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I have never written unit tests before, for various reasons. I have a chance to write tests now, comfortably, because I have a small app to make from scratch.
However, I'm a bit puzzled. The application is supposed to use a printer with a smart card reader to program data on a smart card. So here's the sequence of actions: Create device context, set printer mode, initialize a document, feed a card into the printer, connect to the card with a reader, write something to the card, move the card out, end document, dispose of device context.
Okay, unit tests are supposed to test one function for each test, and each test is supposed to run independently of the result of other tests. But let's see - I can not test writing to smart card if I did not position it properly in the printer and if I have not connected to it. And I can not mock this by software - I can only test if writing actually happened if the real card is positioned properly and connected to. And if connecting to card will fail, there's no way to test writing to card - so the test independence principle is broken.
So far I came up with a test like this (there are also other test which are 'proper' and test other things too)
public void _WriteToSmartCard()
//start print job
printer = new DataCardPrinter();
reader = new SCMSmartCardReader();
di = DataCardPrinter.InitializeDI();
Assert.AreNotEqual(printer.Hdc, 0, "Creating HDC Failed");
Assert.Greater(di.cbSize, 0);
int res = ICE_API.SetInteractiveMode(printer.Hdc, true);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "Interactive Mode Failed");
res = ICE_API.StartDoc(printer.Hdc, ref di);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "Start Document Failed");
res = ICE_API.StartPage(printer.Hdc);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "Start Page Failed");
res = ICE_API.RotateCardSide(printer.Hdc, 1);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "RotateCardSide Failed");
res = ICE_API.FeedCard(printer.Hdc, ICE_API.ICE_SMARTCARD_FRONT + ICE_API.ICE_GRAPHICS_FRONT);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "FeedCard Failed");
bool bRes = reader.EstablishContext();
Assert.True(bRes, "EstablishContext Failed");
bRes = reader.ConnectToCard();
Assert.True(bRes, "Connect Failed");
bRes = reader.WriteToCard("123456");
Assert.True(bRes, "Write To Card Failed");
string read = reader.ReadFromCard();
Assert.AreEqual("123456", read, "Read From Card Failed");
bRes = reader.DisconnectFromCard();
Assert.True(bRes, "Disconnect Failde");
res = ICE_API.SmartCardContinue(printer.Hdc, ICE_API.ICE_SMART_CARD_GOOD);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "SmartCardContinue Failed");
res = ICE_API.EndPage(printer.Hdc);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "End Page Failed");
res = ICE_API.EndDoc(printer.Hdc);
Assert.Greater(res, 0, "End Document Failed");
The test is working, but the principles are broken - it tests multiple functions, and a lot of them. And each following function depends on the outcome of the previous one. Now, we come to the question: How should I approach unit testing in these circumstances?


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President Ulysses S. Grant may have been one of the worst presidents in history, but Judge Mike Rubino believes he had some darn good Secret Service agents.
Editor's Note
Our reviews of The Wild, Wild West: The Complete First Season (published June 14th, 2006) and The Wild, Wild West: The Complete Second Season (published March 20th, 2007) are also available.
The Charge
"No disguising it, the third season is wilder than ever."
Opening Statement
When I was a youngin', I went to see the Barry Sonnenfeld/Will Smith adaptation, Wild Wild West, and was pretty disappointed. Now, at the time I had never heard of or seen the original television show. I was instead just a big fan of Men in Black, which had been released two years prior, and I was hoping for something equally as cool. Will Smith's re-make of this classic television show was a pretty loose, gaudy translation, filled with giant steam-powered robots and little round sunglasses. Thankfully, this classic '60s series is almost nothing like that train wreck (pun intended).
Facts of the Case
The name is West, James West. He's an elite member of President Grant's Secret Service, sworn to protect the interests of the President and this struggling nation. He travels the country with his partner, the inventive and oft-disguised Artemus Gordon, in his high-tech train car, The Wanderer. Each episode, our heroes must outwit would-be dictators, revolutionary murderers, spies, thieves, and Native Americans with a combination of Old West fighting skills and sci-fi gadgets.
Here are the episodes in Season Three.
Disc One
Disc Two
Disc Three
Disc Four
Disc Five
Disc Six
The Evidence
The first producer of The Wild Wild West was one of the original rights holders of the Ian Fleming novel Casino Royale. When he couldn't get the funding or support necessary to turn James Bond into a viable franchise, he took the character of Bond and put him in a more reliable, and popular, setting: the West. And so we have the somewhat short-lived series, The Wild Wild West, a show that breaks the barriers of standard television genres, delivering what might be the first Western-spy-science fiction television series.
James T. West (Robert Conrad, Jingle All the Way) is our heroic James Bond of the 1800s. Just like the British spy, he's debonair, seductive, clever, and a brawler; he's on His Majesty's Secret Service, to be sure, and every episode reminds us of the fact. The Wild Wild West episodes each play out like condensed Bond films, with a deranged villain hatching an absurd plot, West seducing a femme-fatale, Artemus supplying the disguises and gadgets (a la "Q"), and everything working out in the end. It's really a heck of a lot of fun, and proves that the Western atmosphere can pretty much be adapted to any genre and still work.
Like The Fugitive television series, episodes of The Wild Wild West are split up into acts, which fill an animated Mondrian-ish collage based off of the opening sequences. Essentially, the story has four main parts, each with their own minor cliffhangers, fights, and developments. The show works well within this formula, and never tries to make things too complicated. The plots are usually elaborate in scale, yet contained in execution (mainly because this is a television series on a fixed budget). In "The Night of the Bubbling Death," our heroes have to save the U.S. Constitution from a bunch of thugs trying to secede from the Union; in "The Night of the Samurai," West and Gordon have to recover a stolen sword in order to maintain relations with Japan; and in "The Night of the Falcon," they must thwart a plan to blow up Denver. As you can tell, the storylines are varied and invention (and they all follow the same naming convention). This becomes the show's main selling point: The combination of science fiction and the Western setting allow for a historical universe where almost anything is possible, and everything is always a lot of fun. I was hard-pressed to find an episode that was boring, even when the storyline itself was rather shallow.
This show was on the air around the same time, and channel, as Mission: Impossible, one of the defining espionage shows of Cold War era television. While both shows may feature nifty gadgets, masks, and spying, The Wild Wild West is decidedly campier. This third season has a carefree air about it, as if it can do no wrong. With Season One debuting in black and white, and Season Two making the transition into the color world, this third time around finds everyone getting in to the groove of things. The opening credits, which feature an animated musical sequence involving the various aspects of everyday Western life, set the mood for the entire series: it's a light-hearted Saturday morning cartoon masquerading as a live action prime-time television series. Strangely, at times the show veers from campy fun to terribly violent—which inevitably led to the show's cancellation after the fourth season.
The Wild Wild West's main stars, Conrad and Ross Martin (Artemus), are generally great at what they do. Conrad is slick, and adept at doing his own fight choreography and stunts. Martin, who appeared as a character actor in plenty of different TV shows, including The Twilight Zone, does a great job as the face-changing gadget man. He pulls out all sorts of accents, mannerisms, and Vaudevillian techniques to play scads of characters in every episode. The villains are generally over-the-top and suitably maniacal. They'll give their expository speeches and get their comeuppance each time, including that wily dwarf, Dr. Loveless. One of the best villains in the season is Zeke Montgomery in "The Night of the Legion of Death." Zeke (played by Anthony Zerbe, better known as Mathius from Omega Man), a deformed self-righteous politico, is manipulating a weak willed governor to break away from the Union. He's a powerful character actor who is put to work giving grandiose speeches throughout the episode. Talk about perfect casting.
The video quality is on average pretty good, but there are some occasional instances of grain. There is also an issue that may be from the original negatives or from the DVD transfer, but there are traces of white, snowy artifacting that sometimes jets across the stream. Think of it like a VHS tape that needs a little tracking. It's not enough to ruin anything, but the fact that it's there is a little bothersome. The sound quality is much better, however, and Richard Markowitz's theme song (usually uncredited) comes in nice and clear.
Unfortunately, Paramount continues their streak of recent TV-DVD releases with no extra content. While Season One was released with some fine extra features and commentary, Season Three is barren. It does feature some excellent packaging: the six discs are broken up in to three slim line cases with a nicely designed outer box.
The Rebuttal Witnesses
If there is any complaint about the show, it's that things seem all too simple for our heroes, to the point where at times the show loses all suspense. The Wild Wild West never ceases to be a fun and entertaining romp, but when every gadget comes out of nowhere and easily helps James West escape, things become a little flat. Every bad guy falls over with a simple punch, and every girl is overtaken with a mere kiss. It's pulpy, sure, but can't things go wrong at least sometimes?
Closing Statement
The Wild Wild West may not be as deep or suspenseful as Mission: Impossible or James Bond, but every episode manages to be a heck of a good time. The show melds three different genres into a well-oiled adventure locomotive, and this third season works everything in to an effective, consistent formula. If you've never seen the show before, just pick an episode and go with it.
The Verdict
Guilty of being a great sci-fi/spy/Western relic from prime time's past.
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HP dv7 1273cl no voltage to one of the battery pins.
Brief history; My girlfriend told me she had to fiddle with cord to get it to charge. Without fully checking things over I checked voltage and I am getting 19+ volts so I orderd a DC jack and installed it in the laptop. Still doesnt work. Now I check the Red and Black wire for power at the mother board connection and I am getting same voltage. Dont know what the Yellow and White are for nor did I check them. Ok, now I check the battery pins for voltage. Here is what I got if looking at it with the 2 grounds are on the left. PIN 1: 3.4v, 2: 0v, 3: 3.4v, 4: 3.4v, 5: .05v 6: .05v. Now I know I do not have enough power at the the battery to charge the 14.4 battery. My question is why wont the laptop at least run from the A/C power itself. My thinking is the power goes thru the battery then to power button to power laptop. Does anyone think it is a mother board issue? Can the mother board be fixed or order a new one?
I also have no charging indicator light which is on the dc jack itself.
I have some knowledge in desktop computer as I built a couple of my own and I am very familiar with computer voltages as I work on cars and their computers.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Fred
Re: HP dv7 1273cl no voltage to one of the battery pins.
All laptop lion batteries have one pin for a temperature sensor.
Most likely a motherboard issue.
Might be time for a new laptop.
Re: HP dv7 1273cl no voltage to one of the battery pins.
If you read the other recent posts referring to a dv7, you'll find that most refer to a rather low quality connector in the laptop for receiving power from the battery charger to recharge the battery. Often, the center pin of this connector breaks off and HP is often reluctant to let their warranty cover replacing that connector.
With that many pins on the battery, I'd guess that some of then are used for purposes that don't normally try to put a voltage on that pin.


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Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics
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On the convergence rate of the unscented transformation
- Kwang Woo AhnAffiliated withDivision of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin Email author
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Nonlinear state-space models driven by differential equations have been widely used in science. Their statistical inference generally requires computing the mean and covariance matrix of some nonlinear function of the state variables, which can be done in several ways. For example, such computations may be approximately done by Monte Carlo, which is rather computationally expensive. Linear approximation by the first-order Taylor expansion is a fast alternative. However, the approximation error becomes non-negligible with strongly nonlinear functions. Unscented transformation was proposed to overcome these difficulties, but it lacks theoretical justification. In this paper, we derive some theoretical properties of the unscented transformation and contrast it with the method of linear approximation. Particularly, we derive the convergence rate of the unscented transformation.
KeywordsUnscented transformation Nonlinear transformation Monte Carlo Linear approximation
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Volume 65, Issue 5 , pp 889-912
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Quinn emphasized a passage about a special election not being needed for a judicial seat with a term that expires the following year.
"The good news is, we finally have a definitive answer," Munroe said. "The law is complex and has moving parts. That's why it ended up with the secretary of state. They see this all the time."
Judge Douglas announced April 30 that he would retire Aug. 1 from his seat on the city's municipal court. His term ends Dec. 31, 2013.
Under state law, Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, fills judicial vacancies.
The governor has asked the county Republican Party to initiate the search to replace Judge Douglas, a Democrat.
The county party will announce in the next week or two a time line for filling the vacancy, Munroe said.
The party will accept applications and then interview candidates, recommending three to the governor, Munroe said.
The governor's office will vet the finalists and choose Judge Douglas' replacement.
The local GOP screening process and recommendations will be given to Kasich before the judge's retirement date, Munroe said.
"We want to give him plenty of time to make a decision by Aug. 1," Munroe said of the governor.
Munroe said he's already been contacted by about a half-dozen attorneys interested in the appointment.
Because there aren't many lawyers who live in Youngstown interested in the job, the person appointed could be a Democrat.
Judge Douglas was appointed to a vacancy in November 1997 by then-Gov. George V. Voinovich, a Republican.
it's up to the Governor to appoint whomever he believes is best for the position based upon the recommendations he receives from the Party Chairman.
I don't believe Betras or the ghost of Hanni are the operatve chairman.
Did Mr. Skolnick get this wrong in his earlier article?
COST , COST ,COST . You can vote him out next election , if you vote.
Sounds like another crooked move by the Republicans in Columbus to bypass local laws about replacement of this judge. Kasich, Mandel and the other crooked Republicans in Columbus clearly hate democracy. They constantly try to limit or eliminate voting rights in Ohio.
To avoid the appearance of politics, I'd suggest Dave Betras be allowed to make the appointment.
So much for the idea that judges are supposed to be impartial and unbiased. Kasich doesn't want to take a chance on one of his 'boys' not getting in. He's still punishing Ohioans for overwhelmingly rejecting his SB 5 agenda.
Kasich's approval ratings continue to drop, no matter how much damage control he spins.
Repulibs in action again!!
fd636 If the Repulibs are at again , maybe, just maybe y-town will get another good judge like Douglas After all didn't a repulib Gov't appoint him.. But then that probably won't be good enough for the dumbarse party.
The answer to your question is no, I didn't get it wrong in an earlier article.
Here's a link to the first article: http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/may/01...
Here's a link to my Friday column on the subject: http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/may/11...
Why does the gov select a judge for a city? I can see the selection by kasick for a state court but not a city. The city should have its own laws about replacing a judge.
I still believe a judge should NOT be party affliated.
This what you voted in, this is what you get . Live with it .The Right is Loving it
AAC. Judges in Ohio are elected officials, as such they our topical affiliated with a political party, however the party affiliation is not permitted on the ballot. That's why on a ballot in a contested race only the name of the candidate for judge appears.
I totally agree that it's a republican thing. Just like when Gore won the vote for president at 51% while his competitor Bush received 48% but here is the big But, the republicans appointed Bush President! That's the way the 1% like it. Remove your rights, that's the republicans way!


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Joe Wright of Goal.com reports that UEFA won't press charges against Tavecchio:
Prosecutors have determined the newly-elected president of the Italian Football Federation will face no punishment for comments over foreign players
Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio will face no action over comments concerning foreign players in Serie A.
A statement on the FIGC's official website confirmed Tavecchio would face no punishment "because it [the investigation] did not reveal any facts of disciplinary importance to charge the newly elected president of the FIGC, Carlo Tavecchio, both in objective and subjective terms."
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UEFA has announced it will investigate the alleged racist comments recently made by Carlo Tavecchio, who has just been appointed president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
Tavecchio referenced the term "banana eaters" when speaking of African footballers, reported by Reuters via the Guardian, and UEFA has responded with Wednesday's statement:
Following a request of information made by Uefa on 28 July 2014, Mr Carlo Tavecchio, president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), has today been personally informed by Uefa about the decision of its chief ethics and disciplinary inspector to open a disciplinary investigation on alleged racist comments made by him during his FIGC presidential election campaign.
Once the report has been completed, the Uefa chief ethics and disciplinary inspector will submit its conclusions to the control, ethics and disciplinary body to render a decision about this matter.
Tavecchio welcomed the development, as noted by the same Guardian article:
I am calm and I respect Uefa's decision.
It's something that had to be done, hence, we had foreseen it. I am certain that I will also be able to explain in Uefa's headquarters my mistake as well as my true intentions.
Updates from Tuesday, Aug. 12
Patrick Vieira, Manchester City's manager of elite development, has publicly criticised the appointment of Carlo Tavecchio as the Italian Football Federation's (FIGC) new president.
Tavecchio made a series of ugly headlines when referring to African footballers as "banana eaters," reported by Reuters via the Guardian, and Vieira expressed his disbelief at the appointment on Twitter:
I'm finding it really hard to believe that Carlo Tavecchio has been elected as president of the Italian FA after the comments that he made. For me, that shows how far away the Italian football authorities are from dealing with discrimination. 63.63% of those that voted are admitting that they aren't fighting against racism, or that they don't want to fight these problems. I played in Italy for years so I know the issues, I saw the issues.
If he was an English man making this kind of comment, politically, he would be completely out.
This decision was made in football, but I think it is bigger than football. It should make the whole country of Italy look at the message they want to send about what they think about racism.
I can't believe he will represent the Italian Football Authorities. What a shame.
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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced that Carlo Tavecchio won the presidential election, per Enrico Passarella of GianlucaDiMarzio.com. The 71-year-old earned 63 percent of the vote, according to Italian Football Daily, winning every round by a substantial margin over fellow candidate Demetrio Albertini.
Carlo Tavecchio elected Italian football federation president despite being mired in racism allegations https://t.co/xIgTcnogTp (@AP_Sports)— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) August 11, 2014
Tavecchio has been the subject of some negativity due to his comments on African players and women in football.
Despite the likes of Juventus and Italy stalwart Giorgio Chiellini coming out and withdrawing his support for the newly elected president, it didn't sway many other voters' opinions.
Politics and interests outweigh media outcry, public opinion and concern for wider image as Tavecchio voted FIGC president— James Horncastle (@JamesHorncastle) August 11, 2014
Having Carlo Tavecchio elected president of FIGC, shows how committed Italian football is towards racism.— Juan Arango (@JuanG_Arango) August 11, 2014
Both Tavecchio and Albertini each had their own plans to help improve Italian football. While the latter's appeared far more revolutionary than the former's, the FIGC will move forward with the former president of the amateur leagues in Italy.
This news signals that Italian football may never evolve past the rampant racism that tarnishes the game. Not to mention that women are still treated poorly within the sport.
This also doesn't bode well for foreign players in the country. They probably feel extremely uncomfortable that someone who uttered those comments is now in charge of practically everything related to football in Italy.
Those players from abroad, like Mario Balotelli, might feel like they have to leave Italy in order to cope with this recent decision. This could affect their performances on the pitch.
Galliani: "Albertini is a friend, but we chose Tavecchio who got 16 out of 20 votes from Serie A."— AC Milan News (@Milanello) August 11, 2014
If club directors and every other important figurehead weren't affected by what Tavecchio said, then there's an even smaller chance of calcio evolving from what's hurt Serie A's reputation over the last few years.
The FIGC and the governing bodies will still be run by the same, simple-minded people who are hurting Italian football. If this hasn't changed the majority of opinions within the country, then it will never be different.


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Published: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 11:56 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at 11:00 p.m.
Damian Johnson made his debut in the Howard Pulley Nike ProCity League June 22 playing for the Sabes/Petters team.
The league plays its game at the Salvation Army Gym in St. Paul, Minn. Eight teams consisting of college and professional players make up the league and play a schedule that runs through Aug. 5.
According to www.gopherhole.com, Johnson, who was a Class 5A all-state performer after leading Thibodaux High School to state finals, signed with the University of Minnesota before the start of the high school season.
Johnson was also the MVP of District 6-5A and of the Daily Comet's All-Bayou Region team.
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A Yahoo! User Mar 15, 2010 06:09 Flag
Beckham out of World Cup.
Suspected Achilles tendon break apparently.
Personally i think he is a great player and would have expected him to make the squad for Africa.
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A Yahoo! User Mar 17, 2010 01:56 Flag
Capello has stated he hopes Beckham will be fit in time for the Euro Qualifiers in the autumn, as he believes David to be "One of Englands best players".
A Yahoo! User Mar 16, 2010 16:45 Flag
You found a friend Butch?
And as I thought.
Capello has invited Becks to attend the world cup with the England squad, in a non-playing capacity.
I feel sorry for Becks. But I think 2 from Lennon, Walcott, SWP and A. Young are better on the right-wing than Becks anyway.
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And get yourself to spec savers sharpish
did you see the man City v sunderland SWP running up blind ally's all day can cross the road and well overrated
A Yahoo! User Mar 15, 2010 18:21 Flag
I didn't realise but i have just read that this injury could well end Beckhams career.
That would be a great shame as he has always been a great professional and a classy player for club and country.
One of the real greats of modern football IMO.
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"he has always been a great professional and a classy player for club and country."
Those of us who weren't in nappies in 1998 will probably think your "always" is a little overdone.
I don't wish him bad but the attention he gets from the media is so overblown that not going to the World Cup may improve the coverage a bit.


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Adams says that behavior such as poor lifting technique naturally can cause lower back pain. He also noted that one other behavior can: smoking. Researchers whose findings appeared in the April 1999 issue of Occupational Medicine came to the same conclusion.
D. Ehrmann Feldman, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Montreal who studied 500 students between grades 7 and 9, agrees. "The most important finding of the study was that smoking appears to be a risk factor for the development of low back pain in adolescents," Feldman tells WebMD. "We found that teens who smoked were approximately 2.5 times as likely to develop low back pain as nonsmokers. We also found a dose-response association; those students who smoked more were more likely to develop low back pain."
Feldman says one intriguing aspect of this study of smoking and back pain is that these students could not have had very long smoking histories since they were so young. "It may be that relatively short smoking histories are detrimental to growing tissue," he tells WebMD. While there have been other studies showing a connection between smoking and lower back pain, the Canadian research is the first one to show a relationship between smoking and low back pain in young people.
How does smoking hurt people's backs? Smoking reduces blood circulation all over the body, even in the tissues of the lower spine. Less circulation means more risk for back pain and less ability to heal injuries.
Feldman believes this information should be publicized among young people. While the young are well aware of the risks of cancer and heart disease from smoking, publicizing those risks haven't had much of an effect on deterring young people from smoking. "Although anti-smoking campaigns have not been all that successful with teenagers, it is hoped that as more adverse reactions to smoking are discovered, the appeal of smoking will be diminished for young people," Feldman tells WebMD. "Now maybe we can add healthier backs to the benefits of quitting or not starting."
Feldman believes further study on biological effects of smoking in growing adolescents on musculoskeletal tissue, specifically, the spine, may be warranted.


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My doctors want me to have an early surgery and take baby out between 34-36 weeks due to possible placenta accreta. I am terrified at the thought of my baby in the NICU for a long time, and/or what kind of long term effects the baby might suffer from. I am really hoping I can keep her inside until 36 weeks but we won't know for sure until my 34 week ultrasound next week. They estimated at my 32 week ultrasound that she is already over 4 lbs which they said was above-average, so I'm hoping to just beef her up more in the next few weeks.
Does anyone have any advice or reassurances to share? If your baby was born at 34, 35, 36 weeks, how big was it, how much NICU time, initial and long term problems, etc.?


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Publishing | May was a huge month for comics sales in the direct market, and John Jackson Miller quantifies just how huge: It was the biggest month for dollar sales in the "Diamond Exclusive Era" (i.e. since 2003): "Diamond's Top 300 comics had orders totaling $25.72 million, an increase of 44% over last May and the highest total since Diamond became the sole distributor in 1997. It beats the total of $25.37 million set in December 2008." [The Comics Chronicles]
Comics | Art Spiegelman is contributing a prescient New Yorker cover from 2001 to the Occupy Comics anthology; other creators who are contributing work include Alan Moore, Jimmy Palmiotti and Dean Haspiel. [Underwire]
History | Joe Sergi takes a look at the comics burnings of 1948, a series of disturbing events in which children, no doubt goaded on by well-meaning adults, collected comics door to door and then burned them in a public bonfire. [CBLDF]
Best-seller lists are tricky things, because no one except the people who put them together knows what the numbers really are. Now Publishers Weekly is ripping off the veil and will publish the top 25 listings in the weekly BookScan sales charts with actual numbers attached. Heidi MacDonald explains what's going on at The Beat; this week's chart is free, but after that PW will put it behind a paywall.
This information is fascinating but comes with a couple of caveats. BookScan, which is a service provided by A.C. Nielsen, tracks books sold in bookstores, including Amazon but not including the direct market, mass-market stores such as Wal-Mart, book fairs, or sales to libraries. So when you look at the list, it's useful to keep in mind that some books will do better in comics shops than bookstores, while for others, such as manga and graphic-novel memoirs, the opposite will be true. What's more, BookScan doesn't cover the whole market— Heidi says it captures 80 percent, but her commenters dispute that. In other words, the charts only give a piece of the picture, and it's more accurate for some books than for others.
To me, the most interesting column is the last one, which shows the number of copies sold this year to date. My rough rule of thumb is that a book has to sell about 3,000 copies to break even, and by that measure, most of the non-superhero books are doing well (and the superhero ones are probably selling gangbusters in the direct market).
Publishing | Continuing its domination of the graphic novel sales in bookstores, The Walking Dead laid claim to seven of the Top 10 spots on BookScan's April chart. The series, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, took the first four positions. What's more, 12 of the Top 20 graphic novels were volumes of The Walking Dead. [ICv2.com]
Publishing | Robot 6 contributor Brigid Alverson talks to Right Stuf director of marketing and communications Alison Roberts about that company's announcement earlier this week that it will be publishing the first three volumes Hetalia: Axis Powers as a print-on-demand books. The series was originally licensed by Tokyopop, which is co-branding the books with Right Stuf. [MTV Geek]
Publishing | John Jackson Miller takes apart the December sales numbers and finds that while comics were up for the month, graphic novel sales fell just enough to prevent the direct market from having its first up year since 2008. In fact, trades are down 16 percent from December 2010, and Miller spends some time discussing why that might be — and why next year might be different. [The Comichron]
Publishing | Houghton Mifflin has high hopes for Are You My Mother?, the new graphic novel from Fun Home author Alison Bechdel: The publisher plans a first printing of 100,000 copies. [Publishers Weekly]
Retailing | Diamond's Retailer Summit will be held the two days before the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, with attendees receiving free admission to the April 13-15 convention. [ICv2]
Legal | Antarctic Press has agreed to stop selling Diary of a Zombie Kid and Diary of a Zombie Kid: Rotten Rules under the terms of a temporary restraining order issued Wednesday by a federal court. Wimpy Kid Inc. is suing Antarctic for trademark infringement, among other things, claiming that its Diary of a Wimpy Kid parodies are too close to the real thing. Antarctic CEO Joe Dunn signed the temporary restraining order, signifying that Antarctic agreed to it; the two companies are negotiating a settlement, according to court papers. One interesting tidbit: Diary of a Zombie Kid sold all of 850 copies in comics shops in August, while the first printing on the latest Wimpy Kid book was 6 million. [ICv2]
Retailing | The auction for the inventory of Arizona retail chain Atomic Comics announced last week has been moved to Jan. 10. [Sierra Auction Management]
Comics | Bayou Arcana is a new anthology of Southern Gothic horror comics with a gender twist: All the comics are written by men and illustrated by women. There are some pretty broad generalizations in this article — "There is a certain sensitivity that you find in women's art that just does not appear in a lot of guys' work," says the project editor, James Pearson — but the project itself sounds interesting. [The Guardian]
"DC extended the terms of their returnability Ponzi scheme for two more months. Until we get to a month in which retailers are ordering straight up, without needing to hit unrealistic numbers in order to qualify for returnability, you guys looking at the limited and skewed charts that you get to see aren't going to be able to see what is clear to those of us who get to see the actual numbers and track the day-to-day week-to-week sales flow of the business."
– Tom Brevoort, Marvel's senior vice president of publishing, responding to a question on his always-interesting Formspring account about when, in his view, the Diamond charts will accurately reflect sales of DC Comics' New 52 titles
The takeaway from November's direct-market sales estimates seemed to be that Marvel had rebounded from its thrashing the previous month by DC Comics, whose New 52 numbers appear to be settling. With 33.3 percent of dollar shares and 37.94 percent of unit sales, the House of Ideas came within two points of its competitor.
However, in its analysis ICv2.com suggests that those numbers don't tell the whole story, and that the sales of some of Marvel's top titles are a bit — or, in one case, "seriously" — inflated.
The retail news and analysis site reminds us that the publisher's top-selling comic at No. 5, the $5.99 Point One, was over-shipped, with stores receiving double their initial orders as free copies. That means retailers didn't order an estimated 113,352 copies but rather around 56,600, placing Point One at No. 29 on the Diamond Comic Distributors chart, between The Amazing Spider-Man #673 and The Avengers #19.
Skipping past The Avenging Spider-Man #1 and Wolverine and the X-Men #2, with their variant covers — four for the former alone — brings us to Fantastic Four #600, the anniversary issue whose $7.99 price tag helped Marvel to gain ground in dollar share.
Related: John Mayo looks at November sales estimates for Comic Book Resources
Sales charts | Responding to an iFanboy article that speculates on what titles Marvel might cancel next, Men of War and Viking writer Ivan Brandon makes the case against sales charts and the subsequent analysis of them each month: "There's an ongoing debate, for a bunch of years now. There are numbers that circulate every month, inaccurate numbers, people track them, people use that flawed 'data' to comment on what they see as the progress or decline on the list. A lot of comics professionals are against this, for a lot of reasons. In my case, for my books, the books I personally share copyright on … my reason is, and no offense to anyone out there: My income is none of your business. Just as your income is none of mine."
Tom Spurgeon offers a counterpoint: "Sales information seems to me an obvious positive, not because it reveals the bank accounts of creators, but because what sells and to what extent is basic information about a marketplace, and the shape and potency of a marketplace seems to me a primary item of interest for anyone covering that marketplace. It's foundational to our understanding of how things work and why. Certainly this information is already manipulated to brazen effect by companies with something to put over on customers; I have to imagine this would become worse under a system of no information at all being released." [Ivan Brandon, The Comics Reporter]
Comics | An original page by John Byrne and Terry Austin from Uncanny X-Men #137, the 1980 issue that featured the death of Phoenix, sold at auction Wednesday for $65,725. As ICv2 notes, the sale continues the trend of 1980s comic art going for high prices; a page of Frank Miller art from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3 sold for $448,125 in May. [ICv2.com]
Digital | ICv2's Milton Griepp makes the case for publishers to provide sales information on digital comics. "Why would this information be useful? There are a number of reasons. One is that it would help distributors (most importantly, Diamond Comic Distributors) and retailers selling physical comics and graphic novels identify which titles have the largest audiences in digital form. They could then make sure that they're merchandising the top digital titles appropriately, so they can take advantage of demand for physical titles that results from digital exposure (we've been hearing that there's a significant phenomenon of digital purchasers looking for collections of comics they've purchased online). Digital demand can also indicate potential demand for physical books from consumers that aren't purchasing digitally; a good book, after all, is a good book, and if digital purchasers are finding a title that's not as popular in physical form, it may indicate that there's an untapped market of consumers of physical books as well." [ICv2.com]
In a month when half the books ordered by direct market retailers were from DC Comics, sales of October's New 52 titles declined just 6 percent from those of the September debuts, a figure ICv2.com notes is less than half the typical decay between first and second issues.
As Comic Book Resources reported on Friday, DC claimed 42.47 percent of the market in dollars and 50.97 percent in united sold in October and dominated Diamond Comic Distributors' Top 20 with 17 spots. According to newly released estimates from ICv2, the top six DC titles broke the 100,000-copy mark, led by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #2 with about 180,700.
Sales of 14 New 52 titles saw gains from their first issues, with Animal Man boasting a 14-percent jump, followed by Batman and Swamp Thing with 7 percent each. Superman and Blackhawks, however, saw 26-percent drops. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the two DC relaunches that attracted controversy, Catwoman and Red Hood and the Outlaws, saw 6-percent jumps.
Just one Marvel title sold more than 100,000 copies: Incredible Hulk #1, by Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri, with about 106,470. Wolverine and the X-Men #1 and Fear Itself #7 each hovered above 95,000.
It's probably also worth pointing out the sheer number of DC reorders that appear high on October's Top 300, led by Aquaman #1 in the 88th spot with more than 28,000 copies (pushing total sales of the first issue past 100,000 copies). That's more than the orders for new issues of Marvel's Hulk, Deadpool, Punisher and Thunderbolts.
Conventions | Executive director Warren Bernard said attendance at this year's Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland, was up 10 to 15 percent, with exhibitors reporting strong sales and many sell-outs. "A great line-up of new material was partially responsible, but the region itself is also a factor — the economy around metro DC has remained relatively stable even in the recession, and a lot of people with good jobs seem to save up their money for the whole year just to spend at SPX," reported Publishers Weekly's Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid. Because of the growth, next year the show will move to a bigger room with about 50 percent more space. Daniel Clowes and Chris Ware scheduled to attend. [Publishers Weekly]
Organizations | The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, meanwhile, reports that it raised $12,500 at SPX, thanks to efforts like the Jeff Alexander Memorial Benefit auction and fundraising activities involving Craig Thompson, Roz Chast and Sara Varon. [press release]
Publishing | Sales of comic books and graphic novels in July fell 6.17 percent versus July 2010, with dollar sales of comic books sold through Diamond Comic Distributors falling 4.27 percent and graphic novels falling 10.10 percent year-over-year. Unit sales for comics were only down slightly, at .52 percent, which ICv2 points out "indicates that comic book cover prices have in fact declined. The problem is that circulation numbers have not risen enough to make up for the decline in revenue from lower cover prices." Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man #666, which kicked off the "Spider-Island" event, was the best-selling comic of the month, while League of Extraordinary Gentlemen III Century #2 from Top Shelf topped the graphic novel chart. John Jackson Miller has commentary.
Marvel saw a slight increase in its dollar market share for July when compared to June, while DC's jumped from 28.03 percent in June to 30.55 percent in July. IDW, the No. 5 publisher in terms of dollar share in June, moved to the No. 3 position in July. The top seven publishers were rounded out by Image, Dark Horse, Dynamite and BOOM! [ICv2]
Publishing | DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio talks about the gay and lesbian characters appearing in the company's books come September, including Batwoman and WildStorm imports Apollo, Midnighter and Voodoo: "When we looked at trying to incorporate some of the characters that inhabited the WildStorm universe Apollo and Midnighter are two characters that have always popped out. Not because of what they represent, but they're just strong characters in their own right and [they] were able to represent a story, a style of character that wasn't represented in the DC Universe. There's more of an aggressive nature with those characters that will interact interestingly with other characters and allows us to tell more and better stories." [The Advocate]
Publishing | Todd Allen, Tom Foss and Graeme McMillan react to the list of changes to the "younger, brasher and more brooding" Superman who will inhabit the DC Universe following the September relaunch. [Indignant Online, Fortress of Soliloquy, Blog@Newsarama]
Publishing | The drop in year-over-year sales in the direct market slowed in April, with periodicals slipping 1.75 percent and graphic novels just .84 percent. Overall sales were down 1.46 percent for April and 6.5 percent for the first four months of the year. Marvel topped Diamond's comics chart with Fear Itself #1, while DC led the graphic novel category with the 15th volume of Fables. [ICv2.com]
Crime | Police evacuated the bus terminal in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, Friday afternoon after a suspicious package was discovered across the street. The Michigan State Police bomb squad was called in, and it was determined the mysterious package was merely a briefcase-shaped media kit promoting Acura's involvement with Marvel's Thor. A writer for Automobile, whose offices are next to the terminal, had discarded the "S.H.I.E.L.D. Assessment Test" kit in the recycling bin, but it wasn't picked up — apparently because it isn't recyclable. [WXYZ, Jalopnik]
Broadway | Michael Cohl and Jeremiah Harris, producers of the troubled Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, talk candidly about the $70-million musical — or "$65 plus plus," as Cohl says — as it shuts down for more than three weeks for a sweeping overhaul. Will the production, plagued by delays, technical mishaps, injuries and negative reviews, hurt their reputation? "It might," Cohl concedes. "It's a matter of the respect of those whose opinions I care about. Most will recognize that Jere and I stepped in dog poo and are trying to clean it up and pull off a miracle. We might not."
In related news, Christopher Tierney, the actor who was seriously injured on Dec. 20 after plummeting 30 feet during a performance, will rejoin rehearsals on Monday. [Bloomberg, The Hollywood Reporter]


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