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Give me a piece of wood and I will make you any instrument you want," declares Sanjay Sharma, who carries on a three-generation legacy of service to the finest traditions of music from his shop in central Delhi's Gole market. That 'piece of wood' could be from the wreck of a 100-year-old haveli from south India. Or Burmese wood sourced from outside the country. Or from trees such as spruce, walnut and mulberry.
Sharma, 50, is the luthier behind pandit Ravi Shankar's resized studio sitar and his daughter Anoushka's microphonic sitar. The list of achievements over a three-decade career also includes Karsh Kale's metallic microphonic sitar, Rahul Sharma's electronic santoor as well as a resized Tanjore tanpura and cello. Sharma is also responsible for fusing the Western mandolin with the Indian santoor and coming up with the surolin. And, for taking the pumpkin — a hollowed out, dried pumpkin that forms the head of the sitar — away from the stringed instrument to come up with the rikE sitar, which is made up of just the finger board but retains the rich sound of the sitar.
"The difference between other instrument-makers and us is that being musicians ourselves, we know the various nuances that crop up while crafting an instrument. Our work starts where others' stop. If you have a will to play and a request to fulfil, the Rikhi Rams will give you your instrument," says Sharma.
He is the grandson of the legendary luthier Rikhi Ram and the son of Bishen Das Sharma from whom he has inherited his creativity and innovation skills. Their most famous clients include Ravi Shankar and the Beatles. Prod him a little more and the client list that tumbles out comprises the who's who of Indian music, classical and contemporary — Pandit Jasraj, Amjad Ali Khan, Vilayat Khan, Bismillah Khan as well as Indian Ocean and Midival Punditz to name a few.
His father was known for the mohan veena, and for introducing variations in the sitar.
The eponymous Rikhi Ram shop was first set up in pre-Partition Lahore's Anarkali market. After Partition, it moved to Delhi's Connaught Place and now to its current location in Gole Market. "Today, the Rikhi Ram shop is no longer just a shop, it is an institution. We cannot survive without musicians, and neither can they without us," says Sharma.
"My grandfather was a musician in Lahore and got a job as a caretaker of musical instruments in a museum there. As he spent time with the instruments, he wanted to learn the art of making them. He learned the craft from Ramzan Khan Poonchwale. His harmoniums with ivory-inlaid work, white keys made mother of pearl and black keys crafted from aged ebony, they were a work of art. My father and us (Sharma and his brother Ajay) took the craft forward."
Sharma has a fund of anecdotal gems. Like the time his grandfather imported the seeds of the pumpkin from Africa and sowed them on Indian soil. "These plants need a specific weather and now thrive in Pandavpur in Maharashtra and in West Bengal's Hooghly region," says Sharma. Or, the time when Amjad Ali Khan, a member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, urged the board to institute an award for music instrument-makers because Sharma and his brother did not see it as a lucrative profession. "Ustad-ji urged the board to institute the award saying that Indian classical musical was in danger if the Rikhi Rams did not make instruments. They gave the first award to my father in 1998."
Perhaps the most endearing — and oft told — is the story about the Fab Four walking into the shop and not being recognised. "In 1966, the Beatles were on an unofficial trip in India after a tour in Philippines was called off. They sneaked out of their hotel to come to our shop. My father did not recognise them, and a friend told him that these are the famous Beatles. As a crowd gathered outside, they requested for the instruments to be taken to their hotel room. Harrison brought a sitar from us; he was the keenest Beatle," says Sharma.
"I think he was very much responsible for putting Indian music on the global map, as much as guruji (referring to Pt Ravi Shankar)," he adds as an afterthought.
Sharma and his brother were both disciples of Ravi Shankar as was his son Rishab. "He was guruji's youngest disciple. Guruji called us to his Chanakyapuri home, and when we reached there the next day, he was sitting ready for a havan. He took my son under his tutelage," says Sharma.


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I think I just favor the Android ecosystem. Yes, the market has a bunch of crap on it, but you can nearly always find a very cheap or free app to do what you want. It will not have the polish that you will find with the Apple app, but I've found that isn't important to me.
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Friedel explained: "I just watched the first one against Lyon. Because there's no spin on the ball the way Gareth hits it, you have to take your first step from the first movement of the ball.
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"The pace and power that he has is up there with the very best in the world. But he works a lot on his free-kicks, he is perfecting that style of free-kick.
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The estimated number of people in San Diego County living with HIV or AIDS has been steadily increasing each year since 2004, from about 16,000 then to more than 18,500 now, according to numbers provided by the county's health and human services department this week.
Meanwhile, the number of newly reported cases of HIV and AIDS in the county decreased from 2007 to 2008, the most recent years data was available.
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The county's population has also increased each year since 2004.
Wednesday marked the 22nd anniversary of World AIDS Day, an event first celebrated in 1988 to generate public awareness about the disease and encourage political leaders to make AIDS research and treatment a priority.
The county's HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Unit estimates that as of December 2009, there are 18,642 people living with the disease in San Diego County.
County spokesman Tom Christensen said in an e-mail that the estimate includes those who may not be aware of their HIV positive status.
The number has risen each year since 2004, when the county estimated that 15,596 residents were living with HIV or AIDS. In 2005, the estimate was 15,937; in 2006, it was 16,455; then 17,310 in 2007; and 17,961 in 2008.
Though the number of people living with HIV or AIDS has increased, the number of newly reported cases has declined. Ginsberg said the county had 384 newly reported cases of HIV in 2008, down from 391 in 2007 . In 2008, there were 344 newly reported cases of full-blown AIDS, down from 380 the previous year.
Ginsberg said the reported numbers may be delayed, so there's a possibility that the numbers can change over time, but said that overall the decrease is "encouraging."
"The situation looks fairly stable," she said. "(But) clearly there is evidence transmission still occurs."
Jenny Jones, a spokeswoman for the Vista Community Clinic, said the clinic tested 6,500 North County residents in the past year and 50 people tested positive for HIV or AIDS.
Jones said the clinic had noted an increase in the number of people living with HIV or AIDS, and the clinic's HIV program notes three reasons for the increase, including reduced stigma in getting tested, more youths being infected with the disease and the economic downturn.
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"Many of us have watched people die of AIDS and we know how painful it can be," Jones said. "Because of treatment advances, it's now seen as a chronic disease and not a terminal disease."
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Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Winemaker's Notes
The complex aroma is punctuated by long-lasting touches of fully-ripe red berries. Drunk as a young wine, Château Pindefleurs allows its fresh fruitiness to blossom. Kept in a cellar, it unrolls a long and silky taste in the mouth, the mark of the Grands Crus of Saint-Emilion.
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A region named after the charming, quaint historical town in Bordeaux, St-Émilion is situated on the right bank of Bordeaux. It's grapes of choice are Merlot and Cabernet Franc (called Bouchet on the right bank). The region has its own classification system, updated and revised every few years. Two of the hottest chateaux of the area (and the only Premier Grand Cru Classé A) are Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval Blanc.
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St.-Émilion produces the most wine on the right bank of Bordeaux. As most of its wine is based primarily on Merlot, St-Emilion wines are described as having finesse and elegance. The best wine of the region can last upward of 10-20 years, like a good left-banker, but many find that the wines here matuer earlier than those based on Cabernet Sauvignon. The soils in the area differ greatly, from gravel to limestone to clay and sand. As a result, the wines of this region are diverse. Quality wines display silky tannins and ripe, soft fruit – the higher quality wine showing full-bodied texture and layers of complexity.
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|South Africa
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|89.1 km2 (34.4 sq mi)
|Population (2011)[2]
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Kroonstad (Afrikaans for Crown City, pronounced [krūn'stät]) is the third-largest town in the Free State province of South Africa, and lies two hours drive from Gauteng.
Kroonstad was established in 1855[3] by the Irish pioneer Joseph Orpen, and was the first town founded after the independence of the Orange Free State. While "Kroon" means crown, this was in fact the name of a horse that had drowned in the nearby ford. A lover of animals, Orpen had witnessed the incident, and named the infant settlement in honour of the unfortunate creature. Similarly, the ford in question came to be known as Kroondrift.[3][4]
During the Second Boer War, from 13 March to 11 May 1900, the town became the capital of the Orange Free State, and subsequently the site of a British concentration camp to accommodate Boer women and children.
It is the second largest urban center in the Northern Free State, and an important railway junction on the main line from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
Kroonstad is the centre of a rich agricultural district, producing maize, wheat, dairy and meat products and wool. The main industry is agriculture. The Bloemhoek Dam lies just east of the city and supplies much of its water needs. A caravan park and many more camp sites on the banks of the willow-lined Vals River (Valsrivier) are frequented by anglers and watersport enthusiasts.
Leisure opportunities are plentiful in Kroonstad, where visitors can enjoy golf on the 18 hole course in the town, lion tours and interaction with lion and tiger cubs at the Boskoppie Lion and Tiger Park, fishing in the well stocked Vals River or on the Bloemhoek Dam, and boating on the Serfontein Dam. Horse riding, gliding and hiking trails are also available.[citation needed]
Kroonstad is an important rail junction, and the town lies directly on top of the N1, and bypasses the town to the east.
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Kroonstad is said to be one of the Free State's loveliest towns and lies on the banks of the Vals River, a tributary of the Vaal, roughly two hours' drive from Johannesburg. It is situated in an area characterised by open spaces and an abundant variety of vegetation that makes it particularly beautiful. Kroonstad is a quaint town that serves as a good stop over en route between Johannesburg and Bloemfontein, lying as it does at virtually the halfway mark. Kroonstad offers an array of activities that include flea markets, a tea garden, fishing on the Vals River or at the Bloemhoek Dam, walking trails and lion tours and lion and tiger interaction at Boskoppie Lion and Tiger park. Today, as an important administrative, agricultural and educational centre, Kroonstad still boasts much of the inherent rugged beauty which led the Voortrekkers to establish the town where they did.
Sporting facilities of all kinds are well catered for as the headquarters of the SA Jukskei Council has been established here since 1951. The town is rich in historical sights; several historic buildings and statues, a former concentration camp, the Sarel Cilliers Museum (although currently inactive) and other places of national interest can be found here. Kroonstad is an important agricultural service centre in the Free State with a predominantly agricultural-orientated economy served by a modern toll-road. This brings the PWV Region within two hours drive from Kroonstad as well as being accessible from the North West, Bloemfontein and the Eastern Free State.
Historical sites[edit]
The Bloemspruit Monument 27°40′18″S 27°12′23″E / 27.67167°S 27.20639°E commemorates those who died in the Kroonstad Concentration Camp, while the Garden of Remembrance 27°39′05″S 27°14′19″E / 27.65139°S 27.23861°E commemorates Allied soldiers fallen in the two World Wars. A blockhouse south of town is a reminder of later stages of the Second Boer War. Stone corbelled huts, refuges for the prehistoric inhabitants of the region, occur in various locations about the town. In addition, San rock art and fossils are present in the region.
See also[edit]
- Braşov - (German: Kronstadt) a city in Romania
- Kronstadt - Russian seaport town, located on Kotlin Island, 30 km west of Saint Petersburg
- ^ "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Kroonstad and Maokeng from Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, R.E. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa).
- ^ "Joseph Millerd Orpen (1828 - 1923) - Genealogy". Geni.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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"Cease all efforts to change the status of Crimea or face sanctions"
The standoff over Crimea's bid to join Russia spiralled to new heights as the Group of Seven warned Russia to back away or face sanctions in the backdrop of military muscle flexing in the region.
In a joint statement on Wednesday, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States said they "joined together to condemn the Russian Federation's clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine" and urged Moscow to "cease all efforts to change the status of Crimea" or face action.
"Should the Russian Federation take such a step, we will take further action, individually and collectively," the G7 statement said.
Crimea is set to hold a referendum on Sunday on whether to split Ukraine and join Russia or seek greater autonomy as part of Ukraine.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry placed another phone call to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, but the sides could not report much headway. Mr. Lavrov reiterated "the right of Crimean residents to decide their own fate," according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, while the U.S. State Department voiced disappointment with "the responses that we received back" from Moscow.
As Ukraine's Acting Prime Arseniy Yatsenyuk arrived in Washington for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday, U.S. House of Representatives condemned Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine and called for sanctions against Russia.
The USS Truxtun, a U.S. guided-missile destroyer, began a naval drill on Wednesday with a Bulgarian frigate and three Romanian vessels in the Black Sea a day after the nearby Crimean Peninsula proclaimed independence from Ukraine.
NATO said it had deployed two AWACS surveillance planes on Wednesday to fly over Poland and Romania to "monitor activity in the air and on the sea" around Ukraine.
The U.S. has also deployed additional fighter planes to Poland and Lithuania.
Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Vitaliy Yarema said at a government session that the Ukrainian army had been placed "in maximum operational readiness, and all-Ukraine military exercises have started."
Russia is also holding a large-scale war drill involving 3,500 paratroopers and 36 warplanes that are to continue through Thursday.
In an unfolding information war in the region Ukraine has banned main Russian TV channels on its territory. Citing the interests of "information security" Ukraine's media regulator ordered all cable operators to stop transmitting five Russian channels, including Russia Today, Rossiya 1, Channel One, NTV and Rossiya 24.
The Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe slammed the ban as a "repressive" move. Crimea, in its turn, began broadcasting Russian TV channels on frequencies earlier occupied by Ukrainian television.
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19 August 2014 06:38 [Source: ICIS news]
Focus story by Muhamad Fadhil
MUMBAI (ICIS)--Polymer buyers in India are cautious about procuring cargoes in the absence of a clear price direction amid continued volatility of the rupee against the US dollar, industry sources said on Tuesday.
"We are concerned and taking only short-term positions. We are only buying on a need-to basis because of the rupee [volatility]," a Mumbai-based end-user said.
The Indian rupee (Rs) was trading at Rs60.70 to the US dollar on Tuesday, about 4% weaker from 23 May, when the rupee hit the highest for the year at Rs58.32 against the US dollar.
Optimism over the victory of Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party as India's new prime minister and a promise of economic revival for the country drove up the rupee value against the US dollar in May. India conducted its general elections from 7 April to 12 May.
"The rupee was very strong after the polls as everyone expected the economy to improve tremendously. But now, the buzz is over and the currency slumped again," according to an Indian-based polymer buyer.
A weak rupee makes dollar-priced imports expensive for Indian buyers.
A polyethylene (PE) buyer based in Mumbai said it does not want to import more than necessary "and lose money because the rupee moved overnight".
Some buyers have been opting to mix their purchases with local material, as the rupee's depreciation in the exchange market made domestically produced PE cheaper.
"To protect themselves [from currency fluctuations], buyers buy both domestic and imported material. But, they are very cautious," said a Middle-East PE distributor active in India.
India's annual polymer demand could not be met by domestic production alone, requiring the country to import from the Middle East and Asia.
Polymer suppliers in India include Reliance Industries Limited, Indian Oil and Haldia Petrochemicals.
Middle East producers include SABIC, Muntajat, Orpic, Borouge and Tasnee, among others.
Notwithstanding concerns over India's weakening demand for PE imports, Middle East producers are not willing to lower their PE offers amid scarcity of available spot material, market sources said.
"Supply is still an issue in India. Despite the rupee [volatility], we expect active buying to take place, said a source close at a Middle Eastern supplier.
Buyers in India are expected to stock up high density PE (HDPE) and linear low density PE (LLDPE) film amid near-term supply concerns, according to sources close to Middle Eastern producers.
HDPE and LLDPE remain in tight supply in India amid reduced plant output in the Middle East during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in July.
On 15 August, HDPE film prices were assessed at $1,610-1,640/tonne CFR (cost and freight) India, up by 7.6% from the start of the year, according to ICIS data.
LLDPE film prices, on the other hand, increased 8.2% over the same period to $1,630-1,660/tonne CFR India, the data showed.
"Both HDPE and LLDPE prices keep climbing up and supply issues are still not easing," according to a Middle East producer selling into India.
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Bruins center Patrice Bergeron skated prior to the team's morning skate Saturday, marking the first time the team's postseason points leader has taken the ice since suffering a concussion in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals vs. the Flyers.
"He went out and just had a light skate this morning," coach Claude Julien said following the team's morning skate in anticipation of Game 1 of the conference finals vs. the Lightning. "That's where he's at now, just a light skate on his own.
"This is something that's just protocol, that he's going through the normal stuff," the coach added. "Today was a light skate on his own, and he just got off the ice when we went on. I don't think there's much more that we can give you except that it can go either way. We're certainly not going to comment on that kind of stuff and just hope that he keeps getting better."
While Bergeron will miss at least the beginning of the series, Julien said that defenseman Adam McQuaid, who sprained his neck in Game 2 of the conference semifinals in Philadelphia, will be in the lineup for Game 1. McQuaid has three points (all assists) and a plus-4 rating thus far in the playoffs.
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Property Transfers: July 1, 2012
Real estate transfers of $100,000 or more as shown in the records of the Shelby County Register's Office include:
Deeds posted June 13-19
1823 Allenby Green: Margaret G. Scott from Bobby R. Westbrook, $130,000
1867 Chelsea Park Cove: Kevin E. Arndt from George A. Hernandez, $455,000
9526 Doe Meadow: Frank E. Wilson IV from David L. Thompson, $420,000
2864 Forest Hill Irene Road: Britton Wilkins from Gregory D. O'Connor, $1,000,000
2220 Grandbury Way: David A. Weis from Timothy A. Dean, $287,000
1883 Prestwick: Shirin A. Mazumder from Tayloe Co. LLC, $450,000
9610 Spring Hollow Cove: Fritz J. Miller from Scott A. Brockman, $370,000
8481 Steinerbridge Lane: Ju Bao from Edward T. Morlino, $325,000
9044 Terrene Lane: Christopher C. Norris from John Duke Co. LLC, $429,000
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8840 Bristol Park: Passco Wolfchase DST from Passco Legends LLC, $29,985,375
4250 Concorde Road: Aren Investments LLC from Trane U.S. Inc., $1,300,000
1284 Old Hickory, 899 Delaney Cove: Percy Property LLC from Memphis Investment Rental Properties LLC, $131,800
4426 Getwell Road: Southeastern Freight Lines Inc. from Lee E. Faulkner, $265,000
3865 Kirby Parkway: LCP Memphis LLC from Satca Ltd., $6,741,750
5400 Park #422: Topley Edenton from Ann T. Dewey, $100,000
421 Tennessee: Johannes Bouten from Eugene G. Douglass, $330,000
8398 U.S. 64: Magee Investments LLC from Bayrock Freedom LLC, $2,866,600
Deeds posted June 20-26
11821 Acred: Jennifer M. Roberts from Dana P. Morneault, $167,000
11949 Cranston Cove: Gary Harris from Richard Grant Homes LLC, $229,950
9640 Green Spruce: James D. McDonald from Edwin C. List, $215,000
5745 Kristy Creek Cove: Joseph Knight from Federal National Mortgage Association, $227,000
11155 Macedonia Road: Mark S. Hoggard from Michael T. Murphy, $525,000
5343 Milton Ridge: Lisa M. Freeman from Jamie Stempel, $156,500
12446 Noni Valley: Shannon Anderson from Keith & David Grant Homes LLC, $178,030
8764 Old Brownsville Road: Theodore E. Novak IV from Arzo D. Robbins, $155,000
8228 Old Brownsville Road: Caleb D. Wilson from Daniel J. Roberts, $150,000
10223 Ramblewood: Matthew Rudloff from Jack E. Ward Jr., $100,000
5097 Sawyer Lake: Akram Adbullah from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., $134,298
5455 Scarlet Ridge: Nathaniel E. Lynn from Bancorpsouth Bank, $200,000
8926 Valley Mill Lane: Rozena M. Schmidt from Robert G. Mears, $261,500
9623 White Spruce: Bobby C. James from Robert C. Croom, $225,000
10000 Woodland Bend Cove: Steven R. Theriac from Mark A. McGarrity, $143,000
5218 Zachary Run Cove: Gregory P. Green Sr. from Alvin L. White, $183,500
7412 Appling Club Circle #114: Monica Morgan from Elizabeth H. Ledford, $107,000
2161 Berry Garden: Sequoia Tree Properties LLC from Memphis Invest Gp., $102,900
10190 Bloomsbury: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. from Tracy Hill, $184,901.71
7690 Chapel Ridge: Ammar Almehmi from Phillip G. Wright, $415,000
10063 Chariden: James M. Rogers from Vintage Homes LLC, $120,340
1631 Farkleberry: Austin M. Ward from Sarah M. Lipsey, $105,000
9009 Fletcher Park Circle S.: Hien N. Vo from Graydon P. Tines, $134,000
9199 Fletcher Wood: Federal National Mortgage Association from Terry B. Vicari, $120,395.17
450 Greyleaf: Steven J. Curvino from Sovereign Homes LLC, $285,000
8228 Hampton Woods Cove: Tracie L. Augusta from Parvin Pesaran, $133,000
8678 Macon Road: Thadrick Holmes from Janie A. Hutchison, $129,000
9534 Misty Knoll: Shea S. Langs from Leinette J. Kaneshiro, $174,900
2597 Plum Creek: Joe B. Cameron from Olivia S. Vines, $124,000
1489 Sutton Meadow Lane: Sultaire V. Hearn from Douglas R. Beaty, $155,900
1758 Wood Mills: Warlease Wiseman from Kyle Sledd, $175,000
1937 Wood Oak: John E. McManus III from Trustmark National Bank, $232,500
1027 Barbara Lynn: Chris Allen from Howard F. Frye, $126,500
685 Beckett Ridge Cove: Benjamin H. Do from Murray W. Rowe, $256,700
498 Brandy Oak Cove: Joseph J. Welser from Tennessee Investment Properties, $237,500
722 Briston Lane: Jacob W. Tigert from Eric C. Hanson, $465,000
3399 Brooke Edge Lane: Todd M. Boyce from Michael D. Robinson, $470,000
762 Crimson Oaks Lane: Fareen Memon from Hat Creek LLC, $260,000
276 Estanaula Road: John Tackett from Fannie Mae, $330,000
3247 N. Hartwell Ridge: Ross A. Allen from Mike Murphy Builders LLC, $758,000
1346 Hunters Mill Trail: Steven Edwards from Michael White, $263,000
306 John Cove: Jerry D. Bernier and Sharon M. Bernier Living Trust from Magnolia Homes Inc., $235,000
818 Lancelot Circle: Aleksandrs P. Cross from Rene C. Harrell, $225,000
806 Lancelot Circle: Michael Glidewell from Donna Spann, $242,500
160 Madison Farms Lane: Madison 324 LLC from G&I IV Madison Lp, $32,100,000
3484 Milford Cove: Ryan M. Lynn from Ashton P. Richard, $282,000
1061 Mills Springs Cove: Michelle G. Linagen from Michael A. Wessels, $185,000
471 Pebble Creek Cove: Brian L. Bailey from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., $220,000
369 W. Poplar: Beverly B. Elliott from Michael R. Humerickhouse, $369,900
1293 Purple Mountain Cove: Kenneth F. Stier from Douglas R. Beaty, $258,900
318 Red Wolf: Ronald E. Lee Sr. from Thomas C. Kennedy, $225,000
2249 Robbins Nest Cove: Anurag Pathak from Steven E. Dowdie, $405,000
763 Southern Pride: Eric Tiner from William D. Petway, $275,000
251 Summit View Cove: Richard C. Raymond from Patricia Campodonico, $168,000
701 Tara Woods Cove: Clayton R. Greene from Douglas H. Anderson, $253,500
466 Washington: Anglers Real Estate LLC from Fraser Humphreys Family LP, $1,225,000
688 Whittenburg: Jose F. Alpizar from Fannie Mae, $165,050
1039 Averett Cove: Kim L. Doan from Fannie Mae, $119,000
7915 Meadow Trail: Benjamin Stott from LCS Companies LLC, $125,000
821 North Ericson Road: John J. Butt from Deborah S. Swafford, $147,000
8063 Port Douglas: Jessie Chen from Memphis Invest Gp., $106,900
7091 Puddin Lane: Ernest D. Stewart Jr. from Robert L. Lassiter Jr., $103,000
1092 Red Fern Circle: Vishal Nair from Housing & Urban Development, $142,300
1249 Travers Cove: Brian Baird from Heath B. Burns, $110,000
8402 Trondheim: Hai X. Nguyen from Memphis Wholesale Property Gp. By Debbie Steele, $183,000
11264 Doublegate Lane: Kayola Brown from GMAC Mortgage LLC, $221,500
9196 Eleanor Cove: Melissa Rose from Christopher M. Read, $149,000
7939 Mudville Road: Jack D. Bosanco from Scott A. Moore, $285,000
4855 Tickle View: Angelo J. Morgan from William Woodard II, $140,000
194 Island Bluff: Eric L. Sollenberger from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., $215,000
85 Island Crest Circle: Lori B. Shelton from Heather B. Leisy, $188,000
421 S. Main, Unit 202: Janet L. Rail from Peter H. Kesser, $120,000
129 Riverwalk Place: Shenghua Mao from Fannie Mae, $175,000
1731 Glenwood: Markus Winkler from Paul C. Brown, $520,000
1776 Harbert: Peter Kris from George Robbins, $510,000
2047 Vinton: Michelle D. Hurt from Billy W. Stegall, $129,000
2241 Washington: Linda M. Hendershot from Robert P. Taylor Jr., $390,500
696 Sunstone: Mack Harris from Veterans Affairs, $138,900
124 Eastland: Frank Gusmus III from Christopher Waggoner, $317,000
3780 Mimosa: Allison L. Young from Robert B. Clanton, $237,500
150 Palisade: Robert W. Bristow from Joann Solomon, $139,000
1265 Cherry Road: Charles A. Hodges Jr. from Brooks U. Ramsey, $112,500
4443 Cherrydale Road: Chad A. Merchant from Richard H. Sessions, $215,000
419 Fairfield Circle: Ashraf Rasoul from Jeff Barry, $120,000
47 S. Fernway: Sherry M. Gray from Charles L. Jetton, $179,000
63 N. Goodlett Road: Kenneth B. Hudson from James R. Cozart, $170,400
4939 Verosa: Catherine Land from Dallas D. Lavergne, $111,500
4928 Welchshire: David A. Peevyhouse from Drew Bringhurst, $139,000
1442 Whiting: Wilson H. Langston from Knight-Stanz Properties LLC, $137,000
132 N. White Station Road: Amy A. Batson from Kathleen Ward, $100,000
6668 Bainbridge: Latifu B. Dosumu from Edward B. Wilson, $124,500
1052 Brookfield Road: One Call Telecom LLC from Commercial Bank & Trust Co., $340,000
2349 Culloden Cove: Thomas F. Dalton from Patricia T. Ward, $119,900
6907 Petworth Road: Edwin E. Myers from Edith B. Plumlee, $103,250
1367 E. Rolling Oaks: Joel A. Wilhite from Eric K. Wilson, $243,900
2531 Syon: Keith Wilson Investments LLC from Memphis Cash Flow Gp., $110,700
2174 Thornwood Lane: Joel Roberts from Earl W. Sears, $259,000
5322 S. Angela Lane: Allen J. Hendry II from Madelynne B. Cantor, $218,000
507 W. Clover: Craig M. Simon from Kimberly G. Fogelman, $1,300,000
630 W. Clover: Adam S. Arthur from Ashley R. Dunn, $1,750,000
6539 Cottingham Place: Yan Cao from Randon Carvel, $2,030,000
5273 Dorsey: Jane Garvin from Debbie McLaughlin, $130,000
193 Green Glade Road: Charles R. Coolidge from James P. Cole, $350,000
1174 Huntsman Lane: William M. Carpenter from Richard Bausch, $240,000
5382 Mason Road: Natalie P. Miller from Titan Properties LLC, $240,000
1200 Oak River Road: Kevin G. Ogilby from Ara Hanissian, $660,000
5312 Southwood: William B. Clayton from Sally N. Grinspan, $195,000
505 Sutton Place: Kurt T. Lane from Michael E. Goldstein, $405,000
754 Valleybrook: Goli S. Compoginis from Christopher A. Boals, $475,000
976 Village Oak Cove: Doris Turner from Pamela J. Kaplan, $370,500
820 Pecan Gardens Circle: Jane E. Mascari from Frances H. Lloyd, $114,057
5175 Autumn Evening Lane: Reginald Douglas from Bank of New York Mellon, $204,300
7859 Fallstone Road: Andrea Y. Moreno from Jeremy A. Leavy, $148,000
7484 Kylan: Cedric Estes from Bancorpsouth Bank, $225,000
5318 Marissa Cove: Derick Brown from U.S. Bank National Association, $139,900
4441 Oakden Cove: Dorothy J. Chandler from Vintage Homes LLC, $145,790
4334 Old Forest Road: Tyrone Davis from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., $130,000
5010 Royston Lane: Jeremy A. Leavy from Douglas R. Beaty, $340,000
4835 Saddlehorn Cove: Mary McNary from Leader Five Star Homes LLC, $174,550
7522 Shelby Cross Circle: Cjejking LLC from Memphis Cash Flow Gp. By Hulet Gregory Partner, $114,290
7814 Charbon Cove: Michael A. Magnuson from Elizabeth A. Walker, $158,900
9135 Davies Plantation Road: Timothy W. Hnat from Federal National Mortgage Association, $200,000
3080, 3150 Stage Post; 7850, 8024 Stage Hills Blvd.: Stage Hills Logistics Gp. from CMLT 2008 Ls1 Wolf Lake Drive LLC, $10,138,422
8370, 8500 Wolf Lake: Wolf Lake Logistics Gp. from CMLT 2008 Ls1 Wolf Lake Drive LLC, $9,611,578
6790 Cherry Hill: Shawn Boice from Linda P. Sier, $122,000
6286 Daybreak: Ted A. Graves from Diane E. McIntyre, $196,500
4060 Fairway View Circle E.: Maria Daniele from Eric W. Singleton, $130,000
3614 Gillia Circle E.: Harun R. Chowdhury from Catherine B. Sexton, $142,500
6201 Skylight: David Poole from Joyce A. Lamberty, $136,500
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text: Marco Belinelli seems like the type of guy who likes to keep things simple. After admittedly playing with nerves and putting extra pressure on himself early in the season, the veteran shooting guard has played with much more ease on the floor and has gradually eased his way into Tom Thibodeau's tough system -- and good graces -- in the process. Never was that more evident than Friday night as Belinelli knocked in a game-winning 3-pointer to give the Chicago Bulls a much needed 89-88 win over the Utah Jazz.


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Texas teen takes home $100K science prize
Tuesday - 12/4/2012, 11:14am EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for scientific work that could help driverless cars and robots navigate around obstacles.
The Siemens Foundation announced the winners of its annual science competition for high school students during a ceremony in Washington on Tuesday. Top individual honors went to 17-year-old Kensen Shi of College Station, Texas. He combined two previous algorithms into a new and more efficient algorithm for navigation.
Top team honors went to a trio of students from Hewlett, N.Y., for their research on a protein involved in tumor formation. Seniors Jeremy Appelbaum, William Gil and Allen Shin will share a $100,000 scholarship.
Six individuals and six teams were competing for the awards.
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Yonhap News Agency Today Launches Int'l Press Photo Contest Offering Largest Cash Prize of its Kind in World
SEOUL, South Korea, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key news wire service, starts receiving entries today (March 2) for the 'Yonhap International Press Photo Awards (YIPPA) in support of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.' Supported by the UN, the press photo contest begins today and photo submissions will be accepted via the official website (http://www.yippa.net) until May 31.
This contest is open to photojournalists worldwide including freelancers who provide photographs for the press or photo agencies around the world. Entrants can submit their entries in their chosen categories as there are three entry categories determined to shed light on three major goals of the UN: Common Prosperity of Human Beings (Improvement of human living and wellbeing); Enhancement of International Peace; and Environmental Protection, Measures against Climate Change. Each category is separated into singles and stories. For singles, up to 10 photos can be submitted, and for stories, up to five pieces (2-10 photos per piece) can be submitted.
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When Season 3 kicks off spectacularly, there's a slight exhale in the first 59 minutes--then a twist. And not a small one, either. By the second episode, the writers give you roughly 40 minutes to digest that twist, then drop a real stunner. Which is--just to cut to the chase here--truly and incredibly exciting television.
With the larger narrative diminished, what remains are the smaller moments. There Hall's terrific performance--full of sly wit and contradictions--elevates the show
A relationship with Julie, which has been percolating for some time, might be just a good cover for Dexter. But it feels more complicated than that, which at the very least reflects good writing and acting.
Dexter enters season 3 on Sunday at 9 p.m. with an increasing--and pleasing--urge to make us like the curious man-child at its center.
The nature-nurture question has always been central to the show: had his upbringing been different, would his genetic makeup still have led him onto the same path? Now the stakes have been raised compellingly in that debate.
The perversity of this connection cannot be overstated (Smits makes Miguel both charismatic and creepy, often in the same breath). Dexter sees it, though he also yearns for the friendship, the brotherhood, even.
Should we actually trust his actions over what he says as a true indicator of who he really is? It does not seem that the writers of the show have discovered this apparent problem in their storytelling, but it certainly could be something worth exploring in the coming season.
It's still a hugely entertaining show thanks to its charismatic lead actor and the tension that builds in its twisty-turny plots. But when a lead character is a murderous anti-hero, there's a fine line to walk between cheering a righteous vigilante and offering sympathy for the devil.
Though there isn't anything appreciably wrong with the third season, it's hard to fight the feeling that maybe Dexter is a concept that has reached its expiration date.
I'm interested but not engrossed, though it offers the potential for a change-up in the Dexter storyline.
What a disappointment to find that the third season of Dexter is all over the map and lacks the crackling tension the drama had supplied in previous years.
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Mixed: 3 out of 45
Negative: 1 out of 45
Jun 8, 2013This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Dexter season 3, while being the least interesting season of the show thus far, still has some highlights (there is no such thing as a "bad" season of Dexter, but it does not quite stand up to seasons 1 and 2.)
Starts out interesting enough-Dexter kills the wrong guy! Who happens to be the brother of the ADA. That's the good part. The bad part is this ADAS is played by Jimmy Smits-who I had trouble buying into all season long.
The rest of the cast shined brightly in season 3-although Batista's romance with the vice-cop seemed forced, and vanished as soon as the season ended.
But, the centerpiece of the season is Dexter's relationship with Miguel Prado. I did find it difficult to believe that Dex would be so quick to let him in to his dark world-and he indeed learned at the end that it was a very bad idea. The red-herring of the bachelor party kidnapping was perfectly done, as we knew the Skinner was on his trail. Speaking of that though-I had a VERY difficult time believing that Prado and the Skinner would be in cahoots. That may have been the low-point of the season crow-barred in just to keep the tension going throughout the 12 episodes.
I did like the storyline about Deb and Anton. She did seem happy there for a short time. Quinn came across as a jerk, but not nearly the total a%$hole that Doakes was.
All in all-the least amazing of all of Dexter's seasons I would say. It was hard to buy into Jimmy Smits as the "big bad" but still lots of good fun to be had. The show MORE than redeemed itself 10 x over with the following season.… Full Review »
Apr 8, 2011This was my least favorite season, besides season 5, but it's still a 10! Another great plot, great acting, great twists and lots of tension.This was my least favorite season, besides season 5, but it's still a 10! Another great plot, great acting, great twists and lots of tension. Loved every minute of it and the new characters they added.… Full Review »
May 12, 2014This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Don't get me wrong, Dexter is a great show, one of the best out there, but this season was virtually worthless. For starters, it recycles the same plot used in seasons 1 and 2: Dexter makes a friend but then oh wait that friend is too damgerous so he has to kill them. I didn't mind them doing it with lila in season 2 since it was less predictable and almost took a backseat to the whole bay harbor butcher dilemma, but here it is unacceptable. There are still some good things. I like the way the season introduces Quinn's character. Miguel Prado's actor does a nice job, but sadly there just really isn't much there with his charcater, whom the writers apparently decided to make extremely one-dimensional. Also they failed to smoothly weave the skinner subplot into the main storyline as it felt forced and led to a rather anticlimactic finale. The only reason for watching this season in all honesty is to understand Quinn better in the later seasons. That and i guess if you're just really bored.… Full Review »


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24349130886466792322014-10-19T20:28:18.647-07:00Worlds Worst BlaahhgThe comics blog of Jeff Zwirek.Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-15617037668956012362014-10-19T20:28:00.001-07:002014-10-19T20:28:18.668-07:00
I'm doing another signing! This time out in my neighborhood, Jefferson Park. Oct. 25th Noon- 2 pm.

Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-28389518176975442972014-09-23T22:44:00.002-07:002014-09-25T20:21:20.037-07:00BlackStar 6

I wasn't ever sure there was going to be a BlackStar #6, but here it is. Collecting several other short comics from the last couple years, BlackStar 6 also includes an all new 11 page original short story. Also included is the fancy full color fold out comic "Capsize" which originally appeared here in Chicago in the Readers comics issue. The book is 33 pages of comics with some color spot illustrations and that fancy die cut star cover. The retail price is $5 and can be purchased by my favorite distros, Birdcage Bottom Books, and Radiator Comics.
True Story, way back when I published BlackStar #2 I went and had 4 covers Die cut with the stars at once to save money. A Black cover which was #2, A Silver cover which was #4, A glittery Blue cover which was #5 and a Red cover, which is now #6. Which means that the red cover has been sitting in a box waiting to be published for like 7 years. Which also means that BlackStar will now be coming to an end. Never thought it would take that long.Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-27041833693168895122014-08-20T22:14:00.001-07:002014-08-20T22:14:53.702-07:00Promo Video

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Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-85854833162177339552014-08-01T20:38:00.000-07:002014-08-06T20:06:40.921-07:002nd Printing Tour!
So I'm finally finding the time to do a proper push for the 2nd printing of Burning Building Comix. And what a push! I've worked with the best comic shops in town to build a tour of signings, parties and what not. Below are the posters and imagery I've made to help promote the beast. Please come on out and say Hi!

Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-33871578975493405872014-06-05T07:26:00.000-07:002014-06-05T07:26:06.800-07:00CAKE 2014 is done.Well Cake is done and it was another great year. It was probably the most fun and relaxed I've been for the 3 CAKEs so far, which I guess comes with experience and I'm sure was helped by the fact that it was our 2nd year at the Center on Halstead. What a great staff they have, which made the whole event go off without a hitch.

We lost a couple organizers this year. Edie Fake, whom we decided to invite as a special guest, and Grace Tran. Grace finished out the year with us, and both her and Edie were impeccable partners to have in this adventure. You'll see some pictures of picture frames containing the going away presents that we presented them. We asked the show artists of each years shows to make a small drawing for each of them. Laura Park, Jo Dery, and Carrie Vinarsky knocked it out if the park in creating some truly beautiful pieces.
 Also you'll see some pictures of us organizers putting some last minute exhibitor packets together, and a shot of our last meeting, and a dark photo of the post Cake wrap up meeting held on Grace's porch.

Also myself and new organizer Marnie Galloway who proved to be a total pro, as we all expected.
Once again my family came to the show and stocked up on some of the family fare that you can get at
CAKE.

Thanks to Chris Eliopoulos for distracting Van from getting his homework done. One of the highlights of the show was getting a Hilda book from Luke Pearson and hearing that he was a fan of Burning Building Comix. We also picked up a book of Phillipa Rice and regretted not getting more from her. Also got to exchange books with Erik Nebel and was glad to meet him and chat about making comics with kids in the house. I also regret not being able to spend more time with the Top Shelf representative Hatuey Diaz, who is one of the best guys to spend 7 hours with at a convention. We did get to have dinner on Saturday night with Ezra Clayton Daniels and his better half Buki. We had Ethiopian up north and it was delightful. Another common theme at CAKE is the posts I see on the web afterwards and the amazing stuff I managed to miss. I may be biased but this show is truly stacked with so many incredible talents that your pockets get shallow quick.

We also instituted some new items at CAKE this year. The mini comic incentive punch card, that rewards attendees with a free show poster if they buy mini comics. That's artwork by your truly you see there, and we were very excited by the success of the card. We also provided "Debut" and "Limited Quantities" signs that we ran out of too quickly despite having handmade over 70 of them. That's Edie's great cake art on those.
I didn't have a chance to go to any panels, but I heard nothing but good things and technically they were recorded on audio. Heard that the moderators did an especially good job this year, and I look forward to listening back to those.

Thanks thanks thanks to all the special guests, moderators, exhibitors, COH staff, volunteers, Sponsors, Retailers, Publishers and of course the other CAKE organizers, Neil Brideau, Ben Bertin, Marnie Galloway, Max Morris, and Grace Tran, and to Ness DellaMorte for organizing the volunteers and Candace Corner Miller for all her help with PR. CAKEs success is dependent on the amazing Chicago comics community and how the shows feel and spirit is representative of that group of people.
Organizing a show is a tremendous amount of work and does not exactly help ones own comics production. I'm sure all of the organizers have questioned how long we want to continue to sacrifice so much of our time for this endeavor, but in the afterglow of the success, I feel an energy to continue on and push myself to help make the show what it is for the near future.Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-49477774734069664742014-05-30T23:05:00.000-07:002014-05-30T23:05:03.454-07:00CAKE 2014Well, to prove this is the worlds worst blog, I haven't even posted about SPACE or TCAF, and here it is CAKE 2014, or CAKE 3 "the return". Anybody who knows me, knows about CAKE, but for those that don't live in Chicago, CAKE is the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, and I help to organize it. It's this weekend, and it's gonna be incredible. A ton of hard work has been put into the show and a ton of talented artists will be on hand, so please show up and spend some money. I'll be making occasional appearances over at the top shelf booth when I'm not running around putting out fires. See you there!

Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-77782000657609751862013-10-09T20:53:00.000-07:002013-10-09T20:53:47.210-07:00Grand Rapids, here we comeI'll be at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con this Saturday October 12th. I'll have a stack of my book at the artist alley and will also be celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary. This works out well, cause Emily and I got married in Grand Rapids. That's where Em is from and where her family still resides. Rumor has it we may even stop by the old Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, where the whole sch-bang took place a decade ago. Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-32998459926279216622013-09-05T13:21:00.001-07:002013-09-05T13:21:12.522-07:00SPX 2013
I'll be at SPX in Bethesda MD on Sept 14th and 15th behind the Top Shelf booth surrounded by Owly graphic novels and Jeffrey Brown fans. I'll be selling my book, Burning Building Comix, and no, it isn't that Chris Ware book.
Additional note: I debuted my book at SPX last year and sold out of my 50 advance copies. I got distributed through Top Shelf to Diamond and have gotten down to just over 1 box left of that initial 1000 print run. The last of the first printing will be at SPX, so come and grab it before the second printing is out in a couple of months.

Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-27131289707169185772013-06-13T21:03:00.000-07:002013-06-13T21:03:15.655-07:00CAKE! 2013 Chicago! Yes!Hey everyone should know that CAKE is this weekend! For those not in the know, I'm a co-organizer of CAKE, so come on down. It's at the center on Halstead and it's FREE. Come see all the top alternative cartoonists from Chicago, the midwest, and beyond.

Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-79245545082592614432013-04-17T07:25:00.000-07:002013-04-17T07:28:19.976-07:00SPACE 2013So I went to SPACE this past weekend. I had a great time. Thanks to Bob Corby for organizing and to everyone who stopped by my table and picked up a copy of the book. I traveled with my brother Adam and his fiance Maria. We had a great time and they are great salesman! They did far better when I left the table to scout out cool comics, or chat up old friends. It's been about 4 years since I last went to SPACE and I haven't seen the new location. It was nice, and everyone is in the same room, always a great deal if it can be managed. Lots of great comics people on hand and I'd say the comics community has grown quite strong since I've last visited. Thanks Ohio for your spread out cities and waffle houses, for your kind friendly people, and for not killing me in my cheap hotel room. Somebody got thrown through a window at 1 am. The fire alarms went off and scared the hell out of us. Adam said he heard a gunshot. It was a thing. Regardless, our spirits could not be dampened ol' grand Ohio.  Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-61071364711132655052013-01-22T22:58:00.000-08:002013-01-22T22:58:38.312-08:00Signing at Aw Yeah Comics!

 Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-38891003035522131502012-10-04T23:08:00.000-07:002012-11-07T22:03:47.665-08:00The Final Product

 Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-90065844233962782022012-09-13T19:03:00.002-07:002012-09-13T19:03:51.735-07:00Burning Building, the Graphic Novel Debut.OK, well I'll be at SPX this weekend debuting my advance copies of Burning Building Comix the graphic novel! I'll be at table B4 with my brother Adam all weekend. Here's a funny thing, I haven't seen the book yet. The printer shipped the advances directly to the hotel, so the first I see it, besides the proofs, will be at the show! So come on down and buy a book, only 50 copies are available, so but it early and often! Ok back to work getting ready for the show. Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-41314940860810249502012-06-20T20:30:00.000-07:002012-06-20T20:30:00.629-07:00Okay, well I guess I haven't posted anything in a while. It's been crazy round here, and I've neglected the one web log that updates up to a dozen people on my goings on. Shame on me. So, real quick.
I just finished up a weekend helping to put on CAKE, the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. It was a whole ton of work that me and fellow organizers Neil Brideau, Edie Fake, Max Morris, and Grace Tran put together. It happened this past weekend, (June 16th and 17th) at Columbia Colleges Ludington building. I uploaded some pictures of the weekend and the side events over on the CAKE flicker page.
CAKE PICS
It was a great time, and I met a lot of new people and saw old friends. It was the first alternative comics show in the city in 16 years and by all accounts was a success. Never ones to rest on our laurels, the organizers were seen on Grace's porch the night after the show discussing the events and preparing for next year.
I could go on with the details of the show, but I'm still too tired....
Also since I've last posted things have been growing with the guys over at bindledog. We recently saw the debut of Comedy Bang Bang on IFC. Why is this significant? Because Comedy Bang Bang is a great podcast and now a great TV show? No, Because the super talent know as Paul Hornschemeier was the concept artist of the show? No... well....yes, yes because of that, and because Paul hired us at bindledog on the animate his artwork for the title sequence. So that was fun. You can see the show and our title sequence every Friday night over on IFC. That's the Independent Film Channel....Yes it's a cable channel...Yes, really....they've been around for a while...I don't know ten years?....Yes, really. We're also still putting out cartoons once in a while for other people who run a sporting organization of sorts. In unrelated news, Dave Dameshek has a great podcast, we love that guy.
Last, and certainly least when it comes to the time I have left, is the Burning Building Comix Collection that I'm still working on. That sucker is nearly done, but keeps getting pushed back by the likes of CAKE and IFC. Still I promise it will be done, and soon!....whats that? ....I don't know a couple weeks, maybe sooner...yeah, well then off to the printer!...what's that?...it take a couple months, they're over seas....(sigh).
Also, my kids are great.Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-70048650895840748322011-11-12T09:43:00.001-08:002011-11-12T09:59:14.393-08:00Leper

Okay, so here's pics of Leper my new Mini. It's another "silent" comic, told in pantomime, and explores the repercussions when a "Leper" suddenly intrudes and alters the path of ones life. Sound pretentious enough?It's 9 pages black and white, with a 2 color silk screened panel on the cover. It's 3 dollars.
Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-62414759053230238952011-10-09T21:17:00.000-07:002011-10-09T21:21:12.522-07:00Kickstarted!
So, I should have announced on here by now that I reached my goal for my Kickstarter campaign! It was amazing. I didn't think I was gonna make it, but a ton of last minute help came through and remarkably, it all worked out! Burning Building Comix is finally going to be a collected Graphic Novel. The logistics need to get worked out and I'll post here with updates along the way, but needless to say I'm very excited to finally get this material out to a larger audience.

Also I have a new comic that I completed to SPX it's called Leper, and I'll get more info on here about it soon, but until then here are some pictures of the silk screening process. Here's a shot of a couple of screens, and some of the prints from the first color.

Over the years I've done several silk screened covers and burning the screen is the trickiest part. I think I finally nailed all the variables though. You know distance of the bulb to the screen when you burn the image on. Length of time for when you burn, and all that other crap, but I think I finally got it cause the last couple I've done I nailed on the first try. Suck it silk screen demons. Oh how they try to screw you up.

Plus, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I'll be down in Minneapolis for MIX this November.

I'll be hawking my wares down there and I'm really looking forward to it, cause I've never been in the area before and know there's a ton a good and nice cartoonists out there right now. So if your in the area, please do stop by. Thanks!

Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-35432022736894485982011-09-04T21:54:00.000-07:002011-09-04T21:54:42.879-07:00Da Links Da TanksHey, should let everyone know that I'll be at SPX this year with a new book that I'm trying to get done as I write this. I'll also be trying to get more support in there for My kickstarter Campaign which has less than 2 weeks left!
So, if you've waited for whatever reason...Don't Wait Anymore! Go now and pledge your support before it ends and/or fails!
In that vein, I'd like to point out all the folks who've helped me get the word out.

Paul Hornschemeier. The incredibly talented cartoonist and fine gentlemen was kind enough to embed the video on his blog. Word.
http://blog.forlornfunnies.com/2011/08/kick-burning-building.html
Rob Clough. The brilliant comics critic and swell guy also blogged the project on his fantastic website High-Low
http://highlowcomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-worthy-kickstarter-effort-jeff.html
Elliot Serrano. The Red Eye's very own Geek was kind enough to interview me for his great column "Geek to me"
http://blogs.redeyechicago.com/geek-to-me/2011/08/08/local-indie-comic-creator-needs-help-to-kickstart-his-book/
Replaned. The comics blog where artists send in their renditions of existing comics panels, put up one of mine, featuring everybody's favorite greedy duck.
http://repaneled.blogspot.com/2011/08/jeff-zwirek-repanels-uncle-scrooge-400.html
The gang over at Quimby's has also been helping out, on the blogs and the twitters and such. I also did an interview for Chicago Artist Magazine, which I don't think is out yet, but I'll pass that along when it comes up.
Then, there's all of you who have helped through word of mouth or on facebook and twitter. Thanks so much.

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Also, in case people have forgotten what the inside of Burning Building Comix, looks like, here's an old video I did of me "speed inking" an issue. Tanks all. Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-22113769216703972672011-08-24T05:40:00.000-07:002011-08-24T05:57:40.256-07:00Repaneled

Hey, got some art up over on the repaneled blog. That's that cool blog where people re draw panels from comics that they like. Yours truly did an uncle scrooge comic. Check it here. Thanks to Anthony for posting this and helping to spread the word on the Kickstarter!
Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-66549977965198116832011-08-02T20:46:00.000-07:002011-08-02T21:08:07.825-07:00Help a brother out.So everyone who's helped out on the Kickstarter campaign, thanks. And I mean it, cause I don't throw around the thanks haphazardly. No I only thanks those truly worthy, like you out there that took the time to contribute, and those of you who are going to.
In the spirit of supporting the arts, let me point out another worthy cause for people to peruse. Troy Little is the talented artist behind Chiaroscuro and Angora Napkin. This guy even made an animated pilot for Canadian television (which is awesome).
So, Troy is trying to get funding for his own project, this one for the next volume of Angora Napkin. He's over here on Indiegogo, cause he's Canadian and Kickstarter hates maple syrup.
Send some support over his way if you'd be so kind...unless it's money that would have come my way, in which case...these colors don't bleed.Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-2573860361415093652011-07-27T19:58:00.000-07:002011-07-28T08:06:22.545-07:00KickStarter - it beginsHey, everybody. I've just recently launched my Kickstarter campaign to get a graphic novel version of my mini-comic series, "Burning Building Comix" printed. Obviously, I encourage you to go the the website, look through the different pledge levels, and support the campaign.

I'm pretty jazzed about the whole thing, and very excited about the possibility of publishing my own graphic novel.

Below is a mock up that my printer sent me to prove that it could actually be produced. They may give you a better idea of how the final product will look.

There are a bunch of great rewards to choose from, and among them is a hand-crafted, stuffed pillow. Here are some picture of the finer points of the doll, to help nudge you in that direction.

Thanks so much for looking at the project, and if you decide to get involved and pledge, let me extend my biggest preemptive thanks. The only way this is going to get done is by your generous support, so thanks in advance. Here's the link. Please go and buy stuff. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951895872/burning-building-comix-the-graphic-novelJeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-28196483907678718092011-02-11T19:31:00.000-08:002011-02-11T21:07:49.292-08:00Batman Flowchart: Making sense of the current Batman ContinuitySo, for the last year or so I've been working a shift at The Comix Revolution on the weekends in Mt.Prospect. It's been years since I've read any real superhero comics, so I was a bit out of touch. The recent swapping of identities on the Batman titles left me completely confused, so once I sorted it out, I threatened to make a flowchart for the store to help customers make some sense out of the situation as well. Also see below the Black and White Line art and some preliminary sketches.

Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-90223694398191771132010-10-07T19:34:00.000-07:002010-10-07T19:47:08.350-07:00BlackStar#5

Not that anybody cares, but BlackStar #5 has been done for a while and is available in all the usual ways.
Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-41659405321582946912010-04-26T19:39:00.001-07:002010-04-26T19:56:10.566-07:00A Squash Adventure in JaberwackyWanted to alert everyone of a new comic I have appearing in the new Wide Awake Press, Free Comic Book Day Download! The theme this year is Medieval, and the title of the download this year is Jabberwacky. Thanks to J. Chris Campbell for including me in the anthology once again. This year I did a story called "The Lost Plum Grove, a Squash Adventure," The material is based on a set of characters I've been working on lately for an all ages adventure comic. I'm really excited about it, and I was very happy with the piece I contributed.
YOU can check it out for FREE over on the Wide Awake Press website come May 1st. Please do, and if you need more enticement, check out the swell promo video they put together for it, with a sneak peek at all the fine art. MAY 1st!! FREE!!Jeffhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-91020781286532601792010-04-17T21:49:00.000-07:002010-04-17T22:05:37.238-07:00Asa Edward ZwirekWell in true second child fashion, our second child Asa was born just over a month ago and I haven't posted about it till now. Asa was early, just as Van was, and was born late in the evening on March 13th 2010. He was 5lbs 15oz and 18 inches long. So far Asa is doing great, but has a proclivity for grunting and whimpering. Van is very excited to have a younger brother and mom and dad are just as enthused and touched to have another perfect little boy in their life.

Jeffhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-5939162052393809312010-02-19T18:45:00.000-08:002010-02-21T11:08:21.928-08:00R.I.P Logan Zwirek (Our Cat)I woke up today and found our younger cat, Logan lying on our couch, having apparently died in her sleep. Coming out of the bedroom, I did my daily, once-over glance of the apartment to make sure neither of the cats had snuck out during the evening and gotten trapped on the porch. It was a bit odd to see Logan sleeping on the couch at this hour. She generally would be asleep on a dining room chair, or perched on top of the dinning room table, returning my stare. I approached her to check that she was okay, but she wasn't breathing. There was a urine stain on the couch surrounding her tail, and her eyes were slightly open. She was only five years old, and our much older cat, Clarence, hadn't seemed to notice.

We got Logan from some Lady in a house by a mosquito ridden lake in Wisconsin. Neither Emily, nor I, had any desire to jump through the hoops they require of you to adopt a cat, so somebody suggested this woman who got her cats off of a farm somewhere in the Upper Penninsula. We already had one cat, the aforementioned Clarence, who has been labeled a "pestilence" by any who have lived with him under the same roof. Clarence was adopted by Emily when she was living back home in Michigan with her parents, and he was kicked out of that house as soon and Emily could find proper housing in Chicago. Named after a cow, due to his black-and-white coloring, Clarence, in his youth was and generally still is, a pain in the ass. The loudest meower I ever heard, he'd wail to be fed, throw himself against doors, and would choke on his food attempting to get it past his teeth and into his gullet to satiate his unquenchable hunger. His other past time was harassing the other two cats in the house. One was Clarence's mother, whom he showed little respect, and the other, another adoptee, whom Clarence would so terrorize that her hair began to fall out. Needless to say, neither Emily's parents, nor Clarence's fellow species were sad to seem him go. Emily, however was delighted that her boyfriend (me), who was allergic to cats, was willing to give him a test run. Despite his obvious flaws, and a venereal- disease-infected eye, Emily adores Clarence and probably more so for these very reasons.

After a couple of years of living together, and sleeping with a swiffer broom next to the bed to ward Clarence away when he'd begin to beg for food at 5:00 am; we decided it might help if Clarence had a new playmate to terrify and generally distract and wear him out. This was also a ploy on my part to put off the quickly escalating baby fever that Emily was sweating from every pore. So, we went to a find a farm kitten.

I was leaning towards a docile Calico who seemed the perfect snuggler, but Emily had her eyes on the younger tortoise shell colored kitties, and besides, Clarence would eat the calico alive. There were three or four torties, all about the same size. I recall one being very loud, and I dismissed it immediately (this decision surely bit me in the ass, as Logan soon learned from the master and became as loud an annoyance as Clarence, if not more persistent). Emily picked up another and looked set on her, until I asked, "Don't you want the one with the pink spot on her nose?"

At a Wendy's on the way home, we named Logan after the female Volleyball player Logan Tom, whom we'd been following during the Olympics. We were both smitten with the name and her funky hairstyle, and were agreed that Logan for a boy was trendy and dumb, but Logan for a girl was the proverbial bee's knee's.

Keeping a low profile at first, Logan soon displayed the kind of annoying traits that Emily and I find endearing in pets. She enjoyed being chased about the house, and would sit at your feet waiting for you to pounce. A career of several annoying habits began in her years at our house. As Clarence got older, he began to mellow, and just as we hoped, he became the terrorized, as Logan would poke and prod him into fights. She became a world class princess and demanded to be pet when she ate. She'd jump up to her dish (we had to have it up on the counter and in a cabinet, to keep Clarence from thieving it all) and she'd look down at her food and then back up at you; waiting. If you began petting her she'd deem it proper to start eating. Although she didn't beg for food, like Clarence, Logan's primeval cravings were for love and attention. She'd meow and purr at you repeatedly until you grabbed her and snuggled her in sheer annoyance. She liked her belly rubbed and her ears scratched, but due to her annoying demeanor, wouldn't take any of this affection on your terms. She didn't really want to sit on your lap and snuggle, she wanted to stand on your lap, and when you went to pet her, she'd jump away. Perhaps to be chased, but when you did grab her and curl her up on her back, she's close her eyes and sometimes the tip of her tongue would peek out.

She enjoyed darting through legs, which evoked threats of being thrown out a window on a daily basis. She liked to perch up and rub her mouth on my feet repeatedly, in case I was sitting and relaxing too long. Indeed, her appetite for affection was endless. This might be an endearing quality for some, but eventually it's charm wore off on me and Logan's negative qualities soon outmatched her positives in my eyes. My allergies with the cats never got so bad that I couldn't live with them, but I never have a clear nose, and would flare up with terrible sinus congestion from time to time. This coupled with family members who are also allergic, and Logan's overall peskiness, made me wish Em and I would have just squirted Van out a year earlier and dealt with one lone annoyance in Clarence.

Clarence is old now, and I fantasized that after he died, we'd find some friend or family member to adopt Logan, and be done with cats all together. Although I joked about it often, and was, in fact, genuinely annoyed with her, I truly believed I would most likely be living with Logan for another ten years.

A friend of Emily's has a friend who is a Vet and postured the guess that it was a heart defect. I suppose based on the suddenness of it, and the lack of any symptoms of being sick. She looked like she was sleeping peacefully and just the night before was perched on Emily's pregnant belly, refusing to be moved. She was batting at Clarence and shooting all around the house with her signature chirp, a little sound she'd make to announce herself as she blew past you, like Zorro swiping a Z into a piece of fabric.

We made arrangements with the vet, and cried with our son, when we said goodbye. I was not only shocked to find that our young cat had died so suddenly, but also to find how saddened I was to realize that she was gone. I like animals, and cats and dogs, and I like Clarence despite all of his annoying flaws, but I really grew to dislike Logan in her royal neediness, as my adult responsibilities grew. My affection for her dwindled as my love for my son surged, as my attentions and time where regulated chiefly for him. Those superficial thoughts were apparently betrayed by my actual loving feelings for her, as I wrapped her body in a towel and stroked her those few final times on the vet's table. I suppose she was a member of our family like any other, and even if I didn't like her, I loved her and will miss her kind, mischievous presence.

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