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Senator Van de Putte nominated Bolner's Fiesta for the award, administered by the Texas Historical Commission. The award recognizes Texas businesses and professional practices that have been in existence continuously for 50 years or more. Senator Van de Putte will be joined at the presentation by San Antonio City Council Member Diego Bernal.
"Enduring companies like Bolner's Fiesta, which add value and character to the culture of our state, are exactly why I authored legislation creating this award in 2005," Senator Van de Putte said. "As a lifelong San Antonian, I can't imagine a kitchen without Fiesta spices, and I can't imagine our city without my friends the Bolners, whose roots here go all the back to the very founding of San Antonio. I'm in awe of this Texas company that is still family-owned after more than six decades."
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Tonight instead of playing a large venue like the Academy where you feel a band of Mystery Jets talent and stature belongs they are instead playing the intimately small and thus sold out Brudenell Social Club. The idea of this mini tour (their first for a year and a half) is apparently to get back to their grass roots and to showcase new numbers from their forthcoming record 'Radlands' which heralds a new direction for the band.
As winner of Yorkshire/the North East's Best Small Music Venue by the NME, the Brudenell has a great reputation as Leeds' premier music venue for gigs of this sort. One half pub and social club the other half a live music stage with a large bar which stretches around both sides of the site. The surprising thing about Brudenell however, is that of the quality of the beer selection they stock and the amazingly cheap prices they sell them for. Each time I come here I raid the fridge for a selection of American craft beer that's half the price of the city centre. Tonight it's Odell's I.P.A. followed by a Brooklyn Lager.
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Well written account of a dramatic editorship,
This review is from: Good times, bad times (Hardcover)
I grew up reading Harold Evan's Sunday Times - in the late 1970s it provided a window on the world that few other papers could. I particularly remember comprehensive coverage of Egyptian President Sadats historic visit to Jerusalem; ongoing coverage of Soviet dissidents and a very welcome (I'm Irish) editorial urging Britain to consider withdrawal from Northern Ireland. However, from today's perspective, the paper's foreign coverage seemed to be written from a point of view which could be summarised as `what would the world do without Henry Kissinger?' [Indeed this has always seemed to be Mr. Kissinger's view also]; and that Soviet unreasonableness was a product of American hawkish unreasonableness and that balance, compromise and reasonableness were achievable with enough negotiation. My memory is of positive disdain for the emerging tax revolt in California and absolute dread at the more confrontational foreign policy approach being urged by followers of Governor Reagan. A major positive for me was the explanatory diagrams and the furtively taken photographs of Soviet missiles (SS-20s?) being deployed in Russian forests. I was reminded of these diagrams in 2002/3 when the modern Sunday Times gave excellent descriptions - supported by diagrams - of Saddam's mobile chemical/biological weapons labs - which turned out not to exist.
In saying all the above, I mean both to pay tribute to Harold Evans and to put in context the criticisms I have of this book - which contains descriptions of his triumphs as Sunday Times editor and his difficulties as Times Editor under Rupert Murdoch. The book has three sections - the first describes some of the episodes which made Evan's Sunday Times great - the investigative reports from the Insight team and others, of malicious cover-ups of poor quality in the pharmaceutical industry (Thalidomide) and the aircraft industry (McDonnell Douglas); the publication of the Crossman Diaries - laying bare the rivalries and mutual disdain of the members of the British Labour Cabinet. Having established his credentials as a `vertical' journalist - Evan's term, which he describes as `seeking to get to the bottom of things' - and lauding his proprietors, the Thomson's, for allowing him to do so, the second part of the book deals with the advent of Mr. Murdoch as owner. The machinations of Murdoch to gain control are fascinating, the Thomson's were drained both financially and personally by the losses induced by union activity, and they secretly dealt with Murdoch while other offers were being pursued by the editors. Murdoch eventually won ownership of both the Times and Sunday Times, having given guarantees of editorial freedom to a board of `national directors', guarantees, which if breached, were theoretically amenable to criminal legal sanction. As part of the change of ownership Evans was offered the editorship of the Times - one of the free worlds most revered titles. In his description of the paper, Evans reveals an almost po-faced reverence for the place of the Times as part of the British Establishment - he sees it as the paper of record, upholding fair, non-partisan and accurate journalism which British society has come to expect. One feature of this is his constant enumeration of people's educational background, almost every colleague is named and then his/her school and university are listed - for example Joe Smith, Winchester, Oxford, to establish both social class and academic (perhaps intellectual) credentials. He documents the `four pillars' of the Times as its reporting of Parliament, its legal coverage, its obituaries and its leader columns. Oh dear! Stolid stuff, from the fearless, vertical, investigative editor. Nonetheless this section contains fascinating accounts of Evan's new broom editorship coming to terms with the rather lazy attitude to scoops and freshness of news which, by implication, criticise his predecessor as editor (William Rees Mogg); and show that change was indeed necessary at the institution. Looming behind this story is Murdoch's general management style - haphazard interventions, secretive finances and lack of budgeting and planning. From the text it seems to me that Murdoch was overstretched with transatlantic acquisitions, rather than covertly scheming to undermine Evans. The third section of the book reads a bit like Macbeth - Murdoch plots to renege on his guarantees and to impose his will on the editors. The text here is well paced and descriptive - the tension plays havoc with everyone, save perhaps Murdoch, Evan's second-in-command betrays him, various functionaries within the paper either resign or become lackeys, the `national directors' turn out to be paper tigers (this is too good a pun to delete), the Thatcher government sides with Murdoch and fails to taken any action as the guarantees are broken, piecemeal. The thrust of this section reveals Evans as tragic hero, valiantly striving to uphold freedom of speech against the devious, double-dealing Murdoch, whose lackeys live in fear of his disapproval. However, by the time I got to this section I had, sadly, lost a lot of respect for Evan's impartiality, his defence of press freedom seemed to me to cloak an innate inability to face change in the form of new commercial and political realities. This was reaffirmed in my mind when, on the day that Evan's agreed to reign, who should phone to commiserate but Henry Kissinger! In the end I think the book is important in that it is illustrates that one important feature of change and leadership is that they are neither comfortable nor, initially at least, popular. Evans, though personally engaging - and I'm sure mercurial and demanding - came to represent a set of fading political beliefs. The change occurring at the times these events described were taking place saw the emergence of economic individualism unleashed by lowering taxation rates; the antipathy to organised labour and active military competition with the Soviet Union. The fading, indeed failing, Social Democratic consensus was overthrown by a more individualistic and competitive set of beliefs and the process was quite ugly, given the sincerely held beliefs on both sides. I believe Evans and Murdoch were representative shadows of this change. The rest of the story - Evans attractive forthrightness, Murdoch's furtive acquisitiveness - while the human interest focus of the story, are ultimately a side show. This book is well told, highly dramatic and engaging, however seen at a remove of twenty five years it is a lament from someone who worked hard to become part of an establishment whose day was done.
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This review is from: Good Times, Bad Times (Paperback)
This book covers the remarkable career of an editor from about 1960 to 1983. He edited the Sunday Times and then, when Murdoch bought it out, he took over the Times itself as well. He began as a courageous challenger on neglected issues: there are wonderful stories of his pioneering efforts on Thalidomide children, the uncovering of the extent of Philby's espionnage, and many other adventures. Evans and his team braved threats from the government, law suits, and extremists. That is the first 3rd of the book. Evans also gives a wonderful explanation of the political ecology of a great newspaper: an independent staff working for a proprietor who believes in the journalistic mission of informing and serving society. It is a compelling plea, one that I believe in. He also gives a clear idea of the economics of the Times and hence, all British newspapers. Most significantly, the unions were out of control and damaging the company with strikes and ruinous disobedience. He also gives a wonderful history of the Times and the role it played in British society, with an analysis of the institutional factors that enabled it to have the impact that it did. It is absolutely fascinating and essential, a testament to idealism of a sort.
The rest of the book is about his professional relationship, and then desperate, cutthroat conflict with Rupert Murdoch, who is the most powerful media mogul of this time. After a long and enervating struggle with the unions, the original ("good") proprietor decided to sell quickly. Murdoch, who is nothing if not a business man of genius, was ready: he had the cash and a relentless drive to own the prestige of the Times, one of the world's oldest and greatest newspapers. According to Evans, Murdoch was the exact opposite of the former owner. Instead of creating a space of independence so that journalists could pursue their mission with the proper degree of freedom and confidence, he sought to control things with the egotism and lack of empathy of a dictator. Murdoch set out to break everyone at the Times, to make it an organ to serve Thatcher, who apparently gave the approval of the purchase in direct contravention of the anti-monopoly laws regulating the media, i.e. a special dispensation as a result of a corrupt deal between her and Murdoch. To do so, he offered promises of independence to the staff, which he ignored when he saw fit to do so. In a fascinating explanation of how the institutional safeguards failed, Evans was forced out after one year under Murdoch. (He was later voted the greatest editor of the century by his peers.) The relentless pressure that built on Evans is hard for me to imagine: personal harassment, repeated humiliations, accusations of professional misconduct without substance, lack of clear criteria for success beyond bending to Murdoch's erratic directives, and a conflict of principal so basic that he worried it would compromise his integrity if he stayed. For a year, Evans resisted in accordance with his personal and professional ideals. Unfortunately, by replacing Evans with a sop who belonged to him, Murdoch essentially decimated an institution and turned it into an organ of propaganda that would fit his whims. If Evans is telling the truth, which I believe he is, it is a story of corruption and control that is frightening to contemplate. Evans is a passionate advocate for a different kind of journalism that seeks the truth and what is good for society rather than in service to the agenda of the proprietor. The current backdrop to the story, upon which Evans comments in a new introduction in the edition that I bought (not this one, but a British reissue), is the hacking and bribery scandals that may be Murdoch's downfall, the end of his career at the age of 81. This book offers essential background into how this situation developed, from a vantage point of the way Murdoch operates. Evans writes with a subtle elegance. There are many references and ironies that I could not fully comprehend - I am an American who does not know British culture all that well, but have some inkling from my wife, who is English and a voracious consumer of British journalism. This book is truly a masterpiece. As such, I warmly recommend it. Unfortunately, my edition is marred with typos and sloppy editorial errors - it reads as if it were scanned from the original edition without proofreading. |
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My Own 2 Cents Concerning Trillion-Dollar Coins
Posted By George Selgin On January 11, 2013 @ 12:11 pm In Uncategorized | 11 Comments
[Note: This is a revised and amended version of an original post which, as several critics pointed out, failed to address the legal argument for using platinum.]
The only sort of coin that can address the debt problem is, of course, a fiduciary or token coin, worth more than its cost of production; moreover, any unnecessary expense incurred in making such a coin, by making it out of a precious metal or otherwise, merely serves to reduce the difference between its nominal value and its cost, detracting correspondingly from the profit or seigniorage the Treasury might gain by depositing it at the Fed.
True, if the coin were intended to circulate along with many others of the same sort, its cost of production would serve as a deterrent to counterfeiters, though the deterrent would still be small in proportion to the coin's fiduciary component. No one, however, imagines that a trillion-dollar coin will actually circulate; and even if it did it would do so only after the most exacting of inspections determined that it was the real McCoy rather than some aftermarket fake. In short, for the Treasury to bother making it out of anything so precious--and so intractable--as Platinum (the high melting point and hardness of which make it a very difficult material for fashioning high-quality and therefore counterfeit-resistant engravings) would be perfectly foolish. Given the coin's purpose, it would be far wiser to fashion it out of the same junk now used to make pennies, or for that matter out of plastic, or out of cardboard made from recycled copies of the Congressional Record.
Indeed, if the thing is never to leave the Federal Reserve's vault, it might as well consist of nothing more than a cover from one of those little ice-cream tubs--you know, the ones with the wooden spoon underneath--on which Congressman Walden Nadler has scribbled the words "$1 Trillion" along with some appropriate legend. In case the good Congressman is reading this, perhaps he will consider my proposal for such. It is: "In Idiots We Trust."
Addendum: On Facebook Jacob Levy observes that the proposal to use platinum is solely due to the fact that enabling legislation already exists for making a trillion-dollar coin using that metal. That is of course true; but the significance of this "loophole" seems to me much exaggerated, for it only allows the Treasury to "mint and issue platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins." The rub is this: a "bullion coin"" is, according to the U.S. Mint's own glossary [1], a "precious metal coin traded at current bullion prices," which is to say, traded at its bullion value rather than its face value, whatever the latter may be. So the Treasury could not gain much if any seigniorage by exploiting the "bullion coin" component of 31 USC 5112. A "proof platinum coin" might, on the other hand, be made of any sort of platinum alloy, which needn't correspond to that of circulating coins of which the proofs are special representatives. So far, so good. The rub here is that a proof coin itself is not a circulating coin, and hence is not legal tender, so that the Fed would again have no business crediting it at its (arbitrary) face value assuming that it finds a way to give any credit for it at all.
On the other hand, the Fed might conceivably purchase, and the Mint might sell it, a cardboard commemorative or proof piece just as readily as it might a platinum (or platinum-alloy) one, and do so for an arbitrarily high price--just as the Fed has purchased all kinds of securities for more than their presumed market value. The specific denomination of the piece needn't matter; indeed it needn't even bear such. And neither need the Fed deal directly with the Treasury: the Treasury might, for instance, sell the commemorative to a private person--say, a large financial firm or insurance company or auto manufacturer--which could in turn seek Fed support on the grounds that it is Too Big To Fail and that the purchase, although it seemed like a good idea at the time, will otherwise force it into bankruptcy.
So far as I know, there is no rule concerning what prices the Mint may accept in outright sales of its commemorative and proof pieces, whatever those may be made from. As for the rest, the precedents are perfectly well established. :) (Smiley face added to assist the humor-impaired.)
11 Comments To "My Own 2 Cents Concerning Trillion-Dollar Coins"
#1 Comment By Pacioli On January 11, 2013 @ 1:01 pm
"anyone who proposes that the Treasury solve its debt problem by making a $1 trillion coin..."
Of course, no one (worth listening to) is proposing that the debt problem would be solved by the coin. The coin (while not desirable) is just a workaround for the exponentially more idiotic debt ceiling.
Remove the laughably horrendous debt ceiling, and there is no need for the coin.
#2 Comment By W.E. Heasley On January 11, 2013 @ 1:16 pm
'--on which Congressman Walden Nadler has scribbled the words "$1 Trillion" along with some appropriate legend. In case the good Congressman is reading this, perhaps he will consider my proposal for such. It is: "In Idiots We Trust."' - G. Selgin
The front of the coin dawns: "Political dupery through political nitwitery and in government mysticism we trust". Rear of coin sports: "Other people's money is the root of all evil".
#3 Comment By Gobanian On January 11, 2013 @ 2:19 pm
The INTENSITY of the ignorance in this post is breathtaking. Not knowing that the platinum coin needs contain only the smallest amount of platinum. Not knowing that the reason it has to be platinum is that only Congress can authorise currency. Not knowing that without this legitimacy the Fed would refuse to credit it to the government's account. And all this in a post accusing others of knowing diddly. Astonishing. Though not as antonishing as the nerve in trying to charge TWO cents for this pile of nonsense. Only if they can be made out if used beer bottle tops.
#4 Comment By David Johnson On January 11, 2013 @ 2:19 pm
Why is a debt ceiling idiotic? Granted I'm just a layman without the wisdom that getting elected to congress bestows, but please explain the arithmetic that demonstrates the idiocy of a debt ceiling.
Of course the debt ceiling is arbitrary, but the idea that there should be a limit to the how much congress can borrow is very sound. I would much rather like to see a more objective means to set that limit besides merely voting to continue the borrowing, but given the current profligacy of the Federal Government, even a badly set limit is better than no limit at all.
Not raising the debt ceiling will of course cause a shock to the market. But it's like a businessman who tries to keep his shop running with more and more debt. Eventually the bank says no and the employees get laid off. Damage to the employees of course, but it's not the fault of bank stinginess, it's the fault of a badly run business.
#5 Comment By BillWoolsey On January 11, 2013 @ 2:20 pm
According to the Mint, all coins have to the authorized by Congress.
Congress would have to pass a law allowing trillion dollar cardboard coins.
The "problem" here is that the Republican-controlled House would not pass the law.
Congress has authorized all sorts of coins. Generally, it specifies their size, denomination, and
The Mint could issue 1.4 trillion $1 coins, which would provide (at least) $1 trillion to spend.
By my reading, there is a provision in the code that allows gold coins to be made how they want. (There are lots of specific gold coins, but there is a provision hidden in there to let the Mint make them like they want.)
The platinum coin provision is unuusal in that it says nothing about denomination, size, or weight. It is all up to the Secretary of the Treasury.
While making a copper-nickel $1 trillion coin would be cheaper making lots of one dollar coins, Congress hasn't approved a $1 trillion dollar copper nickel coin.
Now, getting the Fed to pay more than an asset is worth for the benefit of the Treasury is possible. But that would require the Fed to go along.
It would be fraud by the Fed. They know the asset is worth $5, but they say it is worth $1 Trillion matching the $1 trillion in liabililities (the Treasury deposit.) If the Treasury promised to buy it back, it would be borrowing by the Treasury and would violate the debt limit.
I don't know if it illegal for the Fed to just give the Teasury money. This would make the Fed insolvent (if it just gave away $1 trillion.)
Anyway, surely you can see that it might be hard to convince the Board of Governors or FOMC to do these things.
The $1 trillion coiin is legal tender. The Treasury is creating the money it wants to spend but rather than mint lots of $1,000 coins or even more $1 coin, and spend them, they are depositing it at the Fed and then writing checks.
Today, the Fed tells the Mint when it wants coins and then pays for them. This is the Mint telling the Fed to take the coin and pay for it. The payment and bookeeping for the Fed is the same, it is just who initiates the transaction.
And if the Fed balks, and makes the Treasury actually mint of the coins and spend them, they will end up deposited in the Fed anyway.
Congress has given the Treasury the power to fund spending by minting coins.
When a silver dollar had a dollar's worth of silver in it, this wouldn't work. And when the Mint was instructed to mint silver for the general public, it won't work.
I don't know when they finally went to fractional quarters and dimes, but I don't think the seignorage on those silver coins was really that much.
Congress can limit all spending by not voting to approve it, of course.
But the 80% seignorage on dollar coins (in my view) is enough.
The ability to make small platinum (and I think gold) coins with really high denominations just increases the segniorage.
The Treasury doesn't have to use the shell game of selling bonds to the Fed. It can just mint coins and spend them. And the shell game is subject to the statuatory debt limit.
This proposal is all about the Senate and President going around the Republican-conrolled House.
If you assume all of the government wants to borrow or create money, then the platinum coin gambit is silly.
It is a way to reduce the bargaining power of the Republicans in the House.
#6 Comment By Pacioli On January 11, 2013 @ 2:31 pm
The debt ceiling is idiotic because the spending (that results in the debt issuance) has already been authorized by Congress. If additional debt is unacceptable, then Congress needs to cut spending. But hopefully you see the idiocy in Congress saying "we direct you to spend $X.XX" while simultaneously saying "we direct you to spend no more than $Y.YY".
"But it's like a businessman..." Absolutely wrong. The mechanics of the public sector monetary construct are not comparable at all to a private business/household. This is a widely promulgated and disastrous misunderstanding.
#7 Comment By George Selgin On January 11, 2013 @ 4:52 pm
Darn harsh, but the first version asked for it. Perhaps the revision is worth three bottle caps.
#8 Comment By Bill Stepp On January 11, 2013 @ 9:04 pm
Here's another take on this:
The words "Fed" with either "independent" or "independence" is always cause for a good horselaugh.
#9 Comment By JP Koning On January 11, 2013 @ 9:28 pm
"On the other hand, the Fed might conceivably purchase, and the Mint might sell it, a cardboard commemorative or proof piece just as readily as it might a platinum (or platinum-alloy) one, and do so for an arbitrarily high price--just as the Fed has purchased all kinds of securities for more than their presumed market value."
I tend to agree with Bill W., it would be difficult to get the Fed to accept the coin transaction.
While I am a big fan of free banking, I've grudgingly accepted the fact that most of the Fed's transactions during the crisis have been successfully wound down and that they did end up making money... or at least not losing much. See the [3] as well as [4]. The Fed, it would seem, did in fact do a fair job of purchasing securities at market value.
This is part of its mandate, since the Federal Reserve Act requires that the note issue be properly collateralized. Given this law, I find it hard to believe that Bernanke would accept the platinum coin at face value rather than at intrinsic value. The Fed's actions during the credit crisis would tend to give me more confidence in this statement.
#10 Comment By BK On January 17, 2013 @ 7:10 pm
How is minting a $1 Trillion coin a workaround for raising the debt ceiling? Wouldn't the former just increase the money supply and devalue the dollar slightly, whereas the latter would be the government spending private dollars already outstanding and paying it back later, with interest?
#11 Comment By AMAREcon1b On January 21, 2013 @ 3:15 am
Now granted I'm just a college student, I don't think making a trillion dollar coin is going to solve the U.S. National Debt. If we sell it to the Federal Reserve it just makes them a stronger institution. I don't think we need a private institution telling the Federal Government what to do. We are in a fragile recover phase after the Great Recession and cutting spending might send us into a double dip recession. Balancing the budget is the best way of dealing with the debt. At this point we shouldn't even be having a debate about raising the debt ceiling, it has to be done.
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Cut pieces somewhat oversize... tack down a corner... pull tight to opposed corner and tack then stqrt pulling qnd tacking around the edges. Generally you can shrink out all the wrinkles with a heat gun so don't sweat it too much. For compound curves, apply heat and pull hard. The coverings stretch very well. I have seen a wheel pant covered in ONE PIECE. (thats kind of like covering an egg) A good straight edge and a sharp knife and you can cut your own trim stripes. Generally stripes under 1/2 inch wide are annoying to apply and they peel if not stuck down VERY WELL. Fuel power planes need the seams sealed better than electric models. The fuel will lift a marginally sealed seam that would never cause a problem for an electric model. All overlaps should be such that airflow won't be trying to blow under the edge. Work from the bottom rear of the model to the top front. I have yet to actually plan a color scheme out before applying it... I take scraps.. lay them in place.. if it looks good I iron it down. My latest covering project (rebuild of a smashed model... ) ended up red white and blue with 11 alternating red-white horizontal stripes on the rudder and a big white star on the blue fin. It looks better now than when the ARF was new. (pics when I figure out why my camera's mem card won't transfer images to the computer... or when I find the cable to connect the camera instead of using the card reader) ImagesView all Images in thread
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Crowded trees wither, die, saplings thrive and surprise
Good Gravy! Permaculture with Tasiyagnunpa Livermont
Much has been said and written about the lobster pot and reservation or rural communities.
There's this idea that we are like a pot of lobsters, pulling back down the ones that dare try to climb out or escape.
As true as it might feel amidst the frustrations of reservation life, I think this is a pretty sad analogy and shackles us to a way of thinking that is deeply unhealthy.
The story of the lobster pot is powerful, because not only is it a metaphor that feels true, in retelling this story, we reinforce its reality.
Words have power.
Instead of going into the details of how the metaphor is true and isn't, I want to leave the lobster pot story alone, and instead hold up a different metaphor.
Let me tell you a different story. Reservations are like a neglected yard full of trees planted too close together. The trees fight for the light, crowding some out and causing them to die, becoming mishapen in the process. The sapling do well in the protected area, but not for long. We must learn to prune for the sake of our relatives, our youth and ourselves.
Whether this story is a better story, I leave up to you. This story doesn't negate the lobster pot story or strive to disprove it or even be a substitute.
The non-human relatives around us mirror our humanity back to us–the good and the bad. I think the story of our crowded trees and prolific sapling planting every spring here in Cheyenne River shows us our duplicity of mind that pervades how we treat ourselves and our youth.
What does this have to do with lobsters, pots, crowded trees and saplings?
In our yard this year, we've had two trees die from being crowded out, many oddly shaped trees that did the crowding and just recently, despite forgetting to plant some saplings, we noticed they've leafed out and are still viable if we move quickly.
Perennial plants, especially trees or shrubs at the various canopy levels, are a crucial component to permaculture design.
It is important to realize how big trees will get, how close together to plant them, where to place them, for what uses and to be sure they have enough room to grow strong and straight.
Once they're planted, one must begin to practice pruning.
I had never realized before I moved back West River how important tree care is.
After living for so long in Brookings, SD, the sight of people, whether city workers or citizens, pruning the young and old trees in the community is a familiar site.
I learned by observation that some trees wouldn't look much like trees at all, except for their pruning as they grow, preventing them from developing a halo of branches around a trunk.
We need to be more aware of how we place or encourage the people in our community in the work they do. We shouldn't all be struggling for the sunlight against one another, but have our space to grow. We shouldn't shelter our young people from opportunities to challenge them into stronger saplings so that they are shocked once they are on their own, and neither should we just plant them and leave them alone to grow as they might, full of life and energy until they're stunted by the rest of their community.
I can't say how we should do this exactly, but I do think we need to think about a new story that recognizes the harms we do to each, the strengths we provide one another, and challenges us to dig in our roots, prune away what would sap our energy, and strive to not suck away the energy for our youth even as we stand together to keep them protected.


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Cliff Stearns (R-FL) is the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations – and he believes we're just not going to make it in this clean energy race. Yesterday Congressman Stearns told NPR, "We can't compete with China to make solar panels and wind turbines." That's a bit of a disconcerting statement coming from the man who is in charge of the committee that is meant to oversee all of the U.S. government funded agencies, departments, and programs which deal with making solar panels and wind turbines.
Echoing exactly the opposite sentiment, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke to a group of young solar innovators over the weekend saying, "The United States faces a choice today: Will we sit on the sidelines and fall behind or will we play to win the clean energy race? Some say this is a race America can't win. They're ready to wave the white flag and declare defeat… Others say this is a race America shouldn't even be in. They say we can't afford to invest in clean energy. I say we can't afford not to." Chu has been championing the clean energy sector throughout his time at the Energy post. "It's not enough for our country to invent clean energy technologies – we have to make them and use them too. Invented in America, made in America, and sold around the world – that's how we'll create good jobs and lead in the 21st century."
Collectively the solar panel manufacturing industry and the wind turbine manufacturing industry employ 175,000 workers in the United States. The International Energy Agency says that in the coming years solar power will supply over 20% of the world's energy and with that growth the green job sector can only get larger. In a study released last month it was revealed that though there is intense competition worldwide the US remains the biggest exporter of solar technology — a total of $5.6 billion in exports. With trillions of dollars set to be gained by the country that claims the lead in the clean energy race and with the United States already gaining momentum in the sector, why are we trusting a defeatist like Cliff Stearns (pictured in above photo on the left) to oversee our clean energy agencies, departments, and programs. In order to succeed, clean energy needs cheerleaders in government positions, not elected officials willing to throw in the towel.
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Inky October 6, 2011 at 3:18 pm
I am curious as to how much Congressman Stearns receives in donations from oil and coal lobbyists and corporations.
lazyreader October 5, 2011 at 11:02 am
I'm not surprised, government is tampering with the energy sector. Solar and wind receive an order of magnitude more subsidies than current conventional energy per megawatt-hour. The solar industry is leaving states like California for other states or China due to it's excessive taxing and regulation. The renewable energy industry today would not exist if not for this federal spending the equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars to create one green job. They don't even bother to tally the number of brown energy jobs that might be lost in the transition. Hence, there's no evidence at all that a green energy future would yield more energy jobs. Biomass will cost 34% more than electricity produced by combined cycle, natural gas-fired power plants; geothermal will cost 39 percent more; onshore wind will cost 80 percent more, offshore wind 2.3 times as much, thermal solar 3.1 times as much, and photovoltaic solar a whopping 4.8 times as much. More money spent on green energy job creation means less money spent on everything else. According to economist Gabriel Calzada who examined green energy mandates in Spain and found that 2.2 jobs were lost for every green job that was created in that country. In Italy, each green job cost 6.9 industrial jobs and 4.8 jobs across the entire economy. Even green jobs such as a solar panel manufacturing are predominantly located in China where labor is cheap, energy cheaper, and emissions regulations lax, China is free to crank out as much CO2 and toxic pollutants as needed to put solar panels on our shelves. The idea that we can induce economic growth or actually improve environmental quality by forcing people to purchase costly, intermittent, subsidized energy is absurd in practice as it is in theory. California is still broke beyond measure, it's supposed green energy economy has been a miserable failure. It's programs massively expensive and unreliable even apart from its own considerable environmental problems. In short, it has to be subsidized heavily, a policy that is unsustainable beyond the near term, particularly for a state with budget deficits that huge. The left-wing environmentalists for decades have used apocalyptic scaremongering as a tool with which to subvert political, regulatory, and legal processes in pursuit of ever-greater confiscation of others' property and rights…..The Alar scare. The population bomb. Power lines and childhood cancer. The supposed hazards of Frankenfood. Global famine. The Northern Spotted Owl scam. The acid rain scare. The ozone hole (partially true), Global cooling (that thing that tens of thousands of scientists 30 years ago said would happen). Environmentalists have this knack for conjuring up a new apocalypse-of-the-century scenario every few years or so.


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Conservation is a fascinating and important area of Tate's work that remains relatively hidden from the public eye. The dedication and skill of our conservation team ensure the world-class Tate collection is expertly cared for and the exhibition programme continue to be varied and stimulating.
Conservators at Tate are also engaged in a vibrant programme of research. They take a leading role in establishing international standards of care, display and transport, all of which are pro-actively shared with the wider conservation community. With your support they can care for Tate's remarkable collection so it can be enjoyed by gallery visitors indefinitely.
Case Studies – supporting conservation at Tate
National Arts Collections Centre
Tate proposes to build a state-of-the-art national collections centre alongside its existing store in Southwark, in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery.
AXA Art Project: Modern Paints
Acrylic paints and primers have been widely used by artists since the early 1960s. Until recently however appropriate conservation techniques have not been researched. This research project, generously supported by AXA Art, aims to find ways in which artworks using modern paints can be conserved before the signs of ageing become apparent; and to explore preventative measures that owners of these works can employ to prolong the life of the work. Tate's research will be available for public and private collections around the world.
In support of the project, David Hockney said: 'Oil paint has been used by artists for 600 years, so modern conservators have six centuries of experience to draw on and develop. Acrylics, on the other hand, are little more than half a century old. It is extremely important and very welcome that Tate's research into the future conservation of these relatively new materials is being done now to ensure these artworks will be kept in good condition for centuries to come.'
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Inherent Vice: The Replica and its Implications in Modern Sculpture
Inherent Vice is an ambitious project concerned with the documentation of material changes in twentieth-century sculptures and the questions that result from the possibility of replication as a solution.
The goals of the project are to pioneer new research, to open debate and collaboration with other institutions, and to establish international standards of practice related to the controversial issue of replicas. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and now in its second year, this research project has brought together international scholars to debate the curatorial and ethical consequences of the unforeseen degradation of works by artists such as Naum Gabo, Marcel Duchamp and László Moholy-Nagy.
John Schaeffer Nevill Keating Project: Eighteenth-century Paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Johan Zoffany
The eighteenth century has been described as England's 'golden age' of painting, yet many of Tate's paintings from this period were not suitable for display due to the thick layers of ageing varnish clouding their true beauty.
With the support of our generous benefactors this two-year project addressed this issue. A dedicated paintings conservator undertook full restorations of a number of important paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Johan Zoffany while undertaking necessary analytical and research work that can be shared beyond Tate.


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Washington, D.C., September 27, 2010 (PAHO) - Top health authorities from throughout the Americas opened a meeting today at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to discuss the health situation in the Americas, to identify common health challenges, and to map out effective national and Pan-American strategies to address them.
Also scheduled is an observance of the 30th anniversary of smallpox eradication and the establishment of PAHO's Revolving Fund for Vaccine Procurement, which has allowed countries to purchase bulk vaccines at lower prices. A recognition ceremony will honor partners in the initiative to eliminate rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the Americas. The Council will also mark the 50th anniversary of PAHO's Radiology and Radiation Protection Program.


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Posted: October 1, 2013
On the first day of the new health care marketplaces opening Tuesday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is touting the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. This, even though he couldn't manage to convince his legislature that the state should run its own exchange, leaving Illinois to partner with the federal government.
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The Pilatus PC-24 versus the Cessna Citation CJ4 and the Embraer Phenom 300
How does the new Pilatus PC-24 compare to its main competitors in the struggling light jet market?
First, the disclaimer: "A paper aircraft can always beat a real aircraft when you compare them," says the head of one aircraft manufacturer. "Until an aircraft is flying, it is unfair to compare it with an aircraft that is still being designed."
He is right. But in reality this is exactly what potential aircraft buyers do. Pilatus will not start taking orders for its PC-24 until 2014 and does not expect to deliver the first aircraft to a customer until early 2017. But if you are looking at buying a new light jet, you should look at the PC-24. Even if you plan to take delivery well before 2017 the PC-24 could impact the resale value of your own aircraft.
Embraer delivered the first Phenom in 2010 and Cessna did the same with the CJ4 in 2011. The PC-24 will not become an aircraft until the first flight which is scheduled for the end of 2014.
But if Pilatus can match their estimated performance of the PC-24 it will be a real contender in the already competitive light jet category.
Pilatus PC-24: $8.9 million (2017)
Phenom 300: $8.7 million (2013)
Cessna CJ4: $9.05 million (2013)
Source: Manufacturers/Corporate Jet Investor
Pilatus says the PC-24 will cost around $8.9 million in 2017 making it slightly cheaper than the likely list price of the Phenom 300 and CJ4 in four years' time. And this is without launch customer discounts.
However, this is a competitive market place and customers have been getting light jets for less than list price. Cessna is cutting production of Citation Jets – including the CJ4 – due to lack of demand and buyers pushing for better deals.
In an earnings call in April 2013, Scott Donnelly, chairman and CEO of Textron, said: "In order for transactions to happen, there are expectations of lower and lower price. And I get to a point here where we're not going to play that game anymore, so we're going to take some of the capacity out. Because we're not going to do deals at price levels that people seem to think that our level is."
Pilatus PC24: 501 cubic feet
Citation CJ4: 311 cubic feet
Phenom 300: 225 cubic feet
Source: Manufacturers/Corporate Jet Investor
The Pilatus is a big aircraft – and it surprised many people at EBACE that it is quite so big – but it is worth noting that this looks to include 90 cubic feet of internal baggage space.
The PC-24 is being classed as a super versatile jet, so owners will have the ability to quickly reconfigure the cabin. Pilatus says that it will carry six to eight passengers in an executive layout or up to 10 passengers in a commuter layout. There will also be options to change it to allow the aircraft to be used for medical fleets.
While the PC-24's versatility means that it will be attractive to some buyers, this does mean that it will probably not be as luxurious a cabin as the Cessna CJ4 or, particularly, the Phenom 300. Regularly changing interior configuration also often results in scratches and scuff marks meaning that PC-24 interiors may wear out faster.
Maximum range
Citation CJ4: 1,991 nautical miles
Pilatus PC24: 1,950 nautical miles
Phenom 300: 1,937 nautical miles
Source: Conklin & de Decker Long Range Comparison data and Pilatus
There is not a lot between the three aircraft. Particularly as in the real world average missions are usually significantly shorter than the maximum possible range. "Too many buyers get an aircraft that they believe can do the trip nonstop only to discover that "nonstop" has restrictions," warns David Wydham, Vice-President and co-owner at Conklin & de Decker. "They get quite upset when they end up with a fuel stop en route."
Other things that can reduce range include wind, payload, temperature, bad weather and flights over water. As the PC-24 is likely to operate in tough environments – where its ability to take off on sand or ice is an advantage – many of its missions are likely to be shorter than the maximum range.
Maximum Speed
Phenom 300: 453 knots/839 kmph
Citation CJ 4: 451knots/835 kmph:
Pilatus PC-24: 425 knots/787 kmph
Source: Manufacturers/Corporate Jet Investor
Although the Pilatus PC-24 is slightly slower it works out at the aircraft taking just six minutes longer on a flight of 1,250 km. More significantly it is more than one hour and 15 minutes faster over this distance than the turboprop PC-12.
Take-off distance
Pilatus PC-24: 2,690 feet
Phenom 300: 3,138 feet
Citation CJ4:3310 feet
Source: Corporate Jet Investor/Manufacturer data
If it meets its planned specifications, the Pilatus PC-24 will be clear winner in the category with a significantly shorter take-off and landing. Pilatus says this will allow it to land at 1,300 airports around the world compared to its closest competitor (which it does not name).
However, this is just a minor advantage compared to its planned ability to land on unpaved runways – including ones made from grass, snow, sand or gravel. Pilatus says this opens up a further 21,000 airports around the world.
The PC-12 already has this capability and Pilatus is confident that it can do this with the larger jet. This means there will be many missions – particularly in Africa, the Middle East, Asia –including Central Asia – where it will be the only jet capable of landing. It should be a particularly attractive aircraft for companies or individuals involved in mining or natural resources where paved airports are often a long way from mines or drilling.
Pilatus PC-24: 90 cubic feet
Phenom 300: 85 cubic feet
Cessna CJ4: 76 cubic feet
With a cargo door capable of taking a European pallet the Pilatus is a very different aircraft to the other two – which both offer a decent amount of cargo space. PC-23 passengers also have access to the baggage during a flight – which also allows them to watch valuable cargo at smaller airports where security can be a concern.
One Formula One racing team uses a PC12 because it gives them the ability to carry staff and car parts and the PC24 would allow them to carry more and go further and faster.
However, the CJ4 can carry slight more payload than the PC-24 and the Phenom 300 comes close.
Maximum payload
Citation CJ4: 2,518 llbs
Pilatus PC-24: 2,500lbs
Phenom 300: 2,416
Installed Fleet
Phenom 300: 117 aircraft (December 2012)
Cessna CJ4: 92 aircraft (December 2012)
Pilatus PC-24: First delivery due 2017
Source: GAMA
There is always a risk with taking one of the first few aircraft off the production line. Embraer, for example, had some early reliability problems with the Phenom 300. However, owners say that the company managed these problems very well and it has built a loyal customer base.
As this will be the first jet that Pilatus has built the launch risks are even greater.
Owners tend to stay loyal to aircraft types and as a Swiss company, it may struggle to break into the key US market, particularly against Cessna.


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Katy Perry will perform at the annual MTV Movie Awards next month.
Lindsay Lohan revealed more than she intended on the red carpet at Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards. The actress suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction after a gust of wind lifted her dress revealing teeny black knickers and another form of flesh-colored underwear believed to be "Spanx," a thinning garment ranked one of Hollywood's best fashion…
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The World Premiere of the first complete clip from the forhtcoming film Twilight debuted during the MTV Movie Awards Preshow Sunday night.


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Conflict of Interest? Scandal-Plagued Goren Sees No Evil in Pembroke Pines
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Conflict? What conflict? |
But Pines Mayor Frank Ortis recently shed some light on the conundrum. He says he doesn't worry about ethical conflicts, because "we got that all cleared by the city attorney. The city attorney sees no conflict of interest."
Wonderful. And who might that city attorney be? Sam Goren, the same lawyer who's embroiled in his own conflict-of-interest scandal at the North Broward Hospital District.
Ah yes. It's a seriously tangled web of intrigue, which Thomas Francis has chronicled expertly on this blog. The short version: Goren took a job as interim general counsel at the hospital district, just as the district's commissioners were deciding how to handle reports of ethical violations by Commissioner Joseph Cobo. (Anyone else notice an ethically challenged theme here?)
However, Goren admitted that he had a conflict of interest at the district, because he's also the legal counsel for the Broward County Housing Authority, where Cobo is a board member. In other words, the good lawyer might feel pressured to treat Cobo with kid gloves at the hospital district in order to keep his gig at the housing authority. Indeed, there's now some question about why Goren recommended sending the ethics report on Cobo to Gov. Charlie Crist's office -- which appointed Cobo -- instead of the Florida Commission on Ethics.
Meanwhile, back in Pembroke Pines, the commissioners still consider Goren's word to be golden. He said Calvin, Giordano's new building inspection gig is kosher, so it must be, right?
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Bayern Munich vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger believes there is an answer to those Arsenal fans pining for their past greats - Jack Wilshere.
Ahead of Tuesday night's first leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16 tie, Schweinsteiger has labelled Wilshere one of the best midfielders in the world.
And the Germany international believes Wilshere, 21, can be the cornerstone of a Gunners' resurgence after admitting they have lost ground on their European rivals in recent years.
"Yes the days are gone when they had players like Tony Adams or Thierry Henry - maybe they are still wishing for those players," he said.
"But they still have a good team. You only have to look at Jack Wilshere who is an excellent player.
"After he was out for so long, he is back now and showing his form.
"In his position, he is one of the best players there is."
Wilshere's long-awaited return to Arsenal ranks this season was celebrated by club and country after he missed more than a year with a persistent ankle problem.
Despite his tender years, Wilshere has been celebrated as one of the finest technical players to come out of this country in a generation and Schweinsteiger, who has 97 Germany caps, agrees.
"It has a lot to do with his size," he said.
"Your typical English player is over six foot - I would say that with Jack Wilshere he has different movements.
"He is dynamic, he has a good left foot and he has a good eye for his players around him. Those are his talents."
Schweinsteiger rubbished suggestions, however, that stopping Wilshere at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night will be enough to shut down Arsenal completely.
Wilshere, who signed a long-term deal at Arsenal in December, came off the substitutes' bench in Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Blackburn after watching his team-mates fail to break down Championship opposition.
"I don't think one player makes a team - they do have 10 other players," he said.
"He is a very difficult opponent. We will try and minimise his influence on the game, but don't forget Arsenal is a very good team.
"Arsenal is not your classic English team. They have more of a European style with (Santi) Cazorla in there.
"I don't know why they haven't won a title for so many years because they have the capabilities.
"I would say Arsenal are still amongst the top-10 teams in Europe."


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There was more sunshine in the Rogue Valley today, with the exception of Grants Pass, where fog and cold temperatures remained though most of the day. Outside of the foggy areas, highs were in the upper 50's were common above 2,500 to 3,000 feet and higher.
This zone of high pressure will remain entrenched over the great state of Oregon through Tuesday. Then, Wednesday, a weak front bill hit the high pressure (like a bulldozer moving a hill). The first blow will only be a "glancing hit", but several other bulldozing storms will follow later in the weekend and the following week…keeping the polluting high pressure zone from reestablishing itself.


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The most famous love story of all time comes to the Rochester Opera House Romeo and Juliet set in alternate universe, blending past and present
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ROCHESTER — "Perhaps when you think of Shakespeare you don't always think of an action-packed, fight to the death, bawdy, and comedic show. Think again," said Olivia Dodd, who plays Juliet in the Rochester Opera House production of Romeo and Juliet. "This production of Romeo and Juliet is fast and furious. It is full of grueling, breath-taking fights, beautiful imagery, and jubilant dancing, that will leave you on the edge of your seat."
"Dear god! I'm trying to think of a group that wouldn't enjoy this production," said Kelly Litt, who plays Romeo. "Even if you don't understand 50 percent of the language, the action, dance, and physicality of the show would win you over." Tiffany Howcroft earned a PhD in 2010 and specialized in Shakespeare. She plays Lady Capulet. "There's lots of action — a little something for everyone," she said of the play. "Despite the many years I've spent in analyzing the plays academically, I am learning many new things about them by actually acting in productions of them. There's light years between the understanding gained through study by reading and researching and the understanding gained by really 'doing it.'" According to Page, Juliet's famous line "What's in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet…" shows that words are just words and that it is people who give them power and meaning.
Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's most enduring masterpieces tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families. Page appropriately chose New Hampshire teenagers for the title roles, as the Bard intended. The Rochester Opera House's condensed, 90 minute production of Romeo and Juliet isn't the boring Shakespeare you remember from your high school days. "If all you did was dryly read his text at a desk in high school, then yes, I would agree with you that Shakespeare would seem quite boring. But his text is meant to be spoken aloud and played with. It calls for movement and inflection. Once you give it these things, like magic, it gives you a mesmerizing performance that would engage anyone," Dodd said, noting that the role of Juliet always has been a dream for her.
"Romeo and Juliet, at its core, is about love and death; and I think this production beautifully highlights the contrast of the two. Libby Page's direction brings Romeo and Juliet into a modern, visceral context igniting the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. The fight choreography by Bob brings the savagery of the text and the cold-blooded rage between these houses to life, creating a chilling backdrop for the tender and innocent romance about to take place," Craven said. Jerome Torres plays several roles. He said, "I believe that the instant the prologue begins, people not interested, or not familiar with Shakespeare will be drawn in. While some Shakespeare is slow, this production offers a modern twist which is very fast paced, hopefully keeping the audience's eyes on it at all times." Page added that just as they did in Shakespeare's time the actors sometimes talk directly to the audience. They even interact with them since the production uses the house (where the audience sits) as part of the stage. It can make for some unexpected, one-of-a-kind moments, she said.
Craven added, "Since I first read Romeo & Juliet, I found Mercutio's enjoyment of language and wit to be absolutely enviable. I mean, how many times a day do you get to tell someone 'by my heel, I care not?'" This show is sponsored in part by Eastern Propane & Oil, Foster's Daily Democrat, Radio Station WHOM 94.9 and Northeast Credit Union. Romeo and Juliet runs Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at the Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., in Rochester. Reserve tickets ($14/$12) online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com or call/stop by the box office (603) 335-1992, Monday, Wednesday or Friday, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or two hours before the show. Rochester Opera House has included this play in the Arts and Education Series (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, March 26-29 at 10 a.m.), which offers reduced ticketing to regional school systems. For more information and to reserve tickets, contact the box office. |


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Faust Book 1
Posted in Manga Reviews on September 12, 2008 by Ed Sizemorepublished by Del Rey Manga; $16.95 US
Review by Ed Sizemore
Faust is Del Rey's entry into Japanese anthology publishing. However, this is a radical break from the magazines put out by Viz and Yen Press. Faust is self-described as "a leading-edge publication… an avant-garde crossover in which Japan's manga, anime, and video game-based pop culture collide, tempestlike, with the hottest young writers on the Japanese literary scene." It's an accurate, if slightly bombastic, description. This first volume has 354 pages of prose and 60 pages of manga, including 18 color pages.
The prose section is obviously the heart of the book. There are seven short stories, four pieces of various non-fiction writings, and one interview. For this section, I'll focus my remarks on the five longer stories.
The opening piece is an excerpt from the forthcoming xxxHOLiC book Another xxxHOLiC by NISIOISIN. (The author writes his name in all caps.) Although a book chapter, it's still a complete story in its own right. Fans of the xxxHOLiC series will enjoy this story. Be warned that this is NISIOISIN's take on the characters and not simply the manga in prose form. The most noticeable difference is NISIOISIN's use of dialogue. Watanuki comes across as more self-assured in this story. I found the way he verbally sparred with Yuki jarring. Yuki seems a little more remote and vicious. There is a lot of wonderful esoteric talk about hitsuzen and human psychology here. I'm definitely picking up the book when it comes out.
The next story is Outlandos D'Amour by Kouhei Kadono with illustrations by Ueda Hajime. This is the story of Kunio, a man with the ability to sense if a person has a grudge against them, or if someone wants to harm them. It's an interesting character study. I had read Kadono's Boogiepop novels from Seven Seas, and this is much better. It looks like his style has improved, so I'm interested in reading more of his recent work.
The third story is Drill Hole in My Brain by Otaro Maijo, with illustrations also by Maijo. Hideaki survives an attack by his mother's paramour but gets a screwdriver shoved deeply in his skull. The story tells of the delusions he has while the tool is in his brain. There's a lot of pseudo-erotic imagery. This is definitely part of the avant-garde fiction Faust brags about publishing.
Fourth is F-Sensei's Pocket by Otsuichi with illustrations by Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Hikaru no Go, Ral Grad). It's my favorite story of the volume. I don't want to spoil any of the surprises, so I'll just say it's the story of what happens when a fictional item becomes real and falls into the wrongs hands. I love the cameo at the end. If you want to know what "manga-inspired" means when it comes to fiction, this story is a perfect example.
The last of the longer stories is The Garden of Sinners: A View from Above, an excerpt from the novel of the same name by Kinoku Nasu, with illustrations by Takashi Takeuchi. It's a paranormal story with some unusual characters. I found it a little difficult to follow, because we're not given a lot of details about the dynamics of this universe. The lead female possess abilities that aren't actually explained. Since this is the first chapter of a novel, things might get clearer later on. Even though I have ambiguous feelings for the sample in this volume, I plan to check out the full novel when it comes out.
The color pages of the manga section are almost worth the price of the book alone. I discovered three artists that I thoroughly enjoyed and hope to see more of in the future. My favorite artist is take. (His pen name is the Japanese word for bamboo.) He did the cover illustration and a beautiful four-page story, Tsukikusa. As a bonus he loves cats and Osamu Tezuka, so it's like I found a kindred soul in Japan. (By the way, I really like the cover illustration and wish Del Rey would make some mini-posters or pencil boards of it as promotional materials.)
The other two color artists are VOFAN and Moheji Yamasaki. Both have produced beautiful stories with lush color and great character designs. VOFAN's art is slightly impressionist, and his story is very touching. Yamasaki's style is more realistic, and his story has the feel of a traditional Japanese folktale, complete with a twist at the end.
In prose, translators can be unsung heroes; with Faust, they've done a wonderful job. They've given each author a unique voice and each piece flows well. There are plenty of footnotes to explain pop culture references. Each piece also comes with an introduction by the translator that introduces the Japanese author and any particular challenges a piece provided the translator.
My only concern with this magazine is the price. For an anthology, I think that $17.00 is over the top, especially since this is the size of a standard paperback novel. Yen Press and Viz both offer oversized magazines with the same number of pages for half to a third of the price. Del Rey needs to price this more competitively. Also, Del Rey should think about offering a subscription service.
Overall, I tremendously enjoyed this volume. I really would like to see this magazine do well. Japanese prose seems to be real hit or miss in America. Viz, Seven Seas, and Tokyopop have had problems finding an audience for their light novels. By contrast, Vertical seems to have done well with horror and adult literature. Faust is a good middle ground where readers can encounter a nice range of Japanese fiction. I see so many otaku at conventions talking about how much they love Japanese culture, but they only partake of the frothy entertainment side found in most manga, anime, and video games. Hopefully, Faust will serve as a stepping stone to delve deeper into contemporary Japanese culture.
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[…] Despite the high costs, Faust provides very solid entertainment throughout the whole book. I have long since resigned to the fact that in a serialized manga collection, some of the selections just won't do anything for me. Yen Plus is a good example of this; I liked maybe half of the series and can really care less about the other half. Not so with Del Ray's Faust. In fact, save for one of the more esoteric essays and one of the one-shot manga (I didn't buy a novel to read manga, I guess), I enjoyed just about everything in it. […]
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Sequia is a nice dark brown female. She has nice fiber coverage, is a very good mother and easy to handle. Sequia gave birth to a very cute "spotted" little girl in June '08. Josephina is a favorite of everyone that visits the farm. What an interesting fleece!!! Sequia was bred back to Moon Rider and had a beautiful brown female named Sacajawea. We never know what color she is going to give us!
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