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It was later retconned by Gail Simone that Wonder Woman's outfit design had Amazonian roots. During a flashback in Vol. 3, Hippolyta is shown issuing orders to have a garment created for Diana, taking inspiration from the skies on the night Diana was born; a red hunter's moon and a field of stars against deep blue, and the eagle breastplate being a symbol of Athena's avian representations.[volume & issue needed]
The demon Neron engaged Diana in battle and managed to kill her.[112] The Olympian Gods granted Diana divinity and the role of the Goddess of Truth who started to reside in Olympus; her mother Hippolyta then assumed the role of Wonder Woman and wore her own different incarnation of the costume.[112] In Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #136, Diana was banished from Olympus due to interfering in earthly matters (as Diana was unable to simply watch over people's misery on Earth).[112] She immediately returned to her duties as Wonder Woman, but ran into conflicts with her mother over her true place and role as Hippolyta seemed accustomed to her life in America.[112] Their fight remained unsolved, as Hippolyta died during an intergalactic war.[112] Themyscira was destroyed during the war, but was restored and reformed as a collection of floating islands.[112] Circe later resurrected Hippolyta in Wonder Woman Vol 3 #8.[113]
Wonder Woman had its world premiere on May 15, 2017, in Shanghai. It premiered on May 25, 2017, in Los Angeles.[146] The film's London premiere, which was scheduled to take place on May 31 at the Odeon Leicester Square, was cancelled due to the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.[147] The film had its Latin America premiere in Mexico City on May 27. It was released in most of the world, including in IMAX,[148] on June 2, 2017, after originally being scheduled for June 23.[149][150] Belgium, Singapore and South Korea received the film first, with May 31 openings.[151][152][153] On April 17, it was announced that Wonder Woman would be released in China on June 2, the same day as its North American release.[154]
In 2011's The New 52, DC Comics relaunched its entire line of publications to attract a new generation of readers, and thus released volume 4 of the Wonder Woman comic book title. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang were assigned writing and art duties respectively and revamped the character's history considerably. In this new continuity, Wonder Woman wears a costume similar to her original Marston costume, utilizes a sword and shield, and has a completely new origin. No longer a clay figure brought to life by the magic of the gods, she is, instead, a demi-goddess and the natural-born daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus. Azzarello and Chiang's revamp of the character was critically acclaimed, but highly divisive among longtime fans of the character.[47][48][49][50]
In late 2013, Zack Snyder cast Gal Gadot in the role of Wonder Woman for the 2016 film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice over Élodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko.[102][103][104][105] Some fans initially reacted to this choice by criticizing Gadot's appearance.[106] Snyder would later comment on his decision to cast Gadot, stating that he tested a "bunch of actresses, as you can imagine. But the thing with Gal is that she's strong, she's beautiful, and she's a kind person, which is interesting, but fierce at the same time. It's that combination of being fierce but kind at the same time that we were looking for.[107] Gadot described Diana as having "the heart of a human so she can be emotional, she's curious, she's compassionate, she loves people. And then she has the powers of a goddess. She's all for good, she fights for good."[7] She also said that Diana has "many strengths and powers, but at the end of the day she's a woman with a lot of emotional intelligence".[108] As to how her character is different from her appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gadot said "We go back 100 years to when she's more naive", further explaining, "She's this young idealist. She's pure. Very different to the experienced, super-confident, grown-up woman you've seen".[109] Gadot underwent a diet and training regimen, practiced different martial arts and gained 17 pounds of muscle for the role.[110][111] Gadot was previously offered a different role (as a villain) in Man of Steel, which she declined because she was pregnant at the time; this allowed her to later be cast as Wonder Woman in the film's follow-up.[112] Gadot signed a three-picture deal.[104] She was paid a base salary of $300,000 for the film itself.[113]
Who are the Dark Gods, and what is it they want? We don't actually see them in the issue; the only glimpse we have of them so far is on the cover. They look mighty and regal, and they certainly look dangerous. We don't yet know where exactly they come from, but the issue's advanced solicit description does confirm that they have arrived in the wake of Dark Nights: Metal, and that they are part of new secrets of the cosmos -- secrets that have just been unveiled. Already, we have seen that they are able to affect the minds of the masses, and turn them against their own kind. And this is only the start.
As the soldiers landed on the shore and began to open fire, several archers leaped from the cliffs. Diana watched, horrified, as a bullet fired from one of the German soldiers hit an archer, killing her almost instantly. Amazonian cavalry stormed the beach, engaging the soldiers and quickly overwhelming them. Though Trevor told her to stay back as he fought one of the German soldiers, Diana picked up a sword from a fallen Amazon and easily dispatched a soldier.
She is able to astrally project herself into various lands of myth. Her physical body reacts to whatever happens to her on the mythical astral plane, leaving her body cut, bruised, or sometimes strengthened once her mind and body are reunited. She can apparently leave the planet through meditation and did this once to rescue Artemis while she was in Hell.[188]
Wonder Woman, while in her guise as the human Diana Prince, is an extremely experienced genius antiquities dealer, with Diana's tremendously long immortal life and natural fluency in all human languages allowing her to accumulate an immense amount of knowledge on the subject, though (being an Amazon with Old God heritage) she seems to specialize most in ancient Greco-Roman antiques. Hence, Diana works as Curator for the Department of Antiquities[6] at the extremely prestigious Louvre Museum in France, and she is held in very high esteem by the curator of the Gotham City Museum of Antiquities. She was swiftly able to tell that the museum's exhibit of Alexander the Great's sword was a fake, knowing exactly where the actual sword was and impressing Batman himself.
As Wonder Woman joins the Battle against Doomsday, she arrives just in time to save Batman from Doomsday's lethal thermal blast, deflecting the beams with her indestructible bracelets. She then jointly attacks Doomsday with Superman while Batman tries to expose the creature to Kryptonite, allowing its destruction. She relentlessly battles the monster, and despite Doomsday being stronger, Wonder Woman held her own, parrying a tremendous punch with the Sword of Athena, and then slicing off Doomsday's right arm with it. Eventually, Batman baits the monster into coming closer to her, allowing Wonder Woman to hurl the noose of her unbreakable Lasso of Hestia around his torso.
After the release of the 2017 film Wonder Woman, many bloggers noted what they felt made Wonder Woman a feminist icon in the film. Zoe Williams for The Guardian said, "Yes, she is sort of naked a lot of the time, but this isn't objectification so much as a cultural reset: having thighs, actual thighs you can kick things with, not thighs that look like arms, is a feminist act. The whole Diana myth, women safeguarding the world from male violence not with nurture but with better violence, is a feminist act. Casting Robin Wright as Wonder Woman's aunt, re-imagining the battle-axe as a battler with an axe, is a feminist act. A female German chemist trying to destroy humans (in the shape of Dr Poison, a proto-Mengele before Nazism existed) might be the most feminist act of all."[234] Alyssa Rosenberg for The Washington Post said, "... None of these experiences crushed me, of course, but I do wonder what it might have been like if they hadn't happened.The power of Wonder Woman, and one of the things that gives Jenkins's adaptation of the character such a lift, is in the answer to that question. Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) doesn't have any idea what women and men are — or aren't — supposed to do. Even when she does encounter other people's ideas about gender roles, she doesn't automatically accept them, and she never lets anyone stop her. And the movie goes a step further and argues that it's not merely little girls all over the world who stand to gain if they can grow up free of the distorting influence of misogyny: a world like that would be liberating and wonderful for men in lots of ways, too."[235] Emma Gray for HuffPost said, "When it comes to pop culture, we speak often about representation; the simple yet often unfulfilled idea that it matters to see someone like you fill a variety of imagined roles on screen. After awhile, these conversations almost begin to feel obvious. We know that it's good to see women and people of color and disabled people and trans people and queer people in the same numbers and variety of roles that white, cisgender, straight men have long been afforded. But what these discussions often lose is the emotional impact of finally seeing something you may have never even realized you were missing. For many women viewers, "Wonder Woman" filled a hole they didn't know they had." [236]
^ Lyons, Charles. "Suffering Sappho! A Look at the Creator & Creation of Wonder Woman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2006. Maxwell Charles Gaines, then publisher of All-American Comics, saw the interview and offered Marston a job as an educational consultant to All-American and sister company DC Comics.
The events of Crisis on Infinite Earths greatly changed and altered the history of the DC Universe. Wonder Woman's history and origin were considerably revamped by the event. Wonder Woman was now an emissary and ambassador from Themyscira (the new name for Paradise Island) to Patriarch's World, charged with the mission of bringing peace to the outside world. Various deities and concepts from Greek mythology were blended and incorporated into Wonder Woman's stories and origin. Diana was formed out of clay of the shores of Themyscira by Hippolyta, who wished for a child; the clay figure was then brought to life by the Greek deities. The Gods then blessed and granted her unique powers and abilities – beauty from Aphrodite, strength from Demeter, wisdom from Athena, speed and flight from Hermes, Eyes of the Hunter and unity with beasts from Artemis and sisterhood with fire and the ability to discern the truth from Hestia.[101] Due to the reboot, Diana's operating methods were made distinctive from Superman and Batman's with her willingness to use deadly force when she judges it necessary. In addition, her previous history and her marriage to Steve Trevor were erased. Trevor was introduced as a man much older than Diana who would later on marry Etta Candy.[102] Instead, Perez created Julia and Vanessa Kapatelis, a Greek-American scholar and her teenage daughter whom Diana would live with when she was in Man's world and would be major supporting characters in the series for years.
If you're looking for a certified God of War on a personal vendetta against a pantheon of gods, Wonder Woman has you covered. The current version of Diana hacking and slashing her way through the DC Universe, anyway. After unintentionally bringing a new collection of "Dark Gods" into the comic book universe, it falls to the daughter of Zeus to save Earth from their malice.
Trevor pitched a mission to destroy the facility where the gas was being created, but his superiors decided against it, stating that it was too late in the war to do something as drastic as that. When Trevor argued that more soldiers would die, his superiors simply stated that that was what soldiers did. With the battle of Themyscira and the death of her aunt so fresh in her mind, Diana was infuriated by the man's comments and berated him, calling him a coward and telling the rest of the council that they should be ashamed. Trevor escorted her out as she ranted, apologizing to the council on her behalf.
Carolyn Cocca has stated that Wonder Woman possesses a "duality of character" due to the character possessing both feminine and masculine qualities in her physical abilities and attitude, which Cocca felt made her more appealing to a wide audience.[224] Wonder Woman's first female editor, Karen Berger, claimed that, "Wonder Woman [is] a great role model to young women, but also contains many elements that appeal to males as well. Wonder Woman crosses the gender line.".[224] Berger worked with George Pérez on the new issues of Wonder Woman starting in 1987, and the new Diana "works with friends and allies to teach lessons of peace and equality."[225]
Wonder Woman's character was created during World War II; the character in the story was initially depicted fighting Axis military forces as well as an assortment of colorful supervillains, although over time her stories came to place greater emphasis on characters, deities, and monsters from Greek mythology. Many stories depicted Wonder Woman rescuing herself from bondage, which defeated the "damsels in distress" trope that was common in comics during the 1940s.[13][14] In the decades since her debut, Wonder Woman has gained a cast of enemies bent on eliminating the Amazon, including classic villains such as Ares, Cheetah, Doctor Poison, Circe, Doctor Psycho, and Giganta, along with more recent adversaries such as Veronica Cale and the First Born. Wonder Woman has also regularly appeared in comic books featuring the superhero teams Justice Society (from 1941) and Justice League (from 1960).[15]
Diana confronts Steppenwolf, before Cyborg attacks him, which leads to Wonder Woman fighting Steppenwolf. As Flash helped Cyborg get to the Mother Boxes, he takes care of the Parademons. While Cyborg tries to separate the Mother Boxes, Batman saves Flash by grappling his legs from stopping him from falling: Batman takes one of the Parademons' guns and fires at them. Steppenwolf finds out that Cyborg is trying to separate the Mother Boxes, which he grabs him before Wonder Woman saves him.
A new pantheon of gods has been born! But who are they? Where did they come from? What do they want? All questions for Wonder Woman, because she played more of a role in their arrival than you'd think! Will it fall to Diana to end their existence as well? Meanwhile, Wonder Woman's brother Jason learns his true purpose. It's all here in this extra-sized anniversary issue!
A shocked Diana apologized to Antiope and abruptly left the training session. She wandered off to a cliff on the Themysciran seashore and examined her gauntlets in awe. As she stood there, she noticed an airplane burst through the forcefield surrounding Themyscira and crash in the nearby waters. Seeing even from a great distance away that someone was trapped inside the sinking aircraft, she leaped down the ocean and rescued the pilot, none other than a human soldier named Steve Trevor. She pulled him out of the water and onto the Themysciran shore. As he came to, she noted in disbelief that he was a man, as she had never seen one before. Though somewhat confused, Steve affirmed that he was, rhetorically asking whether or not he looked like one.
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, founder of Ms. magazine, was responsible for the return of Wonder Woman's original abilities. Offended that the most famous female superhero had been depowered into a boyfriend-obsessed damsel in distress, Steinem placed Wonder Woman (in costume) on the cover of the first issue of Ms. (1972) – Warner Communications, DC Comics' owner, was an investor – which also contained an appreciative essay about the character.[221] Wonder Woman's powers and traditional costume were restored in issue #204 (January–February 1973).[221]
Omnilingualism: Wonder Woman, as an Amazon, has the ability to fluently speak, read, and understand all human languages (even currently dead ones, which allows her to surpass even a polyglot like Sameer), as well as to instinctively identify a language's name when seeing its written form (doing so when seeing Dr. Poison's notes on hydrogen-based mustard gas). Wonder Woman has so far been known to speak or read English (albeit with a mild Middle Eastern accent), French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Chinese, Sumerian, Ancient Greek, Latin, Ottoman Turkish, and Blackfoot, thus making her the most polyglottic member of the Justice League.
In 2016, "Issue #48" of Sensation Comics, featured Wonder Woman officiating a same-sex wedding, drawn by Australian illustrator Jason Badower. "My country is all women. To us, it's not 'gay' marriage. It's just marriage", she states to Superman. Inspired by the 2015 June Supreme Court ruling that established marriage equality in all 50 United States, Badower says DC Comics was "fantastic" about his idea for the issue. In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, he said his editor "Was like 'great, I love it! Let's do it.' It was almost anticlimactic."[250] "Diana's mother, the queen, at the very least authorized or in some cases officiated these weddings," Badower says. "It just seems more like a royal duty Diana would take on, that she would do for people that would appreciate it."[238]
I remember when I read in the news that Wonder Woman had been cast and my heart sank ... I'm sure we wouldn't have made the same choice. And then I started paying attention to her, and watching her and looking at her and it was just unbelievable. Frankly, I think they did a better job than I could have because I don't know that I would have scoured the earth as hard to find her ... They were looking for all the same things I would have looked for—all the values that Wonder Woman stands for exuding from someone in an honest way, and boy did they find it ... She shares every quality with Wonder Woman and that's no joke. It's one of those rare things. You need someone who can appear to be Wonder Woman on screen ... Every once in a while, there's superhero casting that transcends, because that person is so authentic to the character that it becomes identified with them, like Lynda Carter or Christopher Reeve.
Princess Diana commands respect both as Wonder Woman and Diana Prince; her epithetical title – The Amazon Princess – illustrates the dichotomy of her character. She is a powerful, strong-willed character who does not back down from a fight or a challenge. Yet, she is a diplomat who strongly "favors the pen", and a lover of peace who would never seek to fight or escalate a conflict. She's simultaneously both the most fierce and most nurturing member of the Justice League; and her political connections as a United Nations Honorary Ambassador and the ambassador of a warrior nation makes her an invaluable addition to the team. With her powerful abilities, centuries of training and experience at handling threats that range from petty crime to threats that are of a magical or supernatural nature, Diana is capable of competing with nearly any hero or villain.
Robinson's run has not been inspiring and, while I'd argue that this is better than his earlier two volumes - in that there's at least an attempt at some characterisation amidst the fighting - it's still not really enough. The main problem is the rather uninteresting villains, generic manifestations of war, chaos, and so on, whose powers don't even seem terribly consistent. Plus, Jason gets a bunch of new powers, that essentially allow him to do whatever the plot requires so long as he can think ...more
On October 21, 2016, the United Nations controversially named Wonder Woman a UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in a ceremony attended by Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Cristina Gallach and by actors Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot.[231][232] The character was dropped from the role two months later after a petition against the appointment stated Wonder Woman was "not culturally...sensitive" and it was "alarming that the United Nations would consider using a character with an overtly sexualized image".[233]
Wonder Woman is a fictional superheroine, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in October 1941[1] with her first feature in Sensation Comics #1, January 1942. The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986.[3] In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira, Daughter of Hippolyta. She has no father; she was created out of clay and brought to life by the gods of Olympus. When blending into the society outside of her homeland, she sometimes adopts her civilian identity Diana Prince.[4]
When last we left Wonder Woman #49, the battle brewing ever since DC's METAL cracked open the Multiverse seemed to be reaching its climax. With the Dark Gods playing similar roles to the Greek pantheon, but with all-powerful demands, enslaving humanity, Diana and her twin brother Jason were splitting up to oppose them around the globe. Just as they seemed to knock back their leader, King Best, the Dark Gods launch an assault on Jason.
Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny. Written by ahmetkozan
Critics such as Valerie Estelle Frankel support Jenkins's vision. Frankel argues that the film subverts the male gaze,[242] stating that the construction of Wonder Woman tends to shift every few decades as it reflects the state of feminism during different time periods, including third-wave feminism (which reflects Jenkins's approach).[242][246][247] Zoe Williams offers a similar argument, stating that while Wonder Woman "is sort of naked a lot of the time," that is not, at the same time, "objectification so much as a cultural reset: having thighs, actual thighs you can kick things with, not thighs that look like arms, is a feminist act".[248] Williams then juxtaposes Wonder Woman to past female action heroes such as Sarah Connor, Ellen Ripley, and Lara Croft, whom she suggests were all constructed for the male gaze, in which a "female warrior becomes a sex object", (a point which she argues that Jenkins directly references in the film).[248]


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Can someone tell me what number Nabisco has reached with unique flavors of Oreo cookies? It has to be in competition with the number of volumes of Now That's What I Call Music (which is up to 64, by the way. I still remember rocking out to volumes 14, 15, 16 and 17 with my brother as pre-teens). A few new flavors hit the shelves, including these Limited Edition Chocolate Hazelnut Oreo Cookies.
My first thought – which I'm guessing is everyone's first thought – is "Are these going to taste like Nutella?" The sweet, smooth Italian spread has a flavor of hazelnut cocoa, which made me think these cookies would taste similar.
I applaud Nabisco for the smaller package sizes they've had with the limited edition cookies. That way you're not stuck with a huge amount if you don't like them, and your waistline will thank you if you do. As I opened the package, there's a strong scent that in my opinion wasn't super pleasant. I couldn't place it exactly, but maybe a little artificial?
That aside, I grabbed a serving of two cookies and dug in. At first bite, the cream inside is smooth. I'm talking super smooth – even more so than the vanilla cream in a regular Oreo cookie. Dare I say, even creamier than a Double Stuf Oreo. But here's the catch: No trace of hazelnut found. The cream tasted like good old chocolate. My husband even tried them and he said the same thing. He tasted a hint of hazelnut on the second bite, but I still struggled.
I debated with what to rank these cookies because here's the dilemma: I enjoyed the taste, but they don't taste as they are marketed. They are a nice alternative to your standard Oreo – I like flavors that have the vanilla cookies because I love vanilla-based desserts. But they missed the mark with the chocolate hazelnut flavor, and I'm interested to know if others felt the same.
Pros: Smooth cream in the middle. I wish all Oreo cookies had cream this smooth.
Cons: Lack of hazelnut. They just taste like a vanilla and chocolate cookie.
To me they had a odd aftertaste, which I guess must be the 'hazelnut' flavoring. I give them a 3 out of 10.
i loved them, they remind me of those hazelnut wafers!
Regular Oreos taste great with milk. I wonder what these would be like with a hazelnut macchiato. That's nuts!
Don't understand why they went with the golden cookie. I really feel like it overpowered the hazelnut. And I found it a little odd & artificial as well. Kind of a bummer because I think I actually proposed this flavor when they had that contest.
Had these yesterday. The word "hazelnuts" is noticeably absent from the ingredients list. The cookie really could've benefited from their graham wafer instead of vanilla. I did like the consistent of the cream, which means they probably added more fat, but the hazelnut flavoring let me down.
I haven't tried these oreos but recently found my old Now That's What I Call Music 2 CD and I've been jamming to it ever since. 10 out of 10!
Those weird hot cinnamon Oreos somehow got a 10/10 (that alone should be grounds to dump that writer), and this one got a mediocre rating. The Impulsive Buy has basically given the opposite ratings to each of the new flavors as every other junk reviewer online. Gee, who should we trust? Or maybe anyone interested should just use common sense because the inherent difference in quality is obvious without putting one in your mouth: For someone with normal tastebuds, even an attempt at a hazelnut flavor will at least be worth trying, and an Oreo with a spicy filling is little more than a lame stunt.
and limeade, cotton candy, fruit punch oreos aren't "lame stunts"? they're called limited edition flavors for a reason. They're rating the Oreos on their opinion of the cookie and how well said flavor was executed. Just because you may not agree with the flavor of the cookie doesn't mean they should dump the writer lol, but thanks for playing.
I have to agree with this guy. A 10/10 on the Hot Cinnamon Oreos is insane, considering how polarizing hot cinnamon can be. The problem here is this blog basically has a 7/10 baseline for any LTO Oreo release. You have to pro-rate any ratings down by 2 points to get in line with reality. And anything below that line is not good at all.
I think they go for hype to get free samples, but who knows. Hard to blame Marvo since where he is, it's a huge help to get them direct from the manufacturer.
Pretty spot on to Nutella, in that in just tastes like a heavy chocolate spread. However, it's definitely devoid of any actual hazelnut flavor. Pretty tasty though – the cream invokes memories of chocolate dunkaroos and chocolate filled Smilies.
Their co-man definitely needs to be beaten with a stick, as the basecake was overdone and like another commentator, the cream was not fully mixed homogeneously.
It sounds like the creme in your Oreos was poorly mixed together.
They do taste artificial but there's no doubt whatsoever that the hazelnut flavor is there. I give them a solid 7.
Oreos are not exactly high-end. You know what you're getting before you buy them. I'm not surprised to hear that people loved these. I would be very surprised if they didn't, TBH.
I agree. Tastes incredibly artificial and honestly just plain bad. I was scanning the internet for reviews that felt the same as me because I thought surely there'd be a revolt, owing to how almost universally-loved Nutella is and how much I'd think we would all want these to do it justice. I don't know what the problem is exactly, but I'm throwing away an 3/4 uneaten package and I don't even feel bad about it.
They totally missed the mark for hazelnut flavor. And I don't like whatever the flavor or texture is! One of the worst Oreo flavor attempts ever.


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Bombay High Court Clarifies Rights of Nominees in Shares
By Umakanth Varottil
An intricate legal question that has befuddled various courts
relates to the conflicts between the rights of nominees and those of successors
in the case of ownership of various financial instruments, including shares of
a company. As regards shares, the issue came to the fore in 2010 in the case of
Harsha Nitin Kokate v. The Saraswat
Co-operative Bank Limited ("Kokate") wherein, after interpreting the
provisions of sections 109A and 109B of the Companies Act, 1956, a single judge
of the Bombay High Court ruled that the nominee of shares becomes a beneficial
owner thereof after the death of the original owner, and that nomination
effectively overrides succession. This decision was previously
discussed on this Blog, including a strong
critique by our contributor Somasekhar Sundaresan, as the decision seemed
to flows against the tide of conventional wisdom at the time relating to the
debate surrounding nomination and succession in the case of ownership of
financial instruments.
The issue was hardly one to subside, and resurfaced with a
decision of another single judge of the Bombay High Court in 2015 in Jayanand Jayant Salgaonkar vs.
Jayshree Jayant Salgaonkar ("Salgaonkar"),
wherein it was declared that the judgment in Kokate was per incuriam,
and that legal heirs and not the nominees will obtain the ownership rights of
share certificates. Sumit Agrawal discussed the development at the time on
An appeal was preferred from the single judge's decision in Salgaonkar to a division bench of the
Bombay High Court in Shakti Yezdani v. Jayanand Jayant
Salgaonkar ("Yezdani"),
wherein the judgment was delivered on December 1, 2016. The division bench was
effectively called upon to resolve the differences between the two single
judges in Kokate and Salgaonkar. Ultimately, it ruled in
favour of the position adopted in Salgaonkar
and against that in Kokate,
effectively circumscribing the scope of the nomination of shares under the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956.
In Yezdani, the
facts were essentially that a deceased individual left behind several shares
and investments (such as mutual fund units). While the individual made a
bequest in the form of a will, certain others made claims as nominees of the
shares. The nominees claimed that they were beneficial owners of the shares
upon death of the nominator in view of such nomination.
In deciding on the issue of conflict between nomination and
succession, the division bench was taken through a catena of cases relating to
various financial instruments and other assets wherein nomination facility was
provided for under different legislation. One of them was a decision of the Indrani
Wahi v. Registrar of Co-op. Societies wherein the Court had considered
the provisions of sections 69 and 70 of the West Bengal Co-operative Societies
Act, 1983 and held that nomination does not bind the legal representatives of
the deceased member of a society nor does it overrides the law of succession.
This despite the said West Bengal legislation (in section 80) providing that in
case of death of a member the share or interest of the member in the
co-operative society shall stand transferred to the person nominated. The Court
also considered various decisions of the Supreme Court under other legislation
such as the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Government Savings Certificate
Act, 1959, wherein similar conclusions were arrived at. The Court found that
sections 109A and 109B of the Companies Act, 1956 were not materially different
from these legislation.
In the operative portion of its decision, the Bombay High
Court noted:
32. In the present case, we find that the
provisions of Section 109A and in particular Subsection (3) thereof are not
materially different from the provisions of Subsection (1) of Section 6 of the
Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959. Subsection (2) of Section 45ZA of
the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is also similar to Subsection (2) of Section
109B. The same is the case with Byelaw 9.11 of the Depositories Act,1996. …
34. The provisions
relating to nominations under the various Enactments have been consistently
interpreted by the Apex Court by holding that the nominee does not get absolute
title to the property subject matter of the nomination. The reason is by its
very nature, when a share holder or a deposit holder or an insurance policy
holder or a member of a Cooperative Society makes a nomination during his life
time, he does not transfer his interest in favour of the nominee. It is always
held that the nomination does not override the law in relation to testamentary or
intestate succession. The provisions regarding nomination are made with a view
to ensure that the estate or the rights of the deceased subject matter of the
nomination are protected till the legal representatives of the deceased take
appropriate steps. None of the provisions of the aforesaid Statutes providing
for nominations deal with the succession, testamentary or nontestamentary. As
observed by the Apex Court, the legislative intention is not to provide a third
kind of succession.
35. Considering
the consistent view taken by the Apex Court while interpreting the provisions
relating to nominations under various Statutes (including the view in the
recent decision in the case of Indrani Wahi), there is no reason
to make a departure from the consistent view. The provisions of the Companies
Act including Sections 109A and 109B, in the light of the object of the said
Enactment, do not warrant any such departure. The so called vesting under
Section 109A does not create a third mode of succession. It is not intended to
create a third mode of succession. The Companies Act has nothing to do with the
law of succession. …
By this, the Bombay High Court has
circumscribed the scope of nomination, and treated it essentially as a
temporary arrangement so that shares do not remain ownerless during the period
that succession issues are resolved. In other words, nomination is only a means
and not an end. Through this, the Court has largely harmonized the law relating
to shares with that of other financial instruments and membership rights under
other legislation. The upheaval caused by Kokate
has now been ironed out.
Given that section 72 of the
Companies Act, 2013 is in pari material
with section 109A of the Companies Act, 1956, the tenor of the Bombay High
Court's ruling will be immensely relevant in interpreting the new legislation
going forward.
Companies Act Property Law
Umakanth Varottil
Umakanth Varottil is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions and cross-border investments. Prior to his foray into academia, Umakanth was a partner at a pre-eminent law firm in India.
Renganath says:
S. 39 (6) & (7) of the Insurance Act, as amended (w.r.e.f. 26-Dec-14) by the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015 provides an interesting counter point –
"39 – Nomination by policyholder …. (6) Where the nominee or if there are more nominees than one, a nominee or nominees survive the person whose life is insured, the amount secured by the policy shall be payable to such survivor or survivors."
(7) Subject to the other provisions of this section, where the holder of a policy of insurance on his own life nominates his parents, or his spouse, or his children, or his spouse and children, or any of them, the nominee or nominees shall be beneficially entitled to the amount payable by the insurer to him or them under sub-section (6) unless it is proved that the holder of the policy, having regard to the nature of his title to the policy, could not have conferred any such beneficial title on the nominee."

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Aanna Greer | Can your body make you sin?
Recently, I brought up a touchy topic with Logan. He kept saying, "I don't understand why this matters. Why do you want to talk about this?" But I very adamantly kept the conversation cruising along until it all came to a head and we were in a full fledged fight. It felt like such an important issue to me, though, so I wasn't concerned about the collateral damage in our relationship.
Afterward, once we'd kind of figured it out and smoothed things over, I left the room to get ready for bed. And that's when I noticed that I'd just started my period.
Several weeks ago I mentioned in an Instagram post that I've been rattled by the intensity of my mood swings. They are noticeably hormone related and this night in particular the source of my emotional outburst was obvious. And I wept at the sight of my poor husband, the obvious victim of my sin.
To be honest, there have been times when I've felt angry at God concerning this issue. After all, it's biological…my emotions can't be helped and yet I'm held responsible for my response to them. Sometimes it feels like it's impossible to resist them. Literally impossible.
I've wondered if this is what men feel like when it comes to lust. Do you think they feel like it's unfair that day after day their body propels them toward sin? Do they feel helpless in the face of it? Do they feel indignant when people come down on them so hard for something that is chemical, biological, and instinctive?
And that's the answer. God delivers me through Jesus Christ. It's like I keep forgetting that I'm not saved by being a good person. But I am saved by a good person. The only good one, in fact. So even if my very body drags me down towards the pit of hell, Jesus grabs me by the hand and rescues me, day after day after day.


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DP World Tour Championship R1
Collated first round scores in the first round of the European Tour DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
66 Alejandro Canizares (Spa)
67 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha), Marcus Fraser (Aus)
68 Jamie Donaldson, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
69 Thorbjorn Olesen (Den), Ian Poulter, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha)
70 Francesco Molinari (Ita), Justin Rose, Peter Hanson (Swe), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Victor Dubuisson (Fra), Richard Sterne (Rsa), Lee Westwood
71 Matteo Manassero (Ita), Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel), Darren Fichardt (Rsa), David Lynn, Brett Rumford (Aus), Rory McIlroy, Thomas Bjorn (Den), Shane Lowry, Eduardo De La Riva (Spa), Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa)
72 Graeme McDowell, Mikko Ilonen (Fin), David Horsey, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa), Jonas Blixt (Swe), Simon Khan, Peter Uihlein (USA), Tommy Fleetwood, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut)
73 Craig Lee, Chris Wood, Joost Luiten (Ned), Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Luke Donald, Scott Jamieson
74 Marc Warren, George Coetzee (Rsa), Julien Quesne (Fra)
75 Paul Casey, Ross Fisher, David Howell, Marcel Siem (Ger)
76 Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Branden Grace (Rsa), Gregory Bourdy (Fra)
77 Stephen Gallacher, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra)
79 Felipe Aguilar (Chi)
European Tour European Tour Clubhouse Scores
Tiger Woods and son Charlie three shots back at PNC Championship in Orlando
The 15-time major winner was back in action after injury
Tiger's back: All the best social as Tiger Woods returns to the golf course
The 15-time Major Champion played his first round of golf in public since his car accident in February.
Tiger Woods plays down expectations ahead of competitive golf return
Woods is playing with his son Charlie art this weekend's PNC Championship.
Excitement building ahead of Tiger Woods' return this weekend
Woods and his son Charlie will tee-off with Thomas and his dad Mike on Saturday afternoon in Orlando.


From local favorites to beyond!
This year will be our 14th Annual Little Italy StreetFest. We've only gotten bigger and bigger each year. We are currently still working on this year's event. Until then take a look at what happened last year.
Continuing this path, you're entering the heart of Little Italy. Foundation establishments such as Perreca's, More Perreca's, Civitello's, and Cornell's serve up Italian favorites such as pasta, meatballs, Italian ice, gelato, tomato pie, arancini, & so much more! Kristin's Terme, a full service spa, has you open up your wallet for Italian chatckis (tchotchke). Thirsty? There will be peaches & wine, Hunter's on Jay, and the Sawmill Tavern to quench your thirst.
From the music, food, and culture. You'll feel like you're in Italy in Schenectady's own Little Italy.
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Students will be able to install and configure a SLES 15 server and integrate it into an existing network. They will be able to perform the system administration tasks required in day to day life of a System Administrator. This course helps prepare students for the SUSE Certified Administrator in Enterprise Linux 15 certification exam.


Getting a project going with ZF2 is pretty straightforward, and well documented in a number of places. I code from OSX (10.8 at the time this was writ), which gives you Apache and PHP by default. Getting ZF2 going isn't too tough from there.
I use port 80 for "standard" development that pulls straight from some repos that are associated to client projects. I wanted to give ZF2 its own easy sandbox on port 82. If you're like me, it's an easy few steps to get an http://localhost:82 that's all ZF2.
There are a few extra tidbits in there, such as setting an APPLICATION_ENV parameter for later use (you probably want this), and some tweaks to my include path (which you can probably omit) because of some setup intricacies on my machine. Exit and save.
So go to that magic folder where you determined your project would exist when you tweaked Apache, (me, I: cd /Users/Saeven/Documents/workspace) and create the folder for your ZF2 workspace. Zend uses composer now, which is absolutely awesome. If you don't know composer, Google it, love it. If you don't love it yet, perhaps consider it to be the best arranged marriage to date! Composer is all bundled with the ZF2 Skeleton Application.
We're now ready to start tweaking our ZF2 to use Twig (best template engine in the west) and Doctrine (Entity repository with killer ORM layer).


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Idaho Head Start Alumni Network
In 1965, our nation made a commitment to open a window of opportunity for at-risk children through "Project Head Start." In the 50 years since, nearly 32 million Americans have attended Head Start. Are you one of them?
In Idaho, we are encouraging Head Start alumni and parents to tell us who you are and share your story. Those who have been touched by this program know the reality of how a head start in life can help lead to success. If you are an alum or the parent of one, please tell us your story. Our Idaho Head Start alumni are powerful voices for the Head Start promise that every child, if given the opportunity, can reach their full potential. We'll keep you informed of ways to support and advocate for Head Start.
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2019 Chevrolet Impala Ss is trying to work up a participate among the positions of latest cars presented up coming year. This design has been produced for a long time to have improvements. Come up with the option of the new options and are considered to be capable to increase and plan to be prepared to enjoy fantastic purchase. There are lots of attributes which have been pinned, the complete changed design that has been published on the auto motor show last time. Buyers give beneficial points on concept cars, the launch this time has been predicted. While you are one of the buyers watching for the introduction of this truck, hopefully this snapshot helps to reduce your curiosity.
2019 Chevrolet Impala Ss is different from participants, several versions come with facelift styles. Although with a facelift design, the company can be quite perceptive in including features and modifying the display. The manufacturers is really focused on the public's dream, with the good studies and a little touch of design style, this vehicle needs to be rivals. Basically, there are some areas that many times get a reshuffle. As is generally the example is grille style, headlight model, taillight layout or maybe the add-on of body kits. But when the brand releases a total modification, in fact, it refers to a new platform, new body line shape, additional features, developing size, driving comfort, including improved power and torque.
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The most effective propeller protection available in New Zealand is the Ambassador Rope Stripper. Henley's Propellers and Marine are proud to be the agent of this product that keeps propellers clear of rubbish by shredding it to harmless fragments.
The stripper is an assembly of rotating cutting blades that interlock around the shaft in front of the propeller. A fixed blade runs in bearings integral with the rotating cutter resulting in a shearing action as the blades pass each other.
The stripper is made up of stainless steel material the same as that used in propeller shafts, thereby avoiding electrolysis with the shaft and enabling a long service life. It utilises "bolt cutter" action serrated blades to cut through any fouling item. This system, based on a centuries old principle has proved to be the most reliable and efficient, and has helped to make the stripper a world market leader.
The consequences of a boat not fitted with rope stripper can be varied. Engines wrenched off their mountings, stern gear and gearboxes damaged. These photos were from the gearbox of a Mussel Industry vessel, wherein no rope cutter was fitted to the shaft. For more protection to the gearbox, a rope cutter and flexible coupling is suggested to be fitted. The flexible coupling not only serves as vibration dampener, it also designed to fail first before any damage can be transferred to the gearbox.
"To install a rope cutter is minimal compared to the price to get a new gearbox, however the cost of life is even far greater."
The stripper comes in two, three and four blade variants to match the number of propeller blades Henley's have tried various other brands over the past 20 years and can say that due to field experience with the Ambassador Rope cutter that this stripper is a "cut" above the rest! The consequences of a boat not fitted with rope stripper can be varied. Engines wrenched off their mountings, stern gear and gearboxes damaged as shown in the photos below.
These photos were from the gearbox of a Mussel Industry vessel, wherein no rope cutter was fitted to the shaft. For more protection to the gearbox, a flexible coupling is normally suggested to be fitted in between the shaft half coupling and gearbox output flange. The flexible coupling not only serves as vibration dampener, it also designed to fail first before any damage can be transferred to the gearbox.


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You are here: Home News Center Breaking News News on Natural Disasters / Failures Florida pedestrian bridge collapses 5 days after its installation
Wednesday, 21 March 2018 01:00cat
Florida pedestrian bridge collapses 5 days after its installation
Written by TheStructuralEngineer.info
The bridge, which was expected to open in January 2019, was being built using a method called accelerated bridge construction
The main 174-foot section of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami collapsed on Thursday, March 15th at around 1:30 p.m., killing six people and injuring another ten. The bridge's purpose was to connect the University's campus with a neighborhood in Sweetwate, home to more than 4,000 of its students. It was designed by FIGG Bridge Engineers and constructed by Munilla Construction Management, using an accelerated construction process meant in part to reduce the time that street traffic was halted. According to the president of Florida International University Mark Rosenberg though, the University followed required processes during the bridge's construction and all contractors were certified by the state. The walkway was designed to withstand a category 5 hurricane and was supposed to last for more than 100 years, while FIU's website mentions that its construction cost of $14.2 million was funded as part of a $19.4 million grant from the US Department of Transportation.
Ongoing investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to determine the cause of the accident, and the Miami-Dade Police Department is conducting a separate homicide investigation to determine if anyone should face criminal charges. Although the bridge was still missing a central column and cables that appeared in the design, federal investigators and bridge designers claimed that they were decorative and not needed to support the span.
On March 10th, after the installation of a portion of the bridge, the lead engineer of the project called a state official to warn of cracks that had emerged on the concrete, but insisted there was no immediate cause for concern. In fact, FIU said a two-hour meeting was held at 9 a.m. on March 15th at the construction site to discuss about a crack, some hours before the collapse, but engineers deemed it safe. Jorge Mesa, a 31-year-old university employee that was in his car near the bridge at the same time, said that he heard "a cracking-whip kind of sound." However, whether these cracks contributed to the failure, remains a key question in the investigation and experts have mixed opinions about their significance. Amjad Aref, a professor with the University of Buffalo's Institute of Bridge Engineering, said that they should have been "a big red flag", as "Bridges are really very vulnerable when they are under construction, when there are just pieces". For Ralph Verrastro though, principal of Naples-based Bridging Solutions, cracks are not necessarily a problem. "Any bridge with concrete, that's made of concrete, there's always cracks. I would be very surprised if it's determined that they were taking a chance and trying to do something under traffic. It's just, as bridge engineers, that's just never done", he said.
The investigation also focuses on the fact that in October 2016, the Florida Department of Transportation ordered FIU and its contractors to move one of the bridge's main support structures 11 feet north to the edge of a canal, to allow for future widening of the road. The widening of the gap between the crossing's end supports required some new structural design and that could also be where the problem resided."Once a design is completed, subsequent modifications tend to be suggested and approved without the full care that went into the original design. This has happened time and again in bridges and other engineering structures," says Henry Petroski, a professor of civil engineering at Duke University and a leading authority on engineering failures, as even seemingly minor changes in a bridge's design can lead to failures.
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BREAKING: Georgia Judge Approves Audit Of 145,000 Absentee Ballots In Fulton County
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A judge in Georgia unsealed roughly 145,000 absentee ballots from the November election for review in a Friday ruling.
The ballots must remain with Fulton County election officials throughout the audit, and the results of the review cannot impact the outcome of the November election, Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said. The plaintiffs in the case accepted the terms, saying that the review is still needed after controversial behavior by Fulton County election officials last year, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"Friday's decision came in a lawsuit filed by nine plaintiffs, including Garland Favorito, a Fulton county resident and self-styled election watchdog," the Journal-Constitution reported. "It's one of more than 30 Georgia lawsuits stemming from the November presidential election and the January runoff for U.S. Senate. Some of the lawsuits are still winding their way through the courts."
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who now leads the voter registration group Greater Georgia Action after losing a runoff election in January, cheered the judge's ruling in a statement:
Voter confidence in our election system is the bedrock of our republic. Unfortunately, inconsistencies in Fulton County's November 2020 absentee ballots cast serious doubt on voters' faith in our elections. An independent investigation even characterized Fulton County's absentee ballot handling as 'generally bad management.' While there is a dire need to investigate a number of other well-documented issues, we must also inspect Fulton County's absentee ballots to reassure Georgians that their voices are heard and their votes are counted. The integrity of future elections is critical, and Judge Amero's decision is a helpful step in restoring transparency, accountability, and voter confidence. We look forward to the findings and their role in promoting transparency and rebuilding faith in our elections.
Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts slammed Amero's decision, pointing out that the Fulton County results have been certified multiple times through recounts since the November election.
"It is outrageous that Fulton County continues to be a target of those who cannot accept the results from last year's election," Pitts told the Journal-Constitution. "The votes have been counted multiple times, including a hand recount, and no evidence of fraud has been found."
"The fact remains that Fulton County safely and securely carried out an election in the midst of a public health crisis," he added.
Fulton County received national scrutiny following the November election amid allegations that county election officials had brought out scores of hidden ballots to count after sending GOP election observers home. State investigators later said that the controversy stemmed from a misunderstanding between the election officials and the GOP observers.
Fulton County's election efforts were plagued by a series of other issues including counting errors and other crashes, eventually earning the county a reprimand from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
In February, the elections board in Fulton County voted to fire election director Rick Barron over the series of controversies. The board's decision was denied by the county Board of Commissioners, allowing Barron to keep his position.
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Hope Street Xchange is organising an event on June 7, to celebrate World Environment and Oceans Day.
The event has been created for the first time in hope to make it a yearly gathering to which the day focuses on the environment, wildlife and oceans. To raise environmental awareness, guests from the University of Sunderland, Marine Conservation Society, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and Climate Action North are invited to talk to people about the climate and the importance of keeping the World and oceans clean.
Part of the event is also hosting traders who will have an opportunity to sell their eco-friendly products. Mahiqun Arts and Crafts will sell needle felted woollen animals, prints, watercolours and jewellery. All money will be donated to help vaquitas, who are among threatened species.
During the day, free refreshments will be provided to everyone. To claim a free hot drink, all participants need to bring their own reusable mug to the event.
At the end, all attendees are invited to Roker Beach to help pick litter and keep the beach clean.
The event is free to attend and for all people who decide to litter pick from the beach, all needed equipment will be provided by the Marie Conservation Society, but you are welcome to bring your own.


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Some immigrants do not come for the low wage jobs and benefits.
It is reported that Mohammed's Last Will and Testament supersedes any edition of the Koran. In other words, Mohammed's last words are the only ones that count. If I read this correctly a pious, holy, peaceful Muslim will only be such with another Muslim. The rest of us are only legitimate targets that get Muslims a free pass to heaven.


At first I wasn't blown away by "Spider-Man: Life Story" #1. It's an undeniably good comic, created by a journeyman veteran and a recent superstar. Then I got to the last page and suddenly, this entire venture clicked for me. "Life Story" isn't just a good comic, the miniseries has the potential to be an all-time classic. There's no way to discuss it without getting into spoilers. If you don't mind, great. If you'd rather be surprised as I was, skip to the last paragraph. This is a fantastic comic with a lot to say.
"Spider-Man: Life Story" pulls the same trick as "Marvels" and "Justice League: New Frontier." It tells the familiar superhero story but sets it in the real world, and has time unfold in a real way. Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider in the middle of 1962 when he was fifteen years old. The issue opens in 1966 and things are less than groovy as the Vietnam War is heating up.
On page three I said to myself, "it's nice that they found an artist who can draw just like Mark Bagley," before I looked back at the credits and remembered oh yeah, they got Mark Bagley to draw this thing! Bagley has been drawing Spider-Man for over 30 years, including the historic "Ultimate Spider-Man" run with Brian Michael Bendis, the same run that brought me back into comics. Bagley's way of drawing Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and Norman Osborn is totally familiar and comforting.
But maybe too familiar! It's great to have such a definitive artist working on his signature characters but this is supposed to be a different take. Bagley's style is timeless, and this is a comic that's supposed to be firmly rooted in the era. The clothes, the ads, the TVs in the background, remind you that this is a different time, but I found myself questioning if Bagley was really the right choice for this miniseries. We'll come back to that.
Chip Zdarsky came onto the scene as comics' new funnyman, and no matter how many times he works against type, he still surprises me. This isn't a parody take on Spider-Man, it's a very traditional story. You've got sickly Aunt May, and greedy J. Jonah Jameson, and long suffering Gwen Stacy. You've also got Green Goblin, and the big dramatic moment happens when Norman reveals himself to Peter as the Goblin and reveals that he knows Peter's secret identity. That too is really traditional though! Sure we get scenes of Peter flirting with Gwen by saying things like "I'm a fab and you're a fox" with is really groovy, but none of that is mind-blowing.
The real hook? Flash Thompson is going off to war. The Vietnam War. He was inspired by his hero Spider-Man to stand up and do the right thing. This is causing the neurotic Peter Parker to spiral into a deep well of self loathing. Should he enlist? Should Spider-Man go to war? How would that even work? He talks this out with a very well-written Captain America who's shaken up from spending two decades (ha!) on ice. He disappeared during one war, woke up to a very different one and he's still figuring things out. The one thing he's sure about is that Spider-Man is a good kid, doing a lot of good by protecting people on the homefront. Cap's gonna go to 'Nam, but Spider-Man should follow his heart.
This feels, for lack of a better word, substantive. It's not just Spider-Man swinging through a city filled with flower children, or meeting John F. Kennedy or something, it's using a central experience of the era and the central themes of "Spider-Man" to tell, well, a life story. Then the freaking epilogue happens.
One year later, American soldiers are competing with Iron Man for "the glory" of winning battles, but you know what the war was like. We have the benefit of hindsight, we know that a lot of messed up stuff happened in the Vietnam war. The soldiers are about to shoot what looks like civilians but right before they do, they're stopped. By the "traitorous" Captain America. Holy. Crap.
This isn't the first time someone has asked the question "Captain America, but what if he was in Vietnam?" Jason Aaron did a really interesting take on the theme in "Ultimate Comics Captain America." But seeing Cap go rogue in Vietnam really gives the issue a thematic throughline, and really establishes the mission statement of the series. As a good first issue should!
Peter Parker is supposed to be an everyman, dealing with the relatable problems we all have to face. If you tell a Spider-Man story about a particular time or place, Spidey is going to have to deal with those issues. His central morality is what carries him through, and an interesting story will make that a challenge. I can't think of any challenge thornier than being a socially conscious superhuman in the era of 'Nam. But we've got at least five more decades to go, so I'm sure we'll find other ways to challenge our favorite good-hearted superhero.
I came in to "Spider-Man: Life Story" expecting a high quality issue. After all, Zdarsky and Bagley are all-time greats with a lot to say about the character. When the story seemed to be conventional, I shrugged and prepared myself to enjoy a well crafted extra little Spidey story. But the twists and turns here come not from plot or character subversion- they're all about theme. This is a fabulous issue, and I would not be surprised if "Life Story" became an all-time classic, constantly in print, read and re-read for years to come.
Final Verdict: 9.2 – One of the most thematically rich Spidey stories, not to mention Marvel stories, in years.


Metal giants LAMB OF GOD have announced a live streaming of their upcoming show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on May 9, 2009.
This will mark the first time the band has offered a live stream of an entire show to the public. The festivities begin at 9:30 PM EST on the band's official website.
The band will be utilizing technology provided by KYTE (www.kyte.tv) for this special event. Fans will be able to choose from several different camera angles around the stage as they watch the live stream of the band's performance.
"Since we can't seem to play every town and can't possibly fly you all to ours, we came up with a way to play your house," says drummer Chris Adler. "Mosh with Mom! One time only metal stimulus package! This tour has been amazing and we hope you enjoy the show!"
contest where fans who purchase one of the first 100,000 copies of the new CD can win a BBQ with vocalist Randy Blythe, special Lamb of God equipment, or another one of 100 available prizes.
Currently, Lamb of God are headlining the NO FEAR ENERGY tour and are supporting WRATH, which was released on February 24th of this year and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Charts.


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Pilot Flying J celebrated the unsung heroes of our nation's roadways – the professional drivers that keep our country moving – with the fifth annual Road Warrior contest. Read more details on past winners here.
When her parents passed away over 30 years ago, Victoria made it her mission to turn her job at UPS into a career so that she could provide for her eight siblings. She began working at UPS as a part-time car washer to help support her family and pay for her college education. She graduated with her degree and remained with UPS, working her way up to be the first female in South Texas to become a feeder driver for UPS. Her family is proud of her for being "a fierce woman and an outstanding employee for UPS," and recognizes Victoria as a hardworking, caring, giving, loyal and strong individual. Nominated by her family, Victoria is a true Road Warrior both on the road and at home. "With her heart of gold, there are no limits with what she is capable of doing to bring joy, a piece of mind and love to anyone who crosses her path."
Bob has been a professional driver for over 47 years. He is involved in numerous trucking charities and even helped found "Truckers United for Charities." He also volunteers his time serving on mission trips.
After achieving over 1 million miles with Melton Truck Lines, James became an Ambassador of the Road for Melton and serves as a mentor to other drivers. James is a veteran and volunteers to drive his wrapped veteran truck in the Tulsa Veterans Day Parade each year. He also makes an annual trip to St. Jude Children's Hospital to volunteer and spend Survivors Day with his daughter.


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Chinatowns around the world
By Lorna Heatley
It's not rare for an immigrant community to band together in foreign countries and make a home-away-from-home. In fact, thanks to those pockets of immigration, we've now got some fantastic things around the world that we wouldn't have. In England, the delicious korma, made by Indian immigrants to adhere to our more delicate palates. In America, a plethora of immigrants coming together to make an incredible variety of food. Of course, it's not just the cuisine that spreads, but the culture and the ways of life. If you've ever done a colour run, you can thank India's Holi festival, and the magical Notting Hill Carnival is thanks to the West Indian community celebrating black British culture.
But there is one community that have spread further, created iconic enclaves of vibrancy and beauty throughout the world, and that is the Chinese community. Chinatowns in cities in an incredible array of countries have become destinations all by themselves, and here are a few of our favourites.
San Francisco, U.S.A
One of the biggest centres of immigration for the Chinese community throughout the years has always been the United States of America, and San Francisco in particular. Immigration from China to San Francisco first began in the 1850s, with immigrants coming to work on the railroads. Of course, the Chinatown of the 19th century is completely different to what we would see nowadays, and that is mainly thanks to the horrific 1906 earthquake that destroyed most of San Francisco. It also made a name for itself during the Great Depression, with a plethora of nightclubs, as well as the Sam Wo restaurant, the oldest in the city, and the home to a man dubbed the 'world's rudest waiter'. One of the most photographed locations in Chinatown is the quietly Dragon Gate. Relatively young in the history of the city (after all, the oldest public square in San Francisco can also be found here), this was built in the 1970s and stands at the southern entrance on Grand Avenue. Though not overtly spectacular, this is an iconic sight in San Francisco, and holds a special place in the hearts of residents.
Most Chinatown's were created in the later halves of the 19th century, as this was really when people started leaving China to search for new lives elsewhere, but the Chinatown in Manila in the nearby Philippines bucks the trend. This area was founded in 1594 and has its own name - Binondo. This makes it not only the oldest Chinatown on this list, but the oldest in the world. Surprisingly, Binondo wasn't created by the Chinese, but actually by the Spaniards as a place for Catholic Chinese people to settle. As such, you'll find some incredibly beautiful pieces of architecture with a distinctly Chinese twist, such as Binondo church, a beautiful structure outlined in red. Binondo has been the epicentre for a few historic occurrences, such as a revolt in 1603, bombing by the Americans in World War II, and even a Saint - Saint Lorenzo Ruiz - in the 17th century.
Fortunately, we don't have to travel too far to enjoy a taste of Chinese culture (unless you're from up north, in which case the trek to London is interminable). Situated in the City of Westminster, vibrant Chinatown in London came about during the early parts of the 20th century to cater to the
Chinese sailors coming through the nearby docklands. This is an incredible explosion of colour in an otherwise beautiful but fairly uniform city, and it's conveniently located near the West End, so you can enjoy a spot of dinner before or after a show. A fantastic spectacle to see must be the beautiful gate on Wardour Street. Although it's not totally dissimilar to many gates of its kind around the world, this is marvellous because it is a wonderful heralding of what is to come as you pass under it. Due to the increasing popularity of Chinese cuisine in London, as well as migrants from Hong Kong, you can find any number of delicious Chinese restaurants throughout London, but for a truly wonderful experience, always head to China.
Another one in the Eastern hemisphere, it's unsurprising that many Chinese immigrants end up in Australia. Originally coming over thanks to the gold rush that began (as in San Francisco) in the mid-19th century, this Chinatown started its life in Little Bourke Street, where it flourished into the dynamic community it still is today. At one point in its history, the residents of Chinatown made up a massive 8.5% of Victoria's population, and it is also famed for its spectacular light display in welcoming Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's second son, in 1867. Here, you will find a variety of festivals celebrating the cultures of those from China, Thailand, Japan, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Korea, as well as the Chinese Museum which outlines the history of Chinese immigration to Australia throughout the centuries. There is also a spectacular Lunar New Year celebration held here annually, with Chinese opera, Lion Dances, and a Dai Loong Dragon Parade.
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A.T. Sayre has been writing in some form or other for over three-quarters of his life, ever since he was ten years old. From plays to poems, teleplays to prose, he has tried his hand at pretty much every form imaginable. For the last couple of decades his focus has been in filmmaking/ scriptwriting, but recently he has returned to writing prose, specifically short stories. So far in this new stretch he has had been published, in Liphar's Short Story Collection #2, Abstract Jam issue #3 which came out in June 2016, and will have another story published in Scarlet Leaf Review in July. Raised in New Hampshire, he lives in Brooklyn and likes to read in coffeehouses.


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Throughout the month of April, interested buyers can preview condominiums, townhouses and penthouses going up for auction in May in Atlantic City's Bella.
Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co. will hold the auction at 11 a.m. May 1, at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City.
The auction will include a two-story townhouse, two penthouses and eight units that come fully furnished.
"This is an absolute auction, which means there is no minimum bid, so bidders will be able to offer whatever they think the homes are worth," says Bob Dann, Executive VP and COO for the firm. "We now have financing for all qualified buyers, and all units have full Certificates of Occupancy and are ready to move right in."
The Bella, a 26-story high-rise located on Pacific Avenue, offers several amenities including a state-of-the-art fitness center, tiki bar, heated glass-enclosed pool, massage room and spa, indoor and outdoor parking and more.
"The Bella offers the best amenities in South Jersey, and is a block from the famed Atlantic City boardwalk and beach," said Dann. "With the neighboring Revel scheduled to re-open in June, now is actually the perfect time to invest in Atlantic City."
For more information call 888-299-1438, visit maxspann.com, or follow Max Spann on Facebook/MaxSpann and Twitter/MaxSpann.