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The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Mayor Long at Fred Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard and was immediately recessed into Closed Session. The meeting reconvened at 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Clark, Stern, Wolowicz, and Mayor Long
Mayor Long reported that Councilman Gardiner absence was excused due to a family illness.
Also present were City Manager Carolyn Lehr, City Attorney Carol Lynch, Deputy City Manager Carolynn Petru, Director of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Joel Rojas, Director of Finance/Information Technology Dennis McLean, Deputy Planning Director Greg Pfost, and City Clerk Carla Morreale.
The Flag Salute was led by Mayor Long.
Councilman Wolowicz moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Stern, to approve the Agenda with Item 14 moved to be heard immediately prior to Item 12.
Without objection, Mayor Long so ordered.
Certification of Election Results (501)
City Clerk Morreale reported that the County Clerk had certified the results of the General Municipal Election held on November 6, 2007, declaring Steve Wolowicz,
Councilman Clark moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Stern, to approve the staff recommendation.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Stern, Wolowicz, and Mayor Long
Swearing in of newly elected Council Members Long, Stern, and Wolowicz
City Clerk Morreale administered the oath to newly elected Council Members Long, Stern, and Wolowicz.
Council Reorganization
Selection of Mayor
City Clerk Morreale called for nominations for the selection of Mayor.
Mayor Pro Tem Stern provided a presentation reviewing current nomination procedures.
Mayor Long nominated Mayor Pro Tem Stern for Mayor. Councilman Wolowicz seconded the motion.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Stern, Wolowicz, and Mayor Long
Selection of Mayor Pro Tem
Mayor Stern called for nominations.
Councilman Wolowicz nominated Councilman Gardiner to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
Councilman Long nominated Councilman Clark to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
A roll call vote on the nominations reflected the following:
Councilman Wolowicz voted for Councilman Gardiner.
Councilman Clark was selected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
Remarks by Council Members
Councilman Long thanked the community and the Council for the opportunity to serve the residents as both a Council Member and Mayor for the past year and shared his gratitude for being re-elected for another four years. He thanked his wife for her support over the years that he has served on the City Council.
Councilman Wolowicz thanked the residents for their support in his recent campaign for re-election and extended special thanks to his wife and family. He pledged as a steward of the residents to be fair, impartial, and open-minded in an attempt to reach the best possible solutions for the community.
Mayor Pro Tem Clark congratulated the newly re-elected Council Members and commented that he looked forward to effectively pursue the business of the community and residents. He thanked his wife for her continued inspiration and support of his involvement in serving the City.
Mayor Stern extended congratulations to his colleagues and noted that he looked forward to the next four years because this Council has demonstrated that they participate, listen to each others views, and work well together. He thanked his wife for allowing him to participate in serving the residents of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. He highlighted some of the City's accomplishments including the following: open space acquisition; additional traffic enforcement and continuing to have one of the lowest crime rates in the County; the successful Storm Drain User Fee initiative; continuing strong fiscal management and better utilization of technology to make public information easily accessible; the opening of Founders Park; progress on the Terranea resort hotel project; and, the successful resolution of lawsuits against the City.
Mayor Stern presented a gift to former Mayor Long.
Mayor Stern called a recess from 7:33 P.M. to 7:57 P.M.
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Mayor Stern announced Recyclers of the Month from the November 20, 2007 City Council meeting, Lloyd Yuan and Laverne Strange. He indicated that all winners receive a check for $250 representing a year of free refuse service and urged everyone to participate in the City's recycling program.
Michael O'Sullivan, Rancho Palos Verdes, spoke regarding the City's view ordinance and remedies noting that while many cities were planting trees to combat global warming, Rancho Palos Verdes was removing mature trees to protect views. He felt many views of unsightly properties could be remedied by planting foliage to screen the views.
Ron Smith, representative on the West Basin Water District Board of Directors, invited the Council to the 60th anniversary celebration of the West Basin Water District.
Mayor Stern commented on an editorial in the Daily Breeze, which indicated that most public officials would do away with the Public Comments section of the City Council agenda if they could, but noted that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes encouraged public input and involvement .
City Manager Lehr reported on the City's receipt of an extensive public records request covering eleven years of documentation, made by an anonymous party through their attorney. She noted that City Attorney Lynch was trying to keep the scope of the request as narrow as possible in an effort to cap the cost to the City in staff time at $20,000. She indicated that if the City is compelled to meet the original, broader request, the cost will be many times that and she would have to return to Council with a request for a budget adjustment to cover the cost. She added that the broader request could potentially affect the City's ability to continue to provide services in an uninterrupted manner.
Mayor Pro Tem Clark voiced concern that the request mirrored recent campaign issues and was disturbed by the time and money wasted. He asked if staff could find out who was behind the request and if there was any recourse to recoup money spent on the request under the Public Records Act.
City Attorney Lynch explained that staff had inquired who had made the request and the legal representative declined to reveal their identity. She added that the Public Records Act would only allow the City to recover reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses such as photocopies or postage.
Further staff and Council discussion focused on whether there were any laws allowing the City to limit the scope of such requests; the burden on staff time and the related expenses to the City to search for and produce the requested records; any knowledge of a request for these particular records prior to the law firm's request; and, the suggestion that state law should be amended so that it is not punitive to cities.
City Clerk Morreale noted a request to speak on Item 8.
Councilman Wolowicz moved, seconded by Councilman Long, to approve the Consent Calendar with Item 8 removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Long, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
Mossbank Storm Drain Rehabilitation (1204 X 604)
Reviewed and reconfirmed by a four/fifths (4/5) vote, the Council's previous action on August 21, 2007, authorizing staff to proceed with emergency repairs to the Mossbank Drive storm drain.
Motion to Waive Full Reading
Adopted a motion to waive reading in full of all ordinances presented at this meeting with consent of the waiver of reading deemed to be given by all Council Members after the reading of the title.
Border Issues Status Report (310)
Reviewed the current status of border issues.
Adoption of Ordinance No. 466 - Clarifying that the City's Redevelopment Plan Does Not Include the Power of Eminent Domain (1900 x 103)
Contract Addendum No. 2 for the Marymount College Facilities Expansion Environmental Impact Report (1804)
This item was removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
September 2007 Treasurer's Report (602)
Received and filed the September 2007 Treasurer's Report for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
October 2007 Treasurer's Report (602)
Received and filed the October 2007 Treasurer's Report for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Register of Demands
Contract Addendum No. 2 for the Marymount College Facilities Expansion Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (1804)
Mayor Pro Tem Clark indicated that he would abstain from discussion of all Marymount College items as the proximity of his residence to Marymount presented a defined conflict of interest and he left the dais at 8:25 P.M.
Councilman Wolowicz received clarification that the expenses related to this item were paid for by the applicant.
Shaida Kafe-ee, Marymount College, voiced concern with the increased cost of the additional work to complete the Draft EIR and asked the City to monitor the process and maintain the costs at a reasonable level.
Planning Director Rojas clarified that all costs had been reviewed with Marymount College.
Councilman Wolowicz moved, seconded by Councilman Long, to approve Contract Addendum No. 2 to the Agreement for Consulting Services between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and Robert Bein, William Frost & Associates (RBF) for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Marymount College Facilities Expansion project, in the amount of $126,740.00.
The motion passed with the following roll call vote:
AYES: Long, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
Mayor Stern called a brief recess from 8:29 P.M. to 8:35 P.M.
Mayor Pro Tem Clark returned to the dais at 8:35 P.M.
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Update of Crime Statistics from Lomita Sheriff's Station Captain Anda (1206)
Captain Ronene Anda, Lomita Sheriff's Station, provided a report on recent deployment strategies and updated crime statistics. She asked that the Council consider a commendation for a resident whose observations and action led to the arrest of three suspects involved in a residential burglary.
Council and Captain Anda's discussion included the following topics: the trend of an increase in burglaries County-wide; drug use as the usual motive in burglaries; redeployment of Sheriff's resources to combat burglaries; responsibilities and accessibility of the Community Resource Deputies (CORE); successful Neighborhood Watch programs; new camera and database crime prevention technologies and the cost to implement such programs; compliments to the Sheriff's Department for helping make the City of Rancho Palos Verdes one of the safest in the County; a report on motorcycle racing on the Palos Verdes Drive East switchbacks; and, a reminder to residents to be vigilant, lock their doors, and keep valuable items locked in car trunks, not visible to others.
Councilman Wolowicz suggested that a license plate recognition program and the commendation for the brave woman whose action led to arrests be added to a future agenda.
Revision "GG" to the Trump National Golf Course Project – Proposed Ficus Trees Near Driving Range [Continued from October 2, 2007] (1411)
City Clerk Morreale reported that the public hearing was continued from the October 2, 2007 City Council Meeting, written protests were included as part of the staff report and late correspondence distributed prior to the meeting, and she had received 13 requests to speak on the item.
Deputy Planning Director Pfost provided a staff report and Power Point presentation updating the Council on the changes since the October 2, 2007 Council meeting. He reported that the applicant had met with residents, trimmed some of the hedges in the driving range, and was working with the residents in Portuguese Bend Club regarding a lot line adjustment.
Council and staff discussion included the following topics: current height of the hedges; the use of native, drought-resistant plants instead of ficus trees; the use of ficus trees as safety measures; potential problems with the agreement between Mrs. Leeds and the applicant; "significant" view impairment versus any view impairment; and, ficus trees being non-compliant with the conditions of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the golf course project and the main argument for denial.
Ed Russo, Trump National Golf Club, thanked the Council for the extension on the time period for this matter. He stated the Trump organization was satisfied with the agreement with Mrs. Leeds; they felt the lot line adjustment made sense, but the exit off of Palos Verdes Drive South did not make sense and they were proposing another entrance; they want to enhance the view for residents by lacing trees; and, their conflict with regard to the non-native vegetation. He noted that they were open to ideas to make improvements to the area.
Council and applicant's discussion included the following topics: tree lacing problems; applicant's intent to block a view that is 360 yards away; types of golf balls used at the driving range; the amount of time it would take to remove ficus trees, if so ordered; the date and circumstance of the original revision to the Conditions of the Conditional Use Permit that added the word "significant" as a qualifier; and, the legal brief that was submitted just prior to the start of the meeting.
Martin Howard, Trump National Golf Course, spoke about drought tolerant vegetation.
Speakers in support of staff's recommendation were:
Mickey Rodich, President, Ladera Linda Homeowners Association
These speakers voiced the following concerns: protection of the views and vistas; the use of non-native and non-drought resistant vegetation; and, a lack of communication and cooperation by the Trump National organization with surrounding residents.
Mike Vandergoes, Trump National Golf Club, requested time to come to an agreement with the residents so the applicant would not need to seek the removal of the word "significant" regarding views.
Chuck Michel, Trump National attorney, clarified his client's position on the CUP and the word significant regarding views, and asked the Council to give them time to bring back a modified proposal with changes to be incorporated.
Councilman Long moved, seconded by Councilman Wolowicz, to approve the staff recommendation.
Further Council discussion included the following topics: the basis of the motion being non-compliance with the native, drought-tolerant vegetation requirement; the request for a further extension as being discourteous to the Council and residents; timelines for removal of the ficus hedges/trees; and, a threat of litigation by the Trump National organization contained in the late correspondence brief.
Mayor Pro Tem Clark moved, seconded by Councilman Wolowicz, to adjourn to Closed Session to discuss the threat of litigation contained in the applicant's brief.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
Mayor Stern recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 11:12 P.M. to discuss the threat of litigation mentioned in the Trump National brief.
Mayor Stern reconvened the meeting at 11:17 P.M.
Councilman Long moved, seconded by Mayor Stern, to reconsider the motion to go into Closed Session as a 4/5 vote is required to convene the meeting into Closed Session.
The motion passed with the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Long, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
Mayor Pro Tem Clark moved, seconded by Councilman Wolowicz, to recess into Closed Session.
AYES: Clark, Long, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
City Attorney Lynch reported that Council was recessing into Closed Session to discuss a threat of litigation received at the meeting and there was an immediate need to take action to discuss this item.
Mayor Stern recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 11:19 P.M. to discuss the threat of litigation.
Mayor Stern reconvened the meeting to Open Session at 11:33 P.M.
Councilman Long withdrew his original motion with the permission of the seconder, and introduced a new motion.
Councilman Long moved, seconded by Councilman Wolowicz, to 1) Deny in concept the applicant's request to retain the ficus hedges; 2) Instruct Staff to prepare resolutions with findings regarding view impairment and non-native, non-drought tolerant plant species to memorialize Council's action for adoption at the December 18, 2007 City Council meeting; and, 3) Upon adoption of the resolutions, the applicant will have 3 weeks to remove all ficus trees/hedges near the Driving Range.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Long, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
City Attorney Lynch reported that no action was taken in Closed Session although the Council did discuss the threat of litigation.
Revision "KK" to the Trump National Golf Course Project - Extension to the Opening of the Driving Range (1411)
City Clerk Morreale reported that the notice of the public hearing was duly published, no written protests were received, and she had received 1 request to speak on the item.
Mayor Stern declared the public hearing open.
Mike Vandergoes, General Manager, Trump National Golf Course, reported on a pending geological report and future necessary geological action.
Council and staff discussion focused on the implications of granting the extension and staff's contact with the geologist.
Mayor Stern declared the public hearing closed.
Mayor Pro Tem Clark moved, seconded by Mayor Stern, to 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2007-125, AS AMENDED, APPROVING ADDENDUM NO. 31 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36; and 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2007-126, AS AMENDED, AMENDING GRADING PERMIT NO. 1541 TO ALLOW AN EXTENSION TO THE OPERATION OF THE DRIVING RANGE TO JANUARY 18, 2008.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
Councilman Long requested that the agenda be reordered to move up Council Discussion and Suggestion of Future Agenda Items for consideration because he would need to recuse himself from discussion of the one remaining Regular Business item, Extension of the Cable Franchise Agreement.
Councilman Long reported that he would like to see the following items on future agendas: the license plate recognition technology program as described by Capt. Anda; a status report in light of the letter from the Trump organization attorneys regarding the status of the Trump flag issue; and, a report from Finance staff regarding the status and stability of the State of California's local agency investment funds, in light of the collapse of the Florida local agency investment fund due to that state's budgetary problems.
Councilman Wolowicz requested the following items be placed on future agendas: storm drain policy issues; active sports field issues; appointment process for a vacancy on the City Council and/or clarification of the appropriate state law; and, a report on pension reform after the State of California's Special Committee issues its report.
City Attorney Lynch stated that she would like to address the appointment process for a vacancy on the City Council in a confidential memorandum to Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Clark requested the draft agendas for the Sacramento League of California Cities Legislative Days be placed on the next agenda with items regarding the Eastview school district boundary adjustment into the PVPUSD, and an amendment to the state statute regarding the Public Records Act statute.
Mayor Stern suggested that Council Members discuss future agenda items with the City Manager in order to have them placed on the schedule.
Extension of the Cable Franchise Agreement (305)
Councilmember Long recused himself from discussion of the item and left the meeting at 11:58 P.M.
Deputy City Manager Petru provided a brief staff report.
Council, staff and consultant discussion focused on the following issues: the loss of control by the City under the new state franchise rules; the erroneous assertion that the state franchise would provide the City more Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) access channels than the current agreement; the net benefit to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for the five-year extension; and, the ways in which Cox Communications could amend their agreement even if the contract is extended.
Michael Friedman, City consultant, Telecommunications Management Corporation, commented on the availability of three PEG channels under the state franchise agreement. He noted that the trigger for the use of a third PEG channel would be dependent upon certain required levels of usage.
Ken Dyda, Rancho Palos Verdes, voiced personal frustration with his Cox cable service and digital television control box. He inquired about performance requirements under the franchise and welcomed competition to Cox Communications.
Mayor Pro Tem Clark moved, seconded by Mayor Stern, to ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2007-127, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, EXTENDING THE 2000 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE RENEWAL AGREEMENT AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS UNTIL OCTOBER 17, 2015.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Wolowicz, and Mayor Stern
City Attorney Lynch reported staff was given unanimous direction (absent Councilman Gardiner) to decline to sell the property to parties listed on the agenda page; and that the City Attorney was directed to send a letter to the affected parties to inform them of Council's decision.
Mayor Stern adjourned the meeting at 12:24 A.M.
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If, for some inexplicable reason you weren't excited by BMW's announcement last week of the M3 GTS - the spiritual successor to the lightweight, hardcore CSL - we have just the tonic.
Here's a quick video of the GTS spinning on its SEMA show stand - and, more importantly, spinning around a desolate track in full oversteer mode.
For a sticky-tyred, track-ready super saloon, it looks... rather slidey. That'll be the effect of 450bhp charging through the rear tyres, then.


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The extremely occasional blog of Colleen Lindsay, professional nerd, cat herder, publishing optimist, and sartorial tragedy.
Monday, August 11, 2008
FinePrint agent Gary Heidt interviewed at Pen on Fire!
My FinePrint colleague and fellow agent Gary Heidt was recently interviewed at Barbara De Marco Barrett's blog Pen On Fire. Go read it! (And, yes, he really is that suave-looking in real life.)
2 comments:
- Dwight's Writing Manifesto said...
I read that. I was impressed with Gary's candor.
- August 11, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- pseudosu said...
Interesting. Thanks -- Her podcast "Writers on Writing" is excellent too.
- August 11, 2008 at 9:12 PM
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Remaining UPROAR Shows On Sale
Tickets for the UPROAR Tour dates listed below are now on sale. Click HERE to purchase tickets.
AUG 31 – Isleta Amphitheatre – Albuquerque, NM
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Backstage With Baldy
Halifax – August 27th
There's only one bad thing about a great time – it eventually has to end. Touring for The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here has been a great time. And like every great tour, it has to end somewhere, sometime. And somewhere...


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All 136 passengers from a British Airways Boeing 777 have been evacuated, with only a few minor injuries, after the aircraft was badly damaged while landing at London Heathrow today.
The aircraft, arriving from Beijing, came to rest at the threshold of runway 27L. Its undercarriage has been torn off and the twin-jet has sustained substantial damage to the engines and wings.
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The dashmat was as described and fit perfectly. I was very please and how the mat fit and looked. My current dash has cracked over the years and looked terrible. Now with the dashmat, the dash looks great and is not embarrassing to look at. The only negative comment I have is with shipping. The estimated shipping/receiving date changed three times in my email updates. Took alot longer to receive than expected.


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Artist Spotlight – Frank Forte
As an animator Frank Forte has worked on Despicable Me 2, Bob's Burgers, Allen Gregory, The Super Hero Squad Show, and many many more. He has also written and drawn many comics over the years as well as started Asylum Press. He's going to be guest editing issue #271 of Heavy Metal magazine along with contributing to the issue and he has an art gallery show coming up. This seemed like a good time to turn the artist spotlight on him.
BLEEDING COOL: How did you get started drawing?
FRANK FORTE: I Started by copying cartoons off the TV – Old Hanna Barbara and Warner Brothers. I would also copy from comic books. I remember a story from first grade where me and some friends were drawing these drunk characters drinking beer. I think because all of our parents drank. But it was pages and pages of these bad drawings of drunk characters chugging beer, falling down, puking – it was hilarious – we were laughing so hard. How would first graders know this stuff? From our parents! where else? Then we got caught. – the teachers looked at these drawings of drunk people and we got in a lot of trouble. Our parents had to come in and the school showed them the drawings trying to say we were delinquents or something. It was the 70′s. For some reason all the kids pointed at me like it was MY idea – they told the school I was the ringleader or something. The next day none of the kids would talk to me. Their parents told them to stay away from me. I was like, "we were all in it together," why blame me? Anywa, my mom wasn't too upset. I think she just shrugged her shoulders. I think I still have the drawings somewhere.
BC: Who were your biggest influences?
FF: In comics, at first it was John Byrne and Chris Clairemont's X-Men. It was early 80′s Marvel. Frank Miller (Daredevil), Michael Golden (Micronauts), Werner Roth, and Sal Buscema. Everyone likes John Buscema, but I was always a Sal guy. Then I got into horror and it was all Bernie Wrightson, Graham Ingels and Tales from The Crypt. Those artists blew me away. They could really draw. That led me to the Warren books, 1994, Vampirella, Eerie and Creepy. Then the magazine racks led me to Heavy Metal. Once I found all these European comic artists, it was all over. I stopped reading tights and capes books and just read Heavy Metal, Epic, The Catalan Books and anything else that didn't have a comics code. It wasn't long before I found Zap, Fat Freddie's Cat and all the San Francisco underground stuff. For animation, I'm a big fan of classic Warner Brothers and Fleischer Studios cartoons. In college, it was Spumco and John K all the way. Also, Beavis and Butthead, Terry Gilliam (Monty Python), Bill Plympton and Liquid Television.
BC: What is your process for doing a page? How long does it take you?
FF: For the Bob's Burgers comic it was all digital. We would work out rough layouts from the script and pass it by the Supervising Director of the TV show, Bernard Derriman. He would make notes and then we'd finish it. We were free to add our own style to the books and any sight gags we thought might spice it up. So it was fun. Then I'd digitally ink in Photoshop and color in Photoshop as well. These pages took a while. If I did soup to nuts with letters, it was about 1.5 - 2 days per page.
BC: Where might folks have seen your work previously?
FF: Recently, I've been self-publishing comics through my indie publishing company Asylum Press. I've written and drawn The Vampire Verses, Warlash, Billy Boy and Zombie Terrors, among others. I did colors on some of the Fearless Dawn books by Steve Mannion. In the animation industry, my day job, I do storyboards. I've worked on Despicable Me 2 (boarded the El Macho jumping out of the plane sequence), Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, Lego: Hero Factory and Marvel Heroes 4D (A dark ride at Madame Tussauds in London).
BC: What are you working on now?
FF: I'm currently doing storyboard revisions on the Bob's Burgers TV show. Recently, Kevin Eastman asked me to be guest editor for Heavy Metal Magazine. It was a real thrill. I felt like I came full circle. I gathered together all the writers and artists that worked fro Asylum Press and put together a horror/sci-fi extravaganza that is sure to blow people away. It's HM issue #271 and will be on sale in October.
BC: What is your dream project?
FF: To write an 8-page horror story. Have Bernie Wrightson draw it. Get Tim Vigil to ink it. Dave Stewart to color and Tom Orzechowski to letter (of course). Then have Jim Shooter do the edits. Yeah, that would be cool.


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Just prior to the 11:59pm deadline last night, Kelly Johnson accepted the Jays' offer of arbitration, filling the hole at second base.
Johnson was picked up from the Arizona Diamondbacks last August in exchange for second baseman Aaron Hill and utility infielder John McDonald.
Last season, Johnson hit a combined .222 with 21 home-runs and 58 RBIs with both teams.
The Blue Jays will announce a roster move today to make room for Johnson on the 40-man roster.


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Dr Oz: UTI Prevention
Dr Oz did a segment on UTI's or Urinary Tract Infections, because many of us get them over and over again. He came up with a list of cutting-edge ways to prevent UTI's. This is not the first time that Doctor Oz has spoken about this topic though, you can get more great information from a recap of a previous show that he did here: Dr Oz: UTI Miracle Cure & UTI At Home Test
Dr Oz: Urinary Tract Infection Prevention
Doctor Oz said that 50% of women or more have had at least one Urinary Tract Infection in their life. That means that every woman has either had a UTI or has a friend who had one. Some of the classic signs of a UTI include burning, pain and frequent urination. I remember my first UTI happened in high school, and it was so bad that I did not want to drink anything because it hurt so badly to urinate (which of course only made things worse!).
What causes a UTI? Bacteria is the culprit! For example, bacteria can try to enter through your urinary tract from the region of your anus. When the bacteria makes its way up into your bladder, it can cause pain and discomfort. Here are some things that Dr Oz said can help to prevent UTI's:
Dr Oz: How To Prevent UTI's
1. Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day.
2. Wipe from the front to the back when you go to the bathroom.
Dr Oz: D-Mannose & Vitamin C Prevent UTI's
Doctor Oz also gave two cutting-edge ways to prevent UTI's. One idea is to take 1000 mg of Vitamin C daily as soon as you feel a UTI coming on. The Vitamin C can acidify the urine and make it harder for the bacteria to stick. Another way to prevent UTI's is to take 500 mg of D-Mannose Powder daily because it coats bacteria so that it cannot stick to the walls inside of your body.


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Trichodesmium colonies contain an abundant microbial consortium that is likely to play a role in nutrient cycling within the colony. This study used laboratory cultures of Trichodesmium and two genome-sequenced strains of bacteria typical of Trichodesmium-associated microbes to develop an understanding of the cycling of iron, a potentially limiting micronutrient, within Trichodesmium colonies. We found that the ferric siderophores desferrioxamine B and aerobactin were not readily bioavailable to Trichodesmium, relative to ferric chloride or citrate-associated iron. In contrast, the representative bacterial strains we studied were able to acquire iron from all of the iron sources, implying that naturally occurring Trichodesmium-associated bacteria may be capable of utilizing a more diverse array of iron sources than Trichodesmium. From the organism-specific uptake data collected in this study, a theoretical Trichodesmium colony was designed to model whole colony iron uptake. The bacteria accounted for most (>70%) of the iron acquired by the colony, highlighting the importance of determining organism-specific uptake in a complex environment. Our findings suggest that, although they may share the same micro-environment, Trichodesmium and its colony-associated microbial cohort may differ substantially in terms of iron acquisition strategy. © 2011 Society for Applied Microbiology and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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