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National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program FAQ
What is the NDBEDP?
The NDBEDP is a two year "Pilot Project" funded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure Deaf-Blind people have access to different kinds of communication. ODHH has been certified by the FCC as of July 2, 2012 to administer the NDBEDP project in Washington State.
Who is eligible to apply?
A person who is recognized as "Deaf-Blind" by an approved professional, meets Keller National Center (HKNC) Act definition of Deaf-Blind and has low income is eligible to apply for participation in the NDBEDP.
How much money will Washington State receive?
The FCC will give Washington State up to $197,600 per year to pay for services and equipment.
What kind of equipment will be available?
Equipment will be decided on an individual case by case basis depending on a client's communication goals, needs and abilities. An example would be the iPad with braille display.
How do I apply and what documents do I need?
Applicants will be required to submit a completed application form along with income verification documentation such as a pay stub, tax form or SSDI/SSI letter. Verification of disability can be verified by a community based provider with a history of providing services to deaf-blind persons or a licensed medical professional.
What happens after I apply?
Applications will be reviewed by ODHH to determine eligibility and need as well as funding availability. You will receive a letter telling you the status of your application.
Will there be a waiting list?
Yes, because there is such a small amount of money to serve many people in Washington State, there may be a waiting list until more funding becomes available.
When will I receive assessment and training?
After a letter of notification is received from ODHH approving your application, you will be referred to a qualified NDBEDP evaluator to review your unique communications needs. Upon completion of the evaluator's assessment, ODHH will review and may approve referral to a NDBEDP trainer who will train you how to you use the communication device selected for your communication needs.
Who owns the equipment?
Equipment that is provided through the NDBEDP is on loan and remains the property of the State of Washington.
Will the NDBEDP cover my monthly service costs?
No. Clients are responsible for any costs associated with internet or wireless services.
Where can I obtain more information about the NDBEDP?
You may obtain information about NDBDEP such as the NDBEDP Consumer Guide from the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) website by following the following link: http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/national-deaf-blind-equipment-distribution-program.
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There's been a flurry of magazine articles, a Congressional opinion piece in a national newspaper, and blogs disparaging climate models, all due to global average temperature not following a steady upward trend every step of the way. What's remarkable is the sense these pieces convey that if there is a wiggle or pause over a decade in the clear long-term upward trend over the last century, then we should "throw out the baby with the bathwater." Read More
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Evidence to Date Does Not Show Clear Link Between Tornadoes and Climate Change
May 22nd, 2013
In the wake of extreme weather events, people often ask scientists if they can be linked to climate change. Naturally, questions are being asked about tornadoes following the tragic losses suffered in the region of Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013 after an EF5 Tornado. Read More
10 Places President Obama Should Visit to See Climate Change In Action
May 15th, 2013
In November, President Obama suggested that we needed a wide-ranging national discussion about climate change. But where to have that conversation? There are so many stories from communities that are on the front lines of climate change, grappling with ways to cope and looking for options. Here are ten places especially deserving of a visit from the President because they are dealing with consequences of climate change that affect many other parts of the country, indeed the world. Read More
Grappling with Sea Level Rise Before and After Hurricane Sandy: Film "Shored Up" Leaves No Sand Grain Unturned
April 17th, 2013
I have the opportunity to participate in a work-in-progress screening of the new film "Shored Up" with Ben Kalina, Director and Producer, as part of the 2013 Filmfest DC. The film leaves no sand grain unturned; every perspective is brought together to capture wisdom and ironic lessons as New Jersey and North Carolina grapple with accelerating sea level rise before and after Hurricane Sandy. It is a gripping tale about human nature and how we try to prevail over the tremendous forces of nature that can be episodic and terrifying at times, separated by long periods of seeming tranquility. The scenes shot during and after Hurricane Sandy remind us of that reality in a visceral way.
Angry Summer Down Under: Murdoch Paper Hosts Op-Ed that Attacks Scientists while Australia Sizzles
April 5th, 2013
INTRO NOTE: My colleague Melanie Fitzpatrick has just come back on board here at UCS. She's a climate scientist who originally hails from Australia. She's traveled the world doing scientific research on the climate, including in Antarctica. We're very happy to have her back and she'll have her own blog up soon. In the meantime, we wanted to share her thoughts on climate change in Australia and a disturbing op-ed recently published in The Australian. Read More
Don't Just Watch the Weather Forecast. Do Something About It! All You Need Is Five Seconds and This New App from NOAA.
February 8th, 2013
I took five seconds this morning to help scientists monitor the potentially historic winter storm that is hitting the Northeast today. That's all the time it took to verify the form of precipitation falling around me with a new free application for mobile phones called mPING, which is available for both Apple and Android devices. Read More
Hurricane Sandy: Sand Castles and Seawalls
November 27th, 2012
I remember as a child working furiously with my brother to erect a sand castle fast enough during low tide so we could enjoy it before the high tide began its work of destroying our youthful attempts at engineering. Even as children we had a respect for the power of the ocean. We knew our sand castle was a bit of fantasy that was temporary fun, but I am not so sure we have the same notion when it comes to seawalls or other structures erected along sand, gravel or cobble shorelines. Hurricane Sandy reminds us just how powerful the ocean is and how vulnerable nearly any structure is that we put within its reach. With its reach now expanding, what can be done?
Get "Ice Bitten" on the Big Screen
November 16th, 2012
Several years ago, as I stood upon the bow of a ship leaving the Arctic sea ice after months of research, a senior colleague observed that I had become "ice bitten." He was right. It's a feeling that's never left me, one that still motivates me today. And as a new documentary, "Chasing Ice," hits the big screens this weekend for a limited engagement, one thing is clear. I'm not the only one. Read More
Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions
October 31st, 2012
As Hurricane Sandy approached Virginia Beach, I watched churning surf form a troublesome backdrop to two skateboarders harnessing the wind to propel themselves rapidly along the boardwalk. Those same winds were piling up water to form a dangerous storm surge and portended a powerful blow that would ultimately cause widespread devastation throughout the region. Since that moment, I have been asked many questions about Hurricane Sandy. Here are answers to the most common ones. Read More
Signed, Stamped, and Delivered: Nearly 20,000 Postcards Call on News Corporation to Stop Misleading on Climate Science
September 27th, 2012
A mother cradles her baby while she juggles a large stamp loaded with fresh red ink to press "Not Science" over misleading climate science claims in a larger-than-life size Wall Street Journal Opinion piece. This symbolic act occurred soon after the Union of Concerned Scientists released a new snapshot analysis of Fox News Channel's prime time shows and the Wall Street Journal opinion pages — an analysis that revealed a staggering proportion of misrepresentation of climate science. Read More

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Various verses egalitarians misuse
Below is a quick list of verses often misused by egalitarians in their attempt to promote women being pastors and elders.
- Acts 1:8, "but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."
- Jesus was addressing the disciples saying they would have power to be his witnesses. Where does it say here that that women can be elders and pastors? It doesn't. This verse isn't about church office. It is about Christians being empowered to proclaim God's word as they go out into the world.
- Acts 18:26, "and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately."
- There is nothing wrong with people who are not elders or pastors in the church explaining the doctrines of salvation to someone. But this is not the same as holding the office of pastor or elder. 1 Tim. 2:11-13 is dealing with how people are to behave inside the church because Paul says so in 1 Tim. 3:15, " . . . I write so that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth." Acts 18:26 exemplifies the freedom anyone would have to present the gospel.
- 1 Cor. 16:19, "The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house."
- This verse only shows that there was a church meeting in the house of Aquila and Prisca. It doesn't mean that they were elders were pastors.
- Gal. 3:28, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
- This verses dealing with salvation--not church order. Therefore it is improper to use this verse out of its context and apply to another context elsewhere.
- Eph. 2:15, "by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace."
- Egalitarians use this to say that the Law isn't applicable to Christians, so there can't be a law that says women can't be pastors and elders.
- The problem is that the verse isn't about church office. It is about escaping the judgment of God through the cross. Besides, if the Law isn't applicable to Christians, then is it okay to break the 10 Commandments? Of course not. The moral law, at least, is still valid. Likewise, it isn't okay to break the command of God that says the elder is to be the husband of one wife, (Titus 1:5-6).
- 1 Tim. 3:2-4, "An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, uncontentious, free from the love of money. 4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity."
- Egalitarians sometimes say that these verses are only about polygamy and can't apply to us today. Saying it doesn't make it so. Granted the context probably deals with polygamy. But we must also grant that the verse commands MEN are not to have more than one wife. He is to be a one-woman man! How can a woman fit that requirement? See the article refuting the idea that the term 'husband of one wife' applies to both men and women.
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As the U.S. Supreme Court considers arguments on same-sex marriage, one local couple says not having their union recognized by the federal government is costing them thousands of dollars a year. NY1's Anthony Pascale filed the following report.
After being together for 12 years, Antoinette and Samantha Muscarella will celebrate their first wedding anniversary this May. The couple tied the knot here in New York after the state legalized same-sex marriage.
"We were together for so long, and we just wanted the same respect as everybody else would get, they're meant together, they get married, and they move along with their lives," Samantha Muscarella said.
But Samantha says moving on has not been easy. In February, she added her wife onto her health insurance plan. Soon after, she received a letter that said they were writing to inform her that they will be receiving an imputed income payroll adjustment.
The letter states that under the federal Internal Revenue Code same-sex spouses are not recognized as dependents. To keep Antoinette on the plan, the couple has to pay a bi-monthly tax of nearly $600. Samantha says her salary as an employee of a local animal hospital can't cover the added cost.
"I couldn't believe it, I couldn't believe that my check was going to be less that money every two months, and how would I be able to pay for our house, for our expenses, for anything that would come with daily living," Muscarella said.
But for Antoinette, who is battling leukemia, having insurance is vital. Her condition keeps her from working full-time, so she has no healthcare plan of her own. "She has an illness, so we have to have good insurance, to have the least amount of insurance is not possible at this moment, and we may have to move because the expenses are becoming so exorbitant that we can't afford to live where we are," Muscarella said.
The couple has reached out to Samantha's employer and the insurance company but say they have not been given any other options if they want to keep Antoinette on the plan.
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Rapper Big Boi On Obama: Warns "I'm Not Pro-Govt…Our Freedoms Are Getting Taken Away"
As rare as it is, it's so refreshing to hear common sense come out of the entertainment industry. During an interview to discuss the release of his new album, rapper Big Boi made the following response when asked about the president:
"I'm not pro-government at all, I'm pro-people. Our freedoms are getting taken away every day with things that people aren't aware of, like the [National Defense Authorization Act]. I don't care who the president is–it ain't just all about who's black or who's white or who's Republican or Democrat, it's about who is for the betterment of people, period. … I ain't on nobody's team, you feel me? I'm about the American people."
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In other words, he is a free market capitalist (and a "1 percenter") who makes lots of money by creating goods that other people voluntarily buy without coercion of any kind. He sees higher taxes and big gov't taking away what he earned and spending it on things that do not help the people at all.
Welcome to the Republican Party!
Read his comment again. He is wording his response very carefully. He knows that 99% of his audience voted for 0bama and he doesn't want to alienate them. So he gave the standard response of "I'm not of either party." But you know when he sees the Democrats Gone Wild, he gets pissed off because, while their ire is directed at rich whites, their TAXES zap him too.+4
oooh. A rebel. Right.+2
Think PETA might send a covey of naked white celebs over to this dude's place to demonstrate against his use of fur? I don't either.+3
So how's his material? Halfway listenable or all about ho's and guns and other nihilistic BS?+4
Right on dude!+3
I bet his mamma took him to chuch too. As far as welcome to the republican party…idk about that…most of the pubs are indistinguishable from the dems.+6
They are going take him back to thought re-programming.+5
Teashizzle Party+4
It kinda is about Democrats. They are the only ones who have historically taken away freedom.
Jim Crow laws
Herding Indians onto resevations
Wilson imprisoning thousands of citizens in WW1
FDR imprisoning tens-of thousands of citizens in WW2+4
@kono — Welcoming him to the Republican Party was just tongue in cheek. It's just that you can see he wants to keep what he earned and 0bama wants to redistribute what Big Boi earned.+1
Pardon me, Boi, is that Barack the nigga you choose?
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I listened to him when I was a kid and it's mostly about weed, women, and cultural stuff (dirty south). He usually didn't do the violent gang banger lyrics.+1
He is not a thug rapper. Him and Andre make Outkast which I have listened to only because it does not degrade women and call for violence. I say welcome to him. We need more blacks to stand up even if he has to word it carefully. Who can blame him wiht the way things are today. I would want to protect what I built too.+1
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Garrard held over in OwensboroFriday, June 5th, 2009
Garrard County has been held over at the State Softball Tournament, extending its stay in Owensboro into the second day of the tourney by going 2-1 on Friday.
The Lady Lions felled one of the state's softball giants to earn the second of those two, beating perennial power North Laurel 8-0 in their second consolation-round game of the day.
That means Garrard will play at least one more game in this year's tournament than last year, when it went 1-2. It is one of eight teams remaining in the 16-team field, and one of four in the losers' bracket.
Life in hard in the losers' bracket on Saturday, as teams that begin the day having already lost once in the double-elimination tournament must win six straight games to take the title, and with little if any rest between them.
The good news is that No. 22 Garrard begins its day with a 10 a.m. game against Pleasure Ridge Park, the team it defeated last year in Owensboro between losses to Ryle and Anderson County. If the Lady Lions win that game, they'll play the loser of the Mercy-Allen County-Scottsville quarterfinal.
Sixth-ranked Allen rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat Garrard 5-4 in the first round, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game.
They Lady Lions then got 12 hits — the same number they gave up against Allen — to beat Estill County 10-2 in their first consolation-round game, and they allowed only two hits in their win over fourth-ranked North Laurel.
The other teams still alive in the tournament are North Hardin and Owensboro Catholic in the winners' bracket and Franklin County and Conner in the losers' bracket. Click here for an updated bracket, and here for Friday's linescores, and if you haven't seen it, check out Ben Kleppinger's story in Thursday's Advocate about how Garrard's four seniors weren't left out of their graduation ceremony even though they were in Owensboro while the festivities were going on tonight in Lancaster.


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This is my 4th trip to Vietnam, but the first time I've met any non-Vietnamese people who are living in An Giang. We're going back to America in 4 days and I wonder who will still be here next time we come back. Today we met up for lunch with Vincent, Jillian and Andrea at Loi Xua.
34::45 – Night Market
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Tonight, Tien and I went into LX to meet up with some of the AGU crew for what they call the Bullshit Speaking Club where we all eat dinner, drink beer and enjoy the company of other english speakers. We got there before anybody else though, so we went shopping at the night market.
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When Tien and I came out of Vietnamese class we immediately spotted this big black butterfly fluttering back and forth between two trees.
34::42 – Neighborhood pool hall
34::41 – WWF and LR3
34::40 – Nhu Shoes
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Nhu got some walking shoes now that she's aspiring to be mobile.
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Practical strategies for sacking your boss
I've been doing some blogging and work in general for the good people at Pollenizer. My recent focus has been over coming the fear of leaving your job, and things we can do to reduce the risk and make the transition. I've written 3 posts in particular which I really think you guys will dig. There's some links below and a little sound bite for each proving they are worth the 3 minutes each of them take to read. Remember we must first invest in ourselves before anyone will invest in us.
- The fast track, zero risk method to becoming an entrepreneur: This post is the ultimate startup life hack – and with a simple trick gets to you on the path to entrepreneurship in an instant. Serious.
- Startup training in a low risk environment: here I've written about ways you can up skill and help your self transition from employee to startup founder without risking anything. A must for those planning to escape their cubicle in corporate land.
- The worst case scenario for failed entrepreneurs: And finally a nice bit of entrepreneurial FEAR debunking, and reasons that taking the leap will not result in anything bad. This one will ease your mind.
Hope you enjoy these mind jams.
The Employee to Entrepreneur conversion
If you're reading this and you currently work for a company you don't have an equity stake in – I reckon there's a pretty good chance you're planning your cubicle escape route. Today I wrote a post for Pollenizer on my Top 10 things employees need to know before they jump ship. The thing about entrepreneurship is that it is a change in environment. And like all new environments we enter the biggest challenges we face are never intellectual, but cultural.
You can read it here.
Do you believe?
Mick Liubinskas told me an amazing story about belief when we caught up recently. I just had to share it here.
'A journalist was sent to Niagra falls to cover a a dare devil high wire artist who had claimed he would walk across the Niagra falls on a wire. The journalist arrived and met said dare devil and spoke to him. Then the dare devil commenced the task.
He completed it without fail and upon return the journalist congratulated him, but then went on to say that he thought it was a fluke. That he thought he was really just lucky, and that he did not believe he would be so fortunate if he tried again. So the dare devil then grabbed a chair, called over his assistant and asked her to sit in it. He then carried her in the chair across the Niagra falls to prove it wasn't just luck.
The journalist, then apologized, and said that now he really believes. The stunt man then retorted, if you really believe you'll get in the chair.'
You might be wondering how this story relates to startups or your business. But Mick was telling it in relation to Venture Capitalist and selling ideas. I thought it was a great analogy to share with people who claim they are with you when you feel there is some doubt.
Guest Post from Mick Liubinskas from Pollenizer.
Department of Startups – Community Announcement
Unsynergy – where the whole is less than the sum of the parts. Often caused through too many features aimed at too many people with too much information.
86.3% of startups are injured or killed each day due to Unsynergy. Please help us stamp it out once and for all.
The worse thing about Unsynergy is that the person who is inflicted with it is unable to see the symptoms. They keep adding more things to their startup – more features, more content, more options – whilst they are slowly (or often quickly) committing suicide.
Most people on the outside, looking in (e.g. customers) can see Unsynergy for what it is. Though sadly, they rarely care enough to let the founders know. (Or can't find the feedback button amongst the 100 other options.)
Founders, please understand, more is less. Less is more. Less is great.
To bastardise a great quote, "Great products are finished not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove."
Fight Unsynergy, Remove a Feature Today!
Thanks, Mick Liubinskas.
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Guest Post at Pollenizer
I was invited to do a guest blog post for the guys from Pollenizer. For the uninitiated Pollenizer is firm which helps startups grow bigger and better. Both through consulting services and also taking long term positions with the companies. It's really worth a browse around the Pollenizer site.
My post is a very cool one on Startup Lessons from Rock Bands.
It also includes a video interview I did with Mick Liubinskas who is one of the smartest start up guys I know (ex Skype & Kazaa) where we cover off Startup School for which there are still some Sydney tickets left for the event.
Startup philosophy
I just had a great meeting with a Mick Liubinskas. He runs a business called Pollenizer. Nice guy.
The thing that struck me is that Mick has a really cool philosophy which is evident when you meet him. And it was exactly the same as the philosophy I imagined when I read the words on the Pollenizer website. Which is very cool, because all too often people don't act the way they claim too.
Actually it's a pretty simple business or startup philosophy. Are we what our customers imagine? Do we meet or beat expectations? Turns out this has little to do with technology, more to do with attitude and it has a lot to do with our ultimate success.


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DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns has announced he is stepping down as "Green Lantern" writer after over nine years with the ongoing comic. UPDATED with Doug Mahnke's cover for Johns' final issue.
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DC Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at series' artist Doug Mahnke's cover for his and Geoff Johns' "Green Lantern" #17, the first chapter in the upcoming "Wrath of the First Lantern" storyline.
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As the Guardians' Third Army continues to grow, Earth's newest Green Lantern meets the Justice League! DC Comics has provided CBR with a preview of Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke's next issue, on sale Nov. 14.
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DC Comics has released a preview of "Green Lantern" #13 featuring the latest chapter in "Rise of the Third Army" by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke. The issue goes on sale October 3!
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Doug Zawisza gives "Green Lantern" #0 by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke, 4 stars, calling the first Arab Green Lantern Baz "a sympathetic character despite his obvious flaws."
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Doug Zawisza gives "Green Lantern" #11 by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke 4 stars, saying Mahnke "continues to draw up some of the most grotesquely detailed characters Green Lantern has ever fought."
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DC Comics has released its Green Lantern group solicits featuring a new Green Lantern sporting an arabic tattoo, who was featured in the publisher's Free Comic Book Day 2012 issue.
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Warner Home video and DC Entertainment have released four more screens and an all-new clip form "Superman Vs. The Elite," featuring the Man of Steel taking on the Atomic Skull. The movie goes on sale June 12.
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Warner Bros. Animation has released three new clips from DC Entertainment's "Superman Vs. The Elite" introducing the members of Manchester Black's super-powered team: Menagerie, Coldcast and The Hat.
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Warner Bros. has released the first full clip from "Superman vs. The Elite," the June 12-debuting DC Comics Premiere Movie written by Joe Kelly and directed by Michael Chang.
REVIEW: Geoff Johns' "Green Lantern" #8
Greg McElhatton gives Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke's "Green Lantern" 3.5 stars, saying the current Indigo Lanterns storyline "is bringing the title back to its strength again."
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Cast and Crew of the DC Animated Original Movie "Superman vs. The Elite" discuss the upcoming film, animating Superman's brush with the extreme team and Joe Kelly's adaptation of his own comic book.
"Superman Versus The Elite" Debut Trailer
DC Entertainment has released the first trailer for "Superman Versus The Elite," the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie, based on the comic story by Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke and Lee Berjemo.
Green Takes On Indigo in Keown's "Green Lantern" #8 Variant
DC has released Dale Keown's variant cover for "Green Lantern" #8 written by Geoff Johns with art by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy featuring Hal Jordan and Sinestro facing off against the Indigo Tribe.
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At the closing Gypsy Heart tour date in Perth this evening, Miley dedicated Plastic Beach's "On Melancholy Hill" to two of her dancers who are getting married. But I think it's really dedicated to you because you loved her Nirvana cover so much.
Not a dry eye in the house. Or a dry ear. Because everyone's ears were bleeding is what I'm saying.
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Oh God dammit. Nobody will take you seriously. Rather than impress people you just piss them off. I don't even like this Gorillaz album and I'm pissed.
Nobody cares… I think. D=
I mean I don't take her seriously or anything, but I didn't find this that offensive. Not that I liked it (Damon Albarn's voice is immensely more soothing), but I mean nothing to get fired up over.
i feel like people are gonna be upset just because it's miley cyrus……but in all honesty, it wasn't terrible.
I was expecting a disaster but I didn't think it was that ear-bleeding either. At least she sings in her comfortable range and not try to be "OMG!!!11LOOKI'mAROCKER222″
yeah i was expecting something completely terrible like her nirvana cover but this is actually a good cover. Maybe we need to start giving her more credit? who knows.
ya next time your friends get married play one of your own songs.
i signed up just to write this in complete futility
You're right. What a horrible person – tearfully performing a song meaningful to her two friends, who have found everlasting love. How dare she.
Thank God she stayed in a nice range instead of that awful WAAAHHHH-OOOOHHHH thing she normally does. Was expecting to be able to rip her from end to end for doing a terrible cover, but it's actually alright.
Miley Cyrus' hotness is a service to this earth. Her legs are a gift, and you guys are taking them for granted. She can do what the fuck ever she wants.
April Fool's Day was in April, not July.
Miley Cyrus, Troll Queen…
I wasn't a fan of the way she used at 2:09 or 2:51, but there wasn't much to complain about for the rest of the song. Not a bad cover.
Why, Scott? Didn't watch the video. Is it funny or something? Why is it worth anybody's time?
bedazzled boobies
Damon Albarn's got to be pissssssssssssssssed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The image is very unflattering of Miley Cyrus as is her music.
Damon must be really pissed. This is even worse than having a Glee cover.
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Vinyl Cutting Solutions
Crossing the Finish Line
by Gretchen A. Peck
Part 4 of a 4-part Series
Cutting and print-to-cut solutions enable sign shops to meet customers' demanding turnaround expectations for vinyl, and other, jobs.
"There are some really cool things going on with vinyl," suggests Laura Wilson, product manager, inkjet solutions, Roland DGA Corporation. "Reflective materials have obviously been around for quite some time, but there are other specialty films—that were once sold as cut films—that have been introduced to the roll-fed digital market."
Indeed, vinyl still accounts for a majority of substrates being used by sign shops and other types of large format print suppliers. It remains a stable, capable option for a wide range of applications—everything from floor graphics to banners, from vehicle graphics to window treatments.
Besides being a durable, cost-effective substrate solution for many large format print installations, vinyl is versatile; it can be finished in any number of ways. Protective coatings are helpful when the job requires extended longevity.
And printers can get creative with finishing when they complement their existing digital print equipment with slick vinyl cutting tools.
For example, icut by MGE enables heavy-duty volume production cutting for print substrates of up to 4x8 feet. The solution features automatic surface mapping, and enables kiss cutting, routing, and creasing.
Contech manufacturers the DigiCutter, which features optical sensors that read register marks. The solution butt cuts, gap cuts, and trims the edges of printed media.
"GCC has been manufacturing cutting plotters since 1995," recalls Jeff Lee, sales and marketing director, GCC America. "Our Jaguar-series equipment is designed for professional and advanced applications, as it uses DC servo control, which allows high cutting speeds of up to 60 inches per second and a cutting force that's the highest among the competitors."
Gerber Scientific manufacturers Gerber P2C Plotters, capable of cutting vinyl at a speedy 55.5 inches per second.
Graphics One offers an entry-level cutting system—the GO SignCutter—in two configurations, 24 and 48 inches wide. It's capable of cutting up to 31 inches per second and comes bundled with GO SignCut, a user-friendly software application.
Graphtec America developed four models of its FC7000 Series High-Performance Roll-Feed Cutting Plotters, capable of handling media of up to 36, 48, 60, and 72 inches wide, respectively. They feature an Automatic Registration Mark Sensor and Dual-Axis Correction, which adjusts the cut line to compensate for minor print distortions, according to the manufacturer. Users can choose from several types of cutting blades, plotting pens, and pouncing tools, depending on the job's requirements. FC7000 Series cutting plotters may be configured to be front or rear loading, and an optional media basket may be added to protect the media, as well as cut down on static when cutting vinyl and other films.
"We have a vinyl knife attachment that will work with any of our machines—the 1000, 3000, and 5000 series—in any table size," notes John Harris, director of sales and marketing, MultiCam. "It is a very inexpensive accessory, $650, and does an excellent job cutting vinyl."
Mutoh America bills its Ultima Series Cutting Plotters as the perfect complements to any print engines capable of printing to adhesive-back vinyls. Available in two versions—a 33-inch and 55-inch model—the solution enables printers to cut, plot designs on paper, and punch media. It also manages contour cuts for pre-printed signage and other vinyl adhesive products.
Neschen Americas developed the SEAL AccuCut Table Mount System, which is adept at cutting and trimming a variety of substrates up to 3/8" thick—vinyl, paper, cardboard, polyester, and other materials. It's available in either a 60- or 100-inch configuration.
The SummaCut family of vinyl cutters remains Summa Digital Imaging Technology's most popular line. The solutions have integrated media rollers and roll-end flanges that enable users to load vinyl straight—and keep it that way, even when cutting at top speed.
Zünd America takes a modular approach with its cutting solutions. Customers can choose from 16 sizes
Print-to-Cut SolutionsVinyl-based substrates are the perfect match to print-and-cut solutions from manufacturers like Mimaki USA and Roland DGA.
Mimaki has an entire line of cutting plotters, which includes the Mimaki CG-160FX. Equipped with a photoelectric eye sensor, Mimaki says it's capable of fully automating even the most complicated contour cuts.
Roland DGA developed integrated models within the SOLJET and VersaCAMM families of digital print engines. Roland's VersaCAMM VP-300 and VP-540 use quick-drying ECO-SOL MAX ink (CMYK), and offer up to 1,440 dpi resolution. Chameleon-like, the new VersaCAMM VP models can be used as a printer only, as a printer/cutter, or as a standalone vinyl cutter.
"We're very proud of the fact that we're one of the few equipment suppliers to have full line of media options, as well," Laura Wilson says of Roland. It gives our users a pre-packaged solution. They purchase the printer, which comes bundled with RIP software. And within that RIP software, there are dozens of ICC color profiles for each print mode and each type of substrate."
Wilson says that Roland has sourced products from across the globe to find the best possible substrates for its customers, including at least a dozen different types of vinyl. "We have a tremendous range of adhesive-back vinyl, because we recognize that not one product suits every need. Customers need multiple finishes, multiple adhesive types, and multiple levels of quality."
"I have noticed that there are some alternatives or substitutions for vinyl coming to the market. They may be a little more green, or a little less expensive, but typically they don't meet the needs of most signmakers, simply because of the flexibility and conformability factor," she cautions.
Click here to read Part 1 of this exclusive online series, Vinyl, Vinyl EverywhereClick here to read Part 2 of this exclusive online series, Vinyl MediaClick here to read Part 3 of this exclusive online series, Printing to Vinyl


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INTRO ? Home to the Cape Doctor sou'easter, Cape Town's residents are regularly dosed up on healthy downwind prescriptions along the wild coast of one of the funkiest cities in the world
WORDS ? Brad Symmington
PHOTOS ? Ian Edmondson/Expix.co.uk
Love 'em or hate 'em, there's something about downwinders that make mowing the lawn backwards and forwards at the same spot seem like hard work. Those text messages and phone calls to sort the logistics out with a bunch of mates start the blood pumping for the long wave rides, big airs or for perfecting that new trick and pushing the envelope. Covering the miles from one spot to another leaves a feeling of a journey completed, exhausted smiles and thirsts ready to be quenched with a cold beer.
The Cape Doctor southeaster funnels through the mountains during the warm summer days as the 'Table Cloth' covers Table Mountain ready for lunch. The ten kilometre stretch of white sandy beaches and a rolling beach break make this a definite downwinder to do before you die.
Cape Town is so popular for downwinders that there's a shuttle service set up, so no need to even drop a car, remember the keys and drive back afterwards to collect it. Debbie Kennedy gathered local die-hard Brad Symington, plus Jo Wilson, Ester Oud, Matt Larsen and Luke McGillewie, aged just 13-years-old, to experience what's probably one of the best downwind rides in the world. Meeting up at the Kite's Nest, a guest house at Sunset Beach, the crew launched for a classic afternoon session.
The Western Cape downwinder starts at Sunset Beach, twenty minutes from Cape Town and five minutes from the kiters' mecca, Table View. Sunset beach is where the southeaster first hits the Atlantic at just the right angle; helping the swell that hits the sand banks heave and throw full lips of cold water in the slightly cross-offshore wind. The launch on the sandy but pebble strewn beach is one to take cautiously before enjoying the very hollow waves when a good swell is running. There is usually a nice, big period between the waves which allows time for setting up jumps or a moment or two longer for recovering that mobe that's gone wrong.
After two-and-a-half kilometres you come to Dolphin Beach where the beach curves slightly more laterally to the wind, and by the time you reach here the wind cleans up really nicely. The wave can run for longer with two big sand banks to ride at 'Nudie Beach'. Dolphin is probably the busiest beach with its small car park getting crammed with people who pretty much stay in the same place, attracted by the wide, soft sandy beach. The advantage of the downwinder of course is that you can cruise through the crowds riding wave after wave or throwing boost after boost.
Another kilometre and you're at Kite Beach at Table View. When the wave gets big it holds a left run that can take you way down, virtually right to the front of a beach bar called Pakalolo. Two schools operate here so take care to swerve the body-dragging students littering the inshore area.
Probably more famous for its double happy hour, Doodles is two kilometres on from Kite Beach and marks the end of the first half of the downwinder - a run often enjoyed by locals in those after work sessions. The Cape Doctor has a habit of gradually increasing through the afternoon and the strength of the wind is always greater further upwind. So if timed to perfection, the downwind rider can indulge in a constant wind as the wind strength eases along the journey but increases in general through the afternoon. But the ride doesn't have to end here at Doodles?
The long haul lovers continue round the rocks of Big Bay and sneak a quick jump at Small Bay in front of the Blue Peter restaurant, before jumping the sand bar back into Big Bay. This is where the likes of Ruben Lenten, Aaron Hadlow, Luke McGillewie and many other pros can be seen training as the water becomes super flat in between the waves. The little waves on the inside offer perfect launch ramps for unhooked freestyle tricks with high speed landings not a problem in the slick stuff.
Just beyond the bay, Kamers has a well known left hander that peels at any hint of a swell. This is a good warm up for the waves to come. From here on down the waves can get pure filth as the underlying rock beds gather sand to form good banks at Eerste Steen one kilometre down, and then again at Derde Steen another click on. These have been well known surf breaks for over twenty years with both left and right spitting barrels. Civilization stops at Big Bay so there's an element of solitude that adds to the downwinders here.
The wind has a slight offshore tilt here that allows a variation for smacking-the-lip as well as the fact that a lot of riders come off the water claiming to have been in the 'green room'.
To the left Robben Island offers a new perspective and the rocky section warns of the classic right hander onto the last sandy bay before Melkboss Strand. This is Haakgat where a left hand wave holds massive swells and has been ridden by many windsurfers over the years, and now kiters. The waves here wall up and run all the way to the beach so that your last turn on the shore break allows you to step off onto the sand. With yet another angle on Table Mountain in the background, this brings another awesome downwinder to a close.
The smiles that can be seen on the rider's faces speak for themselves ? they're always just that bit wider than at the end of a normal session. Whether they're a wave riding guru smashing-the-lip to death with a directional, or a total air head looking for the Albatross, the opportunity is there, and the ocean, seemingly endless.
OUTRO - Downwind Shuttle offer a great service for just R30 a pop. You get a wind check and local knowledge to start with and a cool drink to enjoy over a Playstation game on the way back! Check out: www.downwindshuttle.com
Thanks to Ian Edmondson and locals Derek Carlow and Phil Otto on the jet-ski who captured the downwinder on film. Also to Katie Urquhart for putting the crew up at the Kite's Nest guest house: www.thekitesnest.com.
Read issue #35 HERE