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Betsy joins us from Hurricane ravaged North Carolina with some extremely personal reflections on how lessons learned at Burning Man can be helpful in the aftermath of disasters.LINKS:Nick Heyming's article:  "So You Want to Go Help after a Major Disaster"Burners Without BordersHOSTSBETSY FINKLEHOO is a healer of massage therapy, CranioSacral and Dharma Coaching. She is an 8 year burner and has spent the last several years seeped in the personal development world, cultivating her passion for transformation and growth. Her recent project, The Power Affirmation Journal and virtual group empowers women to cultivate self awareness and healthy habits so they can live in greater freedom, mind body and spirit.http://poweraffirmation.com/Click here to get a FREE affirmation for Stay Sparked Listeners!HALCYON is full-time Love Ambassador. He is the founder of Hug Nation YouTube channel and daily zoom gratitude circles. He is co-founder of the Pink Heart Burning Man camp and the 1st Saturdays project for people experiencing homelessness. In his free time he coaches individuals on how to live joyfully and authentically. His other podcast is "Hard on the 80's."http://LifeStudent.com

A statement issued by Rice County this week said the Small Business Administration has two separate programs that are making low-interest, disaster relief loans to several types of businesses and organizations in the wake of the flooding last month throughout Rice County, and Greater Minnesota.  President Biden's Declaration of a Major Disaster on July 11th […]

Interviews with flood survivors, state and local officials and current and former FEMA employees reveals a pattern of administrative bloat at a federal agency that, to many Vermonters, seemed less interested in providing assistance than in finding ways to reject requests for aid.

Those working in Canterbury's emergency management believe the region is prepared for and is capable of responding well to major events - at the level of Cyclone Gabrielle or larger. Niva Chittock reports.

ABC's Derricke Dennis is live in Baltimore following a cargo ship crashing into the Francis Scott Key bridge, causing it to collapse!

The military has confirmed five Marines are dead after their helicopter crashed in a remote area near Pine Valley late Tuesday night. Governor Newsom has requested a major disaster declaration from President Biden to help San Diego recover from the recent storms. The temporary shelter in Balboa Park for flood victims is closing today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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It's been described as the airline industry's silent struggle, the issue of pilot mental health. It was pushed into the spotlight when an off-duty pilot was charged with trying to crash an Alaska Airlines flight from inside the cockpit. The National Transportation Safety Board held a summit devoted to mental health in aviation and NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy joined Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The animated hosts of the Cult Film Showdown explore the strangest time in human history - the late 20th century. A time when even Troma Video could find a way onto kids TVs. Watch along at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRkso3AeKZUk2kT_iXfXP8PCb6iaufS48&si=7nKxhyHpiA2z0QQm Episode 3 "Toxic Crusaders" Toxic Crusaders is an American animated series loosely based on The Toxic Avenger films. It features Toxie, the lead character of the films, leading a group of misfit superheroes who combat pollution. This followed a trend of environmentally considerate animated series and comics of the time, including Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Swamp Thing, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, as well as animated series based on R-rated properties like RoboCop and Police Academy. After years of silence from the Apocolypse INC (from parts 2 and 3 of the Toxic Avenger seriers), Apocolypse INC returns to Tromaville under new management. Instead of a demon, it's an alien from the planet Smogulla known as Dr.Killemoff. Toxie has to battle Apocolypse INC once more to protect his hometown from the evil doers and the corrupt Mayor. But he won't have to do it alone as a group of other mutant superhero's join him in the fight. NoZone, Junkyard, Headbanger, Major Disaster and Toxie become THE TOXIC CRUSADERS. As this incarnation was aimed at children, Toxic Crusaders is considerably tamer than the films it was based on, although it contained adult-oriented jokes that would go over most children's heads. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired, with some episodes airing as a "trial run" in Summer 1990 followed by the official debut on January 21, 1991. Find out more about this great series at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173344/reference/ You can support our show and get access to exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/cultfilmshowdown New levels added!   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram

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A major disaster has been declared in Hawaii over wildfires that have killed at least 36 people and destroyed an entire town. A New Zealander on holiday in Maui says the wildfires devastating the island are like nothing he's ever seen before. Tim Hoy is based in Canada and spoke to RNZ journalist Felix Walton.

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A Clare academic has labelled the explosion of a dam in Russia-controlled Ukraine as a "major disaster". Water levels are expected to peak later today in Kherson, after the dam in the town of Nova Kakhovka was breached. At least seven people are feared missing following the explosion, with 42,000 people across 14 communities at risk of flooding. Some people awaiting rescue in affected areas were forced to spend the night on rooftops or in trees because of floodwaters. The Geneva Convention specifically outlaws attacks on dams, due to the adverse effect they have on the civilian population. Associate Professor of Politics at DCU, Newmarket on Fergus native, Donncha Ó Beacháin says the flooding will have a devastating impact on surrounding communities.

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With all of the recent major flooding events, you may start wondering what the best ways are to protect your property and possessions.  We reached out the Ceil Strauss, State Floodplain Manager for the MN DNR, to discuss the department's program to help with resources to insure against these catastrophic events.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Yes, AI research will be substantially curtailed if a lab causes a major disaster, published by lc on June 14, 2022 on LessWrong. There's a narrative that Chapman and other smart people seem to endorse that goes: People say a public AI disaster would rally public opinion against AI research and create calls for more serious AI safety. But the COVID pandemic killed several million people and wasted upwards of a year of global GDP. Pandemics are, as a consequence, now officially recognized as a non-threat that should be rigorously ignored. So we should expect the same outcome from AI disasters. I'm pretty sure I have basically the same opinion and mental models of U.S. government, media, and poltics as Eliezer & David, but even then, this argument seems like it's trying too hard to be edgy. Here's another obvious historical example that I find much more relevant. U.S. anti-nuclear activists said for years that nuclear power wasn't safe, and nuclear scientists replied over and over that the activists were just non-experts misinformed by TV, and that a meltdown was impossible. Then the Three Mile Island meltdown happened. The consequence of that accident, which didn't even conclusively kill any particular person, was that anti-nuclear activists got nuclear power regulated in the U.S. to the point where making new plants is completely cost inefficient, as a rule, even in the event of technology advancements. The difference, of course, between pandemics and nuclear safety breaches, is that pandemics are a natural phenomenon. When people die from diseases, there are only boring institutional failures. In the event of a nuclear explosion, the public, the government, and the media get scapegoats and an industry to blame for the accident. To imply that established punching bags like Google and Facebook would just walk away from causing an international crisis on the scale of the Covid epidemic, strikes me as confusingly naive cynicism from some otherwise very lucid people. If the media had been able to squarely and emotively pin millions of deaths on some Big Tech AI lab, we would have faced a near shutdown of AI research and maybe much of venture capital. Regardless of how performative our government's efforts in responding to the problem were, they would at least succeed at introducing extraordinarily imposing costs and regulations on any new organization that looked to a bureaucractic body like it wanted to make anything similar. The reason such measures were not enforced on U.S. gain-of-function labs following Covid, is because Covid did not come from U.S. gain-of-function labs, and the public is not smart/aware enough to know that they should update towards those being bad. To be sure, politicians would do a lot of other counterproductive things too. We might still fail. But the long term response to an unprecedented AI catastrophe would be a lot more like the national security establishment response to 9/11 than it would our bungling response to the Coronavirus. There'd be a TSA and a war in the wrong country, but there'd also be a DHS, and a vastly expanded NSA/CIA budget and "prerogative". None of this is to say that such an accident is likely to happen. I highly doubt any misaligned AI influential enough to cause a disaster on this scale would not also be in a position to just end us. But I do at least empathize with the people who hope that whatever DeepMind's cooking, it'll end up in some bungled state where it only kills 10 million people instead of all of us and we can maybe get a second chance. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Yes, AI research will be substantially curtailed if a lab causes a major disaster, published by lc on June 14, 2022 on LessWrong. There's a narrative that Chapman and other smart people seem to endorse that goes: People say a public AI disaster would rally public opinion against AI research and create calls for more serious AI safety. But the COVID pandemic killed several million people and wasted upwards of a year of global GDP. Pandemics are, as a consequence, now officially recognized as a non-threat that should be rigorously ignored. So we should expect the same outcome from AI disasters. I'm pretty sure I have basically the same opinion and mental models of U.S. government, media, and poltics as Eliezer & David, but even then, this argument seems like it's trying too hard to be edgy. Here's another obvious historical example that I find much more relevant. U.S. anti-nuclear activists said for years that nuclear power wasn't safe, and nuclear scientists replied over and over that the activists were just non-experts misinformed by TV, and that a meltdown was impossible. Then the Three Mile Island meltdown happened. The consequence of that accident, which didn't even conclusively kill any particular person, was that anti-nuclear activists got nuclear power regulated in the U.S. to the point where making new plants is completely cost inefficient, as a rule, even in the event of technology advancements. The difference, of course, between pandemics and nuclear safety breaches, is that pandemics are a natural phenomenon. When people die from diseases, there are only boring institutional failures. In the event of a nuclear explosion, the public, the government, and the media get scapegoats and an industry to blame for the accident. To imply that established punching bags like Google and Facebook would just walk away from causing an international crisis on the scale of the Covid epidemic, strikes me as confusingly naive cynicism from some otherwise very lucid people. If the media had been able to squarely and emotively pin millions of deaths on some Big Tech AI lab, we would have faced a near shutdown of AI research and maybe much of venture capital. Regardless of how performative our government's efforts in responding to the problem were, they would at least succeed at introducing extraordinarily imposing costs and regulations on any new organization that looked to a bureaucractic body like it wanted to make anything similar. The reason such measures were not enforced on U.S. gain-of-function labs following Covid, is because Covid did not come from U.S. gain-of-function labs, and the public is not smart/aware enough to know that they should update towards those being bad. To be sure, politicians would do a lot of other counterproductive things too. We might still fail. But the long term response to an unprecedented AI catastrophe would be a lot more like the national security establishment response to 9/11 than it would our bungling response to the Coronavirus. There'd be a TSA and a war in the wrong country, but there'd also be a DHS, and a vastly expanded NSA/CIA budget and "prerogative". None of this is to say that such an accident is likely to happen. I highly doubt any misaligned AI influential enough to cause a disaster on this scale would not also be in a position to just end us. But I do at least empathize with the people who hope that whatever DeepMind's cooking, it'll end up in some bungled state where it only kills 10 million people instead of all of us and we can maybe get a second chance. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

What happens when you combine two of the biggest brands of the early 1980s? You get RadioShack's TRS-80 Whiz Kids comics, with special guest stars from the DC Universe. Marvel at snarky teens sassing the Man of Steel, then laugh at how he makes them perform complex math with mediocre computers! ----more---- Episode 16 Transcript Mike: [00:00:00] I used to go into an office, and when I did that, I had a dog that everybody loved and I baked cookies every day. Hello, hello, hello, welcome to Ten Cent Takes, the podcast where we sell out as superheroes, one issue at a time. My name is Mike Thompson and I am joined by my co-host, the talk show host of terror, Jessika Frazer. Jessika: Bwahahaha! I like when you give me nicknames that are a little mischievous and/or villainous, by the way. Mike: I mean, villains are always the most fun. Jessika: They really are. They get to do all the cool shit.  Mike: Yeah. You need a strong villain in order to have a good story. Jessika: Absolutely.  Mike: The purpose of this podcast is to look at notable moments in comic book history. [00:01:00] They can be big or they can be small, but we always hope that they're interesting, and we like to talk about them in ways that are both fun and informative. Today, we are going to be going back back back to the eighties and talking about the time that Superman sold computers for Radio Shack. Jessika: Fucking sellout.  Mike: Man, I don't. Can you blame him though? I mean, he was a reporter, like he needed the extra cash. Jessika: That's true. That does not pay all that much, from my understanding  Mike: Uh, speaking as someone who worked as a journalist for a decade, I can tell you it does not.  Jessika: Confirmed, everyone.  Mike: Confirmed. Before you freak out and think that you've missed an episode or that things are airing out of order, we are actually still doing the Sandman book club series, but we have decided to break it up, so it's not just one giant slog for people who aren't interested in Sandman. So that way there's a little something for [00:02:00] everybody, even as we're doing that prolonged experience. So every other episode will be the Sandman book club. Before we get to that though. What is one cool thing that you have read or watched recently? Jessika: Just last night, I watched the first episode of the Amazon Prime, let me just say it's 18+, animated series, Invincible.  Mike: Hmm.  Jessika: Have you seen that yet?  Mike: I haven't, I read the comic for a while and I really liked it, but then it just kind of felt very repetitive. And also, I didn't like how the comic got very women in refrigerator-y. Jessika: Oh, okay, fair enough.  Mike: Like yeah. Um, I hear it's great. I just, it's kind of, it's kind of like The Boys where like, I read the comic and, and then when they announced they were making a TV [00:03:00] show, I went, eh don't know. I like, I'm not sure. I really want to see that translated to the screen and then it was great. And so I'm sure that Invisible will be great. Jessika: I will be talking about The Boys later, in fact.  Mike: Oh okay. Well, then. Jessika: But for now, yeah, I know, spoilers. So for those of you who hadn't seen it yet, it's about a teenage boy whose father is a famous superhero and the kid himself has also potentially expected to get powers, which he, not spoiling anything, he does, and very early on in this episode. And when this happens, his father starts teaching them how to use them properly, even though he seems a little disappointed, even, that his really did have powers, which was kind of strange, but we'll see where that goes. But what I really liked about this series, is that they make fun of our well-known superheroes with a character like Batman and one that's very much like Wonder Woman, et cetera. And again, I don't want to give too much away, but the ending is [00:04:00] super intense, and I'll definitely be watching more of it tonight after we've finished recording this.  Mike: Yeah. And I will say that the comic itself has moments that are shockingly intense too. And it's really interesting because there are these moments that feel very wholesome and playful, and then there are other scenes that are complete 180 and it's really, it's kind of whiplash.  Jessika: That was how it felt in the show as well. So I mean, that translated definitely.  Mike: Yeah, it's one thing that's actually really neat is that it's the guy who wrote the comic, Robert Kirkman, is also the guy who created the walking dead.  Jessika: Hm.  Mike: So, you know, dude knows how to write a hit.  Jessika: Yeah.I guess so, huh. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Well, what about you? What have you been reading or watching?  Mike: You mentioned a couple of weeks ago that you had read the first issue of a series called Die, by Kieron Gillen.  Jessika: Yeah.  Mike: I'd heard about it. I thought it looked [00:05:00] interesting. And then you mentioning that, threw it back on my radar, and so I found the first three volumes on Hoopla and I wound up bingeing through all of them in a couple of hours. And it's really good. I really like how it matches up a bunch of D & D tropes along with other things. And I just, I really, really enjoyed it. And so I want to say thank you for putting that on my radar. Jessika: Oh, that's awesome. Yeah, absolutely. You're welcome. And I'll have to go on Hoopla and check out more myself because I'd been wanting to, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.  Mike: No, shall we, uh, shall we mosey along?  Jessika: Mosey let's do it.  Mike: What do you remember about Radio Shack when you were growing up? Jessika: Good old Radio Shack. Radio Shack was huge, when I was growing up. It was [00:06:00] definitely a household name and it had a reputation that it carried most electronics related items that you may want or need to purchase. So just on my memory block here in particular, they used to carry a radio that was pretty easy to alter, to be a scanning radio, to use for ghost hunting. And for a while, it was a great cheap alternative to buying something made for that purpose. And it was priced really low and like affordable versus like buying something that was made for that purpose.  Mike: Mm. Jessika: And I've trying to find one of those radios for years now, but honestly, it's probably a dead end at this point, and I should just pony up the money to buy actual ghost hunting equipment. I mean, honestly, I should probably, if I want it, like I'm a full ass adult, I can afford the expensive things, maybe.  Mike: We have credit cards now, Jessika. Jessika: Just charge it.I say I can afford the expensive things, like I really can, which isn't actually true.  Mike: All right.[00:07:00]  Jessika: I can afford the mid-level things.  Mike: Yeah. I dunno. We used to have money and then we got air conditioning, and we're poor now. Jessika: I'm safe. I'm squirreling it away, man. Trying to buy a house, it's expensive.  Mike: Yeah. Especially where we live. Jessika: I don't recommend it. Folks.  Mike: Yeah, no, just. Jessika: Just stay away.  Mike: Yeah. Welcome to the Bay Area. The dystopian capitalist apocalypse. Jessika: Everything is overpriced, and on fire.  Mike: We're not making this up. Everything is literally on fire these days.  And, and over priced, but that's just California in general. Yeah. Well, I mean, I had a similar experience to you, in different ways, but like, you know, it was the same brand awareness of Radio Shack. I didn't realize until I was doing the research for this episode, that Radio Shack is actually a hundred years old [00:08:00] as of this year. Jessika: What? How? Mike: Yeah. It was founded in 1921 by these two brothers, Theodore and Milton Deutchman. They set up a mail order business and a single retail location that was focused on providing parts for ham radio, which was a field that was still pretty new back then. And they wound up doing pretty well for a while, but they basically were bankrupt by the early 1960s. But you know, like 40 years is not a bad run. Jessika: Yeah.  Mike: And then they got acquired by the Tandy corporation in 1960 for $300,000. Up until this point, Tandy had been this leather goods company and they were looking to basically get into the business of appealing to hobbyists, which they felt Radio Shack would be able to do. So, in order to do this, Tandy basically performed a complete overhaul of the unprofitable company it had just acquired, and the Wikipedia page has a really solid [00:09:00] summary of what happened. Jessika: Tandy closed Radio Shack's unprofitable mail order business, ended credit purchases, and eliminated many top management positions eating the salespeople, merchandisers and advertisers. The number of items carried was cut from 40,000 to 2,500, as Tandy sought to identify the 20% that represents the 80% of sales and replaced Radio Shacks handful of large stores with many little holes in the wall, large numbers of rented locations, which were easier to close and reopen elsewhere if one location didn't work out.  Mike: Yeah. So basically they were just going for a strategy that made Radio Shack into a much leaner, more nimble operation, which that's like the goal these days, those are kind of the golden buzzwords, but they were actually trying to do that. Charles D. Tandy, who was the guy who actually ran Tandy corporation back then, said that they were [00:10:00] basically not looking for the guy anymore, who wanted to spend his entire paycheck on the sound system, and instead they were looking for customers who wanted to save money by buying cheaper goods and then like improving them through modifications and accessories. So now they were really appealing towards nerds, and aiming at kids who are going to like work on stuff for the science fairs. And honestly it, it worked. I mean, when I was growing up Radio Shack was that store you went to, when you needed some small part a replacement, there was always one nearby. And even if they didn't have a name brand part, they usually had an off-brand version of whatever you needed. And, I never went there thinking that it was going to break the bank. It was always a fairly affordable thing. Jessika: Yeah. Agreed. I can think of like four different locations where they had a Radio Shack, just like in our area here.  Mike: Yeah. And I mean, like, I grew up in San Francisco in the eighties, and they were all over the place.[00:11:00]  So now, what's interesting is that the whole rise of personal computers happened to coincide with this period of success for Radio Shack. The late seventies was when personal computers with microprocessors started to actually be a thing on the consumer market, but typically if you wanted one, you had to build them from a kit. Like you, you physically had to, like, buy the kit and then assemble it, following the instructions, which, I mean, I'm not going to lie. That is terrifying to me. Jessika: That is terrifying. And it's total nerd shit too. They were right.  Mike: Right. Fucking nerds. Jessika: Nerd bait. Mike: Radio Shack actually wound up introducing the TRS 80 in 1977. And it was a game changer for the company because it was one of the first pre-built computers. And it was simultaneously backed by a national retail chain.  It was this super basic computer that sold for $600, which adjusting for inflation is like $2,700 nowadays. [00:12:00]  Jessika: Holy shit. There's no way. There's no way the average family is like, let's get one of those right away. Mike: No, it was, I mean, you know, this was for people who were super enthusiast, or had a lot of disposable income, which the middle-class used to have back then.  Jessika: Different times.  Mike: The salad days. But yeah, so the TRS 80, even though it had a fairly high price point sold like hotcakes, like gangbusters. I found this book and it's called, Priming the Pump: How the TRS 80 Enthusiast Helped Spark the PC Revolution, by Teresa Welsh and David Welsh. It has this really interesting history about that point in time, which, I mean, I'm not going to lie, I was waiting for her to be really dry, but it's full of a lot of really personal stories and anecdotes and it's cool, I really dug it. Basically, when they started manufacturing this computer, they were only expecting to sell 50,000 units. There's this great quote, talking about how [00:13:00] much of a surprise the first TRS computer sales were. Jessika: Both Charles Tandy and John Roach may have been skeptical about such a large. But it turned out to be an underestimation. When the first anniversary of the products came, the company found the, had sold many more than the prediction and taken a whopping 250,000 orders for TRS eighties. Most of them still undelivered. Actually we've seen various numbers in different sources, so we can't verify this number, but they certainly sold considerably more than 50,000. Don French said they received a number of threatening phone calls from people who demanded delivery of their TRS 80 right away. Ooh! Mike: Yeah, so after this huge success, they then ended up following the TRS 80 with the TRS 80 Color in 1980. And basically the first TRS computer was kind of like a full, complete unit with a built-in monitor and everything. [00:14:00] The TRS 80 Color, in turn, was just the computer itself, and then you would plug in a color TV instead of using this built-in monitor. The TRS computers wound up selling well enough that Radio Shack really leaned hard into the computer business, and they even started offering computer camps for pre-teens in the early eighties, which was kind of an extension of that mission that they wanted to appeal to kids who wanted to excel at science fairs, because I mean, you know, those were the new nerds. So if you want to learn more about the TRS computers, by the way, there's this really great site called MatthewReadsTRS80.org. That helped me kind of learn about a lot of this stuff. I'll put it in the show notes, but it's really kind of an interesting walk-through, this particular venue of history. Anyway, this was the high point for Radio Shack, to be perfectly honest. By September of 1982, the company had more than 4,300 stores just in America and [00:15:00] more than 2,000 independent franchises and towns that were not large enough to have a company owned store. So, for comparison, there are fewer GameStops worldwide today than there were Radio Shacks in the early eighties.  Jessika: Wow.  Mike: Like, I realized that GameStop has been having a rough go of it lately, but there's still a lot of them around. Jessika: Yeah. Huh. Mike: And during this period of unmitigated success, that's when the Whizkid's started to show up in comic books. The early eighties were right around the time when computers were starting to get a lot of prominent, you know, quote unquote roles in media. If you're listening to this and you want to learn more, there is a site dedicated to media prominently featuring computers and storylines, and it's called Starring the Computer, that tracks stuff like this all the way back to the fifties. It's an incomplete list, but it's really interesting, and they have a whole section devoted to Tandy computers.[00:16:00] Like, I remember there was an episode of Murder, She Wrote very early on where she moves to New York and there's this whole plot about how she's gotten a computer to write her novels on. And then evidence is falsified with a modem. It's really interesting. And you know, the computer was this suddenly viable object that could play a part in people's everyday lives and could serve as a driving narrative device. But as far as I can tell the first time anyone made comics specifically focusing on educating people about personal computers was when Radio Shack started to do these comic books. And I think that's just because it was such a new thing, especially on the personal consumer market, because, you know, up until recently computers had been these huge things that took up buildings on their own.  Jessika: Yeah. And they had to be, like cooled, professionally, and I mean, it was just this whole thing.  Mike: Yeah. I mean, there [00:17:00] is a movie right now on Disney plus called The Computer That Wore Tennis Shoes.  Jessika: Oh, yeah! Mike: A very early Kurt Russell, and it's one of those things where the whole he's in college and he winds up getting shocked, I think, and there's this whole thing, this computer gets basically downloaded into him. So he has the processing power and knowledge of this computer, but they show you the computer and it like, it is a giant monstrosity of a thing that takes up, I think, an entire lab.  Jessika: It does. I remember that movie. Mike: And I mean, our phones, these days are more powerful than those. So RadioShack started making comics in 1971. They were putting out a series of educational comics called the science fair story of electronics via the Radio Shack education comic book program. But, then in 1980, they pivoted and they started giving away these new comics in stores. You could also, [00:18:00] if you were a teacher, you could send in a request to Radio Shack on school letterhead and get a free pack of 50.  Jessika: Oh, wow. Mike: And yeah, like, you know, they were really pushing that hard because these comics were educational, but they were also advertisements.  Jessika: Very much so. Oh, that was something I messaged you earlier,  was like, wow. I was reading just an ad there, wasn't I?  Mike: But, I mean, I will say they were, they were educational.  Jessika: Yeah, absolutely.  Mike: Yeah, so the Superman Radio Shack giveaway comics starred the aforementioned Whiz Kids, Alec and Shanna, along with their teacher Mrs. Wilson, but for the first three issues, which were published in 1980, 81 and 82, they also starred Superman and other characters from the DC Universe.  Jessika: I need to correct you for a second, because you said Mrs. Wilson, and it definitely was Ms. Wilson.  Mike: Oh, I'm sorry. That's right.  Jessika: It was Ms. Wilson, and I think that will come into play [00:19:00] later.  Mike: That is true. She did not have a ring on her finger. Jessika: She did not. She looked a little close to all the superheroes that waltzed right up in there, half naked into her classroom.  Mike: I mean, can ya blame her? Jessika: No, she was hot too.  Mike: Right? We're going to talk about each of these specific issues, but first up is the Computer That Saved Metropolis, which was published in July of 1980. So, even though this was a promotional giveaway, DC committed some pretty serious talent to the book. The first two issues were written by Cary Bates, who was this long-term writer for DC. He wrote a ton of action comics, Superman, and the New Adventures of Superboy, as well as being the head script writer for the live action Superboy series in the 1980s that we discussed a couple episodes back.  Jessika: Totally. Mike: He also worked as a script writer for various cartoons, including Gem and Gargoyles.  Jessika: Oh, hell yeah.  Mike: Right. [00:20:00] But then also his name might sound familiar to some people listening to the show because we mentioned him on the New Guardians episode where, it turns out he wrote issues two through 12 of the New Guardians. The art for this issue, meanwhile, was handled by Jim Starlin and Dick Giordano. Both of them are pretty big deals too. Starlin became a big name in comics during the seventies. He garnered a lot of acclaim for his cosmic space opera stories. He co-created characters like Shang-Chi and Thanos. Giordano in turn was an artist who had recently come back to DC comics and was serving as the Batman editor at the time. He actually got promoted shortly after this to be the company's managing editor in 1981. And then he was promoted again to executive editor in 83, and then he stayed with the company until the mid nineties when he retired, after his wife died. And then, aside from being a giveaway issue, this comic actually ran as a backup story in the July, 1980 ssues for Action [00:21:00] Comics, Legion of Superheroes, House of Mystery and Superboy. So Superman schilling Radio Shack computers, and forcing children to perform complex math for him, and definitely, probably schtupping Ms. Wilson, like, I think we need to agree that, that those two totally smashed. Jessika: Oh, absolutely. And I have my theories about her and Supergirl as well.  Mike: Yeah. Yeah.  Jessika: They had a moment.  Mike: Right? Jessika: We both took the same picture of that same shot and I sent it to you and you were like, no way. Mike: I thought that was so funny.  Jessika: Don't worry, we'll post that one.  Mike: I, oh God. Like, I just, that was great. It was like great minds think alike. But yeah, all of this is officially a canon part of DC comics lore, which is wild. Like [00:22:00]  Jessika: It's bat shit bananas.  Mike: Yeah. Now weirdly it looks like this is the only issue that actually made it into other DC comics. So, you know, the other two or their own standalone things. And aren't officially cannon, I guess. All right. How would you describe the 1980 issue? The Computers That Saved Metropolis? Jessika: Well, these were like both very advertisey and complex at the same time in their narrative, which was interesting. So, this first one, I'm going to give you a little bit of backstory about these bitches. I say these bitches, because I'm going to be talking about a whole classroom full of children. So I obviously really like children. I have a bachelor's in French and everyone's like, you should teach. And I'm like, no, I shouldn't.  Mike: Oh, oh no. Let's talk about that for a sec. I majored in history my first time through college, and everyone also said I should teach. And I was like, I fucking hate [00:23:00] children. I worked at Disneyland it poisoned me again. And don't get me wrong. I have, I have two stepchildren now. I love them. I would die for them. They're great. But kids in general, not a fan. They're sociopathic little monsters. Jessika: Mm hmm. So the comic starts off with Superman doing patrols around Metropolis, and apparently he just does that. And he just jets off to a sixth grade classroom at the whim of Ms. Wilson.  Mike: I have my own theory about this. Jessika: Oh my goodness. He's supposed to be a guest teacher about computers, apparently. Like, First of all, for some reason, along with his super abilities, he's also a super computer genius. And is he accredited? Like is he allowed to be teaching students?  Mike: No. Okay. There, there are two things to discuss here. So you have [00:24:00] to remember that Superman from the Golden Age through the modern age was largely a weird sci-fi series where the main character was this alien who had all these powers that constantly changed. There wasn't really any editorial control until they streamlined it with Crisis on Infinite Earths. But on top of that, he was generally shown to be an amazing genius, like just whenever they needed it. But ,he built the Superman robots. He. I can't remember if he made the Phantom Zone Projector or if the Phantom Zone Projector was on artifact from Krypton, he was constantly trying to restore the city of Kandor, which was basically shrunk down to the size of a bottle, and it was a Kryptonian city, to restore it to its full size. Like in that issue of Super Boy, we read, he like put all those chemicals together and created the pools that granted the dogs, various powers.  Jessika: Yeah, no, I guess you're, I guess he's always been [00:25:00] smart.  Mike: Yeah. But then the other thing is that Superman is a little bit too earnest in this issue. Like, he shows up exactly on time. And then he is clearly trying to impress these kids to make a good impression with Ms. Wilson. And everything about this reeks of a dude who had a one night stand and is now desperate to hook up again. So what he's doing is he's trying to prove that A) he is reliable and B) he is good with kids. Jessika: Yep. No, that's totally how it felt.  Mike: I'm not speaking from experience. Jessika: Oh, so anyway, Superman creepily knows all the students' names, I guess, because he used his x-ray vision to look at the teacher's seating chart, even though that's not how x-rays work. That's always bothered me. I'm sorry, we don't have time for this.  Mike: [00:26:00] Thomas Edison would like a word. Jessika: Seriously. Also, I have to mention that the whole class was bored as fuck even after Sups flew in. And I don't know about you, but every kid I knew, wanted to know about computers and have a turn on the computer when we got them in the library at school or when someone got one at home.  Mike: Oh, yeah. Jessika: So the idea that one of the kids in his class is being dismissive of the whole idea of not doing normal schoolwork and just doing computer class instead with fucking Superman of all people. It's just ridiculous.  Mike: Oh yeah. And that kid actively shit talked Superman repeatedly.  Jessika: Oh, he's a shit heal. Oh. And he still gets to be the fucking like, protagonist. Fuck. Mike: Oh, it was so funny. I like, my favorite was when he beats Superman at a math problem later on and like the shit talking starts immediately, and I'm like, my dude, this is possibly not a good move to irritate a guy who could literally vaporize you with a [00:27:00] glare. Jessika: That's just it. That is just it. Yeah. No. Why would you try to piss this guy off? And then Shanna's like, Ooh, Superman. You better tell him. I was like, dude, Shanna, you, you need to shut the fuck up immediately and not goad this situation.  Mike: You know, that was probably the most realistic part of this entire comic, because speaking as someone that lives with an 11 year old, they are shit stirrers. Jessika: Oh my gosh. So, Supes takes the kids up to the roof because of course he does, and he proceeds to give the class some very long-winded exposition about the history of computers and their size and what they do and how they've evolved from the first computers, and moving into how they're used in society today from space travel to transistor radios, which what a time capsule of a callout.  Mike: [00:28:00] Yeah. Jessika: This whole thing was a whole time capsule.  Mike: Yeah. Very much is. Jessika: Of course, there was also some lovely product placement throughout and some not-so-subtle comments on affordability versus common household items. Tangent that always cracked me up to say, this computer is less expensive than a TV. Well, okay, but maybe I need a TV and I don't need a computer. They do vastly different things, or they did at that point.  Mike: Yeah. Jessika: It kind of reminds me of saying like this China set costs less than a month of gross. Okay, well, I need to eat and I don't necessarily need a China set, so.  Mike: Yeah, I mean, he was hard selling those kids. Jessika: Oh yeah. He was like, you should ask your parents to go out and buy you one.  Mike: Yup. Jessika: So, of course, Supes hears with his super hearing a tornado and he like jets the fuck out of there. And, he defeats it by [00:29:00] blowing the wind or something like that. And then he feels all sick and shit, and comes across a villain named Major Disaster who, you know, just as his name implies, causes quote unquote natural disasters like there's floods and shit. It was a little ridiculous.  Mike: Yeah, he was always kind of like a C- to D-list villain who would use weapons and equipment to make natural disasters. My knowledge of this character is hazy at best, but I think eventually he gained the ability to manipulate probability. He didn't appear a lot and he's been dead for a while, I think. Cause I remember him showing up as a zombie in Blackest Night. Jessika: Oh.  Mike: But, I mean, I remember reading this stuff and I was like, this is kind of a cool, like off-the-wall villain. I dig him. You know, I certainly liked them a lot better than other villains that I've seen in Superman books where it's like, you know, generic alien warlord number five. Jessika: Seriously. Well, and when I read the name, Major Disaster, I was like, [00:30:00] same, girl. So, of course Superman needs the help of these children that he like, makes them perform these, like, high-stress situational calculations on the computer for him. Instead of like asking the adult he's banging in the room. Mike: I mean. Jessika: Honestly, come on, like, get the adults involved, like, Alec and Shanna don't need to save the day. They're supposed to be in sixth grade, even though they look way older than that. Mike: Like, yeah, they looked like kind of like eighth or ninth graders. Like they were a little bit older, it seemed.  Jessika: The second one, they looked older than that, they looked like they were teenagers in the second one, for some reason, I was like, what's that? And then the third one, they got young again. And I was like, I don't know what's happening with you guys, but. Mike: Yeah. I mean, I will say that I was willing to believe that Alec was in sixth grade just because he had that awful fucking bowl haircut that like.  Jessika: My brother had that.  Mike: Right. Yeah. But [00:31:00] when did he stop having it? Jessika: No, no, you're right. Probably after he was like in, probably after middle school.  Mike: Yeah. It's, you know, it's that thing where suddenly you realize, oh, I can go to a barber instead of having my parents cut my hair.  Jessika: Oh. So the kids basically do a bunch of calculations, and they double check each other's work by doing the same calculation on two separate computers that Supes and flown in prior and just left there. Apparently.  Mike: Yeah. And there's a whole thing about how Major Disaster had knocked out all the other computers in town, but he didn't know about these two personal computers because personal computers were a new thing. And that's the other reason that they're the ones who were performing the calculations and then they're on radio headsets with Superman providing this information. Jessika: I still say you're in a school that has way more adults than just the one standing in that room, and even that one's not involved. So. Mike: I mean, well, and the other thing is that the math equations that he's throwing at them are like this jet is falling out of the sky at this speed. [00:32:00] The wind is this fast. They're going at this angle. How fast do I need to go to catch them without doing damage to the plane or the people inside. And it's like, first of all, of course, yes, as you said, it's high stress, but second, like I still don't know how to do that math equation. I don't know how these sixth graders did because they looked like they were in a pretty shitty school that Superman made worse at one point when he liked tunneled up through the floor and just left a giant hole. Jessika: He was like, I'll fix that later.  Mike: Sure you will, sure you will, Clark. Jessika: It's awful. Uh. So he finally of course finds the villain, defeats him, whatever. Then the kids are hailed as heroes and as a reward, I guess they get to be at a Radio Shack commercial about the computers they used. I mean, cool. I guess.  Mike: Yeah. It was kind of a, a, meh ending, but, but yeah. Like, I dunno. Did you [00:33:00] like the issue overall? I'm curious. Jessika: It got really in the weeds playing up the computer aspects, which okay. I get it. You know, again, I get it. This is an advertisement, but dude, snooze fest, I put it down a few times and had to pick it back up, during those computer exposition parts. And you know, I'm slightly bothered by a vague plot line, but all in all, like it was, it was fine.  Mike: Yeah. Jessika: To use your line.  Mike: Yeah. I mean, reading through it, some of the computer history stuff I thought was actually pretty interesting  Jessika: Yeah. Yeah.  Mike: Like, when they went up on the roof and he was saying, you know, so the space that we're sending in actually is the size of what computers used to fill. And yeah, it does get a little too in the weeds because they're trying to get a little too much exposition in there at the same time. I felt like overall it walked a relatively fine line of providing action that was kind of [00:34:00] interesting. And, and the plot line of, oh, well, yeah, his powers were on the fritz because there was microscopic kryptonite particles in the tornado and he inhaled them when he was getting ready to blow it out. Like, I thought that actually was surprisingly well thought out for basically a licensed advertisement. You know, this was, this was effectively a full length version of one of those like hostess, Twinkies ads that they used to do.  Jessika: Right?  Mike: Yeah. But like, I didn't hate it. I found it charming. Jessika: It had its moments.  Mike: Yeah. I'm not going to lie, I found the undeniable sexual attention between Superman and the kid's teacher really entertaining. Jessika: Yeah, definitely it was palpable. I thought it was even funnier too, that the kids were even, like Ms. Wilson, how do you know Superman?  Mike: And she doesn't answer! Jessika: And she was like, She like side eyes.[00:35:00] How do I know Superman?…Biblically.  Mike: Well, and that was the funny thing was when we were talking about this ahead of the episode, I was like, so yeah, they, they totally smashed, right? Like, like that's not up for debate. Jessika: No, it's really not. It happened.  Mike: All right. let's move on to the next issue. So. Clearly, this was a successful marketing tool because in 1981, DC and Radio Shack released a brand new book that was called Victory By Computer. So this time the main story was illustrated by a couple of legendary artists. There was Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. Coletta started as an artist and anchor from the Silver Age of comics. He frequently collaborated with Jack Kirby who is known as, you know, the king of comic books, and a lot of folks considered their run on Thor to be the definitive take on the character.  Kurt Swan's involvement, on the other hand, is especially noteworthy. [00:36:00] He is considered by many comic book artists to be the Superman artist. He started penciling Superman and Superboy comics in the late forties. And he didn't stop until DC put them out to pasture in the mid eighties because they were rebooting Superman via Crisis on Infinite Earths.  Arlen Schumer, who's this major comic book historian, says Swan penciled over 19,000 covers and pages of interior art for Superman comics.  Jessika: Whoa! Mike: Yeah. Like again, they were putting some serious talent behind these books. Jessika: They were pumping out a lot of content, to be fair.  Mike: Yeah. How would you summarize Victory By Computer? Jessika: We find ourselves, yet again at the elementary school, I put in heavy quotations of kids that look like they're about 17 years old, this issue. So Shanna and smartass Alec are back at it. This time, Supergirl joins the class to [00:37:00] teach them about the pocket computer. What a fucking throwback.  Mike: Like, that's something that we need to explain. Like the pocket computer was, basically kind of like a smart calculator that could perform basic functions and had a little keyboard in there. And I don't know how much they sold for, but they couldn't have been cheap. Jessika: I can't imagine so, yeah. Well, and by the way, at this point in the scene where Supergirl pulls out, her pocket computer, she pulls out of a pocket on her cape. So canonically, there are pockets in the capes. Mike: Yeah. They can't get them on the rest of their costume, but they can get them in their capes.  Jessika: Which means that there's just stuff like weighing down the cape, so it shouldn't even be moving like it does.  Mike: I remember in an early issue of Superman, the eighties series that John Byrne was doing, there is a bit where he stops by a balloon vendor because he's got a drone pursuing him and he winds up like [00:38:00] thinking, oh, it's lucky that I always carry a few spare dollars in like my belt buckle because he had that yellow belt back then, which side note I miss the yellow belt. I don't know if it's back, cause I haven't read any Superman comics for a while, but they got rid of it for quite some time. Like, I mean, you know, it's the Henry Cavill look now or it's the full blue suit. I miss the red trunks in the yellow belt. Jessika: Yeah. the good old days. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: So Supergirl decides to use her super powers to show the class they are able to find information on the TRS 80's as fast as she was able to find it, like physically with her super powers looking for it. And it was like, okay, sure.  Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: When an odd comparison, but fine.  Mike: Yeah, it was really weird, there was a bit where they, like, it almost felt like they were hacking into the newsfeed of, I think the Daily Planet to get headlines, even though I'm sorry, but like, come on really, you think that a [00:39:00] print journalistic outlet is going to have top of the line technology back then come on. Jessika: No they're not putting any of that into a computer. They're still handwriting everything.  Mike: Yes. I think back then they were still using, the electric typewriter that had like the built-in, it was quote unquote memory, but it was, you know, not really. Jessika: Not as we know it now, at least. And there was some definite sexual tension with Ms. Wilson at Supergirl as well. We will post the picture. Um.  Mike: Right. It's this whole bit where Supergirl is like, oh, don't worry. I'm a school teacher in my secret identity. And I'm like, I don't know. Like, Are you just trying to impress her with this? What's the end goal of revealing this crucial information about your secret identity, Supergirl? Jessika: I know, right. She's just trying to connect with another human. She's like I'm also a school teacher. We should talk about it over dinner sometime.  Mike: And then maybe move in together after three weeks of dating, and adopt three cats. Jessika: Oh, my gosh. So, Super girl basically [00:40:00] teaches the class and then she I'll bet she just left those fucking pocket computers too, because you know, just like Superman just left the computers there. He was like, have fun kids.  Mike: Okay. Yeah, but here's the thing, like, you really think that some middle school kids or elementary school kids, however old they fucking are. You really think that they're going to sit there and try to steal the computers that the literal alien gods from other planets dropped off and taught them about? Jessika: Oh, I'm not, I'm not worried. Oh, that's funny. Yeah, no, I'm not worried about them stealing it. I'm just like Superman just apparently has like the extra spending cash that he can just like drop off two computers to a school and just like fuck off. Like really?  Mike: No, I mean, I, I viewed it the other way of just like, they're like, they're not worried about it. They're like, yeah. We'll, we'll get those back. Don't worry.  Jessika: Oh, so Supergirl apparently gets asked to go on [00:41:00] patrol by Superman and she spots something fishy. And so she goes to check it out, but it was a trap, of course. Mike: Yeah, but I mean, it wasn't even a very good trap. Jessika: Is a stupid trap. It was like, if you're a superhero and you happen to get curious, because you happen to be going near this location, maybe. And she like fell right into maybe a four foot by four foot hole in the ground. So I'm not really sure how that worked either. They just were like, nah, she's going to fall right here.  Mike: Yeah. Like she fell through the skylight after getting hit with like a blast of red sun radiation, or whatever it is.  Jessika: You know what it was, they used their TRS 80 to calculate where she was going to fall. So she gets stuck in what's basically like, it's like a lounge. It's like somebody's living room, and they have a computer there with a phone. So it's like, they weren't even trying that hard to keep her [00:42:00] there.  Mike: No, it was, it was absolutely the, like what a seventies swinger house looks like in all the movies that we see now where you're just like, oh, oh, okay. Jessika: It basically had a conversation pit.  Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Yeah. So of course, she remembers the phone number from Ms. Wilson's classroom. Mike: Yeah, because the rotary phone had the phone number printed on the front of it, because that was a thing that used to happen. Jessika: I feel like that's a little more explaining than she needed to give. I think she is making up for the fact that she just knows that number by heart.  Mike: I was going to say, I think she really wanted to get Mrs. Wilson's phone number, and then it just happened to actually be helpful in a way other than getting her a date. Jessika: Gosh, Ms. Wilson, man. And canonically bisexual? Question mark? Mike: I don't see why not. I think we can, I think we can [00:43:00] officially declare it. Jessika: Someone's going to @ us, I hope they do. So at any rate, she gets in touch with the class. She makes them do all these weird wacky calculations, has some get in touch with Superman. And by the time Superman gets there, like she's gotten out of it because she also used the computer to find out that there were like underground tunnels. And so she's like, I'll just walk out of these tunnels.  Mike: Yeah, basically it turns out it was like an old mob hide out and the students were able to look up some articles, which again, like, I don't know, because I was born in 81 and I don't have a good idea of what computer and internet adjacent technology was like back then. But they apparently look up articles about this hideout that got busted and they learned from the articles that there were underground tunnels that. Whatever, it was dumb, they don't even show her getting out. It was dumb. Jessika: No, she's just like walking out afterwards and Superman's, like, [00:44:00] oh, I was here to save you. And she's like, I just took the tunnels dude. And then like the bad guys are just, they just happened to be driving by. So they were like, well, let's just go get the bad guys. What do you think? It looks like, oh those are Lex Luther's dudes. Let's just go get the bad guys.  Mike: Yeah. And there's a whole thing where like, Lex Luther has announced from jail that like Superman is going to break him out and it's a much looser plot than the first issue was. Like the first issue, there was like, I felt like a much tighter story, you know, in between the educational bits, this one, it felt like they were kind of stretching to figure out a way to connect all this stuff. Jessika: For sure. Yes. Mike: Yeah. Yeah. So I think we can safely say that this was not our favorite of three books. Jessika: No, this one was so ridiculous. I mean, I loved the heavy, heavy [00:45:00] gay overtones. Mike: I mean, when do we not love the heavy gay overtones? Come on. Jessika: It's the agenda after all: brunch for everyone.  Mike: Yeah. So like, do you have any final thoughts on this, or should we move on to the last of the three books? Jessika: Ugh. That's just once mosey.  Mike: Okay. All right. So 83 was when we got the final book, which is the Computer Masters of Metropolis. So, this time Paul Kupperberg wrote the script for the comic. Kupperberg, he's not exactly a household name in terms of comic books, but he is actually pretty prolific. He's written over a thousand comics during his time as a writer, including the first appearance of He-Man and then he wrote the subsequent Masters at the Universities for DC. Yeah, like, you know, so I've read some of his stuff and I didn't even realize it. Also like, this is actually my favorite factoid about him. He served as the senior editor of the Weekly World News shortly [00:46:00] before it got shut down in 2007. Jessika: What? Mike: Yeah. And like that automatically makes me like the dude, because the Weekly World News was one of my favorite things when I was in college, and because I was so good at Photoshop in high school and college, and I was interested in journalism, but I also love the weird stuff, I actually wanted to apply to the weekly world news for a job just for like a little while. And be like, yeah, like I Photoshop pictures of bat boy. Like, I really was hoping that that would be a thing, and then they shut down right after I graduated college and broke my cold black heart. Jessika: It's a damn shame.  Mike: But yeah. So, meanwhile, the art was handled again by Curt Swan and then he was also assisted by Frank Chiaramonte. Chiaramonte was Swan's regular anchor on the main Superman book from 1978 to 82. And then this is one of his last books that he worked on because he died really young in January of [00:47:00] 83. He was only 40 years old. Like.  Jessika: Oh.  Mike: Yeah, it's really weird too. I was trying to figure out what happened and all I could find was that just, he died young. But, he was regarded pretty well and he worked on a lot of stuff. So I think if he hadn't died, he probably would've, you know, gone on to great things. But the Computer Masters of Metropolis doesn't have a publish date other than 1982, which means it came out less than a year before his death, because he died in January of 83.  Jessika: Oh, dang.  Mike: Yeah. All right. So what happened in the Computer Masters of Metropolis?  Jessika: So, those are some lucky kids studying at whatever outskirts elementary school this is. Cause it's not in Metropolis proper, it's like in the suburbs of Metropolis somewhere.  Mike: Yeah. You know, it's superhero-adjacent to the city. Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. Right. And again, not sure why Ms. Wilson seems to be on really, really [00:48:00] friendly terms with all the superheroes in the area, but Wonder Woman shows up to take them to the World's Fair, which of course is being held in Metropolis.  Mike: Yeah. Which I mean, okay. Why, why not?  Jessika: Exactly. Meanwhile, Lex Luther was salty about being denied entry for an exhibit for the World's Fair because the organizers didn't want to encourage his villainy.  Mike: It's so good. It's so good. Jessika: And so Luther decides to try to blackmail a way in, but that didn't work. So, of course he decides the thing to do is to threaten, to like completely destroy the fair, and ultimately creates another red solar radiation trap. This time, luring Superman into a room, rigged with explosives and bathed in red solar radiation, dun, dun, dun. So once again, there are computers in the room, I think, so. So he reaches out to [00:49:00] Alec and Shanna who are told that Wonder Woman should also be at the fair and to page page her. And she's basically like, okay, why are children paging me right now? But finds out that Superman is being held at the plantarium. She lassos the whole damn building and whips it around and it somehow deactivates the red solar radiation beam? Question mark? Mike: I don't know, man, I was pretty checked out when I was reading this. Like. They reused a lot of the same stuff, too. Like the same art where they were showing the computer chip, getting threaded through the needle, the bit where the kids are all walking on the giant demo version of the TRS,  Jessika: Oh, and those kids were being very nice because they acted surprised and very impressed to see that same damn exhibit for a second time.  Mike: Yeah. Which previously had showed up in the last issue. And I mean, like, it was a lot more exposition this time around too.  Jessika: It was.  Mike: [00:50:00] Anyway, sorry. Jessika: No, not at all. So Superman escapes and they catch Luther and the day is saved. And the end scenes were particularly silly. The mayor I'm assuming goes to thank Wonder Woman for saving the day. And she's like, but also these children, who just happened to be standing on the stage, like right behind her anyway, like the mayor, just, wasn't going to say anything about those kids on the stage, too, apparently. And they had a computer on stage with them? They were like, and this is the computer, let it hold the key too. And you got to know that like both Wonder Woman and Superman have to have entire rooms dedicated to the key to Metropolis that they get every time they save some damn building or something, they're all like, chuck another one in there. No, no, no. You kids keep that one.  Mike: It's fine. I've got 12 at home that are much nicer. Jessika: They're hanging on a wall around in a study.  Mike: They just use them as like coat racks. Jessika: [00:51:00] So Alec and Shanna, once again, saved the day, I guess.  Mike: Yeah, I mean, this was actually my least favorite of the three comics, because again, it was recycling art or, or using very similar art. It was making a lot of the same points, but it felt a lot more telling, not showing. And while I was really happy to see Lex Luther being next level petty, which, these days, you know, Lex Luther is a billionaire CEO, scientist who also has like armies of underlings performing super science for him that he's able to utilize. He's basically he is a more-  Jessika: Jeff Bezos.  Mike: Yeah, He is He is a, I was going to say, he's just, he's a more nakedly transparent, Jeff Bezos.  Jessika: Oh, you actually were going to say that. I'm sorry. I stole that right from out from under you. Mike: [00:52:00] No. I mean like it's, I'm sorry, like Jeff Bezos exploits his workers and use the money that he got from that to take a rocket ship and play astronaut, which side note, one of my favorite things about that entire story is that NASA at the last minute redefined, I think it was NASA, redefined what constitutes the definition of an astronaut, so he couldn't get an astronaut patch or pin. An astronaut pin, I think. Jessika: Which, again, the level of petty, but this is what I need. This is what I need to see, because it can't always be fucking Lex Luther winning.  Mike: Yeah. But anyway, like I really appreciated that we got to see Lex Luther being a super villain goon, like very flamboyant, flying around with his own little personal jet pack or jet boots, whatever they were like, they were like, it was like little rockets that he had attached to like his. I'm I'm struggling to remember if it was on his boots or on his waist. It was one or the other, right? Jessika: Yeah, I think it was [00:53:00] on his, I think you're right about the boots. And then he also had those fancy power gauntlets.  Mike: Yeah. And I mean, the other thing is back in this era, Lex Luther actually had a couple of different costumes that he wore that were very colorful and over-the-top, and it was like green and purple. So it kind of was that, that Joker color motif again, you know, it was really striking. And so he had that outfit of kind of the purple and green spandex that we saw in this issue. But then he also had this really baller set of green power armor that he used to really make Superman's life miserable for awhile. Like I said, after 1983, Radio Shack stopped with the Superman comics, but they didn't actually stop making comics. They kept on doing these comics with the Whiz Kids, but they instead moved over to Archie comic publications. I haven't been able to find out why the partnership's stopped. There's very little actual [00:54:00] documentation about these comics outside of a bunch of articles saying, oh yeah, they happened. Like they were a thing. They were dumb. And then pretty much all I've been able to find otherwise is people selling them. Cause there's still a lot of them around. And if you're looking for a fun piece of comic book history, these aren't very expensive, even in mint condition. That said the Tandy brand was starting to fall out of popularity by 83. For some perspective, it's estimated that Tandy controlled up to 60% of the personal computer market in the late seventies, which is like an astronomical market share. However, and this is from an article by a guy named Ron White, that he wrote for a magazine called 80 Micro in 1987, and you can now find it on a site called Vintage is the New Old, and we'll put this in the show notes again, Tandy's market share was down to 25% by 86. So it's a pretty fast fall from grace. Jessika: Yeah.  Mike: And then, even though Archie was publishing the comics, [00:55:00] none of the Archie characters actually showed up in any of these books with the Whiz Kids, although Radio Shack did publish Archie in the History of Electronics separately.  Jessika: Oh. Mike: Like, yeah. But based on that, my guess is that Radio Shack was looking to save some cash and Archie was probably a much better deal. I'm guessing it costs a lot more to license DC superheroes than it does to just make a comic without any big name characters. Jessika: Oh, I am sure.  Mike: Yeah. And then shortly after Archie took over the publication duties, the TRS computer line got rebranded to the Tandy computer. So it makes sense that the comic was rebranded from the TRS Whiz Kid's to the Tandy computer Whiz Kids. And that's actually, when I first became aware of this whole venture, because Nostalgia Alley, which is the local retro game store up in Petaluma, has a copy of one of the Tandy Whiz Kids comics on the shelf behind the counter. And so I [00:56:00] spotted that one time and I was talking to Jason, the owner, and he let me check it out for a couple of minutes. And that's when I started looking into this whole thing, which, per usual, led us down a rabbit hole. Jessika: Love these rabbit holes of ours.  Mike: Yeah, they're fun. Anyway, the Tandi Whiz Kid's comics kept on coming out until 1992. And based on what I understand, they featured the Whiz Kids solving crimes, using Tandy computers and other Radio Shack products. I haven't read them. I do really want to track down a copy of the Computer that Said No To Drugs though. Jessika: Who was offering computers drugs? They are expensive! Mike: I, I don't know. I'm really curious about everything about that. Jessika: Hey man, you want to hit this? It's just a fucking computer. And it's like, what are you talking about, dude?  Mike: Oh, I'm having flashbacks now of that episode of, uh, Futurama where Bender gets hooked on electricity. Jessika: Oh, hahahaha. [00:57:00]  Mike: They keep on referring to it as jacking on anyway. Yeah. But the early nineties were when things really started to go downhill for Radio Shack and they never really stopped, because stores like Best Buy and Walmart just started to really eat their lunch. And then, it got to the point where they've had to declare bankruptcy twice in the past five years or so. Like they also declared Nick Cannon as their chief creative officer around the time of the first bankruptcy. Yeah. And now they've been bought by some shady sounding company out of Florida. So the brand is still around, but it's not really the company that we grew up with. And I don't know, I'm honestly not sure what's worse, like partnering with Nick Cannon, or being this pale reflection of your former glory. They both sound pretty bad. Jessika: Yeah.  Mike: But yeah, that's the story about Superman, and how he wound up acting as a computer salesman for [00:58:00] a couple of years. You got any final thoughts? Jessika: So I'm just shaking my head over here. Like my nostrils are flaring.  Mike: How was that different from any other conversation I lead though? Jessika: I literally prepare myself for these, cause I'm like, all right, you can get angry, but don't get too angry. My secret is I'm always angry.  Mike: Dun dun dun. Jessika: Hmm. So you know, it's really interesting to see how very far we've come since these issues came out in the early eighties. Like, we're sitting here on small laptops, I've got a phone and a tablet right here in front of me as well, and you and I are basically sitting across from each other, having a conversation, even though we're not even in the same physical location.  Mike: Yeah. Jessika: It blows my mind how amazing things like high speed trains and basic information [00:59:00] searches seemed back then, when they're so commonplace now. Like, I seriously Google everything. I would be nowhere without Google.  Mike: Yeah. My career is because of the internet. Jessika: Yeah. Yours, yours sure, is absolutely that's, yeah. That's a wild thing to think about too. And it's also wild to think about how much more advanced technology has become even in just, I had to do the calculations 40 years time, which I about had a panic attack when I mathed that out because. Ha ha ha. We're almost 40. Mike: Yep. Actually this episode is going to air right around the time that I'm going to be turning 40. Jessika: Yup. Happy birthday, to Mike.  Mike: Thanks, I hate it.  Jessika: No, Yeah. Right. At least you're not my mom giving my dad a [01:00:00] vulture piñata for his 40th birthday. Mike: No, Sarah has declared that she wants my 40th birthday to be a super soft birthday, which if you've ever watched Letterkenny.  Jessika: Yes! I was hoping You were going to say that. There has to be a unicorn.  Mike: I know, I think it's going to be put on hold until we're all vaccinated, but we might do a belated super soft birthday. Jessika: Yeah, okay. I figured you guys are going to have a family super soft birthday. But, if you want to have a super soft after birthday, when things clear up, I am, I am there and I will be eating some lovely pink frosted cupcakes with you.  Mike: You're on, big shoots. So we are now at the point of the episode where we're going to wrap things up with our Brain Wrinkles, which is when we discussed the one thing that is comics or comics adjacent that we just can't get out of our head. So you want to start things off? Jessika: Oh sure. [01:01:00] As I promised, I just finished watching the latest season of The Boys, which is season two. Holy shit. Holy fucking shit. That show is bat shit wild. Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: And what's been sticking in my head is the abuse dynamic between Homelander and mean, anybody he deals with, really? Mike: I was gonna say, everybody? Jessika: Yeah. And it's so interesting, cause as he was growing up, he was taught that not only is he more powerful than any person, he has been told that he is special and is entitled to do whatever pleases him. Which is really scary to see him manipulating others, using fear as a motivator to encourage them to comply. And honestly, the reason it scares me the most is just the powerlessness that these people, and most often women, are terrified into just following through with Homelander's whims.  Mike: Yeah. yeah. There's a lot of really [01:02:00] uncomfortable moments in that show. But I like the show, which I didn't expect. Jessika: Well, I do like that it's putting a spotlight onto that dynamic, cause that's a dynamic that we show is very one-sided, usually a little victim blamey.  Mike: Mmhmm.  Jessika: You know, why didn't she just leave kind of a narrative, which we all know it's not that easy.  Mike: Yeah. Jessika: And I think this is a really good example of why it's not that easy, in a very powerful way. And, it does remind me of people who are stuck in abusive households or relationships and are in different ways, powerless to leave their situations. So, hopefully it sparks some conversation.  Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Well, but what about you?  Mike: Mine is also TV related, but it's not quite as topical as your thoughts. So, I actually was trying to show my stepson[01:03:00] some X-Men cartoons the other day. And as we started to watch the first episode of Wolverine and the X-Men, he started to ask me all these questions about who the different characters were, because they basically start the show off assuming that the audience knows who all of the X-Men are, because at the time when it launched, the X-Men were a major brand, and then Disney acquired Marvel right before this. And then, they kind of made mutants personas, non grata, and, the mutants have not been featured in Disney programming up until the point where basically for the past 10 years, major media representation for kids of characters, like the X-Men, aren't all that common. And so it was just kind of a really thoughtful moment for me, where I realized I had to start them over from the beginning with an earlier X-Men cartoon, where he gets all these introductions. And I think there's going to be this generation that is going to grow up learning who the X-Men are a lot later than a lot of us [01:04:00] did. Like I knew all of the X-Men by the age of nine and I suspect. Jessika: Oh, yeah. Mike: Yeah. And so I think it's going to be really interesting to watch a generation of teenagers discover the X-Men really for the first time outside of, you know, Wolverine and Deadpool, because everybody knows who they are. Jessika: Yeah, of course. Hm. Mike: But yeah.  Jessika: That's wild.  Mike: Yeah. It's kind of one of those surreal moments of realization. Yeah.  Jessika: Hmm.  Mike: So, in two weeks we will be back with our next installment of the Sandman book club, which is going to be volumes three and four. And then until then we'll see you in the stacks. 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President Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for areas of Northern California affected by the Dixie and River fires. The declaration means federal recovery funds will be available to individuals, businesses and tribal governments. Wih so many wildfires burning across Northern California, the smoke is causing unhealthy air across the region. In fact, areas in and around Lake Tahoe and Reno are posting the worst air quality readings in the country. California Republicans were ecstatic in 2003 when voters ousted Democratic Governor Gray Davis and replaced him with a Republican and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger. With another recall election coming up, was the Schwarzenegger win a win for the GOP as well?  Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED With the recall election just weeks away, the crowded field of candidates looking to replace Governor Gavin Newsom are trying to stand out to California voters. Guest: Kevin Faulconer, Republican Recall Candidate As climate change worsens, state regulators charged with overseeing development along San Francisco Bay have a new roadmap for flood protections. Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED

Our feature conversation is with Katrina Wilson, owner of Crème Brûlée Detroit, a new three-story luxury salon in New Center. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the business, changes in the city and the future. Online at: https://cremebruleedetroit.com/ Plus - President Joe Biden has declared a Major Disaster in Wayne and Washtenaw Counties; and some wild speculation as we've all learned that the University of Michigan Innovation Center may end up in the Ilitch-owned District Detroit (a development that the residential portion has been stalled for quite awhile). Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit

ROGUES GALLERY S02 E08 | Major Disaster © 2020 Dead On Pictures This series goes behind the headlines of the Gotham Gazette and the Daily Planet. Each episode features a mystifying super-powered criminal and their battle with law enforcement. From the dark alleys of Gotham City, to the skyscrapers of Metropolis—these psychotic meta-criminals were infamous for their crimes, but very few people know the real stories that led to their rise, and eventual fall, within the criminal underworld. Rogues Gallery includes interviews with investigators, family members of victims and forensic experts. The series also features high quality recreations, extensive archive and original documents from police case files. Executive Producer: Glenn Nelson Producer: Chris Page & Dan Aronovich Director / Editor: Glenn Nelson Director of Photography: Eric Tyler Narrators: Jimmy Olsen Chrislene Bright Lois Lane Carol Ferris Special Guests: Clark Kent Dr. Jeremiah Arkham Lyle Bolton Stock Footage: Gotham City Police Dept. Star City Police Dept. Metropolis Police Dept. A.R.G.U.S. Youtube Music By: MXKY LEFAUX ScotteeLP Contact: Glenn Nelson deadonpictures@me.com © 2019 Dead On Pictures ROGUES GALLERY Website: http://www.deadonpictures.com/ SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/deadonpictures TWITTER: https://twitter.com/glennericnelson FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/deadonpictures IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3345018/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DeadOnPictures?ty=h Subscribe to Tech-No-Logical: http://www.youtube.com/TechNoLogicalLP Subscribe to Blue Falcons: http://www.youtube.com/user/FrenemiesOriginal Subscribe to Dead On Pictures: http://www.youtube.com/deadonpictures https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrLoW374SaPb2L9X-w4iF0B_6_WZ4pQDP The following Web-Series is a Fan Made Crime Series set in the DC Comics Universe. It is not endorsed by DC Comics, Inc. and / or WB Studios. All rights and properties remain owned by DC Comics & Warner Bros. This is a fictional crime series made for fans, by fans. Enjoy the show! This valuable programming, content and characters created by Dead On Pictures LLC, its producers, writers and directors is designed for informational, comedic, and entertainment purposes only. This programming is intended for adult viewers, or children when accompanied by adults. Do not make any life-altering decisions based upon the information contained herein. Viewing the programming constitutes your release of liability to Dead On Pictures LLC, its parent company, owners, assigns, producers, directors, affiliates, guests, personnel, companies, or entities associated with, including, but not limited to advertisers, sponsors and licensees. Make good strategic decisions you can live by. If a dispute arises out of or relates to your viewership or association with the entities noted above, or the breach thereof, and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, the parties agree in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, or Montgomery County, Maryland, and will not resort to litigation or punitive actions or monetary awards in any way, or utilize some other dispute resolution procedure. The parties further agree to accept as a whole, the single AAA arbitrator's award not to exceed a maximum of $500.00 as final and binding upon them.​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zombiesquad80/message

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Texas is still trying to recover from a winter storm that left millions without power for days. The efforts are now focused on getting people food and water while President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster there freeing up more federal funding to help out. At the same time, Sen. Ted Cruz is still trying to smooth over the PR disaster from his trip to Cancun. Ginger Gibson, deputy Washington digital editor at NBC News, joins us to break it all down. Next, the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. is starting to pick up, but many distribution sites are still recovering from an initial botched rollout. Many local health departments and hospitals were in the dark about how many doses they were getting and when they would be delivered. Officials overestimated how many doses to set aside for nursing homes, and reporting from states was also uneven. Sarah Krouse, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for vaccine distribution problems.  Finally, the pandemic has forced one of the fastest and most sweeping shifts in human behavior in modern history. At one point, almost half of the population was spending more than 18 hours a day in their homes with their family. According to the data of how families were spending their time, television won big time. People also devoted more time to working and taking care of their children. Andrew Van Dam, reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for how we all spent our time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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In which Patrick and I do not review Guys and Dolls, but rather Luck Be a Lady, this episode of the Flash.Also, whither Major Disaster?

The huge fire which engulfed the Greenstar Recycling Depot at Finisklin in Sligo yesterday afternoon was contained to just one building by Sligo fire crews, despite the dangers of it spreading. Acting Chief Fire Officer Marian Coakley has been describing what happened (Pic Rory O'Brien)

On Rubbin' Minds. the Director of the WHO global malaria programmes, Pedro Alonso chats with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on how malaria is still a major problem and how this all-eyes attention shift to COVID-19 is giving room for a major disaster. #RubbinMinds. 

Bill & Mike Got Your Money Monday Cashed In With Every US state is now under a major disaster declaration amid coronavirus pandemic - When does Dr. Fauci think the country could return to normal? - Trump Retweets Post Calling For Firing Of Dr. Anthony Fauci - USA Should Be Ready-18 Months Of Shutdowns Warns The Fed’s Neel Kashkari - NBC Radio Bill Z & Michael Bower - ABC Radio Aaron Katersky Discussed It - Stephen Moore-Heritage Foundation Says US Economy Open Sooner Than Later - Bill Maher: We Should Blame China For Coronavirus - The Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez was infected with COVID-19-discuss his personal experience, his role leading one of America’s great cities during the crisis, and how his blood is helping to treat others - ABC Political Analyst Talks Focus now shifts to the general election between presumptive democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, but questions remain as to how any actual “campaigning” will be done amid a global pandemic - ABC Entertainment Report - Money Monday-IRS Checks Hit This Week - Kevin Myeroff-NCA Financial Talk Bull-Bears

In a letter to President Trump, Walz asked for federal support for the state's public health and safety response to the coronavirus pandemic. MPR News morning update for April 6, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

New resources are launched for those in need & those looking to volunteer. The West Michigan Business Coalition is officially formed, President Trump approves of Governor Whitmer's request for a Major Disaster declaration, Whitmer makes an agreement between Michigan and the U.S. Department of Labor, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services launch michigan.gov/fightcovid19, Projects for Purpose MI launch helpkent.org, and the Michigan Music Alliance raises over $11,000 for Michigan musicians. These stories and more in this GR-based local update for COVID19, brought to you by The Rapidian. March 30th, 2020. https://www.covidwm.org/ https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/ https://www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-78421_97241---,00.html https://www.michigan.gov/fightcovid19/ https://helpkent.org/ https://www.facebook.com/michiganmusicalliance The Rapidian will continue to report on all major local developments related to the spread of COVID-19 and the community's prevention and response methods. Local residents are encouraged at this time to share their own stories and perspectives related to the COVID-19 situation on The Rapidian's platform. https://www.therapidian.org

WWJ's Ron Dewey has the latest news brief including a report from WWJ's Jon Hewett on the Governor asking the president for a major disaster declaration. 

Listen to Governor Whitmer's latest news conference with Chief Medical Officer Joneigh Khaldun.  The Governor has requested a major disaster declaration from President Trump.

In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Fr. Bob Anello, MSA, concerning his book Minor Setback or Major Disaster? The Rise and Demise of Minor Seminaries in the United States, 1958-1983 available from En Route Books and Media at http://enroutebooksandmedia.com/minorsetback/ (March 23, 2020)

We’ll take you into the scrum with Prime Minister Trudeau. We ask why we continue to count COVID-19 cases in Canada now that it’s in the community. AND… Doctors in Italy are warning the world – we need to completely rethink the way we treat COVID patients. Here’s what you need to know on Saturday, March 21, 2020 PM Trudeau not declaring national state of emergency for COVID-19 yet https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trudeau-not-declaring-national-state-of-emergency-for-covid-19-yet-1.4862715   Former prime minister Stephen Harper will be one of 12 members on the newly formed Economic Recovery Panel in Alberta https://pressreader.com/article/281565177844051   DBRS has downgraded Alberta’s Issuer Rating and Longterm Debt rating due to plunging oil prices and the COVID-19 outbreak.                       https://pressreader.com/article/281612422484307   FEMA Declares New York a ‘Major Disaster’. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says one million face masks are being sent to hospitals in New York City and another 500,000 to Long Island. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html   Italian health officials are warning the world to decentralize their approach to treating COVID-19 patients. Hospitals may be the primary source of corona virus transmission. https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/21/coronavirus-plea-from-italy-treat-patients-at-home/ When should Canada’s federal government declare a state of emergency? Are Canadians abroad better to isolate in place rather than risk getting caught in quarantines or border closures? These were among the questions Prime Minister Trudeau addressed at his daily briefing. But top of mind was the need to do more testing https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trudeau-not-declaring-national-state-of-emergency-for-covid-19-yet-1.4862715 Italy remains the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare system there is all but overwhelmed by the outbreak. Today, STAT NEWS is reporting that Italian health officials are telling other countries to reconsider how they treat COVID-19. There is a warning to decentralize patient care from hospitals to their homes and make the community a focus of interventions. Doctors in Bergamo say hospitals may well be the main source of COVID-19 transmission. https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/21/coronavirus-plea-from-italy-treat-patients-at-home/ The COVID-19 death toll in Canada is 13 to date. 10 of those cases are in British Columbia, 3 are in Ontario. In most cases, public health officials can trace connections to other infections. Such was not the case earlier this week when a 51 year old man died in Halton Region in Ontario with no apparent connections to the virus.   Dr. Neil Rau is an Infectious Disease Special. He works at the hospital where that death occurred and it has been difficult for the staff at Milton District Hospital. As this pandemic moves into a new phase in this country, it’s worth focusing on the great work that’s being done in public health and by charity and community groups trying to support the marginalized. We keep hear that fear and panic and scare-mongering will be the toughest thing to fight in the coming days and weeks… SO…there are online efforts to promote and boost CARE-mongering. Taking care of ourselves and each other.. Heather Wright at CTV National News says it gaining momentum by the day. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/you-re-not-alone-in-this-canadians-are-caremongering-through-the-covid-19-pandemic-1.4859369 So, we close DAY 9 for this podcast with a reminder that the effects of what you do today to help curb the COVID-19 outbreak will seen and felt three weeks from now. Think back FEBRUARY 29th. What were you doing? Chances are you can’t or you aren’t doing that today. That’s quickly this has changed. IF YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE OR A GOOD NEWS COMMUNITY STORY YOU WANT TO SHARE…send me an email. DAVE@DAVETRAFFORD.COM or connect with me on TWITTER @DaveTrafford.

Source:Trump may declare "major disaster" as coronavirus spreads; Soon: Trump oval office address on coronavirus; Trump told his team he was "To do something big"; Soon:Trump address on coronavirus; some close to Trump believe he hasn't fully grasped gravity of the crisis; Trump oval office address on coronavirus; W.H.O. officially declares a pandemic with 118,00 cases globally; NCAA bans fans march madness as coronavirus spreads; Seattle closes all public schools serving more than 50,00 students amid coronavirus pandemic; Whit house: Travel restrictions for Europe "Under discussion"; Top DHS official on possible travel restrictions for Europe amid coronavirus: "It is under discussion"; Trump to address nation on coronavirus as states of emergency are declared in 24 states and DC; Containment zone in New York town to halt spread of coronavirus; New York enforces containment zone; national guard to be deployed; "They didn't protect us": some coronavirus responders stunned by lack of protective gear they were given; Sources: Team that handled Wuhan evacuees lacked proper gear; Source: Trump wants to "do something big" to boost the economy; Washington Post: Trump went on tirade, urges Mnuchin to pressure FED chair to boost economy amid coronavirus;

President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Imelda from September 17 to September 23, 2019. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, and Orange. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. Pete Gaynor, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Jerry S. Thomas as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments. Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated counties can begin applying for assistance by registering online at >http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov< or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newsnowbaytown/support

The couple of earthquakes that rocked California a couple of weeks ago started the bandwagon of reminding everyone to be prepared but here are 6 disaster tips that are barely mention by the media, to help you start preparing now! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweeksrehash/message

Dr Richard Smith FRCA, is as a Consultant Trauma Resuscitation Anaesthetist at the Royal Stoke University Hospital Major Trauma Centre. His pre-hospital roles include working as a regular HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Service) doctor for both The Air Ambulance Service and the North West Air Ambulance. He is a MERIT (Medical Emergency Response Incident Team) Doctor for the North West Ambulance Service, for which he has completed major incident training, and a volunteer responder for the Cheshire and Shropshire BASICS scheme. In this capacity he attended the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017 as a volunteer responder.

Mike is a senior healthcare sector leader with nearly 30 years of experience, beginning as a paramedic. His specialities include critical care medicine, infectious diseases, military, aviation and pre-hospital medicine. In 2016, Mike moved to the UK for a sabbatical with London’s Air Ambulance. Having decided to remain in the UK, he served as Clinical Lead for an Air Ambulance in the counties and subsequently was recruited to join London's Air Ambulance's senior team for a period of two years to lead on the delivery of key objectives within their research strategy. Mike will be speaking at Risky Business about his role as first responder on the London Bridge terrorist attack.

Federal spending today is up five times from what it was back in 1960. But the number of people that are supposed to manage and oversee that money has stayed about the same over the past 50 years. Now the Senior Executives Association has painted a grim picture: Today's federal workforce is too stressed, overworked and ill-prepared to handle the next major emergency. Greg Treverton, one of the report's authors, is a former chairman of the National Intelligence Council who now teaches at the University of Southern California. He spoke with Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, about how the role of the average federal employee has evolved over the past 50 years.

Today's show : Political Activist, Lobbyist & Founder Of ‘Frontline America', Ben Bergquam calls in, Josh Hlavaty calls in, Steven Seagal's Co-Author & Business Partner, Tom Morrissey calls in, Election night in 5 states, President Trump is driving the evil elites crazy, President Trump speaks to Business leaders in New Jersey, POW/MIA Agency Director Credits President Trump with Return of Korean War Remains, West Hollywood Votes to Remove Donald Trump's Walk of Fame Star, President Trump Blasts LeBron James & Don Lemon over Racial Division Comments, President Trump Grants California ‘Major Disaster' Relief for Wildfires, Alex Jones Banned From Every Major Online Outlet, Weekend Antifa Riots, Mueller is on a fishing expedition, LeBron James's school taxpayer scam, Kevin McCarthy Calls on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Testify as Conservatives 'Slammed by Censorship', Michael Cohen being investigated for tax fraud, Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate DACA Program, Bigot Sarah Jeong, Hispanic Unemployment Rate Reaches Record Low 2 Months in a Row, Potential war with Iran, Parkland Gun Controllers 'March on NRA,' & Demand 3D Gun Regulations, Illegal Aliens Self Deporting to Canada Due to Trump's Crackdown, 2.8 Million People Drop Off Food Stamps Under President Trump, Trump's Tariffs Helping Businesses, NFL's First Male Cheerleaders Take the Field This Season, Pro Wrestler 'Kane' Wins Election as Tennessee Mayor, Abortion Accounts for 61% of Black Deaths in America, Randy Moss's Ignorance, Michael Moore Film Fest Honors Jane Fonda with Lifetime Achievement Award, L.A. Production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank' Replaces Nazis with ICE Agents Hunting for ‘LatinX' Illegals, Dianne Feinstein's Longtime Driver Was a Chinese Spy, Voter Fraud:670 Ballots Cast in Georgia Precinct with 276 Voters & Liberal Hysteria.

Green Lantern 43 Cover date March 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Edited by Julius Schwartz Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner Fox, Artists Gil Kane and Sid Greene

Green Lantern 43 Cover date March 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Edited by Julius Schwartz Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner Fox, Artists Gil Kane and Sid Greene

Green Lantern 43 Cover date March 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Edited by Julius Schwartz Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner Fox, Artists Gil Kane and Sid Greene

Green Lantern 43 Cover date March 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Edited by Julius Schwartz Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner Fox, Artists Gil Kane and Sid Greene

In this issue we ring in the new year! This week we are talking about second chances, bad guys gone good, good guys gone bad! Can these capes and cowls change there stripes, and for how long? But first we talk all that has been missed in DC comics, movies and TV news. All this and more in the newest issue of the Doctor DC Podcast! Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co. Intro music by Aaron Barry   Prescribed Reading from Issue #39: Zero Hour #1 – Parallax reveals himself as the mastermind behind the time crisis, using Extant as his minion Flash vol. 2 #31 – Pied Piper reforms and becomes a hero when he teams up with the Flash to defeat the Comforter Flash vol. 4 #8 – In the New 52, Pied Piper retains his past as a reformed Rogue Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 – Maxwell Lord is revealed as the mastermind behind the OMAC Project and kills Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle Justice League America vol. 1 Annual #4 – Major Disaster’s Injustice League reformed as the Justice League Antarctica Action Comics vol. 1 #560 – Ambush Bug, who has been a villain/antagonist until this point, finally appears as a hero trying to impress Superman Batman: Gotham Knights vol. 1 #61-65 – This arc explores Poison Ivy’s relationship to the orphans she “adopted” and protected during the events of “No Man’s Land” as well as her subtle shift to protagonist Identity Crisis #5 – A deranged and insane Shadow-Thief kills Firestorm using Shining Knight’s magic sword Final Crisis: Submit #1 – Black Lightning sacrifices himself fighting Darkseid’s Justifiers and tasks the villain the Tattooed Man with finding the remaining Justice Leaguers and saving the day   SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill)   Legion of Superheroes premiers on Supergirl https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1722240/supergirl-is-finally-introducing-the-legion-of-super-heroes-heres-who-was-cast-first http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/10/supergirl-legion-of-super-heroes-extended-trailer/ Reign http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Reign_(Prime_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Reign_(Arrow:_Earth-38) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odette_Annable Mon El http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Lar_Gand_(Pre-Zero_Hour) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mon-El_(Arrow:_Earth-38) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(actor) Saturn Girl http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Imra_Ardeen_(Pre-Zero_Hour) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Imra_Ardeen_(Arrow:_Earth-38) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Jackson Brainiac-5 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Querl_Dox_(Pre-Zero_Hour) https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-tv-brainiac-5-first-look/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Rath Matter Eater Lad http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Tenzil_Kem_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Bouncing Boy http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Charles_Taine_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Legion of Substitute Heroes http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legion_of_Substitute_Heroes_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Disney purchased Fox http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/disney-fox-merger-deal-52-4-billion-merger-1202631242/ http://collider.com/disney-fox-deal-explained/ Gotham is unaffected http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/04/gotham-safe-from-fox-disney-purchase/ Doomsday Clock ticking close to Golden Age and JSA http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/10/13/doomsday-clock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock_(comics) Johnny Thunder Rebirth http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/John_Thunder_(Prime_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Universe:_Rebirth_Vol_1_1 Green Flame http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Starheart http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Lantern/Superman:_Legend_of_the_Green_Flame Carter Hall http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Carter_Hall_(Prime_Earth) http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/12/20/hawkman-returns-dc-metal-4/ Killing Joke confirmed as part of Rebirth Continuity http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke Darkseid War http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League:_Darkseid_War Mobius Chair http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mobius_Chair Three Jokers http://www.techtimes.com/articles/160951/20160525/justice-league-50-finally-reveals-the-jokers-real-identity-sort-of.htm http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/25/dc-rebirth-introduces-mind-blowing-joker-twist Barbara Gordon http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Barbara_Gordon Aquaman Images https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/07/sexy-shirtless-jason-momoa-aquaman/ WB release first look at Hawk & Dove http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/12/15/live-action-dcs-titans-first-look-hawk-and-dove Don Hall http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Donald_Hall_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths_Vol_1_12 Crisis on Infinite Earths http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths DC’s streaming service https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1651249/why-dcs-new-streaming-service-could-be-a-gamechanger http://www.player.one/dc-streaming-service-young-justice-teen-titans-movies-tv-shows-119061 Geoff Johns to remain as DC films co-head http://collider.com/dc-films-restructuring-justice-league-jon-berg-geoff-johns/ http://variety.com/2018/film/news/warner-bros-taps-walter-hamada-to-oversee-dc-films-production-exclusive-1202652878/ Walter Hamada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hamada Upcoming DC films http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/dc-movies/269805/what-does-the-future-hold-for-dc-movies X-Men films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_(film_series) Zack Snyder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder Patty Jenkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Jenkins New vision for Wonder Woman 2 https://nerdist.com/patty-jenkins-hints-at-totally-different-wonder-woman-2/ Keanu Reeves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves Richard Dragon http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ricardo_Diaz,_Jr._(Prime_Earth) Arrow Cannot Use Deathstroke http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Deathstroke http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Slade_Wilson_(Arrow) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Slade_Wilson_(DC_Extended_Universe) http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/12/22/arrow-cant-use-deathstroke-anymore-because-of-joe-manganiello-movie Joe Manganiello movie http://ew.com/movies/2017/11/25/justice-league-deathstroke-joe-manganiello-photo/ Diana’s brother Jason http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jason_(Prime_Earth) Grail http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Grail_(Prime_Earth) Zeus http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Zeus_(Prime_Earth) Darkseid http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Uxas_(Prime_Earth) King Arther fights to take back Atlantis https://nerdist.com/aquaman-31-exclusive-preview-king-arthur/ Corum Rath http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Corum_Rath_(Prime_Earth) Dolphin http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dolphin_(Prime_Earth) King Shark http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Nanaue_(Prime_Earth) Vulko http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Vulko_(Prime_Earth) Mera http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mera_(Prime_Earth) Throne of Atlantis http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Throne_of_Atlantis DC and WB have plans to bring the Question into DCEU/DCAU http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/12/21/dc-comics-the-question-tv-show-movie/ Vic Sage http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Charles_Victor_Szasz_(New_Earth) Charlton Comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Comics Denny O’Neill’s The Question https://www.amazon.com/Question-Vol-Zen-Violence/dp/1401215793 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Question_Vol_1 Hub City http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hub_City   Second Chances   Are there any heroes you can imagine turning bad for a while? Hal Jordan becomes Parallax http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Parallax_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Reign_of_the_Supermen Hank Hall becomes Extant http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Henry_Hall_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Monarch http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Armageddon_2001 Zero Hour http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Hour Captain Atom becomes Monarch http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Monarch http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Nathaniel_Adam_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Countdown http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Countdown:_Arena Metamorpho http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rex_Mason_(New_Earth) Sapphire Stagg http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Sapphire_Stagg_(New_Earth) Mister Terrific http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Holt Future’s End http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Futures_End Mister Horrific http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mister_Horrific_(Crisis_on_Two_Earths:_Crime_Syndicate_Earth) Crisis on Two Earths http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League:_Crisis_on_Two_Earths_(Movie) Plastic Man http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Patrick_O%27Brian_(New_Earth) Hawkman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hawkman Before the New 52, Piper was handcuffed due to the Trickster and ended up being outed and going good. Pied Piper http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hartley_Rathaway_(New_Earth) Trickster http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Giovanni_Giuseppe_(New_Earth) Flash’s Rogues http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rogues Mirror Master http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mirror_Master Pied Piper (Arrowverse) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hartley_Rathaway_(Arrow) Flashpoint (Arrowverse) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/The_Flash_(2014_TV_Series)_Episode:_Flashpoint Max Lord http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Maxwell_Lord_IV_(New_Earth) Countdown to Infinite Crisis http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Countdown_to_Infinite_Crisis Justice League http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_International_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League:_A_New_Beginning http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_Antarctica Martian Manhunter Choco Addiction http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Chocos Kills Blue Beetle http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Countdown_to_Infinite_Crisis_Vol_1_1 Killg%re Virus http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kilg%25re_(New_Earth) Injustice League, Justice League Antartica http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Injustice_League http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_Antarctica Cluemaster, Big Sir, Major Disaster, G’nort, Scarlet Skiier http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur_Brown_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dufus_P._Ratchet_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Paul_Booker_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/G%27nort http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dren_Keeg_(New_Earth) Current JLA and Luthor.  Outside of Major Disaster (pre-Flashpoint), has any villain ever turned hero and not gone back to being a villain? Justice League of America http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_of_America_II_(Prime_Earth) Killer Frost http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Caitlin_Snow_(Prime_Earth) Lobo http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Lobo_II_(Prime_Earth) Lex Luthor http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Luthor_(Prime_Earth) Forever Evil http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Forever_Evil http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Injustice_League_(Prime_Earth) Death of New 52 Superman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Superman:_The_Final_Days_of_Superman Ambush Bug http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Irwin_Schwab_(New_Earth) Argh!Yle! http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Argh!Yle! Catwoman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Catwoman JLA New 52 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_of_America_(Prime_Earth) Earth 2 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_2 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Selina_Kyle_(Earth_2) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Helena_Wayne_(Earth_2) Clayface http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Basil_Karlo_(Prime_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Gotham_Knights_(Prime_Earth) Harley Quinn http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Harleen_Quinzel_(Prime_Earth) Poison Ivy http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Pamela_Isley_(Prime_Earth) No Man’s Land http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman:_No_Man%27s_Land In the past, Batman and the Flash have had the most villain-turned-hero stories, other than Pied Piper, Clayface, and Riddler, have there been any other villains that have been good for a long time? The Flash’s Rogues http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rogues KIller Croc http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Killer_Croc The Riddler http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_Nashton_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_822 What minor villain do you think would be the most interesting to see reform into a hero? Shadow Thief http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Carl_Sands_(New_Earth) Starro http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Starro Toyman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Winslow_Schott_(New_Earth) Mark Richards (Tattoo Man 3) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mark_Richards_(New_Earth)    

In this issue we talk all about the characters or schemes that began with good intentions but went horribly wrong. But first we discuss the latest in DC news, with first reviews of Justice League, Mera getting her own solo title, sexual allegations in DC's top management, and Brian Bendis moving to DC! This week surely packs a punch and MORE... Intro music by Aaron Barry   Prescribed Reading from Issue #23: Action Comics vol. 2 #40 – Superman finds himself in the Bizarro universe of Earth 29, where he teams up with Bizarro to defeat Doomsday Superman: Doomed #1 – Superman defeats Doomsday and consumes all of the Doomsday spores to save the people of Earth, causing him to slowly become the monster The OMAC Project #1-6 – This miniseries follows the waves of destruction caused by Batman’s Brother Eye satellite gaining sentience and using OMACs to destroy metahumans The New 52: Futures End #0 – In a possible future, Brother Eye succeeds in eliminating superhumans by assimilating them into his cyborg collective Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 – Pariah’s experiments to witness the creation of the universe unleash the Anti-Monitor, and result in his own travelling the Multiverse only to see the destruction of each world he visits Titans Hunt vol. 1 – The original Teen Titans are brought together and made to remember their secret history, which had previously been missing in the New 52 Titans vol. 3 – The original Wally West returns from the Speed Force and warns the Titans that a much bigger threat has been altering reality, including erasing parts of the Titans’ own history Flashpoint #1-5 - Barry Allen goes back in time to save his mother and inadvertently shatters history   SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill) News and Notes Justice League release early reviews Brian Michael Bendis reactions https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/07/brian-bendis-switches-sides-signs-dc-exclusive/?utm_source=BC&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=belowpost Doom Patrol/Titans TV https://www.cbr.com/dc-titans-tv-doom-patrol/ Eddie Berganza gets fired https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/11/13/longtime-dc-comics-editor-fired-after-sexual-harassment-allegations-resurface/?utm_term=.e6ce675c7f52 Gal Gadot threatens to quit https://pagesix.com/2017/11/11/gal-gadot-will-only-be-wonder-woman-again-if-brett-ratner-is-out/ Andrew Kresiberg suspended http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/warner-bros-sexual-harassment-andrew-kreisberg-1202612522/ Meta solo title https://www.newsarama.com/37302-mera-gets-her-first-ever-solo-title.html James Tynion 4th/Conor Kent https://www.monkeysfightingrobots.com/james-tynion-iv-teases-return-of-superboy/ Doomsday Clock cover #DDCDCC Jessica Cruz/Supergirls https://www.cbr.com/green-lantern-jessica-cruz-dc-super-hero-girls-comic/ Good Intentions Action Vol 2 #40/Earth 29/Bizarro http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_2_40 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_29 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bizarro OMAC/Brother Eye/Identity Crisis http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Brother_Eye http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Futures_End http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Identity_Crisis http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/OMAC Tower of Babel http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/JLA:_Tower_of_Babel Pariah witnesses the birth of the Multiverse/COIE http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kell_Mossa_(Pre-Crisis) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths The Hawks/Hath Set http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hath-Set_(New_Earth) Sinestro turns yellow http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Sinestro Major Disaster/JL Antarctica http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Major_Disaster http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_Antarctica http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_Elite Hal Jordan/Parallax/Coast City/Emerald Twilight http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hal_Jordan http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Lantern:_Emerald_Twilight Titans Hunt (the telling of the story) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Titans_Hunt_Vol_1 Flashpoint http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Flash:_Flashpoint

Mineta Transportation Institute’s Emergency Disaster expert Dr. Frannie Edwards talks about planning for a disaster in the Bay Area

Son malotes, son antihéroes, son enemigos de Batman y ahora son número 1 en las taquillas de los cines de estados unidos. Escuadrón suicida triunfa pese a ser una película mejorable, y en este audio Los Mensaheros debaten sobre ella junto a los oyentes VIP, justo después de salir de la sala de cine de ver la película del Jóker and company. Los Mensaheros 014- Suicide Squad , parte 2 / 2 Esta es la segunda parte del podcast 014 perteneciente a Agosto de 2016, la primera parte podéis escucharla aquí o en itunes. Este podcast está patrocinado por Don disfraz, y durante los meses de Agosto, Septiembre y Octubre puedes conseguir un disfraz valorado en 50 euros, si eres uno de nuestros mecenas ( https://www.patreon.com/Nacionpodcast ) o dejando un comentario en este post. Entra en http://www.dondisfraz.com/ y ve mirando cual te gusta… ¿Quién es el escuadrón suicida? Creado en 1959 por Robert Kanigher y Ross Andru como una alternativa a laJustice Society of America. DUDA , algunas páginas indican que ¿¿Primera aparición: Star Spangled War Stories #20 (1954)?? También han sido conocidos como Task force x. Algunos líderes de renombre que han tenido: Amanda Waller, Frank Rock, Lex Luthor. Imagen de los originales La primera aparición fue en “The brave and the bold” y luchaban contra la JSA En la era post crisis se unieron nombres como Oráculo, Rick Flag Jr., Bronze Tiger, Capitán Boomerang, Conde Vértigo, Deadshot, Doctor Light, Duchess , Enchantress, Jewelee, Nemesis, Nightshade, Poison Ivy, Punch, Ravan, Shade, Thinker y Vixen. El tercer escuadrón llamado Task Omega Force estaba compuesto por:  Frank Rock, Amanda Waller, Big Sir, Bulldozer, Clock King, Cluemaster, Deadshot, Havana, Killer Frost, Major Disaster. Modem y Multi Man y liderado por Luthor. En el quinto grupo creado de Escuadrón suicida, en la new 52 Deadshot es nombrado lider y entra en el equipo Harley Quinn No seas malote como los chicos del escuadrón y firma la petición de Oxfam Intermon Pero antes os queremos informar de que en Septiembre va a haber un movimiento en el podcasting en pro de los refugiados, Oxfam Intermon está llevando a cabo una campaña dónde los podcast tienen la oportunidad de demostrar su potencial en un evento solidario de captación de firmas, Nación podcaster y toda la red Nación Podcast se unen al movimiento y os invitan a apoyar dejando vuestra firma en su formulario.  #derechoarefugio ¿Quién compone suicide squad? En la película Amanda Waller, tras la aparición y luego desaparición de Superman (ver Batman vs Superman) decide que el mundo no está seguro si hay gente tan poderosa manejando la vida a su antojo y que el gobierno necesita tener una fuerza de choque que pueda enfrentarse a futuras amenazas de este tipo. Así que tras buscar y rebuscar acaba dando con los peores criminales que pueden encontrarse en Gotham y alrededores, formando el grupo fuerza x. Grupo al que si las cosas funcionan mal, les culparán de todo y negarán estar metidos en la creación del mismo, conectándoles un chip en la cabeza que con una app pueden hacerles volar los sesos literalmente, pretenden tenerlos controlados, además de usar algunos vínculos familiares o deseos de cada uno de ellos. DeadShot: Tirador experto con ojo biónico. Will Smith interpreta a un francotirador sin escrúpulos que mata por dinero, si no fuera Will Smith lo veríamos todo el rato con máscara pero… El personaje tiene una hija pequeña y Amanda y su equipo no dudan en usarla para manejar a Deadhot a su antojo prometiéndole que estará cuidada e irá a las mejores universidades.  Slipknot: maestro con las cuerdas, asesino impecable. En la película queda de chichinabo, aparece pocos minutos y tanto su presentación como su desaparición pasan sin pena ni gloria… Rick Flag: Militar experto en tácticas. El personaje es el típico militar duro que se echa el equipo a las espaldas y que pese a renegar de la escoria que le ha tocado acaba haciéndose a ella y sintiéndose uno más. Amanda lo tiene pillado por los huevines al estar enamorado de la forma humana de Enchantress. Harley Quinn: puta loca enamorada del Jóker, muy habilidosa y sin escrúpulos.  La novia del jóker nos ofrece las mejores escenas sin duda, y no me refiero por su espectacular cuerpo, si no porque el personaje es muy interesante, tiene drama, tiene guasa y tiene mucho punch con el bate de béisbol. Harley Quinn merece spin off, salva la película. Killer Croc: Fuerte, rápido, con poder de auto generación. Personaje que representa la fuerza bruta, con toques de humor, en la película tiene importancia al final y no desentona demasiado. Enchantress: posee poderes mágicos, muy inteligente. Este personaje tiene unas escenas muy bien producidas, con toques de película de terror, la transformación es muy interesante, y termina siendo el malo de la película. Una vez se convierte en el enemigo a batir hay más de 3 cosas que chirrían ante alguien tan supuestamente peligroso y todo lo que hace y cómo lo hace.  Capitán boomerang: experto en el manejo del boomerang. Personaje que deseas que muera durante toda la película, bastante irritante, un tipo egoísta que no tiene ningún vinculo emocional con nadie más que con el oro, que intenta protagonizar escenas de humor relacionadas con latas de cerveza, su arma es un par de boomerangs de metal (¿y una go pro? jaja). Katana: Samurai experta en artes marciales, posee una katana que roba almas. El personaje tiene una historia muy atractiva, su marido fue asesinado con una katana que absorbía almas y ahora está en su poder, al más puro estilo Stormbringer elimina  sus enemigos atrapándolos en la espada. Mata por amor y desea poder  reunirse con su marido de alguna forma. Es la guarda espaldas de Rick. El diablo: tiene el poder de manipular el fuego. Chico criado en las calles que usaba su poder de manejar el fuego para dominarlas y ganar dinero sucio, en contra de la voluntad de su mujer.  Un día su ira hace que no pueda dominar su poder y pese a que en el cómic mata a todos los que están en el interior de una casa llena de narcotraficantes, dónde habían niños, aquí le dan una vuelta y mata a su propia familia, mujer e hijos, siendo el drama todavía mayor. No desea usar su poder y resulta ser bastante devastador al final. El Jóker tiene una aparición bastante pobre, tal como decimos en el debate, es más bien un matón con dinero y recursos que un Jóker, pero se le echa de menos que salga más en el film, es un enamorado de Harley y todas sus apariciones tienen que ver con ella. Esperamos que os guste el debate que tenemos sobre esta película y alguna más de paso, muchas gracias a todos los excelentes oyentes, compañeros y amigos que vinieron a pasar el día con nosotros y grabaron este especial verano. Miguel on the Road (del podcast Superhéroe semanal) Nanoc Migastri Lestat Bichito Pudin MUCHAS GRACIAS a todos los mini Productores de la red por colaborar a través de Patreon a este y otros podcast de la red: Mesientofenomenal.com, Pienso Luego Ya tu Sabeh, Podstar Fm,   David Ferrer,Wichito, Yago Paris,  Danill1989, Emilcar, Entre Trabajadores,Miguel on the Road,  Luís Del Valle, Manuel Hidalgo Muñoz,  María Santonja, Richie Fintano, Tesacu, Migartri, Mariano Pérez Caro, Jorge EOVE,   Daniel Roca,Jose Vicente, Punto Primario, Victor Lozano Tú también puedes ayudarnos a crecer comprando en Amazon o uniéndote a Patreon Entra en nuestro Telegram y danos tu opinión extensamente La entrada Los Mensaheros 014- Suicide Squad , parte 2 / 2 aparece primero en Nación Podcast.

Son malotes, son antihéroes, son enemigos de Batman y ahora son número 1 en las taquillas de los cines de estados unidos. Escuadrón suicida triunfa pese a ser una película mejorable, y en este audio Los Mensaheros debaten sobre ella junto a los oyentes VIP, justo después de salir de la sala de cine de ver la película del Jóker and company.Los Mensaheros 014- Suicide Squad , parte 2 / 2Esta es la segunda parte del podcast 014 perteneciente a Agosto de 2016, la primera parte podéis escucharla aquí o en itunes. Este podcast está patrocinado por Don disfraz, y durante los meses de Agosto, Septiembre y Octubre puedes conseguir un disfraz valorado en 50 euros, si eres uno de nuestros mecenas ( https://www.patreon.com/Nacionpodcast ) o dejando un comentario en este post. Entra en http://www.dondisfraz.com/ y ve mirando cual te gusta…14980409976231294482¿Quién es el escuadrón suicida?Creado en 1959 por Robert Kanigher y Ross Andru como una alternativa a laJustice Society of America.DUDA , algunas páginas indican que ¿¿Primera aparición: Star Spangled War Stories #20 (1954)??También han sido conocidos como Task force x.Algunos líderes de renombre que han tenido: Amanda Waller, Frank Rock, Lex Luthor.Imagen de los originalesConoce-al-Suicide-Squad-y-sus-diferentes-formaciones-a-lo-largo-de-la-historia-3 La primera aparición fue en “The brave and the bold” y luchaban contra la JSAEn la era post crisis se unieron nombres como Oráculo, Rick Flag Jr., Bronze Tiger, Capitán Boomerang, Conde Vértigo, Deadshot, Doctor Light, Duchess , Enchantress, Jewelee, Nemesis, Nightshade, Poison Ivy, Punch, Ravan, Shade, Thinker y Vixen.El tercer escuadrón llamado Task Omega Force estaba compuesto por: Frank Rock, Amanda Waller, Big Sir, Bulldozer, Clock King, Cluemaster, Deadshot, Havana, Killer Frost, Major Disaster. Modem y Multi Man y liderado por Luthor.En el quinto grupo creado de Escuadrón suicida, en la new 52 Deadshot es nombrado lider y entra en el equipo Harley QuinnNo seas malote como los chicos del escuadrón y firma la petición de Oxfam IntermonpodcastActionDayPero antes os queremos informar de que en Septiembre va a haber un movimiento en el podcasting en pro de los refugiados, Oxfam Intermon está llevando a cabo una campaña dónde los podcast tienen la oportunidad de demostrar su potencial en un evento solidario de captación de firmas, Nación podcaster y toda la red Nación Podcast se unen al movimiento y os invitan a apoyar dejando vuestra firma en su formulario. #derechoarefugio¿Quién compone suicide squad?En la película Amanda Waller, tras la aparición y luego desaparición de Superman (ver Batman vs Superman) decide que el mundo no está seguro si hay gente tan poderosa manejando la vida a su antojo y que el gobierno necesita tener una fuerza de choque que pueda enfrentarse a futuras amenazas de este tipo. Así que tras buscar y rebuscar acaba dando con los peores criminales que pueden encontrarse en Gotham y alrededores, formando el grupo fuerza x. Grupo al que si las cosas funcionan mal, les culparán de todo y negarán estar metidos en la creación del mismo, conectándoles un chip en la cabeza que con una app pueden hacerles volar los sesos literalmente, pretenden tenerlos controlados, además de usar algunos vínculos familiares o deseos de cada uno de ellos.DeadShot: Tirador experto con ojo biónico. Will Smith interpreta a un francotirador sin escrúpulos que mata por dinero, si no fuera Will Smith lo veríamos todo el rato con máscara pero… El personaje tiene una hija pequeña y Amanda y su equipo no dudan en usarla para manejar a Deadhot a su antojo prometiéndole que estará cuidada e irá a las mejores universidades. deadshotSlipknot: maestro con las cuerdas, asesino impecable. En la película queda de chichinabo, aparece pocos minutos y tanto su presentación como su desaparición pasan sin pena ni gloria…escuadron-suicidaRick Flag: Militar experto en tácticas. El personaje es el típico militar duro que se echa el equipo a las espaldas y que pese a renegar de la escoria que le ha tocado acaba haciéndose a ella y sintiéndose uno más. Amanda lo tiene pillado por los huevines al estar enamorado de la forma humana de Enchantress.Suicide-Squad-Rick-FlagHarley Quinn: puta loca enamorada del Jóker, muy habilidosa y sin escrúpulos. La novia del jóker nos ofrece las mejores escenas sin duda, y no me refiero por su espectacular cuerpo, si no porque el personaje es muy interesante, tiene drama, tiene guasa y tiene mucho punch con el bate de béisbol. Harley Quinn merece spin off, salva la película.harKiller Croc: Fuerte, rápido, con poder de auto generación. Personaje que representa la fuerza bruta, con toques de humor, en la película tiene importancia al final y no desentona demasiado.croc-news-storyEnchantress: posee poderes mágicos, muy inteligente. Este personaje tiene unas escenas muy bien producidas, con toques de película de terror, la transformación es muy interesante, y termina siendo el malo de la película. Una vez se convierte en el enemigo a batir hay más de 3 cosas que chirrían ante alguien tan supuestamente peligroso y todo lo que hace y cómo lo hace. enchantressheader-190371Capitán boomerang: experto en el manejo del boomerang. Personaje que deseas que muera durante toda la película, bastante irritante, un tipo egoísta que no tiene ningún vinculo emocional con nadie más que con el oro, que intenta protagonizar escenas de humor relacionadas con latas de cerveza, su arma es un par de boomerangs de metal (¿y una go pro? jaja).Suicide_Squad_-_Capitán_Bumerang_PosterKatana: Samurai experta en artes marciales, posee una katana que roba almas. El personaje tiene una historia muy atractiva, su marido fue asesinado con una katana que absorbía almas y ahora está en su poder, al más puro estilo Stormbringer elimina sus enemigos atrapándolos en la espada. Mata por amor y desea poder reunirse con su marido de alguna forma. Es la guarda espaldas de Rick.7-katana-ampliacion_2jr1El diablo: tiene el poder de manipular el fuego. Chico criado en las calles que usaba su poder de manejar el fuego para dominarlas y ganar dinero sucio, en contra de la voluntad de su mujer. Un día su ira hace que no pueda dominar su poder y pese a que en el cómic mata a todos los que están en el interior de una casa llena de narcotraficantes, dónde habían niños, aquí le dan una vuelta y mata a su propia familia, mujer e hijos, siendo el drama todavía mayor. No desea usar su poder y resulta ser bastante devastador al final.Suicide-squad-poster-diabloEl Jóker tiene una aparición bastante pobre, tal como decimos en el debate, es más bien un matón con dinero y recursos que un Jóker, pero se le echa de menos que salga más en el film, es un enamorado de Harley y todas sus apariciones tienen que ver con ella.Esperamos que os guste el debate que tenemos sobre esta película y alguna más de paso, muchas gracias a todos los excelentes oyentes, compañeros y amigos que vinieron a pasar el día con nosotros y grabaron este especial verano.Miguel on the Road (del podcast Superhéroe semanal)NanocMigastriLestatBichito PudinilovepodMUCHAS GRACIAS a todos los mini Productores de la red por colaborar a través de Patreon a este y otros podcast de la red:Mesientofenomenal.com, Pienso Luego Ya tu Sabeh, Podstar Fm, David Ferrer,Wichito, Yago Paris, Danill1989, Emilcar, Entre Trabajadores,Miguel on the Road, Luís Del Valle, Manuel Hidalgo Muñoz, María Santonja,Richie Fintano, Tesacu, Migartri, Mariano Pérez Caro, Jorge EOVE, Daniel Roca,Jose Vicente, Punto Primario, Victor LozanoTú también puedes ayudarnos a crecer comprando en Amazon o uniéndote a Patreon

Son malotes, son antihéroes, son enemigos de Batman y ahora son número 1 en las taquillas de los cines de estados unidos. Escuadrón suicida triunfa pese a ser una película mejorable, y en este audio Los Mensaheros debaten sobre ella junto a los oyentes VIP, justo después de salir de la sala de cine de ver la película del Jóker and company.Los Mensaheros 014- Suicide Squad , parte 2 / 2Esta es la segunda parte del podcast 014 perteneciente a Agosto de 2016, la primera parte podéis escucharla aquí o en itunes. Este podcast está patrocinado por Don disfraz, y durante los meses de Agosto, Septiembre y Octubre puedes conseguir un disfraz valorado en 50 euros, si eres uno de nuestros mecenas ( https://www.patreon.com/Nacionpodcast ) o dejando un comentario en este post. Entra en http://www.dondisfraz.com/ y ve mirando cual te gusta…14980409976231294482¿Quién es el escuadrón suicida?Creado en 1959 por Robert Kanigher y Ross Andru como una alternativa a laJustice Society of America.DUDA , algunas páginas indican que ¿¿Primera aparición: Star Spangled War Stories #20 (1954)??También han sido conocidos como Task force x.Algunos líderes de renombre que han tenido: Amanda Waller, Frank Rock, Lex Luthor.Imagen de los originalesConoce-al-Suicide-Squad-y-sus-diferentes-formaciones-a-lo-largo-de-la-historia-3 La primera aparición fue en “The brave and the bold” y luchaban contra la JSAEn la era post crisis se unieron nombres como Oráculo, Rick Flag Jr., Bronze Tiger, Capitán Boomerang, Conde Vértigo, Deadshot, Doctor Light, Duchess , Enchantress, Jewelee, Nemesis, Nightshade, Poison Ivy, Punch, Ravan, Shade, Thinker y Vixen.El tercer escuadrón llamado Task Omega Force estaba compuesto por: Frank Rock, Amanda Waller, Big Sir, Bulldozer, Clock King, Cluemaster, Deadshot, Havana, Killer Frost, Major Disaster. Modem y Multi Man y liderado por Luthor.En el quinto grupo creado de Escuadrón suicida, en la new 52 Deadshot es nombrado lider y entra en el equipo Harley QuinnNo seas malote como los chicos del escuadrón y firma la petición de Oxfam IntermonpodcastActionDayPero antes os queremos informar de que en Septiembre va a haber un movimiento en el podcasting en pro de los refugiados, Oxfam Intermon está llevando a cabo una campaña dónde los podcast tienen la oportunidad de demostrar su potencial en un evento solidario de captación de firmas, Nación podcaster y toda la red Nación Podcast se unen al movimiento y os invitan a apoyar dejando vuestra firma en su formulario. #derechoarefugio¿Quién compone suicide squad?En la película Amanda Waller, tras la aparición y luego desaparición de Superman (ver Batman vs Superman) decide que el mundo no está seguro si hay gente tan poderosa manejando la vida a su antojo y que el gobierno necesita tener una fuerza de choque que pueda enfrentarse a futuras amenazas de este tipo. Así que tras buscar y rebuscar acaba dando con los peores criminales que pueden encontrarse en Gotham y alrededores, formando el grupo fuerza x. Grupo al que si las cosas funcionan mal, les culparán de todo y negarán estar metidos en la creación del mismo, conectándoles un chip en la cabeza que con una app pueden hacerles volar los sesos literalmente, pretenden tenerlos controlados, además de usar algunos vínculos familiares o deseos de cada uno de ellos.DeadShot: Tirador experto con ojo biónico. Will Smith interpreta a un francotirador sin escrúpulos que mata por dinero, si no fuera Will Smith lo veríamos todo el rato con máscara pero… El personaje tiene una hija pequeña y Amanda y su equipo no dudan en usarla para manejar a Deadhot a su antojo prometiéndole que estará cuidada e irá a las mejores universidades. deadshotSlipknot: maestro con las cuerdas, asesino impecable. En la película queda de chichinabo, aparece pocos minutos y tanto su presentación como su desaparición pasan sin pena ni gloria…escuadron-suicidaRick Flag: Militar experto en tácticas. El personaje es el típico militar duro que se echa el equipo a las espaldas y que pese a renegar de la escoria que le ha tocado acaba haciéndose a ella y sintiéndose uno más. Amanda lo tiene pillado por los huevines al estar enamorado de la forma humana de Enchantress.Suicide-Squad-Rick-FlagHarley Quinn: puta loca enamorada del Jóker, muy habilidosa y sin escrúpulos. La novia del jóker nos ofrece las mejores escenas sin duda, y no me refiero por su espectacular cuerpo, si no porque el personaje es muy interesante, tiene drama, tiene guasa y tiene mucho punch con el bate de béisbol. Harley Quinn merece spin off, salva la película.harKiller Croc: Fuerte, rápido, con poder de auto generación. Personaje que representa la fuerza bruta, con toques de humor, en la película tiene importancia al final y no desentona demasiado.croc-news-storyEnchantress: posee poderes mágicos, muy inteligente. Este personaje tiene unas escenas muy bien producidas, con toques de película de terror, la transformación es muy interesante, y termina siendo el malo de la película. Una vez se convierte en el enemigo a batir hay más de 3 cosas que chirrían ante alguien tan supuestamente peligroso y todo lo que hace y cómo lo hace. enchantressheader-190371Capitán boomerang: experto en el manejo del boomerang. Personaje que deseas que muera durante toda la película, bastante irritante, un tipo egoísta que no tiene ningún vinculo emocional con nadie más que con el oro, que intenta protagonizar escenas de humor relacionadas con latas de cerveza, su arma es un par de boomerangs de metal (¿y una go pro? jaja).Suicide_Squad_-_Capitán_Bumerang_PosterKatana: Samurai experta en artes marciales, posee una katana que roba almas. El personaje tiene una historia muy atractiva, su marido fue asesinado con una katana que absorbía almas y ahora está en su poder, al más puro estilo Stormbringer elimina sus enemigos atrapándolos en la espada. Mata por amor y desea poder reunirse con su marido de alguna forma. Es la guarda espaldas de Rick.7-katana-ampliacion_2jr1El diablo: tiene el poder de manipular el fuego. Chico criado en las calles que usaba su poder de manejar el fuego para dominarlas y ganar dinero sucio, en contra de la voluntad de su mujer. Un día su ira hace que no pueda dominar su poder y pese a que en el cómic mata a todos los que están en el interior de una casa llena de narcotraficantes, dónde habían niños, aquí le dan una vuelta y mata a su propia familia, mujer e hijos, siendo el drama todavía mayor. No desea usar su poder y resulta ser bastante devastador al final.Suicide-squad-poster-diabloEl Jóker tiene una aparición bastante pobre, tal como decimos en el debate, es más bien un matón con dinero y recursos que un Jóker, pero se le echa de menos que salga más en el film, es un enamorado de Harley y todas sus apariciones tienen que ver con ella.Esperamos que os guste el debate que tenemos sobre esta película y alguna más de paso, muchas gracias a todos los excelentes oyentes, compañeros y amigos que vinieron a pasar el día con nosotros y grabaron este especial verano.Miguel on the Road (del podcast Superhéroe semanal)NanocMigastriLestatBichito PudinilovepodMUCHAS GRACIAS a todos los mini Productores de la red por colaborar a través de Patreon a este y otros podcast de la red:Mesientofenomenal.com, Pienso Luego Ya tu Sabeh, Podstar Fm, David Ferrer,Wichito, Yago Paris, Danill1989, Emilcar, Entre Trabajadores,Miguel on the Road, Luís Del Valle, Manuel Hidalgo Muñoz, María Santonja,Richie Fintano, Tesacu, Migartri, Mariano Pérez Caro, Jorge EOVE, Daniel Roca,Jose Vicente, Punto Primario, Victor LozanoTú también puedes ayudarnos a crecer comprando en Amazon o uniéndote a Patreon

The Subs dig into issue two of Karate Kid, when Major Disaster shows up ready to destroy the United Nations, with ONE thing standing in his way: A Super Karate practitioner known as Val Armorr!

Sam and Ivan talk about: * Condo Flooding / Taxes * iPhone Data * Election 2012 * Secret Service Hookers

The action continues as the guys look at GREEN LANTERN (Vol. 2) #181, 182 and 183! The fallout from last episode's issues continues as Hal confronts the Guardians and quits the Corps and new Lantern is then called. Who is the new mystery lantern and how will he stop the menace of a vengeance-seeking Major Disaster?

The action continues as the guys look at GREEN LANTERN (Vol. 2) #181, 182 and 183! The fallout from last episode's issues continues as Hal confronts the Guardians and quits the Corps and new Lantern is then called. Who is the new mystery lantern and how will he stop the menace of a vengeance-seeking Major Disaster?

The view from the top of business, presented by Evan Davis. The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies. This week, Evan's top executive guests include two hoteliers and a soft drinks manufacturer. They discuss recent events in Japan, and explore to what extent companies can really prepare for major disasters. They also reveal how much they know about life on the shop floor and where the problems lie. Producer: Ben Crighton.

Green Lantern 43 Cover date March 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Edited by Julius Schwartz Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner Fox, Artists Gil Kane and Sid Greene

Green Lantern 43 Cover date March 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Edited by Julius Schwartz Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner Fox, Artists Gil Kane and Sid Greene