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Facebook Update - Working on its own messaging app called 'Slingshot'
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First, Facebook tried to buy SnapChat for $3 billion, but the offer was rejected and Facebook has paid three times more to Instagram which is an another growing social media brand. Then, Facebook built a "self-destructing" messaging service of its own, calling it "Poke" and offering it as an independent app download on iOS and Android.
Facebook is working on a messaging app called Slingshot to compete SnapChat. According to a report from CNET, Facebook is in the process of designing a new "ephemeral messaging app" called Slingshot, which could be available for download as early as this month.
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Re: Facebook Update - Working on its own messaging app called 'Slingshot'
I have seen a few people I know use SnapChat and I couldn't for the life of me understand why you couldn't open photos again until I was told "that's how it works." Safe to say I don't use it .
I agree, even I do not use Snapchat and I may give a pass to Slingsot as well. Having said that, Slingshot will definitely find its fair share of initial users and gain popularity since it is a Facebook developed messaging app.
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Im gonna try be the first person to send nakeds over Slingshot, I have to be a first at something.
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Facebook wants to be a part of everything these days and if it could it would buy all the tech companies. And when it cannot buy it will create its own version.
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Looking for the security of holiday investment but the freedom to choose from a range of resorts worldwide? Then timeshare with Club Heritage International Platinum may be the investment for you. The main collection consists of five high standard resorts located on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain: Matchroom Country Club, ideally located for those who love a golfing holiday; Mi Jardin, found in the hills between Benalmadena and Fuengirola and within walking distance of sandy beaches and clear waters; Club Playa Real, offering close access to the Puerto Banus millionaire's marina and Marbella beachfront; Marbella Beach Resort, which overlooks wide stretches of fathomless turquoise; and the Marbesa Club, which offers a slew of amenities and leisure facilities, including an excellent beach, large pools, a clubhouse, Jacuzzi, and sauna.
Find yourself enveloped in tranquillity and elegance while holidaying here, or at any of the other twenty Heritage affiliated resorts worldwide, giving you the option to holiday where you want, when you want. If what you're looking for is the thrill and prestige of an exclusive owners' club, Travel and Leisure Group believes that you should look no further than timeshare with Club Heritage International Platinum.
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Membership with Heritage Resorts begins with Club Heritage International Silver, which is the entry tier to their exclusive owners' club. If you're looking for timeshare that is fully flexible and geared towards providing the owner with a range of different locations both in Europe and across the world, this is an ideal product with which to enter the world of holiday ownership. With this particular members' club tier, you'll have access to an exclusive portfolio of luxury accommodation worldwide, including: Mi Jardin on the Costa del Sol, with its pueblo village atmosphere and quiet hillside location, and the stunning and spacious Sea Breeze and Coronado villas at Marbesa Club.
If you prefer travelling further afield on your getaways, you'll also be able to experience the picturesque, flower-draped Royal Lighthouse Villas at Boat Lagoon or the tranquil and tropical Patong Beach Ville Resort in Phuket, and the unique one- and two-bedroom villas—all with their own private swimming pool—of View Talay Villas in Chon Buri, Thailand. With all this on offer, Travel and Leisure Group believes that holidays just don't get better than timeshare with Club Heritage International Silver—unless, that is, you're upgrading to Gold, Platinum, or Diamond status!
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Heritage Resorts At Matchroom
Forming part of Heritage Resorts' unique portfolio of luxury holiday and leisure destinations, Matchroom Country Club can be found near Fuengirola, Spain, just four miles from the beach and thirty minutes' drive from Marbella. Travel and Leisure Group know that this is an ever-popular location on the Costa Del Sol, well known for its accessibility with good transport links via road, rail and bus. The town offers guests a range of activities include five miles of sandy beaches, tapas bars, restaurants and a range of golf courses for the keen golfer.
Those considering timeshare at Matchroom Country Club will be happy to know that the resort comes with a clubhouse atmosphere offering live entertainment at the bar and restaurant every week. The resort has two heated pools on offer set amongst subtropical gardens overlooking its own golf course. Other amenities include a gymnasium, Jacuzzi and full-size snooker table.
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Heritage Resorts Marbesa Club
Within mere miles of world-famous Marbella, Spain, you will find the quiet and peaceful timeshare resort of Marbesa Club. Charming and simple yet bursting with superb facilities and local amenities, this resort offers the perfect marriage of relaxation and excitement. Beachfront restaurants, bars, and casinos are close by, offering you many options for where you'd like to spend your evenings—though you may find that watching the sunset from your amply sized balcony is more your style. Dining in or out, there are always options to suit your preference, and all villas and apartments are fully equipped if you're someone who loves to show off your flair in the kitchen while you're away.
All members have full access to the resort's Playa Real beachfront clubhouse—this incorporates pool, sauna, fitness and Jacuzzi facilities, along with places to eat and drink. This timeshare resort offers a wide variety of accommodation options to suit your needs, from apartments for couples and small families to villas large enough to house family and friends. You can even take advantage of room service if you really want to feel like you're in the lap of luxury! Whatever your needs, Travel and Leisure Group believes that Marbesa Club can fulfil them all.
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With thirty years experience in the construction and management of holiday resorts and holiday homes, Heritage Resorts & Hotels offer a unique portfolio of fine holiday and leisure destinations. Providing the finest selection of holidays for all the family, all year.
Currently, Heritage own five resorts for Spanish Holidays on the Costa del Sol, Southern Spain. The success and reputation of Heritage has also grown in the U.K. They have two fine hotels; a Lincoln Hotel and a Lake District Hotel, both recognised as being prime destinations for holidays, business conferences and lavish weddings.
Affiliate resorts throughout the world provide owners with a mouth watering choice of further, exotic, holiday homes in Austria, India, Indonesia, Thailand, China and Hong Kong.
Club Heritage International is an exclusive owners club, members enjoy wonderful holiday opportunities PLUS many other privileges: discounted Car Hire; discounts in resort restaurants; special golf green fees; bonus weeks holidays; an exclusive, income generating, Ambassador Club and regular newsletters and updates.
Heritage affiliate resorts are specially selected to offer Club Heritage International members an exciting extra dimension of further holiday options on a world-wide basis. Each destination and resort has been selected to suit our members and our members perfectly.
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Club Heritage International - Diamond
Having constructed and managed holiday resorts for over thirty years, Heritage Resorts are pleased to offer holiday ownership at their unique portfolio of holiday and leisure destinations. Club Heritage International Diamond membership offers access to the entire range of resorts, including all five of its resorts in the Costa del Sol, Branston Hall Hotel in Lincoln, and Whitewater Hotel and Leisure Club in England's Lake District. Due to Heritage Resorts' affiliation with RCI, Club Heritage International Diamond membership gains members access to over 4,500 luxury resorts around the world. Furthermore, owners can share their membership with friends and family, rent ownership to others and enjoy future vacations at a fixed price.
With Club Heritage International Diamond membership, vacation club owners can make the most of the facilities found at the resorts, such as Marbella's golden beaches, beautiful Lincolnshire parkland and golfing in Marbella. Not to mention fine dining restaurants. Furthermore, membership offers discounts at resort restaurants, special golf fees, discounted car hire, and much more. Travel and Leisure Group truly believe that Heritage Resorts gives owners a unique experience due to their goals of providing superb management, a family influence, and a firm commitment to providing its clients with excellence—so enquire today!
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Club Heritage International - Gold
If what you're looking for in timeshare ownership is the security of investment but the flexibility to choose from a wide variety of resorts worldwide, then Club Heritage International Gold may just be the perfect choice for you. Formed of a core group of five resorts located on the Costa del Sol, Spain, you'll be hard pressed to find better accommodation in the area. Matchroom Country Club offers close proximity to golf courses for enthusiasts; Mi Jardin is perfect for those wanting good access to sun, sea, and sand; Club Playa Real is located near to the affluent Puerto Banus and associated marina and beachfront; Marbella Beach Resort offers stunning apartments overlooking the ocean, and the Marbesa Club has a wide range of amenities and facilities.
However, you don't just have to stick to the tranquillity and elegance of these five resorts if you don't want to - there are another twenty Heritage affiliated resorts around the globe, which means that you can holiday where you want, when you want. This owners' club offers prestige and exclusivity, and Travel and Leisure Group believes you can't go wrong with timeshare at Club Heritage International Gold.
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Heritage Resorts Club Playa Real
Peace, tranquillity, and a magnificent beachfront location: timeshare with Club Playa Real in Marbella, Spain, gives you all of this and more. This wonderful resort has been constructed around picturesque gardens that afford holidaymakers a chance to relax in the shade, and these gardens also house a large outdoor pool with its own poolside bar, giving you plenty of opportunities to bask in the sunshine. Accommodation is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom fully air-conditioned apartments, all with their own furnished balcony or terrace. Towels are also provided, which will certainly help keep your luggage weight down when flying!
When it comes to entertainment, there is a lot on offer. Weekly evening entertainment shows consist of karaoke and flamenco, amongst others, with lots of audience participation—so make sure your voice is warmed up! If you have any in-resort needs including room service, the clubhouse reception will be more than willing to assist. And if you'd like to travel outside the resort, it is recommended to hire a car to reach such fabulous areas as the close-by centre of Marbella, the millionaires' marina of Puerto Banus, and many more. For an ideal location for sun, sea, and sand, Travel and Leisure Group presents timeshare with Club Playa Real.
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The Top 5 NYC New Development Condos of Summer 2021
By Kael Goodman Posted on October 1, 2021
While some wondered what the future of NYC would look like, others doubled down and bought condos.
According to Marketproof, NYC's leading real estate data platform, the result was a banner summer for NYC's new development sales. Between June and August, nearly 1,200 units went into contract. That's a remarkable 134% increase over last year — the best summer of sales since Marketproof started tracking in 2015. (What does 'Going into Contract mean?').
Of course, not every condo building enjoyed the same sales bump. So what condos led to the boom?
The top 5 performers represent a range of price points in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including both boutique and large buildings with outdoor space, pools, and other prized amenities.
Here are the top 5.
130 WILLIAM STREET – 30 sold
Rendering courtesy of 130 William
This summer, 30 contracts were reported at 130 William, famed architect Sir David Adjaye's first NYC high-rise tower. Developed by Lightstone, the 61-story condo is located between the Financial District and Fulton Seaport. Sales commenced in 2018, with prices for the 243 studio to 4+ bedroom units ranging from $701K to $20M. The average asking price is $2,042 per square foot. Currently 68% sold and achieving an average of $1,887 per square foot, according to city records, Marketproof projects 130 William will sell out by 2023
Learn more about 130 William Street >
4. LANTERN HOUSE – 32 sold
Rendering courtesy of Lantern House
32 contracts were reported this summer at Lantern House, the unique condo from famed designer Thomas Heatherwick, known for Vessel and Little Island. Developer Related Companies commenced sales of the 180 one- to 4+ bedroom residences in early 2020, asking from $1.4M to $18.98M and $2,735 per square foot on average. The building is now 56% sold and is achieving $2,118 per square foot on average, including two big-ticket closings at $12M. According to our analysis, Lantern House is projected to sell out in early 2023.
Learn more about Lantern House >
3. ONE MANHATTAN SQUARE – 32 sold
Rendering courtesy of One Manhattan Square
32 contracts were reported at Extell's ambitious One Manhattan Square, rising 81 floors above the East River at 252 South Street. Sales commenced in 2017 asking from $1.05M to $13.18M for the 814 studio to 4+ bedroom homes and an average of $2,300 per square foot. The building is currently 43% sold with units closing at $2,112 per square foot on average. Marketproof projects One Manhattan Square will sell out in 2028, seven years from now.
Learn more about One Manhattan Square >
2. 300 WEST – 34 sold
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34 contracts were reported at 300 West, the 13-story condo at 300 West 122nd Street. Developed by Bespoke Living and designed by Isaac & Stern, the building has 170 units. Sales commenced in summer 2020 with prices ranging from $499K to $3.4M and asking an average of $1,284 per square foot. The building is now 60% sold but closings have not begun. The mix includes a handful of 4+ bedrooms, all of which have reported contracts asking up to $1,653 per square foot. If sales continue at this pace, 300 West is anticipated to sell out within the year.
Learn more about 300 West >
1. 11 HOYT — 54 sold
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Topping the list with 54 reported contracts this summer is 11 Hoyt. This 57-story Tishman Speyer-developed, Studio Gang-designed condo, is reshaping Downtown Brooklyn. The building's 480 studio to four-bedroom residences came to market in 2018 with prices ranging from $650,000 to $5.89M and asking an average of $1,542 per square foot. The building is now 58% sold and has achieved an average of $1,405 per square foot. Marketproof projects 11 Hoyt will sell out by fall 2023 if this pace continues.
Learn more about 11 Hoyt >
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When we got married, $10,000 seemed like a fortune to spend on a wedding. Now that amount would barely cover half the cost of the average American wedding. Is it possible to have a celebration fitting the grand occasion of your wedding while still honoring God as His steward?
To an engaged woman, the wedding is the biggest, most expectation-laden event of her life. It holds the promise of unrivaled delights, as well as more peril than she's ever feared. OK, maybe I'm overstating it a bit. Maybe.
A wedding can seem that all-consuming, all-important to someone anticipating it. But in hindsight, it's more easily recognized for what it really is: a wonderful celebration, but certainly not the pinnacle of the relationship. It's just the beginning.
This is a great opportunity for self-sacrifice, servanthood and demonstrating the fruit of the Holy Spirit. At the risk of sounding trite, I'll say what you've likely heard before: The more you keep your wedding in perspective, the better prepared you'll be for what comes after that grand event: the marriage.
Planning the wedding is a good test of your willingness and ability to become one. Will you work together to meet challenges of parents who are pressing you to invite 200 guests instead of your closest 50 friends and relatives? Are you capable of working as a team, even when relatives are expecting a traditional sit-down dinner at your expense? Should you extend your engagement in order to save up more money? What if you're committed to moral purity and avoiding debt? How will you follow your fiancée's lead when he says you should trust in God for provision? Are you willing to respectfully leave your parents and their expectations and demands, in order to cleave to one another?
Thankfully there are things you can do to keep costs down, tempers from flaring, and the day from becoming more, or less, than it should be. Click here to continue reading.


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Ghana To Build Naval Boats Locally
By Michael D. Abayateye
Ghana will for the first time build a sea craft (Fibre Reinforce Plastic Boat) for the Navy as part of efforts to limit the importation of boats into the country.
The move would not only empower local industry but save the country the huge cost that was incurred in importation of boats for the Navy.
This was disclosed by Chief of Naval Staff, Real Admiral Seth Amoama in Accra when students of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) as part of the project work for Post Graduate Studies in Naval Architecture, designed and built a model of the Fibre Reinforce Plastic (FRP) boat.
On average he explained that, it costs the navy about GH¢1.5 million to import the FRP boat into the country but would only cost about GH¢50,000 to produce one by the students of the RMU with local technology.
According to Real Admiral Amoama, students after completion, would be brought on board and provided with the resources to transform the model into a proper sea craft that would be used by the navy.
"In just a couple of months, we would support the students to build the sea craft with local indigenous technology which would be very groundbreaking as far as the activities of the navy are concerned," he stated.
"This is a huge cost saving venture and we would not only produce FRP boats but ensure that we build ships made of steel and aluminum to further save the country money and also improve local industry," he stated.
The Ghana Navy he said celebrated its 60th Anniversary last year but could not boast of a major craft done by Ghanaians making the development a milestone for the maritime industry as a whole.
However he said, the country could not continue to import craft from outside but rather use indigenous materials to build as done by the RMU in collaboration with the Ghana Navy and Teamwork Powerboats Limited.
Vice Chancellor of RMU, Prof. Elvis Nyarko commended the students for their creativity in making their vision of building their own craft come to reality.
"This is the first time students were trained to build a craft in the country with very modern and durable designs that would stand the test of time," he stated.
He expressed appreciation to the Ghana Navy for coming on board to support and urged them to ensure that the model was developed to be used by the Navy in their operations.
The three students who designed the craft were, Lt (GN) Christopher Nii Affah Armah, Lt (GN) Eli Kofi Djamesi and Lt (GN) Kofi Tabi Ankobiah.
Speaking on their behalf, Lt (GN) Ankobiah said, it was important for the Ghana Navy to support to build capacity that would locally design and build boats for their operations.
"Adequate funding and modern tools should be made available for the production of such boats and be produced in the country," he added.
Caption: The Chief Naval Staff (second left) and Vice Chancellor of RMU (second right) and the students in a pose with the Model FRP Boat.
Source: Ghanaian Times
Posted by Grace Shaibu on August 12, 2020.
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On Sunday, October 30, 2016 we lost our Dad, Pop, Grandpa and Poppy when Edward L Peltier of Ludlow passed away. Son of the late Albert and Ella (Paradee) Peltier, he was born in Springfield, MA on April 30, 1942. Educated in local schools, Ed worked in the field of custodial and janitorial services, in most recent years at the Holyoke Mall, and prior to that, Minnechaug Regional High School and also Bethany Assembly of God.
Ed was an extremely talented wood worker and loved to sail, even finally fulfilling a life-long dream to own his own sailboat!! You may have seen him driving around Ludlow in his other life-long dream, a convertible!
Ed is survived by his son Timothy Peltier and his wife Treena of Ludlow; his daughter Anne Kammerer and her husband Wade of Uxbridge, MA and 2 brothers Ronald and Paul Peltier, both of Venice, FL. Ed also leaves behind his 5 beloved grandchildren; Mark and his partner David, Grace, Mason, Alexis and Maxwell. Sadly, he was predeceased by his wife Helena Peltier in 2004 and his daughter Jane Peltier in 1966.
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The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched Moms' Mental Health Matters, a new initiative to raise awareness among pregnant and postpartum mothers, their families, and health care providers about depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after the baby is born.
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Historically, much of the research on women's mental health related to pregnancy has been on depression that occurs after the birth of a baby. But, we know now—it's not just the postpartum period, and it's not just depression. Women experience depression and anxiety, as well as other mental health conditions, during pregnancy and after the baby is born. These conditions can have significant effects on the health of the mother and her child. This initiative is designed to educate consumers and health care providers about who is at risk for depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy, the signs of these problems, and how to get help.
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Mayor Dave Bing of Detroit is facing an uphill task trying to shape a blight-free future for the city. One of the worst pockets is Brightmoor. Dennis Talbert is heading an organization trying to bring back stability to this area. He lives in a modest bungalow but before reaching his home, Talbert has to pick his way through weeds, trash, eerie looking nine vacant buildings, piles of car tyres, mounds of rags and broken furniture among other rubbish like dirty diapers, empty bottles and plastic bags.

But Talbert is optimistic as he said, "You have a lot of vacant facilities. You have a lot of burned out facilities. But you have these pockets where people have been for a long time and take care of their property. They love their property, and they consider Brightmoor home and they're never going to move."

The mayor too is optimistic. He has secured $20 million from the federal government and is going ahead with a programme to bring back vigour into localities that are dying. Nearly 10,000 vacant units that are posing danger will be razed to the ground. Meanwhile many foundations like Kauffman, Skillman, Kresge and others have come forward with millions for creating jobs and rescuing schools among other ventures aimed at bringing back health to these ailing pockets.

The task of transforming Detroit is monumental. There have been many failures in the past that may be discouraging. Success has been few and far between. Detroit is the 11th largest city of American and is urgently in need of victories – however modest.

There has been an en masse exodus from Detroit. The city, covering 139 square miles had been constructed to accommodate 2 million people. The number could now be less than 800,000. The city is plagued with joblessness, poverty and illiteracy as well as murder and crime.

The public schools are academically and financially tottering. By next June the state will be shutting down 44 schools to make up for a budget deficit of $219 million.

Despite this grim scenario Bing has managed to dodge bankruptcy for Detroit. He presented a budget what brings down the deficit by over $300 million to $85 million. Meanwhile he battles the biggest union in the city over lay offs and pays cuts.

Bing is proud of his dream. He said, "When I imagine Detroit's future, I see a city with vibrant neighborhoods, with retail and grocery stores, a city that's home to thriving small businesses, better mass transit and community parks and green space. But it will take all of us to make that happen and it's a process that will not happen overnight."


It began as just another Superboy story written by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino, about a super-team of super-teens from the far future. The cover of ADVENTURE COMICS #247, April 1958, featured the name for the first time in the lettering of DC staffer Ira Schnapp, who also designed the attractive logo. "The Legion of Super-Heroes," was a bit of a mouthful, but conjured up a winning combination of a super-club that thought Superboy's powers were nothing much! The name is in Schnapp's familiar cover-title style, like nearly every DC cover from about 1950 to 1968, and is not yet anything like a logo.
The lead story inside had the group's name again, this time in open letters, as done by whoever lettered this story (and there were no credits for letterers then, so that person is unknown to me.) The word LEGION has been given some emphasis, with squared corners, but again, this is not a logo. Sure, many times in DC's history a slightly fancy character name in a story title became a logo by default, but not this time. No one at DC even knew the characters would be back, but the response by readers was very positive. It took until issue 267, a year and a half later, for the Legion to return in a series of stories written mainly by Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman, of course), in ADVENTURE, ACTION, SUPERBOY and SUPERMAN before the Legion gained a permanent home.
That happened in ADVENTURE 300, Sept. 1962, where the group's name was once more rendered in the same cover style by Ira Schnapp. There was one difference: it was "TALES OF," indicating a series.
And on the title page of that lead story the Legion at last had their own logo. Clearly designed by Ira Schnapp, the top line, TALES OF THE is in the same style as his cover title lettering, but with open letters. The rest is tall, condensed block letters with taller initials, and all caps except OF. The problem of a very long name was already present, and Schnapp's solution worked well. A box around the group name helped set it apart from the art, and made for better color options. The letters have small serifs, adding interest, but like most of Schnapp's logos, it's pretty staid and conservative. I like it all the same. This logo appeared on all the ADVENTURE Legion stories, and reappeared on some later ones as well.
Beginning with issue 317 the League's name was added to the ADVENTURE logo box, along with Superboy. Ira Schnapp did a good job of making it all work, despite having to create a comic book logo ten words long! Fortunately, the box meant the letters could be solid black, not outlined, which would have been really hard to read, I think. The style is another Schnapp favorite, very classic sans-serif block letters. Again, conservative, but since he was doing all the lettering on the covers, it works together well.
The Legion chugged along in ADVENTURE and elsewhere, continuing to grow in popularity. A noteable writer was Jim Shooter, who sold his first story at age 15 and became the regular writer for a while. Among the artists, Curt Swan's work was always excellent. It wasn't until issue 403, April 1971, that the group finally got a real cover logo. The logo, and all the cover lettering, is by Gaspar Saladino, who had by this time succeeded Schnapp as DC's main guy for logos and covers.
Here's a photocopy of the logo from the DC files. There's one main difference from the final version on the cover: the word OF was redone to match THE after this version was lettered. I'm actually not sure this is the way it looked when Gaspar did it, either. In the printed version, there are inner solid shapes held in red. Those were probably part of the lettered logo, but for some reason were dropped out of this copy. (They might have been added to the logo on the cover itself.) This is pretty conservative for Gaspar, so perhaps he was looking back to what Schnapp had done for his direction. And there are only so many ways to go with such a long name, too. Tall, condensed letters are almost necessary. There are a few hints of Gaspar style in the angled stroke ends that give the logo at least a little bounce. I believe it only appeared this once.
One month earlier, the Legion had already moved into Superboy's own title for another lengthy run, making way in ADVENTURE for Supergirl. SUPERBOY still had the original Ira Schnapp logo created for its first issue, looking a little dated now, and the Legion got only a "NEW!" and a line of type at the top of this nice Neal Adams cover. I'm sure the fans took note, though. E. Nelson Bridwell had been writing the stories, but a new, younger generation was coming aboard: writer Cary Bates and artist Dave Cockrum, who started with issue 173, and brought new life into the feature.
With issue 180, December 1971, SUPERBOY gained a new logo by Gaspar Saladino that would later set the style for a new Legion one as well. Again, it's pretty conservative for Gaspar, but the straight-across design and tightly condensed letters allowed the name to appear larger on the cover than the previous logo, while taking less space, and working better with the rest of the trade dress and cover lettering. An outer line created a shape for a second color, and the blue banner could have been eliminated. The Legion is still just getting third billing on Gaspar's cover lettering.
By issue 183, March 1972, the Legion was getting more attention, and the SUPERBOY logo had been moved up to give a little more room for cover art.
Inside the book, the old Ira Schnapp story logo was still present, but given an extra NEW in a slightly different topline.
…and here a banner that suggests a college team flag. Both these new story logos are by letterer Ben Oda, and show his talent for loose but pleasing shapes. Ben did most of his titles freehand, rarely picking up a ruler or straightedge. He also lettered the rest of these pages, and was one of the busiest letterers at DC through the 70s and until his death in 1984. These story logos were used along with the Schnapp one for a while, but the Legion was about to get some new cover logos in 1973, and thereafter the stories used those, too. We'll continue there next time.
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Huh, I recall some of the wonky logos of the Superboy era Legion, and I'd always assumed that they'd been created by Dave Cockrum rather than by the letterer. Somehow they feel very Cockrum-esque, especially given the intricate designs with numerous flourishes he created for the Legion members around this time. Of course, Cockrum and Oda may just have been of a similar mindset in their Legion work – certainly it was one of the most distinctive-looking series DC was publishing at the time.
I wonder (just out of curiosity about how these things work) if the "Happy Birthday" banner in the last page was lettered by Cockrum or by Oda?
Cockrum may well have laid out those logos in his pencils, I hadn't thought of that. But the finished work of both the logos and story titles is clearly that of Ben Oda, who tended to do his own version of anything in the pencils anyway. The sign was also probably pencilled in by Cockrum and lettered by Oda.
Great piece, as ever. I love that original Superboy logo, though; it's timeless to me.


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Elden Ring: What is the Elden Ring?
One Elden Ring theory suggests that the Elden Ring itself isn't what we think it is.
By Matthew Byrd | December 10, 2021 |
The new Elden Ring story trailer that premiered during The Game Awards was clearly designed to trigger a few debates about the game's lore, but the biggest question that the trailer raises has to be "What, exactly, is the Elden Ring?"
Ever since Elden Ring's teaser trailer debuted in 2019, many fans have been working under the assumption that the Elden Ring is…well…a physical ring. It seemed to be the most logical explanation available at the time, and the idea of a magical ring as a McGuffin has certainly been featured in a few famous pieces of fantasy fiction.
However, the latest Elden Ring trailer already has some fans theorizing that the Elden Ring isn't a trinket at all.
The trailer above starts with a narrator explaining that something called the "Rune of Death" was stolen and that Godwyn the Golden was seemingly murdered shortly after. That dialog almost makes it sound like the Rune of Death is what prevented Demigods like Godwyn from dying, but we'll return to that idea in a bit.
The narrator then explains that the death of Godwyn caused Queen Marika to be "driven to the brink." We then see someone take off their crown and set it upon a throne. At that point, the narrator tells us that "The Shattering ensued; a war that wrought only darkness" and that "the Elden Ring was broken, but by whom? And why?"
It's easy enough to assume that Queen Marika is the one laying the crown down and that the war the narrator references was caused by both the death of Godwyn and the shattering of a physical item known as the Elden Ring. However, the shot below suggests a slightly different interpretation of those events:
Not only are those empty chairs arranged in a way that could certainly be described as a "ring," but that image appears just as the narrator talks about the Elden Ring being broken. It is possible that is actually the ring that they are referring to?
If that is the case, then maybe the Elden Ring is actually a term used to describe the council of Demigods who presided over The Lands Between and were "shattered" following the theft of the Rune of Death (which perhaps prevented the Demigods from dying/being able to kill each other) and the murder of Godwyn. What if those events caused the members of the "Elden Ring" to wage war against each other?
While that's an interesting theory that could shed a little light on elements of this game's backstory, there are a couple of things we already know about Elden Ring's plot that strongly suggest that the ring is, in fact, a physical item.
First off, Elden Ring's 2019 teaser trailer not only prominently features a figure wielding a hammer who is either forging or destroying the Elden Ring, but the moment the narrator describes the Elden Ring being shattered is followed by a vision of what appears to be a large golden ring falling to pieces (which you can see at about the 1:15 mark in the video below).
The idea that the Elden Ring is a physical item is also supported by the fact that both the game's official plot summary and creator Hidetaka Miyazaki reference the idea that the Elden Ring has not only been shattered but has been broken into "shards." While "shattered" could be used to describe a group breaking up, the idea that the members of that group would then be described as "shards" is a bit tougher to justify.
In fact, the official Elden Ring prologue notes that "Marika's offspring, demigods all, claimed the shards of the Elden Ring known as the Great Runes, and the mad taint of their newfound strength triggered a war: The Shattering." Not only does that wording support the theory that the Elden Ring is an item, but it also refers to the shards of the ring as the "Great Runes." Could it be that the ring was broken before Godwyn's death and that the Rune of Death was actually one of the shards of the Elden Ring? If so, it's likely that whoever broke the ring took that shard for themselves and killed Godwyn.
Finally, much of the game's plot seemingly revolves around discovering who shattered the Elden Ring. If the Elden Ring simply refers to a council that was broken by certain events, there probably wouldn't be a mystery about who "shattered" the ring (unless you want to suggest that we're actually looking for whoever stole the Rune of Death and killed Godwyn, which really requires you to buy into the idea that the "Runes" are kind of their own thing).
For now, though, I'd say that most of the official information that has been shared about the game's plot tends to suggest that the Elden Ring is an actual ring that was broken into shards by a mysterious individual at some point.
While elements of the ring's origins and possible powers remain a mystery, it is worth noting that the Elden Ring prologue states that the player will be "guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring" and that the Elden Ring is the "the source of the Erdtree" (which is a kind of "World Tree" that some fans believe connects The Lands Between to the entities known as The Greater Will and the blessings they provide). That makes it sound like the person who controls the ring essentially controls the favor of the gods and the fate of The Lands Between. Presumably, Godwyn the Golden, Queen Marika, and their offspring shared that power prior to The Shattering.
Of course, if you have any additional theories about what the Elden Ring is, be sure to share them in the comments below.
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Biden's Bogus Climate Report on the 'social cost of carbon'
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The latest criticism comes from James Broughel writing at Real Clear Politics Biden's Climate Report Is Based on Personal Values, Not Science. Excerpts in italics with my bolds.
Late last month, the Biden administration quietly released an update of the government's "social cost of carbon" (SCC) estimate, a metric used to value the benefits of global warming policies, especially regulations. The update hasn't received much attention yet, but it will be important in justifying the administration's climate agenda in the months ahead.
There are numerous shortcomings with the Biden team's calculations. Some may be due to the report being rushed, but others reflect misunderstanding of economic principles, and, more simply, poor judgment.
Biden's People Get the Units Wrong
First, numerous tables in the document released by the administration are mislabeled. The interagency working group that produced the update claims its primary estimate of the SCC is 51 dollars per ton. But the models the working group uses calculate the figure in terms of social welfare — not dollars. Thus, 51 is a measure of the amount that the current generation's "welfare" is reduced by carbon pollution. Even assuming that number is credible (and measuring welfare is no easy task), the administration doesn't get the units right.,
This is a big deal because the numbers in the new report shouldn't be used in cost-benefit analysis unless further adjustments are made. Cost-benefit analysis is supposed to measure impacts in dollars, not the Biden administration's social welfare units. So any analysis that tries to compare these numbers to financial costs will be nonsensical. These problems with units extend to estimates of the social cost of methane and of nitrous oxide, which also appear in last month's report.
Misleading Social Discount Rate
There are other misleading parts of the document. For example, there is extensive discussion about the correct "social discount rate" to use in cost-benefit analysis. The social discount rate describes how much less a future benefit from a policy should count relative to a present benefit. For example, many economists generally assume a life saved in 100 years is far less valuable than a life saved today — which is, of course, controversial and has implications beyond economics.
The report makes a number of dubious claims about the social discount rate, but here are just a few worth highlighting.
First, Biden's team argues that risk-free market interest rates have declined in recent years, and that this provides a basis for using a lower social discount rate. However, claims like this reflect a misunderstanding of the discounting concept.
The decision of how much to weight future health, wellbeing, and lives saved is an ethical choice. One cannot find the correct social discount rate by opening up the Wall Street Journal and turning to the page on interest rates. Ultimately, we need some philosophical compass to guide our choice. Yes, one could choose to base an ethical decision on market criteria, but one could just as easily choose an alternative paradigm, like introspection. Nor should this issue be conflated with the rate of return on capital, which is a separate issue that is sometimes confused with social discounting.
In fact, it would be just as legitimate to pick any plausible number out of a hat (you might laugh, but some approaches do draw a discount rate from a distribution of rates based on surveys of economists). Whatever method is chosen, the choice of the social discount rate is inevitably a value judgment.
Similarly, the report tries to justify lower discount rates in the future by pointing to "Ramsey discounting," a method named after the early 20th century mathematician Frank Ramsey. Under this approach, analysts assume a benevolent dictator — a proxy for our whole generation's social welfare — centrally plans the economy. Economists have concocted various mathematical schemes to estimate how the dictator discounts the future.
Again, because the choice is an ethical one, there is no particular reason to believe this Ramsey discounting approach is wrong. But there's no reason to believe it's right, either.
Personal Preferences, Not Science
The problem with the government's report is that it presents these various approaches as somehow scientific. In fact, they conceal what is fundamentally a question about values and make it appear as though the answer can come from technical measurement.
Perhaps most concerning is that the administration is already violating its own principles of social justice. In a memo signed by President Biden on his first day in office, he identified promoting the interests of future generations as a top priority, which is a noble goal, to be sure.
But the SCC is calculated using a version of the Ramsey model. In it, the present generation functions as the dictator whose welfare is measured, while the welfare of future generations counts for basically nothing. Present citizens may display some empathy for future generations — for example, the administration's climate policy is probably motivated by their concern for the future — but the analysis doesn't consider the welfare of future generations in a direct way.
The new social cost of carbon report comes across like an attempt by experts to ram through a political agenda, while trying to pass off their efforts as scientific. But the public should not be fooled. What's behind the updated numbers is the administration's personal values, for better or worse, not science.
Background from Previous Post Biden's Arbitrary Social Cost of Carbon: What You Need to Know
The news on Friday was Biden signing another order, this one restoring the so-called "Social Cost of Carbon" to Obama's $51 a ton, along with threats to raise it up to $125 a ton. The whole notion is an exercise in imagination for the sake of adding regulatory costs to everything involving energy, that is to everything. A background post below describes the history of how this ruse started and the manipulations and arbitrary assumptions to gin up a number high enough to hobble the economy.
Background from 2018 post: US House Votes Down Social Cost of Carbon
The House GOP on Friday took a step forward in reining in the Obama administration's method of assessing the cost of carbon dioxide pollution when developing regulations.
The House voted 212-201, along party lines, to include a rider blocking the use of the climate change cost metric to an energy and water spending bill.
The amendment offered by Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert bars any and all funds from being used under the bill to "prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulation that relies on the Social Carbon analysis" devised under the Obama administration on how to value the cost of carbon. (Source Washington Examiner, here)
To clarify: the amendment in question defunds any regulation or guidance from the federal government concerning the social costs of carbon.
The Obama administration created and increased its estimates of the "Social Cost of Carbon," invented by Michael Greenstone, who commented on the EPA Proposed Repeal of CO2 emissions regulations. A Washington Post article, October 11, 2017, included this:
"My read is that the political decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan was made and then they did whatever was necessary to make the numbers work," added Michael Greenstone, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago who worked on climate policy during the Obama years.
Activists are frightened about the Clean Power Plan under serious attack along three lines:
No federal law governs CO2 emissions.
EPA regulates sites, not the Energy Sector.
CPP costs are huge, while benefits are marginal.
Complete discussion at CPP has Three Fatal Flaws.
Read below how Greenstone and a colleague did exactly what he now complains about.
Social Cost of Carbon: Origins and Prospects
The Obama administration has been fighting climate change with a rogue wave of regulations whose legality comes from a very small base: The Social Cost of Carbon.
The purpose of the "social cost of carbon" (SCC) estimates presented here is to allow agencies to incorporate the social benefits of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into cost-benefit analyses of regulatory actions that impact cumulative global emissions. The SCC is an estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon emissions in a given year. It is intended to include (but is not limited to) changes in net agricultural productivity, human health, property damages from increased flood risk, and the value of ecosystem services due to climate change. From the Technical Support Document: -Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis -Under Executive Order 12866
A recent Bloomberg article informs on how the SCC notion was invented, its importance and how it might change under the Trump administration.
How Climate Rules Might Fade Away; Obama used an arcane number to craft his regulations. Trump could use it to undo them. (here). Excerpts below with my bolds.
In February 2009, a month after Barack Obama took office, two academics sat across from each other in the White House mess hall. Over a club sandwich, Michael Greenstone, a White House economist, and Cass Sunstein, Obama's top regulatory officer, decided that the executive branch needed to figure out how to estimate the economic damage from climate change. With the recession in full swing, they were rightly skeptical about the chances that Congress would pass a nationwide cap-and-trade bill. Greenstone and Sunstein knew they needed a Plan B: a way to regulate carbon emissions without going through Congress.
Over the next year, a team of economists, scientists, and lawyers from across the federal government convened to come up with a dollar amount for the economic cost of carbon emissions. Whatever value they hit upon would be used to determine the scope of regulations aimed at reducing the damage from climate change. The bigger the estimate, the more costly the rules meant to address it could be. After a year of modeling different scenarios, the team came up with a central estimate of $21 per metric ton, which is to say that by their calculations, every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere imposed $21 of economic cost. It has since been raised to around $40 a ton.
Trump can't undo the SCC by fiat. There is established case law requiring the government to account for the impact of carbon, and if he just repealed it, environmentalists would almost certainly sue.
There are other ways for Trump to undercut the SCC. By tweaking some of the assumptions and calculations that are baked into its model, the Trump administration could pretty much render it irrelevant, or even skew it to the point that carbon emissions come out as a benefit instead of a cost.
The SCC models rely on a "discount rate" to state the harm from global warming in today's dollars. The higher the discount rate, the lower the estimate of harm. That's because the costs incurred by burning carbon lie mostly in the distant future, while the benefits (heat, electricity, etc.) are enjoyed today. A high discount rate shrinks the estimates of future costs but doesn't affect present-day benefits. The team put together by Greenstone and Sunstein used a discount rate of 3 percent to come up with its central estimate of $21 a ton for damage inflicted by carbon. But changing that discount just slightly produces big swings in the overall cost of carbon, turning a number that's pushing broad changes in everything from appliances to coal leasing decisions into one that would have little or no impact on policy.
According to a 2013 government update on the SCC, by applying a discount rate of 5 percent, the cost of carbon in 2020 comes out to $12 a ton; using a 2.5 percent rate, it's $65. A 7 percent discount rate, which has been used by the EPA for other regulatory analysis, could actually lead to a negative carbon cost, which would seem to imply that carbon emissions are beneficial. "Once you start to dig into how the numbers are constructed, I cannot fathom how anyone could think it has any basis in reality," says Daniel Simmons, vice president for policy at the American Energy Alliance and a member of the Trump transition team focusing on the Energy Department.
David Kreutzer, a senior research fellow in energy economics and climate change at Heritage and a member of Trump's EPA transition team, laid out one of the primary arguments against the SCC. "Believe it or not, these models look out to the year 2300. That's like effectively asking, 'If you turn your light switch on today, how much damage will that do in 2300?' That's way beyond when any macroeconomic model can be trusted."
Another issue for those who question the Obama administration's SCC: It estimates the global costs and benefits of carbon emissions, rather than just focusing on the impact to the U.S. Critics argue that this pushes the cost of carbon much higher and that the calculation should instead be limited to the U.S.; that would lower the cost by more than 70 percent, says the CEI's Mario Lewis.
Still, by narrowing the calculation to the U.S., Trump could certainly produce a lower cost of carbon. Asked in an e-mail whether the new administration would raise the discount rate or narrow the scope of the SCC to the U.S., one person shaping Trump energy and environmental policy replied, "What prevents us from doing both?"
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Q: SQLAlchemy with Postgres: Property returning JSONElement instead of result Goal: Object has two attributes: First attribute points to a Python list backed by a JSON array. Second attribute points to a specific index in that first attribute's list.
Problem: Second attribute listed above currently doesn't work.
Background: SQLAlchemy attribute with a TypeDecorator derived from JSONB works as expected. When trying to index the attribute (extract the second value in the array, for instance), I get a JSONElement (derived from BinaryExpression) instead of an actual result.
Attributes in my class are defined as follows:
class MyClass...
    values_to_hold = Column(MyArr)

MyClass.second_val_in_arr = MyClass.values_to_hold[1]

second_val_in_arr returns a JSONElement instead of the result as expected. Explicitly adding astext (MyClass.values_to_hold[1].astext) does not help either.
If I set:
MyClass.second_val_in_arr = MyClass.values_to_hold

then second_val_in_arr returns the actual array as expected. But if I try to perform an index operation on the array (as above), then it suddenly returns a JSONElement.
Additional info:
MyArr is a TypeDecorator as below:
class MyArr(TypeDecorator):
    impl = JSONB

    def coerce_compared_value(self, op, value):
        return self.impl.coerce_compared_value(op, value)

    def process_result_value(self, value, dialect):
        if value:
            return list(value)
        else:
            return list()

(Note that coerce_compared_value is explicitly overridden because of the special logic required for JSON as per the docs).

A: The assignment
MyClass.second_val_in_arr = MyClass.values_to_hold[1]

will just add the JSONElement as a regular attribute to the class. SQLAlchemy will not treat it in any special way, so instances of that class will look the attribute up from the class, resulting in the original JSONElement. Instead define a hybrid attribute:
from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property

class MyClass(...):

    values_to_hold = Column(MyArr)

    @hybrid_property
    def second_val_in_arr(self):
        return self.values_to_hold[1]

The hybrid will act as JSONElement/BinaryExpression in query context, when accessed through the class. It will return the 2nd item in values_to_hold when accessed on an instance of the class.

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JERRY ANN ASHBY, 84, of Mesa, AZ formerly of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Springdale Village in Mesa.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial mass service will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, June 25, 2021 at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Morrison with Rev. Fr. James Brzezinski, Pastor of St. Anne's Episcopal Church, officiating. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL. A memorial has been established to White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Morrison.
Jerry Ann was born October 30, 1936 in Dixon, IL to Jerry W. and Ruth Ann (Paith) Meakins. She was educated in Morrison Schools and was a graduate of Morrison High School. She also attended Highland Community College, where she graduated in 1972, and also attended Shimer College and Northwestern Illinois University. On September 19, 1954, she married Donald R. Ashby. They resided in Savanna, IL until 1972 when the family moved to Thomson. After the death of Donald in 1998, Jerry Ann continued spending winters in Apache Junction, AZ, where she met and married Milford Darr Olson on October 2, 1999. Jerry Ann taught Outdoor Education Pioneer Skills at Taft Campus in Oregon in 1984 and she was employed for 8 years at Warren Cheese Plant as a sales representative and marketing until retiring in 1999. She also enjoyed working at several newspapers including Carroll County and Quad City Times under the byline "Miles to Go by Jerry Ashby" which specialized in tourism and human interest stories. She was a fifty year member of the Girl Scouts, starting as a Brownie and after being a girl member became an adult volunteer leading troops of Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors for many years. She worked for 10 years as a professional Girl Scout Field Director and Public Relations Director for Green Hills Girls Scout Council in Freeport, IL. She was a member of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Savanna.
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