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Iron fertilization less efficient for deep-sea CO2 storage than previously thought?
New study reveals that iron fertilization in the Southern Ocean might reduce the efficiency of biological carbon pump in transporting carbon dioxide into the deep ocean
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
The Southern Ocean plays an important role in the exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the ocean. One aspect of this is the growth of phytoplankton, which acts as a natural sponge for carbon dioxide, drawing the troublesome greenhouse gas from the atmosphere into the sea. When these plankton die they can sink to the bottom of the ocean and store some of the carbon dioxide they have absorbed, a process scientists call the "biological carbon pump".
Although many areas of the Southern Ocean are rich in nutrients, they often lack iron, which limits phytoplankton growth. An important idea in oceanography is that adding iron to the Southern Ocean could stimulate phytoplankton growth and the biological carbon pump. Some scientists believe that this process can partly explain cycles in atmospheric carbon dioxide over Earth's recent history and it has also been widely debated as a mitigation strategy for climate change.
In two previous studies carried out in the last five years it has been shown that iron fertilization of the Southern Ocean can export carbon dioxide to the deep-sea. "However, to understand the net storage of carbon dioxide in the ocean interior, sinking phytoplankton are only one part of the story", explains Dr. Ian Salter from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. "These phytoplankton can be a food source for certain types of planktonic grazers, foraminifer and pteropods, that make shells from calcium carbonate - a process which produces carbon dioxide".
The biogeochemist, and an international team of collaborators, were the first to quantify production and sinking of these calcium carbonate shells resulting from a phytoplankton bloom in the Southern Ocean, close to the Crozet Islands, with surprising results. Natural fertilization, caused by iron leached from the basaltic islands, increased the production and sinking of these calcium carbonate shells to a greater extent than sinking phytoplankton. This has important implications for the deep-sea storage of the carbon dioxide resulting from these blooms.
"The production and sinking of these calcium carbonate shells affects the balance of carbon dioxide in the surface ocean over 100 to 1000 year timescales", explains Dr. Ian Salter. "Our calculations suggest that this process reduces the amount of carbon dioxide transferred to the ocean interior via sinking phytoplankton by up to 30 per cent in this naturally fertilized system. However, it is unclear that purposefully added iron would have the same impact."
Interestingly the reduction in the efficiency of the biological carbon pump was not just caused by a higher abundance of these organisms, but also by changes in species composition. "In our samples from iron fertilized areas we found more species that produce larger calcium carbonate shells, and in turn produce more carbon dioxide per individual", explains the biogeochemist. Iron fertilization can therefore affect biodiversity and ecosystem structure with important knock-on effects for climate interactions. "It is important to recognise that our findings are only from a specific area of the Southern Ocean. The ecology of these shelled organisms can be very different depending on the species and exactly where in the ocean they live", cautions Dr. Ian Salter.
In future research projects Dr. Ian Salter will continue to investigate the sinking of phytoplankton and shelled calcifying organisms in other naturally iron-fertilized areas of the Southern Ocean, in addition to the Arctic Ocean, where melting sea ice conditions may also affect this delicate balance.
Kristina Baer
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Justin Tadlock
bbPress 2.6 Released After 6 Years, Includes Per-Forum Moderation and Engagements API
On Tuesday, John James Jacoby announced that bbPress 2.6 was available to the public after a six-year wait in a post titled bbPress 2.6 — Better Great Than Never. The announcement landed with a whimper as it was overshadowed by the release of WordPress 5.3 on the same day.
bbPress is an official WordPress project for powering forums. It was initially launched on December 28, 2004, by Matt Mullenweg as a standalone project. During the first iteration's heyday, it was popular within the WordPress community as a simple forum solution. In 2011, bbPress 2.0 relaunched as a WordPress plugin with Jacoby as the lead developer.
The bbPress team is primarily comprised of four part-time contributors with nearly no volunteers available for user testing. Stephen Edgar, Brandon Allen, and Sergey Biryukov were the primary developers other than Jacoby behind version 2.6.
"Jennifer M. Dodd deserves a mention for her contributions to 2.6 early on; she's largely moved on but is wonderful," said Jacoby. "Behind the scenes in the meta and forums teams are Samuel 'Otto' Wood, Dion Hulse, Mika Epstein, Marius Jensen, and countless others who provide feedback and feature requests upstream based on how WordPress.org uses bbPress."
Contributors resolved 420 open tickets with 1,737 code commits over the multi-year span it took for version 2.6 to drop. The new version ships with hundreds of bug fixes and improvements. Its features include per-forum moderation, new platforms to import forum content from, and an Engagements API.
The new Engagements API connects user IDs to the various types of content in bbPress, such as forums, topics, replies, and topic tags. This works as a sort of relationship system between users and any content they interact with on the forums. In previous versions of bbPress, all of this data was saved in the user metadata table.
Per-forum moderation is a key feature for forums, but it has been one of the missing elements in bbPress. The new feature takes advantage of the Engagements API to connect user IDs to forum IDs. In turn, this allows site owners to create moderators for individual forums. This feature works in contrast to the existing "moderator" role in bbPress, which provides users global moderation powers.
Why the 6-Year Wait?
You could be forgiven for wondering if bbPress was all but dead. The last minor release happened in 2017 when the team dropped version 2.5.14. The same year, bbPress 2.6 was headed toward a third beta and even had a few release candidates.
"There was not very much feedback on the 2.6 beta or RC, and I had just transitioned into my role at Sandhills Development," said Jacoby. "I decided it was better to concentrate on doing a good job where I could make a direct impact on people's lives, rather than have no idea if I was doing a good job at all with bbPress."
Jacoby did not want to release a potentially buggy version 2.6 and take on the support burden at the time. Doing so would have interfered with his responsibilities at his new job. "Younger me would have tried to do both, and failed at both," said Jacoby.
Why such a long wait between releases? Most likely, it was for the same reason the Twitter announcement got fewer than a couple of dozen likes and even fewer retweets. There is not much community engagement with the project. On the flip side, the bbPress team has not been active on social media or the project's official blog in the past two years.
Despite the lack of community engagement, bbPress is currently installed on over 300,000 sites. It runs the forums at WordPress.org, WordPress.com, CSS-Tricks, and other large communities. However, there is not much help sent back to the bbPress project from most places.
"On WordPress.org, bbPress is just one piece of a very complex puzzle, and everything is mostly in maintenance mode all the time," said Jacoby. "The forums team focuses on the needs of the forums and the meta team helps maintain the code itself, but WordPress has made it easier and more rewarding to contribute to; so contributors graduate up to WordPress core and rarely look back."
The idea behind switching bbPress 2.x to a WordPress plugin from its standalone roots was that it would be simpler for the larger WordPress community to pitch in. Jacoby said that contributions have improved since the pre-plugin era, but it has not helped enough. "There's more attention and accolades with WordPress and Gutenberg than there are with the bb's or GlotPress," he said.
One of bbPress' biggest problems is the lack of resources. There is no commercial element to the plugin and no major companies are funding anyone to work on the project full time.
"For an open-source project to be sustainable long-term, it needs to have an economy behind it," said Jacoby. "Without an economy, what's the real goal? Market share? Building better forum software? Those are not enough by itself when people need to make a living, and when less work with WooCommerce can help you earn a better living."
The Future of Forums
Six years between major releases is a lifetime in technological years, plenty enough time for another company to claim the WordPress forum market share. However, bbPress managed to keep its crown as the most-used WordPress forum plugin during the wait. It does beg the question of whether companies or developers see a future for forums.
With so many alternative options for user engagement, are forums a dying breed of software?
"If forums are dying, it's a slow death, according to the numbers anyway," said Jacoby. "Chat apps like Slack and Discord (or Twitch and YouTube) are where people do forum-type stuff these days. Moderating your own community takes dedication and work, and if you're going to do work, why not build an audience someplace else instead?"
Jacoby has hope for the future, however. "I can imagine a bunch of reasons why forums seem unattractive," he said, "but to me they are still what everyone circles back around to, just like having their own blogs!"
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9 responses to "bbPress 2.6 Released After 6 Years, Includes Per-Forum Moderation and Engagements API"
Anh Tran says:
bbPress is great in term of simplicity. The more I use it, the more I feel I don't need to many extra features. It's stable and good.
Thanks for your hard work, JJJ!
Scott Hack says:
The timing of this is great. It is a reminder that I need to give consideration to bbPress again as an option. I've been looking at forum options to see if I could move some traffic from a FB group I run into a forum where things could be organized and searched more efficiently.
Sander van Dragt says:
Any site that builds a community and wants to keep control over the platform is be a potential user of bbpress. It should be perfect for publishers wanting to graduate article comments to something more robust and manageable ala Ars Technica where each article is the start of a forum thread. I'm confused why bbpress appears to not be a good fit.
Pete Davenport says:
I've long used BBPress for everything forum-related. I know there are other options out there, but anytime I need a forum on a WordPress site, I go with BBPress. It so organic and fits in so well.
John Koch says:
I love bbPress on every side. Have used it on my website, everything was fine except that my audience was more on facebook and don't like the sign-up stuff and public discussions. So, i followed them.
Anyway, i will still come back to it in my next project as it has got more cool features and interesting stuff.
Vitor Madeira says:
There should be a bit more investment in bbPress comming from the same company that runs WordPress.com.
Ryan Hellyer says:
I love forums, but I mostly use Discord, Slack etc. instead these days because they're usually easier to get engagement on (presumably because they're familiar and people get to use the same platform they use for everything else). I still see a long-term need for forum software though, as the third party systems are not always the perfect tool for the job.
I think part of the reason for lack of engagement from the community directly with bbPress though, is simply a lack of need. Most of the core features of bbPress are there and functional. In my experience, it's just a matter of install and forget. There are little theme related features, but much of the extra stuff you'd want to add, are directly related with WordPress, not bbPress. Even basic registration/login stuff is a WordPress thing, not a bbPress thing these days.
When I realise that so many of us rely on closed source solutions, I feel a bit scared…
Even WordPress.org that should be a flagship for the "open web" relies so much on Slack.
That is so odd… :(
Ryan, I am not an expert in this space. But I started doing a lot of research about online forums and hubs to build a community around and there are several dozen players in this space. Mostly with a hosted solution. I have to think that because there are still several dozen people in this space that there is innovation and features that could be made to improve the overall product.
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Літературна премія імені Юрія Горліса-Горського — премія за утвердження національних цінностей у житті українського народу, започаткована в 2012 році.

Фундатором премії став президент Історичного клубу «Холодний Яр» Роман Коваль, а співзасновниками — головний редактор газети «Козацький край» Олег Островський та редакція газети «Незборима нація».

Премія вручається щорічно на Покрову. Грошова частина премії в різні роки може бути різною і визначається засновниками приватної премії.

В 2012 році розмір премії в гривневому еквіваленті становив 5000 грн.

Лауреати

2012
 Першим лауреатом Літературної премії імені Юрія Горліса-Горського став видатний український письменник Михайло Іванченко за (як записано в дипломі № 1): « … роман-хроніку "Дума про Вільних козаків", краєзнавчі дослідження, вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті та духовності українського народу, фундаментальне дослідження Визвольного руху українського народу в 1917–1920-х роках, утвердження національних цінностей у житті українського народу».

2013
 Костянтин Завальнюк — головний архівіст Державного архіву Вінницької області за дослідження «Провісники волі», «Як на вільне, на радісне свято», «Червоний смерч над Поділлям», «Незламні. Ямпільці в обороні державності: 1917—1925», «Яків Гальчевський у документах», за вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті та духовності українського народу, фундаментальне дослідження Визвольного руху українського народу в 1917 — 1920-х роках, утвердження національних цінностей у житті українського народу.

2014
 Кобзар Тарас Силенко. У дипломі написано: «Присуджено Тарасові Вікторовичу Силенку за популяризацію української визвольної пісні, за створення циклу пісень Визвольної боротьби ХХ ст., зокрема таких творів: "Пісня про отамана Зеленого", "Пам'яті Василя Чучупака", "Пісня про отамана Івана Савченка-Нагірного", "Козацька колискова", "Пісня про отаманів Соколовських", "Піхотинець", "Ромен жовтий, цвіт ружовський", "Роковини" (на слова отамана Ананія Волинця), "Як рушали козаченьки", "Пісня про отамана Хмару" та інші, за вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті та духовності українського народу, утвердження національних цінностей у житті українського народу».

2015
 Ольга Страшенко — українська письменниця, бібліотекар, літературознавець, член НСПУ — за популяризацію української визвольної поезії, за створення циклу поезії Визвольної боротьби ХХ ст., зокрема таких творів: «Міхновський», «Бандура Михайла Теліги», «Чернігівський отаман Іван Галака», «Дівчина-отаман (Маруся Соколовська)», «Сірожупанник з Кубані Василь Прохода», «Іполит Хмара», «Микола Кібець-Бондаренко», «Повстання у Лук'янівській в'язниці 9 лютого 1923 р.», а також віршів про отаманів Зеленого, Орлика, Ілька Струка, Чорного Ворона (Миколу Скляра), Юрка Тютюнника, Василя Чучупака, Михайла Гаврилка, Івана Ремболовича, медвинських повстанців, полуботківців та інших, за вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті та духовності українського народу (посмертно).

2016
 Володимир Караташ — член ОУН з 1943 р., за книжку споминів «На барикадах Кенгіра».

2017
 Кулеметник дивізії «Галичина» Леонід Муха — за участь у Визвольній боротьбі та висвітлення її у своїх творах і виступах, за популяризацію Визвольної ідеї, написання спогадів «Від Австрії до Колими» та за вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті й духовності українського народу, утвердження національних цінностей у житті українського народу.

2018
 Олекса Різників — член Національної спілки письменників України, багатолітній борець за волю України.
 Олександр Панченко — голова вченої ради Інституту УВК, доктор права, приват-доцент Українського вільного університету (Мюнхен), член Національної спілки журналістів України та Національної спілки краєзнавців України, автор 18 книг публіцистики та україністики, упорядник 21 книги споминів і збірок статей діячів Національно-визвольного руху та військовиків.

2019
 Народний артист України Тарас Компаніченко — за популяризацію української визвольної пісні, за створення циклу пісень доби Української революції 1917—1921 років та з нагоди 50-ліття.

2020
 Марко Мельник — «за участь у Визвольній боротьбі в лавах батальйону "Азов" у 2014—2015 рр., за книгу спогадів "Жадання фронту", за популяризацію Української визвольної ідеї — видання серії книг про Визвольну боротьбу, за вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті та духовності, утвердження національних цінностей у житті українського народу та з нагоди 30-ліття».

2021
 Євген Букет — «за серію книг про Національно-визвольне повстання 1768—1770 років: "Іван Бондаренко — останній полковник Коліївщини" (Київ, 2014), "Швачка — фенікс українського духу" (Київ, 2016), "Коліївщина: право на повстання" (Київ, 2020), "Семен Неживий — лицар Холодного Яру" (Київ, 2020), за вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті та духовності, утвердження національних цінностей у житті українського народу та з нагоди 30-ліття відновлення Самостійної України і 40-ліття від дня народження».

2022
 Василь-Живосил Лютий — «за популяризацію визвольної пісні, за створення циклу пісень Визвольної боротьби, зокрема таких творів: "Меч Арея", "Мчать козаки", "Холодний Яр" (на сл. Володимира Бровченка), "Гайдамаки" (на сл. Тараса Шевченка), "Славень Волі" (на сл. Івана Франка), "Перуниця", "Похідна козацька", "Донецький аеропорт", "Чорний орел Мазепи" (на сл. Юрія Липи), "Вечірня молитва" (на сл. Юрія Дарагана), "Чин жертви" (на сл. Юрія Клена), "Мономах" (на сл. Павла Филиповича), "Сивий вітер плаче" (на сл. Володимира Даника) та інших, за вагомий особистий внесок у відродження історичної пам'яті та духовності українського народу, утвердження національних цінностей та участь у Визвольній боротьбі українського народу в лавах ЗСУ».

Примітки

Джерела
 Засновано літературну премію ім. Юрія Горліса-Горського. Перший лауреат — зі Звенигородщини
  Започатковано літературну премію ім. Юрія Горліса-Горського
 Літературна премія імені Юрія Горліса-Горського
 У Холодному Яру оголошено лауреата Літературної премії

Горліса-Горського
Нагороди, засновані 2012
Засновані в Україні 2012

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The Legion Omnicom
The main communication device of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Adventure Comics
Arm-Fall-Off Boy
Emerald Eye
flight ring
Gold Lantern
Legion of 3 Worlds
Lightning Saga
LSH v2
LSH31C comic
Mike Grell
Mon-El
Paul Levitz
Post-Zero Hour Legion
Pre-Zero Hour Legion
R.E.B.E.L.S.
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reprint HC/TPB
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Super-Pets
Superboy lawsuit
Supergirl & The LSH (Threeboot)
Threeboot
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Trivia Answers #38
This month's trivia quiz was based (loosely) on the LSG trip to Las Vegas.
1. Ventura is the Gamblers' Planet in the 30th/31st centuries. Where have we seen it in the 20th/21st centuries?
The obvious one, which I knew everyone would get, was in the first story arc of the latest Brave & Bold series, with Green Lantern, Batman, Blue Beetle, Supergirl, Lobo, and the Book of Fate. The obscure one, which I wasn't sure anyone would get (but Jeffrey did), was when orange-skinned alien gamblers from Ventura named Sorban and Rokk (no relation) encountered Superman in "Superman" 171 (8/64), then reappeared in "Flash" 175 (the second Superman vs Flash race, 12/67) and "World's Finest" 150 (6/75).
2. The LSG freed some money from the clutches of the evil casinos. Name three people or groups to have freed Mordru from imprisonment.
Shadow Lass (ADV 368), The Dark Circle (Earthwar), Darkseid (Great Darkness), the Sorcerors of Sorceror's World, and (I think) the JLA in the JLA/JSA crossover but I don't recall the details.
3. There's always paperwork when there's money involved. What was the name of United Planets' statute-in-council #2958-07Q? [Either answer is acceptable.]
Pre-Zero Hour, it was The Legion of Super-Heroes Enabling Act; post-Zero Hour, it was The Legion of Super-Heroes Revenue Act.
4. Who stayed behind to watch the HQ during the wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel (and didn't get to party at Casino Nix Olympica)?
Mon-El and Shadow Lass. As the only two left in the whole HQ, you know they must have tried to do it in the conference room, the tryouts room, the weapons room, the reception area...
5. The volcano at the Mirage Casino erupts every 15 minutes from sunset until midnight, but Krypton only exploded once. Which Legionnaires were present on Krypton shortly before its destruction?
The one I was thinking about was Shrinking Violet, Cosmic Boy, Shadow Lass and Wildfire, from Superboy & the LSH 255. Of course, Kal-El and Mon-El were there separately, as were future Super-Pets Krypto and Beppo, but I was looking for Legionnaires as a group.
6. The LSG is always up for new members, and the initiation test is that you have to gamble at the same table with other members at least once. But twice, Saturn Girl asked the Legion to induct a new member based only on her say-so. Who were these Legionnaires?
Element Lad and Sensor Girl. I forget, did she recommend Sir Prize and Miss Terious the same way?
7. Sometimes a LSGer will only appear at one or two gatherings and then mysteriously stops. When was Insect Queen's last appearance with the Legion?
I should have said "last regular contemporaneous pre-Zero Hour appearance", which would have been during the Reflecto story. I forgot that they pulled her out of some random time for a cameo in the recent Legion of 3 Worlds story in issue 5. And was she in the group shot in LSH v2 #300, or am I misremembering?
Posted by Michael at 8/30/2009 03:20:00 PM 3 Omnicomments
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Super Powers Collection 25th Anniversary - Blog Crossover
Turns out that this week is the 25th anniversary of the Super Powers action figure line, and 14 comic/toy-related blogs have banded together to celebrate as they saw fit. I didn't find out about it until this morning. D'oh! Of course, the lone Legion-related figure in the line was Tyr.
In 1986, as part of the 3rd wave of the then-popular Super Powers action figures, someone decided that a kewl-looking villain should be added to the cast. Why they went all the way to the 30th century to get Tyr is beyond me, but he gets the distinction of being the first honest-to-goodness Legion-related action figure. Toyotter has a great writeup on all the characters, including Tyr.
The Super Powers line featured "action" figures - you moved it in a certain way and they did something. Tyr's gimmick was that his arm blaster fired when you squeezed his feet. The front and back of the card tell of his "Power Action Rocket Launch" and a card you were supposed to cut out that described his powers and weaknesses. I bought mine a decade ago for $65 (original price: somewhere around $1.50), but ebay prices are all over the place today. The third wave of Super Powers figures was made in smaller quantities than the earlier waves, which explains why he's hard to find these days.
The 4th wave of Super Powers figures for 1987 never got off the ground. However, in an interview several years ago, Steve Lightle discussed being asked by the Kenner team to design at least two Legion figures: Dream Girl and Dawnstar. They never made it past the drawing stage, though Steve's suggestion for Dream Girl's insignia can be found on this page that has an excerpt from the interview (the original of which has apparently vanished into cyberspace). I can see Dawnstar's "action" power (squeeze her legs and her wings flap, just like the Hawkman figure), but I have no idea what they were going to do for Dream Girl's.
The Kenner's Super Powers page has some closeups of the loose figure and the disassembled pieces of the prototype.
The third wave of Super Powers figures had its own non-canonical tie-in comic miniseries.
Here are the other blogs participating in the Super Powers anniversary:
The Aquaman Shrine: Scans of every mini-comic appearance by the Sea King, plus a line overview, creator credits, and various other merchandise.
Batblog: All the Batman-related characters
Being Carter Hall: Hawkman mini-comic appearances reviewed.
Crimson Lightning: Extensive commentary on the Flash mini-comic.
Dispatches from the Arrow Cave: Complete scans and commentary on the Green Arrow mini-comic.
Doom Patrol: Red Tornado mini-comic scans and commentary.
Firestorm Fan: The Nuclear Man in comics and figures.
Fortress of Baileytude: the Superman family of characters
The Idol-Head of Diabolu: The Martian Manhunte
Justice League Detroit: Colección Super Amigos: Liga de la Justicia de Detroit Bootleg Action Figures
Love Dat Joker: Extensive commentary on the Clown Prince of Crime's role in the set, including figure photos and complete scans of his appearances from the Batman, Green Lantern, and his eponymous mini-comics.
...nurgh...: Critical reviews of every mini-comic, starting with #1-8, then #9-16.
Once Upon a Geek: Dr. Fate and Blue Devil mini-comics and toys.
Speed Force: A look at the Flash figure itself
Tags: toys
Upcoming Blackest Night/REBELS crossover
If you don't want to read any spoilers about the upcoming Blackest Night/R.E.B.E.L.S. crossover stop reading now.
Via Newsarama's article on Orlando's Mini-Megacon this weekend:
Finishing out the floor buzz today was Tony Bedard, who is still hard at work with R.E.B.E.L.S. for DC. Issue 7 just hit the stores, and right now, he is working on the Blackest Night crossover issues, 10 and 11, which should be out in November and December. He's really excited about the crossover, as not only will a bunch of new people be exposed to the book, but it has been a lot of fun. Bedard said they are throwing everything into it – two Black Lanterns, the Sinestro Corps, Starro and his Good-Time Gang, Vril Dox and his crew. This obviously raised the question – who will the Black Lanterns be? Bedard revealed that one will be Harbinger (from Crisis on Infinite Earths fame) and the other will be Stealth, who was a member of L.E.G.I.O.N. In addition to that crossover, he said he was thrilled to have worked with his old Route 666 partner, Karl Moline, who drew one off the chapters in the upcoming R.E.B.E.L.S. Annual, which has other chapters by Kalman Andrasofszky, Derec Donovan, and Joe Prado. Beyond that, Bedard hinted that early next year, R.E.B.E.L.S. will be crossing over with one of DC's flagship books, but he couldn't specify which, since the details are still being hammered out. Then, after that, he said he is really excited about next year's big event, which should have fans excited with Geoff Johns and James Robinson at the helm of it. Bedard said he feels very confident about the direction they will give it. He added that both Johns and Robinson have told him how much they are enjoying R.E.B.E.L.S., "which is the nicest thing to hear," he said with a smile.
Tags: R.E.B.E.L.S.
Trivia Quiz #38
Yay, I'm back! The Legion of Super-Gamblers made out OK in Las Vegas (some of us did) - at least we all had enough for a cab ride to the airport. So, this month's trivia, a couple weeks late, based (loosely) on the LSG trip:
Posted by Michael at 8/20/2009 01:14:00 AM 11 Omnicomments
Happy Klordny Week 2009!
Hey, we're in Klordny Week already! Since 1995, Klordny Week has been celebrated in the week or so that contains both my birthday (August 13, today) and Elvis Appreciation Day (August 16). It first appeared in Superboy and the LSH 232 (10/77).
How do you celebrate? By dancing and partying!
Do me a favor, Lightning Lad, shut up and dance!
Why do you celebrate? I'm not telling you!
What's the Ritual Klordny Toast?
You can never have too much Frunt. Others celebrating (whether they know it or not) include Cold Frunt Productions, Frunt's flickr photos, Frunt's blog on Vox, frunt.net, Hilde Frunt, Frunt's Myspace page, and a map of the town of Frunt, in Graubunden, Ostschweiz, Switzerland, and none other than Erwin Frunt!.
Posted by Michael at 8/13/2009 03:20:00 AM 4 Omnicomments
Tags: holiday
Chicago 09: DC Nation
Some hopeful news for a new series out of Chicago's DC Nation panel.
Via Newsarama:
Going on to Adventure Comics, Manupal talked about his modified style. He told Johns that maybe they should go for an "Americana" style of presentation; Sattler commented that it was "stunning to look at" with "the best Krypto ever."
... The next question was about the split of Adventure, which will be the Superboy lead with the Legion co-feature. There will also be Legion bits in the main Superboy story. Sattler said that there will be more Legion story before getting to a dedicated Legion book.
The same panel, via CBR:
Manapul confessed that he wasn't sure "Adventure Comics" would be a good fit for him, but said that he suggested to writer Geoff Johns that they approach the series with an Americana feel.
...Manapul confirmed that "Adventure Comics" will feature the Legion in Superboy's main story, in addition to their backup stories. Regarding the various Legions, Manapul said that "all three" would appear, and Sattler added that DC needed to establish who the Legion are before they get a dedicated book.
Coverage from Wizard? I give up. You'd think that the magazine that owns the convention would bother to put coverage up on its web site Wizard Universe (where the only discussion of the DC Nation panel is a press release from weeks ago announcing that there will be a DC Nation panel), or even, I don't know, the site which represents all of its conventions, Wizard World.
Tags: Adventure Comics, convention
Chicago 09: It's Here!
Ah, con season. Everyone's still recovering from the behemoth that is San Diego, and now it's Chicago Comic Con weekend (formerly known as Wizard World Chicago, formerly known as the Chicago Comic Con before that). Here's what's on tap this weekend:
DC Nation Panel
Michael Turner Room: A
Join DC Comics' Ian Sattler for a peak at what the powerhouse publisher has coming up in the biggest titles from Geoff Johns' Blackest Night event to Grant Morrison's Batman & Robin.
Silver Age Trivia Experts Take On The Fans!
Mike Werringo Room: E
Come pit your knowledge of Silver Age super-heroes against a panel of trivia geeks! Fans will get a chance to compete against the experts to be crowned the champion! Moderated by Craig Shutt, writer of the "Ask Mr. Silver Age" column for the Comics Buyer's Guide.
Additionally, George Perez will be doing several appearances at the Hero Initiative booth, where maybe you can talk to him about L3W. See the Wizard page with more info.
Tags: convention
Kurt Busiek posted a San Diego story the other day.
There was no Pro/Fan Trivia Challenge at the San Diego Comicon this year. There was, however, one question from last year's challenge, which neither Mark Waid nor I attended, that was offered up this year, and once asked, seemed to travel around by osmosis. There's nothing quite like walking into the DC booth and having DC President and Publisher Paul Levitz say to you, without preamble, "I only got four, but I agree that [those other three] don't count." And knowing what he was talking about.
So: How many Legionnaires can you name who had letters on their costume?
Naturally, the 'L' on the flight ring doesn't count.
I got five—or eight, depending on how technical you want to get.
Mark Waid got the same five, but agreed that those other three shouldn't count.
Paul Levitz got four, with the same caveat.
James Robinson got five.
Tom Galloway came up with a sixth, but then, as I understand it, he was at the Challenge last year, so he's had much more time to think about it. And I spurn his sixth name as a technicality anyway, while Mark grumbled that yeah, it's a technicality but he should have gotten it anyway.
How many can you name?
If this sounds familiar, you might recall it from one of my trivia quizzes a couple years ago. I'm not sure yet who of the above got which answers. Some people took a shot on Kurt's Facebook page.
Let's not include the flight rings, the SW6 belt buckles, or the v4 jackets, all of which had the "L" on it; or any other jewelry, rings, belts, bracelets, or stuff like that, just the costume itself.
My regular trivia quiz coming in a day or two (and yes, I know it was supposed to be this past Monday).
Tags: convention, San Diego Comic Con, trivia
Bits of Legionnaire Business
I've let this go so long I'm going to have to spread this over 2 posts:
CBR's Comic Book Legends Revealed reveals this:
COMIC LEGEND: Mike Grell tried to introduce a black character into the pages of Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes, but saw his efforts literally whitewashed away. STATUS: True
It's really the story of Dvron, which you might not have heard before. The next week we heard about
COMIC LEGEND: Keith Giffen and Tom and Mary Bierbaum had a character switch genders in the Legion of Super-Heroes to have a character they felt was gay be with a man. STATUS: True
Of course, it's the story of Element Lad and Shvaughn/Sean Erin (with over 180 comments afterwards).
Action Figure Blues and Superhero Times review the four Legion figures that recently came out in the Justice League Unlimited series.
Caperaway lists their top 10 Legion stories. This is a good topic for another day here.
Scans Daily: LSH v3 #38 (Death of Superboy), Computo and the death of Triplicate Girl ("So much wrong, so little I can post. But I'll do my best. So, today my thesis is the Legion are fucking idiots. Here is evidence. Finally looking at the famous first Computo story, I have to say: I never realized just how stupid the Legion were. And how heartless. And how flip they were with the issue of death and mutilation."), and the 80s look at how Luornu has dealt with that trauma from the Legion Annual.
Don noticed something interesting in a recent issue of JLA about the Sun-Eater.
It didn't cross my mind at the time, but this tribute at the time of Ed McMahon's death concentrates on the infamous "Challenge of the Super-Heroes" and "Roast of the Super-Heroes" shows from the late 1970s. Ed was host of the Roast. Mordru was in both shows.
Comic Book Noise continues its look at Robinson's Starman series. In this podcast episode, they discuss the 30th century's Starman.
Photon Torpedos looks back at some Alan Davis covers from the mid 1990s.
Speaking of podcasts, the Legion of Substitute Podcasters #39 discusses the last part of the "An Eye for an Eye" TPB.
The Howling Curmudgeous determine who the worst pre-Crisis Legionnaire was.
The Tearoom of Despair has a long essay on the ups and downs of being a Legion reader.
Major Spoilers shows us a number of drawings by Gene Gonzales of Legionnaires.
They're remaking the movie "The Karate Kid", but because of naming rights that DC holds, the new title will be "The Kung Fu Kid".
Tags: Keith Giffen, linkdump, Mike Grell, podcast, Pre-Zero Hour Legion, toys
Now it can be told!
Back in April, I mentioned that as a result of my posting here, I was consulted for a non-spoilery plot point by Geoff Johns for "Legion of 3 Worlds". I had promised to tell you what that was once the series was over. It's not really anything major, though.
In January 2008 I got an email from Johns asking for a list of the members of the United Planets up to the original Crisis. In retrospect, he was apparently doing research on the UP scenes in L3W. Here's what I wrote back to him:
Of course you'd have to start with a question I'm not fully prepared to answer, but I'll have to be Clintonian in my explanation.
To the best of my (limited) knowledge, such a list has never been made public and put on the internet. If such a list had been compiled, someone from the fanzines Interlac, Klordny, or the Legion Outpost probably did it sometime in the last 30 years, but since those issues are all on paper, there's no telling unless someone has a complete collection.
That being said, there are some sources. In case you didn't know, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mayfair put out a bunch of DC role playing games, complete with various sourcebooks. The first two Legion books, 1986's "The Legion Sourcebook" and 1987's "The Legion Sourcebook vol. II: The World Book" contain RPG stats for pretty much anything Legion-related up to that time, which appears to be the time frame you're looking for. The World Book is most likely what you need, but of course it's one of the things that I don't have in my collection yet.
In 1990, Mayfair published the "Atlas of the DC Universe", which infamously places Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City in southern NJ. The Atlas has a chapter that reprints some of the info from the World Book and says that most of the info predates the Great Collapse of 2989 (which was when Levitz left). The Atlas has info on 57 worlds, but that includes both UP worlds and others (the Dominion, Khundia, etc.). I can cull out the UP worlds from this list if you like.
For all their faults *cough*fanfic*cough*, the Bierbaums were great with detail. A planet mentioned in passing in an issue of Adventure Comics would become something important in their storyline, and their data was compiled in Mayfair's "2995: The Legion Sourcebook" from 1992. Helpfully, they even provided a map showing where the various planets were in relation to the Khundish Empire, the UP, the Dominion, the Dark Circle, and "hostile & unexplored". They list a total of 72 worlds, and elsewhere give the status of 76 worlds (some overlapping) and where they stood about a year into the v4 storyline. In giving the history of the UP, the book mentions that there were about 1000 worlds prior to the Collapse.
Now, if you don't already have these books, I can sift through them to get the UP worlds out. I also have an ebay bid on the World Book and the four game modules which is over tomorrow evening, so if I win that I can go through that book too.
Let me know what you'd like and I'll do what I can.
So it took me a little while to dig through those books. Here was my next note to him in Feb. 2008:
Finally got my Mayfair "World Book" in the mail today. Between that, the Atlas of the DC Universe, "Who's Who in the LSH", and Mark Waid's "Legion Index", I've come up with 182 named worlds.
I made some assumptions: basically unless we were told that it was not a UP world, that the UP couldn't interfere, or it was something like a planet inhabited only by criminals, I took it as a UP world. When Chameleon Boy turns into a Nitwonian Nibbybug, I assume that Nitwon is a UP world.
This list roughly coincides with the original Crisis or very shortly thereafter. The Index and the World Book came out in 1987, "Who's Who" in 1988, and the Atlas in 1990 (though it says that the data is pre-Collapse, which means it's good up through the end of the Levitz run).
The list does not include non-UP worlds, non-worlds (such as asteroids or space stations), or those worlds that lie within the UP space but are either destroyed or uninhabited.
Maybe for my next trivia quiz I should post the list of all 182 worlds I found and have you identify each one by issue and context.
Tags: Legion of 3 Worlds, Pre-Zero Hour Legion
Crowd scene
A couple weeks ago, I wrote this:
At the 1995 San Diego and Chicago cons, "Legionnaires" artists Jeff Moy and Cory Carani were taking pictures of some of the fans. We didn't know until Legionnaires #43 came out (cover-dated 11/96) that a number of fans from the conventions were drawn into a crowd scene during the Legion tryouts.
Turns out I have misremembered for years, it was actually issue 38, page 13, panel 3. I knew it was a crowd scene, but I forgot which crowd.:
The faces are (clockwise from Top) Mike Chary, Johanna Draper [now Carlson], Erik Hancock, Sidne Ward (who was the namesake inspiration for Imra's mom Sydne), Bob Dobiesz (namesake for Imra's dad Bertor), and me. I should make that my new blog avatar.
Here's what I wrote on the old LSH-L mailing list on May 19, 1996:
On the last day of the San Diego con last year, we ran into Jeff Moy and Cory Carani at the DC booth near the end of the day. Cory had his camera out and was taking pictures, so I told him that he had to take a picture of me and Vernon Harmon (who was with me at the time, dressed as Wildfire) so he could put us in a crowd scene somewhere. I guess Vernon's being saved for a later time. Just like Wildfire...
I think we all ought to photocopy the page, cut out our faces, and wear them on our badges at the various conventions we go to this summer, with a caption that says "I [heart] Titanian Magnoball".
At the 1996 San Diego and Chicago cons, a couple of people had each of us autograph the page. To the best of my recollection, that's the only time someone has ever asked me to sign a comic.
Tags: Post-Zero Hour Legion
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Home EAT + DRINK Treaty Oak Distilling's 2nd Anniversary Party!
Treaty Oak Distilling, established in Austin, Texas in 2006, relocated to a new home in Dripping Springs and opened doors to the public in September of 2015. To celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of their grand opening at the serene 28-acre food and beverage destination, Treaty Oak is throwing a huge party!
Limited Whiskey Releases: Available for purchase at Treaty Oak's onsite gift shop.
Single Malt Reserve – $75: This is an extremely limited release produced by Treaty Oak, with only 48 bottles available! It was distilled and barreled in Oct 2013, and aged in a used gin cask. This whiskey is characterized by peaty notes, a rich flavor of malt and mild fruity sweetness with hint of oak spice finish.
The First Whiskey Made In Austin – $49: Treaty Oak first started distilling whiskey in North Austin in 2010. This special release was barreled in February 2014. This 100-proof option offers hints of sweet corn with a balanced oak finish. It's rich in flavor, with green apple and cherry notes, along with a clean spicy finish.
Emily Gimble & Marshall Ford Duo, 2 P.M.
For your tasting pleasure, Treaty Oak is bringing back their old favorites!
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As we launch our 2014 Multistate Tax Road Trip, we will stop periodically at areas that despite their familiarity still warrant our time and attention. Today, we will visit with the concept of nexus. Even in 2014, state tax nexus continues to be a lightning rod for discussion, controversy and concern. Let's begin our journey with a brief pit stop at corporate income tax nexus.
Before a state can subject an entity that has derived income from interstate commerce to one or more of its taxes, the state must establish that the company has "nexus." In general, state tax "nexus" is the minimum level of contact or activity within a state necessary for a state, city or locality to constitutionally subject an entity to that state, city or locality's tax provisions and potentially taxation. In theory, each state may independently adopt state tax "nexus" or "doing business" provisions that define the level of activity or connection that is necessary to establish nexus for the respective state's taxes. However, every state's nexus provisions as well as each state's application of their provisions must comport with the limitations as set forth by the U.S. Constitution, i.e. in the Commerce and Due Process Clauses, as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court decisions and federal statutes that define nexus.
Subject to the limitations mentioned above, states may have established specific state nexus thresholds for different state taxes; i.e. net income, franchise taxes based net worth or capital, gross receipts or sales taxes. During our road trip, we will discuss the historic as well as the recent state tax income and sales tax nexus issues facing multistate taxpayers.
Historically, corporate income tax nexus provisions typically required that the out-of-state corporation derive revenue from sources within the state and that the out-of-state corporation have some physical presence in the state. Recently, states began to adopt ever increasingly aggressive nexus provisions – factor based and economic based corporate income tax nexus provisions. As businesses began to generate revenue from interstate commerce without having physical presence in remote states, state corporate income tax nexus provisions evolved by eliminating the physical presence requirement from their corporate income tax "doing business" and nexus provisions. In general, factor based state tax nexus provisions define the level of contact with the state necessary to subject a remote corporation to the state's tax provisions based on the remote corporation's receipts, payroll or property in the state. Economic based state tax nexus provisions define sufficient contact with the state based only on the remote corporation's receipts determined to be sourced to the state pursuant to the state's revenue apportionment/allocation provisions. Therefore, a corporation may be deemed to have sufficient nexus in a state that applies an economic nexus standard without having any physical presence or activities in the state. Public Law 86-272 may provide out-of-state entities (whose state activities are limited to the mere solicitation of orders for the sale of tangible personal property that are accepted and shipped from outside the state) with potential immunity from being subject to state taxes based on or measured by net income.
In general, if a corporation's activities in a state are limited to those permitted under P.L. 86-272, state factor based and economic based state corporation under the law.
However, as revenue streams broaden beyond those exclusively derived from the sale of tangible personal property, the potential protection afforded by P.L. 86-272 may become increasingly limited.
In addition, the application of such factor based and economic based nexus provisions may have significant state tax ramifications in states that have also adopted mandatory combined filing requirements for entities that are determined to be members of a unitary group.
Now more than ever, states' increasing dependence upon factor based and economic based nexus standards demand that multistate businesses continuously monitor their activities, vendor relationships and related party transactions. Relying on SALY nexus analysis in determining your corporate income tax nexus may have significant and costly state tax ramifications.
Our next post will explore the inter-play of factor based and economic based nexus provisions with the corporate income tax nexus benchmark, Public Law -86-272. There may be some good news for businesses – recent court decisions appear to signal reluctance by certain state courts to accept factor based or economic based corporate income tax nexus provisions without some additional connection to the state by the out-of-state taxpayer.


Selecting the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions you can make. We hope our website will give you a clear insight into our ethos, educational objectives and the spiritual framework, as a church school, we hold at our core.
At All Saints we strive to create a stimulating environment where pupils feel motivated to achieve their full potential, where pupils are challenged to be the very best they can be, to engender respect and to care for each other and the wider community. It is somewhere they will come to understand and develop their individual talents, enthusiasm and a genuine lifelong love of learning.
If you would like your child to join us you will need to name the school on the Common Admissions for Primary School form - this is available online from Oxfordshire County Council (www.oxfordshire.gov.uk) or you can pick one up from the school office. As an Aided School the Governors are solely responsible for admissions to the school. They apply the Admissions criteria correctly and absolutely - you can access the Admissions Policy here.
Please contact us if you need further assistance - we will do our best to answer any questions you might have. You are very welcome to make an appointment to visit the school.


Other than repainting the walls and changing the furnishings, hanging curtains is also an easy way to give your space a new look. But there are occasions when homeowners just view these window treatments as a mere protection from the heat of the sun or other elements. Instead of trapping yourself in the same impression, see putting up curtains as a way of dressing up your windows. In this blog entry, we're going to dispense some tips that will help you improve the way your home looks by just hanging up curtains.
The art of using curtains strictly follows the cardinal rules. These include placing a curtain over the blinds, layering it with swags and jabots, and using the right length of rod. Choosing the right colour is another important rule everyone should adhere to.
View curtains like a skirt. Shorter curtains give a more casual feel, while the longer ones can make the space appear dressier. If you want a formal and romantic feel, hang a curtain that will touch the floor. Hang longer ones to create puddles on the floor for a more elegant feel. Shorter curtains or those that hang above the window sill or trim are ideal in kitchens or rooms with small windows. A rule in interior design dictates that you don't hang a curtain that ends at the top of the floor mouldings, as it will make the room look awkward.
Not all windows are created equally beautiful. This means you should depend on using curtains and draperies to cover the imperfections and highlight the beauty. In shorter windows, attach the rods below the ceiling cornice or mouldings and hang curtains that will touch the floor. For narrow windows, attach an extra-long rod and place the curtains beyond the window's width to make it appear wider. On the other hand, if the window is too wide, resort to layering and make sure the curtains will also touch the floor.
Curtains are not only fabrics that protect you from excessive light and heat. They're also great design elements. With this, make sure what you will hang is only of high quality. Talk to us or browse our website for more choices of window treatments.


Atlantis Dumaguete showcases deluxe rooms that have climate-controlled air conditioning, ceiling fans, en-suite facilities, cable television and a fully-stocked refrigerator.
The reefs of Tubbataha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is high-voltage diving. The walls drop off into forever, and you will encounter turtles, sharks, mantas, big schools of fish, and whale sharks.
Given the number of things to see while you are diving, one lifetime is not enough to see them all. Luckily we have the Philippine Islands that put many of lifes more exotic creatures in one place.
There is a freshwater swimming pool that is filtered by the same system that supplies the hotel's drinking water decorated with an exotic waterfall.
Each of our newly built lodgings includes ocean views from each room, tropical outdoor shower in your own private lava-rock garden, generous king bed, spacious deck to read and enjoy the views and air conditioning.
The diving at Dumaguete is quite spectacular in and of itself, even without the splendor or the resort. The house reef is just outside the resort.
Komodo National Park, declared a World Heritage Site in 1991, boasts on of the World's richest marine environments.
7-Days of diving the magnificent Tubbataha Reefs May 15-22, 2021 on Board the Luxury Dive Boat Azores.


See other types of restaurants & cuisines in Lakewood, including area Steakhouse and Mexican.
In nearby Denver, take a look at a number of other restaurants, including Sushi Tazu and 35671439.
Don't forget to check out the many restaurants located in and around Glendale, CO and Commerce City, CO.


The Gold Coast offers a vast array of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, from its world class beaches to the hidden natural wonders of the hinterland. "We really are spoilt for choice on the Gold Coast when it comes to enjoying our natural heritage," says Gold Coast Family Car Rentals CEO, Darryl Essington-Wilson.
"We all know the importance of taking a break from our high-tech lifestyles and reconnecting with the natural world, and the benefits like reducing stress and alleviating depression. What's really important too is celebrating and supporting the vast natural heritage we are blessed enough to have so close by. And there are so many wonderful options for a day trip into nature with the family." Essington-Wilson is a supporter of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre believing that by supporting our conservation areas, we can give something back while getting something out too.
The ever popular and heritage listed David Fleay Wildlife Park is home to many native birds including owls, eagles and brolgas, as well as crocodiles, koalas and tree kangaroos, and makes a great day out with the family.
Burleigh Head National Park offers walks through rainforest, grassland and mangroves as well as ancient volcanic columns on the rocky foreshore, with a chance to see whales in spring. The foreshore is a great place to enjoy a picnic or just relax on Echo beach.
Natural Bridge, located within Springbrook National Park, is the best place to see Australian glow worms as well as luminous fireflies and fungi in summer. Together with Lamington National Park, the two parks form part of the world's most extensive subtropical rainforest, the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area and they are home to many rare and threatened plant and animal species, as well as some spectacular waterfalls.
The parks form the northern escarpment of the abundantly fertile Tweed Valley, the world's second largest volcanic crater, with Mount Warning being the volcanic plug.
"The Main Western Road to Mount Tamborine is one of the most scenic drives to take from the Gold Coast. Gold Coast Family Car Rentals has been operating here for 17 years and we're always happy to recommend some worthwhile outings to visitors," says Essington-Wilson. Situated in the third oldest National Park in the world, Mount Tamborine offers twelve walking trails including a rainforest skywalk on steel bridges that will take you 40 metres into the forest canopy. The TreeTop Challenge Adventure Park boasts over 120 TreeTop activities and 10 zip lines through nine acres of bushland and rainforest.
Thunderbird Park, also on Tamborine Mountain, offers various adrenalin boosting activities for kids of all ages, as well as swimming, horse riding, bush walking and camping.
The Gold Coast offers family-friendly beach activities in abundance too, including surf lessons, jet-skiing, sea kayaking and whale watching.
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Systems Automation – optimizes process and plant performance with integrated electronic monitoring and control systems.
Process control is extensively used in industry and enables mass production of continuous processes such as oil refining, paper manufacturing, chemicals, power plants and many other industries. Process control enables automation, with which a small staff of operating personnel can operate a complex process from a central control room.
Computer systems that monitor and control industrial, infrastructure, or facility-based processes : industrial process include those of manufacturing, production, power generation, fabrication, and refining, and may run in continuous, batch, repetitive, or discrete modes; Infrastructure processes may be public or private, and include water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, oil and gas pipelines, electrical power transmission and distribution, wind farms, civil defense siren systems, and large communication systems; Facility processes occur both in public facilities and private ones, including buildings, airports and ships. They monitor and control HVAC, access, and energy consumption.
or programmable controller is a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines, amusement rides, or light fixtures. PLCs are used in many industries and machines. Unlike general-purpose computers, the PLC is designed for multiple inputs and output arrangements, extended temperature ranges, immunity to electrical noise, and resistance to vibration and impact. A PLC is an example of a hard real time system since output results must be produced in response to input conditions within a limited time, otherwise unintended operation will result.
A variable speed drive is a piece of equipment that regulates the speed and rotational force, or torque output, of an electric motor.
Automatic Water and Wastewater Management control pump systems.
Pump systems can be found everywhere. Pumps are used for freshwater and wastewater in order to provide communities with those services as most of us take for granted. Pumping systems are also used in the industry such as, in chemical processes. Circulating water is used in warm countries for cooling and in colder countries for heating. These systems differ in many ways, but there are two main types of pumping systems; pressurized systems and non-pressurized systems. new and efficient PSE softstarter, completing the ABB softstarter portfolio for the water and wastewater business.


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Hey there! I think it's about time to wrap up this fun class, don't you?! Know that I'm learning along with you (just in a little bit of a different way) and try my hardest every single day. If something didn't get done, it's because it wasn't perfect enough to share yet. I'm a perfectionist, and I want to make sure all the content I put out is something that I'm proud of. In future classes, I'm going to prepare the majority of things ahead of time so that there isn't a hold up on account of my perfectionism again.
Now, onto the video for today. Just me, talking to you. :) I like this format! If you are viewing this post on a mobile device or the video is not showing up below, please click here to watch and/or download the video.
I hope you've enjoyed this class as much as I have. I love each and every one of you and it's been amazing to watch your progress throughout the class. You're all such great students! I'll be offering other classes in the future once I'm done getting my degree, so stay tuned on my blog for those. Oh, and feel free to leave suggestions in the comments below for things you'd like to see. I always have tons of ideas, but I love to see what you want to see from me and if others want that too.
Thank you for your wonderful submissions to the challenge! I hope even more of you will take on the challenge in the coming weeks as a good way to put your principles to use. It really is a lot of fun, I promise! Now, in no particular order, here are three of my favorites from the submissions. Congrats, ladies! I'll e-mail you to find out where you would like your $25 gift certificate from (either Simon Says Stamp, Amazon or Freckled Fawn!).
Congratulations to Elise C.! She explored balance and symmetry in this wonderful card. I love all of the paper piecing and the nontraditional use of the Sweet Christmas stamp set!
Congratulations to Jennifer S. (aka BeastyBunny)! I adore the gradient effect on this card that uses Similarity & Contrast, Rhythm & Pattern and movement. Lovely!
Congratulations also goes to Haya! The colors on this card are so perfect for fall, and she used Movement, Similarity & Contrast and Rhythm to complete this successful composition.
Congrats again to the winners and to you for making it through this class. You did it! You deserve a huge pat on the back and a large beer (or glass of your favorite beverage if beer isn't your thing). ;) If you make something inspired by the lessons in the coming weeks, please share it below in the inlinkz widget below. I'll keep it open as long as I can and hope that future students can add their creations, too!
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Britta…..Thanks for wrapping the class up today. I actually learned a lot from this class. It was one of my favorites as far as online learning goes…so Thank you !! I really liked your card ideas…especially the Lawn Fawn …ones. Do you think you might do any Christmas card videos for this holiday season? Even just a couple would be great. Thanks again…for all your hard work. Blessings to you.
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With so many backup service providers on the market, how do you know if you will be selecting the right one for your business? Let's face it, many businesses will select a backup service provider based on price alone. How do you know that you are getting the bang for your backup buck?
Your company needs a remote backup service that can deliver on its promises during a disaster recovery scenario. Remote backups can be orchestrated on various architectures such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V or bare metal servers. As you begin shopping for a remote backup service, keep these things in mind when it's time to select an offsite backup provider.
When you need a copy of your company's data and you need it as soon as possible, what can you expect in terms of responsiveness from the vendor you are considering partnering with?
Ensure that your remote backup vendor is able to provide a clear cut service level agreement that dictates the turn around time needed in order to begin the data restore process.
Moving your company's data across the public internet without any type of encryption is a good way to accidentally expose information about your business to nefarious third parties.
Most organizations have technical auditing standards in place that requires data to be encrypted both in transit and at rest. This ensures that your data stays safe and secure from unwanted third parties.
One of the things you'll want to coordinate with your remote backup service provider is an annual disaster recovery test.
Many backup service providers will allow you perform these tests so that your IT staff can feel good about its offsite backup infrastructure. Incase of a total loss at your headquarters, an offsite copy of your data will be critical for rebuilding your business.
Ask your backup service provider about the hardware and software used to conduct offsite backups.
Backups suites such as Veeam will backup and replicate virtual machines to remote locations, giving your business the ability to spin up a replica copy of your virtual infrastructure at a remote site should your onsite datacenter become unavailable.
This is just one of the many potential scenarios that would help your business solve it's offsite backup issues. Best of all, remote backup services will help your business recovery rapidly during a disaster recovery scenario.
Talk to your backup service provider about ways to simplify the infrastructure used to create backups. For example, many businesses are ditching their tape backup devices and exclusively using private cloud backups to achieve their offsite backup goals. Others are replacing tapes with data backup appliances that sit in their data centers.
If your organization hires a remote backup service, chances are that you won't need to talk to them that much. Businesses rarely find themselves in a situation where they need to recover data but when they do, they often need help immediately.
These emergencies are best handled by technicians that also provide excellent customer service. Your backup service provider should be able to give you an update on the progress of your backup's restore job. In fact, you may even ask if you are able to get regular reports on the health of your backups. This gives your organization the assurance that the backups are ready and available for your business in case of an emergency.
Your backup service provider should be able to help you get a copy of your disk within your service level agreement's parameters. When your backup service provider can meet it's goals, your business continue to operate during a disaster with minimal interruptions to your technical infrastructure. This allows you to continue to provide services to your clients and minimize any impact to overall operations.
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Article by Vesa-Matti Lahti
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Vesa-Matti Lahti, a friend and colleague in Helsinki, Finland, has written a wonderful piece about bildung and what an idiot one can be: https://www.sitra.fi/en/blogs/what-an-idiot-i-have-been/
Vesa-Matti has also written this great piece about the need for bildung as we are facing wicked problems: https://www.sitra.fi/en/publications/gaps-in-our-bildung/#the-secret-behind-nordic-success
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Royole officially launched the world's first commercial foldable smartphone with a flexible display, FlexPai,a combination of smartphone and tablet on October 31, 2018 in Beijing. Disrupting consumers' traditional concept of a smartphone, FlexPai can be used either folded or unfolded, giving it the portability of a smartphone plus the screen size of a high-definition tablet. FlexPai features Royole's independently developed and mass produced 2nd generation Cicada WingTM fully flexible displays.
The device can be bent freely from 0 to 180 degrees and supports more than 200,000 bends. Moreover, FlexPai 's screen cannot be cracked or easily scratched, ending the era of broken smartphone screens. When unfolded, FlexPai supports split-screen mode and multi-tasking; supports drag-and-drop across applications, enabling it to share features just as a computer does; automatically adjusts screen sizes; and provides enjoyable video-watching and gaming experiences.
The developer model of FlexPai is available to order globally now at FlexPai", www.royole.com/FlexPai. The consumer model is available to order to Chinese consumers. The RoWrite Smart Writing Pad comes with an elegant and functional textured cloth folio and is available at e-tail and retail locations nationwide.
Founded by Stanford engineering graduates in 2012, Royole's mission is to improve the way people interact with and perceive their world. The company creates and manufactures next-generation human-machine interface technologies and products including advanced flexible displays, flexible sensors, and smart devices. Technology milestones include the world's thinnest full-color AMOLED flexible displays and flexible sensors (2014), the world's first foldable 3D mobile theater (2015), the world's first curved car dashboard based on flexible electronics (2016), the first smart writing pad, RoWrite, based on flexible sensors (2017), the volume production of Royole's quasi-G6 mass production campus for fully flexible displays (2018), and the world's first commercial foldable smartphone with a fully flexible display, FlexPai (2018).
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Dead Island: Riptide's creative producer Anthony Cardahi has discussed a handful of new features included in Techland's latest zombie title. Horde-mode 'defence hubs', flesh hurling zombies and more have been outlined in a new interview. Get the details below.
Speaking with OPM, Cardahi said of the game's 'defence hubs', in which survivors must hold an area for as long as possible using land mines, barricades and other tools to repel the undead.
It's no secret that water and storms have a big role to play in navigating the island of Palanai, as survivors must use row-boats and other means to traverse bodies of water teeming with zombies.
Cardahi. added, "The monsoons that were mentioned in the first game have now come to the archipelago. So a lot of the areas are flooded. This then allowed us to bring in the boats, which open up a lot of new gameplay possibilities in regards to movement and exploration".
On the inclusion of a new weather system, Cardahi continued, "That allows us to play around with the atmosphere of the game a lot more thanks to the different lighting systems, from sunny blue skies to dark, torrential rains storms that will obscure your visibility".
Disgusting. But not quite as disgusting as how hard it was to pull off a critical head-shot in the original Dead Island. Cardahi is aware of the fact, and promises slicker gunplay in Riptide, "Because of the new shooting system, headshots are now really devastating. You can also improve and upgrade the guns to the same level as melee weapons. Guns now represent a completely viable combat choice that you can maintain throughout the game".
If you want more Dead Island: Riptide goodness, check out our own interview here.


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Grant Owen: "Reborn" Will Break Through Your Crusty Heart and Pull At The Strings
Posted By: Rick JammPosted date: December 31, 2013 in: Reviews1 Comment
Hailing from L.A. by way of South Africa, indie rock artist, Grant Owen has released his Ep, "Reborn", which is a heartfelt testimony of Grant's struggle with an autoimmune disorder known as "red skin syndrome," or cortico-steroid addiction. The auto-immune disorder was caused by a medication he was given since a child, and 3 years ago he went off the drug cold turkey. Grant's body went into serious shock and withdrawal due to the length of time he was on this particular medication. It has been an intense, very long, and extremely harsh process.
This is where Grant's guitar and dormant songwriting abilities became his saving grace. He found that strumming and picking at the guitar soothed and helped to relax him. It also kept his hands occupied so he couldn't scratch himself – thus not inflicting further wounds on his body. Finally singing, playing guitar and songwriting occupied his mind and became his painkiller of sorts, a surprising and pleasant distraction from the physical and mental torment I was having to endure daily. "Reborn" This is a token of all the music Grant created in the midst of that physical nightmare.
After a day and a half of not being able to listen to anything but this Ep, I can tell you that it's definitely a keeper. Owen has one of the purest voices in the entire alternative rock genre, and part of what's makes him stand out, is his ability to take that pure voice and lay it over the top of any kind of loud or soft material and yet still have it consistently shine through all the sound dynamics.
Grant Owen really flexes his songwriting on this Ep. He comes up with a unique style blending grunge, rock, pop with softer Americana influences that is immediately accessible but will click even better after a few listens. The chords are fleshed out from far beyond his soul, the phrases build on each other, and the arrangements are rich; the result being a work with incredible emotional depth and the necessary accompaniment to go with the raw energy and expressiveness of Owen's voice. There's a balanced perfection to every track, and there's not a song on this Ep that is indecipherable or devoid of pure listening satisfaction.
Grant Owen has come a long way and through a lot of life's hard times and this Ep certainly proves that he is more than capable of manning his own artistry. He is a wonderful songwriter and can orchestrate his own sound beautifully. His songs will break through your crusty heart and pull at the strings, as he sings his way through rich, lush melodies to inventive acoustic foot tappers and lovely, otherworldly ballads with equal skill and beauty, all the while retaining crunch and power.
Truly, each of the six songs offers some sort of reason to be listened to, whether it be the finely written melodies, the intense lyrics, the exquisite vocals, the instrumental backing or the just the catchiness of the tunes. A case in point are the tracks "No Hero", "On Top Of The World" or "Do You Remember", songs which could teach you how to craft pop songs that rise above the rest, with its three or four different hooks: The well-written verses, the climb of the bridge, the absolutely infinitely appealing choruses, the way each section gains new regard when it is altered slightly upon repeating. Brilliant!
The Ep features pure music filled with creativity and originality and one of the coolest voices around. This music is so good on so many levels. It has a wide variety of textures and colors, while Grant Owen sings beautifully and with so much passion on each and every song. "Reborn" is a perfect Ep; it could not have been done any better!
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Marian Spielmann knows that buying real estate is one of the largest financial investments most people make. Choosing Marian as your real estate agent you will have a seasoned professional assisting you through the process of purchasing or selling a single family home, condo or townhouse, or a residential lot. She believes knowledge is power for Buyers and Sellers and will negotiate using her extensive real estate knowledge to benefit her clients.
In 2005 Marian and her son moved to Myrtle Beach from Long Island, New York – tired of shoveling snow and the hustle and bustle of that area. They LOVE it here!
Please consider Marian as your real estate agent to find you the property you want at the best price or to market and negotiate the sale of your current property whether it be your home, 2nd home, vacation home or investment property. She wants to assist you in making your dream a reality.
"Marian, Kathy and I just wanted to express our appreciation for the excellent service you provided us in our search for our retirement home you found us in Myrtle Beach. It is becoming all to rare these days to find people like you that go to great lengths to satisfy their customers.I hope your success will show others that old-fashioned hard work and consideration for customers are values that are rewarded in our society. Thank you again for making our DREAM HOME POSSIBLE !!! You will always be our friend. Best of luck in the future.
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66th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak at U-M
DATE: 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2019
EVENT: A conversation with Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. Secretary of State, moderated by Michael Barr, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. She is expected to discuss a number of topics, including her career in public service and the current state of foreign affairs.
The free ticketed event is open to the public.
PLACE: Rackham Graduate School Auditorium, 915 E. Washington Ave., Ann Arbor
DETAILS: Rice was secretary of state under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009—the second woman and the first African American woman to serve in this high-ranking position. From 2001 to 2005, she was the first woman to serve as a national security adviser to the president.
Rice also has an extensive background in higher education. She has been on the faculty at Stanford University as a professor of political science since 1981 and was the university's provost from 1993 to 1999.
She currently serves as the Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution.
SPONSORS: U-M Office of the President and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy's Weiser Diplomacy Center
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For businesses who manufacture building materials, developing a strong following with architects may be important. One of the best ways to do this is to develop relationships with the right architects for your products. Because of this, it is important to determine what architects want from building materials manufacturers.
One of the most important things that a building material manufacturer can offer to an architect is trustworthiness. This is important because architects will look for a manufacturer or supplier in the building materials world whom they can trust to help them specify the right product for the project.
The best way to build this trust is to communicate with the architect. It is best to avoid making assumptions about certain projects and ask questions instead. Do not assume that your product is right for every project. Not only does this help ensure that the architect is receiving the right products for the project, but it can also add build credibility and trust with the architect. Communicating early with the architect can help building materials manufacturers take advantage of learning what they want the most.
Along with being trustworthy, a building material manufacturer should be flexible. It is common for issues to surface throughout any project, which may call for changes. When a manufacturer is flexible and responsive, the architect will know that you have their back when they need it the most.
In order to demonstrate flexibility, the manufacturer should always be looking for ways to improve their support of architects. This could be anything from how quotes are prepared and submitted or to prevent problems that come up during the project's design phase. When a company is able to show that they are flexible upfront, an architect will rely on them more.
Relying on a manufacturer who is knowledgeable, can help the architect to better design the project at hand. The manufacturer will be able to offer advice up front before any design is put into production. This can help to save the architect time because they may not need to redesign a project later down the road. This knowledge can help provide something to the architect that may not be available from your competitors.
Having a great deal of expertise in the building materials industry, beyond just product knowledge, plays a huge role when it comes to being the go to manufacturer for architects. This knowledge will allow them to develop their designs at more cost-effectively and successfully. In addition to this, knowledge will help increase the speed with which the project can be completed. Architect will love this knowledge because it will allow them to think more creatively about their project rather than focusing on the materials that are needed.
Building materials manufacturers will have a great advantage over the competition if they are able to supply these particular items to architects. By being flexible, trustworthy and knowledgeable, manufacturers will be able to appeal to what architects are looking for. This will also give manufacturers a unique way to market to their other customers and show that they provide more individual attention than other businesses.
One of the most important things that an architect can have is a fantastic working relationship between the building material manufacturer and themselves. This is the best way to ensure that a project will be designed and built according to plan. By focusing on what the architect is truly looking for, any manufacturer will be able to succeed in the building materials business.
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Posted on April 29, 2013 by Sue Bolton
[By Chris Slee] About 50 people attended a community safety forum organized by Moreland Council on April 24. The proposal for the installation of closed circuit TV on Moreland streets was controversial. It was strongly advocated by Moreland mayor Oscar Yildiz (ALP), and supported by federal Labor MP Kelvin Thomson and state ALP MP Jane Garrett.
Carolyn Whitzman, Associate Professor of Urban Planning of Melbourne University, said that CCTV can be useful in certain circumstances. However it is costly to implement and maintain, and monitoring is usually ineffective. It is therefore necessary to consider whether the money could be better spent elsewhere.
She said that crime prevention requires a coordinated policy, including early intervention and adequate housing and income support. She said that most violence occurs in the home, but services for family violence have been cut back by the current Victorian state government.
During the discussion period Socialist Alliance councillor Sue Bolton said that money should be spent on programs to prevent family violence, rather than on CCTV. For safer streets, money should be spent on better street lighting, restoration of public phones, etc.
Most people who spoke in the discussion period were opposed to CCTV. Some highlighted the possible misuse of CCTV pictures. Oscar Yildiz was asked who would be monitoring CCTV in Moreland. He said it had not been decided yet.
Police Inspector Dean McGowan said that in cases where the police are in charge of monitoring CCTV, they do not monitor it continuously but glance at it occasionally and look at it after a crime has been reported.
The state government has been waging a media campaign pressuring Moreland council to accept CCTV. It is offering some funding for CCTV, but the council will also have to contribute. It is not offering money for other, more effective anti-violence measures.
Socialist Alliance members distributed a leaflet on the topic to those attending (see below).
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A weeklong lockout at ArcelorMittal's west Contrecoeur plant has ended. Friday night, 84 per cent workers at the plant accepted a proposal that had been put forth by a Ministry of Labour mediator, according to a union statement.
A weeklong lockout at ArcelorMittal's west Contrecoeur plant has ended.
Friday night, 84 per cent workers at the plant accepted a proposal that had been put forth by a Ministry of Labour mediator, according to a union statement.
The deal means new workers at the site get a member-funded, defined benefit pension plan — in which the employer contribution will remain at current levels, but where the union will pick up any future debt or surplus — according to Métallos Local 6951.
The 300 workers will start work again on Monday.


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