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Development and application of thermo-sensitive magnetic immunomicrospheres for antibody purification
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Ultrafine magnetite particles were prepared by a co-precipitation method. The poly-(styrene/N-isopropylacrylamide/methacrylic acid) latex particles containing ultrafine magnetite [magnetic P(St/NIPAM/MAA)] were prepared by two-step emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization. The minimum NaCl concentration for flocculation of these magnetic latex particles (critical flocculation concentration, CFC) decreased with increasing temperature. These temperature dependence of CFC, namely its thermo-sensitivity, originated from NIPAM. At a certain NaCl concentration, some of the magnetic latex particles showed reversible transition between flocculation and dispersion by controlling the temperature, and the thermo-flocculated magnetic latex particles were separated quickly in a magnetic field. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was covalently immobilized onto the magnetic P(St/NIPAM/MAA) latex particles with high efficiency by the carbodiimide method. These thermo-sensitive magnetic immunomicrospheres were effective for the immunoaffinity purification of anti-BSA antibodies from antiserum.
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- Development and application of thermo-sensitive magnetic immunomicrospheres for antibody purification
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Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume 41, Issue 1 , pp 99-105
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- 1994-03-01
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- 0175-7598
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- 1432-0614
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- Springer-Verlag
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Del Rey Chibis: Kamichama Karin Chu 3, Princess Resurrection 4 & 5, Negima!? Neo, Yozakura Quartet 3 & 4
Posted in Manga Reviews on August 28, 2009 by Ed Sizemorepublished by Del Rey Manga
Review by Ed Sizemore
All books are priced at $10.99 US and were provided by the publisher, Del Rey, for review.
Kamichama Karin Chu Book 3
by Koge-Donbo; adapted by The Twins (Alethea & Athena Nibley)
Karin and her three male friends are incarnations of the Greek gods. They fight against Rika, who controls the seeds of chaos. Kazune, Karin's love interest, has gone into the future to discover how best to defeat these seeds. When he returns, Kazune becomes distant and won't discuss what he discovered. His attitude is causing Karin great distress; this in turn threatens to destroy the bond among all four gods.
I'm coming into this story very late. This isn't just the third volume of a series; it's the third of the sequel to another series. So I was a little unclear on some of the specifics. For example, what exactly are the seeds of chaos and what threat do they pose to the earth? However, since this volume revolves around discovering what Kazune saw in the future that disturbed him, I didn't need those details to understand the storyline.
I didn't find Kamichama Karin Chu that interesting. The characters weren't that sympathetic. They seemed obsessed over their relationships with each other. Of course, they didn't actually talk to each other about how they felt. No one confronts Kazune over the discord he's causing among the group. Also, they didn't really seem worried about the seeds of chaos. If the fate of the world rests in their hands, the outlook is dubious at best.
The artwork is average for a shojo series. There was too much use of the chibi style. Instead of interjecting humor, its frequency became annoying. It felt like the story lacked focus and the chibi was used to as filler to keep up the page count. If this volume is typical of the series, then I advise readers to avoid Kamichama Karin Chu. There are a wealth of wonderful shojo series that are much better.
Princess Resurrection Books 4 & 5
by Yasunori Mitsunaga; adapted by Joshua Hale Fialkov; $10.99 US
Princess Lilianne is a member of vampire royalty. Hiro is her knight, a high-school-aged boy who appears to be still developing his skills. Her acquaintances include Riza, a werewolf, and Reiri, a non-royal vampire. There is a survival contest among the vampire princes and princesses. They have to prove their fitness to rule by killing off the competition. The lone survivor is crowned king/queen. The manga details Lilianne's adventures as she attempts to win the throne.
Princess Resurrection is a fast-paced series with plenty going on to keep you interested. There's a good mix of action and horror story elements to keep the series fresh. In these two volumes, you get a zombie story, a classic caught-in-a-nightmare tale, and a rescue mission. It's definitely a plot-driven series, where even character development is used to drive the story forward.
Mitsunaga has created a solid cast of characters. Each has a distinctive look and personality. You can tell it's more alliances of necessity than actually friendship among the group. This makes for some intriguing relationship dynamics. The artwork is average. At times, characters look flat or anatomy is slightly off, but these mistakes are rare. The splash pages are very good and add a nice visual punch to the stories.
Princess Resurrection is a good escapist series. I enjoyed what I read, but there isn't enough there to make it a must-read. For action/horror fans, this could be a good series to pick up for a change of pace or to take a break from heavier material.
Negima!? Neo Book 1
story by Ken Akamatsu; art by Takuya Fujima; adapted by The Twins (Alethea & Athena Nibley)
Negi Springfield is a 10-year-old magical prodigy who has already completed all his wizard schooling at this young age. As part of his apprenticeship, he has been assigned to teach English at a private Japanese academy. He is also the homeroom teacher to an all-girl junior high school class. Negi's real challenge is having to live in the same dormitory as his students, who treat him more as a younger brother than a teacher.
Negima!? Neo is an adaptation of the second anime based on the Akamatsu manga, Negima! Magister Negi Magi. This version of the Negima universe is much more plot-driven. I know Akamatsu critics will scoff, but a lot of the nuance and character development of the original manga is taken out. Also removed is most of the risqué humor. In essence, it's an abbreviated retelling of the original manga with some minor changes to make the story move quicker.
Fujima's art is very similar to Akamatsu's. Since this is based on an anime, the character designs have been slightly simplified. Perhaps the biggest change is the toning down of the fan service. Note, I didn't say removed, but there is significantly less. Fujima's artwork overall is excellent. He does great exaggerated expressions during the humor scenes. The action sequences are dynamic and flow well. You have to admire Akamatsu's eye for talented artists.
If you're currently reading the original manga, there isn't anything to recommend this book to you. However, if you've avoided Akamatsu's work because of the fan service, then you might want to give this book a try. You will be able to get a sense of the story and characters with greatly reduced amounts of panties and cleverly concealed nudity. After all, this is a streamlined version of Negima designed to appeal to a larger audience.
Yozakura Quartet Books 3 & 4
by Suzuhito Yasuda; adapted by Nunzio DeFlippis & Christina Weir
Sakurashin is a town where demons and humans live together. Until recently, the town has enjoyed a pretty quiet existence. The mayor of a neighboring town has shown up with a mysterious stranger who wants to be the mayor of Sakurashin. If Hime, the current mayor, doesn't willingly surrender her office, then the stranger will take it by force. Hime and her friends have until sundown to figure out how to defeat the stranger and his goons. Of course, if they conquer this challenge, there is a bigger problem threatening the town's very existence awaiting them.
I previous reviewed the first two volumes of this series. Now that Yasuda has a firm handle on the characters and the story, the problems that plagued the first two volumes are gone, and the strengths of the series begin to shine through. He has created a cast of endearing characters. The main attraction of the series is the deep affection the characters all have for each other and the town they live in. Yasuda does a great job of making the relationships feel authentic. He's able to communicate that informality and familiarity that only longtime friends share.
The key to making these relationships so believable is the judicious use of flashbacks. It's not easy to do well, because the flashbacks have to be brief enough not to interrupt the main storyline. The best example is when he shows us how Hime acquired her trademark scarf and what it's meant to her through the years. Once we understand the significance of the scarf, then Hime doesn't have to go into a long speech about how much she loves it and what sacrificing the scarf proves. Instead, she tells Akina that if it's a choice between the scarf or the town, then the town comes first. That simple sentence provides a wealth of information. The flashbacks allow Yasuda to keep the dialog between characters natural while filling us in on the true meanings behind the words.
The artwork is superb in this series. The action scenes burst with energy and tension. Yasuda is very adept at conveying the subtler emotions like timidity, doubt, and regret. It's obvious that Yasuda puts a lot of thought and planning into his pages. They all have a nice clean layout. It makes for quick and easy reading.
At the end of each volume is about ten pages of bonus manga. These are a true treat. In volume three, we learn how much work Yasuda puts into converting the manga from serialization format to book format. Artwork is retouched, or if needed, redrawn; additional screen tones are added; even dialogue is edited or rewritten. You get the feeling that the serialized version is simply the final rough draft of the book version.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed these two volumes. Yozakura Quartet gets better with each book. It's worth a second chance if you tried it before and wasn't impressed. I look forward to watching Yasuda continue to grow and mature as a manga writer.
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Tango Blast gang member has ties to Pasadena, Wharton County and Matamoros, Mexico
AUSTIN The reward for Javier Cortez Jr., 32, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and this months featured fugitive, has increased to $15,000 for information leading to his capture if the tip comes in during the month of July. Texas Crime Stoppers tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.
Investigators believe the Tango Blast gang member wanted for murder may be living in Matamoros, Mexico, under an assumed name. Investigators are currently working to ascertain what aliases Cortez may be using. If a tipster provides information that leads to an arrest, the reward will be paid even if he is captured in Mexico.
Cortez is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 142 pounds. He has previously been seen in Wharton County in the El Campo area, including Danevang. His last known address was in Pasadena, where he has family and children living in the area.
The 2010 Harris County murder charge stems from a robbery in which an accomplice shot the 29-year-old victim twice, and Cortez allegedly stood over the victim and shot him nine more times. The accomplice has been arrested, but Cortez has eluded capture. He is also wanted for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution by federal authorities in addition to the Homicide warrant.
For more information on Cortez, view his wanted poster at: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/Texas10MostWanted/featured.aspx.
One offender from the Texas 10 Most Wanted Program is featured each month in hopes the higher reward money from the Governors Criminal Justice Division will generate additional tips. The higher reward amount will only be paid if the tip comes in the same month the fugitive is featured.
Anyone with information can provide anonymous tips in four different ways:
All calls, texts, e-mails and Facebook messages are anonymous.
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders (http://www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/).
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Frank Gehry will design the ninth annual summertime pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery in London this year. It will be Gehry's first built structure in England and that's exactly the idea—the gallery selects architects and artists "who, at the time of the Serpentine Gallery's invitation, have not completed a building in England," the U.K.'s Building magazine reported on January 17. No word yet on what Gehry's design will look like, but his pavilion will include a café that doubles as an event venue. Previous efforts by Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, and Daniel Libeskind have attracted as many as 250,000 visitors during their three-month runs in London's Kensington Gardens. Last spring, as RECORD reported, Snøhetta's Kjetil Thorsen and artist Olafur Eliasson stepped in and designed the pavilion after the Serpentine determined that an initial scheme by German architect Frei Otto could not be realized in time.
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A buyer has been found for H.H. Richardson's house in Brookline, Massachusetts, sparing it from possible demolition. Richardson lived there from 1874 until his death in 1886 and was able to watch the construction of his masterpiece, Trinity Church in Boston, from his upstairs bedroom, according to a January 12 article in The Boston Globe. Although current next door neighbors Fred and Caroline Hoppin purchased the house "some years ago" to save it from demolition, concern among preservationists mounted as the Hoppins were unable to find another suitable owner—prompting the National Trust for Historic Preservation to add the residence to its list of the nation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places last year. The new buyer, who paid $2 million and is described as a "Washington real estate developer and investor," will be required to restore it. Richardson was only a renter and did not design the 1805-vintage structure, but as the Globe wrote: "He died in the second-floor bedroom, one of the rooms the deed restriction requires the new owner to restore. Among its features are two metal rings, bolted into the wall, which the architect gripped to pull his enormous bulk out of bed in his last years, when he was plagued by Bright's disease."complete this summer.
Cincinnati Art Museum director Aaron Betsky was tapped to curate the 11th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. The theme of the exhibition, which will run from September 14 to November 23, is "Out There: Architecture Beyond Building." As Cincinnati's Enquirer wrote on January 16, "it reflects Betsky's vision that buildings are not enough to make people feel at home these days. So think landscape design, interior design, art, projected media, and more." Betsky already has extensive experience with the Biennale. He curated the Dutch pavilion in 2002, 2004, and 2006; his 2002 effort was recognized with a "Golden Lion" award for best foreign pavilion. Before joining the Cincinnati Art Museum in 2006, Betsky was the director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute.
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Incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy can help businesses across all sectors in New York become more profitable.
Working together in various communities, New Yorkers can create a better energy future and help the economy grow.
New Yorkers can make their homes more comfortable and cut energy costs.
Talent, innovation, and unique resources available in New York make it a premier place for clean energy businesses to grow.
New York welcomes the new, innovative ideas that will inform policy, protect the environment, and power the future.
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The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) presented achievement awards this week to three New York residents for outstanding commitment to serving low-income energy consumers.
The awards were announced at the 2012 Low-Income Forum on Energy (LIFE) Statewide Conference, an annual conference for individuals at the state, county and local levels who provide services to low-income residents.
As household energy burdens rise, an increasing number of New Yorkers find themselves in need of assistance to meet their energy requirements.
"The individuals singled out today represent the critical communication path that community leaders provide in sharing essential information that can help low-income New Yorkers maintain their utility service during these economically challenging times," said Commission Chairman Garry Brown.
"These individuals demonstrate exceptional commitment to addressing the challenges and opportunities facing low-income New Yorkers as they seek safe, affordable and reliable energy," said Francis J. Murray, President and CEO of NYSERDA. "While NYSERDA and other government and private organizations provide programs to address energy affordability and efficiency for low-income residents, individuals like those receiving these awards play an instrumental role by bringing this information to the communities and individuals in need."
The LIFE program is sponsored by the PSC in cooperation NYSERDA to encourage an interactive exchange of information and collaboration among those involved in assisting low-income energy customers.
NYSERDA, a public benefit corporation, offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and funding to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. NYSERDA professionals work to protect our environment and create clean-energy jobs. NYSERDA has been developing partnerships to advance innovative energy solutions in New York since 1975.
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The visual design with a mouth open shape with pictures of people all around communicates and reveals how rich, important, beautiful, unique and colorful our languages and cultures really are. Apparently, languages make all different cultures' characteristic perfect. I hope when people see this poster realize how urgent it is to learn and preserve their native languages because Languages Matter!


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President Obama has invited Sergeant James Crowley and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to the White House for a beer to clear up hard feelings over Crowley's arrest of Gates for disorderly conduct two weeks ago.
Notice how, now that the facts have come out, no one is taking Gates' side anymore; those who initially sided with Gates are arguing that both men are at fault and that we should all "learn from this incident" and move on.
If anyone still cares, the fact is that both sides are simply not at fault.
Here are a few myths about Crowley's arrest of Gates:
Crowley overreacted in arresting Gates.
Not according to the Cambridge Police Department; the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Association; the Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition; the Cambridge Multicultural Police Association; mixed-race police unions across the country; Sgt. Leon Lashley, the black cop who accompanied Crowley; or black public figures such as Bill Cosby and Juan Williams. Other than that, the experts are unanimous—he overreacted!
Gates' behavior was not an arrestable offense; Crowley should have walked away after establishing his identity.
According to police protocol in such an incident, you leave the scene only once all actors are quiet and issues have been resolved to everyone's satisfaction. You do not slip away while one party is still unhinged, screaming like a lunatic, insulting a police officer's mother, badgering officers, and frightening neighbors who have gathered out of concern. If the object of investigation shows no signs of calming down, it is not police procedure to leave such a raving maniac poised to cause additional mayhem. The police have seen too many cases in which angry residents have gone on to cause further trouble; it's foolish for anyone to second-guess the Cambridge cops and pronounce that they should have known what Gates would do next. Gates had dozens of opportunities to cooperate with Crowley's attempts to defuse the situation and back away, and every time he chose not to. That is why he was arrested.
As a public servant, Crowley should have been more respectful of Gates.
Gates' wealthy Harvard neighborhood had experienced a rash of break-ins in recent months, including Gates' own home. The job of a public servant in Sgt. Crowley's position is to forcefully protect property owners—once they are definitively identified as such, which Gates made difficult to accomplish—from those who would aggress against them and their property. That is what Crowley was trying to do. Had Gates lived in a poor neighborhood and the two men trying to break in been real burglars, and had Crowley let the men get away without proving they lived there, his department would no doubt have been faulted for ignoring "black-on-black crime."
Crowley arrested Gates for "disrespecting" him.
Crowley did not arrest Gates because Gates "dissed" him—he acted lawfully in response to Gates' disorderly conduct, which involved Gates' following Crowley to the porch, yelling epithets about Crowley's mother, and startling pedestrians.
Crowley engaged in "racial profiling."
Ignoring the fact that "racial profiling" does not, by definition, take place when an officer has been called to a resident's home to investigate a burglary, there's far more evidence that Gates is guilty of "class profiling"—singling out a working-class cop for abuse because he thought Crowley wasn't powerful or confident enough to stand up to him.
Both men are prejudiced toward those from different backgrounds.
I can't say how Gates feels about working-class cops, but Crowley had been hand-selected by a black police commissioner to teach a course on avoiding racial profiling, which he has done for the past five years. I think that gives him just a smidgen of credibility in claiming he does not go around engaging in egregious on-the-job racial discrimination.
It's Crowley's word against Gates'.
Not having been there myself, I'll nonetheless trust the judgment of a universally praised sergeant who taught an anti-racial profiling class for five years; the black sergeant who accompanied him in the arrest; the Harvard University Police officers who appeared as backup and witnessed the scene; the Police Department who trained Crowley and tracked his implementation of protocol; and Emergency Communications and 911 Center staff who received updates on the incident in real-time. All of those parties support Crowley.
The police dropped the charges against Gates because their case was weak.
The prosecutor's office, not the Cambridge Police Department, decided to drop the charges, most likely because of Gates' status in the community and because he raised such a stink about it. The Cambridge Police Commissioner has since publicly stated that he wishes the charges had not been dropped and Gates were forced to defend his actions in court under a strict examination of evidence.
Obama should have criticized both men for their behavior.
Obama should have refrained from making a summary judgment on a local case until he knew the facts. He is President now, not a rabble-rousing community activist "promoting awareness" of social ills.
Crowley reports to the mayor of Cambridge, the governor of Massachusetts, and the President of the United States, and should have accepted their criticism without question.
Crowley was backed up by his superiors and his department. He does not report directly to the mayor, the governor, or the President, and he is not contractually prohibited from speaking up and defending himself against spurious allegations by citizens he is protecting.
In any event, it appears that Crowley was big enough to agree to meet Gates and Obama at the White House. In the meantime, he can look forward to the audiotapes of the arrest being released and clearing his reputation.


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We're finding that ecommerce is moving more into the marketing function and maybe becoming more fundamental to the business for a couple of reasons. One is that it's become big. It's become big enough to be bigger than any individual store in the retail world or to be a major test environment for anything that could be done in the stores.
So that's one reason. The other is that the CMO is understanding the link between the inbound side and the outbound side, so the inbound advertising effort that leads to the ecommerce site and the outbound effort of actually closing those sales and how that may convert either on the website or in the store. So understanding that whole attribution cycle has become very important to them, understanding where their media dollars are driving sales in any channel.
And also, it doesn't fit in the traditional model of the business and the CMO by thinking strategically about where the brand sits can use that as the place to represent the brand while trying to figure out other things that are happening in the business. So it's a place for the marketer to own a P&L, to be able to say this is working and this is not working, own the dollars for it, and then be able to apply that in other parts of the company if necessary.
The ecommerce operation is the one place where the marketer can own the operations. They can own the brand experience, and they can own the data inputs to be able to make decisions that can show the value that they're creating for the company.
It becomes their own world that they can control top to bottom, whereas in their retail operation side or in the call center side, there's so much more that has to happen to make those sides effective that are very operational that the marketer is not going to be as connected to, but ultimately will link in through the ecommerce effort.


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Michael Kupperman & Bob Fingerman are among the guests at King Con this weekend in Brooklyn. Go see 'em!
It's the Rip M.D. creative team of Mitch Schauer, Mike Vosburg and Michael Lessa (missing: Justin Yamaguchi) at the Golden Apple Comics booth at last weekend's Long Beach Comic Con. Look how excited they are! Check out more photos in this album on Facebook.
From Carol Tyler's Screened-in Porch blog (take note: Carol has a blog!) comes news that she'll be a guest at 44: Small Press & Artist Book Fair taking place tomorrow (Saturday, November 6, 2010) at the Contemporary Arts Center in her hometown of Cincinnati, OH. More info at the links above; RSVP on Facebook here.
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery was as jam-packed as it's ever been for Charles Burns's book signing and exhibit opening last Saturday, October 30. If you were claustrophobic, it was not the place to be! On the other hand, if you give half a toot about comics, it was exactly the place to be! The signing line stretched far into the distance and beyond the edge of this photo. Charles was happy as a clam chatting with fans all night and signing copies of Black Hole and his newest book X'ed Out — until they sold out, that is. Several fans showed up in their Halloween costumes, including the Invisible Man here. We had a great display of Burns prints for sale, many of which are still available. The Bruce Pavitt RAW collection was also on display. The silent auction for this collection continues to accept bids through December 6 — more info here. We have a ton more photos uploaded to our Flickr page, including individual shots of all the prints, so head over there to see more. Thanks to everybody who came out and made the event such a howling success!
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol. 1: Pterror Over Paris and The Eiffel Tower Demon Both a rip-roaring adventure series set in pre-World War I Paris and a parody of same, Adèle Blanc-Sec has been enchanting, thrilling, and puzzling readers worldwide through four decades. With various American attempts to publish Adèle having dribbled into nothing decades ago, Fantagraphics Books, fresh from its triumphs with Tardi's West Coast Blues, You Are There, and It Was the War of the Trenches, launches a spectacular, newly retranslated, hardcover series that intends to collect every one of its nine (soon ten) volumes. In this premiere installment, Adèle becomes involved in an interlocking series of mysteries that involve a revived pterodactyl, a frightful on-stage murder, a looming execution by guillotine, and a demon from the depths of hell — plus of course moronic gendarmes, loyal (or perhaps traitorous?) henchmen, and a climax atop the Eiffel Tower. The Adèle Blanc-Sec series is currently being adapted into a series of films by the renowned action director Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element), bringing this quirky, very French series to a new worldwide audience. "...Plot twists aplenty, including a murder or two, as well as a parade of mysterious characters and double-crosses... In crisp drawings with just the right combination of caricature and architectural precision, Tardi wonderfully captures turn-of-the-century Paris." – Publishers Weekly
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Toys in the Basement 32-page full-color 8.5" x 11.25" hardcover • $14.99 With appearances in such anthologies as Zero Zero, Blab! and Kramer's Ergot, Stéphane Blanquet has been delighting and terrifying American readers with his superslick, ultradetailed creepiness. So it makes perfect sense that his first graphic novel to be published in the U.S. would be... a children's book? Yes indeed. Our hero, attending a Halloween party in an embarrassing pink bunny costume (he wanted to be a pirate) stumbles across a secret underground society of damaged, forgotten, and pissed-off toys in the basement of his friend's house — including the terrifying Amelia, a towering sentient assemblage of broken toy parts out for revenge! Imagine Toy Story as reimagined by David Lynch and Charles Burns and you'll have a good idea of what this story is like. And yes, it is for kids! Bonus Savings: Order Toys in the Basement together with The Littlest Pirate King by David B. and save 20%! That's two new all-ages graphic albums by modern-day French masters at a great discounted price. We'll ship both books once Littlest Pirate King arrives in our warehouse (in about two weeks).
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Unlovable: The Complete Collection Loosely based on a teenager's diary from the 1980s found in a gas-station bathroom, Unlovable is the remarkable story of Tammy Pierce, as filtered through the pen and brush of Los Angeles artist Esther Pearl Watson. This boxed set collects the complete, acclaimed two-volume saga of Tammy's sophomore year of high school in 1989. Tammy has built a devoted following over the last several years in the pages of BUST magazine, where Unlovable continues to be serialized on the magazine's back page, and this beautifully produced, slipcased collection features all 832 pages of her sometimes ordinary, sometimes humiliating, often poignant and always hilarious exploits. Her hopes, dreams, agonies and defeats are brought to vivid, comedic life by Watson's lovingly grotesque drawings, filled with all the eighties essentials — too much mascara, leg warmers with heels and huge hair, etc. — as well as timeless teen concerns like acne, dandruff, and the opposite sex (or same sex, in some cases). Unlovable addresses the mysteries of adolescence through Tammy's naivete; girls and women in particular will find much that resonates, but men will also relate to Unlovable's universal humor and wide cast of characters. Tammy's life isn't pretty, but it is endlessly charming and hilarious. This complete edition is handsomely packaged in a specially designed, sturdy slipcase, making it an ideal gift item.
Two features too big for our "Daily OCD" roundup today: First, Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film gets the cover (seen above) of this week's issue of The Austin Chronicle! Marc Savlov of the Chronicle, who says "Destroy All Movies!!! is more than a reference book for the Mohawk-obsessed: It's a feat akin to taking your shitty punk rock band on a world tour in a crappy '72 Ford Econoline circa 1983. Hard work, but man, when you're done you know you've really been somewhere," talks to the book's editors Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly, the latter of whom says "We'd watch 100 movies – and while you were doing that you'd think of another 100 movies. And we'd go to the video store and take home big, 30-gallon garbage bags full of videos to watch. And VHS tapes are really goddamn heavy when you've got that many in a plastic bag." Read more here. Second, Destroy All Movies!!! contributing writer and Scarecrow Video employee Spenser Hoyt writes about his involvement with the book on the Scarecrow blog: "I took endless stacks of videotapes home and scanned away staring carefully for any glimpse of punkishness. I plowed though the lesser-seen titles in Scarecrow's Psychotronic room, delighted in obscure action from the Bang section and even watched a porno or two…all for the sake of art, of course. Soon I found that couldn't walk down the street without evaluating my fellow humans for their level of punkness. My girlfriend started watching random movies on TV and would spot a punk in the background. Hello! Even up until the book's final deadline a punk would sprout up out of nowhere and I'd rapidly crank out a quick capsule before it was too late." Read the whole thing here.
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "I know what you're all thinking. Does [Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film] adequately up the punx? The answer is a resounding, 'Yep!' [...] There's a little more attention paid to Nick Zedd and Lydia Lunch than I think is deserved, but otherwise the book is perfect. [...] This one will live above your toilet tank for years and make shitting so much fun." – Nick Gazin, Vice • Review: "Dave Cooper's produced [Bent,] another book's worth of sketches and oil paintings of weird looking women. Some of Cooper's gals are cute and cartoony, most seem to be a compilation of everything that women fear they look like. His paintings mix cartoonish proportions and ways of thinking with an amazing sense of light and forms. Dave Cooper has big ideas which are mostly scary and gross ideas rendered beautifully." – Nick Gazin, Vice • Review: "Jason... makes comics that are quiet and lonely and often show how quickly life passes. [What I Did] contains the first comics that Jason had published in English... Each one makes it seem like life is just absolutely meaningless. [...] You like smart animals? With hats? And ennui? And muuuuurderrrrrrr? You do? What else do you like? Because I like you." – Nick Gazin, Vice • Review: "Werewolves [of Montpellier] has an artsy feel, but also plenty of humor, even in (or especially in) its more dramatic moments. [...] But it's mostly the subtle characterizations that still bring the greatest amount of personality out of his creatures that look like animals, but act so much like humans. [...] Overall, it's another great book from Fantagraphics in the Jason catalog. It doesn't shake the foundation of his style, but it does try a few new ideas and tells another fun story." – William Jones, Graphic Novel Reporter • Review: "Because of the wide variety of ways these artists see the world and approach art, it's understood that some pieces delighted me while others left me scratching my head. But even the head-scratchers — especially the head-scratchers — left me pondering various aspects of the mythical and legendary creatures in ways I'd never considered before. [...] Once I was done [with Beasts! Book 1], I realized that I'd held onto that feeling of going through a real, marvelous exhibit of strange and wonderful creatures. Like I'd been told a story in which I was the main character, visiting this museum, learning about these beasts, wondering about them, and in turn creating stories of my own." – Michael May, Robot 6 • Review: "Reading Drew Friedman's 2010 book Too Soon? reminded me that I'd missed his 2007 comics collection, The Fun Never Stops!, so I had to remedy that situation as quickly as possible. [...] Drew Friedman comics have to be experienced rather than described; he has a distinctive, warped sensibility, intensely steeped in old pop culture but with an almost literary detachment and a relentless tropism towards ugliness, unlikely connections, and random cultural detritus. What sells it is that unflinchingly realistic drawing style — when you look at a Drew Friedman picture, you know it must be true in some way, because a fake could never look that good." – Andrew Wheeler, The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent.
We're thrilled to see that Mezzo & Pirus's King of the Flies Vol. 1: Hallorave has landed in the #5 spot on Amazon's Best Books of 2010: Top 10 Comics & Graphic Novels list. If this amazing book has slipped under your radar, here is your wake-up call! (And the wait for Vol. 2: The Origin of the World is almost over — it will be out in early January.) It's also great to see Jaime Hernandez in the top spot on Amazon's list (even if it's not our book). Hooray! |
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Title: | Frances Benzur interview |
Date: | 1967 |
Description: | In the interview Mrs. Benzur recites the ballads "Baggage Car Ahead" and "Erin's Green Shore." She also discusses African American superstitions and customs. Local identification number: MSS 1003.01.28 Biographical information about Frances Benzur has not been determined. Local identification number: ahc1003001028.mp3 Local identification number: Reel to reel Local identification number: ftp://collections/MSS/MSS%201000-1099/MSS%201003.01.28.pdf |
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SELINSGROVE — A Selinsgrove restaurant owner was the winner of a trivia contest on Live with Kelly and Michael Friday morning. Kathy Wendt of Wendt's Pork Palace was at work at the restaurant at the time producers from the show called her. She was then patched through to host Michael Strahan and guest co-host Erin Andrews.
Wendt said, "It was very fun and very nerve-wracking. And, I got Michael to crack up so that felt good. They just asked me about my business with my husband and making pork barbecue. It was just a blur."
Wendt was then asked the trivia question, based on their show from the previous day. She said, "They asked me who Channing Tatum danced the opening dance with at the Academy Awards. I was given an hour to review the show because they called me an hour before to let me know I was chosen for the trivia contest. I just happened to take notes on that and knew the answer was Charlize Theron."
When she answered correctly, she was declared a winner. Wendt said, "I won a trip to St. Lucia worth $8,500. I am very excited. We are going to take that probably next February."
Here is the amazing part of the story. This was the second time Kathy Wendt has been called to be on Live. Wendt said, "What are the odds of that! They called me last January for the trivia. This time it was Kelly calling and her sit-in co-host was Carl Edwards, the NASCAR driver. We talked about the Selinsgrove Speedway because Carl Edwards was familiar with that."
She was not able to answer the trivia question correctly that time and did not win. This time she was prepared and came out the winner. Kathy said the show was pre-taped Wednesday and says her co-workers all got to hear her win. She was then able to let friends and family know to watch Friday's broadcast that she was featured on. (Ali Stevens)
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Tendinopathy is an injury to the tendon. It can cause pain, swelling, and limit movement. The injuries can include:
The posterior tibial tendon runs from the posterior tibial muscle to the inside of the ankle and the arch of the foot. The main job of this tendon is to support the arch of the foot. If the tendon is injured or weak the arch of the foot can collapse. This will make the foot pronate, or roll inward. These injuries can make it painful to walk.
Treatment depends on the severity of the tendinopathy.
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Causes of posterior tibial tendinopathy include:
Posterior tibial tendinopathy is more common in women and in people over the age of 40 years. Other factors that increase your chance of posterior tibial tendinopathy include:
Symptoms may include:
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Pain in the foot and ankle can be due to many causes. Posterior tibialis tendinopathy can be difficult to diagnose.
The doctor will try to feel the tendon through your skin. He will note how the foot moves and handles resistance to moving the foot inwards. The doctor will look at the foot from behind and from the side and see how flat the arch is. You may be asked to try to stand on the ball of your foot. If you cannot do this you are likely to have a problem with your posterior tibial tendon.
Your doctor may recommend image tests to see the the structure of the foot and ankle. Tests may include:
Talk to your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Options include:
To reduce pain and swelling:
To help support the foot and promote healing, you may need:
To help manage pain, your doctor may recommend:
Physical therapy will help:
In rare cases, surgery may be required to repair the tendon.
To reduce your chances of posterior tibialis tendinopathy, take these steps:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Ortho Info
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Canadian Orthopaedic Association
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
Gluck GS ,et al. Tendon disorders of the foot and ankle, part 3: the posterior tibial tendon. Am J Sports Med. 2010;38(10):2133-2144.
Mazieres B, et al. Topical ketoprofen patch in the treatment of tendinitis: a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study. J Rheumatol. 2005;32(8):1563-1570.
Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Ortho Info website. Available at:
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Tibialis posterior tendinosis and tibialis posterior tenosynovitis. Merck Manual for Health Care Professionals website. Available at:
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Daniel joined the staff of World Literature Today in 2002, after previous editorial positions at the University of Oklahoma Press and University of Nebraska Press. A Nebraska native, he received his doctorate in comparative literature—with an emphasis in translation studies—from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 2000. At OU, in addition to his work at WLT, he serves as an adjunct assistant professor in the English department and affiliate faculty member in the Department of International & Area Studies, teaching a course in magazine editing and publishing every fall. A poet, translator, and member of PEN American Center, the National Book Critics Circle, and the Academy of American Poets, Daniel lives in Norman with his wife and three daughters.
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Spike Jonze knows a thing or two about spinning a fantastic journey. Quirky as his big screen debut, "Being John Malkovich," may be, the eccentric characters take flight to an alternate world – a form of inner space instead of outer. In "Where the Wild Things Are," Jonze adapts a classic children's fantasy and loses none of its simplicity and splendor. The sight alone of the illustrated beasts from Maurice Sendak's book inspire fondness in nearly everyone who's ever read it. Jonze, probably one of the fondest fans among us, recreates the beasts onscreen without washing them out. His film captures the wonderment of dreaming – and the reality of waking.
Young Max (Max Records) loves to run about in his beast uniform, making the house into a stomping ground where he tackles his dog. When he gets rejected by the older kids, reality sets in. Max's character has other setbacks, with his father gone, and his mother ("Malkovich" star Catherine Keener) stressing over work and dating a new man (Mark Ruffalo). Max runs off to his special world, populated by Sendak's overgrown teddy bears. Their realistic fuzziness, which compliments their youthfulness and impetuousness, stays true to the source material; the world is fantasy to the viewer and to Max. The beasts hop about like happy cannonballs and pile up into a massive group hug, with Max within as if smothered in blankets. With them, he recreates a snowball fight he had with the older kids by starting a dirt-whipping bout; only this time, he has control. He has already been crowned king of the raggedy bunch, and the new world fulfills his wishes that are unrequited at home.
The central beast, Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini), is playful but hot tempered. When we realize the beasts take on various roles, an allegory is clear in sight. As projected aspects of Max's personality, the beasts' play turns into distrust for one another, while Carrol becomes a threat. He epitomizes Max's resistance to leaving the innocent world and approaching the maturity of the teens he admires. A perceptive youth, Max is attentive to his mother's issues, but not ready to reach William Blake's idea of experience. Yet, he cannot avoid it any longer, and the frolic-filled dreamland can't last forever.
Records, as Max, seems unfazed by performing with costumed actors. Either he possesses exceptional poise for a performer of age 12, or he's able to dive right into Sendak's fantasy – Records has all the energy and pathos for the role. Jonze's cinematic vision for the young actor looks so fine that we wonder why the director overuses a hand-held camera. Jonze finds a simple, elegant visual style in filming the land of the beasts. Their life-like textures blend well with the whimsical landscapes, some of which have well-ingrained CGI effects. The jerky movement demeans his invention (a self-allusion to "Being John Malkovich," a hand-held close-up, is insufferable), though Jonze often trusts his content and finds the clarity this tale deserves. His camera gazes upon Carrol and company just like countless readers have, and thus "Where the Wild Things Are" tributes and adds to its inspiration.
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Crocodile Bay Costa Rica Sport Fishing Report:
February 3rd, 2011
By Todd Staley, Fishing Director
Taken From http://www.crocodilebay.com
Some people have intensity to everything they do. I used to think former National Hockey League star Clayton Norris was one of those people. Anyone who holds the record for most penalty minutes in a pre-season game takes things seriously.
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He was a different man when he took his wife Jennean and daughters Megan and Abbey out for a day of fishing after Megan explained how much fun they had the first day when her and her dad caught several sails and saw whales, sea turtles and dolphins. Dad turned into coach that second day as they landed 8 out of the 12 sailfish they hooked and learned "fishin" isn't just a guy's sport.
Clayton Norris and Family at Crocodile Bay Resort
Brian and Karen Beuchel held top spot on the leader board three days in a row with double digit sails raised and over a half dozen landed each day as well as spending a productive day inshore taking roosters, snapper, jacks and African pompano.
Jess Clemens (pictured below)and Wendy Bob's stay at Crocodile got off to a tough start when Jess arrived with a bout of the flu, followed by a couple days of so-so inshore fishing and a trip halfway to Gilligan's Island. All that quickly became a faded memory when a big sail ate the fly he cast and he battled that and released a couple more. Thanks for the great photos.
Pictured – Jess Clemons With a Nice Sailfish
We have had way too many repeat customers in the last couple of weeks to mention them all without forgetting someone or having this sound like a 7th grade book report. Erik and Jeff Johnson aka "Dos Hermanos" (pictured below) made a nice haul with sailfish, roosterfish,dorado and other inshore species. Kay Dolittle's sense of humor always kept me in good spirits even when I was running around like a wild man trying to keep things running smooth. Dave Stanley gives me tackle advise when he comes, and Jimmy Bell and the boys of upstate New York are always fun. We want to thank all of you who came back to see us, some many times over.
Team "Dos Hermanos"
Ok, on to fishing. The marlin thinned out a little since last report but the sails moved in to the area in big numbers. Some days they are a little finicky but most days boats are seeing double digit fish raised. A few dorado have appeared and if the schools of spinner or spotted dolphin are around then the yellowfin tuna are cruising below.
Inshore roosters are not running in schools but individual fish up to 50 lbs have been taken. Some amberjack have hit deep jiggers and enough snapper have been caught to make an inshore day worthwhile.
The Pier at Crocodile Bay Resort
Todd Staley,
Fishing Director
Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica
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If you are planning a Costa Rica fishing vacation with the kids this fall, here is some advice I give all the time. Small children need action and small fish. They do not have the patience or the skill to handle bigger fish. Action is the key to get them hooked on the sport. Take them to a place with lots of small hungry fish. To a small child a small fish pulls like a monster fish.
I have seen to many times Dad take a child here in Costa Rica and the child gets bored trolling and when a marlin or sailfish is hooked, it is too much fish for a child. The only experience the child is left with is watching dad catch a fish. Remember when you take a kid fishing, it is their day not yours, concentrate on them not on your own fishing. You will end up with a fishing partner for life that way, otherwise they will just head back to the video games.
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Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
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My blood pressure has dropped 20 points, which means things are getting back to normal. The crazy weather patterns last month in the states came all the way south, but this month the skies are blue and both temperature and the fishing is hot.
Allen Ryals and Steve Ulman have been coming here since before my hair turned gray. Allen is sort of a professor of fish and an inventor of many types of fishing gadgets. This year it was a teaser made from a bowling pin that he had to fine tune to keep out of the gutter but when he finished it was running straight and true. He and Ulman also customized a cedar plug that made the big tuna dizzy.
Pat Robbins brought his seven brothers down for their second reunion at Crocodile. The boys were raised in Butte Montana along with 4 sisters. By the time they finished high school all had been taught the welding trade by their father and all used those skills to attend college. Now the mix of brothers are either in the medical field or in metal casting doing business in the states and Costa Rica. They caught a list of nice fish including wahoo (which have been strangely prevalent lately) and brother Bert landed an 80 lb tarpon on light tackle after a two hour battle. Our small population of tarpon have made their way through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic side and slipped into Pacific waters without getting their passport stamped.
Bob Perimian's group hit it just right. Although Bob couldn't make the trip his crew raised an average of 10 fish per boat a day and caught some real nice snapper for dinner. Fishing has really picked up for sails. Between groups I had a day when 4 boats raised 62 sails and two of those boats spent part of the day inshore. A few marlin have made a presence and Doug Ford from Houston finished his trip with a nice blue marlin. Kirk Dill had his group down again from Bermuda and Tony Thompson made his annual trek from the Big Apple and found out he was neighbors with part of the Perimian group. There were so many repeat guests these last two weeks that I know I forgot someone so please forgive me if I make you feel like the bridesmaid.
Inshore has been extremely well for snapper and cuberas over 20 have been a regular thing as well as roosterfish. There has been the best snapper bite going on that I can remember and part might be the shrimp boats are no longer working in the gulf.
Capt. Garofano of Conn. shows off a 27lb rooster
Todd Staley
Fishing Director
Crocodile Bay Resort
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
Costa Rica Fishing Report,
February 26, 2010
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs Poses With a Nice Wahoo on His Third Visit to Crocodile Bay Resort!
Baseball legend Wade Boggs with a nice wahoo
February has been one of those month's that drive fishing directors crazy. One day the fishing is red hot and the next it's not. On the good moon the fishing slowed and on the normally not so good moon it picked up.
Tuna have passed through occasionally, cruising with the porpoises. Lots of 60 to 100 pound fish were caught that some made it to sushi plates. Greg Thompson and David Horn teamed up to tackle one that went around 180 lbs. They opted for sails after that battle.
Greg Thompson and David Horn teamed up to tackle this 180 lb tuna
Sailfish is what is driving us crazy. One day we see as many as 15 per boat and the next only a half dozen. We have had more rain than any February I remember and more cloudy days and the bite always seems better on a sunny day.
The Annual Vergith Contracting Fishing Tournament was held earlier this month. Royce Cook finished first in points and Joe Vincent and Mark Bass tied for second only a half point behind Cook. The 10 anglers went 28 for 75 on sails and landed 17 dorado and 2 tuna. Eight of the ten anglers took their first sailfish during the tournament.
Dan Vergith congratulates tournament winner Royce Cook
Participants in the Vergith Contracting Annual Fishing tournament
Ludwing Diaz, general manager of the Hotel Balmoral in San Jose and a big supporter of fishing tourism and sustainable fishing practices was down with wife Katherine and 11 year old daughter Juliana. They spent a day fishing and snorkeling taking several nice African pompano and roosterfish.
The Diaz family Katherine, Ludwing, and Juliana
Ken Patterson had his group from Florida here again this year. Traveling with them for his third trip was baseball Hall of Fame member Wade Boggs. Fishing was tough for the group but Boggs managed to fool sails on a fly and take his first wahoo (pictured top of page.)
Inshore has also had it's ups and downs but yesterday the roosters were crowing in full force. A couple of fish between 40 and 60 lbs were caught along with many in the 20 pound class.
Enough snapper hit the dock these days for the chef to prepare in several different fashions. One cubera snapper estimated at 50 lbs was released. The bigger fish are almost always female of breeding stock.
Just waiting for a little more sunshine and the bite to return to normal
Todd Staley
Fishing Director
Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica
Costa Rica Fishing Report,
February 1, 2010
Fun for all Ages
It didn't matter your age lately, you were having fun catching fish here. Five year old Matthew Norguero got his first snapper off our pier, eleven year old Eddy Robles took a nice African Pompano reef fishing and Pat Morgan celebrated her 79th birthday by catching her first, second , and third sailfish! Her husband Henry took two sails and a nice dorado.
Texans Mike and Catherine Shellman were so pleased with their results that they left a caricature in the bar. Mike took a sailfish on the fly and Catherine hauled in a super 50# roosterfish.
Scott "the kid" Barbeau and his wife Stephanie were down from Massachusetts. Scott is one of those guys who fishing runs through their veins. He chases tuna in the rough Atlantic and wanted to do the same in the calm Pacific. After I told him we haven't seen a big tuna in a while he proceeded to bring me a 100 plus pounder back to the dock. No matter what he targeted he did well. I don't know how many different varieties of fish he caught but I'm sure he is someplace ice fishing about now.
The dorado are starting to thin and the sailfish numbers are starting to pick up. All this is normal although it is happening a little late this year. A few marlin to 400 pounds are surprising anglers and the tuna are running when the porpoise come through. The sails have been hungry and ready charge a pitch bait or a fly.
Inshore has been unpredictable with the roosters biting like crazy one day and going into hiding the next. Several from 45 to 60 pounds have been the highlights. Bottom fishing has been good but should even get better between the moons.
Cpt Todd Staley- Crocodile Bay Lodge, Costa Rica
Jeff Vannoy fishing out of Crocodile Bay went looking for roosterfish near Matapalo Rock and although he didn't get his roosterfish he certainly caught something to crow about. The crew and Jeff were surprised to see a 120 plus pound tarpon take to the air when Vannoy set the hook. After over an hour on 20lb spin tackle they lifted the fish for a quick photo and set it free.
Over the years tarpon have passed through the Panama Canal into Pacific waters. We hook three or four a year and land one now and then. "I thought I was losing my mind the first time I saw one roll in the Golfo Dulce back in 1995," commented Todd Staley Fishing Director at Crocodile Bay. Having run Archie Fields Lodge in the early 90′s Staley has a soft spot for tarpon. "It's great to see tarpon on this side now and then but I don't think their ready to be featured in our brochure."
Todd Staley
Fishing Director
Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica
Lucía Romero Shows Off a Beautiful Dorado in January at Crocodile Bay
Crocodile Bay, Costa Rica
Fishing Update – January 2009
By Todd Staley
December was a great month for fishing at Crocodile Bay, Costa Rica. Since our first guests of the season, Tom and Anne Bobotas walked in on the first of December, chatter around the bar at happy hour has been fish, fish, fish.
The fishing season started out with lots of dorado and Tom was happy he out fished all the guys on the big boats, topping it off with a monster dorado (see below). The last two weeks of the month the sails made a sporadic appearance and some boats raised as many as nine but the big wave of sails are due to arrive any day.
My bratwurst connection from the midwest, John and CJ Mork fishing with first time friends Joe and Peggy Schierl tangled with a nice blue marlin as well as sails and dorado. John has taken a marlin each visit here. The marlin finally showed the third week of the month and there are stories of battles lost and battles won almost every afternoon. Inshore has picked up considerably lately with rooster up to 60 lbs making people crow.
Dennis Cook was down with his triplets, Mackenzie, Dawson, and Asher and had a ball inshore with roosters and jacks. Long time guests Andrew Ociepka and Al Charles also had big days on roosterfish. As we come off the big moon of New Years eve, the sail numbers should increase greatly in January and the snapper bite will turn on with the slower tides.
Todd Staley
Fishing Director
Crocodile Bay Resort
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica


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