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WoodWeek 1 August 2018
Click to Subscribe - It's FREE!Greetings from your WoodWeek news team. In today's update, analysts forecasting our booming export log trade are starting to notice some concerns mounting about the potential impact of a possible US-initiated trade war.
"Positivity has permeated the industry, at least for those selling logs, for upwards of two years," AgriHQ analyst Reece Brick said in his latest monthly report on the forestry market. "However it's getting a bit nervy all of the sudden. That's not to say everyone's panicking, but there are certainly more reasons to frown than we've seen for a long-while."
Looking to forest safety and the latest technology in harvesting operations, we have over 300 people registered for the upcoming conference series for FIEA's Forest Safety & Technology events in Rotorua and Melbourne over the next couple of weeks. It has been a busy time for all concerned and we are pleased to be working with a fantastic group of innovative speakers.
STOP PRESS: We have had a late addition to our conference and workshop programme! Dr Tom-on-a-Mission will be on site for both the conference day and the FISC workshop the following day in Rotorua. FREE HEALTH CHECKS will be available for all conference delegates – thanks to sponsorship of this service by the Forest Industry Safety Council and WorkSafe New Zealand.
Meanwhile back in the forest, an Invercargill City Council forestry company has been hit with settlement costs totalling $50,000 and issued with a warning. It came after the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) investigated the purchase of 13 blocks of forestry land in the Wairarapa region between April 2014 and May 2016 by Forest Growth Holdings.
Heading onto the rails now – all over the North Island, ports and KiwiRail are scrambling to deal with a 'wall of wood' that has tripled since 2008. They say they will need to invest heavily again if they are to cope with another potential doubling of the harvest in the coming years. High log prices courtesy of demand in China could trigger a further surge in woodflow to export.
On 28 August, our 3rd annual conference on engineered wood for commercial and multi-residential building is set to attract hundreds of early adopters as NZ moves fast to catch our Australian neighbours in sustainable commercial buildings.
A distinct advantage is speed. Wood buildings go up faster than concrete steel. The key is using new design and manufacturing software known as 'building information modelling' (BIM).
"Following trends in Australia and USA, the use of engineered wood is growing as BIM is more widely used by engineers and architects right through to the tradespeople," says John Stulen, conference director for the 3rd Annual Changing Perceptions engineered wood conference on sustainable commercial building.
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Analysts wary of trade change potentialNZ log market 'nervy' over US-China trade stoush, says AgriHQ - New Zealand's booming export log market is starting to catch the jitters as concerns mount about the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade war.
Demand for New Zealand logs has been strong over recent years as local sawmills compete with the export market to source logs for local construction, at a time when demand in China has stepped up after Asia's largest economy clamped down on the harvesting of its own forests and reduced tariffs on imported logs to meet demand in its local market. However, trade tensions between the US and China are creating nervousness in the market, as traders fear tariffs will hurt economic growth and dampen demand.
"Positivity has permeated the industry, at least for those selling logs, for upwards of two years," AgriHQ analyst Reece Brick said in his latest monthly report on the forestry market. "However it's getting a bit nervy all of the sudden. That's not to say everyone's panicking, but there are certainly more reasons to frown than we've seen for a long- while.
"The export scene, along with the rest of the world, is trying to figure out what the outcomes will be of the tiff between the US and China. Economic growth data, stock exchange indices and foreign exchange rates have all made unfavourable movements in the past month, and there's little sign that the relations between the two countries is on the mend."
Brick's comments about nervousness in the log market echo similar concerns noted by industry watchers in the dairy and wool industries recently, where demand is said to have weakened as buyers are concerned that tariffs on end products will flow back to dent demand for New Zealand commodities.
"If there's a common enemy for NZ log traders it's President Trump," said AgriHQ's Brick. "Another month of the US and China passing tit-for-tat trade tariffs is creating global economic uncertainty, understandably causing some nerves given log values are highly reliant on macro-economic strength."
The US and China this month imposed tariffs of 25 percent on US$34 billion of each other's exports and US tariffs on an additional US$16 billion of Chinese goods are coming soon. The US government also said last week it was readying new tariffs on Chinese goods worth an additional US$200 billion.
Brick noted the latest set of economic data out of China indicates the trade war is already impacting China's economy, with second-quarter growth slowing to 6.7 percent, its slowest rate of growth in almost two years, and expectations for a further decline in the third quarter.
"The consensus in the market place is that the trade tension between China and the United States could cause an economic downturn," Brick said. "The International Monetary Fund condemned President Trump's trade policy and advised governments to bulk up savings. The escalating trade tension may hinder global growth and delay foreign investments worldwide.
"The main issue is the nervousness that is reverberating throughout the globe, slowly rippling into NZ. Sentiment within the NZ market is mixed – the more risk averse are preparing for a drop beyond the short-term, while quite a few others are thinking this is a temporary, storm-in-a-teacup situation. Either way, no-one can be certain."
Forest products are New Zealand's third-largest commodity export group behind dairy and meat products. AgriHQ's monthly survey of exporters, forest owners and saw millers showed the average price for structural S1 logs in the New Zealand market edged up to $136 a tonne this month, from $135 a tonne last month, and marking the highest level since 1993. The average price for New Zealand A-grade export logs held steady at a four-year high of US$145/JAS.
Source: BusinessDesk
OIO breach: Warning and costs chargedAn Invercargill City Council forestry company has been hit with settlement costs totalling $50,000 and issued with a warning by the Overseas Investment Office.
The Overseas Investment Office sent a formal warning letter, in respect of a breach of the Overseas Investment Act, to three companies - including Forest Growth Holdings Limited, a subsidiary company of city council-owned Invercargill City Forests Limited.
The Overseas Investment Office had investigated the purchase of 13 blocks of forestry land in the Wairarapa region between April 2014 and May 2016 by Forest Growth Holdings.
The investigation related to whether Forest Growth Holdings was an associate of Wairarapa Estate Limited, an investment company managed by Australian fund manager New Forests Asset Management PTY Limited [New Forests].
The upshot was all three companies received a warning letter around acquiring sensitive land without prior consent by using a New Zealand associate to allow amalgamation of land and delay the need for consent.
The forestry block transactions followed a business agreement, or term sheet, agreed on by New Forests and Forest Growth Holdings in 2013.
The term sheet said New Forests would provide Forest Growth Holdings with information about its investment criteria; and that Forest Growth Holdings would acquire forest land and trees in the southern North Island and bundle the trees and sell them to Wairarapa Estate Limited at a price determined by an agreed valuation model.
The term sheet also said Wairarapa Estate Limited would pay rent to Forest Growth Holdings of a percentage of the value of land per annum, and, after Forest Growth Holdings had secured the land, Wairarapa Estate Limited would look to buy the land from Forest Growth Holdings for the amount set out by the land valuation, conditional on obtaining consent under the Overseas Investment Act at a later date.
Forest Growth Holdings and Wairarapa Estate Limited took legal advice before entering into the agreement, and Forest Growth Holdings went on to acquire the forestry blocks, the regulator said.
In the official warning letter to the three companies, Overseas Investment Office enforcement manager Kirsty Millard said: "We are formally warning you, as the parties involved in the arrangement, that overseas investors must obtain consent before acquiring sensitive land, and must not use associates to avoid or delay the need for consent."
The regulator's settlement agreement with Forest Growth Holdings involved the company being required to make a $20,000 contribution to the cost of the investigation and a $30,000 donation to the New Zealand Institute of Forestry Foundation to fund scholarships.
The regulator's settlement agreement with Wairarapa Estate Limited involved that company making a $20,000 contribution to the cost of the investigation, a $10,000 donation to the Tinui Parish ANZAC Trust and a $70,000 donation to the New Zealand Institute of Forestry Foundation to fund scholarships.
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Technology helps wood displace steel and concreteOn 28 August our 3rd annual conference on engineered wood for commercial and multi-residential building is set to attract hundreds of early adopters as NZ moves fast to catch up our Australian neighbours in sustainable commercial buildings.
A distinct advantage is speed. Wood buildings go up faster than concrete steel. The key is using new design and manufacturing software known as "building information modelling" (BIM).
"Following trends in Australia and USA the use of engineered wood is growing as BIM is more widely used by engineers and architects right through to the tradespeople," says John Stulen, conference director for the 3rd Annual "Changing Perceptions" engineered wood conference on sustainable commercial building.
"The shorter project times have also caught the eye of all of leading trades contractors, especially when their people see BIM in action on a tall wood building project," says Stulen. "This year we are delighted to have all 100% of our conference case studies outlining New Zealand wood projects," he adds.
The "Changing Perceptions" Conference run on 28 Aug at the Distinction Hotel in Rotorua. An evening reception on 27 Aug. Register now at: https://connexevents.com/cpetc2018/
Walls of wood predictedAre we ready for the 'Walls of Wood'? - Special Newsroom pro correspondent Gavin Evans finds log exports have tripled in the last decade and could at least double again over the next decade. He takes a detailed look at the wave of port, rail and road investment needed to cope with this 'wall of wood', let alone an even bigger one planned under the Government's 'Billion Trees' programme.
All over the North Island, ports and KiwiRail are scrambling to deal with a 'wall of wood' that has tripled since 2008. They say they will need to invest heavily again if they are to cope with another potential doubling of the harvest in the coming years. High log prices because of Chinese demand could easily trigger another surge in the 'wall'.
The ports of New Plymouth, Gisborne, Napier and Wellington are straining to keep up with the demand to move logs from forests to ports, and will have to work hand-in- hand with a capital constrained KiwiRail to avoid regional roads and highways being pounded into potholes by fleets of logging trucks.
For example, Port Taranaki is hoping a planned rail service from Whanganui will help it capture a bigger share of the wall of wood coming out of the lower North Island.
The company has been working with KiwiRail and foresters and says it is close to settling a new service that could deliver between 80,000 and 120,000 tonnes of logs to the port annually starting early next year.
Chief executive Guy Roper says the details of the cost and the share of the investment are still being worked through. But he says an improved supply chain would be more efficient and improve the return to forest owners.
"This is about growth – additional logs coming to Port Taranaki from the Whanganui area," he says.
"Logs within a closer radius of the port are still likely to come on trucks. But logs will no longer be exclusively on trucks, which will help congestion, help reduce the amount of maintenance and upgrades required, and reduce carbon emissions."
Taranaki handled 692,000 tonnes of logs in the year through June, 42 per cent more than a year earlier. But it is not alone trying to cater for the forestry boom. Many of the country's ports have experienced 20 percent-plus annual volume growth in recent years as trees have reached harvest age and strong demand from China has delivered record prices.
Many ports have, or are, extending log yards and rationalising wharf space to cope. Others are planning dredging to cater for bigger vessels or paving yards and buying bigger loaders and higher book-ends – the massive steel frames logs are stacked within – to improve their use of space.
But some, such as Napier and Eastland at Gisborne, are also facing a step-change in investment to increase capacity and reduce congestion. The major berth expansions planned in coming years will cater not just for the expected logs growth, but also increasing cruise ship visits and growth in other export freight.
And the planning and commitment that entails should be on peoples' radar if the country is to more double or almost triple its forest estate by 2050 – as recommended by the Productivity Commission – to help meet its climate change targets.
That extra 1.3 million to 2.8 million hectares of trees will most likely be planted in more marginal – and hard to get to - dry stock land in eastern Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, southern Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and down the east coast of the South Island. And that will have big implications for the road and rail links in those areas – if they exist – to get those logs to port.
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Source: newsroom.pro
Log export statistics updateForest products export earnings continue strongly, although it's possible the Chinese market may be close to peaking. Our log export market graphics this week from the good folks at Champion Freight show total log export values to China to the end of June are still up over 33 percent year-on-year contributing to overall log exports growing 25 percent across all markets. To the end of June China shipments month-on-month are up 8 percent and overall log exports up 8 percent.
AKD grows with CHH acquisitionAKD set to acquire CHH's NSW sawmilling business - Integrated Australian forestry and timber processing company, Associated Kiln Driers (AKD) is pleased to confirm that it has signed an agreement with Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) to acquire all of the shares of Carter Holt Harvey Timber Pty Ltd (CHHT).
CHHT owns CHH's New South Wales sawmilling business. The major assets of the business comprise the Tumut sawmill and Gilmore treatment facility in Tumut, a 50% interest in the Highland Pine Products (HPP) joint venture in Oberon and a distribution centre in Berkeley Vale.
The Tumut sawmill processes approximately 565,000 m3 of sawlogs and produces a range of predominantly structural products primarily for supply in NSW. The Gilmore treatment facility is a value adding site located in close proximity to the Tumut sawmill. HPP processes approximately 600,000 m3 of sawlog, producing a range of timber products.
AKD currently processes over 1,000,000 m3 of sawlog across its Colac, Caboolture and Yarram sawmills and has over 600 employees.
Commenting on the proposed acquisition, AKD's Chief Executive Officer, Shane Vicary said, "the acquisition represents an excellent fit with AKD's existing operations in Victoria and Queensland and is consistent with AKD's strategy of operating high quality, well-located sawmills.
We are very enthusiastic about the acquisition and look forward to working with the existing CHHT employees and providing all AKD employees with enhanced opportunities across the wider AKD group as a result of this transaction. The acquisition enhances our ability to efficiently service both existing and new customers and we look forward to building strong relationships with all suppliers to the NSW operations."
The proposed acquisition continues AKD's approach of growth through strategic acquisition and capital investment and further highlights AKD's propensity to invest in the industry over the long term. Completion of the transaction is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Wood is good: Michelin thinks soWooden tyres don't have the best ring to them, but Michelin firmly believes they'll be a reality in 2020 - The French tire maker told Motoring in a report published this month of its plans to introduce wood into tyres, and it's all about moving away from oil.
Cyrille Roget, Michelin's worldwide director of scientific and innovation communication, said the plan is to create more sustainable tyres in the future, and experiments with wood waste have provided a solution. The tire maker will incorporate elastomers from wood chips to replace a tire's oil content. Today, 80 percent of materials found in tyres come from oil. In the future, that percentage will drop to 20 percent by 2048, Michelin believes. And rubber will also be included, which Roget said is also sustainable.
"Trees grow everywhere. So you re-distribute the opportunity for everyone to have local sourcing. And they are renewable," Roget added.
"We believe it is a good solution for the future," said Roget, "it's not a dream. We should have the first industry machine in 2020. And then the industry will ramp up from there … we hope in 2020 we will be able to show the first tire made of wood."
Much further into the future, Michelin not only foresees tyres made from wood, but also a single set of tyres for a car's lifetime. The company believes one day that 3D printing will revolutionize the tire process. Where today drivers must physically change tyres after the tread wears down, 3D printers could conceivably "recharge" tread. In layman terms, a 3D printer would print new tread when the tread eroded to an unsafe level. Roget even pictured a day when an electric car charging station also includes a 3D printer to "recharge" tire tread.
3D-printed tyres are further down the line, perhaps 15 years at minimum, Roget said, but Michelin hopes to show its first tire made from wood in less than two years.
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So what if I don't know the meaning of the word 'apocalypse'? It's not the end of the world.
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Life isn't tied with a bow but it's still a gift.
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Ok so one thing I've noticed is that the capsule is helping me make good decisions. Here's my reasoning:
1. Healthy Trim makes me feel full, to the point where at times when I'm used to eating, I don't want to eat.
2. I know I need to eat, but only want to give my body good things to work on, so I'm eating better (more fresh fruit, yogurts, and veggies!)
3. I'm not snacking! It's very exciting:) I typically don't make smart decisions in the afternoon when I get home from work. I will snack on popcorn, candy, soda, chocolate, etc. But I have stopped. I still feel like I should because it's a habit, but I don't feel like I NEED to (Like I once did)
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Cover of the Finnish edition of Bizenghast vol. 1 (2005)
Art by M. Alice LeGrow
|M. Alice LeGrow
|Original run
|2005 – 2012
Bizenghast is a debut gothic graphic novel series[nb 1] written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow. The first seven volumes were published by Tokyopop, with the final volume released in late April 2012.[5] After placing in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competition with her short story "Nikolai", LeGrow successfully pitched the series to Tokyopop's editors. She worked on the series from 2004 to 2011. Set in the haunted New England town of Bizenghast, the story follows Dinah, an orphaned teenager who is tasked with returning each night to an ancient mausoleum to free the ghosts within the building.
Several adaptations of Bizenghast have been released, including a novel by Shawn Thorgersen, animated episodes, and a tabletop roleplaying game. Critics praised Bizenghast for the gothic atmosphere and art, but noted the traditional elements and varying quality of the series.
Set in the fictional New England town of the same name, Bizenghast focuses on fifteen-year-old Dinah Wherever. Her parents' car crash leaves her orphaned at a young age, and as a result, she moves in with her aunt. Dinah can see the ghosts which haunt her aunt's house, which was a hospital and later a boarding school; however, her aunt and doctor believe that she suffers from schizophrenia. One day, she and her only friend, Vincent Monroe, sneak out of her aunt's house to search for materials for his garden. They stumble across an ancient mausoleum, and after Dinah reads aloud from a plaque, she discovers that her name is written on a contract which binds her to return to the mausoleum every night to free the ghosts. If she succeeds, she will win her freedom and a reward. If she fails, she will die and stay in the mausoleum as a corpse.
For every ten ghosts appeased, Dinah and Vincent get a tower guard to help with their task. Over the course of the series, they meet two of the guards: Edaniel, a grinning cat-like creature, and his brother Edrear, who secretly likes Dinah. Vincent dies while in one of the vaults, causing Dinah to become depressed. Later, the hooded angel, which normally guards the entrance to the mausoleum, appears as two stones that talk to Dinah and help her overcome the depression which resulted from Vincent's death.
Dinah continues searching the vaults and discovers that Edaniel and Edrear's sister, Eniri, is missing, and that the seed of the mausoleum—its link to the Host in the afterlife—has been stolen. Additionally, Edaniel and Edrear's other sister, Elala, is found dead. After Edaniel and Edrear lock down the mausoleum, they send Dinah home and she discovers that Maphohetka, a girl hanged for witchcraft and who now as a ghost can control minds in the real world, is manipulating Eniri and the townspeople. Unsuccessful in her attempt to stop her, Dinah flees to the mausoleum and receives a special outfit melted from the gold tolls that she and Vincent paid to gain access to the mausoleum. Returning, she confronts Maphohetka, who then orders Edaniel to kill her.
In the ensuing battle, Dinah faces off against her former friend, accidentally decapitating Edaniel in the process. An enraged Edrear attempts to kill her, but eventually halts when Dinah points out that he's crying for his brother, something that he's normally unable to do and that's being caused by Maphohetka's influence. Knowing that he's been compromised, Edrear stabs himself with his own sword, leaving Dinah to mourn him and share one kiss. Maphohetka, taking the opportunity, destroys Dinah's scythe (the only thing she had that could potentially kill her) and ends up mutating into a large monster. After Dinah is captured in Maphohetka's body, she happens upon the entity's core, which is Maphohetka's decayed corpse. Using Eniri's bracelet to see into the monster, she finds that a piece of the cross Maphohetka was stabbed with during her hanging is still lodged in her chest, allowing Dinah to conclude that the piece is what keeps the evil spirit anchored in the living world. Dinah removes the cross shard, causing Maphohetka to fade away.
Wanting to seek help, Dinah stabs herself with the crucifix piece, allowing her to temporarily ascend into the afterlife. There, she encounters her mother, who gives her another mausoleum seed that Dinah takes back to the living world. Dinah uses the seed to revive everyone killed in the incident and her armor melts into coins that flow out of the fountain. But in the end, Dinah opts to remove the crucifix piece, killing herself.
Dinah walks through her own funeral, bidding her mourning aunt goodbye before wandering outside. On the way, she encounters Vincent, but the two don't recognize each other until they find the hidden graveyard. Dinah and Vincent become two mausoleum guards alongside a revived Edaniel and Edrear (two young women who happened onto the graveyard having been contracted to the mausoleum). The series closes with Dinah on top of one of the towers beside Vincent, commenting how "she's starting to like this town."
As a young girl, Mary Alice LeGrow was not interested in comics since she grew up in Weisbaden, Germany[6] where comics were not readily available.[1] In her freshman year of high school, she discovered comics and anime.[1] She heard about Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competition from a friend at the 2003 Otakon, an anime convention in Baltimore, Maryland;[1] the stort story LeGrow submitted won a runner-up place in the competition and was published in the 2003 Rising Stars of Manga anthology.[7] She successfully pitched Bizenghast to the Tokyopop editors, and became the second Rising Stars of Manga winner to have an original series published by Tokyopop.[7]
LeGrow worked on the series from 2004 to 2011.[8][9] She began Bizenghast when, for an art class assignment, she drew an open door and added the hooded angel statue in another class. In her initial designs, Dinah had simple features and short black hair, and Vincent was one of Dinah's friends. LeGrow later removed the other friends from the story.[10] She later lengthened Dinah's hair and depicted her dressed in Lolita fashion—clothing influenced by the Rococo and Victorian eras.[11] Other changes included Dinah's hair being altered from straight to curly and the addition of an exoskeleton-like armour to Edrear.[10] Tired of thin female characters in comics, LeGrow designed Edaniel's girlfriend, Nareesha as "super full-figured".[12]
When deciding on names for her protagonist, LeGrow considered Molly, Charlotte, Moira, Sally, and Diana before choosing Dinah[10]—a reference to the pet cat of the protagonist of Lewis Carroll's novel Alice in Wonderland; the 1984 comedy film Johnny Dangerously inspired her last name, Wherever.[13] Vincent Monroe takes his name from Vincent Price and the actress Marilyn Monroe.[13] Jane, Dinah's aunt, shares her name with LeGrow's sister.[14] Edaniel takes his name from the name Daniel in a middle school yearbook which LeGrow picked at random;[10] she noted that the editors let her keep him in the story although he appeared a risky character to them.[15] Edrear was initially named Mordred after the character from Arthurian myths.[13] The name of his sister Elala comes from the character Lala Orange of Rainbow Brite, an animated television series.[13] The minor character Prince Ironbound takes his name from the city Ironbound, New Jersey, while Lalibela, a holy town in northern Ethiopia, inspired Bali Lali's.[13] Another minor character, Dr. Morstan, takes his name from Mary Morstan, Dr. Watson's wife.[13] "марионетка", the Russian word for marionette, inspired the name of the antagonist Maphohetka.[13]
LeGrow comments that the series "is about life, death and fabulous outfits (not in that order)" and notes that there are "a lot of religious themes" present.[16] The town of Bizenghast "represents a world cut off from that sort of constant access [of technology]."[17] The series was initially written to span about fourteen volumes and be divided into three seasons: the first seven volumes would make up the first story arc; the second season, volumes eight through eleven, would center on the mausoleum's relationship with the other guilds; and season three would focus on the afterlife and consist of the last three volumes.[18] LeGrow also considered writing a spin-off based on Bizenghast with a guest artist, after she finished the first story arc of Bizenghast. The spin-off would contain chapters not present in the original series, and after her other series was completed, she would continue Bizenghast.[19] LeGrow concluded Bizenghast at eight volumes.[20]
Minor controversy[edit]
A minor controversy occurred over a statement published in the July 2007 issue of the Tokyopop publication Takuhai and in the back of the first Bizenghast volume written by a former Tokyopop editor and not authorized by LeGrow.[17] It read:
Meet M. Alice LeGrow, and please call her Marty. And while you're at it, call your best friend and tell her that if she's going to cosplay any of Marty's characters with you, both of you better do your research, or Marty's going to be pissed. Because that's Marty. She doesn't like sloppiness. Especially when it comes to anime and cosplay. She especially won't tolerate it if you're dressing up like Dinah from Bizenghast, because Dinah is her first big market character. Not only that, Dinah's fabulous. Do Dinah right, or don't Dinah at all. Understand?[21]
LeGrow called it "worded in a way that I felt was offensive to me and to cosplayers" and noted that "none of it reflects my opinions."[17] Fan reaction to learning that the statement was inaccurate was generally relief since "they felt it didn't mesh with [her] personality."[17] She stated:
I love cosplayers and I'm flattered that anyone would cosplay my characters. I certainly wouldn't want to deter anyone from doing so...I'm very open to any kind of cosplay. I'm afraid the person who authored that piece felt they were doing me a favor and putting an edgy spin on my persona, but had I known about it prior to printing, I would have never allowed it to go into the book.[17]
Graphic novels[edit]
Written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow, Bizenghast is published in North America by Tokyopop. As of July 2010, seven volumes have been released. The first was released on 9 August 2005; the most recent was published 1 July 2010.[22] However, Tokyopop's North American branch stopped publishing on 31 May, 2011;[23] because of it, the final volume of the series is being released through a print-on-demand agreement with RightStuf.com.[24] The series is also distributed in New Zealand and Australia by Madman Entertainment,[25] in Hungary by Mangattack,[26] in Germany by Tokyopop Germany,[27] in Finland by Pauna Media Group,[28] and in Russia by Comix-art.[29]
Three books based on Bizenghast have been released. On 13 February 2007, Tokyopop also released a 72-page limited-edition art book, Bizenghast: Falling into Fear (ISBN 978-1-59816-748-1), which included stickers and pinup pages.[22][30] Running Press published a coloring book based on the series, Color Me Manga: Bizenghast (ISBN 978-0762431311) on 12 November 2007.[31] On 13 August 2008, Tokyopop published a novel adaption, Bizenghast: The Novel (ISBN 978-1-4278-1030-4), written by Shawn Thorgersen and with illustrations by LeGrow.[22][32]
Menfond Electronic Art adapted Bizenghast into animated short episodes or "iManga". The iManga episodes featured music by Divine Madness and Kissing Violet,[33] and premiered on My Space in summer 2007.[34] Overall, LeGrow praised the adaption. She liked the "kooky" background effects and Edaniel's voice actor, but disliked Dinah's "high-pitched" voice which she had imagined as "deeper...with a slight edge to it. Sort of like Mandy from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, but without the sarcasm."[35] The episodes were also available on Verizon's V CAST.[33] The television network iaTV acquired the seventeen two- to three-minute-long episodes as part of a "program acquisition deal and strategic ad sales partnership with Tokyopop."[36]
A tabletop roleplaying game based on the series was created by Clint Krause.[35] Other merchandise included posters, scarves, playing cards, a plushie, postcards, a signed puzzle kit, and T-shirts.[37] Additionally, a two-and-a-half-hour DVD commentary about the first Bizenghast volume, with Tokyopop editor interviews and bonus material, was planned to be released in mid-August 2010.[38]
Bizenghast was well received by English-language readers. The first volume debuted at the 79th spot on a list of the top 100 best-selling graphic novels of August 2005 with an estimated 1,434 copies sold.[39] Daily Variety named Bizenghast one of Tokyopop's top ten biggest titles.[40] In June 2010, the seventh volume sold 425 copies, ranking 294th on the list of the top 300 best-selling graphic novels.[41]
Bizenghast received positive reviews from critics. The September 2005 issue of Teen People listed Bizenghast as the Hot Book of the Month.[42] Sheena McNeil of Sequential Tart praised the first volume as "a highly enjoyable read".[43] Coolstreak Cartoons's Leroy Douresseaux described the series as "belong[ing] to a fantasy subgenre sometimes referred to as 'pop Gothic'" and relying on atmosphere and looks.[44] Critics praised the art of Bizenghast as detailed, but did not see it as manga-styled. Anime Jump's Chad Clayton called the series "heavily steeped in the gothic tradition" and commented that the series "successfully develops an inventive visual style all its own. It seems to owe more to classical art, gothic comics, and even artists like Edward Gorey than it does to manga."[45] Johanna Draper Carlson, a longtime reviewer for Publishers Weekly, found the art reminiscent "of classic fantasy indy comics" and noted "stock elements" in the story.[46] Reviewers found Dinah's character design "striking" and with the potential to appeal to fans of the Gothic Lolita fashion.[47][48] Criticism focused on the writing,[49] "uneven pacing",[50] flat characters,[45] and the varying quality of the art.[43][51] Anime News Network's Zac Bertschy heavily criticized Bizenghast for the "slightly modified generic monster-of-the-week cliché" plot, one-dimensional characters, and art.[4] David Welsh compared Bizenghast to "a cosplay of a horror manga", and wrote: "It's got a handle on the cosmetics, but central elements of story and character are vague and underdeveloped."[3]
In his review of the novel adaption, Mania Entertainment's Greg Hackmann disliked the large amount of description, the "inconsistent" narration, and felt that the novel was more of a "novelization in the most literal sense of the word, reading much less like an adaptation in the spirit of LeGrow's work than a 1-to-1 copy of the source material."[52] Conversely, Sabrina Fritz wrote that the novel adaption was "well-written, [and] engaging" and called it "one of the best light novels on the market".[53] Another reviewer for Mania Entertainment, Danielle Van Gorder, enjoyed "[t]he detail and perspective in the architectural drawings" and "incredibly detailed costumes" of the art book Falling into Fear.[54]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Douresseau, LJ (2 March 2004). "Interview with Marty LeGrow". Coolstreak Cartoons. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "About the Books". M. Alice LeGrow. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ a b Welsh, David (3 February 2010). "Quick and the Dead". Comic World News. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ a b Bertschy, Zac (15 December 2005). "Bizenghast GN1 – Review -". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Goodman, David (13 April 2012). "A Q&A with Philly Writer/Artist M. Alice LeGrow". Geekadelphia. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "About the Author". M. Alice LeGrow. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Rising Stars Winner to Have Series Published". Anime News Network. 25 February 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "About the Author". M. Alice LeGrow. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (12 May 2011). "39 Envelopes". Eat Cake Frosting. Tumblr. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d LeGrow, M. Alice (2007). Bizenghast. 4. Los Angeles: Tokyopop. pp. 146–156. ISBN 978-1-4278-0484-6.
- ^ Aoki, Deb. "Interview with the Editors of The Gothic and Lolita Bible". About.com. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice. "Nareesha". Deviantart.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g LeGrow, M. Alice (30 May 2011). "Interesting Facts". Tumblr. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (17 August 2008). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: BizenCast!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (15 December 2005). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Comic Book Stoofs". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ Ong Pang Kean, Benjamin (6 June 2005). "Checking out Bizenghast With M. Alice LeGrow". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Brice, Jason. "Bizenghast's M. Alice LeGrow". Manga Life. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (11 July 2009). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: EDIT: An update on the current poll! Also Tegaki!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (10 November 2009). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Future Project Stuff!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (12 March 2010). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Shocking Updates!!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (2005). Bizenghast. 1. Los Angeles: Tokyopop. ISBN 978-1-59532-743-7.
- ^ a b c "Manga+Comics: Book Catalog". Tokyopop. Retrieved 16 June 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "News: Tokyopop to Close North American Publishing Division (Update 3)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (16 July 2011). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: San Diego Comic Con!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Bizenghast (Manga)". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Mangattack" (in Hungarian). Mangattack. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Bücher: Manga: Bizenghast" [Books: Manga: Bizenghast] (in German). Tokyopop. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Vanhoja julkaisuja" (in Finnish). Pauna Media Group. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ Бизенгаст [Bizenghast] (in Russian). Comix-art. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Bizenghast: Falling into Fear Volume 1". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Running Press Books". Running Press. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Bizenghast: The Novel". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ a b Aoki, Deb (9 January 2008). "Tokyopop, Verizon Announces New Mobile Manga, Anime". About.com. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Tokyopop Posts World-Manga-Based Animation on MySpace". Anime News Network. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ a b LeGrow, M. Alice (22 February 2008). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Bizenghast RPG Info!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "IATV and Tokyopop Enter into Multi-Faceted Licensing and Joint Sales Agreement". Anime News Network. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (2 May 2009). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Bizenghast Posters Now on Sale! Also Goal". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
LeGrow, M. Alice (21 December 2009). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: More Edaniel Scarves For Sale!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
LeGrow, M. Alice (5 September 2006). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Bizenghast playing cards". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
LeGrow, M. Alice (29 June 2006). "deviantART: sadwonderland's Journal: Edaniel Plushie Pics". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
LeGrow, M. Alice (18 March 2009). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Bizenghast Tees at Target!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
LeGrow, M. Alice (8 September 2010). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: Signed Bizenghast Puzzle Kit on eBay!". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ LeGrow, M. Alice (9 July 2010). "deviantART: sadwonderland's journal: OMG Commentary". Deviantart.com. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual—August 2005". ICv2. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Lewis, David (25 October 2007). "Tokyopop top ten: the biggest titles from the imprint's first decade". Daily Variety. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual—June 2010". ICv2. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Tokyopop Gets More Coverage in Teen Mags". ICv2. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ a b McNeil, Sheena (1 October 2005). "Bizenghast#1". Sequential Tart. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (8 December 2005). "A New Fantasy and a New Voice". Coolstreak Cartoon. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ a b Clayton, Chad (8 August 2005). "Bizenghast vol. 1". Anime Jump. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ Carlson, Johanna Draper (30 August 2009). "Bizenghast Wins! Last OEL Manga Standing". Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ KJB (11 August 2005). "IGN: Bizenghast Vol. 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
Dinah's character design is especially striking, looking as though she could have come straight from Tim Burton's sketchpad and ready for fantasy cosplay fans to imitate at conventions.
- ^ Jenvey, Melissa T. (1 September 2005). "Legrow, M. Alice. Bizenghast.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)". School Library Journal: 240.
Dinah is an interesting character with a quirky sense of style that will appeal to followers of the burgeoning "gothic Lolita" look
- ^ "Bizenghast, Vol. 1.(Brief Article)(Book Review)". Publishers Weekly. Accessmylibrary. 15 August 2005.
- ^ Brice, Jason. "Bizenghast v1 Review". Manga Life. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on 7 January 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Goodman, Grant (20 August 2009). "Bizenghast, Vol. 6". Popculture Shock. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Hackmann, Greg (3 October 2008). "Bizenghast Novel Vol.#1". Mania Entertainment. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ Fritz, Sabrina (4 September 2008). "Bizenghast The Novel". Good Comics for Kids. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (1 February 2007). "Bizenghast: Falling into Fear Vol. #01". Mania Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Bizenghast at Tokyopop's website
- Bizenghast (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Bizenghast iManga #1: Little Girl Lost at YouTube


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I've mostly been having a little break from filming bands this summer, but I found a couple of files on my hard-drive that I thought I should finally upload. It may be a month or so late, but here is some footage I took from And So I Watch You From Afar's show at the Horseshoe in July.
This band is pretty great live, though filming from the front row was a bit perilous. My camera almost got taken out by the the guitarist's crotch a couple of times. My highlight of the night was when both guitarists jumped into the audience to finish up the last song of their set. It was one of those magically intimate live music moments. See it for yourself here.
After the show we were also treated to a set by Toronto guitar drum duo Indian Handcrafts. By that point of the night I was pretty exhausted and left early. But they impressed me enough I bought their album when I got home, and will try and catch them again soon.


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1. There is a long waiting list for infant adoption of a baby with Down syndrome.
2. Most families adopting older children with Down syndrome already have a biological child with Down syndrome. This means that families who are not dealing with all the extra challenges of Down syndrome are resistant to taking it on, while the families who know how hard it can be first hand are not daunted by it.
On the one hand, this is not ironic at all: The unknown is scary, while a struggle we have already contended with is just "stuff to do". The same phenomenon is apparent in most areas of human endeavor: Standardized exams, sporting events, presentations, and childbirth are all less terrifying the second (and third, and so on) time around.
On the other hand, those are all things which are generally seen as positives. At least, the positive aspects of them are readily acknowledged by society at large. Raising a child with special needs, however, is seen as an overall negative. Sufficiently so, that #1 above notwithstanding, the overwhelming majority of women who get a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose to terminate the pregnancy. Likewise, most families who get a post-natal diagnosis of Down syndrome go through a grieving period for their lost expectations.
Because raising children with special needs is seen as an overall negative, families who have typical children see no reason to seek them out. The more or less unspoken idea is that "it's not our problem (thank G*d!) so let someone else deal with it". Well, if the families with typical children won't adopt children with disabilities, then the other choices are families WITH such children or childless families. The message is either,
"Families who already have this horrible misfortune can take on an extra helping."
"Families who are truly desperate for a child will be willing to settle for an imperfect child."
Neither of these messages is particularly, um, nice.... Furthermore, if you start from the premise that caring for these children is a "burden", then we should neither "dump" this burden on those who are, by this definition, burdened already, nor on those who lack the experience to handle it. I mean, would we do this in a school setting? Would we assign "difficult" students to a teacher who already has multiple challenges in her classroom? Would we rather place them with a novice? Of course not! But for the 24/7 task of parenting an ostensibly difficult child we are OK with these options...?


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After a meeting with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Yukiya told reporters that it will also cooperate with Dhaka in the field of cancer therapy, water resources management and food production, reports Xinhua.
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Apparently, the night before, he was still awake when Nolan and I went to bed, and he decided that he was hungry so, he helped himself to the strawberries. I can tell you, Lesson Learned! From now on, I'll make sure that Kane is completely asleep, and full when I put him to bed!!!


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"Stay still."
The sunlight spreads towards his hand, palm up on my pillow. The marks his fangs left, when I told him to be silent, and he used it as a gag, have faded.
The pool of light edges closer but he doesn't move, or glance at it, keeping his eyes open, fixed on me.
Light laps at fingertips and I imagine the pale skin flushing poison-apple red, spurting flames, crisply blackening...
My hand covers his and he smiles knowingly, with no hint of relief.
"You knew I wouldn't let you burn."
And I kiss him to silence.
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I've recently become friends with Brett Keane through his Stickcam chat channels. I logged onto youtube this morning to find that his youtube account has been suspended. He had recently released challenge to Christians in which he promised to stop criticizing Chritians if 50 would swear to stop being bigots, as well as a number of videos in which Atheists, Agnositics, Deists, Pagans, Christians, and Muslims were all each in turn asked 20 questions about their beliefs. If anyone has any additional information about Brett Keane's channel I'd love to hear it.
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|Paul and Gayle are taking a year from their roles in Picton and Belleville and will be teaching at the Maple Leaf International School in Trinidad. We will use this blog to record some of our edventures!
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Behind the Wheel
A message to all Trinis in the Northwest Moorings area: "Stay Off The Sidewalks". Ok, we finally took the plunge and got our first driving experiences in. If you've never driven on the other side, you should try it. Keep your head on a swivel and always talk through your plan with your navigator. The roads are narrow, very windy and the traffic is fast. We went for gas and to put some air in the tyres. The gas station is right on the corner of a brand new intersection and it was chaotic. I paused for a split second when entering the intersection and was promptly cut off by a vehicle turning in front of me. Luckily there was a fender bender involving a couple of other cars which allowed me some free road out of the station. Gayle is now getting very good behind the wheel as well. The key is to drive "aggressive but defensive". Our little silver 2003 Toyota Yaris is just like driving a go-cart. I think there are bigger lawn tractors with more horse power in Canada. BTW for those who are interested regular unleaded is $1.50TT per litre, which is about $0.30 Canadian.
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- Anonymous26 August, 2014
When you can pull a U-turn on Picton main street just to get a parking space on the other side you should be used to driving fast. Sounds like you and Gayle are having a great time. Miss you here at PECI.ReplyDelete
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Bank guarantees in the Middle East
The New Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees: URDG 758
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Court intervention: civil law jurisdictions
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Applicable law in indirect guarantees
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Delegates consider the decision in Chailease v Credit Agricole Indosuez regarding special jurisdiction based on the place of payment.
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But I thanked Pixie in the 'Lack of consideration' thread at least three times and the little phrase we had before (eg: 'Stardust has thanked Pixie') never appeared at the bottom of the post concerned, so I'm not sure if it worked or not.
If this has changed (eg to thanks in a PM), would you please explain how it works now.
Also, does this add to the 'Reputation' points for the person thanked, as you suggested previously?


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How to make the equivalent of $4800/hr
I'll put together more thoughts on that later, the focus of this post is how a 9 minute phone call saved us 20% on the hospital bill, or roughly $725. Geico eat your heart out...
The nicely organized bill we received showed the massive discounts negotiated by our insurance provider as well as the payments they'd made and ended with a comparatively small balance and a website where we could pay. A few years ago when we had the twins I remembered having to call most of the providers to pay over the phone and thought this is nice, guess the medical industry has finally caught up with the rest of the technological world. Upon logging in, however, I noticed there was only the option to pay the amount in full, and no discounts or payment options like I was offered over the phone previously. The last go round we saved an average of 13% by paying in full (on a credit card that offered cash back and was paid off of course!) so I begrudgingly dialed the 1800 number and prepared myself for the worst.
To my surprise, 9 minutes later our original bill minus 20% was paid and I hung up the phone feeling like I had only lost part of an arm and leg. I'm also happy to report that no Cuban negotiation tactics were used as I've been told in the past that they make people (ie my spouse) uncomfortable, I simply asked if there was any discount for paying in full and 20% is what was offered. Just goes to show there's no harm in asking and like Geico always claims, you just might be surprised at how much you can save in a few minutes!
Finally, the ROI calculation for the 9 minutes spent on the phone:
$725/.15hr = 4833.33 $/hr
Now if I could just find something that pays consistently at that rate..
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text: The man who bought a famous ink painting is the fine print of the artist himself cheated the old man in Zhejiang, Pujiang love Chinese ink painting, calligraphy and painting collection for more than and 10 years, in particular, love a well-known modern painter. Last December, he spent 120 thousand yuan to buy a picture from a gallery of the old painter, excited for several months. Please master mounting re framed, did not expect the master opened the paper, be startled at. Do you guess what happened? Later, in order to draw this picture, Chen Ran between the identification of bodies and the courts, and now things are not. This period "attestation record" we say fake paintings high simulation of the latest technology to show true shape. Read the text again to see the old material collectors judgment is genuine, so start with the old Chen Aihao painting collection of calligraphy and painting is a senior admission, especially love a good painting of the famous modern painter, his works of perennial. In December last year, Chen in the gallery of the country's painter of a water ink figure painting. The painting is someone in the gallery of the consignment. Lao Chen often and often go to the gallery, wear a long time (a process called "do the price"), and finally by more than 120 thousand the price down, and pay a certain proportion of intermediary fees gallery. Chen said he had never passed the eye, buy a painting has a routine: first, identification is not the painter, painting brushwork and ink method. Collection of painting and calligraphy, the authenticity has always been controversial, if your eyesight is not enough, buy a copy of the fake, can not blame others, called the "drill". In this picture, he is confident, authentic. Second, consider whether it is printed matter. Mr. Chen to see a magnifying glass painting with 40 times, and check back and forth several times. His experience, general printing with inkjet printing, can see a magnified ink deposit. Lao Chen said, there is no trace of painting. He believes that painting is genuine, decisive start. Re framed, suddenly came back problems do not buy paper ink painting is framed, the upper layer is painted paper, the lower is the old yellow paper back, and fold. "This picture is preserved is not good, I want to send to back." Lao Chen has always been cautious, explain first opened a corner to see. Mounting master manual work is fine, slowly open the upper left corner of the painting, even on the back of a piece of clean paper. Two hearts are thumped: finished, painting a problem. Understand the point of Chinese people know, painting, ink penetration, paper back there will be traces of ink dipping. "Fake can argue, can be printed is completely false." Lao Chen asked for a refund to draw back, according to him, when the gallery was recognized. But the owner is a layman, see no genuine doorway. The three parties agreed to find the authority to do a identification. In April this year, the painting was sent to a forensic expert in Hangzhou Zhang Zhang's hand. We do not say first identified this picture as to what extent, there is a small episode, which bought the painting after the old Chen about a few friends, find the painter home together tasting. The old painter carefully looked and said, indeed painted this picture. You see, I don't even see the problem. The use of 200 times microscope paper finally revealed the print colors is not printed documents, identification is not trouble. Zhang used a high-resolution microscope to get it. No..相关的主题文章:


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Most people will agree, cookies are best eaten within a few hours of being baked. Cookie recipes will make at least a couple of dozen. I'm thinking there are a few of us that have, at least once, suddenly realized we've eaten the whole batch in one day.
Yes, you can freeze most of the batch and have cookies left for future cravings. However, you lose that fresh baked flavour and consistency. I began to wonder how you could get that fresh baked taste any time the craving hit or visitors drop in and resist the temptation to eat the whole batch. After a bit of Googling, I found the idea of freezing the raw cookie dough. Eureka! Why hadn't I thought of that?
It's quite simple. Make your favourite cookie dough recipe, divide into cookie size balls, place them on a cookie sheet and set in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Place the frozen balls of dough in a freezer bag and into the freezer.
When you are ready for some fresh baked yumminess, take a few out and place on a cookie sheet. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. By the time the oven is at temperature, the cookies are probably thawed enough to cook. I usually press the cookies a little or a lot, depending on the type of cookie, a little for a drop cookie, a lot for a pressed cookie.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes until done to recipe instructions. I find it may take a little longer because they are so cold out of the freezer. Cool on the pan for a couple minutes before moving to cooling racks.
Not all doughs lend themselves to this procedure so you may have to try some of your favourites to see what works best. I have 3 different types of cookies in the freezer just so I can mix and match if I choose. I found these three work great; from top to bottom there is oatmeal molasses, chocolate chip and peanut butter chocolate chip.
Something I've recently learned after all these years of baking is that the white sugar gives cookies the crispiness, the brown sugar the chewiness. So if you're making chocolate chip cookies and you're out of brown sugar, forget it, you're not going to get that nice chewy interior with the crispy exterior.


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Mentorship and leadership efforts for Longview's young people is one goal, Johnson said.
"We want to help provide access to ways they can volunteer," he said.
Johnson said those who are not able to attend Thursday's night's event — but are still interested in finding out how they can be a part of this initiative — can call him at (430) 558-0058.


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UCLA doesn't give out honorary degrees, but it bestows the UCLA Medal to people who really, truly deserve honorary degrees. Saturday afternoon, in the Regency Club in Westwood, 60 people gathered to honor a woman who has worked endlessly for charities and who recently, with her husband, endowed the university with $10 million, enough money to guarantee 100 full scholarships for undergraduates every year for as long as there is a UCLA.
The money, the Wassermans insisted, was to go to students, not toward erecting a building named after the couple.
"I don't like to give to a building," said Edie Wasserman.
That's Edie Wasserman, powerhouse fund-raiser for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, mother, grandmother and, according to her grandson, "wife, best friend and counselor of a motion picture legend" (Lew Wasserman, big guy, major force in Hollywood).
Edie Wasserman likes things simple and private without a lot of public ceremony or fuss. The two-hour event, at which she received the UCLA Medal, was done to her taste. Guests were from her closest circle: daughter Lynne; grandchildren Casey Wasserman and Carol Lief; Janet Leigh; Roddy McDowall; Suzanne Pleshette and her husband, Thomas Gallagher III; Gordon Davidson, of the Mark Taper Forum; dresser of divas Nolan Miller and his former boss--maybe you've heard of him--Aaron Spelling, and his wife, Candy. And don't forget esteemed society photographer Alan Berliner, who came out of retirement to shoot the event.


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I really hope you found this post while searching for a guide to making money online – a guide you would have otherwise paid for. I'm not against WSO's and I'm certainly not against books, but what I am against is wasting money. So don't waste your money. You and I both know that almost every person who pays for a course on how to make money or buys an ebook will not actually accomplish what the book or guide promises they will accomplish.
Have you ever wondered why that is? I have not only analyzed it and thought about it but I've experienced it. So after wasting money on special SEO software, memberships to forums, e-books, WSOs, courses, and all sorts of other money- and time-wasters…I offer my free guide. And I promise you will make money from it. Before beginning, put some beer in the fridge.
Step 1: Research a Niche
You need to figure out a niche of product. It can be almost anything that can be bought and sold – anything from a service to a tangible product to a non-tangible product. In fact I don't care and it doesn't matter what it is as long as it is something people buy online. It doesn't matter if they buy it on Clickbank, via merchant's private affiliate programs, or via Amazon affiliate links. Just find a niche that can be sold (via affiliate links, of course).
How to pick? I don't want to give you any complicated formulas or even any simple formulas for how to choose a niche. Since this is my guide and I like to keep things simple, here's the only requirement: you are interested in it. If you like guitars, then maybe the niche is guitars or guitar effects pedals. If you are a big time anime geek, then something anime like maybe those statues of anime women or whatever. If you like a certain kind of eyeglasses, then choose that style of glasses. You just need to like this niche enough to stick with this project.
Your niche research consists of simply picking something you're interested in that you can sell online.
Step 2: Buy a Domain
Get yourself a reasonable domain. You don't need to spend lots of money on a domain. Just do a bulk domain search for your main keyword with words appended to it such as "buy", "online", "store", etc. Get a .com and don't bother with anything else. The shorter the better, and no dashes.
Step 3: Set Up a WordPress Site
I make the assumption you have hosting already. If not, get cPanel hosting with Fantastico. Set your brand-spanking-new domain up with WordPress. A non-techie could probably do it with ease, so you can probably have it set up in five minutes just like WordPress promises. Put in the title of your site, put a nice template on there, set up an XML sitemap, set up pretty permalinks (category/title), and set up a contact form. (I'll leave it up to you to pick the plugins for those tasks). Now, grab one of those beers.
Step 4: Research Ten Titles
As you crack open that beer, you should have a notepad next to you and your computer screen in front of you. I want you to brainstorm topics that relate to your niche. Some words to get your ideas flowing are "best", "worst", "tips", "how to use", "best methods", "best uses", "highest rated", "reviews", "how to pick", "best of 2011″ (or previous year), "bargains", "coupons", "deals". Depending on your niche these suggested words might work, but you might need to come up with some others as well.
This might take an hour. It might take three hours. But if you sit down and brainstorm, do a bit of searching, and write down all the good ideas, you will end up with a list of decent article titles – these are topics for the next step. Out of that list, I want you to choose the ten "best".
Step 5: Write
If you've gotten this far, congratulations! You are doing better than maybe 75% of all "affiliate marketers" because most people simply hang out on forums, buy software, and then do nothing. You, however, are about to actually give yourself a shot at making some affiliate sales. That can't happen until you write an article for each of your topics from the previous step, where you started drinking.
If you're still drinking, it will help with the tedium – because writing a lot of content can be very boring. The most common complaint is "I can't think of any more ways to say the same thing". I know, because I've had to do it and I've also directed inexperienced content writers in how to write for me. But be of good cheer; it is possible to write about the same thing over and over.
For one thing, the titles you picked are hopefully different enough to where you aren't duplicating the exact same thought over and over. Secondly, as your write your articles you can formulate some content creation steps. Here are some steps I used in a particular niche for which I had to write a series of 300+ word articles dealing with apparel and accessories:
- If there's a brand or company in the subcategory, type out some company info including product specialties or applications, if possible. You can use this to flesh out the text.
- Make a generic list of product types that are in this category.
- Divide those product types into related groups of products.
- Form an outline by introducing the company or subcategory, then writing sentences around the groups of product types, then closing with a summary.
- Fill in details by citing possible uses of the products.
For your niche, you will have different steps, but the point is that you CAN formulate some steps to help you create the articles. You have to first write one really good article, break down what you did, and then formulate it. After that, it's almost like filling in the blanks.
When you've written your ten articles, you can go to step six.
Step 6: Publish
This is where you can reward yourself by actually doing something you can see. This is where results can occur. This is when sales can start rolling in!
Publish each of your lovingly crafted articles on your WordPress site. Of course make sure to do your tagging, any SEO stuff you want to do, and last but not least – put those affiliate links in the articles. I would suggest placing a good image in each article as well. Place an alt attribute on each pic while you're at it.
It Is Finished!
Now, sit back and pronounce it "good". You have something that can make money. You have a foundation, at least, from which to build upon. You have something you didn't have before, and its something that the vast majority of "internet marketers" do not possess.
Best of all, if you've gotten this far I guarantee that you've gained knowledge, experience, and maybe some good habits that will get you going further. Why is this important? Because now you can move on to the next site. You can do it again. By the end of 2012 you can have a handful of solid websites that you can improve, build upon, promote, and (of course) make some money from.
And that is the full extent of the guide. I really have nothing else to say. That's partly because I hate writing long articles, but also because I am confident that if you simply build one site as I've described, you will have learned (either intuitively or as a side-effect of your efforts) the rest of what you need to learn. It just comes with the territory, and in fact can't be imputed by "book knowledge".
If you build a site as I described, you have what you need to make money online in 2012. And I wish you the best of success.


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Those who look after man's four-legged friends are under attack from two-legged thugs.An Animal Welfare Society (AWS) worker will have to undergo expensive surgery after being injured in a hijacking and robbery.
On Monday, two female AWS employees were hijacked and robbed at gunpoint only 800m from their offices in Philippi.
Inspector Angelique Stanbridge, who was driving, was shot and wounded in the arm.
Senior veterinarian and AWS chief executive John McMullen said three staff members were traumatised and given the day off.
"Inspector Angelique Stanbridge and a secretary were heading to the bank with R48 000, the takings since last Friday when they were attacked. The way it all happened, it's as if the hijackers knew the staff were heading to the bank. The whole incident happened just down the road from our offices. The secretary ran back and asked for help and community members saw how Angelique had lost a lot of blood and assisted," said McMullen.
Luckily, he said, the bullet went right through and Angelique will have an operation tomorrow.
"Police recovered the work vehicle in Sweet Valley but the money was gone.This was the first shooting incident but our workers are more fearful now," said McMullen.
Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said circumstances surrounding the shooting incident were under investigation and an attempted murder case was opened for investigation.
SPCA spokesperson Belinda Abraham said the incident brought back incidents of victimisation that they have endured.
"Everyone of the Cape of Good Hope SPCA's mobile clinic operators, field officers, collection officers and inspectors have had an experience during this year that left them feeling threatened or uncomfortable.
"We have had incidents of vehicles being stoned, mobile clinics being robbed, smash-and-grabs taking place and staff held at knife and gunpoint.
"The SPCA's premises have been broken into more times than we can count, goods have been stolen, the buildings damaged and our mobile units have been vandalised on site," said Abraham.
She said that in another incident, a mobile clinic was hijacked in Nyanga and a female and male member of staff was taken with the vehicle. The vehicle was later recovered and our staff found locked in the cold storage room at a butchery.
Abraham said some staff have been unable to deal with feeling consistently unsafe and had chosen to leave the SPCA.
Tanya Banponder, the coordinator for Stray Animal Care, also speaking for Four Paws Animal Welfare, agreed that animal welfare workers were not safe.
"Anything can happen there is always an element of danger. There is a genuine concern and it's getting worse, especially in gang-infested areas," said Banponder.
Police said anyone with any information about the shooting incident could contact Crime Stop on 0860010111.
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