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Agricultural subsidy
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An agricultural subsidy is a governmental subsidy paid to farmers and agribusinesses to supplement their income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, and influence the cost and supply of such commodities. Examples of such commodities include: wheat, feed grains (grain used as fodder, such as maize or corn, sorghum, barley and oats), cotton, milk, rice, peanuts, sugar, tobacco, oilseeds such as soybeans and meat products such as beef, pork, and lamb and mutton.[1]
- 1 Agricultural subsidies by region
- 2 Impact of subsidies
- 3 Alternatives
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 Further reading
- 7 External links
Agricultural subsidies by region[edit]
European Union[edit]
In 2010, the EU spent €57 billion on agricultural development, of which €39 billion was spent on direct subsidies.[4] Agricultural and fisheries subsidies form over 40% of the EU budget,[5] since 1992 (and especially since 2005), the EU's Common Agricultural Policy has undergone significant change as subsidies have mostly been decoupled from production. The largest subsidy is the Single Farm Payment.
Increases in food and fertilizer prices have underlined the vulnerability of poor urban and rural households in many developing countries, especially in Africa, renewing policymakers' focus on the need to increase staple food crop productivity.
A study by the Overseas Development Institute evaluates the benefits of the Malawi Government Agricultural Inputs Subsidy Programme, which was implemented in 2006/2007 to promote access to and use of fertilizers in both maize and tobacco production to increase agricultural productivity and food security, the subsidy was implemented by means of a coupon system which could be redeemed by the recipients for fertilizer types at approximately one-third of the normal cash price.[6] According to policy conclusions of the Overseas Development Institute the voucher for coupon system can be an effective way of rationing and targeting subsidy access to maximize production and economic and social gains. Many practical and political challenges remain in the program design and implementation required to increase efficiency, control costs, and limit patronage and fraud.[6]
New Zealand[edit]
New Zealand is reputed to have the most open agricultural markets in the world[7][8][9] after radical reforms started in 1984 by the Fourth Labour Government stopped all subsidies.
In 1984 New Zealand's Labor government took the dramatic step of ending all farm subsidies, which then consisted of 30 separate production payments and export incentives, this was a truly striking policy action, because New Zealand's economy is roughly five times more dependent on farming than is the U.S. economy, measured by either output or employment. Subsidies in New Zealand accounted for more than 30 percent of the value of production before reform, somewhat higher than U.S. subsidies today. And New Zealand farming was marred by the same problems caused by U.S. subsidies, including overproduction, environmental degradation and inflated land prices.
As the country is a large agricultural exporter, continued subsidies by other countries are a long-standing bone of contention,[10][11] with New Zealand being a founding member of the 20-member Cairns Group fighting to improve market access for exported agricultural goods.
United States[edit]
The United States paid around $20 billion in 2005 to farmers in direct subsidies as "farm income stabilization"[12][13][14] via farm bills. These bills pre-date the economic turmoil of the Great Depression with the 1922 Grain Futures Act, the 1929 Agricultural Marketing Act, and the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act creating a tradition of government support.
The beneficiaries of the subsidies have changed as agriculture in the United States has changed. In the 1930s, about 25% of the country's population resided on the nation's 6,000,000 small farms. By 1997, 157,000 large farms accounted for 72% of farm sales, with only 2% of the US population residing on small farms; in 2006, the top 3 states receiving subsidies were Texas (10.4%), Iowa (9.0%), and Illinois (7.6%). United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) subsidies from farms in Iowa totaled $1,212,000,000 in 2006.[15] From 2003 to 2005, the top 1% of beneficiaries received 17% of subsidy payments;[15] in Texas, 72% of farms do not receive government subsidies. Of the close to USD$1.4 billion in subsidy payments to farms in Texas, roughly 18% of the farms receive a portion of the payments.[16]
The Environmental Working Group states:
The 1996 Freedom to Farm Act envisioned a move away from subsidized farming and into a free-market system, as a transition, the 1996 farm bill established a direct payment program to wean farmers off the government dole. Payments are based on a formula involving the historic production on a given plot of land in 1986, this set payment went to the current landowner or farm operator every year. The program has been maintained beyond its intended lifetime and became a federal entitlement program for farmers that cost the government about $5 billion per year.[17]
Top states for direct payments were Iowa ($501 million), Illinois ($454 million), and Texas ($397 million). Direct payments of subsidies are limited to $40,000 per person or $80,000 per couple.[18]
The subsidy programs give farmers extra money for their crops and guarantee a price floor, for instance, in the 2002 Farm Bill, for every bushel of wheat sold, farmers were paid an extra 52 cents and guaranteed a price of 3.86 from 2002–03 and 3.92 from 2004–2007.[19] That is, if the price of wheat in 2002 was $3.80, farmers would get an extra 58¢ per bushel (52¢ plus the 6¢ price difference).
Corn is the top crop for subsidy payments, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandates that billions of gallons of ethanol be blended into vehicle fuel each year, guaranteeing demand, but US corn ethanol subsidies are between $5.5 billion and $7.3 billion per year. Producers also benefitted from a federal subsidy of 51 cents per gallon, additional state subsidies, and federal crop subsidies that can bring the total to 85 cents per gallon or more. However, the federal ethanol subsidy expired December 31, 2011.[20] (US corn-ethanol producers were shielded from competition from cheaper Brazilian sugarcane-ethanol by a 54-cent-per-gallon tariff; however, that tariff also expired December 31, 2011.[21][22])
|2004 U.S. Crop Subsidies[23]
|Millions of US$
|Feed grains, mostly corn
|Upland cotton and ELS cotton
|Soybeans and products
|Minor oilseeds
|Wool and mohair
|Vegetable oil products
|Other crops
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Farm subsidies in Asia remain a point of contention in global trade talks.[24][25]
In 2009, Japan paid USD$46.5 billion in subsidies to its farmers,[26] and continued state support of farmers in Japan remains a controversial topic.[27]
South Korea has made attempts to reform its agricultural sector, despite resistance from vested interests.[28]
Impact of subsidies[edit]
Global food prices and international trade[edit]
Although some critics and proponents of the World Trade Organization have noted that export subsidies, by driving down the price of commodities, can provide cheap food for consumers in developing countries,[29][30] low prices are harmful to farmers not receiving the subsidy. Because it is usually wealthy countries that can afford domestic subsidies, critics argue that they promote poverty in developing countries by artificially driving down world crop prices.[31] Generally, developing countries have a comparative advantage in producing agricultural goods,[citation needed] but low crop prices encourage developing countries to be dependent buyers of food from wealthy countries. So local farmers, instead of improving the agricultural and economic self-sufficiency of their home country, are forced out of the market and perhaps even off their land, this occurs as a result of a process known as "international dumping" in which subsidized farmers are able to "dump" low-cost agricultural goods on foreign markets at costs that un-subsidized farmers cannot compete with. Agricultural subsidies often are a common stumbling block in trade negotiations; in 2006, talks at the Doha round of WTO trade negotiations stalled because the US refused to cut subsidies to a level where other countries' non-subsidized exports would have been competitive.[32]
Others argue that a world market with farm subsidies and other market distortions (as happens today) results in higher food prices, rather than lower food prices, as compared to a free market.[citation needed]
Mark Malloch Brown, former head of the United Nations Development Programme, estimated that farm subsidies cost poor countries about US$50 billion a year in lost agricultural exports:
It is the extraordinary distortion of global trade, where the West spends $360 billion a year on protecting its agriculture with a network of subsidies and tariffs that costs developing countries about US$50 billion in potential lost agricultural exports. Fifty billion dollars is the equivalent of today's level of development assistance.[33][34]
Poverty in developing countries[edit]
The impact of agricultural subsidies in developed countries upon developing-country farmers and international development is well documented. Agricultural subsidies can help drive prices down to benefit consumers, but also mean that unsubsidised developing-country farmers have a more difficult time competing in the world market;[35] and the effects on poverty are particularly negative when subsidies are provided for crops that are also grown in developing countries since developing-country farmers must then compete directly with subsidised developed-country farmers, for example in cotton and sugar.[36][37] The IFPRI has estimated in 2003 that the impact of subsidies costs developing countries $24 billion in lost incomes going to agricultural and agro-industrial production; and more than $40Bn is displaced from net agricultural exports.[38] Moreover, the same study found that the least developed countries have a higher proportion of GDP dependent upon agriculture, at around 36.7%, thus may be even more vulnerable to the effects of subsidies. It has been argued that subsidised agriculture in the developed world is one of the greatest obstacles to economic growth in the developing world; which has an indirect impact on reducing the income available to invest in rural infrastructure such as health, safe water supplies and electricity for the rural poor.[39] The total amount of subsidies that go towards agriculture in OECD countries far exceeds the amount that countries provide in development aid; in the case of Africa, it is estimated that a 1% increase in its total agricultural exports could lift its GDP by $70 billion, nearly five times what the region is provided in total foreign aid.[40]
Haiti and US rice imports[edit]
Haiti is an excellent example of a developing country negatively affected by agricultural subsidies in the developed world. Haiti is a nation with the capacity to produce rice and was at one time self-sufficient in meeting its own needs,[41][42] at present, Haiti does not produce enough to feed its people; 60 percent of the food consumed in the country is imported.[43] Following advice to liberalize its economy by lowering tariffs, domestically produced rice was displaced by cheaper subsidised rice from the United States, the Food and Agriculture Organization describes this liberalization process as being the removal of barriers to trade and a simplification of tariffs, which lowers costs to consumers and promotes efficiency among producers.[44]
Opening up Haiti's economy granted consumers access to food at a lower cost; allowing foreign producers to compete for the Haitian market drove down the price of rice. However, for Haitian rice farmers without access to subsidies, the downward pressure on prices led to a decline in profits. Subsidies received by American rice farmers, plus increased efficiencies, made it impossible for their Haitian counterparts to compete.[45][46] According to Oxfam and the International Monetary Fund, tariffs on imports fell from 50 percent to three percent in 1995 and the nation is currently importing 80 percent of the rice it consumes.[47][48]
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that since 1980, rice production in Haiti has been largely unchanged, while consumption on the other hand, is roughly eight times what it was in that same year.[49] Haiti is among the top three consumers of long grain milled rice produced in the United States.[50]
As rice farmers struggled to compete, many migrated from rural to urban areas in search of alternative economic opportunities.[51]
Impact on nutrition[edit]
One peer-reviewed research suggests that any effects of US farm policies on US obesity patterns must have been negligible.[52] However, some critics argue that the artificially low prices resulting from subsidies create unhealthy incentives for consumers, for example, in the USA, cane sugar was replaced with cheap corn syrup, making high-sugar food cheaper;[53] beet and cane sugar are subject to subsidies, price controls, and import tariffs that distort the prices of these products as well.
The lower price of energy-dense foods such as grains and sugars could be one reason why low-income people and food insecure people in industrialized countries are more vulnerable to being overweight and obese.[54] According to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine(A pro-vegan organization), meat and dairy production receive 63% of subsidies in the United States,[55] as well as sugar subsidies for unhealthy foods, which contribute to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, with enormous costs for the health sector.[55]
Market distortions due to subsidies have led to an increase in corn fed cattle rather than grass fed. Corn fed cattle require more antibiotics and their beef has a higher fat content.[56]
Cross-border movement of businesses[edit]
Tariffs on sugar have also caused large candy makers in the USA to relocate to Canada and Mexico, where sugar is often half to a third the price,[57] the Dominican Republic Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), though, does not seen to be very impact in this area but known to not amounting to much. The sugar issue causing alarm had reasoning due to what plausible effects could come through the tariffs as well as the undetermined future of these types of negotiations considering sugar importation in the United States. Due to various continuing disputes in trade, Mexico began to have fewer exports of sugar into the United States, where the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allowed, those who left and sought out other companies for sugar have leaned marginally more towards Canada than Mexico. The tariffs are what keeps the large pressure from competition from south of the Rio Grande at bay.[57]
Non-farming companies[edit]
Subsidies are also given to companies and individuals with little connection to traditional farming, it has been reported that the largest part of the sum given to these companies flow to multinational companies like food conglomerates, sugar manufacturers and liquor distillers. For example, in France, the single largest beneficiary was the chicken processor Groupe Doux, at €62.8m, and was followed by about a dozen sugar manufacturers which together reaped more than €103m.[citation needed]
Public economics implications[edit]
Government intervention, through agricultural subsidies, interferes with the price mechanism which would normally determine commodity prices, often creating crop overproduction and market discrimination. Subsidies are also an inefficient use of taxpayer's money, for instance, in 2006, the Department of Agriculture estimated that the average farm household income was $77,654 or about 17% higher than the average US household income.[58] From a public economics perspective, subsidies of any kind work to create a socially and politically acceptable equilibrium that is not necessarily Pareto efficient.[59]
Environmental implications[edit]
The monoculture system associated with subsidized large-scale production has been implicated as a contributory factor in Colony Collapse Disorder which has affected bee populations. Bee pollination is an essential ecosystem service essential for the production of many varieties of fruits and vegetables. Subsidies often go towards subsidising meat production which has other nutritional and environmental implications; and it has been found that out of the $200Bn subsidies to subsidise crops from 1995–2010 around two thirds of this went to animal feed, tobacco and cotton production.[60] On the other hand, farmers producing fruits and vegetables received no direct subsidies, the environmental impact of meat production is high due to the resource and energy requirements that go into production of feed for livestock throughout their lifespan, for example, a kilogram of beef uses about 60 times as much water as an equivalent amount of potato.[61] The subsidies contribute to meat consumption by allowing for an artificially low cost of meat products.[62]
Neoliberals argue that the current subsidies distort incentives for the global trade of agricultural commodities in which other countries may have a comparative advantage. Allowing countries to specialize in commodities in which they have a comparative advantage in and then freely trade across borders would therefore increase global welfare and reduce food prices.[63] Ending direct payments to farmers and deregulating the farm industry would eliminate inefficiencies and deadweight loss created by government intervention.
However, others disagree, arguing that a more radical transformation of agriculture is needed, one guided by the notion that ecological change in agriculture cannot be promoted without comparable changes in the social, political, cultural and economic arenas that conform and determine agriculture, the organized peasant and indigenous based agrarian movements, e.g. Via Campesina, consider that only by changing the export-led, free-trade based, industrial agriculture model of large farms can what they call the downward spiral of poverty, low wages, rural-urban migration, hunger and environmental degradation be halted.[64]
See also[edit]
- Perverse agricultural subsidies
- Protectionism
- Free trade
- Agricultural policy
- Price support
- 2007–2008 world food price crisis
- Electrical energy efficiency on United States farms
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External links[edit]
- You Are What You Grow – Article on farm subsidies from The New York Times.


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LAKEPORT -- The city appears on track to get as much as $2 million in grants toward water and sewer improvements for which it applied for federal funding, officials told the City Council Tuesday night.
City staff met with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) representatives earlier this month and learned the city would likely receive grant funding for 25 percent of the costs of the utility projects, Public Works Director Mark Brannigan said.
"In this day and age, it's extremely competitive and difficult to come by, so this is wonderful news," he added.
The city applied for federal financial assistance to pay for a series of system improvements. If the grants come to fruition, the remaining costs would be paid for with long-term, low-interest financing through the USDA.
Repaying the federal loan was a small component of recent increases to water and sewer rates.
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Removing sludge from both treatment ponds and doing slope protection sooner, as opposed to only sludge removal for one pond as planned under the reduced USDA project, would not result in increases for ratepayers and likely save them money in the long run, he added.
Earlier in the meeting, the council voted 3-2 directing staff to enter into a contract with PACE Engineering, Inc. for services on water projects to be funded by the USDA.
Council members Tom Engstrom and Suzanne Lyons dissented.
The Redding-based firm will receive as much as $519,000 for design and construction management for water meter replacement, the South Main Street water main loop and data system upgrades.
PACE's proposal ranked highest in the selection process, City Engineer Scott Harter said.
Lyons was dismayed that a Lake County firm wasn't chosen. Engstrom expressed disapproval of the selection board consisting of two city staff members and a city contractor.
Later, council members delayed deciding on an agreement allowing the developer of a low-income senior apartment complex to defer paying some utility fees.
Lakeport Pacific Associates, based in Eagle, Idaho, proposes to build 48 units at 1075 Martin St.
The company asked to postpone paying nearly $500,000 in water and sewer expansion fees for as many as two years or until it requests final inspection or occupancy, whichever occurred first.
The draft agreement had conditions calling for the developer to give preference to hiring Lake County contractors and workers and provide evidence of its good-faith efforts to do so.
But council members wanted more guarantees.
They told staff they would only consider a deferral agreement if there is hiring from within the county.
City Attorney Steve Brookes said he would speak with the applicant and report back at the next council meeting.
As part of the consent agenda, the council voted 4-0 to approve a contract with City Manager Margaret Silveira. Engstrom abstained because he was absent from the meeting during which the deal was discussed.
The agreement, effective through May 30, 2016, includes provisions for an initial $115,000 annual salary, benefits and yearly performance evaluations. City Hall will be closed next week because of employee furloughs and Thanksgiving.

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I started out with a P&A then switched to using the Voodoo. I liked the voodoo but lost it and bought some X out magics. Didn't like the magics as much and bought a couple of ridges when they came out. I bought some Ions after the ridges and was using them exclusive for a while. I ended up picking up a D zone when it was on sale. I really like the disc it is nice and stiff and I like the feel much better than the premium plastic of the ion. Also it has a low profile which my putting stile seems to prefer.
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CHINO – Chino Valley Unified board candidate Andrew Cruz may bump incumbent Fred Youngblood out of his seat by 120 votes.
As Monday evening, Youngblood had 12,142 votes, while Cruz has received 12,262 votes, according to the San Bernardino County Registar of Voters.
Voters had to choose three Chino Valley Unified candidates during the Nov. 6 General Elections.
Top vote-getter and incumbent James Na has 20,364 votes and newcomer to the board Irene Hernandez-Blair is in second place with 14,769.
"So far (Cruz) is in third place, but we can't say they're winners until we certify the results. Although those numbers are there, they're not certified yet and it's not accurate to say they're winners yet," said Felisa Cardona, spokeswoman for the county Registrar of Voters on Tuesday.
"We estimate we will be certifying the elections by the end of the week."
As of last night the Registar of Voters had 300 provisional ballots to count for the entire San Bernardino County, which is a mix of all the precincts, Cardona said.
Since 2004, Youngblood has been elected twice to the Chino Valley Unified board.
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I don't care for the new look, at all, very unappealing IMO. Guess I'll get use to it, carry on.
One other thing. You can't see the thanked responses.
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I don't care for the new look, at all, very unappealing IMO. Guess I'll get use to it, carry on.
One other thing. You can't see the thanked responses.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Yes you can.
I don't mind the look. But everything seems way too big. When scrolling through a thread, one comment that's like two lines, takes up my entire screen. It feels like I'm scrolling 10 feet to get to the bottom of the page. I could make everything on my screen smaller but then I'd have to make it bigger on every other site I visit. They need to make things smaller imo. And not sure why we need to see the thanks statistics.
Other than that, I have no problem with anything. I can live with with thanks statistics but I found myself not posting during the game last night because of how big everything looks. It's annoying :/
I don't really like it either. The forum pages look cluttered with the big icons.
Most of the stuff I didn't like has been corrected. I b*tched to early, as usual.
I agree with you guys on the icons, don't care for them. They look kinda pinkish and light blue, more baby shower forum colors than basketball forum.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I have a question....do I have the option to change colors? the two shades of blue are too close together and with all of the white it makes for a very bright screen....I need more subdued colors for these tired old eyes.
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
get glasses you cheapskate!
We ALL have to fork out money for that !
P.S. You a man, you colourblind anyway, we all are.
P.P.S. and what 2 shades of blue you on about ?? Blue ???
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
I've made a Navy Blue (versus Royal Blue) version of the template, and for now have decided to make it the new default as I think it's easier on the eyes (better contrast). If you thought it was better yesterday, go down to the bottom left and select "PD May 12 Royal" to get back to the brighter blue.
My one complaint is that on the old PD when you put someone on the ignore list they just kind of disappeared but now I see "[USER NAME]'S MESSAGE IS BLOCKED BECAUSE THEY ARE ON YOUR IGNORE LIST" or whatever. That's the one thing I miss. Now they are bothering me even when they are on my ignore list.
I am with you. If I have someone on ignore, I want them to basically not exist in any capacity during my PD experience. I know that isn't really possible, but getting as close to that benchmark as we can get is a plus.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
You guys do realize that I'm chipping away at restoring certain features as I can get to them right? And you do also realize that version 3 of the software was exactly the same way with people on your ignore list, and that the only reason it was even better was because I took the time to change it right? I'm going to do that again as soon as I can.
I got a weird one for you.
Set to Royal Blue everything works. Set to Navy (I like it better) I can't post at all. The post box completely disappears. Also set to Navy the thanks button disappears when I click it and doesn't work or come back.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
The only things different between the two are colors. It can't be the source of the problem.
thanks Hicks...this is much easier on my OLD eyes....Abel, you'll understand someday soon.
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
The ignore feature should now be as it was in version 3.
is it just on mine or is the background always the hardwood floors in all the themes?
Also - would it possible to add a block to the team icons under user names? I have all images/gifs/avatars/signs turned off - would be good if we could turn those off as well - thanks in advance
It'd be nice to have the ability to Ignore threads and forums again. Really just forums, I have no use for the Pac..., I mean Trade Proposal forum.
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I've had a couple issues that I kept thinking would get cleaned up, but nothing so far. I can't simply type in pacersdigest.com and get the site to come up. I've deleted my cookies and emptied my cache and nothing still. I bookmarked the pacersfans.com when the site was down, and I can get here through that way. Not a big deal, just weird.
The other is that the site won't keep me logged in. (Again, not a big deal)
The site is looking good. I like the dark blue color.
I was still running Firefox 3.6.x version that just finished being support a few weeks ago and had all kinds of problems, couldn't type in the post box. I updated to 10.04 ESR (Extended Support Release) and everything is great.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Any update on restoring the search for thanked posts links? I never realized how much I used it to keep track of conversations I was involved in.
I'm working on it. I've been in contact with the guy who made the mod and he's trying to help me out.
Maybe someone already asked this somewhere else and I missed it. Does this version allow for customized Pacers themed buttons like we had before? If so will that be something that comes back eventually?
It allows for it, but the ones we were previously using would probably look out of place with the rest of the style here. I'll experiment, though.
Can we please please PLEASE turn off the live topic auto update thing? I dont' know if it helps the board cope with a game thread or what, but it sure as hell stops me from being able to post. I said something about it before, but if I'm using the quick reply box at the bottom which I usually do, and the thread "auto updates" during my replay, it takes me to that post forcing me to scroll back down bit to finish my post. As you can imagine during a busy game thread, this happens several times during the same post. Don't know if it's only me or not, but it sure is annoying.


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Hi AMC groupies! I invite everyone in this group to check out and join 2 new fun groups I have created as my own awards for the guys, gals, and shows i love! The FANny Awards is just like a mock Emmy awards and the HOTtie Awards is just based on looks! Join, NOMINATE, and VOTE!!
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I hope everyone's having a glourious weekend. Here's some news and info I thought I'd share.
G4TV caught up with Todd Howard at QuakeCon last weekend. Above you can watch the interview, as Todd touches on the future of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout 3 content on PS3, and Zenimax's recent acquisition of id Software.
A couple of interesting blog posts at Destructoid. They caught up with Emil Pagliarulo (briefly) for a feature they did on "What the armor says." Meanwhile, Ben PerLee had a chance to play WET this past week. Here's an excerpt in which he discusses the game's soundtrack…
"I'll say it plainly: this soundtrack is really good, and my favorite part of my hands-on with the game. It'sfilthy hot."
Plenty of news continues to surface for Brink. You can read previews at GamePro, ingame.de (translation courtesy of Google), and TotalPlayStation; as well as new interviews with Paul Wedgwood at Atomic Gamer and QuakeLiveTV (via YouTube).
Also out of QuakeCon, Team Xbox has a new interview for RAGE with Stephan Martiniere. Meanwhile, VG247 has an interview with Todd Hollenshead.
Finally, a new review for Mothership Zeta is up at Console Monster. Here's a snippet…
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Philadelphia, Pa. — Prior to the beginning of the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Denver Outlaws traded midfielder Max Seibald to Long Island for midfielder Christian Pastrik, Long Island's fourth overall pick in the 2012 draft and its fourth-round pick in the 2013 draft. The Outlaws used that fourth overall choice to select attackman Mark Matthews from the University of Denver. In 2011, Matthews led DU with 70 points and was named the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year.
"We came in with some needs and feel like we fulfilled them," General Manager
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The team used its second first round pick (6
th overall) on midfielder
Colin Briggs from the University of Virginia. Briggs was named the Most Outstanding Player in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and scored five goals in the NCAA final, which the Cavaliers won. In the second round, with the 14
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Kevin Vaughan. The All-Ivy League captain snagged 51 ground balls and netted 19 goals last season.
In the fourth round, the Outlaws selected defenseman
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th overall pick. Celentani, a second-year starter on close defense in 2011, had 32 groundballs and caused 18 turnovers. In the fifth round, Denver selected
Steve Serling, a midfielder from Hofstra. Serling was drafted by the Outlaws in 2011, but was injured early in the 2011 season and ended up staying at Hofstra with a redshirt season. Serling played as an undergraduate at Lafayette, where he scored 72 goals with 24 assists.
With the fourth selection in the sixth round, the Outlaws picked up faceoff man in
Stephen Robarge from Virginia Military Institute. Robarge averaged 10.5 ground balls per game, which ranks eighth in NCAA history. Denver's sixth pick of the night was used on Princeton defenseman
John Cunningham. The second team All-Ivy captain picked up 29 ground balls in 2011and caused 40 turnovers in his collegiate career.
The Outlaws used their seventh selection (54
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The largest snake in the world, the green anaconda reaches more than 29 feet in length and a foot in diameter and weighs in at 550 pounds; its monstrous proportions inspired the Anaconda movie series. The snake is a constrictor and so is a nonvenomous species, but its huge size allows it to hunt down and consume everything from turtles and birds to deer and jaguars.
Anacondas typically lie in wait in the swamps, marshes, and streams of their South American habitat, hovering near the surface. Once it spots a target, the enormous serpent will lunge out and coil itself around its prey, squeezing tighter and tighter until the animal dies from asphyxiation. The anaconda then opens its massive jaws and swallows the prey whole.
Of all the various species of crocodiles roaming the planet, the Nile and saltwater crocodiles are the most ferocious.
The Nile crocodile's territory runs close to that of humans, so even we have reason to fear this 16-foot-long, 500-pound beast. Notoriously indiscriminating in their eating habits, Nile crocodiles will eat fish, zebras, hippos, porcupines, birds, and even other crocodiles. They are not above scavenging for carrion, and National Geographic reports that Nile crocodiles kill an estimated 200 people a year.
The largest crocodile on the planet, the saltwater croc, averages 17 feet in length and tips the scales at 1000 pounds. Known to range from southeast India to northern Australia, "salties" can take down monkeys, wild boars, water buffalo, and even sharks. As if their immense size and appetite weren't enough, saltwater crocodiles have the strongest bite ever measured. They can clamp their jaws down with 3700 pounds per square inch of force, almost four times as much as a lion, and more than 18 times the biting power of a human. Oh, and saltwater crocodiles can live for 70 years in the wild.
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Hi all,
I visited the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Singapore about two weeks ago. Unfortunately, I didn't have much time to explore the place. But I managed to snap some photos. It is an impressive, if somewhat glitzy, (Mahayana) temple. I did see the Buddha Tooth Relic but I couldn't take any photos of that as it wasn't allowed. The tooth was behind a glass window and a closeup of it was projected on a TV screen. What it looked like to me was, well, a little piece of bone. The temple has a gallery of Buddhist artefacts from different countries too, not unlike the ones I saw at the Asian Civilizations Museum, which I've posted in an earlier thread. I visited during the daily chanting session. It was quite inspiring to be in a hall of practitioners, all sincerely chanting away. Anyway, here are the photos (I'm not good with identifying Mahayana figures so I can't tell you what they are):
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The Patriots have agreed to a contract with former Colts running back Joseph Addai, according to a league source.
Terms were not disclosed.
Addai, 29, was one of three veteran running backs - also Ryan Grant and Tim Hightower - to visit the team recently. The Patriots need a veteran back to aid second-year players Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen after BenJarvus Green-Ellis signed with the Bengals.
The Patriots also signed undrafted Mississippi running back Brandon Bolden.
Addai (5 feet 11 inches, 214 pounds) was the 30th overall pick in the 2006 draft out of LSU. He gained more than 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons with the Colts before his effectiveness trailed off. Leg injuries limited him to 20 games over the past two seasons.
Addai averaged 3.7 yards per carry last season and he was released by the Colts. A very good receiver, Addai has 191 career catches.


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The L&T editors adored Lyn Chapman's crispy spice cookies so much, that they asked the Test Kitchen to create a light creamy frosting to go with them. "My husband loves ginger snaps and gingerbread," Lyn writes from Provo, Utah. "He was delighted when I made these cookies since they offered a ginger flavor but with a new twist." At only 1 gram of fat a piece, the whimsical treats make an ideal addition to a Christmas cookie platter or New Year's dessert buffet.
Recommended: 15 Best Gingerbread Men Cookies
VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup prune baby food
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1-1/2 teaspoons aniseed, crushed
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 to 5 tablespoons fat-free milk
- Food coloring, optional
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the baby food, molasses, egg and milk; mix well. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, aniseed, baking soda, cloves and fennel seed; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 3/16-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Add food coloring if desired. Decorate cookies as desired. Yield: 6 dozen.
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Celebrate the sounds of summer during the 30th season of the Akron Art Museum's Downtown@Dusk concert series on Thursday evenings.
The free concerts are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the museum's High Street surface lot or underneath the Northern Ohio Golf Charities Terrace.
A variety of beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and a selection of food provided by the museum's distinctive iQcaf will be available.
Explore the museum's galleries with free admission during the Free Thursdays. Exhibitions on view include Tony Feher, Language in Art, La Wilson: Objects Transformed, Along the Tracks: O. Winston Link, The Talking Cure (closes July 6, 2014) and an exhibition of art from Akron Art Museum staff (opens July 17, 2014).
Personalities from 89.7 WKSU will emcee each concert.
2014 Schedule
June 19, Anne E. DeChant, American and Pop, 6:30-8:30 pm
June 26, 16 60 75 The Numbers Band, Abstract Blues, 6:30-8:30 pm
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Was Trae Golden's departure from Tennessee a result of "repeated plagiarism," as the Knoxville News Sentinel reported?
No, says Golden's father. Though he initially declined comment to the newspaper, Robert Golden called his son's alleged academic issues "totally inaccurate," the News Sentinel reported.
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SANTA FE SPRINGS - A man was killed after he jumped off a bridge at the Slauson Avenue overpass at Rivera Road Monday.
The man jumped onto railroad tracks around 2:45 a.m. and died at the scene, said Whittier police Lt. Steve Dean.
He said a railroad worker checking the tracks found the body and called deputies who then notified Whittier police.
Dean identified the man as a 52-year-old Pico Rivera resident.
Six Metrolink trains were interrupted during the investigation, said Scott Johnson, Metrolink spokesperson.
"We were first notified of the situation at 3:15 a.m. by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway dispatch," Johnson said.
Four trains traveling from Orange County and two on the 91 Line from Riverside were all going to Los Angeles.
The body was discovered between the Norwalk Santa Fe Springs and Commerce stations.
The northbound traffic on the Orange County line and westbound traffic on the 91 Line could only make it as far as the Norwalk Santa Fe Springs station, Johnson said.
Passengers were given the option to take buses to the Norwalk Metro station and subsequently take the light rail station to their chosen destinations. The passengers also had the option to remain on the train and wait until 7:30 a.m. when the track would be cleared.
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For many years, the JGC badly trailed the competition in terms of overall comfort and refinement. Finally, those dark years are over. In an overhaul that recently entered production, the JGC got three things that has put it near the top of the SUV game:
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The JGC is a car with off-road capabilities that most people probably don't need, and almost no other quiet and comfortable car offers. It has higher ground clearance, more aggressive approach and departure angles, and more settings for off-road behaviors, than most other non-exotically-priced off-roaders such as the Mercedes G and equivalent.
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At The Escapist, we've got two things for you to check out. First, Emil shared a cool gaming anecdote with the site for a series called First-Person Gaming. To find out who pwn'd him in Call of Duty 4, click here. Also on the site, part-time mycologist Zach Miller has a column this week titled, "The Shrooms of Oblivion." Here, he discusses the realism of Oblivion and how real-world plants (err mushrooms) add to the player immersion. Here's a snippet of the column, where he talked with one of our artists, Noah Berry:
Noah Berry, an artist at Bethesda, said that using real-world plants was entirely in keeping with the Elder Scrolls series. "Personally, I've always found that some of the most vivid and absorbing fantasy worlds – in fiction, film or in games – have familiar elements operating as touchstones for the participant. Even if they only register on a subconscious level, the more realistic trappings can provide contextual grounding for the player."
We'll move along (since I hate mushrooms) to Bitmob, who have 21 Random Questions with Todd Howard. Learn about Todd's favorite book and 20 other random things.
In other news, gaming site Pwn or Die has a feature on 11 of the Worst Virtual Jobs in Video Games. Check it out to see what Fallout 3 job was included (as well as two careers from Fallout 2).
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DENVER – The Denver Outlaws (5-0) on Monday acquired midfielder Cameron Holding from the Chesapeake Bayhawks (1-4) in exchange for midfielder/faceoff specialist Stephen Robarge and defenseman James Connelly (college inactive), General Manager Tony Seaman announced.
"Cam Holding is very good all-around lacrosse player that we have been interested in for quite some time. We certainly welcome him to the Outlaws organization and look forward to having him on the field with us," said Seaman.
Holding (6-1, 210 lbs.) was the second overall pick in the 2014 MLL Supplemental Draft. He spent the last three seasons with the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League, and has appeared in 49 regular-season games. Holding has amassed 13 goals and 29 assists (42 points) and recorded 245 loose balls during his three years in the NLL.
The midfielder attended both Grand Valley State University and Florida Southern University, playing at each school for two years, and led GVSU to the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Division II National Championship in 2011. A native of Whitby, Ont., Canada, Holding moved to Michigan in 2005 where he attended DeWitt High School.
Robarge appeared in seven games in his three seasons with the Outlaws, and recorded 17 groundballs and won 47-of-98 (.480) faceoffs during that span.
"Stephen Robarge has played a key role for us over the past three years and we wish him the very best of luck with the Bayhawks," Seaman added.
Connelly was the 43rd overall pick in the 2014 Collegiate Draft, and played college lacrosse at the University of Delaware.
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Scola changed the game imo, he was hitting his shots and bringing the energy when he came in the 2nd half. Lance took them to the finish line, and was just overall an awesome team effort, and PG still gets 20+ shooting like crap.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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I love it when the Pacers out defend, out rebound and out "physical" the NBA medias poster child for defense, rebounding and physical play.
Do any of the people who were criticizing us for not taking the bad preseason play too seriously have anything they would like to say right now???
@CandaceDBuckner: Just told it was a lighter. Thanks. It hit like a brick right next to me. @ScottAgness's stuff is jacked up. Ruined his laptop
David West (17 on 50%) and Luis Scola (12 on 75%) both had their best game of the season tonight. Seeing them step up in our toughest test yet was very reassuring.
Off-topic, but I become a raving lunatic watching these two teams face off. Usually, I'm a pretty reserved lunatic.
It's just special what we're watching. There's no other way to put it. Who in the hell could have envisioned this three or four years ago? I was always a believer in Bird's plan, but I never dreamed it would end up like this.
By his superstar 2013-14 standards, Paul had an "off" game with 21-6-5. The Bulls defense did a good job of smothering him when he took it inside. But this dude is so good that his floor right now is basically 20 PPG.
Lance had an ugly first half, but the dude is so confident that it didn't fluster him a bit. He kept doing what he needed to do and eventually it paid off. He dished the ball, including hitting Scola up with that key 4Q shot, made a a three, had that nice dunk, and in general pushed the ball and moved it around well. Like PG, an "off" game for Lance in 2013-14 is still a damn good game. 15-5-4.
West in the second half was the West we grew to love last season. 17 and 13, what a monster. He was just dialed with that long jumper and even had a great steal against D-Rose. His ability to hit that long jumper just adds so much potency to our offense.
As long as Roy defends, blocks shots, and alters shots, he will be worth every penny. But I wish we could see some of that offense we saw against New York and Miami in the playoffs last year. It seems as though his offense has to start from scratch every single season. Like someone said in the game thread, he needs to dunk more. Oh well, you can't complain as long as the dude rebounds and alters/blocks shots.
Games like tonight are why we traded for Scola. He hit some beautiful jumpers and had that nice steal. He obviously brings an element off of our bench that we certainly didn't have last seaosn.
This isn't an indictment against George Hill, but this team is so damned stacked that I forgot he didn't play. Bird made a great move with CJ Watson. And I just love what we got from Donald Sloan tonight. He got 8 boards. The bench is just infinitely better this year.
Nothing on this planet feels sweeter than beating the Bulls. Seeing a dejected Bulls team that didn't know what hit them was very satisfying. They played hard, but they simply aren't as good as the Pacers.
Great win! Go Pacers!!
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The Pacers need to keep Lance Stephenson. There's really no other alternative.
Damn it feels good to be a Pacer...even these refs couldn't hold us back. I FKIN love this team.
Agness works on an NBA sideline. If a friggin lighter ruins his equipment he definitely need to upgrade. Get a Toughbook or something.
Scola, DWest in the second half, and Lance late were huge....not to mention Mt. Hibbert made life miserable for the Bulls.
Lets not forget the Pacers are currently doing this without Granger or George Hill....
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
On the foul Hibbert got in de 4th quarter by blocking Rose
The "restricted area" arc is used to determine Legal Guarding Position for secondary defenders (help side defenders) in regards to a block/charge call. The rule says, "An offensive foul should not be called for charging if the contact is with a secondary defensive player who has established a defensive position within a designated "restricted area" near the basket for the purpose of drawing an offensive foul" (NBA Comments on the rules, Section C, pg. 59). However, although Hibbert was in the restricted area, this was not a block/charge play due to Hibbert obtaining Legal Guarding Position before the offensive player started his shooting motion.
Analysis: Bad call. The restricted area is used as a kind of tie-breaker when a block/charge call occurs. Not all contact that takes place within the RA is a foul on the defender. Hibbert had legal verticality and the offensive player initiated all the contact. According to the rule posted above, the offensive player could not have been called for a charge, but this does not necessitate calling a block on the defensive player.
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I will say one thing. Whether it has to do with rotations or not, we are one magnificent second half team. 50-60 second half points will not be a problem at all.
If this is what a bad night for Paul George has become....
Here is an interesting bit from the last preseason game vs the Bulls in Chicago. That horrible announcer of theirs was talking to Stacey King and was wondering now the Bulls have 2 wins in the preseason over the Pacers how Indiana would find a way to beat them in the regular season in the first two matches they face each other in a short period.
He is out of control sometimes but Lance's energy and attitude really ignite this team.
Beating the two teams that drive most Pacers fans bonkers, Detroit and Chicago in back to back games. This team is really deep. Scola and Watson/Sloan is a huge improvement from lastt year. Pacers probably lose this game with out those three. Last year was a huge drop off on offense when the starters sat.
I think Derrick Mumbles was right when he said this wasn't a rivalry.
I'll never forget his kind compliment.
Wow, this team is a force to be reckoned with. Who the hell Is gonna beat us?
I mentioned this in the Turnover thread that was started not too long ago, but I will mention it again here because I think it is a key reason we won.
While the turnovers we are committing is disconcerting and you hope that they get it under control better, how bout our defense and the forcing of turnovers. Last year we were 23rd in the NBA at forcing turnovers despite our great D we simply didn't get as many deflections or turnovers you would think we'd get with all our length on D. This year however we seem to have VERY active hands and getting tons of deflections and steals, our amazing D from last year seems to have added yet another level and it is exciting. Points off turnovers was huge for us tonight and a big reason we stretched the lead as big as we did in that 4th quarter.
On the second night of a back to back with the refs screwing us and we still won Hell yeah.
And that is the Luis Scola we traded for. Hell yeah. Love this team.
Warts and all, Sloan gave us more tonight than DJ Augustin probably would have.
Lance Stephenson and Paul George checking out. Lance walks back towards the bench, stretching his hand across jersey & saying "PACERS!"— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) November 7, 2013
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I made this a private poll due to the nature of the question
When I checked the site on March 5th I found 10 owners that I considered, "inactive". Since then, 3 of those have logged onto the site.
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Should owners that are not active be considered for the playoffs?
There are several teams that could be 7th or 8th seeds that have not been on the site in months. The 3 owners that I mentioned above should all make the playoffs as well, but none of them logged on for 5 to 6 weeks leading up to my "Playoff Format" thread.
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Just thought I might as well throw this up to see what people think. I've changed my throw and bag a whole lot in the past couple of months so things are very much in flux right now. I can throw my wraiths about 340(on a very good throw), buzzzes 290, and challengers 260.
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Last week's Elder Scrolls trivia question took a turn for the divine, with our friends at the Imperial Library asking:
Long before Talos, the people of Cyrodiil worshipped a different Ninth Divine. What was his name?
Well, I'll tell you: Shezarr, from Shezarr and the Divines, was the original Ninth Divine. Now you know. More useful knowledge: "Shezarr and the Divines" makes a great Rock Band group name.
Reijo Niemi of Turku, Finland was our big winner this week. He'll take home a copy of Greg Keyes' "The Infernal City," as well as "TESting Your Knowledge: The Home Game."*
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Greg Rusedski is to coach Britain's brightest young tennis prospect, Kyle Edmund.
The 19-year-old was highly thought of as a junior and has made encouraging progress up the senior rankings under the tutelage of Lawn Tennis Association coach Colin Beecher.
Former US Open finalist Rusedski, who also works for the LTA, takes over with Edmund ranked 292nd.
The pair previously worked together when Rusedski was captain of Britain's junior Davis Cup team.
Edmund has already been called up for the senior Davis Cup side having made the initial line-up for February's match against the USA, although James Ward was subsequently preferred for the second singles spot alongside Andy Murray.
Murray is another of Edmund's admirers, and the teenager trained with the Wimbledon champion in Miami during the off-season.
LTA chief executive Michael Downey welcomed Rusedski's appointment, saying on bbc.co.uk: "I think this is great that this has happened. No disrespect to Colin Beecher, who did great work, but change sometimes should happen.
"I think it reflects very highly that not only did Kyle look for a change but that Greg wanted to step up and take on this challenge. Greg has stepped over the line, and said 'give me the keys'."
Edmund has played a lot of his tennis on clay and, having come through qualifying, beat fourth seed Aljaz Bedene in the first round of this week's Challenger tournament in Vercelli, Italy on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old, from Beverley in Yorkshire, won his first ATP Tour level match at Eastbourne last season with victory over France's Kenny De Schepper.
Edmund has won five titles on the Futures tour, the lowest level of professional tennis.


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