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(Jul 06, 2011) On June 30, 2011, the Federal High Court in Lagos delivered its judgment on a case in which the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a political party, challenged the legality of three provisions of the Electoral Act of 2010, namely, sections 87(8), 140(2), and 141. (Davidson Iriekpen, Election: Tribunal Can Declare Winner, Says Court, THIS DAY (July 1, 2011).)
The Court annulled section 140(2), a provision barring election tribunals or courts from declaring the runner-up the winner of an election upon finding deficiencies in the qualifications to stand for election of the person with the most votes and requiring instead that fresh elections be held. (See Electoral (Amendment) Act 2010, Act. No. 10 of Dec. 29, 2010, 97:92 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA OFFICIAL GAZETTE A1217-A1230 (Dec. 31, 2010).) The judge noted that this provision is invalid because it violates a constitutional clause that confers on courts the power to make declaratory judgments. (Iriekpen, supra.)
The Court, however, did not find merit in the challenge against the ban on political appointees acting as delegates in the party nomination process. The provision in question specifically states: "[a] political appointee at any level shall not be an automatic voting delegate at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of nominations of candidates for any election, except where such political appointee is also an officer of the political party." (Electoral (Amendment) Act 2010, § 87(8), supra.)
ACN had contended that this provision unduly disenfranchises political appointees and contravenes the constitutional clause guaranteeing the right to association. (Tribunal Can Declare Poll Winner, Court Rules, THE TIMES OF NIGERIA (July 1, 2011).) The Court disagreed. The judge noted that all this provision does is provide a level playing field for all contestants vying for nomination as representatives of their respective parties, and therefore it is perfectly legal. (Iriekpen, supra.)
The Court also rejected a challenge to section 141 of the Act, a provision that bans courts or election tribunals from certifying a candidate who has not participated fully in an election as a winner of the election. (Id.)
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FRAUDSTER Ross Elliott has been jailed for forging documents to claim more than £372,000 in VAT.
The electrician's scam involved submitting false invoices and contracts for work he had never done over a two-and-a-half year period.
The 34-year-old, of Moorland Avenue, Werrington, was found out after housing developers and householders revealed they had never even heard of him.
Elliott was yesterday handed a three-year prison sentence after admitting being knowingly concerned in obtaining fraudulent payments of VAT between January 11, 2008 and November 2, 2010.
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Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court was told that self-employed Elliott registered for VAT in 2002 and ran the firm Elliott Electrical from his home.
Records revealed that Elliott, who has no previous convictions, initially cashed cheques worth thousands of pounds at outlets in Telford and Sheffield.
Elliott had attempted to exploit HM Revenue and Customs' (HRMC) policy that new build developments are exempt from VAT meaning contractors do not pass on the charge.
The fraudster had informed HMRC he had carried out work for national home-building firms including Barratt, David Wilson and Waterloo.
Martin Reid, prosecuting, said: "In July 2010 he claimed to have been carrying out electrical work on new build housing estates which have a zero-rate for VAT.
"He also presented a list of purchases and banking records which were screen shots.
"No stock was seen at his house and he told officers that they went straight to the site."
The suppliers which had been listed later told HMRC they had not sent Elliott any products with one firm claimed they didn't even sell electrical goods.
During the deception, Elliott also forged invoices to domestic customers who also confirmed he had never carried out work for them.
Neil Percer, defending, said: "This is not the sort of fraud where a criminal gang set up a company just for fraud – the defendant did trade as an electrician.
"There was real work and real claims. But having got in to financial difficulty he reached out and took the over-ripe hanging fruit."
Elliott's initial four-year sentence was reduced to three years in light of his guilty plea.
Judge Granville Styler told the defendant: "Your claims were fraudulent from the outset and you knew what you were doing."
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1. Ru San's: If you haven't been to Ru San's, you should be kicking yourself. Ru San's is a small, inexpensive, sushi place off Park Rd. There was a point in my life when I was eating there so many times a week that I was seeing Christina (my favorite waitress) more than I was seeing my friends or family. I order the Tempura Japanese Bagel Roll and an order of edamame every single time, no exception. Courtney was kind enough to provide a huge spread of different types of rolls and side dishes. What a great idea, right? There was something there to satisfy every guest. And there's something about sushi that is casual and low-key.
2. Sparkling Apple Sangria: Pinot Grigio AND Champagne in one drink?? YES PLEASE! Not only was this drink delicious, but beautiful as well. The apples soak in wine overnight and then you add the champagne right before serving. The apples were all cut in perfect strips (still not sure how Courtney did that) and really gave the drink a crisp look. I could have consumed the entire pitcher – but I think we all know where that ended the last time I did that (more on that below).
3. Spiked Mulled Cider: After we killed the Sangria, Courtney of course had something else up her sleeve. She served us Mulled Cider that really made me feel like fall was here and even better, it included some healthy options. Courtney added a special twist by combining Apple Bourbon and No-Sugar Added Mott's For Tots…which I'm still debating if that's illegal…and some cinnamon sticks. Courtney purchased the mulling spices from Savory Spice Shop in South End, gotta love supporting local businesses!
4. Cotton Floral Arrangement: I have been seeing cotton used in floral arrangements a lot lately. I wasn't surprised when I saw an arrangement when I got to Courtney's because she is an interior designer extraordinaire! She said she purchased the cotton in the floral department at Harris Teeter, and that it was a tad pricey. But I think a few pieces add such a great punch to a fall arrangement.
5. The Night We Met Matt: I have to admit that secretly one of the reasons I wanted to join the Junior League was the hope that I'd meet some new friends that perhaps also might know a dashing young man they could set me up with. One Thursday night in March, before we all really knew one another, Courtney invited some of the girls from our group over to her place. It was supposed to be somewhat low-key, just a night in with appetizers and drinks, or so I thought. Long story short, we ended up consuming a few pitchers of a mystery drink Courtney concocted, and then attending a Bubba Sparxxx concert at the EpiCentre. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Bubba Sparxx, just think booty, booty, booty rockin' everywhere, and that should jog some memories. Prior to the concert we were grabbing a few drinks at BlackFinn when this fox in glasses and a watch walked in. Honestly, that's the exact thought I remember thinking when Matt walked in. Luckily his friend had some game, and approached us, we ended up hanging out them rest of the night, and the rest is history. I am so thankful for so many reasons that these girls are in my life. But they will always hold a special place in my life because they were all there when I met "New Love" (who they later renamed "True Love").


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Julian Wright Feb 4, 2012 2:14 AM
Re: Back to My Mac one way connection in response to tedus
Have you tried these troubleshooting tips: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4907
tedus Feb 5, 2012 4:37 AM
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Yeah, thanks for the link I have been through all of them one by one. Still no Luck, connection is fine one way but not the other.
Gino Cerullo Feb 5, 2012 9:37 AM
Re: Back to My Mac one way connection in response to tedus Helpful
This is not a Back to My Mac (BTMM) issue since BTMM is not used for connections over a local network (LAN). This is a simple File Sharing issue. I suspect that if your are able to connect to the iMac from the MacBook Air but not the other way around that File Sharing is enabled on the iMac but not on the MacBook Air.
Make sure File Sharing is enabled on both computers. To do that go to the System Preference, under the Apple menu, and click on the Sharing button (looks like a folder). Now, put a check in the box next to File Sharing to turn it on.
Now open a Finder window. You should see the other Mac listed under the SHARED category on the sidebar. Select it and you should be presented with a list of available directories on the remote computer. Which directories you see and what permissions you have will be determined by whether you connect as a guest or using a user account on the remote computer. If you have an Apple ID setup on the both computers, in the Users & Groups account set up preference pane, then you can also connect using an Apple ID.
tedus Feb 6, 2012 4:29 AM
Re: Back to My Mac one way connection in response to Gino Cerullo
Thanks for the help Gino,
I had file sharing turned on on both but...
I tried turning BTMM off on both computers and using my Apple ID to connect using File Sharing and again it connects one way but not the other.
What is stoping my Mac Air from letting me connect to it using the Apple ID.
I can connect to it by loggin on with account details.
Anymore suggestions please?
Gino Cerullo Feb 6, 2012 8:02 AM
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Make sure you have entered your CORRECT Apple ID in the Users & Groups settings of System Preferences. Use the same Apple ID on both computers.
rajnrg Aug 21, 2012 6:13 PM
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Hi tedus, were you able to resolve the issue? I have been having the same issue. I could connect my iMac from MBPro; but not the other way. I have READ/trid above suggestions made by other users (on this thread). If you could resolve it, I would appreciate your letting me know! Thanks buddy!
tedus Aug 22, 2012 7:03 AM
Re: Back to My Mac one way connection in response to rajnrg
Hey raj, no sorry I have solved the problem. I read someone tried to tell me it didn't work in Australia. That sounds like bs to me but I ended up giving up. Please let me know if you make any break throughs.
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Re: Back to My Mac one way connection in response to tedus
@tedus, I appreciate that update! I was thinking about the actual use-case where you would want to connect to a MBPro (or any mobile-Mac hardware/laptops) using a Apple-ID. Wouldn't that be a really rare scenario where you left your laptop in a remote place and would want to connect to it from iMac? Or, may be, it's just me, who feels so. Was it a reason, why this is not working?
But on the other hand, you can explain why it should work, too. The way, Mac OS, with Apple-ID/iCloud account, broadcasts its (dynamic) IP to Apple-Server(s), which in turn relay that IP to other Mac hardware[s] (setup with same Apple ID), should NOT differentiate whether it's a laptop or desktop.
Apple, can you please help us?
Richard K. Forester Aug 28, 2012 1:38 AM
Re: Back to My Mac one way connection in response to rajnrg
Ok, I have no idea what's going on here.
For the past, well, I don't know... let's say, since I installed Mountain Lion on both my iMac and my MBP, every time I try to connect to one from the other I always get "Connection Failed". I then click on "Connect As" and put in my Registered User credentials. All is well. Well, no, not really. In the past I used to be able to use my Apple ID for this and it would do it automatically. Now, when I click on "Connect As" and choose "Using Apple ID" the box shakes (as if I've entered something wrong). I get similar errors when I try to Share Screen.
I spent over an hour on the phone with Apple Care today, speaking to three different technicians. The last one basically told me that I'm always supposed to use Registered Users and not to worry that using Apple ID doesn't work. In fact, he questioned if it was ever supposed to work like that.
Well, tonight, out of the blue it's working on my MBP when connecting to my iMac! I'll admit I did a lot of stuff but nothing when it started working on it's own. However, like tedus, it only works in one direction. From my iMac to my MBP I am still getting "Connection Failed".
Steffen Aarfing Oct 31, 2012 5:37 AM
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I'm having the same problem, definatetly not in Australia. Ican connect one way, using Apple-id, but no luck the other way, the login box just shakes. Same Apple-id, keychains deleted. I logged in and out of my iCloud account on both computers. No luck. This is not a BtmM issue, though that was my outset and the only reason i can't just use Registrered users.
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Sunday's Game With Arizona Looks Good On Paper
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Merrill Reese: Its The Eagles and Arizona Sunday at The Linc. On paper it looks like a win, but this game isn't played on paper.
Statistically the Eagles edge the Bears in almost every category going into the game, and you know how that turned out.
This is The NFL where if you don't play well, if you turn the football over, you lose, which at this point the Eagles can hardly afford.


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Ever wondered why that friend of yours is so bright and chirpy in the morning when everyone else is groggy and short-tempered? Well, it may all be down to the way our brains are structured. Researchers from RWTH Aachen University, Germany, suggest that only ten per cent of us can be classified as true 'morning people', while conversely 20 per cent of us are 'night owls', being most active at night. The team used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to study the brains of both types of people and found differences in the white matter that they claim might explain higher rates of depression and a feeling of 'chronic jetlag' among those who often stay up late.
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Volleyball Finishes Weekend 3-1
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ALBUQUERQUE - The Duquesne volleyball team finished the Sheraton Airport/LA Boxing Classic 3-1 after splitting matches in the final day of the event on Saturday. DU defeated Southern 3-0 before falling to host New Mexico 3-2.
It took Duquesne only 61 minutes to take care of Southern 25-7, 25-8, 25-12. Sara Scheirman led the Dukes with nine kills. Patti Abshire had 10 digs and Mary Henry 20 assists.
In the final match of the evening, after splitting the first two sets, UNM won the third and fourth set 25-20 and 25-12 to take the match 3-1. Ashley Buse led Duquesne with 13 kills. Henry added a double-double of 40 assists and 16 digs.
After finishing the four-match event with 25 kills, 13 blocks and a .365 hitting percentage, Marah Farage was named to the All-Tournament Team. As was Henry who had 127 assists.
The Dukes' home opener is Friday Aug. 31st when Providence visits the Palumbo Center. Match time is 11 a.m.
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DAWSON, ALONZO N. (1854–1923). Alonzo N. Dawson, architect, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 18, 1854. He married Carrie Rickard in 1878 in Paris, Texas, and they had two children. Dawson, who lived in Fort Worth and later in Houston, had a twenty-five-year career that covered the end of the Romanesque Revival period and the beginnings of new architectural styles such as the Neoclassical. He produced a number of significant churches and public buildings in which he demonstrated his competence with Romanesque Revival stonework and displayed a skillful eclecticism by including design elements from such other styles as Gothic and Norman.
Early in his career Dawson designed two buildings in Johnson County, the Cleburne Public School (1883) and the Johnson County Jail (1884). The two-story masonry jail was built on a T plan to house iron and steel cell blocks constructed elsewhere. From 1885 to 1900 Dawson lived and practiced in Fort Worth. He entered a brief partnership in 1885 with Marshall R. Sanguinet, a prominent Fort Worth architect, and helped plan Ann Waggoner Hall at Polytechnic College of the Methodist Episcopal Church (now Texas Wesleyan College), Fort Worth. Waggoner Hall, a three-story Queen Anne-style structure, housed all functions of the college except the men's dormitories. Later, working as supervising architect, Dawson directed construction of the First Baptist Church, Fort Worth (1887–89), a Gothic Revival structure designed by Illinois architects Bullard and Bullard. The Fort Worth church included rusticated limestone walls, rounded towers, and Gothic windows, features that Dawson incorporated later in churches in Beaumont and Houston.
He won design competitions for important buildings such as the Archer County Courthouse (1892–93), for which his plan was selected over twenty-five others. This building is constructed in the Romanesque Revival style, with limestone walls, rounded-arch openings, and convex roofs. In another competition Dawson defeated well known Texas architects J. Riely Gordon and Messer, Sanguinet, and Messer for design of the Fort Worth City Hall (1892–93), a massive three-story building with Romanesque stone walls, Spanish tile roofs, and a monumental tower rising to the height of seven stories.
In 1900 Dawson moved to Houston, where he lived for over twenty years and designed churches and residences. In 1902–03 he traveled to Beaumont to produce the First Baptist Church, a building in which he blended medieval styles-Romanesque stonework enriched with Norman stair towers and stained-glass Gothic windows. The church, adapted for use as a library, is known as Tyrell Historical Library.
In 1904 Dawson directed construction of the First Baptist Church in Houston, a structure reminiscent of the earlier Fort Worth church and bearing a close resemblance to the Beaumont church. The same year, also in Houston, he produced a neoclassical building for the Tuam Avenue Baptist Church. With its temple-like façade of Corinthian columns, pediment, and balustraded parapet, the extant Tuam Avenue structure was adapted in 1920 for use as a laundry and dry-cleaning establishment. Another Houston church designed by Dawson was the Cumberland Presbyterian. Constructed on the popular Akron floor plan, this frame church was cast in English country style and had square towers with battlements. Among the Houston residences designed by Dawson was one for T. F. Loftus, a two-story colonial structure with tall columns. Dawson died on April 27, 1923, of apoplexy. and was buried at Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Worth.
Mary Anna Crary Anderson, "Tyrell Public Library: History of the Site and the Building," Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record 6 (November 1970). Houston Architectural Survey (6 vols., Houston: Southwest Center for Urban Research, 1980–81). Houston Daily Post, October 2, 1905, November 7, 1909. Willard B. Robinson, Gone from Texas: Our Lost Architectural Heritage (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1981). Willard B. Robinson, The People's Architecture: Texas Courthouses, Jails, and Municipal Buildings (Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1983). Willard B. Robinson and Todd Webb, Texas Public Buildings of the Nineteenth Century (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1974).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Robert J. Robertson, "DAWSON, ALONZO N.," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdaad), accessed October 10, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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Year: Senior at SMCC
Honor: Named to the Associated Press Class C All-State team.
Parents: Bob and Sue Wetzel.
Height: 6-7.
Season highlights: Broke school records with 42 points in a game and 477 for the season, averaged 21.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists, hit 59 3-pointers.
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Basketball bloodlines: Bob Wetzel coached the women's team at Wabash College in Illinois and the men's teams at Lansing Community College and Schoolcraft Community College. He currently is the boys JV coach at SMCC. Torin's brother, Keenan, is a member of the Michigan State basketball team.
Little known fact: Wetzel played hockey for nine years before giving up the sport when he was in junior high school.
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Exclusive: Mark Waid Talks Thrillbent, Digital Comics, The Hulk/Daredevil Crossover And Much More
Earlier this week I got the chance to speak with Mark Waid. The legendary writer needs no introduction, but I'll give him a little bit of one anyway. Waid is one of the busiest writers in comics today. When he's not working on stories for the digital comics site he helped launch called Thrillbent, he's working on monthly comics like Daredevil, Hulk, the Green Hornet, and the upcoming Spirit/Rocketeer crossover. I seriously think he's working towards having a book out every week of the month. I spoke with Waid about the relaunch of Thrillbent that started earlier this month and the state of digital comics in general. Of course I had to ask about things like the upcoming Hulk/Daredevil crossover and the new miniseries he's working on with Paul Smith for IDW. We covered a lot of ground, so strap in and read on!
When you first started Thrillbent and really started talking about digital, people were writing about how you wanted to kill print comics and come into their homes to burn their collections. Since some time has passed and digital has become bigger and even offered as supplement material with print, have you seen those attitudes starting to change some?
Luckily, yes I have actually. At the last retailer meeting they had before New York Comic Con last year. Two years ago at that one, people had their torches and pitchforks out. They were angry and assumed I was trying to burn down stores. Now at that same meeting people seem to have mellowed out. There's simply not one shred of evidence out there that digital cuts into print sale substantially. In fact digital sales and print sales are both up. There's just become an acceptance of the idea that print and digital can coexistence in peace.
We'll get into the more technical aspects in just a minute, but Thrillbent has a great formula. Do you see yourself adapting and moving into even different ways to tell the story itself? Insufferable, for example, offers up an almost cinematic experience.
I sure hope so! Part of the objective of Thrillbent is that we want to look back every year at the previous year's accomplishments and go "we were cavemen back then." That would be the perfect place to be where we're constantly learning and growing. This is one of the reasons that got so many projects from outside creators coming in because they have new ideas of storytelling to share and new techniques. We get to learn from each other, which I just love.
There were a lot of developments for Thrillbent at WonderCon. It seems you're really going to ramp up things with new stories and really new everything for the site.
Yeah, the whole idea was to relaunch. April 1st we relaunched with Thrillbent 2.0 with a whole new web interface, a new design, and more importantly a lot more new material. Now we have three ongoing serials. One on Monday called Arcanum with John Rogers and Todd Harris. Insufferable is back every Wednesday with me, Peter Kraus, Nolan Woodard, and Troy Peteri. Then every Friday we have The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood by Christy Blanch and Chris Carr and drawn by Chee. That's just the opening salvo.
We have several other projects lined up to roll out this month as well. By the end of the month we'll be able to have something new up every day, a reason to come back to Thrillbent every day. In terms of content, that's the big, exciting stuff. Then what I like about the web design, which has been very heavily championed by Lori Matsumoto who is our technical manager and content manager in that sense, is that Lori has worked with the web designers to make the website itself adapt in design so it automatically adapts in size to whatever device you're reading them on whether it's a laptop, phone, tablet or whatever. I'm very proud of that.
With the relaunch came embeddable comics, which is just another great innovation. Can you talk a little about that and how it came about?
I don't know exactly when it sprang into my head, but I know I was looking for a way to make our comics more shareable and more viral. Again, they're free to read on the site so it's not costing us readers to make sure there's a whole new set of eyes on it. We've always been good about sharing. We've been uploading our own torrents over the past few months and we make the comic files downloadable on the site so they can put them on web sharing sites to do that work for them. I got to thinking about the fact when we were kids you'd swap comics back and forth, and trade comics back and forth, and this seemed to be a natural next extension of it- which is how do you set it up so we can literally give out the comics so you don't even have to track them down at Thrillbent. We can come to you.
We built, with the web designers, this embeddable viewer that works just like a YouTube video essentially. With a few clicks of the mouse you can embed our comics into your website or into your Tumblr or whatever. We're working on Facebook and Twitter. You can read it right there on the spot.
You use the widescreen panels which gives almost a cinematic experience. Do you see that working to help move Thrillbent into things like gaming systems?
That's actually one of the things we've been talking closely about with other gaming companies that are working with the new relaunches of some of the newer game platforms you'll be seeing in the next year or so. It's tailor made for that. We adapted the widescreen page, the landscape format page, from the start only because we live in a landscape world. We live in a world where most screens we encounter on our day-to-day basis, whether they be laptop screens or television screens, are not portrait format they're landscape formats. Why are we not telling a story for that? It certainly does make it easier to transition into other related media. Comics is still first and foremost what we're doing, but I wouldn't be adverse to Sega or Sony knocking on the door and saying 'hey, let's work together.'
We're approaching the year mark for Thrillbent. How do you feel with the first year almost under your belt? What's the state of the union address if you will?
It's certainly exceeded our expectations. It didn't crash and burn as some sort of folly experiment, which I like. We got a lot of good stories out there, we got a lot of good dialogue moving, and a lot of good response from readers. We've also had good response from other creators who look at this and see it as a viable way of telling stories. We had our bumps along the way, not the least of which was that we got hacked at least once and one time for several weeks that cost us a lot of momentum unfortunately. We seem to have gotten there now. Now that we got the relaunch going, we've had our second best day ever. We seem to have the momentum back.
We've learned a few things. We learned about backups [laughs]. We learned about server space and bandwidth. We're still learning about the storytelling tools. Most importantly, we're sharing with our fans and vice versa. It's been a very transparent process. We've been very open about what it is we're doing, what we're trying, and what is working and not working. I think the next step is to really concentrate on how to monetize more efficiently with what we do. As I like to say, it's not about making money. We're not in this to make money we're in this to do comics. Making money is what allows us to keep doing it. No one is looking to get rich. Frankly, I don't even care if we turn a profit, I just don't want us to lose our shirts. The good news is there's enough ways out there for us to monetize that I'm confident the worst case scenario is we break even. I can live with that.
We're already doing a lot more with Comixology where we're bundling some of the chapters with new material of Insufferable and putting that up on the Comixology site and the Comics Plus site with iVerse. We also have been doing the same thing with a few other of our series that we'll roll out the next few weeks. Things like PAX ARENA and some new material as well that will probably premiere first on Comixology and iVerse and then a month later you can read for free on the site. We'll play around with a bunch of different models, but that is an interesting one to me- the idea that you can always read it free on the site, but if you want to read a month ahead then feel free to kick in a $1.99 or whatever it's going to be to read the next chapter.
As you experiment with those, are you looking at the more successful crowdfunding elements to see what will work best for you?
Oh yeah. I have no doubt in my mind we're going to walk into the Kickstarter arena in the next few months. It's just a matter of figuring out and communicating exactly what it is we're trying to sell, exactly what it is we're trying to get, and exactly what it is we want out of the Kickstater experience. It's not just a matter of going out there and shaking a tin cup saying 'help us build the website' because we've already built the website. 'Help us fund the website' is a gray message too. It's not very specific. We have to figure out exactly what it is, but we've got a lot of good ideas.
To talk about digital comics in general, Marvel recently announced Project Gamma and a few other digital projects recently. They're going to start offering things like soundtracks to comics. Do you see that as the next evolutionary step for digital comics?
It's AN evolutionary step. I think the soundtrack idea is really interesting the way Marvel has played it because it's not specific to the timing of certain things, it's more sort of ambient background music. The technical triumph on their end is that it changes seamlessly from scene to scene no matter how fast or how slow you're reading the comic. I like the application of it that I've seen. I'm not quite sure how I would use it as a storyteller, but I'm not adverse to other people trying it. The trick is that they've got Disney money. I can tell you flat out, not knowing anything more than you do, Project Gamma is not an inexpensive experiment on their end. It's not something that most web guys like us could hope to pioneer, but let's see if it works and if it proves to be a viable storytelling tool down the road then maybe we can find some way to do something along those lines.
I don't want to rehash a lot of things you've already said about writing Hulk and Daredevil, so let's combine that- can you talk about the crossover we'll be getting this month called Blind Rage (which is just a fantastic title)?
Thanks. I think the title was given to us from a friend of ours called Evan Dossey. I think he suggested it or Christy Blanch did, one of those two. That gave me the nugget of the idea. Originally it was simply just a fun team-up story between Daredevil and Hulk. I liked the idea that Daredevil is the man without fear, but even he is cautious around Bruce Banner. Beyond that, what bonds them as a team…I find interesting, what common bonds do Matt Murdoch and Bruce Banner have. One of them we've hinted at very heavily in both of the books but nobody has picked up on it yet. The other thing is how do Daredevil and Hulk work together? One of the things we've started to establish is that depending on Bruce's state of mind and other conditions during the moment of transformation, sometimes you get a Hulk that is a lot smarter or a lot dumber or more visceral. How does Daredevil hope to control a Hulk that is fairly simple minded and remembers he's a friend, but still, it's like I'm fond of saying of the Hulk- he's a targeted hurricane. You never can tell which way he's going to go next.
In terms of plot, Daredevil and Hulk break up a gun running operation. It's a super, hyper weapon gun running operation in New York. One of the weapons gets away and somebody has it and it's loose in Hell's Kitchen. What I like about this story is that it brings Hulk into Hell's Kitchen as sort of Daredevil's partner. It puts Hulk in an unusual and different environment, a very urban environment. Daredevil has to track down this weapon before the city gets destroyed. At the same time he has to control the Hulk and use the Hulk as a blunt instrument.
I think you realized you were only working 23 hours a day, so you corrected that by taking on The Green Hornet.
Exactly! I had weekends free. Hornet is fun too because first off it's a period piece which is a little more fun to write. Secondly, it's a bit of a stretch because as I keep saying it's not a superhero book it's a crime book. The whole gag behind the Green Hornet is that as Britt Reid newspaper publisher he's a force for good, but when he puts on the mask and gets in the Black Beauty limousine and Kato's with him, he's pretending to be the world's greatest super villain or the world's first super villain. He's pretending to be on the mob's side so he can glean information and get inside and get dirt and info Britt Reid can us to clean up the city.
You won't see the Green Hornet save kittens from trees or stop bank robberies. It's very much a crime story. In the overarching story of the first arc is this idea that Britt Reid, big newspaper publisher and force for good in the city, is starting to have an ego problem. He's starting to be a little less humble and starting to believe his press a little bit more. What happens to a newspaper man and media magnate who is hard to convince he's wrong? He doesn't want to hear other people's opinion. He's doing this out of the goodness of his heart. He wants to be a mover and shaker in the city. He knows he's doing good things, but nobody is right all the time. No one bats a thousand. What happens when he starts making mistakes? What happens when he starts impugning the wrong people, accusing the wrong people? What happens when the Daily Sentinel newspaper begins to prosecute, and persecute, some people who may or may not be guilty just because Britt Reid thinks they are?
Finally, I have to ask about IDW's big announcement at WonderCon this weekend that you'll be writing the Spirit/Rocketeer crossover called "Pulp Friction" with Paul Smith. Can you talk about that? What you are allowed to say at least?
There's not a whole lot we can say at this point except that when IDW came to me with the idea I was on the fence. I wanted to do more Rocketeer, but as you pointed out I don't have a whole lot of time. When they threw out Paul Smith, I couldn't let that opportunity go. Paul is a genius, he's brilliant. Paul is one of those guys that's on every comic book writer's list of people they want to work with. They sent me some sketches that he did before we got a story working of any kind. They were beautiful. So we sat down and went back and forth with Paul a few times on the story. He has a lot of input on the storytelling and the details because he's an aficionado on that stuff and a stickler for details as I am. It's been a lot of fun.
I think the one thing I can say without giving too much away, that I think makes this an interesting story, is that given that The Spirit premiered after the Rocketeer in terms of their own continuity….Rocketeer is 1936-37 on into the 40s but Spirit didn't appear until 1940/41 along in there, that means the Rocketeer is the more experienced of the two crime fighters at this point. It's interesting because you don't normally think of Cliff as being a senior partner in a relationship. That puts them both in an interesting position where Cliff is sort of the senior partner in the dynamic if you will. It's a lot of fun.
Our thanks to Mr. Waid for letting us take a little of his time to talk about all the projects he's juggling right now. You definitely need to check out Thrillbent if you haven't already. With all the great new stories kicking off this month and everything they have on the horizon, it is the perfect time to get on board the Thrillbent train. You can click right here to go to the site. With all the talk of the embeddable comics feature, it's a great excuse to show you how it works again. Here's the latest issue of Waid's Insufferable. You can read the full thing right here with no strings and no hassle. We discussed a lot of topics and covered a lot of ground. What do you think about what Waid had to say? What are you looking forward to the most?
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With the second generation of microprocessor relays now available, the emphasis is on the broader use of the protection relays as data acquisition units and for the remote control of the primary switchgear. Protection relays continuously monitor the primary system parameters such as current, voltage, frequency, etc. as part of the protection function of detecting faults. Since faults seldom occur, protection relays are expected to fulfill the protection requirements for a very small portion of their lifetime.
By utilizing the protection relays for other duties during the periods when the power system is normal, it permits integration of the various systems such as protection, supervisory control and data acquisition and results in savings on other interface components such as measuring transducers for current and voltage, meters, circuit breaker control interface, etc.
Improvements in digital communications by means of optical fibers allow the information available at the relay to be transferred without interference to the substation control level for information or event recording.
The following information is typically available from the relay:
Measurement data of current and voltage
Information stored by the relay after a fault situation
Relay setting values
Status information on the circuit breakers and isolators
Event information.
The communication link to the relay can also be used for control purposes:
Circuit breaker open/close commands
Remote reset of the relay or auto-reclose module
Changes to the protective relay settings.
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Rain dampens finals day action in Leicestershire Premier T20 Cup
Posted: May 29, 2014|
Loughborough Town and Syston will meet in the final of the Leicestershire Premier T20 Cup.
That clash will take place at a neutral venue on a date to be confirmed after rain ruined the scheduled finals day at Kibworth.
Both of the semi-finals were decided on a run-rate calculation, with Loughborough beating Lutterworth and Syston edging out Sileby in dramatic fashion.
Conditions were miserable throughout, with light rain falling most of the time and the players and umpires did splendidly to keep the action going as long as they did.
But, midway through the second innings of both ties, the rain got heavier and the day was curtailed.
Syston skipper Charlie Taylor drove the final ball before the abandonment for six and, in so doing, put his side ahead of Sileby on run rate.
Put in, Sileby made 137-6 off their 20 overs with opener Nic O'Donovan scoring 25 before Rob Moore (19 not out) and Chris Trevis (24 not out) shared an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 43. Henry Whait and Dharmist Bathia took two wickets apiece for Syston who, thanks to Taylor's final flurry, were 46-0 at the end of the sixth over when the match ended.
A whirlwind 83 by opener Anish Patel set Loughborough on the way to 163-3. Skipper Dips Patel added 29 and Kyle Saddington 21 not out, with Darren Cader bowling a tight spell of 1-16.
Lutterworth scored 12 off their first over. But spinner Nil Patel struck a vital blow when he bowled Ollie Pickering and Lutterworth were 62-3 when a halt was called midway through the 10th over.


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Some more news to follow last night's excitement about Marc Gasol re-signing with the team.
Via the Commercial Appeal:
Memphis Grizzlies management informed guard O.J. Mayo this morning that he would not be traded for the foreseeable future.
In other words, he's not being traded to the Indiana Pacers, which means that Tony Allen can rest easy after last night's Twitter confusion. The follow-up to Chris Wallace declining the Pacers' offer of Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush was that McRoberts signed a contract with the Lakers. So, rest easy Grizzlies' faithful — you won't have to watch the former Duke product sitting on the bench this year. I've honestly never seen so much griping about a bench player since….the last time the Grizzlies tried to trade for him. So, we should expect to see O.J. on the roster for most of the season, at the very least.
From the same article, Ron Tillery reports that Xavier Henry tore ligaments in his right ankle at practice yesterday and is expected to miss up to a month. This is bad news — although not nearly as bad as it could have been if the Mayo-for-McRoberts trade had gone through. Hopefully, X will make a speedy recovery and get a chance to showcase his talents this season.
Our final piece of news that is that Grizzlies issued a press release that there will be a major announcement made at a press conference tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM. No further details yet, but at least it sounds interesting. Let the rumors start flying!


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NORWOOD The Norwood Kiwanis and the village of Norwood are partnering for a weekend-long event that organizers hope will become an annual fundraiser.
The North Country Artisan Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to dusk June 14 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15 at the Norwood Village Green. A Norwood Village Green concert will be held at 7 p.m. June 15 following the Artisan Fair.
Its to showcase local talent around the north country, said Norwood Kiwanian Elizabeth A. Kirnie, the clubs chair of financing and fundraising. Her husband, Will, also a Kiwanian, is the event organizer.
It will be an opportunity to see the variety of north country talents from both sides of the border, she said.
Weve got a lot of folks who are creative and energetic, people who sew or weave or carve. Weve got someone who is going to build canoes before your eyes, she said.
A variety of events are planned for both days, including a Flag Day ceremony on June 14.
A food concession booth will operate both days, and there also will be a silent auction, with each vendor donating one item for that, she said.
While not part of the North Country Artisan Fair, the Norwood Public Library also has scheduled a special event for June 14 LibraryPalooza, according to Mrs. Kirnie.
LibraryPalooza, which runs from 12 to 4 p.m., kicks off the librarys summer reading program. It will feature a day of music, activities and fun for all ages.
Live entertainment includes music by Animal Crackers and Stringfolk and storytelling by Todd Moe and Ginger Sweeney. There also will be kids activity tables, face painting, cake walks and raffles. The Grub Tub from Canton will sell hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream and drinks.
The Friends of the Library will hold a book sale inside the library, and more information on the librarys summer reading activities will be available.
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A New Week, Time for a New Streak
The Hawks started off last week in first place. This week, the Hawks begin the week with the best record in the league. Not bad. While no one was happy about the loss in New Orleans over the weekend or the seven game winning streak ending, no one was in panic mode either. Jamal Crawford remained confident after the team went 3-1 last week, "let's start another one."
I had a chance to go to the game in New Orleans and to the lockeroom afterwards. No one pointed fingers or blamed the end of the streak on playing on back to back nights. Josh Smith who had another stat stuffing night, said that all credit was due to the Hornets as they came out and hit big shots. Smoove was adamant that there was no lethargy from playing on consecutive nights and that the team had opportunities to win. I love it, no excuses. Josh smith said he wanted to be an All Star this year he is well on his way on and off of the court.
Coach Woodson
Call me crazy but coach already should be in the pot for Coach of the Year (I know it's early but hey, think big) and without question, should be the frontrunner for Eastern Conference Coach of the Month. Eleven wins in the bank with a shot at 14 for the month makes him legit.
Great boost for Marvin
After a slow start Marvin Williams has scored in double figures in three straight games. If Mike Bibby will be banged up for a minute, Marvin's three point shooting will help. He's feeling good about his outside shot as he has hoisted up 10 money ball shots in the past two games. Keep shooting.
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The loss of Mike Bibby was felt in New Orleans after he left the game early with an ankle injury. If you want to know what "Bib" means to this team, it is evident. He is crucial to getting the team in their offensive sets early in the shot clock, helps with spacing on the floor, and directs traffic after makes and misses by the opposing squad. Get well soon sir.
With the next game coming up on Thanksgiving, the Hawks have time to reflect and duplicate the success of the last two weeks and should be rested and ready for another string of consecutive wins.


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Woman, 31, found dead on Westward Ho! beach 'may have been sleeping rough'
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A WOMAN whose body was found on a North Devon beach may have been sleeping rough in a car for several weeks.
The 31-year-old was found on Westward Ho! beach on Saturday.
Police said her clothed body was discovered on the beach, near Golf Links Road, by a dog walker at around 9.20am on Saturday.
Police were called to the scene and the body was initially taken to Westward Ho! coastguard station by a coastguard crew.
Officers then tracked down her car in Bath Hotel Road, in the centre of Westward Ho!
Formal identification had not taken place when the Journal went to press, although the woman's next of kin have been informed. She was not originally from North Devon.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the death was not currently being treated as suspicious but instead as unexplained.
Officers at the scene said no suspicious injuries were observed on her body.
Westward Ho! businessman Rob Braddick said he had heard about the incident.
He said: "It is being talked about but no one seems to know much. I had noticed a young woman sleeping in her car around the village for the last couple of months and hadn't noticed her again since the weekend so I didn't know if it was her."
Police are continuing to make inquiries on behalf of the coroner.
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The following answers made by then Mayor Bill May show a huge lack in leadership which started out as a well needed Public Safety Building costing $6,000,000. As you read you will see where then Mayor Bill May abrogated his leadership in creating, defining, and proposing aesthetics as this was being built.
There is no way in the world a good leader would EVER abrogate his ability to manage and approve any aspects of a $6,000,000 building. Does this lack of ability to manage and lead the construction of this facility be the cause of it growing into a $14,620,000 project? We will never know but Bill May is quoted as saying " The commission just voted that no members of the City Commission would have any contact with the architect." A good leader would point out the ridiculousness of this type of vote. Basically giving the architect a blank canvass and saying build it as you want, regardless of cost. You decide. Is this the kind of leader you want spending our tax dollars for the next four years?
---Q&A with Frankfort Mayor Bill May
State Journal: Published: July 2, 2006 12:00AM
---We've got to talk about the Public Safety Building.
I know that the location was an issue. I was for the downtown location, some wanted to build on the Carpenter Farm but I just believe that downtown and the heart of the city is the most important place for city government buildings to be to be accessible to all the community.
And also the design, as I said before, it was not what I had envisioned.
I had envisioned in my head a design that would fit in with the facades of those buildings on Bridge Street and the historic nature of our community.
But Im not an architect
I wasnt asked for what my opinion was on the outside of the building. ( You have to be "asked", you are the Mayor, don't wait, Lead)
I wish I could have been involved in it because I would have been able to prevent the type of, I believe, controversy over the design that were now faced with.
I was kept out of the project from the beginning in terms of what I wanted to see from the design aspect. (Double WOW!)
---Why were you kept out?
The commission just voted that no members of the City Commission would have any contact with the architect.
I think that was a huge mistake.
I think we're seeing the results of that now when the design came up and again I dont want to criticize the architect because hes a tremendous architect hes done a lot of great buildings around the country. I sort of had the same reaction when I saw the pictures of the foam board model. But to go back and make those changes now would be so costly and so costly in terms of time that I dont think we can afford to do it because the risk our community would face in future types of disasters or emergencies.
Again showing a lack of leadership. You certainly do not see a lack of leadership by County Judge Executive Ted Collins in creating the new Franklin County Courthouse. Judge Collins is swinging a hammer and then Mayor Bill May swung a feather.
Frankfort, we cannot afford to vote for a person because we like them, we cannot afford to vote for someone because they have been a politician for 21 years.
We need a real leader who is not afraid to make a decision like Kyle Thompson
Or you can vote for Bill May and watch him WAIT to see if problems blow over.
Vote Kyle Thompson for Mayor to LEAD Frankfort.