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Skip to comments.Millionaires Don't Pay Taxes? 1,470 of America's Richest Didn't, According to IRS
Posted on 08/11/2011 10:28:50 PM PDT by americanophile
Southern California has more millionaires than just about anywhere else in the nation, with L.A. coming in at No. 1, Orange County at No. 4, and San Diego ranking No. 6 in cities with the most seven-figure-plus households in 2008.
So maybe we should feel a little guilty, especially as President Obama and the GOP are headed toward draconian federal cuts, the United States' credit rating is down a notch, and the stock market is diving like a conservative congressman in a bathroom stall.
Because many millionaires and billionaires, it was revealed today, don't pay taxes like you and me:
In fact, many don't pay taxes at all. Now, those familiar with the Mack-truck sized loopholes written into the tax code (example: the wealthy who make their money off capital gains only pay a 15 percent tax rate, if that) shouldn't be surprised.
According to a recently released IRS report (PDF), 1,470 millionaires and billionaires paid zero taxes in 2009.
The report states that donations to charity, investment in government bonds, and taking cash from overseas operations has resulted in a legit, $0-tax bill for these high rollers.
Of course, some Democrats in congress have been trying to eliminate tax loopholes and discounts as part of the debt ceiling debate. But while Republicans are gung-ho to cut federal largess in the name of a solvent Republic, they've been quick to protect those who live largest.
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If we went to a flat tax then they wouldn't have any loopholes to slip through. Do you think this lefty would support that idea? Did't think so.
Yeah. I'll bet this jackass pays taxes. He probably gets the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Manipulative reporting. It is based on income taxes... of course, if you earn your living from capital gains, you don't have income taxes- a complete different game.. the other party is the realization how tiny of a percent of taxpayers this is. ~1500 out of ~300,000,000..
You're right on both observations, but we lose nonetheless.
I guess this asshat never heard of the AMT.
Did they follow the rules on their deductions, or not?
If they didn't they should get attention from the IRS.
If they did, a salud. They paid their fair share.
I don't begrudge them a single dollar they don't pay to the Feds..
How many of these people are making their money through businesses they started........where they pay taxes through the nose?
Selective reporting.
Agreed, flat tax needed, everybody pays in direct proportion to their gain. Tax due equally on ALL income, no loopholes.
It will never happen. Political hacks would lose their power to reward trinkets in exchange for political funding favors.
So let me get this straight.
There are 1,470 "millionaires and billionaires" who pay no federal income tax. The Democrats, and some Republicans, claim that they need to start "paying their fair share".
Then there are another 75,000,000 people who also pay no federal tax and many of them don't even pay payroll tax as they get it back in EITC.
Frankly, I think it's about damn time to start taxing those 75,000,000.
Wouldn't vote for a flat tax unless at the same time you have to get rid of the 16th amendment. Or we would end up with a flat tax and an income tax.....
Quick someone alert the indignant rich people to guffaw over this thread.
And many of those 75 million are in the negative as they get refunds and tax credits and welfare.
It's a lie I tell yah they pay as much as GE and tim geithner does...
all propoganda... don't believe it.. please...
We should have a flat tax because it's immoral for the guy that needs to support 3 mistresses a crack habit and a yacht to pay a higher percentage than the disabled vet on the other side of town.
Paris Hilton agrees.
"The report states that donations to charity, investment in government bonds, and taking cash from overseas operations has resulted in a legit, $0-tax bill for these high rollers."
1. Ok, Rich people don't donate to charities anymore. I know that some of these Charities they are talking about are
a. The Seria Club....etc..
and some of the people on the list are:
a. Al Gore...
2. cash from overseas operations ... only tax free if the taxes were higher in the originating country or the cash is never repatriated and is maintained in a shelter overseas. Folks, they never brought it back to this country to begin with so it isn't available to tax.
3. Government Bonds, ok tax um. of course no one is going to buy Government Bonds with such a low return when you get taxed on them. Hey, but it is the Democrats idea, they want to fix that deficit problem, lets let them!
AMT only applies to Income, that would affect people that had income and too much of it was given to charities etc..
Many of these rich people just don't have any income, they have a million or more in assets but no income.
If you win the lottery and you took the lump sum, the first year you would get taxes from hell but every year after that you would be a millionaire not paying income taxes. You simply would have no income and you already previously paid your income tax.
1,470 millionaires. If we take a million from each of them it is 1,470,000,000 or $1.47 billion. That ought to pay for our deficit for about a couple hours.
And if they had paid 50% of their income in taxes it would have gone down the same sheetHole that my taxes went down. So, how would that have made the country or me better off?
Oh, the old "misery loves company" play!? Yeah, have the sheep fight amongst themselves to see who the wolves eat last.
And to think that this tactic actually plays with some people.
And what is to be done with the politicians they paid to put those loopholes in the law?
With 235,000 millionaires in the nation this represents about 6/10ths of 1% of the 'rich class.' Is it possible that they took losses in other areas?
That seems to be a very low percentage to me.
Why is the hatred and envy being promoted?
You're right.
It's the leviathan PROGRESSIVE tax code that we want to dismantle. Just listen to talk radio, look at GOP debates in the past 20 years.
You hear about replacing the tax code with a "flat" or "fair" tax over and over. Why? There's no where to hide in those proposals. We know the current code is corrupting. We know it's unfair. We want it GONE.
The Left want the existing monstrous progressive tax code because it affords them control, the class-warfare talking point and opportunities for graft.
Some of the candidates on the Iowa debate stage Thursday, like Herman Cain, want a "fair tax."
Almost-was candidate Mitch Daniels wanted to replace the tax code entirely too.
At the barest minimum you hear about massive simplification by removing loopholes and lowering rates as Reagan did so people actually pay the rate they're in and don't waste money on compliance or avoidance.
Democrats defend the code we have. They keep wanting to "tweak" with "higher rates" and "closing loopholes" that they'll just open up elsewhere in exchange for campaign cash and other favors. Look at Obama's "corporate jets" attack line--his own stimulus created it, now he runs against it blaming Republicans!
There's so much theatrics like calling for a "fair share" and "shared sacrifice" in higher taxes on "millionaires and billionaires" (making $200K+) when, as millionaires themselves, they avoid taxation like the plague!
The "rich" are not paying that 35% top rate we have now. They won't be paying at 38% or 90% either.
I've said this for years and I will keep on saying it, "LIBERALS ARE AFTER YOUR ENTIRE WEALTH! IRAs, 401Ks, private pensions, annuities, savings and anything else they can get your hands on."
They will have to do this for health care, medicare, medicaid, SSI and the like. It is the only way they can forestall the final devolution of this country for a few decades.
The bottom rate for the 'progressive' tax code is 15%, if that. We never hear this, do we? We also don't hear much about how EITC effectively turns that 15% into nothing. Hell! not even nothing! It's something because when EITC is finished, they get money back they never even paid in! Oh, wait....it's for the 'pooooorr'....
Yeah....pooorr....a country where 40+ million are on EBT livin the Wally World shopping spree extravaganza (no worries here, I got's the card), a country where 25% of all SS outlays are for SSI and disability (you know, the disability all those lawyers on afternoon TV that say they can help you get it?), a country where upwards of 40% are on the EITC payback program, AFDC, WICs, SCHIP, a country where a large percentage of these 'poor' are on Section 8 housing (where they pay only 25% of their available income for rent? and available don't include EBT, etc)...and on and on and on and on.
And, they want even more.
So if I have $100 million in antiques, art work, real estate, etc., and don't work at all, I should pay income taxes?
Wait. What?
And that's only if it's corporate profits; personal income from ANY source worldwide must be reported and is fully taxable, with at best a credit for the first ~$15,000 in taxes paid overseas (meaning if you paid taxes on the first $100,000 then you don't need to pay US taxes as well).
Uncle Sam demands a chunk of every dollar you personally earn, anywhere in the world, even if you never set foot in the US for the year.
Heck, if you spent more than 183 days over a 2 year period as a VISITOR to the US - not even a worker - then the IRS wants a cut of your income. Even if you're not a US citizen or legal resident!
No doubt about it, Dennis Romero is a Democrat and
he can,t stand to be "Left Out" !!!
So, "Republicans" are "protecting" these 1,470 people?
I want to see names and political affiliations.
And political donations.
How many of the 1,470 millionaires who did not pay taxes are basketball players, rappers, or actors?
No body I now know or have ever known pays no federal taxes. They even tax unemployment payments. I can only assume these no tax people are welfare cheats and food stamp thieves that declare no income thus getting -earned income-refunds. Which bringws to mind the question of how do you get an earned income income when you had no income?
Assuming they mean "income taxes", there is no indication whether these millionare/billionares were actually WORKING. They may be retired, they may work for free with charity or their church. If they invested in government bonds, they don't pay tax until they collect the interest, so it would be easy not to pay income tax, if you HAVE NO INCOME.
Fortunately, we don't yet have a federal WEALTH tax which would drain your savings. It bugs me that newspapers are willing to deceive their own readers like this, and not fully explain the situtaion.
That's bound to happen when we tax income, not wealth. If the left were truly interested in "taxing the rich" then they would just confiscate saved wealth (investments). Of course, their true interest is in preventing the growth of the wealthy class, and these class envy folks are just useful idiots.
"It is based on income taxes... of course, if you earn your living from capital gains, you dont have income taxes- a complete different game.. "
True, and I would like to add that if you do earn through investments (resulting in capital gains) then you have already paid the income tax at the time the money was earned as regular income. The 15% is a tax on earnings that use money that was already taxes as the baseline.
The key is "personally earn", these people don't personally earn it.
They setup a shell corporation which earns the money and they only take out of the shell what they need.
There isn't anyway to stop this practice, there is no way to hold an individual personally liable for the earnings of a foreign corporation.
Both you and I know that it is a 60-40 mix, 60% of the income is Dem and 40% is Republican.
I am sure Al Gore is on the list though.
You got it right....that is exactly what they are saying
2. Those filing million-dollar-plus tax returns are different people every year.
3. Many who did not owe taxes had large offsetting losses and legal deductions.
4. Screw you, you Commie bastards.
The fact of the matter is that, based upon net government receipts and net declared income - anyone paying over 18% of their income in taxes is getting a raw deal.
I and the vast majority of working Americans pay over 30%, that makes up for a few thousand millionaires paying less than 3%.
Small price to pay, some might say - to make sure Kerry and his ilk pay less than 5%.
Republicans are too stupid to stick together and talk effectively about reform. But they should agree with the class warfare idiots and propose a fair reform to a 10% tax to everyone - no loopholes.
You are so right.
Why is it difficult for so many to understand the difference between income and net worth?
Taxing citizens because they are millionaires would require that we change the federal tax code to tax people's assets in addition to income.
Journalists obviously can't differentiate between the two. They don't understand the difference between bullets and cartridges or revolvers and semi-automatics.
I think you need to report any interest in any foreign company. And I do know that you need to report any interest or authorization on any bank account that holds more than $10,000 at any time throughout the year - so if you do have a shell corporation it must be reported.
I think the IRS considers also how many own the company; if it is one person or only an family, and it is not a full corporation per US consideration (not an LLC or partnership, but an actual C corp) then you are responsible for tax on all profits. Only an actual C corp style company is tax-deferred; however, many nations do not allow foreign held C corps. They only allow S corps, LLCs, or partnerships.
Even if you can successfully defer your taxes, you still have to report your interest in that foreign company and foreign bank accounts - so the IRS can take a look at what you have around the world...
If you have the money tied up in a shell corporation and that money isn't actually sitting there and it is invested, the balance is zero.
You don't work for the company, the company had no income either. it is just a shell.
All profits are paid into it and it just turns it over and invests it again.
You might have to report under some circumstances, but no the income is zero, you have no tax to pay.
So Shell A has Broker B invest in Company C, Shell A has a bank account, but it is always zero. Broker B just receives profit from Company C and reinvests it into Company E.
You don't work for them, the money never goes into your bank account or even Company A's.
It is the same thing that happens in the US with your broker account, you don't work for your broker and you are only responsible for capital gains on your investment.
When you moved the money off shore, you had already paid income tax on it too.
One other thing too, your corporation is the one that has to report as a foreign corporation.
There is an IRS Form for that but they only report if they have transactions with a US Entity during the year. Transfer of assets.etc.... but they don't, so they don't, so you don't have to pay either.
Basically you have a firewall, but you will never be able to touch the money....so it sucks.. but if you are rich, you don't care...it beats a mattress any day.
Hmmm... I do know you have to report your interest in any foreign company if you own or control over a certain percent (I believe it is 10%), and that you also have to report any interest in any bank account or securities account in which you have ownership or even control, if it contains more than $10,000 per year.
Yeah, not realizing your investment should get you around taxes - but it also means you don't realize your investment. Using it for overseas spending would be realization and that would be taxable.
If only the US was like the rest of the OECD and money earned overseas simply wasn't subject to US taxation!
The asset you are reporting would be the corporation. period. It is worth nothing because the money is invested.
You don't report capital gains. You haven't sold anything or cashed in any of the stock.
For you to pay income tax, it has to be income, you have to be an employee.
The key information you are missing:
Q. Is an FBAR required if the account generates neither interest nor dividend income?
A. Yes, an FBAR must be filed whether or not the foreign account generates any income.
Notice that you have to report if over 10k, but you may or may not have generated any "income"
Q. What does maximum value of account mean (for Box 15 on the FBAR)?
A. The maximum value of account is the largest amount (not the average amount) of currency and nonmonetary assets that appear on any quarterly or more frequent account statements issued for the applicable year. If periodic account statements are not issued, the maximum account value is the largest amount of currency or nonmonetary assets in the account at any time during the year. Convert foreign currency by using the official exchange rate at the end of the year.
Notice it goes literally off the financial account statement. You don't have an account with a shell company, the shell company is the one that has the accounts.
For you to pay money on this stuff, they would have to tax your assets at their current market value regardless of whether they actually realized a gain or a loss that year, that would be stupid.
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First, if you are not healthy and reasonably fit, your golden years may not last as long as you had anticipated. My dear departed father did not see a physician for the last 30 years of his life; consequently, he had a major stroke and spent his final years in a nursing home. So, if you have not had a complete physical checkup recently, including a full blood screening, schedule one with you primary physician. Men older than 50 should have a PSA test. Yeah, yeah, sometimes false positive results may occur from a PSA test, but get one anyway. Everyone older than 50 should have a colonoscopy as often as your physician recommends, since this test is an effective way to prevent, or at least, minimize the effects of colon cancer.
Finally, if you can afford it, get a qualified personal trainer to access your flexibility, your mobility and your strength. Then, work out with him or her regularly. Remember that you cannot exercise your way to weight loss – 80 percent of your hoped-for weight loss will be the result of what you eat.
Here is an easy test to gauge your longevity. Sit on the floor and put on hand on your stomach and extend your other arm out from your side. Get up without using your hands, then switch hands. If you can get up both to the left and right, you should live a long life.
On the planning side, make certain you have a durable power of attorney in place, along with updating or preparing a will. Make plans now regarding how you intend to pay for long-term care expenses. Yes, it is now more expensive than ever and harder to get, but for healthy persons in their 50s, it may be a viable option. Then too, if you don't have children, it may pay you to develop a social network of friends and acquaintances, in the event that you need custodial care at some point. Having such a network may allow you to get some care at home.
Age 50 is a good time to sit down with your spouse and imagine separately what a perfect retirement might look like. Then compare notes and come up with a plan for the two of you. One spouse may imagine a life living next door to the grandchildren, while the other may dream of a condo overlooking a golf course.
Even though you may have other pressing monetary pressures now, such as college expenses for your children or caring for an aging parent, don't sweep retirement planning under the carpet, intending to clean it up later, since age 70 is only 20 years away. Why 70, you ask? That age will be the new normal retirement age by the time you get there, in my opinion.
Next, discuss with your spouse a budget for your retirement. In my financial planning practice, I am often asked: which is preferable-saving for retirement or paying off our house? For most persons, it is far more advantageous to save as much for retirement as possible. If you pay your house off, the only way that it can produce an income stream is via a reverse mortgage, and that option may not make sense for you.
Finally, discuss with your spouse and financial advisor the degree of investment risk you are willing to accept in building your retirement nest egg. Then, you should translate that risk tolerance into a concomitant allocation of your investments. If you have 10 or more years until you will need income, you can afford to accept more risk than you should if you have only 5 or less years remaining. 10 years will provide you some time to recover any losses that you may experience in down markets. Remember, it is never too soon to start saving for your dream retirement.
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Will Smith comes out for marriage for gay couples to support Obama
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Thank You Will Smith
I knew once one or two major celebs began supporting the civil right of marriage for same sex couples that they would begin queuing up to back us.
Can't wait to see who is next
He was one of the early stars to play a gay role in Six Degrees of Separation, though he was not so massively famous then.
Jay Z said these things, not Will Smith. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZsItunLZDU
It appears they both have said this. I thank them both for their support.
Thank you Will Smith. Great Actor and truly a Star.
I always liked will Smith…now I really like him. x
Another one in the bag( of support).
Thank You Will Smith
As a black actor his voice on this matter is most welcome!
It would be even more impressive if one of his first starring film roles, as a gay con-man in Six Degrees of Separation, wasn't routinely airbrushed out of his CV.
But actually, that's by the by – good for him for speaking out.
I wasn't aware that actors of Mr Smith's calibre send off CVs in order to get roles :-/
Are CVs only used for job applications? Well, 'summary of experience' or 'actor's bio' then if you prefer.
Rubbish, who is going to forget that.
Well, we might not, but try and find out if it's ever mentioned in the lists of films he's starred in, in interviews and so forth – you may be surprised to note how it appears to have vanished.
It wasn't so much that it was air-brushed but substantive re-written at his behest because he was extremely "uncomfortable" about the fact his character was gay.
and the kissing of his male co-stars was set up so no lip action could be seen – but everyone is entitled to grow and broaden in intellect and tolerance – even an actor.
"Men in Black 3 star Will Smith has said that the debate about WHETHER gay couples can marry is all about "about semantics"."
But otherwise, thank you to Will Smith
Thanks, Will Smith, great news! Now how about more of our big name celebrities coming out in support? Where are they?
In Hollywood probably.
The Prince is indeed Fresh today.
"Will" he be in London for the upcoming MIB3 premiere? Maybe thanking him in person in front of the cameras on the red carpet would be a nice bit of publicity :)
Considering Will Smith himself is in the closet I can see why he would support gay marriage.
You can have all the stars coming out for gay marriage but unless the Defensive Marriage Act is changed it means nothing.
I am married in NY but if I need to move to PA am not.
Bit of a non sequitur there.
Lets try this another way
Unless the Defensive Marriage Act is
over turned it will not matter what star
supports gay marriage.
I am married in the state of NY but in
not PA or any of the other 45 states
that do not allow gay marriage
I'm not American, but even I know it's the Defense (sic) OF Marriage Act.
Mind you, Defensive Marriage is probably exactly what the anti-equal-marriage brigade would advocate. :-)
This gives me a bit more of an excuse to go and spend money on Men in Black 3
Don't splash out all at once.
I'm a bit surprised of him supporting gay marriage, I've always thought he's kinda closed-minded, whatever.
God Bless Will for stepping up to support freedom and equality in America, that is what Will's religion Scientology is truly all about, freedom, freedom to be who you are. Thank you Will for helping LGBT people win the right to get married to the ones they love. God loves us all.
If God loves us all, why does he need help to establish equal marriage?
Good on Will Smith.
Another great actor supporting us
I'm pretty sure Jay Z said these exact same words in this youtube video I'm liking.
Will has always struck me as a very intelligent human being. This just proves my point.
Will has finally made me laugh! Not a great fan of his films but now a great fan of his thoughts!
So by the Family Institutes reckoning Will Smith must be Gay lol. Love you Will and thanks for the support.
Always been a fan of will smith, well done mate. Not all black people oppose gay marriage!
Yeay two black Americans support our fight for equality – what's your point?
3, not counting Oprah.
Is this the same Will Smith who's been hiding in the closet for most of his 'career'? Please, we don't hypocrites as supporters.
Yeah, 'course, because according to you every single male actor in the history of the world is or was gay or bi.
Grow up.
Your evidence of Will Smith being in the closet is?
Stu, jafuf believes that in his 'career' (the inverted commas are his) as an Ack Tor in the US he's never come across a male actor who isn't bi or gay, therefore all male actors everywhere must be gay/bi too. Anyone else's evidence to the contrary is ignored.
Ah so its speculation on the part of jafuf.
It's mere Hollywood speculation!
For me the important word in that headline is rumours!
Yes, Stu, all speculation and sensationalism.
How do you insert emoticons (smileys) in these posts? I don't see any provision for that on my Pink News homepage?
I type my smileys and they appear.
eg ;-) (semi colon, hyphen closed bracket)
Thank you mr Smith!
One question however; if these recently "outed" celebrities have believed marriage equality to be a good thing from the start; why haven't they spoken sooner?
Another reason to love Will Smith! Thank you Will :)
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Hold the tears: Man pens lively obit
An obituary for Donald George MacDonald, age 62, arrived Monday at the Journal Sentinel. It said he was a husband and father, a Vietnam vet and a retired probation and parole agent.
Just one tiny problem. He's not dead. This I confirmed when I called his Milwaukee home and got him on the phone.
I asked whether perhaps he is near death. Some people will write their own death notice if they're terminally ill.
"No," he said. "I'm in great health. I've got a toenail fungus, but . . . "
George was not punked. He emailed the obituary to the newspaper himself. (He goes by George because Donald MacDonald is one too many Donalds, despite his father's insistence that it's a proud Scot name.)
I explained to dearly undeparted George that we generally don't run obituaries for live people. We have standards, you know. We're also not in the habit of holding onto people's obituaries for decades until they finally do die.
He told me he's been thinking lately that people could benefit now from reading about his life and what he learned. He got up Monday morning and, even before his coffee, he banged out his obit in past tense but with a wink.
"It took me about an hour to polish that thing off," he said.
The obit builds to this finale: "May your life also turn out to be meaningful and happy. Try your best to make the most of your lifetime opportunity. You 'just' have to learn good lessons to grow on from your parents and positive influences, complete your education, find a meaningful career, gain the affluence that education and career brings, treat people you meet and your friends with respect, and also be patient and kind and care for family members who also want to be happy after they chose to share their lives with you."
George told me he's a happy man who in no way is looking forward to life's end. He has told his wife, Michelle, that he doesn't want a funeral or memorial service, and he hasn't purchased a cemetery plot or casket. He's not feeling morbid but rather lucky and thankful about being alive.
Downside of death
In a note accompanying the obit, George wrote: "I thought to myself: Why would I want my eventual obituary written by some person with second- or third-hand knowledge of me? An obituary written by someone after my death who will shine it up with generalizations or only positives? An obituary written after my death that I would not even be able to read?"
That has always been the downside of an obit. The person it captures and usually praises is not around to appreciate it.
I asked George whether he's tempting fate by writing his own send-off. Unfazed, he said, "It will be what it's going to be."
I also warned him that obits tend to be one-to-a-customer. If he gets his now, it's unlikely he'll get another after he passes, assuming newspapers are still around then.
I'm going to boil this down for you. George was born in Milwaukee on April 3, 1950. He graduated from Boys Tech high in 1968 and volunteered the following year for the Air Force. He served a year in Vietnam and then received an honorable discharge as a conscientious objector. He attended the University of Florida and worked for a decade in Florida providing mental health services in prison and community settings.
That's where he met Michelle. They married in 1982. She remained his only love, he wrote, "until my death." They have two children, Michael and Zoe, and two grandchildren.
George allows himself some tough self-assessment: "In looking back at the years with my family, however, I also find it necessary to admit to all that I often failed to be, and greatly regret not being, the more patient, more kind and more loving person they were very deserving of me to be."
In 1990, George became a probation and parole agent and supervised other agents. He said he did his best to motivate offenders to change their lives for the better. Retired the past two years, he enjoys cooking and gardening and watching educational TV shows and good movies.
He invited me over to see his south side home and the beautiful hibiscus plants and the juniper bushes trimmed in bonsai style in the front yard. Another highlight of the tour was his kitchen table, which used to be part of a bowling alley lane.
The toughest part about retirement, George told me as I got ready to leave, is that no one listens to you.
Maybe the lesson here is that if you want to be heard, say it in an obit. Death not required.
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I've yet to finish the game but am really loving it. I heard there's no "New Game +" sadly, though, and would love to replay with all my later gear and weapons!
Maybe a couple of new - but not overpowered - weapons (for example, a one-shot-only flare pistol and/or a crowbar "machete replacer/reskin alternative") too?
Heck, for those who just want to play for the fun... why not throw in an 'Easy' mode, like Normal but with unlimited Replays... but you can't earn *any* Achievements on that setting!
If they wanted, they could even add a "Time Trial" mode: choose an Episode and beat your best time getting through it.
I don't want anything major or complicated... that's for (hopefully) the sequel. Just a few fun little new things to play with, and the ability to play through with some of your late-game stuff would make me happy, to be honest.
I'd happily pay for something like that.
Arcade titles (*sob* I so wanted this to be retail!) *can* have DLC, can't they?
No chance, buddy. Be happy you even got the game in the first place because it was to be cancelled before Shanghai studios saved it.
I thought I heard a while back that if the game sold well they where going to do episodes and continue to add on to the game
This is ubisoft, so don't get your hopes up. They're not big on making DLC for their smaller and not as popular games. Hell, you'll be lucky if Ubisoft even patches their games.
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No dlc will come out for this game, if anything a full game will be released.
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Fielder Trade Will Reverberate In Fantasy Baseball
By now you are well aware of the trade that sent Prince Fielder and a boatload of cash to the Texas Rangers and Ian Kinsler to the Detroit Tigers. While we could debate the merits of the Rangers investing in Fielder, a player whose production has declined for three straight years, the real ramifications of this deal will trickle down to affect numerous other players. Let?s consider just a few of the more obvious changes to the Fantasy landscape for 2014.
Prince Fielder ? The move to The Ballpark in Arlington takes Fielder from an environment that was third-best for runs and 13th?best for HRs in terms of park factors to one that was 17th?and 19th?best for runs and HRs respectively. It also takes him from one of the weaker divisions to a somewhat stronger one in terms of pitching. One plus is that he?ll get 18 games against the doormat Houston Astros next season.
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Ian Kinsler ? Of course, he goes in the opposite direction from Fielder in park factors. He also gets to stay at second base instead of moving to first base as was expected if he remained with the Rangers. But it?s also worth noting that in 162 plate appearances in Comerica Park, Kinsler batted just .200/.298/.329 and he hasn?t exactly torn the cover off the ball in several other AL Central ballparks.
Jurickson Profar ? The Rangers man without a position to play now has one with Kinsler gone. He was somewhat under-whelming in 2013, but then he didn?t play regularly either, which probably hurt his development a bit. He?ll get regular at bats in 2014 as the Rangers everyday second baseman. If he hits and gets on base he?ll hit near the top of the lineup and he?ll have Fielder and Adrian Beltre to drive him home. Big ?if,? though, based on what we?ve seen so far.
Adrian Beltre ? He gains a little lineup protection from Fielder, something that was sorely lacking this past season.
Mitch Moreland ? Moreland is the biggest loser in all of this, as he loses any chance of playing first base for the Rangers ever again. In fact, it?s not clear just what they?ll do with Moreland at all, especially given his struggles with the bat last season.
Miguel Cabrera ? Miggy moves across the diamond to man first base for the Tigers going forward. Given his poor defense at the hot corner this can only be a plus for Tigers pitchers. Cabrera?s body will also benefit from the somewhat less taxing position of first base. Maybe he?ll avoid being banged up next October.
Nick Castellanos ? He?s another big winner, as he will no longer be blocked from playing third base, his natural position. His bat is ready for the bigs, so he will be the likely starting third baseman for the Tigers next season. With a decent power/average bat he?ll be a Fantasy darling right from the get go.
Mike Napoli ? There?s been lots of speculation that he would return to the Rangers after winning a World Series with the Red Sox, who don?t want to give him a multi-year deal. Now he has one less possible landing spot since the Rangers don?t have need of his services anymore ? unless he goes back to catching. Not likely. He could end up back in Boston now.


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Next Act's 'Clockmaker' has strong acting, too many gears
We can't turn back the clock. But can we mend what's broken, reconstructing the past's shattered pieces so that we might keep on ticking into the future?
That's the question - or one of them - in Stephen Massicotte's "The Clockmaker," the 100-minute play that Next Act Theatre unveiled over the weekend, under Mary MacDonald Kerr's direction. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Genghis Barbie rock the art song
Audiences at opera singers' recitals do not, customarily, pump their arms and cheer. Of course, singers at said recitals don't usually perform tunes by Queen and Guns N' Roses flanked by a quartet of female horn players, either.
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How many listens should you give an album before you put it to one side, sigh and accept it's never going to become a best friend? I've been preoccupied with this thought for a few weeks now regarding - and this almost feels taboo - The xx's 'Coexist'.
First things first: there is absolutely nothing wrong with 'Coexist' as a stand-alone record. It's perfectly decent. 'Angels', the album's opener, is a gorgeous ballad, quietly histrionic with Romy Madley Croft's gentle vocals the focus. It sets the tone: slow, atmospheric, crepuscular, soporific. Jamie Smith has crystallised his artful interpretation of two-step, garage, dubstep and drum 'n' bass into a trademark sound, establishing him as one of the most skilful producers in the world today.
And yet. Honestly? I've found a lot of the songs a little bit... meh. Perhaps it's too much to expect the album to hit as hard as the band's debut. Should it be enough that The xx gave us a new sound to begin with?
I've listened to 'Coexist' now over 30 times. I desperately, desperately want to love this album and I refuse to believe that I won't. At times it sounds like ambient muzak to me, at others I will listen to the beautiful bass riff in Sunset (2.11 seconds in) another 20 times in a row.
Why is it heresy to dislike the new xx album? A colleague believes its status as an "intellectual" album suggests only a moron wouldn't be able to appreciate it (Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective also fit into this category). Perhaps it's difficult to imagine XL would ever release anything less than genius. Maybe it's just because Jamie, Oliver and Romy seem like dudes you'd want to hang out with.
Some would argue that it's simply a natural reluctance to accept anything inferior to the band's eponymous debut. It set the bar - and our expectations - high. My theory? The best artists evolve and experiment, changing their sound album-to-album. Yes, there's a refinery and distillation to 'Coexist' but it's not stretching boundaries. Call me a neophiliac, but I'd rather hear a band head in a grimecore or rap direction than more of the same. Anyway, I'm going to reserve ultimate judgement until I see them play the album live tonight.
The reviews have been mainly positive. At the moment 'Coexist' scores a 76 per cent on Metacritic. The Quietus, the Indy and Q didn't like it as much as others. Here's a digest:
The net result of the genre-flipping and lyrical play is that 'Coexist' is a difficult album. It hides more than 'xx' did, sneaking its miserable joys behind bare spaces, surprise time signatures and subtle dramas. But listen after listen it reveals just as many treasures beneath its layers of shimmering sadness.
The Observer - 4 stars
Coexist is yet another masterpiece of lush asceticism.
It spends much of its length stuck wandering in a hazy space between the two, pretty but rudderless.
Drowned In Sound - 5 stars
It's almost too perfect to bear.
Pitchfork - 7.5
For now, they've earned the right to make this record. Every band that creates a new world deserves a chance to return to it, to play around some more and see how much inspiration still exists. Asking for a third shot at it, on the other hand, is generally a harder sell.
Independent On Sunday - 5 stars
The world adored the xx's Mercury Prize-winning debut album xx. Coexist is, if anything, an even finer piece of work.
The Independent - 3 stars
While, superficially, The xx appear to have retained for Coexist the same modest sonic approach as on their debut – small guitar figures, wisps of synth, the muffled puttering of steel pans and beats that seem embarrassed to be beating – underneath the surface, it's all raging emotions where its predecessor timidly avoided revealing the trio's inner feelings.


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It's not often that those of us working on energy policy at the Department of Energy Resources get to see the impact on a family's life by one of our new energy initiatives. Recently I had the chance to visit the home of Jim Marowski and his family in Palmer and hear how energy efficiency improvements and incentives have made their home more comfortable and affordable. The Marowskis participated in "Home MPG" (miles per gallon), a Mass Save® Home Energy Services initiative.
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- Bonus incentives – in addition to those already provided through Mass Save – to offset the cost of insulation and heating/hot water equipment upgrades.
- A web interface to connect homeowners to an infrared thermal image of their home (if available) to illustrate the potential for targeted cost-effective building envelope improvements.
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The results from the Marowski's no cost Home MPG/Mass Save home energy assessment pointed up specific changes they could make to take advantage of energy efficiency incentives through Mass Save. The family spent about $9,000 on their improvements: heating system, hot water heater, and attic insulation. But thanks to the incentives, they were reimbursed for about half of those costs.
With anticipated savings of around $1,400 a year in reduced energy expenses, it won't take long for the Marowskis' improvements to pay for themselves. "That will be within about three years, based on the projected savings and what the out-of-pocket expense was. It's not difficult at all. If I can take advantage of these programs, anybody can," Jim Marowski said.
The communities participating in the Home MPG initative are Belchertown, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield and Wilbraham. If you live in one of these towns and want to learn more about Home MPG, check out http://masssave.energy-performance-score.com/. If you're generally interested in home energy upgrades that save money, go to masssave.com or call 1-866-527-SAVE (7283) to schedule your no-cost home energy assessment.
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Metropolitan Fire Service crews have contained the large fire at an oil recycling plant at Wingfield overnight.
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Around 15 units, air support, over 50 MFS fire fighters, CFS volunteers, SES volunteers and South Australian Police officers have been at the area since around 11:30am yesterday, when the fire started.
The MFS advised that the fire has been contained at around 11pm overnight, after several explosions were heard in the plant during the day, and steps were taken to stop the leakage of flammable fuels from the site.
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Contracts for numerous Fairlawn city employees set to expire
Fairlawn Law Director Ed Riegler said Sept. 16 that city officials soon will enter into negotiations with the unions representing various city employees in an effort to reach new contracts.
"We have received letters to negotiate from all of the unions, so our next step is to sit down and begin negotiating," he said. "We have five full-time units that have representation — the police patrol, the police sergeants, the full-time fire, the communications specialists and the service department employees — and the contracts for all five of those units will expire at the end of the year. So between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30, they are to file what's known as a notice to negotiate, and all five units did that."
According to Riegler, the city will start meeting with the bargaining units "sometime within the next two to three weeks."
"We'll meet with each group separately, not as a joint meeting, and try to parallel the negotiations between all five at the same time frame," he said. "Hopefully, we will be able to work out another three-year contract with each unit."
Riegler said he doesn't expect any major problems in negotiating the new deals.
"We've always had very good relationships with our bargaining units, and we anticipate the same cooperation from them that they expect from us," he said. "I would anticipate the major issues will be wages and health insurance — the cost of health insurance and employee contributions toward that cost."
By law, the deadline to negotiate new deals is Dec. 31, but Riegler said extensions can be granted "while you're in the negotiation process to complete it after the first of the year."
In addition, the city's part-time police and fire units have three-year contracts that run through the end of 2014, but those contracts call for the city and the unions to discuss new wages for next year, Riegler said.
"We have wage openers for the part-time police and the part-time fire units," the law director stated. "We will be negotiating with them for their wages for 2014."
In other business during the Sept. 16 Fairlawn City Council meeting, no new legislation was introduced and no existing legislation was passed.
"This doesn't happen very often," said Council President Russ Sharnsky (at large).
The only item on the agenda was an ordinance "authorizing various appropriations." That item received a second reading before Council but was not discussed in detail.
In other news:
- City Engineer Nick Spagnuolo told Council that Tri Mor Corp. will install concrete curb and gutter on Smith Road this week.
Deputy Service Director Ernie Staten previously described the work as "a small curb and gutter job with storm sewer" from Owasso Avenue to Lake of the Woods Boulevard." Tri Mor won the job in June with a $174,080 bid.
- Staten said work has begun on the Croghan Park project.
"The bridge is officially down, and they will start with abutments later this week," he stated.
A replacement bridge is expected to be constructed in the spring, according to Staten.
- Parks and Recreation Director Laurie Beisecker said her department's fall/winter program guide is "currently being printed."
"It will be delivered to all Fairlawn homes as an insert in the West Side Leader either in late September or early October," she said.
- Mayor William Roth and Council Vice President Bryan Nace (Ward 3) were both absent from the Sept. 16 Council meeting. The two city officials were in the process of arriving home from a trip to China, where they had been speaking with Chinese business officials regarding potential investments in Northeast Ohio.
The next Fairlawn City Council meeting is set for Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Fairlawn City Hall, 3487 S. Smith Road. The next Committee-of-the-Whole meeting is scheduled for Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. in City Hall.
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NIAGARA FALLS – The biggest story of the year in Niagara Falls was the biggest public controversy in the city, including in both the political and business worlds.
The 2½-month flap on the City Council that held up a proposed $25 million downtown development project grabbed the public's attention and brought focus on a place already known for its dysfunction.
While the Hamister Group is on track to start construction on a five-story hotel, apartment and retail building on Rainbow Boulevard next year, it wasn't easy getting to where things are now, and it almost didn't happen at all.
To get a better understanding of the situation, it's best to begin in early 2012, when the City Council – comprising then the same members who were there this summer – voted to designate the Hamister Group as the preferred developer for the parcel at 310 Rainbow Blvd.
Sixteen months later in the summer of 2013 – after plans progressed for the project and it was time for the Council to vote on selling the land and approving a contract for the deal with Hamister – three Council members put off acting on the matter.
Council Chairman Glenn A. Choolokian, Councilman Samuel F. Fruscione and Councilman Robert A. Anderson Jr., who often voted together on key issues and were united in opposition to some proposals from Mayor Paul A. Dyster, said they were looking out for taxpayers. They characterized the situation as one that lacked transparency and raised concerns about the sale price of the land.
In early September, Dyster said the Council majority was, at best, stalling in the middle of the dispute.
"It seems to me as quickly as one objection can be answered, another objection is raised," Dyster said Sept. 3.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo got involved to reach an end to the dispute, with Anderson meeting Sam Hoyt, the regional president of Empire State Development, to discuss his concerns.
So the development project got its approval from the Council on Sept., 16, but not before a Democratic primary election in the race for Council.
Fruscione, a member of the Council majority who has served two terms on the Council, came in last in a four-way race and lost the Democratic line for the general election.
Fruscione blamed the loss, in part, on "character assassination on my ethnicity."
Though he remained on the ballot for the general election with minor lines, Fruscione finished last again, with newcomer Andrew P. Touma grabbing one of the three contested seats, and incumbents Charles A. Walker and Kristen M. Grandinetti winning another term.
For the mayor, Touma's election means there will be three lawmakers on the Council who appear more willing to work with him.
Some other noteworthy stories from this year:
• A package of $40 million in improvements at Niagara Falls State Park that began earlier this year will run through the end of 2017.
• The Maid of the Mist Corp. ended its business on the Canadian side of the border. Amid lawsuits, the company was able to maintain its boat tour business on the American side of the Falls after building a $30 million boat storage facility in the Niagara Gorge.
• A July rainstorm caused millions of dollars in damage to the city's sewer plant.
• The wives of two Niagara Falls School Board members got jobs with the school district, an organization often faced with allegations of nepotism.
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It's not even Thanksgiving yet, and there are still six whole weeks left in the NFL season. So obviously, it's time to make some end-of-the-season projections.
Sure, December and January still remain, and division and wild card races are as tight as ever, but it's natural to want to take a look toward the future. It's normal to want to assume how the postseason will settle itself and which teams will be duking it out in Super Bowl XLVI.
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The Regulatory Commission of Alaska held a meeting on Wednesday August 18th to review progress on Matter Number I-15-001, Evaluation of the Operation and Regulation of the Alaska Railbelt Electric Transmission System. REAP's Public Policy Committee met twice to provide feedback to REAP Executive Director Chris Rose on how to frame the comments filed publicly with the RCA on this matter. The Alaska Center also filed public comment. The RCA will meet again next Wednesday, August 24th at 9a to again consider the topic.
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Lithium: More than bath salts and mineral water
In 1930, the only markets for lithium were mineral water and Lithia effervescing tablets for rheumatism. Big deal. Today, lithium is so critical for batteries in electric vehicles and personal electronics that recent headlines compel even the risk adverse to call their investment broker: "An increasingly precious metal" (The Economist), "A bold approach in commodities pays off" (Wall Street Journal), or "Hailed as the New Petroleum," (Forbes). Lithium is so hot, REAP has to write about it again. Tesla isn't the only firm producing lithium-ion batteries in a gigafactory. So is LG, Samsung and Panasonic. See, lithium batteries are the kryptonite necessary for the clean energy future we are all talking about. Sadly, lithium reserves have not yet been identified in Alaska. Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina hold the lion's share. The Chinese state-controlled firm CITIQ has aggregated interests in lithium mines internationally. Alaska's microgrids will benefit from lithium-ion batteries, and urban areas may see more residential storage options like Tesla's PowerWall. Meanwhile, our insider tip is to invest in funds with lithium in the portfolio.
The Way Things Work: Erecting a Wind Turbine in Rural Alaska
Erecting a wind turbine in permafrost may be a little more difficult than you think. There are a lot of factors to consider. As the ground softens in the warmer months, the tower may experience a shift in lateral support, changing the relative center of gravity. Turbines cannot settle or tilt in any way or they will first lose efficiency. After that, the equipment will begin to break. The permafrost layer of the earth is constantly fluctuating in depth and distance to the surface. This not only affects the tower itself, but also the construction of the tower. The cranes used to hoist the tower up onto its foundation require leverage, which is sometimes difficult to acquire because of the unstable ground.
The logistics of transporting a crane to a construction site are substantial. Barging a crane to and from a project site is an alternative, but also demands waiting on the weather. Winter sea ice often makes the ocean impassible. To avoid driving on sensitive tundra lands during summer months, cranes used to lift a tower up onto its foundation are often stuck in rural Alaska for the duration of the winter, waiting to drive on the frozen landscape when the light returns. The need for a quick turn around on the crane rental is important for saving money.
There are a few ways to combat these issues. Small-scale "tilt-up" wind towers are available. These do not require a crane at all. Instead, tilt-up towers can be erected with the use of motor/hydraulic equipment or even a four-wheel drive vehicle.
To combat the foundational problems of permafrost, six or more pilings between one-third and two-thirds of the height of the tower may be driven into the ground. To avoid heating the earth, the foundation is generally elevated, allowing cold air to pass over the ground to keep it frozen. All of these solutions work well but are expensive, driving up the cost to erect a wind turbine in remote locations. Wind peaks daily at night and seasonally in the winter. Having a turbine up and ready to produce energy as soon as possible in project development is important in maximizing the return.
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On March 22, a tired-looking Haidl II gang-rape jury left the Orange County Courthouse without reaching a verdict. The eight men and four women have deliberated now for more than 15 hours on the nine felony counts facing Greg Haidl, Keith Spann and Kyle Nachreiner. Haidl, who repeatedly violated his $100,000 bail, remains locked in the Orange County Jail and awaits trial on a second statutory-rape charge. A distraught-looking Nachreiner and Spann enjoyed their freedom while huddled in the courthouse cafeteria surrounded by lawyers, family and friends. The jury is expected back at 9 a.m. on March 23.
Jurors are grappling with two different versions of what happened during a late-night July 6, 2002, Newport Beach party. Here are video excerpts from the heated closing arguments made last week:
Excerpt 1: Prosecutor Chuck Middleton dims the courtroom lights and plays a portion of what he says is a videotape of the gang rape of an unconscious 16-year-old girl on a pool table during a 2002 Newport Beach high school party.
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Excerpt 2: Lead Haidl defense lawyer Joseph G. Cavallo argues the defendants reasonably believed the girl would have consented to the videotaped gangbang because, in part, she shaved her pubic hair.
Excerpt 3: Cavallo asserts what's key in the case is the victim's character, even though the videotape shows the defendants repeatedly shoving a Snapple bottle, apple-juice can, lit cigarette and pool cue into the girl's vagina and anus.
Excerpt 4: Cavallo claims the prosecution's "rape tape" actually helps the defendants.
Excerpt 5: Middleton says his case isn't about the victim's sexuality, but rather what the defendants did to her after they gave her beer, marijuana and 8.5 ounces of 94-proof Bombay Gin.
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Allegheny's Buzzard makes All-Great Lakes team
- Allegheny's Alison Buzzard has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Great Lakes Region second team.
Buzzard, a senior midfielder, had six goals and one assist for 13 points as she helped Allegheny win an NCAC championship and earn an NCAA Division III Tournament berth.
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Monday morning at his weekly press conference, Alabama coach Nick Saban said that running back/fullback/H-back Jalston Fowler's knee surgery went well last week.
"It was a pretty serious injury, but Doc feel like he'll be able to make a full recovery," Saban said. "He's back here now working on his rehab. He did stay in the hospital for a few days. Part of that was because we weren't here and they could care for him better there when our medical staff is not here. He's doing fine."
Saban has never been specific with the injury, but it's believed to be his posterior cruciate ligament and he's out for the season. Fowler, a junior, will qualify for a redshirt.
When Saban first announced Fowler's injury last week after the Western Kentucky game, he said that it would take a "number of people" to replace him in all the different roles he played.
This past weekend in Alabama's 52-0 beat-down of Arkansas, the Tide played five different running backs—Eddie Lacy, T.J. Yeldon, Dee Hart, Kenyan Drake and Ben Howell—and three of them scored touchdowns.
Additionally, nose guard Jesse Williams lined up in the backfield at one point in the second half when Alabama was at the goal line, which is a spot Fowler probably would have been in had he been available.
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CINCINNATI - Billy Hamilton sprinted around the diamond until he reached Homer Bailey near third base. Fireworks erupted Sunday at Great American Ball Park while a Reds pitcher - whose two-run single ignited a nightmarish fifth inning - scored on a slap-hitting outfielder's home run. This is how the 36th loss, 4-1 to Cincinnati, looked for the Phillies.
There is no end in sight; they are on pace to lose 96 games.
The Phillies have the worst record in the National League at 25-36. They lost five of six on the road in the last week and 22 of their previous 32 games overall. At least they cannot lose Monday, the team's first day off in three weeks.


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Rios: Chaves Will Run Once He Feels Power, Pressure
By Luis Sandoval
With Brandon Rios' opponent Diego Chaves finally being cleared for a visa to be able to travel and fight in Las Vegas this Saturday night, the focus shifts back to the possible war both these fighters are expected to put on.
Both Rios and Chaves have come forward styles and have power in both hands which is the perfect recipe for an all-out slugfest.
When BoxingScene spoke to Rios he was asked what he expected from Chaves on fight night considering the high expectations for this bout. While fans might expect Chaves to war, Rios expects something different.
"He's probably going to feel the power and feel the pressure and then he's going to run. I'm pretty sure he's going to try to run and try to box me" said Rios. "But it's alright. Everybody thinks that I can't fight a boxer but I can. It's just my last two fights it was different styles. Alvarado he really didn't box. He ran most of the time and Pacquiao, he's just a unique fighter".
Chaves proved he's a true slugger when he faced a similar knockout artist like himself against Keith "One Time" Thurman exactly a year ago. Regardless if Chaves boxes or slugs against Rios, Brandon is prepared to show the world that he's far from done.
"I'm going to go in there and show everybody that I still have a lot of gas in my tank and I'm not done yet. It's not even half way empty, it's still full. I'm still young in this sport and I'm ready. It just happens in my last fights I got too comfortable and I forgot what drove me there. I blame it on me and I don't blame anybody else. I got back down to earth and I'm ready now" Rios would tell BoxingScene.
Rios' aggressive style garnered him popularity as his fights often resulted in exciting affairs and going into this fight, his mindset is no different. He only has one thing in his head going into the ring Saturday night.
"I'm ready to go out there and show the world that I'm not done yet. So what's going on in my mind right now is war baby. The mentality of a warrior. The mentality that I'm going to go in there to kill and seek blood. That's the mentality I have right now".
Rios will try to score his first victory since 2012 and avoid losing three fights in a row. He believes this fight will put him back in the mix and prove he's still the same Bam Bam from before.
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Thing is, 'fans' saying true fans don't hate Rios.. that's pure b.s. A true BOXING fan wants to see boxers, or boxer-puncher. Rios is just a brawler who had good power at 135 and 140. I don't think he has…Comment by PunchyPotorff on 07-31-2014
[QUOTE=bigjavi973;14812031]I think people have forgoten about thise fight [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtdAVByJ8dQ[/url] Keith thurman whoopin chaves ass.[/QUOTE] And remind us when was that fight? Oh yeah! Maybe a year ago? No one has forgotten that fight if they're a true boxing fan. And…Comment by Mr. Punch-Out!! on 07-31-2014
[QUOTE=Daylyt;14812799]Whats funny they are overrating Chaves over his losing effort against [B]the HIGHLY OVERRATED Thurman [/B]lol. They say everyone doubts Danny Garcia but Rios is always doubted no one thought he would win a fight since the peterson bout lol…Comment by swifty007 on 07-31-2014
[QUOTE=Beercules;14812497]Rios is going to take a beating.[/QUOTE] If Chaves is fully rested, I absolutely agree with this. Hits harder and a better technician.Comment by Daylyt on 07-31-2014
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