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SpaceX launch: A step-by-step guide (+video)
If all goes well on Saturday, SpaceX will launch the very first commercial visit to the International Space Station. Here is how the trip is expected to go.
On May 19, if all goes well, the private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch the first commercial spaceship ever to visit the International Space Station. But the mission will be like no other U.S. flight to the orbiting laboratory.
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule is due to deliver food, supplies and science experiments to the outpost as a test mission for NASA. The space agency awarded the company a $1.6 billion contract for 12 robotic resupply flights to fill the delivery needs left over by the space shuttle fleet's retirement last year.
SpaceX is one of two companies with NASA contracts for robotic cargo delivery flights (Virginia's Orbital Technologies Corp. is the other), but is the first to actually try a launch. And as the first American-built robotic cargo ship ever to visit the space station, there are some unique aspects of this mission NASA is hoping will succeed.
Here's how the robotic mission is expected to play out:
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Very pretty and obviously worth the wait. What is the white one? I love unique flowers =:) |
Man, the rain we have had, it's a wonder anything is blooming! Still nice to see some color! TFS |
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Honalee - What does TFS stand for? Is it an abbreviation for something, or just your initials? I'm not in the 15-24 age group, so I'm not sure, LOL ! |
Thanks. The white one is Edelweiss. I'm way past the 15-24 age so what does it mean. All I can think of is" That's for sure" |
Very pretty! I didn't think edelweiss would be hardy in zone 3. I had them in Ottawa but haven't tried them here. TFS (thanks for sharing) |
I have had no problem growing them here without any special protection. Snow is about it. No mulching etc. |
Yep. Thanks for sharing - luckygal. :) My daughter is the only person I text cause it is cheaper than long distance so she has taught me all the lingo.........or some of it. Most of the time she doesn't say it with much enthusiasm tho......I knew that was Edelweiss....but I just wasn't awake yet this morning....and kinda sick of the rain! And I still haven't had any luck finding a hundred breeding pairs of dragonflies! Nuff said. I don't recall seeing a title on this forum of Complaint Department....<:) |
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Puck Daddy ran a feature yesterday where their staffers (and some outsiders, like myself) shared a few things they're thankful for in hockey.
Ryan Lambert mentioned one that I wish I had thought of, because he's so ridiculously right: afternoon hockey. It's the best.
As a player I felt the same way. Here are five reasons why days games are superior to night games:
1) The first one is personal, so let's start there: I'm a non-napper. I just can't do it. It feels like wasting daylight to me, and I'd rather be doing something. I have one of those brains that just won't let me stop thinking.
Because of that, I was never as fresh as everyone else. Players sleep for a couple mid-day hours and wake-up rarin' to go. For me, it really felt like the end of the day, and that's never a good thing when you're trying to be at your best.
2) Secondly, I love to get "work" done as soon as possible. I know very few of us look at hockey as a job, but it becomes that over 70+ games. I'd rather do what I have to do – whether that means house-cleaning, blogging, or doing my taxes – as early as possible so I can enjoy the remainder of the day.
3) Getting stuff done early means you get a treat: a free night. This is one of the things that sucks about the hockey lifestyle – you do most of your work on Friday and Saturday nights. By the time the games end it's after 10 – by the time you do a quick bike, stretch, shower and sign autographs (in the minors, three guys a night are often chosen to do this in the concourse), it's midnight before you get home. Not exactly a great time to go catch a flick.
I loved being able to watch other teams play too. All I know is, it was nice to have put in that work, and have a night to do whatever you.
4) While the crowds aren't always the biggest, you always get energetic fans. Fans, unlike spoiled hockey players, usually don't have the option to nap for three hours in the middle of the day before night games. They're often coming from work, or just worn down from whatever the day brought.
Day games mean you've got fans who have the day off (which probably has them in a good mood to begin with) and they're usually the diehards, so it just seems like they've got more pep than usual.
5) And finally, you feel better the next day. Most of us know how hard it is to fall asleep after a hockey game. You've still got that adrenaline going, and your mind is on high alert. The early game gives you time to decompress and let your body get back to normal so you can have a decent night's sleep. And what a treat that is.
In a few minutes the puck is about to drop on Boston/Detroit, and as a fan about to watch the midday game, I can't help but think the same thing: afternoon games are awesome. Let's do this.


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I am creating a new garden bed in the spring and am brand new at irrigation. I am trying to hash out all the details before the planting frenzy begins. I've got one small sq ft garden for my veggies in which I think I'll use a soaker hose. Next to (and under a fence) I'll have my new bed full with one tree, shrubs, perennials, and ground covers... All with Moderate to low water requirements. SO! What I need help with is: 2) What brand do you recommend? Should I get a kit or try to buy separately so I don't get flooded with unnecessary pieces? 3) Will you come and put it together for me? (just kidding, unless you live in GA and are willing) Please feel free to give me any extra advice. Thank you! |
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Neil Vigdor covers Connecticut politics for Greenwich Time and The (Stamford) Advocate, sister daily newspapers owned by Tribune Publishing Co. He has written more than 30 articles about the state's Democratic Senate primary. Vigdor, 29, joined the two papers in 1999 as an editorial assistant and became a reporter in 2000. Previously, he attended Vanderbilt University, where he was editor of the student newspaper.
Liz Cox Barrett: How has reporting on the Lamont-Lieberman race been different from the sorts of things you typically cover? Any surprises?
Neil Vigdor: The Lamont-Lieberman race is like no other story I have covered or probably ever will. Ned Lamont is a guy who had one campaign poster and less than $40,000 in the bank when I first interviewed him in February about challenging Joe Lieberman. Now he's the Democratic nominee for Senate and getting calls from Hillary Rodham Clinton and donations from Barbra Streisand. Lieberman is a fixture here in Connecticut who came within a few hanging chads of being vice president. It's a scintillating political story. It's also been a test of stamina, resources and not becoming part of the story.
Our sister papers had two reporters covering all the angles of the story, while some bigger competitors had as many as four scribes on the campaign trail splitting the reporting and writing duties. We followed the candidates to Waterbury, Hartford, Meriden and Bridgeport — just to name a few — and often filed under tight deadlines and difficult conditions. At the state party convention in May, I was forced to read my article over the telephone to an editor because my computer modem wasn't working.
LCB: In a story from primary night, datelined the Meriden Sheraton, you wrote: "Lamont's campaign dedicated an entire work room — separate from the 'mainstream media' (MSM) and complete with champagne — to its faithful following of bloggers." Can you talk more about this? Was there no champagne for the mainstream press? Did the MSM and bloggers co-exist peacefully on the campaign trail?
NV: No bubbly for us. Just root beer, ginger ale and water. I thought it said a lot that Lamont's campaign stocked the blogger room with a bottle of champagne on ice. Here you had all of these bloggers, some with digital cameras and video recorders, filling an entire room at the hotel. One blogger had blue hair. Another wore a fake nose and glasses. Many had "Lamont for Senate" stickers, T-shirts and pins.
Bloggers seem to be equally, if not more, touchy about being interrupted on deadline as us mainstream media folk. I had one tell me he was too busy uploading a post to his Web site to do an interview — three hours before the polls closed, mind you. There does seem to be competitiveness between the bloggers and the MSM. One needed permission to film the bloggers at work, yet some frequently taped footage of us for their Web sites.
LCB: What are your thoughts on bloggers' influence on the race — something that many reporters seemed to have focused on. Has it been overstated?
NV: I was doing man-on-the-street the other day about the primary and came across these retirees in their 70s. To hear them talk about the blogs really says something. That said, I believe there was an undercurrent of dissatisfaction with a number of Sen. Lieberman's positions in Connecticut that existed for a while. It eventually manifested itself in Web sites like DumpJoe.com, MyLeftNutmeg.com and the DailyKos.com. The bloggers are a very observant bunch, as well as opinionated. A few had postings taking umbrage with our newspaper's coverage of the race. But then again, they've got a horse in the race.
I was particularly struck by one blog that posted photographs of the press corps interviewing the candidates after their first and only face-to-face debate in West Hartford. One photo showed a pack of reporters talking to Lamont. A second showed me talking to Lieberman's campaign manager by myself "er single guy" and suggested that no one was interested in talking to the incumbent's mouthpiece. I got what I needed from Lamont, so I moved on. End of story.


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Deakin University has won two of the 78 Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) grants announced by Senator Kim Carr at the Deakin University Waurn Ponds campus on Wednesday 1st December 2010.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) has noted that one of the successful projects represents the largest LIEF grant that Deakin has ever won.
$1.294 million was awarded to Professor Maria Forsyth and her team for the "Facility for in-situ nuclear magnetic resonance of advanced materials and devices".
Professor Forsyth's team includes: Dr Nolene Byrne, Dr Timothy J Bastow, Dr Jennifer M Pringle, Dr Adam S Best, Dr Anthony F Hollenkamp, Dr Bradley P Ladewig, Prof Huanting Wang, Prof Peter D Hodgson, Prof Junichi Kawamura, Prof Douglas R MacFarlane, Dr Anita J Hill, I Prof Ying Chen, Dr Kate M Nairn, Prof David L Officer, Dr Jia Z Wang and Prof Colin J Barrow (Deakin researchers in bold).
$430,00 was awarded to Dr Aiden Beer and his team for the "Facility for the development of new lightweight extruded alloys and structures"
Dr Beer's team includes: Prof Matthew R Barnett, Prof Jian-Feng Nie, Dr Nicole Stanford, A/Prof Sammy L Chan, Dr Mark A Easton, A/Prof Qian Ma, Prof Cuie Wen, A/Prof Christopher H Davies and Prof Andrejs Atrens(Deakin researchers in bold).
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Have you ever "accidentally" changed the TV source while a friend's playing Call of Duty, or "accidentally" brushed the Xbox 360 power button as you cross the room? If the answer's yes, The Farm 51's latest, troll-friendly shooter could be for you. Titled Get Even, it allows online players to sneak into each other's single player games as enemy characters, and put a firm stop to any fun they may be having.
This being a game from the creators of Painkiller: Hell and Damnation and Deadfall Adventures, it's likely that you won't be having much fun anyway. Log handed the latter a 4/10 last year, observing that "the gunplay is juddering and weak, and the puzzles lack depth and satisfaction".
Still, let's refrain from dropping any premature judgements. The game features a branching plot, which takes place inside the head and/or heads of the protagonists. You can expect horror bits and "ambitious new dynamic and photorealistic graphics". In-game smartphones can be used as weapon sights, and some guns can shoot around corners.
"When players embark on a single-player mission, others on the network can join the quest as enemies, so players never know whether their opponents are human or CPU-based," notes a release. "This suspense further heightens the player's feeling of a threat."
"As an independent developer, it would be foolish to go head-to-head with the larger companies and create a 'me too' knock-off, and frankly we wouldn't be interested in doing it," commented The Farm 51 boss Wojtek Pazdur.
"We believe that there is still a ton of content and design creativity that has yet to be explored in first-person genre, as well as an audience beyond the warfare player - those are the people we are going for with Get Even."
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Apparently, Sony won't be pushing Duncan Jone's Moon (our review) for the Oscar campaign this year. And the reason for not giving one of the most original sci-fi pictures of the last few years the recognition it deserves? Money, of course. Director Ducan Jones came to Twitter to express his disappointment: "We have more than [...]
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Original and thought-provoking science fiction films don't come along often, but 'Moon' ranks among them and proves that some of the best films come outside of Hollywood. The debut by newcomer Duncan Jones is brilliant and atmospheric, featuring a master-class performance by Sam Rockwell as an isolated man.


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RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 7, 2007) - On the heels of announcing an extension with manufacturer Chevrolet for 2008 and beyond, Hendrick Motorsports drivers swept the top-three qualifying positions for Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Impala SS, circled the .75-mile track with a time of 21.378 seconds and a speed of 126.298 mph to score his second pole position of the season and 10th of his career.
Starting second and third behind Johnson are teammates Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 DuPont/Nicorette Impala SS and Kyle Busch in the No. 5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Impala SS. Casey Mears will line up 23rd in his No. 25 National Guard/GMAC Impala SS.
"I'm excited," Johnson said. "I figured out how to drive this track when we were here in the spring and was able to win the race. So I think we've expanded on that. We've improved the car some and we felt like today we would be in the top five for qualifying.
"I've been slow with qualifying this year. We've had a couple of second-place qualifying efforts where we've missed it by a thousandth (of a second), but in general it's not our strong suit. We felt like we had a good car and I just got really aggressive in there driving in and the car stuck and did all the things I needed it to do."
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I couldn't even imagine how cool the BladeDrive would be if it shipped with a cover as shown on the package artwork. Since we have the very first BladeDrive G24, the possibility is still open for a shield add-on. For the most part, a shield would only be cosmetic, other than offering a small reduction of EMI.
The back of the package shows the product features.
With the outside sleeve removed, we get our first look at the inner box. Comay went all out on the retail packaging with this release.
The inner packaging is perfect, with the card held securely in the middle of dense foam.
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Holy Holy Grail RY4 was like a national holiday when I took my first draw!
Holy Holy Grail RY4 was like a national holiday when I took my first draw!
I also have not tried any of your flavors, but what about.... Fried Spiced Apple ... With some Cinnamon Roll Flavor......
...for an Apple Pie party in your mouth....
Haven't sampled your juices yet, but coffees are always a favorite with me.
Sorry I've never tried it. I'm heading to the site now to check it out.
I'd say Holy Holy Grail as well and black jack plus
Holy smokes, you have quite an extensive flavor collection, 256? This could get very expensive.
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Guessing Red Hots is the firecrackeriest.
Might want to check the descriptions for Dejarm, Passion Orange and Kulolo, they appear to be exactly the same text and descriptive of your clove e-liquid.
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The fourth of July Party in my mouth definitely Raspberry Thinmint (My favorite is Bananas Fosters Sweet coffee)
Mine would be Carmel Vanilla RY4 ~ Happy 4th Dawn!


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NEW York City was John Lennon's town and for that reason, John Waters always dreamed of taking his tribute show to the Big Apple.
Now the Australian stage and television actor is finally getting that chance.
But before US audiences get to delight in the joy that is Looking Through A Glass Onion, the performance is returning to Hamilton for the second time in its 22 year history.
Perhaps best known for his 20-year stint on Play School, and more recently his appearance in popular series Offspring, Mr Waters started his career as a singer in the 1960s band The Riot in his native England.
He originally arrived in Australia on tour then after staying on a holiday visa decided to make the move permanent.
In 1992 Mr Waters got a call from the guy who ran Sydney's Tilbury Hotel asking him if had a show to perform because an act had fallen through.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
PHOENIX -- Phoenix FC snapped a three-match losing streak in earning a 2-2 draw with the Charlotte Eagles on Thursday night at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium. Midfielder Scott Morrison, celebrating his 29th birthday, scored on a brilliant free kick in the 17th minute, then assisted teammate Donny Toia for Toia's curling 25-yard shot into the far corner of the goal in the 38th minute. The Eagles took the early lead despite the highly-anticipated return of Phoenix FC forward Darren Mackie, who was making his first start of the season after appearing in only one other match as a reserve. Mackie, who played all 90 minutes, made an impact right away with a run and shot on goal in the first minute of the match. Christian Ramirez got between two defenders and scored in the fifth minute. But Phoenix FC was undaunted, as leading goal scorer Diego Faria had his open shot go just wide in the 10th minute. The Wolves seemed to lure the Eagles into a lull with a delay just before Morrison let fly with his free kick. It went in to tie the score. Mackie was a presence to be accounted for, especially in the first half. But in the 35th minute, Drew Yates crossed to Sergio Villasenor, and the Mexican national was in front of the goal to knock the ball past goalkeeper Andrew Weber of the Wolves. Phoenix FC's Toia had the ball on the wing far from the goal in the 38th minute when he let fly with a ball into the goal area. It was hit so well that Eagles goalkeeper Eric Reed lost it and the ball bounced into the goal. The second half saw the two teams battle for possession, but it was Phoenix FC that had the upper hand more often. Faria had a shot from point blank range blocked in the 55th minute, and the crowd of 1,903 gasped as substitute Peabo Doue made a fine move to clear some space but saw his shot fly over the cross bar. Phoenix FC outshot the Eagles (3-0-4) 9-7 and Weber made four saves to Reed's three. The match also marked the debut of defender Isaiah Schafer, who came on as a sub for the Wolves in the 72nd minute. Phoenix FC is on the road for its next four matches, starting with back-to-back gamesMay 31 and June 1 at Richmond and Wilmington. The club's next home match is June 15 against the Real Salt Lake reserves.


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Wave's Adventures with Kickstarter And Book Printing!
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Wave's Adventures with Kickstarter and Book Printing
Hewwo humans! Warning, this is a long, text heavy post that I might put into a tutorial someday, haha.
A while back when I was near completion of my manga series, ERA-Convergence, I had a thought… I should print the book! The whole thing! That's what most of us kind of aim for in the end after we finish a comic, right?
So I checked out all the popular comic printing websites, Kablaam, Comixpress, Lulu, etc… I decided to go with Kablaam because of the lower price and all the awesome things I've heard with them. Comixpress I had worked with before—but KaBlaam came out with a cheaper price. Still, I was kind of 'Ohmigosh!' by the large 4 digit number that I saw before me. But wait--! Instead of just reducing my print count or giving up entirely, I looked to…
If you don't know what Kickstarter is, it's a website devoted to funding projects. I think it's really great for getting special, custom made things, or be hands first into the greatest new tech that might end up taking over the world (You can be sure I'll be backing the first Gundam). What YOU do is: declare your GOAL and the amount you need funded. In this case, mine was, "A printed version of my webcomic!" And hope that people will help you fund that goal! People will pledge a certain amount of money, and it's up to YOU to reward them for each interval of pledging.
But the problem was… I didn't know how to calculate my goal. Luckily, with just a little bit of research, I discovered some important info that would help me figure it all out:
- I've been on Kickstarter quite a few times, so I'm familiar with most of the important aspects of the site. If you want to do a Kickstarter, do the same! Look around and see what everyone has to offer. Look at the successful and unsuccessful projects. Also read through the Kickstarter School (http://www.kickstarter.com/help/school?ref=footer). It helps a ton.
- I thought about what rewards I could do. I've attended artist alley in comic conventions so I already have experience with making prints, keychains, etc. So I just priced things the way I would in AA. If you're new at this, again, try looking at other projects to see what rewards they have for their projects.
- Kickstarter takes 5% of the goal. Amazon, which is where all the funding is routed through, takes anywhere between 3-5%. So your goal should be +10% of what you need.
- If you're shipping, PUT THOSE COSTS into your goal too!! This is very important. You don't want to end up reaching your goal of, let's say, $1000 and then realize that you need to spend $500 on shipping that you didn't take into consideration. Research your items, how much they weigh, and how much it will cost to ship to different parts of the world!! I ended up charging a bit too little for shipping, and therefore had to pay a lot more than I expected. Don't make the same mistake.
- I thought about only, and I mean ONLY the amount I needed. Nothing extra, no profit. I really just wanted the amount needed and that was it. If I do earn extra then… hey, that's great! But if not, then at least I'd be able to get what I wanted done! There are a lot of Kickstarter projects that ask for ridiculous amounts of money that never get funded, (I.E., $500,000 for one issue of a comic) and half the time I'm pretty sure they're in it because they just expect Kickstarter to be the money answers to all their problems. Don't do that. Be honest.
With all those things in mind, I decided to start the project. The great thing about Kickstarter is that you can start typing out parts of the project and setting it up and save it as many times as you want before you actually send it to them for approval (Which, btw, takes anywhere between 3-7 days. So if you want your project to be live by the beginning of the month, SUBMIT it a WEEK before. You get another button to say: "Make project live!").
Of course, managing a big project like this doesn't go super smooth. There were a few things I popped up that I didn't know…
- They keep suggesting that you make a video. While I think it's really great, and I was almost about to devote a whole week into doing it, I decided not to in the end because I already linked my comic into the kickstarter page. I think a video would actually help a lot more, but it can also detract from the project if you don't make a good one, you know?
- The international shipping forces everyone to pay the specific amount for the international shipping, but that also ends up adding into your goal cost. @_@ So I was paying more for shipping than I intended to…
- When my project went live, I don't think I slept at all O____O
I was just watching the graphs and numbers every single day being all nervous O___O;;;;;; Sometimes hitting refresh (even though you don't need to because it actually updates live) just to hope someone would want to back my poor project O______O;;; It doesn't help that the graphs are aesthetically pleasing to look at too. :O - Once your project goes live, and people have already pledged to rewards, YOU CANNOT CHANGE your reward. So just make a new reward tier if someone gives you a new suggestion! People can switch to that one instead if they want to.
Then there were all the amazing things that I didn't know! Everything in Kickstarter is so ridiculously organized. They give you information on
- Who backed the project and where they came from
- How many of your backers came from kickstater
- Is your backer paying international or domestic shipping
- How many backers which came from which destination
- Updates after updates, emails after emails over every little thing that happens.
- Reminders to give your backers updates!
Somehow I was able to reach my goal in just two days! I was so happy, and with the extra money I made I was glad that it covered my shipping costs… but I was running into problems:
- I didn't put a limit on the number of commissions I was going to do, because to be honest, I didn't think people wanted commissions for me or wanted to pay that much money @_@;;;; So don't make that mistake, limit your commission work if you don't have the time for it!
- I had no idea what to do for Stretch goals. If you don't know what this is, these are "Overfunding goals" that people set in case they go like, 200% over their goal, they'll have enough money to offer more to everyone for their Kickstarter. For instance, Videogames will offer additional in-game items for everyone who helped back their project if they hit 300% of their goal. Think about that ahead of time!
- The number of backers that I was getting was running over the amount of books I was going to print! Kickstarter helps you keep a good track record of who pledges what, but you should keep records for yourself too.
- I ended up messaging a lot of people who went under nicknames on the site to ask them what their real name was for the credits in the book, but what I didn't know is that after your project gets funded, you get all the real name and information about the person, as well as their emails. Although a lot of people still wanted to be credited under their nickname, so sometimes it's good to ask, anyway!
Luckily all those problems were solved pretty easily! I relaxed a little once my goal was met, but then something I didn't know could happen, happened…
Yes… people can cancel their pledges! So, freaking out, I thought that everyone would decide to change their minds about backing my project, and thus the lack of sleep continued.
Don't be upset when people do this though. Some people just might have a small enough budget where they just decide to change their minds. Maybe they have a videogame they're interested in more, or maybe their bank account went kaput. Or maybe they just had a family friend that needs money more, etc. Don't worry and just keep looking forward!
Anyway, with the extra funds, I also wanted to do something else...
Looking toward a different method of printing
Kablaam offered a lot of really great options… but I wanted to pump up the quality of the book! (Note this is all for softcover books, I don't have experience in printing hardcovers) So I looked toward an alternative method of printing. I have experience working at Marvel so I knew some of the printers that we used, and my friend had also printed her graphic novel at the same place; Transcontinental Printing. (http://www.tcprinting.tc/en/)
Immediately, if you go and visit TransCon's website, you'll notice that the user interface is much more… well, NOT user friendly for Comics compared to Kablaam and Comixpress. Kablaam and Comixpress are definitely geared toward helping a comic book artist not have to deal with all the headaches of printing. So if you really really really don't want to bother with all the craziness that you'll be reading in the next few paragraphs, stick with Kablaam and Comixpress! But if you want to learn about the ins and outs of how a comic book is put together, read on!
In order to get to their order form, you have to go to: "Request a quote" [ http://www.tcprinting.tc/en/request-a-quote ] And hey! There's an option for comic books.
The first options that you'll see is the way you want your comic to be bound.
- Perfect bound is how you see most 30 page comic books to be. Softcover books and novels are generally bound in this style. Pick this if you're going to print an entire volume!
- Case Bound is basically hardcover binding.
- SaddleStitched is basically what most 30 page comic books are bound like. They're just stapled down the middle. Pick this if you're printing single issues/chapters.
Then the next thing they'll ask you for is TRIM SIZE. This is basically the size of the book that you want your comic to be printed in. BUT, this is NOT the size of the book that you'll be sending your files at.
I.E: If your trim size is 5"x7" (which is the so called 'standard' manga size), your book will come at that size. But your files will be sent in as 5.25" x 7.25" files.
Why the extra space? For Bleed, of course.
If you've ever printed anything, you might've heard the term "Bleed". It's basically extra art that you'll have in your pages that will get trimmed off.
"Wait what? Why would I draw all that extra stuff then only to have it be trimmed off!?"
Because… you don't want your art to come out like this:
By having bleed, art that's pressed up against the borders will make things look more natural. You can also resize it and hope that your art will fall right up against the lines that it gets cut off by, but I wouldn't risk it. Have at least a little bit of bleed. Though, you know… to most consumers, people don't really look out for that stuff. I mean, I don't think there's a lot of people out there that will flip through a comic book and look at a page and go like: "Ohmigawd that person didn't take into account the bleed of the page, I'm not going to buy this comic that I usually buy once a month". :P
Bleed generally goes around .125" around the image that you work with. So when you set up your documents or resize your books for print, take that into consideration.
Although, while we're talking about setting up files, you should also take into consideration the space needed between the spine of your comic book and your book itself. Y'know, when you open a large book, sometimes the text that's too close to the spine might end up being concealed by the binding. I would give each page a quarter inch (or even a little more) away from the middle of the spine. This means, when you set up a book, you should set up a book map for your book too, to figure out which page goes on which side.
Sample of the bookmap I used for my comic:
The next thing I want to talk about is paper. If you really want to print stuff, and make sure it's the best of all quality, understand the different types of paper, and the paper's weight.
Obviously the heavier the paper is, the thicker it is too. But be reasonable about this! You don't really want people to flip over like a giant thick piece of paper for each page like a children's picture book, do you? And you don't want the size of your book to be like 2 inches thick when there are only 50 pages.
So printing will be separated by different types of paper for the cover and for the interior pages. For the cover pages, you'll want to use COVER STOCK paper. Cover stock is basically a thicker piece of paper that you can find in things like, Comic Book Covers (Yep), Brochures, Heavy Posters. Most of the time you'll hear that paper is like 80#, or 100#. # being the shorthand of "Pounds", of course. But for most printers, Cover Stock paper will actually be expressed in "Points". You can read a more detailed description of the most common variations here: (http://www.mitchellmarketinginc.com/paper-stock.html)
Kablaam and Comixpress both offer 80# cover stock, which is basically what you can see on most Western Comic Book Tradedress covers, which is good and all… But I wanted to go higher! I asked for 14pt gloss cover stock (Which equals out to be around 140#) at Transcon, and the price was all the same!
As for the paper in the interiors, you want to pick TEXT paper. This is lightweight paper that you can see in most books. Printing in black and white will definitely be much cheaper and you have many more options. I wouldn't use gloss for black and white because it'd just be… strange and overly expensive. For full color, I chose to use the default option that TransCon gave me: "Flo Gloss 160M txt". A little bit of Googling, and I found out that it's equal to about 80# Text paper, and Flo Gloss just meant it was a cost-effective paper gloss. The result was so worth it.
Another thing to note was that, unlike Kablaam and Comixpress where I just put in an order like I was buying something from a store, TransCon had me in e-mail conversation after e-mail conversation, asking me and keeping me up to date with the pricing, sales, and delivery. I had to give them a specific date as to when I would send them my files through an FTP server, and also I had to give a day to set up a Credit report with me. (Basically they wanted my Credit Card on file). Also, because they're more of a commercial printing company, they ended up charging me extra for delivering to a residential address.
But I received my books in 8 days of sending them my file. EIGHT days! For Kablaam and Comixpress, the turnaround is usually 23-30 days! And when I got them… I was crying happy waterfall robot tears. ;___;
The print quality was so amazing.
Anyway, even after all my books were printed… ohmigosh, the amount of work that I had to do for kickstarter was still insane. I was cutting paper for weeks, I still have to do a ton of commissions, package everything, make keychains, buttons, bookmarks, and I've taken around 15 trips to the post office and I'm still not done sending things out. I would suggest asking friends for help or having some robot minions to assist you with the Kickstarter stuffs, because it isn't just "Hey, you got all that money, you're done!".
But luckily after I calculated all the crazy time it would've taken to get everyone his or her rewards, I added an extra month just to be safe. And that's helped, a LOT. So definitely give yourself another month or two when you set your reward delivery. This way you have room for error and you won't go insane doing everything at once.
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A year ago the D.C. Circuit told the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that it needed to go through notice-and-comment rulemaking for its controversial program of full-body scanners at airports. The rulemaking process is intended to ensure that the agency lays out clearly the factual, legal and policy basis for its actions, with a chance for opponents to lodge objections and establish a basis for judicial review. As my colleague Jim Harper points out, the agency has dragged its heels about doing this — a sort of passive resistance it would probably not tolerate from the hapless citizens stuck in its lines. TSA screening is one of the most widely resented governmental intrusions on the individual citizen of our era. Shouldn't we all demand that the federal government demonstrate adequate justification for imposing it? [Cato at Liberty and Ars Technica; Consumerist; Constitutional Law Prof, 2011] (& welcome National Review "Web Briefing" readers; John LaPlante, Detroit News "Water Cooler")
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- 1 07.12.12 at 9:46 am
How naive to think that the TSA would actually do what the court wanted. Complying with court orders is for the little people.
- 2 07.12.12 at 11:01 am
Would someone please ask Mitt Romney about ending TSA's madness at the airports and elsewhere? I never hear him comment on it, or get asked. A strong stand would go a long way toward making freedom loving Americans feel better about supporting him.
- 3 07.12.12 at 2:32 pm
Well, I haven't seen that the judges are exempt from searches when they travel. Any gang that can execute a strip search and full body cavity search "just because" trumps the requests of just some guy in a black robe.
- 4 07.12.12 at 3:48 pm
I can't understand why you lawyers aren't all over this bunch. Do you realize that if any woman had a baby that was in any way not the best and brightest in the world and had been through one of these scanners, she could collect a bunch of money. Or how about any older individual who develops cataracts. Or someone who develops thyroid cancer. You people are not doing your jobs.
- 5 07.12.12 at 7:51 pm
The government ignores court orders because judges allow them to. Agencies know there is no real penalty for non-compliance. Holding one agency director in contempt and jailing him would do wonders, but it ain't gonna happen.
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CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THE TSA! Someone?? Anyone??
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In a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control that ranked 47 "powerhouse fruits and vegetables," kale placed only 15th (with 49.07 points out of 100 for nutrient density)! Here's a roundup of the 10 leafy green cousins that researchers say pack a greater nutritional wallop.
Here are a few tips for choosing a healthy snack: eat real food, keep it portion-controlled (and calorie-controlled), aim for a fruit or veggie serving, and try to get some protein or fiber in your snack to help you feel full and stabilize blood sugar.
If I eat hot peppers or tree nuts, the reaction can range from uncomfortable at best to life-threatening at worst. Having been both hostess and guest in this situation, I can offer some advice to those who are considering welcoming a restricted eater to their meal or their food-related event.
Yes, oats are loaded with carbs, but the release of those sugars is slowed by the fiber, and because oats also have 10 grams of protein per 1/2-cup serving, they deliver steady, muscle-friendly energy.
The concept is this: Humans evolved on a diet very different from today's eating habits. Therefore, the Paleo proponents argue, to be healthier, leaner, stronger and fitter, we must re-think our diet and remove some of the food groups we consider basic.
You are your most valuable asset, and you're also stuck with yourself for a long, long time. With that in mind, use last night's cookie hoedown as a way to figure out the ways in which you need to take better care of yourself instead of yelling at yourself for the next three days.
Compelled by my compounding fatigue and stomachaches, I waved the white (and red and green) flag, and embarked on my gluten-free adventure. I didn't realize that the benefits of a gluten-free diet would contribute to the improvement of other aspects of my life.
If you've made the choice (or goal) of going completely meat-free, don't allow your surroundings and your own fears to stop you. Hopefully, these tips can be one step towards helping you achieve the changes in your diet that are important to you.
Known as the "fruit of the gods," figs are in season now, but they're nothing new. In season from from June to early Fall, the sweet fruit were used by the Greeks as signs of prosperity and for early Olympic training. For the food nerds among us, a mini fig tutorial.
I wore what I didn't eat like a badge of honor. As a certified health coach, I felt like it was important to "walk the talk" and make sure that I was taking exceptional care of myself; but like every other thing in life, you can take even good things too far!
I secretly (publicly) would love it if he would learn to love produce the way I do, the same way I know he wishes I would eat a steak. At this point, though, besides it having no appeal, I'm pretty sure my body would violently reject red meat, were I to eat it.
Do candy bars have a tendency to jump off the shelves and into your cart when you're at the supermarket? You're not alone. From the weekly circulars to the cash register, the entire grocery-shopping experience is designed to ensure you spend as much time and money on junk food as possible.
When it's hot outside and you're keeping active, dehydration can leave you feeling light-headed and disoriented. Cooling off with refreshing beverages can keep your body hydrated and your waistline intact -- if you know which ones to drink.
No one would ever say "just try one cashew" to someone with a severe nut allergy, so why do they say "just take one bite" to people with wheat allergies?
The secret to eating while traveling is to identify the difference between eating and over-eating. Eating is enjoying food. Overeating is when you no longer taste the food. You are stuffed yet continue to eat.
My father nicknamed me "20 Questions" by the time I was 5 years old. Often times I would blurt out my next question as my parents were still rattling off the answer to the previous one, antsy to address the next puzzle piece in my mind.
Eliminating sugar from your diet can be done. If you do decide to go sugar-free, one of the best ways is to go cold turkey. Cut out sugar completely with these simple steps and you could be craving-free in a week.
Proclaiming yogurt as an official state snack is a terribly misguided proposal since the majority of yogurt on the market today is full of added sugars. The saddest part is those yogurts marketed to kids tend to have the most added sugars.
A great strategy to prevent emotional eating is to trade food for a short bout of exercise with your fitness-minded friends. Physically, exercise reduces stress and anxiety, alleviates boredom, and releases feel-good endorphins. Getting one of your supportive friends to join you can squash feelings of loneliness and provide an opportunity for you to vent, too.
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Fear not, Clementine lovers - The Walking Dead XBLA isn't, um, dead. Telltale has promised that it'll reveal more about the subfranchise's second season later this month, alongside further revelations of the Big, Bad and Wolfy variety. Have you played the first episode of The Wolf Among Us yet? Aoife says it's rather good.
The Walking Dead: Episode 1 is currently free to all Xbox 360 owners, in case you've yet to catch the zombie bug. Here's a list of places and characters that might appear in the second season. Oh, and here's the Telltale Tweet that prompted the writing of this post.
October. Big news on #TheWalkingDead Season Two later this month & the Big Bad Wolf in #TheWolfAmongUs. Who's ready? pic.twitter.com/nueE0XsSry— Telltale Games (@telltalegames) October 14, 2013


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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government might not care for the rules laid down by the Union ministry of environment and forests while proceeding with its plan to landfill the abandoned quarries with garbage. However, the government will have to toil hard before preparing all the 20 selected quarries for sanitary landfill. Experts point out that the project would require time, effort and most importantly a huge budget.
Interestingly, the only successful model state can vouch for in sanitary landfill is at Vilappilsala. It took three months for the engineers to prepare the ground and go through the processes of lining, capping and landfill on a relatively small landscape while processing waste at Vilappilsala garbage factory.
"It is a tough process to execute even on a levelled ground. On an uneven, sloppy and rocky terrain, the process is going to be painstaking," said an engineer associated with sanitary landfill. The project involves preparing a bed with high density polyethylene sheets and HDP pipes. Garbage is laid atop this bed and on the top of which a clay bed is prepared. Pipes are left with holes through which the leachate is collected.
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