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'The Most Eloquent Man in the World', says NPR, about the writer, broadcaster, BBC host and Booker Prize Judge, Frank Delaney. Over a career that has lasted more than three decades, Delaney, an international-best-selling author himself, has interviewed more than 3,500 of the world's most important writers.
Re: Joyce! On the international literary feast day of Bloomsday, June 16, we launched a podcast to commemorate James Joyce's mighty novel, 'Ulysses', the action of which took place in 18 hours of June 16, 1904. Now, every week, here on the website, you'll find a five-minute mini-essay from me designed to take you through this extraordinary novel.
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"Delaney is an unashamed populariser—something, he says, that he learnt as a presenter of BBC arts programmes. "I was introduced to the idea of 'smuggling'-presenting a big and complex idea in a comprehensible way. The first radio programme I did about Joyce had Snoopy as the other item, and the podcasts are in that vein." He has even recorded a James Joyce rap, which can be enjoyed on YouTube."
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Out but Not In: The Large Transmembrane β-Barrel Protein FhuA Unfolds but Cannot Refold via β-Hairpins
Out but Not In: The Large Transmembrane β-Barrel Protein FhuA Unfolds but Cannot Refold via β-Hairpins
Structure, Volume 20, Issue 12,
Pages 2185-2190,
Publication Date 15 November 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.10.006
Johannes Thoma
Patrick Bosshart
Moritz Pfreundschuh
Daniel J. Müller
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► Mechanical un- and refolding studies of single large transmembrane β-barrel proteins ► FhuA unfolds via highly reproducible steps formed by single β-hairpins ► Once unfolded, FhuA folds into highly irreproducible structures ► To assist folding into the membrane, FhuA may require cofactors
How transmembrane β-barrel proteins insert and fold into membranes and by which factors they destabilize, unfold, and misfold represents a field of intense studies. Here, we use single-molecule force spectroscopy to characterize the un- and refolding of the ferric hydroxamate uptake receptor (FhuA), which is one of the largest β-barrel proteins of the outer membrane of Escherichia coli. Applied to mechanical stress, FhuA undergoes a complex unfolding pathway in which each of the 11 β-hairpins unfolds one after the other until the entire β-barrel has unfolded. Once unfolded and relaxed, the FhuA polypeptide cannot fold back into the lipid membrane and adopts various misfolded conformations. Such misfolding is in contrast to the reversible refolding behavior of much smaller β-barrel outer membrane proteins OmpA and OmpG that occurs at similar experimental conditions. The results suggest that large β-barrel proteins that show more complex (un-)folding pathways require cofactors for proper insertion and folding into the membrane.


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Here's a couple little features that I have seen on other forums:
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Provided that a user has selected a time zone, his current local time is displayed on his page and under his name in posts.
Occasionally, the need to quote multiple posts arises. AUGI lets you tag one or more posts to add that quoted message to you new post.
This would also work well for capturing quotes from other threads. Now, I hit New Message, Quote, Copy, and then Paste into another message.
Hide Avatars
This has been mentioned many times before - users should have the option to not see Avatars and/or Ranking icons and colors.
Another thought...
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When replying to a post, I would find it useful to see a message line pop up if another user is currently replying to the same post.
It wouldn't have to say who, just report that it's currently being replied to.
That notice would help to alleviate possible multiple similar answers.
Another feature on AUGI is the automatic related search. When Viewing a post, links to the top similarly titled threads pop up on the bottom of the page. I don't know how possible/practical that would be with this software, but I found that feature to be pretty useful.
Should we also have a similar Accept as Solution / Kudos signature at the bottom?
So that there is some similarity between posts or would this become more noise as peaople got used to seeing it?
I don't know how much it actually helps, but I believe it does make a difference. I grayed the letters out and italicized it to make it "quieter". I think that the, images on the other hand, draw attention as a reminder.
I also don't report my system/version info via signature, as I rarely ask any questions, so it's not as cluttered.
Not too sure about the new clicks at the bottom of the posts.
A tad overdone?
Charles_Shade wrote:"Not too sure about the new clicks at the bottom of the posts.
A tad overdone?"
Now THAT's distracting! I didn't find a way to turn it off. I wish to especially considering I don't have any connection with anything listed there (aside from email, which I wouldn't openly display here).
I just noticed these... had to jump in here and see if I could figure out where they came from. I don't mind them too much, as long as people are actually suing them to good purpose... but if someone posts a question 6 different places... could create a mess. Would these forums automatically be linked to the Twitter and Facebook pages so that a response in one spot shows up in the others?
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Quincy Black season has officially ended after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed him on IR. He was the linebacker that was involved in that scary collision with Ryan Mathews over the weekend. He suffered a neck injury and was having problems with his left arm. He didn't suffer any spinal damage, but the injury was significant to keep him out for the rest of the year. His return to the field is still undetermined. Prayers out for Quincy and his recovery.
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The series of tornadoes that ripped across the Southeast on Wednesday stole more than 300 people's futures; Lecia Eubanks wants to make sure it doesn't claim anyone's past.
As director of the Cherokee Regional Library System, Eubanks oversees the Dade County Library, whose building — a temporary location while its main building on Trenton's Court Street is undergoing repairs and renovations — was heavily whacked by the storm.
The building's roof was ripped off by winds, exposing one-of-a-kind photographs, family histories, church records and newspapers to the harsh elements.
"The rest of the books in our collection, they can be replaced," she said. "Not our local history and genealogy documents, so we're being very careful."
Eubanks and Debra Bradford, the library's assistant manager, worked all through Thursday and Friday to save the community from further loss.
"They would lose their heritage, where they came from," Bradford said. "[The documents] are just irreplaceable."
A professional restoration company has begun the delicate process of pulling the damp documents from the mess of books, boxes and ceiling tiles that was serving as the library's temporary location.
The storm caused two deaths and extensive damage in Dade County. From Mississippi through Virginia, the series of tornados spawned by the storms killed more than 300.
The Dade historical collection is the only one in Georgia to suffer extensive damage. Though Eubanks hopes documents will be salvaged, she said she has more immediate concerns.
Nearby residents without power or computers rely on the library for Internet access, she said. Without the public computers, many will be unable to file insurance claims or let family and friends know they're safe.
"There are services that are essential to people right now in the duress that they're in," she said. "People are really missing our services right about now, when they really need to get in touch with loved ones, and that's only going to increase for them."
Georgia State Librarian Lamar Veatch already is working with federal officials to get help opening a new location for the Dade library branch. Ideally, he said, it will open a new temporary facility by next week.
"We want to do everything we can to get the important services up and running," he said. "Information and communication, using the library services, is what we think will be very important to these people to get their lives up and running."
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037 Graphic Novels and Academic Acceptance
The panel consisted of Greg Urquhart (Alexander Street Press), Bill Savage (Northwestern University Professor), Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News, Secret Warriors), Gene Kannenberg, Jr. (ComicsResearch.org), Kent Worcester (Marymount Manhattan College Professor) Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, Street Code), Peter Kuper (World War 3 Illustrated, Spy vs. Spy, Stop Forgetting to Remember), and moderator Karen Green (comiXology).
The panel started off with Karen asking the panelists to introduce themselves, and each of them had an interesting story regarding their comics experience. The first spark of conversation came when Kannenberg, not a creator but an author and general researcher of comics culture, talked about creating a mini-comic for his wife's zine. There's so much you need to think about when drawing; his simple example: "how do you draw someone sitting in a chair?" I remember thinking what an interesting observation this was. It isn't so much that I didn't know "drawing is hard"; yeah I get that, but why is it hard, and why especially in comics? Graphic storytelling is often overlooked by academics because of its presumed simplicity, but as Kannenberg says, when you're used to objectively looking at something and tearing it apart it becomes difficult to now do the opposite-- build from nothing. While I don't think this is specific to comics, I will say that the world of comics is so much more complex than any other art form because it combines so many storytelling elements in one.
Kannenberg's point of the chair brought Dean Haspiel into the conversation: "My godmother is Shelley Winters," he began. "One day I asked her, 'what is acting? What do you do when you act? She said, 'ok, go over to that chair, pick it up, and bring it over to me.' So I was like, alright, and I walked over and I brought it to her."
"Then she said, 'Now go act it.' Suddenly I didn't know if I should be sad, angry... there's so many choices." He compared this to the art of storytelling in graphic literature. When drawing Kannenberg's man in a chair there are so many ways to show it, so many angles and attitudes and positions, and each of them tells its own story in its own way.
Peter Kuper (who, to digress for a second, kept using the word "apropos" whenever he interjected himself into conversation; "Apropos to that point...". It was as if he was a kid who just learned that word. I found that funny.) talked about doing an adaptation of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. The process of reducing the text down to what you need to say, and what words need to be there, was instructive to him, because it forced him to stop himself and say, "this is a forum that should take advantage of what the image can do"; he said whenever he could he tried to have the artwork do all the heavy lifting, with the text doing as little as possible in order to convey the story.
These were all fun anecdotes, and it was incredibly fascinating to look at the process of the creator, but it took an academic to put the panel in perspective. "It seems we're having two different conversations", Bill Savage interjected. "One about teaching comics as creative writing, versus the concept of comics being used as a subject to be taught and studied."
Earlier in the introductions someone mentioned the term "graphic novel" which received universal scorn (including some by this blog's author). Savage opined that the reason why the graphic novel label doesn't bother him is because comics needed that kind of gesture toward respectability. The novel, after all, was at one point an illegitimate genre that wasn't taught at universities either, but has come over time to be the dominant literary form in our culture. "When Eisner coined that term," he said, "he knew exactly what he was doing."
Bill's approach to teaching comics is twofold. First, what has done while teaching comics is to never put a class together that was "just comics", because it turned into a niche course students took to have fun, which wouldn't have any real academic merit and, as Savage said, "would get me fired"; thus, he picks his battles carefully.
"There are some faculty members that will never admit that comics are a worthy subject of study and.... fuck 'em. I won't even engage them in conversation about it, because I know, ok, Shakespeare's better. Whatever." This point is of course valid. There's something to be said about just ignoring those who are too ignorant to even listen to you. Though I wonder what the harm could be in engaging in conversation? At best you might change someone's mind, or get a non-comics fan to at least start thinking about comics in a critical way rather than being dismissive. At worst, well, they still hate comics. As long as you don't get too worked up about it no harm done (though I suspect the frustration of having a person ignore your points completely might be a bit overwhelming.)
Second, he tries to integrate comics into courses he teaches based on subject matter (100 Bullets in a course on crime fiction, The Golem's Mighty Swing in a course on baseball) in order to make some change toward teaching comics. And he says it has worked. A lot of his peers have begun to teach books like Maus, which besides being a useful text for a class on WWII and the Holocaust, helped bring comics toward respectability by taking on such incredibly serious subject matter in an art form that was considered unrespectable. Now he has students that write Masters Theses on comics. Academic respectability is on a certain level a matter of "just doing it".
Haspiel was shocked at the notion that there were some people who just didn't like comics, which was surprising me because I feel that the only people I meet on a day to day basis are those that don't appreciate the form. "I don't understand, everyone likes comics. I've never met someone who doesn't like comics. Even if they don't read comics, give them one and they will like it."
"What's that quote about Frank Sinatra, not trusting anyone who doesn't drink? I don't trust anyone who doesn't like comics."
However, Kent Worcester had a tale to illustrate Savage's point. He was asked to teach a course on comics, and requested permission from his Department Chair, who agreed. At the end of the semester she went up to him and said "You will never teach that class again!" This led Savage to talk about the generation of people who were brought up to believe comics were inherently juvenile, and how these people will eventually be "aged out". This idea is one that I've reflected upon often; that no matter the opinion of the older generations, and whether it can be changed or not, it doesn't really matter. They'll be gone and change will come. This applies to many ideas, whether it be racism and sexism, or film and television. The irony, as the panel pointed out, is that those who are against teaching comics-- again, generally the older generations-- should be the people most open to historical argumentation. Courses taught in English, courses about American literature, even TV's in the classroom-- these are all things taken for granted now which for a long time were unthinkable. Unfortunately this group is generally the hardest to convince, and thus Savage's point is reiterated: "just do it". Just teach the subject matter, get the ball rolling.
One big step, according to Greg Urquhart, is the trend of traditional novel writers who are comic fans, i.e. Chabon and Lethem, who have this sort of academic pull, and help legitimize the medium (it was here that Savage chimed in, talking about how E.E. Cummings and Ernest Hemingway loved Krazy Kat!) For a professor to see a creator in a genre that they can relate to embrace comics gets the point across of, "hey! Maybe these aren't just kid stuff."
On the other side of the token, there are still things that continue to hamper the progress of the medium into academic acceptance. One example given by Kannenberg is the niching of the comic book as "superhero stuff". Movies can say anything they want, can tell any kind of story, but when people think about comics they think superheroes. Comics aren't thought to encapsulate other genres. His dissertation was on comics, but before he could present it his proposal had to be passed. When he got to the panel he brought in a bunch of comics and passed them around, and the professors could not understand them; the way the panels were layed out, how to pace them, whatever it was-- it was too difficult. Thus, according to Kannenberg, what needs to be done is to let "the scales fall from their eyes"; its not so much that it needs to be academically accepted per se, but they need to know smart graphic literature is out there.
Continuing on this point, Worcester spoke about the difference between simplification and encapsulation. When he worked on the symposium on the editorial cartoon half of their submissions talked about how the work they were discussing "simplified reality". The problem there is that comics generally do not simplify reality, but often are very conceptual and can reach you in different ways. Haspiel chimed in, agreeing that conveying your point in comics is decidedly UN-simple, which brought him back to his point of the incredible amount of choices you can make in order to convey one idea in a multitude of ways.
After a while Green opened the floor to questions.
The first question was one I had considered throughout the panel: with all the talk of teaching comics, is there a fear that some professors teaching comics can be doing it a disservice; that is, teaching them incorrectly? Is there some kind of personal responsibility?
"First of all," Savage began, "just because a subject is taught doesn't mean it's going to be taught well. Secondly, better taught poorly than not taught at all." Urquhart added to this: "The trend is too strong for one instance to kill a whole movement. It might happen on one campus, but even there, after some time, it takes just one faculty member to champion it again."
Its been said kids experience reading and art differently than adults. Are there specific differences you've seen?
Kuper saw it as an important element to current acceptance. Kids who grow up reading comics have a special kind of literacy. Visual literacy is an element that turns a lot of people off to comics, because there's too much information that hits them. The new culture is so visual. In the past art schools wouldn't have comics; in fact they were discouraged. Now they have to teach comics, because its about sequential thinking. If you don't help them with that you create an ill-equipped student.
But it also teaches juxtaposition. Kannenberg made the point that thirty years ago TV, for example, was very linear. Continuing Kuper's point, nowadays there's so much coming at you at once and that's something which is great about comics. You can read it straight through quickly, of course, but you can't JUST do that, because you have to slow down to really see what's there and understand how the parts work together.
How do the creators on the panel approach the process of creating?
Haspiel started approaching writing from going to film school. He would add so much information to his scripts that it was overwhelming, even for himself. Eventually he started laying out narrative visually before even worrying about what the words were going to be. Echoing Kuper's earlier sentiments, its a very visual medium, clearly, and words are there to support whatever isn't being said in the visual, as well as adding another narrative aspect to the visual experience. You show the story first, and everything else is a compliment.
The person who asked the question referred to Peter as a mostly wordless creator. But contrary to that he says while he likes doing wordless comics, he doesn't tie himself down to that, because the form is so vast that you can do wordless comics, journalism, adaptation... so many different facets, that there are so many ways to tell a story. Anything is possible. You can be as serious or as silly as you want to be.
One person commented that when he teaches comics he uses them as a pedagogical tool. For example, he makes his students read Watchmen, which in turn prepares them to read Plato; it teaches them the way they SHOULD read. Comics can teach you how to see the world in different ways, yet its really easily accessible to a lot of people. This was an interesting point to me, because first it implies that the way one reads comics is the "correct" way to read. If this statement is true its a pretty big step in the right direction for comics as far as academic acceptance, though I suspect its a bit of a stretch. Secondly, it presupposes that comics are so accessible, yet I'm not completely sure that's the case either. Just the idea of it as niche culture, as it is in our society today, creates a sort of inaccessibility that the average person may find frightening.
Leigh Walton was actually sitting in front of me at the panel (who, along with Laura Hudson, writes the incredibly interesting Cereblog), and asked about the critical discourse of comics studies as it grows, where its happening, and if we've figured out how to read comics?
I don't know that the panelists specifically answered these questions, but it brought up some interesting discussion. Worcester began by saying that teaching comics involves teaching some amount of specialized vocabulary. Art students probably get it better than history or lit students, sure, but even there certain things need to be taught. So ultimately no one has a real expertise on the matter, which is one of the reasons why its so exciting.
Savage said one of the most significant moments in the movement of comics into general mainstream acceptability was when the New York Times book review stopped having the rhetorical gesture of talking about Graphic Novels with an intro paragraph explaining why comics can be serious. Now they've gotten passed making excuses, and even have op-eds that are cartoons, as well as adding a reviewer who every few weeks ONLY reviews graphic novels. That's how it becomes part of mainstream culture.
Urquhart began his point with a quote he'd once heard: "If an artist paints something you don't understand its because you're ignorant; if a comics artist creates something you don't understand its because the creator's ignorant." However, that's now shifting. Its become more of the argument, as Savage says, of "is this one thing any good" as opposed to "is that kind of thing any good." Urquhart goes on to talk about giving a copy of Owly to his daughter who is learning how to read. She struggled much more with the wordless Owly than with other books, but at the same time it affected her more deeply. It really drove home the literacy involved.
I left this panel, thoughts swimming through my head, points and counterpoints rattling around causing a commotion. I guess at the end of the day it gave me a feeling of hope. With all of these intelligent people sitting in front of us giving insight into the world of academia in conjunction with comics culture, it made me realize that there probably is room for intelligent discussion about comics in a world full of scorn for the medium, and that maybe that scorn isn't so hard to flip on its head. I know that just by writing this blog I've had people email me telling me that they don't read comics but that they liked the idea of discourse in comics. And so this panel most of all showed me that it isn't ridiculous to care. To care about comics' future, and to care about how its looked at. Sure I hate the term "Graphic Novel", but maybe Savage is right; maybe Eisner did know exactly what he was doing when he coined the term, and instead of being such a snob about it I should, if not embrace it, accept it as a method to getting people to accept the medium. I've said before that I think the term over-legitimizes something that doesn't need legitimacy, but perhaps that's just not true. Perhaps I've just been content with that small niche role. But as I said: this panel has certainly made me think differently about a lot of what I had accepted as true in the comics world.
I'd like to finish this the way Karen did, with one final question, inspired by Art Spiegelman. Spiegelman, in a keynote entitled Comics Marching into the Canon, mentioned his comics "canon". There's also been a "canon" in literature for a number of years, which has been exploded in the last 15 years or so. The question is, what's the usefulness of having one?
Haspiel seemed to think it was for dialogue only. Savage agreed, but said you can't open up a canon before you build it first. You create a list of artists who fit the definition-- his definition explains canon as those books where if you call yourself educated you either have read, feel guilty about not having read, or can fake having read. You need that for comics. Something where if you see someone at a party you can talk about having read Maus, Jimmy Corrigan, etc. That needs to be built first, and once it is, then you can start breaking it open, so to speak; "hey, I know plenty of stuff that's WAY better!"
"Yeah, it's all just dialogue," Haspiel concluded. "It's just used for discussion. And maybe through that you might learn something cool, or different."
Green used this prompt as the perfect ending to a perfect panel: "And that," she said, "is education."
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- Karen said...
Fantastic rumination, Paul! Now you've forced me to up my game when I write it about the panel for next month's column, darn it.
Thanks so much! - February 13, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Thanks for this brilliant summary--I'll send it to my boss to show that I wasn't at Comic-con just to check out the costume contests.
Bill - February 13, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- miss mess said...
Seriously dude. You have a LOT to say about comics.
I miss you and I love you now come home.
xom - February 13, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- comiXology said...
Wow, great write up! We launched our discussion groups at comiXology last week, and Karen has been kind enough to create a comics and education group for us.
The discussion continues! - February 13, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Paul DeBenedetto said...
haha yeah M, I guess I kinda went crazy there. I've been trying to figure out how to create jumps, but so far every time I try I end up just erasing all of my entries.
Karen and Bill, thanks for the kind words, and the great panel! - February 13, 2009 at 3:23 PM
I've got an interesting exercise for you for a future post: come up with your own comics canon fitting Savage's definition.
- February 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- Tucker Stone said...
Man, this is good stuff. Wish I'd realized you were there, would've loved to have gotten a chance to shake your hand.
- February 14, 2009 at 12:02 AM
- Paul DeBenedetto said...
Ben: I was actually thinking of coming up with my own canon definition and posting it, but that's a good idea as well.
However, going by Savage's definition I'd probably start with Maus, Watchmen, Black Hole, and A Contract With God.
Tucker: Thanks for the kind words. Yeah man I read your post on comiXology, I didn't know you were there. Would have liked to have said hi. I love the Factual Opinion. - February 14, 2009 at 7:36 AM
- Leigh Walton said...
Great wrapup, Paul.
I fully agree with Bill's philosophy of "just do the work." If we all waited for permission or approval, revolutions would never happen!
Plus, there's clearly a groundswell here. This many clever people thinking about comics, and more joining all the time? Baby, we've only just begun! - February 14, 2009 at 3:22 PM
As an EFL/ESL teacher in Taiwan, I would love use comics in my classes. Imagine studying English by way of "Y the Last Man" or whatnot. Unfortunately the trades are expensive to buy here (students do not have so much disposable income), and the fact that most of them are in color makes them difficult to photocopy cheaply. The worst outcome would be for them to just pass around "Cliff's Notes" versions copied from Wikipedia.
Also, there is the problem of selecting content. Superheroes (the major type of English-language book) are known, though mainly through their movies, but not nearly as popular as "cute" characters like Doraemon or Hello Kitty. "Watchmen" would go completely over their heads. They could probably relate to Archie, but that's just not highfallutin enough for a literature class. And as for "Maus," one day I discovered to my horror that most of my students had no idea when World War II was. (They just looked it up on their electronic dictionaries, then told me whatever their dictionaries said.)
I've been lobbying to have our library build up a collection, though. Students never read the foreign-language academic tomes we stock the shelves with, but comics might have a chance, if they would put them out front. - February 14, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Paul DeBenedetto said...
Anonymous: If its true what you said about WWII, reading Maus might be a great way to not only teach a second language but also add an additional layer of subject matter on top of it. That's me assuming these are older kids or adults; it might be a little heavy for younger children.
- February 14, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- matthew said...
I think the constant dialectic that comes with comics, and all that's come to represent, is the push for respectability against embracing and adhering to the already established conventions of the medium. I'm not implying that these ideas are inherently opposed or contradictory but a conversation that's stuck with me was hearing Gilbert Hernandez speak on a panel with a topic not far from what you've described here. He seemed to take a much more laid back approach then some of the younger artists who seem anxious to try and find a voice of legitimacy from academia or more 'legit' literary circles. While I myself can't relate fully to that impulse, I can understand and recognize where it comes from and how it might seem necessary. But there wisdom in Hernandez's more temperate approach in accepting comics from what they are, without an incessant need to gain the credibility of those more routine mediums/modes of expression, which comes from the same vitriolic disdain that comes whenever the phrase graphic novel is used. But what do we gain from it, in the end? People will be turned on to great works of art that they might not have already been exposed to but how much farther can we go from here? Do we really want to mimic the dying world of 'established' literature? Hasn't this distinction in some respects helped comics? Think of all the great, subversive work we might have missed out on if comics received mainstream legitimacy. Granted, Hernandez might not feel that same pressure to exert himself like this since his work is already well-established/revered but I think those ideas have validity.
I think why it's so difficult for me to tackle this subject is because I don't think it's so crazy, as an 'educator' or otherwise, to incorporate comics into academia or education. I use the word educator loosely since I've only taught two courses my entire life but it's worth noting that I used "Action Philosophers" during one of them. For me, it seemed so natural and while some students chuckled a bit, most students found it as a great addition to the rather dry material. In a recent seminar course, I did a research presentation on the use of graphic novels to tackle multicultural and LGBT issues in the classroom, which utilized Fun Home and The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam. I think I wrote that presentation from the same perspective as this panel, with a need to prove to that these pieces of work could sit alongside more traditional fare. But by gauging by the reactions of my fellow students (who were mostly teachers themselves), the idea of incorporating manga and comics into the curriculum seems intuitive and most were clamoring to get more information on what to read/teach. To reiterate what your point Paul, I feel like a lot of the heavy lifting has been done by someone like Spiegelman and these presenters because I do believe that when our generation is put in the position of power, these prejudices will simply not exist to the extent they have in the past and for that I'm grateful. But I think we need to approach this topic as less novel in order to exert the truth that we've known all along: comics encompass the same brilliance and complexity of any other medium. - February 16, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- Paul DeBenedetto said...
Matt: While I think its fantastic that your own personal teaching experiences with comics have been a non-issue I don't necessarily think that's the norm. I'm not sure where you've taught but I went to a pretty average liberal arts college and I know for a fact it was frowned upon in the curriculum.
Regarding your original point, I'm not sure this dialectic you speak of actually exists, or if it is, not in the argument of comics and academic acceptance. Do we want to mimic the "dying world of 'established' literature"? Well, yes, I think so, at least as far as it being taught seriously in an academic environment. To keep that distinction you speak of doesn't help comics get beyond the proverbial glass ceiling that is inevitably hit when a genre or medium is stuck in a niche culture. Subversive comics wouldn't necessarily be hurt by academic acceptance; as a matter of fact the more accepted something is the more subversive the counter-culture within becomes. Look at dadaism, punk rock music, and no-wave cinema, all of which were very reactionary. Its unreasonable to believe comics will become, as your comment implies, "boring" because of its acceptance. Surely, being indoctrinated into the world of academia will have people thinking about comics in ways they never have before, and there's nothing more stimulating than intelligent discussion, is there? (Its what I try to establish on my blog, hopefully with some success.)
Ultimately (and perhaps unfortunately) it is a novel idea, which is the reason for the panel in the first place. But you're right in saying it needs to not be treated as such, which is what I think you've done in your courses, and what Bill's point was by saying "just teach it". - February 16, 2009 at 9:35 PM
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Last month we were contacted by the Newspaper Licensing Agency, which is owned by the UK's national newspapers. It wanted to sell us a 'newspaper copyright licence'. The licence would ensure that we become "copyright protected".
Apparently we need a licence if we share press cuttings internally. It also applies to links shared that include "text extracts to explain what the link is".
A licence is also required for photocopying newspaper content, scanning and email cuttings, printing from a newspaper's website, cutting and emailing text from a newspaper website, and putting any cuttings on our website.
Much of this doesn't apply to our organisation, but we want to make sure that we're operating in an ethical manner and are keen to abide by the rules.
The issue is that the rules are:
a) flaky
b) self-defeating, and...
c) being set by people who aren't really in any position to set them.
Let me explain.
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by Chris Lake 11 October 2011 13:05pm 5 comments
In the past week, the BBC has taken heat for its understanding of, and respect for, copyright.
Criticism of the BBC started when Andy Mabbett complained to the BBC about photographs of the Tottenham riots being published with little more than a note that they were "from Twitter".
by Patricio Robles 18 August 2011 13:54pm 11 comments
Earlier today, we posted a Q&A with Meltwater and PRCA, giving their reactions to the Court of Appeal's ruling in the dispute with the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA).
Now, in the interests of balance, it's the NLA's turn to put its side of the case. I've been asking MD David Pugh about his reaction to the ruling, and whether the ruling does indeed criminalise normal web users.
by Graham Charlton 27 July 2011 16:29pm 1 comment
Anyone who clicks on a link and reads an article on a public news website in a commercial setting will infringe copyright unless licensed by the publisher, according to a UK Court of Appeal ruling in the NLA v Meltwater and PRCA case.
On a more positive note, the court ruled that it will be very rare that headlines are copyrightable, modifying the earlier verdict of the High Court.
I've been speaking with Francis Ingham, Chief Executive of the PRCA and Jorn Lyseggen, CEO of Meltwater about what seems to be a very strange verdict...
by Graham Charlton 27 July 2011 12:25pm 6 comments
In 2006, a Belgian newspaper group, Copiepresse, sued Google. It claimed that the search engine was violating its copyrights in showing headlines and excerpts from its newspapers in Google News.
Google lost in court, but it may have won a small moral victory when it left those same newspapers crying 'Bloody Mary!' this week. The reason? They noticed that their websites were no longer appearing in Google search results.
by Patricio Robles 19 July 2011 14:12pm 1 comment
Enforcing copyright online has proven to be quite difficult. More than a decade after Napster brought the subject of digital piracy into the mainstream, content owners are still struggling to protect their rights on the internet. They have finally learned one thing though: suing grandmothers (and dead grandmothers) doesn't work.
So what are content owners doing? It appears they are turning their attention to a more receptive audience: politicians.
by Patricio Robles 13 December 2010 14:15pm 5 comments
Copyright has proven to be a thorny subject in the digital era we live in. That's particularly true for traditional media. From record labels to newspapers, the internet has taken a lot of the blame for the woes of media companies that were once dominant. A lot of the time, their woes are connected, directly and indirectly, with internet-based copyright infringement.
To be sure, the internet has raised a lot of copyright-related questions. Where does fair use end and copyright infringement end? Are "hot news" laws a necessity given that bloggers can so easily piggyback on the reporting of major news organizations?
by Patricio Robles 11 November 2010 09:37am 1 comment
It's hard to make a living writing online. In general, those who write for the web are looked down on by their 'in-print' counterparts. Despite the fact that we often speak to larger and more relevant audiences, there's still an attitude that web copy is somehow illegitimate, less professional.
Just because someone is writing for a newspaper, they aren't automatically any more talented or influential than a blogger. The lines are blurred; many bloggers being talented journalists and vice versa.
Indeed, the only real difference is the matter of accessibility, and it's this factor which has led newspapers to duck behind paywalls, offer subscription-based apps and 'unique content' add-ons as the old media struggle to monetise their sites and avoid devaluing their content.
The assumption seems to be that online, content may be king, but it's still cheap.
In fact, one recent incident shows that some people consider it so cheap; it isn't worth paying for at all.
by Matt Owen 05 November 2010 08:36am 3 comments
The business model of the recording industry is broken. Just about everyone knows it, including record label executives. But the industry collectively still seems to have a hard time admitting it.
So it's really no surprise that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which has gone so far as to sue grandmothers for illegal music downloads, is singing a new heartbreaker: copyright law is broken.
by Patricio Robles 25 August 2010 15:34pm 0 comments
Jailbreak your iPhone and go to jail? In the past, Apple has argued that jailbreaking an iPhone is not only a bad thing to do, but entirely illegal. The rationale: the process amounts to copyright infringement.
But yesterday brought good news for prudent (or paranoid) consumers who have hesitated to jailbreak an iPhone for fear that a SWAT team might break down their doors in the middle of the night.
by Patricio Robles 27 July 2010 12:59pm 0 comments


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We were born into a world where video is bound by a rectangular screen and is a passive medium.
Facebook, twitter, skype all show us how quickly things can change in the global balance of how people connect.
The gaming category has been disrupted as the power and proliferation of high power mobile devices has accelerated.
The publishing industry is in a stage of rapid evolution. The migration to a purely digital distribution paradigm
The tsunami of the digital revolution broke first on the shores of the music industry.


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The Bluetooth Hands Free Fm Transmitter provides a live full duplex communication solution. It uses Bluetooth technology through FM transmission to your FM car radio. This unit allows you to speak to callers through a built-in DSP microphone (it turns your car stereo into a Giant Bluetooth Headset). All of this is accomplished hassle free without the use of external wires, or expensive custom installation. The device is pairable with any phone equipped with Bluetooth hands-free and stereo A2DP function. Bluetooth A2DP technology enables wireless transmission of music from your iPhone 3Gs and 3G (OS 3.0 Software Update required). With the Bluetooth Hands-free Fm Transmitter you are ready to listen to your favorite tunes without any wire connection!
- Compatibility: iPhone 4, 3Gs & 3G and all Bluetooth enabled phones for wireless audio streaming and hands-free calling
- Live, full duplex communication solution: speak and listen at the same time - DSP to cancel echo and reduce ambient noise.
- USB port: Charge USB powered devices, including iPhone 5 & 3G, iPod, cell phones, MP3 players, and more.
- Line out: Allows for direct connection from the device to the Aux port in your car without the need of Fm Transmission.
- Line-in: Auxiliary Line-in jack to connect other audio devices, including MP3 player, CD player, portable DVD player, PC, laptop, etc.
Additional Information
Short Name | Satechi B4 Bluetooth Hands-free Car Stereo Fm Transmitter |
Warranty | 1 Year |
Connectivity | USB charging port / Auxiliary Line-in jack to connect other audio devices, including MP3 player, CD player, portable DVD player, PC, laptop, etc. |
Compatibility | iPhone 5S, 5C, 5, 4, 3Gs & 3G and all Bluetooth enabled phones for wireless audio streaming and hands-free calling |
Product Dimensions | 3 x 1 x 1.5 inches |
Product Weight | 12 oz |
Questions from the Community
I have one of these and have a new phone I want to sync with the iPhone 4. However...
I have one of these and have a new phone I want to sync with the iPhone 4. However it will not PAIR and the code someone gave me of 0000 is not working.
I am looking for the Pair code for this unit.
It is the Satechi Blue Tooth Hands free Car Stereo Transmitter.
Thank you
I have one of these and have a new phone I want to sync with the iPhone 4. However...
I have one of these and have a new phone I want to sync with the iPhone 4. However it will not PAIR and the code someone gave me of 0000 is not working. I am looking for the Pair code for this unit. It is the Satechi Blue Tooth Hands free Car Stereo Transmitter. Thank you
Customer Reviews
- Tony
- posted by: Tony
- posted on: 3/10/14
- Good quality and performance The attention to quality craftsmanship is evident in this product. It feels like it is made well and fits your car as if is supposed to be a factory feature. As far as FM Transmitters go this unit ranks high. A transmitter connection will never be perfect, but this is as close as I've heard anything come. I just wish it had an on/off button.
- Edkov
- posted by: Edkov
- posted on: 10/22/13
Easy ,Sleek and Working !
After ordening a cheap similar product in China and never got the A2dp function Working , I ordered the Satechi and it worked instantly , i'm very satisfied.
- tflores
- posted by: tflores
- posted on: 10/9/13
- Awesome. I can finally listen to music from my phone!!! Sound is good, just have to play it a bit louder than normal!!! This thing also looks sleek, unlike other bulky transmitters.
- MRaey
- posted by: MRaey
- posted on: 10/1/13
- Excellent Product If you need the ability to connect your MP3 player via A2DP Bluetooth this is the product for you. Also, the car kit works well also.
- vland
- posted by: vland
- posted on: 2/27/13
- Nice Device Works as promised. Effortless Bluetooth link to my iPhone. There's a constant low-level whistle in the background which, if I turn the volume all the way up on the phone, is masked by engine and road noise. This adapter will work fine for my primary purpose which is to stream audio books through the car radio speakers.
- chas
- posted by: chas
- posted on: 2/14/13
- good product I used this for the first time was easy to link with my phone and sounds great over car stereo speakers,.have not got voice dial to work yet but I will seem easy.so far I am happy with this.
- KingCPA
- posted by: KingCPA
- posted on: 12/21/12
- RyanT
- posted by: RyanT
- posted on: 11/20/12
- Great Product Second Satechi product, and this one is better than the soundfly bt i had..
- jay
- posted by: jay
- posted on: 11/18/12
Simplicity Itself
This little unit makes it easy to turn your old car stereo into a modern integrated handsfree entertainment and communication device. With a minimum of controls and no wires necessary, anyone who understands how their mobile phone works will be able to set this up in about 1 minute.
The only negative I have experienced so far is that when streaming music from an iphone via bluetooth to the unit, it only comes out of one speaker. I think this is because the iphone assumes it is a handsfree headset and only sends a signal on one channel. I haven't been able to work out how to get the iphone to stream in stereo yet, but it works perfectly when connected via the included cable, so I can live with that. - Bill
- posted by: Bill
- posted on: 11/15/12
- Great product, this is my second unit I purchased this unit two years ago for one of my vehicles which is now being used by a family member. The second unit is for me... it works great, is simple to use and is of high quality. I purchased a competitive unit two weeks prior because I wanted a USB charging port, but I tossed it in the trash loosing $45.00 after being offended by the poor quality of the unit. I later found that Satechi had added the USB port to this unit, so I purchased it immediately.
- Mike
- posted by: Mike
- posted on: 11/2/12
- Just buy it! I use this Satechi both in my car, and in my RV...it works great on trips, and I listen to my own music that is on my phone, an Optimus V, with Android operating system. I have enjoyed it so much that I have family members that were so impressed that they have purchased them also. I just purchased a second transmitter for a good friend after he heard mine, and said he had to have one! I am very well pleased with this product, and recommend it! Just buy it! You'll be pleased!
- edinanmn
- posted by: edinanmn
- posted on: 9/3/12
- Does the job it is supposed to do. It's hard to find a solution for streaming music in a car not equipped with an auxiliary port and without bluetooth capability. This device does both. The set up is simple. Will work with iPhone, but currently used with iPod. Occasionally have to switch FM frequency but not a problem. It does what it is supposed to do.
- Kate Pironti
- posted by: Kate Pironti
- posted on: 5/14/12
- awesome I never review products but I just had to let people know how great this works. After dealing with the itrip and soo much static for far too long I got this for Christmas and I can't believe what I have been living without. The music is so clear and the bluetooth works awesome with my iPhone. I love it!
- manuel lopez
- posted by: manuel lopez
- posted on: 5/14/12
- Great This works as advertized. The item shipped quickly and they demonstrated excellent customer service. I haven't had the device long enough to determine its durability over a long period of time, so I cannot comment on this aspect of the device in response to other reviews.
- Met my expectations
- posted by: Met my expectations
- posted on: 5/14/12
Met my expectations,
I purchased this unit primarily as a means to get music playing from my Samsung Galaxy Nexus through my car radio. The bluetooth functionality and ability to use the unit to make phone calls was only an added bonus.
The biggest draw to this unit for me was the sheer number of options I would have to hook it up. In addition to the bluetooth link and FM transmitter, there are two 3.5mm jacks, one for accepting audio from your phone or MP3 player, and another to send audio from the unit to the auxiliary in jack on your radio. If you're unhappy with the sound quality over bluetooth or FM, you can bypass one or both of them. There is also a powered USB port which I can use to charge my phone as well.
As I have no AUX port on my radio, I'm using this over FM all the time with the 3.5mm connecting the unit to the headphone jack on my phone. The sound quality is very good, and the FM transmitter seems to be much stronger than the one in the Griffin RoadTrip II I am replacing. I was able to make a 3-hour drive without having to change the station. Maybe I just got lucky, but I was impressed.
I tried sending music over Bluetooth as well and it was much clearer than I would have hoped for, although a bit quieter which forced me to turn my radio up higher making a small amount of static noticeable during quiet parts. It certainly isn't bad, but as is to be expected the audio is just a bit better using the 3.5mm so thats the way I'll continue to use it.
I've made one phone call through the unit so far. The other party's voice was coming loud and clear through my radio. They said I was a bit quiet but they could hear me. I don't make a lot of calls on the road but it's good enough for occasional use.
All in all I couldn't ask for much more out of this unit and recommend it! - mchimini78
- posted by: mchimini78
- posted on: 5/14/12
- buy this thing!, this is hands down, one of the best products i have bought in the past five years. it integrates so beautifully with my iPhone, and is far superior(and cheaper) than any other fm transmitter I've purchased! between the great audio quality and its low-profileness, this is a great buy. don't hem and haw, just get it.
- Jeff
- posted by: Jeff
- posted on: 5/14/12
Very good at what it does
I read the reviews, checked out other cheaper devices, and even shopped locally. I bought this because I wanted to not only make calls, but listen to music while driving. This transmitter does exactly what it is supposed to do with very little setup. I didn't have to put in a PIN on my phone, Galaxy S II Epic, and it pairs on its own when I get in the car. I read another review that said the display was too bright. I really think the other lights in my car are brighter, I'll post a night picture. Don't let that review bum you out, this isn't going to blind you while driving. The calls that I made were pretty clear in my Trailblazer's stock speakers, the person on the other end didn't know they were on a bluetooth speaker call at all. I've used other bluetooth headsets that made me sound like I was in a long hallway, this one didn't. I live in a pretty big area with lots of radio stations, so finding that "sweet" spot on the dial will take some work, but so far the low 88's are working good for me. This is one of the more expensive transmitters that I found, but you really do get a quality product. Shipping was really fast. I ordered it on a Friday afternoon, got it USPS on Tuesday. I wasn't expecting it for at least a week with ground shipping. I would recommend this to anyone looking to either make calls or stream music while driving. It does both, very well.
Pros: Easy setup, simple to figure out without the instruction book. The book comes with it, but I didn't need it.
Easy on the eyes, doesn't distract from driving
Clear calls, CD quality music from my phone. (Pandora, Google streaming, local mp3)
Lots of stations to choose from to get a clear broadcast
Cons: No power button to shut the light off when not using, kinda draws attention if someone were to pass by the car while
it is parked, you'll want to unplug it and stash it somewhere safe.
Plugging it in was kind of tight, but I think it will loosen over time. Gotta unplug it when I leave the car and
hide it, or spin it face down.
Price is high. If it didn't work, I would have returned it in a heartbeat. (I hate cheap stuff that doesn't work) - mellymooch
- posted by: mellymooch
- posted on: 5/14/12
- awesome! This product is wonderful!! I read through many reviews when looking for an FM Transmitter so that I would be able to listen to my purchased Itunes through my Iphone 4S in my car, and decided on this one. SO HAPPY I DID!! I know there are others that are less expensive but I'm telling you if you want a solid product, this is it. Sound is as crisp as listening to a CD. Bluetooth works very well too. Pretty much no set up required other than plugging the device into the lighter and your phone into the device. That's it!Device scans automatically to find the best station. (Be sure you car radio is set to the one on the scanner) I'm so happy with this I'm getting another :)...for my other car.


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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal combines the ancient practice of herbalism with women's holistic health. It's an encyclopedic work covering how specific herbs can help with birth control, menstruation, menopause, pregnancy, childbirth, nursing, and much more. Personal stories, dreams, and poems enliven the text. The author is an outspoken activist in the need for women to be in charge of their own health, to use natural remedies, and to be less reliant on the western medical establishment.
According to the author, the book is named after Hygieia, the Greek goddess of healing. The book is beautifully and artistically designed with black and white drawings and photos, hand-lettered pages, and original artwork. And it's easy to use when it comes to finding a particular herbal remedy for a health issue. For example, it recommends 96 herbs to help with pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation. Some of the herbs include Bayberry (for ovaries and womb troubles), Milkwort (to help increase the milk supply of nursing mothers), and Wild Cherry (to help relieve pain during childbirth). From the book: "This book grew out of the need to be healthy and re-own the powers of naturally healing ourselves. In no way do we suggest that this book can replace a relationship that already exists between yourself and a healer/doctor. Oftentimes we do need help from someone else—and sometimes, we are startled into running to the doctor's office for a cure when the situation could best be handled at home. And nowadays, treatments given to women by medical men sometimes prove to be iatrogenic, i.e., causes of even more serious diseases. This work is inspired not from any personal, negative reaction with western medicine but rather from my positive relationship with Self as Healer and herbs as the main tool in this process." About the AuthorJeannine Parvati was a midwife, teacher, mother of six children, and author of Prenatal Yoga and Natural Childbirth as well as Conscious Conception: Elemental Journey Through the Labyrinth of Sexuality.
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Proud Moments of Fatherhood
Last night my two boys started their first indoor baseball game, all on their own. One of them is 4 and the other one is almost 2.
They were in the living room alone for a few minutes and I heard my oldest saying "pitch it Jack, pitch it." My interest immediately peaked, I snuck down the hallway and looked around the corner. My oldest (Jonah) was standing in front of the couch holding a plastic bat and Jack was was about 8 ft away standing on top of the ottoman pitching him a wiffle ball. I watched for a few minutes with a giant smile on my face before I went out played with them. I have 3 younger brothers and indoor baseball was a huge part of our lives. I was so happy they came to this on their own. Also proud that Jack is a lefty and he really throws well. Brought the ball right behind his ear and whipped it forward. Gave Jonah a shot at almost every pitch but he did drill him in the head 3 or 4 times. Sports are a huge part of my life and I still play quite a bit and my wife has asked me over the years if I would be ok of none of them cared about sports. And of course yes, that would be fine, but I have to admit it makes almost giddy to see them taking more and more interest without much pushing from me. Anyway, just had share, I've been annoying people all day with this story but I don't care. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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My proud dad moments are a little different- my son is on the autism spectrum, so there really is no chance at him being in organized sports. But this year after the control circuit board on his RC car literally went up in flames, he tore the car down, installed a board from an old car, rewired and re-soldered things back in place and launched "Frankencar". This he did with no instructions, no help from me. Just the boy, focused like an airline pilot landing a 747 in a crosswind.
My daughter is a swimmer and even though she won't say it- she is a true competitor. She finishes strong and won't let other girls beat her. I try not to yell (she can't hear me!), but when I see her surge forward in the last twenty yards of a 100 breast stroke because she can tell it's close, I can't help but to stand up and cheer her on like crazy. I even get emotional watching that shy little waif who used to sleep on my chest stare down bigger girls and leave them in her bubbles.
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You knew it was coming somewhere on the list. The top story in the SEC in 2012 was the scandal that shook the Arkansas athletics department and ended a rising star's promising coaching career in the SEC
Bobby Petrino owns up for some of his wrongdoing in the ESPN interview, but he still can't bring himself to admit all of his mistakes.
College basketball recruit Tony Parker chose Ben Howland's UCLA Bruins over Mark Fox's Georgia Bulldogs. Dawg Sports brings you this and other newsworthy items of note in "Dawg Bites."
Piercing the Veil of Cynicism - An Essay on Why Bobby Petrino's Dismissal Could Be Sign of Hope
An attempt to answer a few questions about the Bobby Petrino firing. At least the ones we can answer.
When Bobby Petrino was fired as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, it made fans of the Georgia Bulldogs appreciate Mark Richt even more. However, Dawg Sports wonders whether Georgia's college football coach is too nice a guy for his own good.
A quick look at the aftermath of the firing of Bobby Petrino, and what it means for Arkansas, Petrino, and the rest of the SEC West.
Bobby Petrino is gone as coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. What happens now?
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