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May the Speed Force Be With You: "The Flash" Finale's Greatest Moments
Last month DC Comics announced it had put together a new list of "essential" graphic novels and collections, designed to help casual readers and completists alike. This week I picked up a copy of the 121-page catalog (Issue 1, of course) along with my regular Wednesday haul.
Now, we all love lists, and this looks to be more comprehensive than the 30-item Jeph Loeb-heavy suggestions DC had previously offered. Could the new DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels and Chronology 2013 actually represent the depth and breadth of DC's vast publishing history, and at least try to give each major character the attention he or she deserved?
Well …
I haven't read the whole thing yet, but judging from the two pages devoted to "Women of DC Comics," the answer doesn't look promising for said women. As Sue (of DC Women Kicking Ass) and Bleeding Cool have already pointed out, Green Arrow and the Flash both get two-page spreads (each, to be fair, split between a one-page portrait and a one-page checklist), while Wonder Woman has to share two pages with Batgirl, Batwoman, Catwoman and the Huntress. Although the DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels and Chronology 2013 could use more female-centric titles (no Power Girl, Manhunter, Stephanie Brown or Cass Cain Batgirl, or Stars and STRIPE, and not a lot of Supergirl), today it may be enough just to focus on Wonder Woman.
Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading?, our look at what comics and other things we've been perusing lately. Today our special guests are Caleb Goellner, Buster Moody and Ryan Hill, the creative team of Task Force Rad Squad, the hot new comic find of 2013. Especially if you were ever a Power Rangers fan. Or even if you weren't, as Moody and Hill's art is just kind of wonderful on its own. Our old friend and former colleague Graeme says it "pretty much does for Power Rangers what Jeffrey Brown's Incredible Change-Bots does for Transformers," and that's a very apt description. You can download it yourself here, and pay whatever you think is fair.
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Happy Sunday and welcome to What Are You Reading?, our weekly look at all the comics and other stuff we've been reading lately. Today our special guest is Dave Dwonch, creative director at Action Lab Entertainment and the writer of such comics as Space-Time Condominium, the upcoming Ghost Town, Double-Jumpers and more.
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First I'd like to thank DC Comics for plastering its latest spoiler unavoidably across the Internet bright and early Monday morning. It did confirm something I'd suspected since before Christmas, but being surprised still has a certain appeal, you know?
(That assumes this isn't reversed in an issue or two. Kyle Rayner was killed one issue and revived the next during a Blackest Night crossover, and something similar is eminently possible, albeit unlikely, in this case.)
Anyway, Caleb has done a great job covering the event's immediate impact, and Corey and Michael have also talked about significant aspects of you-know-what, so for my part I'll be taking a closer look at the "position" itself. Some people study the presidency, some the papacy, and some of us have spent most of our lives reading about … well, you know.
SPOILERS FOLLOW, I suppose.
I am not certain about a lot of things, but I am pretty sure of this: If you read enough of Karen Berger's comics, it makes you a better person. It would have to. It just makes too much sense!
In more than 30 years, first as a DC Comics editor and then as head of Vertigo, Berger helped to transform the comics industry by shepherding some of the most acclaimed and beloved series in recent memory. Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, The Sandman and other not-exactly mainstream DC books not only helped define Vertigo's identity, they established their own, free from the restraints of a shared superhero universe.
Every week, hard as it may be to believe, I try honestly to offer something I think might interest the larger group of DC Domics superhero readers. However, this week I am invoking a personal privilege. For one thing, with Halloween on a Wednesday (when I usually end up writing these essays), the holiday will more than likely take priority.
The main reason, though, is that today is my birthday, and as you might have guessed from the headline, this year is my 43rd birthday. Therefore, this week I have pulled together an especially memorable DC story and/or issue from each of those years, 1969 through 2012. (Note: They may not always line up with the actual year, but just for simplicity's sake, all dates are cover dates.) These aren't necessarily the best or most noteworthy stories of their particular years, but they've stuck with me. Besides, while I've read a lot of comics from a lot of sources, for whatever reason DC has been the constant. Maybe when I'm 50 I'll have something more comprehensive.
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I debated about whether to include the current Worlds' Finest as part of this project. According to the rules I set up for myself, I was only going to cover comics that were named after their female leads. I decided that because Birds of Prey was an all-female team, that would qualify, but for a lot of fans, Worlds' Finest conjures images of Batman and Superman, not Huntress and Power Girl. Then I looked at the book's actual logo. Although the official name of the comic is Worlds' Finest, you can't tell that by looking at the cover. It looks the way I've written it in the title of this post: Huntress/Power Girl: Worlds' Finest. That qualifies, as far as I'm concerned.
But is it any good?
Worlds' Finest corrects the biggest problem I had with its predecessor Huntress, also written by Paul Levitz. That miniseries had some fun stuff in it, but my complaint was that it wasn't really about anything other than Stop That Generic Villain. The Huntress could have been switched out for any other hero without changing the story in a meaningful way. In Worlds' Finest, Levitz makes the comic about his two heroes. As much as being about fighting bad guys, this is the story of Huntress and Power Girl's friendship and their attempt to adjust to the new world they've landed in. That's a huge improvement.
As a reflection of that, there's a lot of banter between the two women. Unfortunately, it's not up to the standard for that kind of thing set by Gail Simone on Birds of Prey. I'm tempted to let Levitz off the hook for not being able to perfectly replicate what worked about Black Canary and Oracle, but I don't know if I should. As much as I realize it's not completely fair, it's also impossible to read Huntress and Power Girl's quipping without comparing it to the easy relationship in Simone's series. Black Canary and Oracle felt like real friends and their conversations felt like a natural part of their relationship. Huntress and Power Girl call each other "BFF" and say things like, "You go, girl." I appreciate the effort, but even without the Birds of Prey comparison, their dialogue doesn't feel real.
As the comics community continues to process the news of Joe Kubert's death, everything else feels very secondary. One way of honoring the legendary artist and teacher is by appreciating his art, and the art of his peers. Steve Niles discovered this series of art jams featuring a Kubert Hawkman alongside Wendy Pini's Elfquest characters, Neal Adams' Conan, Dave Cockrum's Human Torch, and others. The rest of the jams include characters drawn by C.C. Beck, John Romita, John Byrne, George Perez, Gray Morrow, Dave Sim, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Curt Swan, Jim Aparo, Milton Caniff, Hal Foster, Al Williamson, Chester Gould, and the list goes on and on.
I don't know the history behind these pieces, but it occurs to me that many of these comics legends are still with us. In addition to saying our good-byes to Mr. Kubert and offering appreciations of his work, another great way to honor his legacy might be to reach out and express similar appreciation to living creators whose work we love.
We're coming up on the one-year anniversary of the New 52, and I anticipate doing the usual examinations of what worked and what didn't. Until then, however, this preliminary post will try to organize my general impressions.
I have tried to keep an open mind about the various changes, but apparently I keep coming back to the New 52-niverse's lack of meaningful fictional history. Much of this comes from the five-year timeline, but a good bit of it is due to storytelling styles. While origin stories can generate a nominal setting, including a regular supporting cast, many of the New-52 books held off for various reasons — like readers pretty much knowing the origins at the outset — and with today's practical concerns, many books spent their first 12 issues on extended arcs.
For the past couple of weeks I've been talking about this as a function of "idea generation," but I think it is a more elemental concept. Specifically, it seems like I have been conditioned to expect a certain amount of continuity in a modern shared universe. Furthermore (and more troubling), I suspect the simple acknowledgment of preexisting continuity helps mitigate whatever weaknesses may exist in the stories themselves.
"Things are being second guessed left and right, a case of too many chiefs, not enough Indians now. Whether it will work? Who am I to say. They want it to be like Hollywood, and it's becoming like Hollywood, in producing comics, and what you have is a corporate room deciding where things are going to go. And part of the reason for me leaving Superman is that I had certain ideas I wanted to do unfortunately, stuff that they okay one day, they would change their mind the next day, and it was becoming way too difficult, slowing us down. That was unfortunate. I hope they succeed for the industry's sake. In the case of Superman they didn't want a writer, they wanted a typewriter. They have to deal with people producing the movie, who also had a say in what's going on in the comic as well. My one fear, I'm not producing a comic, I'm producing a storyboard for a movie, that's not what I wanted to do."
– George Perez on his decision to quit writing Superman and the current editorial structure at DC Entertainment, from a Q&A Panel at the 2012 Toronto Comic-Con. Perez also spoke more recently about his experience at the annual Superman Celebration.
(Thanks to Jamie Coville for the recording!)
Renowned creator George Perez, who stepped down as writer and breakdown artist of DC Comics' relaunched Superman after just six issues, revealed he couldn't wait to leave the high-profile title because of frustrations over repeated rewrites and a lack of creative freedom. "It was not the experience I wanted it to be," he said.
"Unfortunately when you are writing major characters, you sometimes have to make a lot of compromises, and I was made certain promises," Perez said in a recently released Q&A video from this year's Superman Celebration, "and unfortunately not through any fault of Dan DiDio — he was no longer the last word, I mean a lot of people were now making decisions [..] they were constantly going against each other, contradicting, again in mid-story. The people who love my Superman arc, the first six issues, I thank you. What you read, I don't know. Because the fact that, after I wrote it I was having such frustration that I told them, 'Here, this is my script. If you change it, that's your prerogative, don't tell me. Don't ask me to edit it, don't ask me to correct it, because I don't want to change something that you're going to change again in case you disagree." No no, Superman is a big character. I was flattered by the responsibility, but I thought this was getting a little tough."
"I didn't mind the changes in Superman, I just wish it was the same decision Issue 1 or Issue 2," he continued. "And I had to kept rewriting things because another person changed their mind, and that was a lot tougher. It wasn't the same as doing Wonder Woman. I was basically given a full year to get Wonder Woman established before she actually had to be enfolded into the DC Universe properly. And I had a wonderful editor Karen Berger who ran shotgun for me. They wanted me to recreate what I did from Wonder Woman, but it's not the same age, not the same atmosphere, I couldn't do it any more. And the writer who replaced me, Keith Giffen, was very, very nice. I've known Keith since we both started in the industry, he called me up when they asked him to do Superman to make sure I wasn't being fired off Superman. And regrettably I did have to tell him no, I can't wait to get off Superman. It was not the experience I wanted it to be."
A couple of weeks ago, I wondered whether we could trace the entire sidekick-derived wing of DC's superhero-comics history back to Bill Finger. Today I'm less interested in revisiting that question — although I will say Robin the Boy Wonder also owes a good bit to Jerry Robinson and Bob Kane — than using it as an example.
Specifically, this week's question has nagged me for several years (going back to my TrekBBS days, even), and it is this: as between Alan Moore and the duo of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, who has been a bigger influence on DC's superhero books?
As the post title suggests, we might reframe this as "who won the '80s," since all three men came to prominence at DC in that decade. Wolfman and Pérez's New Teen Titans kicked off with a 16-page story in DC Comics Presents #26 (cover-dated October 1980), with the series' first issue following the next month. Moore's run on (Saga of the) Swamp Thing started with January 1984's issue #20, although the real meat of his work started with the seminal issue #21. Wolfman and Pérez's Titans collaboration lasted a little over four years, through February 1985's Tales of the Teen Titans #50 and New Teen Titans vol. 2 #5. Moore wrote Swamp Thing through September 1987's #64, and along the way found time in 1986-87 for a little-remembered twelve-issue series called Watchmen. After their final Titans issues, Wolfman and Pérez also produced a 12-issue niche-appeal series of their own, 1984-85's Crisis On Infinite Earths.* The trio even had some common denominators: Len Wein edited both Titans and Watchmen (and Barbara Randall eventually succeeded him on both), and Gar Logan's adopted dad Steve Dayton was friends with John Constantine.
Comics | A near-mint copy of 1940's Batman #1, which marks the first appearances of the Joker and Catwoman, sold this week for $850,000 — a record for that issue — in a private transaction arranged by Heritage Auctions. The seller purchased the comic just two years ago for $315,000. [CNN]
Publishing | Cory Casoni is leaving his position as director of marketing for Oni Press for a position with NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. as the head of marketing for ShiftyLook comics. Thomas Shimmin and Amber LaPraim, who joined Oni earlier this year, are taking joint positions as marketing coordinators. [press release]
Creators | Alison Bechdel discusses her family, her psyche, and the challenges of drawing a memoir that's set in therapy sessions: "I watched all the episodes of "In Treatment" at one point, to see how they managed to make two people sitting in a room so very dramatic. And it was basically just good writing and good acting. So that gave me the hope that I could pull this story off without adding a car chase or an explosion. Though there is a kind of a car chase, now that I think of it, when a Sunbeam bread truck almost runs me off the road. My story also goes in and out of other texts — movies, psychoanalytic papers, children's books — which creates some more overt visual excitement. And I use a dream to begin each chapter. I know you're not supposed to write about your dreams, but the dreams have a dramatic sweep that everyday life doesn't." [The New York Times]
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DC Comics released four of the six "New 52 Second Wave" titles this past week, making it hard to choose what to focus on this week … so I figured I wouldn't. Instead, here are round-ups of reviews for all four titles: Earth 2 #1 by James Robinson, Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott and Alex Sinclair; Dial H #1 by China Miéville, Mateus Santolouco, Tany Horie and Richard Horie; World's Finest #1 by Paul Levitz, George Pérez, Scott Koblish, Kevin Maguire, Hi-Fi and Rosemary Cheetham; and G.I. Combat #1 by J.T. Krul, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Ariel Olivetti and Dan Panosian.
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Keith Callbeck, Comicosity: "The multiverse returns! To fanfare or dread, depending on how you feel about pre-Crisis DC. But this is not your parents' Earth 2. Completely reimagined by James Robinson, the creator most responsible for bringing the JSA back to the DCU with his series Golden Age, this Earth 2 is a world recovering from war. The story feels like a really good Elseworlds book (which Golden Age was as well) and not a What If…? type tale, though that element exists.The heroes of Earth 2 have existed for much longer than the five years of Earth Prime. When the parademons attack, paralleling the first arc of Johns' Justice League, it is a much more mature Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman there to battle them."


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Schwartzel tames Muirfield, calls it a 'lottery'
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A day after snapping his 8-iron in disgust, Charl Schwartzel has gone on the offensive again at the British Open.
The South African described conditions at Muirfield on Friday as unfair and ''a lottery,'' despite shooting the lowest second-round score so far.
The 2011 Masters champion compared the fairways to a ''runway'' after hitting his drive at No. 15 380 yards into a bunker at speed and another at the second hole more than 400 yards.
Schwartzel, who shot a 3-under 68 to move to 1 over par, says ''it becomes a bit of a lottery. You don't know what's going to happen ... you can hit good shots and get all sorts of results. And it's not that exactly fair, in my eyes.''
However, Schwartzel says if he wins the claret jug on Sunday, ''I'll be kissing this golf course.''
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4 Bedrooms , 5 Bathrooms, Sleeps 8
Luxury Beach Front home in Costa Rica!. Casa Tranquila in Tamarindo Preserve is the finest beach front residence available. The features include:
~ 4 master bedroom suites with outdoor terraces to graciously accommodate couples (1 King, 2 Queen, 1 Queen sofabed)
~ Large 650-square-foot pool with reading bench and massage jets
~ Full outdoor kitchen with grill, sink and beverage refrigerator
~ Garden and fountain designed to be the focal point from the living room
~ Carport for two cars with lockable storage for surfboards and bicycles
~ Generous outdoor living room and dining room which easily seats eight
~ Large kitchen designed for informal entertaining
~ Tropical architecture with fully recessed doors that open to an expansive covered terrace with stone floor
~ Cast stone tile roofs provide beauty and durability for generations
~ Pella wood windows for maintenance-free and energy-efficient use
~ Stone on all terraces, walks, pool deck and carport providing beautiful, slip-resistant, durable surfaces
~ Spanish glass-tiled pool enhances water clarity and provides ease of maintenance; outdoor pool shower
~ Stucco exteriors are enhanced with wood shutters
~ Custom professional landscape designs
~ Stone floors in all living spaces provide timeless natural beauty
~ Washable-stucco interior walls provide a depth of color that lasts a lifetime
~ Hand-crafted, solid teak kitchen cabinets with granite counter tops and backsplashes
~ Solid teak doors with Baldwin "lifetime finish" hardware
~ Premium bath fixtures with 'lifetime finish' throughout, including: Grohe water fixtures, Toto commodes and Baldwin bath accessories
The simple assumption guiding the architects was that residents of Tamarindo Preserve are there to embrace nature, rather than seal themselves off from it. Rooms look out on gardens, and conventional walls and windows are replaced by floor to ceiling panels that disappear to bring the outdoors inside. The uncompromising mandate is that all materials, all specifications, and all finishes must be authentic and of the highest quality.
To further enhance vacationers' luxury holiday experience they are also given the privilege of becoming a full member of the Tamarindo Preserve Langosta Beach club during their stay, including a fitness center and beachfront pool, bar and restaurant. Also available is a full concierge service, which can arrange airport pickup, car rental and tour reservations, baby sitting and other luxury services.
Other amenities: To further enhance vacationers' luxury holiday experience they are also given the privilege of becoming a full member of the Tamarindo Preserve Beach club during their stay, including a fitness center and beachfront pool, bar and restaurant. Ibis Condos provides guests with a full concierge service located at the Tamarindo Preserve Beach Club, which can arrange airport pickup, car rental and tour reservations, baby sitting and other luxury services.
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Tranquil Oasis, Balinese Style!
We had such an incredibly wonderful, adventure filled vacation in Costa Rica! Casa Tranquila proved to be beyond perfect! This beautiful Balinese-style home opens to a courtyard of lush landscape and koi ponds, providing tranquility and privacy to the four bedrooms. All the beautifully appointed bedrooms have on suite baths with outdoor, private "courtyard style" showers. The kids could not have been more thrilled to have "their own" outdoor showers. The living and dining areas are spacious with ample seating both inside and out. We definitely did not take full advantage of the gourmet kitchen and outdoor grill as we dined out most of the time, but there is always next time! The house is large enough that we could have brought another family with us! It is ideal for two families or several coupes. The infinity pool was nice to have, even with the beautiful beach but steps away. We spent countless hours soaking up the sun with an incredible view of the ocean. There are so many adventuresome activities to choose from in Costa Rica, and this was a perfect home base, close to all the action. Surfing, zip lines, tours, horseback riding, natural parks, ATV riding, fishing, river and jungle tours to name a few. Casa Tranquil is the perfect complement to fun filled, active days –peaceful, relaxing and luxurious. The staff was exceptional, they treated us wonderfully. The housekeeper did our laundry and dishes, total vacation! Daniel started as our tour guide, concierge, activity planner, driver and photographer and ended up being our friend. Thank you, Daniel. We had such a great week! We cannot wait to return!!!
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Our favorite feature is the large patio, which wraps around the home. It has multiple sitting / lounging areas, which allows everyone personal space. Off the kitchen, you will find an outdoor dining table and grilling area. From the patio, we drank our morning coffee, ate breakfast, read, sunbathed, took naps, drank a few Imperial beers, rocked in the porch swing, watched the mist from breaking waves and grilled dinners. Our kids voted the patio at Casa Tranquila as the "The Best Place in World to Watch the Sun Set".
Casa Tranquila is a terrific place to base your Costa Rican vacation. Tamarindo is a laid-back surf town, but has everything you need; a large assortment of restaurants, grocery stores and pharmacies. The home is so nice and relaxing, we had a hard time venturing out. When you chose to go into town, walk down the beach and take in the amazing views, then take a cab back to the home.
All aspects of the rental process were professional and prompt. Daniel is your local liaison and is a huge asset to the home. He is a native Costa Rican, speaks excellent English and we loved all his suggestions for excursions and restaurants.
I could not give Casa Tranquila a higher recommendation.
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"The residence is located on your own beach front lot. Enjoy the privacy of home living with the benefits of a being part of the Tamarindo Preserve gated community. This home offers large master bedroom suites each with private terraces, closets and elegant bathrooms with amazing tropical garden showers."
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The Tamarindo Preserve is the only beachfront gated community in Tamarindo, with all the quality and amenities of a world class resort, yet just a short walk from the chic and trendy beach town center.
This home is among the world's finest, secure within a gated community and surrounded by the natural beauty of the ocean, forest, and estuaries of the Pacific coast. Live the Costa Rican lifestyle in the fun town of Tamarindo, where alongside the golden sand beaches you'll find a plethora of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues.
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This seems like a good place to mention a couple observations we had while visting Switzerland. Some of these will be visible in the pictures we took and probably taken for granted.
We noticed every where we visted, be it in the small parts of Zurich we actually seen or out in the country, it is a very clean place. You did not see trash along the sides of their roads, even in the city. I am sure there is probably areas somewhere with this problem, but we never seen them.
They are proud of their flag as I don't recall visiting another country that displays it in so many places. From the bigger city to the smallest town, we seen it almost everywhere.
For the most part, their drivers observe the rules of the road and seem to be good drivers. In the 1150+ miiles we covered, we only came across one accident down near Andermatt.
While we did not really carry on many conversations with anyone outside the hotels, everyone we meet was nice unlike some other parts of the world we have been. It is always impressive to hear those who can switch between multiple languages in a short conversation as we heard listening to the hotel workers in the lounge.
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"Advice is judged by results, not by intentions."
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I feel like this quote is the epitome of what handicapping is all about - results. Intentions are the cousins of excuses, and what actually happens supercedes what we want to happen. Whether it's in sports, betting, or any other aspect of life, this is as true as the sunrise.
OK, so what does this have to do with my 2007 NFL Mock Draft? I've gotten a ton of emails - from the accusatory to the appreciative - regarding my first two versions. But I just want to be clear about what the point of this exercise actually is. Not only my intentions but the results I hope to glean from it.
My basic idea is simple: first and foremost I want to entertain you while you're wasting time at a job that you probably resent. And second, I want to get you to look at your team and other teams around the NFL from a different perspective. I'm not trying to pacify my readers or fill their heads with pie-in-the-sky ideas. And to be honest, I don't care how many first round picks I get right. Mock drafts are like setting up dominos; if one misfires then the whole setup is a waste.
Contrary to popular belief, the draft is much less a reflection of the players taken as it is a demonstration of the state of the franchise and team that does the selecting. Who your team chooses, and when, says a ton about how they view next year's squad. There is a lot of innuendo and insight that can be extracted by simply watching how teams handle themselves and what weaknesses they address on this day, and that can be just as important to any bettor as the fact that some unknown offensive tackle from Eastern Michigan went late in the first round. It's a telling time, and you'll find that you're instincts - not the ones spoon-fed to you by ESPN afterwards - about teams on Draft Day are usually pretty close to how teams perform during the season. I'm talking about the whole team, not just their picks.
The NFL Draft will take place in eight days. It commences on my birthday, Saturday, April 28, and retires on Sunday, April 29 in New York City. This may or may not be my final Mock (depends on my schedule for next week) but for right now this is how I see things shaking out. Again, at this stage of the mock I'm still going primarily on whom I think teams should take as opposed to solely whom they might take.
And without further ado, here's Doc's Sports' 2007 NFL Mock Draft Version 3.1:
1. Oakland Raiders - JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU
Been saying Russell since January so I'm not changing my mind now. Though I think it's ridiculous to get a quarterback who excels at downfield throws and then put him behind a line that's easier to get through than a condom that's gone through a blender.
2. Detroit Lions - Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
It's not that I'm backing off from my Detroit-Atlanta trade (though I think I'm the only one pimping it right now). I just don't think that Matt Millen is intelligent or competent enough to maneuver any sort of deal out of this spot and still land the player they desperately need (Brady Quinn). After several busts in free agency the offensive line is still a wreck. This is a very safe pick.
3. Cleveland Browns - Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
I was at a bar when I heard about Reuben Droughns being traded and the first thought that went through my head was, "Man, our waitress' chest is HUGE. Are those real?" My second thought was, "Now I gotta listen to all these dumbass Giants fans tell me how good Droughns is for six months." My third thought: "I guess that means the Browns want Adrian Peterson."
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
This may even put a smug smile on Chucky Gruden's face. It will definitely be enough to make Johnson roll up a fat joint and go to work. Oh, and pencil Johnson in for 175 and two touches in Week 7 in Detroit. That may also be the day that Ford Field gets burned to ashes.
5. Arizona Cardinals - Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
The Cardinals will be screwed if this is what they end up with because they desperately need an offensive lineman or some bulk on the D-line. The best-case scenario is that the Lions don't take Thomas and he falls here. Unless Gruden decides to be a dick and grab JT. Ken Whisenhunt isn't sure if he wants to go with a 4-3 or a 3-4, but Adams can rush the passer in either set.
6. Washington Redskins - Laron Landry, S, LSU
The Skins ditched Cyber Archuleta and sent Troy Vincent back to the Smithsonian. Landry fills a need and is the best secondary player in the draft. Also, since he's been in Louisiana for the past two years he's probably had some experience with automatic weapons. That should endear him to Sean Taylor.
7. Minnesota Vikings - Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
In the, "Um, OK" Pick that happens in the Top 10 every year the Vikings will snag Mel Kiper Jr.'s wet dream. Allegedly the Vikings are still high on Tarvaris Jackson. But that's why they're the Vikings. Either way, as a Bears fan I couldn't be happier at the prospect of facing either QB twice a year for the next few seasons.
8. Atlanta Falcons - Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville
The Falcons are hoping that the Skins grab a D-lineman and that Landry falls. If not, Bobby Petrino selects a kid he's familiar with. Okoye's rookie hazing will include cleaning Ron Mexico's bong and reciting lines from "Half Baked" on cue.
9. Miami Dolphins - Jamal Anderson, DE, Arkansas
It would be tough to pass on Levi Brown here and I'm not really sure if Cam Cameron would do that. But their defensive line is full of guys that would get the senior citizen discount at Disneyworld. Anderson is a beast and would be a nice building block for the defense.
10. Houston Texans - Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
Though I do have it down in this mock I think it would be a minor upset if Brown made it past Atlanta and Miami. He'd be a strong pickup for the Texans who, after the Matt Schaub trade, don't pick again until roughly 2011. If Brown is gone you can pencil in Leon Hall.
11. San Francisco - Alan Branch, DT, Michigan
After watching Branch break dance - including a rad pike freeze - in an ESPN feature on him I'm convinced he should be a Top 10 pick. However, his stock is dropping as his waist expands. Now instead of talking about his sweet moves they're talking about his Bust Potential. Would love to see San Fran get a wideout here but I don't think it's going to happen.
12. Buffalo Bills - Patrick Willis, LB, Ole Miss
With London Fletcher gone and TKO Spikes on his way out the Bills have a huge hole here. Fortunately Willis excels at filling holes (try to ignore how pornographic that sounds) and would be a very strong get for Buffalo.
13. St. Louis Rams - Leon Hall, CB, Michigan
This would be somewhat of a coup if the Rams land a guy projected in the Top 10. I would love to see St. Louis ignore their overmatched defense and grab Ted Ginn but I think Jim Haslett would spear Scott Linehan if that happened.
14. Carolina Panthers - Reggie Nelson, S, Florida
The Bitch-O-Meter will be off the charts if the Panthers don't grab TE Greg Olsen for Jake Delhomme. And even though the Panthers have a desperate need for linebackers they will improve their defense more by getting Mike Minter off the field than getting Nelson on it.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers - Adam Carriker, DE, Nebraska
I don't really get the buzz around Carriker, who strikes me as kind of a boring pick. But he has versatility and can play a few different spots in the 3-4. He'll likely fill in for Joey Porter, who at this moment is most likely heckling and throwing pickles at Levi Jones' kids.
16. Green Bay Packers - Marshawn Lynch, RB, California
As much as I would love to see them address some defensive issues they have a tremendous need at running back. I'm sure Lynch will love it in Wisconsin. Honest.
17. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jarvis Moss, DE, Florida
Moss would get to stay in Florida - always a plus for a guy to stay in the state he made his name in - and he would be an excellent compliment to Reggie Hayward. I'll go on record saying Ted Ginn Jr. would be perfect here - but they won't take him.
18. Cincinnati Bengals - Lawrence Timmons, LB, Florida State
This is a bit high for a guy who only had one year as a starter under his belt before leaving early. But he is nasty. He hasn't had any "character issues" yet, which may drop him off Cincy's screen. But he did go to FSU and that's a great school for learning how to develop a criminal record.
19. Tennessee Titans - Ted Ginn Jr., WR, Ohio State
This is that pick that gets up to the podium in about 2.2 seconds. The Commissioner might not even be done reading the Bengals' selection when the Titans fly up to the podium and hand in their card. Ginn fits a big need for a kick returner and gives Vince Young a playmaker to go to now that Drew Bennett and Bobby Wade have taken their high-flying, thrill-a-minute skills elsewhere.
20. New York Giants - Paul Posluzny, LB, Penn State
As my good friend Nolan, a Giants fan and former gambling addict said about the G-Men when I was informing him of the anal raping his team is going to take in Soldiers Field this season: "If we don't draft a LB in the first round I won't be watching that game."
21. Denver Broncos - John Beason, LB, Miami
Now that Al Wilson is a cripple the Broncos are short a linebacker. D.J. Williams is awesome and he's a Miami product so I see Denver going back to the well. If they don't go for an LB I say they grab their highest-rated wideout.
22. Dallas Cowboys - Joe Staley, OT, Eastern Michigan
Right now the Cowboys have Marc Columbo and Flozell Adams as their offensive tackles. Not good, and no chance you're getting 16+ starts out of both next season. The Boys have picked nothing but defenders in the first round since 1997 but now they have a Golden Boy at QB that they might want to protect.
23. Kansas City Chiefs - Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
This is pretty much the best-case scenario for the Chiefs. Bowe is high on a lot of Wish Lists and could be a potential steal. Or he could be the next Snoop Minnis. Who knows? The Chiefs could use a corner here but I think they address their woeful wideout situation with either Bowe or Robert Meachem.
24. New England Patriots - Michael Griffin, S, Texas
This is a bit of a reach here (only by a few slots) but also a savvy move by the Pats front office because they know that Philadelphia needs a safety and Griffin won't be around for NE's next pick. Griffin is just a player, and a winner, so he'll fit right in.
25. New York Jets - Greg Olsen, TE, Miami
It's going to be awfully tough to lay off one of the top corners still on the board. But they're getting really good value here on a potential big-time playmaker. Jets tight ends tallied just 37 catches last year while some other big-mouthed ex-Miami TE across the city stole a headline or two.
26. Philadelphia Eagles - Darelle Revis, CB, Pittsburgh
The Eagles will have gotten kicked in the nuts if Bowe and Griffin get taken right in front of them. I know that a lot of teams have Aaron Ross rated ahead of Revis but I think Philly stays in-state and takes a guy they're familiar with…
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27. New Orleans Saints - Chris Houston, CB, Arkansas
…And as a result the Saints end up with the top corner (in my view) on the board. The Saints corners are still having nightmares about Bernard Berrian. I'm still having nightmares about Rex Grossman.
28. New England Patriots - Aaron Ross, CB, Texas
They need a linebacker, and a defensive lineman never hurt. But I think they grab Ross as insurance for the whole Asante Samuel situation.
29. Baltimore Ravens - Ben Grubbs, OG, Auburn
This guy is big, bad, and mean. He'll fit right in. USC center Ryan Kalil is an option here but I think they take the more thuggish of the two.
30. San Diego Chargers - Robert Meachem, WR, Tennessee
The Chargers need wideouts and would get a solid one here. And by "need wideouts" I just mean that LT gets sick of high-fiving the guys that the Chargers have now after he scores. He's looking for a new pair of hands to slap and Meachem's are a pretty good size.
31. Chicago Bears - Justin Harrell, DT, Tennessee
As much as I'd love to see my boys grab a wideout or see a stud OLB I think getting Harrell would be sweet. The guy is an animal and played a game with his bicep hanging off the bone. Alfonso Boone is gone, Ian Scott has one foot out the door and Tank is in jail. Things aren't looking so hot on the D-line right about now. We still need OL, WR, and LB (in that order) but we'll address that later.
32. Indianapolis Colts - Tank Tyler, DT, Indianapolis
The Colts were a bit soft up front from September to December before tightening up in the playoffs. But they lost Montae Reagor to free agency and Corey Simon is off the reservation, so they're now extremely thin up front.
Oh, and I still think Peyton Manning is a Choker and a damn poser!!!!
(I really don't, but you wouldn't believe how pissed Colts fans still get about anyone critiquing their team. It's great fun.)
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Tennis in the TOKYO Area
Will be in Tokyo (Shinjuku area) from October 9-14.
If anyone's interested in hitting on the 9th (Tuesday, I believe it may be a Holiday in JP) or Saturday (13th), let me know.
Probably easier to find a place to hit golf balls (many buildings have rooftop netted driving ranges) than tennis in Shinjuku -- it's a very densely developed area.
I'll hit with ya DR. I'm sure TI can manage to pay for my flight, first class of course. I also would like breakfast delivered to my room by a cute Japanese girl and a happy ending afterwards. Start the day off right. See ya on the courts!
FWIW, The Hilton in Shinjuku has tennis courts. These are on a low/mid level roof on the same floor as the health club. The rooms are just OK for the price, (not bad, not great) but having easy access to the courts is sweet. Plus, the immediate neighborhood has most everything you want/need. If you need more, there is always Kabukicho.
Will be staying accross the street, at Hyatt Regency.
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I have been using this moisturizer in combo with Tactuo and quite honestly believed that the reason my face stung so much when I applied this on was due to the dryness of my face from the Tactuo. When I switched to a new moisturizer I realized the stinging was in part from the Cetaphil. On a sunny day if I'm going outside I will definitely use this as it noncomodogenic as well as having a built in sunscreen. When I'm staying inside though I would recommend a different moisturizer.
Will not use again on my skin type.
Triggered an unexpected breakout.
3 things. First thing I noticed when I applied it was the smell - it's got SPF 15, and you really can smell it! Second thing was a stinging sensation after applying, although I've been using it every day for over a month now and I really don't feel that anymore. Lastly, and most importantly, I'd say it's pretty heavy: I applied it today around 10 AM, it is now about to be 3PM, and my face still feels/looks super greasy! If it's just my face being oily, then I can't recommend this to anyone with oily skin. If it is indeed the product, then yeah, I definitely don't recommend this.
perfect when you are not irritated because can burns your skins but when your skin dont feel irritated you can used
I have very oily skin with moderate acne and I just felt this product very greasy and kept randomly getting the taste of it in my mouth(must have been hungry..)
My skin felt much more greasy throughout the day and a bit heavy with it on.
Also burned the more sensitive areas of my face . I never really like the idea of sunscreen on my face either feels heavy.
I would recommend to try this anyway as everyone's skin is different and i can imagine if you have dry skin it would be great.


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You forgot #6 - Larry Korab's Calendar (and yes, just because the disco raises money for charity doesn;t mean that it's not dumb)
Andy Williams kicking out your speakers.
5. Hey Are The Buffalo Schools Still Run By Idiots? (Yes.)
Imagine the NHL and NHLPA negotiations, and how you would prefer both sides were ejected into space. Now picture the same kind of competence and regard for those they serve, but just dealing with the education of the city of Buffalo.
I don't even know what to tell you anymore, folks. Your kids are screwed.
4. Don't Act Like You Wouldn't Fight Over A Parking Spot
It was all cool until this guy had to point out that he was carrying a flamethower around for JUST SUCH A FIGHT.
(Note: If you don't tell me what the weapon is, I'll make it up.)
3. Hey The Bills Are Terrible Again! WHA HAPPENED?
2. The Worlds Largest Disco
Ugh. There are very few things worse than old white people but throw in disco music as well and we should have to call out the National Guard. Look just do coke on a platter at home and you'll wake up with the same feeling of regret and would have saved yourself a car trip.
1. Not All That Keen On Drunk Drivers Right Now
Anytime we'd like to get serious folks. Booze is the most dangerous drug out there, folks. You should most definitely not drive a motorized horseless carriage while imbibing. Dumb.
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World's Largest Disco top 5 dumbest in Buffalo? Boy, I'm glad I don't live in the same desperately cynical corner of Buffalo that you live in. They've raised nearly $3 million for charity since the WLD's resurrection in the mid-90s. It might not be your scene (it's sure not mine), but if that was really one of the dumbest things in Buffalo this week, we would be a gleaming Utopian paradise.
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Second Malay awardee in history credits grandma's nagging for win
Published on Aug 16, 2012 1:00 PM
There are many people Mr Adil Hakeem Mohamad Rafee should thank for his President's Scholarship, but the first that comes to mind is his grandmother.
If not for her, the avid footballer said he probably would not have studied very hard, if at all.
Growing up, he said, his grandmother would nag his brother and him to finish their homework. Both his parents, a project manager and marketing manager, would often be at work when the siblings returned home from school.
"My success has now put more pressure on my brother - my grandmother keeps telling him to study harder for his exams," he laughed. His younger brother, Arif Izzuddin, 16, is a Secondary 4 student at Chung Cheng High School (Yishun).
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MIAMI: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will try to defend their titles at the US$9.6mil ATP and WTA Miami hardcourt event this week.
The showdown stretches for nearly a fortnight and comes after Djokovic was upset in the Indian Wells semi-finals and Azarenka beat World No. 2 Maria Sharapova in Sunday's final, as she did in last year's Miami final.
Djokovic was upset by John Isner, who lost to world No. 3 Roger Federer in the Indian Wells final.
Now thanks to the first-round byes for Miami's high seeds, Djokovic is off until Saturday when he faces either Argentina's Leonardo Mayer or Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.
"It's still a week to my first match, so I'm going to take some time, regroup," Djokovic said. "I feel physically well. I'm confident ahead of the Miami tournament."
Djokovic defeated world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in last year's final, adding that title to his 2007 Miami crown.
The five–time Grand Slam champion comes into the event with an Australian Open title, just as he did last year.
Djokovic, who has captured the past three Grand Slam titles, could join Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi as the only three-time men's champions at Miami and become the first man since Federer in 2005 and 2006 to win back–to–back titles.
Nadal, a 10-time Grand Slam champion, has never won the Miami crown despite three trips to the finals, settling for runner-up honours in 2005 and 2008 as well as last year.
Nadal will open against either fell Spaniard Pablo Andujar or Colombia's Santiago Giraldo.
Federer, who has won a record 16 Grand Slam crowns, has not won the Miami crown since 2006 but is on a roll, having won three tournaments in a row with titles at Rotterdam and Dubai as well as Indian Wells.
Isner, ranked 10th, will open against either US countryman James Blake or Russia's Nikolay Davydenko.
On the women's side, Azarenka's first match will be against either a qualifier or Dutchwoman Michaella Krajicek while Sharapova, on the opposite end of the draw, starts in round two against a qualifier or Israel's Shahar Peer.
Czech third seed Petra Kvitova had the worst luck of the draw, with a bye into round two against either Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm or US wildcard Venus Williams, a three–time Miami champion with seven Grand Slam singles titles.
Williams is coming back after a long injury absence.
Australian sixth seed Samantha Stosur, the reigning US Open champion, opens against Czech Clara Zakopalova or a qualifier and she could face a fourth-round matchup with US 10th seed Serena Williams.
Williams, a five-time Miami women's champion who has been out with an ankle sprain, will open against either China's Zhang Shuai or Britain's Elena Baltacha.
Belgium's Kim Clijsters is among those who will play in the first round. If the 2005 and 2010 Miami winner defeats Australian Jamila Gajdosova, she will face Germany's 14th-seeded Julia Goerges in round two. – AFP
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Bradley Pryce aims to leave his rivals sick in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights at the York Hall in Bethnal Green tonight (Friday) after admitting he deliberately vomited before a bout last year in order to make the weight. The Welshman insists he was not suffering from bulimia a year ago when brought his weight down by being sick after meals ahead of his Commonwealth light-middleweight fight with Manchester's Matthew Hall. But the vomiting did not pay off as Pryce lost his Commonwealth crown in a second round defeat.
Pryce, 28, is now looking to revive his career by winning three, three round fights in one night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green - and this time Pryce has stuck to a sensible weight loss programme to ensure he makes the 11stone limit. The 3/1 favourite said: I wasnt suffering from bulimia but I was being sick before the fight to lose weight. For six weeks I was just eating and drinking what I wanted but there was nothing left in me come the fight.
My legs were buckling under me on the scales at the weigh in and I had a job to stand up. I knew I was going to lose, but I needed the money so went through with it.
"I went down to ten stone nine pounds at one points and I was thinking I could do welterweight but the fight was a wake up call and Im lucky I can still box on..
It was very dangerous but Im working with a nutritionist now and am not doing anything like that again.
"I didn't see anyone about it because I wasn't suffering from bulimia. The day after the fight I went out and had ten pints and I didn't bring that back up. I built myself up again to about 13 stone and I only did it for the Hall fight.
I got into the habit of doing it but now Im eating five meals a day and can still make the weight easy thanks to the diet my nutritionist gives me.
Things are better now and once I knew there was going to be a Prizefighter I started preparing for it."
Pryce hopes to follow in the footsteps of his gym-mate Gavin Rees, the former WBA world champion who won the Prizefighter light-welterweight tournament in December.
After seeing Gavin Rees win the last one, Ive been desperate to fight in one. There were no other options for me because Anthony Small has got a fight next month.
Pryce faces former British champion Neil Sinclair in his first bout and is determined to avenge an eighth round stoppage defeat seven years ago to the Belfast boxer.
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"We do not have a date on when the problem might be resolved," she said. The shortage of gas started in April.
She clarified the gas supply was not determined by seasonality, where more gas would be used for heating in winter, but because the company uses gas obtained through oil exploration activities, which was inadequate to meet demand.
The production shortage had existed for 6 months, but when coupled with a few other regional outages had caused tight supply and prices to spike in the last two weeks.
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At the very least it should hire top-notch developers and deliver flawless integration with Tapatalk or some equivalent. Better, it should deliver a standalone app, which could be based on licensed code. Although there is an argument to be made for a mobile version of the site, which should be easier to run within the kind of app Facebook currently delivers for iOS (they are building a native app now, however).
Also I think HF should not hesitate to require payments from end-users. A buck or two per end-user would cover a lot of expenses, with widespread adoption. Payments could be made in advance too, Kickstarter-like, to crowd-fund the initiative. I'd put in a clam or two for a full mobile experience. Even more to avoid ads, much as I enjoy window-shopping, because they destroy usability on small devices.
Challenge the sponsors/advertisers for financial support too. That will test their commitment to the platform and the community. One of the best arguments HF can use is the value of its large, focused user base in terms of marketing/market research. It probably has no equivalent and they sure would want it to keep growing.
OK, I'll take that back to defer to WiR3D's previous caveat regarding this approach.
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