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Purchases in Switzerland or online purchases in CHF: 2 transactions per month, total CHF 200 per month.
Purchases abroad or online purchases in foreign currencies: 10 transactions of EUR 100 each per year.
Purchases in Switzerland or online purchases in CHF: 10 transactions per month, CHF 1000 in total monthly purchases.
Purchases abroad or online purchases in foreign currencies: 50 transactions of EUR 100 per year.
Purchases in Switzerland or online purchases in CHF: 1 transaction per month, total monthly purchases of CHF 100.
Purchases abroad or online purchases in foreign currencies: 5 transactions of EUR 100 per year.
Prepaid credit cards – number of reloads per year: 6.
Purchases in Switzerland and online purchases in CHF: 10 transactions per month, total of CHF 1000 in purchases monthly.
Purchases abroad or online purchases in foreign currencies: 25 transaction of EUR 100 per year.
No cash withdrawals at ATMs.
Purchases in Switzerland or online purchases in CHF: 4 purchases per month, CHF 400 in total monthly purchases.
Purchases abroad or online purchases in foreign currencies: 50 transactions of EUR 100 each per year.
Number of outgoing CHF transactions in Switzerland annually: 20.
Number of international, outgoing EUR transactions (SEPA) annually: 5.
Number of international, outgoing transactions (non-SEPA) annually: 5.
Number of withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs in CHF every year: 25 withdrawals (averaging CHF 100 each).
Withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs outside of Switzerland every year: 10 withdrawals (averaging CHF 200 equivalent per transaction).
Number of incoming CHF transactions in Switzerland annually: 50.
Number of CHF purchases paid with debit cards in Switzerland annually: 50 purchases (averaging CHF 50 each).
Purchases outside of Switzerland paid with debit cards every year: 5 (averaging CHF 50 each).
Number of online direct debit orders within Switzerland: 2 orders of 12 transactions each.
Number of online standing orders within Switzerland: 2 orders of 12 transactions each.
Number of outgoing CHF transactions within Switzerland annually: 100.
Number of international, outgoing EUR transactions (SEPA) annually: 20.
Number of international, outgoing transactions (non-SEPA) annually: 20.
Number of CHF withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs in Switzerland annually: 75 (averaging CHF 100 each).
Number of withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs outside of Switzerland annually: 20 (averaging CHF 200 each).
Number of incoming CHF transactions within Switzerland annually: 100.
Number of CHF purchases in Switzerland paid by debit card every year: 100 (averaging CHF 100 per purchase).
Number of purchases outside of Switzerland paid by debit card each year: 25 (averaging CHF 100 each).
Number of CH direct debit orders made online: 10 orders of 12 transactions each.
Number of CH standing orders: 10 orders of 12 transactions each.
Number of outgoing CHF transactions within Switzerland annually: 10.
Number of outgoing EUR transactions (SEPA) outside of Switzerland annually: 10.
Number of outgoing, non-SEPA transactions outside of Switzerland annually: 2.
Number of CHF withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs in Switzerland every year: 15 (average of CHF 100 per withdrawal).
Number of withdrawals via out-of-network ATMs outside of Switzerland every year: 2 (average CHF 200 per withdrawal).
Number of incoming CHF transactions in Switzerland annually: 20.
Number of CHF purchases paid via debit card in Switzerland annually: 20 (average CHF 50 per purchase).
Purchases paid via debit card outside of Switzerland every year: 2 (average CHF 50 per purchase).
Number of CH direct debit orders made online: 1 order made up of 12 transactions.
Number of CH standing orders made online: 1 order made up of 12 transactions.
Number of outgoing CHF transactions within Switzerland every year: 50.
Number of outgoing, international EUR transactions (SEPA) every year: none.
Number of outgoing, non-SEPA, international transactions every year: none.
Number of withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs in CHF in Switzerland: 50 (CHF 100 per transaction).
Number of withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs outside of Switzerland every year: none.
Number of bank statements posted every year: 12.
Number of incoming payments in CHF in Switzerland every year: 50.
Purchases paid by debit card in CHF in Switzerland every year: 50 (averaging CHF 50 per transaction).
Purchases paid by debit card outside of Switzerland every year: none.
Number of direct debits in Switzerland: 4 orders of 12 transactions each.
Standing orders in Switzerland: 4 orders of 12 transactions each.
Number of outgoing CHF transactions in Switzerland annually: none.
Number of outgoing international transactions in EUR every year (SEPA): 20.
Number of outgoing, international transactions (non-SEPA) annually: 20.
Number of CHF withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs in Switzerland annually: none.
Number of withdrawals at out-of-network ATMs abroad every year: 50 withdrawals averaging CHF 200 (equivalent) per transaction.
Number of incoming CHF transactions per year: none.
Number of purchases in CHF paid via debit card in Switzerland every year: none.
Number of purchases outside of Switzerland paid by debit card every year: 50 purchases averaging CHF 50 per transaction.


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package com.hanhuy.android.protify.agent;

import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.app.Application;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.ContextWrapper;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.content.res.AssetManager;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.os.Build;
import android.util.Log;
import android.util.Pair;
import com.hanhuy.android.protify.agent.internal.*;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * some of this is straight up ripped off from bazelbuild's StubApplication
 * https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/3eb0687fde3745cf52bbbb513f7769ecb9d004e4/src/tools/android/java/com/google/devtools/build/android/incrementaldeployment/StubApplication.java
 * @author pfnguyen
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
public class ProtifyApplication extends Application {
    private final static String TAG = "ProtifyApplication";
    private final String realApplicationClass;
    private Application realApplication;
    private final static int NOTIFICATION_ID = 0x70726f74; // = "prot"

    public ProtifyApplication() {
        String[] applicationInfo = getResourceAsString("protify_application_info.txt").split("\n");
        realApplicationClass = applicationInfo[0].trim();
        Log.d(TAG, "Real application class: [" + realApplicationClass + "]");
        Protify.installed = true;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    private static Notification loadingNotification(Context c, String text) {
        final Notification n;
        // R is filtered out of DEX, find the resource manually
        int icon = c.getResources().getIdentifier(
                "protify_internal_ic_notification_loading", "drawable", c.getPackageName());
        if (icon == 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException(
                    "protify_internal_ic_notification_loading not found");
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
            final Notification.Builder nb = new Notification.Builder(c);
            nb
                    .setContentTitle(text)
                    .setSmallIcon(icon)
                    .setProgress(100, 0, true)
                    .setOngoing(true);
            n = nb.getNotification();
        } else {
            n = new Notification();
            n.icon = icon;
            n.flags = Notification.FLAG_ONGOING_EVENT;
            n.tickerText = text;
            n.setLatestEventInfo(c, text, null,
                    PendingIntent.getBroadcast(c, 0, new Intent(
                            "com.hanhuy.android.protify.internal.action.NOOP"),
                            0));
        }
        n.when = System.currentTimeMillis();
        return n;
    }

    private Object stashedContentProviders;
    private static Field getField(Object instance, String fieldName)
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        for (Class<?> clazz = instance.getClass(); clazz != null; clazz = clazz.getSuperclass()) {
            try {
                Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
                field.setAccessible(true);
                return field;
            } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
                // IllegalStateException will be thrown below
            }
        }

        throw new IllegalStateException("Field '" + fieldName + "' not found");
    }

    private void enableContentProviders() {
        Log.v(TAG, "enableContentProviders");
        try {
            Class<?> activityThread = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread");
            Method mCurrentActivityThread = activityThread.getMethod("currentActivityThread");
            mCurrentActivityThread.setAccessible(true);
            Object currentActivityThread = mCurrentActivityThread.invoke(null);
            Object boundApplication = getField(
                    currentActivityThread, "mBoundApplication").get(currentActivityThread);
            getField(boundApplication, "providers").set(boundApplication, stashedContentProviders);
            if (stashedContentProviders != null) {
                Method mInstallContentProviders = activityThread.getDeclaredMethod(
                        "installContentProviders", Context.class, List.class);
                mInstallContentProviders.setAccessible(true);
                mInstallContentProviders.invoke(
                        currentActivityThread, realApplication, stashedContentProviders);
                stashedContentProviders = null;
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            if (stashedContentProviders != null) {
                Log.e(TAG, "ContentProviders stashed, but unable to restore");
                throw new IllegalStateException(e);
            }
        }
    }
    private void disableContentProviders() {
        Log.v(TAG, "disableContentProviders");
        try {
            Class<?> activityThread = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread");
            Method mCurrentActivityThread = activityThread.getMethod("currentActivityThread");
            mCurrentActivityThread.setAccessible(true);
            Object currentActivityThread = mCurrentActivityThread.invoke(null);
            Object boundApplication = getField(
                    currentActivityThread, "mBoundApplication").get(currentActivityThread);
            Field fProviders = getField(boundApplication, "providers");

            stashedContentProviders = fProviders.get(boundApplication);
            fProviders.set(boundApplication, null);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Unable to inject Application for ContentProviders");
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
        NotificationManager nm = (NotificationManager) base.getSystemService(
                NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
        CharSequence name;
        try {
            name = base.getResources().getText(base.getApplicationInfo().labelRes);
        } catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
            name = base.getPackageName();
        }
        nm.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, loadingNotification(
                base, "Protifying DEX for " + name));
        DexLoader.install(base);
        nm.cancel(NOTIFICATION_ID);

        createRealApplication();
        super.attachBaseContext(base);

        try {
            Method attachBaseContext = ContextWrapper.class.getDeclaredMethod(
                    "attachBaseContext", Context.class);
            attachBaseContext.setAccessible(true);
            attachBaseContext.invoke(realApplication, base);

            disableContentProviders();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        }

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
            realApplication.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(
                    LifecycleListener.getInstance());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        installRealApplication();
        installExternalResources(this);
        enableContentProviders();
        super.onCreate();
        realApplication.onCreate();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private void installRealApplication() {
        // StubApplication is created by reflection in Application#handleBindApplication() ->
        // LoadedApk#makeApplication(), and its return value is used to set the Application field in all
        // sorts of Android internals.
        //
        // Fortunately, Application#onCreate() is called quite soon after, so what we do is monkey
        // patch in the real Application instance in StubApplication#onCreate().
        //
        // A few places directly use the created Application instance (as opposed to the fields it is
        // eventually stored in). Fortunately, it's easy to forward those to the actual real
        // Application class.
        try {
            // Find the ActivityThread instance for the current thread
            Class<?> activityThread = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread");
            Method m = activityThread.getMethod("currentActivityThread");
            m.setAccessible(true);
            Object currentActivityThread = m.invoke(null);

            // Find the mInitialApplication field of the ActivityThread to the real application
            Field mInitialApplication = activityThread.getDeclaredField("mInitialApplication");
            mInitialApplication.setAccessible(true);
            Application initialApplication = (Application) mInitialApplication.get(currentActivityThread);
            if (initialApplication == this) {
                mInitialApplication.set(currentActivityThread, realApplication);
            }

            // Replace all instance of the stub application in ActivityThread#mAllApplications with the
            // real one
            Field mAllApplications = activityThread.getDeclaredField("mAllApplications");
            mAllApplications.setAccessible(true);
            List<Application> allApplications = (List<Application>) mAllApplications
                    .get(currentActivityThread);
            for (int i = 0; i < allApplications.size(); i++) {
                if (allApplications.get(i) == this) {
                    allApplications.set(i, realApplication);
                }
            }

            // Figure out how loaded APKs are stored.

            // API version 8 has PackageInfo, 10 has LoadedApk. 9, I don't know.
            Class<?> loadedApkClass;
            try {
                loadedApkClass = Class.forName("android.app.LoadedApk");
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                loadedApkClass = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread$PackageInfo");
            }
            Field mApplication = loadedApkClass.getDeclaredField("mApplication");
            mApplication.setAccessible(true);
            Field mResDir = loadedApkClass.getDeclaredField("mResDir");
            mResDir.setAccessible(true);

            // 10 doesn't have this field, 14 does. Fortunately, there are not many Honeycomb devices
            // floating around.
            Field mLoadedApk = null;
            try {
                mLoadedApk = Application.class.getDeclaredField("mLoadedApk");
            } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
                // According to testing, it's okay to ignore this.
            }

            // Enumerate all LoadedApk (or PackageInfo) fields in ActivityThread#mPackages and
            // ActivityThread#mResourcePackages and do two things:
            //   - Replace the Application instance in its mApplication field with the real one
            //   - Replace mResDir to point to the external resource file instead of the .apk. This is
            //     used as the asset path for new Resources objects.
            //   - Set Application#mLoadedApk to the found LoadedApk instance
            for (String fieldName : new String[] { "mPackages", "mResourcePackages" }) {
                Field field = activityThread.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
                field.setAccessible(true);
                Object value = field.get(currentActivityThread);

                for (Map.Entry<String, WeakReference<?>> entry :
                        ((Map<String, WeakReference<?>>) value).entrySet()) {
                    Object loadedApk = entry.getValue().get();
                    if (loadedApk == null) {
                        continue;
                    }

                    if (mApplication.get(loadedApk) == this) {
                        File externalResourceFile = ProtifyResources.getResourcesFile(this);
                        mApplication.set(loadedApk, realApplication);
                        ApplicationInfo info = getApplicationInfo();
                        if (info != null && new File(info.sourceDir).lastModified() > externalResourceFile.lastModified()) {
                            Log.v(TAG, "Deleting out of date external resources");
                            externalResourceFile.delete();
                        }
                        if (externalResourceFile.isFile()) {
                            Log.v(TAG, "Setting mResDir to: " + externalResourceFile.getAbsolutePath());
                            mResDir.set(loadedApk, externalResourceFile.getAbsolutePath());
                        }

                        if (mLoadedApk != null) {
                            mLoadedApk.set(realApplication, loadedApk);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        }
    }

    public static void installExternalResources(Context context) {
        File f = ProtifyResources.getResourcesFile(context);
        ApplicationInfo info = context.getApplicationInfo();
        if (info != null && new File(info.sourceDir).lastModified() > f.lastModified()) {
            Log.v(TAG, "Deleting outdated external resources");
            f.delete();
        }
        if (f.isFile() && f.length() > 0) {
            Log.v(TAG, "Installing external resource file: " + f);
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 24)
                V24Resources.install(f.getAbsolutePath());
            else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 18)
                V19Resources.install(f.getAbsolutePath());
            else
                V4Resources.install(f.getAbsolutePath());
            resourceInstallTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
        }
    }

    private static long resourceInstallTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

    public static long getResourceInstallTime() {
        return resourceInstallTime;
    }

    private String getResourceAsString(String resource) {
        InputStream resourceStream = null;
        // try-with-resources would be much nicer, but that requires SDK level 19, and we want this code
        // to be compatible with earlier Android versions
        try {
            resourceStream = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(resource);
            ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
            int length;
            while ((length = resourceStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
                baos.write(buffer, 0, length);
            }

            return new String(baos.toByteArray(), "UTF-8");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        } finally {
            if (resourceStream != null) {
                try {
                    resourceStream.close();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    // Not much we can do here
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void createRealApplication() {
        try {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            Class<? extends Application> realClass =
                    (Class<? extends Application>) Class.forName(realApplicationClass);
            Constructor<? extends Application> ctor = realClass.getConstructor();
            realApplication = ctor.newInstance();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        }
    }

    private static class V24Resources {
        @TargetApi(24)
        static void install(String externalResourceFile) {
            try {
                AssetManager newAssetManager = createAssetManager(externalResourceFile);

                // Find the singleton instance of ResourcesManager
                Class<?> clazz = Class.forName("android.app.ResourcesManager");
                Method mGetInstance = clazz.getDeclaredMethod("getInstance");
                mGetInstance.setAccessible(true);
                Object resourcesManager = mGetInstance.invoke(null);

                // Iterate over all known Resources objects
                Field mResourceReferences = clazz.getDeclaredField("mResourceReferences");
                mResourceReferences.setAccessible(true);
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                Collection<WeakReference<Resources>> references =
                        (Collection<WeakReference<Resources>>) mResourceReferences.get(resourcesManager);

                setAssetManager(references, newAssetManager);
            } catch (IllegalAccessException | NoSuchFieldException | NoSuchMethodException |
                    ClassNotFoundException | InvocationTargetException | InstantiationException e) {
                throw new IllegalStateException(e);
            }
        }
    }
    private static class V19Resources {
        @TargetApi(19)
        static void install(String externalResourceFile) {
            try {
                AssetManager newAssetManager = createAssetManager(externalResourceFile);

                // Find the singleton instance of ResourcesManager
                Class<?> clazz = Class.forName("android.app.ResourcesManager");
                Method mGetInstance = clazz.getDeclaredMethod("getInstance");
                mGetInstance.setAccessible(true);
                Object resourcesManager = mGetInstance.invoke(null);

                // Iterate over all known Resources objects
                Field fMActiveResources = clazz.getDeclaredField("mActiveResources");
                fMActiveResources.setAccessible(true);
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                Map<?, WeakReference<Resources>> arrayMap =
                        (Map<?, WeakReference<Resources>>) fMActiveResources.get(resourcesManager);
                setAssetManager(arrayMap, newAssetManager);
            } catch (IllegalAccessException | NoSuchFieldException | NoSuchMethodException |
                    ClassNotFoundException | InvocationTargetException | InstantiationException e) {
                throw new IllegalStateException(e);
            }
        }
    }
    private static class V4Resources {
        static void install(String externalResourceFile) {
            try {
                AssetManager newAssetManager = createAssetManager(externalResourceFile);

                // Find the singleton instance of ResourcesManager
                Class<?> clazz = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityThread");
                Method mGetInstance = clazz.getDeclaredMethod("currentActivityThread");
                mGetInstance.setAccessible(true);
                Object resourcesManager = mGetInstance.invoke(null);

                // Iterate over all known Resources objects
                Field fMActiveResources = clazz.getDeclaredField("mActiveResources");
                fMActiveResources.setAccessible(true);
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                Map<?, WeakReference<Resources>> arrayMap =
                        (Map<?, WeakReference<Resources>>) fMActiveResources.get(resourcesManager);
                setAssetManager(arrayMap, newAssetManager);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new IllegalStateException(e);
            }
        }

    }

    private static AssetManager createAssetManager(String externalResourceFile)
            throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, NoSuchMethodException, InstantiationException {
        // Create a new AssetManager instance and point it to the resources installed under
        // /sdcard
        AssetManager newAssetManager = AssetManager.class.getConstructor().newInstance();
        Method mAddAssetPath = AssetManager.class.getDeclaredMethod("addAssetPath", String.class);
        mAddAssetPath.setAccessible(true);
        if (((int) mAddAssetPath.invoke(newAssetManager, externalResourceFile)) == 0) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not create new AssetManager");
        }

        // Kitkat needs this method call, Lollipop doesn't. However, it doesn't seem to cause any harm
        // in L, so we do it unconditionally.
        Method mEnsureStringBlocks = AssetManager.class.getDeclaredMethod("ensureStringBlocks");
        mEnsureStringBlocks.setAccessible(true);
        mEnsureStringBlocks.invoke(newAssetManager);
        return newAssetManager;
    }

    private static void setAssetManager(Map<?,WeakReference<Resources>> arrayMap, AssetManager newAssetManager) throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchFieldException {
        setAssetManager(arrayMap.values(), newAssetManager);
    }

    private static void setAssetManager(Collection<WeakReference<Resources>> ress, AssetManager newAssetManager) throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchFieldException {
        for (WeakReference<Resources> wr : ress) {
            Resources resources = wr.get();
            // Set the AssetManager of the Resources instance to our brand new one
            if (resources != null) {
                setAssetsField(resources, newAssetManager);
                resources.updateConfiguration(resources.getConfiguration(), resources.getDisplayMetrics());
            }
        }
    }

    private static void setAssetsField(Resources resources, AssetManager newAssetManager) {
        Field mAssets;
        try {
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 24) {
                Field mResourcesImplField;
                mResourcesImplField = Resources.class.getDeclaredField("mResourcesImpl");
                mResourcesImplField.setAccessible(true);
                Object mResourceImpl = mResourcesImplField.get(resources);
                mAssets = mResourceImpl.getClass().getDeclaredField("mAssets");
                mAssets.setAccessible(true);
                mAssets.set(mResourceImpl, newAssetManager);
            } else {
                mAssets = Resources.class.getDeclaredField("mAssets");
                mAssets.setAccessible(true);
                mAssets.set(resources, newAssetManager);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        }
    }
}

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How Major Tom dealt with copyright floating around his tin can
Posted on December 21, 2015 by Angelo Hulshout
Copyright on music is an issue, as we all know. Of course, in the first place, copyright was invented to protect the original author of a work, e.g. a writer, a painter or a musician. Without that, the original author would probably loose a significant potential income. Over time, this has proven not to work exactly as intended, with copyrights being transferred to record companies and book publishers at virtually no cost to them. Just think of the The Beatles' rights being owned by first ATV, then Michael Jackson and now Jackson's heirs. The 'virtually nothing' part is probably not exactly right in Jackson's case, but it is in ATV's. Just imagine Paul McCartney having to pay royalties to the Jackson family every time he wants to perform a track by The Beatles…
However, I didn't start this post to debate whether or not this way of buying and selling copyrights is good or bad. In the end, writing and composing has a business component to it, and it's up to the author or composer to protect his own rights or give up on them.
What really triggered me into writing this post was a beautiful Youtube video by Canadian astronaut Chris Hatfield. He was in space in 2013, as part of the ISS crew, and recorded his own version of David Bowies Space Oddity. Smart as he is, he didn't just do this impulsively while in space – he actually prepared it very well. He worked with lawyers and with David Bowies publishers to get permission for not only recording the video (which has nothing to do with copyright), but also to have it published to the general public.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYMCLz5PQVw
That wasn't only smart, but also very necessary, given that laws in space aren't exactly simple. The ISS, the International Space Station, is owned by NASA and the European, Russian, Japanese and Canadian space agencies. Different modules of the station are owned by these organisations, and in each of these, the laws of the owning country (or European law in case of the European part) apply. That was originally done to protect the Intellectual Property rights of the participating countries (a form of copyright (!) on the works of scientists). On top of that, broadcasting the video (via Youtube) in different countries makes the video subject to copyright and publication laws in the countries where it can be viewed. That, and the way different copyright owners look onto this subject, is the reason Youtube has been pulling videos off the net over the past couple of years – or subjected them to being accompanied by advertisements to pay for the copyright fees.
So, Hatfield did a good job preparing this, and he obtained the rights to publish the video on Youtube for one year and consciously removed it himself when that year was over. Meanwhile, the video had gotten over 20 million views, which led Hatfield and his son to pursue prolongation of the video. Successfully, so that 6 months later, just over a year ago, the video reappeared on Youtube for us all to enjoy another two years. A video David Bowie himself described as "possibly the most poignant version of the song ever created." Major Tom went to space, but his name was Chris, and he came back with an awesome video that should stay around for much longer than three years.
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Defaced Bob Marley statue cleaned
Published:Friday | September 13, 2013 | 7:33 PM
The life-size bronze statue of Robert Nesta 'Bob' Marley located in the Celebrity Park outside the National Stadium in Kingston has been cleaned.
The defacement of the iconic statue with red paint was highlighted in The Gleaner Online yesterday.
The statue which was cleaned by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, is part of the nation's network of national monuments and heritage sites which fall within the portfolio of the Ministry of Youth and Culture and for which the JNHT has oversight responsibility.
The Culture Ministry is urging all persons to protect and preserve Jamaica's cultural and national monuments.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna says cultural and national monuments and heritage sites help in the creation of national identity and play a critical role in building national pride, especially within our children and young people.
The statue which is prominently positioned at the entrance to the National Stadium was built by renowned Jamaican sculptor Alvin Marriott.
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O fugu ou baiacu-vermelho (Takifugu vermicularis) é um peixe-balão do gênero Takifugu. O fugu encontra-se junto ao litoral em zonas onde o mar é pouco profundo e meio fechado e nas áreas baixas doa estuários. A carne seca deste peixe é usada há séculos pela medicina tradicional chinesa e a sua carne crua é uma das iguarias mais famosas da culinária japonesa. O fígado, os ovários e o intestino contêm grandes quantidades de tetrodontoxina (que dá o nome a esta família de peixes-balão - Tetrodontidae), uma das toxinas mais potentes encontradas na natureza. Apesar disso, alguns peixes predadores conseguem consumir estes peixes-balão sem problemas. Esta espécie contem o corpo sem espinhos e raios da barbatana caudal geralmente escuros.

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New Apple Pencil patent could dramatically add value to Apple devices in the CAD and 3D software industries.
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Balloon Fight NES Spiel
Verkauft wird das Spiel Balloon Fight für den Nintendo NES. Bild nicht zwingend ein Originalbild. Modul ist in jedem Fall in spielbarem Zustand. Label grundsätzlich OK, höchstens kleine Ablösungen des Labels oder minimal fehlende Teile des Labels sind toleriert. Die meisten Module sind jedoch einwandfrei.
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Balloon Fight is a 1985 video game developed by Nintendo. The Arcade (Nintendo VS. System), Vs. Balloon Fight, was originally released in 1984 and its Nintendo Entertainment System counterpart was Internationally released in 1986. The gameplay is similar to the arcade game Joust by Williams Electronics. The home Nintendo Entertainment System version was ported to the NEC PC-8801 in October 1985, the Sharp X1 in November 1985, the Game Boy Advance as Balloon Fight-e for the e-Reader in the United States on September 16, 2002, and as part of the Famicom Mini Series in Japan on May 21, 2004.
The player controls the unnamed Balloon Fighter with two balloons attached to his helmet. Repeatedly pressing the A button or holding down the B button causes the Balloon Fighter to flap his arms and rise into the air. If a balloon is popped, the player's flotation is decreased, making it harder to rise. A life is lost if both balloons are popped by enemy Balloon Fighters, if the player falls in the water, gets eaten by the large piranha near the surface of the water, or is hit by lightning.
There are two modes of play: the 1-player/2-player game where the goal is to clear the screen of enemies, and Balloon Trip where the goal is to avoid obstacles in a side-scrolling stage. The original Arcade game does not include Balloon Trip, but all the level layouts are completely different so as to take advantage of vertical scrolling in addition to some minor gameplay differences. (Quelle: Wikipedia)
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LIFECARE ALLIANCE EARNS 2020 HEALTHY WORKPLACE PLATINUM AWARD
By LifeCare AllianceDecember 4, 2020Featured News, Press Releases
LifeCare Alliance will be among 100 honorees to receive a Healthy Worksite Award from the Healthy Business Council of Ohio in February. LifeCare Alliance earned the organization's Platinum Award for 2020.
The Healthy Worksite Award recognizes Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs. Applicants are scored on the extent their wellness programs facilitate and encourage employee health, enhance productivity and ensure a healthy work environment.
All applications were reviewed and evaluated using objective criteria. Four levels of high achievement were awarded in 2020 —Bronze, Silver, Gold and, new in 2020, Platinum. The HBCO chose to add the Platinum level of achievement in 2020 in an effort to continue to encourage program growth in employer sites throughout the state who have, in recent years, consistently received the previous maximum achievement level of Gold.
"We can all agree that 2020 was a beast of a year for employer sites so this year's application was modified to recognize the extraordinary efforts employers were making to offer employee wellbeing in spite of it all," explained the Healthy Worksite Award Co-Chair Annie Laurie Cadmus. "Applicants had the option to complete a 'Pandemic Response' section of the application to share how they adjusted their program offerings and continued to offer support to employees during a difficult year."
Also new in the 2020 application was the addition of questions about the cancer screenings available to employees at worksites. These questions were asked as a direct response to the Ohio Department of Health's desire to address cancer support resources available throughout the state of Ohio. Every worksite that provided positive responses to these questions will be given a special designation from the Ohio Department of Health in addition to their overall Healthy Worksite Award score. Data regarding worksite offerings in relationship to cancer screenings will be provided to the Ohio Department of Health so they can better assess statewide availability of programming.
The online award application is available to all Ohio-based worksites from mid-August through late October each year. While the 2020 application deadline has passed, Cadmus stressed that the HBCO would like to encourage all worksites, large and small, public and private, for profit and nonprofit, to consider applying for the Healthy Worksite Award in 2021.
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The awards ceremony will be offered virtually as part of the Health Action Council's 2021 Virtual Conference Series & Expo on February 4, 2021. The symposium features national experts on wellbeing, resilience and health reform. The public is invited to register for this event at the Health Action Council website.
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Q: Is this set of functions open with this norm? I would like to know:
Given $E$ the set of functions $C^1$ in $[0,1]$, with the norm $\lVert h\lVert_E = max(\lVert h\lVert,\lVert h'\lVert)$, where $\lVert h\lVert = sup_{x\in[0,1]} | h(x) | $, is the set $E'$ of the functions with one and just one $0$ in $]0,1[$ open?
I tried to prove that its complement is closed, by limit of sequences of functions and the mean value theorem, but I did not succeed.
Thank you very much.

A: Hint: check neighborhood of function $\left(x - \frac{1}{2}\right)^2$.

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28Dec/21
A Review of 2021 (Year 3 of Silverline 3.0)
December 28, 2021 News, UncategorizedAaron Humphres, Aiden Belcher, Alex Sarabia, Barb Kaalberg, Beah, Brent T. Larson, Cem Dayioglu, Champion, Chuck Bordell, Dan Hosek, Dave Rios, dean zachary, Dell Barras, Divinity, Friar Rush, GeriLou Smith, Haley Martin, Hector Negrette, Jaxon Renick, Jeremy Kahn, John Crowther, John Drury, John Martin, Jose Fuentes, Kayless, Knight Rise, Kurtis Fujita, Leandro Huergo, Leonard Kirk, Luis Czerniawski, Mackenzie Wertman, Mickey Clausen, Mike W Belcher, Miss Fury, Ms Fury, Obsoletes, Peter Clinton, Phil Leon, Quinton Bedwell, R.A. Jones, Rob Davis, Roberta Conroy, Rochelle, Roland Mann, Scott Gordon, Scott Wakefield, Shadow Ghost, Silver Blade, Silverline Team-Up, Sol Ascendant, Steam Patriots, Switchblade, Ted Slampyak, Teen Beetle, Thomas Florimonte, Tim TK, Twilight Grimm, Wes Locher, White Devil, Wubba FettRoland Mann
Despite the fact that 2021 was still a Covid-year for many, it was a good year for Silverline Comics. We crowdfunded and shipped (on time!) 12 comics! Twilight Grimm #3 and White Devil #1 will ship in early January but funded in December…so I'm not sure which year to put them in.
The complete list is:
Teen Beetle #1 and Switchblade #1 ReMix, funded in January and shipped in March. Twilight Grimm #2 and Friar Rush #2, funded in March and shipped in May. Divinity #2 and Steam Patriots #1, funded in May and shipped in July, our biggest to date. Beah #1 and Silverline Team-Up #1, funded in July and shipped in September. Kayless #3 #4 and TPB, funded in September and shipped in November. Silverline Christmas Special, funded in October and shipped in December.
Twilight Grimm #3 and White Devil #1 (in Nov/Dec—will be shipping in a few weeks)
That is 13 total comics.
THIRTEEN TOTAL COMICS.
Yeah, yeah, I get we could point to a lot of indy comic makers who do more than that, but considering we did seven in 2020 and two in 2019…well, color US impressed! I don't expect us to do considerably more than that next year—but that's for next week to talk about.
Streams grow to three weekly!
We started streaming in March of last year (2020) with the one stream. In a matter of months, we grew to two streams weekly, adding Sunday. Well, in 2021, we added a third weekly stream geared more for a west cost audience as it runs 8-10pm PST. THAT SILVERLINE SHOW ON TUESDAY is hosted by Tim TK (who does most of these weekly blog posts!). Tim is generally joined by Quinton Bedwell, Jose Fuentes, and Aaron Humphres (every other week).
Here are the links for you:
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SilverlineComics),
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/silverlinecomics)
Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/silverlinecomics).
You can find us Sundays 8-10p EST, Tuesdays 8-10p PST, and Wednesdays 8-10pm EST. It's free to watch!
We're still trying to push more social media content over to Discord…but haven't had a lot of luck with that. If you're already on Discord, here's an invite link for you…come help us populate it!
https://discord.gg/EvnuRVE2Yd
For those of you who prefer just audio, we posted audio versions of our streams…a bit behind in schedule, but still you can get the content. You can find those on our website on Apple iTunes, Spotify, etc.
We are absolutely not actively looking to grow the line…but sometimes, things just happen. We mentioned last year a project by scribe Ron Fortier. Well, it's too early to talk about yet, but we've got a handshake for another one! But also, SIX OTHER mini-series! What are they?
Obsoletes, written by Wes Locher with pencils by Aaron Humphres (Friar Rush) and inks by newcomer to Silverline Jose Fuentes. The first issue is written and pencilled. Jose is busy inking! Haley Martin (Beah) is lined up to color it.Backers of the Silverline Christmas Special got a sneak peek at this one.
Knight Rise, written by Mackenzie Wertman, with art by Quinton Bedwell. Backers of the Silverline Christmas Special got a sneak peek at this one, too.
Shadow Ghost, is the brainchild of Silverline Creative Director Kurtis Fujita. Kurtis is writing, pencilling, inking–he's doing it all. It's a kung-fu comic by a kung-fu master!
Rochelle. Silverline has agreed to publish the 3rd volume of the tale about the teenage cockroach by creator John Crowther (Teen Beetle). Art will be by Teen Beetle artist Dell Barras!
Silver Blade, will be written and pencilled by Dean Zachary. Backers of the Silverline Christmas Special got a sneak peek at this one, too.
Sol Ascendant, will be written by Silverline Associate Editor Tim Tk. Art will be by Cem Dayioglu.
This is gonna be a long list. Basically, what we'll do here is try to give you a status update of where the titles we've crowdfunded are production wise. Everything is current as of the writing of this blog (initially, mid December). (in alphabetical order)
Beah
Roland is putting the finishing touches on the script for #2. Feel free to chastise him for not having it ready!
Page from Cat & Mouse #4 pencilled by Wubba Fett
Wubba has pencilled 9 pages for Cat & Mouse #4…we're waiting on more pages from him as he completes a household move! The next issue (#1 of volume 3) is already pencilled!
There are six pages of #3 complete. Alex is working on the pencils. #4 has been scripted and is ready!
A page from Divinity #3, pencils by Alex Sarabia with inks and colors by creator Barb Kaalberg.
#3 is the final issue of the mini-series. It is completely pencilled and lettered and we're waiting on the inks from John Martin.
As all four issues of Vol 1 are now complete and in your hands, #1 for volume 2 is already in the works! The script is done and Luis has pencilled/inked about 6 pages!
Silverline Team-Up
Pete has pencilled about 10 pages of #2.
#2 script is still being written.
Teen Beetle
Script for #2 has just been delivered to Dell Barras.
Both #3 and #4 are well into production. 16 pages of #3 are pencilled and inked by Quinton Bedwell. Peter Clinton has pencilled about 10 pages of #4.
Issue #4, the final issue of the mini-series, has been pencilled and inked by Rob Davis and is off to Mickey Clausen for colors and Mike W. Belcher for letters!
Issue #2 is in the hands of Phil Leon for color! #3 & #4 are also ready for color! #4 needs letters.
Switchblade #2 and #3 are complete and ready for crowdfunding/printing.
Some of you remember Sirens from the early 90s. Issue #1 and #2 are colored and ready for crowdfunding! Divinity creator Barb Kaalberg is busy coloring issue #3! Here's a sneak peek at her color work on it!
We know you remember the classic series published by Malibu in the early 90s. Roberta Conroy is working magic on the pages pencilled by John Drury and inked by Ted Slampyak. Don't believe us–take a peek below. Issues #1 and #2 are done and ready for crowdfunding!
Three issues are colored and ready for crowdfunding! Dave Rios is working on issue #4!
One issue is ready for crowdfunding! Scott Gordon is working on issue #2!
Whew! So see…2021 was a decent year for Silverline!
Next week we'll talk about about 2022 has in store for Silverline.
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26Nov/20
Silverline creators share Thanksgiving memories
November 26, 2020 Creator SpotlightBarb Kaalberg, Brad Thomte, Jaxon Renick, John Metych III, Kevin Gallegly, Mike W Belcher, Peter Clinton, Rob Davis, Ron Fortier, Rory Boyle, Scott Wakefield, Sid VenBlu, Thomas FlorimonteRoland Mann
On Thanksgiving, we're encouraged to take the day out to be thankful for our many blessings. We here at Silverline are thankful most of all for YOU, who continue to support us and read our comics…and that allows us to continue to make comics, which we love doing.
So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we asked Silverline Creators: What's your favorite Thanksgiving memory (childhood or otherwise)?
-Barb Kaalberg
I grew up on a farm in Iowa a half mile from my Grandparents, a stereotypical old farmer couple with bib overalls for my Grandfather and a dress with an apron for my Grandmother. For Thanksgiving, my Aunt and Uncle and my 3 cousins would join my Dad, Mom and us three kids on my Grandparents farm for the usual huge meal. My Grandmother would make every single person their favorite dish and their favorite dessert in addition to the expected Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy and homemade, yeast raised dinner rolls. Everything, of course, was made from scratch. There were so many dishes of different kinds of food and desserts that she could have fed half of a small country, but she cherished making everyone happy with her (amazing, drooling good, from scratch, homemade) cooking that she relished making everyone's favorites. Desserts would include pies, cakes, cookies, jam filled kolaches and homemade cinnamon buns. An awful lot of food for 12 people! But it was all made with love, and that was the best thing of all.
-Thomas Florimonte
My Grandmother's turkey "Dressing." Not that nasty "Stuffing" stuff that northerns pass off as a "side dish" during the Thanksgiving meal. I'm talking about good 'ol Southern Cornbread Turkey Dressing. In most cases, it's not a side dish to the Turkey itself. It's a "Main Dish" served along side, right next to the turkey. In "my" house, if you don't serve "Dressing" during the Thanksgiving meal, then you might as well not serve a turkey at all. And my Grandmother made the best dressing in the world- Fight me.
-Mike W. Belcher
Best Thanksgiving was probably the one time that both sets of my grandparents came to our house for the holiday. Until then, everything was very separate with my family going to one or the other every year. Having everyone together for once was nice and one of the few times I enjoyed Thanksgiving. Can't say it's one of my favorite holidays for whatever reason.
-Sid VenBlu
I only have one Thanksgiving memory because I've celebrated it just once. That's a holiday only in the United States after all.
Sean Wolfe invited my close friend Sarah and I to have dinner together at his house, there I not only got awesome food, but also I got to meet the man behind "Cooking with Stupid." It was a very pleasant evening all in all.
-Rob Davis
My father attempting to pull off turkey and stuffing ( which at our house were prepared separately) one Thanksgiving when my mother was in the hospital. He nearly pulled it off, but he came close to burning the stuffing. It was pretty dry and needed a lot of gravy to be edible. Seeing my WWII era dad a bit out of his depth but soldiering through was priceless.
-Ron Fortier
Okay, I've lots of them but they are all jumbled together.
My mother was one of ten children so Thanksgiving were pretty much us celebrating at home. On those rare occasions when she and her sisters decided to do it up big, we'd all go to my grandparents home in Maine. Now consider, my grandfather and grandfather, their ten children and their spouses…and all their kids. Honestly I had more cousins than the populations of small towns. Mom and my aunts would do all the cooking, each of the five ladies bringing individual dishes like some giant pot-luck gathering. Dad and his brother-in-laws would take out the extra tables and chairs from the attack and set them up through the living room and kitchen area. There was one giant table for the grown-ups and at least three smaller round tables for us munchkins.
I remember mounds of food, deserts and then when all had eaten their fill, we kids were cut loose to go out in the huge backyard to play games. Growing up in a big family is an amazing blessing and though the elders for the most part are all gone now, the memories of those gatherings keep me warm as I move on in this journey.
-Jaxon Renick
The Thanksgiving that comes to mind is the one when I was in art school, away from home and my buddy opened up the pizza shop he worked at for all of his friends and co-workers to have a Thanksgiving Dinner and not be alone. That was some damn fine pizza!
-John Metych
We used to go to my grandmother's each Thanksgiving. My grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins would all be there. The dining room table was large and accommodated seating all the adults. My cousins and I, however, got to sit at "the kiddie table."
That wasn't a bad thing, as it was an exclusive table for our generation. We would talk and act goofy, common for our age. The table was always placed against a small wall separating the dining room from the kitchen.
My grandparent's house was older – built in 1921 – and had age appropriate wear. During one Thanksgiving, we took note of a small crack in the wall. As kids are goofy and do silly things, one of my cousins used a spoonful of the instant mashed potatoes from their plate as spackle! They filled the crack with rehydrated potato flakes… surprisingly, the colour was a fairly close match!
We cousins still laugh about that impromptu Thanksgiving "MacGyvered This Old House" style repair!
-Brad Thomte
When I was young, my family would have the traditional Thanksgiving meal each year. It was my mother, father, my younger brother, and me.
One of the items on the menu was cranberry sauce. It wasn't homemade, it was canned. This was in the 70's and 80's and the cans had an embossed expiration date on the bottom instead of an inked stamp.
This caused an imprint of the date to transfer to the gelatinous blob
that was the cranberry sauce.
This phenomenon created a rivalry between my brother and I. We
constantly fought as to who "gets the numbers." It got so bad that we
had to keep track of who got the numbers the year before.
Unfortunately, the last few years we were at home together, the cans
had switched over to the inked stamp instead of the embossing, so we
were unable to continue the rivalry.
-Peter Clinton
As I spent the last 3 years studying in the US I did get to participate in 3 thanksgivings. Usually those of us staying in student accommodation and near by would gather to have a 'Friendsgiving' where we'd all bring food and drink and have a bit of a party.
And one year my class mate Jose invited me to spend Thanksgiving with him and his family out in Pennsylvania, where his wife made a hell of a lot of food and I made sure to confuse his kids with a great many lies about life in the UK. Yes, we all live in castles!
We ended the evening with their family tradition where they all sit down and watch White Christmas, which I'm embarrassed to say I had never seen!
-Kevin Gallegly
I do t have a single one… just the ceremony around it… the good dishes… candles… the spread of snacks and finger foods… a college football game on because my grandfather was a big USC fan!
-Scott Wakefield
This is a tough question, because I have a large family and we love being together. Childhood Thanksgivings have been in New York, Massachusetts, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, New Hampshire, and places I'm sure I've forgotten. Our gatherings are always noisy and full of laughter, often requiring the ability to maintain multiple conversations at once.
One of my favorite Thanksgivings was at my aunt & uncle's house in Indiana. I think I was 12 or 13 years old. They had a big house, with a big finished basement and tons of Nerf guns. My cousins, my brother, and I played almost non-stop, running, jumping over furniture, laughing and yelling and being sweaty adolescent lunatics. They also had a new computer with games I had never seen before, and I wanted to stay up all night playing. To make it even better, my grandparents lived nearby, so we were all able to spend time together. I think the meal was good, but then, I've never had a bad Thanksgiving dinner.
Family is a big part of my life, and I'm glad to have trouble finding one happy memory.
-Rory Boyle
Being from the great state of Ohio, we're guaranteed to be graced with a healthy dose of lake effect snow. It shows up and accumulates in a hurry. Every Thanksgiving my family would pack up some classic dishes and make the drive along the coast of Lake Erie to my Aunt & Uncle's house for our annual feast. Usually by then feet of snow had fallen. My Aunt and Uncle's house was tucked away down long winding roads not frequently trafficked, leaving the roads paved with fresh white powder. The trees, being either blasted and caked with snow or standing tall and silent, their limbs would frosted with snow looking like skeletal fingers reaching over the road. We'd reach their driveway in our station wagon and turn onto the snow covered gravel. Pulling up to the party of cars, and rushing out to meet family, we were always greeted by the aroma of a turkey roasting on a spit, and the joyful shouts of welcome from the rest of the family. It was a beautiful start to every winter season.
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Title Spotlight: Marauder
August 11, 2020 Title SpotlightBrad Thomte, Chuck Bordell, Jaxon Renick, Marauder, Rebecca WinslowTim Thiessen
Some say there's honor among thieves and some say that when they put one of yours in the hospital, you put two of theirs in the morgue. Both phrases were probably said at some time by the Kirk Connell, the hero of Marauder.
Marauder marks a change in tone for Silverline veteran Sidney Williams. This title is a true high octane action-adventure book from the master of horror. Marauder comes complete with gunfights, knife-fights, judo-flips, a rocket launcher, and heavily armed spy boats. During this escapade, William takes the reader across the Atlantic from New York to Paris as one man's quest for justice pits him against a shadowy band of mercenaries.
We start this quest in New York during your typical diamond heist. A stone precious beyond cost in a heavily guarded museum display case. Two men tasked by the Thieve's Guild with the diamonds capture. Those two men are Kirk and his mentor Lumley. Of course, it can't go all according to plan.
Their heist is quickly crashed by a band of heavily armed mercenaries gunning for the same diamond. Whereas the Thieve's went in with stealth in mind, the mercs are more of the smash-and-grab type. A firefight breaks out and Lumley goes down. Kirk tries to fight back but the mercs brought a rocket launcher and send Kirk running for cover, leaving the diamond behind. The leader of the mercenaries hits Kirk with a marker round but leaves to recover his compatriot, assumed dead.
Kirk returns to the Thieve's guild and seeks their blessing in hunting down the gunmen. He does not receive it but decides to pursue them anyway. He is forced to leave the guild and fend for himself in his new venture with Lumley disabled.
The leader of the assault team, a man named Elapse turns over the diamond to Judas Rathbone also known as the Vulture. Judas runs this mercenary outfit and has put together a new plan, they just needed the diamond to finance it. He tasks Elapse now with capturing Jasmine Stowe, one of the world's leading financial experts. With her working for the Vulture, he can hold the world's markets hostage.
Meanwhile, Kirk takes Lumley to a specialized medical facility in hopes of saving his life. The situation is dire, but Kirk is desperate. As it turns out, Kirk made the right call. Lumley pulls through but without the use of his legs.
Across the world in the French Riviera, Elapse and another merc known as Chasm find Jasmine Stowe on vacation with a friend and take them both. The countdown is set until Jasmine breaks under their torture and helps them manipulate the world's markets. It's up to Kirk to get there in time and dish out justice with the help of Lumley.
Marauder is a classic action-adventure story. With a globe-trotting hero, a conspiracy bent on world domination and a powerful 80's-action-star-mullet, what's not to love? This story will have something in it for any sort of action fan with elements pulling from shoot-em-up movies, to international intrigue, and high-tech gadgets.
What really makes Marauder it's own is its ability to pull on classic tropes without falling into cliche or the pitfalls common in the genre. Perhaps the prevalent example of this is its avoidance of a romance sub-plot. Jasmine turns out to be just as much a hero as Kirk. Their stories happen in parallel but they don't intersect until the very end. Each character operates in more than one dimension, caring about the bigger issue at hand but also trying to take care of their existing friendships but Williams takes care to not muddy the water with forced romance that could undermine the stakes each character faces.
You can also see that in how the story avoids another common pitfall of action stories. That issue being action-leading-to-action. This is what happens where the story just feels like one prolonged fight as the story is driven only by encounters with little room for character. Each issue has its fair share of fights and chases, but there is a lot of time spent on each character working to achieve their goals or even just existing outside of combat. This does a lot to add to the pacing of the story as well as make the characters all feel that much more real.
Marauder is a definite must-read for fans of action-adventure stories that want something that knows what works and what's familiar but doesn't let the formula dictate how the story is told.
Marauder was created and written by Sidney Williams. A Silverline vet who is known for his work on Mantus Files, Bloodline, Friar Rush, and many others. Williams is also an accomplished novelist with many titles under his belt.
The art was penciled by Jaxon Renick who is known by Silverline readers for his work on Silverstorm Volume 2 and the upcoming White Devil.
That same art was inked by Chuck Bordell who also inked Silverstorm Volume 2, Sirens, Switchblade, and the upcoming White Devil.
The lettering was done by Brad Thomte, Debbie Woods, and Larry Rains.
Marauder is currently being colored by Rebecca Winslow with plans to be re-released in the future in full color.
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Silverline Creator Spotlight: Jaxon Renick
April 7, 2020 Creator SpotlightDeathstroke:The Terminator, Jaxon Renick, Marauder, Open Space, Silver Dollar, SilverStormRoland Mann
Each month we'll be shining the spotlight on a Silverline creator and sharing their secret origin story, learning what makes them tick, and giving you the scoop on how they came up in the comics world.
Up this time is Jaxon Renick, a comic book artist who has worked on Deathstroke: The Terminator, SilverStorm II, Marauder, and Open Space!
Now, without further ado, we present to you…
12 Questions with … Jaxon Renick
Silverline: So, who are you and where do you hail from?
I am Jaxon Renick, I come Bartlesville Oklahoma (Home to Phillips Petroleum) and have lived in Aizona, Texas, Missouri, Utah and Washington. In some cases, more than once over the years.
Silverline: What would you say it is you do here at Silverline?
I interpretate and coalesce the writings of talented word smiths through the use of pencil and paper…the interpretative dance part is just for me.
Silverline: Where might Silverline readers have seen your work previously?
CHAOS Magazine, Marvel's Open Space and DC Comic's Deathstroke: The Terminator
Silverline: When you're not making great Silverline comics, what do you do in your spare time? What are your hobbies?
Collecting action figures, writing short stories, 3D designing homes on my computer using Sketchup. I also seem to collect cigar boxes.
Silverline: Many creators at Silverline have been in the comics industry for years — what's kept YOU plugging away at comics?
I've been in and out over the years. Sometimes due to burn out, just busy with other stuff and in complete honesty, depression, but there's always a spark awaiting to flare up into full blown artistic mode. Always! Plus, Roland's hard to say "no" to!
Silverline: What was the first comic you remember reading that made you think, "Hey, I could do this!"
I don't recall there being that first comic moment for me, but I do have drawings of Tono and Kono The Jungle Twins that I did when I was just a wee little one.
Silverline: What's on your playlist? Who/what music do you listen to, and do you listen to it while you work?
Music's a big influencer when drawing. What I listen to while at the ol' drawing board is dependent on what I'm drawing and what energy or emotion/mood I'm wanting to convey.
In terms of a playlist…X, Leonard Cohen, Joan Jett, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Sinatra, the Beatles, the Stones, Kate Bush, John Doe, John Williams soundtracks, Rocky Horror, Queen, Talking Heads, Bowie…and the list goes on!
Silverline: Who were some of your earliest influences on your art?
Neal Adams, John Byrne, Don Newton, Jose Louise Garcia Lopez, Michael Golden, John Buscema, George Perez, Gil Kane, Curt Swan, Howard Chakin, Walt Simonson…to name a few.
Silverline: What was the first comic you ever worked on professionally?
Marvel's anthology book 'Open Space' #7 I believe.
Silverline: Can you still read that comic today without wincing?
Next question!
Silverline: What are some non-Silverline independent comics you would recommend to readers?
I do not have an answer for this one.
Silverline: If you could go back in time and give your younger self one piece of advice that would help them better navigate the comics industry, what would it be?
There's an abundance of artists out there, none of them are YOU! Now go do that voodoo that you do, so well!
Silverline: Looking ahead to year 2(020)
January 2, 2020 NewsAlex Gallimore, Alex Sarabia, Barb Kaalberg, Bloodline, Brent Larson, Cat&Mouse, Chuck Bordell, Daytona Beach Comic Con, Divinity, Friar Rush, Jaxon Renick, John Martin, Kayless, Kevin Gallegly, Leandro Huergo, Luis Czerniawski, Marc Thomas, Mike W Belcher, R.A. Jones, Rebecca Winslow, Rob Davis, Rob Sachetto, Roland Mann, Sid VinBlu, Sidney Williams, Steve Mattson, Terry Pallot, Thomas Florimonte, Thomas Hedglen, Trumps, Twilight Grimm, White DevilRoland Mann
2020 looks to be a busy year for Silverline…and that's pretty exciting to all of us!
Panels from Friar Rush #1
For non-comics, we'll be launching a weekly live stream. Current plan is for them to be Wednesday's at 8pm EST. We'll have a couple of different segments, including an indy comic review and a segment on the craft of making comics. Stay tuned for the exact launch date for it.
We're still working on appearances for 2020, we've already been invited back to Daytona Beach Comic Con—and have accepted. Just not sure exactly which ones of us will be there. Roland will be at Three Rivers in Pittsburgh, his first show ever in the state of PA! More dates and appearances to come, be we hope to see a bunch of you at a bunch of shows!
We've got a big slate of books we'll be releasing in 2020, so many that we may experiment with some Silverline crowdfund "packages." Meaning, more than one book per crowdfund. Honestly, it's exciting to look at this list to see all the content will be delivering to you—we know you're gonna like them!
Mentioned last week in title only, the projects that are nearly complete and should ready to crowdfund very soon:
*Bloodline, 1 shot: by Sidney Williams (writer), Rob Sachetto (penciller), Terry Pallot (inker), Brian Dale (letterer). This one is finished except for the colors, which is being done by Keith Wood.
*Friar Rush #1, 3 issue mini: by Sidney Williams (writer), Marc Thomas (penciller), John Martin (inker), Rebecca Winslow (colorist), Brian Dale (letterer). The first issue is being both colored and lettered at the same time.
A page from DIVINITY #1
*Divinity #1, 4 issue mini: Created by Barb Kaalberg and co-written by R.A. Jones. It also features Alex Sarabia (penciller), Barb Kaalberg (inker), Steve Mattson (colorist) and Mike Belcher (letterer). It is nearly complete.
*Twilight Grimm #1, 4 issue mini: by R.A. Jones (writer) and Rob Davis (artist), Alex Gallimore (colorist), and Mike Belcher (letterer). The first issue only needs color!
*Kayless #2, 4 issue mini: by Brent Larson (writer), Luis Czerniawski (artist), Leandro Huergo (colorist), Mike Belcher (letterer). This issue needs colors and letters.
A bit later in the year, these should be ready:
A page from WHITE DEVIL #1
*Cat & Mouse #3, 4 issue mini: by Roland Mann (writer), Alex Gallimore (penciller), Barb Kaalberg (inker), Kevin Gallegly (colorist).
*White Devil II, 4 issue mini: by R.A. Jones (writer), Jaxon Renick (penciller), with inks by Mike Keeney and Chuck Bordell. The first issue only needs color!
*Trumps book 1; by Roland Mann (writer), Anthony Pereira and Thomas Hedglen (pencillers), Thomas Florimonte (inker), Sid VinBlu (colorist), Brian Dale (letterers).
Silverline Creator Spotlight: Chuck Bordell
November 13, 2019 Creator SpotlightChuck Bordell, Jaxon Renick, Malibu Comics, Paul Pelletier, R.A. Jones, Roland Mann, SilverStorm, Totem, White DevilRoland Mann
Up today is Chuck Bordell, who has inked for such publishers as Malibu Comics, Caliber Comics, Brainstorm Comics, Alpha Productions, and of course, Silverline Comics. Chuck has even produced art for Steve Jackson Games and Dungeon Magazine.
12 QUESTIONS WITH… CHUCK BORDELL
So, who are you and where do you hail from?
I'm Chuck Bordell and I grew up in Pennsylvania, but I've been living in Montana for the last 30 years. I stayed for the trout fishing and the 8 feet of snow we get every year, Oh yeah I've come across several bears as well. You've never felt fear until you see a bear in the wild…couple of locals, amongst others.
What would you say it is you do here?
Well, I mainly work as an inker, but I've done some pencil jobs as well. I've done a LOT of books for Silverline, including Silverstorm 2, Marauder, Sirens, and Switchblade. Right now I'm inking White Devil.
Where might Silverline readers have seen your work previously?
I've done freelance work for Malibu Comics, Caliber Comics, Alpha Productions, Brainstorm Comics. I've also done illustration for TSR, Steve Jackson Games, etc, and two graphic novels, Witness to War and Lunatic Fringe that I wrote and illustrated. I love the fantasy RPGs I've worked on because I like drawing monsters!
When you're not making great Silverline comics, what do you do in your spare time? What are your hobbies?
I collect coins and militaria, enjoy fishing and visiting art galleries. Studying the Civil War is also a passion. I'd like to make another trip to Gettysburg in the near future.
Many creators at Silverline have been in the comics industry for years — what's kept YOU plugging away at comics? What do you enjoy most about the medium, as well as your specific trade?
I just love the art form. It's totally unique. That combination of images and words is just magic. There have been times when I thought of giving up, but I always come back to comics.
What was the first comic you remember reading that made you think, "Hey, I could do this!"
Probably a Ross Andru Spiderman from the mid 70s. He's one of my all-time favorite artists. .I think his run on Spiderman totally defined the character for me. My Mom still has Spiderman comics I made when I was about 10.
What's on your playlist? Who/what music do you listen to, and do you listen to it while you work?
I mainly listen to Metal, including Metallica, AC/DC, Triumph, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Kiss, etc, Always good to play while drawing. I need music that can keep my brain cranking while I'm working. So yeah I'm a metalhead, although I cut off my long hair a couple years ago.
Who were some of your earliest influences on your trade?
Ditko, Kirby, Miller, Andru, Golden. If I could have Frank Miller's storytelling with Michael Golden's art, I'd be a happy dude. But all of them show such creativity that I'm amazed every time I see their work.
What was the first comic you ever worked on professionally?
A book called Totem, drawn by Paul Pelletier, published by Alpha Productions. It was an ink job I did completely with Rapidograph pens! Last time I ever did that. I now have so many inking tools that I need one of those mini-houses to keep everything in!
Can you still read that comic today without wincing?
Nope. It makes me totally embarrassed even if no one else is looking, I mean it's not totally hideous, but my style has change a lot over the years. Brushes are my friends now, and I use a lot of Micron Pigma pens.
What are some non-Silverline independent comics you would recommend to readers?
Courtney Crumrin, Bone, Pogo (that's an old one, but it's brilliant) any of the EC war books. I will pick up books I've never heard of before just to give them a chance. It's only a couple bucks and you never know when you'll find treasure.
If you could go back in time and give your younger self one piece of advice that would help them better navigate the comics industry, what would it be?
Write and draw your own work. It's the best way to learn and it's the most satisfying. Even if it never gets published, there's a satisfaction to finishing a book that's totally your own. I bet just about all comic artists/writers have unpublished projects in their archives.
After you die, would you rather your memory be memorialized with an overpass or a parking lot?
A parking lot. Open space in all directions. Then there could be enough parking for a comic convention. Chuck's Blacktop Convention sounds good. A combination comic book/flea market/fantasy/coin show.
Chuck is currently busy inking Silverline's upcoming White Devil written by R.A. Jones with pencils by Jaxon Renick. What, you didn't know about that yet? No announcements have been made yet—but you heard it here first! Also, Chuck and Roland Mann collaborated on a civil war short that was published in Chuck's Victor's Horror Compendium.
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Kathmandu: Viber has launched a new chatbot payment, a key feature of existing messaging systems, to mark a decade of service launch. Viber has announced that it is now expanding its services to Fintech.
Viber users will now be able to use the platform to purchase goods and pay for services, using Google Payments or a local mobile wallet.
This intiative has set an important milestone by promoting Viber ahead of messaging. The service will be launched in Ukraine and Viber plans to expand to other markets by 2021. To this end, the company has developed an end-to-end platform that meets the needs of all its users, outlined by excellent privacy security standards.
At the beginning of 2017, 64 percent of the youth had expressed their interest in P-to-P transfer in messaging apps. Due to the pandemic, this number has increased even more rapidly. Realizing this need, Viber has moved towards FinTech Digital Payments by expanding its services towards utilities and emphasizing on the protection of user privacy.
In Nepal, Viber has partnered with e-Sewa, the country's largest e-wallet transfer platform, to bring its own e-service community and festive sticker packs, and Viber will soon have a special partnership with e-Sewa. After this partnership, users will be able to top up mobile and transfer peer-to-peer money.
Viber's chatbot payment feature will enable users to purchase goods and merchants' services securely and directly through their official chatbot. With the support of the user's bank, the user will have access to credit or debit card pair payment options in their local smartphone wallet for any chatbot built into Viber's local chatbot application programming interface (API).
Anyone wishing to accept payments on behalf of such merchants must connect to a payment service provider that supports such payments by creating a chatbot on Viber, and will be able to make payments.
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Women, Sport and Modernity in Interwar Britain
Sport, History and Culture
Fiona Skillen
This book offers a unique examination of women's increasing involvement in sport during the period 1919-1939. Focusing primarily on sites of participation, it analyses where and how women accessed sport and their participation across class, age and marital groups. It also demonstrates the diverse ways in which sport was incorporated into women's everyday lives, with particular emphasis on the important and yet often neglected area of informal participation, so fundamental to understandings of women's sport. The unique combination of in-depth studies, drawing on the voices of the women themselves through oral testimonies, and the tracing of broad national and international trends, contributes to an innovative and comprehensive exploration of the evolution of women's sports participation across Britain during this significant period.
Peter Lang UK
Chapter One 'A sound system of physical training'
Chapter Two 'We all wanted to win, but we were nice to each other'
Chapter Three 'To make them men or women of character and worthy citizens of our great Empire'
Chapter Four 'Brightening the lives and making less monotonous the daily toil of the workers'
Chapter Five 'Women and sport: a change in taste'
Appendix Oral History Interviews
History and Political Science
Illustration 1 Scotland versus England, Singer Playing Field, 1924 SWHA Archive, Courtesy of Hockey Scotland, Edinburgh 65 Illustration 2 England Hockey Team, 1921 HOCKEY D/1/8, Courtesy of the Hockey Collection University of Bath and the National Hockey Museum, Woking 65 Illustration 3 Tennis Team, 1932, St George's School, Edinburgh Courtesy of St George's School Archive 93 Illustration 4 The Tennis Team, Royal Holloway College, London, 1930 BC/PH/6/1/5 Archives, Royal Holloway, University of London www.rhul.ac.uk/archives 94 Illustration 5 The Cricket Team, Royal Holloway College, London, 1923, with tunics as worn by AEWFHA and SWHA regulations BC/PH/6/1/1 Archives, Royal Holloway, University of London www.rhul.ac.uk/archives 207


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Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker (9) celebrates with Tavon Young (25) after kicking a 66-yard field goal in the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Baltimore won 19-17. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
By: Shawn Stepner
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After watching the film of the legendary kick, you have to reference the film of a legendary flick.
"Justin, his extra long footwork as he talked about a little bit last night, it's a little bit like the golf movie Happy Gilmore. It's a little bit of a Happy Gilmore technique," said Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh on Monday. "So, he crushed it."
That he did.
Justin Tucker set the NFL record for longest made field goal with a 66-yarder as time expired to win Sunday's game in Detroit. You could say a moment and a record like that has been waiting for guy like Tucker, who is already the most accurate kicker the NFL has ever seen.
DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?!?!
JUSTIN TUCKER 66-YARD FIELD GOAL FOR THE WIN! #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/LyHkSUiwk9
— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
"He does have kind of the perfect personality for the job," said Harbaugh. "He likes the stage. He's not afraid of it. He relishes it. It's his personality. It's who he is. That combination with talent and good coaching goes a long way."
All the way into the history books.
Next up Tucker and the Ravens visit the Broncos in the thin air of Denver. So, if Tucker could hit from 66 yards in Detroit, what's his range in the Mile High City?
"Hopefully it doesn't have to be 66," said Harbaugh. "Those kicks, they're rare because you don't try them in a normal circumstance. It's got to be the right perfect storm and you don't want to be in those situations too often. So I don't know. It's a good question."
Harbaugh said he would not have trotted Tucker out to attempt a 68-yarder against the Lions.
Against the Broncos… who knows? Mile high miracles have happened before for the Ravens.
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