Take a stroll up “Pitman Creek,” my new essay in Ascent. I’m pleased to announce the publication of my work in such a highly regarded journal, “simply and unobtrusively one of the best,” said Literary Magazine Review. It’s an honor to appear in its pages, and I’m grateful for the support of Ascent Editor W. Scott Olsen, who helped me improve the piece. Thanks, too, to many friends and family members, especially my father, as well as the Ashland University MFA Program, where I began writing the story in 2010.
Why does this essay matter? Well, it might be the best thing I’ve ever written, the thing I’m most proud of sharing. By that I mean it’s the hardest I’ve ever worked on writing, on editing, on figuring out who I am on the page and in my heart, trying to align the two. The language still struggles here and there, but I’m pleased to put it out there, to let it go. Here’s an excerpt from near the beginning, the rumination of a middle-aged man:
It’s difficult to sort out these feelings I have for my father, the way cigarette smoke or someone’s beer-soured breath can conjure him in my mind, in my heart, in unpredictably complicated ways. On one hand, such moments lead to nostalgia, but on the other, a reluctant longing, and melancholy, and confusion. I’ll remember the times he leaned over to kiss me goodbye, his black mustache scraping my forehead like gentle needles, a fleshy shadow that lingered in the long minutes after he was gone, after he had crossed the door’s threshold and driven away. Or I’ll remember years later when I was becoming a man myself, much bigger and taller than him, when he was sitting in his own living room or on his front porch in Indianapolis, drinking from that sweaty glass of rum and coke, its bottom dripping onto a glass end table flecked with ashes and tree pollen and the dust of city streets, and again I’d feel his mustache against my skin—grayer now, softer, but still prickly, still leaving a mark that lingered as I drove away.
Before I departed, though, as I passed through his front gate, I’d hear him whistle and call out, “Hey, boy! Don’t let your meat loaf!” Or some such nonsense. Even Dad’s goodbyes could be a kind of joke—funny, light-hearted, but always crass, and troubling in a way I couldn’t figure out. As I said, it’s complicated. It’s confusing.
Or am I merely imagining all of this, not only what happened but how it made me feel, how it still makes me feel as a grown man, a decade shy of Dad’s age when he died? Truth is, I was often embarrassed by my father, particularly during my teenage years and especially by his unusual name: he was born Wendell Muse in Dubre, Kentucky, a hillbilly haven in the sticks. Thank God, I thought, everyone called him by his middle name, Keith; Wendell was for hicks or hayseeds, or, as Dad liked to call himself, a redneck. Then again, anything I called him sounded like disappointment, if not anger or gut-gnawing dread. I hated holidays, the drunk phone calls, his excuses for being late. That is, if he showed up at all. I first felt it after the divorce in early 1978, when I would see that can or bottle between his legs on our drives to Dairy Queen. An hour or two every couple of weeks–that was our relationship. That and a few road trips to Kentucky.
Yet how could a child ever come to know his father, sharing the occasional Brazier burger and butterscotch malt? The scrape of Dad’s mustache was surely real, but all the rest? It’s a jumble. It’s elusive, like him.
Ready for more? Please visit Ascent to read “Pitman Creek” in its entirety, roughly 7,000 words—a long essay for a long, heartwrenching, heartwarming relationship. I’m sure many a reader can relate.
To enjoy the full essay, click here. And please let me know your thoughts, about this story or your own. You might also appreciate “Mapping Your People, Your Place,” which appeared recently in Hothouse: A Place of Inquiry. Thanks for reading!
Copyright 2014, Jeff Darren Muse.
Photo: Visiting my father’s gravesite near Dubre, Kentucky. PAULA OGDEN-MUSE


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After releasing his new song ‘The Heart Part 4’ and delivering s new video for the song ‘HUMBLE,’ it looks like a new Kendrick Lamar album is in the near future. A link was released last night to pre-order on iTunes, a new Kendrick album set to drop on April 14th. The project will be […]
After premiering his new song ‘Alexys’ on Beats 1 Radio last week, Freddie Gibbs drops a new album. The new LP You Only Live 2wice includes 8 new tracks with features from Kaytranada, BADBADNOTGOOD and others. Take a listen and stream the new project below and be sure to get your copy on iTunes. Update: […]
BADBADNOTGOOD and Kaytranada team up with Snoop Dogg on the remix to the track ‘Lavender.’ The song gets a funny visual treatment that you can enjoy below.
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The official line-up for The 2017 Bonnaroo Festival has been announced headline by The Weeknd and Chance the Rapper. U2 and The Red Hot Chili Peppers are also headlining along with additional acts including Major Lazer, Lorde, Travis Scott, D.R.A.M., Tory Lanez, Gallant, Francis and the Lights, BADBADNOTGOOD and more. The 4-day Festival will take […]
Yasiin Bey performed a few songs at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and debuted a new track with BadBadNotGood titled ‘Arcade.’ Take a look below.
Earl Sweatshirt stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform with BadBadNotGood a few songs of his LP I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside. They performed Huey,’ ‘Grief,’ and ‘Kaleidoscope’ take a look below.
After giving us 36 Seasons, Ghostface gives us a new album with Toronto trio BadBadNotGood called Sour Soul. We can expect his new LP DOOM to hit iTunes soon, while Sour Soul hits iTunes tomorrow via Lex Records. For now, take a listen and stream the complete project below.. BadBadNotGood and Ghostface – Sour Soul


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Homeless youth aren’t always orphans.
Becoming Fools documents the intriguing story of homeless youth in Guatemala learning to heal through the art of clowning. During production, we developed friendships with youth who began living on the streets when they were 7 years old – and we learned a lot about the issue. One of the most profound revelations is that a great number of these youth living in the streets actually have family that they could return to. But these youth choose to remain in the streets.
Some children lose their families. But many other youth CHOOSE to live in the streets – sleep in the rain, eat scraps from a dumpster, disengage from society, constantly “exist” in the threat of harm, and fall into the trap of drug addiction or prostitution … etc … rather than return home to a roof and company of a family? Why? Often, it’s because violent city streets are actually more peaceful than the homes they left behind. It’s difficult to wrap my mind around that fact. But, I grew up in a healthy family.
Many of these youth were born into extreme conditions that will continue to incubate drug addiction, child labor, violence, and abuse … unless something changes the paradigm and endless cycle.
Becoming Fools features stories from youth who fled to the streets for different reasons – but in a way, are exactly the same. Mefi lost both of his parents when he was 7 years old and moved in with a family member who abused him. Sandy was sent to the streets at an early age to sell candy to help provide income for her family. She was beaten when she didn’t return home with her quota. Raul lost his mother at an early age and lived with his alcoholic father who repeatedly abused him. They all have family … but their family members are abusive. They are guaranteed to be abused at home. At least there is a small chance of peace in the streets.
It’s an extreme issue in Guatemala that doesn’t have an easy solution. For many reasons, there isn’t yet a strong culture of adoption and foster care in Guatemala, but that wouldn’t matter anyway. These children aren’t orphans. There isn’t a strong social services program with funding and resources to intervene. Unfortunately, Guatemala is riddled with violence and many people confuse homeless youth with violent delinquents (gang members, drug traffickers, organized crime) and ignore opportunities to make a difference. As result, these youth slip under the radar as they wander the streets trying to survive.
But all is not lost. There are organizations responding to the issue, developing relationships with these youth and working with them day to day, in the hopes that their lives will be healed and transformed. During Becoming Fools production, we saw first hand how these “fools” pour their passion into the uphill battle of rescuing and rehabilitating homeless youth. On one occasion, a couple organizations partnered together so street youth from Guatemala City could share their clown performance with orphans outside of Antigua. Part of this event ended up in the final cut of the film and the symbolic significance of the event still echoes in my mind: homeless youth clowning for orphans, organizations partnering together, and joy conquering tragedy.
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has pledged to spend $50 million over the next five years on an initiative with the ambitious goal of helping to deliver the nation’s first tobacco-free generation.
The initiative, called “Be the First,” represents a further broadening of CVS’ reach as a health care advocate.
Funded by CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation, Be the First will include components focused on education, advocacy, tobacco control and healthy behavior, the company announced last month. It will involve other organizations that are in a position to have a positive impact on the issue, including the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Scholastic Inc., the American Cancer Society and the National Urban League.
“We are at a critical moment in our nation’s efforts to end the epidemic of tobacco use that continues to kill more people than any other preventable cause of death, and threatens the health and well-being of our next generation,” commented Dr. Troy Brennan, CVS Health’s chief medical officer. “Ensuring our youth stay tobacco-free requires increased education and awareness of healthy behaviors.
“We’re partnering with experts across the public health community who have established best practices to help prevent tobacco use. And by establishing more public-private partnerships to implement these strategies more aggressively, we can help increase the number of people leading tobacco-free lives and move us one step closer to delivering the first tobacco-free generation.”
CVS and its partners intend to help trigger a 3% drop in the smoking rate among young people and a 10% decline in new smokers in that demographic group, as well as cause the number of tobacco-free college and university campuses to double.
Social media is an important target area for Be the First, which will also use a range of videos, graphics and school programs developed to help young people express their support for a healthy lifestyle that excludes smoking and to counter pro-tobacco messages and imagery. The program’s sponsors hope to eventually make social media a tobacco-free environment.
For CVS, Be the First is a logical extension of the decision the company made in February 2014 to stop selling tobacco products in its nationwide network of pharmacies, which now comprise some 9,600 locations — a move that carried the considerable cost of $2 billion a year in sales and the associated decline in customer traffic.

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text: Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a rare complication of anticoagulant therapy with a high associated morbidity and mortality requiring immediate drug cessation. Cutaneous findings include petechiae that progress to ecchymoses and hemorrhagic bullae. Characteristic dermatopathological findings are diffuse dermal microthrombi with endothelial cell damage and red cell extravasation with progression to full-thickness coagulative necrosis. The lesions of warfarin-induced skin necrosis may be difficult to differentiate from mimickers, but skin biopsy in conjunction with careful consideration of the clinical history, including time of onset, cutaneous distribution of the lesions, and laboratory findings, are essential for prompt diagnosis and patient treatment. Herein, we review the clinical and histologic features helpful for differentiating warfarin-induced skin necrosis and report a case illustrative of the diagnostic difficulty that may at times be encountered in clinical practice.

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Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for Bristol City Council to improve safety around the waterways.
Alinka Gurgul lost her son Jason after he was found in the Floating Harbour near Welsh Back on May 4.
The 33-year-old dad was the fourth man to be pulled from the waterways this year, after going missing for a week.
The family launched a petition earlier this year to get the council to consider new safety measures around the Harbourfront. More than three thousands signatures have already been collected.
On Saturday, the family met with many well-wishers to throw a fundraiser for the Inland Water Safety Group (IWSG) – volunteers who patrol the harbour at night to prevent more deaths.
The group, which is fundraising to purchase safety equipment, drysuits, and rescue poles, need £2,500.
Held at Hungerford Community Centre, hundreds came in Jason’s memory.
Alinka said: “The support has been fantastic in a very difficult time. It’s been emotional.
“But it’s nice to see it’s the regulars from the café, the pub, people who knew our Jason.
“So many people have donated items for raffle. We’re very grateful.”
The petition, done online and on paper, has already been sent to the council for consideration.
Council officials have also met with the family to discuss the next steps forward.
“We took the petition to a few places like Millennium Square and M-Shed and we have a few negative people, but we had more positive feedback,” Alinka said.
“We just got to keep going.”
Jason Gurgul was one of six people who have drowned in the city centre harbour this year alone. Like most of them, it is believed the 33-year-old went missing on a night out in the town .
Jason’s disappearance sparked a major search and appeal for information, but his body was found in the water at Welsh Back on May 4 after a week.
The popular father has been sorely missed by friends and family, and a shrine to him was created near the spot where he was last seen.


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COIMBATORE: For the first time, a picture of a tiger on the prowl in jungles near Coimbatore has been captured on camera set up by the forest department. The first-ever visual evidence of the presence of the big cat in the Sirumugai range of Coimbatore forest division was released by the forest department on Monday.
"We had set up a camera trap in Sirumugai. And, for the first time, the camera caught the picture of a tiger last week," the Coimbatore divisional forest officer (DFO), V Thirunavukkarasu said.
Till now, only pug marks have been spotted in a few areas of the 694 sq km forests girdling Coimbatore. However, on April 17, the camera trap (a camera hidden inside a box and fixed on to a wooden post) captured a tiger lurking behind a tree in an open tract of land in Sirumugai.
The wild life census carried out in Coimbatore forests in March revealed the presence of tigers in Mettupalayam, Karamadai and Sirumugai ranges of Coimbatore forest division. Pug marks of seven tigers were spotted in Coimbatore division. "Three pug marks of tigers were spotted in Sirumugai and two each in Mettupalayam and Karamadai," the DFO said.
Buoyed by pug marks, the forest department set up a camera trap in Sirumugai to ascertain the presence of tigers. Within a week of placing the camera, a tiger was spotted in Sirumugai, adjoining the Bhavani Sagar jungles of the Sathyamangalam forest division.
"It could be a spill-over population of tigers from the Bhavani Sagar range," he said.
Spread over 69,000 hectares of tropical forests, the Coimbatore forest division straddles known tiger habitats of Sathyamangalam and Nilgiris forests in the north and north west. With the tropical vegetation of Coimbatore offering a prey base of spotted deer, mouse deer, sambar and black buck, tigers from the adjoining Sathyamangalam and Nilgiris forests are now stalking Coimbatore jungles.
In Sirumugai, spread over 11,000 hectares, the vegetation is not dense and deers are plenty. Perhaps, that explains why the tiger has been spotted there. Next, the forest department plans to set up a camera trap in the Mettupalayam range.

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TOP TRIO LEAD TOYOTA 1000 DESERT RACE WINNERS With 18 victories between them in the 27-year history of the event, a trio of South African champions have down the years dominated the Toyota 1000 Desert Race. The race was first run in 1975 and...
TOP TRIO LEAD TOYOTA 1000 DESERT RACE WINNERS
With 18 victories between them in the 27-year history of the event, a trio of South African champions have down the years dominated the Toyota 1000 Desert Race.
The race was first run in 1975 and was won two years in a row by Giel Lamprecht and Chris Hawkins in a Ford F250. Richard Leeke, with seven victories as a co-driver between 1984 and 2004, leads the all time list of winners, and is followed by Apie Reyneke with six wins and Hannes Grobler, last year's Production Vehicle category winner, with five wins.
Leek's first victory came with Paddy Driver in a Mitsubishi Pajero in 1984. He subsequently scored wins with Kassie Coetzee (2) and Philip Malan in Toyota Hilux entries and with Grobler (3) in Nissan Hardbody entries.
Reyneke scored the first of his six wins with Lucas Dreyer in a Nissan Safari in 1987. His next five victories were all scored in Toyota entries - with Dreyer again in a Toyota Land Cruiser in 1994 and four wins with Robin Houghton in factory Castrol Toyota Land Cruisers.
Houghton is still competing and is this year again paired with Bevan Bertholdt in a Castrol Toyota Hilux. After successive wins with Leeke from 2002 to 2004, Grobler won again last year with Francois Jordaan and a win this year would see him draw level with Reyneke.
Grobler's first victory came in 1986 with current Motorsport SA Off Road Car Racing Commission president Piet Swanepoel. The ebullient Grobler then had to wait 17 years for his next victory in 2002.
Next on the list with four wins are the father and son combination of Franz Czepek senior and junior. The pair won three times in a row between 1997 and 1999 and again in 2001.
Buks Carolin and Neil Woolridge, who is still competing, each have three victories with the latter's wins coming in three different vehicles. Woolridge won for the first time in 1996 with Paul Vermaak in a Nissan Sani, and with Kenny Skjoldhammer won in 2000 in a Mitsubishi Pajero and in a Ford the following year.
The Special Vehicle category has only three times been won by a singleseater with Des Tarboton (1982), Rob Wark (1994) and Marius Beaurain doing the trick in a Might Mag in 1996. And the race has twice been won by a woman with Petra Marais winning in 1979 and 1981 with Mervyn Woods and Selwyn Robinson doing the co-driving in a Kartmaster Sprinter.
But perhaps the most famous victory of all goes back to 1985. That was the year SA rally champions Geoff Mortimer and Spotti Woodhead tackled the event in an Audi Quattro -- and pulverised the opposition.
Throughout a long and colourful history the Toyota 1000 Desert race has seldom failed to produce some sort of drama. This year is not likely to be any different.
TOYOTA 1000 DESERT RACE A BOOST FOR BOTSWANA TOURISM
The Toyota 1000 Desert Race, to be run this year from June 15 to 17, provides an annual boost for tourism in Botswana -- and also provides the economy with a major foreign exchange injection.
"In terms of boosting the economy and tourism, the Toyota 1000 Desert Race is one of the most important events of the year in Botswana," said Skean Drummond, representative of the Four Wheel Drive Club of South Africa committee in charge of organising this year's event. The Four Wheel Drive Club, first formed in 1972, has been involved with the event since its inception.
"The race has over the years provided a major boost to the Botswana economy, and has also had a major affect on tourism," said Drummond. "A great many of the visitors for the race have also discovered Botswana as a leisure destination.
"This has provided the tourism industry with a boost, but the event also provides opportunities along the route for small scale entrepreneurs to provide a wide range of services to competitors and spectators."
Drummond added that over the years the Four Wheel Drive Club, along with principal event sponsor Toyota, had developed a close working relationship with Botswana government departments and with the Botswana police. This year around 400 members of the Botswana police will be deployed to help with traffic and crowd control along the route.
It is estimated that the event will draw up to 50 000 spectators from South Africa, Botswana and neighboring territories over the three days.
"We get tremendous co-operation from the Botswana authorities," Drummond said. "Organising and running the Toyota 1000 Desert Race is a major logistical exercise, but the help from local authorities makes the job a lot easier."
Drummond added that around 160 officials were involved in this year's race organisation, and would be supplemented by 13 medical and rescue vehicles. All race officials will be in radio communication.
"In many respects this is a unique event," said Drummond. "Competitors have to put up with rivers, mud, deep sand, rocks and thorn trees and along the route the local communities - along with cows, donkeys, goats and chickens -- add a truly African flavour to the race."


If Martin County is downgraded to tropical storm status, shelters could open at noon for release
STUART — Martin County officials may be able to begin reopening shelters around noon, if the area is downgraded to a tropical storm warning by then.
Timing depends on what officials learned about Hurricane Dorian’s path from the National Weather Center during an 11 a.m. weather briefing, said Martin County Administrator Taryn Kryzda.
“It sounds like it’s starting now to make some movement to the north and northwest … so if it continues on that path, we’re hoping at our 11 o’clock briefing – when the Melbourne weather station and the national weather station give us updates, we’re hoping they downgrade us from a hurricane warning to a tropical storm warning,” Kryzda said.
“Once they do that, we’ll start going to our shelters and start letting the shelters get released.”
Because the area didn’t experience hurricane-strength winds overnight, the Martin County Emergency Operations Center in Stuart did not go into a total lockdown status.
Kryzda said the county’s special-needs shelter, where 118 people were taking cover from Dorian, will take longer to assist people to return home than the general population shelters.
If Martin is downgraded to a tropical storm warning, Kryzda said, the county’s evacuation order may be lifted during a 1 p.m. media briefing.


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So we've had Brave and the Bold poppin' up here at CSBG, and since I am (A) the World's Biggest Fan of team-up books ever, and (B) in the process of collecting *all* the team-up books, ...
Well, I thought I'd do a series of posts 'em.
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A: "Quite Possibly.Â I DID have over 600 of them, though, although I moved, and some got stolen, and some got disorganized and buried.Â So I'm not sure what the current count is.
Q: "That's... that's a lot,Â What are you calling a team-up book, anyway?"
A: I am sooooo glad you asked.Â In it's most common form, a team-up book features one lead character, such as Spider-man in Marvel Team-up or Superman in DC Comics Presents pairing up with a different co-star each issue.Â In one comic the Thing might meet Daredevil, in the next Captain America, then the Guardians of the Galaxy, and then Doctor Strange, and so on an' on and on with the Thing and a different guest-star every issue.Â There are other variants, such as the current (fourth) Brave and the Bold series where BOTH guest stars change every issue. Also, and here's where it gets sticky...Â I'm also collecting anything that FEELS like a team-up book.
Q: i don't even wanna ask...
A: I'll ignore that.Â Â Basically, I made a list of 710 comics (and counting) that share some similar characteristics.Â Not all of the books share ALL of the characteristics, but MOST share most of them.
Which brings me to my:
Guidelines For Making My List of Team-Up Books
RULE 1!) A team-up book features a rotating cast of two starring characters (or one character and one team) in the lead story.
RULE 1 SUBSECTION A!) Optimally these lead characters should have their NAMES in BIG ASSED LETTERS on the cover.
RULE 1 SUBSECTION B!) Complete sets of titles are good.Â There are a few scattered issues of some team-up series that feature more than 2 characters in an issue.
For instance:Â There were 100 issues of Marvel Two-In-One published.Â Of those, 96 have two characters in starring roles with their names in big letters on the cover.
Four do not. One of these notes that it features "Special Guest-Star Franklin Richards."Â Â Although poor Frank is only given a small blurb under the picture of the Thing, unlike Doc Strange up there who gets HIS logo printed in bigger letters than the title of the book.Â But still, that almost counts.
2 of these feature MORE than two characters, like # 51 below, with a whopping FIVE guest stars.
And one, issue 91, STRONGLY implies, but does not credit, a certain pointy-eared guest star on the cover.
(Spoilers:Â It ain't who you're thinking it is, Buttercup.)
So, since all of these have a bit of a team-up book-y feel, and since I didn't want to break up my run of Marvel Two-In-One, they all count as team-up books.
Q: Why the two character rule?
A: So I don't have to collect Secret Defenders.
RULE 2!A team-up book features a rotating cast.
Superman/Batman, Power Man and Iron Fist, Captain America and the Falcon, and Cable/Deadpool (among others) don't count. Â Â It's the same two guys teaming up all the time, and that's boring.Â You suck, World's Finest!Â (Except for 13 issues published between 1971 and 1973.)
RULE 2 SUBSECTION 1!) Likewise, any comic that features only one character in the title is not a team-up book.Â Wonder Woman, Marvel Adventures:Â Hulk, and Deadpool have all had multiple issue runs as near team-up books, but none of 'em count, because the titular character is given precedence.Â Spider-Man Family is an exception, because "Family."
RULE 3!) A team-up book has serial nature.Â I spent ten minutes trying to define serial nature, and didn't come up with anything comprehensible.Â (Really.Â My BEST attempt was like: Serial Nature that a team-up book is part of an ongoing series, even if not all issues of a specific series are team-up books.Â This makes things SO much clearer eyerollsmileyface.)
For all PRACTICAL purposes, this rule exists to exclude one-shots like the one below.
RULE 3! is slightly arbitrary, but I thought that even assembling a list of all these one-shots would be a lot of work, and I am fundamentally lazy.Â Inter-company cross-overs of all types are out as well -Â They seem too Big Eventy for team-up books.)
RULE 4!) Any comic with "Team-Up in the title is a team-up book.
RULE 4 SUBSECTION I!) RULE 4! takes precedence over RULE 3!
RULE 5!) Reprints count.Â I'm just trying to get every STORY contained in every team-up book, not every actual team-up book.Â If, for instance, I own Marvel Treasury Edition # 22 which reprints Marvel Team-up 19, 20 and 21, I don't need to own actual, original copies of MTU 19, 20, and 21.Â However, I don't need trade collection of reprints with "team-up" in the title.
Essential/Showcase volumes are a Godsend.Â I'm a damn school bus driver.Â I ain't made of money.
Q: So. 704 comics, huh? Why? I mean, aren't some -even most - of them going to be pretty much crap-on-stick? Did anyone really pour their heart into writing Super-Team Family?
A: Well, quality varied.Â But If you just read the main four long-running team-up titles you'll find work by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, (separately) Chris Claremont, John Byrne (together) Frank Miller, George Perez, Jack Kirby, Neal Adams,Â EC's Johnny Craig, Steve Gerber, the under-appreciated Ramona Fradon, Alex Toth, Joe Kubert, Howard Chaykin, J. M. Dematties, Kieth Giffen, Gil Kane, Law and Order's Alan Brennert, Jim Aparo...Â And the list goes on.Â Lots of talented folks, although only a few of the dudes I listed had way long runs.Â Aparo.Â Claremont and Byrne were on Marvel Team-Up for a decent while.
But, yeah, if I wanted to read quality comics I'd probably be better off tracking down, say, Simonson's Thor run.Â Or the Kitchen Sink Spirit reprints.Â Or Peter Bagge's Neat Stuff. Â (All of which are on my list.)Â But I'm a format and genre fetishist, I guess.Â I don't follow characters so much (exceptions:Â Stegron, the Kryptonian Thought Beast and Infectious Lass)Â but I'll buy any damn comic with a pirate on the cover.Â And I'll generally be very happy with my purchase -Â My critical standards drop to damn near 'nill when dealing with formats I have a thing for.
On a sociological sense, it's probably derived from some kind of screwed up hunter gatherer instinct, and some kind of strange type-A need to create orderly patterns.Â On an intellectual level, I realize that owning 710 team-up books will not make me more spiritually fulfilled or make me more attractive to women or anything.Â But I'm compelled to do it.Â I'm afraid that if I examine my motivations here too closely I'll find out there's something really wrong with me.Â (Nervous chuckle.)
There's a few more reasons:Â They're relatively cheap:Â I've dug somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 applicable books out of the 25/33/50/75 cent boxes.Â And they're not hard to track down -Â I only used the internet for 3 out of my 600+ issue collection -Â The rest came from comic shops and cons in the Michigan/Iowa/Illinois area.
There's some small utility to having big, long, fairly-unbroken-'cept-for-a-couple-reprints-runs of a given series. Â As a comics history fan, it's useful to have fairly long, fairly complete runs of DC and Marvel titles, just to get a sense of stuff like the changing production values, page counts, and the different types of advertisements that ran in the books.
But, honestly, that's like .013% of the reason I'm doing this.Â I just enjoy the heck outta reading damn things.
Here's the list.Â If any of you have any alterations of suggestions, I'd like too hear them.
1-17:Â Action Comics 584-60018: Action Comics Annual # 119-166: Brave and the Bold (1st Series) 50-56, 59, 61-200167-182: Brave and the Bold (4th Series) 1-16167-283: DC Comics Presents # 1-97284-287: DC Comics Presents Annual # 1-4288-293: Dead Again 1-5294: Deadpool Team-Up Featuring Widdle Wade295: DC Special Series # 8296-297: DC Super-Stars 15, 18298-303: Giant Size Spider-Man 1-6 304-305: Giant Size Super-Villain Team-Up 1-2306-310: Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up 1-5311: Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up Special312-313: Marvel Feature 11-12314-463: Marvel Team-Up (1st Series) 1-150464-474: Marvel Team-Up (2cd Series) 1-11475-499: Marvel Team-Up (3rd Series) 1-25500-506: Marvel Team-Up Annual 1-7507-606: Marvel Two-In-One 1-100607-613: Marvel Two-In-One Annual 1-7614-626: Plus Books (Various 1 and 2 shots from 1997)627-628: Showcase 55-56629: Shuriken Team-Up 1630: Spider-Boy Team-Up631-637: Spider-Man Family (2cd Series) 2-9638-644: Spider-Man Team-Up 1-7645: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Treasury646: Superman vs. Shazam! Treasury647: Superman vs. Wonder Woman Treasury648-654: Super-Team Family 2-3, 11-15655-671: Super-Villain Team-Up 1-17672-676: Super-Villain Team-Up: Modok's 11 1-5677-679: Tales of the Thing 1-3680-695: Ultimate Marvel Team-Up 1-16696: Ultimate Marvel Team-up Special697: Western Team-Up698-710: World's Finest Comics 198-201, 203-205, 208-210,212-214
Edited to Add:
711-715: Crossroads 1-5716-722: _____ and Deadpool 43-49723-726:Â DC Double Shots727-774: Marvel Comics Presents No. 48-50, 52-61, 64-71, 96-122
So in the next few weeks, months, or years, I'll go down the list, explaining WHY some things are there and others aren't, and also doing kind of a group review of the various runs.
And, hey, if I'm missing anything, let me know!
In the next couple months I'll go down the list... Or sideways through it, offerin' some critical-type commentary and defending my choices in regards to the above rules.Â And complaining about how I CAN NOT find Deadpool Team-Up anywhere in the real world.
It'll be fun!Â (At least for me.)


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Defamation suit against Shomi Kaiser
Published: 02:31 PM, 30 April 2019 Updated: 02:32 PM, 30 April 2019
Shomi Kaiser; Photo: Collected
A journalist filed a defamation suit against actress Shomi Kaiser for Tk 100 crore.
On Tuesday, editor of Students Journal BD Miya Md Nujhatul Hasan filed the suit in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur.
The court will give the order after accepting the plaintiff’s statement. Due to addressing reporters as ‘thief’, the lawsuit has been filed, said Miya Md Nujhatul Hasan.
On April 24, e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (ECAB) president Shomi Kaiser’s two phones were stolen in front of hundreds of people at the Zahur Hossain Chowdhury auditorium of the Press Club.
During this, she was speaking at the inauguration of e-commerce-based tourism site ‘Bindu365’. At the end of the speech, she suddenly told that she could not find her phones.
When the matter came to light, the security personnel of Shomi Kaiser wanted to search the bodies of reporters. When some reporters wanted to get out, the security personnel called them 'thief'. The newsmen were offended by this and expressed anger at the venue.
Later, on the video footage of the journalists’ cameras, it was seen that one of the workers of the program took Shomi Kaiser’s phones. After watching the video footage, she expressed ‘regret’ to reporters.

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The blood-brain barrier is a wall of defense between toxins and pathogens in the bloodstream, and the brain. Blood-brain barrier damage has been linked to — among other brain health issues — neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. For scientists seeking to understand how to prevent or treat neurodegeneration, a better understanding of why this wall of defense may break down, and of the cells that help to maintain it, is crucial.
Recently, some scientists have called into question a long-standing hypothesis that certain star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes support the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. But in a new study, researchers have found that astrocytes are indeed essential to blood-brain barrier health — a discovery that study senior author Dr. Stefanie Robel said can help us better understand what goes wrong in traumatic brain injury, in Alzheimer’s disease, and in other health problems associated with blood-brain barrier damage.
“Blood-brain barrier leakage is a problem in the aging brain as well as many different neurological diseases,” Robel, an assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech, said in a news release. “Without astrocytes, the blood-brain barrier becomes leaky and ineffective, leaving brain tissue vulnerable to a variety of medical conditions.”
Astrocytes are a type of glial cells in the central nervous system that help maintain a stable environment in the brain through a broad range of functions including regulating communication between neurons and the immune response of the brain. The networks of human astrocytes are extensive: not only do they interact with networks of glial cells, but they also signal to the junctions known as synapses where neurons release chemical messengers. And scientists hypothesize that astrocytes play a key role in consciousness and the formation of memory.
In a study published in the journal GLIA, Robel and colleagues disrupted the genes of adult mice’s astrocytes, mimicking the effects of removing their cells to determine whether the astrocytes are necessary for the health of the blood-brain barrier.
By using molecular tracers of various sizes to examine how permeable the mice’s brains became, the scientists found that all the markers passed through certain areas of the barrier. In other regions of the blood-brain barrier, only small tracers seeped through. These are indications that there were leakages in the barrier of various sizes. And neighboring astrocytes did not rescue the damaged blood-brain barrier.
According to Benjamin Heithoff, an author of the study and a graduate student who conducts research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, this can tell us that there may be long-term dysfunction in the barrier.
“When people sustain a concussion, we used to consider this a ‘minor injury,’ but our follow-up study shows that the blood-brain barrier leakage persists in areas where astrocytes are not functioning correctly, which suggests there is a long-term, lasting dysfunction in the barrier,” Heithoff said.
“Understanding how that problem occurs and how it can be remedied are important public health questions,” he continued. “We have to know what makes this barrier functional in order to develop effective treatments when it becomes dysfunctional.”
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Hannibal protest of Sliders withdrawn
Hannibal Cavemen manager Jay Hemond started Tuesday's game against the Springfield Sliders at Robin Roberts Stadium with a protest, saying Chatham Glenwood High School graduate was ineligible to play.
Ingold, playing his seventh game of the Sliders, had never drawn a question from any other manager so many people at the Prospect League game were confused as to what Hemond was protesting.
After the game, Hemond said it was his interpretation that no current NCAA coach could be affiliated with junior college players on a summer league team. Sliders' manager Pete Romero was formerally affiliated with NCAA Division-II Colorado State University-Pueblo's baseball team but is no longer coaching that team.
Regardless, Romero said Wednesday that the rule, as he understood it, applies only to NCAA Division-I coaches. Later Wednesday, Prospect League commissioner David Chase said that Hannibal had withdrawn the protest.
The two teams have history. Last season, according to an article in the Hannibal (Mo.) Courier-Post, last year's Springfield manager Danny Cox, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who had spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals, demanded to use the home team's clubhouse in a visit to Hannibal. Later in the season, after a misunderstanding about what time the Sliders were to take batting practice, the grounds crew and the Sliders' coaches and players got into several arguments after the grounds crew starting removing the batting practice cage and protective pitcher's screens from the field.
According to the Courier-Post story from July 8 of last year, Romero got into a verbal exchange with a member of the grounds crew and a few of the Springfield players started peppering line drives at the grounds crew person who, apparently, was leading the charge of pulling the nets after the Sliders had just five minutes.
Hemond is sort of known as a guy who gets under the skin of some of his opponents. On June 9 of last season, he argued about a Springfield player's uniform. And a quick archive search on the Courier-Post website shows Hemond has protested a game against the Quincy Gems once in 2009 and another time in 2010.
With Tuesday's Sliders' win left standing, Springfield improved to 9-16 after being 4-15 just six games ago. Wednesday's game finishes up a two-game homestand against Hannibal. On Thursday, the Sliders begind a five-game road trip with a pair of games at Quincy, followed by two at Hannibal. On Tuesday, the Sliders travel to Danville to take on the Dans before returning home for a Fourth of July game against the Dans.


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It’s the start of a long seven-game road trip for the Golden State Warriors as they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon at the Quicken Loans Arena.
The Warriors are riding high, winners of four straight and jumping back into the playoff picture. They may get a chance to pad their record on this upcoming road trip and gain further separation from .500.
Tale of the Tape
- Points per game: 103.0 (11th)
- Field goal percentage: 46.2% (8th)
- 3-point percentage: 40.3% (T-1st)
- Opponents’ field goal percentage: 42.9% (3rd)
- Rebounds per game: 45.2 (4th)
- Turnovers: 16.9 (29th)
- Points per game: 96.5 (23rd)
- Field goal percentage: 46.4% (8th)
- 3-point percentage: 35.1% (18th)
- Opponents’ field goal percentage: 45.4% (T-10th)
- Rebounds per game: 43.6 (12th)
- Turnovers: 14.6 (14th)
Let’s not deny it: we’re all looking forward to the Warriors vs. Heat game on Thursday. What’s not to like? A fun, exciting team to watch in the Warriors facing off against the defending champions who are probably still a little ticked off at how the Warriors stole a victory on the road from them last season?
The Warriors can’t be thinking about Thursday night’s game. Today is Sunday, and they still have two more games in between now and then. Yes, they are facing off against two inferior opponents in the Cavaliers and Magic, but that’s exactly why the term “trap game” was created.
Cleveland is a dangerous team with a superstar in the making in Kyrie Irving, and other players who will burn the Warriors if Golden State doesn’t bring its “A-game.”
A year ago, Jarrett Jack was one of the Warriors’ centerpieces, an important sparkplug off the bench who single-handedly won a few games for the Warriors. He played a key role in the Warriors’ march to the playoffs and their return to relevancy.
One year later, Jack is a backup point guard in Cleveland, on a struggling team that just suspended its own center. See what happens when you chase the money over a chance to contend?
Nonetheless, the Warriors know all too well what Jack is capable of in terms of being extremely streaky and his ability to create and extend plays. They’ll have to stop their former teammate tonight.
GSW: Festus Ezeli (recovery from right knee surgery), Ognjen Kuzmic (fifth metacarpal fracture, right hand) and Jermaine O’Neal (right wrist surgery) are out.
GOLDEN STATE (18-13)
- F Andre Iguodala
- F David Lee
- C Andrew Bogut
- G Klay Thompson
- G Stephen Curry
- F Earl Clark
- F Tristan Thompson
- C Anderson Varejao
- G C.J. Miles
- G Kyrie Irving
Time: 3:00 PST
Location: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
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President Obama had 10 times as much cash on hand at the end of March as GOP rival Mitt Romney, underscoring the steep financial challenge facing the presumptive Republican nominee as the general election campaign begins in earnest.
Obama on Friday reported a cache of $104 million in a monthly filing with the Federal Election Commission, compared with $10.1 million in the bank for Romney as of March 31. Obama’s campaign raised $35 million during the month while Romney took in $12.6 million, the filings show.
The disclosures illustrate a key obstacle confronting Romney as he pivots from a hard-fought and potentially damaging GOP primary to directly face the Obama campaign juggernaut, which has raised more than twice as much money and has been able to stockpile funds in preparation for November.
One major bright spot for Romney comes from conservative super PACs and other independent groups, which are not restrained by campaign-finance limits and outraised both Romney and the Republican National Committee in the early months of the year.
The pro-Romney Restore Our Future super PAC spent nearly $13 million in March helping Romney knock back a challenge from former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.), who spent $6 million and dropped out of the race earlier this month. American Crossroads, a conservative group founded with the help of GOP strategist Karl Rove, raised $49 million in the first thee months of the year, much of it from anonymous donors giving to its nonprofit arm.
That puts Crossroads ahead of Romney’s campaign — which reported raising $31.2 million in the same period — and the Republican National Committee, which brought in $44 million, records show. Crossroads and other independent groups are expected to spend hundreds of millions of dollars attacking Obama over the next 6-1/2 months.
The new figures underscore the expanded influence of Crossroads and other independent groups, which have been freed by court rulings to raise unlimited funds from individuals and corporations.
The amount raised in March by Romney pales in comparison to the $53 million brought in by Obama and the Democratic National Committee, but Romney has stepped up his fundraising dramatically since Santorum bowed out of the race.
The Romney campaign viewed the numbers as positive and said they were in a good position to challenge Obama. “Mitt Romney’s continued strong fundraising shows that voters across the country are tired of the failures from President Obama,” finance chairman Spencer Zwick said in a statement. “We will continue the hard work to raise the necessary funds to defeat President Obama and change the direction of the country.”
Despite a hard-fought primary contest, Romney’s fundraising has lagged compared with 2008, though his finances that year were bolstered by a personal loan of more than $40 million. Romney, a wealthy former private equity manager, has not contributed any of his own money to the campaign this time around.
Obama and the DNC have raised a combined $359 million since he launched his reelection effort, including $197 million for the president’s campaign. Obama had raised about $240 million by this time four years ago, according to data from the Campaign Finance Institute.
Obama continued to draw more heavily from small donors than Romney, who collected nearly 90 percent of his money in March from contributors giving more than $200 and has a large proportion of wealthy donors who have given the maximum of $2,500 during the primary, reports show.
“People are building this organization five and ten bucks at a time to take on Mitt Romney,” Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said earlier this week.
Many of the wealthiest donors are contributing to super PACs, particularly on the conservative side.
Restore Our Future took in $8.7 million last month, including $850,000 from Chicago financier Kenneth Griffin; $1 million from a firm headed by Florida investor Bill Koch; and $500,000 from James Davis, chairman of the New Balance athletic shoe company. Davis also gave $500,000 to the group last year, leading to protests from gay rights activists.
Liberal super PACs have had little success matching their conservative rivals. Priorities USA Action, a super PAC formed by two former Obama aides, says it raised just $4.5 million from January to March.
The Obama campaign also released its list of more than 530 official fundraisers who help bundle together checks from friends and associates, including 117 people who have raised $500,000 or more. Romney has declined to release his own campaign bundlers, except for a handful of lobbyists who must be identified by law.
The Obama campaign said Friday that it had returned $50,000 raised by a New York supporter accused in court of defrauding a businessman, impersonating a bank official and dodging creditors.
Spokesman Ben LaBolt said the campaign returned a donation of $35,000 from the fundraiser, Abake Assongba, and another $15,000 from her husband, Anthony J.W. DeRosa. Assongba had been on the campaign’s public list of campaign bundlers earlier, but was absent from the updated list released Friday.
The Washington Post reported last month that Assongba was dogged by a collection agency and a court order to pay more than $10,000 in unpaid rent for her former Brooklyn apartment, among other issues. Assongba was also sued by a Swiss businessman in Florida who alleged being a victim of an e-mail scam. Assongba disputed the allegations.


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A critique of letters from iwo jima a film by clint eastwood
Letters from iwo jima the second installment in clint eastwood's ambitious and enterprising account of one of the pacific war's most ferocious conflicts, faces limited commercial prospects due to . 2006, a film directed by clint eastwood was released in theatres around the world titled letters from iwo jima unlike most war movies that are produced for the american public, this film entirely captures the world war ii battle of iwo jima from the perspective of the enemy. Letters from iwo jima opened in limited release on this date in 2006 the amblin entertainment film was directed by clint eastwood synopsis: letters from iwo jima focuses on the conflict between the united states and japan during the battle of iwo jima. In all, with letters from iwo jima, eastwood creates a new kind of war film that stands quite apart from its counterparts both because it portrays the side of the enemy but also and especially because it takes extra special care in emphasizing the human aspect of the soldiers it depicts, humanizing and characterizing them to endless extent.
In 2006, a film directed by clint eastwood was released in theatres around the world titled letters from iwo jima unlike most war movies that are produced for the american public, this film entirely captures the world war ii battle of iwo jima from the perspective of the enemy. Directed by clint eastwood with ken watanabe, kazunari ninomiya, tsuyoshi ihara, ryo kase the story of the battle of iwo jima between the united states and imperial japan during world war ii, as told from the perspective of the japanese who fought it. Letters from iwo jima (硫黄島からの手紙 ,iō jima kara no tegami) is a 2006 war film directed and co-produced by clint eastwood whose cast includes ken watanabe and kazunari ninomiya. Clint eastwood's reverse angle on the brutal battle for iwo jima is a remarkable companion piece to flags of our fathers, and the better of the two films it is also the only american movie of .
The most important film of 2006 was clint eastwood's letters from iwo jima in 20 years letters from iwo jima will be a classic february 2, 2009 | rating: 40/5 | full review. 1-16 of 28 results for movie: letters from iwo jima by clint eastwood click try in your search results to watch thousands of movies and tv shows at no additional cost with an amazon prime membership. Start by marking “letters from iwo jima: the japanese eyewitness stories that inspired clint eastwood's film” as want to read:. Letters from iwo jima is a 2006 japanese-american war film directed and co-produced by clint eastwood, starring ken watanabe and kazunari ninomiya the film portrays the battle of iwo jima from the perspective of the japanese soldiers and is a companion piece to eastwood's flags of our fathers .
Letters from iwo jima directed by: clint eastwood starring: 伊原剛志 [tsuyoshi ihara], 二宮和也 [kazunari ninomiya], 渡辺謙 [ken watanabe] genres: war . Japanese soldiers on the move in director clint eastwood s letters from iwo jima the movie this week received four oscar nominations, including best director and best picture. Letters from iwo jima movie reviews & metacritic score: in this companion piece to flags of our fathers, clint eastwood presents the untold story of the ja.
In the second, but otherwise unconnected part of clint eastwood’s filmic examination of the battle for iwo jima, the director outdoes his previous feature on the subject, flags of our fathers, at every turn. Flags of our fathers is a 2006 american war film directed, co-produced, and scored by clint eastwood and written by william broyles, jr, and paul haggisit is based on the 2000 book of the same name written by james bradley and ron powers about the 1945 battle of iwo jima, the five marines and one navy corpsman who were involved in raising the flag on iwo jima, and the aftereffects of that . Letters from iwo jima is a unique american-made war movie for at least two reasons: it depicts the battle from the perspective of the losers and it represents the united states as the enemy read full review.
A critique of letters from iwo jima a film by clint eastwood
Emilio's reviews have started again first up is letters from iwo jima directed by clint eastwood enjoy. After bringing the story of the american soldiers who fought in the battle of iwo jima to the screen in his film flags of our fathers, clint eastwood offers an equally thoughtful portrait of the japanese forces who held the island for 36 days in this military drama. 'letters from iwo jima'directed by clint eastwood (us) there are certain assumptions that american audiences, perhaps without realizing it, are likely to bring to a movie about world war ii the .
Film review: letters from iwo jima essay - it would be near insanity to say letters from iwo jima constitutes an everyday war movie clint eastwood not only created a film that sympathizes with the japanese, but also acknowledges the fact that both the japanese and americans were wrong. Movie review: 'letters from iwo jima' one of the interesting things about clint eastwood's letters from iwo jima isn't so much that it's a cinematic rarity . Director clint eastwood, working with a script by iris yamashita, tells of this famous battle through the eyes of the island’s defenders in “letters from iwo jima” robin: this is the movie that i had hoped “flags of iwo jima” was going to be. Letters from iwo jima (硫黄島からの手紙, iōjima kara no tegami) is a 2006 japanese-american war film directed and co-produced by clint eastwood, starring ken watanabe and kazunari ninomiya.
Clint eastwood's account of the 1945 battle for iwo jima from the viewpoint of the japanese defenders complements flags of our fathers, his film about the american invaders and the way the iconic . For a fraction of a second at the very beginning of clint eastwood's letters from iwo jima, you may think that you are gazing overhead at a field of stars in fact, you are looking straight down into the ground, at waves of black sand on the volcanic island where, over the course of five weeks in . Review of letters from iwo jima (dvd) (2006) directed by clint eastwood nominated for 4 academy awards including best picture. Letters from iwo jima film, drama 0 add review the bloody wresting of the tiny island of iwo jima from 21,000 japanese by an unprecedented amphibious armada of 110,000 marines in 1945 .

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Castle of Elite - Official game guide|
Introduction - Basics - Solutions - Secrets - Trivia
When the guide tells you to place a brick symbol on a certain square, it means you should aim the mouse cursor on that square.
A: Go left and fall down to this symbol. Place the symbol on B. Go left and fall down to C.
D: Place the symbol here. Go right.
E: Get this symbol and place it on F.
G: Get this symbol. Stand on H, jump and place the symbol on H.
I: Get this symbol and place it on J.
K: Get this symbol. Stand on L, jump and place the symbol on L. Get the last symbol.
M: Stand here. Jump and place the symbol on M. Go left and get the coins, then go right and get the last coin. Destroy the brick on M to reach the goal.

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High Temperature Process Furnace
Original Publication Date: 1982-May-01
Included in the Prior Art Database: 2005-Feb-09
A high temperature multi-zone process furnace 10 having stationary radiation shields 12 and 14 and tiltable radiation shield 16 is suitable for growing epitaxial layers of garnet materials on wafers, as shown in the drawing. The furnace 10 includes an outer insulative layer 18, a liner 19 and heating elements 20 to heat temperature zones 22, 24, 26 and 28. A plurality of wafers 30 are mounted in wafer holder 32 that is attached to dipping rod 34. Mobile radiation shields 36 are also attached to rod 34. The wafers 30 are immersed in the melt 38 in crucible 40. The radiation shields 12, 14 and 16 may have a number of various shapes and be positioned in various locations in the temperature zones identified above.


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He’s the ‘single hottie’ with ‘decent arms’ who’s caught the eye of one or two fellow campers on the latest installment of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!. But it looks like Dannii Minogue’s ex, Kris Smith only has eyes for one dazzling blonde!
When OK! quizzed the eligible bachelor about a possible fling in the jungle, it was a big, "Yeah!"
"Is Margot Robbie going in? Because if she is, I’m already in love," he gushed, obviously unaware that Miss Robbie is now a Mrs – how did he not know?
Still, Kris isn’t going to let go of his crush anytime soon, admitting that if he were to choose three people to be stuck in the jungle with, Margot would be one, alongside former boxer, Mike Tyson and UFC fighter, Conor McGregor. "Margot Robbie – it’s a borderline obsession," he spills.
Back at camp, we imagine former My Kitchen Rules star, Ash Pollard won’t be happy about Mr Smith’s crush, after all, she’s had her sights set on the single dad from the moment he walked into the African jungle!.
"It was like the universe was listening to me and suddenly, in comes a single hottie with decent arms," she told viewers, after listing her jungle fling specifications.
As for a full-blown love affair, if these two decide to take their friendship to the next level, they’ll have to keep it PG, because Kris tells OK!, his six-year-old son, Ethan will be watching.
"It’s his favourite show," Kris tells us. "I want to set a good example."

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The concept, which supports 36 residential micro units over ground level retail, gallery space and a common roof deck, represents an innovative model for the redevelopment of a small 6,600 sq/ft land parcel between two major arteries in downtown Culver City. Adjacent to the historic Kirk Douglas Theatre, the project would be synergistic with its neighbor by targeting local artists as would be residents. The infill architecture is complimentary to existing structures on the block but only reaches this modest density through the layering of multiple density bonuses and transferring unused FAR from the theatre next door. The building and unit design emphasizes materiality, transparency and the creation of spaces that maximize day lighting, passive cross ventilation and spaces that promote gathering and community interaction in the heart of an increasingly vibrant downtown.


Did Your Kid’s Lunch Prices Decrease? They Did In Galloway, NJ, Schools
This may be a personal question, but how is your wallet holding up these days? It definitely took a beating over the last few years, didn't it?
First, the pandemic basically ripped everyone to shreds here in South Jersey. This region's economy was rocked, and that's saying the absolute least you possibly can about the situation. It took a long time for people to start getting back on their feet. Truth be told, some people are still working on getting back to normal with their finances.
That's why the most recent news out of Galloway Township will be a relief to a lot of parents within that school district. A recent Facebook post shared by the Galloway Schools page has confirmed that those who were worried about a potential increase in school lunch prices can breathe a sigh of relief. That is, at least for the remainder of the school year.
The post reveals that because of a grant from the USDA, the district is able to freeze school lunch prices for the preschools, elementary schools, and middle school through June 2023. Now, that doesn't mean the prices will stay this cheap next year, but at least for now, you won't have to pay much of anything to make sure your kid has something to eat during their school day. The Board of Education agreed to freeze the prices at their last board meeting of 2022 back in December.
School lunches are set to remain at $1 per day until the end of this school year. Check out the post yourself below.


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Like so many in the Outlander fanmily, I am crazy excited for season 3. Voyager is far and away my favorite book in the series, and there is a lot to be excited about. We’ve got the print shop reunion, the epic throw down at Lallybroch and the infamous turtle soup. Plus, we’ll meet some new characters who are guaranteed to capture our hearts for seasons to come; Wee Ian, adult Fergus, adult Lord John, and of course Joe Abernathy.
But there are also some things to be nervous about. Will there be bromance level chemistry between Sam Heughan and David Berry? Will the print shop scene be as breathtakingly poignant as we expect? Will we ever grow to have sympathy for Brianna? The thing that I’m most concerned about however, is something that has the potential to generate some controversy around the show and not the kind embracing-the-feminine-gaze controversy that the show LIKES to stir up.
If you’ve read Voyager, you probably already know what I’m talking about. That is the character of Yi Tien Cho aka Mr. Willoughby, Jamie’s Chinese employee/sidekick whose drinking, and antics cause a few problems along the way in this roller coaster ride of a book, but whose acupuncture skills get Jamie across the Atlantic.
Hang out long enough where people are discussing Voyager, and you will almost inevitably hear from someone who is disappointed, uncomfortable or down right infuriated by the portrayal of Mr. Willoughby. His accent, behavior and obsequiousness are cartoonish, and exhibit many uncomfortable stereotypes that were certainly believed in Scotland in the 18th century when his part of the story is set, and sadly persisted well into the 20th century. Willoughby is literally a walking stereotype. And if that’s all there is to the character, then readers SHOULD be offended. I would be.
However, stopping at the stereotypical behavior of Willoughby and ignoring the character after he sticks Jamie with his acupuncture needles, does him a disservice. As Willoughby gets farther away from Scotland, he begins to shed those stereotypes like an uncomfortable coat. By the time they find themselves in the New World, he’s no longer Mr. Willoughby. He’s Yi Tien Cho, poet, fugitive, survivor.
It’s precisely that survival instinct that leads him to behave the way he does in Scotland. Yes, he gets into trouble occasionally, but by playing the subservient, comedian and occasional trouble maker, he disarms the inevitable racism that he encounters. Instead of hate and violence, he’s met with irritation and sometimes even kindness. He knows that the people in Scotland will tolerate a buffoon of a different race, easier than they will an educated poet of a different race. If he had shown up in Edinburgh with the dignity and sometimes bitterness at his situation that he shows later in the book, I think he would get a very different response, probably a more violent one.
His Willoughby persona is a mirror of the expectations of the people by whom he finds himself surrounded. The metamorphosis from Yi Tien Cho to Willoughby and back shows just how racist and xenophobic society was in the 18th century. This is the same kind expedient duplicity that Claire as a modern woman has to show to many of the 18th century men she encounters or that slaves have to show the plantation owners (including Mrs. Abernathy) that Jamie and Claire will see in the New World. Naturally, Yi Tien Cho finds sympathy among the rebelling slaves and decides to take his chances with them rather than remain Mr. Willoughby.
Let’s be honest, it’s the same kind of duplicity that many people of racial minorities are expected to show to ease their way through what is still (despite what some elements in our society might tell you) a white man’s world. Watch your minority friends smile or even laugh uncomfortably the next time someone makes an insensitive joke around them. How many women do you know who are constantly told to ‘smile’ and ‘be nice’ to get ahead? How many of our mothers told us things like ‘pretty is as pretty does’ and ‘you catch more flies with honey’? Our society is full of this kind of expedient duplicity. Why should the 18th century have been any different?
Unfortunately, some readers react to Willoughby’s stereotypical behavior, and write the character off missing the main point. Sadly, when you write thousand-page books centered around an epic love story side plots tend to be the parts that readers skip. That’s where I hope the show can improve on the Willoughby situation. It’s much easier in a visual medium to show that kind of subtlety from the start, rather than dragging readers through hundreds of pages of painful stereotypes for the big payoff at the end. I can only hope that the show’s writers thought of this when writing Yi Tien Cho’s scenes in season 3. So far, the casting of Gary Young seems a step in the right direction. They have cast someone who is ethnically Asian (I’m not being intentionally vague there. His IMDB and NZ On Screen profiles don’t give much biographical information.) and is a talented actor. Have a look at his demo reel. I'm sure he's up to the kind of complexity I would like to see from this character. I hope the writers have given him the opportunity to shine with this character.
While I don’t think this character is the racist crime that some critics would have you believe, there is plenty about the character that is problematic as this astute Redditor points out. The more we get to know Yi Tien Cho, we find out that he’s not just an acrobatic drunk with a foot fetish, but he’s also a poet with a back story that sounds like it was directed by Yimou Zhang, an acupuncturist, and a pelican trainer. It’s as if a few National Geographic articles on historic China got smashed together into one person and it does a disservice to the overall point that the character makes by the end of his arc.
Many commenters when it comes to Mr. Willoughby point out that the book was written in the 1990’s, a time when people were less conscious of racial stereotypes at least when it comes to portrayals of Asian characters. Admittedly, I have noticed a generational divide among readers reactions to Willoughby. Older readers (And I simply mean older than my 43 years.) tend to find Willoughby’s stereotypical antics amusing. Whereas the readers who usually find them offensive, are mostly younger. At this point we are seeing this character through not one but three prisms of time and culture; 1) The portrayal of an Asian character living in 18th century Scotland, 2) Viewed through the eyes of an English woman solidly in the mid-20th century, 3) Written by an American woman in the late 20th century. That’s a difficult terrain to navigate, and it’s not a surprise that we find early 21st century readers getting caught in some potholes along the way.
Diana Gabaldon isn’t alone in this by any means. I have spent the last week and a half researching an Indian character for one of my own books and trying to build a character that is more than a stereotype. The handling of Asian characters is something writers and Hollywood struggles with still. Think about most of the portrayals that you see of Asian men in films and television. While Asian women are frequently fetishized for their otherness or stereotypical submissiveness. Most of Asian male characters fall into one of three categories; gangsters, mystics, or lovable buffoons. Of course, they all know martial arts, right? We laugh at Jackie Chan’s Legend of Drunken Master. We fear the scary Yakuza and Triad characters on Daredevil. And we see guru/monk-like characters dispensing wisdom and punches to Anglo main characters.
What you don’t see very often is an Asian leading man. Or when we have Asian leading characters, especially in film, we end up with non-Asian actors playing them or the character’s ethnicity being written away before it ever makes it to film. The recent controversy over the pay for Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park who left Hawaii Five-0 after producers refused to pay them as much as non-Asian actors in similar roles, highlights another challenge. There is a reason why I’m using the term Asian rather than Chinese, or Japanese, or Korean, and it’s not because I don’t know the difference. It’s because Hollywood doesn’t differentiate.
Fortunately, we are now seeing a market that pushes back against issues like this. The overall reaction to Kim and Park’s departure from Hawaii 5-0 was supportive of their decision. The kind of whitewashing that has been prevalent since film and television began is meeting resistance from audiences and critics. In the last few years, films like Aloha and Ghost in the Shell have tanked at the box office, largely because audiences didn’t like that Anglo-American actresses were cast to play Asian characters. The controversy around Tilda Swinton’s casting as The Ancient One in Dr. Strange started a valuable conversation about opportunities for Asian actors.
I have no doubt that the conversation will continue when viewing audiences meet Mr. Willoughby. Let’s hope that this increased awareness filtered into the writer’s room and they made the effort to give him more depth than we see when he’s introduced in the book. I fear that if they didn’t (past tense because those episodes are already written) it’s going to reflect very badly on the show that we all love. This is obviously not just an Outlander issue. We need Asian characters who are more than the stereotypes that we have had before. We need to stop expecting the actors who play them to resort to the kind of necessary duplicity that Yi Tien Cho does when he becomes Mr. Willoughby.

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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Tyler Harris scored 15 points, including a key 3-pointer during a late 18-0 run, as Providence won 67-60 in a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Vanderbilt in the Paradise Jam on Friday.
Providence trailed 56-40 with 10:42 left, but caught fire and Vanderbilt crashed and burned. The Friars held Vanderbilt scoreless for nearly 9 minutes, ending on Rod Odom's 3-pointer to give Vanderbilt a 59-57 lead with 2:55 left.
Providence scored the next eight points to build its biggest lead of the game at 65-59. The Friars hadn't led since 9-7 early in the game.
Bryce Cotton added 14 for Providence (5-0) and LaDontae Henton had 12.
Odom led Vanderbilt (2-2) with 17 points, Eric McClellan added 13 and Josh Henderson tied a career-high with 13 points. Henderson scored a combined 11 points in Vanderbilt's first three games, 6, 1, and 4 respectively.
The Friars will play the winner of the Morgan State-La Salle matchup.
Throughout most of the second half, Providence couldn't get the stops when it needed to. The Friars didn't score more than five consecutive points in the second half until the 6:34 mark.
But Providence rallied back, going on an 18-0 run, with 3-pointers by Harris, Kris Dunn and a three-point play by Carson Desrosiers.
Damian Jones missed two crucial free throws with 3:53 left that would have given Vanderbilt its first points in nearly 7 minutes.
Providence trailed for a majority of the first half too.
The Friars were held to without a field goal for over 4 minutes, but LaDontae Henton's 3-pointer pulled the Friars to 19-18 with 7:43 left.
Vanderbilt led 31-22 with 1:41 remaining but did not make a field goal in the final 2 minutes and Providence scored the next four to trail 31-26 at halftime.
Providence was held to 34.5 percent shooting, including 2 of 15 3-pointers, in the first half.
Kevin Stallings commented at halftime about Vanderbilt's defense in the first half, saying "...defensively, that's the best 20 minutes of basketball we've played this season."
Vanderbilt out-rebounded the Friars 23-15 in the opening half and made 42 percent of its shots, mostly coming in the paint.
The Commodores are one of three teams to have made a 3-pointer in every game since the line was established in 1986.
Vandy blows lead; falls to Providence, 67-60
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IPOB flays Igbo leaders, politicians ‘begging’ for 2023 presidency
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has expressed disappointment at what it described as “the begging posture” of some Igbo leaders and politicians for support for Nigeria’s presidency in 2023.
Hitherto led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since June this year, the group cautioned Igbo leaders, who are desperate for power in 2023, to refrain from making unguarded statements that could make Ndigbo the laughing stock of Northerners.
In a statement issued by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, it argued that it makes no sense to be desperate for power shift in 2023, while Kanu is still in detention.
“The attention of IPOB has been drawn to the unpatriotic moves by some unreliable elders in Biafraland who are begging the Alamajiri elders for President of Nigeria from Igbo stock in 2023.
“We want to make it categorically clear to desperate Igbo politicians that IPOB is not looking for any Nigeria President of Igbo extraction under the present contraption called Nigeria.
“Again, IPOB will not be party to their begging and fawning for a transient political office at the detriment of our freedom. They must understand that our singular concern is Kanu’s unconditional release. If our elders think they can use IPOB and Kanu to bargain their way to political office, they are in for the shock of their life,” the statement reads.
It cautioned that the Northern oligarchy and the Fulani cabal controlling Nigeria would not allow or support any Igbo man for President of Nigeria, adding: “It doesn’t matter how such a stooge wishes to please them, because they are bitter against the Igbo.”
While calling on such leaders and politicians to better focus on fighting for Biafra restoration, the statement added: “Any bargain against the divine mandate will not succeed. We call on Igbo politicians, elders, traditional rulers and Ohanaeze Ndigbo to retrace their steps, as there is no road in the path they are towing.”


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Shortly after winning his second term on the Jefferson County Board of Education, a 1989 West Hardin High School graduate has been named board chairman.
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Special education teachers hope learning tricks of the trade from magician Kevin Spencer will help them uncover magical secrets to use in the classroom.
Of the 1,020 people charged last year in felony cases in Hardin County, nearly 39 percent of them were rectified in about three weeks.
The John Hardin Bulldogs matched everything the Central Hardin Bruins threw at them Tuesday and came back even harder, winning 58-42 at the Dawg Pound in a 17th District matchup.
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Last Saturday, July 24, saw dozens of New Hope Missionary Baptist parishioners join community members and other supporters at the Rally for African American Reparations: Return the Land and Resources to Our Black and Brown People.
Local faith and community leaders took turns speaking about the land near New Hope Missionary Baptist Church that was taken 50 years ago by the City of Seattle under the guise of “urban renewal.”
The rally was held to demand the City give possession of the land to the church and the community so affordable housing can be built, making it possible for some members in the Black community to return to the Central District.
Susan Fried is a 40-year veteran photographer. Her early career included weddings, portraits, and commercial work — plus, she’s been The Skanner News’ Seattle photographer for 25 years. Her images have appeared in the University of Washington’s The Daily, The Seattle Globalist, Crosscut, and many more. She’s been an Emerald contributor since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @fried.susan.
📸 Featured Image: Bishop Janice Davis Lee, a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, speaks about the history of the land the City of Seattle took from the church through an urban renewal program and why it’s time to get it back during the Rally for African American Reparations: Return the Land and Resources to Our Black and Brown People on Saturday, July 24, at the Spruce Street Mini Park across the street from New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. (Photo: Susan Fried)
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Smart homes describe a residential environment that uses technology and interconnected devices to automate and streamline various routine tasks. Made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT), a smart home goes beyond traditional home automation, bringing devices and systems into a shared network that can be remotely controlled and programmed. This might include technologies such as automated climate control systems, security systems, lighting controls, and home appliances. The main function of smart homes is the facilitation of more efficient, energy-saving, and convenient living.
Incorporating technology into interior design is an emerging trend contributing to shaping the future of our living spaces. It paves the way for enhanced comfort, security, and overall convenience for homeowners. The interplay between technology and interior design allows for both functional improvements, such as automation of tasks, and aesthetic enhancements, such as cleverly hidden tech devices or integrated digital art. Therefore, building a bridge between the worlds of technology and design is essential in creating homes not only beautiful but also smartly efficient and tailored to homeowners’ modern lifestyle.
Smart homes are a broad convergence of automation technologies that augment day-to-day domestic operations. These homes are geared with a connected network of devices and appliances- from lighting and heating systems to sound systems, security cameras, and kitchen appliances which can be controlled remotely by a smartphone, tablet, or a central unit within the house. These devices don’t merely respond to direct user input similar to traditional household appliances. They are intelligent and adaptable, equipped with sensors and algorithms to observe patterns, anticipate needs, and act independently. This level of sophistication allows for living spaces that are high-tech, suited to modern lifestyle demands, and aesthetically pleasing.
The Development of Smart Homes
The idea of a “smart home” has grown greatly since its inception, from basic, wired automation systems to complex, intelligent networks of devices that communicate with each other to enhance the convenience and efficiency of various household tasks. The roots of this innovation can be traced back to the late 20th century, with advancements like the remote-controlled garage doors. Today, driven by the proliferation of broadband connectivity, microchips, and the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes have gained mainstream acceptance and are now a part of everyday life. This development is expected to continue at a steady pace, making smart homes even smarter and more intuitive in the years to come.
Technology in Interior Design
Technology has become an integral part of the interior design process. It greatly enhances the way designers conceptualize, plan, and execute their projects. Thanks to its capabilities, Houston interior designers can now visualize concepts in 3D, experiment with different options before settling on a final design, and even present their ideas to clients in a more immersive and realistic way via virtual reality. In addition, technology as part of the design itself like integrated smart home devices, offers improved functionality, and convenience and adds a modern edge to the aesthetics of a home.
Several technologies are reshaping interior design. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are transforming the creative process, allowing designers and clients to explore and modify designs in a virtual space. Additionally, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems increase precision and efficiency in drafting and planning. On the other hand, in the area of smart homes, automated lighting systems can create different atmospheres at the touch of a button, smart thermostats, and energy monitors improve the home’s energy efficiency, and integrated home entertainment systems offer advanced functionality without compromising the design aesthetics.
Impact of Technology on Aesthetics and Function of Interior Design
Technology doesn’t just affect the procedural aspect of interior design; it significantly influences the aesthetics and function of spaces. For instance, flat-screen televisions have replaced bulky sets, freeing up living room space and opening new design possibilities. Smart, adaptive lighting can be used to highlight architectural or design elements while IoT devices can be chosen to match the home’s overall color scheme or theme. The integration of smart home technology provides a modern, luxurious feel while enhancing the home’s functionality and usability.
Integrating Smart Technology into Interior Design
The process and considerations when integrating smart technology in designIntegrating smart technology into interior design requires careful planning. The first step in this process is to identify the user’s needs and lifestyle. This includes understanding their daily routines, comfort preferences, energy needs, and safety concerns. With these details, you can determine which smart home technologies will be most beneficial. It’s also important to consider the home’s infrastructure because some technologies may require robust Wi-Fi coverage or specific wiring. Lastly, considering how the tech will blend aesthetically with the rest of the design is vital, ensuring it complements rather than disrupts the overall look and feel of the home.
Benefits of Integrating Smart Home Technology
Integrating smart home technology comes with several benefits increased efficiency and convenience, reduced energy costs, and improved safety and security. For instance, a smart thermostat learns your temperature preferences, creating an energy-efficient schedule that saves money while ensuring optimal comfort. Others, like smart security systems, provide peace of mind with real-time monitoring and alerts. In terms of key areas for technology integration, the living room, kitchen, and bedroom represent prime opportunities. Homeowners can enjoy automated blinds, lighting, and entertainment systems in the living room, smart appliances and energy monitors in the kitchen, and controlled lighting, temperature, and sound systems for a tranquil bedroom environment.
The integration of smart technology in interior design is transforming our living spaces, blending aesthetics, functionality, and innovation. These smart homes are not merely a trend, but the future of housing, offering enhanced convenience, security, and energy efficiency that cater to modern lifestyles. It is clear that as technology continues to advance, so will our homes, shifting towards smarter, safer, and more efficient living environments.