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Virgin Blue Announces Major Expansion Plans30/10/2001
Australia's Second Airline Keeps More Of The Air Fare
Virgin Blue today announced its further expansion, solidifying its position as Australia's number two airline and only true low fare carrier, highlighting the airline's long-term growth plan.
The commitment follows last week's Perth announcement and further demonstrates that Virgin Blue is taking on more aircraft, opening new destinations and increasing frequency, establishing itself as the only airline with a sustainable business strategy to check the looming Qantas monopoly.
The expansion includes:
1) A new direct daily service between the Gold Coast and Melbourne from December 13. The flight will commence in time for the busy Christmas holiday period and will complement the existing Gold Coast service to Sydney. One-way fares from $119*, Fully Flexible fare of $289 one-way compared with the Qantas walk-up fare of $523 one-way, a saving of 45%.
2) New direct service between Melbourne and Canberra as of November 30. Special Launch Offer $50 for 50 seats on every flight for the first 15 days (book by 6 Nov, travel from 30 Nov to 14 Dec). The direct daily service will be the second route out of Canberra following the introduction of Brisbane-Canberra flights 4 months ago and the sixth route out of Melbourne (including the new Gold Coast and Launceston services). Virgin Blue will increase it to two daily services early next year. One-way fares will start from $77* one-way. Virgin Blue will offer $179* one-way Fully Flexible fares compared to Qantas's $286 Fully flexible fare, a saving of 37%.
3) Doubling Sydney-Gold Coast services with a second daily flight to help support this key tourism route serving communities in both Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Virgin Blue will continue with its current every day low fares between Sydney and the Gold Coast starting from $77* one-way.
4) Doubling the soon-to-be-introduced Melbourne-Launceston from one return flight a day to two direct flights a day from December 1 with a third daily flight being scheduled during the holiday peaks.
5) Increasing flights on existing routes to help meet the demand from both tourism and Virgin Blue's growing share of the top 500 corporate market and small business customers:
-Melbourne-Sydney route to 8 daily in November and 9 daily from December 13, up from 7
-Melbourne-Adelaide to 4 convenient daily returns from October 29, up from 3
-Brisbane-Sydney to 9 daily from 26 December, up from 8
6) Improved schedules on the twice-daily Brisbane - Townsville service as well as an improvement in the Mackay schedule that allows tourists to take advantage of low fares to access the stunning Whitsunday Region at a convenient time of day.
The airline also reaffirmed its view today that it did not believe Government handouts to the airline industry was the best method to sustain competition in Australian skies.
While criticising this policy, the airline did suggest that if the government wanted to pursue this course in order to level the playing field, they should at least focus on communities that are trying to break out of a one airline environment.
With this view in mind, the airline has suggested the Government consider routes from Brisbane to Darwin, Cairns and Mt. Isa for support instead of simply throwing money at two airlines competing directly on the same route.
The airline believes such a proposal would help some of the regional centres that have been overlooked and are now being prevented from having jet services by the "turboprop only" policy put forward by the Government this week.
Chief Executive Officer, Brett Godfrey said "By creating an incentive which only offers support to the regions if they use small aircraft, the Government is limiting capacity to these areas. Instead, they should be nurturing tourism and economic growth opportunities that our high capacity low fare jet services have, and will bring to more communities like Townsville, Mackay, Launceston and Mt. Isa."
On the bigger issue of government underwriting, Brett Godfrey reaffirmed "We stand by our view that we would gladly give up every cent of what is being offered if the Government backed the ACCC in doing something about uncompetitive practices in the airline industry. After the collapse of Compass 1 & 2, Impulse and Ansett, the country clearly needs a competition policy with teeth instead of just throwing money at a problem. Airline policy should be developed through a consultative process and not just random initiatives."
Virgin Blue operates the most modern, technologically advanced aircraft in Australia today, with an average age of less than 4 years, compared with Ansett's average fleet age of 11.7 years and Qantas with an average fleet age of 10.8 years (Salomon Smith Barney 2001 Fleet handbook)
* Including GST, excluding levies and taxes. Internet fares, $5 more via Call Centre.


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By MICHAEL W. JARVISSalt Lake City
The banner headline on the front page of the Deseret News, (5/19/09), reads: "Utahns back Huntsman's decision". I'm all for it too. I think Utahns are much better served by Junior from China than at the helm of state government on capitol hill. And I think he dug his way there with his homosexual "civil- union" spade.
When he pulled that card out of his sleeve he became a pariah in the Republican Party and, essentially, a lame duck governor overnight with a huge loss of public and political support. I felt that his political career should be over unless he changed party affiliation, and that's pretty much what he did.
I publicly stated that I felt Gov. Huntsman had sold out on the homosexual rights issue to his own national political ambitions, but I don't think the ambassadorship to China is what he had in mind. His wife doesn't seem to me to be too happy about it.
I don't know why anybody would want to live in China unless they were desperate for a job or trying to save face, but anybody could live in China if they had the boat or air fare, or could dig fast.
On the other hand, consider how many people get to live in the governor's mansion surrounded by family and friends? It might help Mrs. Huntsman to cope if she just considered herself and family as sacrificial martyrs for homosexual marriage rights because of her husband's selfish, misguided and rebellious plug; but I doubt it.


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Shop grows by staying small
Multiple locations help EVS Metal stay more agile than larger competitors
EVS Metal, Riverdale, N.J., which started as a 5,000-square-foot fabricating shop in New Jersey, is now a $30 million operation with four locations. The size of the company gives its customers confidence that they are dealing with a metal services supplier that will be around for the long term. The multiple, smaller locations give the fabricator the flexibility it needs to be responsive to customers' needs.
How does a metal fabricator grow yet maintain the same customer responsiveness that helped to build the business in the first place? By staying small, of course.
What sounds like a riddle of the Great Sphinx is actually the secret of EVS Metal's success. The Riverdale, N.J., metal fabricator has deliberately tried to maintain a certain revenue and employee size so it can be as nimble as it needs to be to respond to customers. In the meantime, it has grown by trying to replicate its fabricating strategy elsewhere, with small and agile facilities in Pflugerville, Texas; Keene, N.H.; and Stroudsburg, Pa.
"Part of our concept was that you could make a facility only so large and still service the customer well. We started to see some competitors grow to be very large, and they aren't around today. When they were growing, we even wondered if there was enough business around to even run a $30 million facility," said Joseph Amico, EVS Metal's vice president and one of the founders of the company.
"We thought if we had a bunch of facilities that were around $10 million, we could still service customers as if we were a small company," he added.
The strategy appears to be working as the company earned almost $31 million in revenue in 2011 and aims to have more than $34 million this year. This is accomplished with three locations, each having some duplicate and some unique metal fabricating capabilities, and a new Pennsylvania location that is being brought up to speed so that it can further add to the company's flexible fabricating operations.
Location, Location, Location
What is today a large fabricating operation that spans several states began in a 5,000-square-foot shop in New Jersey in 1994. Amico, who had run a sheet metal shop for an electronics company, joined up with a partner, Scott Berkowitz, to purchase the small fab shop that probably had earned $400,000 in its best year. The business had run into some financial difficulties, however, which put it in position to be up for sale.
"The goals [of the company] were basically to get to the next day," Amico recalled. But soon enough the duo had the company back on its feet mainly supplying industrial rack mount enclosures for the personal computer market. Over the next several years, EVS Metal had diversified its customer base, building parts for companies in the consumer electronics, medical, semiconductor, telecommunications, and gas and oil extraction industries.
By 1998 it had moved the facility to its current location in Riverdale, N.J. It had started to develop a reputation for providing engineering assistance (see Figure 1), value-added assembly, and high-quality parts, even for very complex fabrications (see Figure 2).
"We were always interested in growing. We were young, energetic, and new to this type of business," Amico said. "We had a good team. I knew the fabrication and the selling process, and my partner was able to run the finances and was very good about acquiring new machinery when it was hard for us to do it."
The opportunity to grow came in 2000. The EVS Metal owners knew of some people in the Austin, Texas, area who were looking to exit the fabricating business—literally shutting the doors to their business and leaving their customers without a metal fabrications supplier. Amico said he and his partner recognized the area as being ripe for expansion because of the many nearby high-tech companies that were potential customers for sheet metal products. So they decided to take over the business, renting the same facility and literally throwing equipment in there as quickly as possible to chase after much-needed customers. It didn't help that the following year was abysmal for manufacturing in general.
But EVS Metal stayed the course and grew the businesses, both in New Jersey and Texas. Both locations actually acquired nearby metal fabricating operations in the early 2000s, bolstering the facilities' talent base and fabricating capabilities and expanding the customer base.
The next opportunity for expansion came with the purchase of a fabricating company in Keene, N.H. The acquisition gave EVS Metal a location that specialized in heavier, more complex, precision weldments and assemblies. The 30,000-sq.-ft. building also gave the company another location from which to serve the New England market.
Today EVS Metal is in the process of setting up a small fabricating operation in Stroudsburg, Pa. That location will handle simpler fabrications and more of the high-volume orders that don't quite fit in either Keene or in Riverdale, where the high-precision, thin-gauge work is done (see Figure 3).
The New Jersey facility remains both the headquarters and the largest fabricating operation. In the Garden State location is 60,000 sq. ft., and EVS Metal is leasing another 12,000 sq. ft. nearby. One hundred out of 116 employees work over two shifts at the Riverdale location.
"I think the smaller facilities work out much better," Amico said. "It's easier to service the customers out of those facilities, which is often the main difficulty in running this kind of business. Obviously, if you don't satisfy the customer, you don't have a business, no matter how great you can punch and bend metal.
"In those larger facilities, I think [that the focus on the customer] tends to get lost," he added. "And the culture changes [with growth]. You have areas of the facility where there is a miniculture, which is not in line with what you are trying to do in satisfying the customer."
Establishing the Way Things Are Done
So just how did EVS Metal replicate the can-do culture that was born in Riverdale in the other fabricating locations? The key was to have good systems in place, according to Amico.
For example, the company has been a longtime user of the enterprise resource planning software MIE Trak. The software gives managers a constant glimpse into the operations and profitability of those activities, particularly back in the day when a lot of other shops were managing based on gut instinct rather than hard data. Today that computerization encompasses operations at all locations, tracking items such as labor costs and job status on the shop floor.
Amico added that just as the company was an early adopter of business management software, it was an early believer in regimented systems to ensure quality manufacturing practices. Even though the company did not become ISO-certified until 1998, it already was following procedures that certification stipulates. Fabricating activities were performed according to an agreed-upon standard. Contract reviews were conducted regularly. Quality was tracked, and if a problem arose, employees investigated and instituted corrective action measures.
"It made it easier when we would set up a new facility—to have a system that people could work within," Amico said. "We were never reinventing the wheel when we went to the other two facilities."
The wildcard in this type of expansion scenario is personnel, but Amico said that EVS Metal has been fortunate to find good managers for each facility. The company doesn't have to "manage tightly" from New Jersey, he said, but rather concentrate on centralized functions, such as accounting, and executive-level management. Functions such as sales remain localized because they are the face of the company to customers.
Enjoying the Benefits
The multilocation approach has proven beneficial to EVS Metal in many ways:
- Some larger contract manufacturers are drawn to EVS Metal because they like being able to issue one purchase order and have parts shipped from a nearby fabricating operation, either on the East Coast, Texas, or both. Amico said that these types of large organizations also are drawn to a "financially secure" company that has a large geographic footprint, something a single-location fabricator may not be able to pull off.
- The company is close to customers, so it can rely on its own fleet of trucks, which includes eight large 24-ft. trucks, two trucks with full-sized trailers, and six vans. It can make deliveries when needed. If it were to use third-party trucking companies, the deliveries could be late and stand a higher risk of being damaged. Owning the delivery trucks also gives the fabricator the opportunity to work on reusable-packaging programs, whereby trucks drop off orders and pick up packaging for the return trip to the shop.
- Management can see where a facility has open capacity and shift work around among the locations to ensure that jobs meet deadlines.
- Engineers from other facilities can pitch in and help to tackle a project that normally might overwhelm a two-person staff of a small metal fabricating firm. Such engineering support, according to Amico, has become a large selling point, as more OEMs are opening up to the idea of adopting design for manufacturability ideas from metal fabricators.
EVS Metal may have a different corporate setup than other metal fabricators, but that doesn't make it totally unique. It does share one main concern with other metal fabricators: getting jobs in the door.
"The biggest challenge is really keeping that pipeline of work open," Amico said.
EVS Metal realizes that to fill the capacity at its four locations, it needs to invest in the business. For many years it tried to stay ahead of competitors by investing in the latest business software and 3-D modeling programs, but those tools are more mainstream today. The company also has been active in investing in new manufacturing capabilities, such as robotics (see Figure 4) and a new powder coating line (see Figure 5).
"We try to be strong everywhere," Amico said. "It used to be price, quality, and delivery. Pick one. Now you have to have everything. You have to have perfect quality, the lowest or at least close to the lowest price, and your delivery has to be impeccable."
That's a big job for any one shop to take on, but with three small shops and another one on its way working together, it's proven to be an obtainable goal.
Dan Davis
FMA Communications Inc.
Elgin, IL 60123
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text: Those many family meals of November and December are when we coo over babies born in the past year and welcome back the college freshmen away from home for the first time. It's also a time to remember those no longer here. At commentator Michael Carolan's table this year, he has one less place to set. Carolan teaches at Clark University. He lives in Belchertown, Mass.


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What was Grant's nickname?
"Lead Storm"
"Unconditional Surrender"
His troops helped him win victory after victory throughout the war.
"Hard Chargin'"
Question 2 of 30
How many slaves did Grant own in 1860?
In 1859 he had one; he could have sold the man for desperately-needed cash but decided to simply free him.
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In which war did Grant see his first combat action?
Yakima War
Apache Wars
Mexican-American War
After a few years he left the military and returned to his wife and four children.
Question 4 of 30
What is Ulysses S. Grant's middle name?
His first name was Hiram; the S. was inadvertently added at the beginning of his military training.
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When the Civil War began, what was Grant's rank?
He began the war serving with volunteers from Illinois.
Question 6 of 30
Numerically, which president was Grant?
15th president
17th president
18th president
He served from 1869 to 1877.
Question 7 of 30
Which job did Grant NOT try before taking up the military as a career?
He was also a rent collector; none of these gigs really suited his strengths.
real estate agent
Question 8 of 30
How did Grant die?
a broken leg that became infected
a festering bullet wound
from cancer
He completed his memoirs just days before he perished from cancer.
Question 9 of 30
In how many elected positions did Grant serve before becoming U.S. president?
His administration was rife with problems that he at least partially attributed to his own inexperience.
Question 10 of 30
Which organization did Grant help to neutralize during his presidency?
the KKK
Thanks to Grant, the wretched KKK was forced underground for a few years.
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Question 11 of 30
Who did Grant defeat to win his first presidency?
Francis Blair
Andrew Johnson
Horatio Seymour
Grant won more than half of the popular vote and was only 46 when he became president-elect.
Question 12 of 30
In a pinch what product did Grant sell on the street in St. Louis?
In his early life he often scraped by to earn a living.
Question 13 of 30
Grant was promoted to Lt. General after his victory at which battle?
At that point he was also given authority to command all U.S. armies.
Question 14 of 30
Why did Grant let Confederate soldiers keep their horses after the war ended?
He felt sorry for them.
He thought kindness would lead to peace.
He also helped Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee avoid treason charges, all the better to forge a more peaceful environment after a devastating conflict.
He didn't like horses, anyway.
Question 15 of 30
How did Grant lose his life savings after serving as president?
the stock market crashed
a financial company went out of business
The event left him broke and scrambling to secure his family's financial future.
His home was burglarized.
Question 16 of 30
When he realized he was going to die, how did Grant manage to make enough money for his family to live on?
He took a wealthy socialite as a mistress.
He asked war-era friends for loans.
He published his memoirs.
His memoirs became a bestseller and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Question 17 of 30
What business was Grant working at when the Civil War broke out?
leather business
The war turned out to be a boon to his faltering professional life.
Question 18 of 30
At an early stage of his military career, Grant was renowned for which ability?
hand-to-hand combat
horseback riding
He was considered an average solider but he had an exceptional capability when it came to riding horses in battle.
Question 19 of 30
What day did Grant say was the "darkest" of his life?
Lincoln's assasination
He was actually scheduled to be at the same theater as Lincoln but family plans interfered.
his wife's death
his daughter's death
Question 20 of 30
How many people turned out to witness Grant's funeral procession?
around 100,000
around 400,000
around 1 million
Historians say he was a super-celebrity before there was such a term.
Question 21 of 30
Which organization did Grant form during his presidency?
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Justice
He also formed a national weather service and established the first national park -- Yellowstone.
The FBI
Question 22 of 30
Grant achieved the Union's first landmark victory in the Civil War.
His troops captured some 15,000 Confederate troops at Fort Donelson.
Question 23 of 30
What was the Whiskey Ring scandal?
consumer deaths caused by poor distillation
a close circle of the president's friends who were always drunk
a ring of liquor businessmen dodging taxes
Grant's administration took a hit even though he wasn't directly involved in the scam.
Question 24 of 30
In which state was Grant born?
He was a very young man when he left home to attend West Point.
Question 25 of 30
How old was Grant when he died?
Throat cancer claimed his life, but not before he took a post-presidency trip around the world with his family.
Question 26 of 30
Early in his career, why was Grant forced out of the Army?
He was too rebellious.
He was drunk.
He gave up booze for a while and straightened himself out, but the war pushed him back into substance abuse.
He assaulted an officer.
Question 27 of 30
When a group of men told President Lincoln that Grant was an alcoholic, how did the president respond?
He asked what kind of booze Grant liked to drink.
Lincoln said he'd happily buy more whiskey for everyone if it turned them into leaders like Grant.
He said he would think about the situation.
He said he would terminate Grant if the drinking ever caused a problem.
Question 28 of 30
How many times were Confederate armies forced to surrender to Grant?
three times
In addition to Fort Donelson, he achieved major victories at Appomattox and Vicksburg.
five times
seven times
Question 29 of 30
For what behavior was Grant continually scolded during his time at West Point?
poor condition of his uniform
Throughout his career he looked more like a common infantryman than a decorated general.
He back talked to superiors.
He kept missing his drills.
Question 30 of 30
What percentage of the popular vote did Grant win in order to secure his second term as president?
He didn't win a majority.
56 percent
In spite of many accusations of corruption in his administration, he easily won a second term.
51 percent


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The Bureau of Land Management brought 33 wild horses and seven burros to the wild horse adoption held recently at the Carbon County fairgrounds on July 29-30.
On this day, 17 wild horses and three burros were adopted. Most of the horses were adopted for $125. The highest bid was a three-year old blue roan mare $230. Four halter broke horses were offered: three went for $125 and one for $200. There were more than 300 spectators over the two day event. "We are very pleased with the adoption results. Emery County is always good to the Wild Horse & Burro Program," says Mike Tweddell, Wild Horse and Burro Specialist for the Price BLM Office. "We usually come to Emery County about once every three years. So, if someone wasn't able to make it to this adoption but is interested in adopting, then they can call one of our Wild Horse and Burro Facilities located here in the State" notes Tweddell. Facility information: Salt Lake Wild Horse and Burro Center, 1-877-224-3956, hours- 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday, Delta Wild Horse and Burro Facility, 1- 435-743-3100, hours- 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Upcoming adoptions: Aug. 27-Sanpete County Fairgrounds, Manti on Sept. 10 - Salt Lake Wild Horse and Burro Center-Herriman, Sept. 17 - Cedar City Field Office-Cedar City, Sept. 24-Davis County Fairpark-Farmington.
Tweddell said, "These auctions are wonderful opportunities to bring the family to see a wild horse, and if possible, adopt one and take it home with you. BLM is always looking for good homes for these animals. They respond to genuine caring and gentling techniques, and for those willing to take the time to work with them, they become great companions."
Cliff Tipton, Utah's own wild horse trainer demonstrated gentling techniques for wild horses at the Price event. Tipton lives in Erda, and is known for his wild horse gentling techniques
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The state lab responsible for ensuring that commercial measuring devices are accurate has been re-certified.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture's Metrology Lab achieved a two-year certificate of traceability after a thorough review of its proficiency and operations by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
"Almost everything we buy, from a gallon of gas to a pound of beef, is sold by weight, volume, length, count or measure," Agriculture Director Bob Flider said. "This lab protects consumers and businesses alike from unfair practices by ensuring that the standards used to test weighing and measuring devices are accurate."
The department's Bureau of Weights and Measures uses those standards to inspect scales at supermarkets, warehouses, packing plants and other locations, as well as meters at gas stations and motor fuel terminals. Last year, more than 128,000 devices were tested.
"This certification is a tribute to Metrologist Mike Rockford and his staff," Doug Rathbun, bureau chief of Weights and Measures, said. "Because of their excellent work, the lab scored high marks on the evaluation and was able to upgrade its former, one-year certification."
The NIST evaluation included assessments of the lab's calibration and measurement capabilities, proficiency testing results and staff competency, as well as the suitability of its facilities, equipment, procedures and quality control systems.


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Wales kept their Grand Slam mission on course after seeing off a determined Italy outfit 24-3 at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
Wales kept their Grand Slam mission on course after seeing off a determined Italy outfit 24-3 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Now only France stand in the way of the Welsh, who are only 80 minutes away from securing the 2012 Six Nations title.
However, it wasn't always one-way traffic for the hosts. Wales have averaged almost 40 points a time over their previous Six Nations meetings with the Azzurri in Cardiff and a repeat performance was expected by many this weekend.
But the Italians weren't prepared to roll over so easily and put in a feisty performance in defence that kept their hosts tryless for 50 minutes, until centre Jamie Roberts finally found a chink in the visitors' armour.
Until then, the favourites had to settle for three penalties to one with full-back Leigh Halfpenny and wing Mirco Bergamasco providing all the points in the first half for their respective teams that saw Wales head into the half-time sheds 9-3 on top.
Italy enjoyed some lengthy spells of possession after the break, but they were then hit with a sucker punch as Wales grabbed the opening try.
The visitors had made seven times more tackles than the men in red, but had no answer for a Welsh counter-attack inside their own 22. With Italy's defence stretched, the ball was spun wide to Roberts who stepped inside Bergamasco for a clear run-in to the line.
Halfpenny added the extras but 10 minutes later found himself in the sin-bin after taking Italy skipper Sergio Parisse out in the air whilst following up his Garryowen.
However, the Azzurri failed to take advantage of playing against 14 Welshmen and failed to add any points in Halfpenny's absence. Instead, Wales managed to extend their lead through a Rhys Priestland penalty.
With three minutes left on the clock, the hosts sealed the deal with their second try of the match thanks to some brilliant finishing from wing Alex Cuthbert.
Priestland's conversion attempt was wide, but it didn't matter as Wales sent Italy home – still without a win in the competition. The Azzurri face Scotland next in a battle to avoid the wooden spoon.
Man of the match: Scrum-half Mike Phillips and centre Jonathan Davies were Wales' stand-out performers, but we'll go for flanker Dan Lydiate who put in his usual strong display.
Moment of the match: There weren't many! But Jamie Roberts' try proved to be the breakthrough Wales were looking for.
Villain of the match: We have a feeling referee George Clancy is going to cop a lot of flak following his performance in the middle…
The scorers:
For Wales:
Tries: Roberts, Cuthbert
Cons: Halfpenny
Pens: Halfpenny 3, Priestland
For Italy:
Pens: Bergamasco
Yellow card: Halfpenny, 61 mins (Wales, taking player out in the air)
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Ian Evans, 4 Alun-Wyn Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins (c).
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Paul James, 18 Luke Charteris, 19 Ryan Jones, 20 Rhys Webb, 21 James Hook, 22 Scott Williams.
Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Luke McLean, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Cornelius Van Zyl, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Tommaso D'Apice, 17 Fabio Staibano, 18 Marco Bortolami, 19 Robert Barbieri, 20 Tobias Botes, 21 Tommaso Benvenuti, 22 Giulio Toniolatti.
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)


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Kathy and Lee Madsen announce the marriage of their son, Daniel Madsen to Jenna Gordon, daughter of Lori and Tom Hardee and LaMont Gordon. The couple was married Feb. 4 in the Museum of the San Rafael.
Jenna graduated from Emery High in 2002, graduated from the College of Eastern Utah with an Associates in Criminal Justice and just recently graduated from Utah Valley State College with a bachelors in Criminal Justice.
Daniel graduated from Emery High in 2001 and is currently employed by Wall Contractors.
The couple will make their home in Price.
Laci Bradley and John Dye announce their recent marriage.
The couple were married Jan. 28.
Allen and Michelene Strong of Kaysville announce the marriage of their daughter, Ashlee Beth to Luke Terry Johnson, son of Ralph and Julie Johnson of Emery and Joe and Lorna Stutz. The couple will be married on Feb. 11 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
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Virgin Blue and Melbourne Airport Reach Terminal Deal23/07/2002
TUESDAY 23 JULY 2002: Melbourne Airport and Virgin Blue have reached a 10-year agreement for the airline to operate from the former Ansett/Southern Domestic Terminal, providing Virgin Blue with much needed room to expand as well as a more efficient, comfortable facility for the increasing number of Virgin Blue Guests.
Rapid expansion has seen Virgin Blue outgrow the Domestic Express Terminal, which Melbourne Airport built for them and Impulse Airlines back in December 2000, when all existing domestic gates were controlled by Ansett and Qantas.
Once Virgin Blue moves up to the Southern Domestic Terminal, which could be in the next 30 days, there will be no terminal or gate constraints on the growing low fare carrier. The Domestic Express Terminal currently provides Virgin Blue with five gates. The new terminal will initially provide seven, an increase of 40%, with further gates to be made available as required.
Virgin Blue Chief Operating Officer, Rob Sherrard, said "The agreement means we can forge ahead with our accelerated growth plans which involve more flights in and out of Melbourne, and more low fares for people travelling to and from Melbourne. We are excited to have reached a mutually beneficial agreement with Melbourne Airport which will allow Virgin Blue to move in to the bigger terminal at a reasonable cost, providing our Guests with a more convenient, efficient and user-friendly facility."
He continued, "It also means that we've moved towards addressing the needs of our growing number of corporate and business travellers in two out of three of Australia's biggest airports."
Melbourne Airport's CEO Chris Barlow is also pleased to be welcoming Virgin Blue back into the main terminal building. "It seems like only yesterday that we officially opened the Domestic Express Terminal. Virgin Blue has expanded rapidly while running a well managed on-time airline and I'm so pleased that we are in a position to provide them with the extra space they need to continue to grow. And it's wonderful to welcome them back into the main terminal building, this time with surety of expansion potential.
"We also have plans to refurbish our domestic terminal to provide a totally seamless experience for passengers connecting to and from international flights.
"Additionally, now that we have a multi-user domestic terminal in Melbourne, it means that no airline will face the same difficulty Virgin Blue and Impulse Airlines did in trying to obtain terminal space. We will be able to offer space to any airline wishing to fly to and from Melbourne. It's a great outcome for the travelling public," he said.
Virgin Blue will operate from Gates 1 – 7 on former Ansett Concourse A. Virgin Blue will share the Southern Domestic Terminal with Kendell Airlines.
Virgin Blue operates 70 flights per day to and from Melbourne.
Virgin Blue now flies non-stop from Melbourne to Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Launceston, Perth, Sydney and shortly Hobart. Information can be found at Virgin Blue's website: www.virginblue.com.au
Melbourne Airport acquired the former Ansett Terminal – now known as the Southern Domestic Terminal – in May this year at a cost of $25 million, and is currently assessing plans for a multi-million dollar upgrade program for the terminal. The upgrade will not interfere with airline operations and passenger convenience.
Melbourne Airport built the Domestic Express Terminal in December 2000 for Virgin Blue and Impulse Airlines at a cost of around $9 million. When Virgin relocates, the terminal is likely to be used as a freight facility. The forward lounge will be dismantled and put up for sale.
Melbourne Airport handled just over 13.5 million domestic passengers in financial year 2000-2001.


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Epilady Lady B Bikini Shaping & Trimmer
- Overview
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- Patented trim guide offering virtually infinite length settings
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Epilady launched in 1986 with the world's first electric epilator. Since then, the collection has expanded to include a number of epilators, trimmers and shavers for simple, smooth hair removal.
JunkI was super excited to get this item so my husband could get his trimmers back once & for all. Item did not work upon receipt. Checked blade & the smaller blade & spring thingy were not put in correctly & were just loosely in casing. Called Folica & customer service was excellent & item is being returned & I do not want a replacement. Should have checked Amazon reviews prior to this purchase, as their ratings are poor, which reflects the quality of this product more accurately.Jun 14, 2012Maggie / Newark, DEHAIR TYPEFine or Thin Hair
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Unreliable & FlimsyThis trimmer worked (sort of) but was problematic from the start. The first problem had to do with the battery housing. It takes 1 AA battery and I used the popular Duracell brand. The battery housing was so tight that it was difficult to insert the battery and extremely difficult to remove it between uses as recommended. Secondly, I couldn't rely on the trimmer to work every time. At times I would switch it On but it wouldn't operate. When this happens, the Instructions say to check the battery level and the installation of the blade assembly. The battery was brand new so that wasn't the problem. I would reinstall the blade assembly - it could take some fiddling around for awhile before it worked. Around my third attempt to use the trimmer, it wouldn't operate again and in the process of checking the installation of the blade assembly (which I'd already had practice on), the whole thing came apart and I couldn't put it back together again. At this point, although I had only used the trimmer a few times, it was past the 30-day return policy and the cost of shipping under the warranty policy vs the price of the item, did not justify availing of the warranty. I called Customer Service but they could not offer a satisfactory alternative, so I ended up just taking a loss.Mar 24, 2011Theresa / San Francisco
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Women Will Love This One ShaverMy first trimmer I have ever owned. I should not have waited so long to buy this! I use it to shave my pubic area. So easy to use. You have the option for a real close shave, and no razor burn. No need to use it with anything else. Just put in the battery and turn it on!Oct 14, 2010Lynn / California
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Great TrimmerThis product is great for the bikini area. I used it, and it gets the job done. I've heard that these types of trimmers are painful. I can assure you, this one is not. I only wish it would give a closer trim and had a better cleaning brush. Also, I wish it was water proof. But other than those three suggestions, I'd definitely recommend this product.Jan 5, 2010Michelle / Long Island, NY
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For me, it took few times of getting used to it, because like Karen from Holmdel, NJ, I too am quite plentiful when it comes to my stock in the folicle area. The only difference is that mine tend to grow at an abnormal rate. With my first attempt, I thought was quite successful until I developed a bit of the "razor" burn, which I know sounds odd, but it happened. That happens quite often when I switch to new products. Its okay, I just use a bit of Olay to sooth it over. The next attempt was right on. I felt very comfortable, not only with the sleek design of the product, but also for its precision. At the risk of sounding with sarcasm, I couldve seriously drawn a maze with the Epilady Lady B. It was THAT good. This now racks up to some of my favorite new products, along with: the Twilight dvd and my autographed copy of the Playboy Magazine with Aubrey ODay on the cover (Danity Kane is my FAVE!!!). Thanks for reading!!!Mar 31, 2009Sugina Nasty / TheOC, CA
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Satisfied CustomerGreat trimmer! easy to use, very light, convinient.Feb 14, 2008Ellen / New York
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Ralph Lauren Collection Erala Leather Wedge Sandal
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An American legend, the Ralph Lauren Collection brings quality and creation together. The leather Erala sandal is the perfect blend of sophistication and casual style.
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"Being a hairstylist I need fashionable shoes I can stand in all day, which makes me willing to spend more on a great shoe. I loved the way these shoes looked and a high wedge is always pretty comfortable for me. This shoe ran so narrow, I could get my foot in, but I could tell my little toes were gonna suffer. It's like they wasted 1/4" on every side of the straps, where other shoes the straps start at the edge of the shoe. So disappointed, Im pretty sure I have to send them back :("
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The Roxy Mirage is sure to be your go-to flip flop this summer. This woven flat sandal is the perfect slip on and go style to complete your casual look.
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Good flip-flop
"I ordered this pair online, and when it shipped to me, there were two left flip flops in a 6 and in a 7. Thankfully, the store near me had one pair of 7's left so I exchanged in the store. I have bad knees,and walking all day in this flip-flops was fine. They are surprisingly comfortable. I ordered in the brown and it's a great color. I said that this flip flop is slightly short because the 7 just fits my foot. My heel is not hanging off, but there is definitely not more than 1-2 cm between the end of my heel and the end of the shoe."
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Great comfort at a great price
"I love these shoes. They are much more comfortable than flip flops and are a little bit dressier also. No complaints."
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Blaze a path through your opponents in the men's Nike Mercurial Vortex FG soccer cleats. These lace-ups have a TPU outsole with bladed and conical studs for excellent grip over firm ground surfaces.
- Synthetic upper designed for enhanced ball touch
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Literally the hottest ticket in the NYC area this time of year, the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor (less than an hour's dirve outside the city) is one of the most original and illuminating Halloween celebrations anywhere. Intricate carving and incredible lighting make for a special evening.
Just down the road from the Blaze, you'll find a much more terrifying experience at Horseman's Hollow, a spooky event held at Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow (yes, that Sleepy Hollow!). If you can leave this celebration without nightmares, congrats, you're a true Halloween fanatic.
New Orleans, the "most haunted city in America," plays host to a variety of Halloween events, including ghost walks and tours, a voodoo tour, and a parade that rivals Mardi Gras.
New Orleans goes all out for its Halloween celebration, with elaborate floats and throngs of revelers in the streets.
The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval rivals Greenwich Village's better-known celebration, with incredibly original costumes, high spirits, and some of the finest drag costumes you've ever seen.
There's nothing quite like strolling the streets of West Hollywood on Halloween night!
Skeletons perform at Disney World's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. It's a little-known fact that people over the age of nine are not allowed to wear costumes at Disney World—except during Halloween.
The Disney characters and the guests aren't the only ones dressed up: the entire park is done up with Halloween-specific décor, lighting, and music.
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Winnie the Pooh all wear costumes, which you'll see during the Boo-to-You Parade, one of many events throughout the evening.
Putting your typical community's haunted hayride to shame, Terror Behind the Walls employs Hollywood-worthy lighting and sound and more than 200 actors to scare the bejesus out of visitors at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.
A gargoyle observes visitors from the Eastern State Penitentiary. The building opened in 1829 and was one of the nation's most notorious before being discontinued in 1971.
Salem, Massachusetts, infamous home of the 1692 Witch Trials, capitalizes on its macabre history throughout the year, with occult-themed museums, guided tours, stores, and psychic readings.
Legos transform themselves in any season, but the folks at Legoland will go all out for Halloween.
A Lego "Halloween party" at Legoland. Evenings feature a dance party, a costume contest for children 12 and under (categories include "Best Star Wars," "Most Lego Themed," and "Most Creative"), trick-or-treating, fireworks, and entertainment acts such as jugglers, unicyclists, and stilt walkers.
A little girl greets a giant Lego ghost at Legoland.
NYC's Greenwich Village Halloween Parade is considered to be the nation's largest, with more than 2 million people attending annually. Here, a dancing skeleton delights onlookers.
Locals often gather in friends' apartments along the parade route to watch. Visitors usually start lining up along the parade route at around 4pm.
Awwww. The Louisville Zoo's annual Halloween event is the biggest kid-centric celebration in America, with spectacular exhibits that have included the Land of Oz, Ogre Swamp, Toyland, and Dino-mania. Here, a little guest takes a break from the festivities on a bale of hay.
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text: The Blue Beetle wiki last edited by RevivalMH on 08/26/16 09:49PM View full history This page is for the current Blue Beetle, Jaime ReyesFor the original Blue Beetle see Dan GarretFor the second Blue Beetle, see Ted KordOriginsJaime ReyesSome time before Ted Kord's death he left Dan Garrett's Scarab in the Rock of Eternity with the wizard Shazam. After the destruction of the rock by the Spectre, the Scarab landed in a vacant lot in El Paso, Texas. There it was found by a high school student, Jaime Reyes. The scarab bonded itself to Jaime's body, and entered into a far more interactive relationship with the boy than it had with Dan Garrett. The scarab now allows Jaime to cover himself in a kind of bio-mechanical armor, which can be modified to enhance his speed and strength, as well as to create weapons, wings and shields. Batman and his group tracked down Jaime because the Scarab was the only thing that could find Brother Eye and stop it. After Brother Eye's destruction Jaime was trapped between dimensions for a whole year and was forced to reveal his secret to his family and friends.CreationJaime Reyes was created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner. In Setpember of 2011 all of DC Comics went back to number one's and Blue Beetle origins in the new series has changed in the DC Relaunch series.Character EvolutionModern Age: New EarthBlue Beetle III (New Earth)Even while being trapped for a year after becoming the Blue Beetle, Jaime has met many other superheros and villains in a really short time including Livewire, Eclipso, Superman, Phantom Stranger, and Oracle. Oracle worried for his safety as a new hero so much that she dispatched Peacemaker to keep an eye on him. Unfortunately for Jaime the Sinestro Corps and the Reach teamed up to attack Jaime, and made Peacemaker a secret agent. Peacemaker then removed the scarab that was implanted in him by cutting it out, and though he had to be hospitalized, Jaime still survived.Inside the mother ship where his scarab was forcefully removed, "killing" the scarab, Jaime was left powerless and naked. Accessing the knowledge that the scarab had previously input into his brain in case he had to fight without the armor, he made his way back into the Reach's hands. With his death imminent and a gun in his face he is given the chance to give his last words. At this point he says Khaji Da. Hearing this the scarab, supposedly dead, flew from the receptacle that the Reach had put it in and latched itself onto Jaime's spine once again. Then it started explaining things in English text, no longer the cryptic text as was in the past. The scarab revealed its name, Khaji Da, to Jaime (Khaji meaning its Infiltrator Function, Da being it's serial number) although it is the first scarab to take that as its name. Receiving help from many different organizations, the Posse, La Dama, and a portion of the Justice League, Jaime is set on destroying the mother ship, even at the cost of self-sacrifice. Booster Gold, however, saves him at the literal "last moment" prior to activating the destruct sequence.New 52Blue Beetle (Earth 0)After the events of Flashpoint, the DC Universe was rewritten and Blue Beetle's origin was changed. Jaime was an ordinary high school student living in El Paso. When he sneaks out to go to Brenda's quinceañera with Paco, they drive into the middle of a super-villain showdown. They are fighting over an artifact called the scarab which has been put into a backpack During the fight, the backpack ends up next to Jaime and to draw the villains away from Paco he puts it on and runs down an alleyway. The scarab then burns through the backpack and bonds with Jaime, transforming him into the Blue Beetle.The scarab, Khaji-Da, was sent to cocoon planets for the Reach with the help of an organic host. However it is damaged from a Green Lantern blast and is unable to take complete control over Jaime and is forced to allow him little control. The Reach have found that their scarab Khaji-Da has activated after years assuming it to have been destroyed. Reach agents, Lu-Kreeza and Khaji-Kai set the cruiser for Earth to investigate. After escaping from the Brotherhood of Evil agents (Phobia, Warp, and Plasmus) and La Dama's men (Brutale, Rompe Huesus, and Coyote), he flew Paco to Brenda's party but Khaji-Da caused him to toss his cookies on La Dama's shoes when he tried to explain things. He returned home and managed to force the scarab to retract as he was reunited with his worried family.In the morning, his mom noticed the scarab on his spine and thought it was a tattoo, which she scolded him for before he left for school where Khaji-Da tried to kill the bullies when they began to harass Jaime. After hearing that the Brotherhood were hunting down Paco to question him about the scarab, he tracked down his friend and battled Silverback and the others. He defeated Silverback who was then abandoned by the other members of the Brotherhood. Paco witnessed the suit revealing his face and Khaji-Da, finding the mission compromised, forced Jaime to stab him through the heart. In an effort to save his friend, Jaime managed to override the suit and supplied Paco with a transbiotic antitrauma unit (T.A.U.). When paramedics arrived, he left the scene and hauled Silverback along, tossing him in an abandoned building, before heading to the hospital as Jaime. La Dama, who was accompanying her niece, told him that they needed to talk and lured him to her home where she trapped him in an attempt to acquire the scarab. He managed to escape but the entire house disappeared immediately afterwards.Returning home, he had to face Paco, who the T.A.U. had turned into the Blood Beetle to replaced the 'flawed' Khaji-Da. Jaime and Khaji-Da managed to convince the Blood Beetle that the former had relinquished control to the latter, causing the T.A.U. to recede from Paco, but requiring Jaime to strike and threaten Brenda's life. To protect his family and friends, he left for the east coast, settling in New York City where he was scraping by.and trying to get a hold of the powers provided by the scarab. While searching for an enemy sensed by Khaji-Da, he spotted Short-Timer and tried to talk to him to learn how to control his powers but battled him when he discovered that he was robbing a jewelry store. He later came into conflict with Stopwatch, the man who built Short-Timer's suit.He next came into conflict with the Green Lantern, Bleez, and Glomulus, but ended up working alongside them in the end to defeat an alien who had sought out the Lanterns. After digging through a dumpster in the search of food, he decided to seek out the DEO as Green Lantern had handed over the alien that they had captured. He headed into the building, but they subdued and then restrained him. Mr. Bones talked with him, attempting to determine his plans and then offered to hire him, but he refused the offer and escaped. Booster Gold sent a message of welcome to Blue Beetle but fought him, recognizing Khaji-Da as part of the Reach. Jaime was saved by his paternal grandmother, but battled Blood Beetle once again when the T.A.U. sensed that Khaji-Da wasn't carrying out his task. Managing to gain an upperhand, Jaime sacrificed tissue from his own heart to repair the wound to Paco's and then extracted the T.A.U. The friends returned to Jaime's grandmother's house, neither of them aware of his identity as the Blue Beetle.The Reach capture Jaime Reyes and trade him to The Game on Planet Tolerance. The Controlled Blue Beetle is to hunt Jediah Caul while also being hunted. Jaime Reyes is knocked unconscious by Catain K'Rot and the Scarab transforms him into the controlled Beetle. Blue Beetle chases K' Rot and Pig-Iron into a building he sees Caul. Blue Beetle pursues Caul into a new building until the scarab gives Reyes back control. Reyes is hiding atop the ledge of a building where he meets another being hunted, Lonar of The New Gods.Major Story ArcsModern Age: New EarthJaime's personal life and superhero lifeJamie's sister MilagroA notable element of the Jaime's Blue Beetle series has been its focus on Jaime Reyes' family. This has given Jaime's story a strong emotional foundation and is considered to be a fan-favorite feature of the comic book. Jaime Reyes and his family are Mexican-American Catholics living in El Paso, Texas. Whether their religious affiliation is devout or nominal is not clear, but the Catholic crucifix hangs in the family room of the Reyes home. Jaime's father Alberto runs a garage. Jaime has offered to work for his father, but Alberto has rejected his offer, regarding Jaime's education as paramount. Alberto is an old-fashioned man with fierce protective feelings about his family. He is clearly very proud of Jaime and on one occasion describes him as "a perfect son". In the past, Alberto was crippled during a shooting incident and is forced to walk with a cane. At one point Jaime also confronted Luis, the man that crippled his father, although Jaime was forced to forgive Luis and had to keep the Spectre from killing a group of prison inmates at the same time.Jaime's mother Bianca is a paramedic. She has appeared in uniform in a number of issues. She struggles with Jaime's Blue Beetle alter ego and has freaked out at the appearance of the Blue Beetle in her home. Nevertheless, she loves her son and is slowly coming to terms with his alternative super life. Jaime also has a cute little sister called Milagro. Although they argue like any brother and sister, the brother-sister bond is nevertheless strong. The love and affection between them has been demonstrated on a number of occasions. Milagro thinks that having the Blue Beetle for a big brother is cool.Jaime x Traci 13Traci 13 is the daughter of Dr. Thirteen, her mother died during magical experiments. But, this tragedy did not stop Traci from following her mother's footsteps in becoming a sorceress. Following the death of her mother and at a time when she was not on good terms with her father, Traci was taken in, raised, and trained by Ralph and Sue Dibney. She has recently started a relationship with Jaime Reyes. Together they prevented Eclipso from kidnapping a baby with great magical potential and using it as a host for her own nefarious purposes.Jaime FriendsBrenda & PacoPaco and Brenda are Jaime's best friends. All three teenagers attend the same high school in El Paso. Paco and Brenda were with Jaime on the fateful day when he first discovered the mystical scarab in a disused lot on the way home from school. During the year of Jaime's disappearance after becoming the Blue Beetle, Paco hooked up with a meta-human Hispanic gang known as the Posse. Meanwhile Brenda was taken in by her aunt - later revealed to be a local crime lord, La Dama - following the death of her abusive father. On Jaime's return, Paco and Brenda quickly discovered that their friend had become the meta-human and crime fighter known as Blue Beetle. They quickly adjusted to Jaime's superhero status and have risen to the challenge of being his crime fighting accomplices, as well as his friends. They even helped Jaime thwart the alien civilization known as the Reach from fulfilling their ambitions to take over the Earth.Family ReunionJamie's personal life and superhero life came smashing in on itself when Jaime and Traci arrived at a family reunion and he introduces her to his extended family members. There Jaime finds that his grandmother knows about him being the Blue Beetle and his mother told her. Although Jaime is not quite happy, his grandmother excepts him as a hero and even defends Blue Beetle from another family member who disrespected his alter ego (not knowing his secret). He has to leave the reunion after Khaji Da picks up the energies of the Posse. He finds that they have been attacked by Parasite who drained their combined powers. He, at first, seems like too much for the Blue Beetle, but Jaime reveals he can allow Khaji Da to take over and this increases their power enough to easily defeat Parasite. He returns to the reunion and even gives his grandmother a ride flying.Jamie joins The Teen TitansTeen TitansJaime first teamed up with the Teen Titans in a fight against Lobo. After Jaime helped the Teen Titans against Lobo he was given the chance for a trip to the tower. He finally took the chance but sadly this came upon when the Titans from the future choose to travel to the past and make sure their future happens. However these Titans are from a far more violent future and make sure things will happen their way by force. To make matters worse Starro has begun to use his powers on super villains due to the Sinestro War. Jaime fights along side the Titans and helps fight against not only the Starro controlled foe but the army of future Titans. However it should be noted that throughout the battle Kid Devils' future self Red Devil said Jaime could not be trusted. His experience with with the Teen Titans leads him to reluctantly train at the Teen Tower.Jaime befriends Kid DevilDespite his distrust of Jaime, Kid Devil was forced to work with him when the two where attacked by Shockwave. Jaime attempted to settle their issues as Kid Devil distrusted him not only because of his future self's words but also because of his closeness to Ravager, but Blue Beetle assured him he has no feeling for her and is somewhat afraid of her. The two soon work together to beat Shockwave and the experience allowed Kid Devil to activate new powers. After that he decided to change his name to Red Devil and showed a new friendship towards Jaime.The KDRAThe KDRAAfter Jaime is attacked by foes of Ted Kord's including Masked Marauder, Squid Gang, Fire Fist, Madmen, Catalyst and Carapax (now using steam power) and beats them he goes to a valentine's day dance an hour later. Traci 13, whom he developed a relationship, is there along with Paco and Brenda. Brenda is very worried that because she is now dating Paco it may have a negative strain on hers and Jaime friendship. However the dance is broken up by the sudden arrival of the KDRA (Khaji Da Revolutionary Army). Their showing up makes it almost public that Jaime is really the Blue Beetle. The leader of the KDRA, Djo Zha, explained that the KDRA was really made by the scarab sharing its information with the Reach computers and spreading its want to be free from their oppression. They told Blue Beetle the real reason they where there was to have him become the army's leader to destroy the Reach. Meanwhile Jaime's ally Nadia has translated the scarabs language and knows that the KDRA have a secret plan and tries to warn Jaime. Back at the dance the KDRA is revealed to not be as benign as it would seem and feel that the best way to help worlds such as earth is to remove all oppression by destroying countries such as the U.S.A and China and what they call "terrorist" cells like the Justice League. Of course Jaime is against them and now the KDRA chooses to kill him.Jaime begins to fight the KDRA (while Nadia saves his secret with a hologram). Despite Hector's arrival Nadia is killed while Jaime is fighting and, believing the hologram to be him, becomes angry (the hologram was just standing doing nothing without orders). Jaime later interprets something Nadia had told him and realizes he can use Khaji Da to control the others and the scarab decides to use a reboot (however it will last 27.4 days and the scarab isn't sure if it will survive.) After the reboot begins Jaime loses his powers and is forced to use the host of Djo Zha (the host has wings) to break a fall. However he is wounded enough to need to go to the hospital. While there he becomes aware of Nadia's fate and for days he is in the hospital. Nadia had a funeral and Hector has vanished. Finally the scarab makes a small appearance , but just long enough to heal Jaime. Meanwhile the KDRA have been arrested by the GL Corps and Peacemaker even drops by on Jaime. Later the scarab is back to full strength but Hector is still gone and he has the Djo Zha scarab. Hector is seen in L.A getting a car using the scarabs name (implying he is the villain Black Beetle).Robot Attack!While with Paco and Brenda at a fast food place Jaime notices that the city is under attack by a giant robot named Thinko. The fight lasted three whole hours before Jaime was able beat Thinko. After doing some investigating they found out who created Thinko back in the 1940's. The man's name was Alan Von Neuman. they go to a prison looking for him but find only his son Alan Von Neuman Jr. He tells them that he didn't reuse the robot and he didn't want them to get his daughter involved but as they left Neuman Jr. his own robots appeared calling themselves the Unimate.The robots free the doctor and take him to his daughter Maria while Jaime still fights a few. He is able to trick them into attacking each other by making them think they are attacking him. Paco later locates Maria, but is kidnapped by her. Blue Beetle and Brenda realize he is missing and go after him only to be attacked by Maria with robotic arms.The Blue and The GoldThe Beetle TeamAround this time Jaime was also called together by Booster Gold and various Blue Beetles to help save the life of Ted Kord. However doing so altered reality and it was revealed this was planned by the Blue Beetle who was actually Black Beetle, a future enemy of Jaime's. However Ted allowed himself to die to fix reality (although later it was implied he may have found a way to live and secure the time stream). The Blue Beetle team up with with Booster Gold in the series to help Booster Gold defeat Ted Kord who is a Black Lantern.Generation LostAlthough Jaime is a young hero he is also part of the Generation Lost Justice League with Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Fire, Ice and Rocket Red 7. All the Generation Lost members are ex-members of the Justice League International team. The Blue Beetle, Ted Kord was originally part of this group and Jaime has filled in for Ted's spot on the team. The group was never officially put together but drawn together by Max Lord's manipulation. The team is now dedicated to finding and stopping Max. When Maxwell Lord kidnapped Jaime Reyes, he tried to make him become a soldier in Max's army. However, Jaime resisted Max's mind control and was no more of use to Max. With the Justice League International hot on Jaime's trail, Max decided to make his plan fall into action by (first) killing the Blue Beetle. Sealing the ships doors shut, the Justice League International came to late to save Jaime, however witnessed his death. Ironically being shot in the head like Ted Kord, Jaime was as same and even more, a hero the very end.Jaime is Back!The Death of Blue Beetle?With Beetle dead, Booster promised that he would kill Maxwell Lord when he gained the chance. Wanting to make sure that Jaime is really dead, the team takes Jaime to an abandoned island where they check to see if he is alive. Red Rocket delivers the bad news and states that he isn't alive. Another beetle has fallen at the hands of Maxwell Lord. Jaime's supposed death was only temporary however, he is shown to be alive and well. The Scarab armor was able to block Maxwell Lord's shot and put Jaime's in temporary stasis while his body healed. Back to full health and is ready with the team to help hunt down Max Lord again with the Justice League International, where they left off at. After the events and fighting Max Lord to the end to defeat him and with the help of Batman returning from the dead to help the team.Powers and AbilitiesUniformJaime doesn't really have a uniform like the other Blue Beetles, his is more of a sentient robotic weapon that covers his body. He seemingly had no control of the way his uniform would look when it first appeared but it did have elements of Ted Kord's costume.This is ironic because Ted was never able to get the scarab to work for him and yet Jaime's costume looks the most like his.ScarabBlue Beetle, Blue PrintThe Blue Beetle scarab is the most powerful weapon of all the Blue Beetles. The only Blue Beetle to have not used the Scarab is Ted Kord. Jaime has had the most unique powers and has fully bonded to the Scarab. The Scarab can still use many of it's powers on it's own and can take over the armor if Jaime is being manipulated. Jaime even believes that there may be weapons powerful enough to hurt the Spectre due to the scarab giving him options after options on how to handle him.The Scarab won't hurt nature unless reasoned with and it causes Green Lanterns to act violently towards him and defends itself in response. The nature of the scarab is still unknown. It has a strong reaction to the Green Lantern rings as Guy Gardner attacked him, and is driven to escape from them whenever possible. It has recently been revealed that the scarab is a piece of ancient alien technology created by a conquering race called the Reach.AbilitiesTracking Systems: The suit can track any form of energy, biological, magic or technology.Scarab Sight: The Scarab can track anyone Jaime has encountered and search for anything concealing itself even if they are in other dimensions, he was able to see someone who uses a tachyon energy to make himself invisible by shifting between space-time. It can also determine a persons conditions such as pregnancy.Symbiotic Telepathic Communication: Jaime and the Scarab can communicate but the Scarab talks in it's own language.Wireless Network Connection: He accessed the Internet with his suit and sent and e-mail to Booster GoldSuperhuman Strength: Estimate of Baseline Enhanced Strength Capacity: 3-4 Tons.*Strength Augmentation: The AI of the Scarab has proven capable of further enhancing the strength output of the armor's wear. In the "Young Justice" animated television series, Jaime is able to hold his own in hand to hand combat against Black Beetle when he allows the scarab to control his actions. Black Beetle's scarab has proven capable of increasing its wearer's strength level to match that of Mongul, who has tremendous superhuman strength.Superhuman Agility -Armor Resilience.Partial Armor Manifestation.Dual-Purpose Wings: the wings could act as a shield but have changed to be more translucent.Flight Mode: The scarab is capable of sub-luminal flight velocities, and can enter sub-space [but it told Jaime that entering sub-space travel would annihilate him].Battle Analysis Adaptation.Energy Blasts: His hands can shift to energy cannons which he uses to shoots blue energy blasts. The armor can also generate various other weapons, including (but not limited to) blades and sonic cannons.Vibrational Frequency Manipulation: He was capable of touching someone moving at a different vibrational frequencyTranslation: He can understand most languages in the known universeWaste Disposal, he doesn't need to use the bathroom in the suit.Healing factor: Capable of healing himself after Maxwell Lord shot him in the head, he replicated his own heart and fused it to his friend paco to save his life when the scarab said such measures are meant for only the host(jaime).Other VersionsJustice Society of America #37-38An alternate version of Jaime appears in Justice Society of America #37-38 as part of the Fatherland storyline. Set twenty years in the future, Jaime has lost his powers after Captain Nazi and his fellow white supremacist villains activate their Great Darkness Engine, a device which neutralizes most of the world's metahumans and allows a Neo-Nazi regime known as the Fourth Reich to take over America. Held prisoner alongside the world's few surviving superheroes, Jaime is ultimately killed by security guards after attacking Mr. Terrific during the execution ceremony for Batman and the Joker.FlashpointJaime appeared in Flashpoint as a member of the Battalion of Ambush Bugs. The team consists on him, Queen Bee, Firefly new characters Cockroach and Canterbury Cricket. The team's mission was to stop the amazons in England. Unfortunately all the team, with the exception of Canterbury Cricket who was able to escape, was killed by the Amazons.Other MediaTelevisionBatman: The Brave and the BoldBlue Beetle In Batman: the Brave And The BoldBlue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) first appears in Batman: the Brave and the Bold. The episodes he appears in are ' Rise of the Blue Beetle', the opening sequence of 'Invasion of the Secret Santas', "Fall of the Blue Beetle" (along with Ted Kord and Dan Garrett in flash backs, and Jarvis Kord as the main villain of the episode), 'Game Over for Owlman', and 'Night of the Huntress'.Jaime is a recurring character of the series. As a teenager Jaime is an inexperienced hero, he is naive and talkative, and often in awe of other heroes. His attitude sometimes annoys Batman, but he has an appropriate sense of justice. His suit has its own intelligence and advises Jaime during missions.It's revealed that Jaime was chosen by Blue Scarab to become the new beetle, and the device allow him to use his full potential. In the series its shown how the two former Beetles died. Dan Garrett passed the mantle to Ted Kord in his final act and Ted dies in an explosion of a rocket that was sent to Hub City by his uncle Jarvis.In the series exists a place named Science Island, home of the ultimate Blue Scarab Technologies and headquarters of Jarvis Kord. He appears in "Darkseid Descending!" as a member of the Justice League International and helps defend Earth from the Invading parademon army. He also appears in "Time Out For Vengeance!" again in the J.L.I and goes with Booster Gold to save the Batman in pirate times.SmallvilleWhen an alien weapon in the form of a scarab fuses itself with teenager Jaime Reyes, he is turned into Blue Beetle. Unfortunately, he is unable to control the scarab and ends up attacking Metropolis. This episode also includes Ted Kord and a mention of Dan Garrett.Young JusticeIn July 2015, on the night that Ted Kord (Blue Beetle II) died in an explosion in Kord Industries, Jaime stumbled upon the Scarab, which bonded to his spine. He believes that it was created by Kord, but it is actually of Reach origin. Though he has never personally met Kord, he has been widely informed that his predecessor was a good man. Shortly after he began his career, he met (on separate occasions) Peacemaker, Guy Gardner and Captain Atom, all of whom reported their findings to Nightwing. Grayson later had Wondergirl find Jaime, and offers membership to the Young Justice team, insisting that Ted Kord would've wanted him to join and that it'd give Jaime plenty of training and experience. The discussion is cut short by an emergency in Metropolis, and soon after Jaime finds himself enjoying the excitement and heroics, and agrees to join the team.Jaime's first appearance on the show was in the first episode of season two, "Happy New Year". He aids "Delta Squad" in capturing Clayface in the sewers, commenting on Beast Boy's horrid odor. Later, he is assigned to "Gamma Squad" along with Robin III and Lagoon Boy to capture the remaining Kroloteans in New Orleans. The group eventually located the alien base under-water and were attacked, until his suit translated their alien language and discovered they were attempting to vacate before the base self-destructed. Jaime then took an alien hostage to locate the kidnapped citizens, and he along with the rest of Gamma Squad rescued them just before the building exploded.In "Alienated", Jaime and Karen Beecher visit Bibbo's Diner, where they find that "Bibbo" is actually a krolotean impostor. They chase "Bibbo" into the ally, when the real Bibbo cuts them off and knocks out the faker. A krolotean climbs out of the suit and escapes into the sewers, while Jaime argues with his suit on what he should have done to stop the alien.While Nightwing and a few leaguers attempt to help the cloned Roy Harper, Blue Beetle III and Superboy take care of personal business in "Salvage". He and Conner follow a white van on it's way to the Hall of Justice, suspected to be Intergang, they find Whisper A'Daire and Bruno Mannheim. Superboy has Jaime scan the Hall, and the two discover Bruno using Apokoliptan device, awakening husks of Appellaxian warriors the Justice League had previously defeated. The two fight the golem, while Sportsmaster and the Black Beetle watch from afar. Eventually, Blue discovers that the creature is in pain and only wishes to end it's suffering, but before he or Superboy can do anything to help it, the Black Beetle disrupts device controlling the golem, shattering it to smithereens. The Hall's guards thank Superboy for saving them, while Jaime wonders what had killed the mysterious husk.In "Beneath", Jaime attempts to find his abducted friend Tye, launching a full investigation throughout his hometown, but finds no trace of his missing friend.In "Satisfaction", Jaime, Tim, Garfield, and Bart pay tribute to fallen heroes, most recently Artemis. Jaime is upset never to have met the previous Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, so Bart invites him to hang out, and to replace the bag of chips he stole, to which Jaime agrees.In "Darkest", Impulse surprises Jaime by appearing on his front doorstep, asking to "chill-hang". To avoid having his secret identity compromised, he suits up and they head out of town. The two wind up showing off their powers in the dessert, trying to one-up each-other, but run into Aqualad's strike team (himself, Tigress/Artemis, Icicle Jr., and the Terror Twins). Jaime gets captured, and placed in an inhibitor collar. The scarab reasons with Jaime that they could escape, but Jaime declines, not willing to risk the lives of his friends. The scarab takes over command of Jaime's body, taking out Tigress and Icicle Jr., and knocking a detonator out of Kaldur's hand. Tigress tranquilizes Blue, and Kaldur detonates the Mount Justice, as well as captures Jaime, Impulse and Beast Boy.At the beginning of "Before the Dawn", we see a flashback of how Jaime found the scarab on a shortcut home. We then see Jaime awaken in captivity, unable to suit up, the scarab simply translate what is being spoken outside his cryo-tube, two scientists and the black beetle discus what to do to Jaime, wanting to "reboot" the scarab and kill Jaime. Later, we see a flash-forward where a larger Blue Beetle threatens to kill Bart. We then return to present where Impulse is rescuing Jaime from his containment, while also explaining to him how Jaime later brings about a Reach apocalypse. Blue then allows the scarab to take full control and saves Wonder Girl and Miss Martian from Black Beetle, allowing the two to escape the alien ship with the rest of the team. The ship crashes into the water and Jaime regains control of himself, and Black Beetle knocks him out. Lagoon boy dives back into the sinking ship and rescues Jaime. The team departs and Nightwing congratulates the group on a job well done.Video GamesBatman: The Brave and the Bold : The VideogameBlue Beetle appears as one of the main side heroes, in episode two is a playable character, he has four special moves: Bomb Cannon, Ground Pistons, Laser Shot and Stun Gun. During missions Jaime is repeatedly scolded by Batman because of his talkative attitude. They pass through different levels to stop Gorilla Grodd that wants to own Science Island (Ted Kord's Sanctuary), all these is because Jaime accidentally told him about the existence of the Island.


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