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Re: OH! For ME?
Love it. Hilarious and well drawn :]
Nice! Similar idea to dragonly love, but more well crafted...
Re: Her Motherly Nature
Wow. My mom would love this.
Re: Mothers Day As A Child...
Resubbed... please re vote
Re: Mama Bear
I really like that you actually made some really nice changes rather than just slap "mom" on the mug. I love the curler in the hair. Is it just me or does this have more detail in the linework than the original?
Re: please stop devouring my children.
Sorry, but I thought they were potatoes. It makes more sense if they are potatoes - you know, you plant one in the ground and it puts out shoots that grow new potatoes. Are they potatoes? Or are they cookies? It's still funny either way.
Re: Bamboo Eating 101
awwwww. Large black and white bear. Eats, shoots and leaves.
folkkevi wrote:I went in a completely different style with this design, I think a more fruitfull one. Please let me know what you guys think.
I'd like it more if the graphic wasn't so large.. Have you tried this in a deep, rusty orange? Might work better
nlitwiller wrote:this has got my vote but I think I might like it better w/o the timer on the egg. either way i'll buy it if it's printed
That's sort of the point. Have you never seen an egg timer?
as in the shirt-color?
Re: Your Mama Wears Combat Boots
This is beautiful. It should win, but probably won't cause it's not LOUD. I like quiet designs. I'd definitely wear this, though maybe in another color.
tallworm wrote:I really like that you actually made some really nice changes rather than just slap "mom" on the mug. I love the curler in the hair. Is it just me or does this have more detail in the linework than the original?
Yeah, one of the things I didn't like about the original was the lack of detail. I think it really helps flesh it out. I tried to keep it a little rough because having it too clean and polished wouldn't really fit the grumpy look on the bear.
Re: Baby Carrots Need Love Too
Aww this is cute. the poor crying one.
Re: Rhino Mom Loves Baby Rhino
Great colors.
Re: my mom can beat up your mom
yeahhh, I don't know how I feel about the font either, but i def. cracked up at this design.
asyrith wrote:That reminds me...what is the Pancakes thing all about? I see it around, but I'm not sure what it means...as it what it's filtering. Cool shirt by the way.
Thanks! Hopefully it'll catch on for people who are looking for a "cool" shirt as opposed to a shirt with a cartoon on it (not that there's anything wrong with that, but... ya know).
This reminds me of a shirt I've seen somewhere...I can't peg it though. Funny nevertheless.
Re: Nobodys' child
B--E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. And funny to boot.
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daedalusknight wrote:I like the concept... probably needs some extra geeky reference thrown in, though... something super nerdy to get the votes flowing. :-)
It was suggested that I change it to M.A.N.G.A. (Non-Geek Adolescents) Maybe I will.
Re: First breath
If it wasn't on white...
Re: go, super fetus league, fight crime!
Excellent, excellent, excellent. I love the poop colored speech bubbles
Re: Wedding Crashers
Hilarious, but the design could use some work.
This shirt is awesome!! I dig
ommers74 wrote:awwwww. Large black and white bear. Eats, shoots and leaves.
Hehehe... you have a comma error there, as I'm sure you know from that book. :-)
Caiters wrote:Hilarious, but the design could use some work.
yeah, it would look better if i knew what i was doing.
chuck norris can be at 2 places at the same time
superspryte wrote:It was suggested that I change it to M.A.N.G.A. (Non-Geek Adolescents) Maybe I will.
Heheh... well I'd wear a shirt that says MANGA even without the anagram. :-)
I see absolutely nothing wrong with this resub. It is a great idea and it is definitely different than the original, and I really hope this makes it into the top 3 this time. I truly don't understand what people have against resubmitting designs. If they were unpopular, then they wouldn't go anywhere and would stay at the bottom... not harming anyone. The fact that a resub makes it into the fog means people appreciate the design. It isn't like having it in another derby would sway people to vote for it more than shirts that hadn't been seen before. I wish you the best of luck, and look forward to buying this.
ign22401 wrote:Judging by the past responses, I take it you must be a contributor to other sites as well. Mind throwing up a link to some of your stuff? If this shirt is indicative of your style, I'm going to buy the hell out of your stuff. Vote for this shirt people. It builds character.
For those who have asked, radiomode is one of those shirt tycoons you might hear about. He's been printed multiple times at Threadless and Design By Humans (and if I wasn't lazy I'm sure I could find more) but I personally associate his work most with Uneetee, where I believe he's been printed most. He's actually been 'round these parts before, at least in the Night derby, where he submit one of my personal favorites of the week... a modified version is for sale over at uneetee. I personally like the starkness of the original better, but the uneetee rendition will, at some point, be my first purchase from that site. Anyway, welcome back, Radio. Hopefully my support won't stifle this design's success... it's my early favorite
Hmmm... good point, but I didn't want to do any that were all caps, I find that annoying. Perhaps I should use a font without all the curved ends, more like block letters, and perhaps a bit bolder?
I like white shirts in summer, and I think this one lends itself very nicely to white.
Re: My Mom's a Cougar
come on, how is cougar not pg-13 this was the only shirt i've seen this derby thats actually funny
*giggles* we had a couple batches of hamster baby food as well growing up. And the momma hamster's name was toast. I love you design especially the babies!! The momma's hands look freakish GMV
i dont see how this is off topic. clams are mothers to pearls and it says mother of pearl right on the shirt.
Re: Tennis Mama
Your shirt is 2 cute.
Im In love with these Dragons, SOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!
Yeah, the wings are hard to make out. I do like the idea though.
tgent, you know I'm a fan, but this just isn't for me. My issue with this is not the resubmission (though my god, that whole trend can stop any time now and I'll be ecstatic) but that I simply don't think this works as well as a woman bear. The other bear was wearable by anyone because, while it was clearly male, there was nothing that assigned a gender solidly. The "mom" mug kills the entire design for me. I'm a huge proponent of designs not needing to be "masculine" or "feminine", but throw "mom" on a shirt and you've scythed your audience. That, and I think the light blue popped way more off the shirt. The curler, admittedly, is a nice touch.
lutz60400 wrote:i dont see how this is off topic. clams are mothers to pearls and it says mother of pearl right on the shirt.
Hmm... dunno... maybe it's because pearls aren't actually the babies of clams?
Re: Mom's Apple Pie
This is a really well done shirt. GMV
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Slava looked very smooth on those free throws last night. Very sound and confident stroke...nothin' but net.
I followed that team and I know that when big nasty was doing his thing, Zelly was out of the post and playing baseline extended for a jumper. What I think you are missing is also Big nasty didnt force into double teams. Also Big nasty had a reliable jumper that he used to get his defender up on him. 2 Post players isnt a bad scenario, but they cant both play in the post at the same time...also if they are going to be interchangeable? they both need to be able to hit the jumper. right now Drum isnt going to bring any defenders away from the rim because he is not a threat out there. Also until Drum starts shooting and hitting his jumper? neither is he. Bynum is a NBA player, he has a role and he usually plays it well. That bench did well because Corliss forced the defense to stay tight and we had shooters, I think the entire forum agrees that is a good recipe for success. I think most here agree that with Drum in the post he is getting LOTS of attention anytime a guard drives. I think the difference is he guard /sf combos we have had out on the floor, much moreso than you wanting Moose to not shoot the open J and instead force a drive into a double team. That is a bad idea and should never be thought of as a viable option, that will result in 1 of 2 things happening...#1 turnovers at an alarming rate or #2 Moose fouling out of alot of games on the offensive end and Ill throw in a 3rd just for giggles..#3 Monroe losing his voice and recieveing More Ts than Sheed from screaming "and1"
A double team in the post, is one thing and Bigs draw a double and kick out or shoot before it gets there all the time if theyre good. Attacking a double team is something Very good players/ guards/sf do from the perimeter due to great handles and physical abilities...all of which Moose does not posess.Moose routinely gets stripped and blocked or simply misses bunnies in the post, this is not the guy I want trying to split double teams and force shots. You are wanting him to be an elite Hakeem player and Im sorry..he is not and never will be. He is a player that has some skill and should kick it out when the double shows up, and should shoot the jumper when its open. Thats it.
I don't remember any great Center/PF that has an open mid range jumper that he can hit that passes that up and drives into a double team and forces a shot up... please show me one. I can recall great centers receiving the ball in there sweet spots and hitting a shot against a double team.... that is a totally different animal. A ball handling guard will split a double team and go to the hole but they rarely pass up an open jumper to drive into the double team to force a bad shot. If your double teamed and forcing a shot thats bad team basketball, unless its under 5 secs on the shot clock the smart play is to find the open man and make the pass.
Round, then I say you are trying to deliberately disagree with me, rather than trying to understand my words. An already set double team? Of course nobody would drive into that. But if the lane is packed on you, with your guy laying off you trying to prevent the drive, you can still drive in, and get the shot off before a double team is set. Just watch any NBA game with a strong inside player in it, and see for yourself.
If your man is backed off you and the lane is packed in, and you still drive into that? you are a moron and should be on the bench behind abenhour. That is exactly the time you shoot the ball. This is basketball 101. No one gives up the easy uncontested shot and drives into a packed lane to get better rebounding advantage.
Monroe must be a moron? He has driven into a packed lane over a hundred times this season. Jerry Stackhouse, in his prime, made a living out of driving into a packed lane. There is a big difference between driving into a packed lane vs. driving into a double team set against you. In a packed lane situation, the double team is not set, and someone has to come over to double team after you start your drive. You can negate this attempt at a double team simply by getting the shot off before the double team gets to you - among a few other options. Back to Stackhouse, he often had a double team against him, plus a packed lane, and still, over and over and over again - especially in tight game situations, drove in and won the game for us. PS, Stackhouse could shoot lights out. But he still drove into the lane. Packed or not.
Stack was a high volume scorer, not a shooter. He was also shipped off because he would attack bad situations, like a packed lane and tilted coverage...However at the time, we had no other viable options so he had to attack this way. Monroe is a moron for driving into a packed lane this season...he has been given the open jumper and refused to take it in games and drove instead and it cost us numerous scoring chances. Lee you can plead til your blue in the face, attacking a packed lane instead of taking a open jumper from the foul line is the dumbest basketball play there is. It shows zero confidence in your shooting ability, as well it is a recipe for losing basketball...and lo and behold we have a losing record and a center that leads the league in getting his shot rejected and / or missed bunnies.
So lets get this straight. Stack did not know what he was doing. Monroe is a Moron. Stuckey is worthless. Bynum is your hero. Exactly what did we ever agree on? Kind of hard to remember at the moment. lol
Bynum is no hero...hes a decent backup guard off the bench, who will probably not be here next year either. Stuck has worth, on a team that can use his strengths which are attacking the rim, we need our guards to be shooters from distance to keep the floor spread for Drum and Moose to have room, Stuck just isnt good enough for that role. Stack knew what he was doing, he was trying to lead the league in scoring because that was the only thing we had going for that team...and Stack forced some shots in traffic, you make it sound like his entire arsenal was attacking the packed paint and beating doubles. Monroe has had a few games where he did what you are saying, he passed up open shots and drove into a packed sagging defence..and it was horrible. Im pretty sure everyone here agreed he was a moron for doing so. Much like answering your wifes " do these pants make me look fat" question honestly ..or closing your eyes during a fight...the next thing you know? You Lost, and you were stupid for doing it.
once in a while? nope that makes them human. If they continue to make that same mistake? what would you call it?
I might call someone a player that needs to work on decision-making. I wouldn't call them a moron. My parents taught me not to call people names. Treat people with respect. Remember the Golden Rule.
Yep took out OKC 115-110....after trailing the Thunder by 5 at the half.....Irving with 35 to offset the 32 by Durant.... So who did we beat last night?
Knight did a number on him I guess! We staved them off at a few key times when their momentum was building. I thought a couple of Bynum's jumpers were extremely important in that regard.
First, Stack sacrificed a lot of his scoring in Carlisle's first year to fit in that system. Next, if you note, I mentioned end of game situations. At the end of the game, when we had to have a score, Stack took inside, the higher percentage choice. Even against a whole lot of pressure. And nobody in Piston Land would have wanted it any different. We lost the Boston series that year, due to not having enough shooters on the floor with Stack to take a little pressure even off Stack. Curry was the small forward back then, and far past any ability to play NBA ball. Boston was allowed not only to double team Stack (one right up on him for the shot and a 2nd a bit back playing him for the drive) but the other 3 Boston players formed a 2nd line of defense behind those two. Now, if they had just double teamed Stack, Stack would have quite successfully drove in on them. It was the rest of the team he could not quite get past. Yes, Stuckey would be a good off the bench guy, to run the point and be the primary scoring threat driving inside. Gee, we ought to be using him as such. We did much of the season actually, and nothing was wrong with what he was doing. We should go back to it. It will be very interesting to see what coach does Sunday, if Calderon plays. Will he play all 4 guards? Will he move Drummond to a starter? Will Kim English still play. Etc. I'd think this is a good opportunity to make some radical changes. Just a suggestion for a rotation for Tomorrow if Calderon plays: Start Calderon, Knight, Middleton, Monroe, Drummond. 2nd unit: Stuckey, English, Singler, JMAX, Kravtsov. I see we have a slot left. Another big would not be a bad idea. Macklin. Who else would be dressed: Bynum for an emergency point guard. I say find a way to dump Maggette and CV and find some young players to give a try. Add Bynum to that really, look for a defensive minded emergency point. (In studying the game tape from Friday night, yes, you could see exactly why our bench gave up so many points. Pretty much all on Bynum. Either he could not defend his man, or somebody else's man scored on us after somebody went over to get Bynum out of trouble.)
Looks like more of the Tay effect. Seems like we push the ball whenever we got the defensive rebound out of a Cav's missed shot. Knight is playing his normal 'pushing the ball up fast' game and this time, the rest of the team ran with him especially from the SF position, Singler. Even Monroe ran with him. Knight plays a better game when the offense plays within his pace. No isotay. No passing the ball to Tay on the top of the circle after crossing the midcourt and watch Tay pump fakes til the shot clock is down to 10 seconds.

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Earlier today, Computerworld's Preston Gralla reported seeing an Asus Vivo Tab RT already for sale (preorder) on Newegg's site for $599, a hundred bucks more than the entry level new iPad which comes standard with less storage (16 GB). But a later check by TabTimes of Newegg's site, including via the link in Gralla's blog, showed no such device listed.
The ASUS Vivo Tab RT is a 10-inch Windows RT (the customized version of Windows for ARM-based processors) tablet with 32GB of storage, 2GB of memory, and keyboard dock. There's also a MicroSD slot and an HDMI port.
If the entry price is really going to be $599, it remains to be seen if some of these extras will be enough to win over would be iPad buyers.
There also could have been issues with NewEgg's listing; Gralla says Newegg had the Vivo TabRT sporting a 1280 x 800 touchscreen, while Asus itself lists a more impressive Super IPS+ display with 1366 x 768 resolution. The tablet has been publicly shown and reviewed, but like many other Windows 8 tablets that have been previewed, Asus hasn't said what the price will be.


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Archive for February, 2011
Ashley Madison Credits Scam?
Feb 21st
Since Ashley Madison runs off of a credit system, you need to know which membership plan is for you. By using the credits system, this always goes in favor of the website verses the users. After all, when it comes to online dating, it's a numbers game. The more women you email, the greater chance you have on getting the encounter you're looking for. While many feel this is an Ashley Madison scam, you need to look deeper into the membership plans.
- The basic plan is just $49, but is a complete waste of money. This only allows you to email 20 women, that's it. Then when you go to purchase more credits, the $49 plan goes away, and the base is now $79. So you just spend $130 and have nothing to show for it
- Now the $149 plan gives you more to play with. It gives you more than triple the credits than the $130 scenario above, and lets you play the numbers game. Ideally, you live in a city or near one for this plan.
- The final $249 plan, is the mother of all plans. Ashley Madison will guarantee you an affair or your money back. Now, if you live in a city, you don't need this plan. But if you don't, you should seriously consider it.
If you're not fan of the credit system, two of Ashley's sister sites offer flat out memberships. Cougarlife.com is $40 a month, and caters to young men looking to date older women. ArrangementFinders.com is $50/month, and allows you to meet younger women looking for financial arrangements.
Ashley Madison Mobile Scam?
Feb 10th
When you sign up for Ashley Madison, you pay a one time $19.99 fee to have access to the mobile platform. The problem with mobile is simple, risk. You are putting yourself at SEVERE risk of getting caught by having Ashley Madison on you mobile. Covering your tracks when it comes to cheating is essential. Doing this with your computer is easy, but your cell phone not so easy. Sure, you can put a security lock on your phone, but doesn't that scream shady!
Now, if you're single and just wanting to be the other guy or gal, then Ashley Madison mobile rocks. You have no risk, and all upside. But if you're married and can't afford to get caught, stay the hell away from Ashley Madison mobile. Don't fall for the Ashley Madison scam indicating that this is critical to your experience. Two of their other main sites, CougarLife.com (catering to dating older women) and ArrangementFinders.com(catering to dating younger women) don't charge you for their mobile platform.
Affairs Spike Dramatically After The Superbowl
Feb 3rd
While guys love the Superbowl (women too actually), an odd occurrence happens for two straight weeks after the Superbowl. Since its a major betting day, a high percentage of men have losses that they will need to pay for. To make matters work the Superbowl falls right around the time when a man would buy gifts for Valentine's Day. As a result, the wife gets a gift that is somewhat blah.
You know have an angry wife and an upset husband. Since most relationships are HORRIBLE when it comes to true communication (when it counts the most), this perfect storm tips the iceberg for cheaters. Sites like Ashley Madison gets such a spike this time of year that many feel it's an Ashley Madison scam. After all, how can there suddenly be a huge uptick in sign-ups with little advertising? Well, now you know!


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DOWNLOAD THE SLAVE SHIFT: FALLING UP (Mixtape) here: http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/jy-the-slave-shift-falling-up/ Let's cut to the chase. Most rappers generally have nothing to say in their music. Every song is a party, they miraculously have money out of nowhere, and then tend to have no respect for those who have paved the way for them to get here. Enter J.Y., a 21 year old, Jersey raised MC with intentions of going places his peers have not. "Dudes my age, they never last in the industry past what 22? Nah that's not gonna work for me, I'm a work hard for that longevity," J.Y. states. J.Y.'s musical influence stems from having a father who began working with Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth as well as Eddie F. His mother also instilled music from the New Jack Swing era into his life. "When I was young, New Jack (Swing) was poppin'. I was heavily influenced by that. That's why I love R&B. New Jack is exactly that, R&B over hip-hop beats and my chick songs is hip-hop over R&B beats." "Everybody has problems that irk them. I just choose to let all of my frustrations out instead of hold them in. Personal songs are always my favorites." J.Y.'s experience with writing music is unusual for somebody his age. Well it should be, he's been writing music since he was seven. In the Summer of 2010, J.Y. released his highly anticipated mixtape "The Hiring Process" which featured production by Nard-N-B, Bink!, Buckwild, The Klasix, and Boola with appearances by Joe Budden, Cory Gunz, Jim Jones, Red Cafe, Killer Mike, Joell Ortiz, Avery Storm, and more. He followed up with a continuation of "The Hiring Process" in January 2011 called "The Slave Shift: Waking Down". "Waking Down" features artists Young Scolla, Nipsey Hu$$le, Michael Francis, and Fortunate Ones. J.Y.'s newest project, The Slave Shift: Falling Up will be released August 2012.


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I recently got a new bike and I thought there was a problem with the suspension fork so I stripped it apart to see if I could find the problem;
Getting to this stage with a basic Rockshox fork is relatively easy but quite messy (with the right tools, a clean area to work, a workstand etc....)!
First you need to remove the brake and take it apart as per the manufacturers instructions. The uppers stay in the bike and the lowers come off as one piece.
Then the tricky bit, there are a lot of small parts inside that can be really complicated to take off/put back in - especially the black cir-clip on the right side of the picture......
Once you have added the right fluids and re-built the fork it is time to set up the suspension. The markings on the uppers of the fork will help you get a rough idea of how much air to add. We generally look for 30% sag i.e. when you sit on the bike you are using 30% of the travel of the fork. We do this so the fork can extend as well as contract thus helping your wheel stay in contact with the ground. The final setting is a lot more down to final tuning though for example if you are a more aggressive rider you may add more air. Getting a shock pump is the only way to tune this at home and is a good investment if you have air shocks.
We would generally recommend just getting the seals changed on front/rear shocks once a season to keep your suspension working optimally and to avoid the risk of unneceassary wear.
Turned out there was nothing wrong with the fork, I just hadn't read the instrucions properly.......who reads the instructions!!
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Marlene1 commented on the blog post It's Time For Trans People To Be Out Of The Closet
I kicked off my closet door back in the 80s and haven't looked back since.
I've lost jobs, and I've had figurative doors slammed in my face when going for interviews so many times I gave up. I don't live in the closet and I'll be damned if go back in just to find work.
I'm an activist, a rabblerouser, an organizer, and a fighter for allied causes.
I go on hate sites like onenewsnow to refute the lies and distortions vomited by the hatemongers and bigots.
I have an internet radio show every Monday from 4-5pm on transgender and allied issues because I want to make sure that our voices are not silenced, and that the deaths of my trans brothers and sisters are not forgotten.
I go on to proclaim our victories and slam our defeats, because if we aren't united in this fight: lesbians, bisexuals and gays — no matter what your economic status! — the bigots will pick us off one by one because we aren't united, which scares the bigots to death!
Thank you for your work, Autumn, Monica, Laurel, Kate, Leslie, Ethan, and all the other transfolk and allies doing what they can to advance our cause for equality.


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From the podium
His Excellency Jeronimas Kraujelis (Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania)
Your Majesties, Your Excellencies the Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Distinguished Ministers, Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Agriculture is a distinctive, composite and complex field that affects every single one of us. First of all, it supplies us with food, provides rural residents with jobs, preserves nature and minimizes the impact on the environment. The conditions of Lithuania are favourable for the development of agriculture. The country has a favourable geographical location, and sufficient fertile land resources. Its climatic conditions are favourable for the development of the milk and meat industries, for the cultivation of grain, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, linen, rape sugar beets and other plants and animals typical of its latitude. In addition, 18 milk processing enterprises and 3 meat processing enterprises have meet European standards and allow us to export our products to EU countries. Sufficient water resources provide favourable conditions for the development of fisheries. The country's favourable geographical location coupled with seaport access and transportation facilities provide great opportunities for the country to engage in the fish trade industry locally, as well as internationally. The rapid development of relations based on private property changed production systems and lifestyles in general. The transition period brought to the surface the weaknesses of our agricultural sector. Despite the fact that many high-quality are produced in the country, difference in the pace of change have resulted in different standards of living in urban and rural areas, and among the different social strata. The Government of Lithuania has developed the Strategy of Poverty Diminution and a program for its implementation. The Government has made the following provisions in order to reduce disparities between rural and urban populations: • provision of investment support to farms engaged in alternative economic activities and seeking to generate additional income; • support to rural tourism; • support for organic farming and direct payments for certified land areas; • restructuring and modernization of farms; • continuing education for young farmers. The Government has also sought to bring national legislation into line with European norms regarding animal and plant safety standards, and food quality. The Laws on Product Safety and on Food have been adopted in Lithuania. Respective secondary legislation has been drafted and approved in order to adhere to European Standards. In 2000, market reform, including food control monitoring, took place in Lithuania. The main objective of the reform was to create a quality control system that provides for the effective monitoring of the market in all stages of production - "from soil to table". In addition, the Food Safety Strategy that was developed and approved by the Minister of Agriculture in 2001 is presently being implemented. Examination of food products takes place at a certified laboratory. Veterinary control is carried out at 18 frontier control posts. An additional 11 frontier control posts are envisaged to comply with the requirements of the EU by the year 2004. Great importance is being attached to the introduction and development of veterinary information systems (ANIMO, SHIFT, ADNS, livestock identification and registration) as well as veterinary and food control databases that comply with EU requirements. Lithuania has introduced the system of identification of cattle, sheep and goats. This year 3 missions of European experts have already visited Lithuania. Apart from comments and proposals contained in their conclusions, the experts also emphasised the progress made by the country in the field of agriculture and production of food products. With the view to strengthen consumer confidence in food products, it is necessary to create a transparency regarding food safety and nutrition in all countries. It is important that the threat to human health is assessed on the basis of scientific evidence. It is necessary to carry out open consultations with the participation of all the parties concerned. It is not enough to merely identify the threat. It is also necessary to properly assess it and to take preventive measures and exchange information with counterparts regarding unsafe products. It is therefore very important for Lithuania to join the EU Information System of Dangerous and Unsafe Products (RAPEX). Food safety has no borders. All countries are partners in this field, and the problems of one country are shared by all. Therefore, in closing, I would like to propose that support be provided for the restructuring and modernization of the agricultural and food sectors in candidate states, and that conditions be created for the development of competitive production sectors that ensure the supply of safe food to people. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Direct General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Mr Jacques Diouf and all the organisers who have arranged the World Food Summit: five years later. I believe that the expressed proposals and resolutions taken at the Summit will advance the alleviation of poverty, hunger and food safety problems of vital importance. Distinguished Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you very much for you kind attention. * Inserted upon request.
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BIG WOW! ComicFest Returns this Weekend…May 17-18, 2014
May 14, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Convention News, Cosplay, Gaming, Horror, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Video Games, Webcomics
Press Release:
Big Wow! Comic Fest Returns to San Jose on May 17th & 18th, 2014, bringing two great days of Comic Book, Art, Anime, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Cosplay FUN! Many of the country's best vendors of all things cool and collectible will tempt your wallets with the perfect gifts for Geek, Nerds, Fans and True Collectors, everywhere!
Founded in 1979 as "Super-Con", Big Wow! Comic Fest is not only Northern California's Longest-Running Comic-Con, but is this year's Only Major Comics Event in the San Francisco Bay Area!
As the Original Artist-Friendly Show, we have Fantastic Comic Book Creator Guests spanning all decades and genres! This year we are pleased to welcome as our Featured Guests: Charlie Adlard (Artist for the popular "Walking Dead" series), Legendary Illustrator Neal Adams (Batman, X-Men, Avengers), Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Fan-Favorites… Travis Charest (Weapons of the Metabarons), Art Adams (X-Men, Godzilla), and more Special Guests including: Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), Mike Zeck (Punisher, Spider-Man, Secret Wars), Joe Linsner (Dawn), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons, Futurama, Disney Poster Artist), Alex Nino (Dead Ahead), Sergio Aragones (Mad Magazine, Groo the Wanderer), Liam Sharp (Gears of War), and many more confirmed and added to our website! Over 200 Comic Creators!
Meet, get autographs, and learn the secrets of Show Biz from our spectacular CELEBRITY GUESTS:
GODZILLA is in the House…Meet Kenpachiro Satsuma, in 1984's RETURN OF GODZILLA, he would land the title role of Godzilla and continue as the King of Monsters for the next 11 years. This is first time to America in over 20 years.
Also from Japan, meet Satoshi Furuya he enthralled generations of children with his portrayal of the original Ultraman.
Jane Wiedlin is the sexy and charismatic guitar player for The GoGos! One of the best known Rock/Pop groups to emerge from the 1980's, Jane is back at work, creating a stage production for her self published comic series "Lady Robotica".
Also Appearing will be: Kevin Bernard Grevioux (Co-Writer, Producer and actor in "Underworld", "I, Frankenstein" and comic book writer), Damion Poitier (Avengers (in the last 2 minutes, he was the surprise Villian), Star Trek, Hunter Prey…and the son of Sidney Poitier). Also, C. Andrew Nelson (Darth Vader), Parker Stevenson (Hardy Boys), Richard Kiel (007 "Jaws"), William Katt (Greatest American Hero, House)…and more
COSPLAY Guests Jessica Nigri, Riddle (star of "Heroes of Cosplay"), Ivy Doomkitty, Anthony Misano… and many more will all be on site. Along with hundreds and hundreds of amazing fans all in costume.
Super-Star Cartoonist and Big Wow! Bigwig Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows, 50 Girls 50), will teach a 90-minute Figure Drawing Workshop with a live model, demonstrating fundamentals of technique and style. Any aspiring artist is welcome to sit in the audience and work along with Frank, who will provide priceless tips and critiques! And Inker Extraordinaire Mick Gray (Starman, Promethea) will once again provide a weekend-long inking demonstration as he works on his current comic book assignment at his booth! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see professional comic artists at work!
In conjunction with San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum, Big Wow! Comic Fest proudly presents "BATMAN!, 75 years a Hero" Featuring Seven Decades of Original Art and Memorabilia from the DC Comics world-famous Super Hero. Also, there will be 2 additional shows, "The Art of MIKE ZECK!" And "The ART of FAMOUS MONSTERS".
And Speaking of Famous Monsters… We are hosting the 1st Annual "Horror/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film Festival" with the legendary Famous Monsters Magazine… who are also hosting our Japanese guest, and presenting the "Famous Monsters of Filmland" Pavilion with guests, props, make-up and costume designers and more.
And no Big Wow! ComicFest is complete without our:
Live Art Auction, Costume/Cosplay Contest (Saturday night directly after the show), Gaming, Card & Role-Playing Games, "Creature Features Live" with host: John Stanley, showing the original "Night of the Living Dead."
Panel Discussions, including: Creating Comics, The Art of Self-Publishing, and how to Design and Create Your Own Costumes! There will be 5 rooms of programming going on, throughout the show.
Tickets are available on the website. And we have tickets available at over 30 participating comic book stores around Northern California.
Admission is only:
1 Day Adult $25.00 (at the door)
2 Day Adult $35.00 (at the door)
1 Day Child (8-14) $10.00 (at the door)
2 Day Child $15.00 (at the door)
*Save $5.00 Off Admission! Buy tickets online, or at many local Comic Book Stores!
FOR MORE INFORMATION we will always have guest and programming updates for the show at: www.bigwowcomicfest.com. Also, most of our Guests will be available before the show for online, phone and in some cases, personal appearance Interviews.
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Hero Initiative Heads to San Jose's BIG WOW! Comic-Fest in May 2014
May 9, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Webcomics
Press Release:
Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization that helps comic creators in medical and financial need, will be attending San Jose's BIG WOW! Comic-Fest on May 17-18 at the San Jose Convention Center, 150 West San Carlos Street.
Make sure you grab the amazing Walking Dead 100 book at out booth, #915-#917 and be sure to get it signed by the many contributors in attendance! Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard will be at the con, as will eight other artists who participated in the project. Proceeds of your purchase will help someone in need!
And you can put your Walking Dead book in your NEW Hero tote bag! Hero's new totes make their debut at BIG WOW! and are available at a mere $5!
In addition, check out the ambassadors for Hero who will be raising money for our charity at their own booths: Arthur Adams, Brent Anderson, Dan Brereton, Joyce Chin, Mick Gray, Drew Johnson, Rich Koslowski, Michael Lark, John Livesay, Laura Martin, Terry Moore, Norm Rapmund, Darick Robertson, Greg Rucka, and David Williams will all have donation jars for Hero!
Hero Initiative Parties with Multiversity Comics and Dark Horse at Seattle Emerald City Comic Con 2014
March 19, 2014 by Michael Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Top Stories, Washington
Press Release:
Hero Initiative Parties with Multiversity Comics and Dark Horse At Seattle Emerald City Comic Con
Hero is celebrating 30 years of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 14, 2014) Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization that helps comic book creators in medical and financial need, hits the Emerald City Comic con in Seattle, Wa. March 28-30 at the Washington State Convention center.
And we're bringing our party hats! Hero is celebrating 30 years of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo at a party sponsored by Multiversity Comics and Dark Horse Comics! The party takes place at Rock Bottom Brewery, 1333 5th Avenue in Seattle, just four blocks from the convention center! Be there Friday March 28 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $10 at the door for this 21-and-over event. You can take party pics there at Seattle's Facebooth (a photobooth worthy of your face!) and enter a raffle with great prizes to benefit Stan and Sharon Sakai!
Make sure you hit the Hero booth at the con, #t'k, and visit these Hero Ambassadors on the con floor who will be collecting donations throughout the weekend for our cause at their own tables: Arthur Adams, Chris Burnham, Kurt Busiek, Jonathan Case, Amanda Conner, Ryan Dunlavey, Chris Giarrusso, Brian Haberlin, Karl Kesel, Jai Nitz, Michael Oeming, Jimmy Palmiotti, Brandon Peterson, Darick Robertson, Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Ben Templesmith, and Fred van Lente.
See you there!
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday's creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $500,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.
Carol Corps Celebration to Take Place at Emerald City Comicon 2014
March 19, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Cosplay, Top Stories, Washington
Emerald City Comicon is proud to present an official Carol Corps Celebration event with Kelly Sue DeConnick, G. Willow Wilson, and Christopher Sebela at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Thursday, March 27th from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Ticket holders will have the opportunity to meet awesome featured guests, mingle with them and each other, socialize, and enjoy the main exhibits in the Museum of Flight. Light hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and beverages will be provided. Tickets also guarantee all-day access to the Museum of Flight (during regular business hours of 10am to 5pm).
This event is designed to celebrate Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel and connect fans of those comics with their creators. Cosplay, demonstrations of creativity, and enthusiasm are highly encouraged.
Kelly Sue DeConnick is the writer behind the current Captain Marvel comic, as well as Pretty Deadly, Avengers Assemble, and Ghost. G. Willow Wilson is the writer for the new Ms. Marvel comic, in addition to work on All New Marvel Now! Point One, The Unexpected, and Mystic. Christopher Sebela has also written for Captain Marvel, as well as High Crimes, Ghost, and Fantastic Four.
Special guests also include Captain Marvel cover artist Dexter Vines, and Captain Marvel co-writer Jen Van Meter! Ms. Marvel guests include colorist Ian Herring and legendary comic artist Arthur Adams!
ECCC has partnered with We Love Fine to produce an exclusive "Captain Marvel at the Museum of Flight" t-shirt, available for purchase at the event or during ticket purchase. ECCC has also partnered with TopatoCo to provide an exclusive Carol Corps patch with art by Kate Leth (Kate or Die!, Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake) only available to the Carol Corps Celebration event attendees.
We are proud to partner with Optimystical Studios on an exclusive Captain Marvel pendant, available only at this event. We will also have Espionage Cosmetics and their ECCC Exclusive make up pack, with a table set up to provide manicures for those who buy nail wraps!
We have also invited local charity Comic Book Characters for Causes to attend, and they will be accepting donations. They will be bringing Captain Marvel, Spider-Woman, Black Widow, and Captain America. You're welcome to get photos taken with them, or just talk cosplay and comics!
All proceeds for this event will be donated to the Girls Leadership Institute.
This event is open to people aged 16 and over. Tickets to Emerald City Comicon are NOT REQUIRED in order to attend this event. Tickets to the Carol Corps Celebration do not allow access in to Emerald City Comicon. This is separately ticketed event from the convention itself. Alcoholic beverages will be available at a cash bar for attendees 21+.
CAPS Launches Stan & Sharon Sakai Benefit Auction on March 6th
February 24, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Everything Else, Other, Top Stories
**UPDATE** Auctions begin TODAY on eBay starting at 5PM PST/8PM EST at the link!!
Press Release:
On Thursday, March 6, 2014, Southern California's CAPS, the Comic Art Professional Society, will launch an ongoing series of eBay auctions of original comic art. Its goal is to raise funds for medical care for Sharon Sakai, the wife of respected cartoonist and longtime CAPS member Stan Sakai, creator of the samurai rabbit USAGI YOJIMBO. Sharon has been battling a debilitating brain tumor for some time; after an extended hospital stay and convalescence, she is currently at home, but her condition requires 24-hour care and medicine that costs more than the Sakai's insurance covers. 100% of the proceeds of these auctions will go directly to Stan and Sharon Sakai to help pay their ongoing medical expenses.
The CAPS auctions will be conducted through eBay.com beginning on Thursday, March 6, with a new set of auctions every following Thursday. Each auction, sold under the seller name of "CAPSauction", will be ten days in length with twenty to forty items in each set of auctions. The donations of original artwork and collectibles (including newly created art unique to this event, vintage comic book pages, comic strips, illustrations, animation art, limited edition statues, and IDW Artist's editions books) number over three hundred with new items arriving every day.
Contributors include: Adam Hughes, Alex Maleev, Arthur Adams, Batton Lash, Eric Powell, Jan Duursema, Jerry Ordway, Jordi Bernet, Matt Groening, Michael Allred, Mike Mignola, Paul Gulacy, Sanjuliàn, Scott Shaw!, Jim Steranko, Tim Sale, William Stout, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cameron Stewart, Dan Brereton, Daniel Parsons, Dave Gibbons, Dean Yeagle, Doug Sneyd, Dustin Nguyen, Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Sergio Aragonés, Fabio Moon, Francisco Francavilla, Gene Ha, Geof Darrow, Gilbert Hernandez, Jack Davis, James O'Barr, Kevin Eastman, Jeff Lemire, Jeff Smith, Kazu Kibuishi, Liam Sharp, Tom Richmond, Michael Jantze, Olivia, Oscar Martin, Paul Chadwick, Richard Corben, Tom Mandrake, Walter Simonson, Charles Vess, Dan Spiegle, J. Scott Campbell and many more.
Many of the pieces featuring Usagi Yojimbo will appear in a new oversized hardcover book from Dark Horse, THE SAKAI PROJECT: ARTISTS CELEBRATE THIRTY YEARS OF USAGI YOJIMBO, which will be released on July 23, 2014. All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai. Much of the custom Usagi Yojimbo art created for this book will also be sold as a part of CAPS' online auctions.
These fund-raising auctions will be promoted through ComicArtFans.com, and the CAPS – COMIC ART PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY Facebook page where you will be able to see updated information such as when certain pieces will be auctioned.
Dark Horse Announces The Sakai Project
January 31, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Everything Else, Top Stories
Press Release:
The most amazing artists in the world have come together to celebrate thirty years of Stan Sakai's marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo, in a new oversized hardcover benefit book: The Sakai Project: Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of "Usagi Yojimbo"!
"It has been an absolute pleasure publishing Stan's work over the years, and recently collaborating with him directly on 47 Ronin," said Dark Horse's president and founder, Mike Richardson. "With the thirtieth anniversary of his most beloved creation, Usagi, and in a time of need for Stan and his family, we are honored to publish this tribute to Stan and his work. We are donating all of the proceeds to Stan and his wife, Sharon. We hope you will join us in honoring one of the comics industry's shining lights."
The participating artists bring their own interpretations and their own styles to the subject, making this book a one-of-a-kind treasure.
The Sakai Project is produced in association with the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS). All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai.
Industry professionals, Dark Horse encourages your participation! The deadline for art submissions is February 20, 2014. For technical specifications and other information, e-mail Dark Horse at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Sakai Project will be released on July 23. Pre-order with your local comics retailer.
About Dark Horse
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world's leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.
Excelsior! Stan Lee Attends Big WOW! ComicFest 2013
April 24, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Movies, Other, Top Stories
Press Release:
Big WOW! ComicFest is extremely excited and proud to welcome comic book legend STAN LEE for his first ever appearance at the Bay Area's Premier Comic Book and Pop Culture Convention!
Early Bird Exhibitor Discount for Big Wow 2013 Ends Soon
January 29, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Top Stories
Press Release:
Big Wow! ComicFest Returns to San Jose May 18th & 19th, 2013, bringing two great days of Comic Book, Anime/Manga, Art, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Cosplay FUN! Many of the country's best vendors of all things cool and collectible will tempt your wallets with the perfect gifts for Geek, Fans and True Collectors, everywhere! Big Wow! ComicFest is the Only Major Comics Event in the San Francisco Bay Area this Year.
SPECIAL NOTICE: The early bird $75 Discount for Exhibitor Booths, Small Press and Artist Alley Tables ends Thursday, January 31st at midnight PST. Click Here to Register Today before you miss this opportunity!
Be sure to follow us on both Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date on all our upcoming announcements!
Amazing Creators!
As the Original Artist-Friendly Show, we are bringing in a lineup of Fantastic Comic Book Creator Guests spanning all decades and genres! This year we are pleased to have as guests at the show Neal Adams (Superman, Batman), Tony Daniel (Batman), Adam Hughes (Fables, Wonder Woman), Writer Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Joker), Toshio Maeda (Urotsukidoji & La Blue Girl), Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets), Lee Bermejo (Rorschach, Joker), Sanjulian (Vampirella), Brian Stelfreeze (Batman), Sergio Aragones (MAD, Groo), Herb Trimpe (Hulk), Terry & Rachel Dodson (X-Men, Wonder Woman), and Arthur Adams (Classic Avengers).
Fan-Favorites… Travis Charest (Weapons of the Metabarons), Kevin Nowlan (Superman Vs. Aliens), James O'Barr (Crow), Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), Keu Cha (Rising Stars), Tim Bradstreet (The Punisher), Joe Linsner (Dawn), Michael Golden (The 'Nam), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons, Futurama), Humberto Ramos (Wolverine), Frank Cho (Savage Wolverine, Liberty Meadows), Liam Sharp (Gears of War), Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra Assassin), Jason Palmer (Serenity), Aaron Lopresti (Spider-Man), Ryan Sook (Zatanna), and so many more confirmed guests added to our website!
WonderCon 2012 Con Report!
March 22, 2012 by Richard Oh
Filed under California, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos, L.A. Sequential, Top Stories
When I first heard that WonderCon was going to be in Anaheim this year, I was partially thrilled, only because I'd save money on airfare and hotel stays. However, I completely forgot that SF has one thing over LA, which is less traffic.
Due to horrible weather over the weekend, in conjunction with two other events going on in the same venue (a cheerleading competition and a volleyball tournament), Anaheim was definitely overcrowded. To be honest, I can't wait for this show to move back to San Francisco where I feel it truly belongs.
The show itself didn't seem like the normal WonderCon. Perhaps because it was in the same venue as Wizard World Anaheim, it felt like a bigger version of it. Hollywood's presence was definitely felt at the show, with big showings of Prometheus with Sir Ridley Scott in attendance, to Spider-Man's Emma Stone, along with the casts of popular TV shows Community, Fringe, and Alcatraz, WonderCon's star power was bright.
Artist's Alley was in full swing, with many transactions occurring over the weekend. And while it didn't seem too crowded, there was definitely a lot of hustle and bustle, and the show seemed to always be busy.
Again, while this weekend may have been a success, I definitely miss the atmosphere of San Francisco, and while it's cheaper, it's definitely worth the money to visit the Bay Area and enjoy the sights and sounds that Northern California has to offer.
I couldn't take too many pictures as my battery was extremely low over the weekend, but here's a look at some of the things WonderCon had to offer!
Boston Comic Con 2011 Report
May 18, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Anime, Collectibles, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Con Reports and Photos, Horror, Massachusetts, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories, Webcomics
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Boston Comic Con 2011 was an unparalleled success!! With an enormous guest list and a new location it was a sink-or-swim moment for the growing convention. Thankfully, they came through and saw a 50% increase in attendance from the previous year and have received rave reviews from guests, fans, and retailers alike. The move to the Hynes Convention Center proved to be an invaluable decision as the venue is far more suited to the convention's needs than previous sites and its central location in the heart of Boston's Back Bay made access to food, drink, lodgings, and public transportation much easier.
A flurry of activity went on inside the Hynes that weekend between sketches drawn, comics signed, cosplay photographed, and panel questions asked. Highlights include:
Word is the "Women in Comics" panel held a fiesty debate about gender issues in the comics industry between panelists Stephanie Buscema, Allison Sohn, Ming Doyle (pictured at left), Sara Richard, and Marsha Cooke.
Another fun panel was Frank Cho's "How to Draw Like a Bad-Ass" in which he solicited ideas from the audience and then raffled off tickets to win the piece drawn. Ultimately he drew a picture of the Avengers' Tigra fighting off a horde of ninja on a subway train.
The biggest announcement of the convention was the unveiling of Teenage Satan, a multimedia enterprise created by Stephanie Buscema, Marsha Cooke, and Candis Cooke. It's a webcomic, app, and video game all in one. They also held a swanky after-hours party with burlesque performances provided by the Boston Babydolls which were both titillating and haunting. Check out TeenageSatan.com for more information!
This year's costume contest was big hit with cosplayers breaking out their best capes and masks. The winner was a B.A. Baracus who pitied the fool who broke character. Another standout was the giant, working mecha suit built by a team of MIT students.
Tim Sale's birthday was on the Sunday of the convention and he was surprised at his panel with a cake provided by the Riot Grrls.
DC Comics Editorial Director Mark Chiarello and Legendary Comics Editor-in-Chief Bob Schreck were both on-hand to review artists portfolio and give advice and tips to the aspiring comic book creators of tomorrow.
Golden Age legend Joe Kubert was only scheduled to appear Sunday but decided to make a surprise appearance on Saturday to the delight of fans and organizers alike. He represented the Kubert School which is the finest institution teaching the craft of creating comics.
Several of the big name artists were much in demand for sketches and signatures including J. Scott Campbell, Frank Quitely, Arthur Adams, Dave Johnson, Matt Wagner, Tony Harris, and more. Sadly, this convention marked the last that superstar artist Adam Hughes will take a sketch request list as he found one of the three he finished in Boston already being sold on ebay mere hours after the show ended. In the future he will auction off sketch requests on ebay beforehand, one per each day of the convention he's attending.
Finally Boston Comic Con has announced the dates of next year's show will be April 21-22, 2012! After such a phenomenal convention this year they are also happy to say that they will be returning once again to the Hynes Convention Center! Some big name guests are already lined up and will be announced in the months to come. Follow their website (www.bostoncomiccon.com) as well as the Facebook page and Twitter feed to stay up-to-date on the latest information as it is released! RSVP on Facebook!
Photos marked with an asterisk (*) are property of Andy Ihnatko. Check more of his photos from Boston Comic Con 2011 at the link!


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Arnott's Arts Happenings For April 7-13
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Checking in on some familiar names this week: composers such as Charles Ives and Benjamin Britten, whose works have been embraced locally for much of the past century; rock icons Neil Finn and David Johansen; jazz players Candy Dulfer and Mary Halvorson, who've visited the region regularly; playwright Athol Fugard (on stage and screen) and the late lamented Marina Keegan.
Monday, April 7
Shadows of India
If you enjoyed the Indian Kutiyattam performance which the Yale Institute of Sacred Music brought to Co-op High School yesterday, visit the exhibit "Visions of the Sacred: Puppets and Performing Arts of South and Southeast Asia" in Room 108 of the Whitney Humanities Center (53 Wall St.; 203-432-0670). Gallery hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Wee Reading Week
This is the national Week of the Young Child. Thus, lots of storytelling events at local libraries. Today, Mae Gibson Brown is at the Stetson branch library (200 Dixwell Ave.; 203-946-8119) at 4:30 p.m. Every child who shows up gets a free copy of Tomie DePaola's book Strega Nona. A representative form the Early Childhood Council of New Haven will also be there to discuss educational resources available for little kids.
Tuesday, April 8
Tomie for Tots
More storytelling for the Week of the Young Child. In fact, Mae Gibson Brown, who was at Stetson branch library yesterday, is at Fair Haven branch library (182 Grand Ave.; 203-946-8115) today at 10:15 a.m. This time, the Tomie DePaola book they're giving away is I Love You Sun, I Love You Moon. Then tonight, 6 p.m. at Wilson branch library (303 Washington Ave.; 203-946-2228), author Floyd Stokes leads a parent workshop on reading books to children. There'll be crafts and snacks, not just books.
Open Seth
Tuesday means Seth Adam's Open Mic Night at Stella Blues (204 Crown St.; 203-752-9764). Sign up is at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9
Opposite Attracts
Marina Keegan died in a car accident less than a week after graduating from Yale last spring. She'd published a popular essay, "The Opposite of Loneliness," in the Yale Daily News' Graduation edition, which is now the title piece of a newly published collection of Keegan's writings. Her friends will read and discuss her work, and honor her memory, at a special event 6 p.m. tonight in the Yale Barnes & Noble Bookstore (77 Broadway).
Britten at the British Art Center
Pianist Wei-Yi Yang, violist Ettore Causa and oboist Andrew Parker play "Strictly Britten: The Music of Benjamin Britten" 5:30 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Yale Center for British Art. (1080 Chapel St., 203-432-2800).
Thursday, April 10
What Rhymes With Emmaus?
Poet Spencer Reece, who graduated from the Yale Divinity School nearly three years ago, returns today to read from his forthcoming collection The Road to Emmaus, 5:30 p.m. at Marquand Chapel (409 Prospect St.; 203-432-5062). A signing and reception follows the reading.
Finn Time
Neil Finn, who has toured through Toad's Place a number of times with Crowded House and some of his other bands, plays a special acoustic solo show at the Shubert tonight. The band Midlake, who like Finn are playing acoustic but unlike him have never played in Connecticut before, opens the 8 p.m. show. $38-$58.
Redolent Doll
David Johansen, the erstwhile New York Doll and Buster Pointdexter and Harry Smithian, had to cancel his Feb. 13 gig at Café Nine (250 State St.; 203-789-8281) due to bad weather. Tonight's the rescheduled date. Better "Funky But Chic" now than never. 8 p.m.
Friday, April 11
Band Country
The Yale Concert Band has its big spring concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight, featuring the same parodic Charles Ives "Country Band March" that Orchestra New England did as an encore at its all-Ives concert earlier this year. Other selections include Elgar's "Enigma Variations," Grainger's "Lincolnshire Posy" and Toch's "Spiel for Wind Orchestra." 7:30 p.m. Woolsey Hall (500 College St.; 203-432-4113).Free.
Sweet as Candy
Smooth jazz saxophonist Candy Dulfer blows at Southern Connecticut State University's Lyman Center (on the school's 501 Crescent St. campus) 8 p.m. $33, $30 SCSU faculty & staff, $18 SCSU students.
Putting the 'screws On
For a more modern jazz experience, Thumbscrew (aka guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara) play two sets, at 8:30 p.m. ($18) and 10 p.m. ($12) at Firehouse 12 (45 Crown St.; 203-785-0468). Halvorson, based in Brooklyn, is a frequent visitor to Café Nine and the local jazz scene.
Saturday, April 12
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Marina Forbes demonstrates and teaches techniques for painting Russian Matryoshka nesting dolls 11 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Museum (1 State St.; 203-865-0400). The class is free, but registration is required, and necessary materials can be purchased in advance.
The Old Fugard
With playwright Athol Fugard in town performing in the world premiere of his new play Shadow of the Hummingbird at the Long Wharf Theatre, it's a good time to catch a screening of the TV version of one of his best known works, Master Harold… and the Boys. The play had its world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1982 and the TV version (directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and starring Matthew Broderick, Zakes Mokae and John Kani) first aired in 1985. It screens 2 p.m. this afternoon at the Mitchell Branch Library (37 Harrison St.; 203-946-8117).
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A four-act New England hip-hop and rap showcase? And it's at Café Nine and not Toad's Place? Duece Bug, Joey Batts and Them, Eli Hazel and Wednesday Atoms are on the bill, with DJs Splat, Ron Yeezy, Big Rush, MPL, Average Citizen, BNOC and NRKOTICS also in attendance. 9 p.m. 250 State St. (203) 789-8281.
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The Yale Camerata and Yale Glee Club combine to perform "Music of Haydn and Honegger," 4 p.m. at Woolsey Hall (500 College St.; 203-432-5062)
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Hip-hop legend KRS-One—rapper, author, filmmaker, actor and Boogie Down Productions manager—is at Toad's Place (300 York St., 203-624-TOAD). 9 p.m. $25, $20 in advance.
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Bravo Media announced the return of Flipping Out and its 6th season premiere date via press release on July 18th, 2012. Jeff Lewis has become a stalwart on Bravo programming with two separate Bravo shows to his name, Flipping Out (six seasons) and Interior Therapy which debuted earlier in 2012. Season 6 will see the marriage of his long suffering assistant, Jenni Pulos and previews hint at the possibility that Zoila Chavez might be let go.
Throughout the last three seasons, Flipping Out has consistently averaged over 1m viewers which basically guarantees a renewal, and so providing Season 6 manages greater than that, look for a 7th season in 2013.
Update November 29th Although the Season Finale Scores Second Highest Ratings the Chances of a Seventh Season Seem Slim
Flipping Out wrapped up its sixth season Tuesday night, and although when it premiered we wrote that as it had "consistently averaged over 1m viewers which basically guarantees a renewal, that providing Season 6 manages greater than that, look for a 7th season in 2013", however now that this season has aired, we're not so sure a renewal is as easy as that.
While the finale scored the second highest ratings of the season, 1,253,000 (18-49 demo 0.50), this season has limped along with the lowest 18 to 49 year old demo audience of its six seasons. Combining those ratings declines with Jenni Pulos now married and seemingly having legal spats with Jeff Lewis, and I'm not sure that Jeff & Zola (with Andrew) are enough to keep a seventh season sustained. The season average did exceed 1m viewers per episode; 1,141,333 to be exact, but just 601,583 of those were aged 18 to 49 and that's a decline of almost 1/3 of viewers in that age group versus 2011's season five.
This most recent season has limped along with less than stellar ratings, and although Bravo PR issued a press release after its premiere, it had to spin the numbers hard to do so. The fact is, that as the audience on Bravo TV has reduced for Jeff Lewis and his antics, it is in the 18 to 49 year old demo where they've fallen away the most.
Last night's eleventh episode of the season drew 1,096,000 viewers but just 0.40 in the 18-49 demo. Season to date Flipping Out averages 1,131,182 viewers and 0.46 in the 18-49 demo, and the actual number of 18-49 years old watching averages slightly over 600,000. With that being only 53% of its entire audience Flipping Out skews as the oldest audience of any current Bravo Media show. (Unless of course the rest of the audience is made up of teenagers, but we think not). Earlier this year Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis averaged a disappointing 894,900 and just 0.37 in the 18-49 demo. The raw number of 18-49 year old's, 473,400 per episode, also represents just 53% of its viewership, seemingly proving that Jeff has lost his mojo with the younger audience.
Update – November 14, 2012 – After a Week's Break It's Still Weak Ratings for the Tenth Episode
Last night's tenth episode unfortunately continued this season's downward ratings trend as it only attracted 1,083,000 viewers, with 0.50 in the 18-49 demographic. Season-to-date it is now showing a increased deficit against Season 5 of -15.43% and a larger -30.88% in the 18-49 demo. And with that Bravo Media can't be pleased.
Oct 31, 2012 Update – The Honeymoon doesn't last as ratings drop below 1m again
Just a week after Flipping Out saw a 41.15% week-on-week increase in its ratings due to Jenni Pulos' wedding, Tuesday night's 9th episode saw its viewership again drop below 1m viewers as just 974,000 people, aged two years and over, tuned in. With an 18-49 demo percentage of just 0.40, these are the 2nd worst ratings of this 6th season, which is now shaping up to be the worst rated Flipping Out season in several years.
Season 6 is now showing audience declines against Season 5 of -11.93% in total audience levels and a larger -28.81% reduction in the 18-49 demo. These declines are despite the premiere ratings for this season which Bravo PR heralded as The Most Watched Premiere! which kicked off Season 6.
Episode 8 – Jenni's Wedding update October 24, 2012
Last night Flipping Out included footage of the wedding of Jenni Pulos but unlike most weddings on Bravo (see Bethenny Frankel & Kim Zolciak) this one wasn't a ratings bonanza. While 1,156,000 viewers (with an 18-49 demo percentage of 0.50) tuning in to see Jenni walk down the aisle, was certainly an improvement on last week's disappointing ratings of 819,000 (0.30), it's still below the season-to-date average of 1,161,250 (demo 0.48).
Season Six of Flipping Out is still showing significant declines against Season 5 and Season 4 and given that this season is more than half way over, it's probably too late to reverse them. Total audience is in negative territory of -8.63% versus Season 5 and -6.21% versus Season 4, however it's in the advertiser significant 18-49 demo where the declines are most worrisome, as these are down -26.92% and -20.83% respectively.
Presidential & Vice Presidential debates can have quite a striking impact on Cable TV's ratings and seemingly on Bravo's in particular. When Barack Obama and Mitt Romney first took the stage their debate coincided with the debut episode of 'Life After Top Chef'. Of the three episodes that have aired, the highest rated LATC episode was the one scheduled against the Presidential contenders. When the Veep debate took place, the downward spiral of RHoM was temporarily halted as its audience grew when compared with its prior week. Presumably this increase in ratings for Bravo occurs as the competing offerings on other networks is diminished, as over 10 channels including ABC, CBS, & NBC are all airing the same programming.
However, when the 2nd Presidential debate aired on the same night as Flipping Out that trend was reversed. Already struggling this season with the 18-49 demo, Tuesday 10/16's episode of Flipping Out dropped to its lowest ratings in years, as just 819,000 viewers tuned in. Just 419,000 of those were aged 18- 49 years which represents 0.30 in the 18-49 demo and that is FO's worst ratings score in over 4 years.
Last night Flipping Out aired it's sixth episode of season six, and 16.76% of last weeks audience decided not to tune in for it, as its ratings dropped to a season low of 1,063,000 viewers. With an 18-49 demo rating of just 0.40 (a low that's not been achieved in its last few seasons) now sees it sink further into negative territory, when compared with both Seasons 5 and 4.
Season to date the overall audience is now just above where it as last season after six episodes. Average viewership is 1,219,167 compared with 1,210,333 in Season 5 but is down against Season 4 which was 1,276,333 after 6 episodes. In the 18-49 demo, this season is now down -21.05% from Season 5 and -18.92% from season 4.
Season 6 of Flipping Out, seems to have stabilized with the last four episodes all rating within 4% of this season's average. On Tuesday night, 1,277,000 people watched this 5th episode and it scored another 0.50 in the 18-49 demo. So far this season the average audience is 1,250,400 and a demo rating of 0.52. The total audience is showing almost 8% growth over Season 5 but a -3% drop on Season 4, however both seasons had higher viewership in the 18-49 demo. Season 6's 0.52 shows a drop of -13.33% versus season 5 and -16.13% versus season 4.
Flipping Out's 4th episode of its 6th season and the 2nd this season at the 10/9c time slot, improved slightly in total audience numbers over last week, up 11,000 people to 1,208,000 viewers but showed stronger growth in its demo. Our ratings projection was 1.1m to 1.2m and so we weren't that far off. This week's 18-49 demo percentage of 0.60 was the first time this season it's reached that high, despite the first two episodes having higher overall viewer numbers. That certainly seem to show that the move from 9/8c isn't hurting Flipping Out's ratings but where it's definitely having a positive effect is on the 11pm airing of WWHL.
While the move to 10/9c didn't seem to do much for the ratings of Tuesday's Flipping Out, it certainly seemed to give Andy Cohen and WWHL a necessary boost. The 3rd episode of this sixth season of FO dropped 27k from last week with 1,197,000 viewers but held at 0.50 in the 18-49 demo. As the comparable episode from last season only scored an audience of 949,000 and despite this episodes' week-on-week decline the season to date average improved to 15.02% over season five at 1,255,667. The 18-49 demo for all three episodes has consistently stayed at an 0.50, however that's a drop of -16.67% versus last season, which can't be going down too well with advertisers.
After last week's 6th season premiere of Flipping Out, where Bravo PR insisted that it had the best premiere ratings ever and we pointed out that in the audience that matters (the 18-49 demo), they were the worst since 2008, all eyes were going to on how this second episode rated. It's total audience fell by just over 9%, down 122,000 viewers to 1,224,000 this week and somewhat encouragingly, the 18-49 demo didn't fall any further from last week's 0.5. Two episodes in, this season is up 10.35% in total viewers and down 23.08% in the 18-49 demo. It's those demo declines that we are seeing across the board with Bravo's current slate of programming (RHoNJ slightly excepted), and that has to be hurting both their bottom line as well as causing some consternation with their NBCUni & Comcast bosses. In our weekly projections, we suggested a range of 1.1-1.2m, and it just beat that by 24,000.
Tuesday's premiere had the highest total audience of any season and was watched by 689,000 people aged 18-49, which equates to a demo percentage of 0.50. Looking back at prior season's ratings, which exist within the Bravo Ratings database, the 6th season premiere actually rated lower in the 18-49 demo than the fifth season (18-49 demo % of 0.60) and the fourth season (also a 18-49 demo % of 0.60), as well as the third season (760,000 viewers in 18-49 demo). To find a lower rated season premiere you have to go back to the 2nd season premiere on June 17, 2008.
Episode# | Time | Date | Episode Name | Total Audience | 18-49 Demo | S06E01 | 9:00 PM | 4-Sep-12 | A House Divided | 1,346,000 | 0.50 | S06E02 | 9:00 PM | 11-Sep-12 | Showdown in Chi Town | 1,224,000 | 0.50 | S06E03 | 9:00 PM | 18-Sep-12 | Drawing the Line | 1,197,000 | 0.50 | S06E04 | 9:00 PM | 25-Sep-12 | The Talented Mr. Coleman | 1,208,000 | 0.60 | S06E05 | 9:00 PM | 2-Oct-12 | House of Lies | 1,297,000 | 0.50 | S06E06 | 9:00 PM | 9-Oct-12 | Bad Move | 1,063,000 | 0.40 | S06E07 | 9:00 PM | 16-Oct-12 | Cleaning House | 819,000 | 0.30 | S06E08 | 9:00 PM | 23-Oct-12 | Windy City Wedding | 1,156,000 | 0.50 | S06E09 | 9:00 PM | 30-Oct-12 | Barbie Bitch | 974,000 | 0.40 | S06E10 | 9:00 PM | 13-Nov-12 | Grandma's House | 1,083,000 | 0.50 | S06E11 | 9:00 PM | 20-Nov-12 | Cabogate | 1,096,000 | 0.40 | S06E12 | 9:00 PM | 27-Nov-12 | Till Death Do Us Part | 1,253,000 | 0.50 | Season 6 Average | 1,141,333 | 0.47 | Season 5 Average | S6 v S5 | Total Aud -15.23% | 18-49 Demo -31.56% | 1,346,364 | 0.68 | Season 4 Average | S6 v S4 | Total Aud -7.33% | 18-49 Demo -20.75% | 1,231,667 | 0.59 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research TVByTheNumbers and/or TheFutonCritic


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The Government is quite right to demand Lynas take from this country all waste produced by the plant in Gebeng, but the way its position is being seized upon by the Opposition and its friends is as opportunistic and deceitful as ever.
And amid what Lynas calls the "noise" coming from the Malaysian media, important facts are going unnoticed. For one thing, the waste material at the heart of the furore is called synthetic aggregate – otherwise known as gravel.
So the same material that is used to build roads is being described as the so-called radioactive waste that is now the subject of yet another scare campaign by Pakatan Rakyat, green groups and the Opposition-friendly media.
The synthetic aggregate Lynas will produce is required to have radioactivity of no more than one becquerel (Bq) per gramme. To put it in perspective, that's the same as the background radiation at a quarry (producing gravel) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommended safe level is 5Bq. So Lynas will be producing so-called radioactive material that is less than a fifth of what is still considered to be the safe dosage according to the experts, and less than that produced by a cathode-ray tube television set.And still it will be required to export it all under new Government orders. If it can't take it from Malaysia, it will have to shut down. Simple.
Against those stark facts, the present controversy is hard to comprehend, but it was sparked by reports that Lynas won't be exporting waste material out of Malaysia to any other country as it has been ordered to do by the Government. Lynas has denied this, saying it will export waste material as safe products, as it has always promised to do.
Somehow its opponents see this as a reversal of its position, which it isn't.
Amid the furore the Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) group wants the plant immediately shut down just as it was finally operational, while the ever-opportunistic Lim Guan Eng is calling for heads of four Government Ministers involved in the approval process. Oh Guan Eng, is there any bandwagon you won't climb on board?
The irony is that not much has actually changed. The Government is still demanding Lynas produce waste material that is safe and the only variation is that it is now insisting Lynas take it all regardless.
Away from the breathless media in Malaysia, Lynas boss Nick Curtis has spoken to journalists in Australia where he said the issue is being used as "a pure political football" in the run-up to elections.
He said his company is confident of exporting all waste material because – again – it will be in the form of safe products not classified as radioactive.
"To appease the anxiety of the people, we have said we will voluntarily take it upon ourselves to export the material, at a cost to us," he said.
"This is not a license condition. I think in the heat of a political debate the position was exaggerated from what is actually the legal position."
The Government has always sought to do the right thing both in terms of scientific evidence and managing the concerns of the public, and what the Lynas saga has taught it is that there is a huge void between the two in terms of facts, perceptions and rhetoric.
In all probability, this present furore will die down in the next couple of days and Lynas will then get to work – that is until the next scare campaign alleging that the Aussie mining company is secretly building a nuclear reactor on our shores. This was a rumour that has already been peddled by SMSL.
When this episode dies dow,n it might be a good time for Pakatan Rakyat to tell us its official policy on the Lynas plant. Would Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim close it down, or is that something else Pakatan Rakyat is keeping vague to avoid being pinned down on the issue?
You need to let us know, Anwar. These things matter to any would-be responsible Government, and so far you haven't shown that you can form one.