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Housing's storms subsided, skies now clearing
During the last 18 months, homeowners have faced a "perfect economic storm" that battered our Golden State.
A market correction, subprime lending collapse and an unprecedented wave of foreclosures have taken a toll. Add in a seemingly endless parade of news stories detailing the tragedy, and some might think the American Dream is dead.
Instead of writing California's homeownership obituary, a closer look at economic indicators is in order. The truth is that the heartbeat of homeownership remains strong, and the market is changing -- for the better.
In January, I produced a 2008 forecast for the California Building Industry Association, which predicted a market rebound would begin this year. I reasoned that population growth, demand for housing, regulatory reforms and adaptation to changing conditions by home builders would take hold and drive recovery.
Government leaders have indeed acted decisively.
First, the Federal Reserve continues to inject life into the financial markets through aggressive rate reductions. This reinforces investor confidence and action.
Second, the federal government has moved to expand access to federally backed loans by increasing conforming loan limits to as much as $729,250 in certain parts of the state. Conforming loan limits are the maximum amount of a loan guaranteed by the federal government. These loans have lower interest rates and can save consumers thousands of dollars annually and hundreds of thousands during the life of the mortgage.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state legislative leaders made raising the loan limit a top priority, taking the case directly to Washington, D.C. This reform will immediately help homeowners facing foreclosure to refinance and keep their homes, and it will also enable working families and first-time buyers to qualify for a starter home.
The governor also is to be commended for his use of the "bully pulpit" to persuade major lenders to redouble efforts to provide struggling homeowners with alternative options that prevent foreclosure. His statewide effort, which California homebuilders are part of, has restored hope for families.
At the same time, local governments have also acted to protect homeownership. Many local governments have decreased or deferred payment of homeowner fees, which can add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the price of a single home, until the home is sold.
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I finally got my first AR together this last weekend, and took it out to the range for test firing. Had enough time to put 60 rounds through it and adjusted the MBUS sites pretty close. Photos of rifle and last 5-shot group below.
I've got a lot to learn, but everyone here has been great with advice. FirearmsTalk has been a tremendous learning resource for me as I researched possible configurations. For the first I wanted a 16" SHTF config. Took me 6 months to get this far, and I can see a lot more $ to be spent.
Build so far:
Rock River Complete Lower with NM2 Trigger
Addax Custom Combat Lite Mid-length DI Upper
M4 Feed Ramps
CMMG 4150 Chrome Lined Barrel 1:7 Twist
CMMG Bolt & Carrier
Low Profile Gas Block
Daniel Defense AR Lite Rail 12.0
Bulldog FSC comp/suppressor
Magpul MBUS
Magpul ASAP Sling Attachment
Magpul Window PMags
On my wish list to add:
Magpul CTR stock
Good Sling (thinking single point)
Better Pistol Grip (my hands are large and stock grip feels small)
Eotech (like 517)
Possible VFG (not sure if necessary)
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That's a cool looking rifle. It seems to keep nice tight groups too.
How do you like that Rock River 2 Stage lower? I just bought one off Gun Broker the other day, I'm waiting for the FFL to call me so, I can pick it up.
That's a great looking AR!
Shooting really well too.
"Good people drink good beer."
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Nice rifle and nice groups. I have an RRA NMA4 with Hogue grip. The Hogue is slightly larger than the standard A2 grip and gives much better purchase due to the stippled soft rubber compound.
That's a nice looking rig Viginia - I love the RRA two stage trigger on my longer range guns as well. Very smooth and it definitely braks like a glass rod for crisp, clean shots.
I have the MAID grip with the spare bolthead in the handle and I love it. It's a simple screw replacement for the stock and it fits my larger than average hands very well.
As for your sling - I would recommend reading this really well written piece by Larry Vickers, former plank holder of Delta Force.
However, if you still want a single point sling, I got one I will ship you out super cheap. I tried it, I didn't like it - but if you want it, it's yours for a song.
Good looking rifle!
It already seems to shoot awfully nice! Can't wait to see it all built-out and finished up.
Nice to find yet another Virginian on the site, and another AR shooter too! I'm up in Fredericksburg myself, and I've got a Panther AR.
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With the Inclusion of Lolita, the Endangered Wild Orca Population is Now 79…But This Video May Surprise You
"The 2005 endangered listing for Southern Resident Killer Whales, a distinct population of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest, excluded captive animals. In 2013, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other groups petitioned NOAA Fisheries to drop the exclusion so the listing would also include Lolita. In early 2014 NOAA Fisheries proposed to […] [Read More]
U.S. Certifies to Obama That Icelandic Whaling Undermines CITES and Whale Population Recovery
There are several petitions circulating on this cause. Press Release Interior Certifies that Iceland's Commercial Whaling Undermines International Wildlife Conservation Treaty February 6, 2014 Contacts: Claire Cassel 703-358-2357 email@example.com WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has certified to President Obama under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 that Iceland's international […] [Read More]
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(Apologies to readers, the Facebook button will allow you to share but will not record that you did, just a technical glitch!) Why Maui's dophins are special Maui's dolphin Maui's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) are a sub-species of Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori sp.), the world's smallest dolphin. It is one of the world's rarest dolphins and is found only […] [Read More]
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"We just had the most amazing trip … L25, Ocean Sun, scared a fish out from under the boat and teamed up with L41, Mega, to take it down". SpringTide Whale Tours On June 18th, the Victoria, B.C. SpringTide Whale Tours reported watching Ocean Sun (L 25) the mother of the captive orca Lolita, catch fish […] [Read More]
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While I certainly wasn't expecting an evening of sonnets, I was still shocked at how incredibly cheesy last Saturday's Mr. Hotlanta 2002 contest was. Any lactose-intolerant person within a 10-mile radius of Earthlink Live was probably buckled over in pain the moment the show started (two hours late, incidentally).
It was basically 20 or so guys competing to see who could most completely confuse muscles and smirks with charm. The tone was set by the introductions. The first "contestant" was a pair of twins named Jason and Victor Turner. I say "contestant" singular because I'm not sure if they completely realize they're two different people. They introduced themselves together, with one of them stating confusingly that, "We're trying to be the first Mr. Hotlanta." Then, in unison for fuck's sake, they declared themselves "America's Sexiest Twins." Twins speaking in unison is not sexy. It's creepy. And cheesy.
The madness didn't stop with them. It was one guy after another who saw the movie Zoolander but didn't realize it was a comedy. In place of waving to the audience, many of the men had perfected a greeting that involves holding out your index and middle fingers, kissing them, then pointing the kiss-anointed fingers at the audience. In stage parlance, it's called "showing love." Cheese.
Other highlights included a doctor contestant who suggested that he'd like to give "mouth-to-mouth resuscitation" to a female in the audience. Smooth one, doc. And let's not forget the martial arts instructor who walked with hands extended in a fight-ready pose during the casual wear contest!
If you go next year, bring Lactaid. Or at least some Triscuits.
Present at the Creation: On Friday evening, I attended the latest monthly installment of Mumbo Jumbo's Creation dinner series. Using lasers, high explosives, Cornish hens and a spherical pastry shell, the restaurant staff performed an edible re-enactment of the first chapter of Genesis. "Let the Earth put forth vegetation," then, boom, your salad arrives. Pretty cool.
OK, that's a lie. The wit displayed at Creation dinner is a tad more subtle, and more importantly, quite delicious. It's a themed dinner with art on display and DJ'd music. The witty part is the food. Friday's dinner was tomato-themed. All four courses had tomatoes, including the dessert, which was a balsamic vinegar ice cream served on a tomato tart with some mint leaves. It was marvelous. Really.
As for the art and music part, the restaurant is such a lovely space to begin with, I hardly noticed any art. The music, though, was great. Toward the end of the meal, the DJ played a bunch of Curtis Mayfield records. Mayfield makes everything good.
Tour De Kalb: If you ever catch me complaining about my job, just remind me that last Sunday my "job" included taking a leisurely bicycle ride around Atlanta with a friendly group of riders known as the Team Bike Gang. Every Sunday at 1 p.m., Team Bike Gang meets in front of Aurora Coffee in Little Five Points to begin. Though they are all pretty avid cyclists, I cannot emphasize just how leisurely the ride was. The ride's major crisis occurred when, taking a break at The Earl, rider Björn didn't receive utensils with his meal. With a little teamwork though, we were able to solve the problem. Björn ate his meal and the ride continued.
Riding on the street is a lot of fun with a group. From East Atlanta, the ride went to Decatur and then to Candler Park, with a stop to go swimming and another to watch soccer. With a pack of people taking up a lane, you don't have to fear aggressive drivers nearly as much. A lot of drivers are quite considerate and, for example, will pause to let the group turn or cross intersections. Now and then, an irate, non-road sharing jerky driver will honk, in which case he is are often greeted by the TBG salute -- kissing your pinky finger and twirling your arm around. Its cryptic nature makes it far more provocative than just flipping the bird. All are invited to join.
All festivals do not look alike: The Atlanta Botanical Garden hosted the Asian Cultural Experience festival last weekend. The event featured art, crafts, food and performances from local Asian organizations. And not a corndog vendor in sight, thank goodness. The performances included tai chi demonstrations and lots of traditional dancing (think Riverdance, only slower and with handheld fans). I missed it, but there was actually a dance and music performance called Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
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On Friday night cancer survivors, family members, local organizations and businesses along with community supporters throughout Hutchinson County came out to Huber Park to take part in the 2011 American Cancer Society ŌĆ£Relay For LifeŌĆØ.
Pictured are sister survivors Lillie Parker and Inez Williams.
No fireworks can be bought or sold in Hutchinson County this year.
Hutchinson County Judge Faye Blanks issued a Declaration of Disaster that will prohibit the sale or use of fireworks. This disaster declaration was signed and approved by Texas Governor Perry Friday, and will be in effect until 7 a.m. July 5, 2011.
Since the beginning of the year, the Hutchinson County has seen less than ┬Š inch of rainfall, and local fire departments have put out over 130 fires as of this point in 2011.
Quick with a warm smile and a big hug, Linda Garrett of Fritch is always in motion. She is a people person, a self-professed ŌĆśhuggerŌĆÖ and is a woman of God to her core, and is very active in her church. She is a person who has the ability to see the positive and finds a blessing in every situation that she encounters.
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It will begin July 1 and be set up every Friday through the summer from 7 a.m. till noon or a little before if farmers sell out.
The Hutchinson County FarmerŌĆÖs Market is hoping to grow in its second year to provide consumers with an option to buy their vegetables fresh, according to Sandra Duke, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent.
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The action was taken during the boardŌĆÖs regular Thursday evening, held at the BISD Administration Building.
Under the terms of the new policy, a district employee shall live within the boundaries of the district for the duration of employment for the following positions:
*Assistant Superintendent
*Executive Director of Personnel
*Business Manager
*Director of Federal Programs and Instruction
*Director of Technology
*Athletic Director
It is almost time to Relay!
The annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Hutchinson County kicks off Friday, June 10, at 7 p.m. and will run through 7 a.m. Saturday, June 11. The event will be held at Huber Park in Borger.
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Sgt. Joe Medrano of the DPS, along with Troopers Casey Dawson and Oscar Esqueda, attended the Tuesday meeting of the Rotary Club to share more about the work that is done by the department.
Medrano said he has been a Hutchinson County resident for 11 years. Initially, he said he didnŌĆÖt think he would be here very long, but truly enjoys living here and being a part of the community, as well as those with whom he works.
Two accidents happened on High Way 3395 near Bugbee early around midnight Saturday morning. Two life Star Helicopters were on the scene. There was no further information was available at press time.
With the windy weather and the threat of wildfire a constant in this region of Texas, local firefighters have been working hard to be sure this threat doesnŌĆÖt reach Borger.
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Invalid move request format. All standard dog breed names are here (for some unknown reasons) treated as proper names in singular. --Foroa (talk) 09:33, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
- Template corrected now. --Foroa (talk) 13:45, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for the correction. I hope the template will be easier.--Juan de Vojníkov (talk) 13:56, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Oppose, most of the current breed categories are in singular. The discussion should involve them. --ŠJů (talk) 19:26, 21 August 2010 (UTC)


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You don't have just one score, but many. Your FICO score, the one developed by Fair Isaac Corp. that runs from a low of 300 to a high of 850, will vary depending on which credit bureau is reporting it and the kind of lender that requested it.
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Aubrey and George struggle to concentrate on their studies amidst mysteries, secret adversaries, and deep undersea adventures Magical genius Aubrey Fitzwilliam, along with his loyal friend George, is trying to immerse himself in his new life at college. But for Aubrey life is never straightforward. When Aubrey's father, the Prime Minister, invites them to take a ride on a top-secret submersible, Aubrey and George can't resist. But a sudden magical attack threatens to send them to the bottom of the ocean and begins a whirlwind series of events--a plot to rob Albion's largest bank, strange underground disturbances, and an opera singer who bears an uncanny resemblance to Aubrey's nemesis, Dr. Tremaine.
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Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at a news conference Thursday about the states deal with Amazon. Amazon lobbyist Paul Misener is second from left. / Mark Humphrey / Associated Press
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An agreement between Gov. Bill Haslam and Amazon to begin collecting sales taxes may shift the battle to the state legislature and Congress.
Haslam announced Thursday morning that Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from Tennessee customers starting Jan. 1, 2014, in exchange for the states continued support for its expansion plans. But a prominent foe of Amazon said it will keep up its campaign, and people on both sides of the issue said the question will not be resolved unless federal officials pass clear rules for collecting taxes on online commerce.
Of the online retail sales where tax is not being collected, Amazon is only about 10 percent of it, Haslam said Thursday. Its not just about Amazon. Its about a national solution.
Amazon is abandoning its claim that it does not have to collect sales taxes in Tennessee. The decision comes after months of criticism, triggered by the companys plans to open three distribution facilities that will employ up to 2,000 people in Tennessee.
Prominent Republican lawmakers and businesses ranging from small boutiques to big-box retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy balked at the arrangement, which they said gives Amazon an unfair advantage over traditional retailers.
The deal announced Thursday clears the way for Amazon to open two more facilities employing as many as 1,500 people in the state. It also takes an issue that has bedeviled Haslam since he took office in January off the governors back.
But reaction from businesses Thursday was mixed. Some owners said that after years of Amazon skirting sales taxes on Tennessee sales, they were happy the company had changed its stance.
I, for one, am glad to see it happening, even if it is out to 2014, said Allen Doty, co-owner of Cumberland Transit outdoors store in Nashville. Its better than it never happening out there, which is what was on the table. They get two free years. Weve been here 30, and we can live another two.
Others said they plan to press state lawmakers to make Amazon start collecting taxes sooner, and they said they will be lobbying Congress vigorously for a bill that forces the company to collect sales taxes nationwide.
Why should we have to wait one day longer in Tennessee? said Mike Cohen, spokesman for the Alliance for Main Street Fairness, a pressure group backed by big-box retailers. How many Tennessee jobs are lost, how many Tennessee businesses will close because the state grants Amazon a huge price advantage by not having to charge sales taxes?
National campaign continues
For several months, Amazon has been the target of a national campaign from traditional retailers who complain that their online competitors have an unfair advantage because they do not always have to collect sales taxes.
Online retailers have long argued that collecting sales taxes is not their responsibility. Backing them up is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that said catalog companies do not have to collect state sales taxes unless they have a physical presence such as stores or offices in that state.
Amazon has said little about the campaign, but it has supported a federal bill clarifying when state sales taxes are due. On Thursday, the company said it will push for such legislation.
The sales tax issue must be resolved in Congress, said Paul Misener, an Amazon lobbyist. Its the only way the state of Tennessee will be able to obtain all of the sales tax revenue that can be collected for the state.
Amazons opponents will also take their arguments to Washington. A group of Tennessee retailers will meet next week with members of the states congressional delegation, Cohen said.
Cohens group also plans to lobby state lawmakers to shorten the timetable for Amazon to start collecting taxes.
Three holiday seasons is not acceptable, he said.
Donald Bruce, a University of Tennessee economist who has studied the impact of online commerce on state sales taxes, said only Congress can resolve the question definitively.
The major court cases have left the ball in Congress court, he said.
The deal between the state and Amazon requires it to start collecting sales taxes in Tennessee sooner if the federal government acts before 2014.
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Nonetheless, the agreement does appear to take some of the political heat off Haslam.
The controversy began shortly after Haslams predecessor, Gov. Phil Bredesen, told Amazon that it would not have to collect sales taxes if it went forward with plans to open three distribution centers near Chattanooga and Lebanon. Haslam signed off on that promise before taking office.
But in the spring, the chairmen of the state legislatures finance committees filed a bill that explicitly stated online retailers have to collect taxes when they open distribution facilities in Tennessee. They cited estimates by the University of Tennessee that the state will lose $365.5 million this year in uncollected taxes on online sales and argued that the deal could erode the states sales tax base.
Similar complaints forced Amazon to agree to collect sales taxes at future dates in California and South Carolina. More recently, the company came under fire for the heat and work conditions at a distribution center in Pennsylvania. (An Amazon spokesman said Thursday that its facilities in Tennessee will be air-conditioned.)
Finally, Tennessees attorney general issued an opinion this week that said existing state law would generally require online retailers to collect sales taxes when they open warehouses in Tennessee.
The national situation has changed, Haslam said. All of us are great quarterbacks on Monday, but I think the state ended up with a really good situation.
Amazon investment in Tennessee grows
In exchange for agreeing to collect sales taxes, Amazon will receive state support for its plans to open two distribution facilities at undetermined locations elsewhere in Tennessee, pushing its total investment in the state to $350 million and its workforce to 3,500.
Tennessee will offer the company grants for job training. Local governments in Rutherford and Wilson counties and elsewhere have been bidding against one another with their own incentive packages for Amazon, an effort that until now had been known only as Project Tango.
Haslam may face criticism that the agreement with Amazon amounts to a tax increase on consumers, but the governor moved to head off that complaint.
Amazon has not been collecting taxes on its Tennessee sales, but its sales have not been tax-exempt. Technically, Tennessee consumers are supposed to track and pay taxes on their online purchases to state officials voluntarily.
This isnt about new taxes, he said. This is about how we collect sales tax in Tennessee.
Traditional retailers reached Thursday agreed Amazon should be made to collect sales taxes. Robert Elsick, co-owner of Team Nashville running store, said its policy has amounted to a nearly 10 percent discount.
All the retailers that Ive talked to around here, they just want a level playing field, he said.
Karen Hayes, co-owner of the soon-to-open Parnassus Books in Green Hills, hopes Amazon will start collecting sales taxes long before 2014 rolls around.
It has been unfair for a long time, she said. Any business thats located in the state should be collecting taxes. It needs to be a level playing field for the local businesses.
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In case you weren't aware, Avatar director James Cameron "was among a group of scientists and other experts who met Tuesday with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies for a brainstorming session on stopping the massive oil leak"; he is "considered an expert on underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies," according to the Washington Post. Despite the snarky undertones of this strip, I think anyone who's read an in-depth interview with Cameron knows that the man knows his technical stuff inside-out.
Here's a decent article from Vektorrum with a little background about Jim Cameron the inventor. It notes that Cameron is "collaborating on the design and construction of a new deep sea exploration vessel that will explore the Marianas Trench in the South Pacific." Yeah, he might be worth having in the room while people brainstorm ways to fix the leak.
Dances with Wolves director Kevin Costner, for his part, was motivated by the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to help fund a consortium of scientists dedicated to developing technology that "mitigates oil-infected water before it hits the coast." He has invested $24 million of his money to help develop a centrifugal oil separator that BP says it will test soon.
So yeah! I've recently updated the Kickstarter backers, but thought I would share some of the same information for you:
Month four of the two months off from taking any other freelance work has begun, I'm sad to say. :1 As I've mentioned before, to say that I vastly underestimated how much time it would take to complete the new material for the book is a big understatement. The prequel story is proceeding, however — I've got the script where I'm happy with it, and I'm starting to draw it.
I've got backgrounds dropped in for many of the pages and I'm getting the main characters in place, so that I know where I'll be dropping in the reader cameos (and other background characters). Kickstarter backers will get sneak peaks at the story, but as I've also said before, this story is exclusive to the print book, so no one's seeing the whole thing until the book is out.
Speaking of which, I am still confident that it will be in my hands (and yours, soon after) this fall, thanks to finding a US-based printer that was within my printing budget. Their significantly faster turnaround compared to the Chinese printers will hopefully balance out my own delays.
However. Since I've gone a month longer than I'd budgeted for (and counting!) with the Kickstarter project and Multiplex does not currently bring in enough money to pay all of my bills — as you can imagine, my living expenses are spreading a bit thin. Because of this, I've reluctantly added a little button for PayPal donations at the main site (as you may or may not have noticed already). For those of you who aren't already Kickstarter backers, please consider making a SMALL donation — or buying something from the Multiplex Store to help support the strip just a little bit longer. Hopefuly the print collection will make Multiplex a self-sustaining business, of course, because I would love to continue doing the strip full-time — and be able to leap straight into the second print collection. :)
PayPal donors (in any amount) will get access to an exclusive desktop picture featuring Melissa from the prequel story in a Slave Leia costume. You can see a little preview in the right sidebar, on the new PayPal donation button. It's similar to the Tinkerbell desktop pic of Sunny. It's not PG fan service, I swear — it's just nerdy! I'll update the desktop pics periodically, of course, to encourage you to keep supporting the strip.
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Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015)
Sunday, March 1, 2015
I was never a huge Star Trek fan, exactly. I love some of the early episodes, and I think Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is one of the greatest
science fiction movies of all time. I enjoyed Star Trek III and IV, too, for what they were. I read a bunch of the DC Comics Star Trek stuff at that time, because my brother bought them. And I watched a bit of the Next Generation and then fell off the wagon. Kirk and Spock were my Star Trek, and the Star Trek 2–4 "era" was its peak for me, warts and all, because that's the "era" that really hooked me. And really, for me, it was all about Wrath of Khan.
In addition to playing Mr. Spock, of course, Leonard Nimoy did a lot of other things. He was on Mission: Impossible. He directed a few movies (Three Men and a Baby!). He was a photographer. He was the voice of Civilization IV. But one thing I really loved of his was Standby: Lights, Camera, Action, on Nickelodeon from 1982–1987, which provided a behind the scenes look at movies like Star Trek III, Return of the Jedi, 2010, and more. Nimoy hosted and occasionally interviewed guests like George Lucas. As a budding film nerd in the pre-Internet Dark Ages, behind the scenes specials like Standby: Lights, Camera, Action were hard to come by. I ate that show up.
Anyway, as you're undoubtedly aware by now, Leonard Nimoy passed away on the 27th. As cartoonists do when they're sad about these kinds of things, I drew a picture:
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