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Breakthrough: James O'Keefe Saves The World
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At various points throughout Breakthrough, the new memoir/manifesto by conservative "sting" video auteur James O'Keefe, the reader is informed that O'Keefe's mission is to "save democracy," "save the 2012 election," "revive investigative journalism," and, most ambitiously, "change the world." It's an outsized view of what one can accomplish with some silly costumes and cameras concealed in neckties. And by O'Keefe's account, he's been just about flawless in exposing the most sinister and corrupt establishments of the American political system.
Then there's the reality of what O'Keefe has actually accomplished. He has more than a few scalps -- an executive at NPR, the field director of Rep. Jim Moran's (D-VA) 2012 campaign, ACORN. He's been on TV quite a lot, he was honored by the House of Representatives, and New Hampshire passed a restrictive voter ID law as a consequence of his work. His penchant for trimming otherwise damning videos of exculpatory material has brought down scathing condemnations from journalists across the ideological spectrum.
Can any of this really be considered saving democracy? Did he save the 2012 election? Has he changed the world?
Unless, of course, you view the world as James O'Keefe does. In this terrifying alternate reality, ACORN "help[ed] bring the economy to its knees" in 2008 and was the "General Motors" of the "election fraud business." It's a world in which voter fraud is so rampant that Sen. Al Franken stole his 2008 election with the help of "more than a thousand ineligible felons" who "voted illegally." O'Keefe's existence is filled with "totalitarians" and "anti-journalists" who oppose him -- from President Obama to Media Matters to the administrative staff of Rutgers University -- and his only friend is the little voice that says: "All roads lead to truth. All roads lead to Breitbart. Go there."
Reading through our advance copy of Breakthrough was an intriguing experience. The ins-and-outs of O'Keefe's guerilla operation are laid bare as he goes through the "Veritas Rules" one by one, instructing a new generation of conservative hacks in the ways of flashy, dishonest filmmaking. He also goes into the details of his 2010 arrest in Sen. Mary Landrieu's (D-LA) New Orleans office which, if O'Keefe's account can be believed, resulted in some undignified treatment at the hands of federal authorities.
It is fascinating to see O'Keefe explain his ethos when it comes to his gonzo form of pseudo-journalism. "If my targets seem to skew 'left,' it is for a reason," he writes on page 96. "The left makes huge claims about government and its capabilities. [...] Our target has never been the people who consume the benefits, whether they be unwed mothers or crony capitalists. Our target is the system that provides the benefits." O'Keefe sums it up thusly: "We plant moral trees in an amoral universe and turn the cameras on."
This is nonsense. A number of O'Keefe's targets have been organizations outside the government (ACORN, NPR, journalism professors, etc.) that receive limited amounts of federal money or none at all. His recent body of work has been almost exclusively focused on "voter fraud," which falls well outside the realm of government benefits. His one real attempt at taking on the welfare state was a series of 2011 videos filmed at Medicaid offices that he wrongly claimed revealed widespread fraud.
The more likely explanation for O'Keefe's choice of targets is his keenly developed sense of what the conservative audience wants. "Exposés" of ACORN, voter fraud, NPR and the "liberal media" -- all right-wing bugbears -- have easy appeal to savvy communicators and opportunists like Matt Drudge and the late Andrew Breitbart (two people O'Keefe identifies very strongly with) who had little difficulty spinning the videos into attention-grabbing headlines and narratives. O'Keefe clearly takes great enjoyment in the showmanship of his work and knows how to market it.
The flipside to O'Keefe's hard-charging moral rectitude is his determined unwillingness to admit an error. Other than his arrest in New Orleans, O'Keefe's most famous flop was the attempted "fake seduction" of CNN reporter Abbie Boudreau, and his retelling of the incident is by turns self-serving and paranoid.
Upon receiving Boudreau's request for an interview, O'Keefe writes, he immediately "presumed her goal was to bait me into saying something that offended the CNN gods of race, gender, and/or orientation." Instead of simply declining the interview, O'Keefe and an associate "schemed of ways to turn the tables on CNN," and their "goofy creative process" led them to "stage a fake, over-the-top seduction scenario with Boudreau." They wanted to "send a message to the corporate media."
Remember: all Boudreau had done was request an interview.
When Boudreau arrived for that interview, a colleague of O'Keefe's, Izzy Santa, tipped off Boudreau and warned her of the plot O'Keefe had sketched out. At this point, O'Keefe starts worming his way out from underneath this horrible, misogynistic fiasco:
I respect Izzy for warning Boudreau. She showed good judgment, better than mine, and proved willing to act on it. What I do not quite understand is why Izzy then shared with CNN the caper document and a rash of emails between me and her and other people, including CNN. She must not have understood, for instance, that my proposed intro line to the would-be video, "We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who comes on at five," was straight out of a Don Henley song. She must have believed that I was actually planning to seduce Boudreau.
O'Keefe then launches into a lengthy denunciation of CNN for its "hit piece" on his failed attempt to embarrass a CNN reporter. He notes that Breitbart, of all people, chastised him for the stunt: "She wasn't out to get you." But even that wasn't enough to convince James O'Keefe that he might have been wrong. "Andrew knew his stuff," O'Keefe counters, "but his conclusions were not always right."
That pretty well captures the tenor of Breakthrough. In the end, James O'Keefe can do no wrong, because he's on a morally righteous crusade to save journalism and America and the world from J-school professors, public radio, and Medicaid.
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Crowds of onlookers gathered at the Main Beach cobblestones Sunday afternoon, where members of Laguna's No Square Theatre and Arts Commission gave a colorful performance of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies," to celebrate the arrival of warm, sunny weather and a new performing arts initiative.
Hosted by the Pacific Symphony and No Square, "OC Can You Play?" invites the public to tickle the ivories and create their own performance on a piano at Main Beach, donated by Phil Taylor and painted by local artist Philip Womack.
"Our mission is to make performing arts more prevalent in a town that is mostly known for its fine art," said No Square founder Bree Burgess Rosen. "Performing arts is every bit a part of our culture as a box of paints. I think having a piano on our beach is a terrifically eclectic and perfect match."
The piano, one of 20 placed throughout Orange County, will remain on the cobblestones through Feb. 6, and is open 24 hours a day to anyone who wishes to play.
The performing arts crew got the crowd moving with performances of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Java Jive." Soon, they drew in several more volunteers including Laguna Beach High School music teacher Roxana Ward, accompanied by some of students; a solo performance of "Rhapsody in Blue;" and a visiting professor from New York University who performed a duet with his wife.
"There's already a crazy little hub of culture going on," Rosen said. "We encourage novices and virtuosos alike to come down for an impromptu or planned performance — from classical to rock, 'Chopsticks' to Chopin. The more creative or theatrical, the better."
The event will also feature a variety of contests, including a "Piano Scavenger Hunt" where you can visit all 20 pianos for a chance to win season tickets to Pacific Symphony and "Best Video," which gives filmmakers a chance to score concert tickets with a winning video of a piano performance.
Laguna's participation in the county-wide event was made possible by a grant from Ken and Nancy Frank, which funded the transportation of the piano, as well as a nominal fee from the City to use the cobblestones.
Other pianos are located at South Coast, Downtown Disney, the Irvine Spectrum Center, the Block at Orange, downtown Brea and one near the Mission in San Juan Capistrano.
Also among the hosting sites are the Orange County Performing Arts Center; Irvine Barclay Theater; the University of California, Irvine; The Lab in Costa Mesa; Great Park in Irvine; Downtown Fullerton; OC Parks-OC Zoo; OASIS Senior Center in Newport Beach; Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley; downtown Santa Ana; the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, city of Mission Viejo, and Hoag Hospital in Irvine.
For more information and contest rules, visit http://www.pacificsymphony.org/OCCanUPlay.


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The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies presented the fifth seminar in a series addressing science, technology, and policy issues relative to cyber security on Wednesday July 6. The program, "Cyber Deterrence: Mutual Assured Disruption or Other Options?" featured a panel including Gen. Michael Hayden, USAF (Ret.), currently a Principal at the Chertoff Group and a former Director of the CIA and NSA; Michael Tiffany, Chief Architect at Recursion Ventures; and Dr. James Mulvenon, Vice President, Intelligence Division, Defense Group, Inc. Click below to watch video of the event.
Please note: The views of guest speakers are the speakers' alone and do not represent the views of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies or its staff. The Potomac Institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization dedicated to the free exchange of ideas for the purpose of informing public policy.


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Jimmy Wales gets a German prize
On Friday, the cofounder of the world's most comprehensive directory of socialites, Jimmy Wales, was one of the recipients of the $138,000 Quadriga prize for philanthropy in Berlin. Wales is a committed follower of Ayn Rand, the founder of Objectivism and noted loather of altruism — but he got handsomely paid for his do-gooding, so it must be okay! And that's not the only way Wales was rewarded in Berlin.The previous evening, the Berliner Kurier reports, Wales dined with Celia von Bismarck, shown here, a dilettante magazine editor and think-tanker. (She hates "boring society ladies," according to Vanity Fair, so she and Wales must have self-loathing in common.) No mention of Wales's current fling, Andrea Weckerle, who's said to be on the outs with him after rumors circulated that he sent around racy photos of Weckerle without her knowledge.


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Why do some taxpayers wait until April 15 to file their taxes?
Unsurprisingly, human nature has a lot to do with it. People who procrastinate on finishing their tax returns until late in the filing season are likely to be putting off the process because they owe the taxman, or at least aren't getting a very large tax refund, data shows.
Consider, virtually everyone who submits a tax return during the first week of the filing season-- or 99%-- collects a tax refund, according an analysis of weekly filing statistics from the Internal Revenue Service. The share of people receiving checks from Uncle Sam instead of writing them declines each week as we get closer to April 15 and was down to nearly 70% as of March 28, according to the latest data available from the IRS.
The size of the average refund check also declines as the tax deadline nears.On Feb. 7, a week after the tax filing season began, the average refund check was $3,317. But by March 28, the average check had dropped by 15% to $2,800. Those taxpayers who aren't getting much of a payout "have less of an incentive to file early," says Greg Rosica, a tax partner at Ernst & Young and contributing author to the EY Tax Guide.
All of this may seem pretty intuitive, since people tend to put off decisions related to money. But some people put off filing taxes because they genuinely cannot finish their paperwork. Some people may still be waiting for paperwork they need, such a schedule K-1 if they invest in a limited partnership, says Rosica. And some self-employed taxpayers may struggle to balance their daily bookkeeping responsibilities with the paperwork needed to finish up last year's paper work, he adds.
Scrambling to file at the eleventh hour opens taxpayers up to making last-minute filing mistakes making it important to pause and double check that all numbers, names and addresses are entered correctly. Those people who know they won't have their paperwork in order by Tuesday's deadline would also benefit from requesting an extension.
And taxpayers who put off filing because they don't want to pay their tax bill until the last possible may be able to change their procrastinating ways while still getting what they want. Taxpayers can always file early in the season, but set it up so that their tax payment isn't pulled from the bank until April 15, says Roberton Williams, an economist with the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
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Women's Studies
Diane McPherson, Associate Professor and Coordinator
The central organizing category of analysis in women's studies is the concept of gender, which we understand as a pervasive social construction reflecting and determining differentials of power and opportunity. Women's studies analyzes how this social construction shapes the lives of women. Women's studies is both an innovative approach to traditional subjects and a growing field in its own right. Women's studies courses focus on women in diverse contexts from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The courses exist to meet a demand that has come primarily from women to understand more fully the past and present position of their sex.
Minor in Women's Studies
For the minor in women's studies, students must take 18 credits. Each student must take 338-10000 Introduction to Women's Studies. Students are also strongly advised to take 338-41000 Selected Topics: Women's Studies in the spring semester of the junior or senior year. The other 12 credits must be from the approved list of courses. At least 6 of the credits for the minor must be level 3 or above, and no more than three courses may be taken from any one of the four categories in the list of approved courses.
Note: No more than two courses in the student's major may be counted toward the minor. Additional courses in which women's lives, women's history, or women's issues are the primary subject may be counted toward the minor if approved by the coordinator of women's studies.
Requirements for the minor in women's studies
Five courses selected from the following list, with no more than three courses in any one of the four areas (social sciences, humanities/fine arts, professional schools, upper-level women's studies). At least two courses must be level 3 or above.
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Taxes increased for almost all Americans at midnight last night.
Since then, half of the American government, the Senate, approved a bill that would cut taxes for many of those Americans.
The bill has been sent to the other half of the American government, the House of Representatives, so it can be signed into law.
But Republicans in the House of Representatives are disgruntled about the Fiscal Cliff bill the Senate approved and are threatening not to approve it.
The Senate bill calls for massive tax cuts for most Americans, including the investor and owner class ( dividend taxes will be much lower under the Senate bill than they are under the law that took effect last night).
This puts the Republicans in an odd position, considering that the party's primary mission is to cut taxes:
Taxes have already gone up.
So the Republicans are now the only thing standing between America and a gigantic tax cut.
SEE ALSO: Great News For Romney Voters -- Congress Just Socked It To The 47%


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Hartsville, S.C. – The Coker Lady Cobras over came a three point halftime deficit on their way to their third straight Conference Carolinas win of the season, as they defeated the Pfeiffer Falcons 82-77 on Saturday afternoon in women's collegiate basketball. Henna Koponen (Vantaa, Finland) and Kiesha Beavers (Williamstown, NJ) were the driving forces behind the Coker win with 18 and 17 points respectively.
Coker (4-6, 3-2 Conf. Carolinas) was able to take advantage of 25 Pfeiffer (1-9, 1-4 Conf. Carolinas) turnovers, converting them in to 20 points, while the Lady Falcons only managed seven points off 16 Lady Cobra turnovers. Another major key to the Coker victory was the Lady Cobras success at the free throw line, as Coker shot 75 percent from the charity stripe, scoring 27 points, compared to Pfeiffer's mere eight points from the line.
Pfeiffer did hold out rebound the Lady Cobras 46-39, while out scoring Coker from beyond the arc, 27 points to 15 points. In a game that saw 14 lead changes and eight ties, it was the little things that made the big difference in the end.
Along with Koponen and Beavers, Lotta Aaltonen (Rauma, Finland) and Megan Thomas (Cresskill, NJ) each scored 12 points, with Aaltonen pulling down a team high eight rebounds, dishing out four assists and picking off four steals. Thomas scored half her points from the charity stripe, going a perfect six for six from the line. Koponen grabbed seven rebounds and Beavers had three steals.
Pfeiffer was lead by Allegra Shanee Purnell off the bench with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Jessica Walter had 14 points and three steals. Also scoring in double figures were Jamila Harris and Kelly Mathis with 11 and 10 points respectively. Another key member of the Lady Falcons in the game was Devona Knight, as she controlled the Pfeiffer game, scoring eight points with 13 rebounds and six assists.
Coker will look to continue their winning ways next week as they travel to Converse on Wednesday, for a 6:00 p.m. tip-off, while Pfeiffer's next game is also on Wednesday, when they host Mount Olive at 5:30 p.m.


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Annual, perennial herb, shrubs, generally bristly or sharply hairy
Stem prostrate to erect
Leaves cauline, often with basal rosette, generally simple, alternate; lower sometimes opposite, entire
Inflorescence: cyme, generally elongate, panicle-, raceme- or spike-like, coiled in flower, generally uncoiled in fruit or flowers 12 per axil
Flowers generally bisexual, generally radial; sepals 5, free or fused in lower half; corolla 5-lobed, generally salverform, top of tube generally appendaged, appendages 5, alternating with stamens, sometimes arching over tube; stamens 5, epipetalous; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed, style generally entire
Fruit: nutlets 14, smooth to variously roughened, sometimes prickly or bristled
Genera in family: ± 100 genera, ± 2000 species: tropical, temp, especially w North America, Medit; some cultivated (Borago, Echium, Myosotis, Symphytum ).
Almost all genera may be TOXIC from alkaloids or accumulated nitrates
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Hydrophyllaceae [Olmsted et al. 2000 Mol Phylog Evol 16:96112]
Family description, key to genera by Timothy C. Messick.
Annual, biennial, perennial herb
Stem simple or branched; branches generally ascending to erect, hairy
Leaves strigose, rough-hairy, or bristly, largest bristles (especially lower surface) bulbous-based; basal whorled; cauline generally opposite below, alternate above
Inflorescence generally terminal, generally elongated in fruit, open (flowers in fruit not overlapping or touching side to side) or dense (flowers in fruit overlapping or touching side to side)
Flower: sepals ± free; corolla generally white, tube generally 113 mm, appendages 5, white to yellow, limb 15 mm wide in annual, 612 mm wide in per; anthers included; ovary generally 4-lobed,
Fruit: nutlets 14, back generally grayish brown, smooth and shiny or granular, tubercled, or rough at 10X , margin rounded, sometimes sharp-edged, groove on inside surface narrow, open to closed, sometimes raised, edges inrolled to sharp-angled, generally forked or flared open at base
Species in genus: ± 160 species: w Am
Etymology: (Greek: hidden flowers, from cleistogamous flowers of some species)
Reference: [Higgins 1971 Brigham Young Sci Bull Biol Ser 13(4):163]
Annual species generally self-pollinating; per species homostylous or heterostylous. Many annual species difficult to separate; observation of nutlets and hairs requires magnification at 20X.
Annual 10100 cm
Stem branched throughout or above middle, thinly strigose and spreading-soft- to rough-hairy
Leaf 0.54 cm, ± linear, rough-hairy to bristly; some bristles bulbous-based
Inflorescence generally open in fruit; upper flowers sometimes touching or overlapping
Flower: sepals 12 mm, 24 mm and ± lanceolate in fruit, strigose and spreading-bristly; corolla limb 26 mm wide
Fruit: nutlets 4, 12 mm, ovate to deltate, back tubercled, groove ± closed, forked to flared open at base
Ecology: Sandy or gravelly, open areas
Elevation: 1502700 m.
Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province (except North Coast, Klamath Ranges), White and Inyo Mountains (Inyo Mtns)
Distribution outside California: Baja California
Flowering time: AprJun
Synonyms: vars. denticulata (Greene) I.M. Johnst., jonesii (A. Gray) I.M. Johnst


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I reunite identified family photos that I find in antique shops and second hand stores with genealogists and family historians. If you see one of your ancestors here and would like to obtain the original, feel free to contact me at familyphotoreunion [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] com. I also accept donations of pre-1927 images to be reunited. I hope you enjoy your visit!
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
William Calvin Presnell and Claudie Moon, Marriage Portrait, Danville, Indiana, 1897
In a previous post, The Marriage of George Ealey and Malissa Rader, I researched the bride and groom's respective family trees. Through this research I learned that George Ealey was the son of William and Wealthy Hicks Ealey. One of the items I found along with George and Malissa's marriage license was a photograph labelled in pencil, "Willey Presnol & wife, first cousin of mom."
I recalled seeing a similar surname in one of the books I had consulted on the Ealey family. I went back to A Standard history of Champaign County, Illinois : an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, civic and social development, a chronicle of the people, with family lineage and memoirs. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1918. William Ealey moved to Champaign County in 1891 and received an extensive biographical entry in volume 2 of the book. The biography included information on William Ealey's children and told me that George Ealey's brother, William M. married Louisa Presnell, of Clay County, Indiana. I also discovered in the Indiana Marriage Index, that George's sister Sarah Ann Ealey, married Louisa Presnell's brother, John R. Presnell. The 1870 US Census for Jackson, Clay County shows the family of Calvin and Jane Presnell, with brother and sister, John R., 15 and Louisa F., 12, along with 5 other siblings.
John R. and Sarah Presnell, had a son named William Calvin, born 9th of April 1878. The family lived in Sugar Ridge, Clay County, Indiana. William or "Willey" Presnell married Claudie Ethel Moon on the 27th of July, 1898 in Danville, Indiana. I believe this is who we see in the picture above.
According to the 1906 Canada Census for Manitoba, William C. and Claudie Presnell moved to Saskatchewan in 1905 and lived in the Humboldt area. William's mother Sarah Ann Ealey Presnell remarried after her husband John died, and moved to Humboldt as well. Her second husband, Mr. Barnett passed away shortly after arriving. She, and a few other Presnells from Clay County can be found in Humboldt on the 1906 census as well.
So who owned this photograph? The question makes my head hurt just a little bit, but I believe "Mom" is Ora Ealey Kolcheck, daughter of George and Melissa Ealey. William Calvin Presnell would be Ora's first cousin. The grouping of artifacts I found seem to have Ora as the main link to all of the artifacts. So it's my belief that one of her children wrote the notation, with the mispelled surname, on the back of this photograph.
Update: November 2012
This image has been reunited with a descendant in Missouri.
Posted by Carol MacKay at 4:00 AM
Labels: Barnett, Ealey, Hicks, Humboldt SK, Jackson IN, Kolcheck, Moon, Presnell, Presnol
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- AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 7:13 PM
I am a descendant of George Washington Ealey and Eve Cobble. My great grandparents were Rev. William Ealey and Louisa Presnell (his first wife). My cousins and I have been working on our Ealey ancestors. We would like either copies or the originals of the pictures and marriage licenses relating to the Ealeys.ReplyDelete
Thank you for saving our family history.
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Thanks for your comment! Feel free to contact me at the email address provided on my profile. (Be sure to remove the part of the email as indicated). A descendant of Ora Ealey's sold these items and many others to an ephemera dealer on Vancouver Island last year. It's wonderful to hear that another line of the family is interested in them.
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
Jason Aldean loves summer. That's because between his weekend shows, he gets to be home when his daughters Keeley and Kendyl are home.
"I love having my two daughters home. Usually when I get home, I'm home Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and when they're out of school, I get to spend a lot of time with them during the day," he told CMT Radio. "But also starting school gets us all back in our normal routine. I think they're kinda ready to get school started again."
I have to agree. As carefree as summer is, there comes a time when all the sleeping in, swimming, bike riding and popsicle-eating gets a little old. Maybe not for the kids, but for their parents. So I say, bring on the binders, notebooks, calculators, schedules, book bags, permission slips and school shoes. (Aldean admits his wife is the one who handles all that back-to-school shopping for the girls.)
The irony of this, to me, is that my own kids are celebrating their very last Saturday night of summer with their friends and with Aldean when his show hits Chicago on Saturday (Aug. 18).


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Chemistry could make Kunitz, Crosby Olympic pairby Aaron Vickers
CALGARY -- If coach Mike Babcock is looking for candidates to play on Sidney Crosby's line in Sochi, Chris Kunitz is ready to be first in line to apply.
After all, it's worked well for the pair as members of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 33-year-old followed up a career-year in 2011-12 by finishing seventh in the NHL in scoring last season, amassing 22 goals and 52 points 48 games while playing primarily on Crosby's left wing.
That familiarity could give him a leg up on the competition.
"He knows the way I play," Kunitz said. "I don't try to change too often. I just try to get to the areas on the ice. He's the guy with the puck and making the plays. He believes in me and has the confidence you're going to be in the areas, it's going to work well for you. I'm going to keep my game almost simple but also go to the areas on the ice that make us successful when we play together."
Babcock didn't hesitate to put the duo together during ball hockey drills on the Olympic-sized surface at Marlin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park, putting the two Penguins with Patrick Sharp of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Kunitz, who is also familiar with Sharp, wasn't sure if the trio was placed together by design or coincidence.
"Who knows how they put the grouping together," he said. "Maybe it's familiarity. I skate with Sharpie in the summer when he's in Chicago; that's where I spend my off-season. They're just trying to get guys comfortable. I wouldn't read into anything too much right now."
Babcock also stressed the idea of not reading too much into the line combinations on display. In fact, he and his staff went so far as to carefully develop combinations to ensure the opposite would happen.
"We made sure that you [the media] couldn't read too much into the lines," Babcock said. "On purpose. And the order they came out and everything. On purpose. I want every one of these guys knowing they have an opportunity to be an Olympian.
"I played with Crosby, I'm on the team, no -- don't read into anything that happened here today."
In 2010, Babcock tried Crosby with a number of wingers before settling on Jarome Iginla. Crosby scored the game-winner 7:40 into overtime to lift Canada 3-2 over the USA. Iginla assisted on the play to give Canada its second gold medal in three Olympic tournaments.
Babcock's task now is finding what will click for Crosby four years later.
"You'd have to ask him, but I think guys that skate and pressure the puck," Babcock said. "He works fantastic off turnovers and off pressure. I think on the big ice, though, you can't play just with guys who give you the puck. You've got to have someone else to carry the puck a little bit just because there's so much space out there.
"Getting Sid playing at the highest level we can is important to us to have success, but he's just part of the team, too, and we're just going to put the guys in the best situations we can."
Given the undeniable chemistry between Crosby and Kunitz, the best situation for both could be to play the pair together.
Whether that's an option is still up for debate in Babcock's eyes.
"I think there's part of that, but let's watch them for three months," he said. "I don't have any answers for you here today. You want them, but I don't have them because I'm going to watch. Whoever plays good gets to play."


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Santa Barbara, Calif. - The No. 4 UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team ended a four-match home stand Wednesday with a 3-0 sweep over non-conference opponent Cal Baptist, the top-ranked NAIA squad in the nation, at Robertson Gymnasium. Middle blocker Theo Brunner hit .786 with 11 kills as the victory snapped a three-match skid for the Gauchos.
Scores of the match were 30-25, 30-24, and 30-22. UCSB improved to 15-9 overall, while Cal Baptist dropped to 15-8. The Lancers, the three-time defending NAIA national champions, have lost two in a row after enjoying a three-match win streak.
Brunner, ranked fourth in the country in hitting percentage, was on fire as he pounded the 11 kills with no errors in 14 attempts. He also chipped in with three blocks, a pair of service aces, and a dig. In the opening game, the Ridgefield, Conn. native put away all five of his attempts for kills.
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The Lancers got a match-high 19 kills out of Donald Baliaba and another 11 from Yukai Sun. Baliaba equaled Brockman with eight digs and Ralph Asmar stuffed five UCSB attacks. Setter Eric Plunkett racked up 41 assists. CBU hit .289 for the match and out-dug the Gauchos 27-19.
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Nice job! The shading you did really adds to it.I'm so proud of you, look at all this progress you've made!
It looks cool, there's definitely some time in drawing all those rocks. The water textures are also cool, and adding some in the grass would be excellent. It looks like the place a river otter would live tbh.
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City pensions and looming electricity rate increases were front and center Saturday as 10 of the 13 candidates for City Council faced off at the first election forum of the campaign season.
In front of about 80 people at the Oakmont Country Club, nearly all of the candidates said they would support changes to the city's pension system. Several suggested increasing the retirement age as well as reducing the percentage of one's salary collected at retirement.
Even former city employees supported changes, despite the pension reform the city has already undergone. In 2010, when rank-and-file employees wouldn't accept suggested changes to their contract, the City Council voted to trim salaries by 1.5%.
Ex-Neighborhood Services Administrator Sam Engel said while he's a strong believer in defined pension benefit plans, the current state of California's public pension system has caused "tremendous problems for the city."
"In the public sector we need to bring those benefits under control," he said, adding that rising healthcare costs need to be reined in.
Incumbents Laura Friedman and Ara Najarian have both supported a two-tier pension system that increased the retirement age for new employees and have asked employees to contribute more toward retirement benefits since 2009.
Both incumbents said they still plan to accept union contributions and endorsements, but that won't influence them when it comes to future contract negotiations. They both said they've been endorsed by the police and fire unions. Najarian said he championed campaign finance reform that limited union contributions to $1,000.
Other candidates said they would accept union support and several, including attorney Zareh Sinanyan and systems analyst Herbert Molano, want the endorsement of the Glendale Teachers Assn. Even City Hall critic Mike Mohill — who often rails against unions — said he'd accept their money, under certain circumstances.
While most approved of pension reform, the issues of electricity rates and a controversial multimillion-dollar transfer from Glendale Water & Power split the candidates.
Engel, Najarian and Friedman all said they supported the transfer, which puts about $21 million of utility money into the General Fund, which pays for police and other public services. Contenders opposed it, noting that council members continued to transfer millions even when Glendale Water & Power didn't have the funds for its own capital improvements.
The council voted to increase water rates last year because the water side of the utility was deep in the red. After the election, the council is slated to be asked to do the same for electricity rates.
"The city has been using GWP as a cash cow," said Molano, a frequent council critic.
In addition to electricity rates, the new council members will be faced with approving a budget. For several years, Glendale has faced yawning budget gaps.
Incumbents said after cutting to the bone in July, there's not much more to trim. Ex-Zoning Administrator Edith Fuentes and Sinanyan said the city needs to focus on attracting more businesses to grow revenue streams.
While bankruptcy attorney Roland Kedikian agreed, he blamed past councils for Glendale's financial hardships. Last year the city slashed about 120 positions.
"The City Council's job is to plan," he said. "Why did we get here? Why did we have to cut so many, so late?"
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Turaga Vakama was treading through what were the remains of Ta-Metru. After 1000 years, the Matoran had finally returned to Metru Nui and Matoran were now hard at work restoring the glorious city. Vakama has been visiting many places, remembering all that had gone before the Great Cataclysm. However today he felt that he needed to visit a very special place. At his side was Jaller, Captain of the Guard and one of the lead Matoran in charge of the rebuilding of Ta-Metru.
"Jaller, I appreciate your coming with me, for the place we are heading to has meaning to your inheritance," said Vakama.
Jaller nodded, already guessing where Vakama was taking him. "Does this have to do with Toa Lhikan?" asked the Matoran. Vakama nodded. Jaller had recently discovered his mask belonged to the legendary Toa Lhikan who had sacrificed his power so that six Matoran would become the Toa Metru.
As they came to the place Vakama, closed his eyes. The last time he had come here it was in anger, when the rage of the Hordika was taking control of him. Then he had only been interested in the discovery of the truth behind his becoming of a Toa and why Lhikan had chosen him. But for many of the centuries above on the island of Mata Nui, Vakama had wished he could have retrieved the tablets that contained the life and achievements of the former hero. Now that day had finally come. The door was bent and twisted open, a result of raging monster a thousand years ago. Jaller helped move some debris that had covered the structure and the two entered the small room that Lhikan had called home. On the floor lay a single tablet. Vakama knew what was written on that, it was of no interest to him now. He moved over to the single shelf in the room, covered in a thick layer of dust. Pulling out one of the tablets from the shelf, he wiped gently with his hand and looked over it.
"Now Jaller, you have been told the tales of Lhii the lava surfer. Today, I ask you to listen to the real legends of Lhii the hero," he said and started reading the journals aloud.
As I carve these words, my thoughts are adrift. Peace has been on Metru Nui for the last 500 years since our war with the Dark Hunters. I hope that this will continue but I cannot know. Perhaps one day the Kanohi Dragon will return or the Dark Hunters come to take their revenge. Regardless, I want to leave behind my words to describe my life and my achievements. Whilst it hasn't been an easy one my hope is that it will live on and inspire those who read to follow the three most important values; unity, duty and destiny.
My early life began many thousands of years ago. I was working as a simple craftsman on the eastern side of the Northern Continent. We were a small village, about 100 or so Matoran led by our Turaga of Ice. Although we lived near the coast, we were cut off by large mountains that surrounded our village that not even a Po-Matoran would venture up. Life was very simple and happy then. It was also incredibly boring.
It wasn't that I didn't enjoy my work. But nothing ever happened to our village for centuries, no raids, no dangerous weather, not even a Rahi attack. To say that my village was peaceful would be an understatement. However there was one thing about our village that made life working there worthwhile and that was the sight of the ancient Hau mask resting in the Turaga's hut. Most Matoran visited the Turaga just to see the treasure. It was said to have been crafted in the realm of Artahka itself which would explain its magnificence; it was flawless in design and was imbedded with thousands of crystal fragments which made it glow in the light. It was our protector, the thing that kept the peace for us throughout the centuries.
However, as it always is, the peace never lasted.
One day I was delivering some of my Kanohi I had crafted to my friend, the local trader. "Lhikan!" he greeted as I entered his hut, "Ah, I see you have brought me another lot of wonderful masks. It's a shame I can't have that lovely one on your head!"
I grinned and said, "Don't worry these ones are of equal quality," placing all the masks on his table.
"Six masks?" my friend asked, "Lhikan, you do know that I asked for four, right? I'm sorry, I don't have enough protodermis for all this. Or could you just save it for the next order?"
I raised my hand and said, "Please, that would mean that I have spare time later. As it was I made the extra because I needed something to do".
Now it was my friend's turn to shake his head, "Lhikan, you really need to-"
But whatever he was going to say I never found out. A loud commotion suddenly could be heard, coming out from the village. My friend and I looked at each other and quickly ran outside to see what was going on. A large red being with four wickedly sharp claws and two Kanohi masks mounted on his shoulders was towering over our Turaga in the middle of the village square. Many villagers had come to see what was going on but were hiding behind their houses. This was the first newcomer in centuries and he looked a bit more than frightening.
"Give me the mask now and let's be done with this Turaga. Give it to us now and let's not make this ugly," the red being spat, his blades hovering above the Turaga menacingly. The Turaga shook his head. "Fine, let me make an example for you," responded the red being and he picked the Turaga by the throat. Just before the creature squeezed the life out of him, the Turaga activated his mask of mind control and the red being stopped.
"Go back to where you came from Dark Hunter," ordered the Turaga. The being placed the Turaga slowly down and then with speed as fast as any Toa, he ran off into the mountains. The village was quiet for a long time, before I finally had the courage to ask the Turaga what that was all about.
"Do not worry yourself," said the Turaga and he turned to face all the Matoran. "Our village is and always will be protected! Carry on with what you were doing."
I frowned at the Turaga's apparent arrogance. This 'Dark Hunter' could have obviously obliterated the town if he wished to. And what if he came back? Or worse, return with more? The Turaga's mask wouldn't be able to protect us next time. "Turaga, with all due respect, don't you think we need to evacuate?" I asked him.
The Turaga shook his head, "Lhikan," he said, "you always were a fiery spirit. But our village is in peace. Let us leave it at that".
"But what if we face more dangers? What if you are injured? We have been living so long like this, we wouldn't know how to fight!" I argued.
"Peace", said the Turaga and he stared at me for a good minute, before returning to his hut. I stood there wondering how such as a wise being could be so naïve.
Houses were burning. Matoran were screaming. The streets were littered with tools, masks and the occasional friend. The cause of this destruction? The red Dark Hunter, named Lurker, had returned for the treasured mask as I thought he would but this time with a friend, an armoured being with a serpent head called Kraata-Kal. The serpent one had arrived out of nowhere in the night, lashing out shadow and fire blasts everywhere. This was followed by Lurker, who attacked from the shadows at any hiding Matoran. I had been preparing myself for the last week in preparation for such as attack, but our village was clearly losing. Our Turaga had tried again to protect us again but he could not control both Dark Hunters and inevitably was killed.
I launched Kanoka disk after Kanoka disk at the beings, hoping it would do something. Alas it made them angrier but they couldn't see me as I hid and darted around in the smoke. I saw my friend, the trader, wield some launcher in his hand. It looked like it hadn't been used for eons. He activated it and a spinning wheel of energy leapt from it at the serpent headed creature. It missed and unfortunately it got the attention of the armoured being. He strode over to the Matoran and as casually as he pleased, he swung his sword straight through him.
"Nooooo!" I yelled. Anger filled me from mask to foot and I leapt over the rumble I was hiding behind. I kept loading my disk launcher and firing. Kraata-Kal blocked all the attacks with ease and walked over towards me until he was right in front of me. I hit him as hard as I could but to no avail. His armour was strong but pitted, black and rusty. He was so close I could feel his very evilness radiating off him. He brought his sword close to my neck and breathed on me.
"Goodbye Matoran", he hissed, raising his sword to strike. This was it, I thought. This was the end. My village was in ruin because I didn't have enough strength to protect those around me. And not only that, I couldn't protect myself. I closed my eyes and waited to see if I'd open them again.
"Aaaaaaagh!!!" Kraata-Kal screeched in pain and fell next to me. He had smoke drifting off his burnt back. I looked up to see what could do such a thing and standing before me was a Toa. Clad in black and red armour that had the marks off a thousand fights and wielding a large sword, he ran over to me and looked at me through his Kanohi Kiril; "Who…who are you?" I asked, shaking from fear.
"My name is Dume. And may I say that was a very brave thing to do. What is your name? Lhikan? Well Lhikan, that was also foolish. Very foolish but brave", Dume said. Kraata-Kal began to stir. "Now go! Follow my fellow Toa" he ordered and he readied himself as Kraata-Kal rose again, very angry.
I ran as fast as I could but I couldn't help but look back.
"You are going to pay for that, Toa", I heard the Dark Hunter say. But he did not attack. I could see that Lurker was about to spring from the shadows behind Toa Dume. Kraata-Kal was distracting Dume!
"Behind you!" I yelled. Dume quickly swirled around and hit Lurker in the head just as the he was pouncing to attack, knocking the Dark Hunter unconscious.
"I said go!" ordered Dume. Kraata-Kal then swung his sword towards Dume and the Toa of Fire parried, the two were now locked in combat.
Suddenly a hand grabbed my shoulder. It belonged to a Toa of Water wearing a Kanohi Kakama. "This way. I'll lead you to safety", she said and picking me up over her shoulder, she ran with me up to a small hidden cave that I had never noticed before in the side of one of the mountains.
When I looked into the cave it was practically a straight downward fall which would be impossible to climb down if it wasn't for the rope ladder.
"Follow the cave tunnel at the bottom of the ladder it leads out to the sea where there is a boat with the rest of your brothers and sisters. Once there you will meet my brother Toa. He will take you south. And don't worry you're the last Matoran", instructed the Toa of Water.
She then used her mask to run back down to the village to help Dume. I looked back down into the cave and gulped. It was a long way down and I suddenly developed a fear of heights that I had never known before. Knowing that going back was definitely worse than forward, I proceeded cautiously and slowly. Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot I thought to myself in a steady rhythm.
But one of the rope steps had worn from all the other Matoran walking down and eventually snapped. I started falling the floor of the cave screaming along the way.
Really wish I could fly now! I thought to myself, closing my eyes tightly, preparing myself for my next apparent death whilst still screaming. The next thing I knew, a Toa of Air wearing a Mask of Flight shot out from below and caught me in his arms.
"Why hello there Ta-Matoran!" he greeted as though catching Ta-Matoran from certain death was something he did every day. "Next time, leave the high-flying for people like me. Now, I'll quick-take you to your friends".
Still shaking in his arms from the experience, we flew through the tunnel right to the mouth. We stepped on the boat with about 60 other scared Matoran.
The Toa of Air stood at the wheel of the boat and looked up at the sky. He raised his spear into the air to create a mini cyclone. It must have been a signal, for it was responded by a tall pillar of fire that came roughly from where the village and was probably the work of Dume. "Alrighty then Matoran! Never fear, next stop, south!" grinned the green Toa and he started the boat.
"Excuse me, but how did you come in time to rescue us?" asked one of the Matoran on-board.
"We had been sneak-following the Hunters", recounted the Toa of Air, "caught them quick-scaring a bunch of villagers for a boat on a close-by island. Tail-followed them, fought them and lost them at sea. Didn't know what they were up to until we found their boat again docked near that cave". He then proceeded to tell an extravagant tale about their fight with the Dark Hunters at scene.
I wasn't listening, to busy looking out over the boat, deep in thought. In just one night, the life of my village had changed. We had practically been cut off from the rest of the world, living in complete peace and isolation thinking that it would last forever. There would be no more peace now. We needed someone to protect us. And what if Toa weren't around like this time? As I pondered about a solution I realised that I should make it my duty to defend other Matoran that couldn't defend themselves the best I can.
Thousands of years went past and whilst I still did my crafting job, I always trained myself to be a better fighter. I practiced in swordplay and disks and was a lead figure in the fight against Rahi attacks in various villages. Kikanalo, Kane-Ra, Nui-Jaga, all of them I had stopped. What I didn't know was that my fame for being such a lead figure had spread all the way to Metru Nui, for one day a messenger arrived at my hut with a request from a Turaga Dume to help the city of Metru Nui. "Turaga Dume?" I cried surprised.
"Yes, the very one that saved you that night your village fell. Before he was a Turaga, that is", said the messenger. "He asks you to help our glorious city. Our main trade route at sea has become dangerous and we've lost a few of ships. We think that some sea Rahi have been preying on them. We ask that you accompany a trading boat that is going to Metru Nui. If you are successful, the Turaga has asked you to see him."
"But why not ask a Toa or two?" I inquired, "Surely they would be more suitable?"
"I'm not sure why, but the Turaga specifically asked me to seek you. Now, you can decline this invitation if you wish but something about this whole business says to me that the Turaga has seen something in you before. Consider this a test", answered the messenger. I thought about that for a moment. A test? For what purpose? It was a mystery I wanted to solve.
"Alright, I'll do it", I replied.
The next day I prepared my belongings, packing as many special Kanoka disks as possible. I managed to get a trip on a local trading boat whose journey was to Metru Nui.
"Greetings, Matoran! My name is Defilak", said the Le-Matoran in charge of the boat. We clanked our fists and he continued "My ship's heading straight to one of the docks at Le-Metru. We're planning on selling a lot of stone carvings from my home land. They're really precious to me at the moment, we need to sell them for resources back home. So make sure you take care of those sea beasts!"
"Don't worry you worry, leave everything up to me", I said, rather arrogantly.
Two days later the storm could be seen on the horizon. The clouds were as dark as the armour of Kraata-Kal and I could see large bolts of lightning.
I looked over the deck and whistled. It looked dangerous, as though it would shatter our boat the minute we were in the middle of it. "May the Great Beings be with us," I said.
A nearby Po-Matoran in the corner carving a small statue started muttering to himself. "The sun does not pray and if it did, would it pray to other suns?"
I looked at him, very confused "Are you talking to me?" He smiled at me through his Kanohi Komau and went back to his work.
Defilak was behind me and saw my confusion "Don't worry about Velika, most of the time we don't know what he is saying either. He has a unique perspective on life. Anyways, back to this storm. I've never seen one like this before. We might have to tie down our cargo, including ourselves."
Velika stopped what he was carving and was now looking at the storm too. He frowned and said "If the fire is a furnace then who makes a furnace?" I looked at him oddly, as if he had grown two heads.
"Wait, I actually think I get this one" said Defilak happily. After the moment of satisfaction he said "Velika is trying to say that someone must have conjured the storm because it's not natural" Then he paused. "Who can conjure up a storm?" I had no answer so I looked back. That was when I noticed some things were flying in the storm. I suddenly remembered a story I had heard from a traveller.
"Are they Rahkshi of weather-control?" I asked.
Defilak squinted and said "Yes… they might be". He swore and then ordered the crew to take up arms. He turned to me and said "Most of us aren't trained fighters. We really could appreciate some help".
I pulled out my disk launcher and looked at my new friend; "Don't worry, you have no need to ask. The Rahkshi are probably what's causing these ships to sink as well".
The battle that happened next I could only describe as savage. The winds and water threatened to tear us apart and all the while there were two Rahkshi of weather-control locked in combat. They had been too busy fighting each other to notice us directly but once we were right under them, they landed on our boat. One of them landed right behind me and I turned around to face the monster. Its sight was hideous and I suddenly swelled with fear. What am I doing here? We needed a Toa!
But then I remembered we didn't, there was only me and only me here to protect the crew. The Rahkshi swung its staff at me and I ducked underneath. It hissed and a lightning bolt nearly hit me. I raised my shield and then fired one of my Kanoka disks. The effect was immediate. The disc's power was shrinking and the next moment, the Rahkshi was 1 foot tall.
I laughed and went to kick it over board. Next thing I knew, it crawled up my leg and starting scratching me, which actually hurt. "Aaaagh, get if off!" I yelled. I waved by arms but it kept hitting me.
Velika came up to me and hit the Rahkshi off my face. It fell on the deck and the Po-Matoran quickly flipped its back open to expose it's Kraata. He then hit the Rahkshi out into the sea with his carving tools, knocking the miniature Kraata out of its Rahkshi shell.
"Even an injured Doom Viper is a dangerous enemy" Velika said and this time even I got that one.
"Don't underestimate your opponents, no matter how big or small they may seem" I nodded. "Well, one down, one more to go. I probably could use a hand this time too". Velika smiled and nodded and we turned to face our next enemy.
This one was being taken care of the other crew but they weren't doing well at all. Four Matoran were unconscious including Defilak and three Matoran held spears at the armoured creature. A few more were hiding behind some cargo. Water was washing all over the deck, the whole boat being threatened by the storm created by the last Rahkshi.
"Velika, now" I ordered. Velika aimed my disk launcher at me and fired one of my precious disks. The disk's enlarging power activated and I was now taller than the Rahkshi itself. Seeing a bigger enemy, it hissed and went for me. My new size meant I was just as strong and I battled it out with the Rahkshi. I still wasn't strong enough to take it down but that wasn't part of the plan. Velika quickly explained the plan to the rest of the Matoran and they started by moving our unconscious friends to safety. Once that was done they grabbed a rope and pulled it has hard as they could, forming a trip rope. They signalled me when it was done and I slowly pressed forward. Time was crucial because I could feel I was shrinking already. Just as the Rahkshi was about to fall over the rope, it turned as saw what was happening. Reacting as fast as I could, I pushed the Rahkshi, knocking over the rope and it fell over. The Matoran quickly then tied it down and freed its Kraata. The storm immediately disappeared and all of us cheered.
"That was excellent work Velika!" I complimented to the Po-Matoran "I hope one day you'll be rewarded, I really do". Velika patted me on the back and we joined in celebration.
Once I arrived at Metru Nui I said my farewells to Defilak, Velika and the crew. My next destination was to the great Coliseum to meet Turaga Dume as he asked me to. As I walked down the corridors of the magnificent building I could see him smiling right at the end.
"Lhikan, Lhikan, Lhikan" he started to say "when I saved you as a Matoran, I knew that there you had a bigger purpose. As you may have guessed, once I heard of your reputation, I wanted to test you and see if you had the ability to face those that threaten use even if they may seem more powerful. You realised your duty and through unity you were able to overcome the challenge. And today I would like to present you with this token of your destiny". The Turaga then pull out a small object from his robes. In his hand was a glowing stone which could mean only one thing.
"A Toa stone!" I exclaimed.Dume nodded and continued "I chose a number of Matoran to become a Toa when I changed into a Turaga. But I kept one because I felt that there was someone out there that deserved it but the time was not ready. Today I believe the day is ready. Come, follow me to the Great Temple."
We travelled to the Great Temple but not alone. Swarms of Matoran stopped working and began following us to see what was happening. Dume asked them to go back to work but he couldn't get all of them to. I didn't mind in the slightest. I wanted to show the Matoran a new hope.
As we approached the suva thoughts raced through my head. Was I worthy of this title? Would I have to stay in Metru Nui now? Who would train me in my skills? There's no way knowing until I find out I thought to myself and I placed the stone into the only free slot.
A beam of energy shot from the Suva and I could feel my armor twisting and expanding, becoming stronger. I opened my eyes and looked down. I was now a Toa of Fire! The Matoran gasped in awe, approaching me to touch my armour. I laughed and let them do so.It was Dume's turn to finally approach me.
"Now that you have these abilities what will you do with them, Toa Lhikan?"
I shook my head "I don't know Turaga. I don't know yet how to use my abilities. What would you have me do?"
Dume thought for a moment and said "A team of Toa have been defending their fortress to the far south of Metru Nui for centuries. I recommend you go there and learn the ways with your fellow brothers and sisters".
I nodded at this. "If you ever need me, send a messenger. I will get here as fast as I can fly"
"Fly?" asked Dume.
I raised my two new blades and put them together to form a hover board. "Yes, Turaga, fly," I grinned "Once I almost died because I couldn't. Today, however, I soar" and I flew out of the Great Temple, soaring so high that I could see all of Metru Nui laid out below me, ready for my next adventure.
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Recently, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a new tax-relief commission that will look at a host of taxes, including business taxes, and ways to simplify the state's tax code.
One of the main priorities for the commission is address the property tax burden in New York.
"From a tax point of view, the No. 1 priority is to do more on property taxes," Cuomo said recently. "We already passed a 2 percent cap on property taxes. We now want to do even more."
However, it should be noted that another commission – under Cuomo's orders – has spent the last 10 months coming up with ways to simplify the tax code and was ordered to create "revenue-neutral" recommendations.
While it seems strange and redundant to have two commissions, if their recommendations were to get serious consideration in Albany, we'd support a hundred of them.
Make no mistake, tax relief is needed. Last week, the Washington-based Tax Foundation revealed, in its State Business Tax Climate Index, it ranked New York's business tax climate 50th – dead last.
While the list – from a conservative think tank – may seem like an exercise in bashing states run primarily by Democrats, both the states of Washington (No. 6) and Oregon (No. 12) scored well. Massachusetts came in at No. 25.
The worst thing that could happen is for legitimate tax relief to get roadblocked by partisan bickering. Politicians and voters should keep an open mind when the commissions issue their recommendations, and not automatically reject a proposal because of who is supporting it.
State residents should remember: Tax relief that does not kill services required by the public will help everyone.
While the Tax Foundation's ranking may not be something for New Yorkers to brag about, it does provide a silver lining: There is nowhere for New York state to go but up.


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When Texas delegates checked into their hotel here for a week of participation in the Democratic National Convention, three congressional hopefuls were not among them.
Democrat Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin, state Rep. Pete Gallego of Alpine, and former Rep. Nick Lampson of Beaumont were back in the Lone Star State campaigning over the Labor Day weekend.
"Our priority is to communicate with the voters," said Daniel Van Hoostraten, a Lampson spokesman.
The Texas contingent of delegates and alternates, and workers at the Charlotte Convention Center, were busy Sunday preparing for a week of revelry, political oration and the nomination of President Barack Obama for another term in the White House.
Lampson, meanwhile, was in sweltering Texas, attending two barbecues on Labor Day and scheduled to knock "on the doors of moderate voters throughout the week," Van Hoogstraten said.
Doggett said earlier from El Mirador restaurant on San Antonio's South Side that he would forego the convention in order to campaign.
"I'll be working in my congressional district," Doggett said.
He faces former San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz in the Nov. 6 election, and in a newly drawn, minority-opportunity district that includes Austin and San Antonio.
And Gallego also plans to attend traditional Labor Day events in the congressional district, said Anthony Gutierrez, his campaign manager.
Gallego may bump elbows with his opponent, Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, R-San Antonio, expected to be at "a couple of parades," said campaign manager Scott Yeldell.
Last week, Canseco received a coveted speaking role at the GOP convention in Tampa, considered a political plum for a freshman lawmaker facing re-election in a competitive race in the San Antonio-based congressional district that sweeps along the Rio Grande to El Paso.
"It's an honor when the party gives you an opportunity to address a national audience," Yeldell said. "It is exciting to go and rally everybody up."
Political experts agree with the benefits of attending a convention, and the need to stay home and campaign, instead.
"It's bad timing to have the convention on Labor Day weekend, because that is the time of a lot of barbecues and activities – and that's a good place for people running for office to be seen," said Larry Hufford, a St. Mary's University professor in San Antonio.
"It's also important to be at a convention and have an impact on your party's platform, meet with constituents there, who are avid Democrats, and dialogue with how they can best be used in the campaign," Hufford said.
The only congressional hopeful from San Antonio attending the convention is state Rep. Joaquin Castro, who faces Republican David Rosa in the heavily Democratic seat being vacated by Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-San Antonio.
In a stroke of good fortune, Castro has a national television role Tuesday when he introduces his twin brother, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, as the convention's keynote speaker.
While the Castros are on television, Gallego, will remain locked in a hardscrabble political brawl in South Texas against Canseco that has seen both national parties up the ante will millions in TV advertising buys.
Democrats have committed $400,000 in advertising buys and Republicans have matched that with a $1.1 million purchase of TV time before the election.
"Doggett is running in a new district and Gallego is running against an incumbent," Hufford said. "It is important that they stay home and campaign."
Lampson, meanwhile, faces an uphill battle against Randy Weber, a former state lawmaker and Republican nominee in the heavily tilted GOP district that includes Galveston and Beaumont and represented by Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson.


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