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The Marvel Universe has apparently never existed before … because it starts in Previews #257!
I mean, what's up with that cover? I know that it's time for shiny, happy Marvel again, but it's not the start of the Marvel Universe, which has existed for five decades. Right? Oh, who cares? Let's flip!
Liam Sharp shows up on page 29 with a 40-page Aliens book … for 11 dollars? I'm kind of curious, but that seems a bit spendy, doesn't it? (16 June)
I missed the first Alien Legion Omnibus (although I'm sure it's still available), and now the next one is offered on page 30. Any positive testimonials about this? (9 June)
I'm kind of keen to get the new printing of Red Tide, which is on page 36. Come on, it's Steranko! It has to be good, right? Right? Anyone? (23 June)
Over on page 46, Beasts of Burden gets the trade paperback treatment. It's 20 bucks, it features the older stories, it's good horror, it has Jill Thompson on art … what's not to love? (16 June)
I always chuckle when a new bowl game or other sporting event calls itself a "classic" before it's even played. DC doesn't escape the hyperbole, either! Let's check out the solicitation text for Brightest Day #0 (page 63): "The effects that the already classic BLACKEST NIGHT …" It's not even finished yet, but hot damn! it's a classic! (14 April)
Green Lantern #53 (page 64): "New Guardians"? Well, it worked really well last time, so why not this time? (21 April)
I want to resist yet another story about Gotham City's craziest place (Arkham Asylum – Madness; page 69) because we've seen so many of those, but damn, it's Sam Kieth. Damn. That'll be cooooooool! (23 June)
So David Hine writes and Jeremy Haun draws Detective Comics #864 (page 71). It's yet another Arkham Asylum story, but that's a good team, I must say. (28 April)
Outsiders #29 (page 73): Looker returns. Damn it. I love Looker, by the way, but do not like her as a vampire. And there she is, still a vampire. Damn. (21 April)
I've never read a Doc Savage book, but I have to ask, given the cover of issue #1 (page 78) – does he wake up in the morning and put on a unripped shirt and then it always gets ripped, or does he simply wear the ripped one from the day before, knowing he's going to be in a situation where it's going to get ripped? It's vexing. (14 April)
Meanwhile, in other First Wave news, we get The Spirit #1 on page 79. The art in the main story is by Moritat, and the back-up story by Denny O'Neil and Bill motherfucking Sienkiewicz. Man, that's tempting.
Hey, Roy Harper got a fake arm (page 82)! How shocking! (28 April)
You can pick up a nifty hardcover of the Rucka/Williams run on Detective on page 87 for a cool $25. If you've been waiting for it, it's really gorgeous. (30 June)
So the Justice League: Cry for Justice hardcover is offered on page 90. It claims that the art is by Mauro Cascioli. Wasn't the most recent issue not actually drawn by Cascioli? (2 June)
There's a hardcover of Seven Soldiers of Victory on page 91. It's 40 bucks, and it's chock full of Morrison goodness! It doesn't feature JLA: Classified #1-3, which it probably should, but still!
The Viking Prince (page 93)! By Robert Kanigher, Bob Haney, and Joe Kubert! Whoo-hoo! Even though there were no Vikings in "fifth century" Iceland, I don't care! (30 June)
So, in Batman: Brave and the Bold #16 (page 97), Egghead teams up with Egg-Fu. If that happened in a "regular" DC book, it would turn into a bloodbath. In a Johnny DC book, it will be awesome. (28 April)
I'm not all that interested in the new DV8 mini-series (page 99), but it is written by Brian Wood. That's something! (21 April)
Even though I like to get my Big Two mini-series in trade these days, Garrison (page 106) sounds keen. It's Jeff Mariotte and Francesco Francavilla and a story about a mysterious and dangerous man. You know it will look great! (28 April)
Greendale, which is based on a Neil Young album, shows up on page 110. It's written by Joshua Dysart and drawn by Cliff Chiang, so it will probably be well written and it will look wonderful. On the other hand … the story, which is about a "politically active teenage girl named Sun" whose family has a "preternatural communion with nature" and whose town gets sent to hell is a bit of a stretch. I don't know. I'll have to mull it over. (9 June)
I'm not entirely sure that the world was clamoring for a trade paperback of Codename: Knockout, but there it is on page 112! (19 May)
Well, I guess it's a good time to rectify the fact that I've never read Stuck Rubber Baby, as we get a new edition on page 119. Yes, I've never read it. Forgive me! (2 June)
You know, I don't know if Turf (page 138) is going to be any good – it's a 1920s gangster epic that apparently has some weird extraterrestrial elements in it, but Tommy Lee Edwards is the kind of artist who can get me to buy almost anything. (7 April)
Page 146 has The Light, in which a "mysterious virus infects anyone that looks into an electric light" and, apparently, burns people alive from the inside out. Charming! Brett Weldele is an acquired taste, I believe, but I have acquired it, so I'll have to give it a look. (14 April)
Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Giancarlo Caracuzzo, who brought us The Last Resort, return with Splatterman, which features two comic creators and their horror character, who has gone terribly wrong. This sounds like good, gory fun. (28 April)
Hey, it's a Cowboy Ninja Viking trade on page 154! (14 April)
The second trade of Chew and the fourth volume of Elephantmen are offered on page 155. Both are very good, and I can't tell you why I'm excited about the Elephantmen trade, but I am. (14 and 7 April, respectively)
If you've been waiting for the trade of Underground, it's offered on page 158. I can't say it's completely worth it because issue #5 hasn't come out yet, but through four issues, it's very good. (21 April)
Magdalena returns on page 170. Try to control your excitement! (28 April)
You know, when I open the Marvel Previews, I'm confronted by this page of Dustin Weaver's Leonardo da Vinci, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., which geeks me out to no freakin' end:
I wonder if da Vinci would really wear his shirt open like that, but daaaaaammmmmmmnnnnnnn.
I like how on page 13, Marvel offers six books that are so classified (due to the fact that they deal with the aftermath of "Siege") that Marvel can't even tell us their final titles!!!!!!!! I'm sure they will sell, but that seems stupid somehow. But what the hell do I know?
You know, I hate agreeing with Kelly Thompson because she's, you know, a girl, but the cover of Black Widow #1 (page 15) would kick so much ass if it weren't for a small problem:
Really, Daniel Acuña? She's going to fight bad guys like that? And note how the eye is drawn to her porn-star face (would she really wear that much eyeliner when she's in action?) and then down to her breasts, including her nipples, which are faithfully represented. Sigh. I actually haven't read anything by Marjorie Liu, so I have no idea if this will be any good, but that cover is one strike against it.
I do like it when Marvel (or DC) has a sense of humor about their idiotic policies. In the text for Captain America: Who Won't Wield the Shield? (page 23), they write: "Featuring a special appearance by everybody's favorite underused character, Deadpool! At last, Deadpool! In a comic!" That's pretty funny.
I don't want to get Spider-Man: Fever (page 34) until the trade comes out, but it's only three issues, which means it will be collected with something else I might not want. And it's Brendan McCarthy!!!!!!! Coolio!!!!!!
I love this cover of Daredevil #506 (page 43):
Despite the fact that I've been unhappy with Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four recently, S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 sounds awesome (page 60). S.H.I.E.L.D. agents through history? Sign me the fuck up!
On page 76, we find out that Daken is moving "toward his destiny of becoming the new Romulus." So, wait a minute? Wasn't Romulus introduced three years ago, and hasn't really been that big a player? And now Dokken is replacing him? Weird.
Black Panther gets a Marvel Masterworks on page 85, with the story from Jungle Action #6-24. I doubt if I'll get this, because it's $65, but does anyone have positive things to say about this? It sounds keen, but who knows?
Over on page 115, Marvel gets around to collecting Warren Ellis' Excalibur run. I still haven't read this, even though I own the issues. I'll get around to it eventually.
You know where we're going next … it's the back of the book!
On page 190, you can get the trade of The Black Coat: … Or Give Me Death! from Ape Entertainment. It's quite good. Who doesn't love supernatural spy stories in the American Revolution?
I always have to check out the fun stuff from Antarctic Press. Page 193 has two (2!) groovy things: A comic about Olivia Munn and one about Sarah Palin. The Olivia Munn one is written and drawn by Brian Denham, who's a good artist, so it might actually not suck. As for the Sarah Palin one, well, here's the cover:
Sweet Jeebus.
Avatar gives us a trade of Garth Ennis' and Jacen Burrows' Crossed, which is apparently really, really twisted. If that's your thing.
On page 206, Avatar has Do Anything by Warren Ellis. I assume it's a lot like Come In Alone and From the Desk of Warren Ellis, two other collections of "thoughts" he's had in the past fifteen years. It'll probably be fairly entertaining, because those always are. And it's only six bucks.
For those of you who can't be bothered to read the Bible, Bluewater Productions has Faith #1: Jesus Christ on page 212. If you give this comic to sick people, will it cure them?
I don't know if Codebreakers from Boom! Studios (page 214) is any good, but I love me some comics about spies trying to break codes, so I may have to be all over this!
You can also get the first trade of Incorruptible, Mark Waid's "companion" title to Irredeemable. It's superpowered people acting differently than they used to!
Boom! is beginning a new, "adult-oriented" imprint called Boom! Town, and the first two selections are on page 222. Shannon Wheeler's I Thought You Would be Funnier, a collection of cartoons from The New Yorker, sounds decent, while Repuglicans, which shows various conservatives as monsters, does not (even though it's "certified cool" by Previews). Stuff like that isn't all that amusing, especially when both Democrats and Republicans are busy fucking up the country. There's enough opprobrium for all!
Dynamite Entertainment is really excited about Green Hornet. They have the regular, Kevin Smith series, a "Year One" series by Matt Wagner, and a series about Kato by Ande Parks. Get more Green Hornet than you can handle!
Dan Clowes has a new book, Wilson, from Drawn & Quarterly (page 249). I'm sure it will be good, but the actual plot doesn't sound like anything great: a middle-aged loner tries to rekindle his relationship with his ex-wife and build one with the daughter he never knew he had. But heck, it's Clowes, so there's that.
Some interesting stuff from First Second this month (pages 254-255): Booth is a story of John Wilkes Booth, which might be pretty keen, while Gene Luan Yang's Prime Baby gets collected, among other keen stuff.
On page 259, IDW has a comic-book adaptation of The Last Unicorn. Blast-from-the-past Peter Gillis is writing it! I've never read the book, but I'll tell you one thing – the animated movie from the early 1980s is terrible. My daughter loves it, and the animation is pretty good, but the story is a mess. Is the book that all over the place?
IDW also has Kill Shakespeare on page 263, in which the heroes of Shakespeare's plays battle his villains with the ultimate goal in mind – doing what the title says. It could be completely awesome or absolutely horrible. I'm hoping for the former!
Mike Grell draws The Pilgrim (written by Mark Ryan), a story of "war and the supernatural," with occult stuff from World War II affecting events today (page 270). It might be good or it might not, but it will look fantastic.
The second volume of Bloom County is on page 271. The first one was, unsurprisingly, awesome, so I can't wait for this one!
IDW continues to publish old stuff that other companies once had with Danger Girl on page 272. I have no interest in this, but hey! J. Scott Campbell!
Hey! It's yet more Green Hornet on page 277 from Moonstone. It's a bunch of prose by various authors, one of whom appears to be Harlan Ellison. Who knew the Green Hornet would be so popular?
Peter Kuper draws Upton Sinclair's The Jungle for Classics Illustrated on page 278, from NBM. I hated The Jungle, but Kuper is quite good. I assume this is many years old, so does anyone have it?
I don't have any interest in Spell Checkers from Oni Press (page 280) because it's about teenaged witches, and can anything in that genre really top The Craft? Yeah, I don't think so. But Jamie Rich is a pretty good writer, so you might be interested in this!
Over on page 283, Pure Imagination Publishing has a couple of collections from ye olden dayes of comicks, including Teen-Aged Dope Slaves and Reform School Girls, which features pre-Code comics with, well, wild teenagers. That has to rock!
For some reason, Top Shelf has picked this spring to highlight Swedish comics, and there are some interesting selections on page 296. The one that interests me the most is Second Thoughts, which features two characters whose brief encounter at an airport changes their lives. But the others sound keen, too.
There's nothing deeper in the back of the book that gives me nightmares, just the usual assortment of statues and busts that I can't imagine anyone buying but they still do, so we'll call it a day here. Have a grand time searching the dark corners of Previews for your comics fixes, everyone!
I'm 100% with you on the Da Vinci picture. Damn, I want that!
Re: the Black Panther Masterworks. Don McGregor did groundbreaking work in these stories and inspired some of our best writers, including Dwayne McDuffie. So, yeah, I recommend this collection.
I read Teen-Age Dope Fiends And Reform School Girls when it first came out in the '80s. It wasn't nearly as good as I hoped it would be.
Is Peter Gillis really back? Finally! I feared he'd disappeared off the face of the Earth. His Defenders was one of the greatest ever.
Is that Kang's helmut on the floor next to Leonardo's foot?
On page 206, Avatar has Do Anything by Warren Ellis. I assume it's a lot like Come In Alone and From the Desk of Warren Ellis, two other collections of "thoughts" he's had in the past fifteen years. It'll probably be fairly entertaining, because those always are. And it's only six bucks.
Or, you could read it for free here. It's a heady (heh) read but well worth the time.
The Da Vinci picture does a lot for me, too, despite my intense distaste for the idea (first floated in Secret Warriors #1's backmatter) that SHIELD and HYDRA are ancient organizations that fit behind the scenes of human history in Dan Brown fashion. I'm just tired of that story, not least because of the odium of conspiracy nuts saying similar sorts of crap about every major real life event.
Yes, conspiracy theorists have ruined conspiracy fiction for me. Arrrrrrgh! Now I have to throw darts at a picture of David Icke for awhile.
I wasn't clamoring for a Codename: Knockout trade paperback. However, it reminded me that I loved that book! Campy spy action, a blonde bimbo kickass secret agent, and her gay sidekick. Man, that book had it all.
As for Boom!Town, I really appreciated their "press release", which said "We're going to do some cool stuff." That's it. Nothing else. It didn't identify their goal for the imprint, or how the imprint's books were going to differ from Boom!'s usual tepid fare.
I was trying to think who the heck Egghead is, aside from the Marvel one, so I looked it up. Serves me right for only thinking of actual characters from the comics! I guess he's been pretty much TV-only until now.
Egghead looks just like Vincent Price! Cool.
Isn't that Doom's time machine next to Kang's helmet. Maybe it's got more to do with time travel than ancient conspiracies? Also Da Vinci rocks.
Tony: Good to know. You may have just cost me 65 dollars. Curses!
Dwayne McDuffie wrote a column about first discovering Jungle Action some time ago. Here's the link if you're interested:
Tony Isabella: "Re: the Black Panther Masterworks. Don McGregor did groundbreaking work in these stories… So, yeah, I recommend this collection."
Me: It's great to have the originals — don't need to buy the collection. Matter of fact, you can still probably buy the originals for less than the Masterworks…
Mary Warner: "I read Teen-Age Dope Fiends And Reform School Girls when it first came out in the '80s. It wasn't nearly as good as I hoped it would be."
Me: My thoughts exactly. Pretty tame stuff. There's better pre-code stuff out there waiting to be reprinted.
Omar Karindu: "The Da Vinci picture does a lot for me, too, despite my intense distaste for the idea… that SHIELD and HYDRA are ancient organizations that fit behind the scenes of human history in Dan Brown fashion. I'm just tired of that story."
Me: It tires me, too. The concept bores me already. Won't have to spend money on this series.
>>Black Panther gets a Marvel Masterworks on page 85, with the story from Jungle Action #6-24. I doubt if I'll get this, because it's $65, but does anyone have positive things to say about this? It sounds keen, but who knows?<<
My first comment on CBSBG states an emphatic "YES" to Jungle Action. I consider Billy Graham one of the most underrated pencillers ever. Also, early inks by Klaus Janson! This title sported some great unconventional (for that time) layouts, breaking free of the typical Marvel panles and using the entire page. And did I mention Klaus Janson?
I loved this book as a kid and even though I own the entire run I WILL buy this omnibus…I have waited for this for a long time. BTW, Jack Kirby took over the title(story and art) not long after this run and, well, ruined it.
Greg, your comments on the Black Widow cover are Right On.
I can believe in Superman or the Hulk a lot easier than I can believe in a "spy" running around around in a garish leather costume with her boobs hanging out. This is pubescent porn.
If you're unsure about Mike Grell's Pilgrim series, there's a free preview of it available at ComicMix.com. I thought it was fantastic, and I'm very much looking forward to it.
Other things that looked interesting in the Previews for me were:
RASL by Jeff Smith.
A Drifting Life
Iron Man Legacy #1 by Fred Van Lente
You know what's gonna suck? That Da Vinci, Agent of SHIELD picture after it gets colored. That line work is way too strong to be covered up.
Aside from the issues you mentioned about the Black Widow cover, I still think its a pretty groovy picture. Not sure if I'll pick it up though.
I will be picking up an issue of SHIELD though
Second Thoughts was VERY good! You can check out our review of it here: http://stumptowntradereview.blogspot.com/2009/06/podcast-review-of-templar-az-and-second.html
What's wrong with The Jungle?
Oh, man. That does look like Kang's helmet on the ground. And Da Vinci's wearing striped pants.
Leonardo Da Vinci is Kang!
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Omar, I'm sick of conspiracy stories, too. It's the thing that's bothered me the most about Marvel in recent years (what with Civil War, Secret Invasion, Dark Reign– one paranoid saga after another, all interfering with good series). It's even one of the reasons I stopped reading Mutant books regularly in the late '80s. (I've read them occasionally since, but rarely for very long.)
Since when was Black Widow anything but Bond-villainess cheesecake? And now we're "offended" by her tits hanging out? Get real.
I wish I could unreservedly recommend the Jungle Action collection. I loved, loved, LOVED these comics when they came out. Klaus Janson's inking on the first issue over Rich Buckler's creative layouts was so striking that I think I learned what an inker was and became a Janson fan at the same time. McGregor immediately became on of my favorite writers. His writing was in many ways groundbreaking in its day. McGregor, Steve Gerber, Steve Englehart, and Doug Moench were bringing new voices and new ideas into Marvel that departed from the Stan Lee model. I followed him avidly on not just the Panther but his Amazing Adventures/Killraven series. I read with somewhat lesser enthusiasm his weaker, briefer stint on "Luke Cage, Power Man," as Hero for Hire had come to be called.
After Buckler left Jungle Action, Janson continued to enhance the art over not just Billy Graham's pencils but, briefly and fascinatingly, over Gil Kane's. (What can I say? I was, and am, an art geek, and I kind of miss those days when you rarely knew who was going to be inking whom in a given month. I became quite adept at playing spot-the-inker.) The art looked substantially less great when Janson left. There was, however, an issue with the once-in-a-lifetime art combo of Graham's pencils, Craig Russell's inks, and colors by Tom Palmer. Palmer, an excellent colorist (especially given the printing limitations of those days), almost never colored any art he didn't ink. It looked great.
But in hindsight McGregor's prose is terribly purple and overwrought. His characters are always making speeches, and his captions, which are truly dense, just up the ante. He beats the reader over the head with the same themes over and over. McGregor believed in heroism in a way one rarely sees in comics nowadays. It was thrilling to a 13-year-old boy. But an adult comics reader in the post-Alan Moore, post-Grant Morrison age may find it rather alien and perhaps juvenile.
I still think you should read the stories one way or another. But you should be prepared to view them in the context of their time.
Steranko finally finished the new Red Tide? Hot damn! I'd given up… he was talking about how it was coming "in a little while" back when I saw him in San Diego in 1999.
I have the first one here and that one's pretty cool. I'm in.
So is the History of Comics Vol. 3 next?
Because I'm probably never going to get another opportunity where posting this link is remotely relevant, for those interested, here is a review of The Last Unicorn movie Greg refers to as "a mess".
I remember the black and white UK Daredevil reprints, and The Black Widow looked a whole lot better fully zipped up…
Included also in that Da Vinci pic as eye candy:
LOVE the Prometheus helmet on the left….and the Egyptian "hawk" helmet on the right…..
I give kudos to everyone who spotted the Kang helmet but Apodaca got me thinking about the pants and sure enough I checked out my Kang Time and Time again TPB and sure enough there are those pants….
Considering Kang's history…definitely a "Whoa" moment…..
Seriously, who's buying that Sarah Palin as Wonder Woman book? I liked that look better on Emily Deshancel on Bones….
Hmmm anyone got word on the 3rd Tiny Titans collection or the latest G-Man one?
"especially when both Democrats and Republicans are busy fucking up the country."
Pretty broad statement. Any examples of this to share with us?
I'll have to mull it over.
Well, as 'mull' is what they used to call weed in highschool, and this is a comic based on a Neil Young concept album… then that's probably exactly what you should do with this one.
IDW continues to publish old stuff that other companies once had with Danger Girl on page 272. I have no interest in this, but hey! J. Scott Campbell!
I'm with you, but I once read a review by Warren Ellis raving about the book… and so I've always been curious about it.
I'm 100% with you on the Da Vinci picture. Damn, I want that!
Man Of Action – the writing collective of Steven Seagle, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly and Duncan Rouleau – used to have unsold concepts on their site, one of which was an animated series called 'Teen DaVinci' (or something to that affect, maybe 'The Adventures of Young DaVinci'), but the concept was that it was DaVinci as a teen, inventing and being all artistic and stuff, to try and impress the ladies.
Always wanted to see that one get made.
As for Agent of Shield… have they changed what Shield means, or is he traveling through time or something,,, because the the name doesn't exactly sound like something they would have come up with at any other time than the mid-20th century.
"Pretty broad statement. Any examples of this to share with us?"
You want proof of representatives from both of the major political parties doing bad things?
Read the news. This is not the kind of statement anyone should have to explain. I think you're just being contrary.
I find myself wondering if "The Marvel Universe Starts Here" means Iron Man travels back in time to observe the Big Bang.
Forgive me from digressing from the pressing importance of Iron Man, SHIELD et al but… since you commented on my upcoming book I think you deserve a response.
Greg, here's the thing. I am not saying you should want or like or buy my book, REPUGLICANS, but I am saying it doesn't work for me to just say, "well all politicians are equally bad so you can't just criticize one group etc." As an
artist and an american and a human being I see some UNPRECEDENTED BULLSHIT going down against our
President- and a lot of it is because he's black. Not all but a lot. There are people in this country who CANNOT STAND the face that we now have a black president. They will say ANYTHING in their forthing frenzy of freakout, no matter how insane. Palin doesn't like somebody using the word "retarded" and trots out her phony outrage… but she stood at podium during the campaing chanting "who is Barack Obama?" while her screaming shills screeched
"Terrorist! Kill him!" and that was okay??? And now she says name-calling is bad and hurtful. Boo fucking hoo. And
I don't care that the fucking lame Democrats lost a senate seat; they had the seats for a year AND STILL COULDN'T DO SHIT. So yeah, many of them suck too. But when the president wants to give kids a little peptalk
about staying in school and getting an education and how education is good and important, and that's all he wants to do, suddenly the situation is twisted into one where he's just like Saddam Hussein or King Jong Ill and we are living in a dictatorship and don't let your kids go to school that day… well, fuck those assholes. My choice is to sit on my ass and get mad- or to express my outrage and I choose to express it graphically. I am not out to persuade or preach- I am just putting my feelings down for the sake of my soul. I can't sit by and let these blowhards spout their endless crap without saying something myself. Where were the tea party assholes during the Bush years? Where was the repuglican health plan then? I could go on but I don't want to belabor this is your forum. Anyway it's not as simple as just complaining or making fun. There will be text in the book which mixes humor with facts. Something needs to be said on the other side. And for the record, I don't think the comic book market is the best place to say it as I don't think comic readers are that interested in such things. I hope the book will find a place in bookstores among politcal satire where it belongs. Respectfully, Pete Von Sholly
Pete: Thanks for stopping by. I do appreciate it. It actually make me more curious about the book.
Thanks. I should have mentioned my buddy Steve Tatham, a comedy writer and performer with strong political views (a man of many talents and achievements) who is writing the text- and that the text is as important as the art. So, in other words, it is much more than a book of nasty pictures. Hopefully it will also be entertaining and funny and informative too. Anyway thanks for hearing me out!
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Crews with Union Pacific remain on scene overnight where one of their trains derailed earlier Monday evening.
The report came in just before 4 p.m. that four freight train cars went off the tracks in the Sacramento River Canyon north of Pollard Flat along Gibson Road in Lakehead directly under Interstate 5. Traffic was not affected on I-5 or Gibson road.
Two train cars were perpendicular to the tracks and two others were hovering off the side above the river. Union Pacific representative Callie Hite says three of the cars were empty and one was filled with scrap paper. None of the contents from the cars fell into the river.
Hite says no one was injured, including the conductor and engineer who were in the locomotive. The 67 car train was heading north to Portland from Roseville. Sixty-one of the cars were empty; six of them contained scrap paper and wood chips.
Union Pacific is planning to reroute any trains that would have headed in that direction because there is no time estimate as to when it will be cleaned up.
Investigators are working to determine what caused the derailment. Check back for updates.


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You should read the following discussion together with the unaudited Covance consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Covance is a leading drug development services company providing a wide range of early-stage and late-stage product development services on a worldwide basis primarily to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Covance also provides services such as laboratory testing to the chemical, agrochemical and food industries. The foregoing services comprise two reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: early development services, which includes preclinical and clinical pharmacology service offerings; and late-stage development services, which includes central laboratory, Phase II-IV clinical development and market access services. Although each segment has separate services within it, they can be and increasingly are, combined in integrated service offerings. Covance believes it is one of the largest drug development services companies, based on annual net revenues, and one of a few that is capable of providing comprehensive global product development services. Covance offers its clients high quality services designed to provide data to clients as rapidly as possible and reduce product development time. We believe this enables Covance's customers to introduce their products into the marketplace faster and as a result, maximize the period of market exclusivity and monetary return on their research and development investments. Additionally, Covance's comprehensive services and broad experience provide its customers with a variable cost alternative to fixed cost internal development capabilities.
Critical Accounting Policies
Covance's consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The following discussion highlights what we believe to be the critical accounting policies and judgments made in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition. Covance recognizes revenue either as services are performed or products are delivered, depending on the nature of the work contracted. Historically, a majority of Covance's net revenues have been earned under contracts which range in duration from a few months to two years, but can extend in duration up to five years or longer. Covance also has committed minimum volume arrangements with certain clients with initial terms that generally range in duration from three to ten years. Underlying these arrangements are individual project contracts for the specific services to be provided. These arrangements enable our clients to secure our services in exchange for which they commit to purchase an annual minimum dollar value ("volume") of services. Under these types of arrangements, if the annual minimum volume commitment is not reached, the client is required to pay Covance for the shortfall. Progress towards the achievement of annual minimum volume commitments is monitored throughout the year. Annual minimum commitment shortfalls are not included in net revenues until the amount has been determined and agreed to by the client.
Covance does not have any individual significant contracts as pertains to revenue recognition. By way of background, at any point in time Covance is working on thousands of active client projects, which are governed by individual contracts. In addition, the Company has not had a single customer who accounted for more than ten percent of aggregate net revenues during any one of the last three years. Covance serves in excess of 1,000 biopharmaceutical companies and has over 23,000 active client projects. Most projects are customized based on the needs of the client, the type of services being provided, therapeutic indication of the drug, geographic locations and other variables. Project specific terms related to pricing, billing milestones and the scope and type of services to be provided are generally negotiated and contracted on a project-by-project basis.
Service contracts generally take the form of fee-for-service or fixed-price arrangements. In cases where performance spans multiple accounting periods, revenue is recognized as services are performed, measured on a proportional-performance basis, generally using output measures that are specific to the service provided. Examples of output measures in our early development segment include the number of slides read, dosings performed, or specimens prepared for preclinical laboratory services, or number of dosings or number of volunteers enrolled for clinical pharmacology. Examples of output measures in our late-stage development segment's Phase II-IV clinical development service offering include among others, number of investigators enrolled, number of sites initiated, number of patients enrolled and number of monitoring visits completed. Revenue is determined by dividing the actual units of work completed by the total units of work required under the contract and multiplying that percentage by the total contract value. The total contract value, or total contractual payments, represents the
aggregate contracted price for each of the agreed upon services to be provided. Covance does not have any contractual arrangements spanning multiple accounting periods where revenue is recognized on a proportional-performance basis under which the Company has earned more than an immaterial amount of performance-based revenue (i.e. potential additional revenue tied to specific deliverables or performance). Changes in the scope of work are common, especially under long-term contracts, and generally result in a change in contract value. Once the client has agreed to the changes in scope and renegotiated pricing terms, the contract value is amended and revenue is recognized, as described above. Estimates of costs to complete are made to provide, where appropriate, for losses expected on contracts. Costs are not deferred in anticipation of contracts being awarded, but instead are expensed as incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Covance did not experience a change in the estimates used to determine the amounts recognized as revenue (i.e. output measures or costs to complete) for any project resulting in a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Billing schedules and payment terms are generally negotiated on a contract-by-contract basis. In some cases, Covance bills the client for the total contract value in progress-based installments as certain non-contingent billing milestones are reached over the contract duration, such as, but not limited to, contract signing, initial dosing, investigator site initiation, patient enrollment or database lock. The term "billing milestone" relates only to a billing trigger in a contract whereby amounts become billable and payable in accordance with a negotiated predetermined billing schedule throughout the term of a project. These billing milestones are not performance-based (i.e., potential additional arrangement consideration tied to specific deliverables or performance). In other cases, billing and payment terms are tied to the passage of time (e.g., monthly billings). In either case, the total contract value and aggregate amounts billed to the client would be the same at the end of the project. While Covance attempts to negotiate terms that provide for billing and payment of services prior or within close proximity to the provision of services, this is not always the case, as evidenced by fluctuations in the levels of unbilled receivables and unearned revenue from period to period. While a project is ongoing, cash payments are not necessarily representative of aggregate revenue earned at any particular point in time, as revenues are recognized when services are provided, while amounts billed and paid are in accordance with the negotiated billing and payment terms.
In some cases, payments received are in excess of revenue recognized. For example, a contract invoicing schedule may provide for an upfront payment of 10% of the full contract value upon contract signing, but at the time of signing, performance of services has not yet begun, and therefore, no revenue has yet been recognized. Payments received in advance of services being provided, such as in this example, are deferred as unearned revenue on the balance sheet. As the contracted services are subsequently performed and the associated revenue is recognized, the unearned revenue balance is reduced by the amount of revenue recognized during the period.
In other cases, services may be provided and revenue is recognized before the client is invoiced. In these cases, revenue recognized will exceed amounts billed, and the difference, representing an unbilled receivable, is recorded for this amount which is currently unbillable to the customer pursuant to contractual terms. Once the client is invoiced, the unbilled receivable is reduced for the amount billed, and a corresponding account receivable is recorded. All unbilled receivables are billable to customers within one year from the respective balance sheet date.
Most contracts are terminable by the client, either immediately or upon notice. These contracts often require payment to Covance of expenses to wind down the study, fees earned to date and, in some cases, a termination fee or a payment to Covance of some portion of the fees or profits that could have been earned by Covance under the contract if it had not been terminated early. Termination fees are included in net revenues when realization is assured.
Bad Debts. Covance endeavors to assess and monitor the creditworthiness of its customers to which it grants credit terms in the ordinary course of business. Covance maintains a provision for doubtful accounts relating to amounts due that may not be collected. This bad debt provision is monitored on a monthly basis and adjusted as circumstances warrant. Since the recorded bad debt provision is based upon management's judgment, actual bad debt write-offs may be greater or less than the amount recorded. Historically, bad debt write-offs have not been material.
Taxes. Since Covance conducts operations on a global basis, its effective tax rate has and will continue to depend upon the geographic distribution of its pre-tax earnings among locations with varying tax rates. Covance's profits are further impacted by changes in the tax rates of the various jurisdictions in which Covance operates. In addition, Covance maintains a reserve for unrecognized tax benefits, changes to which could impact Covance's effective tax rate in the period such changes are made.
The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if the Company believes it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The amount of the accrual for which an exposure exists is measured as the largest amount of benefit determined on a cumulative probability basis that the Company believes is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement of the position. Components of the reserve are classified
as either a current or long-term liability in the consolidated balance sheet based on when the Company expects each of the items to be settled. Covance accrues interest and penalties in relation to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
As of September 30, 2012, the balance of the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits is $7.6 million, including accrued interest of $0.6 million, which is recorded as a long-term liability in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. This reserve relates to exposures for income tax matters such as transfer pricing, nexus, and deemed income. The decrease in the reserve primarily relates to the settlement of various income tax audits across multiple jurisdictions.
The Company also maintains a tax reserve related to exposures for non-income tax matters including value-added tax, state sales and use and other taxes. The balance of this reserve at September 30, 2012 is $1.1 million and is recorded as a current liability in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
While Covance believes it has identified all reasonably identifiable exposures and the reserve it has established for identifiable exposures is appropriate under the circumstances, it is possible that additional exposures exist and that exposures will be settled at amounts different than the amounts reserved. It is also possible that changes in facts and circumstances could cause Covance to either materially increase or reduce the carrying amount of its tax reserve.
Covance's policy is to provide income taxes on earnings of foreign subsidiaries only to the extent those earnings are taxable or are expected to be remitted. Covance's historical policy has been to leave its unremitted foreign earnings invested indefinitely outside the United States. Covance intends to continue to leave its unremitted foreign earnings invested indefinitely outside the United States. As a result, taxes have not been provided on any of the remaining accumulated foreign unremitted earnings as of September 30, 2012.
Stock-Based Compensation. The Company sponsors several stock-based compensation plans pursuant to which non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards are granted to eligible employees. These plans are described more fully in Note 10 to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 included elsewhere herein.
The grant-date fair value of awards expected to vest is expensed on a
straight-line basis over the vesting period of the related awards. The
grant-date fair value of stock awards is based upon the underlying price of the
stock on the date of grant. The grant-date fair value of stock option awards
must be determined using an option pricing model. Option pricing models require
the use of estimates and assumptions as to (a) the expected term of the option,
(b) the expected volatility of the price of the underlying stock, (c) the risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option and (d) pre-vesting forfeiture rates. The Company uses the Lattice-Binomial option pricing formula for determining the grant-date fair value of stock option awards.
The expected term of the option is based upon the contractual term and expected employee exercise and expected post-vesting employment termination behavior. The expected volatility of the price of the underlying stock is based upon the volatility of the Company's stock computed over a period of time equal to the expected term of the option. The risk free interest rate is based upon the implied yields currently available from the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve for issues with a remaining duration equal to the expected term of the option. Pre-vesting forfeiture rates are estimated based upon past voluntary termination behavior and past option forfeitures.
The following table sets forth the weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the fair value of options granted for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
Three Months Ended September 30 Nine Months Ended September 30 2012 2011 2012 2011 Expected stock price volatility 38% 37% 38% 37% Range of risk free interest rates 0.03% - 2.01% 0.10% - 3.62% 0.03% - 2.01% 0.10% - 3.62% Expected life of options (years) 5.2 4.8 5.2 4.8
Changes in any of these assumptions could impact, potentially materially, the amount of expense recorded in future periods related to stock-based awards.
Impairment of Assets. Covance reviews its long-lived assets other than goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets, for impairment when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based upon Covance's judgment of its ability to recover the value of the asset from the expected future undiscounted cash flows of the related operations. Actual future cash flows may be greater or less than estimated. During the second quarter of 2012, Covance determined that the carrying value of its equity method investment in a supplier of research products was no longer recoverable based upon changes in the research product market. The impairment was determined to be other-than-temporary and Covance recorded a charge of $7.4 million to write off the remaining carrying value of the equity investment as of June 30, 2012.
Covance performs an annual test for impairment of goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets during the fourth quarter. Covance tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level only when, after completing a qualitative analysis, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying value. This test is performed by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit to its fair value. Covance assesses fair value based upon its estimate of the present value of the future cash flows that it expects to be generated by the reporting unit. The most recent test for impairment performed for 2011 indicated that no reporting units were at significant risk for impairment. However, in the second quarter of 2012, Covance commenced actions to close its clinical pharmacology operations located in Basel, Switzerland and as a result determined the goodwill associated with the acquisition of the Basel clinic in March 2009 was impaired and recorded a charge of $18.0 million to write off the carrying value of the goodwill as of June 30, 2012. The Basel clinic is part of Covance's Early Development segment and clinical pharmacology reporting unit, however, because the clinic was operated on a standalone basis and was not integrated into the reporting unit after its acquisition, the related goodwill was evaluated for impairment at the site level and not the reporting unit level. In light of the impairment recognized for the Basel clinic, the Company conducted an impairment analysis of the remaining goodwill in the clinical pharmacology reporting unit and determined there was no additional impairment resulting from this action. There were no other events or changes in circumstances through September 30, 2012 that warranted a reconsideration of our impairment test results. However, changes in expectations as to the present value of a reporting unit's future cash flows might impact subsequent years' assessments of impairment.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans. Covance sponsors defined benefit pension plans for the benefit of its employees at several foreign subsidiaries, as well as a non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan and a post-employment retiree health and welfare plan for the benefit of eligible employees at certain U.S. subsidiaries. The measurement of the related benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost recorded each year is based upon actuarial computations which require the use of judgment as to certain assumptions. The more significant of these assumptions are: (a) the appropriate discount rate to use in computing the present value of the benefit obligation; (b) the expected return on plan assets (for funded plans); and (c) the expected future rate of salary increases (for pay-related plans). Actual results (such as the return on plan assets, future rate of salary increases and plan participation rates) will likely differ from the assumptions used. Those differences, along with changes that may be made in the assumptions used from period to period, will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnote disclosures.
Set forth below is a discussion of the impact that (a) differences between assumed results and actual results and (b) assumption changes have had on our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and on the financial position of the plans as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 for our United Kingdom defined benefit pension plans (the largest of our defined benefit-type pension plans).
United Kingdom Plans (dollars in millions) 2011 2010 2009 2008 Net periodic pension cost $ 1.6 $ 1.6 $ 2.0 $ 3.4 Assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost: Discount rate 5.20 % 5.75 % 6.25 % 5.50 % Expected rate of return on assets 6.50 % 6.75 % 6.75 % 6.75 % Salary increases 4.50 % 4.50 % 4.25 % 4.25 %
The movement in the net periodic benefit cost from period to period is attributable to the following:
United Kingdom Plans (dollars in millions) 2010 to 2011 2009 to 2010 2008 to 2009 Change in discount rate $ 2.1 $ 1.3 $ (2.2 ) Change in rate of salary increases - (0.1 ) - Other, including differences between actual experience and assumptions used (2.1 ) (1.6 ) 1.4 Foreign currency exchange rate changes - - (0.6 ) Net change in periodic benefit cost $ - $ (0.4 ) $ (1.4 )
United Kingdom Plans 2011 2010 2009 Assumptions used to determine benefit obligation: Discount rate 4.60 % 5.20 % 5.75 % Salary increases 4.00 % 4.50 % 4.50 %
The change in the projected benefit obligation from period to period is attributable to the following:
United Kingdom Plans (dollars in millions) 2010 to 2011 2009 to 2010 Projected benefit obligation, beginning of year $ 156.6 $ 139.9 Service/interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost in year 12.7 11.4 Benefits paid (2.3 ) (2.4 ) Actuarial loss: Decrease in discount rate 23.8 20.0 Other, including differences between actual experience and assumptions used (25.0 ) (7.8 ) Foreign currency exchange rate changes 1.9 (4.5 ) Projected benefit obligation, end of year $ 167.7 $ 156.6
Foreign Currency Risks
Since Covance operates on a global basis, it is exposed to various foreign currency risks. Two specific risks arise from the nature of certain contracts. The first risk can occur when Covance executes contracts with its customers where the contracts are denominated in a currency different than the local currencies of the Covance subsidiaries performing work under the contracts. As a result, revenue recognized for services rendered may be denominated in a currency different from the currencies in which the subsidiaries' expenses are incurred. Fluctuations in exchange rates (from those in effect at the time the contract is executed and pricing is established to the time services are rendered and revenue is recognized) can affect the subsidiary's net revenues and resultant earnings. This risk is generally applicable only to a portion of the contracts executed by Covance's subsidiaries providing clinical services. Historically, fluctuations in exchange rates from those in effect at the time contracts were executed have not had a material effect upon Covance's consolidated financial results. See "Risk Factors".
We also have other cross-currency contracts executed by other Covance subsidiaries where the foreign currency amounts billed are determined by converting local currency revenue amounts to the contract billing currency using the exchange rates in effect at the time services are rendered. These contracts do not give rise to foreign currency denominated revenue and local currency denominated expenses, but they do give rise to a second type of risk. This second type of risk results from the passage of time between the invoicing of customers under both of these types of contracts and the ultimate collection of customer payments against such invoices. Because such invoices are denominated in a currency other than the subsidiary's local currency, Covance recognizes a receivable at the time of invoicing for the local currency equivalent of the foreign currency invoice
amount as of the invoice date. Subsequent changes in exchange rates from the time the invoice is prepared to the time payment from the customer is received will result in Covance receiving either more or less in local currency than the local currency equivalent of the invoice amount at the time the invoice was prepared and the receivable was recorded. This difference is recognized by Covance as a foreign currency transaction gain or loss, as applicable, in the consolidated statements of income.
Finally, Covance's consolidated financial statements are denominated in U.S.
dollars. Accordingly, changes in exchange rates between the applicable foreign
currency and the U.S. dollar will affect the translation of each foreign
subsidiary's financial results into U.S. dollars for purposes of reporting
Covance's consolidated financial results. The process by which each foreign
subsidiary's financial results are translated into U.S. dollars is as follows:
income statement accounts are translated at average exchange rates for the period; balance sheet asset and liability accounts are translated at end of period exchange rates; and equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Translation of the balance sheet in this manner affects the stockholders' equity account, referred to as the cumulative translation adjustment account. This account exists only in the foreign subsidiary's U.S. dollar balance sheet and is necessary to keep the foreign balance sheet stated in U.S. dollars in balance. At September 30, 2012, accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheet includes the cumulative translation account balance of $42.3 million.
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One possible solution to the alleged disenfranchisement would be more uniform voting standards in the general election, Lawrence said.
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At four and half hours in length, `Mysteries of Lisbon' may be the longest film I've ever watched; but in all realities it is most likely the most rewarding. Without much background information (my friends were wise enough to keep details to a minimum) I sat back to soak in this film almost blind, only knowing that I was told I'd really, really enjoy this.
Lush, detailed, absorbing and atmospheric to perfection; `Mysteries of Lisbon' has no comparison.
A film that is on a grand scale like classic films such as `Gone With the Wind' and `The Leopard', `Mysteries of Lisbon' makes the most of its atmosphere by fleshing out its visuals with non-debatable perfection. The depth in the cinematography is outstanding. Many this year have been pimping the gorgeous frames in `The Tree of Life', but while watching `Mysteries of Lisbon' I couldn't help but be left breathless at the way each frame was perfectly staged to create such deep moods.Read more ›
It must be said, however, that this is not a movie for everyone. It is a successful adaptation of a classic novel. Complex novels typically get a short shrift in film format. I would say that the best way to treat a great novel is to see it in installments. Charles Dickens wrote most of his novels as a series of installments. The same can be said of Camilo Castelo Branco, the author of the novel this movie is based on.
This movie will appeal to lovers of world literature. If you are comfortable curling up with the "Brothers Karamazov" you will appreciate (if not like) this movie. Even the staunchest critics admit it is gorgeous to look at. But the strength of this movie is the literary work itself. Yes, it is difficult to follow which requires effort on the viewers part. And the languages are difficult to follow as well. Whereas the main narrative is in Portuguese, there is a substantial portion in French, and there is a smattering of other languages including English and Italian.
I was impressed by the facility of some of the main Portuguese actors to switch back and forth in impeccable French. It helps a lot to be able to understand all the languages in this film, a feat that most European sophisticated audiences are capable of, but with some due diligence, patience, and effort it is possible to appreciate this film following the subtitles. Dubbing this film in English would be a disaster because much of the film depends on contrasting Portuguese values with French values.
But I wouldn't recommend this film to everyone. Especially those who think of movies as fast paced action oriented entertainment. This is way beyond entertainment. It is a thought poem. It poses deep questions about life, war and peace, forbidden love and so much more.
Spread over Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil we have an orphaned boy finding his way in the world, a benign and caring priest who has more than one past, a street thug turned entrepreneur with a penchant for the ladies. A lady scorned, and a lot of running off to join monasteries and nunneries, which seems like a bit of a cop out, but was quite popular in the day so I am told. We also have an evil count, a reformed roustabout and some rubbish duels. There is so much here and it is told at a leisurely pace, which will infuriate some viewers, as we can have a whole scene where very little happens but moves the plot on at a somewhat glacial pace. However, it actually works as the pacing makes you consider what is taking place on the screen and affords you the time to fully weigh up the importance to the players of what can be seen by a modern eye as a pretty minor issue, to say more would be a bit of a spoiler.
With a cast list of to many to mention, the one actor I thought was outstanding was Father Dinis played by Adriano Luz, but there is not one bad performance. Lovers of costume or period drama will appreciate the sumptuous sets and the slavish addiction to detail, which all adds to the authenticity of the film. I actually quite enjoyed it, but watched in one sitting which was a bit much, and there are a tad too many coincidences, a bit like a Dickens plot at times, but for all that this is still a compelling and quite impressive piece of cinema.
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Some appropriate responses would be:
And, of course, you could use "sir" or "ma'am" to make your response even more polite.
You can't go wrong with, "You're welcome." It's short, it's to the point, and it's sufficiently formal. If you need to dress it up a bit further you can add "glad to help" at the end.
I would worry that too long or too flowery of a response might be interpreted as being condescending or mocking, especially if you're responding in written correspondence where the intonation of the response is hard to judge.
Let me put it this way, if I thanked a subordinate and she responded with something verbose like, "I am always most happy to serve you," or, "It is always my pleasure to come to your aid," I would think that bordered between weird and condescending.
I go with "It's my job" or I don't even answer. I get paid to do what I do. Too many thank you's are meaningless to me. Show me thanks in form of a raise or bonus. Then I'll say thank you.
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I appreciate the idea of the small, I assume 100% crops, but I would prefer them as separate images (that way I would get a better look at how well the detail holds up)
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A visually breathtaking array of Hubble's images in an extraordinary new volume...a book to fill readers with wonder. (Steven W. Beattie Quill and Quire 2012-11-29)
Part gorgeous coffee-table book, [part] mesmerizing astronomy book, Dickinson's latest is a treasure map to the majesty of our universe. (Publisher's Weekly 2012-09-17)
Hubble's Universe....a reminder that the finest telescope in space might also be the greatest camera ever created. (The Wall Street Journal 2012-09-29)
{starred review) Dickinson details the Hubble Space Telescope's contributions to science in both text and images. The book's precise descriptions and captions brilliantly complement the nearly 300 full-color Hubble images that form the bulk of the work. Its ten chapters showcase a selection of Hubble's most significant images with explanations of the discoveries they helped make. Especially fantastic are the images of solar wind stripping away large gas clouds that harbor stellar nurseries; images of Hubble's deep field, revealing galaxy clusters from halfway across the universe; and sublime images of vast, colorful nebulas.... Dickinson explains how all the photographed objects fit into scientists' understanding of cosmology, adding extra context to the pictures. Even if you only look at the pictures, this is an amazing book. The accompanying text and photo captions make the work outstanding. (Jeffrey Beall, University of Colorado Denver Libra Library Journal 2013-01-01)
At first glance, some readers might consider this a coffee table book with just a bunch of pretty pictures--the color images are very high quality--but the substantial captions for the images are extremely well written. Though readers can find many of the images online, they will not get the same lucid descriptions of the science behind the research of each astronomical object... This book will be useful as a supplementary resource for students in introductory astronomy courses. Hopefully, it will motivate more students to learn about the amazing universe that they live in. Highly recommended. (R. Kraus, University of Denver Choice 2013-06-01)
A very well done exploration of the telescope, its uses, its history, its astonishing achievements, and its unique place in the science of astronomical observation. The spectacular pictures are certainly a major feature of the book.... A particularly impressive chapter explains six of Hubble's top discoveries that would not have been possible with earthbound telescopes... The science in it is excellent, as a layman's introduction to some otherwise difficult concepts... highly recommended for both the casual reader and the serious lover of astronomy. (John 0. Christensen, Brigham Young University, Pro Science Books and Film 2013-02-01)
For those who never liked astronomy in school, this book will change your opinion. Outer space never looked so magnificent, and this book brings it all into crystal clear perspective. (Shelf Life 2013-01-01)
Stunningly colourful and surreal photos of cosmic columns, spiral galaxies, nebulas and pulsating stars...accompanied by clear, accessible explanatory text. (Globe and Mail, Christmas 2012 Gift Book List 2012-12-08)
You won't find a better celestial tour guide than Dickinson. Pick up Hubble's Universe and enjoy the ride. (John McPhee Halifax Chronicle Herald 2012-12-09)
The science in it is excellent, as a layman's introduction to some otherwise difficult concepts.... Highly recommended. (John O. Christensen Science Books and Film 2012-11-01)
The array of pictures is simply awesome... This book is basically a feast of astrophotography. (Evan Gough Universe Today 2012-12-05)
This catalogue of discoveries made thanks to the Hubble telescope works just as well as an otherworldly art book. (David Fuller Winnipeg Free Press 2012-12-01)
There's a new Hubble picture book every year, but this year we're lucky to have one authored by the guy who wrote NightWatch and The Universe and Beyond. (Alan Boyle Cosmic Log on NBC News.com 2012-12-19)
Dickinson showcases extraordinary late-breaking pictures, many of which have yet to receive wide distribution...and presents a breathtaking portfolio drawn from an archive of over 500,000 existing Hubble images. The accompanying text balances accuracy with accessibility, Dickinson's hallmark. And thanks to the author's familiarity with Hubble's history and discoveries and his access to top Hubble scientists for insight and accuracy, the text includes facts and tidbits not found in any other book. Combined with hundreds of brilliant images, the clear narrative brings to life the fascinating forces at work in the universe. (Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin 2012-11-01)
Astronomy has long been recognized as 'bait', dangled in front of children, in particular, to lure them into science more generally; and one of the facets that has always been especially tempting is the beauty of its subjects of study. Well, here is a veritable feast, culled principally from the Hubble Space Telescope and presented by a deft practitioner of outreach from Canada, Terence Dickinson. With perfect timing and a price that is an absolute snip, this dazzling book would be an ideal Christmas gift for anyone, young or old. A wide and very up-to-date range of topics in astronomy is covered, from planets of the Solar System to the remotest galaxies captured in the Ultra-Deep Field, each with stunning and crisply reproduced images accompanied by lucid text to place them in the context of the advances afforded by the HST; those images of nebulae and star clusters would be worthy of an honoured place in any great art gallery. The chequered history of the telescope itself is also
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me to i dnt know whats the point of trolling
The trolls are just players like you,and he like destroy and/or invade the internet(EE,forums,chat…).Everyone hate them,but the troll make MORE,the kick or ban is the only solution
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I believe that trolls just troll things to get people mad, and they love to watch your reactions, so by posting more and more I HATE TROLLS topics, you are just encouraging them to troll more
I agree with Lunio. Creating posts like this just charges them even more. And it possibly inspires others to join the trolls. Just stop making posts like this. The sooner the trolls realise that we aren't bothered (even if we are) the sooner they will stop.
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Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations
What is a spinal arteriovenous malformation?
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) occur when the connections between your veins and arteries don't form correctly and the vessels become entangled. Usually, these abnormalities develop in the fetus, or in a newborn baby.
AVMs can occur anywhere in the body. When they happen in the spinal cord and brain, they are called neurological AVMs, and are more likely to affect different parts of your body. This is because the brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system. Neurological AVMs affect about 300,000 Americans.
What causes spinal arteriovenous malformations?
AVMs are equally common among different races and ethnicities, and in both sexes. Most people don't even know that they have a spinal AVM—it may be found during treatment or diagnosis for another condition. Their size can vary from less than an inch, to 2.5 inches. Less than 15% of people with neurological AVMs will have symptoms or complications.
Spinal AVMs can cause problems with circulation because they interfere with your body's blood flow. Normally, your arteries transport oxygen-rich blood away from your heart and to cells throughout your body. Your veins carry that blood, with its oxygen stores used up, back to your lungs and heart. But the malformations of your arteries and veins in spinal AVMs don't allow this natural cycle to occur because of missing capillaries, which regulate blood flow.
Spinal AVMs can also lead to a serious situation if they rupture, causing bleeding into surrounding areas. They can also cause symptoms by compressing parts of your spinal cord.
What are the symptoms of spinal arteriovenous malformations?
Spinal AVMs often don't cause any symptoms. When they do, they're usually minor and difficult to notice. In a small number of people, however, the symptoms can be severe enough to affect their ability to function.
These are the most common symptoms of a spinal AVM:
- Muscles that feel weak or become paralyzed
- Ataxia, a condition in which you have problems with balance and coordination
- Pain or unusual sensations throughout your body, such as tingling or numbness
How are spinal arteriovenous malformations diagnosed?
If you have symptoms, your health care provider may use these tests to find out if you have a spinal AVM:
- Angiography (X-rays used along with a dye injected into your artery)
- MRI scans
- CT scans
- Magnetic resonance angiography
How are spinal arteriovenous malformations treated?
Treatment may involve a combination of surgery by a neurosurgeon, or an endovascular embolization. This is less invasive than surgery. A radiologist (a doctor who reads X-rays) plugs your vessels with a catheter. Radiation therapy is also an option. The type of surgery you have depends on the location and size of your AVM.
Your doctor may also give you medications to treat symptoms, such as back pain, caused by AVMs.
What are the complications of spinal arteriovenous malformations?
If spinal AVMs aren't treated, they may cause damage to your spinal cord because it can't get the oxygen it needs from your blood. A spinal AVM may also hemorrhage and leak blood.
Living with spinal arteriovenous malformations
Even though a spinal AVM may not always cause symptoms, it can still be dangerous, particularly if it starts to cause symptoms. Your health care provider should check any suspicious symptoms you have. These may include:
- Muscles that feel weak
- Muscle paralysis
- Difficulty with balance and coordination (ataxia)
- Unusual sensations, such as numbness or tingling, or pain
Key points
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) occur when the connections between veins and arteries don't form correctly and the vessels become entangled.
- AVMs can occur anywhere in your body. But when they happen in the spinal cord and brain, called neurological AVMs, they are more likely to affect different parts of your body.
- Pay attention to the following symptoms and seek medical help for:
- Muscles that suddenly feel weak or become paralyzed
- Any problems you may be having with balance and coordination
- Pain or unusual sensations, such as numbness or tingling in your body
- Headaches that won't go away
Seizures or feeling unable to control your muscles
When should I call my health care provider?
Your doctor should evaluate any signs or symptoms that indicate a problem with your nervous system, such as headaches that won't go away, seizures, and difficulty controlling your muscles.
Next steps
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your health care provider:
- Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.
- Bring someone with you to help you ask questions and remember what your provider tells you.
- At the visit, write down the names of new medicines, treatments, or tests, and any new instructions your provider gives you.
- If you have a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.
- Know how you can contact your provider if you have questions.


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The nominees for 'Best Indie Restaurant Blog' are mounting seriously intense campaigns.
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The mango masala curries the judges' favor.
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Foxtons Group Plc, a real estate broker based in London, said it expects to raise 390 million pounds ($626 million) in an initial public offering today.
The sale of 169.4 million shares at 230 pence each will give Foxtons a market value of 649 million pounds, the company said in a statement today. The sale includes a primary offering of 55 million pounds and 335 million pounds of secondary sales by shareholders, directors and employees.
Foxtons is benefiting from London's booming housing market, where the average price of a home climbed 9.7 percent during the year to July, according to the U.K's Office for National Statistics. The broker has 40 of its 42 branches in London and sells homes mostly at prices from 200,000 pounds to 1.4 million pounds, the company said on Aug. 27.
Foxtons shares begin conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange today. BC Partners bought the company, founded by Jon Hunt in 1981, for about 390 million pounds in May 2007.


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The recent discussion concerning the future of Mozilla Thunderbird is one example of the needs of a corporation vs. those of the user community.
The relationship between the open source community and software vendors has always been tricky. Uncompromising supporters of free software avoid using proprietary software – especially on the operating-system front – and many community members view market leader Microsoft as an evil-doer. In contrast to this, the most widespread ree system, Linux, offers a safe haven for open source advocates. One should avoid this kind of oversimplified
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