After 208 regular season games and 19 playoff battles (a total second only to Brett Favre in durability) Peyton Manning missed his first NFL game for the Indianapolis Colts. When (or, shudder, if) he plays again remains to be seen.
As noted by USA Today: "The last guy not named Manning to start a game for the Colts now coaches the the San Francisco 49ers: Jim Harbaugh. Bill Clinton was president, Titanic was the hot movie, and gas was $1.50 a gallon."
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Top 10 NFL QBs
According to John Clayton, ESPN:
1. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
2. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
3. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
4. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
5. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
6. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
7. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
8. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles
9. Eli Manning, New York Giants
10. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
http://espn.go.com/nfl/preview11/story/_/id/6898795/from-tom-brady-andy-dalton-espn-john-clayton-ranks-nfl-starting-qbs
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"You’ve been so busy being a princess, you haven’t learned how to be a woman. I could have helped you."
Quote from Harrison Ford as Han Solo, in a bonus scene on The Empire Strikes Back Blu-Ray. Originally part of the argument that ended with him shouting "You coud use a good kiss!"
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/09/06/star-wars-empire-strikes-back-deleted-scene/
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Captured: The world's largest crocodile, allegedly 21 feet long and 2,369 pounds, in the Philippines...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/pictures/110906-giant-crocodile-philippines-biggest-ever-caught-captured
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Tech Mergers
Green light: Google buys Zagat travel and restaurant guide...
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Googles-Zagat-Acquisition-Supports-Future-Growth-10-Reasons-Why-777325
Yellow light: AOL & Yahoo again in merger talks...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/aol-and-yahoo-merger-two-dogs-dont-make-a-right/2011/09/09/gIQA7nlSFK_story.html
Red light: Samsung seems uninterested in buying HP's PC, tablet and webOS business...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392378,00.asp
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From EW.com:
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 It’s 1960. Superhero comics are on the cusp of a creative and commercial renaissance known as “The Silver Age,” with DC Comics leading the way by giving modern makeovers to “Golden Age” properties like The Flash and Green Lantern. (Soon, Marvel Comics will join the cause by unleashing a new generation of characters — including Spider-Man and Hulk — that will capture the imagination of sixties youth.) JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 It’s 2011. Comic books live on the fringes of commerce, which is to say, the comic book store. The consumer is mostly adult. A variety of youth marketing initiatives have proven ineffective. Hope for the industry seemed to come from bookstore chains like Borders and Barnes and Noble, which began carrying a wide range of product in response to the boom in comic book movies. But Borders has imploded and Barnes and Noble is said to be rethinking its comic book strategy. Bottom line: A struggling genre of entertainment wishes it was 1960 again.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 The state of the super-hero archetype is strong. Channeling “Greatest Generation” nobility and space age wonder, superheroes are decidedly adult Right Stuff role models with a license to POW!, although interestingly, in the first issue (and in the stories to come), they have little interaction with the ordinary peeps they are sworn to protect. JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 The state of the archetype is confused. In a culture that no longer believes easily in self-sacrificing heroics and righteous conflict, super-heroes have become a deeply flawed, even unlikable lot, marked by arrested character development. Batman is an unhappy hard-ass who can’t get over his past. Green Lantern is a pumped-up, affirmation-needy jock. In the tweaked, post-”Flashpoint” DCU, superheroes are a shock-of-the-new phenomenon. The authorities want this outbreak of outlaw vigilantes — and their awful adversaries — curtailed and contained, ASAP. “The world’s afraid of us,” Batman declares. Which is just the way the gloom-addicted Dark Knight likes it.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 The first two captions. 1. “United in action, firm in purpose, the world-famous heroes of The Justice League Of America have pooled their extraordinary talents to stamp out evil and injustice wherever and whenever they occur.” 2. “Now there are called upon to fight tyranny and inhumanity in a dimensional world dominated by a three-eyed evil genius who tricks them into entering… THE WORLD OF NO RETURN!” JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 The first two captions. 1. “There was a time when the world didn’t call them its greatest super-heroes.” “2. “There was a time when the world didn’t know what a super-hero was.”
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 Depiction of youth culture’s relationship to super-heroes comes in the form of hipster teen Snapper Carr, the JLA’s chief cheerleader and honorary member. He often helps save the day. Dig his hilarious sixties patter from the first issue: “You’re a real ‘bad dad,’ Despero! I’m gonna queer your game!” JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Depiction of youth culture’s relationship to super-heroes comes in the form of high school football star Victor Stone, whose neglectful scientist father is obsessed with the super-hero phenomenon. Like the rest of his generation, Vic doesn’t know what to make of these costumed marvels. He’ll soon find out.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter are on the cover. All are featured in the story. Superman and Batman are also members of the team, but don’t appear on the covers of the first 18 issues of the series. Superman is often a cameo presence in the stories. JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Unlike Justice League of America, which proceeded from the perspective that the group had been together for quite some time, Justice League begins with the team not yet formed. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern and Cyborg are on the cover of the first issue, but only Batman, Green Lantern, and pre-Cyborg Vic Stone are featured inside. (Superman shows up on the last page.) Note: In today’s comic book marketplace, where Batman and Superman are among a handful of truly potent brands, there’s no reservation about over-leveraging cash cow characters.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 The first 12 pages introduce the villain, the conflict, and every member of the team with an action beat. It contains roughly 10 different settings (including a parallel dimension), a dinosaur attack, and two-page chess match. JUSTICE LEAGUE # 1 The first 12 pages chronicle one long action sequence on the rooftops of Gotham City that brings Batman and Green Lantern together.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 The conflict: The collegial band of super-friends battle and defeat a tyrant named Despero, an over-the-top, self-proclaimed “menace” from another dimension bent on expanding his influence and making mindless slaves out of conquered people. Many of the early issues of Justice League of America worked the alien tyrant antagonist/enslavement stakes angle. JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 The conflict: Batman and Green Lantern chase after a supernatural suicide bomber — the monstrous acolyte of a mysterious, unseen enemy — while being chased themselves by cops in choppers while also bickering with or fighting each other. Meanwhile, Vic mopes.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 A sit-down reading experience. The storytelling specs: 26 pages of story, 124 panels, 257 word balloons and captions, some of them quite wordy. No double page spreads. 1 splash page. JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 A quick flip, visually driven experience. The storytelling specs: 24 pages of story. 79 panels, 145 word balloons and captions, few of them very wordy at all. 1 double page spread. 2 single splash pages. [Note: Except for page counts, all measurements are subjective or approximate.]
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 A full meal of entertainment. The first issue tells a complete story told in five short chapters. It plays like a compressed feature length movie. In the 1960s, the perishable monthly pamphlet was the only delivery system for comic book storytelling. JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 A small appetizer by comparison. The first issue bills itself as “Part One” of a multi-part story. It plays like the first 10 minutes of feature length movie. Eventually, the individual issues will be collected and sold as a “graphic novel.” Many comic book fans will prefer to wait for the collected edition of this story instead of buying it in pieces. Hence, fewer trips to the comic book store. Hence, less sampling of other products.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 Cost: 10 cents. Was that expensive back then? JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Cost: $3.99. Is that too much for 24 pages of quick-flip fun? An industry may hinge on your answer.
Crisis In Comic Book Land? Comparing new and old 'Justice League' tells the tale
by Jeff Jensen
Sep 4, 2011
http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/09/04/justice-league-comparingold-and-new
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RIP
Two heroes of Weird Science: UFO abduction researcher Budd Hopkins & Project Gutenberg founder Michael Hart...
Budd Hopkins: An Era Ends?
Ray Palm
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
http://xrayer.blogspot.com/2011/09/budd-hopkins-era-ends-my-only-regret-at.html
RIP Project Gutenberg founder Michael Hart
Mark Frauenfelder
Thursday, Sep 8th
http://boingboing.net/2011/09/08/rip-project-gutenberg-founder-michael-hart.html
Jordan Belson, Experimental Filmmaker
http://www.centerforvisualmusic.org/Belson/
We are sad to report that filmmaker/artist Jordan Belson died peacefully early Tuesday morning, September 6, at his home in San Francisco, of heart failure. He was 85. A Memorial screening will occur October 19 at Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley - Jordan Belson: Films Sacred and Profane. Tribute retrospective screenings are being planned for several other cities later this fall. Details to follow soon.
Earlier this year, Belson signed a statement asking people not to put his films online, as this does not do justice to his work.
In lieu of flowers, Belson's long time partner Catherine Heinrich requests that donations be made to Center for Visual Music's preservation and digitization work to continue preserving the legacy of Jordan Belson. Contact cvmarchive@gmail.com, or Donate via paypal
Lee Roy Selmon, Hall of Fame defensive end from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He led an Oklahoma Sooners defense in college that won two national championships. He also has a chain of sports bar restaurants named after him that make good grub...
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-rt-fbn-buccaneers-newss0505e17a1-20110904,0,5053050.story
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