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here is a transcription of a transcription of the will. The original seems hard to obtain and I understand it is difficult to read. Bahama Island Registers Offices Dated 09th December 1790 Recorded in the Office Book II Page 460 Proved 15 December 1794 Godĺs will be done, I Richard Pearis the Elder, of the Island of New Providence, one of the Bahama Islands, Esquire, being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and being desirous to settle my worldly Affairs, whilist I have Capacity so to do, Do Make and Publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revolking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made, And first and principally I commit my Soul uinto the hands of my Creator who gave it and my body to the Earth to be interred at the discretion of my Executors herein after named and as to such Worldly ---- where with it hath pleased God to intrust me, I dispose of the same as followth, Imprimis I give bequeath and desire unto my wife Rhoda, in heir and bar of all Dower or Thirds, my three several Tracts of land on the Island of Abaco, Containing four hundred Acres, more or less, with the following Nine Negro Slaves to wit, Ishmael, Buisey, Rhina, Jack, Old Jenny, Rose, Venus, Sue and Bett, with the future Issue and increase of the said Female Slaves, And also all my Furniture, and Plate, from and immediately after my decease for and during the Term of her natural life, likewise all Debts and Monies that at my decease shall remain due and owing unto me from my agents James Simpson and Alexander Shaw Esquires and from and immediately after her decease, then my will is, and I direct that the afore said Land, Negroes, Furniture and Plate and such of the said Debts and Monies, as remain undisposed of by my said wife may be valued by three indifferent persons to be chosen by my Executors, and divided equally between my son Richard and my Daughters Sarah and Margaret, Share and Share alike, I also do hereby give and Devise my Lot of Land, Tenements, and Hereditaments, whereon I now reside, situated in the Western Suburbs of the Town of Nassau, with the retns Issues and Profits thereof, unto my said Wife Rhoda, form and immediately after my decease for and during the Term of her natural life, and After her deceases, then, I give an devise the same to my said Daughter Margaret, and the Heirs of her Body Lawfully to be begotten for ever, Four hundred Acres of land granted to me by the Governor and Council on Rum Key, likewise Ten Negroe slaves, known by the names of Smart, and his wife Doll, and her daughter Bett, Nancy and his sister Beck, Samson, Bog, Dina, {illegible) (illegible) and Sam, with the future Issue and Increase of the said female Salves, and my Horse and Chair, and for default of such Issue, then I give devise and bequeath the same, to my said Son Richard, and his Heirs for ever, Also I give and devise and bequeath unto my said son Richard and his Heirs for ever, my Tract of Land containing four hundred Acres on the Caicos, and adjoining his own Tract, like wise my two Negro Slaves, called Dick and Adam, with all my wearing Apparel and my Gold Watch, also I give Devise and bequeath, unto my said Son Richard and his Heirs for ever, All property of what nature or kind so ever which I am entitled unto in the United States of America, with all Debts due and owing unto me by any Person resident within the said United States of America, Also I give and devise my three Several Tracts of Land containing Five Thousand Acres more or less, situated on the River Pascagola in the Province of West Florida, unto my said three children Richard, Sarah, and Margaret, to be equally divided between them, Share, and Share alike, Also I give and bequeath unto my Grandson John Pearis Cunningham my three Negroe Slaves named Polydore, James and his wife Bella dna the future Increase of the Negro named Bella, Also I give and bequeath unto my grandson Richard Cunningham my four Negro Slaves named Prince, his wife Kate and their two sons Jack and Pearis and the future Increase of the Negro Kate. Also I give and Bequeath unto my grandson Robert Cunningham my three Negro Salves named Primus, Young Jenny and Fame and the future Increase of the Female of the said Slaves, And I hereby Nominate and appoint my said Son Richard, and my friends Thomas Forbes, and William Moss , of New Providence afore Said Esquires, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, In witness whereof I the said Richard Pearis the Elder have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety, and in the thirty first year of his Majestyĺs Reign / Richd Pearis Snr. Signed, Sealed, published And declared, by the above Named Richard Pearis the Elder And for his Last will, and Testament in the presence of us, Who have hereunto ů. Subscribed our names as witnesses There to in the presence of the Said Testator and in the presence Of each other William Jones Chars. F. Taylor Jno Armstrong Bahama Island ) New Providence ) Personally appeared before me The Right Honorable John Earl of Dunmore His Majestys Lieutenant and Governor General of the said Island Chancellor Vice Admiral and Ordinary of the same John Armstrong of New Providence Attorney at Law who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God. Declares that he was present and did see the within Testator Richard Pearis sign, seal Publish and Declare and within Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament and that when he the Testator so did he was of sound disposing Mind, Memory and understanding according to this deponents best discerning and this deponent also further declares that he together with William Jones and Charles F. Taylor subscribed their names as Witnesses to the due Execution thereof Jno Armstrong Sworn to this 15th ) December 1794 Before Me ) |


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In his latest survey of 60 US Apple retail stores, conducted on December 4, Munster found that 100 percent of iPhone 5S models were in stock at each store. That number was up from 24 percent two weeks ago and 8 percent at the start of October.
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Architecture and interior design also play a role in bringing in new members. According to Richard Lovelace, a senior vice president at Stellar, an architectural firm that works on a lot of megachurches: "Very seldom do you see pews anymore. Now everybody has their own what I'll call 'butt space.'"
What's more, rooms that can be used by different groups throughout the day surround the theaterlike sanctuary. "For instance, what we refer to as the 'attic' in our church is sort of a nightclub," Lovelace said. "The high school kids use it for an hour, then they go down to services and the middle school swaps in, so there's a shifting and a reuse of all the space."
This allows the church to tailor its services — each about one hour — to different age groups. And the rest of their time at the church? It's social. "In my own church we even have foosball tables," Lovelace said.
TAKEAWAY: Make your house of worship a community center for kids, and the parents will join. Also: Keep the service short.
Everyone's got a smartphone, but only some churches are smart about using them. So says David Mitroff, founder of Piedmont Avenue Consulting, a full-service marketing company in Oakland, Calif., that consults with businesses and congregations. "Some priests, what they'll do is say: 'Hey, everyone, pull out your phone. If you're on Facebook or Twitter, I encourage you to tweet about what we're talking about today.'" And suddenly, the congregation is doing your social marketing for you.
"Pictures and videos are huge, so what you also have to do is say: 'Hey, everyone! Why don't you take a picture of the food we put out?'" Mitroff said.
The clergy should also be posting, emphasizing the main attractions of the church. If the pastor does a lot of visiting the sick, for instance, he or she should tweet about end-of-life issues. This creates "brand awareness" (if you will) and also serves as a little advertising campaign for the church throughout the week. And if the message is clever or comforting, members can share it, further widening the church's reach.
TAKEAWAY: A smartphone is your congregation's friend, not its enemy. Obviously, this tactic won't work for synagogues that ban electronics on Shabbat.
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On these visits, she'll bring a plate of cookies, or the two ladies might go out to lunch. Meantime, she's got two women assigned to her! Recently they helped out with a graduation party. By making sure everyone gets visited on a regular basis, no one falls through the cracks. "That way there's never anybody homeless, or without a meal. It's a great safety web," McMurty said. What's more, "I read that you need contact once a month to retain relationships." Keeping loneliness at bay is also a mitzvah — though that's not the Mormon term.
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Objectives: Students will learn to distinguish between goods and services, and identify that goods and services are used to satisfy needs and wants.
Economic Concepts / Vocabulary: Goods and Services
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Familysí goods and services survey (included at the end of this lesson)
Teaching Procedure: 1. Teacher divides and titles a "Goods" and "Services" chart.
2. Using illustrations in the selected books find and chart examples of goods and services with student input.
3. Next, bring out another gift (a box containing catalogs)óequally large and beautifully wrapped. Tell the children that this one is full of things that they might want. (Review some of the things that Sister and Brother Bear wanted in the story.) Have the children brainstorm what the package might contain. Write down each different response. Do not unwrap the gift yet.
4. Activity: Familiesí Goods and Services Survey
a. Assign the survey as homework. Explain the directions.
b. Teacher prepares the charts below.
c. Invite the students to share the data collected from home. The students will determine if the family goods and services meet their needs or satisfy their wants. The teacher will record the goods or services and check it as a need or a want on the chart.
5. Closure: Using the charts, help students make the connection that goods and services help meet their familyís needs and satisfy their familyís wants.
Name_____________________ Date____________________
Goods and Services My Family Use
List five goods that your family uses. (Things we buy like books, cars, socks, soda, T.V., video games, etc.)
List five occupations that provide a service that your family uses. (Providers who do things for which we pay like doctors, beauticians, chefs, etc. )
Supporting online materials: Economic Glossary
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State Treasure - Indiana
From page 29 of the January, 2012 issue of Lost Treasure
Copyright © 2012 Lost Treasure, Inc. all rights reserved
McBride's Bluff Choctaw Gold
MARTIN COUNTY – The Choctaw Indians originated from middle and southern Mississippi regions as well as parts of Georgia. There were, however, nomadic Choctaw families that separated from the main tribe during the 1700's.
The Choctaw Tribe began migrating to the Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1832 while the nomadic families traveled as far west as the Rocky Mountains before turning east and settling in present-day central Indiana.
These nomadic Choctaws settled near McBride's Bluff on land of the Piankeshaw Tribe who agreed to allow the Choctaw to remain in peace. As American settlers moving west arrived, they recalled the Indians seemed to know the white man's value of gold and traded with them in gold nuggets.
Eventually the nomadic Choctaws were driven from the area or killed by Indiana militia, with only a few escaping who never returned. White settlers searched for the Choctaw's gold, but found nothing.
During the 1880's, a descendant of one of the Choctaw who escaped is said to have traveled to McBride's Bluff from Oklahoma and searched for the gold, but he, too, was unsuccessful.
This descendant, whose name is lost to time, said his ancestors passed down the story of buried gold near McBride's Bluff. According to Indian legend, while the nomadic Choctaw were in the west before settling in Indiana, they acquired 10 pounds of gold kept in three bags. All three were entrusted to a medicine man who carried them as they traveled for protection.
The story claims the Choctaw buried the bags of gold beside a large boulder near the riverbank, not far from a cave in the bluff. A beech tree nearby had been carved with symbols of a buffalo and turtle to mark the cache.
The beech tree is long gone so the remaining landmarks would be the bluffs and perhaps the large boulder that sat along the riverbank.
McBride's Bluff is roughly 4 miles north of the town of Shoals. From Shoals, go north on U.S. Hwy. 50, which is 4th Street within the limits of Shoals. Go right onto Poplar Street for 7/10ths of a mile and make a right onto White River Road. Proceed north for about 4.7 miles. McBride's Bluff is along the East Fork of the White River directly west of the pavement's edge. There are no reports this cache was ever recovered.Plate Number 6
DEARBORN COUNTY at STATELINE – Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville {December 29, 1693 – April 14, 1759}, also known as Céloron de Bienville, was a French Canadian Officer of Marine born in Montreal. He entered military service in 1713 and served honorably.
During the King George's War {1744-1748}, France's claim to the Ohio Valley based on the La Salle expeditions of 1669 and 1682 was challenged by the British and New England colonists.
To reassert their claim to the region, France commissioned the Lead Plate Expedition of 1749 under Captain Céloron de Bienville. Céloron led the 300-man flotilla of large boats and canoes from Montreal on June 15, 1749. Father Pierre Bonnecamps, a Jesuit mathematician, served as missionary and navigator.
Céloron's mission was to establish relations with the Indians in the valley, as well as traders and settlers living in British outposts, and make it clear this land belonged to France. Along their journey, the expedition buried six inscribed lead plates and posted a tin or copper plate bearing the French royal arms affixed to trees at the mouth of principal tributaries along the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers.
In all, six engraved lead plates were buried that claimed the land for Louis the 15th, King of France, but the first one buried at Warren, Ohio, was acquired by Seneca Indians who delivered it to British allies. Two more Céloron Plates have been recovered, which leaves three outstanding.
Research indicates plate number six is buried on the Indiana-Ohio border near the confluence of the Great Miami and Ohio Rivers. Céloron's journal reads: "Enterre sur la pointe formee par la rive droite do l'Ohio, et la rive gauche de la riviere a la Roche, Aout 31, 1749."
Translated, it reads, "Buried on the point formed by the intersection of the right bank of the Ohio, with the left bank of the Rock river, August 31, 1749." Note: In 1749, the present-day Great Miami River was known to the French as Rock River.
The Ohio Historical Society has two Céloron Plates in its collection. One was found at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers near Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The second was discovered at the mouth of the Muskingum River near Marietta in Washington County, Ohio.
To view photographs of these plates and for more information, visit the Ohio Historical Society Website at http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix/search.cfm?searchfield=Collection.Title&searchterm=Celeron%20Lead%20PlatesLost and Forgotten Sites in Indiana
Conrad (NEWTON COUNTY) – The ghost town of Conrad was founded in 1908 and located about 2-1/2 miles south of Lake Village just off State Highway 41.
Conrad had a population of roughly 200 people with a church, hotel, post office, school, railroad depot, and a concrete block factory. The streets were named after members of the founding Conrad family.
A fire devastated the small community and it never recovered. The site sits on the east side of the railroad tracks 2/10ths of a mile south of County Road 725 N.
Tent City (MARSHALL COUNTY) – The ghost town of Tent City was a large camp where people lived after the Civil War, established for the unemployed.
Carnivals visited and the community held evening dances in a large tent, which on Sunday served as the church. As people found work and moved on, Tent City disappeared.
For decades the site was popular for picking huckleberries, but in the early 1920's a fire swept through, damaging the plants, and people stopped visiting. Its actual location is undetermined; local research is necessary.
Fort Azatlan (SULLIVAN COUNTY) – Fort Azatlan was a prehistoric Native American defensive works of an ancient mound builder culture. Little is known of its history. It was in present-day Merom in the field northwest of the intersection of 3rd Street and Cooper Street.
Brouillett's Trading Post (HARRISON COUNTY) – Brouillett's Trading Post is thought to have been a fortified British or American post. Little is known of this site - nothing remains today.
Brouillett's is said to have been "on the north bank of an unnamed creek west of the Wabash River, near Shepherdsville," east of the Wabash in Kentucky.
Based on map research, I suspect Brouillett's was on the north bank of Four Mile Creek at the Y, west of the Wabash about 1.8 miles south of Rosewood.
White Oak Springs Fort (PIKE COUNTY) – This was an American settler's blockhouse built by Woolsey Pride in 1806 along the Buffalo Trace at or near Petersburg, which was still standing as late as 1915.
The Northwest Rangers built a fortified camp here in 1811 and saw action when attacked by Indians in 1813. Check locally for location.
Fort Vallonia (JACKSON COUNTY) – Vallonia was founded by French settlers in the late 18th century between the Muscatatuck River and the East Fork of the White River. Hostilities erupted around 1810 between the Indians and American settlers who then occupied the town.
Governor General William H. Harrison ordered a fort, large stockade, garrison and blockhouses built to protect the 90 some families.
During the War of 1812, numerous battles and skirmishes were fought between Native warriors and the Rangers who garrisoned here in 1813.
Overlooking the community higher up was Huff's Fort and Ketcham's Fort, exact locations unknown.
Vallonia today sits 3.75 miles southwest of Brownstown just off State Highway 135.Sources:
Henson, Michael Paul, "Choctaw Treasure In Indiana," April 1975, True Treasure Magazine, p. 39
Pallante, Anthony J., "Indiana," February 2000, Lost Treasure Magazine, p. 28
Journal of Captain Céloron de Bienville, entry dated: August 31, 1749, at: la rive droite do l'Ohio, et la rive gauche de la riviere a la Roche, archived in Paris, France. Can be read online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/caldwells/ch13/deceloronsex
State of West Virginia Archives & History:
McCulloch, Delta A., "Celeron de Blainville Buries Lead Plates," November 20, 1924, Pocahontas Times, http://www.wvculture.org/history/settlement/celeron01.html
Ghost Towns of Indiana, http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~gtusa/state-list/indiana.htm
Indiana Forts, http://www.northamericanforts.com./East/in.html


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Protected from the open sea by forested isles, sheltered from the windy mainland by the tallest coastal mountains in the world, this 1,000-mile waterway seems custom-made by nature for a cruise. The deep, calm waters of the passage meander between dense pine forests where wild game abounds, with occasional rustic towns along the way. | ||
Aug 10, Wednesday | Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada » | 8 am | 6 pm |
A spot of urban chic in the wilderness, Prince Rupert affords an appealing mix of stunning natural beauty and in-town amenities. Sport fishing, hiking and exceptional wildlife viewing can be experienced at close and easy proximity, with walks in the rainforest to be enjoyed without leaving city limits. Bend your head upwards to see eagles flying overhead, cast your eye across the horizon (or down one of the winding city streets) to glimpse deer, and join an excursion to the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary to observe one of the densest populations of grizzlies in North America. A pretty waterfront bordering one of the deepest natural harbors in the world is not only functional with its ferries to Vancouver Island and other destinations but also quite inviting for a leisurely visit. Stroll, dine, and feast your eyes on the scenery, making memories of First Nations culture, railway and cannery history, and mist-frocked forests. |
Aug 11, Thursday | Ketchikan, Alaska, USA » | 8 am | 5 pm |
Ketchikan is the salmon capital of the world and a paradise for fishermen and nature-lovers alike. A quiet city, it hosts quaint restaurants perched on stilts above the water, scores of fascinating shops and spectacular views from every vantage point. Although Ketchikan's Indian name means "Thundering Wings of an Eagle," it is also known as "Alaska's First City," so coined as it is frequently the first stop along the Inside Passage. Venture ashore and discover Ketchikan's rich Indian heritage, visit the world's largest collection of authentic totem poles at Totem Bight and walk along the rustic boardwalk on Creek Street where stilt-buildings in the harbor preserve a distinct pioneer feel. Or, we welcome you to paddle a kayak on sheltered waters, take a floatplane to a remote mountain lake or try your hand at sportfishing. Regardless of how you plan to spend your time in "Alaska's First City," we're sure your visit will be a memorable one. | ||
Aug 12, Friday | Juneau, Alaska, USA » | 10 am | 10 pm |
Juneau, the capital of Alaska, is a town accessible only by air and sea. It was founded during the rush for gold in the 1880s and was named after Joe Juneau, the prospector who first discovered gold in this state. Today, much of its independent frontier atmosphere remains. The infamous and rowdy Red Dog Saloon coexists beside impressive modern office towers. It has a superb location, snuggled between the flanks of 3,600-foot Mt. Juneau and the picturesque Gastineau Channel. Mountains, glaciers and the sea are everywhere to be seen. Among its many attractions, Juneau is our gateway to the Mendenhall Glacier, a 12-mile river of ice that is Alaska's most accessible, and most photographed, glacier. | ||
Aug 13, Saturday | Skagway, Alaska, USA » | 8 am | 6 pm |
Discover the flavor of the gold rush era in Skagway. In its heyday, this atmospheric frontier town was the largest in Alaska. During the height of the gold boom, Skagway was known as the gateway to the goldfields, and its population went from 2 to 10,000 in a single year. At one time it boasted 80 saloons and was known as the "roughest town on earth." Although its population is now less than 1,000, its rip-roaring past will come alive as you stroll along Broadway or browse through the Trail of '98 Museum's outstanding collection of memorabilia. | ||
Aug 14, Sunday | Cruising Glacier Bay * » | ||
This stunning amphitheater of glaciers and granite peaks is best viewed from the sea. The ice in Glacier Bay fell as snow centuries ago on the mountains that ring the bay. Compressed by its own tremendous weight, it flows seaward, producing some of the fastest-moving glaciers known. In the summer, rare humpback whales come here to feed – with luck, you'll see one of these gentle giants. Note: Subject to permit specifications/approvals. As such, the order of ports and/or cruise itinerary are subject to change at any time. |
Aug 15, Monday | Cruising Hubbard Glacier * » | ||
Seventy-five miles long and covering over 1,350 square miles in area, the Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier in North America. It is also one of the most impressive, a 300-foot wall of ice rising sheer and jagged from the ocean. You may hear the rumble and see the monumental splash as the glacier breaks off in great ice chunks, known as "calves." Note: Subject to permit specifications/approvals. As such, the order of ports and/or cruise itinerary are subject to change at any time. |
Aug 16, Tuesday | Anchorage/Seward, Alaska, USA » | 8 am | |
Kenai Fjords National Park, Resurrection Bay, the SeaLife Center research aquarium, not to mention the charm of the town itself, all conspire to make Seward one of the most appealing destinations in Alaska. Seward began inconspicuously enough as a fishing village and point of arrival for those visiting Alaska. Now locals and visitors alike have discovered that there is enough to see and do here to merit a multi-day, if not indefinite, stay. You might paddle a kayak on the lookout for sea otters, hike one of the many beautiful hiking trails near town, embark on a fishing expedition or ride a wheeled sled pulled by a team of 12 spry and intelligent dogs. In town, visit the aforementioned SeaLife Center, where you can hold starfish and view puffins, seabirds, harbor seals and sea lions. Also investigate the Iditarod Trailhead and explore the quaint Seward Museum where you will learn the history of Seward as told by bits of memorabilia. |


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Alpha Flight Archives - Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources
Canadians grow their own superheroes for new anthology
J. Torres explains his newest project:
A number of my Canadian comic book pals and I grew up reading Alpha Flight, Captain Canuck, or Wolverine comics and we've always thought that there should be more Canadian superheroes out there. Over the years, we'd periodically get together and inevitably talk about the Canadian superheroes we've created (sometimes dating back to childhood) and always wanting to do "something" with them.
Well, we're finally about to do something — something pretty big, and pretty cool. Kinda like Canada itself, eh?
That something is True Patriot, an anthology of short stories featuring homegrown Canadian superheroes, and Torres has announced a stellar roster that includes Scott Chantler (Two Generals), Ramon Perez (A Tale of Sand), Andy Belanger (Kill Shakespeare), Faith Erin Hicks (Friends With Boys, The Adventures of Superhero Girl) and the team of Jack Briglio and Ron Salas. The anthology will be 100 pages, full color (or "colour," as they say north of the border), and available in both hardcover and digital formats. Watch for the campaign to go live on IndieGoGo on Oct. 1, but in the meantime, check out Torres' blog for some cool character designs.
What Are You Reading? with Paul Allor
Happy Labor Day, Americans, and welcome, everybody, to What Are You Reading? Today our special guest is Paul Allor, writer of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spinoff, Fugitoid, as well as his own anthology Clockwork.
To see what Paul and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below:
Food or Comics? | Team Cul de Sacher torte
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a splurge item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Chris Mautner
If I had $15, Casanova: Avaritia #4 would be the first thing I'd pick up. I've been enjoying Matt Fraction and Gabriel Ba's return to their dimension-hopping super-spy immensely and am looking forward to seeing how it all wraps up.
If I had $30, I'd make the difficult choice between two top-notch offerings from Fantagraphics this week. One: New York Mon Amour, a collection of Manhattan-themed stories by the one and only Jacques Tardi, including the Kalfkaesque "Cockroach Killer." The other would be the third volume in the ongoing Mickey Mouse collection, High Noon at Inferno Gulch. I'm an unabashed Floyd Gottfredson fan, so the Mickey book would probably win out. But I'd be sure to save my coins for next week so I can get the Tardi book then.
Assuming I don't blow all my splurge dough on the Tardi book, there's a number of solid options here: Out of the Shadows, a collection of Mort Meskin's early non-DC work; Bill the Boy Wonder, a new prose biography of Batman co-creator Bill Finger; and a Challengers of the Unknown Omnibus featuring Jack Kirby's run. If I were in a charitable mood, however, I'd likely snap up Team Cul de Sac, the anthology/art book/tribute to Richard Thompson's delightful comic strip featuring contributions from folks like Lynn Johnston, Mort Walker, Gary Trudeau and even Bill Watterson! Proceeds from the book go to help fight Parkinson's disease, which Thompson unfortunately suffers from. It's hard for me to think of a more worthy – or potentially enjoyable – book to spend your money on this week.
Northstar wedding 'was in the works' in Alpha Flight, Eaglesham says [Updated]
Nearly lost amid all the media attention over the upcoming wedding of Northstar and Kyle Jinadu in Astonishing X-Men #51, and the response by One Million Moms, is the revelation that the event was originally planned for another Marvel series — albeit one canceled almost five months ago.
Responding on his message board to news of the impending nuptials, former Alpha Flight artist Dale Eaglesham wrote, "This drives me absolutely crazy: Greg [Pak], Fred [Van Lente] and I do all the work of bringing the series back and they cancel it on us. Why didn't they let US do the wedding 'event' which is clearly garnering attention, to stimulate readership [and] perhaps keep Alpha Flight going? This pisses me off. Oh no, let the 'X' books do it, as if they don't get enough attention. Sigh. … This wedding was in the works on AF."
Marvel has not yet responded to Robot 6's request for comment.
Food or Comics? | Raspberry RASL
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Chris Arrant
If I had $15, I'd start out with Prophet #22 (Image, $2.99) by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy; it's an Old West pioneering comic set on an alien world. Next up would be my favorite comic from Marvel these days, Uncanny X-Force #22 (Marvel, $3.99). Remender was raised on Claremont-era X-Men, and this is excavating the intricacies of Captain Briton and late '80s Excalibur comics for Otherworld, Jamie Braddock and a swashbuckling Nightcrawler. Last up with my $15 bounty would be A Long Day Of Mr. James – Teacher (Blank Slate, $7.99). A great looking piece of cartooning from an artist, Harvey James, I'm looking to learn more about.
If I had $30, I'd double back and first pick up Dark Horse Presents #9 (Dark Horse, $7.99). Seriously, this is the comic that some fans were hoping for several years back: one book containing new stories from Paul Pope, Mike Mignola, Neal Adams, Brian Wood, Kristian Donaldson… and pin-ups by Geoff Darrow? Seriously, I second-guess any comics fan I meet who isn't buying this. Next up would be Wolverine and The X-Men #6 (Marvel, $3.99) by Jason Aaron and Nick Bradshaw. Seeing Wolverine and Kid Omega going to an outer space casino sounds like everything the X-Men haven't been in over two decades, but I'm liking it. I can only hope they run into Lila Cheney. Lastly, I'd pick up Jeff Smith's RASL #13 (Cartoon Books, $3.50). The last issue was history-heavy focusing on Tesla, so I hope this one is bit more kinetic.
If I could splurge, I'd go back for a second Blank Slate book—Hector Umbra (Blank Slate, $26.99). I've heard nothing about cartoonist Uli Oesterle, but after seeing the preview on Blank Slate's website I'm kicking myself. Long story short, DJ kidnapped during his set (at Robot Mitchum nightclub no less, best club name ever), and his friend Hector Umbra, an artist-turned-detective, goes after him. Some people compare Oesterle's art to Mignola,but I see some Paul Grist in there as well.
What Are You Reading? with Simon Monk
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading? This week's special guest is Simon Monk, an artist whose "Secret Identity" paintings we featured here on Robot 6 not too long ago. Monk is actually selling limited edition prints of his paintings on his website now, so go check them out.
To see what Simon and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below.
Food or Comics? | Bulletproof Coffee: Disincaffeinated
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Chris Arrant
If I had $15, I'd try something new first with the Xeric-winning Fantastic Life GN (Big If, $9.95) by Kevin Mutch. I'll always give Xeric winners a second look, and this looks built for me: slackers, punk rock, zombies. Next up I'd get the ongoing adventures of Butcher Baker – the Image one – with Butcher Baker Righteous Maker #8 ($2.99). I'll admit that the series went off a little bit around #5, but I'm still holding on for hopes it'll right itself or I'll figure out what I'd been missing. Lastly, I'd get Secret Avengers #21.1 (Marvel, $2.99). Seriously, is Rick Remender becoming the writer of all-things secret in the Marvel U? I'm not complaining though, as he's bringing his Uncanny X-Force mojo and, from what it looks like, a lot of new cast members.
If I had $30, I'd get my usual pull of The Walking Dead #93 (Image, $2.99) and a Hickman two-fer, Fantastic Four #602 (Marvel, $2.99) and FF #14 (Marvel, $2.99). If you would have told me two years ago I'd be seeing two Fantastic Four titles (and two I'd be reading, no less) I would have been gobsmacked. Hickman does it again. And that's it.
What, you say I didn't spend my full $30? It's a light week for me, so I'd spending the remaining on bags and boards or, *gasp*, food as it says in the title. Tijuana Flats, Taco Tuesday, be there.
Coming back if I could splurge, and I'd put down my tacos and pick up the ADD HC (Vertigo, $24.99) by Douglas Rushkoff, Goran Sudzuka and Jose Marzan Jr. From the outside it looks like The Hunger Games meets Ender's Game, and Rushkoff looks to be just the one to make that mash-up more than, well, a mash-up.
Food or Comics? | A pre-Thanksgiving four-color feast
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Chris Arrant
If I had $15, I'd get one from almost every box–Image's Invincible #85 ($2.99), DC's DMZ #71 ($2.99), Marvel's Wolverine and The X-Men #2 ($3.99) and independent title RASL #12 ($3.50). Not much to say about any of these I haven't already said, except anytime Cory Walker draws a book I'd pay twice cover price.
If I had $30, I'd sneak out of Thanksgiving preparations to first get a book I was surprised I liked as much as I did, despite the last issue's ending: Shade #2 (DC, $2.99). One thing I wasn't amped to see was Deathstroke, but given James Robinson and Cully Hammer's track record I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Next up would be the epic (in my mind, at least) team-up of Warren Ellis and Michael Lark on Secret Avengers #19 (Marvel, $3.99). Seeing Ellis boil down the concept into "Run the mission. Don't get seen. Save the world." Hits me right between the eyes, and this new issue's preview has be salivating over it. Last up, I'd pay the giant size price tag for Fantastic Four #600 (Marvel, $7.99) although my patience has worn a little thin with ending the series then bringing it back for #600.
Previews: What looks good for January
It's time once again for our monthly trip through Previews looking for cool, new comics. As usual, we're focusing on graphic novels, collected volumes and first issues so that I don't have to come up with a new way to say, " Mouse Guard is still awesome!" every month. And I'll continue letting Tom and Carla do the heavy lifting in regards to DC and Marvel's solicitations.
Also, please feel free to play along in the comments. Tell me what I missed that you're looking forward to or – if you're a comics creator – mention your own stuff.
Explorer: The Mystery Boxes - With the Flight anthologies done, the all-ages version, Flight Explorer has morphed into this. I expect it to be as lovely as its predecessors and especially like the Mystery Box theme.
Jinx – J Torres and Rick Burchett's graphic novel aimed at tween girls.
Kevin Keller, Volume 1 and Kevin Keller #1 – Archie collects the first appearances and mini-series of their major, gay character and also launches his ongoing series.
Flash Gordon: Vengeance of Ming – The third volume in Ardden's Flash Gordon series.
Marvel cancels Destroyers miniseries by Van Lente and Hotz
Marvel has canceled Destroyers, a planned five-issue miniseries starring She-Hulk, The Thing, the Beast, Devil Dinosaur and other "monstrous" heroes. Announced in August at FanExpo Canada, along with the upgrade of Alpha Flight to an ongoing series, the project was set to debut in February from writer Fred Van Lente and artist Kyle Hotz.
Word of the cancellation surfaced this morning on Twitter, where Van Lente revealed "that series got the axe weeks ago."
"There was no announcement," he continued, in response to a follower's question. "The book hadn't been solicited yet, and just wouldn't have. … The biggest bummer about Destroyers was Kyle Hotz had #1-2 pencilled, and it looked grrrrreat. Ah, well. That's showbiz for you."
The news follows the cancellations of Marvel titles Alpha Flight (co-written by Van Lente), Iron Man 2.0, All-Winners Squad and, just last week, Victor Von Doom, axed before its debut.
Marvel cancels Alpha Flight with January's Issue 8
Less than two months after announcing the title had been upgraded from an eight-issue miniseries to an ongoing, Marvel has canceled Alpha Flight — with Issue 8.
The blow was delivered this afternoon in Marvel's January 2012 solicitations, where the publisher labels "the big showdown between Alpha Flight and the Master of the World," somewhat uncharacteristically, as "THE FINAL ISSUE!" (Marvel tends not to telegraph a title's cancellation.)
"Fans and friends, I'm sorry to confirm that #AlphaFlight will indeed end with issue #8," co-writer Greg Pak said on Twitter, "but the book was originally conceived as an 8 issue mini, so we're still telling the big, fun story we intended from the start. THANK YOU, #AlphaFlight fans — you guys are the best and have provided us huge amounts of fun and inspiration. And have no fear … the story's heading for a huge, satisfying ending that @fredvanlente and I have been champing at the bit to unleash for months."
Featuring the creative team of Pak, his Incredible Herc collaborator Fred Van Lente and artist Dale Eaglesham, Alpha Flight had a strong debut in June, selling an estimated 45,850 copies and claiming the 20th spot on Diamond Comic Distributors' Top 300 for the month. Sales dropped off dramatically with the second issue, to 26,860; by September's Issue 4, that number had fallen to about 23,400, barely hovering above Marvel's traditional line of death.
The cancellation, however, seems par for the course for Alpha Flight, a property that's had a difficult time finding its footing, and an audience, since the end of its original 130-issue run in 1994 (some might argue since creator John Byrne left in 1985 after 28 issues). The four subsequent revivals were short-lived, with the longest lasting just 20 issues.
What Are You Reading? with Chris Duffy
Welcome to What Are You Reading? Our special guest today is Chris Duffy, editor of First Second's Nursery Rhyme Comics. We spotlighted this anthology project all week here on Robot 6; check out our interviews with Chris as well as contributors Scott C., Aaron Reiner, Richard Sala and Eleanor Davis.
And to see what Chris and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below.
Food or Comics? | Batwoman, 20th Century Boys, Regenesis and more
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Chris Arrant
If I had $15, I'd first grab hold of my favorite of DC's New 52, Batwoman #2 (DC, $2.99). J.H. Williams III has successfully kept up to the immense expectations he accumulated following his run with Greg Rucka, and the artwork seems to benefit even more by J.H.'s input into the story as co-writer. Next I'd dig down for two of my regular pulls, Northlanders #45 (DC/Vertigo, $2.99) and Uncanny X-Force #16 (Marvel, $3.99). For my final pick, I'd have to miss a bunch of other titles for the chance to get the CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 #4 (Image, $4.99). I love the anthology format, and having that plus the good cause plus the a-list talent makes it a must get; seriously, can you imagine one comic book containing new work by Frank Quitely, Williams, Mark Waid, J. Michael Straczynski, Matt Wagner AND Craig Thompson? BELIEVE IT!
Food or Comics? | Brilliant, holy, super habibi
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Graeme McMillan
It is, thankfully, the last week of September which means that, if I had $15, I only have one more week of new launches from DC to pick out potential favorites, Sophie's Choice-style. This week: Aquaman #1, Flash #1, Fury of Firestorm, The Nuclear Men #1, Justice League Dark #1 and Superman #1 make the cut (All DC, all $2.99 each).
If I had the chance to add some more money to take that total to $30, I'd go for some Marvel books: Brian Michael Bendis gets well-represented with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 ($3.99); New Avengers #16.1 ($2.99), his "new readers jump on" issue with art by Neal Adams; and Brilliant #1 ($3.99), his new creator-owned book with Mark Bagley. Here's hoping I'm in a suitably Bendis-y mood when I read all of these ones.
Splurgewise, it has to be Habibi (Pantheon, $35), Craig Thompson's new graphic novel. I know a few people who've had a chance to read it already, and everyone has made it sound like a large leap ahead from Blankets, and something almost worth the many-year wait it's been since his breakthrough last book. I'm really looking forward to this one.
FanExpo Canada | A rundown of news from this weekend's convention
FanExpo Canada wraps up today in Toronto, and both Marvel and DC were there this weekend announcing various projects:
- DC Comics will relaunch the Justice Society by writer James Robinson and artist Nicola Scott. The new adventures of the JSA will be set not on the "New 52″ Earth, but on Earth-2, as they were before Crisis on Infinite Earths combined DC's multiple Earths into one big sandbox back in the 1980s. "Everyone's saying, 'How can there be superheroes before the five years?' We're actually bringing back Earth-2," Robinson said.
- Marvel announced Brian Wood will write for the publisher once again, in a teaser that seems to point a finger at a Wolverine project.
- Marvel's Alpha Flight has been upgraded from a limited series to an ongoing."We've got Taskmaster showing up, we've got Wolverine and other characters journeying north to find out what's going on with Alpha Flight," said co-writer Fred Van Lente. "We learn that Alpha flight's actually a member of a super, super team called The Commonwealth of Heroes. I'm very excited about writing those characters — I love them a lot and it's going to be a good time." The Commonwealth of Heroes? I am intrigued. CBR has more details in an interview with Van Lente and Greg Pak, where they mention that Captain Britain and MI-13 will play a role in the Commonwealth Heroes.
- In addition to Jill Thompson, other artists working on the upcoming Shade miniseries written by James Robinson include Gene Ha and Darwyn Cooke.
- Marvel will publish a five-issue miniseries called Destroyers, by writer Fred Van Lente and artist Kyle Hotz. The book will feature The Thing, the Beast, A-Bomb, She-Hulk, Karkas the Deviant and Devil Dinosaur. "A lot of this series is about how monsters feel about being monsters and how comfortable they are with it. Hank McCoy is probably the most comfortable in his furry blue skin. He's got an analytical mind. In this story, a colleague from his past gets murdered. That sets him on a quest to solve a mystery and puts him on a collision course with the Destroyers," Van Lente told CBR.
- Marvel also announced the return of two more CrossGen properties — Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in December by writer Peter Milligan and artist Roman Rosanas, and Route 666 in February by writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Peter Nguyen. Both are four-issue mini-series.


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About two months ago, the school system discovered it was in violation of a $5 million Qualified School Construction Bond awarded in August 2010 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Because it is a federal bond, contractors must pay employees in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires that on-site workers at government construction projects be paid according to a specific wage index reflecting the locally prevailing pay rates.
While some workers on the SHS project are meeting the specified wages, others on the job are not, Chief Financial Officer Lisa Dickerson said Monday. Forms for usage of the bond, which was awarded through the Alabama Public School and College Authority, were not received until after the job was bid out, Dickerson said, thus the wage requirements were not made part of the initial agreement with contractor First Team Construction.
Dennis Heard, funding and accountability contact with the State Department of Education, joined the work session via phone and said the Davis-Bacon and Buy American Acts were included in the initial paperwork sent in 2010.
Dickerson said this is a problem several school systems have encountered, in part because of the sheer volume of paperwork related to the bond, and also because both the schools and state are unfamiliar with the federal construction process.
"This is a statewide bond issue; this is not just a Sylacauga bond issue," Dickerson said. "So, when we're discussing this, we're discussing a piece of a statewide bond issue, and they didn't give us good guidance. Now, I'm not going to tell you that there's not some things where the ball was dropped, but I will tell you that we're learning as we're going on this. We've never used federal (construction) funds before."
The BOE tabled an item concerning this issue at its Nov. 19 meeting. The item was for approval of a $141,821 change order that would adjust the wages according to Davis-Bacon from now through the end of the project around April 2013.
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So it was the New York Times that introduced–by way of a former adviser to George W. Bush (FAIR Blog, 11/15/13)–the notion that the bungled rollout of the Affordable Care Act website was somehow like Hurricane Katrina. The analogy caught on in the rest of the media.
At the top of his November 15 broadcast, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams:
Good evening. President Obama now finds himself compared to President George W. Bush, as in the problems with the healthcare plan have become President Obama's Katrina.
Williams offered up the Katrina analogy to NBC colleague David Gregory for analysis:
WILLIAMS: David, people start tossing around Katrina comparisons, that's bound to leave a mark.
GREGORY: Yeah, and the White House doesn't like it, you can imagine why. They think Republicans are pushing some of this, some allies of former President Bush. It only goes so far. I think if you're talking about competence of an administration or the ability for government to handle a really big project, maybe there is some comparisons. But it probably stops there.
So this isn't like a massive disaster that killed almost 2,000 people. That's good to know.
Oh wait, David Gregory kept talking:
Frankly, I liken this more, Brian, to the Iraq War. That was life and death. This is not. It's totally different. But when it comes to an issue through which everything else will be judged, I think that's the comparison to the previous administration. It's the one they are trying to fight through now.
All right–so it's not like Katrina; it's more like the far more serious catastrophe of the Iraq War, a multi-trillion dollar disaster that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Except, Gregory says, for that life-and-death part; then the analogy doesn't quite fit.
Is anyone following this?
This wasn't a slip of the tongue, either; Gregory made the same claim two days later on Meet the Press (11/17/13). "Is the rough rollout of Obamacare the president's own Hurricane Katrina?" Gregory asked at the beginning of the show. He delivered his own answer:
People will say this is like Katrina; I think it's more like Iraq. That was about life and death, this is not. That's not the comparison. The comparison is everybody looked at Bush through the prism of Iraq. Here, I think people are going to look at Obama through the implementation of Obamacare.
Of course, one could make a pretty good case that access to healthcare is actually life and death.
For the record, MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews was on hand to say he didn't think the Katrina analogy really fit. Then again, he also stressed that Obama's management style left something to be desired, since one couldn't really be sure who was in charge of executing his plan:
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10 April 2012
Social network Friends Reunited relaunches
Considered one of the grandfathers of social networks, Friends Reunited launched its new beta site on the 27 March, but what now? Can the social network (which first launched in 2000) win back its mojo and win both new and old audiences?
Even seeing a news item on BBC Breakfast that Friends Reunited had relaunched didn't spur me rush to see what had changed. Back in 2000 it was announced that the husband-and-wife team Steve and Julie Pankhurst had created a unique service, but did it? A similar service had launched in the US a few years earlier, and then Friends Reunited took the initiative for the UK from what remember.
Friends Reunited has had experienced a colourful and turbulent journey; acquired by ITV for a whopping £175 million (with the married team reported to have made £30 million from the deal), but underperformed with the broadcaster. Its inevitable sale from ITV was to online publishing group brightsolid in 2005 for the rather attractive price of £25 million as reported the BBC.
After receiving an email shot (these still seem to work these days), I decided to take a quick look to check out what the site is like and what's it's offering. The brand has a new strap line "Remember When?", which 'reminds' me of the newspaper service (The Newspaper Archive as known as Remember When) that sent archived copies of publications when an issue has been missed, or when older original and authentic issues were sought for anniversaries, birthdays and so on. Interestingly, this service also rebranded and is known as gonedigging these days with a range of products to sell.
Introducing the new Friends Reunited
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Brightsolid's history and experience in this space through its archive and genealogy services is impressive. If they're able to integrate and make the offering they have put into action here – that could see Friends Reunited become a useful service. It may not be a massive hit as it was in its heyday, but should and will be different. If they can ignore the immediate comparison to other social networks and the expectant dizzy subscriber and user numbers that may be pushed at them, they may be OK. It's a British company in the digital space, so lets hope so.
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Digital Media Bursary - It's Alive!
Submitted by Ian Wood on Fri, 2007-12-07 18:10.
Not very busy so far, but the main film showing is tonight (the 250-person auditorium is sold out) and there'll be people coming to see the installation before and after the main showing.
Here's a rough-and-ready QTVR of the installation.
P.S. You wouldn't believe the size of the projector!
Re: Digital Media Bursary - It's Alive!
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You should add something like the below to your next version...
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By order of December 19 the Court disbarred Michael T. Hursey Jr. for misconduct which included drawing improper deeds, having a deficit in his trust account, failing to properly supervise a paralegal, failing to file matters in domestic cases, failing to pay a court reporter, maintaining a webpage that contained profanity and nudity, failing to cooperate with the disciplinary investigation, failing to respond to charges and abandoning his law practice.
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