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Shadow Ninja
Joined: 15 May 2008
Posts: 1789
Location: Sweden
Gamertag: PSN: ISathI
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:21 am
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I hate the fact that you cant charge a 360 move to a alternate UT nor a regular charge to UT, its pathethic, and really annoying!
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Legendary Ninja
Joined: 07 Aug 2005
Posts: 1322
Location: Pasadena, CA
Gamertag: Keylay
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:04 pm
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Wanderfalke wrote:
Shuhan wrote:
Kind of disappointed that the full circle Y attack doesn't launch like it use to. But it seems like you can at least chain it with other moves anyway, so I guess it's ok. Thanks for the impressions, can't wait to get the game.
Well, if you look at MasterRyuKenden´s videos, it seems that you are still able to launch enemies after the 360 move.
I guess you can. But you can only do it after landing from a jump and not from standing on the ground. Good to know.
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Expert Ninja
Joined: 15 Jan 2008
Posts: 376
Location: Germany
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:32 pm
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Keylay wrote:
Wanderfalke wrote:
Shuhan wrote:
Kind of disappointed that the full circle Y attack doesn't launch like it use to. But it seems like you can at least chain it with other moves anyway, so I guess it's ok. Thanks for the impressions, can't wait to get the game.
Well, if you look at MasterRyuKenden´s videos, it seems that you are still able to launch enemies after the 360 move.
I guess you can. But you can only do it after landing from a jump and not from standing on the ground. Good to know.
What... was there just one NG fan in der whole world, who didn´t like this move??? I can´t get my head around a change like this. WTF. I meam seriously, only after landing from a jump
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Shadow Ninja
Joined: 15 May 2008
Posts: 1789
Location: Sweden
Gamertag: PSN: ISathI
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:23 pm
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So I got the game yesterday (EU on 360) and played for many hours so I thought I post my impressions as well.
Sorry for the long post!
First I started playing Story Mode, as usual I knew what to expect, alot of tutorial gameplay in London and nothing else.
When I killed my first enemy from Falcon Dive it felt good, they definitely nailed the feedback on it wit the sound and blood.
Controls was weird to me, maybe I didnt play NG for many many months, but it didnt feel as it should so it took a few minutes to get into.
Controls are good when you play as Ryu but in Ninja Trials, for some reason I feel the ninja there isnt as responsive as playing as Ryu, probably just me.
The sword combat has been tweaked alot and considering I used 99% DS in all NG game games, I thought I would be right at home, but that wasent the case. Many new and tweaked inputs, and I actually liked that. Made me start over to master the new moves so thats a plus.
SOB happens randomly, but most of the time, you can trigger it when you see the enemy has blood on their clothes by pressing Y, I wish you could manually trigger it.
I love pulling off SOB in row from one enemy to the next, at one point I tried my hardest to direct Ryu's attacks to a new enemy quickly because if you do a SOB on one enemy, if the next enemy is hit like 1s or less after it, its another SOB, so you can chain attack SOBs which is awesome.
Also, the SOB button promts is different as I expect. If it tells you to press Y but you press X instead you will not fail the SOB, it just you have to rapidly press X to force the sword go through, but if you press Y you do the SOB instantly.
I for one mostly press the wrong button on purpose to pull off those visceral and brutal sword slashes, just love it!
One thing that is mind boggling is why the old NG2 pink enemies cant be SOB'ed!?
Its really annoying that you cant do that on those enemies but yet you can do it on ninjas.
Enemies spam grab!
Most enemies anyways. I hate how Hayashi thinks spamming grabs is hard AI when its not.
Story, well we all know how dumb NG stories are, this is the worst one.
I didnt play much of the Story mode (seen walkthrough) but after Day 2, you unlock Shadows of the World, for Ninja Trials and Multiplayer.
I jumped straight to Ninja Trials (my main reasons to NG games mostly).
In Ninja Trials, you can play solo so I was excited for that.
It is like NGS2, each difficulty has its own set of missions.
When you start, the sword and your character will be level 1. So the more you kill, do various in-game objectives when it tells you, you gain bonus XP.
The more you level up and do bonus XP, you start unlocking various stuff such as higher level for the sword which means more damage and more moves from Single Player, more damage from the bow and arrow, shurikens, new colors for your outfit, new kanji, new armor and headgear.
I somewhat like it because it makes you strive for something when playing Ninja Trials, just unlocking stuff, and its obvious Hayashi thought of online shooters with this idea.
Yesterday I had alot of fun in Ninja Trials as I expected from the videos.
Some missions on Acolyte is awesome, but on Mentor there is a mission you will fight Genshin as a boss, or Fiend Ryu or Regent of the Mask. Fiend Ryu and Genshin doesnt put up much of a fight (Mentor) and yes you can still Izuna Drop Genshin.
I HATE Regent of the Mask, he is constantly trying to grab you, no surprise there.
Music, well, most of it is bad, doesnt feel very Ninja Gaiden.
A few tracks is awesome, my main one is Main Theme during menu, I get goosebumps, especially with headphone quality
And other tracks like the one from Consequence trailer or Debut Trailer. Anyways I hope I can get the OST soon.
But considering most of the tracks are meh, I have gathered the best NG tracks from previous titles and I just use custom music on 360!
Overal, the game as a action game is SOLID IMO, as a Ninja Gaiden game, it should have been much more!
Now free DLC weapons are coming so thats good (I only like Talon's but I want Kitetsu, Flail and dual swords), but issue is, its recycled weapons but tweaked and copy-and-paste DLC fiends and levels, nothing is brand NEW and thats something I always hated with Hayashi, he constantly copies old stuff to new stuff with minor adding new stuff that isnt even that great.
Many fans hate it so I hope its a wake up call for Hayashi to learn from his mistakes, you have to fail atleast once to succeed next time.
I hate giving final scores like most reviews because I find it more judging than the actual impressions, so I wont give it a number, I dont believe in that and I think people should stop doing so as well.
Anyways, its a shame how it turned out overal, but I am still having fun with the game for what it has.
I do wonder what the level cap is on that mode and the sword, it feels like I have already unlocked all the sword moves. I am on level 19 on character and probaby 10 or so on sword.
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Greater Ninja
Joined: 05 May 2008
Posts: 189
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:15 am
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There are a surprising lack of impressions on here. Seems like not many people got the game.
So far the move list is pretty bad. You're basically doing the same thing with each enemy wave. Besides a few of moves that differentiate themselves from others, it doesn't seem like many of the moves are worth anything.
SOBs make the game much more of a button masher than it already is.
And the screen tearing and framerate is pretty terrible. There's even input lag during the framerate drops and Ryu feels unresponsive.
Enemies have a dash grab move and they cover a long distance in addition to being quick. The attack itself isn't much of a problem, except they do it while you're in mid-combo at which point Ryu is stuck in that animation frame and you can't evade, so the enemies are opened to grab you while Ryu is finishing a combo string. That, and enemies off-screen grab you too so there's no telling of when to evade.
Only 1 ninpo, it's not even cool to look at anymore after the using it for the 10th time.
The offensive slide is pretty useless. It doesn't lock onto the enemy like your attacks do, so most of the time Ryu just slides past the enemy.
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Female Tengu
Superior Ninja
Joined: 22 Jul 2009
Posts: 687
Location: Germany
Gamertag: GalaxySpider PSN: GalaxySpider
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:50 am
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Enemies always grab you when Ryu is unsafe. It's not new in the series. NG2s enemies loved to do that after Ryus Izuna Throw and during recovery frames from strong attacks. It's your punishment xD
NG black also had dash grabing enemies. The white little and hellish fast fiends.
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Greater Ninja
Joined: 05 May 2008
Posts: 189
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:14 am
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They never did it while I was in the middle of a combo in previous games, unless it was the legless guys crawling to suicide bomb you. My grab experiences occurred after a combo string was completed, at which point if you were quick enough you can avoid them. They did throw explosive shurikens while surrounding you.
NG1 and 2 enemies actually never approached you right after the Izuna throw. It was never a problem.
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Shadow Ninja
Joined: 23 Apr 2008
Posts: 796
Location: Rochester, New York
Gamertag: XBL: CyberEvil PSN: CyberEvil-PSN
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:08 am
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I have a lot of rage right about now. Finished Hard yesterday. Contemplating not even bothering with MN. So sad.
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Greater Ninja
Joined: 05 May 2008
Posts: 189
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:16 am
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CyberEvil wrote:
I have a lot of rage right about now. Finished Hard yesterday. Contemplating not even bothering with MN. So sad.
I was wondering where you were. I'd like to read your impressions man. =p
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Shadow Ninja
Joined: 23 Apr 2008
Posts: 796
Location: Rochester, New York
Gamertag: XBL: CyberEvil PSN: CyberEvil-PSN
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:18 pm
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I'll likely do a write up soon. IE9 isn't a fan of this site so I mostly sign in from my phone or tablet.
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Greater Ninja
Joined: 22 Jul 2009
Posts: 189
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gamertag: PSN: Verdugo04
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:37 am
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Yeah, playing the game from start to finish puts things into perspective. This is a 6/10 game that after a few hours DOES feel woefully repetitive and generic. Combining the flaws of the NGII boss fights with a touch of NG, and the rest is streamlined but never feels solid. They tried to mimic GOW but fell short, though they managed to mimic that series' unresponsive controls. At least that series was never about precise controls.
Technically, the game is sound to a certain degree (though the frame rate drops are very apparent). The art style isn't and it's sharply contrasted by the old NGII levels in the missions where the revised engine's capabilities shines.
I'll let others to go through it with a fine tooth comb, but I can say with certainly that this is NG's "DMC2".
I'm not keeping my copy to simply play some free DLC with elements of the past games, when those games are at my dispense.
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Common Ninja
Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Posts: 64
Location: New Jersey
Gamertag: ShuhanX PSN: ShuhanX
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:08 am
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Got the game on release day, so I figured that I'd leave my impressions on it.
Hard Mode....sigh....honestly, the only complaint I have for this difficulty is the incomprehensible amounts of grab spamming. It gives the impression that the AI is programmed to attempt to grab you the second you initiate any combo, whether the combo is directly used on them, or you start the combo on another opponent but are still within the range of their grab. Now normally, I would have no trouble with this. Grab spam gave me no problems in Sigma 2. The problem here is that in this game it appears that when you start a combo, if you want to cut the combo short, there is a preposterous amount of lag time between when you use any given attack to when you try to dodge/slide away. They don't afford you the ability to accurately stop any combo you start prematurely, so-as-to effectively evade any grabs or attacks. The other problem is the amount of damage the grabs take. I feel that if they are going to have the enemies spam grabs to holy hell lol, then they should at the very least, minimize the damage. You are forced to limit yourself to a select amount of specific moves (there are certain combos you can cancel with, or that move Ryu around so much that the opponent has difficulty grabbing them). What's odd is that even on Master Ninja difficulty for all the previous versions of NG (NG, NGB, NGS, NG2, NGS2), I never had any difficulties pulling off the combos that I wanted, and (with some good timing) I was able to free-flow. With NG3, when you try to free-flow you are grab spammed from multiple angles. Don't even get me started on Regent of the Mask lol. At some point I lost my patience with him, and began to spam my own moves. What I essentially did, was I kept a minimal distance and held down the triangle button, and released it every time he got close. More often than not, if you time it right, it will interrupt his attack and he will stumble. Also, if he tries to grab you, since you are not initiating a combo, it is fairly easy to evade. Not only this, but that attack grants you semi-invincibility frames. You still receive damage, however you cannot be grabbed. An annoying strategy, but ultimately effective. Aside from the grab spamming, I have no other complaints about the story mode on Hard difficulty. I'm not even considering Master Ninja Mode right now, until I acquire the Falcon's Talon and Eclipse Scythe.
Where combos and moveset are concerned, I must say that I rather liked the Katana's moves. He feels like he wields the sword alittle swifter than he used to, which is always a plus. I like the multiple variations of how you can pull off an Izuna drop. Also, the length of the combos are very extensive. There are a multitude of standard combos that string into more advanced combos, then string into another combo, if you know how to work the sword good enough lol. I never seem to have any trouble with connecting with the SoB that is initiated by the slide. Normally, the only time that it does not connect, is either when you time it incorrectly or there is an opponent between yourself and the other opponent you just launched. The Obliteration Techniques and the SoB's are semi-random. The SoB's can be manually triggered most of the time when the opponent is bloody and you hit them with a strong attack (triangle button), however even then it will sometimes not connect. It can become rather annoying at times, because there will be instances where you are surrounded and need to pull off a string of SoB's, but for whatever reason it won't trigger. There have been times where I was surrounded by nearly a dozen bloody enemies, and I would only use combos with the strong attack, yet not a single SoB would be triggered. I'm forced to continue slashing them up, until a Obliteration Technique triggers; finishing them off. Oddly enough, I found that this is more frequent in Normal difficulty than it is in the harder difficulties.
Ironically, with the absence of dismemberment and the focus on SoB's, the game feels more brutal for some reason which is a plus, obviously.
Personally, I would prefer that the SoB be totally manual. You get the enemy bloody, then hit the strong attack (triangle), or use a combo with a strong attack in it, then BAM...SoB lol.
I absolutely loooooove the boss battles...well....most of them lol. Regent of the Mask would probably be the only exception for the aforementioned reasons. The boss battles are very dynamic, especially with the QTE sequences. Especially the giant Helicopter boss battle at the end of Day 2. I adore how they have you move from battlefield to battlefield while fighting. Doing Falcon Dives while dodging missiles and rockets is one of my favorite things, not only in the bass battle, but in the game in general. I also liked the idea of that Dinosaur chasing you through the lab, tricking him into biting a missile, then having to detonate the missile with an arrow. The battle against Canna (The Goddess) was very well done as well. Using your ninpo to transform into a dragon and directly tackle her with it, then transforming back to normal to stab her forehead.....kinda jizzed my pants when I saw that lmao. I was also impressed with the fact that Ryu was able to directly parry a gigantic Dragon Sword the size of a building. The QTE's in this game really showcased Ryu's power and skill more-so than the previous installments. What's more awesome than Falcon Diving between two Jets? lol.
I'm hoping we get a FREE DLC for Ryu's maskless costume, but I doubt it. The fiend costume you see during the clone battle should be a DLC costume as well.
Speaking of DLC.....wtf.....why are they releasing free DLC a month after the game's release, that was clearly made before the game came out. I fail to understand why they couldn't just put the claws and scythe in the game as unlockables. Hell, even if they wanted to make the game initially about the sword, all they had to do was force you to play through the game the first time with the sword and then unlock other weapons. Also, I don't see the point in making rehashed things from previous games available as payable DLC. I already own literally every other previous version of NG, why the hell would I pay for crap that I already have? lol. Maybe when they actually introduce something NEW as DLC, then I'll consider it. As for now, the only DLC I will get is the the free stuff lol. I feel that literally all of the content they have revealed as DLC should have certainly been in the game. I think this would have made the game much more enjoyable and would have given it much more re-playability.
Clan Battles are surprisingly fun. Very fun, actually. I love falcon diving and killing an unsuspecting opponent. The free-for-all thing was pretty cool, I usually own on those lol. Pulling off a Ghost Kill is veeerrry satisfying, it's one of my favorite parts about Multiplayer. Despite how fun it is, there are a few issues I have with it. Matchmaking, most notably. I'll make a search for worldwide and at best find like 5 available games.....lol. Sigma 2 had a very similar issue, I was usually forced to only request games with people on my friend's list. Another problem I have is the insane lag when you are fighting with someone. It's difficult to connect with you combos, even if they are caught in one of you combos and are defenseless. It's still manageable, but can be inconvenient from time to time. I don't usually like using Izuna Drops in Clan battles, not only because it's too easy of a kill (I like to work for my kills), but because it often does not connect. The enemy will be launched into the air and on the last strike (right before the "drop" part lol) then enemy will just fall to the ground like a anvil lol. Only other issues I have with it is the lack of customization and the lack of stages. 3 stages TN.....really? lol.
Ninja Trials are awesome. They're essentially the same as the Missions in Sigma 2, which is a good thing. I usually do those solo, and I've only played with another person perhaps 3 times. 2 players senselessly slashing from every which way is awesome lol. I just wish there was a collab-ninpo like there was in NGS2.
I'm alittle disappointed that the BSC ninja essentially made a cameo appearance for only the duration of one chapter. I feel like they could have made the BSC and Obaba have more involvement with the story. They gave the impression of merely being a minor inconvenience this time around, which is unfortunate. Despite that, the boss battle against Obaba was splendid. Fighting side-by-side with Momiji was a very fun experience, and I liked the parts where they would compliment one another while fighting. I don't know why, but the idea of the characters verbally communicating with eachother while fighting is a very cool thing. After observing Momiji, it seems as though they literally copy/pasted her from Sigma 2. I couldn't see one single difference in her moves, even her ninpo was exactly the same in every way. I am, however, happy that they showcased her skill in Ninja Magic/Ninpo more-so than in Sigma 2. She has shown skill in casually using ninpo to dispatch a dozen ninjas, making powerful barriers, and healing Ryu and keeping his curse in check. I'm surprised that Hayashi did not include a Story-mode coop, as it is evidently doable after the Momiji+Ryu segment. Oh well, maybe for the next game.
Surprisingly, I like the fact that Ryu is showing his emotional side. They did a very good job with humanizing him, yet not making him seem like a wimp lol.
Overall, this is a very solid game. I only wish that the content they are releasing as DLC, would have originally been on the disc as unlockables. Honestly, after getting through the nightmare Hard difficulty, I want a better reward than "You have unlocked Master Ninja Mode" and a trophy lmao. Good game though.
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Lesser Ninja
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 28
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:17 am
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Nice post Shuhan. I agree with alot of your thoughts/observations!
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Female Tengu
Superior Ninja
Joined: 22 Jul 2009
Posts: 687
Location: Germany
Gamertag: GalaxySpider PSN: GalaxySpider
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:16 am
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The mission and multiplayer are indeed very fun.
My only problem with versus multiplayer are balancing issues. Ninpo shouldn't recharge so fast. And also, if someone is in ghost mode and you "caught" him, you should be able to do an instant launch + izuna. Ghost mode gives you instant kills but no really disadvantage at all.
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Lesser Ninja
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
Posts: 47
Location: Astoria, NYC
Gamertag: irfan82
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:01 pm
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I have not posted on here for a while usually like to lurk in the shadows but WTF.... This game has A LOT of issues... My main issue being the unresponsive controls... Many times my inputs are not coming out esp when i shadow jump into a flying swallow ... MANY times it does not come out and I think its because of the auto target when multiple enemies are around... The story is so weak sorry but I like Hayabusa as a cold few words ninja ... Unmasked they made his character ugly his face just looks weird... NG was never known for the story line which I am fine with but keep the formula down (Weapons,ninpo,violence,difficulty) And one of my biggest issues is not playing as Ryu in the Ninja Trials... WTF!?!?! Who ever made this decision should be SHOT IN THE HEAD... Sorry guys just my two cents.....
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Yes, a handsome Russ Adams, who don't forget, is regularly risking his life with others, flying over hundreds of miles of ocean to search for the missing.
"That takes guts" He is brave and clever with a lovely boyish charm. As well as hope for the missing, I pray we all see him again under different circumstances.
I agree. Until the plane is found and not a single person on earth has any reason to be unhappy, no-one, ever, anywhere should ever make any comment about how attractive a man might be, because it would be disrespectful to anyone who's having a tragedy. Nobody make any remarks about how hot this pilot is unless you hate the human race, because finding this man attractive is tantamount to wishing that everyone on earth lives in agony forever.
Also, typing COCK in all caps should make you all ashamed of yourselves. COCK! COCK! COCK!
People died. Their families are going thru a lot of pain and you guys are focusing on hot guys somehow involved in this tragedy? are you F#ing kidding me? Come on ppl! What is wrong with you? Can't you sympathize with those whom lost their loved ones? Does every f#ing things has to be about sex? seriously, this is ridiculous
I'm just trying to follow the rules here. Discussing whether someone is 'hot' is okay. Discussing whether someone is 'hot' who is involved in a national story that is deemed by most to be a 'tragedy' is also okay, but maybe tacky. An online article taking this discussion to a larger audience, this crosses a line and now it's perceived as 'trash'.
I think anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one on the Malaysian airlines flight is probably a little too busy right now to be reading Instinct articles about cute guys. And I can't imagine they're petty enough to take offense to such a silly and innocent thing as this discussion.
I could be totally wrong here. Just going off how I've felt when dealing with heavy problems of death and loss.
Don't give us a reason to blast the gay community and we won't. Pretty sad that those of us who are realists and dissenters are the ones ridiculed, it's like having to be involved with the Evangelical Right. No dissent, no defecting, no other opinions or facts welcome. You *must* be in an open relationship is at least have a "monogamous" partner every other week, or just be a common whore or bully someone like you, or you aren't a "good gay". I guess I'm what a nasty guy once called me, "empowered" (meaning, I know how to say no and don't let anyone be my thought police).
I've done nothing but bombard God with prayer over this tragedy. He's a good looking guy, but not what I wanted to see.
There seems to a a great deal of very Victorian thinking on this thread, mixed with a generous amount of internal homophobia. Instinct finds a minute pearl in a very rough oyster, and homosexuals embarrassed to be homosexual get themselves into a tizzy. Children, there are more serious things over which to take umbrage. Adult up and stop being so grimly priggish.


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Toptable Group, which operates some of the most respected and top-tier restaurants in Vancouver, has been sold to Aquilini Investment Group, a sprawling company with interests in development, real estate, hospitality, agriculture, and of course, the centre piece: the Vancouver Canucks professional hockey team and Rogers Arena.
Toptable is the parent company to CinCin, Bluewater Café, West, Thierry Chocolaterie, Patisserie and Café and Araxi (Whistler) restaurants with 350 employees. The company has weathered the storms of the economy and the restaurant industry with good management, talented chefs, quality food and service and it has been rewarded with steady patronage and industry recognition for over 30 years, a tough act in a volatile business.
"Our team has never been stronger nor this rich in talent and this is due to the commitment and passion of our award-winning chefs, renowned restaurant and wine directors and dedicated employees," said owner Jack Evrensel in a press release on Tuesday. "I'm proud of the three-decade reputation Toptable Group has established, which is built on the foundation of pursuing excellence without compromise, a generosity of spirit, and a love of food and wine. I'm pleased that Toptable will continue on the same path that acknowledges these founding principles. And I'm also very pleased that the Aquilinis will bring their passion for hospitality to Toptable. This is a very positive alignment that will ensure the continuity of all Toptable properties." TopTable was established in 1981 with the opening of Araxi.
Evrensel will continue to participate in a consulting capacity and the operations will remain unchanged. The low-key Evrensel has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award (Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2011) and induction into the B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame Active Restaurateur (2007).
Reached by phone, Francesco Aquilini, managing director of the Aquilini Group, said he could not speak until the deal was completely signed off. "We're trying for sometime this week. Maybe tomorrow," he said.
Industry spokesman Ian Tostenson, of the B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association sees it as a solid handover for several reasons. The economy and restaurant industry is in good shape. "Full service restaurant sales are tracking up over 10 per cent since last spring and it's continuing to be strong," he says. Retaining Evrensel as consultant is key to the transition but he sees the Aquilini family might bring something else: a broad financial platform, "from which we, as diners, may benefit from expansion."
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Benchmark 10-year notes held a two-day advance before a Labor Department report tomorrow that economists said will show U.S. non-farm payrolls rose by 86,000 in November, the smallest gain since June. Treasuries were supported as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said economic weakness in the region will continue. The Treasury Department will announce today the size of auctions scheduled for next week.
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Ten-year yields fell one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 1.58 percent at 10:06 a.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader data. The yield dropped to 1.56 percent, the lowest since Nov. 16. The price of the 1.625 percent note due in November 2022 rose 4/32, or $1.25 per $1,000 face value, to 100 15/32.
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The forecast jobs data for tomorrow is fueling speculation the Fed is preparing to announce a new round of bond purchases for 2013 at its next meeting on Dec. 11-12 to spur the economy. Policy makers said on Sept. 13 they will buy bonds until the job market improves "substantially."
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As the budget battles in Washington persist, U.S. Catholic leaders and others are arguing on moral and religious grounds that politicians need to steer spending cuts away from the poor and vulnerable.
"Our long-term fiscal challenges will not be solved by increasing the burden on those who Jesus called the 'least of these,'" said a Feb. 25 statement by nearly 100 Christian leaders who belong to the ecumenical coalition Circle of Protection.
But is there also a moral and even Catholic case to be made for rolling back spending, even if it means less aid to the poor in the near term? Some advocates of austerity think so.
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"We're spending money we don't have," Jeffrey Polet, a political scientist at Hope College in Holland, Mich., told Our Sunday Visitor. "The bottom line is that we want a full range of services and we don't want to pay for them."
Polet, also a senior editor of the online journal Front Porch Republic, said: "It's a combination of greed, intemperance and a kind of luxuriousness. In an older time it would have been called decadence." Asked who the greedy are, he pointed to "interest groups" that oppose any cuts in programs that affect their constituencies.
Among so-called deficit hawks, probably the most familiar moral argument is a generational one — that we are saddling our children and their children with a crushing debt burden. That's the word from the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, which dedicates a Web page to budget principles with regularly updated commentary.
The first principle is that "reform of federal spending must properly balance responsibilities to current and future generations." The institute, headed by Father Robert A. Sirico and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., elaborates: "Concern for future generations must start with the dignity of the person and fully recognize the essential right of future generations to exist and be provided with opportunities to flourish." That means less spending, it says.
Polet, a Catholic convert, roots the generational concern more deeply in Scriptures. He pointed to the familiar biblical motif of inheritance (as in Genesis — "Abraham gave all he had to Isaac").
"There's this idea that parents owe their children an inheritance. You don't take your inheritance and squander it, to the disadvantage of your own progeny," said Polet, who chairs the political science department at Hope, an ecumenical Christian institution with Calvinist roots.
"And that's what I see us doing," he added. "We've taken the cultural, financial inheritance we've been given, and we've squandered it in a lot of ways. So the world that we're giving our children doesn't seem to be as well-ordered as the world we inherited, certainly not from a financial viewpoint."
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Polet acknowledged that there's a robust debate about how unmanageable the national debt is, as a percentage of the overall U.S. economy, and how much of a burden it will be in the future. There's also much debate about whether fiscal austerity right now, in the midst of a still-undernourished economy, is the best way to deal with the problem.
But aside from the economics, is there another way of looking at the moral question of intergenerational solidarity? Do our obligations to the future extend only to the national debt? Or does the "well-ordered world" also need to include good schools, a solid infrastructure and a clean environment — which may require public investment now?
All that is part of a balanced way of looking at fiscal obligations, Polet agreed. "But if the debt problem gets too out of control, it's going to make all those other things impossible," he emphasized.
Few would deny that the debt is at least a long-term problem.
In their statement addressed to President Obama and top lawmakers, the Circle of Protection leaders said, "We understand that the country's fiscal health will require further cost savings and additional revenue." At the same time, they argued that what's needed is deficit reduction that does not increase poverty. The signers expressed the general view, for example, that Medicare "can be reformed in ways that do not harm those who depend on the health care coverage it provides, especially seniors with modest means."
Among the leaders of that coalition is Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
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As to the concerns about cutting aid to the "least of these," Polet said that the long-term consequences of failing to cut would also fall upon them. "The longer we wait to address our budgetary problems, the greater will be the burden placed on the poor," he said — arguing in part that an uncontrolled debt would eventually force even deeper cuts.
To some ears, that may sound like destroying safety-net programs to save them. And if it does, it's because Polet and others have a more expansive critique of government and society. For one thing, he accentuates the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, which holds that social problems are ideally addressed at levels closest to those problems — for example, in local communities.
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U.S. authorities are now a major bitcoin player—owning $3.6 million in the digital "currency"—following their closure of online marketplace Silk Road.
The price of virtual currency used as payments in online deals fell around 20 percent on Wednesday on news of the arrest by the FBI before regaining ground quickly to trade at $125 on Thursday morning.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rehashed at least 11 previously debunked claims during the second presidential debate that ranged from the economy to gun rights. This continued dishonesty, coming on the heels of a campaign official saying they would not be "dictated to by fact checkers," presents a challenge to the media.
Romney Campaign Dismissed Fact Checkers
Romney Surrogate: "We're Not Going [To] Let Our Campaign Be Dictated By Fact-Checkers." During an ABC News/Yahoo! News event at the Republican National Convention, Romney pollster Neil Newhouse suggested fact-checkers were biased and stated: "We're not going [to] let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers." From ABCNews.com:
O'Connor said she thought their ad "Right Choice" attacking Obama on welfare reform has been the most effective so far, despite its being given "Four Pinnochios" by a Washington Post fact check.
Newhouse brushed off the fact check as par for the course in political campaigns.
"People are always going to get Pinocchios for this stuff," Newhouse said. "We stand behind those ads and behind the facts in those ads."
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ROMNEY LIE: Tax Plan Will Create 12 Million Jobs
Romney: "I Put Out A Five-Point Plan That Gets America 12 Million New Jobs In Four Years." During the October 16 debate, Romney said his tax plan will create 12 million new jobs in four years:
ROMNEY: We have not made the progress we need to make to put people back to work. That's why I put out a five-point plan that gets America 12 million new jobs in four years and rising take-home pay. It's going to help Jeremy get a job when he comes out of school. It's going to help people across the country that are unemployed right now. [ABC News, 10/16/12]
Wash. Post Fact Checker: Math Underlying Romney's Claim "Doesn't Add Up." Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler wrote that the math underlying Romney's claim "doesn't add up," calling it a "bait-and-switch" that fudges with timelines, and quoted Glenn Hubbard, one of Romney's chief economic advisers, acknowledging as much. [The Washington Post, 10/16/12]
ROMNEY LIE: Oil Production Is Down On Federal Lands Under Obama
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ROMNEY: Well, let's look at the president's policies, all right, as opposed to the rhetoric, because we've had four years of policies being played out. And the president's right in terms of the additional oil production, but none of it came on federal land. As a matter of fact, oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land, and gas production was down 9 percent. Why? Because the president cut in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal lands, and in federal waters. [ABC News, 10/16/12]
So Far, Production On Federal Lands Is Slightly Higher In Obama Years Than Bush Years. The Columbia Journalism Review reported:
The data in the report, which go back to 2003, show that there was indeed a large decline in oil production on federal lands and waters in 2011. But that observation belies the fact that federal lands and waters were exceptionally productive during 2010, outstripping any year's productivity during the Bush administration. Indeed, the average productivity on federal land and waters during the four Bush years, 2003-2008, was 634 million barrels per year. During the three Obama years, 2009-2011, it was 676 million barrels. During the Bush years, federal lands produced roughly 33 percent of the national output on average. During the Obama years, they produced roughly 34 percent. [Columbia Journalism Review, 3/22/12]
Energy Information Administration: U.S. "Oil Production Has Increased Over The Past Few Years, Reversing A Decline That Began In 1986." From the 2012 Annual Energy Outlook by the Energy Information Administration:
Domestic crude oil production has increased over the past few years, reversing a decline that began in 1986. U.S. crude oil production increased from 5.1 million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5 million barrels per day in 2010. [Energy Information Administration, 1/23/12]
PolitiFact: Oil Production Is Highest In Eight Years. From a January 24 PolitiFact article:
Here are the annual totals, in barrels produced, going back to 2003:
2003: 2,073,453,000
2004: 1,983,302,000
2005: 1,890,106,000
2006: 1,862,259,000
2007: 1,848,450,000
2008: 1,811,817,000
2009: 1,956,596,000
2010: 1,998,137,000
The full-year data is available only through 2010, but 10 months of data from 2011 have been made public. Through the end of October 2011, production totaled 1,713,038,000 barrels. If that pace continues, the year-end total should be around 2,055,646,000 barrels -- higher than any year since 2003. That's eight years ago, just as Obama said. [PolitiFact, 1/24/12]
ROMNEY LIE: He Wants To Increase Pell Grants
Romney: "I Want To Make Sure We Keep Our Pell Grant Program Growing." During the presidential debate, Romney said he wants to "make sure we keep our Pell grant program growing":
ROMNEY: I want to make sure we keep our Pell grant program growing. We're also going to have our loan program, so that people are able to afford school. But the key thing is to make sure you can get a job when you get out of school. And what's happened over the last four years has been very, very hard for America's young people. I want you to be able to get a job. [ABC, 10/16/12]
Romney's Position Paper On Education: Romney Would "Refocus Pell Grant Dollars On The Students That Need Them Most." According to Romney's position paper on education, Romney would "refocus Pell Grant dollars on the students that need them most." [A Chance for Every Child: Mitt Romney's Plan for Restoring the Promise of American Education, 5/23/12]
Romney Running Mate Paul Ryan: Pell Grant Program Is "Unsustainable." During an October 2011 town hall, Romney's running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan, said that the Pell Grant program is "unsustainable." [ThinkProgress, 10/20/11]
ROMNEY LIE: He Advocated For Same Auto Bankruptcy Obama Used
Romney: When Obama Said "That I Wanted To Take The Auto Industry Bankrupt, You Actually Did." From the debate:
ROMNEY: And one thing that the president said, which I want to make sure that we understand, he said that I said we should take Detroit bankrupt. And that's right. My plan was to have the company go through bankruptcy like 7-Eleven did and Macy's and Condell (ph) Airlines and come out stronger.
And I know he keeps saying, you want to take Detroit bankrupt. Well, the president took Detroit bankrupt. You took General Motors bankrupt. You took Chrysler bankrupt. So when you say that I wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt, you actually did.
And I think it's important to know that that was a process that was necessary to get those companies back on their feet, so they could start hiring more people. That was precisely what I recommended and ultimately what happened. [ABC News, 10/16/12]
Romney Advocated For A "Post-Bankruptcy Financing" For The Auto Companies. In a November 2008 op-ed, Mitt Romney advocated for "post-bankruptcy financing" for the auto-companies." From Romney's op-ed:
The American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing. A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the industry needs. It would permit the companies to shed excess labor, pension and real estate costs. The federal government should provide guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing and assure car buyers that their warranties are not at risk.
In a managed bankruptcy, the federal government would propel newly competitive and viable automakers, rather than seal their fate with a bailout check. [The New York Times, 11/18/12]
Automotive Economist: "Private Bankruptcy For Automakers Would Not Have Been Possible ... Because Credit Markets Were Frozen." Reuters reported that supporters of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney "point out that airlines and other large businesses have been able to reorganize in bankruptcy without government help." Reuters continued:
"There were two ways to do it - either use crony capitalism, where government picks the winners and losers, or you go through the traditional reorganization process," said Saul Anuzis, a Romney supporter and former head of the Michigan Republican Party.
Sean McAlinden, chief economist at the Center for Automotive Research, or CAR, said there was one problem with that argument: a private bankruptcy for automakers would not have been possible during the 2008-2009 financial crisis because credit markets were frozen and GM and Chrysler were unable to get private financing to keep operating through bankruptcy.
Without federal help, the companies could have been forced to shut down, which would have devastated parts suppliers and threatened solvent carmakers such as Ford and Toyota, McAlinden said.
The intervention saved 1.3 million jobs in 2009, CAR estimates.
"It was the most successful peacetime industrial intervention in U.S. history," McAlinden said. [Reuters, 2/10/12]
The Economist: "The Credit Markets Were Bone-Dry, Making The Privately Financed Bankruptcy ... Improbable." Robert McShane, The Economist online U.S. editor, wrote:
Following the bail-outs, the president eventually forced Chrysler and GM into bankruptcy, a step Mr Romney thought should occur naturally. And the government oversaw painful restructurings at both companies, which were largely in line with Mr Romney's broad suggestions. But the course Mr Romney recommended in 2008 began with the government stepping back, and it is unlikely things would've turned out so well had this happened.
Free-marketeers that we are, The Economist agreed with Mr Romney at the time. But we later apologised for that position. "Had the government not stepped in, GM might have restructured under normal bankruptcy procedures, without putting public money at risk", we said. But "given the panic that gripped private purse-strings...it is more likely that GM would have been liquidated, sending a cascade of destruction through the supply chain on which its rivals, too, depended." Even Ford, which avoided bankruptcy, feared the industry would collapse if GM went down. At the time that seemed like a real possibility. The credit markets were bone-dry, making the privately financed bankruptcy that Mr Romney favoured improbable. He conveniently ignores this bit of history in claiming to have been right all along. [The Economist, 2/14/12]
ROMNEY LIE: Obama To Blame For High Gas Prices
Romney: "If The President's Energy Policies Are Working, You're Going To See The Cost Of Energy Come Down." From the debate:
ROMNEY: I will fight for oil, coal and natural gas. And the proof, the proof of whether a strategy is working or not is what the price is that you're paying at the pump. If you're paying less than you paid a year or two ago, why, then, the strategy is working. But you're paying more. When the president took office, the price of gasoline here in Nassau County was about $1.86 a gallon. Now, it's $4.00 a gallon. The price of electricity is up.
If the president's energy policies are working, you're going to see the cost of energy come down. I will fight to create more energy in this country, to get America energy secure. [ABC News, 10/16/12]
PolitiFact: Claim That Obama Is Responsible For Higher Gas Prices Is "Mostly False." From PolitiFact:
But experts say the president and his policies have little effect on the prices. Demand is skyrocketing in China, and that pushes up prices. There's been ongoing turmoil in the Mideast. And locally, there have been supply disruptions that have all pushed prices higher. None of these were tied to Obama's policies.
The blanket claim that Obama is responsible for gas prices doubling gets one part correct: the unusually low price at the start of his administration. The broader claim that Obama is to blame is off base. The statement contains some elements of truth but leaves out critical facts that would give a different impression. That's our definition for Mostly False. [PolitiFact, 8/24/12]
ROMNEY LIE: Obama Will Raise Taxes On Middle Class By $4,000
Romney: Obama Would Raise Taxes On Middle-Income Americans By $4,000. During the debate, Romney said that Obama would raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000:
ROMNEY: And I will not -- I will not under any circumstances, reduce the share that's being paid by the highest income taxpayers. And I will not, under any circumstances increase taxes on the middle-class. The president's spending, the president's borrowing will cost this nation to have to raise taxes on the American people. Not just at the high end. A recent study has shown the people in the middle-class will see $4,000.00 per year in higher taxes as a result of the spending and borrowing of this administration. [ABC News, 10/16/12]
FactCheck.Org: Romney's Claim That Obama Will Raise Taxes On Middle Class By $4,000 Is "Nonsense." FactCheck.org has dismissed Romney's $4,000 tax claim as "nonsense," writing:
Mitt Romney falsely claims in a series of TV ads that President Obama "will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000." That's nonsense. The ads cite a conservative group's study, but even the group itself doesn't say Obama will raise taxes on middle-income taxpayers. It says his budget could result in a "potentially higher tax burden" over the next 10 years. [FactCheck.org, 10/10/12]
ROMNEY LIE: Gun Rights Group Was Onboard With Assault Weapons Ban
Romney: In MA, "The Pro-Gun Folks And The Anti-Gun Folks Came Together And Put Together A Piece Of Legislation." During the debate, Romney said that in Massachusetts, "pro-gun folks" were onboard with an assault weapons ban:
ROMNEY: Well, Candy, actually, in my state, the pro-gun folks and the anti-gun folks came together and put together a piece of legislation. And it's referred to as an assault weapon ban, but it had, at the signing of the bill, both the pro-gun and the anti-gun people came together, because it provided opportunities for both that both wanted. [ABC News, 10/16/12]
Gun Owners Action League: Romney Administration "Took A Major Shot At Lawful Gun Owners And Showed Their True Colors." A July 1, 2004 press release issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, titled, "Romney Signs Off On Permanent Assault Weapons Ban," leaves little doubt that the former Massachusetts governor was involved in restricting access to assault weapons. Indeed, at the bill's signing ceremony Romney stated that the "sole purpose" of assault weapons is "hunting down and killing people." In response to the new law, Massachusetts state gun rights group Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) stated that the Romney administration "took a major shot at lawful gun owners and showed their true colors." [Media Matters, 10/3/12]
ROMNEY LIE: Obama Promised 5.4 Percent Unemployment
Romney: Obama "Said That By Now We'd Have Unemployment At 5.4 Percent." From the October 16 debate:
ROMNEY: I think you know better. I think you know that these last four years haven't been so good as the president just described and that you don't feel like your confident that the next four years are going to be much better either.
I can tell you that if you were to elect President Obama, you know what you're going to get. You're going to get a repeat of the last four years. We just can't afford four more years like the last four years.
He said that by now we'd have unemployment at 5.4 percent. The difference between where it is and 5.4 percent is 9 million Americans without work.
I wasn't the one that said 5.4 percent. This was the president's plan. Didn't get there. [ABC News, 10/16/12]
FactCheck.Org: "Romney Is Referring To A Speculative Report" Based On Models That "Underestimated The Depths Of the Recession." From FactCheck.org:
Romney says Obama "said by now [unemployment] would be down to 5.4 percent." But Romney is referring to a speculative report issued at the beginning of Obama's presidency containing projections -- not promises. Those projections relied on prevailing economic models that quickly proved to have underestimated the depths of the recession at that time. [FactCheck.org, 9/20/12]
For more on the context behind the early economic report, see here.
ROMNEY LIE: Obama Doubled The Deficit
Romney: Obama Has Doubled The Deficit. From the October 16 debate:
ROMNEY: And then we have his own record, which is we have four consecutive years where he said when he was running for office, he would cut the deficit in half. Instead he's doubled it. We've gone from $10 trillion of national debt, to $16 trillion of national debt. [ABC, 10/16/12]
NY Times: CBO Says Deficit Has Decreased Under Obama. From The New York Times' fact checking of the debate:
The Congressional Budget Office just announced that the federal budget deficit was about $1.1 trillion in 2012, approximately $200 billion less than the shortfall recorded in 2011. Measured as a share of the economy, as economists prefer, the deficit has declined more significantly -- to 7.0 percent of the economy's total output in 2012 from 10.1 percent in 2009. [The New York Times, 10/16/12]
ROMNEY LIE: Obama Went On An Apology Tour
Romney: Obama's Middle East Policies "Began With An Apology Tour." From the October 16 debate:
ROMNEY: The president's policies throughout the Middle East began with an apology tour and -- and -- and pursue a strategy of leading from behind, and this strategy is unraveling before our very eyes. [ABC, 10/16/12]
Associated Press: "Obama Has Not Apologized For America." In June, the Associated Press rejected a similar claim by Romney that Obama "traveled around the globe to apologize for America." The AP wrote that Romney "criticized the president for issuing apologies to the world that were never made," and added:
ROMNEY: "A few months into office, he traveled around the globe to apologize for America."
THE FACTS: Obama has not apologized for America. What he has done, in travels early in his presidency and since, is to make clear his belief that the U.S. is not beyond reproach. He has told foreigners that the U.S. at times acted "contrary to our traditions and ideals" in its treatment of terrorist suspects, that "America has too often been selective in its promotion of democracy," that the U.S. "certainly shares blame" for international economic turmoil and has sometimes shown arrogance toward allies. Obama, whose criticisms of America's past were typically balanced by praise, was in most cases taking issue with policies or the record of the previous administration, not an unusual approach for a new president -- or a presidential candidate. Romney's actual point seems to be that Obama has been too critical of his country.
But there has been no formal -- or informal -- apology. No saying "sorry" on behalf of America. [Associated Press, 6/3/11]
PolitiFact: "It's A Ridiculous Charge" That Obama Has Apologized For America. PolitiFact twice investigated Romney's claims that Obama "apologized" for America and "traveled around the globe to apologize for America." The website found both statements to be false. [PolitiFact, 3/15/10, 6/3/11]
Wash. Post Fact Checker: "The Apology Tour Never Happened." The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler also debunked the charge that Obama went on an apology tour:
The claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context.
Note to GOP speechwriters and campaign ad makers: The apology tour never happened. [The Washington Post, The Fact Checker, 2/22/11]
ROMNEY LIE: Obama Did Not Call Benghazi Attack An Act Of Terror
Romney: It Took Obama "14 days Before He Called The Attack In Benghazi An Act Of Terror." From the October 16 debate:
ROMNEY: I -- I think interesting the president just said something which -- which is that on the day after the attack he went into the Rose Garden and said that this was an act of terror.
OBAMA: That's what I said.
ROMNEY: You said in the Rose Garden the day after the attack, it was an act of terror.
It was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying?
OBAMA: Please proceed governor.
ROMNEY: I want to make sure we get that for the record because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.
OBAMA: Get the transcript. [ABC, 10/16/12]
On September 12, Obama Referred To Benghazi Attack As "Acts Of Terror." During his address to the nation the day after the attack, Obama stated:
OBAMA: No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. Today we mourn four more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done. [White House, 9/12/12]
On September 13, Obama Vowed "No Act Of Terror Will Go Unpunished." In September 13 remarks in Golden, Colorado, Obama stated of the Benghazi attack: "I want people around the world to hear me: To all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. It will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. [White House, 9/13/12]
NY Times' Rosenthal: Obama "Undeniably Used The Word 'Terror.'" In a post on his blog Taking Note, New York Times editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal wrote:
Whoever coached Mr. Romney on that question did the candidate no favors. Here's what the president said in the Rose Garden: "No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for." A little purple -- and the administration's subsequent line on what happened was confusing -- but he undeniably used the word "terror."
The exchange left voters in the uncomfortable position of assuming that Mr. Romney either believes his own propaganda or doesn't care whether what he says is true, which fits into the narrative that he's willing to twist the truth for political gain. [Taking Note, The New York Times, 10/16/12]
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Oregon can't afford to keep winning like this. A few more lopsided victories and the Ducks could finish last in the BCS and end up playing in the Toilet Bowl.
On Thursday, Oregon sprinted to a 43-7, second-quarter lead on Arizona State and might have scored a hundred points had Coach Chip Kelly not backed off in the second half.
For its brilliant performance, Oregon was dumped one more spot Sunday in the BCS standings, to No. 4.
That would be a fine spot in two years when the sport moves beyond BCS madness to a four-team playoff.
No. 4 this year, though, is not good.
It wasn't a huge concern last week when the first BCS standings had Alabama, Florida and Oregon in the top three spots.
Alabama and Florida, playing in opposite divisions in the Southeastern Conference, would eventually have to play each other.
This week's standings, though, raise more complicated questions.
Alabama and Florida are first and second again but followed this week by Kansas State.
Oregon is still No. 2 in the Harris Interactive and USA Today coaches' polls but remained harnessed with its No. 6 computer ranking.


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And here is the new roadmap proposed by the army sans Morsi after a very long day. Yes the army ousted Morsi. Yes it is a coup according to all international and political science standards but it is a coup on the popular demand. The millions were asking for it in our streets for the past 4 days. I heard by own ears from the protesters. This is what the people want and they are happy with it.
Here is the roadmap :
- The head of the Constitutional court Adly Mansour is the interim president.
- The constitution is suspended and new amendments committee is formed "So we will not have a new constitution"
- A National unity technocrat cabinet. "Rumors that ElBaradei will head it"
- A code of ethics in the media will be declared
- The Constitutional court will pass the parliamentary elections in order to have a new house of representatives
- The interim president will have the right to issue constitutional declaration
- A National reconciliation committee "Will the MB be part of it like the Mubarak regime members who are coming back again ?"
- To empower youth .. bla bla bla
This roadmap actually is the result of several roadmaps proposed by different political parties and movements including Tamaroud and April 6 Youth as well Al Nour Party.
Of course this roadmap was announced after hours of talks with political and religious figures. Among the political figures that attended the meeting with the army and reached to that map : Mohamed ElBaradei , Tamourd's Mohamed Abdel Aziz and Mahmoud Badr and Sakina Fouad. Interestingly there were members from Al Nour party in the meeting. Now we know that Al Nour party will be there. Already also part of the roadmap was proposed for months by Al Nour. Politically speaking Al Nour party may lose a lot of its supporters due to this move. In fact it had lost some of its base.
There were religious figures too as well. The Pope of the Orthodox Church and the Sheikh of Al Azhar were there to represent the Egyptian people.
These people appeared in El Sisi's video and some of them addressed the public and the world like ElBaradei and the religious figures of Egypt to send one message : It is not a military coup.
The army knows the international back lash and thus they needed someone like ElBaradei to speak to the world. Personally I believe ElBaradei is gambling and if he fails in achieving a true democratic reform in Egypt then I am afraid he will be remembered as some one who joined a coup against elected president. I know Dr. ElBaradei's intentions and actually many January 25 revolutionaries are happy that he appeared in the picture and stated that what happened on June 30 is a continuation for 25 January revolution and its goals seeking social media ,
By the way the army and national TV are airing speeches of those public figures.
Now Morsi is ousted , he became a second ex-president of Egypt. Morsi has also addressed a message to the people.I do not know from where but he is asking the people to refuse the coup
On the other hand the Islamist TV channels including Misr 25 , Al Hafez and Al Nas have been closed suddenly. There are conflicting reports about why they were closed. Nevertheless it is a bad message to close the TV channels, it sends a bad message to the world especially the world sees that you have got a coup.
Al Jazeera Mubshar Misr was once against closed by military police
Clashes erupted between security forces and Morsi's supporters in Minya , Assuit and Matrouh. Not less than 6 died in the clashes including 5 alone in Matrouh in clashes between tribes and the army. I saw this coming in Matrouh considering the Salafist trend and its strength there as well the spread of the arm thanks to Libya.
I know there are lots of things taking place and I can not keep up so easily. I want to write something about the Muslim brotherhood as well about the coup on popular demand we are having in Egypt.


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In an unusual, but much welcomed twist of fate, the cheapest treatment for leaf rust on wheat this spring is also one of the most effective.
Tebuconazole, available under several brand names, is the least expensive treatment for both leaf rust and stripe rust in wheat, says Texas AgriLife Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist Jim Swart, who works the northeast corner of Texas from his Commerce office.
Late March to early April is time to start spray applications to control leaf rust, he says.
"Stripe rust is typically the first disease threat we have in northeast Texas, but the varieties we plant in this area are resistant to stripe rust, so we do not have a big problem with it. If a variety is susceptible to stripe rust, we don't recommend it."
He says farmers in the area plant mostly six wheat varieties, all with some degree of the disease.
These varieties also have some host plant resistance to leaf rust, which comes later in the spring. "Leaf rust likes warmer conditions and shows up when wheat begins to head," Swart notes. He recommends that farmers begin tebuconazole applications when the flag leaf is fully emerged (Feekes 9) up to heading. That usually gives us 35 to 40 days of control, enough to mature out the grain.
This year, he recommends a preventive treatment. "Based on the value of wheat (up to $8 per bushel, applying the fungicide, even with a low level of leaf rust infection, is justified. I would spray everything. The material will cost about $4 per acre (some reports indicate an even lower cost); application cost adds another $4 per acre.
"The break-even yield increase would be one bushel of wheat (assuming $8 a bushel), and that's easily achieved, even with low disease pressure. At 25 percent infection level at physiological maturity, we typically see a 1- to 2-pound increase in test weight with the fungicide application," Swart says.
"At 50 percent infection, we see a moderate yield increase and another one pound improvement in test weight. With anything higher than 50 percent infection rate, we see a 3- to 4-fold return on the investment with a tebuconazole application."
He says fungicide use may increase straw strength and standability. "Also, just a small level of disease infection can reduce test weight by 1 pound. Fungicide gives us better quality and better yield — it's a no brainer with $8 wheat."
With the current wheat price and the low cost of control, a wait-and-see approach may not be as beneficial as a preventive treatment, Swart says.
The product has been around for a long time, he notes. "We've been testing and using it since 1984, and it controls rust as well now as it did then. We've probably done more work with foliar fungicides in wheat than anyone in this part of the country.
"Tebuconazole is the cheapest and most effective product we have. It's as good as anything available for leaf rust, and as good as or better than anything for stripe rust."