Urban Cartoonist Uses Satire to Highlight Society’s Excesses
(ContentDesk) July 26, 2006 -- The success of Aaron McGruders The Boondocks has shown that there is a growing market for comic strips from the African American point of view. Manny Otiko, creator of the urban satire Ghetto Fabulous, says that he is often compared to McGruder. ??? When people look at my comic, they often say its similar to The Boondocks, which I take as a compliment, said Otiko, a Southern California resident.
???Otikos comic strip Ghetto Fabulous is a satire of life in urban America and current events. Some of the issues he tackles include political corruption, the war in Iraq, materialism and violence in the rap world.
???Otiko was recently featured in a nationwide Associated Press article which details how the humor of black Generation-Xers often clashes with the tastes of the Civil Rights generation. ??? Humor is very subjective. What some people find funny, others find offensive, he said. But I dont think that the job of a writer is to look at society through rose-tinted glasses. A writer is supposed to show the world, warts and all, and let the reader make his own decision. ???Otiko said many people dont understand how satire works.
Its a tricky concept, but the goal is to use humor to make a salient point, he said. However it could be interpreted as mockery. ??? Some of the most popular comic strips I have done feature a corrupt politician called Sen. Kelvin K. Klebold, he said. I guess politicians are an easy target, but many of the issues I touch on are similar to the recent scandals in the Republican party.
Truth is often stranger than fiction. Ghetto Fabulous has been featured in The Riverside Press Enterprise, The Hampton Script, (the college paper for Hampton University), Westside Story, (San Bernardino), The LA Sentinel, The LA Wave and The Washington Afro-Am. It recently started appearing weekly on hiphopdirectory.com, a website featuring news about the rap world ,and was also picked up by the Florida Courier and The Juice Weekly. Otiko said, The comic costs $10 per strip, although I am currently running a special where buyers who pay for a years subscription receive a 50 percent discount. ???Last year Otiko released a compilation of his comics in The Best of Ghetto Fabulous Vol.1 It is available online at http://gfabtoons.com/buythebook.asp.???The first 100 buyers received a free note pad and pen featuring the Ghetto Fabulous logo. For more information go to www.gfabtoons or call 951-315-4262..
Ordinary Objects? Or Listening Devices?
Listening devices are among the most basic of spy and surveillance equipment. It is the first thing that any professional, amateur, or hobbyist should look into getting. There is a wide variety of listening devices. They range from the large-seeming constructs that are pointed at subjects up to 300 yards away and still pick up sound, to tiny RF transmitters that hide among telephone cords. But the most interesting bugging devices are those that look like ordinary, everyday objects.
They are fun to use and often lull unsuspecting subjects into a false sense of security, encouraging them to reveal information that they do not want you to have.
Listening devices that look like everyday items are especially helpful if you want to record a conversation you are having with someone, but don't want them to know you are recording it, or if you want to listen in on a conversation someone is having in another room (one that she or he would not have with you present). You can...
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Water, Water, You Want Water!
Copyright 2006 J Lance Curtis
If there was a substance that when consumed regularly can increase your workout performance by 15%-20%, would you take it?
Now wait, don't call the FDA or the DEA! I am not recommending that you take a drug or an illegal substance. This common substance is available almost anywhere, and even though some people pay ?big' money for it, it is available to most people for FREE.
You already know what it is because of the title of this chapter. And like a lot of very common and abundant things it is sometimes taken for granted. However, in the case of water this is especially true. Water is the essential substance, not only for life, but also for optimum performance.
Let's start with the basics.
On average your body consists of 70% water. Different tissues in your body have varying amounts. Your blood is 90% water, your bones 20%, and your muscles 70%.
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How to Build a Dog House
Nothing compares to the structure that we build out of determination, hard work, and love for our beloved pets. But not all of us have the skill and essential knowledge to build a dog house. The central question hence remains?how to build a dog house?
Perhaps the easiest way is by using dog house kits available in the market. These kits contain all the required things, from plywood panels to screws, and are said to be extremely easy to assemble using the instructions provided with the kit. Basic household tools are usually all that are required to successfully assemble and make the dog house.
Building a dog house from scratch can get tricky. Accurate measurements, cutting, and joining pieces have to be done with great precision. For almost any type of construction, no matter what the design, the basic tools and materials that will be required are plywood, boards, screws, insulation materials, safety glasses, gloves, drills, hammer, table saw, and measuring...
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Body Language: Improve Your Basic Interpersonal Communication Skill
Copyright 2006 Lyndsay Swinton
Why do jade dealers wear dark glasses? No this isn't the start to a bad joke, it's a serious question, with a telling answer. Jade dealers, and poker players alike, aim to hide what they're really thinking and saying by suppressing their body language. Unless wheeling and dealing is your game, it'd be wise to master the basic interpersonal communication skill of body language and be better understood.
93% of what you say remains unsaid
Stereotyping is short-hand decision making on whether you like someone and determines how you much effort you put into the conversation. Your hair colour, clothes, age, ethnicity and other features that don't change during a conversation, all add up to give an overall impression, which may be good or may be bad. The way you look speaks volumes - it's a communication skill in itself.
So, start conveying a favourable message by getting your image right.
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New Treatment for People with Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ears) Promises Better Sleep
University Heights, OH (ContentDesk) May 21, 2006 -- Many people with tinnitus have trouble sleeping because of the continuous noise. There has been some success in treating this condition with oral melatonin given in the early evening. A new treatment is being developed at John Carroll University based on the body?s ability to produce melatonin naturally.
It was discovered five years ago that it is the blue component in white light that prevents the pineal gland from producing melatonin. In the evening, when it normally would be producing the hormone, ordinary light prevents it from doing so.
Wearing glasses that block blue light allow the flow of melatonin to begin. By bed time there is plenty of melatonin present in the blood. This allows the person to fall asleep quickly despite the ringing in the ears and sleep more soundly so the noise does not interfere. By using the glasses consistently, the duration of the melatonin flow is gradually increased. Several styles...
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Gracious Style Presents 2004 Holiday Gift Guide
Gracious Style, a leading online resource for luxury linens and accessories for the home, is proud to present its 2004 holiday gift guide.
From monogrammed Italian linens to supple microfiber bathrobes, the gift guide features an exquisite selection of items, all available online at www.graciousstyle.com.With twelve unique selections ranging from $50 to $350, this guide is specifically designed to help give the gift of luxury to everyone on your holiday list, within your individual budget.
And to add to the gift giving spirit, Gracious Style is happy to provide complimentary wrapping and free shipping on every purchase made this holiday season.From practical to personal to glamorous, the 2004 holiday gift guide includes:
SERVE IT UP: For the entertainer on your list or for your own holiday table-???Frog or Snail Place Card Holders
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What is Permanent Life Insurance?
Unlike term life insurance, permanent insurance policies such as universal life, variable universal life and whole life provide long-term financial protection. This type of insurance will cover you for the duration of your life and continued on time premium payments. Permanent policies provide you with not only a death benefit but in some situations a cash savings. It is because of these extra perks that permanent life insurance tends to be more expensive than term life.Some features of permanent...
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Online Psychology Degrees - Explore The Human Mind Online
It would an exercise in denial to try to say that online degree programs are not seen with an eye of dismissal. It is thought that the online program inherently is the product of a manipulative institution and marketed towards individuals not possessing the abilities to find success in the traditional setting of classrooms in America's major universities. This is an antiquated mindset and one that is changing everyday.
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TruckerToTrucker.com Launches Newly Improved Web Site
Culver, IN May 12, 2005 ? TruckerToTrucker.com, a Web site that allows users to buy, advertise and sell trucks, trailers and parts online, announces the launch of its newly improved Web site. The revamped site was available for users on April 1, and now includes a "Quick Search" feature, ad view counters, a redesigned homepage and sell page, an "Add to my Folder" link and image slideshows. "Our new Web site makeover has exploded the site's traffic in the last 30 days," says TruckerToTrucker.com...
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Fashion, Art & Music Flea Market in Downtown Raleigh, NC
(ContentDesk) October 11, 2005 -- The Rock & Shop Market will hold its second fashion, art & music flea market on October 29th from 1-5pm at the Tir Na Nog in Downtown Raleigh, NC. The event features local and national designers selling their mostly handmade fashion products. Items for sale include handcrafted jewelry, silk-screened apparel, handmade journals, note cards, comics, soaps and more. Area musicians, Schooner, Now Sleepyhead and DJ Marco will be performing as a backdrop to the funky...
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