text:
#ifndef _ASM_DMA_MAPPING_H
#define _ASM_DMA_MAPPING_H
#ifdef __KERNEL__

#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/cache.h>
/* need struct page definitions */
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/scatterlist.h>
#include <linux/dma-attrs.h>
#include <linux/dma-debug.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
#include <asm/swiotlb.h>

#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
#define DMA_ERROR_CODE		(~(dma_addr_t)0x0)
#endif

/* Some dma direct funcs must be visible for use in other dma_ops */
extern void *__dma_direct_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
					 dma_addr_t *dma_handle, gfp_t flag,
					 struct dma_attrs *attrs);
extern void __dma_direct_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
				       void *vaddr, dma_addr_t dma_handle,
				       struct dma_attrs *attrs);
extern int dma_direct_mmap_coherent(struct device *dev,
				    struct vm_area_struct *vma,
				    void *cpu_addr, dma_addr_t handle,
				    size_t size, struct dma_attrs *attrs);

#ifdef CONFIG_NOT_COHERENT_CACHE
/*
 * DMA-consistent mapping functions for PowerPCs that don't support
 * cache snooping.  These allocate/free a region of uncached mapped
 * memory space for use with DMA devices.  Alternatively, you could
 * allocate the space "normally" and use the cache management functions
 * to ensure it is consistent.
 */
struct device;
extern void *__dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
				  dma_addr_t *handle, gfp_t gfp);
extern void __dma_free_coherent(size_t size, void *vaddr);
extern void __dma_sync(void *vaddr, size_t size, int direction);
extern void __dma_sync_page(struct page *page, unsigned long offset,
				 size_t size, int direction);
extern unsigned long __dma_get_coherent_pfn(unsigned long cpu_addr);

#else /* ! CONFIG_NOT_COHERENT_CACHE */
/*
 * Cache coherent cores.
 */

#define __dma_alloc_coherent(dev, gfp, size, handle)	NULL
#define __dma_free_coherent(size, addr)		((void)0)
#define __dma_sync(addr, size, rw)		((void)0)
#define __dma_sync_page(pg, off, sz, rw)	((void)0)

#endif /* ! CONFIG_NOT_COHERENT_CACHE */

static inline unsigned long device_to_mask(struct device *dev)
{
	if (dev->dma_mask && *dev->dma_mask)
		return *dev->dma_mask;
	/* Assume devices without mask can take 32 bit addresses */
	return 0xfffffffful;
}

/*
 * Available generic sets of operations
 */
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
extern struct dma_map_ops dma_iommu_ops;
#endif
extern struct dma_map_ops dma_direct_ops;

static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
{
	/* We don't handle the NULL dev case for ISA for now. We could
	 * do it via an out of line call but it is not needed for now. The
	 * only ISA DMA device we support is the floppy and we have a hack
	 * in the floppy driver directly to get a device for us.
	 */
	if (unlikely(dev == NULL))
		return NULL;

	return dev->archdata.dma_ops;
}

static inline void set_dma_ops(struct device *dev, struct dma_map_ops *ops)
{
	dev->archdata.dma_ops = ops;
}

/*
 * get_dma_offset()
 *
 * Get the dma offset on configurations where the dma address can be determined
 * from the physical address by looking at a simple offset.  Direct dma and
 * swiotlb use this function, but it is typically not used by implementations
 * with an iommu.
 */
static inline dma_addr_t get_dma_offset(struct device *dev)
{
	if (dev)
		return dev->archdata.dma_offset;

	return PCI_DRAM_OFFSET;
}

static inline void set_dma_offset(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t off)
{
	if (dev)
		dev->archdata.dma_offset = off;
}

/* this will be removed soon */
#define flush_write_buffers()

#define HAVE_ARCH_DMA_SET_MASK 1
extern int dma_set_mask(struct device *dev, u64 dma_mask);

#include <asm-generic/dma-mapping-common.h>

extern int __dma_set_mask(struct device *dev, u64 dma_mask);
extern u64 __dma_get_required_mask(struct device *dev);

static inline bool dma_capable(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t addr, size_t size)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_SWIOTLB
	struct dev_archdata *sd = &dev->archdata;

	if (sd->max_direct_dma_addr && addr + size > sd->max_direct_dma_addr)
		return false;
#endif

	if (!dev->dma_mask)
		return false;

	return addr + size - 1 <= *dev->dma_mask;
}

static inline dma_addr_t phys_to_dma(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t paddr)
{
	return paddr + get_dma_offset(dev);
}

static inline phys_addr_t dma_to_phys(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t daddr)
{
	return daddr - get_dma_offset(dev);
}

#define ARCH_HAS_DMA_MMAP_COHERENT

static inline void dma_cache_sync(struct device *dev, void *vaddr, size_t size,
		enum dma_data_direction direction)
{
	BUG_ON(direction == DMA_NONE);
	__dma_sync(vaddr, size, (int)direction);
}

#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
#endif	/* _ASM_DMA_MAPPING_H */

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"The Trial of Magneto!"
Magneto goes on trial.
Writer: Chris Claremont
Artists: John Romita Jr. & Dan Green
Letterers: Tom Orzechowski
Colorist: Glynis Oliver
In Paris, Magneto stands trial at the Palais de Justice, defended by Gabrielle Haller and Professor Xavier. Watching a news report that recounts Magneto's past and the conditions of the trial, the two hunters who shot Storm in Africa decide the time is perfect to repay their oldest debt. That evening, the X-Men and New Mutants suddenly materialize in Paris, sent to Xavier's side by Loki. A few days later, terrorist attacks are carried out all over the world, declaring that Magneto must be set free and framing the X-Men. Professor X meets with Cyclops, telling him the X-Men must clear their name, and though he tries to conceal the extent, Cyclops is more worried about Xavier's declining health. As Magneto's trial begins, the X-Men investigate the attacks, and though they stop an attack on a children's hospital in Paris, they nevertheless are blamed. At the X-Mansion, Madelyne is visited by Corsair and Lilandra, who has sensed Xavier's pain through their rapport and hopes to save his life using the Starjammers' medical equipment. After directing them to Paris, Madelyne goes into labor. In Paris, Rachel is able to telepathically locate the terrorists, and the X-Men are able to intervene in their latest attack.
However, the twin hunters, the masterminds behind the attacks, use the opportunity to attack Magneto's trial, calling themselves Fenris and revealing that they are the children of Baron Von Strucker, seeking revenge on Magneto, Xavier and Haller. As Magneto defends the judges from Fenris, Xavier realizes their mutant power relies on physical contact, and throws himself between them. The strain, however, proves too much for his heart, and he collapses. The twins trigger a flood in the chamber and escape, but the judges get to safety as Magneto is washed away with Xavier. They emerge in a garden, and a dying Xavier asks Magneto to carry on in his place. Just then, Lilandra and Corsair arrive and teleport Xavier to the Starjammer for treatment, leaving Magneto to wonder if he can live up to Xavier's trust. Later, the X-Men deliver the remnants of Fenris' forces to the Paris police, clearing their name. Though Magneto's trial is incomplete, Rachel determines that the immediate danger has passed, though she can no longer sense Xavier anywhere. In the garden, now alone, Magneto affirms that come what may, he gave Xavier his word, and he will be true to it.
Professor Xavier leaves the X-Men and the New Mutants (and Earth) as of this issue, succumbing to the injuries lingering from his attack in issue #192 and ferreted away by the Starjammers for treatment (next issue reveals that complications arose in what the Starjammers were hoping would be a brief absence for Xavier). This marks roughly the third time Claremont has sidelined Xavier (after sending him into space shortly before "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and putting him in a coma between the two Brood stories), but this one will prove the most lasting, as Xavier won't return to the team until after Claremont's departure.
Stepping in to take Xavier's place, at Xavier's request, is Magneto, who is considered to have joined the X-Men in this issue. He expresses doubts at filling Xavier's shoes, but Xavier tells him he'll never know if he can do it unless he tries.
Andrea and Andreas Von Strucker, the hunters who attacked Storm in issue #197, are revealed as the children of Nazi supervillain and once-head of Hydra, Baron Von Strucker (whom Xavier and Magneto rescued Gabrielle Haller from in the flashback of issue #162), and appear as the costumed villains Fenris for the first time.
Magneto's "M" costume, which first appeared in New Mutants #29, makes its X-Men debut in this issue. Rogue also gets a new costume.
In the course of her defense, Gabrielle Haller argues that when Magneto was reduced to infancy by Mutant Alpha in Defenders #16, it was effectively the same as killing him, meaning he paid the ultimate price for whatever crimes he had committed prior to this. This leaves the events of Uncanny X-Men #150 (in which Magneto destroyed a (empty) city as well as a Soviet sub that fired on him as the most heinous acts he must account for, and is a rather clever move on Claremont's part to take advantage of a bit of goofy Silver Age plotting and use it to help develop the character.
Alone at the mansion, Madelyne goes into labor.
Sir James Jaspers, England's attorney general who serves as the prosecutor of Magneto's trial, is a character with an interesting history. Possessing the ability to warp reality, an alternate reality Jaspers served as the principal villain of one of Alan Moore's significant Captain Britain stories, written for Marvel UK, and Claremont, as the creator of Captain Britain and a fan of Moore's work, intended to use the Jaspers of the "main" reality as the centerpiece of a long story arc that would find the X-Men battling a merged version of Nimrod and the Fury (a similarly powerful superhuman killing machine created by Jaspers) after it killed most of the Morlocks and the Hellfire Club, a battle that would spin several notable X-Men, amongst them Kitty and Colossus, off into a new book, Excalibur, after which the remaining X-Men would battle Jaspers himself and end up significantly changed as a result (some accounts of Claremont's plan suggest the X-Men's battle with Jaspers would have been Marvel's version of DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths).
Ultimately, Claremont's plans were scuttled due to a dispute between Moore and Marvel over foreign royalties, and the altered version of his plans resulted in the "Mutant Massacre" and "Fall of the Mutants" as we know them. The whole story, including more details about the Moore/Marvel dispute and much of Claremont's original ideas for the prolonged Jaspers/Fury story, can be found here (it's the third legend in the post). As that column suggest, Claremont would eventually get to use Moore's original Jaspers and Fury characters in a later story, after his return to the title in the 00s, meaning that the Jaspers which appears in this issue is not the same as the one that featured in the Captain Britain stories, though no full explanation for his presence in this story has yet to be given.
During the trial Jaspers argues that despite Magneto's fears, Jaspers knows of no country where it's a crime to be a mutant, no mutant genocide and no mutant concentration camps. Though not yet introduced to the series, the island nation of Genosha will eventually be shown to be just such a nation, one where mutants are enslaved for the betterment of its human population and, retroactively, that country is doing its thing at the time of this story. Future stories will also depict mutant genocide (the Sentinel attack on Genosha in New X-Men #115) and concentration camps (the Neverland Ranch in the Weapon X series).
The Starjammers, including Binary and Lilandra, pop up in order to take Xavier away and save his life.
Neal Conan, an actual reporter for NPR and a friend of Claremont's, reports on the events of Magneto's trial. Claremont will insert Conan into future stories (he actually appears as a character during "Fall of Mutants"), always as a skilled and sympathetic journalist.
The cover corner box now includes Magneto.
The news report which opens the issue details Magneto's past and lays out the details of his trial.
As promised, Loki returns the X-Men and New Mutants to their mentor, which means they land directly in Paris, complete with a footnote in which Ann Nocenti threatens to strangle Claremont if he ever pulls a scheduling stunt like this again. However, most of the characters' Asgardian attire differs to varying degrees from how it appeared in X-Men Annual #9, with Colossus now in his Romita Jr.-designed costume instead of the Adams-designed one, and Rachel back in her non-costume.
During the trial, Magneto notes that he claims citizenship from no nation.
It's also established that following his reversion to adulthood, he is now physically in his thirties, another clever use of the Mutant Alpha story which allows Magneto in 1985 to be a Holocaust survivor and still relatively young.
After being framed by Fenris, Cyclops notes the X-Men can't go to the Avengers or Fantastic Four for help, as both would be duty-bound to arrest the X-Men on sight.
At one point, Kitty worries that she may need glasses, something which, given the circumstances, seems like the wrong thing to be worrying about at the moment, and an instance of some pretty forced (fist-clenching) angst.
Magneto speaks in his own defense, declaring he has decided he must find another way to save mutantkind, which essentially serves as an explanation of his recent turn towards good.
I Love the 80s
Rachel telepathically covers the X-Men's exit after their arrival in Paris, leaving the crowd to believe that George Lucas is filming some kind of movie.
"Professor Xavier Cyclops is a jerk!"
In the days following the X-Men's return to Earth, Madelyne wonders why Cyclops hasn't called her, even though several of his teammates have done so.
Human/Mutant Relations
Gabrielle notes the large number of anti-mutant protests that have started in the wake of Magneto's trial.
Hey, you guys: remember MASK? There was a year or two there where I was all about MASK; they were like Transformers and GI Joes rolled into one. True story, the Renegade, that motorcycle/sidecar thing in the bottom right corner of the ad, was the reward I received from my mom for winning the Little Mr. Hummel pageant in Sharon, Pennsylvania, back when I was six.
Time for a new round of Saturday morning cartoons, featuring Hulk Hogan.
Regarding promotional tours and research for this issue
"Claremont spent May 1985 with Romita Jr. and Nocenti, doing a promotional tour through France, England, Spain, and Holland, conducting research for X-Men #200, which would be set in Paris and The Hague. They signed comics at events, but mostly enjoyed the fruits of expense accounts - visiting restaurants, strip clubs, and museums."
Howe, Sean. Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. New York: HarperCollins, 2012. p288
Chris Claremont on his favorite issues (thus far) "The graphic novel's ["God Loves, Man Kills"] on the top of the list, the Wolverine mini-series, the X-Titans. It was a hell of a year. You know, then there were a lot of nice issues after that, but those [stand out]..."Lifedeath", the two Barry Smith issues, in my mind, belongs in that [group]. And underneath if, there are a lot of really nifty issues, but the creme de la creme, those four titles are probably it."
Thompson, Kim."Interview with Chris Claremont." Amazing Heroes July 1985: p57.
For the two hundredth issue of Uncanny X-Men, Claremont delivers arguably the biggest shakeup to the status quo since the introduction of the all new, all different X-Men: Professor Xavier is out, Magneto is in. This is a development that Claremont has slowly been building towards for several issues, both in setting up Xavier's debilitating condition and by gradually moving Magneto closer and closer to the X-Men's worldview (while also moving the X-Men closer to his). In fact, while this issue's story depicts Magneto's trial before a world court, meta-textually it also serves as a sort of closing argument for Claremont's case that Magneto can work with the X-Men. And really, the scenes of Magneto's trial are where this issue really sings: while the X-Men's various battles with Fenris and their goons are as competent as ever, and feature some of Romita Jr. and Green's best art yet, they ultimately feel rather superfluous and tacked on compared to the drama in the courtroom.
The legal arguments presented therein are, relatively speaking, fairly facile and overly-simplistic in realistic legal terms, but sound plausible enough in the context of the story to seem very clever (and really, when we're dealing with arguments stemming from an artificial being reverting a super-powered being to infancy before he's returned to adulthood by an alien being, we should probably take whatever verisimilitude we can get). Magneto's journey is not over, as neither Claremont nor other future writers are done developing the character (for better and worse), but for the time being, he's reached a stasis point. The Magneto of issue #200, like the X-Men themselves, is a far cry from the Magneto of Claremont's early issues (and even further from the Magneto of the series' earliest issues), and this issue serves as Claremont's final, and most effective, attempt to make that change believable. In terms of that attempt, he succeeds.
Tomorrow, the New Mutants return home to find Magneto waiting for them in New Mutants #35, and next week, the X-Men return home to find a baby waiting for them in Uncanny X-Men #201.
Posted by Austin Gorton on July 10, 2013
Labels: Claremont/Romita Jr., Comic Book reviews, comics, Uncanny X-Men, X-aminations, X-Men
Matt July 10, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Just dropping in with a few quick thoughts on the anniversary issue:
1. I've always liked that even though he took about 90 issues off in between, John Romita Jr. managed to illustrate both the 200th and 300th issues of Uncanny X-Men.
2. I think I've made my thoughts on reformed Headmaster Magneto quite clear, so I won't reiterate right now. But suffice it to say, I'm with Cyclops on this point.
3. Every time I read about Claremont's planned Jaspers/Fury storyline, I'm conflicted. On the one hand, it sounds like it would have made a pretty epic storyline and I like the tying together of the "Mutant Massacre" with "Fall of the Mutants" (I assume Jaspers would've filled the role of the Adversary?). But on the other hand, it feels like a bit of a cheat, basically stealing the excellent Moore/Davis story (which I just recently re-read) to re-tell it with the X-Men. Ultimately I'm glad Claremont was forced to take his own path.
4. Jim Shooter wrote an entertaining story about the X-team's trip to France on his blog (looks like Dan Green attended as well).
Jeff July 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM
Yeah, I'm glad we got the stories we did to be honest. If Claremont hadn't been forced to use the Adversary for Fall of the Mutants, would that just have been a dropped plot? Plus I don't want to live in a world without Mr. Sinister and the Marauders. I do have to admit loving to read Claremont's "might have been" stories. He had a lot of interesting ones heading up to Uncanny #300. Having said that, I don't know if any of them sounded as good as what we got in X-Men #1-3.
angmc43@hotmail.com July 10, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Ah...back in 2003 I was in a big fanboyism on CC' X-runs (UXM and NM). When I went to France that winter, I took my copy of this issue (actually a CLASSICS reprint) and explored the areas the story used: The front of the Palais de Justice with the anti-mutant crowds, an empty courtroom where I imagined the Trial was being covered, the side of the palais where Kitty and Rogue realized they were being suckered. However, a lack of funds kept me from entering the park where the X-groups arrived from Asgard. On an OT note, I sang "God help the Outcasts" at Notre Dame Cathedral.
It's a pity CC decided not to give a final meeting between Xavier and his reunited New Mutant pupils (especially Karma, who probably has a word or two to say to the Prof.).
Since this will be the last time we'll cover Xavier's injuries, what situation do you think pushed him to his fatal condition? I believe it was the Legion psi-trip.
Rachel is once again reminded of her Hound past, but doesn't cry about it!
In the non-Alex Ross sequel to MARVELS, it was noted that the Avengers were in Paris for the Trial.
Blam July 11, 2013 at 2:19 PM
I did not realize that the Fenris twins were the hunters from Storm's little episode in Africa until reading your post.
So that's who James Jaspers is.
Wow... Doug's French conjugation sucks. Maybe he should feel useless.
You can quibble about the X-Men not all being dressed like they were in Asgard – I want to 8^) — but Nocenti has a point about the scheduling: The extra-sized #200, plus the X-Men annual, plus the (extra-extra-sized) New Mutants Special Edition, plus the two-issue X-Men and Alpha Flight mini all being released within a couple of months is kuh-ray-zee.
Rachel's back to the jazzercise gear after the Phoenix costume, and nobody's calling her that either. I've taken appreciative note, by the way, that she always uses "Cyclops" when talking to her (not-)dad, rather that "Scott".
"I'm an X-Man! I can't need glasses!" is like the best parody of Marvel angst ever.
Magneto can't be helping his case dressed in that outfit. And he's still not using his (or a) civilian name — not even Magnus? It's "Magneto" at the trial, "Magneto" when Xavier speaks to him with his dying breath; I'd thought that at least "Magnus" was established by now, like in those post-WWII flashbacks.
Gil Kane's Hulk Hogan has always made me laugh.
And last but not least...
the reward I received from my mom for winning the Little Mr. Hummel pageant
Austin Gorton July 18, 2013 at 2:54 PM
@Matt: I've always liked that even though he took about 90 issues off in between, John Romita Jr. managed to illustrate both the 200th and 300th issues of Uncanny X-Men.
Me too. I always thought it was too bad that couldn't get him involved in issue #400 in some capacity, but that was during the iconoclastic Jemas/Quesada days, so it was just treated as a regular issue.
Every time I read about Claremont's planned Jaspers/Fury storyline, I'm conflicted.
I know what you mean; I find myself prone to instantly like the sound of a planned story that never came to fruition, but then I remind myself that it may not have worked out in execution, and of the things that were done instead that we'd have lost.
I too am happy that Claremont forged his own path.
And yeah, I've always assumed Jaspers would have filled the Adversary's role in the original version of "Fall of the Mutants".
Jim Shooter wrote an entertaining story about the X-team's trip to France on his blog
Thanks for the link.
@Jeff: He had a lot of interesting ones heading up to Uncanny #300. Having said that, I don't know if any of them sounded as good as what we got in X-Men #1-3.
Yeah, that's another batch of planned stories where what I've read sounds good on paper, but I remind myself that we can't know how it would have turned out in the end.
After all, I know Claremont used a lot of those ideas for X-Men Forever and that didn't turn out...great (though there were other factors at play there as well).
@angmc43: When I went to France that winter, I took my copy of this issue (actually a CLASSICS reprint) and explored the areas the story used
Okay, that's pretty awesome. I tip my hat to you, sir.
That's always been my take as well.
Progress!
@Blam: the extra-sized #200, plus the X-Men annual, plus the (extra-extra-sized) New Mutants Special Edition, plus the two-issue X-Men and Alpha Flight mini all being released within a couple of months is kuh-ray-zee.
Indeed. And the X-Men/Alpha Flight mini was two double sized issues to boot! Though I do wonder, with those issues, if the scheduling was all Claremont's fault, as they clearly take place before the other stories (what with Madelyne just announcing her pregnancy), suggesting maybe he'd written them much earlier and they got delayed by the art or editorial or something.
I've taken appreciative note, by the way, that she always uses "Cyclops" when talking to her (not-)dad, rather that "Scott".
I'd actually missed that. Nice catch! I really like it as well.
I know, right? I still can't believe that's played straight.
I'd thought that at least "Magnus" was established by now, like in those post-WWII flashbacks.
I'm pretty sure he was "Magnus" in issue #161, so I'm not sure why he isn't at least being called as such by Xavier here.
Yep. I wore a crown and a sash and polkaed with Little Miss Hummel (something that didn't nearly excite me as much at 6 as it would have at 13) and everything. My mom learned early on she could bribe me into doing just about anything with the right toy...
Reese August 10, 2013 at 4:37 AM
I thought that the way the comic cuts from scenes of the trial to the X-men were a pretty nice way to tell this story.
Questions/concerns:
Why, when the X-men crashed the tour boat and fought the "cannon fodder" goons, didn't one of them just "Thunder punch" Wolverine's head clean off?
How does Rogue's costume remain unscathed? Don't give me any of that unstable molecules crap either!
How was storm holding her own/doing any damage at all to the goons on the boat? Especially considering that they were nigh-invincible & even Colossus damn near died fighting them o.O
@Reese: Why, when the X-men crashed the tour boat and fought the "cannon fodder" goons, didn't one of them just "Thunder punch" Wolverine's head clean off?
Wolverine for the most part gets some added durability from having an adamantium skeleton, making it harder to rend his head from body.
Err, unstable molecules. Pretty much all the X-Men's costumes, made from the stuff, are more durable than regular fabric (though of course not entirely invulnerable, as they'll get torn and tattered depending on the whims of the artist).
How was storm holding her own/doing any damage at all to the goons on the boat?
How, I'm not exactly sure what she was accomplishing beyond "not dying".
@Reese: Ok, does Storm have pupils or not? & why are they cat-like in this issue?
The general convention is that her eyes turn white and her pupils disappear when she uses her powers (like in the movies), though that hasn't always been adhered to rigidly.
The cat-like thing is an artistic affectation some artists adopt, as Leonardi often does when drawing her.
wwk5d November 3, 2013 at 11:07 AM
"However, most of the characters' Asgardian attire differs to varying degrees from how it appeared in X-Men Annual #9...and Rachel back in her non-costume."
Rachel is still in her Asgardian costume when they arrive in Paris. She's placed to the left of Brightwind's head. Now, not sure if that's the same costume she was wearing in Asgard, but it does look Asgardian.
"At one point, Kitty worries that she may need glasses, something which, given the circumstances, seems like the wrong thing to be worrying about at the moment, and an instance of some pretty forced (fist-clenching) angst."
I kind of find it...endearing, actually. If it had been one of the adult X-men, I'd feel like you do, but despite her maturity and Kitty's age, I think it's an ok reaction from her.
"How was storm holding her own/doing any damage at all to the goons on the boat?"
Because Mohawk Storm was just so many levels of awesome?
I like to think, even though she is seen in a panel taking on an armored goon, she focused on the non-armored ones.
Ah, MASK... what was Marvel thinking, trying to bring us a Miles M for Spider-Man, after spending the 80s in setting up that MILES MAYHEM is bad news. You remember Miles Mayhem, the leader of... VENOM?
X-amining X-Men: Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Me...
X-aminations in August
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X-amining Power Pack #20
X-amining Alpha Flight #33-34
To Better Know A Hero: Wolverine
Retro Review: Cape Feare
Retro Review: Homer's Barbershop Quartet
X-amining New Mutants Special Edition #1

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Controlling the dew point of natural gas
Meeting water and hydrocarbon dew point specifications for natural gas without acid gas components
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Natural gas transported through pipelines to users will generally need to meet both water and hydrocarbon dew point specifications. Several proven processing options are well known for meeting these specifications, but the cost effectiveness and suitability of these available options depend on a particular application including the required dew point targets. To evaluate these options for a particular project, the design team typically needs to perform process simulation with proper thermodynamics packages, size the items of equipment required, and estimate the capital and operating costs for each of the evaluated options. However, there are application areas where one of these options generally becomes favourable or the most cost effective. This article highlights these application areas and summarises options for controlling both water and hydrocarbon dew points of natural gas.
Gas dehydration is necessary as hydrate or ice may form in non-
dehydrated gas at low temperatures; this will be encountered in cold climates or when gas reduces in pressure through the delivery system to the users. Condensation of water in the natural gas stream also leads to corrosion problems, especially from acid gas components such as CO2 and H2S. In addition to corrosion, the acid gas content affects the equilibrium water saturation of natural gas and the design and selection of the required dehydration process. However, this article excludes topics on acid gas removal and focuses on controlling both the water dew point (WDP) and hydrocarbon dew point (HDP) of natural gas with no or insignificant contents of acid gas.
To avoid condensation of heavy components when the gas pressure reduces in the delivery system, the HDP of natural gas also needs to be reduced as necessary. Condensation of heavy components increases pipeline pressure drop and necessitates higher frequencies of pigging operation to maintain the targeted deliver capacity.
Controlling or reducing both the water and hydrocarbon dew points can be accomplished via a number of processing options. References 1 and 2 are examples of numerous publications covering WDP and HDP control units. Most of the HDP control options involve lowering gas temperatures to condense heavy components, and the feed gas is typically dehydrated first to prevent gas from freezing and equipment from plugging. This article discusses typical dehydration schemes first, followed by comparative evaluation of the HDP options where minimisation of both capital and operating costs typically depends on the feed gas composition, available feed supply pressure, and the targeted delivery pressure, in addition to the gas specification required by the user.
Natural gas from reservoirs typically contains water, and treated natural gas from an acid gas removal unit is typically water-saturated. Water-saturated gas is commonly dehydrated through adsorption or an absorption process. Adsorption utilises solid desiccants such as silica gels, alumina, and zeolite molecular sieves. These desiccants vary in adsorption isotherms and dehydration performance characteristics. Among these sorbents, the molecular sieve is the only option which can dehydrate the feed gas to less than 0.1 ppmv of water or with a WDP as low as -150°F (-100°C) or less. A molecular sieve is commonly used upstream of cryogenic gas processing such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants and demethaniser units for ethane recoveries. In addition to water, other polar compounds such as acid gases like CO2 and H2S are also adsorbed in certain types of molecular sieves.
Water content specifications for pipeline-transported natural gas typically range from 1-7 lb/MMSCF (20 ppmv to 140 ppmv), and glycol absorption is commonly utilised for gas dehydration with this specification target range. A glycol dehydration unit (see Figure 1) consists of a contactor absorbing water from the feed stream, and a glycol regeneration system stripping off absorbed water in the rich glycol and generating lean glycol. Glycol absorption via a contactor to meet the 1-7 lb/MMSCF target range requires less capital and fewer operating costs relative to those of the molecular sieve option. When the WDP target is very low and requires molecular sieve or another solid sorbent, a combination of glycol absorption and molecular sieve adsorption possibly improves the economics of the dehydration system.
Commonly used glycols are ethylene glycol (EG) and triethylene glycol (TEG). A TEG dehydration unit with a conventional regeneration scheme can reach about 99 wt% lean TEG. The weight per cent of the regenerated TEG increases at lower regenerator pressures and higher reboiler temperatures. At temperatures higher than 404°F (207°C) however, TEG starts to degrade. The glycol regeneration system can become more costly when the regenerator off-gas stream contains compounds for which emission is regulated. About 99.96 wt% TEG can be attained with stripping gas in the regenerator. Licensed regeneration schemes can reach 99.99 wt% TEG and higher.
Regenerating TEG to a higher weight per cent enables further reduction of the water content (or concentration) of the dehydrated gas and the associated WDP. Water absorption in the TEG contactor is somewhat less sensitive to pressures up to 1500 psig, and the required minimum (or equilibrium) weight per cent of lean TEG entering the contactor can be estimated from published correlations.3 For a given lean TEG wt% and flow rate to the contactor, the water content in lb/MMSCF of the dehydrated gas from the contactor reduces to a lower level when the contactor operates at a lower temperature. Most contactors, however, operate at 60-110°F (15-43°C) as excessively low operating temperatures sharply increase the viscosity of TEG and condensation of heavy components in the feed gas.
Moreover, the dehydrated gas WDP will also depend on the number of equilibrium stages in the contactor. Generally, 99.96 wt% lean TEG can dehydrate gas down to -40°F (-40°C) WDP at 80°F (27°C) contactor temperature. However, for a given water content or concentration of the dehydrated gas, the WDP increases proportionally with pressure. To meet a given WDP specification target, higher operating pressures require lower water content in the dehydrated gas, and lower water contents require higher concentrations of lean TEG.
The water content of a gas in equilibrium with a hydrate can be lower than the water content of the same gas in equilibrium with supercooled or meta-stable water. Mainly depending upon the gas composition and water saturation levels of natural gas, hydrate formation temperatures for a specific gas composition and water content may be different from the WDP temperatures in equilibrium with meta-stable water. This difference is especially common for gases at very low WDP temperature regions where thermodynamically unstable (meta-stable) water is formed, and the targeted water content may need to be reduced to avoid hydrate formation.
Other common dehydration schemes include injection with a hydrate inhibitor (see Figure 2). Methanol or ethylene glycol (EG) are the most commonly used inhibitors and are typically applied in sufficient quantities upstream of process equipment cooling the gas temperature. The injected inhibitor absorbs water in the gas to prevent freezing or hydrate formation, and a regeneration still recovers the inhibitor at a targeted concentration from the water-rich inhibitor. Generally, EG can be considered when downstream processing temperatures are not excessively low (above -40°F), and methanol is adequate for much lower downstream processing temperatures (as low as below -140°F) and relatively more susceptible to vapour losses at high operating temperatures. Applicable regulations should also be reviewed before finalising the selection of an inhibitor.


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One of the new Otokar Vectio Cs laying over in Valetta Bus Station
The interior of the Vectio C features red priority seats in the low floor area and blue ones in the stepped section towards the rear as well as the tip-ups
The Otokar team, Felipe Cosmen, Joe Mizzi, the Spanish and Turkish Ambassadors and other stakeholders celebrate the handover of the final vehicle in the 143 bus batch
Joe Mizzi, the Maltese Transport & Infrastructure Minister
Felipe Cosmen
Felipe Cosmen, Chairman of MPT, showing Transport Minister, Joe Mizzi, the Vectio's six-cylinder Cummins engine
The Vectio C has a solid rear panel
Felipe Cosmen thinks the 9.6m Otokar Vectio Cs are ideal for the more rural routes that are a big part of the operation
A Volkswagen based Bluebird. This is one of two
Optare Solo Hybrid
Forty nine of these 9m King Longs were delivered to Arriva
Over 100 of these 12m King Longs are operated
This Optare Solo Hybrid was one of only eight buses at the time still to receive the new livery in place of Arriva colours
One of a batch of Mercedes-Benz Citaros previously used at Heathrow on hire from Dawsonrentals
Otokar developed a new longer version of the Vectio C in order to provide Malta Public Transport with the double width front door arrangement it wanted. They have dual doors to limit dwell time
The saloon from the rear of the bus
I took a journey in service on one of the new Otokars and was very impressed with how solid it was and the total absence of body shake
Otokar celebrates in Malta
Posted by Stuart Jones on Tue 15th December 2015 - 16:38PM | No Comments
Will major order provide UK springboard?
Thought to be the biggest order ever placed for Turkish built right hand drive buses, the deal for 143 Otokar Vectio C low entry service buses placed by Malta Public Transport (the new operator that took on the Maltese bus network earlier this year) is a significant one for the manufacturer, for Malta and potentially for Otokar's ability to offer products of relevance to UK operators.
Stuart Jones joined Otokar Europe General Manager, Ali Murat Atlas; Otokar Europe's Marketing Manager, Denis Toublanc; and International Sales & Marketing Manager, Berkan Saglam, in Malta last week to attend the handover of the final bus in a ceremony at the Excelsior Hotel in Valletta, where he also met the Chairman of Malta Public Transport (MPT), Felipe Cosmen; MPT General Manager, Konrad Pule; and the Maltese Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Joe Mizzi.
UK readers will be familiar with the old buses that used to provide the public transport network in Malta. Many had previously worked in the UK and some had extravagantly styled locally built coachwork on chassis that dated back, in some cases, to before the Second World War. These step entrance buses had mainly been owned by individuals or small companies but in the late 1990s and early 2000s the Government sought to introduce modernity and in around 2003 sponsored the acquisition of large numbers of low floor buses, most of which were of BMC or King Long manufacture, though there were others besides, the first delivered being a manual gearbox Optare Excel.
In 2010, bids were invited for operators to take on the whole of the Maltese network and Arriva won the contract, purchasing a large fleet of Chinese built King Long buses in two lengths for the task, as well as a batch of Optare Solo Hybrids, two VW based Bluebird minibuses and a fleet of ex London Mercedes-Benz Citaro artics. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons including the Maltese Government's decision in 2013 to ban the use of the articulated Citaros, and a failure to agree subsidy prices with the Government for extra mileage it wanted to add to the network, Arriva handed back the contract in January 2014. It sold the operation to the Government for ¤1.00 in a deal that also saw it take on other responsibilities totalling ¤9m. A new company called Malta Public Transport was created by the Government. After a while running it itself, the Government issued a new invitation to tender for the revised Maltese bus network including the extra mileage.
In January 2015, Autobuses de Leon (ALESA) was announced as the successful bidder for a ten year tender with a possible five year extension in a tendering process that had come down to a choice between it and a Maltese consortium that unsuccessfully challenged the decision. The agreement will see the Government pay an annual subsidy of ¤22m in 2015 (for 2016 ¤30m). As part of the deal, the Maltese Government was also paid ¤10m for Malta Public Transport and it now trades under that name using a revised livery of white with light green that has rapidly replaced the old Arriva colours with all but eight of the fleet repainted at the time of visiting, the remainder being completed by 14 December. Joe Mizzi explained that the Spanish deal was treated as the preferred bidder because it also involved purchasing MPT, and the Maltese offer, which would have required a subsidy of ¤40m annually, did not.
Autobuses de Leon is part of Group ALESA-ALSA, the many faceted multi national business owned privately by the Cosmen family, which in 2005 sold its listed ALSA Spanish bus and coach operations to National Express, an organisation in which the family continues to hold a stake. There is no National Express financial interest in MPT which is one of a number of transport interests around the world, including in Hong Kong, Thailand and South America, which the family owns privately.
Chairman of Malta Public Transport is Felipe Cosmen, part of the Spanish family dynasty that has been involved in transport for 13 generations going back to 1728. Felipe is one of eight Cosmen brothers, another of whom, Jorge, is the Deputy Chairman of the National Express Group. Likening it to the situation with Sir Brian Souter's ownership of Souter Investments (e.g. PolskiBus, Instanbul Ferries) and a number of other transport operations globally, Felipe explained that although all of the brothers own shares in the company there is no legal link between the family businesses and National Express.
As Felipe Cosmen pointed out in his speech, Malta has one of the highest population densities in Europe and the importance of the bus will grow in coming years. The population is currently 423,000 on an area covering 316 sq km (Malta, Gozo and Comino).
Felipe explained to me some of the changes introduced and needed to make the business a success in the long term, because his company was in it for the long term. He said the company had invested more than ¤25m already in new buses and new IT systems to increase the availability of buses and make travel easy for passengers, but it still needed to increase its partnership with Transport Malta to improve public transport measures in order to develop a high commercial speed and traffic priorities and other solutions to move private car usage to the buses.
Traffic congestion is a big issue in Malta, something that Minister Mizzi claimed had been made worse by the use of the bendibuses. Felipe commented, 'Presentation of bus operation within the traffic environment is one area in which Transport Malta can play a vital role and Malta Public Transport is delighted to see the positive response from our customers to the introduction of smart bus ticketing in the past months. Today there are more than 240,000 card holders and smart ticketing has been transformational for both the operator and the customer in Malta.'
Tallinja was the name given to Malta's old buses and is also the name adopted for the Island's answer to London's Oyster card. Smartcards are not new to Malta but using them is. The previous card had 20,000 holders but only 1,000 regular users. 'Today we have moved up to more than 240,000 cards, more than half of the population', said Felipe. 'That is supporting us to implement more changes.'
'In the last six to eight months we have, in a lighter way, developed the Oyster concept, but we still need to improve the system because there are things that we need to fix. Over the weekend we have introduced "double top up". When people travel more than ten times in one month they get ¤10 extra top up on their card. We had over 60,000 people use it and the system overloaded. By the Monday afternoon we had fixed it but we have to learn from it and also to be closer to people's needs. Most of our commuters are local people and we need to convince more of them to jam into the buses because the space is limited. There aren't roads enough to build three or four more bus lanes so we need to work on the performance of the system and get the commercial aspect higher. We are not getting as much commercial speed as we desire, so we have to work in partnership with Transport Malta to recover the 2-3km/h that will make us more competitive with private cars.'
Most customers now use smartcards, with over 85% of revenue through Tallinja tickets. Personalised student cards offer 30 days travel for ¤21. As well as personalised cards, you can also buy 12 single day journey cards for ¤15 with each journey giving two hours travel. For adults the maximum monthly cost using Tallinja is ¤26. For concessions, the fare is 25 cents with a daily cap of 50 cents and a weekly cap of ¤2.00.
Giving Felipe the confidence that his business can succeed where Arriva did not are a number of factors. Apart from the electronic ticketing revolution, the new routes and frequencies have been introduced to create a different network that is better suited to the customers, and there is a mechanism for any necessary changes to be made. Importantly, the level of subsidy is also considerably higher than Arriva was getting.
Alongside investment in additional buses, there had been major investment in new staff with the number of drivers increasing from 545 to more than 900. When everything is complete, the number of staff will have increased from around 800 to around 1500 including the engineers and electricians taken on to look after the buses, rather than using contracted services. The approvals have not yet been obtained but the plan is to build new workshops with investment to improve the inherited maintenance system in the interim.
Management is at a local level, with the freedom to act and tackle the local issues and priorities, overseen from Spain. The key local management roles are held by Maltese nationals under General Manager, Konrad Pule; Commercial Manager, Daniel Grech and Human Director, Roderick Bajaba.
Asked about driver standards, he said there was a Mediterranean mentality. 'We have to improve our skills and focus on safety issues. It's a cultural change in behaviour and attitude. It's a long term run. We have to train people and make them understand that running a bus involves taking care of 70 passengers and their lives are in your hands. It's a critical issue but it won't be solved in two years. We have to keep on.' He added, 'Driving a bus in Malta is not easy, which is one of the reasons we have to reinforce our relationship with the authorities.' He explained that every Otokar bus has a camera system that takes pictures of illegally parked cars obstructing buses. These images can be relayed in real time back to a control centre so that something can be done about them, and whether a fine will be issued.
With the Maltese economy doing well, recruiting is difficult and new drivers have to be trained. With those who have left there is a need for something like 500 more and the focus has been on women looking for part time employment. Females now account for 9% of the driving force. They have also recruited overseas with Czechs, Bulgarians, Italians and some Brits in the team, as well as a growing number of Spaniards. They are still recruiting drivers from continental Europe and encourage drivers to submit their CV if interested.
He said that with the early investment required, the company was not currently making any profit, though he was confident it would be by the end of 2016. There remains a lot to achieve before everything is in place for MPT to be a success, as Felipe readily admitted. Crucial, will be a new agreement with the unions. At present the agreement with staff is the one Arriva signed in 2011. The company is keen to negotiate a new collective agreement but a problem has been that the regulations state it must be done with the union that has the most members. It had been talking to one union and thought it had reached an agreement when another union claimed that it had the most members. It turned out that this was marginally the case so, on the day before I spoke to Felipe, MPT had announced that it was to recognise the UHM rather than the General Workers Union. After a Christmas recess negotiations will begin and hopefully these can be concluded within a couple of months.
The big issues to be ironed out are salaries, the length of journeys and breaks. He did not like the fact that the length of some duties was 11.5 hours with many breaks as he did not think this was good for drivers, the company or families. Felipe said he wanted, 'to improve the conditions for passengers, drivers and for the company. Everybody will have to be involved and we'll have to change the way all the rosters are done. As we see it, the problem with the roster is that it has been made for continental Europe but not for Malta. Our idea is to make incentives for everyone, variable bonuses.'
One advantage MPT has is that being a family owned business means there is no pressure from the market. 'We are here to remain, if possible, for many years', Felipe said.
The order was originally for 142 buses, though Otokar has actually delivered 143, with the additional bus being the one handed over in last week's ceremony. To meet Malta Public Transport's requirement for a double width front door, Otokar extended the front overhang of the Vectio C, increasing the overall length of the bus from 9.4m to 9.6m.
Asked what it was that had convinced him to buy Otokar, Felipe said that 'Otokar's capacity to build a large amount of buses and for the factory to work with our engineers on this new product adapted to Malta was the best choice. Cummins engines, for us, are well regarded worldwide. We have a good partnership with Otokar and were discussing other projects with them. Malta is one of the markets we are testing with Otokar buses, but we are old friends.'
The first 40 buses were delivered on 1 July with further batches arriving in August and September and the final deliveries in December. All are to the same specification. Powered by 250hp six-cylinder Cummins 6.7-litre engines, the Vectios have Allison T280R automatic transmissions, one of a number of options Otokar offers in the Vectio. They have Spanish built Dana rear axles and Voith independent front suspension systems. Air conditioning is from Sutrak, Hanover supplied the destination equipment and the majority of the other systems including the CCTV cameras, card ticket machines, GPS tracking and reverse cameras are either entirely from QUANTOBIT, another Spanish manufacturer, or developed jointly by the operator and other suppliers.
The unladen weight is 8.65 tonnes and the design GVW is 15 tonnes. A 350kg capacity manual ramp is installed at the front door.
Handily, with all MPT buses registered with BUS prefix registration, the Otokars have been registered consecutively from BUS601 making the last Vectio BUS743.
Felipe said with the new deliveries, the current fleet had grown to around 360 buses, which was around 130 more than Arriva had been operating. As well as the 143 Otokar Vectio Cs, there were ten hybrid Optare Solos, 174 King Longs purchased by Arriva in 9m (49) and 12m (125) lengths, the pair of VW Crafter based Bluebird minibuses, around 30 automatic gearbox low floor buses that predate the Arriva era and 30 rented Citaros.
He revealed that the 45 buses (22 Volvo Wrightbus and 23 Optare Solos) that had been rented from Dawsonrentals had been sent back to the UK, the last batch having departed in September. The batch of 12m Mercedes-Benz Citaros formerly used at Heathrow is being rented from Dawsonrentals for a year and is scheduled to go back after the summer. 'They are doing OK but maybe the maximum is 12.5m here, because longer vehicles than that are not workable in Malta from my point of view,' he said.
The interior of the Vectio C features red priority seats in the low floor area and blue ones in the stepped section towards the rear as well as the tip-ups – image 2
Arranged to celebrate the completion of the Vectio C order, the day turned into a double celebration for everyone concerned because literally minutes prior to the press conference a further deal for new buses was concluded. This calls for 33 Otokar Kent dual door low floor single deckers. They will have six-cylinder Cummins engines and Voith DIWA automatic transmissions. Fixed Kiel seats for 37 will be provided along with four tip-ups though the standing capacity had yet to be defined at the launch as it will depend on the finalisation of the layout. All will be in service by July.
Felipe said that the new buses would replace some of the older vehicles taken over with the company that were not currently being used. He revealed that there are also other options to purchase additional vehicles if necessary.
To get an idea of how they perform, I took advantage of a ride from Valetta Bus Station around the bay to Sliema on one of the new Vectios that had been in service for around three months, taking advantage of a 12 journey Tallinja card that I had been given by Konrad Pule. It was a reminder of how poor many of Malta's roads are, as even a welcome new section of dedicated bus lane appeared to have a corrugated surface. Despite this, the Vectio C was totally without body shake or shimmer and there were no rattles, which was quite a surprise to me. The six-cylinder Cummins engine was commendably quiet and appeared to be well matched to the Allison box. A clock and temperature display were provided for passengers along with a scrolling digital next stop display, and though the stops shown were accurate the service number mentioned was different to that shown on the front of the bus.
I noticed that the majority of those using the early evening departure were women and most if not all of the available seats were taken by the time we left Valetta's bus station, which does raise the question of whether the Vectio Cs will prove big enough when the summer crowds arrive. I am not surprised that the latest orders specify the Kent rather than more Vectios. It is quite a climb to the rear of the bus, with four steps between the low floor centre section and the rear seat row, but this did not deter passengers at all. Another element that was up to the job was the heating and air conditioning, with a comfortable ambience maintained. The single centre door requires people to leave in single file and this seemed to work well.
The Tallinja card, which has to be touched on the machine next to the driver, worked well, and when I boarded a different bus to return from Sliema, the machine's screen indicated that this was a transfer rather than using another of my 12 journeys, because there is one charge for 120 minutes of travel after the initial connection to the system (system allows interchanges of buses within two hours).
Talking with Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Joe Mizzi, probably the most approachable Transport Minister I have ever met, he said that he had thought it would be hard to change the culture of cash payment, especially for old people. What had changed people's minds had been making applying for the card free of charge until the year end. 'They realised that you were charged extra if you paid on the bus and then everyone wanted one. There weren't enough outlets for the first few days,' he said. From 2016 the card will cost ¤5.
He pointed out that the old system that charged non Maltese residents more than locals had been abolished in January 2014. Fares across the network had stayed the same but had become cheaper using the card. It was open to MPT to renegotiate the fares if the cost of living rose.
He concluded, 'I'm winning but I'm not there yet. There's still more to do. The last new routes will be introduced on 20 December.'
Otokar in the UK
Although it is envisaged that the Maltese specification Vectio C will provide the basis for a UK product, Otokar recognises that a number of other options would also be necessary. One it plans to offer is a four-cylinder Cummins engine as an alternative to the six-cylinder unit specified in the Maltese buses.
Ali Murat Atlas made it clear that Otokar is very serious about entering the UK market but also explained that demands on engineering capacity, because of success in Europe but more particularly the switch from Euro5 to Euro6 in Turkey in 2016, mean that it has not been possible to be as fully focused on the UK and Ireland as they would have liked. 'It is not a market where we can just supply what we already have,' he said. 'The UK market for us is quite complicated with a lot of very nice vehicles that we can learn from'.
When I visited the plant in January I said that I thought the 8.4m long Navigo T midi coach represented the better opportunity for entering the UK market in the short term, as the combination of the specification, capacity and £109,000 price ticket make it very competitive within that, admittedly already well served, market. Having exhibited right hand drive examples of the Navigo T and Vectio C at the NEC in 2014 the company has listened to the criticisms levelled at the Navigo at that time and introduced a number of modifications. These have been incorporated in a demonstration coach that is already in the UK where it has joined the Navigo T first shown last year. The most significant among the changes is a 20% extension of the luggage area taking the capacity to 3.69cubic metres. There is also a one person increase in the total passenger capacity to 37 which has been achieved by relocating the emergency exit door from the rear offside to just ahead of the rear axle on the offside. This overcomes the awkward single seat next to the emergency door arrangement of the original coach.
The Otokar team has spent some time looking for a suitable UK dealership partner and Ali Murat Atlas told me that he anticipated making announcements concerning the UK and Ireland, where there is considerable interest, 'in the next couple of weeks.' They will be primarily concerned with small coach sales because, as Ali admits, 'I think we will have to deal direct with the bus side. We still have a long way to go. We will try but we need some development and will have more engineering capacity next year. We need a longer version and we have to develop the Vectio into a family.' Asked whether he foresaw any opportunity to reduce vehicle weights he said, 'not at the moment.' He sees Otokar's position as potentially that of a niche player.
Incidentally, the right hand drive Kent and Vectio buses shown in Birmingham in 2010 have not been wasted, both have found new homes in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Although the specification of that Kent did not match UK requirements, consideration is being given to building a new right hand drive demonstrator. It was not clear whether this will be one of the vehicles on the company's stand at EuroBus Expo in 2016.
Though I have to admit that while I loved the infinitely varied collection of museum pieces that provided Malta's bus services for so many years, they were decades past their sell by dates and whilst they bought a certain charm to the island's streets they did not provide either the accessibility or reliability required of a modern bus network. The past decade or so since the introduction of low floor vehicles began, and in particular the last five years since the start of network franchising, have been turbulent for Maltese bus operations and Arriva paid a high price for its ultimately unsuccessful involvement in it.
A lot has changed since and with its new Otokar fleet, a revolutionised ticketing system and the promise of a revised agreement with the union that will hopefully make operations better for all sides, there is every sign that the new Malta Public Transport operation will achieve the viability it needs to be sustainable in the long term. For Otokar, it is further demonstration of its ability to work with operators to develop buses to meet their needs and potentially another step towards the creation of a product line up that will convince UK operators, if not immediately then at some stage in the not too distant future.


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Q: Requisição Ajax em Formularios Fiz uma requisição ajax para enviar os dados de um formulário para o servidor, os dados são enviados e armazenados perfeitamente. Porém ao tratar o success
criando a condição, caso o retorno do result fosse o padrão 200 ou "OK" iria emitir uma mensagem de sucesso e se não, a de erro. Porém, ao fazer isso percebi que o result não estava retornando pois já caia direto no else. E mesmo caindo ELSE, ele armazena os dados no servidor, porém lança a mensagem de erro.
function showMessageError(message)
    {
      document.getElementById("errorMsg").innerHTML = message;
      $("#divError").fadeIn(200).delay(2500).fadeOut(200);
    }

>
function sendForm()
{

  $("#divSucesso").hide();
  $("#divError").hide();

  document.getElementById("btnEnviarForm").disabled = true;
  var formAgenda = document.getElementById("form");
  var formData = new FormData (formAgenda);

  $.ajax({
  url: 'insert.php',
  method: "POST",
  data: formData,
  cache: false,
  processData: false,
  contentType: false,

  success: function (result) {

      if (result.statusText == "OK")
      {
        document.getElementById("sucessoMsg").innerHTML = "Dados salvos com sucesso: " + result;
        $("#divSucesso").stop().fadeIn(200).delay(2500).fadeOut(200);
        document.getElementById("btnEnviarForm").disabled = false;
        document.getElementById("form").reset();
      }
      else
        showMessageError(result);
    },
    error: function (xhr, status, error) {
      var errorMsg = xhr.responseText;
      document.getElementById("errorMsg").innerHTML = errorMsg;
      $("#divError").fadeIn(200).delay(2500).fadeOut(300);
      document.getElementById("btnEnviarForm").disabled = false;
    }

  })
}

A: Fala @Gabriel,
Agora entendi a sua pergunta, eu alteraria o código pra tratar o 200 e não o OK. Segue exemplo:
function sendForm() {

    $("#divSucesso").hide();
    $("#divError").hide();

    document.getElementById("btnEnviarForm").disabled = true;
    var formAgenda = document.getElementById("form");
    var formData = new FormData(formAgenda);

    $.ajax({
        url: 'insert.php',
        method: "POST",
        data: formData,
        cache: false,
        processData: false,
        contentType: false,

        success: function(xml, textStatus, xhr) {

            if (xhr.status === '200') {
                document.getElementById("sucessoMsg").innerHTML = "Dados salvos com sucesso: " + textStatus;
                $("#divSucesso").stop().fadeIn(200).delay(2500).fadeOut(200);
                document.getElementById("btnEnviarForm").disabled = false;
                document.getElementById("form").reset();
            } else {
                showMessageError(textStatus);
            }

        },
        error: function(xhr, status, error) {
            var errorMsg = xhr.responseText;
            document.getElementById("errorMsg").innerHTML = errorMsg;
            $("#divError").fadeIn(200).delay(2500).fadeOut(300);
            document.getElementById("btnEnviarForm").disabled = false;
        }

    })
}

Mas caso queira tratar o retorno do seu servidor, é possível também. É só dar um console.log(result), utilizando o código que enviou e verificar se realmente está sendo retornado OK no atributo result.statusText

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1600 WAPX Montgomery
Al Dixon, 1600 WAPX Montgomery | February 24, 1975
Dec 18, 2014 1975, Al Dixon, Montgomery
Over 40 years ago, little R&B station WAPX made national headlines when a group of Muslim terrorists took over the station, tried to incite a Muslim uprising and then had a shootout with police. October 12, 1974, to be precise. You can read all about that right here.
One of the men who was taken hostage in that uprising so long ago, was Al Dixon. "Ugly Al" as he called himself on the air, had a very entertaining show! From several months after that incident, here's Mr. Dixon himself on the morning show! I think you'll find yourself laughing at Dixon's one liners as I did while editing this for presentation. Notice the very liberal use of echo on many of the commercials and promos on WAPX. It seems more than a bit excessive, however, many smaller AM stations around the country during the 60s and 70s often used that technique, thinking that more effects was going to translate into more listeners. Or, there was no consultant around to tell the station otherwise. Somebody knows why, and we leave it, as always, to our site visitors to explain the tiny nuances of this aircheck for history's sake.
According to the Get On Down blog, the author says that Ugly Al became a minister in the 1980s. He also founded the Montgomery-Tuskeegee Times Newspaper.
Aside from the news item mentioned at the top of this page, very little is known about this radio station, and rather than make any assumptions which I might be wrong about, I leave this slice of R&B Radio History to our listeners to enjoy and comment upon.
Aircheck courtesy of Big Apple Airchecks!
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8 thoughts on "Al Dixon, 1600 WAPX Montgomery | February 24, 1975"
Mark Pfeifer says:
Very neat aircheck! Thanks for posting. 1600 AM in Montgomery has been gospel WXVI for many years.
Gary Kerns says:
I never knew that that incident happened, but being only 11 at the time, I didn't pay a lot of attention to the news, but I was pretty knowledgeable for someone my age, if I do say so myself. I really like old-school soul along with classic country. Interesting combination, wouldn't you say?
Nicholas Busbee says:
This was my first job in radio! I got there in 1978 the station call letters had changed to WXVI. Al Dixon Jr. a.k.a. "The Soul Leader" was my best friend there. When I arrived there every jock packed heat because of the 1974 shootout. Every announcer except for me (I was from Dayton, Ohio and had no knowledge of the hostage situation and shooting) had either a pistol sitting on the control board counter or a rifle propped up in a corner. What I haven't seen reported was the fact that one of the ladies who worked with us had been hit in the head by a bullet that had ricocheted off of a piece of equipment. The late great Billy Black out of Cleveland, Ohio was the program director by the time I got there.
Bob Jones says:
WAPX was basically a Top 40 station when I lived in Montgomery in the early 60s. I had "played" DJ on a tape when I was 12 years old, and the folks in the foster home I was living in managed to invite one of the WAPX Djs to our house. That guy listened to my "aircheck" and of course gave me rave revues. I knew from that moment on I wanted to get into broadcasting. Oddly during those days, WAPX's biggest competitor was the daytimer WBAM…"The Big Bam in Montgomery".
Rachel Hamm says:
Great times back then.
Rachel from HL Greens
I live in Montgomery, Alabama, and I remember the thug takeover that Saturday. Al Dixon Jr. was on the air, and the thugs held him and a secretary hostage for a while. Al Junior. made a break out the front door, and was in danger of being shot himself, but he wasn't.
Here's the thing: There were at least TWO Al Dixons in Montgomery in 1975.
I believe the "Ugly Al" that we hear here was the father. I listened to him in the 1960's when I was in high school.
Al Junior worked at WAPX, and lived through the thug takeover.
Al Senior went on to own the newspaper and he became the minister. I do not know about Al Junior.
Algenae says:
It wasn't AL Dixon Jr, it was Alphonso Dixon aka "The Wonder Boy" and it also was Gloria Gilmer who was the secretary. These people have completely SCREWED THESE FACTS UP!!! How do I know? Well because I'm Algenae Dixon, so this is my family & I KNOW the FACTS!!!
Steve West says:
I don't know any more than what is/was available for information regarding this story. So, when you say 'they', try to explain who it is you think distorted the facts. Often times I only write about what I've investigated for facts. I do not post knowingly false information. Perhaps you could provide us with more accurate details?


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Black History for Our Day
By Phil Haslanger
It's relatively easy to sit in a large room with 250 folks – most of us white – and listen to the stories of slavery and segregation and civil rights and to feel horrified and then ashamed and then inspired.
It's not so easy when all that history bumps up against today's realities.
There were powerful lectures at Justified Anger's Black History for a New Day series, lectures about the origins of the slave trade, the brutality of lynchings, the codified norms that limited opportunities for black people in this country.
Prof. Alexando Shashko of the UW's Department of Afro-American Studies led off each of his three lectures with a reference to the nostalgia that shapes our perceptions. It's a nostalgia that can cut both ways.
He showed images from the Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days and American Graffiti, each hearkening back to a seemingly simpler time when the American story was told through the eyes of white people. But he reminded the group that there is also a nostalgia attached to the great days of the Civil Rights movement, the 1963 March on Washington, the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Then as we broke into discussion groups, we were confronted with one of several jarring elements about life right now in Madison.
There was a picture of a poster in five Madison bars laying out a dress code that was clearly directed at African-Americans. It is part of an on-going debate in Madison about how to create spaces for things like hip-hop and other cultural spaces sought by African-Americans while not overlooking the havoc caused by a few young people who show up at those scenes.
For some in the discussion groups, the need to have safety in public places seemed the bigger concern. For others, the clearly discriminatory message in the posters was a vivid reminder that deep racial divides remain. (Side note – the Madison City Council has set up a Task Force on Equity in Music and Entertainment that is exploring these issues over the coming year. Also, Karen Reece of Justified Anger is a leader in the Urban Community Arts Network that is working on these issues.)
But that is just one example of the contemporary challenges facing white and black Americans. Rev. Alex Gee, the leader of the Justified Anger project, began each session with some personal stories of racism has affected him and his family. At one of the last sessions, he talked about the discouragement among black middle-class and professional folks in Madison who are thinking about moving to larger urban centers or to the South where they think there is a better cultural fit and greater personal prospects. He described it as emerging "black flight" from Madison.
Prof. Shashko talked about the "white flight" from Milwaukee following the open housing struggles in that city during the 1960s. As open housing laws took effect, whites moved in droves from the city to the suburbs, with the population of the suburban counties tripling from 1960 to 2010.
During one of the weeks when the classes were occurring, Terry Gross on public radio's Fresh Air interviewed black comic W. Kamau Bell and the conversation turned to the differences between the North and the South. Bell referred to a common saying: "In the North, they don't care how high you get as long as you don't get too close. In the South, they don't care how close you get as long as you don't' get too high."
That brought back the images of the lynchings that spanned the first two-thirds of the 20th century where the victims were often the blacks who were becoming successful in Southern communities. In the North, as civil rights laws went into effect, whites avoided "getting too close" by moving to the suburbs.
Or, as Rev. Gee reminded the crowd, "the higher we seem to climb in the community, the more we become a threat to the status quo. There is a cost to pushing the system."
Yet music became a way that black culture became an integral part of white life, even as blacks found ways to encode their own realities into the mainstream, much as they had done with the spirituals of slave times. Even as it did that, it moved to the center of American popular culture.
Shashko offered a fascinating comparison of music with European roots and that with African roots. Consider these elements:
In European music, the composer is addressing the audience, while in African music, there is a call-and-response motif.
For European music, the melody dominates while in African music, the rhythm is at the forefront.
European music follows a set form, while African music is more improvisational, adapting to changes.
Vocalization in European music is precise, while it is expressive in African music.
Music from Europe is designed for contemplation while music from African inspires action.
Swirling through all of this – the history that divided people by race, that allowed whites to prosper at the expense of blacks, the viciousness that arose as blacks sought to claim their place in the country – are the stories of people who struggled to change the reality.
Yet, as we learned in the past and were reminded again by Dr. Shashko, Milwaukee today is the most segregated city in the nations, Madison has the sharpest racial disparities in the nation, and for whites in either city, it is far too easy to look past those harsh realities.
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TAMPA � In his brief trial with the Flyers, 18-year-old rookie Scott Laughton showed his potential for an NHL career.
But with the lockout-shortened season making every game urgent, this was not the fair time for an evaluation.
So Sunday afternoon, general manager Paul Holmgren sent Laughton back to his junior team, the Ontario Hockey League�s Oshawa Generals.
The Flyers were allowed to let Laughton play only five games before making a decision on his status.
The kid demonstrated some excellent skills during training camp and the first week of the season.
Holmgren said the decision to send him back was difficult.
�He played very well,�� Holmgren said. �At the end of the day it was just something that we had talked about and thought it was in the best interest of the Flyers and also Scott.
�He needs to play in all situations. He�s going back to a good team and he will play a lot in all situations. He�s a good young prospect, and the little bit of time he had with us was good for us ... he got to know some of our guys, learn a little bit about being a pro � that�s all good stuff.
There�s a possibility that Laughton could be back after his team�s regular season ends (March 17) but no guarantee. The Flyers probably will be in a dogfight even if the Generals don�t make the playoffs.
Holmgren was asked if the Flyers had not gotten Danny Briere back if that might have changed his thinking.
�We still had to send Eric (Wellwood) back the other day to create a space for Danny,�� Holmgren said. �We have Tye McGinn come up and played well. You have Tom Sestito and Jody Shelley sitting out games. All different types of players but they all bring something different to the table.
Laughton took the move in stride. He was a long shot to make the team from the outset.
�Yeah, I mean getting back to Oshawa and playing top-six minutes for a team that will go far ... so I think it will be good for my development and good for everyone,�� he said.
The youngster said he gave his best effort.
Laughton said his family visited from Canada to watch some of his games. He�s a bit of a celebrity back home.
He�s already looking ahead to next year. He�s still growing, too. He will hit the weight room often.
Scott Hartnell, who gave the kid a room for a couple of weeks, was influential.
Holmgren said Zac Rinaldo (leg laceration) is close to coming back but was ineligible last night because he was still on the seven-day injured list. The GM said Rinaldo should be ready for Tuesday night�s game at the New York Rangers.


'BATTLE OF THE BAY' TIMES TWO THIS WEEKEND: The Stanford and California women's basketball programs continue their long-standing rivalry on the hardwood this weekend as the teams meet for the 51st and 52nd times ... The Golden Bears (7-10 overall, 3-5 Pac-10) will travel to Maples Pavilion on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., while the No. 6/7 Cardinal (15-2, 7-1) will pay a visit to Haas Pavilion on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. ... The teams were originally scheduled to meet once the week of Dec. 30 and once this week ... But instead, the teams decided to play twice this week so each could play a pair of non-conference games the week of Dec. 30 (Stanford vs. Oklahoma & Pepperdine; California at Mercer & Georgia) ... The rivalry between the two programs began on Feb. 12, 1975, and the teams have met annually ever since the 1974-75 campaign (the year Stanford began playing intercollegiate women's basketball) ... California won 12 of the first 20 games in the series, but Stanford has won 27 of the last of the 30 dating back to the 1987-88 season to take a 35-15 series advantage ... The 50 games against California is the most for Stanford against any opponent, ahead of UCLA (47), USC (45) and Arizona (44) ... Stanford, which is second in the nation in team free throw percentage (79.3; 292-of-368), 10th in rebounding margin (+9.3), 19th in 3-pointers per game (7.0) and tied for 29th in scoring margin (+12.4), remains in the Bay Area next week for home games against Oregon (7-11, 3-6) on Thursday, Feb. 6 and Oregon State (10-8, 4-5) on Saturday, Feb. 8.
* - Stanford leads the all-time series with California 35-15, and has won two straight and 17 of the last 18 ... The Cardinal is 19-5 against the Golden Bears at Maples Pavilion, and has won 15 of the last 16 on The Farm dating back to Jan. 17, 1987.
* - Stanford swept the 2001-02 series 2-0 ... The Cardinal won by nearly identical scores of 79-52 at Maples Pavilion (Jan. 30) and 79-51 at Haas Pavilion (Feb. 2).
* - In the last meeting between the teams, Stanford held California to just 29.5 (18-of-61) percent shooting from the floor en route to a 79-51 win on Feb. 2, 2002 at Haas Pavilion ... The Cardinal, which out-rebounded the Golden Bears 49-35, led 42-27 at the half and never looked back ... Nicole Powell (Phoenix, AZ) led Stanford with 16 points, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, nine rebounds and seven assists.
* - In the last meeting at Maples Pavilion, Cori Enghusen had a game-high 15 points and eight rebounds in only 18 minutes as Stanford posted a 79-52 win on Jan. 30, 2002 ... Nicole Powell had a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds, as the Cardinal won the battle of the boards 52-31 and held the visitors to 33.9 (19-of-56) percent shooting from the floor.
* - California is 7-10 overall (5-5 home, 2-5 away) and 3-5 in the Pacific-10 Conference (2-2 home, 1-3 away) ... The Golden Bears split last weekend's road trip to Los Angeles ... California lost at USC 83-62 on Friday, but bounced back to beat UCLA 69-61 on Sunday ... Junior G Nihan Anaz leads the Golden Bears with 10.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
* - USC (9-11, 4-5) took a 49-35 halftime lead, and held on down the stretch to post a 75-72 victory over Stanford on Super Bowl Sunday at the Los Angeles Sports Arena ... The loss snapped Stanford's 10-game overall winning streak and 28-game Pac-10 winning streak that dated back to March of 2001.
* - Junior F Nicole Powell (Phoenix, AZ) turned in one of the best performances of her illustrious career with 34 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in 38 minutes off the bench ... It was the 24th double-double of Powell's career ... The 15 rebounds gave her 661 for her career and moved her into ninth on the all-time school list ahead of Vanessa Nygaard (655; 1993-98) and the 34 points gave her 1,155 for her career and moved her into 19th on the all-time Stanford list ahead of both Kami Anderson (1,141; 1984-88) and Jill Yanke (1,134; 1985-89).
* - The Women of Troy made 20 of their 33 shots (60.6 percent) in the first half to jump out to a big early lead ... USC scored the first 10 points of the game and led by as many as 17 (47-30) in the first half before taking a 49-35 lead into the locker room ... Stanford, however, answered right back with a 19-5 run to start the second half that tied the game at 54-54 with 10 minutes, 42 seconds to play ... Stanford took its only lead of the game at 60-58 on a pair of free throws by Powell with 6:12 to play, but the Trojans proceeded to go on a 17-6 run over the next 5:55 to put the game away.
* - Stanford is now 28-17 all-time against the Women of Troy, and has won 15 of the last 18 ... Stanford's last two Pac-10 losses have come at the hands of USC, including a 62-59 defeat at Maples Pavilion on March 1, 2001.
* - Junior Nicole Powell scored from six feet out with 2.3 seconds remaining to give Stanford an 80-78 win over UCLA before 2,304 fans on Friday night at Pauley Pavilion.
* - The game was close throughout, and Stanford led 38-36 at the break ... UCLA, however, started the second half on a 22-14 run to take a 58-52 advantage with 9:36 to play ... Stanford then answered with a 21-10 run of its own to build a 73-68 lead with 3:54 to go ... The Cardinal led by four (78-74) with 1:12 to play on a jumper by sophomore C T'Nae Thiel (Weatherford, TX), but the Bruins tied the game with 27 seconds to play after four consecutive points by Michelle Greco ... Stanford then held the ball for a final shot, and isolated Powell at the top of the key ... The junior drove into the paint, and scored on a running six-footer as time ran down ... UCLA was not able to get off a shot in the final 2.3 seconds.
* - Powell led the Cardinal with 23 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals in a season-high 36 minutes ... Redshirt sophomore C Chelsea Trotter (San Dimas, CA) tied a career-high with 17 points in a personal-best 33 minutes, while sophomore F Sebnem Kimyacioglu (Mountain View, CA) added 15 points on five 3-pointers.
* - The Cardinal shot 51.8 (29-of-56) percent for the contest, and made 17 of its 29 shots (58.6 percent) in the second half ... The Bruins won the battle of the boards 41-31, marking the first time Stanford has been out-rebounded since a loss at Tennessee on Dec. 18.
* - Stanford now leads the all-time series with UCLA 28-19, and has won six straight and eight of the last nine.
* - Now in her 24th season as a collegiate head coach ... Owns a career record of 563-158 (.781) ... Picked up career win No. 550 on Nov. 24 of this season at San Francisco ... Entered the 2002-03 season ranked fifth all-time and third among active coaches in career Division I winning percentage ... Also entered the campaign ranked 16th all-time and 14th among active coaches in career Division I victories.
* - In her 17th year at Stanford, and is 411-107 (.793) during her tenure on The Farm ... Picked up her 400th win at Stanford on Nov. 30 of this season vs. Kansas State ... In the 1990's alone, she compiled a record of 241-48 (.834).
* - Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in April of 2002, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
* - Junior G Katie Denny (Pacific Grove, CA) has a sore right knee, and has been out of action since Jan. 16 ... She is questionable for this week's games vs. California.
* - Freshman F Eziamaka Okafor (Rolla, MO) tore her right ACL in July ... She is expected to redshirt the 2002-03 season.
* - Both the Wednesday and Saturday games vs. California will not be televised.
* - Stanford is currently ranked sixth in the Associated Press Poll and seventh in the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Poll (Jan. 27) ... The Cardinal dropped one spot in the AP Poll and two spots in the Coaches Poll following the road split in Los Angeles last weekend.
* - Stanford is 4-1 against ranked opponents this season ... The Cardinal owns victories over No. 3/3 Kansas State (63-57), No. 18/19 Oklahoma (58-38), No. 22/24 Arizona (82-74) and No. 25/NR Washington (77-63) .... The only loss against a ranked opponent came at No. 4/4 Tennessee (71-56).
* - Stanford owns an all-time record of 321-76 (.809) at Maples Pavilion, including a 15-1 (.938) mark last season and a 9-0 (1.000) record this year.
* - The Cardinal's all-time home winning percentage of .808 was the eighth best in NCAA Division I women's basketball history entering the 2002-03 season ... Stanford's winning percentage of .808 at Maples Pavilion entered 2002-03 ranked as the 10th best in a single facility.
* - The Cardinal has won 20 straight at Maples Pavilion dating back to Dec. 28, 2001, which is tied for the third longest Division I home winning streak in the nation with Cincinnati and Montana State (Connecticut is first with 56, Duke is second with 21) ... Stanford has not lost at home since a 68-62 setback to then-No. 2 Tennessee on Dec. 16, 2001.
* - Stanford will host both an NCAA Subregional and the NCAA West Regional this spring at Maples Pavilion ... The subregional will be held on Saturday, March 22 and Monday, March 24, with the regional to follow on Sunday, March 30 and Tuesday, April 1.
* - The 2002-03 campaign will mark the 12th year that Stanford has hosted the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Maples Pavilion ... The Cardinal hosted subregional games from 1989-98 and 2002, and regional competition in 1990 and 1994.
* - Stanford's scoring attack has been a balanced one this season as seven different players have led the squad in scoring in 17 games.
* - Junior F Nicole Powell (Pepperdine, Washington State, Washington, UCLA, USC) has done it five times, sophomore G Kelley Suminski (Kansas State, Pacific, Arizona State) and redshirt sophomore C Chelsea Trotter (San Francisco, Boston University, Oregon State) have both led the team in scoring three times, sophomore F Sebnem Kimyacioglu (Tennessee, Arizona) and sophomore F Azella Perryman (Rutgers, Oklahoma) have each done it twice and junior G Katie Denny (Princeton) and sophomore C T'Nae Thiel (Oregon) have both done it once.
* - The Cardinal has had at least three players in double figures in 14 of its 17 games, and is 13-1 in those contests ... Stanford has had six players in double digits once (Arizona), five players three times (Princeton, Boston University, Washington), four players six times (Rutgers, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, Oregon State, Oregon, UCLA) and three players four times (San Francisco, Kansas State, Tennessee, Washington State).
* - She is averaging 19.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.9 steals in an average of 28.8 minutes off the bench ... She has scored in double figures in all eight games, and has pulled down 10 or more rebounds four times ... Powell has scored in double figures in 14 straight games, and 22 of the last 23, dating back to last season.
* - Powell has made two game winning shots in the last two weeks to lift the Cardinal to a pair of Pac-10 road wins ... Last Friday night at UCLA, Powell drove the lane and made a six-footer with 2.3 seconds remaining to give the Cardinal an 80-78 victory ... The All-American also gave Stanford a dramatic 75-74 win at Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 11 by sinking both ends of a 1-and-1 with only 1.3 seconds left.
* - The junior had her 24th career double-double on Sunday at USC with a season-high 34 points and 15 rebounds in 38 minutes ... The 34 points ties for the 13th highest single game total in school history, and gives Powell three of the top 18 single game scoring efforts in Stanford women's basketball history ... In addition to the 24 double-doubles, Powell also owns six career triple-doubles.
* - Powell had back-to-back double-doubles of 24 points and 14 rebounds against Washington State on Jan. 16 and 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Washington on Jan. 18 ... She also had 19 points and 16 rebounds vs. Pepperdine on Jan. 5.
* - Powell ranks first in Stanford history and tied for seventh in Pac-10 history in rebounds per game (9.1), fourth in points per game (15.8), fifth in free throw percentage (80.1; 245-of-306), eighth in rebounds (661), 10th in assists (385) and 21st in points (1,155) ... She needs just two more rebounds to tie Louise Smith (663; 1978-82) for seventh and 11 more rebounds to tie Anita Kaplan (672; 1991-95) for sixth ... She is also just 10 assists shy of tying Debi Gore (395; 1978-82) for ninth place on the all-time Stanford list.
* - One of the primary reasons for Stanford's success in 2002-03 has been the performance of the 'Class of 2005' --- F Sebnem Kimyacioglu, F Azella Perryman (Anchorage, AK), G Kelley Suminski (Chester, NJ) and C T'Nae Thiel.
* - The quartet is averaging 40.8 points and 20.5 rebounds per game, which makes up 56.2 percent of Stanford's scoring output (72.6 ppg) and 50.6 percent of the rebounding output (40.5 rpg).
* - Kimyacioglu is averaging 10.6 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game ... She is shooting 41.8 (46-of-110) percent from 3-point range, and is tied for 27th in the nation and first in the Pac-10 in 3-pointers per game with 2.75 ... She is also fourth in the Pac-10 in 3-point percentage ... She has made at least one 3-pointer in all 17 games this year, and has drained three or more eight times ... Kimyacioglu has scored in double figures 10 times this season, including four of the last six games ... She had 15 points last Friday night at UCLA, including a career-high tying five 3-pointers in nine attempts ... She had a career-high 19 points against Arizona on Dec. 30, including 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range ... Kimyacioglu had 18 points at Tennessee on Dec. 18 and 14 points vs. Kansas State on Nov. 30 en route to Stanford Invitational All-Tournament Team honors.
* - Perryman is averaging 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds ... She is third in the Pac-10 in defensive rebounding (5.59 pg), fourth in total rebounding, seventh in field goal percentage (52.3; 69-of-132) and seventh in offensive rebounding (2.65 pg) ... She has already easily surpassed her scoring output from her entire freshman season (2002-03: 181 points; 2001-02: 121 points) ... She has scored in double figures nine times and pulled down 10 or more rebounds four times ... Perryman has four double-doubles this season, including back-to-back double-doubles against then-No. 21/21 Arizona on Dec. 30 (10 points, 12 rebounds) and then-No. 19/19 Oklahoma on Jan. 3 (14 points, 14 rebounds) ... She had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds (the seventh highest single game rebounding total in school history) on Nov. 29 vs. Princeton.
* - Suminski is averaging 11.6 points, 3.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds ... She is sixth in the Pac-10 in assists, sixth in free throw percentage (82.5; 66-of-80), seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.27), ninth in 3-pointers per game (1.47) and 13th in scoring ... She has made 46 of her last 49 free throw attempts (93.9 percent) dating back to Dec. 21, and her career percentage stands at 85.3 (139-of-163) ... She has scored in double figures 10 times, including a career-high 25 points and seven assists vs. Arizona State on Dec. 27 ... She was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 30 after averaging 19.5 points, 7.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds in home wins over Arizona State and Arizona ...Suminski earned tournament co-MVP honors at the Stanford Invitational (Nov. 29-30) after she had 18 points, including five 3-pointers, vs. Kansas State on Nov. 30 ... She had 12 points, including two 3-pointers, at UCLA on Friday night.
* - Thiel is averaging 8.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in 17 starts at center ... She ranks fourth in the Pac-10 in defensive rebounding (4.94 pg), fifth in total rebounding, 10th in field goal percentage (48.3; 56-of-116) and 10th in blocked shots (0.59 pg) ... Thiel has scored in double figures seven times and has pulled down 10 or more rebounds on four occasions ... She recorded her fourth career double-double, and third of the season, with 10 points and 10 rebounds (six offensive) on Jan. 18 vs. Washington ... Thiel had a season-high 18 points and eight rebounds on Jan. 11 at Oregon ... She had 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds on Dec. 21 at Boston University.
* - King, a 5-foot-7 guard, is averaging 7.6 points, 1.6 assists and 1.5 rebounds ... She is currently 10th in the Pac-10 in 3-pointers per game with 1.35 ... King is also shooting an impressive 82.8 (24-of-29) percent from the foul line ... She had a season-high 17 points, including a perfect 4-of-4 from 3-point range, on Dec. 29 vs. then-No. 21/21 Arizona ... She has scored in double figures five times this season, including 12 points vs. then-No. 19/19 Oklahoma on Jan. 3.
* - Trotter is averaging 9.6 points and 5.7 rebounds ... She ranks fifth in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (53.4; 55-of-103), eighth in defensive rebounding (4.41), ninth in free throw percentage (77.9; 53-of-68), ninth in blocked shots (0.65) and 14th in total rebounding (5.7) ... She has scored in double figures 11 times, including three straight and six of the last seven ... She has also made 26 of her last 29 free throw attempts (89.7 percent) dating back to Jan. 9 ... Trotter tied a career-high with 17 points on Friday night at UCLA ... She was 7-of-9 from the floor against the Bruins, and also had nine rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and two steals in a career-high 33 minutes ... She had a career-high 17 points at Oregon State on Jan. 9 and 16 points and eight rebounds at Oregon on Jan. 11.
* - McGee has appeared in five games, and has 12 rebounds, two blocked shots, two steals and no points in a total of 38 minutes ... She pulled down a personal-best four rebounds on Jan. 16 vs. Washington State.
* - In volleyball this season, she played in all 129 games and hit .426 with 402 kills and 179 blocks as the Cardinal went 32-5 and advanced to the NCAA Final.


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Methodist court ruling a blow for openly lesbian bishop
Friday, April 28, 2017 10:29pm
NEW YORK — The first openly lesbian bishop in the United Methodist Church can stay on the job for now, but she is subject to a disciplinary review that could lead to her removal, the top church court ruled Friday.
Bishop Karen Oliveto's civil marriage to another woman violates church law that bars clergy who are "self-avowed practicing homosexuals," the Judicial Council said. However, a decision over whether she can remain in the position must come from a separate disciplinary process, the court ruled.
Oliveto was elected last year to lead a Denver-area church region that is part of the Methodist Western Jurisdiction, which has rejected the denomination's position that "the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching." Within minutes of her election, a challenge was filed by the Oklahoma-based South Central Jurisdiction, leading to Friday's ruling.
The case is the latest chapter in an intensifying fight over LGBT recognition that is fracturing the 12.8 million-member denomination — the third-largest faith group in the U.S. Earlier this week, bishops announced a special 2019 meeting of its top legislative body, or General Conference, expressly to address church law on sexuality and find ways the denomination can avoid schism.
LGBT advocates in the church have stepped up pressure to lift prohibitions on gay clergy. Bishops have conducted same-sex weddings in defiance of church policy and dozens of LGBT clergy have come out, risking being defrocked. Evangelical Methodists, who have gained strength in the denomination in part through growth of Methodist churches overseas, have responded by pushing to enforce church policies. The court said Friday that bishops who consecrate an openly gay bishop were considered in violation of Methodist law and also subject to church discipline.
The Methodist policy making body has upheld the church's stand on same-sex relationships since 1972, even as other mainline Protestant groups, including the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have approved same-sex marriage.
The ruling Friday was made on a 6-3 vote. Oliveto said she felt "grateful" for the chance to remain as bishop as she and other church leaders study what the decision means for her future. Bruce Ough, president of the Methodist Council of Bishops, said the decision would not ease "the disagreements, impatience and anxiety" in the church, but he appealed to church members to stay unified.
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