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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the Spanish PM, gave a rousing speech in defense of the rights of gay and lesbian Spaniards yesterday. I'm going to put it in an "extended entry," so you'll have to click through to keep reading it. It's long, it's impassioned, he speaks in complete sentences, he quotes poets - can you imagine an American president making a similar speech? No, you cannot.
Two interesting points: He tells opponents of gay marriage that this is a victory for them too, although they don't realize it yet. (Why? Because we all win when liberty triumphs.) He wags his finger in the faces of Spanish homos, telling them to be gracious in victory and respectful of the feelings and sensibilities of the opponents. ("To the homosexuals that have tolerated personally the abuse and insults for many years, I ask of you that the courage you have demonstrated in your struggle for your civil rights will contribute now an example of generosity and express your happiness with respect to those who think different that you.") It's a tremendously moving speech, if a rough translation.
Today my government submits the definitive approval of the Senate the Bill by which the Civil Law is modified on the matter of the right to form a marriage contract in an effort to comply with a promised made to our citizens in our electoral campaign.
We recognize today in Spain the rights of same sex couples to enter in a marriage contract. Before Spain; Belgium, Holland, and two days ago Canada, did the same. We have not been the first, but I am sure that we will not be the last. After us there will be many more countries motivated, honorable members, by two unstoppable forces: Liberty and Equality.
It is nothing more than a small change to the legal text that adds but a paragraph in which we establish that marriage will have the same requisites and the same rights when the couple is either of different sexes or the same sex. It is a very small change in the letter that creates an immense change in the lives of thousands of our citizens.
We are not legislating, honorable members, for people far away and not known by us. We are enlarging the opportunity for happiness to our neighbors, our co-workers, our friends and, our families: at the same time we are making a more decent society, because a decent society is one that does not humiliate its members.
In the poem "The family" our poet Luis Ceruda was sorry because "how does man lives in denial in vane/by giving rules that prohibit and condemn."
Today, the Spanish society answers to a group of people that during many years have been humiliated, whose rights have been ignored, whose dignity has been offended, their identity denied, and their liberty oppressed. Today the Spanish society grants them the respect they deserve, recognizes their rights, restores their dignity, affirms their identity, and restores their liberty.
It is true that they are only a minority, but their triumph is everyone's triumph. It is also the triumph of those who oppose this law, even though they do not know this yet: because it is the triumph of Liberty. Their victory makes all of us (even those who oppose the law) better people, it makes our society better.
Honorable members, There is no danger to marriage or to the concept of family in allowing two people of the same sex to get married. To the contrary, what happens is these set of Spanish citizens get the potential to organize their lives with the rights and privileges of marriage and family. There is no danger to the institution of marriage, but precisely the opposite: this law enhances and respects marriage.
I wish to express my profound respect to those people and institutions (that oppose this law), and I also want to ask for the same respect for all of those who approve of this law. To the homosexuals that have tolerated personally the abuse and insults for many years, I ask of you that the courage you have demonstrated in your struggle for your civil rights will contribute now an example of generosity and express your happiness with respect to those who think different that you.
With the approval of this Bill, our country takes another step in the path of liberty and tolerance that was stated by the democratic change of government. Our children will see us with incredibility if we tell them that many year ago, our mothers had less rights than our fathers, or if we tell them that people had to stay married against their will even though they were unable to share their lives. Today we can offer them a beautiful lesson: every right gained, each access to liberty has been the result of the struggle and sacrifice of many people that deserve our recognition and praise.
Today we demonstrate with this Bill that societies can better themselves and can cross barriers and create tolerance by putting a stop to the unhappiness and humiliation of some of our citizens. Today, for many of our countrymen, comes the day predicted by Kavafis one century ago: "Later was said of the most perfect society/someone else, made like me/certainly will come out and act freely."


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The Phoenix Coyotes are under NHL control and have been for all of this season. A potential sale was announced in December to Ice Edge Holdings an underfunded group who wants to play some of the Coyotes home games in Saskatoon. The fact that there have been no significant further announcements about this sale, while other sales such as Tampa Bay proceeded quickly shows that there are problems with this potential sale and that there may be no end in sight to the NHL's ownership of the Coyotes.
Meanwhile, Phoenix is in fourth seed in the West Conference with a 38-27 record (with five regulation tie points). A team in that position might be willing to buy players to make a potential playoff run at trade deadline time. The problem is that the rest of the NHL is paying the Phoenix Coyotes payroll. The rest of the NHL is paying for Phoenix to bulk up their team to try to defeat them.
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The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. The final day was full of trades, but most were teams exchanging spare parts and draft picks. The biggest deadline deals came before the Olympic break. Treating the trade deadline as the entire series of season end trades that began when Toronto acquired Jean-Sebastien Giguere in late January, here is a quick analysis of how teams fared in their deadline moves.
Biggest Short Term Improvement - New Jersey Devils They added Ilya Kovalchuk, who is the best player to change hands in deadline deals. It cost some depth players and young talent in Johnny Oduya, Niklas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a first round pick. Kovalchuk came from Atlanta with Anssi Salmela. Kovalchuk is highly unlikely to stay in New Jersey beyond this season, but he immediately becomes the top offensive talent in New Jersey history. Most of his cost is made up of players who will likely improve in the future. This is a deal intended to help New Jersey contend today. It does not make the Devils the top team in the NHL, but it does make them a more solid contender. The Devils also added Martin Skoula cheaply for a fifth round pick.
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I NOW Consider Sidney Crosby A Hall Of Famer
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I think the Olympic performance of two players cemented them in as Hall of Famers, regardless of anything that happens in the future of their careers. Yesterday, I wrote about Jarome Iginla. In the comments section, I was asked about the other one - Sidney Crosby. I didn't address why he was not on my Hall of Fame list yesterday, because in fact he is. I wanted to have separate posts for Iginla and Crosby - and at this point I feel Iginla has a slightly better Hall of Fame case so I wrote his first.
Sidney Crosby has been in the NHL for four and two thirds seasons approximately. This is a rather short tenure to have a Hall of Fame career, but he has done it. In that time, Crosby has a Hart and Art Ross Trophy. He has a Stanley Cup victory. He now has an Olympic victory, where he scored the gold medal winning goal.
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I NOW Consider Jarome Iginla A Hall Of Famer
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One question I find very interesting is exactly when I think a player is worthy of Hall of Fame induction based on their career to date, with no projection into the future.
I think Jarome Iginla has recently met that standard. Iginla has had considerable individual success. He is a three time First Team All Star on right wing. He is a two time Maurice Richard Trophy winner as top goal scorer in the league (once he tied for the award). He is a onetime Art Ross Trophy winner, Pearson Award winner and a very close Hart Trophy runner up. He was the top goal scorer in the 2004 playoffs and recently the top goal scorer in the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament. All of that individual success is enough to cement a Hall of Fame induction.
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Men's Olympic Medal Round
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The Olympics completed yesterday. The final event was the men's hockey final. For results of the preliminary round look here, the qualifying round , the quarter-finals here and the semi-finals here. These are the results of the medal games.
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Sochi In 2014
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With the gold medal game in the men's hockey tournament coming up today, there is an issue that is in the back of the minds of all the hockey fans. The NHL is threatening to not send professional players to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia and other Winter Olympiads in the future. This Canada vs. USA gold medal game could be the last one ever.
Gary Bettman argues that it costs the NHL money to shut down the season in the middle of the playoff drive. It disrupts the season. He doesn't like trusting the NHL's best players to the International Olympic Committee.
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Men's Olympic Semi-Finals
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The men's Olympic hockey tournament continued yesterday. The preliminary round results are here, the qualifying round is here and the here. These are the results of the semi-final games.
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Women's Medal Games Olympics
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The women's hockey tournament at the Olympics concluded last night. The preliminary round results are here and the semi-final results are here. These are the results of the medal games.
Bronze - 4th Finland 3 Sweden 2 (overtime) Teams exchanged goals throughout regulation, with Finland holding a 1-0 and 2-1 lead. In overtime, it was Karoliina Rantamaki scoring the game winner for Finland. Sara Grahn was solid in net for Sweden. She was the busier goalie facing 24 shots. Noora Raty of Finland faced 18 shots and won the game. Finland wins the bronze medal.
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Men's Quarter-Finals Olympics
by PuckStopsHere on 02/25/10 at 03:08 PM ET
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The men's hockey tournament continued in the Olympics yesterday. After a preliminary round and some qualifying games, we have hit the first games where significant teams will be eliminated. Here are the results:
USA 2 Switzerland 0 USA carried the play through most of the game, but had trouble scoring on Swiss goalie Jonas Hiller (who faced 43 shots). It was third period before Zach Parise scored the first goal of the game. He added another in the closing minute into an empty net. Ryan Miller had a 19 save shutout.
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Men's Qualifying Round Olympics
by PuckStopsHere on 02/24/10 at 01:51 PM ET
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After the conclusion of the men's preliminary round in the hockey tournament, the bottom eight teams had to play a qualifying game to get to the final eight. Here are the results:
Switzerland 3 Belarus 2 (shootout) The game opened with an Aleksei Kalyuzhny goal, which put Belarus up 1-0. Julien Sprunger tied it up for Switzerland midway through the first period. Teams exchanged goals in the second period with Hnat Domenichelli scoring for Switzerland and Konstantin Zakharov scoring for Belarus. Switzerland pressed hard to win the game. They outshot Belarus nearly 2-1 (43-22). Andrei Mezin was strong in the Belarus net. Jonas Hiller was the Swiss goalie. After the game ended a tie, they drew straws or had some kind of skills competition and Switzerland won it.
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- A bone marrow biopsy can check the amount of iron stored in the bone marrow. To learn more, see the topic Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy.
- Because inflammation in the body can cause high ferritin levels, a test result that is slightly high does not always mean a buildup of iron (hemochromatosis) is present.
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Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
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This is fantastic. Completely agree.ReplyDelete
Discrimination has become a dysphemism for choice and ironically enough, choice has become a euphemism for coercion (antitrust, for example)
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|Robinson's forthcoming series "Justice League" will star Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Supergirl, Batwoman, The Atom (Ray Palmer), Shazam (Freddy Freeman), Congorilla and Starman (Mikaal Tomas)
Todayâs focus is on Robinsonâs recently announced âJustice Leagueâ book (release date to be announced), with the spotlight shifting tomorrow to âSuperman.â There is also some news about a âStarmanâ spin-off title and a little less conversation and a little more action about Shazam!
Robinson told CBR News that after nearly a two-year hiatus, he is glad to be back writing two core books for DC, and admitted he suffered from burnout after enjoying incredible success for his run on âStarman.â âI just couldnât generate the enthusiasm. And itâs taken me a good few years to get back. I have always loved comics. I think itâs a unique medium of storytelling,â said Robinson, who last wrote the Batman story, âFace the Faceâ in 2006.
âYou canât imitate [writing comics]. Itâs completely unique but I needed some time away from it,â Robinson continued. âAnd just as I was beginning to get my engines revving again, in terms of doing something in comics, [âAction Comicsâ writer] Geoff [Johns] called me up and invited me up to be a part of âSuperman.â
âAt the same time, I had come up with a concept of my own for the new âJustice Leagueâ book. And everything from there just fell into place. As much as I am grateful to DC for their support -- especially [DCU Executive Editor] Dan DiDio, who has really gone out of his way to welcome me back into the fold -- I am equally grateful to Geoff.
|James Robinson's last comics work was 2006's "Batman: Face The Face"
âI met Geoff at Motor City Con many years ago when he was a fan. And he impressed me then. And he proved me right. He is one of the great comic book writers and I owe everything to him in terms of coming back to comics.â
Johns is, of course, the mastermind behind âJustice Society of America,â âAction Comics,â âGreen Lanternâ and âBooster Gold,â as well as two upcoming âFinal Crisisâ tie-in series âLegion of Three Worldsâ and âRoguesâ Revenge.â
In fact, Johns has become such a good friend to Robinson that when he writes the two headliners of âJustice Leagueâ �" Green Lantern and Green Arrow �" he simply taps into his and Johnsâ real-life relationship for inspiration and, more importantly, dialogue. âWhen I write Hal Jordan and Oliver Queen, I just write me and Geoff talking to each other,â mused Robinson.
Robinsonâs concept for âJustice Leagueâ is fuelled by the notion that while some of the worldâs greatest heroes react in perhaps a more methodical and pensive way to the murder of a DCU character in âFinal Crisis,â others, namely Hal and Ollie, are ready to strike down with great vengeance and furious anger as if Samuel L. Jackson was calling the shots.
âI didnât know who was going to live or who was going to die in âFinal Crisis,â so I came up with a concept for a new âJustice Leagueâ book, where the team had a purpose that was different from the Justice League of America,â explained Robinson. âAnd itâs a purpose that literally, you can keep going with it. The reason for the team is always there. Itâs not just the like the Keith Giffen âJustice Leagueâ was funny, âso letâs do another funny one in Europe.â This team has a purpose that I pitched to Dan. Dan said yes immediately, âletâs do it.ââ
|Robinson takes inspiration from his relationship with Geoff Johns when writing scenes featuring Green Arrow and Green Lantern
Next up for Robinson was selecting a roster, which was pretty easy when the entire DCU was looking him square in the face. âI remember this was at San Diego and they had a hospitality suite for DC. On the wall was a beautiful poster, I think it was done by Ron Garney, of all of the current DC characters running forward. And Dan literally said, âThese are the ones that Iâd like you to use,â and then said, âI know one of the things you are known for is finding those obscure characters and bringing them to life. So throw in a couple of those characters too.â And that was it.â
With Green Lantern stepping out of the Trinityâs shadow as de facto leader of the new team, at first only Green Arrow answers his call for membership. Robinson said the rest of the team is formed through events as opposed to âpeople sorting through photographs,â referring to Brad Meltzerâs bestselling relaunch of âJustice League of America.â
âThis is completely different, that worked in the book at the time but the idea of three people picking the team, I think is preposterous,â said Robinson. âIn this book, it is driven by the situation. It is two guys, who break away. The other thing you have to remember, and Hal sort of reminds Justice League of America of this, is he does sort of play second fiddle to the Trinity.
âAnd he has to remind himself of the fact that when he is on Earth, he is the law in this space sector. Heâs Marshall Matt Dillon from âGunsmoke.â He needs to uphold that law. And that is one of the things that will ultimately drive Hal to break away and form his own team.
|Green Lantern Hal Jordan leads Robison's Justice League, and his solo adventures can be read in Geoff Johns' ongoing "Green Lantern"
âBut itâs typical to him and Oliver, theyâre like, âGeez. We have broken away but what do we do now?â They donât really have a concrete plan. Obviously, events and fate bring other characters into play and slowly the team comes together.â
Hal Jordan (Green Lantern)
âThere are two things I love about Hal Jordan,â said Robinson. âOne, I love that he is a test pilot. I love anything to do with space and anything to do with flying. I have seen âThe Right Stuffâ about 55 times. I love all of that, the airfields, living and breathing the diesel that comes out of planes, all of that. So I love that aspect of Hal Jordan.
âAt the same time, I also love the fact that heâs sort of more conservative. And he has to be more conservative to juxtapose with Oliver Queen, but he isnât really that conservative. Heâs this gung ho test pilot, Steve McQueen kind of kick-ass guy. I love that about him.â
Oliver Queen (Green Arrow)
|Justice League member Green Arrow's solo adventures can be read in "Green Arrow/Black Canary" (volume 1 trade paperback on sale in June)
âThis is the way I equate it: I said I write Ollie and Hal as Geoff and I talking but the way I see it, itâs also like âGuns of Navarone.â Hal Jordan, in a way, is Gregory Peck. And I see Oliver Queen, in some ways, like David Niven,â Robinson explained.
âOllieâs a guy who could have been an A-list hero. But he slipped away from it, he drifted away. He had a fortune. He let that slip through his fingers. Heâs more a fuck up. And I like the fact that one guy, Hal, is rock solid, heâs the DC equivalent of Matt Murdock. He is the man without fear. And then you have Oliver Queen. And the only thing he can do is fire a bow better than anyone else in the world. Thatâs one of things that youâll see in the course of âJustice Leagueâ as things unfold and things progress, youâll see my version of the scene at the end of âGuns of Navarone,â where Gregory Peck says to David Niven, âSo youâve had a free ride, all this time! Someoneâs got to take responsibility if the jobâs going to get done.â Do you remember that moment, where he has to plant the explosives? Well, there is a version of that coming in the book. Ollie has to step up. Not immediately but it is one of things that we are working towards.â
|Justice League member Supergirl's solo adventures can be read in the ongoing "Supergirl" title and its collected editions
Kara Zor-El (Supergirl)
âKaraâs challenging,â Robinson confessed. âGeoff and I have made a solemn vow in terms of the Superbooks, that itâs not two books that we are doing �" âAction Comicsâ and âSupermanâ -- itâs three, with âSupergirl.â We are going to make it a trinity of Superbooks, where one book is as important as the next one.
âWith that being our intention with the Superbooks, I also want to make her into a stronger, more vibrant character within the Justice League. We are basically going to see her learn to become an adult, while still trying to understand our world and discovering how it works. But much like Oliver Queen, as the book progresses, she will become more of a front-line player in the whole thing.â
Katherine "Kate" Kane (Batwoman)
|Justice League member Batwoman first appeared in the pages of "52"
Greg Rucka confirmed at Emerald City ComiCon that his long-rumored âBatwomanâ series was a go. As such, Robinson admits some trepidation concerning Katherine Kane. âTo be honest with you, I am a little hands off with that character. Sheâs Greg Ruckaâs character. Sheâs in the book to give the book a âBatâ emblem. I donât really have the greatest handle on her. Sheâs going to be more off to the side. I donât want to offend Greg Rucka! Truly, I think heâs a great writer that I respect immensely but Batwoman is his baby to run with. She isnât going to be as big a personality on the team as Ollie, Hal and Kara.â
Ray Palmer (The Atom)
âHeâs very important to me,â said Robinson. âWhen he shrinks, heâs going to be in the Atom costume. But because, at the moment, there is an âAtomâ comic, heâs going to Ray Palmer even though he has the Atom costume. And weâll see what the future holds for Ryan Choi. But for now, heâs just Ray Palmer. Heâs got the Atom costume, the Atom logo and because he spent time away from the DC Universe, exploring, heâs sort of going to be the smartest guy in the room. Hal Jordan is the de facto leader of the team but often times, Ray Palmer, although reluctant in the beginning, will be the person to lead in certain situations and missions. I defy you to tell me what Ray Palmerâs personality is? There has never been a personality. So thatâs one of things I am going to do with him as well, is give him a personality.
|Justice League member Ray Palmer's many adventures can be read in "The Atom Archives" as well as "Identity Crisis" and "Countdown to Final Crisis"
âI have a theory about certain characters. They are meant to be supporting characters. They are meant to be backup characters. The moment you give them books, it never completely works. And thatâs why âHawkmanâ had a nice run but it was eventually cancelled. Geoff and I started it. âThe All-New Atom,â I donât know how long that book has been around but there some characters who are meant to be supporting characters. But at the same time, thatâs no excuse, to not give them a personality.
âAnd the same thing applies in the past. You think about âJustice Society of America.â The Atom never had his own book and neither did Hawkman but Hawkman was the chairman from #6 or #7 of âAll-Star Comics.â He was the chairman of Justice Society for the rest of the run. There is definitely a need for these characters. They just donât have the grandeur to maintain their own book. And as a result, the characters become a little bit light. If you look at Hal Jordan, he really doesnât have very much personality in those original Silver Age âGreen Lanternâ books. Itâs Dennis OâNeal and after that Geoff, who has given Hal Jordan a personality. No one has had the opportunity or the desire to do that with Ray Palmer. I am going to do it with Ray Palmer.â
Freddy Freeman (Shazam)
In the recent DC maxiseries âThe Trials of Shazam!,â Freddy Freeman underwent six trials to prove himself worthy of succeeding Captain Marvel as the keeper of the power of Shazam. Upon completion of the trials, Freddy assumed the superhero name Shazam.
|Justice League member Shazam's most recent adventures can be read in "The Trials of Shazam" volume 1
âFreddy Freeman, to me, is a little bit lost. So we are going to find Freddy Freeman in the course of this book,â said Robinson.
âDo you know the whole thing with Captain Marvel Jr. and Elvis Presley? Well, let me tell you. For Freddy Freeman, âCaptain Marvel Jr.,â the art was always done by Mac Raboy, or a lot of it was. It was a much more serious book than âCaptain Marvel.â It felt more serious. It was darker. It was more real than C.C. Beckâs âCaptain Marvelâ and definitely more serious than âMary Marvel.â And also he was a scruffy, cripple news guy, who when he said, âCaptain Marvel,â became Captain Marvel Jr.
âSo Elvis Presley wanted a unique haircut. And at the time, in the fifties, especially in Memphis, he couldnât get it because everything was short, back and sides. So he would go into ladies hair salons with copies of âCaptain Marvel Jr.,â show them Captain Marvelâs haircut and thatâs the original look of Elvis. And when you think about Elvis later, Vegas Elvis, with the cape, think about it in your head, turn into red and gold or blue and gold and itâs a Captain Marvel costume.
âAnyways, itâs not for me to criticize what people are doing but I think in âJustice League,â we are going to find who Freddy Freeman is. We are going to make sense of it all. I canât talk about it now but Geoff and I have discussed this and we have some big plans, some big, big plans for Freddy and that whole aspect of the book, the Shazam aspect of the book.â
Congo Bill (Congorilla)
|Justice League member Congo Bill was last seen in a 1998 Vertigo miniseries
âCongorillaâs basically a magical, seven-foot tall, golden gorilla. But he has the intelligence and the sophistication of a big game hunter, who has lived for 90 years,â explained Robinson. âHeâs not necessarily the smartest guy on the team but heâs the wisest guy on the team.
âAt the same time, because he is in a gorillaâs body, the golden gorillaâs physical demands mean when he is challenged, heâs this savage, exciting jungle predator. So thatâs why I stress that heâs magical, and I am probably ripping off a million characters here, but itâs occurred to me if he takes on Deadshot, all Deadshot needs to do, it doesnât matter if heâs a seven-foot tall gorilla or not, is shoot Congorilla and heâs dead.
âSo the whole concept of this big game hunter, who became this big gorilla and could originally go back and forth, doesnât work. So now he is basically stuck as Congorilla and heâs magical, I am giving him sort of a healing factor, which will allow him to survive against that type of foe. That makes him just that much more formidable if you canât eliminate quickly.
âThere is not a single person, who is not doubtful about this character when they see that he is going to be in âJustice League.â But if you remember, and I say this proudly, if you remember The Shade originally, he just had Shade powers, he had a top hat, he had a goofy costume with pixie boots and he looked ridiculous. And I turned the Shade into a character that people liked [in âStarmanâ]; people cared about, and now think he is cool. I made The Shade cool. I will do the same with Congorilla, you, all of you will love him!â
Indeed, people like The Shade so much, Robinson and DC are ready to bring him back. Confirmed Robinson, âI am going to go back and do a Shade special within the year for DC, or a miniseries. It will be one or another but it will be his origin and it will be touching on him in various points of his life.â
|Justice League member Mikaal Tomas was a fixture in Robinson's hugely acclaimed "Starman," reissued in omnibus format May 28
Mikaal Tomas (Starman)
âWhen I pitched the idea to Dan, he said, âIf you want to include Starman, I wouldnât be unhappy,ââ Robinson revealed. âBut Jack Knight is in San Francisco with his wife, with his kids, heâs painting, heâs retired. Heâs done. And the thing is, if I bring him back. He becomes part of the DC tapestry and then other people get to have a go at him. I just donât want to do it. It was an elegant ending. It was an ending I planned for Jack Knight from #4 of âStarman.â I donât want to open it up again.
âBut when Dan said Starman, I thought about it. And I thought about Mikaal Tomas.â
A blue alien stranded on Earth, Mikaal Tomas has a gem embedded in his chest that grants him the ability to fly as well as other special powers. Very popular with readers, Mikaal appeared throughout Robinsonâs âStarmanâ series and has scarecely been seen since.
âI thought about how I left him in the air a little bit,â Robinson continued. âAnd he had so much potential. Again, heâs an elegant guy but how we left him in âStarman,â he was beginning to reconnect with the war-like aspects of his race. So you get a guy who sometimes can do Cary Grant and other times he is Wolverine or whatever savage hero you want to throw at me. So we have that juxtaposition.â
Robinson said one of his favorite things about âJustice League,â so far, is that the heroes throw away the honorifics and keep the title worship to a minimum. âIt occurred to me with Freddy Freeman. Thatâsâ a name that you brought up. Well, Hal and Ollie call themselves Hal and Ollie. You are never going to hear âCongorillaâ used in the book. Heâs just Bill. Mikaal is Mikaal. Kara is Kara. Ray Palmer is Ray. So itâs a book where everybody is known by their first names, which I like.
âI donât mean to be facetious. I really want to make this different than any other book out there. And so far, based on the editorial comments, I have succeeded. And I hope to continue to do so.â
âJustice Leagueâ #1 will feature artwork by Mauro Cascioli (âThe Trials of Shazamâ), but has yet to be solicited. âI think we are waiting for Mauro to finish some more, so probably the end of the summer,â said Robinson. âBut whatâs he done so far, especially with his colors, is beautiful.â
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Public approval of President Bush has surged after the start of the war with Iraq, but not to the levels of support his father enjoyed during the Persian Gulf War a dozen years ago, polls suggest.
About two-thirds of Americans approve President Bush's handling of the Iraq situation and think he did enough diplomatically before invading, according to polls released Friday.
An ABC-Washington Post poll found the president's job approval rating at 67 percent, up from prewar polls that showed his approval level ranging from the middle 50s to about 60 percent.
A CBS-New York Times poll found that 62 percent say they think the United States did the right thing about Iraq. Slightly more in a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll, 70 percent, said they agreed this country acted at the right time.
The public rallying around the president is typical in wartime, although President George H.W. Bush, father of the current president, got a bigger boost in his war with Iraq a dozen years ago.
In 1991, about 80 percent approved the president's handling of the situation in Iraq, and about the same percentage approved of his overall job performance after an international coalition moved to evict Iraqi troops from neighboring Kuwait. The same proportion also thought the president had done enough diplomatically before taking military action.
The lower support for the president's handling of the current military action apparently relates to the failure of the United States to win substantial international support for this war.
But polls still indicated that the onset of war is giving this president a boost. An Ipsos-Reid Poll done for the Cook Political Report indicated that more than half in the poll, 53 percent, said the country is on the right track, a reversal from recent polls on this key measure of public optimism. Almost half, 46 percent, said in the poll in late March that they would vote to re-elect Bush as president, the highest number on that measure since the spring of 2002.
Prewar polls showed the public was split on whether the military should have gone into action without the backing of the United Nations.
The ABC-Post poll of 506 adults has an error margin of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
The CBS-Times poll of 463 adults has an error margin of plus or minus 5 percentage points. The CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll of 602 adults has an error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Those three polls were taken Thursday.
The Ipsos-Reid poll of 804 registered voters was taken Tuesday through Thursday and has an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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Definition: Consider the functions and. A function is said to be in , denoted ,if is bound below by some positive multiple of for all large n, that is if there exist some positive constant c and some nonnegative integer such that
In view of the above definition, consider
By using substitution method, we can prove that by showing that.
The basis is easy, since (the zero height binary search tree)
So, there exists the positive constant 1 such that where
We show for k1, the statement is true as in induction.
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Today's interview is with James Emery White, senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. James is also an author, his latest book being Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated. Today, we talk with James about young people, post-Christian culture, and developing an "Acts 17 church."
1) It seems the dominant narrative is that evangelicals are losing their young people at a rate faster than in previous generations. Is this borne out by your research?
Yes. Millennials are arguably the first American generation to grow up in what I would deem a post-Christian culture. And what we are observing is that the traditional cycle of young people dropping out of church during high school or college, but then returning after marriage or children, isn't taking place. They are not returning.
2) You spend much time on the "nones," those who don't identify with any religious group. Does this reflect the collapse of a nominal civil religion?
That isn't helping, but I think the larger issue of a post-Christian culture that has been shaped by such processes as secularization, privatization, and pluralization, is more causative. Secularization has eroded the supportive presence of Christian faith from the marketplace of ideas, privatization has created the expectation that all things spiritual should be kept in the private sphere like a favorite color, and pluralization reinforces the idea that all faiths are equally viable and true. Combined, these three processes have made whatever civil religion we might have left so benign it has become inconsequential.
3) Christian bookstores seem to be filled with books offering the latest formula to help reach disinterested Millennials. Some arguably say we need to soften the more radical edges of the gospel's demands. Others say we need to dig in more on doctrine. What is your perspective?
My knee-jerk reaction is to shout, "Dig in!" But let me nuance that a bit. I write in the book about the need for the proper "truth-grace" mix. Some churches err on the side of lots of truth, but little grace. That's legalism. On the other side are those who have lots of grace, but little truth. That's licentiousness. Jesus never watered anything down in terms of personal morality, tackling the most difficult and divisive issues. Yet those who heard him wanted nothing more than to spend time with him. They may have felt convicted, but never condemned. A lack of grace is not winsome, a lack of truth is not compelling. The message we proclaim must be both. So we should have all sixty-six of the books of the Bible in one hand, and an irenic spirit in the other.
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They are anything but monolithic—except in the fact that most are not atheists, and few are actually "seeking." But that doesn't mean they are closed to conversation. I lead a church that experiences over seventy percent of its growth from the unchurched, a large number of whom could be classified as "nones." So obviously, we are finding that there are ways to engage. If they have hardened thoughts, it is less with theology and more with characterization. They have very negative views of religion, and often, religious people. They are very turned off, for example, to their perception of religion's role in politics, what they would consider judgmental attitudes, and the appearance of financial greed among religious leaders. But if you can get past that, they are actually quite willing to hear an explanation of the Christian perspective on any and every issue. Particularly if you start out with their questions and concerns as a bridge to the Bible's perspective.
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The 20-year-old was the woman to beat as the World Cup circuit arrived in France for the third event of the season having won the opening two rounds in Nakiska and Telluride.
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The Swiss skier did trail Marte Hoeie Gjefsen following the Norwegian fine start however she made her move just over a half way down the run for her third win of the season.
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Fic of the Month: September '11 Nominations
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A new month, a new nominations thread! Let's hope for more nominations than last month! Not much changes from last month's bar the whole 'you can nominate via PM' deal.
Here's How It Works
Basically, nominate a fic that has been updated
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(be it a chaptered or one-shot story). Obviously, none of your nominations can be one of your own fics. Feel free to give reasons for your nomination but that isn't required to make one. You can nominate in this thread, or PM myself or Astinus if you prefer.
Yes, you can nominate something that someone else has already nominated, although to be most effective, you'll generally want to avoid seconding/thirding/whatevering. As in, while we don't really care at this point if you do nominate something someone's covered, we'd prefer it if you didn't, really.
Nominations will generally last for up to two weeks. In the remaining time that month, we'll gather all the fics that you chose and create a new thread for voting. You'll get one vote, but all of the votes will be anonymous (so don't be shy about your decision). Once that time is up, we'll take a peek at which fic got the most votes. Whoever does will be crowned the Fic of the Month, and the rest of you get pats on the back. If there's a tie, it'll be up to the mods of this section (bobandbill and Astinus) to cast the deciding vote.
To clear things up, not everything that gets posted within a month is eligible for being nominated. Here's the requirements to get on the list:
1. Because this is Fic of the Month, only fics updated within a one-month period are eligible. As in, they need to have posted a chapter (or the entire fic needs to have been posted, in the case of one-shots) on the forums any time between the first of the month to the last day of the month in order to qualify on the most basic level. Announcements, reviews, and review responses do not qualify a thread for nomination if the last chapter was not posted within the same month. We'll be checking to see if this is the case with any nominations just in case.
In this case, because we're nominating fics for the month of September, only fics with chapters posted between September 1 and September 30 qualify.
2. SWC fics (i.e., fics written for a writing contest hosted by PC) are not eligible. This is because they already receive attention from said contest, so it's rather missing the point of the Fic of the Month competition.
3. Because this is Fic of the Month, poetry is not eligible. That has its own nominations however within the Poetry subsection!
4. The thread must not have been closed for any reason. Yes, kids, breaking forum rules automatically gets your fic booted from the running. Sorry.
5. Fics that have already won Fic of the Month are also not eligible unless this is a completely new version. For example, let's say IanDonyer's Volkner's Tale had won Fic of the Month in its original version. The new version is still eligible because it's technically a different story. However, if Dagzar's Mentor wins Fic of the Month this time around, it's not eligible for further nominations, even if Dagzar adds new material to it. This is just to be fair and allow multiple fics to have the chance at getting on the rec list.
6. You must post your fic on PC to qualify. Sorry, but I'm pretty sure not that many people would like to download and open a PDF or DOC in order to decide whether or not they'd like to nominate you.
What's In It For Me?: Perks of Being Fic of the Month
If nominated, winners for Fic of the Month will receive the honor of having their fic listed on a stickied archive thread for posterity. (Note: This thread will not be up until after we get something to put in it.) That means more attention can be directed towards your fic, and you get to walk away with bragging rights.
There may be other perks in development as well.
Other Things:
- Congratulations go out to Cutlerine for winning last month's competition!
- Although I too am crazy, I do not have enough time to post a list of who has updated their fic last month. Sorry, guys.
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The system is still in development, so if you can think of any ways to improve this, feel free to shout it out.
In the meantime, nominations for September's Fic of the Month will run from now until
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Macy's Inc. Reports 'Very Successful' Q3
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Macy's, Inc. today reported that its third quarter earnings per share rose by 31% to 47 cents in the third quarter of 2013, ended November 2, 2013. This compares with 36 cents per share in last year's third quarter.
"We were able to achieve a very successful third quarter of 2013, despite the tepid economic climate. This was our 15th consecutive quarter of improved earnings per share. Comparable sales rose by 3.5% in the quarter and, together with sales from departments licensed to third parties, were up 4.6%," said Terry Lundgren, chairman, president and CEO of Macy's Inc.
He continued: "Our improved sales performance resulted from continued success in the execution of our key strategies— My Macy's localization, Omnichannel integration and Magic Selling customer engagement. In addition, business in the third quarter benefitted from intensified marketing strategies to emphasize the outstanding value in our merchandise deliveries. Both Macy's and Bloomingdale's performed well in the quarter, and we saw improvement in the sales trend in every region of the country compared with the spring season."
For the first three quarters of 2013, Macy's, Inc.'s diluted earnings per share were $1.74, an increase of 20 percent compared with earnings of $1.45 per diluted share in the first three quarters of 2012.
Sales in the third quarter of 2013 totaled $6.276 billion, up 3.3% from total sales of $6.075 billion in the third quarter of 2012. On a comparable sales basis, Macy's, Inc.'s third quarter sales were up 3.5% in 2013 over 2012. Together with sales from departments licensed to third parties, third quarter 2013 sales on a comparable basis were up 4.6%.
"Our business improved during the quarter, with particular strength in October, so we are entering the fourth quarter with confidence. We have curated an outstanding offering of the best gifts, fashion, value and service for our customers throughout the holiday season. Additionally, we have completed the second year of our multi-year remodel project at Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York City, with the entire first and second floors now fully re-created," he said.
For the year to date, Macy's, Inc. sales totaled $18.729 billion, up 2.1% from total sales of $18.336 billion in the first 39 weeks of 2012. On a comparable sales basis, Macy's, Inc.'s year-to-date sales were up 2.2% in 2013 over 2012. Together with sales from departments licensed to third parties, year-to-date 2013 sales on a comparable basis were up 3.1%.
In the third quarter, the company opened a new Macy's replacement store in Bay Shore, NY, and consolidated the Macy's men's and furniture store in downtown Sacramento, CA, into a nearby full-line store. Early in the fourth quarter, the company opened a new Bloomingdale's store in Glendale, CA.
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Westwood Defends Indonesian Masters Title; Grace Wins in China
Lee Westwood held off a late challenge by Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant to defend his Indonesian Open title today, even after carding a 2-over-par final round.
The Englishman, No. 3 in the world rankings, finished on 16-under 272 at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club, two shots ahead of Wiratchant, with India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shiv Kapur on 12-under.
"Hopefully this will kick-start my year," Westwood was cited as saying by the European Tour's website. "I've played well without any wins so hopefully I can go on and win other tournaments."
Westwood, who is 39 in two days, had three bogeys in his final eight holes but held on for his 38th career victory.
In Tianjin, Branden Grace claimed his third European Tour title of the season with a three-shot victory at the Volvo China Open.
The 23-year-old finished ahead of Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts, with England's Richard Finch another shot back. Grace had only come through the Tour qualifying school in the winter.
"To have three before May is literally unbelievable, but I've been playing well so I've been feeling like I can win and I've been giving myself opportunities," Grace told the European Tour's website.