Stormwatch (1993-1997) #14

Stormwatch (1993-1997) #14

Author: Ron Marz

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 1994-09-07

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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Ethical dilemmas abound as Cannon leads a Stormwatch team into northern Rwanda to safeguard refugees caught in a civil war, while Battalion uses his “personal leave” to sneak aboard Skywatch undetected. Before the day is through, both men will need to reexamine exactly what lines they're willing to cross in the name of justice and the greater good.


Stormwatch (1993-1997) #45

Stormwatch (1993-1997) #45

Author: Warren Ellis

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 1997-03-05

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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It’s a lovely day in Constitution, Alabama, and Jackson King has taken the day off to visit his uncle. Too bad the terrorist members of Mamba Team Militia are still very much on the clock-and have clocked Battalion! Cut off from Skywatch, taken prisoner, and without his power-amplifying gear, it’s all on Jackson to stop a bomb going off in the Heart of Dixie!


Stormwatch (1993-1997) #28

Stormwatch (1993-1997) #28

Author: Jeff Mariotte

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 1995-09-06

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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It’s been weeks since the ultimate defeat of Despot, and the veteran members of Stormwatch are still in no shape for combat-so a brand-new team is promoted to active duty in the interim, along with a non-powered paramilitary support unit called Stormforce. Down-on-his-luck photojournalist Nick Chaplin is embedded with the new Stormwatch team to help boost their image-too bad he and his camera just stumbled upon a whole other story…


Stormwatch Vol. 1

Stormwatch Vol. 1

Author: Warren Ellis

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1401241360

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Stormwatch, the United Nations Special Crisis Intervention Team, was formed to act as a powerful police force on a global scale. But Weatherman Henry Bendix, the controller of the superheroes, has decided that this course of action is no longer effective. Recruiting the electric Jenny Sparks, the lethal assassin Rose Tattoo, and the city-symbiote Jack Hawksmoor, the Weatherman transforms the once-reactive troupe into a proactive, take-no-prisoners strike team, making the reader question the way that superhero teams are perceived.


DSCA Handbook

DSCA Handbook

Author: United States. Department of Defense

Publisher: United States Department of Defense

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13:

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This two-in one resource includes the Tactical Commanders and Staff Toolkit plus the Liaison Officer Toolkit. Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)) enables tactical level Commanders and their Staffs to properly plan and execute assigned DSCA missions for all hazard operations, excluding Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, high yield Explosives (CBRNE) or acts of terrorism. Applies to all United States military forces, including Department of Defense (DOD) components (Active and Reserve forces and National Guard when in Federal Status). This hand-on resource also may be useful information for local and state first responders. Chapter 1 contains background information relative to Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) including legal, doctinal, and policy issues. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the incident management processes including National Response Framework (NRF), National Incident Management Systems (NIMS), and Incident Command System (ICS) as well as Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Chapter 3 discuses the civilian and military responses to natural disaster. Chapter 4 provides a brief overview of Joint Operation Planning Process and mission analyis. Chapter 5 covers Defense Support of Civilian Authorities (DSCA) planning factors for response to all hazard events. Chapter 6 is review of safety and operational composite risk management processes Chapters 7-11 contain Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) and details five natrual hazards/disasters and the pertinent planning factors for each within the scope of DSCA.


Change Or Die

Change Or Die

Author: Warren Ellis

Publisher: Wildstorm

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781563895340

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by Ellis, Raney, Elliott, Jimenez, & various An exciting trade paperback reprinting issues from writer Warren Ellis' run on StormWatch collects two classic adventures of the team that would evolve into The Authority! Reprinting StormWatch #48-50 and StormWatch Volume 2 #1-3, Change or Die includes the compelling story of a legendary 1930s hero who emerges from solitude with a plan to start civilization anew with the help of a cadre of super-human idealists, and the thrilling "Strange Weather," in which the 'Watch - now under the command of a new, saner Weatherman - can only save the world from a bizarre mutanegenic threat if it disobeys an edict that forbids the team from operating on U.S. soil. SC, 7x10, 160pg, FC


2008 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide

2008 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide

Author: Maggie Thompson

Publisher: Krause Publications

Published: 2007-10-08

Total Pages: 826

ISBN-13: 9780896895300

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Did you know that comic books are being promoted by noted organizations including American Library Association and many educators as a tool for engaging young readers?


The Philadelphia Area Weather Book

The Philadelphia Area Weather Book

Author: Jon Nese

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 2005-02

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9781592133918

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Answers various questions about Philadelphia's weather and climate, from the Poconos and Philadelphia to southern New Jersey and the Shore to Delaware. This book offers a history of the region's pivotal role in the development of weather science that goes back to colonial times and gives an account of what forecasters actually do on a daily basis.


WordGirl: Fashion Disaster

WordGirl: Fashion Disaster

Author: Scott Ganz

Publisher: KaBOOM!

Published: 2012-06-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781608862566

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Only a superhero like WordGirl, endowed with power punches and dictionary strength, can put the word-wrenching scoundrels back in their place! Disguised as mild-mannered 5th grader Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, crashed their spaceship. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. WordGirl has a family and friends who have no idea of her secret identity or that she battles and prevails over evil (albeit ridiculous and comical) villains. Each book introduces new vocabulary words and will reinforce their meaning in a variety of contexts.


A Poet's Revolution

A Poet's Revolution

Author: Donna Hollenberg

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 0520272463

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"The first full-length biography of British-born poet Denise Levertov (1923-1997) brings to life a major voice in American poetry during the second half of the twentieth century. Drawing on exhaustive archival research of Levertov's entire opus and on interviews with dozens of the poet's friends, Donna Krolik Hollenberg's authoritative biography captures the full complexity of Levertov's entire opus and on interviews with dozens of the poet's friends, Donna Korlik Hollenberg's authoritative biography captures the full complexity of Levertov as both a woman and an artist, and the dynamic world she inhabited"--Front jacket flap.