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Well, this song is surely appropriate! LOL, we are ending 2012 and its the end of the road!
Fiscal cliff, HERE WE COME!
September 24, 2017
Well, this song is surely appropriate! LOL, we are ending 2012 and its the end of the road!
Fiscal cliff, HERE WE COME!
Oh well….here comes the cliff
MSNBC reporting that Sec. Clinton had a blood clot between her brain and skull.
MSNBC reporting that Sec. Clinton had a blood clot between her brain and skull
Have seen this movie before way too many times in my family, most times without the positive outcome. Good that they found the clot in time.
Luckily they caught that before it did damage. Sounds like she'll be fine.
Sepia – – – -Thank U 4 THIS. – – –It did not result in a stroke, or neurological damage. To help dissolve this clot, her medical team began treating the Secretary with blood thinners. She will be released once the medication dose has been established. – –
YET – -I know that she is bein' WATCHED — -EVER-SO-CAREFULLY. – -<a href="">Sinuses have veins which R a part of the circulatory system. – – CONCERNS R STILL in order.
BLESS her. :>) – -AMEN. :>)
Notice that it's Rethugs releasing all of the info on the fiscal cliff negotiations? They're trying their best to manipulate the media and spin so they won't get blamed. You'd think EmoProgs would figure that out by now.
"As Washington stared down a midnight deadline for action, a Republican aide said that the two sides had agreed on extending current tax rates for family incomes below $450,000; taxing capital gains and dividends at 20% for incomes above $450,000 versus the current 15%; and raising the estate tax to 40% on inheritances of more than $5 million, among other measures agreed to.
Without a fiscal-cliff agreement, the top rate on dividends would jump to 43.4% and the maximum rate on capital gains would rise to 23.8%. Meanwhile, the estate tax would jump to a top rate of 55% on estates worth more than $1 million from a top rate of 35% now."
MORE: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/progress-cited-as-fiscal-cliff-deadline-nears-2012-12-31
Sepia the left is as dumb as the right.. They form a circle of stupid.
4 years into Pres. Obama's presidency we have had far too many unfortunate occasions to see the vile bankruptcy of the noisemaking Emotional/Professional Left play out over and over again. But nowhere has this kneejerk tendency to second-guess or downright racist thrash the President been taken to more absurd levels than this year-end macabre spectacle we're seeing unfold vis-avis the fiscal cliff.
Yeah yeah I know, Dailykos always sucks. But today it was an orchestra of Left blowhards from the entire left media — print, online and blogsites, that sank to their ready racist playbook of hurling personal insults at the competence & humanity of this President.
It is so predictable it makes me literally sick. But today it cut me even more especially when you realize that this President has gone this entire year without a vacation just so he'd fight indefatigably for the thankless job of leading this country. And fight he did with so much heart and administrative brilliance that left these same left blowhards speechless.
To see Dailykos go from diary upon diary waxing poetic about Obama's unbelievable win and the superlative skills of his campaign crew, and on and on and on to the vitriol today is whiplash-inducing. Just last week they finally came around to seeing the strategic brilliance of Pres. Obama's 2011 debt ceiling negotiations. Kos himself keeps churning out article after article about one mind-blowing angle of the elections and campaign after the other.
But today, there could be no more bumbling idiot, traitor to the American Middle Class/poor than this same President. From Jonathan Chait to Ezra Kelin to Jed Lewison, Slinkerwink, BrooklynBadBoy, PM Carpenter, Kevin Drum et al. How could both statements be true? Of course not. What we are seeing once again is the fundamental bigotry of the Professional Left to ever see this President as anything other than their janitor and at worse, tehir slave. yes I used that label because that is the perfect description of their downright disrespect for him.
They never demean Clinton who actually BETRAYED their very core policies, in the same way. Naw… he's a hero, but Barack Hussein Obama? He's at best a bumbling fool who's hellbent on delivering the head of America's 99% to his Wall Street cronies. And at worst he's supposed to be an evil traitor and insulted in the most racist terms.
You know, if I were President Obama, I'd quit, take my family very far away from this godforsaken country. But I'm not him. He's a bigger person than I am. His sense of mission is nobler than I will ever summon. So all I can do is defend him anyway anyhow, and wherever. I have been deleting followers like flies from my Twitter Timeline. I can't stand it
I haven't been back on twitter in at least 2 weeks and have no urge to go back anytime soon (if at all). The Newtown shootings is all Obama's fault meme was the final straw for me. We haven't needed these idiots to move forward thus far and the election outcome has shown how truly irrelevant they are. Ain't nothing they can say or write that will upset me because they are wrong every.single.time.
Exactly! They didn't make him, so how can they break him. I thought the elections would have made that clear.
Yes GN…that's what I love about it..said the same thing on Tpm. The left deluded themselves to self importance. Everything is a meme with no logic… Just wait till debt ceiling. That is why a grand bargain would have great. GOP house has nothing to loose. Left does not get that, don't worry by 2016 they will get that and write the belated article on how Obama did not cave..
Idiots that never learn.
Extremely well said. The only person on that list that I'm disappointed with is PM Carpenter. The rest of them…lol, self-censored.
It's funny to read pm carpenter…everyone is an expect in negotiating. Not impressed. Here you go with 2014 election set up similar to 2010.
To whom was I saying recently that Lewison was no different from the rest of them? He can whiteman it with the best and rest of them. They are so clearly all singing from the same choir book. Credo Action is now in my bad books and have been told. If any of them had the grace to say after "um, oops, I was wrong," even if it were for the eleventy billionth time of being wrong, I would give the action the iota of respect it would deserve. But they don't. They double-down on the stupid. They double-down on the outrage. They double-down on acting as if the President is a clueless innocent who is less intelligent and less savvy than they are. Enough already.
You know what it is: his strength and the strength of his family. He doesn't care about them. He doesn't need them. He didn't kiss any rings to get where he is; he built that with his team. When DailyKos and progressive blogosphere supported Edwards; team Obama built MyBarackObama.com. His strength is from his family; they are who validate him. But despite the strength it took to get where he is; without the party behind him. They continually call him weak.
Meanwhile, the country sees a calm, sensible, strong man. And they wonder at these fools that are constantly calling him weak.
His family and his friends who have known him for years. It is why he played golf with his ho-soliciting friend. It is why he doesn't care to go to salons held by Sally Quinn or to teas hosted by Beth Dzoretz. Gosh, he is actually in D.C. to… work.
Good comment. Why don't you think the party is behind him? I think rank and file democrats have supported him.
He didn't wait his turn. He is uppity and an upstart. And they share the same "just us" attitude as the folks from the other side of the aisle. Early in 2008, I was talking to a business contact who was convinced that Sen. Obama wouldn't win because of what he heard at a cocktail party of high-ranking D congressional staff. He was a white guy who said he and his wife were repulsed and left the party quickly after and that "the nigger" was said a lot and with loathing and mocking.
Are you making a distinction between "party" and "democrat"?
Rank and file haven't really mattered in a while until this President's elections. That is where the problems come in.
thank you zizi.
Wink is so filled with self loathing, she NEEDS black people to patronize. I remember those other names. But they are getting what they crave: attention. I was just listening to Lady Gaga. It's one big "Disco Stick" to them.
What did PM Carpenter say?
hEEY zizi2 – –***BIG —HAPPY NEW YEAR's EVE/KWANZAA – –HUG*** – —
– – -THIS – –>To see Dailykos go from diary upon diary waxing poetic about Obama's unbelievable win and the superlative skills of his campaign crew, and on and on and on to the vitriol today is whiplash-inducing. Just last week they finally came around to seeing the strategic brilliance of Pres. Obama's 2011 debt ceiling negotiations. – —
– – –Perhaps HE/THEY—FELL off their — – "EGO CLIFF!!"—'CAUSE IMHO —-anybody who FAILS 2 C – –orrr ACKNOWLEDGE–is either a HATA – — or BEYOND EGO-ICENTRIC —–OK – –orrrrr –BOTH!! —
MR. PRESIDENT just' di-ent ACQUIRE—his STRATEGIC SKILZ — –
HE BUSTED IN DA DOOR with THEM!! —-
EVIDENCE – – —President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: January 29, 2009President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: January 29, 2009 – – –
——CHECK the DATE!! – — HAH – – –
THAT RESULTED in – – –THIS: — – According to CNN's exit polls, 55 percent of women voted for Obama, while only 44 percent voted for Mitt Romney. Men preferred Romney by a margin of 52 to 45 percent, and women made up about 54 percent of the electorate. In total, the gender gap on Tuesday added up to 18 percent — a significantly wider margin than the 12-point gender gap in the 2008 election.
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They never demean Clinton who actually BETRAYED their very core policies, in the same way. Naw… he's a hero,
tell me about it.
President Obama spent most of his first term cleaning up Bill Clinton's messes
You know, if I were President Obama, I'd quit, take my family very far away from this godforsaken country. But I'm not him. He's a bigger person than I am. His sense of mission is nobler than I will ever summon. So all I can do is defend him anyway anyhow, and wherever.
I've always said that if I was ever afforded the chance to ask PBO one question, it would be "Why the hell did you want this job?" It is truly thankless. For real.
Fuck Dailykos.
I checked it out, but was never into it.
And…We're Airborne
by BooMan
Mon Dec 31st, 2012 at 04:07:06 PM EST
John Boehner has parties to go to, my friends. This is New Year's Eve, his most holy holiday. Eric Cantor just announced that the House isn't waiting around to see whether or not the Senate can hash out a deal. They're going to start drinking as soon as it gets dark outside. I suggest that you do the same. We're going over the cliff. And we were SOOOO close to a deal.
Growing up poor has it's advantages. While I like the finer things in life, I can make a dollar out of 15 cents when I need to. I'm sitting back and watching the spectacle.
On the other hand it's really rank that Congress is willing to let millions of folks slip through the safety net, and make the skies less safe (adios air traffic controllers) among other things, just to show up the Black man. May Karma show them her worst.
Indeed; trifling doesn't even begin to describe the Republicans. This is ridiculous.
I'm kinda pissed off that congress is getting a raise!
Shows up to the office 3-4 days a month, don't do any actual work when they're in the office, deadlines are just mere suggestions. That is a sweet hustle they got going. They would probably tell us all don't hate the player, hate the game.
Don't forget their pissing and moaning.
I kind of see Obama's proposed Congressional pay raise as a trap:
They hem and haw on everything else but betcha they'll be quick to vote themselves a raise.
So when they vote themselves (quickly) a raise, then Obama can say "Oh but they were quick to vote themselves a raise but slow to vote on giving YOU, the American People, a raise."
I think it's the only way PBO could get a pay raise for federal employees who haven't gotten a pay raise since 09.
I'm way older than you when I could make even 2 pesos equal a dollar, lol. I do know what you mean though, "growing up poor" does teach you some valuable coping skills.
We WILL survive both stronger & better. I believe that & I trust PBO. He will protect those most vulnerable & in need so I will also sit "back and watch the spectacle" of GOP's last gasp as them sting themselves to death like a wounded scorpion.
I can make a dollar out of 15 cents when I need to.
What??? Girl, same here. Especially since my sweet Momma was a child of the depression. She 'recycled' WAY before it was fashionable to do.
Recycled: Christmas wrapping paper, aluminum foil, ice cubes (if she finished a drink and still had ice in her cup, she would put her glass in the freezer until next time!), the wax paper out of the cereal boxes… I could keep going.
Clinton's Clot
A reader writes:
I am a practicing general/trauma surgeon here in Cleveland. Hillary Clinton's blood clot (or "deep venous thrombosis") is almost certainly related to her recent closed head injury. Trauma patients, particularly those with significant head or spinal trauma, are considered high risk for the development of these clots. The fact that Mrs Clinton developed a clot a few years ago additionally raises her risk portfolio. We see this all the time in medical/trauma practice. Head injuries alter the coagulation parameters of the body in unpredictable, potentially deleterious ways. As a result of this, I would expect her to require anticoagulation therapy for the rest of her life.
The Althouse response is hysterical on so many levels. The part where she writes – " Was it her brain (recently concussed)? Was it her leg (where she had a blood clot back in 1998)? The former is a big deal, the latter, not so much. Why not specify the site, since it make such a big difference, medically? " – is about as ignorant as it gets. A blood clot in the leg is extraordinarily dangerous. Those clots have a propensity for breaking off and traveling to the main arteries supplying the lungs where you can, you know, die instantly.
I'm glad someone wrote in. Last year, I spent some time on a heavy traveling rotation for work, i.e., frequent and long flights. One of my coworkers developed clots and while that shit was scary as hell (some of us were in tears worried about her), leave it to some pundits to take the H. Clinton bloodclot story into hysteria and conspiracy land. Hope she gets well soon; I'll likely favor an opponent during the 2016 primaries, but I wish her the best of health, and have no doubt but that she'll recover just fine with the finest treatment which she is receiving.
Either way, this is serious health issue that would make me question whether she could be President IMO. You have to have great health and strength and stamina.
Joe Biden has had aneurysms. Whatever treatment he's had is working since there hasn't been an occurrence in about 20 years.
Ezra Klein :
"The GOP's congressional leaders want to tell their members that if they just vote for this modest tax increase now, then they can move onto the debt ceiling, where their enhanced leverage will let them force a deal that's all spending cuts. Obama, in effect, said that's not true. He said if Republicans raise taxes now, he's going to pocket that tax increase and demand tax increases in the next deal, too."
That's what we've been saying for months. Boehner and the GOP get the blame and the President gets a 4.6 trillion dollar revenue stream using as much as of it as permitted to turbo charge this economy. He can't lose.
They simply don't get how most Americans what to jam up…errr…get the rich to pay their fair share. We've been waiting 20 years for this to go down.
Ha! One will never go poor underestimating Orange and his crew.
House GOP plans to wait — until after deadlines pass
By Steve Benen
Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:00 PM EST
For all the scuttlebutt about a Senate agreement this afternoon, negotiators had not — and have not — resolved major issues such as the automatic spending cuts in sequestration, suggesting much of the relief was wildly premature. There's still a very real chance the ongoing negotiations will simply fail.
But there was another lingering question for which there was no answer: even if the Senate crafted a deal, could it pass the House? It appears we won't find out until after the clock runs out.
Benen does call bullshit when he sees it. His first paragraph cuts right to it. lol
Happy New Year POU Fam!
I'll always be grateful for Benen's (41!) weekly roundups of Rmoney's campaign lies.
POU, I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, Happy Chaunnakah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a Happy New Year.
POTUS is doing the damn thing and of course the emoprogressives have to bitch and moan; it's clear as crystal that POTUS is winning and Republicans and REAL Democrats and Independents know it if the emo-professional left doesn't understand, well it's why they're losers. I have to say, at least the tea baggers aren't stupid. They may be crazy, but they got enough sense to hold their teammates up high and stand by them. When the fight's over; they'll kick a Mitt Romney in the teeth but until then they stand by their team mates.
Keep Rep. John Lewis in your prayers tonight.
Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U.S. Representative John Lewis, dies in Atlanta
by Alexis Garrett Stodghill | December 31, 2012 at 5:44 PM
NBC News has confirmed that Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U.S. Representative John Lewis, died on Monday. A release from the representative's office states that she passed away in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple married 44 years ago after meeting at a New Year's Eve party in 1967, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Rest in peace dear lady.
RIP – she was a wonderful person and will be dearly missed.
So sorry to read this. My heart to John Lewis & the rest of her family. May her next journey be filled with peace & love.
RIP Mrs. Lewis.
OMWord! — – Thank U – -GOVCHRIS1988 — -***tears***
– – — RIHEP – -Dear –MRS. LILLIAN MILES LEWIS – — -CONDOLENCES 2 REP. JOHN LEWIS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. – – – -AMEN annnd AMEN. :>) – —
"The leap of faith"…..Maybe I should be disturbed but I really have no problems with this at all….
I trust my President & my family is prepared to deal with a brief rise in our taxes. Fortunately most are back to work now & one or two still on unemployment will be helped by the family until this gets sorted out.
The Repugnant goatfiggers are pure D fools to let this happen. We do not forget!
So we're going over the cliff because the President hurt the GOP's fee fees. The GOP is softer than baby food.
With all the shit they say about PBO, this constant "he hurt our feelings so we're gonna be assholes" is really getting old.
A ball that was all ready set in play yesterday with the panel of "he isn't warm and fuzzy." Good to see the talking points are getting to the MSM in a timely fashion. Whoever it is who is still allowed to tweet Gregory, please do give him a bravo for me!
I continuously love the exposure of white progressives to all POC..it is good to see. And can I say fuck me all
They are not true Progressives. The genuine article is in the trenches, working to make ends meet, doing volunteer work and their egos are not on speakerphone, but exhausted from living. I loathe the people you refer to, why I ended up here. Than you POU.
I hear you but the ironic part are tese people complain the President does not use an alleged bully pulpit. Today he speaks and according to these so called progressives he was jerky. You know he did not speak to make them GOP happy
It reminds me of what zizi wrote below..there is something weird that the GOP and majority white progressive males are so disrespectfully and unsettled by the black man making the negotiations. He has earned the right to do what other presidents do.
He has been the most progressive president in more than a generation. It's just good to see
It's not just "weird" it's neurotic as hell. From Cecil B Demille on, so damned threatened. Work on your problems with a therapist, and leave this President alone to do a better job than any of you can!
None of what they say makes sense, cause IMO, it's coming from a very fucked up place. The guys in my life are staunch supporters, and secure within themselves. There has got to be a connection!
Them and the media that created them/gives them oxygen. I risk injury with the side-eye I am giving so-called national papers the past two days. First, the WashPost completely ignores the re-elected President in its best and worst years in Washington in 2012 yet unironically cited his defeated opponent as having a worst. I guess there isn't a corollary… then the NY Times's Cathy Horyn (too easy a shot) writes:
Michelle Obama has used celebrity and style to redefine the role of first lady. Now, with four more years in the White House, can she step off the glamour pedestal and broaden the reach of her powerful voice?
This was in SundayStyles. Excuse me? Has this ass-clown paid no attention
The need to define how they should breathe, live, love, express their opinion in order to justify the preconceived notion of who they are is amazing. Karma will come
Yep, like two grown people didn't know how to comport themselves until they had exposure to a national stage.
Is ths silly bish on twitter? Her ass needs to be lit up.
Yes, she is. With all of 23 followers: http://twitter.com/CathyHorynNYT
Oh…so she's bout as relevant as toe jam. F her.
Yet the fashion editor of the NY Times. Robin G. must be her mentor!
"Excuse me" too…military families…all her & Jill Biden's dedication to helping and supporting our military families who also sacrifice so much…
Fuck this BS! Sorry for the swear.
Cathy Horyn, like a lot of white women, can't stand that a Black woman has knocked them off of that "glamour pedestal".
uh, JOINING FORCES? She didn't think (and I use that term loosely) Joining Forces was worthy of mention?
Today would have been my grandmother's 75th birthday. She died 7 years ago after Katrina. She's buried in Thibodaux, La since at the time of her death no one was able to return to NOLA and the place where she had a plot was literally underwater.
Anyway, my fam visited her grave in Thibodaux and placed some flowers on her grave…so bittersweet today.
Happy New Year and RIP and Happy Birthday to my granny Beulah.
Ditto the *HUGS.* My Granny has been gone over 30 years & I still miss her so much but she is ever in my heart & sometimes I think she sits on my shoulder still giving me her vast words of wisdom because I find my own self saying & doing the things she also did.
Prayers for you, lamh.
DEAR lamh36 – — ***BIG—CONSOLING —HUGS*** – – –
– — -TREASURE – – -the – – -FOND MEMORIES. – -AMEN. :>) – – –
May your Grandmother continue to rest in peace
GOOD Evening – –miranda/POU FAM♥ – -***BIG –HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE/kWANZAA — HUG***
– –YES! — -a GR8 SONG!! – – – -:>)
– – –Errrr – – -Did U Mention THIS — Jump Mofos! Jump!- – – – -The "FISCAL CLIFF" WILL – -MAKE YA!!! – – -Weeeeeeeeeeeee!! — -LOL
– — -Annnnd – — was OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT – — Jus' – – – -DA MAN? —:>) – – —
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day– – — –
– ——-"If Republicans think I will finish the job of deficit reduction through spending cuts alone…then they've got another thing coming."
— President Obama, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, suggesting there are further tax increases coming even after the fiscal cliff deal.
Have a GOOD EVENING! – —
Happy New Year's POU'ers
For those of us staying in tonight, what network is everyone watching tonight?
I don't have a choice, lamh. whatever comes up on the tv
LOL! No TV!
We have a few neighbors stopping by to play Texas Holdem. I have my stash of nickles, dimes & quarters which I intend to keep while relieving them of theirs. No retreat, no surrender! I play for keeps!
Have a good evening, Kiddo.
Chicago PBS station has the Motown celebration @ the WH and another program w/ Eric Clapton celebrating the guitar. TV 1 has a bunch of Unsung.
I'm happy channel surfing and cooking greens while I watch.
Wow, PM Carpenter. Arrogant much?
"This site is called "p m carpenter's commentary" for the immensely unoriginal reason that I, P.M. Carpenter, hold forth with my commentary here. I am not a hack, I am not a flack, I am not any kind of hired gun for anyone. I express my opinions as genuinely and honestly as I possibly can. And I should think all readers would far prefer honest commentary from me rather than my pandering to what I know would be the easier, more popular route of uninterrupted, pro-Obama flackdom.
..What's tremendously ironic about all this is that criticisms of the Obama administration, especially at this decisive juncture, are perhaps the most valuable assets the administration could acquire. Only the deliberate absence of honest assessments of wrong paths taken, or of those under consideration, would represent a dereliction of civic or journalistic duty. And I respect the Obama administration far too much to stay quiet or to aid and abet what I regard as its potentially self-destructive paths."
Whatevs dude, whatevs.
Who touched pm? Is everything ok there? Moving on
Taking the path of less resistance and that which gets more attention and potential on-air work. Just like with t-shirts, pins, and general Obama-merch, "he disappointed me" is a cottage industry.
Indeed; and then to deflect from the idiocy of his stance, he takes swipes at PBO "flacks." Oh well, for me, he's now tossed on the pile with the rest of the fauxgressive egomaniacs and circlejerkers.
He's been unfortunately been heading in this direction for some time now. Very dissapointing
miranda – – — -GUESS dey di-ent —DO THIS — — IN ORDER 2 C da WIZARD! –LOL – —
—-In an Act of Political Cowardice House Republicans Shove America Off the Fiscal Cliff – –
– — – — —Cowardly House Republicans will shove America off the fiscal cliff because they are afraid of voting for tax increase on the wealthy.
House Republicans are saying that they can't vote tonight on any agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff because the bill will take time to get through the Senate. However, CNN is reporting the suspected real reason for the non-vote, "GOP sources admitted there is an added benefit to the Senate's delay: taxes would already be up, so lawmakers could argue that they are voting for tax cuts, as opposed to tax increases.One GOP source also said that may help get more House Republicans to vote for the deal."
—In plain English, Speaker Boehner does not have the votes to pass any agreement tonight. Rank and file House Republicans are such cowards that they would rather shove America off the fiscal cliff, so that they can claim that they are voting for tax cuts instead of tax increases.
All of this drama is because House Republicans want to pretend like they aren't raising taxes.
– –Once again House Republicans have manufactured a fiscal crisis, only to see it blow up in their faces. – – – — –KARMA!!! – -LOL
I'd like to wish everyone here a happy and safe New Year!!
I'll be watching Poirot until midnight lol.
POU Family…
Feliz y prospero Ano Nuevo from my heart to all of you with ♥
To my POU fam: Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! And I also want to express my condolences over the Cowboys. Even as a non-fan that was a bit painful to watch.
Thanks. It's the price of being a fan. Live with the ups and the downs.
Ok, now this is just wrong (but hilarious)FunnyPicsDepot @FunnyPicsDepot
TKO Romo #DeadAssWrong http://twitpic.com/br2dx4https://o.twimg.com/1/proxy.jpg?t=FQQVBBgpaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0cGljLmNvbS9zaG93L2xhcmdlL2JyMmR4NC5qcGcUAhYAEgA&s=HargNvnMxELp1PIIiU7gYhM_PNPcCloCz8RTEBifMEI
LOL, damn.
"It's the price of being a fan. Live with the ups and the downs."
So true. I love my 'boys though always have, always will.
Dude. Lovie is gone but Jason is still there. Ugh. I hope they go get Sean Payton. Romo…He's looking worse than Danny White (how's that for going back?)
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen… 🙁
HAPPY NEW YEAR Kennymack1971 – –***BIG HUG*** :>)
Obama Punks The GOP, Yet Again
Monday, December 31, 2012 |
Posted by Deaniac83 at 11:42 AM
If you watched the just concluded address the president gave on the Fiscal Cliff, tell me if you agree with the feeling I got from it: the president looked, sounded and smiled like a winner. And I can probably tell you why. Hell, he was practically gloating. Plainly spoken, he and his team just punked the Republicans, yet again. They got the Republicans to release the middle class hostage, without giving them a damned thing. Look at what he's getting:
So, let's recap. I was wrong to say that Republicans got nothing in this deal. They got less than nothing. They are in the red here. They are crying uncle and releasing the middle class hostage, in exchange for having to come up with even more revenues from the rich (maybe we can now see Boehner's plan to raise revenue from "limiting deductions" on the rich only) when they seek any spending cuts, or to avert/replace any of the sequestration cuts they don't like.
You want to see what a master negotiator looks like? Then look at the guy who just got a deal to release the hostage (middle class and the poor) and in exchange gave the hostage takers less than nothing.
I don't know if Republicans – or for that matter, hair on fire Lefties – realize how big a win this is for the president. This is a BFD. Republicans are cornered, they can't back out, they have no escape. They got us here. They rejected all the reasonable offers the president made just to protect tax rates for the rich. And now, they can't even do that, and they have lost all leverage to force spending cuts without even more revenue. The Republicans went in for a fight all in, and they wouldn't take yes for an answer, so the president just took all their chips and left them holding nothing but teabags.
You know ur getting old when it's New Year's eve and the ball drop is 5 hours away and you are already yawning…may not make it before the countdown…lol.
That's why, in Philadelphia, there were a BUNCH of adults, hanging with the kids at the 6pm Fireworks at the SugarHouse casino! They do it again at midnight, but 6pm was fine with me!! LOLOLOL
You also had a great view from the ice skating rink.
I have slept through the new year more than a few times, could go either way tonight.
Happy New Year POU fam! Can't wait to continue to kick ass and take names in the '13.
My final movie recommendation of the year: Looper. I saw it in the theatres and it was great. You'll look at Bruce Willis differently after seeing it. It's now on DVD.
Aleixis @Thugy_A
What Kim K's & Kanye's baby is gonna look like… pic.twitter.com/b6AMLKVQ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A_eAap0CEAAjEol.jpg:large
Miranda, that is so very unfortunate.
LOL miranda – – — — ***dialin' 911—Paramedics —-DAYSA – -POUBOT DOWN!!—Hysterical LAFFTER!! — –**** — – -Seeeeee. . .
Bet the kid will have a lot of ass (Imma let you sit down, butt…).
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Democrats win key tax fights in emerging fiscal cliff deal
Democrats win key tax fights in emerging fiscal cliff deal.
The package being negotiated by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden amounts to a defeat for the GOP on multiple fronts. It not only raises tax rates, but also extends stimulus-era tax policy, prolongs emergency unemployment benefits, maintains targeted tax breaks derided by the party as corporate handouts and revives limits on deductions for the wealthy that have been dormant for almost a decade — all policies that the GOP has fought. It's expected to raise $600 billion over 10 years.
Above all, the emerging deal would shatter 20 years of Republican orthodoxy on taxes, undercutting a core part of the party identity that had been built around giving no quarter to any tax increase — ever.
Question: so I thought the outrage was over cuts of SS/Medicare, but I don't see those cuts. So that has been completely forgotten over the $400K bit?
Happy New Year POU! I love the holidays because SciFi always plays a Twilight Zone marathon this time of year. My favorite TZ episode is the gremlin on the plane featuring a very young William Shatner. Till this day I laugh like crazy when Shatner starts screaming like a little girl when he sees that gremlin. Stay safe everyone!
I really wanted to see that Zone Marathon, but I don't get that chanel anymore 🙁
That is the one that disturbs me the most and I muted during the middle bits. They tend to show the scarier ones in prime hours. Talking Tina (Living Doll) is on now. /shudders
I like the episode in which Julie Newmar is the Devil (Miss Devlin).
h/t Mary1 at TOD – Posted this Mavis Staples piece. These emo/whiney ass titty babies want it all. I got an email from the local green party with the subject line: Did we elect Romney?
I responded with this video. No. We re-elected Pres. Barack Obama.
Don't these fools realized that the actions in this video occurred in many of these old bastards' lifetimes???
If you've ever wondered as to the origin of my screenname….
Mavis Staples – Eyes on the Prize
(Warning: it's a hard video to watch, but watch we must. These bastards would have us back there is a heartbeat. And to quote Donna Brazile, "I AIN'T GOING BACK!" )
Best documentary I've ever watched. I saw it back when I was in middle school in the mid/late 80s.
miranda-ACTUALLY – – -MR PRESIDENT told us errything we NEEDED 2 KNOW – —BUT – – –:>)
– – –Everything You Need To Know About The Emerging 'Fiscal Cliff' Compromise – –
— – —Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Vice President Joe Biden have reportedly reached an agreement that would solve the tax side of the debate over the so-called "fiscal cliff," the package of tax increases and spending cuts that will begin automatically at midnight tonight.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and the Democratic caucus have not yet indicated support for the compromise, which extends most of the Bush tax cuts and other tax provisions, and while the Senate may vote tonight, no vote is expected in the House before tonight's deadline. Here is a breakdown of the different provisions of the reported compromise:
Bush tax cuts: The deal would extend all of the Bush tax cuts for incomes below $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for families, while reinstating the Clinton-era 39.6 percent tax rate for income above those thresholds. It will also push the capital gains rate on investment income back to 20 percent for income above $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for families. President Obama had asked for an extension of rates only for incomes below $250,000.
– -The New York Times reports a tentative deal has been struck: "Senate Republicans said negotiators also agreed to put off $110 billion in across-the-board cuts to military and domestic programs for two months while broader deficit reduction talks continue." Also the $5 million estate tax exemption will be indexed to inflation.
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have singed off on the deal.
Annnnd – —OF COURSE — -MR. PRESIDENT KNEW HOW VP Joe could B used. – —STRATEGY!! :>)
He also told us not to worry, that he "has it" I don't.
Hard to be underground with this going on, GLH 🙂
What do you mean about Joe?
HEEY Gc. :>) I'm Not at all sure iff MR. PRESIDENT knew that – – -Mc"Turtleman" – –would ask VP Joe 2 – – -"RESCUE HIM.
BUT once that decision was made 2 send him —UP DA "HILL"- – I'm convinced that HE sent him in with the- – – RIGHTEOUS PLAYS. :>) – – –
—–CAIN'T WAIT–til – – -THE END! :>) – —
Before it gets tooooo late:
Happy New Year, POU Fam!
Happy New Year POU family. I've been incognegro lately, but I love my online family and wish the best for all of you in 2013.
HEEEEEEEY carolinagirl♥!! – – – -***runnin' 2 give U a BIG – -HAPPY NEW YEAR – — HUG!!!***
— —Soooo – —HAPPY 2 C U. :>)——B BLESSED – -U/FAM :>)—
Happy New Year to my cyber drinking buddy!
Happy healthy blessed New year, POU. Can't stay up to lurk any longer 😀
oh lmao, so I have couple of friends over, we bought some wine so I'm getting ready, I assume the wine was screw top, so I'm trying to twist it off, nothing, it won't budge.
Hmm I thought, it's probably has a cork, so I whip out my ckscrew, push it in, nothing, had to pull hard to get it out. I'm totally confused now lol. I try twisting it off again, nothing. Hmm I'm perplexed, the top is now all broken, i pull some of it back I notice I'm seeing the top of bottle. I try again to twist ofF. FINALLY I am able to twist the dam thing off.
Everyone is cracking up. Oh well at least I got the dam thing open.
RT @thexdexperience I don't like Christmas Carolers. 12 White people in robes in front of my house, chanting? I know how this ends.
If they are holding sheet music: GOOD.
If they are holding ropes: BAD.
HEEY Admiral – –***BIG – –HAPPY NEW YEAR –HUG!!*** :>)
BREAKING: – -VP Joe just emerged from a meeting. – –Sounding very UPBEAT!!-—
MR. PRESIDENT is gonna get HIS RATE.[39.6%]. Woo! Hoo! —
MR. PRESIDENT Is PROTECTING the – MIDDLE CLASS!! – –
——YES – – -VP Joe – —IT IS a – –"BFD"– – -LOL
I'm still awake. Looks like I will make it to midnight, thanks in no small part Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper on CNN's NYE broadcast.
I love the way Kathy Griffin says crazy thing and Anderson Cooper pretends that he's so uncomfortable. I find Cooper a bit of a phoney but when he's with Griffin, I find him tolerable.
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!
Happy New Year, POU fam!! May it be a most blessed and prosperous New Year for you all!!
miranda – – – -***sigh*** — –THEN there R the RE-THUCKERS OF TEXAS: — -Continuin' – – -"Da WAR on WOMEN" – –
— —Texas Will End Funding For Planned Parenthood Clinics Tomorrow"> — geesh!! – —
– – —For most of 2012, Texas officials have been working hard to strip funding from the Planned Parenthood clinics in their state. Those officials advanced their anti-choice agenda on Monday, when a visiting judge ruled that Texas may deny funding from Planned Parenthood affiliates in the new year simply because the organization advocates for abortion rights.
Planned Parenthood has been embroiled in a complicated legal battle with the state of Texas as Republican officials attempt to exclude the organization from the state's Women's Health Program, which uses federal and state money to fund preventive care for low-income women. The organization sued to block Texas from discriminating against abortion providers, but Visiting Judge Gary Harger ruled that Texas may design a state-run Women's Health Program that excludes qualified providers like Planned Parenthood — despite the fact that, on a federal level, states aren't allowed to block qualified health providers from receiving Medicaid funds.
The new Women's Health Program launches on Tuesday, and Monday's ruling ensures that Planned Parenthood won't be part of it. Before Texas Republicans began their crusade against Planned Parenthood, the organization provided preventative cancer screenings, contraceptive services, and family planning assistance to nearly half of the state's 130,000 low-income women in the Medicaid program.
That's what I've been watching. Kathy is Cray Cray!!
Happy New Year To My POU Fam! 😀
— – HAPPY NEW YEAR – -2013- – EAST COAST – POU FAM♥</b– — – -B BLESSED!!
—- —THANK U – –4 a GR8- -WONDERFUL –2012!! – —
Happy New Year All!!!
Happy New Year, fam!
Happy New Year!!!
MEDIA ALERT: – –THE SENATE IS VOTING – –NOW! -[msnbc, cnn]
HAPPY NEW YEAR dannie♥—JUs' got back! geesh!!!—I cain't believe that someone would HAFTA come 2 town 2-night!
He ain't NO SANTA CLAUS!! LOL – – – -***mumble – –mumble** – — Took him 2 a friend's house. LOL
miranda — -DUH — – -Jus' switched 2 cnn. DUH! – —Anderson cooper did NOT KNOW that he was talkin' 2 MC HAMMER!! –wHA'??? – – —
TRANSLATION:—THEY-ALL LOOK ALIKE!! – – -geesh!!—
Soooo — -OUT of –cain't TOUCH dis.!!! – – -***shakin' my head*** :>)
POU FAM♥ — -Gotta go out annnd pick up a cousin whoha dta get in town –nOW!! – –WHA' – – -Back as soon as. — Sorry.
http://www.nationalconfidential.com/20130101/01-01-13-obama-issues-proclamation-on-150th-anniversary-of-emancipation-proclamation/ PBO proclamation on Emancipation Proclamation
Happy New Year POU. I'm grateful to have found my way here this year. Watching you all chew through and cut through bullshit. I love it. Here it feels like home.Wishing us all good health in 2013.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TyrenM. ***BIG HUG*** :>) B BLESSED. :>)
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by Marsha McKenna | Senior Editor
Local voters returned their Summit County Council incumbents to office Nov. 6, according to the final but unofficial report from the Summit County Board of Elections.
County Council is the 11-member legislative authority, taxing authority and policy-making body of the Summit County government.
Each district representative will serve a four-year term.
For the at-large seat, Democratic incumbent Sandra Kurt received 132,367 votes (60.13 percent) over her Republican challenger, Jane Davis. Davis had 87,784 votes (39.87 percent).
Kurt, 50, from Akron, has had the spot since March 2011. She will now fill the unexpired term running through 2014.
In District 1, Democratic incumbent Nick Kostandaras won over his Republican challenger, Greg Roemer. Kostandaras garnered 18,020 votes (57.35 percent) to Roemer's 13,399 (42.65 percent).
Kostandaras, 75, is from Richfield.
District 1 includes Macedonia, Sagamore Hills, Northfield Center, Northfield Village, Reminderville, Twinsburg and Twinsburg Township.
In District 2, Democrat John Schmidt, 57, of Cuyahoga Falls, was re-elected with 16,817 votes (66.08 percent). His Republican challenger, Nancy DeLambo, received 8,633 votes (33.92 percent).
District 2 includes Munroe Falls and most of Cuyahoga Falls.
In District 3, which covers Hudson, Stow, Silver Lake and part of Cuyahoga Falls, Republican Gloria Rodgers kept her seat with 20,041 votes (60.54 percent). Her Democratic challenger, Russ Iona, received 13,065 votes (39.46 percent).
Rodgers, 67, has served in the position since 2009.
Democrat Frank Comunale was re-elected in District 4, with 19,894 votes (72.56 percent) over his Republican opponent, Mike Hoover, who received 7,522 votes (27.44 percent).
Comunale, 64, from Akron, has occupied the post since January 2007, and since 2012 he has been the Council vice president.
District 4 includes part of Cuyahoga Falls.
In District 6, Democrat Jerry Feeman, 56, of Tallmadge, retained his seat, receiving 16,596 votes (66.9 percent). His Republican challenger, Faith Bennetts, got 8,211 votes (33.11 percent).
District 6 includes the city of Tallmadge.
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The word "awesome" is spoken often enough, but we've largely forgotten what it means. No wonder, given that we have mostly either stopped fearing our gods or simply buried them, ironised our heroes and villains into identikit celebrities, and converted our mountains into playgrounds for the wealthy.
Londoners are lucky, though, because every few years the City of London festival kicks off with a performance of the Grande Messe des Morts in St Paul's. If your sense of awe lacks an existential dimension, Berlioz's great Requiem will restore it. Being enveloped by the omnidirectional swell of sound at the onset of the Tuba Mirum, or dangled on the yo-yo of hope and despair that the Lacrimosa spins with such masterful theatricality, are not experiences one forgets.
One of the wonders of hearing this piece in this space, is how the quieter sections emerge with the greatest impact. While the tumults of the four brass bands of the apocalypse are still raging, the subdued desperation of the sopranos' cry of "salva me" just manages to escape, its quiet insistence intensified precisely because it reverberates in our minds rather than in the further reaches of Wren's great dome.
It's the same with the supplications of the tenor soloist – here, the excellent Barry Banks – that ripple over the massed ranks of the choir and orchestra with fragile grandeur.
The sense of occasion was deepened by the sight of Colin Davis's increasingly frail figure, patiently stirring the acoustic consomme with a faultless sense of proper pacing. The London Symphony Orchestra played with the kind of brilliant concentration only loyalty and love can command, and the 150-strong choir, drawn from the London Symphony Chorus and the London Philharmonic Choir, sang with controlled power and beauty. Whomever you chose to thank and praise for it, this was an awesome night.
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Grandpa Does A Keg Stand
Ummm, not sure where to even start with this one. It's wrong on some levels but kinda cool on others.
What would you think if your grandpa did a keg stand? I can't begin to imagine MY grandpa doing one, nor could I imagine my dad doing one. Then again, this guy looks a lot younger than my grandpa and has probably knocked back a few more recently than 1957.
Check it out:
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Impact of single branch
Sometimes, one of the most important issues concerning a community can come down to a single item.
In this case, a tree.
Berlin's Town Council discussed one particular tree on private property and how it seems to be leaning further and closer to power lines. Berlin has apparently been in touch with the home owner, who it was reported at the meeting, isn't interested in cutting limbs back.
Without getting into names in this space, we really do wish that the homeowner reconsider. It is absolutely not the homeowner's fault that the tree is growing in a direction deemed threatening.
But the weather we've been experiencing the past couple of years can be called "dramatic."
It's not just a case of having a thunderstorm. We seem to be getting more and more severe thunder storms. Remember in June, 2012, most of us had never heard the word "derecho" before. But watching the news coming from the Baltimore area, we learned quickly as trees were snapped like toothpicks and power lines were dangerously hanging from damaged utility poles. Then, of course, the drama got literally colder this past winter when many of us couldn't dig out of our own streets to get to work in the morning.
It is we believe a civil responsibility for a town and its neighbors to keep trees trimmed appropriately so that we stand a better chance of not sitting helplessly in the in the dark for days.
And we don't know what the circumstances are for some of our neighbors. Perhaps health reasons require the air conditioning to be on constantly. There are many frail and elderly people who are made that much more helpless without electricity or heating fuel.
So, yes, it's not a town's right to demand from a homeowner that they trim back a particularly threatening tree. But as Mayor Gee Williams said, "with the way technology is today, we don't want to have to react to a problem that we can prevent."
Sometimes that prevention should come from a town's citizens without awaiting the municipal government to step in after the fact.
A single broken branch can change the quality of life for an entire grid of electric customers. Trimming branches like it is a job worth doing.
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Alzheimer's Foundation of America Leader Presses for Forward Movement on National Alzheimer's Plan
Jan 19, 2012, 11:41 ET from Alzheimer's Foundation of America
NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a two-day meeting of government leaders and private sector experts that focused on the proposed framework of an historic national plan to defeat Alzheimer's disease, Eric J. Hall, founding president and CEO of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) and a member of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care and Services established by the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), today released this statement:
"Our nation is placing an intense and unprecedented focus on Alzheimer's disease right now, giving hope to Americans that the bold recommendations and thoughtful discussion that emerged during his meeting of the Advisory Council and ongoing will result in a powerful plan that turns the tide of the disease.
"In the year since NAPA was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America has consistently sought input from family caregivers, clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers and the general public about their personal and professional experiences with Alzheimer's disease, their recommendations for change and their hopes that the NAPA process goes beyond a 'check the box exercise.' Their voices formed the basis of AFA's report 'No Time to Waste,' which provides hard-hitting recommendations that align with the draft plan being discussed by the Advisory Council.
"Never before has our nation been poised like this to pursue and achieve what Americans facing this devastating brain disorder demand and deserve. We are at a pivotal juncture to alter the current course of Alzheimer's disease, and we must act aggressively yet realistically in order to carry the momentum forward.
"Since fiscal concerns and the growth of the Alzheimer's population cannot go unnoticed, it is critical that we design this plan with incremental, fundable and attainable goals, which include substantially increasing our scientific knowledge surrounding the disease; preventing, delaying and slowing progression of symptoms; researching and implementing best practices of care; providing much-needed support services for families; and ultimately obtaining the cure we are all waiting for.
"There's no doubt that we have no time to waste, but it will be vital to engage Congress and sustain their commitment in order to achieve a national plan to defeat Alzheimer's disease and help countless families now and in the future. Much work lies ahead, but I am confident that we are on the right path toward the resolution of this crisis."
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) released its "No Time to Waste" report in October 2011 in response to the mandate by NAPA for federal officials to develop an integrated national plan to defeat Alzheimer's disease. AFA's report urges wide-scale public awareness campaigns, including messaging to drive earlier detection and to "shift the focus from fear to acceptance of the disease." Other calls for action include: a substantial investment in research toward the prevention, treatment, care and cure of Alzheimer's disease; additional dementia training and reimbursement for primary care clinicians; and greater training and support for family caregivers of all demographics, including teenagers and ethnic populations, across the continuum of care.
At the Advisory Council meeting this week, Hall further recommended family-friendly workplace policies; tax breaks for expenses related to caregiving of loved ones with Alzheimer' disease; and Medicare-provided support services, such as respite care, that can greatly benefit both individuals with the disease and the health and well-being of family caregivers.
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, based in New York, is a national nonprofit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families. Its services include counseling and referrals by licensed social workers via a toll-free hot line, e-mail, Skype, and live chat; educational materials; a free quarterly magazine for caregivers; and professional training. For more information about AFA, call toll-free 866-AFA-8484 or visit www.alzfdn.org.
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Memories Into Greatness
Mark L. Baldwin, Jr.
Senior High Division
Two angels guide
The path of man, both aged and yet young,
On one he leans: some caller Memory,
And some Tradition; and her voice is sweet,
With deep mysterious accords: the other,
Floating above, holds down a lamp which streams
A light divine and searching on the earth,
Compelling eyes and footsteps. Memory yields,
Yet clings with loving cheek, and shines anew,
Reflecting all the rays of that bright lamp
Our angel Reason holds. We had not walked
But for tradition; we walk evermore
To higher paths by brightening Reason's lamp. (1)
A few years ago a decrepit old man (2) was
seen wandering around the remains of the Walter Hill farm in
Now, the greatness was gone. His tear-filled eyes swept slowly over the bleak and barren landscape, searching for a familiar landmark. Even the manor house had been changed by time. A new roof line, a brick addition, a two car garage, a different driveway, a swimming pool, and the main entrance was on the other side of the house; one side which used to be referred to as the servant's entrance.
But where were the barns in which he had toiled and sweat and cursed? Where were the tile houses the Dutch families had once occupied? Where was the greatness and the splendor and the glory that once was the Walter Hill farm?
As the old man was standing there, staring at the landscape, an image began to form in his mind. It was hazy at first, but slowly the clouds drifted away time, and the picture became reality. The man was once again in his youth. Strength and vitality seemed to seep into his weary old bones. The story of his past began to unravel, and with it he restored greatness to this dismal scene. Perhaps this is the story his mind was trying to recall: (A story momentarily hidden from time's destroying grasp).
To the public, James J. Hill was an energetic business tycoon whose determination made the Great Northern Railway an almost unequaled success. To his son, Walter, he was a busy man with very little time for his large family and even less time to listen to a little boy's hopes and dreams.
Walter Hill's life-long ambition was to lead the wild, carefree life of a cowboy. This dream, which was never approved of by his father, led to many a family quarrel. James J. Hill expected all his sons to settle down to a life in the railroad business, however, Walter flatly refused. Walter's escapades and devilish pranks were a constant source of embarrassment to the Hill family.
Finally, Walter agreed to settle down, and in
his late twenties he married Dorthy Barrows. His father finally realized that any
attempt to bring Walter into the railroad business was futile. And, in an
attempt to give Walter a fresh start on life, he gave him a 2,200 acre farming
The site of the farm was in
The three story manor house was one of the first buildings erected. It was made of solid red brick. The interior walls were six inches thick. The shingles were made of tile, and the interior was made up largely of black walnut and mahogany. There were three fireplaces located through the house, and Carnival glass fixtures adorned the lights, along with a large glass chandelier in the dining room. It also had a very large servants quarters in the rear. The house was built at a cost exceeding $49,000!!
Walter then bought 400 head of purebred Aberdeen Angus and Short horned cattle. (These breeds were very rare in the country, but proved to be very successful in later years). He also bought 299 horses to pull farm machinery and to satisfy his cowboy instincts. He decided that his livestock should be the best cared for in the world, and he had his workers start construction of a very large root cellar with enormous conveyors and root cutters. Here turnips and mangels were cut up for feed and conveyed to the silos.
Next came a huge brick cattle barn which was capable of holding several hundred head of cattle. Attached to the brick barn was a twin concrete silo. These double silos are still referred to as the largest in the world. (3) The cattle barn and double silos are still standing today.
The farm was completely self-sufficient. A
dam and water tower provided a fresh water supply. And electricity was
generated by a small gas engine. There was also a bunkhouse, several blacksmith
shops, a slaughterhouse, a cook house, a twin hay barn with electric winches to
life the hay into the loft, a sheep shed, an enormous hog barn, four smaller
silos, a wooden elevator, a bridge, and three enormous ponds for the cattle.
These were only the buildings located in Northcote. Walter Hill also owned a
large farm in
In the early 1900's, most of the farming chores had to be done by hand. And this huge operation required up to 250 hired hands during harvest, the busiest time of year. Nearly all farm machines were horse powered and required at least two people to operate.
The advent of the steam engine and the gas
powered caterpillars only slightly lessened the labor problems. And, since
international affairs were leading to World War One, man power was hard to come
by. So, Walter Hill arranged for six Dutch families to come to
The houses Hill had built for them were constructed of tiles which were plastered inside and covered with cement on the outside. Walter had twelve houses built, but fortunately his father had convinced him to experiment before he expanded.
The arrival of the Dutch families signaled the beginning of Walter's financial problems. Language was a serious barrier to overcome. Furthermore, the Dutch didn't know anything about the huge machinery or the large scale on which all the work had to be done. Walter finally arranged for them to live in a Dutch settlement in New Holland, Minnesota.
Lack of experienced laborers, poor management, and bad weather conditions took their toll. The farm, which Walter had pictured as a dream come true, turned into a financial nightmare. And, James J. Hill's$500,000 investment didn't seem to be paying off.
Because of these complications and worries,
Walter found himself trapped in an executive position behind a desk - the exact
thing he had been trying to avoid. He became very sullen and depressed. Walter
began drinking more and more until his wife and daughter moved back to
With his family gone, the farm became
meaningless and heavy burden. He left the farm in 1920 after six and a half
years in the
This is the part of the story the old man may have recalled. In his eyes, the Hill farm will always remain the magnificent spectacle it had once been.
There is a sense of sadness in the old man's heart as he turns and walks away. For he knows the glory that once was the Hill farm shall soon be forgotten and forever lost in the wells of time.
(1) George Elliot, "Spanish Gypsy", Book II,source: Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Practical Quotations, 1940 p. 658
(2) Based on an actual person's revisitation, (ad. lib.)
(3) Kittson County Enterprise, 50th Anniversary Edition,p. 27
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Incantation vs. Suffocation – Death Match
Incantation have scorched yet another opponent in our latest Death Match. Although the legendary Swedes of Grave put forth a punishing song with 'Venial Sin,' Incantation's 'Invoked Infinity' claimed its third consecutive win. This next match could put Incantation into our Death Match Hall of Fame, but it's only fair that we hit them with their toughest opponent yet for this final match.
Suffocation are arguably the blueprinters for the brutal death metal genre. Extreme bands don't come more legendary than Suffocation and the genre doesn't get much better than 'Cycles of Suffering.' From the band's seventh studio album, 'Pinnacle of Bedlam,' the track 'Cycles of Suffering' is one of the most unrelenting pieces of death metal in recent history. Suffocation have already been inducted into the Death Match Hall of Fame for the track 'As Grace Descends.' Could they gain yet another induction with a new string of Death Match victories?
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Q: Use TDD to write the following class, or classes: Single linked circular list. With methods: Insert method will insert a new node following the node passed as a parameter to the method. Delete the node passed as a parameter Get the next node Get the first node. Create an empty list
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Fellow Sbling Chad Orzel's book, How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, just might be out in time for you to give it to your dog for Christmas!
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The Carver zone LWML Spring Rally will be held Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Winsted.
The Lutheran Women's Missionary League is comprised of LWML societies in the area Lutheran Church Missouri Synod churches. Zone Rallies are held each spring and fall.
This spring rally speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Deane and wife Julie Schuessler of Woodbury Lutheran Church. They will tell of their experiences as they lead volunteer mission teams that go into two prisons: the Ramsey County Workhouse and the Sandstone Federal Prison. Everyone is invited to come and hear how the Lord is working mightily in the mission field of prisons.
"Gifts from the Heart," brought to this rally will be Spanish paperback bibles or cash gifts to purchase bibles. LCMS Deaconess Luz Guerrero of Woodbury Lutheran Church uses these Bibles as she reaches out to the Spanish speaking people in the MN South District Missions, as well as to the Spanish prison inmates.
Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. with the rally starting at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, 410 First Street N., Winsted.
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The Carver zone LWML Spring Rally will be held Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Winsted.


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Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid smiled on Friday when he was asked how he would label the formation he used over the final 15 minutes of a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake at CenturyLink Field.
"The amoeba?" he smiled. "It sort of floats around and moves wherever you want."
At times, it looked like a standard 4-4-2. Others like a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 and even a 4-1-3-2.
Whatever it was, Schmid had a brief glimpse at the potential of his attacking squad when he was finally able to have Eddie Johnson, Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins and Lamar Neagle on the field together.
Seattle was holding on to that 2-0 lead late in the match and didn't have Brad Evans, Shalrie Joseph or the newly acquired Adam Moffat available and had already subbed out Mauro Rosales. And part of the strategies of the formation was geared around the 4-3-3 that Salt Lake switched into at halftime. So the exact formation that will be used once everyone becomes available is yet to be seen.
It helped that Seattle is so heavily stocked with flexible players that can play so many different roles within a given formation.
"They're versatile enough and there's enough hard work there that they can place-change with each other," Schmid said. "I think those things can get done."
Versatile is one way to put it, but Neagle was quick to point out another important factor. Each player was willing to put the extra effort to also get the job done defensively.
"What are you going to do? You've got Clint and Eddie coming in. I was just going to hang back and let them do what they wanted to do," he smiled. "After 70 minutes, I was going to relax a little bit and play some defense. That's fine for me."
With Joseph likely the only player who is not likely to be available next week when Sounders FC meets the LA Galaxy at the StubHub Center, Schmid will take the time this week to get a better look at how he wants to use his players, going forward.
While Friday's match is important, the MLS Cup Playoffs are where Seattle's success will ultimately be measured this season, so Schmid really has six weeks to determine what form that amoeba will take.
"We still have to work on it," Schmid said. "We get some days to train on it and we can see which way is going to be the best way to play with all of them because we have to have the right balance."


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The North Lincoln Knights' golf team had two goals in mind entering this season.
Goal one was to repeat as Southern Foothills' champions. Goal two was to win a state 1A championship.
This week they've inched closer to achieving both, beating Hendersonville by four strokes to earn their second-consecutive conference title.
After two-of-three matches, the Knights held a commanding 21-stroke advantage.
"When you get a cushion like that it's comfortable, but you don't get leads like that unless you have players,†North Lincoln head coach Mark Lackey said.
North Lincoln, 30-3 on the season, went 3-0 versus the conference field this season. Lackey believed their repeating stemmed from his players' determination to do so.
"The kids have been wanting to do it all year long. That was one of their goals was to repeat,†he said.
The six players who will participate at the North Carolina High School 1A West Golf Regional are: Kenny Bethea, Carson King, Reid Ketner, Will Campbell, Zack Kiser and Matthew Wentworth.
Lackey feels each one of them is vital to the team's success.
"It's been somebody different every week. If somebody stumbled another person stepped in their place and pulled the score,†he said.
Lackey's claim is evidenced in the fact three different players were named match medalist at different points this season.
Campbell bested the field five times. Bethea was a match medalist four times. Kiser was match medalist once.
Lackey believes his team's success directly stems from their work ethic.
"They're hard workers. They enjoy the game, they enjoy practice. They work outside of practice,†he said. "They're kids who know how to fight their way around the golf course.â€
Last season, the Knights lost to eventual 1A state champion Jordan Matthews at the West Regional.
This year they have bigger goals in mind.
"For us to repeat is great as a conference champion, but now is when the season really starts. That goal is accomplished and now we're on step two (winning the state championship),†Lackey said.
North Lincoln will need to finish in the top three at the regional to make it to the 1A State Championship. The sense of urgency has definitely not been lost.
"Now is the time that you have to peak. You don't sit back on the couch and know it's going to come to you,†Lackey said.†You work on that short game, putting, striking the golf ball. There is no tomorrow; it's a one-shot deal.â€
This year's regional action will take place at Sapona Country Club in Lexington on Monday.
Lackey feels one of the biggest assets of the team, if not the biggest, is their ability to overcome adversity.
"A bad shot doesn't get them down. A bad hole doesn't seem to bother them because they have that mental toughness where they can bounce back from that,†he said.
Regardless how things turn out at the regional, Lackey is proud of what his team has already accomplished in meeting goal number one.
"I'm proud of the kids and everything they've done and the dedication they've shown to accomplish their goal,†he said.
North Lincoln went 41-9 last season.
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The Sacramento River Discovery Center's Discovery Garden received notification that its current plans are on hold until the U.S. Government goes back to work.
Bobie Hughes, volunteer executive director of the SRDC, and the crew of dedicated volunteers have been hard at work cleaning and preparing the garden for a flurry of fall activities when notice was given that the Red Bluff Recreation Area was being closed to the public and its resident lease holder.
Walkers, runners and bike riders can still make use of the trails, but the public is asked to park outside the gate.
The Slough Fire salvage operations are also halted until the recreation area is open to the public.
SRDC activities also are on temporary hold.
We hope people will come to the Center and help us get ready for our Plant Sale after the crisis is over. The sale is scheduled for Nov. 2.
At the Sacramento River Discovery Center's two-acre garden the recent cooler weather has spurred a flurry of activity.
The work in the garden continues to be accomplished by a group of fantastic volunteers.
Spending some place between one hour and 10 hours a week, they have changed the appearance of the garden and have started to do some replanting.
Some of the new plants have come from stock in the garden, but working to replace some plants lost over the last few years the Center has purchased plants from California Native Plant Society members and Floral Native Nursery.
This winter, new maps of the garden and information about the new species will be created.
Most sections of the garden will feature native plants and grasses that will need shade and water during the summer months.
There will be section that will feature plants that are drought tolerant and deer resistant, but may not be native to this section of Northern California.
?Most of the plants that will be sold this year are in this category,? Hughes said. ?We will have a good quantity of these to sell at the Fall Fest Plant Sale on Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot adjacent to the garden.
With climate change a reality it is important that we work to preserve as many different native species as possible.
?The plants original locale might be changing so we are going to see if we can help plants survive in warmer and cooler and drier conditions.
It will be like a large science experiment.
?The SRDC will be investing the monies earned from the Plant Sale to expand the number of species grown and we test to see about their ability to withstand our cold winters and hot summers.?
To improve the chances of survival of the garden plants, a new irrigation system is being installed throughout the garden.
The Job Training Center's Landscaping and Horticulture classes are learning about installation of a MP Rotator low water use irrigation system with the Tehama County Day Reporting Center Community Service people digging the ditches for the irrigation pipe.
Alsco Irrigation will be helping the SRDC with donations of the much needed materials.
Starting with larger diameter piping and modern emitters and sprayers the garden should be even more beautiful and take a lot less of the gardener's time.
The original idea for this system was introduced by Bill Greer of Bill Greer Landscaping.
Mr. Greer has spent 25 years in the landscape business, in this area.
?I will be happy to meet with anyone looking to convert to low water use landscaping.
You can see my work in the front of the Pauline Davis pavilion at the Fairgrounds.?
The SRDC is always looking for volunteers to help with the many projects, including planting of wild flower seeds and propagating plants for the spring Watershed Plant Sale.
The Center is located at 1000 Sale Lane in the Mendocino National Forest's Red Bluff Recreation Area.
The Center will be open Tuesday through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Nov. 15.
After that date the Center hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To set up group visits call 527-1196 or e-mail volunteer executive director Bobie Hughes at email@example.com.
You can also check the website at www.srdc.tehama.k12.ca.us.


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Senior Systems Engineer
Workday was founded by two visionaries Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri (both PeopleSoft veterans) in 2005 with a goal to deliver Human Capital Management, Payroll, Financial Management and Worker Spend Management solutions for midsize and Fortune 500 companies.
Workday is not your average company and we pride ourselves on everything that makes us unique such as our culture, core values, company meetings, development âGeekfestsâ, commitment to sustainability, recognition programs but most importantly our people. Workday employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. Workday is the leader in enterprise class, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the management of global businesses. We are growing fast with offices in the United States (HQ Pleasanton), Canada (Vancouver and Toronto), Europe (Dublin, London, Munich, and the Netherlands), Hong Kong and Australia.
Workday currently has a position open for Senior Systems Engineers to join our Cloud Operations team. In this role, youâll have responsibility for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Workdayâs global production and development systems. The ideal candidate will have a solid âhands-onâ background in production systems admin/engineering with experience in developing tools to automate systems deployment and management tasks.
Work as a member of a global team managing large 24 x 7 cloud platforms.
Performance monitoring, tuning and troubleshooting of Linux/Unix servers
Building tools to automate server provisioning, management and scaling
Work closely with development teams, architects and application teams to deliver multiple projects
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Technical degree or work experience equivalent
5-10 years experience in designing, building and managing large scale Linux/Unix-based systems
Strong knowledge of all layers of the TCP/IP stack and common Internet services/protocols such as SMTP, DNS, LDAP, NTP, HTTP
Proficiency in at least one of the following: shell scripting, Perl, Java, Python or Ruby highly desirable
Experience in automating large-scale deployments with modern software configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, CFEngine etc) is desirable
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Hyundai, Kia USA Recalls 30,000 SUVs
DETROIT, March 31, 2005; Reuters reported that Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. and Kia Motors Corp. (00270.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) are recalling more than 38,000 sport utility vehicles on the U.S. market because of a problem with their electronic stability program, or anti-rollover devices, federal safety regulators said on Thursday.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said vehicles from the Korean automakers affected by the recalls included 30,558 Hyundai Tucson and 7,619 Kia Sportage SUVs.
Both are from the 2005 model year.
The problem with the electronic stability program (ESP) may cause the engine on the SUVs to reduce power automatically, and it could also cause a brake on one of the wheels to be applied without brake pedal activation by the driver, NHTSA said in an advisory on its Web site, the agency said.
"Brake application caused by inadvertent ESP activation may result in a crash," the agency said.


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While plenty of high-yield opportunities exist, investors must always consider the safety of their dividend and the total return potential of their investment. It is not uncommon for a struggling company to suspend high-yielding dividends and subsequently result in precipitous share price declines.
TheStreet Ratings' stock rating model views dividends favorably, but not so much that other factors are disregarded. Our model gauges the relationship between risk and reward in several ways, including: the pricing drawdown as compared to potential profit volatility, i.e. how much one is willing to risk in order to earn profits?; the level of acceptable volatility for highly performing stocks; the current valuation as compared to projected earnings growth; and the financial strength of the underlying company as compared to its stock's valuation as compared to its stock's performance.
These and many more derived observations are then combined, ranked, weighted, and scenario-tested to create a more complete analysis. The result is a systematic and disciplined method of selecting stocks. As always, stock ratings should not be treated as gospel — rather, use them as a starting point for your own research.
The following pages contain our analysis of 5 stocks with substantial yields, that ultimately, we have rated "Buy."
Geo GroupDividend Yield: 5.40% Geo Group (NYSE: GEO) shares currently have a dividend yield of 5.40%. The GEO Group, Inc. provides government-outsourced services specializing in the management of correctional, detention, and re-entry facilities, and the provision of community based services and youth services in the United States, Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.76. The average volume for Geo Group has been 992,000 shares per day over the past 30 days. Geo Group has a market cap of $2.7 billion and is part of the diversified services industry. Shares are up 33.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. TheStreet Ratings rates Geo Group as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry. The net income increased by 335.5% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $18.74 million to $81.61 million.
- Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 16.4%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 6.8%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- Current return on equity exceeded its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of strength within the company. Compared to other companies in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry and the overall market, GEO GROUP INC's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
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Two Mud Hens — third baseman Mike Hessman and outfielder Ezequiel Carrera — and Clay High School grad A.J. Achter all have been named to the International League All-Star team, the league announced today.
Hessman was elected to start at third base for the IL All-Stars, while Carrera was one of three outfielders elected to the starting lineup.
Hessman is tied for second in the IL with 15 home runs and is hitting .258 with 33 RBIs. Carrera ranks tenth in the league with a .307 batting average and has four homers and 27 RBIs as well as a IL-leading 33 stolen bases.
Achter, a reliever for Minnesota's Triple-A team in Rochester, was one of two relief pitchers elected to the team. This season Achter is 2-2 with four saves and a 1.60 ERA in 22 appearances for the Red Wings.
The game will be played at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C., on Wednesday, July 16.
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If it will help, I can do 2 hours earlier. I won't be there next week though. I still haven't re-purchased Forizon.
Sorry, all day today I've been working on getting my PC race rig up and running finally. Totally forgot about this until I was on the way back from a Home Depot supply run but it was way too late by then anyway. I didn't have a chance to practice anyway. Also I've had severe network problems the last couple of days that I think I just finally tracked down to a faulty switch down in the basement. Multiple WAPs, switches, and a couple hundred feet of CAT5 runs makes for a fun troubleshooting exercise when you're doing it alone and without a cable tester.
Too bad no one showed. Doesn't matter, I'll keep it going for at least a few months, even if I am the only one. Jayhawker, since we are switching up sims, I concur that 2 weeks prior notice will work well. So, I will catch up to that this week and implement as we go forward. Don't be shy! Practice and join us! Would it help those interested if we went 2-3 hours earlier? I can do my long Saturday run after rather than before. Thoughts?
should we recycle this weeks races for the next Forza 4 week since this week didn't really happen? They looked fun to me.
That works for me Pi.
Current times:
Race 1: 0:46.602
Race 2: 1:47.599 clean/1:47.071 with very small dirty
Race 3: 1:17.262
In other news, I have 4 different D350 Mazdas now in the club garage. All are capable of lapping Laguna Seca in under 1:50 (I think I got all of them under 1:49, but I couldn't swear to it). That new fastest clean lap is in the RX-7, though my dirty lap record is still in the Miata.
Oh, we switched to Horizon for this week. I'm going to go down and practice in a minute. The wife was traveling so I've been playing Mr. Mom and haven't had time to put in. It's been hard to go away from the new PC rig too.
Back from vacation today so I've missed everything going on. I don't have Forizon so I won't be joining this race, but I ought to be up for the next F4 run.
I'm on now. I thought this wasn't starting for another 15 minutes?
I'll hang around for a bit but if this is a bust today I'll go practice iRacing.
Just me and SaintFaucet today, but we had some good wheel to wheel racing. I'm thinking about switching this up to Friday Nights (U.S. time) to see if more people will show. I have a memorial service this next Saturday for my old First Sergeant who just succumbed to cancer and I won't be able to do any racing.
I'll decide and change the OP accordingly.
Thanks SaintFaucet!
It was a pleasure. Sorry I wasn't more of a challenge initially but I honestly haven't played in about 2 months.
Sorry to hear about your First Sergeant. You have my condolences.
Oh, damn. My math was way off too.
I really wanted to make it today, but real car matters took precidence over virtual cars
I thought it was noon CST, so I had no clue. But then the caught let me know at 9:15 that there was a parent meeting at 11:30 that just ended. Sorry for the no-show.
I still haven't purchased Forizon, so I'm still only on the FM4 que.
Anyone going to be around for the race tomorrow?
I'm planning on it but man that's early for a Saturday. I should be on but the coffee may not have taken effect. All my practice time has been on iRacing though so I'll be coming in blind anyway.
So, 7 Pac, 8 Mtn, 9 Cen, 10 Eastern.
Cool Liquid. I'll hang around for a while then, just in case you need to hit snooze a few times.
Slept in more than I expected, catching up from insomnia the last couple of nights. Making coffee and grabbing a bite then I'll be on.
Ditto. Be there in a bit.
Was there a race today? The original post only mentions January 19th Horizon races.
I haven't even turned on my Xbox since before I left for vacation, I've probably forgotten everything I learned about racing since then. Not gonna let that hold me back, though.
yeah we raced today. replays are up on my storefront.
Was there a race today? The original post only mentions January 19th Horizon races.
I haven't even turned on my Xbox since before I left for vacation, I've probably forgotten everything I learned about racing since then. Not gonna let that hold me back, though. :D
Currently, there is a race every week alternating between Forza 4 & Forza Horizon. Next week should be Horizon. I believe details are maintained in the first post. Looking forward to see you hop in! The more the merrier!
So who is planning to be on today?
I only have Forza, so I will be delaying until next week.


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Gamers clamoring for all-new Call of Duty®: Ghosts content can set their calendars for Devastation , the second of four massive DLC Packs, set to launch on April 3 rd. Available first, exclusively on Xbox Live for both Xbox One and Xbox 360, Devastation delivers a new assortment of content to Call of Duty®'s definitive online multiplayer experience. The DLC Pack features four new small to medium-sized multiplayer maps, including a mountaintop Mayan temple, a mangled container ship, a giant excavation digger in South America, and a fully reimagined version of Infinity Ward's fan-favorite map "Dome" from Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 – each with their own unique Field Order. There's also the all-new "Ripper" tactical 2-in-1 weapon, and "Episode 2: Mayday" – the gripping second chapter in Extinction's four-part episodic narrative which includes multiple mod-able versions of the Venom-X weapon, and closes with a battle against a monstrous, 100-foot tall Cryptid alien boss, aptly named the Kraken. Additionally, as a special offer available starting today for players on Xbox Live, Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass owners get instant access to Devastation 's all-new "Ripper" weapon, which features the unique ability to quickly convert from Sub Machine-Gun (SMG) to Assault Rifle and back again in the midst of battle, and can be used in all Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer maps. Devastation is available a la carte for a suggested retail price of $14.99, or as part of the Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass, which gives fans access to four epic Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Packs** planned to release throughout 2014 at the discounted* suggested retail price of $49.99. Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass holders also get instant access to the Team Leader Digital Pack, which comes with a unique multiplayer character head, weapon camo, reticle, patch, player card and background. And for the first time in Call of Duty history, a free Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo will be available for gamers to experience over the weekend, starting tomorrow, Friday, March 7, 2014 and running through Monday, March 10, 2014. Gamers will be able to jump on Xbox Live and try out Ghosts multiplayer, including three multiplayer maps – Strikezone, Warhawk, and Prison Break; three multiplayer modes – Team Deathmatch, Domination and Search & Rescue; and the original Extinction game mode – Point of Contact, all at no cost. Simply sign-in, download the Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo, and get right into a match against friends, family and anyone else enjoying the free demo this weekend. "The Devastation DLC Pack continues the fast-paced, fun and imaginative gameplay that Infinity Ward and Neversoft began with Onslaught," said Daniel Suarez, Vice President of Production, Activision Publishing, Inc. " Ghosts ' DLC is much more than just new multiplayer maps. The teams have added new weapons; the next intense continuation in Extinction's four-part, episodic narrative; and another epic, action film character soon to be revealed. Devastation , like Onslaught before it, is a ton of fun, and we can't wait for the community to experience it all." Devastation delivers four distinctive new maps with the fast-paced gameplay Call of Duty fans love, each with their own surprises. The first map, "Ruins," is located on a Mexican peninsula and set amidst the remnants of a mountaintop Mayan temple, with multiple levels providing verticality for longer-range weapons, and underground pathways perfect for close-quarters encounters. Savvy players that find and complete the unique Field Order will be able to trigger the map's volcano to erupt, and enjoy watching enemy players attempt to take cover as fiery debris fall from the sky. The map "Collision," is a mangle of debris scattered atop a container ship pinned underneath a crippled bridge in New York. This small map is ideal for run-and-gun tactics. Players that dominate "Collision" and complete the map's specific Field Order will be able take control of a heavily armed aircraft and rain down destruction from above.
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