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|Serving Size : 1 Bar
Serving per Container : 1
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily value*
|Total Fat 6 g
|Saturated Fat 2.5 g
|Sodium 160 mg
|Total Carbohydrate 19 g
|Dietary fiber 7 g
|Sugars 2 g
|Protein 16 g
|Calcium mg
|Iron mg
|Calories 190 Calories
|Calories From Fat 50 Calories


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Akai S612
The S612 was one of Akai's first professional rack-mount samplers, released back in 1985. Some of its features included 12-bit sampling from 4 to 32kHz with loop and truncate functions, an overdub function and mic or line input jacks. Internal memory is only 128KB which gives a maximum of 8 seconds sampling time at the lowest sampling rate available. An optional disk drive that features the quick disk (QD) 2.8 inch format is needed for permanent storage of samples. Only one sample is stored to each side of the disk.
You won't be able to do much with the S612 these days. However it bears some classic traits that may still be of interest. It features a continuous variable low-pass filter and an LFO for modulating and giving your sample an animated edge. It's also fairly simple and straight forward to operate, responds to external triggering and is still very well suited to any MIDI studio applications. It's definitely a limited sampler, but it makes a cheap back-up instrument that may come in handy for lo-fi sounds or triggered effects. It was Future Sound of London's first sampler.
Lookup Akai S612 Prices
The link above will take you to an eBay search for this synth to see active listings with more images, specs and information. If you don't find it there, try looking in our forum marketplace. Our marketplace gets thousands of visits every week so make sure to check back often if you want to buy or sell a synth.
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Are you looking to buy or sell a Akai S612? Post an ad in Gear For Sale or a request in Gear Wanted. For spare parts and repair services check out Gear Services & Other Goods. Our forums also has a Buyer's Guide section where you can ask for advice on buying synthesizers.
it sounds really dirty and "Analogue" like. Like the guy above me
mentions there are two sliders that determine the End and Start
point of the sample. I've been playing around with them while my
sequencer is still going and found a way to do some really
interesting beats (with a sampled beat): If I slide the
points while the sequencer is going I get the most awesome
beats (BTW I really like IDM music). And if I put both the sliders
at the same point I get the most outrageous analogue like
Synth sound. I recommend that folks that have this sampler
play about with the sliders. It is awesome!
- Check Price
- The link above will take you to an eBay search for this synth to see active listings. If you don't find it there, try looking in our forum marketplace or post a wanted classified.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 6 voices
- Sampler - 12-bit linear, 4kHz - 32kHz (variable) sampling rates
- Memory - 128 KB (8 seconds at 4KHz)
- Modulation - LFO with sine wave, speed, depth and delay controls
- Filter - Continuous variable low-pass filter
- Keyboard - None
- Effects - None
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 1985
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NIQUE Song and Mixtape Downloads
NIQUE - Losing Myself [Song]
Last we heard from NIQUE, it was late October and the Las Vegas rhymesayer was in the midst of a weekly series of digital releases leading up to the December arrival of a new street album. As evidenced by the set's...Read More
NIQUE - Sorry [Song]
NIQUE began his #WoodGrainWednesdays with Be OK, a record begging fans' pardon for his almost year-long hiatus from the rap game. This week, he has another apology to make—to his parents, for airing out some familiar...Read More
NIQUE - Let Em Know [Song]
Fresh off receiving the highest reader reviews thus far in #WoodGrainWednesdays with last week's Cameras, Make History, NIQUE is back to (hopefully) top himself with the fourth release in his ongoing series. Let...Read More
NIQUE - Cameras, Make History [Song]
Particularly post his recent hiatus, there are a lot of people still sleeping on NIQUE. But just you wait—by the time the Las Vegas repper reaches his career peak, even your grandparents will know his name. On Cameras, Make...Read More
NIQUE - Whale [Song]
On last week's Be OK, the inaugural entry in his #WoodGrainWednesdays series, NIQUE announced his return to the game after a year of personal turbulence, and assured listeners that they could expect an uninterrupted...Read More
NIQUE - Be OK [Song]
Once a regular fixture in the Booth, NIQUE disappeared from our pages last fall, after bringing us November's Can't See Me. If you've been wondering what precisely has been holding him back from releasing...Read More
Nique - Can't See Me [Song]
What good is 20/20 vision when you can't see what's right in front of your nose? For example, any hip-hop head who hasn't taken note of the moves NIQUE's been making in the game may as well be legally...Read More
Nique ft. Mr. Music - I Know What You Like [Song]
Nique may still be keeping mum about his plans for the material he's been holed up in the studio recording over the past six or seven months but, as he reminded us with last month's NO!, the Las Vegas...Read More
The Greater Good ft. Nique & Radio Ramone - Tried Being Humble [Song]
Last time we heard of The Goodness it was in the form of a pretty nicely crafted EP from the likes of Booth professionals Marion Write and DJ Finyl. While the duo is still the Perfect Formula for dope music, they've...Read More
Nique - NO! [Song]
Considering it was nearly six months ago that Vegas-based reader fave NIQUE stepped into the Booth with his last solo feature, Too Many Girls, fans may be starting to wonder whether that excessive female attention has...Read More
LA & Mr. Music ft. Gio, S-Preme, & Nique - The Fire [Song]
Considering the stage name, I probably don't need to tell you that rapper LA and his partner, producer/hookman, Mr. Music hail from… Chicago? Huh. That's a little unintuitive. So, does that mean their first...Read More
Nique ft. Mr. Music - So Many Girls [Song]
If you're familiar with 702 rep Nique, then you already have a heads up on a sleeping industry. I can't front, I had to wipe the cold out my eye when this track landed in my inbox. Listening to some of his DJBooth...Read More
Nique - Top of the World [Song]
NIQUE, the up-and-coming rhyme spitter who recently dropped off DJBooth chart topper Boom Bap has stepped back into the Booth to bring us the 201st entry in our DJBooth.net Freestyle Series. On his brand new, exclusive Top Of...Read More
NIQUE - Boom Bap [Song]
While the title of West Coast buzzmaker (and recent Booth showcase participant) NIQUE's latest mixtape leak carries nostalgic connotations, the record is more than a simple retro throwback; like fellow Vegas...Read More


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School wasn't the only thing getting started at C.R. Anderson Middle School today, so did Governor Bullock's back to school tour.
As most students end their summer vacation and return to the classroom Governor Bullcok encourages them all to make Montana proud. This week Bullock introduced his back to school campaign with a new online web site and motivational video, and announced his school back to school tour.
He kicked off the tour here in Helena at C. R. Anderson Middle School today first speaking to students welcoming them to the new school year. During his stop at C. R Anderson Bullock spoke, interacted, and even ate lunch with the students, all a part of his mission to make sure students know they matter to him and government.
"One of the things government can do, I mean I am focusing on more effective jobs, better education system, more effective government, and education really is central to all those other pieces too." Says Bullock "so I wanted to make every other student in Montana know that their success is important to me as governor."
Throughout Bullocks back to school tour he will be visiting with students, teachers, parents, and school administrators to make sure every student is getting a quality education.
"It's more than just about that one student or that one classroom, but you know we will continue to focus on making sure that our kids have every opportunity and as they achieve they will be making Montana proud."
Tomorrow Governor Bullock will head to Great Falls continuing his Back to School Tour visiting yet another school. From there he will visit a variety of schools in the state of Montana throughout the rest of the year.


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Former 9/11 Commissioner to visit Penn State Law
June 7, 2011
From Watergate to the 9/11 Commission, Richard Ben-Veniste has pursued truth, justice, and accountability from the U.S. government. The famed Washington, D.C. trial attorney will visit Penn State Law to speak on ethics in government on October 19. The public is welcome to attend.
"Richard Ben-Veniste has played a unique role in our nation's recent political history," said Penn State Law professor Lance Cole, who co-directs the Center for Government Law and Public Policy Studies. "No one is better qualified to provide an insider's analysis of the greatest government ethics issues of our times."
Ben-Veniste first achieved national prominence during the mid-1970s, when he served as Chief of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Watergate Task Force. He played a lead role in exposing and investigating the infamous "18 1/2 Minute Gap" in the Nixon White House tapes, devising the legal strategy to name President Nixon an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate prosecution, and prosecuting the criminal cases against Nixon's top White House advisors.
Since that time Ben-Veniste has been a key figure in some of the nation's most significant governmental activities at the intersection of law and politics, including the Senate Whitewater Committee investigation of Bill and Hillary Clinton and the 9/11 Commission investigation. In 2009, he served on a task force created by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to assess the national alert system and make recommendations for improvement. Ben-Veniste is the author of The Emperor's New Clothes: Exposing the Truth from Watergate to 9/11 (Thomas Dunne, 2009). He is a partner at Mayer Brown, where he focuses on complex civil litigation and white collar criminal cases.
Ben-Veniste is a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown and holds an LL.B. from Columbia Law School as well as an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Ben-Veniste is a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown and holds an LL.B. from Columbia Law School as well as an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Government Law and Public Policy Studies at Penn State Law. Ben-Veniste will give the inaugural address in the Center's Distinguished Law and Public Service Speaker Series. The Center also provides Penn State Law students with high-quality, experiential learning opportunities through its Semester in Washington Program and its Semester in Harrisburg Program.
Ben-Veniste's presentation is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. in Lewis Katz Hall at 333 W. South Street in Carlisle and will be simulcast to the Greg Sutliff Auditorium in the Lewis Katz Building in University Park, PA.


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Though the New York City ING Marathon didn't end up taking place on Sunday, an East Hampton Town Police Officer who was going to dedicate her run to a retired officer fighting liver cancer raised $5,700 for cancer research.
Before Hurricane Sandy struck, Lisa Weitz, of Wainscott, was all set to run the 26.2-mile course, as part of Fred's Team, an organization that raises money to cancer research, in honor of Tommy Miller, one the officers who helped train her when she first joined the force in 2003.
In 2002, Miller was first diagnosed with melanoma, which was removed and monitored. The cancer spread to a lymph node, which he discovered as a lump the size of a large pea in his groin in May 2011. In March, he was diagnosed with liver cancer, which was not treatable through chemotherapy or radiation.
Doctors gave him a prognosis of three to nine months, if he did nothing.
Miller, who will turn 53 in January, is receiving two immunotherapy agents that work in concert to activate the immune system; MDX-1106, an experimental treatment, and Ipilimumab, an drug used for the treatment of melanoma, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Both are antibodies that bind to cells.
"You really knocked me over when I heard you were doing this," Miller said when the two met up at Oak-Dale Farm, his family's farm on Three Mile Harbor Road, two weeks ago. A proud man who's always quick with a quip no matter what the situation, he said he is honored and overwhelmed that Weitz thought of him.
Miller said he's responding well to treatment. He's still making frequent trips to pick up and deliver hay, and he's in good spirits. "I think a lot of everything is attitude," he said.
When Weitz left the NYPD nine years ago, Miller was just getting ready to retire from the EHTPD. "He definitely had an influential part on my training," she recalled. He also made her feel apart of the close-knit East Hampton department.
Now, Miller said he is the lucky one — to have had the support of his family and friends throughout his cancer treatment, especially that of his wife Lianne Miller, to whom he's been married for 19 years. "She saved me," he said, referring to the death of his first wife.
"He's been through a lot," Weitz said. "If this is the least I can do for him, just to run in his honor, and have the money go to cancer research, then I'm happy to do it."
This race would have been Weitz's second year taking part in the marathon. Last year, she ran alongside Sag Harbor chiropractor Stephen Petruccelli, but due to an injury he wasn't going to join her this year.
"It's an overwhelming experience just to be a part of the NYC marathon . . . Going over the bridges and seeing the city the way you see it," she said. Running for a cause, she said, makes the experience even better. "Plus, you're a part of this team that's raised over millions of dollars for cancer research — it hits home for so many people."
Fred's Team has raised $46 million thus far for research at Sloan-Kettering, which is where Miller is receiving treament.
In 2011, she dedicated her run to Gary Hertzan, the father of her best friend since kindergarten, with whom she grew up with in Massapequa. He was battling Lymphoma at the time and is now doing well, she said.
Weitz said she was also partly inspired to raise money for Fred's Team because she lost a grandmother to colon cancer before she was born. A good friend, Christian Jacobsen, lost his battle against Leukemia in 2002.
Even though the marathon wasn't cancelled until Friday, Weitz had deferred her entry until next year because she said she didn't want to take shelter and resources away from those in need. She donated her room through the Race2Recover.
She's looking forward to next year. And, so is Miller.
Donations are still being accepted. To visit Lisa Weitz's page on Fred's Team and donate in honor of Tommy Miller, click here.


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Chalk Talk with GMGM
Hello from warm-ups! GMGM just finished talking to season ticket holders. He was not in a good mood, and was actually pretty frank about it. He did not comment on any ongoing negotiations with players (like Semin) or strategy (like holes he wants to fill at the deadline), but opened up about a few things: - he was pissed at the refs after the Dallas game and texted the league - he got in a dig on Huet wanting more money an now playing in Europe - Flash was dealt because he never turned into the player they hoped he'd be (and he sucks in the playoffs) - he hates players saying things like they lacked motivation or energy in the third period ("we're paying them to play hard") - "no deal is better than a bad deal, but we'll make market value offers for players we want here" - DC is guaranteed a winter classic in 2 or 3 years - several players are not playing as well as they should be, specifically: 8 19 21 16 52 - they thought before season that 14, 85 or 90 could play 2C and believe one of the two who are left can fill that role


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Matthew 16:13-16
A young English lad on the night of January 6, 1850, is on his way to a scheduled appointment, only to find himself besieged by a snow storm. As the snow and fierce winds beat against him he looked for a place of shelter to get out of the storm. Spying a dim light in the distance and thinking it to be an inn of some sort, he proceeded to enter, only to find himself in a Primitive Methodist Chapel. The weather was so bad that the Pastor was not able to get to the service. As the very few handful of souls who had braved the weather that morning sat in silence, a very thin man, a lowly shoemaker, stood up and went to the pulpit to fill in for the missing Pastor.
It was obvious that this man was not an educated Pastor, just a simple man. Opening his Bible, he read from Isaiah 45:22: "Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth."
The young man would later state that this common man could not even pronounce the words rightly, but that didn't really matter for there was a power behind his simple words.
The message began with this dear humble man stating: "It says, 'look,' no looking don't take a deal of pain. It ain't lifting your foot or finger; it is just 'look.' Anyone can look, even a child can look.
"But then the Text says, 'look unto Me,' look to Christ!"
The young man said that, "The eyes of this uneducated man looked right at me and said, 'Young man, look to Jesus Christ. Look! Look! Look! You have nothing to do but look.'"
The young man at once was convicted of his sin and accepted the Lord. That young man was none other than Charles Haddon Spurgeon, who would go on to become one of England's great pastors.
In the Text, we find the Lord asking His Disciples the question, "Whom do men say I am?" This one question constitutes the question of the ages. How one answers this question determines where they will spend eternity. How one answers this question determines what you really know about Jesus Christ. How you answer that question determines who you are and where you are going.
If one could somehow be able to observe all the Sunday morning services in their town, what kind of Jesus (if any) would be presented? In too many churches in America, the Jesus presented is not the Jesus of the Bible. In many churches, Christ is the Great Philosopher. Or He is the Great Environmentalist in the sky. In too many churches, Christ is just a good guy who wants to make you feel good about yourself and have a good laugh.
Jesus was now speaking directly to His Disciples. Now understand they had walked with Him, they had seen His Mighty Works and Miracles. Yet He still asks the question. In effect, He was drawing them out, and today He is drawing you out.
Association and proximity to Christ doesn't mean one knows Christ. How many people sitting on our church pews really know who Christ is? There is only one correct answer.
Luke says in his account, "The Christ of God." Christ means anointed and in this sense referred to Him being the Messiah and King. Anointed means to consecrate to a specific office, an office that only He could fulfill.
He is the Son of God, Redeemer of mankind, He is the Anointed One, the Specific One, the Unique One of a kind, He is the One Spurgeon called on an was saved. "Who is Jesus Christ": one name or title doesn't do justice.
The Word of God tells us that Jesus Christ is:
- The Seed of the woman, Jehovah, Shiloh and the Star out of Jacob.
- Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Prophet, King, Rock of Salvation, the Anointed One, the Son of God.
- Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Sanctuary, He is Wonderful, He is Counselor, He is the Mighty God, He is the Prince of Peace, the Everlasting Father.
- Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Rock of Jesse, the Branch, the Polished Shaft, Desire of all nations.
- Who is Jesus Christ? Son of Righteousness, Refiner and Purifier, the Son of Abraham, the Son of David, Master, Son of Man, the Great Physician and our Sabbath Rest.
- Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Bridegroom, the Friend of sinners, Horn of Salvation, the Word, the Lamb of God, and the Gift of God. He is the Bread of Life, He is the Light of the World, He is our Great Shepherd, He is the Way, the Truth, and He is the Life.
- Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Door, He is the Passover, He is the Author and Finisher of our faith, He is a nail in a sure place, He is the Morning Star, He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, He is the King of kings, Lord of lords.
- Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Savior, the Healer, the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit. He is Christ, the Son of the Living God, the only One Who can redeem mankind from His sin and make that person a brand new Creation.
Who is Jesus Christ? He is my Savior and my Lord, that's Who Jesus Christ is.
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Turnovers Key in Victory at MiamiPosted by on November 12, 2012 – 4:09 pm
After suffering a blowout loss at home to Chicago last week, everyone in our locker room was looking forward to redemption when we took on the Miami Dolphins Sunday at Sun Life Stadium.
We knew it wasn't going to be easy. At 4-4, Miami had been playing well and lost a couple of close games that could have placed them in higher standing in the AFC.
Losing like we did to Chicago was embarrassing and coming into this game we had something to prove.
We knew we had to execute out of the gate, something that we didn't do early on against the Bears. We needed to play well in all three phases – offense, defense and special teams.
Jason McCourty got us going in the right direction on Miami's first drive. After Reggie Bush ripped off a nice run, Jason stripped the ball out of his hands and made the recovery, setting up our first touchdown.
On offense, Chris Johnson and the offensive line continued to assert themselves. CJ rushed 23 times for 126 yards and a touchdown, again running strong and producing at a high level.
Jake Locker returned to the starting lineup and had two excellent touchdown passes – a nine-yard slant to Kendall Wright and a nicely-thrown 26-yard over-the-shoulder pass to Jared Cook. He also used his legs to keep several drives alive and did a great job keeping Miami's defense off guard.
Overall, the offense looked sharp and executed well all day.
Our defense put forth its best effort of the season, creating four turnovers, including three interceptions and a fumble recovery. All three of our starting linebackers – Colin McCarthy, Akeem Ayers and Zach Brown recorded an interception. The four turnovers translated into 20 points, which helped determined the outcome of the game.
Colin's interception made the highlights. He picked off a Ryan Tannehill pass and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown. Colin made his return to the stadium where he played throughout his college career a special day, playing one of his best games as a pro in front of his friends and family. He was part of a defense that held the Dolphins to just 54 rushing yards on 15 attempts.
This was a game we had to have – and it couldn't have come at a better time. We are set to enter our bye week and now we can get away for a few days and refocus for the last six games of the regular season.
Teams that play well in November and December are usually teams that make it to the playoffs, which remains our goal.
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By Titanman45 on Nov 13, 2012 | Reply
Game ball goes to Mr.Bud Adams..you guys can say what you want but this team clearly got the message. Mr.Adams should've gave Munchak a phone call in Week 3. TITANS..
By Tyler Rose on Nov 16, 2012 | Reply
Titanman45 . . . Bud Adams needs to keep an eye on Mr. Rooney of the Steelers. I don't think Rooney would have fired a guy like Bum Phillips and brought a whole city into mourning ! Also . . . he should shut his mouth like Rooney and keep things in house. Munchak is going to turn things around one way or another . . . and its not going to be because Bud yelled at him !


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Job Training Important for Boomers Who Continue to Work
Job training is a necessary evil. While few people like to take time away from doing their jobs, sometimes, you simply need to learn new skills or brush up on your techniques.
For baby boomers, this has never been more true. Age discrimination is a part of society, and in corporate offices, a daily occurence. We even see commercials on television making light of the fact that it happens.
The trouble of course is that it simply isn't funny.
For baby boomers who are still working, it can be difficult to compete with young guns straight out of college. This is more true when you consider that the employer's cost of benefits for a young single worker is much less than to support someone in their fifties.
So how can you defeat agism in the workplace? Simply by staying on top of your game. In addition to building your career, skillset and confidence - increased job training simply makes you more successful.
"Make yourself as valuable as you can to your employer. Make yourself a superstar, overachieving," said Kim Cornett, spokeswoman of WorkForce Central Florida, the state-sponsored one-stop employment center for Orlando. "Ask to be cross-trained in other skills, to become more valuable. Now also is a great time to go back to school ... to continue to upgrade your skills or learn new skills, and to show that you're investing in yourself."
People may have misconceptions about what older workers are capable of doing, but don't let those misconceptions win out. Prove you value and increase your on the job training and experience.


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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review
Review By ko-zee-ii @ 05:02pm 08/02/12
RPG juggernauts cast a gigantic shadow. Titles in the league of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dark Souls and even pseudo-RPGs like Mass Effect envelop the genre's landscape, blotting out all in their wake and leaving an indelible mark on those that follow. It's hard to go against the established conventions of any genre and cut your own path. Yet occasionally a small sapling can push through and, if carefully nurtured and attended to, grow into a mighty oak and cast a wide shadow of its own. What's with all the hippy metaphors you ask? Just painting a picture of the little engine that could.
You see, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning thumbs its nose at convention. You say RPGs have weak combat and are more about expansive storylines and immersive worlds. Screw that. Why must they be mutually exclusive? Amalur's developers raise a respectfully defiant middle finger to these set in stone notions and bring an action driven experience with a plethora of killifying options (it's a word, look it up) that will force you to reassess your concrete ideas of what RPG combat should be.
Imagine a game that takes its cues from established action franchises like God of War. Then add a dash of artistic animation flair from comic book legend Todd McFarlane (the dude that done Spawn), a sprinkle of sultry sounds care of Grant Kirkhope (he made them tantalising tunes for GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64) and lavish lashings of lore by acclaimed fantasy scribe R.A. Salvatore (smashed out some Forgotten Realms novels for a dozen or so million fans). Carefully season and bake at 180 degrees under the watchful eye of Ken Rolsten of The Elder Scrolls III and IV fame and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning comes together like an all-you-can-eat RPG buffet where it's all pretty much on the menu.
The story, in broad strokes, isn't going to blow your mind. It's still an RPG after all and the usual rules apply. A gigantic douche-nozzle called Gadflow with delusions of grandeur has been "chosen" by a god-like entity to cleanse the populace and convert them to his way of thinking. Before you can say "welcome to the crazy house sir, what size would you like your straight jacket in?" he starts messing up everyone's gloriously chill-axed way of life.
An epic brouhaha kicks off with the good guys getting trounced by his evil band of miscreants known as the Tuatha. Usually this would be no big deal with humanoids and Fae (think Elves) banding together to spank this little upstart and his cronies and rip him a new one. However evil plans are afoot. After a prolonged and costly battle with heavy casualties on both sides Gadflow makes with ze dastardly resurrection spell and runs a train across the remaining forces, twirls his moustache, arches an eyebrow and laughs maniacally. The world needs a hero and that's where you come in.
It appears that Gadflow ain't the only one working his mojo against Mr. Death. A couple of industrious gnomes have been tinkering about the Well of Souls. Using their stupid-dope skills they bring you back from the dead (yep, you died. We sent a fruit basket to your family with our condolences) have a mini freak out, declare you saviour of the world because you are no longer bound by fate, toss you a bunch of weapons to play with, pat you on the bum and send you on your way.
This "no fate" clause is kind of a big deal. Every life form is bound by fate but you, the Fateless One, are not. You can rewrite predetermined destinies and cataclysmic events by lighting them up with your staff of Ra, stabbing them in the face with your daggers, shooting arrows in their eyeballs, bludgeoning them with a hammer or clefting them in twain with a broadsword… you get the idea. And now we get to the meat and potatoes of the piece. The combat.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is all about action and doesn't want to constrain you to one style. You can play as your classic rogue using the longbow, daggers and faeblades (the coolest weapon around) and get all stabby-stabby quick-time stealthy assassin-ninja style. You can call down the thunder as a mage using staffs and other magically imbued items, or grab a hammer or any other monolithic sharp pointed-ended thing and simply beat the crap out of enemies as a warrior and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
In no way are you limited to each class' weapons. Mix and match to your heart's content! You can stay true to a class, become a hybrid or use every bloody death-dealer in the game. As you level up you unlock new fate cards or "destinies" giving you bonuses dependant on your play style and Amalur doesn't punish you for heading in the wrong direction. You can re-spec your character and completely re-outfit their skills and abilities AT ANY TIME. Just head on over to your friendly Fateweaver, cross his palm with silver and boom! You're a clean slate ready to give something else a try. It's all about freedom of choice, baby.
I favoured rogue bringing the pain with faeblades (like a double-bladed tonfun) using kickass daggers I crafted after maxing out Blacksmithing and Sagecraft to give it an elemental damage boost and backed them up with a horrendously overpowered longbow. I could easily dodge to avoid attacks and then hit unsuspecting fools with a slice 'n dice twirl, dive in headfirst with the faeblades and turn them into salsa, parry with my shield and become an avenging circular saw of doom to teach them the error of their ways. I was a whirling dervish of pain and that was only the beginning. I'd launch enemies skyward and pepper them with arrows as they fell, drop traps mid-battle, call down arrow storms, poison my blades for extra damage and even mini-teleport through groups carving a back-stab-tastic path through bone and sinew in the blink of an eye. The entire time I played the combat never got old and I've only touched on some of the moves at my disposal, and then there's the whole fateshift thingy.
Mixing up your attack combinations earns you "fate". Max out this bar and you can fateshift. In this mode you are pretty much unstoppable. Everything goes slow-mo and purplely, the colour of fate apparently. You dish out more and take less damage, you move faster while everything else seems like it's wading through jelly. If you've quick enough you can chain together multiple kills before the meter runs out and trigger an epic finishing move. Doing so robs these enemies of their fate. You manifest a massive weapon be it sword, scythe, axe, arrows, whatever, and end their sorry existence with a satisfying coup-de-graces. Before the final blow you have a short QTE (quick time event) to maximise the extra XP you'll gain afterwards. Stringing several deaths and a successful button mash can yield a massive XP bonus and is an unreal way to pacify pesky bosses.
On the subject of bosses, Amalur throws some pretty out there creatures your way with very few attacking exactly as you'd expect them to. Sure you've got the lumbering bruisers dealing heavy damage and sprightly… err… sprites taking flight, but you never can really tell. Some of the larger brutes lunge at you with surprising speed almost belly-flopping all over you. Smaller creatures attack in packs and try to surround you and some even slither about like snakes closing vast distances at breakneck speeds to turn you into a Happy Meal. The one I loved to hate the most was the Thresh.
Part tree, part mage, this beastie would send roots burrowing your way forcing you to dodge and before you had a sec to catch your breath he'd unleash a barrage of lightning bolts that would do Zeus and Thor proud and nothing made me happier than taking one down, with extreme prejudice. That's the thing about Amalur. It's constantly throwing harder and harder enemies at you so just when you've got a handle on it you need to rethink your strategies and evolve, and who doesn't love that?
Now you might be getting to this point thinking what's with the "8.7" down the bottom kozeeii old mate? Well it's not all puppy dogs and rainbows. Amalur does have a few niggling issues. While load times are pretty damned fast, especially considering the length and breadth of what's on offer, there were infrequent texture pop-ups as well as enemies that materialised out of thin air. I highly recommend installing to your hard-drive before you play to negate most of these, but even after I did, they did persist. The audio synching was also off (sometime hilariously so) feeling like a badly English dubbed Jackie Chan movie. Neither of these are deal breakers but they do need to be mentioned.
The only real negative was the sporadic bugginess of the combat camera. Usually, at the most inopportune moment mid super intense skirmish, the camera would wig out and obscure the battle or choose to focus on the grass under my character's feet, or any number of other objects, angles or enemies, anywhere except where I wanted it to be. There seemed little rhyme or reason to it and while you can centre the camera behind you with a thumbstick click sometimes that momentary frustrating distraction is all it takes to get a one-way ticket to your last game save. Also not being about to jump anywhere except at predefined areas needs to go the way of the dodo bird. It's kind of silly that the badass champion of the whole damn universe can be thwarted by a two centimeter high bump in the road. Just saying…
Still, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is one hell of a game. It leads the way for action RPGs bringing with it a whole new level of awesomeness to combat without sacrificing expansive plotlines or an incredibly immersive world. I sprinted through the entire game (literally) without knocking out a single side quest, avoiding anything that wasn't directly in my way and it still took me nearly 40 hours. Yep. I speed ran my way through this baby and I still haven't had even close to enough. Now leave me alone. I hear I've got another 160 or so hours worth of stuff to knock out. I'll see you next month.
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07-18-2013 16:10:51 | More by theGlasstronaut
3.76/5 rDev +5.6%
Had on draft at Tired Hands.
Pours a hazed amber color topped by a tough, robust peach-colored head. Excellent lacing all over the glass. The beer simply is glowing amber. No carbonation obvious.
From TH's notes: "Notes of wet grass, clean malt, strawberries, and distant farm..." I concur! Fairly accurate description of the aroma. The light berry aroma offers suggestions of sweetness and a yeasty fruitiness.
The first sip shows off the really effervescent body, which is good for the style. It has a clean finish. Dry. Lingering notes of berries and farmhouse yeast stay with you well into the aftertaste. The Brett quality is mild, but adds a nice touch of complexity.
I love the delicate aroma and flavor of this beer. It's surprising how high the abv is for the nature of this beer. The beer was quite subtle in all of its characteristics, yet packs quite a punch at 6.6%. Definitely another quality beer from Tired Hands, though I have had better from these guys as well.
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Described as a "blended brett saison."
Or "Tauna" for those of you not kvlt enough.
Bronzed amber pour, slightly hazy, with an inch of foamy off-white head that retained well and left lots of lacing on the glass. I didn't get too much in the aroma, but what I did get was nice, essence of fruit skins and citrus rind, light peppery spice, toasted grains. Taste of toasted grains, slightly woody, with a touch of dry hay, peppery spice, and crisp citrusy hops for a dry, bitter finish. Whalagos kind of overshadowed this one to me, but it was still a good one. Light-medium body, crisp and enjoyable.
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Hull & Mikita Now In Bronze
by Paul on 10/23/11 at 02:38 AM ET
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from Mike Spellman of the Chicago Daily-Herald,
The transition from cold shoulder to warm embrace is finally, finally complete for Blackhawks legends Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull.
After decades of being snubbed by the organization they brought back to prominence in the 1960s and '70s, the pair finally were honored in a truly fitting way — with the unveiling of bigger-than-life bronze statues Saturday night outside the United Center.
"This is a timeless reminder that our franchise took another step forward as we honor the two greatest players who have ever worn the Chicago Blackhawks sweater," said Blackhawks president and CEO John McDonough.
And Mikita and Hull couldn't have been more pleased.
Standing on a stage just outside of Gate 3½, under illuminated 40-foot banners featuring their likenesses (which will remain up through Monday) and with hundreds of fans ringing the plaza, Hull spoke from his heart.
"I never, ever thought in 100 years that I'd be standing here tonight," he told the energized crowd. "This is the greatest night of my life."
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Great news for Stosh and his fans!
by Vince Maranto on 09/02/11 at 05:21 PM ET
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It's good, make that great news for Chicago Blackhawk, Hall of Famer, Stan Mikita. Stan, who was diagnosed with oral cancer (stage one) a while back, spoke on Friday.
"It looks very clean," "That's what the doctors told me, and I am very thankful. Jill and I always had a happy home, but it's even happier now."
Stan, the all time Hawks leading points scorer and Ambassador, also added this,
"I was told at the start that the outlook was good,". "What they do now is amazing. The doctors, nurses and oncologists who treated me have been unbelievable. It's been an emotional time for me, and after I went in the other day to be examined, and got the results, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. My weight is still down, but I'm gaining a few pounds back, and my voice is stronger."
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Steve Larmer….. Remember Him?
by Vince Maranto on 08/30/11 at 06:40 PM ET
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Once again, while waiting for what seems to be forever for training camp to start, I was killing some time. While looking through the Hawks "All Time Statistics" I was actually a little surprised by some facts. Steve Larmer (Blackhawks from the 1980-1981 season through 1992-1993) ranks fourth on the list for scoring. Stan Mikita ranks number one, followed by Bobby Hull, and then Denis Savard. No real surprise there, I knew he was Top 5, at least. But when you actually start breaking down the numbers, a couple of things stuck out.
Steve played in 891 games (10 more than than Savard) while racking up 923 points (1,096 for Savvy). Larmer scored 406 goals (third highest on the Hawks) and had 517 assists (fourth best). He leads all right wingers, historically, for Chicago. Overall, he was a +182 in his career. Those figures weren't kept back in Stosh & Bobby's playing days.—- It would be interesting to see exactly when +/-, power play goals, short handed goals, and other stats became to be recorded. Another article I guess.
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Get Well Stan Mikita
by Paul on 05/24/11 at 07:47 PM ET
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via Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita will undergo treatment for Stage 1 oral cancer, the team announced Tuesday.
"Stan has been diagnosed with an early base of tongue cancer and the prognosis is excellent," said Richard Borrowdale of Loyola Medical Center, who will be treating Mikita. "He will be treated with external beam radiation therapy."
Mikita, who turned 71 on Friday, played all 1,394 of his regular-season games with the Hawks spanning 22 seasons beginning in the late-1950's until his retirement during the 1979-80 season.
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Mikita's Identity Stolen
by Paul on 12/22/09 at 12:39 PM ET
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from CBS2Chicago,
More than $100,000 in two weeks—gone. A Chicago sports legend, the victim of identity theft. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports that Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita has won virtually everything there is to win. But he thought he lost big, too, when cyber thieves created an online account and started paying themselves with his money.
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You Guys Still Got It?
by Paul on 08/01/09 at 03:58 PM ET
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Greats from the Chicago Blackhawks, Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito and Denis Savard in a Chicago furniture TV ad.
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No More Dark Days In Chicago
by Paul on 03/08/08 at 11:22 AM ET
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from Jay Mariotti of the Sun-Times,
There was Bobby Hull, back from the darkness. There was Stan Mikita, back from the cold. And there were the Hawks, the mighty Blackhawks, back where they belong in the bosom of Chicago sports on a memorable evening when an illustrious past was attached to a hopeful future.
''I spent so many years proudly wearing the Indian head sweater,'' said Mikita, who arrived with Hull for the center-ice ceremony in a custom '57 Chevy. ''But tonight, I'm even more proud to be welcomed back and to be part of the great moments that lie ahead for this franchise.''
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Chicago Welcomes Hull & Mikita
by Paul on 03/07/08 at 04:22 PM ET
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fro Van Oler via ChicagoBlackhawks.com,
Spend enough time at the United Center watching the Blackhawks and you'll inevitably hear someone comment that this season's game-night excitement and buzz reminds them of the days when "the Blackhawks owned this town, I tell ya! You couldn't get a ticket unless it was left to you in somebody's will!"
With Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull returning the UC tonight, it's useful to look back at their time with the Blackhawks to see if there's evidence that the team was, in fact, the best in town.
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Hull & Mikita Back With The Blackhawks
by Paul on 12/19/07 at 08:36 PM ET
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from the Chicago Blackhawks,
Former Chicago Blackhawks players and Hockey Hall of Fame members Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita have rejoined the Chicago Blackhawks family and have been named as official Blackhawks ambassadors. Hull and Mikita will represent the Blackhawks at events at the United Center and throughout the Chicagoland area.
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Five Tips for Creating Product Review Videos that Wow
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CATEGORIES MoviesIn the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," Kate Winslet's character, Rose, asked Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Jack, to draw a nude portrait of her. But in real life, Winslet isn't so thrilled with that work of art.
The subject of that iconic sketch was broached during a recent interview Winslet gave to Yahoo! UK, after a fan was seen handing Winslet a copy of the portrait during an autograph session at the U.K. premiere of "Divergent." Winslet revealed that even close to two decades later, that picture still follows her around.
"I don't sign that [picture]. It feels very uncomfortable. Why would you do that?" Winslet told the site. "People ask me to sign that [picture] a lot."
The Oscar-winning actress also said that some fans even bring a photo "lifted from a still of the film" in hopes of getting Winslet to autograph it, another request that she denies.
"I'm like, 'No! I didn't mean for it to be a photograph that I would end up seeing still 17 years later,'" she said, though she laughed as she recounted the tale, proving she's still a good sport despite the embarrassment.
"It's still haunting me," Winslet said. "It's quite funny really."
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Online infidelity is a kind of emotional affair in which the people involved develop a sexually intimate relationship without actually meeting. In fact, they may have never seen each other's faces, or heard one another's voices. So without any real human contact, it may not seem like a real affair.
However, there are many elements that online infidelity shares with a real-life affair that can be destructive to an existing real life relationship, and in those respects, online infidelity is cheating.
Online infidelity can distract the unfaithful partner's attention from their real-life partner and children, robbing them of the time and attention that nurtures existing relationships. Taking your real relationships for granted can actually cause them a great deal of harm, and those close to you miss you and feel neglected of your affection. As cybersex can be addictive, it may take up more and more of your free time.Online infidelity, like real-life affairs, tends to create secrecy, lies, and covering up, that has the potential to destroy the trust that hold the relationship together. Even if your real-life partner does not discover the affair, there is a bond of trust that is broken when one partner is unfaithful. People having affairs also tend to get angry with their real-life partner, and can emotionally abuse them, often without meaning to, which causes further hurt.
Cybersex happens so quickly and easily that there can be a tendency to get carried away. Sometimes cybersex can lead to meeting online sex partners in person, even if this was not the original intention. Then the online infidelity can become physical infidelity, which takes cheating to a different level.
Even when the online infidelity is disclosed to the real life partner, or in some cases, both partners engage in online infidelity, it has the potential to damage the relationship. One partner is typically more enthusiastic about the arrangement than the other, and one partner may feel compelled to engage in cybersex in order to keep the other happy. This is not a strong basis for a relationship.
Online infidelity, like real-life infidelity, is usually a sign that there are problems in the relationship, so if you or your partner have had an online affair, or are engaging in other types of cybersex or sexually compulsive behavior, seek couples counseling.Sources
Carnes, P., Delmonico, D., Griffin, E. & Moriarity, J. In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior. Second edition. Center City, MN: Hazelden.
Young, K., Cooper, A., O'Mara, J. & Buchanan, J. "Online Infidelity: A New Dimension in Couple Relationships with Implications for Evaluation and Treatment." Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 7:59-74. 2000.


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It looks as if former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will exhaust every legal option available to appeal his conviction on child sex abuse charges. According to Sports Illustrated, Sandusky's lawyer, Joseph Amendola, has filed an appeal in Superior Court seeking to overturn Sandusky's 30 to 60 year sentence after being convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse. It's not clear what issue Amendola will address in his appeal to the higher court.
This isn't the first time Sandusky and his legal team have filed paperwork for an appeal of some sort. In October, ESPN reported Sandusky's team was seeking a new trial, contending, among other grievances, they weren't given adequate time to prepare. The Centre Daily Times reported in November Sandusky's lawyers were seeking more time to get their case together and when their appeal was ultimately heard in January, Judge John Cleland denied all their motions.
Sandusky has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation and his trial.
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Bikini Bottom Fashion Trends
Bikini Bottom is always bubbling with the latest fashion and trends. Check out SpongeBob and friends rocking some of the hippest looks under the sea! Let start with the one of the most stylish invertebrates out there, Mr. Squarepants himself. He may be squishy and absorbent, but it never hurts to accessorize with some armor. Especially when you're around hot Krabby Patty grease all day!
Mr. Krabs donned this chic maid outfit because he's understands the value of a dollar. No, he didn't take on a part time job, but turns out couch cushions are a jack pot!
Sandy takes her tan very seriously, which is why she paired a heavy duty welding mask along with her bikini so she can soak up the rays, big time. Don't forget the sunscreen!
If you want a classy look, go for the lab coat and glasses combo like Patrick did. Warning: if you wear this outfit, people might expect you to actually know things.
When you're a tiny microbe like Plankton, you can catch a chill pretty easy. That's why he's rocking this awesome matching hat and sweater combo! Hot pink is in for evil villains this season.
The Bikini Bottom fashion scene is one of the sweetest in the sea, so take note from these ocean dwellers' outfits and you'll be swimming in style in no time!


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Jean-Luc Godard's Favorite Films
Ten Best American Sound Films
(December 1963-January 1964 issue)
1226 8.4 8.52. The Great Dictator (1940)
2363 8.3 8.43. Vertigo (1958)
618 7.9 84. The Searchers (1956)
1578 8.1 8.45. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
309 8.3 8.39. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Six Best French Films since the Liberation
(January 1965 issue)
299 8 7.915. Pickpocket (1959)
The Most Beautiful of Films
There are five or six films in the history of the cinema which one wants to review simply by saying, 'It is the most beautiful of films.' Because there can be no higher praise. Why say more, in effect, about Tabu, Voyage to Italy or Le Carrosse d'or? Like the starfish that opens and closes, they can reveal or conceal the secret of a world of which they are the sole repository and also the fascinating reflection. Truth is their truth. They secrete it deep within themselves, and yet with each shot the screen is rent to scatter it to the winds. To say of them, 'It is the most beautiful of films', is to say everything. Why? Because it just is. Only the cinema can permit this sort of childish reasoning without pretending shame. Why? Because it is the cinema. And because the cinema is sufficient unto itself. In singing the praises of Welles, Ophüls, Dreyer, Hawks, Cukor, even Vadim, all one need say is, 'It's cinema.' And if we conjure the names of the great artists of past centuries for purposes of comparison, we have no need to say more. On the other hand, one cannot imagine a critic praising the latest Faulkner novel by saying, 'It's literature'; or the latest Stravinsky or Paul Klee by saying 'It's music. It's painting.' And even less so of Shakespeare, Mozart or Raphael. It would never occur to a publisher, even Bernard Grasset, to launch a poet with the slogan, 'It's poetry.' Even Jean Vilar, when reviewing Le Cid, wouldn't dream of announcing it on the posters as 'It's theatre.' Whereas 'It's cinema' is more than a password, it's the war-cry of both film-publicist and film-lover. In short, to assert its own existence as its justification, and by the same token to draw its aesthetic from its ethic, is for the cinema by no means the least of its privileges. Five or six films, I said, +1, for Summer Interlude is the most beautiful of films. - Jean-Luc Godard, from a review in Cahiers du Cinéma, July 1958
163 7.5 7.718. Tabu (1931)
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Films he praised, but didn't say they were his favorite.
246 8.1 7.921. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
Everyone who sees this film will be absolutely astonished... because this film is really the world in an hour and a half. - Jean-Luc Godard, Cahiers du Cinema
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|Elida girls hold off Blue Jays
|Monday, November 26, 2012 2:39 PM
By JIM METCALFE
BATH TOWNSHIP — Elida is a mostly-veteran girls basketball team that gave host Bath a scare before falling 44-38 in Friday night's second game of the ninth annual Kewpee Tip-Off Classic held in The Bathtub, while St. John's struggled shooting the ball before succumbing to New Knoxville 37-34 in the opener.
The shooting woes continued for the Lady Blue Jays in Saturday night's consolation finals, helping the Lady Bulldogs to grab a 46-42 victory.
The Jays (0-2) shot 30 percent from the floor this night (13-of-43, 5-of-19 3-pointers), while Elida (1-1) shot 50 percent (18-of-36, 1-of-5 downtown).
"We're battling confidence in shooting right now; we're waiting too many times for someone else to make the shot," Jays mentor Dan J. Grothouse noted. "We're struggling figuring out when to shoot and how quickly. There are times we take good shots and can't get them to go and other times we aren't taking good shots or we hurry them. That is something we will continue to work on in practice and see if we can address this."
Elida co-coach Chrissy Billiter pointed to a change in attitude for her team's good start.
"We're changing the culture. These girls were used to not having success and that was an attitude we changed from day 1; that will not remain here," she explained. "You can see the confidence growing, even in our loss the night before. Like at the end, the girls want the ball in their hands to shoot free throws. It also helps having (senior) O'Sha (Owens) back from injury last year. She gives everyone else confidence, especially offensively, because she makes us go."
Elida — playing primarily a half-court 2-3 zone and occasionally employing full-court pressure — came out much quicker in the opener, using simply better shooting (5-of-10 versus 1-of-7) in building an 11-2 edge with three minutes to go on a basket by junior Kylie Downton (7 boards). The Jays closed with a pair of free throws each from senior Katie Vorst (12 markers, 4 caroms, 3 steals) at 2:29 and junior Brooke Zuber (24.2 ticks) to reduce the deficit to 11-6.
The Blue and Gold — using their trademark man-to-man half-court "D" — continued the comeback in the second period and in a 1:40 span, the lead was traded three times, with the Jays taking their first lead at 18-17 on two tosses by Vorst at 3:14. She hit two more at 1:50 to give the Jays their biggest lead but, alas for them, the Lady 'Dawgs had the answer: a closing 7-0 spurt, capped by a putback-and-harm by junior Torie McAdams (9 points, 5 rebounds) with 31.6 seconds showing, to get a 24-20 halftime bulge.
St. John's scored the first five points of the third period — a basket by Vorst and a trey by senior Emilie Fischbach (3 treys) — to give the Jays their final lead. A basket by junior Carly Stetler put the lead in Elida's favor and it never left. With defenses basically controlling things, they attained garnered a 33-27 edge on a deuce from sophomore Sabrina Kline (8 counters, 5 caroms) but the Jays battled within 33-31 on a rare 4-point play — triple and free throw — by sophomore Tara Vorst (7 points) with 13.1 ticks on the board.
The Jays got within 35-34 on a putback by Katie Vorst at 4:45 of the fourth period by sophomore sub Brett Pauff popped off the Elida bench for a pair of crucial baskets in the next minute to put the Big Mo in their favor. The Jays were not done, though, and once more got within one — 43-42 — on a bomb by Fischbach with 27 ticks remaining. However, Downton hit 1-of-2 singles at 22.8 ticks and after a pair of misses at the other end, Kline hit two tosses at 10.5 seconds to seal the deal.
"We have moments where we play decently but right now, we're not consistent. We are a work in progress, especially as our new varsity girls get used to the level of play," Grothouse added. "Another area of concern is rebounding; we got beat there and gave up too many second shots. We have a long way to go and we'll get back to work."
Owens, returning from an injury-plagued 2011-12, led Elida with 11 markers and 4 dimes, while junior Ashley Lowry added 4 assists. They finish with 9-of-14 at the line (64.3%), 30 boards (8 offensive), 20 turnovers and 17 fouls. They host Columbus Grove 6 p.m. (junior varsity start) Thursday.
"I felt those two plays by Brett were the biggest plays for us. She gave us a big lift off the bench," Elida co-coach Elise Jenkins added. "That's the kind of team we want to put together; if someone is having an off-night, someone else will pick up the slack, whether it be a starter or a girl off the bench."
St. John's netted 11-of-15 at the line (73.3%), 24 caroms (12 offensive), 18 errors and 18 fouls. Senior Jessica Recker delivered four assists and sophomore Rebekah Fischer three thefts. They visit St. Marys Memorial 6 p.m. JV start Saturday.
In the finals, New Knoxville became the first team since other than St. John's (3 titles) and Bath (5) to win the title, beating the host Wildkittens 48-40.


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Here are Wayne's answers to YOUR questions… check out Facebook or Instagram on Monday for the next round of Band Member Q&A!!
Who's harder: Hatebreed or Madball?
A: Both bands have written some of the most brutal riffs, but to me it doesn't get any harder than Madball "Hold It Down".
Whats your favorite Hatebreed song? And how hard would you mosh if Hatebreed covered Anger by Downset?
A: Tough question to answer, but I will go with Perseverance. And if Hatebreed covered Downset, I would represent to the fullest.
Boxers or briefs?
A: Briefs for life.
Boobs or butts?
A: Butts. I'm a soul man.
Who's your celebrity crush?
A: Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connely, Claire Forlani, Emily Haines, Rosario Dawson
What's your favorite Man Overboard song?
A: World Favorite
What got you into music??
A: Both of my parents are passionate music fans. Growing up, they were always playing me their records. Although they both can't play an instrument, they always treated music like it was a religion. Except with music, there is no right or wrong answer, and that's what I loved about it from the start. My parents got me into music super young, so as I grew up and had to start "conforming" I always favored music because it was and still is the only thing in this world that has never turned its back on me or told me that I was wrong. It has been my lens through which I see the world, and I couldn't imagine life without it, even for a second.
Who is your favorite guitar player?
A: Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, George Harrison, Tom Petty, James Hetfield, Rivers and Brian Bell, Albert Hammond Jr, Dimebag, Conor Oberst, Chris Conley and Dave Soloway, Johnny Marr, Stephen Carpenter from The Deftones, Jade Puget from AFI, Mathias and Erik from Millencolin, Fletcher from Pennywise, Eric and El Hefe from NOFX, Tim and Lars from Rancid, Noel Gallagher, Steve Brooks from Floor and Torche, Matt Pike from High On Fire, Bernard Sumner from New Order, Jonsi from Sigur Ros, Brett Gurewitz, Man I could go on for days!
Are those bare knuckles in your black LP?
A: Yes they are. Both LP customs have a VHII humbucker in the bridge.
What's your rig setup? What pedals do you use and whats your amp setting before playing? What amps and guitars do you mainly use live vs recording?
A: I am a Gibson and Marshall supporter. I have an assortment of pedals, but live I generally use a tube screamer, a DD7 tap tempo delay, maybe a chorus or a phaser, and either a boost or a rat for some fat tones. I don't like wireless systems and will forever use a cable. Some people will say that it doesn't make a difference, but to me it totally does in the sustain and bottom end. Plus, I'm not the dude that's running around on stage, my feet are planted, and I'm in the groove. That's where I belong.
I prefer to use 50 watt 2 volume control heads, so I generally push the first volume (pre amp) pretty hard and then the master volume knob I put around 4-5. As far as settings I crank the mids, put the bass around 6 o'clock, and then I usually move the treble somewhere between 4 and 6 o'clock and find the sweet spot between a flat tone and a bright tone. I like to use my presence knob as the treble. Basically, cut the treble out and use the presence to brighten it up.
I am a big fan of natural amp tone. I don't like to use a lot of pedals to beef my amp up. I would rather let the amp do the work. More gain does not make your tone heavier, you gotta play that guitar with control and purpose. At the end of the day its all in the hands.
I play Les Pauls in the studio and Les Pauls live. Any Man Overboard song you have ever heard was tracked with a Les Paul. Except on Heart Attack, I used an ES 335 for one side and the Les Paul for the other side. Same goes with the tones we use Marshall amps and Marshall cabs loaded with greenback speakers. In my opinion if you use anything else in the studio to get a "rock" tone you are just wasting your time. All the greats have done the hard work, and the answer is already there.
Are you planning on making a signature left handed for all of us lefties out here??
A: I would honestly rather Gibson offer more left handed options than to give me a custom model. The LP standard and Custom are my 2 favorite guitars. If they ever offered me a chance to make a custom I would be flattered but I would rather them just not charge me 2 times the amount of money because I am left handed! So many other companies have offered us guitars at a discounted price but Gibson guitars speak to me and I am committed.
Do you play any other instruments?
A: I play the drums. Actually everyone in Man Overboard is a drummer.
What's the song 210B named after?
A: The apartment that Nik and a few of our close friends use to live in. Its the apartment next to Nik's studio. It has a ton of history and is still our home base. We actually do all of our mail order out of there now.
And last but not least, Bill Matz ask: Why are you a naysayer?
A: Because I'm not a poser
The 2nd Lost Tape Collective pressing of Man Overboard's "Before We Met" is now available on the store. It is limited to 200 grimance purple and 300 orange with black splatter. There is options to get both colors and both colors with a CD.
Every week we're doing a Q&A with a different member of the band… heres Zac's answers from this week.
BAND MEMBER: Zachary Ross Eisenstein // Vocals & Guitar
What do you like to do to kill time during tour?
A: Listen to music, try and make my band laugh, play video games and read comics digitally. watch the wwe network on my phone.
What bands would you want to tour with for your next tour?
A: green day afi coheed blink 182 offspring weezer
What are the reasons behind some of your tattoos?
A: I have an "R" on my leg for my neighborhood Ramblewood a bunch of my friends have it too. I have one for my parents two to represent my duel citizenship between America and Canada, a "real talk" one and a few just for fun.
Who is your biggest hero in life?
A: Rivers Cuomo.
Do you wear backpacks even though they dont serve any functional purpose?
A: They do for me! I live out of like three normally on tour. I love wearing them and getting new ones I just think they rule.
What's the last song you had stuck in your head?
A: Rude by MAGIC!
Would u ever do a song with Rone??
A: I have done a few! We are good friends I love what he does and I think its just a matter of finding a way to release our stuff together that would work best for both of us.
What do you like to do with your free time?
A: Play videogames. I hang with my friends a lot. they come over, we smoke and chill. I hang with my dog we sit outback all day and people watch. Chill with my girlfriend just take it easy.
When is your birthday?
A: February 20
What kind of gear do you use live?
A: Not a Tom Delonge strat but my own strat with a humbucker. A tele with an EMG and I play out of a VOX AC-30
What is your all time favorite blink 182 song?
A: Waggy
When did you first start singing?
A: I have always been a loud person..
What were you like at 16?
A: Angry, punk. I wore spikes and chains on everything. Only black. I was depressed though I shouldn't have been. The colorful side of me had yet to bloom I would say. Or it was in remission.
Paper or bongs?
A: Theres a time for everything.
Do you pee in the shower?
A: It has happened.
How did you gain so much swag?
A: do the opposite of everyone.
Do you know hebrew?
A: nope.
Whats your favorite video game?
A: too many thats insane. I have been playing games for over 20 years.
Who's your favorite current and all time WWE superstar or diva?
A: Current- Stardust
All time- Sting, Stone Cold, Undertaker, HBK.
Most embarrassing moment on stage?
A: Havent really had many to be honest. The stage makes me feel the opposite of embarrassed.
Do you even lift?
A: No.
Can you kick flip?
A: Not since I was like 12 and only for like a month.
Did you fight your brother when you were a child?
A: I have an older sister. We always got along pretty well to be honest.
Do you eat ass?
A: Not the first thing I think about doing in bed no.
If you could have a monkey, would you?
A: No too much trouble and I would go insane caring for it.
Would you ever bring flip on tour?
A: No he would not like it and he would also miss his mommy.
Boxers or briefs?
A: Boxer briefs from Hollister
We're playing the KOI Music Fest in Canada on Sept 20th! Come hang
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A 51-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to have a hand transplant.
Doctors at Leeds General Infirmary said Mark Cahill underwent the complex, eight-hour procedure on December 27 when a donor hand became available.
They said a new technique was used which involved Mr Cahill, from Greetland, near Halifax, West Yorkshire, having his non-functioning right hand removed during the same operation as the donor hand was transplanted.
This procedure allowed very accurate restoration of nerve structures and is believed to be the first time this approach has been used, surgeons said.
"When I look at it and move it, it just feels like my hand," Mr Cahill said.
"Right now it feels really good, it's not a lot of pain, it looks good, it looks a great match and I'm looking forward to getting it working now."
Consultant plastic surgeon Professor Simon Kay, who led the surgical team, said: "This operation is the culmination of a great deal of planning and preparation over the last two years by a team including plastic surgery, transplant medicine and surgery, immunology, psychology, rehabilitation medicine, pharmacy and many other disciplines.
"The team was on standby from the end of November awaiting a suitable donor limb, and the call came just after Christmas.
"It was extremely challenging to be the first team in the UK to carry out such a procedure.
"It is still early days but indications are good and the patient is making good progress."
The hospital said Mr Cahill lost the use of his right hand due to severe gout.


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What matters is how big the national debt is compared to the national economy. As you can see in the graph, that ratio went down from the end of World War II until Reagan's first budget. So what went wrong?
In 1981, supply siders, took over Regan's budget. Their supply-side "theory" said that cutting the taxes of people in high tax brackets, the rich, would increase government revenues. So they did. And since government revenues would increase, it was OK for Reagan to increase the military budget. As it turned out, lower taxes and more spending did just what you'd expect. And, so the Republicans became the party of barrow-and-spend. And for 20 out of 20 budgets under Reagan and the Bushes, the Republicans raised the debt relative to the size of the economy.
When Bush handed the economy to Obama he had the debt growing at the rate of $3 trillion per year, and his last budget didn't end for another eight months. A debt growing like this is hard to stop because when the government cuts spending or raises taxes, the two things that balance the budget, it hurts the economy. And since the economy Obama was handed was collapsing at the rate of 10 million jobs per year, that was not an option.
The green line in the graph shows what would have happened if the Republicans had balanced their budgets, as they claim should be done. Notice that Clinton would have reduced the debt even more. This is because, much of his budget problem was interest on the debt accumulated by Reagan and Bush Senior. Without the burden, he would have almost finished paying of the entire national debt.
Now see the three reasons spending has increased.
What Are the Four Causes?
* There are two main definitions of the Debt and the Deficit. Because Social Security has run a large surplus for years it reduces the small of these definitions, but not the larger ones which excludes its net income. During the great recession, this net income stopped for a while. This caused the smaller (and more common) definition of the deficit to increase.
Now find out: Is the federal government growing?
So why do we keep hearing about the ballooning federal government? Who started this rumor?
It's pretty simple. The Republicans want to cut middle-class programs. So they argue "the government is too big." But if it was bigger back in the 1950s and '60s when growth was stronger, that argument sounds a little silly.
So they need to tell a story that government is getting huge and out of control. So they just tell that story. As I said, it's pretty simple.


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Nora takes her chance
Noras Fancy (white and green) wasn't great at the last but still out-pointed Dangan Daylight (right)
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Everything seemed to be going to plan for Tarla for much of the journey, jumping well on the pace.
Though headed before the straight Walsh seemed unperturbed and the 4/9 chance was still right on the premises when falling at the second last.
Noras Fancy and Dangan Daylight slugged it out from there home with the former coming out on top by half a length.
Paddy Mangan rode the winner for his father Jimmy and owner Michael Dixon.
Mangan senior said: "She's a course winner and that was a big help. Soft ground is the key to her.
"She'll stick to those mares races. I'm delighted for Michael. Everyone knows the horse is named after his wife and she died over a month ago. She's looking after us from above." (TW & EM)
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Charles Uzzell-Edwards is a graffiti and street artist known by the moniker 'Pure Evil'. He is also the son of Welsh painter John Uzzell Edwards. "Having Pure Evil as a nickname is a bit of a joke," Charley confesses,"but it's a license to have fun with dark imagery. It reflects the darkness that's in the world right now. You can't just ignore it and do a nice picture of a unicorn. Unless it's a unicorn with a rocket launcher on its head."
Pure Evil was born in South Wales and studied fashion and graphics in London. After finishing he went to live in California to avoid the ruins of Thatcher's Britain. In the early 90's he was living on the West Coast and working as one of the designers for a clothing label called Anarchic Adjustment with Alan Brown and Nick Philip. He was producing screenprinting t-shirt graphics and became involved in the electronic music scene in San Francisco. He went to lots of Raves and took a lot of weapon grade Psychadelics.
Eventually, he ended up as a recording artist for ambient record label FAX based in Frankfurt, Germany. After making electronic music for about 4 years he got bored and decided to move back to London.
Pure Evil's street art began in California, where he would paint 'DUMP BUSH' on freeways and 'MURDERERS' on gun stores. After 10 years in California, heavily influenced by West Coast graffiti artists like TWIST and REMINISCE and skate art, he returned to London and began painting weird fanged Pure Evil bunny rabbits everywhere. "I started to miss London", he explains, "It's a dirty places, but it's the dirt that helps things to grow."
Pure Evil fell in with the people behind Banksy's Santas Ghetto and started producing dark new prints and artwork. In the past five years he has exhibited worldwide in China, Russia, Mongolia, Brazil, USA, and all over Europe. He produces a monthly radio show and regularly gives workshops and participates in lectures about street art.
In May 2012 Pure Evil appeared on the prime time BBC TV show The Apprentice, where he took part in an urban art task, this led to a huge increase in interest for his work.
Perhaps it is illuminating to know that Pure Evil is a descendant of Sir Thomas More, an English lawyer, social philosopher, author and statesman, who was Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to May 1532. Hewrote the controversial work Utopia and who was later beheaded by King Henry VIII. His ancestry is also alleged to include eight saints, several European Families, and the Old English Chieftain Ailric, Kings Thane to Edward the Confessor, who held Cawthorne and much of South Yorkshire before the conquest. With this ancestry, perhaps it is only natural that Pure Evil explores the darker side of the wreckage of Utopian dreams and the myth of the Apocalypse.
Pure Evil's father is a painter so he grew up surrounded by art and artists and that has been a big influence. A lot of his work has to do with American identity because he loves the USA. He's drawn to the American landscape. His work is also often politically driven, "I think if you can say anything then why not say SOMETHING?" He believes painting on walls is a good way to get his message across in a big way.
Pure Evil uses stencils, spray paint, acrylic, marker pen, phosphorous paint and glow in the dark paint, neon and tempera paint…
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U.S. drug official lauds Utah's meth efforts
By James Thalman
"Much has been done, and there's a lot left to do on the supply side of the drug trade," Burns told the Deseret Morning News. "But the demand side comes down to individuals making choices. That is the key to thwarting the illegal drug trade."
Mexico is the source of the most of the marijuana and meth consumed in Utah and across the nation, said Burns, a former Iron County attorney.
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Even before the ethics questions raised by the New York Times, John McCain appeared to be ill suited to be a President who would roll back the widespread taxpayer subsidies lavished on business elites.
In the wake of their recent presidential primary victories in Wisconsin, Barack Obama and John McCain appear destined to wage a fight for the office of President that not only will pit an advocate for "change" against a defender of many of George W. Bush's discredited policies (especially his war in Iraq and his tax cuts for the rich), but also pit a young, vibrant (perhaps cocky) 46 year old black upstart against a hot-headed, expletive-spewing war hero and old white man (previously disgraced as one of the Keating Five and now, perhaps, once again by revelations of past romantic ties with lobbyist Vicki Iseman, for whom he wrote letters to government regulators) who will be 72 years old by the time he's sworn into office. The election seems destined to become a choice between America's future and America's past.
With this contest in mind, it seems appropriate to contrast Senator Obama's economic populism and Senator McCain's steadfast defense of free trade in the context of a new book by David Cay Johnston, Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill).
America's highly productive work force has contributed greatly to the country's immense national wealth. According to David Cay Johnston, "For each dollar per person in 1980, the economy in 2006 generated $1.68." [p. 10] Yet, notwithstanding the wealth they've created, the average income of the bottom 90% of Americans actually has withered -- from a peak amount of $33,001 in 1973 to a modest $29,143 in 2005 (after adjustments for inflation).
If you look at the bottom 50% of the population, the picture is even worse. In 1980 their average income was a pathetically low $15,464. Yet, by 2004 it had fallen to $14,149. Sure, their taxes were lower in 2004. But all that did was reduce the amount of income they were losing each week from $25 to $15. The question is: "Why should they be losing income when the country's wealth has been growing by leaps and bounds?"
Mr. Johnston provides part of the answer: "Autoworkers have begun working under new contracts in 2007 that cut the wages by as much as $13 per hour. That is a pay cut of more than $26,000 annually. Compounding the pain are cuts in retirement benefits and health care. Together these throw workers who had reached the middle rungs of the income ladder back down into the lower half." [p. 44]
Such givebacks are not an accident. They come in the wake of "tens of thousands" of jobs lost to "the rigged game the politicians, and their donors, call 'free trade.'" [pp. 43-44]
Rigged game? Yes, in addition to the obvious inducement to relocate factories overseas -- the immense difference in wages and benefits that might cost a factory in Indiana $40 per hour for labor, but only 25 cents in China [p. 46] -- the U.S. Congress and U.S. Presidents, at the behest of corporate socialists and their lobbyists, have rigged the tax laws to subsidize the already lucrative business of shipping U.S. jobs abroad.
Mr. Johnston explains how it works in China. "After President Nixon's visit to China in 1972, American oil companies sought to explore there. Right off, they asked the Chinese to enact a corporate income tax."
"With a Chinese corporate income tax," argues Johnston, "the taxes they [U.S. corporations] owed to the United States would go down for two reasons." First, "American business profits earned overseas are not taxed so long as the money stays offshore." Second, "the United States allows American companies to reduce taxes on their profits by the amount they pay to foreign governments. This is not the usual deduction worth 35 cents on the dollar, but a dollar-for-dollar credit." [p. 40]
(Note: It was Andrew Mellon, in his capacity as Treasury Secretary during the 1920's, who "persuaded Congress to adjust the corporate income tax to give oil companies - and any other companies earning profits overseas - the dollar-for-dollar credit against taxes due to Washington." [p. 41])
Moreover, "the corporate income taxes paid in China are not like those in the United States. Instead of going for the general support of the government, money paid to Beijing is often used to benefit the company that pays. Taxes may finance a new road or a railroad spur or police presence and other services the company requires."
"But wait, there's more."
"A company with operations in the United States and another country can borrow money at home, deducting the interest and thus lowering its American taxes. At the same time it can earn interest on untaxed cash it keeps overseas. So when an American company closes a factory here and moves it to China, provided it meets some technical rules, it can deduct the interest charges on its United States tax return while building up profits offshore that may never be taxed." [pp. 41-42]
Thus, Mr. Johnston's sobering conclusion: "Under current government rules, destroying American jobs and creating jobs overseas is the single most effective way for manufacturing companies to increase profits. From the point of view of shareholders and executives, any policy other than moving equipment and jobs offshore as fast as possible is a waste of corporate assets." [p. 47]
As to the common assertion by free trade advocates that it brings new investment to the United States, Mr. Johnston notes that such investment is not helping to create jobs here. "The net effect of insourcing by foreign-owned companies [between 1990 and 2003] was the elimination of 3.4 million American jobs. While insourcing creates some jobs, the constant pressure to move even those jobs offshore is the inevitable result of how our current government rules encourage this labor arbitrage." [p. 47]
Speaking in Houston on February 19, 2008, Senator Obama declared: -- "I want to take away those tax breaks to companies that are shipping jobs overseas. We're going to give them to companies that invest right here in America." Senator McCain did not address the issue during his February 19 victory speech, but he's on record for asserting: "It sounds like a lot of fun to bash China and others, but free trade has been the engine of our economy. Free trade should be the continuing principle that guides this nation's economy." [2007 Republican debate in Dearborn, Michigan Oct 9, 2007]
Free trade might very well be "the engine of our economy," but that engine hasn't done much to drive the average annual income of the bottom 90% of American workers. On the other hand, it has proven to be enormously lucrative for the financiers and factory owners who arrange the overseas deals.
As David Cay Johnston sees it, the tax laws subsidizing the free trade that impoverishes American workers or causes them to lose their jobs is just one aspect of the corporate socialism that has taken hold of America since the election of Ronald Reagan. Under the guise of fostering the so-called invisible hand of the market economy through deregulation and privatization, taxes paid by the bottom 90% on the income ladder have been lavished upon the corporate elite as subsidies.
According to Johnston, "Sam Walton practiced corporate socialism. As much as he could, he put the public's money to work for his benefit. Free land, long-term leases at below-market rates, pocketing sales taxes, even getting workers trained at government expense were among the ways Wal-Mart took every dollar of welfare it could get. Walton had a particular fondness for government-sponsored industrial revenue bonds, which cost him less in interest charges than the corporate bonds the market economy uses to raise money." [pp. 99-100]
Mayor Rudy Giuliani gave "an unannounced gift of $25 million in public funds" to both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets during his last days in office. That is, he "let each team hold back $5 million a year on their rent for Yankee and Shea stadiums, which the city [taxpayers] owns, and use the money to plan new stadiums."
"The Yankees used some of this money to hire lobbyists to arrange a further taxpayer subsidy for their new stadium." According to the Independent Budget Office for the city, the taxpayers' subsidy to the Yankees amounted to $275.8 million. When Johnston confronted Yankees President (and former Giuliani aide) Randy Levine about the morality of taking money from taxpayers who have far less money than George Steinbrenner, Levine not only conceded "that taxes are taken by threat of force," but also that "gifts from taxpayers to those who invest in big projects 'are the way government works today.'" [p. 72]
According to Johnston, when the Supreme Court refused to even hear the case of citizens from Toledo, Ohio -- who had their businesses and homes seized by the city, in order to give Chrysler the land it needed to rebuild its Jeep plant -- it "sent a clear signal that the policy of the United States is that the government can take from the many to give to the few - and those who object will not have their grievances heard by the courts" [p. 93] In the face of such legally sanctioned corporate socialism, the most effective response would be a widespread taxpayer revolt.
Finally, as if to guarantee that it's the taxes of the bottom 90% that are used to subsidize their wealth-creating enterprises of the corporate socialists, the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress pushed through tax cuts that not only gave 53% of the savings to the top ten percent of income earners in the United States, but also 15% of the tax savings to the 300,000 people who constitute the top tenth of one percent on the income ladder. In 2005, their average annual income was $25,726,965.
On February 19th, Barack Obama asserted that "we're going to rollback those Bush tax cuts that went to all the wealthy people, and we're going to give tax cuts to ordinary families, people who are making less than $75,000. We will offset your payroll tax." Like Obama, Senator McCain once opposed Bush's tax cuts for the rich. But, he's flip-flopped during his run for President and now will uphold them if elected.
Consequently, if David Cay Johnston is correct when he answers the question, "Why are the rich getting so much while the middle class struggles and the poor fall behind?" by concluding that "the elites have captured the government and are milking it for their own benefit" [pp. 22-23], then free trading, tax cut flip-flopper John McCain hardly seems to be the candidate to roll back corporate socialism's assault on the bottom 90% of the income ladder.
Walter C. Uhler is an independent scholar and freelance writer whose work has been published in numerous publications, including The Nation, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Journal of Military History, the Moscow Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. He also is President of the Russian-American International Studies Association (RAISA).