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I do prefer to use the term GN to define a more premium quality product though, I read a lot when I didn't know the difference between GN and comic and the general opinion with people is that GN is the premium version, you could say, despite what people think the definition is, that's why I talked about the higher quality artwork.
Perfect example of being good and working hard, kudos to him.
When I mentioned lazy, looking for a easy ride, I am referring to people like this: http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/ne...ach-plagiarism
But for people on here to say it's impossible to get published, to sell, is disheartening. There is a good article to read here: http://sequentialhighway.com/?p=2035
Here is a snippet relating to what Laura's OP is about:
There are definitely advantages to having both.
In regards to selling things at cons, I'm the opposite of a few of the responses so far. I might be shy, but I love talking to people about my work and it feels great to have a finished product that they'll want to pick up, browse through and (hopefully) buy.
So I'll always have printed versions of my comics.
It is a lot of work drawing your comic, getting it printed, dragging it to conventions and doing your best to sell it to punters, but it's the hard work that gets you places and you have to be patient with it. When I started at cons, I barely made a penny, but now I usually make enough to cover at least a good chunk of my expenses and I get a lot of new contacts out of it.
Online, I post teasers at the very least so I can see what people think of the general idea. The comic that I'll be taking to London next week also has a PDF version and this will continue with future issues. As Sun Kitten mentioned, it helps you branch out to a lot more people, so long as your promoting skills are up to it.
If it's a comic I'm going to be selling however, I'm reluctant to display the whole thing for free, as I might lose potential sales through people thinking they don't need to buy it (it may work for guys like Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield, but I'm not sure about little ol' me!).
Anyway, it's good to have both online and printed comics if you can, as people will always have a preference for one or the other and you'll widen your audience significantly.
Slightly off topic:
On the subject of degrees though, I certainly wouldn't say they're all pointless if not required for a particular role. No it most certainly doesn't guarantee you a job nowadays (that, as mentioned, comes down to being the best candidate), but if I hadn't done my degrees, I most likely wouldn't have learned a lot of what I know and do now!
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My day is already consumed up looking at the cintiq if I also had to read comics on it I would go blind!!
With the piracy your comic will end up online somewhere anyway lol!!
The graphic novel or tankōbon is what I buy.
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Haha, because it's not like I've poured my heart and energy into countless pitches to have it broken over and over again by incredible bad luck with timing. It's not like I printed my webcomic as a GN with my own money even though it was a massive investment due to being full colour and then all the people who said they'd buy it if I did backed out. It's not like Marvel gave me a great portfolio review but admitted they had no idea what they'd actually do with my work except maybe use me for odd fringe titles then lost my submission when they changed talent manager and never got back to me. It's not like I've been waiting nearly a year for any sign of feedback on my pitch to the Phoenix. It's not like I'm working on a pitch for a company right now with a talented writer whilst simultaneously running two moderately popular webcomics, making the next instalment of a popular indie game and making money on private commissions and workshops.
I don't think you have any idea what it's like to pour everything you have into a pitch and to get an email back saying "we promise we'll send feedback on all submissions and then spend a week, a month, six months waiting and never hear anything back. It is heartbreaking. It's heartbreaking and I've done it over and over. Is it a wonder I prefer webcomics? At least with webcomics it's just me and the readers without some middle man to dangle money tantalisingly and tell me I'm sooo talented and they're totally interested in me and then crush all my hopes without even sending a 'no thank you', or worse, sending a 'we really like you, but we're not doing that kind of comic any more even though you totally tailored this pitch for us and can't send it anywhere else lol'.
Black and white? No. Just no. My entire life as a comics artist has been one big disappointing wash of grey.
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OK, maybe not everyone because as we know, comics take time and effort. So amongst those that do make comics...
Webcomics: Instant publication with no risks at all. It doesn't even have to cost anything (can be done for free) and there's no pressure except from yourself to achieve a target; e.g finish the next page etc.
Printing: If you plan to sell at events or online, then it's possible to print. This does cost some money but at anime cons and expo almost anyone (except for one fellow I know) can shift 30 - 50 copies easy. Shop around for the best deal. Be warned that you'll be lucky to break even. A good bit of advice is to have some other merchandise based on your comics to sell.
Plushies go down a treat as do badges and prints, t-shirts and mugs. I've seen people cover the cost of going to events doing that. Every little helps. Even if they don't buy a comic, punters usually like a stab at the badges or other things.
Remember to engage the customers though.
Even the best of folk rarely make big bucks this way though. So it's best to just concentrate on making new friends and contacts and obviously to have a good time.
Being published: It's where many artists dream of going I suppose, being picked out by a company or getting a company to publish your work on a wider scale. Few people ever achieve this though plenty have tried. There are a few on here who have managed it, but to be fair to them it's usually not a life long contract with one massive company, it's usually amongst many for the short term.
I speak of the UK only, I'm not particularly bothered about international publishing. But as it stands I wouldn't say the UK alone has much of a market to work with when it comes to comics. It's not even as good as other countries in Europe and that isn't that massive when compared to Japan or America.
Only the very best and the well connected get anywhere. The people who've made the effort to get noticed usually do. But even so some people get missed out. Plenty of gold just washes down stream before the panners can sift it out. Some talent is simply missed.
If it were else, then everyone would be published wouldn't they?
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How did this thread turn into this? why are you getting so worked up for? I merely pointed out people are suggesting I do GN instead of serials because it's where the market is going meaning Laura might consider the same thing if she looks into it more instead of a small print comic. I even gave a link to a retailer pointing out it's now 80% of their sales.
I haven't bought anything from some of my good friends because I think it's not as good as what I could buy with the same money, and I tell them that, I'm not going to walk on eggshells around people, an artist must have a thick skin and learn to bare sometimes they might need to do better.
You either earn coin or beg for it.
If you haven't heard back from them in about a month then I've been told that's your 'rejected' sign, they don't actually contact you saying rejected unless they have a tingle of interest. I've submitted animation work to Production IG, Disney and got no response, I submitted work to Studio Ghibli and was told if I could draw in their defined style (which is harder than it looks, I still can't do it) I could consider being an inbetweener, but I would be better off living off JSA at that wage. When I told a friend of mine about the Ghibli response he told me he knows how I feel, but told me to ask myself if it's worth it, because he wants to work for Marvel and told me this "I'm not trying to be a comic artist, I'm trying to be a Marvel artist" in which you lose a lot of originality I am guessing.
I've submitted things to Shueisha the people who print Shonen Jump, they told me to go to their office, if they can't find a mag position there is tons of assistant roles, but I'd have to live specifically (for some reason) in Tokyo and speak fluent Japanese.
We live in a big world, if UK publishers are no good then try USA.
What does a convention have to do with anything? what is stopping you from printing your book and asking Page45, Amazon, WHSmith, Tesco or Waterstones to stock it? Waterstones these days has so much blank shelf your just wasting chances. I go to cons to meet Ashley Wood, to meet Adam Hughes or Stan Lee, I don't go to meet small time artists cause there isn't enough time if you want to get in the queue or talk to a publisher. I remember how long the line was just to meet David Hayter the voice of Snake from Metal Gear Solid, why do I want to give that up to meet some anime tracer?
The small press stuff I read is in shops.
I think I wrote above, this is so long, that I haven't been judging you so I don't know where you're getting all this hate from, I haven't seen your work and I'm sure your a passionate person towards comics.
What you said in your previous post, was that no one, not even professionals can get published, but you seem to be basing it on your own experiences like you said in this post. If you can't get published then ask yourself why? have you ever asked people for honest criticism before? not these chumps who promise to buy your books? to the point they eat you out and make you feel like you want to give up? I once told someone they can't draw hands very well, and got into a full blown argument over it, don't be one of those people.
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I agree with what you said, and it's golden advice to people, I don't know why everyone is black and whiting me on here, this is the only board where people are doing it, like it or not we're on the same lay of land. But just because you're self published doesn't mean you can't ask a retailer to stock it, even watching The Apprentice should tell you that. Page45 I think even say they will promote work, it's the reason they started in the first place, to give artists the credit they deserve.
Personally I am looking at Japan for publication, they have so many art mags to submit to and publishers. Despite having a dying economy they still make the UK look tiny, it's a little annoying and embarrassing. Would it kill one of our billionaire's to start up a half decent publishing company instead of hiding in Dubai?
Getting your comics into shops is always a good idea, but I'm not sure where the impression that people aren't interested in small press comics at conventions comes from.
The Comic Village area at MCM Expos for example (certainly at London and Manchester) is usually rammed with punters. Wouldn't be worth me going if it wasn't!
Yeah, yeah, back my box I go...
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Getting books into shops is usually a bit harder than simply asking. Local shops will often take self-published comics (we had some of ours in the Borders in Cambridge when it was still here - alas, I miss Borders!) but it doesn't count for many sales unless you can get UK-wide coverage. Individual shops like Page 45 (who said no to me, by the way, because they had too many indie comics already - can hardly fault them there ) and Sheffield Space Centre and Red Garden are lovely, but what you really need to get into the big ones - Waterstones and so on - is a distributor deal with Diamond or a similar comic distributor, and they are not easy to get. Not impossible, mind. But it's not as easy as walking into a shop and saying 'I made this, can you sell it for me'.
Amazon is quite different, they'll list anything that's published regardless of whether they can get it or not (!). But Amazon is on the internetz and suffers from a similar problem to the webcomic scene - there's an awful lot of tosh around and finding the gems isn't as easy as picking up a book in a bookstore and flipping through it.
I suspect, erininamori, that the reason you have to live in Tokyo to work for Shueisha is because they expect their artists to have regular meetings with editors on a weekly basis. I'm just basing that on Bakuman, mind, but I think it's correct
To return to the original question, there are problems with both web- and print comics, and it honestly comes down to creator preference. I prefer to do both
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Why not draw webcomics? Comics like Hetalia, Homestuck, Dinosaur Comics, Doctor McNinja, Hark a Vagrant and Axe Cop have readerships that dwarf any print comic. I believe the daily readership of Homestuck is 1.5 million? I genuinely believe they are a perfectly viable direction.
This isn't the only time this kind of thing has happened to me either. I'm very unlucky apparently or have horrible timing.
The fact that you think the entire small press section of a con are 'bad anime tracers' only shows your ignorance and it's kind of insulting to everybody here since most of us do sell our work at cons even those of us who do pro work. You imply I'm not passionate enough about comics but you'd rather queue up for a celebrity's scribble on some paper than meet fellow creators, get feedback, learn techniques, make contacts and discover excellent comics which fall outside the radar of the mainstream press?
But wow, I do really like your constant ill-concealed digs at my artwork and the implication that I'm a poor artist and that's why I've not had a GN contract. Subtle.
I have seen so many incredible artists have a pitch fail on them though. It's really not just about the art. Timing, demand, preference for certain styles or subject matter and pure dumb luck all factor in.
All I was trying to get across is that it's not easy, and that it is unfair and insulting to insinuate that every artist who hasn't managed to get published is lazy, untalented or both, and that we should all just publish Graphic Novels like it's a simple thing to do. I would love to publish a graphic novel, especially an original graphic novel and see it in big shops, not just con tables and small comics shops in big cities, but it's a tough thing to do, fraught with risks and obstacles, not all of which will be under the artist's control. That is all I was trying to get across.
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I really don't have the time for this, you need to re-read my posts because you're clearly missing something.
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I would rather "get feedback, learn techniques, make contacts" with Ashley Wood or anyone else involved in 3A, Jim Lee or Adam Hughes. Just getting to see these guys draw in the flesh teaches you a lot. I watched Stan Lee's Comic Book Great's where he hosted Jim Lee as a kid, it's this stuff that got me into it in the first place, Jim Lee showing you how to draw comics was inspiring, to meet him in person is a joy I can't describe.
The best things I have got from cons is a Batman sketch from Jim Lee, a Supergirl sketch from Adam Hughes and a Yoko sketch from the art director of Gurren Lagann, I can't help it if this stuff inspires me more than meeting newcomers.
The con days are short, I flew to New York I am going to get the best I can with the time available.
Fact is there is a LOT of untalented wannabes in the art scene, I have seen so many comics where the artist isn't even using simple perspective to add some interest to the scenes, I can only call this lazy, what else am I supposed to call it? I know you don't have to use it all the time, but you know when you see a scene that just really needed it, it's not there, it would take you all of 3 hours to go through Scott McClouds how to make comics book, it's all there, the fundamentals. And before you say again, no I'm not directing that at you, I haven't seen your artwork.
Lets just chill, shake hands, we're in the same boat in this rocky economy.
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Well, if you're not insulting Kate (Darth Mongoose) personally, Erininamori, then you are certainly insulting the entire forum and the entirety of small-press and indie creators in the UK.
Well done.
A lot of us here are professionals and semi-professionals, like Kate. A lot of us find it very difficult to get comics/GNs/whatever published, despite being of a high standard artistically. We've all had similar experiences to her. You know people getting published? Good for you. So do I. I expect that means that you don't know anyone not getting published?
Your comments about your fellow artists are arrogant, ill-informed, and downright untrue. Calling people "anime-tracers" and "lazy" makes me think that your artwork must be really special, so why not put a link to your artwork up here and let us see exactly why it is you think you are so much better than everyone else. Or failing that, as I'm aware that critique can come from observation rather than being able to do the work yourself, how about actually reading some of the comics you criticise? You have pointed out numerous times that you haven't even seen Kate's artwork. Go and look at it. Go look at mine. Give us the benefit of your wisdom.
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Erininamori: you keep saying things like
Thus, offhand comments that you may perhaps put in for rhetorical effect and may think acceptable, being, as far as you're concerned, unimportant to the general thrust of your logic and aimed at some nebulous third party, actually get taken by your interlocutors as a direct, vicious stab at them personally (I'm going to take you at your word here that they are not intended as that, without your frequent disclaimers this would not be at all obvious!)
You might not realise it, but a large (talented, vocal) portion of the population of this forum is actually the people filling the comic village tables at London Expo; some selling their self-published work there, others bringing their commercially published work to sell there. So even though you say things like
You make a lot of interesting points, so it really is a pity that every so often an offhand remark causes them to be lost in this way and go unheard. Many people here are willing to give the benefit of doubt, but perhaps a step in our direction from you might also help bridge the gap?
Why don't you come say hi to the people on the comic village tables this Expo? If we have faces of people we've actually met and spoken to match to forum nicknames, it's generally much easier to communicate - to predict how they'll react to things, and how they intend the things they say to sound.
As for the repeated disclaimers... if one feels one has to keep apologising for something, or explaining it away, isn't it better to just restrain oneself and not do that thing in the first place?
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If people would just refer back to my first post in this thread I didn't write anything controversial.
I'll admit though I can see why some things I say offend, but I'm around people all day who insult eachother for fun or encouragement.
I am a professional, I have felt the same as everyone else on this board has felt, which gives me the right to complain or talk about it and you can't void my opinions or insight whether you like them or not.
I do buy indie work, a lot of it, probably more than mainstream, even if it's just to see what people are up to. You can call me arrogant all you want, I'm not the one promoting myself here, but if I was to blow smoke up my ass I don't have much to learn from some artists that have tables at expo. I have spent more money on life drawing classes than my car, I should hope I am getting somewhere by now. I am seeking appraisal from successful artists, not people of the same level as me, is that so wrong?
I'll gladly read yours and Darth Mongoose' comics, in regards to yours I don't know where to find them, I tried your toothycat website but if I'm not wrong I am seeing Sun Kitten's work? confused, or is it yours?
Since you wanted me to give criticism, I read some Fan Dan Go by Kate Holden from the early pages and some from the recent ones. There's nothing wrong with it, it's perfectly readable, good expression execution, appealing protagonist, I really like Sarin and Rochette, a lot, they're great character designs and the background filler is colourful.
If you want me to nitpick, then I'm not a fan of Subo Walker's colour scheme, it's something I didn't like about Ben 10 with the sharp greens. In terms of general art ability, I think Kate could benefit from learning how to do curved perspective (you might already, I know it's difficult to do freehand, but boy does it give the panel some great focus when executed perfectly) only because I see minor alignment problems, if you want to reference 'FDG Ch4 007' last panel, there are so many lines you can bring to the horizon/vanishing point but to my eye they each have their own point but are part of the same object (the ground).
One more, I think possibly it could benefit with some more line fluidity, a good example would be the W.I.T.C.H comic which is what Fan Dan Go reminded me of. (I hope that's not offensive, it's a well drawn comic).
See this reference and compare to manga (which is often stiff): http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/623/82803808.jpg
Anything by John Allison (Murder She Writes) is nice and fluid too.
Peace guys...
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Anyway, yes, it's true, Waterstones and WHSmiths and so on will list online anything that gets published and you can ask for it in the shop and they'll get it in for you. There are three problems with that, however.
1) People have to know about the book in order to ask for it.
2) No chance of attracting customers/attention by the book actually being there on the shelves for people browsing to flick through.
3) No real chance of selling enough to break even on the print run (that's usually taken care of by conventions, if at all). That's just from my experience, mind - but I have handled the distribution for several years for over thirty GN titles, all published, and I know exactly how many have sold via resellers. It's not very many.
To be fair, a lot of non-self-published graphic novels have the same problem with not being on high street shop shelves, but at least the creators responsible for those have been paid. Usually.
I think you and Kate are talking about slightly different things. You are saying it's not difficult to publish and sell a graphic novel, by which you mean a perfect-bound book that has an ISBN (right? Do correct me if I'm wrong). I would completely agree, it's not difficult, I've done several and Kate has got at least one of her own and has been in several others.
What Kate heard you saying is that it's not difficult to get a book published *by someone else* - and it actually is. Whether it's a matter of timing, luck, quality, whatever, this is something I've seen from being friends with lots of excellent comickers. Yes, you can't get a GN if you're not good enough, that is true. But you also have to have the right timing, or contacts, or luck, or whatever you want to call it. It's true that many excellent artists have been published by people like Oni, Marvel etc. But it's also true that many excellent artists find it very hard to find that sort of work - and here's the thing, sometimes it's the same people. One publishing deal doesn't guarantee another. So I know it's not always an issue of quality. Sometimes it's simply bad luck.
Earlier, you said to DM that if her pitches failed, perhaps there was a reason. Now I say to you, if everyone is reacting to you like you are offending them, perhaps there is a reason. I don't doubt you mean what you say when you say you're not out to offend, but the fact is you have. It may not be fair to you - and I'm not intending to imply you're the villain - but if you wish to make a point and discuss things, perhaps it would be a good idea to adapt your posting style to the style of the forum to which you have come? When in Rome, etc?
Everyone else - Kaz, Kate - please try to remember that erininamori has said he/she did not intend to offend. I would ask you please to be gracious and accept him/her at his/her word. I find it's always better to assume ignorance over malice; if you think someone is being rude and they say they don't intend to, it is possible that they simply can't see it.
Play nice or I shall lock the thread, it's gone somewhat off topic as it is
I don't know where you got the idea that toothycat.net is Kaz's, it's mine - as you noticed. Kaz's website is here.
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Okay, let's take a step back from this very heated (and long) exchange that's been happening here and look at an earlier post in this thread.
Then look at Expo - people seem to come there to buy anime merchandise, artbooks etc rather than buy from the Artists' Alley. I remember having a table there and, while people were struggling to sell their original comics and products, there was a girl selling her own fanart posters of things like Harry Potter and Bleach (while in her underpants, no less), and she made an absolute killing. So this is making me think that the events we try to sell at aren't really geared towards people who want small press manga at all, and that therefore these events might not be the right events for us... and that maybe, a bunch of us should attempt to create our own event. An event specifically geared towards selling and promoting self-published manga-style comics, at the right sort of venue that wouldn't charge too much. (I may even know of a venue where this could be done for free.) What do people think about that?
If your primary goal is to make money though, it's worth considering tailoring your wares to the event in question. At Expo, video game and anime prints are how I make a good chunk of my money, but while those are drawing people to the table, they're also then picking up my comics and original artwork. They might not end up buying them, but as Lazyfox says, it's worth it if the reader is at least entertained (and it's not like you've really lost anything from a non-sale).
I suppose that may be considered "selling out" by some, but I still enjoy creating the things I sell and it then recoups my costs for the con so that I'm either breaking even or slightly in profit.
If you can get a con organised specifically for selling self-published/ small press manga, you'll definitely have my support.
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My goal isn't so much to make money - or even make up the money spent on printing etc., because let's face it, initially you have to take a risk and count on not even breaking even - my goal is to shift comics. If more people are interested, I'll see about emailing the venue (which is in London btw.) and asking what dates are available this summer.
As for selling prints from established anime/manga, Ryuuza, are you sure you're not actually in breach of copyright there, since you're making money off someone else's intellectual property? Are there rules or guidelines from the Expo people regarding this?
Anyway, here's something else that's been on my mind since this thread went all combustible on us; people tend to take things so personally here! Way too personally in my opinion. Remember the study Nattherat did a while ago on representation in comics, how that thread just turned into people defending their choices in not having a very diverse cast (in terms of race, disability, age etc.) in their comics? Discovering something like that is in fact very useful, because it makes you question your own creative process and choices. The study wasn't in any way implying that people were "wrong" for not having a diverse cast, but so many people were instantly defensive.
I've read through all of this thread (*wipes sweat from brow*) and I don't see Erininamori make personal attacks on anybody, or even on the people on this forum in general, but making some very interesting observations that can in fact be very useful to everyone if they can step back and read them from a place of objective calm. Even the "anime tracer" comment is very useful, because it gives us an insight into the minds of the people who pass up our wares at cons - knowing why someone doesn't want our comics is very useful. I'm guessing a lot of people at events dismiss small press as "anime tracers" - because they are there for very different reasons than us. So what we have to do is then either a) work to change their minds or b) not bother selling at events where maybe 95% of the people attending don't want our stuff.
Now, imagine that you're an editor looking to take on fresh talent from the UK manga scene - just imagine, it could happen - and you sign up with an account here at SD to get a "feel" of the people. Let me tell you, in terms of offering someone work, I BET it's not just down to however talented someone may be, but to the editorial team going, "Can we work with this person?" If someone comes across as being extremely touchy about their work, then frankly, as an editor I would assume that person was just too much trouble to work with and look for someone else. I am not pointing fingers at any specific people, I AM JUST MAKING A GENERAL POINT here. The fact that someone should be so taken aback by the backlash they receive that they're reluctant to give out their real name or show their work should really give everybody some pause for thought. That's not the sort of supportive and welcoming spirit these forums are supposed to be known for, is it?
Anyway, hello Erininamori! *waves* - let me guess, did you by any chance work on Avatar? Yeah, I fancy myself a total detective now. Unless I'm totally wrong, of course.
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Interesting thread with good viewpoints. Even the devil's advocate ones (though could probably be phrased better, they are still good and interesting viewpoints).
...I think the discussion has gone off on one, but I wish for it to develop. If people are being touchy then write using passive English and not aggressive English is a suggestion?
Also, FWIW, I believe artists seem to fall into 2 camps; those who wear their art-heart on their sleeve and ones that view it as a detatched and self-functioning skillset. Sometimes they cross over. It's good to keep it in mind for respect purposes though to save treading on toes.
Also, lot of people's works can be found in their forum post signatures. So it's good to check it out to put art to internet-faces.
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Geographic Range
Philippine forest horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus inops) inhabit all of the Philippines except the Palawan Region. The range of Philippine forest horseshoe bats includes a wide variety of elevations and some protected areas. (Wilson and Reeder, 2005; Heaney, et al., 2010; Ong, et al., 2012; Wilson and Reeder, 2005)
- Other Geographic Terms
- island endemic
Philippine forest horseshoe bats commonly inhabit primary lowland forests and mountainous forests. These bats are rarely seen in secondary forests. It is found from sea-level to 2250 m in elevation. (Heaney, et al., 2010; Heaney, 2006; Ong, et al., 2012)
- Habitat Regions
- tropical
- terrestrial
- Range elevation
- 0 to 2250 m
- 0.00 to 7381.89 ft
Physical Description
Philippine forest horseshoe bats are completely brown in color; the dorsal fur has rust colored tints and the ventral fur is paler. With a mass of 11 to 18 g, this bat is intermediate in size between related species the arcuate horseshoe bat and small rufous horseshoe bat. A medium sized Philippine forest horseshoe bat has a body length of 76 to 93 mm and a forearm length of 49 to 57 mm. As is true of all members of the family Rhinolophidae, these bats have a horseshoe shaped nasal leaf expansion that surrounds the nostrils. The horseshoe structure is composed of three parts. A lower piece covers the upper-lip and surrounds the nostrils. Above the nostrils is a lancet shaped appendage that protrudes outward. The final piece is known as the sella; it is located between the horseshoe and the lancet. The sella is flattened in the opposite direction to the lancet and the horseshoe (front to back). The nasal leaf is the same width as the muzzle. Rhinolophid ears are rather large (22 to 28 mm) and always lack a tragus. The eyes seem to be obstructed by the nasal leaves and are quite small. In Philippine forest horseshoe bats, the first toe contains 2 bones, while the others contain 3. (Heaney, et al., 2010; Hollister, 1913; Kunz and Fenton, 2003; Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999; Wimsatt, 1970)
Male and female rhinolophid bats are similar in appearance except that females have two teat like appendages that are not involved in mammary function. These "dummy teats" are found in the abdominal region along with two functional teats. Infant bats use these to hold on to their mother as she flies. (Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
The wings of rhinolophid bats are broad and have round ends. While roosting these bats wrap their wings around the body and have been compared to insect cocoons or dried fruit. (Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- sexes alike
- Range mass
- 11 to 18 g
- 0.39 to 0.63 oz
- Range length
- 76 to 93 mm
- 2.99 to 3.66 in
The mating system for Philippine forest horseshoe bats is unknown. Likewise, little is known about the mating systems of groups within Rhinolophidae. Some species appear to form small family groups, while some form colony structures. (Wund and Myers, 2009)
No behavioral data are available for Philippine forest horseshoe bats. In other horseshoe bats mating occurs either in autumn, with fertilization delayed until spring. Also for some mating occurs in early spring, with fertilization occurring right away. Since Philippine forest horseshoe bats live in a tropical region, it probably does not hibernate, and therefore could mate at either time. Philippine forest horseshoe bats give birth to a single young each season. Horseshoe bat typically have a 7 week gestation period followed by 1 to 2 months of lactation. (Heaney, et al., 2010; Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- viviparous
- Breeding interval
- Philippine forest horseshoe bats give birth once annually.
- Breeding season
- The breeding season for Philippine forest horseshoe bat is not known.
- Range number of offspring
- 1 to 1
No information is available on parental investment in Philippine forest horseshoe bats. However, while female horseshoe bats must carry and nurse their young, males have not been observed providing any parental care. (Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
- Parental Investment
- female parental care
- female
- female
- provisioning
Little is known about the longevity of Philippine forest horseshoe bats. However, Horseshoe bats rarely live longer than 6-7 years, however longer lifespans have been exhibited. (Nowak, 1999)
Little is known about the behavior of Philippine forest horseshoe bats. However, horseshoe bats roost mostly during the day in groups, which can vary in size from a few to a few thousand. Species in this genus can live in mixed sex groups, however some segregate creating maternal groups. Rhinolophid bats fly with a fluttering pattern and generally stay close to the ground. In order to eat, these bats frequently land on the ground. (Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
Home Range
Philippine forest horseshoe bats roost in caves, hollow trees and foliage. These bats generally maintain a regular hunting area as well. (Heaney, et al., 2010; Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
Communication and Perception
Horseshoe bats use echolocation calls that are projected from their nasal passages to navigate and locate prey, flying with their mouth closed as the sound is emitted from their nasal passages. The leaf structure may aid in sound modification. (Hollister, 1913; Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
- Communication Channels
- acoustic
- Perception Channels
- tactile
- acoustic
- echolocation
- chemical
Food Habits
Horseshoe bats hunt insects and spiders at night, using echolocation to locate their prey. These bats hunt within 6 m of the ground in a regular territory. The actual consumption of prey occurs either on the ground or at the roost sight. (Neuweiler, 2000; Nowak, 1994; Nowak, 1999)
- Primary Diet
- carnivore
- Animal Foods
- insects
- terrestrial non-insect arthropods
Predators of Philippine forest horseshoe bats are not known, however the geographic range overlaps with 3 carnivores large enough to consume them. These include common palm civets, Malay civits, and leopard cats. (Heaney, et al., 2010)
- Anti-predator Adaptations
- cryptic
Ecosystem Roles
There are no documented ecosystem roles of Philippine forest horseshoe bats. However, they probably aid in the control and regulation of insect populations in the Philippines in light of their diet.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Humans in the Philippines use bats as a source of food. Also insectivorous bats like the Philippine forest horseshoe bats aid in controlling the insect populations, which can be a nuisance for humans and animals (agriculture and wild). (Bat Conservation International, 2012; Ong, et al., 2012)
- Positive Impacts
- food
- controls pest population
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
No economical concerns have been reported resulting from Philippine forest horseshoe bats. (Bat Conservation International, 2012; Nowak, 1999)
Conservation Status
Deforestation has affected the lowland populations of this species, but has not created a large threat due to the amount of remaining forest at higher elevations. (Ong, et al., 2012)
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- No special status
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- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- cryptic
having markings, coloration, shapes, or other features that cause an animal to be camouflaged in its natural environment; being difficult to see or otherwise detect.
- echolocation
The process by which an animal locates itself with respect to other animals and objects by emitting sound waves and sensing the pattern of the reflected sound waves.
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- female parental care
parental care is carried out by females
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- insectivore
An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders.
- island endemic
animals that live only on an island or set of islands.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- mountains
This terrestrial biome includes summits of high mountains, either without vegetation or covered by low, tundra-like vegetation.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nocturnal
active during the night
- oriental
found in the oriental region of the world. In other words, India and southeast Asia.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- social
associates with others of its species; forms social groups.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- tropical
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
- viviparous
reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.
Bat Conservation International, 2012. "What We Do /Bats of the Philippines" (On-line). Bat Conservation International. Accessed March 12, 2012 at http://www.batcon.org/.
Heaney, L. 2006. The mammals and Birds of Camiguin Island, Philippines, a Distinct Center of Biodiversity. Fieldiana, Zoology, 1537: 37-38.
Heaney, L., M. Dolar, D. Balete, J. Esselstyn, E. Rickart, J. Sedlock. 2010. "The Field Museum of Natural History" (On-line). Synopsis of Philippine Mammals. Accessed April 16, 2012 at http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/philippine_mammals/.
Hollister, N. 1913. A review of Philippine land mammals in the United States National Museum. Washington Discrtic of Columbia: Washington Government Printing office.
Kunz, T., M. Fenton. 2003. Bat Ecology. Chicago and London: The Univeristy of Chicago Press.
Neuweiler, G. 2000. The Biology of Bats. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc..
Nowak, R. 1994. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Nowak, R. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World Sixth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Ong, P., G. Rosell-Ambal, B. Tabaranza, L. Heaney, J. Sedlock, P. Alviola, E. Alcala, L. Pangunlatan, D. Balete. 2012. "Rhinolophus inops" (On-line). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed March 12, 2012 at http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/19545/0.
Wilson, D., D. Reeder. 2005. "Rhinolophus inops" (On-line). Wilson and Reeder's Mammal Species of the World Third Edition. Accessed March 12, 2012 at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=13800563.
Wimsatt, W. 1970. Biology of Bats. New York, New York: Academic Press, Inc..
Wund, M., P. Myers. 2009. "Rhinolophidae" (On-line). Animal Diversity Webpage. Accessed October 12, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Rhinolophidae/.


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Scott Brashear takes a stroll through Walla Walla High School most days about the same time. As hundreds of students flood the halls, walkways and grounds of the campus, Brashear hits a couple of familiar spots.
This particular morning's passing period, when students shuffle from one class to the next, is cold and damp and students are not killing time between classes like some often do. Brashear pauses a moment facing an open quad outside the school's main office. He focuses on several students who have stopped to socialize. Catching his glance, the students move on.
"We have a certain group that likes to go to school, but doesn't like to go to class," Brashear said.
His stroll continues, through buildings, past the commons and into the gymnasium, where students are milling before the start of physical education class.
The students draw Brashear's attention because of the affiliations they keep.
"It's not a big secret to the student body, or the staff, who they are," he says about students who are gang members. On his walk, he points out a table outside the commons where several members of a particular gang usually sit.
"They don't cause any trouble, but they're a presence," he says.
Brashear has been Wa-Hi's resource officer for about 10 years. He is outfitted like any deputy, his work belt including a revolver and a Taser -- neither of which he has ever used at the school. With the exception of the belt, his uniform is less formal than a patrol deputy, with a polo shirt replacing a more formal work shirt and gear.
Brashear is employed through a partnership between Walla Walla Public Schools and the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Mike Humphreys said the opportunity arose several years ago to secure a grant to cover Brashear's salary for about three years. Humphreys said the need to base an officer at the city's largest high school followed a high volume of calls for service at the campus.
Before a resource officer was hired, deputies responded to close to 180 calls at the school in one year, ranging from reports of assaults to minor thefts.
"Just lots of calls for service out there," Humphreys said. "Part of it was gang-related."
The calls went down to about 70 the first year Brashear served the school, Humphreys said.
"Since he went out there, it has been very effective ... as far as quelling gang issues," he said. "Now we don't seem to have any."
Brashear works with the support of three security guards, as well as dozens of security cameras throughout the campus.
The work Brashear and the guards handle is not limited to gangs. Problems with students bringing marijuana to school, getting into fights or being at school intoxicated transcend gang participation.
"Other kids have other problems outside of school, that we have to deal with here at school," Brashear said. "This (gangs) is just another problem that we have to deal with here at school."
But gang members do have a presence at the school. And because gangs by nature toy with violence, vandalism and other criminal acts, any sign of gang activity is handled seriously.
Being in a gang alone is not grounds enough to discipline a students. Warnings, suspensions and expulsions are reserved for gang activity, in whatever form it may surface. That can be flashing gang signs, or wearing clothing that has been prohibited, like national sports team jerseys.
"It's not against the school rules to be a gangster," Brashear said. "It's against the school rules to do gang stuff."
What Brashear said he hasn't seen much of is recruiting into gangs on the campus. It may be happening outside of school, although recruitment is believed to typically take place before a student reaches the ninth grade.
"Most of them have made a decision before coming here," he said. "We see our freshmen coming in with whatever affiliation they have."
Although charged with upholding the law, Brashear also has an unstated mission. And that's helping students stay in school and reaching graduation.
Taking away the offenders serves the purpose of keeping other students safe and focused on school. And any student considering breaking the rules or laws has Brashear's constant presence on campus as one deterrent.
Assistant Principal Matt Bona said simply having Brashear at the school sends a clear message to students.
"Having Scott as a presence on campus is really a big thing," he said.
Although Brashear's work includes keeping gang activity at bay, he says he understands why some teens choose to belong to a gang.
"It's their tribe," he said. "Some of them do the stuff so they can belong to the group." But there are also those who are drawn for the violence.
Brashear reflects on a Wa-Hi student arrested and charged for stabbing a woman during the 2009 Walla Walla Balloon Stampede.
The boy, who committed the crime when he was 15, was sentenced to a youth corrections facility until his 21st birthday.
"Up until that point he was at least trying," Brashear said.
Bona said the student had been attending Wa-Hi through its Twilight program, which helps students earn back deficient credits to graduate.
Brashear said he believes gang problems at the school have been addressed the best they can. Even the gang-related taggings and flashing of signs are uncommon for those who are still at the school.
"If you want to come here and go to school and not do your gang thing, that's what we want," Brashear said. "Those who don't aren't really here anymore."
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There will always be photographers for whom digital does not work. I am one of them. I have a very good digital slr which has sat in the cupboard since last summer. The slow deliberate way you have to work with large format makes me take better pictures and the style I prefer (long exposures) I can do on film in a way digital is incapable of (I tried). I am only a film user because I wanted to shoot panoramic - I always had a love for the shape. All my peers think I need a straight jacket - a 33 year old who went 'backwards' into film is almost unheard of.
The fact is since no-one on the high street will show the new photography user what is good about using film, it must be up to us. We have to write in to high profile magazines (not specialist film mags) with our pictures and stories and get published in as many places as possible showing and telling what is good about our branch of photography. We should be offering to go to schools and colleges to show students what our cameras are capable of. Nothing beats digital propaganda better than cold hard facts - prints of exceptional quality that demand respect - so go show them what we can do!
As for Jessops (Belfast), when I first started film, I left 4 120 roll films in for processing. They were 6x17cm. 1 month later (they were sent away for processing) 1 roll came back with drying marks, 2 came back with scores up one entire side where their rollers had obviously not been cleaned in addition they had been folded diagonally during transport, and only one picture of the final roll came back at all, all the shots of bluebell woods had mysteriosly evaporated before they reached the store. Don't go near them with a very large barge pole!


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Since the 2008 campaign, Stanley Kurtz has established himself as one of Barack Obama's most effective and well-informed critics. He was the first to expose the extent of Obama's ties to radicals such as Bill Ayers and ACORN.
Now Kurtz reveals new evidence that the administration's talk about helping the middle class is essentially a smoke screen. Behind the scenes, plans are under way for a serious push toward wealth redistribution, with the suburban middle class—not the so-called one percent—bearing the brunt of it.
Why haven't we heard more about policies that will lead to redistribution? In part, of course, because controversies over Obamacare, unemployment, and the exploding budget deficit have taken the media spotlight. But the main reason, according to Kurtz, is that Obama doesn't want to tip his hand about his second term. He knows that his plans will alienate the moderate swing voters who hold the key to his reelection.
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K-Fed's Belly May Make Him Rich
Federline has reportedly been offered a seven-figure deal to endorse a weight loss product, NY Daily News reports.
In recent weeks, Federline has been partying in Las Vegas and reportedly filming his own reality show. Sources said producers are ordering him to shed 45 pounds for the upcoming series.
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Along with diets, Federline has hired a personal trainer to shed the pounds quickly. Trainer Chris Cormier has Federline exercising and sticking to a strict diet of egg whites, salmon, chicken and steamed vegetables.
"I put Kevin on a diet plan that consists of eating 6 meals a day, every three hours. It speeds up your body's metabolism and you start burning fat fast," Cormier said.
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- Thursday 06 AugustBy jim
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Don Canazie
Thats all fast food, liquor and drugs. He's just doing what a woman would do if she was trash and leeched off a dude.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Amber
I can't stand that man!!! Was he really needing money that bad? Did he use all of Britney's already?
- Thursday 06 August
what about me??......i just lost 90 pounds,.......i'd of done the gig for free if george w. bush could've done a 3rd term !!!yuk....yuk...yuk...!!!
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Joan
Good now that this fat disgusting slob is getting a job maybe now he can stop leeching off Britney Spears.
He is just beyond disgusting, how in the hell can is new girlfriend stand to even look at this good for nothing money sucking baby making PIG
- Thursday 06 AugustBy justagolfer6
It must have been from all those fries I ate doing a Mcdees comm(err) working at Mcdees!
- Thursday 06 August
K FED got fat off Brittney's money and going to lose weight making his own money. It's about damn time he's doing something besides making babies and profiting off of them. Isn't that illegal.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy trittababe
Good! Now maybe K-FAT can finally earn a living on his own and stop leeching off of Britney!
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Don
What's his due date....
- Thursday 06 AugustBy lola
Cha Ching!! His plan paid off! I'm sure this is why he blew up (literally)....anything for a dollar.
Now, he doesn't need the kids..let's see how fast he returns them to mom.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Paul
Who on earth cares about this dork,his claim to fame is being married to Miss Spears. How on earth anyone even cares about him is amazing. Shows that their are a lot of idiots out there.
- Sunday 09 AugustBy tercast
K-Fed's waist line is large because he is a alcoholic. That's liver damage!! Anything to get attention and in the tabloids.
- Friday 07 AugustBy Leviticus
Who would buy any product endorsed by that fat @sshole?????
- Thursday 06 AugustBy nick
K-over- Fed is more like it
- Friday 07 AugustBy herbie j
Why Dose Bob Keep Repeating His Comments!
- Friday 07 AugustBy Wassup Toy
I'm pretty sure tat they call him K- FED for a reason...if he stays fat he could stablize this economy by himself...keep eatting. The U.S. economy needs you!
- Friday 07 AugustBy barbie
I must say all the comments here are just ugly. I wonder what you all look like. Seriously what business is it of yours if Federline is living off Britney Spears ? Is it affecting your personal life ? Or maybe your all jealous that he has money and you don't. You need to look in the mirror ! Jealousy is ugly !
- Sunday 09 AugustBy yruumar
And this trash just keeps getting paid. Go back to the trailer park!!!
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Happy Anniversary Half-Life 2 Release Date!
365 days ago we were led to believe Half-Life 2 would come out. 31,536,000 seconds ago Gabe Newell told us that Half-Life 2 would be here. Guess not.
Thats ok though, if anyone can recall the first Half-Life was also delayed a full year, and nobody cares anymore. One of the greatest games of all times is worth the extra wait. The wait is hard, but trust me, if its a kickass game (which I'm nearly positive it will be) everyone will forget about this whole ordeal. It seems as if.. (finally) the release date is near.
Me... I'm not nearly as hyped about it as I was 1 year ago. Hopefully they release some new media or something to get my engines going. I'm still looking forward to it's release, but not nearly as much as I was before. Am I alone here? What is everyones thoughts?
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Yeah, im not anywhere near as hyped as I was last year.
Still want to play it though. I think the good part will be that NOW instead of having to blow $400 on a video card that still cant run the game really fast at high settings (where we were last year), now we have the 6800s and x800s that can probably run the game at maximum settings perfectly fine (judging by last years benchmark scores on hardware thats about half the speed of current hardware).
Straight up action games dont seem as interesting to me right now as they used to... Doom 3 was 100% action and not much else, so I really need something else. Oblivion, STALKER, Flatout... something along those lines. We'll see how HL2 turns out.
BTW, Ill buy HL2 in a second if CS:Source, HL:Source and DoD:Source are all free downloads (which they damn well should be since they are all old games with new graphics). If not I might wait for it to get cheaper, or split the price with someone and copy it :|
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Yeah... I remember stupidly thinking "I believe it will come out... I DO!"... man was I an idiot last year lol :\.
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LOL - you are freaking crazy jAkUp. I think the radiation from your CRT monitor is doing something to you!
Good point though - I was thinking about that BS release date when September first came up this year.
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I remember in August of "03" I finished yet another :rolleyes: big system \ video \ sound upgrade and I was thinking...wheww, just in time for HL2 and Doom3....how naive' of me :D....
Whatever that August "03" setup was its completely gone now...but on a good note I'm almost positive I'll be playing HL2 on this one.......
Re: Happy Anniversary Half-Life 2 Release Date!
Heh, hard to believe it's been a full year already. Go figure that NOW the game finally appears to be done, maybe for it's 1 year aniversery they'll announce it's gone gold :D
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I hate to admit it but I'm still looking forward to this game. :)
I have tried to keep my anticipation level down though, despite all this preload nonsense. I'm guessing it'll be around december that we see the game finally out there to buy.
BTW jAkUp, who is that hotty in the first post @ the beginning of this thread? You must have like a photo albumn of this girl, she seems familiar somehow.
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Last year I would have slept outside the night before release to get this game....now....eh...i'll wait till the friday after it's release and get it at circuit city for $10 bucks less than everyone else. I'll still buy and play it....but the hype is dead. ( Course I'm also thinking of ordering through steam)
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Nice thread/graphic, jakUp. :lol:
I'm still looking forward to this game, but I ain't nearly as psyched as I was last year. I fully expect HL2 to be a great game, but as far as the Hype-O-Meter goes, I'm concentrating heavily on Halo 2.
Here's hoping it turns out to be what it should. I've got 3 major releases coming in the next 2 months; between Half-Life 2, Halo 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3, I'm going to have all my free time tied up.
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That... my friends... is Vida Guerra.
Unless... you were talking about Gabe Newell... which I HOPE not :).
Re: Happy Anniversary Half-Life 2 Release Date!
I'm still really looking forward to HL2, but naturally not nearly as much as last year. I'm actually more excited about getting Half-Life 1: Source. I'm going to play that first before I fire up HL2. :D
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I would gonna to chime in but after staring at the pic of the lady in Jakup's post....
its all good :P
more pics/post like that please!!!!!
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Stuffing Waffles, Stuff-Puppies, and Stuffin's: Three Ways to Bake Your Stuffing Better
I twist on the stuffing muffins: Shape the stuffing like big meatballs, nestle into a shallow pan or casserole just touching each other, then bake. You'll get more crusty bits than if you just had one large mass (though not as much as in a muffin tin), and like the muffin ones it's easy to portion.
It's kind of like the best of both worlds. A little more crusty bits, but still moist. Also you can fit more in one pan than in one muffin tin which helps on oven space. We've been doing our stuffing this way for years and it's great. It's also great to snack on a leftover ball straight out of the fridge!
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If you recall, there was some preseason concern about how front-loaded the Orioles schedule was with divisional games. Fifteen of their first 21 games on the regular season schedule were against AL East rivals, which was unusual even in the new age of the unbalanced, interleague intensive schedule, so an early funk could have made it hard to double down on last year's success and dampened rebounding fan enthusiasm. Instead, the Orioles won four of those five divisional series and went 9-6 in those 15 games, even though they did not get enough innings out of the starting rotation. That's a great sign, though the 11-game West Coast road trip that starts tonight in Oakland is just another tough early test.
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Annenberg Foundation to Present Free Concert Series COUNTRY IN THE CITY
The Annenberg Foundation today announced Country in the City, an all ages, free concert series inspired by the Annenberg Space for Photography's current exhibition, Country: Portraits of an American Sound.
Country in the City will take place on three Saturday evenings, July 19, July 26 and August 2, in Century Park in Century City on the lawn adjacent to the Annenberg Space for Photography. Presented in association with KCRW, the concerts will be offered free to the public.
Each of the concerts will require separate, advance online registration at KCRW.com. Emails will be sent to those confirmed for entry with detailed instructions in advance of their arrival at the concert site. RSVP is required for entry. No tickets are needed. However, registered guests must collect wristbands upon arrival at check in to gain access to concerts.
The talent lineup is as follows:
July 19: GREGG ALLMAN, Sturgill Simpson
July 26: SHELBY LYNNE, Jamestown Revival
August 2: WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE, Nikki Lane
Gregg Allman, who is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, headlines the first evening on July 19. Named one of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone, Allman recently released All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman, a live album that include guest performances by many of his contemporaries such as Trace Adkins, Jackson Browne, Martina McBride, Vince Gill, John Hiatt, Widespread Panic and many more.
Opening the evening will be Sturgill Simpson. A throwback to the honky-tonk days of love ballads and outlaw life, his latest release, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, has seen high praise from major outlets.
Alabama native, Grammy winner Shelby Lynne brings a full band on July 26. The New York Times called her most recent release, Thanks, "urgent and spirited." Lynne has been making music since she was seven-years-old, inspired by the songs of George Jones, Dottie West, and Waylon Jennings. She's a candid songwriter and heart-wrenching performer who always shines on stage.
Jamestown Revival opens the July 26 show. Their debut, dedicated to their move west from Texas, has been an Americana favorite this year. They bring impeccable harmonies with a good dose of "back porch-style" storytelling.
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Disney XD Orders Season 2 of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
A second season of Marvel's #1 animated series ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, the launch series of the Marvel Universe programming block, has been ordered by Disney XD, it was announced today by David Levine, Vice President and General Manager, Disney XD Worldwide. The debut series from Marvel Television premiered in April 2012 and to date, has more than doubled its delivery in Total Viewers, Boys 6-14, Boys 6-11 and Boys 2-11. Marvel's "Ultimate Spider-Man" follows the action packed adventures of New York's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man who joins S.H.I.E.L.D.'s exclusive training program alongside four other teens to learn what it takes to become the ultimate Super Heroes.
The TV series' success extends to online as well where "Ultimate Spider-Man" games have held the #1 spot since their launch on DisneyXD.com. The "Iron Spider" game reached #1 in its first week (March 18) and stayed there for five straight weeks until "Cyber-Sabotage" launched on April 19, taking over the #1 spot for the next four weeks.
In making the announcement, Levine said, "The Disney XD audience has connected with Spider-Man and his super-powered friends as they face challenges in school and with their S.H.I.E.L.D. training. As the anchor of our Marvel Universe block, 'Ultimate Spider-Man' season two will be back with more humor, villains and adventurous storylines that boys (and girls) will love."
"We are very excited about the return of 'Ultimate Spider-Man' inside the Marvel Universe on Disney XD," said Jeph Loeb, Head of Marvel Television. "With season two, the series introduces popular Marvel heroes and villains you've never seen before on the small screen. With more action, more excitement, more humor, this is the ultimate Spider-Man for fans of all ages."
The acclaimed creative forces behind "Ultimate Spider-Man" come back for a second season. Man of Action return to the series as Co-Executive Producers alongside Creative Consultant Paul Dini. Fans can expect even more scripts from fan favorite Consulting Producer Brian Michael Bendis, who has written every issue of the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man since its best selling launch in 1999.
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German Book Office (GBO) New Delhi, which began its operations in 2008, is a joint venture between the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.
As such it has a dual mandate of promoting the commercial activities of Frankfurt Book Fair in the South Asian region along with the cultural aspect of promoting the exchange of German and Indian (including neighboring countries) literature between the two regions. We work with partner across the board, some of which include publishing firms, publishing serve providers, government agencies, cultural institutions, book fairs, international agencies and educational institutes. We also work with individuals in various capacities such as translators, authors, editors and illustrators.
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In balancing both culture and commerce, we have set out clear aims to achieve both.
"In Between Languages: Making Translations Work" was the slogan for the Translators' Workshop at New Delhi World Book Fair. Jointly organized by the German Book Office New Delhi, Max Mueller Bhavan and Pro Helvetia, this workshop set out to train 26 young and confirmed translators translating from German into English and Indian languages.
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This February, Delhi was a buzz for publishing professionals as GLOBALOCAL took place on 12 & 13 February 2015. This annual event was again successful in providing plenty of opportunities to engage in focused interactions, targeted conversations, topical workshops, experts' discussions and more.
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