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Kicking Heroin with an Ibogaine Ceremony
Heroin is the most addictive drug on earth, and some people will do anything to kick the habit. Enter Ibogaine, a drug made out of the African iboga root, whose intense, hallucinogenic properties make it a type-A felony drug. But many swear it's the most effective way to kick heroin addiction—especially when combined with a voodoo-type ritual that involves face paint and chanting.
Is War Brewing in Niger?
The uranium-mining town of Arlit, Niger, is at the center of a potential conflict between American and French forces and the West African terrorists who want to expel the armies from the country for good. Understandably, all of this conflict is very hard on the residents.
Deportee Purgatory
About 40 percent of Mexican immigrants deported from the US are sent back through Tijuana. Many of the deported border crossers have established a makeshift shantytown inside a dry, concrete riverbed where the Tijuana River once flowed—called 'El Bordo.' A camera crew from VICE Mexico recently went to El Bordo to meet its residents and the people trying to help them.
Meet the Nieratkos
Jeff Grosso Has a Beautiful Mind
Is Jeff Grosso the last vestige of free speech in skateboarding? We don't know, but we like the way he talks about drugs.
We Watched the Suburbs of Stockholm Burn
Riots and arson have rocked Stockholm's immigrant suburbs over the past days. We met plenty of people standing around watching burning cars, but no one would talk to us about why it was happening.
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Turning CCTV Footage into Art
We're constantly being spied on by closed-circuit television cameras, those electronic eyes peering down at us and monitoring everything we do. But as Orwellian as it all seems, this invasion of privacy and erosion of our civil liberties can serve as a source for art. Art like Timo Arnall's short film 'Robot Readable World,' which was culled from found footage, and the paintings of William Betts.
This Week in Racism
Sergio Garcia Can't Wait to Serve Tiger Woods Fried Chicken
When asked if he would be inviting Tiger Woods over for dinner during the US Open, famous Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia responded, "We'll have him 'round every night. We will serve fried chicken." I'm glad that Sergio already has his dinner menu planned so far in advance.
Carlos Rafael and His Fish Are the American Dream
I'm sitting with Carlos Rafael in "Carlos Seafood," an unremarkable looking seafood supply warehouse in an industrial park near the waterfront of New Bedford, a fishing port in southern Massachusetts that for 12 consecutive years has reported the most revenue from domestic fish landings in America. In 2011, that figure topped $369 million. Here, fishing is big business.
We Spoke to a Former Crack Addict About Rob Ford
"Usually people don't move right to crack cocaine. People like the mayor don't decide to have a glass of wine with dinner and then go buy a bag of crack. It doesn't usually go that way. You aren't just trying it with your friends out of nowhere when you've never touched another drug."
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HardWhite and Harry Potter
Harry Potter was fresh from the world and had a sickness to feed. The weakling fiend probably hated everything right now, but mostly he hated that his drug was gone. All Harry Potter will want is to get high and the boys are about to swarm on him. Little white wizards get no play in county lockup.
What Does Terrorism Mean in 2013?
Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, lawyer, and security expert who was partly responsible for former CIA official John Brennan not being made the Director of the CIA and forcing a UN investigation into the treatment of Bradley Manning. I called him up to see if he thought the whole "terrorism" thing had just become a label used to exaggerate crime committed by Muslims.
Facebook and Censorship's Slippery Slope
You're not in America when you're on Facebook—you're on the internet, where the Constitution is just another thing someone wrote that other people get mad about. Facebook and other privately owned platforms are under no obligation to support free speech, and they pick and choose what to censor.
Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: some kids got arrested for a water-balloon fight and a guy is suing Taco Bell for stealing his ideas.
Director Alex Gibney on Hackers and Julian Assange
If Michael Moore is obsessed with outrage and Herzog is obsessed with dreams, Gibney is a master of moments. His style of circular storytelling punches the paradigm straight in the face, especially in his new documentary about Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, and Wikileaks.
George's Fun Happy Place
George is ill and has a huge scar on the side of his body from surgery. He is in constant pain, but for whatever reason, the pressure of being buried in the sand or walked on gives him temporary relief. He has a lot of problems to overcome, but he's also capable of an incredible lightness.
MMA's Greatest Moment (and Ben Henderson's Worst) Makes Its Way into the Mainstream
As long as he lives, Ben Henderson—who is the UFC lightweight champion of the world—will never be free of Anthony Pettis' mind-scrambling, sport-redefining, iconic leaping-off-the-cage head kick that capped off their championship fight, especially since it has been immortalized in the first MMA video game commercial.
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The tobacco industry in Indonesia is virtually unregulated. The result? Over two-thirds of all men are smokers, and it is commonplace for children as young as six to take up the habit. Tobacco is a $100 billion industry here, with TV and print ads everywhere. While investigating this phenomenon in Malang, VICE's Thomas Morton visited an anti-tobacco rally where he received some hands-on smoking-cessation therapy.
Spanish Bombs: Granada Unveils Joe Strummer Plaza
Punk rock was never meant to gain municipal recognition, but with time it often occurs that what was once rebellion becomes part of the establishment. Joe Strummer of the Clash has been no stranger to public acknowledgement, and yesterday the city of Granada, Spain, named a plaza in his honor.
Speaking with Adam Kokesh, Before He Was Detained by the Feds
Kokesh is an Iraq War veteran and the guy trying to organize an armed march in Washington, DC. On Saturday he was arrested at a Smoke Down Prohibition rally, and is currently being held in federal custody. I spoke to him about his march and other stuff the day before he was detained.
In Search of Tim Dog, the Rapper Turned Con Artist Who Probably Faked His Own Death
This February, the legendary rapper turned grifter Tim Dog died. So why is there a warrant out for his arrest? We spoke to several people close to him who think he's still alive, and after some digging, we think so too.


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The Barcelona-based, cutting-edge La Instrusa dance company will perform Rojo Manso and Delta Victor at A Room to Create in Pasadena.
August 7 – August 8
The Jimi Hendrix of the Bagpipes will be touring the U.S. this summer presenting his new album Discover.
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July 27
A photographic exploration of urban decay in America by Xavier Nuez.
April 18 – July 8
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The Barcelona-based, cutting-edge La Instrusa dance company will perform Rojo Manso and Delta Victor at DFB.
August 16 – August 17
An interactive exhibition celebrating our intuitive attraction to play, ON! transforms the CAC galleries into a collection of playgrounds where creativity is limitless and experimentation is the norm.
March 9 – September 30
As part of the continuing collaboration between the Meadows Museum and the Museo Nacional del Prado, the Meadows will host a monographic showing of Rico's work, marking the first retrospective ever to be presented on the artist.
March 10 – July 7
August 3 – August 4
Prize-winning Spanish photographer José Manuel Ballester is known for his large-scale works that are connected by key concepts such as space, light and time.
February 27 – June 23
Spanish multimedia artist has been commissioned to do a site-specific work in the atrium of the Frost Art Museum.
February 27 – December 31
Colonial art of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries on exhibition at the Frost Art Museum.
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A national traveling exhibition and photobook visualizing, through twelve of the most talented photographic voices working internationally, the U.S. Latino experience today.
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A new perspective about Florida during one of the most interesting and intense periods in U.S. History, the period between the expedition of Juan Ponce de León in 1513 and the building of Fort Mose in 1739.
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Due to the success of the five previous editions, Microtheater becomes a permanent project in Miami.
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La Folía presents a concert program commemorating the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Juan Ponce de León to the coasts of Florida.
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Inés Medina's recent work combines the rigor of formal plastic concepts with a highly developed experimental approach to art making.
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Permanent exhibition of the best Spanish creativity and design for the office space at the Fomer Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain.
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Hillyer Art Space presents mix media works by Spanish artist Santiago Rios.
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Spa Day, Every Day
Allow for some at-home pampering with a bathroom spa
Television monitors inserted into medicine cabinets. Toilets that heat the floor and play music. Showers that mimic car washes.
Manufacturers are offering more high-tech items that upgrade home bath spas, either in the traditional sense or in unexpected ways.
"You can basically get a suntan in your shower. They even have music. There are so many things out that are kind of crazy," says Kathe Russell, chief designer at DreamBuilders Home Remodeling in El Dorado, Calif., whose company is building a coffeemaker/wine chiller cabinet for a client's bathroom. "The bathroom's become a place where people can relax and unwind."
Walk-in showers with body sprays and multiple showerheads are popular, as are showers that lack tracks at the floor, allowing for easy access for wheelchairs and walkers, says Pam Schlosser, interior designer at DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen in Comstock Park, Mich. These trends are influenced by fancy bathroom designs in hotels, she says, especially now that people are trying to stay home rather than splurging on vacations.
Homeowners are shelling out more than $20,000 to have such systems installed, Schlosser says.
Stephen Ferrari, owner of Ferrari's Kitchens & Baths in Westchester, N.Y., sees the men of households asserting themselves in bath remodel decisions, demanding steam showers. "Men love that thing," he says. "They like to shave in the shower."
If homeowners can splurge on only one item in their bathrooms, Ferrari recommends they aim low.
"The biggest thing we push is heated floors," he says. "When you get up in the middle of the night and you walk onto that heated floor, that's pretty nice."
Not all bank accounts can handle a remodel stacked with the latest spa-like amenities, so experts provide tips on how to take the indulgence factor at bath time up a notch or two at various price points.
A Little Goes a Long Way (less than $10,000)
Low-cost replacements don't take an expert to install and can make a big difference. Try changing the faucet (some are available for less than $100), grabbing a new light fixture for less than $50 or adding a soft-close toilet seat for $25 to $30, Russell suggests.
For a more expensive but still affordable replacement, Lynn Schrage of The Kohler Store recommends replacing the showerhead. Kohler's Flipside provides four spray options in one head; Katalyst infuses air and produces bigger droplets of water. Each costs less than $500 and can improve the shower experience and appearance.
New towel bars and decorative towels can also create the spa atmosphere. Russell says, "Towel warmers are really cool - or hot, I should say." And rolling up towels and stacking them in baskets creates a sense of order, says Schrage.
On the tile front, opt for ceramic or porcelain look-a-like tiles over the more expensive and high-maintenance marble or stone. "Instead of $13 a square foot, you'll pay $3 a square foot," Russell says. Larger format tiles are less expensive than smaller mosaic titles. Add a single accent wall piece to keep costs down, she suggests. "You want to have that 'wow' factor in there, for sure. But a little bit can actually go a long way."
Along those lines, you might decide to refinish instead of replace the tub, vanity and countertops, says Chuck Pistor, president of Miracle Method, a Colorado Springs surface refinishing company. "You've got to ask questions and you've got to do your homework. But the savings of time and money are significant," he says.
It costs $200 to $500 to refinish a tub using his service, compared to the $2,500 to $3,500 for a replacement and plumbing work. Replacing tile in a three-foot by three-foot shower could cost about $4,000. The Miracle Method option would cost about $1,200.
Homeowners should consider the mood of the room as much as the hardware and finishes. Lighting, shelving and mirror changes also can be inexpensive, Kohler's Schrage says. "Set the mood," she advises. "Consider a more decorative sconce that adds more grooming light."
If the bathroom is small, painting the ceiling a dark color can create the feeling of a larger space and add drama, she says. She recommends adding an oversized decorative mirror to reflect light.
Fix shelving to an existing area or create niches within a wall space. Recessed storage solutions "get all of our bottles and toiletries stored away, creating that sense of calm," Schrage says.
Middle of the Road (around $15,000)
If you're willing to shell out more for your luxurious bath escape, larger changes are within reach.
Tile the floor, using larger porcelain materials. Schrage suggests 12-inch by 24-inch or 18-inch by 18-inch pieces to reduce the amount of grout lines and provide a monolithic feel.
Put in a granite or quartz countertop for $500 to $600, Russell suggests. Consider buying a vanity with hidden compartments for hairdryers and other grooming items. Schrage reminds the homeowner, "It's all about decluttering that area and making it work harder for us."
Check out a massage tub, such as the Kohler BubbleMassage Bath, which doesn't require enhanced electrical service, Schrage says.
Get a bidet toilet seat. "Toto makes these, so you can have an all-in-one," Ferrari offers. "With this you can pretty much retrofit any toilet for about $500 up to $2,000 for heated seating and degerming features."
Bring Out the Big Guns ($30,000 +)
At this price range, it's possible to indulge in high-tech bath time toys, such as the Robern TViD ($3,500) TV-embedded medicine cabinet; the Numi toilet ($6,400), which uses LED lighting for illumination, streams music and heats the floor; and bathtubs with integrated waterfall, vibration, music or colored lights reflecting under the water ($6,000 to $13,000), Schrage says.
Higher-end fixtures are within reach. "We're talking about oil-rubbed bronze fixtures," Russell says. "It's kind of at the top of the food chain."
It's also the time to splurge on glass tiles, Ferrari says. They cost about $20 a square foot, compared to ceramics that cost $5 to $6 per square foot.
If baths aren't your thing, you can have more going on in the shower. "You might have multiple shower heads in your shower, so you can do a two-person shower," Russell says. "A lot of clients like to create these human carwashes with body sprays and rain heads above." A walk-in steam shower will set you back $5,000 to $7,000.
Another luxury option is to use pre-cast simulated marble walls in the shower area. "The real advantage is the lack of thumbprints,' says John Stanforth, owner of John Stanforth Construction in Wilmington, Ohio.
Thirty grand can also get you a heated floor, a separate room for the toilet within the bathroom and his-and-her vanities, he says.
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Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips Use Traditional Polynesian Recipe
Mountain Lakes, N.J.-based Pinnacle Foods Group LLC's Specialty Foods Division rolls out Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips and Hawaiian Snack Rings, nationally.Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips, which have a loyal following on the West Coast, bring something unique to the supermarket. With the Hawaiian tagline, "Lolo 'Ono," which translates to "Crazy Delicious," Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips use the traditional Polynesian recipe that originated the Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chip.
Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips and Snack Rings are recognized not only for superior taste and quality, but also for the artistic, colorful, tropical artwork that appears on all packaging. Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips. varieties include:Original -- Slow cooked in the old Hawaiian tradition in a select blend of oils for a crispy, crunchy potato chip, finished with the just perfect pinch of salt to enhance the natural potato flavor; Sweet Maui Onion -- Crispy, golden chips cooked to perfection, then seasoned with just the right amount of Sweet Maui onion flavor; Luau BBQ -- Although the front of the bag boasts Sweet and Spicy, consumers say it's sweet and sassy and full of detectable flavor; and Wasabi -- Combining the zest of wasabi root with a kick of horseradish and thick sliced potato chips to create this ultimate island delight.
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Rickson Gracie Seminars in FL & VA
Rickson Gracie Seminars in FL & VA
Rickson Gracie will be putting on a few seminars at the end of March so get your Wallets and Calendars ready.
In Miami, Florida - Hosting via the Valente Brothers on March 27, 28.
When: March 27 2PM-6PM & March 28 1PM-5PM
Where: Valente Brothers - 3165 NE 163 Street - North Miami Beach
Cost: $200 per day
Registration: Valente Brothers students should register and pay by March 17. All other students should email us at
Students from other schools are currently being placed on a waiting list and will be selected on a first come first serve basis.
In Virginia @ Pedro Sauer Academy : Rickson Gracie Seminar MARCH 31 (Wed), 5:00pm - 10:00pm, $250
You MUST call Mike Horihan at 865-696-8000 to register. There will be no registering online. Starting Wed 3/10 we will allow registration for Purple and Blue belts as space allows.
Gracie Barra, SWAT & Police
Gracie Barra instructors Ricardo Testai, Marcelo Lacerda and Bruno Rocha stopped by Buena Park Police Department to show members of the team a few BJJ positions.
Ricardo Testai, of Gracie Barra Anaheim Hills, use to teach Special Forces in Brazil. His experience translates sport Jiu-Jitsu to real world application.
When asked S.W.A.T. Team member Eric Burciaga if he would see hand-to-hand fighting within the year he said. "Most definitely. The bad guys don't want to go to jail and some of those guys are learning this stuff. We need to learn it too."
They learned breakfalls, defensive recovery from the ground, dogding a punch, takedowns, and a arm choke finish.
After the seminar the police officers got to go a few rounds with the Gracie Barra black belts. Everyone was sweaty and smiling. Only the black belts managed to get submissions.
Leka Vieira Interview and Seminar Torrance CA
.Picking My Mentor's Brain, an interview with Leka Vieira
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I started to train under Leka Vieira when Leka moved to the United States in 1999. I was training at Rigan Machado's in Torrance, CA and heard that she was visiting from Brazil. I hadn't heard of her before as I was new to the Jiu-Jitsu community. All I knew was what I was told: She was bad ass and that she got her black belt when she was 16. I was misinformed about her receiving her black belt at the age of 16, but you could imagine how intimidating she sounded, never the less. Terrified and intimidated is how I felt when I caught a glimpse of her as I entered the academy that night. She was cut, lean, and ripped. The most intimidating thing about her look was she was nearly bald.
Leticia Ribeiro Seminar Smashing Success
By Georgette Oden
Photos by Jen Sulak
Reposted with permission from Georgette's Jiu Jitsu World
On Saturday June 19, Leticia Ribeiro put on an incredible 3 1/2 hour seminar in gi techniques for the ladies of Texas... thanks to Triin Seppel, the Fenom Project, and Rob Ables, who runs the Marcelo Garcia affiliate in Dallas (Tiny Killer Robot Jiu Jitsu, isn't that awesome?) And these pictures are all by Jen Sulak, unless I say otherwise.
Leila, another blue belt at my academy, joined me for the 3 hour drive to Dallas which went quickly as we gabbed the whole way up. We arrived a little early, so we snacked in the parking lot before heading inside. Shama, our purple, was in town for the seminar already, and Christy, our academy co-owner, arrived just in time.
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Leo Vieira Seminar in Long Beach
Leo Vieira Seminar in Long Beach
Leo, a friend of the magazine, BJJ Legends and featured in Issue 2, 2009 with BJ PENN is having a seminar if you can make it you should check out.Date: January, 18-22nd, 2010
Time: 8-9:30pm daily
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Rickson Gracie Seminar - Houston, TX
A limited opportunity to take a seminar from the Legend himself in Houston, TX.
Rickson Gracie Seminar
October 19, 2011 (during the evening; exact time to be announced)
Cost: $180 if registered by October 15th | $200 if registered by October 18th
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Leticia Ribeiro Seminar Austin TX / BJJ Iphone App
We are excited that Leticia Ribeiro is coming back to Texas to teach another all women seminar, this time in Austin. After last year's success in Dallas and San Antonio she is coming back with her protegee Bia Mesquita to teach at Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (http://www.gracieaustin.com). It's especially exciting since the gym in Austin is run by a female brown belt Christy Thomas. So it is a total women powered event.
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Ica Medina Half-Guard/X-Guard Seminar
Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Let's Roll
Street: 1618 Gramercy Ave.
Champion fighter, Ica Medina (www.icabjj.com), will be teaching his best Half/X-Guard techniques during this seminar. Ica is a 2nd degree black belt under the legendary Rigan Machado. Rigan considers Ica one the very best fighters in this position so you'll be sure to learn some great techniques and strategies. Refreshments and snacks will be provided after. The cost is $30.
ROGER GRACIE!! Seminar in La Jolla CA
Three Hour Roger Gracie Seminar
Next Week-> Wednesday March 14, 2012 in La Jolla California (San Diego) at Clark Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy.
Gi Class 7-10pm
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Joe Moreira BJJ Seminar: Costa Mesa CA
Sunday, December 18, 2011
11:00am - 1:00pm Seminar
For men, women, & children of all ages
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1:00 -2:00 Belt Promotions
... and it doesn't stop there
2:00 - 4:00 Brazilian BBQ
for all attendees!
8TH Degree Coral Belt Joe Moreira
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Seminar fee
$50/person (Includes Brazilian BBQ)
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Hauser & Wirth's First Posthumous Show of Jason Rhoades' Work Opens
Jason Rhoades, Installation view, 'Perfect World', Deichtorhallen , Hamburg , Germany , 1999. © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth and David Zwirner, New York. Photo: Jens Rathmann.
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presents the gallerys first posthumous show of Jason Rhoades work and the artists first European solo exhibition since his death in 2006. The exhibition features 1:12 Perfect World, Rhoades scale model of his groundbreaking 1999 exhibition, Perfect World at Deichtorhallen in Hamburg. Originally existing as four quarters, the sterling silver model will be brought together at Hauser & Wirths Piccadilly gallery, viewable in its entirety for the first time. Like his previous exhibition, The Black Pussy and the Pagan Idol Workshop installed at Hauser & Wirth London in 2005, Rhoades incredibly complex installation Perfect World created a visual maelstrom of miscellaneous objects and cultural allusions.
Things have meanings and meanings have multiplicity and the multiplicities have relationships to other meanings. It creates a kind of system which feeds on itself. Its the idea of a perpetual motion machine as a work of art. Jason Rhoades
Perfect World (1999) was a mega sculpture, a two-level installation created to fill the entirety of the Deichtorhallen, a gallery space of roughly 15,000 square feet with 80-foot high ceilings. Rhoades constructed the work from polished aluminium tubes and wooden triangles, creating a lego system that allowed for continued expansion and echoed Marcel Duchamps seminal installation Sixteen Miles of String (1942). 1:12 Perfect World is a distilled version of this expansive original work, created by the artist as a way to capture and view the entire installation.
Held aloft by the scaffolding-like structure was Rhoades 1:1 photographic reproduction of his fathers vegetable garden. This second level or Eden was originally conceived as an ideal space, a perfect world for Rhoades to continue his work during the exhibition. It was placed on a platform high up in the gallery and could only be accessed by two viewers at a time using a hydraulic lift. From this viewpoint, the gallery visitors below became part of the work whilst the viewers themselves were immersed in the sculpture, denied the perspective to make sense of its mind-boggling dimensions.
The exhibition includes View From Below (Guernica) (2000), which depicts the floorplan of the second level as it was built, a jagged shape full of treacherous gaps and two documentations of the original exhibition: a Xerox book consisting of approximately 400 drawings and created by the artist during the conception and production of the piece, intended as a sort of users manual; and segments of film and video shot during the erection of the work. In conjunction with the model, the film and drawings provide a balance between the physical and the ephemeral, the minds eye and the physical eye.
For Rhoades, both the process and the pursuit of the installation were crucial to the overall effect of the piece. Throughout the duration of the Deichtorhallen exhibition, Rhoades wanted certain actions to continue, such as the cleaning of the aluminium pipes by a large Hammond polisher and the printing of photographs. The sounds of these processes, as well as music played by a Hammond organ nearby, were recorded and used to create Sound Piece (Duet for Hammond and Hammond) (2000), shown in the American Room. As they approach this work, the visitor triggers motion detectors, starting the music. As more people gather around the work, more speakers are activated, recreating the cacophony of the Deichtorhallen exhibition.
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I guess no one from Axiom cares about the article either as I'd expect they would complain about it if they knew how messed up it is - funny thing is: they have a link on their site to this very review.
I wonder if anyone will even notice my comment here, let alone actually fix the article... I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
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g(.e HUNTLEY ^«^"'«'^« VOLUME 3 — NUMBER ZP iMURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 196-* PHONE: 312-669-5621 (any time) (If no anwser) 819458-09D8 SCHOOL FILE HUNTLEY HIGH SCHOOL HUNTLEY. ILL 2 SECTIONS — 22 PAGES MAILED AND DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY 6c PER COPY David Hemmer, Huntley Vu. Agr. student proudly shows his first place dairy showmanship trophy wiun at the Sect. 6 Fair held at Boone County Fair Grounds. Dist. 5 P.M.A. donated the trophy. Twenty one Huntley High School Vo. Agr. students entered livestock and grain at the Sjartion IV Vo. Agr. Fair held at ^Bjiidere, Wed¬ nesday, August S.^This fair enl- cudes schools with vocational ag¬ riculture departments from Dekalg Kwie, Boone, and McHenry Coun¬ ty? Huntley's largest entry was in the dairy department, swine was next, one beef and ono pogkry, and four studerrt,s had corn ^R>es. Placings are made from one to ten with ratings of all entries with the Dan¬ ish system. This system includes A, B, and C ratings. Huntley stu¬ dents receiving A ratings in dairy were iDavid Hemmer, Margaret Hoffman, Ed Jaster, Walter Hoff¬ man, Deenis Rudsinski, Wayne Workowski, Gary Borchart, and David Reeves. Kirk Hoffman, Al- van Aavang, Douglas Swanson, Bob Evans, and Harold Swanson showed cattle in the B group. The Huntley school exhibit in dairy placed fifth witih twelve schools entered. David Hemmer took top honors in Showmanship. He earned the P.M.A. trophy by being selected first place dairy showman from the four counties. Students showing swine with A ratings included Terry Henning, Jim O'Connor, Gary Borhart, and Peter Svoboda. Students with swine in the B group included John Burton and Douglas Swan¬ son. Harold Swanson and Lee Lin¬ nenkohl received C ratings in swine. Jerry Wood in beef and Terry Hening in poultry both received A ratings. John Barton did exceptionally well with his corn entry. There were 120 entries, with only 21 ratings. J(5hn i-eccived one of these A ratings. A complet list of all schools with their students' placings is on file in the agricultural department at Huntley High School. -NOTICE-- A teacher's workshop will be hold on Thursday, August 30, and Friday, August 31. The elemen¬ tary- parents and students will register on Tihursday, 9ugust 30. The first day of school for both high school and elementary stu¬ dents will be Tuesday September 4. Subsequent articles will follow in the weeks to come in the Hunt¬ ley Farmside on the new teachers hired by the school as well as registration. John Barton is shown with his A rating com. John was one-of the twenty one students out af 120 receiving an A rating at the Sect. 6 Vo. Agr. Fair which inelnded four counties. School Board Meeting The School Board of Huntley Consolidated School met for a spe¬ cial meeting on Saturday, July 21, 1962~at 4:00 p.m. to interview an applicant for the position of Coach All members were present and u- nanimously approved the hiring of Mr. Homer Barry. He was offered a contract which he accepted. He will also teach Social Studies and Civvies. They also approved the offering of a contract for Assistant Coach to Mr. Robert Johnson of Greenview, Illinois. Mr. Homer L. Barry has recent¬ ly accepted a position as teacher, coach and director of athletics in Huntley High School. Mr. Barry Ls a graduate of Illi¬ nois State Normal University. He served two years in the armed forces. He has been a teacher and coach for the past five years. The first three years were spent in Bethany Illinois; the last two in Forrest Illinois. Mr. Barry is mar ried and has three children. Little iMgue A group of Little Leagues held their All Star game at Huntley last Tuesday, AOgnSt' 7, ht T:30. The two Huntley teams, Burling¬ ton, and Hampshire composed the north All Stai^fc»m. The teams of Sugar GroveHPleneville, Elburn, and Wasco composed the south league. The north team was very fortunat at haveing a no hit ball game. The Huntley team won 14 to 0. This concludes the little league season for 1%2. Mr. Don Enstrom reports that the little league sea¬ son will be aimaxed with a ban¬ quet which will be held-at the Huntley American Legion August 25, at "7:30 p.m. The guest speaker at this affair will be Bob Will of the Chicago Cubs. The Huntley Little League has made tickets and is now selling them. Only 120 tickets will be sold for this affair. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 LITTLE LEAGUE Huntley Boy Wins Danny Dannmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Dannmeyer of Rural Huntley was the winner of the Purebred Brow Swiss Heifer Calf given away at the McHenry County Fair. Danny is a 4-H boy who is enrolled in a dairy project and he had worked very hard selling tickets for this event. The calf was donated by Meadowmoor Farm, Huntley and the former owners of the calf were very hap¬ py to have a 4-H boy from our own community win the heifer. The Holstein calf was won by Mr. Dan Powers of Woodstock. The PDCA sponsors this event to send country boys and girls with eligible dairy exhibts to the state fair. This year four boys and three girls with a total of ten anlmiU* left from the county fair {ptHindS on Thursday August 9. They will return Friday. Young peofrie from Huntley dioeen as exhiUitoni were Allen Borhart, Jeff Palmer and Mary Palmer. <)ther8 ttam the country were Nancy and Dave Gardner, Dick Davidson and Betty Boppart. Last Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 a young Huntley girl was severely beaten in her home by an un¬ known assailant posing as an Elgin policeman. HunUey police were not available at this time to make an investigatwn, and the assailant escaped. The investigation of the State Police, who did respond, proved fruitless. They did arrest one Bill Bailey, address unknown, .on the mai,D street of Huntley for dninte«IM)j|^«.., .^_, ..,-**t-5ij,-^: :,^ _ Village Board Meeting The Huntley Village Board met with tiie regular monthly meeting Thursday, August 2, at the Hunt¬ ley Village Hall. Present were Mayor Brill and Trustees Delaney, Fitzi, Rust, Wasserstrass, Enstrom Rudy and Meyer. None were ab¬ sent. A discussion was held on the new street to he contructed be¬ tween Coral and Main Street in front of the Fire Barn. This street as you recall will cut off the pres¬ ent triangle which now exists on that spot. Mr. Jolly of Baxter and Woodman, the city engineer from Crystal Lake, informed the Vil¬ lage Board that plans will be com¬ pleted for this project by the next meeting. There will be an island in the center of the new street. A discussion was held on the pissibility of constructing 300 feet of curb and gutter at tlie corner of Myrtle on the north side of the street. Sonstruction on this project will not start until next year after the storm sewer construction 4ias been completed. The reason for the sewer and gutter ise to illiminate the flooding of the adjacent prop¬ erty. No motion was made on this project. Mr. Jolly of Baxter and Wood¬ man informed the Village Board that the zoning may for Huntley will be completed by the next meeting. T\te zoning map will help the Huntley {banning nmunission immensely in their work for the future progress of the Village. llie Village Board wrote a letter to the A. E. Robinson plastic fac¬ tory, commenting on their high weeds and smoke. The Annual Village Treasurer's Report was passed attd puUished in the August ,9 edition of the Huntley Fannside. An ordinance contrdling the Dutch Elm IMsease WW lUso passed and publbhed in last we^s edition of the Huntley Farmside. -NOTICE- The Huntley Women's Bowling League will, hold their busitiess meeting t|B^t, Thursday, Aug. 16, at 8:00 O'clock. Thia is an Im¬ portant meeting, so please ti^ lo attend. Servi^ Group Meeting Huntley Community Sei-vice Group was held August Sth at the Legion Hall wkh 11 members present, representing all six co-operating organizations. A report on the Library District Petetion stated that 291 signatures were secured. This number was al¬ most evenly divided between town and rural population. Special thanks should be given to Susan Maushak who drew up the plat map. The petition will be sub¬ mitted to the county court in ap¬ proximately 30 days. As the Service Group is a non¬ profit group the anticipated court costs win have to be borne by do¬ nations from our member organi¬ zations or individuals. Each of the represented groups will be asked for donations at their regular meetings. A motion was passed that the Service Group attend, as per invi¬ tation, the next Planning Board Meeting for Huntley Community. A motion was passed to repeat the Newcomers Party on Sat. Sept 8. Tile purpose of this exent is to introduce newcomers In the Huntley area with the residents, CONTINUED ON PAOE 8 SERVICE GROUP MEETINO Kuestner Catches Fish Richard Kuestner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kuestner of W. Kite Street of Huntley, lUinoiB, had th« hoiu^'of catching the krgwt Bass ot Pearl Lake, Wisconsin. lUdiard is 11 years old, and tiiis Is the first time he has ever gone bass fishing. He was in the boat by himseU when he made the record bnnJcing catch. The Kuestnen i^itn to hi^e the fish stuffed, and friands may come to see it wben it is catojfitt' ed in a tow weeks. ;^ V;
Object Description
Title | The Huntley Farmside |
Date | 1962-08-16 |
Month | 08 |
Day | 16 |
Year | 1962 |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 20 |
Decade | 1960-1969 |
Creator | The Huntley Farmside |
Coverage | Huntley, Illinois, United States |
Description | Weekly Newspaper from the Huntley Area Public Library Collection |
Subject | Newspaper Archives |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). |
Publisher | This Collection was digitized and loaded into CONTENTdm by OCLC Preservation Service Center (Bethlehem, PA) for the Huntley Area Public Library |
Source | Reproduction of library's print newspaper archives |


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Nearly half of people with type 2 diabetes say they live with acute and chronic pain, and about a quarter have nerve damage, fatigue, and depression. A new study suggests that palliative care should be a normal part of diabetes management.
"Adults living with type 2 diabetes are suffering from incredibly high rates of pain and nonpain symptoms, at levels similar to patients living with cancer," says lead study author Rebecca Sudore, M.D., at the University of California, San Francisco. "Our results highlight the need to expand diabetes management to also include the palliative care model."
Palliative care is commonly used in the treatment of cancer, heart failure, and kidney failure. It relieves symptoms of a disease without offering a cure, and is meant to improve a person's quality of life.
In this study, Dr. Sudore and her team looked at more than 13,000 adults with type 2 diabetes, ages 30 to 75.
They found that in addition to chronic pain, fatigue, and depression, people with diabetes suffered from sleeplessness, physical or emotional disabilities, shortness of breath, nausea, and constipation. Nearly a quarter said they had symptoms of neuropathy, which includes tingling or numbness in the hands, legs, or feet.
The symptoms occurred among people of all ages, but were more common toward the end of life.
Andrew Karter, Ph.D., at Kaiser Permanente, said the results should serve as a wake-up call.
"Clinicians cannot wait until the latest stages of diabetes to focus on these patient-reported outcomes," Dr. Karter says. "Instead, they should consider early palliative care as part of standard chronic disease management."
According to the CDC, nearly 26 million Americans - or more than 8 percent of the U.S. population - have diabetes. Most suffer from type 2 diabetes, which is associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. People with type 2 diabetes either don't produce enough or can't properly use insulin, a hormone needed to convert food into energy. Over time, the damage caused by type 2 diabetes can lead to serious illness and death.
The study was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Always talk with your health care provider to find out more information.
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American Diabetes Association - Living with Diabetes
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - Complications of Diabetes
Diabetes affects your body in many complex ways, and having a team to help you stay as healthy as possible, for as long as possible, is critical.
It's important to think of your health care team as respected, knowledgeable people who are partners in your care. Don't expect them to second-guess all your needs, or even to remember all the details of your care. They depend on you to tell them honestly how you feel and what concerns you have.
Typically, you may need several, if not all, of these health professionals:
Primary care physician (PCP). This person coordinates all of your health care needs, including your diabetes care. The PCP may be a family practice doctor, internist, or other general practitioner. Your PCP may occasionally refer you to an eye doctor, foot doctor, heart doctor, or other specialist.
Certified diabetes nurse educator. The nurse educator has special training in treating and caring for people with diabetes and will provide you with information about diabetes and teach you practical aspects of daily self-care.
Eye doctor. Diabetes can affect the blood vessels in the eyes and lead to blindness. Choose an eye doctor with experience in identifying and treating diabetic eye disease.
Podiatrist. Uncontrolled diabetes may lead to poor blood flow, sores, and infections in the feet and lower legs. A podiatrist specializes in these areas of the body and can identify potential problems before they become more serious
Registered Dietician (RD). An RD works with you to determine an appropriate meal plan for you, based on your weight goals, the mediations you take, and other factors. Look for an RD who has training in and experience with diabetes.
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Study of Heart Effects When Growth Hormone (GH) is Used for Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) Following Cure of Acromegaly (AcroGHD)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified October 2012 by Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Karen Klahr Miller, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: February 18, 2011
Last updated: October 24, 2012
Last verified: October 2012
- Full Text View
- Tabular View
- No Study Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Having too little or too much GH are both associated with heart disease.
The purpose of this research study is to study the effects of growth hormone (GH) replacement on the heart. We will study these effects in people who have been cured of acromegaly and then have developed growth hormone deficiency (GHD, not enough growth hormone).
Condition | Intervention |
Acromegaly |
Procedure: echocardiogram |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Case Control Time Perspective: Prospective |
Official Title: | Effects of Physiologic Growth Hormone Administration on Echocardiographic Parameters in Subjects With Growth Hormone Deficiency Following Cure of Acromegaly |
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics:
combined pituitary hormone deficiency
isolated growth hormone deficiency
metatropic dysplasia
Drug Information available for:
U.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from Baseline in Echocardiographic Findings at One Year [ Time Frame: baseline and one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
serum and plasma
Estimated Enrollment: | 20 |
Study Start Date: | February 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
AcroGHD on GH
Men and women with growth hormone deficiency following cure of acromegaly who are receiving growth hormone treatment.
Procedure: echocardiogram
An echocardiogram will be performed in all subjects at baseline and at one year.
AcroGHD not on GH
Men and women with growth hormone deficiency following cure of acromegaly who are not receiving growth hormone treatment.
Procedure: echocardiogram
An echocardiogram will be performed in all subjects at baseline and at one year.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
Men and women between age 18-75 who have developed growth hormone deficiency after history of acromegaly with biochemical cure.
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 18-75
- history of acromegaly with biochemical cure
- growth hormone deficiency
Exclusion Criteria:
- untreated thyroid disease within the past 3 months
- untreated adrenal insufficiency within the past 3 months
- uncontrolled hypertension
- congestive heart failure
- gonadal steroid therapy within the past 3 months
- pregnancy or nursing
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01302652
Contact: Eleanor Lin, MD | 617-726-3897 | |
Contact: Neuroendocrine Unit | 617-726-3870 |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
Contact: Eleanor Lin, MD 617-726-3870 | |
Sub-Investigator: Eleanor Lin, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Karen K Miller, MD |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator: | Karen K Miller, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
More Information
No publications provided
Keywords provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Karen Klahr Miller, MD, Principal Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01302652 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 2010P002188 |
Study First Received: | February 18, 2011 |
Last Updated: | October 24, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
acromegaly growth hormone growth hormone deficiency |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acromegaly Dwarfism, Pituitary Endocrine System Diseases Bone Diseases, Endocrine Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Hyperpituitarism Pituitary Diseases Hypothalamic Diseases Brain Diseases |
Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Dwarfism Bone Diseases, Developmental Hypopituitarism Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013


text: I just received a size 10 for my not-quite-4 year old daughter. They are a little big but with socks they are fine. The Merrell Barefoot kids collection is the best of a small category - flexible/barefoot style shoes for little kids. My daughter loves these shoes, and can get them on and off herself. They seem typically durable. I am sad to see that size 10 (toddler) is the smallest size available, and that your infant sized shoes are all stiff with big heels. My one-year-olds are small for their age and are probably going to be five years old before they can wear these unless you start making them smaller. Please make lightweight, flexible shoes for the stage in between learning to walk and being able to run :) On another note, my husband, daughter and I all have Trail Gloves now. It's pretty cute.


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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Giveaway of THE STRAIN by Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan
I've got a contest today for The Strain, a new vampire novel from acclaimed director Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, author of Prince of Thieves and The Standoff. This is the first in a trilogy of terror!
You can read the publisher's description: "A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold."
No doubt, Dr. Eph finds the carnage that happens now that airlines are charging customers for bathroom visits and aisle seats. But I digress.
Del Toro is the director of "Pan's Labyrinth," "Cronos," "Hellboy I," "Hellboy II," "A Very Special Hellboy Christmas," and "Blade II." Okay, I may have made one of those up. But I'm reminded of what Bobcat Goldthwait said when he was asked why anyone made "Police Academy V": "We felt there were unanswered questions in 'Police Academy IV.'" Yes, I should talk since I'm writing a series. But I digress.
HOW TO WIN THE BOOK: I've been thinking all philosophically lately about website design lately, sort of the way I think about Chaos Theory or if pink and orange can ever be successfully combined, or if I'll ever teach my dog how to say "arugula." To enter the contest, simply leave a comment telling us your favorite website or blog for book info. It can be an author's site, a review site, a bookseller, a blogger, whatever. The contest runs through Wednesday night, June 17.
I prefer sites that are frequently updated and don't have annoying design. Less is more, except when it's not.
Speaking of blogs, I just noticed that author Rae Lori has a new one called Paranormal Romantics with fellow scribes Anna Nicholas, H. Hali Steele, Rebecca Royce, and Sandra Sookoo. Sandra's blogging today about the appeal of villians: "My topic today is about the villains. The low-down dirty, I-can't-believe-they-said-that, the people we love to hate bad guys/girls that can make or break a story. Yeah, them."
An exception to the "less is more" credo is man-rain. More man-rain is better than less man-rain. Here's some "Lord of the Rings" man-rain from PizzaSliceProduction.
Sometimes the man-rain has a distinct Euro-smoothie vibe, such as this from Tamumaco5.
DonnaKat's GVD shows just how thrilling man-rain can is, especially when it comes with leather accessories.
52 comments:
- Shooting Stars Mag said...
Oh, please enter me. This book sounds amazing and I've been wanting to read it ever since I first heard it was coming out.
My favorite site for book news? I'm not really sure. I like West of Mars-Win a Book for contests.
A lot of book blogs are great for reviews and interviews, like The Story Siren.
-Lauren - June 10, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Marta said...
Hokay, you're in the contest! I'll compile a list of favorites and post them when I post the winners so we can all check out the sites.
- June 10, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Wendy said...
For authors news and such, I go to Scifi Guy a lot. But it's mostly a combinations of author sites, readers' blogs, etc. :)
I SI want to read The Strain! Sounds good. - June 10, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- Christina said...
My favorite site to go to is SciFi Guy (I discovered him and many others thanks to your blog).
I would love a chance to win! - June 10, 2009 at 1:25 PM
- Rebecca Royce said...
Thank you so much for your shout out about our little blog today. We are all HUGE fans of yours. Its been a bit of a thrill for me to just be reading your blog and there it was. LOL.
Thanks so much
Rebecca - June 10, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Alexa said...
I like so many blogs. I guess I would have to say that The Story Siren is the one I go to most for news.
- June 10, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- Marta said...
SciFi Guy, aka Doug, is great! I've got the fab slideshow he made about book covers on my sidebar.
Rebecca, gee, thanks! I've added your site to my blogroll so now you're obligated to update regularly. - June 10, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- My Blog 2.0 (Dottie) said...
Hi Marta!
For reviews and news, I like Doug @ SciFiGuy. He updates all the time.
Always something new there.
Dottie :) - June 10, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- texasheartland said...
I actually get book news from a lot of different sources so it's hard to choose though I would say that AuthorTracker is one of my favorites!
texas_heartland84[at]yahoo[dot]com - June 10, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- jemscout425 said...
mine is amazon and i love the novel bookworm blog.
pksanddancer(at)yahoo(dot)com - June 10, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- Sandra Sookoo said...
Hey, thanks so much for noticing my post on the Paranormal Romantics blog :-) I appreciate the mention in yours. Hope you'll come by and visit again. :-)
- June 10, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- Rae Lori said...
Woo hoo! Thanks for posting about Paranormal Romantics, Marta! We're a having a blast over there. :-D
Ooh, I'm so looking forward to reading The Strain. Don't enter me cause I don't want to take away from any of your readers but I heard some great things about Del Toro and Hogan's book. Btw, have you seen Del Toro's home? It's like the gateway to Narnia or something. So cool. - June 10, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Estefanie said...
I am really looking forward to reading The Strain. The website I usually head over to see what's hot is Bitten by Books website.
- June 10, 2009 at 4:25 PM
- Karen W. said...
I'm with the others: scifiguy is my favorite for information on upcoming books.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for Skeet Ulrich! :) Sigh... (Just don't tell Naked David Boreanaz! LOL!) - June 10, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- PopinFresh said...
I'm also going with the others. Scifiguy is a great site for book news. Doug does a great job there and constantly makes me jealous with the books he gets to review before the rest of us. :p
Next to him, it would probably be Amazon.com.
~ Popin - June 10, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- tina werner said...
SciFiGuy.ca has a great blog... i also like chic Book reviews, FANTASTIC BOOK REVIEW and vampire wire of course ;)
thanks for the chance to win!!! - June 10, 2009 at 5:33 PM
- donnas said...
I go to Bitten by Books for a lot of reviews and recommendations. I pretty much visit all the ones listed above as well, but I think BBB has the most reviews and very easy to look up.
- June 10, 2009 at 8:59 PM
zenrei57 (at) hotmail (dot) com
This is a tuff one, there are several I like (especially Vampire Wire and no, I'm not 'sucking up' LOL... get it? Vampires - sucking hehehe)
But Scifiguy is my fav thus far, he's pretty informative amd keeps up to date.
PS - you think Chaos theory is something, pick up Null Physics. I received that one for my last B.D. and omg --- I feel like a monkey barely capable of peeling a banana! ;) - June 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM
- Dawn M. said...
Some of my favorite book sites that haven't already been mentioned:
I like the variety of authors and books that these sites mention/review. They update frequently, too...sometimes I have a hard time keeping up. :0) And I always find something new that I want to read when I visit.
librarygrinch at gmail dot com - June 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM
- Valorie said...
I go to Amazon.com and Paperbackswap.com for most of my information. Oh, and Librarything.com.
firstname.lastname@example.com - June 11, 2009 at 12:57 AM
- Glowstars said...
I really like the design of bitten by books.
- June 11, 2009 at 3:18 AM
- tetewa said...
I enjoy the site West of Mars!
- June 11, 2009 at 7:26 AM
- Chellie said...
I enjoy PNR Bookworm's blog (disclaimer: she is my sister):
and Charlaine Harris' book blog:
http://charlaineharris.com/bb/bb_current.html - June 11, 2009 at 8:09 AM
My favourite book site is OCD, vampires, and rants, oh my!
Book news, reviews, insights, rants, and they update every day!
crazyocelot (at) hotmail (dot) com - June 11, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Nickolay said...
I subscribe to the Amazon book blogs. That is where I get most of my information, but I saw some good suggestions on here
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com - June 11, 2009 at 8:28 AM
I would love to have this book so I hope the magical number randomizer picks me.
As for book info, I get it from RT Bookclub's (Romantic Times) website and from each publishing houses newsletters. - June 11, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Jackie Ballway said...
I would say Bitten By Books, but I'm a little impartial. : ) So...I'll go with two...Bitten and your site. Not only do you give the goods, but you crack me up. I mean serious, coffee spewing all over my computer hilarity.
- June 11, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- Lady Roxi said...
Love to have this.
I just browse the bookshelves and if the cover jumps out at me I usually pick it up.
darkfyre1(at)gmail(dot)com - June 11, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Marta said...
Hi, everyone, and thanks, Jackie!
Lady Roxi, covers are so important because they're the first thing people see. However, authors have no control over our covers and we're really at the mercy of our publishers' marketing people, who haven't read the book, may not understand the audience, etc. Many a fine book has vanished due to a crappy cover and many a crappy book has succeeded due to a fantastic cover. - June 11, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- Marta said...
Jody, "the magical number randomizer" is a paper bag with numbered slips of paper. I reach in and grab them.
- June 11, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- SciFiGuy said...
A lot of love going on in here. Thanks Marta and to everyone that mentioned SciFiGuy. You guys and gals are why I enjoy the blog gig so much.
Some of the blogs I like to visit to discover new books include Lurv a la Mode, The Book Smugglers and Babbling About Books, oh and Literary Escapism.
And I'm with Jackie Balway that Vampire Wire never fails to have something that cracks me up. - June 11, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Marta said...
Thanks for dropping by, SciFi Guy! I've got Literary Escapism on my blogroll, but I'll have to check out the other sites you've mentioned. You do a great job with your blog and you know how I feel about your videos!
- June 11, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- A Reader said...
I like Shelfari & discovering new blogs.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com - June 11, 2009 at 4:11 PM
- Nicole D. said...
I visit amazon.com and bookspot.com
- June 12, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Dear Author
The Book Smugglers
josh_nat(at)iinet(dot)net(dot)au - June 13, 2009 at 3:41 AM
- Vampy Nurse said...
I love Guillermo del Toro... Pan's Laberinth is one of my favorite movies!
A book by him would be amazing to read.... just awesome! - June 13, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- okibi_insanity said...
I love to read this since I read about this at HapperCollins.com
My favorite site to read about new books coming out is fantasybookcritic.com
okibi_insanity[at]yahoo[dot]com - June 13, 2009 at 5:43 PM
- Joanna Helmer said...
I've got lots of book blogs and sites that I like, but mawbooks.com is my new favorite...I discovered it on Twitter, and I've been back lots of times since.
- June 13, 2009 at 7:05 PM
- Linna said...
There are many nice book blogs I like. I can't decide. "Ms Bookish" is my latest favorite.
- June 14, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- Aliens said...
I have a couple of blogs that I go to Bitten By Books,booksmuggler, jessewave,SciFiGuy. I also find twitter a good source for discovering books and blogs.
- June 14, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Britney said...
SciFiGuy changed my entire library list, I have so many books on hold and the to be read file now.
I have looked forward to reading this book since I first found out about it. - June 14, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- acrisalves said...
I've several blogs i check daily, but OF Blog of the Fallen is my favourite !
acrisalves AT gmail DOT com - June 15, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Mishia said...
Great giveaway. I follow lots of book blogs but Scifi guy is one of my faves!
- June 15, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- heidenkind said...
I really, really want to win this! I think my favorite book blog right now is Smart Bitches Trashy Books.
- June 15, 2009 at 11:34 PM
- KC said...
I really like "Fantasy Book Critic"
- June 16, 2009 at 6:57 AM
- Bitten by Books said...
Aww thanks everybody for showing the love to BBB. I love to come to Vampire Wire for updates and Patricia's Vampire notes. Don't enter me in the contest though! ;)
- June 16, 2009 at 3:56 PM
- Marta said...
Thanks for dropping by, Rachel! You've done a great job developing your site in such a short time.
- June 16, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- Belinda M said...
My favorite blog for reviews is at a Journey Of Books
- June 17, 2009 at 4:01 AM
- Matt said...
I'm a big fan of many sites, but Fantasy Book Critic is a regular stop on my daily surf. http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/
- June 17, 2009 at 7:05 AM
- jwx4 said...
I like to read a lot of book blogs. My favorite site to check is the New Release section of Amazon.com.
jwx4 at yahoo dot com - June 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Marta said...
Thank you all for entering the contest and telling us your fave blogs for books! The winner of the random drawing is MARY, who likes Vampire Wire (natch) and SciFi Guy. Mary, I'll email you about the prize.
I've got many more interviews and contests coming up. If you subscribe to the blog you'll get the updates. - June 18, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- danielle said...
ooh enter me please!
- June 20, 2009 at 5:08 PM