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A "Russian connection."
In June, 1989, I attended a seminar on "Global Security and Arms Control," at the University of California, Irvine, where I met and befriended four scholars from the Soviet Union. The following November, I was an invited participant in a Conference in Moscow on "The Ethics of Non-Violence," sponsored by the Soviet Academy of Sciences. There followed, during the decade of the nineties, six additional visits to Russia, in each case at the invitation of Russian organizations and institutions. (My Russian conference papers are listed here). Reciprocally, I had the opportunity to invite several of my Russian colleagues to the United States.
In the meantime, I have maintained my communication with many Russian friends and colleagues. A year ago, my wife and I welcomed into our home, a Russian exchange student.
Accordingly, I have been following the recent chilling of relations between the governments of Russia and the United States with great regret and foreboding, sentiments that I have been eager to share with my Russian friends.
Below is a letter to those friends. None of these individuals is named "Mikhail" ("Mischa"), so I will use that name as a salutation to all.
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Dorogoi Mischa!
In 1989, the New York Times published a letter from Georgi Arbatov, the Director of the Soviet Institute of the U.S. and Canada, in which Arbatov wrote: ""We have a secret weapon ... we will deprive America of The Enemy. And how [then will] you justify ... the military expenditures that bleed America white?"
Sadly, it seems that we may at last have an answer to Arbatov's question: renew the Cold War.
Unless wiser and cooler heads prevail, the Georgian conflict might prove to be the pretext for that renewal, and that would be an unspeakable tragedy for Russia, for the United States, and for the entire world.
I am as distressed as you are at the news from the Republic of Georgia. Because the American corporate media, once a dependable source of news, has become a dutiful purveyor of government propaganda, it is very difficult for an ordinary American citizen to gain an accurate understanding of what is happening in Georgia. For example, that media uncritically reported that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction, was an ally of Osama bin Laden, and was involved in the September 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington. Today, even the media admits that these were all official lies or, at best, "errors." And yet it continues to feed the public a serving of falsehoods and distortion, this time about Russia.
Accordingly, now the official Bush/Cheney version of events in Georgia, dutifully echoed by the corporate media, is that big, brutal Russia has invaded its valiant and innocent tiny neighbor that wants nothing more than a secure, western-style, free market economy and a democratic government. Some right-wing commentators go further to suggest that this is the first step of Putin's scheme to absorb the former Soviet Republics and to restore the map of the Soviet Union.
Fortunately, many informed Americans reject this nonsense, and I count myself among them. Through a scrupulous search of independent media, the foreign press, and the internet, one may acquire a very different perspective on the situation in Georgia. Even the corporate media allows a contrary view to be read or heard. For example, Mikhail Gorbachev wrote a column in the New York Times, and appeared on CNN cable television, defending the position of Russian government. And I recently watched a TV interview with the Russian UN ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, who spoke directly to the American audience in his fluent English.
This much is known and acknowledged by the media and even the Bush administration: the Georgians fired first with their attack on South Ossetia to which the Russian army responded. Georgian President, Mikhiel Saakashvili, educated in the United States, has been supported by right wing elements of the U.S. government, some of whom are even urging Georgia to join NATO. And Randy Sheunemann, a policy advisor to Republican presidential nominee John McCain, recently received payment from the Georgian government to lobby the U.S. Congress. (See articles by Gary Leupp and Eric Margolis).
All this directly contradicts the simplistic and belligerent "official view" of the conflict.
It seems to me that no side in the dispute is totally without blame. I understand that the Russian-Georgian-Ossetian-Abkhasian conflicts have a long and complicated history that I can not begin to comprehend, much less assess.
But what concerns me far more is that many influential Americans, both inside and outside of the U.S. government, have behaved recklessly and irresponsibly toward Russia ever since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Many of these individuals appear to be eager to bring back the Cold War. These determined, would-be "Cold Warriors" are the common enemy of the American people, of the people of the former Soviet Union, and of world peace. And they must be steadfastly resisted.
The hypocrisy and cynicism of George Bush and his defenders is truly breath-taking. While U.S. troops now occupy Iraq, a country that never attacked or threatened us, these American leaders are capable of these condemnations of the Russian occupation of South Ossetia:
"Russia has invaded a sovereign...state [Georgia] and threatens a democratic government elected by its people... Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century." (George W. Bush)
"This is not 1968. And the invasion of Czechoslovakia, where Russia can threaten a neighbor, occupy a capital, and overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have changed." (Condoleezza Rice)
"In The 21st Century Nations Don't Invade Other Nations" (John McCain)
American politicians and media propagandists seem incapable of acknowledging that Russia has legitimate strategic interests, and, in their insufferable self-righteousness, they are unwilling even for a moment to see U.S. policies from the Russian point of view. Since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, Republican politicians have proudly proclaimed that "Ronald Reagan 'won' the Cold War," and the U.S. government has rarely missed an opportunity to taunt and humiliate its former global adversary, as it readily dismisses its agreement with Mikhail Gorbachev not to expand NATO eastward to the Russian border.
Forty-five years ago, the world came perilously close to nuclear war when the Soviet Union established missile bases in Cuba. That crisis was defused when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles, and soon thereafter John Kennedy dismantled missiles in Turkey.
But now are we expected to be astonished when the Russian government objects to missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic?
How would the American public and its government respond if Canada and Mexico joined a military alliance with Russia?
Yet the Russian people and their government are now expected to accept without complaint, the membership of the Baltic States, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria into NATO, perhaps to be followed by Ukraine and Georgia.
This is no way to establish a post-Cold War partnership of great nations in a world facing profound ecological and climatological peril. Instead of squandering vast sums of national treasure and the talents of thousands of scientists and engineers in preparation for wars that cannot be won and promise mutual annihilation instead, those same talents should be devoted to finding solutions to the energy and climate crises directly before us. The United Sates and Russia should join forces and lead the world to a post-petroleum, post-carbon industrial civilization. As I pointed out at a Moscow conference in 1989, international alliances are formed through the perception of national leaders of a common threat. This time, that common threat is not Napoleon or Hitler, nor is it the Soviet Union, which gave rise to NATO, or the United States, which led to the Warsaw Pact. This time, the common threats are "peak oil," global climate change, and ecological devastation – what Al Gore has called a "planetary emergency." (See my "Swords into Plowshares.")
Instead, the fanatics now in charge of the United States government are extending NATO up to the borders of Russia, installing missiles within a few kilometers of that border, and urging its client states such as Georgia to stage provocative assaults upon Russian populations. In short, they seem hell-bent on reigniting the Cold War, a policy that is unacceptable to a vast majority of the American people.
How is such madness possible? Georgi Arbatov suggested the answer: the "military-industrial complex," as President Eisenhower called it, desperately needs a credible enemy to justify its annual half-trillion dollar drain on our economy, and the many personal fortunes that result from it. Some twenty years ago, the late economist Kenneth Boulding, summed it up perfectly when he remarked to me that the Soviet and American military establishments were allies in their common warfare against the civilian economies of each nation. And so today, with its physical infrastructure in ruins, its citizens without affordable health care, and its children ill-educated, the United States politicians are convinced that a military budget equaling half of that of the entire world is not enough. Because aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and intercontinental missiles appear to be inappropriate weapons against stateless terrorists hiding in caves, the U.S. military establishment needs a credible strategic adversary to justify its continued exorbitant claim on our resources. Who else but Russia, and soon, perhaps, China?
In the face of such arrogant, ignorant and reckless behavior by American leaders, what are the Russians to do? If I had the ear of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, I would suggest the following: "Be patient and cautious. The American public is waking up at last. Bush and his neo-conservative collaborators have the support of less than 30% of the public, and their time in office is running out – perchance faster than they realize. Fully two thirds of the American public do not support the Iraq war, and want an early end and withdrawal from Iraq. More and more of us American share your disapproval of American imperialism and American international bullying, and have no desire whatever to see a return of the Cold War. Of those who do not, many would also disapprove but for the official lies that they have been persuaded to accept."
Recently, Stephen Cohen, an astute observer of Russian-American relations, published "The New American Cold War" which eloquently expresses my concerns, and the concerns of many of my compatriots:
Unless U.S. policy-makers and opinion-makers recognize how bad the relationship has become, we risk losing not only the historic opportunity for an American-Russian partnership created in the late 1980s by Gorbachev, Reagan and the first President Bush, and which is even more essential for our real national security today; we also risk a prolonged Cold War even more dangerous than was the last one...
What must be done, however, is clear enough. Because the new Cold War began in Washington, steps toward ending it also have to begin in Washington. Two are especially urgent... A U.S. recognition that post-Soviet Russia is not a defeated supplicant or American client state, as seems to have been the prevailing view since 1991, but a fully sovereign nation at home with legitimate national interests abroad equal to our own; and an immediate end to the reckless expansion of NATO around Russia's borders.
To Stephen Cohen's excellent analysis, I would add this: the American people must be constantly reminded that the Russian people are not their natural enemies, as conversely, the Russians must be similarly reminded about Americans. To this end, both countries must continue and must expand personal and cultural exchanges. I can report that during the past twenty years, there have been numerous television programs favorably presenting Russian history and culture to American audiences. There is, I assure you, a vast fund of good will toward the Russian people among the general American public. And I can also report that our personal Russian Ambassador, young Danil Glumov from Saratov, who was our guest during the 2006-2007 school year, thoroughly charmed his high school classmates and all who met him. Dan brought back to Saratov a vivid collection of positive impressions and opinions of the United States that will stay with him throughout the long and distinguished career that is before him.
Whatever the outcome of the folly concocted by our leaders, please be assured that my affection for my Russian friends, and my admiration for Russian culture and history will be undiminished.
Tvoi Drug,
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US troops in Georgia
An excellent article but would it have been relevant to the story to
mention the involvement of 1000 US troops in training exersises in Georgia
the week before Georgia attacked South Ossettia?
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Manila - On the back of improving economic conditions in the country, Manulife Philippines achieved record sales for both insurance and wealth in 2012.(1) The company exceeded US$35 million (PhP 1.5 billion) in insurance sales(2) and US$154 million (PhP 6.5 billion) in wealth sales(3), representing growth of four per cent and 176 per cent over the prior year, respectively. Compared to the prior year, total premiums and deposits grew by 69 per cent; and total funds under management grew by 27 per cent to reach over US$1.5 billion (PhP 62.5 billion) as of December 31, 2012, for the first time ever.
"For the third consecutive year, Manulife Philippines achieved record insurance and wealth sales in 2012, reflecting Manulife's ability to capitalize on the improving Filipino economy," said Indren Naidoo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Philippines. "These encouraging results make us strive even harder to provide our customers with strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking financial solutions and services for their future."
For the fourth quarter 2012, wealth sales increased by 191 per cent over the same quarter in 2011, driven by the strong performance of Manulife Philippines' investment-linked funds and the market's overwhelming reception to the new U.S. Dollar-denominated ASEAN Growth Fund (AGF). Total premiums and deposits increased by 92 per cent over the same quarter in 2011.
"The introduction of new products that address our clients' specific life protection, investment and savings needs; aggressive recruitment of insurance advisers and agency leaders; and our increased footprint in provincial areas were factors in increasing the productivity of our agency, bancassurance and alternative distribution channels" Mr. Naidoo added.
By year end 2012, the company's agency force saw a 22 per cent increase over year end 2011. Branch offices also opened in six new areas: Angeles City, Pampanga; Banawe Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila; Balanga City, Bataan; Batangas City; Tacloban City, Leyte; and Zamboanga City. To date, Manulife Philippines has 28 branch offices nationwide.
Substantial wealth sales in 2012 were fueled by the Philippines' strong economy, increased consumer and business confidence and bright economic prospects that fuelled demand for its investment-linked products.
"Last year, Manulife Philippines refreshed the Affluence line(4) of investment-linked or variable life products with various options for policyholders to enjoy flexible protection coverage and take full advantage of the most favorable market conditions to assure optimal returns," said Mr. Naidoo. "Yields of most of our funds attached to our investment-linked products were in the top quartile compared with other instruments in the market."
About Manulife Philippines
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company opened its doors for business in the Philippines in 1907. Since then, Manulife's Philippine Branch and later The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife Philippines) has grown to become one of the leading life insurance companies in the country. Manulife Philippines is a wholly-owned domestic subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation.
About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were C$532 billion (US$535 billion) as at December 31, 2012. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at manulife.com.
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(1) Sales, premiums and deposits, asset under management growth percentage are on a constant currency basis.
(2) Insurance sales, or annual premium equivalent (APE), refers to 100% of regular insurance sales plus 10% of single premium insurance sales.
(3) Wealth sales refers to 100% of regular premium sales plus 100% single premium sales.
(4) The Affluence line consists of Affluence Max Gold (single pay back end loaded wealth product); Affluence Gold (single pay front end loaded wealth product) and Affluence Builder Series (limited/regular pay insurance product), all launched in 2012.


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Well, there you go, then.... I'm not putting people down or listing great things I can do in posts, Dan, so it's pretty unclear what you're trying to say. I'd suggest though that a bigger number of people have watched your posts over the years and what you have to say about yourself than you think. Don't talk about you. Don't talk about me. Talk about how to do the issue. Notice how I keep suggesting this time and time again. The fact that you can't really do an intelligent commentary seems to be fairly well established.... ergo, my point that I was making seems to be justified: you are not in a position to tell other people how many years you are ahead of them, so it's rude and beside the point to do so.
So... again.... here's a great topic for you to give David a reply with some basics, just to show that you really know the subject. Let's see what you can do with it.
Mike Sigman
I have replied in the past and just recently was thanked for some of the tips- go find em. I continue to share in person.
While you're on to talking about personalities ...again.
I will say you are steadfast in telling people they don't know and then insinuating you are ahead of them and can OK their information or their work. Calling me for doing the same things is just hilarious. Your just fly by the seat of your pants when you post dontcha? Other than historical background you have never once given out anything but hints, at rather simple, basic, information. By your own standards, we'll just assume that's all you're capable of.
Why don't you focus your attention and write something meangingful about how to's, to help people out instead of just once again going to personalities.
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The following are the Low Inflow Protocol (LIP) drought indicators as of March 30, 2007:
Storage Indicator (SI): 69.00%
Target Storage Index = 65.84%
Ratio = 104.80% (Supports Normal)
Streamflow Indicator (six-month average versus historical six-month average):
Ratio = 1.03.2% (Supports Normal)
US Drought Monitor (three-month average)
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USGS Linville current reading = 2.03 ft (Normal)
NCDWR Glen Alpine reading = 8.15 ft (Stage 0)
The C-W Basin was in a Stage 0, Low Inflow Watch at the end of February, 2007, and all indicators have to recover to move back up to a lower Stage, which they did in previous months. Please note, however, the trend for the indicators is in the direction of increasing dryness. In order to move out of an LIP Stage to a lower Stage or Watch or Normal Stage, all groundwater gages need to recover to the lower stage also. The Langtree gage reading has recovered from a Stage 0 to a normal reading for three months, and the Linville gage reading has recovered to a Normal reading. The Glen Alpine gage reading remains in a Stage 0 reading. The groundwater gages are just now reflecting the higher than normal rainfall from a few months ago. However, the rainfall was not enough to bring them significantly above average with the Glen Alpine gage still reading Stage 0. Therefore, the LIP will remain in a Stage 0, Low Inflow Watch.
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Is anyone doing this in Vegas...is it worth it? Is IAHA going to make it, i don't read good feedback on this site
Gore Galore
All correct safety info is good safety info. I don't think you can certify any event but having the info in use is ALWAYS a good thing.
IAHA is just fine. They have more vendor members than ever before.
Hauntworld just happens to have alot of Anti IAHA members, and understandably. IAHA history has seen alot of questionable activites, but everything that involves politics gets ugly. But I do think it is on the road to recovery.
I think it is worth joining IAHA just for the community of haunts, safety info, the JB corn DVDs, and vendor discount program. And they have so much more to offer.
Hopefully I won't get bashed just for posting Pro-IAHA.
Kevin, Put in your mouth guard, you know the swings are coming! lol
Greg Chrise
Sure there may be nothing wrong with taking a certification program even if said program really does not have the authority to give a certification. The other problem has been all along whether it has been the long held consultants or now IAHA, the way things are doe in Texas vs the way things are done in New England are completely different. They assume different capital investments and understand different overall start up incomes.
Instead of listening to hours of concern over sprinlkler systems, their cost and design criteria, you must be headed in a different direction and simply make sure the fire department has enough equipment and good access to your event. If they have limited access, then not only will you need a sprinkler system but will have to install a $200,000 water tower to feed the system and maintain a head pressure. Because the water infastructure in Texas is also different.
So the IAHA has adopted the New England and supposedly national standards that simply do not apply in Texas due to limited resources. The end result is everyone with a Gypsy show spouts off the standards of New England to horrify the responcibilities one must face to open a haunt and then they come to Texas and set up unannounced to take advantage of not having to face these same standards.
Plus in all of the above sitations, you have dedicated time, travel and paid for a course or paid a consultant when you could or should be investing in the licensing and requirements process locally.
If you listen to the national standard over and over you won't ever start until you have the investment level of Six Flags. Yet for some reason there are about 75 events in Texas with about 25 of them only advertising locally.
A perfect example is, because of the bureocity in Pennsylvania, vehicle inspections are ever 6 months and the state wide requirment involves tearing off each wheel and measuring every piece of the brake and steering components play and even a brand new car might not pass this inspection. The govenment doesn't feel people are capable of taking reasonable care of themselves or even if they can there is state income being derived from this process to do something. The body must have absolutely no holes in it or body work must be done.
In Texas, they inspection is done if the lights all work and the car does stop. In Texas people rely even more on their vehicles and do infact take care of them with out big brother makin sure they have done so.
The relyability of the haunts are of a similar thing. Those who are being responcible and rely on these for income and lack of liabiltiy and do not wat to endager anyone are doing what they can in Texas with the resources that are available and are just as safe as anywhere else. It just did not require 4 levels of government involvement.
There are so many buildings that do not have a water line that can feed a sprinkler system so does that mean you can't have a business? Well, it seems to me there are businesses all over. There are alot more fire departments and equipment that can move around with trained peronel to take care of this. So this is who you need to organize with.
You over design the inside of the haunt to allow a central access of lots of people and hoses and equipment. You have lots of fire extinguishers.
Texas likewise does not have the inspectors running around enforcing the mobile amusement ride standards that Florida has established where everything electrically must be of industrial quality and no wooden structure may be used.
So how many hours and dollars are you going to invest in wiring up a ferris wheel or merry go round when you are intended on building a haunted house?
IAHA has only recently in the last year or two decided to take this program of education to the masses like the consultants of old have for the last 25 years. They mean well but, here in the real world, I walked into a Texas event with the rules of a New England event and a Florida amusement and sounded ridiculous here locally. The alternatives to the 100 rules offered by the locals were a big relief and all resonable, responcible and safe. They are all far more brilliant and with concern for everone involved than a rule book. It is all common sense.
In summation, just talk to the local dudes and don't let the "industry" freak you out with every possible scenario known to modern man.
In Texas, there don't seem to be very many sprinkler companies. Only last year did they run fire hydrants past our building and they are painted black. That means they are not capable of putting out 250 gallons of water per minute and even though they are there, fires are still fought by hooking 4 trucks with water tanks and pumps up in series. But, there are still businesses and homes here.
As another alternative, many have swimming pools or small ponds to insure a souce of water for a fire that can be picked up by a pumper truck.
There are alternatives to lots of things proposed as absolutely necessary but, I'm not saying for fear that some national organization dawns arm bands and tries to do something about it. The warning sign will be when they begin the IAHA youth. Your very children could be telling the father land what you are doing.
Kevin, while the books have been available to the members for about 2 years now, I am cranking away to get the DVDs out to the members as well. Once I can get a set up hosting for the DVD, it will be available for downloading. I am already hosting the books on my website for anyone to download.
Will be good to finally meet ya, am only staying the weekend though. The safety seminar is the most important bit of business and the weekday seminars I can go without this year.
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Even after all the news, and all the reactions thereto, I thought there was still a little to be revealed in September's DC solicitations. Would the First Wave books or Batman Beyond be there, moved "outside" the scope of the superhero-dominated main line? (Apparently not.) Would there be obscure reprints to pore over? (Oh my yes.) How weird could the Ame-Comi line get? (Three words: Sexy Black Flash.)
Nevertheless, this week I'm looking at the New 52's impact on my personal bottom line, and — although I am far from the first blogger to do so — offering my take on what looks good for the foreseeable future.
* * *
First, though, a word on the collections included in the September solicits. They're more business-as-usual than I would have expected, including paperback editions of a couple of "New Krypton" storylines, hardcovers for Batman Incorporated and Batman: The Black Mirror, and Omnibii for the Silver Age Green Lantern, War of the Green Lanterns, and the Geoff Johns runs on Flash and Teen Titans.
I was, however, pleasantly surprised to see a new Justice League of America Archives (#10, in fact), whose early-'70s reprints will fill some holes in my collection. The one-volume All Star Superman paperback will be more convenient than either my single issues or the two previous paperbacks, and the second Suicide Squad collection is (of course) long overdue. Showcase Presents digs a little deeper for the '70s horror series Ghosts, a book which is familiar to me only from house ads of that time. The real rarity, though, is the hardcover reprint of The Bible, adapted by Sheldon Mayer, Joe Kubert, and Nestor Redondo. It'll go nicely on my shelf next to the Basil Wolverton and R. Crumb adaptations.
Speaking of adaptations, I'm not sure yet about Batman: Noel. It's too easy to screw up A Christmas Carol, especially by mixing wildly different genres (not to mention incorporating action sequences). Batman and Christmas can go together pretty well, but you have to get it just right.
* * *
On to the main event, and we begin with some numbers. For August, DC has solicited a total of 76 issues in its main line of comics. (The complete list appears at the bottom of this post.) These break down to
– 37 issues of ongoing series (including War of the Green Lanterns, which I figure takes the place of Green Lantern; plus two issues each of Teen Titans and Superboy);
— 24 issues of miniseries (including two issues each of Batman: Gates of Gotham, DC Universe Online Legends, and Flashpoint); and
— 15 one-shots and/or special issues, ten of which are the Retro-Active specials.
For September, of course, there is just one number: 52 issues of ongoing series in the main line, with no miniseries or special issues.
Now, to be sure, the New 52 includes one anthology (DC Comics Presents), whose inaugural five-issue Deadman arc could just as easily have been a miniseries. Likewise, October's My Greatest Adventure #1 continues two features from the just-concluded Weird Worlds miniseries. It may only last a month, but it's a significant departure from the superhero line's usual mix of formats. As I've said, an ongoing series implicitly demands a commitment both from the reader and the publisher — and while the publisher might look a bit greedy, the readers won't be embarrassed if a good chunk of these titles fail.
The big overhaul also forces "jumping-off points" for several of the books I was reading, namely Birds Of Prey, Booster Gold, Secret Six, THUNDER Agents, Xombi, and Zatanna. Those six books represent one-third of the 19 DCU ongoing series I'm planning to buy in August. Two more,Batman Beyond and Batman Incorporated, are going on hiatus, and the rest (Action Comics, Batman, Batman And Robin, Detective Comics, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Justice League Of America, Supergirl, Superman, and Wonder Woman) are part of the overhaul.
Specifically, here's my DCU list for August:
Ongoings (18): Action Comics #904, Batman #713, Batman And Robin #26, Batman Beyond #8, Batman Inc. #10, Birds Of Prey #15, Booster Gold #47, Detective Comics #881, Green Lantern Corps #63, Justice League Of America #60, Secret Six #36, Supergirl #67, Superman #714, THUNDER Agents #10, War Of The Green Lanterns: Aftermath #2, Wonder Woman #614, Xombi #6, and Zatanna #16.
Miniseries (8+): Batman: Gates Of Gotham #4, Batman: Gates Of Gotham #5, Flashpoint #4, Flashpoint #5, Flashpoint: Batman — Knight Of Vengeance #3, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3, Flashpoint: Frankenstein And The Creatures Of The Unknown #3, Flashpoint: Secret Seven #3 (and probably some TBD Flashpoint tie-ins).
Specials (12): Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1, the ten Retro-Active '80s and '90s books, and Superman Beyond #0.
That's a total of at least 38 issues. Many of those wouldn't have been around in September anyway — Gates of Gotham #5 would have been pushed into September, and maybe Flashpoint #5 and the'90s Retro-Active Specials would have too. Thus, I'd have gone from an adjusted total of 31 DCU issues in August to about 25 in September — not a big drop, because the schedule would've been more balanced.
As it is, though, I'm faced with a dramatically different DCU in September, and am choosing to read
Action Comics, All-Star Western, Aquaman, Batgirl, Batman, Batman And Robin, Batwing, Batwoman, Blackhawks, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Catwoman, DC Universe Presents, Demon Knights, Detective Comics, Flash, Frankenstein: Agent Of SHADE, Fury Of Firestorm, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: New Guardians, Grifter, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Justice League International, Men Of War, Mister Terrific, Nightwing, Red Lanterns, Resurrection Man, Static Shock, StormWatch, Supergirl, Superman, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman.
That's 37 DCU ongoing series, almost as many issues as August's oddly-loaded lineup. Again, I don't expect all of these to make it past their first year — and I wouldn't be surprised if DC cancelled many of them at that point (or even earlier) in order to make room on the schedule for another revival like Doom Patrol or even Justice Society. I don't expect to fall in love instantly with all of these, and will probably drop at least a few of them after the first couple of issues.
However, there are books I've read consistently for decades, and despite thoughts of inertia will not drop anytime soon. These are most of the familiar "foundational" titles: Detective, Action, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Justice League. For the most part I'm looking forward to the new teams, especially Grant Morrison and Rags Morales on Action, George Pérez and Jésus Merino on Superman, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo on Batman, and Geoff Johns and Jim Lee (for as long as that lasts) on Justice League.
Sadly, inertia will be a big factor in my reading Detective Comics during the Tony Daniel run. To me, Detective has always been the more cerebral of the two main Bat-books, and while Daniel's writing on Batman has tried hard, it's never really held my attention. The same may be true for the new Flash team of Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul, because I am unfamiliar with their writing chops; but Manapul's art may make up for any shortcomings there. Otherwise, the foundational books have pretty strong creative teams. None of these is in any danger of cancellation, so the challenge will be to see how well they sell.
The next category includes titles I don't necessarily read out of love for the character (although there are some), but where the combination of creative team and character has convinced me to give these a try: Aquaman, Batgirl, Batwoman, Demon Knights, Frankenstein: Agent Of SHADE, Firestorm, JL Dark, JLI, Red Lanterns, Resurrection Man, Static Shock, Supergirl, and Swamp Thing. This category's books on the bubble include the Peter Milligan-written Red Lanterns and JL Dark and the Dan Jurgens-written Justice League International. The first two sound just crazy enough to work, and the new JLI does have Aaron Lopresti's art potentially outweighing Dan Jurgens' occasionally-clunky writing. I'm also a little unsure of Ethan Van Sciver co-writing Firestorm, but Gail Simone and Yildiray Cinar are enough to get me on board. Likewise, I'm hoping the new Supergirl creative team brings a different perspective to the character, beyond "innocent teen."
Beyond that is the "probably" category, where I like either the character or the creative team, but am unsure about the combination. I liked Judd Winick on Justice League: Generation Lost (and wish he were writing the new JLI — why not, DC?), and I am prepared to like Batwing, so that gets on the list. On the other hand, I've never gotten into any of the Catwoman series, although I've liked the character in the larger Bat-context. I do like Guillem March, though, and he and Winick should do a decent job on Catwoman. Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason didn't wow me with their previous Batman And Robin arc, but if it's the only place to see Bruce and Damian in action together, so be it. Same goes for Tomasi writing Guy and John in GL Corps (and I like Fernando Pasarin as well). Paul Jenkins and Bernard Chang are enough to get me on board for DC Comics Presents' Deadman arc, as are Tony Bedard and Ig Guara on Blue Beetle. Rounding out this category, I'm inclined to support DC's attempts at genre diversity by sampling All Star Western, Blackhawks, and Men Of War.
The rest of my picks fall into a "like the character, not sure about the execution" category. Unfortunately, the poster boy for faulty execution is back to being Nightwing, who (ironically enough) always seems a little lost without another hero (or group) to play against. I'm willing to give Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows a chance, but after giving Marv Wolfman and Peter Tomasi their shots a few years back, I'm not expecting much. Because I liked Tony Bedard and Tyler Kirkham on GL Corps, the cast is the problem with Green Lantern: New Guardians: I'm just not that thrilled with the Rainbow Corps. Again, it gets a reasonable shot at convincing me otherwise, as does Mister Terrific (because I am unfamiliar with Eric Wallace's work). The good things I've heard about Nathan Edmondson are enough to get me to sample Grifter, and Paul Cornell, Miguel Sepulveda, and J'Onn J'Onzz will likewise get me to pick up StormWatch.
I'm still on the fence about the two Legion titles and I … Vampire!, but there's not much to get me interested in the rest of the 52. Although Superboy, Teen Titans, Green Arrow, and Dark Knight will probably get along fine without me, I'm not betting on Red Hood, Savage Hawkman, OMAC, Voodoo, Hawk & Dove, Deathstroke, or Suicide Squad to make it to issue #13. The Hawkman, Hawk & Dove, and Green Arrow books seem especially kneecapped by the overhaul, since whatever momentum they had coming out of Brightest Day has been pretty much drained by the overhaul's square-one atmosphere. At least Swamp Thing got a bridge-the-gap miniseries.
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That's a lot of analysis based largely on superficial impressions of the books and their creative teams. Indeed, much has been said (most of it by people smarter than I) about the general shape of September's overhaul, its strengths, and its weaknesses. Regardless, the bottom line is … well, the bottom line — what will you buy (and how), and for how long will you buy it? By recasting the DCU line as fifty-two ongoing series, to the exclusion of just about every other format, DC is betting that it will bring readers along (and new readers in) on a more-or-less permanent basis. I don't think that all-or-nothing stance will last, and I don't think DC does either.
For me personally, August-to-September is a change which makes little difference to me financially. Again, I expect to drop at least a few of these books pretty quickly, and I think DC will end up cancelling at least a few of the ones I actually start to like. That sentiment seems more practical than cynical to me, because that's been my experience lo, these many years. I usually buy about two dozen DCU ongoing series at a time, and eventually I think my "overhauled" Wednesday habits will shake out to that level.
Really, though, now I'm more curious about October — but you know what the music means … our time is up.
August's DCU titles, grouped by type
Ongoings: Action Comics #904, Adventure Comics #529, Batgirl #24, Batman #713, Batman and Robin #26, Batman Beyond #8, Batman Incorporated #10, Batman: The Dark Knight #5, Birds of Prey #15, Booster Gold #47, Detective Comics #881, Doc Savage #17, Gotham City Sirens #26, Green Arrow #15, Green Lantern Corps #63, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #13, Jonah Hex #70, Justice League of America #60, Justice Society of America #54, Legion of Super-Heroes #16, Power Girl #27, Red Robin #26, Secret Six #36, Superboy #10, Superboy #11, Supergirl #67, Superman #714, Superman/Batman #87, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10, Teen Titans #99, Teen Titans #100, The Spirit #17, Titans #38, War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath #2, Wonder Woman #614, Xombi #6, and Zatanna #16.
Miniseries: Batman: Arkham City #5, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #3, DC Universe Online Legends #13, DC Universe Online Legends #14, Flashpoint #4, Flashpoint #5, Flashpoint: Abin Sur – The Green Lantern #3, Flashpoint: Batman – Knight of Vengeance #3, Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #3, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #3, Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager #3, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #3, Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #3, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #3, Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #3, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3, Flashpoint: Project Superman #3, Flashpoint: Secret Seven #3, Flashpoint: The Outsider #3, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3, and Flashpoint: World of Flashpoint #3.
Specials: Batman 80-page Giant 2011, DC Retroactive: Batman – The '80s, DC Retroactive: Batman – The '90s, DC Retroactive: Green Lantern – The '80s, DC Retroactive: Green Lantern – The '90s, DC Retroactive: Justice League of America – The '80s, DC Retroactive: Justice League of America – The '90s, DC Retroactive: Superman – The '80s, DC Retroactive: Superman – The '90s, DC Retroactive: The Flash – The '80s, DC Retroactive: The Flash – The '90s, DC Retroactive: Wonder Woman – The '80s, DC Retroactive: Wonder Woman – The '90s, Green Lantern Super Spectacular #2, and Superman Beyond #0.
I'm surprised you're picking up Frankenstein, but not Animal Man. Lemire is a heck of a writer. I'm interested in seeing his take on Buddy and his family.
Go buy Echoes and you'll see why people should be excited for I, Vampire.
Nice article!
Birds of Prey is getting an overhaul too. And if you want Booster? JLI stars Booster and its written by Jurgens! The main loss is Jurgens off art.
Lets leave Doom Patrol alone for a few years at least.
Hope your wrong about Red Hood. Jason Todd has become a favorite character of mine – although it has been mostly Winick writing him. Hope Lobdell is up to the task!
I hope that by DC having less titles for Sept – that they do well. Combined with Vertigo, whats that, about 70 titles instead of about 90? And how many do Marvel have coming out for Sept? I'm guessing about 110? – when I'm reading their solicits, it just seems to go on, and on, and on! haha…
See, I'm a bit divided on this DC relaunch. I'm for the updates, and I'm for the new titles. I'm not for the legact titles( Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Action Comics, Detective Comics) loosing their iconic numbering though. I'm for a lot of these concepts as well, but the idea of it all happening 5 years ago is something I'm a bit weary about.
I know this is kind of shameful self-advertising here, but what the hey, we need to start the cause somewhere
The following link is to a Facebook petition I just created. I'm sick and tired of Marvel, and now DC renumbering their flagship titles, and I think it's about time we all join together (regardless of loyalties to whatever title or characters) to save them these iconic titles from hiding their proud run. Join today, and lets get to work on running campaigns to secure the future of Amazing Spider-Man!
Ideally from here we can go on and organise campaigns for other titles too.
Excited for Catwoman and New Guardians but that's it. I'm losing Batgirl and Superboy to the stupid relaunch, and I've decided this is a good dropping-off point for Batman.
You make an excellent point in that some of the lower tier characters don't have any momentum and are going to have to make it on their own. Some of those title would be better served as part of a larger story. 52 #1's gives them even less of a chance. I think well done minis would better serve some of these books. That said, I'm buying more titles in September than I do now.
I am going to go all in, and try each of the 52 new series for probably about 6 issues a piece before I make any cuts. I figure that that's a fair shake for any writer to wow me. Unfortunately in the TPB world we now live in, I think most of the weaker writer/artist teams will start to falter at that point. They have a great initial pitch to get their foot in the door, but so few creative teams can really sustain a long term title. Especially if the main character isn't Superman, Batman, or Green Lantern. I thing the new JLA will be awesome, but I have my doubts about the book coming out on schedule. I am a fan of Geoff Johns, but I just don't know if anyone can truly elevate Aquaman to another level. So many have tried, and it just hasn't worked, or DC was unable to sustain any momentum that the character did gain. I personally like Grant Morrison's Aquaman the best from his JLA run. What do you guys think? I think there's an Aquaman curse or something, and it just can't be done. I'm all in for 6 issues, then we will see how it goes. I think the titles we won't see in 6 months are Hawk & Dove, I..Vampire, SGT Rock (even though I love the character), OMAC, Voodoo, Deathstroke (love him too, but I just don't see a lot of support for him), and maybe a couple others. DC expects that some will fail obviously, and I'm sure they have some replacements in mind. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking those characters. I love almost all of them, but times are tight. I'm very fortunate, and I can drop $100 on comics. However most buyers can't or won't. When it comes down to choosing whether someone can afford Green Lantern or Voodoo, you know most people will go with Green Lantern (not knocking Marz, but just being honest). Most guys drop $20-$25 on comics, and some of those will obviously be Marvel, Image, or Dark Horse, etc. So even if they drop $12 a week on DC, that's just 16 maybe 20 titles a month from DC. I'm just rambling about the obvious, but a leaner DC with fewer titles, that avoids irrelevant miniseries (looking at you Marvel) may mean a greater amount of success for DC. The new digital distribution plan may bring in more readers as well. I just know Marvel has had a good ten year run on top, and maybe its time for DC to reclaim the title. Time will tell. I know this based on a facebook message I received from Didio, there will be some more announcements for the fall and beyond. I'm sure others have heard that too, and it was pretty vague, but I think we will see some other big announcements soon.
After reading a ton of articles about DC's 52 relaunch, I keep coming to one big omission, and (after much thought) a subsequent conclusion: the fate of the JSA. I think that with Superman being the 'first public hero' in the new DCU's status quo the JSA might be the first book to be set on another earth when it's set to relaunch. That way the ties to WWII can remain intact, characters may be allowed to age, and the original Infinity Inc. concept can take off once again. This would also give Power Girl (and any other characters who were from the original 'Earth-2′) a chance to shine in her own universe without Wonder Woman, Supergirl, et al stealing her thunder.
Ans peaking of thunder, my theory also works for why there is no Shazam Family title to be seen in the 52 new book lineup. Earth-S may be on the horizon…
I think you're dismissing Red Hood's chances. His fanbase mobilizes quickly:
This "reboot" is only temporary. This is Dc's version of "Age of Apocalypse" after Flash tries to fix what Reverse Flash did to the timeline. Some stuff he'll get right and other stuff so-so.
I'll probably buy 2 or 3 of the new titles. Instead of the 30 or 35 DC's I have been buying each month.
I'd rather spend my money on back issues of characters I know and love. All the money I save not buying DC's new releases will probably be spent in the back issue bins on DC Silver Age and Bronze.
So in August you're buying almost every DC comic and after the relaunch you're planning to still buy almost every DC comic.
I'm taking your word that she's a Flash of some kind or other, but I'd like to point out that the girl in that statue is neither black nor especially sexy.
Green Lantern title and Nightwing are the only titles I'm getting because of the characters involved. I've changed my mind on some of the titles I'll be picking up. I'm going to be giving a lot of odd ball characters a chance because creative teams that I've enjoyed in the past are working on them. My current list of pulls is looking something like this:
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Green Lantern: The New Guardians
The Fury of Firestorm (Simone)
Grifter (Who's Jake Ellis convinced me to grab this)
Voodoo (Ron Marz is the reason I'm picking this up)
I, Vampire (Echoes!)
Animal Man (Anything by Jeff Lemire)
Frankenstein, Agent of Shade (Ditto)
Resurrection Man (DNA)
The titles that I've dropped because of the creative teams aren't surprising since they are Teen Titans and Superboy.
I'm taking the opposite approach – after close to 40 years of collecting comics, much of that money spent on DC, I'm calling it quits. I am officially event-ed out and reboot-ed out. This is the latest in a long line of "let's throw a buch of ideas at the wall, grabs loads of cash while promoting these sweeping changes, then when the ideas don't really pan out and stick, let's have another big event or two to get things back to the way they were…mostly."
I'm not someone who must have continuity to enjoy comics – I got over that a long time ago! However, it seems like everytime I've invested myself in a title over the past 10 years especially, it isn't long before many of those stories that I spent my money on are either brushed under the rug or completely written off.
This is it, DC – no more. I refuse to invest my time and money in some big new status quo that won't even exist in a year's time.
I agree, these renumberings are getting absurd. As they always seem to return to the original numbering at 50 or 100 marks. Not only that, Wonder Woman was restarted, returned to the original numbering and now restarted again in less than 5 years. I remember cause I was waiting for all my story lines to finish.
Getting off this train. And actually, I suppose the proper tense would be "I have gotten off this train." I was down to only a few titles anyway, and those are either getting canned in the reboot (Secret Six) or the storyline won't matter come September anyway.
Nearly 50 years reading, then later collecting. No hard feelings, though. DC's gotta do what they think they gotta do, and I certainly have enjoyed the ride … for the most part … but like the bard said, "all good things …"
I am not buying any Lobdell book (I stopped reading Marvel for him) and I am obviously buying OMAC for Giffen's plot and art. It was also my favorite cover among all those ridiculous posters they call covers these days. And I hope to see Giffen continue his Doom Patrol run.
I've been reading comics for around 40 years, initially Marvel only, then DC/Marvel/First, and not DC/Dynamite/Dark Horse. Marvel lost me after their bankruptcy. However unlike Marvel's changes, which really turned me off (Avengers Disassembled, Civil War, BND, and many many others), DC's Relaunch has me jazzed.
I love the diversity DC is bringing to their publishing line and I'm not just talking about racial diversity (although that is great too). I'm loving the diversity of themes and style DC's line will have. I think it's exciting to have so much more than just superheroes coming out of the main DCU line.
In support of this diversity, I will be getting all 52 titles from DC for at least 3 months (because of Diamond's 2 month order lag) maybe as much as 6 months. Then I will pair down my list based on what titles I am not enjoying. I do not have a ceiling on the number of titles I'll eventually will keep; it will be strictly based on my enjoyment.
And this is from someone who's favorite team is the JSA and favorite characters are Wally West, Jay Garrick, and Alan Scott.
Well I'm hoping that the reboot that's not a reboot doesn't last long.Obviously something goes wrong in Flashpoint #5 that causes this new universe to exist.So I'm hoping that a few months later someone with the knowledge of the current universe, fights the good fight and restores the current universe.I'm like some of the other people that have read comics for a long time, and feel that this could be a good " Jumping Off " point. I really never thought that DC would ever do this renumbering thing to Detective, Action, Batman and Superman. I know that it's just a number, but it means something more to some people.
I'll be getting more than double the titles I did in August.
How can people not want to pick up and at least try new series by Morrison, Azzarello, Lemire, Snyder, Simone and Cornell? These are top notch writers.
But unlike money bags further up. I'll give all the series 2-3 issues max to see if they are worth sticking with.
To all the people leaving because of the reboot? See ya! Don't let the door hit you on the way out!
I have been buying (in order of awesomeness): THUNDER Agents, Batman Inc., Xombi, Action Comics.
I will be buying: Action Comics, Demon Knights, StormWatch.
Most of the other books I'll start reading in the store and if there's one I can't put down, I'll pick it up. I could easily see Resurrection Man, Animal Man or Static Shock fitting that profile.
I'm really excited about New Guardians. I'll also be getting Green Lantern and Red Lanterns. These are the characters I've kept up with and grown to respect. The jury's still out on corps though…
I've used this as a jumping on point for Batman & Co. cause it's being left alone and He's awesome to begin with. However that doesn't extend to the whole family. I'll be picking up Detective because I love an intelligent story. Nightwing is a must, and I'm extending that to Tim Drake's and Jason Todd's books as well as Batman and Robin cause I want to understand the differences and similarities of the different robins. I might pick up Batwoman if I hear good things down the road. The same goes for Batgirl and Catwoman. Batwing will have to work hard to sell me because books like that are taking up space that I could've used to read Sirens.
I'm also trying Superman out but we'll see where that goes. I really like Grant Morrison's Batman and Robin so why not?
As for everything else, I'll keep my ears open but I don't have the money to explore as many books as I'd like. Any suggestions?
"Again, I expect to drop at least a few of these books pretty quickly, and I think DC will end up cancelling at least a few of the ones I actually start to like. That sentiment seems more practical than cynical to me, because that's been my experience lo, these many years. I usually buy about two dozen DCU ongoing series at a time, and eventually I think my "overhauled" Wednesday habits will shake out to that "
Ain't that the truth.
At current I'm only getting 5: Booster Gold, Secret Six, THUNDER Agents, Justice Society of America, Batman Inc. with Detective and Xombi newly added to the list. The others I either browse in store or don't touch at all.
Needless to say I'm a little pissed about losing some of my favorites but I do find a couple of the new titles interesting enough to get into or at least peek at for an issue or 2.
I don't really care about the numbering since it'll probably resume itself in about a year or atleast in time for the newest milestone. I will agree that DC is being a complete embicle about it and the whole musical chairs it's done with some of the creative teams.
I be trying Demon Knights, DCu Presents, JLI, Red Hood, Animal Man, Batwoman(waiting awhile anyway), Red Lanterns, New Guardians, Savage Hawkman, Catwoman, Legion Lost, Deathstroke, Supergirl, Blackhawks and maybe Men of War.
With Frankenstein, Hawk & Dove, Grifter, Bluebeetle, Firestorm, Mr. Terrific, Capt. Atom and Wonder Woman on the Big Maybe list.
Regardless that's still more comics than I've been getting from Marvel.
I'm giving up altogether. So much hate has been gene4rated by what use to bring so much joy. You have destroyed my faith DC, Marvel did too with OMD, but this moreso. I always hated Crisis and its effects but turned the other cheek. Then you destroyed a lot in the DCU proper and this reboot is going more in that direction of destruction.
If nothing else D.C. has done what its set out to do…. get folks talking and create some noise! remember no one has a gun to anyones head to read these books. But whats wrong with shaking things up a bit. I'll bet you'll find something you'll enjoy if you try some of these books out
In August, I'll be picking up:
Ongoings: Birds of Prey #15, Booster Gold #47, and Xombi #6
Miniseries: Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #3, Flashpoint #4, Flashpoint #5, Flashpoint: Abin Sur – The Green Lantern #3, Flashpoint: Batman – Knight of Vengeance #3, Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #3, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #3, Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager #3, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #3, Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #3, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #3, Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #3, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3, Flashpoint: Project Superman #3, Flashpoint: Secret Seven #3, Flashpoint: The Outsider #3, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3, and Flashpoint: World of Flashpoint #3.
Specials: None.
I was out of reading comics (picking up the occassional TPB, but otherwise nothing), but when I learned halfway through Brightest Day that DC had brought back Hawk & Dove, and they were in Birds of Prey and Brightest Day, I immediately started picking 'em up (and got all the back issues of those titles and Blackest Night). It convinced me to pick up the JLI for nostalgia and loved the humor of, which got me to buy Booster Gold (which I stuck with because I'm a sucker for time travel stories, though it was starting to wear thin by the end). Paying attention to what was going on in comics again, I heard about Xombi, flipped through the first issue, and started picking it up ever since. I was going to skip Flashpoint, but after hearing about the relaunch, I wanted to see how the event tied into the post-Flashpoint DCnU, so I'm picking those up.
Come September, I'm planning to pick up EVERY title DC puts out. I fully expect to drop most of them. The Bat-books never held much fascination to me except for Nightwing, and that was mostly because of Chuck Dixon's vision for the character – I stuck around a while after he left, mostly due to inertia, but eventually dropped it. On the other hand, the Greg Capullo cover of the Batman title has captured my attention, and Scott Snyder's an excellent writer, so I may actually end up picking up a Bat-book. A few of the "Vertigo-lite" books look right up my alley…
So based on the VERY little we've seen so far, what do I expect to be picking up in October? Justice League, Aquaman, The Fury of Firestorm, DC Universe Presents (ties in too much into JL Dark and Hawk & Dove not to), Batman, Justice League Dark, Animal Man, Resurrection Man, Stormwatch, Grifter, Teen Titans, and Hawk & Dove. As I said, though, I'm giving every creative team a chance to hook me. I'll collect Hawk & Dove regardless, and JL Dark will have to REALLY disappoint for me to not give it at least a few issues – the rest are just the ones I expect to succeed in keeping me interested – which, given that when I got back into comics, I was only getting Birds of Prey, Brightest Day, Justice League: Generation Lost, and Xombi, means that I expect DC to get more of my $$ than before the relaunch…
I would never read a Batgirl series starring Barbara Gordon. Will Stephanie Brown play a role in this series? I hope we get a Bryan Q. Miller-penned SPOILER series in the near future.
Like many others, I'm getting off the train here. Too many contradictions in the 'soft reboot', Losing some wonderful books (Batgirl, Superboy, BoP) to be replaced by books that are similar in name only. Retcons that contradict other books that aren't being retconned (Did hawk and Dove go through brightest day? How are they 'new partners'? If Jason and ronnie are now both students, how did they resolve the BD cliffhanger? How did Tim stop Ra's attack on everyone if he couldn't call on his friends in the Titans? If Firestorm and H&D are changing, then how does this affect Green Lantern books ,etc.)
Too much of a mess, too many things I enjoy being lost. Guess it just means I can crawl out of debt faster
No Vertigo titles? hmmm, well I hope that that imprint remains unaffected by the relaunch.
Of the whole list, I'll only be getting Xombi, Resurrection Man, and maybe Demon Knights. I do hope that those 3 will survive the the scourge.
Im only concentrating on flashpoint and its tie in minis because it is a one and done complete series plus flash and gl are the only dc books im getting right now.
iIm using this restart or whatever to plunge deeper into dc and as of now im interested in gl, gl new guardians, flash, aquaman, hawkman, wonder woman, jli, captain atom, green arrow, mr. terrific, dcu presents, action comics, superboy, batwing, nightwing, redhood, firestorm, batgirl, jlu dark, swamp thing, animal man, frankenstein, voodo, grifter, stormwatch, blackhawks, teen titans, static shock, bb, and legion lost.
im definetely getting gl, gl new guardians, redhood, firestorm, legion lost, jludark, andthe rest i havent figured it out yet plus im coordinating with 2 other friends.
I've been reading Zatanna (WHY ARE THEY ENDING IT??!!! IT'S SOOOO GOOD), Superman, Action Comics and Superboy and I will be reading Superman, Superboy, JLA, JLI, Green Arrow, Action Comics, JL Dark and maybe Voodoo so it's fair to say that, despite my disgust (and it really is an absolute disgust) for the changes they're making to the characters, especially Superman, I've kinda bought into the whole thing. It's mainly because they've moved writers and artists who I've always loved to titles I actually care about, so I'm going to start buying them, but if they'd just changed around the production teams without the reboot I would still have picked up these new titles. Maybe a total mix up in writers and artists was needed, but this whole reboot thing is a stupid gimmick and I fear it will cause me to drop all the titles eventually once I've seen what's been done. DC have just taken it too far, and we all know they're going to take it back eventually, so why anger all their customers just to change it back anyway? It's futile and infuriating.


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Broker Note Briefing: Monday
Despite its ailments, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is considered a healthy bet by two U.S. investment banks.
JPMorgan Cazenove noted the shares have fallen 6% since the announcement of CEO David Brennan's early departure, reflecting a 2% to 3% downgrade of core earnings implied by the reduced full year '12 guidance.
JP Morgan reckons the share price fall is overdone. Its analysts noted:
"Uncertainty about the dividend policy under a new CEO is another overhang reflected in the shares, which we consider unfounded."
JP Morgan also said the dividend is safe and that the 6.6% yield should provide support from current share price levels.
Jefferies aalso upgraded AstraZeneca, given continued market speculation as to whether a large merger and acquisition transaction is coming.
Morgan Stanley has downgraded Norway's largest financial services group DnB ASA.
Here's why:
"Visibility on both earnings and capital has in our view deteriorated as erratic moves in funding costs and capital hit the first quarter of 2012."
Swiss bank Credit Suisse has started watching French chemical producer Arkema, and it's upbeat about the company.
"We believe the market may have underestimated the extent of the transformation at Arkema."
CS also noted that Arkema's management has turned the company around by pursuing asset sales and cost-cutting initiatives. And first-quarter data due on May 10, may "show the resilience of the business and surprise the market."


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Definition of horrible in English:
1Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking: a horrible massacre
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- She will never be able to forget it, never be free from the horrible memory that this attack will leave her with.
- The horrible memory had temporarily overtaken her but now she was back in reality.
- I think we are all waiting for someone to wake us and say it was just a horrible nightmare.
dreadful, horrifying, horrific, horrendous, frightful, fearful, awful, terrible, shocking, appalling, hideous, grim, grisly, ghastly, harrowing, gruesome, heinous, vile, nightmarish, macabre, unspeakable, hair-raising, spine-chilling;
loathsome, monstrous, abhorrent, detestable, hateful, execrable, abominable, atrocious, sickening, nauseating
1.1 informal Very unpleasant: the tea tasted horrible
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- While in hospital he was given build-up drinks which he disliked, and the food was horrible.
- Everybody always used to eat porridge in Scotland and then we went onto the horrible sugary cereals.
- It was a horrible gameshow in which the contestants' children were put in danger as their price of entry.
nasty, disagreeable, unpleasant, horrid, awful, dreadful, terrible, appalling, horrendous, disgusting, foul, revolting, repulsive, repellent, ghastly;
obnoxious, hateful, odious, objectionable, offensive, insufferable, vile, loathsome, abhorrent
informal frightful, lousy, God-awful, hellish
British informal beastly, grotty, bitchy, catty
Northern Irish informal bogging
North American informal hellacious
archaic disgustful, loathly
rare rebarbative
horribleness noun
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- The galactic horribleness of this movie can be summed up in one scene, where our gymnast hero is being pursued by bad guys through a suitably Eastern European looking village.
- One day your mind will be liberated from the horribleness of your masochistic Puritan upbringing and you will revel in proper laziness, like in Europe.
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New eco-park to be based in Devon 27th June, 2013 Daniel Birkett
Plans are afoot to develop a new eco-park in North Tawton, Devon which will generate solar power and provide education and recreational facilities.
The site will capable of generating enough solar energy to power up to 6,000 homes and will contain areas which house recreational and educational activities for local residents. The eco-park will be located across from the North Tawton cemetery and the proposal has been submitted by renewable energy developers Kinetica Solar.
The reduce the park�s environmental impact it will be surrounded by wildflower meadows and improved public footpaths as well as providing community resources for both recreational and educational use. Biodiversity will also be improved by creating new habitats for local wildlife as well as attracting a wider range of animals to the area.
The project director at Kinetica Solar, Guy Bebbington said: "We are committed to creating a haven for wildlife which will be designed in conjunction with national and local groups to ensure maximum diversity and species integration through the introduction of native habitats.
"The site is located along the popular Tarka Trail wildlife path and walkways created through the Eco Park will enhance its natural setting."
A public exhibition was held in May to inform the local community of Kinetica�s plans for the park and the official planning application will be submitted to the West Devon Borough Council in two months.


text: You act as though your embarrassed to admit liking this song. The song at the time was great and I still like it to some degree I've just heard it 11,362 times in my life so it's not the same anymore. Now as far as the band Soundgarden is still one of my top 10 bands of all time. Damn I love me some grunge.


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Kashiwa Reysol's goal keeper Snunsuke Ito (1) watches as an attempted Aalborg BK shot goes wide during the first half of the Dallas Cup Super Group semifinals at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Friday, March 29, 2013.
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OAKLAND -- Family of victims and survivors of a 2011 shooting at a Jack London Square bar crowded an Oakland courtroom Wednesday to watch the shooter be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
"The emotional impact on our family is, at times, unbearable," said a relative of 26-year-old Oaklander Bill Jenkins, one of two men killed when West Oakland gangster Clem Thompkins opened fire on patrons of the now-defunct Sweet Jimmie's bar and restaurant on April 25, 2011. Adam Williams, 22, of San Leandro, was also killed. Five more people were wounded.
"There is absolutely no reason for this, the pain that we are going through," said Walter Edwards, who said he attended on behalf of Williams and his friend Luke Waterman. Waterman survived the shooting but has difficulty speaking and can't walk or feed himself without help, his sister said.
Thompkins and Lamar Fox were convicted late last year of two counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder, charge enhancements for firearm use and committing the crimes for the benefit of a gang, and a special allegation of multiple murders. Only Thompkins was sentenced Wednesday; Fox missed the sheriff's bus to court because of a computer error and will be sentenced April 10.
Fox and Thompkins went to the bar looking for a rival gang member who flashed a gun at them earlier in the night, deputy district attorney Tim Wellman argued at trial. After Fox began arguing with a group of men at the front door, Thompkins got out of a car with an assault rifle and fired at least 10 rounds inside. None of the victims was affiliated with any gang.
"Defendant Thompkins' crimes reflect a new low for criminals who have no respect for human life," Wellman said at sentencing.
Thompkins attempted to fire his defense attorney at the sentence hearing but otherwise made no statement. About a dozen of his relatives attended the hearing in his support.
Both slain men were fathers to young children. Jenkins was a business owner and a role model in his family, relatives said. Williams worked as a mentor and teacher's aide for students at Oakland's Peralta Elementary School.
Explaining to the children why their fathers died, Williams' and Jenkins' families said, has been difficult and painful. Adam Williams' son was 4 when his dad was killed and still ask questions, the child's mother, Darisha Fields, said.
"He doesn't understand how someone can do nothing (wrong) and get killed," Fields said through tears.
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A three-time All-State, twice on the first team, McCartney recorded 16 goals and nine assists for La Salle, but it was her defensive play that proved most valuable to the Division I semifinalist Rams this season. �She draws the toughest assignments from the other team and had no trouble transitioning to midfield this year,� La Salle coach Margaret Naughton said of the senior, who is bound for Bryant University. �Kendall knows how to move the ball, see the open player, and score at will.� Her defensive leadership was what really helped us this year.�We had the second-fewest goals scored against us this year, and that was due to her and goalie�Mackenzie Duffy working together to clear the ball.�
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HDR in camera
When I use the in camera HDR in my Nikon D800, and compare it to a normal shot, I see no difference. What am I doing wrong?
#1. "RE: HDR in camera" | In response to Reply # 0slothead Nikonian since 11th Aug 2009Fri 09-Nov-12 09:54 PM
If you are using the HDR function properly, you should have more of a delay before you see the final monitor display (review). If the image is appearing immediately, you don't have it set right. It's been awhile since I used it, but there was a distinct difference between the HDR images and the single image best exposure.
D810, D750, N1-J5, N1-V3 (and a few other cameras) and a BIG handful of lenses.
#2. "RE: HDR in camera" | In response to Reply # 0af4nc Registered since 07th Jul 2007Sat 10-Nov-12 04:00 PM
Carmel Tom is right.
Shoot tiff images, not jpeg
Tom MILLS
Its all about the light and composition
My best investment is my Nikonians membership.


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U.S. vs. World: Who's Upbeat on Housing?
With the housing crisis now part of our daily lives, one would expect that Americans have soured on home ownership. Still, a new survey suggests that Americans are more optimistic about home buying prospects than residents of other countries. Could the global attitude be that dour?
The International Mortgage Trends Report, commissioned by global mortgage insurer Genworth and conducted by an independent research firm, says it just might be. The survey included interviews with more than 9,000 respondents across five continents this spring. Here's a sampling from the findings (ranging from gloomy to sunny) set to be released Friday:
Ireland: Tough feelings reported here. Nearly half of mortgage holders expect to struggle with payments in the next 12 months, the worst reading from the eight countries represented in the survey.
Italy: Home buyer confidence in Italy remains weak. Concerns about personal finances prompted two-thirds of those who want to buy to conclude that they can't right now.
Mexico: Worried about future unemployment and personal security, Mexicans aren't generally optimistic about housing. Another problem is a housing shortage.
United Kingdom: Worries about their national economy and personal finances will likely keep British home buyers from entering the property market in the next 12 months.
Australia: On a positive note, most Australian home owners had no trouble meeting their mortgage payments in the last year and nearly half overpay their mortgage payment.
United States: While two-thirds of those surveyed believe now is a good time to buy a home, that optimism is tempered by concerns about how the U.S. economy will perform in the next year and the impact of falling home prices on personal finances.
Canada: Nearly half of respondents were positive about the outlook for the economy and housing market.
India: Indian home buyers are generally upbeat about the economy and their personal finances. India's responses can be considered the most optimistic of the bunch.
Readers from outside the U.S., what do you think?


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EWG Update: The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteenby Dana Angelo White in Food News, Food Safety, July 22, 2012
The Environmental Working Group constantly scrutinizes the amounts of pesticide residues found on popular produce. We want to keep you updated on which fruits and veggies you should buy organic – here's a review of the 2012 Shopper's Guide to Pesticide Residues.
The Dirty Dozen PLUS
The top 12 most contaminated had remained relatively consistent other than a few items shifting positions. But in 2012 a "PLUS" category was added to the original dozen. Conventionally-grown green beans, kale and collard greens have been given special consideration because of an especially dangerous toxin they are treated with. Organophosphate insecticides are toxic to the neurological system and are found in even higher amounts on bell peppers and nectarines (numbers 3 and 6 on the Dirty Dozen list).
The Clean Fifteen
Not many changes to the Clean Fifteen – onions, sweet corn and pineapple round out the top 3 least contaminated fruits and vegetables.
This year, the EWG reports included information on pesticides in baby food and drinking water. Samples of green bean, pear and sweet potato baby food were tested. Sweet potatoes were the only variety that turned up clean! Drinking water testing wasn't much better — the majority of drinking samples came back contaminated with various toxic pesticides and herbicides.
View the complete lists and download the PDF on the Environmental Working Group's website.
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MOSCOW, Russia — April 05, 2012 — Leading Eastern and Central European publisher, 1C Company, is excited to announce the international release of King's bounty: The Legend and King's Bounty: Armored Princess for Mac. These legendary games are available in 6 different languages – English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure RPG with turn-based Strategy battles. In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings and beautiful princesses the player controls a hero. Leading their character through the game world, exploring it, commanding armies in battle and accomplishing various quests can mean great reward or huge defeats.
King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a sequel to the critically acclaimed King's Bounty: The Legend. Players will take on the role of Princess Amelie who travels around the world of Teana and searches for the renowned knight, and her mentor, Bill Gilbert.
This new world of King's Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers. The new character, the Princess, will encounter horrible creatures, huge monstrous bosses and a new race, the bloodthirsty Lizards. As in the multi-award winning game on which this sequel is based, the player has many options to resist these new enemies. Various new skills and characteristics of Amelie as well as her chance to fly will help her overcome the hordes attacking the kingdom. The Princess is also accompanied by a Pet Dragon, at the very beginning small and amusing, but its abilities develop steadily until it becomes an incredible ally. He will do his best to protect the Princess during the battles, starting with easy blows and treasure hunting and finishing with battle rage and volcano summoning.
King's Bounty gameplay is divided into two major sections: adventure mode and battle mode. While playing in adventure mode the gamer controls their character in real-time. With several classes available at the start of a new game, the player moves through the adventure map seeking various treasures, fighting monsters and accomplishing quests tasked to him by the local stewards. Once in battle mode the gamer assumes the role of a war chief, leading his troops in tactical turn-based combat. Battles take place on land or sea, in dungeons or castles or even in some items! The hero himself doesn't participate in the combat, but can assist his troops by casting spells or summoning different creatures.
More information can be found at the game's official website: www.kingsbountygame.com
The games can be purchased at:
1. Mac App Store: King's bounty: The Legend – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kings-bounty-legend-multi6/id503838512?ls=1&mt=12
King's Bounty: Armored Princess – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kings-bounty-armored-princess/id500625736?ls=1&mt=12
2. SteamPlay: King's bounty: The Legend – http://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/
King's Bounty: Armored Princess – http://store.steampowered.com/app/3170/
About 1C Company
1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and development of business, entertainment and educational software. Founded in 1991, 1C has become the largest publisher and distributor of computer and video games in Eastern and Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged as a game developer and has several internal studios. Internal development of 1C includes IL-2 Sturmovik series and Theatre of War series. 1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30 independent development studios and has produced over 100 projects for PC and consoles including titles like Rig'n'Roll, Space Rangers, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, Faces of War, Men of War series, Perimeter, Fantasy Wars, Death to Spies, King's Bounty: The Legend, King's Bounty: Armored Princess and King's Bounty: Crossworlds, Off-Road Drive, Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades.
For more information on 1C please go to our website at www.1cpublishing.com
The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause the 1C Company's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. 1C Company and 1C logo are registered trademarks of the 1C Company. All other company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Ranbir Kapoor miffed over Barfee's delay!
In order to fasten up the entire procedure, a desperate Ranbir even went to an extent to request PC to give two days to the shoot from her busy calendar. If we recall, Barfee was delayed earlier, once when Ranbir had to devote all his dates for Rockstar. Also, Priyanka Chopra's dates have been a constant source of worry and delay for the project.
Barfee narrates the story of Ranbir Kapoor, a deaf man, Priyanka Chopra, a mentally challenged patient and Illeana, the protagonist.


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I-10 westbound shoulder closes to build soundwall
All westbound lanes remain open
Published 11:46 AM CDT Mar 27, 2013
The right shoulder of I-10 westbound will close between Clearview Parkway and Veterans Memorial Boulevard.
The shoulder closure will occur daily from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and span March 27 through April 12.
The purpose of the closure is to build a soundwall.
All westbound travel lanes remain open.
The construction is part of a multi-year initiative by Geaux Wider NOLA to widen I-10 from six to 10 lanes between Clearview Parkway and Veterans Memorial Boulevard.
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