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I remember Patrick saying a ton of good stuff about this game on the last few podcasts as well as the Silent Hill quicklook. As my Silent Hill run comes to a close I'm looking for another scary game to tackle and wonder if this is worth the money. Of course its STILL $40 on PSN but any opinions would help. Thank you everyone
Is this game still worth picking up?
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Image of the Day: Taleon Imperial Hotel
August 21, 2013
By: Five Star Alliance
Taleon Imperial Hotel is a 120-room hotel with 27,000 square metres of grand halls, stairways, atriums and hallways. Taleon Imperial Hotel is the only modern luxury hotel created from the XVIIIth century palace in Saint-Petersburg.
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Image of the Day: Hotel Gritti Palace
August 20, 2013
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Looking at the entrance hall of Hotel Gritti Palace, you can understand why Ernest Hemingway once appreciated the hotel "as the best hotel in a city of great hotels."
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Dining al Fresco: Hotel Cipriani and Palazzo Vendramin
August 19, 2013
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Located at the tip of the Giudecca Island, Hotel Cipriani and Palazzo Vendramin is just a short, spectacular boat ride from St. Marks Square. The hotel offers 95 luxurious rooms and suites spread between the main hotel building and Palazzo Vendramin, a 15th-century building linked to the Hotel Cipriani through an ancient courtyard and flowered passage-way. Most of the rooms in the Palazzo boast magnificent views overlooking the lagoon and Piazza San Marco.
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August 19, 2013
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Parker Palm Springs has spectacular interiors that were designed by famous designer Jonathan Adler.
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Did You Know? The Caledonian
August 18, 2013
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The Caledonian Hotel is a grand railway hotel that was built in 1903 above the three main archway entrances of the Princes Street Station (It was originally opened as Princes Street Station Hotel). The Caledonian Railway Company even developed a system in which steam from trains at the adjoining station was recycled to heat the hotel's water supply.
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August 17, 2013
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Certosa di Maggiano is a former Carthusian monastery that was built in 1314. It was paid for by a donation by Cardinal Riccardo Petroni as a place designed for meditation and prayer. In in the XVI century involved in a harsh war between Carl V Emperor of Spain and Henry II King of France. It was first restored as a private home and then became a luxury hotel in 1978.
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August 11, 2013
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Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni is located on the gorgeous shores of Lake Como.
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Your Questions Answered: What is the Smoking Policy at the Le Palais de la Mediterranee
August 9, 2013
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We at Five Star Alliance work tirelessly to ensure we bring you the best luxury hotels selection and information regarding amenities, location, and highlights so you are confident that the hotel you choose will exceed your expectations and serve your needs. Sometimes, however, you are left with a few questions that go unanswered, and that's why we're here. Be sure to explore our new blog series 'Your Questions Answered' to find answers to real questions submitted to us by our clients regarding traveling with kids, pets, the best beach hotels, and much more.
QUESTION: What is the smoking policy for the rooms/suites at the Le Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice, France?
ANSWER: Le Palais de la Mediterranee has 1 floor, the 9th, that is set aside for smoking. If you wish to smoke and did not obtain a room on the 9th floor, most rooms have a balcony on which to smoke. Le Palais de la Mediterranee, now a Hyatt Regency Hotel, is a landmark in Nice. It features luxurious and spacious accommodation including 176 guestrooms and 11 superb suites. Contemporary guestrooms range in size from 25 to 117 square meters with balconies or terraces offering guests spectacular views overlooking either the Mediterranean Sea or the city of Nice.
Towering over the Bay of Angels and the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the charming Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Mediterranee is ideally located on the prestigious Promenade des Anglais. Not only does this striking luxury hotel enjoy seafront views, it is also located within a short walk of the key attractions like the city of Nice.
The third floor is the heart of the hotel with a beautifully conceived indoor/outdoor pool, gastronomic restaurant, fitness rooms, cozy lounge and a sun terrace with stunning views.
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Image of the Day: Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich
August 9, 2013
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Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich was built in 1858 and is close to all the cultural attractions and to the major offices in the city center.
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Spotlight On: The Martha Jefferson Suite at The Jefferson Hotel in Washington DC
August 7, 2013
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A top to bottom renovation in 2009 transformed this 99-room Beaux Arts gem into Washington's best small luxury hotel. The Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC is just blocks from the White House and within walking distance of museums, monuments and embassies, the dining and nightlife of Georgetown and Penn Quarter, the downtown business district, and Dupont Circle. Both European and distinctly Washingtonian in style, it is rich in historical details and Jeffersonian influences, including the Martha Jefferson Suite.
This top-floor suite (#812) at The Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC affords romance with city and skylight views accented by three Juliet balconies which open to allow an abundance of fresh air into the suite. Also known as the Bridal Suite, pale, Tiffany-inspired blue accents the suite's soft palette of creams and grays, which is carried throughout its living room (featuring a gas fireplace), intimate dining room for two or four, and bedroom with a canopied King bed.
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Very stunning images of people living all over the world, some in tribes, some in places of worship, some scenes of people working in factories in Third World countries, people on trains in Japan, etc, with an outstanding soundtrack scored by new age composer Michael Stearns.
track listing:
1. Mantra/Organics
2. Wipala - Inkuyo
3. The Seraphim - Dead Can Dance
4. Village Dance
5. Wandering Saint
6. African Journey - Anugama, Anugama & Sebastiano
7. Rainbow Voice - Harmonic Choir
8. Monk With Bell
9. Broken Vows/A Prayer of Kala Rupa/An Daorach Bheag - The Brother Project, Monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery
10. Finale
11. End Credits
Yeah, I've mentioned this one before.
That part is awful!!!! I think they were burning off their beaks to avoid having them peck each other in close quarters? I really have no idea but that is my guess.awwwwww the way they show it up close and slowed down so you see the pain in each little chicks face and how they just throw them down the chute. fuck!!!! that job would be horrible to have. I would probably have nightmares of giant chickens trying to singe my face off.


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Linebacker's Lasagna
|For meat sauce
|Sweet italian sausage
|1 Pound
|Hot italian sausage
|1 Pound
|Ground beef
|1 Pound
|Finely chopped onion
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|4 Clove (20 gm), crushed
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|To Taste
|Dried basil leaves
|1 Tablespoon
|Fennel seed
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Chopped parsley
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Canned italian style tomatoes
|70 Ounce (2 Cans Of 2 Pound And 3 Ounce Each)
|Canned tomato paste
|24 Ounce (4 Cans Of 6 Ounce Each)
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Lasagna noodles
|1 Pound (1 Package)
|Mozzarella cheese
|1⁄2 Pound, shredded
|Parmesan cheese
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), grated
|Parsley sprigs
|For ricotta fillings
|Ricotta cheese/Cottage cheese
|45 Ounce, drained (3 Containers Of 15 Ounce Each)
|Mozzarella cheese
|1⁄2 Pound, grated
|1 Teaspoon
|Chopped parsley
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
1) Preheat oven moderate to 375 F.
2) To prepare the meat sauce, remove the outer casing from sausage meat.
3) Chop the meat roughly.
4) Keep a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage, ground beef, onion and garlic and stir fry for 20 minutes until brown.
5) Mix sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, the basil, fennel, pepper and chopped parsley. Mix thoroughly.
6) Mix undrained tomatoes, tomato paste and 1 cup water and stir mashing the tomatoes.
7) Boil the mixture, decrease heat and Simmer. Stir and cover for 1 1/2 hours.
8) To prepare Ricotta Filling, in a large bowl mix ricotta, eggs, mozzarella, salt and parsley thoroughly.
9) In a 8-quart kettle boil 5 quarts water and 1 tablespoon.
10) Mix lasagna 2 or 3 at a time.
11) Boil and stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.
12) Drain out in colander, rinse under cold water and drain out. Put on paper towels to dry.
13) Take a casserole dish about 12 by 15 inches, 7-quart capacity and at the base spoon 4 cups sauce.
14) Reserve 16 lasagna. Put remaining lasagna in sauce arranging over the base.
15) Mound 2 cups Ricotta Filling over lasagna and spread evenly.
16) Spoon 4 cups sauce over it.
17) Spoon Ricotta Filling into 16 reserved lasagna. Use 1/3 cup for each.
18) Roll up lasagna, arrange and put the sealed side down in a single layer.
19) Fill more sauce over each rolled lasagna. Add extra sauce to make saucy lasagna.
20) Cover and refrigerate.
21) Take out from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature about 1 hour.
22) Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over it.
23) Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
24) Remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes more.
25) Cool before serving.
26) Heat remaining sauce to serve with lasagna.
27) Garnish the edge of dish with parsley sprigs.
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Wisconsin rallies for victory over UND in women's hockeyMADISON, Wis. – After a strong start, the University North Dakota gave up three unanswered goals to lose 3-2 to Wisconsin in women's Western Collegiate Hockey Association play on Saturday.
UND's Josefine Jakobsen and Andrea Dalen each recorded goals.
FIRST PERIOD: 1, UND, Jakobsen (Lamoureux, Karvinen), 0:40.
SECOND PERIOD: 2, UND, Dalen (Kohler, Dufault), 9:38(pp). 3, W, Packer (Decker, Burke), 17:11(pp). 4, W, Decker (Packer, Pacholok), 17:41.
THIRD PERIOD: 5, W, Kelter (Sowchuk, Brickner), 2:12.
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text: on Feb 21, 2013 @ 2:00 PMFeb 21, 2013 @ 2:00 PM PublishedRugby-Lawes relishing flanker's freedom to flattenBy Mitch PhillipsBAGSHOT, England, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Courtney Lawes loves a big hit, even when he knocks himself out in the process, and England's enforcer is desperate to leave his mark when he returns to the starting lineup for Saturday's Six Nations meeting with France.Lawes missed England's opening win over Scotland through injury but delivered a memorable cameo off the bench in Dublin with England leading 9-6 but down to 14 men late in the game.Ireland's Rob Kearney broke clear and had one man to beat. Unfortunately for him that man was Lawes, who duly smashed the speedy fullback into the mud to prevent what could have been a match-winning score.Hardly out of the textbook, Lawes hit first with his head, was knocked out and soon afterwards was forced out of the game."I was out, yeah, but I did need to make that tackle," Lawes told reporters on Thursday after his recall in the unaccustomed position of blindside flanker."You put your body on the line for the team. I didn't want to come off but they made me. I did say afterwards though that that's not the way to tackle."Even when he gets it wrong, Lawes usually achieves his aim. He was furious to be yellow-carded in a club game last week when he insisted he had been pulling out of a tackle that left an opponent flattened while a quick search of YouTube footage reveals evidence of how destructive he can be when everything comes together."The big hit is so important and I think one of the main reasons I've been put in the team is to bring that physicality," said Lawes, who weighs in at 118 kgs."The French are going to bring it too, you can see that with their selections. They are going to try to bully us and it's really important we put a stop to that."FINE LINEIn the wake of England's increasingly disciplined performances under Stuart Lancaster, however, Lawes is conscious of the need to tread the fine legal line when it comes to aggression."It's important for me to keep a lid on things," he said. "I could get too caught up in it all, get over-emotional about being back in the starting team. But you have to think clearly about the job you need to do, where you need to be and making the right decisions."Lawes has won all but one of his previous 17 caps at lock but says he actually prefers playing on the flank. At 2.01 metres he obviously gives England a considerable extra lineout option alongside second rows Joe Launchbury and Geoff Parling but Lancaster said there was more to the selection than that."He's one of our best defenders, he's hungry to carry in attack and gives us options but with France liking to drive from the lineouts he will help us to put the pressure on them," he said.With the likes of Brad Barritt, Manu Tuilagi and Owen Farrell outside him, England look to have considerable defensive power and Lawes is relishing getting among it all."I definitely feel the strength of my game suits six more than lock but because of my height I usually get put in the second row," he said"Last time I played six for Northampton I made 18 tackles, probably four or five more than from second row. You can carry more as you're out of the scrum earlier and you can get set earlier for tackles."Six and the second row roles are so similar these days that it really doesn't make much difference but I prefer the extra time I get from the flanker position."Despite making his England debut in 2009 Saturday will be his first start in a Six Nations match. A combination of injuries, bad luck and suspension - he got a two-game ban for a late hit with his knee in England's opening match against Argentina in the 2011 World Cup - have combined to repeatedly prevent him establishing himself as a regular starter.Still only 23, he is already looking at the "youngsters" as likes of 21-year-old Launchbury have moved ahead of him in the pecking order."I'm only 23 but those young bucks definitely keep you on your toes," he said. "I've had to buck up my ideas since Joe Launchbury stepped up and I'm playing better because of that." (Editing by John Mehaffey)


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Ah...that sneaky country boy Matt Hughes! Does he deliberately go out of his way to confound me? At times I do wonder if he does.
Being an outspoken old country gal myself, I often have voiced my displeasure with Matt Hughes for various reasons. Tonight I am concerned that butting heads with Matt Serra this past July may have done some lasting damage to Hughes' ego-swelled cranium.
He has stated that April 10 is when he will return to fighting, but there are currently no UFC events scheduled for that date. How curious!
Has Matt's ego overcome his senses or has he forgotten that the event is always scheduled before the matches are announced?
Dana White has made certain exceptions where his favorite pet fighters from the good old days are concerned. Sometimes it is out of concern for their health?announcing Chuck Liddell's retirement after the knockout loss to Rua, without first conferring with Chuck*about it, would be such an example.
Or sometimes in the case of shear desperation for a main event, like in London 2008, when he asked Matt Hughes to step in to replace Liddell (who had torn his hamstring during training).
And*possibly out of true affection, which may be why Rich Franklin is still with the UFC, after many losses and changing weight classes to avoid a three-peat with Anderson Silva,*albeit remaining in an uncertain*state of limbo without a clear plan for his future.
Theoretically, it*may be possible to fill out a card for an arbitrary date such as April 10, around a particular fighter, though*in all probability,*it would most likely be Brock Lesnar and not "former" great WW Matt Hughes, to whom such a privilege would be granted.
Why that particular date appealed to Hughes, I don't know. Possibly a sign in a deer or chicken's entrails foretold this as being a fortuitous time for him to fight.
Being religious, Matt may have received a private message from God or a certain Biblical Queen suggesting that date. Wouldn't that be around Easter time, a traditional time of renewal and the Resurrection?*
Of course however he got the news, he has not announced a place or opponent, but did promise to keep fans informed when a contract for said event is "formally" signed.
Ah my, is the world of MMA getting stranger, or is it just me?
Remember when Hughes proclaimed that 30 year old Josh Koscheck was not old enough to fight him? Is their another elderly former champion out there who is Matt's age that he is gunning for? Denis Hallman perhaps?
Pat Miletich is back in the graces of the UFC, owns the old establishment in Iowa where Hughes used to train*and could feasibly be in Matt's sites, or at least of similar age. Maybe that is in the back of Hughes mind.
The Biblical theme of brother against brother could also be a goal, since Mark Hughes signed up with the UFC at least a year ago, but has not yet had a fight in the organization. Age-wise it would be only a matter of minutes, since they are twins.
If Mr. Hughes is true to his word, all will be revealed in time. Why I have the feeling it may turn out to be even more bizarre than my imaginings, I can't explain. I*probably would have to say that some darn country boys just love to keep you guessing.
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Their affluence and attachment to luxury makes military service unpopular.
He is the author of Taking America, The End of affluence (Random House) and The Case for Big Government.
Jazz is linked in the mind of marketers with affluence, but the economics of jazz have never been worse.
mid-14c., "a plentiful flowing, an abundance," from Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia "a flowing to," figuratively "affluence, abundance," noun of state from affluentem (nominative affluens) "flowing toward, abounding, rich, copious" (see affluent). Sense of "wealth" attested from c.1600, from notion of "a plentiful flow" (of the gifts of fortune).


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War With China?
It has been bubbling around out there, but if you haven't been paying close attention, you might have missed the issue:
THIS is how wars usually start: with a steadily escalating stand-off over something intrinsically worthless. So don't be too surprised if the US and Japan go to war with China next year over the uninhabited rocks that Japan calls the Senkakus and China calls the Diaoyu islands. And don't assume the war would be contained and short.
Of course we should all hope that common sense prevails.
It seems almost laughably unthinkable that the world's three richest countries – two of them nuclear-armed – would go to war over something so trivial. But that is to confuse what starts a war with what causes it. The Greek historian Thucydides first explained the difference almost 2500 years ago. He wrote that the catastrophic Peloponnesian War started from a spat between Athens and one of Sparta's allies over a relatively insignificant dispute. But what caused the war was something much graver: the growing wealth and power of Athens, and the fear this caused in Sparta…
China is feeling its oats and, also, with grave economic, political and demographic problems, striking out in a foreign adventure might appeal to a Chinese ruling class which has no legitimate basis for its continued rule but which has so far proven unwilling to set in motion steps to create a legitimate government in China. Japan, on the other hand, is rich and happy and not wanting to fight, but also fears that if they let China get her way on this then China will forever push Japan around. The United States, on the other other hand, cannot afford to let China push Japan around because that would undercut our entire position not just in Asia, but the entire western Pacific…no one would rely on us if we left Japan in the lurch and everyone would scramble to make the best deal with could with China. Certainly, there are the ingredients for war.
But there won't be one. At least, not right now.
China is in much the same position as imperial Germany was early in the 20th century – feeling stronger and frustrated that their growing strength has not led to their dominance of the globe. Back then, Germany felt that Britain – governing one quarter of the earth's surface but viewed by Germans as increasingly flabby – was the block in the road. And, so, Germany wanted to challenge Britain – but couldn't because the German army couldn't get at Britain while the German navy wasn't sufficient to beat the British navy (then, by far, the largest navy in the world). China might want to make some nationalist hay over the Senkakus but when push comes to shove, they are islands and the Chinese navy is simply entirely inferior to the United States navy (and probably couldn't even beat the Japanese navy, either). A Sino-American war right now would only have one very swift result – the destruction of China's navy and a return to the status quo ante (there is zero chance that any American government would sanction sending an American army to mainland China). Unless the rulers of China are the most monumentally stupid people in the world, they know this and so as long as the US and Japan remain firm (but polite and willing to provide a face-saving solution) then the Chinese will ultimately back down.
This time.
China is, of course, aware of her naval weakness – and so has built one aircraft carrier and looks to build more, while also steadily upgrading their other surface and submarine forces. As absolutely no one threatens China's sea communications the only possible use China can have for a first class navy is to challenge the United States. And as a matter of fact, all of China's military build up indicates only one thing: at some future point, the government of China envisions war with the United States. Not a war to the death like the World Wars, but a war to kick America out of east Asia and the western Pacific (China has asserted that their sphere of influence includes the Marianas Islands – a commonwealth of the United States, but also including the US territory of Guam). We'll have to see how that comes out and US diplomacy should be geared towards solidifying our alliances in the area while military preparations should work on destroying the Chinese navy and blockading the Chinese coast. But, meanwhile, not much to worry about. For the moment.
China's Thug Government Armed Gaddafi
From Strategy Page:
…During the recent fighting in Libya, the rebels complained of encountering government troops armed with new Chinese weapons. Accusations were made that China was selling weapons to the (Gaddafi) dictatorship despite a UN embargo. A little investigating found that this was indeed the case, and that Chinese arms merchants had approached the Libyan government earlier in the year, offering to sneak the weapons in via Algeria and South Africa. The last shipments appear to have arrived in July…
Why? Because the Chinese government is a corrupt, inhuman dictatorship which simply does not care about human suffering. If there was a dollar to be made and some influence to be bought, China is right there…acting the rogue while we pretend they are a rational member of the community of nations.
Until the Chinese government is destroyed, this sort of thing will just get worse and worse. Remember that – and we must start demanding that our leaders treat China as the standing threat it is.
Dealing With China
James Traub over at Foreign Policy has an interesting article about how the United States should deal with China. While acknowledging that China is rapidly becoming powerful, Traub downplays any aggressive intent on China's part, while also discounting any muscular, American response to China. The only really good thing I can say about the article is that it at least is an acknowledgment that China has to be dealt with in some fashion…for too long we've been blinded by an idea that all China wishes to do is make money, or that they were in some manner a strategic partner of the United States. But I do believe that Traub is not quite understanding what the Chinese government will do.
Tyrants cannot hold still – they must continually advance, or they will fall. In Churchill's trenchant phrase, they ride to and fro on the backs of tigers, and the tigers are getting hungry. The tyrants of China made a de-facto deal with the Chinese people post-1989: let us be in power, and we'll let you get rich. This has, in fact, worked out to only a select few getting rich, mostly by ripping off the broad mass of the Chinese people…but the growing prosperity has kept dissent down in the cities while the army and security forces have proven capable of keeping dissent down in the countryside (though there are plenty of tales of riot and rebellion in the backwaters of China). The problem for China is that they have advanced about as far as they can under their current system. They can advance further – but only by bringing rural China in to the economic mainstream, and by freeing up the political system so that corrupt (which eats like a cancer at the Chinese economy) can be fought. Neither course of action appeals to China's Ruling Class.
But they can't stand still – they can't do what is necessary to make the next step forward economically, but they also can't just let things stagnate…what is already bound to be a Chinese recession will become a very hard landing unless China changes internally…or finds some external means of deflecting attention. The recently aggressive behavior of China in foreign affairs is not a reflection of China's actual might – they don't have that sort of power as of yet. Won't have it, really, for 20-30 years, if ever (China's coming demographic decline may rob China of the sinews of power just when the infrastructure if finally there). They are blustering…hoping to grab what they can, and preparing for a foreign confrontation which will (in the Ruling Class' view, at least) cement the loyalty of the Chinese people and serve as the excuse for the coming bad economic times.
The bottom line for us is to get prepared for this – by forging a rock-solid alliance with India, making a defense arrangement with Vietnam, and re-founding our alliances with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. It is a certainty that China will try something – what it will be remains to be seen. I suspect a move against Taiwan in conjunction with a Chinese-inspired, North Korean attack on South Korea and/or Japan (ie, draw off American power to northeast Asia while China moves in the South China Sea…we can't be everywhere at once, and Taiwan for most Americans would be a doubtful proposition for a full scale war…it shouldn't be, but it would be). But as we can't know for certain, better to be prepared for all eventualities…and if this takes some increases in naval and aerial strength, then we're going to have to bite the bullet and do it (as an aside, the really good thing about alliances and agreements with India and Vietnam is they provide ample land power without the United States having to deploy millions of troops).
The most important first step is to recognize that China is an enemy State…that we must not have close economic and military relationships with the Chinese. That we must inform them that any attempt to change the status quo in Asia and the Pacific will be met with a forceful American response.
Paved With Good Intentions
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Complaints from the Congo are growing about the U.S. legislation intended to stop illegal mineral sales. The Dodd-Frank bill (also called the Obama Law) has a clause that prohibits the sale of so-called conflict minerals may have been well-intentioned but it was not well-thought out. Rather than run the risk of buying any minerals that might have been smuggled from the Congo, many major mining companies are simply refusing to buy minerals from central Africa. The result is a de facto embargo. There are few buyers for Congo's valuable minerals, especially tantalum and tungsten which have many hi-tech uses. This has damaged the Congo's economy, because the nation relies on mineral exports. According to some sources, China, which does not have to meet Dodd-Frank standards, is snapping up many minerals at very cheap prices.
Which, then, will eventually find their way in to products used by Americans because we import so much from China…and there is no way to separate out that bit of mineral inside your electronic gadget which was obtained in the Congo. We have very much shot ourselves in the foot…as well as shot the poor people of the Congo, while at the same time given even more power and wealth to our enemies in China. Good job, well-intentioned sob-sisters.
God gave us reason and He expect us to use it. In a rather confusing world where there is always conflict, we are supposed to thread our way carefully. Before we take a step we should be thinking about what may come after – will it have the effect we want? If it does, will it also have some bad effects? Will the good effects equal or outweigh the bad? It is hard to get people to look even an inch in to the future…but it must be done. If we go off half-cocked an allow emotion to rule our decisions, then we are bound to get it wrong…emotions have their place, but only as a spur to action…the action, itself, must always be in accord with the best reason we can muster.
We want to ensure that evil people do not profit off the sweat of poor, working people. That is an admirable goal…a completely Christian goal. But before we take an action designed to thwart evil we'd better be sure that it (a) thwarts evil and (b) doesn't cause even more problems for the poor people we're trying to help. Some poor man in the Congo who breaks his back mining the goods of the earth deserves first priority on the benefit of those goods…how are we to get the benefit to him? By cutting him off? By making his primary customer the People's Republic of China? Come on, think clearly!
Perhaps instead of cutting off the Congolese mineral exports to the United States we should, instead, have put a tariff on it and plowed the proceeds back into to efforts to improve the lot of the miners? Give them some schools and hospitals? Just an idea…something to think about; and thinking is what we most need in the world…and it is what we have so little of these days.
I realize that thinking can be hard work – I further realize that the more we think, the less liberalism we'll have. This is why liberals are so opposed to thought and so insistent upon adherence to a party line. Start thinking about what we want and what steps might get us there and all of a sudden there's not much room for appeals to raw emotions which lead to stupid, counter-productive policies. And just where would liberalism be then? But I do believe it is a risk worth taking – we can become a rational world again. We can recover the traditions of the Judeo-Christian West and start to think, and apply human reason to the problems of human life. It has been done in the past, and it can be done again…just takes a little bit of courage.
The Need for a Nuclear Build Up
Part of the problem with getting slip shod and thinking that the world has changed is that those who are determined and know it hasn't changed can steal a march on you – China is doing this. From the Washington Times:
China is expanding its nuclear forces with a new multiwarhead mobile missile and keeps its strategic stockpiles in deep underground bunkers, the Pentagon disclosed in its annual report to Congress on the Chinese military.
China is thought to have up to 75 long-range nuclear missiles, including hard-to-find, road-mobile DF-31 and DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), according to the report, which was released Wednesday. China also has 120 intermediate- and medium-range missiles…
The additional information that China has developed a massive underground network to protect its nuclear force indicates that China is reaching for a first class nuclear force – something which will give China the strategic ability to start wars, and then retreat behind a nuclear umbrella if the war does not go in China's favor. While the United States maintains sufficient nuclear force to destroy the Chinese population, we may lack means to strike hard a China's nuclear force. And massacring Chinese is not making war – no decent American government would ever contemplate doing that except in the extremity of the Chinese government massacring the American people via nuclear war.
While China is building a 21st century nuclear force, the United States has not produced a nuclear weapon in 20 years – and recent (asinine) nuclear agreements require us to reduce our aging force to 2,200 warheads or less – none of which, I'll bet, are capable of penetrating China's very hardened nuclear sites. While the Strategic Defense Initiative will increasingly protect us from an "out of the blue" nuclear strike, the fact that we lack "first strike" capability (ie, the ability to hit it so hard that any response would be suicidal on China's part) gives China immense strategic flexibility.
They can use this flexibility to start wars – on their own or via proxies like North Korea – with impunity. If we fight and lose, China is happy – if we fight and win, we can't fight it to a finish because China can retreat behind a nuclear umbrella and threaten a massive attack against the United States if we go for total victory. We must redress this strategic balance.
First and foremost must come the most aggressive possible deployment of the Strategic Defense Initiative. Technology is advancing so fast that we may soon have the capability even of thwarting a massed attack upon the United States. This will go far towards curbing any Chinese nuclear-armed ambitions. But crucial to a balanced nuclear strategy is the ability to wipe out all or most of China's nuclear force in a first strike. This will take new types of warheads designed for deep penetration, as well as the most advanced targeting systems to ensure we hit the target squarely.
It is time to wake up from the 1991 false hope that strategic nuclear thinking was obsolete. We live in a world of nuclear weapons, and those weapons are simply going to spread, and more and more nations will develope the capability of hitting the United States. As in all things military, the safety of the United States lays in maintaining an overwhelming qualitative edge. In 1991, we easily had that over China – we very likely still do, but we won't have it for long, if we don't start rebuilding our nuclear force. This is not a plea, necessarily, for more warheads than we have now but, instead, a plea that the warheads we have be of the latest technology, and fitting for our needs…and our need right now is to be able to destroy deeply buried nuclear sites (and not just in China – Iran and North Korea also deeply bury their nuclear forces).
The real world goes on, whether we will or no…time get back in to it as far as nuclear weapons are concerned.
Will Taiwan Remain Free?
Asia Times has a bleak report about the ability of Taiwan to fight off an attack from China – the bottom line of it being that by 2020 China may have the capability to force a Taiwanese surrender.
The growth of Chinese military sophistication and China's continual build up of weapons systems designed to counter American power is increasingly leaving Taiwan in a strategically untenable position. If Taiwan cannot count on rapid and powerful American support, then resistance to any Chinese attack would be exceptionally difficult, and very likely doomed if China deployed all its power. In the end, all a really firm resistance by the Taiwanese can accomplish – absent US support – is to make a graveyard of Taiwan (while also killing some hundreds of thousands of Chinese in payment). So, what does Taiwan do? And what does America do about it?
It is still some years before China can feel certain that a sea-borne invasion of Taiwan could be carried out in the face of US naval intervention – both in the air and undersea, the Chinese military is not even close to being able to stop us from blocking a move to Taiwan. They can rain down death and destruction, but that is not what China would prefer to do. Taiwan is very wealthy and China would like to capture it intact (Taiwan's 23 million people produce $35,700.00 in GDP per person, China's 1.3 billion produce $7,300.00 in GDP per person). Raining down death and destruction (or threatening to) can get Taiwan to make a huge amount of concessions…but only a credible threat to leap across the sea and invade would convince Taiwan's government to surrender. That, as I said, is some years away…so Taiwan and the United States have a window of opportunity to make plans to deal with this.
The best way to deal with it, in my view, is to make Taiwan a nuclear-armed power. Taiwan, un-aided, will forever lack the ability to defend itself in conventional war against China – the population disparities are so great that if China attacks, then Taiwan is ultimately doomed, even if they do put up a spirited fight and make the Chinese pay a usurious blood price for conquest (and, of course, the Chinese government is never chary with the blood of the Chinese people…sacrificing a million of them to gain prestige may be seen as all in a day's work by the Chinese leadership). Taiwan, aided by us, wins the war against China. But can Taiwan really count on US aid? Suppose we have a flabby President at the time? Suppose our military has been hollowed out by budget cuts to preserve free birth control? Suppose China's cat's paw in North Korea is ordered to engage us in war there just before China attacks Taiwan? Counting on us is not something Taiwan can do. So, self defense – but that is only possible for a small State like Taiwan via nuclear weapons.
Taiwan has the wealth and the technical capacity to build nuclear weapons, install them on missiles and deploy those missiles on submarines. A force of four or five "Dolphin" class submarines, like those Israel has, armed with nuclear-tipped missiles would be sufficient for Taiwan to retain at sea a credible nuclear deterrent (you need four or five so that you can always have two or three deployed). Israel would probably even be willing to help out, and we can provide clandestine assistance as well, though Taiwan would have to be on its own as far as nuclear weapons development due to our treaty obligations on non-proliferation. Taiwan, right now, has just enough time to do this before China becomes powerful enough to enforce a surrender. Faced with the prospect of a dozen or so nuclear weapons being detonated over Shanghai, Hong Kong and other major Chinese cities, the Chinese government simply would not attack – not ever: it would never repay the cost (monetary, I mean, not blood…as I said, I doubt much that the Chinese government cares how many people die).
The choice is ultimately Taiwan's – do they wish to be free? I, for one, will always back coming to Taiwan's aid because my view is that the United States can never afford having a free people be conquered by external tyranny. Even at the cost of World War Three, we should fight China if China ever attacks Taiwan. But Taiwan simply cannot count on my view holding majority support in the United States…or, even if it does, count on the American government at the time being able and willing to assist. If Taiwan's people wish to remain in freedom, then their choice is clear…build nuclear weapons and count on the ability to destroy China as their assurance against Chinese attack.


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Man banks business on comfort
Like a good neighbor, John Root wound up in the heating and air-conditioning business.
Root was working as a carpenter when he started learning the craft from Don Van Kirk, who owned Climate Energy Systems.
He then worked for Van Kirk off and on for about five years before opening J.R. Heating and Air Conditioning in 1999.
"I learned from watching Don Van Kirk, my next-door neighbor," John said, "I worked for him for about five years off and on. He taught me how to do air conditioning and heating. If it wasn't for Don, I would have never learned air conditioning."
Root, who was born in Guam, said he is a firm believer in honesty, integrity and low prices for his customers.
"I base my business on honesty, integrity and low prices," he said. "I do what I say I am going to do. Trust is a big thing to me. I guarantee that your unit will be installed properly. And if you call, the phone will always be answered. I believe in giving a low price. I have a low overhead, and I can afford to have lower prices than the big companies."
He also expects the same out of his employees.
"I believe that my employees should do as good of a job as I do," he said. "The important thing is to be of service and keep people comfortable."
In addition to repairing and installing heating and air conditioning, Root said he strives for efficiency.
"There are a lot of factors that determine how well your unit works," he said. "Like your insulation and windows. I recommend replacing the old duct work when it isn't insulated enough or if it is damaged. I know how to install them, and I do a good job."
The old code for insulation on the ducts was about an inch thick, he explained.
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Another big factor in how warm or cool house should be is attic insulation, he said.
"When you replace the old unit, it is important to have insulation in the attic. It is all about efficiency. The new code for blown-in insulation in an attic calls for 12 inches of insulation. We can do that, too."
Root said he can install any brand of air conditioner, but he prefers Comfortmaker.
In addition to his business, Root buys rental property, just like his mentor.
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He has a motto that he uses in his businesses: "Be where you say you are going to be; if it's not yours, don't take it; if you owe it, pay it; and if it's not true don't say it."
Root is humble about his success, which he credits to the Lord.
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The next mayor of Los Angeles will have significant environmental matters before them. Let's take two — water and power.
On energy, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is obligated by California law to deliver one third of the city's electricity with renewable power by the year 2020. The state also mandates that L.A. curtail using sea water to cool its coastal power plants by 2029. State law also sets deadlines for L.A. to get off of coal. And the state also demands that L.A. reduce its energy use by at least 10 percent via new energy efficiency and conservation measures by 2020.
Any one of these energy initiatives alone is a major deal. However, the next mayor will need to accomplish all of these mandates simultaneously. Therefore, he or she will need to be a great manager, overseeing LADWP, and getting to a greener future as inexpensively as possible. (We don't want ratepayer backlash over high costs.)
On water, Los Angeles has big plans — going from 10 percent of water supplied today from local sources to 37 percent by 2035. Although local water is less expensive than imported, the upfront capital costs for this major transition will be enormous. In addition, climate change and other factors will impact how water gets imported into the city. The city will need to find aquifers to store and maintain water in wet years, and draw on those supplies in dry years.
The next mayor will need to go to the public to sell the need for these initiatives — even though most of them are state mandates. And it will take rate increases to fund these mega-projects. That's why the mayor needs to be seen as a trusted fiscal steward.
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This is a stand-up comedy showcase hosted by the 'Guys With Issues', a Hawaii based comedy talk show via the internet called podcasting. August 16th will star one of Hawaii's funniest up and coming stand-up comedians, Anthony Nigrelli. Nigrelli has been doing stand-up comedy in Hawaii's underground comedy scene for over 3 years, mostly in the Honolulu area and has worked with famous comedians such as Doug Stanhope, Eddie Ifft, and Luke Francis. Nigrelli recently headlined a show on the Big Island with rave reviews.
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Foreign Films for Families
I'm looking for good foreign films which are also suitable for family viewing (anything below or barely R-rated). Serious or troubling subject matter is quite fine, but not excessive violence or nudity.
Movie selection tools
I loved movies A, B and C and hated movies X, Y and Z. What tools are available out there which will use this information to recommend movies I might like?
30" Apple Cinema Display with Xbox 360 and PS3 (all HDMI) problems.
30" Apple Cinema Display with Xbox 360 and PS3 (all HDMI) problems. I have bought probably $100 worth of cables and still it doesnt work. [more inside]
What are some classic, old sci-fi movies? [more inside]
The Han and Cinema
The Han and Cinema I am working on a paper on the Korean concept of Han and how Han is communicated directly or through the use of trope in film and television. Of particular interest are films and television from East Asia, those which feature East Asian actors, and those which are set in East Asia. The definition I am seeking to support or reject is the idea of Han as: The pain of victims that has festered in their hearts for a long time. My ideas thus far: The West Wing (2003) Episode 504 - entitled Han. The Good Earth (1937) In addition to the plot of the film of interest is the fact Anna May Wong was passed over for the role of O-Lan and the pain and woundedness and the sense of "Han" she experienced. M*A*S*H (1972-1983) set in Korea but not focused on Korea. The Korean people are merely a silent witness in the series, they have no voice. If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
What makes an old movie sound like an old movie?
What makes an old movie sound like an old movie? I recently watched Young Frankenstein, and the sonic atmosphere of it was a (to me) convincing imitation of movies from the 30s. The tones of voices, timing of dialogue, even the silences, somehow. I can hear it but I can't explain what I'm hearing or how they might have accomplished this. Can you?
Screenwriting: cinema and myth?
Academic papers and books on the topic of myth in screenwriting? [more inside]
Cinema Display Blues
DisplayColorFilter. Two Apple Cinema Displays on one Power Mac. One display has a blue color cast. What do I do? [more inside]
Is there a good website that reviews movie *theaters*, extra points for Massachusetts theaters,
Is there a good website that reviews movie *theaters*, extra points for Massachusetts theaters, [more inside]
Getting out of character?
What are some famous/infamous examples of actors getting so into character that they either have trouble getting out of character or the experience does some long-term psychological damage? [more inside]
Please, not another boy-meets-girl story with over the top acting.
I'm looking for good Filipino movies (in Tagalog, with English subtitles) that are not cheesy soap operas. Bonus points if available through Netflix. [more inside]
Best movies of 2008 so far
Amazing movies of 2008? Has there been any? What have I missed? [more inside]
Was he a victim of typecasting?
What is the font used for the title in this poster for Being John Malkovich? Details are welcome - light, bold, etc. Thanks.
What Are The "Classic" Movies That Modern Kids Will Love?
Give me some suggestions for classic movies that my kids (ages 19 and 15) will enjoy. I have tried so hard [insert martyrdom here] to get them to appreciate the classics, but they mostly seem to react with "meh"... [more inside]
Where can I get the best subtitles for My Neighbour Totoro?
Where can I get the best subtitles for My Neighbour Totoro? [more inside]
Help me find this mysterious (possibly non-US made) film!
Old Movie Filter: This is the question I joined MeFi to ask. I remember seeing a movie, on actual reels, when I was about seven at school. It has haunted me for the last twenty-two years. [more inside]
Where can I buy L'Etranger?
I know there is a movie version of The Stranger (l'Etranger), where can I order it online? Also, is it any good, if you've seen it?
Apple Cinema Display cords vs. Office Chair I: Chair won in TKO. Help me win the rematch!
Apple Cinema Display cords vs. Office Chair I: Chair won in TKO. Help me win the rematch! The end user ran over the DC plug of her Cinema Display monitor. How can I fix this? [more inside]
Genre flick factory!
Has anyone ever attempted to estimate the total number of films made in Hollywood that we today consider film noir? What about other long-lived genres of the high era of the silver screen? [more inside]
Specific, spoiler filled questions about the movie "Cloverfield
SPECIFIC, SPOILER FILLED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOVIE "Cloverfield". If you haven't seen it and don't want to know details, ignore this thread. [more inside]
I need Dr. Who watching advice.
Help me order my queue. [more inside]
Best Cinematic Prologues?
What films have the best prologues? [more inside]
If French is a character, that dude smokes and eats cheese.
I seek recommendations for foreign language films which feature extensive narration or otherwise crisp, clear, lovely dialogue. [more inside]
Two practical questions about North Korea.
Two related questions about North Korea: (1) Can anyone point me to a distributor, collector, or other source of North Korean films, either on DVD/VHS or (ideally) on film? (2) How would I go about directing a letter there? [more inside]
What is the Sky Without the Stars?
Who are some people in the film industry I should be looking for in regards to Director of Photography vs. Film Editor? I've already watched movies specifically for the actors and directors. [more inside]
Where are the best cinemas in Paris?
Where are the best cinemas in Paris? [more inside]
The Little Traveling Shot
What is the earliest generally-accepted use in commercial cinema of the following three shots: a lens-based zoom, in or out; a traveling shot using a dolly to follow a scene's protagonist (as in moving from room to room laterally); and a traveling shot using a dolly to effectively create a zoom, in which the framing of the protagonist becomes tighter as a result of a shorter distance to the subject? [more inside]
Apple Cinema Display + Macbook + 360
I have an old 17" Apple Cinema Display, a first generation Macbook and an Xbox 360. Explain to me as though I were a small child how I can use my ACD (if at all) 1) with my Macbook and 2) with my Xbox 360. I know that there are probably all kinds of adapters involved but I read some past threads and being not at all savvy couldn't really make heads or tails of any of it. Inside there are photos of the port on my computer and the plug on the ACD. [more inside]
Help me see a web page that's blocked in the U.S.
May I trouble someone in the U.K. to search the BFI download page and store, and tell me if they offer Project Apollo: Manned Flight to the Moon for sale or download? The site doesn't permit access to those pages from the U.S. I'm not looking to commit some kind of international copyright conspiracy; I just really want to see that movie. [more inside]
French film
Can anyone identify this French film? [more inside]
Social Justice Films
Recommend me a film with a theme centering around a social justice issue. Preferably fictitious, or at least not a documentary (sorry Michael Moore fans). I realize that "social justice" is a loosely-defined term; basically, if the screenwriter is trying to make a point about a social justice issue, it's fair game. An archetypal example would be The Constant Gardener, but also acceptable would be movies along the lines of American History X, Crash, Children of Men or Gattaca. Thanks, green!
Help me figure out the name of this 60s movie
60's movie: Robert Swan? [more inside]
Is there life after 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'?
In light of the horrendously awful "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," are there any GOOD (i.e. both funny and non-homophobic) comedies about straight people either having to pretend they're gay or, more generally, about straight people slowly but surely letting go of their prejudices towards LGBT people? [more inside]
Home Cinema System??
Home Cinema Question: Im looking to get a HCS for my Sky HD box. I want it to connect to my SKY HD, Xbox360 and Future PS3. Anyone recommend anything? [more inside]
Italian transcript of Benigni's monologue in "La Tigre e la neve (The tiger and the snow)"
Where can I find the original Italian transcript of Benigni's monologue in "La Tigre e la neve (The tiger and the snow)" when he talk about what Vittoria's death would mean to him? [more inside]
finding movie theatres and showtimes in NYC
Is there an easy-to-use site that lists all movies, theatres and showtimes in NYC. Please, God, PLEASE don't say citysearch! [more inside]
Movie where an art student manipulates her boyfriend and turns this into
I'm desperately looking for the name of this contemporary US movie [spoilers within!]: [more inside]
Suggest your favorite classic romance film
Oh man, I am a sucker for old romances. Your film recommendations, please? [more inside]
Learning about old Thai movie theaters
Is there some sort of Mac program that can monitor a web forum and update me when there are new posts? [more inside]
A 1940's movie about three struggling career women?
OldMovieFilter: I'm trying to find a movie I saw a while back. It was from either the 1940's or 1950's. It was about three women trying to make it in a new city... [more inside]
Danish Sitting Arrangements
A friend was in a cinema in Copenhagen and the seats were numbered left to right 2,4,6,8,10,11,9,7,5,3,1. Is this normal in Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia? If so what is the rationale?
What are good examples of sound used as a cue in cinematic history?
What are good examples of sound used as a cue in cinematic history? [more inside]
What is this British movie?
Looking for the name of a British movie I saw about 10 - 12 years ago. Basically, a young Mick-Jagger-look-alike dates various women and redecorates his apartment/house differently for each girl. Thats about all I remember.
Mystery split-screen film
Can you help identify this split-screen movie? It's from at least 8 years ago, featuring a man, his wife/girlfriend, and their baby. Detailed description inside. [more inside]
Why is the CGI in Jurassic Park so good?
Why is the CGI in Jurassic Park so good? Despite being nearly fifteen years old, it's no worse than that in The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, and certainly better than the recent Star Wars movies. [more inside]
What makes "the rules of the game" great?
How do I analyze the film "the rules of the game"? [more inside]
Making the most of your Xbox 360 on a computer display?
What's the best computer display available for connecting an Xbox 360 to? [more inside]
outdoor guerilla cinema
I need help with my out door guerilla cinema Idea. My thought was Laptop, projector, with bluetooth for sound. But I don't know much about bluetooth headphones... [more inside]
Good films set in London
Moviefilter: Recommend some good films set in London? [more inside]
How can I find what test audiences "ruin"?
I'm fascinated by changes instigated by movie/tv test audiences. Any good way to find more (or confirm internet rumors)? [more inside]


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Wauwatosa East nipped Wauwatosa West, 5-2, Saturday afternoon in their only regular season meeting in a well-played game on both sides.
Senior Dan Sayles of East outdueled sophomore Tyler Gross of West in a game where both defenses helped them out at times. Sayles allowed six hits and four walks and fanned five. Gross allowed nine hits, walked two (none after the first inning), hit a batter and fanned two.
The Raiders scored twice in the first inning on two-out RBI-singles by Brian Schneider and Kevin Leon. Justin Dobbe's two run single plated two more in the fourth inning for a 4-0 lead.
West's Sean Akin scored from third on a wild pitch from Sayles in the fifth and then the Trojans added a run in the sixth on freshman JJ Belknapp's two-out single.
East added an insurance run when Tyler O'Brien, singled to left, stole second and went to third on a short wild pitch and then scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Ben Carpenter which West's Adam Orlando ran down deep in left center field and made an excellent running catch on.
Sayles allowed a two-out hit to Alex Rehl in the seventh, but retired freshman Mickey Morgan on a drive to left field to end the game.
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Molemen Inc.
Artist: Na$im Williams
Song: 61 Lilies
If you celebrated the Fourth of July with a long day of drinking for America, you might be a little, uh, under the weather today. Still, for true hip-hop heads, the hunger for new music never stops.... More
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Song: Uneven Score
As any aspiring emcee can tell you, the game is basically rigged. Often, the odds of getting noticed are stacked against you, favoring those who are backed by record labels and willing to take short... More
Posted 2 years ago
Song: Grown Man Smoke
Grab your finest cigar and a glass of your best Scotch whiskey because Windy City rapper Scheme is heavily on his grown man tip on his latest single, Grown Man Smoke. Scheme puts one in the air and... More
Posted 2 years ago
Artist: Closed Sessions
Featuring: Navarro
Song: Game Face
With the release of RubyHornet's next Closed Sessions LP just around the corner, Chicago emcee Scheme and Booth newcomer Alex Wiley are helping listeners get pumped up for the project with new... More
Posted 3 years ago
Some choose a life of comfort, other a life of crime. Some choose a life of shallow materialism, others a life of purpose. Chicago emcee Scheme has chosen a life of hip-hop and he chronicles the struggles and triumphs of his... More
Posted 3 years ago
Song: Life That I Chose
Just how much does Scheme love his job? Since "a whole lot" doesn't seem to do the answer justice, I'll let y'all hear it from the man himself; on Life that I Chose, the... More
Posted 3 years ago
Song: One Helluva Night
Yesterday PM, I stayed in and caught up on my TV viewing. Scheme, on the other hand, had One Helluva Night. On his latest EP leak, the Chi-town emcee laces project collaborator Slot-A's... More
Posted 3 years ago
Artist: Neak
Featuring: Navarro | Sincerely Yours | SLOT-A
Song: Snotty Noze
Nothing says "ill" like a Snotty Noze. On his latest promo single, Chi-town fave (and freestyle series alum) Neak enlists fellow Windy City representatives Scheme, Sincerely Yours and... More
Posted 3 years ago
Song: A Pleasure Spittin'
The 177th entry in our DJBooth.net Freestyle Series comes courtesy of Scheme, the Chi-town native who brought us Broke back in early April. On his brand new, previously-unreleased A Pleasure... More
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