Fourth of July, 1971. Five awkward, young men drive to New York City to attend the '71 comic convention in search of love, sex, art, comic books and a glimpse at the city's wicked underbelly. What they encounter changes their lives forever. Visit a pivotal time as comics change from a business to an art form. Meet Allan Caldwell, comic artist, blacklisted since the 1950s for his testimony to the U.S. Congressional Inquiry. Tour the greatest city in America during a period of social disintegration. THIS ISSUE: "No Childhood Left Behind" The stage is set as five awkward, young men drive to New York City for the 1971 Comic Book Convention. They explore a New York City so steeped in decay at the time that each of their idiosyncrasies no longer seem important. "This work is truly novelistic. It¡¯s ambitious in terms of setting, rich characterization and it says something about life. He is in heady company. Kubert, Eisner and Miller spring to mind." - R.G.Taylor, Co-creator Wordsmith, Artist Sandman Mystery Theater.
They explore a New York City so steeped in decay at the time that each of their idiosyncrasies no longer seem important. "This work is truly novelistic.
'Eksotika' papaya were harvested at a mature-green stage. Subsequently, they were cleaned, air dried, packed and irradiated at 0, 5000, 1000 and 1500 Gy, and then stored at 10 C for three days to simulate air shipment. Next, the irradiaed papaya were induced to ripen using 3000 mg/L ethephon and stored at ambient temperature to an edible ripe stage. Quality and fungal infection were them determined. The number of days to ripening increased at the rate 0.0021 with increased irradiation dosage. Injury in the form of scalding was detected on papaya irradiated with 1000 and 1500 Gy. Weight loss increased by 3.10% and 3.58% respectively, for papaya irradiated with 1000 and 1500 Gy.
'Eksotika' papaya were harvested at a mature-green stage.
This paper aims at developing a better understanding of Islamic banking (IB) and providing policy recommendations to enhance the supervision of Islamic banks (IBs). It points out and discusses similarities and differences of IBs with conventional banks (CBs) and reviews whether the IBs are more stable than CBs. Given the risks faced by IBs, the paper concludes that they need a legal, corporate and regulatory framework as much as CB does. The paper also argues that it is important to ensure operational independence of the supervisory agency, which has to be supported by adequate resources, a sound legal framework, a well designed governance structure, and robust accountability practices.
An orderly resolution of a distressed conventional bank (with an Islamic window)
may not satisfy financial stability objectives and Shariah principles. Monitoring
the impact of using an Islamic monetary instrument (e.g., Sukuk) could be difficult.
