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Q: Serialize or Use a Separate Model? I'm having a City model and every city has combat units specified in the model CombatUnit. I initially create a has many through city_combat_units association, but i am not too sure if this is really the best way to go.
Since there are 10 different types of combat units, there's lots of duplication like :
(city_id, combat_unit_id, number) => (1,1,10)
(city_id, combat_unit_id, number) => (1,2,4)
(city_id, combat_unit_id, number) => (1,3,9)

You get the idea. So, i am wondering. Could it be better to make it so that a City has one combat_units_list where the list attribute is just a serialized hash that contains the names and numbers of the units ?
Would it be a good idea? Would it be versatile ?

A: Serialized attributes may be faster to fetch, but they are much slower to alter. Adding an entry to a large list will require re-writing the entire list with the new entry appended. They also suffer from race conditions where one update might be over-written by another. A join model is almost always the most reliable way to do this.
If you want the performance of a serialized list, make it a cache of the join records so that if it does become corrupted you can rebuild it. Creating a join model is usually trivial and it can easily accommodate metadata like number in your example.

A: Normally I'd suggest you stick with your current model, it allows for easier manipulation of the relationship between your city and your combat units. Yes, you'll have some minor duplication of ids, but it's a lot cleaner than having the serialized list as you proposed.
I can also picture some scenarios where having the relationship mapped in a table would help, for instance, if you need to know how many cities have 10 combat units of type 2, answering this question with your current setup it's pretty straight forward, the other solution implies parsing the list for every city and then finding the coming up with some algorithm to answer the question.
You'll be saving some bytes on your database, but loading your code with querying logic (which should be the responsability of your db engine if you ask me).
So, to summarize, unless your really need the serialization option for some kind of strange optimization, I'd suggest sticking with your table.


As a photographer, Victor Arimondi was a rarity in that there were more pictures of him out there than pictures by him.
The late Arimondi was an Italian fashion model before he came to San Francisco in the early 1980s and started working the other side of the camera. He shot commercially for the slicks and he shot documentary on the streets, and those two styles intersected when he recognized cover girl Ivy Nicholson living the low life in the Tenderloin.
Arimondi, who had known Nicholson from the Paris runways, got her cleaned and fed her. Then he filled out her hollow, toothless cheeks with tissue and photographed her for several months in the studio of his Potrero Hill home. That body of work was in process when Arimondi died in 2001, with negatives still drying in his darkroom, three months after learning he was HIV-positive.
"It was like he was hit by a car," says Donald Hershman, Arimondi's partner. He was 58, and following a flurry of obituary-style gallery shows, Arimondi's photography was pulled from circulation by Hershman, 55, a San Francisco podiatrist.
"I didn't just want to sell his work," he says. "I wanted a legacy."
Eight years later, that legacy is coming to light. "A Compassionate Eye: The Work of Victor Arimondi" has been extended through Jan. 7 at the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center, Main Library in San Francisco. The overview highlights a series of portraits of 55 gay men who posed for Arimondi when they were healthy, before they all took sick and died, as did Arimondi. There are also three pictures of Nicholson, who is alive, and another four will go on display at SF Camerawork as part of a group show entitled "Autobiography of the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 2: the Future Lasts Forever" .
"Here she was homeless and living on the streets of San Francisco and she had been a famous model, on the cover of Vogue, and had been in, like eight Andy Warhol films" says Chuck Mobley, curator of SF Camerawork. Nicholson was also on the covers of Mademoiselle and Bazaar, and was depicted in the film "Andy Warhol's Factory People." "I thought it was an interesting story" Mobley says. Shot in black-and-white, the prints were colorized by Arimondi.
The four Nicholson images he chose were from nine prints sent to him by Adam Stoltman, a New York photographer and photo editor who was hired by Hershman to organize Arimondi's catalog of more than 3,000 items - photographs, collages, albums and Polaroids. Major themes were portraiture, fashion and the homeless; and the Nicholson pictures seem to fit all three.
"What fascinated Victor is how life can turn on you," says Hershman, who was there when Arimondi brought Nicholson home. "You have a high-glamour life and the depravity that can result from that lifestyle. It was not a very happy existence."
When they met, Arimondi had just closed his photo gallery on Haight Street. "He was a little depressed, doing drugs and drinking," Hershman says. "I straightened him out." Arimondi was still in demand as a model, and went back to work, earning enough for the down payment on the house that Hershman still owns. In return, Hershman cut Arimondi loose from commercial work to focus on his art.
"He had a Van Gogh personality. He was not a normal person," says Hershman, who has hopes for a show at the New York Public Library and a book.
"I want the work secured in the world of art where it belongs," he says. "I want Victor to be recognized."
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Antonín Rükl (22. září 1932, Čáslav – 11./12. července 2016, Praha) byl český popularizátor astronomie a selenograf. Byl znám zejména díky svým kvalitně zpracovaným atlasům astronomie. Ilustroval většinu svých knih, včetně vysoce hodnoceného atlasu Měsíce. Pro své ilustrace využíval snímky z kosmických sond.

Astronomii se věnoval od svých 17 let. Od února 1960 pracoval v Planetáriu Praha, posléze se stal jeho ředitelem. Ve funkci působil až do roku 1999. Byl to známý popularizátor astronomie a autor několika pořadů. Po Antonínu Rüklovi je také pojmenovaná planetka 15395 Rükl.

Dílo
 Obrazy z hlubin vesmíru, 1988, obrazový atlas.
 Atlas Měsíce – Aventinum, 1991,  (druhé české vydání: Aventinum, 2012, ). Atlas podrobně mapuje přivrácenou stranu Měsíce (méně se věnuje odvrácené straně) a obsahuje katalogový popis více než 1000 měsíčních útvarů.
 Minimum o hvězdách – Olympia, 1997, .
 Souhvězdí – Aventinum, 2002, .
 Pohledy do vesmíru – Aventinum, 2003, .
 Měsíc dalekohledem – Aventinum, 2006, .

Ocenění
 2004 – Cena Littera astronomica
 2004 – Cena Bruno H. Bürgela – ocenění je udělováno německou astronomickou společností Astronomische Gesellschaft za popularizaci astronomie v německém jazyce. Ing. Rüklovi byla udělena za díla přeložená do německého jazyka, stal se zároveň prvním nositelem této ceny, který byl "ne-německým" autorem.
 2012 – Cena Františka Nušla, nejvyšší ocenění České astronomické společnosti

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 Kovář, Ivan: Vzpomínka: Antonín Rükl – Mít zadek ze železa (životopis, 2016)

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Selenografové
Čeští popularizátoři vědy
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Narození v roce 1932
Narození 22. září
Narození v Čáslavi
Narození v Československu
Úmrtí v roce 2016
Úmrtí 12. července
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One of the brand new specifications in Java EE 7 is JSR-352 Batch Applications for the Java Platform. This specification describes how Java EE containers will allow applications to run batch jobs in a standardized way. Such a batch job can be scheduled (to be started by the container) or be started as a background process (for example from a Web applications or EJB).
In this article I will show a simple download manager that is implemented using this new Batch specification. The user will enter a number of URLs of files that should be downloaded and gathered into a single ZIP-file. An HTML page submits the list of files to a Servlet. The Servlet starts a batch job (that runs in the background) and returns to the browser with the identifier of the background job. The batch job meanwhile will go through a number of steps: create a temporary directory, download all files, create a zip-file, add all downloaded files to the archive and finally remove the temporary download directory.
This example will show a number of the mechanisms and features of the JSR-352 specification, including chunked processing, parameter passing, batchlets, job and step listeners, the creation of the JSL based task definition and the initiation of the task from a servlet.
The batch job is specified in an XML document, using the Job Specification Language. In this document, the step by step execution path for the job is given – detailing the order of the steps, decision & flow logic determining whether steps should be executed or not and advising the job execution engine on which steps can be processed in parallel. For each step, we specify which classes or managed beans should be invoked to perform the actual work. As such, the JSL has many similarities with for example BPEL.
The CDI annotation @Named is the link between the ref attribute in the listener object and the class InfoJobListener. The class implements the interfaces JobListener and StepListener defined in the Batch Programming specification.
The job specification language also contains two properties – downloadDirectory and archivesDirectory. These properties can be access from the JobContext object in each class that is enlisted to be a batchlet or a chunk reader, writer or processor. The properties are used to specify the directory in which the temporary download directories can be created as well as where the final download archives (the zip file produced by the job) should be written to.
The chunk step is next. This step consists of three stages: read, process and write. Three classes perform these stages: ItemReader, ItemProcessor and ItemWriter – extending AbstractItemReader, implementing ItemProcessor and extending AbstractItemReaderimplementing respectively. Class ItemReader has an open method that performs the initialization for the per item iterations that will follow. In open(), the string property fileList – passed in when the batch job is started – is split into a String Array and a counter variable is reset.
processing the item (represented by the fileURL) consists of opening a URL object to the file, creating a new file in the temporary job download directory, reading the content from the URL and writing it to the new file. Most of the code is pretty standard Java I/O processing and stream handling (for which I googled around freely). Again, the property for the download directory as well as the Job Execution Id are retrieved from the Job Execution Context that is injected.
The final result from the ItemProcessor is the name of the file that was written. This result is returned to the Job execution engine.
The last step is the batchlet that removes the temporary directory.
The download batch job is to be invoked from a servlet. The servlet is accessed through a POST request that contains a parameter – fileURLList. This parameter contains URLs from which files should be downloaded. These URLs are separated by linefeeds.
Download the NetBeans project with all the sources discussed in this article: DownloadBatchManager-web.
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Nice post, Batch jobs are really nice framework in Java EE, but is it possible to switch default batch job database to for example mysql? I did not found nothing about it on google.
Great post, a good intro to the respective API parts. One small thing I noticed though… You ought to synchronize access to the counter in the ItemReader if you want to support parallell multithreaded reads. Otherwise a great post!
Thanks for the post. I have a question regarding the flow. The 3rd step get the list of files reading the output directory. I guess this list could be passed by the 2nd step, that generates all the files, isn't it?


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How much do lawsuits cost you? $3,300 per household, $429B nationwide, study says
Legal Newsline, October 24, 2018
By: Jonathan Bilyk
Across the U.S., Americans pay hefty costs for lawsuits, with the price tag stretching from the courthouses to the most basic levels of American life, adding thousands of dollars each year to Americans' household budget costs, according to a new study of tort litigation costs.
The study, released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform, indicates, nationwide, the cost of litigation hit $429 billion, or 2.3 percent of U.S. gross domestic product in 2016.
And, study report authors said, only about 57 cents of every dollar in those costs actually went to compensate plaintiffs, with the rest going to pay lawyers, insurance and administrative costs.
These bills have broad societal and economic effects, said ILR president Lisa Rickard, as they "drive costs, chill innovation and kill jobs."
The ILR unveiled the litigation cost report at the organization's annual conference, known as SummitXX, at the U.S. Chamber's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The report was prepared for the ILR by authors Paul Hinton and David McKnight, of The Brattle Group, and Lawrence Powell, director of the Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at the Culverhouse College of Business.
Rickard noted the nation's total estimated litigation costs stand at about three-quarters of U.S. defense spending, six times the budget for the U.S. Department of Education and $100 billion more than Americans spent on retail drugs in 2016.
"We have the most expensive civil litigation system in the world," Rickard said.
The study report authors said they calculated their litigation costs and compensation estimates from an analysis of data on commercial and personal liability insurance premiums, and estimates of the liability exposure of businesses and individuals who are self-insured.
The report noted its authors used data derived from commercial general liability policies, medical malpractice liability insurance, auto liability policies, and personal liability policies, such as homeowners and renters' insurance.
It further noted the litigation cost burden can vary widely among the states, based on a variety of factors, including the size and nature of a state's economy, and a state's specific regulatory and legal environment. For instance, the report noted doctors and other medical practitioners in states with higher health care costs and legal environments skewed toward plaintiffs would likely be required to pay more for medical malpractice insurance, while states that limit the amount plaintiffs can win at trial "would be expected to affect the cost of commercial liability insurance, as well as medical malpractice insurance."
In California, raw litigation costs as measured in the report stood at nearly $56 billion in 2016. New York's litigation costs were next largest at $43.7 billion, followed by Texas and Florida at about $33.7 billion each.
Pennsylvania and Illinois then rounded out the list of the six top states with highest litigation costs at about $18 billion each.
The report also compared litigation costs as a share of each state's GDP.
Florida's litigation costs topped the list among U.S. states when expressed in that way, checking in at 3.6 percent of the Sunshine State's economic output. Other states weren't far behind, however, as litigation costs equated to 3.1 percent of New Jersey's GDP; 3 percent in Nevada; 2.9 percent in Louisiana, New York, Montana and Rhode Island; and 2.8 percent in West Virginia.
Larger states generally fared better, simply because of the size of their economies, the report's authors noted, as California – the country's most populous state and largest state economy – logged litigation cost estimates equal to about 2.1 percent of GDP. In Texas, the country's second most populous state, litigation costs also equaled about 2.1 percent.
Pennsylvania's litigation cost burden equated to 2.5 percent of state GDP, while in Illinois the cost share stood at 2.3 percent.
The costs, however, are not solely borne by so-called "big business," or even the targets of the lawsuits, the study authors said, noting the added costs baked into the U.S. economy from the effect on more expensive insurance policies.
Across the country, that additional cost translated to a burden of about $3,300 per household in 2016.
But those costs also varied widely from state to state, the study said.
In New York, for instance, the per household burden stood at $6,000 in 2016, the study said. Meanwhile, in half the states, the burden stood at less than $3,000 per household.
Other states with high per household litigation cost burdens included New Jersey at $5,550; Delaware, $5,383; Connecticut, $4,574; Florida, $4,442; California, $4,324; Nevada, $4,272; Louisiana, $4,015; Rhode Island, $4,066; Massachusetts, $3,869; and Illinois, $3,738.
In Texas, the burden per household came in at $3,535, the report said.
The added burdens are having real-world impacts, speakers at the ILR conference noted.
Stephen Waguespack, president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, said, in his home state, litigation costs have contributed to making Louisiana's insurance rates the second highest in the nation. And that, he said, has translated into pushing trucking firms and manufacturers, among others, to explore opportunities to transfer their facilities and production to other nearby states.
Waguespack said he hoped the report and similar reports to follow, which could delve more deeply into the questions, can shed more light on the issue, and help voters and consumers better understand how such litigation costs stand as an unofficial "tax" on employers and households.
"Most people think a tort is a pastry, not an issue," said Waguespack. "This helps break the issue down into understandable, bite-sized chunks.
"It shows how this makes a difference in your life."
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The Nevada Supreme Court has backed the firearms industry in wrongful death litigation – even when plaintiffs plausibly allege their products were illegal. The court made its ruling Dec. 2 in the case of Carrie Parsons, one of the victims of the 2017 mass shooting carried out by Stephen Paddock from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Read and share: bit.ly/3oP1bF2 ... See MoreSee Less
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It's not exactly a musical, but neither is the film an authentic revue. Instead, it has the feel of a Grand Hotel with a live radio show going on in the ballroom. Short scenes depicting a host of celebrities helping out with chores or passing out food are interspersed with cameos from comedians and character actors such as Ed Wynn, William Demarest, George Jessel, Hugh Herbert, Edgar Bergen and his puppets. All of them stay within the structure of a comedy sketch. One of these sideshows happens at the kitchen sink with the always very fey Franklin Pangborn and "Tarzan" Johnny Weissmuller. It's going to take them a while to scrub down all those dirty plates. "My goodness," exclaims Pangborn, "but it's hot in here. Beastly hot. I'm suffocating!" Weissmuller agrees, takes off his shirt, bares his chest, and says, "Now I feel natural!" Franklin lets out a high-pitched Tarzan yell, beats his chest, and then collapses into Johnny's arms.
All nineteen musical numbers appear to be done in one take. TV wasn't around yet, but the cinematography of Harry Wild calls up memories of American Bandstand and The Lawrence Welk Show. It all looks very familiar. It's the splicing-in of the romantic plot lines and the suggestion that all the visiting troops are shipping out the following morning that makes the film – what it is. Towards its conclusion, as violinist Yehudi Menuhin steps up to play the "Ave Maria" – you know it's time to pack up your troubles in your old kit bag.
Around the planet, it was the very worst of times. But in those hours before reporting for duty, all the GIs knew that top notch bands were playing fast and hard over at the Stage Door Canteen and that stars from Broadway and Hollywood were eager to dance and load up their plates. The film tells us that – depending on the day and time – a soldier might be doing a rumba with Xavier Cugat and his orchestra or playing it cool with a fox trot from Guy Lombardo. The food was free, there wasn't an ounce of liquor in sight, and – wait! – look over there. It's Ray Bolger – "Scarecrow" from The Wizard of Oz – doing a whole routine on a new song by Rodgers and Hart. Tallulah Bankhead has corralled six different uniforms and burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee is getting ready to drive the boys wild. How far will they let her go in a situation like this? With her backstage is Ethel Merman. Last season, Merman belted her way through 500 unplugged performances of Panama Hattie and now she's in the new Cole Porter show over at the Alvin, Something for the Boys. Grabbing the crystal ball and fast-forwarding to 1959, we see that Ethel will be back on Broadway in the role of her friend's pushy mother, "Rose" in a new musical by Jule Styne. What were the odds of that happening? But for now, the famed stripper and her futuristic stage mother are in the same crazy quilt film.
The screenplay by Delmer Davies (Hollywood Canteen, Dark Passage, An Affair to Remember) weaves together a kind of super reality with a contrived plot featuring lesser known actors as some of the anxious soldiers and a few hot starlets having second thoughts about the Canteen's kibosh on acting-out certain moments to remember. It's complicated. But there goes Harpo Marx with his squeeze horn and here comes Allen Jenkins (later "Officer Jenkins" in I Love Lucy) to introduce Ethel Waters along with Count Basie and his orchestra. After a bit of entrance fanfare, it suddenly gets very quiet.
Composer James Monaco and lyricist Al Dubin produced six of the numbers used in Stage Door Canteen. Perhaps their toughest assignment was writing the song that would be performed by Ethel Waters – a number that no one else in the cast could do, that was totally hers in style, energy, range and carnal appeal.
Track 8 of our series, Ladies of the Nightclubs, puts the spotlight on a lady who made her spontaneous debut in a Philadelphia nightclub in 1913. Ethel was only 17 at the time, but this brief encounter catapulted her into the professional nightclub circuit and by 1933 she was the highest paid performer on Broadway. Her classic recordings from the 1920s, "Dinah" and "Am I Blue" [see JEANETTE MacDONALD and The American Songbook] were still in circulation when she appeared in Vincent Minnelli's 1942 MGM musical, Cabin in the Sky, singing "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" and "Taking a Chance on Love".
"Quicksands" sits a bit outside this ballpark. But the performance of it reveals a whole lot about Ethel Waters. Monaco was completely familiar with Miss Waters' early Jazz recordings and her large vocal range. Her previous success with the songs of Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, and "Fats" Waller told lyricist Al Dubin that she was anything but shy and knew how to get the point across fast. Considering that the sequence involved no choreography, no moving about from one end of the stage to the other – nothing other than to have her stand in front of a live stationary mic and sing till it's over – Ethel was free to relax, let out her extraordinary vocal range and coat every lyric with sweet lovin' and savory nuance. Watch the exchange between her and Count Basie and the response of a particularly attractive horn player.
At the final chord, the assembled folks at the Canteen give Ethel and Count Basie a well deserved standing ovation. The song was captured to perfection. As far as we can determine – neither artist ever performed it again.


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Freemans Brings Pollock Landscape Thought to Be Lost to Auction
September 16, 2020 by Angelica Villa
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Pennsylvania Landscape, 1936, oil on canvas, 12 1/2 x 18 5/8 in, $60,000–$100,000. Courtesy Freemans.
Freemans has unveiled a Jackson Pollock landscape painting once thought to be lost to sell at auction this fall. The work will be offered in a single-owner sale of works from the collection of Philadelphia's Dr. Henry and Mrs. Fannie Levine. The Pollock will go up for sale on October 5 at Freeman's Philadelphia location alongside works by modern artists like Karel Appel, Paul Jenkins, and Bernard Buffet. Pollock's Pennsylvania Landscape (1936) is expected to achieve a price between $60,000-$100,000.
The small-scale 1936 farmhouse scene is an example from Pollock's early career. He completed the series of landscapes while employed by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. This was around the time he studied under American painter Thomas Hart Benton, whose images of rural America, painted during the 1930s Depression Era art movement, influenced Pollock's early style. Benton was an early collector of his student's work. He acquired Red Barn and Rolling Hills during his mentorship of the emerging painter.
Principally known for this gestural drip paintings, Pollock's early landscapes do not come to the market often. A comparable work, Untitled (Landscape with Tree to Right), also completed in 1936, features a similar scene of rolling hills. It was sold at Sotheby's during a contemporary day sale in May 2013 for $281,000, beating its high estimate of $150,000. Prior to the 2013 sale, it sold at Christie's in 1986 for $22,000. The present work on offer at Freemans last sold at Sotheby's New York in 1974.
A black-ground abstract work titled Big Boy Blue (1962) by Karel Appel, a leading figure in the mid-century CoBrA art movement will go up for sale at an estimate of $50,000–$80,000. Another Appel canvas from 1967, Untitled (Two Heads), will be sold an estimate of $40,000–$60,000. American artist Paul Jenkins's Phenomena Saracen Shadows (1966) is among the other leading lots in the sale. It is valued at $12,000–$18,000.
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Effective January 1, 2010, the federal estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax have been repealed, and basis adjustments applicable to a decedent's assets have been sharply curtailed. The federal gift tax, however, remains in effect, albeit at a lower rate (35% vs. 45%), and with the existing lifetime exemption ($1,000,000).
The foregoing changes are effective only for 2010, and the federal estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax are scheduled to be reinstated on January 1, 2011, with higher maximum rates (55% vs. 45%) and lower exemptions ($1,000,000 vs. $3,500,000) compared to 2009, and basis adjustments will revert to 2009 rules.
Barring the prospect of retroactive enactment of legislation reinstating the federal estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax to January 1, 2010, uncertainty is the governing principle applicable to federal transfer taxes and prudent estate planning.
This Special Client Alert is intended to assist you in dealing with the current unsettled state of the law. It summarizes the radical changes that have occurred and are scheduled to occur, addresses some basic steps you can take to ensure your estate planning takes account of these changes, and discusses what the federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax system may look like in the future.
A word of caution is in order. Although we believe that Congress will enact and the President will sign legislation retroactively reinstating the transfer tax law somewhat along the lines in effect in 2009, predictions of that kind have been proven to be hazardous. Neither we nor other knowledgeable experts predicted that Congress would fail to enact legislation to clarify the federal transfer tax system prior to January 1, 2010. Also, the constitutionality of retroactive enactment of "new" taxes - that is, creating new taxes that apply retroactively - is unclear, and will undoubtedly be tested in court if Congress enacts such a retroactive law.
The much-heralded "death" of the estate tax has been exaggerated. We believe that Congress and the Obama administration will act to restore the estate tax in a retroactive manner, so that the estate tax will apply from January 1, 2010, onwards (as if it had never been repealed). Nevertheless, the federal transfer tax system will continue to be the subject of intense partisan politics, and no one can predict what the future holds. We urge you to check for updates in our future client alerts, and we will strive to keep you fully informed.
To understand the current uncertainty in the law, a quick background review is necessary.
A. The Transfer Tax System.
A federal estate tax has been part of U.S. law since 1916. The estate tax is part of the "transfer tax" system, which consists of related taxes that impose a tax when assets are transferred (just as the income tax system charges a tax when income is earned).
There are three separate, but related, transfer taxes. First, the "estate tax" taxes transfers of assets upon death (from the decedent to his beneficiaries). Second, the "gift tax" taxes certain transfers made by a living person. Finally, the generation-skipping transfer ("GST") tax taxes certain transfers made from a grandparent to a grandchild (and other similar multi-generational transfers).
B. The 2001 Tax Act – Estate Tax.
C. The 2001 Tax Act - Gift Tax.
The 2001 tax act also provided that each individual, in addition to the annual gift tax exclusion (which is currently equal to $13,000) and non-taxable payments of tuition and medical expenses, could make lifetime gifts of up to $1,000,000 without incurring a gift tax. The 2001 tax act reduced the maximum rate on such gifts over $1,000,000 from 45% (for 2009 gifts) to 35% for gifts made on or after January 1, 2010.
Even though the estate tax was repealed as of January 1, 2010, the gift tax remains in full effect, although the rate is at a historic low. One reason for retaining the gift tax (even though its sister tax, the estate tax, was repealed) was to deter high net worth individuals (who are subject to high income tax rates) from transferring assets to less wealthy individuals who are subject to lower income tax rates. Congress determined that a gift tax was necessary to prevent attempts to avoid income taxes, which could lead to a serious loss of tax revenue.
In 2011, the gift tax returns to its historic 55% maximum rate, with a $1,000,000 lifetime exemption. The annual exclusion will be equal to $13,000, possibly adjusted for inflation.
D. The 2001 Tax Act – GST Tax.
Similar to the 2001 tax act's treatment of the estate tax, the 2001 tax act repealed the GST tax, effective on January 1, 2010. Any transfer made during 2010 is not subject to the GST tax, regardless of the number of generations between the transferor and the transferee. However, on January 1, 2011, the GST tax returns with an exemption equal to $1,000,000, subject to an inflation adjustment from the $1,000,000 exemption applicable in 2001 and a top rate of 55%.
There is no federal estate tax for persons dying in 2010, but only for 2010.
The estate of a person who dies in 2010 would not be subject to estate tax. A $10,000,000 estate passing to children could have been subject to a federal estate tax of approximately $3,000,000 if the decedent had died in 2009, leaving a $7,000,000 inheritance for the beneficiaries. The same estate, assuming the decedent dies in 2010, would owe no federal estate tax, and the beneficiaries would inherit the entire $10,000,000, free of federal estate tax.
There is no GST tax for transfers made in 2010.
This is another dramatic change. A bequest of $1,000,000 to a decedent's grandchild, if made under the estate plan of a decedent as a result of her death in 2009, could have been subject to an estate tax of $450,000 and a separate GST tax of approximately $175,000, leaving just $375,000 for the grandchild. The same bequest, made as a result of a decedent dying in 2010, would not be subject to any federal estate tax or GST tax.
The maximum tax rate on gifts is 35% for gifts made in 2010, down from a maximum tax rate of 45% for gifts made in 2009.
Unfortunately, the only way to take full advantage of the 2010 repeal of the estate tax is to die. The federal gift tax, which applies to lifetime gifts beyond a $13,000 per-donee annual exclusion, tuition and medical payments, and a per-donor $1,000,000 lifetime exemption, remains in effect during 2010 and beyond.
The annual exclusion (presently $13,000 per-donee in 2010) will continue to be indexed for inflation, while the lifetime exemption is set to remain at $1,000,000 per donor indefinitely. The only scheduled change is to the maximum gift tax rate, which dropped to 35% for gifts made in 2010.
With regard to decedents dying in 2010, the income tax bases of a decedent's appreciated assets are no longer fully adjusted ("stepped up") to their fair market value.
Under prior law, the income tax basis of any asset owned by a taxpayer is adjusted ("stepped-up," in the case of an appreciated asset, but also "stepped-down," in the case of a depreciated asset) at the taxpayer's death to equal the asset's fair market value at that time. This basis adjustment eliminated built-in capital gains, which typically resulted in income tax savings regardless of whether the taxpayer's estate was subject to estate tax.
For taxpayers who die in 2010, the basis step-up at death is eliminated, subject only to exceptions applicable to the first $1,300,000 of gain in a taxpayer's estate and an additional $3,000,000 of gain on assets bequeathed to (or in a qualifying trust for) a surviving spouse. The decedent's personal representative (executor or trustee) has discretion regarding the allocation of such increased basis among beneficiaries.
On the other hand, the basis "step-down" at death for assets with built-in losses will remain in effect for 2010.
For those with relatively modest estates, the potential tax costs of losing the basis step-up at death will exceed the savings afforded by estate tax repeal!
The bottom line: No estate tax for now, but don't uncork the champagne just yet.
The estate tax returns, with a maximum rate of 55% and an exemption from the estate tax equal to $1,000,000.
The maximum tax rate on gifts increases to 55%.
The GST tax returns, with a maximum rate of 55% and an exemption from the GST tax equal to $1,000,000, subject to inflation occurring since 2001, so that a GST tax exemption of approximately $1,300,000 would apply.
The income tax bases of assets acquired from a decedent are reset to fair market value.
In view of the on-again, off-again federal transfer tax system, sensible planning is extremely difficult. A strategy that may work today could lose its effectiveness in less than a year. However, there are some principles to bear in mind.
Estate Tax Repealed - All assets pass to descendants, nothing for spouse.
If you are married and your plan provides that your assets that are free from estate tax will pass to your children or other descendants1, with the balance to your spouse (in trust or outright), your estate plan arguably will disinherit your spouse. If you die when there is no estate tax, your entire estate will be exempt from federal estate tax and will pass to your descendants under the terms of your estate plan. Nothing will be left to the surviving spouse.
Estate Tax Repealed - All assets pass to spouse, nothing for descendants.
In contrast, if you are married and your plan provides for a gift of assets to your children or other descendants equal to the federal estate tax exemption, with the balance passing to your spouse (in trust or outright), your estate plan arguably will disinherit your children from receiving an immediate gift at your death. Because the entire estate passes free of federal estate taxes there is no such tax, and because there is no such federal estate tax exemption in 2010, all of your estate passes to your spouse, and there is no gift made to your children.
This issue is likely to arise for couples who have children from prior relationships. This issue requires attention regardless of whether the estate tax remains repealed or is restored (with a $3,500,000 tax exemption likely). With a high exemption amount and potentially depressed asset prices due to the 2008-09 recession, we recommend a review of your estate plan if your estate plan makes gifts at your death to your children and your surviving spouse.
B. Income Tax Basis Step-Up.
If the estate tax repeal remains permanent, you should consider amending your estate plan to include a direction to your personal representative regarding the $1,300,000 income tax basis step-up allocation.
If you are married, you also may wish to revise the bequests to the surviving spouse to ensure full use of both the $1,300,000 exception and the $3,000,000 spousal exception.
In any case, you should carefully review your financial records to ensure that you have accurate income tax basis information — a good idea even under current law, but essential in the event the step-up rule ceases to apply.
While interest rates are at an all-time low, many gifting strategies work very well to minimize transfer taxes. In addition, because asset values are currently depressed, making gifts to your descendants now can save significant estate taxes (those assets will likely appreciate and could be subject to significant estate taxes at your death). Finally, there is some danger that Congress will eliminate certain favorable gifting strategies (such as the use of short-term grantor retained annuity trusts and valuation discounts on certain gifts), so that you should start to consider lifetime gifting strategies.
The 35% federal gift tax rate for gifts made in 2010 is historically low. If it becomes apparent that Congress will take action (or inaction) to allow the estate tax to return to a rate of 45% or even 55%, you may want to discuss lifetime gifts to your descendants. Even though the tax would be due now, a 35% tax rate may be cheaper to pay than a significantly higher 45-55% tax in the future. Further, assuming the estate tax is reinstated, the gift taxes paid will be excluded from your taxable estate, assuming you live more than three years after the date of the gift.
D. Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Planning.
We recommend a review of your plan if it presently provides for gifts to grandchildren at death, either by means of a direct gift to grandchildren (or more remote descendants) or trusts for your children that eventually pass to your grandchildren.
If those gifts are based on the amount of your remaining GST tax exemption, those gifts may not be made if you die while the GST tax is not in effect.
Although beyond the scope of this Special Client Alert, there may be sophisticated GST tax strategies involving the creation of a special type of irrevocable trust that would benefit your surviving spouse and then your grandchildren, if it becomes apparent that the GST tax exemption will decrease in the future.
The confusion over the future of the estate tax should not be a reason to avoid dealing with your estate planning. In fact, due to the current economic conditions and the possibility that any future legislation may eliminate benefits available under certain gifting strategies, now is the time to actively consider your estate planning.
There is a significant possibility that the estate tax will be reinstated and apply retroactively to January 1, 2010, and that the prior amount of exemption ($3,500,000) will apply. It is also possible that the exemptions from the estate tax will increase. Because the distribution of assets under your estate plan may be keyed to the amount of the estate tax exemption, now may be a good time to review your estate plan.
Stay informed. The more time that passes without an estate tax or GST tax and with a gift tax at a lower rate, the more likely it is that certain tax strategies will become especially effective. As time progresses, we will alert you as to such special opportunities.
Congress's failure to address the transfer tax system has left clients and estate planners in a state of uncertainty, which can only make estate tax planning more difficult. However, tried and true principles such as (a) careful consideration of your estate plan to ensure it meets your desires, (b) consideration of lifetime gifts to your children and other beneficiaries to reduce your taxable estate, and (c) periodic consultation with your advisers regarding your estate plan will continue to prove their worth.
1 This would have provided a gift of up to $3,500,000 at your death under the law in effect in 2009.


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Top Fire Safety Features for Fire Prevention
Russell Thomas, Enterprise Security Mag | Monday, August 30, 2021
Building fire prevention systems include the fire alarms themselves, all components that make them work, and those that feed into the alarms and are connected to them (fire sprinklers, smoke detectors, evacuation systems, heat detectors, and so on).
FREMONT, CA: Commercial fire safety elements in buildings, such as fire sprinklers, fire alarms, and fire extinguishers, are generally assumed to be solely physical; however, fire safety measures only work when there is a fire. While these are vital for fire prevention in buildings, there are also non-physical fire prevention and safety measures.
The necessity of building fire safety must not be underestimated. Suppose one is unsure what the most critical fire safety features are in the multi-site retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores, big-box stores, or distribution centers. In that case, the top fire safety features for fire prevention are outlined below:
Building Access and Emergency Evacuation Routes
One of the most critical fire safety measures for fire prevention and management is open spaces in buildings. Doors, windows, and all access into and out of your buildings must be kept clear at all times, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), so occupants can use emergency evacuation routes and the fire department can get in. Ensure that fire doors, overhead doors, other outside doors, corridors, pathways, stairways, windows, and outdoor spaces such as fire hydrant paths are unobstructed. Shopping carts, trash receptacles, deliveries, cars, and landscaping cannot obstruct these zones. One can cover the essential fire safety aspects in a structure by practicing this every day.
Exit Signs and Fire Alarms for Fire Safety
People locating exits is just as vital as having unblocked exits for fire safety in the buildings. Even in the event of a power outage, NFPA 101 demands that exit signage and illumination remain bright and visible. Exit signs and lighting backup batteries must be well charged and reliable, emergency lighting units must function, and exit signs and lighting backup batteries must be bright and clear of blockage.
Fire alarm systems and evacuating the premises during a fire or other emergency go hand in hand. Building fire prevention systems include the fire alarms themselves, all components that make them work, and those that feed into the alarms and are connected to them (fire sprinklers, smoke detectors, evacuation systems, heat detectors, and so on). They detect and alert people to various life-threatening and property-damaging threats other than fire, including carbon monoxide poisoning and faulty pipes, as well as severe weather and active shooters (NFPA 3000); thus, they must work 100 percent of the time.
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Best of luck with the new band Ronnie. Look forward to catching you some of the nights.
Ronnie, What a great time we had with you in Auzzie. It was a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for playing at our daughter's wedding. Restaurant still rockin' they said best wedding ever. Friends & family still talking about Ronnie from Ireland. What a blast!!!. Can't wait for the next time. John & Nerelle from Australia.
What a great time we had with you in Auzzie. It was a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for playing at our daughter's wedding. Restaurant still rockin' they said best wedding ever. Friends & family still talking about Ronnie from Ireland. What a blast!!!. Can't wait for the next time.
John & Nerelle from Australia.
yer gig was savage on sat night!!.Ye guys are the business, hope to catch ye again soon..Rock on! P.s. Loved the mandolin!!
seeing you perform in July over there.
Gday Ronnie Digger just showed us your website, looks great! Looking forward to you playing in Oz and rockin our socks off!!! Can't wait, wait, wait!
Digger just showed us your website, looks great!
Looking forward to you playing in Oz and rockin our socks off!!!
Is it just me or is that Ronnie lad the spit of Damien Dempsey??


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Betzabé Juárez
Betza loves animals and laughing in the company of good friends.
From Mexico City, she started her musical studies at her 7 years old at the Centro de Iniciación Musical (Musical Initiation Center) of the Faculty of Music at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). Since then, she has participated as a soloist and a choral member with musical ensembles of recognized prestige. Graduated with honours from the Bachelor of Singing by the Faculty of Music at UNAM where she studied under the chair of professor Rufino Montero.
Betzabe was member of the Coro de Niños y Jóvenes Cantores (Children and Youth Singers Chorus) of the UNAM and founder member of the Schola Cantorum of Mexico. She has been part of the vocal octet Juan D. Tercero conducted by maestro Jorge Medina; of the Coro de Cámara (Chamber Chorus) of the CENART (abbreviation for National Center of Arts); Concierto Latinoamericano (Latin-American Concert); Cappella Cervantina; Melos Gloriae Chorus, chorus which is dedicated to Gregorian and Viceregal polyphony singing conducted by Juan Manuel Lara Cárdenas. Within these ensembles she has participated in several tours in and out of her country, she has song premieres of Viceregal Mexican music and has recorded compact discs, in the same way as child and adult soloist with several orchestras and ensembles of the country.
Her repertoire includes a broaden styles range which is from Gregorian to contemporary music. She has been soloist in the Vivaldi's "Gloria"; Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater"; Mozart's "Coronation Mass" and "Requiem"; Handel's "Dixit Dominus" and "Messiah", Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9". With the L. A. T. I. R. ensemble she sang Luciano Berio's "Folk Songs" for mezzosoprano under maestro Sergio Cardenas's baton. She has participated with Ars Antiqua, group dedicated to perform Antique Music conducted by Eduardo Arámbula. In January 2012, she participated on the opera productions of Federico Ibarra's "Leoncio y Lena" and "Pequeño Príncipe" under Jose Luis Castillo and Luis Miguel Lombana's direction and in 2013 she participated on the opera production "Rigoletto" with the Symphony Orchestra of Puebla under professor Fernando Lozano's baton.
Betzabe has represented Mexico in the prestigious World Youth Choir and the World Chamber Choir, with who has participated on summer workshops and tours in Europe where she has worked under Johan Duijck's baton (Belgium), as well as with Ana Maria Raga (Venezuela), Nikolaj Znaider (Denmark), Fred Sjӧberg (Sweden), Maria Guinand (Venezuela), Dr. Steve Zegree (USA), Sidumo Jacobs (South Africa), Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan), Ragnar Rasmussen (Norway) and Josep Vila I. Casañas (Spain)'s baton. As part of this choir she was selected to participate in the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony on December 2012 under Grete Pedersen's (Norway) baton.
She is member of La Capilla Virreinal de la Nueva España (The New Spain 's Viceregal Chapel) conducted by Aurelio Tello; of the female vocal sextet Túumben Paax (New music in Mayan) dedicated to contemporary music conducted by Jorge Cózatl; she is founding member of Time Ensemble with which she has participated in Europe, Asia and South America tours; and with Cappella Barroca de Mexico under Horacio Franco's baton.
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The Utica Shale occupies the eastern part of Ohio and underlies much of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia. While full-scale development began somewhat later there than in the Marcellus, the Utica is already being heralded as an economic game-changer for construction companies in Ohio, particularly as the natural gas industry sets up shop in the state.
In addition to the 255 Utica wells built since 2011 – which cost upwards of $11 million each and kept construction companies busy with everything from well site pads to new roads – there's a growing number of processing and other commercial construction projects.
Earlier this year, the nation's second-largest natural gas producer, Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation, began work on three new facilities to house their Ohio office near Canton. Their five-story, 85,000-square-foot office tower, 55,000-square-foot receiving and maintenance shop, and 6,000-square-foot repair shop are all being built by Ohio companies. Chesapeake also spent more than $40 million in road improvements in just one year in Mahoning County, which borders Pennsylvania. That's 80 times the county's annual road improvement budget of only $500,000.
According to a report issued in March 2013, four other natural gas processing companies had Ohio projects on deck, ranging from $300 million to $1 billion-plus. Each was expected to employ at least 200 construction workers, 90% of them state residents.
A smaller but no less significant project is the $150 million Pennant Midstream LLC natural gas processing plant under construction in Springfield Township, population 36,000. Several hundred workers from all trades are expected to be called up, according to the business manager of the local International Laborers Union. The president of the Western Reserve Building and Construction Trades council said that about one-third of the combined membership of the area's trade unions is engaged in the oil and gas industry, with approximately 500 of them directly involved in shale work. That includes ironworkers, concrete workers, millwrights, and carpenters. As construction ramps up on processing plants and substations, the council chief speculated on even more work for the electrical trades.
Because creating a strong bullpen of qualified workers is a concern, the unions have amped up efforts to train local tradespeople. That move has had an immediate payback: all of the 52 new welders certified in the past year have jobs.
Beyond Ohio, shale development is building a construction frenzy throughout the US.
The Marcellus Shale is credited with reversing a three-year slump in West Virginia's construction industry. Between 2008 and 2011, state construction employment fell 19%. But more than half the ground was made up in just one year when, from June 2011 and June 2012, the number of construction jobs rose nearly 10%, to 36,700. During the same period, nonresidential construction spending climbed 14%.
Corpus Christi's construction industry surges way ahead of others.
Construction loans are up in the Bakken, too.
Bakken workers need a place to live.
But because growth continues to outpace the labor market, the local workforce can't fill all the open positions. According to the owner of a Montana commercial glass company, there is such a shortage of contractors bidding jobs in North Dakota that there's almost no competition in hiring. In fact, since its first Bakken project three years ago, the glazier has worked throughout North Dakota. In Williston alone, the company has completed everything from small retail assignments to such large-scale jobs as major housing complexes for energy services provider Halliburton, which has been trying to outwit the regional housing shortage by building homes for its area employees.
In addition to exporting construction personnel to North Dakota, Montana has also sent the Bakken another key resource: engineers.
As a result of Bakken opportunities, one full-service civil engineering firm in Missoula not only reversed a declining business trend but also added a dedicated oil and gas division to its portfolio and opened additional offices in Fairview and Billings.
Likewise, North Dakota engineering firms working in the Bakken but headquartered outside of it are opening offices in small cities closer to the region, such as Minot and Dickinson. By reducing their employees' commuting time in and out of the Bakken, the companies are finding it easier to add new staff.
In the shale market, however, "easier" is a relative term.
In the inaugural hiring survey of oil and gas industry recruiters by Rigzone, a multi-media provider of oil and gas news, 48% of hiring managers said they expected to boost hiring during the last half of 2013. Eight of the top 10 positions they'll be looking for are engineers.
According to the survey, the most demand is for mechanical engineers, whose talent is needed for the hardware components of isolating well sections to create hydraulic fractures. Chemical engineers – who develop fracturing fluids and work to reduce related environment impact – plus civil, integrity, pipeline, and electrical engineers are also being sought en masse.
Perhaps most vexing to hiring managers, however, is the lack of specialty engineers, with petroleum engineers topping the short list. This highly specialized worker searches out the oil and gas reservoirs, then determines the best extraction methods, equipment, and processes. Although the number of students earning bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering surged 181% to 753 between 2001 and 2011, there's still more demand than graduates into the job market. Contributing to the squeeze is the fact that at least 40% of the world's current petroleum engineers are expected to retire by 2025 or so. And on top of that, the 1980s oil bust discouraged young engineers from going the petroleum route, so there are few mid-level professionals to step into tenured predecessors' shoes.
Colleges are stepping up, however, racing to educate enough engineers so oil and gas companies can achieve their ambitious shale goals.
Because of demand from the Eagle Ford Shale, Texas A&M University-Kingsville is reintroducing its bachelor's degree in natural gas engineering, which originated in 1936 and was shelved in 2000.
At the Colorado School of Mines, a drilling class in which students learn how to design well piping to prevent blowouts now accommodates more than 160 students, up from less than two dozen a decade ago.
Perhaps most significant educational gambit is the $14 million private and public partnership aimed at enhancing the University of North Dakota's (UND) efforts in petroleum geology and related fields. The funding includes a multi-million-dollar endowed chair in petroleum engineering and other dedicated research gifts, including laboratories and a virtual library. The dean of UND's College of Engineering and Mines said the gift will have a lasting effect beyond the school and the O&G industry. By producing future generations of petroleum geologists and engineers, he said, UND will contribute to building a better world.
And that's the biggest construction project of all.


The state's leaders reach a deal on raising the minimum wage. Is this the end to the political log jam in Trenton?
Gov. Murphy talks full funding for public schools and comes to Woodbridge to talk about the benefits of it.
Plus, the governor has invoked a state of emergency starting Saturday. We'll tell you what's in the forecast.


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The second coming of 'Lunastus'
August 27, 2017 · by The UB Post	· in News.	·
The Baltimore Rock Opera Society brings sci-fi back on stage
By Liz McMahon
"Show is God." Erica Patoka, music director of the upcoming Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS) show The Terrible Secret of Lunastus, tells the UB Post the motto that unites the group.
On September 15, BROS will bring its original sci-fi comedy back on stage with a new script, new music and a brand new aesthetic. "This is a rewrite of my first rock opera," Lunastus writer and director Chuck Green shares. "A lot of people have wanted to see this show again."
BROS first performed Lunastus in 2011 as part of a double-feature. This fall, the show will stand on its own.
The two-hour production is inspired by the sci-fi genre—particularly Star Trek—with musical influences from David Bowie, Phantom of the Paradise, Velvet Goldmine , and Smashing Pumpkins. "I'm a huge Trekkie," Patoka admits over the phone. "I'm staring at a figurine of Q as we speak."
Though the show has been rewritten, the story remains the same: four astronauts and their robot friend, Android, journey to find a new planet for humans to inhabit before the Moon falls from orbit and destroys Earth. They arrive on planet Lunastus and discover a bizarre alien world with, for lack of better words, a "terrible secret."
Patoka describes the sound of the show as "atmospheric glamorous alien." The even crafted what they call a "space-bone," a trombone affected with pedals that can play several octaves at a time. The entire album has already been released online at bros.bandcamp.com.
BROS currently rehearse at The Bell Foundry, a multi-purpose arts space in Station North, but are actively fundraising to move into their very own rehearsal and performance home. It's at the Bell Foundry that Jacob Dillow, costumes co-designer, creates the extra-terrestrial getups that pair with the show's glam-rock ballads, alongside his fellow costume and design teammates. Dillow focuses mostly on the alien costumes, while other designers take on the humans and the "nog trees—" a supernatural component of Lunastus that you'll just have to see for yourself.
Dillow describes the alien aesthetic as, "space Elizabethan with a little BDSM." The look is completely different from the 2011 production. Dillow went with an Elizabethan style, "because it's familiar but there's also distance. Also, there's a lot of stuff going on during that time period that parallels the story," he explains. The parallels he refers to include colonialism and religious schism, both of which are subtexts of the script.
Both Dillow and Patoka got involved with BROS during the 2011 Lunastus production and have been active members ever since. "BROS has been my gateway drug, more or less," Dillow says. "It's an entryway for a lot of people into theater." Patoka, who has written the music for both iterations of Lunastus, is "so excited to bring this show back—better and badder. It maybe took some years off my life, but it's totally worth it."
Green was stage manager for the BROS' first ever production, Gründlehämmer, and later took on the role of writer when the group decided to perform a historical rock opera. "I just sort of delved though all of my science-fiction entertainment knowledge," Green recalls. "I feel like my forte in writing is in comedy." He describes Lunastus as having "light-hearted character dialogue in a sci-fi scenario—this is the funniest show that BROS has done."
Patoka expresses that BROS "want more people to get involved." The organization is entirely volunteer-based. "We're always looking for volunteers and new creative people," Dillow adds. "We're fun to hang out with."
The BROS have already raised 61% of their $75,000 goal to open a space of their own— to be dubbed, glamorously, "The Paradise." Check out The Terrible Secret of Lunastus at Zion Lutheran Church, Sept. 15—Oct. 8. Tickets: baltimorerockopera.com
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Journey back to the wizarding world of Harry Potter and relive the magic as Potted Potter opens anew in Manila.
Back by popular demand, the amusingly goofy show returns to Manila on March 20 to 24, 2019 at Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC Arts Center, pulling off nine shows only.
Potted Potter, a show that makes you giggle spontaneously, takes on the ultimate challenge of compressing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real-life game of Quidditch) into seventy rib-tickling minutes.
Playing to full houses across the world, the parody features all your favorite characters, a special appearance from a fire-breathing dragon, brilliant songs, endless costumes, ridiculous props, and the Hogwarts magic!
This "Unauthorized Harry Experience" has already been adored by the Filipino audience since it came to Manila in 2012. The show returned in 2013 and 2014 much to the delight of the many locals fans of the show.
Even if you haven't seen or read any yet from the fantasy series, Potted Potter will surely give you a glimpse of the wizarding world even without receiving a letter from Hogwarts, while making you roar in laughter.
This brilliant family entertainment is perfect for ages six to Dumbledore (who is very old indeed)!
Produced by James Seabright in 2016, Potted Potter is a collaborative work of the double Olivier Award Best Entertainment nominees, Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner. It is a must-watch for all Potterheads out there to see a hilarious take on the sough-after classic series.
Potted Potter has already played for different crowds worldwide, such as in UK, Australasia and North America, including two West End and two off-Broadway seasons.
The company has also commissioned and produced the new shows Potted Pirates (Edinburgh, UK tours), Potted Panto (Edinburgh, West End and UK tour; Olivier Award Nomination for Best Entertainment 2011), and Potted Sherlock (Edinburgh, West End and US/Canada tour).
For ticket information, visit ticketworld.com.ph or call 02-891-9999.


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/*jshint node:true */
/*global describe:false, it:false */
"use strict";

var consume = require('../');
var Stream = require('stream');
var Readable = Stream.Readable;
var Writable = Stream.Writable;
var Duplex = Stream.Duplex;
var should = require('should');
var through = require('through2');
require('mocha');

describe('stream-consume', function() {

    it('should cause a Readable stream to complete if it\'s not piped anywhere', function(done) {
        var rs = new Readable({highWaterMark: 2});
        var a = 0;
        var ended = false;
        rs._read = function() {
            if (a++ < 100) {
                rs.push(a + "");
            } else {
                ended = true;
                rs.push(null);
            }
        };

        rs.on("end", function() {
            a.should.be.above(99);
            ended.should.be.true;
            done();
        });

        consume(rs);
    });

    it('should work with Readable streams in objectMode', function(done) {
        var rs = new Readable({highWaterMark: 2, objectMode: true});
        var a = 0;
        var ended = false;
        rs._read = function() {
            if (a++ < 100) {
                rs.push(a);
            } else {
                ended = true;
                rs.push(null);
            }
        };

        rs.on("end", function() {
            a.should.be.above(99);
            ended.should.be.true;
            done();
        });

        consume(rs);
    });

    it('should not interfere with a Readable stream that is piped somewhere', function(done) {
        var rs = new Readable({highWaterMark: 2});
        var a = 0;
        var ended = false;
        rs._read = function() {
            if (a++ < 100) {
                rs.push(".");
            } else {
                ended = true;
                rs.push(null);
            }
        };

        var sizeRead = 0;
        var ws = new Writable({highWaterMark: 2});
        ws._write = function(chunk, enc, next) {
            sizeRead += chunk.length;
            next();
        }

        ws.on("finish", function() {
            a.should.be.above(99);
            ended.should.be.true;
            sizeRead.should.equal(100);
            done();
        });

        rs.pipe(ws);

        consume(rs);
    });

    it('should not interfere with a Writable stream', function(done) {
        var rs = new Readable({highWaterMark: 2});
        var a = 0;
        var ended = false;
        rs._read = function() {
            if (a++ < 100) {
                rs.push(".");
            } else {
                ended = true;
                rs.push(null);
            }
        };

        var sizeRead = 0;
        var ws = new Writable({highWaterMark: 2});
        ws._write = function(chunk, enc, next) {
            sizeRead += chunk.length;
            next();
        }

        ws.on("finish", function() {
            a.should.be.above(99);
            ended.should.be.true;
            sizeRead.should.equal(100);
            done();
        });

        rs.pipe(ws);

        consume(ws);
    });

    it('should handle a Transform stream', function(done) {
        var rs = new Readable({highWaterMark: 2});
        var a = 0;
        var ended = false;
        rs._read = function() {
            if (a++ < 100) {
                rs.push(".");
            } else {
                ended = true;
                rs.push(null);
            }
        };

        var sizeRead = 0;
        var flushed = false;
        var ts = through({highWaterMark: 2}, function(chunk, enc, cb) {
            sizeRead += chunk.length;
            this.push(chunk);
            cb();
        }, function(cb) {
            flushed = true;
            cb();
        });

        ts.on("end", function() {
            a.should.be.above(99);
            ended.should.be.true;
            sizeRead.should.equal(100);
            flushed.should.be.true;
            done();
        });

        rs.pipe(ts);

        consume(ts);
    });

    it('should handle a classic stream', function(done) {
        var rs = new Stream();
        var ended = false;
        var i;

        rs.on("end", function() {
            ended.should.be.true;
            done();
        });

        consume(rs);

        for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
            rs.emit("data", i);
        }
        ended = true;
        rs.emit("end");
    });

});

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Missing N.C. State eMail highlights need for better archiving
By eSchool News
N.C. State University told prosecutors on June 24 that it can't locate high-priority eMail messages from former Chancellor James Oblinger, raising questions about the university's response to public-records requests in the digital era, reports the News & Observer of Raleigh. The loss of the eMail, covering the period in 2005 when Oblinger helped create a job for former first lady Mary Easley, was revealed in documents the university gave to federal prosecutors. In July 2008 and again in February, the News & Observer had requested all documents related to the creation of Easley's job and her hiring. Interim Chancellor James Woodward said the reason the Oblinger messages were deleted was technical, not an attempt at concealment. "I believe the deletions were routine business," Woodward said. "At that time, in 2005 and 2004, most organizations had no concept of the role eMailing would play in today's world. There were simply not rational policies for how one maintained eMails." Oblinger had two eMail accounts: One accessible to any member of his staff, and the other he used exclusively for high-priority correspondence. After lawyers for N.C. State discovered that six months of Oblinger's high-priority eMail was missing, they instructed the university's technology staff to reconstruct the missing records. A substantial number of messages were recovered, but periods remain for which the staff has been unable to recover anything…
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The Spider-Verse event is over and Spider-Man returns home to move on with his life. Initially, Peter wanted to construct a special prison to rehabilitate superhuman criminals, but such plans are interrupted when corporate criminal Ghost attacks Parker Industries. Spider-Man defeats the Ghost but Parker Industries burns to the ground.
He also has a very compassionate disposition that it can be said that he isn't just the most compassionate in the Marvel Universe but also one of the most compassionate period.
One thing he is well known for is his humor something that has been known to greatly irritate his enemies and has sometimes even let him win the fight. Furthermore The combination of moral obligation, compassion, and humor makes him one of the most trustworthy, good people to hang out with.
Spider-Man's first encounter with a 'super'.
Harry Osborn's memories of being the Green Goblin came flooding back and he attempted to ruin Peter's life one more time. Before destroying a building that contained Peter, MJ and his son Normie, Harry regained his sanity and managed to save them. Immediately after doing so, he died from being poisoned by the Goblin Formula.
After Harry's death, Peter decided to retire from super-heroics. After Carnage formed a team of other psychopaths and went on a bloody rampage around New York, Spider-Man was forced to team-up with his old foe Venom again. The two of them, along with other heroes, managed to stop them.
During a riot at the Raft prison, orchestrated by Electro, Spider-Man teams up with other heroes to subdue the inmates. Since the original Avengers have disbanded, Iron Man and Captain America decide to form a new team of Avengers consisting of the heroes involved in stopping the riot, including Spider-Man.
Spider-man fights classic foes during the Gauntlet story. A plot orchestrated by the Kravinoff Family who intended to recover Kraven the Hunter, something they managed to accomplish in the Grim Hunt.
They were still defeated by Spider-Man, Arachne and Arana. Peter reconciles with Mary Jane in OMIT and protects Norman Osborn's new born baby from Doctor Octopus during a story called Origin of the Species. The baby is revealed to be Harry's.
Following Marla's funeral, Peter has a horrible nightmare that causes him to question his methods in dealing with criminals. People around him are dying because criminals keep on coming back. After waking up, a shaken Spider-Man decides that things will not remain as they are and vows that, whenever he is around and wherever he is, no one dies.
Known Relatives: Richard Parker (father, deceased), Mary Parker (mother, deceased), Benjamin Parker (uncle, deceased), May Parker (aunt), Will Fitzpatrick (grandfather), Amy Reilly (cousin), Amanda Reilly (cousin), Alexa Reilly (cousin), Benjamin Reilly (Scarlet Spider, clone, deceased), Kaine (clone), Spidercide (clone).
Spider-Man possesses the proportionate powers of a spider, granted to him from an irradiated Common House Spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum) which bit Peter Parker that was apparently already mutated from prior exposure to certain frequencies of radiation and received a final, lethal dose during Parker's attendance of the exhibition.
Spider-Man wears a belt under his costume that contains a built-in Spider-Signal. He uses it as either an unconventional light source or as a way to intimidate lesser villains. The belt also contains spare web cartridges, tracers, the camera and his mask when not in costume.
Dock ock created specific spectators which keep watch of new york, saving spider-mans the trouble to patrol.
During the Goblin Heir story, in an attempt to have Peter become his heir, Norman Osborn brainwashes Peter into going on a rampage wearing a Green Goblin costume. Peter would burn down the Stacy's house and attack his friend but was totally unaware of these activities.
When Ben Reilly appeared in Peter's life, he donned a new costume and dubbed himself the Scarlet Spider. He wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with a large spider symbol over a red Spider-Man costume with the web-shooters shown on the outside. Peter wore it shortly, when Ben took his place in prison.
When Ock took over spider-mans body, he decided t be a better and 'superior' spider-man. So, he had made a advanced armor of the normal spider-man suit. Spider-man has adamantium webbing, high sensors in his eyes, claws on both his hands and legs, and his other inventions are yet to be seen.
Peter Parquagh is the apprentice of Sir Nicholas Fury, the royal spymaster. He is bitten by an unusual spider, and later assumes the identity of the Spider. A time rift causes some of Marvel's most well known heroes to come into existence over three hundred years early, in 1602.
Peter Parker is executed due to his friendship with, and potential as an ally for, Gwen Stacy, who is a rebel.
Spider-Man is amalgamated with Superboy, forming the character Spider-Boy, whose civilian identity is Peter Ross.
Parker grows up without the influence of Uncle Ben, and becomes a moody and rebellious teenager. While cutting school he is accidentally exposed to a massive dose of Gamma radiation from a Gamma bomb, transforming him into the Hulk.
The title of Spider-Man itself was taken up by Bruce Banner, who was bitten by a radioactive spider he was experimenting with.
Parker himself is killed later in the story during a confrontation with Galactus.
Spider-Man's origins are retold and altered slightly.
The Peter Parker of Counter-Earth died after suffering from radiation exposure.
Spider-Man fights Deadpool, and is killed when Deadpool shoots him through the head.
Spider-Man battled Venom in New York's sewers when they were lured into the Punisher's trap. They are both heavily injured and Punisher proceeded to shoot Spider-Man with a shotgun, killing him.
Spider-Man is a time-traveller and associate of Killraven. He joins Killraven in turning back a second Martian invasion, and is killed in the fighting.
In this universe Parker is not a superhero, and eventually becomes a police officer. A mysterious figure known as The Spiders Man also appears.
In this crossover series with DC, Spider-Man fights alongside both Superman and Batman.
Parker appears in numerous alternate realities visited by the Exiles. In some of these realities he is a psychotic killer, a member of the Fantastic Five, a mutant, and an abused child.
Apparently a mutant, Parker leads a comfortable life under the mutant regime; he is powerful and wealthy, married to Gwen Stacy and raising their son Richie, and enjoys the care of both Aunt May and Uncle Ben. His life falls apart when his publicist J. Jonah Jameson reveals that he is not a natural-born mutant.
Spider-Man is transplanted to India, where his origin is retold in this new setting. His civilian identity is Pavitr Prabhakar.
Spider-Man's origin remains the same, but his supporting cast is altered. He also tends to be more concerned with street-level crime than supervillainy. He dates a mutant named Chat.
Man-Spider possesses six arms, and was briefly replaced by a clone. He is later killed.
In the 1930s, Spider-Man gains strange powers from the Spider God, and decides to use them to take down Norman Osborn and his crime syndicate, who were responsible for the murder of Uncle Ben.
Spider-Man is killed in a fight between heroes and villains that left the villains victorious. He had a daughter with an unidentified woman, and his daughter later went on to marry Hawkeye and they had a daughter named Ashley.
Spider-Man is a Horseman of the Apocalypse, specifically Pestilence. He possesses six arms, as well as poisonous fangs. He is also a cannibal.
Parker does not have superpowers in this universe. He was bitten by a radioactive spider, but it caused his hand to atrophy. He gains the nickname "Spider-Man" on the internet.
Having retired from superheroics, Parker is brought back into the game by the reappearance of a number of his villains. He uncovers a plot by Venom to take over the city.
Spider-Man fakes his own death after being blamed for the disappearance of John Jameson. He travels to Counter-Earth and joins Jameson as a member of the resistance against the High Evolutionary.
In this modernized retelling of Spider-Man's story, high schooler Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically engineered test subject and gains spider powers. Parker later dies, and the mantle of Spider-Man is taken up by Miles Morales.
Following the faked deaths of the X-Men, Spider-Man meets and fights crime alongside Rogue for an evening. He later helps the team defeat some Sentinels, and is determined to be trustworthy, with the team willing to entrust the secret of their continued survival to him.
Peter must juggle academics , a job as a Web designer/photographer for the Daily Bugle, and on-again / off-again relationships with various women, all the while fighting to protect the world from super-villains. This series is the shortest of all the Spider-man cartoon shows, having only 13 episodes. He was voiced by Neil Patrick Harris.
Spider-Man is featured in the anime series, voiced by Shinji Kawada. In the series, Peter Parker is a young Stark Industries scientist, and one of the few heroes to avoid being trapped in the DISKs. He aids the children in their fight against Loki and the other villains.
Spider-Man stars in the new series, which is a back to the basics approach focused on a teenage Peter Parker in his early days as Spider-Man. Spider-Man is voiced by Robbie Daymond in this version.
The series also notably features Gwen Stacy, Miles Morales and Anya Corazon as Peter's classmates and friends at Horizon High. They gradually gain powers of their own throughout the series, eventually becoming partners of sorts.
After Thanos gets the Time and Soul Stones, Parker turns to ash and dies while begging for his life in Stark's arms after Thanos erases half of the universe's inhabitants from existence with a snap of his fingers.
For a list of all Spider-Movies visit this link.
The amazing adventures of one of the greatest superheroes of all time continue in Spider-Man 2.
Book one of the Spider-Man Team-Up trilogy, book two teams up with the Iron Man and book three follows our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man's team-up with the Fantastic Four.
Book two of the Spider-Man Team-Up trilogy, book one teamed up with the Incredible Hulk and book three follows our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man's team-up with the Fantastic Four.
Triple X, a brand-new designer drug with devastating side effects, sweeps through the streets of New York, high school science teacher Peter Parker--and his alter ego Spider-Man--begins to suspect the drug may have originated with one of his most diabolical enemies, intent on destroying the arachnid superhero for all time.
Spider-Man faces the fight of his life when the nightmare creature known as Venom targets both the web-slinger and his alter-ego Peter Parker for destruction!
The deadly alien symbiote and its human host, Eddie Brock, collectively known as Venom, harbor a growing hatred for Spider-Man that violently explodes when Parker and Spider-Man are credited with helping clean up crime in the subways. But these tunnels are the domain of Venom, and the clean-up is his doing. The credit should rightly go to him!
Venom challenges Spider-Man to a deadly midnight showdown at Manhattan's criminal court building in the middle of the worst snowstorm of the century. It's a brutal, no-holds-barred contest, in which all the advantages seem to lie with Venom. Spider-Man and guest star the Human Torch must bag the crazed villain, or go down in the attempt!
A scientist finds a way to create perfect humans, heal the lame abd cure the sick. Dr. Aron Esterhazy's new formula can even turn ordinary people into superbeings. Everyone who find out about it wants it--but who will control it?
Peter Parker's life has hit a peaceful stretch. No evildoers have tried to flatten him in weeks, his marriage to Mary Jane is stronger than ever, and he's enjoying his job as a high school science teacher. Life is good.
Part one of the Sinister Six trilogy.
The deadly Lizard is on a rampage through the Florida Everglades, as he seeks a cure for his hideous condition-- the result of an experiment gone horribly wrong. A heartbeat away is the alien symbiote known as Venom, targeting the Lizard for death, and he won't let anyone stand in his way.
Peter Parker, the amazing Spider-Man, is also in Florida to cover the next space shuttle launch for the Daily Bugle. Disaster strikes when he discovers that his two lethal foes are running wild through the Everglades, just as the launch is sabotaged by a group of sinister mercenaries!
Why is Venom hunting the Lizard? And who are the mercenaries about to wreak havoc in southern Florida? What is their connection to the Lizard's search for a cure?
This triple threat presents Spider-Man with the challenge of his life as he desperately battles against time, the heat, and the savage trail of the Lizard and Venom!
Spider-Man and his arch-enemy, Venom, must put aside their differences and join forces to stop the ruthless Dr. Octopus, the mastermind of an insidious plot to take over the world.
Spider-Man pursues the Lizard from the concrete canyons of New York to the lush jungles of Mexico. Once there, he discovers the Lizard is not only formulating a new plan to wipe out all humans, but he now has an army of reptilian creatures to carry out his orders!
Ann Weying, ex-wife to Eddie Brock--aka the super-villain Venom--has been kidnapped, along with Daily Bugle editor Robbie Robertson and a police captain. Spider-Man must work with the NYPD to find the kidnappers before Venom carves a bloody swath through New York City to find his beloved!
Daily Bugle editor Robbie Roberston, a police captain, and Ann Weying have been kidnapped. With the help of the NYPD, Spider-Man is in a desperate race to find the kidnappers before Venom carves a swath through looking for his ex-wife Ann Weying.
Beginning with a novella by Spider-Man's co-creator Stan Lee and veteran Marvel writer Peter David retelling the wall-crawler's origin, this exciting new anthology has original, never-before-told stories featuring one of the world's most enduring heroes.
Each story has a new or classic illustration by a Spider-Man artist from old favorites to today's hot talents, including Steve Ditko, John Romita, Bob McLeod, Ron Lim, Mark Bagley and Rick Leonardi.
Spider-Man: Marvel's most popular hero.
X-Men: Marvel's most popular super-team.
Kang's machinations have led to timelines collapsing at a great rate--the X-Men and Spider-Man must take the battle to the Conqueror if they are to keep him from becoming the master of time. But in order to find Kang, they must face alternate futures that may be more than they can bear.
In 2014 a tie in to the The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie was released, titled The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and was on April 29th.
Spider-Man is a playable character in Marvel Heroes as well as Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes.
For the next few years, Spider-Man vanished from console games, but appeared in various mobile app games. He was the star of the Spider-Man Unlimited app game, which stars multiple versions of Spider-Man and his cast from throughout history. He was also featured in Marvel Avengers Alliance 2 and Marvel Future Fight and Marvel Puzzle Quest.
Spider-Man was featured in Marvel Contest of Champions, a mobile fighting game. Spider-Man eventually joined the Avengers Academy mobile app game alongside several other Spider-related characters as part of a "Spider-Verse" event. He returned to consoles as well in Lego Marvel Avengers as part of a Spider-Man DLC pack.
In 2016, it was announced that Insomniac would be producing the first new Spider-Man console game since The Amazing Spider-Man 2, aiming for a 2018 release date. Dubbed Marvel's Spider-Man, the game features Spider-Man (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) battling against foes like the Kingpin and Mister Negative.
In 2017, Spider-Man returned to the Marvel vs. Capcom series for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, now voiced by Robbie Daymond. He gained a new Hyper Combo in this entry.
In 1987, Marvel staged a recreation of Spider-Man's wedding to Mary Jane at Shea Stadium.
In 2003, a live stunt show starring Spider-Man toured the United States.
Spider-Man also appears in the traveling Marvel Universe LIVE! stage show. Both his costume and characterization were heavily based off the character's depiction in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Spider-Man is also featured as a costumed character in both Disney and Universal Studios' parks.
However, despite the bad publicity the musical has been rather successful on Broadway, bringing in a gross of about $100,000 to $300,000 per week. The producers are currently planning for productions of the show in London, England as well as Hamburg, Germany.
Being Marvel's most popular and recognizable media, Spider-Man has been immortalized in countless pieces of merchandise.
Spider-Man was featured in products from Mego throughout the 1970's in a variety of sizes. He was easily Mego's best-selling Marvel character, with only the Hulk coming close to his profitability.
Spider-Man was featured in Mego's Pocket Heroes and Die-Cast Heroes lines.
In the 1980's, Spider-Man was featured in Mattel's Secret Wars line. He was featured in both his classic costume and his black Symbiote costume.
ToyBiz took over the Marvel license in the 90's and produced numerous Spider-Man lines, including ones for his animated TV series.
A particular oddity was the Spider-Man Adventure Hero line, which featured Spider-Man in a variety of relatively mundane activities, such as fishing, camping and playing basketball.
Spider-Man was the subject of the Spider-Man Classics series, which proved to be a massive game-changer for the industry, eventually spawning the iconic Marvel Legends line.
Spider-Man was also featured in the Marvel Legends series, though rather infrequently since he was already the subject of its sister line, Spider-Man classics. He was featured in the Sentinel Build-a-Figure wave, as well as in the "Spider-Man vs. Sinister 6" and "Spider-Man vs. Fearsome Foes" box sets.
After taking over the line from ToyBiz, Hasbro continued the Spider-Man Classics line for a time before ending it.
Hasbro also produced the Spider-Man Origins line.
Spider-Man has been featured numerous times in Hasbro's Marvel Super Hero Squad line.
Spider-Man has been featured numerous times in Hasbro's Marvel Legends series. He first appeared in the Movie Sandman Build-a-Figure wave in both his outfit from the first movie and his black costume from Spider-Man 3. He was next featured in the Arnim Zola Build-a-Figure series, this time sporting his Big Time costume. The movie version of Spider-Man from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was then featured in the Ultimate Green Goblin Build-a-Figure wave. A classic version of Spider-Man was later featured in the Hobgoblin Build-a-Figure wave, nicknamed "Pizza Spidey" by fans due to the presence of a slice of pizza. The Ultimate version of Spider-Man was then featured in the Space Venom Build-a-Figure series. The Symbiote version of Spider-Man then appeared in the Sandman Build-a-Figure wave. A Spider-Man: Homecoming-themed wave was then launched, with Vulture's wings as the "Build-a-Vehicle" this time. The line featured the movie version of Spider-Man in his costume and his homemade suit, as well as Cosmic Spider-Man. Spider-Man has also been featured in several two-packs and box sets, including a Captain America: Civil War-themed set that included Iron Man and Captain America, and a two-pack with Ultimate Vulture. Subsequent waves were also released, including one for the Spider-Man: Far From Home film.
Spider-Man has been featured multiple times in the Titan Heroes line.
Spider-Man has been featured in the Marvel Universe line.
Spider-Man has also been featured in the Marvel Mashers line.
Diamond Select also produced a retro, Mego-style figure of Spider-Man.
ToyBiz released lines for the first two live-action Spider-Man movies.
After taking over the Spider-Man license from ToyBiz, Hasbro produced lines for all the subsequent Spider-Man movies.
Hot Toys has produced figures of Spider-Man from Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming, featuring the likenesses of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland.
Diamond Collectibles released Marvel Select figures of Spider-Man based on his appearances in The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Mafex produced Spider-Man figures for The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Good Smile released figures of Spider-Man for the Figma line.
Kaiyodo has produced figures of Spider-Man for lines like Revoltech.
Bandai has produced Spider-Man figures for various lines, including the Manga Realization line and the toy line based on Marvel Disk Wars.
In the 1970's, a number of Spider-Man figures for the Spider-Man live-action show were produced in Japan.
Spider-Man has been based in numerous Lego sets based on the cartoons and movies, including Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ultimate Spider-Man and Captain America: Civil War.
Spider-Man has been featured in Square Enix's Play Arts Kai line.
Funko has done numerous Spider-Man figures for the POP line of bobbleheads.
Bowen Designs has produced numerous Spider-Man statues, busts and mini-busts.
Diamond Select produced Spider-Man statues as well.
Kotobukiya has produced Spider-Man statues, including a wave of Spider-Verse-themed statues for the ARTFX+ line.
Sideshow Collectibles has produced Spider-Man busts and statues.
Iron Studios has produced Spider-Man statues.
Dark Horse has produced statues of Spider-Man.


PIERRE, S.D. – Former state Sen. Wilbur Foss of Scotland passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Gov. Dennis Daugaard has ordered flags to fly half-staff at the State Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 28, the date of Foss' funeral.
Foss was appointed to the State Senate by Gov. Archie Gubbrud in 1961 to replace Joe Lehmann, who had resigned. Foss served as a state senator until 1963.


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