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This subsection of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013: State Government Privatization explores the latest on state attempts to privatize their retail and/or wholesale liquor monopolies, with updates from Washington State, Pennsylvania and more.
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Friday will mark a historic first: Washington State will become the first of 18 liquor "control" states to fully privatize its state-run monopoly on the wholesale and retail trade in distilled spirits.
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Washington State to become first state to fully privatize state's wholesale, retail liquor monopolyMay 31, 2012
In November 2011, Washington State voters approved the privatization of the state's monopoly on the distribution and sale of distilled spirits, becoming the first state in the nation to fully shift wholesale and retail from public to private sector operation and potentially injecting some momentum into privatization efforts in Virginia, Pennsylvania and other states currently exploring similar proposals.
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Reviewing the landscape for divesting state alcohol monopoliesFebruary 3, 2012
Despite the end of Prohibition many decades ago, taxpayers and consumers in over a dozen states today still rely on outdated state bureaucracies that retain monopoly control over the sale and/or distribution of distilled spirits (liquor). Not only is it difficult to justify government-run liquor enterprises as a core function of government—they clearly aren't, since most states don't have them—but worse, these systems tend to act like the monopolies they are by limiting product choice and making liquor more expensive and less convenient for consumers. However, recent moves by Washington State and Ohio to privatize their liquor monopolies may be upsetting the apple cart and setting the stage for additional states to follow suit.
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"This award is in recognition of the mayor's visionary and planet-changing leadership that has created the amazing legacy of a green city," the council said.
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Dozens of people paid tribute to servicemen and women at remembrance services across Barnet yesterday.
The Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Brian Schama attended a service at Hendon War Memorial reflecting on past and present conflicts before observing two minutes silence at 11am.
The Mayor placed a wreath at the foot of the memorial ahead of a parade back to Hendon Town Hall.
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The 23-year-old, who was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Philadelphia Flyers in June, had thought it would be Oct. 13, when the regular season was supposed to begin. But the NHL lockout cancelled that and is threatening what should have been a fresh start for the young forward.
I think the opening night was against the [Montreal] Canadiens on Hockey Night In Canada, said van Riemsdyk, who was in town Tuesday to serve as the drawmaster for this Saturdays Breeders Crown at Woodbine Racetrack. So I was pretty fired up about that. I know I had buddies who were ready to book plane tickets and hotels and come up and stuff.


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Rumor has been flying that beginning Jan. 1, 2013, a new 3.8 percent sales tax will be imposed on real estate sales transactions.
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Per National Association of Realtor's president, LeFrancis Arnold; "the new law imposes a 3.8 percent tax for households in the top tax brackets on "unearned income." This includes capital gains. However, this will not impact the exclusion on capital gains earned from the sale of a primary residence up to $250,000 for individuals and up to $500,000 for married couples. The 3.8 percent tax only applies to capital gains ABOVE the normal ($250,000 or $500,000 respective) exclusion. A typical home sale will not incur any tax, and for the vast majority, the 3.8 percent tax won't apply."
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When U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, said Wednesday he had been named chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, he cited the Pennsylvania Turnpike as one of the three most significant projects for transportation nationwide in the past 150 years.
The turnpike, the nation's first superhighway, was ranked by Shuster with the same importance as the Transcontinental Railroad and the Panama Canal.
Since its inception, the turnpike has played a significant role in the Cambria-Somerset area.
Somerset is one of the original counties to host what started out as a four-lane limited access highway covering 160 miles from Carlisle to Irwin.
The goal of the turnpike, designed in the 1930s, was to cross the numerous Allegheny Mountain ridges east of Somerset County toward Carlisle.
The end result revolutionized automobile and truck traffic, allowing motorists to travel on a highway with no cross streets, railroad crossings or traffic lights.
James Orr of Grove City, a history buff who follows the turnpike, said the state capitalized on tunnels bored through the Allegheny Mountains in the late 1880s to be part of the South Pennsylvania Railroad.
The brainchild of magnate William Henry Vanderbilt, the railroad was proposed to compete with the Pennsylvania Railroad. But it never fully materialized, and the right of way was unused for 50 years.
The rapid acceptance of the original 160-mile stretch of the superhighway prompted a second phase, from Carlisle to Valley Forge in 1950 and a third in 1951 from Irwin to the Pennsylvania-Ohio border.
In 1954, the Delaware River Extension was built from Valley Forge to the Delaware River and in 1955, the Northeast Extension was completed to just beyond Allentown.
In 1957, the final link completing the toll road was opened, extending the turnpike past Scranton to Clark's Summit in Lackawanna County.
When possible, the route was laid out on southern exposures to allow the sun to melt ice and snow from the surface.
The initial part stretching through this area was designed and built in record time, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's website.
Design was completed in October 1938 and the highway opened Oct. 1, 1940, about 72 years and two months ago.
The turnpike today spans 514 miles, and the highway carries 156.2 million vehicles annually.
The price to drive a car on the pike is 9.4 cents per mile for cash customers. A 10 percent rate hike is planned on the first of the year.
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Jan 26 (AlertNet) – Where most expat aid workers fear to tread in Mogadishu, recently arrived Turkish aid workers have been driving in the streets, swimming in the sea and praying in local mosques.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visited Somalia in August, the first head of a non-African state to do so for nearly 20 years. The Turks have since opened an embassy, started work on the international airport, offered Somalis university places in Turkey and made plans to build a new hospital.
"Turkey is an animating force in Somalia … The people honestly love them," said Mustakim Waid, who worked in Mogadishu for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) — the second-largest intergovernmental organisation after the United Nations.
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After studying at the Angoulême comics art school, Nicolas De Crécy made his debut in 1987 with 'Bug Jargal', an adaptation of a work by Victor Hugo, adapted by his friend Sylvain Chomet. Then he worked for two years with the French Walt Disney Studios. Meanwhile, he found the time to make the highly acclaimed album 'Foligatto', scripted by fellow Angoulême school artist Alexios Tjoyas. This utterly surreal story about a castrato opera singer in a seemingly eighteenth-century Italian city, immediately made De Crécy one of the most important young comics authors. His baroque, Klimt-like drawings and unusual use of color gave 'Foligatto' its uniquely haunting atmosphere.
He teamed up with Chomet again and created 'Léon la Came' in 1995, a masterful satire of the post-industrial society and neo-liberal madness. The first of the trilogy, 'Léon-la-Came' was followed by 'Laid, Pauvre et Malade' and 'Priez Pour Nous', which also feature not only De Crécy's hallmark hallucinatory monochrome images, but story lines of increasing absurdity as well. De Crécy also drew the playful black and white 'Monsieur Fruit' series, as well as the baroque full-color fantasy 'Bibendum Céleste'.
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Funeral for John A. Williams, 85, of Enid, will be 2 p.m. Monday, August 26, 2013, at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Don Williams and Dr. Greg Hook will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with family will be 4:30-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
John was born June 17, 1928, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and died on August 23, 2013, in Enid.
He grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from Guthrie High School. John enlisted into the United States Air Force in 1949 and served in two tours of the Korean War and three tours in the Vietnam War.
On March 14, 1952, he married Marumi Higashida in Fukuoka, Japan. They lived in Washington D.C., Alaska, North Carolina and Texas during his service time. John was awarded the Bronze Star medal in October 1967. Following his retirement from the Air Force, they made their home in Denver.
He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1973. John was the fleet manager for United States Postal Service in Denver. In 1986, he was appointed to the USPS vehicle service advisory council as a representative for the Central Region of the U.S. They moved to Enid in 2002.
John was a 32nd Mason and received his 50-year pin. He was a member of Masonic Lodge and Shriners.
He is survived by his wife, Marumi, of the home; one brother and his wife, Duane and Barbara Williams, Phoenix, AZ; three sisters, Anita Allison and Mary Cue, both of Enid, and Gail Temple of Palm Springs, CA; a sister-in-law, JoBeth Williams of Oklahoma City; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to OMRF-Heart division. Condolences at www .andersonburris.com.
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Witnesses Testify Against Ex-Blackwater Colleagues in Case of 2007 Iraq Killings
In a federal courtroom in Washington, former Blackwater employees confronted their onetime colleagues standing trial for a shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead.
July 16, 2014, Wednesday
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Before Shooting in Iraq, a Warning on Blackwater
Not long after the security firm's top manager in Iraq told a State Department investigator "that he could kill" him, an inquiry was abandoned. Weeks later, the firm's guards killed 17 civilians in Iraq.
June 30, 2014, Monday
In a U.S. Court, Iraqis Accuse Blackwater of Killings in 2007
More than four dozen Iraqi citizens are scheduled to travel to Washington to testify against the Americans who they say fired wildly on unarmed citizens, leaving 17 Iraqis dead.
June 26, 2014, Thursday
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The case against five security guards in the 2007 killings of 17 people in Baghdad once seemed clear-cut. But it has been undermined by the prosecution's own mistakes.
May 12, 2014, Monday
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November 21, 2013, Thursday
Afghan Companies With Insurgent Ties Still Receive U.S. Contracts
Despite the advent of blacklists and other rules during the Afghanistan war, American investigators have uncovered a case casting doubt on the military's ability to weed out suspicious contractors.
November 13, 2013, Wednesday
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With the aid of a group organized by an opposition figure, a young pro-Assad militia member renounces violence.
April 25, 2013, Thursday
Mystery Shrouds Rise and Aims of Rebel at Helm of Central African Republic
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April 14, 2013, Sunday
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The Healthy Start program is an initiative mandated to reduce the rate of infant mortality and improve perinatal outcomes through grants to project areas with high annual rates of infant mortality. The program began in 1991 with grants to 15 communities with infant mortality rates 1.5 to 2.5 times the national average. In 2010, 104 Healthy Start projects were providing services in 38 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Healthy Start projects address the significant disparities in the health of mothers and babies experienced by racial and ethnic minorities in communities that face many challenges, including inadequate access to care and limited funding. The infant mortality rate in African American women, for example, was twice the national average in 2005. All Healthy Start projects provide the following core services: direct outreach and client recruitment, health education, case management, depression screening and referral, and interconceptional care services to for all participants.
Healthy Start is successful in reducing infant mortality in the Nation's highest risk populations for adverse outcomes. In contrast to the overall national infant mortality of 6.7 in 2006, the infant mortality rate for Healthy Start participants was 5.7. In 2007, the national infant mortality rate rose slightly to 6.8 according to preliminary statistics, while the infant mortality rate for Healthy Start participants dropped to 5.1.
Today, through a lifespan approach, Healthy Start aims to reduce disparities in access and utilization of health services, improve the quality of the local health care system, empower women and their families, and increase consumer and community voices and participation in health care decisions.
Healthy Start grantees have great flexibility implementing their programs, but share characteristics that are proven to increase success. Healthy Start programs are
Characteristics of Program Participants: data on race and ethnicity, income, entry into prenatal care of pregnant women; live births; and other health measures of participating women, infants, children and men.
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Turnpike surface was made more hazardous
In response to a study proposed on the recent increase of wrecks on the West Virginia Turnpike: Mr. Greg Barr would like to attribute the increase in accidents simply to truck speed. I will tell you the problem without a costly study.
You have to be a good follower to be a good leader. Although not nearly experienced as Mr. Barr, I worked for 25 years building roads and airports including years working building Interstates 65, 75, 77, 64, 79, 60, 70, 40, 80, 90 and others, also multiple other highways.
I worked building airports in Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Toledo, Indianapolis, Dayton and others. I labored. I hauled and operated the road-building trucks, heavy equipment and worked in all phases of road building.
I have tractor-trailer driving experience in excess of about 5 million accident-free miles and 33 years' professional driving experience.
I have been turned down many times for employment by the Parkways Authority, possibly because my of lack of experience or high cost of my experience. I'm still concerned with helping the traveling public, thus my free opinion.
I like the smoothness of asphalt, but it comes with a hidden price. Previously, the Turnpike surface was concrete, which is basically sand, gravel, cement and fly ash — very good ingredients for traction. The most costly expense of concrete roads being local labor.
Recently, the Turnpike has been resurfaced with bituminus/asphalt/blacktop pavement. Asphalt is basically sand, gravel and bitumen oil (petroleum oil). The most costly ingredient of asphalt is the oil barrel.
When you get oil on your shoes it makes walking slick. Even after you walk through oil, your shoes can still be slick for some time. The recent increase of accidents on the Turnpike might be because trucks traveling for years on a surface with good traction are surprised that the surface is now slick.
For years, I have personally driven the Turnpike twice every day in a semi and greatly reduce my speed because of the new danger. The Turnpike administration's choice of spending their money on oil barrels instead of local labor has created a new hazard that will not be admitted to; it's easier to blame truckers.
Investors and politicians are very happy with the choice because they have vested interest in the oil barrel and none in local labor. The bottom line is, (my opinion) the Turnpike has been made more hazardous in the name of cost effectiveness, convenience, profit and politics at the expense of the traveling public.
A simple solution would be to add traction at a few obvious dangerous portions. But the added expense would not set well with shareholders interested in profit. A costly study would have to be made to determine accident prone areas, or I can save you trouble and money. Look at the barrier wall and guardrail where it has been repaired many, many times. Signs to slow down are not effective because drivers traveling the Turnpike hundreds of times have confidence, not realizing circumstances change. Circumstances make cases. Oil is Slick. Hummmm.
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This Lilbrun-area nonprofit continues to assist children who have very critical needs, despite challenging times.
This nonprofit seeks to assist children who are deemed medically fragile, and their families with educational workshops, financial help (through gift cards for food and other items), and other supportive services.
Children diagnosed as medically fragile by doctors may have a chronic health conditions such as diabetes, traumatic brain injury, or cerebral palsy; be a transplant recipient and require special support; and have limited mobility due to paralysis or chronic disease.
Laura Moore, along with assistance from her husband, Mike, founded Dream House for Medically Fragile Children, Inc, in 2001. Since then the nonprofit has helped more than 1,000 children in 51 Georgia counties.
Last year, a lack of money forced the nonprofit to suspend critical services while it reorgnized to prevent the complete closure. Read that story on Snellville Patch.
This year, the program has continue to try raising money through annual events, such as the Ninth Annual Dream House Golf Classic hosted by Michael Palmer, a tight end with the Atlanta Falcons in May.
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I love Chocolate Gelato ( Italian frozen confection) and brownies, so this is two treats in one for me.
What can be better than a brownie, with dark chocolate chip creamy gelato, whipped cream and chocolate sauce? Saving the best part of this browni...... It has a shot of Frangelico on top, saturating the brownie.... ooooo it's so good!
I love homemade gelato. This done in a ice cream maker, comes out so smooth and very creamy.
You can use these tins, the bottom comes right out for easy removal of the cake, or make a large pan and cut into square.
Dark Chocolate Brownies
2 squares( 1-oz each) unsweetened chocolate melted in microwave or over hot water
1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup all purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla
Mix all ingredients together until well blended, around 50 strokes by hand. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes in 8x8 greased pan, or make mini muffin cups, fluted removeable bottom pans shown above for individual desserts or brownie pan. Recipe can easily be doubled. When cool, you can also frost these if not making the whole dessert.
Double Chocolate Chip Gelato (Makes about 3 cups)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
pinch of salt
2 cups whole milk, divided
5 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup shaved, slivered or chunk good grade chocolate (godiva, lindt) semi sweet or bitter sweet dark chocolate.
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually add 1/4 cup milk, whisking to dissolve cornstarch. Whisk in remaining milk. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Allow to boil for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and allow to sit for 1 minute. Sit until chocolate is melted and smooth. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl. Mix in the cream and vanilla, fold in chocolate shaving. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Transfer to an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
1 shot of Frangelico
whipped cream in a can
1 scoop of double chocolate chip gelato
brownie squares
chocolate fudge sauce (sub Frangelico for Kahlua in this recipe)
Place brownie on a pretty plate, sprinkle with a shot of Frangelico, top with a scoop of chocolate gelato, garnish with whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce.


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Play both sides as Ultimate Spider-Man allows players to take on the role of super hero Spider-Man AND super villain Venom in an original storyline that picks up right where the comic book left off! The most authentic Spider-Man experience to date, Ultimate Spider-Man is penned and illustrated by famed comic book creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. Dive into an immersive adventure as you experience a living comic-book illustrated with 3D Comic Inking Technology that literally brings the comic to life in every action-packed frame.
Ultimate Spiderman is an Action/Adventure video game for PlayStation 2 developed by Treyarch and published by Activision on September 26, 2005. It's rated Teen by the ESRB and 59 of our users have voted it 4.3 out of 5 stars.
Our newest cheats for Ultimate Spiderman were added January 20, 2012. We also have the game available on Xbox, PC, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, in addition to PS2.
Go to the controller setup screen and press up, left, up, right, down, left.
Go to the controller setup screen and press right, down, left, up, left, down, up.
At the controller setup screen, press Right, Down, Right, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right.
At the controller setup press Up, Down, R1, L2, Circle, Triangle, Square, Left, Right.
At the controller setup screen, press Left(2), Right, Left, Up, Left(2), Down.
At the controller setup screen, press Up, Right, Down, Left, Down, Up, Right, Left.
At the controller setup screen, press Down(3), Up, Down, Up, Left(2).
Only available once you finish the game. Wrestling Costume - Finish 30 City Events, Find 30 Tokens. Peter Parker Costume - Finish 50 City Events, Find 50 Tokens, Complete the 5th Johnny Storm Race. Peter Parker �Hoodie� Costume - Finish 75 City Events, Find 75 Tokens, Complete 8 Combat Tours. Arachnoman Costume - Finish 90 City Events, Find 90 Tokens, Complete 20 Combat Tours. Black Suit Costume - Finish 100 City Events, Find 190 Tokens, Complete 36 Combat Tours, All Races Medaled.
When you are in a city event where you need to rescue someone from falling, jump in the air near the falling site. When you get to the falling person press O. If you time good, you will land on the ground with the person in tow. Press O to put him down and you will have completed the event.
The Mui Ha Bang gang just takes patients and agility. You will have to work faster. Tips for just fighting the regular thug: You may have to stay on ground and switch combos beating on all of them; but notice how the regular thugs guard themselves like bosses, and that's where you will just have to keep moving to the next thug around you. Aerial attacks are good temporarily, because they do hurl the spinning axes and clubs which will take you out the sky. So just finish thugs off by ground breaking combos. Also when fighting a group of enemies, when one is knocked down ready to be webbed, it is difficult to stand in the middle to web them so web them up in mid air while jumping. Next, when fighting Lutinents: The big ones shirtless might block most of the time, but that's the easiest group to defeat. They only pack a sub- machine gun and a one hand melee spiky club. Notice they will always charge at you in a single file, almost, right at you. This will block the incoming fire from the gunman in the back. The brawlers charge up first and the shooters are behind. You must punch and kick the one by one, bounce off of walls, and land some ultimate hits. Like I said patience. You must not slow down, keep moving, and when they're finished, focus on the shooters. YOU WILL GET HIT when fighting this Asian gang, it just depends on how much you get hit. Also for the Lutinents, aerial combat is key, mainly you can start on the shooters in the back, take them out and finish the easy armless lutinents. Last, the Bosses: The female triad leader is a sticky situation, but JUST PATIENCE. All you do is work her like everyone else, but stay on her and jump a couple of feet away when she's about to attack, but don't go to far, she shoots fire spheres. AND USE THE GRAB BUTTON. Also use the web trap and web combination while hand to hand fighting. AERIAL COMBAT IS KEY! Get rid of the normal thugs and then use AERIAL COMBAT for the mixture of Lutinents and Bosses, just constantly be on the move, avoiding fire.
After you follow Electro with Venom you have to defeat him with Venom and protect Spider-Man at the same time! First he is yellow, hit him with venom's tentacles (triangle)about 5 or 6 times while trying to dodge his attacks. Then he goes up to a blue sign and turns blue. While feeding on people you have to destroy the signs With your super jump (L2)and tentacles (triangle). Use super jump (L2)to jump towards the signs and use your tentacles (triangle)to destroy them. If you don't he can gain full health off the signs. After you have destroyed all of the signs throw cars at him or destroy fire hydrants and lure him into them. They will only be on for 10 seconds. Then when he is in his underwear use your tentacles (triangle)to attack him. Do this 6 or 7 times and you have defeated Electro.
After you follow Shocker with venom you have to kill him and protect Spider Man at the same time. First he is yellow, hit him with your tentacles (triangle)7 or 8 times. Then he will go up to a blue sign and he will turn blue. Use super jump (L2)and use your tentacles (triangle)to hit the signs, if you don't hit the signs he can recharge on health. After you destroy all of the signs he can't recharge on health. Then just throw cars at him after all of the signs are destroyed. He will go to his underwear then hit him with your tentacles (triangle). Do this 8 or 9 times and you will have defeated Shocker.
If you don't know who's mission marker it is, go to it and stand 5 or 6 feet away in the game and look at it. If it's Red it's Spider-Man's mission. If it's Purple it's Venom mission. In the beginning there is a yellow mission marker that is a race against Johnny Storm of the Fantastic 4. You race Johnny Storm with Spider-Man. Then there is another yellow mission marker later on. It is a Combat Tour.
When you beat the game, and Switch Hero is available, you can destroy stuff as Venom, but at the cost of being chased by NYPD. To prevent that,destroy a random car using tentacles ONLY! Then, when the car is on fire, pause for 5 seconds. If done right, the car will explode, and no police will appear. You can then destroy as many cars as you want.
In the beginning, when you get your web shooters, you can swing around before you battle shocker.
When You kept up with Shocker, you have to beat him plus keep Spider-Man alive. What you must do to beat him in 5 minutes is destroy all of the electric signs for which Shocker recharges on while distracting him from killing Spidey by throwing cars. Once all signs are destroyed, then you can kill Shocker. Throw cars and beat him up and you can also go near fire hydrants when water is coming up. Follow this, and you can defeat Shocker easily!
When you beat the game, chose switch hero and play as Venom. Now destroy something and a point setting will pop up. Now pause the game and click Unlockables and then click yes. Go back to the game play and police and army won't come after you.
Start the game and try to web swing (when you don't have your web) and Parker will say he's got no web, do it again, and again, then he'll get mad about how he has no web.
Collect all tokens finish all races finish all combat tours collect all other costumes and complete game up to 100%. Or, complete 100 City Events, get all Tokens, and finish all Combat Tours and races
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Wave Stand is constructed from high quality aluminum. It is a foldable universal tablet stand that is designed with a dial wheel function for quick adjustment. The central arm is easily adjusted to meet a user's needs. Through this, PC users will be able to find a viewing angle that is similar to their home screen. This allows a user to have the ability to achieve a natural view in landscape or portrait orientations.
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Pros: Does exactly what it is supposed to do, no questions asked
Cons: Honestly none lol
Other Thoughts: Works great for my Note 10.1 either way I have the screen rotated.
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Pros: It's Lightweight being made out of strong and sturdy aluminum and because of the clever fold up design it's also extremely portable. It can be folded up flat and easily stored in a case or bag along with the tablet.
Cons: Only one "Con" I can think of is price, but then again as the old saying goes..."You get what you pay for", so I believe that would apply here.
Other Thoughts: An ipad or tablet becomes more useful when you're able to position it for easy viewing such as is possible with a stand like this.
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Pros: This thing rocks, sit an IPAD on it and stays on it, Watch a movie laying down put on your stomach and now don't have to hang onto it. I set it on bed/pillow and lay down... The best part you don't have to hold your ipad
Cons: I didn't see it sooner to buy
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Pros: The stand is sturdy, well-built, and exudes quality. The aluminum boasts a nice matte finish. The hinge has just the right amount of stiffness so as to provide the proper peace of mind when propping up your expensive tablet. (Definitely NOT floppy.) The rubber grips on the bottom keep the tablet from sliding. I use mine with my Google Nexus 7, and my wife uses hers with her iPad2. She keeps her iPad2 in a plastic case, and it still works perfectly with this stand. The back arm tilt allows for a nice range of comfortable viewing angles. Also, the stand works equally well in either portrait or landscape layout with both our tablets. The stand also stores easily--I carry mine along with my tablet in a small messenger/laptop bag. The instructions warn not to bend the arm too far beyond a 90 degree angle, but that is fine with us because we haven't found a need to rotate it much past 90 anyways. I would highly recommend this product to anyone.
Cons: Price is somewhat higher, but I doubt you'll find one you like better.
Other Thoughts: You may get lucky and find it on sale. One just ended in the middle of August '12.
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NORMAN — Nothing says immigration reform like resounding political clout wielded by Hispanic voters.
After decades of avoiding serious immigration reform, a bipartisan group of senators on Monday released a set of principles for a sweeping overhaul of the immigration system, including a pathway to U.S. citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants and progress in securing the borders and ensuring that foreigners leave the country when their visas expire.
Wisely, the Senate agreement tackles the issue with a comprehensive approach.
For Democrats — and most Hispanics — the agreement seeks legislation that will give those here illegally a way to become U.S. citizens. For the GOP, the agreement only allows for that if there is demonstrated progress on better securing the borders and making sure visitors leave when their visas expire.
A serious immigration bill should not have taken this long to craft, but for political reasons it was delayed — and for political reasons it's now being done. President Obama and Democrats have always had the benefit of being on the "right side" of immigration reform when it came to the Hispanic vote.
But despite his public support for reform, Obama never really made a concerted push. He seemed content to simply voice support, get the Hispanic vote and watch his opponents twist in the wind for opposing most reform.
And the GOP obliged. Arizona's anti-Hispanic antics, some prominent GOP leaders calling to take away birthright citizenship and a southern conservative sheriff who is waging war against illegal immigrants have all helped cement the image of an uncaring Republican party.
Fortunately, there have always been respected GOP leaders trying to lead the party toward reasonable immigration policy, including Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.
McCain's view finally gained dominance thanks to the results of the last elections in which Hispanics rejected the GOP. At the same time, public opinion has firmly shifted toward immigration reform that includes a path for citizenship along with stronger border security.
— The Free Press, Mankato, Minn.
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The Super Bowl between Baltimore and San Francisco will kick off on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m. on CBS.
As the Super Bowl approaches Sunday (February 3), restaurant operators in Gwinnett have a real flap on their hands. Their meal ticket, chicken wings, is in something of short supply.
"Yes, it's true," said Ray Stanjevich, owner/operator of Friends Sports Grill in Dacula. "There is always a chicken wing shortage at this time of year."
"Actually, wing prices for the last 12 months have been fairly high, especially in comparison to other years in the recent past," Stanjevich added. "Normally, wing prices start to increase at the beginning of the football season and they peak at Super Bowl. After that, they gradually come down and stabilize for the rest of the year."
National media reports also have detailed the situation. Americans will eat 1.23 billion chicken wing "portions" during Super Bowl weekend, according to a published report.
-- What are your plans for Super Bowl Sunday? Are you hosting/attending a viewing party, or going out? Let us know your plans in the comments below.
"To put that in perspective," the report said, "If 1.23 billion wing segments were laid end to end, they would stretch from Candlestick Park in San Francisco to M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore ... 27 times."
Other restaurateurs in Gwinnett do not expect a supply shortage, but acknowledge that their supply costs can change.
Steve Jacoby, GM of the Tilted Kilt in Suwanee, said, "we have not been told any concerns over ... a wing shortage for next week. Even if we were to run into a shortage, and prices were to shoot up, as they are a commodity with constantly fluctuating prices, we would not raise our costs to our guests."
"We have plenty of wings," said Justin Fanning, assistant general manager of the Arena Tavern in Duluth, near I-85. This eatery in particular plans several Super Bowl-related specials in the coming weekend, such as a Wing Bowl on Saturday (February 2) and an "all you can eat" buffet on game day.
Bart Dyer, GM of Buffalo's Cafe (formerly Diggers) in Suwanee, also is gearing up. Since the restaurant recently opened under the current banner, Dyer does not have any historical data for comparison. However, he's estimating that Buffalo's will order about 15 40-pound cases (that's 600 pounds) of chicken wings for Super Bowl Sunday.
Jacoby also noted that the Super Bowl has become much more of an "at-home event" for Americans than a go-out event. "Most sports bars will experience a significant uptick in To-Go sales," he explained. Also, he expects that Tilted Kilt, which opened in Suwanee in March 2012, will experience a normal wing-usage week of about 300 pounds.
Stanjevich, who soon plans to open a Friends location in Suwanee, noted how restaurants are struggling with their supply costs for wings.
"Two and a half years ago we were paying $40 for a case of wings and now we are paying $95," he said. "For places like mine, that sell a lot of wings, it has been really tough. Can you imagine how tough it is for a Buffalo's or a Taco Mac or a Wild Wing? A huge percentage of their sales are chicken wings.
"Also, if you look, all of these chains have added items to their menu to persuade customers to NOT order chicken wings. I know Taco Mac is now offering these huge drum sticks ... Buffalo's and Wild Wing are doing chicken strips and pushing boneless wings."
-- Dacula Patch and Duluth Patch contributed to this report.


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George Houser
Posted by Bruce Robinson in rights , protest , poverty , politics , peace , nonprofit orgs , justice , international , history , government , author , Africa , activism
Fifty years of support and participation in the drive toward democracy in South Africa has earned some recent recognition for a new Santa Rosa resident, both here and there.
The South African award bestowed upon George Houser is named for Oliver Tambo (left) , the African National Congress' president-in-exile during the years that Nelson Mandella was imprisoned. Tambo died in 1994. Non-violence was a consistent theme throughout his lifetime of political involvement, George Houser recalls, starting with his early participation in the American Civil Rights Movement.
The Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County will hold their annual Community Celebration and Awards Ceremony--at which George Houser will be honored-- Saturday evening, Nov. 13 at the Sebastopol Veterans Building from 5-8:30 pm. A silent auction and no-host bar with hors d'oeuvers will precede the presentation of the awards, which begins at 7:30. Tickets are $40 at the door. Information at (707) 575-8902.
Bayard Rustin and George Houser (right) in a sit-in protest against segregated restaurants in Toledo, Ohio in 1947.
As Houser explains, South Africa was the only region on the continent that was claimed and colonized by the Dutch, who introduced the concept of apartheid, a state-controlled form of enforced segregation.
Houser, an ordained Methodist minister, was interviewed about the role of the clergy in pressing social justice issues on the PBS/ Tavis Smiley blog.


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Wine Country Travel Tips
California Wine Country Travel Gives You Access to World-class Wines
Beyond the beaches, if there is one thing for which the state of California is known, it is its wine country. Producing some of the finest wines in the world, the Napa and Sonoma regions of California are often at the top of wine enthusiasts' lists when it comes to California wine country travel. If you are looking for a vacation idea that is unique and different and may also help you learn just a bit more about this interesting industry, then come on over to California. The vineyards are welcoming, the wines are exceptional and the wine country vacation rentals and wine country lodging are simply luxurious.
A Bouquet of Options with California Wine Country Travel
California wine country is well-accustomed to visitors who want to sample their award-winning wines and tour the vineyards. As a result, you will find a host of wine country lodging options to suit your needs. Whether you need space for just one or two people or you are traveling with a larger group, the wine country vacation rentals in the area will meet your needs. After settling into your vacation home, it will be time to do some exploring. The vineyards in wine country range from small family-owned affairs to much larger vineyards. All of them have one thing in common and it is the hospitality they display to visitors. Most are happy to provide tours, offer samples, give lectures about the characteristics of their wines, and offer shops where you can purchase their products to take home.
Wine Country Vacation Rentals Are Your Connection to Fine Wines
When planning California wine country travel, keep in mind that it is a good idea to check with the local vineyards before you leave your wine country lodging. While most vineyards are all too happy to welcome guests, some vineyards have specific times at which they give tours and are not open to the public during other hours.
Experience It All with Wine Country Lodging
While your main interest may lie in touring the wineries and vineyards during your California wine country travel, keep in mind that there are many other sights to explore in the area as well, including fine shopping and dining opportunities not far from wine country vacation rentals.


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Update Jan. 28, 2013
At approximately 4:56 p.m. Jan. 25, Plymouth Police officers responded to a welfare check on the 400 block of Zachary Lane. Officers were unable to make contact with the individual and entered the residence where they located a deceased male, according to the Plymouth Police.
The incident remains under investigation.
Original post Jan. 25, 2013
UPDATE: The standoff, according to police scanners, ended around 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25.
A report is pending
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Plymouth Police, Hennepin County Sheriff's Department officers and Maple Grove Police were on the scene of a tense standoff Friday night west of the intersection of Interstate 394 and Hopkins Crossroads.
The incident has shutdown roads near the interstate, but hasn't closed down 394 itself.
Police scanners indicated the standoff started around 6:30 p.m. and authorities moved quickly to shut down the neighborhoods surrounding the area, as New Hope Police, Minnetonka Police and Plymouth Reserve Officers have been brought in.
Police have also requested the Edina Bearcat from the Southwest Co-op of Departments, based in Edina. A Minnesota State Patrol Officer was also assisting.
Audio of the standoff can be found online, courtesy of Patch contributor Police Clips.
Patch will update this story as it develops.


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New Jersey Gov. Christie Praises Obama, Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
Presidential campaigning pivots to relief efforts while the East Coast recovers.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been front and center in coping with superstorm Sandy, which ripped into the New York-New Jersey area Monday night. On Tuesday, following the historic damage delivered to his beloved state, Christie took to the morning television shows, showering praise on the leadership role President Barack Obama and his Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate.
"The federal government's response has been great. I was on the phone at midnight again last night with the president, personally; he has expedited the designation of New Jersey as a major disaster area," Christie said on NBC's "TODAY Show."
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"Last night, I was on the phone with FEMA at 2 a.m. ... to answer the questions they needed answered to get that designation and the president has been outstanding in this. The folks at FEMA, Craig Fugate and his folks have been excellent."
The praise from Christie, a popular Republican governor who has throughout the presidential campaign served as an effective attack dog for Republican nominee Mitt Romney, marks a break from the increasingly caustic political atmosphere. Christie, known as a straight-talking, no nonsense pol, was critical of Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford for what he felt were actions and words that undermined Christie's evacuation orders.
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With just one week before Election Day, Hurricane Sandy marks the final major event in the long and winding campaign path. Analysts say Obama could benefit from the deadly weather event if Americans see him as a strong leader throughout the crisis. It's harder for GOP rival Romney to compete, as any moves he makes to show leadership on the Sandy front will likely be perceived as political maneuvering.
Both Obama and Romney were forced to shuffle their campaign schedules due to the storm. Obama remains in Washington, D.C., for now, while Romney is planning on appearing near Dayton, Ohio, for an event focused on storm relief efforts. Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will stop by a pair of campaign offices in Wisconsin to thank volunteers for their work collecting storm relief items.
[READ: Hurricane Sandy Disrupts Campaigning]
But not all campaigning has halted: Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled for two events in Colorado on Tuesday, one in Commerce City and the other in Denver.
Rebekah Metzler is a political writer for U.S. News & World Report. You can follow her on Twitter or reach her at email@example.com.


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Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers. Distributed by The Associated Press.
No-win proposition with marriage amendment
Social engineering can be a messy business, as Republicans in the Indiana Legislature are discovering.
On Monday, a hearing will be conducted on a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Or rather, it bans same-sex marriage.
Momentum against HJR3, the amendment banning gay marriage, has been building. The state's leading (and high-tech) industries, Cummins Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co., have come out against it, plus most of the state's universities and the mayors of major cities. That includes Republicans and Democrats.
The amendment has become almost an embarrassment for the state and the Republican Party, as well it should. It's also spurred much confusion. How else to explain why Republicans introduced a "companion" bill to the amendment, HB1153, that states the amendment is not intended to deny employer health benefits to same-sex couples or circumvent local ordinances that forbid discrimination.
Huh? Any fifth-grader knows that legislative bodies enact laws and the courts interpret them. HB1153 is an attempt to usurp the power of the courts by defining what the amendment really means.
The Republicans want it both ways in this marriage business. They want to dictate their own version of what they believe is morally right, but also appear to cater to business interests, individual freedom and be a party of less intrusive government. They fail on all accounts with the marriage amendment. Business must hire and retain the best and brightest workers, and some of them will be gay or lesbian. Good luck trying to get those workers to relocate or stay in a state that enshrines discrimination and hate in its constitution.
No doubt there are some within the Republican ranks who would like this marriage amendment to go away. It's divisive and it detracts from real issues the legislature needs to address, such as education, the economy, health and infrastructure. That sentiment is opposed by those who want Hoosier voters to decide the issue.
Should HJR3 pass the legislature again, it will go to the voters this November. But on the path to election day, Hoosiers can expect an unrelenting blitz of advertisements pro and con, and many of them catering to fear mongering and the spread of disinformation.
Republicans in the Statehouse need to face the fact this amendment will yield no winners, but it will extract a steep price.
— The Star Press, Muncie
Drug screening for welfare has failed test
House Speaker Brian Bosma is eager to require drug tests for welfare recipients. It's an idea that has been tested and failed.
But Bosma said Thursday he will "enthusiastically endorse" legislation being filed by state Rep. Jud McMillin, R-Brookville, that Bosma deemed "entitlement reform through drug testing."
McMillin has tried three times to require the 27,000 recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits to submit to drug testing as a condition of receiving public aid.
Last year, the nonprofit Legislative Services Agency said the program would cost more than $3 million per year, yet the state would recoup only $215,000 from positive tests.
If the state has an extra $3 million to burn, it could extend TANF benefits to more Hoosiers.
Recipients of this assistance are not just poor, they're very poor. A two-person family, such as a mother and child, would have to earn less than $5,661 a year and have less than $1,000 in assets to qualify for TANF funds.
Bosma wants to "ensure public money is being used for the purpose intended and not for other purposes." Fair enough. But no such restrictions apply to other recipients of public money, such as state government employees.
Why single out TANF recipients? Where's the evidence that beneficiaries are more likely than the general public to use illegal drugs?
Florida had a similar drug testing program that was stopped after four months, halted by a court order. During that time, fewer than 3 percent of the tests were positive.
Last month, a federal judge ruled Florida's law was unconstitutional. Why should Indiana try the same thing and expect different results?
— The Times, Munster
New criminal code needs fair chance
Certainly, the Indiana Legislature should be aware of the recently released report that warns that the state's new sentencing guidelines will increase rather than decrease the state's prison population.
At the same time, lawmakers should not take the conclusions of the report by an Atlanta consulting firm as absolute gospel and keep in mind the overall intent of the law is to make criminal sentencing more appropriate and fair, rather than sending a huge number of people down a road that too often leads to a life of crime.
State Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, who worked several years on helping to draft the state's new criminal code and sentencing guidelines, pointed out that the law doesn't actually go into effect until July. And lawmakers went into the process with the understanding it would need fine tuning, he says.
The redesigned code calls for charging and sentencing reductions for many non-violent crimes, a lot of them involving low-level drug activity, keeping violators out of the state prison system and thus permitting them the chance to eventually regain their place in the community. That's a chance that quite often is lost forever once a violator has spent hard time in prison, something the old charging and sentencing system commanded.
Such violators routinely would be sentenced not to the state prison system but to supervised community alternatives, with a goal to change the direction of a life, not simply to mete out punishment.
At the same time, the practice of awarding inmates in the state prison system "good time," a reduction in time served by half from the sentence handed down by the courts for inmates who remain on good behavior while incarcerated, would be toughened. Under the new law, sentences can be reduced by only 25 percent, and some sentences for serious, violent felonies will be increased.
The latest report, which was presented last month to legislators, predicts that despite reductions in charging and sentencing for non-violent offenders, the state's prison population will continue to rise, largely because of the tougher "good time" rules and longer sentences for violent offenders.
Pierce said he thinks the report takes a worst-case perspective. We hope he's right, not as much because we'd all be paying more one way or the other to create more state prison space, but because under the old law, society was too sharply divided into the criminal class and the rest of us. And that division is almost forced on us by the labels applied to those who've served time in prison and by the embittering and hardening experience of prison life itself.
We are not interested in coddling criminals. But we must recognize that few of us are born criminals — that it takes a lot of effort on society's part as well as on the individual's to turn somebody into a hard-case villain. Strict monitoring and intense follow-through for a lesser offense has the potential to redirect someone just starting down that path. That's what is supposed to happen within a local context, with a plan built around intensive substance abuse and alcohol programs and careful monitoring of progress.
Monroe County already has a program that intervenes in such cases — the Monroe County Drug Treatment Court that's been in place for more than a decade. The court process, which includes intense treatment and monitoring of participants, has cut in half the rate of recidivism for those who have gone through it versus similar defendants who have not.
Even if in the short term, prison populations were to increase because most recently convicted violent criminals get longer sentences and get less good time off with this new law, fewer might end up on that track in the long term.
All this is said with this caveat, and it's a big one: None of it will work unless those intense intervention programs at the local level get adequate funding from the state. That's the next and biggest hurdle for our state legislators to jump. If they fail, the plan will certainly fail. This is not an unfunded mandate that any county government could afford.
— The Tribune, Seymour


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Some are calling this chart the death of the music industry. Maybe we are just returning to global sales figures that make more sense. After all, we all know the major labels were raping our wallets with Compact Disc prices right? If these figures dip below 5 Billion then we can have a death march.
"It makes me laugh!!! Copyright may have constitutional protection, but at the end of the day, the Internet is kicking the music industries monopolistic ass." – JoeJoe
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By John Toole
---- — DERRY — Patrons, staff and supporters are trying to close the book on the town administrator's plan to close the Taylor Library.
Town Administrator John Anderson's recommendation to shut the small library in the East Derry village is prompting calls, emails and conversations on the street for town councilors.
"They are very upset and are calling and emailing town councilors," library director Linda Merrill, a 23-year employee, said yesterday. "They can't believe this."
Councilors hold the fate of the 135-year-old library in their hand.
As a boy, America's first man in space, Alan B. Shepard, took part in a human chain that moved books across the street from the Upper Village Hall into the library building his uncle Frederick gave the town.
The library is named for the two sisters, Harriet and Emma Taylor, who each gave $1,000 to open the town's first library at Upper Village Hall.
"I was devastated, I was blindsided," Merrill said.
If Anderson's recommendation is accepted by the council, the library could close July 1.
Anderson deemed the $176,000 Taylor budget unaffordable for the town at this time, given the existence of Derry Public Library in nearby downtown. The proposed budget for Derry Public Library is $1.3 million.
Anderson did not return phone calls yesterday.
"Total shock," is how new library trustee Kim Burke described her reaction.
"I just couldn't believe it. This is such a historic piece of the community," she said. "I just think it would be like closing the heart of the community."
Her sons, Adam and Nicholas, have both used the library.
Adam, 15, at a meeting Tuesday, appealed to the Town Council to save the library. His Eagle Scout project was installing shelves at the library.
"The reason that I chose to do my Eagle project for Taylor Library was that I wanted to give back to the little library that has helped me my whole life," Adam told councilors.
Former Town Council Chairman Paul Needham defended the library at the meeting, too.
About 2,000 people hold library cards for Taylor Library. The library is open to anyone who lives, works or attends school in Derry.
The building has a little more than 1,000 square feet of space and holds about 25,000 volumes. Librarians have to rotate Christmas and other seasonal books due to limited room.
But Taylor Library is a beloved institution for parents in the neighborhood who bring their young children to storytime.
"It is really important to the families here," Cora Rivard said as daughter Mia, 5, participated in storytime activities. "I'm disappointed. We've been coming here a couple of years. This is a key part of the community."
Dan Donovan had daughter Kailyn, 2, at storytime yesterday. He said he finds the town's consideration of closure discouraging.
"Don't ever close this place," he said. "This is just horrifying."
A majority of the seven-member council appears to be leaning toward keeping Taylor open. Supporters include Councilors Brad Benson, whose father, Grant, was a long-time trustee, Phyllis Katsakiores, Neil Wetherbee and Al Dimmock.
Councilor Mark Osborne said he is keeping an open mind.
He is hearing not just from constituents defending the library, but also taxpayers concerned about their bills.
"Today I'm getting my first emails that take a different view," Osborne said. "Some other folks out there, another group that says 'we're the rest of the town,' are saying we'd like you to consider the savings."
Benson said he opposes closure and he can't imagine council approval.
"This is East Derry's library," Benson said. "It is a great children's library."
Wetherbee said he is strongly against closing the library. But three new councilors campaigned on controlling taxes and the town is faced with a potential tax rate hike of more than $3 this fall, he said.
"Everybody wants to control taxes, but nobody wants to lose services," Wetherbee said.
Councilors don't fault Anderson's recommendation, given the town's tax situation and potential duplication of services between the libraries downtown and in East Derry.
"I certainly want all options on the table, whether they are popular or not," Osborne said.
From a purely business standpoint, an argument can be made for closing Taylor due to its proximity to the downtown library, about two miles away, and the condition of the facility, Wetherbee said.
But for the council, there are other considerations in approving a budget.
"We, as councilors, have to look more toward what the public wants and expects," Wetherbee said.
But Dimmock is opposed to closure.
"No way. When you figure out the difference in savings for the town from closing, it's not worth it. It's miniscule," he said.
The public will have a say at a budget hearing in May, but Benson said the council could put the issue to rest beforehand.
New Hampshire hasn't shuttered any libraries in recent years, but state librarian Michael York concedes these are difficult times.
"The issue here for East Derry is, if the library is closed, how can people get the services they are used to?" York said.
"But the decision rests with the citizens of the town."
Merrill knows that.
"If you love the library like you say you do, please call the town councilors, or email them, let them know you are not in favor of the zero-funded balance," Merrill said. "If that doesn't happen, we will be closed July 1. There will be no little library on the hill."