It is a sad fact but if you want to support local businesses then you usually end up having to pay over the odds. The post; ‘Is Buying Local Dying?
’ is a clear case of this. If you really do want to use local businesses (and you can afford to) then you have to look at the extra cost as a ‘donation’ towards their survival.
At one time local shops were kept in business by the people who lived nearby, but times have sadly changed. Back then we did not have out of town supermarkets and DIY superstores.
Unfortunately we cannot expect to have it both ways. You will not hear people complaining about how cheap it is to go to a large out of town store….
Using comics to raise people’s awareness of schizophrenia is a brilliant idea.
Comic art is frequently overlooked. It is often dismissed as being a childish form of artistry which is very untrue. Some of our greatest modern illustrators and writers work in this area. Think about people like Neil Gaiman who is now such a big name in film and television. He has created some excellent comics and characters over the years. Then there is Berni Wrightson who moved on to book illustration and record cover design. Since his days of working on ‘Swamp Thing’ he has gone on to work for the likes of Meatloaf and Stephen King. Today’s comic book artists are constantly pushing boundaries and trying to come up with new ways to produce eye-catching graphics.
The other great thing about this is that schizophrenia is very misunderstood. Many people still seem to think that it works along the lines of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. Hopefully this new comic will help to change all of that. We may not be able to automatically heal ourselves like Claire Bennet, maybe this is a good way however to heal how people think about things they don’t necessary understand.
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/23/mental-health-nurses.html
What do you think of the B&A photography on the Priori - Idebenone Superceutical page, I think she looks worse after! We need something new or remove them completely!
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