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The legacy of one of Philadelphia's most prominent and controversial developers will ultimately be determined by what happens in Northern Liberties.
As business breakfasts go, this late September presentation by the Urban Land Institute is flavorless. Cream of wheat without brown sugar. Oatmeal without raisins. An oat bran muffin without butter.
In short order Herb Wetzel of the Redevelopment Authority delivers a long overview of new housing developments across the city. Paul Levy of the Center City District talks about the increasing number of new college graduates who choose to stay in Philadelphia. And developer John Westrum tells the audience of real estate professionals about the difficulties he faces with entrenched neighborhood interests and environmental concerns in building new Brewerytown housing.
When it's finally his turn to speak, developer Bart Blatstein sighs theatrically into his microphone and does what no one else has tried to do: He tells a story.
"Four and a half years ago," he says, "I attended a sheriff's sale of the old Schmidt's brewery--bad beer, great brew house--on a whim. I wore jeans. I sat in the back. And I brought, because I knew if I did make a bid I'd need 10 percent of the sale price, $600,000 in checks with me."
At the mention of the checks, Blatstein has the room. The Union League audience suddenly seems more attentive, as if the developer, with his slow, playful tones, has made their coffee more potent.
"I thought the bidding--if you've ever been to a sheriff's sale, it's very exciting--would just kind of take off," says Blatstein. "But after a woman there met the opening bid of $1 million, there was silence."
Blatstein tells how he sat in the back and stared, dumbfounded, as everyone's hands remained at their sides.
In the silence, he saw opportunity.
Raising his hand, he upped the bid to $1.1 million. He and the woman went back and forth, and when she finally upped the price to $1.6 million he heard hesitancy in her voice. He struck--raising the bid to $1.8 million and forcing his competitor to accept the inevitable. But the property wasn't his just yet.
Sheriff's sales are often marked by fits and starts. As one bidder drops out, another arises to take their place. With his immediate foe vanquished, Blatstein expected a new bidder to join the fray. But again, no one spoke.
"Going once," said the auctioneer.
Blatstein figured someone would definitely jump in.
"Going twice."
Blatstein held his breath.
"Gone!" cried the auctioneer.
The crowd burst into applause.
The then-executive director of the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association (NLNA) brought him a bottle of champagne on behalf of the neighborhood.
Blatstein exulted in his victory.
On a whim, he'd just spent $1.8 million--a bargain! He also had a bottle of booze, an extra $420,000 in checks and a big, new property that would send his profile soaring, like a gambler's flipping coin, into a realm where only two outcomes seem possible: Heads, he becomes one of the most important developers in modern Philadelphia history. Tails, he goes down as just another guy who tells stories.
"For a fifty year old guy with a great love of architecture and real estate. I,m inspired by Mr.Baltstein vision. Working for a competitor in a centre city property mgmt. co. and once having the opportunity to purchase a walk up trinity there in the early nineties. I was shot down by my wife at the time who could not see my vision.Kudos to the modern day Albert Greenfield."
"enjoyable reading and very insightful.
i came across this discussion at http://www.italkcash.com/forum/news-feeds/97523-video-wasik-sees-rise-modular-portable-energy-efficient-housing.html
it's a very interesting discussion at italktrash titled "Wasik Sees Rise of Modular, Portable, Energy-Efficient Housing" that i think compliments this article.
May 20, 2007 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg News columnist John F. Wasik talks with Tom Keene about his forthcoming book from Bloomberg Press, ``The Cul-De-Sac Syndrome, Turning Around the Unsustainable Dream,'' energy-efficient housing and personal finance.
"i find it utterly funny that he would have tenants on his properties whose brothers are known child abusers let alone they are known in the national socialist movement. Seems as though Mr. Baltstein should do background checks on prospective clients before leasing anything to them. In my opinion who really wants to eat food or anything else served by jewish haters?"
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The U.S. four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 16,000 in the week ended April 27 to a level of 342,250 from the previous week's revised average of 358,250, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of the weekly numbers. Total initial claims for unemployment insurance for the week reached the lowest level since January 2008 at 324,000, down 18,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 342,000.


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Birdwatching and exploring the trails are two of Middleton's most enjoyable activities. Now folks have the chance to do both at the same time during the city's upcoming 'Bike the Bird City' events.
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I would like to fly my brother from Los Angeles to Guam for a week from March 19, 2013, through March 26, 2013. The price listed on United Continental's website for Los Angeles to Guam through Honolulu is $1,727 (UA Flights 3 and 201). But, I notice on the same website that on the same travel dates it only costs $969 to fly from Los Angeles to Manila though Honolulu and Guam (UA Flights 3, 201, and 183).
In other words, it costs an extra $758 to get off the plane in Guam and not go on to Manila. I would like to buy my brother a round-trip Los Angeles to Manila ticket for $969, have him get off the plane on Guam for a week, then have him catch the Guam to Los Angeles flight coming back from Manila a week later.
I would also like to donate the unused Guam-Manila-Guam portion of my ticket to someone in need of medical treatment who can't afford the air fare. Would this be OK?
Thanks for honoring Kimiuo Aisek's legacy
On Aug. 15, Ray Gibson's K-57 "The Breakfast Show" launched the Kickstarter campaign to fund Kimiuo Aisek's biography, with a four-hour remote broadcast from the historic Jose P. Lujan House, courtesy of Guam Preservation Trust and Program Officer Rosanna Barcinas. On Sept. 12 KUAM-TV's Jess Lujan hosted me on "The Buzz," which introduced many to the uniqueness of Truk Lagoon's diving paradise and Kickstarter as a "crowd-source" cash generator. On Sept. 13 the University of Guam College of Liberal Arts & Social Studies hosted "A Celebration of Chuukese Culture" at Fine Arts Theatre in commemoration of Kimiuo's 85th birthday.
Our world community raised an astounding $24,970 for "Witness To War: Truk Lagoon's Master Diver Kimiuo Aisek." More than $3,000 of these proceeds will support the Kimiuo Aisek Memorial Museum already under construction next to Blue Lagoon Dive Shop, in Weno, Chuuk.
Both the biography and museum will be ready in time for the 40th anniversary of the dive shop in 2013, and the 70th anniversary of the American attack on Truk, "Operation Hailstone," in February 2014.
Gradvin Aisek and the rest of our family thank you for your generosity in honoring Kimiuo's legacy. They invite you to visit Chuuk and experience for yourself the beauty that nature has created 68 years after the bombs rained down on Truk Lagoon.


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We have a pretty good idea who the fastest players in baseball are, in part because they rack up gaudy stolen base totals. However, the slowest players in baseball are less statistically conspicuous. For example, neither Colby Rasmus nor Joe Mauer has a steal this season, but it's clear in watching them that one is faster than the other.
This is another area where Baseball Info Solutions is now collecting information. Beginning this season BIS is recording times on various baserunning events, including from home to first on potential double plays and bunt-for-hit attempts, from first to third on singles, from second to home on singles, from first to home on doubles, and on stolen base attempts. In particular, home to first times on potential GDPs are a great way to measure the speed of players giving their maximum effort, especially ones like Joe Mauer who rarely attempt to steal a base.
Based on average home to first times on potential GDPs, these players are the slowest in baseball:
We were on the right track with Mauer who is quite slow at 4.40 seconds from home to first, but it is actually another catcher who tops this dubious list. Welington Castillo is having a tremendous season. He actually leads all catchers with 17 Defensive Runs Saved. However, he is certainly not fast. Neither are Billy Butler and Paul Konerko, who generate all of their value with their bats. Edwin Encarnacion, another powerful first baseman, and Yorvit Torrealba, another catcher, round out the list of the slowest players in baseball.


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I enjoyed this paranormal romance. This is a fast-paced story that is filled with action, and a lot of sexual relations between Joni and Ian. I like Joni. She was a strong woman who, even though has no family, is working hard to make her bookstore a success. When she meets Ian, both of them think that they are not right for each other, but things quickly change both of their minds. I liked Ian. Once he knew that Joni was the one for him, he became super sweet and protective towards her. He rescues her twice and is more than willing to give up his life for hers. The love scenes between Ian and Joni are melting hot. I also liked both Joni's and Ian's friends they are a playful bunch. This story contains very explicit love scenes and language.
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I am Robin McMunn. I dive regularly in So Cal. Mainly Catalina interspersed with beach dives in Laguna and occasional trips to the northers Chanel Islands. In the early 1970's I used a Nikonos with macro tubes. For the last year and a half I have been using a Sony cybershot. After a recent trip to Anilow I realized the need to step up to a good camera so I now have a Canon T2I and hope to have the equipment to take it in the water by mid summer.
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Posted on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 at 12:45pm CDT by W. Michael K.
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I would like to inform you about the situation regarding my Corvette, I brought to your business to have an outside detail. I dropped the vehicle off on Wednesday at 9:00AM, October 3rd, expecting the car to be completed on or before the 8th. I waited for a call from the dealership until 2:45PM on the 8th...having not heard from anyone at the dealership as promised on the drop off date of the 3rd. The person I spoke with in "Service" said they would have to go over to the shop site because no one was answering the phone. I was expecting a return phone call from him, but after 1:15 minutes I again called. My phone call allowed the Service representative to tell me: "yes your car is ready"....not even apologizing for the 75 minute wait for the promised return call. I was able to arrange for a ride to the dealership where I waited 25 minutes to get a response because of waiting in a line leading to the "Service" office. The "Service" person said that he would go across the street and get the car. Well, he came back to the dealership in 10 minutes without the car which indicated he did not know the Corvette gear pattern and how to start the car. Another member of the staff went over to get the car, drove it over to the dealer lot and walked away with "okay, here it is". Not offering an apology for their screw up or etc. Your company had two opportunities to offer an apology and in both cases failed. I am in the real estate business and I know what "Service" means in the business world and your company completely voided out any facsimile to the definition. Time is of essence to me as a Real Estate Broker and Lexus of Spokane wasted my valuable time. I had to cancel an appointment after they told me that "yes, your car is ready". That is why I am taking advantage of the opportunity to let you know that there are some obvious weak links in your system as well as the personnel you employ. Thank you for that opportunity and have a nice day.
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7 Parks near Oceano, California
Grover Beach, California 1.32 miles NW
Arroyo Grande, California 2.99 miles NE
Pismo Beach, California 3.44 miles NW
Avila Beach, California 8.57 miles NW
Port San Luis, California 9.58 miles NW
Oceano, California (map) | (805) 781-4900
Sites: 232 | Latest Rate: $44.00 | 9 Reviews
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Dec 2013 - $44.00
The other reviews of this park were spot on. I used the Good Sam s book to find a park in this area and I called about a completely different park that was $9 cheaper per day but the reservations were for this park which was nearly 40 additional miles away. When we arrived at the park that I had first called about it was after 5pm and of course there was no one to answer the phone, much less help to figure out that we had nearly forty more miles to drive after dark. When we did arrive at this park we found it to be very poorly lite and not well marked plus the roads are very narrow without many markings which let us get headed into our area going the wrong way. While getting turned around we managed to damage our motorhome due to the tight turns and dark and narrow streets. We would not stay at this park again. I will pull into camp wally world before driving in the dark to a campground. - GopherBroke
Dec 2011 - $44.00
The campground is between a railroad and a busy highway. The site we were in was about 25-30 feet from the road. The road noise woke us up a few times when the big trucks went by. The site grass was mostly dry and there are a lot of low spots and bare dirt. The site was not long enough to accommodate a 33-ft 5th wheel and the truck. We had to park across the small road. The staff was friendly taking the reservation. They charged a $8 reservation fee. - User2329
Jun 2011 - $32.00
Sites are very short and narrow. Campground is situated between a very busy PCH and a railroad track. Reservation was made with a very friendly lady, check-in was less friendly by a different individual. - Jim & Vic
Oceano, California (map) | (805) 305-7627
Sites: 30 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 4 Reviews
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Nov 2015 - $25.00
The location is excellent (1/4 mile walk to the beach.) The sites are way to narrow (15 feet wide or less.) Slides are almost touching. This Lodge should increase the width of the sites to 20 feet minimum.
Very friendly and accommodating host. - User3589
Apr 2015 - $25.00
Great camp hosts, very friendly lodge, utilities worked well, but the condition of the rest area is a very poor representation of this lodge. Mostly sand that was impossible to keep out of RV. Uneven dirt and grass/weeds. Twisted ankle in gopher hole, one of hundreds of holes and mounds. Spacing is too close, we like to put out our awning. - User817
Jun 2013 - $30.00
ELKS ONLY. Walk to the beach. Verizon reception was strong. Lodge for WiFi. Grass back-in sites with a 5 day limit. Sites can be close when Elk Rallies are in the park. Very friendly and a First Class lodge. Dump site on premises. - silverado
Oceano, California (map) | (805) 781-4900
Sites: 22 | Latest Rate: $50.00 | 8 Reviews
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Jun 2014 - $50.00
Wonderful experience. We would definitely go back. We had just come from a private campground where we paid MUCH more money and their facility was no where near as nice as this state campground. The bathrooms were really nice :) We had a full hook up and a nice walk to the beach every day. You can take the trail to the beach, but it's easier to take the road. The campsites are very narrow and the dirt is the dusty kind that gets everywhere, but we liked the facility all the same. You're about 3 miles down from the main drag in Pismo. If you walk your dog on the beach (highly recommended!), they need to be on a leash. There are rangers everywhere. Happy Camping. - PupRV
Nov 2013 - $35.00
We spent a week here in our 36' 5th wheel. Roads and sites are paved, each site has a picnic table and fire pit. We had site #12 and it was very difficult to maneuver our rig into the site due to railroad ties and short posts marking each site. Once settled, we had decent site separation and "privacy" due to the angle of the sites. There is a wooden bridge just outside the campground that sounds like 2 seconds of thunder every time someone drives over it. The airstrip next door is not very busy, just a few small planes on the weekend. The public showers are locked each night at 6pm. We did see a few people using the showers during the day from outside the park. Even though we stayed over a holiday weekend this park was never more than half full. It seems to be relatively unknown. Very quiet at night, just the sound of the ocean. Two block walk to the beach. We had reasonable 4G Verizon signal, a little slow at times. - Metamorphosis Road
Jun 2012 - $33.00
Good location, quite park, clean restrooms, walked the dogs to the beach. My friend with his 40' fit nicely in the space next to me. Coming back in Sept. or Oct. - BigTim
Oceano, California (map) | (805) 473-7220
Sites: 1000 | Latest Rate: $10.00 | 9 Reviews
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May 2013 - $10.00
We love camping at Oceano Dunes with our family and friends. We love to ride ATVs and the ocean. Two great things rolled into one. Having a huge bonfire at night and looking up into the sky and actually seeing stars and listening to the ocean waves roll in and out. Noisy during the day and we usually try to camp during the week in the summer, because of the crowds. Spring and Fall are also wonderful times to camp...and less busy. Just check out wind conditions before you go. - butmuffins
Jun 2012 - $10.00
This is a great beach experience. I searched extensively for a place where I could pitch my tent right on the beach. The entire Pacific Coastline there were only two campgrounds where this was possible. Oceana Dunes, California and Coos Bay in Oregon. It is now on our bucket list to return with our RV. Pros: You are right on the beach If this is the experience you are looking for, it is the best!! Rigs of all sizes camp along this beautiful stretch of beach You drive along the beach at low tide to find your spot. People willing to help if you get stuck. You can ATV here. Cons: No running water, only chemical toilets (but kept clean). Lots of traffic between beach and water. You can get stuck. It was really windy and we had no shelter. - User2631
May 2012 - $10.00
Very basic, you are just parked anywhere you want on the sand. Beware of the tides, so you don't get stuck in the sand. Not many bathrooms around (but we didn't use them- so I don't know what the condition was). There was a truck that comes around selling ice and firewood, which was nice. - Cali Campers
Oceano, California (map) | (805) 489-8100
Sites: 229 | Latest Rate: $19.00 | 56 Reviews
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Oct 2015 - $19.00
We've stayed before, down in the 'affiliates section' which is ok. Problem was they put us in a site (#19) that had a huge palm tree on our left at the front edge of the 'pull through', which meant we wouldn't pull out to our left as we should have. And then they had several big rigs come in during the night parked across from us that were really too big for the sites so we didn't really have maneuvering room to get out going to the right. Luckily the people on our right left even before we did, so we were able to use the front part of their site in order to get out. Use pads under the levelers because lots of sand on each site and not all is compacted. - PugetSound
May 2015 - $19.00
Very nice place to stay. Windy, but dunes were wonderful. Close to Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Santa Maria, and San Luis Obispo so very centrally located. Beach is close by. Had only one problem. Motorhome next to us blocked us in, and we couldn't get our 36-foot 5th wheel out of our space. However, office staff was great, and they allowed us to stay an extra five days. Will definitely go back over and over. - WSKeifer
May 2015 - $20.00
Easy access off rt 1. Pull tru sites 50 amp. Great access to dunes. Sat good. Verizon good. Narrow site but room for slides n table. - rvreviews
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Park is pretty tight unless you get lucky and get a corner spot or one of the few larger spots. Each rig goes opposite way so you share a common area and in our case we could not extend our awning all the way. Weekdays had some open spots but fills on weekend and the pool gets crowded. - sheltieRV
Aug 2015 - $57.00
Overall nice park, they just do not get some of the extra's campers are looking for. Our site was level with small grass picnic table and fire pit, all good. We have two dog's and the pet areas were very poor and too small. The internet was to slow and did not work the last day at all. INTERNET IS IMPORTANT!!! An internet password 5th#3N*QP%6 and then it does not work 3 or 4 times in a row. - JeffnAnita
Jun 2015 - $42.00
This park boasts that it has been recognized as the, ". . . best medium sized park in California . . ." numerous times. It might well have been 30 years ago when I first visited. Since this is coastal Cal, the sites are very close together. It is predominantly the dreaded side-by-side hookup. This is where the bigger rigs are going fit. When reserving our site, I clearly explained exactly what I wanted, letting it be known that we would postpone our visit if what I wanted wasn't available. Upon arrival, the site they had identified for us was neither long enough nor wide enough. (This also happened to a couple that arrived in the site next to us.) They did find us another site. Multiple times my wife & I expressed our appreciation, but we should never have been assigned that first site to start with. While there, I read a review criticizing the lack of enforcement of noise violations. I also read management's response. Basically it was that the violation occurred after office hours & that if you complain we'll do something about it. Neither of those attitudes sit well with me. On the plus side, the park is attractive. The office & grounds people are just great. I found it very reasonably priced given its location. Only on 2 of our 10 evenings was it 'lively' enough that I couldn't sit outside & read wearing noise canceling headphones. For what I'm looking for - safe and quiet - it is the best choice in the immediate Pismo area. - biosensai
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Approaching from north go on past first Pismo Beach campground unless you need to dump. The Oceano campground doesn't have a dump station. Arrive at Oceano (go past 2 county parks) with empty holding tanks and be ready for a real treat! Beautiful and a short walk to the beach. - jford313
Jul 2012 - $50.00
Great state campground. The sites have water and electric but no sewer. The restrooms and showers were very clean despite a full campground. The beach is one block (or a 5 minute slow walk) down city streets. Autos are allowed on the beach> Your auto gets a permit with camping at this state park. It is not a beach for hanging out but more for four wheel drive vehicles. The park rangers are great and very protective of the wildlife in the park. The only pitfall is the site we had was under an eucalyptus tree and dropped sap and other things all over our trailer. We would definitely camp here again if in the greater San Luis Obispo area. - annamom
Jun 2012 - $50.00
We were disappointed in this campground. I had chosen it based on reviews, but did not realize that North Beach and Oceano Beach were two different components of Pismo State Beach. We had to go to North Beach to dump as there is no dump station at Oceano, and I agree that it looks nicer. Oceano had okay washrooms and decent showers with lots of hot water (minimum 50 cents - bring quarters). The beach is about one bloc, away down the street...but this section is a Vehicular Recreation Area, which means trucks and ATVs churning up the sand. You can feel it as you walk up to the beach, and you really could not spend time there. Water electric is $50 and unserviced is $35. Expensive for what you get. We left early and went to a resort a few miles away. - gregork


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EDITORIAL: Residents should have say in NPR
Until they saw a recent news story reporting that San Angelo might get its National Public Radio fare from a different source, many residents probably had forgotten that there was an NPR station here.
That's one reason the possible switch from the affiliation with KUT, which originates from the University of Texas at Austin, to the NPR station at Texas Tech University in Lubbock might make sense.
Presumably the fact that Angelo State University is now part of the Texas Tech system would mean that there would be news out of Lubbock periodically about NPR programming and events that might pertain to San Angelo. That would remind local residents that NPR exists here and more of them might tune in.
Also, there might be opportunities for ASU students interested in broadcasting to become involved in the Tech station, KOHM. That's the kind of experience that local supporters of the ASU-Tech merger envisioned from the outset.
Supporting the switch to Lubbock is hardly a slam-dunk decision, though.
For starters, not all the programming from the Tech station would be the same. KUT provides quality reporting on state news that listeners can't get anywhere else, and that's particularly useful when the Legislature is in session.
Moreover, San Angelo is isolated enough from the central and eastern half of the state without losing its connection to the capital city. Also, KUT's cultural programming provides a lift to its small but loyal band of San Angelo listeners. And it sure doesn't hurt the city for its name to be heard in Austin when station identification airs.
The most troubling aspect is that no one from San Angelo has been included in discussions about the possible switch, nor has there been any effort to determine which station local listeners might prefer. Indeed, we wouldn't even known the change was being considered had a San Angeloan not overheard a conversation about it in Austin.
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Concept Art From Factor 5's Canceled 'Superman' Game Features Darkseid, General Zod and More
Despite being one of the greatest super-heroes ever created, Superman hasn't exactly had a lot of luck with video games. His most famous outing in the field,
Superman 64
, is commonly regarded as the single worst game of the N64 era, and considering a few of the other titles that got the Nintendo Seal of Quality, that's saying something.
But perhaps his worst bit of luck came when a game developed by
Factor 5
(the studio behind the critically acclaimed
Rogue Squadron
) was canceled when their publisher shut down in 2009. While we may never know if the game itself would be good, the art from lead character artist
Daveed Kaplan
-- uncovered
over at MTV Geek
by Charles Webb -- shows that if nothing else, it probably would've
cool. Check out the designs for the Man of Steel and some of his greatest villains after the jump!
First up, of course, was Superman himself:
Superman's sporting his classic costume -- trunks and all! -- with the only major difference to his usual look being the shield, which is is styled more along the lines of the
Superman Returns
movie than the one featured in the comics of the time. That's not really a surprise, considering that the game was in development only two years after
hit theaters.
It's also worth noting that while Superman's pose in this picture is the standard position for doing turnarounds and showing off the costume, I really, really wish that it was how he'd look while flying in the game. Seriously, developers: You make a game where Superman just awkwardly hovers in the sky like Criss Angel, and I'll buy
Also pretending to be an airplane is Superman's old foe
Much like Jim Lee would later do with his post-New 52 redesign of Jack Kirby's classic villain, Kaplan ditched Darkseid's fashionable and intimidating skirt in favor of what appears to be a pair of ribbed sweatpants. Darkseid's also given a more armored look, and while it almost makes it look like he's cosplaying as 50 Cent from
Blood on the Sand
, I don't really dislike it.
That said, I vastly prefer his version of
While he's not quite as hulking as Kirby's Kalibak, I really like what Kaplan did with this one. Much like
Arkham Asylum
redesigned Batman's villains in order to emphasize their grittier aspects, the goal with these seems to be to amp up the sci-fi elements of Superman, which is a pretty neat way to go about it.
Especially if it's going to involve a bunch of aliens like Darkseid, Kalibak, and
The Phantom Zone Criminals, General Zod and Non:
Because really, where would we be without a reference to
Superman II
in every possible media outlet? Unlike the more complex Fourth World costumes of Darkseid and Kalibak, the Kryptonians -- at least in these early versions -- seem to have more simplified designs that reflect how they looked in the movies. Kaplan's clearly gone straight to Terence Stamp for Zod's face, and it works pretty well.
Lex Luthor
, however, has all kinds of stuff going on:
It'd be interesting to see if Lex's armor was blue because of a plot point in the game, or if it was just the color Kaplan was working with before touching it up with the character's usual green and purple look. Considering that the game was called "Blue Steel," I'm guessing it's the former. Well, either that or the surprise twist that Superman had to battle against Derek Zoolander's signature look.
For more,
check out Kaplan's website
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told me, "His real strength lay in his
sense of what's fair."
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operating on a scifi
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EL PASO -- Second-graders from La Fe Preparatory Academy received a Jurassic-size preview of a theatrical production at the El Paso County Coliseum Wednesday afternoon.
Students received a sneak peek of "Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular," an Australian show adapted from a BBC television series. It will be in El Paso March 25-29.
"They're really big, look realistic, just kind of scary," said Daymien Flores Rico, 7, of the video clip he and his classmates saw on a large projection screen.
Brian Kennedy, head of the El Paso Sports Commission and director of the El Paso County Coliseum, said he worked for two years to bring the show to El Paso.
"This is the biggest show to ever come to El Paso," Kennedy said.
The prehistoric-themed production will feature 15 dinosaurs made to look alive.
These effects were achieved through metal framing, hydraulics, and animatronics, or the use of electronics and robotics, said the show's director Scott Faris in a telephone conference at the coliseum.
"What we really have is a combination of education and entertainment," Kennedy said.
A mechanical lift was raised 36 feet to give students an idea of how tall the life-sized dinosaurs, including a Tyrannosaurus Rex and Brachiosaurus, will be when they will be in the coliseum.
"You get to see dinosaurs walk around the floor and at the same time learn a little bit about the dinosaurs," Kennedy added.
Amy O'Rourke, superintendent of La Fe, said the experience is one that should be shared beyond the classroom.
"I would definitely encourage all parents to try to get the kids to these types of performances because, particularly, if we don't support this type of performance, then it will be more difficult in the future to get other similar type performances to El Paso," O'Rourke said.
Faris, who has also directed "Chicago The Musical" and Bette Midler's Las Vegas Show, said in a news release the "dinosaurs move exactly like they are real - with all the roars, snorts and excitement that go with it."
Tickets for "Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular" go on sale Jan. 30.
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About the State of the Union Address: I noticed two things that really stood out to me more than anything else.
The first when his majesty complained about "reckless" budget cuts. He didn't say a single word about reckless spending cuts.
The second is when he showed why he is personally responsible for selling more firearms than any other American president, why many licensed firearm manufacturers are six and more months behind production. When he got the chamber to their feet nearly screaming, "They deserve a vote," I half expected to hear cries of "Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil!" Seriously, the last time I saw such enthusiastic screaming in any governmental building was the last time I watched a video of an Adolf Hitler speech either leading up to or during World War II.


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4A girls' soccer: Bountiful tops Skyline to advance to finals
Draper • The Bountiful girls' soccer team thought it could've won it all last season, but its title hopes fell away with a blocked attempt in a shootout with Skyline.
The Braves will get their chance to earn it this year.
A slippery first-half goal gave the Braves their revenge against Skyline, topping the Eagles 1-0 in a Class 4A semifinal Tuesday night at Juan Diego High School. Bountiful survived a late onslaught to hang on for a ticket to Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday for the finals with Bonneville.
"It's gonna be a great matchup," Bountiful midfielder Jenny Skedros said. "Words can't explain how excited I am right now."
Skedros' shot about 20 minutes into the contest proved to be the difference. Wind and rain were blowing toward the Skyline goal at the time. After regaining possession from an Eagles defender, Skedros saw an opening and thought she'd "just crack it."
The ball ricocheted off the right post and bounced just behind Skyline keeper Alli Spencer, one of the toughest defenders in the state.
"She's so big and kind of intimidating," Skedros said. "What we thought to do was kick it low and hard before she could dive to the ground."
Bountiful had only one goal, but not only one chance. Skyline was on its heels as the Braves made run after run for most of the game. What they did with the ball kept the game close: Mackenzie Eiting and Skedros both had a turn at knocking a shot well over the goal at point-blank range.
The Eagles began to push their forces up in an effort to get more scoring over the final 15 minutes. The Skyline scoring corps gave goalkeeper Charity Cole more than a few close calls.
Cole dived on the ball on one save, but it was rolling faster than she had anticipated on the wet turf.
She ended up clenching the wayward strike with her ankles in the final five minutes.
Bountiful coach Lou Plank was happy to see such determination from his team, even after Kennedy Merrill was hurt early in the first half. The coaching staff is hopeful she'll be back for the finals, but if she's not, it knows the team can move onward.
"We're a team of no stars," Plank said. "It breaks my heart to see [Merrick] go out like that, but it's illustrative of our team that they can go out there and get it done."
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P Bonneville vs. Bountiful
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Stock unruffled as FNB limits falloutComment on this story
FirstRand shareholders appeared to take the brouhaha between the government and the management of its consumer bank, FNB, in their stride, with the share price closing just 16c weaker yesterday at R32.89.
The movement in the FirstRand share price was in line with the mixed to weaker performance of the four major banks. Nedbank and Absa also closed weaker on the day, with Standard Bank the only one of the top four to close firmer. It rose R1.06 to close at R118.27.
The consensus among analysts appears to be that FNB's advertising campaign created an unfortunate situation, from which neither the bank nor the ANC emerged unscathed. "It was probably not the greatest thing to do in terms of generating new business," said Johann Scholtz of Afrifocus Securities.
"But then Nedbank had a run-in with [the] government recently and I'm not sure whether that really caused much long-term difficulty."
Sam Moss, the head of investor relations at FirstRand, told Business Report that she had not been approached with complaints from any of the group's shareholders. She said that nobody would be forced to resign over the issue and stressed that FNB chief executive Michael Jordaan was not leaving the company.
Moss spoke from Singapore, where senior FirstRand executives were meeting investors. The executives will also meet investors in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Just over 17 percent of FirstRand's shareholders are defined as "international".
The Public Investment Corporation, which holds 11.3 percent of FirstRand, would not comment on the issue.
One leading political analyst said FNB's decision to broadcast an advertising campaign that included exhortations for the public to vote for anyone but the ruling party would have caused trouble in any country in the world.
But he added that the ANC was "not doing itself a favour by telling kids to shut up".
Analysts said that the agreement reached on Friday between FirstRand chief executive Sizwe Nxasana and the ANC would protect the group's government business.
"FNB has got quite a lot of government contracts. That's not really at risk now," one analyst said.
"The potential danger of any negative impact is more likely to be felt with regard to getting new business from individuals," said the analyst, noting that the danger was likely to be countered by more mundane issues such as service and cost.
The importance of the government to FirstRand is evident from the group's annual report, where it tops the list of stakeholder groups with which the banking group engages.
Others on the list are shareholders and analysts, employees, customers, suppliers, communities and civil society.
FirstRand's 2012 annual report states: "FirstRand has defined its stakeholders as entities and individuals that are significantly affected by its activities and those which have the ability to significantly impact the group's strategies and objectives."
On the issue of "reputation and investor relations", Nxasana notes in the annual report: "The group did not suffer any major reputational issues during the year under review."
Ironically, the fallout from the advertising campaign, which appears to have been sparked by a small number of YouTube clips deemed offensive by the ANC, comes just months after an extremely positive letter from Paul Harris, a board member and co-founder of FirstRand, went viral.
The letter, which was intended as a private communication with a friend, ended with this advice: "Maybe best is that you get exposed to some articles and websites that give a more balanced and uplifting perspective of South Africa."
The letter and Harris were criticised in some circles for ignoring the country's challenges.
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red dragon 4/1/2010
2000 Toyota Camry LE 4 Cyl 2.2L
How can this be checked / fixed ?
P0446 Evaporative Emission Control System Vent Control Circuit Malfunction
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SOUNDS LIKE IT'S YOUR EVAP, PURGE CONTROL VALVE. i suggest getting your self a HAYS repair manual to find its exact location. you can get the manual at most auto parts stores.
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Replace the charcoal canister. It comes from Toyota with the new electrical valves. The valve gets stuck because charcoal granules get stuck in the valve. You can (in a pinch) change just the valves, the CCV and VSV (Canister Closed Valve and the Vacuum Switching Valve) but the problem will repeat when you least expect it. When you replace the canister it is imperative that you blow out all attaching lines to rid them of granular charcoal contaminant.


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South River Highlands Country Retreat
Five authentic log cabins above the confluence of the Maury & South Rivers on a private 250ac farm. KNOCKOUT VIEWS! 12 min. from downtown Lexington & 8 min. from many eating establishments. Experience the very best of Rockbridge County. 1-2.5 BR, modern amenities, wood fireplace in 3, very comfortable queen size beds with quality bedding, grill, satellite TV in 3/DVD/DVDs, CD/CDs. Country furniture, some antiques, fully outfitted. Perfect romantic getaway as well as a tranquil place to recharge. You are invited to walk the trails on the farm or the 7 mile Chessie Trail across from the farm. This farm also functions as a Retreat, Teaching Facility & Nature Preserve. The Lodge, a newly restored dairy barn with overnight accommodations, is open to groups up to 100 people for classes, small weddings, meetings, events etc. The land is magical!


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Doing a mid-year best-of show for Sound Opinions was a Kot idea; when it first came up years ago, I figured we ought to wait for year-end, 365 days being a more sensible measure of time (and more of a milestone passed) than a mere six months. But he won that particular coin toss, and there is something to be said for taking a breather half way through the year to catch up on or reassess great sounds you've been loving, or which you might have missed. Plus, as Rust Cohle ruminated on True Detective, what is time anyway, if not a flat circle?
In any event, further illuminating my favorites of 2014 so far in time for the radio show and podcast, here's my list of the Top Five, plus some other discs that very much remain in heavy rotation.


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Hi, I'm unable to make vmware work correctly on Severn. I'm unable to setup vmware tools (Net, Graphics) which are really useful. The mouse is slow (probably because vmware tools are not installed).
The default driver is pcnet32 (AMD 79c970, PCNET32 Lance), it loads OK, but then the network script say the cable is not plugged... The host OS (linux RH9) has network running just fine and the second vmware machine (Win2k) is also running fine with network and vmware tools. Does anyone have ideas on how to do it working? Thanks -jec
PS: why is the kernel compiled with gcc 3.2.3 and the installed compiler is 3.3?
It's strange because wmware-4460 works fine at me (better, than on RH9). No complaints yet, though I haven't done anything special& Igor Gorbounov


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Feeney moves to Hong Kong as vp, production, for Imagi
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On Wisconsin!
How Republicans won the battle of Madison.
Mar 21, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 26 • By STEPHEN F. HAYES AND JOHN MCCORMACK
Unions claimed that they objected chiefly to the limits on collective bargaining, which they said would leave public employees vulnerable to unjust firings and unfair changes to their benefits. The unions also objected to a provision that would allow public employees to choose for themselves whether to join the union and pay dues—a departure from current law. Other states that had implemented these changes had seen union membership drop precipitously, and union leaders understood that the corresponding loss of power and money would be devastating.
So despite the fact that there are dozens of states without collective bargaining for public employees, and that most federal workers do not have collective bargaining rights, and that the increases in benefit contributions contained in the budget repair bill were modest—leaving state employees considerably better off than their private-sector counterparts—union bosses mobilized their resources to fight in Madison. The rallies were huge—with organizational help from the Democratic National Committee and the good fortune that Madison, with its graying radicals and leftist college students, is better prepared for an insta-protest than just about any other city in the country. So for weeks, as Democratic senators hid in Illinois and malcontents camped in the capitol at times literally blocked legislative action, the protesters chanted, "This is what democracy looks like."*
As soon as the senate Democrats left town, Republicans began to explore their options for passing the budget repair bill without them. There was talk—public and private—about "splitting" the bill to get around the need for a three-fifths quorum. For most, this meant separating the two main provisions of the legislation—the collective bargaining reforms in one bill and the benefit contribution increases in another.
Walker didn't want to do this. Democrats were accusing him of including the collective bargaining restrictions for no other reason than to weaken unions, saying the collective bargaining provisions had no fiscal impact. On the surface, separating the bills would seem to validate this criticism, although no one knows better than union bosses just how important a tool limiting collective bargaining would be to reducing expenditures on public employees. In fact, school districts and local governments could require changes to their employees' health benefits only if collective bargaining were curtailed.
So on February 28, senate majority leader Scott Fitzgerald drove across southern Wisconsin to meet with two Democrats who wanted to explore a compromise, Bob Jauch and Tim Cullen. Fitzgerald says that the two had opposed the flight to Illinois in the first place and along with at least one other colleague wanted to find a way to return. They explored several options over hotcakes and sausage at a local McDonald's. Fitzgerald left without a compromise but with what he believed was a commitment that the Democrats would soon be returning to Madison.
"I met 'em on a Monday," Fitzgerald recalls. "They called me on a Tuesday saying they'd be in the chamber Wednesday morning. I called them on Wednesday morning to say, 'Listen, I know you're coming back, let me call the cops to give them a heads up that you'll be back.' And then Senator Cullen said, 'Well, Fitz, what I told you the other day was true at the time I said it, but we're not coming back.' "
Fitzgerald was frustrated and concluded the Democrats were not negotiating in good faith. He called Cullen and told him to deal directly with the governor's office.
Walker instructed two of his top aides—chief of staff Keith Gilkes and deputy chief of staff Eric Schutt—to pick up negotiations with the Democrats. "There was continued optimism on our side that something would get done," says a source close to Walker. The governor would not compromise on the two main components of the bill. But he was willing to make some concessions, such as allowing unions to bargain collectively for wages beyond the rate of inflation, as well as for performance bonuses, mandatory overtime, and class size.
The discussions on March 2, again in a McDonald's, included the two moderate Democrats, the governor's staff, and, importantly, Mark Miller, the Democratic leader. When the negotiations ended, Republicans once again believed their colleagues would be returning soon. Gilkes woke Walker up with a phone call at 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday to tell him that they had agreed on "the framework for a deal" that would be finalized in the coming days. The talks continued by phone for several days and culminated in a meeting between Gilkes, Schutt, Jauch, and Cullen on Sunday, March 6, in South Beloit.
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