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Park In-hwan (hangeul : 박인환),  - , est un écrivain sud-coréen.

Biographie

Park In-hwan est né à Inje, dans la province coréenne de Gangwon-do pendant la période de la domination japonaise. Il sort diplômé du lycée Kyunggi en 1945 puis entre à l'école de médecine de Pyongyang. Après la Libération, il quitte l'école et ouvre une petite librairie nommée "Mariseosa" dans le quartier Jongno à Séoul. Il s'est intéressé à la poésie dès l'adolescence et en 1946 il publie son premier poème intitulé Rue (Geori) dans le journal Kukje Shinmun. En 1949, il coécrit un recueil de poésie intitulé Une nouvelle ville et un chœur de citoyens (Saero-un doshi-wa shimindeurui hapchang), avec quatre autres poètes, entre autres Kim Gyeong-rin (김경린, 金璟麟) et Kim Soo-young (김수영, 金洙映). Ce livre lui a permis d'obtenir une certaine notoriété et lui a conféré l'étiquette de poète moderniste. En parallèle, il a mené une carrière de journaliste qu'il a commencée en 1949 pour le quotidien Kyunghyang Shinmun. Plus tard, en 1951, il devient leur correspondant de guerre. En 1955, il se rend aux États-Unis par bateau et, la même année, il publie un recueil intitulé Recueil de poèmes de Park In-hwan. Ces poèmes sont connus notamment pour leur représentations de la vie de bohème.

Park est décédé en , à l'âge de 29 ans, mort à son domicile d'une crise cardiaque après des excès de boisson dans le quartier Myeongdong. Une semaine avant sa mort, il avait écrit un poème intitulé Si le temps s'écoule (Sewori gamyeon) qui est devenu populaire dans toute la Corée.

Œuvre

L'Institut coréen de traduction littéraire (LTI of Korea) résume les contributions de Park à la littérature coréenne de cette manière :

La poésie de Park In-hwan peut être présentée comme un exercice d'observation continue de la modernisation de la Corée du Sud en constante évolution. Son œuvre tend à refléter les conséquences imprévues sur l'homme de cette transformation accélérée. Sa poésie dépeint ainsi les dures réalités de l'urbanisation contemporaine, mais aussi la tragédie et le sang versé à travers les guerres internationales. Sa poésie est traversée par un sentiment général de perte des repères et de désespoir. Cependant, cette poésie ne peut être classée dans la poésie dite réaliste : sauf quelques exceptions notables, beaucoup de ses textes sont nuancés par une reconnaissance abstraite du monde extérieur. L'auteur, loin de vouloir se limiter à une description concrète de la métamorphose, délivre un discours en ellipse sur la vie de ses contemporains.

Ses premiers écrits  ont montré une réaction hostile face aux anciennes techniques d'écriture, comme celle que l'on peut retrouver dans son poème "Cerf bleu" (Cheongnok), sorte d'école du sentimentalisme qui célèbre l'affinité entre la nature et l'homme. Mais il n'existe pas de copies de sa première œuvre littéraire majeure, La revue des nouvelles poésies (Shinshiron), qu'il a publiée avec d'autres poètes tels que Kim Gyeong-rim, Yang Byeong-shik, Kim Soo-young, Lim Ho-kwon, et Kim Byeon-guk. Son recueil, Une nouvelle ville et un chœur de citoyens (Saero-un doshi-wa shimindeurui hapchang), a montré son rejet du sentimentalisme traditionnel de ses prédécesseurs. L'anthologie, publié en collaboration avec Kim Gyeong-rim et Kim Su-yeong, a marqué l'avènement d'une école révolutionnaire au sein de la littérature coréenne qui a cherché à créer un nouveau langage pour dépeindre une Corée où l'urbanisation massive est devenue un thème majeur. La Guerre de Corée a marqué un changement important dans son style d'écriture. En tant que témoin de la mort et du désespoir semés par les combats, il a publié des poèmes tels que Fusée de détresse (Shinhotan), Sur le chemin du retour (Gohyang-e gaseo), et Ce qui pose problème (Munjedoeneun geot), qui expriment toute la tristesse des victimes de blessures physiques et psychologiques .

D'autres poèmes de Park In-hwan comme Dieu malheureux (Bulhaenghan shin), Dieu noir (Geomeun shiniyeo), et Dialogue final (Choehu-ui hoehwa), constituent des œuvres plus sombres exprimant le mécontentement et le sentiment de désespoir devant le monde moderne. Ce poète a été parfois critiqué sur ce point : on lui a reproché de mêler ses observations de la société contemporaine avec un regard irrémédiablement pessimiste. À l'exception de À ma petite fille (Eorin ttarege) et Sans aucune larme (Hanjulgi nunmuldo eopshi), on lui a reproché d'avoir eu recours au fantastique et à l'étrange comme seuls remèdes aux problèmes de la modernité, plutôt que de trouver une réponse concrète et tangible .

Bibliographie
  Shinshiron  (1948)
  Une nouvelle ville et un chœur de citoyens (1955)
  Poèmes choisis de Park In-hwan (1955)
  Le cheval de bois et la dame (1976)
  Œuvres complètes de Park In-hwan (1986)

Références

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Naissance en Corée pendant la colonisation japonaise
Décès en mars 1956
Naissance en août 1926
Écrivain sud-coréen
Décès à 29 ans


Hello i need a little help.
In my last printings the printer started to make problems on the first layers.
Also the down layer is not smoth as was in my first prints and there are holes on it.
i cant understand what is this black on white filament. I made 5-6 prints. I tried cleaning it with ultimaker method. Prints white and suddenly i can see this black spots in diffirent places on my print.
Hm, that's really hard to say. But since you have an UM2+, do change the nozzle and print again. If it happens again, you could exclude the nozzle from the list of possible causes.


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Government postpones VAT reverse charge
The Government has confirmed it will put on hold plans to introduce reverse charge VAT in the construction industry for another 12 months.
This follows concerns raised by accountancy bodies and the industry regarding insufficient time to plan and implement the changes.
The reverse charge affects VAT registered businesses in the construction sector, in particular those who report via the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). Once implemented, UK-based customers who receive certain construction services must account for the VAT to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), instead of the supplier.
HMRC says this approach should be seen as an "anti-fraud" measure, preventing fraudsters from stealing VAT owed to HMRC.
However, many of the 150,000 businesses affected are yet to update their accounting systems to abide by the new VAT regime. Meanwhile many businesses in the construction sector will be affected by reduced cashflow due to an end to VAT payments from customers where the reverse charge is applicable.
A recent survey undertaken by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in July found that more than two-thirds (69%) of SME construction firms were wholly unaware of the VAT reverse charge proposals
Meanwhile 67% of those small construction firms that were aware of the proposals weren't prepared for the changes, with the FMB warning the Government of probable "chaos" if the new regime was to come into effect on 1st October 2019.
The Government has heeded those concerns and issued a policy brief confirming that the implementation of the new VAT reverse charge regime will be deferred until 1st October 2020.
The policy brief said that HMRC "remains committed to the introduction of the reverse charge and has already increased compliance resource". The tax authority will "work closely with the sector to raise awareness" and help "all businesses" to be ready "for the new implementation date".
Brian Berry, Chief Executive, FMB, said: "I'm pleased that the Government has made this sensible and pragmatic decision to delay reverse charge VAT until a time when it will have less of a negative impact on the tens of thousands of construction companies across the UK.
"To plough on with the October 2019 implementation could have been disastrous given that the changes were due to be made just before the UK is expected to leave the EU, quite possibly on 'no-deal' terms."
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIoT) has also welcomed the government's clarity, which should ease fears among suppliers and customers over VAT disputes.
Linda Skilbeck, Vice-Chair of the indirect taxes sub-committee, CIoT, said: "If the Government had pressed ahead with a start [for the VAT reverse charge regime] this October we envisaged significant confusion amongst businesses, leading to disputes between suppliers and customers as to whether or not VAT should be charged.
"A start date of October 2020 is more sensible. This should allow time for a dedicated information campaign to be operated by HMRC, with the assistance of industry and professional bodies."
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Nicaragua canal company banking on US shale gas exports
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Inspections start on MOL Comfort sisterships
The six sister vessels of the stricken MOL Comfort are to be inspected, as the first salvage vessels reach the wreck.
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WALLINGFORD — The Town Council on Wednesday accepted a $400,000 state grant to help build and install a pedestrian bridge along the northern part of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail.
The bridge would allow pedestrians and bicyclists to reach the trail right-of-way that connects to Main Street in Yalesville.
The linear trail begins at Community Lake Park on Hall Avenue and runs north to Fireworks Island.
Currently, trail users have a vehicular right to pass through the Yalesville on the Green condominiums, 380 Main St., over their bridge to access Fireworks Island and the trail, but no pedestrians or bicycles may pass over the bridge.
Councilor John LeTourneau was the only dissenting vote. He said he objected to accepting the grant, nearly half a million dollars, when the state is not well financially.
Additionally, he said he felt it was hazardous for the trail to end on Main Street in Yalesville.
The trail would connect to the public sidewalk, said Town Engineer Rob Baltramaitis, not the roadway directly.
The linear trail is actually a safety enhancement, Baltramaitis said, because it provides an alternative to walking or biking on Route 150.
The cost is approximately $1 million for bridge and trail work.
On July 25, the State Bond Commission approved funding from the Department of Transportation's Community Connectivity Grant program. The program is aimed at improving infrastructure for pedestrian and bicycle transportation, according to the program website.
The DOT began notifying towns in August, and Wallingford received a grant for $400,000, the maximum amount available.
Councilor Jason Zandri said while he agrees with LeTourneau's concerns about accepting state money during a rough economic time, he hasn't heard any pushback from residents on accepting state grants.
Additional funding sources include approximately $140,000 from the nonprofit Friends of the Linear Trail Inc., $120,000 from a state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection grant to the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee and about $390,000 that was allocated for linear trail Phase 3 construction.
He said the town has completed engineering assessments on how to best cross Fireworks Island. The bridge would utilize present easements to the condominiums and complete the trail to the public sidewalk.
The bridge has not been designed or permitted yet, but Baltramaitis said he plans to begin immediately.


The nonprofit Government Finance Officers Association awarded the Forest Preserve District its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 29th consecutive year. The association developed the program to encourage agencies and professionals who are members to "prepare comprehensive annual financial reports that evidence the spirit of transparency and full disclosure." The 2016 award recognized the District's comprehensive annual financial report for fiscal year 2014 – 2015.
The District manages funds from property taxes to not only aid in the conservation of land and natural resources but also the creation of nature-related programs for DuPage County's residents and forest preserve patrons.
In 2015, the District took advantage of low interest rates to complete refinancing of some of its financial debt. The result is a $6.5 million savings over 10 years, which will be passed on to DuPage taxpayers in the form of lower taxes over the next several years. During the refinancing process, Standard and Poor's reaffirmed the District's AAA financial rating, which is a point of pride for our agency.
Funding for Forest Preserve District of DuPage County operations comes primarily from real estate taxes.
While nearly three-quarters of a DuPage County homeowner's tax bill goes to support schools, just 2 cents of every dollar paid funds all of the services the Forest Preserve District provides. During the 2015 tax year the homeowner of a house with a market value of $300,000 paid $169 to the District in property taxes.
The District also charges residents certain fees and permits for use of facilities and services. Those charges make up about 6 percent of the District's overall revenues.
To report on its financial position and the results of its operations the District uses fund accounting, which demonstrates legal compliance and aids financial management by segregating transactions related to certain functions and activities. Funds are either governmental or proprietary. Governmental funds account for most of the District's general activities, such as land acquisition, capital development, servicing of general bonded debt and general operations. Proprietary funds account for business-type activities and receive a significant portion of their funding from user fees.
During fiscal year 2015 – 2016, the combined revenues of the District's governmental and proprietary funds totaled $81,538,796.
The combined expenses of governmental and proprietary funds totaled $61,443,415.
The most recent voter-approved referendum passed in 2006, authorizing the sale of $68 million in bonds to acquire land, restore native habitats, and maintain and develop trails and other recreational facilities. Because federal tax regulations require that 85 percent of the funds from the sale of bonds be used within three years from the time of sale, the Board of Commissioners completed two bond sales. A sale in the amount of $34,770,000 was completed in January 2007, and a sale in the amount of $33,130,000 was completed in November 2008. This plan will allow the District to meet obligations while achieving a manageable balance among high-priority land acquisitions, habitat-improvement projects and the development of trails and recreational amenities. So far, funds from the 2006 referendum have contributed to the purchases of 360 acres at 14 locations.
In March 2012 Standard & Poor's gave the District a AAA-bond rating on a new debt refunding issuance and reaffirmed the District's AAA rating on existing bonded debt. This was the third time the District was rated under Standard & Poor's Financial Management Assessment, which is effectively a report card on the District's financial-management personnel and practices. Under this assessment, the District has maintained its "strong" rating — the highest rating possible — which is defined by Standard & Poor's as indicative of "practices that are strong, well embedded, and likely sustainable." These high ratings were transferred into low interest rates as underwriters negotiated with investors on the bonds.
The budget is the foundation of the District's annual financial planning and is a tool that staff uses to manage daily operations. Each budget year begins on July 1 and concludes on June 30 the following year. All District offices submit budget requests, which serve as a starting point for the development of the comprehensive document. Taking comment into consideration, the Board of Commissioners reviews and revises the appropriation before its adoption. Though not a formal part of the appropriation ordinance, the board uses a five-year projection of revenues and capital expenditures in its financial planning.
The Forest Preserve District is required to publish a complete set of financial statements presented in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a firm of licensed certified public accountants.


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Q: rename files on upload in wordpress 3.4.1 I have been trying to rename my images on upload and only piece of code I found was the one that uses a 32char hash.
function make_filename_hash($filename) {
  $info = pathinfo($filename);
  $ext  = empty($info['extension']) ? '' : '.' . $info['extension'];
  $name = basename($filename, $ext);
  return md5($name) . $ext;
}
add_filter('sanitize_file_name', 'make_filename_hash', 10);

My php knowledge is very limited and I looked everywhere for an example that uses some random number being generated instead of a hash, without success. My initial idea was to get the db image id and use it as image filename on upload but I got my brain twisted in the process.
Anyway at this point I would settle for some sort of numbering system that will increase by one digit on every upload or if that is not possbile at least some random number by using a range, like rand(10000,99999).
Any help would be very appreciated thanks a lot
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Ok thanks for your help Eric, this is what I got so far and seems to work better. Is there any way I can make it contiguous though? Obviously not using mt_rand :) Something like increase by 1 with every upload. Also is it possible to have the same number generated twice, because that might create issues on upload.
function make_filename_hash($filename) {
  $info = pathinfo($filename);
  $ext  = empty($info['extension']) ? '' : '.' . $info['extension'];
  return mt_rand(10,10000) . $ext;
}
add_filter('sanitize_file_name', 'make_filename_hash', 10);

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Can you read data from a custom table in functions.php and write to it. I'm trying to read a counter from a table set the image to that counter number and update the counter in the db. It doesn't seem to work, the counter increases but the table never gets updated, and no matter what the value in the db is, the counter does not use that value, so this means it's not reading this value either. I just want to know if there is another way to do this to rename files but with a value from my custom table.
This is what I got so far. I was thinking maybe I use the wrong hook but at this point I am a bit stuck. Thanks guys.
 function make_filename_counter($filename) {
    $qry;
    $fcnt = 0;
    $sql = ("SELECT counter FROM bwbps_filenamecounter WHERE id = 1");
    $cnt = mysql_query($sql);
    foreach($cnt as $cnt) {
        $fcnt = $cnt->counter;
    }
    $fcnt = $fcnt + 1;
    $info = pathinfo($filename);
    $ext  = empty($info['extension']) ? '' : '.' . $info['extension'];
    $sql = "UPDATE bwbps_filenamecounter SET counter = " . $fcnt . " WHERE id = 1";
    $qry = mysql_query($sql);
    $fcnt = 0;
    return $fcnt . $ext;
}
add_filter('sanitize_file_name', 'make_filename_counter', 10);

A: Based on the answers to this question, I would suggest something like:
function make_filename_hash($filename) {
  $info = pathinfo($filename);
  $ext  = empty($info['extension']) ? '' : '.' . $info['extension'];
  $uniqueName = uniqid(basename($filename, $ext));
  return $uniqueName . $ext;
}
add_filter('sanitize_file_name', 'make_filename_hash', 10);

This will use the original file name as a base and then append a time-sensitive identifier to that. See here for a description of PHP's uniqid() function.
I'm not positive, but I believe WordPress applies the sanitize_file_name filter before anything is saved to the database. If that is the case, you won't be able to tie the new name to the database ID.
EDIT
To return a unique identifier that doesn't incorporate the original file name:
    function make_filename_hash($filename) {
      $info = pathinfo($filename);
      $ext  = empty($info['extension']) ? '' : '.' . $info['extension'];
      return uniqid() . $ext;
    }

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Dark Plas Halloween 2013: Plastic Man Stakes Out A Vampire!
For the last 3 Halloweens, I've posted about the strange, dark last comic book stories of Jack Cole's career as a comic book artist.
This year, I present to you "The Evil Terror?" from Plastic Man #43 (November, 1953). This 10-page saga fluttering around a bat-winged vampire in the best Universal-Studios-Bela-Lugosi tradition is one of the last Plastic Man stories -- perhaps the very last one -- that Jack Cole appears to have created.
As I've written about earlier, the comic book stories Jack Cole wrote and drew in the early 1950s embraced the horror genre with the same verve and intensity that his 1940s comics embraced screwball humor. A strong argument can be made that Cole's 1950s horror stories reflect the undercurrent of anxiety and terror present in Cold War America. These stories are filled with images of people cowering in shadows, frozen with terror.
At some point in the late 1940's, Cole sat down at his drawing table and drew a three panel sequence (one of the many delights that will be found in The Blighted Eye, the upcoming volume by the legendary comics historian, archivist, and collector Glenn Bray) that represented a startling departure from his popular bigfoot-superhero style employed to great success in his Plastic Man stories. The drawings were realistic, not rubbery. In the sequence, a man and a woman embrace in a passionate kiss. The scene is set in a luxuriant, modern city apartment. The panels are filled with delicious black shadows that define the many objects in the room, the drapery of the character's clothes, and even the strands of their hair. On the extreme right side of the sequence, Cole drew a small caricature of himself and penned a note to his Quality Comics publisher, "Busy" Arnold: "Romantical stuff, huh, Busy? Just wondering if you'd like to give me a trial on a serious strip, for a change? Yes? No? I await! Jack"
Cole, an indefatigable innovator, had become interested in creating a new style of comics, with a more realistic feel. Arnold and his editors did give Cole more serious strips -- but instead of romance, they made Cole the signature artist of their new horror title, Web of Evil, where Cole wrote and drew one or two stories for the first dozen or so issues.Some of those stories are reprinted and discussed on this blog. A new volume collecting some of these stories has just been released from IDW, edited by Craig Yoe.
Cole also transformed his Plastic Man stories from baroque screwball comic operas to nightmarish, anxiety-ridden dramas of dread. It was as if Plas and Woozy suddenly began to know the future held nothing but horror -- and they dreaded it with existential despair. Many readers, including me, have missed that these last Plastic Man stories are sometimes (not always) by Jack Cole (often with others finishing the art and inking). In earlier posts, I have explained why I think that certain of these stories, including the Plastic Man horror stories, which I call "Dark Plas" are indeed the work of Jack Cole.
In "The Evil Terror?" Cole once again invests his masterpiece comics creation with some of his trademark screwball humor. It's as if, for this last effort, he had come full circle from goofy humor comics, to dark parables of horror and dread, and then back to humor. As a creator of sequential graphic narratives, Jack Cole was something akin to a roller coaster speeding across the tracks, veering from side to side from light to dark, humor to horror -- and we see that happening in the span of this story.
As a result, "The Evil Terror?" reads overall like an episode of Scooby Doo. As with the popular animated series, it turns out there is a mundane explanation for the seemingly supernatural element in the adventure. The scene on page 8, where Woozy Winks raids the fridge is a parallel to the pothead Shaggy who is eternally cursed with the munchies.
Nonetheless, the story is filled with potent, masterful images of existential terror that are worth your time to peruse, especially on Halloween!
"The Evil Terror?" by Jack Cole - Plastic Man #43 (November, 1953)
More Dark Plas!
"The Stairway to Madness" (January, 1953)
"The Witch of Wailing Woods" (July, 1953)
All text copyright 2013 by Paul Tumey.
It's Jake With Me - Stretching PAST Playboy in 1963
Here's three of Jack Cole's sexy vintage girlie cartoons, signed as "Jake." These were drawn in the mid-fifties, either just before or in the first years that Jack Cole provided cartoons to Playboy magazine.
Cole's mid-fifties "Jake" cartoons are looser than his Playboy material, but no less remarkable for the astonishing visions of feminine beauty they capture. As always, there is a rich subtext in Cole's work, usually built on the chaos in men's souls that these estrogen confections cause.
Cole died in 1958. However, his cartoons continued to appear on the newsstands for years after his death -- usually reprints, but in some cases first publications of stockpiled inventory. I recently grabbed three lovely and funny Jake images from online auctions of 1963 "Humorama" digests.
The first is a back cover of a February, 1963 Laugh Digest. Cole's original cartoon is done in gray ink washes. The publishers have ham-handedly added in a semi-transparent red in the background and on the flower that sits in the woman's hair. Nonetheless, the gag is funny and the cartoon is fascinating for the portrayal of the terrified soldier. Our brave, tough men could face down commies, but when it comes to lustful beauties in low-cut dresses, that was another matter entirely!
February 1963 - Back cover of Laugh Digest
A Cole classic appeared on the cover of a Humorama digest dated September 1963, making two very good points:
Everything in this clever composition (again clumsily colored by someone other than Cole) points to the woman's breasts: the gaze of the three figures, her arm and legs, and even the sign in the background. A looser Cole composition, with a typically offbeat gag, appeared on the first page of a Humorama digest dated December, 1963:
December 1963 - Laugh Digest
This cartoon is supposed to feel a little looser, to help convey the gyrations and jounces of the dancer. Look at the study in contrast Cole gives us between the sexy dancer and the sexless women of charity. The dancer is all curves and decorative patterns -- the charity workers are sagging lines and dull costumes. The joke is read and felt in a second, as it should be.
The editor(s) of these pulpy, sex-drenched digests appear to have valued their stock of Jack Cole cartoons, judging by their prime placements on covers, back covers, and splash pages. Even five years after his death, Jack Cole was "Jake" with the public.
Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out my column at The Comics Journal, Framed! -- in which I pull together some of this blog's work on Jack Cole as well discuss many other interesting things.
- Paul Tumey
Jack Cole's 1938 Screwball Comics
One spring morning in 1938, Jack Cole walked the 10 or 15 blocks from his Greenwich Village apartment to a broken down old five-story warehouse on West 23rd. On the street, trucks rattled by, and dozens of other people were entering similar buildings to run tiny little factories that made everything from clothes to hardware. The factory Cole reported to, the Harry "A" Chesler Shop, made comic books.
He took the rickety elevator up to the fourth floor, said good morning to his boss, Harry Chesler, who at at a desk just outside the elevator. Chesler, a stout, round-faced man, was wearing a vest with a watch chain, a derby, and smoking a cigar. Cole walked past him into the large rented room in which several artists were already hard at work, hunched over their drawing boards. "Good morning Fred. Bob. Charlie." Cole greeted a few of his colleagues and sat down to work.
This is how I imagine the scenario of Cole's first months drawing comics. He had moved to New York City in late 1937 or early 1938 with his wife, Dorothy. Cole had come to New York to establish himself as a magazine gag cartoonist. He had managed to break in to several top markets, most notably Collier's and Judge. And he was selling regularly to Boy's Life. But his progress was too slow and he was running out of money and time. He very likely answered an ad in the New York Times, and found himself working for Harry "A" Chesler, an entrepreneur who hired artists to create comic book stories that he then sold to publishers.
Over his first few months at the Chesler Studio in early 1938, Cole began to develop into a comic book artist, moving from gaga panels and spot illustrations to one- and two-page sequential narratives. In spring or early summer of 1938, Chesler was hired by Quality COmics (Cole's future employer) to produce an advertising giveaway book for them. the book, The Cocomalt Big Book of Comics, was printed around August 1938, and featured several of Cole's early pages. It's possible that Cole was even hired by Chesler to be the art director of the book, which could account for the use of so much of his material as compared to other artists.
Cocomalt was a powdery vitamin additive to milk. Mothers in the 1930's and 40's were urged to save their children from malnutrition with a steady diet of the "sunlight vitamin." The product vanished from the shelves of American grocery markets sometime in the 1950's, well before I landed on this crazy lump of coal we call Earth. Reportedly, Cocomalt was as hard to mix with milk as oil with water.
Nevertheless, it must have been a popular product, due, if nothing else, to a hefty advertising budget. Cocomalt sponsored radio shows, buried cool Buck Rogers paper ray guns in the canisters of powder, and gave away numerous free premiums.
The Cocomalt Big Book of Comics was one such premium, published in 1938, and by Quality Publications (although no publisher, or month is listed anywhere on the book). The cover of the book is by Charles Biro, and features radio star Joe Penner. I'm just guessing here, but probably Cocomalt sponsored Penner's radio show.
When I wrote about this book a few years ago, I missed some of Cole's art in the book, and attributed work done by others to him. After years of study, I've developed a better "eye" for Cole's art, and can now correct the record.
Cole's first page in the book is a one-pager called "Insurance Ike." It appears that Cole did not create this character, since there are earlier episodes published before Cole joined the Chesler shop. This page is filled with Cole's life. The dialogue Ike has with his reflection in the mirror may have been a reflection of how Cole was feeling about his life at the time, as he struggled to make it as a cartoonist.
I've written more on this page and Cole's 1938 work in my latest column, Framed! for The Comics Journal. You can find it here.
In his next page, Cole draws radio comedian Joe Penner. The first panel is a pun in Penner's name. In true screwball comics fashion, Cole uses a lot of funny background signs in this page. The cigar smoking duck sidekick in panel two is a winner -- one wishes Cole had used this character more.
Cole's next contribution in the Cocomalt book is a two-page King Kole's Kourt. Despite the play on Cole's name, this was a series that Chesler had run since 1935, long before Jack Cole came along. Again, the subject matter Cole chooses is concerned with meeting expenses.
I missed this years ago, but Cole provides some great illustrations for three pages of sheet music. The song is co-written by Joe Penner. This may be the only instance of Cole providing spot art for sheet music.There are lots of great screwball gags worked into the art, including inverted coo coo calls from cuckoo birds.
Cole also leans on his experience creating magazine gag panels. In the "Myrth-Parade" one-pager, he contributes three gags: panels two, three, and six. Panel six features an early sexy girl. Panel one appears to be by Bob Wood, and panel five is by Fred Schwab. Panel four may be a collaboration between Jack Cole and Fred Schwab.
Cole's last contribution to The Cocomal Big Book of Comics is another gag panel. The fourth panel in this page is by Cole, with the other panels being by other Chesler artists (that's Fred Schwab in panel two).
It's intriguing to think that the Cocomalt Big Book of Comics was Cole's first editing job, but we probably will never really know for sure. What we can be sure of is that, within a few months of joining the Harry "A" Chesler shop, Cole was already standing out with comics that were highly original and invested with manic comic energy.
For more about Jack Cole's 1938 work with Chesler, see my new Comics Journal article, The Lost Comics of Jack Cole - Part Two (1938).
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Announcements: New Cole Article at The Comics Journal, Upcoming Books
As of today, July 1, 2013, I have a new column at the online magazine, The Comics Journal. Co-editors Dan Nadel and Tim Hodler very kindly responded to my query ("Hey guys, want some writing?") and then patiently waited four months for me to produce something.
I'm kicking off the new column with a four-part series called "The Lost Comics of Jack Cole." The first part (1931-8) can be read here.
This long piece includes 36 cartoons, comics, photos, and rare images -- 16 of which never made it onto this blog.
But, more than that, I've discovered that putting all these little bits and pieces of the "lost" Jack Cole together into a chronological framework sheds light on the life and career of this secretive, influential 20th century master of pop culture. I hope you'll check it out and leave a comment there to encourage the editors to run more stuff like this.
One the reasons Dan and Tim had to wait four months for this piece was that, around the time they hired me, I landed a wonderful opportunity to write an essay for the upcoming 500 foot long by 300 foot wide Sunday Press book, Society Is Nix: Gleeful Anarchy At The Dawn of the Newspaper Comic Strip (1896-1915). My essay in the book is called "Mule Kicks: The Roots of Screwball Comics." I also was a contributing editor, helping out publisher and editor Peter Maresca on researching and writing about 50 mini-biographies of cartoonists represented in this amazing book. It's due out around August 1 and might even make an early appearance at the San Diego Con -- look for it -- it's gonna be a REVELATION. Here's the cover:
Coming around August 1, 2013 from Sunday Press
Just when I finished up the Sunday Press project, Abrams ComicArts editor Charlie Kochman kicked his work on The Art of Rube Goldberg into overdrive. I actually worked day and night for a short while on this with him (I am co-editor of the volume). This book, a huge coffee table art book on the Great Cartoonist will have a slew of original essays from greats like Al Jaffe, Brian Walker, Peter Maresca (my publisher/editor at Sunday Press), Carl Linich, and best of all - from Rube's talented, funny grand-daughter, Jennifer George (who put the whole book together). I've got an essay in the book, as well. You can check it out on Amazon here, and here's the cover art:
And now, since you've been kind enuff to read through all this shameless self-promotion, here's an actual piece of rare Cole art. Even though this ran in a 1944 Chesler publication called Punch Comics, it was clearly done much earlier -- probably in 1938 or 1939 when he was working as a staff artist at the Chesler Shop. It may have been published in some as yet unidentified comic (if so, probably a Centaur publication), or it may have been something Cole did which was kept in inventory. In any case, it's pretty swell -- a whole, artfully designed page of gag cartoons around the theme of travel trailers!
Punch Comics #9 (Harry "A" Chesler, July 1944)
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An Unpublished 1940 Sub-Zero Cover by Jack Cole
Here's a super-cool rare piece of previously unpublished early superhero art by Jack Cole that provides a small revelation about his early career. It's a cover rough featuring Sub-Zero Man, a character that Jack Cole is not known to have ever drawn.
"What's a cover rough?" You may be asking.
In the cartoon and comics biz, a "rough" is simply a preliminary version of a finished piece of art. It's done to give the publisher an idea of where the artist is headed with the piece, and allows for adjustments to be made. This is a common practice, even today. It saves the artist time, and it makes sure the publisher gets what they want.
The files and archives of old comics publishers are probably filled with unpublished cover roughs. At some point in the past, the comics historian and writer Ron Goulart appears to have gotten access to the files for a 1940s comics packager called Funnies, Inc., and he photocopied from these files a rare, previously unknown cover rough by Jack Cole. As you may know, Ron wrote Focus on Jack Cole (Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 1986)
Decades later, Ron Goulart put the photocopy (which was never published) up for sale on ebay, and I bought it to share with the world's Jack Cole fans. Feel free to thank me. :) Here's the art:
Jack Cole's unpublished cover rough for Sub-Zero Man. January 1940
(From the collection of Paul Tumey)
Ah, that beautiful pointed exclamation mark!
Information on the art identifies it as a cover rough and tells us it was drawn by Jack Cole for Novelty Press. The art has a date stamp of January 15, 1940. We know that Jack Cole wrote and drew a few comic book stories for Novelty Press that were published in the early 1940s. These stories appeared in Target Comics Volume 1, Number 1 through Volume 1, Number 4 (the January, 1940 through May, 1940 issues). The stories were "bigfoot" style humor features called The Higrass Twins.
The splash page of Jack Cole's HiGrass Twins story from Target Comics Volume 1, Number 1 (January, 1940)
It's interesting to know that Cole was also developing a superhero feature for packager Funnies, Inc. (who sold to Novelty Press -- confusing, isn't it?). Also in early 1940, he created a superhero for MLJ called The Comet. Note how similar the pose is in this splash panel below to the Sub-Zero Man's pose above.
Jack Cole's second Comet story, from Pep Comics #2, MLJ - February, 1940)
Clearly, around this time, Cole was developing his own approach to an exciting visual depiction of a superhero in flight. His early solutions are almost pornographic, with his characters wearing skin-tight suits that reveal every curve and muscle of their taut buttocks. Despite his name, Jack Cole's Sub-Zero Man is well, kinda hot.
It's also interesting to compare the Sub-Zero art with the black and white ink wash cartoons Cole published in Boy's Life magazine in early 1940:
In 1939 and 1940, Cole had developed a commercially viable black and white ink wash technique, that included using white paint on top of the black ink to indicate sound and motion. Both his superhero and his humor cartoon work of this period vividly depict bodies flying through the air. His work of this period was an important stepping stone to his creation of Plastic Man, his masterpiece.
However, the newly surfaced 1940 Sub-Zero cover art raises as many unanswered questions as it answers. The biggest question is: did Jack Cole create the character of Sub-Zero Man? Did he also create a Sub-Zero story to accompany this cover?
Even though no Cole-drawn Sub-Zero stories exist, the character was indeed published in Novelty Press comics, a few months after the date of this art. The first appearance was in Blue Bolt Volume 1, Number 1 (June, 1940), which featured work by Joe Simon (of Simon and Kirby). Here's the first Sub-Zero story, signed by a "Larry Antonette." Even though the finished art is not by Cole, it does have the feel of his early superhero work, with manic energy, huge natural disasters, vindictive heroes, and bizarre fates for wrong-doers. See what you think:
I'm sure that Mr. Mason Moray, the eminent panelologist, could shed some light on aritst Antonette's life and career -- he seems to know reams of information about the obscure creative talents that worked in 1940s American comics. But, the really interesting artist to work on Sub-Zero is Golden Age great Bill Everett.
Bill Everett's first Sub-Zero story from Blue Bolt Vol. 1, Number 5 (October, 1940)
Did you catch the similarity between the names of Sub-Zero and Everett's most famous creation: The Sub-mariner (first published in October, 1939 -- eight months prior to Sub-Zero's first appearance). And how about this: another feature in Blue Bolt was called Dick Cole -- and Jack Cole's brother was named Dick. Is any of this connected? Was it an in-joke? Did Cole write some early superhero material for Funnies, Inc. that was later developed by others?
We know Jack Cole was prolific, ambitious, and hard-working -- so could there be yet more unpublished early Jack Cole art out there, somewhere?
At this point, these questions must go unanswered.
But, we can certainly appreciate the raw, primal ZOOM power of Cole's lost Golden Age superhero comic book cover!
'Till Next Time,
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So where did Jack Cole get his screwball sensibility from? Be sure to check out my other blog, The Masters of Screwball Comics, where you can read the very Cole-like Dinky Dinkerton comic strip by the forgotten Art Huhta!
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Can a pig be elected mayor of a city? When you are running against a convicted murderer and a councilman convicted of drunk driving, it's certainly a possibility.
Giggles the Pig is running a write-in campaign for mayor of Flint, Michigan in what has to be one of the best stories I have read this year that is not from The Onion (although it certainly seems like it came straight from their headlines).
Listen to the whole story below in this week's LookItsChris.com Podcast.
Back just fifteen or twenty years ago, if you wanted to watch something on television, your options were limited. If you had cable, you probably had 50 or so channels, and if you didn't, well good luck. But the programming was still good.
Now 25-30 years ago, your options were really limited. But the programming was still good.
Today, you've got 200+ channels to choose from on cable. Over the air, thanks to HD, options have easily tripled. And thanks to services like Netflix, Hulu, Crackle and more...and companies like Appple, Google and Amazon, now you can stream in virtually anything you want at anytime you'd like. And the programming is...well, great.
You would think with so many options and so many studios and so many channels to support that television would be at its weakest now. However that is not the case. In fact, some people (myself included) are calling this the second Golden Age of Television. Show right now are strong. The writing is wonderful and the acting is superb. The multitude of channels and platforms has not weakened or watered down the content, but rather it has provided outlets for hundreds of thousands of creative people to come forward and give us what is certainly the best television of our lifetimes (if not of all of TV's history).
Will it continue to be this strong? Only time will tell of course, but one thing is for certain: I am enjoying it immensely. And if you're not watching at least a couple of different series right now or filling up your DVR with them for later on you are truly missing out on this new Golden Age of Television.
So what shows are your can't miss programs? Comment below and share what your favorites are and why we should be watching.


Designs on Murder is an entertaining cozy mystery. Amanda Tucker and Max Englebright are delightful characters.
The author is very talented in her descriptive writing and through her words, I could picture the clothing being designed and the stores in Shops on Main.
I loved the cast of characters.
For a first in series, this book has everything I could want.
I absolutely adored this mystery with its sassy dialogue, well-written storyline and delightful characters.
It's a fast-paced mystery that I devoured.
Gayle brought all these characters to life for me very well. I love a book that makes me feel like I am watching everything that is happening.
As always, Gayle delivered another great story and series with this one . . . The story flowed well making a quick and easy read. I am anxiously anticipating the next in this quirky series.
This sounds great. Thanks for the contest!
I really enjoy Gayle's books and look forward to this new series. Thanks, Lori, for featuring it on your blog!
Sounds interesting! I enjoy reading books with visiting ghosts.
Sounds like a fun read, thanks for the chance!


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"The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"written, composed, and recorded by Donna Fargo. It is written in the voice of a newlywed girl, sung to her new husband. It has since become her signature song.
The song, Fargo's debut single, became a number-one country hit in the spring of 1972, and subsequently became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart, peaking at No. 11, and Billboard Easy Listening Singles chart, where it reached No. 7.
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Wu Who?
There was a lot of talk a while back about remaking the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, but apparently no one noticed that the Disney Channel had already remade it, with a different title and Brenda Song in the lead role!
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) tells the suspiciously familiar story of a seemingly vacuous and superficial highschool girl, whose life is ambushed by a mysterious mentor-figure convinced that she's actually the latest reincarnation of an ancient demon-fighting warrior chick, and must begin her training immediately, to prepare for the fearsome showdown to come. Of course, in this case, the "mentor" is a hunky young monk rather than a creepy old guy, and the Baddies are revivified Terracotta Warriors rather than vampires… but other than that, it's pretty much the same old plot-rope in shiny new packaging.
Sadly the dialogue and characterisation fall far below the standard set by Joss Whedon, even in the much maligned movie-version of his iconic creation… and while the fight scenes are impressively staged, with lots of fancy flips and wire-fu, they're soundtracked with the same tepid elevator music that's used for the dialogue scenes, which robs them of a lot of the urgency and excitement they might otherwise have had. An early clash between the monk and Wendy's demon-possessed brother seems to go on forever-and-a-day, thanks to the languid flute music underscoring the scene… it's like watching an action flick with the sound down, while stood in a New Age gift-shop! The only way in which Wendy could be said to surpass Buffy, is for its exploration of immigrant families losing touch with the language, history, and traditions of their "homeland", as successive generations integrate into the dominant domestic culture. It seemed a tad contrived to me that the only class Wendy was failing at school just-so-happened to be Chinese History, forcing her to tap into the accumulated knowledge of her past incarnations to pass the class, and thus save her dream of becoming Homecoming Queen… but it was a well-intentioned twist on the old "Chosen One" destiny schtick, so I'll allow it.
The movie also scores a lot of goodwill thanks to its uber-adorable star… even if the Disney Channel house-style doesn't allow for much subtlety or depth in the performances of its cast members. Before taking the role, Song had already earned a black-belt in Tae Kwan Do, which must have come in pretty handy when learning all the moves she uses here… even if she's occasionally (and rather obviously) doubled by a stuntman in drag! There's something undeniably awesome about seeing her adopt a fighting stance and shoot her "game face" glower at the camera… it's just a shame that, unlike Buffy, this movie didn't spawn a superior spin-off series, in which Song could kick demonic ass on a regular basis (preferably under the aegis of Whedonverse writers who know how to punch up this sort of pulpy genre fare). Meanwhile, Wendy's Mandarin-speaking grandmother, who bemoans her family's lack of interest in the old-timey ways, is played by Tsai Chin… who, among other things, played a Bond Girl back in the day (You Only Live Twice), as well as Fu Manchu's daughter, alongside Christopher Lee. Fun fact: Aside from her credit as 'Grandma Wu' here, Chin has also played characters named 'Aunt Wu' (in Avatar: The Last Airbender), and 'Madame Wu' (in 2006's Casino Royale remake)!
Bizarrely, the DVD also features a random bonus episode of the luxury-hotel-based sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, in which Song co-starred as a spoiled heiress, named "London Tipton". In this particular ep (#2.06, "Forever Plaid") London is transferred to a strict Catholic school, where she's fawned over by a star-struck classmate (played by a pre-HSM-fame Vanessa Hudgens), and gets condemned to detention along with her unfortunate friend 'Maddie' (series regular Ashley Tisdale). Their scenes together were pretty amusing (despite all the mugging), and you do get to see Song and Tisdale dressed as nuns, if that's your idea of a good time… I can't say I'm in any rush to check out the rest of the series after this sampler, though.
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Me and Mrs. Jones on BBC1 - Worth a Look?
When I saw that Sarah Alexander, a favorite from the brilliant series Coupling was heading up a new comedy project in the vein of Cougar Town, I couldn't wait to see it. Before I had a chance to see even a minute of the premiere, I was told to lower my expectations. That did not make me happy.
Here's what I think so far. I like Gemma. She got me in the first episode when she was attempting to put on a dress and said to her friend, "I'm confused." Not because I would ever attempt to put on a dress like that, but because I collect dolls and can't even manage to get the damn things onto artificial people let alone myself. Styles have come a long way since I was jamming myself into them!
Gemma's ex-husband, Jason, has somehow managed to score a super hot young girlfriend. He has the worst bangs (fringe) I've ever seen on a man. His lady friend reminds me of an older, stupider Phoebe Tonkin. That's just not right. Nothing he has accomplished through episode two has helped me to understand how he scored Gemma and had three children, let alone Inca.
Gemma has a suitor named Tom who, to put it politely, has odd attractions. On their first date he mentions her marmite mustaches (she could NEVER bleach her upper lip and not be considered to have even a mild shadow) and lovely teeth. What the hell? He seems to be the catch of the school yard, although Jason and Tom himself generally consider him a knob. If he didn't look so much like Ciaran Hinds he'd be insufferable, but that's his one saving grace.
Finally, Gemma's son arrived home from a trip abroad four months ahead of schedule bringing with him his buddy, Billy. Billy is played by none other than Robert Sheehan of Misfits fame. Once he left Misfits I left with him. He has that something. Something about him that refuses to allow you to avert your eyes. As he gently falls for Gemma, he is everything you would have wanted him to be in his most vulnerable Misfits moments as Nathan. Irresistible.
Bottom line? Not the best show, but as a woman over 40, the prospect of having a Billy in my life is more than enough to keep me tuning in. Shallow? Sure. But haven't there been enough shows about men in the same circumstances to alleviate my embarrassment?
Plus, I like that it isn't afraid to allow Gemma to be the "cougar" that Jules wasn't allowed to be in Cougar Town. All that fuss over a title. It's just sex. Men do it all the time. It's time a woman gets a choice, too. Whether she chooses the young man is beside the point. That the choice takes more than one episode is what's intriguing.
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10 Promising Cryptocurrencies under $10 to Invest in 2021
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As we can see, Bitcoin is at the center stage right now in the cryptocurrency space with its unusual price gains. This is followed, of course, by Ethereum, which is literally the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. It seems that some small-cap deserve more attention than they are getting right now. This article outlines the most promising of these small-cap cryptos, which are currently worth less than $10.
These digital assets are selected based on different factors. If you are looking for promising cryptocurrencies under $10 to buy for cheap, this may be the information you have been looking for. So what are the most promising cryptocurrencies under $10?
1. Stellar Lumens (XLM)
Current XLM Price: $0.5030
Market Cap: $11,248,026,861
Volume (24h): $3,373,397,495
The Stellar network is one of the most recognized cryptocurrency networks when it comes to payments. Forked from Ripple, the company now closely competes with its parent company in terms of remittance settlement. The network has millions of accounts that use its cheap and fast payment network for funds transfer.
Apart from payments, Stellar is gradually becoming a hub for stablecoins, which its clients also use as a bridge when sending transactions over the network. The second-largest stablecoin by volume – USDC was just launched on the network last week. Combining payments that are becoming increasingly popular and stablecoins that merchants prefer for less volatility, Stellar's native token XLM is likely to see much brighter days ahead.
2. Tron (TRX)
Current TRX Price: $0.05243
Market Cap: $3,744,403,112
Tron is a rather controversial cryptocurrency project that has attracted a lot of criticism from parts of the crypto community. However, despite the criticism, the Founder and CEO Justin Sun seems very focused on developing the network to compete with top projects, such as Ethereum, from which it came out and with which it shares many things in common.
While Ethereum still leads the way in smart contracts and dapps, which Tron also supports, the Tron network is starting to get an edge over Ethereum, as transaction fees due to scaling issues become a concern for Ethereum users. The network also started supporting DeFi tokens, such as Wrapped BTC and Wrapped ETH. Many of Ethereum's DeFi fans have moved to the less crowded and less expensive Tron with this development. If this trend continues, TRX definitely has a promising future ahead.
3. Dogecoin (DOGE)
Current DOGE Price: $0.05826
The meme coin, right? Yea, Dogecoin is the fun cryptocurrency that was created for those who are not really into the scientific aspect of crypto to let them have fun while exploring the space. Recent events, however, suggest that there may be more to this "Dog" coin than meets the eye.
Following a series of tweets from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Dogecoin has pumped dramatically, making it one of the best performing cryptocurrencies so far this year. Even the developers behind the crypto have left it alone for a while, but the recent pump has necessitated their return to upgrade and make sure the network is able to handle the enormous traffic generated by the new interest. Going forward, it is unlikely that the interest generated will go down, and Dogecoin may maintain its ascent up the crypto ladder.
4. Cardano (ADA)
Current ADA Price: $0.8488
Cardano is certainly one of the most promising cryptocurrencies under $10. The CEO of the project, Charles Hoskinson, works round the clock to see that ADA sees adoption for different use cases, as this is crucial to the value of the cryptocurrency.
So far, he has made significant progress with ADA being accepted by merchants as payment. The company has also partnered with educational institutions to use its technology to verify certificates and with governments to use the technology in governance and other areas. Though the value is still low right now in monetary terms, this could change in the future, as adoption translates into value for cryptocurrencies.
5. EOS (EOS)
Current EOS Price: $4.85
EOS is a close rival of Ethereum and Tron for dapps and smart contracts. The project plans to make it very easy for developers to build dapps on its network without stress. Its native token, EOS, is used to interact with these dapps and smart contracts.
As this aspect of blockchain technology continues to grow in popularity, the value of the token is bound to increase, meaning that the future could be very bright for it.
6. Polygon (MATIC)
Current MATIC Price: $0.1097
Market Cap: $546,120,182
Volume (24h): $231,761,345
Polygon is a Layer 2 network that focuses on providing scaling solutions. Recently rebranded from Matic Network, the network has just been integrated with the Ethereum blockchain to help bring solutions to Ethereum's scaling issues and reduce transaction fees. As this is a serious problem facing Ethereum, Polygon is offering this much-needed solution using its token MATIC for many of the processes. The asset may take after ETH and start to fly in the future.
7. Basic Attention Token (BAT)
Current BAT Price: $0.5509
BAT is a cryptocurrency used to tip content creators and sharers on social media such as Twitter and Reddit. Users of privacy-focused browser – Brave also receive tips in BAT. As more people are seeking privacy, more are likely to use this browser and earn BAT, which means it will get more popular and thus increase in value. That's why it is one of the most promising cryptocurrencies to watch out for.
8. DigiByte (DGB)
Current DGB Price: $0.07014
Digibyte is a blockchain network that supports asset creation. It has one of the most technologically sound networks that the team claims is highly undervalued. As the quest for sound technology advances in space, Digibyte will most likely become more valuable in time.
9. Ripple (XRP)
Current XRP Price: $0.5680
Volume (24h): $11,898,169,275
XRP is the native token used by international payment company Ripple. The token is utilized to provide liquidity for payments on RippleNet, the payment network. XRP has not been doing well since it crashed after the 2017 bull market. The situation was worsened by the legal issues facing the company since December 2020.
However, XRP has shown strength in spite of this challenge. The asset rose 80% in 24 hours at a time when Ripple responded to the allegations against it. XRP fans said that this was a demonstration of the token's independence from Ripple and the fact that it could do well without the company.
As payment is becoming a highly sought after service (especially cheap and fast one), Ripple is likely to gain more relevance, which means XRP will also see more adoption, making it one of the most promising cryptocurrencies on the market. Even now, the token is demonstrating great strength, with its price being above $0.5.
10. REN (REN)
Current REN Price: $0.9369
Ren is an open protocol network that makes it possible for blockchains to interoperate and provide liquidity for the exchange of DeFi tokens. With this function, the network plans to increase access to DeFi tokens by removing barriers to interoperability between different blockchains.
This will eliminate the need to use Wrapped assets such as WrappedBTC. REN, the native token, serves as a bond between node operators that make up the Ren Virtual Machine (RenVm). With the growing DeFi ecosystem, the network's relevance could increase, as it holds critical technology required to operate the growing DeFi ecosystem.
Digital currencies are a new investment vehicle, which can help you earn rewards quickly. However, cryptocurrencies are also a volatile form of investment that can lead to a total loss of funds. It's important to keep an eye on the market size of each crypto asset. The crypto coins mentioned in this piece are likely to grow and bring more rewards in the future.
Note: This post was originally published on 29 December 2018 and has been totally updated for the completeness and veracity of the content on 15 February 2021.
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Hermann Conrad Baasch (* 23. November 1814 in Hamburg; † 17. Juni 1877 ebenda) war ein deutscher Kaufmann.

Leben
Baasch war Kaufmann und gründete 1841 zusammen mit Carl August Wulff die Firma C.A. Wulff & Baasch, die vor allem im Mexikohandel tätig war.
Er war in vielfältigen Funktionen in der Kirchspielselbstverwaltung von Sankt Petri engagiert.
Von 1862 bis 1868 war Baasch Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft.
Er gehörte zeitweise dem Aufsichtsrat der Norddeutschen Bank an

Der Historiker Ernst Baasch war sein Sohn.

Literatur
Deutsches Geschlechterbuch, Band 51, S. 38

Kaufmann
Unternehmer (Hamburg)
Unternehmer (19. Jahrhundert)
Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft
Deutscher
Geboren 1814
Gestorben 1877
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