Fence

A normal aurora (left) consists of glowing curtains of red, green and blue. An enhanced aurora (right) contains a thin, brighter layer which exhibits much more green, possibly caused by the same physical process that creates Steve and the picket fence. Because enhanced auroras are more common, UC Berkeley researchers plan to probe them first to determine what conditions in the upper atmosphere cause the phenomena. Credit: Vincent Ledvina, theauroraguy.com Phenomena called “Steve” and “picket fence” are masquerading as…

When the Sun gets rowdy, Earth's sky lights up with beautiful dancing lights.Around the poles, colorful auroral streams dance and flicker across the sky. Closer to the equator, though, a different empyrean glow appears: the blushing, mauve-pink STEVE, and its attendant green-striped picket fence.What these lights are, and why they appear in our sky, is something of a mystery. Scientists have previously thought that, because they look similar to auroras, they might be related, but the mechanisms behind the phenomenon have…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights—the auroras—may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the nighttime sky, but the most mysterious are the mauve and white streaks called Steve and their frequent companion, a glowing green "picket fence." First recognized in 2018 as…

Not surprisingly, China is unhappy with the tightening of the web of restrictions on its ability to access advanced technologies; the Chinese Ministry of Commerce released a statement on Saturday in which it said the Dutch should stop abusing export control measures and act in accordance with international economic and trade rules.China’s state-owned Global Times accused the US of using “long-arm jurisdiction” to coerce its allies into restricting sales of tools that are key to China’s technological rise and described the…

Stephen King’s Gothic-Style Home In ‘Maine’ Witnesses A Tragic Accident (Photo Credit –Instagram) Horror author Stephen King’s Maine home witnessed a horrific sight as a tragic and devastating scene occurred when a deer impaled itself on the fence surrounding his gothic-style home. Images from the scene show a white-tailed fawn stuck on the sharp spikes of the wrought iron fence surrounding the Bangor vacation property of King, who is the author behind believed classics such as ‘The Shining’ and ‘Pet Sematary’. Half…

Next month, BOOM! Studios will release Fence: Redemption #2. The latest installment in the four-issue miniseries from BOOM!’s Boom!Box imprint comes from the creative team of writer C.S. Pacat, artist Johanna the Mad, colorist Joana Lafuente, and letterer Jim Campbell. Today, ahead of its final order cut-off date, The Beat is pleased to present an early preview of the issue. Here’s how BOOM! describes Fence: Redemption #2: Old schools and old exes bring Seiji to a boiling point. While Seiji and Jesse exchange blows with…

Posted in: Boom, Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: deadpool, fence, printatch, Spider-Boy, spider-man, star warsPrintwatch: Yesterday, Bleeding Cool stated that Marvel Comics was sending Deadpool: Badder Blood #1 by Rob Liefeld to a second print.Welcome to another Printwatch run around the comic books being reprinted for the direct market of comic book stores by publishers and pushed out, outside of the usual catalogue process, whether by Diamond, Lunar or PRH, and helping retailers catch up on best-selling titles in the…

Next month BOOM! Studios will release Fence: Redemption #1. The debut issue of the next installment of the hit swordplay series from BOOM’s BOOM!Box imprint comes from the creative team of writer C.S. Pacat, artist Johanna the Mad, colorist Joana LaFuente, and letterer Jim Campbell. Today The Beat is pleased to offer an early look at preview pages from the issue. Here’s how BOOM! describes Fence: Redemption #1: Return to the thrilling world of high-stakes, competitive fencing with the next exciting chapter of FENCE,…

The farm animals and assorted farm implements are gone. So are the gazebo, gift and candy shops, old-time photo studios and the large, country-style restaurant that was the site of birthday, anniversary and family dinners for more than four decades. But the barn at the former White Fence Farm is still there and has been transformed into a clubhouse at the center of what is now Novel White Fence Farm luxury apartments in Lakewood. The 202-unit complex by Crescent Communities is open for leasing and the first tenants have…

BOOM! Box from BOOM! Studios has announced a return to the high-stakes world of fencing with the upcoming release of Fence: Redemption #1, the first in a new four issue arc in C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad‘s epic queer sports drama.  Fence: Redemption #1 Cover by Johanna the Mad Here’s what BOOM! had to say about this newest adventure:  Return to the thrilling world of high-stakes, competitive fencing with the next exciting chapter of FENCE, featuring the beloved cast of the original hit series! Are Seiji and Jesse…