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-Manuel A.
Visit To CHKD!
So, today was our first Comics For Christmas event of the year and I have to say... it was an amazing experience! The staff was very welcoming and appreciative, the parents were also very happy with us for, as one mother told us, "taking the time to brighten up our kid's day" and more importantly; the kids we're happy. Amongst the things we brought for the kids were: back packs, pencils, note pads, toys, coloring books, crayons, color pencils and of course comic books! It was great watching the kids going through the items inside their brand new back packs and seeing their eyes light up when they recognized Spider-Man or the Hulk! We loved every minute of it!
But we didm't just bring them gifts, we also played video games with them, drew some sketches for the kids that wanted one, interacted with them and made them laugh. At first we were a bit overwhelmed because you just don't know exactly how sick the kids might be or what level of pain they may be going through, but once we were introduced and the kids acknowledge us; it was all smooth sailing from there on out. We met this wonderful little boy named Gideon whom we found out, wears a cape with a big letter "G" on it every time he's getting shots. His mom approached us a asked if we could make a sketch for her representing that cape with the big letter "G" on and of course; we had to comply! You can see the results in the picture below. :)
It's safe to say that the event was a success when the staff already invites you to come back for as many times as we'd like and they want us to set dates for next year! We are so blessed to have been allowed the opportunity to interact with such wonderful parents, kids and staff that we immediately agreed to come back! Days like this make all the sacrifices, the long hours, the back pain, the reading the comics to make sure they're appropriate for children... seeing the reactions on those little kid's faces, seeing those smiles on the parents faces; seeing how grateful the staff was; it makes it all worth it! This is only the beginning, expect a lot more from Comics For Christmas!
-Manuel A.
What About Our children?
What up family! Today I want to talk about a cartoon series that I loved for more reasons than one and now, after it's been cancelled I've come to realize I love it even more. The cartoon series I'm talking about is none other than Batman Brave and the Bold. Now I know what some of you might be thinking, that's a weird "Adam West-like" version of Batman, it's kinda campy or it's not for adults and to that I say; EXACTLY!!! Let's think about this for a minute shall we? Think of your first recollection of Batman, how were you introduced to the character? I'm guessing that in some way, we were all introduced to batman through the Adam West Batman tv series from the 60′s and it made such an impact on our young minds that, to this day, we love the character.
As we grow and evolve as comic book readers or fans, we tend to drift away from the Adam West version of Batman and fall into the more adult version of Batman, and that's all fine and dandy, but we have to think about the kids that go to Toys "R" Us or watch Cartoon Network, where's their introduction to Batman?Are we expecting kids to be introduced to the Batman universe with Nolan's version of the character? I'm sorry but that would be stupid. Kids, for the most part, like colors and fun, Nolan's Batman is everything but colors and fun; so that's out of the question. The Batman animated series from the 90′s were amazing but yet again, they drifted away from the kids and started going towards a more mature audience; and kids are left in limbo.
I'm writing about this because as I walk through the isles of Toys "R" Us, Wall-Mart, Target, etc., I can't find a single Batman toy that would be appropriate for my 3 year old to have on his birthday, and that's a very sad thing. At this moment, my son absolutely loves Batman, and he's 3 years old! But guess what Batman he loves? The Batman: Brave and the Bold version, and there's nothing on the stands that even remotely resembles that. So as I go from store to store trying desperately to find some Batman toy that looks like that, I wonder who made the call to cancel such a wonderful show and stop producing the toys? Who in their right mind would come to the conclusion that a 3-5 year old would prefer a black, dark and grim Batman instead of a colorful and fun version of Batman? Who would do that??? As my son's birthday arrived, I couldn't find anything Batman related that he'd be interested in and it almost brought tears to my eyes when he asked me for Batman and I had nothing I could give him, not because I didn't want to, but because some idiot thought it's be best to cancel a wonderful cartoon series in order to put out more cartoons geared towards teens and adults.
We already had our childhood and it was awesome, we had Super Friends, Looney Tunes, Thundercats, Mazinger, G.I.Joe, Transformers, Voltron and dozens of cartoons geared for children, why can't our kids have the same thing??? Why are comic book fans so selfish that whenever they see a version of Batman that's geared for kids they go up in arms on the interwebs and do their best to try and get the series cancelled? Why??? If we don't change this mentality, our medium will truly die in the long run because it simply won't be profitable enough for publishers to put out books for people who are getting too old to buy the product or simply die of old age. And don't come to me with the argument that kids aren't buying comics or watching cartoons because that's just a matter of promotion, it's always been the case. If you have 100 comics and 98 are for adults, if a parent takes a kid to a comic shop, in order for the parent ot find those two comics geared for his son/daughter, he/she has to surf through a sea of adult books and 9 times out of 10 parents won't come back because it's not worth it to make a trip to buy 1 or 2 books IF they can find them. I hope things change and I'm able to find toys and comics that are appropriate for my son because it'd be a sad thing to have our kids grow up without being able to play with Batman toys and read Batman comics meant for them.
Dropping Floppies Altogether?
So tonight I was talking with one of my best friends and colleagues Alvaro Cortez Ortiz Jr. about comics, the way they're being published and how I came to a point where I decided to drop "floppies" altogether. For those of you reading that don't know what "floppies" mean, it's basically what we comic book geeks call single comic books. This was our conversation, uncut, uncensored and we decided to post it as a blog entry. Hope you enjoy it!
Me: Bro!!! I have an album called I Love 90's Comics... cause' I do! Here's the link: http://www.pinterest.com/dumerill/i-love-90s-comics/
I Love 90's Comics
Alvaro- They were awesome bro! They were fun. Sometimes comics take themselves too seriously now a days. I love Scott Snyder's writing but God I was exhausted by Zero Year, I'm so glad it's over, I'm going to have to read the trade of The Ray from the 90s just to lighten up lol!
Me- Exactly!
Alvaro- Court of Owls was fun, Death o the Family wasn't as strong as it could've been but had it's fun moments, but God, did we really need to know the origin of Commissioner Gordon's coat? Really?! It all felt like deleted scenes or a super long cut of Batman Begins!
Me- I'll describe the event in one word: Unnecesary! Was it gonna be better than Frank Miller's masterpiece Batman: Year One? No? Then why waist our time?
Alvaro- It had potential, buy it dragged on waaaaay to long. 5... maybe even 6 issues is pushing it but it would've been ok; but a whole year? Unless it's something like Court of Owls, that was new, original and fun,. And that was 10 issues! Zero Year should've been a graphic novel.
Me- 12 issues? Are they high? Not even Capullo's artwork could keep me buying the book!
Btw, I dropped all my weekly comics except Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man.
Alvaro- I've been dropping too lol but had to get Superman for John Romita Jr!
Me- I hear ya! I've been buyin more digital books for my Nook HD. There's a sale going on right now on Barnes & Nobles, a bunch of DC Comics digital trades are only $5!!!! In print they range from $15-$25 bucks! I'll be buying a bunch of those!
Alvaro- On Batman Day Comixology had 750 Batman books for $1 each!!!!
Me- WOW!!!
Alvaro- I might eventually go that way too, I think eventually I'll wait for trades because that's how the "big 2" write comics now anyway, for the trades.
Me- Exactly, it takes a year to finish a story, it costs you $40+ to finish a story in single issues, they always spoil the ending and the trades costs $15-$20? The math don't add up!
Alvaro- And trades have extra goodies sometimes with sketches or scripts, and it's easier to organize on a bookshelf in print or save on an external sd card to read later.
Me- All around better experience. This cutting down on weekly comics has also given me an oportunity to focus on books I've been wanting to read for a while now, like the Usagi Yojimbo saga from the beginning to the current books.
Alvaro- Awesome! Oh damn, Usagi! Back to Zero Year, if every issue was exactly $3.99 without tax and changing the fact that a few issues were actually 4.99 and 5.99, if it was just $3.99 at the bare minimum, I spent over the course of 1 year for one story $47.88 On Zero Year alone. IF it was $3.99 for the entire run, which it wasn't. This isn't The Walking Dead, this is the Goddamn Batman!!!! LOL! Christopher Nolan was a blessing AND a curse to Batman lol!
Me- Because of the seriousness?
Alvaro- Yes. Dark Knight was about as perfect as a Batman movie could ever be, but Batman Begins and Dark Knight Rises has the big fault of being borderline pretentious and taking itself too seriously. I hope the next arc is simpler.
Me- I hear ya. I got to a point where it wasn't fun anymore, it made me tired to read the damn book and at that point... why am I reading it again?
Alvaro- And it suffered what all flashback stories suffer from.... you know it will sort itself out! I wanted Batman to beat the hell out of Riddler not because he was a pain in the ass, it was for the story to end already! Court of Owls and Death of The Family, and going even further, Black Mirror which is still my fave Snyder Batman story, it was fresh and exciting because you didn't know what was going to happen!
Me- Precisely! You know what comic I'm really enjoying, and I lied, I am getting another book monthly, and that is Infinity Man and the Forever People, a Jack Kirby creation published by DC Comics. Bro, it's like reading a Kirby book, it's fun! Plain and simple.
Alvaro- Yeah, I heard a lot about that one! Hell, She Hulk is fun!!! And even Silver Surfer!
Me- Yeah I've heard good things about those books as well. I was loving Moon Knight, man that books has been amazing! But, as of last issue the creative team is leaving. Sigh... there goes Moon Knight being awesome again.
Alvaro- Yeah, I was curious about it until I read they were leaving already lol! To Snyder and Capullo's credit, they have stayed loyal on one title like in the good old days of the 80s and the 90s! Capullo was really amazing on Zero Year, I think it was the right call in the end for him to ask for Danni Miki to ink his pencils again. But creative teams barely last a year anymore if that.
Me- Unfortunately they don't. Well, I'm thinking I'll turn this conversation into a blog. You mind?
Alvaro- I don't mind it at all.
The Meaning Of Batman
There have been many amazing characters in fiction that have captured our imagination. From an Amazonian Princess created from clay to a Canadian mutant with healing factor and Adamantium claws; thousands of heroes and villains are beloved by millions throughout the world, but for some reason there's one character who has touched people's lives in ways that go beyond your typical comic book fandom. This character is none other than the Dark Knight Detective... criminals know him as The Batman.
I decided to do something a bit different when I set out to write this blog entry. Instead of giving my feelings about what Batman means to me, I decided to go much further than that. To emphasize my point about what Batman means to so many people, I decided to ask some of my closest friends, in their own words; what exactly does Batman means to them. This is a perfect example of how a character can go beyond race, religion, age, gender or nationality and be a beacon of hope to so many people. The first one to answer my call was my good friend and fellow podcaster, Mr. Aaron Hoover. Aaron is the co-host of the Confessions of a Movie Snob Podcast. This is what Aaron had to say about Batman:
"I have lots of favorite characters. I like The Doctor from doctor who, Indiana Jones is a badass. I carry a bad mother*&^%$# wallet just like Jules Winfield from Pulp Fiction. But two characters always stand above all other. There's Sherlock Holmes. I Love his deductive reasoning always winning the day. And then there's Batman. There's something about Batman that's always appealed to me. Some people like to talk about his tragic origins, or his supporting cast, or maybe his top notch rouges gallery, all of which are cool, but the reason I like Batman is the same reason that I like Holmes; his mind. We're talking about one third of the DC Comics Trinity: one is a god on earth, another is an Amazonian princess... and then there's Batman.
Batman is able to stand shoulder to shoulder with these gods on earth simply due to his intellect and strength of will. Nowadays it's becoming pretty fashionable to bash upon "Batgod", people complaining he's too powerful, that even when he loses; he turns that into a victory. I don't disagree with that, but I see it as a positive thing. Batman's the pinnacle of the human spirit. It's not unlike us to meet an obstacle and spin our defeat into a victory. Like that time our girlfriend dumped us, we say I'm Better off without her and now I can Meet someone that's perfect for me. It's our perseverance as humans. It's how we cope. My parents might not have been murdered in front of me putting me on a path of vengeance, I might not be a billionaire with a personal butler to help me with my quest. But like Batman; I am only human. It's our similarities that make Batman mean so much to me."
The second to answer my call was my Truthful Comics colleague and brother in arms, Mr. Corey "Rocbottom" Davis. Corey is the creator and Artist of Shadowclub Karma web comic from Truthful Comics (http://www.truthfulcomics.com/shadowclub-universe.html) Here's what Corey had to say about Batman:
"It took me a few years to realize how the comics industry works when it comes to kids. Most of the time, if there aren't comic readers in the house, our first introduction to any comic book character is through their cartoon versions or various other marketing ploys like action figures. My first introduction to Batman was around 5 years old, watching Adam West ham it up in a campy take on The Caped Crusader. Then came the syndicated reruns of the Filmation cartoon. Soon after, I graduated to the Challenge of the Superfriends every Saturday morning. It wasn't until 1989, when the Dark Knight took to the big screen, that my interest in all things Batman went off the charts. I was 11 years old, and I was about to become a hard core comic book collector.
I grabbed every comic that had Batman's face on it at the time. I gave myself a history lesson and I noticed that the Batman of old was nothing compared to the Dark Knight that Frank Miller had transformed him into. A gritty, smart billionaire who had been driven to the life of crime fighting due to a tragic loss. It made you feel him. He was more than just some clown in a bat suit. Then, the real treat came when I discovered a man by the name of Norm Breyfogle. A comic artist who captured the Batman just as good as Neal Adams, who was arguably the greatest Batman artist ever… but Norm grabbed my attention and didn't let go. He made me want to draw Batman… and I did. Never as good as he would, but his art was the catalyst for me to play around with comic art. The Batman of that era was a tortured soul who put his life on the line every night on the streets of Gotham for the greater good of man. He's a dark symbol of what we all wish we could be, a hero who pushes himself to the limits. He's programmed to protect and fight for the rights of us all.
What does Batman mean to me? He's an icon. When all other guys wanted to wear capes and fly, Batman wanted to wear a cape and put fear in the hearts of evildoers. He's not an alien like Kal-El (aka Superman), he's not a mutant like Scott Summers; he's a man who pushed himself to the limit and became something more. He's a symbol of justice. To me, he's the most badass hero to ever grace comics because of the fact he has no powers, just his brain and superb fighting skills, not to mention the greatest gadgets a guy could ever want in his arsenal. To me… he's the perfect mixture of darkness and justice in a world where some men just like to watch it burn."
The third man to answer my call was my good friend Carl, known in the geek world as WilKhan Klith. He's the host of The Cosmic Portal, a weekly radio show dedicated to all things geek. The Cosmic Portal airs every Saturday at 11:30 PM on The Voyce Radio. (http://www.thevoyceradio.com/listen/) Here's what Carl had to say about Batman:
"BATMAN – 75 years. To be honest, Batman was the first superhero that captured my imagination and fueled me with drive. I was 5, watching the old Adam West/Burt Ward show that, although campy; I never knew it was until they brought it back on the FX Network. I was like "I can't wait to see it" and when I did, I was so shocked at how campy it was; then I remember how I felt as a kid watching it and I enjoyed it all over again.
Over the last 75 years of this legend we've watched him go from a gun toting slugger to a founding member of the Justice League, but Batman always seems so driven, his "Mission" was never ending and as long as he could stand; he would do battle with the worst of the worst. As I grew up reading comics and watching the tv shows I really started to understand that drive he has, so I put it to myself as he would. Batman is all about drive and loneliness; that comes with his obsession. Fanboys argue that Batman can beat anyone giving prep time and then there's this whole " He never gives up " thing. I think it's all BULL, in the comics he gave his cowl to Dick Grayson; so he has given up the mantle before. Here's the thing about Batman, his super power is his mind and his gadgets; because he's only human .
From comics to screens big and small, we've seen so many versions of this ICO; but Nolan wanted you to believe anyone could be Batman. In truth, you'd still need that DRIVE he has and lots of Money to pull this off. The masked man hunter has lost a few battles but he's all about the mission. I take that from Batman, his DRIVE; and the vow he made because of the loss he suffered. He committed himself to a goal. Bill Finger and Bob Kane created him and we as fans made him a legend so here's to many more years and stories to come. Happy Birthday B man."
"Growing up in Brooklyn, NY in the 80's was tough. If there ever was a place that needed a superhero at the time; that was it. And I guess that's why I was always hooked on Batman, even when I was young. From the 60's live action tv show to the Super-Friends cartoon, he was THE MAN. Then, along came the Tim Burton Batman movie. I saw it in the theater and it was like having a baptism. I've had a lifelong relationship with Batman and the Batfamily, providing me with escapism, hope and in a weird way, that's what Batman means to me; hope."
Finally the last of the friends I asked to write about Batman came through! Cory Gaitan is the biggest batman fan I know and he will fight for what he loves to the end. Here's what Cory had to say:
"Batman to me, means a lot. He has a ton of gadgets which are cool, but it's not what makes me admire him so much. Batman, in my mind, represents the zenith of human potential. He never gives up and always strives to do what is right, no matter the cost. Another fact I admire about Batman is that he routinely sacrifices his own personal happiness for the greater good of humanity. I try to live my life like that. There's a reason why every superhero look up to him and every supervillain fears him, even the ones with super powers and abilities."
I believe Batman means so much to so many people because he's the person we all think we'd be if he had the resources that Bruce Wayne has. Often times we hear a news report about a horrible crime being committed and we wish we could do something about it. I'm one of the people that wishes I could have millions of dollars so I could focus on training and maybe becoming somewhat of a vigilante, but I know in my heart of hearts; that's probably never going to happen. But we all wish we could be him. Think about it, he's smart, rich, fit, young, powerful... who wouldn't want to be Batman?!? The affinity that millions of people have with Batman means to me that most of us want to help but feel powerless because you're just a normal human being. But the notion of being a hero like Batman is not so far fetched. I mean, no you're not going to drive a Tumbler on top of a bunch of tall buildings or swing across the city with a grappling hook; but you can help others in need. To them, you'll be Batman. So yes, I believe in Batman and he means a lot to me. He's a dream that we want to become reality, he's a goal we have to strive for, he's a role model we should follow; he's the %&$#*%^& Batman!
Happy Birthday Batman!
-Manuel A. Carmona
Binding My Comic Book Collection
Long time no see but like the song says, here I go again on my own! Anyhow, today I want to talk about something I've given a lot of thought to and finally made peace with, binding my comic book collection. Now I know what immediately comes to mind "you'll ruin the books", "they'll loose their value" or "are you crazy?". Well, the answers to those questions respectively are: not really, I never intended to sell my books and no, I'm not crazy; or am I? Jeje The reality is that my intentions were never to sell my comics, on the contrary, I want to pass them along to my son and I hope he'll do the same to his son. The problem with passing the malling as single issues or "floppies" as we comic book geeks call them is that they get damage fairly easily because they're just paper, but, if you bind at least 10+ of them, they'll be harder to destroy and they'll also be more accessible than digging through thousands of comics.
I've been wanting to do this for a while and it became clear to me that I had to do this because I'm collecting my definitive Batman timeline, with all the books I feel should be cannon, and I feel that binding them in volumes of 20-24 comics in a hardcover format, with the specifications on the spine would not only be easier to access, but also be easier for anyone to grab and read and they'll look beautiful on my bookshelf. I plan to do this not only with Batman, but also Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Batwing and the entire Bat Family so I'll need to plan this very carefully. The reward will be when I start getting those volumes and I flip through them, when I show them to my friends and when I pass them along to my sons; I can't wait to see their reaction. My oldest son four years old and he already is a Batman fan so I know he'll love these when the time comes for him to inherit them. I have another one on the way so my oldest can share the collection with his younger brother.
I have to admit I'm a bit nervous about messing up my comic book collection, but this is something I've put a lot of thought into and in the end; I know I'll enjoy the books and I'll read them more frequently than by keeping them in long box after long box. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter and if you're interested in doing anything like this to your collection, or at least part of it. If you've already done it, I'd love to hear about your experience as well. Do you regret it? Do you love it? Would you doit again? Maybe you'll save me from making a mistake or encourage me into actually go through with it.
Here are some videos explaining various ways to bind your collection. Enjoy!
Getting Comics Ready For Binding
A Comparison of Comic Book Binding Styles
Comic Books made into PDF and Comic Binding
-Manuel A. Carmona
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Who Should Be Immortalized?
This is going to be a rant so let me start with the cause of my anger. The list of honorees for the 2015 Hollywood Walk Of Fame came out, amongst the honorees is Bob Kane. Can someone explain to me why this is? Kane is getting his star for motion pictures, quite honestly; he shouldn't be getting anything at all.
"Since his first appearance in the May 1939 issue of Detective Comics #27 – conceived of and drawn by a 22-year-old Kane with his frequent collaborator, Bill Finger, scripting the story – Kane's Batman has gone on to become the star of comic books, Saturday afternoon cartoons, newspaper comic strips, radio shows, a live-action TV series, animated films, video games and several of the largest-grossing theatrical releases of all time. In short, Kane's Batman is the most popular single superhero ever created."
Source: http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2014/06/bob-kanes-widow-nominated-him-for.html
I honestly can't believe that in this day and age, in a world where information is at the tip of your fingers; DC Comics haven't given Bill Finger the credit he deserves as the TRUE CREATOR OF BATMAN!!! If there's anyone that should be getting a star in the Walk of Fame is Bill Finger. It's incredible that news channels haven't picked up on this information either out of ignorance or not caring enough; but for the love of God; the comic book community needs to come together on this and make a stand. We need to show the world that we are more than fans, we are more than geeks; we are human beings and as such we won't stand for injustice anymore! How is it possible that our community, as smart as we think we are, as righteous as we claim to be, allow this Bob Kane and his heirs to get away with this crime? How can we just brush it off with arguments like: "he's dead, we can't help him anymore" or "it's his own fault for not knowing how to do business? It doesn't matter that he made a bad deal, the fact of the matter is that right is right; and this is wrong!
In a world where fans join forces for stupid things like making a petition to stop Ben Affleck from becoming the new Batman or asking the US Government to build a "Death Star", why can't we join forces and make a petition that actually matters, asking the President of the United States to look into Bill Finger's case. Why haven't we reached out to news channels around the world and explained the situation? I know for a fact that together we can do this, together we can make a change; so let's join forces. Let's give Bill Finger the credit he deserves and never got. Let's be superheroes for once. I know without the shadow of a doubt that The Dark Knight himself would approve.
-Manuel A. Carmona
As promised, here we are again with a brand new Cosplayer Spotlights and today were going to give a fun interview to one of those truly special Cosplayers whom we are fans of. This time we're spotlighting the one and only Alexikins!
Truthful Comics- How long have you been Cosplaying?
Alexikins- I've been dressing up to go to conventions for about 2 years and I just had my first photo shoot!
TC- Cosplay or Crossplay? Or both?
Alexikins- Cosplay... for now. Oh wait, I did The Penguin Cosplay so... both? LOL!
TC- Why do you Cosplay?
Alexikins- When I was a kid I was always fascinated by the characters in my comic books or TV shows. Cosplay is my adult way of pretending to reenact those characters. It's so much fun and brings me back to my childhood
TC- Is Cosplay a hobby you consider yourself doing for a long time?
YM- I'm having so much fun with it and I don't think I can ever stop.
TC- Homemade Cosplay or bought/comissioned cosplay?
YM- I try to get my cosplay outfits custom made or else I just put them together myself!
TC- Do you have a current Cosplay fav?
YM- Catwoman!
TC- What is your most expensive Cosplay?
YM- I currently have a Catwoman costume being custom made. So far it has cost me 600$.
TC- What Cosplay has gotten more attention from your fans?
YM- My current Catwoman costume got a lot of attention at comicon but Penguin was my first photo shoot and I've only gotten good feedback so far. I'm happy because it has given me the confidence to pursue this hobby further.
TC- What is a Cosplay pet peeve of yours?
YM- Waiting for a costume to be made or a delay in the shipping for any of my accessories!!
TC- What was your first convention? What was the reaction?
YM- My first convention was Comicon Montreal. I had put together a Catwoman costume from the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" and the attention I got was unbelievable. I enjoyed having my picture taken every 5 minutes. I especially enjoyed meeting other people who enjoy the same hobby!
TC- Photoshopped or un-photoshopped images?
YM- My backgrounds and certain effects are photoshopped in my pictures.
TC- How do you pay for your Cosplays?
YM- I put money on the side for it.
TC- When do you do Cosplays? At conventions only?
YM- For now at conventions only. This is a new beginning for me. I can't wait to see where this takes me!
TC- What got you into Cosplaying?
YM- After the attention and the amazing people I met after my first convention, I didn't want to stop. A friend of mine convinced me to dress up as Catwoman, that's when my new hobby started.
TC- Thank you for a fun interview. Hopefully we'll do this again soon, maybe spotlighting your newest Cosplays. If you want to see all of Alexikins' photos visit her official Instagram page at: http://instagram.com/alexikins10 and tell her the good people from Truthful Comics sent you. :)
**Photos by Cinevita Productions**
As we promised, we're going to be doing a series of Cosplayer Spotlights and were going to give a fun interview to those Cosplayers whom we are fans of. This time we're spotlighting one of the best Wolverine Cosplayers in the world... the one and only Lonstermash!
Truthful Comics- How long have you been Cosplaying?
Lonstermash- 16 months.
TC- Cosplay or Crossplay? Or both?
L- Only Cosplay (trust me, you DON'T want to see me as a female character)
TC- Why do you Cosplay?
L- I cosplay because it's obvious fun, and I love interacting with the fans (especially the kids) and my fellow Cosplayers.
TC- Is Cosplay a hobby you consider yourself doing for a long time?
L- I hope to cosplay for a few more years. I am 43 years old, though, and I take great pride in really looking the part, so I don't know how many more years I really have in me.
TC- Homemade Cosplay or bought/comissioned cosplay?
L- Well, my beard is home made, lol, but the rest of it is either store bought or commissioned. I do, however, do my own special effects make-up.
TC- Do you currently have a Cosplay favorite?
L- Rocky Balboa (because he is my favorite fictional character and the reason I got into fitness and have a great work ethic and never quit attitude)
TC- What is your most expensive Cosplay?
L- Batman.
TC- What Cosplay has gotten more attention from your fans?
L- Wolverine, but Rocky and Rambo get a good amount, too.
TC- What was your first convention? What was the reaction?
L- Stan Lee's Comikaze 2012. Let's just say I had more pictures taken of me in one day (dressed as Wolverine), than I had taken in my life! I received tons of compliments, too. I said to myself, "This must be what Justin Timberlake feels like at an awards show".
TC- What is a Cosplay pet peeve of yours?
L- I can't say I have any "pet peeves" per se.
TC- Photoshopped or un-photoshopped images?
L- The only thing Photoshopped in my images are the occasional special effects (like when I'm fighting a Sentinel). Besides that, nothing is Photoshopped.
TC- How do you pay for your cosplays?
L- With my credit card (lol). No, fortunately, I have a very good job for the past 20 years as a physical therapist, so money has not been an issue. Then again, my cosplays are pretty inexpensive over the long haul, since I use the same stuff over again.
TC- When do you do Cosplays? At conventions only?
L- I cosplay at conventions and for separate photo shoots. I also have had some paid gigs for parties, and I have visited a children's hospital in costume (which I LOVED doing and hope to do a lot more of).
TC- What got you into Cosplaying?
L- I have always loved dressing up on Halloween, and all of my cosplays started out as Halloween costumes. For years, I only knew of San Diego Comic Con, and I didn't really even know of the term "cosplay." When I was randomly at SDCC two summers ago, and just hanging out on the outside area and not even in costume, I saw how fun it looked, and someone handed me a flier for Comikaze, near where I live in L.A.. So, a couple of months later, I went to Comikaze, and I had the experience of a lifetime that weekend, but I had no idea about other cons, etc, so I figured that would be it for me, until SDCC rolled around, assuming I could even GET a pass for it. About a month later, I read a very nice comment about me on a YouTube video from that weekend, in which I was featured. The comment was from my now good friend and fellow cosplayer, Angi Viper, who I then ended up meeting. She then basically introduced me into this crazy world and exposed me to other cons, etc.. So, that's how I got into cosplaying.
TC- Thank you for a fun interview. Hopefully we'll do this again soon, maybe spotlighting your newest Cosplays. If you want to see all of Lonstermash photo galleries visit his official Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Lonstermash and tell him the good people from Truthful Comics sent you.
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Best Comic Book Movie
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Thor: The Dark World
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In a year of great comic book related movies one stood above the rest as the best of all, at least in my opinion, and that was Thor: The Dark World. I really enjoyed the first one but with the sequel Marvel/Disney went all out. The scope of the film is truly epic and fans worldwide agree, Thor is a force to be reckoned with, both in the comics as well as the films and thanks to the massive success of The Dark World, we'll be getting another one of these fantastic films.
Best Cover Artist of 2013
Francisco Francavilla
Francisco Francavilla is an amazing artist any way you look at it but in my opinion, this year has been the year in which he's established himself as THE cover artist in the comic book world; especially with his work for Dynamite Entertainment. As a fan of Pulp characters like The Shadow and The Spider, I've had a great time collecting all these series coming out from Dynamite and Francavilla's covers are one of the main reasons to get these titles. Here's only a few of them...
Best Cover of 2013
The Man of Bronze Doc Savage
Artist- Alex Ross
Publisher- Dynamite Enterteinment
Best Writer of 2013
Brian Michael Bendis
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Favorite Penciller of 2013
Joe Madureira
(Avenging Spider-Man, Savage Wolverine, Inhumanity)
Best Inker of 2013
Jonathan Glapion
(Batman, Birds of Prey, Batgirl)
Best Creative Team of 2013
Kathryn Immonen (W)
Valerio Schiti (A)
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Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience dropped in March, selling almost a million copies in its first week. The lengthy album has spawned several successful singles, including "Suit & Tie" and "Mirrors." The 20/20 Experience also happened to be the first album the singer put out since 2006's FutureSex/ LoveSounds. Now that Timberlake is back in the music business, he's showing no signs of stopping. Late Thursday, the singer released the audio for his latest song, "TKO."
Timberlake also shows no signs of putting together shorter, catchier tracks. "TKO" is more than seven minutes long, and it features a hip-hop intro before transitioning into Timberlake's smooth voice. As the title implies, the song features a bunch of metaphors comparing boxing to relationships. It's about a girl who "knocks out" Timberlake by breaking his heart. The 32-year-old also mentions whistles blowing, re-matches, fights and getting knocked out for the count.
We've known more music was coming from Timberlake for a while. The man's been busy teasing the song via Twitter, and The Roots' Questlove confirmed rumors that a second album would be coming this fall before Timberlake's camp even did. The new album, Timberlake's fourth solo studio endeavor, will be called The 20/20 Experience Part 2 of 2. We've already gotten one new single off of that album called "Take Back the Night."
I'm quite a bit more partial to "TKO" than "Take Back the Night," which is more disco-friendly, just like I was more partial to "Mirrors" than "Suit & Tie." Part of the problem with putting out two albums within a year is that an artist might have produced a ton of material, but that material is not always consistently exciting. In Timberlake's case, some of the new music also takes a little patience and desire to explore fully, which is not what audiences typically expect from pop music. Timberlake's certainly trying a lot of new things with his 20/20 Experience albums, and I have to give him kudos for stepping outside of the box, but I can't say I love everything he's been trying over the past several months--although I do enjoy a lot of it.
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Patrick Corbin has been a revelation for the Diamondbacks, but they're not surprised.
The left-hander looks to continue his spectacular start to the season Tuesday night when he faces Justin Upton and the NL East-leading Braves.
Corbin (5-0, 1.75 ERA) has been one of the best pitchers in baseball, an unexpected status after he went 6-8 with a 4.54 ERA and a save in 22 games — 17 starts — last year.
His inclusion in Arizona's rotation wasn't guaranteed, either. Corbin won a spot coming out of spring training, and has since become the first pitcher to throw at least six innings and allow two or fewer runs in his first seven starts of the season since Ubaldo Jimenez had 12 straight such outings for Colorado in 2010.
The Diamondbacks (21-18) are also unbeaten with Corbin on the mound.
"We're not surprised. That's why he's on the team," manager Kirk Gibson said. "We've got complete confidence in him. He's thrown the ball this way all year. He's got a great head on his shoulders. He's a total pitcher, total ballplayer."
Corbin yielded one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings of Thursday's 2-1 victory over Philadelphia.
"Last year, I learned I could pitch in this league, and I'm taking it to this league," Corbin said. "Every time I go out there I want to keep the team in the ballgame, eat up some innings and give them a chance to win.
"One thing that I've learned is if you can locate your heater, everything else is better."
Corbin's only outing against the Braves came last June 28, when he tossed three scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in a 3-2 road win.
This time, he's facing a team that pounded out 13 hits with four doubles and three homers to coast to a 10-1 win in the opener of this three-game series. The Braves matched their highest scoring output of the season after they were outscored 23-4 during three straight losses in San Francisco.
Upton is looking to build on his own impressive display at the plate. He went 4 for 5 with a double, a homer and two RBIs Monday in his first game in Phoenix since the Diamondbacks sent him to Atlanta in a seven-player trade in January.
"It was mixed, and that was what I expected," Upton said. "It is what it is. I tried to have fun with it. This time the fans were yelling at me instead of cheering me, but it was good.
"We've been scuffling to score some runs on this road trip so to go and score some runs feels nice."
Upton has a .458 average with five homers and 11 RBIs in his last 12 games at Chase Field.
Atlanta will give the ball to Julio Teheran (2-0, 4.84) looking to improve to 7-0 with him on the mound. An adjustment to the grip on his changeup produced another strong start from the 22-year-old rookie right-hander, who allowed three runs in seven innings of Thursday's 6-3 win over the Giants.
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Whenever I'm at work I wish I were home with the kids, and whenever I'm home with the kids, I wish I were at work…
I can't tell you how many times I've read that phrasing, most recently in a TIME Magazine review of "My Hollywood" by Mona Simpson.
I have to admit, I… don't get it.
Now, to be fair, I don't have a "normal" job. After years of working in television production (E! Entertainment, ABC Daytime, ABC Sports, TNT, ESPN, NBC, Procter & Gamble Productions), I chucked the traveling (after I'd spent two weeks traveling back and forth every three days to yet another figure skating TV special venue, my then 18 month old son refused to so much as acknowledge my presence), and even the more stable 9-5 (doable with two kids, I discovered, not so doable with two kids and morning sickness), for a flexible – though less lucrative – freelance career.
I work at home, on a laptop three feet from my bed. (In a New York City apartment, everything is always about three feet from your bed.)
But I do work. I work a lot. (With free-lancing, you're never done, there is always something more you could be working on.) I work so much that my fingers, wrists, arms, shoulders and back were in constant, cramping pain. I went to my brother, a certified personal trainer, hoping he could give me some exercises to help relieve the spasms.
He said, "Raise your chair about three inches higher."
It got the job done. I highly recommend it to everyone. (Who knew?)
I also have three kids. One going into sixth grade (the formerly sulky eighteen month old), one boy going into first grade, and a girl in pre-school (the cause of the job quitting morning-sickness). I love my kids, and I love what I do. But, unlike the mother in "My Hollywood" and pretty much every parenting magazine I've ever read, I have the opposite problem when it comes to juggling the two. When I'm home playing with my kids, I want to stay, reading "The Wizard of Oz" to them forever. And when I'm at work, whipping up imaginary universes and stirring up imaginary lives, I never want to leave.
I wonder sometimes if the moms who constantly wish they were someplace else don't really like either of their choices all that much, and are stuck in a case of the grass always being greener.
Now, don't get me wrong. I am not one of those mothers who believes it is always a blissful, fulfilling and mystical experience to raise children. Arguing over what to eat for lunch, what sweater must be worn and how much is too much screen time (I had to change it to "screen time" once iPads, Hulu and Tomagachi superseded boring, old TV) is not my idea of a fabulous time. I get as bored as anyone telling the same old bedtime story over and over again (oh, how I rue the day when I invented a series about an adventurous sock that sneaks out of its drawer at nap-time to explore the word; oh, how I long to have it run over by a car or eaten by a stray cat).
But, on the other hand, no matter how annoying they may get, dealing with my children is still easier than dealing with editors and bosses. Editors and bosses cannot be put into time out. Or bribed with a cookie. Or simply informed, "Feel free to argue with me as much as you like. I have no intention of arguing with you." (Though, full disclosure: I've never tried the above on a professional superior. Maybe it actually would work…)
Conversely, my fictional characters don't argue with me. (Tolstoy did say that he pleaded with Anna Karenina not to throw herself under a train, but she did it anyway. Fortunately, I am not Tolstoy.) They do what I say when I say it, and when they don't, I hit the Delete key and start all over again. (Maybe if Tolstoy had a delete key…)
My fictional characters give me a level of control that real life simply doesn't offer. (Having worked for the soap operas "As The World Turns," "Guiding Light" and "Another World," I can even bring people back from the dead! Maybe if Tolstoy had written a soap opera…)
So, with all due apologies to the apparently myriads of women whose torn quotes I read in books and magazines, I still… don't get it.
My problem isn't not liking where I am. My problem is liking it. Too much.
Alina Adams has written two books of non-fiction, four romance novels, five figure skating mysteries, three soap opera tie-ins, and is currently writing the weekly continuation of "Another World" at http://www.AnotherWorldToday.com and the daily continuation of "Guiding Light" at http://twitter.com/melindasuelewis. Her website is http://www.AlinaAdams.com. She is also the NY Frugal Family Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/x-4993-NY-Frugal-Family-Examiner) and the NY Gifted Education Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/gifted-education-in-new-york/alina-adams).


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The 25-year-old, who has been shortlisted for April's Premier League Player of the Month award, has scored four goals in his last two matches to take his tally to 21 for the season
The 25-year-old has been shortlisted for April's Premier League Player of the Month award after netting both goals in Swansea's 2-1 win over Newcastle United, as well as scoring twice in the club's 4-1 victory over Aston Villa last Saturday.
The Ivory Coast international's efforts have helped Swansea register consecutive wins for the first time in the Premier League this season, while the club are now mathematically safe from the prospect of relegation.
"We want to break the 40-point barrier and that is the drive for us now," Swansea boss Garry Monk said. "With everything that has gone on this season, if we get past that total, no-one can ever question us.
|Wilfried Bony is 6/1 with Paddy Power to score two or more v Southampton
In the context of the battles taking place at both ends of the league, this match is off little consequence, with both sides now able to look ahead to another season in the top flight.
While Swansea and Monk chase down the 40 points, Southampton will be celebrating their highest Premier League points total for a 38-game season if they avoid defeat this weekend.
However, the men from the south coast do not tend to travel well to south Wales, failing to pick up a win on their last seven visits, dating back to 1962.
Southampton's home form against Swansea is far better, and they picked up a 2-0 victory when these sides met at St Mary's Stadium back in October.
Doubts remain over the fitness of Michu (ankle), while Swansea full-back Angel Rangel has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a groin strain, which could see Dwight Tiendalli step in, although Neil Taylor or Kyle Bartley may be preferred to play out of position.
Spanish duo Alejandro Pozuelo and Jose Canas have drifted out of the first-team squad under Monk, casting doubt over their respective Swansea futures, but Jay Fulton could be involved again after coming off the bench to make his debut against Villa last weekend.
Chico Flores is available for selection after serving a two-match suspension, while Southampton will hope to welcome Morgan Schneiderlin back to the fold after he sat out last week's win over Everton.


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Now that practice mode is out, can we get quests?
And by quests, I don't mean the likes of Bilgewater quests (which was nice, don't get me wrong). It's more like challenge, I guess? I mean things like "clear the entire jungle in 1 minute 30 seconds as Nidalee," which promotes junglers experimenting with different setups, and getting a good statistics on how fast certain champions can clear jungle, as well as finding out optimal rune/mastery setup. You can also check exactly how low elo players are underperforming compared to high elo players in champions that require some decent amount of mechanics and optimizations, like Nidalee and Rek'Sai. Or maybe "do 1500 damage to the dummy (changes for every quest) in 2 seconds with 5000 gold as Lissandra," to get people to try out underplayed champions (I don't play Lissandra and I don't even know if doing that much damage is possible, or too easy; pls no flamerino). Riot can use these quests to figure out what's wrong with the game. It could give hextech rewards, but if you don't want to give out free stuff too much you could just give out some free icons, or maybe even champion mastery points based on highest performance. Or just show leaderboards so people can compete even without any rewards. Seems like a win-win for both players and Riot. Could you please implement this?
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Firstly, I assume that the copy of XP you want to install is not installed on another machine already?
If so, you MAY be able to put the CD the laptop, boot from CD and start the XP install routine, choosing to install to the same disk as Vista & opting to format the disk. However, Vista may not allow you to even get this far. Windows installations don't seem to like earlier versions for some reason...
You may need to look on the net for some 3rd party software that can recognise and format NTFS drives from a bootable CD. There's a few out there.
Now onto your second question. Changing back to VISTA later....that could be another story. Is the disk that came with the laptop an actual copy of Vista or is it a 'recovery CD'? If it's a recovery CD, it's possible that your Vista install files are either a) on a hidden partition on the laptop, b) on a visible partition or c) on the C: drive althuogh this is unlikely.
The Recovery CD would format the drive and restore the laptop to the state it was on delivery with Vista running happily no doubt. However, formatting your C: drive to put XP on COULD wipe information needed by the recovery program. If your CD is a copy of Vista, then it doesn't matter. YOu can just use that to reinstall.
I wouldn't rush at it anyway. Take some time to fully learn what you've got in the box, read the instructions - it should outline recovery situations in there somewhere and check you have EVERYTHING that would be needed to get the system back.
May I ask why you/she wants XP instead of Vista? It seems a big improvment over XP so far. (As an aside, what version of Vista is installed? I've read of some new PCs only shipping with Home Basic).
If it's an appearance issue then she should get used to it in time. If it's program compatability problems, maybe this forum can help with some workarounds.
First and foremost don't rush into anything. You could end up with a laptop that has XP on it with no option to restore Vista later. Don't forget you've effectively paid for Vista so it would be a shame to lose it.
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Jane's Walks Honor Jacobs' Legacy with Neighborhood Tours in Early May
April 21st, 2010, 4:46 pm
In honor of the late activist and author Jane Jacobs, Jane's Walk USA — a non-profit that helps local citizens across America organize community walking tours — will be hosting a number of tours in New York City on May 1 and 2.
Jane Jacobs believed strongly that local residents understand best how their neighborhood works, and what is needed to strengthen and improve them, so all Jane's Walks are led by local people. Jane's Walks are also all given for free.
Events slated for New York City will include: the challenges facing the Columbia Street waterfront district of Brooklyn; little-known parts of Spanish Harlem; a Who's Who tour of the Upper West Side; and a bicycle tour of Broadway led by urban critic and journalist Roberta Gratz.
Jane's Walk tours combine the simple act of exploring neighborhoods with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement, which MAS also actively promotes.


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Wolfenstein: The New Order review – Silly in the best possible way
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Wolfenstein: The New Order's moon Nazis are going to be a thing from now on, aren't they? Not that I'm complaining, it's refreshing to see them given some personality, even if completely silly, as opposed to being waves upon waves of generic mooks in uniforms that you shoot down.
Wolfenstein: The New Order takes a potentially very dark and what-if scenario – an alternate history in which the Third Reich wins the Second World War and establishes world dominance – and runs it firmly into ludicrous territory, in a surprisingly intelligent and certainly fun way. It's not without a few flaws, and we'll certainly give the devil his due below, but I think it certainly does achieve what it set out to do.
To find out what that is, let's dive in and examine the logistics of shooting Nazis in the face. With industrial lasers. On the moon (sometimes).


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25 years on from the Lockerbie bombing and the pain still remains
THOUSANDS yesterday turned out to pay their respects to the 270 victims of the Lockerbie bombing on the 25th anniversary of the disaster.
David Cameron and Alex Salmond were among those who offered heartfelt tributes to the families of those who died on December 21, 1988, when New York-bound Pan Am Flight 103 exploded.
Memorials for the 259 people on board and the 11 killed on the ground were held in the Dumfriesshire town, at Westminster Abbey in London and Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC.
They came as a CIA dossier emerged which has raised further questions over the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, whose family yesterday vowed to clear the Libyan's name.
Today our thoughts turn to its victims and to those whose lives have been touched and changed by what happened at Lockerbie that night.
Last night the Prime Minister said: "Over the last quarter of a century much attention has been focused on the perpetrators of the atrocity. Today our thoughts turn to its victims and to those whose lives have been touched and changed by what happened at Lockerbie that night.
"To families, friends, neighbours, loved ones, and all those caught up in the painful process of recovery, let us say to them: our admiration for you is unconditional. For the fortitude and resilience you have shown.
For your determination never to give up. You have shown that terrorist acts cannot crush the human spirit. That is why terrorism will never prevail.
"And even in the darkest moments of grief, it is possible to glimpse the flickering flame of hope."
The First Minister attended a wreath-laying ceremony at Dryfesdale Cemetery in the Dumfries and Galloway town yesterday afternoon.
Speaking before the service, he said: "On this 25-year anniversary, and as the country prepares once more to relive the harrowing events of that
terrible night, it is important that we remember that the pain and suffering of the families and friends of those who died has endured since that winter night in 1988.
"As the community of Lockerbie marks the milestone, memorial events will be held in Westminster Abbey, Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and at Syracuse University which lost 35 students in the bombing.
"But, inevitably, a focus of the day will be on the memorial in Lockerbie and it is there that I will pay my respects and condolences on behalf of the people of Scotland."


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fschmidt wrote:Maybe someone can post a poll about this. I think the idea what the moon landing was a hoax is probably the craziest idea I have seen posted on this site. Anyway, anyone sane here may enjoy this video about how our space program has progressed.
You'll believe anything, you believe most of the white convert Jews are genetically of Gods tribe don't you?


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Autumn is most definitely in the air. Fallen leaves, Crisp breeze, Crystal clear blue skies (ideally) It's my favourite time of year with bonfire night (my birthday) and Christmas approaching. This is when my style and fashion sense really come out to play, I just can't dress for heat well in England anyways as it's usually that weird warm but changeable of coarse. I much rather be able to layer and mix up texture and patterns!
The past few days all I've been wanting to do is bake. Blueberry pieces with a hint of cinnamon to gobble down with a big mug of tea.


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Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique | Year: 2014
Pufferfish poisoning has rarely been reported in the southwestern Indian Ocean and in the French overseas territories. In Reunion Island, the last notified documented case occurred in 1989 and people are no longer aware of the potential toxicity of pufferfish. We report a family hospitalized for a tetrodotoxin poisoning following the consumption of Lagocephalus sceleratus caught on the coast of Reunion Island in September 2013. Two patients presenting acute vital functions failures were admitted in an ICU. Ten people were admitted simultaneously to the emergency department after consuming L. sceleratus with signs of toxicity appearing within 2 hours. Treatment was supportive, but included the need for mechanical ventilation for two patients. All those affected had complete and uneventful recoveries within a few days. The fish consumed was identified as L. sceleratus, a species known to contain tetrodotoxin. The diagnosis of tetrodotoxin poisoning was suggested by typical clinical manifestations together with the history of very recent consumption of tetrodotoxin-containing fish. Tetrodotoxin was later detected at high levels in food remnants. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no documented case series of tetrodotoxin poisoning reported from Reunion Island for the last 25 years and from the entire Indian Ocean area since 1998. Pufferfish intoxication is one of the most common causes of poisoning among people in coastal regions of Asia but it has also recently been reported in areas where it was previously unknown, particularly along the Mediterranean shores and in Spain. Public health education in French overseas territories and along the Mediterranean shores should be adapted to include increased awareness of the danger of consuming pufferfish. Health teams must be aware of such clinical presentations. © 2014 Springer-Verlag France.
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Residual antimicrobials in food constitute a risk to human health, but poor knowledge is available about the significance of contaminated meat in developing countries. The purpose of the study was to determine the occurrence of antimicrobial drug residues in pork products in Madagascar. The occurrence of antimicrobial drug residues in pork meat were investigated by the Premi® test (DSM©) technique. There was a high incidence rate of drug residues, with 360 (37.2 %) meat samples being contaminated. A significant increase was observed between 2010 and 2011, with 32 and 39%, respectively. Pork meat samples are less contaminated by drug residues when animals are slaughtered in urban abattoirs (34.4%) vs in provincial abattoirs (42.2%), suggesting that animals under treatment (or sick) are sold preferentially in local abattoir. Drug residue levels in pork meats purchased in Madagascar appear to be serious public health problem at the moment. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013.


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Mrs Park, the Country Director unveiled that the modern integrated rice milling facility project was started in 2008, while it has the capacity of giving out 1.5 tonnes of rice per hour (1.5 t/h) with parboiling, sorting, drying and packaging facilities. But it can be increased to 3.0 per hour.
According to HE Noh Kyu-duk speech, the Korean Ambassador to Nigeria saying that the project is part of the helps South Korea is ready to offer Nigeria to boost their Agricultural development.
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3D simulations of solar emerging flux. ISOBE Hiroaki Plasma seminar 2004/04/28. What is emerging flux?. Magnetic field: origin of solar activities such as sunspots, active regions, coronal heating, flares, coronal mass ejections, jets etc..
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ISOBE Hiroaki
Plasma seminar 2004/04/28
Shibata et al. 1989
Parker instability =>Expansion due to magnetic pressure => formation of Ω-shaped loop in the corona.
Measurement of MHD helicity injection by the emerging flux using the method presented by Kusano et al. (2002)
*unit of legnth = 2×scale height at z=0
The inner field line cannot expand laterally because it is surrounded tightly by adjacent twisted field lines, while the outer field line can expand freely.
To model the height evolution of the apex of the filed line, the momentum equation for the plasma element at the middle of the emerging filed line is solved.
Magnetic field strehgth B is approximated to have z dependance like eq.(19)
↑equation to be solved, where vAi=Bi/(4πρi), κ:curvature of the fied line, H: scale height of B.
H, zi, and Bi are obtaine by fitting of the simulation reslut:
H=21, zi=10, Bi=0.13
Solution of the
model equation.
Result of simulation.
typeA: constant κ
typeB: κincrease with time
typeC: κdecrease with time
Type A continues to expand. Type B approaches to quasi-static state. Density is larger and tension is less important in type C: good model for prominence?
If initial twist is left-handed, inner field line (dark gray) exhibits backward-S shape, while outer fied line (light gray) exhibits S shape.
Field lines with stronger current at their footpoints are drawn in lighter color.
Inner field lines are bright and backward-S is seen.
Rapid rise starts after kink instability
sets in.
Photosphere-corona: Fully compressive MHD (ZEUS 3D).
64x64x64 grids (1grid=1Mm).
Convection zone: Anelastic MHD (ANMHD; Lantz & Fan 1999).
256x128x128 grids (1grid=1Mm).
Adiabatically stratified, depth=5.1 pressure scale heights.
MHD Potential field
No twist
blue: θ=0
(force free)
black: θ=π/4
magenta: θ= π/2
θ: angle from potensial field.
Outer field lines differs more from force-free (hence more dynamic).
After the vertical flow at the lower boundary diminished (no driving at the boudary), the field lines relax to more force-free.
Some field lines exhibit sigmoidal structure. But the chirality depends on field lines.
Confinement by strong coronal field (Miyagoshi-san's calculation).
λ= 5 10 100
If λis small, convective interchange mode and lataral expansion prevent the emergence into the corona
2 dimensional


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Committee on the Rights of the Child: Switzerland
Session 068 (2015)
(4 February 2015, CRC/C/CHE/CO/2-4 Advance Unedited Version, Concluding observations on second-fourth report, paras. 38 and 39)
"While noting that there have been amendments to criminal and civil legislation which strengthen the protection of children from assault, the Committee regrets that corporal punishment is still not considered as physical violence if it does not exceed the level generally accepted by society, and that it is not explicitly prohibited in all settings.
"The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general comment No. 8 (2006) on the right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment and urges the State party to explicitly prohibit all practices of corporal punishment in all settings and strengthen its efforts to promote positive, non-violent and participatory forms of child-rearing and discipline."Read more from Session 068 (2015)
Session 030 (2002)
(7 June 2002, CRC/C/15/Add.182, Concluding observations on initial report, paras. 32 and 33)
"While noting that corporal punishment is prohibited in schools, the Committee is concerned that according to the jurisprudence of the Federal Tribunal, corporal punishment is not considered as physical violence if it does not exceed the level generally accepted by society. In addition, the Committee is concerned that corporal punishment within the family is not prohibited under law.
"The Committee recommends that the State party explicitly prohibit all practices of corporal punishment in the family, schools and in institutions and conduct information campaigns targeting, among others, parents, children, law enforcement and judicial officials and teachers, explaining children's rights in this regard and encouraging the use of alternative forms of discipline in a manner consistent with the child's human dignity and in conformity with the Convention, especially articles 19 and 28, paragraph 2."Read more from Session 030 (2002)


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