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Anakin Solo was a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, the youngest child born to Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo, and the brother to elder twin siblings, Jaina and Jacen. Anakin was named for his maternal grandfather, Anakin Skywalker, and, like his namesake, was a talented pilot who was prodigiously talented both in the Force and mechanical engineering. He died during the Yuuzhan-Vong war, during the mission to Myrkr.
On 1 October, 1995, Nancy Richardson started the Junior Jedi Knights series with The Golden Globe staring Anakin and his best friend Tahiri Veila. Anakin was now an eleven year old child starting his training at the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV. Richardson continued Anakin's adventures in the following two novels, Lyric's World and Promises, before Rebecca Moesta finished the series with Anakin's Quest, Vader's Fortress, and Kenobi's Blade, starting in 1996. Anakin made appearances in the Young Jedi Knights series by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta which followed the adventures of Anakin's siblings, Jacen and Jaina.
In 1999, the first novel of the New Jedi Order was published titled Vector Prime by R.A. Salvatore. Anakin was now a young teenager studying as a Jedi under his uncle, Luke Skywalker, debating with his brother, Jacen, on the ways of a Jedi and the Force. He played major roles in Dark Tide: Onslaught and Dark Tide: Ruin by Michael A. Stackpole published 1 February, 2000 and 1 June, 2000, respectively, and was the main focus of the books Edge of Victory: Conquest and Edge of Victory: Rebirth by Greg Keyes published 1 April, 2001 and 1 August, 2001, respectfully.
In the following novel by Troy Denning, Star by Star published on 30 October, 2001, Anakin lead a team of Jedi Knights to take out a dangerous enemy of the Jedi resulting in his death. Writers of the New Jedi Order story line revealed in a question-and-answer section of the paperback edition of The Unifying Force published on 3 August, 2004 that Anakin was supposed to be the hero of the story and lead the Jedi Order but was changed due to the release of the prequel Star Wars films in which the hero was also named Anakin.
Even after his death, Anakin Solo has been mentioned several times in most following novels, including a possible appearance in Traitor by Matthew Stover and as a droid in Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal by Aaron Allston as Anakin Sal-Solo.
Anakin was portrayed in the earlier books as being a genius and a loner, but was haunted by his name. He loved to take computers apart and put them back together and saw it as some kind of puzzle. He spent his time alone because there was so much to think about. He would also have dreams of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader trying to persuade him to fall to the dark side of the Force; Anakin did overcome this fear after a journeying inward and confronting himself.
In the New Jedi Order, Anakin is older but not portrayed too differently. He still spent time alone thinking about the role of the Force, and would get into arguments with his brother, Jacen Solo, on the subject. He would want to do the right thing so much even go save the galaxy that he feared he would overlook better answers. However, Luke Skywalker still saw Anakin as too young to see all he had and even reckless at times with his desire to do the right thing. Anakin did become more talkative in this series, unlike his younger self in the Junior Jedi Knight series.
Like his grandfather, Anakin Skywalker, he was incredibly strong in the Force. However, Anakin felt that he had inherited not only his grandfather's name, but also his dark legacy as the Sith Lord Darth Vader. As a child he often had nightmares of Vader and a very strong fear of the dark side. By the time he was three, Anakin's gifts had become obvious to his uncle, Luke Skywalker. By the time he was seven, he had demonstrated a remarkable ability to make anything mechanical work, regardless of whether he understood the device's purpose or its components.
During the Empire Reborn series, the Imperial Procurator of Justice, Lord Hethrir, kidnapped the Solo children to use in his plot for their Force powers. There, Anakin developed a relationship with Tigris, the son of Hethrir and his mate Rillao, who served as Anakin's guard (and Hethrir's servant). In exchange for Waru's help, Hethrir tried to sacrifice Anakin to Waru, but Luke, Han and Leia Solo battled Hethrir and Waru and rescued Anakin and siblings. Waru, giving up the hope that Hethrir would help him go back to his own dimension, destroyed Hethrir.
Anakin figured prominently in the discovery and activation of some of the ancient Corellian planetary repulsors during the reign of Thrackan Sal-Solo on Corellia in 18 ABY.
He continued to show great aptitude with not only the Force, but in mathematics and engineering and when his siblings returned from their initial studies on Yavin IV, Anakin was allowed to go to start his Jedi training.
After that, Anakin and Tahiri traveled to Yavin VIII at the request of their Melodie friend, Lyric. There, they accompanied her whilst she went through the Changing Ceremony, in which Lyric would change forms. Anakin fought and killed their ambushers, which included an avril, a reel, several raiths and a purella. During this, the duo found a matching ancient carving on the wall of a cave that informed them that in 3,997 BBY, Lord Exar Kun trapped countless number of Massassi children with his Sith magic. It also said that the magic could be penetrated by Force-sensitive children.
Tahiri's foster father, Sliven, the leader of the Tusken clan, demanded that she return to Tatooine, where she would decide her fate after six months of her stay at the Academy: whether she would train as a Jedi or return to her tribe. There, Sliven told Tahiri of her true heritage. Her parents were Force-sensitive moisture farmers named Tryst and Cassa Veila, who were accidentally killed by the Tribe, who went looking for the missing Sliven. In reality, he was in care of her parents and after they were killed, Sliven took Tahiri under his wing, who had to strike a deal with the Tribe so that she could stay. When Tahiri was of age, she would undergo a test to prove herself and Sliven as a leader. Anakin came along with Tahiri during her test, which also turned out to test their Force abilities—surviving the harshest deserts of the Dune Sea and battling a Krayt dragon. The duo returned to Yavin IV and freed the souls.
Later, Anakin was plagued by dreams of the Emperor and Darth Vader telling him that he was destined to become a Dark Jedi. Worried, Anakin requested that he travel to Dagobah and face himself in the same cave Luke Skywalker had done so many years ago. He was accompanied by Tahiri and Ikrit—and to their surprise, a stowaway named Uldir Lochett, who thought himself to have Force potential, but really only had a vague, feathery instinct that sensed when the Force was being used. The four faced swamp creatures and both Tahiri and Anakin went inside the cave separately. While Anakin emerged victorious, Tahiri saw images of her past, including her grandfather, who had once been a Jedi Knight murdered during Palpatine's Great Jedi Purge, and her parents.
Back at Yavin IV, Tionne Solusar, the Jedi historian, found that Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber was saved by Darth Vader. With Anakin, Tahiri, Uldir and Ikrit, Tionne went to Vader's fortress at Bast Castle on Vjun to retrieve it, only to have Orloc, a self-claimed "mage" after it as well. Orloc, after capturing Uldir, manipulated the youth by claiming that he had great powers and therefore would grant him Jedi powers. When his companions rescued him and escaped with the lightsaber and the Jedi Holocron, Uldir stole the artifacts and went back to Orloc.
His companions chased him to Exis Station, in which Orloc had demonostrated his powers to Uldir. In reality, they were only technological tricks that could only be performed in Orloc's base, Exis Station. Uldir, seeing his friends battle Orloc with true Force powers, joined them and defeated the mage. Anakin and his companions returned to the Jedi Praxeum with both artifacts safely in their possession.
Anakin graduated from his Junior Jedi Class and returned to Coruscant, where he attended school, developed his piloting skills, and studied under the careful tutelage of C-3PO. Following the attack by the Shadow Academy in 23 ABY, he returned to Yavin IV and helped rebuild the Great Temple by viewing its rubble as a huge puzzle to be solved.
During that time, he went through several adventures with his siblings and their friends, including the mission to find Zekk, taking down Black Sun, accompanying his father to Ord Mantell, etc.—and usually was the one with the plans and ideas, which was due to his uncanny ability (and enjoyment) to solve complex problems and puzzles.
When he turned fourteen, Anakin graduated from the Academy and became apprentices along with other students like Jacen, Jaina, Tenel Ka, Lowbacca and Zekk. Together with his brother Jacen, Anakin trained directly with Luke, just as Luke began moving the new Jedi Knights back to the pre-Empire format of teaching.
"I witnessed the death of perhaps the greatest of them all, the one called Anakin Solo, who gave up his life so that the ones he loved might live." —Nom Anor
It was when Luke started training both Anakin and Jacen that Anakin grew stronger and became more respected among the Jedi.
Both Jacen and Anakin had different ideas on what the future of the Jedi should be. The two brothers often clashed, claiming their intense lightsaber duels were simply training.
Anakin agreed with Luke, that the formation of a new Jedi Council would help bring the vigilantes under control. Jacen believed more in the spiritual aspects of the Force, while Anakin held to the physical uses of the Force as well as the Living Force, which, according to Luke, has to do with a Jedi's sensitivity to living things, intuition and living for the moment. Both brothers had the Living Force, but towards the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, Jacen had more so to do with the Unifying Force, which deals with fulfilling destiny, and less with the Living Force later. Anakin's relationship with the people, as well as his way of acting on instinct and concentrating on the present, caused him to thrive on the Living Force (perhaps a bit too much). His love and compassion for them and his strong and stubborn unwillingness to sacrifice others, spurred even more so by the guilt that he couldn't save the people who'd sacrificed in his stead, was what would cause his death in the future.
Fifteen-year-old Anakin was at the forefront of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, present at Sernpidal, the first planet lost to the Vong. Anakin was forced to fly the Millennium Falcon and flee. The freighter was taking on as many refugees as possible before Sernpidal's moon could crash into its surface. Anakin kept the Falcon grounded as long as he could, soaring away from the cataclysm at the last possible instant. This decision resulted in the death of Chewbacca, who was unable to board the Falcon in time. The death of the beloved Wookiee forever changed the dynamics of the Solo family. Han blamed Anakin, and it was many months before the two were reconciled. Anakin also blamed himself, and further threw himself into his beliefs despite his brother Jacen's protests. Because of his losses, Anakin pushed himself harder and harder against the invading enemy forces, trying to live up to Chewbacca's sacrifice.
Later on, Anakin doggedly protected a terminally ill Mara Jade Skywalker on Dantooine. Soon after this, refugees from Dubrillion, who Lando Calrissian had evacuated, came on the planet as well. Unfortunately, the Yuuzhan Vong followed them and the Battle of Dantooine had begun. Anakin and Jacen killed Legion of reptiloid Chazrach slave soldiers and beetle-like Thrall herders from the Yuuzhan Vong's own galaxy. However, they found out that the Chazrack were mindless, functioning much like battle droids. With the Jedi's efforts, including Luke, who had destroyed a thrall herder, the refugees managed to escape Dantooine after the enemies were defeated.
In the same year, after learning through the computer program created by Anakin that kept track of the usage of the data library (to make things easier for the Jedi on their missions) that Daeshara'cor wanted super-weapons for some deadly purpose, Luke, Mara, Mirax Horn, Anakin and a grifter named Chalco traveled to different worlds to stop her. At Garos IV, although Anakin and Chalco were told to stay on the ship, Chalco talked Anakin into leaving the ship to check out local information sources. Anakin ended up being captured, along with Chalco, who had gotten captured in attempts to rescue the teenager. Anakin used the Force to knock Daeshara'cor out with Chalco's blaster while in captivity, and ended up bringing Daeshara'cor to the light side. He, along with the other Jedi, fought at Ithor. At the battle, after seeing Daeshara'cor poisoned by the amphistaff, Anakin defended her from the Yuuzhan Vong, wielding two lightsabers: his and Daeshara'cor's. Even though he, along with help from Luke and Mara, managed to get the Twi'lek to the medical bay, she had died—reassuring him that she would not have changed anything. Despite this, Anakin still blamed himself and sunk deeper into his guilt. The Jedi had to take a proactive stance against the Yuuzhan Vong, Anakin believed, or more and more people would die.
Anakin began developing Jedi tactics that could be used against the Yuuzhan Vong. He rediscovered a lost Force skill, Battle Meditation, and refined it into a technique known as Force Meld which was used to coordinate Jedi in battle, namely in spaceflight. He also designed the prototype for the Yuuzhan Vong Hunter Droids (YVH) manufactured by Lando Calrissian.
Word of his accomplishments travelled across the galaxy, and citizens, as well as the younger and even the older, more traditional Jedi, of the New Republic regarded him as a galactic hero, the freshest face of the Jedi Order and somebody who might one day take his uncle's place as the most powerful Jedi.
Archaeologists and engineers at Centerpoint Station had been trying to reactivate the superweapon, but discovered that because the Station had attuned itself to Anakin's fingerprints, brainwaves, and DNA, it wouldn't activate without him. The New Republic hoped to use this massive station to wipe out the Yuuzhan Vong fleet, but Jacen convinced Anakin that using the Station in such a way would be tantamount to turning to the dark side. Frustrated with Anakin's recalcitrance, Thrackan Sal-Solo fired the weapon himself—and missed, destroying much of the allied Hapan fleet. Knowing that he would have had precise aim had he been at the controls, Anakin blamed both Jacen and himself for the friendly casualties. Later, Anakin proved to be of importance when contributing to the defense of Duro by shooting down a serpentine Ychna that was attacking the city, Orr-Om.
When the Yuuzhan Vong bore down on Yavin IV and the New Republic refused to send aid in 26 ABY, Anakin impetuously ran off to the system in an attempt to save the students studying there. In the ensuing battle, Anakin's childhood mentor Master Ikrit was killed and his friend Tahiri captured. Anakin found an unlikely ally in Vua Rapuung, a Yuuzhan Vong outcast, who helped him infiltrate the enemy encampment and rescue Tahiri. Anakin's lightsaber was damaged in the rescue attempt and he had to rebuild it using a Yuuzhan Vong lambent. He attuned his lightsaber to himself and discovered a way to sense the Vong through the Force. Anakin was the first Jedi after Vergere to have sensed the Yuuzhan Vong thus. He called it the "Vongsense". This name was later adopted by Jacen Solo.
The Yuuzhan Vong had performed numerous experiments on Tahiri during her captivity. Anakin helped her recover from the ordeal. Meanwhile, rumors of their exploits on Yavin IV ran rampant through the working class "shamed ones" of the Yuuzhan Vong, who soon began to see Jedi as their salvation.
After Anakin helped Tahiri repress her Yuuzhan Vong personality from taking total control, Corran Horn took the two of them to Eriadu, to get supplies. What started as a simple mission, ended up being complicated after learning from Kelbis Nu, a fellow Rodian Jedi Knight who Anakin and Tahiri set off to rescued after sensing him in trouble, learned from him was that Yag'Dhul, where the Givin lived, was the Vong's next target—because of its handy location between Corellian Trade Spine and Rinma Trade Route. After being arrested by anti-Jedi Erudian judicials, Tahiri saved Anakin (under her Yuuzhan Vong personality) from further interrogation and escaped. The three of them rode under a Yuuzhan Vong spy ship to warn the Givin. While doing so, they encountered Nom Anor and his warriors, in which Anakin challenged one to a duel and won. To destroy the Yuuzhan Vong, the Givin decided to draw air out of the space sation while Corran, Anakin and Tahiri went in search for vac suits there. After complications, the duo were pushed into an oxygenated, yet leaking locker. Anakin, believing that they were going to die, admitted his love for her and the two shared a kiss. Corran Horn, who had, much to the duo's embarrassment, figured what had happened between them, returned for them and the combined Givin and New Republic fleet defeated the Yuuzhan Vong.
When the Yuuzhan Vong bioengineered Jedi-hunting creatures called Voxyn, Lyric was among the first to fall in 27 ABY. Anakin led a strike team into the Myrkr system; its mission was to destroy the cloning facility where the creatures were being bred. But things went wrong from the beginning when Ulaha Kore, one of the strike team tacticians, was gravely injured. Jaina cracked when Ulaha was further subjected to torture. The Yuuzhan Vong torturer decided to pick on her and force her to choose between her younger brother or her twin.
"They're both my brothers," Jaina protested, but Anakin told her to select him as the next victim. The Yuuzhan Vong tortured him, but he didn't react—which earned admiration from his torturers. He bought the strike team enough time to take over the ship they were on, but his decisions were again criticized by Jacen.
During another skirmish aboard the Banu Rass, Anakin impulsively ran to his sister's rescue and was stabbed in the gut. The wound ruptured his spleen. Even as his spleen was leaking away, Anakin refused to drop into a Force trance—his mission objective was more important to him than his own well being. His connection to the Force remained strong, and he gathered energy around him like a magnet. Anakin became a glowing extension of the Force itself and he achieved complete oneness with the Force, a state that was achieved only by Anakin Skywalker, and afterwards, Ganner Rhysode in 28 ABY and Jacen Solo in 30 ABY. Being almost invincible, he cut down Yuuzhan Vong in order to get his friends closer to the voxyn queen. An interesting thing to note is that at that moment, he could sense the Yuuzhan Vong through the Force as well as he could the other Jedi.
This matter still remains a mystery as to why he could suddenly sense the Yuuzhan Vong with such clarity. A theory is that the Force supernova that consumed his body eventually was able to further Anakin's perception and allow him to see the full spectrum of the Force, including the Vongsense. However, the intense energy quickly consumed him as it escaped through his mortal wound (being mortally wounded meant that Anakin could not sustain and keep the Force energy within him as it consumed a vessel too weakened to hold it), and Anakin died shortly after ensuring that Tahiri was safe. Anakin gave his life destroying the voxyn cloning samples. His death was transmitted through the Force, and his family and fellow Jedi Knights were devastated by it. However, because of his death, even the enemy came to admire him. His death forced Jacen into a leadership position, pushed his sister Jaina to the dark side, and launched Tahiri into the throes of despair. His sister rashly attacked a Yuuzhan Vong mortuary and recovered his body. She flew his body to Hapes, where the entire family gathered for a funeral. After a memorial ceremony, the fallen hero was cremated by Luke Skywalker.
Anakin's lightsaber was to have a bigger role in determining the fate of the Yuuzhan Vong. Nom Anor gave it to Jacen, in hopes that he could convert him to their religion, which failed. Ganner Rhysode, who'd come to rescue him, died after killing many Yuuzhan Vong with Anakin's lightsaber. The last time his lightsaber would be used was during the duel between Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane and Luke in the Battle of Coruscant; starting out in the hands of Shimrra and ending with Luke, who cut off the Overlord's head. When the war ended, Han Solo, as a way of tribute, placed the lightsaber in the tree stump, in front of a carving of Chewbacca on Kashyyyk like a 'sword in the stone'.


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MILTON — There will be no noise ordinance on Navarre Beach this spring and summer.
Consideration of noise restrictions won't occur until late this year when Santa Rosa County officials consider renewing a contract with the company that runs the Navarre Beach fishing pier.
"It's going to be a loud summer, I guess," Commissioner Jim Melvin, the sole commissioner to support a noise ordinance, said at a recent meeting.
Melvin, who has crossed swords on a couple occasions with Dorothy Slye, who heads the pier's management company, proposed the ordinance after he said he was approached by homeowners of the Summerwind condominium complex.
If anyone from Summerwind attended the board's meeting Monday, they didn't speak up.
"I don't know why they didn't come," said Melvin. "The point was they had made their complaint."
Melvin was seeking an ordinance that would ban amplified sound outdoors without a special permit.
Commission Chairman Bob Cole, who was effusive in his praise for Slye, said he didn't see the need for a noise ordinance. He called it "government on top of government."
Cole said he's visited the pier many times — including some visits "incognito, if you will" — and saw no cause for concern with noise from the pier, which has an open-air bar at its north end.
"I'm not seeing a strong enough reason on this for the Santa Rosa County Commission to get involved," he said.
Melvin countered by saying, "You would have to be living someplace up north of here to be unfamiliar with the controversy this noise has caused. We've seen several samples of what the public has been subjected to."
The other three commissioners settled the issue of when and if an ordinance would be considered.
Commissioners Don Salter and Layne Lynchard went along with a suggestion from Commissioner Jim Williamson that "the best way to address this is through the renewal of the contract."
"I think you'd open a Pandora's box trying to create a new ordinance for Navarre Beach," Salter said.
When it was over, Melvin said he could live with the decision.
"The other four commissioners felt like we'd be better served to deal with it in the contract, and I really can't disagree with that," he said.
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The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally published 1999, p. 161
Girl Before a Mirror shows Picasso's young mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter, one of his favorite subjects in the early 1930s. Her white-haloed profile, rendered in a smooth lavender pink, appears serene. But it merges with a more roughly painted, frontal view of her face—a crescent, like the moon, yet intensely yellow, like the sun, and "made up" with a gilding of rouge, lipstick, and green eye-shadow. Perhaps the painting suggests both Walter's day-self and her night-self, both her tranquillity and her vitality, but also the transition from an innocent girl to a worldly woman aware of her own sexuality.
It is also a complex variant on the traditional Vanity—the image of a woman confronting her mortality in a mirror, which reflects her as a death's head. On the right, the mirror reflection suggests a supernatural x-ray of the girl's soul, her future, her fate. Her face is darkened, her eyes are round and hollow, and her intensely feminine body is twisted and contorted. She seems older and more anxious. The girl reaches out to the reflection, as if trying to unite her different "selves." The diamond-patterned wallpaper recalls the costume of the Harlequin, the comic character from the commedia dell'arte with whom Picasso often identified himself—here a silent witness to the girl's psychic and physical transformations.
MoMA Audio: Collection, 2008
Curator Emeritus, John Elderfield: Of all the women that Picasso painted, I think that the images of Marie-Thérèse Walter are the most extraordinary. She was very young when Picasso met her in the late 1920s—in fact a teenager. And they began a secret love affair, which produced in 1932 an amazing sequence of paintings.
It is a curious painting, visually so splendid that we might forget the way in which the anatomy is broken apart and separated. The woman seen on the left could be pregnant. At least there is the implication of fecundity, of someone who is very beautiful, very vital, very sexual. In the mirror a different image appears; the figure seems sorrowful, expressionistic and even distorted compared to the clarity on the left.
The woman on the left is given two faces. The profile view is very youthful, the full face slightly carnival-like, with bright yellow and the red of the cheek. One can produce a lot of narratives, which are all quite plausible, and maybe contradict each other. Great modern pictures combine patterns of signification that keep us entranced in them; and its no surprise that this is one of the most popular pictures in the Museum.
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Good news to the owners of the Nokia 820 and 920, it looks like AT&T and Microsoft will deliver the update starting tomorrow, October 10th. The announcement was posted to AT&T's support boards by a Community Manager, where users have been quite vocal in receiving the update that has been stuck in limbo for months.
The posting specifically states:
"AT&T has completed testing the Nokia Lumia 820/920 Windows Phone software update on our network. We expect Microsoft to make the update available beginning 10/10. When the software update is available for you to download, Windows Phone will notify you so you can download it directly over a Wi-Fi connection. We appreciate your patience."
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ẈĀŦƧĦĪƧ₣Ā₵Ė wrote:One more member of the wrecking crew...WOOT!!!!
My understanding that Bulldozer was mentioned for the same wave(or the one after) as Wrecker, but his sculpt was not complete as of SDCC.
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ẈĀŦƧĦĪƧ₣Ā₵Ė wrote:One more member of the wrecking crew...WOOT!!!!
deathbymexico wrote:also any sites aside from bigbadtoy offering a preorder? and is the us agent the same body as the bucky cap?
deathbymexico wrote:any idea if the shipping is a better deal on one site versus the other?
terryzom wrote:Whoa, that MS Venom does look AWESOME! Hadn't seen that was being released. It'll come with all of that?! As far as the boatload of accessories, definitely. It gets me that they couldn't have included an extra head with last wave's Dark Wolverine, for instance, so it's awesome to see they are trying to up the ante. Was that Brother Voodoo I saw a page back?!!!! Sure hope that's not a prototype.
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Los Angeles Unified Superintendent John Deasy issued a statement this afternoon on Occupy LAUSD, the movement of teachers that's getting started now — in solidarity with Occupy L.A. — on a march from City Hall to school district headquarters.
Deasy said LAUSD is a "victim" of policies that hurt the poor, the types of government and corporate actions that the Occupy movement is protesting across the country and around the world.
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The full statement is after the jump. It's followed by Deasy's statement earlier today condemning anti-semitic comments made at Occupy LA over the weekend by an LAUSD substitute teacher, who has since been fired. A district spokeswoman said the teacher had been subbing since 2005 but, because she was not a permanent employee, there's not a record available of where she worked.
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Dudley: Hey... if neither of them can get up in time... could I -
Pat: NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT, DUDLEY.
Dudley: But they're all knocked out - it's not like they'd notice. They wouldn't even know what that funny aftertaste is!
Just before the ref can finish the count, both women manage to stagger up to a vertical base - though the effort is superhuman! Sasha and Eden literally have to hold onto each other just to stand up!
Eden is the first one to realize this - so she grabs Sasha and drops her with a Flatliner! Sasha's face meets canvas as Eden flips her over and covers her -
Thr - no! Sasha kicks out!
Eden goes ballistic, telling the ref that his count is too slow and that he could count faster is he stops oogling her! She gets down, covers Sasha again -
Sasha with a headbutt to Eden's face! Eden is gushing blood from her nose! Sasha overpowers Sky, sending her to the canvas - turns her over in a very familiar hold -
Pat: Sharpshooter on Sky, with excellent ring positioning! Will this be enough to put the champ away -
The answer is no - someone slips into the ring behind Sasha, wrapping an arm around her throat and throttling for dear life!
Dudley: Are you shitting me?! BARBIE?!?! Is she really even alive after that fall???
Pat: Apparently so - and look what she's doing! A dragon sleeper on Sasha - who has a Sharpshooter on Sky! This is a precarious position - all three women are extremely weakened and pushed to the limit... won't take long for someone to tap! But who? Who would move on to become champion?!?!
At last, Sasha - suffering the brunt of it mostly - releases Eden Sky - who fled the ring - to sling Barbie off and stop the choke! Barbie can't get back up too fast - which means Sasha is on her in a heartbeat, dropping elbows and forearms onto Barbie - who counters by punching Sasha in the face, getting back up, and putting Sasha down with a gordbuster! Sasha's face bounces off the mat before she lies still... and Barbie closes in for the kill, wearily pinning her sister!
Dudley: Hold it, where'd the ref go? SOMEONE DISAPPEARED THE REF!
The ref only seemed to disappear... because Eden Sky had pulled him to the outside, where she was! The ref blew up at her, while all Eden could do was smile sheepishly...
And inside the ring, Barbie was far from pleased... Eden had just cost her a valuable chance to put the match way! She stumbled over to the edge of the ring to hurl some choice curse words at Eden Sky while the ref was busy yelling his head off at Eden as well.
So nobody noticed when Sasha, almost dead on her feet, snuck up on Barbie... and crowned her with the Lil WMD!
Pat: No, not the loaded glove! I saw it - she put something in that glove of hers before she took out her own sister! Not like this!
The ref slides back into the ring as Sasha goes to cover Barbie...
But there's no count! Instead, the ref is pulling at Sasha's glove!
Dudley: The ref knew! Maybe because Eden Sky told him while they were outside the ring! See, Patsy? Eden IS a wonderful and virtuous woman -
The ref steals away the glove and tosses it out of the ring as he goes to check on Barbie... and Sasha is LIVID. She drops her cold, vicious persona... and replaces it with a loud, uncontrollable and volatile tone as she starts to yell and scream at him "I HAD A LEGAL PIN, YOU STUPID FAT BASTARD!!! I WASN'T CHEATING - I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GLOVE!" The ref pays her little attention, instead checking to see if Barbie is breathing.
All this time, Sasha was going thermal until she realized... something was wrong.
She turned to check -
Pat: EDEN HIT SASHA WITH THE BELT!!! RIGHT IN THE FACE - SHE'S OUT COLD!!!! THIS CAN'T BE!!!!
The ref hears an impact, and turns around just in time to see an innocent Eden Sky crouching over Sasha Panzer's prone form - and no title belt anywhere nearby! Eden secures Sasha's shoulders to the mat...
Pat: Don't do it, ref! DON'T DO IT!
Dudley: Do it, ref! TOTALLY DO IT!
Finn Learson: The winner of the match... and STILL JBW Bombshells Champion... EDEN SKYYYYYY!!!
Pat: What an amazing opening bout from our ladies here in JBW!! I'm only speaking for myself here but, man… seeing that has me positive about the Bombshell division going forward. What a match!
Dudley: I've seen better but, all the right movements happened at all the right times and I got a ton of fantastic pictures on my phone because of it.
Pat: You sicken me.
Ms. Mayhem walks out to the ring to catcalls from the crowd. She simply smiles at the fans and enters the ring and asks for a mic- which she is given by a stage hand. As she is about to talk, more stage hands enter the ring setting up a 6 foot long table and setting 4 bar stools for the participants in the contest.
Ms. Mayhem: And now for the honor of taking me out at a later date- a Beer Drinking contest between The Panzer Division- Karl and Oli Panzer versus the Pardy Boyz- Rymac and D-Boy. So without further ado, lets get these guys out to get their DRINKSSSS ONNNNN! The losing team is the one who has a member pass out first.
Dudley: Damn, I wish I was one of those guys.
The PARDY BOYZ, D-Boy and Rymac, walk out with a keg each under their arms. They slowly make their way down the ramp to a mixed reaction from the crowd. They get to the ring, slide the kegs in and tell at the stagehands to set them up, which they do. Both Rymac and D-Boy make their way to MS Mayhem when the PANZER DIVISION music starts.


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BONIFAY — Speaker pro tempore Marti Coley and Senate President Don Gaetz visited Holmes County to listen to comments, questions and concerns from the residents and representatives of Holmes County on Dec. 2 at the Holmes County District School Board for the 2014 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.
City Council member Roger Brooks was present on behalf of the City of Bonifay to request funding in the amount of $500,000 to go towards their ongoing water project.
"The existing water distribution system includes much of the original piping which is more than 50 years old," said Brooks. "The system doesn't provide adequate fire protection in all areas, requires continuous maintenance and is in need of replacement to maintain public health and safety. Several potable water pipe replacement projects have been completed, however, there is much of the system still in need of replacement."
He explained that there was cause for concern for residents' health because "the majority of distribution lines were originally constructed with asbestos cement and cast iron pipe" that has now deteriorated.
Most of the system was constructed with two-inch to four-inch diameter pipes "which are inadequate in size and the two-inch lines are not in compliance with state requirements and some of the old pipes include lead joints which are prone to leak and are also a concern for health and safety," he added.
"The city is experiencing up to 31 percent water loss from the amount pumped and has safety concerns with the leaking water lines," said Brooks. "As the lines leak they can create subsurface voids prior to collapsing at the surface; with many of the line beneath the roadway, this can create a driving hazard. Also, during installation and maintenance of adjacent utilities, caution is required for trench excavation near the water lines."
He said that the city has been able to prevent many health issues by quickly responding to pipe repairs while issuing boil water notices when "loss of pressure occurs during repairs."
"Replacing the old deteriorated pipes with the appropriate size pipe is recommended, which will reduce maintenance of the old system, promote public health and safety, provide adequate fire protection and provide an acceptable and reliable level of service to the customers," said Brooks.
City Grant Writer Bob Jones also stood before legislation to plead their cause.
"We're trying to be pro-active," said Jones. "We're already entering in phase two and now we are in need of funding for phase three. I know funding is limited so we wanted to start earlier than we did last year."
Gaetz commended the City of Bonifay for their continued efforts in this project as well as their well-prepared presentation.
"It shows what the city is committed to and it helps show that instead of the state bailing some city out of a crisis that instead it would be a partnership," said Gaetz.
Coley said that a lot of water system funding was denied last year and that she and Gaetz came before them to explain the importance of this funding to improve water systems.
"We tried to explain why water projects are important and I've got a good feeling that they have more of an understanding this time around," said Coley. "This is a team effort so we'll see what we can do if we work together."
Executive Director of the Holmes County Tourist Development Council Raymond Thomas was the next to speak.
Thomas said that for rural areas the Tourist Development Council isn't working as well as it could is due to inadequate funding.
"Rural areas are hurting and we need help," said Thomas. "We need people to know that we're more than beaches and airports around here. The Chinese are coming with over 60 places developed in the United States with zero being in the State of Florida."
He said that there is an upcoming gathering of 562 Chinese developers attending a conference in Dothan at the amount of $800 and he said he "already booked his ticket," requesting that he not be the only representative from Florida present.
"Opportunity Florida has a good grasp on what needs to be done," said Coley. "They just need to go back to its original intent of communicating with each individual counties. I also agree that we also have to have jobs in this area so that we and our kids and our grand kids don't have to move away to find work."
Gaetz informed everyone that there would be an announcement made the next day that would affect Holmes County and had to do with travel.
Resident Charles Smith came before the legislative representatives to say that there needs to be more of an emphasis made on getting the children certified in technology.
"We're still teaching our children how to be farmers," said Smith. "Pretty soon there'll be no more blue-collar jobs because blue collar jobs are the easiest to kill in the technologically advanced society. We're just going to produce a lot of unemployed and undereducated children."
Gaetz assured him that measures have already been implemented on making sure that students have industry certification and that there are incentives for teachers if they can produce industry certified students who are ready for the workforce.
Superintendent of Schools Eddie Dixon thanked them for being able to attend the meeting.
"This is how a team works," said Gaetz. "Don't be shy with your concerns. Call us, email us, visit us or invite us over because we do neighborhood sessions and we do a lot better when we listen better."
Coley said she always enjoys her visits.
"Everyone has been so open and friendly here," said Coley. "South Florida may have representatives on every block but we've got team work. The important thing is team work so don't be afraid to call us any time; our door is always open."


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6 Thanksgiving Dinner Dishes To Serve At Your Wedding
We're thankful for a lot of things this Thanksgiving, and one item that's at the top of our list is for all of the delicious and creative ways of serving up our favorite comfort foods. With Thanksgiving only days away get inspired by these drool-worthy and festive dishes.
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Hot Drink DessertInstead of traditional cocktails serve your guests hot drinks that pair well with flavorful dishes. A mug of hot cocoa or mulled apple cider (don't forget the brandy!) is the perfect thing to warm up your guests' fingers and stomachs on a brisk November night.
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Straight From the HarvestTry a fresh and seasonal starter like squash soup. The squash rind bowl adds to an appropriate Thanksgiving harvest theme.
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Sweet Potato Toppings BarSwap out ice cream for delicious and nutritious sweet potatoes (a Thanksgiving day must-have) for a sundae bar that the pilgrims would be proud of. Offer toppings like marshmallows and cinnamon and sugar to make this side dish into the main event.
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Mini Apple DoughnutsNothing says comfort food quite like an apple doughnut and a "shot" of milk.
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Apple CrispApple crisps are great because they're crunchy on the top and sweet and syrupy on the bottom. Mini ramekins make it easy to serve and convenient to eat, especially while guests chat and mingle during the reception.
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Jun 30, 2009
LEGO officially anounces NXT 2.0
More information and pictures are found on the MINDSTORMS news page and on the LEGO shop website.
8 comments:
- Jojoguy10 said...
WOW!!! I knew it was cool, but, WOW!!! I am going to save up for this!!!!
- Jun 30, 2009, 5:49:00 AM
- NXTDude said...
yes!! That is awesome, i have been wanting an extra set for a while, good thing i waited!! =) pre-ordering starts july 1st! I can't wait!!!
- Jun 30, 2009, 8:31:00 PM
- Pe-ads said...
The video is well made and shows off the functionality well. I'll hopefully get a set. And at 1:09, the guy is hilarious: he's like, "Wow! The ShooterBot actually shoots! I'm so happy!"
- Jun 30, 2009, 9:25:00 PM
- Adam Eyring said...
Thankfully the price is not a whole lot higher than NXT 1.0!
- Jul 1, 2009, 6:31:00 AM
- Pablo said...
The price looks higher for what looks like mostly the same set.
I'm guessing that once the NXT 1.0 inventory is out the price will come down
- Jul 1, 2009, 11:42:00 AM
- ben said...
NXT 2.0 is Available Now no pre-order on the UK Lego site, I just ordered one..
- Jul 2, 2009, 2:07:00 AM
- anjali rathore said...
your blogs are very nice.thanks for sharing this.
- Aug 4, 2009, 5:21:00 AM
- shawn said...
where did you find how to build the alpha rex 2.0 model insturctions? im having trouuble finding how to build it
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Were you aware that Michael Oher was the subject of a movie called "the Blind Side?" It was a book written by Michael Lewis, and Oher's part in the book was the inspiration for the movie. Did ya know about it? Michael Oher is sure knowldegable of it, and he is kinda sick and tired of it. All the interviews that take place during the week of the Super Bowl, especially on the notorious Media Day, are pretty much rehashing of information that is already out there. Besides reporters trying to get players to make a Joe Willy Namath type prediction, they just hit them incessently about backstories on their lives. Oher's is probably as well known as anyone's not named Ray Lewis. The Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle wants to move on from the movie that brought him into everyone's living room. "I'm tired of the movie. I'm here to play football," Oher said early during his media session on the floor of the Superdome. "Football is what got me here and the movie, it wasn't me. I always knew how to play football growing up. It was different personalities, stuff like that. Playing football is what got me to [...]
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Sir Michael! I watch for you on the field. You are an inspiration to many. So, just stay focused man! You are a great player and I'm glad you and The Ravens are at the Super Bowl!!! I msut say that I loved the movie Blind Side too and the movie inspired me to support The Ravens.....
The movie however doesn't define you sir. Your integerity and character does! GO RAVENS!!!!!
Please, Michael, be proud of the Blind Side movie.
I live in Boston & should route for the Pats, but because of the movie, I route for the Ravens every week. I always watch for #74 on the field. You don't make touchdowns, so I don't hear your name, but an ESPN analyst says that you're unstoppable when you're on your game. The only names I know on the Ravens are Lewis & Placco, and now Michael Oher. I don't know any other names on the Ravens. My husband is happy that I finally took an interest in football. I'll be watching #74 specifically on Sunday night, & it's because of the movie. Michael, you inspired more people than you know.
You are obviously a white woman. Otherwise you wouldn't take that movie as seriously as you do.
Remember the movie LEAVING ISAIAH? White women lost their Sh*t over that too. They make another one of these movies every 6- 10 years.
No, I disagree....judging by the poor spelling and broken English, I'd say it's a woman of color. :-)
@spaztikcolon - Are you a woman of color? Your english is worse. The pot shouldn't call the kettle black.
Or the stove calling the fridge white
your an idiot! Why woudl you feed into this!?!?!
wow I thought we were in 2013, color is still a concern to show caring?? oh that's right black people don't care that's why the jails, homelessness, foodstamps, and wellfare checks remain the same... Go Mr. Oher for some rich white people saving you from a drug addicted mother who lived in the ghetto !!! want to keep complaining.... go to the department of children and families and see how many kids aren't like you and donate every penny to those poor babies who weren't and never will be blessed as you were !!! Blind Sided ?? I'm sure you're well aware of the horrible conditions our countries children have to deal with, you were one of them
Stop being so dramtic! You said alot of nothing in your post but showed that your feelings were hurt by the previous person's comment. Get a life and don't wear your feelings on your sleeves. Also, I guess you are woman of color too because your english sucks!
Why every time white people try to make a point about African-Americans they associate them with Welfare and food stamps?? Last time I checked the majority of Welfare recipients are white. African-Americans spend more money than other ethnic group and everyone everywhere who owns a productive and profitable business has African-Americans and their associates to thank for their growth. So KISSit02 stop with the negativity... Its 2013 not 1713..
First not every white person tries to make a point about African Americans by associating with food stamps. Second the reason why there are more white poeple than black people on food stamps or well fare is because there are more white people in the country. If you looked at it say at percentage wise then the story is different. I was talking with a woman who was raised in Great Brittan..big slave owners and traders back in the day..yet they do not have anything like the rhettoric we do about race in this country. She believed the difference was clear..everyone wants to be from somewhere else...In the UK they don't call themselves African-British they call themselves British. We are all and should be from now on Americans and no-one being entitled to anything the other isn't. But make no mistake that most white people would rather chew off their left arm then come off as racists while people of color seem to be more racist than ever.
Why every time white people try to make a point about African-Americans they associate them with Welfare and food stamps?? Last time I checked the majority of Welfare recipients are white. African-Americans spend more money than other ethnic group and everyone everywhere who owns a productive and profitable business has African-Americans and their associates to thank for their growth. So KISSit02 stop with the negativity... Its 2013 not 1713..
how many "african americans" actually live in this country? if you were born in america then u are black american get it right.
free747...and you are obviously black, and racist to boot! Why throw out the race card? What does race have to do with the comment? SMH
You did nothing but confirm your racism and ignorance with your comment!!!
Next you will be complaining about racism in this country!
simply put, your an idiot!
Racist much?
What a racist remark -
why is it ok for you to be racist? Do you really think only 'white' women lost it over the Blind Side or Losing Isaiah? WOMEN of every color are emotional creatures who were made to feel more for a reason. Our mirror neurons are popping off the charts but I don't think that is a bad thing. I love the fact that I have so much compassion and love that I can feel someone elses pain and if nothing else try to put myself in their shoes. This is not a White or Black thing its a female thing and shame on you you racist pig!
I enjoyed the movie also. I never heard of Oher before the movie. He is an awesome player :)
How ungrateful to bite the hand that feeds! While he is a talented football player and would have made an amazing living in the NFL whether or not the book and movie were made, NO ONE would know his name! There are Hall of Fame offensive linemen that the average football fan has never heard of. People know who he is because of the book and movie. Too often, people become "famous" and then decide they "dont want it". Well, give back all the money and hope people forget your name...be careful what you wish for though!
I agree.
You hit the nail RIGHT ON THE HEAD Captain C...!
@Captain C, I don't think that he's being ungrateful. He has a point though, its getting old. Besides who wants to keep being reminded that their mother abandon them and had drug issues. His adopted parents benefited from him as well. He worked hard and made it to the NFL and I'm sure he pays his family handsomely for saving his life.... So the idea of giving the back the money has no merit in your argument he earned that. All he's saying that he's tired of hearing about, hey aren't you the guy the movie Blind Side is based off of?" Ask Vince Papale is he tired of hearing about Invincible....
Now if he could only play like the stud depicted in Blind Side, the Ravens would be ecstatic with him.
Wow, turn your back on Sandra Bullock, cold dude.... The movie was inspirational just like Manti Teo's "The Blindside Part 2" will be.
he sucks period
The "Blind Side" is the best movie ever if you are some wal-Mart shopping Saltine snowflake stuck in the 70's....For everyone else it was just another hollywood pos painting sandra bollocks as some super hero when the truth is she has sucked more brain cells(and Cash!) out of the American public just so we can ALL share in her "Vanity Fair". When she Dries up and blows away, lucky us...some new overly happy with them-self hair-do will replace her...and the worship festival will repeat...over and over and.....
What an asshole comment...what the hell do you have against Sandra Bullock besides everything you just said above?
dang...hate on Sandra Bullock much?!?!
Moaning about a movie that helped make you famous?? Wow, I am sure most of the world wishes that were their biggest problem. What a cry baby. You want to move on and not be remembered for "The Blind Side", well be careful what you wish for. All it takes is one devastating injury to end your career and you will get your wish, then you will just be remembered as another "has been" football player, maybe for a year or two anyway. Get a life and be happy for what you have, half the world would trade places with you any day. What a jerk.
From someone who adopted a child much like Michael, maybe I see it differently. My son didn't make me famous, or rich. Matter of fact, he put me in the poor house. But I love him anyway. I see the Blind Side as a movie about people taking chances on people. Michael just happened to be blessed to have people who love him and a great talent to play football. I wish you the best on Sunday Michael and I will be watching.
Lets remember these people were very well off and rich before Michael ever came along...better watch the movie again and get all the facts before rambling like an idiot!
He may have known how to play football but there would have to be some truth in the movie. Did that family really take him in because he was living on the street? Send him to good schools? Get a tutor? If so, then the other questions or question should be... if he went to a regular high school and played football there, would he have been drafted to play football in college? Would he even have gone to college? I am sure that I would be tired of the same old "blind side" rigamoreroll too but heck, if it happened it happened. Shouldn't he be grateful then?
Wow how did we get from a movie to foodstamps and welfare! This country is in big trouble! I think Michael is just tired of the constant reference to the movie..see him for who he is now. Just like Ray Lewis....get on with your life...you can't keep living in the past and yet people continually keep bringing up the past. Haven't we all at some point in our lives gotten sick and tired of something repeatedly referenced? I think that's all Michael is saying. Sorry Michael but that's just the way people are sad as it is. Michael don't let these folks mess with your head ...block it out....stay focused on Sunday!Or picture the 49ers offenssive line saying these things and GO GET 'EM!!!!
well said dustygirl
Wow. Just wow. Reading some (not all) of these comments makes me sad for us (collectively). It's so easy for people to be mean spirited when there is a level of anonymity. Racism will never be a non-issue with deep rooted hatred, fear, and bigotry as is represented here, and this is only a tiny sample of American voices. And when I say racism, I am not refering to black or white or any particular color. Be the more evolved, inclusive, loving person.
Michael, you are entitled to your own opinion as well as everyone else who has commented, myself as well. I will not comment on anything others have said because they all have a right to express themselves, whether I agree with them or not. I have lived my whole life with people who only want to remember the negative things I have said or done in life. I will not be remembered for things I have done right. In today's world you have to be so selective in what you are going to say or do and especially when you are BLINDSIDED by the media. I feel this is what happened to you. The media has ways of turning your words around just to get a story for the day. After a story has been released, sometimes it's useless to try and do damage control. Michael, be very careful when approached by the media because they are only looking for dirt to report, never nothing good like who you are TODAY, what you are doing TODAY, how things are going for you and football TODAY. After all, this is what you are all about.. football, football, football!! Have a good day everyone, and good luck to you Michael on your upcoming game!
WTF is broken english, all races speak different than others. So just because blacks don't speak like whites it has to be broken? Blacks grow up different than whites, We choose not to speak your so call proper english just so you can understand us. We are black so I guess we would speak different.
Michael - did you meet Sandra?
This just in!!!! Michael Oher is dating Sandra Bullock. Oh wait, are we on MSN? Oh good...
This just in!!!!
I live in the great state of Miississipi. What a load of sh-t. If he were not a huge prospect for football, the Touheys could care less,
I am just amazed by the comments here by both blacks and whites. It seems that somehow race is a bigger issue than it has been in years. Why can't people just get along...respect each other even if their ideas are different. It's really a shame that after 4 yrs with a black president that things are worse not better. It's really sad to see what is happening in this country and not just black and white...white to white and black to black and everything in between. Someone is always out to jump on the next person about anything and everything from your job, your guns, your religion, what you eat, even the tv you watch. Leave Michael alone
Did it ever occur to anyone commenting thus far about the article pertaining to Mr. Oher, that these issues being argued, have, as usual, degraded to nothing but one race calling another a bunch of bigots? This at the expense of Mr Oher!?! I wonder, what does he think about all this negative talk?
Not knowing Mr. Oher personally, I can not assume to understand exactly how he feels about the movie or what it has been like for him since its' showing. I can imagine for myself though that after awhile it would get a little old having nearly every knuckle-headed sportscaster (or anyone else for that matter) ask the same lame questions about it and not be able to come up with something original.
Maybe it's time to move on and let this chapter come to a end for Mr. Oher. He has worked hard to get where he is and what he has accomplished.
Job well done so far!! And good luck this Sunday!
Be clear that Mr. Oher could not care less about our discussion here, so please do not be delusional enough to think otherwise. I don't see a racial issue at all...what I see is a person who has instant name-recognition to millions of people and a keen awareness of how this positively impacts him and his family's quality of life. Once the benefits of fame have been received, it is very easy to pretend to want things that really matter such as privacy and a peaceful existence. The problem is that while these things are important to many of us, others trade them for a few bucks...once the money is spent, do not complain about the lack of privacy and peace!
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