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Ga. law attempts to snag online sales tax from Amazon, others
ATLANTA Georgias online shoppers often used to buying tax-free at sites such as Amazon.com arent likely to notice a difference on New Years Day.
But behind the scenes, the tug-of-war between the state and online sellers is heating up. Georgia, in an attempt to collect state and local sales taxes from online retailers that werent required to make shoppers pay, has expanded the definition of who must collect. Part of a new law goes into effect Jan. 1 and will ensnare online stores that dont have a store or a warehouse in the state, but use ads on Georgia-based websites as a gateway to their own sites.
Sellers that have offices, stores or employees in the state are already required to collect sales tax in Georgia. Its a fairness issue that has riled those retailers.
The new law is intended to get sites such as Amazon to collect taxes, but even the head of a lobbying group for Georgia retailers doesnt expect it to work.
Im not very optimistic, said Rick McAllister, president and CEO of the Georgia Retail Association.
In some states, Amazon has stopped running its click-through ads on websites that would trigger the need to collect sales tax. In others, it has fought the laws. In some cases, the company has reached agreements with states to collect sales tax in the future.
No one at Amazon returned phone calls or emails seeking comment about the companys plans in Georgia, and Georgia tax commissioner Douglas MacGinnitie said he was not able to discuss whether Amazon had been in contact with the state.
The Georgia Retail Association pushed for the new law, which also expanded the states definition of a physical presence to include companies that use warehouses or offices in the state, whether they own them or not.
There is not yet any indication that online retailers began collecting taxes from their customers since that piece of the law went into effect in October, said Ken Heaghney, Georgias fiscal economist. MacGinnitie said it was too early to tell whether any online retailers were paying new taxes to the state.
The new state law has already led Overstock.com to end its relationships with affiliates, the Georgia-based websites carrying its click-through ads, said Jonathan Johnson, Overstocks president. In other states, the impact of canceling relationships has been minimal for the company.
We found it hasnt hurt our business, Johnson said.
Instead, the middlemen could take the economic hit.
Cartera Commerce, a Boston company with about 100 Atlanta employees, doesnt sell products, but it partners with online retailers to operate bank and airline loyalty programs. Some of those retailers who do not have another physical tie to Georgia are likely to end their relationships with Cartera to avoid collecting sales tax under the law, founder and Chairman Dave Andre said.
Andre expects Cartera to lose $1 million or $2 million in revenue if the law goes forward as planned. Andre said Georgia will continue not to receive taxes from online retailers such as Amazon.
Everybody knows this law is not going to accomplish anything, Andre said. Were sort of a pawn in this battle. ... Weve got to figure out what to do about it.
Most of the Georgia websites that would stand to lose advertising business in response to the law are local coupon sites or bloggers, said Rebecca Madigan, the executive director of the Performance Marketing Association, a trade association for those companies.
McAllister, of the Georgia Retail Association, said he has little sympathy for bloggers who lose some advertising revenue. At brick-and-mortar retailers and websites that have to charge sales tax in Georgia, thousands of jobs are on the line.
Its not even comparable, McAllister said. It continues to be the most unfair competitive situation Ive ever seen.
The fairness issue isnt lost on shoppers.
Brian Hood doesnt do much shopping online, but said he thinks Amazon and other online retailers should collect sales tax.
So does Dougie Coffed, who shops at Amazon more for its convenience and low prices than for the tax savings, which are often minimal. But Coffed said if he knew he could save taxes on a big-ticket item by simply clicking to another website, he would likely do it. In Georgia, as of Jan. 1, sales tax ranges from 6 percent to 8 percent, depending on the county.
As online sales increase in popularity -- they were up 15.2 percent over last year between Oct. 29 and Dec. 25, according to the Chase Holiday Pulse -- the question of who has to collect sales tax becomes more important to the states coffers.
A 2009 University of Tennessee estimate projected in 2012, Georgia would lose as much as $455.5 million in uncollected sales tax from online purchases. Heaghney said the state would add $16 million in revenue on an annual basis if it was able to collect sales tax from online stores with affiliate relationships, but he doesnt expect anything to change.
Those who do not currently collect, in the short term, I expect them not to collect, he said. What weve seen in most instances is they terminate their affiliate relationships.
Eight other states have enacted similar laws -- something that could push Congress to pass a law requiring online retailers to collect sales tax in all states. Heaghney said Georgias law will increase pressure nationally.
Arielle Kass writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Email: akass(at)ajc.com.
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Agreed. See my sig.
Kid has it all. Playmaking, vision, athleticism, speed, width, scoring ability. Gonna be a beast in the NBA no doubt in my mind.
first, i gotta say that I'm incredibly disappointed in the fact that he's not in this years draft.other than griffin, i do not think their is another player that could turn this franchise around like john wall would.and that's the problem.we probably won't end up with the kid.but a player like griffin or wall is the kinda guy we need.
i personally believe he is the next great guard that will come into the nba.he's just got that "it" factor.i think the kid is going to be a more athletic, and longer cp3 with prime iverson speed.i don't think that trading this years first round pick for a 2010 first round pick (to try to get wall)is a bad thing, cause i john wall is a franchise changing player.they're few players that have the upside that wall has.james,howard, are a few.I'n my opinion, the knicks need to do all(except for tanking, that **** don't work) they can do to position themselves to get wall.
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Agreed. See my sig.
Kid has it all. Playmaking, vision, athleticism, speed, width, scoring ability. Gonna be a beast in the NBA no doubt in my mind.
Who has more hype Wall this year or Jennings last year?
No offense.
Who has he played against?
Talent is there, experience isn't.
anyone can see this guy has star written all over him
and after we let 2 of our best players go this summer after replacing them with rookies
we will have no pick to show for our crappy season next year
"after we let 2 of our best players go this summer"
those two ( BEST PLAYERS ) you speak of.
are role playerssss.
Im tired of every one thinkin that we are setting the house on fire by letting lee and nate go, they are role players who put up quasi good to well numbers because of how crappy the roster they play for is.
This is again the start of something new, dropping contracts, and getting young athletic players who can do what Mike D asks them to do.
get over it.
and im tired of hearing that players wont want to come to a team with no supporting cast.ray allen and KG in one summer go to the celtics, a team that was worse the knicks are now. THe lakers are garbage after an incredible playoff appearances streak, 33-49 or something...they sign shaq..The suns were a lottery team the first year Mike D arrives, one summer they sign nash= 60 win team. Joe Johnson could of played the field but went to Atlanta ?. When Rashard Lewis signed with the magic they were terrible, likewise TRacy Mcgrady and Grant hill although injuries never allowed that to work its wonders.
Crappy teams become good teams because things like this actually happen, the reason it has not happened to the knicks is because they havent been able to afford them since ewing was traded. Finally we undo the knot that was tied a decade ago, create cap space, get youth that fits the mold of our coach
and what do we do
bitch and complain.
if you guys cant see whats on the horizon then your not true knicks fans.
we should be posting threads with some positivity that we finally have youth, we finally have an established coach, an experiences president, and a young team that plays hard.
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Talk about a kid that is over hyped.
He is a young kid that can run and jump. O, wow. That's all he does. Watch the USA highlights they are all chippy hanging leakouts.
Where is the shot. Where are the basketball moves?
Brandon Jennings and Sebatian Telfair are the better version of this kid.
Lance Stephonson would bang him up and a nightly basis.
We will see who has a better career Wall vs. Reggie Bullock
with the T-huahuas totally jock blocking us with rubio, it is incredibly essential that the nyk ends up with the great wall of kentucky.and anybody and everybody on the team that can get him us for this team, should be on the block next year.lebron or no lebron, this team needs john wall.
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every team in the nba and their pg situation.
the ones with the asterisks are the ones who'll could be competing with nyk for him IF nyk gets a a first round pick.
* sacramento-evans
* clippers-davis-i think they'll make the playoffs.
* toronto-calderon
new jersey-harris
* indiana-jack/price?
new orleans-paul
san antonio-parker
i see the raptors,pacers,suns,heat,hawks,and mavs, as our biggest threat in getting him. all seem like playoff teams, and the other teams seem set at pg.
i know it sounds kinda redundant considering few teams would pass on him, but you never know.
and its a good thing we got bigs this year, cause like this past draft was a pg's draft, next year will be a bigs draft.
all we need is a pick, luck and savvy to get that done.lets just hope he doesn't blow everybody away(which he'll probably do).and we might just end up with the great wall of kentucky.
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- Planar quantum squeezing and atom interferometry
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- We obtain a lower bound on the sum of two orthogonal spin component variances in a plane. This gives a planar uncertainty relation which holds even when the Heisenberg relation is not useful. We investigate the asymptotic, large-J limit and derive the properties of the planar quantum squeezed states that saturate this uncertainty relation. These states extend the concept of spin squeezing to any two conjugate spin directions. We show that planar quantum squeezing can be achieved experimentally as the ground state of a Bose-Einstein condensate in two coupled potential wells with a critical attractive interaction. These states reduce interferometric phase noise at all phase angles simultaneously. This is useful for one-shot interferometric phase measurements where the measured phase is completely unknown. Our results can also be used to derive entanglement criteria for multiple spins J at separated sites, with applications in quantum information.
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MONTPELIER Priscilla Patti Ruggles, 73, of Montpelier, surrounded by her family, passed away Nov. 17, 2012, at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation in Berlin. Born April 14, 1939, in St. Johnsbury, she was the daughter of Claire Emily Nichols Carleton and Sherman Richard Devereaux and was adopted by Walter Goss at a young age.
She was married to Roy Parkhurst, who predeceased her, and they had two sons and two daughters.
On June 9, 1996, Patti married the love of her life, Harold E. Ruggles, in Barre and they made their home in Montpelier. Patti loved to square dance, attend Project Independence, spend time with family and friends, and work puzzles.
She is survived by her husband; her daughter Diane Johnston, of Concord, N.H.; her son Walter Parkhurst, of Concord, N.H.; her daughter Vicki Davidson and husband Bill, of Ossipee, N.H.; son Stephen Parkhurst, of Center Conway, N.H.; two brothers-in-law, Don Ruggles and Francis Ruggles, of Montpelier, a sister-in-law, Lucy Frasier, and husband Bob, of Colchester; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her mother, father, stepfather, two sisters, Frances and Carolyn, son-in-law Richard Johnston and granddaughter Heidi Johnston.
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Vt. festival aims to train the brainKevin OConnor / Staff Photo
Gabrielle Bernstein, Oprah Winfreys newly deemed next generation thought leader, leads a tent full of meditators at the Wanderlust Festival this weekend at Stratton Mountain Resort.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan will appear in Vermont today to announce his two-pronged solution to the nations countless problems: Mindfulness and movement.
One may wonder what a congressman knows about either. But the Ohio Democrat not to be confused with Wisconsin colleague and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will find himself in understanding company when he joins a four-day crowd of 5,000 fellow yoga and meditation devotees to cap the Wanderlust Festival at Stratton Mountain Resort.
Theres a national movement building of people who are interested in transforming the political system, Ryan said by phone on his way from Washington, D.C. One of those groups happen to be people who are practicing yoga and mindfulness and seeing its impact.
Ryan who meditates a half-hour daily cites studies proving how sitting in silence can help everyone from leaders to laborers, prisoners to hospital and hospice patients, students with attention deficit disorder to soldiers with post-traumatic stress.
Im sick and tired of saying the default position is prescription drugs. Having personal experience with meditation, I realize what kind of transformation it could bring to the country.
Thats why the congressman is headlining a Wanderlust roster of 60 speakers that has featured Oprah Winfreys newly deemed next generation thought leader (Gabrielle Bernstein) and hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons political director (Michael Skolnik).
The world has changed, and were feeling that tension, Bernstein told this weekends crowd at Stratton. We have to coexist with all the craziness. Tap into your inner guidance system, however you do it.
Stratton has a history of hosting summer spectacles, be it the Volvo International tennis tournament that lured the likes of Andre Agassi from 1985 to 1989 or the McCalls LPGA Classic golf tournament that hooked Nancy Lopez and her peers from 1990 to 1995. When those sporting events moved to larger locations, the resort went looking for another annual warm-weather attraction.
Enter the organizers of Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, who launched Wanderlust Vermont in 2011. Since Thursday, the ski area that usually hosts SUV drivers toting boots and snowboards has welcomed hybrid car-poolers with bare feet and multicolored yoga mats, all exploring the connection between the body and mind.
This is about progress, not perfection, Bernstein told the crowd. A lot of people begin on a spiritual path and start to judge themselves. But its not about waking up for you, its about waking up for the times. This is not a time of how can I get? its how can I give, how can I serve? We have a much greater mission, purpose and power.
Ryan, for his part, is author of A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit a book that spiritualist Deepak Chopra declares has the potential to change our country and the world one person at a time.
Ryan may be able to arch his back with hands and feet on the floor, but he isnt your typical yoga practitioner. The former high school quarterback grew up in what CBS News has called a shot-and-a-beer district that includes Rust Belt neighborhoods in Akron and Youngstown.
Raised Catholic with a self-described appreciation for the contemplative life, the congressman felt everything change five years ago when he attended a silent retreat with stress reduction expert Jon Kabat-Zinn.
I realized you can train your mind to be in the present moment thats really where your life is.
Ryan, 39, also recognized the potential of mindfulness to improve mental and physical health and lower resulting costs. Co-chairman of the Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus, he has initiated programs for students and soldiers through the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Asked why he wanted to speak at Wanderlust, Ryan noted its reach not only in the region but also through similar events in California, Colorado, Hawaii and the countries of Canada and Chile.
These festivals are a good opportunity you get people from all over who can go back and promote this at the grass roots. I thought Vermont is closer to Ohio than the other sites. And Im hooked on Green Mountain Coffee.
Ryan credits his wakefulness not to caffeine, however, but to contemplation. After his Stratton appearance at noon (more information is available on the website www.wanderlustfestival.com), hell depart for the Omega Institute in neighboring New York state for a program on Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to High-Risk Youth.
Ive seen how this is resonating with a lot of people. Its not as out of the mainstream as some think.
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I never expected to chat with so many wonderful people across the globe, and to meet the lovely winners and bloggers in New York last April, together with the people from Benetton. As many have already said, this has been something truly memorable.
But that was not the end. Take these quotes from some Philippines guys and gals, who have joined the contest and have created new profiles even after the winners were announced. That's the art of enjoying.
Sara Camille
I like to draw people I know as dinosaurs and monsters… I'm not good at goodbyes, but I really like cheese… Shine on, rock on, and love, love, love!
Yes, my hair is natural. (And what hair!)
In a time where men and women have no boundaries to what they can or can't do, I think IT'S TIME for something new, someone less gender-specific. Someone like me, who the general public seem to look at differently, can actually be recognized for a change.
Mike Grageda
I'm mixed race. I'm mostly Filipino, a little Chinese and a little Spanish in me. Just shows how the world is getting more diverse and diverse.
It's always been my dream to become a model.
Mauie Sanchez
I'm a dreamer, my dreams bring me to places I've never been to and to dreams I never thought I could have…My innate ability to make others laugh is what keeps me going, and my heart (en)joys in the continuous unfolding of the wonders of this world.
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, she'll marry a music man.
I never, ever, eeeeever (I needed to stress that) in my life thought I would have had the GUTS to take a strike at my dream of becoming a Benetton model, considering the proximity and lack of opportunities! Thus, when I found out about this competition seven days ago, despite others already thousands of votes ahead of me, I just told myself, GO FOR IT! You never know when an opportunity like this may arise again, so just do it! and I DID! I am not afraid to be different. Life is too short to blend in…Bad day? Good day? It don't matter, you gonna see me smiling like no other.
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L.A. Noire ReviewBy Adam Sessler - Posted May 16, 2011
Games traffic in dreams and Rockstar and Team Bondi have served up two of the most potent: the human need to reclaim times lost to us as knowable, and the desire to see the actual world present with mystery and secrets that can deliver us from the banal. L.A. Noire transcends genre and the expectations of what a game can be and casts a spell that I have yet to shake.
The Pros
- Intense, rich, immersive storytelling
- Interview mechanic is unlike anything else in gaming
- Action is directly related to the narrative
- Rockstar's most satisfying game to date
The Cons
- Immediate feedback when you're wrong can detract from the experience
L.A. Noire Review:
L.A. Noire is not "GTA with hats." Okay. . .that's out of the way.
I am at a loss as how to properly categorize it and have little interest, as it is only a distraction from a stunning accomplishment. The sheer audacity of the game would be notable in its own right -- the languid pace, the de-emphasis on combat, the prohibitions against the player going on auto pilot -- but it's how the role of design, storytelling, art direction and sound all conspire to create a sublime experience, one that feels altogether new and unrelentingly captivating. That is the lasting impression. Grand Theft Auto is an improper corollary for what to expect from LA Noire but its significance in the pantheon of games is equal to that of GTA III.
You're Up, Gumshoe
You begin the game in 1947 as Cole Phelps. Fresh from WWII, and carrying a rare honor for bravery during his tour on Okinawa, Phelps shifts his service from the military to the LAPD. A straight-arrow to the annoying extreme, he becomes a poster child for the police department, desperate to draw attention away from the cloud of official corruption that surrounds the city's finest. Such favor moves Cole through the various desks: traffic, vice, arson and, of course, homicide, allowing the game to intersect with real events like the infamous Black Dahlia murder, and historical figures like the gangsters Mickey Cohen and Johnny Stompanato.
To give away more particulars about the game's story would risk ruining one of the biggest pleasures of the game. L.A. Noire does acknowledge the rich heritage of the genre both contemporary (L.A. Confidential, Chinatown) and classic (The Set-Up, Gun Crazy), and does so without self-consciousness or send-up. If anything, L.A. Noire is deeply reverential, not of the works specifically, but of the genre's deep roots in popular narrative, the myths of recent history, and the essential sense that things are not right with the American Dream: the post war economic boom is masking an epidemic of GI's who cannot acclimate; pervasive alcohol and drug abuse exist by those desperate to escape discontent; and manicured lawns hide dysfunctional marriages. This is all surrounded by a simmering violence that those in power choose to sweep under the rug in the rush to embrace progress.
L.A. Noire knows to keep narrative and gameplay spectacle to a minimum (only once does the game veer towards the flamboyant excesses of the GTA series), without sacrificing interest. For most players, the quiet, mature treatment of the material, and its elegant weaving of storylines, should come as a welcome respite from the Sturm und Drang of so many other games.
There Are Eight Million Stories. . .In L.A. Noire
That understanding of the pleasure of detective fiction and noir is what informs the single most striking aspect of the game: the storytelling. In noir, truths are revealed casually, the significance of facts unfurls slowly and no one talks directly. It's the antithesis of traditional game narrative, which is designed to motivate the action quickly. L.A. Noire approaches the dichotomy of interaction and narrative by integrating them together inextricably. The cutscenes are essential to informing the interactive detective work and the detective work drives the narrative forward. Each element of the game is so intertwined with the other that it takes some time to realize the subversive genius on display; the story is the game, the game is the story.
The interactivity can be broken up into two parts; investigation and action. The investigation requires the heaviest lifting on the player's part through the collection of evidence and the interviews of the myriad characters that populate this dyspeptic world. The collection of evidence is a straightforward affair; carefully peruse a location and, with music and rumble queues to guide your attention, analyze items of curiosity.
This can result in the mundane examination of a hairbrush or the grotesquely cold process of looking for clues on a desecrated corpse. With each appropriate clue found, the evidence is entered in your journal and can open up a new avenue of investigation; a location, a person or insight into motive. This seemingly rote mechanic is anything but, as it is so predicated on a sense of discovery, the basic fantasy of being a detective, seeing special meaning in the pedestrian and knowing that it leads towards a deeper truth (despite the protests of your recalcitrant partners).
Interrogation Techniques
The interviews are unlike anything else available in games. While the Bioware model has the player drive the conversation through the attitude they impose, L.A. Noire is all about reaction. Questions are available from your journal and are derived from evidence found in clues and other interviews. Once the character has answered the question, you then respond to them as if they told the truth, as if they are withholding information, or as if you can catch them in a lie with the gathered facts in your journal.
Careful examination of their facial movements gives further indication of their forthrightness and listening to what they say can make all the difference in how the interview unfolds. The result is one of the most harrowing experiences in games and that's a good thing. Never have I been so transfixed to the screen or so absorbed in the minutiae of the moment. The desire to have the upper hand over obstinate or self-possessed witnesses became compulsive and success at breaking them was a thrill that no perfect headshot can replicate.
The game immediately indicates if your response was successful and I find it the one misgiving I have in L.A. Noire's design. The game continues despite your successes. Each case can be seen as following the model of 2010's Heavy Rain in that you can make it to the conclusion, but the choices you make determine the path that takes you there. Collect all the clues, you can find a particular location, botch an interview, you just follow the subject to see where he goes.
The result is a wondrous sense of personal ownership over the investigation, illusory or not, which is at the core of the game's transfixion over the player. The intrusion of evaluation over your questions in the moment can give the wrong impression of failure and disrupts the game's spell. For the neurotic (myself included), let go of the need for a perfect playthrough on the first go, all the cases are available for replay upon conclusion.
Delayed Action
The action in L.A. Noire will be the most familiar to those who have played any recent Rockstar game, aim-assist, cover and reload are all available. What will be thoroughly unfamiliar is how sparing the action sequences are doled out, perhaps the most daring of all the design choices in the game . . .and it's a good thing.
All the actions in the main story are directly motivated by the narrative and are given greater significance through their infrequency. Car chases, shootouts and fistfights are not telegraphed and, as a result, take on the surprise and thrill they deserve. None of them are hard and all are relatively short which stays consistent with the tone of the game, you are the cops they are the hapless crooks. Towards the game's deeply satisfying conclusion the action sequences themselves take on a narrative heft that offers a stunning release to the claustrophobic turns in LA Noire's noxious story.
It's such deliberate design in L.A. Noire that makes it Rockstar's most satisfying game, despite and probably due to, its relative brevity (around 20 hours) compared to GTA or Red Dead Redemption. The game unfolds case by case, with small side missions available through the police radio (although they are dispersed somewhat unevenly) which benefits the game greatly by propping up the narrative as the primary focus as opposed to the free roaming mayhem that has been a hallmark of the company but can distract from their true talents and weaken the impact of the story. In L.A. Noire, the player is asked to pay attention unlike anything before, and the laser focus on narrative efficiency is only to the benefit of the experience.
I Can Tell By The Look On His Face
None of this could work as effectively as it does without production values that invite the player into a world that merits the attention and effortlessly allows the player to relinquish themselves to the sensuous pacing of a good crime story. What has received much advance attention, and deservedly so, is the facial animation system that turns every cutscene and character interaction into moments stripped free of crude archetype, allowing for nuanced acting and visceral reaction on the player's part.
The significance of this innovation cannot be overstated, especially in the interview sequences where you scrutinize every tic and sideways glance and the gasps of shock when a misdirected question would unleash a torrent of umbrage. (I actually said "sorry" out loud once.) The use of the animations is handled with great sophistication and those who think that a visual tell in one character is equitable with the next will be woefully surprised. In LA Noire, a good liar. . .is a good liar.
Even more impressive in the application of this remarkable technology is how L.A. Noire declines the urge to revel in its novelty. Very quickly, my eye-rubbing awe gave way to a sense of normalcy and comfort. The top-notch acting that drives the animations are primarily responsible, in particular Michael McGrady, Adam Harrington, and Aaron Stanton as Cole create complex and gripping characters that work so well in concert with the technology that the interplay between the two give way to a collective vitality that it quickly absorbed into the greater game.
In fact, the entire production design may be at risk for being underappreciated as it steadfastly refuses to invoke a sense of awe. From the costumes to the intricate sound details of hard-soled shoes on gravel and granite, L.A. Noire is rife with details whose service is only to the sense of place and drama; you can run, but watch and see the impulse to walk slowly to the suspect's door, savoring every small morsel of law-enforcing authority. The radio transitions from period comedy to be-bop to news broadcasts about the commencement of the HUAC hearings as you drive under banners celebrating Richard Nixon's election to the house of representatives 12th district, all quietly pointing toward a future of great uncertainty. The dripping sunshine that made Los Angeles a beacon to all of America after 1945 is relentless in L.A. Noire and slowly shifts into something mocking and malevolent as the story unspools the myth of paradise.
The City of Angels
Perhaps the strongest character in all of L.A. Noire is Los Angeles itself; 8x8 square miles of the city are available for exploration and the city of 1947 is represented in such detail that it could reasonably be considered an act of madness. Former and present Angelenos can drive themselves silly looking for intersections and buildings that still stand but the overall effect is not just a fully realized sense of place but also a sense of lost place.
This is not the Los Angeles I know, nor is it an American city familiar to anyone not alive during the transitional era of the later 1940's. The decision to place the game in a period that predates most of the famous architecture from the 1950's, a time more commonly associated with the noir genre, engenders a greater sense of the alien but also the real, the excesses of the fifties, celebrating a newfound middle-class are in their inception as people struggled to get themselves out from under the wreckage of the depression and the war. The city and the history depicted in the game are about to vanish in the wake of subdivisions and freeways to become, as one character puts it, "The City of the Twentieth Century."
That sense of something out of reach, of history that can only be gleaned through the refracted lens of books, film and now games provides L.A. Noire with its remarkable effect. Games traffic in dreams and Rockstar and Team Bondi have served up two of the most potent: the human need to reclaim times lost to us as knowable and the desire to see the actual world present with mystery and secrets that can deliver us from the banal.
L.A. Noire transcends genre and the expectations of what a game can be and casts a spell that I have yet to shake. For the past week, I drove around Los Angeles looking for the remnants of its history amid the assorted mini-malls and other travesties ushered in with the eighties, thinking of how I would once throw on a hat and clutch a magnifying glass ready to solve cases and bring truth as only a six-year-old can and wanting just one more opportunity.
Until then, you'll find me at Musso and Franks, drinking a martini. . .wearing a hat.
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Hunting for cheap Halloween costumes online? Look no further than this Lovebug Costume, new from Heather Mann. This is a great costume for a baby and, best of all, you don't need a sewing machine...so this craft is not only cute, it's super fast to make!
- 1 piece of red felt, measuring 18-inches by 18-inches
- 2 sheets of black craft felt
- 2 red or black pipe cleaners
- 1 piece of red or black ribbon, measuring 54-inches by ¾-inch
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- Black pants
- 2 red or black pom-poms (optional)
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- Make the Ladybug Wing Cape: To make the ladybug wing cape, fold the 18-inch by 18-inch piece of red felt in half. Draw a half-heart shape on the felt with chalk. Be sure the curved part of the heart is facing away from the fold on the fabric. Cut out the heart along the chalk line.
- Open up the heart shape, and make sure the curves are at the bottom and the point is at the top. Cut the point off, making the top end flat.
- Hot glue the center of your ribbon 1-inch from the flat top of the lady bug wing cape, then fold over top inch of felt and hot glue it to the ribbon, leaving both ends of the ribbon loose so they can be tied around your child's shoulders—always avoid tying this around your child's neck.
- Cut several hearts out black felt. Turn cape over and glue black hearts to back in a ladybug spot formation.
- Make the Antennae: There are several ways to create ladybug antennae for your costume. Create antennae by bending a pipe cleaner in the middle and duct taping the bent part to a headband.
- Add hearts or pom-poms to ends of the pipe cleaners with hot glue.
- Alternately, cut a band of felt 1-inch wide and long enough to wrap around your child's head with about 1-inch extra. Hot glue the felt into a headband, and attach a bent pipe cleaner with hot glue. Cover the bent part with a small felt heart. Curl the ends of the pipe cleaner around a pencil.
- Or, if your child is wearing a hooded sweatshirt as part of her costume, attach two pipe cleaners to the front of the hood with duct tape. Curl pipe cleaners around a pencil, and hot glue hearts or pom-poms to the ends of the pipe cleaner with hot glue.
- Put the Costume Together: Have your child wear a black, white, or red long-sleeved shirt or turtleneck and black white or red pants.
- Put the antennae on your child's head.
- Secure the cape on your child using the ribbon. It's best to avoid tying anything around your child's neck for safety reasons, so I take each ribbon end and lop it around my child's shoulders, going over his shoulders and then under his armpits so the ribbon ends come out dangling down his back. Then I tie both ends together at his back leaving them loose and giving him plenty of room.
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Terrific idea.....really cute and easy but one thought for attaching the wings would be to use velcro ( sew on ) applying to the back of the shirt and wings. After the event you could remove the velcro or leave it on for another time. By going to a used clothing store to buy the shirt it would save you some money. The reason why I suggested sew in velcro was so it would not detach as easily as the adhesive back velcro would but if you wish to keep it simple then use the adhesive back velcro along with the velcro glue and believe me that will never come apart! Good luck and I hope this helps..Linda
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As for recent news regarding the Curiosity rover landing, NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized rover will arrive closer to its ultimate destination for science operations, but also closer to the foot of a mountain slope that poses a landing hazard.
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It was possible to adjust landing plans because of increased confidence in precision landing technology aboard the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, which is carrying the Curiosity rover. That spacecraft can aim closer without hitting Mount Sharp at the center of Gale crater. Rock layers located in the mountain are the prime location for research with the rover.
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By Don Voltz 3:30pm, October 31, 2012Delaware football coach K.C. Keeler says there are no moral victories in Delaware football, but he feels his team played very well in last Saturday's 31-26 loss to 5th-ranked Old Dominion.
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But he saw some good signs, saying the team played very hard...in fact, he said they played harder than any team he's coached in the last 20 years.
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Hurley took shot after shot during the game, and played much of the second half with a right eye that was nearly swollen shut.
This week, the Blue Hens host a Towson team they upset last year, 35-30, but is coming off a big 49-35 win over Villanova.
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If you don't listen to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Something is wrong with you.
Lol I've seen this lots of times it's hilarious
Have you listened to the other songs off The Heist? Pretty legit
Macklemore Pandora station... best station ive listened to thus far
Who doesn't know this song?
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Who doesn't know this song?
It may not be the best but everyone knows Thrift Shop.
Originally Posted by Shade Dracova
It may not be the best but everyone knows Thrift Shop.
Same Love is probably one of the best song of The Heist. But all the songs are awesome.
I reckon Thrift Shop is so overrated.. but overall they're not too shabby
Well, I guess something is wrong with me, but it's not like it's a secret. I've never bothered to listen beyond this song, but I was streaming some of their other songs from their website, & it turns out you're right. I guess I'm gonna put The Heist on my iPod & give it a closer listen. So, thanks STONE ^_^
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text: Whats on your mind? 12>Wereparadox posted:2/18/2013 1:29:46 PM I figure we could use this as are next whatever thread. If y'all want.Jaxerback posted:2/18/2013 6:50:38 PM I think you are slightly off the mark there young man..Wereparadox posted:2/18/2013 6:56:17 PM What isn't that what the origin thread turned into?Jaxerback posted:2/18/2013 7:00:40 PM indeed..accidentally so...bobprin kept pushing it! breeld posted:2/18/2013 7:39:17 PM At work today, me and a guy I work with were talking about Near Death Experiences. We`ve both read books on it, and I`ve read a lot about it online. So what do you guys think-is it real or not? That`s what`s on my mind tonight.Wereparadox posted:2/18/2013 7:48:25 PM I defenatly think people get near death. As far as what people expierence it think its a bit like what you think is going to happen is around what you get. Type of thing.breeld posted:2/19/2013 6:53:03 AM Ok now that was funny. But aside from that, I think the experience has happened to enough people, with enough similarity, that it bears looking into.bobprin posted:2/19/2013 8:46:14 AM So the question would be are the energy forces that animate our living bodies cognisant after death? Are we still conscious and retain memory? Are we still 'alive'?LincolnGenghis posted:2/19/2013 9:45:13 AM We come from pure consciousness, spend some time in these temporary vessels, then go back To pure consciousness. A bigger question would be what is the real purpose behind this temporary constrained physical form we endure.spooky1 posted:2/19/2013 11:34:36 AM I think this is a great thread WereP, anything goseLincolnGenghis posted:2/19/2013 12:08:38 PM Except for you (spooky) and Breeld. You have to clear things through the men folk First. :)bobprin posted:2/19/2013 1:53:05 PM I think we assume this life to experience things that a pure conscience can't. Or it's a ride at a spiritual amusement park. Why not? Souls are emortal.Wereparadox posted:2/19/2013 4:02:49 PM I had a strange dream last night. I was driving down the road in a truck I've never owned. I was trying to avoid someone else and drove up onto a hill. The truck rolled over and suddenly I was in house I've never seen. At first I noticed people. I got the sence that the person I was didn't recognise them. The longer I stayed in the house the more the seens got disjointed. I got more and more confused. It became hard to focus and think about what I wanted to do. At first I watched the people and even sampled the food they left out. But over not a long amount of time the seens switched and soon the people were gone and the house was suddenly more and more trashed with disuse. It soon it became harder and impossible to even think at all untill I could only seem to focus on one object. An old iron shandlier type lighting. As I watched over what seemed like seconds it turned rusty and one side broke. Suddenly though I could think and move again. I could see the delapidated house. The door was off and I went outside back in my faculties as it were. This was the last days of earth I found out later. As I walked out into the city I saw others they were dead too. They were all walking single file towards one destination. As I looked I saw each person had a number over there head. None had 666 just random numbers. I'm petty sure I saw duplicits as well. I saw a giant upside down tornado. I was drawn towards it. I wonderd if I had a number I did. A voice told me what it was. It was a scary almost evil sounding voice. I asked it questions that I can't remember. I think about what was going on. I went into the vortex and started to go up. Something about some numbers changed as I did. Not sure if it was my nuber though. I think it was the plane I was on. I looked up to see a ball of bright yellow lighting. I was afraid that I might not make it up. That any second I would see fire and hell. My fears started to come true. I said "My faith is in God." I woke up. I couldn't move for a bit. I came out of it.gary107 posted:2/19/2013 5:34:17 PM how could we make room for the new and next if the old do not die ? It is part of the process. as for doing it by the numbers, sure hope they were all primes.breeld posted:2/19/2013 8:12:11 PM OH my god! Prime numbers again? lol Oops, sorry guys, may I post this? hmmmm?LincolnGenghis posted:2/19/2013 10:48:06 PM :) Yeah I guess. Damn I can't seem to piss anybody off. Well I will try this then. Gary I think we should run thru this whole prime number thing again. I think I still like base ten systems as opposed to base twelve systems also. Why would a base 12 system be better then a base 10 system in your opinion? Any thoughts from you on this breeld? :) gary107 posted:2/19/2013 11:53:32 PM because thinking in base 12 you realize 12 can be factored by 6 & 2 and 3 & 4, but in base 10 there is only 2 & 5, so a mind trained in base 12 will always be thinking in terms of more than just two ways to do a thing. less black and white in the ways to do things. base 12 gives an order to the prime numbers [the universe is orderly, difficult but orderly] and the two strings of the prime numbers. the two strings are mirror images of each other when you go into the negative of each string,e.g.: -19,-13,-7,-1,5,11,17,23 for 6n-1 and -17,-11,-5,1,7,13,19 for 6n+1. Whereas in base 10 the prime numbers appear random and therefore imply there is no order at all to the universe. "Order, no order" is part of the discussion "God, no god." that is why it is meaningful. my degree in Philosophy, minor in mathematics.gary107 posted:2/20/2013 12:05:24 AM we are reaching the point of God. I think God is a goal to be reached. We are heading that way in the development that comes with our advanced technologies. I think we will reach God, but we will find we were not the first to get there. That is how I think of it.bobprin posted:2/20/2013 7:10:19 AM Then what? Go for god II? Could it be that there is no 'goal', that we simply experience?breeld posted:2/20/2013 8:20:08 AM In Reply To:LincolnGenghis posted:2/19/2013 10:48:06 PM :) Yeah I guess. Damn I can't seem to piss anybody off. Well I will try this then. Gary I think we should run thru this whole prime number thing again. I think I still like base ten systems as opposed to base twelve systems also. Why would a base 12 system be better then a base 10 system in your opinion? Any thoughts from you on this breeld? :) Ok Linc. Now you`re pissing me off! Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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I've always wanted a Volkswagen bus. Long before I was able to drive, I had a fantasy of living down-and-out in a VW camper, aimlessly meandering it along isolated roads far from civilization and parking it along the beach or deep in the woods in order to catch some sleep and gather supplies.
My fantasy never came true and it never will. Turns out I'm not a down-and-out sort; my idea of roughing it is downgrading to a three-star hotel. But luckily for me, there's nothing rough about the new Volkswagen Westfalia Verdier Solar Powered Mobile Micro Home.
Micro Homes are the way of the future. At least that's what the design team at Verdier Solar Power thinks, as well as the Jury at Germany's Caravan Salon Dusseldorf, who awarded the company a Special Design Award for their inspired VW redesign.
The coming together of the Westfalia, long a symbol of the hippy culture, and the green energy technology of Verdier takes the camper experience and turns it on its head, transforming the simple VW bus into a modern, self-sufficient driving/living machine with a smooth design and the coolest features this side of a high-end fifth wheel. Verdier set out to enhance the "light recreational vehicle" and make the Westfalia traveling experience more luxurious and autonomous. And the result is one of the tightest designs I've seen.
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These tricked-out vans are equipped with intelligent solar panels guided by a GPS system for maximum sun exposure and a pneumatic suspension that provides improved stabilization and comfort by actually lowering the vehicle to the ground for stationary use. And there's a second story (or "second staging area", as they call it), which is easily accessible from the outside by the sliding half-door on the passenger side that pulls up into a ladder, or by the inside via the passenger seat, which, like a transformer toy, mechanically converts itself into a set of stairs. There's also a swivel cooking range that allows you to cook inside or out.
And what would a modern home be without a multi-media computer with WiFi?
Designer Alexandre Verdier has long had a fascination with VW caravans. Armed with degrees in philosophy and Industrial Design, he traveled across Europe and the United States in VWs, redesigning the vehicle in his mind and writing not one but two handbooks on the perfect camper.
At prices ranging from $26,000 to $69,000, the Westfalia Verdier Solar Powered Mobile Micro Home is not for the hippy-at-heart. And it's not the experience you've come to expect from the Volkswagen camper.
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For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Rush are off to a 2-0 start as they clobbered the Colorado Mammoth 17-6 on "GSP Night" featuring MMA legend Georges St. Pierre during their home-opener on Crystal Glass Field at Rexall Place.
Mark Matthews, the NLL's Rookie of the Year in 2013, paced the Rush attack as he tied the team record he shares with nine points in the game including five goals - three of which came on the power play. Fellow Rush sniper Zack Greer also fired in five goals, while Jarrett Davis counted three goals and five assists for an eight-point night. At the other end, the Rush got a terrific first-quarter showing from goalie Aaron Bold and he mustered a 40-save effort.
"We had a lot of guys get a lot of points and ultimately that's what you want. It's tough to stop from a defensive standpoint when you've got a lot of guys scoring," said Greer, who had a hat trick in Edmonton's season-opener - a 13-10 win at Colorado back on Dec. 28. Back-to-back games with that kind of firepower drew high praise for Greer from his coach. "Zack again was the most dynamic player on the floor," offered Rush GM/Head Coach Derek Keenan. "When he catches the ball and has some speed behind him, he is a very dangerous player."
Saturday night's win also gave the Rush a win in their home-opener for the first time since beating Buffalo 11-7 back in 2010. The victory, coming before a crowd of 7,950, pushed the Rush to 4-5 in the franchise's home-openers and gave Edmonton a huge boost in momentum as they try to end their home-turf struggles over recent season including last year's dismal 2-6 mark.
"It was a good way to start," said Greer. "We've struggled in our own building in the past. We're just focused on one goal and that's to win the game. There can be a lot of distractions playing at home. You're worrying about putting on a good performance and you wind up squeezing the stick a little. We just have one focus for each game and we have to go out and do that."
While the Rush are unbeaten after two outings, the lopsided loss dropped the Mammoth to 1-3. The Rush offense rolled in the opening quarter as Davis scored his first of the night just 19 seconds into the game. Greer counted his first three of the night all in the opening quarter including a shorthanded tally on the heels of Matthews' first power-play goal of the game.
Greer's shorthanded marker meant the hook for rookie goaltender Dillon Ward, who got yanked after giving up four goals on five shots. Matthews, who didn't score in the season-opener but notched four assists, counted his second power-play tally of the quarter, and then Greer racked up his hat trick goal, following his own rebound and diving through the crease as he tucked the ball between the legs of goaltender Tye Belanger. Drew Westervelt finally beat Bold but not before the Edmonton netminder had managed a pair of brilliant stops on Joel Dalgarno and Sean Pollock during Mammoth power plays.
The second quarter opened with the Rush on another tear as goals by Curtis Knight and Davis pushed the Rush to an 8-1 cushion, and brought the hook out for Belanger with Ward heading back into the Colorado net. Matthews connected again on the power-play goal, giving him a first-half hat trick, and the Rush cruised to a 9-2 lead at halftime.
Any thought of big swing in momentum towards the Mammoth had pretty much disappeared long before the break. "We couldn't get anything going," said Colorado's Dan Ball, who engaged in a wild fight with Edmonton's Nic Bilic at midfield late in the third quarter.
The two were teammates together last season in Minnesota. "Boldy (Aaron Bold) was good and we got lots of shots at him. We hung our goalies out to dry and they capitalized on their chances." Rush rookie Riley Loewen added to the Mammoth's woes scoring on a beautiful spin move at the top of the crease in the third quarter. Matthews had a goal waved off for crease violation - and also denied by the challenge flag - but the 2013 NLL Rookie of the Year wouldn't be denied his fourth goal of the game on Edmonton's very next possession.
The former Denver University star counted his fifth of the night and third power-play tally, and Greer notched his fifth of the game with powerful shot that zipped by Belanger with 2.6 seconds left in the third. Loewen, with his second, Davis's hat trick goal, and Cory Conway added fourth-quarter goals for the Rush. Matthews drew an assist on Conway's goal to get to his ninth point of the game - a team record he shares with Corey Small and Shawn Williams. Westervelt, with a hat trick, two from Adam Jones, and a single from Sean Pollock accounted for the Colorado goals.
The Rush swept the game's three stars with goalie Aaron Bold, who came up big during the Mammoth's early power plays, named first star. Matthews took second star honors and Greer was named third star. "I thought we played really well and came out with a lot of energy," noted Keenan. "Bold was excellent and you need to have that every night because the skill level in this league is so high. Tonight our skill was better than theirs. "We executed well and had very few letdowns. I'm really happy with the effort." The Rush have won seven of the last 12 meetings with their West Division rival and Edmonton is now 9-14 all-time against Colorado. Rush host the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday, Jan. 17, while Colorado is at Vancouver on Jan. 17 and then back home to play Buffalo on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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Announced today, the line will feature a slew of updated technologies, but won'tinclude—gasp—the S7, one of the best-selling skis of the past few years. That ski will be replaced by the even more all-mountain friendly Soul 7 (pictured here; 106-mm waist). We've already skied many of the 7 series models—albeit only on manmade snow at Vail in late November—and we dug the lowered tail rocker and the light, playful feel. It's safe to say they rip. Here's a rundown of the hotness for next season.


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Frank Gore rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, Alex Smith threw for a pair of scores and San Francisco's defense bottled up Aaron Rodgers and the host Packers for most of the game to win a matchup of expected NFC powers. tchup of expected NFC powers.
San Francisco kicker David Akers ended the first half with a 63-yard field goal that bounced off the crossbar and through to match the NFL record held by Tom Dempsey, Jason Elam and Sebastian Janikowski, giving the 49ers a 16-7 lead.
Smith was efficient, completing 20 of 26 passes for 211 yards. He made it 10-0 with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss in the second quarter and added a 4-yard scoring toss to tight end Vernon Davis to make it 23-7 in the third quarter. Moss' catch moved him into second place on the NFL's all-time touchdown reception list with 154.
The Packers pulled within 23-15 with 11:35 left, as Randall Cobb broke a 75-yard punt return for a score and Rodgers hit Jordy Nelson for the two-point conversion. A flag was thrown for an apparent block in the back during Cobb's return, but officials picked it up and the touchdown stood.
Green Bay forced a punt to get the ball back with a chance to tie, but NaVorro Bowman picked off a Rodgers pass on first down. Gore broke a 23-yard touchdown run on the next play.
Rodgers answered with a quick scoring drive and a 10-yard touchdown pass to James Jones, and the Packers moved across midfield on their final drive, needing a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie. But Rodgers was sacked on second down, and Green Bay turned it over on downs.
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Using randomize control experience. A team at the University California Riverside found that you can intentionally increase your happiness by being kind, respectful and using your manners. Why is this important? According to earlier research: happy people have more stable marriages, stronger immune systems and higher incomes then their less positive peers. So make sure you say please and thank you the next time you can see the opportunity.
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"I feel very honored about my new position, and I am excited about continuing my relationships with the outstanding ONU alumni and friends." Prasher said. "I would like to thank Ann Donnelly Hamilton for all of her support and hope to maintain the high standard she has set for this office."
Prasher, who graduated from ONU in 2005 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering, served as director of development for ONU's T.J. Smull College of Engineering from 2008-10. Prior to that, she was employed as a production team adviser for Schreiber Foods Inc. in Green Bay, Wis., from 2006-08.


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Shumlin, Cuomo tie in NY rafting raceBy MARY ESCH
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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin paddles with teammates during a rafting competition in the Adirondack Challenge on the Indian River on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in Indian Lake, N.Y. Shumlin and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are squaring off in the rafting race meant to highlight the Adirondacks' recreational opportunities. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)INDIAN LAKE, N.Y. The governors of Vermont and New York had a trash-talking splash fight before paddling the bucking waves of the Indian River as part of the second annual tourism-promoting Adirondack Challenge on Sunday.
At a late afternoon awards banquet at Gore Mountain Ski Center in nearby North Creek, Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy declared that the friendly contest between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, both Democrats, had ended in a 19 minute, 20-second tie.
Imagine that, a dead tie, said Cuomo, whose raft team was declared the winner last year against a team captained by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. I thought I had a world record.
A total of 21 six-person rafts ran the three-mile course in Indian Lake, about 80 miles north of Albany. Teams included state legislators, city mayors, regional economic development people and other community leaders from around the state. All heaped praise on Cuomo for his efforts to promote a region where theres longstanding resentment of Albanys perennial focus on downstate interests.
Ive taken to calling him our No. 1 tourism promoter, said Sen. Betty Little, a North Country Republican.
This is really about growing jobs and economic opportunity in the North Country, Shumlin said. Whats good for the Adirondacks is also good for the Green Mountain state. When you prosper, we prosper.
Gov. Cuomo has done more to promote the Adirondacks than anyone in memory, said Albany Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, a Democrat. She and her family spent the day Sunday stand-up paddleboarding and taking a floatplane tour of the Indian Lake area.
Theres still a disconnect between upstate and downstate, said Senate Majority Co-Leader Jeff Klein, of the Bronx, whose raft team won the City Slickers Award at the banquet. This shows were one New York. We thank the governor for doing that.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, who participated in the whitewater race for the second year, invited Adirondack officials to visit the city. My hometown may not be as picturesque, but trust me, riding in the back seat of a New York City cab can be quite exhilarating.
Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens led a three-mile hike to nearby OK Slip Falls, part of the new land purchase completed by Cuomo in 2012. At the end of the whitewater paddle, participants hiked a half-mile through fragrant fir forest, another part of the new land purchase.
This is a part of the state that I hadnt had a chance to enjoy, said Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Westchester Democrat who rafted. Everyone here is now an ambassador for the Adirondacks.MORE IN NewsNarration and audio production by RH Alcott Full StoryNarration and audio production by RH Alcott Full Story
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