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Mark Sable On Two-Face Year One
The person you are on the outside and the person you are on the inside. In some cases it's the same, but admit it. There are some things you don't let out.
Assistant DA Harvey Dent had that problem, and you might know how that went. But Harvey's decent into the criminal mastermind known as Two-Face is an origin worth studying deeper, and not just because of the upcoming movie. In the two-issue miniseries Two-Face; Year One, DC comics examines the fated path of the Assistant DA through fire with friends such as Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne try to save their friend while battling a deadly new nemesis.
Two-Face: Year One writer Mark Sable is coming into his own with the recently debuted DC Special: Cyborg miniseries and a string of independent work including Hazed, Fearless and Grounded. Teaming with artists Jesus Saiz and Jeremy Haun, Sable is set to unfold Two-Face's origin with new wrinkles beginning July 16th.
For more, we talked with Sable.
Newsarama: Everyone knows who Two-Face is, but it's hard for the man he was before that to get out of his shadow. So Mark, the question is this: just who is, or was, Harvey Dent?
Mark Sable: He Gotham's first crusader for justice in the modern age, pre-dating not only Batman but Jim Gordon as well. He's the first to challenge a system that's rotten to the core, and he doesn't have a gun or a Batarang to back him up.
He's also someone that's deeply troubled even before he gets acid thrown in his face. I don't delve to deeply into the source of Harvey's split personality, but I do show that he and his psychiatrist are aware of what ails him before he becomes Two-Face.
Part of the original twist I'm adding to the Two-Face mythos is that this psychiatrist decides not to integrate Harvey's fracturing personalities, but rather to get him to channel his dark side into doing something good. I liken it to the Showtime series Dexter, where the cop father of a serial killer tries to get his son to only kill "bad" people to relieve his urges.
In both cases, sick people are aided by noble - if misguided - father figures that wind up creating monsters.
NRAMA: How does this work with the already established origin of Two-Face?
MS: The first issue (of two) concerns Harvey's transformation into Two-Face.
The actual origin...I try to be extremely faithful to what's come before, particularly Year One and The Long Halloween/Dark Victory stories. Certain things are set in stone, like Maroni throwing the acid in his face. At the same time, there would be no point in me telling this story if I was just regurgitating what's come before. So expect to see things from a different perspective, and to see characters and events both new and old tie in to Two-Face's origin in ways we haven't seen before.
By the second issue, Harvey has already become Two-Face. Because he's still on the ballot, he decides to run for re-election against the acting District Attorney, a former mob lawyer who had a hand in Harvey's demise. Two-Face's election platform is that, in a city as corrupt as Gotham, you are more likely to get justice from a flip of the coin than from a judge and jury that are most likely bought and paid for.
NRAMA: Harvey's origin isn't a one man tale - who are the other big players in this series?
Well, you can't tell a Two-Face tale without Batman and Jim Gordon. Bruce Wayne - 1e establish a previously unseen relationship between Harvey and Bruce that's separate from his dealings with Batman. The Falcone and Maroni crime families. Just about every freak I could fit in, from the big guns to some really obscure villains as well. And I don't want to spoil all the cameos by Batman's supporting characters, but longtime fans should find plenty of Easter Eggs.
There's also original characters, chief among them Mort Weinstein, the aforementioned acting D.A. He starts out as a law school rival and becomes a mob lawyer when Harvey edges him out for an assistant D.A's position.But, like many a real life mob lawyer, he crosses the line from advocate to consigliere, and by the time he's ascended to D.A. he becomes Gotham's ultimate power broker. He's the arch-villain of this story, more ruthless in many ways than any Freak.
NRAMA: Rumors is said to have some ties to the classic Gotham Central book from a few years back. Are we crazy, or is there some truth to that?
MS: Yes. Jim and Harvey assemble the few honest cops they can find in Gotham to take down Salvatore Maroni, who then find themselves tasked with taking down Two-Face and Batman. This group of "untouchables" will one day become the core of Gotham Central (a superb book whose tone I very much tried to capture). I'll leave it to the readers to see who exactly they are.
NRAMA: Getting back to the lead in this… No one views themselves as the villain. How does Harvey see himself before and after his turn to Two-Face?
MS: Before Harvey's turn, he sees himself as the one man in Gotham who is willing to stand for justice, until he becomes part of an alliance with Gordon and Batman. He's also someone who recognizes he has a problem and is trying to treat it.
But as the odds get stacked against him, and he takes more and more...questionable measures to fight crime, he becomes alienated from Gordon, Batman, and his shrink, leaving him more vulnerable to his sickness - and less able to see that it IS a sickness.
Once he makes the turn to Two-Face, I think he finds it oddly liberating. He sees himself more as a vigilante than a villain. In fact, he thinks he is even more true to himself than Batman, because he's willing to cross the lines that Batman won't.
NRAMA: If it's true what they say that a great hero needs great villains, then the inverse must be true as well. Can you tell us about the rivalry between Batman and Two-Face in this early days?
MS: To me, Two-Face is an even better matched villain for Batman than the Joker. He's the external embodiment of Batman's internal struggle with his dual identity. Like Batman, Two-Face was also born from tragedy, and I think he scares Batman because he's serves as a reminder of what Batman could become if he lost just a bit more sanity.
Of course, the friendship between the two makes Harvey's transformation heartbreaking for Batman. No matter what he says, Batman can never look at Two-Face without blaming himself for what happened. And by extensions, that brings Batman back to that age old question about whether or not he inspired the freaks that plague Gotham to this day.
NRAMA: The other side to this coin so to speak is two artists - Jesus Saiz and Jeremy Haun. What's it been like working with them, and what do you think of the pages you've seen so far?
MS: I've only seen Jesus' pages so far and they are phenomenal. He brings a sense of realism to what is at its heart a hard boiled crime story without sacrificing the dynamic storytelling that makes superhero action work.
I haven't seen Jeremy's pages yet, but I'm a huge fan of his. Battle Hymn, the Image book he did with B. Clay Moore is one of my favorite things to come out in years. It's a 40's period piece, and I wrote the flashbacks in Two-Face: Year One with a nod to noir that should fit his style perfectly.
I should also mention two other members of the art team - inker Jimmy Palmiotti and cover artist Mark Chiarello. Both legends who I feel lucky to have I still on one of my books.
With everyone involved, what I think is great is that no one is aping any of the previous Year One era books stylistically, they are all putting their own stamp on it.
NRAMA: The "Year One" concept is an interesting established way for DC to profile the origins of characters in their universe. Founded by Frank Miller and David Mazuchelli in Batman: Year One, what's it like following in those kinds of footsteps?
Daunting. That's one of those books, along with The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen and Sandman that completely changed the way I look at comics.
I should also give props to Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's aforementioned Long Halloween and Dark Victory, which I think are worthy successors to the Year: One mantle, and in many ways just as terrifying to follow up.
At the same time...I love the early period as established by the above creators. It's always been a grittier, more visceral Gotham for me than any other time frame - past, present future or Elseworlds. Everyone is still unsure of themselves and more prone to make mistakes. To me, this makes them more human, and that much more fun to write.
NRAMA: Dan Didio has said that Two-Face is his favorite Batman villain. Any apprehension of messing up the boss' favorite?
MS: It's funny, Dan told me that at WonderCon right after my car was totaled in an accident (by a Prius, which Dan likes to ridicule me about), and I felt like I'd been hit again. Then at NYCC Geoff Johns told me about his fondness for Cyborg (whose mini-series I'm writing and is on stands now). And at Emerald City I got to meet Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, who were responsible for creating and/or defining the Gotham Central characters I use. So yeah, just a bit of pressure, there.
NRAMA: Before we go, let's look at the big picture. This book comes out two short days before the highly anticipated Dark Knight movie which features the begins of Two-Face. Have you had a chance to see the movie, and how do you feel your comic and this play together?
MS: I've been a huge Aaron Eckhart fan since In The Company of Men, which heavily influenced my creator-owned graphic novel, Hazed. And Batman Begins is my all time favorite super-hero film. It's probably at least an unconscious influence on anything Batman related I write.
But I haven't seen the movie or read the script, which I think is a good thing. This is set firmly in the DCU. The movie and the book only tie together in that they offer different takes on some of the best characters in comics history.
What I'm really hoping is that I wrote a book that's not only appealing to discerning, long-time Batman afficianados, but accessible to however many first time comic readers are inspired by the film to pick up the book.
Two-Face: Year One #1 (of 2) hits shelves on July 16, 2008.


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I have begun scanning networks for computers. After doing a scan for one of my networks I have noticed that each discovered computer is listed as a seperate scan under settings-->Network Scan.
That is going to get messy. I don't get why Spiceworks added each computer as a seperate scan. Is there a way to only have my networks listed under scans?
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Computers are not adding scan entries by themselves.
The process is: Scan entry is set-->computer is found, not the other way around.
Make sure no other admin added the scan entry.
Sure you can scan networks at once.
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So far I am the only one messing around with this. So somehow each individual got a seperate scan defined.
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1. Real Life like Speeedometer
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5. Real time speed and altitude Graph
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7. Head on Display to show speed on car-windshield.
8. Supports US and METRIC system.
9. Trip details are stored in history including entire track.
10. Export history summary as csv file.
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Also shows your current Location and Track on the Map. When you hit the stop button the whole covered track is stored in history and can be viewed any time.
Touch anywhere on Track to know your time and speed at that spot.
Take phone calls, surf net while this app keep doing its job in background. (refer to disclaimer about battery life)
Background mode Will work on 3GS and 4G phones only.
WARNING: Do not operate this app while Driving as it may create dis-attraction from driving.
- Easy to use speedometer that shows speed using analog meter and shows speed in text.
- Shows speed and distance.
- Supports both US and METRIC systems
- Talk on phone, surf web or do other stuff, while this app runs on back ground.
- Put the app in background and put it in pocket and it will keep working for you.
- Pause the meter when ever you want to pause the calculations.
- Setting option to keep the screen always on.
- Shows speed and altitude graph
- Graph updates every 12 seconds.
- Graph auto adjusts to speed and altitude
- Supports both US and Metric systems
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- Pinch zoom in or out.
- Shows Map, Satellite and Hybrid Maps
- Shows your present path covered
- Touch any where on your path to know the time and speed at that point
- Every time you hit Stop button History is stored.
- The history shows time, distance and average speed and the Track covered.
- History shows Full Map of path you covered.
- Pinch zoom in/out even on History maps.
- See your present location on History maps.
- Select Satellite or regular maps even in history.
- Can store 100 entries
- Delete an entry by swipe of finger.
- Once you are above 100 entries older entries are automatically removed.
- US or METRIC System,
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- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
- Uses GPS so this app will work in background only on 3GS and 4G devices that allow background processes.
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About the Company
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) is a consumer product manufacturer, with a lineup of famous brands such as Arm & Hammer. The firm's eight core brands--Arm & Hammer, Xtra, Trojan, OxiClean, First Response, Spinbrush, Nair, and Orajel--account for more than 80% of its annual sales and profits. Church & Dwight generates about 80% of its revenue from the United States.
Investment Thesis
Church and Dwight (CHD) is a relatively small player in the consumer product industry, about 30 times smaller than Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG).
However, what it lacks in size, it makes up for in growth. Its 10-year average growth rate has amounted to 12.5% (vs. 7.1% for Procter & Gamble). Although product innovations and line extensions have contributed to the firm's sales growth during the past ten years, acquisitions have been more important to its bottom-line. CHD was mainly a household product company, but after a series of acquisitions the company has shifted to the point where nearly 30% of its sales now come from personal-care products, which commands a better margin profile. This has played a major role in improving CHD overall profitability (see Gross Profit Margins in the Financial Model Section).
CHD has plenty of room (total Debt to EBITDA stands at 0.6x) to execute an acquisition, and the company mentioned that it was closing in on several options at CAGNY Conference in late February. This should be a positive catalyst for the stock given the company's strong track record of creating shareholder value through M&A.
A good indication also is to see its debt/equity ratio and estimate what management feels comfortable bringing it to. We think management will probably bring the debt/equity to 1.0 meaning that they have about $800m in cash to use for acquisition. If they fund an acquisition 50% cash and 50% stock, this means CHD could go after a target around the size of $1.6bn.
So who would they go after? I generally can't predict that but I would guess they could go after someone like Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT). On the other hand, CHD seems to be underexposed to the emerging markets and an acquisition that would fill that gap would make sense to the firm. My only concern is the premium they would pay but again I will give management the benefit of the doubt.
In the meantime, the company has doubled its dividend payout ($0.17 to $0.34 per year). We expect the company to maintain its discipline in seeking margin enhancing acquisitions that are EPS accretive in year one. CHD expressed confidence that new product innovation and distribution gains position the company well to deliver on its 3-4% organic revenue growth target for 2011.
How can they attain such organic revenue growth?
Management has indicated that 2011 could show the biggest distribution wins ever based on its early look at the spring 2011 shelf re-sets. While Church deserves a premium to its peers, we do not see further significant upside to our numbers or valuation.
However, the company remains on the prowl for attractive assets. The announcement of an acquisition is typically a positive for the stock and such an event could warrant upside to our EPS and valuation.
Based on the valuation table, CHD appears a bit overpriced compared to its peers but still cheap compared to its historical range. Obviously the market is very confident that CHD will outperform its peers. JNJ appears to be trading at a cheap historical forward P/E valuation, however, we know it has had some trouble in recent quarters. P&G appears to be trading close to the middle of its historical range.
How did we get to our aprox. trading range?
- Price we would buy = (Historical 5-Yr P/E low) x (Consensus FY 2011E EPS): $70.0
- Price we would sell = (Historical 5-Yr P/E high) x (Consensus FY 2011E EPS): $103.0
There is another component rarely discussed which is that CHD could be an acquisition target by either PG or CL. CHD would have no trouble integrating with either of those two companies. They would provide their international distribution and CHD would provide its large selection of brands, thus creating significant value.
Financial Model
Why do we like CHD?
- Valuation: In two year it will be trading close to its historical foward P/E valuation so there is room for appreciation.
- It has firepower to acquire accretive assets, which is a catalyst for the stock price.
- It is possibly itself a target for an acquisition.
- The company will grow organic sales faster than the competition.
- The more it grows, the more leverage it has against Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) (20% of revenues).
Risks to our target include:
- The potential for CHD to miss its organic revenue growth targets.
- Execute accretive acquisitions.
- Generate significant negative EPS surprise.
- Wal-Mart is a threat to its CHD's pricing power.
For me, the million dollar question is which company will CHD acquire?
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Alex Yankelevich is the CEO of VacAgent, a b2b vacation rental distribution system for travel agents, property managers, and online portals.
We sat down with Alex, who shared key insights into the evolution of online travel. Here's how VacAgent combines the speed of new technology with the service of traditional travel services to help provide travelers with top-notch vacation rentals.
Can you tell us the story behind VacAgent? When and why did you start your business?
VacAgent was founded almost three years ago, starting as a platform for the traditional hospitality industry before quickly switching to the vacation rental segment. We create, maintain and operate a distribution system for professionally managed vacation rentals accessible only to travel agents.
VacAgent is at an intersection right now between the sharing economy and more traditional services.
Sharing economy services, such as Uber or Lyft, appeal to consumers by offering value and a more authentic local experience. At the same time, more traditional options – such as travel agents in the vacation rental industry – often provide better overall experiences, high-quality products and customer support when things go wrong.
Nonetheless, as sharing economy services become more familiar, they become more trusted. VacAgent helps travelers to enjoy the benefits of both, offering the value associated with the sharing economy and the quality provided by travel agents. While travel professionals are excited about helping clients book vacation rentals, the segment is still pretty new to them compared with using traditional products, like hotels or clubs.
At this point, not all travel agents can make an offer and book vacation rentals for their clients. This is not only because this lodging segment is new and fast-growing, but also because it doesn't keep the standard that travel agents are used to. There is also a lack of information. So the main issue that tourism industry professionals face is dissatisfaction with the current players in the vacation rentals marketplace – both the product quality and the distribution model.
That's why we identified this niche – vacation rentals for travel agencies are pretty empty.
What sets you apart from your competitors?
We strive to include only professionally managed properties so travel agents have an easy-to-use interface with a white label they can customize, plus competitive commission rates. That's why we work almost exclusively with vacation home inventory from property management companies and not with individual owner/operators (someone deciding to make extra money with their own property.)
We work with companies like Kigo to provide instant availability, which is really important. Travel agents don't have time to be emailing back and forth with property managers; they want to have a system to check availability and to book properties as fast as possible.
With the consolidation of OTA's and listing sites, how does VacAgent compete?
Most listing sites are dedicated to end-consumers, and the quality of vacation rentals and services are not always guaranteed. Some of them combine different types of services like booking hotels along with a full range of travel products – like car rentals, flights and transfers.
We deal only with professionally managed vacation rentals and only travel agents – putting ourselves in very specific position with a very specific product.
What trends do you see coming in the vacation rental industry? Where is the industry going?
There is constant growth in the online travel market, however in 2015 close to two in every three travel dollars were still spent offline. This demonstrates that travelers continue to pay travel agents for their services offline.
Also, don't forget that the threat of terrorism globally has made travelers more cautious when making travel arrangements. Based on our user's feedback, we've observed an increase in inquiries after years of people booking holidays online and put this down to people wanting to deal with a bonded travel agency for security reasons.
It means that the travel agent industry is alive and kicking, and for many years ahead, it's still important to dedicate ourselves to this market share. It's important to us to bring them the best product.
It's getting to the point where most of the vacation rentals inventory is consolidated by professionals – real estate agencies or property management companies. Competition is tough. It's also going to an instant confirmation process. Nowadays, users have no patience for availability requests and back and forth emails. You go to the site, check availability and if it's not available instantly, you choose the next site.
At this point it's very important to use a reliable tool like Kigo that provides a very reliable software platform to proceed with instant booking reservations.
What are some trendy destinations that you've seen vacation rentals growing in popularity?
VacAgent is a global distribution system and we've found it really depends on the market. If it's a travel agency in Russia – the popular destinations are Germany, Greece or Thailand. Travel agencies in Israel book properties in the U.S. or Spain – especially Barcelona. Travel markets in the Ukraine ask for suppliers in Poland or Greece. Big and capital cities, like New York, London, Paris, Rome or Amsterdam are always very popular.
What should be included in a perfect VacAgent listing?
The listing should include a detailed description of the property with all the facilities and amenities and high-quality images to make a good impression on potential guests. We also use tools to show points of interest relative to the property's location. Location is one of the important parameters for travelers.
Another important consideration for travelers is the cancellation policy. VacAgent users prefer to be on the safe side and to book property with favorable cancellation terms.
In many countries, tourism businesses are encouraged to comply with consumer protection regulations which cover refunds and cancellations. While VacAgent.net still allows suppliers to apply their own policy, we recommend using VacAgent's policy. The advantage to property managers is compliance with laws and guidelines, and exposing properties to a broader range of our users.
Also, a cancellation policy is essential to VacAgent users. In many countries, tourism businesses are encouraged to comply with consumer protection act, which covers key aspects, such as refunds and cancellations. So VacAgent users prefer to be on the safe side and book properties with favorable cancellation terms.
While we still allow suppliers to apply their own policy, we recommend they utilize the VacAgent policy, which is designed to comply with legal guidelines and expose inventory to a broader range of our users.
What are the most important things every professional vacation rental manager needs to know to provide the best customer service, get maximum occupation and attract new guests?
Be more flexible with prices and specials and provide an instant booking confirmation if possible. Providing good customer support is also important. When clients check in at the property, make sure to ask if there is anything they need assistance with. In this aspect, your business should be managed like a hotel; clients should know that there is someone they can call for assistance, and the property should be well-maintained and clean.
What types of amenities do you believe are important to offer in a vacation rental property?
Free WiFi, (which most of the suppliers provide), the availability of late check-ins with no additional fees, and toiletries – anything that will upgrade the guest experience. Property management companies are quite aware that guests come in with high expectations.
That's why they try to please them with amenities and services – many understand that in order to be competitive, they need to provide the best services possible because everything comes back to guest feedback.
How can vacation property managers get constructive feedback from guests?
First and foremost, provide high-quality service. Then, use customer feedback software that will allow guests to easily share their opinion and rate specific services the property manager is interested in getting feedback about.
I think that guest feedback is crucial for vacation rentals management, and it will help managers to learn what must be improved.
Where can property managers meet VacAgent?
In order to promote the inventory that property managers share with us, we go the extra mile in terms of distribution by conducting sales meetings with the travel agent community and participating in the travel industry professional events.
Meet VacAgent.net at These Events:
- UiTM Kiev in October
- World Travel Market in London in November
- ITB Convention in Berlin in March 2017
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CHESTER, Pa. – Just three days after giving up a goal he admitted he should have saved in the Philadelphia Union's disappointing US Open Cup semifinal loss to Sporting Kansas City, Zac MacMath made up for it in a big way.
Saturday against Montreal, the Philly goalkeeper made two of the best saves of his short MLS career – both on Impact Designated Player Marco Di Vaio from point-blank range – to lead the Union to a 2-1 victory.
"Zac MacMath had an unbelievable game," Union right back Sheanon Williams told MLSsoccer.com. "He's probably the reason we won the game. We gave up a few more chances than we wanted to, but he came up huge."
SAVE: MacMath stonewalls Di Vaio
Di Vaio's first breakaway attempt came in the 35th minute after he was sprung free by a nice ball from ex-Union midfielder Justin Mapp. But MacMath got both hands on Di Vaio's blast and left back Gabriel Farfan made sure there would be no rebound attempt for Montreal.
Later, in the 72nd minute, Philly's second-year 'keeper made an even more remarkable save on Di Vaio, getting one hand on the Italian striker's wide-open shot and turning to watch it skirt just around the post.
Afterwards, Di Vaio – one of the best goalscorers in the history of Serie A – put his hands up as if to say, "What else do I have to do?"
"Unfortunately, he got behind us twice, and I knew he was a good forward," MacMath said. "But I was ready for those. It's about making myself big, and fortunately I got an arm on both of them."
SAVE: Di Vaio thwarted again by MacMath
MacMath could have very easily had his sixth shutout of the season, if not for a fluky Montreal goal in the 89th minute. On a Patrice Bernier corner kick, the Union goalkeeper jumped to snag the ball but watched in vain as it was accidentally headed in by teammate Keon Daniel.
MacMath later said the "communication wasn't there" on that play but was glad to see the Union score the game-winning goal just moments later.
"It's late in the game and guys are tired and maybe not as focused," MacMath said. "We've played a lot of games in the past couple of weeks. Everyone is showing that toward the end of the game and it just happened. We'll learn from it and try not to let it happen again."
Even with that one case of miscommunication, MacMath still did an effective job aggressively coming off his lane to thwart the Impact's aerial attack, as well as deputizing from the back.
And that's the way it's been for most of the season for the 20-year-old.
"He came up huge stopping or making an impact on some of their breakaways," Union veteran midfielder Brian Carroll said. "And his ability on crosses to secure the ball and be solid kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win. I can't say enough about him."
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San Francisco is full of such remnants of abandoned public life. There are sites of former churches scattered throughout the city -- on Market Street, Dolores Street, Mason Street, and elsewhere -- each vacated as congregations dwindled to near nothing. Longshoremen's Hall on Fisherman's Wharf is usually empty, save for three or four regulars who use the hangar-size building for board games.
San Francisco, site of gay liberation in the 1970s, anti-war protests in the 1960s, and labor militancy in the 1950s, home to some 400 neighborhood preservation groups, and host to the west's greatest concentration of nonprofit organizations, is actually short on public spirit.
Last month's astonishingly low 15 percent voter turnout was merely a symptom of a phenomenon long known to people who study the city's social capital: San Franciscans live their lives in such a way as to rarely encounter fellow citizens. As a result, we don't trust each other. Neighbors battle each other with astonishing vigor over where dogs may or may not poop. Last year's greatest political struggle involved a doo-doo fight writ large: Artists and affiliated "progressives" wished to keep undesirable yuppies out of their neighborhoods. Our current civic moment is dominated by yet another not-very-public-minded debate: Shall we punish beggars?
The issue of public spirit has dominated national conversation in recent months, after President Bush inaccurately predicted that Americans would become more socially minded following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. American youth were going to rethink career choices and become firefighters, teachers, and soldiers, he predicted. Americans were going to volunteer more, and attend church more often. They didn't do any of these things.
In his 2000 book Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam observed that during the past two decades, Americans have abandoned many forms of public life. At first glance, San Francisco would seem an exception to this trend. We have the aforementioned 400 neighborhood groups, which pack Planning Commission meetings any time somebody plans to construct so much as a single in-law apartment. San Francisco is headquarters to national civic organizations such as the Sierra Club, whose millions of members have been described as a new type of grass-roots social force. And there's our history: Movements launched in San Francisco redefined American civic culture during the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.
But, as Putnam notes, San Francisco-style neighborhood groups represent a type of organization that actually detracts from civic togetherness. "Urban gangs, NIMBY "not in my backyard' movements, and power elites often exploit social capital to achieve ends that are antisocial from a wider perspective," he writes.
The Sierra Club, its fellow environmental organizations, and many of the other civic-minded groups with national headquarters in San Francisco expect little of their members beyond dues-paying. The 1960s peace movement has few politically relevant vestiges here, despite popular claims to the contrary. If gay rights groups in the city constitute an important bastion of public-minded civic involvement, they also represent the very balkanization that divides us.
San Francisco, attractive because of its diversity, is also sharply divided along group-identity lines. The mayor's young white critics talk past his black backers, ignore his Asian allies, and don't socialize much with the city's large Hispanic immigrant community. The fact that we don't have enough housing for workers to live here is partly to blame: Many of San Francisco's daytime residents commute from other cities and have little stake in our public life.
San Francisco is a magnet for young people, but there's a flip side to this constant influx of twentysomethings: Much of the city's population has few roots here.
San Franciscans' lack of civic engagement is important for reasons that go beyond the trials of trying to get a date in this town. Civic engagement and social connectedness are crucial to good government in all sorts of ways: People who know and trust each other take a keener interest in making sure government works for people outside their own circle. This interest translates into better schools and health care, broader economic development, lower crime, and more effective government in general.
Lack of such interest gives you the abysmal San Francisco Unified School District, and a city government that produces an astonishingly small amount of service per tax dollar spent.
Which all brings me back to the shower heads at Aquatic Park, their relevance as a symbol for the social disconnectedness that ails us, and how the situation might improve. Built by FDR's Works Progress Administration as a staging area for civic culture, Aquatic Park is now a shining example of civic balkanization and the death of public life here.
As first imagined, Aquatic Park and the charming cove it surrounds were to constitute San Francisco's bayside recreation gateway. At the park's west edge, which begins where Van Ness Avenue ends, a visitor could walk onto the curved, quarter-mile-long municipal pier, stop at a snack bar surrounded by San Francisco Bay, and take in a breathtaking view of Alcatraz, Marin County, Angel Island, and the city's north side. Walking back to land and heading east, the visitor would then traverse an expanse of grass that led to a series of concrete bleachers backstopping a beach that fronted on the Aquatic Park cove. Farther east, this visiting stroller would come upon the centerpiece of the park -- a three-story concrete, glass, and stainless-steel structure, designed to resemble a streamlined battleship and housing, on its top floor, a $2 million restaurant named "Casino," beneath which were shower rooms and a boathouse. The cove itself, protected by the Hyde Street Pier on one side and the municipal pier on the other, offered calm (if cold) water for swimming and boating.
A 1939 WPA report reflects a time when expanding public life was at the core of our national ideals. "For two decades the people of San Francisco dreamed of an Aquatic Park. The Works Progress Administration gave that dream reality. The vast resources of this government institution were realized, for unlike any specialized business, the WPA has enlisted workers from all professions of endeavor," the report says.
But use dwindled not long after the park was completed, and during World War II, the Army used the area as an extension of nearby Fort Mason, temporarily parking ships and materiel destined for the Pacific theater of the war. In the years since, the park has become ever less the coherent whole once envisioned.
In 1977, Mayor Gorge Moscone transferred the city-owned portion of the park to the National Park Service, which promised to provide lifeguards during summer months and to promote concerts and other recreational activities. The government quit providing lifeguards long ago, and officials I talked to barely remember the public-event plans.
Instead, the area is now run by a jumble of entities whose missions extend beyond San Francisco public life. The municipal pier, which has deteriorated to the point that it's now a strip of rotting concrete and rusty rebar, is one of the more neglected pieces in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's vast collection of Bay Area open space and public facilities.
The municipal pier could see work "in the next five years," says Rich Weideman, the GGNRA's public affairs director. "But that's a wild guess at this point."
The National Maritime Museum Historic Park controls the Aquatic Park centerpiece building now; its top floor is filled with boating memorabilia. Part of the basement is a maintenance and storage area, and several other rooms are used as a senior citizens' center. The park's grassy area, bleachers, and public swimming facilities are also under the purview of the museum, which seems to view them as a sideline to its central mission of displaying and maintaining antique ships.
The Dolphin Club and the South End Rowing Club, two private recreation facilities at the park's east end, would like to see portions of the park paved over for a parking lot, for the convenience of their members.
To put it simply: There is no entity, public or otherwise, dedicated to putting the park to the city's best use. "This could be so much more of a resource to San Francisco. Our largest open space, when you think about it, is our bay," says Isabel Wade, executive director of the Neighborhood Parks Council. "We have very few recreational programs linked to the bay, this incredible open space linked to our back yard."
Which got me to thinking, as I sat in a City Hall hearing last week, about the potential benefits of a proposed antique trolley line that would connect Giants stadium, the Embarcadero, Aquatic Park, and Fort Mason. The F line of historic streetcars now curves along the Embarcadero, but goes no farther west than Fisherman's Wharf. It could easily be extended along a paved-over rail bed flanking Aquatic Park and through an existing rail tunnel to Fort Mason.
Supervisor Gavin Newsom, who proposed the extension, mentioned the benefit to Marina District residents. Marina dwellers wouldn't have to battle for parking, now that visitors to Fort Mason could take the trolley instead of drive, Newsom said. Others touted increased business for Fisherman's Wharf merchants. And there were advocates for north city commuters, who are now poorly connected to the city's transport grid.
Officials I spoke with suggest the project is a ways off. More urgent transit improvements, such as the Third Street light rail project and improved bus service, need to be taken care of first, officials contend.
But if the concept of social capital were included in budgetary calculations, the prospects of a Fort Mason trolley might change. In such a case, budget planners might consider civic engagement and social trust as values at least as important as Marina District parking. The potential for myriad random interactions among bayside trolley passengers might be contemplated in a budget analyst's report. People might begin to wonder, right out loud, why Aquatic Park, which should be the city's recreation centerpiece, is, for all practical purposes, shut down.
They might form community groups, and take action to see the Aquatic Park beach restored to its former cleanliness and size. They might call for a multiagency task force, and a swift rebuilding of the pier with amazing bayside views. Weekends, they might go to the beach with their children, schmooze with strangers as the kids splash about, take the tykes to the reopened showers, then take them for a hot dog at the reopened snack bar on the pier.
Thus connected, San Franciscans might take a closer look at each other's well-being, at our schools, poverty, unemployment, and crime. They might attend public meetings about these issues. And they might even vote.


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hes not the target hes the strawberry on top of a delilicious pie!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly. Fitz is probably working on a way to throw GWB in prison for something or the other.
thats why he pulled the plug on the investigation,why would he care if a Senator was seated by Fraud if it meant getting all the people after the crime was committed ,it shows he cares more about the politics than his job ,cant hurt ZERO
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I've seen a couple of posts lately about healthy cooking or meal ideas. I love to cook. But I want meals that can be made somewhat quickly, so we eat at a reasonable time after I get home from work. I've found some great recipes and several slow cooker dinners. Would any one be interested in swapping recipes?
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Casseroles are a time saver for me. I love being able to throw everything in one dish and pop it in the oven for a while.
I don't have many recipes because I am not a good cook. =[ But I would love to steal yours and attempt to make them! lol
I love the slow cooker. It works great to throw a tenderloin or turkey breast in with carrots or sweet potatoes. If you replace the water with soda, juice, beer or wine it adds some nice flavor. One of my favorites is bacon wrapped tenderloin with Brussels sprouts.
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Shepherd's pie doesn't seem like a difficult meal to make. It doesn't have many ingredients, at least not the way our mother makes it: a layer of hamburger followed by a layer of corn, topped with mashed potatoes. She makes it often, once or twice a week, so she really should have the recipe memorized by now. Why then, Cindy and I wonder, does it sometimes taste so different, in a not-so-good way? Why is the hamburger, so moist and delicious one time, so dry and rubbery another? Why are the mashed potatoes sometimes so fluffy and golden-brown but other times burnt as black as charcoal? It takes us a while to figure it out, but at last we make the connection: the quality of our meal is directly related to the level of our mother's distraction by television soap operas.
We are in school, of course, so it isn't until the summer or holidays that we are able to see how the programs, which she fondly refers to as, "her stories," consume her day. Hours before she can tune in, our mother is on the phone with friends and fellow watchers. With them, she discusses the characters and their tangled lives with more interest and enthusiasm than she shows for the real people in her life.
By mid-morning, she has finished talking on the phone and is ready to get down to the business of serious soap opera watching. She takes her coffee and cigarettes and stations herself horizontally on the couch, prepared for the first program. Sometimes she brings an ashtray; other times, she can't be bothered and uses her coffee cup once it is empty.
Her focus on the television is unbroken until noon, when the soap opera program schedule is interrupted by the news. Our mother has no interest in what is happening in the world around us. As soon as the newscasters appear on the screen, she lets out an impatient sigh, heaves herself off the couch and makes her way through the piles of clutter to the kitchen. Even though it is only lunchtime, she begins preparations for supper, which has to be ready and on the table for our father by 5pm, no excuses allowed.
Our mother works at a feverish pace to get things done during the news break, anxious not to miss a minute of the soap that will soon follow. As soon as the first dramatic organ chords begin to drone, she is out of the kitchen and back to the couch, all preparations on hold.
Her programs have interesting names: Love of Life. Search for Tomorrow. The Guiding Light. As the World Turns. General Hospital.
The characters have interesting names, too, like Blade and Tiffany, Beau and Chanel. But the stories are all the same: everyone seems to be in love with someone else besides their own husband or wife.
Our mother doesn't seem to mind the similarities between the story plots. Or maybe she just doesn't notice. She doesn't notice much when she is watching her soap operas anyway, which, we have decided, is probably why our supper is sometimes overcooked or even burnt.
She doesn't notice us kids, either. We arrive home from school during her last two programs, and if we try to talk to her, the response is always the same: "Yeah, yeah, whatever you want. Now leave me alone and go outside." We have learned that this is the best time to ask her for permission for things she normally wouldn't allow us to do.
Her last story ends at 4 o'clock, which puts the pressure on for the supper meal to be completed by the time specified by our father. The earlier lunch prep has been helpful, but there are always distractions which jeopardize the quality of our meal, like one of her fellow soap opera fans phoning to recap the day's steamy action.
Cindy and I wish our mother would be less interested in soap operas and more interested in doing stuff that other mothers do, like baking cookies and asking kids about their day at school. We'd like to talk to her about things like that: how we did on our math test, what our friends are doing after school and what we want for our birthdays. Maybe then we'd be able to talk to her about other things, too: like why we live the way we do, in garbage and in fear.But wishing doesn't change anything. Day after day she keeps watching the same old programs and making the same old meals. And day after day, at 5pm, our father comes through the door, already yelling before anyone has even had a chance to do anything wrong. We never know if our meals will be good or bad, but we do know one thing:
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OK, so spending $5,500 on a sparkling clutch in the shape of a bowl of ice cream — while thematically appropriate — might not fit into even the most generous of budgets, but that doesn't mean you can't lend your own subtle nod to this month's cool sweet treat dedication. Here's some fun, frozen-inspired fashion to grab right now before ice cream month melts away.
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Martin Heidegger
room: location room or living room where one usually resides.
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The ficus was already there when the lodge arrived.The room arrived to accompany the Ficus and to highlight the place.Now, they both form un dividable
The program could not be simpler.
It's a place where one can enjoy the view and spend afternoons and part of the evening with friends and family.
The location selected had a slight slope towards the east and a bonsai like tree, that resembles the ones grown by its owner.
The view of the San Jose city with the central volcanic mountain range is spectacular, the Escazu mountains with it's Pico Blanco or White Peak , so close that you feel that you can touch them with your hands.
At nighttime, San Jose becomes the main attraction as it starts lighting up, the sky starts turning red, tinted by the city lights and the rest of the landscape begins to get lost in the darkness. The only one thing that remains is the illuminated Ficus.
With this in mind, we designed a glass house, elevated on top of metallic columns and with a cover that opens towards the view – 3 glass sides and a back wall (with the amenities).
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This space opens up completely on its northeast side facing the area's landscape and about 60% towards the 30 square meter terrace facing San Jose.
A dark ceramic tile was chosen for the floor and the ceiling was paingted greyinh color so that during the night these colores would leave the room almost in a semi darkness and would not compete with the city lights. The furniture and the wall colors all complement such style.
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They are often pushed to the margins. So, when a well-known academic comes out with a book on contemporary tribal concerns, hopes are up.
Former professor at Ranchi Universitys tribal languages department Rose Kerkettas compilation of articles on issues related to tribals, particularly women, released at Suchana Bhavan in Ranchi on Wednesday, does not disappoint.
Stree Mahagatha ki Mahaj Ek Pankti, published by Pyara Kerketta Foundation of Ranchi and priced at Rs 180, is a 150-page book of 28 articles by the septuagenarian Kerketta.
Many of these articles have been earlier published in various newspapers and magazines. Now, they are compiled in the form of one book, Vandana Tete of Jharkhandi Bhasha Sahitya Sanskriti Akhra said.
As many as 16 of the 28 articles deal with issues related to women, pointed out Arun Narayan, a young author who wrote the books preface.
The book focuses on the state of reservation for women in various local and village bodies, migration etc.
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Regardless of what kind of day you had last Friday, your heart was probably lifted by the story of Batkid. Make-A-Wish turned San Francisco into Gotham City for the day for Miles Scott, and the internet responded with cheers and support. Everyone from President Obama to actors who have portrayed the superhero stopped to recognize Batkid.
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Amazing Batkid in SF! How inspiring that an entire city stopped to honor that childs wish. The power of a child to unite us, beautiful.
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What a wonderful thing. Relieved that Gotham is safe again thanks to Miles. #SFBatkid #makeawish… http://t.co/xxX4WQSnfy
— Adam West (@therealadamwest) November 16, 2013
It gets better. Michael Keaton went on video saying Batkid is awesome:
Christian Bale spoke about Batkid in an interview with Access Hollywood. He said the following:
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What are some TV shows you are currently watching?
up until a couple of weeks ago i was watching the walking dead, and I'm currently re watching breaking bad and a hand full of sitcoms too, how i met your mother, the league, parks and recreation and always sunny are some of my favorites, so with th lock out has anyone else been watching a ridiculous amount of tv recently?
I've been watching Grimm online and Criminal Minds.
Terrific writing for both shows. :yo:
I've actually never heard of grimm, but i just looked it up and i think my girlfriend will be really into it, and ill probably end up watching it with her, i feel like most crime shows are very generic but i still find them very entertaining and the only one i know how to differentiate is numbers which i used to watch a lot of too
Breaking Bad is the greatest shows on television. I started watching American Horror Story, it's okay.
Sons of Anarchy and the Walking Dead
I got totally hooked from my son and caught up on entire series on DVD in three months. Thank god had something else to look forward to on the tube.
Dexter still great...Homeland too.
Gold Rush :facepalm: please dont judge me....
still going strong with Fringe, sad that it's the last season.
The Voice
Burn Notice
Shark Tank
I do the Hulu thing since i'm living in S. Korea and that with a VPN is my best bet...
Breaking Bad, without a doubt. Easily in the top 3 best shows on TV today. AMC has another top 3...The Walking Dead. And I'm not a "horror/sci-fi" kinda guy...but I'm hooked on TWD. Another well-written series with a talented cast.
Workaholics is out there. In a good way. If you like the stupid that takes genius to create kind of stupid.
Breaking Bad, Always Sunny and Walking Dead are some of the best shows ever.
Right now, it's American Dad during dinner and Breaking Bad on Sundays (two episodes on Netflix).
Oh, and the odd episode of Law and Order on boring nights in.
Game of Thrones is a great one, I just got hooked a few months ago. I highly recommend it
I've watched some of the older Gold Rush episodes, but I can't get into this season. Too many new cast additions and Todd seems to be an even more clueless then last season (if possible).
What happened to Harness, the mechanic with the bad back? Did the Hoffman crew dump him because of that episode, where they needed him to fix the dozer and he spent a few days shacking up with his girlfriend instead? :laugh:
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Once I'm done with my torts final on Thursday, I plan on starting my herbal therapy and sitting on my rear end for 3 weeks watching The Wire. Looking forward to some good ol' R&R.
Breaking Bad and Walking Dead are in their midseason breaks so not that now, but watching Dexter with a bunch of friends every night. Taking a break for finals and the upcoming holiday break but finished season 4 last night. Crazy! Also watch Person of Interest, Mentalist, How I Met Your Mother (but losing interest) and lost interest in the Office but will watch the final season when I can online just because I have to.
Heard Homeland was good so I might get into that next.
Also, Impractical Jokers is a hilarious show, if you aren't watching you are missing out.
I dont get the Homeland hype. I am barely getting past season 2 and dont even want to waste my time. I always thought Sleeper Cell was one of the most underrated shows that Showtime made last decade.
With that said - I love Game of Thrones and Boss on Starz.
Yeahh that dude Harness is long gone....
For awhile I was thinking this show was the biggest scam in television.. A show about finding gold but they didnt find any for the first 2 seasons...
Breaking Bad and Walking Dead are what I watch on actual TV and they're both AMAZING. After that it's whatever I can get my hands on, on Netflix. How I Met Your Mother, is what I go for, for comedy, Trailer Park Boys is good too and I just saw they added Always Sunny on Netflix so probably gonna try and watch that over break. If any of you like British shows and are younger, Inbetweeners (Seasons 1 and 2) and Skins are excellent and both also on Netflix.
Rewatched all 76 episodes of Friday Night Lights in a month's time. A great show with a true cult following.
Breaking bad is the best show on tv.
Workaholics, always sunny, wilfred, regular show and adventure time.
Boardwalk Empire is really the only show I consistently watch..
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