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You can now purchase a custom Xbox One console by ColorWare with many of the great features known already to gamers like Kinect 2.0. The custom Xbox One was debuted within the last 24 hours and includes the kind of customization seen with previous offerings like on Xbox 360.
The Xbox One console impressed fans with new hardware, refreshing specs and software improvements, but ColorWare take the design one step further and allow gamers to create a custom Xbox One console and controller.
If your living area has a certain theme, then the ColorWare custom Xbox One can fit right in with a quick redesign of colors and this change can even be made with the controller as well. You can see the massive range of colors available to customize your Xbox One right here on the official ColorWare website.
You can also see by a few of the photos on this page that Product Reviews readers can create a truly unique Xbox One design, which is made possible by the free ColorWare design studio found on their website via the above link.
The photo below arrived in our inbox within the past few hours, directly from ColorWare, and promotes the idea of taking that plain black box and creating the next-generation of style rather than just a specs bump.
How would you create a custom Xbox One console and controller? What range of colors would you use in creating a unique design?
It is worth noting that the ColorWare custom Xbox One will come in the original packaging and the Kinect 2.0 accessory included with every Xbox One cannot be customized.
The custom ColorWare Xbox One will be a success and this has been proven by the ColorWare social channels, like Facebook, being "inundated" with requests for a custom Xbox One since its release date and before the launch.
As per normal, the ColorWare custom process is pretty intense with a complete disassembly and clean before being painted and inspected. The Xbox One will then be buffed, put back together and inspected again before being sent to the customer.
The price for a custom Xbox One is $749, but ColorWare also offer a reduced price of $249 if you send in your own Xbox One for customization. You should note that if you do send in your own Xbox One, then the price doesn't include the Xbox One controller being customized.
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SEEK: July 6-10
Summer Educational Experience for Kids (SEEK) is a unique summer experience designed to challenge our young people. Its goal is to stimulate creativity through hands-on programs and activities in arts and sciences for students ages 5-12. Classes are designed for specific age groups. SEEK is open to all children who wish to discover and develop their talents.
The 2015 classes cost $70 per student/per class.
Parents can learn more by visiting the SEEK Web page.

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Digital marketing and traditional marketing continue to complement each other, as well as advertising via digital channels and print advertising. These universes can hardly be imagined to remain independent of each other.
Forget for a moment the conventional wisdom that makes you think that traditional marketing has disappeared and that only digital marketing works.
If the new generation is clearly more accustomed to the media on the Internet than to those on paper, it does not prevent that your strategy must be a mix of 2 marketing to work at best. It's like the mix between offline and online or print advertising that can not disappear.
Traditional marketing still has a bright future ahead of him
For starters, let's take a simple look at what traditional marketing is all about. To attract customers to your company, you must offer the company an advertisement that will make a maximum of customers want to work with you.
For this your method must be relatively simple and effective: you can have at your disposal, tools that will remind you every day to your potential prospects. Obviously, this will go through advertising in newspapers, mailboxes or in the shops but also in trade shows.
By trade shows, we mean business combinations aimed at generating meetings between individuals and entrepreneurs.
In order for your presentation to work and stay in the minds of visitors, you can create objects with your logo to help the prospective prospect think about you regularly. For example, thanks to Avecvotrelogo, specialist of advertising objects, you can create personalized pens, cups or backpacks with your visual identity.
If the latter is striking and marks the visitor, you may very well be the person he will contact the day he needs a company working in the desired field.
Digital marketing, a way to reach prospects at lower cost
At the moment, it is illusory to think that one can evolve at the national level or international sales ever be present on the net. It's important for businesses and brands not only to reach out to Internet users through email campaigns and social media ads but also to have articles created by customers.
These are the ones who can make you the best ad as the worst, so it's up to you to always stay at the best of your level to persist in the hearts of Internet users.
Influencers will today greatly assist you, especially in the event that you represent a brand. Youtubers, bloggers, and others with a large Internet community in the field you work in can be a great help to reach as many prospects as possible in a very short time.
Combining traditional and digital, the assurance of maximum radiation
By engaging in 2 targeted marketing campaigns, you will have access to a large number of prospects who will eventually enable your business to function. We must not neglect any marketing technique, being on all fronts remains the best way to shade the competition.
In addition, note that a marketing campaign will often be less expensive than a traditional campaign, but both will offer highly complementary results.
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Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) today announced Roku TV™ Ready, a new program that allows consumer electronics companies to partner with Roku to help their
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Walmart & Roku Launch New Atvio Roku TV Lineup In Mexico
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) today announced the launch of the new Atvio Roku TV lineup of smart TVs, exclusively available
Hisense Roku TV Models Now Available in UK
Today Hisense and Roku, Inc. announced that starting next week Hisense Roku TV™ models will be available in the UK. Recently announced at IFA
TCL Tips-Off College Basketball Tournament With The Final 4K Madness Giveaway
TCL®, one of the world's best-selling and America's fastest-growing television brand, announced it is giving away 4K TVs each week of March during the
Roku Announces Westinghouse Roku TV Partnership
Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) today announced Westinghouse Electronics as the newest TV brand to join the Roku TV™ licensing program. Westinghouse Electronics will leverage
JVC Roku TV To Launch Later This Year
The Shenzhen MTC Co. (MTC) has joined the Roku TV™ licensing program to build smart TVs under the JVC brand. MTC will leverage TV
TCL Celebrates National Streaming Day With Roku Tv Discounts
TCL®, one of the world's best-selling and America's fastest-growing television brand, today announced special, limited-time pricing across its full lineup of smart TVs in
Hisense Roku TV 4K UHD R7 Smart TV Series Now Available
Hisense, a global technology leader, today announced the availability of its Hisense Roku TV 4K UHD R7 Smart TV Series. The R7 is the latest
TCL Releases Premium Roku TVs, Adding Even More Models With Dolby Vision HDR
TCL, one of the world's best-selling television brands and the fastest-growing in America, today announced pricing and availability of its new 4K HDR TCL
Sanyo Roku TVs To Be Available Soon in Canada
Roku, Inc. today announced that the Sanyo brand is now part of the Roku TV licensing program. Funai Corporation expects to ship the first


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Mastodon are now virtually beyond metal.
Each new album from the group is so deeply conceptual, so layered and intricate that the band could justifiably claim to exist in their own universe.
2011's 'The Hunter' was an enormous international success, pushing Mastodon into places they never expect to reach. Well, it's now time for a follow up…
'Once More 'Round The Sun' will be released on June 24th, following sessions in Nashville with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz.
New single 'High Road' emerges on April 29th, the same day as pre-orders for the new album open – as a bonus, anyone who pre-orders 'Once More 'Round The Sun' will get 'High Road' as a free download.
Availably digitally, as usual the physical version of 'Once More 'Round The Sun' finds Mastodon really spoiling fans. A limited edition double vinyl set will include two discs pressed onto 180g black vinyl housed in a quadruple gatefold vinyl jacket featuring artwork by renown American artist Skinner, plus a CD of the complete album. The package will include four exclusive lithographs derived from the album artwork.
Which sounds fancy.
'Once More 'Round The Sun' will be released on June 24th.


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Kinodrive.kz constructor
What the customer wantedFor online store needed the home cinema constructor: for visitor is invited to answer a few questions, and based on the responses generate the most suitable offer. It should be possible to send the generated result by email and save to PDF. Prices and product names should be taken from the database of online store.
What has been doneFor frontend were used modern frameworks - such as Twitter Bootstrap and jQuery. The server part is made based on CodeIgniter, but not as a shop module - this solution allows you to not be tied to a specific platform. The constructor has its own adminpanel in which customer can edit the questions and constructor settings. In the process, I learned about some of the nuances of home theater - for example, for room of 60 sq.m. do not use the 5 speakers, since this is not enough for a complete volumetric sound. The constructor turned out quite smart and takes into account such nuances, and in the case of discrepancies room size and the number of speakers/subwoofers warns visitors that this values are not correct, and displays the corrected result.


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Staying Out of Syria Didn't Sink Obama's Presidency After All
Remember when America's credibility and the president's legacy all depended on dropping bombs? Neither do the pundits who made those confident predictions.
We now interrupt this news cycle for a lesson in public-affairs journalism and its biases. The headlines in recent days have been all about the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. The ongoing fight is being covered as if its outcome will do more than anything else to determine the political strength and trajectory of Tea Party Republicans, congressional Democrats, and the Obama Administration.
Perhaps that is so.
But it's worth remembering that just a few dozen news cycles ago, the political press was focused on the debate over intervention in Syria. And conventional wisdom briefly held that failure to intervene would transform the political landscape. Politico treated seriously the argument that Obama's presidency depended upon a military intervention in Syria. The Wall Street Journal said that when history judged John Kerry's four decades in public life, the Syria question would be the one that defined the secretary of state's diplomatic legacy.
Those arguments were dubious at the time.
Now they're definitively disproved. President Obama did not intervene militarily, despite his "red line" comments. Instead, he pursued a diplomatic solution. As a result, the political landscape hasn't been transformed, Obama's presidency has not been compromised, and Kerry's legacy has not been much affected. The fact that the U.S. didn't drop bombs has not ruined our global credibility.
Many of the publications and journalists who asserted otherwise have themselves stopped talking about Syria, as if they now regard its importance as fleeting, if they even remember the extravagant claims they made about the issue at all.
Conventional wisdom often turns out to be wrong in hindsight, and the political press often inflates the importance of events as they happen, even though a moment's reflection would make clear the likelihood of their fading away. This instance of those pathologies is particularly worth dwelling upon because the erroneous assumptions at issue nearly pushed the United States into a war of choice. The next time a president is pondering military intervention, hawkish claims about the importance of dropping bombs should be treated with far more skepticism.


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By keeping a close watch on consumer buying trends, Stibo Systems stays onestep ahead of the changing retail landscape through its Master Data Management (MDM) solution. With the emergence of a variety of channels, an abundance of product options, and easy online price comparisons, retailers now understand that customers are demanding greater service and lower prices. "MDM solutions enable retailers to optimize inventory levels and streamline onboarding. This allows them to speed time to market, reduce returns, and improve up-sell/crosssell conversions across a multitude of devices and channels," states Lyngsø.
Retailers today are facing additional competitive pressures. With an abundance of product options and the emergence of mass personalization,consumers now have higher expectations and have become more price sensitive leading to less brand loyalty than in the past. Retail and brand manufacturers must also prepare for the consumer who researches,compares, reviews, and evaluates products and brands before making a purchase decision.
Stibo Systems' Multidomain MDM platform, STEP, is a single enterprise system that allows organizations to understand and derive business insights and operational efficiencies. This is achieved by integrating views of products, customers, suppliers, assets, locations, and other critical data assets that exist within disparate internal business units and functions across the enterprise.
Managing information and synchronizing it across channels has become a pressing priority for retailers who are implementing an omnichannel strategy. Stibo Systems' STEP helps retailers improve profitability, performance and the customer experience. Industry leaders rely on Stibo Systems to provide crosschannel consistency by linking product and customer data, suppliers and other organizational assets which enable them to make more effective decisions, improve sales and build shareholder value.
Stibo evolved its MDM/PIM solution to enable retailers to speed time to market, reduce returns, optimize inventory levels, and streamline on-boarding
Stibo Systems understands that master data can take the form of product, customer, supplier, location and asset information in addition to any information source needed to drive a business. STEP helps retailers efficiently manage master data in a central repository and provides them with a single authoritative view of information that eliminates the costly inefficiencies that are caused by silos of data. More specifically, STEP streamlines product onboarding so retailers can get products to market faster. The solution also supports new product introduction workflows which increases assortments, provides reference items to improve crosssell and up-sell conversions, and enables marketplace/showrooming capabilities.
STEP helps clients such as Best Buy, Target, Oriental Trading and Sears achieve an increase in both up-sell and cross-sell conversions and synchronization between digital and physical channels. figleaves.com, an online seller of branded intimate apparel which sources its products from brands like Calvin Klein, DKNY, D&G, and Moschino, recognized the need for a MDM solution in order to sustain and extend its reign in the market. Their immediate choice was STEP, which upon implementation helped figleaves. com manage and publish complex product information across multiple channels from a central data repository. STEP also helped the retailer accelerate the time to onboard and market new products and gain control of product image management. Further, STEP strengthened their up-sell capabilities by offering buyers complimentary offerings based on like-products.
Continuing its journey towards excellence, Stibo Systems wants to amplify their growth rate by increasing output and enhancing sales by regional and vertical expansion. Lyngsø believes that the collaboration with solution providers, industry experts, and technology vendors will help keep the company agile and on track towards exceeding its future goals.
Stibo Systems
Aarhus, Denmark
Mikael Lyngsø, CEO
A provider of Master Data Management solutions that enables organizations to manage enterprise intelligence on a global scale.


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RAISE will be delivered by partners from 7 countries in which dual system apprenticeships are new or subject to recent reform. By including Chambers of Commerce, a local authority, SME support and VET providers, and SMEs themselves, we are highly representative of our target group.
Polnocna Izba Gospodarcza (PIG) represents over 1,500 companies and is the largest chamber of commerce in Poland and an experienced Erasmus+ manager.
Barcelona CC is the leading chamber in NE Spain and is president of the Catalan Council of Chambers of Commerce.
Business Development Friesland specialises in business VET and holds the vice-presidency of the 250+ strong EBN network.
CCI Nantes Saint Nazaire is a leading Chamber in West France and seeks a practical solution to providing apprenticeship training to time-poor SME managers.
LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL, a local authority in the metropolitan area around Belfast, will use RAISE to complement their proactive Invest in Jobs initiative to combat youth unemployment.
Canice Consulting has a long track record in SME development and a specialization in online and blended learning.
LETTERKENNY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY is a leading HEI and operates a Skillnet of 60 tech SMEs. Their academic rigor is well suited to evaluation.
Momentum Marketing Services Ltd is an accredited training centre with a speciality in progressive learning, and so will develop pedagogic content.
EfVET is a leading European association for VET providers with 200+ members and reach to 1500 VET Institutions. Staff possess the vision and skills for effective outward communication.


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LRL Home - Committees - Committee overview
Committee Members
George Parkhouse, Chair
Culp Krueger, Vice Chair
Hubert R. Hudson
Rudolph Adolph Weinert
Bill D. Wood
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9623 Manchester Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia, V3N 4Y8
Commute to Downtown New Westminster
Most errands can be accomplished on foot.
Transit is convenient for most trips.
Some bike infrastructure.
9623 Manchester Drive has a Walk Score of 70 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
9623 Manchester Drive is a two minute walk from the Expo Line and the Millennium Line at the Lougheed Town Centre Station @ Platform 1 stop.
This location is in Burnaby. Nearby parks include Keswick Park, Cameron Park and Stoney Creek Park.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 9623 Manchester Drive.
9623 Manchester Drive has excellent transit which means transit is convenient for most trips.
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156 Braid Station/Lougheed Station
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555 Carvolth Exchange/Lougheed Station
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152 Coquitlam Central Station/Lougheed Station
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136 Lougheed Station/Brentwood Station
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This location is in the city of Burnaby, BC. Burnaby has an average Walk Score of 60 and has 223,218 residents.


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Plants of the Southwest
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Basketflower is a tall, sturdy, biennial to 5 ft., with many long-lasting, long-stemmed flowers, summer through fall. The thistle-like flowers have pale centers and petals that become pink-blue at the tips. They open to 5" across. Seed heads resemble woven baskets. Sow in fall or stratify 1-2 months and sow in spring. Germinates slowly and in flushes. Zones 3-8.
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DAY 23 Scleroderma Awareness Month: KIDNEY / RENAL Management
As discussed in the Day 3 Scleroderma Awareness Month post – Scleroderma can affect all body parts. To read this post, click here.
I also focussed on the Kidney and Renal involvement for the Day 15 Scleroderma Awareness Month post, where I focussed on the symptoms of kidney involvement and kidney crisis. To read this post, click here
Today's image above focuses on the risk factors and treatments used to attempt to control the symptoms when the kidney is affected by scleroderma.
Kidney involvement used to be the main contributor to death in scleroderma patients. However, due to improved understanding and treatments being made available, this is now no longer the case, with lung involvement now the main contributor to life threatening complications.
As can be seen in the image, there is no cure as such for kidney involvement, and treatments only target symptom suppression. If the relevant kidney bio-markers are prevalent, some patients may benefit from taking ACEi (AngiotensinConvertingEnzyme inhibitor) drugs to try and prevent further organ damage. This class of drugs has improved the outlook of the scleroderma patient with kidney involvement significantly.
In the event that a patient has experienced irreversible kidney damage, a transplant may be a final option, as by the indicated guidelines.
To see the UK Scleroderma Study Group Guidelines, click here.
Over the last few decades, clinical trials have focused on better understanding of the mechanisms and processes involved in the scleroderma affected kidney, thereby, improving life expectancy and quality of life for this type of patient.
The Zibotentan Better Renal Scleroderma Outcome Study (ZEBRA) is currently recruiting scleroderma patients with kidney involvement.
To learn more about this, click here.


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Portland, OR 97205
Since the early 1960s, mureeds of Hazrat Inayat Khan from around the world have gathered in their home countries, on the last Friday of each month, to read from the writings of Inayat Khan and to meditate on the Message. This practice was started by Gawery Voûte, a direct mureed of Inayat Khan, and is open to all sincere mureeds, regardless of organizational membership. This is a practice in which we meet each other in spirit to read, meditate, and pray; attuning ourselves to the Message of God.
In Portland, we are meeting at 6:30pm, on the last Friday of each month, in the office of Murshida Rani McLaughlin at 909 SW St. Clair Ave Portland 97205. You are welcome to join in this practice of attuning to and embodying the Message of Spiritual Freedom, a Message which is so needed in our times.


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On hypochondria
What have the British got to complain about, asks our new columnist?
Steve O'Brien
A PLAGUE of iPods; a horde of Poles; "sofa government"; war unto the death with parking wardens. Returning from a posting to a cold, harsh, faraway country, Bagehot finds that new fads have gripped Britain during the final years of the Blair imperium. The country is oddly encumbered, too, with two prime ministers, the incoming one anointed through an opaque process that is not so different from the methods preferred in that harsh, cold country. But beneath this temporary quirk, and beyond the new gadgets and eastern European immigrants, there has been a subtler change: despite all the evidence to the contrary, there is a hardening conviction that the country is going to the dogs.
Large numbers of people are telling pollsters that life has deteriorated during Tony Blair's ten-year premiership. There is a brisk trade in books with titles such as "Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?" and "Time to Emigrate?", the latter a question that growing numbers of Britons are answering affirmatively, with their feet. The commentariat seems even more convinced than normal that Britain's hospitals are a catastrophe, its civil service a farce and its inner cities godforsaken cesspits of crime.
Not all the evidence, of course, is to the contrary. The new hyperterrorism has arrived to stay. It dominates politics: witness the proposals mooted this week on increasing police powers and assimilating immigrants. And in their effort to dominate terrorism and protect themselves from its fall-out, politicians have eroded the longer-standing values of freedom and fairness. Worse, scarcely anyone seems to mind. There is still a streak of bolshy libertarianism in Britain—what the original Bagehot called "the inbred insubordination of the English people"—but these days it is more likely to be roused by the indignities of parking rules or speed bumps than by highfalutin notions such as habeas corpus.
Indeed, most of the clamour is for less freedom and more iron fist, in regard to both the new problem of indigenous suicide-bombers and the older one that used to be known as delinquency and has become a national preoccupation called "anti-social behaviour". For all the statistics that purport to prove that crime is falling, Britons are fretting more than before about mugging, thuggery and a general lack of manners, especially among so-called "feral" children in British cities. The stubborn urban underclass that the "ferals" often hail from seems more under and angry than ever; the government has mostly failed to soothe it, or meaningfully to repair Britain's dangerous inequality.
These and other worries have been sharpened by widespread doubt (graver than normal) in government's ability to do anything at all, even to tell the truth. The biggest reason for this is the missing Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, though domestic cock-ups and "cash-for-peerages" have contributed too. Especially among younger Britons—who grew up knowing only Conservative rule, and expected New Labour to deliver the New Jerusalem it promised—the loss of faith also comes from the disappointments of a government that, with all its economic and electoral luck, has delivered little.
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But it has delivered something. Though the British have always been hypochondriacs, earlier bouts of intense self-deprecation—after the war, when bread was rationed and the empire fell apart, or the discontented late 1970s—have coincided with real hardship. By any sane measure, the current grouching doesn't.
In fact, the reliable economy that has sucked in all those Poles is dressing, feeding and entertaining most Britons better than ever, as their clothes and gastropubs, as well as the iPods, attest. Terrorism aside, they are also more pamperedly protected from mishap, albeit sometimes for fear of litigation. (Returning from a place where human life is tossed around as casually as polonium in a London sushi bar, Bagehot was dumbstruck by a sign in a supermarket, next to the organic fruit counter, advising customers to wrap their grapes carefully because "Grapes on the floor can cause accidents.") Even the maligned public services have improved, if not in proportion to expenditure on them—as some Britons seem dimly to appreciate. Most, for example, report that their own encounters with the National Health Service have been good. Mr Blair's last-ditch, Clintonian bounce in the polls may be another indicator of a faint realism about the state of the nation.
But these inklings tend to be submerged in the mud of disgruntlement: the same public is convinced that, in general, the NHS is a wreck. What explains this disconnect? Perhaps Britain has passed the threshold of wealth beyond which, according to some economists, further gains do not produce greater happiness. More likely, 15 corrupting years of uninterrupted growth have raised expectations beyond any government's ability to fulfil them, as prolonged peace and prosperity can. Voters, alas, are fickle and forgetful, even or especially those old enough to remember the strikes of the 1970s or the privations of rationing. Improvements—even big ones such as shorter hospital waiting times—soon become facts, to be obscured by new gripes. Such as parking restrictions.
The political results of this hypochondria are uncertain. The Tories failed at the 2001 and 2005 general elections in part because the story they were then selling—of a country in meltdown—just didn't wash. Before he naively wandered into the stand-off with his party over grammar schools, David Cameron, the new Tory leader, was offering a more optimistic politics; perhaps he has misjudged the mood. But the consequences will surely be worse for Gordon Brown. Along with Iraq, this spiral of dissatisfaction may be among the most intractable problems that Mr Brown inherits from Mr Blair, when he finally becomes the sole prime minister next month.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "On hypochondria"
From the June 9th 2007 edition
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The government has yet to formulate a plan to cope
Why is the British government so reluctant to tell people to conserve energy?
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Söderhavet speaking at Typography Event
In a digitalized landscape the typeface is becoming a more crucial component of the brand identity. Don't miss the opportunity to attend The Cap & Design event focused on Typography in Gothenburg on the 8th of March.
Baptiste Guesnon, Designer and Design technologist at Söderhavet will explain how variable fonts will profoundly change the way we use and think about web typography. He will briefly explain the core concept at the root of the variable font technology – design-space, axis and more. Baptiste will showcase some of the possibilities sprung out of this new technology, from algorithmic type settings to type in motion. He'll conclude by introducing its current technical state of use today and in the foreseeable future. For more information about the event: Check it out here!


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Bloomsburg, PA — Rural Business Innovation (RBI) is honored to have had the opportunity to work with Doug Michael, Founder and CEO of Columbia County Bread & Granola since 2010.
Doug Michael started his business as a hobby, and met with RBI and their Executive Director, Kelly O'Brien Gavin, where he decided to go big and begin full-scale production of his 100% sprouted flour-free whole grain bread. Doug also developed a flax seed granola product that is not only healthy but delicious.
Columbia County Bread & Granola has been in the news as well. In the beginning of 2013 the flax seed
Bloomsburg, PA — Rural Business Innovation (RBI) is honored to manage the Keystone Innovation Zone Program (KIZ) for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. RBI and its partners support the KIZ program in Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties.
The companies listed had to work very hard in order to receive this award and meet all the eligibility requirements; the main one, growing their business and their revenue.
Benton, PA - Mary and Lynn Sheatler became the proud new owners of Goods Campground on May 22nd, 2017. Originally looking at possible homes for sale in the Red Rock area they first toured the campground in late 2016. It was obvious that maintenance and repairs would be necessary before the buildings could be open to the public. However, where others might have seen only necessary clean up and repairs, this husband and wife team saw possibilities and potential.
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Here at Dealbreaker, we strive to continuously evolve our product offerings in order to allow our marketing partners to effectively reach our highly sought after audience. We have been the go-to destination for financial insiders since 2006. Now, for the first time, Dealbreaker is making our ad inventory available for real-time buying through an invite-only Private Marketplace (PMP). The marketplace will allow clients to reach Dealbreaker's loyal audience in an automated fashion, complementing existing direct relationships.
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Chances are that if you're on the website of a mortgage broker, you're either gearing up for the process of buying a new home or selling your current home. If it's the former, then today's post is just for you!
Whether you have bought a home before or this is your first time going through the process, settling into a new place presents a unique set of challenges. Fortunately for you, the team at Scout Mortgage is here to help make your life as a new homeowner just a little bit easier.
Settle Into Your New Home By…
Painting the Walls
One of the best things you can do to make a place feel more like your own is by painting the walls. Maybe you believe that the more color is on display, the more welcoming your home is; perhaps you think that a neutral palette is the way to go because white walls mean you can change your decor more easily. Whichever camp you fall into, giving your new place a fresh coat of paint is pretty easy and cheap to do.
Hang Some Art
If you're bringing some art with you from your old place, you already have a head start! In that case, you associate those things with home, so as soon as you have them up on the walls, the place immediately starts to feel more familiar.
On the other hand, if you're picking out new pieces, be sure to find art that resonates with you. Don't settle on something just to get something up. Take your time, hang temporary items in the meantime (instant photos or quick paintings are perfect), and make certain that you're making your house feel like a home–one that is uniquely yours.
Rearranging the Furniture
Another great way to get more comfortable in your new home is by moving the furniture around a few times before you settle on something permanently. Doing this right when you move in works wonderfully because it allows you to try out different configurations and even if you already had something specific in mind, actually seeing your furniture laid out a few different ways helps you to know for sure that you're making the right decision.
Are You Looking for a Team of Independent Mortgage Brokers?
Whatever you do to get acquainted with a new home, you can rest assured that you'll have a helping hand when you're considering mortgage services if you enlist the help of the team at Scout Mortgage. With nearly two decades of industry experience under our belts, we have what it takes to make purchasing a home that much easier for you.
We strive to make our approval process seamless, simple, and free from hassle and worry. We'll even bring the loan documents to you when they're ready to be signed. Regardless of the situation at hand, if you're looking for the best mortgage broker in Scottsdale, we hope you'll give us a try. Contact us today to get started. We look forward to hearing from you!


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A new Michigan poll shows Clinton with an 11-point lead
A Maryland poll also shows the Democrat up by a wide margin
Hillary Clinton is enjoying a groundswell of support in Michigan, with a poll released Thursday showing her previously narrow lead over Donald Trump has grown to 11 points in the last three weeks.
A new EPIC-MRA poll for the Detroit Free Press and WXYZ finds 43% of likely voters back Clinton, compared to 32% who prefer Trump. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson tallied 10% support and Green Party nominee Jill Stein received 3%. The poll also found a sizable block of undecided voters, with 12% yet to make up their mind.
The breakdown of support marks a shift since the last Detroit Free Press/WXYZ poll published on September 16, which found the Democratic presidential nominee up by a slim margin of three percentage points.
In the wake of the first presidential debate, Trump's unfavorable ratings ticked up from 63% to 66%, while Clinton's inched down from 56% to 52%.
The poll also showed Clinton leads Trump in several key voting blocks, with 86%-2% support among African-Americans, 41%-32% among whites and 48%-28% among women. Clinton is also more than 20 points ahead with young voters (44%-22%).
A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll also released Thursday showed Clinton thumping Trump 63-27% in Maryland.
The 36-point differential in the historically blue state is 10 points more than the 26-point advantage President Barack Obama enjoyed over his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, in the lead-up to the 2012 election.
The EPIC-MRA Michigan poll surveyed 600 likely Michigan voters between October 1-3 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The Washington Post-University of Maryland poll surveyed 906 Maryland likely voters from September 27 to 30 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.


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Wrapping up KU's trip to Italy with a few awards and a quick look back
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC — While flying home from KU's eight-day exhibition trip to Italy, I've discovered I have a handful of options at my disposal.
Option 1: Try to sleep as much as possible so I won't be worthless when I get home, more than 17 hours after leaving the hotel in Milan before dawn on Tuesday morning.
Option 2: Clown around with United Airlines' entertainment options and see how far that'll get me toward eating up the time during the eight-hour flight from Brussels to Washington D.C. There are a couple of good movies on there and a few television series and games that give me a fighting chance.
Option 3: Work. Even though the games are over, there's still plenty to write and lots of reason to react to what we learned from the Jayhawks' four wins in five days in Rome and Milan.
I might get to the others later, but I chose Option 3 to start and that brings us to right here and right now.
Although it would have been cool to see KU play tougher competition in Italy, there still was a lot to be learned from what we did see, from the individual Jayhawks themselves, the newcomers and how the whole thing meshed together.
With that in mind, and now that the chasing these guys around from tour to tour and venue to venue part of the trip is over, I figured I'd spend the next 700 miles or so looking back at the tour in a big picture sort of manner.
Some of it might surprise you. A lot of it won't. But either way it seems like a good idea to take another look back at the week that was in Kansas basketball and try to shine a little light on what we may have learned about the 2017-18 Jayhawks from their trip abroad.
Most enjoyable game
For my money, it was the finale and it wasn't just because Malik Newman went nuts. That helped, though, especially in the first half, when Newman was flat-out unconscious and poured in 25 points. Equally entertaining, however, were the strong second halves by Svi Mykhailiuk (26 points) and Lagerald Vick (20 points), who both knocked down jumpers and were relentless in pushing the pace and driving to the rim. The whole game had the feel to me that the Jayhawks were there to put on a show and reaching 118 points before going home certainly qualified as such. After that, I'd rank the games like this: 2. Game 1 – Udoka Azubuike's dunk fest and assault on the rims was something to see; 3. Game 2 – As I've written already, I'm becoming a big fan of Marcus Garrett's and he was sensational in this game; 4. Game 3 – The hottest night of the week and the second game against the same team.
Team MVP
This one was up in the air until the final game, but then sophomore guard Malik Newman stepped up and grabbed ahold of it. His 32-point outburst in the finale was big time, but he also reached double digits in the three other games and averaged 19.3 points per game for the trip. His ability to step up as a high-volume scorer (a) made Kansas coach Bill Self and his staff look good for telling us this was coming, and (b) allowed senior Devonte' Graham to play with a free mind and less pressure knowing that he did not have to be the guy who handled the scoring load all by himself. It was a great week for Newman — on and off the floor — and should send him into the season with a ton of confidence.
Unsung hero
This honor goes to Craig Jonas, the man at Basketball Travelers Inc. and Global University Sports Properties (as well as a former Colorado State assistant coach) who put the whole trip together and then orchestrated everything to perfection for the last eight days. When the final game was over and Kansas had completed its 118-74 pasting of Dream Team Italy, Jonas let out a huge sigh of relief and sat back as a calm washed over his body. Having watched it happen, I talked to Jonas about the moment and he said there are so many moving parts and so many things you can't control with a trip of this magnitude — weather, transportation issues, unexpected needs of players and donors, etc. — that you're kind of holding your breath the whole way until everything is in the books. Since it was at that moment, Jonas, like everyone, was able to relax and enjoy the cruise of Lake Como the following day, his 18th trip out to the fabulous lake. Jonas, who now lives in Denver, earned his Ph.D from KU in 2002 so being around a bunch of Jayhawks wasn't exactly a new experience for him and seemed to bring him a great deal of joy all week. It paled in comparison to the joy he brought all of those Jayhawks.
Most Consistent Jayhawk
It's hard to argue with a player who reached double digits in scoring all four nights, but I'm giving Devonte' Graham the most consistent award. And not necessarily for his play — although he was pretty solid and the team's clear leader night in and night out — but more for his approach. Graham knows he can score when he needs to and there will be times where that is needed this season. Probably a bunch of times. But the past week in Italy was not one of those times and so Graham laid low and focused on all of that other stuff that he needed to do to help the team. He was a great passer, he ran the show well, he helped the young guys gain some confidence and, perhaps most consistently, he hit shots early in each game that took the pressure off and allowed his teammates to play loose and free. Graham's line for the trip: 10.5 points, 7.5 assists and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes. He also added 14 steals, including seven in the finale. Nothing spectacular there, but so, so solid.
Biggest Surprise
Although he dropped off after leaving Rome, the strong play of freshman Marcus Garrett in the first two games of the trip still lands him the nod here. Garrett was great in both wins in Rome, stealing the show in Game 2, after which KU coach Bill Self called him the best player in the game. One thing that people need to remember about Garrett was that he nearly averaged a triple-double for the season during his final year of high school. So being multi-dimensional is nothing new to the 6-foot-5, 180-pound freshman, who looks and plays a lot bigger and tougher, without giving up speed and quickness, than those numbers suggest. Quick hands, a good feel and a genuine desire to be a defensive menace, Garrett seems to already have figured out the best way to get on the floor during his first season in Lawrence.
Biggest Disappointment
There's no doubt that it was the illness that cost Udoka Azubuike the final two games of the trip and the knee tweak that encouraged Billy Preston to sit out the finale. It would've been great to see if Azubuike could do more than just dunk the daylights out of the ball in the final two games and watching Preston already has become a wildly entertaining adventure. Some moments he looks unstoppable and so strong. Others, he's jogging down the floor on D or taking an inexplicable shot on offense. Both are still young players and both will be fairly key to just how good the Jayhawks will be this season. So seeing them play a combined five of eight games was at least mildly disappointing but certainly nobody's fault. Just bad luck.
Biggest area of need
It sure seems like it's rebounding. Obviously the Jayhawks need to stay healthy, but so does every team in America. So you can't use that for one team like it doesn't matter for all of the others. There were good moments and bad in the rebounding department during this trip, particularly from the KU big men. Self seems to think they'll be fine and he's probably right. Azubuike alone could be all the rebounding the team needs and Mitch Lightfoot's a warrior down low. But whether it's Azubuike, Lightfoot, Preston or even Garrett, it's imperative that the Jayhawks handle their business on the boards so those guards can get out and go. When they do, this because an awfully difficult team to guard.
Overall Takeaway
This team is going to play small a ton this year and won't mind doing it one bit. Self is big on playing guys he trusts and eliminating questions and putting Graham, Newman, Mykhailiuk and Vick out there together as much as possible accomplishes both things. All four are veterans — in one way or another — and each has talent, toughness and can either shoot the heck out of it, create for others or both. It would not surprise me one bit if that quartet, along with Azubuike, winds up being the starting five for the Jayhawks. Going that route accomplishes two things: 1. It gets the best players on the floor, and, 2. It helps create some big man depth that might not be there otherwise, just as playing Josh Jackson at the 4 did last season. There's still, of course, a long way to go before we know the answer to that. And a lot can change between now and then. Frankly, if the switch comes on for Preston, he's going to be hard to keep out of the lineup. But if it doesn't, Self and company have a pretty sweet alternative. KU might give up a little defensively with that small lineup, but I think what they'd gain offensively by going that way would more than make up for it.
Pius Waldman 5 years, 1 month ago
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the trip. Listening on the radio and not on TV thoughts were created by the announcers. Teams that have good shooters generally win more games. The inside players that can rebound will be a help. Interesting that Garrett was limited with playing time after his great start. The games were not hotly contested so why we'll not understand. Also for the style of play that will work the best look for the non-starters to be effective. I'm afraid the past emphasis to play inside might be better reducing to encouraging treys and drives to the goal.
Eliott Reeder 5 years, 1 month ago
I'll be shocked if the starting line-up all season, barring injuries or discipline, is not:
Devonte Graham, Malik Newman, Svi Mykhailiuk, Billy Preston, Udoka Azubuike
That may not be the line-up for the majority of the game, given foul-trouble, fatigue, etc., but I bet that's who starts.
Gary McCullough 5 years, 1 month ago
I don't see how Vick isn't in the starting line up. He's a Josh Jackson mini-me. Billy Preston needs some seasoning. I see him sharing the 5 with Doke. The fast and loose Jayhawks from last year should build on that for the coming season.
Chris DeWeese 5 years, 1 month ago
I think LaGerald has earned the starting spot.
Mike Greer 5 years, 1 month ago
I think the starting five will all depend on Billy Preston and the amount of effort coach sees from him. Vick was really great off the bench last season and if Preston doesn't put forth the effort, I think coach goes with the experience and effort from Vick. We don't have to look very far into the rear view mirror to see that coach isn't going to play you just because he recruited you.
Matt Tait 5 years, 1 month ago
As I mentioned above, the biggest thing about it is the idea of creating big man depth and match-up issues for opponents. Playing those four guards, who are all experienced, talented and multi-dimensional does that. Beyond that, it creates a situation where he'll have 3 bigs for 1 spot (i.e. 2 back-ups) instead of 3 bigs for 2 spots (i.e. half a back-up at each spot).
Won't be shocked if Preston ends up in there and it'll be a great sign if he does. But basing my answer and opinion today off of this trip, I'd go with the four guards and Udoka.
Time will tell.
Craig Carson 5 years, 1 month ago
I think given the lack on size in the front court Self may have no choice but to play 1 big and 4 guards. If Preston gives good effort he will bring a different dimension when he comes in. It wouldnt shock me to see Self start Azibuike AND Preston in certain games where more size is needed. But seeing as how Azi is our only REAL size, it would be smart to limit his minutes and have Preston sub in for him. When Cunliffe becomes eligible, he will add another 6'6 players will shooting range. However, if that Robinson kid were to commit and be eligible to play this season, you may see him AND Azi start..that would be a monster front court
Craig Carson 5 years, 1 month ago
add another 6'6 player with
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Dear Sentinel: This, I considor, lias
boon mado tho gloomiest dav for
\Y lnppor and Moses lor mod a combination
in favor of each other, and
made tiioir buccoks certain. As Boon
tho llouso mot this morning, Whippcr
moved to tako from tho tablo thojoint
rosolution, which was dono and paused
hv n. HfiMftt. nfii'l v vr?lr> A* IM
tho two Houses mot in jointasfiombly,
with tho prcsidont oUiho Somite in the
chair, who annout.cod tho objects ol'
tho joint assembly, and that tho nomination
for Associato Jnstico was
ihon in order. Humbert, of Darlington,
nominated Judge, J. J. Wright,
inMimlvnnl ^ 1??i n r\ ( l?\l ,+t\C% j\1 A
^ vuv? iiivuuimviiijy v/ui ii j v/1 J jvi^v v> ivi ^
nominated Sam J. Leo, Boston, of
Nowbcrry, nominated Macon B. Allot),
of Charleston. Nominations were
then closed, and a ballot had, which
rofiultod as follow;*: Wright, 128; Iieov
{>; Alien, 1. Tho circuits woro then
taken up in numorical order. Davis,
of Charleston. " Tiirlenr.ndr.nt. and. r.nalL
_ 1 - I " "v
lion Republican" nominated W. J.
"Wbipper, which nomination was seconded
by flpeakor Elliott. Jorvcy, of
Charleston, nominated 10. B. .Seabrook;
Fincknoy, of Charleston, tho
"Santoo orator," second id tho nomination
of Mr. Sen brook, nut in conclusion,
said ilo hoped tho liopubiicnns '
would not vote for 11in candidate, but 1
pupport Whipper. Major Aiulchers, ol 1
Charleston, nominated Major JI. A. '
Meclzo, Democrat. In this contest 1
the color lino waft drawn ho lar as j
tho eolored mombora woro concerned, 1
and tho party lash was cracked over (
tho white .Republicans, who were ]
given to understand that their politis
Cid prcforment in tho luturo depended
entirely upon the vote they were then '
called upon to cost. This had the de- :
wired effect, and they voted lor Whipper
an complacently as could he imagined.
Tho ballot l'OBulted as follows:
Whipper, 83; Mcelsso, 33; Scabroolc, ?
Whipper was declared duly elcctcd
Judjjo of tho first Circuit (and most
important)indicml Circuit of the State:
tipon this announcement, a doafeniug 1
yell, that scarcely could l?o surpassed 1
hy all the demons of the infernal re- *
gions, rent tho air, hats went up to- ''
wards the top of tho Iiouhc, hands *
woro clapped, and tho sahlo members v
of the reform Legislature of South ft
Carolina went otV into octaoies over }l
their triumph. It was then anuounct 1
cd that nominations wcrn in rn'dm* I'm' e
the socontl Circuit. NVhippor nominated
T. O. Wiggins, tho present So- '
I'.citor of that, Circuit, r.ml whoso mor. '
nl character and legal abilities, I nm '
informed, are entirely below par; l<ut s
he wab dyed in tho v\ool, and tlmt '
>Vft9 suflicicnt. Wbippor, in his res t
South Carolina sinoo reconstruction.
On yoatorday a joint resolution was
rocoivod in tho Ilouso, from the Sonate,
proposing to go into an election
to day, for one Associato Justico of
the Supromo Court and eight Circuit
JudgcB. Tho House, by a very largo
voto, laid tho roaolution on tho tnblo,
and it was /rcnciallv understood ilmi.
? o ?/ " " "
no cloclion would bo gone into until
alter tho Christmas holidays. This
did not moot tho approbation of tho
aspirants and their manipulators, and
last night a caucus of tho Republican
party was held, and ovorything cut
and dryed?in fact, tho Judges woro
virtually elocted, for tho candidates
woro all put in nomination and every
"truoand tried Republican" plodgod to
tho man rccoiving tho nomination.-?
rnarkes, in making the nomination,
snid that ho rojoicod to know that
' thoparty linos had boon lightly drawn,
and they did not intond to put any
but avowed Republican* yi office.?
Tlioy askod nothing from tho Democrats,
and did not proposo to give
thorn anything. Maher was an ablo,
clear headed Judge, but was not Ilepublican
enough for him, and ho called
upon his party to stand unitedly by
his candidato.
Spoalter Elliott, nominated Judgo
Maher for re-oloction, in a very complimentary
spoech. Uurelcmoyor said
llioy wanted a colored man on that
Circuit, and ho nominated M. B. Allen,
oi Charleston. Thovot? resulted
an follows: Wiggins, 85; Mahor, 08;
Allen, 9. Wiggins.was declared duly
elected J udgo of the 2d Judicial Cir*.
Villi') IVM il Willi VI 1UUI J Vi\l D, 11 IIVII
another yell went forth from tho
throats of tho faithful.
Tlio third Circuit was next in order,
Johnson, another "Independent, and
coalition llepuhlican," noiniatcd tho
immaculate F. J. Moses, Jr. Whipnor.
in another one of his "patriotic"
upocchoa, eoconded tho nomination.?
Williams, ol Georgetown, nominated
Judge Shaw, for rc^oloction. Tho
ballot resulted as follows: Moses, 76;
Shaw, <17. Moses was declared duly
elected Judgo of tho third Circuit,
when another patriotic ydl rent the
Whittomore, nominated Judgo
Townsend for rc-clootion, who rocoivcd
the unanimous votool tho joint
assembly, and was declared duly
Paris Simkins, of Edgefield, nominated
Judgo Carpenter, lor rc eleetion.?
Ilo had no opposition, and was un i
iii mniiRlu
Wliitc, of York County, nominated
T. J. Alack ay for re-election. Bam-,
field, of Beaufort, nominated A. I*.
Knowlton, of Orangebiig. This was
a content in which 1 could sco no
choice in the men, and with a few
other Conservatives, voted for Jas.
[I. Ilion, of NVinnsboro. It was thought
that tho vote between Alackoy and
Knowlton was going to be very close,
and I lie Conservative voto was eagerly
sought by thorn both. The voto rc>?
suited as followr,: Mackey, 04; Knowl
ton, '28; Ilion, G. Tho liar o{ that
Circuit, gonevally preferred Mackoy
to Ivnowlton, and lor this roason most
ol the Conservatives voted for him.
Northrop was the only candidate
put iii nomination for the 7lli Circuit,
but about halfof tho Democrats voted
tor (Joneral W. II. Wallace, of Union.
Tho vote losulted: Northrop, I I I;
Wallaco, 1(5.
Judge Cooko was nominntod by
Spcnrcr, of Abbeville for the 8111 Cirs
cuit; Ferguson, of CJrocnvillo nominaled
Thomas Thompson, of Abbeville;
but tho Conservatives seeing that
there waft no possible hopo for his
election, generally voted for Cooko,
who received 114 volcfl; Thompson, 12.
Thus ended ono of tho darkest days
for South Carolina. Whippet*, Morcb,
Munknv! (i real, find! 1 turn from l.bo
subject sickened and disgusted. Tho
coalition policy ol t!?o Mows and
Courier and Gov. Perry are llio Beads
of this disaster. ^
I will now go back and cnunierato
the legislation of general importance
#inco our short recess. An act to
repeal tho lien law lias been defeated
in this House, arid our people most
[lontinuo to bear the evils resulting
IVoin it, until tho character of our
rrnvfii'iimnnl in rlwilicivl Ail lift ra.
pealing the law which required Iho
bounty Commisaioners to audit and
pass upon school claims, has passed tho
IIouso and been sent to tho Senato,
which body, I prcHiune will concur in
it. A joint resolution, proposing an
imoiitimoilt to tiio conMiiution, inntin^
tlio wessons of tlio (Jcnornl Assembly
to sixty (lays, lias boon doJefeatcd.
Tho school book commission
reported to tlio(ionoral Assembly
Llicir notion in making a change in
Lho text. books for tho public schools
ilso, tho charges ngainst J. D. Hob
jrtscn, chairman ol' tho commisHion,
11 reference to his corrupt propositions
o publishers, which wns first mndo
mown through llio columns of tlio
s'ews and Courior. Tho report was
oferred to tho cominittoos on judiciry
and education; and tho chargos
gainHt Kobcrleon with tho ovidcnco,
o tho commilteo on privilogOH and
A bill to make tho ofllccft of ( unty j j
1 rcasurers and YVuditoro elective, has j
>oon defeated by ft strict party vote. <
['ho dcbftlca on tliis bill very clearly |
bowed that the Jlopublicans only j
loped to retain power in tbo State |
b rough llicso olliccB?that is only
such mon ns would mnnipulnto and
woik me puny up to reaver boat In
tho Bovornl counties should be put in
tho oflio?fl, but if they permitted tho
pcoplo to oloet them, they would not
enro so much forth* party, but work
for self, and thus, ovor half tbo eoun>
tioR in thtk HfwnnM
? ? ? W?ww ?vwwaw vv? minij ww
lost to them.
A joint resolution, to require and
authorise the County Commissioners
of Pickens County, to levy and cause
to bo collectod annually, a speoial tax
of throe mills to bo appltod, ojcc1u?
sively to the payment of the past indobtodnoss
of the County, unlil tho
samo shall havo been paid, has roeoivod
its second roadincr in tho IIouso. In this
connection, I will Bay that flomo timo
6ince I received a petition, eignod by
all tho Count}' Commissioners, asking
tho General ABsomblv to grant thom
acthority to levy an annual tax of
tivo mills, to defray tho current expenses
of tho County. This, with tho
concurrence of Senator Bowon, 1 doclinocl
to nroaont,. Tt. mnv hn a rliffl
cult matter to conduct tho affairs of
tho County on a tax of throo mills,
and a largo flouting dobt has alroady
boon saddled upon our County from
'this causo, it is claimed; but 1 think
with good managoment both onda
) ? 4? 1 ' '
viiu uu iiiuuu iu muuii uii u ijvjt ui inreo
mills. Our poor farm can, and ought
to bo made self-sustaining. Most of
tho bridges in tho County aro now, or
havo recently repaired, and without
somo unforesoon disaster. I can not
soo why our County espouses should
exceed a tax of throo wills. .Reform,
reform. is t.ho nrtf Irnm fl.o mnnntiiinn
to tho seaboard, and lot uh bogin at
homo. Tho County Commissioners
should not, under any circumstances
permit tho County expenditures to
oxcood its revenue; but tho present
year, with tho expense of only one
court to provido for instead of throo,
they have croated a debt of somo throo
hundred dollars; and. if tho other two
Icrms of court liad boon bold, it would
liavo amounted to two thousand dol
lars, iuBtcnd of tbreo hundred. Why
in thin? Can not such deficiencies bo
prevented in tlio futuro? I do not
accuse the Commissioners of anything
wrong, but speak of theso matters
and call their attention to them in
order that they may nrovont onvl hini*
of tho kind hereafter. Our wholo
syatom of County government, as well
us Stale, is radically wrong and not
at all adapted to our pooplo or their
circumstances, but it is an evil that
wo are poworloiw to vciuody, and will
have to make llio host ol circumstan*
com, and hide our time. Alroady wo
havo a Stalo tax of ton mi/is to puy,
an ordinary County tax of threo mills.
bolides the special tax of throo moro?
malting an aggrogato ol sixteen mills
in Pickers Coonty. Aro wo able to
boar more for current expenses? 1
think not. Besides this, it may bo
post-ible that wo will liavo to pay tho
Hail road tax, though it is to bo hoped
.t.?l --? ?
i/iittb vur v-uuoo iiiujr ultimately - uo
flUCCOBsf 111.
In tlicUnilod StntoB Court on Tuesday'
last, iwo Buits against tho County
on those bonds, ono brought by tho
Bunk of Commorco of Richmond, Va.,
and tho other by tho Richmond and
Danvillo Railroad, was tried, and in
both casus judgment rondored against
tho County. Both judgments amount,
I bcliovo, to over iivo thousand dol
lars, but Iiicy wore triod separately,
and under a recent law of the United
States, I am informed, an appeal to
tho Supremo Court can not bo taken
unless tho judgmont amounts to ovor
five thousand dollars. Theso cases
being soparate, and noithor amounts
ing to that amount, it is loarod that
wo will not be ablo to taUo nn appeal,
unlcHS it Loon tlio basis that tho
amount involvod amounts to ovor that
amount, even a hundred thousand
dollars of principal to say nothing of
tho interest. Col. Norton, i am as*
surfed will flight tho enso to fhft lno?
ditch, but, in tlio ovcnt that ho should
(ail, I think it w'iho arid prudent for
our pcoplo t > be prepared to moot tho
demand. It would ho well for each
taxpayer to lay asido tho amount of
his Railroad tax, in tho event it should
coino, then ho will not bo taken by
gui'prifto and will bo able to moot it.
What tho final result will bo, I am
tint, uliln to miv. hilt would rwlvidn nm.
people to bo prepared for tho worst.
Tho Icgisl&tuie will probably adjourn
over on tho 22nd iriHt, to tho
f>lh of January next, I had tho
pleasure ol mooting our Clerk of
L'ourt, S. I). Keith, Eh<j., in the city
Lhirt week, who was Hummoned hero
hh ti witness in tlio Air Lino Knilrond
bond suit. W. G. Fiold, Esq., is now
in tho city on his return from tho
mooting of thq Grand Lodgo in Chnr?
' loston, I will lilcoly bo with you
abont tho middlo of noxt wook,
In accordanco with a time honored
custom of giving tho "dovil and his
associates" a little respite from the
ardaous and oonfining duties ot ai
printing office, thore will bo no Issuo
of the /Sentinel till January Glh.
With this isauo ends tho labors of tho
prosont yoar?Ha blossings,ils delights
and its misfortunes. Wo nil havo
grown oldor and, it is to bo hoped,
wisor by tho many oxperioncos of tho
past . "A merry Christmas to all
our roadera
A vordict in tho caso of tho Bank
of Commerce vs. tho County of Pickens,
in tho United Statos Circuit Court
I holding in Columbia on 14th inBt,
has boon rendorod lor $2240.88; and
i iiiBu uuubiiur in uie case 01 mo KicMmond
and Danville Railroad vs. County
of Pickons for $3734.80. It will be
soon that this judgement together
with tlie ono previously obtainod puts
tho county 814,000 in debt on tho:
Bcoro of intorost on tho Bonds issuod
by tho County in aid ot tho Air Lino
Railroad. Tho County's nttornoy,
Col. J. J. Norton will tako nn appoal
to tho Snprorno Court of tho United
Statos, whoro ho hopes to havo a
moro successful hoaring. Tho appeal
bond for this purposo has alroady been
Wo call attontion to tho advortisomont
of tho Piokens High School,
which opons January 17th. This
School is commoncing on its third
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jviii, iv uuuidii hjiiuiiuiu U|,J)UriUIIIty
to both 80X08 of acquiring a good
practioal business education, and an a
preparatory sohool it cannot bo oxcellod.
Tho Principal has had a long and
varied cxporionco in his profession.
As a boarding school it cannot bo surpassed
in hcalthinoss ofclimato, choaplions
both in rospoct to board and tui
tion, and in its removal from all tlio
evils of immorality and vice, which
aro tho usual attendants ot more conspicuous
Hoats of learning. Wo advise
tho young men and girls of tho
country to enter tho Pickens High
School nt its noxt ononing and they
will not rogrot it.
We oapccially call attention to tho
advortisomont, of N F HnrrrUn X- fV\
ill this week's issuo. If anybody in
tho County wants a first class cooking
istovu, go to Greonvillo and call on our
friond Gdronth, and ho will furnibh it
at a prico lowor t'.uxn anybody elso,
no mistake; ho koops the best.
Wo loarn from tho Augusta Chroniclo
& Sentinel that a duel took place
at Sand x>ur "orry near Augusta on
tho 10th inst., botwoon Messrs C. 1).
Tilly and Geo. E. JRntcliflfo, in which
Mr. Tilly, the challongor, was wounded;
and it was thought at the timo,
not seriously, but ho has sinco diod.
Tho Governor 1ms appointod Wm.
Porry Contonnial Commissioner vicc
John It. Cochran resigned.
Charles O'Connor is now consider^
cd out of danger.
Mr. W. H. Tutt has becomo oditor
of tbo Lexington Dispatch. Mr. Tutt
is a good printer, and has had much
nowapapor oxporionco. Wo hopo ho
will bo oncourngcd by tho peoplo of'
Lexington. If tboy will do their part
Mr. Tutt will givo thorn ft good county
Minor Tories. ? Tho President
mnnnn himinpHM ill l>in vnISr?5mia Uini.
Laat Sunday Parson Nowman proaehod
a sormon against the Catholics, tho
President being in tho audienco. A
low days ago tho Presidents friends
ordorcd fivo hnndrod thousand copie8
of tho ineaaago and sermon hound io->
gethor. Thoy will bo distributed
throughout tho country aa ca mpnign
floftlimnnt, for a lliirfl lni*m
Tlio biggo&t canoe ever built has
been bought from Moquillah, a chief
in British Columbia, ami will bo boht
to the Centennial. It is sixty foet
long and eight leet wide and four feot
deep, and carries one hundred passen
Tlio boundary lino in the far north
wesi 18 being marked by cast iron
pillars, eight foot high, set in tho
ground four feet, at <li itunces of a milo
from each other. Tho English and
American government8set tho posts
111 ">1 ??? 5!
Furman Uaiyertity?Free Tuition*
VVn ? ,1 i I ~ I
If V UIIUVIOKUIU I'y in VUllUUUHtl^ UApoctod
that tho few thousands necessary
to oomploto the endowmont of tho
Collegiate dopartraent of this institution
wiU beoomploted by the let day
of January, and that said department
wi.i men do open to competent stu*
dents without charge for instruction.
The small anuunl fee of 90 00 for in-*
oiclontals boing nil a stndont will havo
to pay. Good boarding onn bo ob?
tained at tho cost of about $15 00 a
month, including washing, fuel and
After ft short Christmas rccos#, tho
work of tho session will bo resumed
on tho 6th day of January. This is
near tho middlo of tho scholastic yoar>
but it is understood that to accommo*
daU now comers, the Faculty will
IIJOIOV V/III} yj 11 nuv^ii |n u|?ai atiuil tio m
required nt the courtraonoomont of tho
collcgiato year: In Mathematics?a
knowlodgo of Arithmotic, aud of Algobra
through equations of tbo soconc
dogroe; in Latin, knowlodgo of tho
grammar (includinir Prosody") and tho
loading of three books of Cncaar's G.
13. and four of Virgil's TEncid; in
Grook?knowlcdgo of tbo grammar,
and tho reading of two books of Xonophon's
Anabasis; in English?such
familiarity with tho languago ns will
fit tho pupil to commence Khotorioal
studies. ^
1 arisian ladies nro said to 'look
like pencils c 'vered with raiment.'
' Wipe, oli, wipe my faco, and I'm
everybody; scratch, oh, scratch my
hack (a littlo higher, a little lower,
rather moro to tho left, not qnito so
much, thank vo ) and I'm nobody.''
A mirror.
Children should bo taught the
frequent useoi good, Blrung, express^
ivo WO'ds?words that moan exactly
what they should express in their
l? u|>or places.
Mention is uiada in a f.ir NVoJtorn
newspaper ot an India'i maiden who
wears army piuitaloonp, uses tobacco,
and goes by the name of "Falling
Ninety throo young ladies out of
u class of 125, passed a successful
examination in the Academy of Medicine
ami Surgery at St. Petersburg
Public spirit?rondincsa to do anw
lliing which in likely to prove Uicrns
It mntlom not now how n, man dies,
but how ho live*.
Prepare for Winter.
Don't let tho winds of winter find
your windows without sashes, or good
whole doors, but havo thom fitted at
onco from the manufactory of Mr. V
P. ToaIjE, whoso advertisement is in
another column.
IIo is also sole agontfor tho "National
Mixed Faint Co.," who warrant
their paint not to erack, peel or fado.
JMIJ UIIU USUI nppiy II.
A No. 8 Stove
rnilB best nnd handsomest No. 8 .STOVE in
_L llio market for $18.00. with '2!t picces,
Hani boiler inohided, nnd not a Muffin King
or l'atty Pan, among the number. How is
it.?? i ?
i urn/ lur iuw.
Greenville, S. C., I'cc, '23, 17 I
Notice !
PlGKKNB COUNTV.
KNOW all men by thoso presents, I lint
in accordance with nn Act entitled
"An Act to provide for granting of certain
charters," approved the thirtieth day of
February, one thousand eight hund.'ed and
eeventy four, and our petition asking for a
charter; that Mathew Hendricks and Jessie I
Simmons, and their associates and successors, j
members of this "Oolenoy ltaptist 6'hurch,"
are hereby constituted and declared a body
pDlitic and corporate, under the name and
style of the Oolenoy Baptist Oliurch of Pick*
ens County. jSaid corporation shall have
power to purchase and hold real estate or
linrnnnnl nrnnorli/ '
, r.?rv.v, ..w vAuucuuig iu value
the sum of dollars; and to sell and
| convey, or dispose ofthcsameln any manner
whatsoever; and by its corporate name to
sue and be sued in any of the Courts of the
State, and to make ?uch rules and by-law?,
not repugnant to the laws of the land, as may
be deemed necessary; to make, use and keep
a common teni and the same at will lo alter.
Given under my hand and official soal, in
the Clerk's office at Pickens Court House,
this tho day of In the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five, and in tho omo hundredth
ycnr oi rno I'ocinraf 1011 of I ho IndepetulAnce
of America.
H. D. KfifTH, c.c.r.r
Deo 28, 1H7A 17 8 '
Htv M In Deeds!
i? i
THE undersigned would respectfully iuform
the oitfsens of Easier Station And
surrounding country, that he hM just return-,
-ed from tnurktt, wiiJ> ? lot of
Consistine of LADIES' DRESS GOODFL
Joans, Siiirliug, Flnnuola, Shawls, &o., &o.
Also, a fine lot of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
and everything uaualy found in a Dry-goods
A fine selection of choice family Groceiies,
Candies, Cigars, Chewing and Smoking To-*
Also, a lot of No. 1 Family Modicines.
Hardware, Cutlery, Glass and Crockery-ware.
All cheap for eash or barter.
Highest prices paid for all hinds of Country
Troduco. . *
P.nalnu ClntUn A J. T) ? T T1 T.
..MU.VJ uinvivii) n. W. &V. XX. u. iv# XV*
Not 25, 1876 13 8m
! Tho undersigned have opened a House in
Easley, near their Livery Stable, for the purpose
of conducting a fancy and heavy
Under tho Firm, name and stylo of RICIIEY
&WYATT. They guarantee bottom prices.
us they intend selling strictly for cash. Giro
them a call.
Easlcy, Nov 22, 1875 13 if
FALL & Ml NB
i i
I WOUIi I) RESPECTFULLY
call the attention of my friends and the pubic
generally, to (he large and well selected
Stock of Goods
I hare now in store. My Block consists of
] Uli Y, FANCY & Mi ESS GOODS.
BOOTS AND sirom?
UAliDWA RE,
All bought in person for this market, ru prices
that can not bo cut under.
The I.adics will find my DRESS nntl
FANCY GOODS, especially suited to their
wants, and Gentlemen in need of CLOTHING
of Ihe latost styles will Bare money by in
IoiiCUllilg my HIOCK.
Hy strict attention to business, and with
fairness to all, I hope to continuo to receive
the favors of tho past.
Porsons who arc duo tho firm of FOUD &
MAULD1N on account, will please settle name
iHt or November, na the buniness of the old
firm must be closed.
Oct 14 7 tf
R..l? f- H 1 *? ' ?
wiiaier in ueuerai MCrCui&uiSe.
liAHIiCY NTATIOtf, S. C.
Tlmt Imvo boon buying GOODS on a
-1 5- -
uiuuit uuring mo year, will plcaso re-*
member that the undorsigned has concluded
to accept Cotton, Corn, Currency,or
anything olso, to liquidate
mo nuiiit;?anu will always bo found
at his storo, ready to wait on thorn,
cither to SETTLE or SELL MORE
GOODS vory choap lor tho CASII.
ilomombor l*?y D?y i? on hand
- -and I nood my money.
Ensloy Station, B.C., Doc. 10, 187f>,
ALL toachorB in Pickens county aro
heroby notifiod that tho Examining
Hoard will moot on the 8th day of
jftnnary noxt to oxamino toacliors
for tho Public Schools. There will
hn nnftif.ivnlv. nn r>lli.ii?
? v ~-j i ? v>ac?iiiiimiion
till noxt Juno. Thoao, thorofore,
who want to teach must como forward
on tho above day or they will bo tJobarred
from receiving a certiflcato.
ft. A. BO WEN,
School Coiniseionor.
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I know some of you expressed some concern for what the focus (or foci) would be in the new BET hour-long drama from the Akils, Being Mary Jane, starring Gabrielle Union.
Your reactions have varied, from whether it would be a scripted extension of the "crisis of the single black professional female" meme that's been exhausted (the program was initially titled Single Black Female, and was soon changed to Being Mary Jane – thankfully); to whether it'll be a series that "bashes black men," as others have expressed, and everything else between.
It doesn't help that not much has been revealed about the project, other than your basic synopsis:
Being Mary Jane chronicles the work, social and family life of a successful African American career woman who has achieved a decorated career as the host of a fast paced 24-hour national cable news network. As Mary Jane juggles her life, her work and her commitment to family, viewers follow how far she's willing to go to find those puzzle pieces that she, and society, insist are missing from her life as a single black female.
In a new interview with Ebony magazine, posted on their website today, Union reveals a little more, which I think helps fill in some holes, and gives what we already know about the character she plays, and the story, a bit more *flesh*:
I actually just finished wrapping up a pilot tapping. "Being Mary Jane" is basically about a television host, who has her own show, and how she balances her life. Between wanting to talk about hard hitting news and other stories, she shuffles through her own personal morals. It's about her trying to stand up for what she believes in but also keeping her ratings. She also struggles with the idea of being raised with the same morals, values and opportunities, throughout her family and being the only one to make it. How does that change the family dynamic? Her family comes from the upper-middle class, but she is the only one out of her siblings that is doing well. Her lack of a love life and the poor choices that she has made are also explored. I would probably say that the show will launch next fall or early winter, but who really knows, I just work there.
So, a little more info there than what we've known until now; and it doesn't sound like it'll be any of the things some of you have expressed concern about.
Of course, we still have to watch the pilot to get the full picture before reaching any conclusions on what it is to us individually.
I'm definitely curious… yes, it's BET, but it's a BET that appears to be making definite strides to become something other than what it's been long criticized for.
Let's see how this shakes out; I suspect we'll be seeing a teaser/trailer soon.
Read the full Ebony interview HERE.


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Guillaume Lachapelle: Machinations
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[…] There is art unless there is so much missing we cannot build a structure around it.. – Kate Hall, from Water Tower, 1998-2000 (after Rachel Whiteread)
Montreal artist Guillaume Lachapelle presents a new collection of works at Art Mûr that is sure to surprise and delight gallery goers. These works are full of pristine lines and beautiful intrigue. He constructs and presents miniatures and life-size pieces that are subversive and unusual upon close examination. In these pieces, scale can be quite skewed. Even when objects are the size that we expect them to be, say, a 15-foot silver gazebo that one may enter and stand inside, they seem small. Lachapelle's works can be mounted displays of tiny mechanical-seeming devices, apparatuses of unknown origins with no clear purpose, despite the fact that they offer a distinct air of functionality.
In the works that Lachapelle has selected for this exhibition at Art Mûr, his subject matter has moved away from human and animal scenes and delved deeper into free-standing machinations. This means that we will see a greater starkness and a closer focus on the materiality in his constructions. The collection is full of the unexpected and the unusual. A library with a sunken-in, curved interior of wavy shelves of books perches above a fire escape that leads to nowhere, implying that, in the event of a disaster, one will only be faced with another disaster as an alternative. A box structure is filled with the interior of a vehicle, complete with a steering wheel and pedals, with no exterior to situate what kind of vehicle it is, or suggestion of who would be its operator. This box seems to be carved from stone, but is actually made of a mottled grey plastic. An austere balcony is buttressed by a series of pipes, each one rendered impotent by the balcony itself. Rather than being utilitarian, we must instead appreciate the delicate filigree of the balcony's fence and guardrail, and the intricate tangle of pipes. Lachapelle's sculptures triumph form over function, every part seems to have a purpose.
What particularly appeals to me about Lachapelle's art is how it seems to gesture to other artworks as well as the everyday without being derivative. He is skilled at coupling incongruous things.His sculptures channel the nostalgia of Joseph Cornell's shadow boxes, Matthew Barney's white plastic frames from the Cremaster cycle, the presence and absence of Rachel Whiteread's castings of space, and Melvin Charney's Colonnes allégoriques, a chorus of small buildings on pedestals in the sculpture garden of the Canadian Centre for Architecture. In these same pieces, there are echoes of common constructions like the frameworks of houses, kitchen sinks, and the mechanics of small, complex machines, suggesting both the commonplace and the magical.


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New Comic Reviews 10/9/14-Trendy Bats, Super Fangasm, and Witches!
New Comic Reviews 10/9/14- Trendy Bats, Super Fangasim, and Witches!
Another week, another batch of new comics! And this week was a lot of stuff I've been eagerly waiting for, so lets get started!
Batgirl # 35
Writers: Cameron Stewart, Brendan Fletcher
Artist: Babs Tarr
Colors: Maris Wicks
Letters: Jared K. Fletcher
Cover Art: Cameron Stewart
And so the much talked about new Batgirl creative team makes its debut, and boy do they come out of the gate swinging.
The story follows Barbara as she moves to the young and hip sister city of Gotham, Burnside. After a fire destroys her gear and costume (and finding out that someone stole her laptop and other's phones at a party) Bab's dons a cute new costume and sets out to deal with it the only way she knows how. The writing for this new Batgirl is very refreshing. It has a very lighthearted, but adult style to it. Bab's herself is portrayed much perkier and upbeat in comparison to the previous run. And the villain for this issue was pretty out of the box. Riot Black isn't a supervillain, nor is he trying to rob banks, take over the town, ect. He's simply a crude a-hole who runs a social media site and dance club that posts people's private and secret thoughts and information and embarrassing pictures for the cruel amusement of others, hiring lackeys to steal laptops,phones, and other devices around town for their information. Black is a very relevant villain right now. With the net being used to post people's personal information or pictures to embarrass or ridicule others, regardless if it would ruin someone's life or reputation, is a very serious topic that I see the writers wanting to cover. Riot Black is a high-tech surrogate for the apathetic gossip creep looking to hurt others for their own amusement.
The artwork for this comic so so unique and cartoony. Its got a lot of charm to it, but it does pose a bit of a problem in one area: How Babs is drawn. To showcase this, below are two stills from the old and new issues. On the left is Barbara drawn by the old artist, and on the right is Barbara drawn by the new artist:
The problem is Babs looks MUCH younger than she's supposed to be (she's like 25-26). This happened in the issue as well with Black Canary showing up and looking like she was 18. However its not that much of a problem for me. For others, it might.
All in all, this is a very fresh and upbeat new direction for Batgirl, and I once again have another reason to stick with DC.
Story: 4/5
Art: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
Recommendation: A must read, especially those looking for a lighthearted DC book right now.
Amazing Spider-Man # 7
Writers: Dan Slot, Christos Gage
Art: Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Cam Smith (inks)
Colors: Antonio Fabela
Letters: Christ Eliopoulos
Cover: Camuncoli/Smith/Fabela
This is also another issue I've been waiting for, and while I did enjoy it I was rather disappointed. the problem was this issue was divided into two short comics, with the team up of Spider-Man and the new Ms. Marvel being a measly 13 pages, while the less-interesting "Edge of Spider-Verse" story taking up the rest of the issue.
This annoyed me because the main story of Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel teaming up was a very good read, while the B Story about "Spider-Man UK" was not that interesting.
In this story, Kamala and Peter are having similar discussions with their confidants about their need to balance their real life with their duties under the mask (Kama's need to improve her grades and Peter needing to be more attentive to his company), but both ignore this talk when they both hear about a Cree alien girl decked up in the old Ms. Marvel outfit kidnapping a man infected by the inhuman gene (short answer disease that gives you superpowers), and both end up running into each other, and ushering in Kamala's cutest moment yet when she completely fangasims over "being in a Spider-Man team-up." All in all, while it was a measly 13 pages, it was a very well-written 13 page story, and I hope next issue will have them in a full proper issue.
Not much to say about the "Edge of Spider-Verse" B Story. We meet British Spider-Man, see Morlun and his family continue to be murderous dicks, ect. ect. I would probably not be as harsh on this B Story if it had not forced the Main story (Spidey and Ms. Marvel) To be a short 13 pages, but even then this story is just recycling what the previous Edge of Spider-Verse stories have been telling us.
The arwork for this one was fantastic. Very nice use of anatomy, and makes me kind of want to see Ms. Marvel in this art style more often, despite how much I like the main series' interesting art style.
All in all, I was VERY disappointed in this issue. not because of the story itself, but because the story was fantastic, but cut short for an unneeded and boring B-story that should have simply had its own issue.
Story: 5/5 (for the Main Story) 2/5 (for the B Story)
Art: 5/5
Characters: 5/5 (for the Main Story) 2/5 (For the B Story)
Overall: 4/5
Recommendation: A must read for the first 13 pages, but people hoping for more will be sadly disappointed due to it only being 13 pages and may end up hating he B story because of it.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina # 1
Writing: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art: Robert Hack
Colors: Robert Hack
Letters: Jack Morelli
Cover Art: Robert Hack
So what luck, another supernatural/horror comic to review this month! Fitting!
Is it me or is Archie Comics Publication making a very serious push to re-imagine their squeaky clean comic book productions for a more mature audience? Much like Afterlife With Archie (a dark re-imagining of the iconic comic book teenager in a zombie outbreak), This new comic is attempting to do the same with his magical female counterpart Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I find this book interesting since it takes the rather tame and mischievous, but good-natured witch culture of the Sabrina-verse, and re-imagines it in a much darker, more occult nature. Back in the day Sabrina was one of many influences that helped ease up the hatred and paranoia of witchcraft and the concept of magic in general, leading to its positive portrayal in movies and comics today. But there is a side of witches that isn't that explored nowadays. The typical portrayal of witches isn't cackling Halloween mascots or the magical version of the X-Men (I.E. Misunderstood people with powers, but that of chaotic evil beings who get their powers from the Devil or other malevolent entities who gleefully enjoy causing misery and agony to innocent people.
Chilling Tales of Sabrina seems to be somewhere in-between.
The story is set in the 1960s, Sabrina Spellman in this story is a moody, and rather introverted girl who's caught between two worlds, the rather apathetic (and demon-worshiping) witch culture that looks down on her for being a half-breed (a Warlock dad and human mom), and that of the human world, which she has little experience with, especially in the category of high school. Her parents have been missing for a long time (though the reader gets a first-hand look at their gruesome fates), and she's recently moved to a new town with her Aunts Zelda and Hilda, and her talking cat familiar Salem. These incarnations are pretty similar to their mainstream counterparts but at the same time they're…not. Sabrina so far has shown little interest in using her powers to secretly help others, like the classic Sabrina, more concerned with using her powers for personal gain. Though in her defense, she is portrayed as a confused teenager who hasn't fully grasped the consequences of using her powers for such things, and thinks she knows what she wants and what she's doing. Witches, in general in this first issue, have not been shown to be "evil," but at the same time there's a lot of hints that they have a much more sinister background and culture in comparison to witches in the old Sabrina comics (Demons are name-dropped a lot in their dialogue like "What in Lucifer's name are you doing?" and they've shown themselves to use their powers with malice in some cases).
The artwork for this story fits the creepy and supernatural feel that the comic is going for. Its a bit sketchy from time to time, and sometimes characters don't have a lot of detail to them, but then they do have detail added…oh boy. Its pretty gruesome.
All in all, this seems like an interesting re-imagining of a classic character, a good horror comic, and is looking at a version of witches that gets passed up nowadays for the squeaky clean "misunderstood magic person" type.
Art: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
Recommendation: A must read for horror junkies, and fans of Sabrina who don't mind a darker and more occult re-imagining of the character.
And that's it for this week! We'll see if we can keep our lucky streak with Halloween-worthy comics next week! 😉