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RAGE Review
Review By Steve Farrelly @ 03:19pm 04/10/11
I'm sorry id Software. I was wrong about you.
When Bethesda gave me an opportunity to get hands-on with the first few hours of RAGE at QuakeCon, I walked away from the game unimpressed. Sure it looked pretty, and there was no denying it's core shooter radness, but those two factors alone are staples of id Software - components they surely couldn't fail. The quest bridging, dialogue, and even the driving, however, left me thinking this would be a failed attempt on the old developer's part to join the modern age of gaming.
Most of these woes stemmed from how the game serves its greater parts to you from the outset, the best example of which comes in the form of a quest that rewards you with your first shotgun. Getting this quest is a bit arbitrary in and of itself as you have to accept it to even progress the game forward, but the biggest let-down here was that the first enemy I came across in the quest had a shotgun, and after dispatching him, he dropped it. Much to my chagrin, however, the weapon vanished, despite his body laying out in plain site for me to loot.
This simple example left a pretty sour taste in my mouth, and even after I asked id's Tim Willits why that was the case, I didn't buy his response that being able to loot weapons broke their reward and currency system, which they'd apparently worked very hard on making balance correctly.
Other problems then began to stick out in my mind even more. The game's dialogue, for example, had no real dynamism and the game-world's friendly NPCs were as wooden as the pop-up targets you fire your first Wingstick at, leaving the game, for all intents and purposes, lifeless, despite the narrative trying to sell me on the idea that even a catastrophic global event such as an asteroid impact transforming the world forever, couldn't kill off the human race.
And finally, the driving and racing component, complete with unfair rubberbanding, the ability to game nitro and a severely lacking drift mechanic, sealed the game's fate, initially, for me as a Fallout/Borderlands knock-off built more to show off id Tech 5 than usher id into the modern age of game development.
I'm sorry id Software, I was wrong about you.Apparently, all it takes is a little perseverance and the fruits of id's labour truly shine, revealing RAGE to be more than the sum of its broken parts, and rather a shining example of a developer bucking anything modern for a design template built from year's and year's of development knowledge and a desire to play a challenging shooter, and not just some [ostensible] on-rails shooting gallery.
Where RAGE wins is in enemy AI and level-design; married in such a way, combat feels unparalleled in the current landscape, even on console. We've dabbled with both the PC version and console version (this review is based on a 360 playthrough), and somehow, without compromising either platform, the game still delivers the same challenge across both. This is because twitch gaming can, in fact, work on console if the controls are right, which id have nailed to perfection here. But it's also about AI, cover and tactical recourse through weapon selection, player buffs and beyond. All of which is delivered in RAGE with great success. A game-changing component, for example, comes with weapon and ammo selection - something that could have been a real chore, but is handled with aplomb thanks to some clever design.
On the Xbox 360 controller holding down the RB-button will bring up both a weapon and ammo select pop-up, however, both sticks are now assigned to each selection graphic, respectively. This means, if you remember where you assigned weapons and ammo, you can, in less than a second, change weapons and ammo-type without so much as a dent on the combat experience, leaving the visceral action unhindered and entirely open to your own tactical devices.
Moreover, as mentioned, level-design plays a large part in both arena and corridor combat, as well as leaving the player feeling like they've actually progressed -- meaningfully -- through the game. Usually, even after a mammoth trek, you'll wind up somewhere near where you began, which makes it much easier to access your vehicle and be on your merry way, but factors such as locked or currently inaccessible doors means you'll often be revisiting 'dungeons' again, but it honestly never feels like a chore, and their variety, once the game opens up, really keeps the experience fresh and diverse.
Interestingly, this leaves the game's narrative in two lights. On the one hand, the aforementioned dialogue, scripting and overarching story really aren't much chop (but let's face it, this has never been id's strongest point). On the other, the atmosphere of each environment, their pacing (across overall gameplay), visual identity and enemy-types make for great on-the-fly narrative of a different kind. Much like walking into an open vista from a narrow, visually confining corridor to a massive jaw-dropping set-piece (of which RAGE is replete with), the game constantly tells a rich and oft deep story from a visual perspective. It's par for the id Tech 5 course, of course, but it never gets old, especially on console where you're often left gawking at the game in sheer wonderment the team even managed to get such a large game looking this good.
It's not just massive set-pieces and varying environments that pull you in, either. There are tiny touches that make an otherwise lifeless world feel alive. Walking under dripping water, for example, washes your vision with stunning water distortion and droplets. Get into a fire-fight near water-pipes and your bullets will penetrate them, spouting water -- dynamically -- from each hit-point (these aren't persistent though). Mini tornadoes of dust carry loose paper in towns, while explosions create a dynamically animated mess based on the environment it occurred within (there's no destruction model though).
Equally, enemies react to where they've been hit better than any game before it. The shotgun returns as a class hero here (this is id, after all), and it's spread is best represented in the Mutant Bash TV segments where the unpredictable, and veracious mutants often trip over, fall back, or keel in pain at only being partially hit by your shotgun. Animation, physics and AI reaction -- throughout the experience -- are, in my opinion, second to none in the shooter space, and the game is all the more visceral for it.
This pacing is helped massively by the game's driving sequences, and its friendly towns, especially Wellspring. Most of the time these only serve a purpose in vending or as quest-givers, but it's nice to be able to return to a friendly place every once in a while, and most of what the game offers outside of the core shooter experience bridges from here.
There are plenty of mini-games to play, and the races themselves offer reprieve for the weary gunslinger. However, a fully upgraded vehicle can mean the difference between a comfortable commute between settlements and dungeons, and near death on the road. You can't just buy upgrades though, because you need to earn racing certificates to have anything meaningful pimped to your ride. This is a clever move on id's part, because it would be easy for many to just ignore driving, beyond the requirement to travel between towns and dungeons, and so you both learn to play the game in entirety, and appreciate the subtle upgrades your car can acquire.
Racing can actually be fun, but suffers from the rubberbanding I mentioned earlier. The best thing here though, is to just not take it seriously, and plow through it as an added mini-game, which makes more sense in the construct of the rest of what's on offer from a peripheral perspective. The vehicular bridging then, is more of a means to an end, but remains enjoyable, and the more powerfully kitted out your ride is, the more fun it becomes to coast into the wastes, to waste the enemy.
Despite all of the above though, there are a few missed opportunities with RAGE. For one, there's no day and night cycle, nor any changes in weather. With equally large games like Red Dead Redemption fleshing out their game-worlds with such dynamism, it just seems like an obvious oversight on id's part, and the water effects they have embedded are stunning, so rain could have added to the id Tech 5 showcase here, while creating a much more 'open' world in which to exist.
Boss battles are also pretty lax in comparison to the challenge of regular AI. Predictable, and easy attack patterns meant I cut through them, even with my difficulty setting at Nightmare, with ease. Bosses in general appear to be a major pitfall for developers these days, but in RAGE they're especially easy, which is a shame, because most of the bosses are either ridiculously large, or ludicrously interesting to engage, which is another missed opportunity overall.
Finally, the touched upon wooden NPCs, and lifeless as a result, game-world is the biggest missed opportunity of all. Enemy AI is, at the worst of times, still incredibly animated, so it's vexing to not have the same level of engagement with the friendlier places, or people, of the game. Even just basic NPC tasks and day-to-day routines would have opened up this component immeasurably, but alas, t'was not meant to be. The game's load-screen Survival Tips suggest you "talk to everyone" to get the most out of side-quests and peripheral story, but when they barely move or animate as it is, it becomes more of a chore than anything else; like reading a series of sign-posts instead of actually talking to other humans.
At its core though, RAGE is a triumph for id Software. The game's strengths far outweigh its shortcomings and for shooter fans looking for a challenging, visceral experience that isn't akin to shooting fish in a barrel, you're going to find it here. id Tech 5 looks incredible, across all platforms, and the team's elevation in level-design, art and AI are the best they've ever produced. Despite following post-apocalyptic trends, RAGE stands on its own and could have been oh-so-much more with a bit more love in the aforementioned shortfalls - here's hoping the next installment addresses these and adds more to everything they did right. Definitely worth the investment.
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23 PAWS – October
|October 23, 2012
|Posted by Carrie under 23 PAWS, dogs, kids, Uncategorized
So, I had started writing my Tuesday Tidbits post late yesterday and had it almost ready to go when I remembered that today is the 23rd! How could I forget about 23 PAWS? Go visit Cinnamon's blog for all the fun dog and pet link ups.
Today I wanted to share some of the silly things my dogs have been up to.
My son recently joined the school band. He's playing the trumpet. Petey isn't the biggest fan of the trumpet. My apologies for the brief-ness of the clip…
But, I noticed this morning when my son was practicing again that Petey isn't so upset. Maybe it's because Dude is getting better at playing and it's not so painful for any of us to listen to.
Then a funny about Cassie. We've got a tangerine tree in our backyard. Petey likes to eat the tangerines and it turns out that there's a neighborhood squirrel that also likes the tangerines. It leads Cassie on a nightly hunt for the squirrel.
I'm not sure what she's going to do with it when she catches it. But, I caught it snacking on video. Look at the center of the screen – the squirrel is hanging on that tangerine.
So, those are the silly antics that my dogs have been up to lately. And, just because I need to overdo things on the cuteness scale, I have to share a picture of the cutest thing. My mom's friend breeds beagles – these puppies are 12 days old. My kids get the task of playing with these litters to get them used to kids… we'll probably go when they are about 6 weeks old. I'll be sure to share pictures of the cuteness.
Anyone else have a pet and a musical instrument playing kid? How do they get along? As a kid when my brother was playing the violin, we had a dog that would howl along.
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No musical instruments in our house but both dogs will let you know if the volume on the tv is up too loud at night when they are trying to rest.
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Haha, I love the video clips! That's the first time I've seen a squirrel in a tangerine tree. No instrument players or dogs in our home, but when our friend came over to watch world cup a few years ago, our cat, Wolfie, started meowing out of irritation because we were cheering/booing/screaming too loud for his comfort!
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Aha! I knew there was some blogger I follow who posted the #23Paws!
Love the videos!! Thanks for sharing!
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So funny! I used to play the sax but our dogs at the time (greyhounds) didn't even notice.
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At my parents house Chloe would sit and watch and chase all the squirrels. She was always on squirrel patrol!! LOL. So funny. Love love love those puppies!!
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Your dog is so cute! And the puppies…awww so little!
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The WJC tournament began today in Malmo, Sweden. Since the Blue Jackets have several interesting prospects playing, I thought that it might be a good idea to have an open forum for comments on their play or anything else related to the WJC. I am not sure if the Cannon will provide anything like this, but in the meantime anyone who is interested can just comment on this Fan Post. I will for sure keep an eye on the Swedish team with Alexander Wennberg and Oscar Dansk, but I'll also try to catch as many of the other games as I can.
Canada started their quest for gold with a pretty convincing 7-2 victory over Germany. Josh Anderson scored the opening tally for Canada which was really cool to see. The TSN commentators were very complimentary of his play and brought up the fact that he was undrafted in the Canadian Juniors and is now playing an important (albeit somewhat limited) role on the Canadian team. Josh could turn out to be a real diamond in the rough draft pick from the Howson era. The kid has some really good speed and size to go along with his scoring ability and defensive prowess.
Kerby Rychel had a very quiet game and I get the feeling that he will not be used much in important game situations. I am not convinced that the big rink game is suitable to his style of play, but maybe he will prove me wrong. Some CBJ fans wish we would have picked Anthony Mantha instead of Rychel, especially on a day when he scored 3 goals, but when the coach is happier about his professionalism than his hat trick, a red flag goes up in my mind. No denying Mantha's talent level though and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him ending up being the WJC scoring leader when all is said and done.
Sweden started off with a 5-3 victory against Switzerland in a game that felt like a typical first game for the tournament hosts. The Swiss were up 1-0 and 2-1 before the Swedish skill and puck possession started paying dividends. Filip Forsberg was the most dominant player on the ice with 1 goal, 2 assists and 7 SOG. He looked like a man playing against boys and is also serving as the Swedish captain instead of Wennberg. Alex had a very strong game with 1 assist, but he could have had several more if the Swiss goalie didn't make so many saves. He also hit the crossbar after a sweet solo raid through the neutral zone. The shot was reviewed but was correctly ruled a no-goal. Although Wennberg isn't the official captain, he is still one of the leaders and appears to be thriving in that role. One of the Swedish commentators went as far as calling him the ultimate professional and said he was the smartest player on the ice by far. High praise indeed!
Despite letting in 3 goals on 33 shots, Oscar Dansk looked solid in net. He had a difficult game against a fast counter punching Swiss team and wasn't helped by some bad PK-ing and defensive mistakes in front of him. Oscar made the stops he had to make as well as a few that showed his athleticism. The Swedish goalie coach was interviewed in between periods and mentioned how talented Dansk is, but felt that his best attributes are his maturity level and the way he prepares. Furthermore, he argued that Dansk is a "special player" because he is able to put mistakes behind him and focus on the task at hand, which is certainly very important for a goalie. For Sweden to win gold, Dansk has to have a very good tournament and I think it's fair to say that no other country (besides Russia), has a better goalie.
Sweden didn't play their best hockey although the Swiss is no pushover team. Elias Lindholm was out due to illness and Collberg left the game early experiencing similar symptoms. If the Swedish team gets healthy, they look like the team to beat this year and Dansk and Wennberg will most definitely do their part. It's pretty exciting to see these guys excelling at the highest Junior level and I hope that the likes of Rychel, Anderson and Dano will follow suite. In a few years we might see all of them playing in the Union blue.


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We were just married last Saturday, March 13 in Shelbyville, Ky. In honor of March Madness, we decided to have a UK wedding. Our entire wedding party was dressed all in Uk clothes, our guys were introduced as basketball players by my husband before he came in to the song "I got a feeling", my dress and flowers were all Uk, our preacher was dressed as a referee our cake was decorated in Uk, we made a big paper mache Uk basketball for our cards on our gift table. We also had a candy table with decorated personalized Wildcat candy. All of our plates, cups, napkins and decorations were kentucky, it was amazing. During the wedding cake ceremony we all did the CATS chant. The energy was great! To make it even better, 2 of our groomsmen are actually Louisville fans, they had to wear Uk all day. Since our wedding was aired on Whas, Cnn and several news stations across the tri-state area, they were all seen in Uk.... woohoo.. Go Big Blue. We went to Las Vegas for our honeymoon, we flew out right after the game on Sunday and made it right back in before the game on Thursday night. My dream now is to wear my dress down to Lexington and get it signed by all the players and coach to keep! When Uk makes it to the final game and we can score tickets, we just might wear the wedding attire to the game for good luck!! Thanks for taking the time to view...
Tiffanie & Jeromy Wise
***Game time, Saturday 8:00 p.m., I have on my lucky UK bracelet from the wedding and the hubby has on his lucky Kentucky jama pants, as long as we have these on our CATS can't lose*** :-)
***The Lucky Tucky bracelet did it again, yesssss***
Here are some of the link for the video from different stations:
Special Thanks to our Wedding Party
Maid of Honor: Brittanie Skaggs
Bridesmaid: Rachel Allen
Bridesmaid: Tammy Fortner
Bridesmaid: Marnetta Berg
Our Preacher: Don Fortner
Best Man: Chris Wise
Groomsman: Sterling Myatt
Groomsman: Dennis Evans
Groomsman: Ben Alvarez
Flower Girls: Haley Halford & Leigha Wise
Ring Bearers: Bailey Wise & Zachory Wise
To all of our family and friends that joined us to share in our special day....


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Strategies for Cutting-Edge Cases: Guide to Transgender Family Law Fills Case Law Gap
Posted Jul 1, 2012 4:00 AM CDT
By Stephanie Francis Ward
Few families know what to do when children want to live as a gender different from the one they were assigned at birth. And if the decision ends up in court, few attorneys have the resources to help a sway a judge.
GLAD—the Boston-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders—recently published a treatise on transgender family law, which the group hopes will help attorneys navigate a growing legal area with scant case law.
"Part of what the book does is compile strategies that attorneys can use at the prelitigation stage," says Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD's Transgender Rights Project and a co-editor of the book along with Elizabeth Monnin-Browder, a Ropes & Gray associate.
Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy includes chapters about relationship recognition, parental rights of transgender individuals and legal protections for transgender youths. It is available in bound and electronic formats.
Family law court judges overseeing cases that involve trans-gender issues often make decisions based on their personal beliefs, Levi says. Few people appeal family court rulings due to cost considerations. And many transgender individuals negotiate away their rights, she adds, because they fear what a family court outcome might be.
There is so little legal protection for transgender people, says Levi. "That's why the book is essential for planning purposes. It's important not to wait until negative case law comes up."
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new trailer for the pack, which features more of that wacky Nazi Zombie action and the new power-ups that will be at your disposal to combat the zombie hoard.
The Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 expands the addictive COD multiplayer experience with four new maps. Players fight through the burning streets of Berlin in �Nightfire� and take up battle positions in fortified Japanese bunkers in "Knee Deep." �Station� offers a bombed out underground train station, and the Nazi Zombies return in �Verr�ckt� (Zombie Asylum) featuring more weapons, new Perks-a-Cola machines and electroshock defenses.Map Pack 1 is due on March 18 2009 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with a PC release unfortunately due at a later, as yet unspecified date. Hit up our Map Pack 1 game page for more details and screenshots of the new maps.
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Louis Dunn: So long, Spain!
Guardian artist Louis Dunn salutes Manuel "Spain" Rodriguez, the iconic underground artist who died of cancer at his Bernal Heights home on Nov. 28 with his daughter and wife at his bedside. He was 72.
Spain, as he was known and as he signed his work, did 12 or so front page graphics for the Guardian, each one a gem. Editor Tim Redmond wrote in Spain's obituary that working with Spain was a pleasure and that he "was just a wonderful guy who happened to be one of the most talented artists of his generation."
He ran his "Flashman" comic strip in the early Guardian and then in the 1980s his comic strip "Factwino V. Armageddon Man," which also became a Mime Troupe play.
Tim wrote that when he went to see his wife Susan Stern, to get some pieces of art to run with his Guardian obit, Susan showed Tim the amazing unfinished mural he was doing
on the wall of his studio. "He worked on it every day," she said. "It was as if he had to draw or die."
His publisher, Ron Turner at Last Gasp Comics, sent out an email to the Last Gasp community the morning of his death. "Spain was a wonderful father, husband, and friend," Ron said.
"His art challenged and enlightened and entertained us for over five decades. His passing coincided with the penumbra eclipse of the moon, like Spain's shadow from the outer
edge of the art world's face." Spain was a regular at the famous Last Gasp Christmas party, coming up next week, and I like to think that it will be something of a memorial service
for him. More formal services are pending and I'll keep you posted. B3
cartoon by Spain -- I think its on the history of the anarchist movement. And I think he did all the Mime Troupe posters.
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Truly blessed
With the amount of progress that I have witnessed this past week, not only in my own endeavors but also my friends', I cannot help but feel extremely blessed. First, the Stock Trading Competition is now fully set up and scheduled to begin in two weeks. Second, one of my good friends, Rob Gammell, led the Clark Cross Country team to second place in the Worcester Championship Tournament earlier today. So, I am going to begin by saying: it has been a good week!
The Stock Trading Competition
After coordinating with Hoang, the Director of the Trading Competition, appointing two assistant directors to advertise the event, and collaborating with the Graduate School of Management to access a wider pool of resources, the club went straight to business starting last Monday. Posters were put up in the UC, advertisements were digitized for the Student Council TV, a Facebook event was created and e-mails were sent to the Economics, Management, Mathematics and other departments to stress the academic component of the Trading Simulation. Though the plan before was to use MetaTrader and stick to Foreign Exchange and commodities, we have now broadened the number of asset classes by opting to use InterTrader and adding in Equity and Fixed income markets to the competition. Noting that not everyone has traded previously, we have arranged three training sessions on the 2nd, 9th and the 11th before commencing the competition on the 15th of October. The trainings will familiarize the participants with the InterTrader platform and teach them how to apply economic news to the stock market. Hoang, who was a quantitative trader this summer and has also taken part in several simulations while at the London School of Economics, is in charge of the technical training. To make the competition even more enticing, we have decided to make the top prize an iPad mini! With the help of the Student Council and the Grants Committee, I am rest assured that the financing aspect will not be a problem.
Below is the e-mail that was forwarded to all students in the Economics department. As you can see, even faculty is quite excited for this event:
"Department of Economics,
Clark Investments and Trading Society, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Management, is hosting its first campus trading competition. The competition will comprise of the following asset classes: equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities. The main focus of this simulation/competition is to create an opportunity for students to learn how the securities market functions. Students who participate in this competition will be able to experience a simulation of real trading: buying and selling securities.
The competition will run from Friday, October 11 at 5:00pm to Friday, November 1st at 9:pm in EDT. The title of "the Best Investor" will then be given to the winners of this competition. Training will also be provided on October 2nd (6:30-7:30pm), October 9th (6:30-7:30pm) and October 11th (5-6pm) – these sessions will help those who are new to trading familiarize with the simulation software and how to trade in the stock market. Everyone must attend one of these sessions to register for the competition and make an account in the simulation platform. An iPad mini will be awarded for the top performer!
To make students aware of this upcoming event, Clark Investment and Trading Society would like the Economics Department to send a brief e-mail introducing the trading simulation to all degree enrolled students in the department. Additionally, a one-page poster of the competition has been attached to this email, which can be put up on the bulletin board in the Economics department.
Again, Clark Investments and Trading Society is very glad to cooperate with the Department of Economics and create a platform where students can express their interest in Finance.
Assistant Director"
The Cross Country Team's whooping performance!
Up until today, I did not receive a chance to attend and cheer my friend, Rob Gammell (the captain of the cross country team) in his biweekly races. Given that this race was held in Parkson, MA (don't know if I am spelling that right) and that it was a 15 minute car ride, my friends and I knew that we could not miss this one and thus secretly cabbed it to the event without his knowledge. And, what a show he gave us! It was his best race thus far, coming in second place in the Clark team and top 6 in the meet overall! The team as a whole came in second place behind WPI, led by Nate, a Clark Senior who won first place!


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3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
06-12-2013 14:26:33 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME
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4.43/5 rDev +15.4%
On tap at The Bear Lair (UC Berkeley)
Against better judgement, I consumed three, large cups (probably 20oz) during the USC v. Cal game. I had no idea that is was so strong and though it knocked me around by the end of the game, It was incredibly drinkable and made me very happy. Had a very nice gravity, a very floral smell and most importantly, a great taste.
Nicely done.
03-19-2009 21:58:22 | More by gregmoscetti
4.25/5 rDev +10.7%
01-23-2013 02:33:21 | More by JupiterJesus
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
05-16-2014 01:54:05 | More by samtrillo
4/5 rDev +4.2%
02-12-2012 04:48:52 | More by jh1982
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
02-13-2013 01:00:52 | More by augustgarage
3.35/5 rDev -12.8%
Had on-tap at Jupiter. Served in an Imperial pint glass. Reviewed from notes.
A - Looked really good when served. Nice deep amber, clear body with a thick foamy white head that lasted. Beautiful lacing throughout.
S - Lovely caramelly maltiness with super strong pine resinous hops. Slight citrus zest.
T - Honey, pine needles, and lemon zest. Very bitter at back end. Sweet like orange-blossom honey on the lips.
M - Decent mouthfeel. High carbonation and alcoholic finish.
O - I wanted to like it a lot more than I actually did. It looked and smelled great, but there was something about the taste that wasn't as good as other DIPAs. The pine flavor was overpowering and left a highly bitter aftertaste that other DIPAs do not. I would try again next time I'm there, but just to compare with their other IPAs on tap that I did not get to try that last time.
09-09-2013 19:37:59 | More by beepill
4/5 rDev +4.2%
11-10-2013 06:28:58 | More by Ilovebeer1549
4.5/5 rDev +17.2%
06-02-2013 23:51:53 | More by Chiefmanynames
4.22/5 rDev +9.9%
A- Pours a golden/copper color with a finger of creamy, off-white head. Leaves great lacing.
S- Super hoppy, big pine aroma, a bit of caramel malt lingers in the background.
T- As in the nose, the hops here are massive. The menu says they use Chinook, Columbus, Amarillo, and Simcoe. Enormous pine and resin flavor, some spicy pepper, leafy with some honey and a long, bitter, slightly alcoholic finish. There's a pretty decent caramel malt as well.
M- Medium body, carbonation is moderate to low and gives a slick, slightly sticky texture. Finish is long, dry, and very bitter.
O- This is a very solid DIPA, it does the west coast hop flavor pretty damn well. Personally I think Jupiter's IPA is just slightly better, but it would be hard to go wrong with either.
08-26-2011 01:55:46 | More by WillCarrera
3.25/5 rDev -15.4%
03-17-2012 23:56:16 | More by justinbrown
4/5 rDev +4.2%
pours clear reddish brown with nice streams of carbonation floating up to decent bubbly white head with decent retention. it is sweet and pungent with citrusy and spicy overtones as well as a nice punch of hops. the first sip has syrupy sweet malts followed by a good hoppy period. very well balanced between the hoppy and fruity/malty flavors. creamy and smooth mouthfeel with a good minimal amount of carbonation. a good beer that has balanced a lot of complex flavors.
12-02-2007 00:46:21 | More by hoegaardenhero
4.25/5 rDev +10.7%
02-21-2013 21:58:56 | More by chugamugofsud
3/5 rDev -21.9%
On-tap at Jupiter in Berkeley, CA.
A: Has a deep, rich, hazy amber-red body. There's a thin white head that dissipates quickly, but which leaves behind decent lacing for its size.
S: Strong sweet malts really dominate the nose (although, it looks like most others who had this beer had a very different experience here); butterscotch and caramel are prominent, and there's something that smells almost like the candy sugar smell commonly found in Belgian beers. Pine and hints of citrus hops also present, but they're almost in the background. A light spiciness from the alcohol shows up too.
T: Sweetness dominates again, with the same flavors from the nose. Pine, herbal, floral hops do show up before citrus ones come around on the (alcoholic) finish– enjoying the variety here.
M: Light-medium body for the style, with strong carbonation lending the body a creamy character. A bit of a bite from the alcohol, and a lightly dry finish.
O: An average beer for the style, but in the world of DIPAs that still makes for a pretty enjoyable beer. Check it out if you're at Jupiter and particularly want one, or if you're going to be sampling more than one of their offerings.
02-12-2012 02:40:23 | More by AwYeh
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
05-21-2012 23:07:53 | More by codynevels
3.78/5 rDev -1.6%
Pour: Draught to imperial pint glass. A bright orange body with a half finger of off white head that's extremely sticky along the glass and leaves excellent lacings. A few bubbles are visible throughout the beer.
Nose: Sweet floral hops, smoky (like smoked jerky) malts, and an astringent sourness.
Mouth: Creamy mouthfeel all the way through from entrance to swallow. A harsh bitter swallow with lasting turnip like flavors. Sweet malts up front with pine and rosemary characteristics gives it a good strong bite. The mf becomes slightly chewy in the back, being made up of tiny tingly bubbles, but is a bit too frothy in the swallow.
07-17-2006 16:41:16 | More by clickpush
2.9/5 rDev -24.5%
On tap at the Jupiter brewpub in downtown Berkeley.
A: Pours a hazy, dark amber with small off-white head; moderate retention, not much in the way of lacing. The retention may be excused by the fact that a server brought it over with several other drinks for the table. I'm guessing they tweaked the recipe since the earlier reviews, since this seems darker.
S: Whoo. Like sniffing pine needles. There is a small citrus note in there, but it's pretty much like sticking your nose up an evergreen's ass. Caramel too. Nothing all that complex for a DIPA.
T: Taste-wise, not particularly complex either. Lots of pine, as noted earlier, and there are hints of citrus in there. The bitterness is well balanced with spice, earth, and caramel in the finish. But the aftertaste is resiny.
M: Medium-bodied; slightly syrupy. Moderate carbonation and a noticeable, but not awful, booze warmth.
D: A pretty solid go-to DIPA, but nothing outstanding. I'm glad they have this because it means I'll have something to enjoy the next time I'm there, but it's not worth a trip just for this.
11-03-2009 05:37:13 | More by Arbitrator
4/5 rDev +4.2%
Pours a dark golden with a good head and very nice lacing. The aromas are of sweet apricot and orange. Fruity and floral. The taste is surprisingly dry given the aromas and also relatively light. There are some floral and citrusy notes up front followed by a lingering floral hop bitterness. Mouthfeel leans toward San Diego style- thin and with far more hops than malt, but the dryness is nice and the hops are pleasant, so this drinks quite well. Quite pleasant to sit on their beautiful patio and have one of these on a warm afternoon.
09-05-2008 02:17:36 | More by Georgiabeer
4/5 rDev +4.2%
A: A slightly hazy amber/copper color with a nice white head.
S: Definitely has the hoppy smell, with a hint of orange.
T: The hops definitely come alive with this beer, though it's not as bitter as I would prefer. I feel it could use some more hops, but I like my DIPA very hoppy.
M: Quite smooth, with just the right amount of carbonation. It's a little bit syrupy, but just a bit.
D: Very good DIPA, surprisingly easy to drink even for those that aren't fans of strong ales. It's a bit watery (for a DIPA) for my tastes, though I guess that's what gives it an easy drinkability.
Overall: Pretty solid beer, though it could have more hops. Nonetheless, quite delicious.
11-03-2009 09:11:35 | More by muqingjing
4.5/5 rDev +17.2%
Poured from the tap @ Jupiter into an imperial pint glass....Nice dark golden color with an average head and lacing. The smell was quite nice...sweet fruity aromas as well as the hops were very impressive. The taste was very crisp , a little dry, but overall really tasty. The combination of hops and malts work well in this ale. Very drinkable, not too much of an alcohol taste, and very refreshing. Very well done
02-22-2009 19:08:07 | More by hophead247
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
04-22-2012 23:42:58 | More by kchannel9
3.6/5 rDev -6.3%
Imperial pint at the brewery for $5.50, sampled along with their standard IPA and their 18 Barrel IPA, consumed 1/21/09, reviewed from notes, color is an orangish brown, one inch soapy off white head, minimal retention and lacing, aroma consists of piney hoppinesss, caramel, sweet malt, light citrus, some booze, and tangerines, taste is slightly dry at first, some sweetness and chewy notes in the middle, slightly hoppy finish with a warming aftertaste, gets boozier and sweeter as it warms, sweet, hot, and mildly dry mouthfeel, medium to full bodied, too sweet at times, could not have drank more than I had, heavy on the stomach, needed some better balance, not smooth all the way through, did not enjoy this one as much as the brewpub's other IPAs, this way pretty true to its style though and better than expected, would still probably drink again, recommended
03-12-2009 02:48:47 | More by Floydster
4.2/5 rDev +9.4%
08-19-2014 17:09:20 | More by Nbdreher
4/5 rDev +4.2%
This brew comes on the browner side, somewhat hazy. Pretty good citrus aroma, but doesn't knock me over. Bitterness starts very solid, but is not harsh. Very drying. Bitterness fades quickly though, relatively speaking. Citrus hop flavor is pretty good. The malt is toasty and roasty. I haven't seen roastiness in a double IPA before, but it works rather nicely. Malt complexity isn't as good as in other dIPAs. Kinda wished the bitterness lingered more.
Overall: a roasty double IPA
02-28-2005 06:49:41 | More by oggg
3.25/5 rDev -15.4%
06-07-2012 21:20:59 | More by pixieskid
Quasar Double IPA from Jupiter
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+The animation. It reminds me of Silver Link.
+Caters to glasses-lovers. (I myself am one)
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-Characters are flat and extremely uninteresting.
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Different Perspective!I honestly got curious about this anime when I saw the cover, but it's obviously all about eye glasses. This is a bit different from other anime's, I guess. The animation style is very fresh and neat. The characters are adorable. I like the character design, so...Yeah. Anyhwhoooo... I think this anime is brilliant! This shows how creative the story writer is, by making simple things look ...Read more
an unexpected favoriteI love this show. I went in wondering how on earth an entire show about a glasses club could work, and . . . I still don't really know, but I'll tell you how this show works: with bright colors, compelling use of visuals, fun characters, storylines ranging from silly to heartwrenching, and just enough bewildering randomness to keep you coming back in hopes that it will all make sense. Give ...Read more
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful:When it wants to be good, it gets good.Like what I stated above, when this series wants to be good, it can be real good. The problem is, it does not want to be good most of the time. Though, let's get on with this review. Animation- 5/5 stars. the Animation in this series is excellent, brimming with a modern touch. Art-5/5 stars. I should say this now: the strongest merit of this series is the art and animation; the Visual aspect. ...Read more
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful:Funny, surreal & awesomeThis is one of my favorite show this season. The show is a perfect example of the classic Japanese sense of humor which is smart but quite surreal sometimes. The animation is simple but the design of the main characters and the art is one of the best I ever seen in a long time. The story is quite simple 5 guys who are really into glasses have a club (Meganebu) where they try to create the perfect ...Read more


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Esa-Pekka Salonen made Mahler's 9th sound like it's never sounded in this country! Superb, sublime.
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Now then………….I don't work on the High Holy Days and, in what I'm assuming is a tribute to all their Jewish fans, the Blue Jays have chosen not to go to work on the days after the High Holy Days. I came back after Rosh Hashanah to see the Blue Jays get thumped 13-1 by Tampa Bay, and after they beat the Red Sox twice on Yom Kippur, I came back to see them get blanked 6-0 in the series finale, snapping the consecutive home run streak at 19 games.
It was what's become a typical performance for a Blue Jays starter lately – cruise through a few innings, then hit an early wall. Shaun Marcum was terrific through four, allowing only a Victor Martinez home run that's likely a foul into the right-field seats in any other ballpark (unless it's caught before it gets to the corner), but then got smacked around in the 5th as the Sox opened the inning with four straight hits and J.D. Drew belted a one-out, two-run (legitimate, non-Fenway) homer to cap a five-run inning and basically end the game right there.
After the game, Marcum said that the starters – who have the worst ERA in the majors in September – haven't run out of gas; it's the fact that the Jays have moved to a six-man rotation that has screwed them up. Too much rest leaves them feeling too fresh and they're not comfortable. He added in his post-game quotes "I'm not Roy Halladay, so I don't get what I want" taking what's probably one last shot at the way things were run in previous seasons. And it's true, if Halladay were here, he'd be pitching every fifth day, chasing 20 wins or a Cy Young, and everyone would be slotted in around him – but that's not a bad thing.
Marcum is right that he's not Halladay. That doesn't mean he's not the ace of this team and it doesn't mean that he's not a terrific starting pitcher. What it does mean, beyond the obvious, is that he – like the rest of his rotation-mates – is in his first full season in a major-league rotation. He's coming off Tommy John surgery and had never thrown as many as 160 innings in a season before this year. Ricky Romero had topped out at 192, Brett Cecil 142 and Brandon Morrow had never even thrown 125. When that's your deal, you don't get to call your own shots like Halladay did.
The Blue Jays feel that the best thing to do for all these young pitchers, Marcum included, is to take a little heat off them in the last month of the season so they don't have to shut anyone else down beyond Morrow, and it's probably the right move. Feathers may be ruffled, but the main goal is a healthy pitching staff in 2011 and beyond. Next year, everyone (with the exception of Morrow) will be ready to throw at least 200 innings and in 2012, the gloves are off completely with all five members of the projected rotation (Marcum, Romero, Cecil, Morrow, Drabek) still under 30 save for Marcum, who will have just turned 30.
The Blue Jays are off today, but will be at the Dome for the final homestand of the season starting tomorrow. It's a nine-gamer that sees the last-place Mariners and Orioles and the first-place Yankees come to town. Jose Bautista has a week and a half to hit the one big fly that will make him the first Blue Jay ever to reach 50 in a season, and hopefully the reception he gets will be outstanding. And John Buck needs two more homers to give us a chance to see some more of the future in J.P. Arencibia behind the plate. Arencibia was the DH in yesterday's game, and had two very good times at bat and two that were not very good at all.
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heard you yesterday and this morning re: various topics of discussion. ie. in particular this a.l. mvp voting and upcoming playoff b.b
i don't necessarily think that jose b. should be the mvp nor will, based on alot of the reasoning you've put out there. but the 1 thing i will say that perhaps opposes one of your logics is this. the idea that this ball team would have finished 4th with or without the slugger is very much most probably true but.. without him, instead of being a team that finishes this yrs. campaign in the toughest loop in b.b. with a very respectable winning record somewhere in the 80′s to the winning side they just might be have been a team that would have finished 10-15-20? gms below without him? maybe…
but of course the argument of mvp to the league or to his team always rears it's ugly head. so who knows. but just sayin' is all on that one. the other item that intrigued me a bit was your thought on neither the rays or yanks wanting to win the division for the reason of then having to face those potentially nasty lee ridden rangers. true that. some merit there on that one no doubt.
but i think the greater truth is both those teams are in fact looking to go all the way to the series and hopefully win it and based on that would perhaps take their chances on the 1st round opponent to get the home field advantage in the league final (and most likely vs. that other team in question)
game 7 at home could be huge needless to say. think that's how it's work right?
so take those thoughts bucko as arguments to the contrary…
7 of the last 10 on Sports Net1???
What a way to kill interest in the end of the season.
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HI Mike and welcome back to bad bench management.
While I have a soft spot for the Cito "of the past",he's now driving me crazy with his old boys club style, leaving very promising players on the bench forwever, losing faith, while others chase personal records, FOR WHAT? I can see Bautista staying in the game, for his major accomplishments, but why not get other promising players in the game at some point? The season is over (often due to leaving stale players in the game), so lets see who's promising for next year. C'mon!- Ken Gonyou
I am getting concerned about how the jays are handling JP Arencibia these days.If he is to be their catcher of the future starting probably next season should he not be getting a better look behind the plate this month? What is the point in him sitting on the bench while Buck and Molina play.One or both of them could be gone next year.We need to find out if the kid can handle the majors.- Paul
michael,- darrell bishop
i want to speak of one of the former jays that recently resided here, one mr. scott rolen.
what an incredible season he's having with the cinci's huh? tearing it up in the 3 spot in both regards.
god i loved that guy when he was here. and believe me i told him on many occasions in my seats down by the 3rd baseline. certainly a few interesting looks my way coming from him when i opined such a sentiment but that's another story, doesn't really matter….
but no doubt one of my favourite ballplayers of all time that whirled thru here. and what an absolute SHAME the man didn't want to continue on and fight the good fight with this team.
hindsight, i don't care, can you just imagine this team's season with him everyday in the lineup down at 3rd in both fielding and hitting. move mr. jose to his rightful position in the order at clean up… wow. that would have been nice.
and then even going forward to next season??
obviously spilled milk here and a waste of time to ponder but i'm pondering anyway michael.
and of course let's hope that young p's stewart and roenicke (and who knows maybe double ee too) make us forget in time what might have been.
cause' for my money, find this team a shut down, legitimate closer and another serious bat to place into this line-up (at 1b, dh. outfield) take your pick and this club might have been really something to witness even this yr. and no doubt next as his apparent and premature demise from the upper echelons of baseball have certainly seemed to have been greatly and more importantly, wrongly depicted in how good a ballplayer he would remain going forward. and with those other needed items on the to do list to be added… man that really coulda' been something. too bad he hated us all and everything about this city as it turns out. oh well.
and as for the yanks, rays. bo sox. don't get me wrong they would have stayed competitive with us i'm guess…….
I really wish this organization had more gumption and sense. The Yankees drop Nova into the rotation in the middle of a pennant run, the Rays plug in a take your pick of newcomers, the Red Sox commit to Lowrie at shortstop and here we have the best of the lot in Snider and Arencibia, and neither of these two have gotten consistent playing time. Anthopoulos better prove next year it's the end of the J.P./Cito conservatism or this organization will continue to be about useless fits and starts.- Will
Wow, Marcum sounds like a crybaby looking for an excuse.- terry the censor
And Marcum will never be the ace of his staff. When healthy, he gets results, but his ridiculously stressful all-arm delivery will guarantee future injuries. I doubt he will ever throw 200 innings in a season, and would be surprised if he ever has back-to-back seasons of 175 IP.
Mike. I submit this just as Bautista at his first bat. Brady Anderson hit 50 on last game of 1996 that I attended. Orioles won game to I think sneak into playoffs(could be wrong). trivia question is- who was Blue Jay pitcher that gave up Brady's 50th and also what other past or present(that day)Blue Jay likely Hall of Famer also hit homer that same day after taking first 2 pitches going 0-2 before he cracked it over right field fence. Bet Jerry remembers but I also bet you may know .- bob from burlington
Only listening to game intermittently as had to stop in at emergent job call on way home. Pat Hentgen was the pitcher for Anderson and I think a reliever was in for the then Oriole Robbie Alomar who his an 0-2 pitch to homer land. Series was memorable as a game or two earlier to Anderson/Alomar homers, Alomar spit into face of umpire. Fans booing mercilessly as Alomar hit the homer. Andersen alleged to be on steroids that year but as I recall he was a roly -poly fellow that I guess had some serious power for one year.- bob from burlingto


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – $4.29- that's how high gas soared in some areas of Kentuckiana. Tuesday's spike has some motorists taking matters into their own hands.
"These gas prices are extremely ridiculous," said William Dudley- who is on a mission. "I just think with people struggling the way they are today it is a shame."
On Tuesday night, after a major spike he decided he couldn't stay quiet any longer. "If you are going to buy for $5 they are going to charge you $5," said Dudley.
He went to several stations, passed out news articles and talked with motorists at the pumps.
"As soon as the barrel of oil goes up, the prices at the pump go up, but as soon as the barrel goes down, it takes days and days for the price to hit at the pump," said Dudley.
Dudley hopes the more people with a voice, the more changes will come. "The less people that are informed and just pulling up and getting gas and going, they are going to keep ripping us off."
College student Shawn Eversold has already been defeated by the high prices. He says he was forced to sell his car a few weeks ago.
"My car was sucking my money up," said Eversold.
Even though many may not know exactly why the prices soar, they are definitely paying attention.
$3.78 a gallon is not usually a price that gets people excited, but on Tuesday folks lined up at Marathon on Fern Valley Road, cashing in on what seemed to be a bargain.
"You have to wonder what really is being done about it," said Tejuana Childs as she topped off her gas tank.
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'Deadly' gun fights continue in Lebanon
Supporters and opponents of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad exchanged fire in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli this morning, following a night of fighting. There are reports that one person was killed and ten have been wounded.
The violence came amid rising tension between groups that support and oppose Assad and in the wake of the assassination last week of a top anti-Syrian intelligence official in Lebanon. Most of Lebanon's Sunnis have backed Syria's mainly Sunni rebels, while Lebanese Shiites tend to back Assad.
The Syrian president, like many who dominate his regime, is a member of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Lebanese Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, who was killed in a car bomb in an east Beirut neighbourhood on Friday, was a Sunni.
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Israeli officials are well known for their criticism of Arab leaders, and Palestinians in particular, for saying one thing in English and another in Arabic. Just last week, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and a host of other members of the right-wing Israeli political echelon dismissed an [English-language] interview given by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to an Israeli television channel, accusing him of making near opposite statements in Arabic.
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Deputy Speaker Danny Danon, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, reacted this morning to the reelection of United States President Barack Obama.
"I congratulate President Obama on his reelection. It is my hope, and that of many Israelis, that the President resets his course relating to Israel and our region for the next four years. Rather than dictating ill-advised policies that endanger the wellbeing of America's only true ally in the Middle East, now is the time for President Obama to return to the wise and time-honored policy of 'zero daylight' between our respective nations.
"This is especially true as it pertains to the existential threat posed to Israel and the West by the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. Instead of wasting time and resources to impose housing zoning laws on Israel that can be described as nothing less than 'racist,' now is the time for our two nations to come together to combat the greatest threat to freedom in our time.
"I call on the President, who has already visited so many of our neighbors here in the Middle East, to finally visit Israel, thereby sending a strong and visible message to everyone about the deep and meaningful relationship between the US and Israel."
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World Likud Chairman MK Danny Danon, who is close to senior officials in the Republican Party in the US, responded to the election of Barak Obama as President of the USA: "The State of Israel will not fold [in the face of] Obama, his election demonstrates that the State of Israel must care for its own interests -- itself," said Danon, adding: "We have nobody to trust but ourselves."
Danon turned to senior officials in the Republican Party, among them Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, and offered harsh criticism of the president-elect: "Obama harmed the USA with his leadership of naive and rotten foreign policy, which gives preference to the Arab world instead of the Western world and Israel," Danon said.
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Governor Brian Sandoval and Washoe Family Court Judge and Navy League supporter Chuck Weller were among the dignitaries who welcomed the saddle to the Nevada State Museum on Thursday afternoon from the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland.
The saddle was sent as a special gift to Admiral William Halsey to mark the surrender of Japanese forces in WWII.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor and years of war, Admiral Halsey told the media in 1945 he wanted to ride the horse of the Japanese emperor. Within five months, the Reno Chamber of Commerce had commissioned and built a saddle in a promotion to purchase war bonds. When Washoe County fulfilled their bond quota, local businesses fashioned the saddle, silver and bridle and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe sent specially made buckskin riding gloves.
Judge Weller traveled to the Naval Academy to discuss the saddle's return to Nevada.
Kai Wallis, president of the Reno Council of the Navy League, arranged to finance the saddle's three-year long visit through a generous donation from the E.L. Cord Foundation.
Peter Barton, administrator of Nevada's Division of Museums and History, put the whole project together. As a result, the saddle will be in Nevada for the first time since 1946.
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Silver Is Being Manipulated, Platinum Is Not
Instead, silver-recycling is subsumed by the category of "old silver scrap" sales, which primarily consists of ordinary people pawning their sterling silver tableware and tea services. Yet even when we combine the pawning and actual "recycling" of silver into a single category, we see an anemic rise of little more than 25% while the price of silver increased 600%.
Half of that increase occurred in 2011 alone, when the price of silver briefly spiked to a (nominal) 30-year high. With the price of silver now more than 30% below that peak, we will likely see that recycling/scrap sales of silver fell in 2012.
We live in an era of recycling mania, yet silver recycling is nearly as depressed as the silver mining industry itself. Why is this? Severe underpricing of silver is the only possible explanation.
With silver inventories having collapsed while platinum inventories remain abundant, we collectively have a much greater motive/incentive to recycle silver than to recycle platinum. With silver being used in some of our most-important emerging technologies (everything from cruise missiles to solar-panel cells to unique anti-microbial compounds), we have a much greater incentive to recycle silver than to recycle platinum.Again, there is only one possible explanation as to why platinum recycling is exploding while silver recycling is extremely depressed: The gross underpricing of silver. In previous commentaries, I have pointed out how the permanently depressed state of silver mining is absolute proof of silver-price suppression. For more than 4,000 years, most of the world's silver came from "primary" silver mining. It was only after the price of silver was driven (manipulated) to a 600-year low (in real dollars) that global silver mining collapsed in the 1990's, with more than 90% of the world's silver mines bankrupted. Even after the partial recovery in silver prices, most of these mines remain closed. With recycling being the "other component" of supply, we have completely independent verification of this principle of logic/economics previously expressed. The only possible reason why the supply of silver remains in a permanent state of depression -- despite the complete collapse of inventories -- is because of the permanent suppression of the price.
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The windows were smashed in 20 vehicles overnight in the South Loop.
Police began receiving calls about 8 a.m. about driver-side and passenger-side windows being broken on vehicles in the 1300 block of South Wabash Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada said.
No items were reported stolen from any of the vehicles, Estrada said.
No one is in custody and Area Central detectives are investigating.
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