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In another stellar year for comics, here are the 24 titles that stood out to The Beat's staff.
Beat Staff
It is, somehow, the end of 2021, a year that we couldn't wait for to get here and that, alas, just ended up being pretty much more of the same from 2020. It was also another pretty stellar year for comics, with new players entering the field and existing players embracing new media, and creators continuing to do what they do best: putting out great comics across a wide variety of genres and platforms.
Without further ado, here are the 24 best comics of 2021 as selected by The Beat staff.
Copra Press
2021 was a big year for Michel Fiffe's Copra. After a brief stint at Image Comics, Fiffe returned to self-publishing single issues of this perennial The Beat Best of Any and Every Year series. And what a year it was for Copra! The Ochizon Saga, long built up, finally arrived and was completed. Copra #42 will be released from Michel Fiffe's shop soon, and the newly released Copra Round Six has everything for new and returning readers need to get caught up on the story before #42 comes out. — Billy Henehan
Q Hayashida (writer, artist), Daniel Komen (translator), Casey Lucas (adaptation), Phil Christie (letterer)
Gloriously bizarre, unhinged, a four on the floor joy to read; if you can find Q Hayashida's Dai Dark, to grip is a must. The violence is cartoonish, but so are the characters and the situations they find themselves in. Looney Tunes, but make it look like Barlowe's Guide (or HR Giger). Nails the dingus-has-unbelievable-power genre (the secret is it's earnest), does that ineffable 'Simon Roy Griz Grobus I don't know Jack Vance vestiges of society in an incomprehensibly distant future' thing, the institutions remain but the creatures keeping them in place stopped resembling humanity a long, long time ago genre, Dai Dark is dedicatedly dada sci-fi concepts done deadpan. Making instant ramen at haunted asteroid hotel! Instead of being a joke, the story of a nigh-invulnerable space-faring bone collector (collected by way of axe murder) and his best friend, living rucksack, is charming, it's hardcore, it's funny. This year saw some great mainstream ongoing manga series, some truly sublime translations of older books, and then there's Dai Dark, genre-defying and genre-defining, delightful, deviated, just generally bonkers. — Arpad Okay
Dead Dog's Bite
Tyler Boss
Cartoonist Tyler Boss's solo debut was almost one of the best comics of 2020. The first issue of the four-issue series was originally scheduled for release on April 8th of that year before a global pandemic and the resulting Diamond shutdown of the direct market threw every publisher's schedules to the wind. I read the first issue of the series in 2020 before its release was delayed, and the wait for the rest of the series was agonizing, but well worth it. Boss crafts a fascinating mystery about protagonist Josephine "Joe" Bradley's investigation into a string of seemingly unrelated disappearances from the town of Pendermills, a place he fills with interesting characters and more than a little bit of small town intrigue. Joe Bradley is a young woman in search of direction, trying to find her place in the town and the world, and the resolution of the series drives home how that feeling of disconnection and desire for direction is actually what connects Joe to every other resident of her hometown. It's a beautiful meditation on what it means to be a part of a community, rendered flawlessly in a voice and visual style that is uniquely Boss's, all of which makes it easily one of the best books of 2021. — Joe Grunenwald
Peach Momoko (writer, artist, colorist), Ariana Maher (letterer), Zack Davisson (English adaptation & dialogue)
With the promise of Marvel characters refracted through a Japanese folklore lens, Peach Momoko's Demon Days has been a visual treat with every quarterly one-shot installment to-date. Her soft, watercolor style creates a distinctive world from the outset, while her figures remain immediately recognisable. And striking a balance between superpowered characters now being presented as oni and yokai, Momoko's action sequences are equal parts visceral and magical. The re-imagining of the characters' personalities is often moving, exploring their undersides with an earnest sympathy. Momoko's version of Mystique is a particular highlight. At its core, Demon Days is a story about heritage and revenge, told by a creator Marvel are very lucky to have. — Adam Karenina Sherif
The Department of Truth
James Tynion IV (writer), Martin Simmonds (artist), John Pearson (artist), Aditya Bidikar (letterer)
Whenever I see The Department of Truth on the list of comics coming out that week, I know I will be at my local comic shop on Wednesday. It is a comic I want to read the moment it comes out. Sometimes I won't even make it back to office, stopping on some Manhattan bench to pore over Martin Simmonds or John Pearson's art and get entranced by James Tynion IV's story. If X-Files or Twin Peaks are your jam, you'll likely dig The Department of Truth. There is nothing like The Department of Truth on comics racks, and it deserves a place on your Wednesday buy pile (just leave a copy for me). — Billy Henehan
Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?
Harold Schechter & Eric Powell (writers) Eric Powell (artist)
Albatross Funnybooks
The temptation to take a real serial killer's story and exploit the bloodletting and all the gory details that come with it is one that, more often than not, can take over a book or a movie adaptation and sacrifice the unique complexities of the case under observation. Harold Schechter and Eric Powell do not fall victim to this. In fact, they avoid it with purpose to get at the darkest corners of the mind of one Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainview. Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? is a masterclass in true crime storytelling. It offers a comprehensive look at the life of Gein, the things that led him to kill two women and then use their skins as suits, and how his upbringing explains the macabre twists his story took. Powell's art is exceptional, indulging in artistic interpretation without compromising the reality of Gein's existence (which were dark enough). It's a gritty book that is unafraid to embrace the gruesomeness of the events, but one that respects the material to reach a deeper understanding of the man that would go on to inspire iconic horror monsters such The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface, Psycho's Norman Bates, Deranged's Ezra Cobb, and The Silence of the Lamb's Wild Bill. — Ricardo Serrano
Everyone is Tulip
Nicole Goux (artist; letters), Dave Baker (writer), Ellie Hall (colors, with Goux)
Becca Harper is an aspiring Hollywood star, and in the name of accomplishing her goals, she abandons her childhood home (and her dead end job) in Arizona and heads further west. You've heard this story before, right? Wrong – and not just because Becca is making her bid for stardom in the era of the internet. Not only are the outfits worn by Becca in her various online videos incredible, but page layouts and meaningfully color-coded panels elevate each and every page of this graphic novel to new aesthetic heights… creating a fascinating tension against the thematic exploration of what it means to make yourself an object of fame. This is not the kind of story you can read only once, and eventually, you'll have to agree: everyone is Tulip. — Avery Kaplan
Fungirl
Elizabeth Pich
Silver Sprocket has long been my favorite publisher of weird, radical comics and Fungirl is a particularly joyous addition to the catalog. Practising a fiendish level of honesty, Fungirl (the character) causes abject chaos everywhere she goes, whether that's reclining in coffins with snax at her job with the local funeral home, or just terrifying school kids on career day. Cartoonist Elizabeth Pich's humor is at turns wacky, saucy, bleak, and occasionally vaguely re-assuring. So don't let the phony moral panic of the Free Comic Book Day issue fool you, Fungirl has much more to offer than just dildos on the floor! (Not that there's anything wrong with dildos on the floor ofc.) All in all, Fungirl is a wonderful slice of alternative 'komix' that works to thoughtfully subvert the unfortunate norms of that particular subgenre – all while still proving blissfully funny. — Adam Karenina Sherif
The Good Asian
Pornsak Pichetshote (writer), Alexandre Tefenkgi (artist), Lee Loughridge (colorist), Jeff Powell (letterer), Dave Johnson (main covers)
This Chinatown Noir follows Edison Hark, a police detective who falls in the tradition of Easy Rawlins, as he finds himself embroiled in a case in 1930s San Francisco. The well-developed characters and fascinating thematic exploration of the series is underscored by the incredibly well-done art, which is dripping with Noir-ish style (especially with the moody color)… and the lettering is outstanding as well, with a unique word-balloon shape used to signal when a character is speaking in Cantonese. In addition to the immediately engaging comic, this monthly series has boasted some of the best back matter in the business, with well-researched nonfiction essays about topics on everything from the history of Asian entertainment in the Bay Area to Hark's historical and literary antecedents appearing after the conclusion of each issue's narrative. — Avery Kaplan
Graveneye
Sloane Leong (writer) Anne Bowles (artist)
TKO Presents
If houses could narrate the lives of its inhabitants, how would they spin it? What type of memories would they recall when their stairs creak under the weight of a murderous creature dragging dead bodies around? Sloane Leong and Anne Bowles' Graveneye takes this very concept and turns it into an intimate look at violence, secrets, and monstruous fascinations that is entirely narrated by a lonely mansion buried deep in the woods. Leong and Bowles strike a delicate balance between nuanced storytelling and visual experimentation that gives the book a lyrical and melancholic sensation that sticks with you long after the book reaches its final page. Black and whites carry the art's tone and mood, but key instances of red coloring deepen the horror and existential dread elements guiding the story through the poetry of its premise. Graveneye rewards thought, invites more than one reading, and hopes curious eyes extend their stay within its pages. — Ricardo Serrano
Zeb Wells (writer), Stephen Segovia (artist), David Curiel (colorist), Corey Petit (letterer)
Has there been a bigger letdown in the past couple of years than the Jonathan Hickman era of the X-Franchise? We're only two years removed from House of X/Powers of X appearing on The Beat's 100 Best Comics of the Decade list, but soon after the relaunch of the individual X-titles, it became clear that the line was as bloated as it ever was, with few titles feeling necessary. One of those necessary titles though is Hellions, which launched into an already crowded X-space on comics shop racks in May, 2020, but from the start became the most entertaining comic in the line month after month. Hellions has everything I want in an X-Men comic: action, intrigue, sharp and humorous dialogue, and gorgeous art. Hellions is the Marvel comic I find myself most excited to read each month. — Billy Henehan
Will McPhail
In. is the funny, meditative story of Nick, a young urban artist who is struggling to relate to others. New Yorker cartoonist Will McPhail's first graphic novel includes plenty of skewering of city life, modern dating, and hipsterism, rendered in expressive watercolors. Skilled at the one-panel punch, McPhail crafts many entertaining moments to savor, yet never loses the pace of his longer narrative. Some of the best comedies are also dramas, and this is no exception. In the spare tale, McPhail also takes full advantage of the visual side of comics, interspersing lush, wordless scenes to ponder, trusting his readers to draw their own conclusions. It's a moving, semi-surreal journey through the shallows of ego-driven interaction toward something far deeper: the awkwardness and rewards of true connection. In. haunted me, beautifully, long after I closed the book. — Kerry Vineberg
Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale
Tim Fielder (writer/artist)
HarperCollins Amistad
From the dawn of civilization to the far future and beyond, witness the universal tale of warrior King Aja Ọba. Cursed with immortality, Ọba journeys a path that will make him a wandering force of cosmic legends. From the shadows of history, Ọba goes from king to slave to interstellar hero and more. The sheer scope of this story is beyond the word epic, bold in its vast reach, with beautifully vibrant and gritty artistic rendering, Infinitum is still able to be personal and intimate in its portrayal of Ọba loves and struggles. This is a perfect example of what Afrofuturism is in its ability to provide a look at the future, and what it can be for us. — George Carmona 3rd
The Legend of Auntie Po
Shing Yin Khor (cartoonist)
In the afterword for The Legend of Auntie Po, Shing Yin Khor writes, "If history failed us, fiction will have to save us." That ethos is evident on every page of this beautifully rendered graphic novel, which tells a story that manages to be simultaneously fabulously mythical and incredibly personal. Drawing on the stories of Paul Bunyan and the history of Sierra Nevada logging camps alike, this graphic novel manages to be more than the sum of its parts… and the sum of its parts is nothing to sneeze at to begin with. The Legend of Auntie Po intentionally sets out to create a new American myth, and it succeeds in its endeavor. — Avery Kaplan
Kiara Brinkman (Writer), Sean Chiki (Illustrator)
In a year of thrilling Beatles content—from documentaries to coffee table books—Kiara Brinkman and Sean Chiki's charming YA graphic novel Lucy in the Sky was an overlooked standout. As a lifelong Beatles fan, I tried to put myself in the shoes of someone first discovering the music of the Fab Four, the thrill of hearing one of their songs for the first time. I think I was about ten or eleven years old when I put a copy of Please Please Me into the family stereo and bopped across the room to "Twist and Shout." That indefatigable feeling of pure joy and freedom is what the Beatles mean for me. And that experience of discovery is foundational for every person at sometime in their life. And Brinkman and Chiki really make it feel so tangible in their story about Lucy Sutcliffe, a seventh grader trying to find her place in the world. It just so happens that Lucy, who has an absent mom, a dad trying to do his best, and a beloved grandmother going through chemo, finds an outlet for inner self-realization via the eternal tunes of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. It's a clever conceit, one that definitely speaks to a Beatles super fan like myself. And beyond the relatable story of middle school angst, Lucy in the Sky is a gorgeously-drawn book with a stunning mix of ligne claire and psychedelia, and Beatles easter eggs packed into each page for good measure. Whether you're an old fan or a new listener, Lucy in the Sky will lead you back to the long and winding road of youth, wonder, peace, and love. — AJ Frost
M.O.M. Mother of Madness
Emilia Clarke & Marguerite Bennett (writers), Leila Leiz (artist), Tríona Farrell (colorist), Haley Rose-Lyon (letterer)
M.O.M. has been an unexpected delight. With Leila Leiz's storytelling range, and Marguerite Bennett's deft co-writing hand, it might have been tough to trip up – but you truly never know with celebrity comics efforts. Emilia Clarke deserves a great deal of credit, firstly for bringing this book to publication through a conventional-ish channel at Image, rather than, say, a Kickstarter. And more meaningfully, she's really leaned into the form and the medium, with a playful, self-reflexive meta-text that cleverly inhales and exhales alongside the reader through passages of exposition, for example. M.O.M. tells a great near-future sci-fi story at the nexus of superheroism and motherhood, rooted in a robust set of progressive values that embrace complexity. Equipped with jumpsuit and Pussy Riot-style balaclava, The Mother of Madness is a superhero who truly isn't out to uphold the status quo. — Adam Karenina Sherif
The Nice House on the Lake
James Tynion IV (writer), Álvaro Martínez Bueno (artist), Jordie Bellaire (colorist), AndWorld Design (letterer)
Puzzle box stories live and die by their characters, all of which are as invested in uncovering the truth behind the mysterious origins of their situations as they are in telling everyone their life stories so everyone knows how they got to be involved in their current predicaments. Tynion and Martínez Bueno proved to be keenly aware of this as their apocalyptic/horror/sci-fi/human drama comic, The Nice House on the Lake, slowly laid bare the terrifying truths awaiting each of its characters. This year saw the release of the first half of the 12-issue limited series, which will resume in 2022. The story follows a group of people brought to a house surrounded by strange monuments as it's revealed to them, by a secretive man called Walter, that the world has ended and that those in the house are the only ones left alive. Much like Lost, each character is given an issue that takes on their backstory and present perspective. Entry after entry, Tynion and Martínez Bueno fed readers status quo-shattering revelations that made the wait for the next issue damn near torturous. With six more issues to look forward to in the new year, Nice House still has a lot to give. But what was offered up this year made for the best horror on the stands at any given moment. — Ricardo Serrano
Tom Taylor (writer), Bruno Redondo (artist), Adriano Lucas (colorist), Wes Abbott (letterer)
Between having his death faked and suffering from amnesia, it's safe to say Dick Grayson has been put through the ringer in comics for the last decade. Given former publisher Dan Didio openly admitted he hates the character, the treatment of Grayson isn't a complete shock. But with the recent changeover at DC Comics comes a new direction for the character as superstar writer Tom Taylor took over the ongoing Nightwing series earlier this year starting with issue #78. After the phenomenal success of his previous DC work such as DCeased and Injustice, Taylor once more works his magic with a much needed "back to basics" approach for Dick Grayson after the tumultuous few years. At first glance, it's very tempting to compare this new Nightwing run to the Hawkeye series that Matt Fraction and David Aja launched a decade ago. Aside from the obvious superficial similarities such as the focus on a street level hero in the big city and the new canine companion, the Nightwing series is a completely different beast altogether. Along for the ride is artist Bruno Redondo who previously collaborated with Taylor on a Suicide Squad series. Redondo brings his art to a whole new level on Nightwing with his dynamic layouts and composition that capture Grayson's acrobatic skills. Likewise, as The Beat managing editor Joe Grunenwald perfectly described in his review of the first issue, "Lucas's colors present a Nightwing and a Blüdhaven that are seemingly brighter than ever, and the darkness of the city's underbelly as seen in a few scenes is a spectacular contrast in tone to Dick's daylight action." I am chomping at the bits for Nightwing #87, perhaps the creative team's most ambitious story that will play out as one single image through 22 connected pages. — Taimur Dar
Oksi
Mari Ahokoivu (writer, artist), Silja-Maaria Aronpuro (translator)
Levine Querido
Oksi is a story of fire born to a bear, ill teachers and armed creatures, a child's tale of the swift and unprecedented appearance of traumatizing violence. Well, the bear and the fire are the family and the focus here, so maybe blood and ash are to be expected. Mari Ahokoivu works in watercolors, an aesthetic usually placed closer to storybook than horror, hers occupying where sweet and mortifying coexist. Think Emily Carroll. The fairy tale look suits the severity of the story if you think of the genre as it was before its 20th century declawed it. You don't see it coming at a glance, but the dread sets in fast when reading and sticks like a shadow. The monstrous price for defying the gods isn't met meekly- mothers burn for their children too. Cosmic powers in conflict play with ordinary lives and Oksi is about a parent who refuses to consent to the path she's been given. Is it a coldblooded metaphor for the flaws and suffering of existence being worth the autonomy of consciousness? A proto-Arthurian myth of powerful monarchs and primordial truths? 75% looks like GKIDS movie night adorable? Yes. A sad, strange, and beautiful work. — Arpad Okay
Penultiman
Tom Peyer (writer), Alan Robinson (artist), Lee Loughridge (colorist), Rob Steen (letterer)
AHOY Comics
What if the world's greatest hero hated himself? On the surface it's a simple premise, but in the pages of Penultiman it plays out in ways that are surprising, humorous, and occasionally heartbreaking. No one writes depression quite as hilariously as Tom Peyer, and Alan Robinson's expressive linework complements Peyer's scripting in a way that perhaps no other artist ever has. This series has all the trappings of a traditional superhero comic, with the key difference that the main crisis here is existential rather than multiversal, and the juxtaposition is a key source of the book's comedy, and of its tragedy, not just for Penultiman but for the reader. After all, if a superhero, loved and admired by the public, can't learn to accept themselves for who they are, what possible chance do the rest of us have? — Joe Grunenwald
Popocomi 2
Eriko Obayashi (editor, translator), Maiko Dake (writer, artist), MISSISSIPPI (writer, artist), OOO (writer, artist), Ikumi Nakada (writer, artist), Tsuchika Nishimura (writer, artist), merry-mj (writer, artist), Inori Kito (writer, artist), Heny Kim (writer, artist), Yoonhee Lee (writer, artist), Sayaka Ishiyama (writer, artist), Younggeun Byun (writer, artist), Imjina (writer, artist), Akiko Miyakoshi (writer, artist), Jocelyne Allen (translator), Mimmy Shen (translator), Elísabet Rún (translator), Hansol Kim (translator), on Lee (translator), Karis Page (letterer)
Popotame Books & Gallery
The 2021 volume of Popocomi is indie, raw, surreal, whimsical, and fresh. It's a Korean and Japanese manga anthology of the underground comix variety. More than a dozen members of the Book Gallery Popotamu family have stories here that run from a few pages to too few pages- two volumes is simply not enough of this stuff. Childhood memories. Contemporary persevering adult stories. Alt-weekly weirdness in a Greatest Marlys vein. Slice of life with a Koyama Press BS-free relatability. Popocomi presents a vivid and vital side of the East Asian comics scene. Some world somewhere, somewhere in the world, the loose theme to the book and I feel it. "The Moon in 2020" brings up so many feelings in me in four pages, this tumult of struggling to create and chance reinvigorating your feelings for the city you live in and uncapturable things that still satisfy. I finished that one and just had to put the book down for a second and breathe. It's impossible to properly portray a good anthology by selecting just one story. The moon hit me, too, right in my Young Frances, but my next favorite story about clothes swapping outside the club has an unnerving air more like Jillian Tamaki in Frontier. Which is to say, Popocomi is all over the place in style and content. The range brings a realness to the whole book that other less collective approaches can't achieve. — Arpad Okay
Red Room: The Unsocial Network
Red Room is a disgusting masterpiece that shows off the breadth of creator Ed Piskor's depraved creativity. The comic introduces readers to the sordid and disturbing (hopefully fictional) subculture of murder rooms located in the remotest parts of the internet. These places of death—dubbed 'red rooms'—and the shadowy characters who perform the gruesome acts are brutal exhibitions that will probably stretch the limit of taste for most readers. In all respects, the new book embodies its ethos as an "outlaw comic," a class of books that are meant to titillate as well as disgust that Piskor used as inspiration for this project. Red Room is definitely not for everybody, nor would I recommend it to everyone. Still, to pursue a book this raw is an admirable feat. Those with a low tolerance for wanton violence and gore should stay clear. But for those brave enough or who have the stomach for to enjoy transgressive work that pushes boundaries and explores the vast potential of art to shock and amuse, then Red Room will likely satiate with its unique twist on exploitative horror tropes. — AJ Frost
Tony Fleecs (writer/letterer), Trish Forstner (artist), Brad Simpson (colorist), Tone Rodgriguez (layout artist) Lauren Perry (flatter)
As soon as I heard the pitch for Stray Dogs as "Silence of the Lambs meets Lady and the Tramp" I was already sold. Sure enough, this story that basically puts readers in the POV of serial killer Buffalo Bill's dog Precious did not disappoint. Creator Tony Fleecs is probably best known for his work writing and drawing acclaimed kid-friendly licensed comics, specifically IDW's My Little Pony comics. So while Stray Dogs is decidedly different from his all-ages work, it still retains that kid-friendly aesthetic. Joining Fleecs is relative newcomer to the comics industry, Trish Forstner who like Fleecs cut her teeth on MLP comics. With such a cutesy all-ages style that belies such a dark storyline, it's no surprise that the creative team cited Don Bluth has an influence. I'm really curious how many parents will mistakenly pick up the series assuming it's for kids. Though if I'm being honest, I don't think it'd be the worst thing if kids media today would take the "safety breaks' off and embrace some darkness. Thanks to the tremendous success of the series, the creative team is launching a two-issue miniseries, Stray Dogs: Dog Days, that will explore the past of the canine characters in the original series. Hopefully, it won't be the last we see of the world of Stray Dogs! — Taimur Dar
Horror is at its best when it takes that extra step to subvert concepts, expectations, and perspectives. Stray Dogs excels on all accounts, telling the story of a pack of dogs living with a mysterious man that continues to bring in well-groomed pets into his house. Macabre findings by the dogs help them piece together the reasons why the pack is constantly growing and what follows is a heartbreaking tale of murder, memory, and morality. Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner come up with a story that taps into raw emotion to show the ripple effects of bad actions brought about selfish people. And then it presents it in a Disney cartoon-inspired art style that makes each dog not only become a storied character riddled with traumas and anxieties, but also a stand-in for just retribution. It's a tough read, but its rewards are worth the tense moments the story puts you through. Stray Dogs is a modern masterpiece. — Ricardo Serrano
Rutu Modan (writer, artist), Ishai Mishory (translator)
Rutu Modan is Israel's finest cartoonist, bar none. A complete master of the form, her previous works such as The Property and Exit Wounds are beautifully-rendered narratives about flawed people in tough situations, with effortless humor included for good measure. Tunnels is, at its heart, a slapstick comedy that, at its center, is a serious meditation of the ethics of seeking antiquities and the geopolitical realities of these high-stakes treasure hunts. At the center of the book is Nili, an Israeli archeologist who, in a race against time, decides to use her father's research to find the fabled Ark of the Covenant. Of course, to find the Ark, Nili needs to utilize a complex series of the eponymous tunnels that lie beneath Palestinian territory. Not heavy subject matter at all! Despite the material and the ability to editorialize in any way she wants, Modan is a sensitive and humane cartoonist who never stoops to cheap stereotypes; she treats her characters with a certain dignity. Ultimately, despite the heavy themes, Tunnels is a bright, pleasurable adventure of a comic that will never force you to turn away. — AJ Frost
In a year with so many great books, we've surely left something off, so sound off in the comments with your own picks!
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Ryan S. 12/28/2021 12:44 pm At 12:44 pm
Pretty surprised Monsters isn't on here… it's basically the culmination of an extraordinarily important cartoonist's life's work and to not see it here is puzzling.
Another I was really impressed with is Barbalien: Red Planet. I feel it's maybe the strongest Black Hammer spin-off.


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Members of Brooklyn College's Department of Theater making face masks for essential workers
By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech
Performances may be canceled but costume designers at Brooklyn College's Department of Theater are still putting their skills to good use by making masks for security guards, custodians, engineers and food pantry employees still manning the campus.
"We have always known that theater has been a lifesaver for so many people and in this instance it really is," said Deborah Hertzberg, costume shop supervisor in the college's theater department.
During the early stages of the novel coronavirus pandemic, some health officials debated the utility of face masks. But current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines recommend wearing cloth face masks in certain public settings especially in places like grocery stores and pharmacies where the risk of spreading the virus is high.
Pressure from elected officials to wear face coverings has gone up in part due to more studies suggesting that a large number of people infected with the virus show no symptoms. By wearing a cloth face covering, people can prevent themselves from accidentally spreading the virus through water droplets emitted when people sneeze, cough or talk.
Initially, the department wanted to task graduate student costumers into making masks for first responders in order to keep their skills up. But after Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered all New Yorkers to wear face masks when not keeping socially distant on Wednesday April 15, the college called on Hertzberg to gather a bundle of designers, with sewing machines at home, to make masks for Brooklyn College's 100 essential workers.
"We said, of course, we can do that, not a problem," said Hertzberg who assembled her small but close-knit team of two graduate students, alumni, professor and wardrobe supervisor find whatever they could sew, twist or tie to turn into a face covering.
The team quickly encountered their first hurdle, finding enough cloth and thread to patch together the first order of masks. The cloth they had saved at home and sourced from art stores had quickly run out.
"It's been really difficult to find elastic and to have anything shipped in a speedy way," said Hertzberg. "People suggested I use hairbands, so I ordered [those] but that was two weeks ago and I haven't gotten anything."
Due to shutdowns and social distancing measures implemented in workplaces, the USPS and companies like FedEx have found themselves short-staffed and slower to deliver packages.
The team got lucky though. A colleague of Hertzberg took a risk and traveled to campus and grabbed as much cloth, elastic, thread and other supplies the mask-making team would need and dropped it off at her home. "From where I am now I can parsel it all out and send it to students wherever they are," said Hertzberg.
Now, the team is set to deliver all 100 masks to campus workers by next week and will continue to make face coverings for as long as they're needed.
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Close to a thousand more bikes were stolen last year in Vancouver compared to 2014, making the city the leader in thefts per capita.
A Square One Insurance Services study released yesterday found Vancouver has the highest rate of stolen bikes per 100,000 citizens at 513, higher than Calgary (250), Edmonton (228) and Winnipeg (169).
Randy Finchman, a media liaison officer for the Vancouver Police Department, said it's important to keep these numbers in perspective.
Finchman noted sometimes a spike can be a good thing, as a big issue for the VPD is many fail to report thefts to begin with.
While Toronto had more bikes stolen volume wise last year, the city's per capita rate is much lower at 119.
Last year in Vancouver a total of 3,132 bikes were stolen according to Square One, compared with 2,167 in 2014, the biggest jump for any major city other than Edmonton which recorded 2,039 bikes stolen.
"A lot of it is encouraging reporting," added Finchman, noting the VPD's Project 529, which looks to increase bike registration numbers. The VPD estimates approximately nine bikes are stolen everyday during summer months.
Ellie Lambert, director of communications for HUB Cycling—formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition—said this is discouraging given biking is booming across the region.
The VPD also recently launched Operation Rudy, which looks to deter thefts on Granville Island, a hot spot for thieves, by offering free locks and valet services.


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Parkpocket: The Simplified Search for Parking
Simon Tischer | 19. January 2016
Stop and go on the Mittlerer Ring, standstill on Leopoldstraße, a traffic jam at Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz — patience is often required from those who drive cars in Munich. Like many other major cities, the state capital has a traffic problem. The Munich startup Parkpocket wants to help reduce the daily gridlock in cities.
When driving in the city, we all really want the same thing: to arrive quickly with as little traffic as possible, and to find a parking space close to our destination. To a certain degree, these three elements are interconnected, because up to 40% of urban traffic is caused by drivers looking for a parking spot. Apps like Parkpocket show drivers open parking spaces, which should also help to reduce traffic caused by searching for parking.
"On the weekend, I regularly see a line in front of parking garages in Munich's city center. This of course is not good for the city, either. Giving a better overview before having to search for parking could significantly improve the distribution of people looking for parking spots,"
explained Parkpocket cofounder Karoline Bader. The founding team indeed views their product as the solution to the problem.
Operating the Parkpocket app is very simple: Prior to departure, the user enters their destination and the planned duration of parking. A map shows parking options and, if possible, how many spaces are free in that area. The user is also shown prices as well as the individual services offered by a parking garage, such as women's parking spaces, electric charging stations and video surveillance. The app displays significant differences in price of ten euros and more between different parking options. Pressing a button connects the application to navigation apps such as Google or Apple Maps.
The current lack of transparency when parking
Karoline Bader summarizes the objective of Parkpocket:
"We offer a service that creates transparency: in regards to open parking spaces on one hand, and the price parking options on the other."
Munich Startup Chief Editor Gabriele Böhmer with the Parkpocket founders and employees. (Photo: Tischer)
Parkpocket would like to provide a better overview. However, it focuses exclusively on off-street parking, i.e. spaces behind parking gates. Parking spaces on the side of the street are not featured in the app. The reason is simple: there is no data available on public parking spaces on the street yet. Several major companies are currently developing options to equip public parking spaces with sensors. In Amsterdam, for example, there are already parking spaces that signal whether they are occupied or free.
Since that is still the exception, however, Parkpocket is concentrating on gated parking as mentioned above. Through negotiations with parking garage operators, cities, and local authorities, the team is attempting (among other things) to get access to the number of open spaces in the individual parking garages.
Apps as a free showcase
The service offered by Parkpocket is to be integrated into automotive onboard systems, navigation services and intermodal mobility solutions, such as car-sharing providers. The founders' vision is to make parking easier, more transparent and less complicated. The app itself has no ads and is free. Parkpocket wants to earn money by awarding licenses for its service:
"The app is our showcase. If our customers from the automotive, navigation, and telecommunications sectors like our app as private individuals, they'll often want to integrate our service into their services and connected car solutions."
According to their own reports, the startup is already generating revenue with this business model, and just recently convinced GFT Technologies to make a six-figure investment.
The company was founded in 2013 in the Swabian town Rottweil. After Wayra brought Parkpocket into the Acceleration Program in October of 2014, the startup moved to the state capital—and has been in Munich ever since. Through investors, Parkpocket runs a second office in Stuttgart, though the team is located in Munich:
"I don't think there is any location in Germany that would be better suited for us than Munich. Munich is very strong in technology and attracts international personnel."
The team is (almost) everything
The Parkpocket team now includes 16 people; the founders, permanent employees and student employees from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Technical University of Munich. Karoline Bader said,
"Our goal, when we grow, is to take on our student employees whenever possible."
Additional personnel is planned in particular for the sales and technology divisions in the future. Parkpocket is also homing in on markets beyond the German-speaking world. However, Karoline Bader would rather not reveal which markets quite yet.
Group photo of the team (© Parkpocket)
Karoline Bader offered two bits of advice for aspiring founders:
"Your team is the be-all and end-all, especially in the early stages. It is better to have a mediocre idea and a super team than a super idea and a mediocre team. That being said, you should only found something if you are really passionate about it and are absolutely convinced by the idea."
The risk of failure should not deter budding entrepreneurs—Karoline Bader, at any rate, doesn't have any worries about the future:
"If you are well-educated, have the right contacts, and know what you want, then you are in a good position, even if the startup doesn't work out."
You can find out more about Parkpocket on the company's website. The app is available for free download for Android and iOS.
App Mobility Parkpocket smart mobility
Simon Tischer
Seit Dezember 2015 schreibt Simon Tischer für Munich Startup. Vorzugsweise berichtet er über Studien, Hintergründe und von Veranstaltungen. Er studierte Soziologie an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München.
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It's the sauce!! Heavily influenced by the Martucscellis (Mom's family) and the Fazzaris (Dad's family), the Fazzari brothers humbly offer a remarkable, boldly red tomato sauce made on the premises exclusively for you!


What is your most valuable piece of marketing as a restaurant? Putting careful thought into designing your menu is crucial, as every guest will browse through it. In addition to communicating your brand, your menu has the potential to increase your restaurant's profits. Engineering a profitable restaurant menu is all about creating a relaxing and fulfilling customer experience, so your menu should excite customers to try your culinary creations, be easy to read and digest, and should minimize worry of spending too much money. Below we explain menu engineering basics along with essential design tips based on menu psychology.
Menu engineering is the practice of strategically designing your menu to maximize restaurant profits. Menu engineers highlight your restaurant's most popular and profitable items through a variety of design techniques.
Menu engineering first requires analyzing the items on your menu to figure out which ones are the most popular and profitable. This is important, because you will be constructing your menu around these items. You will also want to double check that your menu is initially priced correctly for maximum profit.
Next, menu psychology comes in. Psychologists and menu engineers have identified a series of menu strategies that subliminally encourage guests to spend more. These strategies include emphasizing certain items and muting the costs of dishes.
Guests will only scan your menu for an average of 109 seconds. This means you have a small amount of time to set your menu's tone for both customer satisfaction and optimal profit. Below are the basics to ease your customers' experience based on psychology research of menu design.
Make your menu scannable. Avoid crowded layouts, and choose an easy-to-read font and font size. Include clear section headings and visible dish titles.
Limit choices. The "paradox of choice" states that the more options we have, the more anxiety we feel. Psychologists suggest that restaurateurs limit options per category to around 7 items.
Choose a reasonable menu size. Physically oversized menus can be uncomfortable for guests to maneuver. Ensure your menu is easy to handle and can be easily placed on tables.
Remember: Even if your menu is more than one or two pages, menu engineers would agree that if your menu is scannable with fewer choices per category, guests will still feel at ease when making a choice from your menu.
In addition to general menu formatting guidelines to ease your customers' experience, we can delve further into the psychology of menu design to encourage customers to spend at your restaurant. Below are the most popular and valuable menu engineering tips.
Guide guests' attention to your high profit items. Studies show that customers are likely to order one of the first items that draws their attention. Since guests only spend an average of 109 seconds looking at your menu, it must be designed for guests to easily find key items.
Use an attention-grabbing technique. Include a photo, graphic, colored or shaded box, border, or surround the item(s) with white space. Only highlight one or two items per section.
Place the items you want to sell in the center, the top right corner, and the top left corner. Psychologists fittingly call these three areas "The Golden Triangle," and it refers to the way our eyes tend to move when first looking at a menu.
In each section, place your profitable items at the top of the list and one at the bottom. Studies show that people notice and order the top two items or the last item in each section more often than the others.
Include a "decoy" menu item that would seem overly expensive to guests. Place this near your high profit margin items. They may already have a reasonable price, but when compared to the "decoy" item, they will appear even more attractive. Or, put a "decoy" item next to your high-profit, pricey items that would seem more reasonable when compared to the "decoy" item(s).
On a similar note, try "bracketing". Include two portion options for one dish without including the exact size. The "larger" size will have a steeper price, such as $31, while the "smaller" size will have a seemingly cheaper price, like $22. The customer won't know exactly how much smaller the small portion is, yet it will still seem to be the best value price, since it simply costs less. In reality, the "smaller" portion can be the one you wanted to sell the whole time, and this tactic makes the meal item more attractive because guests will feel they are choosing a dish with good value.
Use photos sparingly or not at all. Excessive photos are associated with low-end, cheap venues, so high-end restaurants usually avoid photos. However, one photo per page has been shown to increase sales up to 30%, especially at casual, affordable eateries. If you still want to share more photos of your dishes, your Instagram or Facebook pages can do this for you.
Use color. People respond to color in emotional, subconscious ways, so choose your color scheme accordingly.
Bright colors like red, yellow, and orange capture attention and trigger appetite. You can use this to attract attention to specific areas of your menu and create a hierarchy for the layout.
You can also match your color scheme to your restaurant's theme to reinforce associations. For example, use light blue to highlight the ocean-caught fish at your seafood restaurant, or use green and tan for a farm-to-table restaurant.
Use selective, descriptive language. Many diners will make their final decisions off of this information. Descriptive menu labels lead to customers feeling more satisfied with their meals, and appetizing descriptions can also offset a high price.
Invoke nostalgia or humanize dishes in another way. These menu items are attractive because customers feel like they're ordering something special, and they induce happy memories of childhood or feelings of comfort and closeness. Examples: "Grandma's Chocolate Chip Cookie," "Campfire Hot Chocolate," or references to the chef or restaurant owner, such as "Chef Mike's Charbroiled Steak."
Include a separate dessert menu. If guests see an eye-catching dessert, they are more likely to skip an appetizer. By surprising guests with your dessert menu after dinner, you are more likely to obtain appetizer and dessert sales.
The way you write your meal prices can make or break the rest of your menu engineering work. Be sure to incorporate the following suggestions in your restaurant menu.
Avoid ending your prices with .99. This can sound cheap and unsatisfying to many customers.
Avoid dollar signs. Currency indicators remind customers that they're spending money and can even make them feel like they are spending more than they are. Soften the price by eliminating the dollar sign.
Avoid price trails. Price trails are dotted lines that connect your menu items to their price, which is often listed on the other side of the page. This takes the focus away from your dish description and straight to the price instead.
Avoid price columns. By placing your prices in a column next to your dishes, guests can easily compare prices and may make their decision based on the cheapest dish.
Utilize nested pricing instead. List the price discreetly after each meal description in the same size font, so customers' eyes glide right over the price instead of focusing on it.
There are numerous useful techniques to get more out of your restaurant menu, and the way you decide to employ them may ultimately depend on your restaurant brand. Revamping your menu can not only create a more enjoyable experience for your guests, but it can also greatly improve your restaurant profits.


Complete resistance to corrosion, scratches, cracks and numerous other advantages over standard solutions are characteristic for innovative, high quality vinyl sheet piling manufactured by Pietrucha company. As a result of unique combination of properties, they are mostly used as flood walls or solid retaining wall systems. However, the plastic, PVC sheet piles have much wider range of application, including landscaping, construction of roads, protection of river banks, channels and constructions of various types in e.g. waterlogged areas. Thanks to their high resistance to damage and rust, safety and durability along with high aesthetic value, they have proven to be one of the best choices currently available on the market and are applied increasingly often as flood, retaining wall systems during various investments and projects.
The works require the use of special tools and equipment and must be conducted by qualified personnel of companies specializing in civil and water engineering and construction. The installation of PVC sheet piles must also comply with the project as well as fitting manual prepared by the manufacturer. Pietrucha is not responsible for any defects, which might result from incorrect application and/or installation.
The most commonly used method, in which sheet piles are mechanically pressed into the soil with the use of vibratory hammers along the pre-installed templates. In order to fully protect the piling against damage, light equipment with small impact energy is used. The type of the equipment used is dependent on the type of soil, the depth of the cavity and the durability of the sheet pile. The key to a successful installation in hard, dense surfaces, and in ramming long elements, is the use of special guide bars called mandrels. Side or front mandrels work best. You can also use multiple mandrels that allow you to mount several pilings at the same time. This is a steel element in the shape reflecting the rammed vinyl sheet pile. Mandrel length must match the length of the rammed PVC elements.
It is used for very compact or cohesive soils. Sometimes, in certain conditions, the vibration hammers used for the driving method, do not have enough force to install the vinyl sheet piling on the required depth. It might be caused by a variety of obstacles encountered in the soil, but in some cases the soil itself might be too tough for lightweight equipment. Jetting allows to create pressure directly under the installed sheet piles, which loosens and removes the soil or the obstacles.
Special water or air ejectors are applied in this technology.
This method is usually used, when the depth of the constructed wall is relatively small. Quite often it is chosen for stony ground, which does not allow to employ driving or jetting technology. The plastic piling is installed in a ditch, which is then filled (on both sides) with special bedding layer selected for the project. Mechanical or chemical hardening of the bedding should be performed as well.


The Autumn Academy 2017: Strategic Approaches on Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe provided a unique opportunity for those responsible for developing and implementing policies towards migrants with irregular status at the international, EU, national or city level to share their knowledge, expertise and ideas; to consider the implications of the latest research evidence and analysis; to learn from those addressing similar challenges in other parts of the world and to critique policy and practice options.
Given the high value of the presentations and discussions, this report was created to summarise key points noted from presentations and, without attribution, from the discussions. Links throughout the report provide access to the presentations provided in Oxford and to video interviews with the participants.


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Unrequited love is the meaning of life. We're here to love but not to be loved, to give but not receive. Our mission in this world is to improve humanity and leave a better history than we found. Only selfless love has such power. Only love without interest or expectation of reward can change human beings... To give love without receiving love is the truest love and brings the greatest happiness there is in life.
Adolfo Barcella
At first glance, life appears meaningless, futile, full of contradictions and absurdities. But a deeper, meditating look uncovers beauty, order and harmony, revealing life as a supreme accomplishment of eternal wisdom... All of creation is an act of love and providence, a drama imbued with meaning... In simple words: Life is a mission of awareness and awakening and deep enlightenment. We are here to sense this divine presence beyond all phenomena. We are here to recognize a deep urge in our hearts to act in harmony, in conformity and in love with these divinities.
Mustapha Mahmoud
Our purpose is to consciously, deliberately evolve toward a wise, more liberated and luminous state of being. Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the notion with considerable force because to admit to it is to admit that most of our political gyrations, religious dogmas, social ambitions and financial ploys are not merely counterproductive but trivial. Our mission is to jettison those pointless preoccupations and take on once again the primordial cargo of inexhaustible ecstasy.
Tom Robbins, fully Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins
Belief in a Divine mission is one of the many forms of certainty that have afflicted the human race.
To achieve something great in the world you need Passion
To fulfill vision, a great leader's courage comes from Passion
Whatever it may be, you must find your Passion
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins
Follow your passion and success will follow you!
Never underestimate the power of passion
Without passion religion is spiritless
Without Passion history is meaningless
Without Passion art is useless
When you take up a mission with passion
There are no dreams too large
No innovation unimaginable
No frontiers beyond reach
Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel
Our reason is the pilot that steers her
Without winds the vessel would not move
Without a pilot she would be lost
There is no end and there is no beginning
There is only the passion of life
Passion is universal humanity
Passion is the genesis of genius
Pooja Natarajan
Your mission is proving that a love for the earth, and for the things of the earth, is possible without materialism, a love without greed
Religion finds the love of happiness and the principles of duty separated in us; and its mission - its masterpiece is, to reunite them.
Alexandre Vinet, fully Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet
He who wishes to fulfill his mission in the world must be a man of one idea, that is of one great overmastering purpose, overshadowing all his aims, and guiding and controlling his entire life.
Julius Bate
Whenever I hear people talking about "liberal ideas," I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive. The proper place for liberality is in the realm of the emotions.
Keep clear of personalities in conversation. Talk of things, objects, thoughts. The smallest minds occupy themselves with persons. Do not needlessly report ill of others. As far as possible, dwell on the good side of human beings. There are family boards where a constant process of depreciating, assigning motives, and cutting up character goes forward. They are not pleasant places. One who is healthy does not wish to dine at a dissecting table. There is evil enough in man, God knows. But it is not the mission of every young man and woman to detail and report it all. Keep the atmosphere as pure as possible, and fragrant with gentleness and charity.
John Hall
There is evil enough in man, God knows; but it is not the mission of every young man and woman to detail and report it all. Keep the atmosphere as pure as possible and fragrant with gentleness and charity.
The mission of art is to represent nature; not to imitate her.
Women are too much inclined to follow in the footsteps of men, to try to think as men think, to try to solve the general problems of life as men solve them.. The women is not needed to do man's work. she is not needed to think man's thoughts... Her mission is not to enhance the masculine spirit, but to express the feminine; hers is not to preserve a man-made world, but to create a human world by the infusion of the feminine element into all of its activities.
Margaret Sanger, fully Margaret Higgins Sanger Slee
The picture of a flower in a botanical book is information; its mission ends with our knowledge. But in pure art it is a personal communication. And therefore until it finds its harmony in the depth of our personality it misses the mark. We can treat existence solely as a textbook furnishing us lessons, and we shall not be disappointed, but we know that there its mission does not end. For in our joy in it, which is an end in itself, we feel that it is a communication, the final response of our knowing but the response of our being.
Israel has a mission still; Truth-seeking in the world of thought, and right-doing in the world of action!
Stephen Samuel Wise
Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.
It's often said that there are three requirements for a fulfilling life. The first two – a clear sense of personal identity and a strong sense of personal mission – are rooted in the third: a deep sense of life's meaning. In our time especially, many people are spurred to search for that meaning because they're haunted by having too much to live with and too little to live for
Os Guiness
People are either driven to action or complacency, mission or rust. You're either participating in the Game of Life or you're watching it from the grandstands. Herein lies a crucial difference. A champion plays the game: a spectator observes, criticizes and never really gets to live. A champion knows what he or she wants and goes after it with carefully calculated goals and no-holds-barred action. A spectator feels that his or her life is not their own. They let others dictate their destiny. They become victims of life instead of masters of it."
Bruce Jenner, fully William Bruce Jenner
The mission of art is to achieve a deeper understanding of nature's beauty. The mission, to put it another way, is to observe nature with an artistic mind, a mind bent on discovering beauty. Therefore, the kind of nature that the average person sees does not make art when it is reproduced.
Shiga Naoya
Bertrand Russell, fully Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
Eleanor Roosevelt, fully Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Warren Buffett, fully Warren Edward Buffett, aka Oracle of Omaha
Pablo Picasso, fully Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
Aldous Leonard Huxley


The Inland Empire 66ers defeated the Modesto Nuts 3-2 at John Thurman Field on Wednesday.
IE (10-10) got on board on Brandon Sandoval's RBI-single in the top of the second. Modesto then took a 2-1 lead the same inning when Donnie Walton hit a two-run homer to right center.
The 66ers ecured the win with runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
Sandoval scored on Luis Rengifo's single on a ground ball in the fifth, followed by Jonah Todd's RBI-single in the sixth.
Reliever Greg Belton (1-1) picked up the win, pitching two innings, striking out one and allowing one hit.
Despite having a homerun from Cristian Santana, Rancho Cucamonga couldn't top the visiting Stockton Ports.
The Quakes drop to 9-11 while the Ports improve to 12-8.
Logan Landon went 2-for-4 at the plate while Rylan Bannon and Zach Reks each had one RBI.
Isaac Anderson (0-3) took the loss, pitching four innings as he struck out four and allowed six hits.
Lake Elsinore drops to 9-12 after a 10-inning loss on the road.
The Storm led 2-1 in the sixth before the Giants took the lead with two runs in the seventh.
Jorge Ona's RBI-single in the eighth tied the game before San Jose took the win in the 10th.


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Former Alaska professor wants accusers to use real names
By RACHEL D'ORO
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A retired University of Alaska Anchorage anthropology professor accused of decades of sexual misconduct is contesting the use of pseudonyms by multiple women who are suing him.
Plaintiffs say David Yesner's move is no more than an intimidation and delay tactic.
Yesner is named in the federal lawsuit along with the University of Alaska System and the University of Alaska Board of Regents. He is the latest to protest the use of such pseudonyms.
Dartmouth College contested the use by some plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by former psychology department professors. The case reached an out-of-court settlement before the pseudonym issue was resolved.
Victims' rights advocates say the use of pseudonyms in such cases has been a strategy at least two decades, long before the MeToo era.


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Мани́лов — персонаж поэмы Николая Васильевича Гоголя «Мёртвые души». От характера этого образа, одного из интереснейших в поэме, образовалось крылатое выражение «маниловщина» для обозначения безосновательной мечтательности, чрезмерно благодушного и пассивного отношения к действительности, само имя Манилова также стало прецедентным. Манилов выделяется не только размахом замыслов в сочетании с полным бездействием (схожие черты есть и у парного ему персонажа, Тентетникова), но и полным пренебрежением к практическим вопросам: Манилов даже не замечает разрухи в своём имении (которая Тентетникова беспокоит).

Образы поэмы обычно рассматриваются как сатира на социальные типы современного Гоголю общества. Подобно всем выведенным помещикам, Манилов, по выражению В. Ф. Переверзева, является «пустопорожником», а никчемность придаёт нелепую окраску мягкости его натуры. Безделье превращает положительное свойство — мягкость — в «нравственную слякоть». Несмотря на утрированный образ, бездействие Манилова не служит не только добру, но и злу, и потому не вызывает отвращения, по словам Переверзева, это «далеко не плохой человек». Субъективное отношение к Манилову современных читателей, согласно Н. Чувелевой, зачастую и вовсе основывается на симпатии.

Чувелева также отмечает «душевную пустоту» Манилова. Поскольку «свято место пусто не бывает», пустота, где нет света, заполняется тьмой. В экранизации П. С. Лунгина (Дело о «Мёртвых душах») это заполнение пустоты злом визуализировано: Манилов, разговаривая о Чичикове, перевоплощается и, словно под воздействием гипноза, повторяет слова и манеры махинатора. Сам Манилов не живёт; статичность этого персонажа — это «скука смертельная». С точки зрения Чувелевой, современное сравнительно тёплое отношение к персонажу читателей характеризует состояние сегодняшнего общества, в котором попытки наживы на мёртвых душах не вызывают неприятия, это «ведь реальным ревизским душам никакого ущерба не причинит».

В культуре

Театр
 Малый театр - Александр Клюквин.
 Театр Романа Виктюка - Иван Иванович.

Кинематограф
 Мёртвые души (1960) - Юрий Леонидов
 Мёртвые души (1984) - Юрий Богатырев
 Дело о «Мёртвых душах» (2005)  - Павел Любимцев
 Мёртвые души (2020) - Дмитрий Дюжев

Примечания

Литература
 Наталья Чувелева. Мертва ли душа Манилова?:(попытка интерпретации образа Манилова в поэме НВ Гоголя «Мертвые души») // NV Gogol: Bytí díla v prostoru a čase: (studie o živém dědictví) (2015): 95-102.

Персонажи поэмы «Мёртвые души»
Вымышленные дворяне

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NB: (1) Massages available all day, (2) Cruises with 14 persons and below set menus will be served, (3) Day cruise fee at US$59/person (Nov 2010-Oct 2012), US$65/person (Nov 2012-Oct 2013) apply in the event overnight cruise is not authorised by port authority due to weather conditions.
Early French tourists who wandered among the 10,000 square meters of this cavern dubbed this space "Grotte des Surprises", or Surprise Cave. Sung Sot more than lives up to its name on Bon Ho Island, situated right at the heart of the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage area.
The following day you will also pass Vung Vieng Floating Village. Sixteen hundred people live on Halong Bay itself in similar communities.
The Emeraude anchors at Hang Trong. Hang Trong , or Drum Cave, refers to a nearby cave that earned its name as a result of the sound made as the wind blows through its stalagmites and stalactites.
A buffet lunch is served as the vessel casts off and heads out onto the magical waters and into the unrivalled scenery of Halong Bay.


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Strategic Financial Solutions is a leading financial services company that provides comprehensive debt relief solutions for people in difficult financial situations. Through our personalized credit card modification program and our consumer lending products, Strategic has successfully resolved more than $1 Billion in high interest consumer debt for over 100,000 clients. Strategic has been recognized multiple times for our culture and our high growth. In 2015 and 2016 Strategic Financial Solutions was named to Crain's New York Business Fast 50 Companies list that recognizes the fastest growing companies in New York City. In 2017 we were recognized as one of the top 500 fastest growing private companies in the United States by Inc Magazine. In 2017 we were ranked 21st Best Companies to Work for in New York State. Strategic has 3 state-of-the-art facilities, 2 in Manhattan and 1 in Buffalo to house our family of over 600 and growing. We proudly celebrated our 10th anniversary in June 2017.


Open year round, our cozy housekeeping cottages and our executive guesthouse are a wonderful spot to soak in the million dollar view of the Bras d'Or Lakes, while sipping refreshments from your private covered verandah.
Located just two miles from the start of the Cabot Trail, these cottages and guesthouse at the centre of Cape Breton Island are perfect for the many day trips that have become synonymous with the Cape Breton experience. Travel the Island, and come home to a beer, a barbecue, and a bonfire - an August evening to remember. Our January guests can cuddle in front of a cheery fire, with their skis or snowmobile parked beside the cottage. Groomed trails to the highlands.
McIntyre's Cottages and Cameron House is located on the Trans-Canada Highway five kilometers west of the Village of Baddeck—the beginning and end of the world famous Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Each property has a panoramic view of the Bras d'Or Lakes, Canada's 'inland sea'.


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Citizens Bank Park, Home of the Philadelphia Phillies
Citizens Bank Park (The Bank) Overview
The Bank is the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. It is part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
The Phillies' ballpark opened April 3, 2004 and the Phillies played their first baseball game there on April 12, 2004, against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Philadelphia Phillies built The Bank to replace Veterans Stadium, a multi-purpose facility for sports such as baseball and football.
The Bank features numerous Philadelphia-style food concession stands, which includes the famous Philadelphia cheesesteaks. The ballpark is located at the Northeast corner of the Philadelphia Sports Complex.
Citizens Bank Park Quick Facts
Location: One Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA
Surface: Kentucky bluegrass
Architect: Populous and EwingCole
Citizens Bank Park History
In 1998, the NFL Eagles and the Phillies joined their Western Pennsylvania counterparts Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Pirates in making requests to replace Three Rivers Stadium and Veterans Stadium with two separate stadiums.
The pressure to construct new stadiums in Philadelphia increased when a tragic railing accident occurred at Veterans Stadium during an Army versus Navy game. The collapsed railing injured eight cadets.
The Pittsburgh Pirates vowed to leave Pittsburgh in 1997, which helped to convince the Pennsylvania legislature to approve funding for the four stadiums.
The Philadelphia Phillies originally wanted a downtown ballpark that resembled the ballparks in Cleveland, Baltimore, San Francisco, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Detroit. Various locations were discussed including Broad and Spring Garden Streets, and Spring Garden and Delaware Avenue.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the City of Philadelphia finally announced 13th and Vine (north of Interstate 676) as the location of the ballpark. It would be walking distance from the downtown district of Center City.
Although many residents liked the location of the ballpark, Chinatown residents loudly protested against the location. As a result, the two parties changed the location to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, on the site of an old warehouse similar to Lincoln Financial Field.
Years after constructing the ballpark, Phillies fans and the ball club's owner, Bill Giles, regretted that they did not build the stadium in Center City. It didn't seem to matter though as the Phillies set team attendance records in 2010 with an average of 45,028 fans and 81 consecutive sellouts.
On June 28, 2001, the Phillies held the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new ballpark and played their first game. Following the game, they unveiled the location of the left field foul pole with a fireworks display.
Citizens Bank made a $95 million, 25-year agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies for telecast advertising, naming rights, radio broadcasts and other media inside the ballpark. In April 2004, Citizens Bank Park officially opened.
After the ballpark opened, the Phillies made a few modifications such as the bullpens. The home team pitchers used the lower bullpens and the visitors used the upper bullpen. These modifications gave the pitchers a better view and protected them from the rowdy fans.
Citizens Bank Park has a reputation as a hitter-friendly park. In 2009, it gave up 149 home runs, the most in the National League and only second in the majors to New Yankee Stadium.


Class A fire retardant high-impact foam bricks (0.94 PPSF) in Whitewash with painted logos.
Our unique Class A fire retardant Vintage Pavers were molded using bricks recycled from a New Hampshire church built in the early 1700s. The bricks are virtually indistinguishable from the originals and are offered in durable interlocking high-impact foam panels that are simply installed using a PL adhesive. FORMA Beyond Pavers provide a maintenance and dust free surface that never again needs to be repointed.
Exact replications that border on duplication.
Doesn't absorb moisture (rot) or produce dust when abraded.
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Consistent in color, across all production lots.
Available in ultra-light Class A fire rated high-impact urethane foam (0.94 PPSF at 3/4" thickness).
Class A foam is made from 100% recycled materials and is 10 time lighter than steel.
Brick looks are available in 3/4" thicknesses.
Interlocking panels (3' x 4') for ease of installation.
FORMA can fabricate and efficiently install all materials they make.
Supports interior and exterior applications.
Can be easily repaired if damaged.
Class A high-impact Vintage Pavers (0.94 PPSF) in Whitewash installed on reception wall at C-Port Credit Union, Portland, ME.
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An angry Aindrita Ray who faced the psychological trauma of having been beaten, abused and harassed by director Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar in an outdoor shooting abroad, says that the learned professor does not deserve to be called as Meshtru.
"I am horrified with his action. I am sorry to say that he is fully exposed now. He is a master of double speak, duality in his behaviour. And more than that he wants to behave in utterly detestable fashion on the sets and show his superiority on the sets. He does not deserve to be called as Meshtru any more. I am horrified with his behaviour' says Aindrita.
Aindrita says Nagathihalli's unprovoked action has shocked her and her left ears have been blocked. "My mother has been sick ever since she saw this incident. .My dignity and self respect can not be compromised at any cost. That is why I decided to expose his duality' said Aindrita Ray.
Aindrita Ray said that she was not seen with respect by Nagathihalli many a times and a few days earlier the film's hero Santhosh was assaulted by him. "I came to know of the incident later. I was shocked at the way Nagathihalli had behaved on the sets, unnecessarily touching me, holding my shoulders to pose for photographs. And when he spoke to me with anger and brought the issue of my remuneration I was aghast. I asked him why he was raising the issue of remuneration when he got up and held my shoulder again. I took his hand and pushed him. He then slapped two times on my cheek' says Aindritha.


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We've already talked about this. Life isn't always strawberry lemonade and lollipops.
Have you ever heard the expression Carpe Diem?
What do you think "Seize the Day" means? I think it means to make the most of every moment and situation. That's just what the Joneses are doing.
The kitchen was a mess. It smelled, was greasy dusty gross, and the design was, well, let's just say, less than desirable.
Sometimes all you have to do is tweek something and everything changes. That's the way the kitchen cupboards were at the Joneses "new" house – they needed help.
The cupboards had some sort of weird routered thing going on.
We never figured out why there were cut outs on the cupboard doors and we really couldn't see how they could be content with them. So, Adam had an idea….
Don't ya just dig that green kitchen floor? Fortunately that's G.O.N.E. gone!
First we removed the doors and he cut out the frame and shortened the cabinet, putting in a new bottom.
Then we painted it to match the rest of the cabinets to give April a little display cabinet in stead of a goofy slotted overhead cabinet.
I suppose to some the original kitchen might have been OK…from a distance, if you squint, through one eye…and don't touch anything, cook, eat in there and don't breathe. Definitely don't breathe.
Sometimes it's the little tweeks that make a house a home. You take out what you don't like and DIY something you do like. It just takes a little vision. If you don't have vision, get some. Go to Pinterest search "kitchens" or "kitchen cabinets" – whatever fits your decor design needs. Really, it's no biggie. Just look, learn, and decide what you want to do.
The house is almost done, so the reveal is coming soon!
The kitchen and bathroom floors are in. Woohoo! The wood floors are sanded and stained. Tonight the Joneses are putting on the last coat of polyurethane on the wood floors. We (I suppose I should say, "they" since I'm on Grammie detail) have the kitchen cabinet doors to finish, trim to put up, and wiring to finish in the basement.
The entire basement has to be put together yet, but the upstairs is nearly done and ready for them to move in. The change is amazing. I'll be showing you the before and afters soon!
Keeping Up With The Joneses – Making Progress!
I can hardly wait for the reveal! You are so right about the details. The change in the cabinetry was a good one. Thanks for sharing the pics–it feels like we are watching the progress. Sooo inspiring.
Carol, I can't wait either!!! It is so exciting to watch it all develop. I wish you were here to partake…such fun to be involved in such a project. Miss you!


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International Knuckleball Academy
IKA Staff Bios
Facility and Academy Life
The Knuckleball
Knuckleball History
All-time Knuckleball Pitchers List
Knuckleball Quotes
Knuckleball Pitching As a Team Effort
by David M. Brown
in Brian Wilson, Career, R.A. Dickey, Steven Wright, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Training
Knuckleball pitchers are the ones who pitch the knuckleball. They are the ones who are on the mound letting it loose. They also deserve the primary credit for choosing to make such a large change in their careers in order to stay in the game; for as we know, knucklers often adopt the knuckleball as their main pitch only after they are well into their careers. Then they have to work hard to sustain their viability as knuckleballers. ("The thing that is most impressive is how much we have to change over the years in order to stay competitive at this level," says R.A. Dickey.)
Although knuckleball pitchers do "build that"—i.e., do individually achieve whatever success they enjoy by relying on the knuckleball—they often also get crucial help, not least the encouragement to specialize in the controversial pitch to begin with. One team that deserves a lot of credit in the category of knuckleball-pitcher empowerment is the Tampa Bay Rays.
IKA's Ezra Wise points us to a February 2016 draysbay.com article ("The Rays and the return of the knuckleball ball") that, says Ezra, at least "scratches the surface" of how the knuckleball has been nurtured by the Tampa Bay Rays' minor league system. According to the article:
The Rays' current strategy seems simple: sign everyone and anyone in the game that can toss the difficult pitch and stash them in the minors with the hopes that they can be refined enough to be used as a valuable weapon.
The team even hired Charlie Haeger to be a minor league pitching coordinator with presumably the principle task of teaching others his excellent knuckle ball….
The article mentions "two pitchers who can toss the pitch" who had been brought in by the Rays, Eddie Gamboa and Jeff Howell.
To this Ezra adds that Rays' efforts "of late have extended beyond the degree" reported in the piece. The Rays organization has "scooped up a bunch of younger guys who were not previously in affiliated baseball and have converted a few of their own conventional pitchers and position players" to the knuckleball.
Bartolo Colon (43) and Ichiro Suzuki (43) have R.A. Dickey beat…in the age department. Dickey (42) is only the "third-oldest active player" in the MLB. (The article mentioning this fact also uses PITCHf/x data to describe Dickey's pitching.)
Knuckleball pitchers are often able to extend their careers beyond the average length thanks to the knuckleball, which does not inflict the kind of physical wear-and-tear of more strenuous pitches like the fastball.
The m.MLB.com site has video from 2014 of a Brian Wilson knuckler. After having been out of the MLB for a few years, Wilson is currently trying to use the pitch to make a comeback.
According to Sean McAdam, "one of the reasons [Steven] Wright" was such a consistent player in 2016 was the extent to which he had able coaching assistance, "assistance that Wright readily takes full advantage of"—assistance not as readily available to Red Sox predecessor Tim Wakefield.
When Wakefield encountered mechanical issues, [Red Sox pitching coach Joe] Kerrigan could offer little assistance. The pitch was unpredictable, and in Kerrigan's mind, so was the pitcher. The same rules that helped Kerigan dissect and analyze a conventional pitcher's issues wouldn't work with Wakefield….
Steven Wright has far more at his disposal, and it's one of the reasons Wright has enjoyed a run of consistency that often eluded Wakefield. There's help available, assistance that Wright readily takes full advantage of.
If throwing a knuckleball hasn't exactly developed into a science, it's certainly far more advanced than it was in 1995, when Wakefield arrived in Boston….
But perhaps Wright's biggest step forward this season the first in which he began the season as a full-time starter in the rotation—is the ability to detect and correct flaws within a game, sometimes within an inning. Again, this stands in stark contrast to Wakefield, who was notoriously streaky. When Wakefield was trending in a positive fashion, both he and the club could only hope that it continued. When he hit a rut, however, there was telling how long he would scuffle, unable to reverse his downhill slide.
Wright has no such issues. He can often tell—and if he doesn't, pitching coach Carl Willis can help—when his delivery has gone askew. Better yet, he knows what he needs to do immediately to correct it.
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Episcopal Collegiate School
The Power in Promise
Promise is in the air at Episcopal Collegiate. It fills our classrooms, flows through our halls, and lives inside of every one of our students.
We are a community, a family, a school - a launching pad for your child's future. About Episcopal
Our Episcopal Identity
Promise Starts Here
Selecting the best possible school is an important process, and Episcopal's Admissions Office is committed to making your family's experience as individualized, relaxed, and personal as possible. That's our promise to you.
Tuition Estimator
Viewbooks and Courses of Study
The Promise of Intellectual Curiosity
Many schools can offer a tough assignment or challenging class. At Episcopal, our goal is to find out what you're good at and challenge you to fulfill your unique promise.
Discover Campus Life
Lower School (PK-5)
Back to School Resources
Athletic Promise
Students develop the mind, body, and spirit through a variety of activities outside the classroom. More than that, 80% of our students in grades 6-12 participate in at least one sport, and many of them complete in multiple sports and stand out. Teams
Artistic Promise
When students begin to discover their promise, they need creative ways to express it! Our arts program develops a strong foundation in the visual elements and the principles of art in Middle School and advances to a more self-directed curriculum that students can customize to their own interests. Explore the Arts
Art & Service
The Promise of Exploring the Possibilites
Episcopal Collegiate is known for outstanding academics, but we're much more than that. When the bell rings at the end of the day, our campus is a buzz with activity. Students here explore their potential and promise through a variety of fun and challenging clubs and activities—in the classroom and beyond. Clubs and Organizations
Honor Code and Traditions
Parents' Auxiliary
Wildcat Warehouse
Summer at the E!
Our Top Giving Priority
The Episcopal Collegiate Annual Fund is our top giving priority because it directly impacts every area of our wonderful school. Help us continue to provide a transformative education to students in Central Arkansas. Lead the way and give to the 2018-19 Annual Fund. Make a Gift
Episcopal Collegiate Annual Fund
Always a Wildcat!
Welcome Home, Alumni!
Update Your Contact Information Here!
Alumni Class Notes
Wildcat Community
Wildcat Weekly
Haiku Learning
Veracross
School Worship
Creative, inclusive, and drawing fully upon the liturgical resources of The Episcopal Church, worship is a regular part of school life for all faculty and students.
Reflection, prayer, and matters of the spirit are honored and cultivated and the physical, mental, and emotional health of all are supported and nurtured.
Religious Study
Meaningful, academically substantive, and age-appropriate; and in teaching the Christian tradition, fosters dialogue with other faith traditions.
Equity, justice, and a just society throughout the life of the school; the embracing and honoring of diversity; and the inclusion of community service and service learning into the life of the school.
Parent Meeting about 9th Grade Trip
MS/US Dining Hall
New Faculty Orientation
One of the reasons why Episcopal Collegiate School continues to be the premier independent school in Little Rock is because of the generosity it receives for education from current parents, grandparents, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. It is impossible to name the countless ways our supporters give from school volunteering to financial support. This commitment to Episcopal is uplifting and inspiring, and allows the school to carry out the school's mission to instill in students a commitment to academic excellence and a recognition of individual potential that will contribute to the development of their characters.
Support to Episcopal comes in two main ways: gifts of time and gifts of "treasure." Volunteering at Episcopal can take many forms: staffing the concession stand at a football game, serving as a homeroom parent, assisting with the auction, or stuffing envelopes. Whatever your talent or passion, Episcopal could use, and most of all, appreciates your help.
Gifts of Property
Bequests, The Shield and Laurel Circle
Specific Bequest
Residuary Bequest
Testimentary Charitable Trust
Reserved Income
Gifts of cash may be made either outright or as a multi-year pledge. These gifts are fully deductible up to a maximum of 50% of the donor's adjusted gross income.
Gifts of securities may be made either outright or as multi-year pledges. Such gifts allow the donor to receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the security (up to 30% of your adjusted gross income) while avoiding both capital gains and alternative minimum taxes on the increased value of the security.
Your broker may electronically transfer ownership of the stock to Episcopal Collegiate School's account at Stephens, Inc. (see account information below).
Please note: Stock transfers must be initiated by June 1 in order to allow time for processing by our June 30 fiscal year end.
Give your broker the following information:
Account Name: Episcopal Collegiate School
Federal I.D. #: 62-1714575
Transfer To: Stephens, Inc.
Stephens Contact: Sandy Sawyers, (501) 377-2377
Important: Please notify or have your broker notify Matt Radtke, Director of Institutional Advancement, at (501) 978-4418 when you have initiated an electronic transfer for donations of stock.
Real estate – residential property, vacation home, undeveloped land, or commercial buildings – may make an excellent gift, especially if the property is appreciated. As with other assets held longer than one year, you receive a charitable income tax deduction for its appraised value and may avoid capital gains on the appreciation. Gifts of real estate require more pre-gift review than other gifts, which normally include a site visit, an environmental assessment, and a title report.
Donations of artwork, computers, books, equipment, and furniture can provide helpful additions to Episcopal Collegiate School. Before making a gift of tangible personal property, however, please consult the Advancement Office to confirm that your gift can be used as you wish, while also meeting Episcopal Collegiate School's needs.
Donors may name Episcopal Collegiate School as a beneficiary and owner of life insurance policies. A donor may have purchased insurance in previous years for a purpose that no longer exists or is fulfilled through some other means. The donor is allowed an income tax deduction for the cost of premiums in the contract plus any future premiums paid by the donor.
A gift through one's will is perhaps the most popular form of a planned gift. Such gifts may enable a donor to make a significant contribution to Episcopal Collegiate School that was not possible during his or her lifetime. A bequest to the School can be included in the body of a will or in an addition (a codicil). As with lifetime gifts, a bequest may be unrestricted, providing Episcopal Collegiate School with the flexibility to meet its needs as they arise, or a specific gift may be designated for the use of your bequest. Testamentary gifts to Episcopal Collegiate School are typically deductible for estate tax purposes and may be made in several ways.
You may stipulate that a certain percentage of your estate, or a certain dollar amount, or particular securities, or other assets be given to Episcopal Collegiate School.
You may state that a portion of your estate be given to Episcopal Collegiate School after specific amounts are distributed to other beneficiaries.
You may establish a unitrust or annuity trust for the benefit of specific beneficiaries through your will. The trust principal is transferred to Episcopal Collegiate School only after the death of the last trust beneficiary.
Trusts may be designed to provide income to Episcopal Collegiate School for a period of years, and then the assets (which may have appreciated) are returned to the donors or their heirs. Known as "lead trusts," they provide an excellent opportunity to support the school significantly while assuring continued family control of the assets in a tax-considered manner.
Trusts of this type may be used to increase donor cash flow from highly appreciated and low dividend securities. The donor receives an agreed upon amount or percentage from the fund in income for his life or for the life of his spouse. Thereafter, the principal passes to the school.
Another vehicle that keeps property in the family is a lead trust, whereby you make a gift of income to Episcopal Collegiate School for a term of years. After the term is over, the principal may be passed on to your children or your estate.
Lead trusts can provide a means of directing assets to children or other heirs in a cost-effective way. Lead trusts do have a number of income and gift tax consequences, however, which should be considered before making a gift.
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