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Meet a Local Comics Writer: A Chat With Mike Imboden
by Mike Rhode September 21st, 2011 October 9th, 2020
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Mike Imboden's indie superhero book Fist of Justice first caught my eye in 2005, when one of its covers quoted a classic Jack Kirby/Vince Colleta Hercules vs. Thor battle (Thor No. 126, for those keeping score). Oddly enough, superheroes are under-represented in small press comics, perhaps because they are so over-represented in mainstream ones. Imboden agreed to answer some questions about FOJ when I re-encountered him as he was selling his comic at this year's Baltimore Comic Con.
Washington City Paper: What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?
Mike Imboden: I am a writer.
WCP: When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?
MI: I was born in 1967 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Once a Wolverine, always a Wolverine.
WCP: Why are you in Washington now? What neighborhood or area do you live in?
MI: I'm actually roughly 50 miles North-ish up in Frederick County, Maryland. As much as I like large cities, I don't think I could live in one for too long. I enjoy the relative peace and quiet of rural Maryland too much.
WCP: What is your training and/or education in cartooning?
MI: Nothing official aside from some creative writing classes in college.
WCP:Who are your influences?
MI: No one in particular, honestly. My writing style has been compared to old "Bronze Age" Marvel comics, which is a compliment (I hope!). So I suppose on some level those old stories are the biggest influence on me.
WCP: If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
MI: I'd be a bit more aggressive and more of a "go-getter." I sort of took my time and hoping for a bolt of lightening to strike. I realize now that that was a rather poor plan of action, so I've got some time and ground to make up.
WCP: What work are you best-known for?
MI: I would say, without a doubt, that Fist of Justice is what put me on whatever map I'm on these days.
WCP: You've written that long-running superhero comic for years. Can you describe the book, and your experiences in writing it, finding artists, and how you've kept it going?
MI: Fist of Justice was born from the fact that there just don't seem to be many superheroes who do the right thing because it's the right thing to do, anymore. I grew up reading Marvel comics starting in the mid-70s and comics weren't as steeped in politics and so forth. Maybe I'm more jaded or cynical now that I'm older, but it seems like it was more black and white back then. Of course, it could also just be a case of looking through the eyes of a child at that time, too.
Originally it was just an eight-page short for an anthology comic called Digital Webbing Presents. The look and feel of the character must have struck a chord with people because we got a lot of requests to see more Fist of Justice. He took over the lead spot in the anthology for a few issues before spinning out into his own title.
The hardest part about getting the book together and into people's hands was and is getting an artist who sticks around. It's not that they hate working on the book or anything—-it's just that after doing an issue or two they seem to get snatched up by Image or Marvel and there's certainly no way we can compete with what those companies can pay.
We hit a rough patch a year and a half ago or so. Digital Webbing, the publisher, who also does the lettering and pre-press work on the book, had gotten a lot of lettering jobs through Marvel and since everyone has bills to pay, working on FoJ had to take a back seat. We've got about four issues in one step of the production process or another. Hopefully we can get something out soon and then wrap up the original storyline before too much longer. I think we're going to need to put out a special recap issue at this point before we do anything else.
WCP: What work are you most proud of?
MI: The last thing I wrote. That might sound a bit trite or cliche, but I honestly feel that way. That's not to say I think it's my BEST work, but I always have a sense of pride and accomplishment when I finish making that last pass over a script to check for errors and silly mistakes.
WCP: What would you like to do or work on in the future?
MI: I'd like a crack at Moon Knight. I've got an interesting idea in my head for that character.
WCP: What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
MI: I watch a movie or play a video game to get my mind focused on one thing. I've found that helps to chase all of the distracting thoughts away that tend to cause the majority of any writer's block that I run into.
WCP: What do you think will be the future of your field?
MI: We're seeing it happen now. While I will always be a printed comic kind of guy, there's no denying or escaping the fact that single issue comics are heading toward, and soon will be, primarily a digital beast with printed collections being the norm. Build a wide audience via the digital format and then hope a sizable portion of those fans want the collected edition for future reading and a more detailed look at the artwork.
WCP: Why didn't you set up at the Small Press Expo this month? Have you ever been there? If so, can you share your impressions of it?
MI: The price to set up is a little out of my range and the usual crowd is not really into superheroes, which is what make up the majority of my credits so far. I do remember the first two expos way back in the mid to late '90s and it's certainly turned into a much larger and, for a lack of a better word, "official," type of show. Whether that is good or bad isn't my call to make. Maybe next year I'll have some stuff that will hold more of an appeal to the crowds that have made that show so successful.
WCP: Do you have a website or blog?
MI: I do, but because I am lazy and lead a relatively boring life, I don't update it too often. But for the record, it's www.imboden.org.
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This won't mean much to anyone except my family. My apologies.
Today I read that the Kennedy Space Center is going to start displaying the Apollo 1 capsule as a tribute to the three astronauts – Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee – who lost their lives in the launchpad fire fifty years ago. Around that time my family was living in Houston and my dad took me to the Johnson Space Center there to look at the rockets.
Today I went to Mapquest to see how long it would take to drive to the Kennedy Space Center. 13 hours, more or less. Then I checked Houston. 18 hours. While I was on Mapquest, I zeroed in on the old neighborhood. The apartments we lived in are long gone, but I recognized the streets. Japonica. Ilex. Redwood. Rustic Lane.
I thought about my Houston friends, and like I have done in the past, I searched the internet for clues of their whereabouts. Mostly I struck out. Then I found one. In an obituary in Louisiana.
He's the one with the maracas.
I wasn't sure it was him until I watched a memorial video on the funeral home website. The pictures of him as a kid were unmistakable. The obituary said he lived in Louisiana for almost fifty years. That left little time for living in Houston, probably the few years that my West Virginia family lived there. We were all transients, apparently.
So many of our friends disappear and we never hear from them again. We wonder whatever happened to them.
Looks like Ricky lived a good life and had a loving family. Which is exactly what I hoped I would find.
This is really good, Joe. A few years ago I found a webpage for the class I would have graduated with at South Houston High School. Reconnected with a couple of guys I had played basketball with. Different world those guys lived in. Lots more opportunity. They took advantage, most of them.
Thanks, Larry. I haven't had much success in tracking down my lost friends.
Are you in that photograph? I don't recognize you.


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Q: PHP-MySQL Email type Messages sender's name storing debate I'm working on building a database for a messaging system that will work more like an email rather than a Chat.
I've come across a little debate whether I should allow for the sender's name to be static or dynamic.
What I mean is, should I save the current user's display name as is when the message is sent or for the name to be pulled from the user's personal details? This means that if the user changes his/her display name, it would take effect on every message ever received by others.
In my project, I do not forsee users changing their display names frequently but it is bound to happen and I am not sure which approach to take.
The only thing that comes to mind is that if I do it dynamically, it could be confusing for someone to look for the messages of a given user and not find them because the name has changed.
Any pointers?

A: This will really come down to how you want your application to function. Both points you raised are valid.
If I were implementing this feature I believe I would go the route of having the usernames change dynamically. However I would save all past aliases of each user in a separate table, and have a page/widget that would display them. For example, when a user opens a message from x user they could hover over the name and all past aliases would show in a modal. Or they could click on the name, be directed to the user's profile where you would have a link that they could click on that took them to a page that showed all past user aliases.

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Q: Runtime interfaces and object composition in C++ I am searching for a simple, light-weight solution for interface-based runtime object composition in C++. I want to be able to specify interfaces (methods declarations), and objects (creatable through factory pattern) implementing these. At runtime I want mechanisms to instantiate these objects and interconnect these based on interface-connectors. The method calls at runtime should remain fairly cheap, i.e. only several more instructions per call, comparable to functor patterns.
The whole thing needs to be platform independent (at least MS Windows and Linux). And the solution needs to be licensed liberally, like open source LGPL or (even better) BSD or something, especially allowing use commercial products.
What I do not want are heavy things like networking, inter-process-communication, extra compiler steps (one-time code generation is ok though), or dependencies to some heavy libraries (like Qt).
The concrete scenario is: I have such a mechanism in a larger software, but the mechanism is not very well implemented. Interfaces are realized by base classes exported by Dlls. These Dlls also export factory functions to instantiate the implementing objects, based on hand-written class ids.
Before I now start to redesign and implement something better myself, I want to know if there is something out there which would be even better.
Edit: The solution also needs to support multi-threading environments. Additionally, as everything will happen inside the same process, I do not need data serialization mechanisms of any kind.
Edit: I know how such mechanisms work, and I know that several teaching books contain corresponding examples. I do not want to write it myself. The aim of my question is: Is there some sort of "industry standard" lib for this? It is a small problem (within a single process) and I am really only searching for a small solution.
Edit: I got the suggestion to add a pseudo-code example of what I really want to do. So here it is:
Somewhere I want to define interfaces. I do not care if it's C-Headers or some language and code generation.
class interface1 {
public:
    virtual void do_stuff(void) = 0;
};

class interface2 {
public:
    virtual void do_more_stuff(void) = 0;
};

Then I want to provide (multiple) implementations. These may even be placed in Dll-based plugins. Especially, these two classes my be implemented in two different Dlls not knowing each other at compile time.
class A : public interface1 {
public:
    virtual void do_stuff(void) {
        // I even need to call further interfaces here
        // This call should, however, not require anything heavy, like data serialization or something.
        this->con->do_more_stuff();
    }
    // Interface connectors of some kind. Here I use something like a template
    some_connector<interface2> con;
};

class B : public interface2 {
public:
    virtual void do_more_stuff() {
        // finally doing some stuff
    }
};

Finally, I may application main code I want to be able to compose my application logic at runtime (e.g. based on user input):
void main(void) {
    // first I create my objects through a factory
    some_object a = some_factory::create(some_guid<A>);
    some_object b = some_factory::create(some_guid<B>);

    // Then I want to connect the interface-connector 'con' of object 'a' to the instance of object 'b'
    some_thing::connect(a, some_guid<A::con>, b);

    // finally I want to call an interface-method.
    interface1 *ia = a.some_cast<interface1>();
    ia->do_stuff();
}

I am perfectly able to write such a solution myself (including all pitfalls). What I am searching for is a solution (e.g. a library) which is used and maintained by a wide user base.

A: While not widely used, I wrote a library several years ago that does this.
You can see it on GitHub zen-core library, and it's also available on Google Code
The GitHub version only contains the core libraries, which is really all the you need.  The Google Code version contains a LOT of extra libraries, primarily for game development, but it does provide a lot of good examples on how to use it.
The implementation was inspired by Eclipse's plugin system, using a plugin.xml file that indicates a list of available plugins, and a config.xml file that indicates which plugins you would like to load.  I'd also like to change it so that it doesn't depend on libxml2 and allow you to be able to specify plugins using other methods.
The documentation has been destroyed thanks to some hackers, but if you think this would be useful then I can write enough documentation to get you started.

A: A co-worker gave me two further tips:

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*The loki library (originating from the modern c++ book):
http://loki-lib.sourceforge.net/

*A boost-like library:
http://kifri.fri.uniza.sk/~chochlik/mirror-lib/html/
I still have not looked at all the ideas I got.


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Julius Koch (geboren am 19. Februar 1816 in Jebenhausen; gestorben am 14. März 1895 in Hechingen) war Getreidehändler und königlich-württembergischer Hoflieferant in Cannstatt bei Stuttgart. Er war der Großvater mütterlicherseits von Albert Einstein.

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Julius Koch trug zunächst den Namen Julius Dörzbacher und war Bäcker; später nahm er den Namen Koch an. Danach heiratete er im Jahr 1847 Jette Bernheimer (1825–1886), ebenfalls aus Jebenhausen gebürtig. Ab 1852 war das Ehepaar in Cannstatt ansässig, wo es zunächst in der Badstraße 20, später in der Brückenstraße 44 wohnte. Aus der Verbindung ging die Tochter Pauline (1858–1920) hervor, die die Mutter Albert Einsteins wurde. Jette Bernheimers Grab auf dem israelitischen Friedhof in Cannstatt ist erhalten geblieben. Weitere Kinder des Ehepaars Koch waren die Tochter Fanny und die Söhne Jakob und Caesar, die beide internationale Getreidehändler waren. Fanny (1852–1926) heiratete den Hechinger Textilfabrikanten Rudolf Einstein (1843–1927). Deren Tochter war Elsa Einstein, die zweite Frau von Albert Einstein.

Julius Koch war ein erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann und finanzierte einen Teil der Fabrik seines Schwiegersohnes Hermann Einstein in München. Dort lebte er als Witwer von 1886 bis 1894. Anschließend zog er nach Hechingen in den Haushalt von seiner ältesten Tochter Fanny und deren Ehemann, des Textilfabrikanten Rudolf Einstein. Dort lebte er von 1894 bis 1895. Seine anderen Kinder lebten im Ausland: Jakob Koch in Genua, Caesar Koch in Antwerpen und Pauline Einstein in Mailand bzw. Pavia. Er starb am 16. Geburtstag seines Enkels Albert Einstein und wurde auf dem Jüdischen Friedhof in Hechingen bestattet; der Grabstein ist erhalten.

Literatur
 Christof Rieber: Albert Einstein. Biografie eines Nonkonformisten. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2018, ISBN 978-3-7995-1281-7.
 Christof Rieber: Rudolf Einstein und Albert Einstein in Hechingen und Berlin. Formen jüdischer Familiensolidarität. In: Zeitschrift für Hohenzollerische Geschichte 57/58 (2021/22), S. 131–187.

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Billy Budd, Sailor
Billy Budd
Claggart
Captain Vere
Herman Melville and Billy Budd, Sailor Background
The Individual Versus Society
Melville is deeply interested in the ways in which society forces people to curtail or limit their individuality. When the warship Bellipotent extracts the unassuming Billy from his former ship, the Rights-of-Man, the symbolism is relatively explicit: society is all-powerful, it compels men into participation in war, and in doing so it can readily dispense with the rights of the individual. The names of the ships alone—Bellipotent means "power of war"—suggest as much.
Captain Vere's dilemma in dealing with Billy illustrates how society requires the separation of one's inner feelings from one's social obligations. In prosecuting Billy, Vere decides to follow the letter of the law, despite his own sense that Billy personifies goodness and innocence. Feeling the pressure of his position as a leader with a responsibility to see that the men obey the Mutiny Act, Vere forces himself to disregard his own feelings about Billy's situation and even urges the jurors in the case to do the same. Laws, not the dictates of individual conscience, govern society; in order to fill a social role well, it may sometimes be necessary to act against one's own impulses. To be a "good" captain, Vere must do something that he instinctually interprets as morally wrong—condemning an innocent soul. Being a good captain requires him to be a bad friend to Billy, just as being a good friend to Billy would require him to be a bad captain.
In presenting Vere's dilemma, the narrator introduces a lengthy discussion about the famous mutiny at Nore. The narrator shows that most of the participants in the mutiny ultimately redeem themselves in the momentous victory at Trafalgar, where they display true patriotism. The narrator's point seems to be that the impulses of individuals are generally good and beneficial to society as a whole. However, the outcome of the narrator's story is more ominous. Although the British war machine greatly benefits from the individual enthusiasm and patriotism of its sailors, the more powerful the navy becomes, the more it is able to squelch individualism. In fact, the harsh legislation of the Mutiny Act is passed to suppress any further murmurings of dissent. Melville seems to suggest that ultimately, the individual's attempt to assert himself in the face of society will prove futile.
Conscience Versus Law
Although a number of the characters in Billy Budd possess strong individual consciences; fundamentally, the people on the ship are unable to trust one another. Paranoia abounds. Consequently, life aboard the ship is governed by a strict set of rules, and everybody trusts the rules—not the honor or conscience of individuals—to maintain order. The mistrust that the characters feel, and that is likely also to affect us as we read, stems from the sense that evil is pervasive. Evil men like Claggart seem to be lurking everywhere. Because it is impossible to know for sure whether people's intentions are good or evil, the evil men not only disguise their own insidious designs, they also impute evil motives to others. Most notably, Claggart misinterprets Billy's intention in the soup-spilling incident and subsequently plots his downfall.
The Dansker understands this sort of dishonesty all too well, and as a result, he has acquired a cynicism in his dealings with other people. The Dansker's reticence may be interpreted in different ways, but one plausible interpretation is that he fails to take direct action against evil men because he fears the consequences of confronting evil directly, thus leaving other good men like Billy to fend for themselves. He may represent people who play roles in order to fit into society, never fully acting on their own impulses and distancing themselves from the rest of society. In this reading, the Dansker confronts a dilemma similar to Vere's. The Dansker likes Billy and tries to help him, but he ultimately sacrifices Billy to the claustrophobic, paranoid world of the ship, in which men are disconnected from their own consciences. In Billy Budd, men who confront the law and men who confront evil suffer similar consequences, suggesting the dark view that evil and the law are closely connected.
The Vulnerability of Innocence
Billy Budd does not represent goodness so much as he does innocence, and the conflict between innocence and evil in this novel is different from the conflict between good and evil. The narrator makes clear that Billy is not a hero in the traditional sense. Though he has the good looks and blithe attitude of the ideal Handsome Sailor, his defining characteristic is extreme naïveté, not moral strength or courage. Billy does not have a sufficient awareness of good and evil to choose goodness consciously, let alone champion it. Because he is unable to recognize evil when confronted by it, he ultimately allows Claggart to draw him away from virtue and into violence.
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Where to Purchase Goods: Online shop, comic book conventions, special events, specialty stores, i.e., Halloweentown Store, Hyaena Gallery, etc.
Why we love them: Along with his stunning original art, Dienzo takes our favorite Disney and horror characters from movies and TV, and creates dark, intriguing, and sometimes sinister settings for them. This is pop culture turned upside down.


A self-appointed steering committee, consisting of Don Blount, Don Hicks, Mike Hill, Jim Larson, Don Matteson, Pat Ritter and Jim Spaeth, decided to form a lake association to collectively address issues such as property regulation, fish stocking, hazard marking, Eurasian milfoil and any other concerns Cedar Lake property owners had.
The first annual meeting of the Cedar Lake Owners' Association was held on August 21, at the Aitkin VFW Club. Officers and directors were: Jim Larson, President, Marlette Pittmann, Vice President, Jim Spaeth, Treasurer, Don Blount, Janis Broughton, Steve Haasl, Dan Hruza and Mike Menth. According to the meeting minutes, topics of discussion included treasurer's report (dues were $20), bylaw language, home/cabin security, lake rules and information on the use of outboard motors and jet skis. The treasurer's report showed 185 paid memberships. Lake level information was presented by an area DNR hydrologist; discussion of the BN railroad bridge and beaver dams ensued. Suggestions on the direction of the organization were solicited.
The mission in 1994 is still the same today.
At the annual meeting on June 10, the Cedar Lake Owners' Association By-Laws were adopted. Later that year ideas and designs for an association logo were requested from the membership. Elinor Eberhardt maintained the property owners' database. Postage on the newsletters was 32 cents at the time.
Elinor Eberhardt and Sandy Larson took on the newsletters.
Jim Larson, Membership Chair, reported there were 159 paid members.
The new logo debuted (created by Larry McKenzie), which is still used today but with the updated name.
Andria Klucas replaced Elinor Eberhardt as editor of the newsletter. There were 30 lake stewards searching for Eurasian milfoil and purple loosestrife.
Gerry Delaney, President, reported in a newsletter that the main areas of activity for the Board related to the water clarity, environmentally friendly shore land management and the efforts to obtain tax-exempt status (501c). Under the IRS rules at the time, the "owners' association" part of the organization's name implied that a primary purpose of the organization was to protect or enhance the investments of Cedar Lake property owners. IRS regulations do not consider that a legitimate basis for tax-exempt status. Conservational and educational objectives are more consistent with tax-exempt status. The Board of Directors selected the name Cedar Lake Conservancy and worked on drafting new bylaws to reflect the change of focus.
Also, during this year a special edition of the newsletter was sent to members. There were significant concerns about the water quality. Tom Eberhardt, Water Quality Chair, reported a 2' – 3' loss in water clarity over the last five years. He stated reduced water clarity is typically caused by an increase in algae, which is caused by increased fertility of the water usually meaning more phosphorous in the water. The Board approved an initial water sampling and phosphorous testing plan that cost about $1,000.
The hunt was on for women directors. The organization's name was officially changed to Cedar Lake Conservancy. Water clarity continued to slip. President, Gerry Delaney, stressed the need to communicate with all property owners in the Cedar Lake Watershed so they would know how their activities may affect Cedar Lake. Jim Spaeth, Sunset Bay Resort owner, started the first lakeshore restoration project. The purpose of the project was to reduce the erosion going into the lake from a hill to the east of the resort cabins.
John Menge was welcomed as President, a Cedar Lake Conservancy website was developed and Kari Dragovich joined the Board. Les Martin took over as Water Quality Chair. Water clarity was still a concerning issue. During this year there were 158 paid members.
The Board of Directors received the most comprehensive report ever done on Cedar's water quality, lake levels and fisheries complied by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The study confirmed Little Cedar showed more signs of stress than the rest of the lake. Causes of the problematical status of Little Cedar were quite clear. The two major streams coming into Cedar Lake both enter Little Cedar first. Both these streams carried at least triple the nutrient levels of the lake itself. The exit stream for Cedar is at the north end of the lake. All the water leaving Little Cedar passed through the main body of the lake thereby making potential problems in Little Cedar every property owner's problem. There were 182 paid members, the highest to date since inception.
President, John Menge, and Water Quality Chair, Les Martin continued to reiterate the poor water clarity and asked property owners to do their part in updating septic systems and shoreline erosion. Curlyleaf pondweed was discovered in the lake by the DNR. Membership declined to 136. Postage for mailings was 37 cents.
At the June annual meeting the membership voted to develop a lake management plan spear headed by President, Les Martin. The plan would determine property owners' priorities now and in the future. Steady rains in June led to continued poor water clarity.
Managing your shoreline was the focus this year. Property owners had the opportunity to learn about buffer zones, preventing shoreline erosion and revegetating with wetland plants at the annual meeting. In addition, results of the lake management plan were discussed. Lake level was not one of the top issues based on survey results. The Conservancy was given a section of County Road 28 (Pioneer Avenue) for liter pickup in the spring and fall. A sign on the road displays the clean up dates. Postage for mailings was 39 cents.
Water quality checks were to start in Cedar Brook and Casey Brook, as it was suspected they were culprits in the degradation in Little Cedar. Due to an extremely dry year, this was put on hold. How to implement a water garden to enhance property beauty and reduce shoreline erosion and improve water quality was the highlight of the annual meeting. The Aitkin Area Fisheries survey showed a better than average size and population of walleye and northern. Pan fish were average, tulibee/perch below average and muskies were doing well. There were 134 paid members.
Rick Bruesewitz from Aitkin Area Fisheries was the featured speaker at the annual meeting. There were 67 paid members.
There were 137 paid members. No other information available.
Water clarity numbers were some of the best according to Water Quality Chair, Les Martin. Discussed at great length at the annual meeting were zebra mussels, which started to invade Mille Lacs Lake. Efforts were being taken to voluntarily monitor the public access for incoming boats that may have these "hitchhikers" in bilges, live wells and bait buckets. There were 98 paid members. Postage for mailings was 44 cents.
Zebra mussels, Eurasian milfoil and other invasive species were the hot topic at the annual meeting. The DNR netted 19 muskies during a ten-day period, one more than any previous year. The Conservancy lost three valued members: Tom and Elinor Eberhardt and Phil Rzeszutek. Tom and Phil were past presidents of the Board. Paid membership for the year was 97.
Paid membership declined to 26. No other information available.
Cedar's clarity climbed according to Les Martin, Water Quality Chair. Phosphate levels ran about half what they were six years ago. Shoreline buffers and water gardens immensely helped. No Eurasian milfoil or zebra mussels had been discovered. Channel catfish were found in the Mississippi and the DNR alerted property owners that they could find their way into Cedar. After reorganization of the Board, the resurrection of the newsletter (now called The Cedar Log) and the creation of a FaceBook page by Board Director, Dar Heino, the paid membership was on the upswing at 112.
The Conservancy was successful in obtaining its first watercraft inspection grant for the season. Trained inspectors were at the public landing doing scrutinizing all boats for any invasive, aquatic species. Water quality was not the best due to runoff from the rains. The Conservancy hosted its first annual food drive for the Aitkin Food Shelf. There were 137 paid members.
Annual dues increased to $25. This was the first increase since the inception of the organization in 1993. The Conservancy started accepting donations to specifically help fund public access inspections. In addition, efforts continued to be made for social activities. At the annual meeting, the Board requested feedback on muskies in the lake. Many property owners noted some intense algae blooms. If seen again in 2016, samples will be taken to see if nutrient levels have changed according to Water Quality Chair, Les Martin. A safety deposit box was opened at Bremer Bank in Aitkin to house the organization's official papers. Steve Haasl and Debbie Campbell have keys. The Board decided to restore the website. Michael Klinepier, son of Board Director, Kelly Klinepier, volunteered to build the site hosted by Minnesotawaters.org. The site would go live by the 2016 annual meeting. There were 142 paid members. Postage for mailings was 49 cents.
Don Blount, a founding member and past President, passed away. Postage for mailings dropped to 47 cents. Merchandise with the CLC's logo was available through an online store at Shirt Plus of Aitkin. The store was open for two weeks in June and November. Torrential rains plummeted the area in July and brought floodwaters to the lake. The lake level was up for some time and No Wake restrictions were implemented by the Aitkin County Board of Commissioners. The year ended with 120 paid members.
With various aquatic invasive species hitting the surrounding area lakes, the Board stepped up its campaign for AIS donations and passed a resolution on July 8 that any donation designated for aquatic invasive species will be accounted for separately in the financial statements and used only for eradication. Aquatic invasive species education/prevention expenses will come out of the CLC's general fund. Preventing AIS was the focus of the organization, as nearby lakes surrounding Cedar became infested. The year ended with 180 paid members.
Founding Board member, Jim Spaeth, passed away. Once again the focus was on AIS. An anonymous donor offered to match AIS donations from other members for the year up to $10,000. The membership rose to occasion and raised $10,000 which was in fact matched. The year ended with 186 members.
This history was produced by Debbie Campbell based on historical correspondence, newsletters and the organization's checkbook. If there are any additions or corrections to the "History" page please let Debbie Campbell know (jack pine@aol.com • 952-240-3772). Paid membership is based on the calendar year and includes property owners and non-property owners.


20 Years of Dark Star Orchestra!
Celebrating twenty years touring this year, Dark Star Orchestra, brings to life not only the music of the Grateful Dead but the full experience. From people outside in the lot selling their tie-dyes and grilled cheese, it makes you feel like you are back in the 60's and 70's on tour.
The first time I got to witness the magic that unfolded at a DSO show was on December 2nd, 2002 at Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, PA. It was a snowy Winter night in The Lehigh Valley but in true Deadhead fashion the faithful showed up. This is where it all began for me. From the opening notes of "Promised Land", I knew that this was not your "normal" Grateful Dead band, but full on magical concert.
On Thanksgiving Eve, the group will grace the stage at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA. Be sure to get your tickets today for what will be a night to remember for the ages.
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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is still hopeful to see his third-year forward Patrick McCaw return after the forward went AWOL having failed to reach a contractual agreement with the organization. McCaw was offered a two-year, $5.2 million deal in addition to the initial $2.7 million qualifying offer for this 2017-18 season, but the UNLV product refused to take either and has yet to report to the practice facility or talk to any of his teammates.
"He's a restricted free agent, so we have his rights no matter whether he accepts the contract that we've offered or not," Kerr told Damon Bruce of 95.7 The Game (h/t Drew Shiller of NBC Sports Bay Area). "We've been in touch with him occasionally, and he's going through his own thought process."
"He knows where we stand. We'd love to get him here. There's still a place for him here. He has to just make up his mind which direction he wants to go."
The Warriors roster sits at 14 at the moment with the latest addition of training camp invitee Alfonzo McKinnie, leaving one roster spot open shall he choose to return.
"We have faith that he'll be with the Warriors again," Kerr added. "And we'll just be patient as this goes."
McCaw's bone seems to be in the need of a bigger role, but he simply hasn't done enough to deserve more than a 10th or 11th man's minutes in the rotation — still struggling to find his shot or be assertive on the floor.
His contract situation has resulted in a stalemate, making him a relative prisoner, unable to find another opportunity elsewhere due to his contractual obligations to the team.
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Say whaa? Chocolate milk is a nutritious treat?!
Chocolate milk was likely your favorite childhood beverage. But as a mom, do you serve it to your kids? We all need facts in order to make the best choices for ourselves and our families about what we eat. It's time to set the record straight about chocolate milk.
Myth: Chocolate milk is not as "healthy" as plain milk.
Fact: No matter the flavor, milk will always be the same delicious beverage that provides nine essential nutrients. The major difference between white and chocolate milk is the higher carbohydrate and calorie content when sweeteners are added.
While some have concerns about sweeteners in milk, leading health and nutrition organizations have recognized small amounts of added sugars can be used in nutrient-dense foods, like chocolate milk. For some people, the calories from sugar in chocolate milk are a worthwhile trade-off for all of the nutrition milk provides.
Myth: Chocolate Milk is bad for teeth.
Drink chocolate milk with meals instead of between meals.
Drink, don't sip, chocolate milk and other sweetened beverages to decrease the time teeth are exposed to sugar.
Fact: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, there is no scientific basis that sugar and other sweeteners cause hyperactivity. Flavored milk makes up only about 4 percent of the added sugars in kids' diets, and may actually help them meet dairy recommendations.
Fact: A study of more than 7,000 kids aged 2-18 found that children who drink milk (flavored or plain) do not have higher Body Mass Indices (BMI) when compared to non-milk drinkers. The key to anyone wanting to maintain a healthy body weight is to balance calorie intake with calories burned via physical activity.
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When it comes to returning to the office, current rhetoric would suggest that this will not be as it was before.
The 'working from home' genie is now fully out of the bottle with employee surveys showing only a small percentage want to go back to the office full time, with the vast majority wanting either to stay working from home or to work in a more hybrid model with a couple of office days a week, or as needed for meetings.
With productivity so far believed to have stayed strong during lockdown, only time will confirm if this desire and level of productivity will be maintained longer term. There are clearly real benefits to this potential new normal, such as enhanced employee satisfaction through improved work/life balance. Less commuting also offers a more global environmental benefit and if there is one thing the pandemic has given us which we should grasp with both hands, it's the opportunity to take a step change in addressing issues related to climate change.
In the longer term, businesses may be able to make cost savings with smaller real estate requirements, although short term this will be affected by existing leases and considerations of additional costs of implementing an ongoing hybrid model (eg, IT infrastructure and equipment for home use). There will also be many management challenges in the changed modus operandi, but with various examples where organisations are already making this model work, these are clearly not insurmountable.
Virtual is here to stay
Most people seem to miss and want to get back to a scenario where networking face-to-face returns. It therefore does not feel like the days of face-to-face medical congresses or networking meetings are over. However, it has now been demonstrated, and all have experienced, the ability to successfully work virtually.
Surely, the cost, time saving and reduced environmental impact alone of, for example, a transatlantic flight for a one-day meeting or pitch, will mean in our reboot there will now be greater discretion in terms of which meetings are held face-to-face and which are held virtually. Certainly, many are saying they believe the virtual pitch is now very much part of our raison d'être and not just a lockdown inconvenience.
Even our traditional medical congresses may reset in a format different from the one we are used to, and we will need to adapt accordingly. Will we see these become hybrid with attendees on-site to benefit from networking connections that only occur in that environment, while others engage live from their offices?
Our work at the HCA is a microcosm of this. Our move to all virtual meetings and CPD courses, although on a forced timescale, was already part of our ongoing strategy to more effectively engage with our geographically distant members, help utilise their time more efficiently and, of course, reduce the environmental impact of all that travel. We will still hold some face-to-face when this is again possible, including an annual conference, but the virtual events and courses will now be very much an established part of our new normal.
Health is in the spotlight I have highlighted in previous columns that COVID-19 has thrust healthcare into the limelight and has had a significant positive effect on global trust in the pharmaceutical sector. The availability of successful vaccines and therapies will hopefully build this further. But having experienced COVID-19, the world is likely to be wary of the future and will be looking for governments and the scientific community to have learnt all they can, and to continue that learning.
There is also the concern that attention has been so much on COVID-19 that other health areas have taken a back seat and now need enhanced focus. The health environment in which we will be communicating will therefore be quite different from where it was at the start of 2020, full of opportunity for communicators to capitalise on this added attention.
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Before COVID-19, awareness and concerns around fake news were already mounting. This has only been heightened during the pandemic. We have also finally seen some of the major social media channels start taking much more aggressive combative action. The health communicators' future role in helping combat fake news will certainly remain important, but will hopefully be continuing from a stronger foundation of awareness and concern.
Similarly, we need to learn to strike the right balance between the need for rapid review and dissemination of data and the associated risks. There have been both good and bad examples during this pandemic. How we learn from these and move forward in these areas will shape the future of data collection, review and dissemination.
The pandemic has been a dark time for everybody. As things improve, our attitude will be so important to our recovery. By seizing on positive opportunities, the healthcare communications sector has the potential to become stronger than ever.
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College students are often told to practice "self-care," and honestly, it makes sense. Students constantly struggle so much with managing their different responsibilities that their health and well-being usually become less of a priority. This leads to stress, anxiety, exhaustion and mental burnouts. Speaking from personal experience, self-care helps deal with all of these issues and even more importantly, it helps people feel at ease.
I came to realize the above statement when I made a life-changing choice this past winter break. I vowed to take better care of myself. From that moment on, I adopted a healthier lifestyle. I exercised, ate smaller portions, read and reflected on past mistakes that I made. I started treating myself better, which is the main idea behind self-care: Love yourself so much that you treat yourself better and feel better.
Below you will find a list of self-care techniques with a small description. I personally do most of these methods, but self-care looks different for everyone. Hopefully they help!
1. Schedule a Doctor's Appointment—It's good to know where your health stands. You might have a vitamin deficiency, who knows?
2. Exercise—I was not fit at all when I first started, and that's okay. I walked for half an hour at a pace of three miles per hour on the treadmill and slowly worked myself up. It took me about two weeks to get to five mph.
3. Eat a Well-Balanced Meal—Add some vegetables to your plate. Maybe drink apple or orange juice. Eat fruit.
4. Take a Hot Shower—This one is self-explanatory. I would just say to take your time. Maybe play music to spice it up.
5. Read—I would recommend easy reads, like those page-turners that let you escape from reality for a bit and immerse yourself in a world of entertaining drama.
6. Draw—For this one, I would recommend standing in front of the mirror and sketching yourself. When you sketch, really look at yourself. Notice the small details. Notice the lines and shades. Try to be as accurate as possible. Also, don't be afraid to erase!
7. Clean your Room—I usually find that a person's room reflects their mental state of being. If you clean and organize your room the way you want, you'll feel a sense of order, and it's nice to have something in order when life can get messy.
8. Decorate your Walls—I put up pictures and inspirational quotes. I also made a wall of inspirational women of color. My decorations remind me to keep pushing forward.
9. Dress Up—By dress up, I mean at your discretion. Wear whatever makes you feel empowered and good-looking. Don't worry what other people might think or say. Usually, they'll give you compliments because they see that radiant smile that shows you feel good.
10. Self-dates—Go out, walk, explore… just go out somewhere by yourself!
11. Watch a Movie or TV Show—Relax and watch some TV.


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The 14 Worst Business Practices Of Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder
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Washington City Paper's Dave McKenna has absolutely eviscerated Redskins owner Daniel Snyder in a lengthy piece that details Snyder many crimes against D.C. football fans.Click here to see his worst offenses >>
Snyder's Redskins have made incredible profits in the last 10 years, but the money has come mostly by gouging fans at every opportunity and placing sponsored ads on anything that moves — even other ads.
Meanwhile, the team has had just two winning seasons since 1999.
According to McKenna, who has chronicled Snyder's misdeeds more than anyone, the American Enterprise Institute has called the Redskins a "seriously mismanaged" operation that is "the most frightening example of a team that hadn't thought through the simple economics of pro football."
But it's not just bad contracts and inept hirings that make Snyder look a irresponsibly evil despot. His willingness to put a price tag on anything, while also failing to produce a quality product on the field has infuriated fans for years.
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title="Snyder claims there are 200,000 people on a Redskins season ticket waiting list, yet he sued lifelong ticket holders who could no longer make payments on their 10-year, $50,000 seat contracts"
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title="In 2008, Snyder bought the only sports-radio station in the D.C. area that covers the Redskins and charges other media members a fee to become "partners" of the team."
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title="In 2009, rather than fire head coach Jim Zorn and pay him the $2.4M remaining on his contract, Snyder hired a "consultant" to take over play calling duties."
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title="In August 2010, Moody's gave "junk" status to $165M in bonds that Snyder sold to raise money for another one of his companies, the struggling Dick Clark Productions."
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Q: Cannot launch app after installing AppsFlyerLib I'm trying to integrate the AppsFlyer SDK into my SwiftUI iOS app. I've installed the framework via cocoapods.
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The developer of this app needs to update it to work with this version of macOS.
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It's mid winter in Michigan, thoughts of fall are fading and it's too early in the year to start thinking about spring paddling, fishing or hiking. My winter supply of books is dwindling and like others in the upper Great Lakes, I've got a bit of cabin fever, and I'm starting to feel like one of those characters played by Gabby Hayes in the old western movies, the old prospector who has been alone in his cabin for too long.
The marketing geniuses who put out fly-fishing catalogues know this, and the four-color, slick products start arriving in the mail about now and tempt me to buy new rods, reels, other gear or clothing that I usually don't need.
Since I'm writing a canoe/kayak guide to Michigan this year, paddling catalogues are arriving, reminding me of gear I didn't know I needed.
I can usually resist the efforts of marketers until I hold my annual Jimmy Buffet party. The ingredients are simple – a Jimmy Buffet song, "Boat Drinks," fly-fishing catalogues, a credit card, but most of all, a bottle of tequila.
By the end of the evening, I've usually placed several orders, and sometimes I surprise myself when the gear arrives. The after effects are usually a hangover and a big credit card bill to pay off.
On such nights, my wife makes sure my shotguns are out of reach and that the shells are locked up.
So far there has been no damage, but there's always the first time.


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What were you doing before and after the event?
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