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Latest Ghost Rider fires up old comics’ morphs By Andrew A. Smith Scripps Howard News Service  Scripps Howard News Service The fiery biker version of Ghost Rider first appeared in “Marvel Spotlight” No. 5 (1972).  Sony The Ghost Rider first appeared on a glowing horse – without the flames.  Marvel Comics has published a lot of versions of its Ghost Rider character, so which will be used for the film debuting today? Answer: All of them. The character got its start at another comic company altogether, in a Western title published by Magazine Enterprises called “Tim Holt” in 1950. Inspired by the 1949 Vaughn Monroe hit “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” editor-writer Vince Sullivan and artist Dick Ayers transformed a little-known backup character called The Calico Kid into Federal Marshal Rex Fury, who then dressed up in a spooky, glowing outfit to scare the breeches off Wild West outlaws. Riding a glow-in-the-dark horse named Spectre, Fury’s cape had a black lining so he could reverse it and “disappear.” But actual supernatural elements soon crept in, and before the Comics Code of 1954 put the kibosh on horror-themed comics, the Haunted Horseman battled real vampires and werewolves. Ayers moved on to Timely/Atlas Comics, which morphed into Marvel Comics, and, in 1967, revived the Phantom of the Plains in all his Western glory. The spooky schtick was the same, but Spectre became Banshee and the Rex Fury ID was dumped in favor of schoolteacher Carter Slade. This Ghost Rider lasted only seven issues, and a brief 1970 revival didn’t fare much better. But the early ’70s brought a horror boomlet at Marvel, with titles like “Tomb of Dracula,” “Monster of Frankenstein” and “Werewolf by Night.” Editor Roy Thomas, writer Gary Friedrich and artist Mike Ploog added to this monstrous roll call in “Marvel Spotlight” No. 5 (1972) with a new version of the Ghost Rider. Set in the present, this character had nothing to do with its predecessor save the name. Riffing off the popularity of showmen like Evel Knievel, this Ghost Rider was motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze, who made a deal with Marvel’s version of the devil, Mephisto, to save the life of his stepdad. You know that trick never works. Before you could say “Johann Faust,” Mephisto pulled a fast one and Johnny was cursed to turn into a now-familiar flaming biker every night (and blessed with his own title). The concept continued to morph through “Ghost Rider’s” 81-issue run. Eventually it was revealed that Johnny didn’t really turn into anything, but was really channeling Zarathos, the “Spirit of Vengeance.” He also gained some control. Instead of ghosting out at nightfall, he learned to do so in the presence of evil, and later still at will. But in “The End of the Ghost Rider” (“GR” No. 81, 1983), Blaze was freed of the curse and Ghost Rider rode off into the ...  well, wherever demon bikers ride off to. But you can’t keep a good trademark down. In 1990, writer Howard Mackie and artists Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira re-invented the concept with New York teenager Danny Ketch spontaneously combusting whenever he touched the gas cap of an unearthly motorcycle. (Yep, this time it was the bike that was possessed!) Advised by the mysterious Caretaker, Ketch eventually learned that there had always been a Ghost Rider, with the family of an 1880s man named Noble Kale carrying the, eh, torch from generation to generation. Turns out, you see, that the adopted Danny was a Kale descendant – and so was Johnny Blaze, who reappeared in this series as Danny’s half-brother, wielding a mystical shotgun that blasted “hellfire.” New York cop Michael Badilino also joined the cast, another idiot who made a deal with Mephisto and became a Ghost Rider look-alike called Vengeance. The Ketch series petered out in 1994, so Marvel went back to basics, with writer Devin Grayson and artist Trent Kaniuga reviving Johnny in the role in 2001’s “Ghost Rider: Hammer Lane” miniseries. And writer Garth Ennis and artist Clayton Crain re-imagined the still-possessed Johnny as trapped in hell in 2005’s “Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation,” which has spawned the current ongoing rider series by Daniel Way and Mark Texeira. And a current miniseries, “Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears,” is telling the story of the Ghost Rider who haunted the Civil War. So, who is in the movie? Well, Nicolas Cage plays Johnny Blaze as a cursed biker who fires a flaming shotgun and hunts demons escaped from hell. He’s advised by Caretaker (Sam Elliott), and his bum deal is with Blackheart, the son of Mephistopheles (from which Marvel derived its own Mephisto). And it turns out that the “eternal Ghost Rider” element plays a part, as well. So what goes around comes around. Whichever version of Marvel’s mobile spook first tickled your fancy, Mark Steven Johnson’s “Ghost Rider” will probably make you feel like your head’s on fire.

Three Hells Angels sentenced to prison in 2002 Nevada biker brawl Associated Press Article Last Updated:02/13/2007 03:52:56 PM AKST  Three Hells Angels motorcycle club members --including one from Alaska -- have been sentenced to from a year and a day to two and a half years in federal prison for their roles in a deadly brawl with rival biker gang members at a southern Nevada casino in 2002.  51-year-old Maurice "Pete" Eunice of Lakeside, California, got 30 months for firing a handgun during the brawl with rival Mongols motorcycle gang members at Harrah's Laughlin.  U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan says the sentences were within a range agreed upon by prosecutors and defense lawyers when six Hells Angels pleaded to lesser charges in October to end a racketeering trial involving 11 defendants.  44-year-old Dale Leedom of Two Rivers, Alaska, was sentenced to 24 months -- and 43-year-old Raymond Foakes of Petaluma, California got 366 days. Eunice and Leedom pleaded no contest and Foakes pleaded guilty with three other defendants in October to federal charges of committing a violent crime, battery, in the aid of racketeering.  One other Hells Angels member was sentenced January 12th to four years and three months in a federal prison on similar charges. Two other co-defendants are due for sentencing February 23rd.

Try puttin a 1-, 2- and 3-inch marks on the blades of scissors to make quick measurements without having to look for a ruler or tape measure. Get boxes in assorted sizes. Be sure they're clean, in good condition and have covers so they can be closed and sealed with tape. Start collecting them from your local merchants as soon as you know your moving, this way you won't have to purchase them from your moving company as an added expense. Liquor boxes are excel- lent (Now don't go wild on drinking just to get boxes)  They are sturdy and contain dividers making them ideal for packing glasses, goblets, vases, etc.--but make sure these boxes have lids. By the way, an easy way to store boxes so they do not take up storage space is to open both ends and flatten them out. Cartons can be resealed with tape as you use them.  In different countries, toilet paper is euphemistically called "loo paper", "toilet roll", "dunny roll/paper", or "bog roll" or even "bathroom tissue".

February 20, 2007 Satellite Radio Companies Agree to Merge  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Radio have agreed to merge, the two companies said today. The deal would consolidate the only two companies in the emerging business of subscription-only satellite radio, and is sure to face scrutiny from federal regulators. Investors and analysts have been speculating about a deal for months. The two companies said in a statement that Mel Karmazin, the chief executive of Sirius, would become chief executive of the new company while Gary Parsons, the chairman of XM, would remain in that role. Under terms of the deal, stockholders of XM will get 4.6 shares of Sirius for each share of XM, valuing XM at $4.57 billion. XM is based in Washington, and Sirius is based in New York.

Buffalo Field Campaign is a participating member of the Yellowstone to Yukon initiative, which "combines science and stewardship, seeking to ensure that the world-renowned wilderness, wildlife, native plants, and natural processes of the Yellowstone to Yukon region continue to function as an interconnected web of life, capable of supporting all of its natural and human communities, for current and future generations." Yellowstone is at the southernmost tip of the Y2Y region, and yesterday we were blessed with a visit and presentation by friends from the northernmost region representing the Yukon Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Juri Peepre and Sarah Locke are traveling portions of North America to share "Three Rivers: Wild Waters, Sacred Places," a project which aims to "celebrate and protect the the Yukon's great boreal mountain wilderness area" comprising the Peel watershed from which flows the Snake, Wind and Bonnet Plume Rivers. This is the traditional territory of the Nacho Nyak Dun and Tetl'it Gwich'in First Nations.  Though largely intact, unmanaged, wild and free, this landscape of outstanding beauty and intense diversity is "vulnerable to the continental hunger for hydrocarbons, including new development schemes for oil and natural gas, pipelines, coal and coal-bed methane, roads, rails, and mining." In a perfect world, somewhere in the middle of the Yellowstone to Yukon, the bison and the musk ox would meet.  Please learn more about this breathtaking and life-sustaining landscape and help ensure its future. Thank you Juri and Sarah for coming to BFC and sharing the Three Rivers Project with us. We are thankful for your work and are honored that we were able to introduce you to the wild buffalo here at the southern tip of our combined dream, and we look forward to the day we can join you in the Yukon! Learn More: Take action - http://cpaws.org/borealaction Learn about the Three Rivers Project - http://www.cpawsyukon.org Learn about the Y2Y Conservation Initiative - http://www.y2y.net/ .

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS As President Bush got off the helicopter in front of the White House, he was carrying a baby piglet under each arm. The squared away Marine guard snaps to attention, salutes, and says: "Nice pigs, sir."  The President replies "Oh, young man, these are not pigs. You see, I just came back from Arkansas. These are authentic Arkansas Razorback Hogs. I got one for Senator Hillary Clinton and I got one for our new Speaker of The House, Nancy Pelosi." The squared away Marine again snaps to attention, salutes, and says: "Excellent Trade Sir, Excellent Trade!
Useless Inventions  1. Non stick Cellotape  2. Solar Powered Flash Light  3. A black highlighter pen  4. Glow in the dark sunglasses  5. Inflatable Anchor  6. Smooth Sandpaper  7. Waterproof sponge  8. Waterproof Teabags  9. AC adapter for Solar powered calculators  10. Fireproof Matches  11. Fireproof Cigarettes  12. Battery powered Battery Charger  13. Seatbelts for Motorbikes  14. Hand powered Chainsaw  15. Inflatable Dartboard  16. Silent Alarm Clock  17. A Pedal powered wheelchair  18. Braille Drivers Manual  19. Double sided playing cards  20. Ejector seats for Helicopters in.	EVANSTON, Ill., -- U.S. scientists say they have determined vasectomies might place some men at risk for an unusual form of dementia. Northwestern University re- searchers discovered men with primary progressive aphasia, a neurological disease in which people have trouble recalling and understanding words, have a higher rate of vasectomy than men the same age who are cognitively normal. Psychiatry Professor Sandra Weintraub, principal investigator in the study, began investigating a possible link between the surgery and PPA when one of her male patients connected the onset of his language problem at age 43 to the period after his vasectomy. Weintraub and colleagues surveyed 47 men with PPA and 57 men with no cognitive impairment. Of the non-impaired men, 16 percent had undergone a vasectomy. In contrast, 40 percent of the men with PPA had had the surgery. "That's a huge difference," said Weintraub, director of neuropsychology in Northwestern's Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer s Disease Center. "It doesn't mean having a vasectomy will give you this disease but it may be a risk factor to increase your chance of getting it." The study was published in the journal Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. FLFLHTC: Hey guys, women have been telling us for years that our brains are in our dicks. Lemon and salt can shine copper and brass. To shine in a pinch, grab a half a lemon dipped in salt and rub over the candle sticks or any other copper or brass item then polish with a soft cloth dipped in water.
February 23, 2007, 6:15 pm] "(AP)  By KEN RITTER Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS  Two Hells Angels motorcycle club members were sentenced Friday to at least a year in state prison for their roles in a deadly brawl with rival biker gang members at a southern Nevada casino in 2002.  A Nevada judge agreed to let the 12- to 30-month sentences for Dale Leedom and Raymond Foakes run concurrent with federal prison terms they received last week in a related plea deal.  They are among six Hells Angels members who pleaded guilty or no contest to reduced state and federal charges in October stemming from the bloody brawl, which left two Hells Angels and a Mongols member dead and at least a dozen people hurt.  Most of the six biker gang members were expected to receive no more than 2 1/2 years in prison, though one received a 51-month federal sentence.  Charges were filed against 44 defendants, but counts against 36 of them are expected to be dropped. One defendant has died and another, Jorrg Maykopf, remains a fugitive.  Leedom, 45, of Two Rivers, Alaska, pleaded guilty in state court to a felony batterycharge. He is due to report to federal prison in April to begin serving a two-year sentenced. Copyright 2007 by the Associated Press.