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Friends, associates, and enemies of Spider-Man.
Immediate Family
- Richard Parker (father, deceased)
- Mary Parker (mother, née Fitzpatrick, deceased)
- Uncle Ben Parker (uncle, deceased)
- Aunt May Parker (aunt, née Reilly)
- Mary Jane Watson-Parker (wife)
- May Parker (daughter, thought to be deceased)
- Ben Reilly aka Scarlet Spider aka Spider-Man (clone, deceased)
- Kaine (clone)
- Spidercide (clone, deceased)
- Doppelganger (mystic duplicate, deceased)
Mary Jane's family
- Anna Watson — Mary Jane's aunt and Aunt May's best friend.
- Madeline Watson (mother, deceased)
- Phillip Watson (father)
- Kristy Watson (cousin)
- Gayle Watson-Byrnes (sister)
- Timothy Byrnes (Gayle's ex-husband)
- Kevin and Tommy Byrnes (Gayle's sons)
- Frank Brown (Madeline's cousin)
- Mary MacLeod (distant aunt)
Love Interests
- Liz Allan — Peter's high school crush, although they never get together. Liz instead marries Peter's friend, Harry Osborn.
- Betty Brant — Peter dates the Daily Bugle secretary, but they break up due to her blaming Spider-Man for the death of her brother. Betty Brant later marries Daily Bugle reporter Ned Leeds, although she briefly gets back with Peter after the breakdown of her marriage. Despite this, both Peter and Betty maintain a close friendship.
- Gwen Stacy — Peter's first real girlfriend, Peter initially ignored her due to his concern for his sick Aunt May, which frustrated Gwen. She was killed by the Green Goblin by throwing her off a bridge. In House of M, Gwen is still alive and married to Peter.
- Debra Whitman — a fellow Empire State University student and secretary whom Peter dates for a period of time, though his frequent disappearances complicate their relationship. Debra lacks self-confidence and their relationship is rather one-sided; Peter has little interest in her. She is eventually diagnosed with mild schizophrenia, ironically exacerbated by her "delusional" belief that Peter is Spider-Man. With Peter's help, she overcomes that idea. Soon afterward, she leaves New York after another man, Biff Rifkin, confesses his feelings for her.
- Marcy Kane — another Empire State University graduate student who Peter dates briefly. Prior to dating Peter, she was the lover of the Jack of Hearts. Kane is later revealed to be an alien (Contraxian) who is on Earth looking for solutions to her homeworld's problems.
- Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. Black Cat — The relationship between Spider-Man and Black Cat is short lived-after Spider-Man learns that Felicia Hardy is only interested in him as Spider-Man and not Peter Parker.
- Carlie Cooper — She is an officer of the NYPD's Crime Scene Unit and ex-best friend of Harry Osborn's ex-girlfriend, Lily Hollister. However they break up after Spider Island due to surmising that Peter was Spider-Man, and was angry that he'd lied to her. Carlie eventually left New York for her own safety.
- Sarah Rushman — Peter dates Sarah during a time when he believes Mary Jane to be dead; however, she turns out to be the S.H.I.E.L.D.-brainwashed mutant Marrow.
Ben Reilly's Love Interests
- Elisabeth Tyne, aka Janine Godbe — met Ben and lived with him for several months during his "lost years," until they were separated by Kaine. They reunited after he became Spider-Man, but were separated again when she turned herself in for her abusive father's murder.
- Jessica Carradine — photographer, daughter of the burglar who killed Uncle Ben.
- Desiree Winthrop — a wealthy young woman with limited psychic powers, of which she was unaware.
Ben also had Peter's memories of dating Liz Allan, Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy, and Mary Jane Watson.
Supporting Characters
See also: Daily Bugle
- Jean DeWolff
- Glory Grant — J. Jonah Jameson's secretary. Friend of Peter Parker.
- Crusher Hogan - the wrestler that Peter defeats shortly after gaining his powers. Later, Hogan becomes a Spider-Man fan and looks back on his encounter with the hero fondly.
- J. Jonah Jameson
- Ned Leeds
- Foggy Nelson - Matt Murdock's law partner, who briefly dated Liz Allan.
- Joe "Robbie" Robertson
- Randy Robertson — Joe Robertson's son. Friend of Peter Parker.
- Jimmy Six aka Giacomo Fortunato
- Arthur Stacy — Gwen Stacy's uncle, private investigator.
- George Stacy (deceased) — Gwen Stacy's father, Police captain, killed by falling debris in a fight between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus.
- Jill Stacy — Arthur Stacy's daughter, friend of Mary Jane.
- Paul Stacy — Arthur Stacy's son. Blamed Spider-Man for Gwen's death and joined the anti-mutant group the Friends of Humanity in an attempt to bring him to justice.
- Flash Thompson
- Ben Urich
- Araña
- Avengers
- MACH IV aka The Beetle
- Daredevil
- Fantastic Four
- Gibbon (Martin Blank)
- Grizzly (Maxwell Markham)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
- Steel Spider
- Madame Web
- Molten Man
- Prowler
- Puma
- Ranger
- Rocket Racer
- Silver Sable
- Spider-Woman (Mattie Franklin), the niece of J. Jonah Jameson.
- Toxin
- Spider-Gwen - spider-powered Gwen Stacy counterpart


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Lunch & Dinner Menu Kids Menu Reviews
Come on down to an exciting entertainment adventure with fabulous food and extraordinary live music. Crossroads at House of Blues menu created by Food Network star and celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez. Water view tables are available at the back of the restaurant.
You may have known that House of Blues at Downtown Disney West Side was one of the premier venues for live music. But have you ever noticed the Folk Art Collection? House of Blues boasts the largest private collection of American Folk Art on permanent display with roughly 7,000 articles exhibited throughout their venues. At the Orlando location alone, guests can see 637 pieces that represent more than 100 artists. A favorite piece is Mr. Imagination's Archway located outside at the back of the restaurant. If you get a chance, check out the hidden trinkets scattered throughout the sculpture. Many of the artifacts came from employees and guests who happened to be walking by while "Mr. I" was creating it!
Restaurant Info: Mix of American and International Dishes, Lunch/Dinner A la carte, $$ – $15 to $34.99 per adult
Find out how you can save money on dining at Walt Disney World by using one of Disney's Dining Plans.
Crossroads at House of Blues Lunch & Dinner Menu
Menu Date: 05/2016
Cornbread with Maple Butter – Jalapenno peppers and cheese – $7.99
Voodoo Shrimp – Sauteed jumbo shrimp, simmered in an amber beer reduction on jalapenno cornbread- $15.99
Spinach and Artichoke Dip – a blend of Cream Cheese Mozzarella, Asiago, chopped Spinach and Artichokes, freshly baked and served with Pita Chips – $11.99
Crossroads Quesadilla – Flour tortillas stuffed with a blend of cheeses, poblano chiles, fire roasted red peppers, onions, wild mushrooms and roasted tomatillo salsa – $10.99
Add Chicken – $4 | Add Steak – $5
Chicken Wings – Fresh whole chicken wings fried crispy and tossed in one of three homemade sauces; smoked tomato BBQ sauce, Jamaican style spicy jerk sauce or Buffalo hot sauce, served over house-made slaw – $10.99
Pulled Pork Sliders – Two sliders layered with slow smoked pulled pork, topped with smoked tomato BBQ sauce and housemade slaw, served on a brioche bun – $9.99
Add Extra Slider – $4.00
Angus Sliders – Two Angus beef sliders topped with Cheddar cheese, ketchup, mustard, deep fried onion strings and pickled jalapeño peppers, served on a brioche bun – $9.99
Add Extra Slider – $3.00
Portabello Sliders – Two marinaded portabello mushroom sliders, topped with smoked Gouda cheese grilled roma tomato and crispy field greens, served on a brioche bun – $9.99
Add Extra Slider – $4.00
House of Blues Signature Soup – $5.99
Hand Stretched Grilled FlatBreads
Basil Pesto and Tomato – Topped with basil pesto, oven-dried tomatoes with a blend of cheeses – $11.99
Grilled Vegetable – Topped with basil pesto, goat cheese, mozzarella cheese, roasted artichoke hearts, broccolini, roasted red onion and basil leaves – $12.99
BBQ Chicken – Tender marinated chicken, BBQ sauce, smoked Gouda and mozzarella cheese, red onion and fresh cilantro – $13.99
Street Tacos
Street-style corn tortillas, green cabbage, pico de gallo roasted tomatillo salsa, Cotija cheese and avocado lime creme. Add an additional Taco – $4.00
Blackened Chicken – $10.99
Char Grilled Citrus Marinated Steak – $11.99
Char Grilled Market Fish – $11.99
Market Fish of the Day
Prepared three ways and served with fresh vegetables and Red Rose garlic mashed potatoes – Market Price
Sauteed – Pan roasted in olive oil
Blackened – Rubbed with spices and seared in a cast iron skillet
Grilled – Marinated in citrus zest and fresh herbs, grilled over an open flame
American Classics
Add Soup or Salad for $3
St. Louis Ribs – low-cooked Rack of Ribs rubbed with Adobo Spice covered in Smoked Tomato BBQ Sauce, served with BBQ Baked Beans and House-made ColeSlaw
Half Rack – $17.99 | Full Rack – $24.99
Shrimp and Grits – Pan seared jumbo shrimp simmered in chipotle garlic cream sauce served over a crispy fried grit cake and sweet tear drop tomatoes – $19.49
Jambalaya – Marinated Chicken, White Rice, Andouille Sausage, Sweet Peppers and roasted Green Onions in a spicy traditional Jambalaya Sauce – $18.49
Add Shrimp – $6
Cajun Chicken Pasta – Blackened chicken, spicy Cajun cream, roasted tomatoes, pasilla onions, toasted corn – $17.49
Lobster Mac & Cheese – Poached lobster meat in a creamy cheese sauce and topped with crunchy panko breadcrumbs – $22.49
Linguini Primavera – Sautéed seasonal vegetables, double blanched garlic, spinach and Parmesan cheese – $15.99
Add Chicken – $4 | Add Shrimp – $6
Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast – Grilled rosemary marinated chicken breast served with fresh vegetables and Red Rose garlic mashed potatoes – $17.99
Buttermilk Fried Chicken – Fried chicken marinated in buttermilk and Adobo spice served with housemade coleslaw and Red Rose garlic mashed potatoes – $19.49
Applewood Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf – A delicious blend of savory flavors wrapped in Applewood bacon and topped with our housemade wild mushroom sauce, served with fresh vegetables and Red Rose garlic mashed potatoes – $17.49
New York Strip – Twelve ounce center cut steak with sautéed bourbon onions served with fresh vegetables and Red Rose garlic mashed potatoes – $29.49
Market Fish of the Day – Prepared three ways and served with fresh vegetables and Red Rose garlic mashed potatoes: Sautéed – Pan roasted in olive oil, or Blackened – Rubbed with spices and seared in a cast iron skillet, or Grilled – Marinated in citrus zest and fresh herbs, grilled over an open flame – Market Price
Cobb Salad – Romaine and field greens tossed in Catalina dressing topped with grilled chicken, applewood bacon, sweet tear drop tomatoes, egg, avocado and Bleu cheese – $15.99
Steak Salad – Marinated Steak served over Romaine and Field Greens, Red Onions, Tomatoes, Black Beans, Blue Cheese Crumbles and diced Avocado tossed in Balsamic Vinaigrette – $16.99
Blackened Shrimp Chopped Salad – Blackened Shrimp served over Red Cabbage, Baby Spinach, Chopped Peanuts, Red Onions, Carrots, Chopped Cilantro, Pickled Red Fresno Peppers, and Wonton Chips tossed with spicy Citrus Vinaigrette – $16.99
Buffalo Chicken Salad – Crispy Chicken tossed in a spicy Buffalo Sauce with Hearts of Romaine, Grilled Corn, Blue Cheese Crumbles, Black Beans, Sweet Tear Drop Tomatoes, Red Onion, Diced Avocado, and crispy Tortilla Chips tossed in our Housemade Cilantro-Ranch Dressing – $14.99
Entree Caesar Salad – Whole Romaine leaves sprinkled with Cotija cheese, Caesar dressing served with crostini – $10.99
Add Chicken – $4 | Add Steak – $5 | Add Shrimp – $6
House of Blues Salad – Fresh field greens, red and yellow tomatoes, spicy pecans and crumbled Feta cheese drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette dressing – $7.99
Classic Wedge Salad – Baby iceberg lettuce, bleu cheese crumbles, applewood bacon and diced tomatoes topped with
bleu cheese dressing – $8.99
All sandwiches served with fries
Substitute sweet potato fries – $1 | Add Soup or Salad – $3
French Dip – Slow roasted roast beef, sauteed bourbon onions, Provolone cheese, au jus, creamy horseradish served on a French roll – $14.99
Pulled Pork Sandwich – Slow smoked pulled pork, topped with smoked tomato BBQ sauce and citrus champagne slaw, served on a brioche bun – $13.99
Classic Club – Sourdough bread, spicy chipotle mayo, black forest ham, oven roasted turkey, applewood bacon, lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese – $15.99
Southwestern Chicken Sandwich – Grilled citrus marinated chicken breast topped with pepper jack cheese, oven roasted tomatoes, diced green chiles, avocado slices and chipotle mayo on a brioche bun – $13.99
Fresh Fish Sandwich – Grilled market fish of the day, topped with Pepper Jack cheese, chipotle mayo, deep fried jalapeño peppers, lettuce, tomato, shaved red onions served on a brioche bun – $15.99
Signature Burgers
All sandwiches served with fries
Substitute sweet potato fries – $1 |Add Soup or Salad – $3.
Build Your Own Burger – Certified Angus beef or Jamaican spiced turkey patty, on a brioche bun – $12.99
Toppings – Sauteed bourbon onions, rajas (spicy peppers and onions), smoked BBQ sauce, wild mushrooms, American cheese, Cheddar cheese – $0.99 each
Premium Toppings – Applewood bacon, Pepper Jack, Swiss cheese, Bleu cheese, avocado – $1.49 each
Smoked BBQ Bacon – Certified Angus beef patty topped with Cheddar cheese, smoked tomato BBQ sauce, applewood bacon, crispy pickled jalapenos, sauteed bourbon onions on a brioche bun – $14.99
Juicy Lucy – Certified Angus beef and applewood bacon patty stuffed with cheese, topped with crispy pickled jalapenos and chipotle mayo on a brioche bun – $15.99
Heat Seeker – Certified Angus beef patty topped with pulled pork, pickled jalapenos peppers, buffalo sauce, Pepper Jack cheese on a brioche bun – $14.99
Island Turkey Burger – Seasoned with Jamaican spices topped with Cheddar cheese on a chipotle mayo brushed brioche bun, served with crispy field greens and sliced Roma tomatoes – $12.99
Mac and Cheese – $6.99
Sweet Potato Fries – $4.99
French Fries – $3.99
Seasonal Vegetables – $3.99
BBQ Baked Beans – $3.99
Housemade Cole Slaw – $2.99
Red Rose Garlic Mashed Potatoes – $3.99
Bourbon Bread Pudding – Cooked with bananas and white chocolate, finished with a bourbon caramel sauce topped with fresh whipped cream – $8.00
Key Lime Pie – Made with fresh key lime juice and drizzled with a fresh raspberry coulis topped with fresh whipped cream – $7.50
Coconut Cream Pie – Piled high with whipped cream and toasted coconut in a flaky crust – $7.50
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake – three decadent layers of chocolate cheesecake with seasonal berries and fresh whipped cream – $7.50
Chef's Choice Ice Cream – $5.00
Ice Cream Sandwich – Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies loaded with Oreo dusted vanilla ice cream – $7.00
Adult Root Beer Float – Coney Island Hard Root Beer (5.8% ABV) poured over vanilla ice cream, served in a frosted beer mug – $8.00
Root Beer Float – Root Beer poured over vanilla ice cream, served in a frosted beer mug – $6.00
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Mango Ginger Press – Fresh Mint, Ginger, Mango, Splash of Sprite – $4.95
Georgia Sunrise – Blackberry, Peach, Lemonade – $4.95
Raspberry Fizz – Raspberry, Ginger Beer, Lemonade – $4.95
Double Trouble Tea – Agave Nectar, Pomegranate, Lemonade and Iced Tea – $4.95
Iced Tea, Lemonade – Add Mango, Raspberry, Peach or Blackberry Flavor (.95) – $3.25
Handcrafted Sodas – Strawberry and Mango, Orange, Vanilla Cream and Julius 50/50 with whipped cream dollop – $4.50
Coca-Cola Products – $3.25
Joey Kramer's Rockin' and Roastin' Coffee – $3.25
Numi Premium Organic Teas – $3.25
House of Blues offers Happy Hours from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 10:30 p.m. until closing featuring bottles of domestic beers for $3 each and bottled imported beer, house wines and house cocktails.
Crossroads at House of Blues Kids' Menu
For Ages 12 and Under
Menu Date: 05/2016
Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza – served with a side of fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice – $8.99
Chicken Tenders – served with a side of fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice – $8.99
Mini Cheeseburgers – served with a side of fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice – $8.99
Grilled Cheese – served with a side of fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice – $8.99
Pasta with Housemade Marinara – served with a side of fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice – $8.99
Mac & Cheese – served with a side of fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice – $8.99
Hot Dog – served with a side of fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice – $8.99
** Menu and Prices are Subject to Change Without Notice **

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DEA Drug Traffic Activity Has Doubled In The Caribbean
In the war on drugs, unlike other types of war, one of the challenges presented to those fighting is that the battleground often changes. Drug suppliers and distributors have many ways of moving narcotics and change their strategies and locations frequently. Recently, United States Drug Enforcement Agents have doubled their efforts and resources in the Caribbean.
Cocaine into United States from Caribbean Has Increased Drastically
It seems that there has been a major uptick recently in the amount of cocaine that enters the United States by way of the tropical region. In fact, of the total amount of cocaine that enters the United States, an estimated 14% originates in the Caribbean. That amount has doubled over the last year, which is surprising, considering that the region seemed to have been more or less abandoned by traffickers over the course of the last decade.
Drug enforcement officials attribute the upswing in drug trafficking in the region to a number of causes, but the consensus seems to be that one major reason for the dramatic increase in volume is that each shipment that moves the cocaine into the states is carrying a heavier load of the drug.
Support for Local Governments
The proliferation of drug trafficking in areas like the Caribbean occurs because criminal organizations have grown incredibly powerful, to the point that many small governments do not have the resources or general capacity to curb their growth. Part of the mission of the Drug Enforcement Agency in areas like the Caribbean is to work with local governments to help thwart these powerful criminal groups. It seems that thus far, agents have been successful in their bid to stop the gangs responsible for drug exportation in the area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently went on record saying that they had successfully taken down one of the area's most powerful and active criminal groups.
A Strategic Area for Traffickers
The Caribbean may be seeing dramatically heightened instances of drug activity because drug lords from several countries may view it as a rather ideal location for moving cocaine. Some drug distributors may have taken note of the area's low security, which may be due to a number of factors, including low budget and a sense of helplessness when it comes to stopping the powerful criminals. Geographically, the area is also fairly easy for drug criminals in South America and Mexico, where much production occurs, to move their product through and onto the United States and Europe. The trafficking, which occurs on boats, had, until recently, been done with little interruption from coastal security agents.
Violence in the Region
The shipment of drugs like cocaine is very problematic for many reasons. When cocaine enters the black market in the United States, it is of course available to be used by addicts, who generally suffer very serious health complications from its use. Cocaine trafficking also creates violence centered around the actual distribution process. Many gangs and cartels engage in lethal battles over what they perceive to be their "territory." The violence that comes part in parcel with these territory battles is often extremely gruesome and may be played out in front of innocent civilians. One of the most difficult and important tasks faced by the United States Drug Enforcement Authority is to gather information from within the violence fraught networks of warring cartels. It seems that to date, agents have indeed been successful. Agents have apparently gathered key intelligence from within these networks and used it as a means of deconstructing their trade routes. Peace and a return to order may not come quickly to the Caribbean, but with the help of DEA, hope may be somewhere on the horizon.


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Back in university, Julia didn't realize what a great guy she had until she lost him. Now as a single mother and business woman, Julia meets up with the man she's not stopped thinking about since they parted. Her heart longs for a second chance, but reality and the consequences of her previous actions build a wall that seem too big to scale.
Zeke always considered himself a great Christian, until he met Julia in university. Their attraction was too strong to ignore and the temptation too much for the "perfect" pastor's son. Years later, he still carries the weight of guilt from their poor choices as well as the scars of his broken faith.
Will they find a second chance at love and happiness? Or are they bound to be punished for the sins of the past?


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Hi Daniel,
Nice video, showing S10-2.
I just bought it from Lenovo, it's on the way to me. before I had S10 and I had bought for it a bluetooth module. But before I sold my S10, I removed the module, and think to put it to S10-2. Did you get a chance to look inside the S10-2, if there is still a place for the bluetooth module?
Hi Guys,
Great review of the S10-2 on YouTube. Its the only one I could find in English lol. I bought one about 4 months ago and it came with the 6-cell lithium ion battery, which doesn't take anything away from the aesthetic appeal of the netbook AT ALL. It also lasts around 5 hours with everything on and in WinXP.Surprisingly, even with the 6-cell battery tacked on its still very light. The unit I got also came with integrated 3G as an added bonus for surfing the net using mobile phone towers when there is no wi-fi or LAN available. The ONLY problem I do have with it however is that there is no 3G support in quickstart. I'd really appreciate some feedback on this if you hear anything.
Keep up the good work!


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How to Make iced coffee
Does your iced coffee get watered down from adding in ice cubes? Enjoy a tastier iced coffee at home with these handy tips. Take a pot of hot coffee and pour it into an ice tray and make cubes. Whenever you want ice coffee, just pull out your coffee cubes. A secret for sugar users..put your sugar in first, then a bit of coffee, then your ice coffee cubes and a bit more coffee. Perfect ice coffee.


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Jim Cramer runs the charitable trust portfolio, Action Alerts PLUS, and writes daily market commentary for TheStreet's RealMoney premium service. He also participates in video segments on TheStreet TV and serves as host of CNBC's "Mad Money" television program.
Cramer graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, where he was president of The Harvard Crimson. He worked as a journalist at the Tallahassee Democrat and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, covering everything from sports to homicide before moving to New York to help start American Lawyer magazine. After a three-year stint, Cramer entered Harvard Law School and received his J.D. in 1984. Instead of practicing law, however, he joined Goldman Sachs, where he worked in sales and trading. In 1987, he left Goldman to start his own hedge fund. While he worked at his fund, Cramer helped start Smart Money for Dow Jones and then, in 1996, he founded TheStreet. In 2000, Cramer retired from active money management to embrace media full time, including radio and television.
Cramer is the author of Confessions of a Street Addict," "You Got Screwed," "Jim Cramer's Real Money," "Jim Cramer's Mad Money," "Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life," "Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even" and, most recently,"Get Rich Carefully." He has written for Time magazine and New York magazine and has been featured on CBS' 60 Minutes, NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams, Meet the Press, Today, The Tonight Show, Late Night and MSNBC's Morning Joe
Recent Articles By The Author
Cramer: These 4 Companies Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt
I have to question the judgment of those selling 3M, Domino's, Hasbro and Alphabet.
Jim Cramer on Freeport-McMoRan: Copper Is Exploding
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Jim Cramer Reveals What to Watch in Boeing and Coca-Cola's Earnings
Boeing and Coca Cola earnings are on tap.
Jim Cramer on Apple, Alphabet, Facebook, Caterpillar, United Technologies, McDonald's, GM, Citigroup, Jimmy Choo, Boeing and Coca-Cola
TheStreet's Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer weighs in on Tuesday's trending stocks.


text: Roundy's, Inc. ("Roundy's") (NYSE: RNDY), a leading grocer in the Midwest, today announced Robert Mariano, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer and Darren Karst, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the BMO Capital Markets 2014 BMO Farm to Market Conference on May 21, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. EDT (12:30 p.m. CDT), at the Grand Hyatt in New York, N.Y. The audio portion of the presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at the "Investor Relations" section of Roundy's website at www.Roundys.com and will be archived through June 4, 2014. About Roundy's Roundy's is a leading grocer in the Midwest with nearly $4.0 billion in sales and more than 23,000 employees. Founded in Milwaukee in 1872, Roundy's operates 169 retail grocery stores and 114 pharmacies under the Pick 'n Save, Rainbow, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano's retail banners in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. Roundy's is committed to helping the communities its stores serve through the Roundy's Foundation. Chartered in 2003, the Roundy's Foundation mission is to support organizations working to relieve hunger and helping families in crisis due to domestic abuse, neglect and other at-risk situations.


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May 13, 2013
NSA denies spying on U.S. citizens
NSA statement: "One of the biggest misconceptions about [the] National Security Agency is that we are unlawfully listening in on, or reading emails of, U.S. citizens. This is simply not the case."
IRS admits to targeting conservative groups like the Richmond Tea Party
IRS head of tax-exempt groups Lois Lerner: "That was wrong. That was absolutely incorrect, it was insensitive and it was inappropriate. That's not how we go about selecting cases for further review. The IRS would like to apologize for that."
Austerity versus growth a false choice
What if that spending apparently takes away resources from the private sector? Is government spending then truly a measure of economic health? A new ALG study investigates Keynes' chief claim.
Pethokoukis: Is the real US unemployment rate 11.3% or 7.5%?
"How much of the 2.7 percentage point drop in labor force participation since 2007 reflects structural forces rather than weak demand discouraging workers? Second, is the key structural element mostly the aging of the U.S. population or is it the shift of the workforce into Social Security disability?"


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Sitting behind the house of a friend just outside
is a relic… a relic of a time gone by.
This old school bus sits protecting not children but firewood from the
rain. When I first saw it I was mesmerized…
it was something different, with a beauty all it's own. Greensboro, NC
31 January, 2013
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30 January, 2013
There comes a time where change is necessary, no matter how used you are to something or how iconic something has become. Change is a good thing in many ways, it opens the door to things that once would not be considered and allows for new ideas to infiltrate and old stale ways to have new life breathed into them. While change can also be in some ways negative and the fear of the unknown promotes fear, change is to be embraced even if only for the reason that those who do not change are destined to eventually fail.
A few days ago I got to see the new look of American Airlines up close and personal. I feel that it is a good step for this iconic legacy carrier to embrace the future as they emerge from a long bankruptcy. I feel that the new look is respectful of the history of the company and a gentle nod to the country it represents.
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13 January, 2013
My Hero...
On Sunday January 6, 2013 I lost my hero. My Grandmother Lalia Louise Hawthorne Wixson passed from this world. It is a hard thing to accept, someone that meant so much to me no longer a phone call away… There are moments where it is almost unbearable.
But then I think of the legacy that she left me.
Every time I look in the mirror, I see her work in progress. She took me in when I needed her and she insured that I went to school and had every tool that she was able to give me to live the best life I possibly can.
And I will.
Every breath I take, every moment… will be in honor of her.
Lalia Louise Wixson
August 4, 1939 – January 6, 2013
Louise Wixson, 73, passed from this life Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Hospice Ministries, Ridgeland.
Visitation is 5:00-8:00pm Monday, January 7, 2013 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Graveside services arer 2:30pm Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Drakes United Methodist Church Cemetery in Flowood.
She was born August 4, 1939 in Madison County, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Hawthorne and Catherine Lee Eley Hawthorne. She was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker and a member of Drakes United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons, James Grant Wixson and wife Michele and Bubba Wixson and wife Becky; daughters, Sheila Williams and husband Marvin and Tina Wixson; brother, Henry Hawthorne; sisters, Sarah Haskins, Betty Dulworth, Annette Creel, Clara Reid and Margaret Hawthorne; grandchildren, Jayroe Williams and wife Rebecca, Heather Williams, Christina Shores, Grant Blakeney, John Wixson and Kirby Wixson; and great-grandchildren, Autumn Williams, Destiny Crosby, Hanna Crosby, Hayden Shores and Charles Williams.
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Actor Arjun Rampal recently share an online picture on Instagram with their Daughters Mahikaa and Myra. Striking a pose with his beautiful girls, he looks as hot as ever here! Check it out.
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The market stands (still being put together when we arrived) are ready, and it appears from a distance that two young men are busy at two neighboring stalls, Ben to the left, and Alex to the right, both unpacking merchandise. They are unaware of each other, ap-parently.
I just stand there and wonder: How is it possible that a person of recently professed sexual insouciance ignores another male person 20 feet away that sports the toned body of a basketball player, silky black skin, lips from Angelina Jolie, profile from Raphael, teeth from a dental catalog, and the kinetics of a Bolshoi dancer? Conversely, how is it possible that a person with a documented history of two homosexual encounters ((with me)) ignores another male person 20 feet away that sports the toned body of a hunk, silky brown skin, shiny black hair cut short on the sides, eyes as bright as a Caribbean lagoon, and the overall deportment of an alpha dog?
What happened to sexuality? People are not gay anymore, Alex is just playing nice until another angel needs his love, like Juliette Bienpensant, the morning vamp without piercings, who wears less mascara now as she ambles all the way across the Surfside Field to ask more questions about ice cream and virginity. Or Professor Barbette Bienpensant, the renowned metaphysicist and festival jury member, who accompanies her much younger sister, pushing forty already, but still hot enough to require Alex's humongous dick be-tween her shapely thighs.
"Hi," Juliette says to me.
"You know each other?" Barbette ask.
"Yes," Juliette says, "although I don't know his name."
"Yes," I say since I can't think under duress.
"This is John, stupid," Barbette says to her sister.
"How do you know?"
"He's a Lee, stupid." Barbette says. "he is a born Nosferatu."
"Show me your fangs," Juliette says.
"That's so yesterday," I say since that seems to be the thing to say in this episode.
"I need fags," Barbette says.
I skip a few jokes and point to Luke's market stand where Ben busies himself with the finer points of junk-food marketing. Ben has recognized me in the meantime but doesn't acknowledge me much, he's all business. I hesitate briefly whether to introduce Bienpensant to Ben, or vice versa, then drop the idea because I would have to introduce her to Alex as well. Alex recognizes her, of course, we dealt with her picture an hour ago when we worked on the web site, the picture of a sexed-up librarian, dark hair done up Sarah Palin style, extraneous glasses (also Sara Palin style, i.e., a bit out-dated), and average proportions elsewhere, except for the shapely thighs clad in an undemanding skirt suit.
"Ben, there you are." I say stiffly, "This lady needs cigarettes."
Ben, who---after our phone conversation this morning---must have decided to play it cool with me, Ben still can't suppress the bad-boy grin that makes him look so much like Alex. And Alex, who's only twenty feet away and has followed the conversation with some interest, grins as if he's exhibit A.
Ben makes his first sale, a packet of Marlboro. Barbette needs nicotino pronto, asks all available males for a light, and ends up with Alex, as intended. Alex doesn't have a light, but he has green eyes, silky skin, rippled abs, dark shiny hair (not completely black, there's a hint of sensual ochre), and Bavarian crotch shorts in which Professor Bienpensant gets presently interested. She'll take him away from me now. She clutches his hips, pulls down his shorts, drags him under the table, grabs his humongous dick, and applies a vicious blow job. No, not yet.
"Professor," Alex says in a way that he must have learned at CMU when he studied too much computational complexity theory.
"You know me?" Bienpensant asks.
"Sure," Alex says, "Barbette Bienpensant, the accomplished forecaster of doom."
"How do you know."
"You're famous, Professor, you're all over the festival website."
She clutches his hips, slides the themed leather suspenders off his toned shoulders, pulls down his shorts, chucks her own skirt suit, unclips her hair to let it fall over her naked shoulders, drags him under the table, grabs his humongous dick, wraps her lips over his throbbing crown, and applies a vicious blow job. No, not yet.
"And your name," she asks Alex.
"Alexander Iglesias," Alex replies. His grin is still in place, and he's playing to Juliette now. So he says to Juliette: "Juliette."
"You know each other?" (Barbette).
"She's still a virgin," Alex says.
"Well, thank you," Barbette answers. The sun sets, the mood darkens, and the professor is off to find light somewhere else.
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The start-up company Star2Earth, reared in the ESA Business Incubation Centre in the Netherlands, will improve electricity production from a hydroelectric plant on Lake Laja in Chile by using navigation satellite signals to measure water levels and wave heights.
Mounted on the lake's shore, the new Oceanpal sensor will accurately monitor the water level. It does not touch the water so it is almost maintenance-free, an important feature in the remote Andes Mountains. In general, water sensors require regular maintenance and calibration.
"Oceanpal was selected because no other similar sensor was available and because the data, together with information on snow cover from Earth observation satellites, can be integrated easily to improve hydrological models," says Ana Maiques, Star2Earth Director and Starlab Business Manager.
The hydrologic models represent Lake Laja's water cycle and are used to predict the amount of water in the lake during the year, drawing on information such as snow coverage and the actual water level. The models are used by energy company Endesa to plan electricity production.
The prototype sensor for Oceanpal was developed by Starlab, Star2Earth's parent company in Barcelona, based on ESA technology that uses navigation satellite signals reflected from a water surface.
Satellites make smart water-level measurements possible
Star2Earth was created by Starlab to develop and commercialise innovative instruments that use navsat signals.
Hosted at the ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, the company improved their Oceanpal sensor with the help of ESA specialists.
"Being at the ESA BIC in Noordwijk gave us visibility and allowed us to be in touch with top-level technical people from ESA and in contact with other interesting technologies. It helped us to develop Oceanpal into a commercial ready-to-use sensor system," explains Ms Maiques.
Mounted on a platform just above the water, the sensor measures reflected navsat signals and combines them with the direct signals to calculate real-time wave heights and water levels.
Oceanpal is already operational in Barcelona's harbour, on Scheveningen pier in the Netherlands and at the LaBaells water reservoir in the Pyrenees.
Oceanpal is an economical solution for monitoring water reservoirs. Existing systems work out the amount of water in a reservoir by measuring the water pressure at a specific depth. They are complicated to calibrate and need frequent maintenance by divers.
When the Catalan Water Authority was looking for a more efficient alternative for their water reservoir at LaBaells, Oceanpal provided the perfect solution.
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Coffee, decaf coffee, and tea are provided.
Picnic parking is at the Bedford Hills Train Station and shuttles are provided. (No neighborhood or street parking is permitted for picnic guests.) Guest parking, ticket check-in, and shuttles to the picnic are located at Bedford Hills Train Station off 1 Railroad Avenue, Bedford Hills, NY 10507. Picnic guest shuttles begin at 12 Noon at the train station and run throughout the day. The last shuttle from the picnic to the train is at 4:30 p.m. (Volunteer parking shuttles begin at 8 a.m. and are for volunteers only.) Guests unable to ride the shuttle due to mobility impairments or other special needs may email firstname.lastname@example.com by Monday, May 29th for a special needs parking pass for the site.
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Think Secret has spoken to ten of the employees laid off, all of them dismissed the week of October 7 -- the week before Apple announced a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of US$45 million. Their positions ranged from members of the Development Executive team spread across America, as well as members of the educational division based in Austin, Texas.
"Apple will try and blow off these layoffs as just part-time employees that are part of seasonal work," one of the sacked workers said, who specifically asked not to be named. "I want to assure you that from talking with many others I know were let go, these layoffs were primarily full-time employees making anywhere from $45,000 to $90,000 a year."
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We've all heard that old cliché about the timing of a relationship just not being right. On paper it all looked good. He was smart and funny. So was she. They were both crazy about dogs and children. They both loved country music and British humor. You get the picture. They were perfect for each other. But the relationship fizzled after a passionate start and when they looked back on that interlude, they told themselves that the timing just hadn't been right. And, occasionally you hear the story of a couple who find each other after many years apart and discover that the spark that initially drew them together is still there. Only now they are in a place in their lives where they can finally make it work. Sure, it's a Lifetime movie or a Nicholas Sparks book, but it also happens more often than one would imagine.
I've been working on a lot of fiction lately and have been blown away by some of the new novels I've come across and underwhelmed by others. Generally speaking, the difference in my reactions is not due to a great disparity in the authors' talents. We're privileged to represent some very gifted writers around here and when something doesn't "work" it is, like those star-crossed relationships, often due to timing.
When I say timing, I don't mean that a novel has to hit some kind of zeitgeist nerve in order to be publishable. Sometimes, it's about letting a subject, an idea, a character…whatever…percolate, get seasoned, and simmer until it's fully cooked. All writers know what a difference a few days or weeks can make in terms of their perception of their own work. The manuscript you thought represented the second coming of Proust the day you typed the final period seems like an incoherent mess a month later and that day is when the real work of editing and polishing should begin. This kind of bad timing stems from falling in love with a premise/idea, no matter how flawed, and wanting to unleash it on the world before all the kinks have been worked out. The good new is that as long as an author is able to be somewhat objective and, more important, willing to dig deep and revise until the novel is ready, this is the best bad timing problem to have.
The worst kind of bad timing is when the book is good, maybe even great, but for external reasons—the market is suddenly glutted with chick lit, vampire books, memoirs, etc., or a news event makes the subject seem in poor taste or offensive, for instance—it will be impossible to sell. Then, there is nothing for it but to take that lovingly crafted manuscript, put it on a shelf and let it percolate for a few months, maybe even years, until the time is right to unleash it on the world.
One of our authors just published a novel she'd been working on for years. A new title, a new publisher (not the one who originally bought it) and a lot of seasoning and it's finally on the shelves. The readiness is all….
Do you all have stories of projects that worked or didn't because of bad timing? We certainly do.


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Gaz is one of the main characters from the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim. She is Dib's cynical younger sister, who enjoys a very limited number of things, a few of them being pizza and video games. She is well aware that Zim is an alien, but unlike her older brother, she believes Zim is too dumb to actually be a threat. However, according to her voice actress, Gaz actually can exhibit love; she's just better than everyone else. Had the series continued, she would have teamed up with Zim to help him save his people from death, and as reward for assisting him in the victory, Zim would choose her to be his empress and co-regent when he is declared to be the next Almighty Tallest of Irk.
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Similar to an array of cameras, the Standard Plenoptic Camera allows for a multiview image acquisition. However, in contrast to a camera array, a plenoptic camera requires an additional image processing procedure to extract these so called sub-aperture images (multiview images). As seen in the animation below, each micro image position u is highlighted by a colour representing a sub-aperture. Further details explaining the baseline and tilt angle can be found on Virtual Camera Array.
According to the suggested model, the extraction procedure selects all pixels sharing the same relative position u, i.e. same colour, under each micro lens and places them in a new image whereas each selected pixel is rearranged based on its dedicated micro lens position s. For instance, the central position u1, highlighted in yellow color, corresponds to the central view and surrounding positions u, e.g. blue or green, represent adjacent views from different perspective. Accordingly, the extraction process implies that the number of sub-aperture views amounts to the micro image resolution and the effective resolution of a sub-aperture image equals the number of micro lenses in the plenoptic camera it has been captured with. Below you can find an alternative scheme illustrating the rearrangement of pixels in the sub-aperture extraction process.
Related Publications
Light field geometry of a standard plenoptic camera
C. Hahne, A. Aggoun, S. Haxha, V. Velisavljevic, and J. Fernández, "Light field geometry of a standard plenoptic camera," Opt. Express 22, 26659-26673 (2014).
Baseline of virtual cameras acquired by a standard plenoptic camera setup
C. Hahne, A. Aggoun, S. Haxha, V. Velisavljevic, and J. Fernández, "Baseline of virtual cameras acquired by a standard plenoptic camera setup," in 3D-TV-Conference: The True Vision - Capture, Transmission and Display of 3D Video (3DTV-CON), 2-4 July 2014.
Embedded FIR filter design for real-time refocusing using a standard plenoptic video camera [Invited paper]
C. Hahne and A. Aggoun, "Embedded FIR filter design for real-time refocusing using a standard plenoptic video camera," Proc. SPIE 9023, in Digital Photography X, 902305 (March 7, 2014).
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On Sunday, May 7, 159 members of our congregation (98% of those voting) approved the Search Committee's nomination of Rev. Scott as our new minister.
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Where Fantasy Meets Reality in the Stimulus
Once upon a time, at a news conference that now seems long, long ago, there was word that a dazzling paradise would rise from the swamps of New Jersey.
There would be a 16-story indoor snow slope, where residents could ski on the sultriest of summer days. They would build the tallest Ferris wheel in America, an Egyptian-themed movie theater, a skydiving simulation tunnel, a candy dreamland with a chocolate waterfall and a 1,000-gallon jellyfish aquarium that would light up like a lava lamp.
They called it: Xanadu.
Five years later, the 2.3 million-square-foot complex at the Meadowlands stands as a cautionary tale of the parochial politics awaiting the $787 billion federal stimulus plan. The same regional authorities behind a troubled train line to Xanadu are now preparing one of the biggest "shovel ready" projects in the nation—a $9 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
As stimulus money begins to flow to state and local governments, the Obama administration last week warned state auditors and budget officers that a lot is riding on how responsibly they handle the infusion of taxpayer dollars.
"If the verdict on this effort is that we've wasted the money, we built things that were unnecessary, or we've done things that are legal but make no sense, then, folks, don't look for any help from the federal government for a long while," Vice President Joe Biden said.
It won't be an easy task. Though most of the money will flow through states, some of the projects will be managed by local and regional authorities that have proliferated in recent decades but get little scrutiny. Obscure federal agencies that have mismanaged funds in the past will now have billions to spend. And relentlessly, fraud experts say, the common huckster will try to make a buck by rigging a bid or overbilling the government.
Xanadu is slated to open in August, but some have their doubts. The development and its publicly-financed rail link have faced delays, increased costs and recurring controversy ever since ground broke.
Conflict-of-interest allegations pervaded the project. Losing bidders sued. The developer endured a securities investigation and nearly went bankrupt. The train line was routed through toxic lagoons where an oil company dumped chemicals for decades.
The stimulus package allocates $350 million for oversight, with plans to hire dozens of new auditors and investigators. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has estimated that U.S. organizations lose 7 percent of annual revenues to fraud. Should it hold true for the stimulus plan, that's $55 billion—roughly the state budget of Ohio.
"If there's money to be had, someone will come along and try to find a way to deprive you of it," said Allan Bachman, the association's education manager. "The government resources are stretched right now in terms of accountability. To add this task to them is going to be a huge burden."
Unprecedented Cascade of Cash
With spending spread far and wide, the stimulus package signed by President Obama in mid-February reads like a Nano version of the federal budget. Everything from lead abatement in public housing to space exploration gets money. Some will be doled out to states and some to federal contractors, some by formula and some by grant.
The various tentacles have public interest groups on edge, given the billions of dollars wasted and abused in the reconstruction of Iraq and after Hurricane Katrina.
"It's monumental," said Craig Jennings of the open government group OMB Watch. "I don't want to be too hyperbolic, but this is something that hasn't been done before and it's a lot of money."
Some small agencies will see their budgets balloon. Take the Rural Utilities Service, an Agriculture Department bureau started in the 1930s to bring electricity to the heartland. Its broadband loan program, which in the 2009 budget had $300 million, will now administer grants and loans worth $2.5 billion.
In 2005, the inspector general found problems with a quarter of the funds the program had received in its first four years. The service spent $45 million, intended to bring Internet service to underserved rural areas, to wire 19 affluent subdivisions in the Houston suburbs. One of those, the Sienna Plantation, is built around a golf course within five miles of the city limits. Another, River Park West, is just outside Sugar Land, which has a median household income of $95,000—one of the highest in Texas.
Government watchdogs also might have a hard time stopping crooked contractors from getting stimulus money. One of their main shields against fraud, a database of banned contractors, is riddled with holes, according to a Government Accountability Office report (PDF) last month. Companies that have defrauded the government continued to receive contracts by simply changing their addresses or because officials failed to check the system, the GAO found.
In one case, a computer-services company convicted of falsifying records received a new contract because, when searching the database, procurement officers left out a comma. In another, the owner of a medical equipment firm evaded a five-year ban for Medicare fraud by transferring the company to a neighbor, who transferred it back to the owner's wife, who used her maiden name to avoid detection.
Political thorns also await the stimulus as state and local officials fight over how to spend it.
In Texas, the stimulus dredged up an old political quarrel when the initial project list devoted money to repairing toll roads. That inflamed critics who say people shouldn't have to pay to use a road that is also built with tax dollars.
"The stimulus package came into play after all these years of battling," said Terri Hall, director of the anti-toll group Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom. "It brings up the double-tax open wound and just puts salt in it."
Complicating the politics and oversight is a maze of local and regional authorities that will be conduits for large chunks of stimulus money.
In the 1950s, the U.S. Census counted 12,000 such districts, which develop everything from water supplies to railroads to housing, sometimes mixing public money in partnership with private developers. By 2007, they proliferated to more than 37,000.
The original idea behind such districts was to cut through red tape and reform a patronage-driven system of public works. But more recently, appointments to these special district boards have been dominated by campaign contributors and developers, creating potential conflicts of interest that can raise suspicions about who benefits.
"Those authorities were created in response to the shortcomings of the political system and multitude of municipal boundaries," said James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. "In creating those instruments to solve a problem, they added additional problems."
Rail Line a Critical Link
Perhaps no place shows the potential for conflicts more than northeast New Jersey.
That is where two authorities involved in helping Xanadu get rail service—the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and NJ Transit – are hoping to land $3 billion from the stimulus for the Hudson River tunnel. As recently as January, local officials talked about landing stimulus money for a second rail line to Xanadu.
Xanadu was conceived in 2002 as a way to redevelop the Meadowlands, a series of wetlands in northeast New Jersey best known as the home of Giants Stadium and the Nets basketball arena.
The $2.3 billion project has relied on hundreds of millions of dollars in public spending for transportation improvements and environmental cleanup. But as with many aspects of Xanadu, precisely how much the public has invested is in dispute.
The New Jersey Sierra Club estimates the public contribution exceeds $900 million when property tax breaks, financing and other types of subsidies are counted. But John Samerjan, a spokesman for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, disputes that. He said the developers have so far spent $260 million for lease payments to the state and for transportation and environmental cleanup costs.
Inside Xanadu, workers are laying tile and installing wires. The structure itself is nearly finished, but much work remains for the tenants. Two years behind schedule, the carnival-colored complex looms over the highway as a vibrant monument to economic revitalization or a gaudy albatross, depending on whom you ask. Local newspapers have exhaustively chronicled the project's many ups and downs.
In 2003, The New York Times reported that Earle Mack, who sat on the board of one of Xanadu's developers, Mack-Cali Realty Corp., provided a private jet to then-New York Gov. George Pataki for a Caribbean trip. A month later, Pataki and New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey agreed to have the Port Authority finance the $150 million NJ Transit rail link. Aides said at the time that Pataki wasn't lobbied by Mack and had repaid him for the flight.
Costs of the rail line have since ballooned to nearly $200 million. The connection was critical: Xanadu's promotional materials say the train is capable of bringing 10,000 people an hour to the complex. The 2.3-mile link also would cut traffic congestion and fulfill a long plan to connect the Meadowlands to New York City by rail, benefiting not only Xanadu but the stadiums, racetrack and concert hall.
By 2006, when it came time for a Port Authority vote to formally approve the rail spur, four of the 10 commissioners present had to recuse themselves. The chairman, Anthony Coscia, works for a law firm that represents the Sports Authority, the board overseeing the Xanadu project. Another commissioner was David Mack, Earle's brother and a director at Mack-Cali.
Xanadu's main developer, Mills Corp., disclosed in 2006 that the Securities and Exchange Commission had opened a formal investigation into the company and that it would restate its earnings because of accounting errors.
With Mills teetering toward bankruptcy, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's economic development chief, Gary Rose, helped find new investors for Xanadu – Colony Capital and Dune Real Estate, The Record of Bergen County reported.
At the time, Rose had an equity interest in Dune, The Record said, citing public disclosure forms. Rose also held stock and mutual funds in Goldman Sachs, which stood to lose more than $1 billion in loans if Xanadu went under, the newspaper said.
In an interview, Rose disputed The Record account and said he was only trying to help the players work together. He said he disposed of his interests in Dune as soon as he was advised they were joining Colony in an effort to rescue Xanadu.
The close connections feed skepticism nonetheless.
"If you look at who's involved and at what levels they're involved," said Jeff Tittel, director of the Sierra Club's New Jersey chapter, "you end up seeing that this is part of this whole witch's brew of New Jersey political insider dealings."
Also raising critics' suspicion was the decision to route the rail link through a federal Superfund site, which the Sports Authority purchased from Honeywell International for $6.2 million, a price some said was unnecessarily high.
Honeywell, based in New Jersey, has donated tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions through its political action committee in recent years. The firm has hired several former political aides and state officials, including the former assistant commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.
"You wonder, 'Why did they pick that site over all other places?' " said Mayor John Hipp of Rutherford, just south of the Meadowlands. "I think that an investigation should be warranted. It's a disaster."
Honeywell spokeswoman Victoria Streitfeld denied that politics influenced the property deal. The company remains on the hook for remediation on the property it sold.
Samerjan, the Sports Authority spokesman, said it's difficult to avoid environmental problems in the Meadowlands, given its history as an industrial landfill.
Port Authority spokesman Steve Sigmund said it's unfair to compare the Xanadu rail link with the Hudson River tunnel. "Yes, they are both rail projects that happen to start in the Meadowlands," he said. "But beyond that they are totally different projects."
In the past few years, he said, the Port Authority has taken steps to become more transparent – opening committee meetings to the public, allowing public comment periods before decisions and broadcasting meetings on the Internet.
A New Sheriff in Town
Not all stimulus projects will involve as much money or murky politics.
With the fraud in Iraq and New Orleans fresh in their minds, Democratic leaders included what they say is "unprecedented" accountability and transparency in the stimulus: $350 million for oversight, or about $1 for every $2,250 in the plan.
Spending will be overseen by the new Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, which some have dubbed the RAT board. It is composed of the inspectors general from every major federal agency receiving money.
Earlier this month, Obama appointed Earl Devaney, a respected inspector general in the Interior Department, to head the board. Given the awe and praise that followed, one might have guessed that a tumbleweed had blown through the Capitol while someone cued the theme to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Devaney's resume includes taking down powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He exposed sex, cocaine and corruption in the government's oil-and-gas royalty program. He once caught someone taking a bribe with a camera hidden in the mouth of a shellacked alligator's head.
"Earl is not one for sweeping things under the rug," said Joseph Hungate, chief deputy to the Treasury inspector general for tax administration.
In a few weeks, the stimulus board will take over Recovery.gov, the Web site where President Obama has promised that the public can track "every dime" of spending. But the president's Office of Management and Budget issued reporting guidelines that some critics say contradict his pledge.
Recipients of funds—states, federal contractors and regional transit and housing authorities—are required to report how they spend the money and to whom they award contracts. Those who receive funds from the recipients, such as cities and community college districts, will not.
"All State A has to do is report the subgrant to City B, but City B has no requirement to report anything," Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said at a recent hearing. "So how to do we get to the contracts?"
Robert Nabors, OMB deputy director, responded that the Obama administration was trying to balance the desire for transparency with the burden on small businesses.
"I just think this guidance doesn't match what we've advertised," McCaskill shot back.
Jennings' group, OMB Watch, is urging the administration to provide detailed data in such a way that citizen watchdogs can look for political influence.
"It's going to be very difficult to go through reams of [documents], find one particular contractor and say, 'Ah! This one particular contractor has gotten 500 contracts and he's made X number of campaign contributions,' " he said.
Pay-to-play cases draw big headlines. But the dire economy and the influx of stimulus dollars create textbook conditions for more mundane abuse, fraud examiner Bachman said.
"I'm holding my breath on this," he said. "I wouldn't be surprised if some period of time down the line we're still prosecuting frauds going years back because of the stimulus package."
Bob Hennelly of public radio station WNYC in New York contributed reporting on Xanadu. This story is part of ShovelWatch, a collaboration by ProPublica and WNYC to track the $787 billion stimulus bill Congress passed in February.
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This is reprehensible "investigative" journalism. Xanadu may be a boondoggle but the rail line to the Meadowlands is in no sense "troubled." It was proposed long before that project and will primarily serve Giants stadium, removing many thousands of cars off the road. It is something that has been sought for decades by everyone – including Giants/Jets fans and environmentalists. This is conveniently and inexcusably glossed over. Then to imply that the ARC tunnel is somehow part of a corrupt scheme to waste taxpayer money is outrageous. The reporter has to deliberately sidestep the unquestioned need for the tunnel and it's benefits. Its not just sloppy but willfully misleading. It's a disgrace to Publica.
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Mailbox for March 6
March 8, 2013
State should address mental health, not guns
It might behoove the electorate and their lawmakers in the stampede to "do something" about firearm violence, to look a little further into the cause-effect relationship.
Consider: Between 2004-2011 the FDA's Adverse Events Reporting System for Drug Effects logged 12,755 reports of psychiatric medications relating to violence. Among them were 359 homicides, 7,250 incidents of aggression, and 2,795 episodes of mania. Worse, according to the FDA, fewer than 10 percent of adverse reactions were reported.
Many antidepressants or psychotropic drugs are technically termed Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Intake Inhibitors. If this sounds scary, that's because it is scary.
Apparently, there is little restraint placed on psychiatrists who prescribe these powerful drugs to their patients. What is more, many of their patients are on more than one of these powerful, mind and soul bending drugs.
Therefore, the electorate and their lawmakers might well consider in their misguided haste to exclusively blame firearms for the violence, the pharmaceutical companies who produce these drugs and the psychiatrists who prescribe them.
RP Adamson, Jr., Greeley
Gun control measures won't work for Colorado
Small businesses are the lifeblood of any economy and yet, the Colorado Democrats in the House and Senate are actively pushing small businesses out of Colorado. Our Colorado heritage has always supported the gun industry for self-defense and sport, that is why Colorado has numerous small businesses that manufacture parts and accessories for the military and sportsman. Now, the Colorado Democrats are shouting loud and clear, "We don't want your businesses in Colorado."
The House and Senate Democrats need to explain why they want to make more Coloradoans unemployed and displace hundreds of children, spouses and extended families. The House and Senate Democrats need to explain why women and minorities don't have the right to protect themselves. According to Rep. Joe Salazar, women should not have the right to protect themselves using a gun, instead, women should be armed with a whistle or pen. The House and Senate Democrats are making the false claim that new gun laws will save lives, when in fact, the new laws will be subjecting women, children, and minorities to an increase in robbery, assault, murder and rape. If you don't believe me, look to the "gun free" city of Chicago, where according to the New York Times, a city that bans semi-automatic weapons and high capacity magazines had more than 500 homicides last year and 40 killings already in 2013.
Guns don't kill people, stupid politicians kill people. The Colorado Democrats have some explaining to do.
Brian Britton, Greeley
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Led by former Citibank CEO Jaithirth 'Jerry' Rao,
MphasiS BFL is often touted as a company on the verge of the tier
one league. The company recently received Rs 45 crore from Chrysalis
Capital for a 7 per cent stake.
Rao spoke
to Saikat Chatterjee on the challenges faced by the company in the
backdrop of the US slowdown
your view on the US slowdown?
I am
quite optimistic. It's not the end of the world for us. The slowdown
will end, it's not even a recession. There will be some problem
at times, but as long as you are focussed on your strategy with
sound business principles, we can weather any downturn. Right now,
it is not the time to get overly depressed or complacent. The tech
slowdown is brutal, but it will go away
what's the visibility in the next two quarters?
In the
next two quarters, there will be pressure on both price and volume.
There will be no easy sleep over the weekend. Calendar 2001 has
not been the hottest year. Everybody is cautious. We were growing
at such a blistering pace over the last two years that everybody
feels that something has gone tremendously wrong. The slowdown is
temporary and when an upturn comes we'll be in position to take
advantage of it.
you think India can be a product country?
is no doubt that there is a lot of opportunity in products, but
it is a more risky path. Out of 100 products developed, only about
one survives. The chance of getting a product right is very small,
however, the returns are of course much higher. I think India should
play to our strength in services. We have the talent and the numbers
to make it to the top
do you feel India should forsake the product path?
Why should
we do it and why do you think it is better? I think one or two companies
in India will eventually do products... but as a country we should
be focussed on the services business. Israel has world class security
products even though it is such a small country. These products
have mostly come out from its defence forces. And Israel does not
have the numbers to play in the services area.
India have a sustainable advantage in the software services sector?
I don't
think there is any real danger to our position in the next ten years.
you perceive China as a threat to Indian IT industry?
I don't
see China as a threat to Indian software services industry. I see
it as an opportunity for Indian companies. I think China will emerge
more as a software product country. In software services, we have
already established a reputation for delivering good quality at
cheaper rates. In fact, I think each country will do well in a specific
area of competence.
very clear that we do not want to be a product company. We will
remain a product-neutral company
to MphasiS, are you still thinking of doing an ADR?
the market conditions, we'll not think of the ADR for a long time.
Right now we don't need money. We've recently raised money through
private placement. At this moment, we are focussed on our short-term
plans rather than thinking about what will happen in the future
It is
not the right time to go for an acquisition. At this point, we are
focussed on our business goals. If the right opportunity comes,
we will go for it but we will not go after acquisitions actively.
Now is the time to retain the loyalty of your customer and keep
the staff motivated.
kind of manpower additions do you plan this fiscal?
We are planning a very modest headcount increase
right now. We have around 1300 now in our software business and
plan to increase it to 1500 by end FY 02. In MphasiS BPO, we will
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