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We LOVE Mickey and since we weren't able to go the real party this year we made our own! This party was a lot of fun to design! All the decorations, food and sweets were made by me with the help of my daughter Christina.
For the food, we had Mickey's favorites! Macaroni and Cheese, Cheese Balls and Cheese Sticks. For the sweets, I made Mickey{The Ghost} Cookies, Mickey{The Mummy} Cupcakes, Mickey{The Ghost} Oreo Pops, Mickey{The Pumpkin} chocolate favors. Hope this party inspires you to have your own Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party!
Tutorials at http://crissyscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/10/mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party.html
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I will post the Tutorials for the Mickey{The Ghost}cookies and Mickey{The Pumpkin} Chocolate Favors in a few days.I will also post the tutorial to show you how I made my own Mickey cookie cutter using soda can! ;)

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I have Sanguinare Vampiris. I don't really want to become a vampire. How can I cure myself?
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Since it sounds like you're a Stage 4 vampire, you should feed so that you're no longer stage 4. To do this: Once you have contracted vampirism (e.g., gone beyond Day 4), you need to do the following:
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If you're fast, you can chug a Cure Disease potion or pray at a shrine. Once Vampirism has set in however, you only have two options: You can become a Werewolf. or If you harass enough bartenders for rumors, they will tell you about a fellow named Falion in Morthal who is working on a cure. He'll want Black Soul Gems though, so it won't be cheap or easy! |
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2.25/5 rDev -33.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
According to the brewer this is basically an Irish Red dry hopped with Cascade. Amber in color with good retention and lacing on the head. Aroma is a combination of esters and citrusy hops sitting next to some phenolic off-notes. Taste is caramelly sweet and largely chlorophenolic. Some citrus evident and a lightly malty finish, but the chlorophenolic notes dominate the whole beer. I liked the other SoCal beers to varying degrees but this was the only one racked by a technical brewing error. Light body and light carbonation. Overall this might be decent if it weren't for the rubbery chlorophenols.
Serving type: on-tap
07-29-2011 20:16:05 | More by vacax
3.1/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
A: The beer pours amber in color with a finger of off-white/khaki colored head.
S: Mild citrus hops on the nose along with some grass notes as well. Toffee sweetness and bread. Unfortunately, the nose is rather bland.
T: There's a bit of sweetness of caramel and toffee and some mild citrus and grass hop flavors. A touch of bitterness, but a definite malt extract flavor in there as well.
M: Medium in body and carbonation.
O: Underwhelming is a good way to describe this. Willing to give these guys a look, but not off to a good start.
Serving type: bottle
05-02-2011 20:53:52 | More by womencantsail
3.15/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
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App- A bit light brown with just a thin head to it, no lacing.
Smell- Its way to bready for me, but it kinda works with the rest of the smells in the glass. Earthy, a bit large.
Taste- Over the top malty to me and way too sweet for the style. I didnt want to finish my taster of this. Wasnt the best Red I've had.
Mouth- Medium bodied and Medium carbed. Retained a bit of sweetness.
Drink- Overall, an average beer. The smell and mouth are best parts. Def. better Amber/Red's available. But with an startup, I am sure they can grow and evolve as well.
Serving type: on-tap
05-18-2011 02:58:58 | More by FosterJM
3.34/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a murky dark orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, brown sugar, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with sweet malt, sugar syrup, and citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that is fairly drinkable but there is an underlying sweetness that makes this one a bit hard to drink a lot of.
Serving type: bottle
11-03-2013 04:29:31 | More by UCLABrewN84
3.45/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a handsome brownish red amber in the tall tulip. Nice foam which lasts well. Sudsy mouthfeel is quite appealing for a summer night.
Some pleasant malt. Just a moderate bitterness, which seems to go well with the general understated flavor. It has the usual Red/Amber characteristics, which is nothing to brag about, in my opinion. Some woodiness, some leafy, vegetal hop flavors. Slightly earthy, but subtle enough to be enjoyable. A touch of browned biscuits. Woodsy aftertaste with a slight bitter bite, like salad greens.
I don't taste any off flavors, and this seems well made. It's hard to tell much about a brewery from a low-key category of beer like this. Still, it's thoroughly drinkable. From the 22 oz bottle. Bought at the Whole Paycheck market in Hillcrest.
Serving type: bottle
08-03-2012 05:07:01 | More by mactrail
3.55/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours clear copper and gold. A light tan head leaves great lacing and a nice ring.
Smell is malty, lightly roasted tang, a hop presence is almost piney, but very understated.
Taste has a flat almost vegetal opening, but rounds out with the nicely toasted malts. Not much hop or bitter in the flavor.
Feel is pretty smooth, but not the texture of some of the reds I have had lately, so I have to ding it there as well.
A new socal brewery, and I as glad to try this. If this is an indication of the brewery, I have hopes. They have done some things well, as the malt rescues this from true mediocrity, but it needs some serious hop help.
Serving type: bottle
04-07-2012 19:13:51 | More by Drinkerofales
3.75/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a nice amber with a medium sized tan head that forms into a ring and leave moderate amount of lacing on the glass. Aroma is sweet caramel, toffee and some cascade hops. Taste is caramel followed by a moderate amount of bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium.
Serving type: on-tap
04-03-2012 18:46:18 | More by Labeerfinder
3.78/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a deep amber color with a huge off-white head and great lacing. Aroma of caramel malts, and faint herbal / grassy notes. Flavor begins quite malty, with mostly caramel notes. Becomes quite herbal, earthy with a pungent bitterness in the finish. Has a medium body and an oily mouthfeel.
Serving type: bottle
04-20-2012 16:56:59 | More by calicaliente
3.9/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reddish color with a decent head leaving trace amounts of lacing. Aroma is not extremely intense, with mild malty fragrances. Could be stronger. Fresh and satisfying to the palate a real good feel to this one. Flavor is well balanced. Malt taste to start off and just the right amount of mild hops at the end. Good drinkability.
Serving type: on-tap
03-06-2012 02:59:18 | More by BillH200174
3.95/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a dark reddish color with a nice foamy white head that has great retention and leaves some spotty lacing. A nice aroma of floral and citrusy hops with some caramel sweetness. Taste has a nice hop flavour backed by an interesting sweet caramel malt. Very interesting. Medium body and carbonation. Pretty solid brew, different and easy to drink.
Serving type: bottle
05-02-2012 16:36:07 | More by Adam5150
Red Carpet Ale from SoCal Beer Company
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And Ben ain't clutch? Not this season so much, but that's a damn idiotic statement. You can't just discount everything he's done in his career.
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A 54 yard FG attempt into the open end of the stadium.
I walked out of the room before the kick. I knew the outcome and so should an NFL head coach. Fire Tomlin? No, but he should be on the hot seat moving forward
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I'm not. But he hasn't been as clutch of late. He used to be Mr. Clutch. And now, I haven't been feeling so good about our chances the last couple of seasons when the ball is in his hands. I think things are evening out for him and he's turning into a latter day Brett Favre.
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That said, there's been a lack of discipline in this team all year, both in terms of penalties (though that's improved in recent weeks) and in all-round play. Key personnel have underperformed and it's shown repeatedly in sloppy performances against poor teams. This has to change, and it has to come from Tomlin. The Bungles aren't going to get worse - they're a young team with a good D, solid ST and the inckling of a decent offence. If we don't wanna be scrapping for Wildcard spots over the next few years, Tomlin has to get this squad by the scruff and give it a damn good shake. There are some critical player decisions to come in the Spring, and we have to get it right.
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- -Too reluctant to change. -- Wants to do "backyard football" way too much. -- Throws costly interceptions when the game is on the line. -- Stuck in the past. --Too many people want to make him a legend that isn't necessarily justified (despite 3 SB appearances). I've defended this guy since the beginning but now I fear that his best days are behind him and isn't this elite superstar anymore that we've all made him out to be. I used to get angry when people didn't mention BB in the top 5 QB's but now I definitely see that in fact he never belonged there. |
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I will be more specific about what I didn't like this game and other things I didn't like all year.
1. Again, we rotated RB's instead of letting one stay in rythm. Dwyer had some big runs and even Mendy put 1 or 2 up in there. This is absolute fucking nonsense. We had 4 games this year with a feature runner and in 3 of the 4 we had 100 yard rushing games. Do I need to tell anyone whether we won or lost those 3 games? Before I go on I should say how I define feature runner which is, an RB with a minimum of say.....17-20 carries. Give or take. So my numbers may be slightly off in the give or take portion but it is close enough to strongly consider when making coaching decisions. (this also counts as a thing I didn't like during the season). 2. Sticking with the RB thing for a minute....Redman had 2 runs today where he converted short yardage. A third down run and a 4th down run. Now I have said it before and I will say it again, he has a near perfect percentage in converting those short yardage plays. During this game there was a time when it was 3rd and 2 (after Redman had converted earlier in the game) and we run Rashard Mendenhall as opposed to Isaac Redman. Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible call. Even puting Redman aside, Mendenhall is our softest running back. When you are trying to put the ball up the middle you choose the HARDEST running back. Tomlin did the exact opposite. 3. You have all probably heard my opinion enough on this.....But did anyone notice who the RB was for that last play of the game when we needed a miracle or something major? I'll help you out. His name is Isaac Redman. And yes I know, he ended up throwing it to the other team but that happens pretty much every time those plays are called. My point is, look at who the go to guy was. So where was he the rest of the game? Like the time we were in the redzone (keep in mind Redmans nickname is Redzone for a reason) and Redman was on the sideline while our other backs lost yards and we ended up out of the redzone. 4. The decisions on the FG's. Ealier in the season late in the game we had a chance at a 54 yard FG or a punt. Tomlin chose to let Shuisam try it when he should be well aware there is no leg for that kind of kick on the man. He misses and we lose after giving the opponent good field position. Same scenario tonight but fortunately our defense held. That doesn't make the decision any less terrible however. If we had backed them up with a punt that helps our later field position and maybe gets us the score to win the game. These 2 field goal calls might just piss me off more than the whole RB thing. 5. Our team lacks discipline and consistency which has to go on the coach. He was hard on the RB's but let everyone else who made mistakes float on by. If you are going to be hard on one guy you need to be hard on the rest. The team just seemed uninspired during a lot of games like there was no real life in us. A coach should be able to change that if they want to keep their job. Anyway, I am tired of even talking about it. If I think of more later I will add to it. |
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how about re-hiring him instead, as our very own "HCC" <- Head Cheerleader Coach
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I'm from Newport News, Va, where Tomlin is from. Being a lifelong Steelers fan; I had my reservations about him being named head coach. The SB win relieved some of them. But now here we are. The press conferences after the games, make me sick. He acts like a guy who is trying to show the world how intelligent he is, and he never really says anything relavent about the game . He acts like it's no big deal when we lose;"we'll go back to work next week"; I've heard that till I'm sick of it.
My other BIG observation is; when Ben came into the league, before his success, he was more disaplined, and played a much more fundamental game. I understand that he has dealt with terrible blocking much of the time, and he has made some great plays for us by extending the plays when it was needed, but I think he is listening to the hype too much now, about how he is such a play maker, ect. He has gotten completely away from any fundamental football, and our offense looks like a sandlot offense. I too think Tomlin "Switzered" in, and I really don't forsee any change next year. I think he simply doesn't get it. We need a Belicheck type guy that says either you make the plays or I'll get someone who will. Our team is SOFT. I can tell what every play is going to be before it's ran. Haley is not the answer either. I hope he moves on. All the BA haters have egg on their faces now too. I beg the Rooney's to make some drastic changes, and bring "STEELER" football back! Last edited by SteelCurtainCall; 12-23-2012 at 05:33 PM. Reason: spelling |
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Fortinet, Inc., is provider of network security solutions that are designed to address the fundamental problems of an increasingly bandwidth-intensive network environment and a more sophisticated information technology threat landscape.
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Tuesday, Mar 49:39 AM
- SunEdison (SUNE +7.3%) has been upgraded to Overweight by Morgan Stanley. The firm is upbeat about SunEdison's addressable market for commercial-scale solar projects.
- GT Advanced (GTAT +8.4%) has been started at Buy by Goldman.
- WebMD (WBMD -3.5%) has been cut to Hold by Stifel. The firm says ad metrics are turning negative, and thinks the launch of a convertible offering following a huge buyback is a troubling sign..
- Fortinet (FTNT +1.3%) has been started at Outperform by Wedbush.
- TiVo (TIVO +1.3%) has been started at Buy by Topeka Capital.
- Constant Contact (CTCT +3.4%) has been started at Buy by Roth.
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Thursday, Jan 302:47 PM
- In addition to beating Q4 estimates, Fortinet (FTNT +2.9%) guided for Q1 revenue of $155M-$159M (+16% Y/Y and largely above a $155.2M consensus) and billings of $168M-$173M (+15% Y/Y). EPS, pressured by aggressive sales hiring, is expected to come in at $0.08, below a $0.12 consensus.
- Several other security hardware and software names are also outperforming on a strong day for tech stocks. PANW +5.9%. IMPV +3.8%. PFPT +4.8%. CUDA +6.3%. QLYS +6.5%. The gains come even though security software giant Symantec (has been losing share) is selling off after providing soft March quarter guidance.
- Fortinet produced billings and free cash flow of $684M and $134M in 2013, well above revenue and net income of $684M and $81M. A major reason: the company's deferred revenue balance rose 19% Y/Y to $433M.
- 37 $500K+ deals were signed in Q4, up from 27 a year earlier. At the same time, Fortinet saw a notable mix shift towards cheaper hardware: 41% of all sales of Fortinet's flagship FortiGate unified threat management platform involved entry-level products in Q4, up from 34% a year earlier. High-end products fell to 30% of sales from 36%.
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Wednesday, Jan 294:21 PM
- Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT): Q4 EPS of $0.15 beats by $0.01.
- Revenue of $177.4M (+17.4% Y/Y) beats by $11.43M.
- Shares +7.5%.
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Tuesday, Jan 289:44 AM
- Orange (ORAN -1.5%) has been cut to Reduce by Kepler Capital.
- Fortinet (FTNT +2%) has been upgraded to Outperform by JMP ahead of Wednesday's Q4 report. Wedbush and Morgan Stanley upgraded shares two weeks ago.
- Sierra Wireless (SWIR -2.7%) has been cut to Hold by Salman Partners. Q4 results are due on Feb. 5.
- Control4 (CTRL +2.9%) has been started at Outperform by Imperial Capital. Shares flew higher two weeks ago following the Google/Nest deal, but have since given back a chunk of their gains.
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Wednesday, Jan 159:58 AM
- Intel (INTC +0.9%) has been upgraded to Outperform by BMO a day after JPMorgan upgraded shares to Overweight. Both moves come ahead of tomorrow's Q4 report.
- Cirrus Logic (CRUS -3.3%) has been cut to Underperform by Pac Crest ahead of its Jan. 28 FQ3 report.
- Fortinet (FTNT +2.3%) has been upgraded to Outperform by Wedbush two days after Morgan Stanley upped shares to Overweight. Q4 results are due on Jan. 29.
- Xilinx (XLNX +2%) has been upgraded to Overweight by Barclays ahead of its Jan. 21 FQ3 report. Rivals Altera (ALTR +1.3%) and QuickLogic (QUIK +4.3%) are also trading higher.
- Telefonica Brasil (VIV +0.9%) has been upgraded to Overweight by HSBC.
- Synnex (SNX +3.3%) has been upgraded to Buy by Citi six days after posting an FQ4 beat.
- Teradyne (TER +2%) has been upgraded to Outperform by Pac Crest ahead of its Jan. 22 Q4 report. Goldman declared shares a Conviction Buy yesterday.
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- H-P (HPQ +3.7%) and Teradata (TDC +1.8%) have been started at Overweight by Atlantic Securities.
- BlackBerry (BBRY -6.2%) has been cut to Underperform by Oppenheimer following a major rally over the last four weeks. RBC upgraded shares last Friday.
- F5 (FFIV +3.7%) has been upgraded to Outperform by William Blair.
- Qihoo (QIHU +4.3%) has been upgraded to Buy by Stifel, and started at Buy by UBS. Shares fell last Thursday following a report questioning the size of the company's search share gains, and rose the day before thanks to an Alibaba investment rumor.
- Cree (CREE -6.6%) has been cut to Hold by Stifel.
- Autodesk (ADSK +1.8%) has been upgraded to Overweight by Morgan Stanley.
- Skyworks (SWKS +4.7%) has been upgraded to Buy by B. Riley.
- Red Hat (RHT +4.4%) has been upgraded to Overweight by Morgan Stanley.
- Fortinet (FTNT +2.1%) has been upgraded to Overweight by Morgan Stanley.
- HomeAway (AWAY +2%) has been upgraded to Overweight by Barclays.
- Garmin (GRMN +1.1%) has been upgraded to Outperform by Oppenheimer.
- Nimble Storage (NMBL +2.2%) has been upgraded to Outperform by Pac Crest. The firm started Nimble and Sector Perform just six days ago.
- Peregrine Semi (PSMI -9.1%) has been cut to Hold by Deutsche.
- Sanmina (SANM -7%) has been cut to Underperform by Raymond James.
- Symantec (SYMC -2.3%) has been cut to Underweight by Morgan Stanley.
- NCR (NCR +2.2%) has been started at Overweight by JPMorgan, and added to the firm's Focus List.
- Vipshop (VIPS +1.8%) has been started at Buy by UBS.
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- Fortinet (FTNT +2.7%) has hired Drew Del Matto, most recently Symantec's (SYMC +0.2%) chief accounting officer and interim CFO, its new permanent CFO. (PR)
- The hiring comes a month after CFO/COO Ahmad Rubaie resigned for personal reasons, leading shares to tumble. Fortinet says it's still looking for "a senior operations executive." Baird has upgraded shares to Outperform.
- Symantec has named tax VP Don Rath its new interim CFO, and also its interim accounting chief. James Beer, Symantec's last full-time CFO, left three months ago to become McKesson's CFO.
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- Compared with servers and storage systems, demand for security hardware remains quite healthy. IDC estimates security appliance sales rose 6.5% Y/Y in Q3 to $2.2B, even as units only rose 0.3% (indicates higher ASPs). Sales had risen 6.1% in Q2 in spite of a 1.5% shipment drop.
- IDC thinks Cisco (CSCO), which just acquired leading intrusion prevention system (IPS) vendor SourceFire, had a 15.9% industry share, down fractionally Y/Y. #2 Check Point (CHKP) is given a 12.4% share (-30 bps), and #3 Fortinet (FTNT) a 6.4% share (+50 bps).
- #4 Juniper (JNPR), whose security unit has been a weak spot and is now under new management, saw its share fall 170 bps to 6.2%. Meanwhile, fast-growing next-gen firewall vendor Palo Alto Networks (PANW) saw its share rise 140 bps to 5.3%.
- In spite of healthy industry growth, the firewall market (21% of industry revenue), which Cisco, Juniper, and Check Point are well-exposed to, saw a 15% Y/Y sales drop. On the other hand, the unified threat management (UTM) market, which Fortinet is a leader in, grew 29%, and the IPS market grew 8%.
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Monday, Dec 92013, 10:06 AM
- Fortinet (FTNT +1.7%) is launching a $200M buyback program. At current levels, the program is good for repurchasing 6.8% of outstanding shares. (PR)
- The buyback could partly be an attempt to reassure investors following the departure of CFO/COO Ahmad Rubaie only eight months after his hiring.
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- BofA/Merrill has upgraded Fortinet (FTNT +1.5%) to Buy, and raised its PT to $24. Following a talk with management, the firm buys into Fortinet's assertion the pending departure of CFO/COO Ahmad Rubaie is due to personal reasons rather than any financial issues.
- It also thinks Fortinet will take much less time to name a new CFO than the seven months the company took to hire Rubaie following the departure of Ken Goldman.
- Stifel is also defending Fortinet, arguing the company UTM hardware leader's M&A value and $5/share in net cash/investments translate into a favorable risk/reward.
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Friday, Nov 292013, 6:49 AM
- FBR reiterates its Outperform rating and $26 price target on Fortinet (FTNT) despite the surprising departure of CFO/COO Ahmed Rubaie, which will send 'shockwaves' to investors.
- "We believe this announcement will likely send shockwaves to investors as Mr. Rubaie was thought to be a key ingredient in the company's recipe for success over the next few years, as his strong reputation/turnaround specialist from being Ariba's CFO, coupled by his immediate impact already felt at the company gave investors incremental confidence in the Fortinet story heading into 2014."
- "While there are a plethora of reasons that could have led to Mr. Rubaie's abrupt departure, we believe initial investor reaction today will likely be negative as Fortinet will now go back to square one in its CFO search as Nancy Bush will yet again take over the interim role until a permanent replacement is found."
- Still, firm says that fundamentally Fortinet is in a much better place today than it was back in April. "In a nutshell, despite the head scratching CFO departure that Fortinet announced in an "interestingly timed" pre-Thanksgiving press release, we remain positive on the overall story heading into 2014 as we find the risk/reward compelling on the heels of strong secular growth, a healthy product cycle, and attractive valuation." Firm also views Fortinet as a top M&A candidate in the security landscape given expectations large technology players will look to enter the cyber security sector over the next 12 to 18 months given its heightened importance in the technology landscape (e.g., Cisco's recent acquisition of Sourcefire).
- FTNT was down more than 4% following the late Wednesday announcement.
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If you are going to be alternative and use a programme where you are not actually creating the majority of what is on the picture (that is, using a custom brush you downloaded to draw stuff, or use rage faces or something), you really need something extraordinary and awesome to not get shrugged at an ignored from my side.
I guess it does matter what the judge sees as extraordinary. I remain unimpressed from seeing most art despite the fact that 99% of the time it's better than anything I could ever create, but a RCT2 creation, if it's better than anything I've ever made, never fails to impress me.
Nonetheless, RCT2 art probably does not fit in this contest anyway because most people who aren't avid players of the game could care less about the in-game creations of others. Which is why it needs a contest of its own, except I'd probably be the only participant, and that wouldn't work too well seeing as I'd also be the judge.
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Does this qualify?
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No offense... but your submission is basically 9 images slapped together and anyone could do it...
What i suggest is you could cut those pictures up using the cut tool and make an artwork of it.
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That's not mentioning that I don't think any of those images belong to you and you failed to cit any sources for the material.
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@Ernie: Wouldn't mind seeing some of those screenshots. Even if I don't play the game, I might be impressed anyway.
@Punisher: No, it doesn't. Did you possibly not read the OP? More impressive is the use of obvious stock photos from sites that would like you to pay for use (that watermark thar).
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@Cenere: thanks. That was the intention: draw something that could fit in with a children's book.
@daleks: I was joking. Of course, the drawing isn't out of theme. It is the first original drawing I've made in years and I'm pretty happy with the result, but I agree with what you say. I wanted to paint it in watercolours, but... busy life, limited free time. As for the background, let's just say I'm not good with backgrounds or maybe I'm just lazy. I prefer drawing floating figures to adding a background that it's likely to ruin the whole thing.
I have to say that I love this week's theme. The last time I made a collage I was probably 10 years old. I didn't remember how fun (and dirty) this is. So here's my second entry: the AG logo made with different armatars. It looked better in my head, though.
Posted Sep 16, '12 at 9:42am
Okay, that's just impressive, bravo sir.
Posted Sep 16, '12 at 3:13pm
Well, thanks. However, I am not quite convinced of it. I think it could've been better.
P.S.: can you call "sir" to a female? Just asking. My knowledge of English is limited.
Posted Sep 16, '12 at 3:48pm
Oh whoops my mistake.
*Bravo, madam.
There we go fixed, I just assumed you were a male for some reason.
As for the collage, I could be wrong, but it looks like you actually cut/pasted each armatar into the picture. The worst that I can see is that it look slightly crooked at points, but as far as I'm concerned that just adds a feel of texture.
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Wouldn't mind seeing some of those screenshots. Even if I don't play the game, I might be impressed anyway.
As soon as I figure out where they're saved, I'll release them to the public eye.
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Reviewer: sue, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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this has been the only drug for my ms my body has not rejected. i am happy . only issue I have is the stinging as medication is injected.
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Went from rrms to spmm while I was on this drug. Worse decision I ever made as I was doing so well. I even received an apology from my Neuro
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I have terrible site reactions and knots (scar tissue?) where I have injected for years. My body rejects the syringe at times because of these knots, I am running out of locations to use. Here is a tip to keep bubbles out, after mixing hold the syringe at an angle rather than straight up and down and draw it in slowly.
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Reviewer: dqincww, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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i found that holding the syringe in for a couple of seconds after injecting medication, my injection site bruises/marks ceased. it is really easy to use, much more so that when i was on avonex (ever see the size of that needle!) but i think it is a normal reaction to hesitate when you're going to stick a needle in yourself. oh, and btw, it had a profound effect on improving my health after a
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Have some skinsite reactions. Have redness that comes and goes. Depending if hot or cold.
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This is really a great jacket. I got a really good deal on it and after wearing it in -2 degree weather i would of definitely paid more than i did. The jacket is built pretty solid and has enough pockets for all of my stuff. The shape of the hood is a little weird if your not used to the burton hood style. otherwise the jacket is great.
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I've been wearing Burton since the mid 90's and they still got it!! I live in summit county CO and it gets pretty cold and nasty here. But this jacket is bullet proof. It fits me true to size (L - I'm 6' 175lb). Great pockets, durable fabric and a nice fit. What more could you ask for. Oh, a Great price also! Definatley recommend!
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After a LOT of online research, I decided to buy this jacket, even though I wasn't able to try it in person beforehand. But I'm glad I got it. Even though it's not super fancy, I immediately got compliments for it from my friends. It has a clean look that works even for everyday non-snow sport usage. I bought the green one in Size L (I usually wear L for most brands). At first, i thought it was too large, but the shoulder width is perfect. I'm a medium-sized guy, and even for me, the chest/waist area was a bit loose. But that's the style. It's not super thick, which means you can wear multiple inner layers, which is why the jacket seems so roomy. It doesn't make me look big at all. On the other hand, because it's not super thick and hugging, it means it won't keep you super warm. But I like that, because once I start boarding, I get warmed up easily, and the looseness is actually a good thing for ventilation (not to mention the zippered armpit vents). And this jacket has SO many pocket! I didn't know why one to start using for my camera, money, lip balm, keys, etc. After an hour on the slope, I discovered even more pockets. There's no tension straps for the hood, though, so I wasn't able to tighten the closure, which means when a strong gust of wind blew, my hood fell off. But most of the time, I just kept it off with only my beanie on anyway. Despite that small detail, this is a great jacket! Burton rocks!
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Fast & Easy Dinner: Zucchini With Quinoa Stuffing
While I've stuffed a potato and bell pepper plenty of times, I've never had stuffed zucchini — until now! This recipe ingeniously fills the boat-like vegetable with a quinoa-white bean mixture. The technique is simple and can easily be adapted to suit your dietary needs.
Rice or couscous can be used in place of quinoa, and the combination of vegetables, nuts, and cheese that's stirred into the grain is entirely up to you. To learn how to make this innovative, hearty vegetarian meal, read more. From Real Simple 1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed Serves 4.
Zucchini With Quinoa Stuffing
4 medium zucchini
1 15-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 cup almonds, chopped (about 2 ounces)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3/4 cup grated Parmesan (3 ounces)
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you advocate change? |
By speaking, writing and discussing on the basis of logic, peoples' life experiences, historical example, and our own experiences.
We advocate the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism throughout the world and its replacement with a socialist workers' democracy. And to guarantee the success of socialism in other countries, we assert that the American working class must unite to take power in this country; otherwise, U.S. imperialism will maintain and deepen its stranglehold on and perversion of revolutionary developments around the world.
Further, we assert that only by defending the struggles of the most exploited and oppressed workers--women, people of color, and gays--can the U.S. working class overcome the sexism, racism, and homophobia that divide it, and achieve the solidarity to make the American revolution.
Is the Freedom Socialist Party like the Democratic and Republican Parties? |
No. The Democrats and Republicans both uphold capitalism and imperialism, and are unalterably opposed to socialist revolution. We are exactly the opposite.
Do you think that human nature is basically good? |
Human nature is an open, changing thing that is shaped predominantly by its social environment. Human nature is stunted, suspicious, hostile, competitive and violent in a society where dog-eat-dog is the rule. Where mutual cooperation and support are in effect, human nature is just the opposite. Parents know that babies and small children who receive love and tenderness are friendly, loving, sociable and generous—and have to be taught aggression
What is the basis for FSP's doctrine? |
We are a Trotskyist, socialist feminist party. We are Marxists and Leninists.
Marx and Engels outlined the historic laws of capitalist origins, development, decline and downfall. They proved scientifically that the overthrow of capitalism has to be carried through by the very class created by the bourgeoisie to labor in offices, agriculture, and factories for the profits of the few who own the means of production.
Engels laid the basis for modern socialist feminism in Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, which explained the communal, matriarchal social system that preceded private property, class society, patriarchy, slavery, the state, and "civilization." He pinpointed the primary role women played in the economic, social, cultural and political life of the matrilineal tribes, and the egalitarian relationships enjoyed by all its members. Lenin, the founder and leader of the Bolshevik party that led the working class to power in the great Russian Revolution of 1917, made his chief contribution by recognizing the need for a centralized and democratic party of full-time professional revolutionaries to coordinate and lead the masses in the seizure of state power. And the combat, vanguard party, he taught, must be scrupulously independent of bourgeois and petty bourgeois parties, and must demonstrate international solidarity in practice.
Trotsky was the leader of the 1905 Revolution and the co-leader of the 1917 Revolution. After Lenin's death, he led the fight against Stalin and the bureaucracy that seized Soviet state power during the dark days of civil war, famine, social chaos, and economic disintegration that afflicted the U.S.S.R. in the early '20s. Stalinism throttled the revolution in order to maintain its privileges amidst the poverty, disorder and demoralization that prevailed when it became apparent that the German and Western European revolutions would not happen quickly enough to bring support to the isolated U.S.S.R.
Trotsky, almost alone, kept alive the idea of workers' democracy after the Stalinist bureaucracy smashed it. Trotsky's great concept of Permanent Revolution showed that the continual social, national and proletarian (workingclass) upheavals of the 20th century were part of an uninterrupted and interconnected process of anti-capitalist warfare which constituted the birth pangs of the emerging socialist order. He saw the bourgeois revolution and Stalinism/Social Democracy as transitional detours that would be superseded by workers' democracy when the permanent revolution gathers enough steam and support.
Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky represent the ongoing line of development of basic Marxist theory and practice. They, together with the great feminist teachers, are the forebearers of the Freedom Socialist Party.
How does socialism differ from communism? |
Socialism, for Marxists, is the transitional period between the overthrow of capitalism and the attainment of communism, when "each shall produce according to their ability and receive according to their needs," when the state will have vanished, and economic progress and cultural/personal freedom will have reached a stage far, far higher than ever attained under capitalism.
In popular parlance, "communism" is now associated with Stalinism, and socialism with a non-Stalinist ideology.
Lenin's State and Revolution clearly delineates the differences between the two stages of socialism and communism.
Do you see the need and inevitability of revolution? |
Yes and no! The need is absolute, or nuclear holocaust and fascism will prevail. But nothing in politics is inevitable unless people make it happen.
No ruling class in history has ever given up power without a fight and U.S. imperialism is no exception. The capitalists have currently set in motion a systematic onslaught of rightwing attacks against the rights of workers, the poor, and the specially oppressed; everything from abortion and affirmative action to Native treaties, gay rights and unionism is under siege, and Uncle Sam has resurrected a virulently racist patriotism to fuel armed conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, anti-immigrant sentiments and acceptance of an all-out assault on the Bill of Rights.
All of this signals the inability of the U.S. ruling class to reverse the disintegration wrought by capitalism and to keep workers docile, through use of the normal democratic process.
This system's only recourse today is outright, police-state dictatorship and wars of aggression to maintain profits and prolong its survival. The only alternative is socialist revolution, which must be waged and won. International class struggle is on the order of the day, and the workingclass and its allies can win if they are correctly and firmly motivated, guided, organized and unleashed.
What form of government would FSP advocate in a socialist U.S.? |
A government elected by a council of workers, people of color, soldiers, women, farmers, etc. (soviets). These councils, which differ from legislatures in that they combine executive, administrative, legislative and judicial functions, would comprise a network of decision and policy making committees or communes at the neighborhood, local, regional, national, and, eventually, international level. Decisions on economic, social, political, cultural, etc. issues at each level would be arrived at through open and free discussion and majority vote. A reversal of any decision would be made through the same process. Council decisions would be subject to review and could be overruled by a council at a higher level.
Delegates to all councils would be nominated by the membership and elected by majority vote. All representatives would be subject to immediate recall upon a majority vote of the membership. And no representative would receive a wage greater than that of the highest paid workers in their communities.
The rights of all racial, ethnic, national, and sexual minorities, and those of any specially persecuted or long-harassed group, would be absolutely guaranteed under constitutional law. Minority groups would be guaranteed at least equal representation with the majority at every level of government, and would be allowed the right to autonomous organization and/or settlement if they desired it.
Is democracy a part of your socialism? |
Democracy is essential to real socialism. Without the right of the entire membership of any body to freely discuss, debate, decide key questions by majority vote, hold the leadership to account, recall the leadership or reverse any policy, and be guaranteed full rights if a political minority, socialism will be corrupted by the bureaucratic and dictatorial rule of an elite caste accountable to nothing and no one but its own narrow interests. Degeneration and betrayal, a la Stalinism, will be inevitable.
Such bureaucratic rule can only lead to disaster, because its policy is not made, shaped, reviewed or checked by the people.
Is the opposing and minority view respected? |
The capitalist point of view, which seeks the destruction of socialism, will be neither respected or protected by a revolutionary people. Bourgeois ideology will be dealt with by education and the power of socialist example--or by force—should it seek military overthrow of the workers state.
All points of view that accept and reflect the basic framework and principles of socialism will be respected, protected and encouraged in the interests of a healthy socialist democracy. All questions of policy--agricultural and industrial production, distribution of goods and services, education, administration, technology, ecology, civil rights and liberties, health, culture, housing, etc.--will be subjected to the widest range of ideas before decisions are made.
Nobody has all the answers to these and the host of other questions that arise in a workers state, and socialism benefits from the cross-fertilization of ideas, from the fierce and joyous struggle over policy in every sphere of life that characterizes a living revolution.
Would it be better to support a Democratic or Green Party candidate who is coming close to socialist ideals, than to place our money on a losing horse and never infiltrate the system? |
A Democratic candidate "who comes close to socialist ideals" is a contradiction in terms. Democrats who promise to implement a socialist platform invariably sell out on their campaign promises, as they maneuver and wheel-and-deal in compromises to stay in office.
The party is a treacherous swamp. When Democrats campaign, they are friends of the working class; once in power, they abide by the "political realities" of a system run by Wall Street and giant multinational corporations. The Green Party does likewise. There is little difference between the two parties, so little, in fact, that Green Party candidates who win elections are indistinguishable from Democrats and often join the Democratic Party.
The great American socialist, Eugene V. Debs, said, "It's a whole lot better to vote for what you want and not get it than it is to vote for what you don't want and get it."
The FSP campaigns in order to teach and to proclaim principles, so there is no question of "losing horses." What's the point of supporting a "winner" who doesn't need us and opposes us? We gain nothing and lose our lobbying power that comes from our independence.
And we constantly do "infiltrate the system" but never as capitalist party representatives.
Does FSP hold to atheism as part of its doctrine? |
Yes. We believe that the concept of God and the heavenly after-world are put forth as a substitute for a decent life in this world. Organized religion is a pacifier, a hoax, and a defender of the status quo and the bourgeoisie.
At the same time, we uphold the right of anyone to believe and worship as they choose. Religion is a private affair which we expect to vanish as humanity increasingly controls its own destiny. In the meantime, we oppose the ill-gotten wealth, tax cuts, privilege, reaction and political influence of the institutionalized church.
What are some other socialist parties? How does FSP differ? |
Parties that claim to be socialist fall roughly into three general categories: Trotskyists, like ourselves, who believe that socialism can only be built on the foundation of workers' democracy and defended by the power of the international proletariat; Stalinists/Maoists who claim that full "socialism" has been realized in one country alone (like Cuba); and social democrats who labor under the illusion that socialism can be attained exclusively through reforms of the capitalist system.
Many differences, of course, prevail in each sector.
The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is the original Trotskyist party in the U.S. In the last four decades it has moved swiftly towards reformism, opportunism, laborism and sectarianism. It is conservative, ultra-cautious, and maniacally single-issue. The SWP operates bureaucratically and follows the lowest level of political thinking in the labor movement, hoping to win a cheap popularity while avoiding having to deal with the complex issues of feminism, people of color, and gay liberation.
Today the SWP is an adoring PR firm for Cuba and a multi-million dollar publishing house with no interest in making a socialist revolution anywhere.
The Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) is the only Maoist party left in the U.S. adhering to "Mao Tse Tung Thought" as opposed to the present Chinese leadership. RCP theory and practice are simplistic, confused, and ultra-left. They want to fight the revolution now, without first organizing for it. This kind of mentality tends to get people over-extended and hurt, because RCP never bothers to get any outside support for their political adventures. They are dangerously irresponsible and reckless.
They talk a lot about "the workers," but don't have anything to do with the living labor movement.
The Communist Party was the first Leninist party in the United States. Today, it organizes liberals to stay liberal, and has been completely sunk in the mire of the Democratic Party and the U.S. labor bureaucracy for decades. It is hopelessly reformist and unrelentingly bureaucratic in the mass movement, especially Jobs with Justice.
Social democrats, such as the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC) and the New American Movement (NAM), long ago disappeared into the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party is a hodge podge of leftists and liberals without a clear political line or cohesive organizational structure.
The Green Party attracts liberal-minded political activists, but its program isn't anti-capitalist, its candidates tend to switch parties once elected and become Democrats, and it lacks the strength of its own convictions as evidenced in several presidential elections where the party faithful were asked to vote for the Democrat rather than the Green party's own candidate. In Germany, the Greens joined a capitalist government and became indistinguishable from other bourgeois parties.
The basic differences we have with all these parties is our socialist feminism—our insistence on the actual and potential leadership role of women, especially women of color, in the mass movement and the revolution (Iran, Honduras, Venezuela, Africa, etc.), and the role played by feminism in every movement and every land in unifying the people and advancing the struggle.
How does one become a member of the FSP? |
First, by agreeing with the general line of the party's program. Second, by agreeing to become as active as possible in pursuing the party's work and goals, and contributing financially to its coffers.
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Ah yes, that extra day of February. The 29th. I got a coupon for you, 29ERDAY. Use it at checkout to receive a special 1 day only 15% discount.
I'm going to be leaping into some cool projects in the month of March. I have a set of ENVE rims inbound to build, and will also be checking out the new WTB Frequency rim. Sadly, I seem to have misplaced my camera, which also means I might be leaping into a new one. Anyone out there have one they like?
Also inbound is the first of the new Continental 29er tires that never came last year. The first to arrive is the much anticipated X-King (Cross-King) in 2.2. I'll have to post up a crappy iphone picture when they get here. I've been told that the rest of the line up is not far behind.
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In Mark 10:13-16 the disciples were keeping the children away from Jesus, much to His displeasure. He sternly told them, "Permit the children to come to Me . . . for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child ... [More]


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CORALVILLE — The deal that is bringing Von Maur to Coralville may be worth more than $16 million to the department store, with much of that coming from taxpayers, according to a public finance expert.
That's significantly more than the $11 million figure that has been frequently used since last month's announcement that a Von Maur store will anchor the city's Iowa River Landing District. That includes more than $9.4 million in incentives from Coralville and $1.5 million for the land
Tom Markus, the city manager of Iowa City, also weighed in, saying Coralville's actions amounted to "greed" and "desperation." It is expected that Von Maur will close its store in Iowa City's Sycamore Mall.
"That $9.4 million was a stunning amount," he said. "And $16 million? It seems gross."
The $16 million figure was provided by Peter Fisher, who studies tax and budget issues and is research director of the nonpartisan Iowa Policy Project. At The Gazette's request, Fisher reviewed the purchase and sale agreement and other public documents related to the Von Maur deal.
The city has said it will give Von Maur nearly $9.5 million for construction costs for an 80,000-square-foot store in Iowa River Landing, a city-owned 180-acre site off Interstate 80 that is to include restaurants, stores, a medical facility and office space.
Coralville is to sell the land to Oliver McMillan, the California firm helping the city develop the site, for $1.5 million. Oliver McMillan then will sell it to Von Maur for $10.
Fisher arrived at $16.2 million by taking the $11 million for the store and land, adding the up to $650,000 the city must pay if Von Maur is penalized for breaking its lease at Sycamore Mall and for moving expenses, and by figuring a $4.5 million property tax rebate.
That $4.5 million is Fisher's calculation of a provision in a separate agreement between the city and Von Maur that caps the amount of property taxes Von Maur pays at $150,000 a year, to increase no more than 2 percent each year. Coralville would have to pay anything more than that.
Using the current tax rate, Fisher calculated the annual taxes at $450,000 annually, meaning the city would be responsible for $300,000. He extended that over a number of years to arrive at the $4.5 million figure.
Fisher's estimate does not include Coralville paying for parking and other infrastructure work it has said it will do.
Coralville City Administrator Kelly Hayworth dismissed Fisher's tax number as speculative. He said the parking and infrastructure work would benefit the entire district and $9.5 million is what they figured the city's true costs to be on the Von Maur building. He said the $150,000 property tax cap is based on what Coral Ridge Mall anchor tenants pay.
Johnson County Assessor Bill Greazel, whose jurisdiction includes Coralville, said anchor stores in a mall traditionally get a discount on their assessments because they help attract other stores. But this Von Maur will not be part of a mall and may be more like the Coralville Walmart, which is near other retailers but doesn't get the big-box discount.
The Von Maur taxes could easily reach $300,000 a year, Greazel said, although he had not done any calculations and ultimately he won't know how to assess it until it is built. It is to open by July 2013.
Fisher criticized Coralville's use of tax increment financing, or TIF, to pay for the project.
A TIF effectively freezes the property taxes on a site at predevelopment levels and diverts the new taxes, or increment, into a fund often used to pay for infrastructure costs.
Fisher said people outside Coralville will help pay for the project through the loss of tax revenue for the Iowa City school district and Johnson County.
"I think it illustrates a huge problem with Iowa's TIF law," he said. "There's no justification for a state law that encourages one city to pirate tax base from a neighboring city at the expense of taxpayers."
Von Maur and Oliver McMillan did not return messages seeking comment.
Iowa City's Markus said he would never use TIF to go after a neighboring community's businesses or a project with so little new job creation.
He also said Coralville took a parochial rather than regional approach to economic development that will not serve the area well. He asked why, if Iowa River Landing is such a great project, Coralville had to offer so much and why it couldn't get an anchor that was not already in the area.
"It's greed, at the end of the day," he said. "And I think greed a lot of the time is borne out of desperation."
Hayworth said each community needs to do what's best for itself and called it naive to believe it would be easy to attract an anchor tenant to Iowa River Landing.
"If that's the case, that you can easily get a store like that, then obviously they (Iowa City) can get another store in downtown or the mall," he said.
Coralville City Council member John Lundell said the investment in Von Maur will benefit the larger Iowa River Landing project, so even if the true value is $16 million, he said it's worth it.
"It will pay back many fold," he said.
Lundell also said the down economy has forced cities nationwide to provide incentives to jump-start projects.
Click here to read a story from today about a developer saying the private sector cannot compete with Von Maur-like agreements.
The Von Maur deal has led to increased scrutiny of Coralville's use of tax increment financing.
Nearly 40 percent of Coralville's $1.3 billion in taxable property is in TIF districts, compared with 0.89 percent for Iowa City, according to numbers kept by the Johnson County Auditor's Office.
This summer, Moody's Investors Service gave Coralville a "negative outlook" on two bond sales, citing the city's "very high debt burden" and "significant leveraging of the city's tax base and tax increment financing districts." A July 19 report said the city's "overall debt burden is a very high 14.5 percent of full value," compared with a median of 2.2 percent for cities with the same bond rating.
The Von Maur agreement is likely to be part of a debate about reforming Iowa's TIF law in the upcoming legislative session, said Rep. Tom Sands, a Republican from Wapello and chairman of the Iowa House Ways and Means Committee.
He drafted legislation on TIF reform last session and wants improved transparency and accountability for TIF projects, possibly setting limits on the amount of TIF property within municipalities, and ensuring that TIF districts phase out when planned rather than being rolled over into new TIF districts.
Sands, a banker, said from the little he knows about the Von Maur agreement, Coralville complied with the letter of the law, but the deal "just doesn't smell or feel right."
Hayworth said a lot of people have forgotten that Iowa River Landing is a former rundown industrial site that he said is a perfect candidate for the use of TIF to improve blighted areas.
The city a decade ago connected Iowa River Landing to the Coral Ridge TIF district by using the right of way along Interstate 80, a controversial move that was upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Greazel, the county assessor, noted that the projects in Iowa River Landing are being subsidized by the properties in the Coral Ridge Mall TIF district.
Hayworth said he doesn't think it's fair to say the mall's owner, General Growth Properties, will now essentially be helping to fund possible competition.
Asked if General Growth was upset by the Von Maur deal, he said, "Whether they're happy or not, it follows what the law is."
General Growth declined to comment for this story.
The Gazette's Dave DeWitte contributed to this story. Click here to read the article.