Podcast appearances and mentions of lee kirby

Many companies overlook the untapped potential of veterans in the workforce. On this episode, host Sagi Eliyahu sits down with Lee Kirby, Co-Founder of Salute Mission Critical. Lee shares his journey from the military to the data center industry, highlighting the value of veterans in the workforce and how Salute Mission Critical helps bridge the gap between military service and technical careers.Key Takeaways:(03:56) Salute Mission Critical trains veterans for data center careers worldwide.(06:33) Both the military and data center industries demand continuous learning to keep up with rapid advancements.(09:57) AI is accelerating learning, achieving in minutes what once took centuries.(11:04) A culture that treats mistakes as learning opportunities unlocks workforce potential.(18:41) Military spouses also bring valuable skills in contingency planning and adaptability.(22:44) Great leadership comes from empowering teams, not just technical expertise.(26:38) Leadership in the military builds maturity, perspective and decision-making skills.(28:13) Hiring veterans offers a strong ROI due to their elite training and leadership skills.Resources Mentioned:Lee Kirby -https://www.linkedin.com/in/leekirby-datacenterservices-veteransprograms/Salute Mission Critical | LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/inc-salute/Salute Mission Critical | Website -https://salutemissioncritical.com/This episode is brought to you by Tonkean.Tonkean is the operating system for business operations and is the enterprise standard for process orchestration. It provides businesses with the building blocks to orchestrate any process, with no code or change management required. Contact us at tonkean.com to learn how you can build complex business processes. Fast.#Operations #BusinessOperations

This week we're diving back into the first appearance of Agatha Harkness, whose new show Agatha All Along debuts on Disney+ in the coming days. We'll be covering that show, so it made sense to look back at where it all started. And it started kinda weird! This comic is at the end of the historic Lee/Kirby run, and it's a light and odd story that finds The Thing in full Lou Costello mode. In the intro: we have a bit of news, including the Venom 3 trailer. If you don't care about that stuff skip right to 30:24 for the comic review!Heads up: we will be covering both Agatha All Along and The Penguin, which means this show will be coming out twice a week for the next month or so. Don't ever say we never gave you anything. Thanks for listening!

Schneider Electric's David Abrahams Named New Chair of the iMasons Armed Forces Meeting Resources Group (MRG) The iMasons Armed Forces MRG is a strategic initiative formed to raise awareness of data centres in the military community, showcasing the industry's career opportunities, and educating the sector about the value that veterans can bring to mission-critical organisations. As Chair, David Abrahams will continue to champion the iMasons values and support for veterans seeking employment in technical, engineering and operational roles across digital infrastructure. His appointment reinforces Schneider Electric's long-term commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and follows its recent announcement of the Veterans Transition Programme, alongside its mission to bridge the data centre skills shortage. Dealing with data centres in the military community Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today announced that David Abrahams, Key Client Manager, Cloud & Service Providers, Secure Power division, has been named the new Chair of the iMasons Armed Forces Meeting Resources Group (MRG). The iMasons Armed Forces MRG is a strategic initiative, formed to increase the number of military veterans, military spouses, guards, and reservists working in data centres and digital infrastructure. It helps to both raise awareness and showcase the industry's career opportunities for veterans, while informing and educating the data centre sector about the value that veterans can offer to mission-critical organisations. As its new Chair, David Abrahams replaces Mike Eytle, EMEA Regional Director, Datacentre Lease Construction and Fit-Out for Microsoft, and is appointed to lead alongside Lee Kirby, Executive Chair and Global Sponsor of the Armed Forces MRG, to build upon Mike's work - leading the initiative locally in the UK and Ireland (UK&I), and championing the iMasons support for veterans seeking employment in technical, engineering and operational roles. As a member of the Royal Air Force Reserves, David's ambition is to connect the iMasons with other industry Veteran Support Groups and bring together the digital infrastructure ecosystem to support veteran employment opportunities within the UK and Ireland. "The technology industry has a plethora of initiatives underway to help engage with graduates, apprentices and early talent, but is also calling out for highly experienced technical and operational personnel, who can provide a valuable contribution to the ever-growing data centre industry," said David Abrahams, Key Client Manager, Cloud & Service Providers, Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric. "Being appointed Chair of the iMasons Armed Forces MRG provides us with a valuable opportunity to give back to those who have served for King and country, while helping to address the skills shortage by building the data centre workforce of the future." AI and data centre skills shortages With the significant increase in demand for energy and data centre capacity, fuelled by the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), David's appointment aligns with Schneider Electric's mission to bridge the sector's skills shortage, which according to Uptime Institute, will require 300,000 full-time employee equivalents by 2025. To address this, the company already has several digital programmes in place, including the Schneider Electric University, a vendor-agnostic and CPD accredited professional development platform, which helps stakeholders upskill and stay up-to-date with the latest technology, sustainability, and energy efficiency initiatives. To date, the Schneider Electric University has delivered more than one million, free-to-attend courses to over 650,000 data centre, energy and sustainability professionals, and has more than 180 countries represented by its global user-base. Additionally, Schneider Electric recently announced its new Schneider Electric Training programme, c...

We review the (re)debut of It! The Living Colossus, a character from the Lee/Kirby giant monster days that gets revived and tweaked for the Bronze-Age! NEXT UP: Strange Tales #171. We'll be doing this ep LIVE on YouTube on 10/9 at 6:00 PM Pacific. MAIL: bronzeagemonsters@gmail.com  STORE: https://bronzeagemonsters.threadless.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/BronzeAgeMonsters DISCORD: https://discord.gg/NcFaq9Ednq VM: 971-220-JUNK

We go back and uncover an incredible archive covering the 1975 San Diego Comic Con! It was an industry hopeful for a better tomorrow, many talents struggling to get by. Which talent felt trauma watching their creation grow into a media darling? Who wouldn't allow photos of their work to be taken? Stan Lee! Jack Kirby! Jim Steranko! Jerry Siegel! Chuck Norris! All in their own words straight from Comic Con ‘75! 

In today's episode, Tom Scioli returns to the show! We talk his latest project, I Am Stan, a book about Stan Lee. We talk the research that went into making this book, favorite Lee/Kirby stories and more. This is one book you won't wanna miss, especially after you watch this interview. Plus we talk his new Kirby book coming out from Image this September. Tom's links https://www.instagram.com/tom_scioli https://twitter.com/tomscioli http://www.tomscioli.com/ Comic Lounge links https://www.twitter.com/thecomiclounge https://www.instagram.com/thecomiclounge https://www.facebook.com/thecomiclounge https://www.thecomiclounge.com thecomicloungepod@gmail.com

A documentary about the life of Stan Lee brings up again how much Stan Lee or Jack Kirby was responsible for the popularity of Marvel characters that have been the basis of popular movies.

FOR EVERY KIND OF X-MEN ERA! This week, Aeric is joined by returning guest and “The Godfather of X-May” Doug (For Every Kind of Geek) to discuss and define EVERY era of X-Men comics! From the original Lee/Kirby days to the Krakoan Age – if you've ever wanted to get into a specific era of X-Men comics but didn't know where to start, then this episode is for YOU! Plus our latest Weekly Review on the penultimate episode of The Flash, this week's Comics Countdown, and more! Time Stamps: 00:00:52 Intro 00:05:07 X-Men Eras Defined w/ Doug 02:09:04 Weekly Review 02:23:25 Comics Countdown 02:42:30 Wrap-Up Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon: https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.com/ Subscribe to the For Every Kind of Geek YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1YTnBnE6TfAnJGAOZlTF8Q Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Crisis on Earth-X” by Blake Neely “Iron Man (Synthwave Cover)” by Melodicka Bros

There is Veteran friendly, then there's Veteran centered. In this episode, Lee Kirby, Chairman & Co-founder of Salute Mission Critical, joins SMA Tilley to discuss the mission of this amazing organization and how they use the military ecosystem of precision and attention to detail by hiring Veterans and Military Spouses to perform complex tasks in mission critical environments in the high quality data center industry. Your Next Mission® video podcast with host 12th SMA (R) Jack L. Tilley features insightful conversation with subject matter experts from the military and civilian communities. It's a place where we can have frank and honest conversation, tackle tough questions, share stories, and have some fun along the way. Want to watch more of our video podcast? Please scroll through our video library right here on YouTube. You will have access to stories of Veterans, Soldiers, Servicemembers, Non-Profits and Leaders at every level to include live videos shot on location. Or visit our website at yournextmission.org for more information. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yournextmission/message

Download Gary's 13 Keys to Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business from https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ Lee Kirby (https://www.salutemissioncritical.com/) is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Salute Mission Critical, a premier global data center services company, launched in 2013 and founded to provide military veterans and their families with careers. He has dedicated himself to being a servant leader in the tech industry and changing the lives of military families worldwide. In this episode, Lee and Gary discussed: How to Hire The Right People For Your Business Identifying Your Target Customer Veteran Employment: Supporting Veterans as a CEO Leveraging Military Skills in The Job Market https://www.linkedin.com/in/leekirby-datacenterservices-veteransprograms/ https://twitter.com/LeeKirby https://twitter.com/SaluteMissionC https://www.facebook.com/salutemissioncritical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOnbf0kGLYU Connect with Gary Rabine and DDCEO on: Website: https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DitchDiggerCEO TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ditchdiggerceopodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DitchDiggerCEO Twitter: https://twitter.com/DitchDiggerCEO YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ditchdiggerceo

On this episode, Cassandra Rose speaks with Lee Kirby, Chairman & Co-Founder at Salute Mission Critical. Salute Mission Critical is a data center services company that deploys, manages and decommissions data center sites with high-quality results and military precision. Salute is dedicated to pulling from a labor pool of veterans — a disciplined, adaptable and trainable group.   Lee shares details of his 36 years in the military and explains why he was inspired to help veterans when he learned that unemployment for that group was over 25%. He also discusses what makes veterans attractive hires, the hidden jewels of the military community and how diversity in hiring works hand-in-hand with hiring veterans.   Looking to build your own BragWorthy Culture? Fringe can help. Fringe is the number one lifestyle benefits platform. Give your people the power of choice and save a ton of administrative headaches by consolidating existing vendors and programs into a simple, automated platform. Contact us at Fringe.us.   #bragworthyculture #peoplefirst #digitalwork #employeeexperience #employeeengagement #hr #bestplacestowork #workculture #employeebenefits

[School of Movies 2022] For years this seminal, game-changing Silver Age comic book has seemed damned-near impossible to adapt into a movie, with all four efforts failing resoundingly at getting major audiences to care about Marvel's First Family. And yet Pixar did it twice with the serial numbers filed off and the clear vision of Brad Bird. So Sharon and I look back on those movies, two that we've covered in the past just based on their own merits (2005 and 2007) and two others whose productions deserve delving into (1994 and 2015), and we compare them against the comic itself from various periods (Lee & Kirby, Byrne, Simonson, Morrison, Waid, Straczynski, Hickman) and not only speculate on how they could fit into the MCU, but celebrate their characters (along with Doom, Silver Surfer and Galactus) in a way that film has been unable to, at least to date. This episode took a hell of a lot of research and is richly prepared for all of you. Our shortlist of recommended reading is as follows... 1. FF #48-52 ('The Coming of Galactus', 'This Man, This Monster', The Black Panther debuts) 2. FF #262 ('The Trial of Reed Richards') 3. FF #334-346 ('Into the Time Stream') 4. 1234 (Limited 4-issue series) 5. Vol. 3 #67 - Vol. 1 502 (4-issue 'Unthinkable' arc) 6. #538-543 ('Civil War') 7. #570-572 ('Solve Everything')

QUESTION PRESENTED:(1) Whether the rebuttable presumption of equitable tolling from Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs applies to the one-year statutory deadline in 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(1) for seeking retroactive disability benefits, and, if so, whether the government has rebutted that presumption; and (2) whether, if 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(1) is amenable to equitable tolling, this case should be remanded so the agency can consider the particular facts and circumstances in the first instance.Date    Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)Sep 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)Oct 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Oct 04 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.Oct 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. filed.Nov 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to December 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Nov 10 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 22, 2021.Dec 22 2021 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.Dec 30 2021 | Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)Jan 05 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.Feb 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.Feb 22 2022 | Petition GRANTED.Mar 10 2022 | Motion of the parties for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.Mar 22 2022 | Motion of the parties to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 18, 2022.Apr 19 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano.May 02 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.May 13 2022 | Brief of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed.May 19 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Disabled American Veterans and Lee Kirby filed.May 20 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. and Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc. filed.May 20 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.May 20 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed.May 20 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed.May 20 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Edgewood Veterans, et al. filed.Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 4, 2022.Jun 22 2022 | Record requested from the Federal Circuit.Jul 06 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.Jul 18 2022 | Brief of respondent McDonough, Denis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed.Jul 19 2022 | The record from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, has been electronically filed.Jul 21 2022 | CIRCULATEDAug 17 2022 | Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)

Opening theme by Logan Howard of Sword Breaker Call-ins from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Podcast Spikepit Runeslinger of Casting Shadows Psychobilly The Cramps, The Meteors, Dai Kaiju, Khrangbin, Vivisectors, HoliznaCC0, Mystery Mammal, Nova's The Crusher ("Do the Hammerlock") Outland (1981), not Outlander! Twin Peaks Nicole Williamson's rendition of The Hobbit The Wind in the Willows stop-motion Nostalgia, life stories, coherence Heraclitus said "No man ever steps in the same river twice. For it's not the same river and he's not the same man." Glory Days by the Boss Mike Wyatt - Against the 70s The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Hong Kong toys - inspirations for Rust Monster, Owlbear, etc. 3-D Owlbear When We Were Wizards podcast - rise and fall of EGG Toy Soldiers blog on Dragonriders of Styx Blog post on HD > hp Taika Watiti, What We Do in the Shadows, Jojo Rabbit Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammet (influenced Yojimbo, Fistful of Dollars) Thor Wake the Mangog by Lee/Kirby, Simonson Dragonriders of Styx Demons Phil Tippet Mad Dreams and Monsters Rayotus.com Closing music is Moth Man by Apache Tomcat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds/message

 It's an hour of silence as we examine the Inhuman king BLACK BOLT! Just kidding, you know neither of us can shut up for that long… listen now! Intro Get in those questions for 150th AMA Go back & listen to episode 68 on Medusa for better understanding of the dynamic Background (1:44) Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #45 (Dec. 1965) Black Bolt is the Inhuman king - exposed to Terrigen Mists as an embryo, his voice has the ability to create massive, destructive waves of energy - he was placed in a soundproof chamber and taught to control his voice, even while sleeping Reenters Inhuman society at nineteen, and his brother Maximus makes a deal with the Kree to take over - Black Bolt shouts at the Kree ship, which crashes on the Inhuman parliament, killing his parents - the sound also drives Maximus mad, and he swears revenge on Black Bolt He ends up engaged to his distant cousin Medusa, who would visit him in confinement, and they fell in love He and Medusa oversee the assimilation of Inhumans into the larger world, and engage with many heroes and villains in the universe Had a child with Medusa, in defiance of the Genetic Council, who believed his bloodline was too dangerous to continue - he gave up his crown to be with his son Regained the crown and helped the Inhumans resettle on the Blue Area of the Moon Was a member of the Illuminati, a secret group of highly intelligent & powerful individuals that attempted to manipulate events from behind the scenes - came to the forefront in World War Hulk when they exiled Hulk from the planet, and he came back seeking revenge (later revealed that this was actually a Skrull imposter, and the real Black Bolt had been kidnapped some time before) Played a major role in Infinity, as he was the one who discovered Thanos' plan to kill his son Thane Inhumans vs. X-Men - Black Bolt's use of his sonic scream on Cyclops is what kicked off the major war (it was actually a mental projection of Cyclops created by Emma Frost, as Scott had died due to exposure to the Terrigen Mists) Death of the Inhumans - has his throat slit by Vox, but still able to use his scream to escape imprisonment and joined the Royal Family in attacking the Kree - this permanently damaged his voice, however Issues - Theme is communication (6:00) Black Bolt. Blackagar Boltagon. From the first time I read the classic Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four run, he has always fascinated me. The basic building block of social interaction among humans -- and insofar as we know -- Inhumans, is speech. From a philosophical standpoint, there is no organized society without verbal communication. It's everything. It is the singular most important element that serves to bring people together to work as one for a common purpose. So you take a person who -- it's not like he's unable to speak through deafness from birth restricting his ability to absorb what speech should sound like, or throat cancer or an injury to the larynx or something similar preventing his vocal cords from functioning properly. He is fully capable of exercising that most basic tenement of social interaction, but if he utters even the slightest whisper, even by accident, if he coughs or sneezes, he can destroy everything and everyone around him. There's no established canon limit on what the power of his voice can actually accomplish, but everyone pretty much understands even the slightest sound from him is potentially catastrophic. As if going through life from birth having to engage in so much rigorous physical and psychological training to never utter a sound -- not even accidentally in your sleep -- wouldn't create enough issues for you, let's add onto that: you're the king of an entire race of people, entrusted with all of the responsibilities of governing and the expectations of leadership that entails. Oh, and you accidentally killed the primary support system you had in your parents when you found your brother forging a pact with the aliens who were directly responsible for your powers and understandably lashed out. Ho -- lee -- crap. How the man didn't become a gibbering wreck with a death wish as soon as he was old enough to fully grasp all this is the stuff of miracles. I think the fact that Black Bolt even functions at all, much less as well as he does given the circumstances, is a testament to just how well the guy's got it all together. Let's just try to run down what I'm sure is not a complete list of this man's issues: 1) Severe isolation. Your terrigenesis turned you into a potential weapon of mass destruction on a civilization-ending scale. You spent most of your life from that point on having to be in complete isolation from others and undergoing rigorous physical and psychological training to never utter the slightest of sounds with your voice, even by accident. Just communicating yourself, your feelings, your wants, and your needs to other people is a grueling exercise at best. You have to constantly make yourself understood to others in a way that they typically don't. Think of all the things this implies. 2) Crippling guilt at the very real consequences your powers have brought. You don't have to imagine what will happen if you slip up. You know full well. You killed your parents with your voice. You didn't mean to, it was an accident, but it happened. You have a family, you have a wife, you have people that you care about who absolutely will be reduced to a fine pink mist by a weapon that is of your person, your very essence of being, that you have almost no control over. That is a gorgon that will haunt your soul forever. (15:32) 3) Overwhelming responsibility. You are not just trying to function as a part of a society you can't realistically fit into. You are its king. Every one of your people looks to you for leadership, and you have to run your society and make your wishes known without being able to easily communicate them. When you have to have a conversation with other people where you don't know what you're going to have to communicate in advance, you are fully reliant on others that you have to place your trust in to communicate for you. With all of the lack of nuance that implies. You don't just not have a physical voice, you don't have a metaphorical one either. It's Medusa, or Professor X, or someone else you have a psychic connection with acting on your behalf. That's terrifying on a deep personal level. (26:29) Like I said, the fact that this man functions at all is a great credit to his incredible mental fortitude. Break (35:25) Plugs for BetterHelp, Frigay the 13th, and Al Ewing Treatment (37:27) In-universe - Bring him to pocket universe that neutralizes Black Bolt's voice to allow him to speak in his own words Out of universe - What does a therapist do with a patient that is mute by choice? The real-world parallels, we talked about before. Deaf, hard of hearing, and mute people. Stroke victims. People with throat cancer or something else that necessitates an electronic voicebox. Hell, I'll even go so far as people residing in a country where they don't speak the prevailing language, and are reliant upon interpreters to perform basic interactions with others. It can be a constant, nonstop, terrifying journey through life when you just can't communicate with others on your own. And like I said, I plead ignorance, but I assume noncommunicative people need psychological counseling. I just have no idea how that's done, when verbal communication is such a vital part of the process. (43:41) Skit (feat. Anna from Freudian Sips) (50:14) DOC: Hello Black Bolt, I'm Dr. Issues. And hello again Medusa, thanks for joining us to interpret. Normally I don't do this, but given the… unique communication barriers here, it's helpful to have someone here. MEDUSA: Of course, Doctor, good to see you again as well. Black Bolt and I appreciate you taking the time to speak to us. D: Please understand, no offense, but this is not meant to be a couples' session. As an interpreter, your role is to make sure that Black Bolt's statements are provided as clear as possible. Therefore, I will be speaking and looking at him directly while you assist us. If there is anything that needs clarification, please let me know. M: *slightly irritated, but polite* Yes, of course, Doctor. *pause* Black Bolt says thank you. D: Great. Now, what can I help you with today? M: Black Bolt says he wants to make strides with the world at large…without disrupting his personal life. D: That sounds reasonable, albeit a bit vague. I'm aware that you have a large role in your kingdom. Is there a particular aspect of your job that you're struggling with? M: Black Bolt says that he detests the notion that society can't fix it's own ills. *pause* My apologies, he says that he wants… others to have more participation and involvement… so he doesn't have to carry most of the burden… himself. D: That makes sense. I emphasize appropriate delegation all of the time. Is there something that prevents you from having the kind of balance you envision? M: He says there are… too many functions to go through on a daily basis… that are set to the royal family by default. Tradition weighs us all down. *aside* Especially his wife. D: Well, based on what I know, although there is still a right to confidentiality for the details, I can say that dovetails well with your personal relationships. M: Black Bolt says that he…is thankful…someone finally understands…wait, I'm sorry, I need to start over. Black Bolt says he is thankful I finally understand him better now. D: Huh?  M: Black Bolt wants to focus on… the loss of his free time. He is draining himself to serve… the people and serve his family. D: Oh…that took a bit of a turn. I'm sorry that things have been such a struggle. What are your coping mechanisms for recovery? M: Black Bolt says he enjoys time for…literature, and…taking walks with me. D: Aww, that's so kind…but he's shooting you a glare right now. What's up? M: He says that is not quite what he meant. He…likes…walking…alone…thinking about me. I apologize, he's going so fast now, it's hard to keep up. D: You seem very angry. Do we need to take a break? M: I'm just fine, doctor. D: I meant Black Bolt. Like I said, please just tell me what he is saying. M: Black Bolt says that…THINGS…aren't the way they are supposed to be right now. This is…slightly frustrating…If I weren't his queen I would be…somewhere less pleasant at the moment. D: Are you…are you censoring him? I would strongly advise you not to do that for the sake of any hope of progress. M: We apologize…as in, the royal we, because I have done nothing wrong…Black Bolt wishes to have an independent…NO.  D: An independent what?  M: An independent…point of view on how his emotions can be controlled OH MY! D: Well, I recognize what THAT finger means. It's obvious there's a breakdown here. Perhaps we all could use a time out. M: No, let's continue speaking. *clearly directed at Black Bolt* After all, it's good to get things off one's chest, right dear? BLACK BOLT: *snort* *gust of wind, small amounts of damage* D: No words necessary. And I DO mean that literally. Let's try this one more time M: Black Bolt says- D: *interrupting* Nope. No way. I see where this is going. I was a fool to think this wasn't a couples' session. No interpreter. Black Bolt…sir. I have no problem with you as a patient. But I also realize that I have put you in the most awkward situation imaginable. I'm sorry. We have to find another way to do this. I know you can write. Maybe secure email and text instead? Less hassle this way. M: Black Bolt says he…wants to keep trying…wait…keep trying how? I don't know how that works. D: What is it? M: So, this is me talking…he wants to make sure that you know I mean well, but tell you how I felt after my last session with you. But, I don't want to make it about me. That's not the point. D: So he's asking you something. That's fine. Ultimately, it's up to you.  M: Black Bolt says this interaction is a microcosm of how he feels every day. Bottled up, locking away a part of him that no one ever gets to know because it's too dangerous. He…has to be a statesman as well as a man of action, without a proper outlet. He…oh. D: What? M: He wonders if that's what childhood was supposed to be. D: I don't have an answer for that. Your experience is so beyond what I could imagine. To have someone be your voice from day one, always refied, monitored, scrutinized, manipulated, and yet bearing witness to the multitude of variance that humans and Inhumans have likely described, knowing full well that would never be your lot in anything that goes on. That's strength…but also the potential for agony. You're quite the being, Black Bolt. The definition of life's beautiful struggle, and I thank you for what you endure. M: Black Bolt says…wait…he…Doctor I can't…I won't interpret what he is saying. D: Um…did I do something to offend him? M: No, please understand, what is about to happen is in a perverse way the highest honor he can bestow upon you, and we have means to make amends. D: I have no clue what you're talking about. M: I'll let him explain for himself. D: For hims… WAIT WHAT? BB: *whisper* thank you *explosion sound effect* D: I truly appreciate the definition of peace and quiet, now more than ever. Ending (57:15) Recommended reading: Original Inhumans introduction in Fantastic Four - the Lee/Kirby stories are the best; also the Paul Jenkins/Jae Lee Inhumans run Next episodes: Echo, 150th Episode Special, 4 from Umbrella Academy Plugs for social References: The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series) -  Anthony (44:32) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord

Come with us to Yancy Street as we drill down on BEN GRIMM, THE THING! Why does a man so smart tawk like dis? Listen now to find out! Intro Upcoming interview with Allen & Will from Pocus Hocus - giveaway on IG - follow us there for more info Background (3:00) Ben Grimm (The Thing) created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961) Ben Grimm is a pilot and college friend of Reed Richards While flying an experimental rocketship with Richards, Richards' girlfriend Sue Storm, and Sue's brother Johnny aboard, the ship is bombarded with cosmic rays, which irreversibly alter all four travelers - Ben's body becomes covered in an orange, rocky hide - he dubs himself the Thing Reed attempts several times to reverse his transformation, but is unable to make it permanent - Ben does revert back to human on occasion though (largely through magical means) Had a starring role in Marvel Two-in-One alongside various heroes Stays on Battleworld after Secret Wars, because the planet provides him the ability to change at will - She-Hulk joins the FF in his stead, until he returns after defeating an evil version of himself Upon returning, he discovers that his on-again/off-again love Alicia Masters is dating Johnny Storm - this Alicia is later revealed to be a Skrull named Lyja #BecauseComics Ben and Sharon Ventura are hit with cosmic rays - Sharon becomes She-Thing, while Ben becomes more powerful and rocky Recurring stories for Ben involve the Yancy Street gang where he grew up - at various points they've been rivals and partners, with Ben even leading the gang at one point during his earlier years Joins the New Avengers after Seige, serving on both teams simultaneously Recently married Alicia, although their honeymoon was interrupted by a rampaging Hulk (under the control of the Puppet Master, Alicia's father) Issues (10:07) Insecurity and self-loathing. It's been his chief, most famous character-defining trait since his inception. He's horrified by his physical appearance and thinks it makes him a monster both inside and out. He's just one of those people that doesn't feel like he deserves anything good in life no matter how much he does as a hero. As such, he's often at the root of sabotaging his own happiness, particularly in his romantic relationships. He thinks that by pushing the people closest to him away, he's protecting them from disappointment and pain, but -- as I had to learn in my early 20s -- that's something people just do instinctively when they think very little of themselves. "Life Story" would go into this a little deeper and we'd learn he was a lot like this before he became the Thing. The war keeps changing thanks to Marvel's sliding timescale, but he's not particularly proud of the things he did overseas in the Marines, and just doesn't generally feel like he's someone worthy of being loved. He also frequently turns down cures to his condition, making up some dumb excuse about the team needing him or another.  Inadequacy; always feeling second best. This was way more prevalent in the Lee/Kirby years, but man, the fact that there are heroes like Thor and the Silver Surfer in the world, who are canonically stronger than he is but look like classic art masterpieces come to life just eats at him. And of course, there's the Hulk. Oh boy, he does not like being compared with the Hulk. His whole "I've got more heart than anyone else" thing and relying on willpower to carry him through fights is great for storytelling, but he's not top tier in strength in the Marvel universe, and he's well aware of the fact. (19:08) Playing dumb, for...some reason. Ben is not dumb muscle. Not even close. You don't get to be a test pilot in any branch of the military or an astronaut in NASA without being several standard deviations above average intelligence. The man has multiple advanced degrees in engineering and can fix pretty much anything mechanical or electrical that breaks down, even when it's a one of a kind invention of Reed's. He can instinctively pilot just about any vehicle he comes across, even if it's alien and he has no idea how it works. But for whatever reason, he seems to purposely cultivate an image of being the team's dumb guy with his gruff, matter-of-fact, Lower East Side manner of speaking. With his enemies, I get it. It's useful to be underestimated. But among friends and other superheroes, where there's no need for it? I don't get it. (29:29) Break (42:15) Plugs for BetterHelp, Into the Knight, and Jeremy Whitley Treatment - theme is hard outer shell/rough edges (43:54) In-universe - Being comfortable with his own skin Out of universe - (47:52) Skit (55:40) Hello Mr. Thing, I'm Dr. Issues. - Aw please, call me Ben. Alright Ben, how are you doing today? - Well doc, I got this crick in my neck that I just can't seem ta *interrupting* whoa, whoa, I'm not that kind of doctor. -I'm just messin with ya. Sheesh, I heard you could take a joke. *laughs* of course, of course. I just didn't expect that from the start. Way to throw me off. -No harm, right? I don't get a chance ta talk to someone like you one on one. People like you just run away from an orange pile o' rocks. I don't condone that kind of self-talk. Did I say a word when you came in other than to greet you? I meant it. -Come ahhhhhhn…not even a little reaction? Well, I'm human, so…wait, are you fishing for me to say something? -Maybe, what's it to ya? *pause* So you wanted to come across as one of the guys, but then you had to point out what makes you different. I'm perplexed already. -I get that a lot. Gotta admit, seein' an orange guy with a fugly mug don't do favors with subtlety. I ain't Shakespeare ya know. There you go again…in record time, you manage to drop more insults about yourself. -You ain't coming across as warm and fuzzy, either, pal. I'm sorry…it's just…I get defensive with patients because I've heard my fair share of depressed talk, and my gut is to fight it, tooth and nail. You, just like everyone else, are worthy of love and respect. Even if you don't have hope for that, I'll have it for you. -*sarcastic* Well golly gee, doesn't that make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I ain't a sad sack case, doc. I'm acknowledging your defense mechanisms because they're so common…more than you know. -Well, sometimes the best defense is a strong offense. That's what people come to expect. I don't have expectations. I just have a questioning attitude. I don't want to bombard you with too much too quickly, but you're going to have to touch on some things that you may not want to really talk about at the moment. -Like what? Well, since you led with it, let's start with the elephant in the room. How do you feel about your appearance? -It's there. *pause* Go on… -Look, I dropped the hints, the jokes, you know the answer, all right? I hate it. Hate it, hate it, hate it. But so what? Bad cards, man. Bad cards. Ya gotta make the best of it. And lucky for me, Alicia happens ta like it. I don't know what she… I was gonna say I don't know what she sees in me, but she's blind, so she can't see anything in me hehehe. Then what does she love about you? - Ta be honest, some days I don't know. It's one of the great mysteries of life. But I feel lucky just to know her, and the fact that she coulda been wit any guy and she picked me… well, some days that's what it takes ta get me outta bed in the morning. I don't think you'll appreciate it as much coming from me, but your personality as a whole shines through whatever physical form you may have. You have gravitas -Gravi…wha? Come on, don't get fancy on me. You'll start soundin like Stretch. He starts talking over ya head, and I get a cure for insomnia. I'm just a plain ol' guy tryin ta make it through the day. You're really entrenched in this style, huh? -You makin fun a how I talk? NO! I mean, you downplay everything about yourself, except the one thin…PART, that everyone can see. Is it to avoid attention? Consequences? What? -Look, I'm not into all sorts of psychobabble, but think about what you're sayin. I get to be wit some really good people. Susie is the most selfless person you'll ever meet. Flame Boy grinds my gears, but I'll be damned, his intensity has saved our ass a million times. Then you got the genius that makes the whole shebang go. Who am I to them, huh? Who am I to anybody?  This may sound dumb to say, but…forget for a split second who you are to them. Who are you…to YOU? -*pause* That's hard, doc. That's not how life is supposed to be. What do you mean? -You keep pushin me ta make some kinda breakthrough, and all I'm getting is vapor cone. I'm sorry, what? - Vapor cone is where an object traveling at hypersonic or supersonic speeds reduces the air pressure immediately surrounding itself. That drop in air pressure creates a corresponding drop in temperature. If the air is saturated with water, and the drop in temperature goes below the saturation temperature, it will form an instantaneous cloud around the object, because the air pressure drop is so sudden that the water can't move out of the way. Ya see it in planes when they hit Mach 1.  *pause* Thank you for teaching me something new….especially something that's outside of my particular reading. That was…BEYOND unexpected. -*sarcastic* Oh, ya make me blush. Take a compliment, please! You just showed more of yourself than I expected in one session. You managed to take a chance. You are more than you let on. I'm being a bit selfish when I say your goal should be to educate naive people like me in the areas you shine at. Don't shy away, I'm practically begging you. The more you do it, the more comfortable you'll be with that part of yourself. - Look, Doc, the truth is, I know what I bring ta the table. Reed's the brains, Susie's the heart, and Johnny's the mouth. Someone's gotta be the muscle. And yeah, I know I can come off a little rough around the edges, literally an' figuratively. But there's nothing wrong wit' being what people expect of ya, as long as yer ok wit it. And for all my talk, I gotta lotta friends. A lotta people who'd lay down their lives, and many have, ta save my hide. So I'm grateful every day for every single one of ‘em. It's gotten me this far, I don't see any reason ta rock the boat now. Fair enough. Just be mindful that…literally and figuratively, you're going to make waves with everyone you meet because you're a big orange rock.. You can control the impact. - Hardy har har. I guess you can make a joke after all. It's a joke, even if it's not a fantastic one. - Aw jeez…  Ending (62:32) Recommended reading: Literally any Fantastic Four run Next episodes: Pocus Hocus interview, Alex Summers, Echo Plugs for social References: Here's Looking At You, Kid - Casablanca - Anthony (17:52) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord

  The X-Men were a sort of Lee/Kirby also-ran for many years, sitting awkwardly between the sci-fi family styling of the Fantastic Four and the superhero dynamics of the Avengers. Now the X-Men are a longstanding staple at Marvel, with innumerable spin-offs and series. What are they all about though? In God Loves, Man Kills, Chris Claremont attempts to tell the quintessential X-Men story as a stand alone graphic novel. God Loves, Man Kills tells a story of prejudice, extremism, and organized religion that served as the basis for at least one blockbuster movie. Does it hold up? Is it good? Should you go read (or reread) it?    Music is by Free Rap Beats. Find us on Twitter at @armyofcrime and @dustin44444 or on the web at www.armyofcrime.com   Topics for this episode are the X-Men franchise and God Loves, Man Kills.      

Douglas Wolk is the author of All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told, for which he read every single Marvel superhero comic. It's available now, and if you're listening to this podcast, you are the target audience! Get yourself a copy today wherever books are sold (like Books with Pictures).Douglas is also the host of the Cold War-era Doctor Doom podcast, Voice of Latveria, which Lord Doom commands you to listen to under pain of death. Robb has guested on an episode, and so has Bryan. For an extra 15 minutes of this episode, support us on Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our super-secret bonus feed of content. The expanded edition of this episode includes our conversation about Silver Surfer #13 and the woulda-coulda-shoulda been of the Lee-Kirby partnership, PLUS Robb's recording of Rick Jones' very first public musical performance, as seen in the pages of Captain Marvel #18!Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"And Then Came Electro!" - Amazing Spider-Man #82, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Sting of the Serpent" - Avengers #73, written by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Giacoia and Sam Grainger, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Before I'd Be Slave..." - X-Men #65, written by Dennis O'Neil, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff' Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

There's no question that the data center industry has experienced tremendous growth this past year. Phillip Marangella, CMO for EdgeConneX, and Lee Kirby, Chairman and Co-Founder of Salute Mission Critical discuss what's driving that growth and the significant change for good that is taking place within the industry. The two met up with Joao Lima, Editor for The Tech Capital, and discussed how their respective companies are paving the way for meaningful change for veterans, young people, women and other under-represented groups within the industry. Through the hard work of EdgeConneX and Salute Mission Critical the possibilities are endless. For EdgeConneX, it's the Customers, People and Planet that is at the heart of its global mission. By having those three core areas covered - EdgeConneX believes that everything else will take care of itself.Tune in to learn more about EdgeConneX' Capstone Initiative tailored for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Salute's incredible work to train and employ thousands of veterans globally within the data center space. 

On this episode, we unearth one of Lee & Kirby's greatest creations: the Mole Man! Join us as we dig into his origins and career of villainy, getting to the core of this gem of a character! The new theme song was written and produced by Bethany Joseph (@than_than_b). 

Un 8 de agosto de hace 60 años, salía a la calle el primer número de un comic llamado Fantastic Four. Guiados por nuestro amigo Mariano Cholakian de Ouroboros World y sus extensísimos conocimientos, nos zambullimos cual Namor en todo lo que vino a partir de ahí: sus creaciones y sus creadores, la dupla Lee/Kirby, sus altos, sus bajos, y su paso a través de las décadas que la llevaron a convertirse en una de las "Big Two". ¡Excelsior!

Saudações, robôs, mutantes e alienígenas! A nave-mãe Omniverso está em festa e os cosmonautas Reginaldo, Jamerson e Dãozinho se banharam de raios cósmicos e falaram um pouco do Quarteto Fantástico criado por Stan Lee e  pelo rei Jack Kirby. A família primordial da Marvel comemora 60 anos […]

Greg Matiasevich (of Multiversity Comics' "Robots from Tomorrow" podcast) joins Douglas to discuss Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine! #1-12, a Lee/Kirby tribute miniseries spearheaded by Erik Larsen and Eric Stephenson. Topics include "Jack Kirby" as a genre, the lost Kirby black-light poster, and how this cast of thousands went about approximating the vintage F.F. vibe.

During the reading of Calvin's diaries, he refers to different Civil War terms and words. This episode explains to you in advance to the reading of his diaries this information so that you will understand the whole of his daily life.

Lee has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of information systems, strategic business development, finance, planning, human resources and administration both in the private and public sectors. Lee has successfully led several technology startups and turn-arounds as well as built and run world-class global operations. He is a trusted advisor and independent consultant for various organizations in the data center sector and provides interim leadership to emerging and transforming technology companies. His core technical competency focuses on improving the performance of critical infrastructure through sustainable solutions that reduce operating costs across all industries. Lee provides leadership from business strategy development through funding to execution and his focus on sustainable operations has repeatedly driven value to all stakeholders. His primary focus, Salute, launched in 2013 and is focused on providing military veterans with job opportunities. By immersing the veterans and helping them gain experience and skills this initiative delivers a feeder system to the data center industry and the first step in a career for the veterans. In addition to an MBA from University of Washington and further studies at Henley School of Business in London and Stanford University, Lee holds professional certifications in management and security (ITIL v3 Expert, Lean Six Sigma, CCO). He also serves as a frequent contributor for many industry conferences and publications. In addition to his many years as a successful technology industry leader, he has masterfully balanced a successful military career over 36 years (Ret. Colonel) and continues to serve as an advisor to many veteran support organizations.Our services for both our clients and candidates can be found below ✔️For Employers: https://www.nenniandassoc.com/for-employers/✔️For Candidates: https://www.nenniandassoc.com/career-opportunities/✔️Consulting: https://www.nenniandassoc.com/consulting-services/✔️Executive Search: https://www.nenniandassoc.com/executive-search/Nenni and Associates on Social Media:► Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nenni-and-associates/► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nenniandassoc/► Email Listing: https://www.nenniandassoc.com/join-email-list/► Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nenniandassoc► Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NenniAssociates

Problem-solving, critical thinking, risk management, adaptability…In this fascinating #NomadFuturist podcast, Lee Kirby, our first guest with a military background explains with great clarity, why the skills learned in the military can lead to success in the critical infrastructure industry.  A retired Colonel and technology industry leader, Kirby grew up on a farm in east Tennessee but left for broader horizons. Kirby shares how his 36-year experience in the military led to his developing Salute in 2013, as a way to continue “serving.” The organization, which he describes as “a workforce development strategy put into action” trains veterans and places them in the data center industry. Kirby was drawn to technology early on. After his first active duty tour ended in 1981 he managed to transition into tech jobs, initially in programming, then project management for networks, followed by involvement with data centers. Over the years, he successfully shifted back and forth between civilian life and tours of duty in Haiti, Afghanistan and Iraq. Kirby found that his military training gave him a competitive advantage in terms of leadership skills and communications, allowing him to move up through the ranks both in military and civilian life. This realization was key to the founding of Salute.  “One of the biggest assets of hiring vets is their problem solving and critical thinking. They don’t address symptoms, they look for root causes.” He highlights how transferable these fundamental skills are. “Whether it’s a combat situation or a peaceful one you can go through the analysis in the same way: Identify the problem, come up with alternatives, understand the costs, get continuous feedback to make sure that what you did solved the problem and didn’t create any consequences.” Kirby, who has transitioned over 2000 vets into the data center world, finds that the discipline, sense of personal responsibility and can-do attitude that are ingrained in military training make vets ideal resources. “Veterans are far more loyal as employees. If you transition and train them and get them hooked into your mission…vets love a mission bigger than themselves.”  Kirby stresses the importance of treating people with respect, establishing an inclusive culture and having transparency all the way up the chain of command. “I’ve always believed that leaders are servant leaders, if you set the right environment you can bring people along and develop them.” His advice for the young emphasizes the value of broadening one’s horizons. “Learn a foreign language! Get exposed to it and learn the culture. Get to know people and be able to communicate with them…this opens your eyes to a lot of things, no matter what the language is.” In addition to his military career, Lee Kirby has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of information systems, strategic business development, finance, planning, human resources, and administration both in the private and public sectors. Kirby has successfully led technology startups and turnarounds as well as built and run world-class global operations. He is a trusted advisor and independent consultant for various organizations in the data center sector and focuses on improving the performance of critical infrastructure through sustainable solutions.  In addition to an MBA from University of Washington and further studies at Henley School of Business in London and Stanford University, Lee holds professional certifications in management and security (ITIL v3 Expert, Lean Six Sigma, CCO). He also serves as a frequent contributor for industry conferences and publications.

In this episode I am joined by Lee Kirby, Chairman and Co-Founder of Salute Mission Critical. Lee has led an amazing life having spent the majority of his life in the United States Army Reserve while also developing a successful career in data centers. Lee began his career in the military and then moved into the world of networking and data centers. After developing a successful career in the data center industry Lee then made the decision to form Salute Mission Critical. Salute Mission Critical was built by veterans for veterans and it offers an amazing opportunity for former military personnel to join the data center industry. We discuss the reasons why Lee established the organisation, the excellent training they provide, how they have adapted in the last 12 months, and what the future looks like for the company. Lee also provides some amazing examples of people who have benefited from his organisations great work. Lee also offers some excellent leadership advice that can help us all become better leaders.  Enjoy!

Join us for our latest series entitled ‘Data Movers’. Telecom PR pro Jaymie Scotto Cutaia and top B2B social media influencer Evan Kirstel sit down with the most influential men and women of today’s leading telcos and data centers, supporting the network infrastructure requirements of our modern world.This special Veterans Day episode features Lee Kirby, Co-Founder and Chairman. We dive into Lee's military background, the mission of Salute Mission Critical, and much more!If you are interested in learning more about the people behind our industry’s top headlines, this podcast is for you!Follow Jaymie at @jscotto and Evan at @evankirstelAbout Salute Mission Critical: Salute Mission Critical transforms military veterans into world-class data center technicians and as a result, is now a premier IT Data Center Lifecycle services company. Clients around the world rely on Salute to deploy, manage, and decommission data center sites with consistent high-quality results. Their ability to recruit, train, and support our teams is unique and applied in a highly effective manner to fulfill your requirements anywhere.SUBSCRIBE to JaymieScottoTV for the latest Telecom News: https://www.youtube.com/JaymieScottoTVHOMEPAGE: http://www.jsa.netLIKE JaymieScottoTV on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JaymieScottoandAssociates FOLLOW JaymieScottoTV on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jsatv

Lee Kirby, Cofounder and Chairman of Salute Mission Critical, wanted to use his 36 years of military experience to help veterans and their families. Drawing upon 30 years of information systems, strategic business development, planning and human resource experience in private and public sectors, Kirby began Salute Mission Critical. Salute's mission is to provide military veterans and their spouses with a career path into the data center industry. Kirby sat down with Raymond Hawkins to discuss his passion for giving back to a community that meant so much to him. “We always had the mantra: it's people, process and technologies,” Kirby said. “So, we knocked it out of the park by tapping into the veteran community. If you look at a data center site, people will often outsource to at least three different vendors; one for security, one for critical environment and one for the IT environment. You can staff them with far fewer people if you can combine them into one solution.” And that total solution is what Salute provides. Salute's capabilities extend beyond the U.S. for those veterans living in other areas of the world. “We're operating in nine countries,” Kirby said. “Within six months, we will probably be 11 or 12 countries under our belt. In all these countries, we look to recruit veterans to bring them in. Outside of the U.S., we're probably about 50% veterans.” And Salute's program extends to military spouses, not only veterans. “We proved that this model worked and that we could train civilians,” Kirby said. “There's no reason why we couldn't also train that hidden gem of the military, and that's the spouse. We wanted to provide a platform if you're a spouse, and you're working with us in California; if your spouse gets transferred to North Carolina, we've got opportunities across the US. We can keep that person employed and growing through our ranks.”

Lee Kirby, Cofounder and Chairman of Salute Mission Critical, wanted to use his 36 years of military experience to help veterans and their families. Drawing upon 30 years of information systems, strategic business development, planning and human resource experience in private and public sectors, Kirby began Salute Mission Critical.Salute’s mission is to provide military veterans and their spouses with a career path into the data center industry. Kirby sat down with Raymond Hawkins to discuss his passion for giving back to a community that meant so much to him. “We always had the mantra: it’s people, process and technologies,” Kirby said. “So, we knocked it out of the park by tapping into the veteran community. If you look at a data center site, people will often outsource to at least three different vendors; one for security, one for critical environment and one for the IT environment. You can staff them with far fewer people if you can combine them into one solution.”And that total solution is what Salute provides. Salute’s capabilities extend beyond the U.S. for those veterans living in other areas of the world.“We’re operating in nine countries,” Kirby said. “Within six months, we will probably be 11 or 12 countries under our belt. In all these countries, we look to recruit veterans to bring them in. Outside of the U.S., we’re probably about 50% veterans.” And Salute’s program extends to military spouses, not only veterans.“We proved that this model worked and that we could train civilians,” Kirby said. “There’s no reason why we couldn’t also train that hidden gem of the military, and that’s the spouse. We wanted to provide a platform if you’re a spouse, and you’re working with us in California; if your spouse gets transferred to North Carolina, we’ve got opportunities across the US. We can keep that person employed and growing through our ranks.”

Orion has recently entered into partnerships with Infrastructure Masons, an organization that helps data center professionals connect, grow, and give back, and Salute Mission Critical, a premier IT Data Center Lifecycle services company. Lee Kirby, an Army Veteran with a successful military career spanning over 36 years, joins the show to discuss his military background and why the data center industry is a great fit for veterans. Lee is on the Advisory Council for Infrastructure Masons, as well as the co-founder and chairman for Salute Mission Critical. If you’re not sure if a career in Data Centers is for you, Lee makes it clear that there is something for everyone, regardless of your military background. Topics include: • Lee’s military and post-military careers • Why veterans are a good fit for the data center industry • Free resources available to veterans through Infrastructure Masons

R. Lee Kirby, MD, Professor of PM&R and head of the Wheelchair Research Team at Dalhousie University, shares fundamental concepts that medical students can apply when providing care to patients who use wheelchairs. Topics in this episode include: history and examination, overcoming physical barriers in the clinical environment, and common injuries associated with wheelchair use. Check out wheelchairskillsprogram.ca to learn more about the Wheelchair Skills Program.

Thank you for your service, first! For the kick-off of our veterans' talent initiative, we start with the great work being done by Salute Mission Critical.  In their words, "Clients worldwide turn to Salute Mission Critical they need precise execution in their data center environments.  Whether building new, deploying into a leased facility, managing an existing site or refreshing/moving sites, we provide highly trained, disciplined personnel and teams to fulfill your needs."   In this portion of our series on data center careers, we look at some of the options for vets returning from service and how their deployments can equate to civilian careers in data centers (and others).  We will discuss scholarships, apprenticeships, and the work Salute is doing with Infrastructure Masons and ways in which they are helping with homeless vets.

Live from PTC'20, we are excited to welcome Mr. Lee Kirby, Chairman, of Salute Mission Critical, a global Data Center services company that is known for turning veterans into world class data center technicians.The Salute operating model is built on a rich history that skillfully integrated best practices from the military and the industry.  Salute deploys, manages, and decommissions data center sites with consistent high-quality results and military precision. The meteoric growth of Salute has had the dual benefit of helping data center clients rapidly grow and change without risk and helped thousands of veterans start careers in the data center industry; dramatically changing the lives of veterans and their families.  Salute has been recognized by the industry as the best example of a business with a social conscience.

I tredje del af den fantastiske fire ...delte adventskalender skal det handle om ALT det, der skete efter Lee/Kirby: John Byrne, Walter Simonson, Jonathan Hickman, fire film, fire tegnefilm og et radioshow - og meget mere. God julehygge og fornøjelse.

This week, we travel back to the room 716A at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the home of the celebrated Fan Expo Canada. For this episode, we get to listen in on a panel hosted by Blake Bell along with Michael T. Gilbert, Klaus Jansen and Ty Temptleton as they look back and wax rhapsodic...

Dixie Crawford and Barbie-Lee Kirby join Sara Khan for a special NAIDOC Week 2019 edition of Race Matters, recorded live at the Australian Museum.

Brewarrina is a town of fewer than 2000 people in north-west NSW and is famous as the home of the oldest surviving human-made structure in the world, the Brewarrina fish traps. Expected to be around 40 thousand years old, the resilient and innovative fish traps personify the town and the people it raises. One of those people is Barbie-Lee Kirby. Meanwhile, in 2016, at the annual CareerTrackers gala dinner, a man by the name of Alan Joyce presented an award for Intern of the Year. Before he read the winners name, he stood in front of the packed room and confidently announced: “ If a gay Irish man can be the CEO of QANTAS, then so can an Aboriginal woman.“ Moments later, Barbie emerged on stage to resounding applause. And her excellence certainly didn’t end on that night. Since then, Barbie has gone on to be an employee of Qantas, she’s a board member for the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) and the Founder of We Pledge: an initiative that connects Aboriginal high school girls in Brewarrina with other Indigenous female professionals who are working in a range of fields across the corporate, government and non-profit sector. Here’s Barbie Lee Kirby…. CREDITS: Host: Marlee Silva With thanks to Barbie-Lee Kirby Producers:  Elissa Ratliff and Amelia Navascues To find out more about We Pledge, head to https://wepledge.weebly.com/  GET IN TOUCH: Follow Tiddas 4 Tiddas on Instagram here... https://www.instagram.com/tiddas4tiddas/ Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Tiddas 4 Tiddas is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here...https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ The Tiddas 4 Tiddas artwork is made possible by Call Time on Melanoma and artist Keely Silva. Support the show.

PASTE-POT PETE IN THE HOUSE YO! Also, Doctor Doom and Loki return! Tyrannus and the Scarlet Beetle make their debuts! And the Marvel Comics Universe versions of Lee + Kirby appear for the first time, in the book that they wrote and drew! Our buddy Noah also crashes the podcast and either didn't know or didn't care that we don't cuss on this thing. Hopefully we caught all of his bad words! Reading List: Fantastic Four #10, Incredible Hulk #5, Journey Into Mystery #88, Strange Tales #104, Tales to Astonish #39, ©1963 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com

This week's Race Matters spans identity, icons and Invasion. Sara and Rhyan are joined by special guest Barbie-Lee Kirby, a Ngemba/Wailwan, Baakindji and Yuwaalaraay woman. Barbie is a NASCA board member and the CEO of We Pledge, an initiative that seeks to connect Indigenous female high school students with Indigenous professional women across various industries. The crew speak on the huge Invasion Day rallies around the country, and the need to #changethenation rather than simply change the date. They also reflect on the importance of community coming together at Yabun, and the powerful, joyous comeback of deadly 2000s legends Shakaya, who performed at the festival. 

Jeet narrates the largely forgotten prehistory of Marvel Comics ... Does Stan Lee or Jack Kirby deserve more credit for creating the Marvel Universe? ... Lee's real skills: editing, branding, and marketing ... The link between Spider-Man and Ayn Rand ... Lee's foresight in working to make Marvel movies ... How Judaism influenced Lee and Kirby ... Is it crazy to rank Lee/Kirby alongside Shakespeare? ...

This week, hosts Matthew moore and Corey Craig sit down with the comedy writing team of Josh Lee Kirby & Jon Veles from Fresh Off The Boat & The Real O'Neals and discuss their fascinating journey! *Music provided by bensound.com

Back for round three is Thor editor Ralph Macchio to discuss all things Thor! The focus of this interview is the DeFalco/Frenz run on Thor, but you'll also hear Ralph reminisce about reading the Lee/Kirby run as a kid, marvel at seeing Thor on the big screen, and reveal what it was like to be […]

Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) talk about the lives and careers of two of comics' greatest luminaries: Joe Simon and Jack "the King" Kirby! They discuss Jack and Joe's respective childhoods right up to the moment they meet, and continue along their whirlwind and somewhat unorthodox paths through comics' Golden Age. Then you'll learn about Kirby's ascendancy to rewrite the way comics were told while Simon quit comics...sort of. They also detail the late lives of the legendary Captain America creators, including the legal battle with Marvel fought by Jack Kirby's estate that was settled very recently! You'll definitely want to learn about these creative powerhouses that changed the comics industry--several times over!   weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com   BREAK CLIP: WBAI August 28, 1987 celebration of Jack Kirby's 70th birthday (snippet) SOURCES: http://www.tcj.com/the-joe-simon-interview/ http://kirbymuseum.org/biography/ Kirby’s vs. Marvel (2011-2014) http://www.copyhype.com/2011/08/marvel-v-kirby-work-for-hire-and-copyright-termination/ Simon vs. Marvel (2003) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/books/16gust.html?_r=0 Stan v Jack - Who did what http://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/ff_Lee-Kirby.html My Life in Comics by Joe Simon, Titan Books, 2011   TAGS: comics, history, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Marvel Comics, Captain America, Young Romance, romance comics, Fantastic Four, Archie Comics, Harvey Comics, DC Comics, Challengers of the Unknown, New Gods, Kamandi, Thor, the Hulk

Super Turbo vs the Flying Ninja Squirrels by Lee Kirby

Ernest Lee of RodeoTax.com discusses how specific income tax rules and regulations apply to rodeo contestants, specialty acts and others in the sport and Kirby Cannon gives a little insight to building an association from the ground up.

The third episode of History Honeys brings Grant to the hot seat to talk about The Comics Code Authority; its beginnings, its effects, and its legacy. If it seems like Alaina doesn't say much, it's because she was too busy trying to keep her composure in the face of the all-too familiar story of misplaced outrage and artistic repression. She made some incredible faces, though. Is scapegoating and censorship the path of least resistance? Can history remember anyone for more than one thing? How long of a shadow can one moment cast? Recommendations: Saga, I Hate Fairyland, Archie, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Starchie (and all of Will Elder and Wally Wood's work on MAD), The Lee/Kirby run on Fantastic Four (issues 1-102), Figment from the Disney Kingdoms line of books inspired by theme park attractions, and many other books we didn't mention in the recording. An article about Wertham's manipulation of facts to fit his argument: https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/204890 And a big thanks to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. As mentioned in the listener mail segment, two articles by Ciaran. Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

Socially Cordial Recaps Hello, and welcome to episode 162 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week on the show, we're covering Fantastic Four #138, featuring the return of three beloved characters last seen in the Lee/Kirby era. One is Johnny's college dorm-mate, Wyatt Wingfoot. Another is Wyatt's wannabe football coach and interesting plot-dodger, Coach Thorne. And the third is... uh... the Miracle Man. The Miracle Man and Coach Thorne. Just let those sink in. It's not all bad, however, as Alicia experiences minute plot development, Johnny gets a reverse haircut, and Steve and Andy present the latest instalment in their irregular series, How To Speak In A New York Accent. Send in your feedback to fantastic4podcast@gmail.com, leave your comments at the libsyn site, or at fantasticflameon.wordpress.com. Follow us on twitter, where we are @fantasticast The Fantasticast is Patreon supported. Visit www.patreon.com/fantasticast to donate and support us. The Fantasticast is part of the Flickering Myth Podcast network. Original artwork by Michael Georgiou. Check out his work at mikedraws.co.uk Episode cover design by Samuel Savage.

Interview with Drs. R. Lee Kirby and Trevor Dyson-Hudson on Wheelchair Skills Assessment & Training Program Dr. R. Lee Kirby is from Dalhousie University and the Capital District Health Authority Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Trevor A. Dyson-Hudson, M.D. is Director of Spinal Cord Injury Research and Outcomes & Assessment Research at Kessler Foundation. For more information about the Wheelchair Skills Assessment & Training Program, go to www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca

  Justin Townson joins in on the podcast this week since he was the only other member of Talking Comics that Bobby could convince to go see Fantastic Four. Bobby and Justin review the film in the second half of the show. Stephanie, Bobby, Bob and Justin jump right into things early in the podcast to talk comics. With much sadness in our hearts, Steve steps out from the show this week due to a death in his family. Steve's beloved Moo Moo cat has passed away after 15 wonderful years. Please send Steve some love and condolences and let him know that you're thinking of him and his precious fur baby. RIP Moo Moo (8/12/00 - 8/11/15) Lightning Round Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #3, Spider Island #2, Lumberjanes #16, Ms. Marvel #17, The Nameless City Vol. 1, Siege #2, Civil War #2, Jupiter’s Circle, We Stand On Guard #2, Zero Vol. 1, Groot #3, Future Imperfect. Book of the Week Fantastic Four #1 (Lee/Kirby); Fantastic Four #236 (Byrne), Fantastic Four #60 (Waid/Wieringo), Love: The Fox, The Wicked and the Divine, Lazarus. Shared Book of the Week John Flood #1 written by Justin Jordan with art by Jorge Coehlo. FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is composed of Editor-in-Chief Bobby Shortle (Fanboy Remix, Doctor Whocast), Stephanie Cooke ( Misfortune Cookie) and Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com contributor) who weekly dissect the releases and give you, the consumer, a simple Roman yay or nay regarding them. Our Twitter handle is @ TalkingComics and you can email us at info@talkingcomicbooks.com. bobby shortle at the gym

The Lee/Kirby stories of the Silver Age are a tough act to follow, but the Fantastic Four in the Bronze Age has a lot to offer the interested reader as well, as this episode endeavors to prove! Inside you'll find scripts by Thomas and Conway, pencils by Perez and Pollard and Buckler and Buscema, and covers by Kirby; Medusa and Luke Cage as substitute FFers; Earth (TWO of 'em!) under siege by Galactus; the emergence of Franklin Richards' powers; the menace of Overmind; the courtship of Crystal and Quicksilver; the return of the Impossible Man; the deposition of Dr. Doom; and other '70s sensations sampled from the second 100 issues of the World's Greatest Comic Magazine. Excelsior! (1:52:38)

Episode 7 and it’s a super-sized one!  To close out the Lee/Kirby era of Adam’s history we jump back a bit to the first appearance of the High Evolutionary and Man-Beast, both of whom will play big roles in the next chapter of Adam’s life.  We also say goodbye to a comic podcasting great, call Odin names and discover the true creator of Red Hulk and the furry Beast!

Following a brief intermission, we reconvene to wrap up our extended examination of the Fantastic Four in the Silver Age, from the introduction of the Black Panther to the birth of Franklin Richards to the dissolution of the storied Lee/Kirby partnership in 1970. Also, a few words about the Human Torch feature in Strange Tales, and the 1967 Hanna-Barbera F.F. cartoon! (1:33:49)

Face Front, True Believers! Now begins a year-long exploration of the first family of Marvel Comics: the Fantastic Four! Adjunct professor of Marvel history Chris Eberle, teaching assistant Adam Murdough, and prize pupil Jamie D unite to bring you the reasonably complete lowdown on 'The World's Greatest Comic Magazine' through all the ages of its existence! First up, the first half of the all-important Lee/Kirby run of the Silver Age, including everything from the team's first appearance through the Galactus Trilogy, plus a passel of pedagogical propaganda pertaining to the pulsatin' pre-history of Marvel Comics itself! (2:46:10)

Happy Christmas, and welcome to the first of our two end-of-year special episodes of The Fantasticast. Once again, Steve and Andy are throwing the Lee/Kirby issues out of the window (not literally - we've proved over the past two years just how dangerous hardback collections of these comics can be) and are choosing two issues from across the length and breadth of the 53 years of the Fantastic Four. Andy's selection is up first, and he's chosen 1981's Marvel Two-In-One #74, a Christmas-themed team-up between The Thing and the Puppet-Master. With script by Mark Gruenwald and art by Frank Springer and Chic Stone, this story features a guest-appearance from the best bovine midwife in the world - Bova! Don't forget to answer our listener question of the month: We want to know your feel-good Fantastic Four reading experiences! Send in your feedback to fantastic4podcast@gmail.com, leave your comments at the libsyn site, or at fantasticflameon.wordpress.com. Follow us on twitter, where we are @fantasticast

In 1942 a crack commando unit was despatched to the UK to help the Allies in the battle against the Axis powers. Together these men became the finest fighting force ever seen in that man's war. If you have a mission, if that mission is impossible and if you can get them to follow orders, maybe you can send in - The Howling Commandos. Yes, Andrew & Micheal tackle that rag-tag band of devil-may-care heroes again on another dangerous assignment but for Sgt Fury it's more matters of the heart that are calling in SGT FURY #18. The, it's the swiging Sixties and FURY gets his BOND-mojo rolling when he is promoted and made The Man From SHIELD! Witness, girls, guns, gadgets, HYDRA and Alien Invasions?! Yup not only is there Lee/Kirby greatness from STRANGE TALES #135 but STERANKO returns with STRANGE TALES #168. That's far too much comics awesomeness for one show but somehow we manage to cram it all in. No don't thank us. Just send money.Feedback for this show can be sent to: heykidscomics@virginmedia.comHey Kids, Comics! is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/) but also the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio network!! You can now "Friend" either Micheal or Andrew on Facebook or on Twitter. THANK YOU for listening to Hey Kids, Comics!!! A part of the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio Network!

In 1942 a crack commando unit was despatched to the UK to help the Allies in the battle against the Axis powers. Together these men became the finest fighting force ever seen in that man's war. If you have a mission, if that mission is impossible and if you can get them to follow orders, maybe you can send in - The Howling Commandos. Yes, Andrew & Micheal tackle that rag-tag band of devil-may-care heroes again on another dangerous assignment but for Sgt Fury it's more matters of the heart that are calling in SGT FURY #18. The, it's the swiging Sixties and FURY gets his BOND-mojo rolling when he is promoted and made The Man From SHIELD! Witness, girls, guns, gadgets, HYDRA and Alien Invasions?! Yup not only is there Lee/Kirby greatness from STRANGE TALES #135 but STERANKO returns with STRANGE TALES #168. That's far too much comics awesomeness for one show but somehow we manage to cram it all in. No don't thank us. Just send money.Feedback for this show can be sent to: heykidscomics@virginmedia.comHey Kids, Comics! is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/) but also the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio network!! You can now "Friend" either Micheal or Andrew on Facebook or on Twitter. THANK YOU for listening to Hey Kids, Comics!!! A part of the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio Network!

Who Seeks The Seeker? Hello and welcome to the 52nd episode of The Fantasticast. There are now enough episodes for you to listen to one a week for an entire year. But it's not just about obvious and underwhelming numerical facts! This time around, Andy's got a cold, and Steve's taken advantage of that to create the most revolting episode introduction yet. We're covering Fantastic Four #46 (in Andy's case, in a liberal dose of snot), as the Inhuman saga heats up and we get to see just how much of a badass Black Bolt is. We also find out which international celebrity spoiled the end of Breaking Bad on twitter during the record (don't worry, that spoiler is not repeated).  But most importantly of all, we launch our first listener question. We want you, lovely listener, to tell us what Fantastic Four stories you feel are underrated. When we (rightly) venerate the runs of Lee/Kirby, Byrne, Waid/Wieringo, and Hickman, which runs, stories, issue or miniseries do you feel don't get the attention that they deserve? E-mail us, tweet us, facebook us, comment us and let us know! Send in your feedback to fantastic4podcast@gmail.com, leave your comments at the libsyn site, or at fantasticflameon.wordpress.com. Follow us on twitter, where we are @fantasticast

And So It Begins... Hello, and welcome to episode 1 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This is our special edition of our first episode. The audio is a bit cleaner, we've found some outtakes, there's a special producer's commentary, and Andy now shoots first. We hope you enjoy this episode but, as the commentary points out, the show has come a long way since this first recording. We have a much stronger format, much better quality audio, and we sound much more convincing when we're pretending that we're any kind of authority on the subject matter. To kick off the Fantasticast, we spend this episode introducing ourselves and answering the important question of why we would want to podcast about the Fantastic Four, before taking a look at the origins of the Marvel Age of Comics, then finally covering Fantastic Four #1. It's the first step on a road that covers the entire Lee/Kirby era, the Human Torch's adventures in Strange Tales, Marvel Two-In-One, and more. Welcome to The Fantasticast - we hope you survive the X-Men reference! Send in your feedback to fantastic4podcast@gmail.com, leave your comments at the libsyn site, or at fantasticflameon.wordpress.com. Follow us on twitter, where we are @fantasticast The Fantasticast is Patreon supported. Visit www.patreon.com/fantasticast to donate and support us. The Fantasticast is part of the Flickering Myth Podcast network. Original artwork by Michael Georgiou. Check out his work at mikedraws.co.uk Episode cover design by Samuel Savage.

Bruce recounts Fantastic Four issues 48 - 50, the Stan Lee & Jack Kirby version of the first meeting of the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer, and Galactus. WARNING: If you consider my telling you the story of a 40 year old comic book, then this is spoiler filled! BEWARE, LISTEN AT YOUR OWN PERIL! Thanks to Chris Marshall at the Collected Comics Library podcast for research help with this segment. We follow that with Scott Cederlunds first audition for a celebrity host for his Wednesday's Haul podcast. Jon and Stephen each do their BOP's, solo. Bruce's BOP can be heard on the N3RDcast podcast for July 9th, 2007 (warning! Can be explicit!)