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Marvel’s Venom pulls up NYC stake for Philly steak Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA — Philly’s getting a new fan in the pages of Marvel Comics, but whether the City of Brotherly Shove takes to anti-hero Venom remains to be seen. Marvel Entertainment LLC says that Venom — a brute with big teeth and an elongated tongue who’s made a habit of sparring with Spider-Man — is leaving New York City to start fresh, and maybe learn to be a hero on the streets of Philadelphia. Writer Cullen Bunn and Editor Tom Brennan, an alum of Philadelphia’s Drexel University, said it’s time Philly had a hero of its own, putting it in the same league as Los Angeles and New York, among other real-life cities that populate the fictional world of Marvel. But is Venom — an alien symbiote bonded to Peter Parker’s one-time high school rival Eugene “Flash” Thompson — the hero that Philly wants or needs? It depends, said Bunn. Flash, who lost his legs in Iraq, has taken control of Venom to be able to walk again and work as a super-powered soldier and spy for the U.S. government. But his alcoholism and habit of lying to his teammates has him at the bottom of a deep hole. “Now, he’s trying to do the right thing. He’s reassessing what it means to be a
hero. And he’s looking for a fresh start,” said Bunn. “This means a lot of things for Flash. He’s surrounding himself with new people — such as tabloid journalist Katy Kiernan and his new love interest, the Asgardian Valkyrie. He’s changing his approach to being a superhero. And he’s looking for a change of scenery.” That’s where Philly comes in, said Brennan, starting Dec. 19 in “Venom” No. 28 in comic shops and digitally, too. “I worked in public schools in gritty Kensington and tough West Philly. I spent way too many hours in the Constitution Center and historical sites of Old City. I lived on Race Street in a less-than-stellar apartment in a creaky old town house,” he said. “All the while that I lived there, I wanted a superhero for the city of Phila-
delphia, a town full of heart, hustle and hope — and I don’t care what anyone says — some of the nicest people I’ve ever met,” he said. “Sure, they don’t suffer fools, and you’ve got to be mindful if you cross against the light, but I found the City of Brotherly Love to be a character in and of itself that I thought more fiction should explore.” AP Photo/Marvel Comics
This comic book image released by Marvel Comics shows the Marvel anti-hero Venom. Venom, long a nemesis of Spider-Man but most recently a sanctioned operative of the U.S. government, is pulling up stakes and looking for a fresh start, in Philadelphia of all places.
Pearl Jam closes 2-day Made In America festival Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA — If closing out a two-day festival with an intense two-hour set wasn’t enough for Pearl Jam, then bringing out the man who organized it sealed the deal. Jay-Z joined the group for its second-to-last encore Sunday with a rocking version of his signature hit “99 Problems.” While Jay closed out the first night of the Budweiser Made in America Festival, he handed the torch to the Seattle-based band grunge rockers and they did not disappoint. Their 25-song set saw tens of thousands of fans jumping, dancing, and singing on the muggy September night to the band’s well-known tracks like “Alive,” ‘’Better Man,” and “Jeremy.” For the song “Unemployable,” Vedder told the crowd it was about a hardworking family man who did all the right things in life, but became the victim of job cuts. He said sometimes the so-called job creators are creating jobs outside the United States. “I want to see more things made in America” Vedder said, to thunderous applause. Vedder also urged people to get out and vote, before a rousing cover of the Clash’s “Know Your Rights.” Fittingly, the band ended the show with Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” But Pearl Jam wasn’t the only big
story, as earlier in the day Run DMC performed for the first time in over a decade. Taking the stage under a video banner that read “Jam Master Jay Forever,” the Queens, N.Y., natives were well received by fans who danced to the music and sang along, some better than others. Beyoncé and Jay-Z strolled through the crowd flanked by security.
Their 40-minute set included “It’s Tricky” to a sea of flailing arms, and “It’s Like That.” Run even put on a pair of namesake sneakers for “My Adidas.” But perhaps the most poignant moment came when Run talked about the breakup following the death of Jam Master Jay. “After his assassination ... we put a silence on the group,” Run said.
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Violation against spatial plan proliferates
Bali Post
DENPASAR - Violation against the urban green open space (RTHK) in Denpasar increasingly proliferates. Although various programs have been rolled out by Denpasar Municipality to minimize the violations including the enforcement operations, the efforts have not worked optimally. In response to this, the circle of legislators of Denpasar House urged the executives to immediately spell out the regional spatial planning (RTRW) of Denpasar. Such elaboration was considered very urgent because although the RTRW had set forth, it was unable to fortify the violation in Denpasar. Chairman of Commission B of the Denpasar House, Eko Supriadi, revealed it. According to Eko Supriadi, inconsistent implementation of spatial planning in Denpasar, among others, was caused by the absence of legislation specifically setting forth the matter. Regional regulation and rules governing the spatial planning were still in general and did not outline and regulate it in detail. For that purpose, his party urged a more specific regulation, namely the Regional Regulation on Spatial Planning in Detail (RDTR). “Denpasar Municipality has not owned it yet,” he said. This PDI-P politician urged the Denpasar Municipality to promptly make a regional regulation on the RDTR. He affirmed the regulation had a strategic value in performing the spatial arrangement in Denpasar. With the legislation, it would be IBP/File clearly set forth where people were and were not Violation against the urban green open space (RTHK) in Denpasar increasingly proliferates. Although various allowed to build. programs have been rolled out by Denpasar Municipality to minimize the violations including the enforcement Continued on page 6 operations, the efforts have not worked optimally.
1,500 personnel guarding Clinton visits Antara/AP
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Pearl Jam performs at the “Made In America” music festival on Sunday Sept. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia.
JAKARTA - Around 1,500 security personnel being deployed to guard Hillary Clinton visits to Jakarta. Clinton arrived in Jakarta through Halim Perdanakusuma airport in the afternoon. According to Head of Metro Jaya Police’s Human Relations Rikwanto, the personnel that guarding the arrival of Clinton come from police officials, army, and Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Department. Clinton scheduled to meet with
her counterpart, Minister Marty Natalegawa soon after she arrived in Jakarta. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also scheduled to meet with Clinton to discuss several matters. Clinton will be in Indonesia’s capital Monday to offer strong U.S. support for a regionally endorsed plan to ease rising tensions by implementing a code of conduct for all claimants to disputed islands. Jakarta is the headquarters of the Association of South East Asian Nations, and Clinton will also press
the group to insist that China agree to a formal mechanism to reduce short-term risks of conflict and ultimately come to final settlements over sovereignty. She wants “to strengthen ASEAN unity going forward,” a senior U.S. official told reporters on board Clinton’s plane as she flew from the Cook Islands to Australia for a brief refueling stop en route to Indonesia. Indonesia played a leading role in putting the six-point plan together after ASEAN was unable to reach consensus on the matter in July. The
official said the U.S. is “encouraged” by the plan but wants it acted on — particularly implementation and enforcement of the code of conduct, which has languished since a preliminary framework for it was first agreed in 2002. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to publicly preview Clinton’s meetings. The U.S. has asserted a national security interest in the peaceful resolution to South China Sea disputes and hopes for progress to be made before a November summit
of East Asian leaders that President Barack Obama plans to attend. The U.S. position has riled China, which has become increasingly assertive in pressing its territorial claims with its smaller neighbors and wants the disputes to be resolved individually with each country. The U.S. says it takes no position on the conflicting claims but wants to see them resolved between China and ASEAN, which has collective clout that its 10 members do not have individually. Continued on page 6