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Well my ending is possible if it's on the loop where he still has the horn, and I assure you my ending is very possible, because it came to me directly from the Beam itself and is the true ending of the story.
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Well my ending is possible if it's on the loop where he still has the horn, and I assure you my ending is very possible, because it came to me directly from the Beam itself and is the true ending of the story.
Plus I stated right of I am by no means a writer, but that does not mean this is not the true ending of the story, ah real ending real peace, an end to the paradox, here Roland soul is saved, the dark tower is saved, and Gilead is saved and that was what Roland was trying to do all along.
I could care less about Stephen King and his inability to end this story, I care about Roland and that is the truth, and he now has peace his true mission has been accomplished.
Wisemo, I respect your opinion, but have to interject here, because you're scaring me man, with talk about "punishing" Stephen!!! Please keep in mind that The Dark Tower is Stephen King's story. He wrote it and the ending is HIS ending. I didn't much like the ending the first time I read it. In fact, I was pretty pi$$ed about it. BUT, after stewing for a few days I came to the realization that it was the ONLY ending that made sense. You may come to that realization one day too...if you don't, then I hope you find your own peace because you sound like you need it very badly.
This is the true ending, sorry i'm not a great writer, but it does not stop the facts. This ending is flawless it wraps up the paradox by having Roland live his life and never pursue the tower at the same time it elimates the threats to the tower being Martin and the Crimson King, it is a logical ending to the story, and makes everything come full circle, and accomplishes Rolands true goal to restore Gilead, it's the end of the wheel gives Roland peace, restores Gilead and saves the tower all at the same time, how you can say this is not the best ending and the true ending is beyond me. I know this because im 19 and have answered the riddle to how the story really ends. I'm 19 because I was born on 7/19/1981. 7 books in the dark tower series, 19 as the date of my birth, and 1981 adds up to 1+9+8+1= 19 this is why I'm the one who gets the riddle fair goose. Your just jelous on how flawless this ending is, and wish you had found a way to give Roland the peace he deserves.
Presumptuous, thy name is wisemo....I gotta give you cred for having the chutzpah to actually think YOU could give writing advice to one of the Modern Masters of story and pacing-however, having said that-it's as Ms. Mod says-you devised your OWN ending to satisfy YOU-not the rest of the true Constant Readers...we may not have liked the ending-but upon further reflection, you realize the true genius of it...I wish Old Yeller hadn't had to die either, but I wasn't about to send Walt Disney Productions another script-sometimes Skippy, you just have to put up with and try to understand things you don't like-but don't set yourself above someone that has decades of experience, and expect them to bend to your whims...
I have read the dark tower many times, and have then listened to the damn thing on tape more times than that, this is why I was able to finally figure out a flawless ending, everyone is complaining about it yet no one is able to deny it being possible. Plus Stephen himself admits in the book it is not his story, so stop telling me it is, it's not that's why he got it wrong that's why I am able to fix it. This story is no more his, then the story the men wrote in the bible, this story belongs to only one man and that's Roland, and he set out to restore Gilead and to fix what went wrong with his world. Just because Stephen couldn't figure out how to do it shows his ending to be false. But I don't blame him he had been writing the book for over 20 years he just wanted to end it already, he never really was very good at seeing around corners so he took the easy way out, he has even admitted to coming up with a better ending along time ago and loosing his idea. I mean it took me 8 years to relies how Roland was able to fix things but I never gave up wondering how it was possible for Roland to finally receive his redemption. So shame on all of you for taking Stephens side, me I only care about Roland.
There's only 2 men in this world I love who are not my family, and that's Roland and Warren Zevon. Plus there's only one opinion I would value on my ending being good are bad and that's Mr King himself.


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"After an evaluation of the program, it is time to make a change. We will begin a national coaching search immediately," athletics director Dan Radakovich said in a statement.
Clemson was once a power in women's basketball, making the NCAA tournament in 14 of 15 seasons. But the run ended in 2002, and the Tigers haven't been back since.
Coleman recruited talent to Clemson, but struggled to keep players. Freshman Jonquel Jones and Danaejah Grant each played significant minutes for the Tigers to start this season, but both left the team asking for transfers before ACC play began. Sophomore Chelsea Lindsay, who started 33 of her 36 games with Clemson, also asked for a transfer in the middle of the season.
The Tigers' next coach will inherit a team that won three of its final five regular season games and had no seniors.
Coleman was a star guard for the Tigers from 1995 to 1999. She was an assistant for her alma mater for five seasons, hired by Jim Davis, Clemson's longtime coach who was moved to an administrative job in 2005. Davis was 355-197 in 18 years with the Tigers, but had losing records in two of his final three seasons.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series breaking down Marshall's football progress through the first half of the season. It will focus on what the team's strengths have been, what the team's weaknesses have been and the key player for the rest of the season.
HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University quarterback Rakeem Cato has said several times this season that statistics don't matter.
And, he's right.
If statistics mattered, the Thundering Herd football team would be blowing away Conference USA right now. Instead, the team is 2-4 and enters a bye week reeling after consecutive losses in games where they heavily outgained the opponent.
Marshall is listed fifth in FBS at 558.3 total yards per game and leads the nation in plays from scrimmage (552) and plays of more than 10 yards (129).
Following is a look at the offense through six games.
STRENGTHS: Marshall offensive coordinator Bill Legg and co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tony Petersen revamped the offense to gear it more to Cato's strengths, and the move has paid dividends.
Cato looks extremely comfortable distributing the ball in the high-tempo offensive scheme and, for the most part, he has made good decisions and good reads in leading the offense to 40.5 points per game.
"We are where we want to be offensively," Marshall coach Doc Holliday said last week prior to the Tulsa game. "The only thing we have to do is take care of the football and if we continue to do that we can get better in other areas. The tempo creates issues for a lot of defenses."
When opposing coaches speak about Cato, the word that comes up is "poise" which is his biggest growth as a quarterback from the 2011 season.
Cato leads the nation in completions (211) and passing yards (2,311) while throwing for 18 touchdowns through six games.
The talent around him has also made a smooth transition to the new offense.
Marshall features the two leading receivers in C-USA in Tommy Shuler (58 receptions, 562 yards) and Aaron Dobson (42 receptions, 483 yards) while fellow receiver Antavious Wilson ranks fifth in receptions with 32 and fifth in receiving yards with 390.
While the Herd was one-dimensional early in the season, C-USA play has seen the Herd do quite well in the rushing attack.
In conference action, Marshall is averaging 251.5 yards per game on the ground while averaging 5.3 yards per carry. Against Rice, the Herd rushed for 334 yards on 50 carries and they backed that up with 169 yards on 45 carries against Tulsa, who came in with the league's top defense.
Steward Butler and Kevin Grooms have been able to find gaps and help balance an offense that was seemingly one-dimensional when the season started.
As the Herd goes into the bulk of conference play, expect the balance to remain and Grooms and Butler to be chunking off yardage as teams attempt to take away Shuler and Dobson.
WEAKNESSES: While Marshall's offense has seen success scoring this season, there are two elements that winning football teams cannot have.
Slow starts and slow finishes.
The Herd has seen both, and that has added up to a 2-4 record.
Marshall has scored just 41 points in the first quarter of its six contests, meaning the high-powered offense is not jumping out on top of the opponents.
Despite receiving the football first in all six contests, the Herd has scored a total of 10 points on those opening drives when they could have seized early momentum.
The last time Marshall scored on an opening drive was in week three against Ohio when the Herd marched for a touchdown to take an early 7-0 lead. Since that time, the team has punted twice and fumbled its opening drive to Tulsa last week.
Slow starts are hard to overcome for any offense, but finishing slow is a sure-fire recipe for disaster. Out of six games this season, Marshall has outscored just one opponent in the fourth quarter -- that being Purdue after Marshall trailed by 28 at halftime.
Against Ohio and Tulsa, Marshall had chances to either tie or win the game on its home turf and in both games the final two drives ended with zero points in one-possession games.
"This is all about winning football games," Holliday said following Saturday's loss to Tulsa. "Here at Marshall, we expect to win those games."
Even in one of Marshall's wins it became a problem.
Against Rice, Marshall needed just one first down to end the contest after a Rice touchdown cut the lead to three, but the Herd was unable to get it and the Owls forced overtime and nearly won.
Marshall has put up great numbers, but with games on the line the offense has faltered and it has to be addressed for the Herd to win four of the last six and become bowl eligible.
"When your number is called, you have to make a play," Holliday said.
KEY PLAYER GOING FORWARD: Aaron Dobson
Dobson is Marshall's deep threat and, more importantly, he has been the guy who the Herd has gone to when they needed a play in recent years.
Against East Carolina last season with "The Catch" and on fourth-down late in the bowl win over Florida International, Dobson's number was called and he found a way to make the play by hooking up with Cato.
This season, the deep ball has not been there and neither have the touchdowns.
After only having one first-half catch Saturday in the Tulsa game, Dobson and Cato connected on nine passes in the second half, which is a great stride in the right direction.
However, with the Herd trailing by seven and facing a fourth down Saturday, a fade route to Dobson fell incomplete.
It might be a bit nit-picky, but when a player is projected to be a first-round or second round NFL Draft pick those are the game-changing plays that must be made and that is how they are measured.
When a team's deep threat has 42 catches, but only two touchdowns, it usually means there is a timing issue on deep patterns.
Dobson and Cato need to build on the momentum of the second half against Tulsa and continue to work on the deep ball during the bye week to give the offense that added dimension in the second half of the season.
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Though there was an announcement in the Friday edition of the Aiken Standard that the Aiken Mall would be up for sale on Monday, it has once again been withdrawn.
A notice of sale read that the mall was up for bid on Monday morning at the Aiken County Judicial Center, but the Master-in-Equity office confirmed on Friday afternoon that it was removed from the list.
This is the second time the property has been withdrawn from a foreclosure sale. The item was also withdrawn from the June 3 auction.
There was no explanation as to why U.S. Bank National Association, which serves as a trustee to the mortgage lenders, pulled the mall from the June auction.
Aiken Mall Acquisition LLC, which owns about 35 acres at Aiken Mall, is listed as owing approximately $28.5 million to U.S. Bank, according to Aiken County Clerk of Court records. The total owed value includes a principal balance of about $20 million, with additional uncollected interest and late fees making up the difference.
According to clerk of court records, Aiken Mall Acquisitions LLC, quit making payments on the interest on April 1, 2012.
Calls made to Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA in Columbia, which is handling this case, were not returned by press time.
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Moms naturally tend to carry their little ones on their hips when they are out and about. So, it was only a matter of time till someone devised a way to make toting baby around a little easier. Hence, the infant hip hammock was born– a great idea as long as it is safe. With such a precious cargo depending on the strength and stability of such a sling, you want to make sure that your baby stays locked in close.
Playtex is recalling over 300,000 of their popular Hip Hammock infant carriers due to faulty buckles on the waist and shoulder straps that can crack or break, causing a baby to fall.
The Playtex Hip Hammock is an infant carrier designed to strap the baby against the caregiver's body at the hip. It is made of a soft, quilted fabric and intended for babies that are from 15 to 35 pounds. The child seat is attached with straps that wrap around the carrier's hips and shoulder. "Playtex Hip Hammock" is printed on a label sewn into the front of the carrier. All model numbers are being recalled. Model numbers 05300, 05301, 05302, 05306, 05307 and 05308 are sewn into the inside panel below the instructions for use. They come in basic and deluxe styles. The hip hammock's fabric is suede or ultra-suede in black or navy colors on the outside, and the inside lining is black, black and white check or burgundy.
Playtex has received 87 reports of the buckles cracking or breaking, including two reports of injuries, where one infant required emergency room treatment.
Consumers should stop using the carrier and contact Playtex for instructions on how to return the product for a full refund.
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Burlington Coat Factory, Target, Walmart, juvenile product, baby and discount stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from June 2004 through December 2008 and January 2010 in Canada for about $40 for the basic model and $60 for the deluxe model.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Two Georgetown men have been sentenced to prison after being found guilty on drug charges in Circuit Court.
Last week, 63-year--old Robert Jenkins was found guilty of possession of heroin, third offense. He was sentenced to five years by Judge Lee Alford.
Previously, 56-year-old Franklin Dennison was found guilty of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, second offense. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Judge Edward Cottingham.
The charges stem from a Sept. 24, 2011 traffic stop conducted by a Georgetown Police officer.
According to Deputy Solicitor Alicia Richardson, who prosecuted both cases, the officer initiated the traffic stop after seeing a drug transaction take place.
Richardson said Dennison failed to comply with the officer and ran from the vehicle. He was quickly caught by another officer.
Dennison was in possession of a bottle containing crack cocaine, Richardson said.
Jenkins, a passenger in the vehicle, was seen removing two small bottles of heroin from his mouth. He threw them on the ground, said Richardson.
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Lessons | Outdoor Pools | Indoor Pools | Swimming Pools History | Swimming Prescriptions
San Antonio's rivers and creeks were the local swimming holes until 1915 when Parks Commissioner Ray Lambert built the city's first public swimming pool. Lambert's approach was simple - he scooped mud from the river bottom in Brackenridge Park, laid gravel and called it a "swimming beach."
Pool construction techniques had progressed by 1922 when the lake bed at San Pedro Springs Park was cemented to form a large spring-fed pool. Under Mayor John W. Tobin's administration (1923-25), Lambert modernized the Brackenridge Park pool and built six other facilities throughout the City. At Woodlawn Lake, an artesian well was drilled to fill the new pool built with stone from a demolished downtown hotel. Other pools were constructed at the Crockett Street playground and at Roosevelt and Cassiano Parks.
The Depression and World War II slowed construction, the Brackenridge pool closed, the San Pedro Park pool and others were rebuilt to modern standards and new pools were built to serve the growing population.
In more recent years, the city was on the cutting edge with one of the first facilities to combine a swimming pool and skate bowl when a skate/pool facility opened at Lady Bird Johnson Park in 2004. The swimming pool was a 25-meter Junior Olympic pool with five swim lanes, two zero-depth entry or beach areas with multiple spray jets that shoot water into the air. At its deepest point it is four and a half feet deep.
The city also worked with neighborhood associations to take over pools that they could no longer operate. New Territories Recreation Complex with its pool opened as a city facility in 1996.
Spring Time pool, which serves Babcock North and the children who attend Boone Elementary School, opened under the city's direction in 2007. Heritage pool opened under Parks and Recreation Department management in 2011 after the Heritage Neighborhood Association donated 2.3 acres to the City in 2008 for a park, including an existing swimming pool. The city renovated the pool and existing bath house, creating a zero-entry siwmming pool with shade structures.


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Men's Lacrosse Season Preview
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The Hilbert College men's lacrosse team looks to rebound this year after coming off a disappointing 2012 season where they fell short of qualifying for a playoff spot by just one game as a first-year member in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). The Hawks battled the injury bug throughout last season so they will need to be much tougher this spring if they hope to withstand the rigors of the upcoming campaign.
Junior captain Sean Purtill, a Third Team NEAC All-Conference player, was one of the few bright spots last year and will be counted on once again to lead the Hawks. He is joined on attack by returning veterans senior John Pingitore and junior Greg Zitnik. Also returning on attack is sophomore Elliott Russillio who turned heads last year with his speed and tenacity. Sophomore transfer Alex Wisner, and freshmen Brady Metcalf and David DeCocq will give Coach Rick Schunke more offensive options.
At the midfield, the Hawks look to bolster the lines with a strong group of transfers who will join some very experienced returners. Senior Ryan Wagner; juniors Nick Kieffer, James Knapp, and sophomore Bill Moleins welcome the large group of transfers: junior Shaughn Irving; sophomores Brendan Kane, and Aaron Romanowski; and freshmen Brett Skibiak, Jordan Schmidt, Nick Benningfield, Andrew MacKay, and Drew Ulbrich. If junior Doug Takac can remain healthy this season, he could have a breakout year, something he was on his way towards when sidelined last year. The Hawks also welcome back two veterans from Afghanistan, freshmen Jed Bengert and Todd Bentley; freshmen Ian Holtby and Jacob Zook round out the midfielders for the Blue and White.
On defense, the Hawks return last year's core group of players including juniors Sean Manning, Lucas Cellino, Kyle Mackowiak, and Paul Liedkie and sophomore Roland Jimerson. Junior Adam McCulle hopes to return after an injury kept him out all last season. Swelling the defensive ranks are freshman transfer Bryan Binaxas as well as freshmen Nick Titus and Aaron Valino. Sophomores Austin Collett and Rick Landahl are making the switch to long pole this year to provide additional strength on the defensive end.
In net, William Wagner returns from a freshman campaign which saw great improvement throughout the year culminating in a 30+ save game in his final outing. He will need to hold off freshmen Meriton Dervisholli and Rob Eisenbart who will both be looking to capture the starting role.
"I am very happy about the strides this group of young men has made on and off the field in the last two years," said head coach Rick Schunke. "For a young program we feel we are on pace to establishing a lacrosse tradition at Hilbert College. This is a key year and we are hoping the incoming class of new players can push our returning players so our team takes that next step in establishing the culture here at Hilbert. Right now it is time for the season to start and for the boys to step up their hard work. We will see the results over the next few months and I am eager to see the surprises along the way."
The Hawks open the season March 6 when they travel to Alfred University. Hilbert then faces Catholic (3/9) and Emmanuel (3/13) in the Snow Bird Lacrosse competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina before they return back north for a full slate of NEAC games of which they host Cobleskill (3/30), Wells (4/11), Morrisville State (4/13) and Medaille (4/23). The Hawks other non-conference opponents are Thiel, Franciscan, and La Roche. The top four teams qualify for the NEAC play-offs which begin May 1.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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The Ronald R. Darner Parks and Recreation Operations Headquarters, 5800 Old Highway 90 West, houses the Parks and Recreation Department's Recreation, Maintenance, Warehouse and Park Police Training divisions. Business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Click on Map to see a PDF file of the building's location and driving directions. For more information, call 210-207-3000. A new community center located inside the building is named in honor of former District 6 Councilman Enrique Barrera.
The Ronald R. Darner Parks and Recreation Operations Headquarters was dedicated and named for the former Parks and Recreation Department director on December 13, 2008. The request to name the headquarters for Mr. Darner came from the San Antonio Parks Foundation and was shepherded through the approval process by then District 6 Councilwoman Delicia Herrera.
Mr. Darner began his career with the department as a Junior Engineer in 1967, was promoted to Landscape Architect in 1969, Assistant Director two years later, and ultimately, Director in 1973, at the age of 30. Among his many accomplishments, the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ranks as Mr. Darner's proudest. Mr. Darner also worked to urge Congress to authorize the inclusion of the missions under the auspices of the National Park Service. The legislative process took three years. The bill passed in 1978.
Other Darner accomplishments include the San Antonio Botanical Center, the Lucile Halsell Conservatory, Emily and Albert Friedrich Wilderness Park, Eisenhower Park and the beautification of the River Walk, as well as the design of the water feature in HemisFair Park during its renovation in the 1980s. Mr. Darner worked closely with private citizens to establish two organizations that would become key stakeholders in the future: the San Antonio Parks Foundation and the San Antonio Botanical Society.
The City of San Antonio acquired the former Levi Strauss and Co. buildings and 58.9 acres in 2004 to serve as the operations headquarters for the Parks and Recreation Department and to establish a new community center. City Council approved the $3.3 million purchase on June 6, 2004.
In January 2006 a previous contract with Beaty Palmer Architects, Inc. was amended to provide architectural plans for the building at a cost of $590,602. In May 2007, City Council approved a construction contract with Wallace L. Boldt, General Contractor, Inc., to make improvements to the building at a cost of $5 million. Levi Strauss & Co. opened its plant at this location in 1977 and about 800 employees produced four million pairs of jeans annually at this location for 27 years. The company also operated a 20,000 square foot finishing plant at 5827 Old Highway 90 West, employing 650 people and a seeing plant on South Zarzamora where 1,115 people were employed until it closed in April 1990.


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This is a MISR-90, it started life as a semi-auto clone of the Chinese Type 56. Built in Egypt, it was assembled on an Egyptian rec'r and then shipped to the US.
The job here is to replace the original thumbhole stock with a Type 56 stock and pistol grip.
Some have a plate welded in the rear of the rec'r, it has a bead connecting it to the rear trunnion. Knock the plate back and forth, it'll hinge on the weld and will eventually weaken it and the plate will fall loose. Dremel away the remnant of the weld.
Look under the release button and see if there's a hole already there for the front screw for the buttstock. This one didn't have it so I drilled a pilot hole for the shaft of the screw and then countersunk it to make room for the head of the screw.
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A man who, by FORBES' careful measure, is one of the 50 most powerful people in the world, one of the 20 wealthiest–and one of the dozen most vilified–is perpetually in a position to reflect. But given it's Charles Koch's 77th birthday, the calendar demands it. Especially with the presidential election that Charles has called "the mother of all wars" less than a week away, and with Koch Industries, the firm he has built into the second-largest private company in America, considering several more big acquisitions, including an 18,000-employee automotive glassmaker, Guardian Industries.
Yet despite all these momentous events swirling around his wood-paneled Wichita office, decorated with seascapes and looking out on to the prairie to the north, the legacy he wishes to initially address comes via a piece of paper with a color photograph of his first grandson. The baby's name: Charles. "My proudest accomplishment," he smiles.
Given that he and his brother have been called "pigs" (by MSNBC host Chris Matthews) and protesters have unfurled "Koch Kills" banners at rallies, Charles clearly wants to use this rare interview to humanize himself, attaching some personal substance to his courtly Midwest manner. Yet this grandfatherly presence, framed by an unbuttoned collared shirt and a toothy grin, is at odds with the business and political juggernaut that he and his younger brother David have built in a systematic process befitting their MIT training.
Charles' many critics on the left–including the President of the United States–accuse him of accumulating too much power and using it to promote his own economic interests through a network of secretive organizations they call the "Kochtopus." Ironically, the Koch brothers believe they're fighting against power, at least in the political realm. For the Kochs the real power is central government, which can tax entire industries into oblivion, force a citizen to buy health insurance and bring mighty corporations like Koch Industries to heel.
"Most power is power to coerce somebody," says Charles, in a voice that sounds like Jimmy Stewart with a Kansas twang. "We don't have the power to coerce anybody."
The November elections–which David, in a separate interview shortly after the results were finalized, termed "bitterly disappointing"–seem to confirm Charles' last point. Not even the Koch brothers, who spent tens of millions of dollars during this election cycle (they won't disclose the exact amount) funding direct political contributions and issue-driven "nonprofits," could coerce voters to back their candidates. Mitt Romney's loss was a huge blow to them, both in terms of likely policy outcomes and personal reputation.
But those who think the brothers, older and chastened, will now fade away don't understand the Kochs. Not a bit. Obama's victory was just a blip on a master plan measured in decades, not election cycles. "We raised a lot of money and mobilized an awful lot of people, and we lost, plain and simple," says David. "We're going to study what worked, what didn't work, and improve our efforts in the future. We're not going to roll over and play dead."
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The goal has always been, Charles says, "true democracy," where people "can run their own lives and choose what they want to buy, choose how to spend their money." ("Now in our democracy you elect somebody every two to four years and they tell you how to run your life," he says.) Both Kochs innately understand that–unlike the populist appeal of their fellow midwestern billionaire Warren Buffett and his tax-the-rich advocacy–their message of pure, raw capitalism is a much tougher sell, even among capitalists.
So their revolution has been an evolution, with roots going back half a century to Koch's first contributions to libertarian causes and Republican candidates. In the mid-1970s their business of changing minds got more formal when Charles cofounded what became the Cato Institute, the first major libertarian think tank. Based in Washington, it has 120 employees devoted to promoting property rights, educational choice and economic freedom. In 1978 the brothers helped found–and still fund–George Mason University's Mercatus Center, the go-to academy for deregulation; they have funded the Federalist Society, which shapes conservative judicial thinking; the pro-market Heritage Foundation; a California-based center skeptical of human-driven climate change; and many other institutions.
All of these organizations, unknown to 99% of the population, and their common source of support, unknown to most of the rest, have provided the grist for conservative thinking since Reagan. It's a measure of Koch's success that 40 years after Richard Nixon was stumping for national health insurance, Paul Ryan's Ayn Rand-tinged economics are just a little right of center. That the Supreme Court's conservative majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a number of pro-property rights, anti-government decisions in recent years that read like they came straight out of a Federalist Society position paper. That when George W. Bush sought a watchdog on regulation costs, he appointed a top Mercatus executive. And none of this was accidental–it just took millions of dollars over decades of time. You can see the same process at work in David's quest to find a cure for cancer. A prostate cancer survivor like the rest of his brothers, he has given $215 million to fight the disease so far, including $100 million to fund his own research center at MIT.
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Joined: 7/24/09
I have played most big title games out as they came out all seemed to have huge issues that was to hard for my to over look to keep playing. Until I played RIFT, Before I started playing rift I assumed that it was going to be something to hold me over till GW2 came out. Once I started playing rift I realized how much more it was Flawless launch, way more " dynamic" then anyother game I have played to date . content updates come out before I can complete the last game update. Just about every time I log on I have a plan to go craft , pvp, etc. After logging in I find my self pulled to a differnet direction having a ball. 2 hours later I realize I actuallly logged on with a different agenda but who cares I was having fun, yes fun after more then a year of playing.
Over the summer my hours at work increased and I was excited for guild wars 2 to come out so I took a break from the game for 6 months. After reaching lvl80 on one toon and 56 on another. I then was able to appreciate what rift has to offer.
If you are looking for a well made game with more content then you could imagine ( not becouse its been out for a while, but becouse they add more constantly) take a look at rift.
what it has
more advance class build then any other game out there. It really gives you a sence that your toon is like no others.
I still to this day love the pvp and always feel like If played right you can make a differents no matter what the gear
amazing dungions with various difficlulty lvl
dynamic world events
thriving economy
easy to get groups no matter what your poison is
small upgades along the way to making your god toon not a grind for moths on end just to see a point increase
great graphics that can be enjoyed on the lowest computer up to amazing visual experience on a top notch rig
a community of devs that do seem to care how your time is spent in your game I actually feel like im a customer not a number
If you are looking for a new game to play try rift its not the newest title out or the one with the most comments on a website just a solid mmo. That is challenging at all lvls.
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I'm going to have to +1 this :D
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Joined: 7/24/09
I feel with such a huge selection of new games comming out its easy to look for the next best thing and over look quality games from the past. that are tried and true.
All that and with SL coming there's cool dungeons on the way, new souls, tripling the land mass, dimensions (yay! housing!) and the base game stays the same. Also leveling gets more fun with a lot of options: carnage quest (grind with reward), hunting rifts (special kinds of rifts growing in difficulty), more instant adventures and more! :)
Shameless advertising and all that, but damn is it worth it. This is actually the game I kept returning to after playing SWTOR, GW2 and even WoW.
RIFT started off like a WoW-clone with more customisation and RIFTs, but with the adding of a lot of stuff, the aggressive update schedule and post-maxlevel planar attunement levels (yes, a purpose to get xp and do stuff :o ). There's just so much to do and fun to be had WoW looks stale in comparison to the expansions content
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." - John F. Kennedy
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Joined: 3/11/11
I dunno, the fact rift just felt like a total wow clone turned me off to the game almost immedatly. Is there even a use for endgame gear? any land control pvp-type stuff at endgame so I have use for said raid gear? Too many mmo'\s these days are too soloable and the leveling is way to fast, no one should be able to hit cap in a few days no matter how hardcore they play. I like a bit of a grind because it makes that levelup where you get more skills and such much more well, good feeling.
MMO's these days have lost that feeling of progression due to how fast you can level. Best endgame I've ever played waas dark age of camelot, it had raids, but your char could actually progress once at level cap gaining new skills and abilities via pvp, where as most mmo's just have a fake sense of progression in items, do items give your char brand new skills and abilities? nope, and in my eyes that does not count as progression. Funny thing is so many people fall for the carrot on a stick approach most mmo's these days take and I ask myself: "Are these players really this stupid to keep their sub just to chase the carrot once a week?" sadly most of them are since the majority of mmo players these days are trained mindless cattle.
Being a pessimist is a win-win pattern of thinking. If you're a pessimist (I'll admit that I am!) you're either:
A. Proven right (if something bad happens)
B. Pleasantly surprised (if something good happens)
Either way, you can't lose! Try it out sometime!
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Joined: 3/11/11
Originally posted by hunt4food
^ is very true. Though from what I read in this thread I may give rift a try.. Hell I am bored enough to.
Being a pessimist is a win-win pattern of thinking. If you're a pessimist (I'll admit that I am!) you're either:
A. Proven right (if something bad happens)
B. Pleasantly surprised (if something good happens)
Either way, you can't lose! Try it out sometime!
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Joined: 6/11/04
If its so great why are you here on mmorpg.com putting up threads instead of playing your awesome game.
Dont like posts that sound like adverstisements.
Originally posted by Deviron
Because you can do different things during a day? I like watching tv, but I don't do it 24/7...
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Originally posted by hunt4food
Look, its understandable that people love this game. But posts like this are a joke. Almost everything you listed is something youll find in every other game on the market. Other than the class builds and world events, everything you listed applies almost word for word to EQ2 as well. And EQ2 has its own list of things that Rift doesnt. Same with any other themepark on the market, even SWTOR could have a post very similar to this.
Originally posted by strangiato2112
Other than your obvious whine about how someone let you down with their promises on another themepark I must say RIFT does what it does particulary well. I must say that the character loading in the green 'comdoms' might be a bit weird the first time, but it actually solves itself within a few seconds, and I prefer it above the previous freeze for a few seconds. Also in SL there's a huge performance increase ;)
The game has changed quite a lot, also at levels 1-49. Instant adventures have been added. Click on the button and enjoy... There's mentoring now, so queueing for dungeons below your level with rewards your level is a possibility as well and new (or old) 50s queueing as mentor fill the queues by quite a bit on sub-50 content.
Another point I saw was the pvp. PvP isn't the goal of this game, so don't start saying you want a PvP purpose with your PvE/raid gear. Don't like it? Then the game is not for you. That's just how it is. PvP is in third place here, behind raids and other non-pvp content. In the last year they brought out conquest (a map emptied of mobs and put pvp objectives in them. Opens once every so often) and a warzone as well as some additional modes. They revamped the PvP system so even without tons of pvp gear you can compete, but that's it. Oh and about the making a difference without gear: there's a thing called objectives, or support role, or healing... Contribution isn't always killing people.
Oh and if you like a huge grind to get something done, but don't want to play a korean grinder then you have no idea what you want really... If I come across agitated that's because of the stupidity of some people who type stuff without some decent neutral perspective.
It's free for all to try with RIFT Lite, up to lv20 (endless, with restrictions on whispers, creating guilds and er... some other stuff). You get to experience the starting zone, the first 2 dungeons, the first map (or 2, if you do both factions), the souls and build possibilities, instant adventures, pvp and artifact collecting (random shinies hidden around the world to pick up and complete sets for rewards, very addictive). So come see for yourself! ^.^
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." - John F. Kennedy
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Joined: 2/05/11
It also has linear quest hubs, static combat and a very tiny world at the moment. I'm glad that some people like this game but if you've already played wow (or something like it) and want something different this isnt the game to look to.
Originally posted by Mardukk
As said before they're about to triple the landmass in 3 days (expansion launch), so that shouldn't be too big a problem... They changed the quest design with their latest (and only added after launch) zone Ember Isle. It's more of a breadcrumb-like system where you pick up 1 or 2 at a hub and find the rest in the field. I agree that the original landmass is very linear.
And if you ask me WoW has a nicer art style and the world is bigger (which I like), but aside from that there's way more customisation and ways to play in RIFT. That's the major difference for me :) If you're comfortable with WoW but just bored of WoW (or another similar game) it's fun to hang out in. If you're bored of themeparks/tabtargetting combat, then don't play.
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." - John F. Kennedy
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Joined: 9/28/06
Dyslexics of the world...UNTIE!
Originally posted by strangiato2112
I feel that he was spot on with these comments. I feel that you are totally wrong on the ones I highlighted.
Originally posted by Freezzo
I am pulling this out of your post:
"If I come across agitated that's because of the stupidity of some people who type stuff without some decent neutral perspective."
I responded to a post that completely lacks nuetral perspective. If you think my post was negative, then consider it the balance to the OP.
An example of lack of neutral perspective is saying the game has changed 'quite a lot' at levels 1-49. Has it? Ok, there is fishing and cooking..er survival now. And there are instant adventures, which really isnt a big deal. they take place in the same zones, and are really kind of boring after the first 5 minutes. Quite a bit of em are based off of quests in the zone, so you are still doing the same things either way. That isnt 'quite a lot'. the big issue most had with the 1-49 game is the limited amount of zones and they havent changed that one bit
PvP was brought up by the OP. He was trying to hype it up as some system where skill is rewarded and gear doesnt matter, I just pointed out that its par for the course. Its average themepark PvP. I dont think thats an unreasonable thing to say at all, do you?
Huge grind to get something done...again, this is in response to the OP talking about how Rift is like every other recent themepark on the market. they all feature instant gratification style of play. There is a middle ground between korean grinder and this, vanilla WoW is a prime example. And of course EQ is a completely different animal.
You accuse me of not having a neutral perspective, but then you come back with your limited viewpoint of 'if its not instant gratification style its gotta be a korean grinder'
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Joined: 7/16/11
I truly enjoyed the game overall , but finally couldn't get over my personal beef with the macro system.
Any game that allows you to literally setup a one push button that will guarantee you always fire off the best off cooldown abililty at your disposal is just silly.
I just couldn't stand that there was no need to actually have to decide and press abilities on your own , the macro system could be programmed to do it for you.
Originally posted by bigsmiff
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Joined: 4/03/12
I am currently subbed to Rift, I am planning on purchasing the expansion this week. I enjoy this game more than any other themepark currently on the market. Yes it's built to appeal to WoW players. But over the course of the past year and a half, both Rift and WoW have both forked off in their own directions. WoW went one way and Rift, another. I don't really think the games are as similar as many assume. Rift is also far from perfect. It's got some issues. They've all been discussed before so there's nothing new to say about them, but For the most part they are true. That said. It's still a great game and well worth the ten to fifteen a month for it.
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Joined: 1/08/07
Freeloading mooches are the scourge of the gaming community.
Game had potential, it just wasn't for me. GW2 and TERA right now are battling for my playtime.
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Joined: 8/14/09
You're like a year and a half too late... It's like me making a thread and going, HEY GUYS, guess what? I found this incredible game with incredible graphics and incredible everything. It's called Aion and you should all play it.
Not that I'm comparing Aion to Rift, but come on. Are you new to mmo's in general or just to these boards? I've played Rift on and off since back in closed beta 1 before they ruined the cabalist tree and I know it's a great game. Why cheapen it with this obsessive fanboyish thread though?
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Well as ok as this game might be the combat is soooooo boring , and since combat is what I do most of, pretty much turned me off, was pretty boring and holds your hand, so linear


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