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Then we will finally see if this "souls" game with a different name will be a "System seller". I doubt it. Im sure it will sell well given the fact that the AAA PS4 library is very limited right now and will still be so in Feb. The fact that no Souls game has ever sold over a million units on a platform doesn't leave a lot of promise of being a system seller.
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axsinisterxomen said:"The last time", until next time. The fact that PSN is and has been the easiest to take down and takes the longest to get back up and going makes...Xbox LIVE not "A LIVE"
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"The last time", until next time. The fact that PSN is and has been the easiest to take down and takes the longest to get back up and going makes it the most vulnerable online gaming service, also making it a magnet for hackers and hacktivists to copycat. A LIVE was targeted also and so was another service, you don't here about that because they were only down for a short period not a whole day.
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axsinisterxomen said:First and foremost because Sony is an established worldwide brand in electronics and Gaming and the PS4 is a good console. In detail I think the...I agree lol, Sony had a great blueprint for a decently powerful gaming console and a great launch. And I only see Sony getting stronger through this gen and beyond. MS hurt themselves a lot with the less "powerful" console and all the initial bad policy choices and price. The XB1 and MS are slowly making amends and making the right choices mostly lol. I shouldn't neglect the fact that the PS4 is just a great game console and that has a lot to do with it selling well.
First and foremost because Sony is an established worldwide brand in electronics and Gaming and the PS4 is a good console. In detail I think the overall launch and scale of release for the PS4 helped. You also have to account for the crossover Xbox owners that pre ordered PS4's in retaliation for Microsoft's always-on. DRM, Kinect fiasco they were rolling out with Xbox One upon the reveal. Simply put when Microsoft shot themselves in the foot at the Xbox One reveal and E3 it opened the door big time for Sony and the PS4. The PS4 would be successful either way but the competition between the consoles would be much closer I think if things would have started different on Xbox's side. If from the get go Xbox One didn't have talked about been ultimately reversed feared and hated policies and higher price due to Kinect and was launched in the same amount of territories at the same time as the PS4 I think it would have taken a bit more of a chunk out of the PS4's sales. The PS4 has faster RAM and a slightly better GPU, XB1 has the more custom architecture and a slightly faster CPU. Children will argue resolution and FPS and that maybe has effected sales somewhat but PC's offer more than either console can in that area, and historically the most powerful console doesn't always sell better look at the Wii for example. And recently the resolution/fps gap seems to be closing with more and more games on XB1 matching the PS4's performance. Biased fans will say because devs are gimping the PS4 versions to match the XB1 but already in this gen if a game can do 1080p/60fps on PS4 and the XB1 version only does 900p/30fps we haven't seen studios gimp the PS4 versions to match the 900p/30fps of the XB1.So the takeaway is that studios are optimizing each version to be the best version on that platform that it can be. So overall I think its a mixture of Sony's brilliant PR and scale and size of launch mixed with Microsoft's total self triggered implosion with mishandling and launch of the XB1. But I foresee the XB1 picking up in sales more and more especially with the price drop and the GPU boost and DX12 coming in the future to help a bit with graphical fidelity of multiplats on the XB1 coming up to par with their PS4 brethren. It's already happened with just the 10%GPU boost from the Kinect with Destiny and Wolfenstein the new order.
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axsinisterxomen said:Im going to say 95% of the people that are going to vote already own a PS4 or want a PS4 eventually making this poll quite unbalanced and biased....It may sell a million but that in no way is guaranteed, remember neither Dark Souls 1 or 2 sold a million on PS3 and over 80 million people owned PS3's at the time. Only 10 million people own PS4's as of now and likely only 11-12 million will own PS4's by release date. So if Dark Souls 1-2 was made from the same "epic" company and director-producer(1)/supervisor(2) and couldn't sell 1 million copies with an install base roughly 80% larger than the PS4's, I wouldn't be over confident that Bloodborne will easily do so. I understand your gusto and zeal for the Producer and company and Bloodborne but other than buzz and Pr what do you have to go on that says to you or factually points to it selling over a million copies???
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axsinisterxomen said:Im going to say 95% of the people that are going to vote already own a PS4 or want a PS4 eventually making this poll quite unbalanced and biased....Im not putting down PS4 or Bloodborne im just stating its unlikely this will be a real system seller. Yeah lots of Souls fans but keep in mind neither Dark Souls 1 or Dark Souls 2 sold even 1 million copies on PS3. You usually gotta ship and sell more than 1 million copies to be a "system seller".
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axsinisterxomen said:Im going to say 95% of the people that are going to vote already own a PS4 or want a PS4 eventually making this poll quite unbalanced and biased....I still really doubt it will be a system seller. You know the type of people that are talking about Bloodborne?... People that already own PS4's mainly. Hard to be a system seller when the majority of your player base already owns the console. PS4 sales will continue to be good and there really isn't any way to know how many console will have been sold due to Bloodborne's release. We can wait and see if in the month of release PS4 sales significantly go up but that also can depend on other releases in that same month or incentives. . Bloodborne looks great but again 95% of the people excited about this game are Sony fans and PS4 owners, just look at the articles and comments sections on anything to do with this game nothing but 95% Sony owners and fans. It's clear that if your going to spend $460 to play this game you were going to end up with a PS4 anyways at some point or you have terrible decision making skills when it comes to money.
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jojodogface said:Are you crying about it? I'm sorry. How can you blame and criticize Microsoft for doing what every platform does & tries to do? Microsoft didn't...Yeah, this article wouldn't exist if Rise of the Tomb Raider were a PS4 exclusive I can almost bet on it. And there is no validity in saying MS comes off as a bully, both company's try to work out exclusive deals with pubs. Tomb Raider angel of darkness was not on Xbox, guardian of light wasn't on Mac or the Wii so Tomb Raider isn't always available to you depending on what plat you play on. MS needs to actually do more of this to boost their library and take some initiative and buy some of the struggling studios like Crytek and Capcom. Sony fans and the PS4 will do fine no matter what. MS needs all the help they can get. And I actually like what MS is doing with the XB1, the updates are rolling out monthly and the console itself is better and better each month.
Indies are cheaper to finance for Sony is the main reason I think, and a lot of indie devs would jump at a chance to have their game on a successful console like the PS4.


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Mauritius offers scuba diving and submarine exploration of its underwater world of fish in the colors of the rainbow, beautiful beds of coral, and moray eels. Eco-tourism is quite popular, from viewing verdant forests, to some 700 varieties of splendid indigenous flora, to the tropical fruit trees of the Labourdonnais Orchards. Several golfing opportunities with 9- and 18-hole courses exist on Mauritius; the Bernhard Langer-designed Ile aux Cerfs Golf Course sits on its own island, where some holes have the tees on one side of a sea inlet, and the accompanying fairway on the other side of the inlet. Enjoy the multicultural aspect of Mauritius, from Christian to Muslim to Hindu, in festivals and traditions.
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Wild flowers are important to Reunion Island, since they grow on the sides of the roads of the island, and in the forests; there is vanilla, striking orchids, and indigenous plants of various kinds. Reunion Island's shield volcano on its eastern side is called Piton de la Fournaise and is one of the largest worldwide, with several gigantic craters; it erupts on a somewhat regular basis and is compared frequently to the volcanoes in Hawaii. Reunion Island is both a French region and a French overseas department, with beaches of gold sand and excellent surfing.
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04-08-2014 04:17:04 | More by czillmer
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Light brown-ish amber with a nice creamy moderate head, slow carbonation, and some lace rings. Citrusy hoppy aroma; strange for the style; fruity. Chewy resiny hop flavors -- malt character very subdued but just enough to balance it out. Medium-full bodied with a dry bitter finish but not overly so...
A very nice brew though certainly not your average Old Ale.
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09-07-2004 18:42:58 | More by RBorsato
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I'll second the opinion that this isn't really an Old Ale, so much as it is a double IPA. Poured a slightly murky dark amber with a nice fluffy head. Fine carbonation. Smell is somwhat floral. Taste is very hoppy, loaded with complex, floral hops and a nice maltiness. Served a bit too cold though so let it warm slightly. Not the smoothest beer at the end though which limits its drinkability. A very fine beer though, worthy of sampling. Probably Sweetwater's best offering when I was there.
04-28-2005 00:14:51 | More by ChrisBowers
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08-22-2013 21:50:21 | More by klesniew
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I just had this at the Merrifield Sweetwater, so i adked to adjust the availability. I know it isn't available often.
I also agree this is more of an IPA (or double at 7.8% for this batch).
A: amber, clear, good head retention, decent lacing
S: not strong at all, but little smokey, piney, with a little raisin
T/M: carbonated front, little malt front, little bit of that raisin, maybe some root beer(?). As the taste transitions there's a smokiness with a hint if molasses (not too sweet, though). Then it turns a little woody and starts to dry the tongue. Ends resin-y, but does not kill the palette.
My initial taste of this I really enjoyed. As I analyzed it, it seemed just a little less dynamic (althought sometimes analyzing does kill the enjoyment). Got a second pour, and it rated right between my initial taste and the over-analyzed one.
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Gering council votes to support XL pipeline
The Gering city council voted seven to one Monday night to support construction of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline.
Council member Jill mcFarland cast the lone no vote, maintaining there were still too many unanswered questions about the project and the council did not have the authority to take a position on it without knowing how its constituents felt.
Councilman Dan Smith maintained the pipeline was needed to provide energy independence for the country. He also claimed TransCanada and the legislature had worked out most of the environmental concerns when the pipeline route was moved away from the sensitive Sandhills area. Smith said it is time for the state and the federal government to issue the permits necessary to begin construction.
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Texans beat Bengals, play Patriots next
The Houston Texans are heading back to New England, where their season began to unravel. A 19-13... More
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- DuJuan Harris and John Kuhn had short touchdown runs, and Aaron Rodgers... More
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Pork Char Siu with Steamed Chinese Buns
Servings: 12
- 2 1/2 cups water, divided
- 1 cup hoisin sauce*
- 1/2 cup dry Sherry
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 1/4 cups chopped green onions, divided
- 1 3 1/2- to 4-pound bone-in pork shoulder (Boston butt)
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Steamed Buns
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Whisk 1 1/2 cups water and next 7 ingredients in large bowl. Mix in 2 cups green onions. Transfer to large (2-gallon) resealable plastic bag. Add pork; seal bag. Turn to coat pork with marinade. Chill overnight.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Transfer pork and marinade to large ovenproof pot with lid (marinade will not cover pork). Cover; roast until meat falls apart, turning occasionally, about 4 hours. Transfer pork to work surface; cool slightly. Spoon off fat from pan juices. Shred into bite-size pieces; transfer to 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Stir in pan juices and 1 cup water; season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and chill. Before continuing, rewarm, covered with foil, in 350°F oven, about 20 minutes.
Sprinkle pork with 1/4 cup green onions and cilantro. Serve with steamed buns.
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April 24, 2013 — At the end of last week's Olive Hill City Council meeting, member Angie Johnson Fultz announced her resignation from the city's governing body.
"I recently got married and I'm in the process of moving to Sandy Hook to live with my husband, so I won't be living in the city limits anymore," Fultz said.
She expressed that resigning was the right thing to do because she didn't want to give the impression she was still residing in Olive Hill, even though she still owns a home here.
"I've built too much integrity to do something like that. Keeping my word is important," Fultz said.
She won her Council seat in the November 2012 election and her resignation comes just four months after taking office.
"I'm going to take away a lot of things from my time. I have a new understanding of barriers and the work it takes to institute change. And more than anything, I now understand how much the City Council needs the community to be involved," Fultz said.
Her resignation will become effective May 15, at which point the City Council will have 30 days to appoint someone to fill the vacant seat.
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St. Paul (KSTP) - The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says the body pulled from a back channel where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers connect is that of 16-year-old Erika Renee Borgstrom of Roberts. Police say Borgstrom jumped from the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River on Tuesday, May 14. She was later found near the Picnic Island Canoe Landing on the Minnesota River Wednesday, May 29, after a fisherman reported seeing the body entangled in a tree in the channel of the river. The medical examiner says Borgstrom died from freshwater drowning and that it was ruled a suicide.
Borgstrom was reportedly seen jumping from the Stone Arch Bridge with 18-year-old Dakotah Coach. A statement from Glenn Webb, principal at St. Croix Central High School in Roberts, where the students attended school, said the two took their own lives together. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and Water Patrol are still investigating the situation.
St. Paul (KSTP) - Authorities on Wednesday identified a body found in the Mississippi River in St. Paul as an 18-year-old Wisconsin student, who reportedly committed suicide with a friend.
Erika Borgstrom, 16, a sophomore, and Dakotah Coach, 18, a senior, took their own lives last week, according a statement from Glenn Webb, principal at St. Croix Central High School in Roberts, where the students attended school.
St. Paul firefighters pulled the body from the river Tuesday morning after someone reported seeing it near the former Ford Plant. On Wednesday, the Ramsey County Medical Examiner identified the body as belonging to Coach.
Coach, of Hammond, Wis., and Borgstrom have been missing since May 10. They reportedly committed suicide by jumping from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis into the river.
Minneapolis (KSTP) - Two teens from western Wisconsin, who have been missing since Friday, likely committed suicide by jumping from the Stone Arch Bridge into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Erika Borgstrom, 16, a sophomore, and Dakotah Coach, 18, a senior, took their own lives early Tuesday morning, according a statement from Glenn Webb, principal at St. Croix Central High School in Roberts, where the students attended school.
"They will be missed greatly by all who knew them," Webb stated. "Our thoughts, prayers and support go out to their families, friends and the entire community during this very difficult time."
Borgstrom and Coach were excellent students and outstanding musicians, Webb said.
Coach and Borgstrom have been missing since Friday, according to the Central St. Croix News. Borgstrom got her driver's license on Friday, and was last seen at about 5 p.m. at Brickhouse Music in River Falls.
A phone message for her mother seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Coach's father, Shane Coach, said that his son was last seen at about 6 p.m. Friday in their front yard cleaning his trumpet, according to the Central St. Croix News.
"We just really love Dakotah and we really miss him," Shane Coach said on Tuesday. He declined to comment more about his son's death.
At the time of their disappearance, it was believed Coach and Borgstrom were together.
Authorities have not located the two missing people, who witnesses saw jump from the bridge at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
The witnesses did not know the people who jumped. Authorities from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and the Minneapolis Fire Department are searching for the individuals.
It's believed that the two people have drowned, authorities said.
Students were told about the deaths after school began Tuesday. Counselors and clergy members arrived at the school to speak with students and staff about the incident. Counseling services will be available for the next few weeks as needed.
Webb asked that students, parents and community members stay vigilant regarding how family and friends are responding to the incident. Anyone with concerns about a person's emotional welfare can call the high school at 715-796-5358.
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Police in Fort Myers arrested the woman they say robbed a Publix.
On Tuesday, police arrested Kellie Harrigan, 43, for robbery with a firearm. Officials we spoke with say Harrigan robbed the Publix Supermarket on Summerlin Road last week.
Police positively identified Harrigan as the suspect after a citizen recognized her. The man said he was on NBC-2.com, saw a headline entitled "Toothless woman robs Publix" and thought it was amusing, so he clicked on it.
When he enlarged the photos, he told officers he immediately recognized the coat Harrigan was wearing.
Police then linked Harrigan to the scene via surveillance video of a vehicle she had borrowed.
Officers found and arrested Harrigan Tuesday without any problems.
Police say during the crime, the suspect held her hand over her mouth and stated to the clerk "I forgot to put my teeth in today."
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Piketty discusses Capital and inequality in San Francisco
French economist Thomas Piketty got a warm welcome in San Francisco last night [Tues/22] when nearly 200 people turned out to hear him discuss what is fast-becoming the defining book of this new Gilded Era of escalating disparities in wealth: Capital in the 21st Century.
"The book has been so popular that Harvard University Press has run out," The Green Arcade owner Patrick Marks said in introducing Piketty at an event held across Market Street from the bookstore, in the McRoskey Mattress Company, in order to accommodate the large crowd.
Indeed, Capital has recently been lauded by a string of influential publications, ranging from The Nation through The New York Times to the Wall Street Journal, all acknowledging this as perhaps the most exhaustive study on wealth data ever collected — and a clear-eyed warning that capitalism isn't the self-correcting system that its biggest boosters claim it is.
Piketty's work shows how when the return on capital is greater than the annual growth rate of the overall economy, which is usually the case (except when interrupted temporarily by the major wars of the 20th Century, or the 90 percent tax rate on the highest US incomes after World War II), that dynamic consolidates wealth in ever-fewer hands, which is bad for the health of the economic system.
The only real cure, Piketty concludes, is a progressive global tax on wealth. Yet Piketty tries to avoid being too prescriptive, choosing to let his research speak for itself. "All I'm trying to do is present this book so everyone can make up his own mind," Piketty told the gathering. In fact, he thinks the cure he outlines at the end of his book is less important than what comes before it: "You can disagree with everything in Part IV and still find interest in Parts I, II, and III."
Piketty is critical of his economics profession for focusing too much on abstract theories and mathematical modeling while avoiding the real world calculations of how wealth is distributed and its implications, which he says should be the central question for economists.
He says wealth is more important than income to gauging how we live, which is why he has culled and analyzed most available gauges of global wealth distribution going back to the French Revolution of 1789. "The book is trying to shift the discussion from the study of income to the study of wealth," he said.
That analyis is particularly illuminating for the United States, which is now experiencing one of the most rapid and extreme consolidations of wealth in history. "It is clear the rise of inequality in the US has been much more spectacular than in Europe," he said.
Yet Piketty can't bring himself to criticize capitalism itself, even as his work makes clear this inherent flaw in the system. Indeed, he writes critically of the "lazy rhetoric of anticapitalism" and declares in the book's introduction, "I have no interest in denouncing inequality or capitalism per se."
I asked Piketty about that point and about why he's unwilling to support calls for a more fundamental transformation of the global economic system. He repeated points made in his book about coming of age during the fall of communism in 1989, feeling no sympathy for autocratic leftist regimes, and accepting private property as a basis for the economic system.
I pressed him with follow-up questions about how global warming and other externalities of capitalism seem to be call for new economic models, but he resisted going anywhere that might be seen as ideological. That didn't play well with the San Francisco audience — indeed, about a dozen people came up to me afterward to compliment my line of questioning — but it has probably helped innoculate Piketty against criticisms that might undermine the impact of his work.
In fact, Capital in the 21st Century seems to destroy many of the faith-based economic fallacies that drive much of the political discourse in the US, from our persistent belief in trickle-down economics to the obsession with our national debt, which conservatives use to promote austerity measures that punish the poor.
Such austerity agendas don't make sense to Piketty, who says they won't work now any better than the did in 19th Century Great Britain, which funded its wars with public debt rather than higher taxes, thus devoting too much of the national income to paying interest to the wealthy bond holders.
"A progressive tax on public wealth is a better way to reduce public debt at a faster pace," Piketty said in the same matter-of-fact style that he uses to apply data-driven analysis to controversial political realms. "I believe in progressive taxation of wealth, but that requires coordination among countries."
Similarly, Piketty says he is not daunted by the political difficulties in implementing a global tax on wealth, which seems all but impossible to most political observers.
"I'm not terribly impress by people who say this can't happen," Piketty said of his proposed global tax on wealth, noting how the conventional thinking used to be that a progressive income tax, like the one adopted in the US in 1913, could never happen. "I am not as pessimistic as a lot of people seem to believe."
"... accepting private property as a basis for the economic system"
nice one!
Too funny, most oligarchs in the third world can't even be taxed by the local governments. The richest people in some of these countries are high level government functionaries, who certainly would not be letting Steve Jones pour over the books alive.
Middle class American left wing dreamers now think they are entitled to the wealth of post Soviet union industrialist/gangsters and third world kleptocrats.
What left and right dreamers can't tell us is the golden ratio on taxes, and yet they tell us the other side is intellectually bankrupt and anyone who doesn't follow there goofy sides nonsense is a simpleton.
of other nations to store their wealth there to avoid taxation.
"Tax the rich" has never worked because the rich simply move their money. It only works, to a limited extent, on the one thing that cannot be moved - real property.
leaching off the international wealth tax.
SEIU members worldwide protesting outside the gates of the countries that don't sign on to the wealth tax.
"Those people are keeping us from getting our raise"
and he refused.
That doesn't mean that the rest of us are any poorer, however.
Successful people create wealth - they do not destroy it.
No poor person ever gave me a job.
All poor people ever did for me is take a dump on my sidewalk.
and cast a spell to destroy Airbnb and bring down the capitalist system!!
and then we can thank Steven for converting us into North Korea.
Because the latter was purely domestic and, although the constitution had to be changed, we didn't have to negotiate a wealth tax globally.
You would only need one nation to say NO to a global wealth tax and it would not work, because assets would flow there.
Is Steven in the picture too?
I think you can see his pinkie in the lower left hand corner of this pic.
The major question here is whether Marx was wrong that capitalism as an economic system was a base upon which all of the superstructure has to be subservient to capitalism. That is, under capitalist economics, must politics exist only in service to capitalist economics?
Marx argued that all cultural forms that rise from an economic system reflect that economic system. Law, education, government, etc, in a capitalist system are all creatures of and dependent upon capitalism.
If it is possible for capitalist economics to exist under a political system that is not beholden to and controlled by capital, then there might not be a need to dispense with capitalism.
But if capitalism as an economic system holds the political system hostage, if the political system cannot be used to trump capitalist imperative, then the choice has to be made between private capital and democracy.
The workers own the means of production and share in the profits, just like Marx claimed was inevitable.\
The big difference is that we got there through peaceful evolution of capitalism, while the nations that tried to get there through Marxist revolution all failed.
I all the time used to read article in news papers but now
as I am a user of net so from now I am using net
for articles, thanks to web.
"He repeated points made in his book about coming of age during the fall of communism in 1989, feeling no sympathy for autocratic leftist regimes, and accepting private property as a basis for the economic system."
I've read the book, a good study of The New Gilded Age and Belle Epoque in which the super-wealthy increasingly grab assets.
But Steve is right. This man needs to be VOTED OFF THE PROGRESSIVE ISLAND immediately. He doesn't pass the orthodoxy test.
Private property is evil.
""but he resisted going anywhere that might be seen as ideological.''
Oh, that's not good. That's not good at all.
He needs to be more ideological.
Ya know, Steven, what really gets me is that every time there is a criticism of any aspect of capitalism, the immediate demand from activists is why the critic did not attack capitalism itself.
This has been a perennial problem for activism that sets meaningful, attainable goals, but which finds itself in a pincer movement between leftists demanding that which is impossible under the context and the collaborationists which sell out on the cheap.
In Occupy Wall Street, the anti-capitalists insisted upon hijacking public disgust with the corruption of Wall Street and the warmongers into demands to end capitalism while the unions and nonprofits sabotaged from the inside, and it is happening with the anti-gentrification campaigns today where the anti-capitalists preempt any significant demands for concessions from the neoliberals and the nonprofits are there to stand down once they're paid.
If you want to have a conversation on replacing capitalism, you're an author, why not try to write a NYT bestseller that takes on that weighty task instead of demanding that others write your rather than their book? To my mind, Piketty takes as a point of departure a place closest to a structural critique and where most folks are today. That he's been able to begin to dismantle the presumptions of a self-correcting system, to start questioning the conventional wisdom, is a good start, better than any of us have done.
anything. What is need is compromise and consensus.
The problem is that the left is useless at that. They will support a polarizing extremist like Campos over a collegiate consensus-builder like Chui because they would rather achieve nothing than ruin their purity.
But in the end, we have capitalism because a majority like it. Nations that don't have capitalism have to build fences to stop their people escaping to places that do.
Neoliberalism is highly polarizing and it is dominating politics by force of cash.
A number of journalistic sources covering Piketty's appearances have posted them on pages with comments sections. People have had actual conversations about it.
Here, an unknown quantity of anonymous people calling themselves "Guest" have posted dumb snipes, with the exception of @marcos, whose comments have only attracted more dub snipes.
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Grand Canal Boat Tour
Experience the Grand Canal Boat Tour
You're sitting at a cozy café right on the Grand Canal, having a double espresso and maybe a scoop of Gianduja gelato. The wooden boats are speeding by, but slow enough for you to see the smiles of locals and tourists cruising through the whitecaps. You want in. And with our Grand Canal Boat tour, you can be.
For one hour, you'll be exposed to the grand palaces and churches that line the banks of the Grand Canal, and how it has grown into the most beautiful "street" in the world. Your tour will take you to intimate, smaller canals so you can savor the true essence of Venice. And not to worry, the whizzing sound of the motor won't stop you from hearing your well-coiffed guide, thanks to microphones and speakers on board.
This might all sound like fantasy, but it's not. It's Venice.
Here's what's included:
- A one-hour guided boat tour
- Tour includes travel on the Grand Canal and minor canals of Venice
- English commentary
- Reservation must be made at least 72 hours before tour begins. Details on making reservations are included with your voucher.
- Travelers should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their tour departure and present their Rail Europe Voucher upon arrival.
- Tour Operates from February 1 - December 31.
- February 1 - March 10 on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 2:30pm
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- October 28 - November 10 daily at 2:30pm.
- November 11 - December 31 on Tuesday, Friday & Saturday at 2:30pm.
- Tour does not operate September 7 and December 25 and 31.
Please note: once the tour has been reserved, the tour is partially refundable (if canceled prior to tour departure). Contact the number provided on your voucher for cancellation. Then contact Rail Europe to apply for any applicable refund:
- You will receive an 85% refund if you cancel the tour at least 8 days prior to the tour departure.
- You will receive a 50% refund if you cancel the tour within 4-7 days of the tour depature.
- You will receive no refund for tours canceled within 3 days of the tour departure date.
The tour departs from the entrance of the Royal Gardens by the waterfront of St Mark's Square. When facing St. Marks Basilica turn right and walk towards the open water. At the two large columns facing the water turn right again, and follow the line of trees. After about a quarter of a mile, you will come to the entrance of the Royal Gardens where your tour guide will be waiting for you holding a sign with "Grand Canal Boat Tour" written on it.


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Are you considering a Hilton Head vacation soon? Let us help you plan the perfect getaway that fits your hobbies and interests. At Palmetto Dunes, we offer so many activities from fishing to biking and from tennis to golf that you'll be hard pressed not to find something you'll love. Here are 5 great ways to vacation at Palmetto Dunes:
1) Tennis Getaways – If you "love" tennis, we've got all sorts of fun packages and activities for you. With the Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, which sees thousands of visitors every year, you can find clinics, round robins, equipment demonstrations, tennis tournaments and more. We offer tennis vacation packages that include instruction and tennis court time and are even tailored to large groups. If you really love tennis, consider our Extreme Tennis Vacation!
2) For the Outdoor Lover – There's so much to do outdoors at Palmetto Dunes and so much beauty to see. The Outdoor Adventure package rolls the best of our outdoor activities all into one with at least three nights of accommodations in one of our Hilton Head vacation rentals, kayak rentals, a dolphin cruise, Hilton Head bike rentals and tennis court time daily.
3) Romance in Bloom – Looking for a romantic getaway for just the two of you? We offer several romance packages like our Honeymooner's Escape, Mini Moon and Anniversary Celebration that include spa treatments, bike rentals, kayak rentals and more.
4) Golfers Delight – Get your best golf buddies together and play all three of our championship golf courses, each uniquely challenging. Our golf vacation packages include instruction time, accommodations and tee times, and be sure to take advantage of our free club fittings and free golf demo on Mondays at 4 p.m. at the Robert Trent Jones course.
5) Family Fun – Got kids? We love kids here at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort. Our Ultimate Family package and Sun 'N Fun Island escape are uniquely designed to entertain all ages down to our smallest guests. Kids will find lots to do at the resort like family tees at our golf courses, junior tennis clinics and round robins, fishing, crabbing and summer Surf School just to name a few.
What kind of Hilton Head package sounds like the perfect fit for your vacation? If we can answer any questions or tailor any package to better fit your needs, please don't hesitate to give us a call at 866-650-4130.
Many school systems around the country have switched to year round school, which often results in a longer fall break for kids, sometimes up to two weeks. But whether you have two weeks, one week or just a long weekend for fall break, spending it in Hilton Head is a good choice!
The weather is ideal with high temperatures in the 70s and low 80s, and sports fans will love our choice of outdoor activities. Plus, if a certain someone in your family just can't miss their favorite team's football game, we've got plenty of places for that, too!
The Sun 'N Fun Island Escape and the Ultimate Family Package are perfect for families looking for an adventurous beach getaway. The packages start with a minimum three nights of accommodations and include bike rentals, kayak rentals, spa services, golf and more starting at $59 per person per night.
Adventure-seekers will love our Outdoor Adventure Package that lets you kayak, bike, play tennis and enjoy a dolphin cruise. It includes three nights of accommodations, a two-hour kayak rental through our 11-mile inland lagoon system, three days of bike rentals to explore Hilton Head's 50 miles of paved bike trails, a cruise from Shelter Cove Marina to see Hilton Head's friendliest mammal, the dolphin, and two hours of tennis court time daily.
Fishing in the resort's 11-mile lagoon heats up in autumn when the red fish start to spawn. The resort has stocked the lagoon with more than 6000 red fish, and there's even a 60-plus pound red fish that has been nicknamed "Elvis". See if you can catch him! Fishing is catch-and-release, and fishing charters are available through Hilton Head Outfitters.
Golfers can hit the greens on one of three award-winning Hilton Head golf courses at the resort, all recently aerified and looking great. We also offer fall golf packages that combine private instruction, tee times and accommodations, such as the Golf Stay & Play Package. The Group Golf Getaway is ideal for friends and family of 12 or more and includes three nights of accommodations, three rounds of golf, as well as discounts on all resort activities and pro shop purchases.
The fall schedule is filled with plenty of tennis action at the Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, named the Top Tennis Resort in the Carolinas by Tennis Magazine. The Banana Open Challenge October 4-6, the USTA On-Campus Fall Invitational October 11-13, the USTA South Carolina Combo Adult and 55 & Over Championship October 17-21, and the Annual Wild Wing Café Nutty Buddy Tennis Classic November 1-3 offer plenty of chances to be a spectator or to play in these tennis tournaments.
And where can your family member go to catch some football action? Hilton Head Island has plenty of sports bars, and right here within the resort, Big Jim's BBQ, Burgers and Pizza restaurant located on the Jones golf course offers plenty of big screen TVs, so they won't have to miss a single pass.
We hope to see you in Hilton Head this fall! Give us a call at 866-744-7558 to plan your fall vacation to Hilton Head Island today.
It's New Year's so we're guessing you've probably made a few new year's resolutions for 2013. Health is always at the top of the resolution list so we wanted to encourage you to come on down to Hilton Head and get healthy with a beautiful view!
Here are 5 healthy activities you can do at Palmetto Dunes to support those new year's resolutions so they don't get left in the dust:
1) Walk the golf course – We offer three beautiful championship Hilton Head golf courses, each unique and challenging in its own way. When you play one of our courses, instead of opting for the cart, why not walk the course? You'll burn some extra calories, do your heart some good and more thoroughly enjoy your beautiful surroundings. It might even give you some more quality time with your golfing buddies!
2) Bike the resort – There are many paved paths throughout Palmetto Dunes, and the streets within the resort are also bike friendly. Everyone knows a good bike ride is a great workout, plus you're more apt to forget you're exercising as you take in the lovely views at every turn. Instead of driving to Shelter Cove Harbour to shop or dine, why not hop on a bike using our special passageway that lets you avoid crossing Highway 278? We offer Hilton Head bike rentals at Hilton Head Outfitters for everyone in the family.
3) Try a Zike Bike! Sure, biking is great on its own, but using this unique bike, you'll get even more of a workout. The Zike Bike is designed as a cross between a bike and an elliptical machine. You use the elliptical movement to power the bike and work your body even harder. Visit Hilton Head Outfitters to try one or rent one on your Hilton Head vacation.
4) Fall in "love" with tennis – When you book a Hilton Head vacation home or Hilton Head vacation villa with Palmetto Dunes, you get two free hours of tennis daily. Be sure to take advantage of that court time to get in a great tennis workout. If you'd like a little more structure, head over to our Hilton Head tennis academy for a variety of lessons, clinics and even a Cardio Tennis class.
5) Paddleboard our lagoon – Pick a sunny winter afternoon and head out on our 11-mile inland lagoon to try the fastest growing watersport, paddleboarding. When paddleboarding, you stand on a board similar to a surf board and use a paddle to navigate your way through the lagoon. The balance and core work required is like no other! Expect washboard abs if you do this sport regularly :).
What's your favorite way to be healthy at Palmetto Dunes? Please share with us your new year's resolutions and we'll suggest some ways we can support them here at the beach. If we can help you plan activities or a vacation to our beautiful resort, please give us a call at 866-744-7558. Happy New Year's!


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Our 2013/14 season is complete....and what a season it was! Over 100 inches of snow at Cannonsburg, frigid temperatures and at times howling winds.....a good old fashion winter.
Thank you to all our students who braved the elements and were rewarded with some of the best skiing in years. We provided over 500 hours of lessons for our 40 plus students this year. If we add our very successful Mary Free Bed Skiers we skied 60 students this season.
A special thank you to our 70 volunteers that provided hundreds of hours of their time to ski with our students. Without you we couldn't do it.
Thanks for making our 25 year anniversary so special.
Our website will be update monthly though out the off season.....so check back for updates.
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By developing the unique abilities of each skier, we foster a level of self confidence that carries over into other aspects of life.
Participants learn to do things they thought were impossible. And if that's the case, we've done our job!
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She was born in poverty, in a dusty village under the equatorial sun. She does not remember her mother, she does not remember her own name, her earliest clear memory is of the day her father sold her to the tall pale man. In the Court of the Pomegranate Tree, where she was taught the ways of a courtesan and the skills of an assassin, she was named Emerald, the precious jewel of the Undying Duke's collection of beauties. She calls herself Green.
The world she inhabits is one of political power and magic, where Gods meddle in the affairs of mortals. At the center of it is the immortal Duke's city of Copper Downs, which controls all the trade on the Storm Sea. Green has made many enemies, and some secret friends, and she has become a very dangerous woman indeed.
Acclaimed author Jay Lake has created a remarkable character in Green and evokes a remarkable world in this novel. Green and her struggle to survive and find her own past will live in the readers mind for a long time.
©2009 Joseph E. Lake, Jr.; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
"Lively and thought-provoking...Lake effectively anneals steampunk with geo-mechanical magic in an allegorical matrix of empire building and Victorian natural science." (Publishers Weekly)
I love reading and listening to books, especially fantasy, science fiction, children's, historical, and classics.
"Gods, Cat People, Female Assassins, Whips--"
--and Necrolocutors, temples, ships, self-mutilation, violence, love, and more!
The fantasy world that Jay Lake depicts in Green is vivid enough, with gods, myths, different cultures, races, and sentient species. It's a medieval world in which some cultures use some steam and gunpowder, a religious world in which people may become gods and gods may answer prayers or even be killed, a magical world of ghosts and spells to extend life. The themes, concerning the relationship between gods and believers, the mixture of good and evil in human beings, and the difficulty of making the world a better place, are interesting. And Lake has created a strong protagonist in Green, a narrator of conscience and empathy who honestly tells the story of her lonely childhood and youth being trained into a mistress/spy but struggling instead to choose her own path in life. Green abhors the violence she must often use and discovers how difficult it is to act solely for oneself without causing unexpected harm.
The first half of the story is absorbing, as Green details her training in the Pomegranate Court of the Factor's House, but in the last third things get, perhaps, a little too frenzied, fabulous, and divinely influenced. The conclusion ties up the immediate story well enough but also leaves things open for future volumes in Green's autobiography.
Some listeners have objected to the lesbian love that plays a significant (though not overly graphic or frequent) role in the novel. Given Green's education, experiences, and personality, I find it appropriate (and even moving), though her interest in whipping and being whipped seems a bit far-fetched and excrescently kinky.
Katherine Kellgren gives a strong reading, just as she does for Bloody Jack, full of understanding and compassion, modified for different characters, and enhancing the story's exciting, scary, tender, or sad parts. But she has such a distinctive voice that at times I thought "Katherine" rather than "Green."
"Wonderful, Pushing the Envelope"
There is nothing more annoying than a protagonist who is whiny, weak and indecisive. This book is none of that. The way a young girl is shoved into an adult world can be unsettling if you are a sensitive person, but this is life on the streets in all its brutal reality.
As for "god possession" and "no such thing as sin", this is Sci-Fi not bible literature, what did you expect?
Its actually a fairly short book, I was hoping for more, but that's how it is with all great stories. The author did a great job of wrapping things up. If you want a long book read Robert Jordan, that will put things in perspective.
"I wouldn't listen to this with your grandma."
trials, training, revenge
spoiler alert... the death of the Ghost King guy
The catwoman, her name escapes me at the moment.
I listen to the while working, so I finished it in two work days,
This is a book I added at random. I think this book falls into the category of an epic, by the true definition not by the more recent overused one. Lots of interesting characters, travel, vivid details of landscapes, etc. I loved that. The numerous sexscenes seemed oddly out of place to me, but they didn't offend me or anything. The part where the wicked priest says "The boy had the ass of an angel" was a little awkward but whatever. I'll probably read the other two books.
"Redundant and Boring"
I was really looking forward to reading this book. I like fantasy books with a strong female character. However I had a very hard time liking Green. There was no character development, the supporting characters were flat and I felt like there was no cohesion with the story line. The first part of the book describing Green's childhood was ok, but the rest went on and on and on. If I heard Green say one more time "What would Endurance do?" or "I want to go home.", I think i would scream. There are much better books out there. Try Mya by Richard Adams or the Kusheil series.
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"Wanted to love it."
I thought I had found a gem hidden away on Audible, because I love nothing better than a strong-willed heroine, but alas, I never finished this. I found this through Katherine Kellgren's narration, and she does a fantastic job here, and the story was very well done and maintained my interest for quite a while before I gave it up. Maybe the issue was that it dragged out a bit longer than I had hoped. It starts with the heroine as a child, and so much happens over such a long period of time that when I realized she was only 12 I was a bit shocked. I put it down with every intention of finishing it, but I just never got around to it.
"It reminds me……."
The best analogy I can come up with that explains what bothers me about this book was this. It felt like I went on a blind date with a girl, and everything reminded her of her ex boyfriend and all she did the whole time was tell me about how wonderful he was.
"It reminds me." or "It made me miss" is what is said over and over and over. The character in this book had about 3 things happen to her in she was young, and she doesn't get over it. It felt like half the book was her have something happen and then "It reminded me of""or it made me miss…" insert one of the 3 things. I GOT IT, IM READING THE BOOK(Listing). I am listing to your story, I got that info already. Ill except if it happens 10 times or so….but it was sooo much more. And once you get half way through the story and there is progress in her life, all she does for the rest of the book is think about the earlier half of the book you just read…AND THOSE 3 things. I GET IT. I am listing.
I listened to the whole book giving it the benefit of the doughty and really hoping that the last chapter, last page, last sentence would blow my mind and make everything make since,,,but it didn't. This is the fist audio book i truly hated…..but to say something nice, the reader was good.
it ends.
I love a good story, especially one with a bit of a dark side.
"This is probably my favorite series ever!"
This book is about a bad ass girl who grows into a woman during this series. The plot is amazing and the stage is phenomenal. I can't say enough about this series, so I won't. I have hundreds of audio books from Audible, so don't take it lightly when I say this is my favorite. Get it. Listen to it.
"good but looses its self in the middle"
I have not read the print version.
better than the middle of the book where it lost its self
Just as good as always
I'm an LMT originally from the Caribbean Islands of Trinidad and Tobago. I lived in NYC off and on for 15 years. I decided I had enough of long cold winters so summer of 2012 I relocated and now live in sunny Sarasota FL and loving every moment of it. My favorite thing to do is lay on the beach all day long listening to the waves and a great audible book.
"Good but not great"
Nah... While it was interesting to see the resolve unfold, it was a little too realistic to me. I like my fantasy books to be totally magical, distant and full of imagination. This one read like a story of a girl growing up in India. Even down to the detail of the Pardeens and an ox becoming a God. It all sounds like Indian culture and beliefs. Not that this is good or bad, it just didn't arouse my imagination very much.
Nah... First impressions and all, there is just too much available out there.
Performance was good.
Not the whole thing. Some parts yes but other parts dragged on a bit, especially in the beginning.
"Better listening experience than a story"
It was ok. If it was possible to search the book and remove all the sex references it would have been a much better listen.
Not really
The performance was well done. This actually made up for the mediocre book contents. The baseline story is interesting enough, but sex content of the book was horribly done. If you can step aside from the amateur level of those particular parts, the book does have some interest. I would say that the author does not reflect the growth of the main character very well. The inner voice of the 3-4 year old child has as much complexity 13 years later. Normally, I don't write reviews. The content is either acceptable or not. In this particular case, its clouded, and I felt some comment was deserved and would be helpful to those looking to purchase.
"Good at half the length"
If this book had finished half way through, it would have got 4 stars. We had followed the main character through her kidnapping and escape - if it loose ends had been tied up there, the story would have been pretty good.
However, the character now had to discover she was a lesbian and become an assassin for a group of lesbian nuns (for want of a better word). Since she's only 13 this is a little distasteful. The writing also seems to becomes more graphic, gruesome (and tedious) at this point.
The final straw is the narrator's pronounciation - a minor point, but why does somebody with an apparently British accent in all other ways pronounce 'passengers' as 'parssengers', 'passage' as 'parssage' and (for want of an example I can remember) eg 'oddment' as 'orddment'.
I can't see me finishing this.
I have been highly recommended this audio book, not only did it sound like a plot that would interest me, it was also from an author I hadn't come across before and was keen to give it a go.
I found the plot was trying to be more complicated than it actually was. I kept forgetting that Green in only a Child/Young Adult for the main of this book, as the plot is certainly of a more adult nature.
I found it really odd that the story tends to conclude at just before the half way point. It then goes off on another tangent and one not to my tastes.
This is the first time that I have ever stopped listening to an audio book because it's crude and poorly written charachters. The adult tone doesn't bother me or the lesbian lead, I think it's more the age of the main charchter in relation to this.
It's a shame as this had the promise to be an exciting listen, the suggestion was it would be similar to Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel Legacy, with a deep plot and complicated charachters appealed to me, but it did not live up to the expectations. And if I ever hear the word 'sweet pocket' again.... grrrrr!
"Not sure about this one"
It took me a long while to get into the story and personally I did not enjoy it. For me, the story sort of stops and starts but with no real or satisfying conclusion. I was left think what's the point of that. I also narrator slightly irritating, but I think she was only trying to embody the character, Green, who was arrogant and annoying. Not a great heroine.
"Had more potential then it delivered"
I found that the start of Greens journey had more potential then was delivered. It all felt a little disjointed after Greens initial story of being raised and I found myself enjoying small sections of the story and then getting disappointed with the rest. I did not enjoy all the sections about the gods but found the pardins and the sisters of the lily (minus the god stuff) interesting.
The best part about the book was the narration. It was first class and I found her voice a joy to listen to.
Although I did finish the book I don't think I would recommend it. It wasn't awful but wasn't great either. If I could I would give it a 2 1/2 but Audible doesn't allow this so I would say its a 2 star as I can't recommend it.
"Absoloutly Disappointed!"
Listening to a different book would have made this a better listening experience.
Less use of the term 'sweet pocket'! I think he had great intentions and then let the sex get in the way, it was overdone, tasteless and a bit hypocritical.
I would also say that the narrator for the audio book was terrible, she kept trying to put on oldy worldy london street urchin voice on alongside a posh brit accent, just slipping between the two randomly.
Disappointment, definitely. The cover looks great and the blurb looks make the book very appealing. The first hour of listening to this audio book made me a determined to keep listening to see if it would improve, then I just kept going out of morbid curiosity. I couldn't wait to remove this from my iPod.
Felt disappointed so much as the book could have been concluded much earlier, probably at the end of the first part. Less going on about bells, the ox and the mistresses.
The first part of the book was a little whingey and that darned ox and bells drove me bonkers. The second part seemed so disconnected from the storyline. The third part comes back to the first part and finishes off the story. I had to take a break for a while during the second part. Just hated the term sweet pocket and found myself grinding my teeth in frustration.
I found this book a bit ridiculous, the fact that man/man relationships are frowned on but girl/girl was fine. And every girl was throwing themselves at the lead character, no matter their age and she was accepting it.
This book felt like it wanted to compete with Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel Series, in fact I was hoping it would. But it doesn't even come close.
"Well written and highly recommended!"
At first I thought this was going to be a bad choice as at the start it does not seem to go anywhere fast and I think it takes a while to get settled into the story.
After I was firmly planted into my seat I realised more and more I had to keep on listening. I totally enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who has a little too much time on their hands.
I almost found this book slightly erotic in some places as well as fast paced with a few suprises chucked in for good measure.
Very good indeed.
"Very good but with caveats"
I was searching for a Fantasy novel, and this is a very good one, but don't be expecting dungeons and dragons, it is more unstated than that, but no less powerful or enjoyable because of it. As long as you know what to expect.
The world is well imagined with a rich background and some strong characters, I also liked the place names as I find it deceptively difficult to come up with good names for stories!
The reader is very good, she doesn't have a wide range of voices but it doesn't cause much confusion.
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My Caveats would be that I am unsure about the physical abilities of some of the younger characters if it is possible to be so fast / strong when so young. And the sex made me a little uncomfortable, but the scenes are handled well and sensitively, but might not be for everyone given that there is a certain amount of incest and underage lesbianism
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Duje Dukan returns in 2013-14 after sitting out last season as a redshirt. Dukan suffered from mononucleosis in the fall of 2012 causing him to get a late start on the season and necessitating the redshirt. For his career, he has appeared in 21 career games. The son of a Chicago Bulls executive, Dukan has been around professional basketball his entire life, serving as a ball boy during the Bulls championship years in the 1990s. Born in Croatia and raised in the Chicago area, he garnered attention late in his high school career. The combination of shooting range and his long, 6-8 frame provides a tough match-up from the wing. Dukan spent the summer of 2011 playing with the Croatian National Team in the U-20 European Championships in Bilbao, Spain. On the Badgers' 2013 Canadian exhibition trip Dukan averaged 8.8 points shooting 53.3 percent from the field and was second on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game.Career Has appeared in 59 career games Career-high 15 points vs. St. John's (2013)2013-14Appeared in all 38 games, averaging 8.1 minutes as a reserve ... averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... finished the season shooting 50.0 percent from the field (41-for-82) and 36.6 percent from beyond the arc (15-for-41) ... averaged 4.0 points per game during the NCAA tournament, including an eight-point, five-rebound outing against Kentucky (April 5) in the Final Four ... tallied five points and added an assist in the Sweet Sixteen against Baylor (March 27) ... recorded five points, three rebounds and an assist against American (March 20) in the second round of the NCAA tournament ... scored seven points and added a pair of rebounds in UW's regular-season finale at Nebraska (March 9) ... grabbed a career-high seven boards against Iowa (Jan. 5) ... scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Saint Louis (Nov. 26) ... set career highs in points (15), rebounds (5) and minutes played (21) against St. John's (Nov. 8) in the season opener, going 2-for-3 from 3-point range and 5-for-6 at the line.
Dukan poured in a career-high 15 points and five rebounds in 21 minutes of action against St. John's on Nov. 8, 2013.
2012-13 SeasonRedshirted season ... suffered from mononucleosis in the fall
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2010-11Appeared in 8 games ... saw 4 minutes of action vs. North Dakota, grabbing 1 rebound ... played 3 minutes in season-opener vs. Prairie View A&M, recording first career points (2)
High SchoolNamed first-team all-state by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association as a senior averaging 23 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks ... posted 17 double-doubles and had 6 games with more than 30 points ... led Deerfield to 23-3 record and a tie for 1st in the Central Suburban North ... named Lake County Journal Player of the Year ... represented the World Select team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit ... earned All-Central Suburban League honors as a junior, averaging 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game ... shot nearly 46 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the free-throw line as a junior ... posted averages of 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists as a sophomore ... also played soccer ... member of DECA ... honor roll student
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Performances of the drama will now continue through April 27 past its original closing date of March 31. It opened Off-Broadway Feb. 28.
The New York Times also reports that Rattlestick artistic director David Van Asselt has been in early discussions with producers to transfer the intimate production to Broadway depending on the availability of its two name stars and a suitable Broadway venue.
Kip Fagan directs the production. Last season, Eisenberg starred in his play Asuncion for the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, also at Cherry Lane.
According to the Rattlestick, "In The Revisionist David (Eisenberg) arrives in Poland with a crippling case of writer's block and a desire to be left alone. His 75-year-old second cousin Maria (Redgrave) welcomes him with a fervent need to connect with her distant American family. As their tenuous relationship develops, she reveals details about her complicated post-war past that tests their ideas of what it means to be a family."
Read the recent Playbill magazine feature about Eisenberg and his new play.
The Revisionist has scenic design by John McDermott, costume design by Jessica Pabst, lighting design by Matt Frey, sound design by Bart Fasbender and property design by Andrew Diaz.
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50 wanted Gary Russell Jr! HA
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When I read this article I damn near spit my orange juice out! The balls this guy Curtis Jackson has. Wouldn't this be the second Al Haymon fighter he tried to take? No ho leaves a good pimp! I am not calling boxers hos but it is similar. If you are happy with your promotional company why would you jump ship to one that is struggling and has no real power to get your name out? I will give 50 props for trying I can't knock the hustle. Okay, so what could 50 offer Gary Jr. that Haymon can't?
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The UFC Featherweight says that fighters are changing their style in an attempt to please judges who "don't understand MMA."
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I applied through a recruiter and the process took 1 week - interviewed at Mastech in September 2010.
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STEVENSVILLE, Md. - A woman's body has been recovered from Kent Island's shoreline. Maryland State Police investigators will await the results of forensic examinations to determine if the body is the Queen Anne's County woman who has been missing for three weeks.
Shortly before 3:30 PM, Queen Anne's County Emergency Communications received a 911 call from the 500-block of Bay Drive, Stevensville. The caller reported he had been fishing on a pier when he observed a body in the water near the shore.
Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office deputies responded and contacted Maryland State Police investigators who have been investigating the disappearance of Robin L. Pope, 51, of Stevensville, Md. Pope was reported missing by her husband early on the morning of March 2, 2013. Multiple land and water searches and a continuing investigation since that time had failed to locate Pope.
State Police Homicide Unit investigators and Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office personnel secured the scene. The body was recovered from the water with the assistance of personnel from the Kent Island and United Communities Fire Department shortly before 6:00 PM. State Police crime scene technicians conducted evidence collection procedures. The body is that of an adult female, but further identification cannot be made at this time. The body has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. Investigators will be forwarding dental records and other information related to Robin Pope to assist pathologists in identification efforts. State Police investigators notified Robin Pope's husband and daughters of the recovery and the lack of a positive identification. They will keep family members informed of identification efforts and results from the medical examiner's office. The investigation has still not determined why or how Robin Pope disappeared. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about Robin Pope is urged to contact Maryland State Police at the Centreville Barrack at 410-758-1101. Callers may remain confidential.


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Trends in adolescent brain development: Implications for youth practice and policy
Abigail Baird and Laurence Steinberg
April 17, 2012
This symposium focuses on the latest findings from research on adolescent brain development, and the implications of this research for our field's practice and policy work. Our speakers examine the link between the research on adolescent brain development and youth work practice and describe strategies for strengthening support for young people through policy change based on this research.
This event was made possible by the Howland Family Endowment for Youth Development Leadership at the Minnesota 4-H Foundation and by the contributions of the following sponsors:
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The sexual abuse of children was, until relatively recently in Britain, a subject rarely discussed in public. Now, hardly a day goes by without some new horror hitting the headlines.
We are witnessing an important and significant shift in awareness and response. The latest revelations about the crimes committed in Rotherham are shocking to us in their violence and their scale. But they should be seen in a wider context, of a society belatedly confronting a deeply disturbing aspect of its character.
The truth is that large numbers of children are and always have been sexually abused in this country. Over a decade ago, the NSPCC conducted a major research programme to try and identify the scale of the problem. They spoke to more than 3,000 18 to 24-year-olds and asked them if they had ever suffered sexual abuse as a child.
Around 1% said they had been sexually abused by a parent or carer, 3% by another relative and 11% by people known but unrelated to them. The figures suggested that in an average group of 10 children in the UK, at least one would have been the victim of sexual abuse.
It was a finding that beggared belief, implying that a million children were being sexually abused at any one time. Faced with incredulity, in 2010 the NSPCC published a second study based on interviews with children and young adults.
Z is for Zanzibar
Z is a destination, standing enigmatically at the extreme end of the alphabetical line. Crazy zigzags at odds with a gentle song, its qualities are both puzzling and exotic. After Z there is nothing.
Zanzibar, fittingly, enjoys not one but two Zs. It is a word that buzzes with African mystery and rare spices, of foreign adventure and dark magic. For a country looking to attract travellers and tourists, its tantalizing name is perhaps one of its greatest assets.
Advice for foreigners on how Britons walk
We drive on the left, but which side do we walk on?
Some friends from Australia asked me this question as we battled down London's Oxford Street the other day, weaving our way through determined shoppers, rushing office workers and ambling tourists.
Should teachers 'promote' British values?
Come September and every school in England will be required to promote British values.
Promoting something is not the same as teaching something or having respect for something. One can respectfully disagree. One can inform without endorsing.
'Trojan horse' scandal - extreme or diverse?
Where does diversity stop and extremism begin? That, it seems to me, is the central question posed by the so-called "Trojan horse" affair.
It is official government policy to create a "more diverse school system" with academies and free schools liberated from some state controls. They don't have to follow the national curriculum and they operate independently from the local education authority.
Is Britain really becoming more racist?
Journalists like their stories to fit into an accepted current narrative. With domestic politics dominated by concerns over Europe and immigration, and the rise of the far-right elsewhere in the EU, it is understandable that editors are alert to evidence of rising racism in Britain.
But today's figures are not evidence of rising racism. In fact, if anything, the trend is of flat or declining levels of self-reported racial prejudice.
Parks in peril
Cuts to funding has left the UK's parks "on the edge of a precipice", according to a landmark report to be published next month by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The research into the quality of Britain's 26,000 public parks is expected to conclude that new ways of financing their maintenance are essential to prevent a return to the crisis days of the 1990s. MPs then described our urban green spaces as "shunned, neglected and vandalised".
Who are the UK's foreign workers?
On New Year's Day, construction worker Victor Spiresau was greeted by politicians, reporters and photographers at Luton Airport - the first Romanian immigrant to arrive in Britain after the controversial lifting of employment controls on Romania and Bulgaria.
Victor became the reluctant symbol of what many predicted would be a vast wave of East Europeans flocking to the UK.


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The pillars stretching the rest of the way across the river. Many of them are always in the water, only getting down to the river mud on extremely dry years, and that mud is a poor surface to put a rope on, much less your feet-usually up to your knees. Boat access is preferred, dry/cheap old ropes reccommended, and using care not to drop anything expensive in the water..well, obvious.
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