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In July 2014, our DC office celebrated the lawyers and staff who devoted more than 60 hours to pro bono work in 2013 at our annual Vincent F. Prada Pro Bono Awards Ceremony. We were honored to have as our keynote speaker Stephen Bright, President and Senior Counsel of the Southern Center for Human Rights and the Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law and Supervising Attorney at Yale Law School.
Sidley's lawyers and staff devote more than 100,000 hours to pro bono projects annually, and play a vital role in people's lives throughout the world, including through death penalty appeals, political asylum matters, civil rights litigation and veterans benefits appeals. We are also dedicated to improving the livelihoods of the world's poorest farmers and their communities. We recognize our profound responsibility to use our skills and experience to provide services to individuals and organizations that otherwise would be unable to afford legal representation. Our annual pro bono reports provide a sample of the pro bono projects that Sidley lawyers have undertaken in recent years.
In July 2014, our DC office celebrated the lawyers and staff who devoted more than 60 hours to pro bono work in 2013 at our annual Vincent F. Prada Pro Bono Awards Ceremony. We were honored to have as our keynote speaker Stephen Bright, President and Senior Counsel of the Southern Center for Human Rights and the Harvey Karp Visiting Lecturer in Law and Supervising Attorney at Yale Law School. Please click here to view the ceremony and hear Mr. Bright's inspiring remarks.
Sidley's firm-wide Committee on Pro Bono and Public Interest Law coordinates the pro bono practice and makes recommendations to the firm's governing committees regarding firm pro bono policy. Jeff Green in Sidley's Washington, D.C. office is the firmwide chair of the Committee, and also directs (along with Carter Phillips, Chair of the firm's Executive Committee), Sidley's Supreme Court Clinic at Northwestern University, which represents indigent criminal defendants in the United States Supreme Court. The Committee was instrumental in implementing our four significant firm-wide initiatives, the Capital Litigation Project, the Political Asylum and Immigrants' Rights Project, the Veterans Benefits Project and the Africa-Asia Agricultural Enterprise Program. In addition to these firm-wide projects, Sidley has served pro bono clients in virtually every area of the law, from individual actions to recover disability benefits and child support to major cases affecting voting rights and marriage equality across the country. Another important component of Sidley's pro bono work is its fellowship program, which allows associates to work at nonprofit organizations in the community either before they begin working at the firm or, in the case of the New York office, after they have joined the firm.
The firm recognizes pro bono contributions by individual lawyers in a number of ways. Our Chicago office presents its annual Thomas H. Morsch Pro Bono Awards for outstanding pro bono work and publishes a list of lawyers who have performed over 60 hours of pro bono work in a given year. The Washington, D.C. office presents the Vincent F. Prada Pro Bono Awards, honoring those lawyers and legal assistants who devote more than 60 hours to pro bono clients. Our Los Angeles office also honors lawyers who have significant pro bono accomplishments and have devoted substantial time to pro bono in a pro bono awards ceremony each summer. Sidley lawyers also have been widely recognized for their pro bono service by organizations around the country. Read about some of these recent honors.
The spirit that drives Sidley lawyers to spend thousands of hours providing pro bono services extends beyond the courtroom. Sidley contributes to the broader community in both time and money in each of the cities in which it has offices in a variety of ways -- working in local schools, colleges, and law schools, as well as helping homeless individuals, mentoring youth in detention, and providing gifts to needy children over the holidays.
Recent Pro Bono Highlights
In 2012, we launched our fourth firm-wide – and our first global – pro bono initiative. Led by lawyers in our Geneva and Brussels offices, the Africa-Asia Agricultural Enterprise Program recognizes the critical role lawyers can play in helping those in developing countries who produce agricultural goods send their products to market and thereby improve the livelihoods of the world's poorest farmers and other producers and their communities. In creating this program, we recognized that it takes a broad mix of experience and knowledge to provide the holistic services that farmers and small agricultural businesses need to compete in global markets. To that end, we have formed teams of lawyers from all of our offices around the world to provide intellectual property, licensing, contract, financing, export control, international trade, and regulatory advice to our new clients. We also are joining forces with our corporate clients around the world to serve our pro bono clients, recognizing that their in-house lawyers fully share our commitment to pro bono service.
In the last year we also expanded our commitment to our ongoing firm-wide projects – Capital Litigation, Political Asylum and Immigrants' Rights, and Veterans Benefits – and our other pro bono work in all of our offices around the world, including an increasing number of significant pro bono matters in appellate courts and in the United States Supreme Court. We know that our pro bono work has improved the lives of many people across the country and around the world. We also know that our pro bono service has made us better lawyers and better people, as we use the power of the law to move us toward a more humane world.
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Waterfront Site New Front Runner For Soccer Stadium
The number two site is apparently the new number one site for soccer great David Beckham to build a new Major League Soccer venue in South Florida.
Report: County, Heat Reach Arena Deal
There's a major push for a Tuesday vote on a new deal between Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Miami Heat owner Micky Arison regarding the rewrite of a 1997 agreement that gave the team a $6.4 million subsidy and profit-sharing arrangement, people familiar with the talks told CBS4 News partner the Miami Herald.
Beckham Back In Town For Key Soccer Stadium Meetings
Hoping not to have county officials red card his plans for a Major League Soccer team and stadium in Miami, retired soccer great David Beckham is back in town.
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Heat Push For Subsidy Deal Through Ad
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FIFA World Cup Trophy Arrives In South Florida
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Beckham Entertains South Florida VIPs Ahead Of MLS Miami Announcement
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Miami-Dade Co. Commissioners Eliminate Union's Healthcare Concessions
Miami-Dade County commissioners defied Mayor Carlos Gimenez and restored public workers' pay by eliminating an unpopular employee healthcare concession.
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The announcement Friday comes even though the state faces a $1 billion deficit.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos have agreed to approve the spending.
The tally of storm damage is expected run into billions of dollars for families and businesses. Private insurance will cover some of that cost, but not all of it.
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Was it some guy from 127.0.0.1? I used Zone Alarm once and that guy was always trying to hack me. To bad I showed him, I made a batch file and pinged him thousands of times a second. Then my computer lagged so I stopped but I think I probably got him pretty good.


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I just felt the need to add that.
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AGH I know I will probably get thumbed down like last time I said this but E=mc^2 is NOT the theory of relativity. E^2=m^2c^4+p^2c^2 is. p is the momentum of the object, so if the object isn't moving (as in no kinetic energy at all), then yes E=mc^2 but otherwise, it is that equation I said above.
Also there is no known "still" object, unless you are talking in a specific frame of reference such as looking at a sample of atoms, but even then there is most likely some kinetic energy going on.
Also there is no known "still" object, unless you are talking in a specific frame of reference such as looking at a sample of atoms, but even then there is most likely some kinetic energy going on.
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#244 - HumbertoL (01/10/2013) [+] (1 reply)Actually, mass that enters a black hole is not lost. Black holes emit radiation. Over time, as a black hole's mass is converted to radiation, it evaporates. So essentially, whatever goes in a black hole is slowly released back into the universe.
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Creepy Medical Images From The Past
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Masks worn by doctors during the Plague. The beaks held scented substances
Children in an iron lung before the advent of the polio vaccination. Many children lived for months in these machines, though not all survived. c. 1937
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Russian Wedding Pictures Are The Best Thing Ever!
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When the police are scared and won't even do anything, that's how you know you got to get the f**k outta there. Take it from Brentbucci:
So, I live in Oakland, on the corner of high street and San Pablo, one block from International Blvd. I can tell you firsthand that the police, local government, and even the people that live here are tolerant of behaviors and living conditions that would shock most Americans. From rampant gang violence, to regular break-ins and robberies (on average, two cars get broken into at my complex every month), the worst areas of Oakland are similar to a third world country. The irony is, within three blocks of my neighborhood in the other direction is the city of Alameda, one of the most well funded, highest income areas in the east bay.
Our Mayor should be held responsible for this. She has failed us. Crime is up 400 percent under her tenure. Our police force is corrupt, understaffed, and underfunded. Our city streets are cracked and falling apart. Our city zoning laws for derelict and destroyed houses are never enforced. Trucks constantly use our neighborhood to dump loads of trash, which creates more problems. Oakland's leadership does not care about us. They care about attracting business to downtown. The sad truth is that the poor areas of Oakland would be better off as a separate city. At least then, we wouldn't have to deal with the beaurocratic, corrupt, and inefficient city officials and infrastructure that is holding us back.
There are no easy solutions, however nothing is working.
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The 80-year-old Amoo Hadji who lives in the village of Dezhgah (city of Farashband in Fars province of Iran), has not showered for almost 60 years. Amoo Hadji lives the most primitive life. His most valuable possession seems to be a three-inch steel pipe which he uses to smoke animal dung with.
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What The Hell Is Going On At The Denver Airport?!?!? Conspiracy Theorists Unite!
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If you haven't had the opportunity to fly in or out of the Denver International Airport you are missing out on a truly eerie experience. Located 25 miles from Denver on a plot of land encompassing 53 square miles, sits the second largest – and the most bizarre airport in the world. For years this airport has been fertile ground for some pretty wild conspiracy theories that involve the Masons, alien lizard people, the end of the world, an underground bunker twice the size of Manhattan – and the rise of a New World Order. Now as mental as this all may sound, this conspiracy is actually scarily believable.
One of the most noticeable and questionable features of the airport is the unorthodox artwork that adorns its walls. Murals that can be viewed in the baggage claim area feature content that, according to some, feature future military oppression and a one world government similar to the concept of "big brother." The most memorable of these pieces is a large green soldier of sorts with an eagle symbol on his hat, a bayonet tipped gun and a large curved sword in the other hand. Underneath the soldier are signs of poverty and distress, a woman clutching her baby and children sleeping in ruins. Viewers of the piece state that it appears to represent themes of future military oppression and a one world government. The artist of the piece, Leo Tanguma, however claims that the mural and others like it represent man made destruction of the environment and genocide while the people of the world come together to live in peace. The two large murals are entitled "In Peace and Harmony with Nature" and "The Children of the World Dream of Peace."


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Reflections and predictions for stream computing in 2015
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Stream computing exploded in 2014 and we've got high expectations for 2015. The October 2014 IBM Institute for Business Value report found that real-time analytics is the leading big data requirement. What's your prediction for the future of stream computing? Read More
Moberg's Smart ICU powered by IBM real-time analytics
June 9, 2014
On June 11, 2014 Moberg will present its Smart ICU project during the concluding event of the SmartAmerica Challenge. SmartAmerica is a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow project with the goal of facilitating research in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) – also termed the "Internet of Things." Moberg will demonstrate concepts for a Smart ICU where each room is a system of "connected things." The Smart ICU has the potential to save lives, increase safety, reduce costs to healthcare and society and create high tech job growth when used to optimize care of persons with brain injuries. Read More
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Or to analyze, act and then move on? It's time for a more open relationship. Now announcing Streams v3.2.1. Read More
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Whether you call it stream computing, data in motion or real-time data, there's no doubt that one of the most important aspects of big data is being able to capture, process and analyze data as it is happening. Read More
The rise of the cell phone - Prepare yourself for world domination with big data analytics
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Did you know that next year, 2014, the number of mobile phones in the world will exceed the number of humans? Are you ready for the rise of the cell phone? Read More
Predicting Relationships between Social Signals and Box Office Sales
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Streams of Fun - in Parallel and Real Time
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As a kid, I used to love playing with puddles of water during rainy days (Unlike the millennials, we Gen-X did live closer to nature, didn't we?). My favourite game was operating the "marbles cleaning factory." The factory would get water from the puddle via my hand-constructed stream. Read More
InfoSphere Streams 3.2 Announced
October 22, 2013
It seems like a "Back to the Future" moment. Here we are with the IBM InfoSphere Streams v3.2 announcement, the latest version of our product for handling stream computing and complex event processing. Read More
It's Not the Size, It's the Motion! Why Data in Motion Matters
October 14, 2013
We know data is omnipresent in our world; that's no secret. By now, most are familiar with the "Vs" of big data – volume, variety, velocity and veracity. Organizations are finding innovative ways to harness big data for competitive advantage. Read More
Real-time Big Data Analytics for Telecommunications
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The telecommunications industry has dealt with big data for years, for example tracking individual wires into peoples' homes and places of business. Read More


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Since Oman pulled out of Gulf Air, the air traffic to the Muscat International Airport reduced with the Bahrain-based airline cutting down on its frequency in and out of Oman. However, government-owned Oman Air is continuing its ambitious plan to expand routes as well as its own fleet of aircraft.
The airline showcased its latest acquisition, Airbus A330-300, when media representatives were taken on a two-hour flight over Muscat skies during which Oman Air CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Peter Hill briefed them on the future plans of the airline.
The new aircraft has a newly introduced first class mini suite. The other two other classes in the aircraft are business and economy. The airline also launched new menus and uniforms.
"By 2014 we expect to take our aircraft strength to 30 with the delivery of six Boeing 787 Dreamliners by then," Hill told journalists during an interaction on board the spacious new aircraft.
He denied that Oman Air was exploring other options because delay in delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. "We have had a meeting with the Boeing representatives yesterday and they have assured us that the six Boeing 787 Dreamliners would be delivered by 2014," he revealed.
The six Boeing 787 Dreamliners were scheduled to be delivered by 2012 but Hill sees delay as a blessing in disguise.
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Talking about expansion plans, the Oman Air CEO said that two destinations in Germany, Paris from end of this week and then Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. and Maldives, the airlines would continue to add new destinations. "We are then looking at south Asia, particularly Pakistan, East Africa and South East Asia," he said.
Having received delivery of a Airbus 330-300 and A330-3200 last week, Oman Air is expecting delivery of five more Airbus A330 aircraft and six Boeing 787 Dreamliners by 2014.
He also denied recent reports that the airlines was planning to take aircraft on lease from India's private airline Jet Airways. "We have two aircraft from them on lease but as soon as we get delivery of our new aircraft we will return them," he said, stressing that Oman Air had no plan to lease aircraft but believes in ownership.
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Four finalists have been named in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the school announced Monday.
The finalists are:
- Laurence Alexander, associate dean of the graduate school and director of the Office of Minority Programs at the University of Florida;
- Everette Freeman, president of Albany State University in Georgia;
- Kim Luckes, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Norfolk State University in Virginia;
- Robert Mock, vice president for student affairs at the University of Kentucky.
The finalists were chosen by an advisory search committee chaired by Robert McGehee, dean of the graduate school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a UAPB alumnus, with the help of an executive search firm, according to a news release.
Mock is the only finalist with formal Arkansas ties, having previously served as vice provost for student affairs and assistant vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and as director of recruitment and retention and associate dean in the College of Professional Studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
"I'm grateful to Dr. McGehee and the members of the committee for their diligent work in helping us find the very best person to serve as the next chancellor at UAPB," said Donald Bobbitt, president of the University of Arkansas System, in the news release.
"The high quality of these candidates is a testament to the work of our committee and to the attractiveness of the position as chancellor of this fine university. We are looking forward to getting to know them better as we move into the final stages of this process."
The candidates will visit the UAPB campus later this month for two days of meetings with students, faculty, staff and Pine Bluff community leaders, according to the release.
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Let's talk about bats, those winged mammals of the night. They are very difficult to track and not a lot is known about the population that flies around Southern California.
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TBB seems to be a very common choice.
[Provided you've had practice with memory re-ordering issues and esoteric C language rules, then] Writing your own isn't that hard.
I like to use a SPMD style of programming quite a bit these days. What I do is:
- Create a bunch of threads -- typically 1 per core.
- Assign each thread a number from 0 to numThreads-1. Store this number using TLS so it can be retrieved like a global variable at any time.
- Write a pure function that can distrubute a range of a problem between threads, e.g.
inline void DistributeTask( uint workerIndex, uint numWorkers, uint items, uint &begin, uint& end ) { uint perWorker = items / numWorkers; begin = perWorker * workerIndex; end = (workerIndex==numWorkers-1) ? items //ensure last thread covers whole range : begin + perWorker; begin = perWorker ? begin : min(workerIndex, (u32)items); //special case, end = perWorker ? end : min(workerIndex+1, (u32)items); //less items than workers }
- Run the same main loop on all threads. Upon reaching a processing loop, use this function to determine the range of the loop that should be processed.
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It's really a shame that this was the final episode of the season for The Class. I really think it has hit its stride now. It seems like the writers have finally found the pairings that work and have been able to mix a slight bit of drama into the comedy (and do it well). I've been consistently entertained throughout the last month or two. Personally, I'm disappointed it's going to leave the lineup. Some good laughs before the 24 bloodbath have been good for my Monday nights. We all talk a lot in this blog about the missing people from the show. Holly and Fern didn't show up again. Aaron finally came back, though that certainly could have been a hair double that Kyle was hugging at the end. The one person that never gets mentioned, however, is Penny! I completely forgot about Yonk's daughter. I probably said this the first time she showed up, too, but what did Yonk previously marry to produce that? I'm glad she's not full time as she's a one-joke, evil eating machine, but once every...
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I titled this week's blog "feeling sorry" because I kept feeling sorry for so many people in this episode. Of course, I kept laughing at all of their sorrow and pain as well. It was a good balance. I felt sorry for Duncan. He had to go out to lunch with Yonk and listen to him talk about keeping Nicole company while he's out, all while hiding the fact that Nicole's about to leave him. I actually might have felt sorry for him that he wouldn't get to see the Sixers game, either. (No wait, no one needs to see the Sixers right now.)I felt sorry for Nicole that Yonk got home early and ruined her plans to have things packed and ready to go. I felt sorry for Richie that he had to hold in the fact that Nicole was packing to leave Duncan. And I felt sorry that he got tossed on his head after riding the bull for .01 seconds. I felt sorry for Kyle that he never gets to see his boyfriend. And I felt really sorry for Kat that she gave her heart to Benjamin Chow and it turned out ugly. So that's a...
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With only two episodes left before CBS' The Class (Mondays at 8:30 pm/ET) starts on its early "school vacation," we at TVGuide.com were dying to find out what is happening between one of the oddest but most adorable couples on TV, Lina (Heather Goldenhersh) and Richie (Jesse Tyler Ferguson). Now that they've finally managed to overcome some problems — he had a wife; he ran Lina over with his car; Lina was in a wheelchair for most of those episodes; their first awkward time together — they've really come into their own, which must mean there is more trouble ahead, right? Goldenhersh, a New Yorker, was happy to chat with us from her East Coast dwelling and offer a real behind-the-scenes look at the sitcom.
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Alright, alright. I hear you loud and clear. You're saying, "Dave, you better not say this episode sucks, too, because then I'll know you're nuts." Well, you are right about that. I'd be crazy not to like this. It was sweet. It was funny. It was unrequited love finally coming together. What's not to like about that? Now, from what I understand, this was the episode everyone saw via the table read. I never watched that for some reason. I really have no idea why, either. You all recommended I view it, but I never got around to it. I'm very curious to see your opinion of this episode if you did take the time to watch the run-through. I thought it was very funny and, most importantly, it's finally out: Duncan and Nicole love each other! I'll admit it, sometimes I can be a heartless idiot. I like to find humor in all situations and, really, other people's problems can be very funny. But I felt really sorry for Nicole. Whether she married Yonk simply for his money is irrelevant. She deser...
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Right off the bat, I want to say that it will appear to you, the reader, that I am an angry, mean-spirited and overall just a crappy human being as you read the rest of this blog. The reality is, I'm only two of those characteristics. But today, you will clearly get the point that I thought this episode was a complete waste of VCR tape (oh, c'mon you were also watching Morris O'Brien take a drill to the shoulder).This just didn't make any sense to me from the beginning. First of all, I know we've seen Ethan stretching in the hall before, but not like this. Why was he exercising there instead of in the apartment? There was no explanation for that at all. Bizarre. Then, they are watching the weather forecast and it said that Philadelphia was 55 degrees and Allentown was 31. Right now, I'm typing from pretty much smack dab in the middle of those two cities and I guarantee you that this discrepancy would never happen. I get the point that the weatherman was completely wrong since...
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|Charles Darwin Walk
The Charles Darwin Walk follows the beautiful Jamison Creek south, arriving at the top of Wentworth Falls. Walkers can enjoy the beauty of the creek as it cascades down the frequent small waterfalls. The top of Wentworth Falls is a fantastic spot to rest, taking in wonderful views of the Jamison Valley and water tumbling over the cliffs. Well-managed and signposted, this track has bridges and boardwalk to help keep walkers' feet dry. It is a great walk for those visiting Wentworth Falls by public transport. (open in app)
There are closed areas in Blue Mountains National Park
Today's Fire rating
LOW MODERATE (No fire ban)
Bushwalking track notes photographs, maps and camping spots for The Charles Darwin Walk
Map of Walk
Map of The Charles Darwin Walk
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Map Scale 500 meters
Base maps are used under licence and is © Department of lands Panorama Avenue Bathurst 2795 www.lands.nsw.gov.au
Maps that cover the walk area (please always carry maps of the area)Print a map and track notes here
Photo Gallery
Please note: This is a 'return' style walk and therefore these graphs only show the terrain for the first half of the walk (until the turn around point.)
Cross sectional view of the The Charles Darwin Walk bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Charles Darwin Walk bushwalking track
Overview of this walks Grading - Based on the AS 2156.1 - 2001
These details are new. This new feature still requires more testing and refining. Please use the 'Walker Feedback' for report specific issues. Please e-mail Matt if you have any general comments. Hope you find it helpful.
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Some more detail of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining the grading looking at sections of the walk.
Around 2.3km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 490m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
1.9km of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 840m follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (75m) follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Around 2km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 780m has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 2.7km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 140m requires some bushwalking experience.
Around 2.7km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 140m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
This whole walk, 2.8km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Track Notes
Since this is a 'return' style walk once you have had enough of the walk, turn around and retrace your steps back to the start.
Getting therePlan your trip to the start of the walk and back from the end of the walk
Public Transport links currently not working, sorry
Near by
Campsites in the park
Acacia FlatBurralow Creek camping groundCoxs River Camping AreaEuroka campground - Appletree Flat campervan and camper trailer areaEuroka campgroundIngar campgroundMount Werong campgroundMurphys Glen campgroundPerrys Lookdown campgroundEuroka Campground - DarugEuroka Campground - Red GumEuroka Campground - NiokaEuroka Campground - Bennetts Ridge
Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk
A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to The Charles Darwin Walk.
Weather and Park info
Fire Danger
This walk passes Greater Sydney Region fire area which currently has a LOW MODERATE rating and No fire ban in place.
(Tomorrow the Fire Danger Rating is LOW MODERATE, No fire ban.) (Downloaded 19 minutes ago)
Please Note: Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.
Weather and Climate
Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here
Blue Mountains National Park Link to official closures and fire bans page
Attracting over 3 million visitors annually, Blue Mountains National Park holds some of Australia's most spectacular and diverse wilderness areas. Explore the Grose Valley, with its sheer sandstone cliffs, waterfalls and scenic walking, or enjoy the famous views of the Three Sisters. Easy access makes a day trips very worthwhile, but with such diversity it would be great to stay in one of the many B&B's and spend a few days soaking up the region.
Region: Sydney & Surrounds
Park fees Camping Facilities
Current Park Closure information for Blue Mountains National Park
Closure information last downloaded Monday 22nd of December 2014 09:00 PM
Cahills lookout - Katoomba - Cahills lookout - Katoomba
As a result of a recent bushfire, Cahills lookout remains closed until further notice. For more information, please contact Blue Mountains City Council on (02) 4780 5000.
Claustral Canyon access change
Access to Claustral canyon via the previous route across private land at Mount Tomah is no longer possible due to landholders denying access. Canyoners should respect the rights of Mount Tomah residents and avoid using private land. Alternative access from the west side of Mount Bell has been identified. For more information, please contact the NPWS Heritage Centre on (02) 4787 8877 open seven days 9am to 4.30pm or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.
McMahons Road - McMahon's Point ride - Wentworth Falls
McMahons Road picnic area and lookout will be closed at the gate approximately 7km from the old Queen Victoria Hospital while tree and roads works are in progress (likely 2-3 weeks). Access to Andersons and Red Ridge trails will remain open. This closure may be extended and any extension will be posted as soon as possible. Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please contact Blue Mountains Heritage Centre on (02) 4787 8877 or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.
Mount Banks walking and cycling track
Some areas of this park are closed due to fire damage unless the closure is otherwise extended or removed. For more information, please contact the NPWS Heritage Centre on (02) 4787 8877,open seven days 9am to 4.30pm or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.
Locations affected: Mount Banks Summit walk, Mount Banks Road cycle route
Three Sisters walking track closure - Three Sisters - Honeymoon Bridge
Three Sisters track will be closed from Echo Point to the start of the Giant Stairway for major upgrade works to improve facilities for visitors. Works will commence from Monday 24 November 2014 and will be ongoing for the next 6 months. Access to the Giant Stairway, and Prince Henry Cliff walk to Leura is open. For more information, please contact the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre on (02) 4787 8877 or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.
Waratah Native Gardens
Some areas of this park are closed due to a major landslip event occurring across Gorge walking track. Closed areas include The Waratah Native Gardens precinct of Blue Mountains National Park. A full assessment is underway to determine the extent of damage and to ensure the area is made safe. The precinct will be closed at the Valley Ridges Road Berambing entry gate (west of Bilpin). This closure may be extended and any extension will be posted as soon as possible. For more information, please contact NPWS Heritage Centre on (02) 4787 8877, open seven days 9am to 4.30pm, or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.
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HOUSE STYLE: Modern Colonial
LOCATION: Brookline, MA
HOUSE STATS: 5,786 sq. ft., 6 bedrooms, 6 baths
HOUSE STYLE: Modern Colonial
LOCATION: Brookline, MA
HOUSE STATS: 5,786 sq. ft., 6 bedrooms, 6 baths
St. Patrick's Day is upon us and with it have come some very lucky deals. Whether you're going green, adding green to your decor or just looking to spend your green wisely, these are some weekend deals sure to please.
Bloomingdale's is having their online and in-store Home Sale this weekend, so a visit to the department store (virtually or physically) should be on your to-do list. Save 20-50% on select home items through Sunday, 3/18.
Take advantage of K-Mart's online St. Patrick's Day Sale for additional savings on items already reduced as part of the retailer's Think Spring Sale. Save an extra 10% on patio furniture (already 20% off), an extra 5% on swing sets and trampolines (already 40% off), and an extra 10% on living room and bedroom furniture (already 40% off). Basketball fans will also find great savings on large-screen TVs; perfectly timed for March Madness viewing. Sale ends at midnight 3/17.
Don't let Easter (Sunday, April 8th) sneak up on you! Shop for décor now at Williams–Sonoma and get free shipping on all holiday items.
If you're looking for a new phone, look no further than Verizon. The cellular service provider is having a St. Patrick's Day Sale that includes a free HTC Rhyme Android Smartphone with accessories (tangle-free headphones, charging docking station and charm call indicator), a 2-year activation fee, and data package. But hurry, this sale ends when its namesake holiday does (3/17).
Target is offering up to 30% off select patio and garden furniture, including gazebos, outdoor furniture, umbrellas, cushions and fire pits. Free shipping is included with purchases of $50 or more (on eligible items) and always when you use your REDcard. Sale ends at midnight 3/17.
If you're going green, visit the online environmental store greenhome.com this weekend to save 25% on six bottles of non-toxic, vegetable-based enzyme cleaners. Good for you, your home, the environment and your pocketbook. Offer ends 3/19.
Shop at Lowe's this weekend and save 10% on all major appliances priced at $299 or more. Sale ends 3/19.
Visit geeks.com to save up to 50% on computers, cameras, phones and other electronics. Plus, get free shipping on most items. Sale ends 3/19.
HOUSE STYLE: Folk Victorian
LOCATION: Millen, GA
HOUSE STATS: 3,200 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, sitting room, dining room, office, front and back porch, detached garage
WHY WE LOVE IT: Improbably, this 1890s Folk Victorian home in Millen, GA, manages to be both rustic and refined at once. That's the view from the curb, at least. The interiors are, if not lavish, then generously proportioned and finely detailed. The original tongue-and-groove pine floors have been completely refinished and a grand staircase greets visitors upon entrance. Enhancing the home's period appeal are elegant light fixtures, high ceilings (10-14′), and five (count 'em!) fireplaces.
Spring is the season of renewal—especially for your home, so take advantage of some of the amazing sales this weekend. Here are just a few to get you started:
Hayneedle is holding The Elevent this weekend. Take an extra 11% off of dining, patio, and conversation sets, cushions and covers at checkout with special promo code "ELEVENT". Sale ends 3/11/12
Wayfair is offering big savings on mattresses—up to 50% off—plus 20% off select bed and bath items. Limited time only
Ace Hardware is hosting a FREE Paint Saturday tomorrow (March 10, while supplies last). Print out a coupon from the website and take it to your local store for a free quart of Clark+Kensington flat enamel paint. If the store has met their quota on free paint, you can always take advantage of "Red Hot Buys" on everything from shop-vacs to garden tools.
Crate and Barrel is having a sectional sofa sale all month—take 15% off! Sale ends 4/1/12
Macy's Weekend Sale is happening now. Take 20-60% off designer bed and bath products, plus an extra 15% off already-reduced items, and an extra 10% off select departments. You'll also get free shipping with orders of $99 or more. Want the same deals in-store? Visit Macy's online to print out a coupon before you hit the bricks-and-mortar location. Sale ends 3/12/12
Organize.com is helping you kick off your spring cleaning. All month long, save 20% off any one single cleaning item. For bigger savings, click on the "Sales" tab, where you'll find great items on for up to 75 % off. Sale ends 4/1/12
It's easy to overlook the obvious, especially when you're busy, distracted or anxious to get something done. But oversights when tackling home improvements, and even routine chores, can have serious consequences, particularly when it comes to personal safety.
In Preventing Home Accidents (Hunter House, 2012), author and certified safety professional Dan Hannan, serves up a comprehensive guide for raising home-saftey awareness. As an experienced safety educator and trainer, Hannan acknowledges that, while safety isn't the most thrilling topic, it is an important one; especially since 46 percent of all accidental deaths each year occur in the home, outpacing automobile and workplace fatalities combined (according to the National Safety Council).
Spring is just around the corner and with it warmer temperatures, planting and gardening, and lawn care. That's why we reached out to our good friends at Toro for this month's Bob Vila Spring Give-Away. Starting today—and every day during March—you can enter to win the new Toro® TimeMaster walk-behind mower, valued at $1,049.99 (MSRP).
The Toro® TimeMaster's extra-wide, yet lightweight, 30-inch cutting deck allows you to mow your lawn up to 40% faster than if you were using a typical 21-inch walk-behind mower. Featuring self-propelled maneuverability, the mower includes an innovative Personal Pace automatic drive that adjusts easily to different mowing speeds, while a traction-assist handle helps tame uneven terrain. The mower's Spin-Stop function also allows you to stop the cutting blades without shutting off the engine—ideal for removing obstacles from your mowing path without having to restart the engine.
Additional features include a twin-blade cutting system, a two-point height-of-cut adjustment that gives you professional looking results, a 12-gauge steel deck, a cast aluminum frame and a Briggs & Stratton® 190cc OHV engine to provide durability you can count on. When you're done mowing, the Quick Stow lever allows you to conveniently change handle height positions for easy, compact storing.
Finding it hard to believe that you could "Love your Laundry Room"? Well, this Maytag duo featuring the new Bravos XL High Efficiency washer and dryer could change your way of thinking. And, all you need to do to bring the pair home is enter for a chance to win the February Bob Vila "Love Your Laundry Room" Sweepstakes, starting today.
The Maytag Bravos XL High Efficiency washer and dryer are each valued at $1,199 (MSRP) and come in either white or granite, shown. The large capacity 7.3 cu. ft. dryer features an advanced moisture sensing system that helps evenly dry large, heavy loads and reduce the risk of shrinking. An Auto Refresh cycle aids in relaxing wrinkles and uses steam to refresh clothes.
The companion 4.6 cu. ft. Maytag Bravos XL washer has an allergen removal cycle that helps eliminate 95 percent of common household allergens, and boasts a PowerWash system that tackles even the toughest of stains.
In addition to their sleek, modern design and advanced cleaning and drying features, the Maytag Bravos XL products are designed for savings. The dryer uses 40 percent less energy than standard models when used with the washer uses 76 percent less water and 78 percent less energy.
For official rules and entry, click here. And, enter daily—until midnight EST, February 29—to be eligible to win this American-designed, American-made washer and dryer from Maytag.
To learn more about the Bravos XL and complete line of company products, visit Maytag.
While I'd always been interested in history, it wasn't until I got to college that I fell in love with it. A special course on the 20th century actually led me to make the subject my second major.
That course was taught by one of the top professors at the university I attended. What made him different was that he didn't focus on dates, names, or places. Those were all essential to learn, but even more important, the professor told us, was to see the big picture. To trace how different things came together to push movements and people forward. To understand where we're at today, you've got to understand the ways in which we've evolved.
This seems to be the shared goal of Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker, the color-connoisseur authors of Pantone: The 20th Century in Color (Chronicle Books, 2011). The Pantone Color Institute is considered one of the highest authorities on color; Recker is a trend consultant there and Eisemen is the executive director. Together, the pair has compiled 208 pages of vibrant photos and rich narrative, detailing how color thrived and developed from 1900 to 2000. It's a fascinating progression to follow.
Pantone: The 20th Century in Color breaks down the hallmarks of each decade and matches them with 80 different official Pantone color palettes. Trends in fashion, travel, art, furniture, technology and films are accompanied by explanations of their significance, making it simple to grasp each trend's relationship to the colors associated with it, and to the relevant social and political history playing out in the background.
From the jewel-toned lamps of the 1900s, decked in Chinese violet and Victoria blue hues, to the bright purple, red and orange colors that technology giants like Apple began using for their products in the 1990s, Eiseman and Recker have done an exemplary job of painting a vivid big picture of the role color has played in all aspects of culture throughout the decades.
For more on color, consider:
Guide to Historic Paint Colors
Color Trends 2012: Top Forecasters Weigh In
Eve Ashcraft's 6 Inspirations for Choosing a Color Palette
For centuries, people have viewed Fridays and the number 13 as omens of bad luck. And when the two combine on the calendar, it's double the trouble.
Of course, I've never bought into this idea; after all, I was born on a Friday the 13th (during a full moon at that!) and I think I turned out all right. Still, it's worth examining the Friday-the-13th legend, along with a few other household superstitions that may interest all you handypeople and homeowners.
Friday has been considered unlucky since at least the 14th century, when Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales associated the date with bad fortune. Old wives' tales mark Friday as a day of inauspicious beginnings—some sailors are still reluctant to begin voyages on this weekday. Then there are the religious beliefs: that Jesus was crucified on Friday, the same day of the week Abel was slain by Cain and Adam was urged by Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
An ancient Norse myth may be responsible for the bad rap the number 13 gets. According to the story, the 13th guest at a dinner party arranged for the blind god of darkness to shoot the god of joy and gladness. Another dinner party of mythical status also featured a troublesome 13th guest—the Last Supper, where the guest was Judas.
According to numerologists, the prejudice against 13 might be due to its relationship with 12—a "complete" number. There are 12 months in a year, 12 zodiac signs, and, according to some, 12 apostles of Jesus. The addition of one, supposedly, throws off the balance of 12. That's when, in some people's minds, bad things happen.
While many claim they don't buy into the notion of Friday the 13th being unlucky, it's obvious many out there would rather be safe than sorry. Numerous high-rises lack a 13th floor, airports skip the 13th gate, and hotels don't have a Room 13.
But while the bad-luck connotation of Friday the 13th is prevalent today, other superstitions have been forgotten. Before you begin your next project, take a look at this list of omens people used to take quite seriously:
- Carrying a hoe into the house is bad luck. If you do so, undo your mistake by carrying it out again walking backward.
- The space beneath a ladder is Satan's terrain. If you must walk there, cross your fingers.
- Never pound a nail after sundown, or you risk waking the tree gods.
- If you give a steel blade to a friend, make him or her pay you a penny to avoid cutting the friendship.
- Nail an evergreen branch or horseshoe (points-up) onto new rafters to bring good luck.
- If you give a knife as a housewarming present, that neighbor will become your enemy.
- When first moving into a new house, enter with a loaf of bread and a new broom. Never bring an old broom into the house, or you'll bring your past in with you.
Just an FYI for all of you DIYers. Best of luck on your future projects—if you buy into that luck stuff, anyway.
We know that some of your 2012 resolutions have to include a home improvement project or two. That's why we teamed with InComm—the nation's largest provider of gift cards—to launch Bob Vila's $1,000-A-Week New Year's Give-Away.
Every week in January, starting today and running through February 1, you can enter to win $1,000 in InComm Do It Yourself Home Improvement gift cards, redeemable at some of your favorite retailers, among them: The Home Depot, True Value, Sears, Restoration Hardware, Sherwin Williams, and Menards. Think of the DIY projects you can tackle with gift cards redeemable at multiple retailers and thousands of locations around the country.
To enter this week's drawing and see official rules, click here. And, remember you can enter once a day, every day throughout the contest period to increase your chances of winning.
To learn more about InComm's Do it Yourself Home Improvement Gift Card, and a complete list of retailers where card is redeemable, visit the company's website.


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Wonder Woman is a feminist. She is a feminist (or at least a fictional character who is a feminist), not because she self identifies with that label, but because that it is how she acts and how she thinks. Unfortunately, David, like so many others, is afraid to apply the supposed stigma of feminism, out of, I assume, a fear that he will scare off readers who think they are "not feminists."
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The World's Greatest Super-Hero Blues
Sometimes it's hard to be a super-hero. It takes a lot of effort to save the world from an endless stream of egomaniacal geniuses and swarms of planet marauding alien armadas! But what about the daily problems of human existence—hunger, disease, poverty, and equality? Shouldn't super-heroes put some effort into confronting these problems as well?
It's not like there's no one on Earth "Prime†trying to take on these issues. A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending TEDxChange 2010 at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. At this event, some of the top thinkers about the human condition were discussing the progress of the Millennium Development Goals—eight pressing issues facing humanity that need to be solved. The goals include ending poverty and hunger, ensuring universal education, promoting gender equality, improving child health, and combating HIV/Aids. These are the real problems that need real heroes. So, why don't the super-heroes of legend ever try to tackle these more pedestrian, but equally important issues?
That's the question posed in the recently released The World's Greatest Heroes graphic novel from DC Comics. This collection of stories take the all stars of the DC Universe—Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman and the Justice League of America—and ask them to deal with some of the real issues of being human.
Beyond Biff, Bam, Pow: 10 Graphic Novels To Enjoy With Kids of Every Age
Comic books, graphic novels, sequential art or manga; whatever you call them, illustrated books are a great way to tell a story. I've been reading comics for most of life, except for a brief period from age 12 to 16 when I thought I was too old for them. Boy was I wrong.
I've been reading comics to my kids almost since the day they were born, mixing them in with other storybooks and eventually novels. One of the great things about reading comics is that graphic stories cut out all of the boring "He said†and "She said†stuff. If you combine this with distinctive voices for the different characters, your kids will always know who's saying what, making stories much easier to keep up with.
Here are a few of their favorites, roughly arranged for age appropriateness from younger to older readers.
Interview with New Riders at SXSW 09
I had a great time at SXSW 2009. Met a lot of great people, heard a lot of great ideas, and ate a lot of great food. While I was there, I did a quick interview with Gary-Paul of New Riders about my upcoming book, Speaking In Styles, although it was not the most flattering of angles:
WATCHMEN: Now With Motion!
So, it looks as if the legal bru-ha-ha between Fox and Warner Brothers is finally over, and the long awaited Watchmen movie will make it to the big screen on time (March 6th) with Fox much the richer for it. But this is not the first time the Watchmen will have been brought to life in motion.  In conjunction with the Movie, DC comics is releasing "Motion Comics" of the 12 issues of Watchmen, taking the original panel art and adding simple animation, a music score and a single narrator reading all of the parts.Â
Currently, episodes are available up to issue 10, each lasting a little under half an hour and selling for $1.99 each through the iTunes and Amazon.com.Â
Although I'm sure the author, Alan Moore,  would disagree, the overall effect is quite good, and makes for a great way to enjoy the story on the go. The art is well preserved and the animation is smooth, although not nearly as complex as it might be if it had been fully animated. Still, it's miles better the Clutch Cargo.
The single narration voice is not completely to my liking, they could have at least splurged and gotten a female narrator for female characters. Silk Specter may smoke, but the narrators gravely voice is about as sexy as a lime green polyester pants suite.
What intrigues me most about the Watchmen Motion Comic, though, was how seemingly easy it was to take the static images of the comic page, which require a more active role for the reader to animate the action in their minds, and turn it into the more passive video format. Although this is far from the atrocity that colorizing old black and white movies was in the 1980′s, it does give me some pause for thought.
Moore commented in a recent interview with the LA Times that, "There are three or four companies now that exist for the sole purpose of creating not comics, but storyboards for films." In fact, It looks as if they don't even need to make the film, but simply take the storyboards and animate them. But why is this a problem? It does take a dimension out of the hands of the reader, placing it back into the creator (or a creator's) control, but is that necessarily a bad thing?
This is one of the important questions I'm hoping that my panel at SXSW will be addressing next month in Austin. If you have any thoughts or will be at the panel and have suggestions, leave a comment her or email me.
Check out the Watchmen Chapter 1 Teaser, and let me know what you think.
Heavy Liquid: Cyberpunk in the cyber age.
At its best, a good Cyberpunk story will drag you through a gritty future reality while simultaneously taking you to see a world beyond that reality. The graphic novel Heavy Liquid, starts strong along that path, promising even to be an inspired addition to the genre, but eventually becomes too bogged down in secondary charchters and sub-plots to warrant its epiphanal ending.
Although Heavy Liquid starts to touch on political themes and the individual's role within an monolithic World government and ubiquitous technology, like other themes in the book, it feels as if the author has picked it up to do something meaningful, and then gets distracted trying to push the story forward, forgetting where he left the theme. And that's a shame, because it feels as if he has a lot to say on this, but never arrives, pushing the reader to think, but not really taking them anywhere.
Still, this was an enjoyable read with a realistic look at one possible future as we head into the singularity. I'm wondering if this is a stand-alone story or the first in a series. If a series, then I think this is a good, though flawed, first chapter.
The Spirit is Just a Plain Fun Movie
The holiday break was crazy busy for me, but I spent as much time with my family as possible, as evidenced by the fact that I saw a movie about a midievil talking mouse rather than a dead guy with a red tie. I went snow tubing with the kids, which I had never done before–it was a blas–and I'm still icing my thumb from playing too much Batman Lego on the Wii with the wife.
But tonight I finally did get to see Frank Miller's The Spirit (the aforementioned dead guy with the red tie) and loved it. Yes, I've seen the negative reviews, and even the disappointed comments from my friends, so, maybe I went in with low expectations. But like the pulp comic that spawned it, this movie was something ridiculously fun, with the emphasis on ridiculous.
If you are going to see it, don't expect Batman: The Dark Night or even the Tim Burton Batman. This is not X-Men or Iron Man or like any other comic book hero brought to the silver screen. The closest comparison is Miller's own Sin City, but, even though he uses a similar styles, The Spirit goes for wry humor over angsty violence.
There are laugh-out loud moments, smirking moments and even some great groan moments. If you look at The Spirit as a movie to have fun with watching, it's a fun movie to watch.
Online Comic Books coming to SXSW
My 2009 speaking and conference schedule will be kicking off in March at South By South West (or SXSW as it is more commonly called) where I'm hosting a panel discussion about Online Comic Books. Originally I had pitched two ideas, the first on Web Safe fonts; however, what the good folks in Austin eventually choose was a panel presentation to discuss how the comic industry is using the Web. I've long been fascinated by how graphic novels are (and are not) being successfully moved into the online world.
My own experience trying to bring sequential art storytelling off the page and onto the screen taught me a lot about the inherent difficulties. Balance and Grace (renamed from The Innocents) was a comic project I worked on with Top Cow Comics a few years back while I was the Creative Director of AOL RED. We were going to provide the online component for the print version of the book. Due to legal hang-ups, the online version was finished but never officially launched. However, we came up with the best online comic-book reader that I've seen.
I'm still putting together the panel, so I can't make any announcements about who will be on it. I should have representatives from several of the larger comic companies, some comic book creators, and other industry pundits. We'll start off by defining what is meant by "Online Comic Books" and possibly even try to come up with a better name!
If you have any suggestions for who you would like to see on the panel, please let me know ASAP and stay tuned for more updates: jason at brighteyemedia • com.