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Here is a compilation of manga favorites from MangaCritic, Earlyworld, and Robot6. The list was made after they were posed the question: What manga titles have libraries overlooked?
Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama • Stone Bridge Press • 1 volume
In 1904, aspiring artist Henry Kiyama sailed from Japan to the United States in search of economic opportunity. After living in San Francisco for nearly twenty years, Kiyama documented his experiences in the form of 52 short comics. His memoir — one of the very first examples of a graphic novel — examines the racism and economic hardships that he and his friends encountered on a daily basis. Kiyama also addresses major events of the day, critiquing several Congressional acts designed to curtail Asian immigration, and remembering what it was like to live through the Great Earthquake of 1906, to attend the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915, and to survive the flu pandemic of 1918.
What makes these autobiographical comics truly extraordinary, however, was that they were originally published in 1931 in a bilingual edition right here in America. As Frederik Schodt notes in the foreword to the 1999 edition, Kiyama's work was aimed at other first-generation immigrants who, like him, were caught between two worlds, trying to make sense of their place in both. The visual style and subject matter may not strike contemporary readers as manga-esque (Schodt notes the influence of American cartoonist George McManus on Kiyama), but the intimate quality of the stories will leave as lasting an impression as graphic memoirs such as Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and Alison Bechdel's Fun Home.
Hitoshi Iwaaki • Del Rey • 8 volumes, complete
Imagine, if you can, a manga that combined elements of My Left Foot, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Defiant Ones with the witty banter of a good buddy cop picture, and you have some idea of what Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte is all about. The story focuses on Shin, a high school student who wakes up one night to find a worm-like alien tunneling up his right arm towards his brain. In a moment of panic, Shin applies a tourniquet, arresting the creature's progress but creating a brand-new problem in the process: the parasite takes up residence in his right hand, manifesting itself as a snail-like entity with googly eyes, a mouth, and the ability to transform itself into an astonishing array of shapes. Recognizing that their bodies are becoming interdependent, Shin and Migi (as he decides to call the parasite) agree to an uneasy truce. It isn't long before other aliens are alert to Shin and Migi's presence, forcing Shin and Migi to flee when it becomes apparent that the other parasites won't tolerate their symbiotic existence. Making Shin and Migi's dilemma more acute: they can't go to the human authorities, either, without risking imprisonment, quarantine, or worse.
Like a good B-movie, Parasyte uses elements of science fiction and horror to explore Big Questions about human nature while scaring the hell out of readers; the series is filled with nail-biting scenes of Shin and Migi trying to escape detection or fight other parasites. The violence is graphic but not sadistic; most of the action takes place between panels, with only the grisly aftermath represented in pictorial form. (Read: no torture scenes, no female characters being sexually assaulted before becoming an alien's dinner.) The script is clever and funny, as Shin and Migi trade barbs with the antagonistic affection of Ernie and Bert, Oscar Madison and Felix Unger, or Detectives Mike Logan and Lenny Briscoe. Their relationship is one of Parasyte's greatest strengths, adding an element of novelty to a familiar story while deftly critiquing the idea that human beings' intellect and emotional attachments place them squarely atop the food chain.
Hiroshi Hirata • Dark Horse • 3 volumes, suspended
With its heady mix of social commentary, political intrigue, and battlefield action, Hiroshi Hirata's Satsuma Gishiden reads like Kagemusha as told by Sam Peckinpah. Hirata dramatizes the plight of a powerful southern province that rebelled against the shogunate in the late eighteenth century (and would again, more famously, in the nineteenth). The story unfolds in a kaleidoscopic fashion, introducing us to the the sanpin and goshi, low-born samurai who eked out a living as farmers and laborers between military engagements; the daimyo, the leaders of Satsuma's ruling Shimazu clan; and the administrators, spies, and chonin swept up in the violent conflict.
In the wrong hands, this material would be horribly dull; the initial showdown between Satsuma and shogunate stems from a public works project. (Makes you wonder: was Satsuma Gishiden the favorite manga of Robert Moses?) But Hirata successfully balances historical narrative and dramatic action. He explains the caste system and politics of the Edo period, the ritual of hiemontori, the concept of nise — even the type of water works found in eighteenth-century Japan — tossing in some jokey panels of winged ryo and money-grubbing donjon to illustrate the shogunate's corruption. Some readers may find these passages didactic, but they provide an essential foundation for grasping nuances of plot and character. Lest the tone become too pedantic, Hirata liberally sprinkles the story with passages of bawdy humor and baroque violence. In one gruesomely funny scene, for example, a dying character uses his own broken rib to puncture an opponent's skull. Top that, Mr. Peckinpah!
The chief attraction of Satsuma Gishiden, however, is its distinctive visuals. Hirata's layouts evoke the films of mid-century masters such as Kurosawa, Kobayashi, and Ozu, blending cinematic realism with the rough-hewn aesthetic of woodblock prints. The characters, costumes, and horses are rendered in meticulous detail, yet the artwork is never static; through creative use of perspective, Hirata immerses the reader in vivid battle scenes, lively clan meetings, and ocean voyages. (Just a thought: Satsuma Gishiden would be awesome in 3-D. Maybe Dark Horse could repackage future editions with goggles to enhance the effect?) Recommended for samurai movie buffs, amateur Japanese historians, and readers who've exhausted the Kazuo Koike canon.
Fumiyo Kouno • Last Gasp • 1 volume
If Barefoot Gen shows readers what it was like to live through the Hiroshima bombing and its horrific aftermath, Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms shows readers what it was like to live with the memories of that day ten, twenty, and forty years later. Fumiyo Kouno's book is divided into two stories. The first, "Town of Evening Calm," is set in 1955, and focuses on one young woman's attempt to preserve the remnants of her family, while the second, "Country of Cherry Blossoms," is set in the 1990s, and focuses on the strained relationship between a survivor and his adult daughter. Both stories are simply but beautifully illustrated, avoiding the kind of visual tropes (big eyes, tiny noses, super-cute deformations) that many Western readers find jarring when reading Serious Manga.
In the few panels alluding to the actual events of August 6, 1945, Kouno's art becomes more primitive and stylized, suggesting the horrific effects of the blast by depicting the victims as stick figures with swollen faces. The child-like simplicity and directness of these images are startling yet effective, a powerful representation of the radiation's devastating ability to rob its victims of their identities by destroying their hair, hands, and faces. These scenes are notable as well for the skillful way in which present and past co-exist within the same panels; we see the landscape as the survivors do, alive with vivid memories of the blast. None of these images are graphic, though they are an unsettling reminder of the characters' deep emotional scars.
The book's strong anti-war message is balanced by the story's emphasis on quiet, everyday moments, preventing Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms from succumbing to didacticism or sensationalism. Though Kouno did not grow up in Hiroshima, her meticulous research and careful reading of survivor memoirs lends her work a kind of emotional authenticity that a more dramatic story might have lacked. The result is a moving work that challenges readers to imagine how they might rebuild their lives in the aftermath of incomprehensible tragedy.
Osamu Tezuka • VIZ • 2 volumes
A quick glance through Phoenix: Civil War might not suggest that this is the stuff of high art. The characters bear an uncanny resemblance to the denizens of Popeye and jokey anachronisms abound. (Although the story ostensibly takes place in twelfth-century Japan, one character receives a telephone call and chows down on a bucket of KFC.) But flip to the back pages, where VIZ has included a brief statement from the manga-ka explaining the origins and meaning of Phoenix, and you'll learn that Tezuka claimed Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird as the inspiration for Phoenix. Tezuka saw parallels between Stravinsky's firebird and a similar creature from Japanese legend, Hou-ou. The phoenix, Tezuka decided, was a powerful symbol of "man's attachment to life and the complications that arise from greed." Using the phoenix as a touchstone, Tezuka constructed an elaborate, twelve-volume series exploring Japan's historic past and possible future. He planned a final volume set in present-day Japan ("where past and future converge"), but passed away without completing his epic.
One of the best things about Phoenix is that readers can enjoy it as a series or a collection of stand-alone stories. Though I love Sun (the series' epic, two-volume conclusion) and Karma (the fourth volume of the English edition), I think the two-volume Civil War (the seventh and eight volumes of the English edition) make the best introduction to Tezuka's masterpiece. Civil War is set in Heian-era Kyoto, where several powerful families vie for control of the city. We experience the conflict through myriad perspectives: a lowly woodcutter and his fiancee, a ragtag band of samurai, an apolitical sage, and two powerful clan leaders, both of whom seek the phoenix in an effort to consolidate their political victories and perpetuate their bloodlines. The story may remind readers of The Hidden Fortress as it moves between epic battles and domestic drama, romance, and earthy comedy. While Tezuka isn't above a little flatulence humor, he never condescends to his characters, using such lowbrow moments to demonstrate the common humanity of his entire cast. The character designs may be too cartoonish for some tastes, but Tezuka's artwork is never short of spectacular; his imaginative layouts and flair for caricature are as distinctive as Igor Stravinsky's brilliant orchestrations, churning rhythms, and pungent octatonic harmonies.
Age Called Blue
est em
Yaoi manga, or male/male romances written for a female audience, has the problem of containing a stereotypical triple threat: ridiculously pretty men, outrageous melodrama, and complete disregard for realism. Sometimes that's what readers want, but if you want depth, honesty, and unvarnished romance, give est em's work a try. Age Called Blue features brash young rock musicians trying to navigate professional opportunity and personal codependency, but this is no pop idol romance. It is about passion for music and for people, and est em gives readers an unflinching look at love between damaged, fragile people. It's about figuring out how far is too far and why everyone's limit is different and the betrayal you'll forgive from a person you love. It's about the moment when you have to let go of old fantasies and realize what you need is far simpler than what you dreamed.
est em has a strong sense of gesture and silence, and her rock 'n' roll men speak eloquently by trading guitar riffs as much as words. For libraries wondering about content, her works are adult but avoid full front nudity and explicit sex. est em is an intriguing, crossover creator. Her work is frequently published for gay men in Japan, and her stories strongly appeal to both men and women, gay and straight, in the US.
The Flower of Life
Fumi Yoshinaga
Fumi Yoshinaga is well known for her titles including Antique Bakery and recent historical drama Ooku, but this series has slipped under the radar. In this series, Yoshinaga brings fresh life to the many cliches of high school dramedy manga. Here are high schoolers aspiring to be manga artists, school festivals, holiday celebrations, awkward romantic confessions, and even a clandestine teacher/student romance. Instead of manipulating all of these elements for cheap thrills, however, Yoshinaga relates these slice-of-life episodes with her trademark blend of honesty, sympathy, and wry sense of humor. In her hands, a Christmas gathering becomes an ode to good company: the music may be terrible, the food lackluster, and the decorations cheap, but if you've got your friends, you're golden. Each chapter neatly sidesteps cliches by returning again and again to the characters. Yoshinaga can't resist adding in moments of goofy hilarity, but every joke is balanced by a quiet observation. Side note: this is also one of the only manga series I've ever read that features an overweight character who is not present simply to provide comic relief. The Flower of Life is about high school but appeals to a wide range of teens through to adults. (Owned by 86 libraries.)
Ristorante Paradiso
Natsume Ono
This title is one of the few recent manga out there aimed squarely at adult women, and more librarians (and foodies!) should be picking it up. As a girl Nicoletta was left in the care of grandparents by her flighty mother Olga for one logical but unfeeling reason: her mother has met a new man who says he'll never want children. Her mother chooses a new husband over her inconvenient daughter. Now 21, Nicoletta takes off for Rome to confront her mother once and for all. Instead she's pulled into Olga's world: she gets an unexpected chance to rebuild her relationship with her mother and discovers a new home in her mother's restaurant. Ristorante Paradiso, full of deliciously described cuisine and staffed entirely by older, suave gentlemen, as well as squabbles, unsolicited advice, romantic tension, and dashing mentors. Nicoletta struggles to master cooking, family, and matters of the heart, and Ono's fluid, sketchy art suits this young woman's coming of age tale perfectly. Ono's work is especially appealing for readers who are seeking out the indie side of manga; her art is intentionally unpolished and wonderfully expressive. (Owned by 24 libraries.)
20th Century Boys
Naoki Urasawa
Monster and Pluto get a lot of press as the go-to titles for Naoki Urasawa, one of the best manga-ka working today writing for adults. I am an unabashed fan of Pluto (old-school sci-fi gets me every time) but 20th Century Boys is the lesser known of his works. 20th Century Boys spans twenty two volumes, with nine volumes currently out, making it the longest of his series to hit the States; perhaps libraries are reluctant to commit to the series. This is a grand shame. An ambitious epic, I'd compare it in scope and style to the TV show Lost. The story starts out as a glimpse into the lives of a group of middle school friends and shows the way their childhood dreams have alternately lingered or faded as adult reality has set in. In Urasawa's clever hands, though, 20th Century Boys quickly morphs into a thriller with conspiracies, secret organizations, cults, terrorism, and insidious politics. Multiple timelines, memories, and points of view to create a growing sense of unease as more and more threats are revealed like the ticking of a hidden bomb. Wisely, Urasawa keeps returning to the initial theme of lost dreams, particularly looking at the power of young imaginations as a gift that needs to be reclaimed. Urasawa has a flair for investigatory dramas, and the puzzle pieces falling into place as 20th Century Boys unfold is utterly compelling. Urasawa is not full of violence or sex, elements which sometime feel like the hallmarks of men's manga, but counts on sincere emotion, heroism among everyday people, and deft pacing to envelop the reader. (Owned by 118 libraries.)
Wild Adapter
Kazuya Minekura
My own mulligan was a hard choice — which rare and relatively unseen manga do I add to my list? I decided to go with the still (sadly) incomplete but evocative Wild Adapter from manga creator Kazuya Minekura. I almost decided to chime in with Akimi Yoshida's Banana Fish (please do check out the ongoing roundtable discussions I'm a part of here for more information): after all, who doesn't like epic crime drama with a strong dose of emotional intensity and frequent mexican standoffs? With six volumes currently available, however, Wild Adapter provides a lot of the same appeal for less money spent by an individual library. Minekura is famous for combining smokin' hot bad boys and demon action into an irreverent retelling of the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West in the popular series Saiyuki and Saiyuki Reload. The dreamboat stars are a calculated draw for female readers while the vicious action and goofy humor call out to the guys. Wild Adapter balances older audience elements just as well. Minekura mixes together all of my favorite crime story flavors: yakuza (Japanese organized crime families), shadowy experiments, amnesia, badass fights, shifting loyalties, and bursts of bitter humor. A cryptic pair of leading men, who hide as many secrets from each other as from their myriad enemies, borrow attitude and grim determination from the best seinen (men's) manga. The relationship between the two, however, full of slowly building tension that borders on but never explicitly becomes romantic, is pure josei (women's manga) tradition. Her artwork delineates the action and mystery just as surely as she loads a touch or a glance with meaning. Minekura has been on hiatus in order to recover from illness, but fans both in Japan and in the US eagerly await news about when the series will restart. (Owned by 45 libraries.)
Cat Paradise
Yuji Iwahara
Cat Paradise, by Yuji Iwahara (the creator of Chikyu Misaki, arguably the greatest children's manga ever), is a pleasant combination of cuteness, fantasy, and action, all set at a boarding school where students are allowed to keep cats as pets. Nothing is ever as it seems, of course: A small group of the students and cats are warriors with special powers, and they are fighting on the side of the beautiful princess Kiri and her cat Shirayuki against an evil demon cat, Kaen, and his minions.
The heroine, Yumi, is your typical shoujo manga girl, nice but not very remarkable. She loves her cat Kansuke, whom she rescued from being crushed by a car, but she drives him crazy because she knits little outfits and makes him wear them. When they get their powers, it turns out that her power comes in the form of a ball of wool, and when she knits Kansuke an outfit, he transforms into a human and can go into battle.
The series combines an imaginative premise—what if you could talk to your pet?—with some serious fight sequences and the usual romantic complications. The plot moves along quickly, the characters are likeable, and Iwahara's art is cute without being cloying. It's a natural for shoujo manga fans, but it should be a fun read for others as well; the characters and situations are universal, and the art is clear and accessible even to readers who don't read a lot of manga.
ES: Eternal Sabbath
ES: Eternal Sabbath is a science fiction manga about an experiment in which a special gene is inserted into subjects to bring immortality. It also has a side effect, which is to allow them to enter people's minds, see their thoughts, and change their behavior.
In some ways this is a standard science fiction story, but the art in the early volumes is what really sets it apart. Rysosuke, the hero, experiences other people's minds as a separate physical space; as he stands and looks, these incredible surrealistic scenarios unfold that show him the person's memories and their hidden emotions. He can also induce hallucinations in others. This is the sort of thing that comics can depict very well, and creator Fumiyo Soryo uses the full power of the medium to draw the reader in. Even in more "normal" sequences, her clear, deadpan style gives the series a surrealistic feeling, making this manga a pleasantly creepy read.
Suppli is a workplace comedy about a young woman dealing with the anxiety of nearing 30 with no marriage prospects and an all-consuming job. It's a fast-paced, funny romance that touches on a lot of universal themes—sex, love, balancing work and personal life, choosing between friends and lovers.
The series starts with 28-year-old Fuji breaking up with her boyfriend after a fight over how much time she spends at work. She responds by throwing herself into her job, and at the same time, a whole new world expands as she starts socializing with her co-workers. She quickly gets involved in a love triangle, attracting the attention of both the sweet underachiever who's more a friend than a lover and a dashing executive, above her on the corporate ladder, who swoops in for some intensely emotional scenes and then vanishes, partly because he's having an affair with a married woman. A host of other people either get involved or sit around voicing their opinions, and since they all work in Fuji's company, they are constantly bumping into one another.
Fuji is very serious about her job, but she must contend with a corporate culture that is very top-down, conformist, and sexist; every idea she comes up with ends up getting shot down in favor of something more "normal." Creator Mari Okazaki parodies the excesses of Japanese culture (there's one co-worker who never leaves his sleeping bag) but much of the humor and drama in this book is universal, making it a good choice for adult readers in search of a smart, witty read.
Twin Spica
Twin Spica is a teen-friendly story of a girl who wants to be an astronaut. The book follows the heroine, Asumi, through her training course and her career, but the first volume also fills in her backstory and shows us what a determined girl she is. Japan began its space program about 10 years before the series started, but it ended with a rocket exploding in mid-air and killing numerous bystanders. Asumi's mother was gravely wounded in the accident and spent several years in the hospital before she finally died; Asumi, who was a young child at the time, only saw her mother swathed in bandages and never saw her face. When her mother dies, Asumi refuses to go along with what the grownups want and instead finds her own way to come to terms with her mother's death. That determination sets her apart from the standard manga heroine and makes her interesting to follow. Her mentor is a lion-headed ghost, and he too has a poignant backstory. This manga is filled with quirky but human characters, and the art is detailed enough to create a whole world without being overwhelming. It's definitely a teen story but I think it has a lot to offer adults as well.
Me and the Devil Blues
Me and the Devil Blues is the story of bluesman Robert Johnson, who sells his soul to the devil at the crossroads at midnight in order to become the greatest musician who ever played the blues. The first volume plays this story more or less straight, with a supporting cast of real blues musicians, but the second volume brings in a baroque twist when Johnson meets up with bank robber Clyde Barrow and they hit the road together. The art is unusual and very effective in places (although a lot of the period work is obviously drawn from photos), and the two volumes make a good read. Unfortunately, it has been a while since volume 2 was released and it's not clear when, or if, volume 3 will be on the way. Even incomplete, though, this is a manga well worth having.
Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla
Junko Mizuno
Zombies are hot, now, right? Junko Minzuno was way ahead of the zombie curve when she did this in 1995. But these are zombies like you've never seen them before. Mizuno's trademark style is a unique blend of
cute, creepy, satiric, and sexy. Her art has been compared to "My Little Pony," but it's more psychedelic and way more original. Cinderalla is quite a bit like the classic fairytale of Cinderella,
but quite a bit different, also.
This Cinderalla works for her divorced father in his yakitori restaurant—yakitori are skewers of grilled chicken. She's very happy until her beloved father dies—and comes back as a zombie! Okay, Cinderalla can live with that, even if he goes back to the cemetery during the day to sleep. But then he takes a zombie bride and brings her home with her two zombie daughters, who are now Cinderalla's stepsisters. The three of them give our girl a very hard time. Not only does Cinderalla have to do all the restaurant work and cook for the whole family but she has to make clothes for the vain, boy-crazy zombie stepsisters. (These zombies are cute, not ugly, and they're always hungry.)
Then the word is out that the Prince is having a show. This prince is a zombie, and he's a famous pop singer. (Prince—singer—get it?) So Cinderalla gets stars and hearts in her eyes and wants to go to his show. She manages to earn the money for a ticket and gets very prettily dressed up. But when she gets there as the first in line, she finds out that only zombies can get in. Cinderalla says, "I wish I were dead." But how can she manage that without killing herself?
It turns out that our girl had rescued a fairy who was mistreated by a couple of neighborhood kids, and the fairy is all too happy to turn Cinderalla into a zombie for a night--especially after a few rounds of sake . Cinderalla is every bit as cute as a zombie as she was as a live person, so she goes to the show, spends the night with the Prince, and naturally he wants to marry her. But ooops! She has to run off at dawn, and she drops something. It's NOT a slipper! She's a zombie! Zombies have—shall we say—loosely attached body parts. Cinderalla drops an eyeball.
Kind of creepy, right? But that's part of the charm of this manga. It's not as gruesome as it sounds. It's cute, funny, and a bit sexy since we see Cinderalla and other characters topless or nude in a cartoony way. Like when she spends the night with the Prince, they're in bed, naked, in a big romantic embrace.
Of course at the end, the Prince does track Cinderalla down, they get married, and everybody—including the zombie stepsisters—lives happily ever after.
Lady Snowblood
Kazuo Koike & Kazuo Kamimura
This heroine is definitely NOT cute.
We first meet Yuki—Lady Snowblood—when she's hired by a yakuza gangster to assassinate the head of a rival prostitution and gambling operation. She comes to the rival's gambling place when he's present, and clumsily fakes a rigged toss of the dice. He and his men see through her obvious trick, and they strip her and then drag her out into the snow to rape and kill her. But with Houdini-like skill, she maneuvers out of her bonds, grabs her long knife, and finishes them all off, stark naked. Now THAT's snowblood. Real snow, real blood.
Kazuo Koike is the writer from Lone Wolf and Cub, and this is similar but with a woman assassin. And it's set 200 years later, in 1890s Meiji Japan. Little Yuki was born as a prisoner's baby. The prisoner, her mother, is locked up with a life sentence for killing one of the four conspirators who raped her and murdered her husband and little boy—who would have been Yuki's brother. Three of the conspirators are left alive, and so Yuki's mother seduced priests and prison guards just to conceive another child who would finish out her revenge.
That's a nasty fate for a little kid. But as Yuki grows up, she trains hard and is more than up to the task. Her weapons include a sword hidden in her pretty parasol, a knife hidden in a hair ornament, finely honed pickpocket and martial arts skills, and her body. She's drop dead gorgeous, and when she drops her clothes, men drop their guard real quick.
Like Ogami Itto in Lone Wolf and Cub, she takes gigs as a hit-woman while tracking down her mother's enemies. So we have three intertwined tales: Yuki's backstory about her upbringing and training, her hit-woman jobs, and her quest to revenge her mother.
But Yuki and her opponents aren't cookie-cutter characters. As in Lone Wolf and Cub, everyone including the villains all have complex lives and motivations. And Yuki herself can feel pity for her victims and sometimes accommodates them in some way.
All throughout, there's lots of athletic action, blood, and gritty sex—this is definitely for adults. The art is very attractive and cinematic, with excellent graphic storytelling.
It's reported that Quentin Tarantino used Lady Snowblood as his inspiration for Kill Bill. If he had just adapted the Lady Snowblood story, I would have liked it a lot better!
So, what do you people think.. ?
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I might have to check some of these out. Here's a fun bit of trivia: that Lady Snowblood manga is based on a movie from the 70's. The movie served as the inspiration for Kill Bill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Snowblood_(film)
EDIT: Whoops, that's what I get for not reading that last line! (the Kill Bill reference was already in the post about Lady Snowblood)
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Nice list, I have to admit I've read most of this series. I'd compile a different list myself, but I understand only mangas published in english made it here.
THE FOUR IMMIGRANTS MANGA - tip: you can read ~50 pages of this book via Google Books - here (btw, read left to right). I stumbled into this book accidentaly when exploring comics dealing with ethnics/immigrants issues, like Shaun Tan's "The Arrival". One book that truly deserves place in this ranking as I think it's unknown to the most readers. I can't say I recommend it to everyone, yet, the book is surprisingly fresh today (in terms of story and social commentary, not art). It's funny, has great historical value and is though provoking (for example: lots of things would be improper by today's standards of political correctness...).
PARASYTE - exciting s-f horror/mystery. And not blatantly mindless slasher - you'll ask yourself few questions about human nature while reading this, like, who's the real Parasite... And check other stories by this author, they're all good (especially Historie and Eureka)
SATSUMA GISHIDEN - quite stunning piece on Japanese history. Takes place at the beginning of the end of samurai era, when they struggled living life worse than peasants. realistic, gritty. Lot of violence, that isn't there just as fanservice in nowadays mangas but is essential to convey harsh reality of the times and people. Great art, original artist's calligraphy adds to the aesthetic value. Shame only 3 volumes are available in english, the rest you can read in french. ;]
TOWN OF EVENING CALM, COUNTRY OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS - strong take on Hiroshima a-bomb consequences. Touching. Shows nature of Japanese people very well. I liked it more than Barefoot Gen.
PHOENIX: CIVIL WAR - read all 12 volumes. It's done by a legend. Whatever topic Tezuka touches it's instant gold. I can't praise him enough. And I'm surprised/saddened how little known his work is among younger manga fans.
Age Called Blue - I'm not particular yaoi fan/enemy, yet on this one I have to disagree. Although it's not that boring as usual yaoi stuff, it still offers to little to enjoy. It has actual plot, sadly not too engaging. Life dilemmas of rock musician? I found it not that interesting. Truth to be told - psychological portrait seems realistic. But that doesn't stop it from being boring plot-wise. I liked two short stories at the end better than the main story. Oh, be warned - there are like three gay sex scenes, not too graphic.
The Flower of Life - warm high school slice of life, no superficial drama, no immature teen love, likable characters. Positive, refreshing. And yes, Oooku by the same author is also good.
Ristorante Paradiso - haven't read, but enjoyed anime a lot.
20th Century Boys - and everything else by Naoki Urasawa (Monster, Pluto) is a must read. One in a kind mystery-thriller series. Maybe even too much of a mystery (I'm joking). I've followed the story passionately to the end and enjoyed the ride. BTW, manga was adapted into movie trilogy recently.
Wild Adapter - I haven't read before but seeing it on this list I picked it up and struggled through first volume. I'm somewhat disappointed with it. Dialogs are out of place, disconnected from the story, random. Story could develop into something interesting but that hasn't happened in vol. 1. Main lead has some potential. Nice drawings for a shounen ai. 40% chances I'll continue reading and finish it. (Oh, as ~600 quoted someone in description - I agree - Banana Fish is much much better)
Cat Paradise - I'm way past shounen age and even when I was close to the demographic I haven't been reading much shounens. I tried first volume of this series and I have to say it's very generic and typical shounen. Nothing extraordinary or especially interesting. Typical plot, dull characters, average art. And what's most important in shounen - fights are disappointing. The only somewhat unusual thing - the cats. Yep, for cat-lovers - obligatory position. For the rest - if you like shounens you'll probably enjoy this too.
ES: Eternal Sabbath - I have to admit I'm a fan of this type of stories. Bit of mystery, bit of supernatural elements, some psychological dwells on humans. Intriguing plot. Imaginative art.
Suppli - haven't read. Looks like I'll give it a try.
Twin Spica - premise doesn't seems that interesting - young girl dreams to be an astronaut. But it happens to be very heartening story. Quite dramatic events make you attached to the lead character quite fast. I liked it a lot.
Me and the Devil Blues - a must read. Superior in the story and art. Really, not just for music lovers. Robert Johnson - youtube him. ;]
Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla - goes to my wish list. ;]
Lady Snowblood - I've watched film quite few years ago and enjoyed it a lot. Didn't know it was based on manga until I've read Samurai Executioner / Lone Wolf by the same author and checked out his other work - what a nice surprise. Basically - sex, violence, sexy violence, violent sex, etc. in almost unbearably addicting doses.
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I am really impressed by you quidam
Simply great analysis there..
Is there anything you haven't read ?
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Is there anything you haven't read ?There's plenty. Around 200 titles I know I want to read. But that's just tip of the iceberg. What about things I don't know of and I would potentially like? I discover something new everyday. My whole lifespan won't be enough to read all I would enjoy. I took some courses at speed reading while ago. That trick helps a lot.
There are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.That's actually adequate words here (when we put aside the person who said this and the context he meant).
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The Annunciation of the Lord
Luke 1: 26-38
Isa 7:10-14,8-10 / Ps 40 / Heb 10:4-10
'I am the the Lord's servant. May it be done to me as you have said.'
(Luke 1:38)
Her virtues that we emulate
Will shield us from all tribulation;
Today let's pause to meditate
Her 'Yes' that led to our redemption
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His kingdom will never end." "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God." "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. (Lk 1:26-38)
In the sixth month of her cousin Elizabeth's pregnancy, the young maiden Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel to announce her role in God's plan of salvation. Pledged to be married soon to Joseph, Mary would have been placed in a great quandary by the angel's news that she would be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit. But this awesome news was a divine privilege that a simple village girl like her could hardly refuse. After hearing the angel Gabriel's revelations, Mary could only reply in total submission, "I am the Lord's servant, may it be done to me as you have said."
The Church celebrates this day as the Feast of the Annunciation. It is a special day worth commemorating because this day in human history marks the Incarnation of the promised Redeemer, Jesus Christ. "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14) It was in relation to the date of the Savior's birth on December 25 that the Church selected March 25 (exactly nine months before) as the day when the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity took place, the same day that the great news was announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
We do not know if Mary was well versed with the prophetic writings, particularly the words of Isaiah in the first reading: "…the Lord himself will give you a sign. The virgin is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel." (Isa 7:14) But her canticle in vs. 46 to 55 revealed her ecstatic feelings to her cousin Elizabeth, knowing that she occupied a unique place in the whole of mankind, because she was now bearing the Son of God. And yet this special honor in no way affected her humble disposition. She even took pains riding a donkey to visit her aged cousin, and stayed to serve her for three months until Elizabeth delivered her own baby.
The Annunciation highlights what we admire most in our Mother Mary: her humility, submission, and obedience to God's will. Her example clearly defines the meaning of discipleship, that is why she is considered as the first disciple of Jesus Christ.
We thank You, Father for the example of our Mother Mary, providing a beacon for us in times of darkness and trials, for no woman ever felt the pains that she had. Amen.

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The best-fitting new expensive jeans are slightly less expensive than the rest! Salt Jeans, which retail for around $120 (not cheap-cheap end of sucker), are free from pretend worn-in marks. Diesel had a commendable run with the "distressed" thing and now it's time to say bye-bye, unless you're cool dating a guy with a gelled skin-fade who hands out rave flyers for a living.
Salt Jeans come in three styles, each named after a different downtown Manhattan street, because your pants have to have a gimmick. "Mulberry" is a medium-rise boot cut and I can personally vouch for its short-girl friendliness. The legs are slim past the knee and the "boot" is subtle, unlike Joe's and Seven's, which fully flare (regardless of what the salesgirl tells you), magically helping you appear even stumpier than you are. The medium-rise is a wake-up call: maybe your bottom should be covered? It's not supposed to pop completely out every time you tie your shoe? Make sure you try on a size that is definitely too tight, and then buy the ones one inch smaller than that. You might feel like you have to pee at every moment of the day, but you're tall and skinny now!


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This Woman Put Chopped Garlic On A Bandage. See What Happened Next
In this article we are going to present you an effective remedy that will help you to get rid of the ugly warts. Warts can be very unpleasant and often cause less confidence and self-esteem, especially if you have one on your face with bigger size.
What are warts?
Warts are skin growth caused by the humanoid papilloma virus (HPV). Usually they appear on the hands and feet. But, sometimes they can appear on almost every part of our body.
Like in this case, when this woman had it on her nose, and it looked like a cauliflower. That's pretty annoying and big cosmetic problem for a woman.
Luckily she met an old friend that shared a homemade natural remedy with her. This remedy was used by her grandmother and had an amazing result.
The only ingredient she needed was garlic.
She took one clove and grinded it. After that, she put the grinded garlic on a cotton ball and applied it on the nose. She changed the cotton twice a day.
After 5 days, the wart started to fade. This procedure is much faster, than a cosmetic surgery, which is also expensive and lasts at least 2 weeks.
This woman was happy that she manages to remove this awful wart, but almost every day she checked the nose, afraid that maybe the wart could come back again.
But, in her case there was no sign of the wart.
The return of the HP virus is not a rare case. Usually it comes back when people have weak immunity.
So, it is very important to have healthy nutrition, and to strengthen the immune system.
Garlic is natural, antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal agent that helps our body fight with different diseases.


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This was my last years costume. We were watching Mars Attack one night and thought we had never seen anyone dress up like the aliens from this movie. We created them by buying a skeleton decoration and spent hours painting it to look like mars attack character. I found the clothing at a local store and it was the perfect colour. We went to a party and no one knew who we were and were amazed by our costume. It was so much fun to make. The guns are made out of pop bottles and card board that we painted to look outta this world!!
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Australian/International Psychic Association's (APA/IPA) Psychic of the year 2013 (ACT) Awarded 5 Star rating in the USA 2015
Friday, 7 February 2014
Paddington Bear, Singing in the rain
Here is a heart warming sing song with Paddington Bear. I grew up reading the books and watching the show. My children loved Paddington too. Yes, I do have a Paddington Bear of my own, just in case you are wondering. I love Teddy bears.


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Learn more about tarsal coalition and its symptoms and treatment options.
Tarsal coalition develops when two bones located in the hind foot fail to separate. This abnormal connection can consist of cartilage, bone, or fibrous tissue.
- Normally, the tarsal bones work together to provide motion
- This conditions forms before birth
Symptoms of tarsal coalition begin to appear when the bones start to mature (usually around 9 to 16 years) and include:
- Stiffness
- Limited motion
- Pain when walking or standing
- Fatigued legs
- Flat foot
- Muscle spasms in legs
- Limping
The primary goal of treatment for tarsal coalition is to relieve symptoms. Treatments can include:
- Medications or steroid injections to reduce pain and inflammation
- Physical therapy to improve range of motion
- Casting to force the foot to rest
- Orthotic devices to distribute weight away from the joint
Surgery may be necessary if symptoms are not relieved with non-surgical treatment.


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This morning around 8:00 a.m., the NYPD issued an alert to New York city area iPhones telling New Yorkers to watch out for the suspect in connection with Saturday night's bombings. If you have an iPhone in New York, you could not not see the message; the government has a way of basically forcing those types of emergency alert messages onto Apple phones.
First off: this is a message to "stay put," right? Because if they're asking us to "be on the lookout," all I can do is let you know if I see him on TV. "Hello, NYPD? Yes I've found the suspect. I'm seeing him right now actually…yeah it's his picture, on Fox News, they're asking for help identifiying him if we see him….hello? Are you there hello?"
Sending it this way makes it a lot more personal. Any time I get an emergency text alert, I spend the first few seconds thinking I'm the only one who got it. You see this warning on TV? Business as usual. But getting a notification on your phone about it? Now I'm thinking the NYPD has bad intel that led them to me. "Suspect on the loose – and we're pretty sure you're good buddies with him, Mike. If that is your real name." They're sending follow up texts based on my iPhone search history: "Hey, jerkoff, quit checking the stats on yesterday's Giants game and help the boys in blue capture the guy you've been best friends with since you were 1 year old!"
It leads me to hope that no Internet troll-types are ever put in charge of such an intensely personal notification system. They could start peppering it with insults. "Suspect is believed to be 6 feet tall, dark hair, and uglier than even you." "Much like your loser ass, all the suspect's friends talk shit about him when he's not around." "AMBERT ALERT: No girl named Amber would ever date you. Hell, no girl named ANYTHING would date you."
The scariest part about getting these types of messages is thinking about what would happen if one day it was you? The suspect in this morning's alert may have an iPhone. If the suspect is in the city, the odds are pretty good he got a message from the NYPD asking him to be on the lookout for himself. He had to be in denial for at least ten minutes, right? "Oh man, how weird is it that ANOTHER guy with my name is a suspect in this bombing? Small world, huh? Welp, time to go about my normal morning routine of breakfast, exercise, and booking a one-way flight to Venezuela. So, which black ball cap and sunglasses should I go with today?"
Also noted in the message: the suspect is armed and dangerous. Which I think we can all agree at this point is a way too cool-sounding phrase for the scumbag criminals it describes. "Warning: suspect is on the loose and is believed to be a great title for an old Bond movie." Let's change it up with something I like to call ADD warnings: "Suspect is armed, dangerous, and a dickhead." Gets the point across but also gets a quick shot in at the guy. If he's committed a particularly egregious crime? ADMD: "Suspect is armed, dangerous, and a MAJOR dickhead."
One final thought: the suspect in this case is 5'6, 200 pounds. My first thought upon reading this was, "Huh…I'm in better shape than him." So thanks, NYPD. You may not have found your guy yet (and I certainly hope you do), but at the very least, you've let one comedian start his morning reassured he has a lower BMI than a terror suspect.
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The Queensland Council of Unions QCU is the peak union body in Queensland with 29 affiliated unions including the QNMU.
The QCU is the state branch of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and covers about 370,000 Queensland workers.
The fundamental roles of the QCU are to help unions improve the working conditions of Queensland workers; be the public voice of the Queensland union movement; influence government and public policy at an industrial, political and social level, and help unions build membership and power through campaigns, training and education.
The QCU celebrated its 130th birthday in 2015.
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Your source for Temecula, CA and Southwest Riverside County lifestyle, events, & area information
Fallbrook, CA—A free Art Workshop for children will be hosted Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 2 -4 p.m. at the Fallbrook Library.
Mike Miller, award-winning children's book author and illustrator of the popular "Tomas the Tortoise" adventure series, will lead a program that includes music, drawing, book reading and puppetry for school age children 5 – 12 years old.
The art workshop is presented by the Fallbrook Library as part of the current gallery show "Every Picture Tells A Story," featuring the original art from four area children's book illustrators November 12 – January 6, 2014.
Local artists participating in the show include Kathi McCord, Paul Brewer, Annika M. Nelson, and Mike Miller.
Miller will share his creative talents with the children, and will entertain them with "Tomas the Tortoise" music and a puppet created especially for his shows for elementary school age kids. "Play in the Clouds," one of the titles in Miller's Tomas the Tortoise series, was selected to be featured in the twelfth Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington DC in 2012. The illustrated series featuring a desert tortoise helps children explore the diverse terrain, inhabitants and environments of the desert.
Born and raised in Southern California, Miller's art career began at Walt Disney Studios where he worked on animated features including Sleeping Beauty
and 101 Dalmations. He moved to Las Vegas in 1962 and spent 50 years as an award-winning advertising agency owner, illustrator and author of children's books and coloring books.
Upon retirement in 2011, he relocated to Murrieta and is now active in the Temecula Valley Art League, Friday Plein Air Painter's Group, and teaching landscape painting at the Murrieta Senior Center. Earlier this year, Miller won first place in the 2013 Temecula Arts Festival Plein Air art contest.
More of his work can be seen at www.mikemillerart.com.
The Fallbrook Library is located at 124 S Mission Road in Fallbrook.
For more information about the upcoming gallery show and free art workshops for Children, call 760-731-4650.


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"Without music, life would be a mistake." – Friedrich Nietzsche
In a world where barriers like culture, race, religion, and language work, more often than not, as divisive factors, music serves as the great unifier. It has the power to move us emotionally, spiritually, and mentally, and it has the innate ability to inspire and arouse the essence within us.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The effort to redesignate Route 60 as an interstate highway got a boost in the transportation and housing funding bill passed Tuesday by Congress.
The appropriations bill included $625,000 for the Lawrence County Planning Commission, which would use the funding to create double-lane entry and exit ramps, as mandated by the U.S. Department of Transportation at the intersection of routes 422 and 60 in Union Township.
"This investment is a critical step in making the future I-376 corridor a reality," said U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-4, McCandless Township, in a release Wednesday. "The I-376 corridor will provide a valuable link between Lawrence County and the rest of our region, creating jobs and spurring further economic development."
In Lawrence County, present-day Route 60 is lined with developable property - including the Millennium Park Keystone Enterprise Zone - and local officials hope the interstate designation will entice outside businesses to invest in the county.
"I-376 is an opportunity to better market Lawrence County to site selectors and businesses along the interstate corridor," said Linda Nitch, executive director of the Lawrence County Economic Development Corp.
Overall, the redesignation project will cost at least $10 million, for signage and upgrades similar to the Route 422/60 work.
When the work is completed, Route 60 will be renamed Interstate 376, which would run from Interstate 80 near Sharon in Mercer County, through Lawrence and Beaver counties, and into Allegheny County past Pittsburgh International Airport.
The new interstate would link up with the present-day I-376 between downtown Pittsburgh and the Monroeville interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The redesignated highway would create an interstate beltway, with Pittsburgh along the southern part of the belt.
But even though the interstate redesignation could be a marketing tool for area businesses, Lawrence County Commissioner Ed Fosnaught said that would be only part of a recipe for drawing businesses into the Route 60 corridor.
In addition to the road project, Fosnaught said the county needs to make sure the area has access to utilities such as sewer and water service, and draw additional tenants to Millennium Park.
The industrial park's first tenant - Steelite, which manufactures flatware and stemware for the hospitality industry - broke ground last year.
"I think it's a positive thing for the county," he said. "But the best thing for the county is to have good useable sites."


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Only a proud fool does that.
"He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered. He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered" (Proverbs 28:25,26).
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5,6).
Many people place their trust in their own righteousness.
But Jesus "spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 'Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank You that I am not like other men — extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess." And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, "God be merciful to me a sinner!" I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other'" (Luke 18:9-14).
Many trust in their own relative goodness. They think they will be saved just because others are worse. This ignores the consequences of sin. We are all sinners and can only be saved by the grace of God and on His terms. The folly of trusting our own strength is exposed by death.
Paul wrote: "Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead" (2 Corinthians 1:9).


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When weather changes, life conditions and circumstances change our bodies respond and react. For me, Ayurveda serves as a maintenance and management tool. With a Canadian climate Ayurveda is a very useful tool for weight management, skin maintenance and overall body health and wellness. While in Japan for example, I found it very humid, so… Continue reading Ayurveda – What's Your Dosha?
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Dashboard Values Manual
the Dashboard is a very important Locus Map feature for me. But to use it effectively the meaning of the values should be clear.
There is Speed/Tempo this value is changing a lot. I think it's the actual speed (collected from GPS?).
There is Average Speed/Tempo and Average Speed/Tempo (Movement). How these values get calculated?
There is Pace (min/km). How this value gets calculated? I'm not absolutely sure but the value isn't changing a lot, so I think it's the overall value and not the value for the last kilometer. But this would be more useful.
It would be nice to have the possibility to determine the calculation of the values. E.g. average the speed for the last 1 minute/10 minutes/30 minutes/1 hour or the last half kilometer/last kilometer .
Best regards
Good day Andreas,
when you open dashboard editor and try to add some values into layout, you may see that parameters are divided into sections. Some values are in "GPS" section. These values are updated with every new location (usually once per sec). Some are in "Track recording" section, and these are updated always, when new location is added to recorded track. How often this happen depends on setup of your recording profile.
Generally, average values in category "Track recording" are computed for a whole track. Alternative how to get information for certain distance/time is to use "Audio coach" feature.
I of course agree that it should be interesting and sometimes useful to see average values for a certain "last X mins/km". Maybe later.
Hope I've answered all your questions, otherwise feel free to ask.
Ahoj, prosím o změnu výpočtu hodnoty "Tempo". Důležitější je pro mne aktuální "Tempo",počítané z aktuální rychlosti.


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Design a promotional poster for a mobile app and loyalty programme
- Estado: Closed
- Prêmio: €140
- Inscrições Recebidas: 17
- Vencedor: YMteam
Síntese do concurso
We are looking for a poster design to promote the launch of our new mobile ordering system which also features a loyalty programme. Customers will be able to order products through our mobile platform and receive loyalty points for use on their next purchase. They will also be able to earn referral points. The poster will be placed on walls where there maybe various other advertising so it must be competitively eye-catching. Logos will be provided.
We have a company logo but as this will be used in different businesses it is more about their brand than ours. In the past when I have given out our logo designers feature it all over the poster. That is not what I want. It is about our clients being able to successfully impart the information outlined below. From that point of view a portion of the poster will be for a logo that will change from shop to shop.
Our key points that we want to get across:
* customers can order on mobile
* they'll receive loyalty points for signing up
* they'll receive loyalty points every time they order
* if they introduce a friend they'll both receive loyalty points (slightly less important)
What is most important is that the poster should be eye-catching. How that is achieved is your part (that's why hire designers) - it could be through use of different fonts or of pictures. We want the design to reflect the values that a customer will identify with - convenience, tech savvy, cool. Colours can be anything but it should be clean reflecting the cutting edge technology that it is.
What would make you look more closely at a poster on the wall?
The posters will be A2 and may also be used for an A6 flyer.
I'm available to answer any questions
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Philadelphia, July 5, 2017 – Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced that Chris Veator joined the company as President of its MarkMonitor business. Veator will lead the global MarkMonitor team from its San Francisco office.
MarkMonitor is the global leader in online brand protection, and provides advanced technology and expertise that protects the revenues and reputations of the world's foremost brands. It leads the industry in providing domain management, anti-piracy and anti-fraud solutions to more than half of the Fortune 100.
"With the company's focus on innovation, I'm excited to join at a time when Clarivate is making a major investment in new technology and analytics that is already in production with 100 MarkMonitor customers," said Veator.
Prior to this role, Veator was President of Metrostudy, a Hanley Wood company, where he oversaw the rapid growth of the real estate and construction information business. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Global Head of Intellectual Property Services at Thomson Reuters. Veator has also held senior executive roles at CPA Global, OpenText and was the founder and CEO of Artesia Technologies – a Digital Asset Management software company.
"Chris is a high-energy executive and an exciting addition to our team as we focus on building Clarivate Analytics and accelerating its growth," said Jay Nadler, CEO of Clarivate Analytics. "He has had success both as an entrepreneur and as an "intrapreneur", driving growth of new initiatives within a corporate setting. I look forward to what Chris will bring to the MarkMonitor business."
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My Sunday mornings are normally meant for sleeping in, being lazy, watching TV and eating a late brunch. However, this Sunday was different from others. For starters, I woke up at 5:15am. I then got dressed and made my way to Marina beach to do something much needed – pick up trash!
The Chennai Trekking Club (CTC) led a massive volunteer effort towards cleaning up the 15-km coastal stretch from Marina to Injambakkam this Sunday. CTC is a non-profit volunteer-based organization of nearly 1000 trekking enthusiasts. The group is actively involved in exploring trails, jungles and mountains all over India. CTC organizes 5-8 treks every month and often more than one trek on weekends. Apart from trekking, the group is also passionate about raising environmental and social awareness and organizes several campaigns to clean up and preserve environmentally sensitive areas.
Sunday's coastal clean up was a sequel to another massive clean up that was held in May 2010. The group's founder had a vision to make this event the largest beach clean up campaign in Chennai's recent history. Thus, a single email calling for volunteers caught the attention of hundreds of residents and the media. In a mere few weeks, nearly 1000 volunteers (including me J) signed up to offer 2 hours of their Sunday morning to rid the city's coastline of garbage.
This was my first interaction with CTC, and I was pleasantly surprised at how organized its volunteers were. The 15-km stretch that we cleaned was divided into 1-km zones, with 2-3 of CTC's organizers manning each zone. A map indicating pick-up points, beach clean up zones and organizer names was sent out to everyone ahead of time through email. I signed up to meet the group that gathered at the Marina lighthouse. When I got to the beach, I saw a few organizers ready and waiting with gloves and biodegradable garbage bags (sponsored by Biotec). Once the gloves and bags were handed out, my group was divided into two teams– one that picked up larger pieces of trash, such as shoes, gunny bags, large plastic bags, etc, and a second team that picked up smaller pieces such as cigarette butts, small pieces of thermocole, plastic, etc. Since I am afflicted with an obsessive compulsive disorder and love cleaning in detail, I happily opted to join the second group. I spent a good 1.5 hours picking up all kinds of trash (and burning a lot of calories J), much of which was deeply buried in sand. Several of CTC's photographers captured photographs of the clean up at all of the different zones.
It was really nice to see how passionate all of the volunteers were about cleaning up the beach. There were people of all ages that came out to for the clean up that morning. We also got the attention of several fishermen who lived in the area and people who happened to be taking a stroll at the beach that morning. A few fishermen made some generous contributions to my trash bag and even thanked me, which made me feel proud for doing something worthwhile with my Sunday morning. Together, we collected 800 bags of non-degradable garbage – a commendable attempt at raising environmental awareness.
I would like to thank the CTC for making things so simple. No complicated registrations, no hassle in finding the place and the people, Things were organized really well.
I was told about the coastal cleaning campaign by a friend from work. Three hours on a Sunday morning sounded very much fair. Can we not do this much for ourselves? It was not about doing something for the society , for our tomorrow. We had crossed that stage of trying to save something for our future generations, the stake is for our today!
The two of us registered the day before. We were to join at the Marina light house, we reached a little early. We started the day with a stroll and some fresh air. At 6, we found the others all geared to do their bit of something for all of us.
We were given the Bio degradable bags and the gloves and instructed on what to look out for.
We started with all enthusiasm, very green and very clean!!
It looked and sounded so easy. It took me by surprise at how much of patience and work it involved, collecting shreds of plastic the lighthouse to santhome church stretch was nt easy. And true awareness comes only when you are a part of something like this. I had deciding while I was doing my part, that never again will I litter the beach.
And it was fun, fun to find new names of Suparis and brands of chips, I dint know existed. Did you know ' king of jungle' was a brand of chips?
Yes it is fun to go on the beach and have ice cream from the many stalls over there, but it is nt cool to dump the ice cream wrappers just where you are and walk away,
Yes it is fun t come with a gang of friends and have tea and coffee. But it is so unhealthy for the ecosystem to leave the plastic cups littering around.
It looks like what can one wrapper do to the ecosystem, but what we fail to understand is if everyone of us starts thinking that way, there ll be millions of plastic litters just like now and yes millions are unhealthy for our ecosystem.
And coming back to the campaign, time passed so quickly, as we started concentrating on picking up litters. I felt like a santa claus only the bag of goodies replaced with a bag of garbage but it was in a way a goodie!! 🙂
We reached a place, a couple of other volunteers and the two of us are collecting litter from the same place for like almost quarter to an hour and its like treasure, the more we gathered, the more we found. We would have been filthy rich if it had been gold or even silver instead of shreds of plactic. But hey we were FILTHY rich!!
It was an experience beyond words, a few locals, joined us. It probably felt lighter on their conscience if they helped us. A few local kids, helped with so much of vigor. To them, it was a gae, who helps fill the bags fast.
I walked out a different person, felt lighter and proud of myself, not because I thought I had dome something for nature or felt it was some kinda social service, but because I had learnt a lot these three and a half hours. I had learnt what all the books on eco friendliness could nt teach me all this while. And all the credits to CTC and all the people who had been associated wt the campaign!


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Earlier this week, a unique new resource for helping startup companies polish their pitch message arrived in Northern Colorado.
Earlier this week, a unique new resource for helping startup companies polish their pitch message arrived in Northern Colorado.
DENVER – TiE Rockies, a global nonprofit community dedicated to helping foster entrepreneurship, today announced Louise Atkinson has been appointed to its board of directors.
The Grand Junction City Council voted unanimously last week to spend $12,500 from the city's Economic Development Fund to help the Business Incubator Center buy a state-of-the-art laser cutter and engraver for the GJMakerSpace.
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TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks are among the most popular ways to get innovative ideas out to the public spectrum. So it's no surprise that TEDx, which supports local versions of the national events, is coming to RiNo -- one of Denver's up and coming innovation centers, through the first TEDxRiNo event on Apr. 13.
FORT COLLINS – House of Genius, a global community supporting the success of local entrepreneurs, announced the launch of a House of Genius in Fort Collins.
"After a comprehensive search process, the board is pleased to have found the best individual to assume leadership of MyLifeLine.org," said Jason Wagner, president of the MyLifeLine.org Board of Directors and Partner at EKS&H . "Pete is a seasoned ...
BOULDER – The city of Boulder will pay Code for America $100,000 for a seven-month project aimed at developing new ...
Arvada has joined Next Century Cities a bipartisan, city-to-city initiative dedicated to ensuring the availability of next-generation broadband Internet for all communities.
"Broadband is quickly becoming essential for both Arvada businesses and residents-on par with water, wastewater, power, and other municipal services," said Arvada Mayor Marc Williams in a news release.
In 2014, we saw AWS customers (especially in the small and mid-size segments) start to lay claim that they couldn't make their own networks as secure as using Amazon's EC2/ S3 infrastructure services. This trend will accelerate in 2015. Small and medium ...
Denver's getting bigger and better in many ways, but the Rose Community Foundation is betting that people have ideas that can help make it even better. That's why it's launching the Innovate for Good grant program, which will award up to 10 grants totaling $250,000.
Looking to expand your network or learn more about the latest news in Colorado tech in 2015? Our weekly event roundup will help you emerse yourself in the tech lifestyle; from founder talks to a tech demo night, this week is full of events sure to inspire anyone in Colorado.
LOVELAND – Loveland CreatorSpace, Loveland's nonprofit community makerspace workshop, will celebrate its grand opening on Jan. 9 from 6-9 p.m.
That's what we'll be talking about at the library tonight: emerging technologies and how they are likely to affect our lives. If you are like me, you feel a sort of dreadful distrust when these topics come up.
The Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network, an organization created to help startups get to the next level, added Zayo Group CEO Dan Caruso as its steering committee chairman for 2015.
Caruso, who co-founded Boulder-based Zayo in 2007, led the company to one of the biggest technology public offerings this year.
"The Front Range is home to so many innovative startup companies, and we must continue to foster collaboration and growth to keep them in Colorado," Caruso said.
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COjacks, the Denver-based, Colorado-centric currency that launched late this summer, will be accepted along U.S currency at the Community Connect Trade Association and Main Street Chamber of West Denver's Holiday Trade Show and Event at SPACE Gallery at 400 Santa Fe Dr. on Thurs. Nov. 20 from 4 to 9 p.m.
Next year's Denver Startup Week dates have been announced, with the week-long event meant to give area startups a set time to innovate, collaborate and celebrate to take place Sept. 28-Oct. 2. The five-day event this year took place from Sept. 15-19, and drew an estimated 7,800 startup community members and 700 companies to more than 180 events around the city. In 2013, an estimated 5,500 people and 650 companies participated in Denver Startup Week.
In August, the Colorado Technology Association unveiled it's new Foundation.
The Colorado Technology Foundation (CTF) is a Rose Community Foundation 501(c)3 fund.
Colorado is at a critical juncture where the growth of technology jobs across sectors is accelerating, yet our ability to develop more IT leaders is not keeping up to demand in the marketplace.
Throughout countless business community conversations, you'll hear the same call to action:
"We need a big success; we need an IPO," said Pete Khanna, CEO of TrackVia last year on a Rocky Mountain Tech Meetup panel.
Often initial public offerings are interpreted as symptoms of big things brewing and validation that the rest of the world is watching. Bold, buzz-worthy IPOs secure a spotlight and generous payday for the companies as well as the communities they're stationed in.
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