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Timely PublicationsPulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman created the company later known as Marvel Comics under the name Timely Publications in 1939.Postal indicia in issue, pe
Atlas ComicsThe post-war American comic market saw superheroes falling out of fashion. Goodman's comic book line dropped them for the most part and expanded into a wider variety of genres than even Timely had published, featuring horror fiction, horror, Westerns, humor, funny animal, men's adventure-drama, giant monster, crime fiction, crime, and war comics, and later adding jungle books, Romance comics in the United States (1946–1975), romance titles, spy fiction, espionage, and even medieval adventure, Bible stories and sports. Goodman began using the globe logo of the Atlas News Company, the newsstand-distribution company he owned, on comics cover-dated November 1951 even though another company, Kable News, continued to distribute his comics through the August 1952 issues.Marvel : Atlas
Marvel ComicsThe first modern comic books under the Marvel Comics brand were the science-fiction anthology ''Journey into Mystery'' #69 and the teen-humor title ''Patsy Walker'' #95 (both cover dated June 1961), which each displayed an "MC" box on its cover. Then, in the wake of DC Comics' success in reviving superheroes in the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly with the Flash (Barry Allen), Flash, Hal Jordan, Green Lantern, Bruce Wayne, Batman, Clark Kent, Superman, Diana Prince, Wonder Woman, Oliver Queen, Green Arrow and other members of the team the Justice League, Justice League of America, Marvel followed suit. In 1961, writer-editor revolutionized comics by introducing superheroes designed to appeal to older readers than the predominantly child audiences of the medium, thus ushering what Marvel later called the Marvel Age of Comics. Modern Marvel's first superhero team, the titular stars of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #1 (Nov. 1961), broke convention with other comic book archetypes of the time by squabbling, holding grudges both deep and petty, and eschewing anonymity or secret identities in favor of celebrity status. Subsequently, Marvel comics developed a reputation for focusing on characterization and adult issues to a greater extent than most superhero comics before them, a quality which the new generation of older readers appreciated. This applied to ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' title in particular, which turned out to be Marvel's most successful book. Its young hero suffered from self-doubt and mundane problems like any other teenager, something with which many readers could identify. Stan Lee and freelance artist and eventual co-plotter Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four originated in a Cold War culture that led their creators to revise the superhero conventions of previous eras to better reflect the psychological spirit of their age. Eschewing such comic-book tropes as secret identities and even costumes at first, having a monster as one of the heroes, and having its characters bicker and complain in what was later called a "superheroes in the real world" approach, the series represented a change that proved to be a great success. Marvel often presented flawed superheroes, freaks, and misfits—unlike the perfect, handsome, athletic heroes found in previous traditional comic books. Some Marvel heroes looked like villains and monsters such as the Hulk and Thing (comics), the Thing. This naturalism (literature), naturalistic approach even extended into topical politics. Comics historian Mike Benton also noted: All these elements struck a chord with the older readers, including college-aged adults. In 1965, Spider-Man and the Hulk were both featured in ''Esquire (magazine), Esquire'' magazine's list of 28 college campus heroes, alongside John F. Kennedy and Bob Dylan. In 2009, writer Geoff Boucher reflected that,
Superman and DC Comics instantly seemed like boring old Pat Boone; Marvel felt like The Beatles and the British Invasion. It was Kirby's artwork with its tension and psychedelia that made it perfect for the times—or was it Lee's bravado and melodrama, which was somehow insecure and brash at the same time?In addition to Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Marvel began publishing further superhero titles featuring such heroes and antiheroes as the Hulk, Thor, Henry Pym, Ant-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, the Inhumans, Black Panther (comics), Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics), Captain Marvel and the Silver Surfer, and such memorable antagonists as Doctor Doom, Magneto (Marvel Comics), Magneto, Galactus, Loki (comics), Loki, the Green Goblin, and Doctor Octopus, all existing in a shared reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locations that mirror real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Marvel even lampooned itself and other comics companies in a parody comic, ''Not Brand Echh'' (a play on Marvel's dubbing of other companies as "Brand Echh", à la the then-common phrase "Brand X").
Cadence Industries ownershipIn 1968, while selling 50 million comic books a year, company founder Goodman revised the constraining distribution arrangement with Independent News he had reached under duress during the Atlas years, allowing him now to release as many titles as demand warranted. Late that year, he sold Marvel Comics and its parent company, Magazine Management, to the Cadence Industries, Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation, with Goodman remaining as publisher. In 1969, Goodman finally ended his distribution deal with Independent by signing with Curtis Circulation, Curtis Circulation Company. In 1971, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare approached Marvel Comics editor-in-chief to do a comic book story about drug abuse. Lee agreed and wrote a three-part Spider-Man story portraying drug use as dangerous and unglamorous. However, the industry's self-censorship board, the Comics Code Authority, refused to approve the story because of the presence of narcotics, deeming the context of the story irrelevant. Lee, with Goodman's approval, published the story regardless in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #96–98 (May–July 1971), without the Comics Code seal. The market reacted well to the storyline, and the CCA subsequently revised the Code the same year. Goodman retired as publisher in 1972 and installed his son, Chip, as publisher. Shortly thereafter, Lee succeeded him as publisher and also became Marvel's president for a brief time.Lee, Mair, p. 5. During his time as president, he appointed his associate editor, prolific writer Roy Thomas, as editor-in-chief. Thomas added "Stan Lee Presents" to the opening page of each comic book. A series of new editors-in-chief oversaw the company during another slow time for the industry. Once again, Marvel attempted to diversify, and with the updating of the Comics Code published titles themed to horror (genre), horror (''The Tomb of Dracula''), martial arts (''Master of Kung Fu (comics), Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu''), sword-and-sorcery (''Conan (Marvel Comics), Conan the Barbarian'' in 1970, ''Red Sonja''), satire (''Howard the Duck'') and science fiction (''2001: A Space Odyssey (comics), 2001: A Space Odyssey'', "Killraven" in ''Amazing Adventures'', ''Battlestar Galactica (comics), Battlestar Galactica'', ''Star Trek (comics), Star Trek'', and, late in the decade, the long-running ''Star Wars (1977 comic book), Star Wars'' series). Some of these were published in larger-format black and white magazines, under its Curtis Magazines imprint. Marvel was able to capitalize on its successful superhero comics of the previous decade by acquiring a new newsstand distributor and greatly expanding its comics line. Marvel pulled ahead of rival DC Comics in 1972, during a time when the price and format of the standard newsstand comic were in flux. Goodman increased the price and size of Marvel's November 1971 cover-dated comics from 15 cents for 36 pages total to 25 cents for 52 pages. DC followed suit, but Marvel the following month dropped its comics to 20 cents for 36 pages, offering a lower-priced product with a higher distributor discount. In 1973, Perfect Film and Chemical renamed itself as Cadence Industries and renamed Magazine Management as Marvel Comics Group. Goodman, now disconnected from Marvel, set up a new company called Atlas/Seaboard Comics, Seaboard Periodicals in 1974, reviving Marvel's old Atlas name for a new Atlas/Seaboard Comics, Atlas Comics line, but this lasted only a year and a half. In the mid-1970s a decline of the newsstand distribution network affected Marvel. Cult hits such as ''Howard the Duck'' fell victim to the distribution problems, with some titles reporting low sales when in fact the first specialty comic book stores resold them at a later date. But by the end of the decade, Marvel's fortunes were reviving, thanks to the rise of direct market distribution—selling through those same comics-specialty stores instead of newsstands. Marvel ventured into audio in 1975 with a radio series and a record, both had Stan Lee as narrator. The radio series was Fantastic Four#In other media, Fantastic Four. The record was ''Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero'' concept album for music fans. Marvel held its own comic book convention, Marvelcon '75, in spring 1975, and promised a Marvelcon '76. At the 1975 event, Stan Lee used a Fantastic Four panel discussion to announce that Jack Kirby, the artist co-creator of most of Marvel's signature characters, was returning to Marvel after having left in 1970 to work for rival DC Comics. In October 1976, Marvel, which already licensed reprints in different countries, including the UK, created a superhero specifically for the British market. Captain Britain debuted exclusively in the UK, and later appeared in American comics. During this time, Marvel and the Iowa-based Register and Tribune Syndicate launched a number of syndicated comic strips — ''The Amazing Spider-Man (comic strip), The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Howard the Duck'', ''Conan the Barbarian (comics), Conan the Barbarian'', and ''The Incredible Hulk (comic strip), The Incredible Hulk''. None of the strips lasted past 1982, except for ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', which is still being published. In 1978, Jim Shooter became Marvel's editor-in-chief. Although a controversial personality, Shooter cured many of the procedural ills at Marvel, including repeatedly missed deadlines. During Shooter's nine-year tenure as editor-in-chief, Chris Claremont and John Byrne (comics), John Byrne's run on the ''Uncanny X-Men'' and Frank Miller (comics), Frank Miller's run on ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' became critical and commercial successes. Shooter brought Marvel into the rapidly evolving direct market, institutionalized creator royalties, starting with the Epic Comics imprint for creator ownership, creator-owned material in 1982; introduced company-wide crossover story arcs with ''Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, Contest of Champions'' and ''Secret Wars''; and in 1986 launched the ultimately unsuccessful New Universe line to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Marvel Comics imprint. Star Comics, a children-oriented line differing from the regular Marvel titles, was briefly successful during this period.
Marvel Entertainment Group ownershipIn 1986, Marvel's parent, Marvel Entertainment Group, was sold to New World Communications, New World Entertainment, which within three years sold it to MacAndrews and Forbes, owned by Revlon executive Ronald Perelman in 1989. In 1991 Perelman took MEG public. Following the rapid rise of this stock, Perelman issued a series of junk bonds that he used to acquire other entertainment companies, secured by MEG stock. Marvel earned a great deal of money with their 1980s children's comics imprint Star Comics and they earned a great deal more money and worldwide success during the comic book boom of the early 1990s, launching the successful Marvel 2099, 2099 line of comics set in the future (''Spider-Man 2099'', etc.) and the creatively daring though commercially unsuccessful Razorline imprint of comics created by novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. In 1990, Marvel began selling Marvel Universe Cards with trading card maker SkyBox International. These were collectible trading cards that featured the characters and events of the Marvel Universe. The 1990s saw the rise of variant covers, cover enhancements, Marvel Swimsuit Special, swimsuit issues, and company-wide crossovers that affected the overall continuity of the Marvel Universe. Marvel suffered a blow in early 1992, when seven of its most prized artists — Todd McFarlane (known for his work on ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man, Spider-Man''), Jim Lee (''X-Men''), Rob Liefeld (''X-Force''), Marc Silvestri ('' Wolverine''), Erik Larsen (''The Amazing Spider-Man''), Jim Valentino (''Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy''), and Whilce Portacio (''Uncanny X-Men'') — left to form Image Comics in a deal brokered by Malibu Comics' owner Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Three years later Rosenberg sold Malibu to Marvel on November 3, 1994, who acquired the then-leading standard for computer coloring of comic books (developed by Rosenberg) in the process, but also integrating the Ultraverse into Marvel's Multiverse (Marvel Comics), multiverse and ownership of the Protectors (comics), Genesis Universe. In late 1994, Marvel acquired the comic book distributor Heroes World Distribution to use as its own exclusive distributor.Duin, Steve and Mike Richardson (publisher), Richardson, Mike (ed.s) "Capital City" in ''Comics Between the Panels'' (Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Publishing, 1998) , p. 69 As the industry's other major publishers made exclusive distribution deals with other companies, the ripple effect resulted in the survival of only one other major distributor in North America, Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. Then, by the middle of the decade, the industry had slumped, and in December 1996 MEG filed for Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In early 1997, when Marvel's Heroes World endeavor failed, Diamond also forged an exclusive deal with Marvel—giving the company its own section of its comics catalog ''Previews''.Duin, Steve and Mike Richardson (publisher), Richardson, Mike (ed.s) "Diamond Comic Distributors" in ''Comics Between the Panels'' (Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Publishing, 1998) , p. 125-126 In 1996, Marvel had some of its titles participate in "Heroes Reborn (comics), Heroes Reborn", a crossover that allowed Marvel to relaunch some of its flagship characters such as the Avengers (comics), Avengers and the Fantastic Four, and Outsourcing, outsource them to the studios of two of the former Marvel artists turned Image Comics founders, Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld. The relaunched titles, which saw the characters transported to a parallel universe with a history distinct from the mainstream Marvel Universe, were a solid success amidst a generally struggling industry, but Marvel discontinued the experiment after a one-year run and returned the characters to the Marvel Universe proper.
Marvel EnterprisesIn 1997, Toy Biz bought Marvel Entertainment Group to end the bankruptcy, forming a new corporation, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Enterprises. With his business partner Avi Arad, publisher Bill Jemas, and editor-in-chief Bob Harras, Toy Biz co-owner Isaac Perlmutter helped stabilize the comics line. In 1998, the company launched the imprint Marvel Knights, taking place just outside Marvel continuity with better production quality. The imprint was helmed by soon-to-become editor-in-chief Joe Quesada; it featured tough, gritty stories showcasing such characters as the Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil,McMillan, Graeme. Page 10
Disney conglomerate unit (2009–present)On August 31, 2009, announced it would acquire Marvel Comics' parent corporation, Marvel Entertainment, for a cash and stock deal worth approximately $4 billion, which if necessary would be adjusted at closing, giving Marvel shareholders $30 and 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they owned. As of 2008, Marvel and its major, longtime competitor DC Comics shared over 80% of the American comic-book market. As of September 2010, Marvel switched its bookstores distribution company from Diamond Comic Distributors, Diamond Book Distributors to Hachette Distribution Services. Marvel moved its office to the Sports Illustrated Building in October 2010. Marvel relaunched the CrossGen imprint, owned by Disney Publishing Worldwide, in March 2011. Marvel and Disney Publishing began jointly publishing ''Disney/Pixar Presents'' magazine that May. Marvel discontinued its Marvel Adventures imprint in March 2012, and replaced them with a line of two titles connected to the Marvel Universe (TV), Marvel Universe TV block. Also in March, Marvel announced its Marvel ReEvolution initiative that included Infinite Comics, a line of digital comics, Marvel AR, a software application software, application that provides an augmented reality experience to readers and Marvel NOW!, a relaunch of most of the company's major titles with different creative teams. Marvel NOW! also saw the debut of new flagship titles including ''Uncanny Avengers'' and ''All-New X-Men''. In April 2013, Marvel and other Disney conglomerate components began announcing joint projects. With American Broadcasting Company, ABC, a ''Once Upon a Time (TV series)#Graphic novel, Once Upon a Time'' graphic novel was announced for publication in September. With Disney, Marvel announced in October 2013 that in January 2014 it would release its first title under their joint "Disney Kingdoms" imprint "Seekers of the Weird", a five-issue miniseries. On January 3, 2014, fellow Disney subsidiary Lucasfilm announced that as of 2015, Star Wars comics, ''Star Wars'' comics would once again be published by Marvel. Following the events of the company-wide crossover "Secret Wars (2015 comic book), Secret Wars" in 2015, a relaunched Marvel universe began in September 2015, called the All-New, All-Different Marvel. Marvel Legacy was the company's Fall 2017 relaunch banner starting in September. The banner had comics with Lenticular printing, lenticular variant covers which required comic book stores to double their regular issue order to be able to order the variants. The owner of two Comix Experience stores complained about the set up of forcing retailers to be stuck with copies they cannot sell for the variant that they can sell. With other complaints too, Marvel did adjust down requirements for new titles no adjustment was made for any other. Thusforthly Lone Star Comics, MyComicShop.com and at least 70 other comic book stores were boycotting these variant covers. Despite the release of ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'', ''Logan (film), Logan'', ''Thor: Ragnarok'' and ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' in theaters, none of those characters' titles featured in the top 10 sales and the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book series was cancelled. Conan Properties International announced on January 12, 2018 that Conan would return to Marvel in early 2019. On March 1, 2019, Serial Box, a digital book platform, announced a partnership with Marvel. They will publish new and original stories that will be tied to a number of Marvel's popular franchises. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, from March to May 2020, Marvel and its distributor Diamond Comic Distributors stopped producing and releasing new comic books. On March 25, 2021, Marvel Comics announced they plan to shift their direct market distribution for monthly comics and graphic novels from Diamond Comic Distributors to Penguin Random House. The change is schedule to start on October 1, 2021 in a multi-year partnership. Marvel will still be giving stores the options to order comics from Diamond, but Diamond will be acting as a wholesaler rather than distributor.
Officers* Michael Z. Hobson, executive vice president; Marvel Comics Group vice-president (1986) * , Chairman and Publisher (1986) * Joseph Calamari, executive vice president (1986) * Jim Shooter, vice president and Editor-in-Chief (1986)
Publishers* Abraham Goodman, 1939 * Martin Goodman, 1939–1972 * Charles "Chip" Goodman 1972 * , 1972 – October 1996 * Shirrel Rhoades, October 1996 – October 1998 * Winston Fowlkes, February 1998 – November 1999 * Bill Jemas, February 2000 – 2003 * Dan Buckley, 2003–—January 2017 * John Nee, January 2018—present
Editors-in-chiefMarvel's chief editor originally held the title of "editor". This head editor's title later became "editor-in-chief". Joe Simon was the company's first true chief-editor, with publisher Martin Goodman, who had served as titular editor only and outsourced editorial operations. In 1994 Marvel briefly abolished the position of editor-in-chief, replacing Tom DeFalco with five group editors-in-chief. As Carl Potts described the 1990s editorial arrangement: Marvel reinstated the overall editor-in-chief position in 1995 with Bob Harras. ;Editor * Martin Goodman (1939–1940; titular only) * Joe Simon (1939–1941) * (1941–1942) * Vincent Fago (acting editor during Lee's military service) (1942–1945) * Stan Lee (1945–1972) * Roy Thomas (1972–1974) * Len Wein (1974–1975) * Marv Wolfman (black-and-white magazines 1974–1975, entire line 1975–1976) * Gerry Conway (1976) * Archie Goodwin (comics), Archie Goodwin (1976–1978) ;Editor-in-chief * Jim Shooter (1978–1987) * Tom DeFalco (1987–1994) * ''No overall''; separate group editors-in-chief (1994–1995) ** Mark Gruenwald, Universe (Avengers (comics), Avengers & Cosmic entity (Marvel Comics), Cosmic) ** Bob Harras, X-Men, Mutant ** Bob Budiansky, Spider-Man ** Bobbie Chase, Marvel Edge ** Carl Potts, Epic Comics & general entertainment * Bob Harras (1995–2000) * Joe Quesada (2000–2011) * Axel Alonso (2011–2017) * C. B. Cebulski (2017–present)
Executive EditorsOriginally called associate editor when Marvel's chief editor just carried the title of editor, the title of the next highest editorial position became executive editor under the chief editor title of editor-in-chief. The title of associate editor later was revived under the editor-in-chief as an editorial position in charge of few titles under the direction of an editor and without an assistant editor. ;Associate Editor * Jim Shooter, January 5, 1976 – January 2, 1978 ;Executive Editor * Tom DeFalco, 1987 * Mark Gruenwald, 1987–1994, senior editor: 1995–1996 * Carl Potts, in charge of Epic Comics 1989–1994, 1995–1996 * Bob Budiansky, early '90s – 1994 * Bobbie Chase, 1995–2001 * Tom Brevoort, 2007–2011 * Axel Alonso, 2010 – January 2011
Ownership* Martin Goodman (1939–1968) ;Parent corporation * Magazine Management, Magazine Management Co. (1968–1973) * Cadence Industries (1973–1986) * Marvel Entertainment Group (1986–1998) * Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Enterprises **Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (1998–2005) ** Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Inc (2005–2009) ** Marvel Entertainment, LLC (2009–present, a wholly owned subsidiary of )
OfficesLocated in New York City, Marvel has had successive headquarters: * in the 330 West 42nd Street, McGraw-Hill Building, where it originated as Timely Comics in 1939 * in suite 1401 of the Empire State BuildingSanderson, Peter
Market shareIn 2017, Marvel held a 38.30% share of the comics market, compared to its competitor DC Comics' 33.93%. By comparison, the companies respectively held 33.50% and 30.33% shares in 2013, and 40.81% and 29.94% shares in 2008.
Marvel characters in other mediaMarvel characters and stories have been adapted to many other media. Some of these adaptations were produced by Marvel Comics and its sister company, Marvel Studios, while others were produced by companies licensing Marvel material.
GamesIn June 1993, Marvel issued its collectable caps for Milk caps (game), milk caps game under the Hero Caps brand. In 2014, the Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers Japanese TV series was launched together with a collectible game called Bachicombat, a game similar to the milk caps game, by Bandai.
Collectible card gamesThe RPG industry brought the development of the collectible card game (CCG) in the early 1990s which there were soon Marvel characters were featured in CCG of their own starting in 1995 with Fleer's OverPower (1995–1999). Later collectible card game were: * Marvel Superstars (2010–?) Upper Deck Company * ReCharge Collectible Card Game (2001–? ) Marvel * Vs. System (2004–2009, 2014–) Upper Deck Company * X-Men Trading Card Game (2000–?) Wizards of the Coast * Marvel Champions: The Card Game (2019—present) Fantasy Flight Games, a Fantasy Flight Games#Living Card Games, Living Card Game
Miniatures* Marvel Crisis Protocol (Fall 2019—) Asmodee, Atomic Mass Games * HeroClix, WizKids
Role-playingTSR, Inc., TSR published the pen-and-paper role-playing game Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game), Marvel Super Heroes in 1984. TSR then released in 1998 the ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game'' which used a different system, the card-based SAGA system, than their first game. In 2003 Marvel Publishing published its own role-playing game, the ''Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game'', that used a diceless stone pool system. In August 2011 Margaret Weis Productions announced it was developing a tabletop role-playing game based on the Marvel universe, set for release in February 2012 using its house Cortex Plus RPG system.
Video gamesVideo games based on Marvel characters go back to 1984 and the Atari game, ''Spider-Man (Atari 2600 video game), Spider-Man''. Since then several dozen video games have been released and all have been produces by outside licensees. In 2014, ''Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes'' was released that brought Marvel characters to the existing Disney sandbox video game.
FilmsAs of the start of September 2015, films based on Marvel's properties represent the highest-grossing U.S. franchise, having grossed over $7.7 billion as part of a worldwide gross of over $18 billion. As of May 2019 the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has grossed over $22 billion.
Live shows* ''The Marvel Experience'' (2014–) * ''Marvel Universe Live!'' (2014–) live arena show * ''Spider-Man Live!'' (2002–2003) * ''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' (2011–2014) a Broadway musical
Prose novelsMarvel first licensed two prose novels to Bantam Books, who printed ''The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker'' by Otto Binder (1967) and ''Captain America: The Great Gold Steal'' by Ted White (author), Ted White (1968). Various publishers took up the licenses from 1978 to 2002. Also, with the various licensed films being released beginning in 1997, various publishers put out movie novelizations. In 2003, following publication of the prose young adult novel ''Mary Jane'', starring Mary Jane Watson from the Spider-Man mythos, Marvel announced the formation of the publishing Imprint (trade name), imprint Marvel Press. However, Marvel moved back to licensing with Pocket Books from 2005 to 2008. With few books issued under the imprint, Marvel and Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disney Books Group relaunched Marvel Press in 2011 with the Marvel Origin Storybooks line.
Television programsMany television series, both live-action and animated, have based their productions on Marvel Comics characters. These include series for popular characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Avengers, the X-Men, Fantastic Four, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, the Punisher, the Defenders, S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Deadpool, Legion, and others. Additionally, a handful of television movies, usually also pilots, based on Marvel Comics characters have been made.
Theme parksMarvel has licensed its characters for theme parks and attractions, including Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, which includes rides based on their iconic characters and costumed performers, as well as The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride cloned from Islands of Adventure to Universal Studios Japan. Years after Disney purchased Marvel in late 2009, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts plans on creating original Marvel attractions at their theme parks, with Hong Kong Disneyland becoming the first Disney theme park to feature a Iron Man Experience, Marvel attraction. Due to the licensing agreement with Universal Studios, signed prior to Disney's purchase of Marvel, Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort are barred from having Marvel characters in their parks. However, this only includes characters that Universal is currently using, other characters in their "families" (X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc.), and the villains associated with said characters. This clause has allowed Walt Disney World to have meet and greets, merchandise, attractions and more with other Marvel characters not associated with the characters at Islands of Adventures, such as Star-Lord and Gamora from ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy''.
Imprints* Marvel Comics * Marvel Press, joint imprint with Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disney Books Group * Icon Comics (creator owned) * Infinite Comics * Timely Comics
Disney KingdomsMarvel Comics, Marvel Worldwide with Disney announced in October 2013 that in January 2014 it would release its first comic book title under their joint Disney Kingdoms imprint ''Seekers of the Weird'', a five-issue miniseries inspired by a never built Disneyland attraction Museum of the Weird. Marvel's Disney Kingdoms imprint has since released comic adaptations of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, The Haunted Mansion, two series on ''Figment'' based on Journey Into Imagination.
Defunct* Amalgam Comics * CrossGen * Curtis Magazines/Marvel Magazine Group ** Marvel Monsters Group * Epic Comics (creator owned) (1982–2004) * Malibu Comics (1994–1997) * Marvel 2099 (1992–1998) * Marvel Absurd * Marvel Adventures, Marvel Age/Adventures * Marvel Books * Marvel Edge * Marvel Knights * Marvel Illustrated * Marvel Mangaverse * Marvel Music * Marvel Next * Marvel Noir * Marvel UK ** Marvel Frontier * Max (comics), MAX * Marvel Comics 2, MC2 * New Universe * Paramount Comics (co-owned with Viacom (2005–present), Viacom's Paramount Pictures) * Razorline * Star Comics * Tsunami (Marvel Comics), Tsunami * Ultimate Marvel, Ultimate Comics
See more* List of comics characters which originated in other media * List of magazines released by Marvel Comics in the 1970s
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Ireland cricket team face South Africa this evening.
Rangers have an uphill task to qualify for the play off round of the Champions League.
They lost 2-nil to Union SG in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie last night.
The return game is at Ibrox next Tuesday.
Shamrock Rovers will have a keen interest in the Champions League qualifier between Qarabag of Azerbaijan and Ferencvaros of
If Rovers can overcome Shkupi, they will play the loser of that tie in the play off round of the Europa League.
Legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully has died at the age of 94.
Scully was the voice of the Dodgers in Brooklyn and
He also called baseball for national broadcasters CBS and NBC and covered American Football and Golf.
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ere today with a card that I hope will make you SMILE!
One of the tips I have for you today is: Never throw away interesting scraps!
Even though I've cut many things from this paper already...I still found room to cut the Smile!
(paper made with distress ink smooshed on glossy paper)
Another tip is to layer dies cuts together for added dimension, in this case I used 4 layers.
Notice how the dots from the i are stuck on some removable tape, believe me those
little stinkers can just up and disappear on you!!!
To finish this card all I had to do was cut a panel from some pretty rainbow paper
add it to a Black A2 size card base, add the " Smile" and finish it off with a sentiment strip
that I white heat embossed on black paper.
This is what the inside looks like:
I used the Stamp set from Sugar Pea Designs for the inside
and these from DRU:
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EXCLUSIVE: The CW is adding another original scripted series to its summer lineup, anthology Two Sentence Horror Stories. It marks the 12th original CW series for summer 2019, the most ever for the 13-year-old network, which has been ramping up its commitment to year-round programming.
Set to debut on August 8 at 8 PM with back-to-back episodes, Two Sentence Horror Stories consists of eight half-hour stand-alone episodes featuring actors Nicole Kang (Batwoman), Jim Parrack (Suicide Squad) and Aleyse Shannon (Charmed), among others.
Created/executive produced by Vera Miao (Best Friends Forever), Two Sentence Horror Stories, from Warner Bros’ digital content studio Stage 13, originated as the five-episode short-form digital series 2SH, which premiered on go90 in October 2017. The short-form series then launched on CW Seed in October 2018. Following the exposure on its digital platform, the CW became interested in a full-length version to air on the broadcast network.
Two Sentence Horror Stories features contemporary tales of horror and haunting for the diverse and digital age. Inspired by the viral fan fiction of two-sentence horror stories, the anthology series taps into universal primal fears, filtered through the anxieties of the most connected and racially diverse generation. Despite dizzying advancements in technology, inequality, social progress and environmental degradation…the things that haunt us are still the same.
Miao executive produces with Emily Wiedemann (Creative Control) and Chazz Carfora (Stories From The Felt) for Stage 13 in association with Warner Bros.
Two Sentence Horror Stories joins two new scripted series slated to debut on the CW this summer, British action drama Bulletproof, starring Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters, and space-based action-adventure Pandora, headined by Priscilla Quintana.
Here are Two Sentence Horror Stories‘ cast, directors and writers by episode:
Nicole Kang (Batwoman) as Hana (Gentleman)
Jim Parrack (The Deuce) as Ken (Gentleman)
Aleyse Shannon (Charmed) as Karine (Tutorial)
Greta Quispe (New Amsterdam) as Araceli (Hide)
Wai Ching Ho (The Defenders) as Ma (Legacy)
Kate Jennings (Notorious) as Dr. Lucie (Scion)
Vera Miao (Little Monsters, Squirm)
Leon Hendrix III (Hide, Only Child)
C.S. McMullen (Gentleman, Tutorial)
Pornsak Pichetshote (Legacy)
Stephanie Adams-Santos (Hide)
Sehaj Sethi (Hide, Scion)
Vera Miao (Legacy, Squirm)
Tayarisha Poe (Little Monsters, Tutorial)
Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia (Hide)
Natalia Iyudin (Gentleman, Scion)
Nikyatu (Only Child)
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I just recently discovered this hop over at Crazy for Books called Book Blogger Hop. It sounds really fun, so if you're interested stop by and follow along!
So basically there is a question posted every week and you answer it. Just like in Follow me Friday. I really enjoy answering these questions, and it really allows blog readers to get to know the people behind all these amazing blogs. Anyways, here's today's question:
Who is your favorite book character? I’ll give you a maximum of two choices, but they have to be from different genres!
Suz from The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot. Wow, I've already used this book today, but seriously, Suz is a great character! She's a tough-bad-ass kind of girl who doesn't put up with shit. And she's in love with a ghost! I love ghost stories, so with Suz+Ghosts+Romance+totally memorable characters= my favorite series ever!

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Over 1 million apps approved for Apple App Store since launchAn application discovery company, Appsfire, has tweeted that Apple has approved one million apps for its App Store.


Hydrogen mobility technologies are emerging as one of the promising solutions to achieve carbon neutrality in the transportation sector. Now, researchers in South Korea have developed a new technology for a 2-liter class hydrogen-fueled engine capable of running entirely on hydrogen.
The new “direct injection hydrogen engine” is jointly developed by researchers at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) and the Zero-Carbon Engine Research Lab of Hyundai-Kia Motor Company (HMC).
For their study, the researchers have injected hydrogen directly into the combustion chamber of HMC’s existing hybrid vehicle. The hydrogen was injected at a pressure of more than 30 bar, which is more than 30 times the atmospheric pressure.
The research team used a turbocharger to improve the performance of the engine, which allowed for high thermal efficiency in all domains, from the ignition of the engine to the upper limit of the engine load. As a result, the engine was able to be stably operated throughout all engine operating conditions.
In the conventional “port injection hydrogen engines” – a type of internal-combustion engine that uses hydrogen as fuel, the presence of hydrogen fuel in a gaseous state takes up space in the combustion chamber. This results in a decrease in the amount of air that flows into the chamber, which reduces fuel efficiency and engine performance due to the backfire of the hydrogen fuel and air.
The newly developed “direct injection hydrogen engine” resolves the issue of backfire by injecting high-pressure hydrogen fuel directly into the combustion chamber. Additionally, the engine features a high compression ratio, fuel stratification, and ultra-lean combustion that can maximize thermal efficiency and enhance power performance while reducing harmful emissions.
The new hydrogen engine is more environmentally friendly than gasoline engines, as it can reduce carbon dioxide and fine dust emissions by 99% and 90%, respectively. This meets the European Union’s requirements for zero-emission vehicles. Furthermore, this type of engine emits nitrogen oxides of less than 15 ppm even without an after-treatment system, which purifies exhaust gases while achieving a high thermal efficiency of up to 40%.
“Through collaboration with HMC, we will verify the durability of the engine and also expand the application of this technology to not only passenger vehicles but also commercial vehicles and electricity generation power units,” said Young Choi, principal researcher and part of the Department of Mobility Power Research of KIMM, in a statement. “Through continuous research and development of technologies for generating power using carbon-free fuels, we will take the lead in the realization of carbon neutrality.”


Today, Minister Majko hosted the third meeting with the Working Group. The discussions focused on various issues such as the Diaspora Fund, the cooperation of the State Minister for Diaspora with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), and having a cultural plan for the Diaspora. The deputy ministers gave several comments and suggestions regarding the Action Plan. Some of the proposals had to do with the teachers and students of the Diaspora. Minister Majko highlighted the importance of the cooperation with INSTAT and their role in providing various statistics on Albanian communities abroad. The next meeting is scheduled for February 16, 2018.
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Scottish DJ Calvin Harris was spotted partying with singer Nicole Scherzinger over the weekend at the Tape nightclub in London. This comes within a month of Harris splitting from singer Taylor Swift. The two dated for 15 months.
According to TMZ, Harris and Scherzinger left the nightclub together after the DJ offered the latter and her friends a ride home. The former Pussycat Dolls member and the 32-year-old fuelled romance rumours as soon as photos of them hit the internet. But a source told E! Online that they were not dating.
"They're casual friends, and if they see each other at a club or party they will chill. They are not hooking up or hanging out. Calvin isn't rebounding with anyone at this time," the source claimed.
While Scherzinger is said to be in a relationship with tennis star Grigor Dimitrov, Harris's former girlfriend is reportedly dating actor Tom Hiddleston.
An eyewitness who spotted Harris and Scherzinger together at the nightclub told Us Weekly that the two looked strictly friendly. "They both love the club and have been in before," the source said. "They were both with their groups of friends but had fun catching up."
Meanwhile, another source told The Sun, "Calvin and Nicole know each other from Los Angeles. She was in Tape with her cousin, and they ended up partying together. They had a great night, and Calvin offered to give Nicole a ride back to her hotel when they finally left. She is still very much with Grigor.
A photo from the party shared by Zues Sherlock, co-founder and partner of Tape London, showed the 38-year-old singer and Harris at ease with each other at the nightclub. Sherlock captioned the photo: "Old skool selfie vibes with my crew last night @nicolescherzy@calvinharris #tapelondon#brysontiller #fridaynight #goodvibesonly."

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CHAPTER NINE * DEREK
Stiles basically wanted to go home and go to bed. He was just to physically, and emotionally exhausted to try to get through this but apparently he had no choice. Like most things in Stiles life, this presented a bit of a challenge. The man in front of him still seemed to be the same brody person that he knew from before, apparently six years hadn't changed him! "Stiles." was all the man standing in front of him had to say, in return "Sour Wolf." was all Stiles was going to offer him.
Then Stiles looked at Derek, "Do you remember the first thing you ever said to me?" Derek pressed his lips together. "Yes Stiles I believe I said to you and
Scott, What are you doing here, this is private property!" Lydia head spun around so fast her hair hit her face, as she looked with stern eyes at Stiles, "No Stiles don't do this, not this way!" She was afraid of how this fight would go, it could turn into a shouting match which Stiles would win or it could turn into a physical match which obviously Derek would win, she wanted to keep the piece! Stiles turned to Derek, "We Need to talk!" Derek shook his head acknowledging him. "Agreed, this way!"!"
The three of them walked towards Stiles jeep, Derek stopped and turned around, "Lydia do you mind if Isaac gives you a ride back?" he asked and said at the same time. "Um okay.!" she agreed. Lydia gave Derek a big hug, he surprisingly returned it as well, he had actually cared for her very much! Lydia turned to Stiles, "Don't be an ass, remember, he is your friend not your enemy!" Stiles kind of frowned, "That is yet to be determined!" He said as she walked overDerek's blue Camaro. Stiles turned to Derek as Derek was telling him, "Look out!" but the statement was to late, a pair of long arms wrapped around his torso, as someone kisses the top of his head. "My God Stiles," the young man whined, Stiles patted his hands, he knew it was Isaac! After a huge hug where Isaac marked Stiles, he let go, spun Stiles around and he placed his thumbs by Stiles eyes then pulled their heads together till their foreheads were touching."Its good to see you my old friend!" Stiles said as he looked into Isaac's obviously tired eyes.
Derek produce his anxious growl, "Grumpy pants needs to talk to me, so could you give Lydia a ride back to the house?" Isaac smiled his puppy dog smile that Stiles had always loved and remembered fondly. Derek hands his keys to Isaac, "Not one scratch, go straight to the house and that's all, understood?" Isaac looked at Stiles. "Yes dad!!" Derek gave another one of his growls, "That's enough, go!" Derek watched the young man leave as he game a tiny glimpse of a smile! Stiles had never seen Derek have a father son relationship before, obviously Isaac was not his son, but the love Derek just showed even though it was in a grumpy way, was an unusual occurrence Stiles was not used to, but it had been over five years since the two men interacted.
Both Stiles and Derek walked to the drivers side, Derek stopped and put his hand out obviously demanding the keys, Stile was a bit perturbed, "Look Fang man, I'm not that sixteen year old boy you can push around any more, I've done things and have seen thing you couldn't possibly imagine. I feel after serving in the armed forces, and still doing so, I deserve a little more respect than that.
Derek looked at Stiles and for the first time really looked at him, the young man had a scar over his left eye, and he smelled different, he wanted to know why, he couldn't place it but he wanted Stiles to tell him! Stiles was also physically different! He had bulked up in his arms and chest, finally filling into his wide shoulders, even his eyes were a little worn for wear. He would never admit it but he actually missed the young man. He wanted to reach over and grab Stiles into one of his big bear hugs, but every fiber in his being told him not to. Derek still was and most likely always be afraid that the ones he cared about would get hurt because of him. So Derek merely said "Please!" And Stiles snickered, handed his keys to Derek and remarked, "I guess that's close!" then snarky like, "That's right!" Derek of course was not going to let Stiles win this, so as Stiles strutted in front of him Derek jutted his head forward, with teeth showing and a subtle growl scaring
Stiles, "My god, ugh!"
Derek started the jeep, he scanned the interior of the vehicle, nodding his head in approval, Stiles took that as a compliment, he knew he wouldn't get a verbal response from Derek. The two men drove further into the preserve, until they came upon a familiar clearing. Derek exited the vehicle and started towards the edge of the cliff. The view here was one of Stiles favorite views in all of Beacon Hills. As Derek came to stop at the edge of the cliff, Stiles followed him a few steps behind. "So I wanted to show you this Stilinski, as
Derek pointed over the edge of the cliff, confused Stiles walked up to the edge to look. Derek quietly dug his feet into the ground, as Stiles had gotten to the point of almost falling to try and see what Derek was pointing at, Derek grabbed his DBU shirt and jutted him forward, leaning with only his combat boots keeping him from falling.
"Derek what the hell!" was all Stiles got yell before the man holding him started to speak in his deepened angry voice. "Your land ends down there Stilinski, do you see the bottom, your land, would you like to go see it in person?" Derek had leaned a bit forward causing Stiles to wave his hands in the air, Stiles closed his eyes and cleared his mind. He then calmly spoke back as he new Derek would be able to hear him with his wolf hearing, Stiles could feel his face getting hot." Derek let me explain!" Derek leaned him a bit further, "Why? My home was here it was my families land, why the hell did you purchase my land? Did you think it would make me happy, or mad, did you even think about how I would react at all? Oh and your trespassing remark, yeah I got it!"
Stiles wasn't afraid, he knew Derek wouldn't let him go, he just needed to get through that stupidly thick angry pretense he always had! "Do you want the honest truth, I received and Email one day telling me the land was going on the auction block, I didn't want a complete stranger living here or building a mall or whatever!, Derek you were gone, I was the only person to show up, so I purchased it!"
Stiles thought for a second, his knees were beginning to weaken, but he wasn't giving in, "I figured you would be happy someone you knew owned this land! I, I figured one day you would come back and that you would be able to move back onto the property! I was going to build away from where your family home was, way up there by the lake giving you the ability to build right where it was before, behind the big tree.. !" I know your not going to let me fall, you care about me, I think you care about me more than you realize, how do I know?, Because I care about you more than I can admit.!" Stiles could feel himself being slowly pulled back to safety. Derek had Stiles a safe distance from the edge, "I'm sorry!" Stiles smiled, "No Sour wolf, never be sorry!" Derek sank to his knees, his eyes closed and his head lowered. Stiles kneeled down next to him. "Don't worry big guy, I understand you, I understand you more than you know! I know you care about family and everything that comes with it, even though I feel that your tactic was a little bit let's say over the edge, I do understand and I never meant to hurt you!"
Stiles placed his arm around Derek's shoulder. "I know in the beginning you didn't trust me, you thought I was just another naïve, quick to jump into trouble, teenager like Scott. I intern believed you killed your sister, and found you very creepy, and untrustworthy. But I thought we were past all of that, I thought we were friends maybe more! You were always there when I needed you!" Derek stopped him, "Stiles I pushed you away as much as I could, I did care about you, you were exactly like my younger cousin Stephen, I loved him to but in the end I couldn't protect him, I lost him in that horrible fire, I had to protect you, I had to protect you and your friends!"
Derek stood up he started walking towards the jeep the turned and gently grabbed Stiles upper arm and turns him towards himself,, "Stiles I never meant to hurt you or make you feel inferior!, I just wanted to protect you, you were my human!" As he finished he pulled Stiles close and put his hand on Stiles head bringing it in towards his chest. "Stiles you are one of the strongest people in the world that I know every time I challenged you, you were always there to take it, I think of you as the little brother I never had, you are irreplaceable to me!" Stiles looked at Derek in the eyes, They each knew what was really meant by this conversation, and he knew what Derek really wanted to say, but their lives had both moved two different directions, their time had come and gone, and and the love and carrying they had for each other was enough, it was enough for both of them.
Stiles put his hands around Derek's head and pulled it towards his until their foreheads were touching! "Derek our time may have come and gone but, this is my gift to you, clear your mind." Derek and Stiles staid like that for quite awhile, the sun was rising and Stiles opened his eyes looking deep into Derek's" Stiles whispered "You will always be my Sour wolf, I will always love and care for you!" Derek whispered back, "You will always be my brother, you little dork! With that the two men went towards the jeep as Derek gave Stiles his keys back. Stiles finally felt content, then Derek looked at him and strangely said "I have other news for you but we'll talk about it tomorrow with the pack."

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text: In the heart of Carnia, Ravascletto and Mount Zoncolan, in winter, offer comfortable ski-lifts, sunny slopes suitable for every need and splendid itineraries for ski mountaineering and snowshoeing. In summer, it is an ideal destination for nature excursions, trips to the malga, on horseback, by bicycle or motorbike to discover enchanted forests and silent peaks. Among the most popular destinations are the Zoncolan, a well-known stage of the Giro d'Italia, and the Panoramica delle Vette, an evocative route immersed in the beauty of the high mountains with breathtaking views. The locality is also known for its excellent cuisine, presented to guests at the end of August on the occasion of the 'Fiesta tas Corts'; houses and courtyards open up to discover flavours and ancient traditions. Ravascletto boasts the nomination of Borgo Autentico d'Italia (Authentic Village of Italy) also thanks to its splendid hamlets that have maintained intact numerous examples of ancient Carnic houses.

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Pierre Poilievre, the main opposition leader, supported bitcoin early in this year as an inflation-beating asset.
Justin Trudeau (Canadian Prime Minister, Leader of the Liberal Party), on Monday criticised the opposition party for asking people invest in Bitcoin to beat inflation.
Canadian Prime Minister Tweets his view
Trudeau tweeted that “telling people they can opt-out of inflation by investing in cryptocurrency is not responsible leadership”, calling the opposition’s economic ideas reckless.
Trudeau’s criticisms come after Canada’s main opposition party, the Conservative Party, elected Pierre Poilievre, a pro-bitcoin veteran lawyer, as its new leader.
Bitcoin enthusiasts have believed for years that investors would benefit from the cryptocurrency’s scarcity during high inflation. Despite rampant inflation, bitcoin’s market value has fallen to $427 billion.

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It’s been nearly two months since the school closures in San Benito County took place, forcing hundreds of students to learn off campus.
But Gov. Gavin Newsom on April 28 said in a press conference that there is a possibility of reopening schools for the 2020-2021 school year as early as July.
The governor stressed that an early start to the year means students can make up any missed class time from the current school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There’s been a learning loss, and you can either just roll over and just accept that, or you can do something about it,” Newsom said. “So that’s our thinking. If we can maybe start up the school year a little earlier, that would help…close that gap a little bit.”
San Benito High School Superintendent Dr. Shawn Tennenbaum said in a newsletter that a start date for the new school year is not set.
However, they plan to open in August based upon the previously adopted school calendar.
“At this time, I want to clarify that we have not received this directive from our county leaders, San Benito County Health Department and local educational leaders, led by County Superintendent of Schools Krystal Lomanto,” he said.
On April 29, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond released a statement in response to Newsom’s remarks.
Thuromnd said they look forward to working closely with Newsom and their partners in education to determine their next steps in this new, uncharted future.
“We share the governor’s aspirations for re-opening our schools as soon as possible. If we are going to do this, it can only be done when we are sure we can protect the health and safety of everyone in our school communities,” Thurmond said.
Thurmond mentioned that state school chiefs from throughout the country should examine considerations and best practices for reopening schools.
Hollister School District Superintendent Diego Ochoa said they’ve already announced the implementation of the Migrant Education Summer School and Special Education Extended School Year programs in June and July.
“Both programs are essential to ensure that our most needy students receive instruction to help them maintain tier academic progress,” he said. “Starting school in July would interfere with these important programs.”
Hollister SD oversees 10 schools that includes six elementary, two middle and two academies.
San Benito High SD is developing plans for multiple school reopening scenarios that account for the specific learning needs of students following this period of school closures.
Tennenbaum said the health and safety of students and staff remain their highest priority.
“It is a community effort to ensure our students have the support they need during this unprecedented time,” he said. “We will continue to monitor dynamics at all levels of government and remain committed to keeping our staff and community updated about any changes or modifications to the upcoming school year.”


Biden kicked 11 Trump appointees to the military academy advisory boards, including Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer, and HR McMaster, to the curb.
Biden Cleans Out The Trumpers From The Military Academy Advisory Board
The officials asked to resign include prominent former Trump officials like former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, former senior counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and former national security adviser H.R. McMaster. They were appointed to the advisory boards of the Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and West Point respectively.
Biden does have the power to directly fire appointees from the military academy advisory board, but he doesn’t have the power to fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
At the end of his administration, Trump tried to put all of his loyalists on government boards, and the Biden administration has been working their way through the corrupt appointments and cleaning them out.
President Biden is taking out the Trump trash and making the government a better and more functional place.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association


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WHILE the structures that have encroached within the 20-meter easement zone of the Kawasan Falls in Badian town, Cebu may have been identified already, the matter is still subject to confirmatory review.
So said Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, who reminded tour operators of the 30-day period she had given them to tear down their illegal structures.
On Oct. 30, 2019, the governor gave tour operators a month to clear the illegal structures. The deadline is on Saturday, Nov. 30.
“My understanding was, these structure owners have committed to remove (the illegal structures),” Garcia said on Monday, Nov. 18.
The governor added that she received an initial report on the matter when she visited Kawasan Falls on Saturday, Nov. 16, for the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo activities.
A report from the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) revealed that 32 concrete cottages, 16 comfort rooms with 18 septic tank chambers, four dressing rooms and 77 picnic sheds violated the designated easement zone.
Garcia said the Provincial Engineering Office has identified the structures that must be cleared. However, she still has to review the Penro’s report.
“Should we encounter problems, we know what to do,” she said. “They have hefty fines and penalties to pay.”
If the tour operators fail to comply with their clearing orders by Nov. 30, the governor said the Provincial Government will implement its demolition operations.
SunStar Cebu had asked Badian Mayor Carmencita Lumain for an interview on the matter at the sidelines of the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo activities, but she declined.
Kawasan Falls is a three-layered waterfalls and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the province.
Canyoneering tours are offered upstream of the Kawasan Falls, where the Matutinao River flows through a secluded canyon. (RTF)

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Rochester, N.Y. - Two men are scheduled to be arraigned Friday in connection with the murder of a Rochester teen in January.
Darius Bursey and Van Cotton face second degree murder charges.
Police say the two were involved in the shooting death of 18-year-old Lamar Shahid.
Shahid was shot and killed inside a home on Columbia Avenue last winter.
He was a senior at Monroe High School.


Bengaluru: Ola Electric on Monday announced it has invested US$500 million to build its state-of-the-art Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in Bengaluru.
BIC will be one of the world’s largest and most advanced cell research and development facilities with more than 165 “unique and cutting-edge” laboratory equipment to cover all aspects of cell-related research and development, the electric vehicle company said.
“Ola’s BIC will house proto-lines capable of producing all form factors, cylindrical, pouch, coin and prismatic cells, it said.
The center will have capacity to develop complete packages for battery pack design, manufacturing and testing under one roof, the company said in a statement.
“BIC will also be equipped with its own production capacity of mg-to-kg-scale anode and cathode material, an integrated facility for hand-in-hand nano-scale analysis and molecular dynamics simulations, and its own crystal structure analysis for the development of new battery materials,” it said .
The BIC will recruit top talent from around the world, including 500 PhD students and engineers, who will be supported by another 1,000 researchers in India and several other global centers, the company said.
Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Ola Electric, said electric mobility is a high-growth, R&D-intensive sector.
“Ola’s Battery Innovation Center in Bangaluru will be the cornerstone for the development of core cell technologies and battery innovations from India to the world. BIC will house advanced labs and high-tech equipment for battery innovation and propel India’s path to becoming a global electric vehicle hub,” he said.
Ola recently introduced its first lithium-ion cell, NMC 2170. Ola will be built in-house and will begin mass-producing his cell at his forthcoming Gigafactory by 2023.
The company was recently allocated 20GWh capacity for advanced cell development in India under the ACC PLI program by the government and is constructing a cell fabrication facility with an initial capacity of up to 20GWh to locate the most critical part of the EV value chain, it said.


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Info about Eyrarbakki, Suðurland (Iceland)
Eyrarbakki region is Suðurland, with country Iceland (IS).
Eyrarbakki is also called Eyrarbakka, Eyrarbakki, latitude is 63.8632300, and longitude is -21.1491500.
In Eyrarbakki there are 526 inhabitants, this area timezone is Atlantic/Reykjavik (Atlantic/Reykjavik_cet).
Eyrarbakki is one of the best destinations for farms, festival in all Iceland.
More details about Eyrarbakki in Iceland (IS)
Population for Eyrarbakki is 526 residents, related to 2018 last census. You are looking to use telephone for calling local phone numbers! If you want to call local numbers in Eyrarbakki you can use 820 as local dialing code.
Its height above mean sea level, called also meters above sea level (M A.S.L.), should be about 0 mt. Because of this this is an ideal travel destination when you and firends love to contemplate the sea.
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Mrs. Virginia J. VAUGHN, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Hutchinson,
Northeast of town Thursday night, of Grippe, after a short illness.
The deceased was the wife of the late Christopher G. Vaughn and was about 71 years of age.
The funeral services and interment took place at West Salem at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
February 11, 1899 Mt. Vernon Register News
Virginia J Vaughn (born: February 8, 1828 KY - died: February 9, 1899 Jefferson County, IL.)

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Happy New Year everyon. Not sure if there will be one at a later point, but I figured I'd throw some updates here. Unfortunately I'm unable to get Byers at this time through All Access, but fortunately there's always twitter that I can rely on for score updates at least.
So Cael Sanderson is looking to dominate yet another Southern Scuffle and show the world yet again that bonus points bring you championships. And of course Ed Ruth and David Taylor will be leading the way in that regard. I'm excited to see what zPain can bring to the table. His top ride should be even more lethal against guys wrestling 3-4 matches over two days. It would be nice to see him get a turn or two out of it. Either way, it's so awesome to see what he can do. And here's hoping Nico, Hulk Hands and Smack are able to have an impressive showing as well.

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— for R.B. Ginsburg
Let us not lean, thick on our haunches,
drool on our chins in the tall grass
that bounds the clearing. This is
not the time to seize the body
and rip the greater share.
Rather, let us take to our bellies,
know hunger as virtue, and turn
our eyes to the tongues that lap
the sky and draw forth rain —
turn our eyes to the ember risen,
The ember fallen not as ash
but fervent lime. What greater praise
than to rest and wait, reposed —
still beneath night’s black hide,
mournful of the meat exposed
And the all consuming blaze
that burnished dawn’s red debate.
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still beneath night’s black hide
Devon. We carry a heavy baggage of time’s detritus.
Yes, and methinks we sift through our trash heap too partial to the trend of the day and I am certain that among the slag are many forgotten treasures or buried treasures cast off as unworthy of reverence.
Yes. I think and hope that that is true Devon. Uninvited thoughts, flashes of remembrance, when and where and what and how we felt…


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Idlewild Baptist Church wanted to give teachers a fresh start to the 2022-2023 by expressing the church’s appreciation for them at its first-ever Teacher Celebration Gala.
Teachers from the Pasco and Hillsborough public school districts were invited to the church for an evening of refreshment, relaxation and fun, according to a news release from the church, which is located at 18333 Exciting Idlewild Blvd., in Lutz.
When teachers walked down a red carpet, on July 30, they were greeted with enthusiasm and smiles, the release notes.
The teachers also could take advantage of photo booths, as well as enjoy a meal served by more than 50 Idlewild church member volunteers, the release adds.
Senior Pastor Ken Whitten gave the teachers a warm welcome and reminisced about a teacher who had played a special role in his life.
After dinner, there were drawings for prizes — such as teacher supplies, an ice-cream social, teacher lunches and various gift cards, a dinner for two at Bern’s, a beach weekend getaway and other prizes provided by sponsors.
Then, the teachers were treated to a comedy show by comedian Jonnie W.
Other highlights included live music, closing remarks and a prayer over the teachers by Dr. Edgar Aponte, the global missions pastor.
The evening concluded with desserts with chocolate fountains, specialty-made coffee, and a spread of hors d’oeuvres after the presentation.
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Raffaele Ilardo will head up creative development and design for the Carolina Herrera New York ready-to-wear and bridal collections.
• Rosemary Feitelberg
Demeter Said In Sale Talks
According to reports circulating the market this week, Demeter, the New York-based fragrance company known for scents such as Dirt, Tomato and Condensed Milk, is in talks with Freedom Marketing Group regarding a possible acquisition. Neither...


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Matthew A. Turner, 36, of Georgetown, Ky., formerly of Moores Hill, Ind., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019.
Lillian Faye Ross, 91, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Aurora, Ind., passed away Wednesday July 31, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz.
Mary M. Montgomery, 91, Harrison, died Sunday, July 28, 2019. Jackman Hensley Funeral Home, Harrison, is in charge of arrangements.
Wesley Owen Stokes, 55, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019.


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It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.
Have A Question About This Topic?
Learn about the rise of Impact Investing and how it may benefit you.
Learning more about gold and its history may help you decide whether it has a place in your portfolio.
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China`s new fighter able to attack over 1,000 km
Beijing: The J-15 fighter jet, likely to be deployed on China`s first aircraft carrier, is able to cover an area with a radius of over 1,000 km on attack missions, a chief designer said Saturday.
The jet reaches similar technical standards of the third-generation carrier-borne fighters currently in service, said Sun Cong, a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference who is here to attend the political advisory body`s annual session.
"The jet is close to the US F-18 fighter jet in terms of bomb load, combat radius and mobility," Sun told Xinhua.
Great progress has been made on the fire-control radar and guided missiles on the fighter but more has to be done to improve its electronic countermeasures, he said.
Nicknamed "Flying Shark", the J-15 fighter passed a test flight Aug 31, 2009.
Last November, it conducted a successful landing on China`s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.
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Mflaxman got their new logo design by running a design contest:
Create the next logo for Geodesign Technologies
Check out Mflaxman's Logo design contest…
Consulting and online tools for spatial environmental planning. We do not do architecture or green buildings, we work on cities and large landscapes such as the Florida Everglades. We do endangered species impact assessment, climate change planning and urban growth modeling for city, county, state and federal agencies.
Logo types to explore
See"earth impact icon" for some colors we like. Our software calculates environmental impacts of designs, so ideally we'd convey the idea of design evaluation or measuring impacts in a logo simple enough to use as an iPhone icon.
$299 Bronze package
Every design category has flexible pricing for all budgets. Logo design starts at $299.
Full copyright with production-ready files for digital and/or print.
It all began with a design brief.
A quick, interactive guide helped them understand their design style and captured exactly what they needed in their logo design.
Designers across the globe delivered design magic.
Mflaxman collaborated with designers to refine their ideas
When design entries come in, you can rate them so designers know what you’re looking for in your logo design.
99designs has great collaboration tools so you can pinpoint and capture your ideas
And then… they selected a winner!
Along the way, they met lots of talented designers…
We think contests are a super fun way to get design.
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Money or Love (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 72) - äänikirja
Sir Robin Dunstead returns from India after his father‘s death to find that he now owns two of the largest ancestral houses in the country both containing superb art collections, but the houses and the pictures are in a very poor state of repair.
Unfortunately Sir Robin‘s father had sold everything that was saleable in both houses and everything of value is entailed for future generations of Dunsteads. Robin is left with no income and finds he has not enough money to buy food for himself and sister Alena.
They are in complete despair until Robin remembers his friend who can copy pictures brilliantly, so with great daring, because it is illegal and he could go to prison, he gets his friend to copy two of his less well known pictures so he can sell the originals to a secret collector. This money does not go far, so he and Alena reluctantly decide that they will have to marry rich Americans, many of whom are already in London, while pretending that they are very rich themselves.
In the meantime most unexpectedly Alena meets a charming and delightful artist who shares her appreciation of art and the Dunstead collection, whilst Robin pursues a hugely wealthy heiress. How Robin and Alena fail to fall in love with a rich American, but instead find the real true love they have always sought in the most unlikely way is told in this unusual story by BARBARA CARTLAND.

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WHAT HAPPENS IN AN EYE EXAMINATION?
We offer comprehensive eye examinations at our conveniently located practice in Netherton, Liverpool. With a core set of tests, one of our experienced optometrists will create a complete assessment of your visual status and eye health. Our eye examinations are carried out with the latest technology, including OCT, and are personalised for you to ensure that you get the care you need.
YOUR EYE HEALTH
Our dedicated team of professionals is committed to providing the best possible eye care available. Part of that is helping you to manage and improve your eye health. Aside from excellent testing facilities and products, our team will always take the time to give you up-to-date and personalised information on how to care for your eyes.
ENHANCED EYE EXAM WITH OCT TECHNOLOGY
We use the most advanced technology available to carry out our eye examinations. For example, our enhanced eye examinations include the use of an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scanner, which creates a digital image of the different layers that make up the back of the eye. This allows an optometrist to examine problematic areas in more detail and catch any conditions that might be developing. OCT scans offer peace of mind and are a recommended test for everyone.
We offer an urgent eyecare service, known as CUES, to provide assessment, treatment or referral for sudden problems with your eyes. If you are experiencing any pain, redness, vision loss, blurring, flashes, floaters or a minor eye injury, give us a call and we will make an emergency appointment for you if needed.
You can use this service if you are registered with a GP in the area. This is not an eye test.
Our Optometrists are able to diagnose cataracts during our eye examinations, which is one of the reasons why it is important to have a regular eye test. If required, we will organise a referral to a consultant for further investigation.
We offer a pre and post-operative cataract assessment service to thoroughly check the health of your eyes on behalf of your local eye hospital

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Blake Fulton is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He concentrates in the areas of incentivized public and private project finance, state and local government law, and economic development incentives.
Blake develops and negotiates incentivized project finance transactions throughout the Gulf South and nationally. His experience includes a variety of tax credit finance matters, having handled numerous deals in connection with new markets and historic tax credits, as well as certified capital company (CAPCO) transactions. Blake also negotiates and documents an array of economic development incentives, including property, sales, use, income, and franchise tax incentives, along with other incentives related to tax exempt and taxable bond financing.
Blake assists clients in the public and the private sectors with entity organization and formation, contract drafting and review, negotiation, and documentation of commercial financing transactions, and bond financing transactions.


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US 6343546 B2
An electric salad spinner device which is designed for ease of use and allows for efficient drying of salad greens, leafy vegetables and the like. The device comprises a base component, a generally cylindrical basket component, a generally cylindrical basket component, a scalable lid having a handle, an on/off switch and a drive motor. Optionally, the device also comprises a liquid dispenser assembly which may also be motorized to provide agitation and may also comprise a sheer assembly to allow for slicing in of hard vegetables such as, for example, cucumbers, carrots, celery and the like.
1. An electric salad spinner, comprising:
a generally cylindrical base component having a closed bottom and an open top,
a mating open top generally cylindrical basket component insertable into the base component, and
a sealable lid component fitted to the top of the base component, said sealable lid component having a handle assembly comprising a motorized drive assembly with a drive shaft/gear means extending therethrough, such that the drive shaft/gear means of the drive assembly slidingly engages the inner top rim of the cylindrical basket so as to enable the rotation of the cylindrical basket about is axis when the electric motor is activated by depressing an on/off located on the handle assembly.
2. An electric salad spinner according to
3. An electric salad spinner according to
4. An electric salad spinner according to
5. An electric salad spinner according to
6. An electric salad spinner according to
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/193,635, filed Mar. 31, 2000.
The present invention relates generally to kitchen appliances and more, particularly, to an electric salad spinner device, which is designed for ease of use and provides the user with a more efficient way of carrying out the drying of wet salad greens, leafy vegetables, and the like, as well as to provide various optional functions as desired by the user.
While a variety of salad spinners are known in the art, none are available which provide the user with the case and simplicity of an electric motor-driven device, such as is the subject of the present invention. Also, while numerous food processor devices exist, which are electrically driven, none provides the user with the benefits afforded by a conventional hand-operated salad spinner.
A number of prior art references are available in the art, each of which references is directed to some specific discreet elements of the device which is described and claimed in the present invention. However, none of the references is directed to the totality of the combination, or its use and function in the manner described and claimed herein.
The following prior art references are known:
Hsu, U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,641 discloses an electrically-operated multi-functional processing machine capable of various functions, such as soy bean, rice and coffee milling as well as pressing and mixing juice and cutting slices;
Rebel, U.S. Pat. No. 5,445,070 discloses an electrically-operated food processor capable of cutting, stirring, kneading and centrifuging;
Lin, U.S. Pat. No. 5,156,084 discloses a crank-operated food processor having a work basket, a food processing member, and a seasoning aperture for dispensing seasoning and/or vegetable oils into the work bowl. The food processing member can comprise a drainer basket, a slicer member, or a mixing element;
Ferrera, U.S. Pat. No. 5,010,805 discloses a potato chip maker including an apparatus for centrifugally removing cooking oil from any product. The device includes a slicer mechanism for slicing potatoes and other vegetables, fish, chicken, etc., inserted through an opening, and a basket for centrifugally extracting liquid from the contents of the basket; and
Sontheimer et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,702,162 discloses an electrically-driven salad spinner, which is an attachment for an existing food processor;
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an electric salad spinner which provides the user with a device which requires less effort to use than conventional, manually operated salad spinner.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an electric salad spinner which affords the user a more efficient manner of carrying out the drying of wet salad greens, leafy vegetables and the like.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an electric salad spinner which provides the user with various optional functions to allow such user to enhance the salad greens or other leafy vegetables which are being dried by adding additional components such as salad dressings, oils, vinegars and similar items.
These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent from the discussion below.
The present invention provides for an electric salad spinner device which is designed for ease of use and provides the user with a more efficient way of carrying out the drying of wet salad greens, leafy vegetables and the like. Further, the electric salad spinner device of the present invention provides the user with a variety of optional functions which allow the user to enhance the salad or other leafy greens which are being prepared, for example, by the addition of salad dressings, oils, vinegars, and similar liquids, or by slicing in other hard vegetables such as, for example, carrots, celery and radishes.
The construction and obvious advantages of the device provided for by the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following description of the various specific embodiments when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The foregoing objects and advantages of the present invention may be more readily understood by one skilled in the art with reference being had to the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like elements are designated by identical reference numerals throughout the several views, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the electric salad spinner device of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a lateral view of the top section of another embodiment of the electric salad spinner device of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the top section shown in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 4 and 5 are each a lateral cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 2 and 3;
FIGS. 6 and 6A are perspective view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, of a slicer dish useful according to the invention; and
FIG. 7 is a detail showing the configuration of the invention having a salad dressing container.
The present invention is directed to an electric salad spinner device which is designed for case of use and provides the user with a more efficient manner of carrying out the task of drying wet salad greens, leafy vegetables and the like. In its most preferred embodiment the electric salad spinner device of the present invention comprises a generally cylindrical base component having an open top and a closed bottom, in which is inserted a mating, generally cylindrical open top basket component having drainage holes throughout the surface thereof, the open top of the base component being fitted with a sealable lid component. The salad spinner is provided with a handle assembly having a motorized drive assembly extending therethrough such that a drive shaft/gear means of the drive assembly slidingly engages the top of the cylindrical basket to enable rotation of the cylindrical basket about its axis when the electric motor is activated by the user depressing a switch located in the handle assembly. Optionally, vegetables can be sliced into the basket and/or salad dressing or the like can be added mechanically.
The invention can perhaps be better appreciated from the drawings. In FIG. 1, which is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the electric salad spinner device of the present invention, a generally cylindrical base component 2 is depicted with the sealable lid 4 affixed in the engaged position. Port 6 is shown in its closed position with a scaling closure 8, which sealing closure 8 is removable for the addition of liquids.
Affixed to the top of scalable lid 4 is a handle assembly 10, having an on-off switch 12, through which handle assembly 10 passes an electrical supply cord 14 which in turn supplies electricity to a drive motor. Hard vegetables or other food items to be sliced by an optional slicing blade assembly, can be inserted into cylindrical opening 16. Base component 2 is provided with three or more rubberized feet 18 around the circumference of the bottom edge thereof.
In FIGS. 2 and 3 the top portion 20 of another embodiment of the invention comprises a handle assembly 22 positioned atop a cover section 24. An on-off switch 23 is located at the upper surface of handle assembly 22, and a speed selector knob 26 is located on the upper surface of cover section 24. The upper surface of cover section 24 also comprises a receptable 36 to mount a salad dressing vessel. Handle assembly 22 comprises an opening 28 to insert vegetables and the like. Opposite of opening 28 handle assembly 22 comprises motor housing 30 having vents 32. An electric cord 34 extends from cover section 24.
Alternative configurations of an embodiment of the invention are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In FIG. 4, motor housing 30 in handle assembly 22 houses a motor 40 that is operatively connected, preferably by one or more gears, to a drive shaft 42. A perforated salad spinner 44 is rotably positioned within bottom section 46, wherein salad spinner 44 has an indentation 48 that cooperates with a protrusion 50. Salad spinner 44 has holes or perforations to allow water or other liquids to pass through when salad spinner 44 is rotated.
A cover lid 52 is removably and sealingly attached to the upper surface of salad spinner 44. Cover lid 52 has a relatively thicker midsection 54 that engages drive shaft 42.
Cover lid 44 52 can contain slicing or cutting means for vegetables, for example, as described below. When it is desired to use cover lid 52 without salad spinner 44, a support rod 58 can be used to support cover lid 52, as shown in FIG. 5. Support rod 58 has one cavity 60 that engages drive shaft 42 and another cavity 62 that engages protrusion 50.
Cover lid 52 can be seen in more detail in FIGS. 6 and 6A where one surface 68 of cover lid 52 may contain protrusions 70. Also, cover lid 52 may contain at least one slicing means. Here, in a preferred embodiment, cover lid 52 comprises slicing section 72 with grating projections 74 and slicing section 76 with slicing slot 78.
FIG. 7 represents a typical salad dressing dispenser 80 that may be attached to cover 20 at receptable 36. Dispenser 80 has a removable top 82 and a recess 84 that engages receptable 36. Preferably dispenser 80 and receptable 36 are configured so that salad dressing dispenses through opening 86 into salad spinner 44. Optionally dispenser 80 and/or receptable 36 are mechanically connected to motor 40 so that an agitator 86 is rotated and/or salad dressing is positively dispensed.
It will be further apparent to one skilled in this art that the improvements provided for in the present invention, while described with relation to certain specific physical embodiments also lend themselves to being applied in other physical arrangements not specifically provided for herein, which are nonetheless within the spirit and scope of the invention taught here.


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Highway 93/95 Intersection Improvement Project - Radium Hot Springs Roundabout
We will be replacing the four-way stop at the junction of Highways 93 and 95 in Radium Hot Springs with a roundabout to improve safety and traffic flow.
The intersection experiences heavy congestion with long back-ups, causing lengthy delays during peak travel periods. Replacing the intersection with a roundabout will keep traffic moving efficiently and safely through the community.
Figure 1. Looking North to the existing four way stop intersection at the junction of Hwy 93 & 95
Figure 2. Looking Northeast to the existing four way stop intersection at the Junction of Hwy 93 & 95
This $11.9-million project is cost-shared with the federal government through the New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—National and Regional Projects. The Province is contributing $7.1 million.
The project is in the design stage and will be tendered early in 2020. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2020 and finish in late fall 2020.
A drop-in open house was held in Radium Hot Springs on Sept. 4, 2019. The following materials were displayed at the last public event and are available for viewing at the following link:


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Unfortunately we cannot discuss the payload or application for this particular aircraft, or the reasons behind why it was developed. However the Hex 8 is a truly unique aircraft configuration with the redundancy offered by 8 motors and with the improved efficiency of having only two pairs of co axial motors. The machine also maintains the benefits gained by co axial aircraft in handling difficult weather conditions. The Hex 8 folds neatly into a compact form for transportation.