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I'm going all Brazilian and then some this time! It might be the shittiest team ever. YOLO. —Jimmicane
Adriano de Souza
My forecast calls for a severe claim storm all through this waiting period. It's going to be pissing claims and after a month-long drought between events, judges will be enjoying this weather. Expect a category 5 hurri-claim from this dude in particular. Adriano should win the event, make it two in a row, and really piss off this next guy…
Gabriel Medina
I have reason to believe Gabriel hates Adriano. Most Brazilians stick together and cheer for each other. Not these guys. Did you see the celebration after Bells? Medina was the only Brazzo not on the Adriano party train. It's unclear if these feelings are shared by de Souza, but it is clear he wants to be the first to win a world title for his country — just as much as Gabriel. Could this be the poor man's version of A.I. vs. Kelly? We certainly hope so.
(I just received some inside info from a source on the beach in Rio. Medina is looking "very hurt" and "struggling." You will not want to pick him for this event. I still will because my picks are whatever I feel like, but you people should be smart and pick up Julian instead. I hear he's putting on a clinic. Gabriel also hates Julian…remember Portugal? How about the snap case in Hawaii last winter?)
Alejo Muniz
Alejo has one of the hottest chicks on tour. She will most certainly be there for this event and that is a big advantage. What brings better vibes than having a smoking hot chick? Pretty much, almost nothing. Even Jason Collins (The former Washington Wizard, not Jason "Ratboy" Collins) would probably agree with this and he is gay. You can't argue with hot chicks. Ever. Even if you're gay.
Filipe Toledo
The only thing as big as this guy's airs is probably his head. Seriously, why is his noggin so humongous? Imagine if his body grows into that werewolf head! He might turn into a real threat to Adriano and Medina. At that point, Medina would have to start hating him too, especially after he got smoked in round 3 at Bells by Filipe. Fact of the matter is, this guy may be the best aerialist on tour when John John is hurt, and airs go well in this event. Along with the ultimate maneuver —a floater.
Miguel Pupo
Mr. Smooth. This has to be my favorite Brazilian to watch surf. He's got a cool style and word is that he's back healthy from the high ankle sprain. My inside source said he could've surfed Bells but wanted to make sure he was 100% before he came back. Well, he's 100% now. Also has a hot Brazilian girlfriend. Good vibes!
Raoni Monteiro
You didn't see that coming did you? Who bet on Raoni to take down Parko at pumping Bells Bowl? Doubtful anyone with a fully functioning brain, but I did. Had him on Passion Picks for the last event, and although my picks are typically terrible, even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. I'll stick with the Raoni train because I'm picking every Brazilian possible here but I really doubt he actually pulls another upset like that.
Kolohe Andino
Well damn it, I ran out of Brazilians and I still had money left so I'll take a flyer on Brother here. My reasoning stems from the fact that he surfs places like Rivies in San Clemente and Salt Creek. These are some of the worst beach breaks ever. If you can rip out there, you should have no problem in similarly bad Rio de Janeiro.
Nat Young
Look at this guy. He's got crazy confidence and those feet stick to Fu Wax like a rat on sticky paper. He'd have to bite his own leg off to fall. Rookie of the Year, here Nat comes!
P.S. Where the hell did they get that headshot of Nat?
Other random tidbits from my source
Jack Freestone is the Billabong Wildcard and looks in form.
Mick Fanning also killing in freesurfs.
Yadin Nicol could be a nice, cheap pickup if it's bigger barrels. Got the two best waves yesterday by far.
Adriano is on fire.


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From: Peter DeAth <>
Subject: Re: LONDON-D Digest V98 #330:London Churches
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 00:44:55 +0100
Hello All,
Heather wrote:
> This time I'm seeking some information on the location of the following
> churches, please:
> 1. St John's, Walworth (I believe this is in Larcomb Street?)
> 2. The Parish Church in the Parish of St Mary Newington, Surrey
> 3. St John's Church, in the District Parish of St Johns, Waterloo,
> Surrey.
1. St John Larcom repeat Larcom Street Walworth PRs: Baps 1860-1950 - between
1876-1893 Baps solemnized at St Austin's Chapel New Kent Road. 1894-1895 Baps
solemnized at Chapel of Ease of St Mary the Virgin, to whom St Austin's was
re-dedicated in July 1894. Marriages: 1861-1951. Deposited at London
Metropolitan Archives Nov 1954 Ref P92/JN. Parish was united with the Lady
Margaret Church, Chatham St, Walworth. Later registers, to date, are
probably still with the incumbent
2. The Parish Church in St Mary Parish, Newington, Surrey was/is St Mary in
Kennington Park Road, Newington. PRs: Baps: 1561-1577, 1611-1902. Marrs:
1561-1900. Burials: 1561-1576, 1609-1854. PRs deposited with London
Metropolitan Archives in April 1953/Sep 1977 Ref P92/MRY. Later registers
of baps and marriages, to date, are probably still with the incumbent.
3. The Parish Church of St John Parish in Waterloo: St John the Evangelist,
Waterloo Road, Lambeth. PRs: Baps/Marrs: 1824-to date. Burials: 1824-1880.
Deposited London Metropolitan Archives. Parish united with All Saints,
Leaske Street, in Nov 1899.
Best wishes
Peter DeAth (East of London FHS 0037/London & N. Middx FHS 4172).
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Rays to speak at First Church of the Nazarene
The Revs. Emily and Harold Ray will speak at the 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m. services Sunday at First Church of the Nazarene, 6110 Chicago Ave.
The Rays were career assignment missionaries for 33 years in Guatemala. They retired in 1998, and live at the Casa Robles Nazarene Missionary Retirement Center in Temple City, Calif.
Both are graduates of Pasadena Nazarene College in California. Before going to the mission field, they were pastors in the Western Latin American District for 10 years.
They also served four years in Argentina in the beginning years of their mission work. In 1974, they returned to Guatemala, where he served 10 years as mission director. They did administration, literature distribution and evangelism.
In 1994, the Rays were assigned to the newly organized regional office for Mexico and Central America. The office was located in Guatemala City.
He was literature coordinator for the Mexico and Central America Region for 12 years, distributing more than $1 million in Christian holiness literature throughout Central America and Panama.
She served as program coordinator for the regions and wrote materials promoting the Nazarene World Mission Society and other programs. The Rays have four children and six grandchildren.
`Anti-racism Workshop' to begin in February
A "Journey to Wholeness: An Anti-racism Workshop" will be featured at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 2801 42nd St. The Rev. Thomas M. Perchlik will lead the workshop.
There is no charge for the weekly two-hour program, which will begin in February. For information about the workshop, including time and day, or to register, call 799-1617.
Participants will:
Identify and reflect on our individual racial heritage and identity.
Understand the nature of socialization in a racist culture.
Learn definitions and guiding assumptions about race and racism.
Explore how racism is manifested in our own lives at individual and interpersonal levels.
Understand the systemic nature of racism.
Identify ways to take action against racism in personal, work, community and congregational settings.
Smallwood to appear at Founder's Day Concert
The fifth annual Founders' Day Concert featuring Richard Smallwood and sponsored by Visions of Light Gospel Choir will be at 6 p.m. at the Allen Theatre at Texas Tech. Tickets for the concert are $10.
Smallwood has a new record label, Verity, the gospel division of the New York-based Jive records, which he says is planning to take gospel music to a whole new level. His newest release is a choir recording titled "Adoration."
The San Antonio Youth Ensemble also will be part of the concert. This group performed for Gov. George Bush and Gen. Colin Powell at the Presidential Summit in 1997 and 1998. The group also opened for the Grammy Award-winning Mississippi Mass Choir and gospel recording artist Kenny Eldredge.
Christian band to perform at St. Christopher's
WhiteStone, a Christian band from Denver, and the Rev. Jim and Joann Stone of Buena Vista, Colo., will perform in a concert titled "The Stones Cry Out" at 7 p.m. today at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 2807 42nd St.
The program features uplifting music and powerful stories by the members of the Christian band. WhiteStone has two nationally-released CDs out and is touring the United States.
The music and teaching are family oriented and include various musical styles, such as Southern gospel, Celtic, country and contemporary.
Cornerstone Bible Church to host Allen
Ronald Allen will be the guest speaker for the 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. services Feb. 7 at Cornerstone Bible Church, 82nd Street and Iola Avenue.
Allen is professor of Bible exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary.
His topics will be "To All the World Before You Knew," on world missions, and "Are You Sure About the Law?" at the night service.
Before going to Dallas, Allen was professor of Hebrew at Western Seminary in Portland, Ore.
For more information, call Richard Grubbs, Cornerstone's pastor, at 783-9551.
Christian Women's Club luncheon on tap
Brenda Copeland of Clovis, N.M., will be the guest speaker on "How to be a Princess Without Wearing A Crown" at the Christian Women's Club of Lubbock's Feb. 9 "Victorian Affair" luncheon at the Lubbock Country Club.
The luncheon, which begins at 11:30 a.m. and concludes at 1:30 p.m., is $10.
Call by Friday for reservations to the luncheon to 794-6877 or 783-0448.
Organization schedules meeting in Ropesville
The Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and Cowgirls will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Bever's Crossing in Ropesville. For more information, call Charles at 799-7657.
Schmidt to preach at Hope Center Church
Evangelist Mary Schmidt will hold services at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Hope Center Church, 501 E. 34th St. For more information, call Ethel MacDowell at 749-1878.
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The South Coast-based Organic Soup Kitchen, which feeds 13,000 people per year and plans to provide food for 20,000 in the new year, is preparing for its fourth annual Christmas Day noon dinner and Christmas Eve gift-wrapping gathering.
After feeding hundreds of men, women and children at its Thanksgiving dinner last month, despite a 3 a.m. power outage, the volunteer organization is seeking donations to continue to make the holidays bright.
"We are seeking to build our own educational kitchen with a fundraiser next year to launch it," Organic Soup Kitchen founder and Santa Barbara resident Anthony Carroccio said.
The Organic Soup Kitchen, or OSK, is a nonprofit organization with a social objective to provide organic, nutritious, wholesome food to marginalized sectors of Santa Barbara's community, Carroccio said.
"It is our belief that no persons, regardless of financial status, shall compromise the quality of food they feed themselves or their families," he said.
Carroccio said OSK envisions a sustainable, social business model that improves the quality of life for disadvantaged communities through the provision of organic, wholesome and nutritious food.
"We leverage relationships with other charities to reach as many hungry people as possible," Carroccio said. "This allows us to serve nutritious food and encourage those in need to use the services offered by other local nonprofits (medical, psychiatric, recovery, housing etc.)."
Also coming soon, Carroccio said, said are educational dietary school programs combating obesity and early childhood illnesses.
"Our dedication to cost effective, nutritionally efficient methods of feeding the masses makes us an innovator in the nonprofit world," he said.
OSK functions as a social business driven to bring about positive change within the community while pursuing financial, economic and environmental sustainability, Carroccio said.
"We promote resource efficiency by approaching community providers such as local, organic farmers and retailers of natural, healthy and organic food," he said. "OSK uses fresh, organic produce to prepare nutritious meals that are low-glycemic and anti-inflammatory. For those in disadvantaged communities, this type of food is vital in providing essential vitamins and minerals that boost the immune system and promote healing."
Carroccio said OSK is unique in that we are a social and environmentally conscious nonprofit organization with a social business objective.
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is incorporating expertise from IUCN Viet Nam into a decree it is developing to create regulations for managing biodiversity corridors in Viet Nam.
Biodiversity corridors – designated areas of suitable habitat that link protected areas – maintain or restore connectivity between fragmented or isolated habitats. The land or water pathways allow plants and animals to disperse and migrate to meet food and water requirements, find mates, seek refuge from predators and adapt to the pressures of changing climate and habitat conditions, ensuring the viability of species populations.
In recognition of the crucial role that corridors can play in biodiversity conservation across national borders as well as within national boundaries, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of the countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) agreed to undertake the Core Environmental Program (CEP) and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) from 2005 to 2010.
Under the ADB funded CEP-BCI, MoNRE agreed with ADB to develop a Decree on Biodiversity Corridors within the context of the GMS programmatic approach. Lessons learned about the development, adoption and implementation of this decree in Vietnam will be shared with other GMS countries.
The Decree on Biodiversity Corridors will be issued under a new Biodiversity Law that is in the final stages of consideration in the National Assembly and which is expected to be enacted by the end of November 2008.
In July 2007, IUCN Viet Nam and MoNRE, in consultation with IUCN's Asia Regional Programmes on Environmental Law and Protected Areas and other experts and partners, produced background papers examining national legal instruments governing aspects of biodiversity corridors in Viet Nam and surveying international management experience in the field.
IUCN provided MoNRE with an annotated draft Decree on Biodiversity Corridors in December 2007 and is presently engaged in the consultation process. In collaboration with MoNRE, IUCN is co-ordinating three consultation meetings to receive stakeholder comments and is revising the draft Decree following each consultation.
A Central Technical Working Group meeting with IUCN partners, members, and national and international consultants was held in Hanoi on 17 July 2008. The participants' valuable contributions were incorporated into a revised draft which was considered at the second consultation meeting in the province of Quang Nam on 5 September 2008. The second consultation was particularly helpful because it brought together the provincial and local authorities who are currently managing corridor initiatives. Their experience is reflected in the draft which IUCN has submitted to MoNRE. Following the enactment of the Biodiversity Law, IUCN Viet will convene a national level consultation meeting to finalize the Decree.
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Funeral services for Tanja Angelita Jordan, 38, of Kempner, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church in Copperas Cove. Interment will follow at noon at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
Ms. Jordan died Oct. 2, 2013, at her home. She was born Jan. 24, 1975, in Germany.
She served in the U.S. Navy from 1997 to 2003. She was a civil service employee at Fort Hood, working as an EMT. She was a Methodist and member of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the Nile.
She had an infectious laugh and a passion for the Renaissance. She loved life and the most important thing in her life was being with her daughter, Alexis.
Survivors include her parents, Robert and Elgin Henke; fiancée, Bobby Lavigne; daughter, Alexis; brother, Valerio Henke and his wife, Heidi.
Scott's Funeral Home of Copperas Cove is in charge of arrangements.


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It's about to get more difficult to find phone numbers in this city.
AT&T is closing its Chicago 411 office and axing 84 directory assistance operators, according to a filing with the state.
With the advent, and popularity of smart phones and the Internet people just don't use the service enough, the Chicago Tribune reports.
AT&T, a Dallas-based company, has been consolidating its directory assistance services for years.
It's unclear how the shuttering will affect Chicago's curious phone-number seekers.
NBC had trouble finding the right number to call for answers.
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A GROUP of young homeless people are settling into a new £1.4m purpose-built development in a North Yorkshire town.
Broadacres has built nine one-bedroom apartments on the site of the former Station House on Boroughbridge Road, next to Northallerton railway station.
Known as the Crossing, the scheme has replaced Broadacres' previous homelessness service at 57 South Parade, Northallerton.
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Coloured lines like those on the London Underground also feature heavily throughout the building with each resident having their own coloured line that leads from the entrance of the building directly to their room.
Resident Cassia King, 19, said: "I really like my new apartment, it is spacious and has everything I need, so I can choose to spend time on my own or mix with the other residents.
"The support you receive while you are here also makes a big difference. I am currently receiving help in areas such as financial management so it will prepare me for a future move into independent living."
The service provides supported housing for 16 to 25-year-olds who have been left homeless for various reasons, including a family breakdown.
It offers tenancy-related support for up to two years with the aim of helping young people to acquire the necessary skills to move onto independent living.
Stephen O'Brien, Broadacres' scheme manager in young persons' services, said: "We are absolutely delighted with the new building and everyone is settling in really well to their new surroundings.
"Unfortunately, for many reasons, young people find themselves without a roof over their head so schemes like this can play an important part in helping to transform lives for the better.
"One of our residents is about to go to university and Cassia, for example, is planning an Open University course, so by offering a safe and comfortable home, and through providing support in areas such as training, employment and personal development, we can make a real difference."
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The 2012 Billboard Music Awards are taking place May 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and from Justin Bieber to Katy Perry, all of the stars are winning big. Check out the full winners list below and tell us if you love or loathe the choices!
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After much info searching & some trepidation we are finalizing our plans for our trip to Montserrat (via Antigua). I am still actively searching for information but now the emphasis is on Antigua as it is the easiest place to access Montserrat. So, family of four w/two youngsters one will be 3 1/2 & the other 10 months at time of departure. Any family friendly places on Antigua ? Any info is appreciated I am just starting the research process. Thanks to all
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Hi. One place my husband and I (with our 4-year-old) are thinking about staying at next August is the Dickenson Bay Cottages. Looks like a good value and has good reviews on Trip Advisor.
Are you planning to actually stay in Montserrat? We're mulling doing a day trip with Caribbean Helicopters.
When are you going? Enjoy the trip and I hope to read your report when you're back.
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I was also looking at the Dickenson Bay cottages. We are planning our trip for March & I have been trading correspondence w/the owners of Gingerbread Hill on the island. It looks very interesting & of course, has very few people. Our trip will be somewhere between 7-10 days (depending on flights) & we'll spend at least 5 days on Montserrat. Stopping in Antigua on the way, for a few days. I'm wondering if we'll need a car in Antigua ? I don't quite have Antigua figured out yet, but I believe the cottages you mentioned are also in a good location which may allow you to walk to many things. Please share any info you obtain in the interim...happy travels.
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The Long Bay Hotel is quite family friendly, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you're planning to be there for at least a few nights. It's on the east coast and pretty isolated from activity. It's set on a peninsula with the Caribbean on one side and a large bay emptying into the Atlantic on the other side. The beach side is very calm and perfect for small children and the hotel offers a children's menu and dining hour in the evenings. Try a cottage with kitchen facilities for keeping sodas, juices, bottled water, and snacks.
I believe Long Bay to be an excellent value, but it is more expensive than the Dickenson Bay cottages. They are in an excellent location for being in the middle of things. If you don't intend to rent a car and you don't want to stay put, Dickenson Bay Cottages would be a better choice.
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Thanks for the input, I don't mind isolated (hence the Montserrat trip) but I would like to avoid a car (in Antigua). A plus is we always seek out kitchen facilities as I like to experiment w/local cuisine if I have a chance. I will check both out in more detail.
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We are actually now going via St. Maarten. Any family freindly places to stay that folks can suggest ? Already have Montserrat taken care of. A place where a car will not be needed is preferred. Thx.
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SAnParis, try Royal Palm in Simpson Bay on St. Maarten. It's a good location to stay without a car since you can walk to nearby restaurants. It's a family friendly resort on the beach and it's also not far from the airport for your continuing journey....that is, if you are only overnighting there.
Be sure to request a room "off" of the first floor if you decide to go with them, though. We stay there often and the only time we didn't care for our room was when we had one on the first floor and noticed a "sea smell" from previous hurricane damage. They are currently renovating some areas of the property so this might be fixed, but it's better to be safe than sorry, IMO.
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Thanks Statia, I'll check it out. I just booked the flights & had planned to go via Antigua but couldn't get a return trip (using miles). So now I'm looking @ St. Maarten. Do you know anything about Divi Little Bay ? We'll be staying in St. Maarten for 3 nights on our return from Montserrat. Beach access & the ability to walk are my primary concerns.
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I don't really know anything about Divi myself, so I'm afraid I can't help you there. I have seen posts on it, though, so maybe a search here might be fruitful.
Just so that you know, St. Maarten/St. Martin is not really a walking island and it's always recommended to rent a car there if you plan to see anything outside your hotel/resort. It IS possible to stay there w/o a car, just as long as you prefer to stay in the immediate area of your hotel/resort and not venture any further.
You might also want to check out Maho Resort and Royal Islander, both in the Maho area near the airport. They are also in walking distance of some restaurants and shopping.
I would not recommend staying in Phillispburg due to the crime rate in that area. But, that's just my opinion.
The French side is another idea since you will be there for a few days. Grand Case Beach club is nice and has restaurants and shops in walking distance.
Let me know if I can be of further help.
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Actually I got the Divi idea from here. I have a friend that visits down there anually buthave not had the chance to catch up w/him yet. Good to know about Phillipsburg...I don't need that concern. Most hotels do offer car rentals so if I need one, I'll go that route. Just trying to avoid it if at all possible. Thanks again, where's your next trip Statia ?
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SAnParis, I can highly recommend Best Deal Car Rental located right there at the airport if you need one. I've used them for years and their service, cars and prices are excellent. Just another idea if you need it.
I can appreciate your not wanting to drive on the island, but do want to add that it's really not bad. If I can do it, anyone can do it.
My next trip? Rome in March. My sister and I are taking my mother there for her birthday. Mom's never been to Europe, so it's going to be a really special trip for her.
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Divi is ok, but service isn't always up to standard. The beach is a little pebbly, but it's ok. My only concern here is that there is absolutely no way you can walk anywhere from here. There's no way, for example, you could get to off-property restaurants without a car. It's too far from town (I think there's a shuttle though). Maho has the benefit of being near shopping and nightlife that's within walking distance, though I'm not as keen on the resort itself. Basing yourself near Orient (lots of hotels and dining withing walking distance) or Grand Case (loads of good restaurants within walking distance) might be a better option. It's very difficult to get by on St. Maarten without a car.
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hey sanparis*
i am glad you took up my recommendations on montserrat - gingerbread hill is fantastic i suppose ;o) since we will only start our trip beginning of march and end it on montserrat by mid-may, i would be very thankful if you had some information for us- after getting back ;o)
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Since there is so little info on Montserrat I will certainly share as much as I can when we return. Thanks to all (including Fodors) for the suggestions. It looks like I'll need a car on St. Maarten as well. Thx to Statia, as always.
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The fun has already begun as Win-Air has changed our flights so we have also had to change our reservations. The folks @ Gingerbread Hill in Montserrat have been a huge help in preparing us for the trip. Win-Air (which I know is a necessary evil) changed our flights by more than 2 hours (even though they code-share w/US Air) even though they knew we would be unable to make connections. I'll keep everyone posted.
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Sorry to hear about your flight changes, SAnParis, but at least you are aware of what to expect with WinAir. I can relate since they are the ONLY carrier who can get me off my island, so I have to fly them very, very frequently.
I hope they don't change your flights again, but be sure to stay on top of it because as you know....it is still a possibility before your departure date.
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are you going to see the volcano up close?
I hear it is making some unpleasant rumblings!
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I will leave the volcano excusrsions to those on the island that know what is best. Keep in mind I'm traveling w/two little ones (nearly 4 & 11 months) at the time of the trip, so that may have some impact or it may be such that I go it alone, since that is more my interest than my spouses. At any rate, we will certainly not engage in any dangerous activities. If I have to spend the week on the beach, so be it...
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So says NerdWallet. They've factored in our poor score on the American Fitness Index (ranked 47th out of the top 50 largest metro areas), our relatively low percentage of people with health insurance (77.4%), the number of doctors per capita, and pollution levels to determine that Dallas is the fourth-least-healthy metro area in the United States.
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LOS ANGELES >> County personnel at a youth detention camp in Malibu ignored signs of racial unrest prior to fighting that left a young man with brain injuries, his attorney said today.
Nathaniel Marshall, 24, will need lifelong care as a result of his injuries he suffered in a brawl involving Latinos and blacks at Camp Miller, his lawyer, Michael Goldstein, told a Los Angeles County jury in opening statements today.
Marshall, who is black, sued the county in February 2010, claiming he was pulled from his bunk at the camp and beaten on Nov. 1, 2008.
"This was a systematic breakdown that amounted to deliberate indifference," Goldstein said. "These kids at that camp were entitled to be protected."
Attorney Tomas Guterres, representing the county, said fights in detention camps cannot be totally prevented.
Such incidents "will occur," Guterres said. "We can't eliminate all fights. It's the nature of the population."
Goldstein said staffers and his client warned camp personnel that a riot was about to break out, but no action was taken to prevent it. The complaint alleges the county failed to properly train and supervise the staff to make sure they reacted properly to the warnings.
According to Goldstein, many of the probation officers at the camp blamed the outbreak of violence on a failure to properly discipline youths for fighting by sending them to court for violating their probation.
Goldstein said that in October 2007, the county changed its policy that previously allowed supervising probation officers to fill out forms on their own to send youths to court for fighting. The new procedure called for the filings to be approved by the director of Camp Miller, Goldstein said.
The director, however, believed the policy change was meant to discourage camp personnel from sending youths to court for probation violations, Goldstein said. Also, camp managers wanted to use of incentives or "carrots," rather punishment or "sticks" to get youths to cooperate, Goldstein said.
Guterres said the Juvenile Court wanted the county to start disciplining wards on an individual basis.
"The only way to modify behavior is to adapt your response to that juvenile," Guterres said.
Goldstein used a diagram to show how Marshall, then 18, suffered an injury to the back of his neck. He said his client suffered strokes from the attack and today has an assortment of health issues, including epilepsy.
"He needs special care for the rest of his life and it's not inexpensive," Goldstein said.


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TANCET M.E.- Printing Technology Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern
The question paper will have three parts.
- Part-I and Part-II are compulsory and under Part-III the candidates have to answer the section which has been chosen at the time of registration.
Total Questions- 100
Part- I- 20 Questions
Part- II- 35 Questions but correct answers up to 20
Part-III- 60 to 65 Questions but correct answers up to 60
Total Marks- 100
Test duration- 2 Hours
Marking System –
Part-I -
- For correct answer 1 and for the wrong answer is 1/3.
- Multiple shading will be considered as the wrong answer and 1/3 mark will be reduced.
- All the correct answers up to 20 will be awarded marks and all the wrong answers shall be taken into consideration for awarding negative marks.
- Multiple shading will be considered as the wrong answer and 1/3 mark will be reduced.
- All the correct answers up to 60 will be awarded marks and all the wrong answers shall be taken into consideration for awarding negative marks.
- Multiple shading will be considered as the wrong answer and 1/3 mark will be reduced.
Syllabus Summary
|No. Of Subject
|No. Of Unit
|No. Of Chapter
- Pre-Press Process
- Digital Pre – Press
- Electronic Composition and Software used
- Color Management Concepts and Workflow
- Types of Printing Inks and Substrates
- Properties and Testing
- Conventional and Digital Printing
- Principle, Types and Applications
- Print Finishing
- Packaging - Types, Materials and Design
- Total Quality Management
- Safety and Environment Management in Printing Industry
- Linear Algebra
- Differential Equations
- Probability and Statistics
- Numerical Methods
- Calculus
How to prepare
Preparation Strategy
Make a proper Time Table
It is very important that you make a time table and stick to it and you will have an exact idea of what you are required to study and the time required for it.
Concept clarity rather than rote learning
It is essential that you have a clear idea of the formulas and concepts rather than rote learning of things for the papers. While you might require it for memorizing formulas it is important that for other stuff you make sure you clear your basis and concepts before moving on.
Prepare Notes
It is very important make small notes or a comprehensive list of formulas on each covered topic and chapter which will come in handy at the time of revision. This will require you to be regular with your work but will surely make things easy at the time of revision.
Revision of Class XI and XII concepts
Make sure that you revise your concepts from the syllabus of these classes before starting anything new as most of the engineering exams will be for admission to undergraduate courses and so the syllabi from class XI and XII becomes the testing ground to check students.
Seek guidance
It is not possible for you to know everything in your syllabus, at least not at the time of preparation. Sooner or later you will run into a concept or so which will give you trouble and then it is best you seek guidance from an instructor or a teacher. It is necessary that you clear your doubts at regular intervals and don't prolong things for long. Getting into a good coaching class is nothing to be ashamed off and if anything a regular coaching class will enable you to avoid roadblocks in your preparation.
Sample Papers
Even though there may be a complete change in the exam pattern or the expected questions altogether,it is important that you practice on the sample and previous years question papers available for the engineering exam you'd be attempting. You will know the existing pattern and have a fair idea of the type of questions to expect in the paper along with the time constraint.
Mock tests
The paper pattern, duration of the paper and the number of questions to be attempted in the given amount of time is not something you will be able to pick up on the day of the examination. A Mock Test tests a student's abilities as it not only provides a similar feel of real exams but also helps in building speed and confident to face the exam. Furthermore, they can improve their performance to get an extra edge in actual exams. Try to build up an Engineering Entrance Exam Test Prep MCQ Question Bank
Time management
Time management can be learnt through thorough practice and regular test taking. So it is important that you practice it and practice it well.
Negative marking
Most the entrance examinations will have negative marking and everyone would suggest you stay clear of questions are not sure about. But some experts are of the opinion that you answer the questions in which you are confused between an option or two because there will also be a chance of getting it right.
Important Instructions
i) Candidates must reach the examination venue at least half an hour (30 minutes) before the start of the examination ii) Candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination hall half an hour (30 minutes) after the start of the examination, i.e. 10.00 am iii) Candidates will be allowed to leave the examination hall only after one hour from the start of the examination, i.e. 10.30 am iv) Use of log tables and calculators in the examination hall are not allowed v) Candidates must bring their own pen, pencil, eraser and other stationeries vi) Candidates must bring their Admit Card and Identity Card to the examination hall vii) Mobile phone and other electronic gadgets are not allowed inside examination


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Business Management Daily can help you comply with federal overtime laws. Learn when you have to pay overtime, and when you don't.
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Follow this timeline to stay on track with the new overtime regulations.
Some states will see more than 4% of workers be newly eligible for OT under the new labor rules.
Following two years of development and debate, the U.S. Department of Labor in May released a sweeping overhaul of the regulations for paying overtime to exempt, white-collar employees.
The new overtime rules for white-collar employees could force some employers to reconsider allowing part-time work for exempt staff—or to seek ways to reclassify those positions as nonexempt.
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Two efforts are already underway in Congress to block the Department of Labor's new rules raising the white-collar overtime salary threshold.
The Department of Labor's May 18 announcement of final rules on white-collar overtime eligibility drew swift reaction.
Could it be that so many were completely unaware that such a big change was on its way?
If you aren't already geared up to respond to the Department of Labor's new rules on white-collar overtime, you are already way behind.


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CINCINNATI -- The Pittsburgh Pirates, already missing three starters because of injury, lost left-hander Terry Mulholland to a sprained knee during the fourth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
Mulholland landed awkwardly on his left leg during his follow-through on a pitch to Chris Reitsma. He hobbled around on the side of the mound for a few seconds, bringing manager Lloyd McClendon and an assistant trainer onto the field.
Mulholland tried one warmup pitch, but couldn't put any weight on the leg. He put his head down and walked off the field angrily, snatching his black warmup jacket off the bench before heading for the clubhouse.
The injury was diagnosed as a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. There was no indication how long Mulholland would be sidelined by the injury, which typically causes a pitcher to miss several starts.
McClendon, a rookie manager, lost three-fifths of his starting rotation to injuries during spring training. Projected opening day starter Kris Benson and the last two opening day starters, Francisco Cordova and Jason Schmidt, are out at least until early May.
Indians sellout streak ends at 455
CLEVELAND -- There was a baseball rarity at Jacobs Field on Wednesday night -- empty seats.
For the first time in 456 games, the Cleveland Indians didn't play in front of a sellout crowd at the Jake as the longest consecutive sellout streak in major league history ended at 455 games.
It had been 2,122 days since the Indians last non-sellout when a crowd of 36,363 fans watched the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on June 7, 1995.
The sellout streak began five days later against the Baltimore Orioles and came to a halt Wednesday night as only 32,763 turned out for the season's second home game against the Chicago White Sox.
During the streak, the Indians drew 19,324,248 fans to the Jake.
Power failure delays Red Sox-Orioles game
BALTIMORE -- The start of Tuesday's game between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles was delayed 43 minutes because of a power outage at Camden Yards.
The outage was caused by a problem in a Baltimore Gas & Electric feeder line that services the stadium, said Orioles spokesman Bill Stetka.
The outage occurred about 90 minutes before the scheduled 7:05 p.m. start and left the stadium's scoreboards and JumboTron message board inoperable.
BGE workers switched power to the ballpark to an alternate line, Stetka said, and were still investigating why an automatic transfer to an alternate line did not occur.
At 7:10 p.m., the stereo system and a portion of the JumboTron became operational. Within 20 minutes, power was restored to the scoreboards and stereo system and the light banks were operational.
Clemens expects to push back with sore wrist
NEW YORK -- Roger Clemens expects to have his next start for the New York Yankees pushed back a day because of a sore right wrist, the result of being hit by a sharp comebacker on opening day.
Clemens' pitching hand was bandaged, and his wrist and forearm were stiff and discolored before Wednesday night's game against Kansas City.
''You can still see the seams, a ball mark,'' he said. ''Typical for when you get hit.''
Clemens is now listed to start Sunday against Toronto, rather than Saturday. Orlando Hernandez is expected to face the Blue Jays in Clemens' original spot.
''We'll take a day to test it,'' Clemens said.
Clemens was struck by Carlos Febles' sharp grounder to start the eighth inning in Monday's 7-3 victory. He threw out Febles, and stayed in the game.
Clemens did not seem overly concerned by the injury. He went through his usual rigorous workout, conditioning his legs, and planned to get heat and ice treatment later for fluid that had drained into his wrist.
He said no X-rays were taken.
After earning his 261st career victory, Clemens went home to Houston to visit his ailing mother, Bess. She recently got out of the intensive care unit of a hospital, where she was being treated for emphysema.
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WHEN LUCIE MONTGOMERY VISITS Washington, D.C., during cherry blossom season she doesn't expect her reunion with old friend Rebecca Natale is a setup. But Rebecca disappears into thin air after running an errand for her boss, billionaire philanthropist… (more)
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Tuesday, August 3, 1999 Published at 15:35 GMT 16:35 UK
CS gas used on psychiatric patients
Conditions at some hospitals were said to be unacceptable
Mental health services have come under fire in an independent report that raises concerns on a range of issues - not least the use of CS gas to restrain patients on the wards.
The review also expressed concerns about the level of drug abuse on the wards and high level of use of the act to detain people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
It criticised low levels of interaction between carers and patients and low levels of staffing.
The review - the eighth biennial report of the Mental Health Act Commission - is published on the eve of the government's review of mental health services.
Significant failings
Gordon Lakes, acting chairman of the commission, said: "It is a fundamental principle that those subject to compulsion by reason of a mental disorder should be assured of an appropriate standard of care and treatment."
He said many of the units the commission visited over the last two years had been able to provide this.
"But a significant number do not and some fail to provide even an acceptable level of service," he said.
Mental health campaigners said they were appalled by the state of services exposed in the report, and have called for an end to the "culture of control without care".
Staff shortages are leading to "coercive forms of restraint and control", according to the mental health charity Mind.
Restraining method
The report expresses concern over one technique - the use of CS gas on psychiatric wards by police officers called in to deal with disruptive patients.
"It is understandable that when the police are called in to deal with potentially dangerous situations on psychiatric wards or in the community, they will expect to be able to adopt what they regard as the most practical and safest methods of control," it said.
"On the other hand, because of its ease of use, there is a concern that police may be inclined to use CS spray not as a last resort and in place of other less potentially harmful techniques."
It said studies were needed to establish how CS gas interacts with psychiatric medicines, and the effects of using it in enclosed spaces.
The report's other main findings were:
"These raise issues of concern about risk assessment, observation levels, leave of absence without leave arrangements and ward security," the report said.
Call for government action
A spokeswoman for Mind said the group was extremely concerned by the findings and would be calling on the government to speed up its review of services.
In particular, the charity was concerned about the increasing use of CS gas - about which it had received many complaints from patients - and inadequate levels of staffing.
Judi Clements, chief executive of the charity, said: "Today's report highlights a very worrying number of psychiatric wards that have to operate a culture of control not care.
"Patients are entitled, as the commission's acting chairman states, to a 'safe, calm and therapeutic environment' yet this report shows that hospital are too often failing patients on all counts."
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SA Motorsport - Volume 1 - marks the first annual from Zaahir Essa, showcasing the 2012 South African circuit racing scene from a unique perspective. Images include events from the Wesbank Super Series, Pro Tour, Passion for Speed, Top Gear Festival, and more unseen and unpublished photos. The book features some of South Africa's best local talent; including those such as David McFadden, Kelvin van der Linde and Greg Gildenhuys who will be pursuing their international careers in 2013.
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- Category Sports & Adventure
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
60 Pages
- Publish Date Nov 30, 2012
- Tags Formula 1, Top Gear, South Africa, photography, artistic, art, F1, Mercedes, street, Durban, track, Kyalami, Zwartkops, national, circuit, racing, motorsport, BMW, Porsche, Audi, Ducati, Honda
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About the Creator
Zaahir Essa
Johannesburg, South Africa
"Z Photography" is a product of Zaahir Essa's artistic flair combined with his passion for motorsport. Each image has undergone a careful process of thought, imagination and meticulous preparation - transforming them into pieces of art which exude Zaahir's interpretation of the essence of South African motorsport.
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With the clocks having gone back - marking the end of British Summer Time - we'll see longer nights over the coming months.
Unfortunately, this is good news for thieves who emerge in the winter under the cover of darkness.
The end of October and start of November are particularly fruitful weeks for burglars as they look to take advantage of big events to catch out unsuspecting households across the country.
With this in mind, here are some handy tips to help keep your home safe at this time of year.
Install outdoor lighting as this gives potential burglars fewer places to hide.
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Be wary of distraction burglars who use a seemingly honest cause to gain entry to a home before stealing items while the occupant is distracted.
It's also key to keep an eye out for vandalism during the spooky season as insurers report more claims for damage to cars and homes on Halloween.
Malicious damage and fires should be covered as standard on your buildings insurance, and on your car insurance providing you have a policy covering third party, fire and theft.
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Popular claims around this period are for smashed windows and damage to doors and garden property.
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Park the car in a garage for the night.
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The James Beard Foundation Awards are known as the Oscars of the culinary world, to honor the country's most-talented food and beverage professionals.
This week, the foundation released its list of 2013 semifinalists, which contained a record 17 Minnesota restaurants and chefs.
Rachel Hutton, senior editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine, told MPR's Tom Crann five things you should know about the awards — including the chances of a local nominee winning.
1. James Beard 'set the table' for Julia Child
James Beard was a chef and food writer who published several cookbooks and ran a culinary school in New York. He was a precursor to Julia Child — he had his own cooking show, too — and during the 1950s established himself as the face, or you might say the belly, of the American culinary world.
2. The nominees announced this week are just semifinalists
Typically, every February, the foundation releases a list of 20 semifinalists in each of the 20 awards categories. Then a panel of judges, which consists of all previous winners and food journalists from around the country, votes to narrow the list to 5 finalists, or "nominees." Then the judges vote one more time, and the winner of each award is announced at a fancy awards ceremony that takes place at Lincoln Center in New York in May.
• List: Minnesota nominees
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3. Many of the Minnesota nominees are recognizable names
Butcher & the Boar was nominated for Best New Restaurant, the Marvel Bar for Outstanding Bar Program, Tim McKee of La Belle Vie for Outstanding Chef and Steve Horton from Rustica Bakery for Outstanding Pastry Chef. Also, Lucia's was nominated for outstanding restaurant, which speaks to the longtime legacy of this Minneapolis institution.
Kim Bartmann was nominated for Outstanding Restaurateur. Bartmann is the owner of Barbette, the Red Stag Supperclub, the Bread & Pickle concessions at Lake Harriet among other restaurants. She's been a real leader in terms of incorporating sustainability into her business model.
Bartmann was an early adopter of sourcing ingredients from local farms, but she's also been incorporating eco-friendly practices in other ways, such as composting food waste and installing waterless urinals in the restrooms at her restaurants.
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A delightfully surprising name to see nominated is Eric Seed, in the Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional category. Seed runs Haus Alpenz, an importer of rare spirits, in Edina. While he's sort of under the radar around town, all the top bartenders around the country know him and refer to him as "the Indiana Jones of Lost Spirits."
Seed is a sort of "personal shopper" for craft bartenders. He tracks down unusual spirits that aren't distributed in the United States and then helps the distillers navigate our rather draconian regulatory and distribution system. For example, a rum-like spirit made in Indonesia called Batavia-Arrack, which was widely used in alcoholic punches -- a sort of precursor to American cocktails. It hadn't been available in the United States before Prohibition, until Seed brought it back a few years ago.
5. Our nominees have tough competition from larger markets
Nominees from smaller markets have a tough time competing against those in New York and San Francisco. But even though wins are unlikely, it's nice to get the recognition that a nomination brings.
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The Best Chef awards are divided into 10 geographic regions, and in our category, Midwest, eight of the 20 restaurants represented are in the Twin Cities, including Steven Brown of Tilia, Doug Flicker of Piccolo, and Sameh Wadi of Saffron. Several of our local chefs have won Best Chef in recent years, so I think we have a good chance again this year.


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Bad Planet
Written By: Tom Jane and Steve Niles
Published by: Raw Studios
Where to buy:
Amazon, Raw Studios Store, and other fine book retailers
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Throughout the Cosmos, there is a term, a combination of two simple words, spoken in over 40 million dialects which bring fear to countless living species. It is a phrase of warning, of dread, of imminent and ancient destruction. Entire civilizations have fallen under the label and disappeared from existence like a wisp of smoke on the solar wind. Now Earth itself has been designated by these two deadly words and we can only pray for a quick and painless end to everything we have ever known. Welcome to Earth . . . The next BAD PLANET. 3D section in Super-Terror 3D! Glasses included.
Hello readers,
Today I am proud to present minion Heather Royston's review of the comic book Bad Planet written by Thomas Jane (yes, that Thomas Jane) and Steve Niles with artwork by one of my all-time favorites, Tim Bradstreet.
I hadn't heard of this before (apparently I live under a rock) but now that I've read Heather's review I know that I need to pick up a copy — because this just sounds way too fun.
Without any further ado, take it away, Heather!
So a few years ago when I heard that Steve Niles, Tom Jane, and Tim Bradstreet were starting a new company and putting out comics together, I thought it was too much awesome to exist. Then I got Bad Planet and I was proven wrong. So very, very wrong. Bad Planet is everything about the horror and Sci-Fi genres that I missed out on growing up. Reading the single issues, I imagined that what I was experiencing was what it would be like to see the old drive-in movies. It was exactly the right mix of action, gore, schlock, and drama. I laughed, I cried, I threw up in my mouth a little. There was even a 3D issue! It was perfect. Then it was over, here and gone again in the blink of an eye. Until the day I received a package from the Editor Overlords containing a copy of the oversized trade paperback…
Bad Planet is a story that definitely holds up to multiple reads. The ride just gets more and more fun every time. The story is about a meteor that crashes on Earth and turns out to be a containment vessel for the worst kinds of critters in the galaxy. They overrun the planet in no time; and there is no shortage of carnage. As a matter of fact, the Earth is overtaken so quickly that the rest of the universe labels us a "Bad Planet" and we are written off as beyond hope.
Except by one.
A prisoner in a maximum security galactic prison hears a transmission about the incident and promptly stages a jailbreak and heads straight for Earth. There he meets our main human characters — two scientists and a small boy from an African village with a talent for technology. Together they stage a resistance and come up with a plan to save the planet and all that reside upon it. The inventions of Nikola Tesla play a huge role in this, and I love seeing him pop up in places so this tickled me to no end. I won't go into what happens, but suffice it to say that it is spectacular and that it left me satisfied but with a longing for more.
The artwork is even better in this oversized edition; the details really shine in the larger pages. The 3D section appears to have been slightly redone, and as a person who has a hard time focusing on 3D images (I have really bad eyes) I found it much easier to see the action this time around, and boy was it worth it!
There is a huge "Art of Bad Planet" section containing concept art, rough sketches, pencils-to-finished examples of covers, and fan art. There are even pictures of a balsa wood glider that was used as a Raw Studios promotional item (I'd give my right eye for one of those!). This was probably my favorite section as there are some amazing artists involved with this book, and getting to see their work in all its stages was just too cool. The best part was the last few pages which were part of a Bad Planet script from Tom Jane and Steve Niles (some of the descriptors used were flat out hysterical, especially when it came to the creatures) and an interview with Tom Jane, James Daly, and Tim Bradstreet about the book. I loved having that little bit of insight about the process of creating something this crazy and amazing.
I also was lucky enough to receive a special edition Bad Planet: Apocrypha issue. This will be the first issue in a second series (which I hear is currently in production!) taking place in the aftermath of the first series. It flowed very well from the end of the last issue and I'm tearing my hair out from anticipation to see what happens next.
Final Thoughts:
Bad Planet is a book that no one should miss out on. It takes all the right ingredients from the genres, mixes them in a bowl of laughter, adds a dash of classic drive in, and bakes them in to a delicious funny book pie. I give Bad Planet 5 out of 5 tentacles and recommend that everyone pass their plate forward for a slice.
Heather Royston, Minion/Reviewer


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