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Your Tax Dollars Subsidizing Scottie Pippen, Ted Turner, and Jon Bon Jovi?
If ever there was a populist blueprint for deficit reduction, this has got to be it.
Each year, millionaires are soaking the government, not illegally, for some $30 billion in benefits from tax giveaways and loan programs, according to a report by Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma.
The Republican senator, a staunch fiscal hawk and equal opportunity scourge of government waste and abuse, released "Subsidies of the Rich and Famous" Monday to little fanfare, saying in an e-mailed statement, "This welfare for the well-off - costing billions of dollars a year - is being paid for with the taxes of the less fortunate, many who are working two jobs just to make ends meet, and IOUs to be paid off by future generations."
The eye-popping findings in the 36-page report include some eye-catching names, like former NBA star Scottie Pippen and billionaire media mogul Ted Turner, both of whom received farm subsidies courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer. Singer Jon Bon Jovi paid property taxes of only $100 last year on a plot of land he used to raise bees. Iconic crooner Bruce Springsteen also got in on the farm subsidy action, for property he leases to an organic farmer. And Millionaire composer-producer Quincy Jones is even singled out for receiving a $25,000 award from the federally-funded National Endowment for the Arts.
Coburn's investigation found that from 2003 to 2009, millionaires received over $316 million in farm program payments. In one four-year period alone, the senator's staff, reviewing tax returns found that fully 78 percent of recipients listed a city as their primary address, not exactly a location for a farm.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture regularly pays millionaires, the report found, to conserve land and protect endangered species, waving income caps for government subsidies in current law. In the past two years, Coburn's staff counted more than $89 million paid out, as a result of this waiver authority.
The report lists two examples: "A founder and former executive of an insurance company improperly received more than $300,000 in farm program payments in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006; and a part-owner of a professional sports franchise received total of more than $200,000 in farm program payments in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006."
"The government's social safety net, which has long existed to catch those who are down and help them get back up, is now being used as a hammock by some millionaires, some who are paying less taxes than average middle class families," Coburn said.
Parents are likely to be outraged when they read about millionaires taking advantage of a Department of Education low-interest loan program. Over the past four years, the average loan paid out through one program to wealthy families was $19,405. A total of more than $16 million went to rich students. Not only that, but those making more than $1 million in their adjusted gross income, from 2007 to 2009, according to the Coburn report, saved $18 million through childcare tax credits.
And perhaps one of the most egregious findings in the report, millionaires collecting home heating assistance from a program that is supposed to help the very poor. A nonpartisan General Accounting Office investigation found wealthy individuals collecting payments through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) while living in million-dollar mansions in tony Potomac, Maryland and in the Chicago suburbs. According to the report, "GAO even identified one such person living in a home valued at $2 million, who also owned a Mercedes. That same individual won a multimillion dollar settlement in the mid-2000s, which was under appeal at the time of the report."
Taxpayers also subsidized the losses of gamblers to the tune of $20 billion over the past four years.
Coburn said his investigation, compiled using some previously-published government reports and news accounts, reveals the "sheer Washington stupidity with government policies pampering the wealthy costing taxpayers billions of dollars every year."
But to be clear, these individuals did nothing wrong, technically. The system is the system, and these individuals operated within it, not apart from it.
No doubt, these findings will be waived about by both sides of the aisle in the ongoing fight over deficit reduction, which has a bipartisan group on the brink of failure as it grapples to find at least $1.2 trillion in savings over 10 years. Republicans want tax code reform; Democrats want the rich to "pay their fair share." The report provides ammo to both sides.
"This is not an accidental loophole in the law. To the contrary, this reverse Robin Hood style of wealth redistribution is an intentional effort to get all Americans bought into a system where everyone appears to benefit," Coburn said. "We should never demonize those who are successful. Nor should we pamper them with unnecessary welfare to create an appearance everyone is benefiting from federal programs."


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At an estimated $310, the new iPad is likely Apple's most expensive iPad to date from a manufacturing standpoint. But because their retail pricing stays fixed, it means that that rise in cost will cut into their profit margins. But don't feel too bad for Apple, since they're still netting somewhere around 50% of the profits.
The original iPad only cost $270 to manufacture at its release and the iPad 2 cost $276. So where is this latest iPad packing its extra $35? According to an UBM analyst report posted by AppleInsider, most of the increase can be attributed to the insaneballs Retina display, bigger battery, and LTE guts. And considering that this refresh will likely gain Apple oodles of new converts, I'd say that's $35 well spent. [AppleInsider]


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The Nebraska City girls' soccer team scored a win over Crete Tuesday. The Pioneer baseball and boys' soccer teams were also in action.
Nebraska City Girls Soccer 2, Crete 1
Crete 1, Nebraska City Boys 0
Elkhorn Mount Michael 4, Nebraska City Baseball 1
The Nebraska City girls' soccer team got first half goals from Ava Wetrosky and Brooke Knapp on the way to a season opening 2-1 victory at home against Crete on Thursday. Knapp's goal was off an assist by Taylor Bequette. Kenia Balquier had five saves in the win. Nebraska City will return to action on Monday for a 5 p.m. start in a JV-Varsity home doubleheader with Platteview.
Crete scored a goal in the first half and made that hold up in a 1-0 decision against the Nebraska City boys' soccer team at Pioneer Field on Thursday. Nebraska City will return to action for a 5 p.m. Varsity match at Platteview on Monday.
Elkhorn Mount Michael posted four runs on six hits and limited the Nebraska City baseball team to a run on two hits in a 4-1 decision. Nebraska City hits were by Noah Kasbohm and Kestyn Lee. The only Pioneer run was scored by Lee. Pitching the loss for Nebraska City was Jake Pierce, who is returning to varsity competition after a knee injury during the Nebraska City football season. Pierce threw five innings, struck out seven, walked three and allowed three runs, one earned, on five hits. Nathan Zaroban pitched an inning of relief and allowed one unearned run on one hit. He struck out two and walked one. The Pioneers will play at Elkhorn South on Friday. First pitch of a Varsity-JV doubleheader will be at 4:30 p.m. Nebraska City host Varsity-JV doubleheader action against Eastern Midlands Conference foe Bennington at 4:30 p.m. on Monday at Clemmy Holmes Field.


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My next column will be in the May 10 edition. Please send information so we can once again honor the oldest mothers in the community for Mother's Day.
My next column will be in the May 10 edition. Please send information so we can once again honor the oldest mothers in the community for Mother's Day.
Reeds Elementary has plenty going on
May 1 will be Fun Day at school. McDonald' Night for Reeds will be from 5 – 8 p.m. May 14. Field day for third through fifth grade will be on May 14 and K-2 on May 15. Dash night for Reeds will be May 16. June 10 will be the third- and fourth-grade assemblies. The fifth-grade graduation will be at Shiloh Methodist Church at noon June 11.
The last day of school will be June 12 with early release at noon.
Be a hero
You are invited to a Super Hero Party at the West Davidson Public Library at 4 p.m. Thursday. Come dressed as your favorite super-hero or princess. Everyone is invited to join in the fun.
Seniors to meet
The West Davidson Senior Moments will hold its next meeting at 11 a.m. May 20 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. If you are planning on attending and would like a catered meal, please contact Lorie Mast for reservations. The program for May will be presented by Jamie Davis from Communities in Schools.
Fundraisers set
The first Carson's Climb Fundraiser will be held at the Linwood Lions Club at 4508 Old Linwood Road from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3. The hot dog dinners will be $5 and includes one hot dog, chips, dessert and soda/water. For questions or large orders, please contact Diane Herring at 470-1965, Heather Herring at 470-8969 or Susie Owens at 470-3260. Delivery for large orders will be available. There will also be a paddle auction and bingo starting at 1 p.m.
This fundraiser is to benefit Carson Herring. Carson and his father, Eric, were involved in a tragic car accident on Feb. 2, which claimed the life of Eric. Eric was a former student at Reeds Elementary, Tyro Middle and West Davidson High School.
The family appreciates all supporters.
Come join the Hartwell Fighters Relay for Life Team for the Day of Hope at New 2 U Consignments at 103 E. Center St. They will be set up selling crafts and baked goods on the sidewalk from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. New 2 U will donate 20 percent of all purchases made Saturday to the Hartwell Fighters. There will also be a fill a bag sale on the sidewalk for the event.
Learn from speaker
Everyone in the community is invited out to Shiloh United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Saturday for a presentation by Second Lieutenant Phil Bargoil. He was the conductor of the train that ran in Berlin from West Germany to East Germany during the Cold War era. He will share his stories of walls and the Cold War. He will show his extensive collection of photographs that so vividly tell the story of the Berlin Wall from its construction in 1961 until it came down in 1989.
Shiloh's own Tyler Hege will bring the message during the 10 a.m. worship service tomorrow.
Prayers are needed
Please keep the families of Ardell Lanier, Peggy Rummage and Franklin Donald Griffin in your prayers.


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Delta flight goes viral after pilot flies directly into Hurricane Irma
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) —
Delta flight 431 went viral Wednesday when its pilot flew the Boeing -- full of passengers -- into the arms of Hurricane Irma.
The Boeing 737 was headed from New York's JFK to San Juan Puerto Rico when Category 5 Irma crossed its path.
Rather than turn back or skirt out of the way, the pilot steered the aircraft directly into the storm.
Flightradar24, a Twitter account that tracks live air traffic, posted the plane's journey to social media.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the plane took off again less than an hour after it landed.
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About RBC > Community & Sustainability > News > RBC congratulates winners of Imagine H20 Prize
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2012- RBC is proud to congratulate the four winners of the annual Imagine H2O competition, designed to support entrepreneurs in their efforts to turn water challenges into business opportunities. The winners are:
The winners were chosen by Imagine H2O's judging panel, a group of leading experts and investors in the water sector. Highlighting that business plan innovation is critical to the long-term success of water startups, the winners were selected based on their commercial viability and promise, and came from a pool of applications from serial entrepreneurs, experienced executives and campus engineering programs.
The focus of this year's competition was wastewater. An estimated 90 percent of wastewater (water contaminated by residential sewage, agricultural runoff, or industrial pollutants) goes untreated worldwide. The wastewater market is valued at $200 billion per year worldwide, and so the competition attracted ideas for wastewater management, reuse, treatment, resource recovery, and energy production. These early-stage companies view wastewater not as waste but as a resource to be mined for value such as upgraded water, energy, or products.
"It's exciting to see Imagine H2O's ability to identify a global field of promising water startups," explained John Taft, CEO, RBC Wealth Management U.S. "As Imagine H2O's Founding Sponsor, we're proud to be associated with this market-driven initiative and support entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to the global water challenge."
The winners were announced at a showcase gala on March 20 in San Francisco.
About the Winners
Bilexys (Brisbane, Australia) is developing an alternative manufacturing platform for the production of chemicals and plastics. The Company's process technologies involve bioelectrochemistry and the use of wastewater as the source of its raw materials. Traditionally, wastewater treatment has been viewed as an operating expense of an industrial complex. Bilexys approaches wastewater treatment as an opportunity to biologically convert the organics within wastewater into high-value chemical products (including sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide). The chemicals produced by the Bilexys method reduce the need for our clients to purchase and bring in chemicals, providing significant environmental and economic benefit to its customers, with potential payback within two years. Bilexys, a spin off from the Advanced Water Management Centre at The University of Queensland, was formed and incubated by UniQuest - one of Australia's leading technology commercialization companies. Bilexys has significant operational experience on industrial sites, culminating in the recent operation of a pilot plant at a pulp and paper company, producing food grade sodium hydroxide from their wastewater. Bilexys CEO, Eric Donsky, is a seasoned technology entrepreneur who is the former CEO of BioAmber and TearLab (NASDAQ: TEAR).
Tusaar, Inc. (Lafayette, Colorado) is commercializing a unique media based technology to remove contaminating heavy-metals from multi-chemical process and waste water. Using base technology licensed from the University of Colorado-Boulder, the team at Tusaar has developed a media that sequesters over 40 different metals from industrial waters and provides a solution to coal combustion fly ash pond management and related groundwater contamination, a serious problem for coal-fired power plants. Tusaar media also enables customers to separate toxic waste metals from other hazardous chemicals thereby simplifying disposal and management. Waste volume and related cost reduction of over 95% has been achieved at customer sites leading to payback in less than one year. The Tusaar team of five has over 75 years of relevant technology and industry experience. CEO & founder, Gautam Khanna, has business development experience at Dell, Whirlpool & Pentair, has served as CEO of Pentair Water India and been involved in the global water industry for over twelve years.
Nexus eWater (Canberra, Australia) harnesses the power of a home's wastewater stream by converting gray water into near-potable water, while recycling the water's energy for hot water heating. This decentralized solution allows homeowners to reduce water use and reduce their carbon footprint by internalizing water heating costs. The executive team includes the former CEO co-founder of ADS Water and the former VP of Perpetual Water.
New Sky Energy (Boulder, Colorado) employs a chemical process that combines CO2 and industrial wastewater to make usable CO2-negative solids. This process allows customers to profitably reduce CO2 emissions while manufacturing onsite the chemicals they use everyday. New Sky's CEO, Deane Little, is a PhD molecular biophysicist.
About Imagine H2O
Imagine H2O inspires and empowers people to solve water challenges and turn them into opportunities. We offer annual prize competitions for water innovation, including the 2009 Water Efficiency Prize, 2010 Water-Energy Nexus Prize and 2011 Wastewater Prize. In addition to cash prizes for the best ideas, Imagine H2O fosters an accelerator program to help competing entrepreneurs turn their plans into game-changing, real-world solutions. To learn more about Imagine H2O's global ecosystem for water innovation and connect with water innovators from around the world, please visit www.imagineh2o.org. Also connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.


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This is the second time I have used this tile. The first was in a herringbone pattern on a floor (picture coming) and now as a backsplash. I love it.
The hardware for this space is so pretty.
More to come....
So gorgeous! I need to see more of that island!
That is a beautiful kitchen!
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I'm working on a project and this tiles will be used on the kitchen walls. Love it!
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Tight real estate supply and low mortgage rates have helped push San Diego County home prices to a nearly five-year high and kept sales brisk, according to a report Wednesday from local real estate tracker DataQuick.
The median price for all residential properties sold in March rose nearly 19 percent from a year ago to $380,000, the highest price since May 2008, when the median value also was $380,000.
A 19 percent year-over-year home-price increase for a March is uncharacteristic, DataQuick numbers show. The previous high, which was 20 percent, was recorded in March 2004, just before the peak of the real estate market.
Sales also saw a significant jump in March. They rose 16 percent from a year ago to 3,762, the best recording for a March since 2006, when roughly 4,300 properties were sold.
Related: "Dear seller" letters back in homebuying
"Price measures continue to rise for two simple reasons," DataQuick President John Walsh said in Wednesday's report. "First, demand for homes has risen at a time when the available supply is unusually low. Prices have had nowhere to go but up in many areas.
"Second, the gains are especially high right now because of the change in market mix," Walsh said. "Sales of lower-cost homes have fallen at the same time activity in the higher price ranges has risen."
Inventory has posed a challenge to potential homebuyers for at least a year. There were about 4,200 active listings in San Diego County last month, about half of what was available to buyers the same time a year ago, based on figures from the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors.
Listings hit their highest point at 13,123 in September 2010, when foreclosures peaked in San Diego County, according to the group's numbers, which start in summer 2009.
Related: Foreclosures linger at 6-year low
Limited inventory has pushed buyers to go to greater lengths to increase their chances of snagging a property and stand out from competitors. Increasingly popular tactics include submitting cover letters with photos and personal stories with their purchase offers, said Linda Lee, president of the local Realtors group.
"I think demand is extremely high because interest rates remain low and any inventory coming onto the market gets grabbed quickly," Lee said.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate is at 3.43 percent, near the all-time record low of 3.31 percent set in late November, according to mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac. Those numbers date back to 1971.
The tightened housing supply is in large part due to a high percentage of homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages and cannot sell their homes, a consequence of the housing crash.
Although home prices are consistently rising, they're still about off 26 percent from the peak median price of $517,500 recorded in fall 2005.
The share of San Diego County homeowners who owe more on their properties than they're worth has seen some improvement. The percentage fell from 31 percent in the third quarter to 28 percent in the fourth quarter, based on figures from real estate website Zillow.
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Did a conservative's Christmas really come twice this week?
Not only did we sweep the elections but we got rid of some other baggage along the way.
Olbermann suspended for Dem contributions
By CNN Political Unit
November 5, 2010
(CNN) – Keith Olbermann, MSNBC's primetime firebrand host, has been suspended indefinitely for violating the ethics policies of his employer earlier this year when he donated to three Democrats seeking federal office, MSNBC announced Friday.
"I became aware of Keith's political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay," MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in a statement.
First reported by Politico and confirmed by Federal Election Commission filings, the primetime television host gave $2,400 – the maximum individual amount allowed – to each of the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway, and Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. (View PDF's of FEC filings for Conway, Grijalva, and Giffords)
Conway lost his bid to Republican Rand Paul while Grijalva eked out a win over Tea Party-backed candidate Ruth McClung for a fifth term. Grijalva found himself in an increasingly competitive race after he announced his support of a boycott of Arizona businesses in response to the state's controversial new immigration law and often appeared on Olbermann's show where he found a sympathetic audience. CNN, meanwhile, has yet to declare a winner in Giffords' race, but the Democrat currently holds about a 3,000-vote lead with all precincts reporting.
The contributions may have violated an NBC policy that requires employers of the news organization to obtain permission ahead of any political donations or activities that could be deemed as a conflict of interest. CNN institutes a similar policy.
In a statement to Politico before the suspension was announced, Olbermann defended the contributions:
"One week ago, on the night of Thursday October 28 2010, after a discussion with a friend about the state of politics in Arizona, I donated $2,400 each to the re-election campaigns of Democratic Representatives Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords," he said in the statement. "I also donated the same amount to the campaign of Democratic Senatorial candidate Jack Conway in Kentucky."
I was wondering when it would happen.
It was only a matter of time. Bad things come to those who hate.
As someone said to Juan Williams when he was fired from National Public Radio (NPR) for making a seemingly anti-Muslim remark on the O'Reilly Factor , "they must have been looking for an excuse to do so all along." The same is most likely true for our dear insane liberal friend Keith Olbermann. Face it- his ratings are in the tank. Fox News kicked serious ratings butt with 7 million viewers on Tuesday election night. MSNBC is the worst when it comes to rapid liberal pundits- Olbermann, Maddow and Chris "Tweety" Mathews. The latter who treated Michelle Bachman like a sub-standard human being during her victory party.
This last clip even had liberal columnists criticizing MSNBC as stepping over the line of professionalism.
What? You guys are just now noticing that Keith Olbermann has stepped over the line of professionalism?
It is so unfortunate that we could not send all of the Kool Aid zombies to the political time machine – 2010 – so they could see what a wonderful job Obama has done. Remember what hopes everyone had for Obama? Hey screw Hillary! He is the chosen one. Republicans are dead!!! Obama is the KING OF THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann was one of the prime suspects in Hillary Clinton's character assassination. All for Obama. Now that the fools are stuck on Barry's Island hungry, in debt- the honeymoon was about as long as a three hour tour.
Bye Keith, good riddance. Looks like you will join the 9.6% that are unemployed in America. Karma is woman that you take into a room and only she comes out. Perhaps a tweety bird or two will soon follow. Too bad your don't have good conservative friends at Fox News like Juan Williams had to pick a brither up when he is down.
Maybe your good friend Barack will give you a bailout. You have so much hopium, I am sure something will come through.
OH, btw. If you are gonna contribute to a Democrat's campaign make sure it is a good Democrat. Jack Conway????? Give me a break. Rand Paul cleaned his clock Tuesday night-everyone but Keith Olbermann saw that coming.
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U.S. Men Open World League Play Against Poland
ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 12, 2006) - After a five-year absence, the U.S.
Men's National Team returns to play in the FIVB World League this
weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a lot of e***ment and a little
Clay Stanley prepares to serve Team USA goes into its matches against
Poland on Friday and Saturday (July 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. MDT both days)
at the "E" Center ranked fifth in the world and ready to see if it can
live up to the ranking in one of the toughest and most grueling
competitions in men's volleyball.
"We can go to as many Pan Am Cups and international tours as you
like," said U.S. middle blocker Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.). "But
to improve, we really need to play teams like Serbia & Montenegro,
which is ranked third in the world, and Poland, which is eighth. These
are important matches to get ready for the World Championships (in
2006), the World Cup next year and the Olympics in 2008."
The Salt Lake City matches will be a homecoming of sorts for Millar,
who played at Brigham Young University from 1996-99 and still has
family members and a house in nearby Provo. U.S. libero Rich Lambourne
(Tustin, Calif.) also played at BYU from 1997-99.
Following the matches against Poland in Salt Lake City, the U.S. men's
team will play two World League matches every weekend from July
21-Aug. 19 in the United States and in the other countries. Japan and
Serbia & Montenegro are also in Pool A with the United States and
Poland. Japan will host Serbia & Montenegro on July 15-16 in the other
Pool A match-up. All matches played in the United States will be shown
live on CSTV.
The winner from each of the four pools will advance to the finals on
Sep. 22-28 in Russia.
"One of the great things about World League is you get six weekends of
competitive matches to focus your team," said U.S. Head Coach Hugh
McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand). "That's very exciting for us.
A couple weekends into this thing, we will start hitting our stride."
After moving their training base from Colorado Springs, Colo., to
Anaheim, Calif., in April, the U.S. men opened the season by winning
the inaugural NORCECA Pan American Cup in Mexico. Team USA won four
straight matches against Panama, Cuba, Canada and the Dominican
Republic and only lost three sets throughout the event.
On June 19-29, the U.S. men's team traveled to Argentina for a
best-of-five series against Argentina's men's national team, which was
also preparing for FIVB World League play. After losing the first
match 1-3, the U.S. team came back to win the next four matches and
dropped only one more set.
The U.S. team achieved these victories without two of its top players:
middle blocker Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) and opposite Clay Stanley
(Honolulu, Hawaii), both of whom were playing for the Iraklis club
team in Greece. The two did not get back with the team until June.
"We have had a staggered formation of our group, mainly due to the
length of some of the European seasons," McCutcheon said. "We finally
have all of our guys, but we haven't had a lot of time to play
together. I think we're playing well. But we're not playing as well as
we are capable of."
The United States hopes playing in its home country to open World
League will be an advantage as it knows Poland is a top contender.
Poland reached the semifinals of the 2005 World League, but ended up
finishing fourth after losing in five sets each to Serbia & Montenegro
and Cuba.
"We know they are a good volleyball team and we expect them to play us
hard," McCutcheon said. "They are a very good serving and attacking
And there will be no rest for the weary after Saturday's match. The
U.S. men will return to Anaheim on Sunday morning and leave again on
Wednesday for their matches in Hiroshima, Japan.
For more U.S. World League information, go to
The FIVB World League web site is
U.S. Roster
Poland at USA
July 14-15, 2006 Salt Lake City, Utah
(Twelve-man rosters can be updated between World League weekends)
2 Pieter Olree (OH, Reading, Pa.)
3 Jim Polster (OH, Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, Tustin, Calif.)
6 Phil Eatherton (MB, Glencoe, Mo.)
7 Donald Suxho (S, Korce, Albania)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, Richmond, Va.)
9 Ryan Millar (MB, Palmdale, Calif.)
11 Brook Billings (OPP, Santa Barbara, Calif.)
12 Tom Hoff (MB, State Park Ridge, Ill.)
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Opponent: Poland
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Ocho Rios
A Family-Friendly Vacation Hot Spot
About Ocho Rios
Formerly a sleepy fishing village, Ocho Rios is now a bustling town offering gourmet restaurants, discos, bars, water sports, horseback riding and plantation tours. World-famous Dunn's River Falls is a must-see: this 600-foot long waterfall travels through winding terraces and hidden lagoons before reaching a gorgeous white-sand beach. Our villas in Ocho Rios are private and secluded, yet in close proximity to all of Ocho Rios' attractions, including James Bond Beach, Dolphin Cove, Mystic Mountain, Fern Gully and more.
Things to do in Ocho Rios and Discovery Bay
Day passes include food, drink and use of all facilities, beach and water sports. Evening passes (6:30 p.m. on) include drinks, dinner and entertainment.
- Grand Lido Sans Souci – Beach and mineral pool, glass bottom boat, sailing, sunfish, kayaks. No children under 18. Day pass $100.00 – 10am-6pm, Night Pass $100.00 – 6pm-2am.
- Couples Hotel – Beautiful white sand beach, squash, gym, volleyball, water-skiing, scuba diving, sunfish, hobicats, windsurfers, kayaks. Call Charmaine Bailey, resident manager, to arrange. No children. Day Pass - $75.00 per adult. Night Pass $75.00.
- Shaw Park Hotel – Good beach. Day passes include use of beach and non-motorized water sports for adults: sailing, windsurfing, kayaks, shuffleboard, volleyball. Day Pass Cost is $65 per adult, children under 12 $35. Cost includes Breakfast, lunch drinks at bar, all non motorized sports – 9:00am to 5:00pm. Night Pass $75.00 includes dinner, drinks at bar & Disco – 7:00pm to midnight.
- Jamaica Grande - Boat rides, cruises, parasailing, wave runners available for rent. Day pass cost is $80.00 adults, $40.00 children includes drinks meals and non-motorised sports. Night pass cost is $100.00 adults, $50.00 children included dinner & drinks.
Tour cost of $98 fee includes pick-up from Portside Villas on Discovery Bay, drive to National Park, Jamaican breakfast (Johnny Cakes, Scrambled Eggs, Fritters), 18-mile ride with frequent stops when guides explain local flora and fauna. Lunch stop includes a coffee demonstration. Finally a refreshing swim at Fishdune Falls. Take your swimsuit, towel and some water. Bikes and gear will be provided by Blue Mountain Tours Ltd.
Bob 4x4 safari, visiting Bob Marley's birthplace, Zip line & Tubing, Dunns River Climb & Catamaran Cruise, White Water Rafting, Zion bus line, Dune Buggy and ATV Safari.
Jamaican museum, beautiful botanical gardens with meandering streams and waterfall. Tour guides will take you through the gardens. Snack bar on location or bring a picnic. Open 7 days a week. 8am to 5pm. $10.00 adult & $5.00 children admission.
Swim with the dolphins! Wear swimsuits and take towels, no jewelry. 8:30-5:30 7 days a week. Children 6-12yrs half price, children under 5yrs accompanied by adult -free.(Near Dunn's River Falls) Lots to see and do, Dolphins, Sting Rays, Sharks, Parrots & Snakes! Reserve in advance!
A must-see/must-do! 20 minutes away. Wear swimsuits and sneakers and climb the falls with guides. Take your camera! Open 7 days 8.30am to 4pm. $15.00 adults, $12.00 children.
Soni Plaza and the Taj Mahal in Ocho Rios.
A former river bed, it is now possible to walk three miles through the valley in the shadows of magnificent ferns (600 types) and hardwood trees.
Noel Coward's house near Port Maria. Sit at the famous man's desk and piano. Walk upstairs to the original "Room with a View"...breathtaking. Open 7 days (closed sometimes for Weddings) 9am to 5pm. Adults $10.00. Children $5.00.
- Breezes in Runaway Bay - Championship course, 7-minute drive. Day passes to resort can be purchased. Club & Shoe rental available.
- Sandals Golf & Country Club in Ocho Rios - Beautiful course in the hills. Clubs & Shoes available for rent, 25-minute drive.
- White Witch in Rose Hall - World-class new course~rave reviews.
- Cinnamon Hill Club - Designed by the same designer/architect as White Witch ~ excellent.
- Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club in Rose Hall. Championship course.
- Tryall Club - 20 minutes west of Montego Bay. Home of Johnnie Walker tournaments~excellent.
Built by the Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1790 for entertaining. The greatest Great House in Jamaica...the finest antique museum in the Caribbean, amazing view from upper verandah of curve in the earth's surface. Well worth trip to Falmouth. Open 7 days 9am to 5pm Adult $14, children.
GYM and AEROBICS
Sans Souci Gym & Aerobic Club (Charlies' Spa) ... aerobics classes & gym. Comp membership for Emerald Seas guests enables free access to aerobics classes and gym for up to 4 guests at a time.
Art Gallery and Craft Shop.
Helicopters Jamaica. Office near to Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios do three tours of the island for 4 passengers, One Hundred Mile Tour - via Port Royal, Bog Walk gorge, Spanish Town, Blue Mountains and north coast $1280.00. Fifty Mile Tour of north coast to Port Maria, Galina Point, Firefly and back along the coast, $640.00. Thirty Mile Tour of Ocho Rios, Fern Gully, surrounding rainforest and beautiful coastline, $440.00.
Chukka Cove Beach Ride - Equestrian center, international polo matches. Rides depart Chukka Cove Polo Club at 9 and 2 daily. Wear a swimsuit under your jeans. Bring a towel and sunblock. Book in advance. Splendid 3-hour trail ride on well-tended horses ends in excellent ride in the sea.
Braco Stables, Ride & Swim - Enjoy a scenic countryside ride through the Trelawny hillside, finishing with a fabulous swim on your pony. End the trail with refreshments on verandah of Braco great House. Try the NEW Trail Mix – see and learn about the flora & fauna, do some bird & butterfly watching, whilst hiking through the lush hills, change up and hop on your bike, for a fun ride down to the beach.
Shopping and entertainment center. Margaritaville Bar & Restaurant with water slide, concerts, good food and drink. Multiplex digital movie theater, art gallery, coffee shops, more bars and restaurants; boutiques, beach and swim-up bar, etc. Modest entrance fee. Plan to spend several hours here. Worth the trip.
Attraction with a restaurant, cable car ride, canopy (zipline) ride and also a bobsled track. It's well done and great for people who want an adventurous day. Open 7 days. 9am to 5pm.
Plantation Tour, Camel Riding, Ostriches, Butterfly Aviary. Open Monday to Friday. 8am to 4pm.
Day tour. Contact Tour Wise or JTL. Includes admission to the world famous Frenchmans Cove Beach, with its fresh water river running into the sea and rafting on the Rio Grande. One of the most beautiful areas in Jamaica. Lush tropical vegetation, exquisite unique bottomless Blue Lagoon. A full day. Take bathing suits, sunglasses and sunblock, but no valuables. Lunch is available for purchase at Frenchmans Cove. Drinks stops on the way.
The staff will give you our list of recommended restaurants should you wish to dine out. Good variety available...from roadside jerk pork stands to elegant candlelight Continental cuisine.
Sunset Cruises in Montego Bay for Sailing, Snorkelling, Sport Fishing and Catamaran Cruises.
Chris Rance at Jamaica Scuba Divers. must have your PADI certificate. Also good diving at Ibero Star Resort in Montego Bay, Couples Hotel ... Shaw Park...and Sans Souci Lido.
The Fine Print:
All prices subject to change. Homeowners and Jamaica Villas by Linda Smith are not liable for any activities in which you choose to participate during your vacation.


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I've really enjoyed the privilege of being allowed to use MyGenshare site during beta testing . I've just scratched the surface in the past few days. I have spent many hours looking over a wealth of genealogy information shared here. This is certainly a very important site for beginners. It will provide them with a great reference library and how-to articles. I've been researching many years, and I've pretty much read every genealogy book available at the many libraries in my area. I still consider myself at an intermediate level, and continue to pursue further education. I have picked up many great tips this week at MyGenShare. It's been a very fruitful experience. The books and many referenced articles contain helpful advice on every aspect of research. They also contain inspirational articles. The genealogy humor book series "Collecting Dead Relatives" and "Further Undertakings of a Dead Relatives Collector" are at the site. I've read those books so many times and never get tired of them. There is also a genealogy search engine, and link directory which is very extensive.
Some of the notes I made while using the site:
- Found a query placed by a Forgey cousin of mine in the 1960's in Everton's Genealogy Helper.
- Discovered that Scots-Irish was seen as a derogatory term. Ulster Scot was the term preferred by Scots who settled in Northern Ireland.
- When my Ulster Scot ancestors came to America the ship likely only had an approximate date of departure, so they would sometimes spend an extended time living and working in the port town. Liverpool was sometimes a departure port for the Ulster Scots.
- Ulster Scots often came over in groups led by a local preacher (you can also sometimes determine a place of origin if you know the date of emigration based on emigration patterns).
- Local histories are also a great source for Ireland.
- A majority of the felons transported to Virginia were non violent criminals. The transportation of criminals to the American South during the Colonial period gave the area a bad reputation. These people often served their sentences as slave labor on tobacco plantations.
- I found an article about someone with a similar background who had European ancestors who settled in Nicaragua. I believe some of my ancestors were Germans who settled in Nicaragua. I found the research as difficult as the person sharing their story in this article. Did get some good tips. I will try to get a baptismal certificate for my grandmother, if it has survived all the disasters?
- I also was reminded that deeds can be filed well after a person in the deed's death. Someone found one filed 110 years later.
- In order to own a piece of property you had to be over 18 years old.
- A lease record my be the only way to find out more about the Forgey's in Ireland. These records can contain a significant amount of genealogy. More people leased land than owned land.
- Landlords' personal records are a great source for Irish research.
- Talk to members of the local historical society where my ancestors lived. They are the most knowledgeable about local families.
- Between 1922 and about 1940 a woman could lose her citizenship for marrying an alien.


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Ligue 1 Wrap: Sochaux and Valenciennes win
The Ligue 1 relegation battle took another turn on Saturday as both Valenciennes and Sochaux claimed much-needed victories.
Third bottom Valenciennes are now just two points adrift of safety after they won 1-0 at 17th-placed Evian.
Valenciennes striker Majeed Waris proved to be the difference between the two sides, the Ghanaian giving the visitors the points in the 63rd minute as he found the net for the sixth time since joining on loan from Spartak Moscow in January.
Sochaux remain three points further back in 19th following a morale-boosting 2-0 triumph against Lorient.
Attacker Roy Contout opened the scoring after just seven minutes, and Herve Renard's side made sure of the win 11 minutes from time thanks to a header from Zambia defender Stoppila Sunzu.
Rennes suffered a 3-2 loss to Toulouse that leaves them only three points above the drop zone.
Philippe Montanier's men fell behind after 14 minutes when striker Ola Toivonen put through his own net, before Toulouse doubled their lead as midfielder Clement Chantome netted just before the interval.
Substitutes Nelson Oliveira and Abdoulaye Doucoure scored for Rennes either side of a strike from Toulouse defender Serge Aurier, whose fifth of the season effectively secured success for Alain Casanova's team.
Meanwhile, Lille were held to a 0-0 draw by Nantes, missing the chance to go seven points clear of Saint-Etienne, who face league leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
Bottom club Ajaccio's marginal prospects of safety took another blow with a 2-1 home loss to Guingamp.
Midfielder Paul Lasne had put the Corsicans ahead after eight minutes, but goals from Mustapha Yatabare and Claudio Beauvue turned things around for Guingamp.
At the Allianz Riviera, Nice beat 10-man Bastia 2-0 - the visitors having Yannick Cahuzac sent off for a second bookable offence five minutes before half-time.


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Hi, my name's Kate. My lunch breaks don't often involve raw fish and making new friends - but that's before I was lucky enough to road test Australia Zoo's new otter encounter, which launched on Saturday!
Our gorgeous Asian small-clawed otters Bonnie and Maria are pretty cute to observe from afar, but it's not until you let them bounce all over you with their little paws that you really experience their charm. In an intimate group of up to three people, guests are invited into the enclosure to meet these two sisters as well as our otter queen bee - Rosie.
While Rosie has lunch with one of our keepers, Bonnie and Maria enjoy being stroked in your lap and posing over your shoulder for our photographer. It's an incredible experience, and let me tell you, these otters are more photogenic than the average human! It's guaranteed you'll be smiling in your picture - the encounter is a whole l'otter fun!
Bonnie and Maria enjoy their lunch right in-front of you: a selection of fish, nuts and their absolute favourite - crayfish. It is awesome to interact with these girls over lunchtime, and the keepers are so informative. As a naturally inquisitive person, I found that every question I fired off was answered in-depth, and I've come away from my 20 minute encounter feeling like I've got a PHD in otter behaviour.
Australia Zoo's new otter encounter is ideal for couples, a family, or something to do on your own as a bit of treat. My verdict: 'Otterly feel-good and informative, swap chocolate for our Utterly Outrageous Otter Encounter and treat yourself these school holidays!'
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Oct. 25, 2005
For the second game in a row the Lady Bisons soccer team went in at halftime with a lead, only to watch that advantage slip away late in the second half.
Tuesday night down the Boulevard at Belmont, the Lady Bisons played a solid first period. They spent most of the first 45 minutes in Belmont's end of the field. Defender Brittany Harp found net for the Lady Bisons at 22:57 off of an assist from midfielder Melissa Chambers.
It was the second goal of the season for Harp and the second assist of the season for Chambers. In her last two games Chambers has five points with two goals and one assist.
Corner kicks continued to be a problem for the Lady Bisons. Kassidy Brown tied the game at 81:40 off of a corner kick by midfielder Sarah Brandt.
Forward Kari Lennon scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at 84:39 Lennon went high with her shot putting the ball in the center of the net. Brandt earned her second assist of the game on the play.
Belmont out-shot the Lady Bisons 14-9, but each team recorded seven shots on goal. Midfielder Jessica Jordan led the Lady Bisons with three shots, two on goal.
Bethany Copeland saved five shots in the net for the Lady Bisons. Micaela Crowley made six saves for Belmont.
Belmont made 13 corner kicks. The Lady Bisons did not have a corner kick.
It was the final Atlantic Sun Conference game for both teams. The Lady Bisons are 0-17-1, 0-10-0 in the conference. Belmont is 4-11-1, 3-6-1 in the A-Sun.
The Lady Bisons close out the season Friday night at 6 when UT-Martin visits Lipscomb. The senior members of the Lipscomb soccer team will be honored.
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I'm running Progecad 2013 trial version to test run some lisp, the method to recall the last point was "@" in the 2010 version, in the new trial version it always pick up the original point (0,0,0), please help.
Thank you for your interest in LISP programming.
We were able to directly verify the reported issue and forwarded it to the development team for further analysis, in a way to focus an available solution.
As a work around, we could suggest you to define a function, and to recall it, in place of @.
Please look at the attached movie.
The function to define (at) is the following:
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(defun at ( x y z / lastpt oldx oldy oldz)
(setq lastpt (getvar "LASTPOINT"))
(setq oldx (car lastpt))
(setq oldy (cadr lastpt))
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by Clark Groome
Stupidity, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Here are a couple of things that strike this beholder as stupid or at least ill-advised.
In the last few years many players who spent a number of years with one team but played elsewhere, have opted to retire as a member of the team with which they were most associated.
Locally Brian Dawkins' retirement as a Philadelphia Eagle and Pat Burrell's as a Phillie are two recent examples. This summer reliever Brad Lidge has announced that he will retire as a Phillie.
The Eagles' long-term quarterback Donovan McNabb will hang 'em up in Eagle green. So, I hear you muttering, what's wrong with his intention to retire as an Eagle? Nothing at all. The problem isn't the "what" – it's the "when."
Reports have the retirement celebration scheduled for the Eagles' nationally televised Thursday night game on Sept. 19. The opponent that night? The Kansas City Chiefs. You probably don't need to be reminded that their head coach, Andy Reid, was McNabb's boss when he played in Philadelphia.
While at one level it makes sense to have Reid part of the ceremony, on another it'll be a real distraction for new head coach Chip Kelly. This will be Kelly's third regular season game in his first season, a season that follows Reid's 14 years at the Eagles' helm.
Why not have McNabb's ceremony later in the year? Andy could record a nice tribute to be played on the video at the stadium. Kelly would have settled in. We'd know how the team was doing. Any game but the one in which Reid and the Chiefs are actually in the house would work fine. What they're planning makes no sense. It pulls the focus for their new coach and his almost completely revamped team.
While that's a case of bad timing, the NHL has opted to break the old rule "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
The first outdoor regular-season game in the NHL's modern era took place at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on Nov. 22, 2003. It was a huge success. A year later there was no NHL hockey, either indoors or out, due to a season-long lockout.
When the lockout ended and hockey resumed, the powers-that-be were looking for something to grab the fans' attention. Their solution? A New Year's Day game played outdoors.
The NHL Winter Classic was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2008 when the Sabres hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The 71,217 people who attended the game got a great hockey game in a magnificent setting. The Penguins' shootout win came on a goal by Sydney Crosby, widely thought to be the league's best player.
There were even snow flurries to make the scene complete.
The next year the Winter Classic moved to Chicago's Wrigley Field. Boston's Fenway Park, Pittsburgh's Heinz Field and Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park followed. All of the games were very successful.
With the diminution of the traditional New Year's Day college football bowl games' importance, the Winter Classic became a must-see sports event. NBC did a terrific job with all of them. Five of the six highest-rated NHL games in the last 38 years have been Winter Classics.
Because of another lockout, the 2013 Winter Classic in Detroit was canceled and rescheduled for January 1, 2014.
The game has been such a hit that the NHL has announced that in addition to the Red Wings/Toronto Maple Leafs game on New Year's Day, there will be five more outdoor games next season.
In The Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, the Anaheim Ducks will face off against the Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium Jan. 25; the New York Rangers will play two at Yankee Stadium, against the New Jersey Devils Jan. 26 and against the New York Islanders Jan. 29; and the series will end at Chicago's Soldier Field March 1 when the Blackhawks host the Penguins. The sixth outdoor game, the third Heritage Classic, is set for BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 2 (Ottawa Senators v. Vancouver Canucks).
With the exception of the game in Vancouver (there was a Heritage Classic in Calgary in 2011), the addition of four outdoor games in the United States diminishes the import and the impact of the Winter Classic. The special will become the ordinary.
I understand the desire to give more people in more markets the opportunity to experience outdoor hockey. The likelihood is that these games will make tons of money and attract thousands of fans. But won't the Winter Classic lose the fans' attention? Doesn't it risk not grabbing casual viewers looking for something to watch while recovering from their New Year's Eve celebrations? I think it will. What was a must-see event will become an if-I-can't-see-that-one-I'll-catch-one-of-the-others game.
As someone blessed to have attended all of the events at the Winter Classic when it was here two years ago, I can attest to how special it is. I would hate to see that special quality, the fun of it, diminished by greed. And that's exactly what will happen if this ill-conceived four-game outdoor add-on becomes a permanent addition to the NHL's annual schedule.


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my drawing for three digital copies of my book The Girl Who Remembered Horses.
And they are *drum roll, please*
and Greenie in WI.
Please contact me: linda (at) lindabenson.net to arrange for delivery of your choice of formats.
Also, some of you might enjoy this review by Jane Badger, who specializes in horse and pony books in the UK. http://booksandmud.blogspot.com/2012/04/review-linda-benson.html
Jane brings up the concept of genetic memory, which opens up the door for a great discussion with fellow horse lovers about whether or not the "horse gene" is inherited. This is one of the plot lines in The Girl Who Remembered Horses, and it makes for a lively argument. What do you think?
Thanks to all of those that entered! The Girl Who Remembered Horses is still rated #1 Fantasy Book Featuring Horses on Goodreads, and is consistently one of the Best Reviewed Horse Fiction books on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/The-Girl-Remembered-Horses-ebook/dp/B00635UBW8/ref=sr_1_12?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334681148&sr=1-12
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Winners of The Girl Who Remembered Horses
2 comments:
- Alison said...
My father liked horses, but no one else in my family does, so it might be a mutation! (or an obsession?)
- April 18, 2012 at 5:46 AM
- Linda Benson said...
Ha! Alison - I like to believe it's just a gene that gets passed down to the special few. Aren't we lucky?
- April 18, 2012 at 10:06 AM
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Author Elena Ronda Reveals Insights on the Whereabouts of Natalee Holloway
According to an article recently released by mail Online News, Joran van Der Sloot, the prime suspect in the Natalee Holloway case, ask for forgiveness from the family of Stephany Flores, a women whom he admitted to killing five years after the controversial disappearance
of Holloway. Van Der Sloot is currently serving his twenty-eight-year sentence for Flores death. Whilst justice has somehow been served to the Flores family, Holloway's case continues to leave the public hanging. In Elena Ronda's book "Not in Water nor in Sand," a book inspire by divine intervention the author recounts how she learned facts about the disappearance of a young girl named Natalee Holloway in 2005.
In "Not in Water nor in Sand," the author recounts how she learned facts about the disappearance of a young girl named Natalee Holloway in June 2005. Albeit being an ordinary person, who experienced both happy and troubled times, Ronda began to experience a series of extraordinary awakenings, which led her to experience visions, visitation, and revelations.
Not wanting to turn her back on the quest to seek justice for the poor victim, Ronda became involved with solving the mystery, doing everything she could to help. Nonetheless, her efforts ended up in vain after being thwarted by interventions outside of her control. "Not in Water nor in Sand" is her attempt to document everything she learned about the case, hoping that in this way, she can still take part in bringing the truth out of the darkness and into the light.
For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to http://www.Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Ms. Ronda was just an ordinary person, who, like many others, experienced both blessed and trouble times. In everything she had gone through, she held on to her faith and surely, God never failed her. Little did she know that God had a wonderful plan in her adult years, for when she drew closer to God, she started having visions, visitations, and revelations concerning many things. In this book, the author recounts how she got involved with the case of Natalee Holloway, a young girl who disappeared in the Island of Aruba in 2005. As Ms. Ronda was watching the news about the disappearance, she had a vision of what had become of Natalee. She understood that it was God's will for Natalee to be found. She did all she can to help but because of unexpected circumstances and human interventions, her efforts were put to waste. Ms. Ronda, however, believed that in God's time, "everything that is now in darkness will be brought out to light."
Not in Water nor in Sand * by Elena Ronda
God Answers Prayer The Whereabouts of Natalee Holloway
Publication Date: October 30, 2012
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The True Sources of "Fun"
Some, like Relevart, have said they enjoy synergy by itself even if it doesn't materially impact the mechanics of their rotation, but I don't think that is the case for most of the champions of synergy. I think that most of the Champions of synergy are confusing the tool with the goal, and what they are really looking for is some combination of Complexity and Unpredictability. In this post I would like to take a look at those concepts and give my impression on where moonkin are in live and in beta.
In my experience, the complexity in WoW falls into one of two categories: pattern complexity or management complexity:
Pattern Complexity: If you're DPSing a single target without having to move, then your key presses will be determined by DPET and will fall into a pattern. Eventually everything will line up and the pattern will start over. When I talk about pattern complexity I am really talking about the length of that pattern.
Pattern complexity is achieved my having multiple buttons to press with varying durations and cooldowns. The best example I know for Pattern Complexity is the Shadow Priest rotation from TBC. In that rotation the player had two DoTs with different durations, two nukes with different cooldowns, and a channelled spell for filler. There were no hard and fast rules like "you should always cast Shadow Word: Death after Mind Blast." You just had to know what spells were available and which of them had the highest DPET.
Management Complexity: Where Pattern Complexity is about pushing the best button for that particular moment, Management Complexity is all about managing an outside resource, like mana, to maximize DPS. Management Complexity is more about planning then it is about reaction.
A very good example of Management Complexity is the Arcane Mage rotation. They only have three buttons to push regularly, but how they push those buttons determines how much DPS they do and how mana efficient that DPS is. If they use their highest DPS rotation they are likely to blow through their mana very quickly and lower their DPS over the entire fight. If they play it too safe then they could end the fight with mana that could have been used to increase their DPS.
The complexity of the Arcane Mage rotation doesn't come from having a lot of buttons to push and picking the one with the best DPET, but it comes from the choices they have to make. When is the best time to have a high DPS rotation? When is the best time to save some mana? How can I end the fight with little or no mana left?
Moonkin and Complexity:
On live, Moonkin have very little Pattern Complexity. We cast only four spells regularly, but we really only cycle through 2 of them at any given time due to how Eclipse works. The DoTs have different durations, but they are not so different that they are hard to keep up if you want to. Moonkin do have a little Management Complexity in that they need to think about when is the best time to cast our DoTs relative to Eclipse, but I don't think this is hugely complex by any means.
On Beta, Moonkin still don't have a lot of Pattern Complexity currently. We do have an additional spell to manage in Starsurge, but our DoT durations match up exact with out the glyphs. If the current beta when live we would still be cycling through just 3 or 4 spells.
However, what beta moonkin lack in Pattern Complexity they make up for in Management complexity. There are already a bunch of theories out there about how to maximize Moonkin DPS in Cataclysm. Is it best to cast Starsurge on cooldown to maximize up time or do you want to only cast it in Eclipse to maximize Eclipse for the nukes? Is it a good idea to extend Eclipse as long as possible so that the DoTs get the maximum benefit? So far these choices don't seem to have a huge impact on potential DPS, but they are choices we need to make to squeeze out as much DPS as we can, and that is a lot more choice then we have currently on live.
Final Thoughts on Complexity:
How much complexity is enough and how much is to much? That is really a matter of opinion depending on the individual giving the answer. However, I do think it is a little premature for some of the Beta players to say that the Moonkin rotation is boring or not complex enough.
Erdluf made a great comment on the Moonkin Repository that I agree with 100%. He said, "I'd like to see more of the PvE complexity come from the encounter, rather than from the rotation."
It's important to remember that our rotation doesn't operate in a vacuum. Most of the comments saying that the Moonkin rotation is boring are coming from people who have tested it against a target dummy. The moonkin rotation my very well be boring in that situation, but any experienced raider will tell you that DPSing a target dummy is nothing like DPSing an actual boss. In my opinion, I think we should wait until we see how it plays in an actual fight before we make any definite conclusions about the quality of the moonkin rotation.
Unpredictability and Randomness:
I know that unpredictability and randomness are bad words to some of you, but in my opinion they are really not all that bad in and of themselves. A little bit of randomness can break up the monotony of doing the same thing over and over again, and I think the current moonkin rotation would be quite boring with out the randomness of Eclipse. However, that doesn't mean that I think all randomness is good.
In my opinion good randomness break ups the pattern of your rotation but doesn't overly dominate you total DPS. I think an example of good randomness is the Fire Mage talent Hot Streak. It breaks up the pattern of casting Living Bomb and Fireball, but it doesn't dominate their DPS. It's value isn't dramatically reduced by poor reaction times or delays forced by the fight mechanics. A good example of bad randomness is what we see in the live moonkin build.
Moonkin and Unpredictability:
On live, the moonkin rotation is very unpredictable, but not necessarily in a good way. I have gone over the problems of Eclipse before, but I think it has to main issues. First, Eclipse is way to significant to moonkin DPS. A little bit of bad RNG and our DPS goes from being competitive to being sub par. Second, it isn't resistant to interruption or poor reaction time at all. Since it is a timed buff rather then a charged buff, every second you are not using it is DPS lost. Combine this with the significance issue and you've got a recipe for how to incorporate randomness poorly.
On Beta, the moonkin rotation is almost completely void of randomness or unpredictability. The Euphoria talent does make the number of casts to proc and use Eclipse a little unpredictable but it will stall always fall into a two or the cast range.
A lot of the players on beta are upset about this, but I find it a little amusing. In the end it feels like Blizzard is damned if they do and damned if they don't. For months some players have said "eclipse is to random," and once they take the randomness out another group of players come out of the woodwork and say "eclipse is to predictable." For me personally I would like to see a little more randomness in the rotation, but I could be happy without it as long as the moonkin rotation is interesting enough with good fight mechanics and complexity.
In my opinion, synergy is unimportant as long as the moonkin playstyle is interesting given the complexity and unpredictability of the rotation in relation to the complexity of the fight. In WotLK, moonkin have had relatively little complexity, but high degree's of randomness. In the Beta, moonkin have done a complete one eighty, and have higher amounts of complexity but almost no unpredictability.
The fact that this is such a significant change, can be worrisome given the potential for error. However, I worry that some players are over reacting and making conclusions based upon limited information and trials. I would like to see how the moonkin rotation plays in an actual fight before making a conclusion on the quality of the moonkin playstyle.
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- Jen said...
I never really understood people who said moonkin rotation is boring... I'm by no means an expert (it's my rarely played offspec), but I found the mage rotation far, far easier. I was pretty crap at mage-stuff, I admit, but at least I could get the base rotation right, something I can't say about moonkin. I still don't know what the optimal time for refreshing DoTs is...
Sorry for not adding anything very useful, but I keep being intrigues by "moonkin = easy" opinions.
(Oh, and I like your TL;DR and don't think it's stupid.)
- August 25, 2010 at 6:15 AM
- Blockfire said...
thanks for making a very concise and educated description of arcane mages not being two button ret paladins (two buttons instead of four).
- August 25, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Sean said...
The moonkin == easy crowd is pretty much right. However, every rotation/priority for a class/spec is easy on its own given time. Anyone who plays their class for more than a month or so can master it pretty easily.
It's exactly as you said - the complexity comes from the fights themselves, or adapting to a screwup within the party. Example: It's more impressive to see an elemental shaman switch gears and start healing in an emergency than it is to see that same player's mastery of his 3 button rotation. It's more impressive to see a feral druid pop out, brez a healer, innervate them, then go right back to their "complicated" cat dps rotation than it is to see a cat druid that refuses to leave form.
- August 26, 2010 at 3:25 PM
I have to agree with Sean. What I found really fun about being feral was tanking in Arc. Especially when the other tank picks up frosty, I pop out, brez and innervate a healer, then go back to bear and take frosty back. What is really fun though is, watching the other tank die so I'm the only tank, and popping my health, pop out, brez, innervate, then back into bear without dying and still down the boss. That is fun.
- August 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM
To further agree with Sean, I think the joy for me as a moonkin is to do things that other casters simply can't. I've played moonkin ever since the form was released (1.8) so I'm thankful for the evolution of the spec from spamming starfire to an actual rotation.
However, what makes me come back to the moonkin (I play many other classes) is that utility. Rooting/Cycloning mobs in place when things get out of hand; intelligent use of typhoon to interrupt casts and/or save a party or raid member; popping critical heals on the tank or a raid member (aside from the token tranquility drop) - this is what makes the spec rewarding for me and why I'll continue with it into cataclysm vs. my lock, mage, or hunter even though they may wind up being more competitive on dps.
The moonkin, when played to its full potential, is a very rewarding experience when you bring in the utility and that is something only an encounter can provide you the opportunity for; banging your head against a target dummy for hours is boring for any class IMO.
- August 27, 2010 at 11:18 AM
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- August 27, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- Randur said...
complex rotation of a moonkin
ps: too bad i can't attach this image to my comment
- August 27, 2010 at 12:57 PM
I'm curious as to why people are suddenly so bored with all specs and rotations unless there are a million things going on. I remember back in BC people would play a mage or a lock, where they have 1-2 button rotations that are very simple, and nobody would complain. I have to agree with graylo here saying that the encounter should provide the difficulty and not the rotation. The rotation is just a simple way to sort out the people that lack multitasking abilities.
- August 29, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Pewpewkitty: Imo, theres an easy explanation. Boss fights on TBC were actually boss fights.
Nowadays we have fights with mobs that have big health pools...
- August 30, 2010 at 3:17 PM


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