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I fought an extremely long and difficult battle with an eating disorder.
I was a victim of the impossible cultural ideal that is set for women in our society. In fact, I was very nearly a casualty.
Now, my own little sister is fighting that same battle. Watching me on the verge of death was not enough to save her from society's messages that she has received from the cradle until now: the commercials; the billboards; the friends seeking after the coveted "thigh gap" and shunning the horrific possibility of cellulite; the Pinterest photos "inspiring" her to shoot for her dreams of six-pack abs; the boys she has overheard saying they could never marry a girl who might "let herself go."
No, it was not enough to watch my struggle. She would rather die than be fat.
And she is not alone. According to the National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, 25 percent of college-aged women engage in binging and purging as a weight-management technique and over one-half of teenage girls use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, vomiting and taking laxatives.
Despite the fact that her heart is failing, a doctor recently told my sister that her current weight is not totally unreasonable for a teenage girl desiring to be thin and that consuming 1000 calories per day should allow her to maintain her weight.
But 1000 calories a day is still starvation.
Perhaps his intentions were good. Perhaps his mentality was that certainly 1000 calories is at least better than nothing, right?
Except for one minor detail ... the simple fact that he prescribed to her the very poison that caused her eating disorder in the first place — the idea that extreme dieting is a valid option and that we have no choice but to accept our culture's ideal of beauty and thinness.
Or worse yet — when some realize they cannot be "perfect" in their dieting, they turn to more desperate measures.
After years of treatment and therapy at the Center for Change in Orem, I finally realized that I had only two options. I could live in the dark and dreary world of body and self-loathing forever or I could stand up and do something really brave.
I could choose to like myself and my imperfect body.
Lest you assume that I advocate a "free for all" and disregard for nutrition, let me make it clear that this is not the case.
I believe in consuming fruits, vegetables and whole grains in abundance, as well as those foods that simply taste good, in moderation. I believe in moving my body daily in ways that show appreciation for this gift of a body that lives and loves day after day.5 comments on this story
What I don't believe in is sacrificing physical and mental health to satisfy our world's misguided obsession with beauty. What I don't believe in is stepping on a scale every day of my life to see if I have been good or bad.
What I don't believe is that thinness and beauty equals happiness and love. Because I've been there — and it doesn't.
With National Eating Disorder Awareness Week on the horizon (February 23-March 1), opportunities will abound: learn how to both prevent eating disorders and help those who suffer with this pervasive illness. Visit the National Eating Disorder Association's website.
Melaine Webster is a mother of four with a degree in Family Studies from BYU. She speaks and shares her recovery story regularly with inpatients and families, at the Center for Change, an eating disorder treatment center in Orem.


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Oscars: From West Bank to Hollywood
We are all used to the glitzy rituals of the Oscar season. Once again this month reputations will be made, frocks will be scrutinised and thanks will be gushed. But this year's ceremony will differ from its predecessors in at least one important respect - it will offer a starring role to the Middle East peace process.
Two of the films nominated for the Academy Award for best documentary deal with the vexed issue of Israel and the Palestinians.
They tell the story in very different ways.
In Five Broken Cameras we follow the life of Emad Burnat, a Palestinian villager, as he chronicles a weekly protest against Israel's construction of its separation barrier through Bilin in the occupied West Bank.
When I visited his home he showed me the broken cameras in question - he can still describe in detail how Israeli soldiers and armed Jewish settlers smashed each and every one.
Perhaps the most striking is the one which has a hard rubber bullet wedged between the lens and the casing.
"This camera," he told me, "saved my life for sure."
'Living in denial'
The other Middle Eastern film nominated for the documentary Oscar is called The Gatekeepers and tells essentially the same story of Israel's occupation of the West Bank of the River Jordan from a very different perspective.
It contains some startlingly realistic computer generated image (CGI) footage but is chiefly remarkable for the interviews it features with every living former head of Israel's internal security agency, the Shin Bet.
They come across as pragmatic group of men - more flexible and creative in thought than many of the politicians they advise - at one point one of them even says that you become a little more of a leftist as you get older.
The director of The Gatekeepers, Dror Moreh, says it's interesting that two films about Israel and the Palestinians have been nominated for Oscars at a time when what used to be called the peace process between them is moribund.
He feels his film makes a powerful statement at a time when the issue of relations with the Palestinians does not seem to occupy much emotional or political energy in Israel.
"I think the fact that the Israeli public doesn't deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is because we are living in denial," he said.
"I think the nomination shows that the world or the international community - or the Oscar voters let's say - are much more interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than people here. I think that is sad and it should change."
Emad Burnat, whose film was made in partnership with the Israeli director Guy Davidi, also hopes that his work will make a difference in the political life of the Middle East.
He dreams of winning the Oscar of course, but he argues that winning the nomination represents a triumph for the Palestinian people.
"I think it's a political victory for Palestinian situation and the Palestinian issue," he said.
"This is the story of my life and the Palestinian situation. So I think that many people are changed by the story and believe that the film is changing more people."
Cinema of course does have the power to change the way we look at the world and the teams behind The Gatekeepers and Five Broken Cameras certainly hope to change the way the world looks at the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Jerusalem Hebrew University cinema lecturer Raya Morag does not think it a paradox that the films have appeared at a moment when the peace process seems lifeless. She sees it as a straightforward example of artists filling a vacuum left by politicians.
She also believes that the powerfully argued documentaries will influence decision-makers even though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly indicated that he will not be watching The Gatekeepers.
"He has declared that he is not going to watch the film," Professor Morag said.
"Well I am sure he'll pick it up in some video store when it comes out and watch it very slowly and very secretly in a back room somewhere.
"Then it might be able to help, and as long as cinema is being used to make this harsh attack on the [Israeli] right then I think it can be influential."
Whatever you think of The Gatekeepers as a piece of cinema it is a remarkable achievement if only because such senior intelligence officials have been persuaded to talk so openly.
Asked if he thought the same technique might be possible in say the United States or the United Kingdom Dror Moreh laughed.
"When I had the idea to use the six heads of the Shin Bet," he told me, "they said to me you are crazy, nobody will come, they will never speak - but it happened.
"I suggest to you that you go to the heads of MI5 and try… maybe nobody asked."
I met Mr Moreh in Tel Aviv before travelling into the West Bank to talk to Emad Burnat, a short journey that connects two places which are a world apart.
And of course it is a long way from either of them to Hollywood Boulevard.
But even if neither film goes on to win the Oscar for best documentary they have already succeeded where politicians have failed and got the wider world talking about Israel and the Palestinians again.


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Philadelphia native Christine Havrilla brings her "well-built, catchy, smart tunes" (Upstage Magazine) to audiences everywhere, touring nationally solo and also with the support of her band, Gypsy Fuzz. Christine utilizes the soft gritty texture of her vocals to express warmth and honesty listeners quickly embrace as well as her aggressive, raw, trash-style guitar playing. Mike "Jacobs" McKenna of Steel Notes Magazine states, "This CD (Vol. 2- The Sunset Sessions) just defies description. It is hot, tight, precise and just plain kicks ass. If I were still programming radio, I'd be all over this! My recommendation is go hear the band live, buy the CD and experience what I have just heard. I give this 2 THUMBS UP!" Mark Rogers from 93.7 WSTW raves, "…with Gypsy Fuzz (the album and the band), Christine takes especially that rock element and turns it to 11. Gypsy Fuzz fuses fantastic guitar work with Christine's vocals, which can reach down inside and grab your heart. A very diverse album, showing elements of rock, blues and even country, among others, Gypsy Fuzz continues Christine's string of fantastic albums. Buy it." Named "One of the Top Ten Indie Artists" by The Advocate Magazine, The Washington Post writes, "(Havrilla's) songs are intelligent and moving, the arrangements are incisive and colorful, and, best of all, Havrilla consistently comes across as a confident and seasoned performer." Gypsy Fuzz's premier album titled "Searching. Finding. Living.", co-produced by Larry Crane (Elliott Smith, Sleater-Kinney, Cat Power), was listed on Advocate Magazine's not to be missed "Best Overlooked Albums of 2011!" (Advocate -November 2011) and She Wired's Top Ten Albums of the Year! Christine is listed with Takamine Guitar's Worldwide Artists, was a featured Artist for American Musical Supply's Singer/Songwriter Month (Feb 2015), nominated for About.com's 2013 Reader's Choice Awards, awarded the 2010 Garden State Film Festival's "Best Contemporary Country Song" for "Blinders", nominated for 3 "Homey Awards" (2015) for 93.7 WSTW, and is called "...raw, simple, wonderful!" by Curve Magazine. Inessa at 101.9 KINK.FM calls Gypsy Fuzz "Yet another fun late-year discover!" Michaela Majoun at 88.5 WXPN applauds her "terrific, big sound", while Philadelphia Magazine states, "She rocks!" Christine's current project is a series of "Live Session" volumes to be released in 2014 and 2015, with Vol. 1- The Creamery Sessions and Vol. 2- The Sunset Sessions now available.
Baltimore, MD based Mama's Black Sheep is the musical collaboration of singer-songwriters Ashland Miller (guitar/vocals) and Laura Cerulli (drums/vocals). Touring together since 2008 and both veterans of the singer-songwriter circuit, Miller & Cerulli will make you feel like you've been listening to their music for years. Together Miller and Cerulli create a unique tapestry of songs, weaving vibrant color and rich texture to create a dynamic conversation between guitar and percussion. Miller's passionate voice will make you laugh, cry, feel inspired, and ultimately want more. And Bob Steel of Baltimore Out Loud writes "Cerulli opens her mouth and the world stands still as she wrings every drop of emotion out of the lyrics with her powerful, soaring voice, forged in the fire of the blues and tempered in the cool technique of her classical training."
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Bledisloe Cup
McKenzie impact has All Blacks wary
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New revolution or placebo effect - Ewen McKenzie's impact on the Wallabies has the All Blacks coaches on alert ahead of the Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney.
New Zealand assistant coach Ian Foster admits McKenzie's arrival in place of former Australian coach Robbie Deans makes preparation for the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday more taxing. Even if McKenzie hasn't had the time to institute major changes, Foster is wary that the Wallabies players will be riding a natural high through the presence of a fresh face at the helm.
McKenzie on Monday emphasised the importance of putting Australia's poor recent record against the All Blacks behind them. He says New Zealand are in transition player-wise, which makes them vulnerable.
"There's lots of talk over there and clearly they see it as a new start," Foster said. "They're trying to inject enthusiasm into their group."
The All Blacks coaches have divided their analysis time evenly. Time has been spent watching recent Queensland Reds matches under McKenzie as well as the Wallabies' mixed performances in the 2-1 series loss to the British & Irish Lions.
Anticipating how drastically McKenzie will alter the relatively-conservative Deans style is difficult, Foster says.
"On the international stage, it's new for him (McKenzie) and it's a pressure situation," he said. "We've watched teams that he does coach, play, and picked up some things. But we've got to be smart enough to adapt if something new does come to us."
Foster says it is easier to predict the Australian mindset. He believes they will be stung by the Lions defeat and will mount a challenge similar to last year's opening clash in Sydney, where the error-prone All Blacks won a gritty Test 27-19.
"Going back 12 months, forget who the coach was, it was a very tough game for us. It's going to be a big occasion. It's important for them but it's equally very important for us, winning the Bledisloe is a key goal."
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The World Is My Playground
The two things I love most are children and traveling. My ideal job would be a physical education teacher but I wouldn't just stop there though. I want to do this internationally. I'd be visiting foreign countries and teaching the native children different games from America all the while learning new games that they play as well. The games I do learn from other countries I will bring along with me to my next destination of children. Not only will the children be learning new things, they'd also be exercising while having fun.
To begin I would need an education degree and a communications degree to be able to teach the children and communicate with them in their native language. I would fund all the trips or receive funding from a school. My interpersonal and international communication skills would be vital so I can know how to communicate properly in the respected native area. This will change the world, I could possibly have children all the way in Moscow or The Philippines playing dodge ball, one of the oldest American past times. Educating the youth and being able to travel the world while doing it is what I would love to do for a living. The world will be my playground, literally.


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Letter to the Editor: Behind the JSF deal
Ryan Alexander's May 26 Politico op-ed "Why two jets are not better than one," fails to distinguish fact from fiction regarding funding for the GE/Rolls Royce F136 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
The fact is both the Government Accountability Office and Congress have recognized that a head-to-head engine competition between GE/Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney for the JSF will save taxpayers $20 billion over the life of the program.
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The fact is there has never been a competition for the JSF engine, according to Congress, the Defense Department and Pratt & Whitney's own contracts. Competition is critical to responsible defense procurement.
Discontinuing funding now for the F136 competitive engine would give Pratt & Whitney a $100 billion taxpayer-funded monopoly for the next 30 years, with no incentive to manage costs or push for better performance.
Today's House vote on this issue is about giving both engine makers a chance to go head-to-head every year in a competition to provide the best, most cost-effective technology for our troops and for taxpayers.
Gary Sheffer is the vice president of corporate communications at General Electric.


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The release of the feature film 42 has stimulated a renewed interest in the early years of African American ballplayers as they struggled for acceptance in organized baseball. While not all of them commanded the same attention as Jackie Robinson did, that does not make their stories any less interesting.
In SOUTHERN LEAGUE, Larry Colton, a former Major Leaguer who appeared in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1968 (although you won't find that in his author's bio), weaves an intricate story of the 1964 Birmingham Barons, a minor league affiliate of the then-Kansas City Athletics and the first professional integrated team in the Deep South.
If there was one city that represented the evils of Jim Crow, it was Birmingham, Alabama. Governor George Wallace and Bull Connor, the city's commissioner of public safety, sought to maintain total control over African Americans, contrary to public opinion and federal law. So it seems almost corny that the institution that helped break that social construct was the national pastime.
"SOUTHERN LEAGUE deserves to be considered one of the eye-opening books of its type and will serve as a teaching tool for those who believe that sports --- and life --- in America was always as it is today."
Charles O. Finley, the larger-than-life owner of the parent club As, populated the Birmingham roster with players of color, including power-hitting outfielder Tommy Reynolds; teenage pitching ace Johnny Lee Odom, better known as "Blue Moon"; and future all-star shortstop Bert Campaneris, a refugee from Cuba, as well as other black and Latin American players who did not progress beyond the minor league level. But it is not just the stories of fear and loathing heaped on these virtual sacrificial lambs (Reynolds, in particular, was the target of police harassment and jeers from the "fans"), it is also the acceptance by their white associates, mainly the Southern-born manager Haywood Sullivan and teammates Paul Lindblad and Weldon "Hoss" Bowlin, a scrappy infielder and cancer survivor.
Each chapter rotates between one of these Barons (including Barons owner Albert Belcher) over the course of the season as the team comes together, despite initial uncertainty. For some of these young men, who came from the east and west coasts, the regional mores were shocking, but they did not see themselves as social and political activists; they were just there to play ball and hopefully advance to the next level. This was true even for the black players, who did not want to "rock the boat"; they would let their athletic skills do their talking. In fact, SOUTHERN LEAGUE is just as much about the struggles of the white athletes in general as the black players' experiences.
Just as meaningful to the Barons, if not more so, was the interference from Finley, who promoted the best amongst them to the A's, who were mired in last place, rather than allow them to stay in Birmingham where they had an excellent chance to win the league championship.
The constant use of subtitles in each chapter is at once dramatic and distracting. Employing such a device on occasion is fine, but if the author seeks to make everything important, then nothing is important. Colton frequently seems to put his characters on the verge of social consciousness, but aside from a couple of the white players inviting their black colleagues over for dinner or clucking over having to live and take meals separately while on the road, there's little indication of what they thought of the inequities of their situation.
Despite some of these minor flaws, SOUTHERN LEAGUE deserves to be considered one of the eye-opening books of its type and will serve as a teaching tool for those who believe that sports --- and life --- in America was always as it is today.
Reviewed by Ron Kaplan on May 31, 2013
Southern League: A True Story of Baseball, Civil Rights, and the Deep South's Most Compelling Pennant Race


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Montgomery County police need your help finding a 17-year-old girl who did not return from summer camp.
Charlotte Chan's family last heard from her Aug. 24 while she was still at a youth summer camp in Nashville, Tennessee. The teen was scheduled to return to her Montgomery Village home Monday, but she never showed up. Police do not know if she made it back to the Maryland area.
Chan is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. She has brown eyes and long, black hair.
Police and her family are concerned for her emotional and physical well-being.
If you have seen Charlotte Chan, call police at 240-773-5400.
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As a caregiver personal assistant, you want an amazing resume so that way you can land the job of your dreams. Using a sample resume to build your own, will help you figure out what information you should keep and which information you shouldnt keep. Here are some tips about what you should change when you make your own resume.
Start With a Great Summary
Your professional summary is the most important part of your resume. When your potential employers read your professional summary, that is when they decide if your resume is worth finishing. The professional summary should be 3-5 sentences that summarize your resume. The first sentence should be your occupation title and your years of experience. There should also be no bullet points, or in the case of the sample resume, asterisks, in the summary. The summary should also be tailored to the job that you are applying to. Dont have different parts of a professional summary for different positions. Your entire resume should pertain to the job your are applying for. If you are applying for different positions with multiple employers, make sure you have different resumes for each one. Here is an example of how the professional summary would look better. Wrong PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY *Highly organized and detail oriented. More than ten years experience supplying thorough, organized administrative support to 3 to 12 physicians at any given time. * Admin Assistant who continually maintains a positive attitude while interacting with demanding clients. Serves as the primary point of contact for both in-house and external phone and website queries. *Office assistant with multiple years of experience in coordinating schedules,physicians, patients and procedures in a busy medical setting. Right PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Highly organized Caregiver/ Personal Assistant with 19 years of experience. Continually maintains a positive attitude while interacting with demanding clients. Serves as the primary point of contact for both in-house and external phone and website queries. Works well under pressure and is always a team player.
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Your resume shouldnt be more than two pages long. You also dont want to overload your resume with one category. The work history in this sample resume takes up most of the resume and would likely be more than two pages of information. You dont need to list every single thing you did at your previous jobs. You just need to give your potential employers an idea of what you did and what you can do. Here is how the sample resume could cut back on employment history without decreasing the value of your resume. Before WORK HISTORY Staff Nurse (RN) ——> House Supervisor, 09/2001 to 07/2007 Holy Family manor Bethlehem, PA
After WORK HISTORY Staff Nurse (RN) ——> House Supervisor, 09/2001 to 07/2007 Holy Family manor Bethlehem, PA
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The Alma College Women's Soccer team entered Wednesday's match at Trine knowing that they needed to win to have a chance to participate in the MIAA Tournament. The Scots defeated the Thunder 1-0 and the other pieces fell into place and now Alma is the #2 seed and will take on Hope College on Friday afternoon at Calvin College.
The Scots will enter the tournament with an overall record of 13-5-2 and finished the regular season with a league mark of 10-4-2, while Trine concluded their season today with a MIAA record of 0-14-2 and 1-16-3 for 2012.
"The girls did a great job jumping all over them today, but we missed far too many quality chances in the first half," said Scots Head Coach Jeff Hosler. "Mackenzie was really dangerous in the first 45 and Autumn really gave us a lift with a great finish at the post to seal the win. It was a great time to score her first goal of the season.
"The girls have shown a great degree of focus in training and in our last three matches, and the results have followed with three consecutive victories by shutout. We are very excited for the MIAA Tournament and a shot at another NCAA Tournament bid."
Although the first half was scoreless, the Scots dominated play and had a 14-0 advantage in shots, including 6-0 in shots on goal. Alma was unable to capitalize on several good scoring opportunities and as a result, the game stood at 0-0 after 45 minutes.
Alma changed that quickly in the second frame when Jr. D Autumn Root (Haslett, Mich./Haslett) scored at 46:57 from the post on an assist from So. M Kailey Vlug (Coopersville, Mich./Coopersville). However, the Scots could not build on the 1-0 advantage and it was a fight to the finish that ultimately saw Alma prevail.
For the game, Alma outshot Trine 19-4, including 8-2 in shots on goal. Jr. GK Rachel Doptis (Macomb Township, Mich./Macomb Dakota) had two saves in earning the shutout victory. Fr. D Allison Smith (Commerce Township, Mich./Walled Lake Northern) paced the Scots with three shots, two on net, while So. F Mackenzie Smith (Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel) added two shots on goal.
Start time for the game between the Scots and the Flying Dutch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvin and Adrian will play at approximately 3:30 p.m. in the other semi-final.


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benavidez is still growing
he just hit 6'1 and his reach is 74 inches. it might even be longer.
he'd absolutely dwarf morales
and he's very fast, a solid body puncher, and has enough snap to keep morales at the end of his punches.
if he fights the smart fight and can last 10 or 12 rounds i'd pick him to win rather easily
we cant say for sure that he can, though
we know morales can.
benavidez spars with EVERYBODY
it's all over the internet. he never looks uncomfortable
it's sparring, sure, but the kid has seen a lot for such an inexperienced pro.
i think he'd have a good chance at handling morales over a 10 or 12 round distance. 8 rounds or less and he'd beat the bag out of him
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Hi Heidi-of-the-melty-watches. Haven't seen you or the pups over in Bugosiland for a while. We miss your progress reports and tales of pointy little teeth! They must be almost 4 months old now, eh? Looking a little like dogs!
I hate to use a cliche, but it really is a win-win situation for both parties.
Temple Grandin did not develop the squeeze chute, but she did make major improvements on the design of handling facilities and techniques to make it much less stressful on both cattle and people. Her common sense and kind techniques are taught to cattlemen all over the country by films at local Cattlemen's meetings. I think everything she teaches shows a very good understanding of animal behavior and should have been implemented a LONG time ago. Because, when you get the cattle to do what you want them to do, and have them think that they're doing what THEY want to do, nobody gets hurt and the job gets done quicker.
Yes, Pdev, that device is called a "squeeze chute," and it is used to hold the animal for doctoring or whatever is needed.
That sure is a nice plate. And a fun puzzle, Heidi. Thanks.
I really like the plate! (Don't tell my two daughters, the vegetarians...) The contraption at the very bottom looks like something Temple Grandin might have designed to help the cattle feel more secure during whatever procedure it is used for. And it's interesting that she, who has autism, and who always says that she thinks and feels much more like an animal would, in images and emotions and with her senses, than a word-oriented human does, and who therefore feels closer to them than to humans, is a carnivore.
That is a mouthwatering plate Heidi!


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Maokai Build
Ability Sequence
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Maokai is the best champ if you have ever played him and he is mostly overlooked. He has so much power and if you play him right you can change an entire game. He is also thought of to be a jungle or tank, but few people expect an ap mokai and when they do they'll be dead.
is tanky all by himself
does massive damage with saplings
can easily change a team fight with ult
has a spell that can catch running enemies
is a freaking tree
Very manna hungry (mostly early game)
people will get mad when you fail to be the team tank
ult can be easily avoided
can be burn by fire
For masteries I go with a usual ap route with 21 in ap offence, 6 on MR and armor, also I add less time being dead because sometimes you might be targeted.
*Note that this route can be change to your liking.
Skill Sequence
sapling toss is really good for damage, wards, and farming. These little grenades do massive damage on impact and when they explode which causes AOE damage which comes useful during team fights. Use these as wards as well, but sometimes its best just to buy wards. Main source of damage, but very difficult to spam early game.
Twisted advance can be used many different ways where it can be an escape device or a disabling device. Use this spell as a utility spell less than a damage one because even though it does good damage it has some disadvantages, such as an enemy flashing right on their tower being able to murder you. Also note that even though the spell doesn't let your target move they can still attack you so if you want to use it in a team fight use it when the enemy runs or before the battle starts to stop a tryndamere in his tracks.
arcane smash can be used as a source of damage, escape or to catch up to some one. This ability is good when starting a team fight since it will slow down the first champs causing your range carries to destroy them. It is also useful for when someone flashes next to you since using the spell up close causes them to jump into the air giving enough time to escape. Though please note that using arcane smash can sometimes free an enemy from your w.
Your ult is what makes you the person to start a teamfight. It can easily damage enemies who aren't smart enough to move and it reduce damage taken. I have seen times where my ult killes the entire enemy team once they finish us up. It is also on a short cooldown which make it a good spell to scare enemies into thinking that your team is hiding in a bush waiting for a teamfight.
For runes MP and manna regen both help during early game so you can do massive damage right away and also keep your manna full. The extra ability power lets you do some good damage once your opponents begin seeing your build and realizing you are killing them with your saplings.
For items I go all out ap damage. Getting rod of ages lets you gain back some manna and health every time you level up. Your boots lets you get some magic penetration and mejai's soulstealer lets you get some more ability power with assist and kills. Abyssal scepter reduces enemy MR while increasing your own. Zhonay's hourglass gives you some armor for carries and a cool ability to avoid all damage during team fights while your ult is up. Will of ancient will give you some spell vamp to be able to sustain your self and other ap champs on your team. If a member on your team bought will of the ancient and you feel like you don't really need it then go with a lich bane. Your death cap will give you the last amount of ap damage you need when a team start stacking MR.
Moakia is one of the most powerful champs and can easily destroy teams and while supporting his team. He is really fun to play as and has good damage and health. He is not too hard to get use to and can always cause teams to question their playing styles. People usually expect a tank Moakia and when he starts to sap their live it already done.


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Daily analysis 29.11.2013:
The EUR/USD remains around 1.3600 level. Important inflation data from the euro area. Record - breaking levels on Japanese yen and Australian dollar pairs. A brief view on the Ukrainian economy. The EUR/PLN is holding under 4.20 and the odds for stronger upward move are diminishing.
Macro data (CET- Central European Time). Survey is supplied by Bloomberg unless otherwise noted.
- Besides the market consensus we are also publishing the consensus range. It gives more info how economists predict the incoming data and what kind of impact can be generated from surprising reports.
- 10.00 CET: Final GDP reading (already published) from Poland (survey 1.9 y/y and +0.6 k/k seasonally adjusted).
- 11.00 CET: Euro area inflation (survey : +0.8%).
Eurozone inflation. AUD and JPY. Hryvnia
The recent hours were characterized by really low volatility, which on the one side was caused by US Thanksgiving holidays, and on the other side investors decided to "stay on hold" before the incoming inflation data from the euro area. In the previous month the record low HICP was a catalyst for the EUR/USD to fall 1.37 to lows set around 1.33. This time economists are expecting a reading around 0.8% y/y vs 0.7% in October. If the data turns to be below the estimates (0.7% and below) we can expect a significant downward pressure on the most traded currency pair. On the other hand we can get a visible bullish move if the HICP report exceeds the expectations and is at/or above 1.0%. Such a reading would decrease the pressure on the ECB to loose the monetary policy and give the opportunity to the euro to remain at or above current levels.
Since some time we have been observing a record record low/high levels on Japanese yen and Australian dollar pairs. The first one is still under Abenomics influence – highly expansionary monetary and fiscal policy which should speed up the inflation/consumption/investments and pull away the country form two-decade long stagnation. On the USD/JPY we are close to 5-year highs (despite that the "greenback" is not really strong). Moreover the both GBP/JPY or EUR/JPY pairs have already exceeded 5-year tops. The most interesting looks CHF/JPY pair where we are on 23-year record level and we are only 2% away to make 30-year highs. The situation does not look so spectacular on the latter currency – Australian dollar. The, so called, Aussie has been recently weakening (on possible RBA intervention, lower commodity demand, tapering and etc) which is causing that both to Swiss franc and to the euro we are testing multi-month lows. Historically such trends usually last much longer than many investors expect.
There has been quite a lot of discussion on Ukraine recently. Today the subject also hit business media. One of Bloomberg TV reporter said today that in 2014 Ukrainian economy can be one of the most discussed subject (as Cyprus in 2013). The comparison is far from positive connotations. Looking at the Kiev economy the situation does not look bright. In the last quarter the GDP shrank (minus 0.5% q/q and minus 1.5% y/y). The country is hit by double deficit – budget shortage is 4.6% and current account is minus 5.9%. Quite negative message for hryvnia also comes from 50% drop of foreign exchange reserves in the last 12 months (from $40 billion to $20 billion). It means that the reserves cover only less than 3-month value of Ukrainian import (it suppose be at least half a year). The probability of another crisis (also currency) is relatively high and the Bloomberg reporter is not far from truth.
Summarizing, the global currency market should focus on euro area inflation data. After the HICP report investors will start focusing on the next week NFP reading which can either push the Fed away form the December tapering on bring Ben Bernanke and his colleagues closer to reduce the asset purchase program next month.
The defence
The EUR/PLN was pretty successful in defending the 4.20 mark. However, the slight pressure on the zloty remains and we can not exclude the possibility that the zloty weakens to 4.22-4.23 per the euro (for example on more government debt sell-off).
At 10.00 CET Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) published the final GDP reading. It confirmed the earlier flash estimates that the economy expanded 1.9% in the 3rd quarter and 0.6% q/q (seasonally adjusted). In the comments for the data both Ernest Pytlarczyk (Bre Bank chief economist) and professor Alicja Zielińska-Głębocka (the MPC member) said on TVN CNBC that finally investments and consumptions picked up. Moreover Zielińska-Głębocka claimed that 2013 GDP growth can reach 1.5% and in 2014 the economy can expand by more than 3%.
Today the zloty should remain fairly stable around 4.20 per the euro. The HCIP inflation from the Eurozone will probably be neutral for the Polish currency (similarly to the reading in October).
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Playing the Waiver Wire for Week 4
The bye weeks begin in Week 4, making lineup management all the more challenging. Our Jamey Eisenberg shares his take on potential free agents worth adding in your leagues.
The first set of bye weeks is upon us in Week 4, and along with some key injuries and poor play, several Fantasy owners are scrambling to fill out a quality lineup.
We're about to find out who has depth on their roster and who needs the waiver wire or trades in the worst possible way.
Carolina and Green Bay are off, meaning we don't have key must-start options at our disposal this week (Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson, etc ...). And with several injuries at running back (Ray Rice and Steven Jackson, for example) and a few receivers headed for tough matchups (Larry Fitzgerald vs. Darrelle Revis, Andre Johnson vs. Richard Sherman and Hakeem Nicks vs. Brandon Flowers) we could see some waiver wire additions being used as starters in Week 4.
The Top 5 most-viewed free agents on CBSSports.com Roster Trends are Jets running back Bilal Powell (72 percent ownership), Falcons running back Jason Snelling (39 percent), Jets receiver Santonio Holmes (17 percent), Packers running back Johnathan Franklin (12 percent) and Jets receiver Stephen Hill (9 percent). Not only are the Jets a huge surprise at 2-1, they have become quite popular among Fantasy owners.
Powell should be added in all leagues where available. Chris Ivory (hamstring) is not expected to play in Week 4 at the Titans, and Powell is playing well with at least seven Fantasy points in all three games this year, including 28 points the past two weeks. The Jets will lean on him against Tennessee, and he should be started in most formats as at least a flex option.
Snelling and Jacquizz Rodgers (62 percent) did an admirable job filling in for Jackson at Miami, but Snelling is the better Fantasy option. He had 11 carries for 53 yards and four catches for 58 yards and a touchdown. Rodgers had 18 carries for 86 yards and two catches for 7 yards. Both should be considered at least flex options in Week 4 against the Patriots.
Holmes and Hill both stepped up in Week 3 to help the Jets beat the Bills. Holmes had five catches for 154 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets, and Hill had three catches for 108 yards and one touchdown on six targets. The good thing is Geno Smith looks like he can help Holmes and Hill have Fantasy relevance. The bad thing is facing the Titans this week will be tougher than facing the Bills. We wouldn't start either Holmes or Hill, but both make for good stash options in deeper leagues.
Franklin is worth adding in deeper leagues or if you own Eddie Lacy, but don't be misled by his stat line against the Bengals. Franklin had 13 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown and three carries for 23 yards. He stepped in for James Starks (knee) and ran well, but he lost a crucial fumble late in the fourth quarter.
Lacy (concussion) is expected to return in Week 5, and he will likely remain the starter. Franklin, who also suffered a foot injury, could replace Starks as the No. 2 option, but keep in mind he didn't touch the ball in the first two games. You shouldn't go overboard trying to add Franklin this week.
Editor's note: Must add is for players worth adding in all leagues. Maybe add is for players worth adding in 14-team leagues or larger. Desperation add is for players worth adding only if you're, well, desperate. The ownership percentage listed is how many leagues that player was owned in the previous week for CBSSports.com.
|Own %
|Greg Jennings, WR, Vikings
|Montee Ball, RB, Broncos
|Golden Tate, WR, Seahawks
|Carson Palmer, QB, Cardinals
|Chris Ivory, RB, Jets
|Lance Moore, WR, Saints
|Kenny Britt, WR, Titans
|Bryce Brown, RB, Eagles
|Tyler Eifert, TE, Bengals
|Mark Ingram, RB, Saints
|Rueben Randle, WR, Giants
|Andre Roberts, WR, Cardinals
Must add: Joe Flacco, Ravens (73
percent), Alex Smith, Chiefs (61
percent), Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
(59 percent), Terrelle Pryor, Raiders
(37 percent)
Maybe add: EJ Manuel, Bills (37 percent), Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins (36 percent), Geno Smith, Jets (12 percent), Brian Hoyer, Browns (2 percent)
Desperation add: Jake Locker, Titans (15 percent), Christian Ponder, Vikings (13 percent)
We're looking at the quarterbacks from two perspectives this week: Replacements for Rodgers or Newton if you don't own a backup and guys to speculate on for the long term. For this week, we'd consider the best available guys to start in this order: Pryor, Roethlisberger, Flacco and Alex Smith. ... Pryor just had his third game with at least 20 Fantasy points in four career starts with his performance Monday night against Denver. He did suffer a concussion late in the game, but if he plays as expected in Week 4 against Washington consider him a potential starting option. ... Roethlisberger rebounded from a horrific start to the season to have a good game against the Bears in Week 3 with 406 passing yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions with two lost fumbles. He needs to eliminate the turnovers, but he has a favorable matchup against the Vikings this week. ... Flacco faces a Bills defense that just gave up 28 Fantasy points to Geno Smith. ... Alex Smith had his first bad game of the season from a Fantasy perspective in Week 3 at the Eagles, but he faces a Giants defense that has allowed at least 20 Fantasy points to all three opposing quarterbacks this season. ... We'll continue our theme with Tannehill and Manuel that they are worth monitoring, but you don't need to add them right away in most 12-team leagues. Tannehill could be used in a pinch if needed this week at New Orleans, but he has yet to top 17 Fantasy points this year -- and don't overlook this Saints defense. We wouldn't trust Manuel against the Ravens. ... Geno Smith is also worth keeping an eye on, especially if Holmes and Hill can develop into consistent playmakers. Smith could be a decent bye-week replacement in deep two-quarterback leagues if needed against the Titans. ... Hoyer had 24 Fantasy points against the Vikings, and we hope he keeps the starting job over Brandon Weeden (thumb). Don't consider Hoyer this week against the Bengals, but if you're looking ahead, he faces Buffalo at home in Week 5. Even though it's the Thursday night game, Hoyer could be a good replacement option for Robert Griffin III's bye. ... I have no interest in Locker or Ponder even after both had more than 21 Fantasy points in Week 4. They each needed significant rushing totals to help their cause, and that's not sustainable enough to consider them as Fantasy options.
Running backs
Must add: Willis McGahee, Browns
(75 percent), Bilal Powell, Jets (72
percent), Danny Woodhead, Chargers (65
percent), Jacquizz Rodgers, Falcons (62
percent), Jason Snelling, Falcons (39
percent), Isaiah Pead, Rams (31 percent)
Maybe add: Ronnie Hillman, Broncos (45 percent), Michael Bush, Bears (43 percent), Daniel Thomas, Dolphins (42 percent), Kendall Hunter, 49ers (36 percent), Andre Ellington, Cardinals (27 percent), Johnathan Franklin, Packers (12 percent), Brandon Bolden, Patriots (3 percent), Alfonso Smith, Cardinals (3 percent), Mike Goodson, Jets (2 percent)
Desperation add: Chris Ogbonnaya, Browns (19 percent), LeGarrette Blount, Patriots (15 percent), Mike Tolbert, Panthers (10 percent), Bobby Rainey, Browns (10 percent), Ronnie Brown, Chargers (6 percent), Jordan Todman, Jaguars (5 percent)
McGahee is worth gambling on in all leagues if you have an open roster spot. He's the running back to own in Cleveland, and he could eventually become a flex option, especially with the bye weeks. You should only add Ogbonnaya or Rainey in deeper formats. ... As we said with Woodhead last week, he should be owned in 100 percent of PPR leagues. He had seven catches in Week 3 and now has 15 catches the past two games. ... Pead could start Thursday night against the 49ers with Daryl Richardson (foot) hurt, and Pead had seven catches in Week 3 at Dallas. Like Richardson when he's healthy, Pead can start for you in PPR leagues this week. ... Owners in touchdown-only leagues should add Bush and Thomas where available. That's where their value will lie moving forward. If they don't score, their production will be minimal. ... Bolden looks like he will step into Shane Vereen's role, and he had three carries for 51 yards and five catches for 49 yards on six targets against Tampa Bay. He's definitely worth adding in PPR leagues. ... The Cardinals running game is a mess with Rashard Mendenhall likely not 100 percent with a toe injury, and it might be time to speculate on Ellington or Smith, in that order. ... If you're looking ahead and need a running back consider adding Goodson now. His four-game suspension ends after this week, and the Jets might use him right away with Ivory hurt. ... Hillman had a big game Monday night, but keep in mind he scored in the fourth quarter against Oakland with the game out of hand. He should move ahead of Montee Ball, however, after Ball fumbled for the second game in a row.
Wide receiver
|Own %
|Steelers DST
|at MIN
|Chiefs DST
|vs. NYG
|Colts DST
|at JAC
|Robbie Gould, K, Bears
|at DET
|Ryan Succop, K, Chiefs
|vs. NYG
|Shaun Suisham, K, Steelers
|at MIN
Must add: Justin Blackmon,
Jaguars (70 percent), Marlon Brown,
Ravens (59 percent), Denarius Moore,
Raiders (51 percent), Ryan Broyles,
Lions (33 percent), Mohamed Sanu,
Bengals (29 percent), Donnie Avery,
Chiefs (11 percent)
Maybe add: Alshon Jeffery, Bears (61 percent), Sidney Rice, Seahawks (54 percent), Aaron Dobson, Patriots (32 percent), Kendall Wright, Titans (31 percent), Rod Streater, Raiders (24 percent), Santana Moss, Redskins (23 percent), Brandon LaFell, Panthers (19 percent), Santonio Holmes, Jets (17 percent), Austin Pettis, Rams (14 percent), Stephen Hill, Jets (9 percent), Ted Ginn, Panthers (2 percent)
Desperation add: Doug Baldwin, Seahawks (17 percent), Nate Washington, Titans (6 percent), Davone Bess, Browns (6 percent), Jason Avant, Eagles (3 percent), Justin Hunter, Titans (2 percent), Robert Meachem, Saints (1 percent), Earl Bennett, Bears (1 percent), Marvin Jones, Bengals (0 percent)
Like Goodson, you might want to add Blackmon a week in advance of his suspension ending. Blackmon could be a starting Fantasy option in three-receiver leagues. ... Brown faces a Bills defense that has already allowed five receivers to reach double digits in Fantasy points. ... Moore and Streater face a Redskins defense that has allowed six receivers to reach double digits in Fantasy points. ... Sanu gets the Browns this week, and two of the three No. 2 receivers to face Cleveland this year (Brian Hartline and Brown) have scored. ... Broyles should get a bigger opportunity with Nate Burleson (arm) out, and Broyles had his first action of the season in Week 3 at Washington. He had three catches for 34 yards on three targets, but his production could skyrocket now. ... Avery has at least seven Fantasy points in two of three games, and secondary receivers have hurt the Giants this year (Miles Austin, LaFell and Ginn). Avery is also having a better season than Dwayne Bowe. ... Jeffery and Wright look like good PPR options. Jeffery has at least five catches in two of three games, and Wright has 13 catches in the past two weeks. ... I'd rather have Wright than Washington, who will only remain consistent if Kenny Britt gets injured or possibly traded. ... Prior to scoring twice against the Jaguars, Rice had four Fantasy points combined. Buy in if you want, but I need to see more. ... Dobson led the Patriots in targets in Week 3 against the Buccaneers and finished with seven catches for 52 yards. He's only going to get better from here. ... Moss has at least seven Fantasy points in each of the past two games in a standard league, and the Redskins are relying on him with all their comeback efforts. He could be useful in deeper leagues. ... LaFell and Ginn are off this week, but both are worth a look in deeper leagues. They won't be consistent, which is the problem, but Newton needs receivers to step up outside of Steve Smith and Greg Olsen. ... Pettis has two touchdowns in his past two games. In deeper leagues, it's time to buy in because this is a passing offense, and he's entrenched as a starter.
Tight end
Must add: Coby Fleener, Colts
(67 percent), Heath Miller, Steelers (30
Maybe add: Charles Clay, Dolphins (59 percent), Zach Miller, Seahawks (16 percent), Jordan Reed, Redskins (7 percent), Scott Chandler, Bills (4 percent)
Desperation add: Marcedes Lewis, Jaguars (9 percent), Joseph Fauria, Lions (1 percent), Gavin Escobar, Cowboys (1 percent), Luke Willson, Seahawks (0 percent), Dion Sims, Dolphins (0 percent), Levine Toilolo, Falcons (0 percent)
Fleener should be owned in close to 90 percent of leagues. He's about to take off with Dwayne Allen (hip) out, and he's facing a Jaguars defense that just allowed two touchdowns to Zach Miller. ... Heath Miller made his season debut in Week 3 against Chicago and had three catches for 35 yards on four targets. He faces a Vikings defense that has allowed a tight end to score in all three games this year with six over that span. ... Clay had another quality game with four catches for 40 yards on six targets, but he lost a goal-line touchdown to Sims. ... Maybe Zach Miller can be like Rice and build off his two-touchdown game against the Jaguars, but we need to see more. Miller had six Fantasy points in the first two games. ... Reed hurt his knee in Week 3 against Detroit, but he was playing well again with five catches for 50 yards before getting injured. If he's OK for Week 4 at Oakland then consider him a sleeper. ... Chandler scored his first touchdown of the season in Week 3 at the Jets. He does have six targets in all three games, but we need to see more before using him in most formats. ... Escobar and Toilolo should only be owned in dynasty leagues.
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Irish on Ionia doubles in size and adds a second stage for 2014 event
Irish on Ionia, the annual St. Patrick's Day street party hosted by McFadden's Irish Saloon, is back and bigger than ever. Celebrating its fourth year on Saturday, March 15, Irish on Ionia will add a second stage for even more live entertainment. One stage will feature Irish-inspired music and the other will feature an array of music preformed by a large list of local DJs. This year the festival will stretch from Oakes to Fulton, one block further than the previous three years, and will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Last year Irish on Ionia served up 280 kegs of green beer to approximately 14,000 partygoers. For the 2014 event, McFadden's expects to sell more than 19,000 tickets, crowning it the largest St. Patrick's Day street party in the state.
Presale general admission tickets will be available for $10 for one week only at McFadden's, HopCat, Grand Rapids Brewing Company, Stella's Lounge and online at ticketweb.com. After Feb. 22, general admission tickets will be available for $15. Tickets will be available at the gates as well while supplies last.
Advance GA tickets available for $10 for one week only starting Feb. 15.
- $10 – presale general admission, Feb. 15-22
- $15 – general admission following presale, Feb. 23 – Mar. 15
- $25 – O'Malley Ticket (general admission with Camp O'Malley T-shirt & Food Buffet Voucher from 2pm-8pm – all proceeds benefit Camp O'Malley)
- $55 – Very Irish Person (VIP) package includes:
- Fast Pass allowing Re-entry
- Irish On Ionia T-shirt
- 22oz Irish on Ionia mug (gets you 22oz for the price of 12oz all day)
Irish on Ionia 2014:
- McFadden's Kegs and Eggs buffet style breakfast from 7 – 11 a.m. (free to first 300 guests)
- Live music from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
- Irish inspired food court
- Green and Irish beer tents and Michigan craft beer tent
- Jameson Lounge and Red Bull House
- Shamrock, paper, scissors tournament hosted by Todd Chance, MLive Concierge
- Hammerschlagen, a traditional European game
- Celtic dancers & Bag Pipers
For more information visit www.IrishonIonia.com or www.fb.com/IrishonIonia.


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So this was about June of 1981; is this when Leather Charm was being formed?
"Yeah. We jammed with Hugh Tanner for a little while, he was actually a pretty good guitar player, but he decided he wanted to be into music management, so it was back to just me and James. Then we hooked up with a drummer named Jim Mulligan, who James went to school with. We put out an add for a guitar player and a guy named Troy James answered the ad and he joined our band, which was called LEATHER CHARM. We were doing kind of a glam thing, like Motley Crue, Sweet , and this British band called Girl (which featured Phil Lewis and Phil Colin), we did that song Hollywood Tease . We did a bunch of covers as well like Pictured Life from Scorpions, Wrathchild and Remember Tomorrow from Iron Maiden, and Slick Black Cadillac from Quiet Riot (the Randy Rhoads era)."
Was James singing and playing guitar at this time?
"No. He wanted to be the singer/frontman so it was just Troy on guitar. We started working on three original tunes, one ended up to be Hit The Lights , which became a Metallica song, another song called Handsome Ransom , and a song called Let's Go Rock'n'Roll . The combined riffs from Handsome Ransom and Let's Go Rock'n'Roll became the Metallica song No Remorse . We never really played any gigs, Mulligan decided he wanted to play more progressive 'Rush' type of music, he was a real good drummer, very technical, and I guess he thought we were a little too heavy or too glam for him at the time."
So this is around mid 1981... is this when James met Lars for the first time?
"Yeah. Lars and James hooked up I believe through Hugh Tanner, Hugh brought Lars to our house and I think Troy had already quit the band so James had to go back to playing guitar. When he and Lars first jammed, I thought Lars was the worst drummer I had ever heard in my life! He couldn't keep a beat, and compared to Mulligan, he just couldn't play. So I told James, 'This guy sucks, dude'. And I told them to do whatever they wanted to do and I was just gonna stick to photography, at the time I was taking pictures for bands like Motley Crue. Anyway, Lars would come over and I would watch him and James jam together, and it got better and better but I still didn't feel like getting back into it."
Were you guys working jobs at the time?
"I think James was working at a place called Steven Label Corporation in Santa Fe Springs making stickers. He used to bring home all these stickers like 'Danger: Explosives' and High Voltage' which we stuck all over our rehearsal studio. I was working for my parents truck repair shop at the time. Lars was still in high school, he was a year behind us. He lived down in Newport Beach so he had to commute from Newport to Norwalk to rehearse with James."
At what time did Lars tell James of the opportunity to be on a record if they formed a band together?
"James had told me that they had a guitarist coming over for an audition. I remember opening up the front door and seeing this black dude with a Jamaican accent. He came in and they started jamming to Hit the Lights - the old Leather Charm song. They had this bass player at the time for about 2 or 3 weeks, I believe his name was Glen - he had long black hair - he couldn't really play too good at the time so they kicked him out. Lars had borrowed a 4-track TEAC machine to record a demo. So it was James playing the rhythm guitar riffs and singing, Lars on drums, Lloyd playing the leads, and I played bass."
So Dave Mustaine did not play on the first version of "Hit The Lights" which ended up on the Metal Massacre compilation album?
"O.K... I believe on the very first pressing of Metal Massacre, they kept Lloyd's lead tracks, Lloyd actually only came over twice, and then they ended up recruiting Dave Mustaine on guitar - they had kept the ad running in the Recycler, they only planned on using Lloyd as a fill-in. As I remember, Dave played the two leads on Hit The Lights but they kept the second lead which Lloyd played because they liked it better. Now on the second pressing of the Metal Massacre, it was all Dave's leads."
So we progress to the beginning of 1982... Metallica is a four man band, with you playing bass, you're practicing in your garage... what would a typical day be like?
"We would all get together after work. James wasn't working at the time and Lars was working a graveyard shift at a 24 hour gas station, and Dave was... self employed. At the time it was just Dave playing guitar and James was just singing. It got to the point where James had said that he didn't think he was too good of a singer and he only wanted to play rhythm guitar. So we found this singer named Sammy Dijon who was in a local band called Ruthless - he rehearsed with us for about three weeks but we never played a show with him. They told Sammy it wasn't working out and James went back to singing again."
So we're at around March of 1982, how did Metallica get the opening slot for the infamous Saxon gig at the Whisky?
"On the 4-track TEAC we recorded a demo of three songs: Hit the Lights , Killing Time (from the Irish band SWEET SAVAGE), and Let It Loose (from the British band SAVAGE). We had heard that Saxon was gonna be playing the Whisky in Hollywood. So I went over to the club with our demo, and as I was walking up, I run into Tommy Lee and Vince Neil from Motley Crue (who I was taking pictures for at the time.) They said 'Hey Ron, what's up?'. I told them that Saxon was doing a gig at the Whisky and I wanted to try to get my band to open up for them. They said, 'Yeah, we were gonna open up for them but we're getting too big to open. Come on in and I'll introduce you to the chick that does the booking'. So I dropped off the tape and she called me back the very next day, I remember her telling me, 'You guys are pretty good... you remind me of this local band called Black'n'Blue. Anyway, she said 'Saxon is scheduled to play two nights; we're gonna have RATT open for them the first night and your band can open the second night'. So we actually have Motley Crue to thank for getting us that gig, which was a major break for us back then. It was Metallica's third show. We actually played two shows that night opening for Saxon."
After that show you recorded a new 4-track demo in April of '82, which later was known as the "Power Metal" demo...
"We recorded that demo in my garage on a 4-track. The four songs were Hit The Lights , The Mechanix , Jump In The Fire , and Motorbreath - which were all originals. Those songs were later re-recorded on the demo called No Life Til Leather . James sang differently on it, like on Jump In The Fire he would hold the note on the chorus. He was trying to be like the singer Sean Harris from DIAMOND HEAD, but he later figured that he didn't sound like Sean Harris so he decided to sing gruffer. It's funny how that demo was labeled the Power Metal demo. The story is, I went to make Metallica business cards to send to the club promoters along with our demo. The card was supposed to just have the 'Metallica' logo and a contact number. But I thought it looked too plain and decided it should say something under the logo. I didn't want to put 'hard rock' or 'heavy metal', so I coined the term Power Metal, I thought it had a nice ring to it. No band had used that term before as far as I knew. I remember bringing the business cards to the band and Lars got so pissed off at me. He said, 'What did you do! What the hell is Power Metal ?! I can't believe you did such a stupid thing! We can't use these cards with the words Power Metal on it!'. So, that's how that tape became known
as the Power Metal demo."
Shortly after, Metallica recruited a new guitarist and did a gig....
"Yeah, we took on this guy named Brad Parker, a.k.a. Damian C. Phillips, which was his stage name. We did one show at the Concert Factory in Costa Mesa, and while James, Lars, and myself are getting dressed to go on stage, we hear this guitar solo so we look over the railing of the dressing room and we see Brad on stage just blazing away on his guitar. So that was Metallica's first and last gig with Damian C. Phillips. Later I think he went on to join Odin." Is that when James decided to sing and play guitar full-time? "Yeah. He decided to do what he does best, that is play guitar and sing. And it's not easy to play the type of riffs he plays and sing at the same time - it's really difficult." So that brings us to the summer of 1982... Can you tell us the story of the infamous "No Life Till Leather" demo? "Lars hooked up with this guy named Kenny Kane who was a real snake in the grass. He had this punk label called High Velocity which was a division of Rocshire Records, an Orange County record company. He said he would put up the money to have us do an EP. So we went in the studio and recorded the songs Hit The Lights , Mechanix , Phantom Lord , Jump In The Fire , Motorbreath , Seek And Destroy and Metal Militia , which were done in an 8-track studio in Tustin called Chateau East. After hearing the tapes Kenny realized we weren't a punk band so he ended up not being interested. So we took the tapes which eventually became the 'No Life Till Leather' demo."
Who was in charge of getting this demo distributed?
"Lars and his friend Pat Scott. They would record tapes and send them out, they had connections all over the world."
Whose idea was it to take out a full page ad in BAM magazine?
That was a big investment in those days for a young band. "It cost us $600 which was a lot of money back in 1982. It was probably Lars and James' idea. They laid the ad out and showed it to me and said it will cost $600. I said 'OK, Lars...James - where's your money?' and they said 'We don't have any money'. I was the only one that had any money, so I wrote out a check for $600 to BAM, til this day I never got that money back."
So during this time you never heard any complaints or anything from the other band members that they thought you were inferior as a bass player?
"I don't think at the time it had anything to do with my musicianship because I was basically playing what they asked me to play. James showed me what to play and I played it. I understood the camraderie between James and Lars as far as writing goes and I didn't want to infiltrate that. I think the reason that they kept some of Dave's (Mustaine) songs was because they thought he was a good guitar player and they did it to keep him happy. Like the song Mechanix , some of the lyrics in that were ridiculous, so they ended up changing the lyrics later when Dave was out of the band (and re-titled it The Four Horsemen )."
So what's the story about Dave Mustaine and his dogs?
"I think it was the summer of '82. Dave had come over to my house on a Sunday afternoon and he brought his two pit bull puppies. I think I was in the shower at the time; anyway, Dave let the dogs loose and they were jumping all over my car scratching the shit out of it, I had a rebuilt '72 Pontiac LeMans. And James came out and said 'Hey Dave, get those f**kin' dogs off of Ron's car!'. And Dave said, 'What the f**k did you say? Don't you talk that way about my dogs!'. Then they started fighting and it spilled into the house, and when I came out of the shower I see Dave punch James right across the mouth and he flies across the room, so I jumped on Dave's back and he flipped me over onto the coffee table. And then James gets up and yells to Dave, 'You're out of the f**kin' band! Get the f**k out of here!'. So Dave loaded all his shit up and left all pissed off. The next day he comes back crying, pleading 'Please let me back in the band'."
So how did Metallica come in contact with Cliff Burton, did you guys see him when his band TRAUMA was in town?
"I think we just showed up at a TRAUMA show at the Whisky for some reason. We were sitting there watching the band and all the sudden the bass player goes into a solo as the guitar players were playing rhythm and he's just thrashing his head all over the place. And James and Lars were just bowing to him. We didn't talk to Cliff that night but they might have approached him the next night at the Troubadour. I don't know how they actually hooked up."
How did your first San Francisco gig come about?
"I think that was a Metal Massacre Night with BITCH, CIRUTH UNGOL, and I believe LAAZ ROCKET. And Ciruth Ungol had canceled so Brian Slagel called us last minute to fill in. It was at the old Stone. I rented a trailer and we loaded our drum riser and all our gear and pulled it with my Dad's '69 Ford Ranger, we all drove up in that one truck. I had never been to San Francisco before, I remember driving around Chinatown with this trailer and I was getting so pissed off trying to find this club. All the other band members are back there in the camper shell drinking and partying and I'm just pissed as shit."
But the show went over really well...
"Yeah. We had no idea that our No Life Till Leather demo had gotten up there, they knew all the lyrics to our songs and everything. People asking us for our autographs, it was a trip, we couldn't believe it. When we played in L.A. with bands like RATT, people would just stand there with their arms
How did the second San Francisco show in October '82 go over ?
"That was at the Old Waldorf on a Monday night. The people went nuts at that gig. In fact I think Cliff Burton came to that show."
So, you knew nothing of any negotiations between the other band members and Cliff?
"Things started happening back at the house... my things would be missing. The worst thing was when we played with my friend Jim's band KAOS, and ROXX REGIME (who later became STRYPER). Apparently one of Dave's (Mustaine) buddies stole my back-up Ibanez bass guitar...My leather jacket was missing...I was really getting sick of the situation. And I didn't know why this was happening because I did what I could and what they asked me to do. Lars and I butted heads a lot, I hate when people show up late and use you all the time and that's just what Lars did. I would have to drive all the way down to Newport Beach to pick him up, so I told him 'If you can't make it, it's not my problem'. Everytime we did a gig up in San Francisco I had to borrow my Dad's truck, pay for the gas, I had to rent the trailer out of my pocket, I paid for the hotel rooms on my Visa card... and San Francisco is expensive even for a cheap room. I paid for all of this and they couldn't understand why I was mad, they said 'Well, you're getting the check after the gig', and we were only getting paid a $100 per gig at the most, which didn't even cover the hotel room. Plus we drank a couple hundred dollars worth of alcohol. I always said to them, 'If I'm a part of this band, why is it up to me to pay for everything while you guys get the free ride?'. I had suggested we get a manager or somebody that could back us because I was really getting tired of this. And they just laughed about it and said 'have a sense of humor'. They just didn't understand, so they interpreted it as me having a bad attitude."
So you were just fed up with their antics and you probably didn't think that they would become successful...
"Right. I knew the way they were... Dave, at the time, was an asshole, and Lars only cared about himself. But what really hurt me was James, because he was my friend and he was siding with them and I suddenly became the outcast in the band."
At the end of November '82, when you went up to S.F. for the third time, did you have any idea that they were planning on replacing you with Cliff?
"After I heard them talk about Cliff, I had some idea. I remember after that show it was raining like a
motherfucker and I saw Cliff, all in denim, just standing there in the rain. And I said to him, 'Hey dude, do you want a ride home', I kind of felt sorry for the guy. I kind of saw the writing on the wall...We played at the Mabuhay Gardens the next day, it was a little hole in the wall. That was the last gig I did with Metallica."
Driving back home to L.A., did you think to yourself that you were about to be replaced? "First off, let me clear something...I'm talking a long time ago, this was so long ago it doesn't even matter today. I'm just telling you what I was feeling then. I want to make it clear that it doesn't bother me now, this was 14 years ago, it's just memories. I get along with all the guys now. So, this is what happened.. On the way home we stopped at the liquor store, I was driving, and they got a whole gallon of whisky. James , Lars, and Dave were completely smashed out of their minds. They would constantly bang on the window for me to pull over so they could take a piss, and all the sudden I look over and see Lars lying in the middle of Interstate 5 on the double yellow line. It was just unbelievable! And I just said
'fuck this shit!'. Then one of my friends told me that they witnessed Dave pour a beer right into the pickups of my Washburn bass as he said 'I
fuckin' hate Ron'. The next day my bass didn't work. My girlfriend at the time also told me that she overheard that they wanted to bring Cliff in the band."
Do you think their intention was to harass you until you would quit the band?
"I don't know. If you listen to their version, they claim they kicked me out. But I never, ever heard them tell me 'You're out of the band'. What happened was, after Dave f**ked my bass up, I confronted the band when they came over for practice and said 'Get the f**k out of my house!' I turned to James and said, 'I'm sorry, James, but you have to go too'. And they were gone within the next couple of days. They packed all their gear and moved to San Francisco."
So this all happened around the first week of December '82.
"Yeah. It was right after we had returned from that trip to S.F. I was so disgusted with the whole thing that I sold all my equipment: my amps, my cases, I even sold my Les Paul which would now be worth about $1,200. I was just so pissed with the whole thing. Then in 1986, my friend Katon DePenna, who was a singer, told me that I should get back into it. I had some cash in the bank at the time so I went and bought a Fender P bass and a Marshall half stack bass amp. So Katon and I started jamming and we formed a band called Phantasm. It was more like progressive punk, it's hard to describe; the lyrics were punk but the music had tons of different changes in it. Our first two shows with Phantasm were on the same two nights as Jason's first shows with Metallica, when they played the Country Club & Jezebel's. I think November 7th and 8th. We played Fenders Ballroom in Long Beach with about ten other punk bands. We also played Fenders opening for the Plasmatics in front of 1,500 people - it was totally cool, that was actually the biggest crowd I ever played in front of. The reason Phantasm broke up is because I just kept getting bombarded with the Metallica thing and the band got sick of it. A lot of kids came to our gigs just because I had been in Metallica. When we went to play Phoenix all the guys from Flotsam and Jetsam were jumping off the stage and after the show everyone bombarded me for autographs. So it just faded away after that and I haven't been in a band since."
What was the most memorable moment when you were in Metallica?
"Probably the first time we ever played the song Whiplash , I think that was at Billy Barty's (Roller Rink in Fullerton). That was the most ultimate headbanging song. Everytime we played that song it totally kicked ass."
And the lowest moment?
"Probably at the end, when I found out I was double crossed. I would have been better off as a paid road manager rather than the bass player, I probably would have been more respected. But like I said, that's all history..."
"The truth of the matter was that things just didn't click. I was a different person back then. I was a brash person that was always drunk and having fun and James and Lars were withdrawn little boys. James hardly ever talked to people, we did that Saxon gig a while back and he was singing but it was I who talked in between songs. The whole thing was that I had too much to drink. But I
fuck up one time and it costs me the band and they fuck up 100 times...there's been times when I had to carry both James and Lars because they were so drunk."
- Dave Mustaine talking about his departure from Metallica (taken from an interview conducted by Bob Nalbandian back in January of 1984, in what became Megadeth's first ever feature interview)
"I'm just wondering what Metallica are gonna do when they run out of my riffs."
Dave Mustaine from January 1984 interview
"I already smashed James in the mouth one time, and Lars is scared of his own shadow."
Dave Mustaine, January 1984
"When I joined that band they only had one song - "Hit the Lights" - James did not write that song, a guy by the name of Hugh Tanner wrote it. Then we did "Jump Into The Fire", "The Mechanix", and the song "Motorbreath" - which is another Hugh Tanner wrote, and I wrote the intro to that, which Lars didn't know how to drum. I wrote the most songs on that whole f**kin' album! I wrote four of them, James wrote three, and Hugh Tanner wrote two!"
Dave Mustaine, January 1984
"Kirk is a 'Yes' man...."Yes, Lars, I'll do Dave's leads"; "Yes, James, I'll play this" ..James played all the rhythm on that album and Cliff wrote all Kirk's leads - so it shows you they're having a lot of trouble with this "New Guitar God!"
Dave Mustaine, January 1984
"I thought I'd have a helluva lot harder time coming up with something better, but this is three times faster, more advanced and a helluva lot heavier!"
Dave Mustaine, January 1984 (talking about Megadeth)
"I answered an ad in the Recycler that read 'Heavy Metal Guitarist Wanted for music much heavier than the L.A. scene'."
Lloyd Grant from an interview on January 15, 1997 (describing his first encounter with Metallica)
"Hit The Lights" was composed by James and one of his friends. I remember the day I went over to Lars' house , he said, "Check out this song" and he played me "Hit The Lights". We were both into that heavy kind of shit. He wanted me to play some guitar leads on it but I couldn't make it over to Ron McGovney's house to do the recording so James and Lars brought the 4-track over to my apartment and I did the solo on a little Montgomery Ward amp."
Lloyd Grant, January '97 (regarding the first ever Metallica recording session)
"I had several disappointments with previous bands I was in, I guess that's my reason for not pursuing Metallica. There were a lot of flaky musicians; however, this was not the case with Lars, he was 100% intense with the music."
Lloyd Grant, January '97 (explaining his departure with Metallica)
"Lars was very easy to get along with, although he had very strong ideas and opinions. I was not around James a lot; the times I was around him he was very quiet."
Lloyd Grant, January '97
In this exclusive SHOCKWAVES interview, original METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney tells the true-life stories about the early days of one of the biggest rock'n'roll bands in the world
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