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Depeche Mode's Some Great Reward album from 1984 is one of my favorites. I can sing every lyric on the album in order from beginning to end. It has a romantic feel with plenty of melodies, early sampling and fantastic 80s drums. I don't know the story behind these demo versions of the album tracks but from a musician's stand point they are very interesting. The highly produced gloss is gone revealing many of the songs parts which on the CD meld together (in a good way).
"In September 1984, Some Great Reward was released. Melody Maker claimed that the album made one "sit up and take notice of what is happening here, right under your nose." In contrast to the political and environmental subjects addressed on the previous album, the songs on Some Great Reward were mostly concerned with more personal themes such as sexual politics ("Master and Servant"), adulterous relationships ("Lie to Me"), and arbitrary divine justice ("Blasphemous Rumours"). Also included was the first Martin Gore ballad ("Somebody") – such songs would become a feature of all following albums. "Somebody" was released as a double a-side with "Blasphemous Rumours" and was the first single with Gore on lead vocals. Some Great Reward was the first Depeche Mode album to enter the US album charts, and it made the Top 10 in several European countries." – Wikipedia.org
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Effects of Anesthesia on the Menstrual Cycle
I had a small surgery on my wrist on December 23, 2009 and was due to start my menstrual cycle on the 24th. I usually have a very regular 28 day cycle, and do not take hormonal birth control. I`m now a few days late and I`m wondering if this could be due to the effects of receiving anesthesia for my surgery. Although my surgery was very minor, because of the location I was put under general anesthesia. Although I`ve read about the effects of general anesthesia, there isn`t much information about the effect it has on the menstrual cycle. I also wonder because I have not been sexually active since my last period, and don`t see how I could be pregnant, unless I have my dates confused... Anyways, please let me know if general anesthesia has any effect on the menstrual cycle. Thank you!
Good question, thanks. I think you're right that there isn't much information about the effects of anesthesia on the menstrual cycle. Anesthesia is inextricably linked to surgery, except in the case of studies on volunteers agreeing to be given anesthesia for various research purposes. A study like that, in humans, to answer the question you are posing has not, to my knowledge, been done. So to study this scientifically you'd have to control for the surgical procedure (i.e. all the patients get the same or similar procedures), control for the anesthesia (similar or identical anesthesia), and find women with similar baseline menstrual cycles, fully documented. Then see what happens to those cycles.
There are lots of studies looking at whether women have more nausea and vomiting after anesthesia, in relation to where they are in their menstrual cycles. This doesn't seem, overall, to be a big factor, though women do have more problems with postoperative nausea than men.
In terms of the effects of female hormones, and their cycles, on the absorption, metabolism and excretion of drugs, again there is little to show any significant effect. Anecdotally most of us believe that menstrual cycles can be upset by some combination of anesthesia and surgery, but it's hard to tell which is the important factor. Both? In any case, the most important thing to consider, if your period is late and no use of birth control, is the possibility that you are pregnant. Good luck with that!
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Case Western Reserve University

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CalFire Public Information Officer David Janssen said there were two to three fires that were less than an acre in size and pinpointed in remote areas between Alderpoint and the Red Mountain area. He said helicopters were still battling the fires at 7:30 p.m., while fire crews were hiking through the terrain. Janssen said it is likely the fire near Harris will continue until morning.


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New Vikings receiver Greg Jennings apparently has some lingering frustrations with his old team, the Green Bay Packers, particularly as relates to his former quarterback, Aaron Rodgers.
But Jennings is going to have to find a different method of dealing with those feelings, something that falls short of creating potential bulletin board talk for a division rival.
The coach says he will soon talk to his new receiver, according to an NFL.com story that quoted an ESPN interview.
Jennings on Thursday referred to Rodgers only as "12," making such comments as, "a lot of times when you have a guy who creates that spotlight for himself and establishes that and takes a lot of that, it becomes so-and-so and the team. It should always be the team."
Frazier would have preferred that Jennings took another approach, NFL.com reported.
"That's not something that we're high on," Frazier told ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert on Saturday. "And he and I are going to talk before we practice (Saturday afternoon). I've got to grab him. That's not how we do things."
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I'm glad you've got it down pretty well! I'm happy for you!
MrScoopa wrote: Not to discourage anyone, but it is so freaking easy once you understand how you are doing it!
I made a step, but keeping the consistency is hard. I know kinda what to do, but when it doesn't happen, I don't know exactly what's going on. Then I start from the basics (no run up) and go from there. I hope I make your transition soon!
MrScoopa wrote:I wasn't improving doing the same old shit, and began just following all the drills.
What drills are you talking about, specifically? Anything you can point to directly? I'll definitely check out your youtube channel!


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1 tbsp vegetable oil
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Carefully remove the bowl from the oven (be very careful here - it really sputters!), throw in the flour and stir it quickly. I used a whisk initially & worked it until I had large clumps of dough - then I switched over to a spatula and gave it a stir or two after which it formed a perfect ball of dough.
I divided the dough into 4 & transferred it to my mini-tart molds, patted it down with the spatula and then worked with my fingers to press it up the sides. I allowed the shells to cool and then pricked them with a fork before par-baking them for 5 minutes. One of the shells had puffed up a little when I took it out, but I simply patted it down with the back of a spoon.
Once the shells were completely cool, I divided the frangipane between them and baked them for 15 minutes (Paule's instructions were to bake the tart for a total of 30 mins, adding the fruit after 10 minutes - but I was using small molds so I increased the amount of time). I then layered the sliced figs on top and baked the tarts for 30 - 35 minutes. I think I over-baked a little, since I wasn't sure how long to bake them. And so my tarts looks nothing like Paule's tart, but I loved creating them.


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A rundown of entertainment in North Platte and Lincoln County.
Thursday, Feb. 21
The Lakehouse (206 W. North Lake Rd.) Live music by Rascal and Megan Lee. 6-8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 22
The Depot (520 N. Jeffers) Live Gypsy Jazz music by Blue Swing. 6-8 p.m.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Driving Dynamics. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Saturday, Feb. 23
Platte River Mall Sports car show during mall hours.
North Platte Senior Center - bingo. Early bird game at 6:30 p.m. Officially starts at 7 p.m. No kitchen, carry in foods allowed.
A to Z Books (507 N. Jeffers) Open Mic Nite. Established performers and newcomers. 7-10:30 p.m. Free-will donation. Refreshments provided or bring your own.
Kelseys Place (219 Rodeo Rd.) Benefit for Alysa Atkins featuring raffles and snacks. Live music by Dirty Finger from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Even begins at 7 p.m. Small cover charge.
Quality Inn Buffalo Bill Birthday Bash. Annual celebration is prelude to Nebraskaland Days. Silent auction. Live music, good food. 7-11 p.m. Call 532-7939 for more info.
Eagles Club - Dance to the Gary Phipps Show. Public welcome. Starts 7 p.m. $5 cover.
Sunday, Feb. 24
St. Patricks High School (500 S. Silber) 38th annual Irish Fest celebration with food, fun and games. Noon-3:30 p.m. Public welcome.
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Applebee's - Karoke with Rascal, live music - 9-midnight.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Pop Corner (1847 W. A) Live piano and song by Shermie. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
VFW Post 1504 (2100 E. Fourth) bingo, total of 24 games, starts at 6:45 p.m.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) adult dance lessons. 7-9 p.m. $3 per person.
North Platte Senior Center (900 E. Tenth) the Golden Classics, a four-piece combo, plays a dance. 7-10 p.m. $3.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Movie night featuring Disney classic, Peter Pan. Character costume dress up welcome. Free popcorn served. 6:30 p.m. Member free; Non-members $4.
Touchdown Club - live DJ/karoke/music by Rascal, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
Friday, Mar. 1
Berean Church (202 W. Eighth) Family movie night, showing Fireproof. Popcorn, drinks and child care provided. 6:30 p.m. No cost.
Maranatha Camp Family night. 7-10 p.m. $6 per person or $30 per five or more household.
Saturday, Mar. 2
Platte River Mall Cody Cruisers Car Show during mall hours.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Bases Loaded. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Sunday, Mar. 3
Tuesday, Mar. 5
North Platte Community College (McDonald-Belton Theater on south campus) -- Concert featuring the NPCC Jazz band, Select Choir and Concert Choir. 7:30 p.m. No charge.
Wednesday, Mar. 6
Thursday, Mar. 7
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Aaron Watson. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Friday, Mar. 8
North Platte High School Children of Eden musical by the high school music department based on stories from the bible book of Genesis. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $8 adults; $6 students.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Hayseed Cowboys. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Saturday, Mar. 9
Sunday, Mar. 10
North Platte High School Children of Eden by the high school music department based on stories from the bible book of Genesis. 2 p.m. Tickets: $8 adults; $6 students.
Wednesday, Mar. 13
Thursday, Mar. 14
Saturday, Mar. 16
Downtown St. Patrick's Day parade, starts at 10 a.m.
Platte River Mall Tea, entertainment and sweets offered to raise money for the Bridge of Hope abuse shelter. Children and parents invited. Begins at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 per child. Tickets not required for adults, but they are requested to accompany the children.
D&N Event Center - Paddy's Day Beatdown. Mixed Martial Arts battle with top fighters and amateurs on the card. Starts at 7 p.m.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) St. Patricks Day party. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Sunday, Mar. 17
North Platte High School - Sandhills Symphony Orchestra Tough O Green concert that will celebrate Irish music, composers and music inspired by the color green. 3-4 p.m. Free will donation.
Neville Center (301 E. Fifth) Sanctus Real performance as a part of The Promises Tour with performers including JJ Heller, Unspoken and Bread of Stone. 6 p.m. Tickets $23.
Tuesday, Mar. 19
Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Monthly program/craft workshop. 10:30 a.m. Members free, non-members $4.
Neville Center (301 E. Fifth) Live performance by the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and will include some performances by elementary school children with recorders. 7:30-10 p.m. Adults $50; students $50; families $100.
Wednesday, Mar. 20
Thursday, Mar. 21
Saturday, Mar. 23
Espresso Shoppe (419 N. Dewey) Live Celtic world and folk music by Four Shillings Short. 7-9 p.m. Return engagement. Free will donation.
Wednesday, Mar. 27
Thursday, Mar. 28
Touchdown Club - live music/DJ by Rascal, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Friday, Mar. 29
Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Oohey Gooey Messy Marathon with Ken the science guy. Session includes learning how to make thinks stick with chemistry. Children can take projects home. Morning session for grades K-2: 10 a.m.-noon; Afternoon grades 3-6: 1-3 p.m. $10 for members; $15 for non-members.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Dollar Hyde. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
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``From that point on, he was always elsewhere playing hockey,'' Dan said. ``I always got to watch him play wherever he was from afar and learn and talk to him and get insight, which is really valuable. It was a lot of phone conversations and summer hangouts when he was home and my school was out. It's paid off to this point for me. He mentored me and helped my game in all aspects.''
Now Lawrence is retired because of injuries, and Dan is building his own game and name. The rookie defenseman has shown steady improvement early in the season, sometimes with limited playing time, but he's stepped up recently because of injuries.
He's also scored more points of late, earning seven assists over the past 12 games.
His Komets teammates all know about Nycholat's brother, but they rarely mention it. They expect Dan to develop his own style. Because more of the players are closer to Dan's age 23 than Lawrence's 33, any comparisons are meaningless.
``I think if we were in the league at the same time there would be direct comparisons,'' Dan said.
Lawrence is smaller and a little more efficient offensively, while Dan is bigger and more of a defense-first blueliner. Still, there are things he said he can learn from Lawrence.
``Along the way, he faced a lot of adversity,'' Dan said. ``If you really love the game, you have to keep working at it and persevere. Through his injuries and setbacks, he always set a good example for me.''
Dan was in the opening-night lineup for the Komets, but it's only recently that he has received steady playing time. He's been trying to work on consistency.
``I think keeping a level head and a calm demeanor is the most important thing I'm working on,'' he said.
That's shown up recently when Nycholat has been able to bounce back after poor shifts or periods. He always seems to play his best hockey in the third period. With all of the turnover on the Komets' blue line because of call-ups and injuries, he's become one of the steadier young defensemen of late.
``Injuries are never a good thing to see, but it's also an opportunity for younger players to step in and help the team win,'' he said. ``That's what I'm focusing on.''
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The Los Altos History Museum travels back hundreds of years to relive the days of the area's earliest residents during "Ohlone Day," scheduled 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 at the museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road.
The free, family-friendly event is tailored to elementary school-age children, particularly second- through fourth-graders.
Ohlone Day celebrates the museum's permanent exhibition, "Crown of the Peninsula," which recently underwent a $100,000-plus renovation in the Ohlone, Rancho and Mission sections.
"When so many materials came back to us from display at Hidden Villa and Redwood Grove, we knew it was time to expand our permanent exhibit – it was time to tell the Ohlone story more fully," said Laura Bajuk, the museum's executive director.
A tule boat and other artifacts are still on display, supplemented by pestles, mortars and baskets from neighboring tribes. Six drawers contain interactive displays and story snippets, as well as relics not seen before.
"When the historic Halsey House in Redwood Grove is restored as an education center, as we hope it will be, we'll work with the city to support their programs on the Ohlone," Bajuk said.
Four teachers will oversee Ohlone Day activities, including a variety of games to practice hunting skills, a crafts area, acorn preparation and a food tasting featuring jerky, dried blueberries and pine nuts.
With well over 100 years of teaching experience between them, Mary Kuperman, a regular docent at the museum, will be on hand with fellow educators Vicki Holman, Mary Gotcher and Sandy Kelley.
"We've taught about the Ohlone for many years," Kuperman said. "I've always been interested in Native American culture and studied their basket weaving."
Thought to have settled in the region approximately 1,500 years ago, numerous politically autonomous Ohlone "tribelets" dotted the Bay Area, living in village groups of 200 or so people.
Ohlone settlements tended to cluster near the creeks and marshlands of the Bay.
The Los Altos-area Ohlone tribelet, called the Puichon (pronounced "pwee-chin") claimed the territory between Stevens and San Francisquito creeks as their own.
In 1971, an ancient Puichon Ohlone dwelling site was accidentally discovered along Adobe Creek near O'Keefe Lane. From this archaeological site came the extensive Florence Fava Collection, now housed at the Los Altos History Museum.
For more information, visit www.losaltoshistory.org.


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Sponsored by the San Jacinto Museum of History, Texas Parks & Wildlife and the San Jacinto Volunteers, the festival is a full day of music, entertainment, food, games and fun set amidst living history. The battle re-enactment, the largest in the state, is presented by hundreds of members of the San Jacinto Volunteers and other living history organizations from across the state. It dramatizes the decisive battle in which Gen. Sam Houston led his Texian soldiers to victory over the Mexican Army to form an independent Republic of Texas, eventually leading to Texas statehood and almost one million square miles of Mexican territory becoming a part of the United States. The re-enactors will dramatically interpret the Runaway Scrape (Texians fleeing from the advancing forces of Santa Anna), the cannon duel and the final battle between the two forces. "Presenting this living, dynamic reenactment of Texas history for free, would not be possible without our presenting sponsor H-E-B, as well as The Dow Chemical Company, Vopak, Pasadena Strawberry Festival and LyondellBasell," says Larry Spasic, San Jacinto Museum of History President. "Just as important are our partners who help us coordinate this event, including the volunteers from San Jacinto College, Deer Park ISD, Hampton Inn & Suites Deer Park, San Jacinto Volunteers and La Porte EMS." All festival activities are updated continually on the San Jacinto Museum of History website at http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org. Entertaining and educational activities scheduled include: --Solero Flamenco presents a "fiery, passionate and virtuoso flamenco performance," led by founders Irma La Paloma and Jeremías García. --Last Chance Forever, The Birds of Prey Conservancy, shows its magnificent birds including hawks, owls, eagles, falcons and vultures. --Dan Barth will use his Medicine Show Wagon to tell the tales of special 19th century cure-all elixirs, and entertain with a little magic. --New this year: Mary L. Kelley Scheer--an author and professor at Lamar University--will present a talk on "The Women at San Jacinto" at 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Monument's theatre. --New this year: Rocking T Chuck Wagon: Featured on a Food Network special from the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium in Ruidoso, N.M., the Rocking T chuck wagon competes in events throughout Texas and the Southwest. --Nonstop entertainment on the Main stage with Galveston's Brandon McDermott playing their brand of lively Texas/Red Dirt Music; the Lunar Rollers out of Austin playing Americana, rock and country; and San Jacinto Day Festival favorite Liz Talley & Texas Swing sharing their pure country, honkytonk and great Texas shuffle music. --The Celtaire String Band performs Americana period music using a variety of instruments including the fiddle, penny whistle, guitar, mandolin, spoons, scrub-board and limberjacks. --Blacksmiths, weavers, spinners and other demonstrators will give visitors a full sense of how life was in the early 1800s. Sutlers (civilians who sold provisions to military posts) will be on hand to sell or show their wares. --Visitors can wander freely among the Mexican and Texian camps of the re-enactors to learn what the soldiers of that day were doing prior to the battle in 1836. --Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will offer archery classes for young people --Visitors can also visit the restored marshlands and look for otters, great blue herons, osprey, mottled ducks and American avocets. The marsh is historically important because it barred the escape of many of General Santa Anna's troops during the 1836 battle. --Texas Independence Square Dancers--square dancers from various groups throughout Texas--will demonstrate square dancing and give lessons. --Visitors can browse through the vendor area to admire unique hand-crafted items, Texas products and history-related items. --Festival goers can view the latest lobby exhibit "Measure This!" - an exhibit that features measurement systems that have historically been used in America and literally shaped everyday objects. --Battleship TEXAS, the first battleship memorial museum in the U.S., is located in the park and open for visitors. Fees for the Battleship TEXAS are $12 for adults, $6 for seniors, $3 for school and youth groups with a reservation, and free for children 12 and younger. The Children's Area will includes a 55-foot train flying Texas and U.S. flags, a petting zoo, archeological dig and crafts areas created by gifted-talented specialists from Deer Park Independent School District. In the military camps, a few lucky children will be chosen to stand with the cannon crew and pretend to load the cannons and will be presented with cannon soot to wear on their noses as a badge of honor. The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site is located just 22 miles east of downtown Houston. Take Highway 225 east to Independence Parkway north and continue for three miles. Do not take the ferry on I-10 because only one ferry is operating right now and the wait will be lengthy. Parking is not being allowed at the battlegrounds this year, so visitors should park at the first marked parking lot they come to and take a shuttle to the festival. 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This hotel is elegant as well as comfortable. The staff, especially Amanda, is friendly and courteous! The breakfast is amazing and the kitchen staff goes above and beyond to make sure that you have everything you need, especially Bertha! Legoland is just down the road. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will be back!
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New York -- Winick Realty Group said Tuesday that art gallery Garis & Hahn has leased its first location at 263 Bowery, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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Room in APT close to Times Square (C)
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This room is within the apartment so you will share the living room, kitchen and bathroom with others staying in the other room.
The apartment is located in Causeway Bay, SOGO Department Store, near Times Square.
Causeway is the center tourist spot in Hong Kong where you can eat, shop, and enjoy sightseeing in the crowded streets and stylish shopping malls. Apart from that, there are many characteristic small stores and you can seek recommendation from us!
This apartment is fully Furnished and equipped with wireless Internet access, cable TV, kitchen utilities which you can use to cook your own dishes.
Convenient transportation: 5 minutes walk from the Causeway MTR station, three minutes walk from bus, tram downstairs
Eat: well known for the Bridge Spicy Crab gourmet restaurant! Sichuan restaurant, Chinese restaurant...
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First of all, the room i had booked was not available at my arrival. Everything was completely unorganized, I had to move 2 times and the landlord constantly tried to hustle me. She offered me new contracts naming different prices by the day. On top of that my passport fell behind the bed in the apartment and I was not able to get it out of there because the bed was integrated into the wall. Wendy tried to charge me 5000HKD to give it back to me. Very disappointing experience.
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Small apartment indeed, actually only one room with integrated shower/toilet area, but space is precious in Hongkong and the apartment is really very new and nicely furnished. In addition, the location is great, in plain center of the traditional quarter of Wan Chai close to many shops, transportation possibilities and the Southern Playground which is good for relaxation in the middle of a bustling city. So we enjoyed our stay once we got used to the smallness of the place.
Wendy was good host, her staff were all friendly and helped a lot
Had a little confusion on apartments, a Then Wendy put me up in large apartment for the night, whilst I viewed other places of hers to rent long term
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A last minute change of the contact telephonenumber, caused to some difficulties to get access to the appartement. After I arrived in Hon Kong - I tried to get in contact with Wendy at the phonenumber that I was given after booking - but without any luck. I had to go to the nearest bar to get free WiFi - and then I found out that Wendy had sent me a new contact number - to her caretaker for the appartment. This was not a very good start after a 17 hrs. airtravel. Please take notice of this Wndy for future guests. Having said that, the room was OK and the standard was to my requirements. Great service by caretaker Asia. Helge - Norway
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William Lee Woodard, a thirty-five year resident of Los Altos, passed away September 30th after bravely battling Mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer. He was 70 years old.
Bill was born October 27, 1942 in Casper Wyoming. He attended Natrona County High School and was a key member of the swim team, setting most of the state records for Freestyle and Butterfly.
At the age of eighteen Bill joined the United States Army. While stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany on the Army Air Force base, Bill was invited to join the Air Force swim team. He set records in almost every pool in Germany. An unidentified General spotted Bill during a competition and recommended him to try out for the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, which entailed a very prestigious competition along side Olympic caliber swimmers. The tryouts were held in Berlin. Bill qualified for the team with his achievements in the 400 Individual Medley.
The team went on to compete in Paris, as guests of the French government. They were given the key to the city, and when the event was completed, Bill placed fourth in the World. He was awarded a beautiful medal and trophy to bring back to the states.
Upon his return to Wyoming, Bill worked shoveling coal and driving a bulldozer to pay his way through college, where he achieved a 4.0 in Electronics.
In 1966 Bill moved to California and got a job at Fairchild during the new Semi Conductor technology revolution. This technology was key in enabling the space industry. It was here Bill met his wife Alice. In their early 20's they were proud to be a part of this leading edge of technology. Bill went on to DCA where his team sold a program to NASA to manage all the high reliability parts for the Pioneer Venus Space Program. As program manager, Bill was invited to the VIP stand to witness the night launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
In 1976, Bill was invited to view the actual Pioneer Venus Encounter, in the VIP Room at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California.
Bill continued his work in the Electronics Industry at IDT. He also enjoyed cruising and racing his Catalina Sailboat on the San Francisco Bay, as well as flying his 1980 Cesna T210 everywhere from Cabo San Lucas to his home state of Wyoming. After retiring he and his wife Alice enjoyed spending time at their home in Redding, on the Sacramento River. Bill's other hobbies included golf and traveling.
Bill is survived by his wife Alice Wichman, her daughters, Christine and Shani Wichman, nephew Sean Mac Donald, and his two German Shepherd dogs, Frieda and Nick.
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text: Hurricane's Rogers named state softball player of the year By Derek Taylor June 9, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hurricane High School won its first Class AAA softball state championship in 2013 in its first trip to the state tournament.The milestones continue to fly by for the Redskins program, which today can claim its first state player of the year honoree in the form of sophomore pitcher/third baseman Courtney Rogers.Rogers was 21-3 as a pitcher for the Redskins with 100 strikeouts. She hit .492 with a state-leading 11 home runs, 16 doubles and 60 RBIs."It feels great," Rogers said when informed of her win. "I know there's a lot of good players in this state who have gotten it too."Rogers narrowly edged Cabell Midland senior third baseman Morgan Zerkle in voting for the award by members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Zerkle, who hit .651 with four homers, eight triples and 23 RBIs as the Knights' leadoff hitter, won the Gatorade Player of the Year award Thursday. She has signed to play college softball at Marshall.John Marshall senior shortstop Kylie Howard (.404, two HRs, six triples and 30 RBIs) and Ritchie County freshman utility player Kenna DeLancey (.652, nine HRs, 41 RBIs, 13-0 pitching record) tied for third in POY voting.Rogers' ascension to the top of the softball mountain mirrored that of her team. A mere two years ago she was in middle school, and few outside of the state's southwest corner - or even within it - likely envisioned Hurricane winning a Class AAA state championship in the sport any time soon. The Redskins had never reached the state tournament and had never won as many as 20 games in a season until 2010.They finished 14-13 in 2011. A year later and with Rogers headlining a group of five freshman starters, they claimed their first Mountain State Athletic Conference championship and finished 26-7. The Redskins wrapped up a 33-6 season with their first state title in the sport by beating Wheeling Park in Vienna. In doing so, they became the eighth school of the 10 currently in Region 4 to win a Class AAA state title.Cabell Midland, Huntington, Logan, Point Pleasant, Spring Valley, St. Albans and Lincoln County have also won state titles out of the ultra-competitive region, which claims 19 big-school championships since the state tournament began in 1981."It's been great just to be a part of this team," Rogers said. "I know that since we're all mostly sophomores, we can do big things in the these next two years."Hurricane coach Josh Caldwell said Rogers was the worthy beneficiary of a team-first concept that led to the program's overall success."That's always going to be the case when you have a good team. You're going to have players honored for their individual efforts to the team's success," Caldwell said. "Courtney obviously stood out and she's very deserving of the award."She's been a big piece to our success. Being one of two pitchers, she's been a big part. I've always said you've got to have good pitching to win. On offense she was huge piece because she was our best hitter this year in what was really a good-hitting lineup."Rogers split pitching duties with sophomore Emily Davis, a second-team all-state selection who finished the year with an 11-3 record and batted .385. While Rogers had the highest batting average on the team, there were six starters who hit better than .400, including senior all-state catcher Linzie Reynolds and junior all-state outfielder Addie Fullen. "Without this team, I probably wouldn't have been chosen," Rogers said. "They have been a huge factor in me playing my best."Through two seasons Rogers has a career batting average of .477 with 17 homers, 28 doubles and 96 RBI. She has a 31-5 pitching record with 181 strikeouts. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday 3 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 4 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 5 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts Herd baseball, track beating the odds Previous Story North-South softball rosters, history Next Story


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Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Hierarchies, intra-firm competition and mergers (ABSTRACT)
S. Ziss
published: 2007 | Research publication | Refereed Journals - Economics
Ziss, S. (2007). "Hierarchies, intra-firm competition and mergers", International Journal of Industrial Organization 25 (2), 237.
ABSTRACT: This paper analyses the profit and welfare consequences of a merger between two hierarchical firms in a global oligopoly industry in which competition is described by a two-stage process. In the first stage, product divisions design the incentive plans for local units. In the second stage, local units engage in differentiated Cournot competition. After a merger, the corporate centre must decide whether to merge the product divisions and/or the local units. The merging firms (insiders) can either credibly commit to an output contraction strategy by merging the product divisions and the local units thereby eliminating insider competition at both the incentive and output stages, or to an output expansion strategy by merging the local units only thereby eliminating output competition but retaining incentive competition between insiders. The output contraction and expansion strategies prove to be complementary in that the former is profitable in concentrated market settings, whereas the latter is more profitable in unconcentrated market settings. Furthermore, a merger can be welfare enhancing if it results in the insiders adopting the output expansion strategy. A final result is that, if local units engage in price rather than output competition, then mergers are always profitable and result in the insiders merging the local units and the product divisions.
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Merryweather latest college hurler taken by Tribe
Through five rounds of the First-Year Player Draft, the Indians managed to find balance.
At No. 158 overall, the Tribe drafted right-handed pitcher Julian Merryweather out of Oklahoma Baptist University, marking the first time the college senior has been drafted in his career. He went 12-3 with a 1.07 ERA in his final season with the Bison, throwing four shutouts and striking out 132 in 100 2/3 innings -- all numbers that led the team.
"We liked his arm strength. He was a guy that could throw up to 95 [mph]," Indians director of amateur scouting Brad Grant said. "Good feel for a changeup, another good strike-thrower and a guy that we'd been following for a while. He was a guy that was at a smaller school that [our scout] identified early on and did a good job staying on him. And we have a guy that has good pitches on the table and can start for us."
With their first seven picks, the Indians took four pitchers to three position players and four high-school prospects to three college products.
Merryweather possesses a fastball that regularly sits between 90 and 92 mph to go along with an improved secondary arsenal that features a breaking ball and changeup. With Merryweather at the front of the rotation, the Bison went a school-best 55-9 in 2014 and won two games in the Avista-NAIA World Series.
"We weren't really trying to go high school to college, college to high school, but I think there was a good mix of the whole group," Grant said of the Tribe's haul on Day 2. "We had some established college hitters with some upside high school players and pitchers."
The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
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Rebecca, our new Vermont Woods Studios Furniture graphic designer has been working back and forth with a customer this week on a customized dining table. Adam liked our Oval Trestle Table shown on the website in maple, but he wanted it in a 2-tone combination of cherry and walnut wood.
The first idea Adam wanted to try was a solid walnut base with a cherry table top. Rebecca photo-shopped this image for him, but they both thought is was a bit too much walnut for his space.
So they toned down the walnut some with this version where the table was almost all cherry except for walnut feet, trestle and buttons over the trestle joints. Still too much walnut for Adam's taste.
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Thanksgiving Day 1999
In the midst of all this, we found ourselves talking about Thanksgiving Day in the USA (actually it was Thanksgiving Day, but we were in Brussels), and it quickly dawned on Eleni Gigantes that Thanksgiving Day is a huge reenactment (if not the biggest reenactment within the United States).
One of the last events of my trip to Brussels, Belgium was a Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday night, 27 November, hosted by Elia Zenghelis and Eleni Gigantes. About half of the guests were some of the participants of INSIDE DENSITY. During dinner I sat next to Mark Wigley, and across from Mark sat Hilde Heynen, and across from me sat Eleni Kostika, and next to Eleni Kostika sat Tom Avermaete. Most recently, Tom Avermaete moderated the "Elements of Architecture" event last friday in Rotterdam.
"And we become these human jukeboxes spilling out these anecdotes." --Six Degrees of Separation
Memory is the primogenitor of reenactment. Is reenactment the primogenitor of traditions?
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2005.11.22 10:18
"It is no accident that the New in the arts always announces itself in the guise of a revival, Hadid's career starts with the reinterpretation of Malevich's Teltonik, and her early work has indeed been (mis-)understood as neo-Constructivism. In a similar fashion, Peter Eisenman is said to take off from early Le Corbusier and Terragni. Revivalist appropriation is the easiest and most immediate option to articulate dissatisfaction and resistance towards a dominant practice. However, this has nothing to do with repetition. For instance, to pick up the unfinished projects of modernism on the back of postmodernism cannot be simple re-enactment, even if one initially works with direct citations."
--Patrik Schumacher, "Mechanism of Radical Innovation" in Zaha Hadid Complete Works: Texts and References. p. 65.
Is there even such a thing as simple reenactment?
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2005.11.22 11:50
pastiche 1 : a dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly imitating the previous works of other artists, often with satirical intent 2 : a pasticcio of incongruous parts; a hodgepodge
Reenactment and pastiche are not the same thing.
Reenactment, as a historiographic methodology, involves an imitation of the source event in order to better understand the source event and then learn from there. Reenactment as a design methodology works the same way.
Disney-fication is pastiche 1 without the satire.
Contemporary avant garde architecture in virtually any established setting unwittingly generates pastiche 2.
"Perhaps reenactments then are always a play with degrees of separation, sometimes seeing how close one can get to the 'original' and/or sometimes seeing how far one can stretch the 'truth', to name the extreme cases."
Last week my neighbor Susan told me she was having her late sister's family over for Thanksgiving, and taking the little ones to see the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade for their first time. Two nights ago, as we were both putting our trash out, I told Susan there's going to be a bicycle-built-for-twelve in the parade.
"Are you going to be on it!?"
"No, but my cousin George will probably be at the front of the bike."
"Oh good, we'll have to yell out 'Hey George' and he'll be like who the hell are those people."
"Perfect, a new game called less than six degrees of separation."
"Perfect, a new game called less than six degrees of separation." Brilliant!
i dont think it involves far-ness or stretching the truth. closeness, sure. the way i understand it, reenactiment is reverential and ritualistic. it might jump analogically from one medium to another, for instance hunting and dancing...but its aim would not to subvert the underlying archetype, so to speak. neither wuold it be, in my opinion, interperative in principle even if it is interperative in expression. interperative suggests 'interpretation' as an aim.
which then begs the question whether reenactment has an aim, anyway - if it subsists between the voluntary and the involuntary, the present and the past.
t a m m u z,
I'm quickly reminded of a short passage I read last night--
--which seems somewhat related to your analogically jumping comment/question.
Schumacher's passage above unwittingly describes subversive reenactment. Is subversive reenactment then a key ingredient of avant garde design? See how Le Corbusier subversively reenacts, via re-interpretation, the Villa Savoye.
There's the new movie Lincoln, which tries very hard to be as close to the original as possible, and earlier this year there was the movie Lincoln, Vampire Slayer. Does (historical) fiction sometimes easliy fall into the category of subversive reenactment?
The logisital objective of a crime-scene reenactment is to reproduce the crime as closely as possible, and the aim of the reenactment is for the police investigators to gain a form of eye-witness experience of the crime. Reenactment within the philosophy of history has the same aim.
Perhaps subversive reenactment just happens to be a very good way to come up with something new again.
Quondam, I would say " Is subversive reenactment then a key ingredient of avant garde design?" yes. Seems to me closely linked to appropriation...
as you pointed out in Schumacher's quote "Revivalist appropriation is the easiest and most immediate option to articulate dissatisfaction and resistance towards a dominant practice" though i think reproducing the as closely possible but not as historical design-/sci/fiction would be the more subversive action. Non-revivalist if possible.
Quondam, i think there is something suspect going on. when you say subversive reenactment, i understand it as meaning a reenactment that subverts the content of its reenactment (and not a reenactment that is subversive of anything else other than itself). but, i understand reenactment as something that happens because it is subliminal and the subliminal is deeper and more rooted, less agent controlled than the' will to subvert'. this is why i asked whether reenactment can have any aim, including subversion. i would imagine a deliberately subversive (therefore simply 'subversive) reenatment would be interpretive - i.e. the actual aim/message of the subversive reenactment would be subversion not reenactment. reenactment would be a theatrical critical and temporary device not a subliminal force that motivates the body ritualistically beyond the temporality of the will.
I think I agree with you. The last two lines of your comment seem to be missing a word or two, so I'm not entirely sure of your meaning. I would just caution that reenactment, revivalism and appropriation have relationships to each other, but they are not the same thing. Also, the negative aspect of Schumacher's quote is how hard he tries to deny that reenactment is part of Hadid's early design process.
t a m m u z
You have to offer some examples of reenactment as you understand it.
tammuz i think this is an important point "i would imagine a deliberately subversive (therefore simply 'subversive) reenatment would be interpretive - i.e. the actual aim/message of the subversive reenactment would be subversion not reenactment"
Quondam i think what i was trying to say (in line with tammuz perhaps) is that pure re-enactment is perhaps too revivalist in nature to be subversive...
Nam, now both you and tammuz are being only abstract. So far tammuz is only imagining "a deliberately subversive (therefore simply 'subversive) reenatment would be interpretive - i.e. the actual aim/message of the subversive reenactment would be subversion not reenactment." I would like to see an example of "a deliberately subversive (therefore simply 'subversive) reenatment would be interpretive - i.e. the actual aim/message of the subversive reenactment would be subversion not reenactment" Also, can you provide an example of a "pure re-enactment [that] is perhaps too revivalist in nature to be subversive"?
Another example of Le Corbusier subversively reenacting the Villa Savoye is the upper half of the Governor's Palace designed for Chandigarh.
Actually, subversively isn't really the right term. Le Corbusier metabolically reenacts the Villa Savoye.
2013.11.22: Patrik Schumacher himself posts twice within an Archinect news item.
I'd like to see a same scale comparison of Le Corbusier's Plan Voisin and ZHA's Kartal Pendik Masterplan.
subliminal/subversive reenactment?
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nibbuti wrote:That is also the reason why some people, who their whole life were very faithful in the fairness of God, when some loved one dies unexpectedly, loose their faith in God. Fairness or equality (of Kamma, God, government, 'good rebirth' or any outer entanglement) cannot be guaranteed.
The only sure thing in life is impermanence, as the saying goes.
I think negative or positive reincarnation can be guaranteed by one's actions, whatever those might be. Otherwise there wouldn't be much point of doing positive actions, from my limited, selfish point of view. I guess, the main difference (rouhgly said) between hindus and buddhist interpretations of karma is this "guaranteed" succesfulness. In addition, how fatalistic karma is viewed. Hindu servant might just accept his fate, because of it's the karma afterall. Buddhist might not accept it, because in his belief, being a servant who's treated like mattress creates habitual tendencies to be in that very state in future, too.


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Twins mark anniversary of Gehrig's speech with tribute
MINNESOTA -- The Twins paid tribute to Lou Gehrig on Friday, the 75th anniversary of his "Luckiest Man" speech, by playing a special video on the stadium's big screen.
The video -- which was played in different forms across the country on Friday -- featured Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer and various other Yankees and Twins reciting different parts of Gehrig's famous speech.
Before Friday's game, manager Joe Girardi reflected on Gehrig's important place in history.
"I think it's an important day, obviously in American history," Girardi said. "But it's also an important day in Yankee history, what Lou Gehrig represented. The type of player he was. The type of man he was. And what he meant to this organization. So it's a really special day."
Players, coaches and umpires across MLB wore special 75th-anniversary patches on their sleeves during Friday's games. The league also donated $300,000 to three organizations leading the fight against ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).
"When Lou Gehrig delivered his historic farewell speech at Yankee Stadium 75 years ago, he indelibly linked our National Pastime to the fight against the disease that would bear his name," Commissioner Bud Selig said. "As the fight continues today, it is our privilege to pay tribute to the Iron Horse's enduring legacy of courage and nobility. In his memory, and for all those who are affected by ALS, Major League Baseball is honored to do its part to advance the cause in the hopes of finding a cure."
Alex M. Smith is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Google has introduced the Google Merchant Center, designed to replace Google Base for submitting products to the search engine.
Google says that Merchant Center provides a better-optimized experience for product listings. The Merchant Center interface is similar to Base and uses the same account info. Just sign into Merchant Center with your Google Base account and you'll see your feeds, items, FTP settings, etc.
Non-product items still use Google Base. If you the same account for Merchant Center (for products) and Base (for non-products), Google says you'll need to reset your FTP settings in Google Base.
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Niemann, Fuld both open to return to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG -- Jeff Niemann, who underwent right shoulder surgery at the beginning of the 2013 season, is a free agent after the Rays outrighted him earlier this offseason.
Niemann, 30, who made $3 million in 2013, would have been arbitration-eligible for the third time this offseason. If Tampa Bay was to try to bring him back now, it would have to sign him as a free agent. The Rays' No. 1 pick in the 2004 Draft did not rule out the possibility of returning to Tampa Bay.
"Right now, every door is still open for me," said Niemann, who continues to rehab his shoulder. "We're starting the second part of the throwing program, which is going to lead into a mound progression to where I'm competition-ready and where I can show something."
When asked about the time element for his return, Niemann expects to be back by the second half of the 2014 season.
"Right now we're just kind of getting back into it," Niemann said. "Everything is going good, following the program. We've got a six-week long-toss program, then we get on the mound and start building from there."
Sam Fuld was not tendered a contract by the Rays, which allowed him to become a free agent. Like Niemann, the popular outfielder said he would consider a return to Tampa Bay.
"Yeah, yeah, I definitely would if the opportunity was there," Fuld said. "If I felt like the opportunity there was good, I would not hesitate at all to sign back with them. I've got nothing but good experiences with the Rays."
Currently, Fuld said he is not close to signing a deal with any team, though there has been interest from a host of clubs.
"Nothing has really developed over the last couple of weeks," Fuld said. "So I'm just kind of waiting. I don't seen anything happening too soon, but it's all unpredictable."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Google begins Android 4.1 Jelly Bean rollout
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Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean mobile operating system was officially unveiled at Google I/O 2012 just a couple of weeks ago, and it looks pretty fantastic. If you've been hoping to get your hands on it and your the owner of a Samsung Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ smartphone, it's time for you to rejoice--the Jelly Bean rollout has begun for you! Do note that this refers to Galaxy Nexus devices that run on AT&T and T-Mobile networks. Owners of the Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus will have to wait a bit longer. The Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus S, and Motorola Xoom are next on the list to receive Android 4.1 goodness.
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A pedestrian has suffered severe leg injuries after colliding with a grey BMW this evening on the A361 near Semington.
The 19-year-old man has been taken to Royal United Hospital in Bath by road ambulance with severe leg fractures and his injuries are described as possibly life changing.
He was seen running from the direction of Semington to Trowbridge before the incident, which happened at 7.05pm.
The road has now reopened, and the police, who are not appealing for witnesses, are now carrying out investigations


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Just a thought I had recently: People often seem to have one strict view about sects in early Buddhism, that either the Theravadins were the earliest and the Mahayanas were all corrupt, or the standard Mahayana mythology -- that Hinayana was the preliminary teaching and the higher Mahayana teachings were divinely revealed later.
These views seem to simplify Buddhist history as an interaction between the two sects of Theravada and Mahayana, but it seems likely to me to have been more complicated than that. The past importance (that is, the relevance or coherence to early Buddhism) of views held by now dead sects cannot be underestimated. Some sects now dead may have actually held views closer to early Buddhism than any living Buddhist sect today. Conversely, all living Buddhist sects today may hold views not held by early Buddhists. It seems at least historically significant that Pudgalavada (the idea of personhood, with personhood being notself) was a mainstream view at one point, while today, all Buddhist schools are "impersonalist" and reject that view. What I mean is, that's a very big change to happen -- it's impossible to suggest that Theravada is early Buddhism unchanged.
Also, the various splits may have happened for various reasons. Mahayana, for instance, may have had more than one origin -- perhaps some early Mahayanists were in fact forest monks (i.e. jhana monks), one theory of their origin, not necessarily being known as Mahayana at that time and possibly composed of various "schools" (among the early 18) and Theravadins or whatever they may have been called at that time, or whatever number, name, or sectarian division they might have been, may have been composed of scholastic monks. It seems reasonable to me that the context in which the dhamma was practiced -- the division between monks focusing on memorizing, maintaining, and teaching scripture vs. monks focusing on solitary meditation could lead to a division and social bigotry, by which you have one side of over-analytic dogmatists, while on the other side, you have blathering pseudo-nihilistic poets (see the list of the ten defilements of insight in the Theravadin commentaries and the 10 bhumis of Mahayana for examples of both).
And then, later, Nagarjuna, a scholastic comes along, and yet while he's said to have "founded" Mahayana, his most famous work, Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way, is analytical in nature and uses the Nikayas as source material (possibly everything he legitimately wrote is like this?), which is more similar to the Theravadin commentators than later Mahayana Buddhists who would write elaborate mythologies clearly diverging from early Buddhism. And then, later, or perhaps around this same time, there may have been the rise of the Mahayana practices associated with lay Buddhism -- the corruption -- the bodhisattva and buddha worship, mantras, astrology, the various superstitions... and all of this reached its peak when Tantra was introduced to Buddhism...
Now, this is all mere speculation. Somebody very knowledgeable of history here could maybe rip apart the above speculation. But the point I'm making is that it may have been much more complicated than we think -- accepting either the view that Theravada is early Buddhism in its pure form and Mahayana is simply corruption, or accepting the Mahayana mythology about the three turns of the dharma wheel. It is possible for competing theories about early Buddhism to both be wrong, because an alternative explanation or possible integration of both theories is not accounted for.


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San Francisco comic event heads south for the first time...
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Comic-Con International puts on three major conventions each year, with the most famous being San Diego Comic-Con in July. The next biggest is WonderCon, usually held in San Francisco. This year, the Moscone Center there is under renovation so it was decided to move the event. And what better place to hold it than the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California? While it may not have been convenient for many of the regular attendees, this change of scenery gave a whole new audience a chance to experience WonderCon. Its proximity to Los Angeles and Hollywood certainly didnt hurt either. With my Figures.com press badge secured I headed to Anaheim to see what all the fuss was about, and I wasnt disappointed!
Last year WonderCon played host to nearly 50,000 attendees, making it roughly 1/3rd the size of SDCC. Not surprisingly, one of the most frequently heard comments on the exhibit hall floor was its like San Diego, only smaller. Indeed, WonderCon had just about everything people have come to love about SDCC but without the ridiculous crowds and overwhelming proportions. There was an exhibit hall full of great stuff, cool exclusives, amazing artists, comic books, TV shows, movies, programming, signings, and more. And like any good convention there were always multiple things going on at once and plenty for everyone to enjoy.
WonderCons exhibit hall provided endless hours of interesting things, as I can attest. While the placement of booths was at times almost haphazard, there were some basic themed areas. Just inside the front entrance were the major comic book companies. Both DC and Marvel were represented by large booths where attendees could pose for photos (on green screen with the Justice League and in front of a giant Avengers poster respectively), meet artists and creators, and find free stuff. DC went the extra mile and had two display cases of DC Direct items on display including New 52 figures, Before Watchmen statues, and plenty of Batman. Also on hand were IDW, Archaia, Aspen, Boom!, Bongo, etc., all selling comics and hosting exclusive signings. Combined with the many booths selling comics (vintage, modern, and trades) and all of the events, WonderCon really felt like a Comic Con!
Besides the comics there were a lot of other sights to see as well. Gamers of all kinds had plenty to enjoy with demos by Nintendo (Kid Icarus), Capcom (Resident Evil), and Cryptozoic (Locke & Key, Penny Arcade), while several card and miniature games held tournaments throughout the weekend. Movie buffs like me could check out upcoming films and classic releases, and I even got to meet Tromas Lloyd Kaufman (pictured above)! Everywhere you looked there were t-shirts, collectibles, and enough toys for sale to satisfy any collector with everything from the newest releases to vintage figures. A handful of toy and statue companies had their own booths too, including Kotobukiya, Gentle Giant, Bluefin (distributor of Bandai), Quantum Mechanix, and Triad Toys. Meanwhile, the art toy scene was hopping with great stuff by Frombie, October Toys, Hyperactive Monkey, Kuso Vinyl, Squid Kids, and Super7. Most of those also featured cool exclusives, ensuring lots of activity at their booths.
An entire slice of the exhibit hall was devoted to hile even more dotted the hall in random locations. Like other smaller conventions, WonderCon offered great opportunities to meet and interact with artists, all selling distinctive wares and signing their offerings. Mixed between relatively small time artists were true industry heavyweights like Jim Lee (pictured above), Brian Buccellato, Bernard Chang, Mike Choi, Mike Mignola, Steve Niles, Scott Snyder, Fiona Staples, and many more. There were plenty of awesome independent artists too like Mike Walton of the amazing Dual and False Positive web comics (falsepositivecomic.com), Bobby Chiu of Imaginism Studios, Sideways 8 Studios, toonhole.com, and so many more. The hard part wasnt finding something unique to take home, it was narrowing it down from the multitude of options!
Even that doesnt really do the exhibit hall justice, with a Game of Thrones booth putting your head on a pike, Utilikilts, cute wool animals, giant Firefly art, minor celebrities signing autographs, hundreds of fans in cool costumes, and everything else youd expect at a big convention. And then there was everything outside...
WonderCon had a full programming schedule as well with screenings, anime, signings, workshops, and more. Panels ran the gamut from SDCC-style film presentations with big name actors and directors to comic book writers, cartoon voice actors, a psychological breakdown of Batman (not as good as it sounds), TV shows, Kotobukiyas newest offerings, lots of comics, and more and more and more. The Comics Creator Connection paired aspiring writers with artists, and workshop hosts offered their expertise on everything from sketching to acting and everything in between. As is usual these days, the biggest panels were recorded and put online shortly afterwards along with any content. This was especially true of the film panels (notably Prometheus and its new trailer).
I think its pretty safe to say that WonderCon in Anaheim was a huge success. Despite some bad weather (well, bad by Southern Californian standards) there were large crowds in the exhibit hall and full panels, but again it thankfully never reached the levels of SDCC craziness. It remains to be seen where WonderCon will be held next year, but if it stays in the Los Angeles area I know Ill be signing up right away! Wherever it may be, its a great convention with tons of cool content and fun stuff to do. Highly recommended.
Article by Scott Rubin
Photos by Scott Rubin and David Yeh