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Did I kill my Sweet Broom? (cytisus spachianus)
I planted a row of Sweet Broom between the sidewalk and the lawn last spring. They seemed to be doing nicely and flowering (although they stayed small) until about late august when both the flowers and most of the foliage dropped. I did give them a little extra water in august, although I tried not to overdo it since the tag read "no summer water once established". The plants look pretty sad although the branches are flexible, not dried out. Might they come back, or should I cut my losses and plant something else?
Question #2 - How long does it take for plants to get "established"
Hmmm... Well, I usually give a plant a year to become established... and I water MY sweet broom like once a week, deeply, when it's hot...less when it cools down. I don't know about that tag... sometimes plants are shipped out from other rainy areas... I actually saw a plant at my local nursery that I and Sunset Gardening book consider a bog plant labeled "drought tolerant" then it turned out it came from Oregon... their drought is when it doesn't rain for a week. :o)
"no summer water once established"
Hmmm. The opinion of many researchers is that it requires two years of regular irrigation in order for a woody plant to develop an established root system. And the larger the woody plant when it's installed, the more years will be required.
It was written:
"plant labeled "drought tolerant" then it turned out it came from Oregon... their drought is when it doesn't rain for a week."
Ummm. Oregon has a Mediterranean climate. Although our winters can be downright soggy, our summers are dry. And that's all summer long.
oh come on jean! I practically grew up in Salem.... and I tell ya, Portland gets more rain than we do in Sacramento! I guess it depends on where in Oregon you are talking about... but Western Oregon is notorious for it's rains...and you know it, thus the name "Pacific North Wet". So why else would a bog plant shipped from oregon be labeled drought tolerant?
I had the same questionable behavior from my second (and last) C. spachianus. It was going along great, blooming, looking pretty, then it just started shrivelling and dropping everything. The wind came through one day, and it just tipped over. When I pulled it out, there was just a nub, with no root system left.
I never did figure out if it was a gopher or too much constant wet weather in winter, but I decided I'd never be suckered in again. :D
Brenda, I lost my first one, I think because I did the drought thing... not sure, some plants just die on me. :o) But I tried once more and voila, this time I had success! I think they are worth it, such a profusion of sweet smelling yellow flowers.
Are my sweet brooms all dead? They look dead and the leaves are dried all due to a freeze we had last month but I thought these were supposed to be evergreen (or have I been misinformed)?
I clipped one back just to see if the branches were still green inside and yes they are. So in your opinion are they going to come back in spring or should I take them out and replace them with something? Also, should I clip them all back or just leave them and see if they come back? Thanks, Pat
Pat, you might want to just give them some time. I posted the original question, and I'm glad to report that mine have come back. In late October some of them started leafing out. In late November I dug up two (out of six) that still had dead looking branches. After I dug them up I took a look at the root system, and wished I had left them a while longer. The roots were quite fresh looking, and had grown a lot since I planted them in the spring.
ok thank you . I know we are in a different planting zone but I searched all of gardenweb and this post came up..I wonder if I killed the one I clipped back because it might force it to sprout now and there is still some cold winter coming up in my area. oh well live and learn, I will just leave them and see what happens.
i think im going through the same thing, I live in louisiana and i did research on the sweet broom and went ahead and planted one and its been about a week since i planted it and was curious how much water and how often should i water it at the beginning of planting, yesterday the blooms and leaves looked wilted so i did water it and im hoping it makes it
I've tried growing this in the ground twice and both times it didnt work. Same thing as the original poster to this message, also between lawn and sidewalk. I also tried it between lawns (neighbors and mine). I gave up on sweet brooms.
Someone else told me you need to really watch it carefully for a year to get it established, they are somewhat picky during the summer and you need to cater to that. Forget that, I got alot of other things to do.
So no sweet brooms for me :-(
Ack. I transplanted mine twice in one year! What was I thinking?....well, the first place I put it didn't have enough room (when it grows up), so I dug it up and put it in a 15 gallon nursery pot, hoping to find a better site later. It lost all of it's leaves and looked like a bunch of green twigs! I'm seeing yellow on it now, so hopefully it will survive my fickleness!
I purchased a small sweet broom last spring. It bloomed profusely, but also grew like gangbusters. I transplanted it to a MUCH larger pot in the fall. It seemed to do well until very cold weather set in [January], when all of its leaves fell off. It is now March and all of my other plants are growing and/or starting to bud. The sweet broom is just sitting there with nothing more than stick-like branches [which are green on the inside. What gives?
I just bought a Sweet Broom (cytisus X spachianus), but I was reading about cytisus scoparius and it said it's a very invasive pest along the west coast. Is Spachianus also invasive, I live in Arizona. Such a shame, I just bought it today at Home Depot and I fell in love with it.
I just recently purchased a sweet broom and adore it.
Then I learned that it is supposedly a very invasive plant
here in California. Is this true?
If so, can I contain it by keeping it in a container or should
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Thanks for any responses!!!
Some of the broom's are invasive in socal.
Here is a link that might be useful: invasive website
Sweet Broom (Cytisus spachianus) isn't known to be invasive in wild lands - that is, it isn't known to spread rampantly to areas outside of gardens and displace native vegetation like Scotch Broom and a few other species of brooms can. The term invasive is used two ways. One is to describe plants that can spread in a garden and be a pain. The other is to describe plants that can spread outside of gardens, displace native vegetation, and cause real ecological damage. I am not sure Sweet Broom is either one, but it is worth keeping in mind that there are really two meanings of the term invasive.
Scotch broom is extremely invasive. I believe that the plant should be completely iradicated. Here S. Cal even the ubiquitous ice-plant that was planted along the sand dunes have been taken out. I don't mind non-native plants in gardens and such, but not in wildlands.


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Pupils conducted a short Service of Remembrance at Talbot House in Poperinge, an Everyman Club, visited by soldiers of all ranks as relief from the traumas of life in the trenches. We then visited the Town Hall of Poperinge, to pay tribute to the 306 men "shot at dawn" during the First World War, and this theme was continued as a wreath was laid at the grave of Lieutenant Eric Poole, the only officer to be executed.
From Poperinge we moved about the battlefields, stopping briefly at the grave of Captain Noel Chavasse, a medical officer, who uniquely won two Victoria crosses during this dreadful conflict.
Pupils had the chance to explore the trenches at the Bayernwald before visiting the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Tyne Cot and the German Cemetery at Langemark. A brief halt at Essex Farm proved especially poignant, for here we saw buried Private Valentine Strudwick, who was only 15 years of age when he fell in the trenches outside of Ypres. The reading of a Siegfried Sassoon poem over his grave juxtaposed the patriot enthusiasm with which young men joined up, and the horrors of life in the trenches.
A hastily eaten meal at Café Canada provided nourishment before attendance at The Last Post ceremony conducted at the Menin Gate each evening since 1928 in remembrance of the 54,896 men who died between 1914 and 1917 and who have no known grave. This was a sombre note on which to end a thought-provoking day, in which the pupils had the opportunity to see first-hand the sights which are studied as part of the Fourth Form study of the First World War.


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Daniel's Place is a place to be comfortable, to make new friends, access computers and DVD players, games, and art supplies. This year 223 young adults attended 1,988 different support groups at Daniel's Place.
Programs include: becoming active and assertive on the way to wellness and recovery; peer coaching and independent living skills; support for family members; involvement in meaningful activities; social connectedness; making sense of the often confusing mental health system; finding treatment that fits individual's needs; and identifying personal goals and building strategies to achieve them.
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Since its opening in July 1998, Daniel's Place has consistently promoted early intervention and education to reduce the likelihood of the effects of mental illness becoming a persistent and disabling condition.
The facility is named after Daniel Greenberg (1959-1997). Daniel was a scholar, athlete, actor, humanitarian, and outreach worker at Step Up and member of the Step Up Board Of Directors. Daniel's Place members are also members of Step Up with full access to all of its services. Read a letter from a grateful Daniel's Place parent…
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Step Up and Daniel's Place provide comprehensive psycho-social rehabilitation programs, services, and assistance including:
Step Up is open 365 days a year to provide support to our members.
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The Step Up HOME Team reaches out and meets these individuals where they are. The Home Team provides intensive service coordination with the goal of permanent supportive housing and engagement in treatment. In 2009, the Home Team provided over 1000 contacts with homeless individuals in Santa Monica. As a result, thirteen of the most vulnerable homeless individuals in the community are now safely housed.
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The Department of Mental Health funds three important Intensive Service Programs (ISP) provided at Step Up: Field Capable Clinical Services (FCCS), Full Service Partnership (FSP), and Therapeutic Rehabilitation Program (TRP).
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FCCS provides comprehensive, community-based treatment for adults affected by severe and persistent mental illness. This intensive service coordination program targets individuals with an intended outcome of reducing the need for psychiatric hospitalization. FCCS is designed to provide highly individualized services in a team-based environment. Services are designed to be comprehensive and multi-disciplinary and are tailored to the needs of the client.
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The Full Service Partnership (FSP) is a program funded under Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63) specifically targeting individuals who are homeless and affected by a serious mental illness. Step Up provides FSP intensive service coordination programs and support for adults in our S.T.E.P. program (Steps Toward Empowering People ) and for Transitional Aged Youth (18-25). FSP services are available to individuals demonstrating extended periods of homelessness, long-term institutionalization, multiple acute hospitalizations, or family dependence. Both FSP programs have specific criteria for enrollment based on an individual's history, current level of functioning, and whether or nor they are accessing appropriate levels of mental health services. FSP guidelines are established by the County and State, and the members/staff ratio is 12:1.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III, 1D Mark V & 1Ds Mark IV Tidbits
« on: August 05, 2011, 02:30:21 PM »
There is no fixed ratio between MP and noise FFS, or between pixel density and noise either. You can't extrapolate 3 and 4 year old sensors.
**No name calling, no personal attacks. Act like an adult.**
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Third Party Lenses (Sigma, Tamron, etc.) / Re: Sigma 50mm f/1.4
« on: July 27, 2011, 02:13:56 AM »
Also one of the few non-L lenses I own. Beats the Canon 50mm f/1.4 on 7D by my eyes. Lab tests may differ though. Only downside is that focus feels and sounds a little rough but it's not a significant problem.
EOS Bodies / Re: 3D (Again) & 5D Mark III (CR1)
« on: June 14, 2011, 10:31:44 PM »I can't take any rumor seriously that projects a camera called a 3D... unless its actually a 3d camera with two lenses. would be like releasing a camcorder, with "HD" in the name, that only shoots standard definition
x 2. The whole talk of a 3D model drives me insane.
Lenses / Re: Lens cap solution?
« on: June 07, 2011, 10:47:52 AM »
Try this. Not in production yet, but seems like a good solution. Thought of this thread the moment I saw it.
EOS Bodies / Re: Perfect Enlargements on the 7D
« on: June 06, 2011, 01:03:14 AM »
It's said that the 7Ds native ISO is in sets of 160 too. 160, 320, etc. Not 100% certain on that though.
EOS Bodies / Re: 1Ds Mark IV & 3 Lenses in August?
« on: May 30, 2011, 04:47:11 AM »i hope it is true, this sound more logical than 5d3 before 1ds3.
not that i am going to buy 1ds3, just too big for casual shooter.
also if it is true that it has very high MB. My computer is very fast, yet it does not work as fast as i would for 5d2 files, the computer industry have to improve their computer too. But i see little improvement over last 2 years.
Are you running 10,000 rpm HDDs in RAID 0+1? SSDrive for cached files? A well built PC from two years ago can open and process dozens of RAW files, never mind new PCs today.
EOS Bodies / Re: 1Ds Mark IV & 3 Lenses in August?
« on: May 28, 2011, 03:48:18 AM »
I can't honestly see Canon releasing a product called '3D' because of it's obvious link to the other '3D.' Unless of course it is a 3D Camera, but I can't honestly see that happening either.
Canon General / Re: Nikon D90 or Canon T3i
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D90 has just been discontinued - fact to concider. If you were set on Nikon, try stretch the budget to a D7000?
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Not sure what the Americans and Japanese think - but being part of the market where Canon sell their DSLRs as EOS x[..]D across the board, I have to say I find the Rebel and Kiss brands a little stupid.
The consistent naming / branding scheme seems to just feel more complete. What are everyone else's thoughts? Are the Rebel and Kiss brands a positive or a negative for the cameras that receive that label?
The consistent naming / branding scheme seems to just feel more complete. What are everyone else's thoughts? Are the Rebel and Kiss brands a positive or a negative for the cameras that receive that label?
Lenses / Re: EF 8-15 Fisheye Coming Soon?
« on: April 27, 2011, 04:48:18 AM »Canon doesn't make many useless lenses but the fisheye lens really is. It is nothing but an expensive toy. I will never pretend to understand the appeal of this lens. It's much too wide and un-natural looking. Since the lens serves no practical purpose, I'd buy it if it were $200-$300 which is what it's worth anyway.
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Final / OT
Series starts 2/7
Game 1: Thursday, February 7th | ||
Bulls | 96 | Final |
Nuggets | 128 | |
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Game 2: Monday, March 18th | ||
Nuggets | 119 | Final OT |
Bulls | 118 | |
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Coverage: CSNC
8:00 PM ET, March 18, 2013
United Center, Chicago, IL
Top Performers
Den: W. Chandler 35 Pts, 9 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl
Chi: N. Robinson 34 Pts, 1 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl
CHICAGO -- The Denver Nuggets' 12th consecutive win didn't come easily or without controversy.
While Andre Iguodala's 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in overtime will go down as the game-winning shot in the Nuggets' 119-118 win over Chicago, the Bulls feel otherwise.
Turning The Tables
Wilson Chandler came off the bench to score 35 points and grab nine rebounds in the Nuggets' win -- just the sixth non-starter since the 1997-98 season, and first Nugget, to accomplish the feat. Three of the previous four feats were vs. Denver.
Player | Vs. | Pts | Rbd |
Al Harrington, NYK |
Den, '09 | 41 | 10 |
Samuel Dalembert, MIL |
Den, '13 | 35 | 12 |
Travis Outlaw, POR |
Darius Miles, POR |
Den, '05 | 47 | 12 |
Donyell Marshall, TOR |
Phi, '05 | 38 | 10 |
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"We felt like we got it stolen from us," Bulls forward Carlos Boozer said, referring to the play with 1.7 seconds left in which Chicago center Joakim Noah grabbed a shot from teammate Marco Belinelli that was on its downward path to the basket and slammed it home.
The officials initially didn't blow their whistles, but when Denver called an immediate timeout and loudly complained that it was goaltending, the referees reviewed video and disallowed Noah's bucket, sending the Bulls to their seventh loss in their last 11 games.
"If we deem the ball in its descent has a chance to score, and therefore it's in the cylinder, it's either offensive basket interference or it's goaltending, that's it," referee Ken Mauer told a pool reporter when asked about the game-deciding call.
"It's a tough play," Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said, citing a similar play just before Noah's by Denver's Kosta Koufos that was not called by the officials.
"From my angle, it looked like it was a good play, it looked like the ball was short," Thibodeau said of Noah's play. "Koufos', I know was on the rim, and to me I guess we have to call the league and get an interpretation. Maybe I don't understand the rule correctly."
Noah was incensed.
"That's what is frustrating. How are you going to review that one, but you can't review the one two plays before it. ... I just know the refs are doing the best they can in those situations, but it cost us the game today, it's disappointing."
Denver coach George Karl didn't see it that way -- but with somewhat of a caveat about the similar circumstances surrounding Koufos' play.
"There is no question it was goaltending," Karl said of Noah's play. "The ball was going to hit the rim. I was too far away to see the play on Kosta's tip-in shot."
Wilson Chandler led the Nuggets with 35 points, Corey Brewer added 16 and Ty Lawson 13. Iguodala finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Andre Miller had 13 assists.
Nate Robinson led Chicago with 34 points, Luol Deng had 21, Belinelli scored 18, and Noah added 12 rebounds and 14 points.
It was the 12th time in the last 13 games that Denver scored 100 or more points, and marked the first time in seven games that an opponent has scored 100 points on the Nuggets.
Denver started out strong, leading by as many as 14 points at several points, but Chicago kept pushing back, with the Bulls' starters outscoring the Nuggets' starters 104-48 mismatch.
"Tonight, we were forcing it, we just didn't play well defensively," Karl said. "I'm proud of the way we stayed strong especially at the end when we were down four and made the big shots. This was a difficult mental game because we let go of a lead in regulation where we should have won it."
The Nuggets' eight-point lead with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter evaporated, and Ty Lawson's last-second jumper fell short, sending the game into overtime.
On the flip side, Karl was heartened that Denver got 71 points from its bench, including Chandler's outstanding play.
"Anytime when we bring (Chandler) off the bench we seem to get an offensive spurt," Karl said. "I think he is our most efficient offensive person on the team. He also plays some good defense."
Denver outscored the Bulls 21-20 in the first quarter and 53-45 at the half, but Chicago came back to outscore the Nuggets 28-26 in the third quarter and 60-52 for the second half.
Even though his team's 12th consecutive win didn't come easy, Karl was happy to get out of Chicago with the win.
"Nine (wins) in a row in January and now with 12, we know we can win and play anyone," Karl said. "We're building confidence. However, we're just trying to get to a number like 54 or 55 wins. We believe there is value in every game. We're just doing a nice job coming together and building confidence."
Game notes
The only member of the Nuggets who was alive the last time Denver won 11 straight games is point guard Andre Miller, who was four days away from his seventh birthday on March 15, 1983. ... Denver plays its 14th back-to-back on Tuesday at Oklahoma City before returning home to face Philadelphia (Thursday) and Sacramento (Saturday). ... Chicago, meanwhile, continues its homestand Thursday against Portland Trail Blazers. . Denver leads the series with Chicago 44-37.
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CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 18: Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls warms up before the game against the Denver Nuggets...
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MVP: Joakim Noah. Nate Robinson scored the most points for Chicago and Denver won the game, but Noah was the MVP. He was a defensive terror, swatting shots all night and also made several tremendous passes. This was yet another solid performance in his quest to become NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
LVP: Andre Miller. The veteran point guard was horrific on offense with an awful turnover and dribbles to nowhere during crunch time. He was also lackluster on defense, especially at the end of regulation as he stood and watched Robinson bury a 3-pointer to force overtime.
That was controversial: A pair of overtime tip-ins by Kosta Koufos and Joakim Noah nearly caused a riot in Chicago. Koufos' tip-in counted despite being offensive interference, while Noah's tip-in was reviewed and disqualified.
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The contractor retrofitted the existing chimney with custom cabinetry and an inset television.
Custom sliding doors cover the washer/dryer, mechanical unit, and powder room. Acrylic panels (www.3-form.com) disguise the window well, but still allow light to flow into the apartment.
A powder room is hidden behind another sliding door.
A cantilevered wine bar with a wine refrigerator and sink anchors one end of the kitchen.
The light-colored bamboo flooring (www.plyboo.com) unifies the space and maintains the open feel.
Black trim around the kitchen cabinets and storage doors frames the storage areas and provides a contrast to the light surfaces in the apartment.
Create an urban retreat in a 14-foot wide, 364-square-foot row house basement; include a kitchen, powder room, sitting area, and washer/dryer
To deliver the complete agenda requested by the owner of this small apartment, the designers knew they needed to create a clean, minimal design.
Light bamboo flooring and white cabinets help give the space an airy feel. The open kitchen includes sleek cabinets, a built-in refrigerator, and two sinks.
The designers replaced the patio sliding door with a NanaWall system that floods the room with light, making the space feel more expansive and providing a stronger connection to the outdoors.
This project's greatest achievement is that "it doesn't feel like a basement," the judges said. The "sleekly designed" space also provides clever storage behind large sliding doors. A set of three 3form http://www.3-form.com acrylic panels slide across to cover the window wells, creating an up-lit, glowing effect. —Nina Patel, senior editor, REMODELING.
Designer Richard Loosle, Mateusz Dzierzanowski, Kube Architecture, Washington, D.C.
Contractor Tom Stalheber, Stalheber Construction, Bethesda, Md.
Bathroom plumbing fittings: Grohe
Bathroom plumbing fixtures: Duravit
Countertops: Caesarstone
Dishwasher: Miele
Entry doors: NanaWall
Flooring: Plyboo
Hardware: Omnia; Mockett
Kitchen cabinets: Boffi
Kitchen plumbing fittings: Hansgrohe
Lighting fixtures: Sense Lighting
Oven/range: Wolf
Paints/stains: Benjamin Moore
Refrigerator: Sub-Zero
Residential Architect Executive Editor Meghan Drueding and architect Richard Williams,...
Apartment Renovation
Nina Patel
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This unit is located on the 4th floor. Its a fully furnished two bedroom two bath , with 1600 s/f , including 200 sf balcony with intercoastal backwater views .
The master bedroom has a king sz bed with a flat screen T.V. & DVD player . Theres a walk in closet , a large bath room with 2 sinks & a jacuzzi tub.
The guest bedroom has a queen sz bed with a flat screen T.V. & DVD player. Theres also awalk in closet as well .
Available in the unit are two single portable fold out beds . There is a full service kitchen with all large and small appliances . There is also a laundry room with full sz washer & dryer . The unit has wifi .
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We are back from our wonderful vacation and I just want to let you know we were thrilled with the condo! It was so nice to celebrate my son's graduation in such a beautiful, comfortable setting and we will definitely book it again. Thanks for everything, it exceeded our expectations.
On property : swimming , tennis , shuffle board, basketball ,putting green , ping pong , theatre room , & a nature walk ,kayaking , and bocci ball .
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After an extended rain delay, the Daytona 500 revved up in primetime on Feb. 23. And after 200 exciting laps, Dale Earnhardt Jr. held on to his lead to take the checkered flag.
It's one of the NASCAR races that matters more to the drivers than others, so on Feb. 23 the biggest names in the sport were all gunning for a win at the Daytona 500. And though it took all day because of a six-hour rain delay, when all was said and done, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag!
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Daytona 500
Earnhardt Jr. was able to stay focused on the slightly dampened Daytona track, and he was able to fight off all challengers to win. But it wasn't exactly a cakewalk.
Danica Patrick In Fiery Crash At Daytona 500 — WATCH
Earnhardt Jr. led for a majority of the race, but he was frequently challenged by heavy-hitters like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Brad Keselowski. The win is Earnhardt Jr.'s first Daytona 500 win since 2004, and it must feel sweet after he finished second in three of the last four races at Daytona.
The 2014 race had an added sense of urgency to the race, because if rain caused another delay after the 100-lap mark, NASCAR would have been forced to call the race and declare a winner based on who was in the lead. So many drivers were racing aggressively and making their runs much earlier in the race than usual, and the six caution flags were an indication of that.
Thankfully though they were able to sneak in all 200 laps in the Daytona 500 before another rainstorm rolled in.
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Earnhardt Jr. wasn't the favorite heading into the race. Youngster Austin Dillon, racing with Dale Earnhardt's fable #3 car, earned the best qualifying time to earn pole position. But even that advantage — and a little karma from a legend — weren't enough to take down the legend's son.
Denny Hamlin was also eyeing a sweep at Daytona. Denny was the 13th driver in NASCAR history to go into the Daytona 500 — the end of Speedweek — with a chance to go 3-for-3 during the week. He won the 150-mile qualifying race on Feb. 20 and the Sprint Unlimited bonus race on Feb. 15, but he just couldn't get that third win at the Daytona 500. He now joins racing legends like Dale Earnhardt and Tony Stewart — drivers who failed to sweep Speedweek.
Put simply, no one was good enough to beat Earnhardt Jr. So HollywoodLifers, were you rooting for Dale Jr.? Let us know!
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Burke suspended for U-M's exhibition opener
OCT 31, 2012 5:28p ET
In a news release, the team said that the sophomore point guard is being punished for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
"We have high standards and values for our student-athletes and we expect everyone to meet those expectations," coach John Beilein said. "Trey will sit out the first game as a result of some 'out of character' decisions he now regrets. We believe he has learned a valuable lesson and we are confident he will grow from this experience."
The suspension comes two days after Burke was one of six players named to the Associated Press All-America team. Last season, he led Michigan to the NCAA tournament, averaging 14.8 points and 4.6 assists as a true freshman.


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Posted: Friday, May 23rd 2014 at 3:48pm
Forsyth Sheriff's Office warns of new phone scamBy Brian Stewart Staff FORSYTH COUNTY - A phone scam, similar and likely related to the one previously reported in Dawson County, is now reported in Forsyth County.
The Forsyth Sheriff's office says the scammer is calling people, claiming they've missed jury duty, have an unpaid parking ticket, or have an outstanding fine, according to Sheriff's Deputy Robin Regan. Regan says they're actually using real names of law enforcement officers. Then the caller instructs the person to stay on the line and pay up, or else face arrest. Usually the caller tells the person to drive to a store and purchase a pre-paid debit card to pay over the phone. "It really plays on people's fears," said Regan, who said people should hang up and call the local law enforcement office if they're worried they might actually have an outstanding fine. "We actually believe this could be coming from people incarcerated in the Georgia state prisons," said Regan. He says they're investigating with the prison wardens, but they don't know the source of the scam yet. He cautions people not to give money over the phone. "No agency would ever [ask for that]," he said. So far he says they've had a number of people victimized by the scam, and he thinks more could be out there who aren't aware they've been scammed. © Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com
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Artificial Intelligence and Social Semantic Collaboration (SEMSOC2007)
Special Track at the 20th International FLAIRS Conference (FLAIRS 2007) In cooperation with The American Association for Artificial Intelligence
Casa Marina Resort and Beach Club Key West, Florida May 7-9 2007
Collaboration, acquisition and dissemination infrastructures like Wikis and Blogs are providing the foundation for joint collaborative knowledge creation and are essentially simplified knowledge acquisition tools. Social Software maps the social connections between different people into the technical infrastructure. Online Social Networking enables collaboration relationships as first class citizens, and allows exploiting these relationships for automated information distribution and classification.
P2P and Grid computing develops technology to interconnect large communities without centralized infrastructures for data and computation sharing, which is necessary to build heterogeneous, multiorganizational collaboration networks. The application of the mentioned technologies, especially in combination with the Semantic Web, to the desktop computer in order to improve personal information management and collaboration is the main topic of this special track.
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Speaking of facing left, here's the top Democratic candidates as caricatured by John Kascht, a spectacular caricaturist. These came from the satire magazine RADAR.
For equal time, here's Kascht's version of outgoing Veep Dick Cheney.
Caricature is not exactly my strong suit, but I managed this quick sketch of Cheney while watching the news one night. I kind of ended up making him look like something from the old UNDERDOG TV show. John K is right--observing reality is a great way to get inspiration for cartoons.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Work doodles
I've been swamped at work and am currently without a scanner but just for the heck of it here's a very random sampling of some work doodles I did recently. Mostly over the past summer. I just noticed every single character is facing left. Cleopatra is in there again for some reason.
You gotta love Yosemite Sam. My favorite Friz Freleng creation, who inspired some of Mel Blanc's best performances. I think I animated him once for some sort of foreign theatrical short but I never saw the finished product. The original shorts are still matchless.
You gotta love Yosemite Sam. My favorite Friz Freleng creation, who inspired some of Mel Blanc's best performances. I think I animated him once for some sort of foreign theatrical short but I never saw the finished product. The original shorts are still matchless.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Cleopatra by two cartoonists
WILLIAM STEIG circa 1948
I have posted drawings before by Campbell Grant, these are from IT ALL STARTED WITH EVE, by Richard Armour. I had no idea when I discovered Armour's satirical histories (with Campbell Grant's illustrations) that the entire series was actually sort of an ersatz extension of a book compiled in the 1930's by a humorist named Will Cuppy. That book, THE DECLINE AND FALL OF PRACTICALLY EVERYBODY, was illustrated by William Steig, best known for his New Yorker magazine cartoons and his children's books, including the original SHREK.
Joe Grant (no relation to Campbell) lent me his copy of Cuppy's book about six years ago and immediately I recognized it as the precedent for the Armour/Grant volumes published in the 50's and 60's that turned up in my high school library in the mid-1970's. Not only was Armour using Cuppy's irreverent style (and habit of cluttering pages with deliberately silly footnotes), but Campbell Grant appears to be mimicking Steig's line art of the time (DECLINE was published in 1948). People familiar with Steig's later art will be surprised by these and his very conventional magazine cartoons from the era, which bear resemblance to Syd Hoff's, as Eddie Fitzgerald has noted. Steig's art was very polished and pre-dates Hoff, but these line art samples here are kind almost transitional, though his later art got much farther out.
I always assumed Campbell Grant was channeling Rondald Searle, (who no doubt still influenced things), but it is clear that whoever published the Armour books was looking for something in the identical vein as Cuppy's. The only problem is that Will Cuppy died several years before his book was compiled and edited by an associate. Enter Richard Armour, who was already publishing comic poems and the rest I guess is satirical history. I presume because Armour was a West Coast writer, that they got Campbell Grant because of his West Coast base as well.
These connections and influences fascinate me. This one took me a long time to connect, but it is clear that Grant is trying to evoke something similar to Steig.
I think most of the Armour books are out of print but DECLINE AND FALL recently was reprinted by Barnes & Noble.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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The cover of our May issue, shot by Ditte Isager, features two projects from our poppies story from the issue, which was a big collaboration between our crafts, style, garden, and food departments. Our idea was to take inspiration from the many varieties of poppies—Oriental, which includes an unbelievable range of colors and types, most of which have black or brown centers; and Icelandic, which are somewhat smaller and have white and pale-green centers. Poppies are my favorite flower of early summer, and I loved developing these crafts—I tried to keep the projects simple but also closely inspired by the real thing. Below are how-to images for the two techniques on the cover, block-printed table linens and handmade silk poppies. The printing technique is similar to this one, but even simpler because instead of hand-carved blocks, it uses kids' craft foam cut with scissors, and clear Plexiglas blocks for easy printing, no registration needed. I love how the print retains the brushstrokes and looks so much like real poppy petals.
The silk poppies are made with lengths of raw-edged dupioni silks, and bits of trim and colored buttons, intended to mimic the beautiful centers of the real flowers. You can see more of the story here—and the entire May issue is available on the iPad.


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text: On Saturday 03 January 2009 06:58:45 am Ken Moffat wrote: > On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 09:03:13AM +0000, TheOldFellow wrote: > > I just ordered (very cheap in these recessionary days) a PhenomX4 9950 > > processor-based mobo with 4GB to replace my Athlon XP with 512MB. Now > > come all the issues like: > > > > 1) Do I build 64bit-pure or multilib? > > If it's for a desktop, the issues with building multilib will teach > you a lot more about how it all works, and cause you to think about > it all (unless you just throw in all the libraries two-by-two, and > even then you will learn about some of it). > > Personally, I'm thinking about giving up multilib (been there, got > it working, fed up with having two sets of build scripts for my > desktops and building libraries and gtk twice). Depends on where I > go with ppc64! > > Drawbacks to pure64 : > > o different bootloader (for some reason, people here tend to prefer > grub - personally, I can screw things up with *any* bootloader :-) > > o binary video drivers will probably only work with lib64 symlinks, > but ati are now co-operative so current xorg should probably be ok > > o binary plugins won't work - I've long since given up on real audio > for *any* architecture (BBC radio), and AFAIK iplayer isn't working > yet (I saw a link to "test versions" but couldn't find anything to > download). For flash, I've got a partial success with gnash (and > totem) - no predicatability about which websites and youtube videos > will work and which will not. > adobe has a working 64bit flash plugin for firefox3. I don't know if it is compatible with firefox2. Right now Java is the real pain for 64bit Linux and I am moving back to 32 bit for a few more months to let those problems settle out. > > Probably, a large chunk of the RAM. You also stick with the > limited number of registers available on x86, although I've no idea > how much difference that makes on current processors (all my testing > was on a single processor 3 or 4 years ago). > > ĸen > -- > das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce If you have less than 2GB of ram don't use 64bit. I haven't seen a crankier linux box than my current 64bit quad core with only 1GB. The 32bit dual core has 4GB and runs great except for issues with the mtrrs, but I haven't moved to a kernel version that includes the bugfix yet. However, the few times I have attempted 64bit on the dual core the performance difference is noticeable, about 25% to 30% percent faster build times, but no Java plugin is a real party crasher. Just some experiences that I have had you millage may/probably will vary.


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Easy animation using microsoft powerpoint. the idea is simple but instructions folllow
First get all the pictures shown in image 1 and copy them onto a clean slide
now as shown in image 2 put them together.
Look at image 3 and as shown there make many more slides with your character in very slightly different positions ( do this by copying individual parts again)
finally change transition to after 00.00.01 seconds and then watch slide show (shown in image 4,5 & 6, in image 6 simply type 00.00.001 into the box)
The project describes making an animation, so where's the "unfriendliness" in asking to see the finished project?
It is up to the author to persuade folk to look, with an informative, yet interesting, title, an attractive thumbnail image, and then an enticing/informative introduction.


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DescriptionA timeless message of ancient wisdom bestselling author and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh transforms an ancient folktale into a timeless parable of a young woman who dares to risk her life and her faith. with this elegant teaching, he reminds us that we all face our own injustices and suffering. By connecting with compassion, love, and the boundless heart of the Buddha, we can discover a mind and heart that are peaceful, happy, and free. About the AuthorThich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is the author of many books, including the classics Peace Is Every Step and The Art of Power. Hanh lives in Plum Village, his meditation center in France, and leads retreats worldwide on the art of mindful living. Praise for The Novice: A Story of True Love…"Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." |


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Two separate stories, one troublesome trend.
First -- YouTube / Google announces plans to test a filtering system -- "digital fingerprinting" -- with the intent to block copyrighted content (WSJ, AP, Time).
Today, news that AT&T plans to do effectively the same to their phone and data subscribers (Wired, LA Times). Snip:
"The risk AT&T faces is fighting the last war by spending money and energy plugging an old hole in the wall when new ones are breaking out," said Fred von Lohmann, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Freedom Foundation. The San Francisco digital-rights organization has sued AT&T, alleging it illegally released customers' phone data to the federal government.Technology is putting unlimited copying power in the hands of consumers, Von Lohmann said, so the answer to piracy can't be trying to stop them from making copies.
"The answer should be to figure out how to turn them into paying customers," he said.


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Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Mujadarra.... Mood = Mothers Inspiration
I was asking her for some recipes with lentils and she came up with something along the lines of Mujadarra. But with a twist.
I was totally confident with what she was saying as i know that she knows her flavours as did my grandmother and my wonderful auntie, Shahla. So my mothers take on Mujadarra was similar to the original but with a slight twist. Adding rice, rocket and a lemon olive oil dressing . It was simply amazing.
My husband was at a work dinner and i was tired so i stayed at home. I was feeling rather nostalgic and looking through old photographs and diaries that i used to write as a child and decided that tonight was the night for my mothers dish. She is such a wonderful and amazing woman who brought up 5 pretty good kids, who were sometimes very very naughty, who lover her more than life itself. And she still had time to cook at least 5 dishes a day.....
My mother is beautiful and i think that when you have such a pure soul, you project that wonder in anything you do and this dish as with many other that she has given me inspiration for, shows where her heart and mind are. Health, honesty, and nostalgia. Not to forget love. I think you have to cook with love to create genius!
So this dish as with many other middle eastern dishes does not particularly look appealing but has the taste that explodes in your mouth of the earthiness and villagey feel that we were accustomed to. I love lentils and rice for that matter. Mixed with caramelised onions, lemon, and rucola..... well that's another story. Actually it is this story!
350g puy lentils
300g basmati rice
5 onions sliced into half moons
1 bag of rucola
olive oil
* Boil the rice in a pan as you would normally, add salt to season
* Boil the lentils in another pan but ADDING NO salt
* Slice the onions and pan fry them and caramelise them.
* When all the ingredients are ready separately, add them together.
* Add your lemon and olive oil mix and add the rucola.
* Place in a bowl and turn over and serve.
* Eat to your hearts content.
This dish is healthy, savoury and absolutely good for you. Full of protein and vitamin C.
Just my kind of dish.
13 comments:
- Ellie (Almost Bourdain) said...
Wonderful recipe! Thanks for sharing!
- 18 August 2010 at 04:26
- My Kitchen in the Rockies said...
What a wonderful blog you have. Thanks for visiting mine.
Yes, mom's recipes are often the very best. - 18 August 2010 at 15:46
- Joudie's Mood Food said...
Hey Ellie, thanks for stopping by.... It really is sucha great and more importantly simple recipe!
MKIR, moms know best! Always have and always will....Thank you for visiting my blog... I hope to see you here soon. - 18 August 2010 at 16:34
- OohLookBel said...
I'm loving your recipes! And I beg to differ, this dish *does* look good, especially with the arugula sprinkled on ti.
- 19 August 2010 at 04:51
- Jessica said...
Oh yum! Sounds delicious!
- 19 August 2010 at 05:17
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
Mmmmm I adore lentils and rice together. They are such a good match! :D
- 19 August 2010 at 10:55
- Adriana said...
what a great combo! i love lentils with rice but i'd never thought of mixing them with arugula and onions!
- 19 August 2010 at 11:23
- Jamie said...
I worked at a mediterranean restaurant in college and this was one of my absolute favorite dishes...Love it!
- 19 August 2010 at 14:08
- elra said...
Goodgrace, can be better then this. It is definitely my kind of food. I like very much Joudie :)
- 19 August 2010 at 18:02
- Tanvi said...
What a wonderful concept for a blog---moods! !! Thanks for visiting mine and the lovely comment!
That dish looks delish :) - 19 August 2010 at 21:17
- Nessie said...
What a beautiful post, Jourdie! It's so hear warming to hear you have such an amazing relationship with your momma :) Can't wait to try this recipe! Have already printed it out :)
- 19 August 2010 at 22:55
- Radhika said...
This looks simple and hearty
- 20 August 2010 at 20:00
- tasteofbeirut said...
This is the prettiest photo I have seen yet of mujaddara! Mine always end up looking like a disgusting porridge, even thought the taste is unbelievable; my kids grew up on this dish and still ask for it and my son learned how to make it. I love it and this one version you made we call mudardara.
- 20 August 2010 at 20:16


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Rural Rio, State Road 16 to Cty Rd C, south on Cty C to Sampson Rd, east on Sampson, cemetery is on north side of road. Thanks to Faye Underdahl's list of burials. Updated from tombstone pictures by Anna Mae Axness 2007.
There is a Hauges church site in Section 29, SW SW SE with a monument for the church. This has been referred to as the Old Bonnet Prairie church/cemetery, but was maybe never called that. To our knowledge there were no burials at this site. The same pastor served both Bonnet Prairie Church and the Hauges Church alternating Sundays with the two churches.


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Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture Book 2
Posted in Manga Reviews on September 23, 2010 by Ed Sizemoreby Masayuki Ishikawa; adapted by Stephen Paul
published by Del Rey Manga; $10.99 US
Review by Ed Sizemore
Tadaysu Sawaki has the ability to see, grab, and communicate with microorganisms. He's a freshman at an agricultural university and has been recruited to be part of Professor Itsuki's research group because of his unique abilities. In this volume, Tadaysu encounters his first spring culture festival, a surreal experience in keeping with the general culture of the university.
Moyasimon is a mix of Real Genius, Animal House, and a PBS nature series on the world of microorganisms. Like Real Genius, the central cast of characters contains an eclectic mix of intelligent students and professors in a research setting conducting both typical and unusual experiments. Like Animal House, this is not your ordinary college. The spring festival makes you wonder who is really running the university and if they are sane. Interspersed within all of this mania is scientifically accurate information about various forms of bacteria, mold, and microbes. The manga is as eclectic as its cast.
Let's discuss the cast. With the exception of his ability to see microorganisms, Tadaysu is actually a fairly typical young man dealing with both standard college courses and strange circumstances. Professor Itsuki is an enigma, a highly respected research scientist and a man of, shall we say, exotic tastes in foods. His assistant is Haruka Hasegawa, a gifted researcher in her own right. She also enjoys tight black leather outfits with lots of metal stud accents, and she's fearsome with a bullwhip. Hazuki Oikawa is a female freshman who is studying microorganisms and is at the same time a bit of germophobe. Then there are Kaoru Misato and Takuma Kawahama, who are using their knowledge of fermentation in hopes of breaking free from their cycle of student poverty. Alas, they need to take a few courses on the fundamentals of business.
What's amazing is that the above paragraph is almost all we know about the characters. Up through volume two, this is a very plot-driven series. Normally, I'd be upset by this lack of character development. However, we really don't know much about what's going on in general, so this lack of character backgrounds and motivations fits in well with the overall sense of the series. We are learning about the university (which still remains nameless) through the experiences of Tadaysu. One thing becomes apparent: this school values experience above textbooks. So there's no student manual that explains university life.
There's a wonderful madcap feel to Moyasimon. I literally never know what to expect from chapter to chapter. It's not easy to pull off this style of comedy, but Ishikawa does it masterfully. Readers will find themselves getting caught up in the flow of events, just like Tadaysu. This strange world is so fascinating, you can't help but read more. Ishikawa has captured the chaotic, exhilarating sense of college life but with the added twist of a university that threatens to break out in anarchy at any moment. It reminds me of a Marx Brothers film in that sense.
Ishikawa is an excellent artist. His backgrounds are beautifully detailed and make you feel like you're looking at a real college. For the most part, his characters are also drawn realistically, but he does like to throw in exaggeration for comedic and emotional effect. This realism helps in making the world come alive and drawing the reader into the surreal events. He gives each strain of microorganism its own character design. That's an impressive feat when you consider the sheer number of varieties of microbes that exist.
I want to take a moment to talk about one odd and slightly disturbing feature in volume two. Ishikawa likes to use the margins of the pages to give information about the cast, the microorganisms, or to explain a joke. However, in chapter 18, Ishikawa uses the page margins to address his American readers. Here is what he says:
I wish I could get some original cell-phone straps made in America, too. It would be nice if there were some 'sales fair' displays for Moyasimon in American displays. Bonus (1): We'd (hopefully) send posters, figures, plushies, and other goodies for the displays. Bonus (2): We'd send autographs from the author, too. But it all depends on the response we get from you, the reader. This is not a joke. It is actually our deepest desire. By the way, we have a request for our American readers. We don't know if you're actually out there or not. Please send word of your existence. Please get in touch at your earliest convenience. We've found more bookstores to sell the book. What a wonderful thing.
It's odd to see a manga author directly address his foreign readers. It's disturbing that Ishikawa feels he has to. I wonder why he's not getting any feedback on how Moyasimon is selling in America? I realize that Moyasimon isn't burning up the sales charts, so is his editor scared to report disappointing sales? I do urge fans of the series to write Ishikawa c/o Del Rey to let him know they exist and what they think of the manga.
I, too, would like to see Moyasimon do better in America. Unfortunately, I didn't read this volume in time to take advantage of Ishikawa's offer for my final convention of the year, New York Anime Festival. Hopefully, a few fans will take up the offer and help promote the book at some upcoming conventions. If the offer still stands for next year, I wouldn't mind setting up a display booth at a couple of conventions to promote the series. Having just returned from SPX, I think Moyasimon would be a good fit for the indie comic crowd.
There is a live adaptation of Moyasimon with computer-generated microorganisms. It's an 11-episode series, and all episodes are now available for viewing. You can see them either at Hulu or Anime News Network. The TV series is a loose adaptation of the manga. It draws story elements from beyond the first two volumes available in English, so there are some minor spoilers about upcoming events in the manga. It's a fun, enjoyable show. It's a shame that it's so short and there's no news of a second season yet.
Moyasimon is a delightful series. It's hard to compare it to anything else that's available. It's a smart, funny, and unpredictable series, a roller-coaster ride of a book. I think Moyasimon has the potential to reach a wide range of comics and manga readers. Since it's not trying to be a realistic portrayal of Japanese college life, non-manga readers don't have to worry about being bogged down in Japanese culture and customs. Madcap humor is pretty universal, so anyone should feel free to pick up the series and give it a try. Your only regret will be the slow release schedule from Del Rey. (The publisher provided a review copy.)
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- James Moar
09/23/2010 at 12:12 PM"I wonder why he's not getting any feedback on how Moyasimon is selling in America?"
You might well be reading it the right way, but I took it as an interest in personal feedback from American readers (I've considered replying, though going into the British-but-reading-American-edition thing would tax my paltry Japanese)."Since it's not trying to be a realistic portrayal of Japanese college life"
Or at least we really hope it's not realistic. James,
It's the line about not know if the American readers are out there that made it sould like a desperate plea to me.
If that's college life in Japan, then I might have to finally learn Japanese and apply to a couple of graduate programs. Not sure I'd learn anything, but I'd have a great time.
His message to American fans is sad and frustrating because the blame seems to be completely on Del Rey. I understand releasing a series slowly because you won't expect it to do well, but at the rate they're going it's one volume a year. How do they expect to build any kind of fan base? And without an ounce of effort toward marketing it?? Why bother releasing it at all if they have so little faith in it???
Anime sells manga. Manga doesn't really sell itself. That's why a lot of the current comics are that creepy moe stuff: It's easier for them to get anime made of it that can be sold to the otaku and little girls that buy it's merchandising.
Moyasimon and other seinen comics being released in English at all is simply amazing.
This series, like a lot of the Viz Signature titles, strikes me as something that gets published for the library/ serious collector markets rather than because the publish thinks they're going to rake in the big bucks with it.
Also, I don't know if this is just another lie the internet told me, but I once read that the typical prose book sells around a thousand copies. If Moyasimon is selling even just five thousand copies, a long established book publisher like Del Rey may see that as a good thing.
J, To be fair to Del Rey, they did do a lot of heavy promoting when they announced the Moyasimon license. Last year at thier boooths there were posters and they gave away medical masks with the Moyasimon logo. However, they released the first volume just before the manga industry began it's implosion. So some of the poor sales may just be bad timing.
William, getting publishers to release sales figures is next to impossible. I suspect if Moyasimon was selling 5,000 copies Del Rey would have the series on the fast-track release schedule. It would be nice to see Moyasimon make it onto the NY Times bestselling manga list. It certainly deserves to be there. Hopefully, with the live action action adaptation on Hulu, Del Rey will see sales pick up.
- Tommy Raiko
09/25/2010 at 5:44 PMI wonder what that marginal note says in the original Japanese edition.
If it basically the same thing, it may have been written before Del Ray's edition was in the works (that is, before an American edition was in the works at all.) On the other hand, if the note is indeed a new note referring to how well Del Ray is publishing the book, I'm a little surprised that Del Ray would include that in their edition at all.
Ed, I picked the number 5000 because even the bottom of the barrel super hero comics typically sell in the five digit range(Maybe worse these days?). If what you're saying is true I guess my low balling wasn't low enough. :D
I've seen the anime so I've been slow to actually read the first two volumes of Moyasimon. But don't worry I pre-ordered them both and they're sitting and waiting for me in my manga library. I adore almost every Viz Siganture manga series and realize if I want to read a series from this line it's best if I buy it asap even if I don't have time to read it right now. Currently I'm reading Ikigami and Oishinbo. I intend on reading everything from this line except Tough.
- Charles
09/26/2010 at 3:01 PMThanks for the review; I'm a big Moyasimon fan, but I'd forgotten about the author's request to hear from his American fans. I looked up his website, found his e-mail address, and sent him a letter. In English, sadly, but that's what you get when you ask for feedback from Americans. (My Japanese barely goes past "junmai daiginjo".)
By the way, the anime is legally available from overseas sources, with subtitles that are a bit uneven, but livable. It's quite good, and it follows the manga much more closely than the live version does. But it goes further that the events in volume 2, so it's spoilerific if you've only read up that far (as I have).
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Example of time. Here there is a file called "bigmem" which was opend to view contents. You can perform this same test with a file on your system that was previously created. The "-1″ means the time period is less than 24 hours. So you can see the file was accessed in less than 24 hours but the mtime and ctime have not changed.
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The use of an integer with no "-" or "+" means 24-hour periods. So here you can see "0″ means the last 24-hours and the modified script is listed.
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