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Triangle Area Babywearing Resources
This information is accurate as of August 2018.
While Triangle Babywearers is a fantastic free local resource, you might be looking for something a little different. In which case, you'll be excited to learn that our local community has lots of amazing babywearing resources from carrier retailers to in-home help. We believe bridging our community of local babywearing resources brings us leaps closer to achieving our mission, making babywearing a universally accepted practice through education and support. See something that we should add to our list? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com!
Independent Retailers
Grow Eco Baby, Cary–919-520-0851
Grow Eco Baby specializes in cloth diapers, eco-products and baby carriers! We order Fidella baby carriers on the First Friday of each month and can order Tula Baby Carriers and Little Frog Wraps & Ring Slings at any time. We also have a baby wearing 101 class each month! We are honored to support our community and welcome you to visit us. Let us know your babywearing needs and we are happy to help!
Women's Birth and Wellness Center Boutique, Chapel Hill–919-537-7055
Women's Birth & Wellness Boutique is stocked with carriers in styles ranging from stretchy wraps to soft-structure buckles. All of the boutique staff is equipped with the knowledge on how to safely wear your baby, and they have samples of all the carriers so you can try before you buy. We are a 501c3 and will in-store price-match. Stock includes Tula Free to Grow SSC, Moby Wraps & Ring Slings, Baby K'Tan in all sizes and styles, and Beachfront Baby Everyday Wraps & Ring Slings.
Babywearing Consultants/Professional Babywearing Educators
Bluebird Babywearing— 919-904-4932, firstname.lastname@example.com
Teaching babywearing in group classes and private sessions, including coming to your own home! Private sessions range from 30 minutes to 2 hours, so you can learn how babywearing can make taking care of babies, toddlers and older children easier and more fun, in a time and place that fits with your life.
Emerald Doulas — (919) 864-8361, firstname.lastname@example.com
Combining personalized babywearing advice, at the convenience of your schedule, Emerald Doulas offers parents private consultations to help them carry their baby with confidence and style. In addition, Emerald Doulas also offers group classes for pregnant families hoping to learn more about carrier options, safety, and comfort for the parent and the baby.
The Well Carried Child— email@example.com
Offers small group classes and one-on-one consultations in a public or private setting for all your babywearing needs! Package deals available. Add babywearing to your parenting toolbox today!
Places that Host Classes
Women's Birth and Wellness Center, Chapel Hill
Local Manufacturers
We are a small family business located in North Carolina, creating and manufacturing affordable, beautiful, geeky jacquard woven wraps. All our products are woven and finished in the US, and we strive to keep our products and labor as local to us as possible.
Shiny Star Designs is a company born out of babywearing love. We are a military and WAHM owned business who travel the world while babywearing, learning the ways it can help every family and every baby. We currently offer wrap conversion full buckles, mei tais, podaegis, ring slings, and reverse half buckles.
Babywearing Activities
Hike It Baby is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting families to nature. Each branch hosts a variety of hikes and outdoor events for caregivers and children of all ages, everything from adult paced hikes for caregivers with babies in carriers, to short strolls to grab food or drink before heading to a park, to toddler led hikes! Carrboro branch on Facebook Durham branch on Facebook Raleigh branch on Facebook
Welcome Baby–– (919) 560-7150
Welcome Baby is committed to helping strengthen families with young children, ages 0-5, living in Durham County. That help includes phone support, developmental newsletters, parenting classes and many other resources. Some classes include education on babywearing, and baby carriers are included in the Giving Closet program.
The Carrying on Project— (571) 303-WEAR, email@example.com
The goal of the Carrying On Project is to help get carriers to the families of our military so that they may better obtain secure attachments with their children, something that deployment and injuries will often interrupt. We seek to assist both the service members and the families left behind in "Carrying On" while both home and away, to make something that is difficult for the whole family a little bit easier.
Other groups in North Carolina
Charlotte: Charlotte Metro Babywearers
We welcome seasoned babywearers, newbies, even expectant parents! Please bring your baby slings and carriers if you would like help. You will be able to try on one of many different types of carriers to see what works best for you. Daddies are welcome, too!
Show/tell/share meet-ups will be approximately one day each month.We'll add babywearing walks/hikes when the weather is nice and other events at the suggestion of members. We also have a lending library so you can try out a variety of styles – currently including: Maya Wrap Ring Sling, Storch Woven Wrap, Moby Wrap, Ergo Baby Carrier, Ergo Infant Insert, BabyHawk Mei Tei, and Boba Baby Carrier.
Eastern NC: Eastern NC Babywearers
To share the joy associated with babywearing with new and experienced parents. We strive to teach the skills needed to wear your children successfully and safely. Meetings will provide you with a place for discussion and a chance to try different carriers and carries. It will be a great opportunity to meet other parents and to ask questions.
Triad Area: Triad Tot Toters
Triad Tot Toters is a group of babywearing moms and dads in the Triad area of North Carolina. We welcome veteran babywearers, parents interested in wearing their child, or even pregnant women looking forward to the joys of wearing their upcoming arrival! We are also very proud of our ever-growing lending library of carriers. If you are interested in trying something new, but hesitant to put down such a large amount of money on something you are unsure about, take it home for a couple of weeks and try it out.


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By Desiree Williams
Many television shows are returning in the New Year, but here's a list of some of my favorites.
- Nashville (ABC): Great music. Love triangles. Drama. Nashville follows a group of wildly talented singers and songwriters as they try to navigate through stardom in Music City. Rayna James (Connie Britton) is the reigning queen of country music, but young, new artists are pushing her out of the spotlight. Rayna has to figure out how to stay on top of her game, while maintaining her family unit.
Returning March 16
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS): Big Bang centers on physicists, and roommates, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons), who work at the California Institute of Technology. They're incredibly intelligent, but street smarts are not their forte, especially around women. They spend a lot of time with a specific friend group of fellow physicists and follow a rather strict daily schedule, but everything goes a little wonky when an attractive waitress (Kaley Cuoco) moves into the apartment next door.
Returning Jan. 7
- Grimm (NBC): Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) is a homicide detective working in Portland when he learns of a family secret. He is descended from a line of "Grimms." Grimms are charged with protecting humans from supernatural creatures called "wesen." To the average citizen, wesen look normal, but Burkhardt can see their true identities. With help from a few friends, Burkhardt sets out on his newfound journey to protect those he loves most from the wesen.
Returning Jan. 22
- The Vampire Diaries (The CW): Who doesn't love some bloodthirsty vampires? The Vampire Diaries focuses on the Salvatore brothers when they return to their true home, Mystic Falls, after running from place to place for a century. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is the typical vampire: charming, aggressive and hungry. On the other hand, Stefan (Paul Wesley) wants to be better, to lead a normal life. Damon stays in their mansion while Stefan goes through high school one more time. It's all fun and games until Stefan falls in love and other supernatural creatures threaten Mystic Falls.
Returning Jan. 29
- Gotham (FOX): Gotham follows James Gordon's rise to fame in Gotham City. Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is a young detective trying to make his way when he joins a high profile case concerning the murder of Martha and Thomas Wayne. During the investigation, he meets young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) and they form a friendship. The series will show Batman's story as well as the various villain's origin stories.
Returning Feb. 29
Follow this link to view a full list of television shows and return dates: http://tvline.com/2015/11/23/tv-calendar-2016-january-return-dates/

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David Arquette Falls Off The Wagon -- And Into The Arms Of Strippers -- As Divorce From Courteney Cox Is Finalized
Eighteen months ago, David Arquette celebrated one year sober, with his daughter Coco and ex-wife Courtney Cox by his side. Saturday night, he was celebrating something else entirely as he pounded Scotch alone at a bar and went wild with local hanger-ons at a strip club in Richmond, Virginia.
Only RadarOnline.com has the exclusive story of his out-of-control party binge.
Local indie R&B producer Somnate, aka Nathan Keeyes, spotted David drinking solo at Popkins Tavern in Richmond on Saturday night. "It was so random," he tells RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview. "He was literally the only dude siting at the bar, by himself. I wouldn't have recognized him if my friend hadn't. He didn't look too good. Much older."
"He was so f***d up," Somnate says. "I don't know what number he was on, but he smelled like alcohol and he was slurring his words."
A bar employee confirms to RadarOnline.com that the 41-yer-old Scream star was drinking a significant amount of Macallan 18 Scotch, which retails at around $165 per bottle. "He was very good for us," the source laughed, referencing the drink's price tag. "We hope he'll come in again!"
Somnate adds: "David bought me and my two friends tequila shots as soon as we sat down. But he told us he didn't take shots. He just kept ordering his drinks."
Soon, David was joined by a group of locals who had met David the night before.
"One of them was telling this story about how it was his 21st birthday and David took him to the strip club," Somnate reveals. "David literally got all these strippers to drag the kid onto the floor and start dancing on him." [A dancer at Club Rouge confirmed David was at the club Friday night.]
Not long after, David decided to take his posse to the nearby Paper Moon strip club.
"He was like, you guys should come to the strip club with us!" says Somnate. "We were like, 'Woah. That's crazy!' We did not expect him to say that."
"David was like 'I'll pay the fee for you so you guys can just get in. So we went there and he got a few drinks."
Leaving his entourage to enjoy the club, David "was talking to girls left and right," Somnate says. "He had all these girls hanging on him. Random girls were walking up to him being like, 'Are you David Arquette?' Dude was loving it."
"Then there was this one girl who was dancing and she was really skinny, not as thick as the other girls," Somnate says.
"She was working it so hard, but she wasn't getting as much money as the other girls. David disappeared for a couple minutes, and we didn't know where he went. All of a sudden, he comes out of nowhere and literally throws like more than a hundred ones at her. He made it rain! Everybody was laughing as hard as f**k."
In all, Somnate says, "David was really nice. It did look kind of sad, but at the same time, he's famous so he can just randomly grab people and have a hundred person squad to chill with!"
This is just the latest setback in David's battle with alcohol addiction, which he once told Oprah began at age 4. After going off the rails post-split from Courtney, he spent four weeks at Betty Ford in early 2011, that seemed to stick for a while.


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Etiquette Training
Manor Courses is working in partnership with an experienced Governess to deliver Etiquette training.
This stimulating course helps students to develop their confidence in a variety of social settings. Through a variety of teaching techniques our students learn many of the key rules and techniques of etiquette including language, vocabulary, body language and social behaviour, to ensure greater confidence in their social interactions.
This course is for:
- Enrolling students on the MC international summer school
- Enrolling students in a British Boarding school
- Individuals studying in the UK or planning to study in the UK
Course Details
- Half day is £400 per person
- Full day is £500 per person
Course summary
Correct etiquette makes social interactions run more smoothly, it includes language, vocabulary, body language and social behaviour. Our 'Day of Etiquette' is lead by Teacher and Theatre Practitioner Rachel Malone.
Rachel is a RADA trained theatre director, and she is also a Teacher and a Governess. She has worked for elite families around the globe, helping students to use the correct protocol in public events and social situations.
Through an entertaining variety of presentation, group discussion and role play, Rachel gives students the skills to appear courteous, confident and comfortable at all times.
What is etiquette and why is it necessary?
Learning and respecting different cultures and their traditions and history.
Posture/ Body Language/ Eye contact
- How to walk, sit and stand.
- What hand gestures are regarded as polite and rude.
- Polite physical distances between people.
- Meeting and greeting.
- Time and punctuality, why it's important and when is the best time to arrive.
- Taboos: e.g. yawning, coughing, staring, kissing, nose picking, burping, passing wind, spitting, shouting.
Verbal Introductions
- Greetings
- Appropriate topics of conversation.
- Polite questions: e.g. "Please may I have…"
- How to behave in public places: e.g. queuing.
Vocal quality
- Received Pronunciation
- Tonal quality
- Volume
- Intonation
Conversation style and content
- Subtlety: e.g. "I am quite pleased" (I am very happy)
- Topics of conversation: e.g. education, jobs, arts and culture
- Which ones to avoid and why: e.g. political preferences, religion, marital status.
- British humour and style
Dress codes
- School
- Weekends in the country
- Parties and functions
Gender differences
- Differences of gender around the world
- Chivalry and accepted codes of conduct
Dining Etiquette
- Cutlery, which cutlery and for what.
- Challenging foods: e.g. fish, birds, fruit, pips and stones
- Taboos: e.g. body language at the dining table, elbows on the dinner table etc.
- Order of tea making
- Accompaniments: e.g. scones, cake, sandwiches.


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IT Process Analyst, Associate
- 1800 W Central Rd, Mt Prospect, IL 60056, USA
- Full-time
- Legal Entity: Robert Bosch LLC
Company Description
Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.
Job Description
- IT Service Management and IT Process Consulting
- Work with international team to help the IT departments achieve quality standards
- Consult the IT departments on their processes and recommend best practices
- Internal IT reporting concept the delivery
- Develop the IT reporting tool and make sure it meets the customer expectation
- IT resource controlling and financial result management
- Bachelor degree in computer science, finance, data science or related field
- 1-3 years of experience in working in a corporate IT function
- Able to multi-tasking and the willing to learn and do help the customer
- Excellent communication skills and the experience collecting customer requirements
- Experience with Tabeau, Power BI and SQL Server preferred
Additional Information
By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled
BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives
- FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
- AWIM (A World In Motion)


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Presented by Richard Kauc
Sponsored by Covidien & ACCES
In this webinar discussed the following:
- various ministry of health and respiratory guidelines
- why we need to filter patients exhaled breaths
- how filters work – what does N95, N99 or N100 mean?
- specific infection control issues to ventilators
- how we can protect ourselves at the bed side and when a vent is sent to biomed for service or PM's.
This presentation educated the audience about the hazards that my be living inside a ventilator. In the age of SARS, and Drug Resistant TB we should all be treating ventilator that comes to the Biomed department as Biological Hazard just as a blood soaked pump.
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Shared Hosting is shared environment among all the server users. Shared hosting is like
Virtual Private Server is better than shared hosting. VPS is like
Dedicated Server is like an independent house with complete resources, you are the caretaker of everything in your house.
Comparison between Shared Hosting Vs Virtual Private Server vs Dedicated Server
- Less Expensive
- No Control Over Server
- Entry Lever users
- No Technical Knowldege
- Low Traffic Websites Only
- Moderately Expensive
- Control on allocated Resources
- Advanced users
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- For Moderate Traffic Websites
- Expensive
- Complete Control Over Server
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- High Volume Traffic Website
Shared Hosting
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Shared Hosting Pros & Cons
- Affordable pricing
- Easy to Use
- No Complications in Setting Up.
- Best for beginners , since it requires the least amount of tech knowledge investment.
- Issues with Hosting
- Don't have control over everything
- Contacting service provider for configuration changes.
- Seems bit slow, for traffic gaining websites.
Recommended Shared Hosting Services : Below
Virtual Private Server
Virtual Private Server - splits the server resources like ram &
VPS is equally same as
For VPS, you need to buy software licenses. Where in shared hosting, web hosting provider gives CPanel access. In VPS, you should buy a license to access the server through
Virtual Private Server Pros & Cons
- Can use allocated resources to fullest.
- Better Performance
- Faster Load Times
- Expensive Compared to Shared Hosting
- Should handle Technical Aspects
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Dedicates Server
Dedicates Servers are like your own infrastructure with complete control over
For dedicated servers, there are no limitations on the server resources like RAM, BandWidth, DiskSpace. Server Software License costs are bit more expensive compared to VPS servers.
Dedicates Server Pros & Cons
- Full Control Over Server Resources
- Mostly used by popular websites
- No limitations on server resources like limited bandwidth & diskspace.
- Good Performance
- Expensive Compared to Other types of Hosting
- Need to technically Knowledgeable
- Should buy software Licenses like C-Panel for Linux servers
Recommended Dedicated Server Providers : These are the services that we used in the past and we are still using.


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Learn a multilayered approach to health. In this aromatherapy workshop, you'll gain a deeper understanding of aromatherapy and how to utilize essential oils at home or professionally.
Become proficient in the uses of 30 essential oils.
Make aromatic cream blends, room sprays, sinus inhalers, diffuser blends, massage oils and bath salts. Discover how essential oils are used to maintain health, address acute and chronic pain, and reduce stress.
Date: Saturday and Sunday March 24-25, 2009 9:00am to 5:00pm
(Class offered again on May 16th and 17th, 2009)
Cost: $250 includes all supplies for blending and manual
Location: 3291 Wellington Drive, Cortland, NY 13045
Register: Call Shelia at 607-725-3948 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Shelia Murray, LMT, CCA has completed advanced training in the clinical use of essential oils, both here in the States and in Provence, France, and is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist. She is the owner of Holistic Hands Therapeutic Massage & Aromatherapy in Cortland, New York. She also hosts and teaches healing retreats, workshops and teaches at the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, New York. She holds an Associate's degree in Applied Science with fifteen years' experience in the medical field prior to moving into more alternative healing methods. She loves to travel, knit and spend time with her family.
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Inspiring outcomes with technology and insight
HP delivers technologies that maximize learning outcomes while minimizing total cost of ownership. We can help you improve the quality of instruction across your school system, provide a safe online environment for students, and increase the effective use of technology in classrooms.
We're driven by the knowledge that, as we help build better education systems, we're helping achieve meaningful outcomes for us all. We leverage the combined experience of thousands of schools around the world in a scientific approach to education technology that enables personalized learning, deeper student engagement, instructional innovation, and better school management.
Creating high-quality policies is especially important to schools that are implementing new education technology programs. Policies should align with local and national strategic goals to support meaningful outcomes.
HP identifies the intended outcomes of national one-to-one programs and assesses the technical and cultural readiness of school sites and the policies surrounding curriculum, school safety, and deployment.
Once policies and readiness are established, deployment planning can begin. HP has distributed over 25 million tablets, notebooks, and PCs to schools during the last decade. We can help you select, configure, deploy, install, support and maintain devices, providing you with a complete solution.
Building a sustainable technology program means assessing outcomes to align with national strategies and public benefits and ensuring a long-term commitment from all stakeholders to the program and to managing technology obsolescence with financing and performing responsible e-waste management.
Empowering excellence
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"Leasing through HP Financial Services is an affordable way to acquire technology, and it matches the school's cash flow model."
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From logistics to installing your custom images to dynamically configuring new PCs to labeling your devices and data migration, HP Configuration and Deployment Services can save educators and students time, increase productivity, and ensure your new PCs are configured for each end user right out of the box.
PC Services – Improving outcomes while protecting your investment
HP offers a continuum of services designed to ease the workload of IT staff, ensure that educators' and students' devices stay up and running, and help educational organizations make the most of their technology resources.
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The Pratt Community College Performing Arts Department will host the annual Department Showcase Sunday, Sept. 22 at 2:30 p.m. in Carpenter Auditorium. The concert will feature a variety of solo performances and Encore's first performance of the year. This is a great opportunity for the community to meet the new Encore members and learn more about the department plans for the year. Admission for the concert is $5 and doors will open at 2 p.m.
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- Degree Completion and Application for Graduation Form
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Multimodal Detection of Human Emotions by Social Robotics
With the help of autonomous robot systems, various social tasks can be supported. Promising application possibilities include support for illness, care, therapy, as well as assistance for healthy, active aging and the maintenance of self-employment. Social robots will be highly relevant to handle the challenges of demographic change. The robotic systems need to have certain social and emotional skills to guarantee user acceptance as well as automatic emotion-recognition and adequate reactions to human emotions.
In addition to the voice content, other factors such as para-verbal language, gesture and mimic play a decisive role in the classification of the emotional states. Difficulties often appear concerning cultural and personal characteristics. The construction and application of speech-, video- and biosignal-based detection methods for identifying safety- and comfort-relevant user states seem to be an important part of a solution. By developing models of interaction including culture and person-specific characteristics, the recognition of short-term behavioral changes and appropriate social interaction is possible.


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Non-Disclosure Agreements and Mobile Apps: Are NDAs Necessary?
A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a very common form of 'protecting' an entrepreneur's idea from being stolen. We often have potential clients ask us about signing an NDA to protect their ideas at first contact.
The cold hard truth is an idea in its purest form is not worth anything in business. It's the actual execution of it that matters. Unless you have some intellectual property or code already written, an NDA is usually just requested because it's something someone said you should have, and often a sign of amateurism. Why? Let's consider a few things:
1. Can you explain your idea at a high level? Without disclosing any of your secret sauce, can you talk to developers in order to understand what sort of time and effort your idea would take to build? Almost always, the answer is yes. Until you start developing the actual technology, there's not much inherent value in the idea itself. Once you agree to start working with a developer, then it's completely find to have an NDA in place. Or more importantly, ensure you have a clear contract in place with terms to protect the code and ensure you maintain ownership.
At GEM, this is exactly what we do – when we agree to start working with you on a project, we first make sure we have a clear contract between you and us, which ensures that at the end of a project, you maintain ownership of the code and product that was created, and that confidential information is kept confidential.
2. Are you starting the relationship off right? An NDA is an inherent sign of mistrust. Its certainly a form of protection, but in an informal environment when you are just starting to look for technical help, having a developer sign an NDA before even talking to them indicates you don't trust them. The best freelancers and agency's often take this to heart, and will not work with entrepreneurs who require an NDA up front, because it's a signal to them that the entrepreneur isn't sophisticated and not worth his/her time.
This sounds pretty harsh, I know. But here's the thing – how can you expect to build a good working relationship when the very first thing you ask for is a contract to 'enforce' trust? Trust goes both ways, and while it's important to ensure your interests are protected, it's also very important to start off a working relationship in a way that both you and your developer feel comfortable. Requiring an NDA right away certainly won't make your developer feel comfortable.
At GEM, we don't sign NDAs. It goes back to the first point too – once we agree to work together, we have clear confidentiality clauses in place, but for initial discussions its not something we do.
3. Can the developer really sign an NDA? Professional freelancers or agencies obviously spend a lot of time writing code, but also a lot of time finding new clients. They're speaking with entrepreneurs all day long and if they sign an NDA before speaking to each one, it is highly likely they will infringe on someone's NDA because ideas are very often repeated. It's simply not a practical business step, and causes the developer unnecessary risk.
Take for example Uber. At GEM, we've quite literally had multiple entrepreneurs ask, in the same day, for an app 'just like Uber, but for X industry' (the same industry, almost identical ideas). Had we signed an NDA like the first one was requesting, simply having a conversation with the second would potentially be a breach of the first NDA. In this specific example, both entrepreneurs thought their ideas were completely unique, and one of them was initially adamant an NDA is required before discussing the idea. Neither of them had the funds to engage us to pursue the project though, so ultimately signing an NDA with either of them would have been a lot of unnecessary risk for us as an agency.
I must be clear, NDAs are absolutely appropriate when there are genuine trade secrets and other intellectual property at stake. And you should definitely speak with your lawyer about the appropriate time and place to use NDAs. The situation I'm exploring in this post is when an entrepreneur is looking to speak to one or more developers about taking an idea and turning it into reality, but are afraid that their ideas will be stolen and require multiple developers sign NDAs before even talking to them to understand the cost or scope of building their idea.


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GARY FRANKS, the first black Republican in the House of Representatives in 56 years, is widely considered to be one of the most vulnerable incumbents in Congress.
But his chances of winning reelection are considerably brighter today than they were just a month ago - thanks to an independent candidate who may split the anti-incumbent vote in his district.
In 1990, Franks won a first term by a five-point margin in a diverse Connecticut district stretching from the blue-collar town of Waterbury to the wealthy suburbs in Fairfield County.
The freshman congressman is a staunch conservative who makes the case against affirmative action by citing his own life story. The son of an uneducated mill-worker, he grew up in a working-class section of Waterbury and went on to attend Yale University. Franks credits his rise to hard work and strong family values - not government handouts.
Despite his attractive life story, the former real estate developer concedes he faces a "tough" reelection campaign. Franks's first term has been marred by staff shake-ups in his congressional office and personal financial difficulties.
This year, two formidable Democratic candidates lined up to challenge him: probate Judge James Lawlor and state Rep. Lynn Taborsak. Judge Lawlor, a centrist candidate endorsed by the local Democratic Party, won the Sept. 15 primary with 51 percent of the vote.
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Tripodi a coward, ICAC hearing told
The son of the owner of the Orange Grove factory outlet has told the Independent Commission Against Corruption the Carr Government minister Joe Tripodi was "a coward and a liar" for not supporting the centre.
Nabil Gazal jnr said he believed Mr Tripodi did not stand up for the centre and for what was right.
On the final day of hearings of the long-running Orange Grove inquiry, Mr Gazal jnr told how he had agreed to type up a statutory declaration for his friend Joe D'Agostino, a lawyer for his father's company Gazcorp who was also Mr Tripodi's lawyer.
The document was expected to support three other statutory declarations from supporters of the Orange Grove project about Mr Tripodi's role in the affair.
But when he finished typing it, Mr Gazal jnr said he realised what it contained and said to Mr D'Agostino: "Joe, this is bullshit!"
The other affidavits had described comments allegedly made by Mr Tripodi about contact he had with the Assistant Planning Minister, Diane Beamer, over the future of the centre on the outskirts of Liverpool.
Mr D'Agostino's affidavit did not contain the same references to conversations with Mr Tripodi. The inquiry was earlier told that Mr Tripodi allegedly said Ms Beamer had informed him the Premier, Bob Carr, had intervened after an approach by representatives of the rival shopping-centre group Westfield Holdings.
Mr Tripodi, Ms Beamer and Mr Carr have all denied such a conversation took place or that any intervention happened other than an exhortation from Mr Carr's office that the project be done strictly by the rules.
Mr Gazal jnr told the commission yesterday in a sworn statement that Mr D'Agostino had said to him: "Mate, I'm Joe's friend and solicitor. I don't remember exactly, so I only want to put the things I do remember.
"I think we should talk to Joe before we do this. This has serious implications on his life. The guy's just got married, for God sake."
Mr Gazal said he replied: "Look what they f---ing did to us in the last month."
Under cross-examination, Mr Gazal said he believed Mr Tripodi had acted in a cowardly manner. "He did not betray us, he didn't stab us in the back; he was a coward for not stepping in and doing what was right."
"It shows the personality of the man," Mr Gazal jnr said.


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|Classics Illustrated
Cover, issue 10 (Robinson Crusoe), published 1947
|Publication information
Elliot Publishing Co. (1941–1942)
Gilberton Company, Inc. (1942–1967)
Frawley Corporation (Twin Circle), (1967–1971)
|Ongoing series
|Publication date
|1941 – 1971
|Number of issues
|Creative team
|Albert Lewis Kanter
Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles. This series is different from the Great Illustrated Classics, which is an adaptation of the classics for young readers that includes illustrations, but is not in the comic book form.
Publication history
Classic Comics
thumb|left|Three Musketeers, Issue #1, Classic Comics, published 1941 Russian-born publisher Albert Lewis Kanter (1897–1973) created Classic Comics for Elliot Publishing Company in 1941 with its debut issues being The Three Musketeers, followed by Ivanhoe and The Count of Monte Cristo. In addition to the literary adaptations, books featured author profiles, educational fillers, and an ad for the coming title. In later editions, a catalog of titles and a subscription order form appeared on back covers. Recognizing the appeal of early comic books, Albert Lewis Kanter [1] believed he could use the new medium to introduce young and reluctant readers to "great literature".
The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner "Classic Comics Presents" while issues six and seven were published under the banner "Classic Comics Library" with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the "Classics Comics" banner.
With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.
Classic Comics is marked by varying quality in art and is celebrated today for its often garish but highly collectible line-drawn covers. Artists include Lillian Chestney (Arabian Nights, issue 8, and Gulliver's Travels, issue 16), Webb and Brewster (Frankenstein, issue 26), Matt Baker (Lorna Doone, issue 32), and Henry Carl Kiefer (second cover for The Prince and the Pauper, issue 29, cover for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, issue 33, and the first Classics Illustrated issue The Last Days of Pompeii, issue 35). Oliver Twist (issue 23) was the first title produced by the Eisner & Iger shop.
Some titles were packaged in gift boxes of threes or fours during the period with specific themes such as adventure or mystery. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (issue 13) and Uncle Tom's Cabin (issue 15) were both cited in Dr. Fredric Wertham's infamous 1954 condemnation of comic books Seduction of the Innocent. Original edition Classic Comics in Near Mint condition command prices in the thousands of dollars.
Classics Illustrated
The series name-changed in March 1947 to Classics Illustrated with issue 35 The Last Days of Pompeii. In 1948, rising paper costs reduced books to 48 pages. In 1951, line-drawn covers were replaced with painted covers (issue 81), and the price was raised from 10 cents to 15 cents, (and, at a later date, to 25 cents). In addition to Classics Illustrated, Kanter presided over its spin-offs Classics Illustrated Junior (1953), Specials, and The World Around Us. Between 1941 and 1962, sales totaled 200 million.
The publication of new titles ceased in 1962 for various reasons. The company lost its 2nd-class mailing permit and cheap paperbacks, Cliff's Notes, and television drew readers away from the series. Kanter's last new title was issue 167 Faust (August 1962) though other titles had been planned. These titles appeared in the company's foreign editions. In 1967, Kanter sold his company to Catholic publication Twin Circle and its publisher Patrick Frawley, whose Frawley Corporation brought out two more titles but mainly concentrated on foreign sales and reprinting older titles. After four years, Twin Circle discontinued the line because of poor distribution. Since the series' demise, various companies have reprinted its titles. By the early 1970s, Classics Illustrated and Junior had been discontinued, although the Classics Illustrated branding would be used on a series of telemovies produced by Schick Sunn Classics: 1977's Last of the Mohicans; 1978's Donner Pass: The Road to Survival, The Time Machine and The Deerslayer; 1980's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and 1981's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Adventures of Nellie Bly (source: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/41527 and other sources for Sleepy Hollow).
thumb|120px|A title from Classics Illustrated Junior Artists who contributed to Classics Illustrated included Jack Abel, Stephen Addeo, Matt Baker, Dik Browne, Lou Cameron, Sid Check, L.B. Cole, Reed Crandall, George Evans, Denis Gifford, Graham Ingels, Henry C. Kiefer, Alex Blum, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Jack Kirby, Roy Krenkel, Gray Morrow, Joe Orlando, Norman Nodel, Rudolph Palais, Norman Saunders, John Severin, Joe Sinnott, Angelo Torres, Al Williamson and George Woodbridge.
Classics Illustrated Junior
- Main article: Classics Illustrated Junior
In 1953, Classics Illustrated Junior debuted with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The line eventually numbered 77 fairy and folk tale, myth and legend titles, ending publication in 1971. Issues included miscellanea such as an Aesop fable and a full-page illustration to color with crayons. Artists included John Costanza and Kurt Schaffenberger.
International editions
British series
Of the 162 British titles, 13 never appeared in America. Additionally, there were some variations in cover art. UK issues never published in the United States include Aeneid, The Argonauts, The Gorilla Hunters and Sail with the Devil. The British Classics Illustrated adaptation of Dr. No was never published under the U.S. Classics Illustrated line, but instead was sold to DC Comics which published it as part of their superhero anthology series, Showcase. The comic followed the plot of the film with images of the film's actors rather than Ian Fleming's original novel.
Greek series
In Greece the series is named Κλασσικά Εικονογραφημένα (Klassiká Eikonografiména, meaning Classics Illustrated) and is being published continuously since 1951 by Εκδόσεις Πεχλιβανίδη (Ekdóseis Pechlivaníde, Pechlivanídes Publications). It is based on the American series, with the difference that well-known Greek illustrators and novelists work to adapt stories of particular Greek interest. In addition to the titles that were translated from the US Classics Illustrated more than 70 Titles were published with themes from Greek mythology and Greek history. Κλασσικά Εικονογραφημένα are read by thousands of young Greeks, and the first issues are of interest to collectors.
The publishing house of Κλασσικά Εικονογραφημένα, Εκδόσεις Πεχλιβανίδη (Pechlivanídes Publications), was founded by three brothers of the Πεχλιβανίδης (Pechlivanídes) family from the Greek-speaking parts of Asia Minor: Μιχάλης, Michális, Michael; Κώστας, Kóstas; and Γιώργος, Giórgos, George), collectively known as αδελφοί Πεχλιβανίδη (Pechlivanídes brothers). They had extensive experience in Publishing from the 1920s, mainly in advertising — but also in children's books after 1936, when Κώστας Πεχλιβανίδης (Kóstas Pechlivanídes) finished his studies in the –then modern– printing techniques in Leipzig .
The Pechlivanídes brothers had inherited the printing press of Bavarian lithographer Grundman — and his experience as well. Having worked for years with offset printing, the Pechlivanídes brothers, already well known in the publications field, founded after the war[clarification needed] the Εκδόσεις Ατλαντίς (Atlantis Publications) house in order to restart publishing children's books. They had read Classics Illustrated while traveling in the US, and arranged to publish them in Greece as well.
The first issue of Κλασσικά Εικονογραφημένα was made available on 1 March 1951. It was an adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, and attracted extensive critique in Greece, both positive and negative. It was the first "American" kind of comic in Greece and also the first four-color or tetrachromous offset (with 336 multicoloured illustrations as the front page advertised). Its cost at the time was 4,000 Drachmas, and the first edition (90,000 copies) went out of print quickly and was reprinted twice in the following days. (According to Ατλαντίδα/Atlantídha/Atlantis, it sold about a million copies).
Subsequent developments
In 1990, First Comics partnered with Berkley Publishing to acquire the rights and Classics Illustrated returned with new adaptations and a line-up of artists that included Kyle Baker, Dean Motter, Mike Ploog, P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Staton, Rick Geary and Gahan Wilson.[2][3] However, the line lasted only a little over a year.
In 1997–1998, Acclaim Books, the successor to Valiant Comics, published a series of recolored reprints in a digest size format with accompanying study notes by literary scholars. The Acclaim line included Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with art by Frank Giacoia, and The Three Musketeers, illustrated by George Evans. The series favored Mark Twain with reprints of Pudd'nhead Wilson, The Prince and the Pauper and Tom Sawyer. Other reprints in this series were Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables.
In 2003, Toronto's Jack Lake Productions Inc. revived Classics Illustrated Junior, also reprinting from the original editions. In 2005, Jack Lake Productions published a Classics Illustrated 50th anniversary edition of The War of the Worlds in both hard and softcover versions. In November 2007, Jack Lake Productions Inc., published for the first time in North America #170 The Aeneid (originally published in the UK) along with #1 The Three Musketeers, #4 The Last of the Mohicans and #5 Moby Dick.
In 2007, it was announced that Papercutz acquired the license and would begin publishing graphic novels starting with The Wind in the Willows. They will be combining reprints of some of the original titles with new modern adaptations, largely produced in France, the first of which will be The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with art by Severine Lefebvre.
In September 2008, Classic Comic Store Ltd., based in the U.K., began publishing both the original Gilberton Classics Illustrated regular and Junior lines for distribution in the U.K., Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The issue number sequence is different from the original runs, although the Junior series was in the same sequence as the original, but with numbering starting at 1 instead of 501. The covers were digitally 'cleaned up' and enhanced, based on the original US covers. In September 2009, Classic Comic Store Ltd announced that although they would continue to publish the Classics Illustrated titles, they were no longer publishing the Junior series after issue 12, but rather importing the issues from Canada. This meant that the numbers used would be as per the Canadian issues (i.e. the first one imported would be issue 513). In October 2012 (when issue 44 had been despatched), Classic Comic Store Ltd no longer continued with a subscription service in the UK, because of the costs involved. The company told subscribers that they were planning on producing 4 issues at a time, but not on a specified time scale. The first of these batches (issues 45-48) was produced in October 2013.
In 2011, Marblehead, MA based Trajectory issued the first digital editions of Gilberton Classics Illustrated regular and Junior lines. In 2014, Trajectory was granted the exclusive worldwide rights to produce, distribute and license the brand.
New publications for Classic Comic Store editions
- July 2011: Nicholas Nickleby (issue 32) became the first new title in the 48-page series since the 1969 publication of No. 169 (Negro Americans: The Early Years). The artwork came from the November 1950 Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated edition of Nicholas Nickleby and retained the original Gustav Schrotter interior art.[4]
- October 2012: The 39 Steps (issue 44) became the second brand new title to the Classics Illustrated canon
- September 2013: The Argonauts (issue 48) was published - one of 13 which were never issued in the US collection, but only in the UK.
References in popular culture
- In the film Major League, Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger) reads the Classics Illustrated edition of Moby Dick in an effort to impress his former girlfriend, Lynn (Rene Russo) in the hopes that he might win her back (which, he eventually does). Later on in the movie, other teammates like Rick Vaughn (Charlie Sheen), Willie Mays Hayes (Wesley Snipes), and Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) start reading other Classics Illustrated titles, such as The Song of Hiawatha, The Deerslayer, and Crime and Punishment.
- A copy of the Classics Illustrated version of David Copperfield figures in the film Heaven Help Us. At one point, the character Caesar (Malcolm Danare) is baffled by why a book report written by his friend Rooney (Kevin Dillon) contains continued references to W.C. Fields instead of Wilkins Micawber. Rooney responds by displaying the cover of the comic book, which depicts Fields as Mr. Micawber, based on his role in the 1935 film.
- Classics Illustrated #108, Knights of the Round Table (June 1953, Gilberton) is mentioned in the Warner Bros./CW show Supernatural, season 8, episode 21: "The Great Escapist" (written by Ben Edlund, original air date May 1, 2013). Hero Sam Winchester, ill and delirious, recalls to his brother Dean the memory of Dean reading the story to him when they were both small children. Sam laments that as he thought of the knights' purity, it made him realize that, even though he was a child, he was impure — and that he always knew deep down he was impure.
Complete list of Classics Illustrated comic books (original US run)
The authorship is based on the information held by Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections Division in their Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection[5][6]
List of Classics Illustrated comic books (UK series from 2008)
The authorship is based on the information held by Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections Division in their Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection.[5][6]
The titles and publication dates are obtained from a personal collection.[8]
|Publication Date
|US Issue
|October 2008
|The War of the Worlds
|H. G. Wells
|November 2008
|Oliver Twist
|December 2008
|Robin Hood
|(Uncredited; based in part on Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle)
|January 2009
|The Man in the Iron Mask
|Alexandre Dumas
|February 2009
|Romeo and Juliet
|William Shakespeare
|March 2009
|Journey to the Center of the Earth
|Jules Verne
|April 2009
|Les Misérables
|Victor Hugo
|May 2009
|The Jungle Book
|Rudyard Kipling[9]
|June 2009
|Mutiny on the Bounty
|Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall
|July 2009
|Wuthering Heights
|Emily Brontë
|August 2009
|Knights of the round table
|(Uncredited; based in part on The Story of King Arthur and his Knights by Howard Pyle)
|September 2009
|Jane Eyre
|Charlotte Brontë
|October 2009
|Mary W. Shelley
|November 2009
|The Time Machine
|H. G. Wells
|December 2009
|Christmas Carol
|Charles Dickens
|January 2010
|Moby Dick
|Herman Melville
|February 2010
|William Shakespeare
|March 2010
|The Invisible Man
|H. G. Wells
|April 2010
|Huckleberry Finn
|Mark Twain
|May 2010
|Great Expectations
|Charles Dickens
|June 2010
|Treasure Island
|Robert Louis Stevenson
|July 2010
|Alice in Wonderland
|Lewis Carroll
|August 2010
|Black Beauty
|Anna Sewell
|September 2010
|Robert Louis Stevenson
|October 2010
|The Three Musketeers
|Alexandre Dumas
|November 2010
|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
|Jules Verne
|December 2010
|Ben Hur
|Lew Wallace
|January 2011
|The Last Days of Pompeii
|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
|February 2011
|Sir Walter Scott
|March 2011
|Julius Caesar
|William Shakespeare
|May 2011
|Around the World in 80 Days
|Jules Verne
|June 2011
|Nicholas Nickleby
|Charles Dickens
|New title[4]
|August 2011
|Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
|Robert Louis Stevenson
|October 2011
|The Last of the Mohicans
|James Fenimore Cooper
|November 2011
|Tale of Two Cities
|Charles Dickens
|December 2011
|The Hunchback of Notre Dame
|Victor Hugo
|January 2012
|A Study in Scarlet (also contains The Speckled Band)
|Arthur Conan Doyle
|February 2012
|The Count of Monte Cristo
|Alexandre Dumas
|April 2012
|William Shakespeare
|May 2012
|David Copperfield
|Charles Dickens
|June 2012
|First Men in the Moon
|H. G. Wells
|July 2012
|The Ox-Bow Incident
|Walter Van Tilburg Clark
|September 2012
|Robinson Crusoe
|Daniel Defoe
|October 2012
|The 39 Steps
|John Buchan
|New title[10]
|September 2013
|H. Rider Haggard
|September 2013
|The Gold Bug and Other Stories (consists of The Gold-Bug, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado)
|Edgar Allan Poe
|September 2013
|Off on a Comet
|Jules Verne
|September 2013
|The Argonauts
|Apollonius of Rhodes
|Not issued in the US[11]
|To be decided
|A Midsummer Night's Dream
|William Shakespeare
|To be decided
|The Downfall
|Émile Zola
|To be decided
|The Iliad
|To be decided
|The Hound of the Baskervilles
|Arthur Conan Doyle
|To be decided
|The Odyssey
|To be decided
|Tom Sawyer
|Mark Twain
|To be decided
|The Prisoner of Zenda
|Anthony Hope
|To be decided
|All Quiet on the Western Front
|Erich Maria Remarque
See also
Other companies producing comic adaptations of literature:
- Classical Comics
- Gilberton
- Marvel Illustrated
- PAICO Classics, Indian series similar to Classics Illustrated
- Pendulum Press — picked up comic book adaptations of classic literature in 1973
- Self Made Hero
- ↑ Sawyer, Michael. "Albert Lewis Kanter and the Classics: The Man Behind the Gilberton Company," The Journal of Popular Culture, Spring 1987, Vol. 20, p1-18.
- ↑ "First Comics Revives Classics Illustrated," The Comics Journal #120 (March 1988), p. 12.
- ↑ "First Comics Revives Classics Illustrated in January," The Comics Journal #132 (November 1989), p. 23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 From the issue's introduction: "Classic Comic Store has now added the [November 1950 Famous Authors Illustrated] edition of Nicholas Nickleby to the Classics Illustrated series as issue No. 32, the first title in the 48 page series since the 1969 publication of No. 169, Negro Americans:The Early Years. Nicholas Nickleby retains the 1950 [Gustav] Schrotter interior art." ("Introduction". Classics Illustrated (UK) (Classic Comic Store Ltd) (32): 48. June 2011. )
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection: Classics Illustrated (1-100)". Special Collections Division: Michigan State University Libraries. http://comics.lib.msu.edu/rri/crri/classi.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection: Classics Illustrated (101-169)". Special Collections Division: Michigan State University Libraries. http://comics.lib.msu.edu/rri/crri/classj.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 "Artist directory for Special Issues and World Around Us". Classics Central. http://classicscentral.com/si-wau-artists3.htm. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ For published issues, the titles and publication dates are obtained from the personal collection of Wikipedia editor "Phantomsteve". Future issue details are from the "in the coming months" list on the back of the most recently published issue (and/or from subscriber letters detailing future issues).
- ↑ Because of a printing error, first run prints of this Classics Illustrated wrongly attributed the story to Jules Verne instead of Rudyard Kipling in the copyright details in the inside cover
- ↑ From the subscriber's letter: "Collectors among you may notice that number 44, John Buchan's The 39 Steps, is our second brand new title to the Classics Illustratedcanon, after introducing Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby as number 32"
- ↑ This is a title (one of 13) which were never issued in the US collection, but only in the UK.("Classics Illustrated History". Classic Comic Store. http://www.classiccomicstore.com/history-civintage.asp. Retrieved 12 November 2012. "In the UK, thirteen titles were produced that were never published in America including The Aeneid, The Argonauts..." ) This is the first such title to be published in the new UK collection.
- ↑ Issue 33 in the US series consisted of [[wikipedia:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|]], [[wikipedia:A Study in Scarlet|]] and [[wikipedia:The Hound of the Baskervilles|]] - this UK issue only mentions The Hound - issue 37 of the UK series contains A Study in Scarlet
- Goulart, Ron. Great American Comic Books. Publications International, Ltd., 2001.
- Malan, Dan. The Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated. Classics Central.Com, 2006.
- Overstreet, Robert M.. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. House of Collectibles, 2004.
- William B. Jones Jr., Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2002).
- Classic Comics at the Grand Comics Database
- Classics Illustrated (1941) at the Comic Book DB
- Classics Illustrated Junior (1953) at the Comic Book DB
- Classics Illustrated (1990) at the Comic Book DB
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Classic_Comics.
- Complete list of Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior
- Classics Illustrated by Trajectory with sample images and descriptions of each title
- Classics Illustrated by Papercutz
- Classics Central
- Review of War Of The Worlds Classics Illustrated
- Review of Great Expectations, Comics Bulletin
- In Praise of Classic Comics - slideshow by Life magazine
- Classic Comic Store Ltd - Modern UK Reprints
Category:1990 comic debuts Category:First Comics titles Category:Valiant Comics titles Category:Comics based on fiction Category:Publications disestablished in 1971


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If you've spent any time on Facebook in recent weeks, you've probably seen it -- a photo of a little boy in his baseball uniform with a wide grin and a plea to please help this child. The plea comes from Michael Lewis, a famous author and Baylor's old Little League coach. The boy is Baylor Fredrickson, an 8-year-old boy from California with leukemia whose family has been unable to find the bone marrow transplant he so desperately needs.
Because Baylor isn't just a kid who needs a bone marrow transplant. He's a child of mixed ethnicity who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant ... and mixed race donors -- particularly mixed race Asian donors -- are rare on what's called the donor registry, a group of volunteers around the country who have allowed their DNA to be gathered in case they can help someone in need.
The Stir talked to Baylor's mom, Shari Fredrickson, about what it means to have a child who has become the face of a health crisis facing many Americans, and how people can help kids like Baylor by becoming living donors of bone marrow.
The Stir: Tell us a little bit about Baylor.
Shari Fredrickson: Bay loves LEGOs, Minecraft, and is really interested in Greek mythology, Nerf guns, and cooking.
How was Baylor initially diagnosed with leukemia? What were the signs?
The only signs we had that there was an initial problem was he was tired a lot and that he had normal cold symptoms constantly (runny nose, cough ...). A friend suggested I have him tested for food allergies because he had developed alopecia (small bald patches on his head). He said maybe what he was eating could be the cause. We had a blood test completed to test for allergies.
Luckily, the doctor also added a full blood panel to be tested. The next day the doctor called saying to get him from kindergarten right away and take him straight to Children's Hospital. Another blood test confirmed our worst nightmare, leukemia.
Bay was diagnosed in 2012 with AML (acute myeloid leukemia).
How was it treated at the time?
He went through four rounds of intense chemo and was in remission for almost two years.
What was it like when you found out the cancer was back?
After being in remission for so long, our day to day life finally got back to "normal." In January, Bay caught a virus, a normal virus; however, our routine blood exams were showing signs of his (blood) counts trending down.
We were told this could be caused by the virus. We were told to wait ... again trending down.
This went on for three months. Finally a bone marrow aspirate was ordered to rule out a relapse. Turns out, he had indeed relapsed and the only thing that would save him would be a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. We knew what this meant. We knew our lives once again would be turned upside down. That Bay would not be able to continue second grade, that our [11-year-old] daughter [Maddie]'s life would be turned upside down also.
We were heartbroken and devastated.
What was the process from there?
We knew finding a bone marrow match would be tricky because ethnic make-up is a very important part in finding a match. Bay's dad is German, and I am Japanese.
Maddie was tested?
The best bet for a good match would be from either someone that was Asian/Caucasian or his sister. Unfortunately, there is only a 25 percent chance of siblings matching. Maddie was not a match. We turned to the national bone marrow registry and the international registry. Both came up with no matches.
Why is it so difficult to find a match for Baylor via the international and national registries?
There are only 7 percent Asian donors on the registry and 4 percent mixed Asians. Finding a match is said to be like finding your unrelated identical twin. There is a chance, but it's extremely rare.
Bay hanging out in the hospitalWhat have you done since?
So far we have used social media as best we can to reach far and wide to get the word out. We know there are hapas (mixed race Asians) out there, we just need them to know about Baylor's story and hopefully register to be a prospective donor.
Bone marrow drives have been set up at events and locations all over the world (Canada, Germany, Japan). In the US, people that have heard Bay's story, that live outside of the Bay Area, have taken it upon themselves to learn how to hold a bone marrow drive in their areas (Salt Lake City, Denver, Seattle, and Baltimore to name a few).
What's it like to have your son become the "face" of an issue like this?
No one expects to be "thrown" into something like this. After learning how disproportional the numbers of mixed Asian donors were compared to other ethnic groups, we felt telling Bay's story could help many understand how important it is to be counted. We couldn't be prouder to be a part of something that could potentially help save many lives.
What can people do to help?
If people would like to help, they can either find a bone marrow drive near them or go to Asian American Donor Program (AADP) for a free home kit to be sent to them. You will need to be between the ages of 18-44 and in good health.
If you know of a largely Asian populated area or event, you can be trained to hold your own bone marrow drive. The AADP would be happy to talk to anyone interested.
What is going on for Baylor in the meantime?
Baylor has just finished round two of his chemo treatment while he waits for a transplant. A bone marrow match would be the best option for him; however, a match has not yet been found.
What is the prognosis?
No matter what happens, we will continue to push forward trying to get as many Asians/mixed Asians on the registry as we can so this doesn't happen to anyone else. This shortage can be fixed! This shortage can go away if more minorities can step up to make a difference.
You never know if someone you love, or even YOU, will need a bone marrow transplant one day. Please help if you can.
Thank you!
Although Asian Americans are in high demand, you do not have to be Asian American to become a living bone marrow donor. For more information on joining the Donor Registry -- regardless of your ethnic background -- visit Be the Match. All it takes is a swab of your cheek to have your DNA entered into the registry. Patients' DNA is then put through the system for potential matches. It costs nothing for you -- even if you are matched to a patient in need.
Baylor says thank you ...
Have you joined the registry yet?
Images via Michael Lewis; Shari Fredrickson


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Set among nearly 900 acres of sweeping Hill Country vistas near the historic town of Boerne, Texas, Miralomas feels miles away from civilization while just minutes from big-city conveniences. The Master Planned Community is located along Highway 46, just minutes west of IH-10 West, approximately 5 minutes from downtown Boerne, and 25 miles from downtown San Antonio. Its picturesque valley surrounded by rolling hills provides quiet seclusion away from the development and congestion east of IH-10.
Only 1,247 lots make up the community of Miralomas, leaving a large percentage of the land in its native state, surrounded by miles of untouched earth and open space. Phase I of the development brings approximately 190 lots online as well as the neighborhood Club House, pool and other lifestyle amenities.
The Miralomas Master Plan places great emphasis on the natural terrain and environmental characteristics of the land, multi-benefit outcomes that capitalize on hill country views, building on existing resources and the adoption of environmentally sustainable infrastructure solutions.
The land plan was designed to preserve the most dynamic land at Miralomas. Great effort was placed in creating a plan that:
- Works with stormwater runoff to create valuable community amenities while controlling water as it moves through the site's varied topography
- Retains all existing soils and rock forms for on-site reuse
- Protects or relocates heritage trees on site, planting only native or highly adaptive trees, shrubs and groundcovers
- Provides an opportunity for the Native Plant Society of Texas to rescue unused plants
- Makes 10% of shrub beds dedicated to habitat creation for hummingbirds and other pollinator species
- Identifies a range of microclimates on the site that will cater to the range of weather this region of Texas experiences
- Provides shade features and tree canopy in 40% of outdoor gathering spaces to reduce temperatures
- Develops a system of Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater management systems – through a series of water chambers, rain gardens and other elements – to artfully build functional performance landscapes
- Includes innovative water conservation practices using a reclaimed water re-use system for affordable lawn irrigation


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Via Chris Cotillo: The Yankees are one of ten teams included in right-hander Yovani Gallardo's no-trade clause. The Brewers are one of the very worst teams in baseball and are expected to shop everyone not named Ryan Braun, Carlos Gomez, and Jean Segura at the trade deadline.
Gallardo, 27, is in the middle of his worst season as a big leaguer, pitching to a 4.20 ERA and 3.93 FIP in 98.2 innings. Both his strikeout rate and fastball velocity have been trending in the wrong direction as well. Unsurprisingly, his no-trade list consists of cellar-dwellers and big market teams who can compensate him for agreeing to a trade. The Yankees haven't been connected to Gallardo and they really don't need another starter at this point, they need bats. Plural.


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One of my top picks for 2D platformers, They Bleed Pixels has the ideal blend of fast-paced action, frustrating (yet fun) obstacles and atmosphere. Today's review is more of a heads-up. If you haven't already picked up this game, jump on Steam and do so!
This is a Lovecraft-inspired hell of a platformer that takes you through a myriad of dark worlds, teeming with enemies ready to give you the day-one prison treatment. These enemies are, of course, accompanied by buzzsaws, pulverisers and death plunges into Mortal Kombat-style spikes. Though the backgrounds are a treat for the eye, the actual platforms can get monotonous when there isn't a buzzsaw barreling towards you.
The combat is a few steps up from the hop-on-head style of Mario, but is still a fairly simple system, and is easy to get the hang of. The frustration is going to be in dealing with enemies in night, trap-filled quarters, or when you are jumping desperately from wall to wall with a banshee on your ass. You save your in-level progress by filling up a health bar and standing in a safe area to create a checkpoint.
The game follows the story of a girl who is sent to an academy for "troubled young ladies". There, she discovers the Necronomicon (or what is heavily suggested by the theme of the game to be the Necronomicon). This book causes her to have a series of dreams that would most accurately be described as a cross between Hellraiser and a Pink Floyd music video. These are the levels through which you will be dashing, hacking, clawing and leaping to completion. She then wakes up with her hands covered in blood, and repeatedly tries to discard the tome to no avail.
This plot is told through pictures, and works well with the pixel/ink-textured storybook atmosphere. It isn't The Count of Monte Cristo, but it serves the gameplay well. The main character has a simple design, with a badassery that is underscored by her FREAKIN BLOOD-SOAKED CLAW HANDS!
Once again, this review is more of an affirmation for the uninitiated. If you feel interested and are wondering if They Bleed Pixels is worth the money, it is.


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PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce would like to turn Carmel into a destination spot. Click here to read the story.
Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story):
- A 54-year-old Mahopac man is facing multiple charges after state police say an investigation revealed he had sexual contact with a child.
- State Police from the Brewster barracks continues to search for a 35-year-old man who is wanted for a burglary and attempted rape in March.
- Amy Sayegh knocked off incumbent Dini LoBue in the Republican primary 57 percent to 43 percent, according to unofficial returns from the Putnam County Board of Elections. Sayegh also defeated LoBue in the Conservative primary and won the Independence line.
- A 45-year-old man is facing drug charges in Putnam County after being busted by state police, who smelled marijuana in his car while checking on his well-being in Southeast.
- A 24-year-old Putnam man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of burglarizing a Route 22 car dealership, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced Tuesday morning.
- A 25-year-old player is due in court Tuesday after punching a referee in the face during a men's soccer game at the Yorktown Sports Complex Sunday afternoon, police said.
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Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project, 38180-38181 [2010-15977]Download as PDF
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)] [Notices] [Pages 38180-38181] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2010-15977] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service [EE-44-78] Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing final regulation, EE-44-78 (TD 8100), Cooperative Hospital Service Organizations (Sec. 1.501(e)-1). DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 30, 2010 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Gerald J. Shields, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at (202) 622-3634, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet, at firstname.lastname@example.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Cooperative Hospital Service Organizations. OMB Number: 1545-0814. Regulation Project Number: EE-44-78. Abstract: This regulation establishes the rules for cooperative hospital service organizations which seek tax-exempt status under section 501(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. Such an organization must keep records in order to show its cooperative nature and to establish compliance with other requirements in Code section 501(c). Current Actions: There is no change to this existing regulation. Type of Review: Extension of OMB approval. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. The recordkeeping requirement does not create any additional burden on taxpayers because the records which the regulations require would ordinarily be kept by a cooperative as a routine part of its day-to-day business operations. The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of information covered by this notice: An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a collection of information must be retained as long [[Page 38181]] as their contents may become material in the administration of any internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Approved: June 22, 2010. Gerald J. Shields, IRS Supervisory Tax Analyst. [FR Doc. 2010-15977 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P


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Patrick Moore, ecologist and former prominent Greenpeace member who helped found the organization, had some strong words regarding anthropogenic climate change in a recent testimony before the Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works, Subcommittee on Oversight:
There is no scientific proof that human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are the dominant cause of the minor warming of the Earth's atmosphere over the past 100 years. If there were such a proof it would be written down for all to see. No actual proof, as it is understood in science, exists. [Moore's emphasis]
But he was just getting warmed up:
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: "It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. "Extremely likely" is not a scientific term but rather a judgment, as in a court of law. The IPCC defines "extremely likely" as a "95–100% probability." But upon further examination it is clear that these numbers are not the result of any mathematical calculation or statistical analysis. They have been "invented" as a construct within the IPCC report to express "expert judgment," as determined by the IPCC contributors. [Moore's emphasis]
The earth's climate is extremely complex, and while much has been learned about it over the years, there is still a vast lack of understanding. Climate is affected by many different things, including humans. But to suggest that humans are the sole cause of climate change is absurd.
Nonetheless, the culling of carbon emissions to combat alleged catastrophic climate change continues. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently has coal in its sights, which provides approximately 40 percent of America's electricity generation. Increased regulatory burden on coal will serve only to increase electricity prices and, subsequently, harm consumers. Heritage's Nick Loris points out:
By significantly limiting the use of an affordable energy source, the EPA's regulations will increase electricity prices for American households. Since low-income families spend a larger proportion of their income on energy, a tax that increases energy prices would disproportionately affect the budgets of the poorest American families.
Americans will be forced to pay more for energy prices if the alarmists have their way. Reacting hastily to unmerited fears of climate change alarmists' can lead to crafting bad public policy that can actually make people poorer. Policies pertaining to environmental challenges should be based on sound science, not ideology, with an emphasis on free-market policies. Those two aspects will help America prosper while simultaneously being a good steward of its resources.


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The jury's out, and a decision's due any day.
The continuing saga of the Apple vs Samsung trial nearly came to grief when, after the jury had retired to consider its verdict, Apple's attorney was accused of making a racist statement in his closing argument. Samsung's attorney asked for a mistrial, but Judge Koh turned him down, though she did give the jury extra guidance, reminding it that personal likes or dislikes, opinions, prejudices, or sympathy were not to influence its verdict.
The problem arose when Harold McElhinny decided it would be a good idea to talk about televisions. "When I was young, I used to watch television on televisions that were made in the United States," he said, but alas, those halcyon days are no more. "They didn't protect their intellectual property," said McElhinny. "There are no American TV manufacturers today."
Samsung's Bill Price claimed it was a direct appeal to racial bias, adding that there was "absolutely no evidence" that McElhinny's statement, that strongly implied US companies had been driven out of business by foreigners stealing their IP, was correct. But I didn't say Asian, protested McElhinny, and his co-counsel, Bill Lee, chimed in, saying he was Asian, and he didn't think McElhinny's statement was racist.
Though Judge Koh, the first person of Asian American ancestry to serve as a Federal Judge in the Northern District of California, turned down Samsung's request for a mistrial, Samsung's legal team has already promised to cite McElhinny's statement in post-trial filings.
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Well, as of tonight, I can say I've got near 100% germination of the seeds I started! Fantastic! I'm so excited because often times these more exotic varieties are difficult and slow to start.
Not much more to add than that tonight, but I'm really looking forward to this growing season. 56 degrees and sunny today in NW Ohio REALLY got my gardening juices flowing!


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Credits contracted together during a marriage must be repaid even after the divorce. It is possible to separate from a debt like a car loan, here are all the explanations about it.
Automobile credit subscribed during the marriage
The car loan is a common financing in households, if the latter is increasingly opted via leasing, it remains nonetheless a debt to repay until its term. When two spouses take out a loan together, they agree on the principle of solidarity to repay it together, even after separation and divorce. Divorce does not erase the principle of solidarity, that is to say that the credits subscribed together continue to be in solidarity even after a divorce.
In concrete terms, if one of the former spouses does not repay his car loan expenses, the creditor can turn to the other spouse, even if the divorce has been pronounced. This is called the principle of solidarity and it is possible to dissociate from a common debt, an action requiring the consent of the creditor.
To separate from a car loan
If you are in the situation of a couple who has divorced or is in the process of divorce, it is important to ask the question of the separation. That is to say, generally, the goods will be more or less equitably distributed, including the vehicle bought together but reimbursed by a credit. If the vehicle is preserved by one of the two former spouses, it is natural that the other seeks to dissociate himself from a debt for which he does not use the good.
The dissociation is done in four stages, it is necessary:
- Obtain an agreement from the ex-spouse who agrees to repay the debt alone, including the full amount of the outstanding capital. It must also state that it undertakes to waive any action against you on the payment of this debt.
- Write an attestation from the spouse who is dissociating explaining that he renounces any action relating to the repayment of the debt
- Obtain an agreement from the lender stating that he accepts the separation. The latter will generally check the solvency of the spouse who takes over the debt and demand guarantees
- Pass in front of the notary so that the latter can perform a notarial deed (fees) which notes the separation (official document).
What if the bank refuses to dissociate the auto loan?
It is common that expenses reimbursed with two salaries are not possible with a single salary, which makes the separation impossible. This refusal of the bank can therefore complicate the situation but there are solutions:
- Resell the vehicle and pay off the loan by early repayment, which allows you to close a debt
- Make a purchase of credits, an operation to consolidate several loans into one, which reduces the final monthly payment.


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