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My department chair just brought my attention to a news story on msnbc.com, titled "In role reversal, US on track to be an oil exporter". In it, the author (helpfully identified as "msnbc.com staff") leads with a jaw-dropping premise:
The contentious debate in Congress over the Keystone XL pipeline obscures one significant detail many Americans don't realize: In the first three quarters of 2011, we exported more oil than we imported. This means it's highly likely that this year will be the first time in more than six decades that the United States will be a net exporter of petroleum products, according to a report in USA Today Monday.
Wow! Not only is this development unexpected, but it has immediate implications for public policy! Only, at least as presented by msnbc.com, it's completely untrue.
The most glaring error is right at the beginning: "In the first three quarters of 2011, we exported more oil than we imported." No, we didn't. This statement confuses the generic term, "oil," with the phrase used in the next sentence: "petroleum products." The difference? Well, here it helps to go to msnbc.com's source.
The authors helpfully link to the USA Today piece (which they essentially rewrote without understanding what they were writing about). This more fully sourced article makes a clearer statement of what actually has happened this year. Start with the first paragraph:
Looking at your heating bills or gas prices, you may find it surprising that the United States is enjoying a mini oil boom. It's producing more crude oil and, for the first time in decades, has become a net exporter of petroleum products such as jet fuel, heating oil and gasoline.
This is better than msnbc -- it's not "oil" that the U.S. has recently been exporting more than importing, but a specific list of "petroleum products." USA Today notes that petroleum products include such commodities as jet fuel, heating oil, and gasoline. The list is actually much longer, including diesel fuel and petroleum coke and asphalt and all the various things refined out of the crude petroleum that comes out of the ground. For now, bracket the first part of the USA Today claim -- that the U.S. is "producing more crude oil."
So in terms of imports and exports, how does the volume of "petroleum products" compare to that of crude petroleum? That is, what happens to our picture of American imports and exports if we add in crude, along with products? To get an idea of the scale, it helps to turn to the authoritative source, the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. Below is a graph from the EIA's November 2011 Monthly Energy Review, found here.
The graph above is just for imports, but it makes clear that American demand for "oil"--meaning crude petroleum--has far outpaced an increased demand in petroleum products. Which is to say, learning that the U.S. has exported more petroleum products than it imported doesn't tell us that much about the overall American energy picture. All that crude oil that is still imported just gets refined domestically into the petroleum products (gasoline, etc) that are in such high demand. This graph makes the same point:
American exports of petroleum products have been going up, and imports of both petroleum products and crude oil going down, but still, overall imports of all petroleum and its derivatives still make up about half of all the petroleum consumed in the United States:
So, msnbc.com was misleading in its article. We are not reversing a trend--American dependence on foreign oil--that was a century in the making in the space of a year.
But what about domestic production? It is indeed going up--but compared to last year. In the long term, or "secularly" as we historians say, since the 1970s American domestic oil production has been declining. Occasionally it tics upward, but the overall trend has been downward. Recently, domestic production hit an inflection point and it appears to be going up:
The problem is that top line in the above graph; domestic production may be growing, but domestic consumption is still about twice the amount, thus continuing to require high levels of imports.
Kudos to msnbc.com for noting that the greatest share of American oil imports are not from the Middle East, but Canada, but shame, shame! for suggesting that somehow the United States was some kind of net oil exporter.
Now, back to the original premise of the msnbc.com article, how this all relates to the Keystone XL pipeline is not at all clear to me. Does increased domestic petroleum products exports make the pipeline more or less important? And more or less important for whom? Is the uptick in domestic production a short-term phenomenon, related perhaps to the global economic downturn, or the beginning of a long-term change in America's energy picture? The USA Today article gets into these question a bit more, noting that increased American petroleum product exports are due, in part, to the importation of Canadian tar sands for domestic refining and reexport. So the pipeline would presumably increase the flow of this raw material, thus making more of it available to export. Of course, while the USA Today piece notes the environmental objections to tar sands and the pipeline (they are particularly dirty fuels that produce disproportionate quantities of greenhouse gases), it doesn't note how interest in tar sands are also dependent on global oil prices. Were global prices to drop, tar sands production would look a lot less attractive a proposition.
But the real story here is how we understand the U.S. relationship to the rest of the world. USA Today uncritically lets Citigroup executive and energy economist Edward Morse claim that these trends mean "We're moving toward energy independence." Really? The United States has never been energy independent (and I mean NEVER EVER EVER -- the U.S. imported coal during various fuel shortages since the 18th century), and for anyone in the energy world, the term "energy independence" has very little meaning. We operate in a globally integrated oil market that shows little signs of breaking down into some kind of mercantilist hoarding. Nor would some kind of domestic self-sufficiency even be a good thing; back in the early 20th century, many American policy makers sought to encourage American companies to produce in foreign fields precisely as a way to preserve domestic production for a longer period of time. Moreover, distributed production makes it easier for all countries to adjust to inevitable supply disruptions.
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A certain fatigue had set in for the multiplatinum-selling electronic dance music act Swedish House Mafia in 2012. By the three members' own estimate, they had partied hard five days a week for six years straight, consuming mass quantities of booze and chemical stimulation, living the hedonistic life associated with superstar DJs while traveling the globe to deliver their four-on-the-floor dance delirium to packed arenas.
But just as EDM was becoming an increasingly mainstream concern — with the group selling out Madison Square Garden in nine-minutes flat and its smash single "Don't You Worry Child" moving millions of copies to top pop charts around the world — Swedish House Mafia made a controversial decision: to call it quits at the peak of the group's success.
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Steve Angello, Axel "Axwell" Hedfors and Sebastian Ingrosso left a lot of money on the proverbial table, choosing to break up after a five-year run in order to keep their friendships intact and their artistry unsullied by the bottom line.
"We felt, if we can't be 100% dedicated and have 100% pure energy for the music, we can't do it anymore," Ingrosso told The Times. "We said, 'Maybe we should call it a day.'"
Directed by Swedish House Mafia's creative director, Christian Larson, the documentary follows group members as they embark on their 2012 swan song: their "One Last Tour," 53 shows in 26 countries that sold 1 million tickets. Like any good rockumentary, the movie captures oceans of concertgoers in ecstatic reverie, the blur of travel — sold-out stadium madness from Mumbai to the Milton Keynes National Bowl in England, from Capetown, South Africa, to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — while also, almost incidentally, chronicling the rise of EDM as a dominant force.
"For us, it's pretty weird when we see the film," Ingrosso said. "It's like seeing a wedding movie. Maybe a divorce movie! This is about three guys, who came from nothing in Sweden, who had a dream of DJing. Then the tsunami of electronic dance music shot over the entire world."
Larson started out filming YouTube tour videos for Swedish House Mafia before graduating to directing clips for hits, including "One" (featuring Pharrell Williams). The director had filmed a previous tour piece about the trio in 2011 called "Take One" and had become such a key part of the entourage, Larson's camera-wielding presence had become an expected component of going on the road.
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"It's like having your uncle film Christmas," said Amy Thomson, Swedish House Mafia's manager, who also produced "Leave the World Behind." "For us, it was never about people being able to understand the breakup: 'You did this,' 'You did that.' To have a world tour, sell a million tickets, turn on the lights at the Empire State Building in the colors of the Swedish flag? You know what? We'll self-fund the film. That way, you know all the funny memories will be somewhere on tape."
Larson landed a $1.2-million shooting budget and was only given one specific instruction by the group.
"They said, 'We don't want a film crew. Just you and your camera,'" Larson, 28, recalled by phone from London. "I think they felt they needed me there. It was a lot of trust and for me, a big challenge. I was carrying around a crazy shoulder rig. I shot it and did sound myself, mixing it live with my left hand behind my back."
What began as a victory lap for Swedish House Mafia, however, turned into an exercise in introspection over the course of filming. "Leave the World Behind" vividly illustrates the self-doubt that necessarily accompanies dismantling a powerful band-as-brand that was operating, as Ingrosso puts it, "on a Michael Jackson level" in terms of money, fame and unbridled fan outpouring at the time.
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Drafting on the international renown of the South by Southwest music festival, where up-and-comers perform with platinum-sanctified pop acts amid beer-y Texan bonhomie, the populist-leaning SXSW film fest seems like a natural venue in which to premiere "Leave the World Behind."
From there, the film's producers have organized sold-out "premium screenings" in such cities as L.A. (the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on Thursday), New York, Amsterdam and Sydney, Australia, before rolling out theatrically across Europe, Australia and Asia. In April, "Leave the World Behind" will become available for download via iTunes.
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Most people agree that Aspen is Vail's glitzier neighbor (though residents of the two cities argue over which city is the more pretentious). Aspen residents take pride in the fact that Aspen was a town before it was a ski destination, whereas Vail was built as a ski resort in the 1960s. But nowadays, little of the quaint mining town that Aspen once was remains. Sure, streets are charming and it has that small-town feel, but now high-end shops such as Prada, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton line the streets. The dining options are equally chichi, with numerous gourmet restaurants frequented by a glamorous crowd. Celebrity sightings are normal, particularly during the winter peak season, from November to March.
Aspen's Rocky Mountain setting is picturesque, and there are four mountains catering to all levels of skiers. One lift ticket grants access to all four mountains, although only top-notch skiiers should try their hand, er, ski, at Aspen Mountain. Those who do not plan to ski day-in, day-out have plenty of other options, such as shopping -- and even dog-sledding! The summer months are less crowded, but the warm weather still draws visitors looking to fish, hike, golf, and check out the popular summer music festival.
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- "Les Sapeurs" are a unique group of fashionistas who strut the streets of Kinshasa
- They wear expensive designer clothes, despite the poverty around them
- Famed musician Papa Wemba popularized the movement
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (CNN)Sewage-lined streets, crumbling concrete homes and jagged sheets of metal are in stark contrast to the formally dressed man standing proudly in the middle of it all.
His name is Daniel Etienne. He grimaces into a Cuban cigar and happily sports two pairs of designer sunglasses; one straddling his eyes, the other tucked into his suit. He is a loyal and unapologetic member of "Les Sapeurs."
In this Kinshasa neighborhood, eight of them strut the congested streets, decked out in a wide-array of name brands; from Gucci and Christian Dior to G-Star and Yohji Yamamoto. Three-piece suits, shiny black leather shoes and flashy accessories are all part of an eccentric dress code -- and demeanor to match.
"I could use that money to help with the war that is happening in the East but [they're] so expensive it might hurt people's feelings," says Papa Griffes, of his pricey threads.
He describes himself as the "supreme commander of Les Sapeurs" or "Sap" for short. While he wouldn't admit to the actual cost, some Saps boast of spending $5,000 on a single suit. But in a country with one of the highest poverty levels in the world, how is a trend like this even possible or accepted?
Part of the performance put on by Sapeurs is showmanship, smoke and mirrors. Papa Griffes is actually a shoemaker and designer by trade so he stitches up and repairs each member's look.
His crew dresses up together just once a week, meeting first at Griffes's shoe-repair shack in the parking lot of a local bar before stepping out. It's also typical for Sapeurs to trade their expensive clothes with each other to keep up an appearance of affluence.
Still, the Sapeur following has cultural significance beyond the facade of fabric. Born out of gradual economic improvements leading up to independence, both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its confusingly named neighbor, the Republic of the Congo, broke free of Belgium and France's colonial grip respectively in 1960.
The capitals of Kinshasa and Brazzaville on opposing sides of the Congo River became centers for a new African francophone elite, flying to Paris and returning to show off sophisticated garments.
For the first time in the modern era, the Congolese were empowered after decades of brutality and economic subjugation enforced by foreigners. Papa Wemba, the famous singer credited with popularizing the Sapeur look with his group Viva La Musica, says inspiration partly came from his parents who took great pride in dressing up on Sundays back in the '60s, "always well put together, always looking very smart."
Things changed in the DRC shortly after independence, when Joseph Mabutu assumed power, renamed the country Zaire and implemented a strict non-Western dress code.
Papa Wemba wanted to challenging the status quo -- not vocally, but visually. So he devised the acronym SAPE, roughly translated from French to mean "the Society of Atmosphere-setters and Elegant People." By dressing up his band in the SAPE style, the adoring Congolese crowds soon followed suit -- literally.
Since then, Sapeur swagger and the freedom of expression it represents have attracted legions of followers in central Africa and beyond.
By now they've earned an increasingly visible status in popular culture; Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni profiled them in his book "Gentlemen of Bacongo," The Wall Street Journal anointed them "the most unlikely fashionistas." They pop up in music videos and in the book "History of the Congo," the Saps are included in great detail. They are an important part of the Congolese story.
Papa Wemba invited CNN to one of his musical performances in Kinshasa being attended by Papa Griffes and company and it became obvious how serious this movement is today. A dapperly dressed Sapeur from a competing clique danced with a woman in front of Papa Griffes and afterward flung open his cape -- yes, cape -- kicking-off a fashion face-off.
What followed were multiple poses on the dance floor as each Sapeur defended his reputation. Labels were revealed, heads flung high and jackets swung around. In a country torn apart by colonialism, corruption, civil war and poverty, these men have found something refreshing in which they can take great pride.
They've also devised a sort-of entertaining conflict resolution that requires buttons instead of bullets, belts instead of bombs. In a very real way, we could all learn something from these special Congolese standouts: honor history, keep conflict resolution peaceful and never tell anyone how much you really paid for your fancy clothes.


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As Rae mentioned in her Best Newcomer award, we're eschewing the lure of the country show with its home-made preserves and tombola stalls. Rather, we've kicked off our shoes, slipped into our favourite pyjamas and took up residence in the pillow fort section of the Wrestlegasm Bunker to discuss this years winners. I'll miss the excellent scones we got to sample last year, but crumbs and pillow forts don't really mix anyway…
We struggled trying to find a recipient for Best Newcomer this year, and while I'm quite ashamed to say that Archibald Peck completely slipped my mind until just now, we ended up looking to FCW for our winner and the graphic's been made up now and everything. Sorry about that Archie.
The trouble is, this year just hasn't been one for newcomers. For all of Punk's rhetoric about the winds of change moving through the landscape of the WWE, the "debuts" of 2011 tended to be returns such as Kevin Nash, Booker T, The Rock and HHH. Over in FCW however, along with Wrestlegasm favourite Claudio Castagnoli, the erstwhile Jon Moxley debuted as Dean Ambrose and quickly became a bit of an internet sensation after feuding with Seth "Tyler Black" Rollins, CM Punk and, most notably, William Regal.
After a debut interview in which he epitomised the word "grubby" and put a huge smile on Regal's face, he went on to have a trilogy of matches with Seth Rollins, culminating in a great 30 minute effort showcasing two of the indie talents that have made it into developmental.
Following on from his Rollins feud, and a chance to challenge CM Punk at another FCW show, Ambrose moved onto Regal and the two of them brought the best out of each other, both in promos and in the following match in which Regal finally gets to be himself in the ring again.
In a promotion where the majority of the talent are still trying to find a personality beyond "tanned muscley bloke" Ambrose stands out as the greasy-haired kid from the dodgy estate that you always felt would get you in serious trouble one day. He's got a great future ahead of him, and we're very happy to present him this award – probably his first of many.
Honourable Mention: goes to Mason Ryan. Can you guess who might have decided on this one? Much like the interstellar radiation still detectable from the big bang, I'm sure that in the furthest recesses of the Bunker you can still hear the faint echoes of the immense squeal let out by Boss Lady Rae when she saw this photo on a Tuesday morning last January.
While it would be extremely generous to say that Ryan has set the WWE alight with his in ring prowess and fly-away hair, never underestimate the power of local bias. My love for Regal is no secret, and the same goes for Rae and her homeboy from the 'Diff. As for me, I'm always happy to see more UK wrestlers getting a break in the US, and I'm still hopeful for Barri (as we in the know call him) to improve and become better in the ring as time goes by.
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One of the prime pieces of legislation that passed earlier this year was the South Dakota Public Safety Improvement Act. It is also known as Senate Bill 70, which was offered by Governor Dennis Daugaard and endorsed by a venerable panel which sought to reform the state's methods of administering justice.
The law went into effect on July 1, 2013 and also triggered the formation of an oversight council responsible for monitoring and reporting performance and outcomes related to the new rules. At the council's first meeting Jim Seward, who is Legal Counsel for Governor Daugaard, said all of the 25-30 policies laid out in SB 70 are all being implemented. Seward also stated that all the various agencies affected by the Act are working together and the law is working as it is intended at this point.
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An example of SB 70's tangible assets stems from the ability of parolees to earn credit. Seward says other states that have a similar law in place have seen benefits to those who have fulfilled all the terms of their parole during the course of a month by getting a month of parole reduction. Thus a sentence of 10 years of parole could be chopped to 5 years by following all the rules.
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For years the building was improperly called the Lock Tender's House. Through archeological evidence and historical research, scholars now know that the building was constructed in two stages, the first in the 1820s and the second during the 1850s. At different times the building was used as a tavern, store, and dance hall and was known at one time as "Hell's Half Acre."
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Clarkson University Professor Develops Problem for National Mathematics Competition
When Kathleen Fowler first learned of a garbage collection the size of Texas floating in the Pacific Ocean, she wondered how mathematics could help clean up the mess.
Fowler, an associate professor of mathematics & computer science, at Clarkson University, turned to 5,800 high school students on more than 1,000 mathematics teams across 29 states for help. She co-wrote the mathematics problem featured in the 2013 Moody's Mega Math Challenge national math competition.
Fowler had originally planned to challenge the students to use math to predict the growth of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but after several months of research, she realized that task wasn't feasible. But the issue inspired her to develop a mathematical problem for students to solve that could prevent future environmental dilemmas.
Her problem asked teams to devise a mathematical model illustrating how much plastic will wind up in landfills nationwide by 2023. The teams also developed models that would allow the cities of Fargo, N.D., Price, Utah, and Wichita, Kan., to decide on an optimal recycling program. They then submitted a report to the United States Environmental Protection Agency on how those cities' models could be implemented on a national scale.
Fowler co-wrote the problem after several months of preparation work with Karen Bliss, a mathematics professor at Quinnipiac University. The teams had to complete all three parts of the problem in a period of 14 hours. A team from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., took first place after a finalists' round in New York City earlier this spring.
Fowler was humbled by the experience of co-creating a problem that high school students across the country attempted to solve. The competition shows that a mathematics education can be applied to solve real-world public policy problems, she said.
"We were so excited at the idea of thousands of students thinking about it. It was completely surprising when I read the papers of how they approached solving the problem," Fowler said. "It's promising that there's a good group of students out there with this set of problem solving skills."
Clarkson has been involved in the competition for several years. The mathematics departments at both Clarkson and SUNY Potsdam help determine the entries that will become finalists, and Kelly J. Black, a Clarkson associate professor of mathematics & computer science, also judges the finalists.
"Clarkson's math department has a strong history of reaching out and working with a wide number of people," Black said. "Our involvement in this event is just one of the many ways we try to fulfill our commitment to a wider community."
"In our department, when we are teaching, we are constantly trying to make connections between mathematics and solving 'real-world' problems. This contest aims to achieve that at the high school level," added Fowler. "I think most of us are excited to be part of that as a natural extension of what we do."
The competition is funded by Moody's and organized by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. For more information, visit http://m3challenge.siam.org.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Kathleen R. Fowler (left) co-wrote the problem used in the 2013 Moody's Mega Math Challenge national math competition. She is pictured in New York City with the members of the math team from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., that won the competition.
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c) Personal Question. My answer: That you don't take the Lord's name is vain. That's all I can come up with. Otherwise, not sure what commitment I have made. Maybe to speak truthfully and from the heart.
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b) Personal Question. My answer: Bless me more.
14) Galatians 5:16: Live by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of a sinful nature
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Philippians 2:12-13: God will work in you according to His purpose
Philippians 4:8: Think about pure, noble, right, lovely, admirable things
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The cheque was found in a city hall desk drawer in March, a month after it was received. Four months later the city collapsed into bankruptcy, owing $18.5bn.
The $1m payment was from the local school system but was never deposited.
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- People love watching commercials during the Super Bowl. One Northwoods video club wants to use their skills to make one of those commercials. You'll see this behind the scenes at most video shoots. But for Charlotte Fohner's video students, this is their chance to shoot a Super Bowl commercial. That's because Doritos will use the best homemade commercial. "I went to the Doritos website and I read their rules. Kind of went through it," Fohner said. "Then I emailed Paul, who is helping me direct the video club, and said hey what do you think about this for a project for video club." Fohner formed a video club in September. She wanted to help kids who have the same passion for videography. "During the summer we often have high school age people to come and help us at our work place. One of them is high school senior named Paul Hein who was interested in learning more video," said Fohner. "When I found out his friends wanted to learn more, I was like well here's an opportunity for me to give some of my knowledge to people who want to learn more and create a group." So they used the Super Bowl Doritos Commercial contest as a teaching lesson. "We've done stuff before, but this is kind of the first video we've done using the members of the club," Video Club, co-leader, Paul Hein said. "As a club planning it out a lot in advanced and stuff like that. So I feel like this was a pretty good experience for all of us." The goal is to have the commercial played during the Super Bowl. They would also like to win one million dollar prize. But for now, they're just focused on perfecting their skills. "I think none of us we're expecting to win or are expecting to win. The chances of that are one in a very large number," Hein said. "So I don't think any of us expected to win. We just wanted to have a good time and kinda get more experience."
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For many years, the elephant in the room of communal Jewish life has been the cost of Jewish education. Tuition fees at Jewish day schools are deplorably and often quite impossibly high for the vast majority of young families. This is especially the case in Ontario, where the provincial government contributes nothing to the non-religious portion of private Jewish day schools. But it is also true in Quebec, where, even with governmental assistance, the tuition costs are severely prohibitive for most young people.
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A recent computer problem made me re-evaluate the need to back up my writing.
I have a writing friend who is so paranoid about losing data that he ftps every chapter to offshore accounts (at least, that's how I imagine it.)
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Racing and Life- Not So DifferentI have to say, Oh what a whirlwind of uncertainty my life has been over the last few months. In my last post, I talked about how I would be attempting a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats for this really awesome team, but unfortunately things didn't work out as we thought they would. Just short of a month before the event I was told that what I had been so ecstatic about since February would not be happening because of "confusion" in communication. I had put off many other projects including filming a very cool TV show just to get ready for the Salt Flats. At this point, I had a practice bike, brand new custom leathers, hotel reservations, time off from work and an attitude of a racer who is ready for anything. With all this going on, the only thing I could think of was - it's racing, anything can happen.
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As most of you know, I am a full time college student as well and recently switched into the pre-med program. I obviously am now so busy that its hard to keep up with everything but am also very proud of myself. Once I finish pre-med/med school I hope to work for either the Asterisk Medical Team or work for Dr. Costa's crew on the MotoGP Circuit. Medicine has started to become another passion of mine (maybe its because I've been hurt so much from racing?).
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Both Grosse Pointe Blank soundtracks were fantastic, but as that is also my favoritist movie in the whole of ever, I may be biased a smidge.
Also in the department of biased, I've been listening to a lot of the new album my friend
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Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:54 pm
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After I swore off most sountracks for several years, a few people finally convinced me to listen to the Moulin Rouge soundtrack and I find that I quite like most of it. Haven't seen the movie, though, but the music is pretty entertaining.
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Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 169
Location: Grove City College, PA, USA
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 12:35 am
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I fear you are too.
Gareis, if anyone else wonders, is a close friend of mine. I introduced him to the glory of Scott McCloud.
Totally off-topic: Should "boing-boing" become a verb like "slash-dot"?
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Joined: 17 Nov 2003
Posts: 32
Location: across the room
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:06 pm
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"Poing" is a verb with a meaning derived onomatopoeically from the same sound as "boing". So I take it you're referring to Boing-Boing, the directory of wonderful things. What meaning would you give this new word?
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Rip Tanion
Reinvents understanding
Joined: 12 Apr 2002
Posts: 635
Location: The Riptania Sky-Palace in da beauuuuuutiful Bronx.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 6:32 pm
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Rippy the Hippy is at this very moment listening to a new take on the old (because he doesn't like much that's new)...the newly released and remastered compilation, The Very Best of the Grateful Dead. I picked it up mainly because all but one (Blues For Allah) of the Dead CDs I own are live recordings, and the rest of the Dead studio albums I own are all on venerable vynil. But it came with a nice bonus inside, especially if you're a fan of Silver Age Marvel Comics, like myself.
This trading card...
Prepare to die, Dr. Richards!
At first I thought I might have been at this show, since I tried to catch them every time they came to New York metropolitan area, but I couldn't find the ticket stubb in my collection. The latest Dead stubb I could find was from the same venue, but a year earlier - Giant Stadium, Aug. 4 1994.
Incedentally, Traffic (who re-united that year) was the opening act for that '94 show. It just so happens I picked up three Traffic re-issues in the same order, in the never ending quest to replace my rather large LP collection with CD. Oh, what a rock star I could have been, if I had been blessed with a voice like Steve Winwood's.
"Park the beers, and grab the smiles. It's flight time." -
LtCdr. J. Robert "Bobby" Stone, USN (R.I.P.)
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Posts: 169
Location: Grove City College, PA, USA
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 5:33 pm
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Boing. Yeah, that directory. Well, to "slash-dot" means to thrust something/one into their 15 minutes by posting them on Slashdot's high-profile news list. So to Boing-Boing would be the same thing. I've read people who said they'd been Gawkered, but I think being Boing-Boinged is
tres chic
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Robin Skyler
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Joined: 03 Apr 2002
Posts: 6
Location: NYC
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:07 pm
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My two perennial favorite obscure recommendations:
(Brendan of Groovelily should get extra points because he's the guy who maniacally insisted that I read U.C. a few years back) and
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William G
Reinvents understanding
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Posts: 560
Location: South central...Korea. Word.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 4:41 am
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Here's what is jammed in my CD player at the moment:
Johnny Cash's American IV: When The Man Comes Around
Saturday Night Fever.
Pantera's Far Beyond Driven.
Her lips are devil red, she's the color of mocha...
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Greg Stephens
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Joined: 14 Apr 2001
Posts: 3861
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:22 pm
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Coolest music-related link
I've run across in some time. A particularly entertaining one is the 'Crazy Little Fool" found on
this page
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Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Posts: 34
Location: Indiana
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:43 pm
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In my cd player right now:
Stop making sense
Eurythmics: Soundtrack to 1984
B-52's Time Capsule
Moby Songs
....Stuck mainly in the 80's......
If you want some free music and listen to everything from blue grass to Hard Core techno go here:
It's free to join and is original stuff that people have uploaded.
"I would rather die fighting on my feet than live the rest of my life on my knees"-Emiliano Zapata
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Joined: 22 Jun 2003
Posts: 34
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:41 pm
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I don't know much about music at all. Sadly I never listened to any music at all (except my father's Classical music) until Napster came along, and even then I didn't know what to look for. BUT I'M DIFFERENT NOW. actually, even now I still don't know much about American music, new or old, but anyway, here's my list. hope I'm not too shallow in taste!
I love Pizzicato Five. I'm addicted.
TMBG and Weird Al are great, of course
The Planet Smashers - a Canadian ska band
Tomoyasu Hotei
Shpongle - (AUGH MY HEAD!)
B'z, The Pillows, Rip Slyme, Porno Graffiti, Globe - I don't think anyone else here would know of them, but I like em.
and about a thousand mp3s from
OverClocked Remix
, since it's free and legal. and I like videogame music.
I'm a videogame freak?!
There's a lot of interpretations and musical style variations of background tunes.
and "cranky", some Japanese techno artist who puts music up on
his site
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Eric F Myers
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Joined: 03 Oct 2003
Posts: 352
Location: Chicago
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:15 pm
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a few
I few I've been listening to lately:
Steve Burns
(yes, the guy from
Blue's Clues
Rollins Band
The Doors
You should also check out a friend of mine
Ari Hest
, from NYC, next time he's in your area.
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Jimmy Ho
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Joined: 30 Nov 2003
Posts: 14
Location: Paris, France
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:10 pm
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I'm not particularly into lists, but this evening, I feel like giving it a try. So, for what it's worth, here's what I've got next to my desk right now:
Jiang' ai
(Wang Fei / Faye Wong's latest double album: despite her giving up to overformatted electro-pop, I still have a particular weakness for A Fei; expectedly, though, what I listen to most likely is the CD 2, which contains a great selection of her old hits),
Steal This Double Album
by The Coup (reconciled me with rap music: Boots Riley is a smiling Huey Freeman),
Enemy Of The Enemy
by Asian Dub Foundation ("conscious" ragga, "
live and direct from London, Absurdistan
That's it for now. Last year, I listened a lot to
Emilie Simon
's eponymous first album. Electro is far from being my favourite type, but that one really hooked me up, especially "To The Dancers In The Rain" (one of the songs in English). You can listen to free samples of all of the album's songs (less her humorous cover of Iggy Pop's "I Wanna Be Your Dog") on
her page
at the Universal Music website (click on "Ecouter").
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Jimmy Ho
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Posts: 14
Location: Paris, France
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:19 pm
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And I apologise in advance if any of those has already been mentionned previously.
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Ben Sutter
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Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Posts: 30
Location: Dayton, OH
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 9:00 am
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No one has mentioned the Smashing Pumpkins, and I am saddened. I am th type to be unlucky and lucky at the same time, as all of my 42 Pumpkin's CD's were stolen from my car weeks after I had imported all of the songs into iTunes. Ugh?
More music that Ben can work to:
Herbie Hancock (all must listen to the "Headhunters" album)
Muse (think Radiohead, but louder)
Scott Joplin
Miles Davis
Zwan (for only having one CD, there sure are 70+ Zwan songs...)
Wayne Shorter
Jazz and ragtime? sometimes, you want fewer words and more music. It cuts down on the whole interpetation thing.
I've decided that signatures are redundant.
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Cyborg Caveman
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Joined: 31 Jul 2003
Posts: 54
Location: Somewhere in the Pleistocene Era
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 1:35 pm
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Rip Tanion wrote:
...it came with a nice bonus inside, especially if you're a fan of Silver Age Marvel Comics, like myself.
This trading card...
Prepare to die, Dr. Richards!
Coolness. I get the impression that the webcomics community still harbors some kind of latent animosity toward the superhero dominated print market, but the uninhibited sense of adventure (note: adventure, not the uninhibited angst that dominates most of the current genre) those old comics embody will always have a place at my table. Though I have to own to preferring funky Bronze Age comics and pulp era news strips like Flash Gordon and Tarzan. That particular image looks more recent than Silver Age. Less Kirby, more Larsen. Still, very cool.
Greg O.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:13 pm
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johnny cash lp
Greg Stephens wrote:
Yeah, PG's new CD is in my car right now. "Signal To Noise" is a favorite from that, as is... well, most of the rest of the album, actually.
But there're two album-length projects PG did between "Us" and "Up" that not many people know about. The first is
OVO: The Millennium Show
, available in England, but not in the US, which may appeal more to general PG fans, because it's similar in tone to "Us." He even included two tracks from this in the setlist for his recent tour (or, at least, he did when I saw the show). PG only sings on a couple of the songs, but don't let that throw you- the music is pure Gabriel.
For the more hard-cord fans (who probably already know about this), the second is the soundrack to Rabbit-Proof Fence, [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000647KC/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/002-4893715-9225622?v=glance&s=music&st=*]Long Walk Home[/url], which is similar in nature to
All are recommended.
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Greg Stephens
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Posts: 3861
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 3:17 pm
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Scott McCloud wrote:
And good ol' Sparks! (Ivy is your friend for life now, Greg
I'd heard "Rythm Thief" a while ago and thought maybe it was them but didn't have it confirmed until now. If you recommend L'il Beethoven, we might very well get it soon. Thanks!
You may wish to let Ivy know that
Sparks is playing
some L'il Beethoven this April.
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Joined: 24 Sep 2003
Posts: 12
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 5:33 pm
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Susie Ibarra
Genius drummer/percussionist has a new CD. MP3's can be found here:
Her new one,
, is a find, and not just for card-carrying jazz snobs like Yours Truly.
"...It's like my birthday every day
'Cause Mr. Monk is such a ray of wisdom and light
You know he dried all the fears from my eyes
And in time
All time
Will be time..."
--- The Negro Problem
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Posts: 4
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:01 pm
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For those who like the sound of a piano, I just this last week started a music blog inspired in part by the Morning Improv, in which I'm posting two new recordings
every week
, a mixture of polished compositions and complete improvs.
There are two recordings up now, another on Tuesday ... and, in theory, there will be 104 by this time next year....
I always admired Scott McC (and many other web comic artists, for that matter) for just getting stuff out there, even when it's complete improvisation. IMO, the music community is miles behind the comics community in having a thriving online community.
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William G
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Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Posts: 560
Location: South central...Korea. Word.
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:09 pm
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Rip Tanion wrote:
Prepare to die, Dr. Richards!
Grateful Dead, eh?
I guess the plan is to bore the Fantastic Four to death with six hours of Garcia playing scales.
And Johnny Cash still has a home in my CD player.
Her lips are devil red, she's the color of mocha...
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Greg Stephens
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Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:36 pm
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Re: Piano
melquiades wrote:
For those who like the sound of a piano, I just this last week started a music blog inspired in part by the Morning Improv, in which I'm posting two new recordings
every week
, a mixture of polished compositions and complete improvs.
That's a very cool project- Good luck with updating this stuff.
Good morning! That's a nice tnetennba.
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Virtual Career Center aims to ease people's job searches
Workforce Solutions Alamo has teamed with Alamo Colleges to offer a job-search tool that's tailored to a generation that's grown up digital.
The Virtual Career Center, launched Tuesday, uses a 3-D gaming platform to mimic a trip to a Workforce career center, albeit with imaginary enhancements such as marble staircases and a Manhattan-style backdrop of neighboring skyscrapers.
Developers say the tool is the first of its kind in Texas, and one that will bring resources to people in rural areas or whose schedules don't permit traditional career counseling.
"It's another way of communicating with those job seekers that are out there and providing them with information about jobs and education," said Patrick Newman, Workforce Solutions Alamo's executive director.
Scroll into the lobby and there's an array of portals: health care industries to the left, construction industries to the right, posters linking to the Workforce Solutions and Alamo Colleges websites in the center.
A map — accessible by tapping M — lays out the different "rooms" and "hot spots."
One, Career Exploration, has information on job availability, salary range and necessary training. Another, Veterans Services, has resources for transitioning military.
Should the dream job require coursework or technical training, a safe in the Financial Assistance room has information on grants, scholarships and federal aid.
A virtual iPad, in front of the virtual receptionist, is kept updated with news and announcements.
The two institutions spent about $78,000 for the first phase of the site, which was developed by San Antonio companies Blondecreative and Geomedia.
Future phases might have "floors" populated by specific employers, economic development agencies and chambers of commerce. There are also plans for periodic online job fairs.
All of the region's school districts are being apprised of the site, as well as public libraries, including Bexar County's new BiblioTech, an online library.
While the idea is to make searching for jobs accessible to anyone with a computer, iPhone or iPad, it may require installation of the Unity Web Player to view 3-D content and disabling of pop-up blockers.
That means it might not be available for lunchtime browsing on a work computer.


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Chapter 5501-1 Rule-making Procedure
(A) The director of the department of transportation shall give notice of the intention of the department to conduct a public hearing on a proposal to adopt, amend, or rescind a rule, when required by section 119.03 of the Revised Code. The public notice shall be published in the register of Ohio at least thirty days prior to the date set for the hearing. The public notice shall include all the following:
(1) A statement of the department's intention to consider adopting, amending, or rescinding a rule.
(2) A general statement of the subject matter to which the proposed rule, amendment, or recission relates.
(3) A statement of the reason or purpose for adopting, amending, or rescinding the rule.
(4) The date, time, and place of the public hearing on the proposed action, which shall not be earlier than the thirty-first or later than the fortieth day after the proposed rule, amendment or rescission is filed.
(B) The director of transportation, in addition to the notice given in the register of Ohio, may give whatever other notice that is reasonably necessary to ensure all persons who are subject to or affected by the proposed rule, amendment, or rescission are notified of the public hearing.
(C) The department shall provide a copy of the public notice to any person who requests it and charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed the cost of copying and mailing.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
07/27/2016 and
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5501.02
Rule Amplifies: 119.03 , 5501.02
Prior Effective Dates: 7/26/02


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Mayor's Office of Community Services[Record group 60-12-3]
Agency home page.
Agency Function
- The Mayor's Office of Community Services (MOCS) provides a variety of program services to income-eligible clients. MOCS works toward eliminating poverty by offering job training and education programs, applying for utility or property grants and rebates, servicing as a commodity distribution network, providing translation services, and helps the disadvantaged find affordable housing, child care, legal services, medical attention, home repair services, drug and alcohol counseling. MOCS also operates a summer youth employment program. Various programs are funded which attract all ages such as the Foster Grandparents Program, Adolescent Initiatives and the Healthy Start Neighborhood Lending Closet for new mothers.
- Agency History
- The Mayor's Office of Community Services (MOCS) was created in late 1984 / early 1985 to replace the Philadelphia Allied Action Commission (PAAC). It continued many of the same programs initially started by PAAC. It operates 12 area neighborhood offices, and three advisory committees assist it with its mission: the Mayor's Office of Community Services Advisory Committee, the Foster Grandparents Advisory Council, and the West Oak Lane Senior Center Advisory Council. The first-mentioned is the successor to PAAC.
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Spider-Man: Total Mayhem Review
- Publisher: Gameloft
- Genre: Entertainment
- Released: 1 Sep, 2010
- Size: 391.4 MB
- Price: $6.99
- Smooth combat and combo fighting system.
- Eye-catching visuals and animations.
- Clever level designs and boss fights.
- Labored one-liners.
- No long-term variation in combat.
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is an easy to pick up and hard to put down action-brawler that not only does justice to the comic book hero, but to the game genre itself.
- Full Review
- App Store Info
Coming up to breathe after playing a long session of 'Spider-Man: Total Mayhem' by Gameloft was an eye opening experience - where did the day go? With so many action-brawlers trying to make their mark on the App Store it's great to see someone finally nailing it home and with a great franchise name behind it too no less.
The controls are nothing new for the genre, however Total Mayhem manages to make switching between ranged, melee and jumping attacks feel completely smooth to execute. This, in part, is thanks to a huge variety of combos being available for players to execute and an auto-targeting system that keeps you from making too many swings at empty air. Spider-sense also takes the catch-all role of providing a dodge and counter system, while in cut-scenes you'll perform quick-time events to avoid taking additional damage.
To keep the action at top-speed the game does use rendered down environment and character models, however to offset this the game is covered by sharp, bright textures that feel like they've been torn straight out of a comic book. The appearance and battles with seven of Spider-Man's villainous foes also makes this a great experience for fans of the series, with each one being given unique environments and situations to suit them.
Total Mayhem isn't without some small gripes, but these niggling issues are almost completely outweighed by the magnificently action packed gameplay that makes this a must try title for all action fans with an iDevice.
Description*** "Spider-Man is both one of the best action games on the App Store right now as well as the best superhero game you can get for the iPhone. (…) There is no reason not to swing over to the App Store now and download this phenomenal game." – IGN 9/10 EDITORS' CHOICE
*** "Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is fantastic fun, offering the speed and variety of a top notch action game with the vibrant colour and characters of a great comic book" – PocketGamer 9/10 GOLD AWARD
*** "This is a deep game with an incredibly fluid and fun fighting mechanic, that offers something new and different around every corner. It has plenty for everyone, whether you're a fan of the web-slinger, or beat 'em ups, or gaming in general." - SlideToPlay 4/4 MUST HAVE
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man battles to save his beloved city! Spider-Man will need to use all of his great powers to save New York from the worst breakout of Super Villains the city has ever seen. Fight against time to stop the madness and mayhem created by the Super Villains who want to take over the city and disperse a poisonous virus! Spider-Man: Total Mayhem captures all the action, humor and fun of the Ultimate series in state-of-the-art gameplay and animations. Are you up for the challenge?
#1 GAME ON THE APP STORE in the USA, Italy, Hong Kong, Argentina, Mexico
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- Enjoy ultra-dynamic gameplay with more than 20 fighting combos that take advantage of Spider-Man's extraordinary agility and super powers.
- Master the mayhem by using Spidey's agility to master tricky platforming and quick time events.
- Find yourself in a pinch? Activate Spidey's special attack, the Ultimate Web Combo to blast danger away!
- Use your Spider-Sense to avoid danger and get in the best position to counter-attack!
- Play in a storyline inspired by the Ultimate Spider-Man comics: Roxxon scientists planted inside the Triskelion facility covertly attempt to combine Venom with OZ Serum to improve it. The resultant blast destroys a portion of the Triskelion, allowing some of Spider-Man's greatest foes to escape. Released in the explosion, the Oz-Venom synthesis has also begun to infect citizens throughout the city!
- Face off against six of Spider-Man's toughest enemies gathered in one game for unprecedented mayhem: Sandman, Rhino, Electro, Venom, Dr. Octopus, and Green Goblin!
- A sleek graphic style with bold colors and impressive animations – including slow motion – brings the Ultimate Spider-Man universe to life, right in your hands!
- In the heat of all the action, capture your greatest combat moves for your friends with our Photography mini-game. And Search for collectibles to unlock comic art from the Ultimate Universe.
- Visit 12 levels in unique New York City locations as depicted in the comic book series. Battle from the rooftops to the subway and back again!
- Explore the city like Spider-Man! Cling to the walls and climb them and then jump, web sling or slide from rooftop to rooftop in memorable aerial sequences.
- Unlock the Black Suit, and revisit all levels using your new capacities powered by the mysterious Symbiote substance.
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