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Posted by Joel Rosenberg Categories: Editorials, Television, DC Comics, Marvel Comics,
Most of the current media bemoans the fact that an increasing amount of movies and TV are based on the comic universe. We geeks and fanboys, of course, love this trend. But most of us are not mindless drones and still have the ability to separate quality from garbage. Spider-Man 1 - good. Spider-Man 2 - not so good. Spider-Man 3 - a waste of good sand. Batman Michael Keaton - good. Batman Val Kilmer - not so good. Batman George Clooney - a waste of good nipples. Heroes season one - good. Heroes season 2 - not so good. Heroes season 3 - a waste of good comic writers.
Recently, DC announced a prospective series entitled "The Flying Graysons". Folks speculated that with an uncertain future for "Smallville", we would need something for our superhero fix. But was Dick Grayson, before he became Robin, solving crimes traveling with the circus the best they could come up with?
So, I printed out the article from Variety and posted it at Phoenix Comics, your favorite neighborhood comic store. Now, remember, these are the same customers who wanted to lynch Marvel for the whole Brand New Day fiasco or put up a statue to Marvel for ending the Peter-Mary Jane marriage. And does anyone remember Birds of Prey? How could anyone mess up a TV show featuring three awesomely good looking girls in spandex. Couldn't be done, could it?
Well, the polling is over and if the U.S. ran like this, we could have saved hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions. Nobody liked this idea. Not one customer. Nobody. And somehow DC must have gotten the message because they have canned the idea. Obviously I am only one store but still… maybe once in awhile they do listen to us.
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Are Comics Over?
Posted by Joel Rosenberg Categories: Editorials, DC Comics, Marvel Comics,
I wonder if there will be comics in our future. The reason for this is that it seems that no one wants to write comics anymore. No, what they want to write is the Great American Comic Novel.
As the proud owner of Phoenix Comics in beautiful Eastchester, New York (shameless plug), I have the great fortune, or misfortune, of reading just about everything that DC and Marvel publish. Back in the day, going back as far as 10 cent comics, a huge percentage of books were what we would call today, stand alone stories. Batman caught the bank robber, jewelry store heister, or murderer in one issue. Superman battled the evil monster and/or fooled Lois about his secret identity in one book. A two-issue story was a major event. Even as a youngster, I realized Superman was fighting a never ending battle against evil and we all moved on to the next story.
Starting with "The Death of Captain Marvel," the first mainstream graphic novel, everyone seems to be writing 120-page comic novels and slicing them into six parts. Before the ink is dry on part six, the whole thing is published in a trade paperback. At least you had a good read on an airplane. But even that doesn't seem to be enough.
Now we have continuing sagas that seem to go on forever: Crisis on Infinite Earths to Infinite Crisis to Identity Crisis to 52 to Countdown to Final Crisis to….? And don't even start with all the tie-ins. When they hit Final Bar Mitzvah I quit. Of course the X-Men books have been doing this for years. They even put numbers on the spine so you can keep reading, and reading, and reading and the story line goes on forever. At my age I have to keep reading the books because I would hate to miss a possible ending. Some of my customers have given up and just read the trades as they come out.
Is this progress?
Captain America movie gets a director!
Posted by David Torres Categories: Movies, Marvel Comics,
The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Marvel Studios have decided to go with Joe Johnston as the director for the Captain America film. Johnston was the director for films such as "The Rocketeer", "October Sky", and "Jurassic Park III". According to imdb.com he is in post-production for a remake of the "Wolf Man" staring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. "First Avenger: Captain America" is scheduled for a May 6, 2011 release.
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Interesting Villians Help Make Interesting Heroes
Posted by David Torres Categories: Editorials, Marvel Comics, Wizard Entertainment,
I just noticed in the latest issue of Wizard magazine that War Machine will be getting his own on-going series. It will be written by Greg Pak who has done some amazing things on the Hulk recently. Cool. I wonder how long this series will last.
I say this because if you are a long-time comic book fan as I am, you know that when a supporting character gets their own on-going series, very rarely do these books last more than a year or two. Some break the trend and do last awhile, but many last twelve issues or so and then get canceled. Some characters don't even deserve their own series and get canceled because nobody cares. Marvel Comics' Quicksilver had his own series in the '90s. Why ask you?!? Why?!?
I think a major reason why supporting characters don't last in their own series is because the powers that be (writers/editor-in-chief/editors) don't take the time to really develop interesting antagonists for these characters.
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The Perfidy of Marvel
Posted by Joel Rosenberg Categories: Editorials, Marvel Comics,
Comic shop owners, such as I, recently took quite a jolt courtesy of our dear friends at Marvel Comics. Of course that is not all that unusual, but this one was a killer.
Marvel had a program called First Looks, which, along with the regular Wednesday shipment, gave the dealers five-to-eight comics that were due to be released in the next week. These were never the biggies such as "Secret Invasion," but there were always a few goodies such as "Captain America," "Spider-Man," and a few stinkers. My regulars would sniff around, but, although I could let them look at them, I wasn't permitted to sell them… at least until my partner read them.
Beforehand, Marvel e-mailed all its retailers and informed us that due to paper, ink, shipping, and other cost, the fee to be a part of the program would rise to $20 from $7 and asked us if we still wanted in. I did, but 95% of the dealers didn't and so, Marvel canceled the entire program. Getting the books in advance was the main reason I went into this business because it certainly isn't the money. This isn't the first time the publishers have dissed the retailers and it won't be the last… until Wal-Mart figures out a way to sell comics and puts us all out of business.
Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel - Quick Review and Coincidence
Posted by Joel Rosenberg Categories: Editorials, Reviews, Marvel Comics,
This past Wednesday, Marvel Comics released a book entitled "Adam: Legend of The Blue Marvel." It revolves around a superhero who appears in the early 1960s and is discovered to be (gasp) a black man. Gross injustice ensues. In this humble comic store owner's opinion, it's a really good read.
Although I have a DC Comics rep, I don't have a Marvel rep. If I did, I would be calling him everyday for the lottery numbers. Come on now, how much of a coincidence that Marvel publishes this book one day after America elects its first (gasp) black president? Sure, the book was thought out months ago, written whenever, the political leanings of Marvel staff are irrelevant, and certainly the editors can make a good guess, but it still is a remarkable piece of luck that the release date was November 5th.
Writing works of fiction is difficult enough without putting words and thoughts into the heads of real people. Some will debate how the "real" JFK would have acted had this situation risen up. In this first issue there are no other heroes floating around to pick up the slack for when the next large meteor threatens the earth and, therefore, asking his hero to stand down seems a bit far fetched but what the heck. It is, after all, a comic book and certainly doesn't have to reflect reality. Still, my family motto is, "It's better to be lucky than good" and when both hit at the same time… well, a good comic book comes out of it.
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When the Colorado Rapids suit up against Real Espana tomorrow night in CONCACAF Champions League group play, they will be without their regular goalkeeper, without their captain and without one of their top defenders.
Rapids posted their complete travel roster for the trip to San Pedro Sula, Honduras on their official site today, but goalkeeper Matt Pickens, midfielder Pablo Mastroeni and defender Marvell Wynne were not listed.
Gary Smith, who has reiterated he will field a competitive and capable squad in the CCL, will likely start with Steward Ceus between the pipes, giving Pickens his first rest since the season began back in March and also saving him from having to make the international trip.
In midfield, Rapids will have all of their regulars other than Mastroeni and the injured Jamie Smith. Again, the decision not to bring the captain to Honduras with a trip to Chicago four days later was probably made to save Mastroeni, who turns 35 this month, a little wear and tear. Joseph Nane has proved capable of pairing with Jeff Larentowicz in Mastroeni's absence and did make the trip.
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Up front, Smith will again have his pick. Sanna Nyassi (listed as a midfielder) and Omar Cummings both made the trip. Macoumba Kandji, who scored two goals vs. Isidro Metapan, is available as is Andre Akpan, who scored the game-winner against Metapan.
Photos: Rapids defeat Metapan 3-2 in CCL opener
Caleb Folan, who is clearly rounding into form of late and looks deadly with his head on high services into the box, will also be at Smith's disposal.
In the closing minutes of the match against Chivas USA, Smith assembled a lineup that included Kandji, Folan, Cummings and Nyassi. If you enjoy creative attacking play like I do, you're probably in favor of seeing this unit on the field together again for a longer period of time. But remember, it was this unit that gave up the equalizer.
In case you were concerned that Hurricane Irene is in the Caribbean at the same time the Rapids are in central America, fear not. I'm no meteorologist, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I did check weather.com. The current weather model shows Irene on track for the Bahamas and then on to Florida, so it should not affect the match. The Weather Channel calls for scattered early thunderstorms tomorrow in San Pedro Sula, 40 percent chance of precipitation and temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Sounds like it will be hot and humid for the match, which could affect the personnel decisions.
Rapids tweeted that they had a connecting flight through Miami (Rapids watched the Man U vs. Spurs match during a layover there). If they have to connect back through Miami on their return flight, they should be fine as long as they travel back ahead of Thursday.
Advance staff from the club have already arrived in Honduras and posted these photos of the Rapids' hotel and Estadio Morazán, where they will play tomorrow night.


text: Earlier this week, our Animal Rescue team responded to a report of a live-stranded loggerhead sea turtle at Assateague Island National Seashore. National Park Service biologists assisted with rescuing the debilitated turtle from the beach, and National Aquarium staff triaged and transported the turtle to Baltimore to be admitted for rehabilitation. On admittance to rehab, our staff identified that the animal was underweight, lethargic, and medically compromised. Admitting an 88 pound sea turtle requires a team effort of at least 4 staff, though we were lucky enough to have a team of 7 for this patient. Animal Rescue staff fill out required paperwork, take photos, and monitor/record basic vitals of the animal being admitted (breathing rate, temperature, heart rate, weight, etc), while veterinary technicians take x-rays, collect and process biological samples (blood, urine, etc), and administer prescribed medications. The veterinarian performs a physical exam, reviews test results and vitals, and prescribes necessary medications, tests, and treatments. Our newest patient is in guarded condition, though has made some improvements since admittance to rehab. He is still too weak to swim on his own, so our staff are acting as lifeguards while the turtle has supervised swim time throughout the day. For this turtle, swim time is important as it helps stimulate his breathing, increases his heart rate, helps stimulate muscles, and will hopefully stimulate his appetite – these are all good things for a chronically tired, emaciated turtle. We'll continue to post updates on our newest patient, so stay tuned for the latest! Tags: animal-health, animal-rescue, loggerhead, sea-turtle, national-aquarium, national-aquarium-experts, jenn-dittmar Categories: Animals, Animal Rescue, Behind-The-Scenes Previous Post Next Post


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The committee has a responsibility to manage the organisation on behalf of the members. The committee should:
Committees have a responsibility to manage the organisation on behalf of the members. The role of the committee is summarised into these four main categories:
Plan: Examine alternatives for action and decide on appropriate directions according to the purpose, philosophy, culture and budget of the organisation. Determine relevant policies to guide the implementation of organisational plans.
Organise: Ensure that:
- plans are implemented
- achievable objectives are agreed to
- suitable strategies are designed to ensure satisfactory progress
- operational stages are implemented and evaluated
- required resources (people, equipment, money) are provided.
Lead: Be enthusiastic and work from an informed and well-researched knowledge base which includes a subcommittee or working group structure, distribution of clear and concise reports and wide representation of stakeholder opinions. Regularly communicate both the vision and the detail to members and other relevant stakeholders.
Control: Be responsible for defining expectations and requirements, taking appropriate action to ensure that the outcomes are achieved.
A committee that works as a group of individuals is one that may well cease to function efficiently. A committee should operate as a team, draw on the skills and talents of each member, and work toward common goals that will ensure the organisation's success. It is important to clarify the types of skills that may be required in a committee in order to identify potential committee members and also recognise gaps in skills and competencies that may require further development and training (see the Retaining Volunteers module).
In more general terms however, effective committee members should have:
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I wanted to get these thoughts down while they were fresh, but as soon as the videos are available from these talks, I'll be sure to update the post to include them. Until then, forgive me if I don't offer a complete synopsis of the talks.
First off, if you're unfamiliar with TED or the TEDx concept, take a look at this piece in TIME about the TEDxDetroit conference for a little background information, or check out Chris Spiek's synopsis at Positive Detroit. Of course, you could visit TED.com and spend some time with a few of the videos there.
Charlie Wollborg, Terry Bean, Catherine Juon, Derek Mehraban, et al. did an incredible job lining up some real heavy hitters for the conference. The speakers were truly excellent, and their talks insightful, concise, and potent. Kudos to these folks for their herculean efforts.
The AM session's highlight was Rich Sheridan (read about him in Forbes) from Menlo Innovations, talking about design, particularly when it comes to software. His talk was titled "End Human Sufferring as it Relates to Technology". He really drove home the point that most people are slow to adopt tools and software whose interface gets in the way. No matter how powerful or useful the product, the utilization won't ever happen without clean and easy design. As a technologist, I often cite that if someone needs to understand technology on my level to use it, then that technology is *broken*.
The PM session really ramped things up. Chazz Miller was electrifying, showing off all the work he's done with Public Art Workz already, and all the work that was to come. His most touching moment was talking about the inspiration for this mural in Brightmoor:
Matt Dugener (COO of Enliven Software) gave a great lecture on "Building an Enterprise Class in Michigan". It was a real eye-opener for me. He says that, in Michigan, we've taught our children for generations to be good employees, but not good employers. He also says that Michigan has tremendous economic assets, but they're all locked behind closed walls in a command-and-control structure that worked for making cars, but is anathema to innovation. Definitely give this talk a listen.
Paul Schutt, Issue Media Group, really did a nice job talking about the mechanics of media, and how they affect the Detroit area. Now, I don't go in for the media claptrap (more on that in a minute), but Schutt had hard data! (My favorite). He nimbly discussed the long tail economics of the Michigan job market, and showed us that the jobs in Michigan being created are out along that long tail, not in the Big Butt. He notes that the only thing that traditional media can pay attention to, however, is the Big Butt. When GM cuts 2,500 jobs, it's on the front page. When 20 startups employ 25 people each, it goes unnoticed. I think combining this information with what Matt Dugener said in the talk previous about command-and-control structure reveals a great nugget of Michigan truth: We're conditioned to feed ourselves as cogs to the Big Machine. Anything else seems insignificant to both ourselves (Dugener) and the Media (Schutt). Schutt then goes on to show how he's waging war on this old-style media and its shortcomings with ModelD, and the rest of the publications from the Issue Media Group.
After Schutt, poet D Blair hit the stage and offered a reading of "Detroit (While I Was Away)". I literally thought the crowd was going to rise up and carry him out of the auditorium on their shoulders. Luckily, it was captured on a Flip camera, so I can share it with you now:
|TEDxDetroit video: Poet D Blair performs 'Detroit (while I was away)'
So fellow TEDxDetroiters, where do we go from here? So many good ideas and so much energy was harnessed and focused at TEDxDetroit, I can't stand to see it just dissipate! I'm assuming that the TEDxDetroit web site will be the clearing house for information about this event and future events, but I hope we have more than a hashtag holding us together in this journey we've embarked upon.
So what do you think? Lobby for a shared blog on the TEDxDetroit site? Discussion boards? A whole new project? Existing platforms like Motor City Connect or Facebook? Is it even worth trying to build more formal connections?


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Speech by FRA Director Morten Kjaerum at the International Conference 'What Europe stands for - Growth, jobs and rights: will the European Union rise to the occasion?', Italian Chamber of Deputies, Rome, 13-14 March 2014.
Distinguished Presidents,
Honourable Speakers of Parliaments,
Ladies and gentlemen,
In late 2012, the European Parliament commissioned a poll amongst European citizens on the values they wanted Parliament to defend. The protection of human rights came first, cited by every second citizen, followed by solidarity between EU Member States, and finally gender equality and freedom of speech.
We have the ambition to be a community of shared values, human rights and the rule of law. Yet, are we up to the task? Do we deliver this "good" to the citizens?
We have achieved much to be proud of in the Union on fundamental rights. Our citizens enjoy a degree of justice, freedom and security that is envied in many parts of the world. We have a legally binding Fundamental Rights Charter. Europe is the only region in the world where we have ground-breaking common EU rules to protect people against discrimination, to give EU citizens the right to move freely in the EU, to protect children against sexual exploitation, and to safeguard people's right to privacy through legislation which is currently being upgraded. And we have the tools to enforce the legislation. And the Commission and the Court of Justice have proven that they do not shy away from using these tools - when needed.
Yet the experiences and demands of our citizens tell us that the job is unfinished. Our Agency has been set up by the EU and the Member States to provide a reality check. Can our citizens - in their daily lives - enjoy the high level of fundamental rights that we take pride in?
The Fundamental Rights Agency has conducted large-scale surveys and research into fundamental rights, to provide evidence-based advice to the EU and its Member States. And we have diagnosed a certain sense of anxiety amongst people in our Union. 66 percent of respondents in our survey of Jews said that antisemitism was a problem in their country. Every third respondent had considered emigrating because of not feeling safe for being a Jew.
In another survey, more than 20 percent of LGBT persons said that they have been physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation in the last 12 months.
Last week, I presented at the Council in Brussels the results of the first EU-wide survey on violence against women - for which we interviewed 42,000 women about their experiences. When presenting the results - I had to describe them as shocking. One in three women has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15. 5 percent had experienced rape. This corresponds to 6 million women, which is more than a country like Austria has inhabitants.
A cross-cutting finding across all these surveys is the severe lack of confidence of victims to report such experiences to the police or other competent authorities. Between 70 and 80 percent of these incidents never get reported. Why? The majority of victims say that they do not believe that the police or others would do anything about it.
We should not be surprised if our citizens do not believe in our rhetoric of a Union of shared values where human rights are upheld at all times. Our work shows that fundamental rights are not working for many people who should feel safe and free in the Union. Also events, such as the tragic deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean sea, cast serious doubts on Europe's capacity to grant international protection to those in need - whether they be victims of trafficking, refugees fleeing prosecution, or unaccompanied minors.
We are in a period of transition of the European Union and its Member States, a transition from a period of political trust to one of political scepticism. This scepticism has many sources such as the economic crisis, a loss of faith in our democratic systems, a sense of growing inequality and injustice, and the negative experiences of many minority communities in the Member States of the EU.
We cannot ignore these developments. We need to be clearer and more confident about what sort of Europe we want and what values we stand for.
The time is now. The EU institutions and the Member States are in this very moment discussing the strategic priorities in the area of justice and home affairs for the next five years. You as national parliamentarians, national governments, the European institutions, EU agencies such as mine, civil society - we are all taking part in this reflection process.
In June, the Council will then adopt new strategic guidelines for the next European legislature. Let us use this as an opportunity for a new pact for fundamental rights. By that I mean a Rights agenda which embeds fundamental rights into core European Union policies - from the economic policies, which we discussed yesterday, to justice and home affairs which we are discussing today. In my view, this does not need more Europe but certainly a more effective cooperation among all of us.
Addressing the fundamental rights concerns of our citizens is one of the critical paths to restore trust in our democratic institutions - whether at European or national level. And it is about reconnecting the EU to its citizens. Let me highlight this with three core citizen concerns. They are intimately linked with the topics we discussed yesterday - better equipping Europe for economic recovery, globalisation and the digital world.
The right to free movement is the core benefit of the Union which EU citizens experience in their daily lives. All economic data tell us that - also in this crisis - intra-EU mobility is part of the solution to economic disparity, and not the problem. Freedom of movement has helped many young people access labour markets and realise study opportunities in other member states.
We now have 15 million EU citizens living in Member States other than their countries of origin. It is important that the fundamental right to freedom of movement is protected in order to develop the Union further. It allows companies to seek the best talents across the EU, for skill shortages to be met, and for young people to realise life chances. All this is important to develop the Union as a global competitor.
Civil society organisations here in Italy yesterday told me that very robust economic studies had clearly demonstrated how much small businesses run by ethnic minorities have contributed to the Italian economy. Is that something that is regularly covered in the media or in political discourse? Instead, the debate - not only in Italy - is dominated by voices challenging migration and intra-EU mobility with strong xenophobic or racist undertones.
At the end of last year, we heard about Romanians and Bulgarians ready to swamp Western Europe - to take advantage of better social benefits. Few listened to the voice of the European Commission and others which demonstrated - with hard data - the economic benefits that this intra-European mobility.
Finally, in relation to migration from third countries and asylum, there are serious challenges requiring an EU solution in the coming years. We need to look at developing higher levels of solidarity between Member States, ensure that persons in need of protection have proper access to asylum procedures, put an end to severe labour exploitation of irregular migrants, and offer facilitate legal migration channels to close those labour market needs.
Politicians in Europe should be wary that the upcoming European electoral campaign will not become the playground of those who fuel racist attitudes and stereotypes for quick electoral gains. We know that it is hard to restore the damage done after such a campaign. All of us who have easy access to microphones have a particular responsibility to challenge racist stereotypes.
Let me move to a second human rights concern of our citizens.
The revelations about mass electronic surveillance programmes have undermined EU citizens' trust in the protection of their fundamental rights in this area. They revealed a failure of democratic accountability and oversight. The European Parliament has made it one of its priorities to restore democratic accountability and oversight with an inquiry and a report on the activities of NSA and how it dealt with the data of European citizens. This being a cross-national issue, we need the next European Parliament to work with you national parliamentarians to regain citizen's trust that their personal data is protected.
One way to regain this trust is to establish transparent and independent, and therefore credible, mechanisms that protect citizen's rights and give them access to remedies. The current mechanisms, such as the Data Protection Authorities, need to be strengthened both in terms of the scope of their activities as well as their interaction with those who have complained. The Union requires a strong data protection framework to secure the rights of its citizens and, in particular, the right to privacy.
Finally, we also need to address the private sector. The challenges ahead include finding ways of sensitising and committing the private sector to respect fundamental rights protection when dealing with personal data. A clear commitment to the protection of fundamental rights by the security industry, as well as by corporations holding masses of data will not only serve the rights holders, but also the corporations themselves.
Given the growing interdependence between digital services and citizen participation in society, it is critical that people trust the way governments and corporations operate in this field.
Finally, I come to a third concern which relates to the issue of trust in the Union's capacity to uphold basic principles and core values.
Recent events in a couple of Member States raised the question of what to do in cases where EU basic principles and core values have been breached.
The Communication from the Commission on the rule of law as proposed this week, establishes a new framework to strengthen the EU's response to potential breaches of the rule of law.
This is a positive step forward to address systemic deficits in EU Member States which impact adversely on the integrity of national institutions and mechanisms established to secure the rule of law.
There is a direct relationship between the EU's current crisis, fundamental rights, and the rule of law. We need stable democracies in Europe to ensure sufficient trust to be present between Member States. This trust in the democratic institutions is a precondition for so many of the actions and citizens should be able to take this for granted inside the EU. For example, the European arrest warrant - if you cannot trust the judiciary in one Member State then the entire basis for the arrest warrant is undermined.
The challenge for the new European Parliament, the Council and Commission will be to find ways of addressing Member States which are sliding backwards - and doing it on a non-discriminatory manner, based on objective and reliable data.
To conclude,
The Union should finally consider developing an internal fundamental rights strategy, to mirror the human rights framework and guidelines existing for the EU's external policies. I would be delighted to work with the incoming Italian Presidency on such a strategy, which would illustrate clearly that the EU practices at home what it projects to the outside world.
National parliaments should play a key role in defining the strategy. For a continuous cross-national dialogue on such issues, it may be useful to create a network of national parliamentary committees dealing with fundamental rights.
Fundamental rights are not just for the good times. It is in time of crisis that their robustness is being tested.
Thank you for your attention.


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Geiger Readings for Apr 26, 2019
Ambient office = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient office = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 107 nanosieverts per hour
With the chance of another nuclear accident, a dirty bomb or even a deliberate nuclear detonation increasing, the ability to cheaply and easily measure environmental radiation is becoming more important by the day.
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 67 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 61 nanosieverts per hour
The primary use for nuclear bombs is destruction of an enemy in a conflict. There have been attempts since World War II to find peaceful uses such as digging canals and fracking for natural gas but none of them turned out to practical and safe. There is a new peaceful use of nuclear warheads that has been tossed around for a few decades, but we have not had an opportunity to test such a use.
Ambient office = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
Ambient office = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 77 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 77 nanosieverts per hour
Part 1 of 2 Parts
Ambient office = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Fermentation is an incredible process to me. I have friends who make everything from their own kombucha to their own kefir in the kitchen, and while I've tried my own hand at some of these methods I still have to tip my hat to the dedication and effort required to create these incredible good-for-you brews that not only save money but keep you and your family in good health.
Z2 Comics is releasing a Grateful Dead Origins comic that looks really fun and I can't wait to read it. The graphic novel is supposed to trace the band from their Warlocks beginnings into the height of their popularity. While it won't be for sale anytime soon, you can pre-order copies for its 2020 release.
You know what? It probably won't surprise you. Does anything surprise anyone after the age of 8 anymore? But studies show that Republicans who viewed the Kavanaugh hearings are experiencing the "Kavanaugh effect," which translates to them believing women less and engaging in more sexism as a result of the trial! This is absolutely outrageous. Will these people ever consider women equal to men?
The more tech we use, the more we tend to underestimate how much of our data is being collected, shared and saved for "research purposes." While I'm not a total conspiracy theorist who thinks everything being recorded is to help control the masses, I do think there are major concerns that we just don't truly consider when we willingly share our information.
How weird is it when we cross of a species of animal as extinct only to be proven wrong years later? We keep hearing stories like these and it makes me want to go Inigo Montoya on some scientists: You keep using that word, extinct, but I don't think it means what you think it means. It's a nice surprise to find out when we're wrong about these animals!
Does your young person love The Little Engine That Could or Thomas the Tank Engine? If so, you need to check out this post at The Activity Mom full of fun train ideas. There's an egg carton train, train track prints and othe fun crafty ideas to try out!
While I'm not a huge fan of adding a lot of citrus to savory foods, I love me some citrus cake and desserts. The other day I had a lemon-blueberry bar that was pretty much Heaven in your mouth, and I will always love orange-chocolate flavor combinations. Both are my favorite flavors of ice cream/gelato, too.


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Sometimes I feel like a mad scientist in my kitchen. Or at least a genius. (Maybe they are one in the same?)
My coworker's bday came around again (as it tends to do in August) and I had to try to trump last year's loved dessert: Lemon Pull Apart Bread.
She loves lemon, so I had a theme to work with.
Last year I had devised a way to make the Lemon Pull Apart bread with Pillsbury Seamless Dough Sheets. So I again turned to them to make up this new recipe.
My mad scientist/genius kicked in and I formulated a great idea for a breakfast treat that involved parts of three different recipes! The dough and lemon filling from the Lemon Pull Apart Bread, the technique used in the popular Mini Cinnies recipe, and the frosting adjusted from Orange Drop Cookies. Muhahahaha!
The results were SUPER lemony, which made my coworker SUPER happy.
This is a great breakfast roll and also works well as an afternoon snack especially with some strawberries on the side.
Super Lemony Breakfast Rolls
Ingredients for rolls:
2 cans of Pillsbury Seamless Dough Sheets
1 C white sugar
zest from 6 lemons
2 T butter, melted
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease two cookie sheets.
2. Place the sugar in a bowl and rub the lemon zest in with the sugar.
3. Unfold one baking sheet and with a pastry brush or small spatula, spread half the melted butter on the dough.
4. Add half the lemon zest over the unfolded dough.
5. Roll the dough short side up.
6. Cut 2-3 inch slices and place all the rolls on a cookie sheet.
7. Repeat steps 3-6 for the other dough baking sheet.
8. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the top is golden.
9. Cool for 10 minutes and add frosting on top.
Ingredients for frosting:
2 T soft butter
1 T grated lemon rind
2 T lemon juice
2 C powdered sugar
Blend and spread on rolls when they are mostly cooled.
Or, if you like, you can make just the rolls and not add the frosting. Still yummy!
Bake well and prosper!


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SAN JOSE — Three South Bay men appeared in a courtroom Thursday to answer to more than a dozen charges from a violent three-day robbery spree where they allegedly beat and stabbed victims in a string of armed holdups before they reportedly bound an Almaden Valley couple and ransacked their home.
But San Jose residents Miguel Marez, 19, and James Palmerson, 18, and 18-year-old Morgan Hill resident Ezra Santana did not enter pleas and will return to court on March 7. They face 13 felony counts covering robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with four robberies between Jan. 19 and 21.
Dressed in dark-green jail jumpsuits and standing in a row, the three were stoic during their brief joint court appearance at the Hall of Justice.
Police reports released this week reveal that the .38-caliber revolver believed to have been used in some of the stickups wasn't loaded and used strictly to intimidate the victims. The documents also allege the defendants chose their home-invasion target after cruising through an Almaden Valley neighborhood where they spotted a couple in their 70s in front of their home and plotted to rob them later in the day.
According to those same reports, the trio's crime streak started in the late hours of Jan. 19 when they went to Buchanan's nightclub on Monterey Road and saw a member of the band playing that night step into an adjacent alley to urinate. They allegedly told the man they were going to stab him and demanded his wallet. Before he could comply, the man told police that the three stabbed him repeatedly in the upper body while also punching and kicking him, then fled.
Marez told police interrogators that the following night he and his co-defendants decided to rob a taco truck near Story and King roads in East San Jose. Santana told investigators that upon approaching the truck he hit a man in the head with stick he brought with him, and that Palmerson pointed an unloaded .38-caliber revolver at a woman tending the cart. Both victims ran off with the till, leaving the three to scrape a few dollars from a tip jar.
It was because of that disappointing take, the reports said, that the three decided to hold up a Wienerschnitzel in the 2800 block of Story Road. They actually ate at the restaurant first before returning and sending Marez and Palmerson back inside. The report said Marez hit a female employee in the head with a stick while Palmerson threatened them with the revolver, and the two fled with a few hundred dollars.
The next day, Jan. 21, the defendants told police that they went to the Walmart on Almaden Expressway where they shoplifted duct tape and gloves. They drove to the area of Bret Harte Drive looking for a place to smoke when they saw an older man and woman tending to their lawn. Two hours later, they returned to the home and forced their way inside after the female homeowner answered the door. One of them brandished a knife.
The reports say that the intruders bound the homeowners with duct tape and sat them in a bathtub and gave them blankets and pillows before rummaging through the home and taking cash, jewelry and high-priced electronics and fleeing in the victims' two cars, a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Highlander SUV.
After selling off some of the stolen jewelry at stores in San Jose and Morgan Hill the next day, they drove the Highlander to the Uvas Reservoir and used the Camry to push it into the water, police say. They drove to Los Banos, and on their way back to San Jose, they were stopped by a California Highway Patrol Officer on Highway 152 but sped away, the reports said. After spinning out near Hollister, the three abandoned the car and split up, eluding police before taking a taxi to San Jose.
Soon after investigators recovered the abandoned vehicles and got on the trail of the three thanks in part to phone calls some of the defendants made after the robberies, the reports said. Palmerson was arrested Jan. 24 by officers responding to a police call, and Marez was arrested the same day. On Jan. 25, police arrested Santana in Gilroy.
Marez acknowledged that extensive media coverage of the home invasion likely led to them being caught, according to the police reports. Palmerson reportedly wrote an apology letter to the home-invasion victims after his arrest.
Palmerson gained earlier notoriety in 2009 when as a 14-year-old he commandeered his grandmother's car and drove off with his 13-year-old girlfriend from their West Valley homes and made it all the way to Denver in a headline-grabbing case. His arrest in connection to the robbery spree came nearly four years to the day of that runaway.
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.


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Not particularly groundbreaking news, but something good to hear is that Audi market share has increased 1.3% to 7.7% in March for the U.S. import luxury segment. This is due mostly to great sales of the long-awaited Q5 crossover, which sold 1,094 units in March – its first full month for sale, making it the second highest selling Audi in March, after the A4.
Strong sales of the Audi A5 and R8 contributed to the increased market share, with the excellent A5 gaining a 41.6% increase in sales over last year, selling a total of 657 units in March. Sales of the Audi R8 are up 18.6% year-to-date.
I congratulate Audi for increasing market share here in the States, outpacing competitors, and making one helluva car.


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Pit bull ban bringing protest to Denver city hall
On Jan. 21, critics of Denver's breed-specific legislation (BSL) barring pit fulls rom the city will hold a protest and demonstration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside the City and County Building. Among the speakers will Shorty Rossi of "Pit Boss" on television's Animal Planet.
In pit bull circles, David Edelstein is known simply as Chef David.
Five years ago, Edelstein was pursuing a living as a chef and caterer in Southern California when he heard about a lost dog running loose in the canyons near his home.
"I decided to get involved," he said.
It wound up changing his life.
The dog turned out to be a 1-year-old pit bull mix and it was soon part of Chef David's household.
The dog and Edelstein quickly bonded and, like many new pet guardians, he went online to find out about his new companion. That's where he first learned about breed-specific legislation, in which breeds that are considered a public threat are banned.


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Publisher's Note: Pump up small business
By Jody Reese
There is some agreement that small businesses will be the employment engine that gets America back to work.
To that end, the federal government is pushing banks to relax lending so small businesses have enough credit to start building their business again.
Unlike personal credit, business credit is really a necessary part of building a business. For example, if you're a cabinet seller and get a larger order there is a financing gap between when you get the order, deliver that order and get paid for that order. In that space, a small business needs credit to support that transaction. Tax rules also make it necessary in many cases to borrow for large purchases of equipment, such as printing presses or buildings (there are some exceptions).
While the federal push might free up a little cash, it's unlikely to do much. At the same time the federal government has clamped down on bank lending because of the financial crisis and the lax lending that led to a run-up in asset values. For lending, the federal government is caught in a bind and it's unlikely we'll see much help from it.
But that doesn't mean government can't be helpful.
In fact, it can do a lot — though it's not the federal government that can help. For small businesses the federal government is not much of a factor. Most pay little or no taxes to it and aren't regulated by it. For small business all government is essentially local.
In New Hampshire the state exercises some control, especially on the tax side, but if you're starting a business or expanding one, it's likely your local town government is the one you'll be dealing with. And frankly, it's the one that is most harmful to small businesses.
So how can town and city governments be more helpful to small businesses?
While saying "get out of the way" is far too glib and unrealistic, the answer is closer to "help along the way."
As it is, most small businesses are confused and intimidated by the various local agencies that must be dealt with in order to open a small business.
The biggest hassle comes when a small business needs to open a location. This can be as small as an office or as tough as a restaurant. That small business will be dealing with four or five departments with conflicting rules and local officials who don't have the time to guide the small business owner through the process. The only advice you can expect is to hire a specialist.
Unfortunately, the whole definition of a small business is that you generally can't afford a professional architect or general contractor. In small business, you do the work yourself or you don't go into business. Especially now when loans are harder to get, if you want to open a restaurant, you get a hammer and figure it out yourself. But that is at direct odds with how local governments handle permits, inspections and approvals.
Add the fact that everything now has to go through a local fire department, and small business is up a creek of regulations that most fire inspectors don't fully understand (it's a huge book of rules, how could you expect them to?).
If small business is going to be the engine that brings back our economy, local government needs to lead the way by streamlining and simplifying the process of opening a business.
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10/29/2009 A not-so-spooky Halloween
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10/8/2009 Health care joke
10/1/2009 What about the west?
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8/20/2009 Summer movies
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5/28/2009 Money well spent?
5/21/2009 Newspaper nonsense
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4/30/2009 Saving the Ioka
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4/16/2009 The end of classical music?
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3/26/2009 I need credit, dude
3/19/2009 Best of Hippo
3/12/2009 E-Z speedy
3/5/2009 Healthy 25-year-olds
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2/19/2009 No words are necessary
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2/5/2009 Time for hard choices
1/29/2009 Best of Hippo
1/22/2009 New wave
1/15/2009 A great week
1/8/2009 A function of justice
1/1/2009 Bag the tag
12/25/2008 2009 predictions
12/18/2008 Help up
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12/4/2008 Vote for your tax dollars
11/27/2008 A holiday 'big three'11/20/2008 Keep your head up11/13/2008 One big local boondoggle
11/6/2008 The great outdoors10/30/2008 All together
10/23/2008 Let's get creative10/16/2008 Panic globally, bank locally
10/9/2008 Back to the land
10/2/2008 Bail us out
9/25/2008 Tech: Not just for geeks
9/18/2008 Film: Don't do it alone
9/11/2008 Courage under fire
9/4/2008 There's gold in them there arts
8/28/2008 Getting nowhere fast
8/21/2008 Something new to read
8/14/2008 Get ready to run
8/7/2008 Cap my home value
7/31/2008 Staycation
7/24/2008 Local gets a break
7/17/2008 Manchester needs leadership
7/10/2008 Riding it out
7/03/2008 It's better by foot
6/26/2008 Change to grow
6/19/2008 A crude lie
6/12/2008 Fairly fair
6/5/2008 Protect and change
5/29/2008 Making the most of $600
5/22/2008 Going our own way
5/15/2008 Education is the key
5/8/2008 Show me the value
5/1/2008 Assault on your freedom
4/24/2008 Spring means cleaning up
4/17/2008 Taxes and local spending
4/10/2008 Education? Back of the bus
4/3/2008 Worse to good
3/27/2008 Road to Concord
3/20/2008 2008 Best of
3/13/2008 Alderman hooked on cash
3/6/2008 America's promise
2/28/2008 The field clears
2/21/2008 Tax growth
2/14/2008 Opportunity for whom?
2/7/2008 Who's the boss?
1/31/2008 An unfair cost
1/24/2008 Bank locally
1/17/2008 It wasn't race, it was the race
1/10/2008 School funding is still an issue
1/3/2008 Predictions for 2008
12/27/2007 My best and worst of 2007
12/20/2007 Not Edwards
12/13/2007 Sometimes it's best to hold the story
12/6/2007 A reckoning with reality
11/29/2007 Cure for weak reporting
11/22/2007 Good Pork
11/15/2007 NH, land of wine opportunity
11/8/2007 An extreme gift
11/1/2007 Odd state out
10/25/2007 Smart growth
10/18/2007 School debate
10/11/2007 Art, art — what is it good for?
10/04/2007 Investing for the long haul
9/27/2007 The Frankensteined museum
9/20/2007 Publisher's Note
9/13/2007 Glendified weekend
9/6/2007 Change is good
8/30/2007 Live toll free or die trying
8/23/2007 Stress made me steal
8/16/2007 Malls do a town good?
8/9/2007 Politics and policy
8/2/2007 Ban needs state enforcement
7/26/2007 We need more under-30s
7/19/2007 Health care tune-up
7/12/2007 Save our parks
7/5/2007 Mortgage re-regulation
6/28/2007 Downtown troubles?
6/21/2007 Kid coddlers
6/14/2007 Illegals needed
6/7/2007 Be the Burlington
5/31/2007 Still number one?
5/24/2007 Time for Target to give
5/17/2007 Rail stop
5/10/2007 Short-changing the future
5/3/2007 Not just cheaper, more efficient
4/26/2007 Where is our scotch?
4/19/2007 School leadership crisis
4/12/2007 Restricting free-dumb
4/5/2007 Property tax relief
3/29/2007 Manchester: A West advantages
3/29/2007 Nashua: Beach weather — for dogs
3/29/2007 Concord: Boston's loss, Concord's gain
3/22/2007 Manchester: Mortgages come due
3/22/2007 Nashua: Camping and comic strips
3/22/2007 Concord: Best show in town
3/15/2007 Manchester: Biggest Best Of
3/15/2007 Nashua: The envelope please
3/15/2007 Concord: Simply the best
3/8/2007 Manchester: NH spectacle
3/8/2007 Nashua: The local connection
3/8/2007 Concord: Not married to the idea
3/1/2007 Manchester: Death by a thousand tickets
3/1/2007 Nashua: Looking at glass
3/1/2007 Concord: Does anyone care anymore?
2/22/2007 Manchester: Penny wise, pound foolish
2/22/2007 Nashua: The ultimate reality show
2/22/2007 Concord: Ask anything
2/15/2007 Manchester: To be a successful satellite
2/15/2007 Nashua: The bus too the future
2/15/2007 Concord: Education is non-partisan
2/8/2007 Manchester: In praise of compromise
2/8/2007 Nashua: Will you be my Valentine?
2/8/2007 Concord: The economy or art
2/1/2007 Manchester: Just fake it
2/1/2007 Nashua: A lesson from Walter
2/1/2007 Concord: Trash talking
1/25/2007 Manchester: Sticking with our bottleneck
1/25/2007 Nashua: How dry I was
1/25/2007 Concord: From pot to throw pillows
1/18/2007 Manchester: Renters have a role
1/18/2007 Nashua: Auctions and death
1/18/2007 Concord: The automobile basket
1/11/2007 Manchester: Rail: Look ahead,not back
1/11/2007 Nashua: Easier 80 years ago
1/11/2007 Concord: Let it snow please
1/4/2007 Time for a raise
1/4/2007 Nashua: Five things revisited
1/4/2007 Concord: Keeping an eye on crime
12/28/2006 In the year 2007
12/28/2006 Nashua: My trashy neighborhood
12/28/2006 Concord: 2007 resolutions
12/21/2006 Keeping an eye on crime
12/21/2006 Nashua: Not a curse, a blessing
12/21/2006 Concord: Keep those doors open
12/14/2006 Manchester: Great town in need of TLC
12/14/2006 Nashua: Big world, small town
12/14/2006 Concord: The real reason for the season
12/07/2006 Manchester: War on bars
12/07/2006 Nashua: 'Monkey Day' other school news
12/07/2006 Concord: A special time of year
11/30/2006 Manchester: Live from the BMA!
11/30/2006 Nashua: The movie biz returns
11/30/2006 Concord: A little holiday sentiment
11/23/2006 Manchester: The Manchester oppressed
11/23/2006 Nashua: I miss the BG slaughter
11/23/2006 Concord: Help patch the leaky boat
11/16/2006 Manchester: Straight tickets have got to go
11/16/2006 Nashua: Songs in the funeral parlor
11/16/2006 Concord: The art of politics
11/9/2006 Manchester: Crackdown on slumloards needed
11/9/2006 Nashua: new life in the old stroll
11/9/2006 Concord: Let's get to work
11/2/2006 Manchester: Less mud, more action
11/2/2006 Nashua: Bigger and better and more!
11/2/2006 Concord: Red River takes a dive
10/26/2006 Manchester: Refocus priorities
10/26/2006 Nashua: The color of pennies
10/26/2006 Concord: refocus priorities
10/19/2006 Manchester: Still a safe city
10/19/2006 Nashua: Home field advantage
10/19/2006 Concord: A little bit of everything
10/12/2006 Manchester: Stalled in city government
10/12/2006 Nashua: Closed for remodeling
10/12/2006 Concord: Courting more space
10/05/2006 Manchester: Guinta squashes Saturday parking fees
10/05/2006 Nashua: Still a good idea
10/05/2006 Concord: Concord's new paper
09/28/2006 Manchester: Time for airport effiency
09/28/2006 Nashua: Nashua's symphonic gem
09/28/2006 Concord: Nobody puts Baby in the corner
09/21/2006 Manchester: The low-income housing puzzle
09/21/2006 Nashua: Stop studying, start paving
09/21/2006 Concord: Road to the future
09/14/2006 Manchester: Glendi!
09/14/2006 Nashua: The art of walking
09/14/2006 Concord: Time to shine
09/07/2006 Manchester: The idea deficit
09/07/2006 Nashua: Fine art and Popeye
09/07/2006 Concord: Of diners and destinies
08/31/2006 Manchester: The blueies fumble
08/31/2006 Nashua: Cheap eats and me
08/31/2006 Concord: Cheap eats everywhere
08/24/2006 Manchester: This isn't Monopoly
08/24/2006 Nashua: Who's to judge? Me!
08/24/2006 Concord: Around Concord
08/17/2006 Manchester: Getting anchored
08/17/2006 Nashua: The art of rememberance
08/17/2006 Concord: The Cap center moves forward
08/10/2006 Manchester: Stopping the wave
08/10/2006 Nashua: Local heroes
08/10/2006 Concord: Make downtown a priority
08/03/2006 Manchester: Transport for the long-haul
08/03/2006 Nashua: Peeking at Peacock
08/03/2006 Concord: Primary myths
07/27/2006 Manchester: All smoke, no fire
07/27/2006 Nashua: The city with the cool market
07/27/2006 Concord: You ain't heard nothin yet
07/20/2006 Manchester: State should help city
07/20/2006 Nashua: Taking it outside
07/20/2006 Concord: A forum worth attending
07/13/2006 Manchester: The refugee puzzle
07/13/2006 Nashua: When chemicals made us strong
07/13/2006 Concord: Getting people downtown
07/06/2006 Manchester: Sherriff doesn't like competition
07/06/2006 Nashua: The ghost of Mabel
07/06/2006 Concord: The return of the DOT
06/29/2006 Manchester: Don't hold your breath
06/29/2006 Nashua: To your health, sort of
06/29/2006 Concord: Bright lights, big city
06/22/2006 Manchester: Priming the pump
06/22/2006 Nashua: The right guy
06/22/2006 Concord: Consideration
06/15/2006 Manchester: Stag what?
06/15/2006 Nashua: Get out of town!
06/15/2006 Concord: Stay the course
06/08/2006 Manchester: Guinta's political game
06/08/2006 Nashua: No backyard barbeque
06/8/2006 Concord: We seek the Grail
06/01/2006 Manchester: Throwaway society
06/01/2006 Nashua: We are what we eat
06/01/2006 Concord: Moving in the right direction
05/25/2006 Manchester: The past is the future
05/25/2006 Nashua: Think Hippo, then flush
05/25/2006 Concord: Get on the train and ride
05/18/2006 Manchester: A tale of two cities
05/18/2006 Nashua: Teachable moments
05/18/2006 Aspell the man for the job
05/11/2006 Manchester: 2007 budget for 2007 prices
05/11/2006 Nashua: Increasingly vacant city
05/11/2006 Concord: Concord's musical economy
05/04/2006 Manchester: The show must go on
05/04/2006 Nashua: Don't miss your cue
05/04/2006 Concord: Support your local station
04/27/2006 Manchester: Why I buckle my seatbelt
04/27/2006 Nashua: A global black eye
04/27/2006 Concord: The time has come
04/20/2006 Manchester: Budget bull
04/20/2006 Nashua:Hunting white elephants
04/20/2006 Concord: Rallying for Red River
04/13/2006 Manchester: Parking wise, pound foolish
04/13/2006 Nashua: Roomates
04/13/2006 Concord: You have to want it
04/06/2006 Manchester: Detroit by comparison?
04/06/2006 Nashua: Changing the flow
04/06/2006 Concord: Time and the river
03/30/2006 Manchester: Calling planet Earth
03/30/2006 Nashua: Where is the leadership?
03/30/2006 Concord: Legislation that matters
03/23/2006 Manchester: Beyond city government
03/23/2006 Nashua: Short-sighted city
03/23/2006 Concord: Creating Community
03/16/2006 Growth does not equal crime
03/16/2006 Not just for business
03/16/2006 Concord: Stop the signs
03/09/2006 Manchester: The future is now
03/09/2006 Nashua: The bus to tomorrow
03/09/2006 Concord: Fat free or die
03/02/2006 Manchester: Movies matter
03/02/2006 Nashua: City without theaters
03/02/2006 Concord: Thinking big
02/23/2006 Manchester: Parking problems
02/23/2006 Nashua: A substitute for Benson's
02/23/2006 Concord: Put parking to rest
02/16/2006 Manchester: Having it both ways
02/16/2006 Nashua: The Nashua arts puzzle
02/16/2006 Concord: Future in beer
02/09/2006 Manchester: Best of us
02/09/2006 Nashua: Put your best vote forward
02/09/2006 Concord: Concord shows off
02/02/2006 Manchester: Chain reactions
02/02/2006 Nashua: We wuz robbed
02/02/2006 Concord: Looking Back
01/26/2006 Manchester: City government gets wackier
01/26/2006 Nashua: Hometown Pride
01/26/2006 Concord: Growing Pains
01/19/2006 Concord Back to Work
01/19/2006 Nashua: Message in a bottle
01/19/2006 Manchester: The Living City
01/12/2006 Welcome to the Flea
01/05/2006 Hippo Manchester — Five Years Later
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A taxing mistake
A Mission For InTown
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Art Is News Here
A Work In Progress
Ante Up For Plows
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Beating the downtown blues
City Needs To Get Tough
City noise tax
Crime - Reality vs. Perception
Daily Buys Weeklies
Down to the wire
Elements of a downtown
Fat And Good Planning
Garrity's Plan A Step Back
Giving MTBE a free ride
Going For The Money
Go Glendi!
Government Regulations The Problem
Guinta's work pays off
Guinta's work pays off (II)
Happy yuppies, strong city
Improve The City From The Center
It's Just Good Business
Keep those teens busy
Killing the goose
Long Term Vision
Looking Down The Road
Make It An Event
McQuaid's War & Other News
Name that tune
Not Just An Alternative
Old Building Makeover
One Jump Closer
Outside Might Be Best
Party politics
Penny-Wise, Pound Foolish
Positive QOLs: food, trains
Preach, Don't Campaign
Private Places
Read it here first
Readin', Ritin', Paying Up
Retiring Teachers
Say No To Cronyism
Scrooge, Inc.
Solution to parking woes
Step Aside, Joe
Surviving The Chains
Tax cap kills the future
The Awards Go To
The business of clubs
The City's Snow Job
The perils of parking
The real election issues
The Really Big Story
The Silly Liquor Law
The truth about the bars
The Value Of Local Money
The Voting Process
The UL's bully tactics
This Week's Note
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Valley of the Dolls with Firepower?
As Hollywood legend has it, Die Hard with a Vengeance wasn't even originally written as a Die Hard sequel. And when you watch them in sequence, the slight inconsistency in that threequel makes it seem true. The Bourne Legacy feels the same way--you can almost hear Big Bird singing "One of these things is not like the other" while you watch it. You go to Bourne movies to see Matt Damon running from the CIA, throwing blurry punches, jumping into bodies of water, and making spy-eyes at certain ladies (which are like bedroom eyes, if the bedroom had a boxing ring in it instead of a bed). Legacy you go to because…well, you want to see if Jeremy Renner can fill Damon's shoes. Ultimately, he doesn't get a chance to, because he is too busy chasing down pharmaceuticals to really thwart the CIA Damon-style.
The billboards that say "There was never just one" are not referring to Lays potato chips like I thought. They're talking about Jason Bourne and how he wasn't the only specially trained operative in all the Treadstone/Blackbriar madness that occurred in the previous films. Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) is another one of these guys, running around the woods, staring ominously at his dog tag filled with pills and threatening wolves with torches. When he was by himself and the movie felt like The Grey Part 2: Greyer, it was pretty excellent. But then he had to go talk to people and hear that the CIA is shutting down the program that supplies him with his "super smart and strong" pills, and that they don't want any loose ends. They come after him. But he has his pills. And then he runs out. So he drags a scientist (Rachel Weiss) along with him to help him find his fix. Didn't we see this already in Requiem for a Dream? But Ellen Burstyn does spiritual roundhouse kicks and does not go to the Philippines.
Director Tony Gilroy, who wrote the other Bourne films, makes huge strides to reference the other films to remind you that the CIA is always up to some shenanigans. But we already know that. The only new information is all this pill-popping the operatives do. In the middle of all this vaguely-new-but-mostly-familiar stuff, there are some great scenes. Poor Rachel Weisz is involved in the most intense scene in the film that kept me from breathing for about 10 straight minutes. Her panic in the moment and in the aftermath is grade-A acting. She and Renner, like the movie itself, are fine, but don't create anything memorable (and Renner doesn't do anything to endear me to him like Damon did in the first movie). At least there's a motorcycle chase and the ubiquitous "parkour on the roof" sequence is interesting enough.
The paltry amount of action thrown in to camouflage this mostly perplexing movie wasn't enough to shake the feeling that Weisz and Renner running around for two hours wasn't really accomplishing anything except making an extremely yell-y CIA bigwig Edward Norton yell-ier. And because no one wants this to be a "So Bad It's Good" film, they couldn't even fully explore the fact that if Aaron Cross goes long enough without pills, he is going to get dumber (not even one "Duh" was heard during the film, much to my chagrin). No one got exposed and the heat between the two fugitives was really subtle. They eventually achieve their goal, but the whole movie seemed more about setting up another film where something actually happens. I am growing weary of this in Hollywood films. Living in America has taught me that I deserve instant gratification, and waiting years for a movie that just barely gives me my fix makes me feel like Jeremy Renner did as he stared at that almost-empty dog tag pillbox around his neck. Maybe there are some wolves nearby I can go menace.
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For the manufacturers of Medical devices, There are many regulations that they have to follow and comply. The medical services and products are directly related to the safety and well-being of the consumers hence, the authorities are also very serious about enforcement of these regulations and standards in the medical industries. ISO 13485:2013 in Rajasthan is a set of standard guidelines that must be followed by every organization involved in the medical industry. It prescribes general guidelines that help the organizations in attaining an efficient and effective quality management system in the organization. The system is implemented throughout the organization in various departments such as design, development, manufacturing, customer services and so forth.
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I know I keep bragging about my students in my Intro To Modern Quilting Class at Sewn Studio, but I just can't help it. These four women have never made a quilt and they are all seriously doing amazing work. Here are some photos from our class this week, where my students were busily laying out their blocks and constructing rows.
June's quilt is coming along beautifully. She is working with a really fun combination of fabrics.
Susan's quilt is going to be so bright and cheerful. She combined some fabrics that she already had with some new things she found at the shop.
And she even completed a few rows in class. Her quilt is going to be finished before we know it!
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South Korean boy band GOT7 (Romanized to "Gatsebeun" from the Korean) were formed in 2014 by K-pop training empire JYP Entertainment (Rain, the Wonder Girls). The titular seven members were South Koreans JB and Junior (or Jinyoung) formerly of the J.J. Project, Youngjae, and Yugyeom; American-born Taiwanese Mark; Jackson from Hong Kong; and BamBam from Thailand. The latter four joined the group after competing on the South Korean reality show Who Is Next: WIN. Typical of other multi-member K-pop groups, the boy band employed a mixture of rapping, R&B-inflected crooning, and layered harmonies, as well as expertly synchronized dance moves. Their first EP, Got It?, was released in early 2014 and six months later, Got Love quickly followed. Their first full-length, Identify, was released in late 2014 and included the hit "Stop Stop It." Atypical of the fast-moving, ephemeral nature of the K-pop industry, they wouldn't release their next EP until a full eight months later, in July 2015. That "mini album," Just Right, was immediately followed by their second Billboard World chart-topper, Mad, a six-song ride of futuristic techno-R&B, slinky pop, and catchy hooks. Beginning in March of 2016, GOT7 launched a series of releases under the title Flight Log. The Flight Log: Departure EP was followed later that year by a full album, Flight Log: Turbulence. Flight Log: Arrival landed in early 2017, continuing GOT7's international hot streak and making further inroads in the U.S. with a number three placement on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. Months later, GOT7 released their seventh EP, 7 for 7. Eyes on You landed in March 2018, yielding the single "Look," which topped international charts, and in 2019 the group issued the mini-album Love Loop. ~ Neil Z. Yeung
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What does heaven sound like? For Grammy nominee Montell Jordan and Dove nominee Beckah Shae heaven is filled with the sweet velvet R&B sounds of angels.
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J-Daze J/24 Sailing Regatta hosted by Canandaigua Yacht Club on Saturday, May 3, 2008.
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774-unit brand on track to open 123 new locations in 2016 on path to 1,000 open locations by 2017
Smoothie King, the New Orleans based innovator of the smoothie segment, closed 2015 with 78 signed agreements to develop 152 new units. With 774 units behind them and plans to open 123 more locations in 2016, the brand is well on its way to achieve its goal of having 1,000 open locations by the end of 2017.
"With another successful year coming to a close, Smoothie King's steady 50% growth trajectory is only quickening. At this rate, we're on pace and projected to open more locations by the end of this year over last year," said Wan Kim, CEO of Smoothie King. "Since I purchased the company in July of 2012, we have had positive same-store-sales for 41 out of 42 months. The success of 2015 marks six consecutive years of impressive growth, ending the year with a strong 9.8 percent same-store-sales increase over 2014. We also had a magnificent fourth quarter, recording a striking 11.9 percent same-store-sales increase compared to Q4 of 2014."
2015 saw 86 new locations open, which is 24 more than in 2014. Smoothie King also broadened its international scope after confirming plans to open locations in the Middle East and Vietnam—markets that were previously untapped.
"We're finding that people all over the world align with our mission to help guests in local communities everywhere live healthier and more active lifestyles," Kim said. "We started out with this mission and have been fortunate to find terrific partners who eat, breathe and sleep this mission. This alignment in mentality has helped us to be successful in each new market we open in, as well as overall as a brand."
According to Smoothie King Franchise Development Manager Stephen Foley, the brand's strategy is to take new markets that have been successful, and build around them to increase brand presence and gain market share. This strategy proved to be successful as this year was marked by another important milestone—signings and openings in two key growth targets: Illinois and New Jersey.
As a previously untouched market for the brand, Chicago's cultural influences in various areas like sports, film, theater, music and food—along with its 2.7 million residents—make it a unique opportunity for Smoothie King's continuous development. The market has potential for 85 new locations in the city proper and surrounding Chicagoland suburbs, and with two franchisee groups already signing multi-unit deals, Smoothie King believes its aggressive expansion plan for the area will put the brand even closer to its 1,000-unit goal.
With a secure foothold in the South and significant progress with new deals in the Midwest, Smoothie King is also climbing up the East Coast with New Jersey targeted as another major hub for growth. The brand currently has 12 open locations in the state, with a few additional locations in development, and a plethora of open territories ripe for candidates interested in joining the growing brand.
"We have such a unique opportunity in New Jersey and Illinois because they're wide-open markets for us and they're also markets where there is a demand for our product," Foley said. "Because of the extremely populated areas and lack of quality smoothie options in each market area, we believe that opening in these states will help Smoothie King continue to achieve record-breaking growth."
This year, Smoothie King aims to sign 150 franchise agreements, with plans to target additional territories including Denver, Boston, Virginia, Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia.
"The franchise opportunity with Smoothie King allows business owners to operate a brand that coincides with their own personal mission to live a healthy and active lifestyle," Kim said. "As the company enters its 43rd year in business, I am pleased to see that 'smoothies with a purpose' have proved to leave a lasting effect on communities across the world. As we continue to add more franchises, we're looking forward to impacting the lives of both our guests and our franchisees."
Smoothie King Franchises, Inc. is a privately held, New Orleans-area-based franchise company with more than 750 units worldwide. By creating each smoothie with a purpose, Smoothie King makes it simple and pleasurable for guests to achieve their individual health goals. The franchise also offers a number of healthy retail products, including sports beverages, energy bars, vitamin supplements and more.
Smoothie King was founded in 1973 by Steve Kuhnau, whose mission was to help others achieve better health in a tasty way. In 1989, Smoothie King became the first franchised smoothie bar/health food store in the U.S. and currently operates in 33 states, the Caymans, Singapore and the Republic of Korea. In 2015, Smoothie King was ranked No. 1 by Entrepreneur magazine in the juice bar category for the 22nd year and No. 92 overall on the 2015 Franchise 500 list. In 2014, Smoothie King partnered with the New Orleans Pelicans to launch the Smoothie King Center, a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Visit www.smoothieking.com or www.smoothiekingfranchise.com; engage on Facebook www.facebook.com/SmoothieKing; follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/smoothieking.


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People who sign emails and posts at the end with: Peace
People who talk too loud
People who are late
People who call and don't leave a message
and sometimes just People...
People who sign emails and posts at the end with: Peace
People who talk too loud
People who are late
People who call and don't leave a message
and sometimes just People...
I am guilty of one and four.
I hate talking to phones.
Why tho, it's very techno Edward
PS, on that mix you did with Ceephax there's an electro track with male and female vocal, which has something like the following line "You're dreaming of female, while reading your email" What the the tune?
Too much talk early in the morning or while eating...
definitely guilty of 4, i hate leaving messages. i'll probably text message instead tho
I try really hard not to do no. 4, so I sometimes end up leaving really inane, babbling messages just so as not to be saying nothing.
"Anyway, gotta get to bed now, can't really think of anything else to, er, say, so I guess I'll catch you on here tomorrow, I guess, er, probably. OK, right, bye then - war!"
Rover Drivers and double if they are wearing a hat
People who never read the manual but think I'm called tech support
People who ignore cues at airports
people who write
'i would say that...' at the start of their sentence & other such pompousness
THIS IS NOT .DEB.SOC at yr UNI - just say what yr saying ok
I don't leave messages. I'm sorry, but if you're too fucking lazy to raise a phone to your ear, why should I then have to put up with some condescending cyborg telling me I can leave a message after the tone? Like, no, I fucking can't actually - I'm busy.
I dislike it when people say "as a person"
"He's very nice as a person but his opinions on x....."
"Speaking as a person, I think that....."
Everyone is a person.
Also on planes when they say "please ask myself or one of my colleagues".
As if "myself" sounds more official than the correct word which is "me".
Martin Dust, the record in question is this:
When you answer the 'phone and the person at the other end asks:
"Is xxxx there at all"
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I'm not in the habit of posting photos of designer collection that are completely out of my reach – both physically and financially. However, I'm quite taken with the A/W 08 collection from Mine. I've got a serious jonesing for that embroidered bow necklace (I'm racking my brain to come up with a DIY remake). Rather than wax poetic about the line's finer points I'll let the official press release do the talking:
Katherine Pont was born in Sydney and moved to London after graduating from an honours degree in painting and drawing at the College of Fine Arts. She has lived in the UK for seven years, and has been designing her independent label Mine since 2003.
Inspired by surrealist silent movies and Aztec geometric aesthetics, the new collection, entitled "Elsie Moved in Circles", is born from a 1920s fantasy, when swing and jazz met the city lights of skyscrapers and smoky eyes. Ensembles could be imagined for the starlets of silent cinema.
The art deco shapes of modernist buildings create an Aztec inspired pattern enhanced by lazer-cut leather trims. The collection is subtle in its glamorisation; the soft illustrated digital prints on layered sheer silk cottons are combined with hammered silk, drapey jacquards and wool jerseys. Tailoring hints are embellished with embroidered bows, square buttons and checks like windows, while quilting echoes harlequins and pleats are like the tiers of a building.


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