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Anatol 'Tony' Rychalski was a supervising engineer who constructed the Daley Center's Picasso sculpture as seen in his residence Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Shorewood. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Picasso and Chicago
When: Wednesday through May 12
Where: The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave.
What: The institute rips open its vaults of about 400 Picasso works and chooses 250 for the exhibition. Explore all of the artist's periods — including surrealist, cubist and blue — plus the maquette for his "baboon" sculpture, and 50 pieces owned by Chicago collectors. The rest of the museum falls under Picasso 's spell, too: A dozen side exhibitions explore the artist's Chicago ties, and his influences and contemporaries.
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While the Art Institute begins a special exhibition on "Picasso and Chicago" this week, Tony Rychalski of Shorewood just needs to walk into his living room to see links between the 20th century's preeminent artist and a city he never visited.
Rychalski, 87, was the supervising designer responsible for turning the artist's 41-inch "maquette" model into the 50-foot steel sculpture displayed in Daley Plaza.
After fighting for the Polish Division of the British Army during World War II and the U.S. Army in the Korean War, Rychalski earned an engineering degree and joined U.S. Steel Corp.
"The desire to make something, to build ... is innate within us. Inside every man and every woman is a Picasso and a Pharoah," Rychalski said.
Rychalski believes Picasso's adaptation of primitive forms is what gave his work a lasting impact and popularity.
Over the years, Rychalski has spent his free time painting in several different styles using acrylics (he's allergic to oils) and "imitates Picasso every so often, just for the heck of it."
Rychalski has also sculpted his own designs, which were installed at malls and public areas in Pittsburgh, where he lived before retiring.
Rychalski was splitting his time between Chicago and Pittsburgh in 1966 when Mayor Richard J. Daley's architects contacted him about building the Picasso.
"The first time I saw (the maquette), I was affected. It was a creation ... (something) made," he recalled.
That response would sustain Rychalski through the project's two major challenges: enlarging the artist's work as precisely as possible — and convincing his bosses and subordinates it was worth undertaking.
With the upper echelon of U.S. Steel gathered in his LaSalle Street office, Rychalski unveiled the original model.
"The first question right away 'What is it?' Someone called it a 'monstrosity'," Rychaski said. "I had to romanticize it without being dishonest."
Rychalski saw a feminine profile that reminded him of an expression his mother would make and the piece has remained "a woman" to him for nearly half a century.
Rychalski and three assistants used projectors to reproduce the angles of the models onto the office walls to make enlarged templates that would be cut at the American Bridge mills in Gary, Ind. Some 162 tons of 6-inch thick Cor-Ten steel was used for the asymetrical sculpture, which has darkened as it's aged.
"My deep-seated responsibility was to make sure we did it right to Picasso," Rychalski said. "The ironworkers didn't know what to make of it, they knew a beam or a bridge."
But as the project continued it became commonplace for Rychalski to find the laborers had invited their wives and children to see what they were working on at the mills.
After the sculpture was assembled for the first time in Gary, the bottom right side of the "face" support was recast to better match the original maquette before it was hauled piece by piece to Daley Plaza.
The Chicago Picasso was dedicated Aug. 15, 1967. For several years afterward, Rychalski presented lectures to universities and engineering groups about its construction.
Rychalski believes while Picasso disdained art collectors, he was pleased one of his creations could be viewed by "common men." Picasso turned down his commission for the piece saying it was a gift to the people of Chicago.


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- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
A birthday and a blog anniversary to celebrate -- no wonder you love summer!
- 11 July, 2008 05:47
- Mimi from French Kitchen said...
Thanks, Lydia, and thanks for the visit. I have been a very bad blogger lately...
- 11 July, 2008 05:51
- Judy said...
A belated happy birthday and annivesary. I've missed your posts and as usual this one is great.
- 11 July, 2008 12:16
- Mimi from French Kitchen said...
Thanks, Judy! Nothing belated at all, my birthday is not until later this month.
I've always thought it should have been on July 4 or 14, though! - 11 July, 2008 17:46
- Erika W. said...
Has it been two years already? Bon Anniversaire!
- 11 July, 2008 19:45
- Mimi from French Kitchen said...
Merci, Erika! Hard to believe it. Six months into blogging, I was coming up with a post a day. Now I am lucky to do one a week.
- 11 July, 2008 21:04
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Happy birthday and blog anniversary, Mimi. It's so nice to hear from you. You know what? There are no bad bloggers. Well, maybe that's not true, but you are not among them!
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Thanks, Christine! It looks like life is settling down a bit for a few weeks - and then I am off to San Francisco and Sonoma for a few days.
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Render terrain normally.
Disable Ztest& Z write ->draw lines
Re-Enable Ztest&Zwrite->draw other things
this way lines will be always visibile (even if behind a mountain) above terrain, but will not be displayed above other stuff.

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maybe this is a little expensive Im not sure but you could just change the colour of the fragment based on the final world position of the pixel. I wasnt able to download your attached image. In the future you should convert it to a jpeg (since its much smaller) and include it in the post itself so im only geussing this is what you want.
So lets say the map extends along the x and y coords you can have something like this in your fragment shader to create grid like lines on your terrain. Best have a seperate shader for your terrain.
if (fragmentPosition.x%20<1 || fragmentPosition.y%20<1) //fragmentPosition is a varraying variable that passes the final vertex position to the fragment shader.
finalColor = vec4(0,0,0,1) //black
finalColor = whatever else it would have been normaly.
This would create a solid black line on the terrain every 20 units on both the x and y axis.
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As far as I see on the image, you are already doing some king of projection, the lines' geometry seems to follow the terrain. If you are calculating these projected lines "precisely" so without any simplification, then probably you only have to apply some depth bias to the lines, because no matter how precisely you calculate the lines, lines and triangles are rasterized differently + some floating point errors.
Add the bias (try different values untill the result looks okay) to the lines in your fragment shader.
Maybe you can render the lines with some shader magic, I don't know the capabilities of shaders. Maybe you could store the original lines' parameters in a texture and perform the projection in the fragment shader.
Something like:
calculate the fragment's x and y coordinates in world coordinates, and if the x and y coordinates are near to a line, color the fragment differently. You could even have anti aliased lines this way. This could be very expensive though, maybe you can speed it up with checking against a texture first, which contains the rendered lines. If this test passes, you can go to the more precise check.
Dunno, maybe it's stupid...
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Most often when rendering with a depth bias, I don't have depth-writes enabled, i.e. specify glDepthMask(GL_FALSE), but have depth-testing enabled, i.e. specify glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST). Depth-biased renders always occur at the end of the frame, after all opaque geometry have been rendered with z-writes enabled.
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Just what constitutes a "nail-biter" is certainly open for debate, but librarians know they are highly sought after titles. Suspense and action are two main requisites, and a good thriller is structured to keep readers hanging at the end of almost every chapter, leaving them hungry for more. For those serving reluctant readers, these titles are gold. Fortunately, nail-biters can be found in almost every genre. Since YA lit has been dominated by dystopian, postapocalyptic, and paranormal titles of late, many of the more recent nail-biters fall into those categories, though historical fiction, science fiction, and horror are also represented. Using these labels is of course problematic. Librarians often can't even agree among themselves what is or isn't a genre and what defines each one. To complicate the matter, successful YA authors tell good stories and rarely adhere to narrow definitions of genres. Many of the books here could arguably be classified differently. Is Darkness Becomes Her a romance, a paranormal story, or is it postapocalyptic? It is all of those and even has some Greek mythology thrown in. Librarians may disagree with the classifications assigned, but all will agree that these are exciting stories guaranteed to hook teens and tweens and keep them turning pages.
Historical Fiction
PETRUCHA, Stefan. Ripper. Philomel. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25524-3; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-1-101-56055-6.
Gr 6-10–An orphan and would-be detective seeks clues to his father's identity. Could Carver really be Jack the Ripper's son? And is he up to the task of catching him? The author brings 19th-century New York to life and includes some steampunk elements.
PRIESTLEY, Chris. The Dead of Winter. Bloomsbury. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-745-1.
Gr 7-10–Michael, recently orphaned, is sent to live with Sir Stephen in his creepy house on the moors and is immediately beset by unsettling visions and other strange occurrences. To save himself he must solve the murder of Sir Stephen's wife. A chilling homage to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."
REEVES, Amy Carol. Ripper. Flux. 2012. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-7387-3072-1.
Gr 8 Up–Here we have another orphan, another Jack the Ripper story, and another thrilling adventure. Part Victorian murder mystery, part supernatural thriller, this book features a strong heroine, 17-year-old Arabella Sharp, who faces down the world's most notorious serial killer and a group of immortals with questionable scruples.
OLIVER, Lauren. Delirium. HarperCollins. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-172682-8; pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-06-172683-5; ebook $7.99. ISBN 978-0-06-211403-7.
Gr 7 Up–Love is the problem. It has been classified "amor deliria nervosa," and cured. All teens are inoculated on their 18th birthday, and Lena is anxious to get it over with. But, a few months shy of her the date, she finds love and must decide if she wants to give it up or lose everything. Audio version available from Listening Library.
ROSSI, Veronica. Under the Never Sky. HarperCollins. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-207203-0; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-207205-4.
Gr 7 Up–Aria is cast out of the domed city of Reverie into a world of savages, cannibals, and other horrors. But it is only with the help of the "savage" Perigrine that she survives. The two form an unlikely but well-matched couple, with each being instrumental to the other's survival. This is an exciting and beautifully written novel. Audio version available from Listening Library.
ROTH, Veronica. Divergent. HarperCollins. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-202402-2; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-202403-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-207701-1.
Gr 9 Up–In a dystopian future Chicago, society is divided into factions based on aptitudes. The system has worked smoothly for generations—until now. Tris is "divergent" and must keep her status secret. Put through a hellish warrior-training program, she still may not be able to thwart a near-genocidal murder plot. Audio version available from Harper Audio.
–––– . Insurgent. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-202404-6; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-211445-7.
The sequel finds Tris, Tobias, and other members of the "factionless" fighting the conspiracy and mind control of the Erudite. A common assessment for this trilogy-in-the-making is "better than the Hunger Games."
MCNAMEE, Graham. Beyond: A Ghost Story. Random. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73775-3; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89759-7.
Gr 7 Up–Is Jane accident prone, suicidal, or just plain crazy? She has survived many near-death experiences, several of them "accidents." What she hasn't told anyone but her best friend and fellow "creep sister" is that each "accident" was caused by her shadow trying to kill her. Creepy and exciting in equal parts.
SEDGWICK, Marcus. White Crow. Roaring Brook. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-594-0; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-25001-029-2; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-42997-634-3.
Gr 9 Up–Three very different voices narrate this chilling tale that explores the secrets of death. Rebecca moves from trendy London to lonely Winterfold where the enigmatic Ferelith, a local girl, introduces the dark secrets and legends of the village. A parallel story unfolds through the 200-year-old journals of a priest participating in a ghoulish experiment.
BRUCHAC, Joseph. Wolf Mark. Lee & Low/Tu Books. 2011. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-60060-661-8.
Gr 7 Up–A teen on the run after his father (a black ops agent) is kidnapped discovers that he is a shape-shifter. He will need all his abilities and the help of some Russian vampires to stay alive and save his father. The very complex plot is saved by action, action, action.
CLEMENT-MOORE, Rosemary. Texas Gothic. Delacorte. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73693-0; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73694-7; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89810-5.
Gr 8 Up–What could go wrong when Amy Goodnight agrees to house-sit on her aunt's Texas ranch? Quite a bit when you come from a family of witches and then accidentally bind yourself to a ghost. Clement-Moore's signature snarky humor pervades this exciting mystery.
KEATON, Kelly. Darkness Becomes Her. S & S/Pulse. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0924-8; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0926-2.
Gr 9 Up–Ari is weird. She has teal-colored eyes, silver hair, and very unconventional foster parents. Fitting in has never been an option—until she ventures into postapocalypse New Orleans to find out why her mother and all of her female ancestors killed themselves.
–––– . A Beautiful Evil. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0927-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0929-3.
In this sequel, Ari is living in New 2, the former New Orleans, where her frightening powers make her both dangerous and sought after. She must find a way to defeat a goddess and avoid becoming the latest victim of her family's curse.
MILLER, Kirsten. The Eternal Ones. Penguin/Razorbill. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59514-308-2; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-159514-375-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-10146-003-0.
Gr 8 Up–Haven Moore has visions of her previous life and, possibly, her murder. She leaves her small Tennessee town for New York to pursue the man she believes is the reincarnation of her true love. But could he be the murderer tabloids claim he is? A mix of mystery, adventure, and romance.
PLUM, Amy. Die for Me. HarperCollins. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-200401-7; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-200402-4; ebook $6.99. ISBN 978-0-06-207700-4.
Gr 9 Up–Two orphaned teens move to their grandmother's home in Paris and discover a hidden world of "revenants" (good looking zombies). The girls become romantically involved with two revenants on opposing sides of a battle between good and evil, leaving the young women caught in the middle. Audio version available from Harper Audio.
BACIGALUPI, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Little, Brown. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-05621-2; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-05619-9; ebook $8.99. ISBN 978-0-316-08168-9.
Gr 7 Up–In a devastated future America, a teen barely survives, risking his life daily on a salvage crew. A stroke of good luck quickly turns bad and sends him on the run from lots of very bad people, including his own father.
–––– . The Drowned Cities. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-05624-3; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-20261-9.
Set in the same world, this companion to Ship Breaker introduces Mahlia, the half-breed daughter of a Chinese peacekeeper, a "castoff" left behind when attempts to reintroduce civilization to U.S. cities were abandoned. Reviled and constantly in danger, Mahlia sees an opportunity to escape when she finds the injured genetic half-man, Tool.
MABERRY, Jonathan. Rot & Ruin. S & S. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0232-4; pap. $9.99, ISBN 978-1-4424-0233-1; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0234-8.
Gr 8 Up–Benny Imura was a baby when the Zombie apocalypse hit. As a teen he becomes a very reluctant apprentice zombie hunter to his older brother, Samurai-sword-wielding Tom. Benny learns some disturbing truths when they leave their fenced-in town and travel through zombie country. An extremely exciting and emotionally satisfying read. Audio version available from Recorded Books.
WILSON, Daniel. Robopocalypse. Doubleday. 2011. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-385-53385-0; pap. $15.95. ISBN 978-0-307-74080-9; ebook $11.99. ISBN 978-0-385-53386-7.
Adult/HS–A small group of hardy survivors manages to destroy Archos, the malignant AI directing the machines that turned on humanity. Written in the form of reports and video transcripts from the war, this book has no shortage of action. It will resonate with many teens in our ever-more-networked and automated world. Audio version available from Random House Audio.
Science Fiction
BREESE, K. Ryer. Future Imperfect. St. Martin's/Griffin. 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-64151-1; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-429-97819-4.
Gr 10 Up–When Ade suffers concussions, he glimpses the future and gets a high he calls the Buzz. Addicted, the teen looks for ways to bash his skull—hammers, car crashes, swan dives off the school roof—whatever it takes. A vision of himself murdering a classmate leads Ade to try the impossible—changing the future. A thrill ride for older teens.
CROSS, Julie. Tempest. St. Martin's/Griffin. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-312-56889-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-42999059-2.
Gr 8 Up–Jackson can travel back in time, but he seems unable to alter anything. When his girlfriend dies in his arms, shot by temporal thugs chasing him, Jackson must find a way to change history to prevent her murder. But what price will he have to pay to save her? Audio version available from Macmillan Audio.
ÓGUILÍN, Peadar. The Inferior. Random/David Fickling Bks. 2008. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75145-2; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73717-3; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84952-7.
Gr 8 Up–What seems to be a grisly fantasy featuring cannibals turns out to be grisly science fiction (still featuring cannibals). Stopmouth, named for his stutter, must constantly prove his worth as a hunter or he will become a "volunteer," traded as food to the intelligent beasts that are both prey and predator in their world.
–––– . The Deserter. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75149-0; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98936-0.
As Stopmouth's new tribe struggles to survive, he must do the unthinkable and leave them. Only the weapons of the technologically advanced Roof dwellers can save his people. But things in the Roof are far stranger and more dangerous than he could ever imagine.
WARD, Rachel. Numbers. Scholastic/Chicken House. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-14299-1; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-545-14300-4.
Gr 8 Up–When Jem looks into another's eyes, the number she sees is the date of the person's death. This dubious talent saves her and her friend Spider from a terrorist attack but also puts them on the run from the government and drug dealers. Audio version available from Brilliance Audio.
–––– . The Chaos. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-24269-1; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-545-26355-9.
Adam, the product of the one night Jem and Spider spent together, is struggling with the "gift" he inherited from his mother. When he moves back to London with his great-grandmother, Adam notices that many people share the same number. Can Sarah, another troubled teen, help him deal with this burden?
–––– . Infinity. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-35092-1.
Two years after the New Year's Day disaster Adam, Sarah, and Sarah's daughter, Mia, are living in the woods of a devastated, dystopic England, on the run and trying to survive. Somehow baby Mia survived the disaster and changed her number. Does she hold the secret to immortality?
Other Thrillers
VAN TOL, Alex. Knifepoint. (Orca Soundings Series). Orca. 2010. PLB $16.95. ISBN 978-1-55469-306-1; pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55469-305-4.
Gr 7 Up–Jill, working a summer job at a horse ranch, finds herself alone in the woods with a killer. But she is no damsel in distress. She uses her wits—and anything she can get her hands on—to survive. A quick, exciting read about a resourceful teen and a great choice for readers who don't like "big" books.
VRETTOS, Adrienne Maria. Burnout. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9469-5; pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9470-1; ebook $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4391-6312-2.
Gr 9 Up–Nan, a graduate from rehab, wakes up on the subway with no memory of how she got there or why she is wearing a too-small Halloween costume and bizarre makeup. Did she relapse or is something worse going on? And where is her only friend, Seemy? A gripping thriller with a flawed but sympathetic protagonist.
WYNNE-JONES, Tim. Blink & Caution. Candlewick. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3983-9; pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5697-3; ebook $8.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5455-9.
Gr 9 Up–Blink stumbles into a political plot disguised as a kidnapping while stealing breakfast from trays in a hotel corridor. Caution is on the run from her abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend. When their paths cross, they each might be just what the other needs. Action-packed, well-written, and sporting an eye-catching cover sure to draw teens. Audio version available from Brilliance Audio.
Graphic Novels
CHANTLER, Scott. Tower of Treasure. Bk. 1. illus. by author. (Three Thieves Series). Kids Can. 2010. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-55453-414-2; pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-1-55453-415-9.
Gr 5-10–A 14-year-old girl searches for her kidnapped twin brother as she works in a traveling circus. Desperate for money, she agrees to help two other performers rob the king's treasury.
–––– . The Sign of the Black Rock. Bk. 2. 2011. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-55453-416-6; pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-1-55453-417-3.
The three fugitive circus performers wait out a storm by hiding in an inn but find themselves in uncomfortably close quarters with smugglers, a greedy innkeeper, and the soldiers who are hunting them. Chantler's drawings harken back to classic comic books with very detailed backgrounds and plenty of action scenes.
RENIER, Aaron. The Unsinkable Walker Bean. illus. by author. First Second. 2010. pap. $13.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-453-0.
Gr 5-8–Walker is not your typical action hero, but to save his grandfather from a witch's curse, he will take to the high seas and face pirates and witches with determination and his wits. Glossy pages full of bold colors and lots of detail bring the story to life in this rollicking adventure.
TENNAPEL, Doug. Bad Island. illus. by author. Scholastic/Graphix. 2011. RTE $24.99. ISBN 978-0-545-31479-4; pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-545-31480-0.
Gr 6 Up–Think Swiss Family Robinson meets Lost meets Transformers. A family, shipwrecked on an island with dangerous creatures discovers that the island itself is alive. Adventure abounds, as do parent-child conflicts. Colorful island scenes contrast sharply with the muted palette of the alien planet drawings.
–––– . Ghostopolis. 2010. RTE $24.99. ISBN 978-0-545-21027-0; pap. $12.99. ISBN ISBN 978-0-545-21028-7.
Garth, afflicted by an incurable disease, is accidentally zapped into the afterlife by a ghost hunter. On the other side, Garth discovers he has powers the ghosts don't possess, making the young hero a threat to the evil ruler of Ghostopolis and prey to his minions. Expressive, action-packed cartoons carry the adventure.
TSANG, Evonne. I Love Him to Pieces. Bk. 1. illus. by Janina Görrissen. (My Boyfriend Is a Monster Series). Graphic Universe/Lerner. 2011. PLB $29.27. ISBN 978-0-7613-6004-9; pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-7079-6; ebook $21.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-7185-4.
Gr 7 Up–A baseball-playing girl and a nerdy boy begin an improbable romance after being teamed up in a school project. Then the zombies arrive. Görrissen's black-and-white drawings make skillful use of facial expressions and body language to convey the characters' thoughts and emotions, adding much to the story.
For Librarians and Teachers
No Flying No Tights: A Graphic Novel Review Site. noflyingnotights.com
. Robin E. Brenner. (Accessed 8/22/12).
A project of a public librarian and comics expert from Brookline, Massachusetts, this site is a great resource for librarians serving fans of manga, anime, and comics. Reviews are arranged by age group and genre and include "horror" and "mysteries and thrillers."
For Students
Guys Read. www.guysread.com.
Jon Scieszka. (Accessed 8/22/12).
Gr 5 Up–Developed "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers," Scieszka's site offers reviews and recommendations for plenty of nail-biters with particular appeal for boys.
ReadingRants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists! Nail-Biters. www.readingrants.org/category/nail-biters. Jennifer Hubert Swan. (Accessed 8/18/12).
Gr 7 Up–Maintained by an independent New York City school librarian with over 10 years of reviewing experience and a love of YA literature, this site is a good resource for fans of all genres. Teen comments are included.
Teenreads. www.teenreads.com. The Book Report Network. (Accessed 8/18/12).
Gr 7 Up–While there isn't a nail-biters category, there are reviews and recommendations under a plethora of genre labels such as adventure, action adventure, dystopian, and gothic horror, along with author interviews and upcoming publications.
Anthony C. Doyle is a Teacher Librarian at Livingston High School, Livingston, CA.


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I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this!
If this is hillarious to you too, throw me some reps!
I don't even know what to say about that pic. I wonder what that look is called? It appears he has a dragon tattoo on his back so I get the fangs. I don't get how the collagen/glitery lips helps out the dragon look though.lol
Show that to Tripdog and sinner, they'll probably like it.
I'm a little creeped out right by those pics.
Can someone read me a nice bedtime story tonight, I don't want to have nightmares.
im pretty much speachless.....and that never happens.....so basicly that dude woke up one day and said to himself...."how can i look more like a man dragon"...and proceeded to get nippy tats,and fangs.....hmmmp...k.........da m i feel normal all of a sudden.................haha
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.-Psalm 18:2
That's really messed up. I hope someone called 'Animal Control' upon seeing him right ?
IDK, it looks to me that a woman decided to become a man, who later decided to become a man-dragon. Perhaps, he was inspired by Trogdor:
"Trogdor was a man....errr...I mean....he was a Dragon Man.."
guy thinks, "yeah, dragon man. What a genius idea. Maybe if I tatoo my nipples I can burninate thatched roof cottages"
that is some weird sh1t.
Hardcore self-esteem issues lead to some ridiculous sh*t. What a loser, sorry.
I'm scared to ask but where did you find these photos
this cat is one freaky mofo
A friend of mine found them and posted on my myspace page... I'll have to ask where he found them.. I'm glad you guys likey
those fangs are long as hell, how does he close his mouth?
I'm willing to bet that guys hasn't gotten laid in years.
touche, my friend...


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For couples, siblings with opposing political views, maintaining a happy relationship is possible
Intense political campaigning and relentless, pointed messaging can ignite emotions and stir conflict. As a result, relationships may suffer. On the home front, keeping disagreements from escalating into all-out war can be a challenge for family members who hold divergent views.By: Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks Herald
When it comes to politics, Kirsten Donohue and her husband, Kevin, disagree about "pretty much everything," she said. She leans left, he to the right.
"It's rare that we agree."
Intense political campaigning and relentless, pointed messaging can ignite emotions and stir conflict. As a result, relationships may suffer.
On the home front, keeping disagreements from escalating into all-out war can be a challenge for family members who hold divergent views.
For couples with opposite political philosophies, maintaining a happy marriage is possible "but very difficult," Kirsten said.
"It's even more difficult if you have children. You want your kids to have the same background as you."
The Donohues have adopted what they deem is a fair approach.
"We don't try to sway them one way or another. My husband knows that I'd be mad if I saw him trying to push the kids to one side or the other.
"We present both sides of an issue, and let them decide."
The couple does see eye-to-eye on one other thing at least: no yard signs outside of their Minneapolis home.
But, at times, their discussions indoors heat up.
"He tries to convince me; he gets frustrated," she said. "At the end, we agree to disagree."
'Agree to disagree'
Kirsten considers these exchanges "an opportunity," she said. "We don't fight about things, generally. We have a pretty peaceful life.
"So occasionally, when there is an argument, it's kind of fun."
Over time, she has noticed a shift in her own attitudes.
"As I've gotten older, I am more conservative in my views. I can appreciate the other side more," she said. "Sometimes, he'll say something and I'll say, 'Oh my gosh, I never thought of that.'
"It's good to have an open mind — that's huge — and to listen."
Couples should recognize that they have differences "and put that on the table, so it doesn't ruin your marriage," she said. "You may have to agree to disagree."
For the most part, political differences haven't harmed the Donohues' relationship.
"We respect each other."
When the election is over, Kirsten doesn't expect the "victor" to gloat, although "internally, I might."
At that point, "it's gone, it's over," she said. "You have a life, you have a continuum. You always want to find a balance."
Brothers at odds
For brothers Tim and Sam Granum, who grew up in Plummer, Minn., humor may be the glue that bonds them, despite opposing political stances.
Facebook has become the stage where arguments are fought.
"I'll post stuff and he'll respond to it, or the other way around," said conservative Tim of Thief River Falls.
He and his brother, who lives in Minneapolis, can "go back and forth" on Facebook for hours, he said. "Most of the time it's just us trying to have a little bit of fun.
"At the end of the day, we're still brothers. I don't know too many brothers who don't argue at all."
Sometimes, Tim admits he intentionally "may go a little beyond" his actual views, knowing that Sam "will get ticked off or fired up."
Hopefully, he said, their Facebook followers "get a little bit of a laugh."
Sam said, "We're kind of doing it for a show. We call each other 'socialist' or 'fascist,' and end up joking and laughing.
"You can either laugh or cry. We choose to laugh. We've come to a pretty healthy agreement about it."
Their political tussles began during the 2004 Bush-Gore contest, when Sam, 26 and six years younger than Tim, was preparing to vote for the first time.
More recently, the issues of gun control, voter identification and gay marriage have sparked their battles.
A "big argument" about gun control after the shooting at the Colorado theatre caused Sam to "de-friend" his brother on Facebook for awhile, said Tim, a former Marine.
"My view is that as long as you have no criminal record, it should be a little easier for law-abiding citizens" to obtain guns.
Sam is in favor of more restrictions on gun ownership.
Sam also has been "pushing" Tim to vote in support of gay marriage this fall.
Tim said Sam has convinced him that gay partners should have certain rights in matters such as health insurance and "next-of-kin" status, but Tim does not sanction marriage for homosexuals.
With the gay marriage amendment, "it's been actually really hard," Sam said. "I was best man at his wedding. To know that any kind of relationship I might have in the future wouldn't be as equal as his, that's difficult."
If the amendment passes today (Nov. 6), "I don't know how I'll deal with that because it's so personal," Sam said. "The next day, I'll be depressed, and sad, knowing that Tim voted for it."
Sam hopes that "10 years down the road," Tim will change his mind on this issue, he said. "Maybe, he'll see it in a more practical light."
'Blood thicker than politics'
Sam doesn't foresee political differences damaging his relationship with his brother.
"It's a pretty stupid thing, if it does," he said. "Politics is abstract, out there. Family is close to me. It's a question of priorities."
He's used to being in the minority, he said. Most of his family members, who live in the Red River Valley, are moderate or conservative.
At gatherings, "they may say, 'oh here comes Sam with his crazy liberal ideas,' but it doesn't get malicious."
While the brothers have "some pretty heated arguments," Tim said, "the next day, we'll talk about something else. I'll kind of shrug it off.
"At the end of the day, we're still brothers."
Sam agrees.
"Blood is thicker than politics," he said. "Our relationship is stronger than politics. We both respect each other. We each appreciate the other side.
"I respect him enough to still keep trying to convert him."
He's actually "happy" that Tim disagrees, Sam said. "It would be boring if he agreed with me, or if everyone agreed with me."
He looks for humor in the situation.
"If you don't see the ridiculousness, the absurdity, of what's going on right now, you just want to cry."
After the election, he said, "I'm expecting a concession speech from Tim."
Interpersonal dynamics
Richard Aregood, UND journalism professor, said he's "lucky" when it comes to politics and family relationships.
He and his children "don't disagree very much," he said.
"My children, at least they haven't told me if they've voted Republican."
He considers one of his son's gestures a sign of respect.
"My son has a golf picture of himself with Rick Santorum. When I visit him, he puts it away."
But Aregood is "pretty certain" his son is not a Republican.
Growing up in New Jersey, his children were steeped in politics, he said. Their mother served as Democratic mayor in their hometown.
"If any of my kids were Republicans, they wouldn't be a jerk about it."
At family gatherings, they don't discuss politics much, he said. "There's a lot more interesting things to talk about."
In matters of interpersonal dynamics, it's a fairly simple proposition, he said.
"It all comes down to, do you like each other?"
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What do the studies you allude to (but fail to cite) suggest, glass? Children are born without a concept of "race." (I put race in quotes because the term does not refer to anything real, just like god, the tooth fairy, or Santa Claus.) By three or four, though, they are old enough to be imbued with their parent's misguided notions about human differences. However, as they mature, and particularly if they get a little science education, they find out how delusional those ideas are, and come to realize that human beings cannot be categorized by such a wobbly notion as "race." "Race" is a purely social construct that came into being roughly 400 years ago when Europeans, and, to some degree, Arab slave traders, needed some sort of justification for the exploitation and enslavement of peoples of different color, so they came up with the idea of (inferior) races. Pure balderdash. We are all descendants of an African mother from ca. 150-200kya. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochon...
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We have interbred ever since. We are all mongrels. What "race" is Barack Obama? Halle Berry? Tiger Woods? I'll bet if you submitted your DNA to National Geographic's Human Genome Project you'd find some surprises in your ancestry. You might even be a descendant of Genghis Khan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_...
Or not, it doesn't really matter. But since you seem to like studies, there are some good ones in these books that might disabuse you of your quaint notions about "race."
Race?: Debunking a Scientific Myth http://tinyurl.com/4xnlfy7
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Over the last few months I've noticed something weird about the ads on TV: Asians, who form around 3 1/2 percent of our current total population, are suddenly being seen in nearly ALL of them. This has definitely not always been the case.
Most, of course, are smokin' East Asian babes...and let's just say it's not hard to understand the appeal they bring.
But a few- and vastly increased numbers of- ads feature East or South Asian men, although many of these seem to run in the "so ugly they're cute" category.
Blacks (about 13% of our population) and Hispanics (about 11%) are seen, but not all that much. It seems like I see more Asians now than either of the other groups. (Some of the Whites you see could be Hispanic, but this status is not made evident in these cases...)
Is this a taste change, either by the public or by the ad agencies?
Or are Asians now employed to show "Diversity" in a "less threatening" manner?
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I would guess its all to get the Chinese dollars! I know there are lots of moves afoot in the UK to get more of the Chinese tourist pound. Ive seen a few things on TV that shows the steps tourist companies and retailers are going to, in order to get the Chinese tourist to spend a little more.
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Good guess, but these are American TV ads aimed purely at broad American markets, shown on mainstream networks.
Asian folks do tend to prosper here, but as of the 2010 Census they're about 3.5% of our populace...just not a big enough segment to target in such venues.
They ain't got THAT much money.
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Quote from: Raoul F. Duke on August 13, 2011, 04:05:04 PM
Or are Asians now employed to show "Diversity" in a "less threatening" manner?
This seems most likely. The rapidly increasing numbers of Americans who identify as Hispanic, along with the illegal immigration issue, is probably keeping them off of mainstream national advertisements. Black Americans continue to be controversial, I guess, though I do see them more and more in advertisements - devoid of any remnants of the unique culture developed in predominately Black communities, of course.
One reason I think Asians are the safe bet is that there are just not a lot of them, as you said. Most Americans haven't dealt with Asian immigrants, so they have no negative associations regarding cultural differences. I bet ads that were only going to be featured in say, Orange County, which has a comparatively huge number of Korean immigrants, would be different. People there are just full of stories of Korean people at the gym, in stores, in restaurants, and on the roads behaving in strange and sometimes frustrating ways. I wouldn't say that there is any real discrimination or hatred, not at all, but there is enough of a potential for negative association to scare advertisers off he idea. People in small towns in middle America may have had NO prior experience with East Asians who have been here for less than a handful of generations. All they see are attractive, light-skinned people who are known for being polite and smart.
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Clearly the Chinese government is starting their third phase of operation "take over America."
First step was to manufacturer just about everything we need. Check.
Second step was to buy all our bonds and stocks and whatever to gain control of the government. Check.
Third (and current) step is to inundate us with asians in pop culture to get us used to seeing Chinese faces. They need to get middle america used to seeing them in a non-threating manner (you know, like how will and Grace changed the hearts and minds of conservative households around the country.)
In retaliation, the US gov't has decided to destroy the country. Putting it further into debt, making the gov't completely dysfunctional and the populace angry. They figure the Chinese won't want to inherit the mess and will eventually just give up.
That's my theory anyway.
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Simple answer....Outsourcing!! Everything else is, so why should advertising be any different. Asians are cheaper!
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I've noticed the amount of American films that are aimed at the Chinese rather than US market now with people like Jaychou and Rain appearing in US movies, maybe it's an offshoot of that
Of course I could get out my Marxist definition of the superstructure (culture) representing the shift in the economic base.
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As a matter of interest, I have noticed a similar pattern here in Australia in Brisbane. Asian or part Asian ladies are being shown in some ads, with Anglo males. I have also noticed Asians in ads featuring children. I have taken particular notice over the years since I became interested in China. I am also noticing a similar trend in the social pages. I must say that I am not remotely interested in the who's who in the Social Scene, but the lack of photos of Asians has always been obvious, particularly when I started scanning for them. I have now put in down to the fact that we appear to be coming inundated with Asians over the past four or five years. It has reached the stage, in the Casino Sovereign Rooms, (particularly in the eating area) that I feel like I'm the visitor in an Asian Country.
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Asian-Americans are the wealthiest of all ethnic minorities in the US. It makes sense for advertisers to attempt to appeal to them. Additionally, some psychologists have done research suggesting that, in America, Asians are the highest-regarded of the minority groups, thus it may be an easier sell to add an Asian to an ad to give a dash of color.
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I completely agree with everything ya say, El Macho, except that I really don't believe this mass influx of Asians in TV advertising is seriously aimed at the Asian-American market. The numbers are just too small to justify placing so many spots on national network TV. 3.5% of the US population is only in the ballpark of 10 million people. Then, when you consider the proportion of those watching a particular channel at a particular time...in a lot of cases you would be lucky to reach 20 Asian people. You'd never see a decent ROI out of the money it takes to buy national TV time. I'm sure the sponsors certainly don't
Asian-Americans seeing the ad spots, but I'm pretty confident they're not deliberate targets. You may see Asians targeted on a local level, in a few select cities like San Francisco, New York, Houston. I'm sure some US-based ads get slid into Chinese-language TV services like JadeWorld. But national, mass-market TV? It just doesn't make sense.
I'm also pretty sure the ads are not being made with the Mainland Chinese market in mind. For one thing, US ads featuring Asians are just way too common now, and include a lot of products that could never be sold in China, such as US domestic mobile-phone carriers and insurance companies. Also, precious few ads can translate well from the USA to places like China. The cultures are way too different, and Chinese buying behavior is often really, really different from in the West. And, for Chinese markets, imports may get more caché from using Caucasian model mans with nice blue beeg American eye. Not even global companies like Coca-Cola or Proctor & Gamble tend to use the same ad, with language translation, in many different countries.
I'm not at all surprised to see lots of Asians in Australian ads; Australia is expected to be majority Asian fairly soon. Could see it in Canada too...I suspect the proportion of Asians there is a lot higher than in the USA. But the USA? 3 1/2%
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Marketers will never be arbiters of great social change. Nope.
Oooh, I strongly disagree. I think Marketers have wrought tremendous social change.
It's just that it hasn't exactly always been
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TOPEKA – State Board of Education members demonstrated their support for seeking flexibility from numerous provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation by voting to endorse submission of such a request by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).
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TOPEKA – State Board of Education members demonstrated their support for seeking flexibility from numerous provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation by voting to endorse submission of such a request by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). KSDE staff members have been working since last October to develop a request to the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) that would, among other things, change the way Kansas schools and school districts are held accountable for student performance. During the State Board's monthly meeting in Topeka Feb. 14 and 15, members received an update on the request for flexibility and briefly reviewed the elements in the state's latest draft of the request. The draft reviewed by the Board in February includes revisions to the draft that was originally posted in January for public review. A copy of the revised draft request is now available on the KSDE website. Judi Miller, assistant director for Title Programs and Services, who has been leading the state's effort to draft the flexibility request, told Board members that the current draft would change prior to final submission, which must happen by Feb. 28. One of the changes will be inclusion of an additional waiver request related to Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) that the USDOE just announced last week. The additional waiver would allow states to forego Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measures. The existing NCLB legislation requires all states to set annual measures for making AYP based on the percent of students who achieve proficiency on state reading and math assessments. In Kansas' original draft of the flexibility request, it changed the way the state would measure whether a school or district had met AYP, but still included AYP determinations. The new guidance from USDOE means the state would no longer have to make an AYP determination, however it would still have to establish annual measurable objectives for schools and districts to be used for accountability purposes. Miller said a request to seek the additional waiver related to AYP would be added to the state's draft prior to submission later this month. Miller summarized for Board members elements of the state's flexibility request, including how the state would approach accountability measures if its waiver was approved. Under the state plan, schools would no longer be required to demonstrate that all students were proficient in reading and math by 2014, as indicated in the current legislation. Instead, the state would look at multiple measures to determine school performance. 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The legislation he is proposing would reduce local property taxes by renewing the state's commitment to the local ad valorem tax reduction fund. The fund is used for local property tax relief for all municipalities except school districts. The funds are distributed to all 105 counties on the basis of population and assessed tangible valuation. There have been no distributions from the fund to local units of government since 2004. SB 351 would provide $45 million for property tax reduction. In other action in February, Board members agreed to begin the process to eliminate a sunset date on a teacher licensure provision that allows teachers to add a new teaching endorsement to an existing license by passing a content assessment. The existing regulation is set to expire after June 30 of this year. Typically, teachers would have to complete a preparation program to add an endorsement. Under this provision, if a teacher who is already licensed can pass a content assessment, he or she can add an endorsement for that content area to his or her license. The only endorsements excluded from the provision are early childhood unified, elementary education, special education, leadership and school specialist endorsements. The provision has been beneficial in helping school districts place qualified educators in hard-to-staff areas, including ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classrooms. Data provided by KSDE showed that since the provision was first enacted in 2008, more than 2,000 teachers had added an ESOL endorsement by passing the content test, while just about 1,000 gained endorsements by completing a program. With the Board's action, the regulation change will be forwarded to the Department of Administration and the State Attorney General's office for review. Also in February, Board members received a report on enrollment in foreign language courses in Kansas schools. A survey of Kansas schools to determine students enrolled in world language classes was conducted for the first time in 2011. Responses were returned by 79 percent of the state's public school districts, representing about 90 percent of all Kansas K-12 students. The results of the survey will be used as a baseline to determine the growth of language learning in the future. Phyllis Farrar, program consultant for world languages at KSDE, shared with Board members that Kansas' K-12 enrollment in world languages lags behind the national average. Nationally, 18.34 percent of K-12 students are enrolled in world languages, while in Kansas just 17.57 percent of the K-12 population is enrolled in world languages. According to a national study conducted by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), leading states report world language enrollments ranging from 25 percent to 30 percent of the K-12 population. Around the world, enrollment percentages reach to 75 percent and higher. The report on world language enrollment showed that in Kansas, 76 percent of students enrolled in world languages are taking Spanish. Other languages represented include French, German, Latin, Chinese, American Sign Language, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Italian and Greek. Board members also had the opportunity to hear from the eight members of the 2012 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team, who each shared the challenges and inspirations they experience in the classroom every day. The next State Board of Education meeting is scheduled for March 13 and 14 in Topeka ###


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Maggie misunderestimated them.
As America has now realized, "stupid things to do" are done because they are not expected, which gives the doer an advantage. Look how many things this POTUS and this Administration have done that are clearly "stupid". But we were all caught off guard because we believed they were rational beings doing things in good faith. Instead, they are irrational beings doing things in bad faith.As for the Iron Lady, her day is gone, like Reagan´s is gone. The molds are broken. In their places are hollow shells, bereft of honor.
Argentina is a beautiful country, full of potential from so many sources, but the Argies keep sticking their foot in it. There is something wrong with the way their elect their government. Sound familiar?
Never underestimate the stupidity of a hot-headed Latino. Chavez is but one example.
Argentina: beautiful country, gracious people, miserable government.
the time I was working in an office where there was a woman who had immigrated from a South American country. I remember her telling me that there was no question in her mind that Britain would retake the Falklands because "They have much more experience" of warfare. And, indeed, a British officer pulled off a bluff by delivering an ultimatum that a facility which had several thousand Argentine soldiers had overnight to surrender, or else. The next morning the soldiers marched out and surrendered to what was really almost a handful of Brits.