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Remember in The Dog where Kramer breaks up with his girlfriend and Jerry and Elaine diss her and talk about how happy they are to see her go (I can't believe someone hasn't killed her yet!), but then Kramer decides to get back together with her and Jerry and Elaine have to eat their words? Yeah, that's kind of where we're at right now.
– We got Tyson Chandler for nothing. Nothing!
– What was New Orleans thinking? Tyson Chandler for Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith? I'm surprised they wanted anything at all!
– I always thought Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith were really the reasons this team is 13-41.
Seriously Joe and Chris. We didn't mean all that. I know we were pumped about Tyson Chandler, but it wasn't because you guys were leaving. But I guess we probably shouldn't have said anything. Everybody knows the first break-up never takes.
But in the NBA, that's not the case. This deal was done and done. "Pending a physical" pretty much means, "Which side of the clubhouse do you want your locker to be on?" Tyson Chandler was coming back to OKC. He'd even Twittered about it. Twitter! I plugged his website for crying out loud. But then the whole thing blew up over a turf toe. How about that for a wooden spoon to the krispy nads?
But here's the thing: It's not like our entire future hinged on Tyson Chandler. He was just a piece to the puzzle. Everyone could already see that our future was incredibly bright with Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook and company. While obviously adding Chandler to the mix made things much better much quicker, it's not the end of the world. And in fact, we're lucky this thing didn't go through and all of sudden were sitting here with a lame big man making $11 million sitting on the end of the bench. We really don't need another Robert Swift. We've got talented but injury-riddled big man covered, thanks.
You've got to assume this is a pretty serious injury. I don't think Presti rescinds the deal over just a "lingering turf toe." Not that a turf toe isn't serious, because it definitely is, but it really needs a more serious-sounding name. (The official name is "Metatarsalphalangeal joint sprain." That's pretty good.) Chandler could have taken the whole rest of the season to rehab because OKC is out of the hunt and would have had the summer to heal. He just needed to be ready for next year. I don't think this turf toe was "lingering." I'm thinking it's like bad. I'm thinking maybe it's turned to gangrene or something. Maybe he doesn't have a left foot at all anymore. Because that better be the case – I'd hate to have lost a quality player over something that could've healed with a few months off.
But unfortunately for Tyson – a guy that I really like – I have a feeling he's got something that's going to hurt him for a while. Metatarsalphalageal joint sprains aren't to be taken lightly. And that would have been detrimental to OKC's future building plans.
(And don't buy the whole "karma" argument because if that were the case, the deal would have gone through and Chandler would have played six games this year, aggravated it, had offseason surgey and made $22 million off us and played in only six total games. THAT would have been karma.)
I think some people are pointing the finger at OKC and giving a Nelson-esque Ha-HA! but the folks whose faces should be red is the Hornets. Jeff Bower tried to shuffle a guy that was hurt to another team (intentional or not) and on top of it, he tried to justify the controversial deal to his fanbase by saying the Hornets simply needed more frontcourt depth and Chandler wasn't enough. Maybe if he would have said up front that the move was made for financial reasons then this would be a little less awkward for them. Yeah Tyson, that thing I said about needing more depth and wanting to run more… you were always our guy… I was just saying words… we really like you. I swear. Please don't hate me.
Side note: If we were looking for a rival, I think we may have found one. First, they don't listen to us when we told them to stay here or they'd regret it. But they go home anyway and now they're losing money like Charles Barkley at a blackjack table and might be moving soon. Oh, and some of their fans hate us because they think we "stole" their team. Whatever. Strike one. Then, they break our hearts on a huge night at the Ford Center on a Chris Paul buzzer beater. Strike two. And now, they try and pull a fast one by sending a hobbled big man to us to which the deal falls through. Strike three. Thanks for the memories NOLA. It's on now.
One interesting angle reader jk points out:
"Here's the major problem with the deal and its not about TC … The player that we were reportedly most intent about trading for was… John Salmons. He's been traded. I don't know where we go with our expiring (in 15 hours) assets–because had this happened 24 hours ago, it would have made sense to make the move with Sactown."
I was never a fan of Salmons, but that's interesting. Because Presti thought he had made his move and unloaded two coveted expiring contracts, you have to wonder how many deals he pulled off of as a result. Would John Salmons be in a Thunder uniform had the Chandler deal not have happened? Who else was Presti after that he turned off negotiations with? And the big question: Is he going to try and swing another deal with Wilcox and Smith or are we going to have the Kramer/Jerry situation in the locker room?
So you can really look at this thing two ways: This totally sucks OR wipe-the-forehead-we-dodged-a-bullet-here. Or I guess there's a third option which is, "Back in the Blake sweepstakes baby!" But I look at it more as we dodged a bullet. Like I said, this thing is getting better. Tyson Chandler isn't the only shot blocking, defensive minded center in the league that could fill the void for OKC. It just so happened we were able to give up very little to get him. No doubt it was a wonderful deal – but that's for a healthy Tyson Chandler. Not for one that may or may not have a left foot.
Keep your heads up Thunder fans. Take a step back from the ledge. Everything is fine. Sure a *healthy* Chandler would have been a grand slam, but that doesn't mean this whole building process is knocked off course. We're still getting better and we still have a tremendous core of young players that includes one of the top five or six players in the entire league. And who knows, Presti may have a Plan B that he's about to punch the button on. I have a feeling something is going to happen. For Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox and the overall awkwardness of this situation's sake, I sure hope it does.


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The standing-room-only crowd of 150 people that turned out Tuesday to see developers' plans for Cainhoy Plantation on Clements Ferry Road had questions about how those plans would impact nearby rural communities, traffic, the area's culture and history, and the natural environment.
They didn't get firm answers — the particulars aren't yet decided. All that is definite now is that the 9,000-acre Cainhoy Plantation tract will be based on a Daniel Island-like concept including residential, commercial and industrial uses.
But the concerns expressed about the development of Cainhoy Plantation can provide the developers with valuable insights and guide them in the long run.
As designers and planners add details, the voices of neighbors, environmentalists and historians should be instructive.
For example, the preliminary concept is to use the part of the property across the road from the Francis Marion National Forest for industry. Environmentalists like Jake Libaire, land use project manager for the Coastal Conservation League, contend that isn't the best use of that spot. Industrial activity could disturb the animal life in the adjacent forest. And conversely, controlled burning programs in the forest could pose problems for nearby development.
Besides, they say, having the vast, lush forest just across the road would be an attractive feature for residents. The forest should be invited into the site instead of blocked off from it.
Much of the traditional community is comprised of heirs property handed down from generation to generation. It has a rich history and culture. But they are in danger of becoming the victims of development.
That threat — and the other concerns voiced at the meeting — should worry city of Charleston planning commission and City Council, which are soon to consider a zoning application for the property. It ought be a serious concern to developers as well.
Cainhoy Plantation is not Everywhere USA. Many people who elect to live or work in the development will likely appreciate those differences and prefer that its assets be protected.
Mr. Libaire says that development closest to existing communities should be less dense out of respect for the neighbors. And it ought to include cottages that neighbors can afford to buy, he said.
Other suggestions: rely on narrow roads, use solar energy, provide for rain gardens, build structures with materials and practices that have the least impact on the environment, and use porous material instead of impervious concrete to reduce runoff.
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Media and marketing veteran Glenn Sabin is a 25-year cancer "thriver" who created a comprehensive, integrative oncology approach to achieve a complete pathological remission of his CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia)—considered an "incurable" disease—without conventional intervention. Glenn's case, now part of the medical literature, has been chronicled through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and his personal oncologist, Lee M. Nadler, MD, Dean of Clinical and Translational Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
After a 25-year career running a media and content marketing company, Glenn sold his firm in 2009 to explore new opportunities within the growing integrative health and medicine industry. Born out of his personal journey with cancer, Glenn launched FON Consulting. He devotes his energy to helping integrative health enterprises grow their companies and practices.
Glenn has a uniquely relevant perspective on the business, policy and scientific matters specific to integrative healthcare and lectures on these topics across the country.
Glenn Sabin—Longer Bio
Glenn Sabin was diagnosed with CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) at 28 years old and originally given a grim diagnosis of six months to live. After the removal of his 7lb spleen, full of malignant cells, Glenn's oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute—and now Dean of Clinical and Translational Medicine at Harvard Medical School—recommended a protocol of "watchful waiting".
The science was evolving rather quickly, with new therapies on the horizon, so it made sense for Glenn to take a step back and wait for his leukemia to make the first move, rather than move forward with an invasive bone marrow transplant, the experimental treatment du jour.
Not One to Watch and Wait
With the splenectomy behind him, Glenn set out to learn all he could about CLL and the biology of cancer. He invested significant time studying the medical literature and traveling the country to learn about the connection between malignant disease and things like nutrition, inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin-like growth factor, hydration, metabolism, stress hormones and more. Glenn's single-minded goal was to devise a patient-centered personalized therapeutic approach to strengthen his immune function and best position his body and mind for the challenge of his life.
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Getting Sicker
In 2003, Glenn became very ill—for the first time experiencing the full force and effect of his leukemia. A low grade fever and night sweats persisted for months. Glenn's hematocrit dipped to 22 as severe hemolytic anemia set in. It was recommended at that time by Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins and others that Glenn immediately start aggressive treatment, including multiple chemotherapeutic agents, a monoclonal-antibody and steroids.
Extending the Experiment
Although a proponent of the best of Western, conventional medicine, and quite aware of his rather dire situation, Glenn chose to postpone conventional therapy to see for himself what 12 years of following a strict integrative oncology regimen would mean, by attempting to engage his body's innate ability to heal. He knew where the line was drawn in terms of his blood chemistry—the point where he would need to integrate conventional interventions. He realized that although a remission was quite possible to achieve, that the nature of CLL is such that it typically relapses and becomes resistant to the same therapies used in the future. He was also aware of the potential lifelong side effects associated with many conventional therapies.
Glenn took a leave of absence as CEO of a media company, and focused on regaining his health. Although very weak from the hemolytic anemia, he continued an exercise program that was significantly reduced in both duration and rigor. He enlisted help from his nutritional pharmacologist and made changes to his nutraceutical regimen. He was able to reduce his stress load, reengage his mind-body connection and focus on the core aspects of his protocol.
Achieving Clinical Success
Complete blood counts were drawn every other day by his local hematologist. After a few weeks, his counts started to change slightly for the better. After a couple more weeks a positive trend was taking shape and the urgency for conventional treatment no longer existed. After 10+ weeks Glenn's blood chemistry completely normalized. His peripheral blood and flow cytometry showed no detectable malignancy.
Glenn was sent to Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston for a PET/CT scan and other diagnostics and a physical exam which found no evidence of disease. He was considered to be in clinical remission, with his oncologist attributing the remarkable turnaround to his comprehensive integrative oncology therapeutic protocol. (Active disease could only be detected pathologically via bone marrow biopsy.)
Relapse and Pathological Remission
Glenn maintained his clinical or partial remission status for six years, until 2009, when for the first time his white blood cells elevated, his absolute lymphocyte counts increased and he became anemic. Now working closely with his doctor, friend and research colleague, Keith I. Block, MD—from the renowned Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Skokie, IL—Glenn adopted a more rigorous scientific approach to his integrative regimen and, over time, achieved a complete pathological remission of his CLL in January 2012. This dramatic outcome is chronicled through Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. With no evidence of disease by morphology or phenotype, a pathologist today cannot tell that Glenn ever had CLL.
The Birth of FON
After achieving a remarkable clinical remission from CLL (without conventional intervention) in late 2003, Glenn consulted with his oncologist—a Harvard dean—and asked, "so, am I a freak of nature?", and his response was "no, you are a Force of Nature". And FON was born.
Through FON he devotes energy to helping integrative health enterprises grow their companies and practices.
Glenn has a uniquely relevant perspective on the business, policy and scientific matters specific to integrative healthcare and lectures on these topics across the country.
Glenn's Professional Background
For over 25 years, Glenn Sabin owned and operated an award-winning media company that publishes major international music magazines and websites, runs conferences and creates content marketing solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. Glenn has significant experience in all aspects of business and brand development.
Glenn and FON understand the human, clinical and business aspects of integrative medicine. Contact FON today to learn more.
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A group of Manchester United fans from Australia believe they can deploy crowd sourcing to finance the return of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.
The 'Bring Ronaldo Home' campaign went live last week. The business model, familiar to those who know Kickstarter, has fans encouraged to donate £10 toward the eventual purchase of Ronaldo's replica United shirt next season, should United sign him.
That £10 commitment becomes £55 if the deal goes through, buying you the shirt (£50 if it's a child size). In theory, that money is delivered to United, who will use the money, minus the shirt printing costs and anything else owing (image rights etc.), toward paying his transfer fee.
How much might Ronaldo cost United? Some reports have a figure around the £55 million mark (Bloomberg). Others cite the speculated €1 billion buy-out clause in his contract, which still has two years left to run (ESPN FC).
The truth is more complicated and has many people calling the movement out as either a scam or just a remarkably naive concept that fails to recognise the basic mechanics at work here.
Firstly, neither United nor Nike, their kit suppliers, are officially involved in any capacity. United have yet to comment on the idea and will undoubtedly be opposed to a third party leveraging their brand to attract investment of any kind—regardless of whether the intent is to buy the world's second-best player.
There are image rights and other factors to consider. This as per a Metro report commenting on monies earned from Ronaldo shirt sales at Madrid:
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Sport Witness have identified another cause for concern. Respected journalist Annie Eaves looked at the terms and conditions section at Bring Ronaldo Home, which lays out how an administration fee of between 50p and £3 will be charged on each donation.
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So, if you give £10 then you may get £7 back or you may get nothing at all if their costs, and that would be mainly personnel related, take up that money. Let's go half way on some figures and imagine they get 200,000 people to pay up (They claim to have 3700 in just a day of really pushing it), which totals a cool £2 million. If Ronaldo didn't return then they would get £1 million in admin fees at £5.
Having been contacted by the Bring Ronaldo Home group on Twitter, I was sent some press materials by Angus Mullane, their head of social media, by email on Sunday. He wrote of trying to harness an estimated 659 million United fans worldwide and answered the accusation that there might be dishonesty at play.
Hold your #Mourinho shaped horses - what's to say @ronaldohomeorg haven't been successful in raising €1billion for Ronaldo's buy-out clause?— FullTimeDEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) May 20, 2013
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To be clear, I have no reason to doubt the integrity of this initiative. I'd like very much to believe everything is well intentioned and these are just United fans who've let their ambition run away with them.
It may very well be that this type of thing, in the future, will actually come to fruition. But not on a deal this big, not with Manchester United and not with a player like Ronaldo. There are too many factors involved, and the business of football is far too convoluted for something of this nature to actually succeed in the current climate.
If Ronaldo comes home, it will be because United themselves, possibly with the help of Nike, have found a way to make it financially viable and managed to convince Madrid to sell him. I wouldn't bank on that, either, but I'd give it more chance than the an operation with no formal backing out in the world asking for your money.


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Food prices have remained high and volatile in the wake of the 2008 food crisis. As a result, millions of people around the world are at risk of hunger and malnutrition.
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The World Bank Group is helping countries increase food security through our support for farmers and agriculture, safety nets and nutrition, infrastructure development, and building resilience to climate change.
Agriculture investment is needed to feed a projected global population of 9 billion by 2050. We expect to increase our support for agriculture from about $7 billion a year in 2010-12, to between $8 billion and $10 billion a year during 2013-15. Our commitments to agriculture and related sectors reached $8 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. In addition, we stand ready to respond to exceptional economic crises or natural disasters through a special lending mechanism in IDA, our fund for the poorest countries.
In 2007 and 2008, large spikes in global food prices kept or pushed an estimated 105 million people into poverty in low-income countries. The Bank Group responded by channeling $1.6 billion through the Global Food Crisis Response Program to fund farming inputs, feeding programs and other safety nets, reaching some 66 million people in 49 countries.
The Bank administers the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a global partnership that supports country-led agriculture and food security plans and helps promote investments, especially for smallholder farmers. So far, eight countries and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have pledged about $1.3 billion over three years, with $960 million received. Since its launch, the program has awarded $912 million in grants to 25 countries.
The Bank is also working with the World Food Programme to help feed 22 million children in about 60 countries, as well as coordinating efforts with United Nations agencies through the High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis and with civil society organizations.
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The Summerville football team can make history tonight, but its history the Green Wave would like to avoid.
Summerville has never started a season with an 0-2 record in coach John McKissicks 61 years as coach. The Green Wave lost a 10-3 decision to Cane Bay in the season opener and faces a tough test against Berkeley in a 7:30 p.m. showdown at McKissick Field.
Its rare for the Green Wave to have a slow start. The 1957 team tied James Island in the opener and then lost the next two games. The next year, the Green Wave started with two ties and lost the third game of the season. In 1965, Summerville lost the season opener, tied St. Andrews the next week and lost to Georgetown to start 0-2-1. Other than that, Summerville starts have been fast.
Berkeley also lost its season opener, a 21-0 decision to Stratford. It marked the Stags eighth loss in their last 12 game heading into todays game, which is one of the longest and most intense rivalries in the state.
I think you have two teams that are struggling, Berkeley coach Jeff Cruce said. Both teams had their chances last week, but turnovers killed them. Both teams need a win. Its going to be interesting to see what happens.
Summerville outgained Cane Bay, 264 to 240 yards, but three fumbles and an interception decided the contest.
We had a first down and fumbled the dang football on the 1-foot line, McKissick said. And we fumbled it on the 3-yard line. We had too many turnovers and penalties. On offense, our left tackle, right guard, tight end and fullback are our only returning starters. Were just as young on defense. Were what you call a green Green Wave.
Berkeley was 4-7 last year, its first losing record in 19 years. The team was young with numerous sophomores in the starting lineup.
Last year, Parker Cleveland kicked two field goals and Dalton Saunders threw a 65-yard touchdown pass as Summerville broke open a scoreless battle for a 13-0 victory over Berkeley.
The Stags, who last week wore gold jerseys for the first time in a decade, were blanked by the Knights for the second straight year. Down 14-0 in the third quarter, Berkeley moved the ball to the Stratford 11, but a pair of sacks and a fumble pushed the Stags back to the 29-yard line where they turned the ball over on downs.
Mistakes killed us, Cruce said. No one stopped us. We stopped ourselves, especially inside the 20s Ive never had a situation like this in all my days as a coach. We worked hard to correct our mistakes. It should be a good game. It should be a fun game.
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This week's winner is:
Zach Welhouse!
Zach had a haiku in the Young Heroes in Love collection, so he'll be getting a signed copy of Nobody Gets the Girl as well as the Final Flight of the Blue Bee chapbook.
I had a basic flaw in the contest in that I made the chapbooks bonuses for the contest to encourage people to submit haiku, but didn't actually require the haiku to enter. I suppose I could have rigged the drawings, but I played it fair, leaving it up to luck. So, I still have two chapbooks left. I'll give these away next week, drawing from among the haiku writers who've submitted to date.
This week, it's time to throw themes and caution to the wind and post the largest superhero haiku anthology yet. Seriously, I've googled, and if anyone has yet assembled a bigger superhero haiku collection that the one I'm about to post, I've yet to find it. I wonder if I should contact the Guiness Book of World Records?
My all time favorite superteam is Legion of Superheroes. Thus, I'm excited to present this week's collection:
The Legion of Superpoems!
We start with a second poem by Zach:
I walk through time:
get rich, end war, do it right.
Where are my Time Boots?
Mingyun Jack was also in the first anthology, but that wasn't his only notable entry:
a superhero:
because who else can battle
psychic gorillas
Lex Luthor's stolen
forty cakes - ten times four cakes
and that's terrible
Fellow IGMS author Eric James Stone reaches back to one of the earliest superheroes for his haiku:
Superhero of the Greeks
Had Achilles' heel.
And I have just one thing to say about this poem from Bruce Press: Spooon!
A mighty big cheese
saving the day in blue tights
not Clark, it's the TICK!
Benjamin seems to be getting into the spirit of things:
All bad guys BEWARE!
I'm lurking in the shadows
And soon I will pounce!
Nuno Fonseca gives us this seasonally appropriate entry:
They say October
Is the superhero month
But leaves do still fall
Cheryl Morgan sums up the plot lines of about a zillion comics:
Evil genius meets
Mild mannered alter ego
On comic book page
Internationally acclaimed blogger Mr. Cavin offered several entries, including this dynamic duo:
Is Antidise-
ism Man abolished?
What the...?!? Dr. Kill--
He's naked! Oh wait--heat beams
Come from the left eye.
Krista Hoeppner Leahy offers this useful advise:
Superhero tip:
To conceal identity,
think of names as masks.
J.F. Lewis, author of Staked, writes about what we all know we'd do with x-ray vision:
X-ray vision rocks
fear my voyeuristic side
wear lead underpants.
SF author Rick Novy gives us this simple truth:
What Superman can
give like nobody else can
Atomic Wedgie.
Samir Malak has a wall-crawling entry:
spider bites peter parker
friendly neighbor, swings
And we'll give the last word to Corey Redekop:
I yearn to fight crime.
My power? Penis laser!
So misunderstood.
Because, really, after that, what else is there to say?
Monday, October 27, 2008
The Legion of Superpoems!
This week's winner is:
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Cherry Red Rocket Ship available as a bonus!
Gail Z. Martin, author of the popular Chronicles of the Necromancer series, has put together a digital bonus basket for people who preorder her books. She got a bunch of fellow authors to contribute chapters or stories from their worlds, and if you preorder her latest book, Dark Haven, you will get digital versions of all these bonus works.
It looks like everyone else chipped in works from their novels. I didn't. I instead am making my short story Cherry Red Rocket Ship available. This is a story I've never published anywhere before, though I have read it frequently at cons because it's short and funny. CRRS has absolutely no connection to my dragon books. There is a very short appearance by a blue dinosaur, but no dragons. I didn't want to put up a Dragonseed excerpt, because I don't have cover art yet, and I haven't finished the line edits, let alone the gallies. I could have contributed a chapter from Dragonforge, but, really, free chapters of that are already available at Solaris, plus the book also has a "search inside" feature at Amazon that lets you read any chapter inside, so it didn't feel like it was that much of a bonus, since it's something you can get for free already. However, right now, there really is no other way to get a copy of Cherry Red Rocket Ship other than to order this book. If you must read everything I've ever written (and, honestly, why shouldn't you?), then click on this link for more information about ordering Dark Haven.
Monday, October 20, 2008
The Never Ending Battle
Robo Bobo clicks and whirrs and ... draws the name Shara Saunsaucie! Congrats! This is my second winner not to have entered a haiku, however. I may have a special drawing to give away the two left over chapbooks that resulted.
In last weeks mini-antho, I left out a haiku I had intended to print! It came from Corey Redekop, author of the novel Shelf Monkey:
Hey, Superman, dude!
How is it your costume there
doesn't get sweaty?
I missed it because Corey had sent in another one focused on the motivation of a hero, and I had put his printed email into that pile, which I'm diving into this week. This week, we take a look at some of the reasons men and women go into fighting crime. And, in a few cases, why the bad guys keep up their end of the never ending battle. Thus, this week's haiku anthology:
The Never Ending Battle
First, we start with the classic noble and tragic reasons to wear a mask and fight for justice:
Gwen Stacy's snapped neck
Great responsibility
Drives Peter Parker
--Bruce Press
Protecting the World
Using their mighty Powers.
They suffer alone.
--Michell Plested
Saving many lives,
A hero can never rest,
If he wants world peace.
--KisS oF PaRaDiSe
And, of course, there may be a hero or two who are in it just for the applause:
Red cape and blue tights
Symbol of might on my chest
The glory of all
--Gina Teh
Villians have their own motivations as well:
Superheroes won't go away
My evil plot guarantees today
I will rule them all.
--Jalen Jade
If I use my ray
And make Superman evil
He still won't like me.
--Jeremy Cavin
We'll give the last word to Corey, who seems to have a special insight into our caped crusaders:
I'm wealthy and bored
with a fetish for latex.
Guess I'll go fight crime.
--Corey Redekop
One week to go! Keep sending in haiku! Next week, it's the Legion of Superpoems! More haiku than even Hulk could smash!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Seven Secrets of the Well-Dressed Hero
I've had a rough time starting Robo-Bobo this morning. He's sluggish in cold weather, I fear. But, I eventually jolted him to life with coffee and jumper cables, and he reached into the hat and drew the name:
Ruth Ann Francis!
Ruth Ann wins both the novel and the chapbook by entering this rather zen haiku:
I'm no good at Haikus so
I'll just enter now.
It's not superhero themed, true, but it's clever. It made me smile, as did many of the entries I recieved on a specific subtopic of the superhero life. For many of you, the definining element of the superhero proves to be: It's all about the costume.
I wracked my brain trying to think of some superteam that had something to do with tailors, but I drew a blank. The best I could come up with was the Loom Patrol, but that's such a dreadful pun I dare not reveal it to anyone. Forget you ever read it. So, without further ado:
Seven Secrets of the Well-Dressed Hero
Masks, gloves, and coifed hair
Skin-tight suits and blowing capes
super fashion soars
Wanted: Hero togs
Tights, Tiara, Gloves, Cape, Mask
of Darkness and Stars
--Krista Heoppner Leahy
Just what we needed:
Another front page story
In red underwear
--Jeremy Cavin
A hole in the rain
Fists bunched in black leather
One man duels the night
Signal in the sky
Cape, cowl, now it's time to fly
Up, up, and away!
The spandex and tights
are difficult to explain
at the laundromat.
--Allie Jones
Clad in tights and boots
I challenge the crimelords and...
Why all the laughter?
--Corey Redekop
And, while the title of this mini-antho would seem to limit me to the seven haiku already posted, I feel I can't close the book on costumes without this one last thought:
Cries for help? I'm... damn!
Where have all the phonebooths gone?
Agh! Curse you, cellphones!
--Marc Gascoigne
If your haiku hasn't been printed yet, don't despair! More are coming next week. And, everyone who has entered is still eligible for the next two drawings. Good luck!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Well, this is a first....
Kim Raginski sent me an email saying that Bitterwood and Dragonforge had inspired her to try to recreate my dragons in the game Spore.
She sent me links to the following images
This is definitely a first for me!
Another first I'm going to announce now is that I'll be doing a shared signing at the Barnes and Noble in Greensboro at 7pm on December 5th to promote the IGMS anthology. I'll be there with fellow author Scott Roberts and editor Edmund Schubert and some guy named Orson Scott Card. Mark this one on your calendars. It should be good.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Young Heroes in Love!
Robo-Bobo got up bright and early this morning to draw a name from one of the many, many entries to the Nobody Gets the Girl give-away. Our first winner is...
Lynette Mejia!
A book is heading your way, Lynette!
Next... haiku. Back in May June, when this blog did dragon-haiku, I had a respectable turnout of twenty some poems. This time, after author Mur Lafferty, of Playing for Keeps fame, announced this contest on her blog, I got twenty haiku in a single day! I'm dividing them up thematically and will be presenting them in little mini anthologies throughout the month.
We'll launch with a handful of poems about the love lives of our masked avengers I'm calling:
Young Superheroes in Love
Hand in frozen hand,
you never saw me smile when
the freeze ray caught us
--Zach Wellhouse
He flies off again
Leaving the girl alone, sigh,
Always flies away.
--Liz Tetley
dating a hero:
not all it's cracked up to be
watch out for fridges
--Mingyun Jack
ebon darkness falls
on the girl nobody got
void only remains
--Stephen James
big man with tight shorts
born with speed and strength
he must mask his love
--Thom Allen
Finally, a plug for a the Ghost in the Machine podcast of fellow author Gail Z. Martin, author of the Summoner and the Blood King. Gail interviewed me for her podcast last spring and the episode just went live. You can find out what I sound like by clicking here.


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Plans are being made for opening a used-car lot in Lakemont.
Logan Township supervisors recently approved land development plans, permitting owner Curt Haney to move forward. Haney received permission to consolidate lots at Park Avenue and Stillwood Street, creating a 110-by-130-foot parking lot for the proposed business.
Engineer Gary Wiser of Stiffler, McGraw & Associates, Hollidaysburg, on Haney's behalf, recently presented plans to the township Planning Commission.
An existing garage will be used as a sales office, and eight parking spaces will be set aside for customers and employees, Wiser said. A driveway entrance to the site will be accessible via Stillwood Street.
Storm water will be directed into a rock-lined ditch created with the widening of Park Avenue, Wiser said.
When the commission reviewed the project and agreed to forward it to supervisors, commission member John Klingeman cast a no vote.
"Park Avenue is developing into a beautiful spot," Klingeman said. "A used-car lot does not seem to fit in with long-term development."
Supervisors, who reviewed the project last week, offered no opposition.
Some used car lots are very nice, Supervisor Ed Frontino said.
Supervisors also noted that the site is zoned commercial. It was residential until 2000 when supervisors voted 2-1 in favor of rezoning, the year after the Blair County Ballpark opened on Park Avenue.
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- VineMarket.com relaunched in March to sell everything from gluten-free pretzels to egg-free double chocolate cookies. A new search function lets you check off which specific ingredients you don't want in your food. You can click one or several ingredients at a time, and the retailer will give you a list of products without them.
- AbesMarket.com, an online seller of organic and natural food and beauty products, has a large selection of gluten-free products ranging from pancake mixes to chocolate bars.
- Online review site AllergyEats.com lets users rate how allergy friendly restaurants are. They can also write in tips and comments about the restaurant, such as which dishes to eat. You find restaurants near you based on your food allergy or intolerance.
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- HealthyOut, which is designed to help diners find healthy takeout food, also has an option that helps you find restaurants that serve gluten-free dishes.
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Philadelphians were clearly tired of the Civil War in the days leading up to the invasion.
They read regular newspaper accounts of Union setbacks and horrific battlefield losses while wounded soldiers filled their hospitals and fresh military units clogged the streets.
To escape, some attended the stage adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Continental Theatre; others took in the play Peep O'Day at the New Chestnut Street Theatre or caught a concert by Birgfeld's popular German military band in Fairmount Park.
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1. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Thats worrysome. You got to be careful when your os is so open.
2. android_hitman (unregistered)
yeah! let's do it like apple! close everything and bow to steve
6. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Oh yeah, let's be like Android and open everything up making an unstable, buggy, half-baked OS that's hardly ever updated from the problems that continues to be prevalent.
46. Ionious (unregistered)
Sir, have you ever used an android device for a couple of hours?
I thought so.
64. donzere88 (Posts: 6; Member since: 17 Jul 2011)
Biophone has a good point, i mean an open os has its pros and cons and this is one of the horrible cons peeps..
96. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Yeah the was really my point donezer88. There are pros and con with a open os and you should be careful what you download because it won't necessarily work as advertised. Thats been said there a many pros such a its up to you and not google.
78. Phoneguy007 (Posts: 218; Member since: 02 Jun 2011)
cant have it all...... either open and some problems or closed and almost none! notice I said almost
5. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4830; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
It has nothing to do with being "so open" as you say, it's about popularity. A person who creates malware, wants his or her creation to hit as many people as possible. Since Android is the #1 mobile OS in the world, THEY will target Android. Even Apple's iOS lately has been getting attacked. No OS is more secure than the other. If someone has the will, malware will get sent regardless of which OS they target!
10. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
If yOu create an app with malware it wont get approved by apple
16. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4830; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Apple has many issues with iOS. Please don't even go there. You definitely know better than that! If you read PhoneArena.com then you are aware of Apple's iOS problems! I am not even going to entertain that! Thanks but no thanks!
97. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
I never said that apple doesn't have security flaws. I was talking about the market and the app store. I don't know why you are taking offense to this its not a criticism of android. Everything in life has pros and cons and so do does android and iOS. All i am saying is that when you are open you should be careful. Even in this article they state "Curiously, the report also suggests that even when picking your apps carefully you could still get infected by first downloading a benign app, which then upon update is changed to contain malware." So I hope you don't get a virus and no one does but be careful!
141. SuperAndroidEvo.loser (unregistered)
dude u gotta understand that being open source will def invite probs! its not the point which of OS is #1, but its the point of which OS is easier to break open & infect!
34. dandirk (unregistered)
I agree with biophone. Apple may have some issues but malware apps on their market is not one of them. At least not in any # that matters.
As everyone knows Apps are the #1 way to get malware right now. I am sure there are some drive-bys on the web but we haven't heard about those nearly as much (if at all)
Their approval process weeds out the malware... it would be interesting to see how many Apple rejects due to suspect code/behavior.
This is the nature of the beast though... Android has an open market with more selection of "competing OS apps". Apple has a tighter market that limits app selection AND malware.
imho Google should approve apps, just not to the degree Apple does. They could just reject based on malicious code.
42. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
no, they just had a massive security flaw that let hackers remote into your iPhone and steal all your data in like 10 seconds. The iphone is also the easiest phone to hack at national hacking competitions. Android hasnt been cracked yet.
Android malware is NOT a problem.. its flame bait.
Its really easy to not have to worry about malware. Read the comments from other users and dont download weird programs. Boom.. problem solved.
48. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
"Android malware is NOT a problem.. its flame bait."
This is why I say you're a troll. It's obvious there's a problem, but you won't admit any flaws on android.
67. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
And you won't admit any issues whatsoever with iOS, so there we go.
70. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4830; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
I on this very website read about the issues iOS has. I can admit that Android has some security issues, but why can't the iSheep own up to the FACT that iOS does have problems or issues if you will?
79. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
400 known malware programs among 700,000 total applications is not a big issue.
its 0.00057%
That is NOT an issue
Also, when google becomes aware of malware apps, they do delete them from the market. Its not like it just sits there forever and noone does anything about it.
Again, its easy to not get affected by malware. Dont download unknown comments in a foriegn language with no user comments. Other users will let u know if its a bad program. Also, dont download NONmarket apps.
There was no mention if these apps were all in the market or if they were gotten from alternate websites. My guess would be many of them are found on alternate app locations like those sites that give you "free" versions of paid apps.
This is just flame bait for iDiots who dont know basic math and get all excited over anything that looks bad for their precious iCompetitor.
Thanks for proving my point, taco.
113. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
So 500,000 people affected is a non issue? That's half a million users.
Where have I flaimed android in here? Please show me.
Below is a link of remix trolling back in 2009. That's when the storm and VZW were the peak of perfection. Check it out lol.
120. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you call that trolling? REALLY?? Giving a truthful real life store experience and some truth about VZW is trolling? lol..
or is it just that my opinion doesnt match yours? Yea, I think thats more like it.
The only troll in this conversation is you. Im pretty sure most of the board members would agree with that.
122. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Funny how when you worked for VZW then Verizon was the best and now you work for T Mobile and they're the best. Comparing the first Storm to an iPhone shows you're biased and a troll. That phone was clearly a piece of junk and not in the same league.
127. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i owned the storm, and i had one of the few that worked well. It was a great phone. I enjoyed it immensly. My opinion hasnt changed. I'd still take that storm over an iphone 2g/3g any day of the week. I like MMS, Cut n paste, multi tasking, and the dozens of other things I use on a daily basis that the Storm could do that the iphone 2g/3g couldnt. The fact that there ended up being severe manufacturing flaws (which werent known during that link that you posted, dumbass) has nothing to do with my opinion of MY phone.
And I still say VZW is the best coverage in america, the best run network, and one of the fastest. Where has that changed? Find me a comment I made where I said something negative about VZW. Go for it.
But if you dont want to pay an arm and a leg for service, have data speeds that are on par with VZW or even slightly faster, and live in a decently populated area, Tmobile is awesome as well.
The new plans start at 59.99 for unlimited everything on any phone. On what planet is that a bad deal? Tmobile doesnt have VZW's coverage but they are better than ATT and less than half the price of either of them.
you are such a stupid troll its not funny. The more you try to point to everyone else as the "troll" that your so obsessed with, the more obvious it is to everyone that you are the biggest troll on the boards.
80. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
and arent you the Troll that always wines that android people are all over iOS articles and how you never comment on android articles?? it looks like you brought all the iTards with you to this ANDROID article.
99. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
First up i didn't bring up apple i said you should be careful with what you download. Super androidevo and android hit man brought up apple.
107. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i realize this is taco jr, but i was talking to your primary ego, Taco. :)
108. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Dude i came here to talk about android and others brought up apple. It wasn't taco's fault it became a discussion about both.
109. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Its ok to go to whatever article you like but it gets annoying when you talk about android or are just there to bash apple without supporting facts. Otherwise I'm fine with anyone posting wherever. I came here to talk about android not apple and i didn't come here to bash them. Others brought up apple for reasons i am un sure of. I realize you where talking to taco but you also said brought all the itards with you. I take offense to that i like apple and was posting here but am not a itard and i would like an apology.
121. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
unlike some... ahem taco... i provide VALID links to support my claims. As much as you have been jumping on board with Taco and his crazy trolling, I dont think u can really make the case that you need an appology. If you think your one of the itards in mention then maybe you are. But its YOU that is assuming that. I didnt mention you specifically so I have no reason to appologize. Period
123. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
You NEVER provide links to anything you're saying
128. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
lol.. really.. i still remember a weekend where i was bored at work and kept providing links to counter every thing you said and just made you look like a bigger dumbass than normal all weekend.
you cant even be honest for one minute can you? Sad, really.
130. biophone (Posts: 1955; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
You didn't mention anyone specifically you mentioned everyone. You called me out and said i was taco JR when you complained about taco on a android article. I then explained we weren't the ones who brought up apple we were talking about android and it wasn't being bashed none the less. I made an innocent comment saying people with an open os should be careful which is on topic with the post. Then people started to bash apple and that is why you got the likes of the miz and taco here. Now i am taco jr because i explained taco and everyone was here because others brought up apple and therefore it was relevant for them to be here. Now lets use logic here if i am taco jr (according to you) and taco brought his itards then most likely you are calling me that and i am offended. I wasn't even talking about apple just said people should be careful.Now there is my case.
137. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you are taco jr. :) The rest you are assuming.
you keep arguing the same tired (and wrong) points with me over n over again.. and the best part is, you keep doing that in defense of taco, when I wasn't even having a conversation with you. What is your point again?
82. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
Ehh, if im not wrong android phones are super easy to hack, just root it ?
89. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
malicious hacking and a person rooting their phone are not the same thing. Hacking competitions are where people try to maliciously and remotely get into someone elses phone without them knowing. The iphone is always the first one to be able to be hacked. Android hasnt been hacked at a competition yet. On the other hand, if i remember correctly, the iphone set a record for the fastest to be hacked.. something like 12 seconds from start to finish for a guy to remotely bust in an iphone and steal information.
Hows that for security? :)
142. V-Rep (unregistered)
the big problem isn't with apps in the app store its with people who install apps from .apk files from non-market sources. you can do the same thing from a jailbroken iphone. if you want to pirate media you risk malware thats pretty much always been the case
3. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4830; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Yes because of Android's rapid rise. 500,000 daily activations is an astronomical number. Anyone who wants to make malware will attack the OS with the most subscribers. This is sad because we get affected by this while those evil people get their satisfaction on hurting or ruining people's lives with the stolen personal information or whatever it is. The Playstation network was hacked multiple times, Android & iOS have issues with their OS's. This is just the nature of the beast. The more exposure an OS has with the general public the more people are going to create malware. All I do is use the same practices I use when I am on my PC. That way I will be safe & I will be able to protect my personal information on my mobile phone.
4. Laurynas (unregistered)
That's because Android is popular OS.
7. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Popular doesn't mean good.
12. Laurynas (unregistered)
I don't say that it is good, I don't say that it is bad, I say that it is popular. So, don't make unreasonable interpretations.
15. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Did I say you did? I just pointed it out.
18. Laurynas (unregistered)
But it still was an interpretation and since I wasn't talking about how good or bad it is, interpretation according to my comment was unreasonable.
8. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
*sighs* Google fails yet again at putting an end to all of these security breaches.
9. pete7625 (banned) (Posts: 86; Member since: 01 Jul 2010)
That's a suprise. . . Of course all of you android fans will see nothing wrong with this. . .
11. unregistered (unregistered)
It's sad....the people who write the code for the malware are obviously smart! If only they would put that talent to good use, they could probably make good money!
13. Laurynas (unregistered)
Remember that big money also could be made from bad things too. :)
14. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
They are putting it to good use, by showing how crippled Android is. Plus they're giving iOS free reign by sending customers to an OS that's stable and secure.
22. the icrap destroyer (unregistered)
dude do you even listen to yourself half the time, its true what they say ignorance is bliss its not a matter of android vs apple its a matter of malware spreading across from pc to mobile. IOS stable?.....please the only thing stable about that OS is...oh i forgot. Jesus man you are so far down the road that your slowly starting to look like a sheep. yes i know everyone is entitled to theyre opinions so am i, so please before you write think......itroll.
40. zuno gyakusatsu (Posts: 257; Member since: 16 Mar 2010)
if you think iOS isnt a stable os, then you are beyond stupid. even android fanatics can agree that iOS is very stable regardless if they like it or not.
66. the icrap destroyer (unregistered)
please enlighten me with your knowledge, how is the IOS stable?....my response is iphone 3g and 3gs look them up. now since i guess im stupid because i own an android, please tell me how is IOS so much better, not that im saying android is the best, but please show me the way oh great one how is the iphone as a device "the one"..........(by the way just in case your small brain cant comprehend what i just wrote im being sarcastic, itroll)
87. Phoneguy007 (Posts: 218; Member since: 02 Jun 2011)
Iphone 3g......really!!!!
47. Ionious (unregistered)
Listen wise guy I've downloaded numerous apps outside the market and received ZERO malware. Why? Because I use a god damn security protection system i.e. an anti virus software.
Check it out, douche bag.
132. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
Nope, the customers will buy samsung bada phones instead. They are super secure.
65. donzere88 (Posts: 6; Member since: 17 Jul 2011)
i'm betting that they already tried coding the legit way and it didn't workout haha
17. dionddc (Posts: 129; Member since: 19 Jul 2011)
Who'd want to target iOS when Android has 48% market share.
32. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
lol iOS has a bigger market share when you count all of it so that's a nonsense argument.
35. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4830; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
What do you mean all of it? Android IS the #1 mobile OS in the world! 500,000 daily activations is HUGE! How is dionddc wrong? Please enlighten me! :-) taco50 I didn't attack you, I just want to know what you meant by "all of it".
41. zuno gyakusatsu (Posts: 257; Member since: 16 Mar 2010)
jesus christ, get a new arguement. 500,000 daily activations. is that all you can pull out of your ass? 40% of those bricks get returned. oh wait, you will pull the usual arguement, "its only low-end devices". bulls**t. you know as well as i do that is just a lame excuse.
43. beatlesfan (Posts: 150; Member since: 03 Mar 2011)
The only way ill buy that 40% b.s. is if there is some more concrete statistics. I don't recall the direct wording but the 40% return rate article your referring to said something to the effect of 'as high as 40% of some android models are returned.' That is such a bogus statistic I don't even know where to start. I can do any a poll or survey and distort results in my favor that isn't necessarily an accurate representation of my data by being vague and using a small sample size without randomization.
50. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4830; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
zuno gyakusatsu, 500,000 daily activations is it fact or fiction? So what is wrong with that? "40% of those bricks get returned" Ohh really, ok where is your proof? "bulls**t. you know as well as i do that is just a lame excuse." WTF are you talking about? Guy you sound like a total buffoon. Jesus Christ has nothing to do with this, but I will ask him to give you a clue, because you are sorely missing it. From all your STUPID rambling the only bullsh*t here happens to be you. lol Next time PLEASE try harder. My 2 year old helped my with this one. That is how WEAK your comment is! lol
53. derp (unregistered)
its fiction. at least half of those are warranty replacements.
maybe you shouldnt get so worked up when people debate with you Super. you sound about as immature as your 2 year old.


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Preservation architect Kim Williams knows things about old courthouse clock-towers, bell-towers and "goddesses of justice." He also is keenly aware of the price tag attached to reconstructing these largely symbolic and decorative architectural details.
But money is no object when people really want something, he said.
"We're rebuilding two clock towers this year, three times the size of this one (in Randall County) ... in large part because the citizens are demanding that they (clock towers) go back," Williams said. "They're so angry that they were torn off to begin with."
Whether to restore Randall County's soaring, four-sided clock tower - or any part of the 1909 courthouse - remains a question for the future, Williams said. County officials pulled down the tower in 1945, apparently because it caused some roof leaks.
Former County Commissioner Paul Roberts summarized the issue in February 1984 when commissioners tried to send the whole 1909 courthouse the way of its long-gone clock tower: "Does this building have historical significance or does it just have nostalgic significance?"
An Amarillo Globe-News editorial picked up the refrain in March 1984: "Nostalgia is a luxury taxpayers shouldn't be expected to finance."
Williams, who owns The Williams Co. in Austin, first studied the old courthouse in 1984 while the Texas Historical Commission and county commissioners wrangled over whether to tear down the building. He returned in 1987 when commissioners asked him to update his earlier study.
Williams was back in Canyon on Feb. 9 when Randall County commissioners approved hiring him to do a comprehensive study of county buildings as part of a facilities master plan.
Williams said his 1984 experience here shaped the direction of his firm, which since has been involved in 37 historic courthouse projects, including those in Donley, Bailey and Armstrong counties. He also helped plan Potter County's ongoing restoration of the Santa Fe Building.
"In terms of understanding controversy, courthouse law, all the dynamics of commissioner courts and citizen groups, yeah, we were learning also by the seat of our pants (in 1984)," Williams said. "I realized that if we were going to have a serious impact ... we had to be extremely factual and extremely objective."
Williams said he plans to follow that ideal, despite his acknowledged professional bias and his board position with Preservation Texas, an advocacy group now lobbying the Texas Legislature to approve courthouse restoration grants.
A major question he's addressed is whether the 1909 courthouse is structurally sound. In the 1960s, new aluminum windows contributed to exterior cracks, which in turn created a flurry of structural-engineering studies, he said.
"I'm here to tell you, commissioners will believe in an engineer any time over a dumb architect," Williams said. "OK, let's take 'em to task. Mr. Engineer, come up here and you can show me what's wrong with this crack. Show me what's causing it.
"That building's going nowhere. That wall is two feet thick. The crack doesn't go to the inside of the building."
He said these "veneer" cracks can be corrected and won't recur, a claim somewhat substantiated after new wooden windows were installed in the late 1980s.
Some people question whether the now-shabby courthouse has enough architectural or historic value to merit the price of saving.
"This building is important to the architectural heritage and integrity of this area," Williams said. "It reflects the period in which things were growing. It reflects the architectural style of the period."
He said the building's recent history also has value.
"This controversy (over whether to save it) is now in the building, isn't it? It's in every brick. It soaked it up," he said. "The story that can be told here is an important story."
Williams now will put together a "historic structures report" according to guidelines defined by the National Parks Service and Texas Historical Commission.
He will study cost and feasibility of all options open to the county, including restoration, renovation and preservation. Demolition is not a possibility until at least 2007 because of a previous agreement between the state and the county.
While creating its facilities master plan, Randall County may decide it does not need the floor space in the old courthouse, Williams said. The building then might be leased or sold to non-profit organizations, which are eligible for restoration grants not available to the county.
Local residents will help decide what happens to the 1909 courthouse, he said, and planners will gain community support only by presenting the issues clearly and completely.
Williams said he will have one or more public meetings in Randall County, possibly as early as April, "when we have more facts, but not conclusions."
He said he and the residents will run the show, rather than turning over the meetings to county commissioners or Texas Historical Commission representatives.
"If there are naysayers - if there still are naysayers - I will send them a personal invitation," Williams said. "I want them on the front row."
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kx250f throttle cable adjusters.
Started by kawasakimx8 , Jul 21, 2010 02:31 PM
9 replies to this topic
Posted July 21, 2010 - 02:31 PM
guys, i know how to adjust the throttle cables at the TOP of the cables by the throttle tube but mine are almost outa adjustment, how do i adjust the cables at the bottom right where they connect onto the pulley on the carb? i just dont get how the lock nuts and adjusters work......
Posted July 21, 2010 - 08:00 PM
If you're completely out of adjustment up top, might I suggest new cables before your current ones break mid ride?
Posted July 21, 2010 - 08:17 PM
sounds like your cables are shot! once the cable stretches it has stretched. You are jus going to have to deal with the slack in the tube till you get some new cables.
Posted July 22, 2010 - 04:56 AM
well im not completly maxed out yet but i like to have full range of adjustment up top so i can adjust during a ride. i found u that u really cant adjust them down below. im getting new cables today at the shop since i work at a shop. thanks anyways guys.
Posted July 22, 2010 - 03:02 PM
yea i usually do, i lube em about every 10 hours with bel ray 6 in 1.
Posted July 22, 2010 - 04:54 PM
AH, ok. personally I would try some different ones like motion pros.
Posted July 22, 2010 - 05:34 PM
well i thaught bout it, but the shop only had the OEM ones and im racing this week end and iv had really good luck with OEM cables, its just one of those things i guess lol.
Posted July 22, 2010 - 05:52 PM
yeah ur at the mercy of the dealer at that point, let the saudomy begin.
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HBO (Sat., July 8, 10 P.M. ET)
This is the kind of guy who will do anything for a laugh, even crack tasteless jokes about Karen Carpenter and Rock Hudson. Obviously, the burly stand-up comic (who got favorable attention in the movie The 'Burbs) holds nothing sacred except his need to transgress. Too bad his material, filled with strong language and sexual references, is rarely witty enough to overcome its vulgarity. This special, filmed at the Improv in Los Angeles, has a definite uneasiness to it, especially when Ducommun takes on women. Trying to make something funny out of women's rights, he crosses the line between satire and ugly hostility. A talented comic, he needn't stoop so low to conquer.
Picks and Pans Review: Rick Ducommun: Piece of Mind
updated 07/10/1989 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 07/10/1989 AT 01:00 AM EDT