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UK said Wednesday that Justice Elena Kagan will speak at the Lexington campus Thursday evening as part of a lecture series.
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Kagan, at age 53, is the youngest member of the nation's high court. She was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama. She previously served as solicitor general of the United States and dean of Harvard Law School, among other accomplishments.
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When Elisabeth Hasselbeck speaks, people listen as this energetic woman shoots from the hip and doesn't sugar coat a thing, especially her thoughts on Rosie O'Donnell. When "Fox and Friends" called her Wednesday morning while she was on vacation from her morning anchor job on the show, she slammed Rosie O'Donnell, as reported on Fox News July 9.
Hasselbeck who joined "Fox and Friends" after appearing as a co-host on "The View" for ten years had a lot to say about Rosie O'Donnell's "rumored" return to "The View." To set the stage before the studio placed their morning call into their vacationing co-host, "Fox and Friends" showed a clip where Hasselbeck and O'Donnell went at each other on "The View" from a while back.
It is called the infamous "cat fight" over and over again online. It can be seen on the video above. This displays the animosity between the two women and it is a good foundation to build for the audience before they were going to take in what Hasselbeck was about to say about her former co-host.
It doesn't sound as if Hasselbeck believes that Rosie's return to "The View" is a rumor. Listening to her it sounds as if she believes that it is pretty much a done deal and it has been for some time.
Hasselbeck went as far as saying that Barbara Walters' "good-bye" show was really a Rosie "hello" show. "I do believe this has been in the works for a long, long time," Hasselbeck told her "Fox & Friends" co-hosts via the phone.
The New York Daily News reports that Hasselbeck made her point with saying, "Mark my words, this is just the beginning… again." She also let her co-hosts on "Fox and Friends" hear right off the bat how she felt about the news conveying the probability of Rosie regaining her seat on "The View."
She said "What can ruin a vacation more than to hear news like this." Then she said "Talk about not securing the border." She also let her fans know that she was home making pancakes with her kids!
It is more than apparent that there is no love lost between Hasselbeck and O'Donnell. This is one area where it looks as if she couldn't agree more with Donald Trump. He is also someone who is not a fan of the funny woman rumored to be the new-old co-host of "The View."
Hasselbeck joined her former co-hosts for the May TV special that was a farewell show for Barbara Walters. She said that she learned from Rosie that "she had a hand in producing the episode." This shocked her after the way Rosie exited the show.
Then Hasselbeck said she was shocked at the ease O'Donnell displayed around the co-hosts. She also said that "you would think that the woman who left the way that she did would be producing [Walters'] goodbye show?"
That's when Hasselbeck said "Here's the shocker: It was actually [O'Donnell's] hello show." If you remember back to O'Donnell's year on "The View" she accused Hasselbeck with failing to defend her against conservative critics. The heated argument continued live on-air until Joy Behar, another co-host on "The View," told the director to go to a commercial.
Hasselbeck also said about O'Donnell:
"I know Rosie very well. We worked quite closely," Hasselbeck said. "Talk about not securing the border. Here in comes to 'The View' the very woman who spit in the face of our military, spit in the face of her own network and really in the face of a person who stood by her and had civilized debates for the time that she was there."
Let's face it, when Hasselbeck left the show, she left "The View" with only one view between the women sitting there. When she was on the show, she brought in another view, which made for some excellent conversations among the ladies of this talk show.
Currently "The View" has only Whoopi Goldberg's view because she is the only co-host that has agreed to come back. Hasselbeck predicts some tension popping up between Rosie and Whoopi if Rosie does indeed join the show again.
Hasselbeck spoke about the hierarchy of the co-hosts on "The View" and how the show is going to look if it does boil down to Rosie and Whoopi working together:
"Anybody who is going to be in that seat… will have to be fully approved by Rosie," Hasselbeck said. "Whoopi is not going to let anybody control her… She is the leader on that show. I am going to be very interested to see how that goes."
Hasselbeck was always interesting on "The View," but she really showcased her talents when she came to "Fox and Friends." Sitting on the curvy couch between Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade weekday mornings, there's genuine mutual respect and friendship between the trio.
You don't get that underlying electrical current now and then where you are second guessing the relationships, which was a constant on "The View." Do they like each other or is this just an act? This is what you might find yourself thinking when watching the ladies of "The View."
The "Fox and Friends" trio complement each other and yes, they all have different views. The respect that they award each other while having a difference of opinion doesn't give you angst while watching the discussions. Hasselbeck was excellent at standing up to Rosie's bullying on the show, but that is not something she should have to do, ward of bullies.
She has found a great fit at "Fox and Friends," making her days on "The View" look like some type of penance she needed to do before she was given a seat among the true professionals. After watching that clip of Rosie and Elisabeth going at it on "The View," you realize that there is such a touch of class surrounding Hasselbeck, which she brought to the show.
With Rosie joining back up it would almost be appropriate to create a new set for "The View." The old set had some classy women donning the stage. Maybe they need to go somewhere to create a set that will better spotlight the new type of show this is likely to become with Rosie at the helm, how about inside a bowling alley?
Rosie has her moments of being funny, but she also carries things a bit too far more often than not. When she gets mad, she spits tacks and there's no hiding her anger. She also does seem to need things to go her way and to be seen her way, which makes it hard for a compromise when one is needed. Will she really join back up with "The View?" Elisabeth Hasselbeck sure seems to think so!


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The owner of a dog found with the sentence "I need a home" scribbled onto the dog's side with a permanent black marker has stopped forward to claim her pet – and offer an explanation about the fact that her abandoned pup was found with cruel messages written on the dog's body.
Writes Yahoo! News: "The owner of an abandoned dog that was found with the words 'Free' and 'I Need a Home' written on it in permanent marker last week has come forward to claim her pet. According to police in Benicia, California, a woman provided photos, veterinarian records and witness testimony to prove that she was the dog's owner."
The owner, whose name was not released, is from Yolo County, and said that after her dog, named "Libby" by the woman who discovered her, escaped from her yard, she somehow ended up over 60 miles south in Benicia.
Police initially looked to charge the dog's owner with animal cruelty, but it appears Libby's owner, who did not say what her dog's real name was, had nothing to do with the inking.
Fortunately for Libby, after enduring the graffiti written on her, she was found on July 3 by Shannon Bettencourt, who said the pet was tied up to a tree and left near the bar that she works at. The name "Libby," Bettencourt said, was short for "Liberty," since she found the dog the day before the Fourth of July. If no one stepped forward, Shannon said she planned to adopt Libby.
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The 48' Schooner, Jasmine - Click for Larger Image
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Is the Junk Rig Suited to Modern Cruising...?
The junk rig shares many of the virtues of the gaff rig. The junk rig or "Chinese lug rig" is easy to handle, very easy to reef, easy and inexpensive to build, easy to rig, has no complex hardware, requires no winches, is easy to maintain, involves very low rigging stresses, provides a low center of effort so requires less beam or depth of keel, and at least in my view, looks great!
That is quite an impressive list of positive attributes... The image above is the 48' Jasmine, a modern sailing yacht we developed during 2006, and which embodies the best qualities offered by the rig, including a classic appearance, robust hull and rig, and good performance to windward.
The following is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to the junk rig. It is however a good introduction to a few of the advantages offered by the Chinese lug, or junk rig. Due to its excellent qualities for blue water voyaging, I believe the junk rig has much to offer.
Sheet Schematic - 5 Batten Sail
Some Advantages Specific to the Junk Rig
Reefing: The ease of reefing a junk rig is legendary. Perhaps it is best illustrated with a brief story about sailing one quite windy day off Port Townsend on Migrant, sister ship to Colvin's Gazelle. This was in 1979, when I was considering the junk rig for my own boat, then under construction.
Naturally curious, I asked the skipper about reefing the junk rig. He had just passed around fresh mugs of hot chocolate, so I expected a brief discourse on the subject. Instead, without saying anything he walked over to the main mast and with one hand released the main halyard just enough to let it slip over the belaying pin, paying out about half of it and then belaying it again. The boat was reefed. He did not put down his mug of hot chocolate... and he did not spill any.
Suitability to Cruising Boats: Many hull forms will handle the junk rig very nicely. As we are now seeing, fully battened sails are the "state of the art" on high performance sailing craft, for example on the America's Cup contenders. Given proper design, there is no reason the junk rig cannot be adapted to performance oriented cruising boats. An excellent combination is also the use of a fairly traditional hull form with the junk rig.
As with any rig, there must be correct balance, and sufficient sail area, with an efficient plan form given to the sails. In my view, there will ideally not be any "western" sails such as a jib, and the rig should approach that of a true ocean going Chinese junk. Among our designs that are able to make good use of the Junk Rig are the 44' Valhalla and the 42' Zephyr. That said, the Junk Rig can be adapted to most of our sailing designs, and even to a few of our motor yacht designs.
Suitability to Motor Sailors: A motor sailor can make excellent use of the junk rig. A motor sailor can be 100% sailing vessel, as well as being 100% capable under power, as we see in the 48' Jasmine above. There are many other approaches as well, such as that taken by the Gulliver 46, the Greatheart 48, the 50' Renegade and the Greatheart 60 designs. These types have an emphasis on sail that is more on the order of around 60% or so. In other words, the sails are provided primarily for the purpose of auxiliary propulsion, rather than primary propulsion. The sails serve the function of being the "get-home" motive power in the case of engine failure. In addition, the sails provide extra boost while motoring when the wind favors. As a bonus, the sails and rig provide excellent roll dampening. For this purpose, the junk rig is ideal.
Simplicity: With a schooner or ketch configuration arranged in true Chinese junk fashion, therefore not having a western jib, there would be just two junk sails, therefore just two halyards total. For a larger vessel, a small mizzen or small fore sail can be used, or both, also ideally a junk sail.
Ease of use: On any cruising vessel, be it a sail boat or a motor sailor, it seems particularly advantageous to have the ability to instantly reef the sails, or to lower them completely without any fooling around. Sail and battens collect neatly in the lazy jacks. Once down, you can go to the sail to throw a line around the lowered battens if necessary. With proper lazy jacks, there is absolutely no drama to this.
Flogging / Luffing: There is no sail flapping and flogging when passing through the eye of the wind, either while tacking or jibing.
Safety: Individual "sheetlets" are lead to each batten, a full set of sheetlets on each side, so the sails are self tending. The sail shape can be controlled very effectively. This is quite a safe arrangement as well. The multiple sheets, one to each batten, make jibes very gentle, so there is no drama if someone inadvertently puts the helm too far over. This "soft jibe" effect is augmented by there being a fair sized portion of the sail forward of the mast, as a counter force. This makes the junk rig very forgiving for family sailing.
Sail Stress: Having multiple battens, the sails can be made of somewhat lighter material. Sail "cut" is not usually regarded as being critical, and most often junk sails are built "flat" rather than being cambered.
Appearance: In my view, the junk rig looks "right" on many vessels, especially so with a somewhat "traditional" hull form. Given the right match to the hull form underneath, in my eyes the junk rig is very handsome. This can be applied especially well to motor sailing types. For example, the junk rig would be a perfect companion to a vessel like the 50' Renegade as we see here...
The 50' Renegade Motor Sailing Yacht - Click for Larger Image
Spars & Rigging
Spars: Spars can be solid wood as is quite traditional, or, without much fuss hollow wooden spars can be made. Alternately, as with the gaff rig, the junk rig can take excellent advantage of welded aluminum tube or pipe for spars. When painted properly the aluminum spars are nearly indistinguishable from traditional round wooden spars. Compared strictly on a strength to weight basis, aluminum spars are much better. When compared on the basis of maintenance, the aluminum spars win again. In terms of longevity... aluminum is far and away the best choice. In terms of first cost (the cost to fabricate the rig), again aluminum wins hands down - all fittings being fully welded and therefore integrally a part of the spars.
Standing Rigging: Most often, there are shrouds and stays to support the mast, as in the design shown above. However... the junk rig gains a terrific benefit from free standing spars, as can be seen in the Jasmine sail plan shown here. The reason for this is to simplify; to eliminate or greatly reduce chafe; and to allow the sails to have a much greater range of trim - highly useful for running downwind when the sails can be set at nearly 90 degrees to the centerline.
Battens: Many types of battens have been tried, varying from the obvious use of wood (easy to make but somewhat heavy for the required stiffness), to the use of ABS pipe (cheap but brittle when cold and limp when hot), to the use of fiberglass rods or bars (strong but somewhat heavy for the stiffness, and fairly expensive). Each material has an advantage and a disadvantage. Although fiberglass battens are a bit heavier and more costly, they will usually outlast the others listed by a substantial margin. Bamboo though is likely to be the ideal for battens: light, flexible, strong, relatively unaffected by heat or cold, inexpensive... and - big surprise - it is the preferred traditional material aboard Chinese junks. Excellent stuff!
Running Rigging: The junk rig is friendly to use. For example, just as with a traditional gaff rig, one will be handling soft Dacron lines and multi-part tackles rather than harsh stainless wire and mechanical winches.
Proportion: The drawing shown below is very generic, and is intended only as a schematic to illustrate the approximate layout of a four batten junk (upper yard and boom not included in the batten count). In most applications, and especially for the optimum windward performance, the sail's proportions would be stretched in order to be somewhat taller and less wide. In other words, the rig would ideally have a somewhat higher aspect ratio, very much as can be seen on the 48' Jasmine, the sail plan of which you see above.
Generic Four Batten Junk Sail Plan - Click for Larger Image
A Few New Terms...
A minor advantage of familiarity with the junk rig is being able to impress dock side wags by knowing all about lizards, sheetlets, euphroes, snotters, and bowsing tackles....!
Sail shape is controlled by each of the individual sheets. Each "sheetlet" runs through a "euphroe" which acts as friction block to keep the tension set as intended. In the drawing above, I've made use of a simpler arrangement using a fiddle block and separate "lizard" eyes in order to allow the sail to self adjust when it is reefed.
Once the sail is raised, if it is desired to tension the sail vertically, it is hauled downward by a "bowsing tackle." If it is desired to move the sail forward or aft, it can be done by controlling the "out haul" which in this case leads forward to the leading edge of the battens. The top yard can be controlled via a line called the "snotter" to move the spar forward or aft, or to snug it against the mast, as needed.
The Double Ended Cruising Yacht - VALHALLA 44 - Click for Larger Image
Converting an Existing Western Rig to Chinese Junk Rig...?
Is it worth it...? That is the fundamental question.
Although the junk rig has many benefits, those benefits are realized most dramatically for actual voyaging. For day-sailing, the Western rig is likely to perform better to windward – and on smaller sail boats, reefing Western sails is no big deal.
That said, if big water sailing over long distances is being considered, especially on a larger boat, there are definite benefits with regard to safety and peace of mind with the junk rig. The rig is after all very simple and easy to build. There are also the practical aspects of there being considerably lessened forces on all parts of the rig, in particular with free standing masts.
Outside those specific justifications, I'm less convinced of the benefits of converting to junk rig - mainly due to the effort required to effect the change. But if voyaging is in the cards, then yes a much stronger case can be made for effecting such a change.
For that process, the best source of information on the junk rig is within the book 'Practical Junk Rig' by Hasler & McLeod. It is well worth the price. There is also 'The Chinese Sailing Rig' by Derek van Loan, a book which I've seen but not studied. If you can find it, there is a very good guide to building junk sails by Tom Colvin, to my knowledge only available from Tom himself or in a good used bookstore.
For a variety of reasons I don't favor mixing Western sails with Junk sails (for example, adding a jib, etc.). As for the shape of the junk sails, Hasler & McLeod seem to prefer a rectangular shape to the junk sail profile, with the battens more or less parallel. However I favor a fan shape to the junk sail, similar to the shape that is called the 'Reddish' rig in their book, or like the sail shapes in the images shown above.
Regarding the best location of the mast and sail, the junk rig's CE and overall sail area should be approximately the same as the rig that is being replaced. Cardboard cutouts of the existing sail profiles can be made and balanced on a straight edge in at least two directions in order to find their common center. Alternately the CE can be calculated. Ditto for the proposed junk rig.
With that information in hand, the mast location (assuming a single sail and no jib), will be automatic, assuming a vertical mast. If multiple masts and sails are required, there are more options with regard to sail size and mast location.
'Practical Junk Rig' has all the information one will need for calculating the mast dimensions as well as the rest of the rig, plus very good instructions for how to build a free standing wood mast.
With the above information in hand, two questions then arise…
- How much more will the junk rig weigh than the original rig, and how will that affect stability and sailing stiffness…?
- How should you support the mast (mast step, partners, shrouds if any, etc.)…?
The first question can be addressed by simulating the added weight by hauling a weight equivalent to the difference in mass between your existing rig's mass and center up to the centroid of the new mast & rig and test it (securely please..!). This test is simple to do and involves very little if any cost. Such a test is empirical rather than theoretical, and if performed in a variety of conditions, as long as your calculations are correct you can depend on the results that you obtain.
One caveat is that the 'distributed mass' of the heavier junk rig and sails will behave somewhat differently than a 'point mass' as described for the above test. For an explanation of why this is so, please see our Beam vs Ballast article under the heading Roll Moment of Inertia.
As for the second question… its answer depends on where the new mast position is located with regard to surrounding structure. If part of the ballast keel is available on which to place the mast step, the main task is then to provide adequate support for the heel of the mast laterally, there being relatively little compression involved if the mast is free standing.
This can be done using built-up webs fore and aft and athwartships, with a secure means to hold the mast in place. Then do the same at the deck penetration with reinforcements of the structure locally; a secure means of holding the mast (slightly oversize tube); and cabin knees or deck knees as needed…
I am sure all of this can be accomplished on one's own. But if the above described process is completed and a point of uncertainty is reached with regard to the centers and structure, please feel free to contact me as needed for assistance.
However... it is worth mentioning that 'conversions' can be relatively time consuming for me to specify (therefore costly) since I do not have the actual boat to experiment with. I must therefore 'model' the vessel's form, its CG, and its structure in order to derive reliable information. On a larger boat, or if cost is not an overriding concern on a smaller boat, the cost of involving formal design may more readily be justified.
A Junk Rig Testimonial...
This letter was received from the current owner of Migrant, one of the vessels mentioned above.
Dear Michael,
It was nice to come across your piece [above] on the Junk Rig and immediately see Migrant named and another story about Dick Johnson told.
I bought Migrant from Dick in 1991 after having sailed on her a number of times since meeting him in 1971 when he first sailed into Bellingham. In 1994, with the same sails that Dick Johnson had used to go to Australia, New Zealand, Pitcairn, Mexico, and back to Bellingham, I sailed Migrant from Bellingham once again, bound for Mexico.
I spent a year and a half in Mexico before sailing onward to French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, the Marshalls, Micronesia, down to the Solomon's, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Australia. By then I had put four more years in the tropical sun on the same sail cloth, and it had become very fragile.
On the way up the Barrier Reef, the top panel started developing tears. By the time I had crossed the top of Australia and gotten to Ashmore Reef, the top panel was in shreds and only the bolt rope around the perimeter was holding the sail and yard together, yet the sailing performance did not suffer in any noticeable way.
By that time the sun damage in the lower panels was severe enough that a careless push with my hand would go right through the sail. Even in bad squalls, the rips did not propagate because of the low stress on the cloth.
I continued onward through Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. I finally replaced the sails in July of 2000 when they became too disreputable looking, even for me...
What other rigs exist where a rip in the sail is not of any great concern, or that you would be able to continue onward for that many miles using sails with cloth so old and fragile?
William Servais
Aboard the junk rigged schooner, Migrant
In Conclusion
There are many excellent resources for more information on the junk rig. Tom Colvin has written many good articles and a few books on the subject, as have Hasler & McLeod, among others.
If this kind of wildness is of interest, please inquire.
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Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) - HBW 5, p. 433
French: Salangane de Cook
German: Atiusalangane
Spanish: Salangana de las Cook
Other common names: Cook (Islands)/Sawtell's Swiftlet
Taxonomy: Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak, 1974, Atiu Island.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Has been considered to form a superspecies with A. leucophaeus, or even to be conspecific, but apparently differs in nest habits. May prove to be merely a race of A. spodiopygius, which is very similar in size and plumage and which occurs not far from Cook Is. Monotypic.
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by Kathy Jones on May 26, 2012 at 4:04 PM General Health News - G J E 4
Yoga seems to be gaining popularity among canines too after a Texas photographer and his wife, who was a yoga teacher, snapped pictures of rescued dogs trying to master a number of yoga positions.
Dan Borris and Alejandra from San Antonio, Texas, have put their talents to good use by rounding up rescue puppies and kittens from an animal shelter to help them design the unique tongue-in-cheek artwork.
AdvertisementThe duo spent hours in the studio with the adorable animals before using computer software trickery to bring the difficult poses as close as possible to the real thing.
Borris admitted that the work required a great deal of patience.
He insisted that they were inspired by their love for animals and enjoyed creating pictures that made people smile.
"The inspiration came from a writer friend of mine who practiced yoga," he said.
"She was telling me about her dog licking her face in a headstand pose and generally getting overly involved in her yoga," the Daily Mail quoted Borris as saying.
Borris revealed that that he was first taken with the idea of seeing dogs doing yoga, but then the theme of cats, kittens and puppies followed.
"At that moment I thought wouldn't it be great to see dogs doing yoga. I love dogs and was doing a lot of yoga as well," he said.
"It was something so different from my usual work and I love making these photos in order to make people smile and learn about yoga at the same time."
"We find the animals every where. In the beginning we worked with our friend's dogs but of course the original pioneer Yoga Dog and Yoga Cat were our dog, Mela and our cat, Snoosh. We were then very lucky and happy to work with animals for adoption at The Animal Defence League shelter in the city."
In the studio, the couple worked together to recreate a variety of complicated yoga positions such as the lotus and, of course, the downward dog.
While Borris photographed the dogs and cats, Alejandra used her experience and TTouch training - a specialist therapy for animals which helps the animals feel safe and comfortable.
"We have poses in mind and try to get them as close as possible but the final images are the product of many hours of very detailed work using Photoshop," he added.
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Neymar could face further punishment for kicking opponent 'between the legs'
Following the controversial dismissal of Santos forward Neymar during his side's 3-1 defeat to Ponte Preta on Sunday night, referee Luis Flávio de Oliveira has filed his official report on the incident citing a "kick between the legs of his opponent".
Neymar, 21, challenged the decision to send him off, insisting that he had been the player kicked. However, video of the incident appears to corroborate the referee's view of the matter.
In his report, Mr Flávio de Oliveira wrote of the incident: "On 47 minutes, I sent off Santos' No. 11, Mr. Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. for having directed a kick between the legs of his opponent."
The incident, which has now been filed to the São Paulo footballing authorities, could now see both Neymar and his adversary, Artur, hauled before the Sporting Justice Tribunal to decide upon further punishment.
Both Neymar and Artur will miss next weekend's fixtures, with Santos set to face XV de Piricicaba. The dismissal was the fifth of Neymar's career to date.
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Right, so we tried an over-ambitious three options last month, fell too far behind as a result…and received no feedback on them whatsoever!
So we're back down to two options with a briefer list of the most necessary highlights below. In order to catch up, I have been ruthless, but we will be stocking, reading and reviewing a lot more than this. Alternatively you can read the whole of Diamond's own PREVIEWS, split by Jonathan and Dominique into digestible chunks, here instead:
Much swifter next month, I promise!
Books For September 2011 onwards
Daniel Clowes' The Death-Ray h/c (£14-99, Jonathan Cape) by Daniel Clowes.
I already have my comp copy, and it's a beauty. Album-sized (bigger than A4) and in full colour, it's been considerably enhanced since its appearance as EIGHTBALL #23. For example, directly inside the front cover you will find a bespectacled bod with a hair-don't shouting, "PENIS!" Delightful.
Here's Mark on its original incarnation:
Oh, I don't know what I should tell you about this. All I should have to say is that "it's a new work by Dan Clowes" and you'd be sold. Or maybe "a new, self contained, full-colour issue of Dan Clowes EIGHTBALL" and that would be that. I don't mean that in the same way I'd say "a new work by Jon Lewis" and then believe that the phrase would send people flocking to buy it, I think I've learnt a little more than that. The fact that this is from the same guy who did GHOST WORLD, DAVID BORING and (duh) ICE HAVEN will excite a good crowd but maybe that's not enough. Perhaps I'll lie about what's inside. Or maybe I won't.
It's the story of Andy and how school life wasn't everything is could have been, how his friends (possible exaggeration there) were misfits too and how, given the opportunity to do everything (everything!) you can still mess everything up. Chances are all it starts around 1976 and his girlfriend's living back in California (she hasn't written for ages but that hasn't sunk in) and his grandfather is the only family he has. We're on familiar Clowes territory, staying away from the major towns. At school he's regarded as punchable if he's noticed at all.
Now, take Andy and imagine that's he's Peter Parker or someone along that line. Try and take a detour. Let's make his father a scientist who created a special gun that wiped things out and a serum to make whoever took it super-strong. Or make it triggered by something analogous to the Marvel radiation-doesn't-make-us-sick-but-gives-us-powers and have him work out a costume to wear while avenging or becoming a creature of the night. Yeah, let's give him superpowers, a deadly gun and a costume and let him work out if great responsibility comes with great power. Of course, if I was Clowes I'd have it all go wrong and Andy would be left as stranded as everyone else, possibly a little more. Or that could have been what I got from the cover. Highly, highly recommended.
You can read more of Mark's Magnificent Musings On Long-Lost Treasure here:
Due: 06/10/11
The Great Northern Brotherhood Of Canadian Cartoonists h/c (£18-99, Draw & Quarterly) by Seth.
These faux histories have become something of an obsession for Seth. First there was WIMBLEDON GREEN then GEORGE SPROTT; great big liars, the pair of them! They're like jig-saw puzzles with half the pieces set in the wrong place. Or something.
"In Dominion, on Milverton Street there stands a handsome old building, with a pink stone façade and the familiar Canadian cartoon characters over the doorway. It was the Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists, erected in 1935 and the last standing building of the once prestigious members-only organization. For years, this building, filled with art deco lamps, simple handcrafted wood furniture, and halls and halls of black-and-white portraits of Canada's best cartoonists, was where the professionals of the Great White North's active comics community met, gathered in their dark green blazers to drink cocktails, eat, dance, and discuss all things cartooning."
Due: September
The Fracture Of The Universal Boy h/c (£20-99, Eidolon Fine Arts) by Michael Zulli
From many readers' favourite SANDMAN artist, Neil Gaiman's collaborator on THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE DEPARTURE OF MISS FINCH, CREATURES OF THE NIGHT and THE LAST TEMPTATION plus the creator of the much-loved PUMA BLUES, this is a semi-autobiographical self-exorcism two decades in the making which, if you read his blogs, was evidently quite the relief to get off his shoulders. It's going to be emotional!
Detailed, decorative and graceful, his art like Barry Windsor-Smith's is enormously influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, its modern appearances rare. Take whatever you can get, I say, and I always do. He was blogging quite prolifically when this was first announced last November, then the book was cancelled and sought public funding. Now it's found a new publisher and we sigh with relief:
Due: September
Summit Of The Gods vol 3 (£14-99, Fanfare/Ponent Mon) by Yumemkura Baku & Jiro Taniguchi.
Jonathan will positively wet himself when this appears. Drawn by the creator of A DISTANT NEIGHBOURHOOD, this is a gripping fiction about the death of George Mallory. Jonathan wrote:
June 8th, 1924 at 12.50pm, was the last time that George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were seen alive. Observed very briefly during a break in the clouds from one of the lower camps by Noel Odell they were far, far up above up on the final summit ridge near the peak of Mount Everest. Then the clouds closed in once more and they were never seen again. To this day, despite the discovery of Mallory's frozen body on Everest's North Face in recent years, there is still no clear evidence as to whether they failed in their brave attempt to be the first to conquer Everest, or whether they reached the summit and were in fact on a triumphant descent when the weather closed in and disaster struck. The only hope of solving this mystery lies in finding Mallory's camera, which sadly was not on his body when it was finally discovered in 1999.
For more of that review, click here: LINK
Alas, this book isn't in our online previews section, so you'll just have to order it the old-fashioned way (as you can everything else here) by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, phoning 0115 9508045 or asking in person. Instead here's the revamped Fanfare website, and it is an absolute joy:
Due: September
Love Looks Away (£13-99, Blank Slate Books) by Line Hoven.
Line explores her family's history in a past/present interweaving kinda way beginning with her grandfather Erich's involvement with the Hitler Youth and his obsession with radio and Mendelssohn. As the generations pass, however, prejudices and cultural barriers are overcome… otherwise it would be a very different publisher bringing this to print! Here's their blog with lots of behind-the-scenes production shots including the making of Joe Decie's ACCIDENTAL SALAD cover: LINK
Again, not available to order through our site which I now suspect may have something to do with being a UK release. Still, look at the intricate, scratchboard art here (it's not in this book, but that's what you're in for):
Due: sooner than we think, probably.
Amulet book 4: The Last Council s/c (£8-50, Graphix) by Kazu Kibuishi.
Absolutely massive here, particularly with young ladies aged 7 to 16, and I love it. Of the first book, I wrote:
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and I wolfed this down hungrily from start to finish, even if the bit in the middle made me burp. What impressed me from the very beginning of this all-ages fantasy is that harsh reality is not shied away from either, crashing in as it does right from the prologue out on a snow-swept mountain pass as Emily, her mother and father drive through the night to collect Emily's brother, Navin. They're late. They narrowly miss a small truck. But then there's one obstacle too many and…
It's played out too, Kibuishi protracting the family agony as they scream and struggle to help each other free, before the car makes one final journey, plummeting over the edge of the cliff.
Two years later, and the single mum can't afford the upkeep of their home, so she takes Emily and Navin to their great grandfather's house, long since abandoned, their grandfather himself having gone missing some time ago. It's going to take a lot of love. In spite of her misgivings at being brought to the middle of nowhere, however splendid in its autumnal colours, Emily joins in the family cleaning frenzy until being distracted by her great uncle's library full of the strangest objects she's seen, and you know how it is when you're a kid: you just can't help touching… Later that night things go bump with a fright, and Emily and Navin's mother is swallowed whole by some voracious cephalopod of sorts, and swept away from them into a subterranean tunnel that threatens to fall apart behind them. They run.
For more of that review, click here:
For details of the fourth volume, click here:
Due: September
Wonderstruck h/c (£22-50, Scholastic) by Brian Selznick.
From the creator of multi-award-winning The Invention Of Hugo Cabret as reviewed on our website there by the esteemed Dr. Mel Gibson (thanks again, Mel), one of this country's leading experts of all-ages comics and graphic novels. Here is the publisher's message to teachers: LINK
"Ever since his mother died, Ben feels lost. At home with her father, Rose feels alone. When Ben finds a mysterious clue hidden in his mother's room, and when a tempting opportunity presents itself to Rose, both children risk everything to find what's missing. Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories – Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures – weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder."
Due: September
Jim Henson's A Tale Of Sand h/c (£18-99, Archaia) by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl & Ramon Perez.
Ramon's art looks gorgeous as evidenced here: LINK
"Discovered in the Archives of The Jim Henson Company, A Tale of Sand is an original graphic novel adaptation of an unproduced, feature-length screenplay written by Jim Henson and his frequent writing partner, Jerry Juhl. A Tale of Sand follows scruffy everyman, Mac, who wakes up in an unfamiliar town, and is chased across the desert of the American Southwest by all manners of man and beast of unimaginable proportions. Produced with the complete blessing of Henson co-CEO Lisa Henson, A Tale of Sand will allow Henson fans to recognize some of the inspirations and set pieces that appeared in later Henson Company productions."
Due: September
Daybreak h/c (£18-99, Drawn & Quarterly) by Brian Ralph.
Of the first constituent installment, Tom wrote:
What strikes you immediately about this book – apart from its beautifully designed cover – is that it's told in first person. The characters interact with the reader, look at the reader and talk at the reader. You are in the place of the protagonist. You're involved. And it works! Maybe that's due in part to playing way too many computer games, but it just felt natural. Total emersion comics anyone? We're led through the rubble of post apocalyptic landscape, scrounging for junk food as ominous shapes just out of view hound you. And yeah, it's a zombie comic.
Pure Pajamas h/c (£16-99, Drawn & Quarterly) by Marc Bell.
It's all about Drawn & Quarterly this month.
"Pure Pajamas collects Marc Bell's best material from his syndicated weekly comic strip for the Montreal Mirror and the Halifax Coast, as well as a host of anthologies such as Kramers Ergot, Expo, Maow Maow, and more, featuring his recurring characters Kevin, Ol' Simp, Chia-Man, Mr. Socks, and Shrimpy and Paul. Throughout Pure Pajamas, Bell creates symbiotic relationships within his fantasy ecosystems, drawn in a rubbery big-foot style."
Of Marc's HOT POTATOE, Tom wrote… well, click on the title and find out.
Due: September.
1-800 Mice h/c (£16-99, Picturebox) by Matthew Thurber.
Certifiably insane as this preview will confirm, but brilliant enough to have Matt Groenig as a fan.
"1-800 MICE is an anthropological study of the imaginary city of Volcano Park (where flying mouse couriers have replaced Federal Express), with a soap-opera-styled fractured narrative and a cast of thousands. The story is a cross between Thomas Pynchon, Robert Altman, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and has earned Thurber raves from The Comics Journal, Vice, and The Fader."
The Manara Library vol 1 h/c (£45-00, Dark Horse) by Hugo Pratt & Milo Manara.
With virtually no Manara in English print elsewhere, this is where to come for your Euro-titties. Sorry, I meant sophisticated erotica.
Due: 09/11/11
Freakangels vol 6 (£14-99, Avatar; £29-99 signed h/c) by Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield.
23 years ago, 12 children were born in England at exactly the same time. 12 children who discovered that they could do anything if they put their minds to it. Then they put their minds to it, and the world virtually ended.
Final volume.
Hardcover, signed:
Due: September
Neonomicon (£14-99, Avatar) by Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows.
A sequel to The Courtyard, this time apparently from a full and direct script by Alan Moore. Aldo Sax is now safely locked away but with another serial killer on the loose seemingly operating in a copycat fashion, Federal Agents Gordon Lamper and Merril Brears pay him a visit to see if he's willing to help. Those who've read The Courtyard will understand exactly why he laughs in their faces:
"Yhunnuc lloigor ch'h'k b'nugh r'leh… Fhtagen rhan-tegath ia mugg'rh hu'gnai."
Until they mention the Club Zothique.
Burrows plays that scene particularly well, Sax neither ranting nor raving, but merely amused at their missing the point. But then he too was once faced with the same conundrum, and he was reasonably sane. I do think Lamper should have paid more attention to Brears' confessions of mental illness. He kindly attempts to make her feel better about herself but ends up being insultingly dismissive, and with Alan Moore there's rarely any superfluous content. What follows is a police raid on Club Zothique where Agent Aldo Sax had this own revelation in The Courtyard, learned to speak in tongues and felt compelled to cut out everyone else's. The raid's a bust (ba-dum!) so it's off to The Courtyard in Court Street where the dealer they're after, Carcosa, lives with his mother. Except when they get there his mother is no longer living. What happens next really messes with their senses, and may well with yours.
Due: September
Holy Terror h/c (£22-50, Legendary) by Frank Miller.
After the attack on 9/11 – and ever one to jerk knees – Frank Miller, creator of SIN CITY etc. declared he was up for producing a graphic novel in which Batman took on al-Qaida. Which was a bloody atrocious idea and not one DC would have gone along with anyway. It's now found form in barely disguised manner here, and of course I am going to devour it. Might give me indigestion, but still.
Due: September
The Walking Dead: The Rise Of The Governor h/c (£18-99) by Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga.
Original prose novel imported from h'America! They will be in short supply in England. Please reserve now! Please!
Due: very soon.
Other Books Scheduled:
Yes, you can read the entire list of Marvel or DC books scheduled here, and do so separately. Or simply skip to Top Shelf, Fantagraphics etc. instead:
Comics For September 2011
The Rinse #1 (80p, Boom!) by Gary Phillips & Marc Lamming.
80 pence! Come on! It's more cracking crime from the author of Vertigo's recent Cowboys and drawn by Mr. Marc Lamming whom so many of you will have met all those years ago signing at our Independents Day headlined by Dave Sim & Gerhard.
Lots of art on ol' Monkey Mark's website: LINK
"High finance and low-down greed rear their ugly heads as Jeff Sinclair, the premiere laundryman in San Francisco – and we're not talkin' wrinkled jeans and dirty gym socks – is unwillingly pulled into a dangerous gig laundering $25 million in stolen casino skim money. Forced to truly consider his line of work and the evil that he facilitates, Jeff must find a way to clean the cash and wash away his own sins. A grounded, gritty look at the world of money laundering in the vein of Elmore Leonard, The Rinse is a modern crime classic in the making! For fans of Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips' Criminal!"
The Big Lie #1 (£2-25, Image) by Rick Veitch & Rick Veitch, Gary Erskine.
Not to be overlooked! From the creator of BRATPACK and SWAMP THING, the team behind ARMY@LOVE and the artist on Garth Ennis's DAN DARE
"A lab tech travels back in time on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 to try and get her husband out of the World Trade Centre before it falls, but will the facts convince him before it's too late? A riveting tale of 9/11 by award winning master storyteller RICK VEITCH that exposes 'The Big Lie!'"
Have a great big preview here:
Because there is no art here!
Due: 07/09/11
Justice League #1 (£2-99, DC) by Geoff Johns & Jim Lee
There are 52 new DC #1s out during the month of September, actually beginning on 31st August with this amongst them. Most of the others cost £2-25; only four are £2-99.
There are some seriously fine creators involved like Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Peter Milligan, Brian Azzarello & Jim Lee, Rags Morales, JH Williams III, George Perez and you have been ordering accordingly. Thank you.
However, there is much confusion as to the nature of these new titles caused by DC itself which is swiftly back-pedalling and mixing messages like nobody's business. In a twelve-page document we were sent the other fortnight they were virtually screaming, "This is not a REBOOT!" So I'd like to join DC in making it absolutely clear that this reboot is not a reboot because a reboot is when you change the goal posts by pretending that some things in the past never happened and emphatically – as the line-wide reboot kicks off – some things in the past never happened.
Hilariously the twelve-page document was suffused with the sort of transparent corporate-speak you reserve behind the scenes for your employees not paying customers (we are a DC customer: they don't own us, pay us or in any way control was Page 45 does, says or chooses to stock as I think I have just made plain), and it included this telling sentence:
"The legacy of DC Entertainment, and DC Comics before it, is based on the creativity of our editors…"
I'm sorry…?
"… and our creative talent."
Regardless, there is an undeniable buzz which we cheer to hear so please take your money and place your bets because although we cannot possibly stock all of it for the shelves, we promise to supply every single pre-order registered in personal, by email, over the phone, or using our website by taking a gander at the full DC comics line-up we've supplied here:
Due: 31/08/11
Action Comics #1 (£2-99, DC) by Grant Morrison & Rags Morales.
From the writer of the best Superman series of all time, the two-part ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, and the artist one of DC's finest ever superhero titles, IDENTITY CRISIS: Superman in jeans, t-shirt and a tiny towel masquerading as a cape. Top left here:
Due: 07/09/11
Swamp Thing #1 (£2-25, DC) by Scott Snyder & Yanick Paquette.
Okay, it's Scott Snyder (AMERICAN VAMPIRE) so I cannot say no, and you wouldn't necessarily expect a DC Universe comic for this previously Vertiginous Earth Elemental.
Due: 07/07/11
Other Comics Scheduled:
Just another reminder that you can read the full list of various publishers' comics with details from Diamond's PREVIEWS here:
Right, that's it, I'm exhausted and off to see Madness in a fresh-air concert. Hurrah!


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I am a single grandpa...raising my two grandchildren, ages 7 & 8 years old alone. Normally, I am within 10 ft. (i.e. walking around in stores), well within reach and feel confidant in my position as protector.
However, as we often go to the park, which necessitates some leeway and distance for them to go out to play in the playgrounds. I am always vigilant and watching from a bench, but I have often thought...what if...some BG grabs one of them and runs to a car on the other side of the play area...out of direct reach and contact.
Am I justified in somehow attacking the vehicle-other BG-whatever?
Of course we don't want to endanger the child, but typically, the odds are and have been proven by many sad statistics, that the child lives only four hours after an abduction. So, something must be done.
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Alien Vs. Ninja
In Medieval Japan, savage aliens crash a forest full of the fiercest ninjas. Swords and throwing stars may fail against the unearthly goons, but ninja skills don't stop at sharp stuff. You'll be taking bets on who'll win this extreme battle for survival!
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Students across South Central Kentucky are enjoying the warm days of their summer vacation.
However, for many school districts the work is just beginning.
The Kentucky Department of Education recently released a report of non-academic data for every school district in the state.
The report includes attendance, retention, and dropout rates.
Cumberland County Schools had a drop-out rate of 7.33 percent.
Superintendent John Hurt says that equals out to about 21 or 22 students age 16 and older.
Hurt says: "We're in a small school district, so one or two students can skew a percentage up or down dramatically."
To help lower the drop-out rate, Cumberland County Schools are making a few changes next year.
The high school will have a freshman orientation for students and their parents, so they can tour the school and meet their teachers.
The school will also switch from block scheduling to a seven period day.
Hurt says: "One of the things that we've found out about block scheduling is once students get behind, they may become discouraged because of the amount of time and the speed of those classes."
This summer the school will also start a credit recovery program to help students get caught up.
Hurt says: "We've had summer school in the past, but it wasn't for credit recovery, it was for enrichment or other things"
Hurt says this isn't a new effort. He says his district works every day to encourage its students to stay in school.
For more information on how your child's school did you can log onto http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Default.htm


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You wake up again at noon.
Running for the bus, you pass a shop you'd never noticed before. The sign - which looks surprisingly weathered - reads "Fiona's Fruite Ande Vege" and a withered old lady sits inside knitting.
More than a little curious (not to mention pretty sure you've fired by now anyway) you go inside. The lady smiles sweetly and leaves you to browse her stock.
After finding no sweets, computer games or motorbikes in the shop you decide to leave... but your conscience gets the better of you and, rather than leaving empty handed, you buy the cheapest thing you can find. A tomato, for your lunch... or failing that, to throw at your boss when he gives you the bad news.
As you walk down the street you playfully throw the tomato from hand to hand, for the next half-mile or so at least. It's only when startled by a cat running out in front of you that you accidentally throw the tomato up into the air and fall backwards onto your rear, to the badly-hidden chuckles of the few people to whom you were visible.
The tomato, however, rather than slamming onto the ground and going "squesh" - that's "squesh" - instead drifts slowly towards the pavement and hovers, about a foot from the dirt, as if to make sure that you're alright. As you change from glancing to staring at the floating fruit it suddenly falls the final few inches onto the ground and lies there motionless. Not quite sure whether you just saw what you think you saw, you contemplate your next move.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State will pick up where it left off last season as the Bulldogs begin the 2014-15 non-conference slate in the Preseason WNIT.
Following a Nov. 9 exhibition against Arkansas-Fort Smith, MSU opens the campaign and the WNIT with a Nov. 14 contest against Mercer, a squad that returns three starters from last season's 17-14 team. The game will be the second half of a men's-women's doubleheader, as Rick Ray's Bulldogs will face Western Carolina at 5:30 p.m.
Vic Schaefer's squad is one of nine in the 16-team field to make the postseason a year ago. Like MSU, three other squads advanced to the WNIT while five teams went to the NCAA Tournament.
State will be guaranteed three games in the tournament, and a win in the first round would pit the Dawgs against either Jackson State or another WNIT squad, Arkansas State.
"I'm excited about our schedule. It's a challenging schedule and a step up from where we've been our first two years here," Schaefer said. "Being in the Preseason WNIT is a great opportunity, and playing our first two games at home against quality opponents will be big for us."
The WNIT semifinals are set for Nov. 20, while the championship game will be played Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. CST on the CBS Sports Network.
Following the Preseason WNIT, Mississippi State will play four of its next five in Humphrey Coliseum, beginning with a Nov. 25 contest against Louisiana-Monroe.
State hits the road to face New Orleans Nov. 29 before returning home for a three-game stretch that includes North Dakota State (Dec. 2), Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 7) and Louisiana Tech (Dec. 11).
The Bulldogs venture to Hattiesburg Dec. 14 for a rematch of the WNIT second round against Southern Miss. The following day State hosts Mississippi Valley State before heading back to Louisiana Dec. 17 to meet Louisiana-Lafayette.
Mississippi State heads from Louisiana straight to Las Vegas to participate in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic at South Point Hotel Arena. MSU will face defending WBI champion Illinois-Chicago Dec. 20 at 9:30 p.m. CST and Miami (Ohio) at 4 p.m. the following day.
"We have some road games that are certainly concerning for me as the head coach. We are going into some places to play some teams that are notoriously well-coached and disciplined," Schaefer said. "The trip to Las Vegas right before Christmas will give us a good opportunity to show a different part of the country who we are and what we are about."
The Bulldogs wrap the pre-conference slate at home Dec. 29 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
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Mississippi State Women's Basketball
2014-2015 Schedule
Nov. 9 (Sun.) - Arkansas-Fort Smith (Exhibition) - 2 p.m.
Nov. 14 (Fri.) - % Mercer - 8 p.m.
Nov. 16 - % WNIT Second Round
Nov. 20 - % WNIT Semifinals
Nov. 23 - % WNIT Championship (CBS Sports Network) - 2 p.m.
Nov. 25 (Tues.) - Louisiana-Monroe - 7 p.m.
Nov. 29 (Sat.) - at New Orleans - 2 p.m.
Dec. 2 (Tues.) - North Dakota State - 7 p.m.
Dec. 7 (Sun.) - Southeastern Louisiana - 2 p.m.
Dec. 11 (Thurs.) - Louisiana Tech - 7 p.m.
Dec. 14 (Sun.) - at Southern Mississippi - 2 p.m.
Dec. 15 (Mon.) - Mississippi Valley State - 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 (Wed.) - at Louisiana-Lafayette - 11 a.m.
Dec. 20 (Sat.) - ^ Illinois-Chicago - 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 (Sun.) - ^ Miami (Ohio) - 4 p.m.
Dec. 29 (Mon.) - Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 7 p.m.
% - Women's NIT
^ - Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic (South Point Hotel Arena; Las Vegas, Nev.)
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