Erik Martin always wanted to be a superhero. The 13-year-old even designed his own secret identity as Electron Boy. On Thursday, his wish came true with the help of the regional chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Erik suffers from liver cancer, but he was ready to respond when Spider Man called for his assistance.
That's just the beginning of the story. Dr. Dark and Blackout Boy had also trapped a city worker in a bucket truck and stalled elevators at the Space Needle. Erik rescued everyone, helped police arrest the bad guys, and accepted a key to the city. Link to story. Link to photographs. -via I Am Bored
(image credit: Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times)
Also, Electron Boy has a Facebook page.
Pulling off a wish like this one required a big story, and a lot of heart. And so, with a note of panic in his voice, Spider-Man explained the dilemma: "Dr. Dark" and "Blackout Boy" had imprisoned the Seattle Sounders in a locker room at Qwest Field. Only Electron Boy could free them.
Erik got into his red-and-blue superhero costume, and called on the powers of Moonshine Maid, who owns a DeLorean sports car. For good measure, more than 20 motorcycle officers from the Bellevue Police Department and King County and Snohomish sheriff's offices escorted Electron Boy to Seattle.
"They shut down 405 — they shut down I-90," marveled Moonshine Maid, aka Misty Peterson. "I thought it would just be me, in the car."
At Qwest Field, Electron Boy was directed by frantic fans to the Sounders locker room, where the entire team was shouting for help behind jammed doors. With a little help from Lightning Lad, the alter ego of local actor Rob Burgess, Erik opened the door with his lightning rod. The Sounders cheered.
That's just the beginning of the story. Dr. Dark and Blackout Boy had also trapped a city worker in a bucket truck and stalled elevators at the Space Needle. Erik rescued everyone, helped police arrest the bad guys, and accepted a key to the city. Link to story. Link to photographs. -via I Am Bored
(image credit: Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times)
Also, Electron Boy has a Facebook page.
Comments (10)
On past Saturday's match, the Emerald City Supporters, the hardcore soccer fans who sing and chant the entire match, created a sign (known as a two-pole) paying tribute to Electron Boy's accomplishment. The sign read "Thank You Electron Boy" complete with his atomic logo!
May he live long enough to have many better...
Seriously making me get all weepy here lol.
1)The French hate rich people; they think money is Evil. +And The Forbes 400 List for France, is more like "Le Forbes 3".
2)I don't think the accuracy of the info is consistent across the board. -Especially in the Switzerland, etc. There is A LOT of invisible money out there.
Most people define "middle class" from a socio-economic point of view ("the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class", per Wikipedia). But the term "middle class" also has such strong connotations that I've seen analysts define it based on what people in the middle class SHOULD be able to afford (i.e. exactly what Mr. Milanovic says the true global middle class CAN'T afford) -- by which definition there is no such thing as a middle class in many African countries, for instance.
Mr. Milanovic is an economist, so it makes sense for him to analyze this from a strictly economical point of view (and the results are genuinely interesting regardless of anything else), but don't let this change your definition of the middle class, because most people don't use a strictly economic definition anyway.
God I swear....people named "Will" are all the same >.<
http://www.understandfrance.org/French/Money.html
http://plus.lefigaro.fr/note/a-frenchman-and-his-money-are-not-soon-parted-20110802-521976
Try visiting some time! :D ;P