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Nokia and RIM should read and weep. This should have been them.
Nokia and RIM should read and weep. This should have been them.
Poor choices of business partners and lack of vision on the part of RIM, nothing new there. Someone has to win.
I imagine Steve Ballmer needs a new chair at the moment. So that's a plus for the local office furniture outlet he buys from
They didn't have Jobs. When he came back Apple was almost bankrupt and had to be rescued by Microsoft. It took great vision to take a nearly broke computer company and take on the most contested markets like consumer electronics and music and win through quality and design of the products alone. And I'm not even an Apple fanboy.
[...] and had to be rescued by Microsoft.
I'm not sure that's entirely true.
One of Apple's biggest problems at the time was that they were going out of business. It was all over the news, in case you missed it. Apple was going out of business. Everybody knew Apple was going out of business.
Now, would you buy a product from a company that everybody knew was going out of business? Would you consider selling parts or components to a company that everybody knew was going out of business? If you would do so, would you offer them decent credit terms? Of course not--they're going out of business! Everybody knew that Apple was going out of business! You'd be crazy to offer them any kind of credit because they'd go out of business and you'd be left trying to collect pennies on the dollar in bankruptcy court.
It's tough to build iMacs when you have to pay cash up front for parts.
Microsoft's cash investment was $150 million in common stock--remember that, at the time, Apple had something like 4 billion dollars in the bank. So the dollar amount wasn't that much. It was more the press of Apple being aligned with Microsoft to basically shut up all the "Apple is going out of business" people. Once everybody decided that Microsoft wouldn't let Apple go out of business because then Microsoft would be a monopoly (of course,, Microsoft tried to play the Apple card during their monopoly trial and the judge decided that Apple was not a competitor of Microsoft), Apple was able to get better terms.
I will agree that Microsoft "rescued" Apple. But the rescue was more in the terms of reputation than in cash.
had to be rescued by Microsoft.
Nope. MS put in $150M as a token investment. The main point of that deal was that MS promised to keep shipping Office on the Mac for five years, and Apple let them off the hook for stealing Quicktime code for Windows.
As a WebOS fan, this makes me sad. Why would HP give up on such an incredibly profitable market after only investing $3.3billion http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/hps-failed-webos-experiment-cost-them-3-3-billion-but-whats-next/ [techcrunch.com] ? The iOS and Andriod user experiences still have not passed WebOS smoothness, in my opinion, though the notification systems are catching up.
Although HP's management style of WebOS reminded me of: "They say you gotta spend money to make money. I don't know what went wrong. We spent all our money." - Tom Haverford
And yet Apple couldn't manufacture iPhones in the US because they couldn't afford the extra $49 it would cost to make iPhones here. It might shave a few millions off of those billions. Can't have that happen!
I think if I went to my boss and suggested it would be a patriotic move to build here and it would only cost us $8 billion a year, I would probably be looking for work.
I am a big fan of building in the US, but let's look for products like construction equipment (that take large amounts of natural resources we have, and are expensive to ship), and do those first. (See Caterpillar for a success story like this). When China's economy has caught up to ours (they want Lattes too), then we can look to compete on things like electronics that are cheap to ship.
Considering that the only reason Apple exists is because of American prosperity, they have a duty to aid in the continuation of that prosperity so that the innovators of the next generation receive the same benefits that they did. Reducing their profits by $1.8B out of $13B is not asking all that much... only about 14%. Less than Mitt Romney pays in taxes!
Besides, pumping an extra several billion dollars a year into the pockets of middle class Americans will increase the sales for all Apple products, so the actual cost to the company would be less.
If they don't do it voluntarily, slap a 15% tax on overseas production and give that money to the poor and unemployed. It would be more efficient if they did the right thing by choice, but if they don't, we should obtain the effect by force.
When Exxon posted those profit numbers people were screaming for a windfall profits tax. Where are those people now? Probably listening to their iPod, tuned out to the world.
Unlike Apple, Exxon deals in commodities with inelastic demand. It could be argued more readily, I suppose, that Apple actually earned those profits while Exxon gains them purely of virtue of having pumped it out of the ground. YMMV.
Personally, I would have more respect for Apple if they started paying a dividend.
As others explained already, oil is a commodity. Regular gas costs the same whether you're well off and bought a decent new car for $25,000, or if you're a broke student forced to buy a used $500 clunker.
No one forces you to buy a luxury item, and people don't complain much about phone prices because there's plenty of choice, at different price points. They'll rant about the ridiculous monthly fees, of course.
While giving other nations like Canada a pass:
Interestingly, this is legal PER WTO. WTO's position is that when a nation's trade deficit is larger than 10% with another, than you may take action.
The trick here is to convince the neo-cons that are attached to China's pants to let go and back America instead. Right now, far too many neo-cons are the ones blocking efforts at a balanced trade. In addition, without a budget deficit below 500 billion (or so), this probably becomes impossible to do.
Or instead of crippling yourselves with trade manipulation you could just repeal the Bush Era Tax Cuts - there's 2 trillion right there, that barely touches the bottom 90% of earners and yet will cost the US 2 trillion dollars - more than twice the "expensive, wasteful, ill-affordable" healthcare bill.
Get your house in order before blaming countries like Germany, who have built a very strong export economy, for harming your own. You'd hardly say that Germany was in the position it's in by being like China in the way it goes about becoming a large net exporter - this is not simply about "restoring manufacturing" - it's not as simple as that by a long shot.
The Republicans took millions of people hostage last time we even talked about reducing the Bush tax cuts. They'd burn the country to the ground before allowing them to be dropped entirely.
When ~50% of your government is insane, evil, or both, the best course of action is usually unavailable. We've got to work with what we've got.
What is interesting to me, with the continual WTO talk, is that imports are taxed heavily in China. The item does not even need to be an imported product, it only needs to be an imported brand.
This means that even if the product is made entirely in China, if the brand is significantly foreign owned then the item is taxed at a rate that is equal to the amount that is projected to leave China due to the purchase. Tax code is actually a bit more complicated than this; but that is basically how it works.
This allows the Chinese branded competitors to the American and German brands to establish their production process, allowing them to compete internationally. To the Chinese consumer the result is higher prices.
Part of the reason for the higher prices is that the Chinese manufacturer does not need to offer the item at a lower price, or even the the same price as the, Chinese made, item is sold for in the US and EU.Like I have mentioned here before, it is cheaper for me to have friends in America purchase items like smart-phones and computer and mail them to me in China than to purchase the item in China. Even most household goods, other than the most basic items manufactured by "not for export" companies, are more expensive in China.
Right now China is playing both sides, they are calling to the WTO when anyone considering responding to China's practices and the results of those practices. At the same time China is crying, "oh, pity poor China," when anyone considers demanding that China obey the same rules that it demands that others abide by.
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Merling is the fourth Dolphins player arrested since the end of the 2009 regular season. Will Allen (DUI), Ronnie Brown (DUI) and Tony McDaniel (domestic battery) were also arrested this offseason.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
A View from the Back Porch
But by happy circumstance, my dryer broke down yesterday, so for my ghetto Earth day celebration I procured some clothesline and clothespins. The repair man can't get here for another week. A good way to use some of that free solar energy. I think I shall keep this up as long as the weather permits, which ought to be most of the time for the next several months.
And what's really sad is, I wonder whether the neighbors will be upset, having to look at our laundry hanging on the line. Oh, for simpler times!
In my neighborhood, walking and hanging out your laundry is sort of a poverty thing. Funny how it's good for the environment, too.
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- elizabeth said...
it is funny what is seen as linked to poverty. i would love to be able to hang clothes outside! but i live in the middle of a city... but not like the images i would see or read about of NY City where there were lines going from railing to railing...
at my parents home we always hang our clothes outside ... they smell so good that way!
lovely icons, btw. i love my little icon corner and did not realize how used to being surrounded by icons until i went home for Christmas to my parent's house that has no icons... it was like almost all of the visual respresentation of the Kingdom of God were absent - i felt like i was going through a reverse culture shock...
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- Mimi said...
My dryer broke earlier this month, we just broke down and bought a new one.
I got tired of hanging my laundry all arond my house.
- Christina said...
I have a new clothesline in my backyard, but sadly, have only been able to use it once in the last few weeks. It SNOWED here on Saturday (not typical weather for Portland, OR).
And here, in Portland, going green is way cool so I'm "hip" with my outside clothesline, my front yard garden patch, and bringing my own bags to the grocery store!
Funny side note story... a friend of mine who lives here, her parents live in Louisiana and they brought their own bags to the grocery store. The checkout clerk looked at them and asked, "what am i supposed to do with these?" They replied,"put our groceries in there." I asked her if they asked for the $.05 discount for bringing their own bags (most stores here do that). She just laughed!
- H and S said...
Are you telling me that most people in the US use a clothes dryer instead of a clothesline? That amazes me! Your power bills must be sky-high. I guess your weather is less conducive to outdoor drying. Doesn't it shrink your elastics etc?
- Alana said...
Yes, most people have a clothes dryer and use it year round. (Shame!) In many parts of the country it's impossible to get clothes dry in the fall/winter any other way. But then again, lots of it has to do with living the status quo.
And if it's hard on the clothes, so much the better, as clothes are treated by most as a seasonally disposable commodity, judging by the abundant and cheap and very good resources at the local thrift stores. Name brand stuff. Boggles the mind.
- Alana said...
Oh, and in the South, it can be very humid, even in the summer.
okay h and s, where do yo life?! Not to contradict, but I live about 5 hours further north than Alana and there is a big Amish community here. They all hand their clothes out to dry ALL YEAR 'ROUND! And my step mother did the same thing when she was young (not too long after the Great Depression) Hmmmmm. Food for thought.
Also, When dh was in bible school I hung ALL out to dry for 4 YEARS! It was so much work!
- Tabitha said...
Just a cautionary note. While hanging clothes outside to dry is good for the environment, it is not necessarily good for your allergies! If you suffer from pollen allergies, don't hang out your clothes during times when you (or your family members) are experiencing symptoms. Also, if you have mold allergies watch the mold spore counts (online weather forecasts are good sources). My solution: I put clothes on hangers and hang them on my shower rod and off the shelves in my laundry closet. I also have a folding clothes-drying rack that I set in the tub. I have asked my husband to install another curtain rod in the laundry closet doorway to increase my hanging space. Make sure you keep the bathroom door open for air circulation to prevent mildew growth in this rather humid room. Confession: I usually take the clothes down when they are still partly damp and toss them in the dryer with a dryer sheet for about 20 minutes. End result: My clothes look and feel like they were machine dried for about 1/4 to 1/3 the energy. And, my house has better humidity levels during the winter heating months.
- H and S said...
Hi Jillian
I live in Australia. Everyone hangs clothes outside here (lovely weather most of the year, I suppose - plus a terrible drought, so everyone is always surprised when it occasionally rains) and everyone has clothes racks for drying clothes inside when it rains. Some people have tumble dryers which are usually used (a) when it's raining and (b) in emergencies.
Having said that, I suppose the growing numbers of people living in high-rise apartments (a rarity until this decade) will be using dryers. I don't know anyone who lives without a clothesline.
Alana, I love your outdoor icons! And the candles that don't blow out in the wind! Plus very nice pink headscarf.
Aloha from Hawaii -- where EVERYONE hangs laundry out at all times. But then, Hawaii is actually quite a poor state once you get out of glossy Waikiki. I think it's so dumb the way a lot of neighborhoods on the mainland have rules about hanging laundry out because it "looks bad." Please.
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The Centrality of the Glory of God
We use the term "glory of God" so often that it tends to lose its biblical force. But the sun is no less blazing, and no less beneficial, because people ignore it.
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To help his Aunt May with finances, Peter took a freelance job at the Daily Bugle selling pictures of himself as Spider-Man to publisher J. Jonah Jameson. Despite Spider-Man rescuing his son, astronaut John Jameson, from a malfunctioning space capsule, Jonah used his newspaper to publicly condemn Spider-Man as a menace. Unlike heroes like the Fantastic Four or the Avengers, Spider-Man was mistrusted and feared by the public. At school, his popularity was no greater, as "Puny Parker" frequently clashed with bully Flash Thompson and his followers. Flash's girlfriend, Liz Allan, often complicated matters, harboring a crush on "Petey" and making Flash jealous.
Spider-Man soon found himself facing a rogue's gallery of powerful thieves, gangsters, and megalomaniacs including the Chameleon, the Tinkerer, the Vulture (Adrian Toomes), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), the Sandman, Doctor Doom, and Electro. In Florida, he befriended Dr. Curtis Connors after administering an antidote to reverse his transformation into the terrible Lizard. Though he had many enemies, he also shared adventures with the Fantastic Four (including rival the Human Torch), the Avengers, the X-Men and Daredevil. At the Daily Bugle, he discovered a friend and his first love, Jameson's secretary, Betty Brant. Even more villains clashed with Spider-Man including the Green Goblin, the Big Man and the Enforcers, Mysterio (Quentin Beck), and Kraven the Hunter. Dating Betty became awkward after her brother, Bennett, was murdered in a clash between Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man. Betty at first held Spider-Man responsible. Though she later recanted, the thought of Spider-Man reminded her of losing her brother. At home, Aunt May suffered a heart attack, causing Spider-Man to abandon a fight with the Green Goblin. For a while after, the public viewed Spider-Man as a coward, before he made a comeback. May's fragile health and poor finances, however, remain a lingering concern. Frustrated by their defeats at the hand of Spider-Man, six of his top villains gathered forces under Doctor Octopus to form the Sinister Six. Through wits and determination, Spider-Man defeated the group one at a time.
Peter Parker's confidence gradually increased. At the same time, his relationship with Betty crumbled as handsome reporter Ned Leeds stole her heart. Jameson took his campaign against Spider-Man to a new level, sponsoring the creation of the deranged Scorpion, under Dr. Farley Stillwell. Though the Scorpion turned on Jameson, the publisher persisted with attacks against Spider-Man, and rented the first of a series of robotic Spider Slayers invented by Dr. Spencer Smythe. Spider-Man was able to use his technical know-how to defeat the Slayer. While Aunt May persisted with attempts to introduce Peter to Mary Jane Watson, the niece of neighbor Anna Watson, Spider-Man tackled organized crime led by the Crime Master and the Green Goblin. Tired of the Bugle's harassment, Peter tried selling pictures for the Daily Globe but gave up when the Globe's editor proved too nosy.
While Aunt May convalesced, Peter relaxed and befriended Harry and Gwen. Soon after, the Green Goblin negated Spider-Man's spider-sense, and kidnapped him. There, the Goblin revealed himself to be Harry's father, Norman. The two battled, but Spider-Man triumphed knocking the Goblin into live wires and chemicals. Norman was left with partial amnesia, blocking his memories of being Goblin and of Spider-Man's identity.
The Avengers invited Spider-Man to join their ranks, but after facing the Hulk, he declined the offer, preferring the freedom of working alone. Meanwhile, Peter could no longer evade meeting Mary Jane. Assuming the worst, Peter was stunned to discover she was both gorgeous and vivacious. Their first date involved riding into the city on Pete's new motorcycle take pictures of the Rhino. After another battle with the Lizard and new foe, the Shocker, Peter moved into Harry's apartment, rent free. Despite his new found independence, happiness eluded him. Worn out by Jameson's editorials, the public's fear of him, Aunt May's fragile health, slipping grades, and floundering love life, Peter decided to become Spider-Man no more. While Peter enjoyed time studying, and being with friends and family, crime escalated as the Kingpin's initiated his master plan to oversee the criminal underworld. After Peter rescued a watchman resembling Uncle Ben from two robbers, he renewed his vow to never let an innocent come to harm because he failed to act. Subsequently, Spider-Man battled the Kingpin, Doctor Octopus (who became Aunt May's boarder), a new Vulture, a new Spider Slayer, and Mysterio. He and the Human Torch went to Hollywood where they tackled Mysterio and the Wizard.
Though Peter dated MJ on occasion, he soon fell for the more serious-minded Gwen, causing tension between Harry and himself. Peter met Gwen's father, retired police Captain George Stacy, who studied Spider-Man, and questioned Peter about his first-hand experience. The Kingpin brainwashed Capt. Stacy (using Norman Osborn's equipment) into stealing police records. After Peter published pictures exposing Stacy, the Kingpin kidnapped George and Gwen. Spider-Man and Osborn rescued the two, but the Kingpin escaped. The Kingpin next focused on stealing a legendary stone tablet but Spider-Man retrieved it, and left it with Capt. Stacy. The Shocker stole it back, and Dr. Connors was forced by Man Mountain Marko to translate it for an aged gangster, Silvermane. Connors revealed a formula for a youth potion. Silvermane drank the liquid, and became a young man again. Tragically, he could not stop the de-aging process, and shrank so small, he ultimately disappeared. Meanwhile, the stress on Dr. Connors triggered a transformation again. After a fierce melee across the city, with unwelcome help from the Human Torch, Spider-Man rescued Connors.
Gwen blamed Spider-Man for her father's death. Peter's conscience, already tormented by the ever present need to lie to Gwen, became even more troubled. Yet their love prevailed through life's challenges - including Harry's drug addiction, and Spider-Man's aborted attempt to remove his own powers, that instead resulted in him being transformed into a six armed freak. In the end, it was death which separated the two lovers. The Green Goblin kidnapped Gwen, and dropped her off the Brooklyn Bridge. Spider-Man tried, but failed to save her. In the vicious battle which followed, Norman was accidentally impaled by his own Goblin Glider. His apparent death was secretly observed by his son, Harry, who swore his own revenge on Spider-Man. Harry soon succumbed to the Osborn Legacy, kidnapping those whom Peter loved most, only barely being stopped from finishing the work that Norman Osborn had started.
Meanwhile Peter and Gwen's college Professor, Miles Warren, had begun his own deadly schemes as the Jackal. Miles blamed Spider-Man for the death of Gwen, whom he had himself fallen in love with. The climax of the Jackal's plan was his creation of a Spider-Man clone, but at the conclusion of the final battle, both the Jackal and the clone were killed. With their departure, Peter's life returned to normality, as much as it ever could for a college student who was secretly a costumed super-hero.
In the meantime, Peter and Mary Jane realized that their relationship had become far more than just friendship. So much so that, shortly before his college graduation, Peter proposed to Mary Jane. But she had seen too much pain in her own family, and she turned him down. She left New York to pursue her modeling career in Florida, and Peter Parker moved on to post-graduate studies. It was a time for new challenges, and new friends. But one thing would never change; the ever-present responsibility he faced as Spider-Man.
Entering his post-graduate studies, Peter's close college friends began to find their own lives. Liz Allan was dating (later to marry) a recovering Harry Osborn. Flash Thompson was looking for a life after football and the army, with his girlfriend Sha Shan. Betty Brant had married Bugle reporter Ned Leeds. Even Peter's Aunt May had found romance with Nathan Lubensky, fellow occupant of the convalescent home she had moved into. With his friends all in cozy couples, Mary Jane's departure was all the more unsettling. But it was not long before Peter began dating again. He enjoyed several dates with Cissy Ironwood. Also, departmental secretary Deborah Whitman was attracted to Peter, but failed to win his heart. Dawn Starr, undergraduate student, pretended to date Peter though actually wanting to sneak a look at an upcoming exam. Amy Powell tried to use Peter to make her fiancé Lance Bannon jealous.
These women had one thing in common - Peter Parker. But when Felicia Hardy, crossed Spider-Man's path, things were different. Felicia was beautiful, talented, and determined. She was also an unrepentant burglar who had a romantic fascination with her web-slinging hero. Spider-Man persuaded Felicia to turn away from crime, and the two of them became lovers - and crime-fighting partners. Felicia urged Peter to spend more and more time in costume. The glamorous Black Cat could never bear to see her super-hero living the squalid life of post-grad student. Becoming Spider-Man was made easier since Aunt May had recovered enough to return home and open the Parker residence as a boarding home for retired people, aided by Nathan. Aided by the Black Cat, Spider-Man faced Doc Ock and the Owl - a battle which nearly cost Felicia her life. Peter was brought crashing down to earth. He realized that without super-powers, Felicia was just like the others from his past, who had so often paid the price for Peter being Spider-Man.
When Mary Jane returned from Florida she found Peter and the Black Cat in a shaky and tempestuous relationship. Felicia could not bear the thought of Peter not allowing her to accompany him into battle, and she embarked on a secret search for super-powers at any price. Tricked by the Kingpin, and twisted in her own deceit, the Black Cat and Spider-Man finally parted ways. In contrast, Mary Jane was determined not to let lies come between her and Peter Parker. She finally told Peter that she had known for some time about his secret identity. With Spider-Man's secret finally out in the open, Peter and Mary Jane's relationship found new depth.
As Spider-Man, Peter faced the death of his good friend Police Captain Jean DeWolff at the hands of the Sin-Eater. He watched Flash Thompson be taken for a criminal, and Ned Leeds killed, both for their involvement with the Hobgoblin. But things were different now - he had Mary Jane by his side. Peter proposed for a second time, and was accepted. As newlyweds, Peter and Mary Jane shared happiness, but faced many perils also. Mary Jane was menaced by both Kraven the Hunter, and by Venom, both of whom knew Peter's identity. Mary Jane loved Peter, and had deep respect for his sense of responsibility. But she was unprepared for the loneliness, the fear for his life, and the nagging doubt that perhaps Peter needed Spider-Man far more than he needed her. During this time, Spider-Man gained the cosmic powers of Captain Universe making him virtually indestructible, able to fly, shoot cosmic energy blasts, and possess unimaginable strength. This temporary augmentation allowed Spider-Man to defend himself against a new assortment of foes (including Graviton, Magneto, Titania, and Dragon Man), as villains attempted to aid each other by targeting each others' enemies. At the opposite extreme, Spider-Man temporarily lost all of his powers under the trickery of the Chameleon, but was aided by the Black Cat in restoring his abilities. Spider-Man, along with the Hulk, Ghost Rider, and Wolverine briefly formed an unofficial ad-hoc Fantastic Four team, while the real Fantastic Four were captured by Skrulls. The group quickly disbanded.
Amongst the daily battles with New York's villains, and the challenges of keeping his marriage alive, Peter soon faced the inexplicable return of his parents, Mary and Richard Parker. Long since believed dead, they claimed to have lost their memory of the intervening years. Aunt May was not ready to accept them, but Peter finally believed them to be what they claimed to be, even showing them his identity as Spider-Man. But Peter's heart had over-ridden his instincts. The pair were eventually revealed as robot agents of the Chameleon, part of a plan prompted by Harry Osborn, recently returned as the Green Goblin. Spider-Man was filled with anger at this deeply personal attack. It seemed to him that those he loved were fated to die, while the evil in his life would always return to haunt him.
A darkness began to fill Spider-Man's heart, like never before. Still brooding over the Chameleon's invasion of his life, and Harry's death after a twisted attack on both the Osborn and Parker families, Peter was then faced with Aunt May's serious heart attack. May hospitalized, and not expected to recover. Peter's frustration at life's injustices boiled over into violence. Encountering the recently reformed and powerless Scorpion, Spider-Man cruelly beat his former foe close to death - ignoring his victim's pleas for mercy. Calling himself "the Spider", it seemed that Peter was even beyond Mary Jane's powers to heal him. In the end, his salvation came at the hands of Judas Traveller, a psychologist with most unusual methods. Peter's recovery from his dark madness coincided with the return of a figure from Peter's distant past - his clone, created by the Jackal. The clone had survived, and had wandered the U.S. using the adopted name "Ben Reilly". Learning that Aunt May was very ill, the clone returned to New York, just in time to see her pass away. He adopted a costumed identity as the "Scarlet Spider", and portrayed himself as Peter's long-lost cousin. Peter and Ben became friends, even almost brothers. The Jackal himself had also survived. Deceived at the hands of Norman Osborn, the Jackal declared that in fact Ben was the original, and Peter the clone. Though Peter took the revelation badly, Ben subsequently took over the role of Spider-Man, leaving Peter and pregnant Mary Jane free to enjoy a "normal" life. Peter returned to his scientific career, though hampered by having never completed his doctorate. He and MJ also tried moving to Portland, until they realized that New York was where they truly belonged. But all too soon, their new world was shattered when Norman Osborn burst back into their lives. He also had survived his apparent death, and was the mastermind behind all of the Jackal's schemes. Norman killed Ben, revealing him to be the clone after all. But Norman's schemes went even deeper and deadlier than ever - he apparently caused Mary Jane to miscarry the baby and held Peter's Aunt May hostage. The woman believed to have been Aunt May that had died was a genetically modified actress, part of a subtle plot which was never carried to fruition.
Reunited at last, Peter, Mary Jane, and Aunt May moved into a luxurious apartment. With the Green Goblin defeated in battle, driven more deeply insane by a mystical ceremony, Peter promise Mary Jane that he would give up being Spider-Man and concentrate on their family. He took a job at Tri Corp Research while Mary Jane returned to modeling. But after various emergencies and the appearance of a new Spider-Man (actually Mattie Franklin), Peter could not seem to keep his word.
While Mary Jane was being increasingly threatened by an anonymous stalker, Peter was secretly breaking his promise and returning to web-slinging. Mary Jane, preoccupied with modeling, was distraught feeling a space grow between her and Peter. After catching Peter still active as Spider-Man, MJ vanished when a plane she had boarded exploded. Peter was devastated. Aunt May returned to her home in Forest Hills, while Peter returned to his bachelor lifestyle moving in with Randy Robertson. He socialized with Randy, Glory Grant (now a couple), and Gwen's cousin Jill Stacy while his attractive neighbor, Caryn intrigued him. But with Peter still emotionally adrift, Norman picked the perfect time to drug Peter and incite him to becoming his heir. But even lost and confused as he was, Peter proved that his could resist Osborn's brainwashing attempt. Meanwhile, Mary Jane was not dead, but had been kidnapped by her stalker. Spider-Man managed to rescue Mary Jane, only to discover that she needed time away from him. Mary Jane left for the West Coast, leaving Peter to struggle with a loss almost as traumatic as her apparent death. While Peter turned to his Aunt May for support, May discovered Peter's greatest secret, visiting unannounced, and finding him asleep in costume after his grueling victory against Morlun. After coming to terms with the truth, May quickly became Spider-Man's strongest supporter, and the two became closer than ever. At May's suggestion, Peter returned to Midtown High, now more rundown that Peter remembered it, to teach science part-time. With renewed hopes, Peter and Mary Jane agreed to try once to make things work between them. After their time apart, Peter earnestly assured Mary Jane that he truly needs her in his life.
The mysterious Ezekiel, who shared similar spider-like abilities, made Peter question the source of his powers, implying a mystical reason the spider chose to bite him. Ezekiel had stolen his powers through an arcane ceremony and needed to sacrifice Spider-Man to keep them. When his ritual joined their minds, however, Ezekiel realized Spider-Man was the worthy hero and sacrificed himself.
Osborn also revealed Spider-Man's identity to the Scorpion, and had him kidnap Aunt May. Osborn had been publicly revealed as the Green Goblin and jailed after murdering journalist Terri Kidder. He knew big businesses had been conspiring for decades to create super-villains and, as a potential whistle-blower, was an easy target in prison. Osborn wanted Peter to break him out in return for May's freedom, but when Peter did, a battle erupted with the Sinister Twelve, including Gargan himself - now the new Venom after bonding with the alien symbiote. Spider-Man, with the help of other super-heroes, was able to defeat the Sinister Twelve and save his Aunt May. Around this time, Spider-Man met the Queen who had powers allowing her to control the world's insects, eventually causing Spider-Man to mutate into a giant spider. She planned to detonate a bomb that would kill everyone except those with the "insect" gene but Peter returned to his human form and stopped her, augmented with enhanced powers including silk glands within his forearms.
After a breakout at the Raft Security Prison, Spider-Man joined the Avengers (newly formed in the aftermath of the Scarlet Witch's attack on her own team). An old classmate of Peter's named Charlie Weiderman went on an insane rampage after his experiments covered him in Vibranium, and burned down the Parker's home in Forest Hills. Peter moved into Tony Stark's tower with Aunt May and Mary Jane. For this and various other reasons, Spider-Man's secret identity was shared with many of the world's heroes including the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, providing him with an venue to communicate among his peers.
Morlun returned again, viciously beating Spider-Man, removing an eye, and hospitalizing him. Mary Jane tried to stop Morlun from finishing off her husband. But when Morlun threatened to kill her, Spider-Man gave the last of his energy to protect her. With stingers that burst from his wrists, Spider-Man slayed Morlun. Spider-Man then apparently died; however, a new Peter Parker emerged from the old corpse, now more fully embracing his "other" self - his spider personae. Retaining his stingers, he discovered other new abilities including night vision, greater control of his skin adhesive properties, and enhanced sensory perceptions, such as being able to sense the vibrations traveling through his webline. Tony Stark looking at Peter as his protégé, gave Spider-Man a new technologically advanced costume with a red and gold color scheme as a gift.
In the aftermath of a tragedy in Stamford, Connecticut, in which a band of televised heroes were unable to prevent the villain Nitro from killing an entire elementary school full of children and parts of the surrounding community, the U.S. government propelled forward the Superhuman Registration Act requiring the superhero community to register themselves as living weapons of mass destruction, and reveal their identities to the government. The act was supported by Tony Stark, who became the leader of the Pro-Registration side. The superheroic community was split between registering or refusing and becoming an outlaw. Leading the opposition to the act was Captain America, in defense of heroes' right to privacy. To support Iron Man, and perhaps obtain the ever-elusive respect from the public by compliance with the Act, Spider-Man made the difficult decision (with support from May and Mary Jane) to reveal his identity to the world during a press conference. As Spider-Man now faces the danger of public exposure to his family and loved ones, and the prospect of having to capture his renegade friends in what has become an all-out Civil War in the superpowered community, Peter regretted his decision. After witnessing a prison in the Negative Zone for super humans who refused to register, Parker fled Avengers Tower with his family, clashing with Iron Man during his exit. He aided Captain America and the forces opposing registration, culminating in a major battle during the jailbreak of the heroes imprisoned in the Negative Zone, Captain America's surrender, and the end of the Civil War. Spider-Man has remained a member of the unsanctioned Avengers team in the aftermath. Since Spider-Man's identity is now public knowledge, the Kingpin arranged a sniper to slay the Parker family. Though Mary Jane was spared, Parker was unable to prevent his aunt from getting shot. May was left in a coma on the verge of death. The anguish of yet another loved one injured because of his life as Spider-Man embittered the hero. He resumed wearing his black cloth costume, reflective of the dark times while his Aunt May was precariously close to death. Spider-Man confronted the Kingpin in Ryker's Island prison, and, while unmasked, beat him within an inch of his life, vowing to come back and kill him if Aunt May died.
With time running out, Peter tried several avenues, from the technological to the mystical, to save May's life. At a dead-end, Mephisto appeared to Peter and Mary Jane offering to prevent May's death, but at the cost of their holy bond of matrimony. After spending one more day together, Mary Jane selflessly took the initiative and agreed to the bargain, knowing Peter would never forgive himself if he rejected a chance to save May. She had faith that their love would be strong enough to reunite them. As a result, one event was removed from the lives of Peter and Mary Jane - they were never married, and Aunt May survived the shooting. Realizing how dangerous it was to reveal his secret identity, Peter, through the combined efforts of Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, and Reed Richards, had the world not only forget he was Spider-Man, but be mystically confused if ever considering they were the same person. Mary Jane was exempted from forgetting, but later broke up with him, unable to cope with the strain of being Spider-Man's girlfriend.
Single and jobless, Peter was reunited with his old friend Harry Osborn - whose death had been part of an elaborate hoax by his father. Spider-Man also returned to using web-shooters, rather than his own self-generated organic webbing, for reasons that have not yet been revealed. Over time, Peter unmasked again to a select group of heroes including the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. Through connections with Marla Jameson, Peter acquired a dreat job at Horizon Labs, where his skills as a brilliant scientist and inventor have earned him a steady paycheck. Marla's death, killed by Spider-Slayer Alistaire Smythe, inspired Spider-Man to promise that nobody else dies on his watch. The Jackal (or possibly a clone), partnered with the Queen and turned New York City into "Spider-Island" wherein bedbugs gave many the powers of Spider-Man. Peter and his colleagues at Horizon helped stop the plague. Peter's girlfriend at the time, forensic detective Carlie Cooper, temporarily gained powers in the event. Afterwards, she discovered Peter's secret identity and broke up with him. Despite their differences, she remains an ally.
One of Parker's experiments at Horizon accidentally bestowed super powers into an irresponsible teen (Andrew Maguire). As Alpha, Maguire became Spider-Man's arrogant sidekick, with little regard for Spider-Man's concern for his well being.
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CMB 57, Clarke 7
BAXTER — Collins/Maxwell-Baxter rolled to a 57-7 win over Clarke here on Friday, dropping the Indians to 1-8 for the season and 0-5 in Class 2A District 6.
"The game came down to them finishing drive and us not finishing drives," Clarke head coach Michael Kline said. "Offensively, I thought that we moved the ball pretty well. We had a fumble and an interception in the red zone that hurt us. Defensively, we got them to a lot of third and fourth down situations, and then just didn't finish the series by getting off the field."
Junior Gordon Witt saw an increased role in the Clarke offense on Friday, and made the most of the opportunity, leading the team with 60 rushing yards on 10 carries and 28 receiving yards on one reception.
Witt also scored his first career varsity touchdown, a 5-yard touchdown run, accounting for the lone score of the night for Clarke.
"Gordon Witt played a good game," Kline said. "He was a little banged up in the first half, but came back and ended up scoring his first ever varsity touchdown. Defensively, he had six solo tackles, three assisted tackles and one tackle for loss."
Sophomore Rich Wilkins finished the game 8-of-16 passing for 125 yards with two interceptions.
Wilkins spread the ball around amongst his teammates, as six different Indian players caught passes.
Reed Kale finished with one reception for 27 yards, Dalton Sweeney had two catches for 24 yards and Drake Wedel caught one pass for 22 yards. Dustan Van Loon had two catches for 13 yards and Brandyne Olin finished with one reception for 11 yards.
Sweeney led the team with 11 total tackles, including nine solo tackles. Gunner Sergeant-Elben had eight total tackles. Gable Reece and Jarod Coe each recorded a solo tackle for a loss.
Clarke finishes its season Friday at Interstate 35 in District 6 play.
Central Decatur 20, DMC 8
URBANDALE — Central Decatur kept its playoff hopes alive with a 20-8 win over Des Moines Christian here on Friday.
The Cardinals improve to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in Class 1A District 7.
Now, in order to make the playoffs, Central Decatur has to beat second-place Ogden (7-1, 4-1) and have Mount Ayr (6-2, 3-2) defeat Pella Christian (4-4, 2-3).
Des Moines Christian is also in a tie with Pella Christian and Central Decatur entering week nine, but if the above scenario plays out, even with a Des Moines Christian win over Van Meter (8-0, 5-0), the Cardinals would hold a tiebreaker over the Bears for the fourth and final playoff spot in District 7.
In Friday's win over Des Moines Christian, the Cardinals defense played well, especially against the run.
"I was very pleased how our entire defense and offensive line played on Friday," Central Decatur head coach Jon Pedersen said. "Defensively, we shut their run down and did well against the pass until the very end when we were a little less aggressive with a 20-point lead."
Central Decatur held Des Moines Christian to just 60 rushing yards for the game.
Senior Austin Delong led the Cardinals with seven total tackles, including one solo tackle for a loss and one solo sack. Senior Marcus Foltz recorded six total tackles with two solo tackles for loss and two solo sacks.
Kyle Palmer and Daniel Weir each finished with five total tackles.
Peyton Pedersen recorded two interceptions in the win, while Clayton Dale and Trenton Wells each recovered one fumble.
Wells finished with 136 rushing yards on 33 carries, scoring all three Central Decatur touchdowns. Peyton Gilbert added 28 yards on 10 carries and Wyman Reed had 27 yards on six carries.
Wells finished the game 3-of-12 passing with 78 yards.
Murray 60,
East Union 6
AFTON — Seth Nerness returned the opening kickoff 66 yards for a touchdown, and Scott Funke returned an interception 25 yards to the end zone on East Union's next possession, setting the tone for Murray's 60-6 victory Friday night.
"When you give up 14 points in the first 28 seconds, the kids get their heads down and it's tough to battle back," said East Union coach Steve Kinyon. "We had our moments when we were moving the ball, but then like all year, all of a sudden we'd get stuck."
The Mustangs followed with one-play drives for touchdowns. Four minutes into the game, Murray led 28-0 and had run only two offensive plays.
Murray running back Andrew Rider scored on five rushes, finishing with 144 yards on nine carries. Nerness also scored on a 37-yard run. Sam Rockhold also scored on a 53-yard run.
East Union scored with 34 seconds left on a 6-yard pass from Trevor Barnett to Cole Campbell.
"We did a good job defensively in the first half, giving up only 59 yards on 31 plays," said Murray coach Keith Shields. "Our line did a great job during that stretch as well, allowing us to gain 250 yards rushing in the first half on only 14 carries."
Murray improves to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in District 6, setting up this week's game at Lamoni to determine the District 6 runner-up and a chance to open the playoffs at home.
Albia 62, Interstate 35 6
ALBIA — Albia got touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in a 62-6 win over Interstate 35 here on Friday.
Brenden Bassett recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown, while Brett Leshen returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown.
Five different Albia players scored a rushing touchdown, as Ryan Sarver rushed for 144 yards on 11 carries.
Leshen and Luke Sarver each finished 2-of-2 passing with one touchdown each.
For Interstate 35, Zach Goering finished the game 11-of-25 passing for 190 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions, filling in at quarterback for Briar Vogel.
Vogel caught two passes for 85 yards, including the lone Interstate 35 touchdown. Jaylan White caught four passes for 63 yards.
Alex Middleton picked up 67 rushing yards on 27 carries for the Roadrunners.
Defensively, Evan McKinney recovered one fumble.
Interstate 35 fell to 0-8 for the season and 0-5 in Class 2A District 6. The Roadrunners finish up their season with a home contest Friday against Clarke.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Two important Penn State Football season ticket deadlines are approaching and fans who purchase new season tickets will have an opportunity to select their seats at the Blue-White Game.
Beaver Stadium Virtual Venue Select-A-Seat began earlier this month and will end April 17 for the 2014 campaign, James Franklin's first as head coach. Season ticket holders also are reminded that the deadline to pay for 2014 season tickets is April 1. Season ticket renewals continue at www.GoPSUsports.com/accountmanager. There again was no increase in season tickets prices for Penn State football for the upcoming season.
Jeff Garner, assistant athletic director for ticketing sales and service, reports that approximately 1,700 new season tickets have been sold thus far for the 2014 campaign. Members of the Athletic Ticket office will be stationed at the Blue-White Game on April 12 and fans who purchase new season tickets during the intra-squad scrimmage will have an opportunity to select their seats that day.
The Blue-White Game presented by AAA will kick at 1:30 p.m. April 12. There is no admission or parking fee. Stadium parking lots will open at 8 a.m.
Penn State alumni and fans interested in becoming a season ticket holder should call 800-NITTANY, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Franklin was named the Nittany Lions' 16th head football coach on Jan. 11. A product of Langhorne, Pa., Franklin led Vanderbilt University to unprecedented success the past three years as head coach, including consecutive nine-win seasons and bowl victories the past two years, as well as back-to-back Top 25 finishes, all for the first time in VU history. In his 20th year of coaching, Franklin was a two-time All-PSAC quarterback at East Stroudsburg University.
Penn State announced two new football ticket initiatives in January – the Recent Graduate program and variable pricing for single game public tickets.
-- The Recent Graduate program gives Penn State graduates who earned an undergraduate degree from 2010-14 at any campus the opportunity to purchase up to two season tickets for $300 per ticket for the seven-game home schedule this fall. The cost includes a $50 donation to the Nittany Lion Club and is a savings of 35 percent from the regular $460 season ticket price ($360 + $100 NLC donation).
Approximately 2,000 seats remain available for the Recent Graduate program on a first-come, first-served basis. Nearly 500 new Recent Graduate season tickets have been sold for the 2014 since the program was announced in late January. The seats will be located in the North Upper Deck, in Sections NAU-NLU. Interested recent graduates can call 800-NITTANY, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
-- Penn State is implementing a variable pricing structure for its single game public football tickets during the 2014 season. Single game tickets will go on sale to the general public in July, with tickets being available for as low as $40 for some games. For a full list of prices by section for the 2014 football season, fans can log onto http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011414aab.html.
The Nittany Lions return 41 letterwinners and 15 starters for the 2014 season (seven offense, seven defense, one specialist). The campaign begins with the Aug. 30 Croke Park Classic vs. University of Central Florida, the first of a trio of top 10 teams from last season the Nittany Lions will face. Penn State will host Rose Bowl Champion Michigan State (Nov. 29; Senior Day), Ohio State (Oct. 25), Northwestern (Sept. 27; Homecoming) and renew its rivalry with conference newcomer Maryland (Nov. 1) during its 2014 Big Ten home schedule. The Nittany Lions and Terrapins will play for the first time since 1993 and will annually meet as Big Ten East Division rivals.
During the 2013 season, Penn State's loyal and passionate fans kept the Nittany Lions ranked in the top 5 nationally in average home attendance for the 23rd consecutive season. Penn State fans boosted the overall attendance for the Nittany Lions' four Big Ten home games last year by 10,573 from 2012, an average of 2,643 per game.
Penn State fans, including the energetic, sold-out student section of 21,400-strong, have played a vital role in helping the Nittany Lions post a 52-12 on-field home record since 2005.
Penn State Football is on Twitter (@PennStateFball) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/PSUFball).


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Although you may never walk the entire Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia, visiting Pennsylvania's century-old Pine Grove Furnace State Park enables you to walk in the footsteps of hikers who did make the nearly 2,200-mile trek.
The park, at the halfway point of the famed East Coast hiking trial, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. And, like a hiker's backpack at the start of a trail, it's loaded with opportunities to enjoy time in the outdoors.


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Writing a will is one of the most important legal documents that you will ever create. It is therefore very important that you take as much care in your decision of how you plan to store your will. Although there are no legal requirements stating how you should do so, it is important that your will is kept in a safe place and can be found by your executor upon your death.
For those people who have arranged for a solicitor to write their will, the solicitor will usually keep their will safe free of charge. However, if they did not write the will, they can store it but will charge you for this service.
The Registry of London can securely store your will for the fixed fee of £20. You are required to fill in a simple form with your personal details, that includes the name of your executor. Once stored, you are given a certificate of deposit. This will need to be kept in a safe place as your executor will need it in order to retrieve your will. You can send your will via post, but you need to request a special secure envelope from them, which is free of charge.
You are allowed to store your will in your own home, but you need to think carefully about this option and decide if it is the best choice for you. Keeping your will at home will not protect it from fire and floods that may occur. Your will is also more likely to be lost or stolen from your home. However, if you do decide to keep your will in your home, then you need to choose a safe keeping place and ensure that your executor knows where to find it.
There are now so many companies advertising that they can store legal documents, including wills, that you need to do a little bit of homework and make sure that they are the right company for you. You should check how they intend to store your will, and if they are insured for any damage or theft that may happen. Do they keep documents in fireproof storage boxes? You also need to find out how your executor can obtain your will once you die. It is also important that you clarify the cost for the service, and if any rolling annual payments are needed.


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After my term of service on the PASS board of directors ended in
December of 2009, I fully intended to stay far, far out of the way.
It's an intention that I've largely been able to fulfill,excluding the
odd conversation with an occasional board member or committee chair
looking for a little impartial advice when weighing some consideration
or other.
If you keep up with going's on within PASS, then you'll know that there's been some hullabaloo lately. Please reference paragraph 1 again at this point to understand that I don't really know much about all this hullabaloo. (I read one blog post by Stuart Ainsworth
and decided to henceforth avoid all other mention of the situation). I
mentioned that I've been trying to stay out of PASS' way, correct? But
sometimes you just can't dodge a bullet, even when you're bustin' out
some Matrix-like moves and goin' all Neo/Keanu Reeves on it.
To wit, I was happy to volunteer in hosting our first Music City SQL Saturday, which also happened to occur the day after
the PASS board of directors wrapped up their quarterly meeting here in
beautiful (and hot) Nashville, TN. The two events were destined by the
stars to overlap. Which also meant I was going to be hearing about said
hullabaloo (reference paragraph 2, above), despite my better efforts to
get out of its (the hullabaloo's) way.
(I'm being a bit disingenuous about being surprised that these events
having some overlap. I hosted a party at my house the Friday before
our SQL Saturday for our event speakers and also invited all of the PASS
directors and staff who were still in town as well. So they were all
coming together, like neutrons hurtling towards a chunk of uranium 236.
You DO KNOW what happens when neutrons are hurtled at uranium 236,
So despite trying to steer clear any PASS-related controversies, I'm
compelled to speak up, albeit in as limited a fashion as I can manage.
Most of the people involved, from candidates to committee members, are
friends. I wrote endorsement letters for almost half of the candidates
who made it to the Nomination Committee (NomCom) interview stage. So
I'm far from being a totally impartial judge of how individual persons
were treated. But, for what it's worth, I'm trying to make my post less
about personalities and more about the overall direction of the
process. In other words, I'm trying to be constructive, not
A lot of people have put out opinions about the PASS Election process and you can read more yourself here:
PASS Election Discussion Forum
PASS Candidate Discussion Forum
Since the call to vote is now open, I hope you'll take some time to
get informed about the overall process as well as the candidates
standing for election.
Lots of people have complained about lots of things in this round of elections (so far), but what's anyone going to do about it?
Well, my point in this and subsequent blog posts is to produce
recommendations about the election process that will better it for PASS
and the wider community.
I've asked several friends in the SQL Server community, as well as
individuals unrelated to PASS or SQL Server but who have experience on
corporate boards of directors, to join a group discussion focusing on
the question:
in the community seem to think that the PASS election process is badly
broken. Do you think that PASS needs to implement fundamental and
far-reaching changes to its election process, or does it only need some
fine tuning? Please explain your thoughts?"
So now that some of the personal aspects of the discussions have calmed down, the main point I want to make is that we can make this better. But this will take a concerted and focused discussion to decide on the consensus.
To forward this discussions, I've asked guest posters to make open
with their initial thoughts on their own blogs or here, for those who
don't have their own blogs. Some have already posted their opening
thoughts, which I will repost here. Once the opening statements are all
posted, we'll begin to work through the various points and topics
(refer to the PASS discussion forums above) to see if we can drive
consensus for concrete methods and steps for the nominations and
election processes.
With that, you're also invited to participate. If you have thoughts
around process (not personalities), I invite you to participate either
through posting comments here and on our future posts and, if you're
interested, to participate as a guest poster yourself.
I look forward to your thoughts and feedback!
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Sir Alex Ferguson has set his sights on beating Chelsea's record Premier League points total. The Blues reached 95 points in 2005, and Manchester United are 21 off that total with 27 points left to play for this season.
Santi Cazorla thinks Arsenal and new signing Nacho Monreal are a perfect fit. The two Spain internationals played together at Malaga, and Cazorla believes Monreal has adapted superbly to Premier League football.
Sergio Aguero is ready to breathe some life in Manchester City's season after declaring himself fit for the first time in a month. The City forward has not played since the 2-0 victory over Chelsea at the end of February but the Argentinian is back in training and could feature against Newcastle this weekend.
Oscar insists he is ready for a busy run of fixtures over the next two weeks. Chelsea play in three competitions in nine days, but the Brazilian believes his side have the fitness to maintain their strongest side for the four matches.
Victor Valdes was in inspired form for Spain as the world champions beat France in Paris 1-0. The Barcelona keeper kept a clean sheet, while his Barca teammate Pedro scored the only goal of the game to send Spain top of the group.
Tottenham have been valued higher than Manchester City and Liverpool. Valued at 436 million pounds, Spurs are worth 35 million more than City and 80 million more than Liverpool according to latest figures.
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LAKE IN THE HILLS – A planning and zoning commissioner plans to throw his name into the race for village president.
William Dustin, who has lived in the village for 14 years, hopes to succeed Ed Plaza, who announced in a village newsletter that he will not run for a fourth term.
Dustin, 66, runs an advertising specialty and retail Internet business, is a broker for Baird & Warner Real Estate, and owns two greeting card businesses.
He has been a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission since 2011.
Trustee Paul Mulcahy has said he, too, plans to run for village president in the April election. The retired U.S. Postal Service worker's term as trustee expires in April 2015.
Petitions to run for a village office must be filed between Dec. 17 and Dec. 24 at Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate.
Dustin wrote in a campaign flier that his goals are to increase economic growth and commercial involvement, increase commercial revenue to the village, and see community involvement and participation maximized in the parks, community activities and government.
Dustin is touting his experience in business management and on corporate boards as reasons why he should be elected. "I have managerial experience," he said. "I practice business management every day."
Dustin said the village needs more efforts to bring in businesses and fill empty spaces.
"As far as I'm concerned, the village should be doing something in getting new business to come to the village," Dustin said.
He said there should be an effort to attract businesses to Algonquin and Lakewood roads, especially because Centegra Health System plans to build a new hospital in that area in neighboring Huntley.
When people visit a hospital, they may try to stop by a restaurant or go to a store to pick up something around the same time, Dustin said.
Dustin ran for trustee in 2011, but finished fifth.
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Apparently the Heritage Foundation and Scott Walker are bound and determined to dig their heels into that heap of elephant dung they've created. They're clearly oblivious to the world around them, as well as to Albert Einstein's definition of insanity: "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
And apparently #2, they are bound and determined to lose elections. Running to the right? Really, GOP? As President Obama would say, "Please proceed."
Here are two headlines from today's Los Angeles Times:
Obamas visit immigration hunger strikers
President and Michelle Obama visit hunger strikers near the Capitol and discuss possible ways forward on the stalled immigration overhaul.
Obama and his wife, Michelle, met with the group for about 30 minutes in a heated tent near the steps of the Capitol to discuss the immigration bill that has stalled in the House.
GOP promise of immigration reform fades a year after election
Despite the importance of the Latino vote, divisions among Republicans leave immigration reform at a standstill.
Changing the way the party talks about immigration is about all House Republicans have to show for their efforts over the last 11 months — and even that effort has notable exceptions. [...]
In fact, the House's most visible immigration-related action was a measure to defund an Obama administration program to defer deportations of young immigrants, a vote that increased Latino animosity even though it failed to become law.
Now stop and think about that contrast, GOP. Who do you think Latino voters will overwhelmingly support... again? Take a wild guess.
Republicans furrow their collective brows and write Very Important political autopsies about softening nothing but their words, and then their (in)actions continue to speak volumes.
So does their timing.
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That seems to assume everyone has the same definition of what a borderline hour is and that everyone has unlimited texting to play with.
I would actually say 8. I realize 9 is when a lot of businesses open but those people did not beam in from bed where they were sound asleep a moment before. On a weekend I would wait until 9.
Quote from: Sharnita on January 18, 2013, 12:04:06 PMI would actually say 8. I realize 9 is when a lot of businesses open but those people did not beam in from bed where they were sound asleep a moment before. On a weekend I would wait until 9.But just because they can't beam directly there doesn't mean they need to be up by 8 am to get to work at 9. I (intentionally) live only 10 minutes from work and it only takes me 10-15 minutes to get ready most mornings - less if I shower the night before. If I needed to be in by 9 I would set my alarm for 8:20-8:30. And then the time I do have I use to get ready, so even though I'd be awake I wouldn't want to field a call.In the absence of knowing a person's schedule I'd limit calls to between 10 am and 8 pm to be safe.
OP, I don't know the backstory but it sounds like you really hate this woman -- can you block her number?
Your attitude about the time of the call may be linked to your dislike of this chick!
I remember calling one of my friends at about 4pm, and she seemed completely out of it, wasnt really responding, and I quickly realised...'Um...did I just wake you up?'. Apparently so. I maintain that wasn't an unreasonable time to call!
Well, first, if it's a social call, I'd say to my friend "Why in the heck are you calling me so early?" in a good-natured way.If it's a business call, I'd either answer the phone, or let it go to VM.It sounds to me, OP, like most of your frustration is that you don't like this woman. I'm not sure why you stayed on the phone with her so long once you realized it was her. A simple "Can I call you back later? We usually get up around 9am and I'm a little groggy" would have ended the call, and let her know in the future to not call so early.
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Awesome looking trucks ViperZ love the colored schemes on each individual one
Received some new boots for the Ultimate today.
Duratrax Lockups. They look to be similar in class as the Proline Badlands, which is basically an aggressive off road tire. Maybe just a step down from the pure spike of the Badlands. I think they should work pretty well as an all-rounder. I'll get them mounted up and take for for a rip.
Left to Right: 1/8 Lockups, 1/8 Badlands Knock-offs, 3.0/2.2 Badlands
very nice boots
Thanks Simon, they are a very nice tire. Of note the compound, C2, does seem slightly softer than the Badlands in nub flexion, it will be interesting to see how long they really last.
Well then, we'll see how these hold up
So probably no Defrost for me this weekend. It's been raining all week, and is suppose to rain all weekend. I need to swap out a set of winter to summer tires and do a brake job on my Nissan X-Trail, so will end up doing that instead.
And finish painting Rally-2
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Has defrost been cancelled?....or just bcus?.....you still have your x-trail?......and yeah get painting pleazzzzzzzze......I wanna see some sexy body action .....maybe do it inside and get one of these?...
http://www.airflow-group.com/spray-b...xtraction.html ...Lol.....only joking..or am I?.
No, Defrost is still on, I'm canceling on going. It snowed last night and this morning. Although its melted now its been raining all day, more tomorrow with snow and rain through the weekend. High of 7C. I just don't want to be caught out on the highway with the W speed rated tires and snow
Yes, I still have my X-Trail, as well as all my other cars... I just can find a reason to sell them and just enjoy them all too much
If the weather co-operates I could have some body action. I just put on it's second coat, but it needs a lot more.
Here is a taste of the action
I like that booth and have been discussing booth design with my buddy. I would only need a smallish one with a fan to suck out the air through a window.
I stopped by my LHS during lunch today looking for some Tamiya paint. They didn't have the TS-31 color I looking for, but I did find something else....
A Proline Desert Raid Body! I've been after one of these for some time now, but was not in a panic to get one, it seems they will eventually come your way
I really like the tuned SUV style of this body with the large pronounced flares! My plans are to paint it up for the Ultimate, with a higher CG look to it, but then another part of me is thinking of it for my Rally-2. It will most likely be for the Ultimate.
Now if I can stop queuing up projects I can't seem to stop
Here is a finished Desert Raid
I knew it was coming after seeing the Bowler Nemesis thread.
You beat me to it good sir, oh well were trying to get the down state house ready to move into so I suppose the hobby will be limited to race weekend this summer.
Looking forward to seeing the paint work.
Built Ford Tuff With Chevy Stuff.
Yep, had to do it, it was like it was calling me
Summer is here and I have too many irons in the camp fire already, RC and non
I like this thread, partly because there's so much photos and it's fun to scroll through when you're bored, and they're all hd pictures! Keep them coming, and you should do this on a 2wd slash too!
Awesome. The slash is a great car
Can't wait to see it painted! Your work is great! How were the SC sized badlands before you went 1/8th?
Slash 4x4 LCG+(rolling)HCG, Slash 2wd(raptor)
yeah this is one of the nicest threads I have read. Work of art and very informative, nice dedication to rc
Live life to the fullest
Hey, thanks for all your great words about my thread Guys!!
I will try to get more videos, I just wished I had the time to put into them for a more polished production
I really haven't had a lot of time to bash, but I certainly have had time to build as I have a few projects going, however I can;t post about them here as they are non TRX related. I will try to get the new body painted up, and or maybe some new action pictures and video.
Good job to you that finished your classes, I hope you enjoy your summer!
Traxxasvlxbasher, that's a cool looking Youtube channel, I'll be sure to check out, and get some tips
Slash 4x4 LCG+(rolling)HCG, Slash 2wd(raptor)
Good to hear you fixed the understeer! I'm using 50,000 front and and back, not by design rather just because that's what I had on hand
It seems to work well enough for my bashing fests...
How's it going viper? No new updates lately, everything alright?
Very nice build thread viper! Seriously makes me want to rethink every idea I've had. Very clean and well thought out.
How is the rpm light bracket holding up? I want to get it but I jump mine a lot and not sure how it will hold up.
Again amazing thread buddy! I'm also reading up on your rally build and now I want one of those
Apparently he's MIA again.It was June since his last post on this thread.Chime in so we can see what you have been up to!!!
This was such a great thread...too bad it ended.
If you still read the forum ViperZ, your builds are all amazing!
Wow...just flipped through this entire thread. Holy bajeezus these are sweet!


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Just received #161 and looked in vain for Mint 13 in standard 32-bit.
Instead there is a rush of ¨Rosa¨, which is of no use.
After the mess you made of the last disk, when you presumed that a majority of your readers wanted 64-bit (ask them, and I think you are wrong).
When do we get 32bit Mint 13?


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Sycamore bowler Brendan Fank finished 23rd at the IHSA state bowling tournament in O'Fallon with a grand total of 2,609 pins from the two days.
Fank had three-game series' of 697 and 616 in Saturday's final day. He rolled a perfect 300 in his third game. Fank also had games of 204 and 242.
The Spartans qualified for state as a team, but failed to qualify for the second round, finishing Day 1 in 15th place.
G-K tops North Boone in shootout: Genoa-Kingston defeated North Boone, 91-72. Tommy Hansen finished with 30 points for the Cogs, with Sal Lopez adding 25. Tommy Lucca had eight points and 12 assists.
G-K is now 14-6 and 6-1 in conference play.
Cogs suffer loss: Winnebago defeated Genoa-Kingston, 41-30, in a Big Northern Conference crossover game.
Julie Galauner led the Cogs with 15 points, while Andrea Strohmaier added six.
"It was our first game in 16 days," G-K coach Kyle Henkel said. "I thought the girls really came out and played hard. We led into the fourth quarter."
T'wolves fall: Newark beat Indian Creek, 66-58, giving the Timberwolves their first conference loss. Both teams came into the game unbeaten in league play.
Garrett Post led Indian Creek (11-6, 5-1 LTC) with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Garrison Govig added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the T'wolves.
Mercado with a big game for Hawks on senior night: Hiawatha senior Mike Mercado scored 31 points against Serena, but it wasn't enough as the Hawks suffered a 74-61 loss. Pancho Garcia had 17 points for Hiawatha.
"I was proud of the kids and their effort," Hawks coach Franz Schumacher said. "They're really working hard."
Kaneland beats St. Edward: A few fans seated in the front row of St. Edward's home bleachers shifted back one row Friday at the request of a pregame public address announcement.
The maneuver protected an already cozy sideline from getting slick, but every other spot on the floor was fair game for the Kaneland boys basketball team.
Senior John Pruett weaved through Green Wave defenders most often, scoring a career-high 29 points in a 65-55 victory. Fittingly, Pruett shrugged his shoulders and credited some basic tutelage from coach Brian Johnson, who won in his return to his alma mater.
"Whatever I thought was open, I went to it. Just tried to score," Pruett said. "Just go up strong and try to finish."
Classmate Tyler Carlson joined Pruett in double figures with 19 points, providing some welcome stability for the 10-6 Knights, who were playing for the first time since Jan. 17.
Knights drop conference game: Kaneland lost to Yorkville, 53-35, in a Northern Illinois Big 12 East game. Kelly Wallner finished with a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Knights (9-13, 2-4 NI Big 12 East).
Cogs seventh at Rockford Lutheran: Genoa-Kingston finished 7th in the 13-team Rockford Lutheran Tournament, as the Cogs tallied 80.5 points. Medal-winners for GK included: Brent Dehmlow (2nd, 113 pounds), Christian Ordlock (4th, 120), Danny Peters (3rd, 138), Joe Murray (2nd, 160) and Tyler Bennett (3rd, 285).
Kaneland beats Batavia: Kaneland's hopes for victory Friday rested in the hands of a wrestler who could count his varsity experience using one hand.
Freshman Hayden Patterson's 11-2 victory in the final match of the night at 132 pounds gave the Knights (15-7) a 37-32 nonconference victory over Batavia.
"It was really hard," Patterson said of dealing with the pressure on him. "I had to keep going and couldn't give up. I know we were both sweating and I couldn't even grip anything."
Pins by Dane Goodenough (138 pounds), Riley Vanik (145), and Tom Price (170) helped the Knights jump out to a 24-0 lead, along with decisions from George Strang (152) and Austin Parks (160).
Austin Kedzie added a pin for the Knights at 106. Kaneland's Matthew Redman held off a late charge by Joe Posledni to hang on for a 12-11 victory at 126.
Kevin Druley, Dennis D. Jacobs and Kevin Murphy contributed to this report.


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Mario is armed with a portal gun in an indie game currently in development. It will be released for free and will include simultaneously multiplayer mode and downloadable map packs. The developer posted a video of the game in action on their website, showing the first level of the NES version of Mario, as he zaps portals around the map, dropping enemies down pits, shooting turtle shells through them at unexacting Goombas, and using the Portal-style high jump to launch himself.
According to the developers, the game is not a mod, and is instead coded with Löve "so we don't get stabbed by lawyers." They state they will release the source code for the game after its release, there will be a level editor embedded in the game, and there will also be some maps with "portly puzzles."


text: Rich investment in the school's facilities lends the campus a collegiate atmosphere. The Chapel (1886) is a masterpiece of its time. The Memorial Hall (1925) is unique in being a theatre and assembly space built in the neo-Classical style. The Hony Centre (2001) provides Drama and Music with the most modern of facilities for teaching and performance and the Art School (2005) offers a light and distinctive contemporary home to the visual arts. In addition, the College grounds provide some of the most striking and up-to-date sporting venues in the country while the Blackett Observatory (1935) is the most significant school observatory in the UK.


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- Designer : Alexander Girard
- Year of Design : 1971-1974
- Material : Hand screen printed fabric on MDF Panel
- H: 161cm; W: 58cm
- Delivery : 6 - 8 Weeks
InformationGeometry is from a series of "Environment Enrichment Panels" designed by Alexander Girard between 1971 and 1974. Each panel was created to add a touch of human warmth and emotion to office environments. These re-editions from Vitracome in various sizes and comprise a number of high quality screen printed art panels. Each is hand printed on 100% linen which is then mounted on a fibreboard frame, ready to hang in any home or work environment.
See other Alexander Girard designs.
See other Environment Enrichment Panels.
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New Pita Pit Location!
Pita Pit already has two locations in Sioux Falls on Minnesota and East 10th and is now adding a third!
Pita Pit's newest location is now open near 69th and Louise!
According to pitapitusa.com, the 69th and Western location is open 10AM to 10PM and Sundays 10:30 to 9PM. It also offers breakfast and delivery.
So head on over for lunch today!