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For friends and clients of the Firm and members of the community with an interest in staying current with regard to environmental issues, pertinent laws and regulations, and case law developments.
Frederick Eisenbud
Environmental and Land Use Practice Group
Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP
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Ronkonkoma, New York 11779
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Long Island, New York – An Environmental and Land Use Practice Group With Decades of Experience
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The Environmental and Land Use Practice Group of Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP effectively represents individuals, companies, municipalities and community groups throughout Long Island, New York City, Westchester County and Rockland County in all aspects of administrative, civil, and criminal environmental law and litigation, land use matters, and complex civil and municipal litigation. The Environmental and Land Use Practice Group of Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP is dedicated to offering clients excellent personal service that is responsive to their needs and goals at a reasonable price. Our attorneys have a unique blend of experience and perspective that spans criminal and civil litigation, trial and appellate work, and private and public legal practice that few practitioners can offer.
To schedule a consultation with an experienced environmental lawyer and litigator, call the Environmental and Land Use Practice Group of Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP today at 631-738-9100 x339. You can also fill out a contact form and someone from our firm will be in touch with you promptly. Located in Ronkonkoma, New York, our office serves clients throughout Long Island, New York City and Westchester County. We are easily accessible from all major parkways.
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For over 30 years, Fred Eisenbud, the head of the Environmental and Land Use Practice Group of Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP, has demonstrated a commitment to hard work and serious engagement with a variety of environmental, legal and social issues. Besides his extensive legal experience in the government and private sectors, his background includes work as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, active participation in various environmental committees and associations, and an adjunct professorship in Environmental Law at Touro Law School.
The Firm is deeply interested in the study of environmental law and the practical applications of the law, as it affects its clients. We take the time to speak with our clients to gain a full understanding of their particular factual situation, their needs and their objectives. At our firm, making sure that our clients are well- informed is a top priority.
We invite you to learn more about the Environmental and Land Use Practice Group's practice areas and the people you will be working with.
•August, 2021 - Frederick Eisenbud analyzes a new law which provides a virtually unlimited statute of limitations for Public Water Purveyors to sue for contamination of their water supply. In an article published in August 2021 in The New York Environmental Lawyer, a publication of the New York State Bar Association, Eisenbud concludes the new law will do more harm than good, and that a better alternative exists. Click here to read or download the article.
•September 20, 2019 - CMM Helps Residents Preserve a Pristine Beach in Asharoken. The Honorable Sanford Neil Berland, Acting Justice of the Suffolk County Supreme Court, issued a nine-page decision (Akeson v. Village of Asharoken) denying an Article 78 Petition filed by two residents of Asharoken who desired to construct docks along a section of beach known as the Ida Smith Beach. A Village ordinance had been enacted to preserve the beauty of the Ida Smith Beach, and only three docks, located at opposite end of the otherwise pristine beach and built before the ordinance was adopted, were present when the applications were filed. CMM was retained by the Asharoken Bayside Association to intervene in hearings brought to consider the applications. At Fred's request, the Association retained a wetlands expert and together they appeared and participated in seven public hearings held by the Environmental Review Board, which recommended that the Village Trustees deny the permit applications. The Village Board agreed, and the two homeowners commenced the Article 78 Petition to challenge the denial. Fred was permitted to intervene in the Article 78 on behalf of the Association. Justice Berland's lengthy and well-reasoned decision dated September 20, 2019, contains a clear discussion of riparian rights, and concluded, in large part due to the law and science presented by Fred and the wetlands expert, that the docks, if authorized, would create a precedent that would destroy the magnificent beach the Village Code intended to preserve. Because there were many nearby locations where the applicants could keep their boats, they were not permitted to significantly alter the conditions that attracted their neighbors to the Ida Smith Beach.
•September 11, 2019 - CMM's Environmental & Land Use Group Relies on Science to Achieve Desired Results from DEC. CMM's Environmental & Land Use practice group, under the leadership of Chairman Frederick Eisenbud, was able to persuade the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) that our client should be permitted to keep the deck and dock he built without a tidal wetlands permit at his home – despite the fact that DEC demanded its removal for several years before CMM was retained. Our client's deck, dock, and bulkhead were severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. When the client sought a wetlands permit to rebuild exactly as the deck, dock, and bulkhead were when he purchased the house, DEC denied the application for the deck and dock because the prior owner built his deck and dock inconsistently with a tidal wetlands permit the prior owner obtained. When the client proceeded to build the deck and dock as they had been when he purchased the house without a tidal wetlands permit, the DEC demanded that he remove the deck and dock, which would have been extremely expensive. Fred directed the client to a wetlands specialist we frequently partner with, and the expert's inspection revealed that no flora or fauna could be found on the water bottom, under the dock or outside of it, and that the area of the deck and dock over water was actually less than the area approved in the tidal wetlands permit granted to the prior owner. CMM knows from experience that when arguments to the DEC are based on science and the facts rather than emotion, the Department will listen. We successfully argued that our client's construction created no adverse impact to the wetlands, and that what was built should be permitted to remain in place because the DEC would have granted the tidal wetlands permit for what was built had it been submitted with the information obtained by our expert. The DEC imposed a reasonable penalty upon our client for doing the work without a permit, but did not require that he remove any part of the deck or dock.
•March 19, 2019 - CMM Secures Dismissal of Frivolous Ethics Claim Against our Client. A builder, frustrated by opposition to his development by our client before she was elected to the local municipal council, filed an ethics complaint against her. He claimed that her actions to gather information about the developer's activities following complaints made to her by the public about those activities abused her authority for her personal benefit. Fred Eisenbud, Chair of CMM's Environmental and Land Use Practice Group, filed a response that included an analysis of the municipality's ethics code and vigorous argument that everything our client did was within the scope of her powers. Less than one month later, upon consideration of our opposition to the ethics complaint, the Ethics Board found that there was no reasonable basis to believe that our client had violated the ethics code. CMM is pleased to have so efficiently disposed of this frivolous complaint without it becoming public. With this issue now behind her, our client can move forward with her work on the municipal council.
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American Honda Presents DC Comics' Supergirl (1984)
Story – Joe Orlando, Barry Marx & Robert Loren Fleming
Dialogue – Andy Helfer
Artist – Angelo Torres
Letterer – John Costanza
Colorist – Joe Orlando
Editor – Barry Marx
Special Consultants – Toni Harrington & Rick Smith
Executive Coordinator – Steve Werner
Adviser – Steve Jacobs
Welcome back to the wonderful world of DC Comics PSAs! After a long hunt, I have finally procured the first (of two) Supergirl traffic safety Public Service Announcements… which (counting the three New Teen Titans Drug Awareness mags) puts us at 80% of the mid-80's PSA push.
This might get bumpy, so buckle up! (har har)
We open in Southern California where Supergirl is attending to the fallout of an Earthquake. The shifting of the Earth has caused the ground to crack and the roads to buckle… including the bridges and overpasses. As luck would have it, a trucker hauling explosives is barreling across the half-bridge, and is about to take a header into the valley below. Like, he seriously speeds up because the Earthquake set his schedule back! Such dedication! Now, if I were back running a trucking company, this is definitely a dude I'd want working for me. Supergirl uses her heat vision to bend the bridge up so she can pluck this fool driver outta the sky. Unfortunately, this whole mess is cutting into her date time with one Steve Gordon.
Back in Chicago, we meet young Mister Gordon who appears to be working at a fast food joint. He and his coworkers are discussing the film Battle for Neptune, which he loved so much he'd seen it twenty times! Their chat is interrupted by da boss man who informs Steve he's got a phone call. It's Supergirl calling to cancel their date. It's funny, she's actually borrowing a police phone to do so… I wonder if they record those calls, because Supergirl just referred to herself as Linda. Hell, there's an officer standing right next to her when she makes the call! Anyhoo, Steve doesn't take the news well, and decides he'll go to the movies anyway… but he'll take Ellen instead. No, no, he's not being unfaithful… at least I hope he's not, Ellen is his younger sister.
Now, this is where things get serious… which is odd to say, considering we just covered an Earthquake… but, for the purposes of what this issue is trying to do… this is where it begins. Steve and Ellen hop into the car, at which time Steve refuses… downright refuses to buckle his seat belt. Ya see, he's such a better driver without it… and yeah, he actually says that. After all, the theater is less than a mile away.
Well, I'm sure we all know where this is headed. Steve and Ellen head down the road to an intersection. As they pull through a man blows a stop light and t-bones them!
A drunken man ambles out of the other car, and looks at the mess he'd made. He sees that the other car had children in it, and wonders if he stole from them long lives… all because of a few drinks. Looks like we're doing double-duty on the public service announcements here. I wonder if he was wearing his seat belt.
We shift to later on at the hospital. Steve is in a coma, though Ellen appears to be fine… despite somehow smashing her head on the steering wheel… at least I think that's what was being depicted. Maybe she was just grimacing, and her spidey-sense was going off, I dunno. Linda has arrived and she is Super-apologetic… if only she hadn't cancelled their date, Steve would be fine. Well, let's not get crazy there Linda, he'd still not be wearing his safety belt.
Knowing that she is powerless against, well… Steve's coma, she takes off for the Fortress of Solitude to hang out among Superman's collection of exotic critters. She hears the creaking of, either the turn of a giant key or the opening of a giant door and knows that her cousin has just arrived. She heads to him with the news that… she is going to quit being Supergirl!
Ya see, if she wasn't so busy Supergirling, she would have been there to go out with seatbeltless Steve. Superman's all "let's not be silly", after all, even Superfolks can't be everywhere at once. He leads her to a device he'd received from some alien race he'd saved… and just like every other device Superman procures, it's shaped like a piece of furniture you have to sit in (or in this case lay on) to make it work. This will allow him to try to communicate with Steve's mind to inform him that Ellen is okay, hoping that this might stir him from the coma. Supergirl thinks it's a smashing idea… with the caveat that she be the one to be hooked up to the machine. Superman begrudgingly agrees.
And so, Supergirl enters the machine and her mental essence is swept away to… like this strange arctic Mad Max world. Okay. We see Steve, who is referred to as Gord-On here, so maybe he's going to join the Legion of Super-Heroes… and he is tasked with driving a car, basically. He hops in, and is joined by… his sister Ellen, who… you guessed it, implores him to buckle his seat belt. He refuses, fearful that he'd be pinned in the car should the Marauders attack. Supergirl's mental essence is in the backseat trying to convince Steve to buckle up, but he cannot hear her.
When they hit the ice, it's only a matter of time before the Marauders attack. Steve, it turns out, isn't a half bad driver. He is able to outmaneuver most of the baddies and even shake a few off. After a breakaway… their vehicle gets t-boned by a raider, and they are pushed into a hole in the ice.
Okay… I know logic really isn't a thing here, but let's give it a try anyway. Here we've got Steve, who has refused to wear his seat belt… submerged in the freezing cold water. Supergirl is able to save him… a rescue which was likely hastened by the fact that… he wasn't wearing his seat belt! Not sure this was the best example of seat belt safety. Back in the "real" world, Steve's coma worsens… and Supergirl thrashes in the device. An observing Superman knows she was unsuccessful.
We hop back into the coma-world, where we enter a jungle and see Steve (Monterey Gordon here) dressed as though he's going on safari. He is tasked with… driving a car (to deliver a letter for a dying man). He hops in his Jeep where he is joined by… his sister Ellen, who (say it with me) pleads with him to wear his seat belt. He again refuses, claiming that it's safer to be thrown free of an accident. Supergirl's mental essence mythbusts that… which appears to be her purpose for these scenes.
After being jumped by a tiger, the Jeep-load finds themselves under attack by some, I dunno, revolutionaries? As Steve drives into a clearing his Jeep gets (say it with me) t-boned! He goes flying… but Supergirl catches him before he becomes an unsightly stain (as opposed to those sightly ones) on a rock. Again in the real world, Steve's coma worsens and Supergirl thrashes… steee-rike two!
We shift again, this time into a potboiler mystery. We meet Steve Gordon, P.I. who is being tasked with… driving a car to bust up a racket downtown. He hops into his ride, where he is… you know. And she… you knows. This time, however, in order to shut the tot up, Steve buckles his seat belt! Third time's the charm!
And you'll never guess what happens next… unless you've been reading along this far. Yep, they get t-boned… however, this time by the grace of seat belts, everybody is safe! Steve finally comes out of his coma. I say finally, but really… this was like a twenty minute coma.
Our story concludes with Steve being wheeled out of the hospital… can't see if the wheelchair has a seat belt, but I'm hopeful that it does. Linda arrives to inform him that she owes him a movie date, and everything is hunky dory.
Just like the other mid-80's DC Comics PSAs we've read, this wasn't as bad as it could be. That's not to say it was all that great or anything… but I did enjoy it as a heavy-handed weirdo novelty.
This whole issue is predicated on the concept of mythbusting some arguments against the use of seat belts… and looking at it that way, I suppose it's mostly successful. By going into Steve's "head" time after time Supergirl is afforded the opportunity to take one argument at a time and show their folly. Fair enough. The bits to get there were repetitive and… kinda silly, but whattayagonnado? At the end of the day, this is a superhero seat belt PSA.
I thought it was a bit sudden for Linda to claim retirement after some dude she was going to go on a date with got hurt… seemed a bit out of character, but, again… PSA. We've all seen our share of "very special episodes" where established characters act a bit "severe" or "sudden" to facilitate a plot point… so, no harm, no foul.
As hokey and heavy-handed as this was, I think it's the first Andy Helfer script I've ever read… and it's not half bad. I'm used to seeing his name pop up as editor, so I was interested to check out his dialogue-game. Gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised. The art was pretty nice too… this didn't look like a "fill in", which was nice.
Overall… silly as it was, if you're a fan of DC Comics history, and just weird stuff, you're gonna want this in your collection. I know I'm happy to (finally) have it. Four PSAs down… one to find/go!
Activities and What-Not:

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Bali, the most abundant island in the world. Lush with jungle, and cliffside beaches with no one in site. We planned our trip around earth day, and giving back to the planet. Conservation was the underlying message behind our content as we toured the island.
Working with our clients, we organized a wooden ship tour, dinner with elephants at a rescue, horseback rides, and waterfall hikes.


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AMY'S SHORTS
THEY HAVE A BONE TO PICK
#omens
Tweets by @OmensComic
Genre: Fantasy Horror
Age appropriate for 16+ (intense violence, gore, and suggestive themes)
Ember's mother died in a mysterious fire or so she thought. When Ember gets wind of her mother's survival ten years later, she treks on an expedition to find her. And when she does, her mother expresses her gratitude by murdering her own daughter.
When Ember dies, her soul is weighed. She is equal parts good and equal parts evil. She is an anomaly that belongs in neither Heaven nor Hell. Like all anomalies, there is a place for them—away from the confines of Hell and away from the joys of Heaven. That is a place where Omens dwell.
Omens are the collectors of evil souls and gain their power by fusing with animal deities. Ember is now one of them.
However, there's more to this supernatural world than Ember can ever imagine, and she is desperate to escape her new "life." She yearns to solve the mystery of why her mother murdered her. But little does she know, the reason is far worse than she fears.
Writer: Amy Linsamouth
Birthday: February 26th (Pisces)
Myers Briggs Type: ENFJ
Life Motto: "If no one travels from the future to stop you, how bad can it be?"
Amy has a degree in cinema with a focus on screenwriting. If you're a cat reading this, she'll be a great and loyal friend to you. Also, she'll tell you if your kitty litter smells off. She's brutally honest like that. Lastly, Amy likes talking about herself. If you need her for any reason, yell "Shazam" loudly out your window. It works especially well at 4 A.M. in the morning.
Concept Artist: Amone Linsamouth
Birthday: April 13th (Aries)
Myers Briggs Type: INFP
Life Motto: "Just do it…tomorrow."
Amone is the concept artist for Omens. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her older sister, Amy. Amone is a master eye-roller from all of Amy's antics. She has an unhealthy addiction to coffee and likes to dress up when she's bored. She prefers online interaction to real life interaction. Choose wisely.
Line Artist: Cres Jayson Noromor
Birthday: February 15th (Aquarius)
Life Motto: "Manga is life!"
Facebook: @cjnartsandcommission
Cres is the line artist for Omens. He currently resides in the Philippines and has an undying passion of being a manga-ka.
Colorist: J E S S E
Birthday: June 22nd (Cancer)
Facebook: @JeJessee
Jesse is both a cosplayer and artist. She paints on Paint Tool SAI using only one layer. You can find her leveling up on League of Legends or walking convention floors dressed up as Captain Fortune. She currently resides in Egypt.
Line Artist: Jorge Iracheta
Birthday: December 20th (Sagittarius)
Life Motto: "This needs more blood and guts."
Facebook: @IrachetaHorrors
Jorge really loves working on anything horror related. He does illustration, 3D modeling, and pixel art. He also enjoys animation. As much as he practices, he still believes he has a lot to learn. Someday, he wants to animate horror shorts (both 3D and 2D). Also, he wants to work on video games and comics. There are so many things he wants to do!
Colorist: Py_Draw
Birthday: October 15th (Libra)
Life Motto: "Keep moving forward."
Social Media: https://www.artstation.com/piyadechchareon
www.instagram.com/py_draw/
Piya says to draw is like living a dream everyday.
Additional Colorist: Ngoc Moe (Donaldney)
Birthday: May 23th (Gemini)
Life Motto: "Opportunities don't happen. You create them."
Facebook: @ngocmoe
Ngoc is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Vietnam. She is very passionate in line art drawing and digital painting. She earned an Associates in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Science and Technology. She is really happy to meet you all.
Species: Omen
Ethnicity (human life): African-American
To sum it all up, Spider a brilliant grump. He spends most of his time in his lab. He doesn't find conversation with other people stimulating enough and can be quite harsh with the way he speaks, especially to underlings. The only person/creature he's nice to is Crow. They have an interesting partnership—she's like his legs and doesn't mind running errands for him. She usually brings back interesting souvenirs such a tooth or a piece of bone. He likes receiving these gifts more than he shows.
Ethnicity (human life): Egyptian
Crow is very cunning and temperamental. When she gets riled up, the best course of action is to back away slowly because she tends to fight with uncontrollable fury. She's a softie when it comes to only one person, her comrade Spider. She's like a cactus—prickly on the outside but mushy on the inside. She secretly likes trashy romance novels and has a whole library full of them. But keep it hush hush because she has a reputation to keep.
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Ethnicity: Laotian
Nok is Ember's mother and Dexter's stepmother. Her family is her main priority, and heaven help the person that decides to mess with family. She is caring yet stern and makes one great mom. Strangely, she knows more about the supernatural than she lets on...
Ethnicity: African-American
Hannah has a larger than life personality and quite a talker. Give her permission to tell you a story and before you know it, it's already tomorrow. She's big on her vices—men and booze. She's a retired army veterinarian—a vet vet if you will. She doesn't know the meaning of boundaries and is quite strong for a lady her age. She's also Ember's mentor and enjoys teaching someone in the millennial generation because it allows her to hit on men in their 20's when they flock around Ember. Hannah has no shame.
Ethnicity (human life): Argentinian
Cerberus is very serious and observant. At first glance, he looks like a brute, but he's very calculating. He tends to walk around with a stern and thoughtful expression, and it's like his eyes can see right into your soul. He's highly respected among other Omens and is known for his strategic battle commands. He doesn't remember much of his human life or what he enjoyed, but as an Omen, he's drawn to any activity that includes the earth—like tending a garden or swimming in the great blue.
Ember is a tomboy, and she can be a little goofy at times. But overall, she's very focused and determined. In her spare time, she would build and customize her own cafe racers. If she isn't in the garage, she's out working as an animal trainer to make a living. Little does she know, her knack with animals will save her in future dangerous encounters with Omens.
Ethnicity: Half-French, half-Laotian
Dexter is the older half sister of Ember. Dexter is both brilliant and eccentric. She spends most of her time either in her lab at Rising Innovations or working on personal projects in her kitchen. She consumes food only in bar or slush form. She also likes to feed pigeons on her spare time. She's quite a character. Don't let her supermodel good looks fool you.
Species: Unknown
Ethnicity: Half Columbian, half Danish
Nikolaj is very social and suave. He's witty and also the go-to person for cheesy retorts. He's a big flirt and making people uncomfortable is his favorite pastime. He marches to the beat of his own drum and has long ago perfected the lazy grin. As charming as he may seem, there's something sinister lurking beneath. But overall, he's fighting to become a better person than he truly is. Is he trying hard enough? You be the judge.
More information to be revealed upon story introduction.
From the other side...
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Love Omens so much you're about to self-combust? Well you're in luck! Here's a list of I've-got-the-love-bug-for-Omens remedies!
1. Vote for us on Top Web Comics
You can do that by clicking the Top Web Comics banner below. You're allowed to vote once every 24 hours. The closer to the top we rank, the more likely our comic will be seen.
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2. Follow us on Social Media
3. Join our Patreon
It's like a Kickstarter except you're supporting us monthly!
4. Donate
Offerings to the Artist & Writer
Buy us tea or coffee $2.00 USD Feed us $5.00 USD Help us run the website! $10.00 USD You just helped us live another day to create more awesomeness! $20.00 USD This won't happen, but it's always nice to dream... $50.00 USD
Why did you donate?
I support you all the way! I'm trying to feed my own addiction of Omens! I just feel bad for you... 'Cause I'm nice. Because Amone is the best! Because Amy should rule the world! I expect an extra page from this contribution. :P
Do you want your name shown on the Special Thanks page?
Yes, of course! No, I'm just happy to help! No. I'm like Batman, a masked hero shrouded in mystery.
5. Spread the word!
You can let the awesome folks in your life know about our web comic and that'll help us out more than you know!
Now you're officially an Omens recruit! Welcome to the team!
What does that entail? Bragging rights! Yep, you can totally brag about how cool you are. We do!
This page is dedicated to all the extraordinary people that made Omens possible. Those who contributed to the webcomic by pledging on Kickstarter or through any other means are listed below. They are truly amazing folks! Fans face and chants, "Don't cry, don't cry…" :')
Abraham (Han) Thao • Adelbert "Crocodile" Leynes • Alex Lyle • Bart Verstreken • Brian Slater • CatherineHG • creepy D • David Cechini • Derek Kirk Kim • Don, Beth & Meghan Ferris • Dusk "GBG" Shadow • Edward Prescott • Elora Lyda • Evan Flesher • Fan of words • Glaring_Mistake • Greg "schmegs" Schwartz • Jacob "Ryoku" Walker • Jeremy C Zerby • Jonathan Blake • Jonathan Guerrero • Justin Colt Williford • Juhana Jaaksi • K. Brownfield • Lisandro Gutierrez • Markus Weber • marquac • Matt Frias • Max Gon • Michael J. Engel • MrYazMan300 • Neil M • Neil van Vuuren (Kalinith) • Phizi • Rhiannon Raphael • Quek JiaJin • Sifer Aseph • Simon Birks • Sittipong • Squeezy Monkey • Squidbrains • Steve Skura • Steven Mondragon • The Red Ranger • Thomas Werner • Wayne Sung • YCSWYD • Zane Desjarlais
Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts! We hope one day someone can throw a path of rose petals everywhere you're going to walk. You're that awesome!
Comics We Read
These are some fabulous webcomics we admire. Check them out!
If you're looking for a fun sci-fi comedy, this webcomic about an art school drop-out is your best bet. Derek does an amazing job of making the characters feel so human and relatable in this extraterrestrial tale. Check it out! It'll take you out of this world without all that NASA training. ;)
Don't let the cartoon art fool you, this comic can get pretty dark. Its bright and colorful world with its intricate storyline will have you breathlessly waiting for the next upload. Click on this link to join in on the Dreamkeepers adventure!
Fine Sometimes Rain
There's something about this webcomic that really draws me in. Sometimes when I'm reading this, it takes me back to a quiet small town setting from my childhood. If you're looking for a beautiful summer read, you might want to check out Fine Sometimes Rain.
dream*scar
If you're craving for an urban fantasy tale, you might want to take a bite out of this one! It's about a girl that finds out she may be more supernatural than she knows. It's full of beautiful art and humorous moments. Everytime I read it all over again, I admire how Heather can make her characters so expressive!
Omens Helpers
Better than Hamburger Helpers, these amazing folks helped us with art, website, and other Omens-related creations. Check them out to support them!
Vladimir Karic
The most talented web developer you'll probably ever meet. Words can't describe how amazing Vladimir is. Just take a look at this website and his portfolio. 'Nough said. :)
Ithaqua Labs
Want to know who created the beautiful artwork on the characters page? Two words—Sita Duncan. She's also the artist for Ithaqua Labs, an independant game studio. They've released awesome visual novels—fun and well imagined! If you're interested in playing, you can find their games on Steam. ^^
Michel Victor
So who's behind the excellent animation and soundtrack on the Omens homepage? That'd have to be Michel Victor. He constantly has specials for his animation service. Feel free to peruse his DA site and see what he has to offer! :)
Kkimgaby
The anime art on our website is done by the remarkable Kkimgaby. She is super professional, kind, and creates the most adorable art ever. She also freelances so if you're looking for an anime artist, look no further and contact Kkimgaby! :)
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The Naked Truth about Literature and Life: Where have all the book critics gone?
I definitely think that we need our professional critics as much as we need our amateurs. Without professional criticism, writers will be losing out a great deal.
I agree, Sylvia. The reviews in the Times provide examples of beautiful writing, as well. We all lose out when they are no longer available to us.
Far from competing with the professional critics, whom I think do an admirable job when not leading with their own prejudices, the reviews I post on my own blog, Muse du Jour, are a bit deeper in analysis than the regular "I liked this book because...". Admittedly, I get particular what I review: I don't like writing negative reviews, because the writer worked hard to get their story published, and generally there is a reader for every piece of fiction out there. So if I really don't like a book, it's based on my own personal likes and dislikes, which I don't intend to ram down anyone's throat.
Recently, a reader passed through my blog looking for something good to read. He left a lovely comment that one of my reviews inspired him to go looking for that particular book because I made it sound like a really good read. Now that's vindication in the hard work I put into my reviews.
Sylvia, Patty: I agree with you, mostly. But there's something about this whole "you have to prove your right to an opinion" that sticks in my throat.
We have a saying in the law biz regarding objections to disputed evidence: "your objection goes to the weight of the evidence, not its admissibility." In short, the evidence may come in, but you're free to point out its shoddiness to the jury.
I don't think anyone needs to "prove their right to an opinion," but we're all free to take it with as much or little salt as suits our tastes.
I find it fascinating that the L.A. Times cuts their Book Review section, yet sponsors (co-sponsors?) the L.A. Book Festival.
Will that be the next thing the Times cuts?
I think we all appreciate a well-considered review, whatever the source, however, I am filled with chagrin at the demise of the book review sections. The LA Times book section is an abomination now, upside down (depending upon how you look at it) on the back of the Opinion section.
The trouble with web-based opinion is that everyone has one, and - as you rightly comment, Patty - often those "reviews" amount to a diatribe based upon whether the reader liked the book. Many times such reviews tell the reader nothing about the book in question and everything about the reviewer - after all, opinion's strongest relationship is with the person to whom it belongs, not the phenomenon about which he or she has opined! A good reviewer steps beyond that relationship and draws from a broader knowledge - and fewer people are willing or able to do that, as you've highlighted, Patty. Thanks for this post - and what a shame it has to be written.
Marianne, the sort of thoughtful reviews you write defintely help get books into the hands of readers. For that, both writers and readers are grateful. I'm thinking more of those snarky online reviewers who think they're too clever by far when they attack the author personally or the book cover or the font size and think that's good reviewing. If I'm going to be dissed by a reviewer, at least I want beautiful writing.
Dusty, I see your point but how do you feel about paralegals who set up a shingle offering to do the work that an attorney would normally do like preparing and filing papers? Should the public award them equal status?
Groupie, as always you cut to the quick. Sponsoring the LATFOB and then cutting the Book Review section, the Times has created the ultimate irony.
Our J, so well stated. Another of my pet peeves with some reviewers is when they don't consider the writer's intension in writing the book. Not everybody sets out to write War and Peace, so to say they've failed is missing the point.
Like Mr. Rhoades, I quail at the notion that one must "prove his right to have an opinion." I appreciate any thoughtful review ... amateur or professional. After all, we're not just writing books for Marilyn Stasio to read, are we?
My take would be "consider the source," no matter who it may be. What is true is true, regardless of who said it. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn occasionally, and a broken clock tells the right time twice a day.
However, I MUST agree that a "snarky" review or diatribe is more telling about the reviewer than the work in question.So someone has an ax to grind, that shouldn't shake your confidence in what IS a genuine example of good work [writing].
On the other hand, I feel that dismissing a blogger's opinion because it's from a blogger is like throwing the baby out with the bath water. Either what anyone writes is "sound and fury signifying nothing" or it is worthy of thoughtful consideration.
"PS: these comments are provided by a lay person and as such carry no warranty, implied or implicit. Taking said comments to heart is done solely at the risk and discretion of the reader. The reader shall hold this author inviolate for all harm or help which emanates from this post."
Love the disclaimer, Jon. Who knows? It may just catch on.
"Criticism is, or should be, an elite enterprise..."
I find Richard Shickel's unapologetic elitism troubling. The Internet provides the greatest marketplace of ideas the world has ever known.
Do you remember the old saw, The press is free only for the man who owns one?
Let bloggers blog, the smart and the dim. And let's have more faith in the readers to separate the wheat from the Wheaties.
I think there are two kinds of reviews: good and crap (and I don't mean the tone they take regarding the book(s) reviewed therein). I've read shoddy, stupid book reviews published by established newspapers and magazines, and the same published on blogs. I've also read erudite, well-considered, thoughtful and witty reviews in both venues.
"Eliteness" has nothing to do with the quality of literary criticism, and is a sloppy choice of word. I imagine George Orwell, especially, would have bristled at being branded with it.
What a provocative post, Patty!
Schickel characterizes literary criticism as an "elite enterprise." I don't think he means that it must be done by a chosen few, but rather by those for whom it is a sufficient--dare I say--creative act unto itself. Criticism on that level goes beyond the work in question and provides context, both aesthestic and historical.
According to T. S. Eliot, "No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone." Eliot goes on to argue that this is a two -sided exchange in that the new work is seen in the context of what came before, and also that the entire canon must be reconfigured in light of the new. Great critics perform an act of aesthetic reconciliation every time they approach a new work. Not just "what does this work mean? But how has it changed the way I see everything that's come before?"
The nature of the beast suggests a temperament that the very best readers and writers may not possess. The ability to maintain distance and enthusiasm simultaneously. To express opinions without animus.
What a lofty, endangered calling!
Patty, I think you're comparing apples and oranges here. Law or medicine are professions that require licensure to assure competence. You have to "prove" your right to practice law due to the grave consequences of incompetence.
Criticism isn't like that. No one's going to die, go to prison, or lose their house if Marilyn Stasio misses a deadline.
I have read all the outrage about the decline of book reviews but have stayed out of the discussion. Because to me it's not about books or book reviews, it's about the state of newspapers today.
Newspapers are on the decline. Everywhere. Staff is being cut at every paper, layoffs that mean there are fewer people to put out the product that is smaller and has less on its pages than it used to. Newspaper companies cry about declining profit, which is how they explain everything away. But newspapers still make money, it's just not as much as it used to be. And that's what they can't get over.
I spent 20 years in newspapers. This isn't about book reviews getting cut. It's about how screwed up newspaper management has been all over the country for a long time now.
The book editor in Atlanta is lucky she still has a job. And from what I hear (I have a good friend who works there), it's possible layoffs are still coming down the road there.
I think you have to find the right internet reviewer. Many double as print reviewers too like Sarah Weinman and David Montgomery. I would argue they are among the top reviewers (along with OLine Cogdill and Marilyn Stasio) in the country.
But what do I know? I like Paul's books.
Mims, you blow me away. That's what I would have said if I was as smart as you are.
Mr. Rhoades said: "No one's going to die, go to prison, or lose their house if Marilyn Stasio misses a deadline." But what if the reviewer misses the point of your book and you're driven to...?
Paul, what do you think when you read a review in which a book is panned using poor writing? Would it stop you from buying the book? Or would you dismiss the person as a bad writer and hence a bad reviewer?
Jim, I don't think Schickel was talking about people like Sara and Oline. They're reviewers who (in Sara's case) also blog, although I don't think of Sara as a blogger. More like an online journalist. Both are accomplished wordsmiths.
Karen, the LA Times has been undergoing that sort of transformation for several years. It's frightening to think of all those out of work investigative journalists. Without them how will we undercover the shenanigans of corrupt politicians?
Cornelia, only good and crap? Not exquisite? I think that's Schickel's point. There should be more exquiste reviews.
You guys are all brilliant.
Strange that what newspapers are actually doing is eliminating a tie to people who READ.
Just flickering through, Patty. A very nice, well thought out post.
You've exposed yet another irony, Jeff. Very astute of you. Thanks for flickering through!
Hopefully this is a period of winnowing. As a forest fire cleanses, maybe, just maybe, something better will spring forth from this publishing conflagration.
Bad television brings readers back to books; maybe dissatisfied newspaper readers will turn to books as well. . . .
By all accounts the Times thinks its target audience is all those people who want nothing more than to see pictures of Paris Hilton and read what film topped the box office the previous weekend.


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Q: how to override a jquery hint with mysql echo how do i override jquery hint if there is a mysql echo in that textfield.
Presently I have a jquery hint but when the field has a value in mysql and I echo it the jquery hint is still present.
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Why do I say that you ask?
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do
	echo "Creating Swarm Agent $i"
	docker-machine create -d virtualbox --swarm --swarm-discovery="consul://$(docker-machine ip mh-keystore):8500" --engine-opt="cluster-store=consul://$(docker-machine ip mh-keystore):8500" --engine-opt="cluster-advertise=eth1:2376" swarm-agent$i
done

docker-machine ls


Here's how I made the zipper flower for my Zipper Flower bracelet.
I used a 7″ black metal zipper and my flower ended up being 2″ in diameter. For a bigger flower, you'll want to use two zippers or one longer zipper. All you need is scissors, hot glue gun, and a small piece of coordinating felt.
First snip at the bottom of your zipper, around the end cap, and then cut in between the very first two segments of the zipper.
Separate your the sides of your zipper and take off the zipper "pull" tab.
Take one end of one side and fold over and hot glue in place.
Should look like this. This is will be your Starting Point in a second. Remember that.
Now take your Starting Point and bend around and hot glue in place.
Keep wrapping the zipper around and hot gluing in place until you get to the end. Then glue the end that has extra fabric under the bottom of the flower.
Hot glue a small circle of felt on the bottom.
Add a little bling to the center and you have a rockin Zipper Flower!
Then add your flower to a bracelet, headband, necklace, etc. I put my flower on 3 thin ribbon wrapped bracelets. Pretty stylin, eh?


In an ideal universe, your online ads would have a high click-through rate, a low cost-per-click, and generate lots of conversions. But finding that magic formula requires an understanding of the different types of digital ads that are available as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each.
2) other ads are not performing as well – their click-through rate is 2%.
A. Any CTR under 1% is terrible, so statement 1 is wrong.
B. Any click-through rate (CTR) above 0.3% is great, so statement 2 is wrong.
C. Statements 1 and 2 are correct because different ad types carry different benchmarks for success.
The answer is C, which just happens to be the topic of this blog post.
Take the mystery out of picking the right ad type for your business goals—download our free tip sheet, Choosing the Best Ad Type.
At the end of the day, advertising is only as effective as the planning that goes into it. You may have heard the phrase, garbage in: garbage out – it's completely true. When businesses buy ads without a plan, it shows in the quality of their copy and the sparse results they reap. But, matching ad types to marketing goals is not something that requires an advanced marketing education, all you need is some background knowledge.
But before you begin, remember, every marketing campaign should be matched to a business goal. For example, generating leads and sales are common goals, especially in e-commerce. However, that's only part of the plan. The rest revolves around who is being targeted and how close they are to purchasing at the time when they see an ad. Once you have these basic questions answered, you can then select the appropriate ad type to meet you and your user's needs.
Search ads often show up as additional entries on a search engine results page (SERP). They appear above the organic results, and are labeled with the word "ad." The purpose of these ads is to inform users who are searching for a particular product or service that a business has it. In terms of buyer behavior, the search occurs after a potential customer has recognized that they need something and before they make a decision on a product/service provider.
Paid search ads may be used to re-engage existing customers, but their main purpose is to attract new customers who are not familiar with your business. According to benchmarking data released by Google, the average click-through rate (# clicks / # impressions) across all industries is 1.91%, but they range from 1.35% (the average CTR for legal industry ads) to 3.40% (the average for "dating/personal" industry ads).
As always, please use benchmarking data wisely: there is often a temptation to gauge a campaign's success against these figures, but every business is different and factors such as your geographic area and target demographics may affect your ads' performance, for better or worse.
These types of ads appear on high-traffic websites such as blogs, news sites, or social media platforms. They can be text, video, or static images. Targeting options vary across platforms, but it's common that advertisers are able to request placements on pages that are relevant to their desired audience.
Display ads can also be shown to new or existing customers, but they don't require a user to be actively searching for a product/service to be shown. In this way, display ads are a lot like door-to-door sales: of the people who view the ads, about 0.35% will be interested in purchasing or learning more, and click on the ad (compared to the audience who view a paid search ad). That being said, they are still valuable because they can help promote brand awareness, as well as remind users of a product/service need, which may motivate them to click and convert.
Display ads are also comparatively cheap – the average cost-per-click is about $0.58, versus paid search ads, which range from $0.18 to $5.88 per click on average.
Video ads share the majority of their parameters with display ads; they are low cost to serve (each view costs tenths of a cent), they can show up on a larger cross section of the Internet, but interactions tend to be low-value because the majority of viewers have not yet decided to make a purchase. The main reason to use video advertising rather than a broader-circulating display ad is if your brand has a story to tell that lends itself to video, as well as the capacity for video production and editing. However, modern smartphone technology ensures that nearly everyone has the ability to produce high-quality video.
What Is Remarketing and Is It Right for You?
The three ad types listed above come in another flavor: remarketing, or retargeting. This technique isolates a subset of users, either by collecting data from them on your website, or by accessing a list of contacts already prepared by your team, and targets them, specifically. For example, while shopping online, you click on a product, but do nothing more. Later that day, you see a picture of that product in the sidebar of your favorite social media network. How did they know???
While remarketing may not be appropriate for every company (for example, it can be a big turn-off to some customers), it can generate more clicks and more goal completions than other forms of digital advertising because these ads reach people who have already shown interest in your product or service by visiting your website at least once.
Paid search remarketing is the same format as a paid search ad, but shown only to users who are recognized. This means that the ad content can be more specific – like picking up a conversation later in the day. Wordstream reports that using paid search remarketing increased their average conversion rate to 5.63% (versus Google's reported 2.7% average conversion rate*).
Display remarketing ensures that users get a chance for a second look at your product without having to navigate through your website again. This saves them time and is less aggressive than other marketing tactics. As in paid search remarketing, display ad remarketing increased Wordstream's average conversion rate across industries to 4.68% (rather than Google's reported 0.89% cross-industry average conversion rate*).
This type of remarketing has the same benefits as display remarketing, but in video form, which means that your brand's story can be told as effectively as possible.
Once you have a good understanding of your market, your business goals, and the types of digital ads available to you, it's easier to begin targeting your campaigns for optimal performance. We've created this handy flowchart to help you take the guesswork out of choosing the right ad type for your business needs.
*It is important to note that this sentence compares 2 data sets which were analyzed differently by 2 completely distinct sets of people and programs. This comparison should not be taken as a statement of statistical significance or replicability. Please use benchmarking data responsibly.
Photo credit: Dice by Daniel Dionne, CC BY-SA 2.0; added digital advertising logos and overlaid flowchart.
Cynthia combines her passion for marketing with her background in statistics to manage several paid search accounts and provide social media analytics.


n00bs CTF Labs by Infosec Institute – tunelko.
This time InfoSec Institute bring us the opportunity to learn a very basic concepts for n00bs on a CTF with 15 Levels.
Just browse the source and see the comment.
Seems we have a broken image here. Just to see binary output going to make a curl request.
We have a QR presented on the screen. After decode it with a command-tool like zbarimage or just use your mobile, we have a morse code inside.
Because we just don't want waste time, use a web online.
This time an infinite loop alert is 'dosing' our browser when visit page. Using some curl/burp proxy we can see entire source and see what's causing this dos.
So let's download this aliens.jpg file and see what is hidden. Stego is an interesting technique to hide messages inside media files. There are a lot of theory and tools to (un)hide messages, one of them is steghide.
wrote extracted data to "all.txt".
It says to download a binary file app.exe. After some static and dinamic analisis with IDA and OllyDbg, seems that launch netstat command but nothing more.
Auth login that says "CISCO IDS WEB LOGIN SYSTEM". After several SQLi manual and automatic sqlmap tries we think that title of the challenge is important.
For this level a Flag.wav is available to download. Seems stego but this time we use steghide with a dictionary password, all in a expect script to automatize. Later we see that this method was not successful but i want to include as a way to create a little bruteforce password automatization on stego.
Finally the content of the wav file can be unhide with audacity changing frequency to 8000 hz and listen carefully the words: infosec[unserscore]flagis[underscore]f,o,u,n,d (spelled).
Start the attack and see different HTTP responses, all 404 but one is 200 OK.
This level points to a SQL file containing soem admin password (phppass). It's a little bit hint table name is called with a question mark – Flag?
Another way to solve this is seeing firends table, same unicode hex string on ID 104.
What happens here is that $cmd variable is not properly sanitize and original command 'dig mx' is concatenated with our input so system finally lauch 'dig mx; cat index.php'. Very bad use system command this way.
4.0K drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4.0K Mar 13 04:50 .
4.0K drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Mar 13 04:12 ..
Found bonus on misc directory download readme.wav, seems morse code. Translate it and get the flag.


This beautiful card carries a wonderful message - From little acorns mighty oaks grow.
A bold and beatiful design from Karin Åkesson. The hand drawn acorn and text spread a wonderful message to children and would make a wonderful birthday card. The card is blank inside allowing you to write your own personal message.


So, I'm home from work today trying to deal with these mad antibiotics my doc put me on and I just found out the new Danity Kane album was released. I think I've already listened to "All in a Days Work" three times.
Any Danity Kane fans up in here? I feel like there are. Anyways, this album is so good. So disappointed these ladies couldn't work it out and stay together to promote such a great comeback.


Many of today's business leaders are looking for something more than a workforce to carry out certain tasks. They want somebody that is on-message, loyal and adaptable. Your priority needs to be about ensuring your boss knows what it is that makes you special, rather than just putting in hours of additional grunt work that may not even be noticed!
Your strategy, then, should begin with identifying just what 'smarter' working means to your organization. What are the firm's core values, and what measures do they have in place to honour them? What are their achievements right now – and their goals for the future? What ideas can you bring to the table to help the company move in this direction?
If you're short of inspiration or you're not sure how to apply new insights, think about who else has been promoted before you. Of course, you need to be promoted on your own strengths, and you will soon get found out if you thoughtlessly emulate the behaviour of the last guy or girl who rose from your position. But if you notice that there are certain skills that are frequently found among those who've been recently promoted, these could be areas to work on.
If you've noticed that most of these strategies seem a little focused on yourself, your instincts are right: while these are smart techniques for improving your shot at promotion, they are useless by themselves.
Working in a company is about co-operation and collaboration. Share your ideas with others, and develop together where possible. If you miss out on the promotion this time around, the person who gets it may be in a position to help you in future – if they know you are a team player.
Honour the strengths of the company as a whole, because if you're identified as a self-interested careerist your peers will be wary of lending you the trust you need.


Values and units for reporting the results of cardiac enzyme tests vary considerably. The normal values listed here-called a reference range-are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.


Chinese is a tonal language, i.e. a sound pronounced in different tones is understood as different words. So the tone is an indispensable component of the pronunciation of a word.
The First Tone is a high, level tone and is represented as ¯, e.g. 妈 mā (meaning mother, mom).
e.g. 麻 má (hemp or sesame).
The Third Tone is a falling and rising tone. As you can see from the pitch graph it falls from below the middle of the voice range to nearly the bottom and then rises to a point near the top. It is represented by the tone mark ˇ, e.g. 马 mǎ (horse).
The Forth Tone is a falling tone. It falls from high to low and is represented by the tone mark ˋ, e.g. 骂 mà (curse).
In Chinese speech, as in English speech, some sounds are unstressed, i.e. pronounced short and soft. They do not have any of the four tones. Such sounds are said to have Neutral Tone. Sounds with neutral tone are not marked. For example in 爸爸 bàba (daddy) the first syllable is pronounced in the fourth tone and the second syllable in the neutral tone, i.e. unstressed.
Tones may undergo changes in actual speech ("tone sandhi"). The third tone, when followed by a first, second, fourth or neutral tone sound, loses its final rise and stops at the low pitch. Followed by another third tone sound, it becomes the second tone. This is a general rule and the notation of third tone sounds remains unchanged.
For example, in 所以 suǒyǐ (therefore, so), notation remains the third tone for both syllables, but the word is actually pronounced like suóyǐ.
Two important words 不 bù (no) and 一 yī (one) also undergo tone changes. You will find the details of their tone changes under those entries.
Normally a consonant and a vowel merge to form a syllable in Chinese. Every syllable is a distinct unit in speech. Learners should say each syllable clearly and give full value to most syllables in speech. The general impression of Chinese speech, described in musical terms, is staccato rather than legato (which could be used to describe English).
confusion, e.g. shí' èr, píng' ān, tiān' é.


PLOT: Penny Chenery Tweedy and her colleagues guide their prized horse to the record-setting win of the 1973 Triple Crown.
WHO'S IT FOR? Horse racing enthusiasts and individuals whom like to know they're in for a happy ending off the get go.
Being a big fan of the world of horse racing, I was excited when I first heard this film was in production. However, when I learned who had been cast, I was a little disappointed. Diane Lane has never appealed to me much, and where I find John Malkovich to be a very talented actor, he's never been a favorite. I was pleased though, upon watching this film, with the performances of both Lane and Malkovich. They both brought a particular weight to the film, providing enough presence to maintain the viewer's interest.
As the title would suggest, the real star of this film is the horse. I have limited knowledge of the real Secretariat -- and was not familiar enough to know if the Secretariat stand-in (the horse actor) was well cast or not -- but in my naive estimation, he did an excellent job conjuring up the magic of the true Secretariat. Through watching this film, one learns about the intricacies of the tale of 'Big Red' (Secretariat's nick name), and his story certainly instills a grandiose sense of awe. It was told, in the included bonus feature documentary, "Heart of A Champion," that after Secretariat's death, the autopsy revealed that his heart was twice the size of any typical horse. This perhaps explains how Secretariat came to completely dominate the Triple Crown in 1973. The explanation works on two levels, 1) a purely physical explanation, "he is moving like a tremendous machine," to quote the announcer at the 1973 Belmont Stakes, and 2) a metaphysical explanation, where the size of one's heart is proportionate to one's will to win.
I found this film to be a truly enjoyable watch. It was technically sound, highly entertaining and equally educational.
BD • Heart of A Champion • Choreographing the Races • A Director's Inspiration: A Conversation with The Real Penny Chenery • Audio commentary by director Randall Wallace • 7 Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary by director Randall Wallace • Secretariat multi-angle simulation • Music video - AJ Michalka "It's Who You Are"
DVD • Heart of A Champion • 3 Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary by director Randall Wallace • Music video - AJ Michalka "It's Who You Are"


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stadium seating over sloped floors etc.
think you might find it interesting.
Great pics - also nice to know that Carmike's Big D instillations are actually raising roofs I take it, verses cramming in a slightly larger screen closer to the audience.
new ceiling height is 40'4".
The old Cinemark you worked on in Columbus was built right on the edge of the stadium seating era. I believe they wanted stadium seating there from the beginning. The screens were installed higher than a standard sloped floor installation so it would look correct when the stadium seats went in. A similar stadium upgrade took place at a Cinemark on the east side of Columbus many years ago.
I'll get out west soon and check out the upgrade...it is now all digital, also. They have a large banner on the side of the theatre advertising the stadium seats and digital projection.
went over and check out the retrofit.
cinema I have seen in recent memory.
lot of bang for the buck.
Well, I checked out the stadium upgrade. What a terrific change in the Movies 10. Went there to see RED and just loved the new seating and seating arrangements. Chairs are extremely comfortable, and getting around was very easy. That and a senior price (which I didn't ask for but got anyway) of $4.50 for an evening weeknight show, and it could become one of my regular theatres. Great job, Steve. That theatre was sort of a dump until now. I looked into a number of rooms and they all looked great, especially the largest one. Seeing a picture in there should be a lot of fun.
about patrons, fire alarms etc.
By the way Mark what did you think of RED?
Regarding RED, I saw it with 3 other retired folks. We all loved it. We decided that we want to be known as Retired and Extremely Dangerous.
Film is fun, nothing very deep. Helen Mirren looks very stylish while blasting on that gun. It's also fun to watch Malkovich in the background...he does some very funny things.
Worth seeing at a discount.


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Who Doesn't Drink Scotch?
Phillip here. My thoughts on single-malt scotch, which I don't really drink anymore…
J&B is to scotch what a Big Mac is to fine dining. I suspect most people who drink J&B do it to get drunk, and quickly so as to put themselves out of their misery from drinking the stuff in the first place. But if that's what tastes good to you, and you enjoy it, then fill your boots. It all comes down to what you like, and what tastes good to you might go down like Buckley's Mixture to someone else. The easiest thing to do is try a bit of everything, scotches from all the regions, and then focus in more of whichever region has the most interesting flavour or sensation. Explore.
Like most people who know nothing about single-malt scotch, I tried Glenlivet. I didn't know how to drink it, so I drank it as a quick shot, straight down, which was warm but never burned. Later on I tried the next most-available (i.e., cheap) single-malt, Glenfiddich, which, although not awful, isn't as good as Glenlivet, and is the last single-malt I would choose to drink.
Lagavulin was the first real single-malt I had, and as soon as I opened the bottle, and the aroma of peat filled the room, I knew I was dealing with something completely different. I've never gotten over that experience. I instantly fell in love with the smoky, earthy sensation and flavour of the Islay scotches (which are strong with peat), and they've been my favorites ever since.
One of the cheapest Islay scotches, and actually one of the best, is Laphroaig. Some people describe its flavour as medicinal, but that's an adjective that can apply to all single-malts. No doubt about it: single-malts are an acquired taste. But once you've acquired it, it can be a hell of an experience.
The best single-malt I've had (excluding that time with Lagavulin) was a 15-year-old cask-strength Laphroaig which smelled like rubbing alcohol when I opened it, and then exploded with a peaty aroma and flavour as soon as I added some water. Unbelievable.
If had the money for it, I'd have a bottle of that cask-strength Laphroaig in the house, a regular bottle of Lagavulin, an 18-year-old Macallan, and some scotch from the Lowlands. That'd do me for a long time.
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> Lagavulin was the first real single-malt I had, and as soon as I opened the bottle, and the aroma of peat filled the room,
You don't mention that I was there and that we were stunned when we opened the bottle, grinning like kids on Christmas monring who got the Six Million Dollar Man action figure. A memorable moment.
Pender says:
Dolls are for girls, just ask jody the country girl.
Dec 7, 2005 at 10:59 am
I found a scotch related blog: The Scotch Blog.
You're obsessed with the irish.
:r says:
I am a fan of all the "glens".
As far as the peaty ones, we are trying to work on a bottle Ardbeg, which is really peaty.
It's a tough one.
Kyle N says:
I buy a very inexpensive, but surprisingly smooth single malt called Lismor.
"Lismor"? Never heard of it. Let's google it…
Okay, from that 60 second research it appears that "Lismore" isn't a distillery but a name used by a bottler. It's a vatted scotch; that is, a blend of single-malts from different distilleries. Nothing wrong with that, but it ain't technically a single-malt. I'd like to try it, though.
Single-malts must come from one distillery and must contain a blend of malt whiskies that are at least as old as the stated year; a 10 year old single-malt Laphroaig may contain a blend of 12, 15, etc. year old Laphroaigs.
Today's single-malt lesson comes with this caveat: I ain't close to being an expert. If you want to know more about scotches, drink some, read about them, and drink some more. Here is some reading material I have:
Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch by Michael Jackson: I have 2 or 3 copies of this, buying used version whenever I see it, giving a copy to people who want to know about single-malts. It's a classic. He subjectively rates single-malts, but it's an excellent handy reference book.
Whisk(e)y by Stefan Gabanyi is a small, attractive encyclopedia-like reference.
The Whisky Trails: A Traveller's Guide to Scotch Whisky by Gordon Brown is a interesting account of the author's visits to distilleries in Scotland.
There are a ton of scotch related books available. Whisky Magazine is another good read, writing about every type of whisky and all aspects of it.
On this page (scroll about half way down), I read the following about Lismore single-malt:
Bottlings: Lismore is bottled by Wm Lundie & Company, and is available in a wide variety of bottlings, mainly blends.
A visitor to maltwhiskey.com asked about Lismore so I located a bottle labeled "Pure Single Highland Malt" which is available in the US (no age statement). My first surprise was the unbelievably low price ($13).
My second surprise was that it was actually pleasant! It has a malt and toffee nose, and a sweet, lightly floral palate. Its main shortcoming is a somewhat abrupt and rather tart finish. Unfortunately there is no indication of the source of this malt.
Don't throw away your prized Balvenies and Glenlivets, but don't dismiss this too quickly either. We can't all afford to drink the finest whiskies every day.
There are also 21 and 25-year-old bottlings of Lismore single malt that would be worth trying.
Padraic says:
Cudos on that Lismore Single Malt! Tis a grand design for the frugal Scotsman/drinker and currently comes with a free GlenCairn Crystal whisky nosing and tasting glass……..as does Glenfiddich Gran Reserva 21 year old but at an affordable $19 rather than $60!
Lagavulin is my favorite. It wasn't always this way. I first thought it tasted to medicinal. Like all great things, the ones that are hardest to like in the beginning are the ones you like the most. I just love the sea-saltiness and peat in Lagavulin. Laphroaig is another one that takes time to learn to appreciate.
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