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Alright, folks! If you haven’t put in those cowpeas, yet, now is the time. Yes, really, right now! Take that commercial break and jam a few cowpeas into the poorest soil in your garden, cover with soil and water in. Voila! Gardening done for the day! You and I can go back to watching the Criminal Minds marathon.
Okay, so maybe that isn’t the best way to go about planting cowpeas in the garden, but given how well these bad boys do under the Texas heat and drought conditions, it’d probably still work.
So let me tell you a bit about these cowpeas. Cowpeas make their way under quite a few aliases. They’re also called Southern peas and field peas and come in different varieties including creams and crowders. The best known cowpea is probably the black-eyed pea, but there are several others. I’ve grown pink eye purple hulls, red rippers and black crowders in my garden. Most are bush type plants that grow about three feet high, but there are a few climbers. The black crowders I planted in my patio garden grabbed onto one of my hanging planters and was looking for a way on to my neighbors’ balcony right before production halted! A different cultivar, the yardlong bean, or long-podded cowpea, grew ten-foot vines, and loads of pods. I was picking them at just over a foot long, but one did get lost under the stairwell and grew to about two feet long!
Chances are good that even black-thumb gardeners are going to have success with cowpeas. They’re pretty low maintenance. They don’t like too much water or too much fertilization. Basically, until they’re bloomin’ and fruitin’, don’t pay ‘em too much mind.
Cowpeas, like other legumes, develop a good bacteria on their roots that help them pull nitrogen right out of the air. They can also drill a tap root about eight feet deep, which helps them pull nutrients from deep in the soil and makes them incredibly drought resistant. This is the reason you don’t really need to fertilize them, and too much fertilization will just grow a lot of foliage and few beans, anyway.
Plant your cowpea seeds about an inch deep in the soil. If you bought pea and bean inoculant, sprinkle a bit of that over the seeds and cover with soil. Remember that good bacteria I was talking about earlier? Well, it will get there naturally in its own sweet time, but if you want to push things along a bit faster, this stuff will help. Whether you use the powder or let the plant do it on its own, from that point on the soil will have this good bacteria living in it and you shouldn’t have to inoculate the soil again.
Go ahead and water it in and wait for the magic to happen. In this August heat, I’d venture it would be just a few days before you see seedlings. These cowpeas are pretty tough and push through most soil like champs, but we have some serious clay in areas, so don’t let it crust over. They’ll need some light watering until they become established, but then you can pretty much ignore them until they start flowering. If you’re gardening in containers like I am, remember that our plants can’t drill a long tap root and will need more frequent watering than their terra firma counterparts. Either way, once those flowers bloom, they’ll need a little more water; and when the pea pods come in, they’ll need a little more water. Remember, cowpeas and all the other delicious goodies in our garden are, just like our bodies, made up mostly of water. So when you have stuff fruiting, don’t drown ’em, but don’t be chintzy with the water, either.
Now just stand back and let them do their thing! Cowpea pods can be eaten like snap peas when young. Leave them on a little longer and the beans will fatten up and you can use those as a fresh shell peas, or just let them dry on the vine and you’ll have a nice dry pea for storage. If you want them to keep producing, keep them picked. At some point, it will seem like they’re done producing, but they’ll get a second flush of pods. If you want to help those along, just add a wee bit of fertilizer or some compost.
I’d wish you luck, but you won’t need it. These plants love this purgatorial south central Texas weather.
5 thoughts on “A Cowpea’s Chance in Texas”
Loved reading your tribute to the resilience of cowpeas! They grow well in the Southwest too. Just want to add that the leaves are also edible, and they are a favorite leafy green in Africa
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Thank you for the lovely comment! Cowpeas are pretty impressive plants. I’ll have to try the leaves, now, too!
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I’m following you because one of my goals in the next couple of years is to have a garden. Maybe in the Southwest (Northwest Mexico). Besides, I do like your writing.
Thank you! You’re very kind. I’m happy to have your company on my gardening adventure. It’s a continual learning process, but I love the “classroom.”
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To the Editor:
In ''Ticket to Nowhere'' (June 20), you state that ''officials of several districts, aware of the growing anti-immigrant sentiment on Long Island, said they had a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy on students' immigration status.'' A SUNY-Old Westbury professor is quoted: ''Every district has a policy of not asking; that's a cop-out.''
I asked the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services Bilingual Office if school officials are allowed to question students about their immigration status. I was told that, according to the Supreme Court case of Plyler v. Doe, schools are not permitted to ask students about their immigration status. School officials on Long Island are complying with the law and the direction of the New York State Department of Education. That is neither a ''cop-out'' nor does it result from ''growing anti-immigrant sentiment.''
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Recently, Kia officially released the latest preview map with the previous code name of “CV”, and clearly pointed out that the new car was named “EV6”. The new car will be built on the e-gmp platform (like IONIQ 5), with crossover design. It is reported that the new car will be launched in the world at the end of March.
It can be seen from the notice figure that the overall design of Kia EV6 is very unique and avant-garde. The front face adopts a slender medium net with a swept back headlamp set, and there are matrix daytime driving lights around the headlamp, which has a very strong recognition. The two raised ribs on the hood are very eye-catching, which shows the design concept of the new car.
At the rear of the car body, the waist line of the car body and the roof are smoothly integrated on the fender, making the overall shape of the rear look powerful. The tail lamp part adopts a more bold design, extends the bar matrix tail lamp to the rear wheel arch position, and better outlines the tail shape of EV6. In addition to the partial presentation of the appearance, the interior design and other functional configuration have not been announced this time.
In terms of power, it is expected to provide single motor and dual motor versions, of which the maximum power of dual motor is 230kw. The new car will provide two battery capacities of 58kwh and 73kwh to choose from. The longest driving range under wltp condition is 550km. In addition, the car is also equipped with 800V high-voltage fast charging, which can charge up to 80% in 15 minutes. (text: Yayong, Pacific Auto Network)

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[Soekris] GRUB terminal emulation?
jshare at krotus.com
Sat Aug 21 06:57:23 UTC 2004
Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
> Jordan Share wrote:
>> It's definitely incompatibility between grub and the console
>> emulation. If you tell grub to only use serial, then it works as
>> you'd expect.
> To my eye it appears to be the same problem that PXELINUX has as well;
> it's almost like comBIOS is trying to use ANSI/VT100 commands to
> translate the INT10 stuff that the loaders are doing, but the commands
> are not complete. What I see when GRUB is loading and running almost
> looks like the commands missing the ESC characters, but I haven't really
> looked very closely :-)
Ah, yes, I didn't mean to imply that the incompatibility was only
between grub and the console emulation. All (well, ok, that's only
grub, lilo, and pxelinux) the bootloaders that I've tried have wackiness
with the console emulation such that you are way better off just using
their built-in serial support.
Alas, with pxelinux, you pretty much have to do per-box config stanzas
in your dhcpd.conf, so as to either set a specific IP (which would let
you have a special pxelinux config file for them), or use the
You could try the newer combios. I found that it made the pxelinux
stuff somewhat more legible (but not really enough for use).
> GRUB works fine when told to use the serial port directly; PXELINUX
> works OK as long as you only need to load the default kernel, or are
> willing to type in the label you need without much useful feedback
> (although I will also try the hacked serial-only PXELINUX as well).
The serial-only pxelinux is pretty sweet. It gets the job done.
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Contemporary wooden coffee table (with bio ethanol burner)
INDOOR: 826 by Hélène Clemmer-Heidsieck.
|Contemporary wooden coffee table (with bio ethanol burner) - INDOOR: 826 by Hélène Clemmer-Heidsieck.|
This fireplace which doubles as a coffee table is
equipped with a 5L Vulcania burner. The flame is
surrounded by a firewall in glass so as to ensure total
The cubes:finish satiny lacquer painting.
The metal tray:finish satiny lacquer painting or clear glass.
Secure firewall optional H.15 cm (ref 836)
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I was asked to create a layout based on Janna's style for Scrapjacked! Yes I'm a fan! I was excited about this one! I choose this photo because of all the colors & went from there! Glitz Design's Color Me Happy was the perfect fit!
Supplies used: Glitz Color Me Happy, Sassafras Sweet Marmalade, DCWV Nana's Kitchen, EKSuccess Typewriter alpha stamps, Dear Lizzy Thickers, Ranger Dylusions Ink Spray, washi tape, Freckled Fawn & my Bernina.
If you've never been, be sure to visit Scrapjacked for lots of inspiration!

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The TPI 770 is a state-of-the-art carbon monoxide instrument designed to measure CO in ambient air for the forthcoming BS 7967. This palm-sized unit displays readings in 1ppm increments with audible alarms for danger levels.
Specifications of the TPI 770 Carbon Monoxide Monitor:
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Join us in our off-leash dog park for our annual Halloween Party! We will have dog treats and people treats for everyone to enjoy while playing in the park. Costumes are encouraged but not required. A raffle for prizes will be held at 6:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, October 18th
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Location: Swanson’s Dog Park
Also, we have had many inquiries about holiday hours and reservations, so here are our lobby hours for the upcoming holidays:
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We are already getting many calls about holiday reservations, so call soon! 913-422-8242

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An Inventory of Being
I am Me.
I am a wise elder,
Trapped in the mind of a teenager.
I am unpredictable like the wind;
My mood can change at any time.
I am a writer,
Compressed in the mind of an amateur.
I write masterpieces in my head,
But when transferred to paper they sound foolish and asinine.
I paint pictures with my words;
Becoming each character I create.
My mind becomes one with whatever I write,
Leading me into a world far away from reality.
I admire Shakespeare;
His plays are masterpieces.
I pace around my room, script in hand,
Acting out each story piece by piece.
He was a genius,
And the greatest writer ever;
Or at least that's what I believe.
I am a Christian,
Although I don't always follow God's word to a 'T'.
I am a sinner,
But also a repenter.
I witness whenever I get the chance,
And would gladly give my life for Jesus,
As he gave his life for us.
I love the people that work at Burger King,
But I can't stand the building.
Connie is hilarious,
Jordan just gets on my nerves.
I love my job,
But I get annoyed with my manager.
Whopper Wednesdays are the evil of the world.
So are coupons.
Music is a part of me.
I hear it even when none is playing.
I love hip-hop and alternative,
But the Beatles are still the best.
I dance wherever I am,
Who cares if anyone's watching?
I am embarrassing to my friends,
But they embarrass me,
So we're even.
I mature daily,
But grow less mature at the same time.
I am perky and hyper,
Yet quiet and reserved.
Big words like 'Antidisestablishmentarianism' intrigue me,
But I can't stand the word 'said'.
I would give my life for any of my friends,
But I'm not sure if they would do the same for me.
I always have fun,
But I have a low self-esteem.
Dances depress me,
All the couples are always so happy,
I'm always the loner.
My arms are bruised,
But I brought that on myself.
My friends slap me,
Every time I put myself down.
You'd think I would've learned by now.
I never let people know my strongest weakness,
I'd be destroyed if I did.
I am ticklish,
But very few people know where.
I cry when I am alone,
But not out of sadness.
I know what it's like to be suicidal,
To crave every aspect of death.
Self-inflicted injuries cause the most pain,
And you're always left with the scars to remind you of your stupidity.
I nearly died when I was two,
But as you can see, the doctor's got my heart going again.
Maybe that's why I'm such a ditz.
I know what it's like to watch a loved one die.
I've watched three.
I barely remember my mother,
But I know she was beautiful.
I am a deep thinker,
Sometimes I think too deep.
I know the meaning of life,
It's not hard to figure out.
Chicken sandwich's are out to get me.
There is no one word to describe myself,
I am me.
To the government I am just a number,
Insignificant and a burden to tax payers.
But in reality I am someone.
I am Tabbi,
A person with a face and a name.
I have bright blue eyes,
But at times one is greener than the other.
Very few people have seen my natural hair colour,
I'm really a brunette.
Right now though, I'm strawberry blonde.
I am a Christian and a writer,
A dreamer and a friend.
I am always physically here,
Although sometimes mentally gone.
I do not fear death,
And I crave the rapture.
I am me,
And I am unique.

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Is Virginia willing to execute an individual who is more than likely innocent? It seems some of us are. The Dec. 7 letter by Walter R. Volckhausen summarized the plight of Joseph Giarratano. He was convicted of the murder of both Barbara and Michelle Kline, and sentenced to die in the electric chair. Giarratano was convicted on a fifth confession, which did not match his previous four.
At the time of Giarratano's trial, he was under extreme duress and wanted to die for what he thought he had done. His desire was so extreme that he waived his right to a jury trial and refused to cooperate with his court-appointed lawyer. He attempted suicide at least twice.
Since then, evidence has come to light that not only leaves reasonable doubt as to Giarratano's guilt, but produces outrage at certain aspects of the Virginia legal system. None of the evidence which suggests Giarratano's innocence can be introduced in his appeals, largely due to the Contemporaneous Objection rule, which does not allow new evidence to be introduced after the intiial conviction. The only way for Giarratano to have all evidence heard is with a new trial.
Mary Sue Terry is apparently not willing to grant a new trial, perhaps because she does not want to appear soft on crime. To allow the execution of Giarratano without considering all the facts in this case would be a gross miscarriage of justice. It is our responsibility as Virginians to see that an innocent man does not die.
Please write to Attorney General Mary Sue Terry, 101 N. 8th St., Richmond, Va. 23219, as well as your representatives and Governor-elect Douglas Wilder, 101 N. 8th St., Supreme Court Building, Room 104, Richmond, Va. 23219.
HE WAS ZONKED
Having read with interest the article by W. R. Volckhausen entitled "The case against Joe Giarratano deserves legal reconsideration," I agree that there is apparently compelling reason for believing that Giarratano may be an innocent man. There are, in addition, other reasons for petitioning Attorney General Mary Sue Terry for a new trial.
According to a document published by Amnesty International USA, "He was committed to a mental hospital where he was given a large dose of thorazine, which he was kept on throughout the trial and during his first four years on death row."
It would be pretty bad to wake up after being zonked out and find out that you have been tried and sentenced to death. The idea that a person should be aware of what the state is doing to him should be grounds enough for a retrial.
N. T. Wakelyn
The Commonwealth of Virginia seems determined to execute Joe Giarratano early in 1990. In 1979, he was convicted of the stabbing death of Barbara Kline, and the rape and strangulation of her daughter, Michelle. However, the following evidence overwhelmingly suggests his innocence:
Bloody shoe prints at the scene of the crime were not made by Giarratano. This fact was established by a trace evidence examiner, but withheld by the prosecution.
Two spots of blood found on one of Giarratano's boots were not from the scene of the crime. This fact was established by the arresting officer but withheld by the prosecution.
A forensics expert has established that Barbara Kline was stabbed by a right-handed assailant. Giarratano is left-handed and suffers from a slight paralysis of the right arm.
The original autopsy report stated, and a forenics expert confirmed, that Michelle Kline was strangled from behind, not from the front. This fact was altered to match Giarratano's confession.
Reports indicate that Giarratano has responded well to counseling. He is a self-taught lawyer and has filed several successful petitions on behalf of prisoners without legal counsel. He serves as proof that death-row prisoners can be rehabilitated, but his own future is uncertain.
Paul F. Hamilton
As Walter Volckhausen's Dec. 7 article convincingly demonstrates, Joe Giarratano, Virginia death-row inmate, may well be innocent. If he is, the state will soon become his murderer and the citizens of Virginia accomplices. Don't let this happen to him. Don't let it happen to you.
Contact Attorney General Mary Sue Terry and demand that Giarratano be retried.
SPARE HIS LIFE
Joseph Giarratano's case is so bizarre that if I were not so closely associated with it, I would not have believed it could have happened outside of a Kafka novel. His suicidal tendencies and severe psychological problems landed him in a mental hospital at age 15. This condition was ignored in the early stages of his defense, when it could have helped him to prove incompetence to stand trial, but was later used against him at sentencing.
His trial, lasting barely half a day, condemned him to death on uncorroborated confessions and future dangerousness. Giarratano had no history of violence whatsoever before or since that trial. The guards and everyone else who have come into contact with him at Mecklenburg Maximum Security Prison testify to his inherent goodness. It is ludicrous that anyone can stand in the shoes of God and predict how some one might act in the future.
After 10 years of drug and alcohol abuse, Giarratano was left with visual and auditory hallucinations, memory lapses and his capacity for abstract thinking seriously impaired. Only in 1983, after enlightened counsellors and friends came to his aid, did he come to terms with his past and start to rebuild his life on that living hell of a death row.
People in this country have great faith in the infallibility of the criminal justice system. How can they then in good conscience send a possibly innocent man to his death when they know that the system has broken down in this case? Moreover, Giarratano is not the same person he was 10 years ago. He has become a good and useful member of society, invaluable to other inmates and to lawyers outside who are helping in capital cases.
I have met Giarratano and am proud to call him a friend. It is incomprehensible how a state can kill such a man in cold blood. Are we really going to feel safer in our beds after we have killed him?

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Sometimes I wish I could find love in another you.
Someone who looks just like you, talks just like you, stands the same way you do, fixes her glasses the same way you do, smiles at me just for me the way you do.. Everything about you. Everything that comes with you. You as another you. Because you’re damn near perfect. The only thing is you never saw in me what I saw in you.
And maybe somewhere along the lines you did. But it obviously wasn’t as strong as what I had for you.
But I realize.. I don’t think that I want you as another person. Even if they had you down to the very last detail.. I guess they still wouldn’t be you. And that’s all I really want.. The only thing I wish for. And even with my ridiculous wishful thinking, I realize that there’s only one of you, and there will only ever be one of you.
But you found the one somewhere else.


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Recently, I attended the opening night of the 2015 Drum Corps International season. Many of you are probably quite familiar with drum corps and what it is all about. A very good history lesson on DCI can be found here as well as on the Drum Corps International website. Perhaps one of the best ways to explain it is to compare it to the better known entity known as a marching band. Marching bands (high school, college or military) consist of brass woodwind and percussion musicians dressed in matching uniforms performing music outdoors (most often an American football field) while moving in learned patterns (called “drill”) that create moving images on the field. These can be something as simple as columns and rows all the way to a moving silhouette of Michael Jackson moonwalking.
Another aspect to a marching band involves dance. These are performers who don’t play an instrument but add to the overall spectacle with choreographed movement, often while spinning and throwing colorful flags, rifles or batons. This group is often called the Color Guard.
Whereas a marching band will include flutes, clarinets and saxophones, a drum and bugle corps utilizes only brass and percussion and color guard (no woodwind instruments) and they are not affiliated with a school or college. They tend to represent a town or city and often have their historical roots in boys clubs, churches, scout troops and the American Legion.
The DCI season runs from late June through early August. The music can range from classical, to pop and jazz or original compositions. Most shows have some sort of underlying theme and there is almost always a portion of the show that features just the percussion instruments.
The drum corps go on “tour” around the country performing several times a week at college and high school stadiums. The shows are highly competitive and each group is judged based on music, precision of movement and overall effect. Like any traveling sports team, each corps sells merchandise with their logo for their fans to purchase. The amount of time and energy that goes into each show is impossible to quantify. From the teaching staff, the composers and arrangers, the bus drivers, the performers, and even the people that cook the meals, being part of a drum corps represents a tremendous level of commitment, team bonding and hard work. So why do they do it? While I never marched in a drum corps as my marching band experience ended after high school, I think there are several reasons.
Musicians and performers love to do just that – perform. And from ancient troubadours to modern Broadway shows, performers have always been willing to “take a show on the road” and play for an appreciative audience. And the hard work striving for perfection builds friendships and precious memories that last a lifetime.


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And all of a sudden, I've moved back to Paekākāriki. With one of the twin anarchists (see All of a sudden, part 1) who is my partner of 13 years and is the father of our children. He's in the weird cyclical space of coming back to his home town, his brother living in the big brown house that was once their grandmother's, his mother still here, and now him, now our children, one at the school he went to, the other soon to be.
In a week we'd gone from starting two weeks of bathroom renovations to discovering there was no floor in that part of the house, to having our house on the market and our offer on a Paekākāriki house accepted. It took another six weeks to all fall into place, the same six weeks Joe was having to write and present 20 lectures on an area that's not his specialty. And the same six weeks that my first book was launched. And six weeks before the launch of a project at work the success of which the security of our jobs depends on. And six weeks of meals and school and playdates.
Two nights before we moved one girl started vomitting. The next night they both were vomitting. I was cleaning the house and running from one to the other with bowls and emptying the bowls in the toilet and washing the bowls. The day of the move M. was still sick. She curled in her bed until the movers, a rude bloke and his quiet friend took the beds. Then she was on the sofa until they took that. Then she was on the floor in the corner under towels because the blankets had gone. Miserable with sickness. Miserable with moving from her friends and the only house she's ever known. Joe had to leave to give the final lab of the semester and would catch a train out later. So M. watched as the movers moved boxes and furniture and bags and my parents and I ran around wiping surfaces and when the movers were gone shifting remaining things into smaller and smaller sections of the house. Even when it was one room I couldn't imagine the mess of the day which had been plagued with delays, and problems and wrangling over the release of money and keys, and the mess of the house would ever be over.
Just as we left, as I finally bundled the children into the car, and my mother and father had done the last things and we had shoved the vacuum cleaner and the bucket and the old broom and several bags of children's books into their car because mine had no more room; when we had walked backwards sweeping ourselves out of the house, my real estate agent appeared with two builders contracted by the new owner. Unexpected but I passed the key over to her and muttered gracelessly to them. I locked the children in the car, and I grabbed an empty plant pot and ran to the top of the section and to the tree that I planted on top of one daughter's placenta, and snapped a leafy twig off it and took some earth from under. Then to the other girl's tree. I was glad beyond all things that I remembered that.
One girl came to the house when she was a few hours old. The other was born in one of the rooms. It was a small cottage. We could hear each other no matter where we were without much having to raise our voices. Every possible path in the house was walked so many times it was a wonder we did not bump into our own selves coming the other way. It was a bright house. To the brim.
I took the pot and the soil with me in the front seat and said to the girls. 'It's been a horrible day. It's been our home. You were babies in that house. You grew into girls. I'm going to cry now but you don't need to worry. Being sad is part of it. If we weren't sad, if we weren't going to miss it, then it would mean we hadn't been happy. I will be sad for a while so I can be happy in the new house'. I made a strange day stranger. Somewhere behind us the children in Room 16 of Brooklyn School were packing their bags. They were sitting on the mat now. The car so packed we could see nothing through the back window. Laden. I was a woman driving her daughters through the Terrace tunnel. I was a woman driving her daughters on the motorway.
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Kidney Health Tips: Gut Health and Chronic Kidney Disease
Episode 076: Kidney Health Tips: Gut Health and Chronic Kidney Disease - the important role your gut health plays in living with CKD. Renal Dietitian Jen Hernandez and Kidney Health Coach James Fabin discuss gut health, prebiotics, probiotics, and their role in your kidney health.
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This coastal suburb of Sydney is like something from a postcard, and a haven for surfers, swimmers and sunbakers.
Sydney’s northern beachesare where the city goes to play. While each have their unique merits, Manly’sproximity to the city center and its excellent surf makes it one of the mostpopular beaches in the country. Boutique retailers, lively cafés and a range ofal fresco dining options line the streets giving the area a vibrant atmosphere.The suburb of Manly is quintessentially Sydney: laid back, stylish andfun.
Arrive in Manly fromSydney’s center by catching the harbor ferry. More than just a form of transport,the half hour trip follows one of the most scenic routes across the harbor.Some of the city’s best photo opportunities are passed before you even get offthe boat. Manly may be only a stones throw from Australia’s biggest city,but you’ll feel relaxed immediately.
Hop off the ferry andexplore Manly Cove, a small but picturesque inlet and beach on the calm watersof Sydney Harbour. Relax by the water, take a swim or grab a bite to eat in oneof the restaurants.
Follow "TheCorso" through to the surf beach. This pedestrian mall is an excellentplace to shop, eat or drink. Street performers and eccentric locals arefrequent at The Corso and it has long been an excellent location for peoplewatching. The nearby Manly Art Gallery and Museum is a great destination forart lovers.
Once at the surf beach,learn to surf under the comforting gaze of Sydney’s world-famous lifeguards. Anumber of operators conduct lessons on the beach, and hire boards are availablefor the more experienced. While the weather remains mild year round, wetsuitsare recommended for the winter months. In summer temperatures regularly risewell above 30 degrees celcius (86 Fahrenheit) and sun protection is a must.Once you’ve ‘slip slop slapped’, lay down your towel and catch some rays onManly’s soft sands or take a swim to cool off. Don't forget to always swimbetween the flags.
Take advantage of one of the great restaurants, pubs and barsalong the esplanade for a perfect finish to the day.

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1 ½ oz (45ml) Irish whiskey
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The history of this fabulous cocktail dates back to the 1940s, when a chef decided to add Irish whiskey to the coffee of passengers in transit from Foynes Air Force Base, Ireland. It's not as simple a cocktail as it seems, because its secret lies in the quality of the coffee (prefer a Pour Over type filter: Chemex or V60) and the whipped cream used (cream 35 % in a shaker with a spoonful of powdered sugar will do wonders).

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Shelly Sterling Will Put Up a Fight To Keep The Clippers
The saga of the Clippers ownership is still in limbo as Rochelle "Shelly" Sterling announced on Wednesday that she intends on fighting to keep her ownership of the team."I have been co-owner since 1981," Shelly Sterling said in her statement, according to the OC Register. "During those 33 years, I have been a diehard fan even when the team was in the basement of the league. Now that all of our hard work is paying off, I want to celebrate the success that we are finally achieving."
Although the NBA Commission banned her estranged husband Donald Sterling from the NBA and are working to remove him as owner of the Clippers, Shelly Sterling still has a stake in the team. Sources told the L.A. Times that the Clippers ownership is in a family trust and that Shelly Sterling has equal ownership as her husband. However, analysts told the Times she may need the approval from the other 29 owners to keep the team.
Shelly Sterling has been attempting to distance herself from the racist remarks that got in her husband into hot water in the first place. She said in a statement, "My children and I do not share these despicable views or prejudices." However, she was accused in a discrimination suit filed in 2007 of making some racist comments about her tenants. During a 2009 deposition, one tenant said she called him a "black motherfucker" and a property manager testified that she said "Latinos are so filthy."
The Sterlings settled the lawsuit in 2009 for $2.765 million and as part of the agreement would not have to admit to any wrongdoing. Shelly Sterling has continued to defend herself against those accusations. According to the Times:
Shelly Sterling's attorney, Pierce O'Donnell, said in a statement that she denied ever making racially charged statements to tenants and that allegations to that effect had never been substantiated. He also said the NBA never told her she would not be welcome at playoff games at Staples Center.
Los Angeles civil rights groups have vowed to boycott the team if Shelly Sterling continues to keep ownership. Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, said in a statement to the Times that "Shelly Sterling's history of bigoted actions and racist remarks has been well-documented and is every bit as odious as her husband Donald Sterling's bigotry."
The NBA hasn't commented on her plans to keep the team. However, a league official who did not want to be named told the Times that she was a "wild card" since she feels legally entitled to keep ownership of the team.
The NBA Commission wants a fresh start for the Clippers. On Tuesday, Clippers President Andy Roeser started his leave of absence from the team as the NBA searched for a new CEO. NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a written statement to CNN: "This will provide an opportunity for a new CEO to begin on a clean slate and for the team to stabilize under difficult circumstances."
And it also looks like Donald Sterling isn't stepping down without a fight either, as TMZ reported that he was hunting for a top legal team.


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"Laimo breaks new ground. He adds fascinating and frightening plausibility to his story unlike anyone else in the horror field."
A family bound together beyond even death…
Benjamin Conroy, a minister, led a secret life. He obsessed over having power in this world and the next. His obsession included taking his family with him beyond the gates of death.
Eighteen year old Johnny Petrie lives in an apartment in Manhattan with his parents. His father is a longshoreman and a drunk. His mother is a hypochondriac, religious zealot determined to save Johnny’s soul from eternal damnation.
John receives a letter telling him he has inherited an abandoned farm house and several million dollars. He realizes the inheritance—if it is real—is his key to freedom from the oppression and madness of his life. What he doesn’t know is that his inheritance will open the door to horrors he’s never imagined…
Michael Laimo sends past and present hurtling toward each other like two freight trains gathering speed to meet at the bottom of a dark valley. Dead Souls takes the reader into a world where dark magic and obsession turn reality inside out. Laimo’s use of Egyptian funeral magic and the Book of the Dead coupled with selected biblical passages form a very different picture of the afterlife. It doesn’t take long to see where this story is bound. Like a train wreck, it is nearly impossible to look away.
Dead Souls is much more than zombies and arcane rites. It plumbs the depths of obsession and religious power with a deftness that warps the fabric of reality until the story and its characters take on a life of their own. Laimo breaks new ground. He adds fascinating and frightening plausibility to his story unlike anyone else in the horror field. His subtle characterizations, sharply etched descriptions, and matter-of-fact pairings of seemingly disparate subjects are well worth the shivers and chills his tales evoke.
Reviewer: J. M. Cornwell

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This rather excellent Italian wine shop hides a teeny-tiny bar with a handful of seats where you can enjoy simple food and – naturally – an excellent selection of wine.
Founded in 2013, Bacco took time to get settled but has slowly found its feet. Having changed hands last year, this pocket-sized off licence now operates as an accomplished wine bar, popular with Edinburgh's Italian community and those fortunate enough to just pop in for a browse. The shelves hold a spectrum of Italian staples, Sicilian reds and Lombardy whites, and a handful of pricier delights. Owner Silvio's hospitality is exemplary – It's a real try before you buy experience, and often popping in to pick up a bottle of prosecco will lead to gorging on an artisan sharing board while chatting the night away. For groups, a warm spread of arancini balls and traditional lasagne squares can be prepared with advance notice but otherwise it's quality charcuterie, pecorino and fresh bread dunked in vibrant olive oil, which is no bad thing.
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A casino is more than just a place to gamble. Modern casinos are like indoor amusement parks for adults. While musical shows, lighted fountains and elaborate hotel themes draw in the crowds, most of the billions of dollars in profits for casino owners come from games of chance. Slot machines, blackjack, poker and roulette are just a few of the games that offer players the chance to try their luck at winning big.
In addition to gambling, casinos usually have bars and restaurants, live entertainment and a range of other attractions. They also serve as social gathering places for people to relax and enjoy themselves. Although many people are hesitant to enter a casino, others are more willing. This is because they think the games in a casino are fair and that there is a high probability of winning. However, not everyone wins. Some of the people who go to a casino are extremely lucky and they win money repeatedly.
Gambling is a popular activity among people of all ages. While most of the people who play in a casino are not professional gamblers, it is still an exciting and fun way to spend time. The games offered in casinos are usually complex and require skill, and they can be challenging to master. The best part is that there is no limit to the amount of money that can be won.
The atmosphere of a casino is edgy and exciting. The music is always loud, and the crowd is diverse. There are people who strut around in confidence and expect to win, while others are trying to get back their losses from the last round. The energy of a casino is infectious, and it’s easy to lose track of time while there.
Unlike other movies, Casino is not afraid to show the dark side of the gambling industry. While it is not as violent as Goodfellas, Casino still has plenty of scenes that are disturbing. The car bomb, the torture scene and the death of Joe Pesci’s character are all shocking but they are not over-the-top or gratuitous. They are just true to life.
Another reason why the movie is so compelling is because of the story of the characters. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci work wonderfully together, and they give the film a believable depth. De Niro’s character, Ace, is an interesting man who is willing to stand up for his principles. However, he is not a hero and his decisions are often wrong.
There are also a lot of subtle details that make Casino a riveting movie. For example, the lighting in a casino is very bright and reflects off of the floor and walls. The red coloring is chosen because it is thought to make people feel more excited and happy. In addition, there are no clocks on the walls because it would be difficult to tell the time. Also, the sound of coins clinking is heard throughout the movie which adds to the excitement of the casino scene.

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At the cusp of the 21st century natural resource educators face a bewildering variety of crises and contradictions. First, tomorrow does not replicate today, let alone yesterday. So not much is achieved by maintenance learning-the learning of fixed rules for recurring patterns. Secondly, learners are apt to behave like consumers and can secure access to education without having to endure the indignities of tyrannical teachers, capricious requirements, lectures or other manifestations of a "transportation model" of education. Thirdly, there is doubt about the extent to which "progress" can be wrought from the calm certitudes of "tested knowledge" and "objective" science. Indeed, in some places, there is suspicion that natural resource education is part of the problem-corporatism, environmental degradation, collapse of communities - and not part of the solution to what ails the planet. With these factors in mind the author maps approaches to education about natural resources and argues that there should be a migration from techno-rational or functionalist perspectives towards humanist, radical humanist and radical functionalist approaches.
"Sage on Stage is not sustainable: participatory pedagogy for a change,"
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Here’s an interesting advertisement of David Beckham playing Beethoven’s Ode To Joy with footballs.
It’s an advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy Note. But unfortunately, it wasn’t taken in one shot. And the advertisement didn’t really showcase much about the Samsung Galaxy Note’s unique features other than the front part where they use it for planning.
But hey, when you have a successful product like the Galaxy Note, you don’t really need much advertisement. Just a cool advertisement with a celebrity will do.
Tell me, how is this not with political intention? By doing this, Rotary Club of Singapore is indirectly supporting the PAP Candidate for Hougang during the By Election period. Who knows, maybe this donation managed to swing the 2.7% to the PAP camp.
If the donation is non political, why was it announced during the By Election period? Why is it restricted to just Hougang resident? Why is the donation given to a program managed by a politician? Why isn’t the donation given to a NGO instead?
And since when is Rotary Club allowed to take part in political activity? Isn’t it supposed to be non-partisan? Perhaps Rotary International should look into this.
OK, this is totally random. But hey, check out this Chinese police video. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his newly wedded wife make a cameo appearance at the 0:29 mark.
It is still unsure why Mark appears in the video. Is the world really so small that he happen to walk infront of the camera while they were filming? Or was it a planned appearance? Or maybe it was digitally added. (eeerr…. ok, why would anyone want to do that?)
But nevertheless, it is still funny to see Mark Zuckerberg in the video. After all, Facebook is still banned in China.
The product will be unveiled on 30 May 2012. Not sure exactly what is it. But I highly doubt that it will be a Sound Card. Most likely they are just hoping on the Sound Blaster branding. I guess maybe they are launching a new Tablet.
So what do you think Creative is launching tomorrow?


It’s clear that there are plenty of reasons why a big restaurant chain would be worried about its beef supplies: The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk to its lowest level in six decades, according to data from the Department of Agriculture.
And supplies could get even tighter after Tyson Foods, the country’s biggest meat producer, said last week it will stop using a food additive that stimulates growth. Less cows, smaller cows: What’s a restaurant chain that buys 120 million pounds of meat per year to do?
Bloomberg News had one response today:
After years of touting naturally raised meat, Chipotle Mexican Grill is considering changing its standards to allow beef treated with antibiotics into its restaurants amid a supply shortage.
The burrito seller is evaluating using meat from cattle treated with antibiotics because of an illness, which currently isn’t permitted to be sold in its restaurants, Chris Arnold, a spokesman for Denver-based Chipotle, said in an e-mail. The company still wouldn’t use beef from animals that had been given antibiotics to prevent disease and promote weight gain, he said.
“Every year we need 20 to 25 percent more of everything than we did the year before,” Mr. Arnold said in the email to Bloomberg, “and the beef supply isn’t keeping up as well.”
In a statement released this afternoon, Chiplotle’s founder and co-CEO, Steve Ells, said the company was taking advice on whether it should allow cattle needing antibiotic treatment for an illness to get the treatment and remain in the herd of animals destined for its restaurants.
“Many experts, including some of our ranchers, believe that animals should be allowed to be treated if they are ill and remain in the herd,” he said. ” We are certainly willing to consider this change,” although no decision has been made.
The USDA’s “Never Ever” standard for raising beef free of hormones, antibiotics and other undesirable additives requires that if sick cattle are treated with antibiotics, they be removed from the herd of “Never Ever” compliant animals. Chipotle currently buys beef raised this way, but with supply tightening, a decision to allow some antibiotic use would open it up to much larger supplies.
No decision has been made yet, and the company emphasized it is only looking to allow antibiotics to be used if an animal falls ill. “We continue to be committed to the elimination of antibiotics that are used to promote growth in livestock being raised in confinement operations,” Mr. Ells said.


UW-Oshkosh's Andy Brahier hit a home run and drove in five runs in the first game, Colan Treml pitched a two-hit shutout while Johnny Eagan homered and doubled three times among his five hits during the nightcap, and the Titans swept a baseball doubleheader against UW-Platteville on Saturday (April 22) at Tiedemann Field.
UW-Oshkosh (15-13, 6-4 WIAC) downed the Pioneers by scores of 7-1 in the opener and 8-0 during the second contest. The Titans, who earned their fourth straight victory over UW-Platteville, have won 15 of their last 17 meetings with the Pioneers.
UW-Platteville (17-12, 2-8 WIAC) remains in sixth in the league standings while UW-Oshkosh moves into a tie for second with 10 conference games to play.
Brahier concluded the day 5-for-9 at the plate with eight runs batted in while Eagan went 6-for-9 with five runs scored and three RBIs. Eagan, who compiled 11 total bases in the second game, tied the WIAC record with three doubles during the nightcap.
In Saturday's first game, UW-Oshkosh scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning and held leads of 6-0 after four innings and 7-0 entering the eight frame.
Brahier collected three run-scoring hits, including an RBI single that scored Jack Paulson with the game's first run. Brahier added a two-run homer – his team-leading fourth of the season – in the third inning and a two-run double in the fifth frame en route to matching his career high with five RBIs.
Mitch Marty and Kyle Reinhart had three hits apiece for UW-Platteville. Reinhart matched the WIAC record with three doubles.
The Titans outhit the Pioneers, 11-9, as both teams left 12 runners on base.
Sam Schwenn contributed two hits for the Titans, including a two-out RBI single that gave UW-Oshkosh a 2-0 advantage in the first inning.
Noah Polcyn gave UW-Oshkosh a 7-0 advantage with a run-scoring single with one out in the seventh inning.
UW-Oshkosh starting pitcher Nick McLees (2-2) earned the win after recording seven strikeouts in six scoreless innings. He limited the Pioneers to five hits and three walks.
Pioneers starting pitcher Nathan Fay (1-3) took the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk in 2.2 innings pitched.
Each of UW-Platteville's three pitchers surrendered runs as Matt Allen was charged with a pair of runs in 1.1 innings of work, and Kale Pustina gave up one run over the final four frames.
In Saturday's nightcap, Treml (4-1) had a career-high 10 strikeouts and faced three batters over the minimum on the way to his second straight and third overall shutout of the year.
After walking the leadoff batter in the top of the first inning, Treml retired 10 consecutive Pioneers until allowing back-to-back one-out singles in the fourth frame. Treml, who kept the shutout intact by retiring the next two batters, did not allow a UW-Platteville baserunner past first base for the remainder of the contest.
UW-Platteville mustered just two baserunners over the final five innings as Treml hit Pioneer batters with pitches in both the sixth and eighth innings.
The Titans backed Treml's pitching gem with 14 hits, including a season-high six for extra bases.
Eagan, who went 5-for-5 with four runs scored and three runs batted in, has reached base in 28 straight games. He doubled and scored in the first inning, singled in the third frame, doubled and scored in the fifth inning, hit a solo home run in the seventh frame, and laced a two-run double and scored in the eighth inning.
Brahier added a pair of hits and three runs batted in during the nightcap, lifting a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead in the first inning before singling in the seventh frame and providing the final score with a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning.
Schwenn's triple plated Eagan for a 2-0 lead in the home half of the first inning. The Titans upped their lead to 3-0 on a sacrifice fly by Jensen in the fifth frame.
Eagan hit his second home run of the year for a 4-0 advantage in the seventh inning before UW-Oshkosh tacked on four runs on three hits during the eighth frame.
Zack Radde singled to lead off the Titans' eighth inning, and Paulson and Kozlowski drew two-out walks ahead of Eagan, who plated two runs with a double to center field. Brahier then followed with a single that scored both Kozlowski and Eagan.
UW-Platteville starting pitcher Colton Bormann (3-2) suffered the loss after ceding three runs on nine hits and one walk in 4.1 innings pitched.
UW-Oshkosh hosts UW-Platteville for another doubleheader on Sunday (April 23).


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Monique Jean (Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada, 1960) lives and works in Montreal. She studied electroacoustic composition at the Université de Montréal under the supervision of Francis Dhomont. In addition to her acousmatic compositions, her work is also regularly associated with video and experimental films, with dance and with installations. Her harbour symphony “L’Appel des machines soufflantes” (The Call of Blowing Machines), a commission of Radio–Canada, was premiered in March 1998 at the Port of Montreal and in 1999 she was an invited composer during the “Rien à voir (5)” concert series produced by Réseaux (Montreal). Finalist in the [email protected] (Valencia, Spain, 1999), Musica Nova (Prague, Czech Republic, 2001) and Bourges (France, 2002) competitions, her works are regularly performed and broadcast during numerous national and international concerts and festivals.
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A Home panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot on the Capitol plans to hunt digital information from tons of of people, together with elected lawmakers.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat who chairs a specifically created committee investigating the Capitol riot, mentioned the committee desires information of texts, cellphone calls, social media posts, and different types of communications from people linked to the incident, together with members of Congress.
Democrats have accused some Republicans and former President Donald Trump of inciting the riot and even facilitating protesters who pressured their approach into the Capitol by overwhelming the police. Democrats are additionally desperate to find out about communications between Republicans and Trump on the day of the riot.
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“We’ve fairly an exhaustive checklist of individuals,” Thompson mentioned. “I gained’t inform you who they’re, however it’s a number of hundred those who make up the checklist of people we plan to contact.”
Thompson didn’t present the names of lawmakers whose information the panel could search.
Thompson mentioned the committee isn’t going to subpoena the knowledge instantly however will attempt to receive it by contacting the people, in addition to the telecommunication and social media firms.
“There shall be some letters and another issues, and we’ll take it from there,” Thompson mentioned.
The panel met as soon as thus far, holding a listening to with legislation enforcement officers who fought off the Jan. 6 protesters in and across the Capitol.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, shaped the committee after Senate Republicans blocked appointing an impartial, bipartisan fee.
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Pelosi appointed two anti-Trump Republicans, Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, to serve on the panel. All different Home Republicans oppose the committee, arguing it’s partisan and can function a device to bash the GOP forward of the vital midterm elections.
The committee could goal the information of Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican and Trump ally who spoke to the president the day of the assault. McCarthy, a GOP witness mentioned, engaged in a tense change with Trump after asking him to name off the protesters.


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Dating tradition today has, to a spot, wrecked us all. A very important factor I’ve noticed over time is guys are getting to be increasingly afraid of actually saying they would like a relationship, regardless of if they are doing. They stress they can happen “not cool enough” or that they might even appear hopeless when they declare their motives.
Truthfully, it is annoying as heck, but often times, you have to step up and get for a consignment. This, you might be wondering how to tell if a guy wants more than just sex and if he’s actually waiting for you to ask for commitment if you’re reading.

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Community Energy Association (CEA) is pleased to announce the launch of several funding streams to support the installation of DC Fast Chargers (DCFC) and Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
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The City of Fernie is experiencing significant challenges in supplies, staffing, and contractors directly related to COVID-19. Expect service disruptions in some areas.
RDEK Contributes Funding to Help Install Temporary Bridge and Restore Public Access to Recreational Area Following November Floods
The RDEK Board of Directors has approved $100,000 in funding through the Electoral Area A portion of the Elk Valley Mine Tax Sharing Funds to support the installation of a temporary bridge over Morrissey Creek and restore access to the Morrissey and Coal Creek Areas.
The RDEK Electoral Area Housing Needs Report will be presented to the community during an information session next week.
Inaugural forum brings together representatives from organizations interested in monitoring Elk River health
Last Friday, December 3rd, a diverse group of parties united by their interested in Elk River watershed health convened to discuss the implementation of an Elk River Watershed Collaborative Monitoring Program.
As part of ongoing emergency preparedness efforts, the City of Fernie is encouraging residents to sign up for the Regional Evacuation Notification System.
Funding of $7.6 million has been secured to expand Columbia Basin Trust’s regional fibre optic network between Fruitvale and Nelson and between Kimberley and Wasa. Permitting and other pre-construction work on the projects will start soon, with support from federal, provincial and regional partners.


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Barcelona : Midfielder Sergi Roberto has signed his contract renewal with Barcelona, a deal that runs until 2022.
The 26-year-old Roberto, who appeared with Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu on Thursday, discussed how he made his dream of playing professional football a reality, reports Efe.
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The capes. The gadgets. The weird interpersonal relationships. The goats. Superheroes are straight-up absurd when you think about it. In 1997, a series called Quantum & Woody put that absurdity in the spotlight and won the hearts of, well, hundreds. Probably thousands. Definitely not millions, or else it wouldn't have gotten cancelled. Equal parts hilarious odd-couple sitcom and poignant psychological deconstruction of superhero archetypes, the book only lasted about 20 issues before being disappearing for good. Next year, the World's Worst Superhero team is coming back. No word on the goat, though.
Think of the few heroes whose main raison d'etre is bringing the laughs. Deadpool, Plastic Man, Ambush Bug… who else? There's a reason for the paucity of comedic crimefighters in modern comics. One of the toughest feats in all of comics creation is the tricky balancing act between the power fantasy and improbability of superheroics. Even as they're making you bwah-ha-ha or chuckle ruefully, it can't seem like the writers, artists and editors have contempt for the adventuring happening in the panels of their work. Sure, laugh with the characters, at them or even at yourself. But make things too mean, too dumb or too abstract and everything—the jokes, the action, the metaphors—fall apart. 20 years ago, Quantum & Woody—created by Christopher Priest and artist Mark Bright— was one of the rare comics that got that mix right. Then it sadly, abruptly went away.
The series homed in on emotional ambiguity of real life in a way very few superhero sagas every have. And if you didn't care about that stuff, there were still side-splitting gags in every issue featuring the salt-and-pepper superhero duo. But the stellar execution was only part of the reason that I personally loved Q&W so much.
Christopher Priest was the first black comics creator that I ever knew about. He was the first African-American editor at Marvel and DC Comics, back in the 1980s and 1990s. More importantly, his work dealt with how racial identity acts on interpersonal dynamics and did so in a way that I recognized from my own life. Sometimes, it was bobbing and weaving. Sometimes, it was a series of jabs followed by an uppercut. But the point was he went there. But he wasn't writing polemic commentary; he was writing drama. Priest just managed to find it in a place—the pit of racial misunderstanding and class-centric culture clash—where too many others were too timid to look. Then he stopped altogether, becoming a recluse (sort of like Dave Chappelle) who appeared content to let the world pass him by.
Priest's partner-in-crime on Q&W was another long-time comics veteran, with long runs on Batman, Iron Man, Black Panther and Green Lantern to his credit. The creators had great work under their belts, but when Quantum and Woody launched from Acclaim Comics, no one quite knew what to make of it.
Priest: "...I kind of have two separate lives. This life—the comic book writer—frankly, I keep forgetting he exists. I keep forgetting this entire part of my life exists."
The thing about Quantum and Woody is that it felt intensely personal, at times uncomfortably so. The series felt like it was about trying to be something symbolic for the most desperate reasons. Q&W delivered a close-in, cutaway view inside the heads of the kinds of dudes who'd dress up in armor and spandex. And while it was guts-bustingly funny, it also snarled with a mean streak. And then you'd cluck your tongue at the raw sadness that bubbled up periodically. Joke-a-minute Woody? All those quips hid a childhood so messed-up that it made Peter Parker and Bruce Wayne's early years seem like feel-good stories. Hyper-competent Eric? Driven by a deep insecurity borne of feeling like he never fit in or found his true calling in life.
But, with both Priest and Bright mostly retired, any hopes of getting their hilarious, frantically layered storytelling seemed permanently dashed. When publisher Valiant Comics relaunched more than a year ago, dared to dream that their favorite dysfunctional buddy team would find their way back to comic shops. One re-booted series and a reprinted run later, it finally seemed like it was time to move on. No way, noogie.
Earlier today at a New York Comic-Con panel, Valiant announced that Priest and Bright would be returning for Q2, a sequel that catches up with Quantum and Woody 20 years after they made their debut.
Whatever happened to the world's worst superhero team? Twenty years past their prime, the unlikely crime-fighting duo known as Quantum and Woody have long since parted ways and retired…until a middle-aged Quantum suddenly reappears with a brand-new teenage partner—and his wisecracking ex-best friend gets mad. Now Woody is out to break up the all-new, all-different Quantum and Woody and put an end to Quantum's recklessness and child endangerment…just as Quantum sets out to bring down a shadowy, globe-spanning agency of freelance spies and assassins. As Quantum's plan crumbles right through Woody's fingers, will the former friends set aside their differences…and their age…and their numerous health difficulties…to join forces one last time without driving each other crazy?
I spoke with both Priest and Bright over the phone earlier this week to find out how they feel about modern-day comics, why they think and the frustrations of being pigeon-holed as a 'black writer.
Kotaku: Where do things stand with the ownership of Quantum and Woody? It seems to me that there was a bit of a wrinkle with that.
Christopher Priest: I think all of those issues have been resolved. Mark and I are very happy. We’ve got a good relationship with the company and with all the principals involved. There’s no issues. We are holding hands and singing Kumbaya. How’s that?
Kotaku: Is this a creator-owned property?
Priest: It is 100 percent owned by the Communist Party. [laughs] No. It’s a Valiant property. It’s a Valiant property, and we happen to be part of the family.
Kotaku: Everybody remembers the funny when it came to the original incarnation of Quantum and Woody. The thing that always struck me was how incredibly dark and damaged their personal histories were. Do you find yourselves thinking you need to be funny in a different way because it’s a different time now, and can these two characters possibly get a happy ending?
Priest: Oh, come on. [laughs] Mark and I are both pretty dark as well, which is probably why we don’t get much work in the industry. No, I’m kidding. That’s a really good question. You’re kind of stumping the band here. I certainly wouldn’t want to give away the ending of what we’re doing. I know I never really saw the book itself as being dark, but certainly having a troubled childhood, a troubled past, a lot of that is used for fuel.
A lot of comedians will tell you, that a lot of comedy comes out of personal challenges or personal pain in their lives. It just seems like I was always intending to write a drama that had comedic elements to it and not so much like a comedy or sitcom. The dramatic parts are grounded in a set of circumstances that kind of put these guys together. I don’t know of a way to beat that without there being some darkness to that palette.
Mark Bright: Oh! You mean that kind of happy ending. I was going to say, I’ve been going to church for the last 10 years. I can’t draw that kind of stuff.
Kotaku: [laughs] There seems to be a giant metaphor in this series' core idea, an older Eric and Woody coming back to action in a world that may not need them. The way comics tell stories has changed. What do you think you can impart on younger readers, younger creators, that you guys used to do the quote unquote old days? What lessons do you think can be given there? What do you feel like you have to learn from the way comics tell stories now?
Priest: Nothing. I have nothing to impart. Anytime I get an email from someone who is either new to the business, or trying to break into the business, I warn them off as fast as I possibly can. I’m the last person you should ask about any wisdom to impart here. I think just from my personal perspective, I think comics these days, they move incredibly slowly.
Two guys walk in a bar, that’s three pages of a comic book these days. As opposed to you go back to the ‘60s, or even to the Golden Age, and you’ll see a standard nine panel grid and then a standard six panel grid, where things happen and things get done. I imagine what I’m doing is somewhat more dense than the typical comic these days. Maybe it’s paced a little bit different, but you have to factor in that I’m very old and I’m not changing, so there it is.
Kotaku: Mark, what’s your answer to that?
Bright: I don’t like drawing full page splashes. I prefer to try to tell the story in lots of little panels so I don’t have to put in that much detail. They hold down the storytelling. That’s what it is. That’s what I miss in a lot of comic books that I get now. Lots of people who draw really well but sometimes you can’t tell what’s going on in the story. You always want to be able to tell a story.
Priest: Oh, by the way, I spent all weekend adding splash pages to different spots in the story because [Valiant editor] Warren [Simons] made me do it. Warren made me do it. No. I’m kidding. I do think it opens up the book. But I’m seeing a lot of comics these days where it’s three pages and each panel has a one word balloon with five words in it, and it takes them three pages for two guys to walk in a bar. That part I think is, I’m not trying to say it’s better or worse than what we did. It’s not what I do, let’s put it that way.
We’re certainly trying to strike some middle ground here. But I think that Valiant went to an excruciating amount of trouble to first get my attention, and second, recruit Doc and I to do this project. I have absolutely no idea why unless my uncle or somebody is holding a gun to somebody’s head down there.
But they went to a lot of trouble to get us. I presume they knew who we were and what we did. Hopefully, we’re not disappointing them or they’re not going, “Well why don’t they write and draw like the young people coming into the industry today?” Because we’re not the young people coming into the industry today. We’re people who did what we did 20 years ago. I’ve been at this for 35 years. Warren made me do it. There you go.
Kotaku: Priest, you’ve been radio silent for so long that it's surprising to hear that you kept up with anything all that was going on in modern day comics today. What strikes you as really good or really bad? What's made you keep your hand in?
Priest: Actually, my hand was not in and that was part of the problem even getting this project off the ground because I kind of have two separate lives. This life—the comic book writer—frankly, I keep forgetting he exists. I keep forgetting this entire part of my life exists.
I’ll come out of my coma every couple of years or so and start scribbling stuff on my website and, just when people are talking to me again, I wander back out of the gate and I’m just lost again. But, basically, these days I’m a professional designer. I do branding for small business. I do some other things that have nothing to do with comics. I’m also an ordained minister. I assist a lot of pastors in churches here in Colorado Springs and other parts of the country. My focus is 180 degrees away from the comic book industry. I don’t even know what’s going on or who’s hot or who’s doing what or what book is selling. All of that escapes my radar to a great extent.
Quick story: An editor from DC contacted me a couple of years ago about working on Firestorm. He had asked me, “Why aren’t you in the comics business anymore?” I said something about “people are only offering me black characters.”
Kotaku: [laughs] I know where this is going. Go ahead.
Priest: I made it known that I used to be a writer and now for some reason I’m a black writer. That’s not really what I want. We started kicking ideas around and he said, “We’re looking for some possibilities with Firestorm.” We had a very long conversation. Several hours. Two or three hours about Firestorm. Some ideas about it. Blah-blah-blah. I said, “OK, the guy with the flamed head, the head’s on fire. I remember him.” He said, "Why don’t you start working on an idea for it. Look up a bunch of reference on Firestorm, and we’ll talk again tomorrow."
The next day, the FedEx truck pulls up. I get this thing. I’m like, “OK, this might be fun to do.” I open the thing up, and Firestorm is some black kid. I had no idea because I’m not in comics anymore. I call him back, “Firestorm’s black.” He goes, “Yeah.”
"Why didn’t you tell me that?" I sound like Jerry Seinfeld now. My Jerry Seinfeld panic voice. I thanked him for the very gracious offer. I appreciate that but I need someone to take me seriously. No, in terms of Valiant, Eric’s black but not so much. I’m absolutely comfortable with the idea that Valiant did not call me up because I was black. Valiant called me up because my uncle is holding a gun to their head or whatever that is. I feel like here’s something that might be fun to do and where I’m not just being marginalized. I went, “OK, let’s go. This sounds like fun.”
Kotaku: But I have to say this as a black man, I was deeply impacted by the careers that you two had and the characters that you worked on. They became symbols, whether you wanted them to or not, for black comic readers looking for reflections of themselves.
Priest: You mean Green Lantern? That book that we worked on? Emerald Dawn? Action Comics Weekly? Power Man and Iron Fist? There was a black guy in there, I give you that. That’s true too. But I wrote Spider-Man for a very long time, a very long time.
Kotaku: You edited those books, too. I was a big fan of a View From the 27th Floor. I remember the column you did about sequencing on a Prince album. I’m dead serious. And how, “Hey, if you sequenced it this way it actually sounds better.” I don’t remember which album it was. But this was an important milestone—no pun intended—for me as a young reader. The question I’m leading up to is, “Do you feel there’s still a need for these kind of symbols?” I understand you may have some reluctance about wanting to be “that guy.” Do you still feel like people need creators like that to represent just the possibility that they can make it in?
Priest: Well I think so, but I think that they need, in terms of that function, a creator who’s writing Captain America. They need to take him seriously as a writer and is not marginalize him as a black writer. I was writing Captain America. When Marvel Knights decided to discontinue their Captain America book, what Marvel did was they said, “OK, look, instead of moving me and Joe Bennett—a black guy and a hispanic guy—to the main book, what did they do? They took Captain America out of my book and they were going to make my book "The Falcon.” That’s when I threw my hands up and I just went off and said, “Let me just do something else for a living.
Kotaku: You’d written the Falcon before and you guys broke some ground in that book, too.
Priest: Yeah, an no offense to the Falcon. But you understand what I’m saying? I felt like somebody is finally taking me seriously. I’m writing Captain America. Then they take Cap out of the book, and they go, “I got an idea, we’re going to let you write Snap Wilson as the Falcon,” which I would have been happy to do if it had been my idea. But it just got to the point where at some point I just realized this is what’s happening to me and I don’t want to do this anymore. It wasn’t fun anymore and I didn’t want to do it.
Kotaku: Doc [Bright's nickname], same question to you. How do you feel about the representations of creators, characters as it aligns with your own career?
Bright: I don’t have anything nearly as traumatic as Christopher. I feel horrible for saying this. But lots of it was the chance to create a character by myself. By myself and Christopher. But really when Quantum and Woody came along the comic book industry was imploding. The stuff that you had an opportunity to do was really uninteresting. When Acclaim/Valiant...well actually Christopher got the gig. He said, “Do you want to work on it with me?” I said, “Well, yeah.” We’ve killed how many books? We’ve killed Power Man and Iron Fist. We almost killed Green Lantern. There was something else that we killed wasn’t there?
We said we can kill another book. We can kill another book. It took us 17 issues. But we did kill Quantum and Woody. Actually I think we destroyed [then-publisher] Acclaim at the same time. But, honestly it was just the chance to be able to work with somebody that I could collabrate with. It makes a big difference having a little bit of input on what’s going on instead of just being surprised and saying, “Oh, OK, we’re fighting a werewolf this month.” It was just different. I liked what we came up with. We could have come up with something that was really stinky.
Now granted, we did get canceled twice within 17 issues. Maybe what we came up with was really stinky. But while we were doing it, it was a great time. I just wish one of the guys flew regularly. I like characters who fly.
Kotaku: But you say that about the original run of the book, but this is something that people have been asking about ever since Valiant relaunched as a publisher. What do you think is the appeal of these characters and why do people like them?
Priest: I’m sorry. Of Quantum and Woody? Those characters?
Bright: Judging from the interviews that we’ve had recently, everybody is just waiting to see what the Goat’s been doing.
Valiant PR Guy: That’s not true.
Bright: Yes it is. Maybe Valiant re-launched the wrong book.
Priest: [laughs] Yeah, we should have re-launched the Goat as its own series.
Bright: We’d like a piece of that one too.
Priest: I think the appeal of the characters is that it deconstructs the superhero aesthetic. We’re mocking the superhero genre while not mocking the fans of the superhero genre. In other words, the fans get to laugh along with us. We’re not making fun of them. We’re just making fun of the absurdities of people wearing these costumes and rope climbing the outside of a skyscraper when there’s perfectly good elevators inside. That kind of stuff.
Kotaku: Fair enough. You guys were working, you were doing sharp work, ground breaking work in superhero comics before it became these engines for big deal Hollywood entertainment. Is there any trend, any event, any happenings that you find heartening? Is there anything particularly maddening about the current comics slash nerd-media landscape to you?
Bright: Yeah. The guy who did Iron Man 3, obviously didn’t see Iron Man 1 and 2.
Kotaku: You know a little something about Tony Stark, Doc.
Bright: Yes I do. In the whole movie, Iron Man has his whole armor plugged in. In Iron Man 2, he’s made that new chest piece that powers it. What’s this "Iron Man’s got to plug in his armor into a wall outlet" stuff?
Kotaku: That’s like Stan Lee/Don Heck-era stuff.
Bright: Yeah, but by the same token, I really liked The Avengers. The really sad thing is we’re not really getting any compelling stories out of it. It’s set up, who they’re going to fight, and then stage the big fight. Again, The Avengers was good because I liked the characters, the way that Joss Whedon handled the characters. But I’m a big Joss fan because I liked Buffy. I liked Angel. Wasn't so jazzed about Dollhouse.
Priest: I don’t really find much heartening about it because I was hoping that the success of the films would translate into much bigger business for comics. I am surprised to learn after being away from comics for so long and not paying attention, that comics actually still exist, and that there is apparently enough money in the business to make guys like Dinesh want to invest in it. That’s heartening.
That’s a lot more heartening than the film explosion. I would like the disparate studios to study Batman Begins and the first Iron Man and go, “Here’s how you do it right.” They’ve gotten into this mediocre trend that’s not terrible, but not really a home run like those films were. I’d like to see more home runs. I’d like to see a film that’s as satisfying as I was reading Frank Miller’s Daredevil. Miller’s Daredevil was so compelling, it was one of those books where you finish page 22 and you just sat there going, “Oh man.”
That’s the kind of writing I want to do. Thank you, Frank. That’s the kind of writing I want to do. That’s the kind of effect that I want to have on readers. That’s the kind of film frankly that I want to see. Free plug. Go see this Gravity movie with Sandra Bullock. Terrific writing. Unbelievable writing. Very good. I liked it very much. That’s what I’m talking about. That’s a movie. Make me a superhero movie that rocks like that and I’m in.
Kotaku: I got one more. This is primarily for Priest, you talk about forgetting the other part of your life, the comic book centric part of your life. Is this you shaking off hibernation? What will it take to get you to answer the next email about a sequel to Spider-Man vs. Wolverine?
Priest: I pitched that. I pitched it twice. They turned it down. The first time I pitched it they said, “Nay, no thanks.” The second time I pitched it they said, “Oh wow, I wished you would have sent this in a month earlier. We just commissioned that.” They’ve apparently done something a couple of years ago that was kind of a sequel to that. I won’t speak for Mark, but I’ll pretend to speak for Mark. We were both completely chagrined after the success of Spider-Man vs. Wolverine that they never approached us to do a sequel and they never got Chris Claremont or somebody to do a sequel.
Why they never did a sequel is obviously a Marvel question. But I was like, “Oh wow.” This goes back to the whole writer versus black writer thing. I feel like anybody else that would have had a success like that, and that thing was hugely successful, anybody else would have landed a gig somewhere. That did absolutely nothing for our career.
To this day, we’re still waiting on that phone call. At some point somebody is going to go, “Oh, Spider-Man vs. Wolverine, we should probably put these two [creators] on something.” It did absolutely nothing for us. Now, was that a black thing?
Or was it because at the time I worked in the office and I wasn’t the most popular fellow around. That’s a matter of debate. This is what I’m saying, anybody else that would have done a book like that that successful, it would have been a career boost. It did nothing for us. I wonder why?
Kotaku: In terms of being an active writer in comics again, is that something you have time for or have interest for? What are the conditions there?
Priest: The only condition is that somebody takes me seriously. If DC Comics called me up today and offered me The Flash, I’d do it. If anybody calls me up and asked me to do the Black Goliath #13, or Black Lightning with the afro wig, no thanks. I’d rather write ad copy. It pays better. It’s like three lines. [laughs]
Kotaku: Fair enough. If somebody had to play you...let’s say they were making a movie about the heyday of Marvel Comics in the ‘80s, if somebody had to play you in the movie, who would it be?
Priest: Play me in a movie?
Kotaku: That’s correct.
Priest: Oh man. I think the guy I would want to play me is dead. It was Norman Jewison’s play, A Solider's Story. I can’t remember the actor’s name. The guy who played the sergeant.
Kotaku: Yeah, the gravely voiced light-skinned brother.
Priest: Yeah. Google him and put his name in there. That’s the one I want to play me.


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The Group is a leading private hospital group in the United Kingdom, with 39 private hospitals and 13 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. The Group delivered tailored, personalised care to more than 236,000 inpatients and daycase patients in 2013, and is the leading provider by volume of knee and hip operations in the United Kingdom.
The Group traces its roots back to the acquisition and rebranding of 25 Bupa hospitals in 2007. Since then, it has periodically added further hospitals and clinics, including 10 Classic hospitals in 2008 and, most recently, the acquisition of St Anthony’s hospital in Greater London in May 2014. Pending clearance from the CMA, St Anthony's will be held and operated separately from other hospitals in the Company's portfolio.
Since its inception, the Group has made significant capital investments of more than £500 million in its estate and continues to deliver tailored, personalised care with leading clinical outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction. The Group’s successful clinical outcomes are evidenced through strong Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) results, with an essential standards compliance rate of 99.5% compared with a national average of 85.0%.
As of 31 December 2013, the Group employed over 6,900 people (full-time equivalents) nationwide and has more than 3,500 experienced, self-employed consultant surgeons and other specialists with substantive practices at the Group’s facilities.