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![]() ![]() The huge residence included tennis courts, a tiltyard for jousting, a bowling green, and a cockpit for bird fights. Today's Downing Street is located on the edge of the Palace site. Whitehall Palace was created when Henry VIII confiscated York House from Cardinal Wolsey in 1530 and extended the complex. Henry VIII (reigned 1509 to 1547) developed Westminster's importance further by building an extravagant royal residence there. By the early 1500s, it had fallen into disuse. The earliest building known to have stood on the site of Downing Street was the Axe brewery owned by the Abbey of Abingdon in the Middle Ages. Whitehall from St James’s Park – Hendrick Danckerts c.1675 ![]() The position of Westminster (as the area became known) as the centre of government and the church was solidified following the construction of the great abbey nearby, on Edward's orders. King Canute (reigned 1017 to 1035) built a palace in the area, and Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042 to 1066) and William the Conqueror (reigned 1066 to 1087) maintained a royal presence there. It took royal patronage to give the area prestige. A charter granted by the Mercian King Offa in the year 785 refers to “the terrible place called Thorney Island”. The area was prone to plague and its inhabitants were very poor. These Roman settlements, and those of the Anglo-Saxons and Normans who supplanted them, were not very successful. Making their capital at Londinium downriver, the Romans chose Thorney Island – a marshy piece of land lying between two branches of the river Tyburn that flowed from Hampstead Heath to the Thames – as the site for their early settlement. The Romans first came to Britain under the command of Julius Caesar in 55 BC. The area around Downing Street was home to ancient Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Norman settlements, and was already a prestigious centre of government 1,000 years ago. Take a virtual tour inside 10 Downing Street and explore it’s most famous rooms and significant events at the Google Cultural Institute. Number 10 has also spread itself out to the left of the front door, and has taken over much of 12 Downing Street, which is accessed by a corridor that runs through 11 Downing Street – the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The house in Downing Street was joined to a more spacious and elegant building behind it in the early 18th century. The hall with the chequered floor immediately behind the front door lets on to a warren of rooms and staircases. The building is much larger than it appears from its frontage. The Prime Minister hosts countless receptions and events for a whole range of British and overseas guests, with charitable receptions high up the list. ![]() It is the official residence of the British Prime Minister: it is their office, and it is also the place where the Prime Minister entertains guests from Her Majesty The Queen to presidents of the United States and other world leaders. Some of the most famous political figures of modern history have lived and worked in Number 10, including Robert Walpole, Pitt the Younger, Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. In the 20th century alone, the First and Second World Wars were directed from within it, as were the key decisions about the end of the empire, the building of the British nuclear bomb, the handling of economic crises from the Great Depression in 1929 to the great recession, and the building up of the welfare state. Behind its black door have been taken the most important decisions affecting Britain for the last 275 years. 10 Downing Street, the locale of British prime ministers since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world in the modern era. ![]() ![]() etc and this appears:Ĭhmod: cannot access `JMicroVision-v127-linux': No such file or directoryĪnyone knows resolve this? Much appreciated. My problem goes with the terminal, I type chmod. Start the Configuration Wizard: In the directory of JMicroVision 1.2.7, type. Then click the X that appears on the left upper corner of JMicroVision 1.2.7 to perform the uninstall. Click and hold JMicroVision 1.2.7 icon with your mouse button until it starts to wiggle. Open up Launchpad, and type JMicroVision 1.2.7 in the search box on the top. It is also possible to launch JMicroVision by using the Java command (see Generic or Other Platforms Instructions). Option 2: Delete JMicroVision 1.2.7 in the Launchpad. If the launcher does not start, type ldd JMVision to show the dependencies with the shared libraries and add to your system the missing packages. Launch JMicroVision: In the directory of JMicroVision 1.2.7, double-click JMVision or type. Uninstall: Delete the directory of JMicroVision 1.2.7. Then, set the execute permissions to the directory: type chmod -R u+x JMicroVision-v127-linux in a Terminal screen ![]() Right-click on the link and select "Save Target As." Rasband was intrigued by the idea of creating a version of NIH Image that would "run anywhere", including as an applet in Web browsers.I followed the installation steps in the website Rasband started work on ImageJ in 1997, when Java was becoming popular. Rasband was a Mac enthusiast, and the Mac II had card slots just like the PDP-11. It was written in Pascal, ran on PDP-11 minicomputers and ran in only 64KB of memory! Rasband started work on the second, NIH Image, in 1987 when the Mac II became available. The first imaging program that Wayne Rasband developed, starting in the late 70s, was called simply "Image". It is the direct predecessor of ImageJ, and is no longer under active development (though see ImageSXM below). NIH Image is a public domain image processing and analysis program for the Macintosh. The ImageJX project formed the basis of an application to NIH for funding, which is what launched the ImageJ2 project (see above). The prototype demonstrated this flexibility by recasting the program in Swing. The ImageJX software prototype was a proof of concept-an attempt to reorganize ImageJ's internals to make it more flexible. There was an ImageJX mailing list as well as an ImageJX software prototype. ImageJX was created as a means to discuss and explore improvements to ImageJ. In response, the software team at LOCI created the Cookbook user guide and update site, which includes most of the same plugins. Unfortunately, the manual went offline in late 2012. It was a great resource by microscopists, for microscopists. It went hand in hand with a comprehensive manual describing how to use the bundle with light microscopy image data. The MBF "ImageJ for Microscopy" bundle (formerly WCIF ImageJ) is a collection of plugins and macros, collated and organized by the MacBiophotonics facility. It was designed to be used in classrooms, and has been localized into over 30 different languages. SalsaJ is a closed-source fork of ImageJ1 intended for use with professional astronomy images. ImageJ2x is a fork of ImageJ1, modified to use a Swing interface. The program contains most of the common image processing operations, has a simple and intuitive user interface, an efficient visualization system and innovative features. Image SXM is a version of NIH Image that has been extended to handle the loading, display and analysis of scanning microscope images.Įrror creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationĪstroImageJ is ImageJ with astronomy plugins and macros installed. JMicroVision is an image analysis toolbox for measuring and quantifying components of high-definition images. ImageJFX is a new user interface for ImageJ, built using JavaFX. It is what ImageJ2's legacy support uses at its core. ![]() ImageJA is a project that provides a clean Git history of ImageJ1, with a proper 'pom.xml' file so that it can be used with Maven without hassles. It has a strong, established user base, with thousands of plugins and macros for performing a wide variety of tasks. ImageJ2 provides several significant new features, such as an automatic updater, and improved scripting capabilities.Ī stable version of ImageJ which has been in development since 1997. It is a complete rewrite of ImageJ, but includes ImageJ1 with a compatibility layer, so that old-style plugins and macros can run the same as always. We recommend Fiji as the preferred version of ImageJ.Ī new version of ImageJ targeting scientific multidimensional image data. It is actively maintained, with updates released often. It is a distribution of ImageJ with many plugins useful for scientific image analysis in fields such as life sciences. For the historical context of these projects, see History below.įiji is Just ImageJ, with extras. ![]() Below is a table which should help to clarify the purpose of each. There are a few different flavors of ImageJ with very similar names, and some confusion is inevitable. ![]() ![]() ![]() Due to the higher risk, these loans require more due diligence but can provide a viable way to grow your business.Ī commercial property loan also typically has shorter repayment terms, which can help you budget for your business across time while allowing your business to grow and meet your customers' needs. That means you can use these loans to purchase space that you might rent to other businesses or that can be used as a rental property, such as apartment complexes or mixed-use properties. We are not only a cost-effective option for your business to get its necessary commercial property loan or working capital, but at 7th Level, our team can use their years of experience to find the right loan terms to fit your business and your budget.Ĭommercial property loans can be used for the purchase or renovation of commercial property, which can be used for a variety of business purposes. Our team also provides one central point of contact for your business instead of forcing you to manage multiple loan applications. That means we also offer SBA loans that can give you access to the capital necessary to grow your business. Our team can help because we have the knowledge and expertise required to find the right commercial property loans to fit your needs and help your business grow and thrive.Įach of our loan options can provide funds for the different needs of your business. ![]() But funding for this necessary extra space for your business can be challenging to locate. Commercial property loans can provide the means to add space for additional inventory, manufacturing, administration, or sales. STOP paying Application and due diligence fees to brokers for just looking at your loan! At 7th Level, we haven’t earned any money until we deliver what we promised – end of story.īusinesses are always looking for ways to expand. Once a commitment is accepted by you will walk you through the process until your loan is closed! We handle everything from beginning to end so that you don’t have to!Īll of our commercial and SBA loan financing relationships work on a Fee for Performance Basis, which basically means we do not charge you any money or fees upfront until we have a loan that has been credit approved by one of our banks. You will be presented with the best possible terms of the banks we select. Our team will structure your loan, compile all needed documentation, analyze and underwrite the deal and present it to the top 3 banks we know will finance the deal. Allow us to do the homework and shopping for you. We streamline the commercial and SBA loan process for you so that you do not have to waste valuable time and money applying to multiple banks. If you are a small business owner looking for startup capital, lines of credit or more favorable financing packages or if you are an existing business owner looking to expand your current business or acquire more real estate, let 7th Level Mortgage put together a financing package for you.ħth Level Mortgage has relationships with literally hundreds of banks in order to assist you with your commercial mortgage loan financing needs. We offer conventional long term full recourse financing on a wide range of stabilized income producing commercial properties beginning at $100,000.7th Level Mortgage is strategically located in Cherry Hill, NJ and is able to provide a wide range of Commercial Loans and SBA financing in the states of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Connecticut and Georgia. We provide financing for apartments, mixed use, office, retail, industrial, self storage, hospitality and special purpose for investors and owner users. ![]() Our experienced team is familiar with the loan process from start-to-finish and specializes in the following loan programs: Loans which are unable to be secured from conventional lenders due to challenges with the real estate, the borrower, timing or structure of the transaction itself. We also have the flexibility to tailor the right loan product for the borrower, as a correspondent or agent, through our investor network. CMD is a nationwide commercial real estate financing firm in New Jersey and New York that sets the highest standards in the industry and make our client’s needs our top priority! We offer wholesale first mortgage commercial loans as a direct lender. ![]() ![]() ![]() I first meet Kimberly Conley, 19, as she sits outside a downtown rehab clinic, gossiping with friends. Vickie and her granddaughter Kimberly Conley on the porch. Everybody knows where the girls are and I lived in the area, so anytime I tried to walk, guys would try to pick me up.”Įventually, when she was desperate enough, Jen “just went with it”. “I had to do dope so often I couldn’t maintain a regular job. ![]() Once the drugs began (Vicodin at 24), it progressed to heroin (“everyone was doing it”), and then sex work. “I ran away at 14 because of abuse and ended up in a foster home. Her daughter Cricket (“I like unconventional names”) clings tightly to her as she tells of being pulled into drugs and sex work. She has recently cobbled together a different life, put herself in rehab, gotten off drugs, and is focused on being a mom for her one-year-old daughter, her sixth child. When I ask her about it she is simple and blunt: “It was horrid. She walked and worked it for seven years. At that age! Daaaaaaaamn.” A pickup truck with a huge American flag decal covering the back window pulls up to her, slows down, and the older woman approaches the truck. While we talk, an older woman, in her late 60s, parks across the street, and then leans against the hood while she smokes. I just want to get clean and get out of this place.” “Being out here, sucking men for money for drugs, this is degrading. They sit in the car, listening to the radio, both picking at sores, riffing on their lives. For many people, myself, that is hard to stay away from.” When you start using drugs you are accepted for who you are, including your imperfections. You around family members who use, around friends who use. “Sure, as long as you don’t take a picture of my face. Kayla started using pills after high school, then moved to heroin, and then four years ago “started prostituting”. Perhaps things are more complicated than what I see.īesides, there is so much visible pain in Portsmouth, it is hard to focus on any one situation. Perhaps others have inquired more than I have. I also assume I am missing part of their story. I think about calling child protective services, but it is clear James cares and is attentive. One woman drops off two slabs of bottled water, and a minister inquires about their condition, but otherwise they are unseen. I buy it from the street since I don’t have a prescription.” Then I moved to the harder stuff like Oxy 80s, then heroin.” I ask him if he still uses drugs, “No, I don’t. My father drank, and I started drinking when I was a teenager. “I was born in Portsmouth and raised around drugs. Outside I ask him more questions about his situation, and he tells me his history with drugs. One afternoon I run into him in the McDonald’s bathroom, filling plastic bottles with water to clean his children. I continue to see them over the next few days along a commercial strip, Meghan standing by the side of the road holding her sign, staring straight ahead, her expression vacant, while James pushes the cart with the kids in it, collecting bottles and cans. He smiles and says no, they are all fine. I tell him I am a reporter writing about drugs and poverty, and ask him if there is anything I can do to help. It has been warm the last three nights, so that’s good.” We crash in a shed behind the house of a friend.” I ask him if the shed has water and heat and he smiles and says: “We have a cord we run out to the shed. When I ask him how he can be on the streets with two kids, he clarifies: “We ain’t really homeless right now. ![]() He explains that they were evicted a year and a half ago for “non-payment” and after a stint in a shelter, they took to the street. ![]() James is polite and soft spoken, his focus shifting between the kids in the cart and Meghan on the corner. The cart smells, the blankets inside damp and dirty. James (his name has been changed) is 39, and the woman with the sign is Meghan (her name was also changed), the mother of the two children, aged two and three. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The species can secrete a fluid from joints in their legs which gives them a foul taste. Their distinctive spots and conspicuous colours warn of their toxicity, making them unappealing to predators. In addition to insect prey, seven-spot lady-birds consume pollen and nectar.Īn adult seven-spot ladybird may reach a body length of 7.6–12.7 mm (0.3–0.5 in). In the United Kingdom, there are fears that the seven-spot ladybird is being outcompeted for food by the harlequin ladybird. This includes, amongst other biotopes, meadows, fields, Pontic–Caspian steppe, parkland, gardens, Western European broadleaf forests and mixed forests. septempunctata has a broad ecological range, generally living wherever there are aphids for it to eat. Adults overwinter in ground litter in parks, gardens and forest edges and under tree bark and rocks.Ĭ. ![]() There are one or two generations per year. septempunctata larvae and adults mainly eat aphids, they also feed on Thysanoptera, Aleyrodidae, on the larvae of Psyllidae and Cicadellidae, and on eggs and larvae of some beetles and butterflies. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").Īlthough C. Simparica is available as a liver-flavored, chewable tablet.Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or " C-7" ), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Simparica is used for the treatment and prevention of flea infestations (Ctenocephalides felis), and the treatment and control of tick infestations in dogs over 6 months of age Sarolaner (sar-oh-lan-ur) What is the most important thing I should know about Simparica? The safe use of Simparica has not been evaluated in breeding, pregnant, or lactating dogs. Simparica should not be used in dogs less than 6 months of age weighing less than 2.8 lbs. Keep this and all drugs out of reach of children and pets. ![]() To minimize the likelihood of flea re-infestation, it is important to treat all dogs and cats within a household with an approved flea control product. Simparica is administered once a month directly by mouth or can be crumbled and mixed with food. This results in uncontrolled neuromuscular activity leading to death in insects or acarines. Simparica contains the active ingredient sarolaner, which inhibits the function of the neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor and glutamate receptor, and works at the neuromuscular junction in insects.
![]() The agouti gene is dominant the code for this gene is A/a (a capital letter symbolises that the gene is dominant, a lower case letter means the gene is recessive). Certain it is that the word tabby only referred to the marking or stripes, not to the absolute colour. But it might also, one would suppose, with as much justice, be called a taffey cat, unless the calendering of “taffey” caused it to become “tabby”. This stuff, in bygone times, was often called tabby: hence the cat with lines or markings on its fur was called a “tabby” cat. ![]() The word tabby was derived from a kind of taffeta, or ribbed silk, which when calendered or what is now termed watered, is by that process covered with wavy lines. Harrison Weir, in his book Our Cats And All About Them, dated 1889, describes the origins as this: The name tabby is believed to have derived from Atabi, which is a type of striped taffeta (known as tabbi) that was manufactured in the Attabiah district of Baghdad in the Middle East. Agouti ( symbolised with an uppercase A) is dominant over almost all other coat colours with an exception for the white masking and white spotting genes. Ticked Abyssinian catĭomestic cats inherited the agouti gene from their wild cat ancestors, the African wildcat ( Felis silvestris lybica). Agouti hairs are most obvious on the ticked tabby (such as the Abyssinian or Singapura) who only has the agouti background but not the stripes, spots or sworls. The tabby gene is known as agouti and produces a background that is made up of individual hairs that have alternate banding ( ticking). The tabby cat is not a breed, but a coat colour that can be found in both mixed breed and purebred cat populations. ![]() The striped cats will take about 50g of white, and then 30g each in three different colours, using the pictures as a guide.Tabby is a coat pattern among domestic cats (purebred and mixed-breed) that features an agouti pattern of alternating dark and pale bands of colour along the hair shaft with contrasting darker spots, stripes or sworls and a prominent M on the forehead. ![]() None of these matter much! But if you choose double-knit yarn for a cat, you will end up with a toy approximately 9 inches or 23cm in length, nose to end of body.Ī two-tone cat (the black-and-white cat and the littly grey moggy) will take about 50g of DK weight yarn in each of two contrasting colours - dark and white. The size of your cat will depend on the weight of yarn you choose, the size of the needles and your tension. And the slightly larger black-and-white cat in the picture is knitted with fluffy mohair yarn. The tabby and ginger cats are made with three shades of coloured yarn, knitted with alternating stripes. Fine yarns make a smaller moggy cat - the grey cat in the picture. The four cats are all knitted from the same basic pattern, with variations for the different types of cat. With their bright eyes, big smiles and cuddly little bodies, these cheeky cats – a tabby, a ginger tom, a black-and-white cat and an adorable moggy – are irresistible! They are knitted in ‘clutch’ size suitable for a toddler to carry around by the tail, or for an older child to cuddle under their arm. ![]() ![]() Toggle_blood_off/on - Blood is off or on. Spawnwanderinghorde - Sends a horde to player. Spawnsupplycrate - Throw a supply box on the player from. Spawnentity - produce the Player Makes selected mob or Item. Spawnentity (Shortcut: s) - Mob and items that can be generated are listed. Spawnairdrop - An airplane sheds supply crates. Sounddebug - The sound manager is switched. Shownexthordetime - The time until the next Horde appears. Showchunkdata (Shortcut: sc) - The data of the chunk display. Settime (Shortcut: st) - The current time in the game is changed (0 = 1). Setgamepref (Shortcut: sg) - Game settings are changed. Say - A chat message to all players is sent. ![]() Saveworld (Shortcut: sa) - The world is saved. Mod update - Adjust the level of the moderator. Mod remove - The appointment as moderator will be canceled. Mod add - Appoint one player to moderator. Listplayers (Shortcut: lp) - All players who are online are listed. Listplayerids (Shortcut: lpi) - Any player's IDs is listed. Listthreads (Shortcut: lt) - Processes are listed. Listents (Shortcut: le) - Items are listed. Listgameobjects (Shortcut: lgo) - The number of objects is displayed. Killall - All zombies are removed from the server. Kickallc - All players will be removed from the server. Kick - A player will be removed from the server. Help - All console commands are displayed. Giveselfxp - A player is allotted experience. Giveself (Object) - A desired object is thrown at a player. Gettime (Shortcut: gt) - The current time in the game is displayed. Getgamepref (Shortcut: gg) - The settings of the current game display. Gameover (Shortcut: go) - A round in Deathmatch or Hardcore mode is terminated. Here you will find all available console commands to 7 Days to Die.Īdmin remove - Remove a player as Admin.Īdmin update - Change the permissions of the administrator.īan add - Remove a player for a certain time from the server.īan list - Display the list of banned players.Ĭhunkcache (Shortcut: cc) - Display all currently cached charged chunks.Ĭommandpermission add - Assign the desired level to a desired law.Ĭommandpermission remove - Delete the desired right from the list.Ĭommandpermission update - Adjust the level of the given law.Ĭreativemenu (Shortcut: cm) - Enable and disable the creative menu.ĭebugmenu (Shortcut: dm) - The debut menu is opened or closed.Įnablescopes (Shortcut: it) - Debugging options are open. Thereby you activate the console and can select cheats and codes to enter. (Key 2) press " for US keyboards / press for EU keyboards / press Ö/Ø for Scandinavian keyboards. To enter the commands in 7 Days to Die, you have to press in the game, the key: (Key 1) press ~ for US keyboards / press 0 for EU keyboards. If you know the item ID, then you can use the search function to search for a specific item. ![]() This opens an inventory, from which you can take out the desired item. ![]() ![]() John Lennon recreated the ego death in song, Syd Barrett soothed the palette with a whimsical fantasy composed out of the loop of bicycle gears turning and King Gizz close by daring to ask the question, can a virtual analog synthesizer bridge the gap from Blues Rock to Psytrance? Instead, it grooves with a tighter streamlined formula, proven to history by the likes of Revolver or The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.Īlso like these classics, some small risks are allowed in messing with the tone of the final tracks. Their more attention grabbing prior albums tended to dazzle with a shiny layer of experimental overstimulation, but FFF has little to hide behind. With shameless mid-20th century naming conventions, the word ‘boogie’ appears in no less than three song titles. The band maintain the humble approach of camping, and perform with the simplistic fun of getting stoned in the bush and playing cards. Mostly comprised of simple classic rock, blues and RnB jams. With the attitude of an unsupervised high school jazz band practice, FFF takes it back to basics. ![]() ![]() Though of course even a camping trip album can inspire a concept in King Gizz their time spent surrounded by nature provides a familiar, but notably relaxed theme of environmentalism. If you can count writing and recording an album on holiday as a break but with only one other studio album released in 2019, this is basically a gap year by King Gizz standards.įishing For Fishies was born out of a camping trip into regional Victoria no live shows, and no studios (unless you count the living room of their then label mates Tropical Fuck Storm). After a tireless run of thirteen albums and nearly 500 live shows, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard finally took a break. ![]() ![]() ![]() Together, they form a team to go against Oracle, a mysterious data broker, who isn't Barbara Gordon. ![]() The untitled Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth is a rather good introductory or issue zero issue that introduces this iteration of the Birds of Prey: Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, Dinah Lance as Black Canary, and Helena Bertinelli as Huntress. ![]() Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Who Is Oracle? collects the first six issues of the 2016 on-going series and Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth special, which covers one story line: "Who is Oracle?" and the one-issue Rebirth story. All opinions stated are my own and not influenced by the exchange.īatgirl and the Birds of Prey is an on-going series published by DC Comics and is the Rebirth reboot of a team of women vigilantes with Barbara Gordon as Batgirl as the head of the group. I wasn’t expecting things to take an emotional turn towards the end but I am glad for it nonetheless as I think it made me like ‘Purple Girl’ out a bit more.ĭisclaimer: I received this e-book from NetGalley in exchange for a review. The storyline is gripping with just enough action and drama to keep me fully entertained. Batgirl is a surprisingly strong leader while both Canary and the ‘Purple Girl’ (I won’t reveal her name as it’s a spoiler) play equal important roles to her Alpha image. This first volume of the new Rebirth line, however, might have just changed that. Of all the DC women, Wonder Woman and Batwoman have always been my favorites, with Batgirl a bit further down the list. Not just because it’s a female-centered group of kickass women, but because they are some of the best comic book characters I have ever read and they compliment each other really well. Very much like the previous arc of Birds of Prey comic book series, I absolutely loved this one. I’m starting to think DC stands for Dire Crap! All it did was remind me that I liked Barbara Gordon better when she was Oracle. And, Christ, that stupid mask – it conceals nothing! I can’t buy that Jim Gordon doesn’t know that Batgirl’s his daughter when they’re face to face in a lit room! I would’ve loved it if at the end of their conversation he turned away and said “By the way Babs, get a better fucking mask, you clueless dope – only a complete retard wouldn’t know it’s you under there.”īatgirl and the Birds of Prey is uninteresting, uninspired drivel. The first panel we see Babs, I thought she was in the middle of sexual reassignment, she looks so manly! And when did she get so unattractive? She’s suddenly got a weird horsey, Secretariat Jessica Parker face. More like Who Fucking Cares?!Ĭlaire Roe and Roge Antonio’s art is dogshit. And the answer to Who Is Oracle? is underwhelming to say the least. For guys like me though who already know all that jazz, re-reading it all made me want to blow my brains out from boredom. I suppose the story is clear, which is something given that it’s an Afterbirth book, and each of the characters’ origins are retold for new readers’ benefits making this a decent jumping on point for them. The sisterly writing team of Shawna and Julie Benson, writers of TV shows Emma Approved and The 100 (never heard of either), drearily go through the motions of a typical superhero team comic. It’s so ordinary, uninteresting, and overall blah I was never once entertained. The Birds of Prey go looking for someone going by Babs’ old secret identity, Oracle, while fighting snake-themed baddies (cos birds and snakes are natural enemies, geddit?) and mafia goons. Oh Rebirth, you are so boring! Batgirl and the Birds of Prey (emphasis on Batgirl I guess because people like Babs and don’t give a fuuuuuck about Black Canary and Huntress – to be fair, I don’t either!) is another pile of wanky, tedious comic sludge. ![]() |