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in a season of wavering will
and ripe regret, I was born
too old - into a fragile world
of butterfly feathers and
springtime secrets, tied tenderly
around hollow hallucinations and
carefully called a "dream"
they promise you things
when you are too young to
understand the monsters under
your bed are really fragments
of you, left to disintegrate
in the dark. they say: you
will touch the world, you will
know the stars by name, you
will be our deliverance from
all the things we were not
you will be strong.
but they don't know, no,
I am a yard sale:
I sold my heart to a boy
with lilting lies and eyes
that looked human
I lent my bones to an
unstable night
I whispered my wishes away
down empty wells, and only heard
the shallow echo of myself
I sent my lungs down the
river gasping for forgiveness
and I gave my voice
to the ocean, in exchange
for a little sleep
when they finally see me, I say
with a sawdust screech, I am
not all these pieces of me--
I have to believe somewhere
behind the complex of a mirror
and fluorescent flutters,
there exists a version of myself,
a glass skeleton, unscathed, and
living out its life for you.
(no one ever warned me that stories
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Last week, I was leading a group of my SparkPeople co-workers through a 10-minute core workout. Since I teach fitness classes (including Pilates) regularly, most of the exercises we do as a group are pretty easy for me since I�m used to doing them (and usually for much longer than 10 minutes). But they�re new and challenging for the group, who like to complain about their soreness during the workout (and the day afterwards).
Anyway, the next day my co-worker Rachel, after telling me how she was sore from some of the moves, said, �Your core is so strong! I can�t believe you don�t have a 6 pack!�
I immediately responded, �Who says I don�t?!�
�You�ve told me before that you don�t.�
�Oh�You�re right. I don�t.� (haha)
Anyway, it got the pair of us talking and it kept me thinking. I explained how, having strong abs doesn�t mean you�ll have defined abs. After all, it�s the layer of fat on top of the abs that determines how much of them that you�ll see. The more I thought about her comment over the next few days, the more I decided I should share it.
I don�t have a six pack. I don�t have anywhere near a perfect body. I have stretch marks on my hips (that I�ve had since I was a teenager, even though I was a fit and healthy athlete). I have the all-too-common cellulite on the back of my thighs (show me a woman that doesn�t!). My butt sticks out way further than I think it should. And my belly, while mostly flat and definitely strong, does have a pinchable inch or so that turns into a belly roll when I sit down. I�m not ashamed to admit it!
I told Rachel that I could have a 6 pack if I wanted. Heck, I think almost anyone could. But what it takes to get to that point is serious, almost obsessive exercise and calorie counting for most people. I�ve been there before, but what it took to get there (and stay there!) was mentally and physically exhausting. I�d rather be �okay� with how I look and have a normal life where I can eat ice cream when I want to and exercise moderately�not obsessively.
I think that most people would expect that fitness instructors, trainers, and experts who seem to know it all about working out and eating right would have perfectly toned bodies. And you�re not wrong to think that�s the case. After all, gracing the cover of every fitness video and magazine are the bodies of super toned fitness models and trainers. They�re not shy about showing off their ripped abs and muscular legs in their skimpy workout clothes either. Is that the true picture of fitness? No wonder we all think we need to change our bodies.
I think these people are the exception to the rule. And not only that, but they make all of us regular people think that being fit and healthy means looking like a model on a fitness magazine cover. That couldn�t be further from the truth. More and more research is showing that fitness and fatness don�t have to be mutually exclusive. Overweight people who exercise regularly are healthier than thin and �normal� weight people who don�t exercise.
By eating right most of the time and exercising to focus on your health and fitness level (and not for the sole purpose of looking perfect, losing weight or burning calories), I think you�re more likely to reach the point where you like the way your body looks and feels just enough...or maybe more. And no matter what it looks like at that point, you�ll be healthier as a result. Isn�t that what it�s all about?
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Thank you for such an insightful and inspirational blog. One of the reasons I feel motivated to watch and workout to your videos on spark is because you are relatable to me. I can see that your emphasis is to be healthy and be balanced with fitness and eating.
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Hi Nicole. This is such a good discussion point. A lot of people don't realise that there is a huge difference between looking fit and being fit. Recently a fitness model was saying about how at the time of her peak popularity as a fitness model, when she was seen to be the epitome of fitness and health, she was actually suffering from a host of health complaints, hair falling out, bad skin, no periods etc, from the extreme diet and methods she was using to achieve her physique.
Here's a link on the same subject that I found interesting:
in particular fit/fat and "Why don't you look like a fitness model?"
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Thank you for writing this I am so sick of people asking why I don't have ripped muscles. I run 4 miles 5 a week and do strength traing days a week and I still have the little layer of fat and that awful word CELLULITE. I don't have the time to be that obsessive about it I am healthy and happy.And I love to EAT
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That was beautifully said. I copied this entry and pasted it into my journal. Thanks for this
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Thank you for a great article. I started doing your Bootcamp videos, and determined to sticking to it. Keep up the great work.
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What a great article thank you. It's so sad that so many women obsess over the unattainable idea of perfection. You are a fabulous role model for all women out there!
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Sometimes I am reminded of the sterotypical male that some women find attractive, which is the statuesque six-pack having "stud." This is touted, by some of the more tactless folks, as the only attractive state that a male body can assume. Everything else is a sack of fat. I really don't buy this, as if it were the case there would be a lot more single people out there. The thing that bugs me about this stereotype is that it seems to be the only "ideal" image some women seem to have of men. I apologize for the generalization.
My point is that I could easily become obssessed enough with fitness to get there now that I'm done with grad school. Grad school is why I joined this site and have become devoted to improving my fitness level.
However, my goal is to not have my self-esteem and fitness plan sabotaged by irrational and base expectations. My goal is to strengthen my core for climbing and lose my "scholar tummy." After I work-out I feel great. Thank you for this article and your 15-minute ab video.
Also, there's a Penn and Teller: BS episode about being overweight. During the challenge portion of the show all of the overweight people out-performed the "normal" person.
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I really enjoy your exercise videos, recipes and articles. What I like about you is that you're real, and so is your body: that of a healthy, fit but balanced woman. Not like some of the women on TV exercise ads and programs, with their over-defined and
"perfect" bodies. My husband says that women like that repulse him and women who look strong and healthy but feminine attract.
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i totally know what u mean about the need for almost obsessive exercising to acheive and maintain a six pack. its crazy. and stressful sometimes. so i have stopped doing obsessive and accepted the little pooch i have developed. am happier now that i dont have to constantly try to maintain the look. as long as you are healthy and strong. thats what counts!
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Thank you so much I watch your videos everyday and there awsom
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I think you'd have to lift and dig to find a six pack on me, but knowing my core is strong and that because of my line of work, nursing, I'm either going to have a core or I'm going to hurt my back. When I feel sore, I should be grateful that it's the beginning of abdominal strength and not a back out of wack. It's neat that you can get a group of people together to do anything at work other then eat. Keep up the great work
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I just started browsing this site, your videos are awesome. I'm 60 years old with lung disease, my aerobic capacity is limited, but your videos are helping me get core strength back, and you make it doable. I've added this to my walking program and can feel the difference. You are so not Jillian and I love it. We all want to be fit.
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Thank you so much for posting this blog!Me and so many other women(and men) out there really needed to hear that.We as humans are very visual and we are constantly being bombarded by images on a daily basis of what we think being "fit" is.When in reality what is portrayed on tv and magazines as being "fit" is really not the norm for most people (including fitness trainers).I really liked you comment about someone who may be over weight but exercises regularly is more healthy than someone who is thin and does not exercise.That is so true...It seems we get so caught up in what we think we should look like, rather than the biggerpicture... that is to be healthier and lead fuller, longer lives as a result.Thanks again!
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This was a great read. Thank you for sharing!
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Wow, this really helped me in not worrying about that type of thing. Thank you so much!!
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This was as great as seeing Valerie Bertanelli on NutriSystem commercials, showing that even celebs can gain weight or be imperfect. I resigned years ago to having that body due to the maintenance it took--obsessive exercise...that's the only way I get to see well defined muscles. Way to go, Nicole!
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Thank you for posting this!
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Here Here. I have an instructor in her 50s that has a six pack and one in her early 30s that does not. Both are strong, fit women that can out crunch me any day of the week. Therefore, I keep going to their classes. If I were able to do this on my own, I still wouldn't have as much fun.
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i was wondered why my spinning coach wasn't tight all over. this makes perfect sense and makes me feel better about myself. thanks you
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thank you so much, you have made me feel so much better
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Thank you for this blog. It makes me feel better to know that I do not care about having a 6-pack. I'm not close to being able yet. I see pics of women who have a 6-pack; I think they look great and congradulate them for being able too. But I don't have to be that woman. I want my stomach flat and strong. I figure I'm a work in progress.
Thanks to you my abs are getting stonger. I try to do all your ab videos on here, thanks for pushing me! (I do about all your videos!) Thanks again.
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This post sums it up perfectly!
I'm a fitness intstructor, and I always have people telling me I'm so strong and fit, but somedays because I don't see it in the mirror, I get discouraged!
I am very healthy, and I know this!!! Thanks for reminding me :)
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I also agree with what you said in this blog. However, I would like to add that everyone has abs and if your core is strong they might even be defined but the amount of fat covering them keeps people from seeing the defined abs. Women need the fat on their body's to sustain a normal functioning body, especially for our reproductive system.
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Great blog! Thank you :)
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Thank you!! I needed that this morning.
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Well said! people confuse between fitness and looking fit!, while the latter may serve as inspiration clearly the former should be one's goal.
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You rock!!! Thank you so much for what you said!! Its refreshing!
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i love what you said here... thank you thank you thank you!!!
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I guess I really don't feel ok about my body. Lately, I have really been eager to be able to work out VERY hard, to get much, much stronger. I have worked out some, so that my abs are stronger than I can remember since I gave birth to the first of my 9 children (well, one is adopted). The rectis seems not to be separated anymore. It felt so neat the day I realized that.
I used to be pretty active, but I don't think I have ever been very fit. The best I ever was was when I was about 20 or 21 and I could run 3 miles in less than 27 minutes. I loved the "runner's high" and though I don't think I will run like that again, I'd like to find something I could do to exert myself with on a regular basis.
My daughter will hug me and tell me how trim I am, but I just cannot accept it. I have lost over 100 pounds, and kept most of it off, despite having 2 more children since I first dropped that first 75 pounds in 6 months, simply because I began to eat less food.
I feel like I am rambling, but I agree we don't have to be perfect, but I am not there when it comes to accepting myself as I am.
Thanks, Coach Nicole
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I love this blog more than life itself! Being healthy and happy doesn't mean looking like a body builder! I love love love your attitude!
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This is a very interesting and inspiring blog coming from a person teaching fitness classes. I completely agree with you. I started working out not long ago and I feel much stronger even though I still hear myself huffing and puffing when I do heavy cleaning around the house. This is me at age 22 and I'm only few pounds "heavier" than I should be. My goal is not to do that, not to have six pack or well defined biceps.
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As I wipe the little tears that sprang forward at the thought of being ok with my body. WOW. I will have to think about this a bit! Heck your right! Thanks for the GREAT words and insight!!!
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Thanks for adding this blog. I like what you said about being "okay with our bodies". That's one of the goals I'm striving for. I'm just starting out and have a long way to go, but it's nice to hear that I don't have to be perfect to enjoy the body I have (or want). Thank you.
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Love this blog entry - very well said! Thanks for sharing on this topic! :)
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I don't think fitness and fatness go hand in hand necessarily. I'm not thin by any stretch of the word, but I am quite fit. I do cardio regularly and just this morning a couple of friends (who are both probably a size 6 or under) were walking up a hill and I was the one NOT huffing and puffing when we reached the top. Also, I know of a professor that teaches at the university I attend and she is a beautifully curvy and full-figured woman who has completed 3 triathlons and a local marathon! When I think about it this way, fitness has much less to do with fatness, and I think that the media and our own insecurities are what's making us think otherwise.
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Thank you for the article Coach Nicole! It is encouraging to hear that even very fit people such as yourself do not always feel they have "perfect" bodies. I also agree that it is much more beneficial to focus on the positive things you are doing for your health and how much better exercise makes you feel than to focus on your appearance.
I love your videos! The workouts are fun and challenging, and your instructions are super helpful! Thanks so much :)
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This is such a timely blog. I agree that you can be fit and still not look like you have the perfect body. I'm also thrilled to see a celebrity like Queen Latifah talking about getting to "your perfect size" which isn't the same for everyone. It's nice to see the focus on health rather than appearance.
I've been working out faithfully for a year and a half and I still haven't lost more than 10 lbs. Now, I am to the point where I am ready to really focus on the food part of the equation, but even doing that here on Spark, I still see the scale stuck at a number I really hate. However, I have noticed a change in how my clothes fit and I have gone down a pant size.
I'm taking this as a positive and focusing on what was said in the last paragraph of this blog....you can be a bigger person who exercises and still be healthier than a thin person who sits on their tush every day!
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This article came in a good time for me! My mind set has been going through some "changes" and one of them is just to be happy with my body and myself. Having healthy eating habits and exercise will lead me to where I enjoy my body and allow me to be myself with all my imperfections, but feeling great about my shape... not that it doesn't look like somebody else's. Thank you for posting this article, it means a lot coming from a professional like you. It took a lot of "pressure" off my shoulders to be perfect!! Thank you so much!!!
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Coach Nicole...I don't have a six pack either!!
I truly believe that the media does make us think that we all need to be a certain size. I think the most important part is to be happy with the skin that your in....
Thanks for sharing!!
Bloo :)
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This blog was exactly what I needed to read today. Thank you so much for sharing that!!
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i want 6 pack so bad before. Your article did wake me up.. Now I just exercise on my own pace beside attend yoga & pilates class 4times a week.Pilates really challenge my core strength. On my first pilates class, I observe that my core is very weak. It was 4 months ago. Now my core is not strong yet but it getting better and better. I dont have six packs at all. Instaed i have a 3 layers (when i roll my body). When I stand in front a mirror, I can notice a (light)parallel line. And when i touch my stomach, I can feel it hard (not so soft as before).
P/s : your article inspiring me to continue work towards strong stomach :)
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Your comments were very inspiring to me. I'm a certified PT - for about a hear now, but not actively practicing. My job is in wellness, but I haven't had the opportunity yet to do personal training. That is going to change soon and I feel a little unsure of myself - for one I'm inexperienced, but I think the main reason is I don't have that 'perfect fitness model' body. I'm at a healthy weight and I exercise regularly - I believe I'm a good role model, but still that lack of confidence comes to play. So your comments just helped me believe in myself a little more.
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I want a 6 pack ab. I want to know that just because I am over 40 it is still possible. I have never had a 6 pack ab but Lord knows I have drank my share of six-packs and that was easy. I personally have to set high standards for myself to be motivated. When my core is strong I feel more in tune and balanced in my body. I gain my weight in my stomach so I am always concerned about not having my gut stick out farther than my butt it you know what I mean. I am not obsessed with getting 6 pack abs. I am not even sure exactly what it takes to get there. No pain no gain.
Comment edited on: 3/27/2008 1:46:09 PM
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Thanks Coach..... I want to be happy in my skin and you just certified that I am not alone..........
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Thanks Nicole- - - i have become increasingly obsessed over food and exercise and trying to attain the fitness cover figure - they did it right?! I am not fat - but I think I am when I look and invariably compare myself. Thanks for putting the focus back on health and balance.
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Wow ... what a great article. It's so true, you see these women in magazines like Madonna with a totally ripped body and can't help but want the same body. But I'm sure it's taken her years to achieve it and I can't imagine the time and energy to maintain it. I would rather live with my current body than be a slave to a rigid nutrition and exercise program. Thanks for putting things in perspective, Nicole!
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I have believed that from the get go but I still can't seem to get over that my body won't cooperate when all fitness instructors at the gym are buff. Why can't I look like them? Maybe because I am over 40 have 4 kids and can't be bother to count calories every time I want to eat. I am happy most of the time with how I look and that I am healthy enough to workout.
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About this blog: Was Egypt's winter revolution a theatrical performance on the stage of Tahrir Square? In some respects, it was, says Jeffrey C. Alexander in his new book "Performative Revolution in Egypt," published last month by Bloomsbury. Alexander, a professor of sociology at Yale and author of "The Performance of Politics: Obama's Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power," examines the revolution and argues that in the square the protesters created a microcosm of the democacy they hoped to bring to Egypt. It was this political drama, Alexander says, that ultimately swayed the army and ushered in radical change at the top. Mixed into the drama was the power of communications in the Internet age, with many dubbing the Egyptian revolt a Facebook revolution. Here, Alexander assesses the impact of social networks on the outcome in Egypt and the role of the Internet in future potential uprisings.
Dictators and revolutionaries may disagree about whether new media are a positive force for revolution or an invitation to global chaos. Recent events in North Africa and the Middle East have suggested both are correct.
Egypt's recent revolution clearly demonstrates that the effectiveness of the Facebook/Twitter "phenomenon" is determined by who is using it for what purpose. The story of the winter revolution of January 25 was how democratic idealism can be projected from a relatively narrow core-group to an audience of tens of millions.
Tahrir Square became a stage upon which democratic revolution played out. Inspiring scenes were uploaded into digital communication devices, projected to satellites and sent back again all over the earth. Egypt's dictator could not prevent the unfolding drama from being widely displayed. As the drama was projected outside Egypt into global civil society, Western viewers demanded that governments warn the Egyptian army not to intervene.
These images of righteousness, martyrdom, and civil self-control also won over the enlisted men and officers in the Army. Yet that democratic enthusiasm ran into a brick wall once the generals succeeded Mubarak as the ruling power. Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has not made good on its promise to safeguard the democratic transition, and instead employed Internet, Facebook, and Twitter to control communication and project misleading information into the public square.
For instance, on Fridays, when Egypt's democratic activists go to Tahrir Square to chant the week's list of National Demands, the scene is not visible in the army's social media or in the state-controlled national TV.
Yet, even as the military uses the new media to maintain official invisibility, the revolutionaries employ it to record their opposition, videoing police brutality on cellphones and sending out Tweets organizing the weekly rituals in Tahrir Square. It's effective. The military only pretends not to listen.
Those who are performing revolution in Libya and Syria, and who might imagine it in Saudi Arabia or Iran, have and will encounter more difficulties, not only from armies that feel freer to employ violent force but from media environments that are more constrained.
Egypt was the most wired nation in the Arab world, with 25 million people having access to social media or the Internet. Revolutionary leaders had experience creating Facebook pages in the commercial world, and Egyptian citizen-audiences were skilled in responding and employing them.
In no other Arab country are activists and citizens experienced in this way. After Egypt, moreover, governments are aware of the Internet's power. It can no longer function as a surprise weapon.
If both sides, the entrenched interests and the revolutionaries, are equally seeking to propagandize using Twitter, the Internet might become less a medium for effective performance than a Tower of Babel.
Internet and social media will continue to provide invaluable platforms for mounting performances that challenge dictatorial states. But now that dictators also employ the new media, revolutionary performances must find new ways to keep their own communications secret while responding to government lies in public way.
In the age of internet revolution that Egypt launched, he who controls social messaging will control the revolution.
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Nice is a classy courtesan of a city – good-looking, cultured, desirable and only as virtuous as she needs to be. Her business is seduction. You'd need the moral armour of an ascetic to resist. Then again, if you had such moral armour, you wouldn't be in Nice in the first place. So forget about resistance and fling yourself into her arms. You'll get your money's worth.
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Ten top sights
Promenade des Anglais
I know people who have spent almost an entire short break solely on the Promenade (1), strolling, smiling, then sitting to contemplate the vastness of sea and sky, the brightness of the light. I can sympathise.
La Prom curves almost five miles round the Bay of Angels, a delightful stretch punctuated by palms and pergolas. It's been the favoured stroll of fashionable folk since the British community funded the initial length (hence the name) in the 1820s. Tragically, leisurewear has dumbed down since the days of frock coats and bustles. There are now also more joggers – and very, very small dogs – than I deem desirable. But the aura remains, underwritten grandly by the sheen of the elements.
This draws the sting of the ugliness of some of the buildings. Here and there, lovely 19th-century edifices survive. Elsewhere, they have been substituted by utilitarian 20th-century blocks doodled not so much by architects as by their guide dogs.
Ugliest of the lot is the Méridien Hotel, which is why you should enter for lunch. For a start, once inside, you can't see the outside. What's more, rise nine floors to the rooftop Terrasse restaurant (see Restaurants section) and what you see are the most arresting seaside views in Nice. The food's good, too, though pricey - mains from €28; burgers, salads and club sandwiches from €15 (00 33 497 304037; laterrasse-nice.com).
Palais Masséna
Stop here (2) for an idea of how Nice life was lived when the aristos dominated. Both gardens and palace have escaped redevelopment, the palace to become a museum. This tells the Nice story from Napoleon through to the mid-20th century. But it also tells its own story, a grandiose tale of wintering nobles trying to out-pomp one another. Marble halls and reception rooms swamp you with sumptuousness. There's not a shred of self-doubt. And, like most Nice museums, it's free.
Address: 35 Promenade des Anglais.
Contact: 00 33 493 91 19 10; nice.fr
Opening times: 10am-6pm, shut Tuesdays.
Old Town (Vieux Nice)
This tight-packed labyrinth was all there was of Nice before foreign aristocrats started showing up in the early 19th century. It's a warren of wriggling streets no thicker than a fisherman's forearm. The Niçois were packed in pretty snug. They still are, now jostling to sell us Provençal frocks, dodgy art, olive oil – and simmered lambs' trotters on restaurant terraces crammed in so cosily, you're effectively sitting in the coffee shop opposite.
"Touristy," cry the purists. Purists know nothing. Nice has always done commotion and boisterous commerce. They're as traditional as the buildings' ochre tones, the old dears chatting on chairs or the baroque churches beseeching in such florid fashion that the Almighty must surely shade His eyes. Pop into the Eglise de Gésu, jammed in at 12 Rue Droite (3).
If shops and bars weren't there, you'd be left with purists and guidebooks, and where's the life in that? So buy an ice cream at Fenocchio's on Place Rossetti, then carry on strolling to the Cours Saleya.
The Cours Saleya
On flower market mornings (every day, bar Monday), the Cours (4) is a barely-controlled explosion of colours and aromas. "All the sensuousness of Provence," says a French woman I know. "Except the sex." I'm not sure she's right. I'm not sure there's not something promising about the succession of stalls with their effusion of pert blooms, their rounded fruit, their suggestion of juicy fertility. But doubtless I've been travelling alone too long. Whatever the level, it's a seductive spectacle, concentrated by Italianate buildings all around, and defiant of winter. By now, well-dressed restaurant tables will be edging out for al fresco lunchtime, professional chaps in aprons will be opening the necessary oysters, and you will be overcome with food lust, at least.
The Old Town, as Nice in general, knows both how to fire the appetites, and then satisfy them. Take your pick from any number colourful eateries, either in the Cours itself or streetlets all around – and give in.
Musée Matisse
Nice fairly throbs with excellent galleries but, if you are to see only one, I'd make it the Matisse Museum (5) up on Cimiez Hill. Though born in northern France, old Henri lived in the capital of the Côte d'Azur from1917 to his death in 1954. Here, in a 17th-century villa, the city pays him tribute with a superb collection of his art, from the 1890s to his post-Second World War gouache cut-outs. It's a sort of vertical tasting of his life's work. If you are not familiar with the man, this is a splendid introduction. If you are, you'll be mesmerised. Look out this summer for an exhibition on the relationship between Matisse and art collector André Maeght. It's part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Fondation Maeght, the gallery in St Paul-de-Vence which boasts one of the most startling collections of modern and contemporary art in France.
Address: 146 Avenue des Arènes.
Contact: 00 33 493 81 08 08; musee-matisse-nice.org
Opening times: 10am-6pm, shut Tuesday.
Admission: Free.
Cimiez Hill and monastery
While you're up in this district, you should also glance at the Roman archaeological site. Cimiez Hill was the centre of their settlement here. What's left surrounds the Matisse Museum. Don't worry about spending a long time here. A glance is probably enough. Then potter through the olive grove – to the nearby Franciscan monastery (6), dating from 1546. The gardens are lovely but the real attraction is the church and, more particularly, the three 15th-century masterpieces inside by Louis Bréa.
The Regina
Back on the main road, this monumental, rather stately edifice (7) used to be a hotel. It was here that our Queen Victoria stayed, for six weeks at a time, in the years 1897-1899. She'd take over the entire west wing, which still bears a crown on its roof.
The Niçoises liked her very much, partly because she gave presents to everyone, but mainly because she was in their city in the first place. Though that's not how they put it, the PR spin-off was incalculable. The Regina itself went bust in the 1930s, as visitors increasingly demanded to be on the seafront. Now it's a pretty classy collection of apartments, in one of which Matisse lived, worked and died. But, walk round the front of the gardens and you'll see a rather fine statue of Victoria erected by a grateful township after the queen's death. She is caught in her middle years, handsome and not a bit frumpy.
Le Grand Tour
This is the open-topped tourist bus. You may think it is naff. It isn't. For €21pp, it's the most effective way of looping round some of Nice's greatest hits without undue effort. It's a hop-on, hop-off service, so you can spin it out all day. Or over two days, for an extra €2. The English-language commentary is excellent. When the chap shuts up, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto takes over – a stirring soundtrack for a trip round the headland to the port and on to Mont Boron for a peek at the posh villas. You might just spot Sir Elton's up and away in the distance, near the observatory. Among hop-offs, I'd suggest the Musée Chagall and the Russian cathedral (below).
Departure point: Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Albert I gardens (8).
Prices: One day €21, two days €23; one or two days for children aged 4-11, €8. Free for Riviera Pass holders.
Musée Marc Chagall
Here are Chagall's 17 major Biblical Message tableaux (9). They're magnificent, they swirl with colour and meaning – but no one can tell me that Chagall was any good at painting animals. His sheep look like donkeys. Temporary exhibitions this year kick off with Natasha Leseur's Ombres Blanches - works inspired by Polynesia and its supposed proximity to Paradise. This runs February 22-May 19. Later, from June 14-October 6, there's a show by Denis Castellas, about which I can tell you nothing, except that the PR blurb is impenetrable. Simultaneously, and much more interestingly, the museum will be showing Chagall's own La Vie, a great swirling monster of a painting. It's being leant by the Fondation Maeght in St Paul de Vence, as part of the Fondation's 50th birthday celebrations.
Address: Avenue Dr Ménard.
Contact: 00 33 493 53 87 31; musee-chagall.fr
Opening times: Daily, 10am–6pm (until 5pm, November-April).
Admission: €7.50 (€9.50 during the summer exhibition); free on first Sunday of the month and for French Riviera Pass holders. Also for under-26-year-olds from the EU.
Russian cathedral
This is the most beautiful Orthodox church (10) outside Russia, the most visited monument in Nice - and, now, since July 2012, once again open to the public. It had been closed for almost a year due to an an obscure wrangle over ownership. This involved the Russian Federation, the Orthodox church and local Niçois faithful and was finally resolved, in the French courts, in favour of the Federation. Opponents lost their final appeal in April last year. The new "owners" immediately re-opened the church to visitors, and made entry free. There's a chance they may be closing it again this year for essential works, but go anyway, for the exterior alone is outstanding. With its cupolas, mini steeples, turrets and polychrome tiles, the cathedral appears to have been wrenched from St Petersburg and shipped south. The cathedral was built before the Great War for a noble Russian community quite as keen on wintering in Nice as were the British. It came further into its own post-1917, when Russian numbers in Nice were boosted by refugees from the Revolution.
When the place is open, you'll see that the cathedral's interior "symbolises the universe returned to its initial beauty through the grace of the Risen Christ". This was clearly an initial universe as conceived for Russian tastes – very gold, shiny, studded with jewels and other treasures brought from Russia. The whole is engrossing - it contains some 300 icons - but also still a place of worship. Coachloads arrive from Russia, the ladies pulling scarves over their heads and crossing themselves frequently. You don't want to get on the wrong side of these people. Be respectful. No shorts, mini-skirts or uncovered shoulders, and ladies should cover their heads.
Address: Avenue Nicolas II.
Contact: 00 33 493 96 88 02; cathedral-russe-nice.fr
Opening times: Daily, 9am-midday; 2pm-6pm. Admission free.
Day trip
Train des Merveilles
Though Nice is the least stifling of cities, there may come a time when, having gazed at the hills and mountains rising behind, you want to get out and in among them. That's when you trot to Nice-Ville station and take the Train des Merveilles. It's a regular, SNCF service which winds out of town and up into some smashing sub-Alpine scenery en route to the villages of Sospel, Saorge, La Brigue and finally – high up in the Mercantour National Park – Tende.
The train operates year-round. However, on weekends in May and October, and daily in June through to September, the 9.15am service comes equipped with a full guide service. Explanations – in English and French – hugely enhance what is already a pretty spectacular trip. It takes 1hr 45min to Tende. And costs €25.80 return. Or, a better idea, use your Carte Zou (€15 to go anywhere for a day in the Alpes Maritimes county) or Carte Isabelle (€35 for free-roaming ticket for a family of four). Last return from Tende to Nice is 17h22, which leaves plenty of time to look around the little town of Tende, have lunch and visit the Musée des Merveilles (Ave du 16 septembre 1947; 00 33 493 04 32 50; museedesmerveilles.com; free). A cracking little museum it is, too – dealing with the surrounding mountain world and, notably, its traces of prehistoric human activity.
Or you might try something more intrepid. You may hike, mountain bike or have a crack at the nearby via ferrata. The museum has the details. And then catch the last train back. I can't recommend all this too highly.
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Calendar of festivals and events 2014
Natasha Lesueur's Ombres Blanches, Musée Marc Chagall
Feb 1 to May 19
Nice's second-best gallery (after the Musée Matise) hosts Lesueur's works inspired by Polynesia and its supposed proximity to Paradise.
Contact: musees-nationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr
Nice Carnival
Feb 14 to March 4
The biggest winter event in France brings colour, music, giant floats, flower battles, beautiful girls and a sense of mild anarchy to the streets of Nice. It's the nearest Europe gets to Rio, with a similar carnival sense that anything's allowed. This year, the theme is '"Le Roi de la Gastronomie" ('King of Gastronomy') and, for the second time (on Feb 16), there'll be a 10-mile Rock 'n' Roll run along the Promenade des Anglais, with rock band accompaniment. It is, in short, a great place to be in the dead days of February. You'll not be alone, mind; some 600,000 visitors showed up in 2013 - bringing, so it's said, €30 million to the city.
Contact: nicecarnaval.com
Semele, Opera de Nice
Feb 16-Feb 20
The opera, composed by Handel in a month to a book by William Congreve, brings cloassicala loive and lust to the Italianate stage of Nice's sumptuous opera house. See website for full programme opera house events, including opera, ballet and philharmonic concerts,
Contact: opera-nice.org
Gourmet Meal, Nice's Big Wheel (Place Masséna)
Feb 21
Three of Nice's finest, Michelin-starred chefs prepare lunch to be eaten on the epic Big Wheel, as it revolves on the city's central square. It's all, of course, for charity.
Contact: book at the Tourist Office, 00 33 492 14 46 47
Gala des Etoiles, Nice Acropolis
March 11
Star dancers from the Bolshoi, Opera de Paris and Royal Ballet, London (amongst others) put on a sort of "greatest hits" show which befits their status.
Contact: nice-acropolis.com
Swan Lake, Nice Acropolis
March 15
Classic ballet from the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre - in what is a pretty busy time for Niçois classical dance fans.
Contact: nice-acropolis.com
Stromae, Palais Nikaia
March 23
A sort of Belgian extra-terrestrial singer who, in case you've not been listening recently, has taken le continent by storm. Here's a chance to find out why - or, alternatively, to be very puzzled. 'Stromae', you'll have noticed, is a mash-up of "Maestro".
Contact: nikaia.fr
Nice v Paris Saint Germain, Stade Allianz Riviera
March 29
The gallant lads of Nice FC - perpetual first-division strugglers - take on France's galacticos ... in their brand new, space-age stadium opened last autumn.
Contact: ogcnice.com
Gala Tchaikovski, Nice Acropolis
April 6
Yet more classical dance - with the best bits of the Russian's most famous works (Swan Lake, Nutcracker Suite, Sleeping Beauty) danced by the Ballet of Kiev.
Contact: nice-acropolis.com
23rd Nice Semi-Marathon
April 27
A 13-plus mile streak or trot (depending) around Nice's main tourist sites. The run has become an institution now, with shorter-distance alternatives for the less ambitious.
Contact: nicesemimarathon.com
Dreyfus, Opera de Nice
May 16 to June 6
Michel Legrand - probably France's greatest contemporary composer and a titan in the film music field - tackles the turbulent tale of the Jewish army officer (Dreyfus) wrongly convicted of treachery in the late 19th-century.The episode redounds through French life to this day. This is the work's world premier.
Contact: opera-nice.org
Nice Jazz Festival, Place Masséna & Théâtre de la Verdure
July 8-11
The 2014 line-up for what is one of Europe's greatest jazz festivals is not known at the time of writing - but, if past years are anything to go by, it will be strong. The 2013 cast list included Earth, Wind & Fire, Ben Harper, Chick Corea and George Benson.
Contact: nicejazzfestival.fr
Prom Party
July 14 to August 25
The Promenade des Anglais is shut to traffic. Bands - jazz, pop, rock, latino, world - set up on seven temporary stages along the front. All you have to do is walk, eat, drink listen and bop till you drop … by the Med...
Contact: nice.fr
Tango Festival
August 6-10
Not only some top class shows - including shows by Federico Naveira and Sabrina Masso - but also a chance to learn, join in and generally get to grips with the world's most sensual dance.
Contact: verynicetangofestival.com
Florent Pagny, Palais Nikaia
November 1
One of France's leading pop chanteurs - with a voice which impressed Pavarotti and has lead Pagny, unsurprisingly, to be one of the judges in the French version of the TV show, The Voice.
Contact: nikaia.fr
Nice-Cannes Marathon
November 9
If you can swallow the slogan ("Yes, we Cannes. It's very Nice!"), then the 26 mile run along the coast should be a doddle.
Contact: marathon06.com


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Rodger Lee of Ironworks sent along some construction photos yesterday, showing the progress on the giveaway truck. Design elements include a recessed grill & headlights, side exit exhaust, raised bumpers, reduced drip rail, custom scalloped side trim and many other subtleties. The striking color is a modern take on mid 60s Lindale blue. As you can see from Black's rendering, the wheels are Billet Specialties Bonneville-G series wrapped in red striped rubber. The interior will be an orange/red two-tone blend with other neutral colors.
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After GOP landslide of Election 2010, what next for Obama?
Election 2010 voters sent a strong message of discontent to President Obama on the economy. They also handed him a big political challenge: work toward greater bipartisanship.
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The Republican Party has swept the Democrats out of power in the House and gained seats in the Senate, sending a strong message of voter discontent to President Obama on the economy.
Republicans scored at least a 60-seat gain in the House, the biggest partisan shift since the Democrats gained 75 House seats in 1948. In the Senate, the Republicans fell short of the 10 they needed to take control, and failed to capture their most-hoped-for quarry: the seat of Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada, who defeated tea partyer Sharron Angle by five percentage points. It is the first time in 80 years that the House has changed hands without the Senate following.
The historic wave that makes Rep. John Boehner (R) of Ohio the expected next speaker of the House also hands Mr. Obama the biggest challenge of his political career. Suddenly, the president has no choice but to work toward his unfulfilled 2008 campaign promise of greater bipartisanship. The alternative is gridlock and the appearance of ineffectiveness. But if Obama concedes too much to the Republicans, he risks losing the support of his Democratic base when he runs for reelection in 2012, as expected.
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Sugarland's Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles, shown in Atlanta in 2011, will receive the "Performer" award. Photo credit: Robb Cohen/www.robbsphotos.com
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Preliminary reports show that Auglaize County farmers can expect a good wheat harvest, both in quantity and quality standards, despite a recent dry spell coupled with high temperatures. Some farmers have already began to harvest their winter wheat, and Ohio State University Extension Office Agriculture Educator John Smith said he expects most of the wheat to be harvested by next week. "It looks like about 99 percent will be off the field by the first of next week," Smith said of the crop typically harvested the first two weeks of July.
A retired English teacher designed a greeting card — which is now for sale at Hallmark Stores throug-hout the country. Sue Moser, of Wa-pakoneta, decided to enter into the Hallmark Card Contest last year when she was shopping at a Hallmark store in Bellefontaine and saw that the store was hosting a card designing contest. "I knew I had a good picture to use," Moser said, "but it took me a little while to figure out the caption." Moser asked her daughter-in-law, Kodi Moser,
Henry A. Miller, 78, of Wapakoneta, died at 10:50 a.m. June 21, 2012, at Lima Memorial Health Systems, in Lima. He was born Sept. 4, 1933, to Mary C. (Knuth) and Daniel Miller, who preceded him in death. On October 25, 1952, he married Mary C. Kemper, who survives in Wapakoneta.
Norma M. Rickert, 78, of Wapakoneta, died at 2:11 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2012, at the Lima Memorial Health System. Arrangements are incomplete at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta.
Sherri Lynn (Cotter) Butts, 56, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Waynesfield, died at 4:48 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, in Van Wert. She was born March 15, 1956, in Lima, the daughter of Pauline (Duff) and Jack Cotter, who survive in Waynesfield.
Henry A. Miller 78, of Wapakoneta, died at 10:50 a.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Lima Memorial Health Systems in Lima. Arrangements are incomplete at Schlosser Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Wapakoneta.
Despite this being an election year when most members of Congress and the president concentrate on the campaign trail, one U.S. senator from Ohio plans to continue to focus on getting passed legislation to help the American economy. Pushing for a number of pieces of legislation he sponsored or co-sponsored, Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he believes Congress can pass these bills to jump start the American economy.
Anticipating a brighter outlook for Auglaize County's financial future, several area economic development officials requested a substantial increase in funds from the county commissioners to promote county economic growth.
Auglaize County election officials are urging citizens to register to vote or update their existing voter information as soon as possible.
"This year is a unique year for elections in Ohio," Auglaize County Elections Board Director Carolyn Campbell. "Each registered voter in the state will be receiving an application to vote by mail. However, in order to receive the application, our Board of Elections must have a voter's current registration information."
Unemployment rates across the region tumbled in May.
According to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Auglaize County registered an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent in May, a decrease from 5.9 percent in April. That figured ranked the county six-lowest in the state and among seven that recorded a figure at or less than 5.5 percent. Last year, the county had an unemployment rate of 7.5 percent.


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Music video for new single from Skinny Lister 'Trouble on Oxford Street'. Catch us live on tour across the UK in 2015, and new album release on Xtra Mile Recordings 'Down on Deptford Broadway' in April '15. More info at www.skinnylister.com
I am now offering drum lessons over Skype so you can now learn to play the drums even if you live on a remote island! (Providing you have a good internet connection…)
For more details on drum lessons please contact me directly through the below contact form. Also don't forget I offer your 1st drum lesson completely FREE! Joy of joys!
Pictured is Ged who lives in France and we do weekly drum lessons over Skype and they rock!
]]>Hugely proud to announce the release of the new Ed Prosek EP 'Riverbed'. The lovely people at The Line Of Best Fit are streaming the EP in full ahead of its release this Sunday at the launch show in Brighton at Bleach:
More info on the EP launch show at Bleach in Brighton, this Sunday 16th November:
Also you can pre-order the EP from iTunes now here for only £3.99!
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]]>Zane Lowe's hottest records suck right? So I decided to make a real list last year, and now here is 2014's, in my humble opinion by the way…
]]>Brand new video from Ed Prosek for our current single Hold on Tight. Shot by Wild Stag Studio, full E.P 'Riverbed' due for release in November.
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Just completed my first ever tour of Japan last week and I had an absolute blast! 4 Shows over a week with Skinny Lister, taking in 3 Club Quattro's in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya and finishing it with a bang at Asigiri Jam Festival beneath the slopes of Mount Fuji. Huge thanks to Uncle Owen for putting the record out and all the guys there for their help and hospitality.
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Also the album is now available via rhythm section records: http://drumofftv.bandcamp.com
I would like to give everyone at DrumOffTV my huge thanks, and good luck for next years competition! http://drumoff.tv
]]>I am very pleased to announce that Skinny Lister have signed to Xtra Mile Recordings in preparation for a new album release in Spring 2015. We have a bunch of UK dates in October where the new album will be played in full, along with a slot at the legendary Reeperbahn Festival this week. UK dates are below, full story here:
]]>June has been an incredible month, completed my first ever tour of the USA and played at Glastonbury festival, both in my top 3 musical career achievements!
The tour was predominately on the east coast of the US, and took in 15 shows over 3 weeks.
Including shows at major US festivals Summerfest & Bonaroo.
As well as visiting, Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati and many others!
Then straight home to the UK and directly to Glastonbury, where I played my biggest show to date on the Avalon stage!
Next up is more European festivals over the Summer, visiting Germany, Spain & Scotland plus many more. Keep up to date with all Skinny Lister news here: http://skinnylister.com
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Sharpen images with Perl and GIMP
To tell GIMP to parse the smartsharp script when it launches, you must install the script in GIMP's plugin directory with the following command line:
gimptool-2.0 --install-bin smartsharp
The gimptool-2.0 utility is provided by the Debian libgimp2.0-dev package. So that GIMP can understand Perl scripts, you also need to install libgimp2.0 and libgimp-perl.
Significant Order
If you are changing the image in any other way, resizing, or correcting the colors, make sure that sharpening is the last step you perform. Otherwise, the various methods could step on each other's toes and possibly even reverse the sharpening process.
Of course, if an image is badly out of focus, no kind of manipulation is going to make a mega-sharp masterpiece of it; techniques like the tricks I cover here in this article are just patchwork. Out-of-focus images contain less information than sharp images – removing information from an image is easy, but adding information is just about as difficult as getting toothpaste back into the tube.
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EXCLUSIVE: Phil Noto's Moody "Moon Knight" #2 Variant Cover
CBR has the exclusive reveal of "Black Widow" artist Phil Noto's pulp-tinged variant cover for April's "Moon Knight" #2.
Cover of the Week: "Batman," "Winter Soldier," Hit-Girl & More
"Batman" is under lockdown, "Winter Soldier's" on a "Bitter March," "Kick-Ass 3" goes vintage Americana and more!
PREVIEW: Hand of God Strikes in "Black Widow" #4
Russian villain Hand of God makes his debut in this preview of Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto's "Black Widow" #4!
REVIEW: Edmondson & Noto's "Black Widow" #3
Nathan Edmondson & Phil Noto's excellent "Black Widow" #3 is a "finely constructed, utterly engaging comic" with the added bonus of crocodiles.
Edmondson & Noto Guide the "Black Widow's" Quest for Atonement
With the second issue on sale now, Nathan Edmondson & Phil Noto discuss "Black Widow," which follows the Marvel heroine's road to redemption.
Cover of the Week - January 15: "Daredevil," "Li'l Gotham" & More
This week, Chris Samnee's "Daredevil" sinks, Poison Ivy charms, "X-Men Legacy" waits patiently and "Thunderbolts" double-dips.
Cover of the Week - January 9: Dr. Doom Kitty Purrs to the Top
This week, Doctor Doom purrs into the Cover of the Week's top slot while "Black Widow," "Batwing" and more make the list.
REVIEW: Edmondson & Noto's "Black Widow" #1 is "A Wild Ride"
Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto's "Black Widow" #1 is "a refreshing breath of air for the character" and "a wild ride for new and old readers."
EXCL. PREVIEW: Edmondson & Noto's "Black Widow" #1
Black Widow tries to atone for her past in a new ongoing by Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto. Read an exclusive preview of the first issue!
PREVIEW: Edmondson & Noto's "Black Widow" #2
Marvel has released a first look at Phil Noto's artwork for "Black Widow" #2 written by Nathan Edmondson. The issue drops January 22.
PREVIEW: "Black Widow" Seeks Atonement in New #1
Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto guide the former assassin Avenger into the solo spotlight in this lettered preview of issue #1, out Jan. 8.
PREVIEW: "All-New Marvel NOW! Point One" #1
Marvel has released a first look at the many stories contained in the "All-New Marvel NOW! Point One" #1 anthology issue, in stores Jan. 8.
NYCC: Edmondson Balances a Bloody Ledger in "Black Widow"
CBR News spoke with writer Nathan Edmondson about his new ongoing "Black Widow" series, which finds the Marvel heroine atoning for her bloody past by infiltrating and destroying villainous plots.
Marvel Asks For ATONEMENT With Latest NYCC Teaser
Marvel's latest teaser hyping its New York Comic Con announcements features the word ATONEMENT displayed in red on on a black background, bringing to mind the Black Widow.
Lopez, Noto & More Illustrate New "Battle of the Atom" Covers
Marvel has released a cornucopia of new variant covers for "Battle of the Atom," including second print variants and upcoming covers by David Lopez, Phil Noto, Kris Anka and Esad Ribic.
Cover of the Week: September 11
This week, the Bookbinder becomes "Unhinged," the Court of Owls poses for a family portrait, Deadpool goes "Giant-Size" and Bishop heads West, all while Wolverine and Gambit hit the road.
Cover of the Week: August 28
This week sees an "Astonishing" band flier, a new I.D. for "Collider," an underwater attack in three parts, a devil in the Art Deco details and the face of Darkseid
EXCL. PREVIEW: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #25
Dark Horse Comics provides CBR with an exclusive look at "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" #25, the final issue of Season 9. Andrew Chambliss and Georges Jeanty's closing chapter hits stores September 11.
EXCLUSIVE: Noto Polarizes Batman in "Batman: Black and White" #1 Variant
DC Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at Phil Noto's variant cover for "Batman: Black and White" #1. The issue hits September 4.
Soule Explores the Explosive Dynamics of the "Thunderbolts"
Writer Charles Soule begins his run on "Thunderbolts" with #12 and CBR News spoke to him about the fallout from the team's latest mission and the current dynamics between his cast. Plus, exclusive art!
EXCL. PREVIEW: Chambliss & Jeanty's "Buffy Season 9" #23
Courtesy of Dark Horse, CBR presents an exclusive preview of Andrew Chambliss & Georges Jeanty's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #23. On July 10, Buffy will stop at nothing to save Dawn's life.
EXCL PREVIEW: Deadpool Rises in "Thunderbolts" #9
Marvel has provided CBR with an exclusivepreview of Daniel Way and Phil Noto's "Thunderbolts" #9. Tbolts member Deadpool is an unhappy camper on May 15.
Axel-In-Charge - 4/12/2013
With Marvel's event cards fully turned over, Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso explains Jonathan Hickman's "Infinity" from its origins as an "Avengers" story to a crucial role for The Inhumans.
EXCL PREVIEW: Way & Noto's "Thunderbolts" #7
Marvel has provided CBR with an excluive first look at incoming artist Phil Noto's "Thunderbolts" #7. Noto joins writer Daniel Way on the series as Frank Castle and Elektra's relationship escalates on March 27.
EXCL PREVIEW: DeConnick & Noto's "Ghost" #4
Dark Horse Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Noto's "Ghost" #4, the final chapter of "In The Smoke and Din." The issue hit March 13.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #19
Courtesy of Dark Horse, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #19, Illyria, Koh and Buffy join forces to tackle the Siphon under the watch of Andrew Chambliss and Georges Jeanty.
PRESS RELEASE: "Thunderbolts" is "Explosive" as Artist Phil Noto Joins Writer Daniel Way
REVIEW: "Uncanny X-Force" #34
Ryan K. Lindsay gives "Uncanny X-Force" #34 4.5 stars, calling the penultimate issue of the series by Rick Remender and Phil Noto "emotional, meaningful and masterful."
Cover of the Week - October 24
This week, the Big Bad Wolf goes on the hunt, Wolverine goes claws out, Cyclops goes Old West, the X-Men go guns a-blazzin' and "Prophet" gets ethereal.
REVIEW: "Ghost" #1
Greg McElhatton gives "Ghost" #1 4 stars, calling the kick-off to the new ongoing by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Noto "actually much stronger than the original series that inspired it."
In Your Face Jam - 10/10/2012
Brett White lays down his laws for those attending New York Comic Con this weekend, though they're pretty much applicable for any convention from now through infinity.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Ghost" #1
Courtesy of Dark Horse, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Ghost" #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Noto. The reimagining of Dark Horse's greatest heroine continues October 24.
REVIEW: "Uncanny X-Force" #32
Greg McElhatton gives "Uncanny X-Force" #32 by Rick Remender and Phil Noto 4 stars, calling the series "more than just the little book that could; it's a model for how mutant team books should work."
Axel-In-Charge - 9/28/2012
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso welcomes "Uncanny Avengers" writer Rick Remender to A-i-C to discuss the history of "Uncanny X-Force," the secret origin of "Captain America" and the rebirth of Havok.
DeConnick Summons Forth "Ghost"
CBR News spoke with Kelly Sue DeConnick about her reboot of Dark Horse Comics' "Ghost," bringing the series to Chicago and staking out spirits with Oregon Paranormal during her research process.
Remender and Noto are Final Executioners for "Uncanny X-Force"
Rick Remender's run on "Uncanny X-Force" concludes in December with the final issue of the current "Final Execution" arc. CBR spoke with Remender and artist Phil Noto about the final issues of the series with exclusive art.
EXCL PREVIEW: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #13
Dark Horse Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of Andrew Chambliss and Georges Jeanty's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #13. Buffy's bodyguarding misadventures continue September 12.
EXCLUSIVE EXTENDED PREVIEW: Sam Humphries' "Higher Earth" #3
Courtesy of BOOM! Studios, CBR has an exclusive extended preview of Sam Humphries' "Higher Earth" #3, on sale August 1.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #12
Dark Horse Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of "Buffy: Season 9" #12 by Andrew Chambliss and Georges Jeanty. The issue, with covers by Jeanty and Phil Noto, goes on sale August 8.
The Brotherhood Targets Remender's "Uncanny X-Force"
Writer Rick Remender unleahed a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in "Uncanny X-Force" #27 and CBR spoke with him about the villains and his plans for the series.
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Puttaparthi: After Thiruvananthapuram's Padmanabhaswamy temple, valuables worth millions have been found at the late Sathya Sai Baba's Yajur Mandir.
Officials preparing an inventory of the late spiritual leader's personal chambers in Puttaparthi have found 340 kg silver, gold worth Rs 5.8 crore and close to Rs 2 crore cash and the inventory is not yet complete.
The assets found in the eight rooms searched were deposited in a bank as per the directive of the Income Tax Department.
Anantpur Collector V Gurudas said, "We have made the inventory of gold items, which is not yet complete. So far we have got 34.438 kg gold worth Rs 5.85 crore. They were in different packets in different sizes. They were all unsealed and have been counted."


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The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium on Main and Capitol/M. Morton
Located conveniently on the corner of Main and Capitol in downtown Houston is The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium. Affectionately called the Saucer by its regulars, The Flying Saucer is a Beerknurd's (pronounced beer-nerd) heaven. With over 200+ beers available for ordering, who can resist trying only one? That's why when a customer signs up for the U.F.O. Club they are eligible to receive a Golden Saucer, which is placed on display on the ceiling and walls of the Saucer. How does one get such an honor? Drink 200 beers. But there's a catch: only 3 beers are counted per day toward this goal. Many have achieved it, and many have achieved it more than once.
The Saucer makes home for many business folk taking a break from the office; co-eds visiting the city and are in need of a beer break; and locals who enjoy the authenticity of a true beer bar. Because of it's popularity and high traffic location, the Saucer is often crowded with tables, booths, and sofas taken leaving customers with standing room only. There are two levels, with the top level used for private parties. The bar is also smoker friendly with an outdoor seating area.
There is always something going on everyday of the week at the Saucer:
Sunday all Texas beers are on sale for $2.75
Monday is Pint Night, with over 70 drafts available for $2.75
Tuesday is Trivia Night from 7:30pm-9:30pm with prizes for the winners (1st- $50 gift card; 2nd- $25 gift card; 3rd- $15 gift card)
Wednesday is Brewery Night where customers can buy the beer of the night and keep the glass
Thursday is Tap Night where the bar puts a rare beer on tap
Friday brings an extra hour of happy hour ending at 8pm
Saturday there's nothing special but because it's the weekend customers can always find the social interactions here a treat.
Everyday (except Friday) Happy Hour ends at 7pm. Customers should take advantage of the Biggie Beers (only on draft) during Happy Hour.
The Flying Saucer hours are:
Sunday: 12:00pm – 12:00am
Monday – Wednesday: 11:00am – 1:00am
Thursday & Friday: 11:00am -2:00am
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Iraq: No body counts, no rapes, in fact "nothing" we must be winning and the NY Times doesn't want to talk about it, neither does the "Pelosi Gang Of Grinners". :bricks:
No news is no news, but this article sums up some of the things that the MSM isn't covering. You're welcome. http://www.michigancitizen.com/defa...me=&pform=&sc=1070&hn=michigancitizen&he=.com Over the weekend, while many of us were celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his dedication to peace, 134 people died in Iraq. Their deaths were reported in haphazard ways, hidden behind stories of armored vehicles or under the unbelievably misleading headline'┐Į15 People are Killed Across Iraq on Shiite Religious Holiday'┐Į that appeared on page 5 of the Sunday,January 20, New York Times. The story then went on to chronicle 99 deaths. Over the weekend four articles in the Times typified the trend to cover up what is happening. One article provided a profile of a suicide bomber, another acknowledged in its headline '┐ĮSuicide bomber kills 17 at ceremony near capital.'┐Į A third talked about the killing of an ally, and the last emphasized the development of a new vehicle to protect U.S. soldiers from roadside bombs. ...
Tell the parents of Pfc George Lutz II how his death meant "nothing". http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=18416
So as it says in the article, the NY Times and the rest of the media are now on Bush's side, what changed them
If you want to get away from the sanitized media on both sides might want to check these sites out for more info..probably biased but pick or choose what you want to read.. http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/index.html http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php
There will always be death for our soldiers as long as we are there, Saddam fooled the whole world into believeing he had WMD's. Saddam is dead and that is good, the surge worked and that is good, it is now time to start to come home, I can't understand why any of these American Politician Rats that are running for President aren't talking about this every day instead all they do is Grin and call each other names, they attack each others religion, now the those Scumsucking Leeching Rotten F-cking Clintons have turned it into a Race War. If Obamy or Clinton make it to the White House the dirty grinning bastards had better not start another war (Africa) if they do the American people should riot in the streets and burn Washington to the ground. It Is Time For America To Install A Dictator. I have no intention of voting, I wouldn't want any of these jerks to work in a Town Hall let alone go to the White House. The Middle East and Africa are still area's of Cruel Bloodthirsty Savages, the Crooked UN should be taking care of them, our Troops belong on the Mexican/Canadain borders with "Shoot To Kill" orders. Next year you all will have a new "grinning lying phony slimey politician bastard" as your president, Bush will be down in Crawford Tex playing out in his cornfield, "grinning" and the Muslims will still be making plans to kill you and your kids. I might be dead, I got up this morning and walked into the wall. God Save The Queen (Oprah) :bricks:
I agree with entire post except for "shoot to kill" If you died tomorrow, please let us know. I'd definitely make it up to your funeral, Boy.
I may have gone a little overboard on the "Shoot To Kill" it was near the end of my rant and I was all worked up, "just aim for their knees" :singing: Dead Oh Harry Boy, But if you come, and all the flower's are dying And if I'm dead, as dead I well may be. Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying And kneel and say an Ave there for me. :bricks:
If thats true why did cheney, powell and rice make statements gathered from intelligence stating iraq poses no threat is contained and has no significant weapons before 911... Who is scamming who


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Assistant District Attorney Patrick Amason said the jury returned the verdict Wednesday after deliberating for no more than a half hour. Gericke was charged with electronic solicitation of a child for the purpose of having sex. At the time of his arrest, Gericke was a member of the National Guard described by his attorney as holding a "high rank."
Gericke was arrested in October, 2012 after police filed charges alleging he solicited sex over the internet from what was represented to be a 15-year old child. Instead, an undercover police officer was waiting when Gericke arrived. A charge he traveled to meet the girl had previously been dropped.
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Well, I just recevied a first hand report (i.e. from my parents) that they had the delight of sharing 1st class accomodations on a flight out of Minnesota with the one and only Nancy Pelosi. :rofl: Apparently Ms. Pelosi is now forced to fly alongside the lowly peasants over whom she rules. But don't worry, she does not have to endure the humiliation that is today's airport security process. She gets to take her limo right up on the tarmac and board the plane directly from the jetway. :rocker:
All good things must come to pass, she is probably screwing the country in other ways we don't know about yet, politicians are filthy rotten bastards I love seeing them squirm and grin when they get caught, putrid scumsuking pigs, all of them.


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Love, love, love this show.
Really glad its network renewed it last year and probably will do it one more time despite the low rating. One of the few decent shows out there plus Julianna Margulies is simply divine totally deserved the Golden Globe + the Emmy.
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