text:
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
"X-Men 3" cast pics
Ice Man
Jean Grey
Kitty Pryde
"Doctor Who" series 2 news
The wait is over! David Tennant, the tenth Time Lord to grace the
TARDIS, and his feisty young companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), return in
the eagerly anticipated new series of Doctor Who.
Together, the Doctor and Rose travel through time and space, battling a
host of new and returning aliens and monsters, including the dreaded
Cybermen, an evil race of Cat Women, the sinister Krillitanes and maybe
even a Dalek!
The new series, which promises to be even scarier than the last, sees
the welcome return of two of the Doctor's favourite and most iconic
companions, Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and his faithful robot dog,
Rose's mum, Jackie (Camille Coduri), and her hapless boyfriend, Mickey
(Noel Clarke), also return.
Viewers join the Doctor and Rose as they embark upon an adventure that
takes them further into the future than ever before, to a glittering
paradise where the grass smells of apples – but where old and new terrors
Then it's off to the Highlands for a Royal appointment with Queen
Victoria (Pauline Collins).
See the Best Doctor Who Sites on the Web.
Quick hits
Scott McCloud has a new book coming out called "Making Comics." It'll complete the trilogy he started with "Understanding Comics" (a vital read to anyone interested in the form) and "Reinventing Comics." McCloud, a cartoonist, teaches and makes his points graphically, with comics, in an amazing fashion. If you haven't checked out the books yet, you should.
"Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelhof discusses his being a comics geek.
A fun find in the "Adventures of Superman" DVD set.
Dial B for Blog displays some more vintage DC Comics house ads.
Fred Hembeck roasts the Fantastic Four.
March 1 is the release date for DVD sets collecting the first seasons of the animated "Justice League" and "Batman Beyond," TV Showns on DVD reports. More animated DC Comics shows on DVD.
Great moments in Comic Book History
All-American Comics #35: When a Bat Signal just won't do...
New comics for Dec. 7, 2005
Available now at yer local comics shop or via This is Pop!-supporting links:
Adventures Of Red Sonja Vol 1 She Devil With Sword
Alter Ego #55
Batgirl Kicking Assassins TP
Charles Burns Library Vol 1 El Borbah
Crisis On Infinite Earths Absolute Edition HC
Demo Collection TP
Essential Spider-Woman Vol 1 TP
Golden Age Hawkman Archives Vol 1 HC
Green Lantern Vs Sinestro Statue
Mythology Art Of Alex Ross Ltd Ed HC
Showcase Presents Justice League Of America Vol 1 TP
Spider-Man Breakout TP
What If Classic Vol 2 TP
See a Complete List of Upcoming Comics.
Dark Horse Comics solicitations for March 2006
On sale April 12, SC, 275pg, 4 1/8" x 6 7/8", $6.99
In an inhospitable galaxy, the planet Rosamond 6 is a rare find. With a
moon, an atmosphere, and a thriving biosystem the world has all the
keys necessary for human habitation. But while Rosamond 6 may look like an
oasis among the stars, it harbors a fatal secret . . .
That secret is that the world is infested with the murderous
xenomorphic aliens that have wiped out every life form in their path. Eager to
prove her theory that the aliens can be reasoned with, anthropologist
Jocasta Malvaux has set up an observation post on Rosamond 6. But when the
monsters become aware of Malvaux and her expedition, something
unexpected happens: the aliens don't attack.
When Jocasta's son Rory races to the planet to save her, she won't
leave. What is the secret behind the aliens' seeming lack of concern for
the humans? Are the monsters evolving? Or is it simply a matter of time
before every person on the planet is in a fight for their lives?
Bestselling writer Diane Carey takes you to the edge of your darkest
nightmare and into the mind of a monster. The war is about to begin.
On sale April 12, SC, 240pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $13.95
The Band of the Hawk—what's left of them—are on the run, Guts and Casca
having rescued the Hawks' leader, Griffith, from the horrors of the
King of Midland's dungeons. Starved, tortured mercilessly, and imprisoned
in an iron mask, Griffith hangs on to life and sanity by a thread . . .
and he'll be no help against the King's latest charges sent to bring
him back to pay for his dalliance with the King's daughter. Now the
depleted Hawks will have to face the Knights of the Black Dog, led by the
merciless, bestial Wyald . . . one bad dog who's even worse when he
unleashes the beast within!
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #111: SHORTCUT part 5 (of 5)
On sale March 8, b&w, 32pg, $2.99
A look into Burando's dark past gives a hint at how Kagimura's deranged
medical examiner wound up becoming so heartless and twisted. Having
survived Kagimura's first few experiments, Manji braces himself for the
next test on his body and on the mystical bloodworms that grant him
near-immortality. The kessen-chu keep their secrets well! It's going to take
a lot of bloodshed and pain before Kagimura has his answers! For Manji,
the kessen-chu are both a blessing and a curse, now. Will he only find
comfort in death? And where's that old witch Yaobikuni when you need
KURT BUSIEK (W), TIM TRUMAN (A), TONY HARRIS (Cover), and DAVE STEWART
On sale March 22, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Beginning a stunning two-parter drawn by legendary storyteller Tim
Truman (Grimjack, Hawkworld, Jonah Hex)!
The Prince and his mysterious Wazir, featured in Conan #0 and the
series' framing sequences, share center stage with Conan in a two-tiered
story. Having added new lands to his father's empire, the Prince must deal
with diplomacy, border wars, and a local champion. The Wazir offers
guidance with a legend of when Conan was a hill-chief of the Afghulis,
high in the Himeliam mountains. Conan is building the seeds of a
kingdom—can he betray a brave man to gain power? And if he can, should the
Prince do the same?
CONAN: BOOK OF THOTH #1 (of 4)
KURT BUSIEK (W), LEN WEIN (W), KELLEY JONES (A), and MICHELLE MADSEN
On sale March 15, FC, 48pg, $4.99
Legendary writer Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, teams
up with Conan ongoing writer Kurt Busiek, and the grandmaster of horror
art Kelley Jones to tell the horrifying origin of Thoth-amon—Conan's
greatest adversary!
In the dank alleys of a decaying city, one beggar boy conjures visions
of a future where, instead of spitting on him in the streets, the rich
and privileged cower in fear of his terrible power. For young Thoth,
hunger and pain is a way of life, twisting his heart into believing that
no wickedness is too costly if it can afford a means of escape—not even
the betrayal of one's sole confidant in the wretched, unfeeling world.
With art by the inimitable Jones, co-written by Busiek, responsible for
the most successful relaunch of a fantasy character in comics history,
and Wein, mastermind behind many of comics' most beloved modern heroes,
this series finally reveals the secrets behind the dread sorcerer
On sale April 26 SC, 160pg, b&w w/gray tones, 6" x 9", $14.95
Life as Concrete knows it is about to change forever.
Former speechwriter Ron Lithgow returns as the title character in Paul
Chadwick's critically acclaimed and award-winning miniseries. Trapped
in an alien's rock-hard body, Lithgow is an accidental celebrity whose
high profile is being courted by a front-page CEO. Though Concrete
believes overpopulation to be an important issue, does he want to become the
spokesperson for a controversial population control program? While
Concrete mulls this generous proposition over with his biologist, Maureen,
his longtime aide Larry Munro mulls over an entirely different sort of
proposal. Life and violent death take center stage in this compelling
new collection from an industry-renowned creative master, and the
subject of overpopulation is given the trademark thoughtful exploration that
Chadwick fans have come to expect. Collecting the six-issue miniseries.
On sale April 12, SC, 275pg, 5" x 7", $8.95
Since being formed as a shadow peacekeeping organization, Section 9 has
faced almost countless adversaries both in the real world and in
cyberspace, but none like "The Awakened," a group of terrorists who seem to
have the ability to take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone and
use them to commit crimes against the state, leaving their pawns
unaware of who was controlling them. When Major Motoko Kusanagi is able to
capture one of the boys used as a pawn she hacks into his cyberbrain to
find out who the ringleader is, but what she discovers will take her and
the operatives of Section 9 on a journey deep into the heart of
cyberspace, and the answers she finds will shake Section 9 to its core.
Based on the anime created by Yoshitoshi Abe and the animation produced
by Madhouse
On sale April 26, SC, 160pg, FC, 5" x 7", $14.95
In a long-forgotten walled town, humans coexist with the Haibane,
angelic beings of unknown origin. Rakka becomes the newest Haibane after she
awakens from a strange dream and finds herself hatching from a massive
cocoon. With no memories of her previous life, Rakka struggles to
adjust to her new surroundings, however burning questions remain in the back
of her mind. What are the Haibane and what is their purpose? What lies
beyond the town walls? Thus Rakka begins her wistful journey of
self-discovery and wonderment.
HELLBOY: MAKOMA, or, A TALE TOLD BY A MUMMY IN THE NEW YORK CITY
EXPLORERS' CLUB ON AUGUST 16, 1993 #2 (of 2)
MIKE MIGNOLA (W/A), RICHARD CORBEN (A/Cover), and DAVE STEWART (C)
On sale March 1, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Hellboy's strange adventure across the bone-strewn plains of Africa
pits him against the singing dead, demonic insects, and the sort of woman
only Richard Corben can draw. The final issue in this unique
collaboration between Hellboy's creator and comics legend Richard Corben features
a cover and twenty-one pages drawn by Corben, plus a three-page
epilogue from Mignola, in an epic bit of African folklore reimagined by
On sale April 12, SC, 128pg, FC, 7" x 10", $17.95
Mike Mignola returns with his first new Hellboy collection since 2002's
Conqueror Worm. After leaving the Bureau for Paranormal Research and
Defense, Hellboy's travels take him briefly to Africa, then for a
two-year stint at the bottom of the ocean. An ancient witch doctor, a giant
fish woman, and the keeper of the secret history of the universe force
Hellboy to either accept his role in the coming apocalypse, or have that
role stolen from him. Weird undersea creatures and talking lions
populate this turning-point adventure, which reveals secrets buried since
Hellboy's very creation. This volume collects Harvey-and-Eisner-award
winner Mike Mignola's Hellboy series The Third Wish and The Island with
over a dozen unused pages, and a new epilogue.
JOHN STANLEY (W/A) and IRVING TRIPP (A)
On sale April 12, SC, 200pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $9.95
For eight-year-old Lulu Moppet, nothing is impossible—even if the
results of her efforts are impossibly imperfect. Need to quell the fury of a
rambunctious two-year-old? Lulu's got a hilarious fairy tale brewing in
her brain that'll do just the trick. Father needs his best suit taken
to the tailor? Lulu can handle it—so long as Pop doesn't mind if she
makes a few unplanned—and wholly unpredictable!—stops along the way. Have
a wayward ghost in your house who needs a new home? Lulu's your girl!
On sale April 19, SC, 232pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $12.95
Welcome to one of the most disturbing minds in Japanese manga! Hideshi
Hino has long been considered a master of the horror manga genre since
his coming out in the late seventies. And the four stories in Lullabies
from Hell will show you how demented the man can be.
The self-titled first chapter introduces you to the author himself, a
horror quasi-biography of sorts. The second story tells of Hino's having
willed his pregnant wife into birthing a horrible, planet-devastating
reptile baby that eats puppies and children! And you can imagine how the
stories progress from there.
Take a look inside the mind of a madman! Published in the popular,
unretouched and unflopped manga format, Lullabies from Hell might make
sleeping a bit of a challenge!
SAVIUK (A) and NORM BREYFOGLE (A), Cover art by Tim Sale
On sale April 12, SC, 160pg, FC, 8 3/8" x 5 7/16", $14.95
This volume of Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the
Escapist collects issues five and six of the popular, Eisner and Harvey
Award winning quarterly series, and features the late Will Eisner's
final return to the Spirit, in a crossover tale with the Escapist!
Also in this volume is the comics writing debut of award-winning author
and Guggenheim fellow Chris Offutt, illustrated by Thomas Yeates. Dan
Best and Eddie Campbell contribute a fully painted story from the 1939
World's Fair in Empire City, and 2004 Russ Manning Award winner Eric
Wight brings a polemic story from writer Jason Hall to life. Among the
other notable contributors are Howard Chaykin, Paul Grist, Shawn
Martinbrough, David Hahn, Roy Thomas, Matt Wagner, and indie stalwarts Jeffrey
Brown and Jason!
On sale April 12, SC, 176pg, b&w, 5" x 7", $10.95
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld—a trio
of literal young goddesses—to live in college student Keiichi's
residence, his personal life has been turned upside down, sideways, and
sometimes even into strange dimensions!
No sooner has Urd's mother left, than Keiichi and Megumi's father shows
up! But whatever you do, don't call him that. It's just "Keima-san."
Try to show him respect by saying "Father," and he'll smack you upside
the head. You see, he simply wants to be treated as an individual. Also,
if you're a woman, don't approach any closer than one meter to
Keima-san—because he'll run away. Only his wife is ever permitted that close.
Well then, what in the world must Mrs. Morisato be like? Don't call
"Mother" that either—because you're about to meet her too!
On sale March 15, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Space Pinchy and her sidekick Audrey are back for more (mis)adventures,
cruising across the galaxy in search of universal secrets . . . or at
least a bunch of "P"parts. And who even knows what good the elusive
parts will do? Well, either way we all know that Pinchy will get into some
kind of pinch, and the fun part is finding out what her special cells
will do to adapt to life-threatening situations. Will they make her
flat, make her tall, or make her dead? Who knows? They could make her into
just about anything, except un-sexy!
From the wacked-out manga mind of Japan's Tony Takezaki comes Space
Pinchy, a story about a female space adventurer who won't accept failure,
and will probably never find a decent alien boyfriend.
THOMAS ANDREWS (W), FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO (A), and ADAM HUGHES (Cover)
On sale March 1, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Boba Fett rockets onto the scene with blasters blazing in this
stand-alone story featuring the galaxy's greatest bounty hunter taking on a
dangerous contract that proves deadly for all involved!
Summoned to settle the score between two warring factions, Fett quickly
shows his employers the importance of always choosing the right tool
for the job, and the folly of underestimating just how much damage and
chaos a single Mandalorian can inflict. Once unleashed, Fett's drive to
finish the job is unshakable, and both groups quickly realize they're
dealing with a bigger and much deadlier mutual problem—one that must be
stopped before it obliterates everything!
Don't miss this essential piece of the Boba Fett mythos written by
Thomas Andrews (Star Wars Empire) and illustrated with the eye-popping art
of Francisco Ruiz Velasco (Lone Wolf 2100).
and various
On sale April 12, SC, 96pg, FC, 5 1/4" X 7 1/2", $6.95
Strap in for another tour through the highly charged Clone Wars
As the fires of the Clone Wars burn across the galaxy, heroes on both
sides of the conflict emerge, and no matter what the outcome, the galaxy
will be forever changed. Presenting four more pulse-racing tales of
knock-down, drag-out action and adventure, all told in the same
stripped-down stylization as Cartoon Network's micro-series.
JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and
TRAVIS CHAREST (Cover)
On sale March 29, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Zayne Carrick never expected to go far in the Jedi Order. A Padawan of
modest skill, the most he ever hoped for was to attain the rank of Jedi
knight and to serve the galaxy in his own humble way. Mysterious is the
will of the Force, however, and extraordinary circumstances have made
Zayne a fugitive, isolated and on the run from the very Order he once
swore to uphold. Now, Zayne and his unlikely ally—a criminal entrepreneur
called the "the Gryph"—have been forced into the planet Taris'
dangerous Under-city, where the only thing more deadly than the Jedi pursuing
them are the desperate cutthroats waiting to greet them!
STAR WARS: THE RETURN OF TAG & BINK—SPECIAL EDITION #1 (of 2)
KEVIN RUBIO (W) and LUCAS MARANGON (A)
On sale March 22, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Lock up your daughters and hide the Jawas, faithful readers, because
Tag and Bink are BACK! Yea, though one might be hard-pressed to develop a
sequel to the popular Tag & Bink Are Dead, fan-favorite writer Kevin
Rubio and Star Wars stalwart Lucas Marangon have risen to the occasion!
And what an occasion it is. Fans jonesing for more side-splitting Star
Wars shenanigans will thrill to the new misadventures of this hapless
pair, members of the Rebel Alliance,who have somehow stumbled past the
worst Imperial perils with their limbs intact. In The Return of Tag &
Bink—Special Edition, the duo set out to rescue a certain smuggler
trapped in carbonite—with the help of Lando Calrissian! One thing leads to
another, and they manage to subdue the deadliest bounty hunter in the
galaxy on their way to infiltrating the Hutt palace. Star Wars fans know
what comes next, and there will be guest appearances of favorite
characters on the way to the Sarlacc pit, the Death Star, and Endor! This
issue will conquer the world!
On sale March 29, b&w, 24pg, $2.99
Internationally acclaimed storyteller Stan Sakai presents another
adventure from feudal Japan! The foxy thief Kitsune visits the Geishu clan
in this issue, and the rabbit ronin is caught between his friendship
with the charming thief and his loyalty to the Geishu clan . . and how
will Tomoe react when she meets Usagi's beautiful and flirtatious friend?
It's a meeting of two fan-favorite characters, with the long-eared
samurai caught in the middle! As if that weren't enough, when Kitsune's
young protégée Kiyoko steals a priceless temple scroll, the man who wants
it would rather kill the pair than pay for it. Can they get out of this
mess before permanent damage is caused to the clan? Find out, this
month in Usagi Yojimbo!
Upcoming TwoMorrows Publishing releases
ALTER EGO #56 is a Sensational Symposium of SUPER MEN! There's a
superlative cover by NEAL ADAMS—as Superman hoists his creators JERRY
SIEGEL & JOE SHUSTER, who are interviewed in this issue! There's also
an interview with Golden/Silver Age DC production & color guru JACK
ADLER—plus super-artist NEAL ADAMS & TV iconoclast (& comics fan)
HOWARD STERN on Adler & his amazing career! More surprise features on the Man
of Steel—including art by CURT SWAN, WAYNE BORING, AL PLASTINO, et al.!
Plus FCA, MR. MONSTER, & MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.
The 100 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 8 1/2" x 11" magazine with a
full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $6.95 in the
U.S. and ships 8 February 2006.
JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #45 features a trip in the KIRBY TIME MACHINE for Jack's views of the past and future! There's a never-published interview with KING KIRBY! A
heartfelt new interview with Jack's son NEAL KIRBY! MARK EVANIER's regular
column, plus our other regular columnists! Two Kirby pencil art galleries—THE
PAST and THE FUTURE (both at whopping TABLOID SIZE)! Two rare, complete
1950s Kirby stories! An interview with Kirby Award winner and family
friend MARK MILLER! Kirby's first script, from the 1930s! Looks at
Jack's 3-D work, the Eternals, Devil Dinosaur, Justice Inc., war and
gangster stories, and the 2005 Kirby Tribute Panel (with Evanier,
nephew Robert Katz, Scott Shaw!, and Steve Sherman)! All behind a new
Kirby/Royer montage cover, plus the unpublished Kirby cover to CAPTAIN
3-D #2, inked by BILL BLACK and converted into actual 3-D by RAY ZONE!
Edited by John Morrow. Edited by JOHN MORROW.
The 80 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 10" x 14" tabloid-sized
magazine with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails
for $9.95 in the U.S. and ships 22 February 2006.
The newest volume of the Modern Masters series looks at the life and work of one of today's top comic-book artists, Arthur Adams! Arthur
burst onto the comic book scene with the widely acclaimed Longshot
mini-series in 1985 and has remained a star in the field ever since.
His unique style has earned him both the Russ Manning Award and the Eisner
Award, as well as a legion of fans. From super-heroes such as the
X-Men, Fantastic Four, and The Authority, to pop culture icons including
Godzilla, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and even Gumby, Adams'
range of work only adds to his appeal. But it is his energetic
cartooning combined with his painstaking attention to fine detail that
truly amazes his fans and peers alike. Modern Masters Volume 6: Arthur
Adams features an extensive, career-spanning interview lavishly
illustrated with rare and unpublished art, as well as a large
sketchbook section. One look and you'll agree—Arthur Adams is truly a Modern
Master! Edited by ERIC-NOLEN WEATHINGTON.
The 128 page (plus cover), squarebound, 8 1/2" x 11" Trade Paperback
with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for
$14.95 in the U.S. and ships 15 February 2006.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Vintage Ken Nordine "Word Jazz" albums set for reissue
Now Universal's limited-edition Hip-O label is collecting his complete 1950s recordings for the Dot label. You can order it here.
The Word Jazz Dot Masters contains all 49 tracks from the original albums, plus the bonus track from the Blue Thumb compilation, plus five previously unreleased tracks newly discovered in the vaults, on two compact discs. In all, 27 tracks make their CD debut.
Not only was Nordine involved with the project at every step, he also invited some of his celebrated friends to contribute; both Laurie Anderson and Tom Waits have authored notes for the release, as has Nordine's long-time engineer, engineer, Jim Cunningham. Needless to say, Ken has also written some notes, and has provided some rare photos for the set.
For those of you unfamiliar with Word Jazz, you should give the samples a listen. You'll dig 'em. As Frank Zappa once said, "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture," and that goes double about Nordine's intermingling of jazz and poetry. Maybe the closest audio-free approximation one could make is that, in these recordings, Ken Nordine has metaphorically given you the keys to his cerebellum and invited you out for a test spin. Or he's the coolest camp counselor ever, and he's telling stories around the campfire of our darkest night.
Painstakingly remastered in 2005 from the original master tapes, You're Getting Better also contains all of the notes from the highly collectable and extremely rare original vinyl releases.
"X-Men 3" pictures and trailer
See the Best X-Men Sites on the Web.
Roundup: Lennon tribute radio programs
* "Bigger Than Jesus," a look at the controversy surrounding Lennon's 1966 remark that the Beatles were then more popular than Christ.
* "The Wenner Tapes," a documentary using tapes of Rolling Stone Editor Jann Wenner's landmark 1970 interview with Lennon.
* "The White Album Covers Show," featuring numerous current acts covering songs from the Beatles' album.
* "The Lennon Legend," featuring various arts folk discussing Lennon's influence.
See the Best Beatles Sites on the Web.
Quick hits
The first Ricky Gervais podcast is available for download.
Oh man, I loved space sticks.
Spread the Good Words posts another cool collection of Christmas tunes.
New CD releases for Dec. 6, 2005
The Cowsills We Can Fly
Bob Marley & the Wailers Man to Man
New Order Singles
Phil Seymour Phil Seymour
Sonic Youth SYR 6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui
White Stripes Walking with a Ghost EP
VA Doo-Wop: Vocal Group Greats
VA Our New Orleans
OST Inside Deep Throat
New DVD releases for Dec. 6, 2005
Batman - The Animated Series, Volume Four
The Dukes of Hazzard (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Fifth Season
Fantastic Four (Widescreen Edition)
Green Acres Season 3
He Man & She Ra:Christmas Special
Law & Order - The Fourth Year
M*A*S*H - Season Nine
MacGyver - The Complete Fourth Season
The Rockford Files - Season One
Roseanne - The Complete Second Season
Superman - The Animated Series, Volume Two
Walt Disney Treasures - Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts, 1920s - 1960s
Walt Disney Treasures - Elfego Baca and The Swamp Fox: Legendary Heroes
Walt Disney Treasures - The Adventures of Spin & Marty - The Mickey Mouse Club
Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942-1946)
Jack Kirby feature bumped from "Fantastic Four" DVD
Instead, the Kirby feature will be included in a special edition DVD of the movie out next spring. Shop accordingly.
See the Best Fantastic Four Sites on the Web.
More Jack Kirby.
Monday, December 05, 2005
Quick hits
More Christmas music sharity. And more and more. (It truly is the season of giving).
Some more: The Beatles' 1960s fanclub-only Christmas records.
An early peek at "X-Men 3" characters The Beast, Angel and Storm.
NPR says Happy Birthday to Dave Brubeck.
Download a cool Beatles "beatleg" podcast.
Go on safari with a cool 1970s kids album, complete with jungle sound effects.
Yet more sharity, Les Baxter's Moog Rock!
The BBC marks the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death this week with several different radio programs. They're starting to turn up on the Beeb's audio-on-demand site. Check out the first here. More info here.
Rubber Soul at 40
The album has always seemed special to me, perhaps because we share roughly the same release date. The album came out on Dec. 3, 1965, in Britain and on Dec. 6 in the U.S.
I was born on Dec. 4.
Push comes to shove, it's my favorite Beatles record, although Revolver sometimes takes that slot and the "White Album" has its days.
But the Rubber Soul I fell in love with as a kid is a lot different from the Rubber Soul I love today.
Being a second-generation Beatles fan, a kid who starting buying their records in the mid 70s after a cool older cousin exposed me to their music, meant that I was getting the U.S. versions of the LPs.
Those of you too young to remember or too old to have bothered trading in your Beatles LPs for CDs probably don't know what I'm talking about.
But before the introduction of the Beatles CDs in the late 1980s, the U.S. and U.K. versions of many of their pre-"Sgt. Pepper" albums differ.
You see, back in the 1960s, The Beatles' U.S. record label, Capitol, figured it could get more mileage out of the Beatles craze by issuing more albums than there actually were.
By all manner of slicing and dicing, they made this so. While the British albums mostly contained 14 songs, the Capitol LPs generally contained 12. In England, the Beatles never put tunes released as singles or b-sides on their albums. Capitol did it all the time.
As a result, U.S. fans ended up buying all sorts of albums that never hit the racks in Britain, including Beatles '65, The Beatles' Second Album, Something New, Beatles VI and Yesterday and Today.
Sometimes Capitol even tinkered with the sound of the recordings, drenching songs such as "She's a Woman" in echo and retaining a false start on "I'm Looking Through You" that was edited off the British version.
It wasn't until Sgt. Pepper that the American and British LPs featured the same song lineups. And once CDs were introduced, the British track lineups became universal worldwide.
For nostaligic purposes, the first four American albums were released in a CD box set a year or so ago. But, to date, the only Rubber Soul officially available on CD is the British version. Which, honestly, is superior to Capitol's hatchet job.
But it means that, when I say I love Rubber Soul, I actually love two very different albums. The one I grew up listening to and the one I slip into my CD player today.
Here's a comparison of track listings:
"Rubber Soul" American version:
"Rubber Soul" British version:
Weird, huh? And it demonstrates how little thought Capitol put into slapping their versions together. I mean, "I've Just Seen a Face" is a great song, but a bizarre choice for an album opener. It's all acoustic and folky while "Drive My Car" is electric and rocking--a proper opening track.
Still, once I switched to CDs, it took me years to get used to "Drive My Car" being the first track on Rubber Soul.
But, even in its flawed American incarnation, Rubber Soul was a great, influential album. Head Beach Boy Brian Wilson often cites it as an inspiration for his masterpiece, Pet Sounds. And he's no doubt referring to the American version. The Beach Boys were on Capitol, too, so he likely received a comp, U.S. version of the record.
Which, I guess, means that the U.S. Rubber Soul is by no means a bad album and nothing to be embarassed about loving. It's just that the U.K. one is a bit more perfect.
I think I love this album so much because it captures the Beatles in the midst of growing up. The magical experimentalism and eclecticism that marks so much of the group's later work is just starting to surface. Earlier albums stuck mostly to the guitars, bass and drums sound but here more instruments and styles are added to the mix.
Tambourine and/or maracas are on nearly every track. Acoustic guitars are everywhere. "Norwegian Wood" introduces the sound of George Harrison's sitar. "In My Life" features producer George Martin's baroque-style piano solo. "Girl" sounds like something you'd hear in a Greek restaurant. "Michelle" has Paul McCartney singing in French!
There are advances on the lyrical front, too. No longer is every tune a love song. On "Think for Yourself" and "The Word," the band shows no qualms about offering its fans advice: "Think for yourself 'cause I won't be there with you," "Say the word and you'll be free, say the word and be like me."
Sure, they're not overtly political songs. But they're about as preachy as the Beatles were comfortable being. At the same time they were tempted to use their influence to lead, they were wary of setting themselves up as the same sort of authority figures they detested and distrusted.
At any rate, this clearly wasn't the work of guys following a formula to stay on top of the charts. That would've been easy enough to do, but not for the Beatles. This was a band that changed, grew and experimented. Which is why Rubber Soul--in its various forms--still gets listened to today.
Friday, December 02, 2005
This week's most-alarming comic book cover
What in God's name...
New comics previews
Quick hits
"The Simpsons" gets literary with voice guest appearances by authors Jonathan Franzen, Michael Chabon, Tom Wolfe and Gore Vidal next season.
Kids DO love comics, says the Great Curve. And it's true. My boy loves Gemstone's Donald Duck comics, "Teen Titans Go!" and "The Batman Strikes!" Not to mention assorted DC Archives/Showcase and Marvel Essentials/Masterworks volumes. Give a kid a comic today.
New on iTunes: That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folk Song Movement - Various Artists; Musics of Hawaii: Anthology of Hawaiian Music - Special Festival Edition - Various Artists; Pete Seeger - Singalong Sanders Theater, 1980 - Pete Seeger.
Mike Sterling recalls the fun, bizarre Andy Helfer/Kyle Baker "Shadow" series DC published in the 1980s. I loved that book...
Heritage Comics is offering up more than 300 original pieces of Mad Magazine-related art in an upcoming auction.
Chances are good the regenerated "Doctor Who" series will air on U.S. TV sometime soon, but after it turns up on DVD. The first season DVD set is due out in the states Feb. 14.
Comics creators post their Christmas wishes on the Sequential Tart. I'll take a Jack Kirby original, please.
Comics Continuum has details on the "X-Men 3" trailer, which debuts on the Web on Monday.
Newsarama has some George Perez preview art from JSA #82, out in February from DC.
Jack Black modeled his "King Kong" performance after Orson Welles.
Great Moments in Comic Book History
Wonder Woman Vol. 1, #162: The Amazon Princess notes women of "man's world" wear entirely too much clothing. How do they swing?
New DVD releases for December 2005
24 - Season Four
Batman - The Animated Series, Volume Four
The Dukes of Hazzard (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Fifth Season
Fantastic Four (Widescreen Edition)
Green Acres Season 3
He Man & She Ra:Christmas Special
Law & Order - The Fourth Year
M*A*S*H - Season Nine
MacGyver - The Complete Fourth Season
The Rockford Files - Season One
Roseanne - The Complete Second Season
Superman - The Animated Series, Volume Two
Walt Disney Treasures - Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts, 1920s - 1960s
Walt Disney Treasures - Elfego Baca and The Swamp Fox: Legendary Heroes
Walt Disney Treasures - The Adventures of Spin & Marty - The Mickey Mouse Club
Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942-1946)
New DVD releases for Dec. 13, 2005
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Edition)
Airplane - The "Don't Call Me Shirley" Edition
Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete Fifth Season
Farscape - Season 3, Collection 1 (Starburst Edition)
Frank Miller's Sin City (Recut & Extended Edition)
Gilmore Girls - The Complete Fifth Season
King Kong - Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Miami Vice - Season Two
Rock 'n Roll High School - Special Edition
Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy
The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season
New DVD released for Dec. 20, 2005
Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0
Brothers Grimm
ER - The Complete Fourth Season
Party of Five - The Complete Second Season
Serenity - Widescreen Edition
New DVD releases for Dec. 27, 2005
Dark Water (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
The Shield - The Complete Fourth Season
TV Golden Age Theater:Vol 1
TV Golden Age Theater:Vol 2
Twilight Zone:Season 5
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Quick hits
Some Christmas sharity in the form of a Three Suns album from Pinocchio's Easy Listening Corner today.
Meanwhile, Rato Records shares an EP of tunes from the "Hatari" soundtrack.
Actress Christina Cindrich has joined the "Spider-Man 3" cast.
Yahoo! Movies has a "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" teaser.
The DC Showcase Presents "Superman Family" volume mentioned yesterday will include Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane stories from Jimmy Olsen #1-22 and Showcase #9, says here. Future volumes will chronological reprintings forcusing on the two Superman supporting cast members. Great news!
"Lost" clues: season 2, episode 9 "What Kate Did"
What Kate Did
Air Date: 11/30/2005
As dawn ushers in another day on the island we see Jin and Sun sharing an intimate moment that is long overdue. For them the sunrise represents a new beginning -- a second chance at love. And we get the feeling that they're not going to let this one slip through their fingers.
We find Kate high up in a tree picking fruit from the tall branches. As she slides back down the trunk, she slips, almost falling and spilling several mangoes to the jungle floor. As she crouches to collect them, she hears something behind her and turns to see a magnificent black horse standing in the morning mist. But that's not possible…is it?
In FLASHBACK we see a younger version of Kate as she waits on the stairs of her modest house. When a pickup truck swerves down the dirt road and stops in front we get our first look at her mother's choice for a father -- "Wayne." He's happy to let Kate help him to bed, as long as it affords him another chance to lay his drunken hands on her. So when Kate tells him goodnight, she really means it. We see her go outside and ride off on her motorcycle as the house behind her explodes into a giant fireball.
In the Hatch, Sawyer is still delirious with fever as a result of his blood infection. As Jack checks his wounds Sawyer calls out for Kate. When Jack leans in a little closer he hears Sawyer say something that makes him a little dizzy himself. "I love her." And before he has time to process what that means, there is Kate herself anxious to take over his care once more.
Jack attends the funeral services for Shannon and it's very difficult for everyone involved to keep a dry eye as Sayid says a final goodbye to the woman he loved. Meanwhile, back in the hatch, Kate has a very scary episode with Sawyer that shakes her to her core, so when Locke and Jack finally return to the hatch they find Sawyer unattended and the clock on the computer dangerously close to zero.
Back in FLASHBACK, we get to see the beginning of Kate's "relationship" with the Marshal when he arrests her at the bus station after trying to flee the area. While transporting her back to Iowa, in the thick of a brutal rainstorm, they swerve off the road and crash into a telephone pole, allowing Kate her first chance at escape. After pushing the unconscious Marshal out into the rain, Kate looks to see what it was that forced them off the road. And standing there, in the middle of the road, just as placid as can be, is a very familiar-looking black horse.
On the island, as Kate struggles with her feelings for Jack and Sawyer as well as with her sanity, Eko provides Locke with the missing piece of a puzzle that may ask more questions than it answers. Jack reaches out to Ana Lucia at a time when she needs a friend more than ever, and Michael discovers something new about the computer that just might hold the key to getting back his son.
Clues and speculation
* The black horse is yet another case of mysterious animal events/appearances on the show. We had the polar bear of course, the bird in Walt's flashback, Vincent the dog having something to do with the ghostly appearances of Walt...
* "Lost" island is plum-full of murderers: Sawyer, Kate, Ana-Lucia have all very deliberately killed people. Is this a reason they're on the island, or just part of the overall apparent theme of redemption?
* Are dead people able to manifest on the island, or are the crash survivors hallucinating things? Jack sees his dad several times, Kate's father seems to be manifesting himself through Sawyer.
* Lot's of father issues on this show: Jack, Locke, Kate, Sun... all of em have bad dads.
* Eko and Locke are peas in a pod, both being "men of faith." They believe fate plays a role on what happens on the island.
* It'll be interesting to see the "director's cut" of the training film those two spiced together. Why was the film cut? Seems like somebody was trying to hide or disguise something about the Hatch and/or button.
* Why are there "blast doors" in the Hatch? To keep something in, or out?
* How/why is Walt communicating with the computer? Or is he?
* Is that Sayid on the TV screen in the background of this scene?
* The preview for the next episode features Eko reciting Psalm 23. Of course, 23 is one of the mysterious numbers featuring often on the show.
Other stuff
* There's a new (to me) entry in ABC's official "Lost" diary.
* If you go to ABC's Hanso Foundation site and click on the pic of Hanso some interesting stuff happens.
* See screen captures from the episode.
* See screen captures from the preview for the next episode.
* See the preview for the next episode.
See the Best Lost Sites on the Web.


text:
Back to Raphaël Goetter's profile
Your current filters are…
from HTML / CSS : bousculez vos habitudes ! at Paris-Web 2013, 10th-12th October 2013
Added 3 years ago
from Web mobile, 10 trucs que vous ne connaissez peut-être pas at Web-5 Conference 2013, 14th-15th June 2013
Added 4 years ago
from Vive les tableaux de mise en page ! at Paris Web 2011, 13th-15th October 2011
Added 5 years ago
from Adapter un design au Web Mobile grâce aux CSS at ConFoo 2011, 9th-11th March 2011
Added 6 years ago
from Plus belle la vie avec HTML5 et CSS3 at Paris Web 2010, 14th-16th October 2010
Browse and track events by topic
Follow @lanyrd on Twitter.
Lanyrd on Facebook
· Blog
· Services
· Colophon
+ Cookies · Email us

subset: commoncrawl


text:
ICGR awards honor 18 Henrico students
Henrico Citizen Staff Reports 03/07/11
Eighteen Henrico County students were among the 49 high school students honored earlier this month at the Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond's 44th Annual Brotherhood Sisterhood Youth Award ceremony for their demonstration of strong volunteer efforts and other leadership and character qualities. The ceremony was held at the River Road Baptist Church in Henrico.
The Henrico students honored were:
• Sean M. Mullen of Benedictine High School, who was praised for relating well to others and interacting with a variety of different groups. Mullen, a nominator said, makes friends without regard to race, gender or religion. "His calm demeanor helps him in defusing potential confrontations and in making all students feel as an integral part of the Corps. Participating in Walk for Wheels, Matt assists mentally challenged students in riding bicycles and volunteers with The Salvation Army.
• Jasmine Turner of the Collegiate School, who was recognized for her positive attitude and respect of other's opinions. Turner belongs to the executive board of the Mosaic Diversity Club and the Collegiate Community Service Council and participates in the Youth Leadership Council at Riverview Baptist Church. She is the 2010 -2011 National Convener for the American Baptist Girl's Leadership Team.
• Deep Run High School's Kayla Pfab, who serves as president of the school's Peer Helpers and Best Buddies organizations. The latter is a group that assists students with disabilities at the school. Pfab is a peer mediator and known for her efforts to facilitate compromise in challenging situations. She has won the "Above and Beyond" Award at Henrico Doctors' Hospital for volunteer work in Nuclear Medicine and the ER.
• Charles W. Avery of Douglas Freeman High School, who has worked as a swim coach for Special Olympics for the past three years and has also organized a fundraiser for Special Olympics that raised $2,900. As a Youth Activation Committee member, he acted to help eliminate negative language and labels as people interact with others with mental and physical disabilities.
• Tyra Z. Beaman of Henrico High School, who has been actively involved with Student Congress and served as president of her freshman, sophomore and junior classes. Beaman serves in several leadership positions and mentors freshmen and middle-school students. She is working to set up a program at the school to help students who have had conflicts with the law make an easier transition to their school community.
• Hermitage High School's Moffett K. Beaumont, who has been described as the "calm voice of reason," especially when using humor and good sense to explain difficult concepts to special-needs students. She was cited for her upbeat and helpful attitude toward others and her ability to make friends from all walks of life. She volunteers at CARITAS at her church, as a camp counselor for Cub Scouts and Acolyte at her church.
• Hermitage Technical Center's Jomin Mujar, who was recognized for his pleasant, cheerful disposition and for his key role in the auto technology class, during which he helps other students understand that difficult situations can be handled in an appropriate manner. He also leads the worship band and mentors his peers at church to help them overcome pressures they face.
• Highland Springs High School's Ashley Fay Smith, who was cited for her empathy towards people with special needs, especially children. She volunteers at the Peter Paul Development Center and in city schools and serves as a role model and mentor for others.
• Raschell Parker of Highland Springs Technical Center, who is described as a compassionate, helpful mentor who assists students with special needs and students adjusting to American schools. She is active in her church's youth and adult choirs, is vice president of DECA at the Tech Center and is a member of several school organizations. She has an "A" average academically.
• John Randolph Tucker High School's Shailaja "Shelly" Parekh, who is described as a mature person who can see both sides of a situation. A nominator wrote that she has a giving heart and has devoted countless hours to her community through volunteer efforts with the school and community.
• Marjan Aghaebrahim of Mills Godwin High School, who is described as a friend to all and a warm, kind, gentle and giving person who goes beyond the call of duty to help others. She volunteers with the elderly who do not have any family.
• Northstar Academy's Kelly Scott Robinson, who regularly defuses confrontations and helps others to do the same, a nominator wrote. She is described as a compassionate person who respects the physical and educational limitations of others. She has assisted students in the Effective Ministries program, volunteered at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and has participated in the feeding program at St. Peter's Baptist Church.
• Saint Gertrude High School's Alexandra Wyatt, who is described as approachable and caring, a respected member of the peer counseling and mediation club "Spreading Positive Attitudes Among Peers." She earned 263 hours of community service and received the Bon Secours Hospital Community Service award.
• Elizabeth Dalton Baril of St. Catherine's School, who, as an advisor to freshmen and new students, often reaches out to the "kid on the outside," her nominator wrote. She has formed an interfaith "Coffee Talk" club at school and tutors at Oak Grove Elementary School. She is active in the S.G.Komen Race for the cure of breast cancer and in her church youth group. She also participates in mission trips and attended the People to People Conference in Europe.
• St. Christopher's School's Patrick Hawley English, who is described as kind and compassionate with a commitment to serving others. He mentors a middle school student and has the respect and support of his classmates, his nominator wrote. On a mission trip to Tanzania, Matt was a co-leader to the MADE mentoring program, working on the school building, connecting with the children and teaching them games.
• The Academy at Virginia Randolph's Lamont Wiggins, who is known by faculty, staff and peers for his sense of responsibility, loyalty and dedication. He takes an active initiative in school service as well as community service projects through his family church. He surrounds himself with positive people and does not compromise his high standards of character and behavior, focusing instead on his academic and post-graduate career.
• The Steward School's James "Jake" Rowe, who serves as co-president of the school's Diversity Club and has been chosen to speak as an advocate for different people on controversial subjects. Also a year-round swimmer, he has performed community service in art with underprivileged children and with seniors who have Alzheimer's. He is an active voice on diversity issues in independent schools, as well as a spokesperson for the art department at his school.
• Varina High School's Madison Anderson, who is described as a true leader at her school. She is described as having a "can-do" attitude and is involved with forensics, key club, history club, peer helpers, drama, honor societies, SGA, Student Congress and the book club, in addition to serving as the volleyball team manager.
Henrico promotional company changes name
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Henrico-based brand merchandising company NewClients, Inc. has changed its name to Boost Promotional Branding.
The company is one of the nation's largest in the branded merchandise industry. Founded in 1981, its serves more than 5,000 clients – including many Fortune 500 companies – nationwide. > Read more.
Lidl competition offers shoppers chance to win NYC trip
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Three Lidl shoppers will win trips to New York City to receive a first-look at the Esmara by Heidi Klum collection and attend an international runway event debuting the collection. The contest is open to residents of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina – the three states in which Lidl currently operates grocery stores. The chain opened two stores in Henrico County last month. > Read more.
Glen Allen advances in 14U Babe Ruth World Series
Citizen Staff Reports 08/16/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
The Glen Allen Babe Ruth Baseball League 14-year-old all-star team advanced to the single-elimination round of the 14-year-old World Series, which the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association is hosting at RF&P Stadium in Glen Allen. > Read more.
Earnhardt gives Redskins a ride
Citizen Staff Reports 08/15/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88, stopped at Richmond Raceway Aug. 8 in advance of the track's NASCAR weekend in September. He was joined by five players from the Washington Redskins, who were in town for the team's training camp, which concluded Aug. 14. The day in Richmond gave Earnhardt and the Redskins players an opportunity to see how the athletes compete in their respective sports. > Read more.
READ Center a finalist for $25k grant
Citizen Staff Reports 08/15/2017 General NewsNon-Profits
The READ Center is a top-200 cause finalist in State Farm's Neighborhood Assist program, making it eligible to earn a $25,000 grant to support adult literacy in the Richmond region. The 40 organizations from across the nation with the most votes will win grants.
The READ Center, based in Henrico, provides classroom instruction and one-to-one tutoring to adults with very low literacy. > Read more.
READ Center a finalist for $25k grant
Henrico County property transactions, Aug. 1-6
Glen Allen wins 2 of first 3 games at 14U Babe Ruth World Series
Filipino Festival draws thousands
Solar eclipse to impact region in one week
- More News
Print Edition
Aug. 17, 2017Current edition | Archive
Registration begins Saturday for Henrico Recreation & Parks fall classes
Weekend Top 10
Weekend Top 10
CAT Theatre to host Red Eye 10s International Play Festival
Restaurant Watch
- More Entertainment
Obituary - Dorothy M. Wade
Obituary – Mark Leon Thompson, Jr.
Obituary – James Douglas Shaffer
- More Obituaries
National Night Out events planned tomorrow
Glen Allen woman raising companion dog
Guided tour of Malvern Hill planned as part of 'History at Sunset' series
- More Community
Growing a grown-up: Part II
How to grow an adult
Make 'em take the pledge: no more snuff boxes!
- More Opinions
SunTrust to sponsor raceways's military appreciation program
Code Lacrosse joins Richmond Strikers
5 Henrico student-athletes win scholarships at awards dinner
- More Sports
|August 2017
Place an Ad | More Classifieds
CalendarRapper Bryson Tiller and his "Set It Off" tour will perform at 8 p.m. at The Classic Amphitheater at Richmond Raceway. With special guests Metro Boomin' and H.E.R. Tickets are $35 to $65. Doors open at 7 p.m. For details and tickets, visit http://tinyurl.com/BrysonTillerTour. Full text


text:
Arizonans may get a chance to see who provided Gov. Jan Brewer some of the information for her book and what they told her.Read More »
State asks judge to toss challenge to 'revenge porn' law
Attorneys for the state are asking a federal judge to throw out a challenge to the state's new "revenge porn" law. Assistant Attorney General David Weinzweig is arguing there is no legal basis for the lawsuit. He said the state ...Read More »
Brewer, feds cut deal on SB1070's 'papers please' provision
The Obama administration officially dropped its challenge Monday to the controversial "papers, please" provision of SB1070.Read More »
Arizona immigration law mulled by federal judge again
A judge is mulling arguments over whether she'll let the most contentious section of Arizona's immigration enforcement law take effect after opponents of the statute told her that it will lead to racial profiling and prolonged detentions of Latinos.Read More »
Federal judge blocks day labor rules in Arizona immigration law
A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day labor services on streets.Read More »
Federal court throws out Brewer's medical marijuana suit
A federal judge today dismissed the lawsuit filed by Gov. Jan Brewer that stalled key portions of a state-run medical marijuana program, which was narrowly approved by Arizona voters in 2010.Read More »
Brewer's case against feds dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's lawsuit that accuses the federal government of failing to enforce immigration laws or maintain control of her state's border with Mexico.Read More »
Judge upholds major portions of Alabama's SB1070-style law
A federal judge in Alabama upheld two major provisions of that state's illegal immigration law that are nearly identical to key portions of SB1070 that were struck down. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Blackburn blocked some portions of HB56 in her ruling on Wednesday but upheld provisions making it a crime to not carry immigration papers and requiring law enforcement officers to check people's immigration status if they have a reasonable suspicion that they're in the country illegally.Read More »
Capitol Quotes: July 29, 2011
This week's most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.Read More »
Judge unimpressed with state's arguments in SB1070 countersuit
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton didn't immediately rule on a motion to dismiss Arizona's countersuit against the federal government, but left no doubt that she would throw out at least part of the case.Read More »


text:
Reviews: Anonymous
- Anonymous
- USA, Couple, 25-30
- Novice Nomad
Chaleun Garden, Vang Vieng, Laos
This hostel had a great location but the facilities were sub-par, bed linens were very thin and moldy. Additionally, the plumbing was ridiculous and shoddy; our sink drain didn't work and just fell out into the floor drain.. Although the owners were very hospitable and welcoming I feel like they could have done better to improve the quality of their hostel.
- Anonymous
- USA, Male, 25-30
- Novice Nomad
Little Hanoi Hostel, Hanoi, Vietnam
They welcomed us with no problem even with our late arrival!
- Anonymous
- USA, Male, 25-30
- Novice Nomad
Monkey Surfing Backpackers Hostel, Hualien, Taiwan
We were only here for 2 nights but the staff was very helpful with helping us organize our trip. The rooms are awesomely decorated and unique. Great value for your money.
Hostelworld Mobile Apps
Book on the go with the new Hostelworld mobile apps.


text:
- Both title matches for Aoki and Kimura could be considered this, much more the latter since the end result prompted Kimura to retire.
- Kimura's title match was already bittersweet as it is. Kimura loses? He retires. Mashiba loses? Hints of more struggles for both him and Kumi await.
- A good chunk of the fighters' backstories.
- Ippo: Father died during a fishing expedition, had to help his mom run the fishing boat as a child.
- Sendo: Mother died during childbirth, father sacrificing himself while doing his job as a fireman.
- Miyata: Witnessed his father get utterly destroyed by Randy Boy Sr., watching him turn to alcohol and seeing his mom leave the family, while still wanting to follow in his dad's footsteps as a counter expert.
- Mashiba: Parents died in car crash, had to raise himself and Kumi while still only a teenager.
- Date: Lost against Ricardo Martinez, then learning that his pregnant wife got into an accident which killed their unborn child.
- Sawamura: Father died, mother got into an abusive relationship, which abruptly ended with Sawamura stabbing him. He was abandoned shortly thereafter.
- Volg: No news about his father, his mother winds up being really sick so he takes up pro boxing to help her get better. Made even worse when we find out he fails.
- Gedo: Had to steal money in order to survive, eventually being shot in the shoulder, and then losing to Randy Boy Jr. during his championship match.
- Nekota: Fought with Kamogawa to the point where he became Punch Drunk, causing a Game-Breaking Injury against Anderson when he fought.
- Kamogawa: Fought with Nekota to the point where Nekota became Punch Drunk, injured both of his fists in order to practice the Tekken, then shattering them both in his match with Anderson, forcing him to retire in spite of his win.
- Ryuhei Sawamura: Retired as the Japanese Jr. Lightweight Champion.
- More specifically, it's been mentioned at various times before, during and after the match, that Sawamura was earnestly trying to win the belt. Despite all that cheating and injuries sustained, he got what he wanted... only to get into a motorcycle accident that leaves him unable to fight in the ring anymore.
- Another heart wrenching moment is After Sendo has defeated Volg for the championship, Volg's contract with his gym had been severed, and could have been severed any time he lost too many matches. Volg's farewell to Ippo at the airport, knowing that they might never be able to meet again, is incredibly heart breaking. Specially when Ippo can hold back the tears when in front of Volg... but he breaks down crying once he's gone.
- Watching Takamura of all people bawl his eyes out when he finds out the bear he spared (because she had cubs) got shot and turned into his stew is pretty hard to watch. Mostly because Takamura can apparently be quite motivational when he's feeling strongly about something.
- Eiji Date's rematch against Ricardo Martinez. An accidentally made Game-Breaking Injury is what lead Date to not only lose against Ricardo but also retire from boxing permanently.
- How about Saeki's match against Itagaki? Seeing him lose like that is heartbreaking, because he was fighting for Karasawa, who retired but was unhappy with his life. This is likely something that happens among boxers in real life, which is harsh.
- Aoki and Kimura's second shot at the Class A tournament ends this way. Kimura loses mostly due to just not having the drive to fight harder, while Aoki gets pummeled and hospitalized by Iga (who was instructed to hold back to prolong the suffering). Even worse, Yagi says he would recommend that the two retire, and next chapter shows that they were seriously considering it. They ultimately decide to keep boxing, but it was a bleak point in the story, nonetheless.
- Ippo's loss to Alfredo was quite heartwrenching, especially taking into account Kamogawa's expression and reaction.
Ippo:*after looking at Kumi for a moment*...I know. I don't want my mom to worry too much, so...this is the last time. This will be my final challenge. Next time I lose, I'll retire with no regrets. *Starts walking away from her* I'll never fight in the ring again.
- It gets worse after that, a few chapters later, Kumi up shows the day after Ippo's loss to have a talk with him, it takes a second to sink in but it is made clear and blatant that she is trying to convince Ippo to quit boxing. Ippo reasserts his ambition to keep on fighting, feeling like he let his gym and coach down, again, but after that he...gives Kumi a promise, all with a determined yet solemn look on his face:
- And of course we have Kumi herself here. She knows how much Ippo loves boxing, how much it means to him, the fact that she probably wouldn't have even met him were it not for boxing. But after his second defeat she probably remembers how hard his first loss hit him, and doesn't want him to suffer anymore. And all of that starts when Kumi asks Ippo a very simple question that throws him completely off balance:
- Ippo's shaky handwriting. It's one of the sure signs that Ippo might be suffering from brain damage, but neither he nor the audience knows for sure...
- The final episode credits of Rising dedicate the whole season to Kenji Utsumi and Ichirō Nagai, who are the respective voice actors for Kamogawa and Nekota. Utsumi passed away in June 2013, therefore having to cast another VA for Kamogawa, and Nagai in January 2014.


text:
So sayeth Robo. No financial details yet. Just that it's, as expected, a one year deal. My big bold Boxing Day prediction: the Giants get more out of the Big Unit in 2009 than the Yankees get out of Burnett.
Randy Johnson to the Giants
« Previous: Merry Christmas!
Next: 10 things I didn't know about THT last year »


text:
Your Owen County Community Foundation
On this date fifty-six years ago in the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, I showed up here on earth. You might think I would be all superstitious about elevens or today's 11/11/11 holiday, but I'm not. I just want to take the day off because it's my birthday. Please! No gifts, unless you want to direct something to your Owen County Community Foundation. Perhaps in honor of the numerological event today you could make a modest gift of $111,111 or maybe $1,111? We'd welcome $11.11, too. And for my close friends, before you ask – yes, we'll take 11 cents.
Because I'm playing hooky today, I forced my regular schedule into the other four days of the week and really didn't have time to write a legitimate column about our community or philanthropy. Instead, I just looked back through my old articles looking for easy stuff I could copy from myself and wandered around the Internet looking for random things to share with you, my loyal readers (both of you). By the way, over the past four years, I've now written 223 original columns (and plagiarized 21) consisting of approximately 111,111 words.
By the way, there won't be another binary date until the year 2100 – 01/01/00. There's a YouTube video about this if you crave more number facts. The video is narrated by a nerdy English guy so you'll feel all mathy by the time he's done with you. Enjoy!
If you are overwhelmed by number facts, try a word fact. You might be interested to know that in addition to being overwhelmed or underwhelmed, you can also be whelmed. Thought you should know.
Did you know that in South Korea, 11/11 is a holiday known as Sweetest Day? South Koreans don't actually call it Sweetest Day. They say it in Korean. All the more reason I should be off work, though. In Seoul, expectant parents scheduled C-sections so their new babies arrive on 11/11, which means the children's permanent government ID number will include 111111. I hereby challenge as wasted the use of any energy at all to influence one's permanent government ID number. Jus' sayin'.
There is also a new movie titled 11/11/11 that opens, you guessed it, today on 11/11/11. It's billed as a thriller involving yet another surprise – a bunch of mysterious things involving the number 11. Any movie with that many obvious characteristics is going to have to work hard to thrill anyone. I give it an unwatched eleven thumbs down for being too predictable.
Well, I have to get back to my crammed schedule. I must have a million and eleven things to do before I play hooky. Please enjoy 11/11/11. Have a great weekend and I'll be back on boring old 11/14/11.
Your Owen County Community Foundation is committed to helping our communities become better places to live, grow, and work. We value community involvement and charitable spirit and the number eleven.
If you would like to know more about ways you can work with your neighbors to help your community, give me a call at 829-1725, email me at email@example.com, visit us online at www.owencountycf.org, or stop by and visit in person at our office on the second floor of the Owen County State Bank Building (201 West Morgan Street in Spencer).
Remember our veterans today and always. Throughout the history of our great nation they have sacrificed so that we could thrive in a society unequaled in human history. While we enjoy our freedoms, let's always make sure we take care of our heroes. We need to help protect our vets here at home like they protected us by going overseas. We all need to be active citizens to protect the freedoms they have won and preserved for us.
© 2009-2017 Spencer Evening World, Inc. | Privacy Policy
No commercial reproduction without written consent.
Electronic reproduction of any kind forbidden without written consent.


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 19/2/2013 (1643 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BUFFALO -- They were the sounds that have been absent from the Winnipeg Jets dressing room of late: laughter, cheering and speaker-rattling tunes with the volume set at 11.
Yes -- for one night at least -- there is joy back in Jetland after a workmanlike 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night that stopped the bleeding of a three-game Winnipeg losing streak.
And for a crew that came into the game tighter than the bolts on a new bridge, it was a welcome change.
"The first thing that it does, when you win, is it brings joy back into your life, which we all welcome because it's been miserable enough for a while," said head coach Claude Noel. "(Losing) wears on you. You feel it and it hurts the morale. You don't feel good about things, you don't feel good about yourself, you don't feel good about your team... winning cures a lot of things."
First period
The Jets buzz the Sabres early and it's prompted by the line of Andrew Ladd, Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler. Little scores one minute in and Wheeler -- a man who pushed his teammates to work to rid their heads of all the negativity on Monday -- was absolutely flying.
"It's what I was talking about yesterday and today: no thinking, just enjoying the game," Wheeler said. "That's the mindset from here on out. It may be hard to understand, but it makes a huge difference when you're out there reacting and letting the game come to you and just letting things happen."
Second period
The Jets get a goal from Ladd after a horrible Sabre turnover, but then the captain makes a lousy pass to a pinching Dustin Byfuglien that leads to a completely against-the-flow goal by Jason Pominville. But the Sabres' chances were limited and the Jets, who finished with 19 blocked shots at the end of the night, would have 12 different players throw their bodies in harm's way.
"I thought we played well, especially in the second," beamed Pavelec afterward. "We had great grit."
Third period
Some scary moments for the Jets in the first five minutes. But they settled their game, got some superb goaltending from Pavelec and then -- fingers undoubtedly being gnawed to the bone -- killed an Evander Kane penalty with four minutes left. Get this: The Jets' maligned penalty-kill unit was a perfect three for three.
"It's a good feeling, especially when you are reeling a little bit," said Ladd. "We had lost three games in a row. To have that confidence and go out there and hold it down for the last minute or two minutes when they're pressing is only good for us going forward playing tight games."
After the buzzer
The Jets left for Raleigh, N.C., immediately after the game and have today off. What's the old saying about beer tasting better after a win?
"It's been a pretty frustrating time for us," said Noel. "We got some good games from a lot of people and we found a way to win the game and we found a way to win a game the right way. For us, that was the important thing."
firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @WFPEdTait


text:
On Tuesday evening, ABC again skipped its own poll showing voter disapproval of both President Obama and Senate Democrats up for re-election.
Obama's approval rating was underwater at 46 percent, while voters preferred Republican senate candidates to Democrats 50-42. The poll noted that "Anti-incumbent sentiment is largely economic in nature; as such, while there's dissatisfaction with both parties, it's pointed more at the Democrats, given their control of the big chair at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave."
The poll wasn't all positive for conservatives; the vast majority of respondents thought the GOP "out of touch with people's concerns" and Tea Party opponents outnumbered supporters 48-40. Nonetheless, the poll clearly spelled trouble for Democratic interests in the November elections.
Tuesday's Good Morning America skipped the news though, spending 18 minutes instead on "Dancing With the Stars." The World News spent almost two minutes on a dog-owning couple's quest to find owners for other dogs, and over two minutes on homemade recipe food contests.


text:
Several people have asked me what I use to produce schematic diagrams for circuits I put on my website and here on the blog. Well I use a package called sPlan which is available from http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/splan.html. This is the package that many SPRAT authors use. Mine is an early version but the latest version is available for 39.9 euros.
The Abacom website gives details of distributors in many countries.


text:
Mich. teens charged with murder over $3
There are 127 comments on the Wireservice.wired.com story from Apr 21, 2006, titled Mich. teens charged with murder over $3. In it, Wireservice.wired.com reports that:Three teens accused of beating a man to death in the middle of an intersection during a robbery that netted only $3 have been charged with murder, authorities said.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at Wireservice.wired.com.
#1 Apr 21, 2006
Wow, that public education and government welfare system is working real well in Mich., huh? If I saw that happening there would be 3 less teens around clogging the penal system.
#2 Apr 21, 2006
What ever happened to inocent until proven guilty! Has anyone been tried yet! Has anyone listened to their story yet? The man was not just poor with no job. He was a Junkey that also made troble and was in and out of jail. I hear 10 different stories. And Yes the michigan education and welfare sucks, so does the whole USA. So I suppose we will see alot more of this. PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY right here, and the school funds are cut down to nothing! So blame the Government. Why do you think there is so much violence in poor countrys. Well ours is headed the same direction.
#3 Apr 22, 2006
I worked with one of these 3 teens and I am in shock still. I work with many teens who are no good but william was one person who was never violent, who always listened to my directions and often expressed his plans for the future. He is a caring person who never let anyone get upset at work or feel down. There has to be more to this than what is being said. This teen was very mature for his age. I dont believe it was premediated or something these kids thought was fun, but maybe there was more to the story. I know william and he wouldnt hurt anyone, i know this for a fact. At work when a situation looked bad (two kids arguing or fighting) william always either stayed out of it or tried to change the topic. he avoided situations like that at all cost. I dont blame michigan, or anyone but i do plead for all to get all the facts and see all aspects of this case before its too late becuase maybe all 3 teens are not at fault maybe just in the wrong place at wrong time with wrong people.
#4 Apr 22, 2006
You dont't even live around this area and see what goes one here. I working with alot of wayne-westland teens, and yes it the past couple years we have deveolped a problem with teen crime but also the police and courts are extremly hard on the youth here. ( i saw 2 kids being handcuffed for throwing a piece of paper beside a garbage can) these kids around her alot of them are bad but i know one of the kids involved and i know he could have touched that man for no reason or even at all. there is more too it than is being told. granted things are bad in michigan and in the suburbs are looking like a poor busy city with more homeless roaming the streets everyday. but it doesnt help anyone here when outsiders like you get involved and draw concusions on use look at your own community to find negitivity if you must.
#5 Apr 22, 2006
Heavy heart, dont think I dont know how you feel! I also know one of the teens, a matter a fact all his life! And my whole family lives in Wayne or around! And I know there has to be a whole lot more to the story then the gosip the news tells. Or people like Sparky that feeds of peoples hurt!
United States
#6 Apr 23, 2006
I grew up with these three kids and i know the media is just trying to make a bad situation critical especially these three teenagers they were right down the street from their house for god sakes why in the hell would they trying to mugg someone. three maby four streets away im sorry to say but this guy was a drug addict i think they were acting in self defense.
#7 Apr 24, 2006
I really wish everyone would get the story straight. For the last 2 or 3 weeks all 3 of these kids had been basically staying with me. We were all friends, we hung out everyday, and did basically everything together. I know for a fact they did not intentionally kill that man. We seen that man everyday and we even talked to him a few times. Everytime we've talked to him these 3 kids were very nice and polite. I would just like everybody to stop gossiping when they don't know what really happened.
#8 Apr 24, 2006
I grew Up with all of them 2. i went to elmentry school all the way ^ to high school. I have no idea what all happened and i dont know if they did it or not but if the guy was a drunk and was in jail all the time also a bum then why dont they look into that? but the story can also turn arond and they could of done it. Plus if they didnt do it why was the guy all beaten ^ im sure he didnt do it himself.
#9 Apr 24, 2006
i grew up with them too i live right down the street from them they are a bunch of messed up people, white trash they are always haven the police but the city of wayne is a bunch of idiots they should of already be in jail for there past crimes that have been put off, william is just a drop out of wayne memorial high and trying to get some money for his drug habit. i knew them both william and his brother. i never thought they would go this far but o well thats their fault.
#10 Apr 24, 2006
Im not tryin to make then look or sound bad i was his best friend untill we got into trouble then i changed my friends im glad about that becuase i could be in the same boat with them, billy or william is a violent person so for those who think they were in self defense are stupied u dont even knoe you worked with them in youth services they lied to get out of that and they did it becuase they were drunk that night and didnt know what they were doing i wish they would have thought about what would be happening after the fact, i will never get to c him again
United States
#11 Apr 25, 2006
William stole money from my friend and I at school. He going to where he deserves to be finally: JAIL.
United States
#12 Apr 25, 2006
Steven Dingman was no better though I must admit, I have found him under my car on several occasions drinking a 40 oz malt liquor. Everytime I told him to leave he got very irate with me and one time he threatened to let "his dog" bite me which was appearently at "his house." I told him to go ahead and do that and then I phoned the Wayne Police Department.
#13 Apr 26, 2006
It has nothing to do with the welfare or the education that wayne-westland schools provide to us students,because most of us students arent on the tv news.
A lot of people grew up with these teenagers or knew them in away or another. I knew William (Billy) and he wasnt so bad until we got up to high school and then he changed (started to make new friends that werent such a good group to hang out with.)
And maybe all they were doing was protect themselves. But that doesnt give them the right to just kill a guy, and just because the guy they killed was on drugs or whatever doesnt mean that it was fair to have 3 of them go against 1. So I do think that all 3 of them did kill the guy, even if they didnt do it on purpose they still did it and they should be punished for what they did
#14 May 5, 2006
Where in the article does it say that the murder victim was junkie? And so what if he was? It's okay to murder him and for $3 to boot? Why should the government take blame? They weren't there. What ever happened to taking responsibility for your actions? The government is not your key to success or failure...you are. I think we are way too lax with punishing these types of crimes and so they are committed with abandon especially by young people who know that they will never have to answer for their behavior because there's always some bleeding heart out there ready to blame society and the government for their problems.
#15 May 6, 2006
I am Bill and Carlos's brother and they been screw ups all there life. Always not listening and doing things they wanted to do. My parents did everything they could to change there life around. They both started smoking and drinking and doing drugs when they were 14 and they were just messed up, but I know alot of kids in wayne/westland area are like that to but not stupid like my brothers. They would be locked up in the house not allowed to go anywhere or do anything, we even took there door's down so they had no privacy. They went to consuling and bill was on meds for his bi polar. Bill getting in all kinds of trouble with my parents and even stole my dad's wayne gretsky rookie card and sold it for $1200 at some card shop. Not only that but stealing expansive christmas gifts and selling them. I have no idea what he was trying to buy or do with all the money, he never kept anything here. Carlos is just a wannabe, always following people and trying to act tough. He's just a stupid kid who justs follows his own rules and show off in front of people. He is a big shit talker but never did anything. When this all happend I was at Parris Island, SC going through basic training for the USMC. When my dad told me what happend I thought it was a joke. I didn't even think they would end up killing someone. I don't know the whole story nor have I talked to my brothers about it, just what I have heard and gatherd. The only way I could think of this is if the guy started the fight due to the fact he didnt know what was going to happen. They wouldnt go up to someone and start attacking him unless he did something to piss off bill extremly. I've seen bill go through his phase when he gets extremly pissed or upset about something and punch holes through walls and punch the mirrors but not a person, he wouldnt do that. I don't know what the bussness with them and this guy was but it wasnt going to be a robbery or death, it just lead to beating him up and of the 3 I can see carlos saying "lets take his cash" or some shit like that, it's something he would do. But I dont beleive the 3 started the fight.
#16 May 13, 2006
What part of thou shall not kill do we not understand! This man was dead in five minutes says one of the 22 eye witnesses! He was beaten with a pipe ! Nearly Every part of his body had a Broken bone including his neck, leg, and internal organs according to the med. exam. report. This guy was unarmed and about 130 lbs. Try a background check on him and you wont find much at all! He had an apt. In wayne.He might of had a drug problem but did he deserved to die? Who are we to judge! He without sin may cast the first stone! While he was being kicked in the head and yelling for help, did these three guys think at one point that enough is enough and that maybe we are going too far! Did their seed of thought tell them to stop but they didnt listen! How could they think this guy could live after such a brutal beating! signed: Worried resident.
#17 May 13, 2006
These guys are nothing but trouble! I've heard so many stories about the trouble they have been in .They have been caught breaking into places,taking anything that does not belong to them, and being busted for drugs!Their neihbors feared them!
#18 May 13, 2006
Never say Never, Your facts are wrong!
#20 May 14, 2006
I know that these are your brothers, but gee.... I would not be posting comments like this on the web. They are fighting for their lives and comments like this don't help their defense.
#22 May 17, 2006
it doesnt matter how much of a mess up somebody is. i dont care how much of a druggie that man was or an alcohlic or whatever, that doesnt change the fact that somebody was KILLED. i cant believe that some people are thinking that they can cut down who this man was in order to try and state that what those kids did is tolerable. A MAN DIED. people dont have the right to place a certain persons life below others because they made decisions that were bad for them and therefore try and make it sound like what those teens did was legit. and you cant blame the government or anybody else for what those teens did. Everybody in the united states knows that killing another person is not fine, that there are consequences for taking a life, even if some people think that it wasnt a good life. thoses teens knew what they were doing was wrong, and i feel like they didnt mean for him to die, but if they werent willing to take the chance and suffer the consequences then they should have never started any of this in the first place. its sad that people cant just say what those teens did was morally wrong,instead they have to try and blame it on something or someone. i mean, there are millions of people suffering from poverty and i dont see all of them killing people for three dollars.
Tell me when this thread is updated:Subscribe Now Add to my Tracker
Add your comments below
Dearborn Heights Discussions
|Last By
|AK Steel/UAW contract
|I like bbq pork
|Aug 17
|mjc builders (Sep '06)
|Aug 17
|Cody J
|Grant will help buy new fire truck in Taylor
|Aug 16
|'Meet Your Muslim Neighbor' (Oct '09)
|Aug 10
|Rabbeen Al Jihad
|Trump immigration enforcement
|Aug 7
|Sgt. David Kutek retired Redford police arreste... (Nov '11)
|Aug 7
|Richard Laskowski
Find what you want!
Search Dearborn Heights Forum Now
Copyright © 2017 Topix LLC


text:
Brett and Ruth Carpenter of Zimmerman and Gary and Cheryl Nelson of Zimmerman announce the engagement of their children Christenia and Andy.
Christenia is a 2009 graduate from Zimmerman High School, a 2014 graduate of St. Cloud State of communication studies. She is currently doing her internship at Boston Scientific.
Andy is a 2003 graduate of Princeton High School. He is currently an employee of Twin Cities Appliances.
Weddding is September 6th, 2014.
Carpenter/Nelson Brett and Ruth


text: Hi to all Just posting this up as might help one or two out in the future, here is a thread i started a few weeks ago and i was scratching my head trying to find out what the eff was wrong with my car. After replacing MAF, testing coil packs, new plugs, cleaning injectors, checking for air leaks, cleaning out fuel rail, cleaning inlet manifold, following every cable in the engine bay for breaks or shorts and hours online and still no results..................... http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/showthread.php?93026-New-MAF-and-still-not-working!!!!!!! I FOUND IT!!!!! !!!!!!!!...Ignition control module...!!!!!!!! Basically it wasnt sending no power to the third coil pack... thus.... no spark Now shes running sweeeet at 140,000 miles A big thanks to all th guys helping me in that thread


text:
I mean like younger people... late teens/early 20s... they're out smoking, drinking a lot, casual sex, etc. being stupid basically. honestly, why? I don't see how it helps them "find themselves".
I don't do drugs or anything, I'm a virgin and I know who I am. I'm 19 years old, and I'm a put-together person. I'm not out doing things that negatively impact my health or do something risky for the sake of "fun" because I see no fun in smoking... Drinking socially would be totally cool and not to get trashed but in a more classy manner, and there's no fun in whoring yourself out there... what about REAL love?!
If people wanna "find themselves", stop acting dumb, show some respect for yourself and others, care about people other than yourself, and seek more "normal" fun things to do... there's lots of perfectly good, fun things to do. And just be you. Don't do things to fit a mold of "everyone's doing it!"
Not that hard... The drama-free life is good. I'm healthy, it's great! ...but I'd be a WHOLE lot happier if my peers weren't getting progressively more and more stupid, and making dumb choices and girls actually pursued decent guys as opposed to the typical frat-boy.
end rant lol. sorry I'm just in a bad mood right now
Most Helpful Guy
Hey, my shallow and heartless ex girlfriend was one of those! Had everything great with me, but decided she needed to be a party-animal whore and throw everything away.40|41|1
Hey man I'm sorry to hear that... :(
- Show AllShow Less
Boring? No, not boring. You women can just never be happy with anything. It's insane. The fact that you are so bitchy about this, just boggles me. Can't let loose and have a good time? I was in a fraternity, partied my ass off.. Never cared what she did either. Never held her back from time with her friends, tried to always include her in things I was doing. I always tried keeping things fun. Shut your **** mouth and go make someone dinner you useless bitch
While I don't agree with the name-calling and gender-role stereotypes being thrown out, I DO agree that women just can't be happy with anything... they always gotta have SOMETHING to complain about in the relationship or the guy is "boring". if you knew what love was, you wouldn't complain about any drama or about your man at all. you'd love and appreciate everything about him. us guys are "good" (or "boring", and treat you RIGHT) because we CARE.
why make life harder for someone we care about


text:
Iliana Fischer is all alone on the beach
Playboy Playmate Iliana Fischer took in some chill time on the beach in Malibu. I'm not really familiar with her work so I scoped out her official website. Fortunately she's attractive because, after watching a clip of her film Blind Passion, Iliana has the acting skills of a meatball sub – with boobs. However, she's set to break out with a music video that looks like it was entirely shot in a parked car outside my apartment building – by Spencer Pratt. Wow, that was way over the line. My bad. Let me rephrase that: It was shot by a blind guy. See? I can be nice.
Photos: Bauer-Griffin


text:
The majority of women will experience the - unfortunately still somewhat taboo issue of hair loss in their lifetime. Nourkrin Active 20+ Maintenance of Normal Healthy Hair has been created to start the fight to retain beautiful hair in a natural manner at the earliest possible opportunity. Nourkrin's unique blend of ingredients bypasses the cause and goes straight to normalising how hair should be growing, allowing you to see results within only 3 months of proper use. Regardless of your hair type, these nourishing tablets could be the drug-free solution you've been looking for. Nourkrin Active 20+ Maintenance of Normal Healthy Hair uses various proprietary ingredients each chosen for their outstanding benefits. Chief among these is Marilex, a marine extract that's been seen to actually encourage hair growth and is the main contributor to how Nourkrin has earned its Gold Medal from the World Trichology Society. Purified Selenium and D-biotin give further correcting care in a manner approved by the best pharmaceutical companies in the World. Simply take a single tablet of Nourkrin Active 20+ Maintenance of Normal Healthy Hair each day with water as part of your daily routine.
Products are shipped by the individual Fruugo retailers, who are located across Europe and the rest of the world. The delivery times and shipping prices vary depending on the retailer's location, the destination country and the selected delivery method.
Fruugo offers two delivery options: Standard or Express. All retailers offer a standard delivery service, and some retailers also offer an express delivery service.
Although Fruugo retailers endeavour to deliver within these timescales, please note that the above timescales are estimated and not guaranteed.
The delivery timescales do not include any customs clearing times beyond Fruugo's control.
Please allow additional shipping time for deliveries to South Africa.
All carriers deliver during normal business working hours and may require a signature on receipt, so please ensure your order is delivered to an address where someone will be available to accept it.
We do our best to ensure that the products that you order are delivered to you in full and according to your specifications. However, should you receive an incomplete order, or items different from the ones you ordered, or there is some other reason why you are not satisfied with the order, you may return the order, or any products included in the order, and receive a full refund for the items.
Certain products purchased at Fruugo cannot be returned. They fall in the following categories:
Please take reasonable care of the goods whilst in your care. Any goods returned must be in a resaleable condition. They must be unworn/unused with original tags attached and in original packaging. It is your responsibility to ensure that the goods are appropriately packaged to ensure they are not damaged in return transit.
Notifying us of a return
If you wish to return an order, or some of the products included in an order, please notify Fruugo customer care within 14 days of receiving the goods, including the following information:
Our customer care will send you specific instructions on how to ship the return package(s) to the retailer(s). Please do not ship the return package before you receive the instructions.
Shipping products back to retailers
Goods must be returned without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days after notifying us of your cancellation.
If you are returning products to several retailers, you should distribute the products accordingly and send the products to those retailers who shipped them to you initially.
We strongly recommend that you use registered mail (and insure any high-value packages), since neither Fruugo nor the retailer take responsibility for shipments that are lost or damaged during return transportation.
Please ensure you retain a proof of postage receipt so in the unlikely event your parcel goes missing, you will have proof you sent it.
You will be refunded within 14 days of the retailer receiving back the goods. We will notify you by e-mail once the products reach the retailer and are accepted for return. Where a retailer has offered to collect the goods, you will be refunded within 14 days of cancelling your contract.
Unless a product or products you wish to return arrived to you damaged or faulty, you are responsible for the return transportation costs.
Providing you are returning all the products from a specific retailer, we will refund the standard shipping costs you paid for the original delivery. If you chose to pay for a non-standard delivery, we will only refund the cost of our least expensive, standard delivery.
Damaged or faulty goods
If you receive a damaged, broken, or defective product, please notify Fruugo customer care as soon as possible. Include at least the following information:
We will generally instruct you to ship the damaged product back to the retailer. As soon as it reaches the retailer, they will send you a replacement product. If the replacement can't be made, or if you wish to cancel the order, you will be refunded in full. You will also be reimbursed for reasonable returns postage costs for damaged or faulty goods once we have received your postage receipt.
If the outer packaging of your order is clearly damaged on arrival, and you are suspecting that the products are damaged as well, you can either reject the delivery or accept the goods and sign for them as damaged. In both instances, please notify Fruugo customer care as soon as possible.
Refusing delivery
If you refuse to accept delivery of all or part of your order (where the products or packaging do not appear to be damaged or defective) you will be responsible for the postage charges. Any fees and charges incurred by the retailer due to a package being refused will be deducted from your merchandise refund.


text:
My Drs keep pushing statins. i am 78, slightly high chol. and tryglycerides, high HDL. I had severe muscle weakness a few years ago from statins couldn't climb up one step. . I have controlled BP, no diabeies, not overweight and good genes. I am active. Now my card. wants a CAT scan of my heart. Internist wants a lung CAT scan. granulomas? show up on acute bronchitis. I refused both, I may die one of these days. my brotheres, 5 much older had no severe problems until much older. now they are age. 88-93. showing changes. My mother lived to 100 with good brain and good body. I know the statin studies mostly sponsored by the drug co's..READ MORE
Why are they pushing those damn statins w/o strressing the common muscle weakness side effects?
Hi DC,
You may enjoy Dr. Lundell's perspective on statin medications. I put together a 4 part article series. You can check it out to see if you're interesting in reading the articles - http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/lundell.html.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
FROM OUR COMMUNITYYou should know Answers to your question are meant to provide general health information but should not replace medical advice you receive from a doctor. No answers should be viewed as a diagnosis or recommended treatment for a condition. Content posted by community members does not necessarily reflect the views of Remedy Health Media, which also reserves the right to remove material deemed inappropriate.DISPLAY TEXTLINK URL


text:
When researching a career there are important things to consider:
To search databases for research articles and other resources, you have to have a username and a password. Your username is the beginning of your WSSU email address. Your password is your Banner ID number.
(EXAMPLE) Username: johnson107 (without "@wssu.edu")
Password: Banner ID Number
NOTE: You DO NOT have to be registered in the library to access databases. Registration is required to checkout books.


text:
I was born in Sweden, raised in Cork, Ireland, and returned to Stockholm where I received an MFA in Graphic Design & Illustration from Konstfack, University College of Arts Crafts and Design. Since graduating from Konstfack, I have worked as a painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and art director. I am also the Senior Designer and Visual Brand Manager at the Mercatus Center.
In 2006 I designed NEO, a Swedish magazine about politics and current affairs and was the art director and picture editor until the summer of 2008. 2002/2003 I held a position as an assistant teacher at the Graphic Design and Illustration department at Konstfack, University College of Arts in Stockholm.
I live in Brooklyn, New York.
1997 – 2002 Master of Arts Programme, Graphic Design & Illustration, Konstfack University
College of Arts Crafts and Design – Stockholm
1995 – 1997 Gerlesborgs Art school – Stockholm
1993 – 1995 Basis Art school – Stockholm
1993 – 1994 Art history – Evening course 30p – University of Stockholm
1992 – 1993 The international Art school – Stockholm
exhibitions – awards – scholarships:
Spring 2006 Nominated, Kolla – Graphic Design & Illustration 06
Spring 2005 Group exhibition "Formbart" at Liljevalchs, Stockholm
Fall 2004 Group exhibition at Gallery Pascale Cottard, Stockholm
Spring 2004 Project Scholarship from the Arts Grants Commitee
Spring 2004 Nominated, Kolla – Graphic Design & Illustration 04
Spring 2004 The National Library Book Award for "Med blicken I trasor" MBM Publishing House
Spring 2003 Teachers Scholarship from Konstfack
Fall 2002 Group exhibition at the Consulate General of Sweden – New York
Spring 2002 Scholarship from the Form and Colour departmnet, Konstfack
Spring 2002 Scholarship from the Graphic Design and Illustration department, Konstfack
Spring 2002 Master's degree exhibition – Konstfack – Stockholm
Spring 2000 Bachelor's degree exhibition – Kulturhuset – Stockholm
selected clients
Swedish National Television (SVT2)
Svenska Dagbladet (one of Sweden's biggest newspapers)
Random House
Swedish Embassy, D.C.
Astrid Lindgren´s Children´s Hospital


text:
2013 Ford Fusion SE Hybrid Review
There are a lot of reasons why you might want to use less gasoline. Maybe you think all the ice is melting and Johnny Polar Bear will lose his home. Maybe you're tired of buying gas from Johnny Foreigner. Maybe you just want some extra cash for coke and hookers. On the other hand, you don't want a Prius, partly because you don't need to display a smug sense of moral superiority, but mainly because a the Prius is a horribly dull car.


text:
Welcome to Total Equipment Rental!
We are a WBE (Women's Business Enterprise) Certified contractor's rental yard that can quickly get you equipment. We are friendly and passionate about service. We are a certified woman family owned business with over 38 years of experience under our belt and offer the most competitive prices in Southern California!
Whatever your job requirements may be, we have a very extensive variety of equipment and carry almost everything in stock. We have ten delivery trucks and can accommodate delivery to any location. We carry top-name brands and can offer competitive pricing on sales and service as well as rental for almost all related construction gear.
We are dealers for and carry these lines of equipment