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John Byrne
John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero. His most famous works have been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics' Superman franchise.
- The only acceptable response, now that we are officially in a new world, is for the American government to go Old Testament on these motherfuckers. Operation Flaming Sword. Find them and kill them. And kill their wives, their children, their mothers, their fathers, their brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers. Go Super-Israel, and let them know what it feels like to be "at war" with the United States. (2001) [1]
- I've been thinking this since the various lunatic cells of the IRA began loudly declaring themselves "at war" with Great Britain, imagining immediately what woud happen if the British government said "Righty-ho, war it is!" and sent over the RAF to turn Dublin into a smoking crater. (2001) [2] (this link is dead... will delete soon)
—Comments after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, starting an argument with Rich Johnston [3] (this link is dead... will delete soon)
- Pedophiles are almost certainly "born that way". Again, we go to evolutionary conditioning. Seek the youngest, strongest, most healthy, for breeding purposes. A sure (or as sure as it gets) way to guarantee the survival of your genes. Pedophilia also brings along a big heaping helping of learned responses, however. In a society like ours, where "normal" sex is considered by many to be filthy and disgusting, "abnormal" sex is of course even moreso. "Abnormal" in this case meaning anything—even simple physical attraction—that is not "age-appropriate", heterosexual, and strictly for procreation. Preferably missionary position. Thus, any confused individual who finds himself attracted to young girls is likely to find himself attracted to increasingly younger girls, as part of his pattern of self-loathing. So much emotional torment—in victims and victimizers—would surely be set aside if our society was sexually liberated enough to even be able to say "Sure, it's okay to be attracted to eleven year olds. Just don't do anything about it!" (2010) [4]
The comics industryEdit
- A time machine would come in handy, right about now. Go back about fifteen years and shoot all those people who didn't listen when I predicted the present state of the industry as the natural outcome of what the industry was doing, or starting to do, then. Basically—we must get the product back into the maximum number of venues, in cheap and accessible packages. Comics are primarily a cyclical fad, and they depend upon new readers being able to spontaneously discover them, on a spinner rack, at the drugstore, or the Mom & Pop, or the grocery story, or the bus depot, etc., etc. As long as new blood has to make a conscious decision to walk into a comic book shop, looking for comics, and as long as the comics we produce continue to be aimed at the wrong audience—witness Gareb Shamus and his insane attempts, of late, to rekindle the speculator mentality!!—the industry has slim hope of recovery, or even survival. (2000) [5] (does not link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
- This is the best job in the world. I just wish talentless hacks and suits would stop f***ing around with it!!! (2001) [6] (does not link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
- Face it—for the most part, when you say "comic book professional" what you mean is "unprofessional yahoo who is more concerned with making a name for himself and masturbating all his emotionally retarded fans than paying any attention to the history of the titles, the characters, or the work done by other creators." (2004) [7] (this link is dead... will delete soon)
- Get this into your tiny brain: trade paperbacks are not the "future" of this industry. They are another industry entirely, as movies are to TV. And, like movies, they are going to become increasingly dependent upon new material as the prima donnas who work in comics these days increasingly demonstrate themselves incapable of producing their product on schedule—even schedules which, as in this instance, they have set themselves! Go on—continue congratulating these unprofessional elitists for their failures. Pretty soon there will be nothing but trades—and then, without reprint material to fill them up, those will start coming out later and later and later.
How about if we just think of it this way: People who miss deadlines are lazy, arrogant, unprofessional c*cks*ckers who are in no small way responsible for the death of the industry. And the "fans" who support them are braindead elitist morons. (2004) [8] (does not link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
- This is exactly what Ayn Rand often goes on about, the "looters"—her word—who expect to be rewarded for not doing the job they have been hired to do. Tell me if you hired someone to build you a house you would be happy if he left off the back wall, as long as he did a good job on the rest of it. (2005) [9] (does not link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
Marvel Comics and Joe QuesadaEdit
- "I was officially informed yesterday that, despite the fact that they are still profitable, several 'redundant' X-titles are being axed," Byrne told the Comic Wire Wednesday morning. "X-Men: The Hidden Years is one of these, ending with #19. No one at Marvel was able to provide a reasonable explanation of why, in today's marketplace, profitable books are being canceled. Since I have no interest in working for a company apparently so intent on committing suicide, I have terminated my association with Marvel Comics effective immediately." (2000) [10] (does not link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
- If I can go all Republican for a moment, in Quesada we have the comic industry equivalent of Bill Clinton. Everyone kept saying Clinton would "grow into the office." As his last days so clearly demonstrate, this never happened—he remained a small-time politico, who never escaped his bumpkin background. Likewise, Quesada—he is now EIC of Marvel Comics!!!, yet he continues to act like the small-press publisher he "used" to be.
"Joey da Q" has placed himself in a most unpleasant, and largely indefensible position—which is why he has to keep defending it. There were too many variants of why XHY was cancelled—and none of them jibed with the facts that any fan could discover from him or herself. In politics, what Quesada is trying here is called "the Big Lie"—say something so outrageous, that while your opponents are reeling you can move on to the next point. He's simply not very good at it, so we end up with "I didn't say what I said when I said what I didn't say." (2001) [11] (does not link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
Mature comicsEdit
- I repeat, bullshit. Pull your head out of your ass for a moment and look at this not as a long time comic book reader, but as a civilian. This looks like a comic book, feels like a comic book, smells like a comic book, tastes like a comic book. No "uninitiated" person is going to look at this and think "Ah! This lurid cover illustration indicates this book must be intended for mature readers!" They are going to think "Look what they are selling to my children!!"+ And those children are going to think "Co-o-o-o-o-o-ol!!!"
+And in far too many comic shops around the country, they will be right. (no link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
Monthly comics and creator's ability to keep on scheduleEdit
- Imagine, 24 pages of superhero adventures produced by the same writer and artist every month!! How did they do it? (What? By being professional about it? But that's too much like work!) (2008)[12]
- One of the things that kept most comics from being monthly was that very few artists could produce 24 pages per month. Jack Kirby was very much the exception to the rule, but his towering presence at Marvel started to dictate the whole shape of the industry—and that's where problems set in! (2008)[13]
Alan MooreEdit
- Tom Strong and the rest of the ABC bunch leave me cold for a lot of reasons. First—and I realize this is purely subjective, but what isn't?—I find a smugness, a condescension that reads to me as nostalgia being done by someone who is not in the least bit nostalgic. Almost as if Moore sits down to write and flips his brain 180°, so he's not really writing what he feels or what he likes, just the exact opposite of what he would usually write.
Also, there is the whole pastiche/homage/whatever thing. I find this really annoying. Not just when Moore does it. I can look back on elements of my own work and be annoyed at myself for going down that path. I only did it on rare occasions, tho. Moore has turned it into a career. So much so, that in the post-Watchmen era I have trouble calling to mind much that he has done that was not based on someone else's previous work. I am not the most original guy on the block, but at least when I do Superman, I do Superman.
I suppose a lot of this could simply be the bad taste his earlier work left for me. All that tearing down and "deconstructionism." All that revealing of the flaws and feet of clay, not a bit of which has served the industry in any positive way, and, in fact, has left huge scars across it, like the ones left in the landscape by open pit mining.
- 1963 was an insult to all the craftsmen who actually worked to produce American comics in that period. I was appalled—and deeply saddened—by the number of "fans" who embraced the series as a "brilliant evocation" of the comics I'd read as a kid. I tried to tell myself the "success" of 1963 merely served to indicate how hungry fans were for "old fashioned" superhero comic books. So much so that they would embrace travesty as tribute. But eventually I came to see this as yet another harbinger of what was to come—of the ever increasing legions who are embarassed to be caught reading superhero comics, and so would rather see them mocked (or changed beyond recognition, as with current M*****) than simply move on and make room for readers who are happy to enjoy them for what they are. (2005) [14]
Grant MorrisonEdit
- I get no sense from Morrison's work that he has any "love for the genre." I get the same vibe I get from Moore—a cold and calculated mixing of ingredients the writer knows the fans like, but to which the writer himself has no eviceral [sic] connection. Nostalgia without being nostalgic, as I have dubbed it. (2004) [15]
Bob Layton's inking styleEdit
- It's kind of difficult to put into words why I don't like Bob Laytons's inking. This is going to sound really silly, but I actually feel physically ill when I look at Bob's stuff. I really do. It's like everything is greasy and slimy. You know those things you can buy that hang from your rear view mirror that are made out of rubber and you touch them and they feel greasy. That's how Bob's stuff looks to me. And all his men are queer. They have these bouffant hairdos and heavy eye make-up and an upper lip with a little shadow in the corner which to me says lipstick. Even the Hulk. I will never forgive him for what he did to the Hulk's face in the annual that we did together. A lot of the other stuff I liked, but the Hulk's face, the Angel's face, the Angel, God!I remember my father looking at the stats of the finished inks and there's a shot of the Angel standing there with his hands on his hips saying hello to somebody and my father said, "Well this guy's queer." No, he didn't look queer in the pencils Dad. (Comics Journal #57, interview). (no link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
- Being an immigrant myself, I have something of an insight, I think, into the way Clark's mind works. I was born in England, and I am proud of my English heritage (I was also quite a lot older than Kal-El when I left "home," so my connections would be stronger) but I grew up in Canada and I have lived for the last 25 years in the US, and I don't ever—ever—feel like a "displaced Englishman."
Clark would be proud, too, of his Kryptonian heritage, but later portrayals of him have tried to shoehorn in too much of the pychobabble of adopted children longing for and seeking out their biological parents. Excuse my French, but to me, they fall under the heading of "ungrateful little sh*ts."
Clark grew up as human, thinks as a human, reacts as a human. He lives and loves as a human. And that is what really defines him. (2005) [16]
On Neil Gaiman (after Gaiman announced his next work would be a re-vamp of Kirby's 'The Eternals')Edit
- When working with existing "franchises," any good writer will return to the source material from time to time, to see if s/he can divine from that work something that might have been missed before. This is true whether the work is good, bad, or indifferent. The best place to start, however, no matter what the context, is not by saying "the creator didn't get it right." That's the worst kind of hubris. I have been pilloried for my work on Superman, Spider-Man, Doom Patrol, and in the early days even FF and X-Men, yet I have never once said the creators of those series/characters "didn't get it right." It disgusts me not only to read Gaiman saying this—about Jack Kirby of all people!—but to see the cartwheels people are willing to turn in order to make his words seem other than what they are. Apparently, dissing one of the greatest talents this industry has produced is okay, as long as you're on the Approved List. Next, how Eisner screwed up the Spirit, and Lee and Ditko on Spider-Man—what the heck were they thinking?? Maybe you should keep in mind, then, that the only person who knows if a creator "got it right" is the creator himself. Unless Kirby told Gaiman he felt he didn't "get it right" on The Eternals, it's pretty f***ing arrogant of Gaiman to make such a statement. "Kirby didn't get it right, and I probably won't either" sound like it should read "I don't want to do this series." (2006) [17]
Regarding Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's version of ThorEdit
- As I have noted elsewhere, and with the clarity of hindsight, I think Stan and Jack made a mistake when they decided to make Thor the "real" Thor. "Whosoever holds his hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor(r)!" That was really all I needed to know. But, of course, the rest of the Norse mythology began appearing early on, so it was only natural (if a tad anal) that fans should start writing in wondering what had happened to the real Thor. (2007) [18]
On taking comics back to the basics; 'rewinding' or 'resetting' to the status quoEdit
- ...were I in charge of either of the Big Two, my "solution" to the ills of the industry would be to "reset" all the books to where they were at some arbitrarily chosen point in time. Usually I say 1976, for many reasons good and bad. Mostly because that's the last year when, while actually still working in the Biz, I really still felt like a fan. (2007) [19]
- To harken back to the pre-Crisis days is to play to exactly what I find most wrong with DC these days—their idea of "innovation" is to press "rewind". And that is most definitely catering to the "old" crowd. (2007) [20]
- As I have said many times, I don't care if they wipe away every trace of every book I have ever worked on. I just wish they'd stop doing so by pressing the "rewind" button. That's just creative bankruptcy. (2005) [21]
- If ^^***** had the stones they'd say "Screw continuity! As of January 2007, we're hitting 'rewind' and resetting all the books to where they were in 1972—just set in modern time." No "cosmic events," no 100 issue crossovers. Just an editorial fiat, like Man of Steel. Only way to get things done. (2006) [22]
- I'd go back to 1975. I commented elsewhere, recently, that pressing the "rewind" button would be a good idea, as long as it was done across the board, and not piecemeal or in stealth mode, a la "Birthright." Take all the characters back to their status quo circa 1975, but set the stories now. Since the most anal-retentive fanboys need "explanations" for everything, have the Shaper of Worlds do it at M*****. Not sure who'd be up for the job at DC. (2004) [23]
Christopher ReeveEdit
- I have noticed that people have begun referring to Christopher Reeve as a hero. I do not wish to take away one iota of the courage he must have needed not to wake up screaming every single day, but the hard truth is there was nothing heroic in what happened to him or how he dealt with it...In fact, as far as how he dealt with it he didn't even have a choice. We could imagine he spent every hour of every day when not in front of the cameras begging family members to simply kill him and get it over with—but none of them did so he had no choice but to deal with each day as it came.* Heroism I believe involves choice.
*Not in any way suggesting this is what was happening, just in case there are those who are paralyzed from the neck up who might be reading these words... (2004) [24]
—Comments four days after the actor's death
- I've gotten tired of people calling Christopher Reeve a hero. A really terrible thing happened to him and our society can't deal with it when terrible things happen so we try to make out that it isn't a terrible thing—"It's an uplifting thing. He's a hero." He's not a hero, he's in hell. (2005) [25] (this link is dead... will delete soon)
—Clarifications offered during a question and answer panel at the Mid Ohio Convention, (29-30 November 2005, Columbus, Ohio
- Personal prejudice: Hispanic and Latino [sic] women with blond hair look like hookers to me, no matter how clean or "cute" they are. Somehow those skin tones that look so good with dark, dark hair just don't work for me with lighter shades.
- What we've seen here today is an all too typical example of an all too typical attitude: those who are the loudest to defend their "freedom of speech" are the quickest to try to slap down anyone whose "speech" differs from theirs. The standard "all opinions are valid as long as I agree with them."
Interestingly, of all the "lurkers" who have flocked here to be "offended" today (as well as one or two regulars) none are Hispanic or Latino [sic] women who have dyed their hair blond. (2005) [26] (this link is dead... will delete soon)
Racial semanticsEdit
- There are lots of people who call black people "niggers." Are both terms "right"? You seem to have missed the rather important point that my response indicated roughly the same percentage of fans and pros use the improper terms for various elements of what we do—but that percentage does not approach a balance. It is not that roughly half say "balloon" and half say "bubble." It is that some say "bubble" and they are wrong.
- Um...in point of fact there are plenty of people who use the word "nigger" because that is the word they use, not because they imagine it has any negative racial connotations. That's precisely why I chose that word as my illustration.
- Ignorance is the key, but not on my part. There are many places in this country where people to this day use "nigger" when referring to black people because that's the word they use. They don't think of it as a racial slur. They don't think about it at all, in fact. It simply is.
This is not even considering black people who themselves use the word. We cannot, surely, imagine that it is used in that context as a racial slur?
"Nigger" is—like so many others—a word with a complex etymology and an even more complex pattern of use. (2005) [27] (this link is dead... will delete soon)
'The Onion'Edit
- The Onion lost all credibility for me a while back when they did a "story" on the Hudson River cleanup GE was forced to do. As some of you may recall, one of my neighbors is a GE veep, and he was directly in charge of this, so from him I found out all kinds of details the press did not bother to pass along to the public. Since The Onion apparently gets its info from other papers, the story was full of inaccuracies.
What are they, Michael Moore?
Anyway, I stopped reading The Onion from then on. (2005) [28]
On the death of Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter"Edit
- Okay, time for me to rain on this parade. I didn't know he had kids. Young kids. This alters the mix considerably. This makes him an asshole. Cops and firemen, to name but two, place their lives on the line every day to protect others. There was nothing Steve Irwin was doing that he could not have done—as did, say, David Attenborough—without putting his life at risk. This takes this from tragedy to stupidity, and, worse, irresponsibility. [29]
- I am glad this asshole is dead. Sorry for his wife and kids, but relieved they are in no further danger from his lunacy!
- This guy should have been taken out of the croc pen, had his kids taken from him, and been thrown in the deepest, darkest, dankest pit the Australian judicial system has to offer. Preferably after being skinned alive. Asshole is too good a word. (2006) [30]
When asked by a long time customer about an alteration to his signature on recent commision drawingsEdit
- Look at some other comissions, Anal-Boy. [31] (this link is dead... will delete soon)
To a fan/supporter who suggests he try and regain some of his status as a creatorEdit
- John Byrne is tired of stepping up to the plate. John Byrne is tired of "doing the right thing" and getting f**ked up the ass for his troubles. John Byrne is tired of being lied to. John Byrne is tired of you. (2006) [32]
To a long time fan and creator of the John Byrne forum after a disagreementEdit
- You crossed that line a long time ago. Only the fact that you created the Forum renders you bulletproof. (2007). (no link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
When a fan and forum member made the announcement in one of the message board threads that his mother had passed earlier in the dayEdit
- No. Sorry, but no. I fully appreciate how much "trouble" I will get into for this, but no. I cannot let this pass without comment. Using the only hours past death of your own mother to make a point about a comic book story? There are not sufficient words in the English language to properly express my disgust. (2008) [33]
On Internet screen namesEdit
- Any opinion—even an informed opinion—expressed from behind the shelter of a screen name is rendered automatically invalid, as far as I'm concerned. Courage of one's convictions is one of the few things that make people worth the powder to blow 'em up. And, after all, no one would be getting up in arms if I was posting as FuzyBuny and not letting anybody know who I really was. Internet cowards are among the lowest of the species. Grow some f***ing balls, you losers! (2006) [34]
- To think that the internet allowing fans to feel that they are "not alone as readers" plays to the "clubhouse" mentality that is a large part of what's wrong with comics today. When you have isolated fans, reading the books on their own and not knowing (or much caring) if anybody else is, then the prime reason for reading is enjoyment—it's all about the books themselves. It's not about "getting together" with fellow fans to dissect and deconstruct...
- There had been fan clubs before. The Merry Marvel Marching Society shamelessly stole its name from the Mary Marvel Marching Society. I was, myself, a member of the Supermen of America. What was key to these, tho, was that the fans who belonged were not truly interconnected. There was a sense of being part of a greater whole, but the hobby itself remained largely solitary. Which, the history of the industry seems to teach, was a good thing. (2007) [35]
When asked if he had considered closing his forum, since it was part of the Internet fandom "problem"Edit
- If you had paid any attention, instead of just scanning for places you can display your sparkling wit, you might have noticed that I use this forum in much the same way firemen use fire to fight fire. But, since you ask, I can shut it down for you. (2007) [36]
The Internet, continuity, and "fans": badEdit
- Usually, I am quick to point out how the internet would have had a profoundly negative effect—as it does today—if it had been in place twenty, thirty, forty years ago. How things like the DC rebirth in the 1950s would have most certainly died aborning had internet chat rooms and forums been around, where a small group of vocal fans could make themselves seem like an army screaming against this utter abandonment of cherished "continuity." (2007) [37]
The Internet, continuity, and "fans": goodEdit
- I kinda wish the internet had been around. Or at least some major force that could have screamed "Why are you turning Magneto into a half-assed clone of Doctor Doom?" and cataloged each and every way in which this transformation violated the long standing continuity. (2007) [38]
'Alien 3'Edit
- Aliens 3 [sic] is everything that's wrong about Hollywood, from an incorrect title (it's Aliens 2)...[after being shown that the title was, indeed, Alien3]...Aliens 3 or Alien 3—title is still wrong. (2007) [39]
Revealing his aborted plans for a character named Kristoff he created in 'Fantastic Four'Edit
- It's too late for someone to steal this story now, I suppose. I intended Doom to return to Latvaria and absolutely freak out when he discovered what his robots had done to Kristoff. Basically—he'd need a whole lot of new robots by the time he calmed down. And then he would devote a whole lot of time and energy to restoring Kristoff. (I had not decided if he would be successful. Part of my brain wanted him to realize he needed the help of the other smartest guy on the planet—and there was no way he could ever go there!) (2007) [40]
- But at the time I left, I was planning a year long arc of interconnected stories under the umbrella title "Doom War." Doctor Doom vs. Kristoff/Doom with the FF frequently caught in the middle. I had not worked out the specifics of the resolution, save that I knew Kristoff would die, and Doom, typically, would find a way to blame the FF. (1999)
—Old AOL Byrne Ward message board post (no link to ACTUAL source... will delete soon)
"Good stories"Edit
- Oh—and "but it's a good story" is the biggest load of crap ever foisted on the reading audience. Any story which deliberately violates core concepts and themes of original materials is not, by definition "a good story." Time some people pulled their heads out of various writers' asses and realized that. (2006) [41]
The humanity of the original Human TorchEdit
- Androids (i.e., artificial humans) tend to blur the line between living and non-living. Especially in a case like the Human Torch, where his origin tends to establish him as something much more than a clever assemblage of non-organic parts. The "instability" which originally caused him to burst into flame spontaneously indicates there's an unknown factor involved. Push come to shove, I would put Jim Hammond into his own category, and grant that, altho he is "not of woman born," he is, in a true sense, alive. In other words, not a toaster. (2006) [42]
The humanity of the Vision, an android hero whose body was once the original Human TorchEdit
- The question becomes, I suppose, one of value. Knowing that the Vision's complete personality/memory/intelligence was downloaded into a computer in Titan (was it Titan? Memory blurs) allowed me to scrape his brain in my VisionQuest story, since everything could be restored with a literal flip of a switch. Should something that can be so easily copied and retrieved be treated as having the same intrinsic value as a human being? Should any of the human Avengers, for instance, ever risk their lives on behalf of the Vision? My vote would be no (as some of you have probably already guessed)—but I would say that even if it were not possible to restore or "save" the Vision in any other way. He is a "toaster." (2006) [43]
On the reconstruction of Jack Kirby's original FF #103, a project endorsed by Kirby's daughter, Stan Lee & inked by Joe SinnottEdit
- I have no interest in this grave robbing." (2008) [44]
Quotes about ByrneEdit
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- Byrne has developed a noticeable online presence, with his own website and forum, on which he is a participant and moderator, and a column, titled "In My
HumbleOpinion" [sic], which has run at both Slush Factory and UGO.online. His comments and statements, both online, and through the years in print, have gained Byrne a reputation as a controversial figure. Whilst noted as "one of if not the most longstanding and prolific writer/artist in comics today" [45]. Byrne has also gained a reputation for engaging in feuding with other comic book creators, being accused of getting into such conflicts with Peter David, Jim Shooter, Joe Quesada, Mark Evanier, and Marv Wolfman [46], whilst in 2003, Byrne and Erik Larsen got into an argument, which saw Byrne claiming, "You can tell when Erik is saying something stupid—his lips move" and Larsen calling Byrne "a habitual liar." [47] Rich Johnston has noted the feud as ending with Byrne issuing a "non-apology apology" [48].
- At the Dallas Fantasy Fair, during a panel discussion Byrne made unflattering comments about a number of industry figures, including Gene Colan, Lynn Graeme, Marv Wolfman, Len Wein, and Roy Thomas. After a transcript of the panel was published in The Comics Journal #75 (September 1982), Thomas threatened a libel suit if Byrne did not apologize. In a letter printed in TCJ #82 (July 1983), Byrne retracted his statements. He claimed he was only repeating information from Wolfman and Wein and wrote "I acted only in the office of a parrot." [49].
- Mark Waid reportedly responded to an anecdote Byrne had used in illustrating comic book terminology, Byrne recounting "...when Mark Waid stuck up his hand at a convention Q&A to ask me if 'we can have the real Superman back'...," by accusing Byrne of fabricating the story: "This, by the way, never happened, even though it's become one of Byrne's new favorite anecdotes."
Waid then went on to question Byrne's impartiality as a moderator on his message board, noting "I'd gladly refute it more directly at the message board on which it was posted, but—at least in my experience—those who attempt to correct John's delusional statements and borderline libels are quickly booted," further clarifying "I have already been banned." Waid went on to explain that a previous attempt at extracting a clarification or retraction from Byrne in reference to another matter had ended with Byrne removing Waid's message: "...I registered, posted a response, and within ten minutes it was deleted and my membership was cancelled." (2004) [50]
- In 2005, Byrne complained about his Wikipedia article, claiming it was full of "opinion, rumor and borderline libel" but did not specify what he objected to within the article. He attempted to "delete lies and troll-fodder" [51] by removing most of the article [52], but it was soon restored. The article was revised following a complaint from Byrne to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
- Literature professor Marc Singer has taken objection to Byrne's justification for the character Galactus' continuous planetary genocides. (2004) [53] Matthew Rossi, a writer at the same website, likewise objected to a comparison between file sharing and rape. [54]. This is a link, not a quote & will be removed soon.
- Byrne, creator of Kitty Pryde, Galactus' herald Nova, Snowbird, and many other powerful female characters as well as the writer who changed Susan Richards from "the Invisible Girl" to "the Invisible Woman" has also been accused of being misogynistic. [55] This is a link, not a quote & will be removed soon.
External linksEdit
- The John Byrne Forum
- John Byrne's IMO—An opinion column at the UGO web portal.
- John Byrne's IMO—The same column at Slush Factory.


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Definición de crapshoot en inglés:
sustantivoNorth American
1A game of craps.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- God may play dice with the universe, despite Einstein's last hope, but serious gamblers, scorning metaphysical crapshoots and the casino's house edge, prefer no-limit Texas hold'em.
1.1 informal A risky or uncertain matter: skiing here can be a bit of a crapshoot at any time
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- It's all a crapshoot, and no matter what, predictions come out looking forced.
- I've been doing it long enough to know that it's a bit of a crapshoot… you can't take it too seriously.
- The Contemporary World Cinema category is generally a catch-all and a crapshoot.
crapshooter sustantivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- Similarly, some crapshooters claim to have such accurate throwing arms that they can use 'precision shooting 'to impact the results, even though the dice must hit the back wall and its array of rubber pyramids.'
- It is an often used 'secret' of professional crapshooters, but is relatively easy to accomplish - if you know how.
- This method is being used by many experienced crapshooters to maximize their winnings and minimize the house's edge.
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- Getting to the root of CaliforniaŌĆÖs water cycle
- Wireless sensor grid
- What winter brings to the Sierra Nevada determines, more than anything, how much water can be tapped in summer by California's communities and businesses, including the state's $35 billion agricultural industry.
Wireless sensor grid
Bales already has his eye on a much larger effort. He has proposed creating a wireless sensor grid to monitor the entire snow-covered region of the American River basin — more than 3,000 square kilometers.
"When we can measure these features at the large watershed scale, we can really make a major contribution to the state's water management," he says. "Such a grid, along with satellite data, advanced hydrologic models and supporting cyber-infrastructure will form the core of a new water information system for California."
The Merced-Berkeley collaboration is supported by CITRIS, the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, which brings together researchers from different UC campuses to create information technology solutions for social, environmental and health care problems.
CITRIS is one of four California Institutes for Science and Innovation, formed in 2000 and funded both by the state and industry to take on large-scale challenges that demand cross-disciplinary expertise.
"Harnessing wireless sensor technology for watershed-scale monitoring has the kind of research reach that the institutes were designed to address," says Paul Wright, the CITRIS director.
The growing use of wireless sensor networks has its roots in work first started in 2000 at Berkeley by researchers in the electrical engineering and computer science, and civil and environmental engineering departments.
The Sierra project uses sensors developed by Steven Glaser, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Berkeley and co-principal investigator on the project.
"We had this idea 10 years ago to create a network of sensors, which would communicate with each other, and together make a kind of giant array," Glaser says. "At that time I was thinking about using it for earthquake monitoring. But Roger's idea of using a sensor array to help predict water availability from an entire watershed seemed like an exciting opportunity."
In place of the kind of yardstick approach traditionally used to measure snow depth, an acoustic sensor mounted on a pole a known distance above the rock sends out an acoustic chirp that bounces off the rock surface and returns. This two-way travel time is measured. If winter brings, say, a two-foot snowpack, the surface is now that many feet closer to the sensor, so an acoustic signal will bounce off the snow and return more quickly. Since researchers know the speed of sound through air, they can estimate the distance between the sensor and the snow versus bare rock surfaces. Subtracting the first from the second gives the thickness of the snow.
"This is the same technology used by early auto-focusing cameras," says Glaser. "You can actually hear the short little clicks of the acoustic signal."
Branko Kerkez, a graduate student in Glaser's lab, is the principal researcher on the ground trying to make sure the novel sensor network performs as intended. Born in Bosnia and raised in Florida, he was more familiar with the Berkeley coffeehouse environment than the great outdoors when he started the project.
"I thought I was going to grad school to do math, not so much hiking in the snow," he says. "At first, it was a clash of worlds. It's a four- or five-hour drive, and then sometimes another hour snowshoeing. But I've grown to like it. It's very exciting to learn and then directly apply what you learn, and it's aimed at such an important problem."
Kerkez hopes to apply what he's learned to improve large-scale water allocation and to mitigate flooding and produce hydropower.
The former coffeehouse habitué now says, "This is the ultimate project for me."


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ultrasonic sensors from Cybot
May 15, 2010
I'm trying to understand this sonar-board from my old cybot robot, but I think I will need a little help :
- If I'm correct I should put a voltage on the transmitter sensors for a short period of time (100 ms?), then read in the value of pin 2 and 3, right?
- What voltage should the transmitters get? 5V?
- I do not know which are the transmitters and/or the receivers : on 2 sensors there's a mark : "2F" and on the other 2 it reads : "2H", but which are which?
• You can't just send a
• You can't just send a fixed voltage to your ultrasonic transmitters to turn them on, unless they've got integrated drivers (not likely). Instead you'll need to send a 40kHz square wave to each of the 2 transmitter pins in counter-phase. This means you'll need to send 5V and then 0V 40,000 times per second to pin 5, and send the opposite to pin 6. This means that when pin 5 is 5V, pin 6 is 0V and vice versa, producing a stonger output signal.
The length of this 40kHz pulse should be long enough for you to read in the response from the receivers, but short enough that the transmitter stops transmitting with a little bit of time left before the returning echo hits the receivers. You'll have to figure this out based on your microcontroller and programming choices.
• 5V is normally fine, these things are pretty tough. Can't know for certain without a part number though.
• Once again without a part number I can't say, 2F and 2H don't sound familiar.
Do any of the 4 sensors look different from each other? Sometimes the transmitters and receivers will look subtly different.
The Ping))) modules have a
The Ping))) modules have a lot built in, so they're easy to use. You could always try the parts you have now and replace them if they don't work, since the ultrasonic transducers are so cheap by themselves.
i remember buying the
i remember buying the magazine every single week, for 4 weeks and stopped. I should have bought it all at once, kinda expensive though. as for the ultrasonic sensors, hmmm, no experience with those yet, i personally do not like them due to the slow sampling rates


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The Cripple Creek Heritage Center and several museums' artifacts tell the stories of those who risked it all in the search for riches. You can also tour the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine — named after the first woman to strike gold here — where you can walk the tunnels dug by turn-of-the-century miners. And the Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad departs from an 1894 vintage depot, taking visitors through historic gold camps.
Today, those in search of modern fortunes can try their luck with slots, blackjack, poker, roulette and craps in more than a dozen casinos.
Numerous events and celebrations, including the famous Donkey Derby Days when members of the town's resident donkey herd are cheered to the finish line, are held throughout the year and give the town a festive air. And there's always a seat for theater lovers at the beautifully restored Butte Opera House, where musicals, melodramas and comedies take the stage throughout most of the year.


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Ryan Gander's complex and unfettered conceptual practice is stimulated by queries, investigations or what-ifs, rather than strict rules or limits. For example, what if a child's den of sheets were remade in memorialising marble (Tell My Mother not to Worry (ii), 2012)? What if all the pieces in a chess set were remade in Zebra Wood, so that neither side was entirely black nor white (Bauhaus Revisited, 2003)? Gander is a cultural magpie in the widest sense, polymathically taking popular notions apart only to rebuild them in new ways – perhaps by refilming the same ten-second clip 50 times over, as in Man on a Bridge (A study of David Lange), 2008. Language and storytelling play an overarching role in his work, not least in his series of Loose Association lectures or in his attempt to slip a nonsensical, palindromic new word, 'mitim', into the English language. Occasionally his ludic concepts drift into more bodily, relational challenges, especially in This Consequence of 2006, that involved the unsettling presence of a gallery owner or invigilator dressed in an all-white Adidas tracksuit, with an additional sinister red stain embroidered into the fabric. Invitation and collaboration are also at the heart of Gander's fugitive art – whether he's exchanging fictionalised newspaper obituaries with an artist-friend or taking pictures of people looking at pictures at an art fair – although arguably every solipsistic action he takes merely holds up yet another mirror to his ceaselessly voracious mind.
Ryan Gander, born in Chester in 1976, lives and works in London.
Recent solo exhibitions include 'British Art Show 8', Leeds Art Gallery, October 2015; traveling to Edinburgh, Norwich and Southampton in 2016, 'Make Every Show Like It's Your Last', Aspen Art Museum ,Colorado; 'Make Every Show Like It's Your Last' Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; 'READ ONLY, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore (2015); Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City (2015); 'Make Every Show Like it's Your Last, OK Centre for Contemporary Art, Linz (2015) touring to Centre for Contemporary Art, Derry (2014) and FRAC Île-de-France / Le Plateau (2013); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012); Museo Tamayo, Mexico City (2012); Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich (2010); Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York (2010); Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2008); the Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam (2007 & 2003); MUMOK, Vienna (2007) and the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2007). He has also shown in group exhibitions such as the Shanghai Biennale (2012); documenta 13, Kassel (2012); ILLUMInations, 54th Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2011); 55th Carnegie International, Pittsburgh (2008) and the Sydney Biennial (2008). Ryan Gander has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes, among others the Zürich Art Prize (2009), the ABN Amro Art Price (2006), the Baloise Art Statements of the Art Basel (2006) and the Dutch Prix de Rome for sculpture (2003).


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Smokers have been handed inflation-busting price rises by Imperial Tobacco as the world's fourth-largest cigarette group counters declining sales and bolsters its bottom line.
The Bristol-based company reported a 3 per cent fall in sales volumes in the nine months to the end of June, yet total revenues rose by the same amount after it increased prices by, on average, 6 per cent.
It is also selling more of its key strategic brands, the likes of Davidoff, JPS, Gauloises Blondes and West, and reported a 13 per cent rise in sales on the back of a 6 per cent increase


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- An examination of four hot issues from the San Francisco 49ers' 34-3 win against the Texans:Another defensive injury: The 49ers defense potentially suffered another key loss when standout defensive tackle Ray McDonald went out with a right biceps injury. McDonald said after the game that he felt a sting and is concerned. He will have an MRI on Monday. Tony Jerod-Eddie replaced McDonald. The 49ers defense has suffered several injuries, and has played the past two games without All-Pro linebackers Aldon Smith (receiving treatment for alcohol abuse) and Patrick Willis (groin).


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Living in the Community
As a Fredonia student, your behavior has a direct impact on how the community views the University. You are expected to abide by all State, Municipal, and University laws and policies. Those enrolled at Fredonia are expected to live respectfully and responsibly in the community. The Student Right and Responsibilities document is found in the Fredonia Student Handbook (Student Handbook 53-111). This text discusses regulations governing student conduct and community standards of behavior.Potential Violations include, but are not limited to:
If violations occur, two courses of action may take place: (1) Legal action may be taken by University Police and/or the Fredonia Police; (2) Disciplinary action may be taken by the Student Affairs Office.
However, such complaints may be handled through simple mediation. A proactive approach may help from major problems occurring. Here are some helpful hits to get along in your neighborhood and community:


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BRAVO is the Ballet Resource And Volunteer Organization - a group of more than 300 ballet enthusiasts whose services and support are vital to the on-going operation of San Francisco Ballet. This active group contributes over ten thousand hours of volunteer assistance every year and has become a national model for dance volunteer groups. Besides supporting San Francisco Ballet, BRAVO members also have many opportunities to learn more about the exciting world of ballet.
BRAVO is a Grand Benefactor of San Francisco Ballet, an honor given in recognition of BRAVO's significant contribution to fulfilling the mission of the Company.
Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith in Tomasson's The Fifth Season (© Erik Tomasson)
As a BRAVO volunteer, you can participate in a number of activities throughout the year such as:
Administrative Support – Assist with clerical, public relations, mailing, and outreach work at SF Ballet and Ballet School offices; perform retail and organizational work at the SF Ballet Shop; and assist the Ballet's Outreach and Education programs.
Nutcracker - The busiest time of year for BRAVO members is during Nutcracker season. About 45 volunteers are needed for each performance. Staff the Ballet Shop, assist backstage and at Club Nut, and work at Family Performances.
Special Projects - Help Ballet staff with special events, such as receptions, educational events and Spring Student Showcase. Assist SF Ballet Auxiliary with the three major fund-raising events of the season -- Opening Night Gala, Fashion Show and Student Showcase Dinner.
In addition to supporting San Francisco Ballet, BRAVO volunteers also assist with dance-related activities in the community.
To become a BRAVO member, you must:
Please note: BRAVO volunteers do not usher at performances. If you are only interested in ushering, please contact the Opera House directly.
For more information and to apply for membership, visit San Francisco Ballet's BRAVO Website, call 415.865.6750 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Candy tin device helps keep your air clean and your lungs healthy.
A fume extractor uses an activated carbon filter and fan to remove the smoke, and noxious fumes, created from soldering. The average price of a small hobby version is about $100, but this one made from the ubiquitous candy tin will run you more like $10. This mini fume extractor won't be as effective as a larger one, but it's definitely better than nothing, and extremely portable. Remember, always work in a well-ventilated area.
It's a snug fit, but you should be able to stuff everything into the tin, packing the batteries side by side next to the fan.
I decided to paint the tin this time, unlike my plain RuntyBoost (makezine.com/go/runtyboost). I chose a nice red Krylon paint. I hot-glued a scrap piece of wood to the inside, so I could hold it while I spray-painted it. Two quick coats and I think it looks good. Spray paint can be fairly toxic and flammable, so paint outside and away from everything!
First, screw in the 7812 using some washers and a screw to space it slightly away from the side of the tin. I used a #6-32 screw and one washer to keep it from the edge, but you can use anything that fits. The screws and washer will also act as a heat sink. Finally, screw in the switch.
I've run mine continuously for hours and have had no heat buildup from the 7812, and the fan is still running strong. It works quite well, and although it's no replacement for a large fume extractor, it will come in handy for small projects. Remember, follow all safety guidelines when soldering, and work in a well-ventilated room, even if you have a fume extractor.
This project originally appeared in MAKE Magazine Volume 19.
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2 Teenagers Wounded in First-Ever Shooting at Chicago's Historic Bud Billiken Parade
The sights and sounds of Saturday's 85th annual Bud Billiken Parade quickly turned from joy to horror when an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were shot and wounded while standing in the 4200 block of South Martin L. King Drive along the parade route.
"Why can't we just have one day of peace?" paradegoer Sherri Grover shouted to the crowd as police attended to the victims.
"I just ask that the gangbangers stop the violence, please," Grover said. "This is the one day for our children."
Witnesses said several babies and a woman in a wheelchair were nearby when the people were shot.
Among those marching in the parade were Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner, his Republican challenger on November's ballot, who was on the street, shaking hands, and had passed the area where the shooting happened about a minute earlier.
"We were walking along the parade route and then suddenly, for whatever reason — we now know it was a shooting," Rauner spokesman Mike Schrimpf said. "There was a bunch of spectators suddenly running south and away from what was going on. We, at the time, had no idea what was going on. We just saw a bunch of people running away."
The parade continued despite the shooting. But many left following the violence.
Police said the teenagers had been watching the parade and were shot after being approached by a group of men in the 4200 block of South King at 12:37 p.m. There was an argument, then someone pulled a gun, striking the two teenagers, Officer Veejay Zala said. Neither teenager was seriously hurt.
Audrey Johnson, 45, of Chatham, said she saw 6 young men jump the victim, then shoot.
"I'm sick of these kids," Johnson, who dove onto the ground when she heard the shots, said through tears. "Why can't they just fight and get it over with? Why they gotta shoot? Why? There were babies everywhere, a woman in a wheelchair. How is she going to get away in that wheelchair? How?"
"You've got thousands of babies out here," she added. "I'm disgusted. What are all these kids supposed to do? Just dive down to dodge bullets? This is a day the kids wait for — the Bud Billiken. We wait for the parade."
The parade, an African-American tradition in Chicago that's sponsored by Chicago Defender Charities, is held each summer as a reminder to students it's almost time to head back to school.
The shooting Saturday was the first in the Bud Billiken Parade's 85-year history, according to parade organizer Beverly Reed-Scott.
"We had a fantastic parade, one of the best in a long time," Reed-Scott said. "It's unfortunate that the person that committed that act chose to do it near our parade."
The sound of gunfire sent swarms of teenagers and adults running in panic.
Some others at first thought the gunshots were only fireworks. Then, they saw someone dripping blood from one of his arms, running. Surrounded by families and children, the wounded 18-year-old ran a block east on 42nd Street, then, realizing he needed help, turned back and found police officers who let him rest on a black sport-utility vehicle, with one officer holding his arm to try to stop the bleeding.
Blood stains marred the entire block where he'd run.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Police said later Saturday there was a second shooting victim from the same argument — the 17-year-old boy, who was shot in the right hand and also had a graze wound to the buttocks.
Ten young men were seen being questioned by the police, with some in handcuffs, but the police said no one was in custody Saturday evening.


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Pry into Medusa's Diary
Dear Diary,
My therapist has recommended that I write a list of Big Questions and Positive Thoughts. I think it will help me move past all of my hideous bad luck and re-center myself. Time to start.
Big Question #1: Why I am always the villain in movies?
I hate Hollywood so much. Clash of the Titans... blah, blah, blah. The Lightning Thief... whatever. I'm so sick of being the villainess. Is it my fault that Poseidon seduced me in Athena's temple? He's a god. I couldn't say no. Why didn't Athena punish him? Did I really deserve to be turned into such a hideous monster? And now, everybody just thinks of me as this awful hateful creature. In every movie, I'm so disgusting. I wish the world could see that I'm really a beautiful person inside.
Positive Thought #1: Shrek and Monsters, Inc. were pretty good. Maybe I'll have better luck in animated movies?
Dear Diary,
It's time for my Big Question of the day:
Big Question #2: How come nobody ever remembers that my name means "protector" or "guardian" in Greek?
Once the image of my face was called the Gorgoneion and was carved into all kinds of things: doors, archways, temples. Sure, the Gorgoneion protected by scaring people away, but still it protected. Why doesn't anyone remember me as one of the good guys?
Positive Thought #2: At least Versace likes me :)
Dear Diary,
I'm having one of those terrible, horrible, no good, VERY BAD days. I want to turn someone to stone so bad.
But since there's not on around (and I have no head), it's Big Question time again…
Big Question #3: Why does everyone think Perseus is such a hero?
Seriously, what did I do to him? I was just hanging out (sleeping, in fact) in my cave with my Gorgon sisters, minding my own business, when he comes along and chops off my head. He's a murderer, not a hero.
Positive Thought #3: Umm… it's all Athena's fault? That wasn't really positive… It's all Athena's fault and nobody worships her anymore. Yessssss!
P.S. Sometimes I wonder if my handwriting is legible. It's kind of hard to tell now that my head has been chopped off :(
Dear Diary,
I read the weirdest thing today. And my Big Question is related, so here goes:
Big Question #4: What is up with Sigmund Freud???
Freud said I was a symbol of the masculine fear of castration. (I read all about it here.) What a quack.
Positive Thought #4: Even though I curse Perseus all the time for chopping off my head, sometimes I almost feel grateful. At least now, I don't turn everybody to stone just by looking at them.


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Popular Javanese Mayor Eyes Jakarta's Top Job
By Ahmad Pathoni
As competition heats up in the race to become the next governor of Jakarta, one of the five candidates has already captured the imaginations of millions of people across other parts of Indonesia.
The question is whether he can convince residents in the country's biggest city to share their enthusiasm. Joko Widodo, 50, has taken some time off from his current job as the mayor of Solo, a relatively small town in Central Java province, to campaign for the teeming capital's top job in response to widespread public endorsement.
Mr. Joko, better known as Jokowi, has risen to national prominence for a series of populist policies he introduced as Solo mayor, including free health care for poor citizens, and his efforts to promote cultural and environmental conservation.
At a time when many local officials around the country are seen as ineffective or corrupt, many Indonesians see Mr. Joko as the prototype for a new kind of local leadership in which officials blast through red tape to get things done.
Last year, he was named Indonesia's best mayor by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Mr Joko, who has said he is an avid fan of heavy metal bands like Metallica, Sepultura and Lamb of God, was a furniture businessman before joining politics. He was elected as Solo mayor in 2005 and won a second term in 2010.
In a recent televised debate, Mr. Joko promised to be a hands-on leader if he was elected governor of Jakarta, which for years has been seen as all but ungovernable because of its size and sprawl – almost like New York City used to be.
"I will be in the office for only one hour every day, and spend the rest of the day working outside," Mr. Joko said, seemingly oblivious to the prospects of spending hours in Jakarta's maddening traffic, or the potential his motorcade might add to the city's epic traffic woes.
Even though he's an outsider with minimal experience in Jakarta, Mr. Joko is already seen as a strong contender to beat incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo, who according to some polls is still the most visible of the candidates, thanks to huge billboards carrying pictures of himself all over the city and his trademark moustache.
The vote is scheduled July 11. Mr. Fauzi, who is backed by the ruling Democratic Party, has been criticized by many for his perceived failure to address Jakarta's legendary traffic congestion. Mr Fauzi has said Jakarta's traffic problems were complex and would take years to solve.
"We are not David Copperfield," he was once quoted as saying by Kompas.com news portal. He has proposed electronic road pricing as one of the solutions but the idea has yet to be implemented.
It's still not known whether Mr. Joko's popularity across Indonesia will hold up once he's grilled on the finer points of the most important issues in Jakarta – such as how to unravel the traffic mess in the city of 11 million people.
Unlike Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok, Jakarta has no efficient mass transit system. He said in a televised debate that he would overhaul the city's Transjakarta bus rapid transit system, which has been criticized for overcrowding and for having an inadequate fleet, causing people to wait too long for a bus.
But when asked by the host how many corridors TransJakarta has, he scratched his head, not knowing the answer. Calls to Mr. Joko's mobile phone went unanswered.
Mr. Joko was nominated for the July gubernatorial election by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), led by former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, and the Gerindra Party.
Gerindra is led by Prabowo Subianto, a former general who has been touted as a leading contender for the 2014 presidential race. Neither party is a member of the ruling coalition led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party.
This year's gubernatorial election is already expected to be a historic one in that independent candidates are allowed to join the fray for the first time, provided that they can collect copies of ID cards and signatures from four percent of registered voters, or at least 407,340 people.
One of two independent candidates in the running is well-known economist Faisal Basri, who said he was seeking an end to what he described as "oligarchy" in city government.
The economist, whose campaign slogan is "Let's take care of Jakarta," has promised to improve the transport system by expanding the city's railway networks and revamping public bus services.
The other independent candidate is retired Major General Hendardji Soepandji, but his chances are largely discounted by observers. The other heavyweight contender is Alex Noerdin, the current South Sumatra governor who is running on the ticket for the Golkar Party.
Political observer Wimar Witoelar, a former presidential spokesman, said the diversity of candidates bodes well for voter turnout. "In 2007, enthusiasm among voters was low because there were only two candidates," he said.
"Public interest is much higher this time, and the erstwhile passive voters could spring to life this year," he added. "Independent candidates would be attractive to voters."


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Staff profile - Andrea Vocino
AsPr Andrea Vocino
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Biography summary
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing in the Deakin Business School where I have been member since 2004. I was originally trained as an Accountant in Italy. I earned an MBA in Performance Measurements and Finance at the Open University Business School in the UK and completed a Ph.D. in Marketing at Monash University.
Prior to becoming an academe I worked in industry for many years as manager and management consultant. I have worked across a diverse range of European, Australian and American industries as a change agent in competitive business environments utilising my knowledge and experience to partner companies seeking to identify, plan and manage change to improve their performance.
My research interests lie in the area of marketing, marketing research and consumer behaviour ranging from theory to design and to implementation. In recent years, I have widened my research interests and explored issues in green marketing, research methods, public opinion and online panels. I collaborate actively with researchers in marketing and other disciplines and I am involved in research and collaboration around the world.
American Marketing Association
INFORMS Society for Marketing Science
Association for Consumer Research
Professional activities
I am a Certified Practising Marketer with the Australian Marketing Institute
LinkedIn profile
Personal website
Teaching Interests
- Marketing Research
- Consumer Behaviour
- Branding
- Quantitaive Research Methods
- Marketing Management
Subjects and units currently teaching
At present I am involved in the following subjects:
- Marketing Research
- Consumer Behaviour
Expertise categories
Knowledge areas
- Marketing and Public Opinion Research
- Consumer Behaviour
- Branding, Reteailing
- Quantitative Methods.
Student supervision
Students in progress:
PhD student James Davidson with David Bednall
Students who have completed:
Thuto Mahlanza whose DBA thesis was entitled: 'Factors Influencing Retirement Savings Intentions in Botswana.'
Conferences and seminars
My work has been presented nationally and internationally to conferences like AMA, Marketing Science (INFORMS), AMS, EMAC ANZMAC amongst others
Awards and prizes
2014 Award for Learning for effectiveness, excellence and exemplar practice in teaching and learning from the Faculty of Business and Law of Deakin University as being one of the members of the MIS393 – Team Based Learning (TBL) subject, one of the units in the Faculty's Work Integrated Learning Suite.
2014 Best paper award for Grimmer, Martin, Morgan Miles, Michael J. Polonsky, and Andrea Vocino (2014) "A Research Note on the Propensity of Consumers to Internalize Environmental Costs" in Spirit of Strategy (SOS): the New S.O.S. for Competitive Business, Proceedings of the 3rd Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy Conference, eds. Arch Woodhouse, Domingo Ribeiro and Kun-Huang Huarng, Valencia (Spain), July 7-10, 2014
2012 Research Award for Early Career Researcher from the Faculty of Business and Law of Deakin University
2009 Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009 for the paper "Message Framing: Keeping Practitioners in the Picture" published in Marketing Intelligence & Planning 26 (6), 634-648 with S. Pervan
Research interests
- Marketing and Public Opinion Research
- Consumer Behaviour
- Branding
- Retailing
- Interactive Marketing
- Business Ethics
- Green Marketing
- Quantitaive Research Methods
Research grants
Competitive Grants/External Grants/ External Support/Fellowships
- 2013-2015 Australian Government, Office for Learning and Teaching - $220,000 for the project: Supervising the Doctor of Business Administration thesis: Addressing the needs of candidates and supervisors, with Michelle Wallace, Simon Pervan (Southern Cross University), Deborah Blackman (University of Canberra) and Terry Sloan (University of Western Sydney)
- 2012 Study Industry Response Rate - The Research Industry Council $5,000 with David Bednall and Allison Ringer
- 2012 Internalising environmental costs using lifecycle pricing Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Organisations (CSaRO) $19,700 with Michael Polonsky, Martin Grimmer (Univeristy of Tasmania) and Morgan Miles (Univeristy of Tasmania)
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Japanese Stock Futures Ahead of BOJ Decision, China Price Report
Japanese stock futures were little changed before a Bank of Japan decision and a consumer price report from China today amid speculation equities had risen too much after reaching a one-month high.
American depository receipts of Sony Corp, Japan's biggest exporter of consumer electronics, rose 0.7 percent from yesterday's close. Those of Advantest Corp. fell 0.8 percent after shares of the chip equipment maker yesterday climbed in Tokyo. Rio Tinto Group, the world's No. 3 mining company, may be active in Sydney after saying its plan to sell diamond assets is "well advanced."
Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures expiring in September closed at 8,880 in Chicago yesterday, little changed from 8,870 in Osaka. They were bid in pre-market trading at 8,880 in Osaka at 8:05 a.m. local time. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index futures rose 0.2 percent today. New Zealand's NZX 50 Index fell 0.2 percent in Wellington.
"Investors may sell to lock in profit after shares have risen on speculation the U.S. and Europe may add stimulus," said Masayuki Doshida, an analyst at Rakuten Economic Research Institute in Tokyo. "China may ease monetary policy if the consumer price index falls below market estimates. That would bolster markets."
The Bank of Japan will refrain from adding stimulus at the conclusion of a meeting today amid signs the nation's economy is picking up, according to all 13 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
China Inflation
In China, a report today may show consumer prices climbed at a slower pace for a fourth month to 1.7 percent in July from 2.2 percent a month earlier, according to economist estimates. It would be the lowest inflation since January 2010. A commentary yesterday in China's Financial News said moderating price gains leaves gives "bigger" room for stimulus.
Separate reports may show retail sales slipped and industrial production in the world's second-largest economy grew less 10 percent for a fourth month, a level not seen since the 2009 financial crisis.
Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid 0.1 percent today. The gauge added 0.1 percent yesterday after falling as much as 0.4 percent following comments by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher signaling opposition to more stimulus. Adequate measures are already in in place and global central banks may not have the capacity to undertake add stimulus, he said.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 6.9 percent from this year's high on Feb. 29 through yesterday amid concern Europe's sovereign-debt crisis will worsen and China's economy is slowing. The regional benchmark index traded at 12.3 times estimated earnings, compared with 13.6 for the S&P 500 Index and 11.6 for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


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|80-s does 40's with a
shirtwaist top and pleated skirt.
I have a ten month old girl who I absolutely adore which is why on most days, she is better dressed then I am. It is much more fun to shop for her and coordinate outfits with hair bows and all that fun stuff that goes along with having a baby girl then it is to dress myself. The only exception to my lack of dress is with my vintage costume collection. I have an entire room dedicated to housing me and my husband's vintage clothing. Truthfully most of it is not genuine vintage. I am a thrift store addict (aka charity shops.) I LOVE to save money as much as I LOVE to be creative with my costuming. Instead of the $150 vintage dress I find an 80-does-40s or 70s-does-20s look-a-like dress and alter it, accessorize it, or just plain ignore the modern parts of it until think it looks genuinely vintage. I will share with you a few of my secrets using my current favorite era the 1940's.
80s does 40's peplum top dress
The 1940's are a great era to re-create with thrift store clothing. Most thrift store clothes are circa 1980's and 1990's which is when there was a 1940's fashion revival. I can comb through the racks of dresses and find about ten or so that look 40's. The key style is the shirtwaist dress with collar and buttons half way or all the way down the front. Skirts can be A-line or long and pleated. It's a classic 40's dress style that hasn't gone out of fashion since. The other common style of dress is the peplum top dress and or two piece blouse and skirt. These are in style right now so you can shop at a new store instead of a thrift store if you prefer. The only thing to avoid with new dresses is the shorter lengths. Vintage 40's dresses came down to just below your knees. Anything shorter will instantly look too modern.
Once you find a dress it's time to add a pair of shoes. 1940s shoe style are wedges, Mary Jane's, and peep toes (in style now.) What makes these style look more 40's and less modern is the chunky heels and thick straps. 1940's shoes were sturdy and practical. I love them because I don't feel like I am going to lose my balance like I do walking on thin heels. 1940's colors were a bit on the drab side- black, grey, tan, blue. But if your dress is full of spring time color your shoes should match.
Flower clip hair accessories
and matching earrings circa 1944.
Next we need to accessorize. Head over to the cheap costume jewelry and pick out anything bright and tacky. I like large bead necklaces, pearls, or rhinestones for evening looks. Add a big flower pin on your dress adds instant 40's style. Colorful bead bracelets or wide plastic bangles are also very 40's. If you can find a handful of flower pins that all coordinate you can clip them together and pin them to your hair instead of wearing a vintage hat. Flower clips whether made of jewelry or silk flowers were very common in the 1940's.
Speaking of hairstyles you don't have to get all pin up crazy with double victory rolls and perfectly pin curled hair. That takes hours of practice and very patient kids while you are styling your hair. Instead just tie your hair back in a snood or scarf for a Rosie the Riveter look. It takes less than a minute and it lasts all day. If you want a bit more style just curl your hair all over- be messy about it -then brush out the curls, comb over a deep side part and pin it back on one side with a flower clip. Easy as pie.
For the final touch just keep your makeup look natural except for bright red lips. If you splurge on anything it should be the reddest red lipstick you can find and maybe a vintage hat. I find that when I wear a vintage hat it doesn't matter what else I have on I will look the era of my hat.


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Hi I'm new to opentk and currently trying to make a camera simulator
What I have now is a simple program that can control the camera angles and position using the standard game window.
What i'm trying to do is to load a second window dialog where I can control the camera angles and display as well without
having to make an interface.
As of now I see that I have two options to make an interface; one through making a graphic for the interface and load it onto
the game screen, and the other option being the one I explained above. I think the latter one would be easier for tweaking
around, but I need to find out how to load a second windows form dialog while running a game window.
I've tried on my own but it seems one won't load while the other is still running.
Anyway to make this possible?
It seems to be an issue of being a modal form, is there a work around way of making it modeless?


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My research interests are in probability and statistics and their applications in the life sciences. In particular, I have been working on branching processes and the modeling of cancer cell behavior in 3D test systems. Recently, I became interested in the modeling of protein folding dynamics.
Publications and work in progress:
· Some asymptotic results for near critical branching processes, (with A. Budhiraja). Communications on Stochastic Analysis, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2010, 91-113.
· Asymptotic Results for Near Critical Bienaymé-Galton-Watson and Catalyst-Reactant Branching Processes (with A. Budhiraja). Advances in Superprocesses and Nonlinear PDEs, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, Volume 38, 2013, pp. 41-59, Springer
· Near critical catalyst reactant branching processes with controlled immigration, (with A. Budhiraja). To appear. Annals of Applied Probability. http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.6879
· Evaluation of Buccal Alveolar Bone Dimension of Maxillary Anterior and Premolar Teeth. A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Investigation, (with C. Vera, I. De Kok, P. Limpiphipatanakorn, A. Yap). Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants, 2012 Nov-Dec;27(6):1514-9.
· Modeling Cancer Cell Behavior as a Function of Substrate Stiffness in 3D Test Systems, (with E. Bland, A. Budhiraja, M. R. Leadbetter, K. J. L. Burg). Under preparation.
Fall 2013:
Probability (math 217/econ 360)
Previous Courses:
Clark University:
· Statistics (Spring 2013)
· Multivariate Calculus (Spring 2013)
· Probability, 2 sections (Fall 2012)
· Stochastic Modeling (Spring 2012)
· Multivariate Calculus (Spring 2012)
· Linear Algebra (Fall 2011)
· Probability (Fall 2011)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
· Real Analysis Refresher Course for incoming PhD students (Summer 2010)
· Decision Models for Business (Summer 2010)
· Introduction to Statistics (Fall 2009)
Short Bio
· Assistant Professor (2011-), Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
· PhD (2011), "Asymptotic Behavior of Near Critical Branching Processes and Modeling of Cell Growth Data." Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Advisors: Amarjit Budhiraja, Ross Leadbetter.
· MS (2010), Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Advisors: Amarjit Budhiraja, Ross Leadbetter.
· Diploma in Mathematics (2006), "On the Statistical Analysis of Augmented GARCH Sequences." Department of Mathematics, University of Cologne, Germany
Thesis Advisor: Josef Steinebach


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To The Editor: Evidently there are people up here in the mountains who don't think we all should have health care. Too expensive, too much government, or as one bumper sticker put it, "I don't want to pay for your health care."
Good enough if you are sick it's your fault. Go somewhere where I can't see you and just die.
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Japan's Prime Minister Confident Recovery Will Continue
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed confidence that his country's economy was still in a virtuous cycle leading to economic growth, despite a temporary setback cause by a rise in the sales tax.
After a meeting of the Group of Seven leading economies in Brussels, Mr. Abe told reporters that growth in company profits would drive wages and employment higher, and spur on the economy.
"Increases in profitability will lead to wage increases, which will lead to increases in consumption. This is the virtuous cycle of the economy and this cycle has not been severed," he said.
Mr. Abe said he checked consumption numbers every week. Sales of cars and personal computers had dropped because of a last-minute surge in demand ahead of the increase in the tax from 5% to 8%, which took effect April 1.
Supermarkets and department stores suffered less, and were on the trend to recovery, he said. In restaurants and travel, the reduction in consumption was likely to be only temporary since summer vacation reservations were going well.
The ratio of job offers to job seekers had risen to 1.08, the highest in seven years and nine months. Trade union data showed a 2% increase in monthly salaries, the highest for 10 years. Meanwhile, employers' data showed summer bonuses would rise 8.8% compared with last year, the highest growth in 30 years.
"In the case of wages and employment, good results are coming," he said.
Mr. Abe said the rise in the sales tax was important to maintain Japan's credibility and necessary to finance "the world's best social security system" until the next generation. Its effects would be also offset by government measures valued at 5.5 trillion yen ($54 billion).
He cited an International Monetary Fund assessment that the economy would shrink in the April-to-June quarter but would recover later.
"From July to the latter half of this fiscal year, I'd like to see the growth track coming back promptly," Mr. Abe said. The fiscal year ends next March 31.


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There was a big push on Tuesday in Georgia for a tougher law that would increase jail time and fines for drivers who cause accidents while using a cell phone.
This latest attempt is part of a long running effort by several Georgia lawmakers to completely ban hand-held cell phones from cars.
The concept has been shot down several times, never making it out of Georgia's house motor vehicles committee during it's earlier introductions.
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Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) is the perfect get-away within driving distance if you live in Arizona or California. It's an affordable vacation spot with plenty of recreational activities, including golfing, fishing, beach volleyball, jet skiing, and parasailing. You can dine along the beach or visit one of the bars at night. Of course you can just choose to soak the sun and swim in the calm waters.
Rocky Point offers the relaxing vacation in between your dental appointments.
Choosing a random dentist in Mexico can be risky if you need major dental work, such as multiple dental crowns and veneers.
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Rocky Point, also called Puerto Penasco in Mexico, is located along the coast of the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California). It is approximately a 4-hour drive from Phoenix, Arizona.
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- Enjoy a relaxing beach vacation in a tourist friendly destination.
- Dine in restaurants along the shore while eating seafood and having some drinks.
- Rent a condo complete with resort amenities such as pools, spas, and a full golf course (Las Palomas Resort).
- Buy fresh and cheap fish from the fish market to cook or take back home.


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The late trans rights activist Sylvia Rivera, a veteran of the 1969 Stonewall riots. Image courtesy of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.
This week marks the anniversary of the Stonewall riots that inaugurated the modern gay rights movement in the United States, one that will be celebrated this weekend with Pride events in New York City and San Francisco. They feature transgender celebrities Laverne Cox and Janet Mock as grand marshals in the two respective cities, with other LGBT luminaries joining the festivities. The symbolic inclusion of
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