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Medical abortion is the use of medicine to end a pregnancy. The medicine helps remove the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb (uterus).
There are different types of medical abortions.
An abortion is not the same as a miscarriage . Miscarriage is when a pregnancy ends on its own before the 20th week.
Surgical abortion uses surgery to end a pregnancy.
A medical, or nonsurgical, abortion can be done within 7 weeks from the first day of the woman's last period. A combination of prescription hormone medicines are used to help the body remove the fetus and placenta tissue. The doctor may give you the medicines after performing a physical exam and asking questions about your medical history.
Medicines used include mifepristone, methotrexate, misoprostol, prostaglandins, or a combination of these medicines.
Therapeutic medical abortion; Elective medical abortion; Induced abortion; Nonsurgical abortion
Medical abortion might be considered when:
Risks of medical (nonsurgical) abortion include:
The decision to end a pregnancy is very personal. To help weigh your choices, discuss your feelings with a counselor, health care provider, or a family member or friend.
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Physical recovery usually occurs within a few days, depending on the stage of the pregnancy. Expect some vaginal bleeding and mild cramping for a few days.
A warm bath, a heating pad set on low, or hot water bottle filled with warm water on the abdomen may help relieve discomfort. Rest as needed. Do not do any vigorous activity for a few days. Light housework is fine. Sexual intercourse should be avoided for 2-3 weeks. A normal menstrual period should occur in about 4-6 weeks.
You can get pregnant before your next period. Be sure to make arrangements to prevent pregnancy, especially during the first month after the abortion.
Complications (problems) rarely occur.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Clinical management guidelines of obstetrician-gynecologists. Medical management of abortion. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;106(4):871-82. Reaffirmed 2009.
Annas GJ, Elias S. Legal and ethical issues in obstetric practice. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 54.
Jensen JT, Mishell Jr DR. Family planning: contraception, sterilization, and pregnancy termination. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 13.
Simpson JL, Jauniaux ERM. Pregnancy loss. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 26.
Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.
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Two of Broadway's hottest tickets this season, the revival of Pippin and Motown the Musical, were given the top honors at the 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, which were held on June 3. The Astaire Awards recognize the best in dance and choreography, both on film and on Broadway.
Charlotte d'Amboise (Pippin) won Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show, while Eric LaJuan Summers (Motown the Musical) took the Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show award. Chet Walker (Pippin) and Patricia Wilcox & Warren Adams (Motown) shared the Outstanding Choreographer honor for their work on their respective shows.
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The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away—although sometimes in reverse order, as in the case of the Cathedral of Christ the Light now nearing completion in Oakland, Calif.
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Building the Modern Cathedral
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The cathedral's site on the shore of Lake Merritt is 16 feet lower than the surrounding city streets.
The cathedral's site on the shore of Lake Merritt is 16 feet lower than the surrounding city streets. This allowed the architects to nestle programmatic requirements, such as office space, underneath a large public plaza, leaving an uncluttered site.
Chapel Form One of the biggest concerns for the SOM team was to create a sense of luminosity inside the space. Their strategy: layering a glass curtain wall over a series of curved Douglas fir louvers, all anchored in a seismically sound, base-isolated concrete structure.
The interior space is defined by a curving, arcing wall of fixed wooden louvers, which give off a warm glow when illuminated by the sun.
The louvers are anchored to vertical ribs, which are in turn anchored to the concrete reliquary wall that frames the cathedral's base.
A fritted glass curtain wall forms the outer skin of the building along with the Alpha and Omega walls-the sculptural walls at either end of the space. High-performance glass was tested to make sure that it admitted enough light but didn't contribute to glare or heat gain.
Glass is installed in a framework of vertical wooden members that form the canted and curving exterior wall. These wooden posts are secured to the interior wooden frame by a series of very thin steel cables and supports.
INSIDE DETAIL Glass is installed in a framework of vertical wooden members that form the canted and curving exterior wall. These wooden posts are secured to the interior wooden frame by a series of very thin steel cables and supports.
SOM/Gerald Ratto
The arrangement of the pews is circular, surrounding one half of the circular altar. The SOM team decided on this configuration specifically based on research suggested by retired SOM partner Walter Netsch.
The sanctuary is flanked at both ends by sculptural walls: the Alpha Wall over the entrance, and the Omega Wall over the altar at the other end. Carefully engineered with the help of 3-D modeling programs to determine stresses on materials, the walls create a striking presence and allow light to enter the space unfettered.
ALPHA WALL Carefully engineered with the help of 3-D modeling programs to determine stresses on materials, the walls create a striking presence and allow light to enter the space unfettered.
Software The design team used a variety of programs to create the drawings and renderings for the project. Construction documents were created in AutoCAD ADT 3.3, otherwise known as version 2002, but for certain elements, such as the dynamic Alpha and Omega walls, the team turned to 3-D modeling program Form Z, version 4.0, to help determine angles and potential stresses. Structural models for the entire structure were created in SAP 2000. 3D StudioMax was used to create 3-D renderings of the building at all times of day, and Adobe's Illustrator and Photoshop, version CS, were used to create color site plans and elevations.
Seismic Base Isolators To protect the building from future earthquakes on the surrounding web of fault lines, the building's cast concrete base rests on 34 seismic base isolators to help the building ride out any shocks. The individual base isolators are arranged in a matrix, with the load evenly distributed. SOM's in-house structural engineering team, led by director Mark Sarkisian, specified friction-pendulum base isolators, each one with a 4-foot-diameter steel bearing. This particular variety of base isolator employs a sliding system, with an interfacial material that slides across stainless steel.
Glue-lam Ribs The actual geometry of the interior space was based on more than just the desire for a certain volume; it was based also on necessity. The width and curve of the wood structure's vertical glue-lam beams was informed in part by the 110- foot-long-by-13-foot-wide bed of the flatbed trucks that could make it over the bridges and through the tunnels on the path between the wood's origin in Portland, Ore., and the Oakland building site. The width was based on the standard 1-1/2-inch-by-11-1/4-inch dimensions of the stock laminations used in glue-lam construction.
Omega Wall When the bishop voiced his desire to include a strong representational image of Christ in the building, Hartman wanted to make it integral to the architecture. As a guide, the church supplied a digital image of a carved stone relief at Chartres Cathedral. A team of architects, environmental graphic designers, and members of SOM's digital design group worked together to create an algorithm that sorted the pixels according to brightness. The image was tweaked to enhance its legibility before then being mapped onto the 3-D surface. In finished form, the backlit image will rise more than 50 feet high, composed of more than 90,000 holes, ranging in size from 4mm to 24mm, laser cut into the anodized aluminum panels.
SOM/Jane Lee
Above the sanctuary hovers an oculus with a scrim of faceted acoustical panels. The panels help absorb sound in the cavernous interior and filter daylight from the skylight above.
OCULUS SECTION Acoustical panels are capped on the exterior by an articulated glass roof, hidden from ground view by stainless steel extensions on the perimeter.
Panels were assembled just above ground level to ensure proper proportion and overlapping, as called for by the plan. Suspended en masse from tensioned cables, the whole oculus was then hoisted into place.
SOM/John Blaustein
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away—although sometimes in reverse order, as in the case of the Cathedral of Christ the Light now nearing completion in Oakland, Calif. There, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) had the opportunity to create a new 1,500-seat sanctuary as the mother church for more than 60,000 Catholics in the Oakland Diocese following the devastation caused by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which had weakened the existing St. Francis de Sales Cathedral beyond repair.
Rather than erect a new edifice in stone, architect Craig Hartman of SOM proposed replacing the damaged cathedral with a building crafted of light. Invited to interview for the job just as he was completing work on the celebrated International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport, Hartman expressed his desire to "create a place that could inspire wonder." Following a preliminary screening process, SOM was commissioned—along with Ricardo Legorreta and Santiago Calatrava—to produce a schematic design. Ultimately SOM won the job.
Hartman's inspirations for the building were many and included advice from Walter Netsch, a stalwart at SOM for decades and designer of the famed U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel, in Colorado. Netsch steered Hartman to the seminal book The Church Incarnate, by German theorist and architect Rudolf Schwarz. In it, Schwarz advocated arranging parishioners in a circle around the altar to create a sense of community and inclusion, a concept that was later adopted as Catholic doctrine. Hartman was attracted to the idea and used it as an organizing feature of SOM's three-way competition entry, which was remarkably close to the final design. "Conceptually, it was identical," he says, "the notion based upon making a wood sanctuary and enclosing it in veils of glass, and [making] a building that is about extraordinary lightness and luminosity."
A downtown site for the new cathedral was selected on the edge of Lake Merritt, at a sunken block on the lakefront that rests more than 16 feet lower than the city streets along its western edge. Hartman recognized an opportunity to create an artificial ground plane, which allowed him to place the required offices, support space, parish hall, mausoleum, and conference center beneath a public plaza. The same strategy cleared the plaza of all but a handful of low-scale buildings—which will include a rectory, library, shop, and café—thus giving prominence to the soaring cathedral.
Hartman wanted to create a contemporary building that honors the symbolic traditions of the Catholic faith. "The most fundamental idea here was to start fresh," he says. "We are here on the Pacific Rim in a multicultural place, not in 15th century Europe." His scheme for the sanctuary references two connecting spheres in the manner of the vesica pisces, interlocking circles that represent both an ancient sign of congregation and Christianity's basic symbol—the fish. Sheltering the lattice-like wooden shells from the elements are two sloping veils of high-performance glass that cradle the sanctuary like two cupped hands. Enclosing each end of the sanctuary is a faceted wall—the south Alpha Wall, which rises above the main entrance, and the north Omega Wall, which answers a request from the bishop by incorporating an image of Christ rendered in a sophisticated array of perforations (see Toolbox). True to the spirit of the building's luminous interior, the image appears to parishioners in the pews to be made of light.
Although the high cost of the project has made headlines, budgetary concerns loomed large throughout the design process. "It was a consistent challenge to find ways to achieve this space, a building that would be not only physically able to survive for 300 or 400 years but also be an architecture that was worthy of this ambition," Hartman allows.
Credit: SOM/Cesar Rubio
"We analyzed every alternative to making a space of this height and magnitude, looking at how to enclose it in a way that can be cost-effective."
Hartman's initial selection of wood as the primary material was an intuitive choice, but a fortunate one. "When I designed this building seven years ago, we were just on the cusp of an unbelievable escalation in construction costs, especially in steel (see "Why Steel Is So Costly"). And had this building been fabricated in steel, which would have been the other choice, there is absolutely no way we could have afforded it."
The glue-laminated wood ribs that support both the sanctuary walls and the glass veils were an ideal choice for a building intended to survive for hundreds of years, in spite of its position between the Hayward Fault, which runs along the eastern edge of Oakland, and the San Andreas Fault, which runs through San Francisco across the bay and was responsible for the Loma Prieta quake. Wood's elasticity allows it to bend in the event of a seismic occurrence, but it will return to its original shape, notes Mark Sarkisian, SOM's structural engineering director. "We took that material and combined it with reinforced concrete and delicate steel members that lace the system together three-dimensionally."
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The Young Atheist's Handbook
This is a book for anyone who thinks about what they should believe and how they should live. It's for those who may need the facts and the ideas, as well as the courage, to break free from inherited beliefs. In this powerful narrative, Alom Shaha shows that it is possible to live a compassionate, fulfilling, and meaningful life without God.
'A very special book.' — Stephen Fry
'A book that destroys the cliche of the atheist as joyless rationalist and shows the humanity, love, and concern that often lies behind godless thinking.' — Robin Ince, writer and comedian
"More than just a great handbook, this is an honest and often very moving story about valuing truth over hope, even in the face of grief." — Tim Minchin, comedian
'Illuminates the route to a better destination for all those who seek what Alom found, namely, that precious liberty of mind which makes its possessor open to all good things.' — A.C. Grayling, philosopher and author
'A touching personal account that makes for a courageous and compelling read. This is among the most powerful and convincing arguments against religion that I have come across, and it is written in a way that is never patronising or trivialising.' — Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE, physicist and broadcaster
Alom Shaha grew up in a strict Bangladeshi Muslim community in South-East London in the 1970s and 80s. He was expected to go to mosque regularly and recite passages in Arabic from the Quran, without being told what they meant. Alom spent his teenage years juggling two utterly different worlds: a chaotic, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic family life on a council estate, and that of a student at a privileged private school set amongst the idyllic green playing fields of Dulwich.
In a charming blend of memoir, philosophy, and science, Alom explores the questions about faith and the afterlife that we all ponder. Through a series of loose 'lessons', he tells his own compelling story, drawing on the theories of some of history's greatest thinkers and interrogating the fallacies that have impeded humanity for centuries. Alom recounts how his education and formative experiences led him to question how to live without being tied to what his parents, priests, or teachers told him to believe, and offers insights so that others may do the same.


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It's been quite a cultural weekend around these parts. On Friday night I saw Emil and the Detectives at the National Theatre and last night I saw The Grand Budapest Hotel in the lush surrounds of the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill, the only cinema I tend to go to these days, because not only are the leather armchairs and footstools oh-so comfy, you can drink a glass of wine while you watch the film. It's all perfectly civilised.
The film turned out to be a cartoonish romp (not dissimilar in style, in fact, to Emil and the Detectives) with a dark Eastern European twist. I loved it.
Who knew Ralph Fiennes, who plays the hotel's renowned concierge, M. Gustave, could be so funny? But the real star of the show is first-time actor, Tony Revolori, who stars as the Lobby Boy, who helps Gustave go on the run after he is accused of murder.
Annabel has written a fab review of it on her blog, Annabel's House of Books, which I'd urge you to read, because she sums it up better than I could.
The film isn't based on a book, but the director, Wes Anderson, was inspired by the writings of Austrian novelist and playwright Stefan Zweig, whose books were popular in the 1920s and 30s. His fame dwindled and he died in a double suicide pact with his wife in 1942. He's one of those authors that bloggers have championed for years, so here's hoping The Grand Budapest Hotel may bring his work to the attention of a wider audience.
I've reviewed two of his novels — Twenty-four hours in the Life of a Woman and Journey into the Past — and have several more in my TBR.
If you want a taster of Zweig's work there's a new book out called The Society of the Crossed Keys, which Wes Anderson has put together featuring selected extracts. I haven't read it myself, but only because why read extracts when you can read the full-length novels already sitting on your shelves?
Anyone else seen the film, or read any of Zweig's novels?


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The New Orleans Saints eked out their 13th victory of the NFL season over division rival Atlanta on Sunday. In case you've been living under a rock, this is BIG NEWS for several reasons:
- The win set a Saints franchise record for most wins in a season
- Never before have 2 NFL teams (the other: Indianapolis Colts) been undefeated this far into the season
- It is within the realm of possibility that both teams could go undefeated and meet in the Super Bowl.
I will leave it to the sports pundits to analyze whether the Saints' wins have been impressive enough, whether the holes in their secondary can be plugged well enough to contend through the playoffs, whether Favre or Brees is a better big-game QB, and other technical questions. Not that I haven't considered or don't wish to engage these questions, it's just that if you care about those things, you've already done your own research and reading.
No… I'm going to talk about WHO-DAT* FEVER – the collective condition that has struck the city of New Orleans and Saints fans all over the country. Some call it a bandwagon and others resent that newly-minted fans are jumping on the bandwagon without paying the "penance" of the last 40-some-odd years of the 'Aints.
*Who-Dat comes from the N'awlins parlance for: "Who Dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints?"
Douglas McCollam's ode in the Wall Street Journal pretty accurately sums up the sentiment of long-time Saints fans.
The Saints and I came into the world at around the same time in the 1960s, and over the ensuing four decades it's been a rocky affair. The team didn't have a winning season in its first 20 years, won only two playoff games in the next 20, and has never made it to the Super Bowl. Like any group of penitents, long-suffering Saints fans can recite the catalogue of woes that have befallen the team, a pigskin version of the Stations of the Cross. Rarely have so many rooted for so long for so little.
Yes, Douglas, we remember the pain. This is the franchise that drafted Russell Erxleben, a kicker/punter, number 1 and gave up two years worth of draft picks for Ricky Williams. The same franchise that gave the Tampa Bay Buccaneers their first win EVER.
I KNOOOWWW. I was there! I sat in the Superdome for many a game watching Archie Manning (yep, Peyton & Eli's dad) run for his life behind a swiss-cheese offensive line, wishing we'd had 1/3 of the Pittsburgh Steeler's offensive talent so Archie could prove he was just as worthy of Terry Bradshaw's four Super Bowl rings.
I started going to Saints games as a kid at old Tulane Stadium before they built the Superdome. My parents & my grandmother had season tickets; I started going with my grandmother when my great-grandfather got too old to go. I attended every home game until I left for college.
I even got to take a date in High School for a Monday Night game because my grandmother didn't like to go to night games. Too bad it was during the Aints years, and all the adults in my family wore their paper bags to dinner while getting summarily drunk. Mortification!
So, yes, there is history. There's also the fact that my grandmother passed away this past August that makes me appreciate the Saints' success this year even more. I know I sound sentimental. The Saints fever is a bit irrational even.
Here's the thing: all sports fan-dom is emotional!
No, my life won't change whether the Saints win the Super Bowl or lose in the playoffs. I know this. But, the intangible feeling that has pervaded New Orleans and all those connected with the city is strong. It's positive. And it's contagious…
The city is celebrating. There is a newfound sense of possibility and purpose. The sense that New Orleans has been through enough (see: Katrina, MrGo, etc.) and maybe it's our turn for something good to happen is palpable.
Perhaps the greatest thing to me personally about Saints fever has been how it has fostered connections with people I never would have met or re-connections with far-flung & out-of-touch friends and deeper connections with family and friends.
Through the wonders of modern technology and Southwest Airlines, I've been able to share and celebrate Saints fever even though I no longer live in New Orleans.
Week 7: Saints 46, Dolphins 34
Thursday before the game,my aunt calls me on my cell phone:
"I'm driving to Fort Lauderdale; I have an extra ticket to the Saints game Sunday, any way you can meet me?"
Me: "I can stay with my cousin, I think I have a SWA ticket, [little to no cash outlay], I can do that!"
Sitting in Miami, when the Saints were losing, I thought about my grandma.
"No, I can't pray to her for a win, that's sacrilegious/disrespectful. I need to save it for the Super Bowl."
Upshot: A great weekend bonding with my aunt, cousin & her hubby, watching LSU & the Saints win and enjoying some warm weather.
Weeks 8-12
I've spent Sundays (and one Monday) connecting with Saints fans on Twitter & Facebook. Finding common bond with those old high school friends with distinctly different political views. Meeting other fans on Twitter/tweeting during close games – having a blast sharing the heart attack moments and feeling not quite so far away. For some reason, all my NOLA friends are in a good mood on Monday.
After the New England game, it hits me – they could really do this!
Week 13: Saints 33, Redskins 30 F/OT
With our Club-level tickets acquired from Ebay, the boy & I don our matching Drew Brees jerseys and head to FedEx field on a VERY cold, windy day. We see an amazing amount of "Saints Swag" throughout the stadium. What fun!
Intimidated by the sheer number of cars at FedEx and freezing, having rejected the suggestion of long underwear, the boy convinces me to leave before the game's end.
Upshot: embarrassed to admit leaving early, but had a great time with the kid, and we were home in front of the fire to watch the Saints pull out another improbably victory.
Love also the shared sentiment of Skins' fans and other NOLA expats, as well as all long-suffering fans all around the country (Cubs, Jets, etc).
From my Twitter Stream:
So…about that bandwagon.
I say, "jump on, there's room enough for everyone!"
Some Kermit Ruffins' for your entertainment
Very cool. I've posted about the Saints but it's hard to get much reaction. Glad to see this here :)
I didn't think I'd live to see this day, Lisa. I figured a good season had to come along, but this....? Definitely a whiff of the miraculous about it.
Loved your story. I'm an old Lions fan and can empathize for sure. I won't jump on the bandwagon, but this is fun to watch.
Susan - I'm sure that's it. I've read alot about how the "boys" - particularly Drew Brees - are part of the NOLA community and helping the rebuilding there. I hope their civic-mindedness extends to Mississippi.
Joan - Dat's what I'm talkin' bout! Welcome to the bandwagon!
Michael - yep!
Grif - I am so sorry. Ouch. Thanks for dropping by.


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CofE bishops urge church-going General Election voters to help build the society they want at ballot box
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The Church of England's House of Bishops has released a letter, addressed to all members of the Church, to deeply consider how they use their vote at this year's General...Read more >
Bill Viola artwork used at Eucharist on feast day of modern martyr
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Bill Viola's challenging installation, Martyrs, has been used liturgically for the first time to mark the martyrdom of a Ugandan priest killed at the hands of dictator...Read more >
Lord Wilson announces retirement from Chair of St Paul's Cathedral Council
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Having Chaired St Paul's Cathedral Council since 2009, David Wilson, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, will step down this year. Lord Wilson announced his departure from...Read more >
The problem with the world? 'Men!' Grayson Perry discusses The Things That Matter
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Men have become "surplus to requirements in many ways" with skills "not necessary in the modern world any more", the artist Grayson Perry has said in a St Paul's Cathedral...Read more >
Choral Evensong from St Paul's proves a worldwide hit yet again
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People across six continents heard Choral Evensong from St Paul's as BBC Radio 3 broadcast right around the world from the Cathedral. The service, broadcast live...Read more >
BBC Choral Evensong from St Paul's to be broadcast worldwide
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BBC Radio 3's annual visit to St Paul's for Choral Evensong will once again be available for people to be able to listen to around the world. LISTEN LIVE Wednesday...Read more >
Awareness Foundation director to preach at St Paul's (Feb 22)
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The director of a charity which works to empower Christians to be a force for love and peace will preach at St Paul's this month. The Reverend Nadim Nassar,...Read more >
Prince of Wales to attend Afghanistan service of commemoration at St Paul's
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A service of commemoration to mark combat operations in Afghanistan will be held at St Paul's, attended by HRH The Prince of Wales. The service, to be held on Friday...Read more >
Work of brain injury artists displayed in St Paul's
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The 'alienation, trauma, loss, identity and acceptance' of having an acquired brain injury is explored in a new art installation at St Paul's. This Is Not Me, is...Read more >
St Paul's joins London Diocese in prayers for Mozambique
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The Diocese of London's partner churches in Mozambique are in the prayers of St Paul's after the recent devastating flooding in the east African country. Led by the...Read more >
Nicholas Cottam, Registrar of St Paul's Cathedral, to retire
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The Registrar of St Paul's Cathedral, Nicholas Cottam, is to retire from being the Cathedral's most senior administrative officer. Major General Nicholas Cottam...Read more >


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Note: False Cape State Park doesn't allow motor vehicles and is accessible only by tram (campers may not use the tram), foot, bicycle or boat. False Cape is reached by land via a six-mile path through Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Between Nov. 1 and May 31 access through the refuge may be restricted to the beach. High tides and soft sands make hiking and bicycling extremely difficult. Reservations are required for False Cape State Park and a refuge fee may be charged.
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Hi, this is Rebecca Thienes and I'm the editor of architecture and home building at Country Living Magazine. I'm here at the House of the Year for 2008 in beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina. The exterior of our House of the Year this year was a very traditional, low country-style architecture. It has a raised first floor which is appropriate for flood areas. There are louvered shutters on the bottom and arches which I think are very elegant but also functional. The front porch is very welcoming, that's something we always like to show. Some of the very special architectural elements of this home are the transoms around the front door, the beautiful staircase which narrows as you go up and it's just very grand and southern and traditional. I also loved that the brick walkway was actually a mixture of brick and concrete. This builder had a unique way of making the brick and concrete look aged. He used a salvaged looking brick style that's kind of lined and tumbled to give it this old world feel, and the concrete was created by pouring the concrete and then using rock salt to create a pitted texture. It was a great way of giving some character to this grand home. The other elements that I think makes for a great space for outdoor entertaining are the outdoor ceiling fans. The temperatures can get rather high in South Carolina, particularly in August when we were filming, and I just thought they were a great addition and they come in the teak wood which makes them durable. This house was located on a marsh-type land and in order to get the most out of this property, our builder added a dock to the rear of the house. It makes for great views. It's a relaxing place to have a glass of wine at the end of the night and it's just one of those elements that makes this particular House of the Year very special. Thanks for watching and for more information, visit CountryLiving.com.
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All Bedrooms at this pet friendly hotel are uniquely furnished and designed with special signature features in keeping with different areas of the hotel. With a choice of either the luxurious elegance of the Manor house or the tranquil setting of the Garden Wing, all rooms offer a bright, modern outlook with a variety of decor to suit all tastes. For those extra special occasions the hotel offers sumptuous four poster bedrooms, which include stylish roll top baths and mullion windows. Many rooms also boast calming views over St Cyr's Church and the hotel's quintessentially English gardens.
Enjoy unpretentious fine dining in the Cotswolds. Henry's restaurant at Stonehouse Court Hotel combines the classic charm of the 17th Century Manor with a relaxed, contemporary and informal style. Relax with a pre-dinner cocktail on the terrace or in the lounge before enjoying local, seasonal ingredients, simply cooked to perfection. The menu is Modern European with Eastern influences. An extensive wine list has been carefully chosen to offer the perfect accompaniment to your meal and knowledgeable staff are on hand to offer suggestions.
Whether your idea of leisure is sitting comfortably in front of the fire with the newspaper or taking an energetic hike down the famous Cotswold Way, Stonehouse Court offers something for everyone. Set in the world famous Cotswold countryside, the hotel is an ideal base for exploring the many local attractions or destinations a little further afield. For the energetic and adventurous there are cycle paths and hiking trails leading into the hills directly from the property. If you wish to make a day of it, chef will prepare a hearty packed lunch and the staff we'll look forward to seeing you back at dinner time full of tales of adventure!
If you prefer a more relaxed pace, you can enjoy the gardens, some quiet reading time in the lounge or a tranquil picnic. You can't always rely on the English weather, but rest assured that if the rains do come during your stay, there's always plenty to do including the indoor gymnasium, plenty of board games and of course the bar.
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quote:He's the consensus #1 at this point
quote: plays below the rim he has heart, skill and hustle
quote:What the...? I think you just stereotyped the frick out of Zeller, watch him play more.
quote: No he isn't. He's somewhere in the top 3 at the moment but there isn't a consensus #1 right now.
quote:I think you just stereotyped the frick out of Zeller, watch him play more.
quote:He's #1 overall is most mock drafts right now, 11/28/12.
quote:I am just talking right now. Doesn't mean it's going to be true. From the NBA mocks updated in November:
quote:Wait, so was I wrong in assuming he has a great motor.
quote:do not want. i watch enough acc to not like this dude unless he turns it up.
quote:Is this a joke? Do you even know what consensus mean? Anthony Davis was a consensus #1. He would have been picked #1 regardless of team needs. If 90% of your list isn't Zeller, so it's not really a consensus now is it? You don't also account for the fact that a lot of Mocks are also keeping team needs in mind. So that skews the rankings. BTW: 4 of those sites you listed for Zeller has someone other than Zeller as the top prospect. You might want to check your sources again. So if you revise it, the rankings are still all over the place and no one has distinguish themselves as the top dog in this draft.


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25th Oct 2012, 10:25 | #1201 |
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Nice job again cheapskate and a nice monkey you got there.
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28th Oct 2012, 17:27 | #1204 |
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90% new monkey love. 10% build love. Thanks, though. I gotta step up my game.
@Barry - monkey has no body, soooo... no tailpipe. I chopped up the PSU a while back and it still works. -No fire!
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...And still no fire.
-When we last left our hero, he was fighting Ming's atomic robots- Wait... No, I was mounting a shroud on the side of the recently RMA'd power supply. Here I've removed the label so I'd have a nice indented spot for... wait for it... velcro. A great way to remove tape residue is with some naphtha on toilet paper - if you don't smoke. -POW! Real quick, and the paint is intact. -Currently, I'm making little holes so I can sneak wires into the motherboard cover. -Before I can cover the motherboard, I need to make a little room for one... Time to tame the octopus. -Some idiot didn't rotate his pictures. Here I've cut unwanted wires, and have marked the wires I want with what I want them for. -First, I sure didn't need a foot of cable for each drive. A little black paint takes care of any exposed red or yellow. -Now to cannibalize the low speed cables that came with the Noctua fans. To get those pesky male pins out, jam a paperclip in the hook side of the connector well. Don't so this with a live connector, of course, you have to lick those first. I had a Maalox moment for a bit when I noticed the PCI connectors were wire coded like there were 2 rails. Two cords had silver/yellow, two were normal. It hasn't burst into flames yet, so I guess all is well. I used the extra PCI wires to save space. I didn't need any 5 volt wires, after all. -I saved a few of the tach wires. -No real speed control, though.. just a, "why, yes. You do have a fan." -Looks fine to me. This was, what... a week after RMA? That'll bite me in the ass later. The PSU in Bloo tanked already too. -Ooh Yeah, a slim,sexy, two-wire molex connector for the pump. Guess where that came from. While buying shrink wrap, I made an impulse buy to check out something Brother Mach taught us... Yep. 1/4" lamp fittings ARE compatible with G1/4 fittings. If you can get them in solid brass it means that everything you need to make a badass metal reservoir can be found at the hardware store. I'd like to thank my sponsors here for all their support. RIP
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bt sever tanks, Cheaps makes triple repost update
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BT go down
..and what is a "crackskate?"
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Aha, it's your fault for BT go down. BT server can't hadle so much awesome from this log.
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@Mankz - Is that joy, or shock?
20th Jan 2013, 18:47 | #1212 |
Never stuck with stock
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3,5 years now. While others might being losing interest at this point, I'm sticking around for the full ride. MOTY 2016?
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I've got wood
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I always had the same problem, however I bought a decent face mask from Screwfix and it's comfortable enough to wear for hours. You do get some condensation inside the mask which you can either tap out, or let it drip onto your work which it occasionally does! It's made from soft rubber/silicon stuff so is a lot better than the poor quality masks. Also, as it is a good fit on the face you don't typically get condensation on your glasses. |
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All Hail Kim Jong Magoo!
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Fogging goggles? Wipe them down with vinegar,works a treat with my bike helmet visor.
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Thanks, Nutman, but stop counting!!! -2016 may be doable. I've made great progress with the sanding.
If your goggles fog you should just stop breathing. I can't use the classic soft plastic goggles either. They were apparently made by someone with a tiny nose. A proper respirator will stop the fogging issue. Those stupid paper dust masks show just how useless they are when they fog your glasses. If air leaves the mask around the edges, guess how it gets in.[/rant]
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Ima stick around till the end. Frankly, I need a lonf term source of reliable, awesome, acrylic awesomesauce updates
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Time For your yearly update.
-Gah! Stupid birds! I just washed that! It looked like this for most of the year while I've been wetsanding. The sneezing blood is over for a while. -Much better. Let's see you hose a steel case off in the shower. -There was a month of hand and machine buffing. Essentially I got very touchy-feely with the case, only with Novus polish on felt, and without the police questioning afterward. -This is the setup I used for a lot of the external surfaces. I had a problem at first. I couldn't get the wheel spinning fast enough to heat the polishing wax without it also exploding in a angry lint shower. The hair dryer that only comes out when guests visit got some use heating the wax. BTW, that's the only pic of the polishing process... I can find. -Oh, I finally got these muthers glued. -An afterthought pick for an afterthought job. -With 99% of the frame polished, it was time to decide what to do with the motherboard tray. I decided to remove a little of the extra material. -I marked the cuts well in case it took me a year to come back to it. -I resorted to drawer-vice one last time. Don't mock the condition of my cabinets. You see how I treat them... -I filed a bevel on the open edges, and sanded them round and smooth. -I needed something to make the top seam nice and snug, so once again I whipped out my big nuts and slapped them on top of the bulkhead. I never get tired of that joke. -At this point I decided to put all the loose bits together and see if there were any problems. -I mean, besides the fact that I haven't finished polishing, cleaning, dusting... -MMMM! Water spots! -That rough polishing pass on the side panel is pretty funky too. -Yep. It's still missing a radiator and some fans here. I was kind of USING them. I'm going to have a lot of fun with the 4 fans blowing out, one fan blowing in -thing. -I'm glad I went with the squiggly vent pattern now. The reflections play with your perception 'n stuff. -Tryin' to get some of the natural color here. I'm already getting autofocus stealth issues with the case. There's lots of flash glare too. Something's still missing... Oh, right the reservoir. Bill was sent the core to get it cut. There's some genuine fear about putting it in a 10,000 RPM CNC lathe. Bill has already dubbed it, "the exploder rod." -And yeah, I've already went though all the jokes you can think about there. On my side, I have a million tiny spacers to get polished for the res fins. Thanks for tuning in to "SplÖderrÖd" and thanks to our sponsors: RIP
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Dale you're on a roll...
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Looking really good Cheaps, seems all the elbow grease was worth it, those acrylic edges look fantastic! Great to see an update on this, love the design.
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This is so SCHWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET dude.. (Took me ages to go through the log though! xD
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Study Native American use of animal hides for homes and clothing.
Students learn how many Native American peoples cured and used animal hides. The Plains Indians, for example, made teepees and clothing. Teepee designs often portrayed history, war scenes, and symbols of supernatural creatures related to the male teepees dweller's fast-induced visions and dreams. Hanging hides were often used for record keeping. If possible, students find out how indigenous peoples in their area used animal hides, and which animals were available.
Roll white Crayola® Model Magic® with a dowel, rolling pin, or fingers to 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick. Let it stiffen slightly.
Students make either a teepee or hanging hide. Use Crayola Scissors or a plastic knife to cut the compound into a pelt shape (hanging hide) or half circle (teepee). Pelt: Punch two holes in the upper legs with a punch or stick. Use yarn to hang the pelt from a stick. Teepee: Make a tripod with three sticks. Wrap the sticks together at the top with yarn. For stability, press the sticks into a base of recycled rigid foam used for packing. Then wrap the teepee hide around the sticks. Tie it in place with yarn. Let the Model Magic dry or cure.
Use Crayola Washable Fine Tip Markers or MiniStampers to create personal designs, with each student's history and dreams.
Share the stories depicted on these hides with classmates or families during an open house.
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Focus on historic achievements and positive role models with this collaborative monument making project.
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Linton students advance to State Science Fair
Two Linton seventh grade students advanced to the State Science Fair, and another was selected as an alternate for the State Science Fair, after receiving blue ribbons at the Northwest Central and Southwest Central Region Science Fair at Mandan High School on March 13.
Mya Vetter and Brooke Vander Laan received blue ribbons for their projects in the Region Science Fair, and will represent Linton Public School at the State Science & Engineering Fair, which will he held April 3-5, on the campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
Vetter's project is entitled "MenVersusWomen—AStatistical Analysis of Marketing." She received a Broadcom MASTERS Program Award, which is presented to the top 10 junior division (grades 6-8) projects, and she also received an American Psychological Association Award for Best Behavioral and Social Sciences Project. The APA Award is presented as recognition for outstanding research in psychology under the category of behavioral and social sciences. Mya is the daughter of Andrew and Kristen Vetter.
Vander Laan's project is entitled "Acid Reactions." She received a Broadcom MASTERS Program Award, which is presented to the top 10 junior division (grades 6-8) projects. Brooke is the daughter of Chad and Meg Vander Laan.
Sierra Bosch received a red ribbon for her project entitled "Enamel Chewer." Bosch is an alternate, and can compete in the State Science Fair should the winner in her category be unable to attend. Sierra is the daughter of Bruce and Dixie Bosch.
Riley Mattheis of Linton was recognized at the Region Science Fair for having the Best Earth Science Project. His project was entitled "B-R-R-R, It's Cold." Riley is the son of Ross and Jami Mattheis, and the late Terra Mattheis.
Other Linton students competing at the Northwest Central and Southwest Central Region Science Fair were Craig Brindle (son of Alan and Bobbie Jo Brindle), Cassie Gefroh (daughter of Derald and Nancy Gefroh), Brandon Murphy (son of Charles and Candia Murphy), and Rylee Kelsch (daughter of Bryon and Wendy Kelsch).
Mrs. Rhea Flyberg and Mrs. Annette Pavlicek are the advisors for the Linton Science Fair.
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text: Nuggets top Talladega for 3rd straight GCAC tourney title March 3, 2012 Box score JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tournament MVP SiMon Franklin scored 13 points Saturday to lead top-seeded Xavier University of Louisiana to a 58-50 women's basketball victory against Talladega in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship game. Franklin, a junior guard, scored a 3-point play with 11:01 remaining to put the Gold Nuggets ahead to stay, 38-35. Xavier (25-8), ranked 20th in NAIA Division I, won the tournament for the third consecutive season, the fourth time in five years and the 13th time overall. The Nuggets earned the GCAC's automatic berth in the national tournament, which will begin March 14 at Frankfort, Ky. The 32-team bracket and game times will be announced Wednesday. Franklin averaged 12 points, three rebounds, 2.7 assists and shot 50 percent from the floor in three tournament games. "Monee Franklin has had a great year — her best year with us so far," XU coach Bo Browder said. "She redshirted last season, but she came back focused and locked-in on being a better player, teammate and student. She accomplished all three." Jazmoné Kelly and Jasmine Grant scored 11 points apiece for Xavier. Grant and Brandi Young were XU's other representatives of the six-player all-tournament team. Young was all-tournament for the second straight year. Kelly led the Nuggets with eight rebounds and four steals. Stephanie DeFrance scored 14 points for second-seeded Talladega (22-8), and Bianca Thomas had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Xavier led 21-7 after 13 minutes and 27-18 at halftime. The Nuggets never trailed and were tied twice, both in the first nine minutes of the second half. "I wasn't worried when Talladega came back on us," Franklin said. "We knew Talladega's a good team and that it would be a hard game to win, but we knew we had enough to finish. We've been preparing for those types of situations all season." Young's 12-foot jumper on the right baseline gave Xavier a 54-48 lead with 1:21 remaining. Grant scored the game's last three points on free throws in the final 30 seconds. The Nuggets outshot the Lady Tornadoes 36.1 to 28.1 percent from the floor. It's the first time a school won three consecutive GCAC women's tournaments since Xavier won five straight from 1994-98. Browder was an assistant during the final season of that earlier streak, and he is 6-3 in GCAC championship games as a head coach. His teams also won GCAC tourney championships in 2001, 2005 and 2008, and they were runner-up in 1999, 2002 and 2007. Xavier has won seven in a row and 18 of its past 21 games. The Nuggets qualified for nationals for the 16th time in 18 seasons and the 11th time in Browder's 13 seasons as head coach. Xavier is 44-2 against GCAC opponents since the start of the 2009-10 season. NOTES: The victory made Browder the second coach in the history of Louisiana women's collegiate basketball with eight 25-win seasons. Louisiana Tech's Leon Barmore produced 18 such seasons from 1982-2002 . . . Talladega is in the first year of its second GCAC tenure. The other was from 1999-2002 . . . Xavier's final two tournament conquests, Talladega and Tougaloo, were the GCAC teams which defeated Xavier during the regular season.


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That's true. I'll always be here. But I can't frickin' coach you man (girl, man-girl, or girly man). My client list is too full and my patience is getting too thin, hahaha.
Nonetheless, I do want to help you. For the time to hit the beach and Free Little Willy, or Unleash Thelma & Louise, shall soon be upon us. And I want you to be well prepared. I'd feel bad if I knowingly let my friends keep spinning their wheels within the fitness industry bullshit, get nowhere with their physique goals, and did nothing about it.
That's why we put The Beach Physique Guide together. Its everything I would give you if you were working with me as a private client — from the fat loss nutrition plan to the physique-focused training programs to the research and educational resources I recommend. Seriously. I've asked 3 people this week why they would want to pay me to tell them what I already wrote in a book, or covered in the multimedia e-course. I'm cool, but I ain't that cool. And unfortunately, I have a conscience.
In that spirit, instead of some flashy marketing, I figured I'd just post up an excerpt from Da Guide so you can decide whether it sounds like something you are into or not. The first section ended up basically being a summary of the 7 most common mistakes, or reasons I've seen people fail with their fat loss and physique goals. I know them well, because I've made many of them myself at one point in my career (except following the mystical holistical guy — I could never really get down with that higher-than-thou style). Read the rest of this entry


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I am from the United Kingdom. I have been based on EUNE for the last few months. According to this thread, you are ceasing support of the £ on EUNE, and are offering all UK players a free transfer to EUW. http://eune.leagueoflegends.com/boar...d.php?t=506650 Myself and many others have not yet recieved a free transfer option in the store (see attached pic). There has been no official reply on the announcement thread, and I have not recieved any reply from support either. Are there any Rioters on the forums that can update us on the situation? Thanks.
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Same problem here :/ I live in england and i'm definitely using a UK ip and still nothing.
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Same here, still waiting. On the official announcement thread there have been some posts from people who've gotten tickets back from Riot about it. One said only people with Polish IP's were eligible, one said you have to have not used a transfer from West to East to use it. It's all very confusing.
I think it's just a bug or something. Try writing to west support, since apparently they handle UK now.
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Comic Book Diner Discusses Kickstarter
- Posted by Johanna on May 27, 2011 at 12:20 pm
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Wondering whether Kickstarter funding is right for you and your project? You may want to listen to this episode of the Comic Book Diner podcast, where they discuss their Kickstarter listing.
The CBD folks are attempting to raise $10,000 for a boxed set of three graphic novels, one by each creator in the group. At the time of this writing, they have 24 days to go, and they are almost a third of the way there. The money goes to designing and printing the volumes (since at least two of the books contain at least some material that's already been released in comic periodical form). To get all three print books requires a $40 pledge, while to get the slipcased set, you have to pledge $50.
I'm curious as to how readers think about pricing when it comes to Kickstarter. (If you have thoughts, leave them in the comment.) $10K sounds like a lot, but book creation (even of previously published material — and if they break through with audience beyond existing fans, the content is new to those readers) is likely more expensive than first suspected, and we don't know how many they're planning to print beyond these preorders. Three graphic novels for about $15 each seems like typical pricing, comparable to buying at a bookstore.
The podcast covers, in a conversational way, much of their thinking behind raising funds using this mechanism. The part I found most insightful was when they discuss how their first listing was rejected because it wasn't personal enough. I didn't realize Kickstarter took that much control. They even made a comic about that part!
The goal is to find a way to produce comics without having to rely on Diamond preorders, since enough of the remaining comic shops have had to cut support for independent and small publishers to make it difficult for this kind of material to make it to shelves. Based on discussion with John Gallagher, I know that they were trying to keep retailers in mind with this project. Since Kickstarter doesn't allow for different levels of rewards for different groups, though, you can't do a "retailers half off" listing or anything similar.
The books are due out in August, and the team have stated that they "are prepared go forward no matter what," even if this funding method doesn't succeed. If you visit their update page on Kickstarter, you can get a previews of the Buzzboy book, plus comic strips created just for the promotional effort. Backers get access to additional new comic strips.
The Comic Book Diner guys have a good attitude, seeing this as a 45-day virtual comic convention (at least in terms of selling or running a table). Near the end of their podcast, they ask, "Why wouldn't any independent creator want to go this route?" You control your own funding, going direct to customers instead of using retailers as gatekeepers. The only flaw in this approach is that not using "real" publishing may lock you out of certain venues. For instance, they talk about reaching out to teachers and librarians, who love their work, but I suspect some have to use a purchase order process to buy only from certain distributors or stores. I'm not sure an organization will cut a PO to a Kickstarter. Still, if they print enough, they can list the volumes through more established venues later.
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- Jim Kosmicki Says:
May 27, 2011 at 5:40 PMi have become somewhat fascinated with kickstarter, but have primarily been working with documentary and music producers. I knew that there were comics in their system, but hadn't really investigated that part yet.
The only potential negative is that you commit to the funding and then are only charged if it goes through. So you do have to remember how much you pledged and when it will come through!
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May 29, 2011 at 1:29 AMI wonder if they could do bulk orders for retailers instead of a "retailers half off" type listing. A $250 donation gets you ten slipcased sets, for example, rather than having to donate $50 ten times. I doubt there are many groups of fans organized enough to get together an order that large, but it would provide an option for retailers.
That's a blunt instrument though. Kickstarter clearly wasn't designed with separate groups of supporters in mind.
- Johanna Says:
May 29, 2011 at 8:07 AMThey do have an extra discount if you order more than one set, so I think that's an attempt at what you suggest.


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Oh hey, how 'bout this week we all just shut up and dance?
Oh hey, gung hay fat choy. It's time for Chinese New Year, underground-style, as the impeccably funky RainDance crew -- with special guests Ooah from Glitch Mob, Philly dub master Starkey, and my secret bass boyfriend Justin Martin -- get wet and wild for the Year of the Snake. With white crane lion dancers, a midnight parade, snake dancers, more.
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Been following these kooky tech house cats from Leeds (um, they re-mixed "Cruel Summer") since they dropped my jaw with a neat Soul Clap podcast from 2010-- been waiting for them to come our way again since they've been blowing up -- and growing a bit more somber. Should be solid tunes.
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Peter Blick from Public Works is a stand up guy when it comes to promoting his nifty club -- but he's also an ace DJ with an easygoing ear and burner-tinged sensibility. ENTER HIS WORLD, I say, of house and techno wonder, as he plays alongside the yummy As You Like It crew's Brian Bejarano.
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Vernon Roy Rathbun, 93, Lincoln, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at his home.
He was born Oct. 29, 1920, in rural Lincoln County to Arthur Vernon and Lydia (Crawford) Rathbun.
Survivors include three sons, Roy Rathbun and wife, Cheryl, Ellis, Randy Rathbun and wife, Barbara, Barnard, and Rod Rathbun and wife, Shelia, Newton; two sisters, Roberta Lebien, Hutchinson, and Bonnie Feeney, Abilene; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Madonna Mastellar Rathbun; a brother, Richard; and a sister, Darlene Hendrickson.
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Zyxin contains a proline-rich N-terminal domain that is similar to the C-terminal domain in the ActA protein of the bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes. We screened the entire amino acid sequence of human zyxin for Mena-interacting peptides and found that, as with ActA, proline-rich sequences were the sole zyxin sequences capable of binding to Ena/vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) family members in vitro. From this information, we tested zyxin mutants in which the proline-rich sequences were altered. The reduction in Mena/VASP binding was confirmed by peptide tests, immunoprecipitation, and ectopic expression of zyxin variants at the surface of mitochondria. By transfection assays we showed that zyxin interaction with Mena/VASP in vivo enhances the production of actin-rich structures at the apical surface of cells. Microinjection into cells of peptides corresponding to the first proline-rich sequence of zyxin caused the loss of Mena/VASP from focal contacts. Furthermore, these peptides reduced the degree of spreading of cells replated after trypsinization. We conclude that zyxin and proteins that harbor similar proline-rich repeats contribute to the positioning of Mena/VASP proteins. The positioning of Ena/VASP family members appears to be important when the actin cytoskeleton is reorganized, such as during spreading.
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An extraordinary piece called Market at Pontoise (1895), unusually crowded with shoulder-to-shoulder people painted in bright, intense colors, prepares us for a shift in focus. The next gallery features a dozen uniformly fine paintings, most of them urban landscapes of the sort that preoccupied Pissarro just before and after the turn of the century, right on up to his death in 1903.
The show's organizers have hit on a simple but highly effective strategy for this gallery, which typically juxtaposes two views of a specific place side by side, thus highlighting Pissarro's fascination with the subtleties of light under different circumstances. There are two almost identical views of the Louvre, both from 1902, one set on a spring morning, the other in a muted, moodier winter mode.
Two takes on the Tuileries gardens, from 1900, offer similarly varied interpretations of their subject matter under different lighting conditions. An information panel informs us that Pissarro painted these pictures from an apartment he rented across from the gardens in the winters of 1899 and 1900. The geometry of the streets and fountains and gardens so fascinated him that he did a series of 14 each time he was there.
This gallery also includes two slightly different views of the Pont Neuf, one from 1901, the other from 1902. The wide bridge, crowded with horse-drawn carts and clusters of people who are suggested by little daubs of paint, is viewed from an angle, with tall buildings looming in the background. Rounding out the cityscapes is Pissarro's justly famous Boulevard Montmartre: Winter Morning (1897), its sharply receding perspective drawing us deep into the image, with its tree-lined street bustling with carriages and pedestrians.
An adjacent gallery has nearly two dozen pieces by Pissarro's oldest son, Lucien, with whom he shared a close relationship and whose style greatly resembles his father's. A pair of watercolors shows a pronounced pointillist influence, and the lovely Rye From Cadborough, Sunset (1913) is a sort of variation on the elder Pissarro's country landscapes, with more-sharply defined contours and brighter colors. (Lucien moved to England in 1890, which accounts for the distinctly different feel of some of his landscapes.)
I wish I could muster more enthusiasm for the remainder of the exhibition, which is given over to the next three generations of Pissarros. But once you pass through that wide corridor connecting the main galleries to the smaller ones, there's really nothing to compare with what you've already seen.
There are half a dozen more or less realistic city scenes by Ludovic-Rodo, seven pieces by Georges Manzana, half a dozen by Paul-Émile, and five by Félix, Pissarro's remaining sons. Lucien's daughter Orovida weighs in with a pair of lackluster Asian-influenced silk paintings, both from 1927, and Georges' son Félix is represented by two agreeably moody landscapes from the 1950s.
Two of Paul-Émile's canvases -- contrasting views of the Orne River -- have pleasing echoes of his father's work, but the most bracing pieces are the ones that depart most dramatically from the elder Pissarro's style. They're four very large oils from the 1990s by Paul-Émile's son Hugues-Claude (whose daughter Lélia also has a quartet of thickly stippled landscapes in the show).
Hugues-Claude follows in the family tradition of painting city and country landscapes, but his technique is about as far as you can get from impressionism. And in his most striking piece here, The Kidd's Bouquet (1992), he applies brilliant red, yellow, and purple in thick, clumpy swaths of paint that recall the congested surfaces of Frank Auerbach's work.
It's no mystery why the curators were drawn to the idea of an exhibition covering four generations of Pissarros -- there's no comparable dynasty in art history -- although I can't help thinking that a slightly scaled-down version of this show might have been more forceful. Then again, Mae West was probably right: Too much of a good thing really can be wonderful.