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Len Burman, Contributor
I'm a professor at Syracuse U. and focus on tax and budget policy.
I've been blissfully off the grid for the past few days, cycling in Western New York. (Allegany State Park is absolutely gorgeous. Made me be glad to be paying taxes in New York State.) I could forget about the debt ceiling fiasco, 9 percent unemployment, the tea party, runaway health spending, global warming, the NBA lockout…
But back in the real world, I learn from newly minted GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry what's wrong with America—that middle income Americans don't pay enough taxes. Really.
We're dismayed at the injustice that nearly half of all Americans don't even pay any income tax. (Quoted in this terrific Ruth Marcus column.)
We're apparently not dismayed that more than half of all Americans have been in a 30-year recession with little or no income growth. We're apparently willing to write off Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes, which are the big federal taxes for low- and middle-income Americans. A family of four earning $30,000 may pay no federal income tax, but it pays $4,590 in payroll taxes (including the employer's share, which economists believe is ultimately paid by the employee in the form of lower wages). Payroll taxes are much bigger than income taxes for most families.
Among working households, 82 percent pay more payroll tax than income tax. They also pay federal excise taxes on gasoline, beer, wine, liquor, tires, and cigarettes. And state and local taxes are notoriously regressive. Feel better, governor?
It's true that middle income people don't pay the estate tax. Nor do most rich people. Are we dismayed about that?
Here's another shocker for the governor: the recession surely caused many households to join the ranks of "lucky duckies." (This is the Wall Street Journal's term for people so poor that they don't owe income taxes. My reaction is here.) Are we dismayed that after dad lost his job due to the recession, the family can still claim the child tax credit so long as mom keeps working?
Okay, here are some facts, courtesy of the Tax Policy Center. They may not allay Mr. Perry's dismay, but they should assuage the concerns of anyone with a soul.
Governor Perry's dismay raises some questions about the potential tax policy implications. Does he want to raise taxes on lower-income elderly people—by far the largest category of lucky duckies? Does he want to raise income taxes on the bottom 50% of taxpayers? If so, wouldn't that trickle up to raises taxes on most if not all of the middle class? How does that square with his pledge to never ever raise taxes? To keep his "tax reform" from being a net tax increase, he'd have to give tax cuts to high income folks.
Oh, right, we have to raise taxes on the working poor and the middle class to finance even more tax breaks for millionaires.
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Rob from the poor and give to the rich. A "true man of the cloth."
Good post. Rich and poor alike also pay taxes through property taxes as well. Renters too: rents go up when property taxes go up (at least when I was a landlord this was very much a part of my calculus). And as a firmly middle class person who is self employed- and therefore pays double Social Security tax – as well as being forbidden from some very helpful tax breaks payrolled workers get (HRAs, for instance), I'd argue the country should be focusing on ways to make Americans more entrepreneurial by reforming the tax code to value labor over passive investments and lowering costs for health care. But I don't expect politicians to do that – they have taxpayer-funded health care and retirement benefits, and by and large fit into that top 2% of Americans. They're not going to raise their own taxes. Politician, protect thyself.
When your property taxes went up the rents you charged did too. So why don't you get that other taxes are going to trickle down too. Marx and Lenin tried a labor system of value – it does not work.
The object of the free market is to create wealth for all of us, not to provide labor.
There is no such thing as a passive investment. Even stuffing your money into your mattress has economic effects. Maybe it would help if you think of "passive investment" as "job creation", because that is what it is. If you are self employed you should know better. In your instance your "investment" is your labor – and we all hope the result is the creation of wealth for you and others.
I just paid $23.57 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $675 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
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For low-income people, payroll taxes are more than offset by subsequent Social Security benefits that far exceed them. Higher income people experience poor to negative returns on their payroll taxes, so for them it's fair to count some of the payroll tax as an actual loss of income. But on the low end, the payroll tax is a highly profitable investment in future benefits. Any investor would jump at the chance to buy into the returns that poor people get from Social Security.
Commenter Brendan is correct that property taxes fall on the poor. The poor also pay sales taxes. But the payroll tax is a red herring.
As Len Burman suggests, take a look at when you start collecting on social security, and then take a look at life expectancy for the poor, and you'll begin to see how most poor people aren't going to collect nearly as much social security as you think.
And the poor pay payroll taxes, state income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, excise taxes, and every other tax that is passed on to the consumer via a product cost. Why are certain people whining so much to change the one tax that's heavily progressive, when many of the others aren't progressive at all or are even regressive? Funny how we never hear calls to adjust those taxes….
Buff, your logic is short-sighted and reminds me of the saying "what good is a fancy house if you don't have a decent country to put it in." So, on that basis I disagree that, for higher income people, "it's fair to count some of the payroll tax as a loss of income." First of all, higher income people experience poor "returns" on their payroll taxes because they prefer to get those services elsewhere i.e. why take Medicare when you can afford your own private doctor.
Second, all higher income people benefit from lower income people's existence. A "decent country" needs all the cashiers, truck drivers, school teachers, laborers, assembly-line workers and countless other jobs held by middle and lower income people, who just manage to get by, but still show up to work every day.
Third, it's the buying power of the vast middle and lower income groups that power manufacturing, keeping prices low for countless commodities like cars, tv, computers, etc.
So, I say it is a good investment to continue to pay into a system that you may be fortunate enough to not need to tap into, but you have to have a longer view to see all the "returns."
No, the Social Security that the poor receive is not a good investment! It is based on your income – so if you worked enough years to receive it, based on your income, you will get a pitifully small SS….which has NOT received a C.O.L.A. for the 3rd year running….unless you like the idea that getting less than 10k a year is the best you can do. AND the poor – elderly and disabled on SS….also pay for the Fed's inflation romp, the costs of regulation on energy, utilities, etc., and a disproportionate amount of the user, registration, sin-taxes, etc.
Ok, where do you get the info that poor people are LESS likely to die than "you or I" before getting much benefit?? Given that some at least is due to lifestyle choices, the poor have worse health, live in much more dangerous neighborhoods, can afford cheaper food (more fattening, less nutritious) – every report I've read, so far……
Ricky, my boy, as a fellow Texan and conservative, I'd probably vote for you if it came down to it. Having said that, until GE pays more income tax than I do, you can put middle class income taxes where the sun don't shine.
I am appalled that Forbes is willing to print this column. Nothing in it stands up to even light scrutiny.
If you are going to carry water for the left, atleast do a better job. Social Security and Medicare were sold as essentially an insurance investment. For most of us Social Security sucks as an investment providing a 0% return over 30+ years. But hey, that is progressive economics for you. Further social security and medicare are supposed to be independent of the rest of the federal government – you remember Al Gore's so called "locked box". Your Social Security and Medicare taxes purportedly are collected to pay for your future social security and medicare benefits. Except that instead of being an investment, it is a Ponzi scheme – but hey what do you expect from the people who brought us Cabrini Green.
Regardless, The TSA, DoD, DoE, …. all of what we think of as the federal government, are paid for by those taxes that most of us do not pay. Regardless of what groups pay the largest share of the cost of government – it is an extremely bad idea for a large percentage of us to pay NOTHING towards its operation.
The progressive meme that the bottom quintile has been stagnant for the past thirty years has been repeatedly debunked. If you are old enough to have seen how the poor lived 30 years ago you know better. But even ignoring that, this nation has absorbed and additional 7 million illegal aliens not to mention countless legal ones in the past 3 decades. I am not sure how you can invite millions of new poor people into the country and then claim that wages for the poor are stagnant. Subtract new immigrants legal or otherwise and even the warped statistics the government keeps will tell a different story.
"For most of us Social Security sucks as an investment providing a 0% return over 30+ years."
And who, precisely, is "us", dhlii1? Surely not the American public in general. Who exactly are these terribly economically abused people and what exactly are they deprived of in their daily lives as a result?
Frankly, I would love to see your "us" group begin to think as statemen with a broad concern for the welfare of the entire citizenry of their country, not just the welfare of their own class.
If giving significant tax cuts to the top wealthholders in the US created jobs, well.. we've had those cuts in place for a long time now. Where, pray tell, are the jobs? How many of them support families to the point where those job holders have been pushed into the income levels where significant taxes are collected? Why does a country that was one the economic powerhouse that the US once was even have such a thing as 'the working poor'?
I think he's repeating that sad Fox News argument, "they're not poor, they have refrigerators!". I guess we can't raise taxes back to the clinton levels until we've taken every last thing the poor has.
Funny how you disprove a number of your own arguments, then use catchphrases like "that's progressive economics" to somehow distract from the fact that you acknowledged your own argument was incorrect.
As far as "The progressive meme that the bottom quintile has been stagnant for the past thirty years has been repeatedly debunked", I'd love to see your unbiased citation for that. Since the take-home income of both of the lowest two quintiles was stagnant from 1980 to 2005 in real 2005 dollars, and that was BEFORE the recession hit and unemployment doubled, I really doubt those bottom 2 quintiles are doing better now.
Again I cannot speak for all people but for my Father, a small business owner, who died at age 35, my mother a Physicians Assistant who died at age 50 and my older brother, a soldier, who died at age 55, all of theses members of my family paid into the system and NONE of them took from it, for all of them Social Security was nothing more than a government scam that took from them and gave nothing back.
Wealth inequality? Where in our constitution does it guarantee equal wealth for everyone? Last I checked, we are guaranteed equal opportunity, not equal outcome. This "inequality" is just one group coveting what another group has. Class warfare at its finest.
I sympathize with the poor. Heck, I was one of them for the first half of my life, but I took advantage of my opportunity to pull myself out of that rut. Now, I'm suddenly demonized as evil and greedy simply because I want to keep what I've sacrificed and worked hard (full-time consulting plus two sideline businesses at > 90 hours per week) to earn.
Not to mention all the misinformation going around about corporate taxes. People only look at media headlines and don't understand that the reason a company like GE doesn't pay taxes in a given year is because they had losses carried forward. Companies only pay tax on profit after losses and expenses. Anyone who's ever run a business understands this. But it gets people more stirred up to say out of context that "GE doesn't pay taxes."
I don't even factor social security into my retirement plans because I don't expect it will still be around when it's my turn to retire. For me, SS is not insurance. It's just another tax from which I'll derive no benefits. Yet some people want me to pay even more of this tax by eliminating the SS cap. Would you want to pay more toward something that will never benefit you? I didn't think so.
If I could get back every penny I've already paid and invest it myself, I'd gladly forgo any attempt to collect from SS at all. Heck, even stopping my current contributions and allowing me to keep that money in my own pocket would put me ahead of what I might get from SS (not that I expect to get anything, anyway).
Len, you raise an interesting question here. Given two facts 1) wage incomes have stayed the same between 79 and 09. 2) increasing availability of "easy credit". It makes me wonder: are the low and middle class living on money they haven't made yet? Based on the current rates of foreclosure and I think more than half of the middle class live paycheck to paycheck, it would seem to me that the upper 1% waited to purchase until they had sufficient funds to pay for their nice things, whereas the middle class purchases well before they can truly afford their purchases. Essentially, buying habits and expectations have changed over the last 30 years and the upper 1% follow those old habits where the bottom 99% follow the new habits.
Oh please. I had no special opportunities that anyone else couldn't have had. In fact, I had (have) additional roadblocks in the form of a disability (severe rheumatoid arthritis from the age of 16 – already have 8 joint replacements at age 45). I wasn't born with the proverbial silver spoon. I grew up poor in a tenement and didn't "know" people or have some special advantage over anyone else. The whole not having opportunities excuse is just that: An excuse to complain and blame someone else for one's own lack of success. If people spent more time trying instead of whining, they might actually get somewhere.
I don't think I'm better than anyone else. I simply believe that anyone can make a success out of life, regardless of their starting point. Telling me it's my duty to contribute more so that others who haven't put in the same effort or made the same sacrifices can be more equal is nothing more than theft. I chose to sacrifice and work hard rather than party life away and I deserve to enjoy the rewards of my efforts.
You've heard of the grasshopper and the ant. I want to keep what I earn because, like the ant, I'm preparing for my future so I can take care of my own needs instead of frittering away my money and depending on government largesse that will likely be depleted by the time I might qualify for it. Personal responsibility can be a grand thing, you know.
Mr. Burman, Ideally I would love to believe that the progressive income tax is a tool to mitigate extreme inequality, but I find that logically that is not the case. I am sure we can agree that taxation in its simplest of forms is a redistribution of wealth. Anyone anywhere in the world paying taxes is "contributing to the pot" so to say. This is a good thing, although there is a fine balance that must be found, and I do not think that a progressive income tax is a logical tool to mitigate extreme inequality.
For one, you noted that equality of outcome is not the goal, so I assume you, like me, believe equality of opportunity is. How does a progressive income tax help diminish extreme inequality? Has it worked thus far? I would argue no. Even if the government was judicious and intentional in its spending (which it is not) there is no constitutional way to provide such measures of barring extreme inequality. Rather the market has been the only tool in history proven to provide such results (mind you we do not have a "free market"). Milton Freidman's four ways to spend money comes to mind here.
Rather a flat tax or a national sales tax would be more advantageous at mitigating extreme inequality and creating jobs and economic growth.
The notion that a progressive tax mitigates extreme inequality is unfounded and seems to be counter productive. We do not bring the two classes (haves and have nots) together by bringing DOWN the haves, but should rather look to more productive measures of bringing UP the have nots.
The Return on investment for social security is Generally independent of social class – us is anyone who pays and collects social security. Low earners contribute less and collect less. The most favorable studies are showing an ROI of approximately 20% – that is over more than 40 years or less than 0.5%/year. Those studies also bundle in medicare – which is going bankrupt specifically because it has a higher ROI – but the money was never really invested.
Those "abused" people are all of us – anyone including the poor roped into social security. In the most favorable terms it is a Ponzi scheme, and an absymal investment. Even a 2% Certificate of deposit would produce a 120% return over 40 years. An S&P index fund at the average 7% return since 1925 would produce almost a 1500% return over 40 years.
Unspent invested retirement funds can be passed on to your children. Money actually invested would contribute to the growth of the nation.
I thought this was Forbes ? I assumed that readers here have a grasp of compound interest and return on investment.
The US has been approximately 30% of the world economy for more than 40 years. During that time All of Asia has risen from 15% to nearly 1/4 and and all of Europe has declined from more than 35% to 30%.
There will always be a bottom quintile – by definition. The only issue is how well they are doing – and they are doing better than the middle class in Europe. If you have been alive since 1970 then you know that:
few of the poor in 1970 are still poor – even the poor really do climb the ladder. If you look at the real wealth of the "poor" today – in terms of cars, tv's computers, cell phones, living space, …. the poor today are far better off than those of any other time in history.
US manufacturing output is 22% of that of the world – 2.5 times that of China. It is 6 times greater than in the 50′s.
Regardless of the rhetoric about tax cuts for those with high incomes – which is not the same as the wealthy, where do you think jobs come from ? Government ?
Income inequality is not the same as a decline or stagnation in the standard of living of the bottom quintile.
The casual observations of anyone alive more than 30 years makes it readily apparent the "poor" have far more wealth than they had 30 years ago. If casual observations are insufficient will Government statistics do ?
Further the "poor" 10, 20, 30 years ago are not the same people as the poor today. The great majority of us – particularly those at the bottom, move up the economic ladder.
Any study that compares income groups from one period to those of another without adjusting for the fact that people have changed groups is just a fraud. 30 years ago I was in the bottom Quartile. I am not now – what about you ? The percentage of people who remain in the lowest quartile for 10 years is absymally low.
Most of today's poor – like those of the past are those just starting out and some of the elderly. Widening GINI indexes essentially mean that there more of those in all quintiles including the poor have move up farther. Further if you eliminate the 7M increase in low wage earning illegal aliens the income dispartiy over the pas 30 years vanishes.
Essentially what you studies show is that people entering the job market without a high school degree in 2011 are starting out no better off than those similarly situated 10, 20, 30 years ago.
The very same statistics are strongly suggesting, that they will likely improve more than their peers 30 years ago.
You mentioned that you were poor once, and now your not. That is exactly the point. That is not unusual. Almost all of us are more wealthy than we were 20, or thirty years ago. The "poor" today will mostly be wealthier 10, 20 years from now.
The slackers as well as those truly unable to better themselves are very few. Very few of us are continuously serially unlucky. Most successful people fail repeatedly – until they succeed.
Mitigating inequality is not possible – without making all of us including the poor worse off.
You are purportedly a reputable college professor, it is very disturbing that you are able to grasp only the shallowest understanding of a set of statistics.
There are three fundamental issues:
The poor indisputably have far more wealth today than they had previously. Absent theft, that can not be reconciled with stagnant real wages.
The poor today are not the poor of ten years ago and will likely not be the poor tomorrow. Wages for almost all individuals have increased substantially – so much they are not now in the same group.
There are 7million more low wage illegal aliens today than 30 years ago. That alone is a huge distortion to these statistics.
Can we put this stupid meme to rest ?
Your inspiration is notable. Those that have not done well are simply unlucky? Your position is clever and easily defended. I just wonder how "unlucky" these people are. How many own multiple TV's, a video game system, access to high speed internet connections, air conditioning, cars and cell phones. How many of these individuals enhance their incomes with food stamps, Medicaid and housing assistance? How many of these "unlucky people" take much more out of Social Security and Medicare than they paid in? How many of these "unlucky people" have been "trained" to think that an all powerful government can long endure a scheme in which it provides to them largesse based on other people's money and it will not ever run out of that money? Finally, please show me a society where such "unlucky people" have long succeeded?
Where in the U.S. Constitution does it mention capitalism? How about Corporations? It doesn't mention an economic system at all. It doesn't guarantee a profit for anyone.
Taxes have been around for thousands of years. Originally they were paid to the owner of the country, the King. They were intended to provide for the needs and wants of the crown. Now, we are the owners of the country. We are all equal owners (irregardless of wealth). So the revenues should be used for the betterment of the majority (or all if possible) of the owners. Without an educated workforce, the wealthy won't have anyone as resources to help them maintain or gain more wealth. Who do you suppose buys their goods and services? With a starving and uneducated populace, the masses will revolt (see many countries around the world right now, including the UK for examples of rioting poor unemployed masses).
If you want to keep what wealth you have, you might better make sure the masses are well cared for and still have the notion they have opportunities to move up. It isn't we are asking for a redistribution of wealth. We already have that. We want a reversal of direction of the distribution.
Do me a favor: go on a Yahoo opinion page and read the posts of the people regarding the wealthy. (Yahoo, I would argue, reflects more of a mainstreet opinion than Forbes or a classroom survey taken at Syracuse.) Since when is there NOT class envy in the US? The media reflects this sentiment as well. Space is dead on in his assessment.


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Dr. Bard retired from the University of Saint Franics in 2011. He was the Chair of the Chemistry Department from 2003 to 2008 and served as the Interium Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences for the 2008/2009 school year. He was promoted to Professor Emeritus in 2010 and continues to teach physics, chemistry and mathematics. He is a retired US Air Force officer and served 22 years on active duty. During his military career, he served as an advanced weather officer and as a staff and command officer in the Air Weather Service and the Special Operations Command in the US, Europe and the Middle East.

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Not only fat,but pale and unshaven,I figure you can't polish a turd,so why bother tanning or shaving until I look better.
Pictures sure don't lie.You look at other people and go" I look better than that"but in reality you might not as is my case.Time to do something about it.
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exactly how are you fat?
My waist line is disgusting and no cuts anywhere to be found.
nah yer not fat mate! Just not ripped up. You got some decent size going on there . . . good thickness in arms & forearms especially.
get a grip on your diet and before ya know it you'll have a better view of the muscle you've already packed on
lookin thick man
How do you sleep at night, lardy love boat?
Your no t that bad, really. You look like you have a slim waist line and you look thick and you have big arms. You don't have any nasty love handles. You just need to cut and bring out that muscle underneath.
"The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die." -Steve Prefontaine
Motivate a fatty here.
With my body type,condition I'm in and being natural my whole life.What would someone recommend for a cycle?Want to be lean and still have decent size.I know this post should be on the aas board,but I didn't want to tie up space with another pic of my fat ass.
Won't take much to get right back in there... train, watch the diet... you'll get there quickly.
"A winner...knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others; A loser...wants to be considered an expert by others, before he has even learned enough to know how little he knows." - Sydney Harris
"It takes a big man to cry, and an even BIGGER man to laugh at that man!" - Jack Handey
"It's simple. If it jiggles, it's fat." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
whats up fred? you have gained a little weight since your last pictures havn't you? But you are not as bad as you had me thinking. What I suggested should work fine. Have you contacted them yet?
No bro,not yet I'm trying some natural stuff first.Give my body a chance to have some foreign sh!t up in it.Originally posted by ddrew
whats up fred? you have gained a little weight since your last pictures havn't you? But you are not as bad as you had me thinking. What I suggested should work fine. Have you contacted them yet?
And by the way that other pic was 15 years ago.
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David K. Williams, Contributor
I write about my life and business lessons.
In my previous article, I mentioned that I would be discussing high maintenance employees this week. You have most likely read statistics on the cost of high maintenance individuals in the workplace. According to Google Google, "it is staggering."
Several articles recently suggested that you might be "high maintenance" if you respond with a yes to three or more of the items below:
Because I am a CEO with more than 30 years of work experience under my belt, you might assume what will follow are tips from the latest experts to help you eradicate or rehabilitate high maintenance employees in your organization.
Instead, I have a confession to share with you. When I first took the quiz with a few people on my team, I was a little embarrassed to be the only one in the room who responded yes to all 7 questions. Yes, I am the reigning High Scorer.
Here are my responses:
1. Get overly excited or emotional about little and big things
2. Email too much and include everyone on the email threads
3. Don't sleep eight hours a night
4. Don't get enough bran in your diet
5. Multi-task and push limits and boundaries
6. Question everything
7. Worry about little and big things
How does this help you or your organization to improve and grow? Well, if you're anything like us, we believe it's great to hone the ability to celebrate people who come in all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life. It's an approach that brings vibrancy and uplifting energy to an organization. We hope we represent the fact that it's time to stop putting people in sterile boxes, judging and labeling them. Seek to understand one another and create an open environment where people are respected and issues are tackled together. We "beat the tar" out of challenges and love our people, and I am deeply grateful to the people of Fishbowl for putting up with their irregular, irreverent, high strung, high maintenance CEO who cherishes them.
And let's not forget about the staggering cost of high maintenance. In our case we've grown consistently over the years with both high and low maintenance employees. In fact, there would be no Fishbowl today without the employees who demonstrated high courage to stand for what they believed in. If you're interested, I invite you to check out a few of our other "high maintenance" individuals on the Fishbowl Newsstand in our expanded story about the ways to recognize and eliminate technical debt. Thank you for reading!
Contributions for this article were provided by Fishbowl President, Mary Michelle Scott
Author: David K. Williams | Google+
If there was a list for how to spot the kindest, most understanding CEO who always goes the distance for his team – our CEO David K Williams would also achieve the high score. Thanks David for creating a space for everyone to have a bit of fun as we close out this great January.
Dave and Mary, this is great! I've always been high maintenance but now I don't feel so bad about it!!!
Yes, I love the way this company rolls! And I fear I'm in contention for that high score as well (ahem) – must do better. But what a fun read. Thank you David and Mary, for being willing to share.
I totally agree with you. Well said.
True story, I have received 3 emails about this article already and am expecting more through out the day :)


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He couldn't refuse the generous stipend, could he, not with a baby on the way, all the debts, and the worry that he might not get paid for his just completed Singspiel, The Magic Flute! So Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) accepted the commission for an opera to celebrate the coronation of the Austrian Emperor Leopold II as king of Bohemia. Mozart took on the task, although he was asked to compose it as "Opera Seria," a style he considered old-hat and had abandoned years before.
Opera Seria, very popular in the late 17th and early18th Centuries, had the story of an opera moved along via recitative, and the arias, that stopped the action, devoted to the character's feelings and the singers' often exaggerated virtuosity. Most arias followed the prescribed A-B-A form, sometimes even repeating that. Often the result was a crashing bore if the singers were not of exceptional caliber. Many of the male parts, now performed by mezzo-sopranos, then were given to the haunting voices of the famous Castrati singers of the day. (Just in case you are not familiar with the ghastly history, these gifted singers were castrated at puberty to preserve their youthful voice level.)
I could go on with more data about Opera Seria learned in my college days, but I think that as boring as the old form itself. Purists will violently disagree, but three honest people in the audience, volunteered to me that they fell asleep during the performance. I suspect that happened to a goodly number more!
Back to Mozart and his acceptance of the commission: A great deal of unsubstantiated myth has grown up over the creation of Clemenza, the last of Mozart's 22 operas. Supposedly he completed it within barely 18 days, turning the recitativo portions over to his pupil, Zuessmayr. Then there is the question as to whether he was already stricken with the illness that had him destined for that famous unmarked grave, just three months after finishing the work. How did this opera interfere with the creation of the fabulous Requiem for the mysterious stranger who ominously commissioned it just then?
We'll never know, but we do know that when Clemenza premiered in Prague in 1791, it was not well received. Although performed fairly often early on, when it premiered in England, for instance, in 1806, it was not repeated until 1957, some 151 years later. It is not part of the established repertory of any current opera company I know about. But then so are not any of the incredibly 40 (!!!) other opera versions of this "noble" story that preceded Mozart's effort.
The current production, first staged at the Met in 1984, has a remarkable cast, which performed magnificently for this transmission. Every nuance was perfection; not a single note misfired; not a single tremolo perceived – the result: incredible beauty – much appreciated in the movie audience with some members applauding after almost every aria.
The plot of the opera simplified, has a spurned princess demanding that her "companion," who is besotted with love for her, assassinate his best friend, the Roman emperor Tito. There is a sub-plot to provide more ethical and aria materiel. Tito survives, the instigator-princess finally confesses, and Tito, most nobly, forgives "tutti." The jubilation of everyone involved gives Mozart a finale so goose-bump-eliciting that you forgive any earlier boredom caused by the antiquated form.
As said, the cast was absolutely superb, with probably the best performance by the Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca, as Sesto, the assassin-lover. (You may remember her marvelously sensual Carmen at the Met.) The scheming Vitellia was beauteously sung by the Milanese mezzo-soprano Barbara Frittoli. The other pants-part fell to the talented American mezzo-soprano, Kate Lindsey. Lucy Crowe, the English soprano, made a charming Met debut as the sub-plot's Servilia.
Now to the two truly male roles in this worthy ensemble: They were filled impressively by the Italian tenor, Giuseppe Filianoti as Tito, and Brooklyn's own basso, Oren Gradus as Publio, the captain of the guards.
Every single person I spoke to agreed that the "singing was superb," but several questioned the costumes and sets of this opera the action of which takes place in Rome 80 AD.
The chorus, (and it also performed magnificently,) and the conniving Vitellia at times are wearing huge, opulent, Marie-Antoinette 18th Century farthingales. Tito however, is garbed in a stately sort of house robe and Publio wears a strange something-or-other that has a semblance of toga folds below the waist.
As for the two pants-part roles: they are wearing an imaginative version of possible Roman military garb with high boots that were the rage in Elizabethan times. Not a real toga in sight!
All this is a Jean-Pierre Ponelle production that is a revival of its Met performances of 1984. Did he clothe the cast and chorus so opulently to divert the audience from the possibly boring aspect of an Opera Seria? It certainly caused discussion with current audience members. The set with its fake marble, works well for the frequent exits and entrances.
The upshot of it all? I enjoyed myself despite it all! Of course that was because of the quality of the all-around, splendid musical performance under the aegis of the British conductor Harry Bicket, who is a baroque and classical-music specialist. He had high praise for the Met orchestra, as do I. Its members seemingly can handle everything from Handel to anything ultra modern handed to them.
And then I liked many of the melodies better than I remembered them from the one time I saw this opera before, admiring Mozart's subtle innovations to the hackneyed form.
Also very enjoyable were the interviews hosted by the ever-vibrant Susan Graham. She elicited charming personal tidbits from the performers, and protected them with "toi/toi/tois" to ward off any possible disasters during the rest of their performance. She fully succeeded.
Do catch the recorded encore of this transmission at the WP's City Center Cinema15, and NewRoc's City18, at 6:30 December 19th, 2012.
Here are some comments from other members of the audience. Some are from neighboring areas that do not have easy access to these transmissions.
Irene Kubat of the Bronx "had a wonderful time." She had attended this opera just the week before at the actual Met. Originally from Prague, she voiced that she really enjoyed the HD version even more. "Unless you sit in at least a $350 seat, you miss a lot. American opera houses are just too large. I like the HD close-ups." She thought all the singer's performances were "marvelous" and appreciates that the Met always gives us first class singers.
Joan Drisdoll of Hartsdale admitted that she has trouble with trouser roles. She can't accept the mezzos as males. She and her husband, Graham, admired all the singing, but found the first act too long, preferring the structure and music of the more varied second.
Sarah Vorder Bruegge of Greenwich was one of the courageous people who confessed that she fell asleep during the first act. It was all so tedious and repetitive, she felt.
A whole contingent of residents, (usually about ten or so,) of the retirement community, "Westchester Meadows" in Valhalla, regularly attends the HDs.
Shirley Leitner explained that the facility's bus conveniently brings them and picks them up. She praised the Testo performance especially, but thought all voices were excellent. She always enjoys the intermission interviews and was especially grateful that this opera had a happy ending. "It isn't often that you don't end up with a number of bodies strewn around."
Dora Fisher, also of the Meadows, found this a very pleasurable production. She said "the Testo was unbelievably good" and praised the conductor. "Of course the plot is ridiculous, but then opera is not exactly true to life."
Alma Angrilli, another member of the contingent, said "the excellent singing and the music carried the whole thing. After all, it is Mozart and that combination can't be faulted." (I tend to agree with her!)


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By LOHR McKINSTRY
---- — AuSABLE FORKS — Local vocalist Susan Richards will give voice to the plight of independent theaters in the digital age with a performance this Sunday.
And actor James Tolkan of "Back to the Future" fame will also help the Hollywood Theatre to stay alive.
Proceeds from "A Tribute to the Classics," a musical salute to a selection of great American film soundtracks, will go toward purchase of a digital movie projector that the Hollywood needs in order to stay in business.
The show will feature clips from some of America's favorite films throughout the years and a musical performance of various soundtracks performed by Richards, accompanied by Eric Klotzo.
Richards, a native of Keeseville and currently a resident of the Town of Jay, has performed with Tony and Emmy Award winner and star of Broadway George Hearn and his wife, Leslie Hearn, in such productions as "Chicago," "Mame" and "South Pacific."
She has entertained audiences throughout the North Country with her vocal talents, including appearances at the JEMS Coffeehouse.
Tolkan, a Lake Placid resident, played Principal Strickland in the "Back to the Future" film series and Stinger in "Top Gun."
He will sign autographs before Sunday's fundraiser.
Tickets for the event are $20 per person with all of the proceeds donated to the Hollywood Theatre for use in the ongoing campaign to "Go Digital or Go Dark."
"Recent mandates from distributors have forced small independent theaters to complete a digital upgrade by the end of 2013," a press release explained. "Films will no longer be available for showing in 35mm format, but will be shipped to theaters on hard drives."
Conversion costs $50,000 or more, and some local theaters have been forced to close.
When Richards heard of the situation Hollywood Theatre owners Corey Hanf and Sierra Serino were facing "it became obvious that I had to do something," she said.
And after brainstorming with Jay colleague Carol Greenley, they came up with A Tribute to the Classics.
"I have had such loving support from the community every time I have appeared in concert or in a local theater production that I felt that I could give back to the community by offering to do this fundraising event in order to keep the doors to the Hollywood open for business," Richards said in the release.
"From working in the Town of Jay Supervisor's Office, I learned firsthand after the devastation of Hurricane Irene that the strength of this community is seen most clearly at a time like this.
"When one family is facing a hardship, everyone comes together to lend time, talent or monetary contributions."
The Hollywood is among a dozen in the North Country Theater Alliance, which has applied to Empire State Development Corp. for a $3.1 million grant to purchase digital projection equipment.
Go Digital or Go Dark launched a series of fundraisers such as the one coming up in AuSable Forks.
"The call to save the theater is one that I don't take lightly," Jay Town Supervisor Randy Douglas said in a news release.
"The Hollywood is not only an integral part of our Main Street Revitalization Plan but also a beloved gathering place for families and friends, locals and tourists alike."
As of Wednesday, 80 tickets had been reserved so far for the benefit.
Tolkan will sign autographs from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with the show slated to begin at 7 p.m. with a few words from Hanf and Serino.
For advance tickets, call the Hollywood at 647-5953.
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He's so old, when the Earth was created, he said "Finally, a place to live."
Since we are an elite team now, let's go get that One Cyclone Moment.
Make this one for the ages!
His Social Security number is 1.
Bill Snyder is so old, he was the offensive coordinator for Attila the Hun.
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Think Oscar Wilde when he said, "every saint has a past, every sinner has a future." But also think Neil Young: the fork in the road, light a candle. Instead of cursing the darkness, let's light a candle for where we're going. This was fantastic for the world. We are better people for having been here. It was absolutely incredible. I'm inspired. I don't know when I'll ever sleep again.
His birthday was last Sunday.. He turned 73.
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His birthday was last Sunday.. He turned 73.
I was just about to type "in before someone answers the question literally."
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His birthday was last Sunday.. He turned 73.
I don't get it.
When Armstrong took mankind's first steps on the moon, Snyder said "Who cares? I took the first steps on Earth."
He remembers when the Big 10 was a good football conference
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"I am the one who knocks" -Walter White
He's missing a rib and used to go by Adam
BS is so old, his name at birth was grunt-snort, because language wasn't invented yet.
His computer has Windows 95 as it's operating system.
I have a really good story that involes a buddy of mine and Bill Snyders daughter... dont know if I should share.... The buddy has a account here but dosnt post much.. It is Burgclone or something like that...
His friends named their new invention "the wheel" after his designed running back route that took the back out of the backfield and down the sideline.
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I have a really good story that involes a buddy of mine and Bill Snyders daughter... dont know if I should share.... The buddy has a account here but dosnt post much.. It is Burgclone or something like that...
prolly coulda got away with telling it, until you outed his ID.
I'm starting to be worried about dmb, he may be having a stroke or something.
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---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Retired Lt. Col. Linda Fletcher, a 22-year veteran of the Army Nurse Corps, thinks it's time to ask different questions about post-traumatic stress disorder that afflicts many returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
What if the medical diagnostic definition of PTSD is not comprehensive enough?
What if, as a result, current treatments that have been used since World War II have limited success?
Fletcher,a 22-year veteran of the Army Nurse Corps, now lives in Long Lake Township. She has spent the last six years researching PTSD and treatments on her own.
She will teach a two-session Northwestern Michigan College extended education class later this month.
PTSD is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying and/or tragic event — war, combat, catastrophe and abuse of all kinds. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Timely diagnosis and effective treatment have become a major national concern. Statistics tell why.
A U.S. military veteran commits suicide every 65 minutes, on average, according to the most recent Department of Veterans Affairs study. About 22 veterans committed suicide each day in 2010.
Nearly 30 percent of the veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have PTSD and 50 percent of those with PTSD do not seek treatment.
Female veterans are particularly likely to suffer from mental health issues. According to the VA, about one in five female veterans have post-traumatic stress related to "military sexual trauma," a catch-all category that includes everything from sexual harassment to rape.
Fletcher said she is concerned about the long-term effect PTSD will have on the vets, their families and American society.
"What we are doing doesn't work," she said. " We're still treating people from World War II and Vietnam. It's incredibly expensive and there is a lot of collateral damage — drug and alcohol abuse, inability to hold a job, homelessness, suicide, fractured homes. All of this drains on the resources of society. It's a huge problem and it's just getting bigger."
She thinks the current medical definition of PTSD fails to cover the full range of dissociative symptoms veterans suffer. It also does not address psychological/spiritual symptoms such as deep shame, guilt and rage that can come out of combat experiences.
PTSD is defined as an "anxiety disorder" in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association and used by Veterans Administration doctors to diagnose returning soldiers.
"There is increasing reference in national and international reference to broadening the PTSD definition to encompass the dissociative aspects of post-traumatic stress," Fletcher said.
Disassociation reaction is considered an often involuntary defense mechanism that can include disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity or perception. It is thought to be caused primarily by psychological trauma, according to various medical definitions.
Anxiety disorders and disassociation reaction both are treated with similar therapeutic methods — cognitive behavioral, creative art, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and drugs.
"The use of psychotropic agents, which include anxiety medications and anti-depressants, is also coming under question because of concerns about long-term consequences of their use," she said. "As a result, their use in treating PTSD may be worth re-evaluating."
Fletcher grew up in a military family. She was born in Seoul, where her father Charles, a career Army officer who retired as a lieutenant colonel, was stationed after World War II.
She said she realized over the last six years that her father, who won a Silver Medal for gallantry during World War II in Italy, was profoundly impacted by PTSD and his battle experiences.
"He lived a tortured life and my mom did, too," she said. "He had horrible nightmares and often would go to the den and fall asleep, only to jettison out of his chair because of the nightmares. He never said one word about his experience in the war to me or my brothers."
Fletcher earned her bachelor's of science in nursing in 1972 from the University of Texas and completed her graduate work in trauma nursing at Texas Woman's University on an Army scholarship in 1978. She spent most of her career in infection control and hospital epidemiology, teaching and supervising emergency and critical care in medical centers. She received her certificate as a master hypnotherapist in 2008.
Her class, "PTSD: The Facts and the Future," will offer an up-to-date look at PTSD and the ways it plays out in individual lives as well as discuss how combat-related trauma has been managed over time and the changing approach to PTSD treatment. It is designed for those in helping professions, families, and those with PTSD. Fletcher said the purpose of the class is not to help people navigate through the existing system.
The class will meet on April 23 and 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 at the University Center. Cost of the class is $35. For registration or more information, call NMC at 995-1700.


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Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen - Brauerei Tucher Brau
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Reviews by Automator:
4.5/5 rDev +16%
12-27-2012 00:33:48 | More by Automator
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4.05/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a light to medium golden amber with a finger of white head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of sweet wheat, lemon, banana, slightly spicy and quite pleasant.Flavor follows, with bready wheat, light lemon citrus and hints of banana. Dry, slightly buttery finish with a hint of hops. Light to medium bodied with nice carbonation. I've been spoiled by Weihenstephaner and approach new hefeweizens with caution. Even when they are good, they seem not to live up to that great beer. This one was not quite up to that flavor standard, but was not dissapointing in any way. Nicely balanced, mildly sweet start and semi-dry finish are perfect for the style. Very nice aroma and tastes great. I'll get this again.
Serving type: bottle
07-12-2014 21:54:49 | More by LiquidAmber
3.25/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
5.2% ABV per the label on my 500ml brown glass bottle. It has a flashy label which initially turned me off to buying it; it looks like a graphic design major went batshit crazy, and doesn't exactly call to mind storied German brewing tradition. But I digress...
BB: 9/14/16 if I'm reading the odd notching system correctly. I picked up this bottle in a Carrefour supermarket in Kardamena, Kos, Greece, and the label has Greek as well as English ad Deutsche text.
Served cold and side-poured into a pilsner glass in my hotel room. Expectations are high given its current ratings.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: 4 fingers wide. White in colour. Okay complexion and consistency. Decent thickness. Not a real full, frothy, or creamy head. Leaves no lacing as it recedes. Retention is above average - about 3-4 minutes.
BODY: Cloudy bright yellow. It's not the hazy unfiltered appearance I look for in a good hefeweizen, and approximates the body of a witbier.
Not a great looking hefeweizen by any stretch, but it's above average outside of style conventions. It has my curiosity.
AROMA: Full fresh wheat, lemon zest, lemon peel, citrusy esters, banana and clove from the yeast/hefe, and clean barley. A fresh, clean, and appealing aroma of average strength. The wheat itself is lovely. I'm looking forward to the first sip. Any hop aromatics are quite tame - which is to style.
No overt alcohol or other off-notes are detectable.
TASTE: Fresh wheat, lemon zest & peel, citrusy esters, and plenty of banana from the yeast. It's pretty much the beer you'd expect based on the aroma, but the clove is much more reticent than anticipated. Interestingly, lemon zest dominates, veering this wheat beer more towards witbier territory.
It's well-balanced and has the trademark simplicity of the style, but lacks the elegance and subtleties of world-class examples thereof.
No alcohol or off-notes are detectable.
It's hard not to like. The quality of the wheat is evident, and when that's the foundation of the beer, it's bound to be good.
TEXTURE: Fresh, crisp, clean, smooth, wet, and refreshing. Light to medium-bodied. Neither too thick nor too thin. Has a good overall presence on the palate. This texture complements the taste rather well, even if the beer is a biteen overcarbonated.
Not oily, astringent, gushed, hot, boozy, harsh, scratchy, or rough.
OVERALL: It's a nice hefeweizen and I'm glad it's available in Greece, but when in Germany I doubt I'd reach for this with other superior hefeweizens on the shelf (Ayinger, Franziskaner, even Erdinger). Absolutely worth trying and very enjoyable. It's not quite the orange-peel heavy type of hefeweizen I personally prefer, but it's not the clove-laden type of hefeweizen either. More a compromise between a hefeweizen and a witbier. Very drinkable.
High C+
Serving type: bottle
07-07-2014 10:49:41 | More by kojevergas
4.5/5 rDev +16%
07-07-2014 03:56:45 | More by Ksyrium
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
07-05-2014 23:39:58 | More by camhelffrich
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5/5 rDev +28.9%
06-30-2014 23:34:49 | More by HopsForBrains
3.25/5 rDev -16.2%
06-27-2014 00:17:18 | More by TheBeerbarian
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
06-26-2014 11:36:44 | More by Wizzman
4/5 rDev +3.1%
06-24-2014 16:08:20 | More by Vogt52
4.15/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Gave an inverted pour from a 16.9 oz bottle into a hefeweizen glass.
Nice hazy goldenrod color with a fluffy, foamy 2" head. Settles to about 1/4", leaves persistent spotty lacing.
Smells very "wheaty", lots of fresh ripe banana, a little bit of clove- less than a lot of other hefeweizens I've had. A little bit of a sugary tang I can't quite describe. Smells nice, fresh and inviting.
Tastes of lush wheat, a little lemon, then sweet creamy banana and a touch of bubblegum. It almost tastes like banana pudding. Still, it's not too sweet. Ends with more ripe banana/pudding and some soft wheatiness.
Pretty full bodied for a hef, but soft and smooth. Nicely carbonated, but could maybe stand a bit more. Ends fairly clean.
Overall a well made and pretty well balanced hefeweizen with a bit more going on than your standard malty bananas & clove. Sells for pretty cheap around here too. Not quite as good as Weihenstephaner or Live Oak, but stands out from most hefeweizen offerings.
Serving type: bottle
06-05-2014 16:27:20 | More by busternuggz
United Kingdom (England)
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
05-31-2014 17:58:27 | More by endless1408
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
05-31-2014 04:51:02 | More by jsh420
4/5 rDev +3.1%
05-25-2014 19:18:28 | More by meehandennis
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
05-25-2014 12:26:01 | More by Azpittil57
4/5 rDev +3.1%
05-22-2014 20:28:44 | More by KeyWestGator
4.75/5 rDev +22.4%
05-20-2014 22:58:39 | More by Smithperson
4/5 rDev +3.1%
05-19-2014 02:39:21 | More by tommy5
4.5/5 rDev +16%
05-18-2014 19:27:31 | More by sammy806
4/5 rDev +3.1%
05-17-2014 21:39:23 | More by Kerne
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
05-13-2014 03:28:00 | More by oriolesfan4
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Love hefe's in the warmer weather. Enjoyed the Tucher Krystal Weizen, and the Hefe is just as good.
A - Pale gold, moderate haze, huge, fluffy white head that lasts forever.
S - Complex mix of bread, toasty wheat malt and banana esters. Little clove or other phenolics. No hops.
T - Similar to aroma. Bready wheat malt with low but enough hop bitterness to support. Noticeable tartness adds to the refreshing quality. No hop flavor. Plenty of banana ester, little clove.
M - Medium-light body, high carbonation. Tartness dries out the finish.
O - One of my new favorites of this style. Would like a bit more clove, but really nice as is.
Serving type: can
05-12-2014 01:25:20 | More by CASK1
4.5/5 rDev +16%
05-04-2014 22:16:16 | More by konigstiger
3.39/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
.5L pour into Weizen glass, JFK airport
A- Golden yellow, hazy. Some white highlight. White head doesn't retain.
S- Bananas, clove. A bit of booze, actually, and some yeast.
T- Wheaty, grainy. A bit of fruit and yeast. A tad spicy.
M- Carb is more apparent. Smooth and wet though.
O- Decent. I think the CO2 from the draft takes away from Weizens.
Serving type: on-tap
05-04-2014 00:39:10 | More by BWED
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
05-03-2014 02:14:35 | More by coopdog1000
4/5 rDev +3.1%
04-28-2014 06:05:28 | More by AaronOp
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen from Brauerei Tucher Brau
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at the age of 4 i became the light wieght champion of the world in boxing, by the time i was 5 i had served in the US marines, british army ,foriegn legion, and the S.A.S, and had a total of over 6000 head shots! Being brought up on a farm i was always up early with my dad feeding the animals, he kept this huge bull in the back field ,and every morning he would make me run around in there with red pyjamas on!, by the age of 6 - till i was 10 years old , i worked with N.A.S.A, heading there mars space programme, as chief engineer i got to see all kinds of shit, and i gotta tell ya aliens really do exist!!!, the mission was a success and to this day mars and the milky way are both delicious as bed time snacks !, my teens were really cool as i got to travel first class every where i went, being primeminister of England had its perks but not with- out controversy, but thats another story , well I am now 6ft 6 inches blonde i got blue eyes and i look the spit of brad pit ,but confined to a mental hospital there really isnt much i can do about it !!!!!!1peace!!!AAAAAAARrrggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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CArp age of 4 what took you so long mate?
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SPOKANE, Wash.-- A grandmother happened to be in the right place at the right time as her grandchild fell from a second story window in Spokane.
Authorities said she was outside of a home on the 2400 block of North Lincoln smoking a cigarette. At the same time, the mother and 14-month-old toddler were in a second story room. According to officials, the toddler was jumping on the bed and just as a friend told the mother the nearby window was open, the toddler fell out.
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On November 10 from 5-9 p.m. the Will County Humane Society will be hosting their second annual Fur Ball. The event will be held at Harrah's Casino in Joliet.
Proceeds will directly benefit the animals. Money raised by the event will be used to provide care and to aid in the continuation of improvements to the shelter and its facilities.
Will County Humane Society board president, Patty Danko will speak in regards to the organization and its mission during the evening. There will also be a presentation featuring several special animals that have recently graced the shelter with their presence and personalities. The significant improvements that have been made to the shelter will be showcased as well.
"Last year at this event we had over 100 people attend and we raised over $15,000!" said Will County Humane Society Secretary Evan Zdunek. "With your help, this year we are aiming to host 150 people and to raise more than $20,000." Zdunek also added, "Your support helps us make a difference in our shelter animal's lives!"
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A friend of mine and I are working on putting together a camping/prairiedog hunt in South Dakota...weve done research and ideally we would like to find private land to hunt on and camp on both.
Neither of us has hunted prarie dogs before and we would both like some sort of a plan for a place to stay/hunt before we head out..everyone we talkd to said "just ask any rancher"...thats a bit iffy for us especially if were gonna be driving 6 hours..we'd really like to have something mopre set in stone...we are both going to be shooting 22's so their wont be a hail of AR-15 rounds flying..both of us are adults and responsible...just looking for a nice get away..anyway..if anyone has contacts or if theirs a list of ranchers that welcome PD hunters any info would be great...Thanks!
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This marks the third time this season that Pancoast was honored with the weekly accolade, while Thompson picked up the honor for the sixth time this year.
Pancoast, who hails from Monroe, Conn. won the three-meter with national-qualifying score of 311.33. Later on the one-meter, the senior had the top score and added his second qualifying mark of the day with a 289.65.
On the women's side, Thompson posted a national qualifying score of 305.10 to claim first place on the three-meter board. The Cheshire, Conn. native earlier placed second on the one-meter with a 248.70.
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A person familiar with the decision says Pittsburgh coach Todd Graham is leaving the Panthers to take the same position at Arizona State.
Graham will replace Dennis Erickson said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made.
Erickson was dismissed following a 6-6 season in which the Sun Devils dropped their final four games.
Graham spent just one season in Pittsburgh, where he led the Panthers to a 6-6 mark and a tie for second place in the Big East.
The move caps a tumultuous season for the Panthers, who will now look for their fourth head coach in the last 13 months.
Graham replaced Mike Haywood, who was originally tabbed to replace Dave Wannstedt after Wannstedt stepped down at the end of the 2010 regular season.
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There's a formula Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst likes to use when building a team: start with the inside and go from there. Given a year to figure out what he's got on his hands with the Panthers, Chryst hit the recruiting trail this winter with one goal in mind.
'Sad Day": College football guru Beano Cook dies at 81
Beano Cook, the college football commentator with an encyclopedic knowledge of the sport he dearly loved, has died. The 81-year-old Boston native had worked for ESPN since 1986 and was the sports information director at his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, from 1956 to 1966. The school announced Thursday that Cook had died in his sleep.
'God was watching over him': Derrick Burns is finding a way to adjust to life without football
Everything about Derrick Burns screams football player. The broad shoulders, muscular legs — even the football he constantly carries around with him — make it obvious that the young man with the easy smile has got game.
Louisville knocks off Pitt
Russ Smith scored 18 points, Kyle Kuric added 17 and No. 17 Louisville held on to beat Pittsburgh, 57-54, on Sunday.
Pittsburgh (15-14, 4-12) cut the lead to one and had three chances to tie or take the lead in the final minute, but Tray Woodall missed a jumper and senior Ashton Gibbs' shot from just inside halfcourt as time expired missed off the back iron.
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West Virginia center Deniz Kilicli doesn't know if he'll get chance to play Pittsburgh again. The next time the rivals face each other on the basketball court, Kilicli could be long gone. The burly center from Turkey didn't miss a chance to give the Mountaineers perhaps the final word in the Backyard Brawl.
College Basketball: Ex-Aliquippa star Pope leads Seton Hall past Pitt
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College Basketball: Pitt falls to Louisville for eighth straight loss
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PORTLAND -- The man facing trial for the New Year's Day 2011 shooting death of a downtown Portland bouncer has entered a no contest plea.
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NORMAN, Okla. —
Oklahoma coaches have been mum on any sort of changes they were making going into the season. However, one they said would occur came to fruition.
The Sooners' linebacker corps produced in last Saturday's 34-0 victory over Louisiana-Monroe. Weakside linebacker Corey Nelson led the Sooners eight tackles, including a sack. Middle linebacker Frank Shannon added seven stops. The tandem had three of OU's four tackles for loss.
"I thought they were great — Corey and Frank," OU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said. "It's nice to see our two leading tacklers as the linebackers. I think that's a good indication. That's the way it's supposed to be. I'm happy for both of those guys. They played hard and prepared well and really played good football."
The Sooners open Big 12 Conference play next Saturday against West Virginia. Last season, the Mountaineers put up more than 700 yards of total offense in a game OU won because it threw for 554.
The Sooners showed Saturday night they were no longer interested in playing that way. They're a different team.
"It feels amazing," Nelson said. "After that loss in the Cotton Bowl, to come out here and get a shutout in the season opener is an amazing feeling. We have to keep that chip on our shoulder, remain hungry and always be humble in everything that we're doing."
Sticking with Knight: Despite Trevor Knight's early struggles, there was no indication OU thought about turning Blake Bell as quarterback. Bell never even put on his helmet until the second half.
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Hot night: The temperature at kickoff was 100 degrees, making it the third-hottest temperature for an OU season opener in history. Despite the temperatures, OU didn't have any players hobbling off the field due to cramping.
Big leg: OU kickoff specialist Nick Hodgson kicked off five times Saturday night and all seven went for touchbacks. OU averaged 2.6 touchbacks per game last season.
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Run and win: Saturday night marked the 14th time OU has rushed for over 300 yards during Bob Stoops' 15 seasons as head coach. The Sooners are 14-0 in those games.
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