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Man there were three open urinals but this piece of fuck took the one in the middle. Check mate bro.
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To say when one does something great/awesomenessoutstanding beyond words
Trisha Kay: Checkmate Tristan! For finding all that Molly!
Tristan: Checkmate to you Trisha! For helping me consume all this Molly.
Tristan: Checkmate to you Trisha! For helping me consume all this Molly.
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surrounding a person and threatening their life..i guess.. like in "still bout it" where silkk the shocker says "checkmate" whem he sneaks up to tha guy with a gun. tha other guy has nowhere to go. based on the term they use in chess except in real life.
"Checkmate" the album by B.G. before he left cash money records. the intro mentions some examples
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The millennial generation, the grandchildren of baby boomers, has got some issues with money. Many fear the stock market, according to a Wells Fargo survey, and would rather pay down debt first than save for retirement. Today's guest writers say such a lack of economic confidence makes millennial financial planning a challenge.
Millennials should start to save now
By Marc Daner
As millennials toss their graduation caps this summer and hope to soon land their first real jobs, they will face managing their finances while in the red.
According to a recent Wells Fargo study on millennials, 54 percent say debt is their "biggest financial concern currently," surpassing day-to-day expenses. Forty-two percent say their debt is "overwhelming," double the rate of baby boomers surveyed for comparison.
And while most consider themselves savers, 51 percent are putting off saving for retirement until their 30s.
We wish they wouldn't wait. In our business, we believe in the value of regular, disciplined saving no matter the level and at every age. We also believe that starting out young on a savings journey is crucial. For this generation, saving shouldn't be an either/or option. It's crucial for millennials to manage their debt today and start saving for the future.
Millennials disciplined at saving early, regularly and saving as much as possible can greatly benefit from the power of compounding. It may help them create a more confident financial future.
Our study surveyed millennials between the ages of 22 and 32. Boomers surveyed were between the ages of 48 and 66. Millennials talked about the barriers they faced when it comes came to saving money. For 87 percent, they literally don't have enough money to start saving. Another 81 percent are focused on first paying down their debt first.
About half say they aren't very confident in investing in the stock market for retirement, but many are already in the stock market through an employer-sponsored plan. In fact, 72 percent who are saving said they are in a 401(k) plan.
Perhaps these young adults have watched their parents lose big in the stock market. This has created a lasting imprint, which is understandable. Still, we need to remind this generation that because they have time on their side, they are better positioned to ride out the highs and lows of the stock market.
This generation, like others before it, needs to set aside time to learn about investments and draft a retirement savings plan. Millennials need to take ownership of their finances in order to build a foundation for a more secure retirement.
We're hopeful that millennials will be able to thrive, despite the economic odds they may face. It's time for this generation to translate its optimism into action by taking some basic steps to build a financial foundation.
* Begin saving as you pay down debt.
* Create a retirement road map, either online or with a financial adviser, to set clear goals for saving and spending in order to accumulate enough for your future. If you're saving in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, consider setting annual automatic increases to ensure this remains a priority.
*Invest a small amount in the stock market to potentially give yourself a clear picture of how compounding returns help as you build finances for the long term.
Ultimately, the key for millennials is to put a financial plan into action, so their beliefs become a reality.
Marc Daner, managing director-investmets for Wells Fargo.
Overcome investor fear with history
By Clint Gharib
Millennials are afraid to invest in the stock market. Who can blame them?
They came of age during one of the worst economic recessions in our country's history. They graduated into an economy with high unemployment rates and watched families lose their homes and/or retirement savings. It's no wonder they are scared and exhibit investment behavior more like those who came of age during the Great Depression than their parents.
The challenge financial advisers face today is to figure out how to get millennials excited about investing. For that, I look to history.
Periods of economic recession have generally produced the greatest innovations. During economic "good times," companies are not apt to change what made them successful. But when tough times hit, companies and people look for ways to make more with less, which leads to innovation. Each U.S. recession was different in size and duration, but all were solved with innovative thinking that led to new technologies that, in return, led to growth. I believe we are living in one of the greatest periods of innovation and investor opportunity in history.
Let's take a quick look back.
The Great Depression saw the birth of television, radio, home refrigerators, nylon, antibiotics and the electron microscope. The last global recession, from 1969 to 1982, saw the microprocessor, LCD matrix, pocket calculator, cell phone and PC invented as well as the creation of the Ethernet, Internet and MS-DOS. The dot-com recession in the early 2000s gave us the iPod, "cloud computing" and Internet search engines.
These are just a few examples of the innovation that came from past economic recessions. The financial impact from the investment opportunities created by these innovations was tremendous.
We have already begun to see innovative technologies resulting from the most recent economic recession that have the potential to be as revolutionary as the microprocessor. Inventions like 3D printing, the reversal of aging in cells and holographic interfaces can create tremendous investment opportunities millennials should want to capitalize on.
I believe that reflecting on the past, combined with education about investment options, is a good way to alleviate the fear and doubt of millenial investors. We still face numerous challenges, but strong investment opportunities exist, and more are being created every day by innovative thinkers. Emotions are part of our nature, but millennials would be doing themselves a disservice to allow fear to keep them from building a strong financial future and capitalizing on the innovation brought about by the recession.
Clint Gharib is founder of The Gharib Group and director of investment products for J.P. Turner & Co.
August 21st, 2013
10:09 am
Hurrah for the millennials! They are one smart bunch! They want to pay off their debts and get rid of that drag on their lives.
If only our president and congress could get the same fever. The USA is frittering around with the greatest debt known in history. Citizens feel that drag in every way. Yet the government keeps right on spending more and printing more worthless dollars.
Perhaps the younger generations of our country will save us from bankruptcy. They sound smarter than the passing generation..So stop telling them NOT to worry about debt. They are smarter than that.
A bit of the shaky stock market later. Right now….DOWN with debt and debilitation
August 21st, 2013
9:57 am
I would prefer to pay down debt rather than participate in the stock market roulette game. And I'm not a "millenial". Any competent financial advisor will tell you not to invest in the stock market if you can't afford to lose it, because that's the risk you're taking. Some people learned that the hard way.
August 21st, 2013
7:47 am
So we have a two opinion article written by two salesmen arguing for what? That millenials should not pay down their debts? Having the burden of a debt bill to pay each month or face bankruptcy or foreclosure is very stressful. Interest charges take away the potential to save.
Millenials should limit their spending as much as they can to first establish an emergency cash fund, second participate in a 401k plan to the extent an employer offers a match, and third pay down debt before they consider much else. Once debt is paid off they can consider spending a little more to live and "investing" some money. Bonds and stocks are low return investments right now until the fed figures out what it is going to do in terms of further manipulating the economy.
August 21st, 2013
6:47 am
The millennial generation is leaving college with a huge debt and reduced job opportunities. This is not entirely their fault. However, they have also been led to expect an easy road. How many have already held jobs and paid taxes? How many have purchased their own cars, paid their own rent, and cooked their own food? Drive down Highland Blvd. and see masses of millennials waiting to be fed at expensive restaurants. Check their shopping carts at the super market (if they happen to wander in there) – lots of frozen pizzas, beer, and readymades. Do they understand the markets, interest rates, value investing, social security, healthcare costs? Not much – from the conversations I have had. Many are whiners and have been indoctrinated in generational adversarial philosophy. They also are frequently poorly versed in important current events. This group may be easily molded by the right wing and could become dangerous. I think our educational system and parenting have let down the country – partially due to our own greed and lack of attention. What should be done at this point?
August 21st, 2013
5:13 am
Put the money spent on lotto, beer, cigarettes, sports events and movies in a savings account and you'll be surprised at how fast it grows. Have a certain amount withheld from your paycheck to go into savings and you'll never miss it.
August 21st, 2013
12:23 am
The state of the current economy is enough to scare anyone regardless of age. It often seems like the government punishes the responsible that choose to save while simultaneously rewarding the irresponsible. So, it is not wonder young people are confused.
We need sound economic policies that will get Americans back to work and stabilize a very fragile economy. By doing so we can spur growth in the stock market, increase confidence, reduce personal debt and increase the tax base. Many of our problems will solve themselves if the Government will simply get out of the way and allow the economy to actually grow instead of spending time attempting to equally divide an ever shrinking pie.
Most economic fallacies derive from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another. – Milton Friedman
August 20th, 2013
10:25 pm
Oh, these youngsters have nothing to worry about. Obama is going to tax all the (non-liberal) "rich people" (anyone responsible enough to work and save money) and give the youngsters FREE STUFF!
FREE housing, FREE medical care, FREE condoms, FREE injection needles, FREE call phones, FREE college "educations", FREE food, FREE birth control, FREE abortions, FREE bus fare, FREE this and FREE that, FREE FREE FREE… all they have to do is remember who gets their easily-sold votes.
August 20th, 2013
5:50 pm
Until the Federal Reserve is abolished and the power to manipulate the price of money is taken from the criminal banksters and returned to the marketplace where it belongs, nobody should have any confidence in the US dollar or any investments made with it (except of course gold). We have money that can be devalued at the stroke of a pen or the push of a computer key and thanks to Ron Paul these kids finally know that truth. A simple solution would be to end all capital gains taxes etc. on precious metals, eliminate the current legal tender laws that force payments and contracts in US dollars and allow the use of all competing currencies including gold. Only when people can save and transact in a currency that holds its value and cannot be manipulated by the criminals in government or the banking system will they feel confident again in the prospect that their savings will be worth something when they need it.
In the 100 years since the founding of the Fed, the value of the US dollar has fallen over 98%. All of this has been because of the actions of the Fed, not in spite of them. How can anyone ever stay ahead of that kind of theft of value?


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2. I'm 4 years-old! (Holds up three fingers and a thumb.)
3. I live next door to you!
4. That's my house right there! See it see it see it??? THAT'S MY HOUSE!!! Did you know that? Hello, house!
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - The undefeated Michigan State women's tennis team hosts Cleveland State and Toledo this weekend at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. The Spartans will face Cleveland State at 10 a.m. and Toledo at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Looking Back
Leading the Spartans is junior Marina Bohrer with a 5-0 record at the No. 1 spot. On court two in singles play, sophomore Catherine Parenteau has notched a 4-1 record in duals. Senior Nicole Herzog and junior Katarina Lingl are both 4-0 on the season. Bohrer and Parenteau are 3-1 on court one for the Spartans in doubles matches. Freshman Emily Meyers and sophomore Julianne Gruber own a 4-0 record, notching wins at the No. 2 and 3 spot.
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Ellen Folkers tallied a record of 6-2 during the tournament season as she led the Vikings. Mendgi Liu notched a 4-4 record during fall matches and Kara Sherwood closed tournaments with a 5-5 record. Compiling a 2-2 record for doubles play in tournament season were Maria Lazaris and Liu, Alexandra Bush and Sherwood, as well as Liu and Folkers.
The Spartans are 8-0 all-time against the Vikings and hoping to pick up their ninth win this weekend. In 2012, the Green and White pushed past Cleveland with a 5-2 victory.
Taking Notes on Toledo
Chrissy Coffman, Mackenzie Bowman and Catelyn Nguyen all are 2-0 on the season in singles matches. In doubles play Emily Mazzola and Bowan, along with Silvia Carvajal and Nguyen have tallied 2-0 records.
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When you have a company that has experienced exponential growth, best practices is the last thing you think of, says the CEO of the Miami-based wireless telephone distributor, which has nearly doubled its revenues each year since its founding in 1997 and currently is number 6 on the Hispanic Business 500®. You get used to working on a case-by-case basis. But Brightstar has changed from a small group of friends to a major corporation, and we need to operate in a uniform way.
Mr. Claure says his team members expect to draw on the best management methods at their own company and others. Then theyll adapt the practices to Brightstars situation.
For managers who want to learn from great companies, the Hispanic Business 500 is a treasure chest. The largest Hispanic firms have achieved success, despite the historical and social barriers facing minority entrepreneurs. Hispanic Business spoke with executives at some of the largest companies on the 500 directory about how they hone their managerial skills in response to change and growth, particularly in light of the events of the recent past.
Technology: Setbacks Inspire Adjustments. Technology has emerged as a perpetual concern for management teams, but never more so than last year. The technology industry suffered a series of major setbacks, slowing down the entire U.S. economy. At Miami-based MasTec Inc., which fell to number 2 on this years directory after holding the number 1 spot last year, revenues dropped 6.1 percent, and the company had to set aside $13.1 million to cover nonpayment from customers.
After taking over as CEO of MasTec in August, Austin Shanfelter began revising the companys strategic plan in response to those events.
Were focusing now on market-share growth with our current client base, says Mr. Shanfelter. Were back to focusing on key clients, the blue-chip customers who have end users.
To do that, Mr. Shanfelter says, MasTec emphasizes the full breadth of its services, especially maintenance. Instead of simply laying cable or installing networks, the company will service the infrastructure as well.
We didnt do a good job of marketing in the past, because we didnt really have to, Mr. Shanfelter concedes. In our business sector, MasTec branded early on. The markets were moving so quickly, we didnt have to tell our story well.
The company has completed arrangements for a $125 million revolving credit line a $25 million increase over previous funding levels to refinance existing debt and provide working capital.
Finance: Capital Preservation Key. International Bancshares Corp., the largest financial company on the Hispanic Business 500 at number 14, has responded to market changes of a different kind. Since the implementation of NAFTA, the bank has provided funding for U.S.-owned factories in northern Mexico; loans to those and other businesses make up about 60 percent of the companys portfolio.
Last years manufacturing slump led to decreases in trade along the border. International Bancshares, based in Laredo, Texas, adapted by making capital preservation a top priority in its daily operations, especially money handling.
Strict financial controls are the key to our success, says CEO Dennis Nixon. If a business doesnt control its finances daily, it risks having a lot of waste or theft.
In its retail marketing, the bank concentrated on serving U.S. customers through 130 banks and 238 ATMs in 40 South Texas communities. Our basic plan is to be good at home, Mr. Nixon explains. We may push the envelope occasionally, moving a little north or west, but we really want to build strength in our market. In small communities we seem to have the typical small-bank footprint of customer service and interest in the community.
Customer-Directed Objectives. Lopez Foods, an Oklahoma City meat processor, has only two major customers Wal-Mart and McDonalds. Good relations with those corporate buyers fueled a 97 percent growth rate for revenues last year, enough to put Lopez Foods at number 13 on the Hispanic Business 500.
People who dont know our business feel its risky to depend on two main customers, says CFO Jim English. But were a longtime partner of McDonalds. Weve sold to them for 35 years. They treat us like a partner rather than a supplier. Not only is it a single-customer dependency, but we have no contract with them they trust us, and we trust them. CEO John Lopez, who bought the company in 1989, was formerly a McDonalds restaurant operator in Los Angeles.
For Lopez Foods management, the needs of the customer determine the direction of strategic planning. Last year, Lopez Foods bought a plant in Nebraska to increase production. The previous year, storage at the Oklahoma City plant was expanded to meet demand.
Through the transition, the company communicated its progress in daily and weekly work-group meetings, monthly safety meetings, and semiannual goal-sharing meetings. We wanted to be open to employee feedback, Mr. English says. We felt employees might feel most comfortable approaching middle managers with their comments and concerns.
Employees Develop Company Vision. Employees not only implement plans at fifth-ranked Ancira Enterprises, they write the plans as well. The auto dealership structures its human resources to get workers directly involved in determining company objectives.
When our organization developed its vision, it was largely done by the employees, says CEO Ernesto Ancira, who started his company with a downtown Chevrolet dealership in 1972. Employees formed committees, and the committees came up with goals.
The process helps employees buy into the plan, Mr. Ancira believes. And that, he adds, contributes to job satisfaction. Employees are your companys personality, he says. If you have happy employees, youll have happy customers.
The company seldom hires from outside for growth positions. Every one of our new acquisitions is run by a person who has been here, Mr. Ancira says.
In the sales department, Mr. Ancira foresees a modest 2002. Im not sure well have enough product to meet demand, since the automakers have scaled back production, he says. We dont have to market as aggressively this year because of it, and we dont have to cut prices to the bone to keep our inventory manageable.
Auto Industry Embraces the Internet. Anciras Web page announces its proud to be the first auto dealer online in Texas. In Colorado, Englewood-based Burt Automotive Network (this years top-ranked company on the Hispanic Business 500, with revenues of $1.49 billion) also considers itself a pioneering online auto dealer. The shift online began in 1995, when CEO Lloyd G. Chavez brought his son Lloyd Jr. on board as executive vice-president.
Lloyd Jr. comes from a technical background, says Gilbert Chavez, general manager and Lloyd Sr.s nephew. When he came here, he said we had to be on the Internet because it was the way of the future.
But bringing together the car dealer culture and the Internet required a feat of technology management. To correct problems with photos and inventory listings, the company hired an in-house Webmaster. Even today, most Web visitors dont buy online, even though they can. Eighty percent of customers surf first, then come to one of the companys seven showrooms. Only 12 percent of Web-site visitors submit a sales lead.
For the future, tech-savvy Burt plans to develop a complete broadband network that will link the dealerships through data, voice, and video conferencing communications, according to Lloyd Chavez Jr. Eventually, the dealerships will share programs to generate more business, such as a commercial vehicle preventive maintenance program, a fleet vehicle tracking program, and a service contract program.
Although our growth as an organization will be most visible through the acquisition of new automotive franchises, our greatest and most profitable growth will occur in fleet sales in the luxury and credit union member markets, says Lloyd Chavez Jr.
Burts sales have increased 48.8 percent in the last two years to reach $1.49 billion. To accomplish that, the company has diversified into support areas for its auto dealerships, with two auto brokerages, a parts-distribution center, and an audio-video studio that produces TV ads for Burt and other companies.
Lloyd Chavez Jr. credits the growth trajectory to his fathers strategic decision to create a central management company (LCG Management), rather than run a loose-knit dealer group. The foundation of any building is always bigger than the rest of the structure in the beginning, he says. We believe that undersizing your business foundation will strangle future opportunities.
Diversify Strategy to Solidify Market Share. In Miami, Brightstar Corp. also has diversified as part of its strategy to solidify its place in the market. A new manufacturing operation will make phones licensed under the Motorola brand, and a freight forwarding company ships the phones overseas. Divisional interconnectivity gives Brightstar control over most aspects of its products, sales, and delivery.
The company operates in 13 Central and South American countries, with managers keeping in touch through conference calls and e-mail. But global operations are only one reason why CEO Marcelo Claure hankered to get his team talking about best practices.
The other reason is Brightstar itself. We have to constantly change our company, Mr. Claure says. We have to reinvent ourselves, offering more services as our competitors offer more. Now that were in a position of leadership, its like were competing against ourselves to stay on top.
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- Arkady Grudzinsky
- Beaverton, OR
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Would you prefer sales tax to income tax?
The power to lay and collect taxes is, perhaps, the greatest power of the government. With this power alone, the government can encourage or prohibit certain behaviors without passing additional laws - it can effectively ban alcohol, tobacco, firearms, etc., can coerce people to marry, to have or have no children, buy gas or "green energy", buy real estate, lock up their money for decades in retirement accounts (both policies make people return a large percentage of their income straight back to the banks withdrawing huge amounts of cash from circulation). Taxes inhibit the taxed activity.
I see several advantages of sales tax compared to income tax:
1. Sales tax inhibits spending, income tax inhibits earning. When money are taxed when spent, not when earned, it may encourage saving and investing rather than spending and incurring debts.
2. One can avoid paying a sales tax on discretionary items by not buying these items - sales tax is less coercive.
3. Sales tax on discretionary items appears to be self-regulating. When it is too large, people stop buying the taxed items, and the tax revenues drop. It's easier to determine the economic effect of sales tax and optimize the sales tax percentage. Whereas, the economic effect of changing income taxes is a lot harder to determine.
4. The tax code would be extremely simple - just a look-up table of tax rates (this may be a naive statement).
5. "Taxing the rich" would mean taxing the excessive luxurious lifestyle. Why would a frugal billionaire who leads a lifestyle of an average citizen be taxed more than an average citizen?
I understand, there is no "correct answer". This is why I post this as a debate. I'd like to know how many people think this way and to hear cases for or against both types of taxation.
Edited 4/13/2013: This seems to be a similar idea: http://www.fairtax.org
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I'd like to thank everyone for the discussion.
There were good points made:
- that sales tax would make "the rich" pay smaller percentage of their income than "the poor";
- that no matter what type of tax we have, "the rich" will still have an opportunity to avoid it - either by spending money overseas or by making money overseas bringing into consideration the necessity of a uniform wold-wide taxation.
- A good discussion whether charity should be voluntary or compulsory and whether people should contribute to society voluntarily or forced to do so.
- Good references to other resources such as Mises institute.
- Interesting point in a video referenced by Krisztian Pinter that taxes have a way of distributing across all layers of society - often what seems to be "a tax on rich" becomes a burden on "the poor" bringing up the idea of a uniform tax (sales or income) with equal percentage for the rich and the poor.
- A good discussion with Pat Gilbert of how government intervention in free market creates artificial incentives and "bubbles" which are unlikely to exist otherwise.
These are just some points worth noticing. I appreciate having a civilized discussion on such highly politicized topic involving social justice, economy, and morality. This is where TED community stands out.
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Apr 18 2013: Sorry, typo. My assumptions were based on #5 where you basically imply that you feel billionaires should receive massive tax breaks. I think prebates is an awesome idea. It is similar to the notion of a basic guaranteed income and does make the tax structure more progressive and shifts that "Fairtax" from burdening the poor to burdening the middle class, but still represents a massive tax cut for the 1%.
1. Yes, "us vs. them" is generally harmful. Strangely, I have heard this talking point before. You may have heard my talking point. Massive wealth gaps are an indication of an unjust society and are bad for society. You can't convince people struggling to pay for food and heat that they are in the same boat as the guy putting in a car elevator in his house who earns what they do in a year in a day. Especially when they are working 40 hours a week and the car elevator guy is not working at all. Closing your eyes and pretending there are no income differences seems insane. Economics impacts every aspect of your life from your education to whether you marriage will last.
2. I think your point is that taking taxing takes money out of the economy and could be harmful to the economy. But then the government spends that money stimulating the economy. The question is where you take money from. Like I said above, you should take money out with a few general goals in mind. Like how to cause the least suffering and how to discourage or encourage certain things (i.e. smoking, marriage).
Look, you made it clear you don't believe that we should not tax rich people or corporations and I would agree that the Fairtax is a good way to do that. I assume since you didn't answer my questions about wealth distribution that you do feel that this is a good way to make the rich richer and the poor poorer and that that is your goal. I also assume the goal is to not tax stock purchases to further enrich those who can afford to purchase ownership.
Apr 18 2013: Economy is a system with "positive feedback". Any economic process tends to enhance itself. A drop in stock prices causes people to sell stock which causes the price to drop further. It works in the opposite direction too. It's nobody's fault, but rather the nature of capitalist economy that rich are getting richer and poor are getting poorer. Capital concentrates, monopolies form, etc. At some point, the system adjusts itself through recessions and revolutions. That's how things are whether we want it or not.
Health means continuous circulation and renewal. In biology we talk about circulation of blood, nutrients, oxygen, excretion of waste. In economy we talk about circulation of products, services, and money. To sustain healthy economy, we do need a mechanism of circulating wealth.
I agree with the notion that wealth needs to return from the rich to the poor. It is not my goal to make the poor poorer. I don't like the idea of making rich poorer either. I'd rather see everyone prosper.
Taxing stock purchases seemed to me as a good idea some time ago. Stock speculations don't create products or services for society. A sales tax on stock purchases would inhibit day-trading and stock speculations, encourage long-term investing and may serve as a damper on those self-feeding exponential bubbles and crashes.
Assumptions usually turn wrong. I don't think, I have an agenda here. I just want to learn what people think. #5 is just a notion that what people despise about rich is the excessive luxurious life style, not necessarily the ability to generate wealth. I can't see how ability to make money per se can be bad. It's all how we use it. Note that the hypothetical "frugal billionaire" in my #5 would not be putting a car elevator in his mansion. He would live in a 3-bedroom house or an apartment and drive a 15-year old Honda Accord while using his untaxed billions to create jobs. (An extreme example to illustrate the point).
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The Club's advanced bookings for the Easter bank holiday weekend (April 6-9) are currently up 28 per cent compared to the same period in 2010 and five per-cent up on last year – and this number is only predicted to rise over the next three weeks.
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The entire operation is monitored on a series of computer screens that detect any breakdowns, jams or other issues that interrupt the flow of baggage through the system. It's designed to make sure the process you don't see is also one you don't have to worry about.
American Airlines baggage operations manager Denise Wilewski said there are 40 miles of belts in the bag room.
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We love lettuce wraps. These didn't really hit the spot: no crunch, no spice, nothing really savory. I tried adding other items to the dish, like water chestnuts for crunch, and still wasn't happy with the results.
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- Calories: 270
- Calories from fat: 29%
- Fat: 8.6g
- Saturated fat: 2.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.9g
- Protein: 21.2g
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- Fiber: 2.6g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
- Iron: 2.8mg
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- 12 ounces ground sirloin
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- 2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef to pan, and cook 3 minutes, stirring to crumble. Stir in garlic, and cook for 2 minutes or until browned. Stir in noodles, carrots, and the next 4 ingredients (through mint). Combine juice, sugar, and soy sauce in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add juice mixture to beef mixture; tossing gently to coat. Arrange 1 lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates; spoon 1 1/4 cups beef mixture into each leaf. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon peanuts.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — While most folks think of a trip to the New River Gorge as a summer getaway to float the majestic New River, it's just a commute to an open-air office for Huntington resident Shannon Highlander.
Highlander, who lives in Huntington with his wife, Erin, has spent the past 20 years as one of the whitewater rafting guides for Class VI River Runners in Lansing.
When the world turns to wintry white, Highlander is off to Park City, Utah, where he has been a ski instructor for the past 15 seasons from Thanksgiving through April.
Highlander, who spends midweeks in Huntington before rolling back down to the Gorge for the Friday through Monday Gauley River releases, said it has been an excellent year for whitewater as steady rains gave the New River a great flow all summer long.
Now, guides are in the maw of the world-famous Gauley River fall release, packed with 32 days of rafting this year instead of the usual 23 because of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' regular 10-year inspection that calls for the Summersville Dam to be lowered further, thus creating midweek flows on the Gauley, whose nickname is "the Beast of the East."
"In the 20 years I have been raft guiding, it is by far the best season we have had, and I have heard the best season they have ever had for water being consistently good and just staying there," Highlander said. "We have had medium to high water all season, and we really didn't have anything below two feet until last weekend. I don't think it got below four feet in July. There for the longest time it was five or six feet every day ...
"I remember one day going down through the Gorge from Cunard about 10 miles in 40 minutes, at 12 feet, with rocks that are 20 feet out of water at normal flow underwater and producing massive holes."
That kind of wild rumpus of a summer Lower New season has segued into the Gauley season, which is a favorite among guides, Highlander, included, since the remote Gauley gorge has breathtaking scenery at such spots as Canyon Doors. The river also features some of the biggest commercially run rapids like Pillow Rock and Sweet's Falls, a 13-foot-waterfall, helping to give the Gauley its reputation as one of the best two-day rafting trips in the country.
Guiding that ever-changing whitewater roller coaster has been something Highlander, whose river-guide nickname is Squirt, has been doing since 1993 when he was fresh out of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. He followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Shane, who was then a whitewater guide at Class VI.
Highlander, who guided while he was in college at WVU as well, started teaching skiing at Winterplace at Ghent in 1992.
After graduating from WVU, Highlander soon set up what has become his normal work routine — running the rivers of the New and Gauley from April to early November, and heading out to Park City, Utah, by Thanksgiving. Highlander is entering his 15th year as a ski instructor in Utah this November.
His skills have also guided him on adventures around the world, both working and playing. He taught skiing in New Zealand for three winters, worked for AVA in Colorado where he guided eight different western rivers, and worked twice in 2001 and 2004 in Livingston, Zambia, on the Zambezi River.
It was in Utah where he reconnected with fellow Southern West Virginian Erin Highlander, who was out on a ski trip, and whom he dated for 3 1/2 years before marrying the Huntington resident a year ago.
"Erin and I both knew each other as kids and from Winterplace skiing, and she was coming out to Salt Lake for a ski trip and contacted me, and we were both coming out of other relationships and started hanging out again. That is how that got started again," Highlander said. "It is very tough lifestyle. A lot of guys have struggled with that over the years and have gotten divorced. It is a tough lifestyle going back and forth to different places and not always seeing your family as much as you'd want."
Dave Arnold, one of the founders of Class VI, said Highlander is one of the best, both in skiing and on the river where customers always rate Squirt highly.
"Squirt has that personality profile of all great guides and it's that combination of being fun and gregarious, out there to show people a good time, and really great technically," Arnold said. "It's like race car drivers. Some people are better than others and technically he hits those lines within an inch every time and everybody that knows Squirt knows he is as good a boater as anyone out there."
Although he never figured he would still be plying the rivers, Highlander said he loves nothing better than a day on the river and loves sharing his passion for the river with guests.
"I think for me it is just the freedom of being out on the water and in a sense kind of being your own boss and making decisions, and the adrenaline rush of the water, the scenery and the people — and not just the people you take down, but the people you work with, it's like a family," Highlander said. "There's not too many jobs where you put your lives on the line every day with each other, whether people know it or not, and so you get those bonds that last forever."
Highlander said in his 20 years he's taken just about every kind of person down the river, and he loves getting folks out of their element to help them enjoy a unique outdoors experience.
"I have seen some of the Hell's Angels go down with the Antioch Baptist Church before and get along just fine. Sometimes you have to watch it with group dynamics, but the joke I always make to them is that the commands are really simple — it's not rocket science. And then you have the guy who says, 'Yeah, well, I'm a rocket scientist,'" Highlander said, laughing. "So you never know who is going to be in the boat with you."
For the most part, no one is lukewarm about whitewater rafting — they either love it or hate it, Highlander said.
"Rafting for me is more of a lifestyle than a job, I do it for money, but no one does it just for the money. They love being out there and showing people something they enjoy in their lives and just going out and making sure people have a good time," Highlander said.
Highlander said a guide has to endure rigorous river and first-aid training before they ever take the first guest down.
"To be a guide you have to be 18, know basic CPR and first aid, and you usually have to take about 40 or 50 runs before you can take anyone down the river," Highlander said. "You spend a lot of time in cold water and a lot of long, cold days without being paid."
Highlander said the expansion of outdoors offerings has been a great way for people to come explore their way down in the Gorge, which is also home to The Summit, the new permanent site of the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree.
"I think we are starting to see more West Virginia people coming down the river and not necessarily just going down the river but they are coming to Fayetteville and mountain biking or climbing and hiking around," Highlander said. "It is a little bit different down there than in other parts of the state.
"There is a huge recreational area that is free to the public. A lot of parks you have to pay to use, but the New River, you can go and just camp on the river and fish and do whatever you are into down there. I think for us, for our company, it used to be that people came and went rafting and stayed for a night of camping. Nowadays with the ziplines and all the other stuff they are offering, ... people are coming and get what his name implies — that West Virginia experience."
Highlander said he takes pride in trying to give folks that experience of the best of West Virginia outdoors and its people.
"A lot of people think it is just about guiding skills and a lot of is, but a lot of it is also being an entertainer and having people really take a great experience back out of West Virginia," Highlander said. "We want them to go back to Chicago or Cleveland and go back to the cities and say, 'You know what I had a great time down there this weekend and would recommend it to anyone.' "
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Georgia coach Mark Richt granted ex-UGA LB recruit Dexter Moody an "unconditional" release, meaning he could play for any school. Moody told the AJC he could end up playing for Lane Kiffin at Tennessee.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Moody said he was invited to Tennessee's Orange and White game on Saturday by the Volunteers. "Me and my dad are planning on going up there," Moody said. "They talked liked they were going to offer me a scholarship. I don't know. I guess we'll see. They just want to meet me in person and everything."
Moody, who earned All-America honors last year at Emanuel County Institute, said he has had contact with several schools, including Florida, Memphis, Central Michigan and Troy, since breaking ties with Georgia last month. Moody said he has been offered by Marshall, and that he is very encouraged by Tennessee's Lance Thompson, who coaches linebackers for the Volunteers.
"Coach Thompson said they need some linebackers really bad," Moody said. "I'm definitely very interested in Tennessee. It wouldn't be bad to go there and be able to play against Georgia every year. That would be something, taking out some of my feelings against the team that released me. I think it would be fun."
Moody claims he has no hard feelings against Georgia. He said he hasn't had any contact with the Bulldogs since being informed of his release by UGA assistant Jon Fabris. "We thought Coach Richt might call to talk about everything, but I haven't heard from anybody else from Georgia. It's no big deal. I wasn't worried too much about it. I'm pretty cool with everything. I can sign with any other school that offers me. I guess it will just work out somewhere else for me."
NCAA rules prohibit college coaches from commenting on prospective student-athletes. Moody spurned offers from Florida and South Carolina, among others, to sign with his homegrown favorite, UGA. He was released by Richt after an incident at school, according to Georgia officials.
Moody is ranked as the nation's No. 8 outside linebacker by Scout, and No. 17 by Rivals. "I'm excited for [Moody]," said his ECI teammate, Washaun Ealey. "He's a great player, and hopefully Tennessee or another school will give him a chance."
April 15th, 2009
11:10 am
Second chance is a 2nd chance. Whether he plays DIV1 or 2. You pups are always wanting to chase your tails. If he were leaving UT for UGA you rose colored glass wearing fools would be geeked up and talking about a National Championship. I wish UT 1st game was against you wannbes ! That way we could hear the excuses for a complete year! Oh how they will flow!
April 15th, 2009
11:09 am
Smyrna Man……..Can your comments really be recognized when you could not spell the kids name correctly? Seriously. As far as throwing stones, have you seen any game tape of UT's 2008 season? UT sucks and so does Smyrna.
April 15th, 2009
11:07 am
I sincerely hope this kid takes whatever opportunity comes his way and makes a success out of his life. I believe in the power of redemption. But you have to want to be redeemed first.
April 15th, 2009
11:03 am
All I can say is, typical UT BS. Moody is a spoiled kid who has been pampered due to his potential and he thinks the world owes him and rules do not apply to him. If any other student did what he did they would have been expelled and ran out of town. Then comes along UT who will be his savior until he is caught on video beating up some kid in the dorm and had has to transfer to VSU. Classy Kiffin, keep up the good work. The Great Pumpkin got fired for recruiting thugs that couldn't win. oh yeah, for all the bleeding hearts who believe Moody deserves a second chance, I believe he does as well. Let him go play a year at a Div II school and get back down to earth. By the way, he is as dumb as a box of rocks. One more thing, arent there blogs out there for UT and GT fans?
April 15th, 2009
11:03 am
What would Jesus Do? Welcome the young man with open arms, give him a seconds chance and pray for him. Its obvious what the mob is doing on this board. Throwing Stones in a glass house. Kiffin has cleaned shop up in Knoxville, just ask Morley and about 5 others. UT is going 110% rigt now and if you cant hang, take a hike. This Mody kid has been invited to the O&W game, thats it. He will quickly realize what its going to take at UT, and if he is man enough for the challange then I will welcome him.
BTW that UGA spring game was the worst display of football I have ever seen
April 15th, 2009
10:37 am
The guy has been invited to watch a spring football game. Nothing more. But I sense fear in the mutt fans.
Bama Stan… you're a piece of work, fella. Hope you are not a parent or supervisor of some type. Scary.
April 15th, 2009
10:34 am
[...] feelings against Georgia, but "it wouldn't be bad to go (to Tennessee) and be able to play against Georgia every year. That would be something, taking out some of my feelings against the team that released me. I [...]
April 15th, 2009
10:30 am
LotL: No, Kiffin is making UT the new Oakland.
April 15th, 2009
10:29 am
Bama Stan is right about the kid, may be kiffin can turn the kid around and make him in to a good person or he will be in jail for the rest of his life!!
April 15th, 2009
10:28 am
LoL: No, Kiffin is making UT the new Oakland.


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A top official in D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign for mayor pleaded guilty Tuesday to destroying evidence and making illegal campaign contributions, just one day after federal authorities charged him in connection with the long-running scandal.
As a part of an agreement with federal prosecutors, Thomas Gore, the assistant treasurer of the Gray campaign, pleaded guilty at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
Gore, through his attorney, declined to comment.
The acknowledgment of guilt came about 24 hours after prosecutors filed charges against Gore and alleged that he destroyed "a spiral notebook containing a record of payments to Candidate B" by the Gray campaign, prompting a federal obstruction of justice charge.
Although prosecutors did not identify "Candidate B" by name in the filing, the court acknowledged that the person was Sulaimon Brown. Brown was a minor mayoral candidate who claimed in 2011 that the Gray campaign had paid him and promised him a government job in exchange for him criticizing Adrian Fenty, the mayor at the time and Gray's top rival.
Brown's allegations, which he leveled after he was fired from a lucrative job at the city's Department of Health Care Finance, prompted the federal probe of the Gray campaign.
Gore also pleaded guilty to assisting in making contributions to Brown's campaign in the names of others, three misdemeanor violations of District law. The donations, made with money orders, totaled more than $600.
Gore will return to court on Aug. 29 for a status hearing. Under his plea agreement with prosecutors, the government agreed to seek a sentence of 12 to 18 months in prison on the felony obstruction of justice count. Each of the misdemeanor counts is punishable by up to six months behind bars.
Kotelly, though, has wide latitude in imposing a sentence, and she could choose to ignore the agreement. Under federal and District law, the four counts against Gore carry a maximum sentence of up to 21 1/2 years.


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Cole Middleton says his family called the sheriff's office to report someone had broken into their home and stolen several items, including guns. The deputy who responded, Jarred Dooley, said he felt threatened by the dog so he had to shoot it.
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Dear Ms. Sacks:
Thank you for taking the time to help educate people about what it is like to have a child with autism in your article entitled "Swinging the Outcome" (http://www.contracostatimes.com/education/ci_16906297?nclick_check=1). We believe, however, that it is important for parents to be able to make informed decisions about interventions, and not rely on subjective descriptions of alleged intervention success.Currently, swing therapy is a purported "treatment" that is lacking in empirical support.
You stated: "One way to control sensory output is for the child to swing, much like children do at the playground. Swing therapy helps build muscle control, balance and stability as it calms the nervous system and promotes receptivity to learning, research has shown." What research is referred to in this statement? At this time, no scientific evidence has been found to support this claim.
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In addition, you reported that "...a wide range of therapeutic approaches give (sic) children with autism a chance at a better life." This claim is actually contrary to current scientific evidence. Howard, Sparkman, Cohen, Green, and Stanislaw (2005) found that when children received an eclectic intervention approach compared to an intensive behavioral approach, the children in the intensive behavioral treatment (IBT) group made greater gains than either of the two eclectic groups.Specifically, after intervention, the children in the IBT group scored in the normal range on a number of dependent measures (e.g., cognitive, non-verbal, communication and motor skills). By contrast, the children in the two eclectic groups scored in the normal range only inthe area of motor skills post intervention.
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Tony Hibbert completed the full 90 minutes as Everton Under-21s extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches with a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough.
Alan Stubbs' side recovered from a second-minute setback to take all three points at a windy Rockliffe Park.
Bradley Fewster put the hosts into an early lead but Matthew Kennedy's clinical finish after half an hour and Apostolos Vellios' penalty on 52 minutes ensured Everton maintain their place at the top of Group 1.
The result was the right one, with the Toffees the better team throughout the 90 minutes in testing conditions.
However, they were caught cold by Middlesbrough with a little over 120 seconds on the clock.
The unfortunate Mason Springthorpe took a heavy touch when attempting to control a backpass, Ryan Brobbel seized possession and his cutback was converted by Fewster from eight-yards out.
Springthorpe did not let the mistake affect his performance as he produced a top-drawer save to prevent Cameron Park from doubling Middlesbrough's advantage with a 25-yard free-kick.
Brobbel also came close before Everton levelled with their first shot on goal.
The impressive Chris Long delivered a low cross from the right and Kennedy was perfectly placed to flick in the equaliser from close range.
Another superb stop from Springthorpe – this time to deny Sirrell – kept the score at 1-1 heading into half-time, before Everton gained control just seven minutes after the restart.
After an intricate passing move, Hibbert's cross was handled inside the area by Sirrell. Luke Garbutt wanted the penalty but it was Vellios who placed the ball on the spot and sent Boro goalkeeper Connor Ripley the wrong way from 12-yards out.
From that point onwards, the visitors never looked in danger of throwing away the victory.
Kennedy came close to his second with a deflected effort, as did Long with a similar attempt from the opposite flank.
The Everton defence were organised throughout, with John Stones in particular catching the eye with a composed showing alongside Tyias Browning at centre-half.
There was a late scare though for the Blues' rearguard when Jordan Jones wriggled free to fire goalwards from the edge of the box, but Springthorpe pushed away the shot to guarantee the win for Everton.
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I just got back from seeing Godspeed You! Black Emperor live.
They've been one of my favorite bands forever.
Seeing them is a spiritual experience.
Last week I watched the live streaming video feed of the burning of Zozobra, an annual festival in Santa Fe. Every year, the city of Santa Fe constructs a fifty-foot tall marionette of Zozobra, "Old Man Gloom," and burns it to the ground in effigy. Zozobra flails around on fire, his eyes rolling and flashing, his mouth opening and closing, his arms waving and sweeping (at least until the strings burn through). When Old Man Gloom goes up in smoke, he takes with him all the anxieties, depression, fears and troubles of the previous year.
It's surprisingly cathartic, even through a computer screen from hundreds of miles away.
When I was a kid, we'd make the trip up to Santa Fe every year to see it in person. Surrounded by massive crowds, with hot fry-bread in my hands and Zozobra looming ridiculously huge in real life, it was a magical and wondrous experience. There's just something about watching the larger-than-life embodiment of misery writhe and scream on fire that's liberating and empowering.
Of course, it's also fun to just watch stuff on fire. No matter the time of year, little-kid me would build mini-Zozobras out of toilet paper tubes stuffed with napkins. I'd laboriously decorate them with magic markers, trying to get the furrow of the massive brows, the grumpy grimace, the bow-tie, just right-- before setting it gloriously alight with a book of matches and watching it burn to ash. I'd make little whispery grumbling and howling sounds to accompany the blaze, and it would always make me feel better for a while.
The older I get, the more thankful I am to my parents for giving me these things. Introducing me to Zozobra, going to see the Balloon Fiesta, the cross-country road trips and vacations. The Petrified Forest. The Ozarks. Even the garish and ridiculous spectacle of Branson, MO.
Thank you for that, Mom and Dad.
And especially thank you for taking me to see Old Man Gloom bite the dust, year after year.
So last night I had a strange dream.
I was working in a standard, generic-style office environment. I had a desk out in the open, with a library cart next to my desk, and my boss's desk was near mine. My boss in the dream was Jon Hamm, dressed like Don Draper.
So I was working at this job, in the dream, and at one point I got up to make coffee and then decided to fall asleep at my desk. I woke up, in the dream, and Jon Hamm was driving me somewhere in his car. I was like "Oh creeze, Mr. Hamm, I'm sorry I just straight-up fell asleep through seven hours on the clock!"
"Don't worry about it," he said, and then it became apparent that we were headed to another work function.
We pulled up to some building and walked inside, and there was just row after row of people sitting at cafeteria tables, with mounds of hotdogs piled up on trays every few feet. I intuited that this was every employee of my new company, and that this was a massive hotdog eating contest.
You should know that I think hotdog eating contests are gross as hell. I watched Bill take place in one a few years ago-- eating hotdogs until there were literally tears streaming out of his reddened eyes-- and it always seemed like one of the most awful things that a person can do. Also, as a gentleman of a certain stature, I have issues with getting up in front of a bunch of people and performing gluttony as a spectator sport.
So I sat down at an empty spot at one of the tables, and figured I'd just sit there and not eat any hotdogs, and then one of the other people at the table figured out that I was planning on nonparticipation, and started busting my balls about how I needed to take part in this team-building activity or whatever. Fucking fine, I thought, and grabbed a hotdog; I'm sure I can perform at least reasonably well. Bill got through about a half-dozen of the things in five minutes, if I recall correctly.
Unfortunately, once I had the hotdog in my hand, I realized that it was some kind of massive goddamn half-pounder or something, all kosher beef, and was packed into what looked like some kind of artisanal hoagie bun. I gritted my teeth and started eating the goddamn hotdogs. I got through two and a half of 'em before I woke up. It was time to go get brunch with Barb and my mother-in-law.
I swear to you that I felt just full as a tick. Those two-point-five "dream dogs" were taking up what felt like very real space in the ol' tum-tum. Not for very long, but for a little while after I woke up I felt just disgustingly overstuffed.
And now, a picture of one of my cats turtling on the carpet.
* I'm sure that if you're some kind of pervert Freudian, you'll probably interpret that whole thing as some sort of fear-dream that I'll have to huff all kinds of metaphorical dongs at my new job. I personally think Freud was full of shit and deep-throated one too many cigars, and that in this instance, being forced to put cylindrical meaty objects in my mouth is just being forced to put cylindrical meaty objects in my mouth. So there. You dirty-minded jerks.
We're talking about Levar Burton.
(20:38) Pipere: When I was a kid, I referred to him as "Reading Rainbow."
(20:38) Pipere: Like.. that was his name to me.
(20:39) Pipere: I remember the episode where he took the viewers on the set of Star Trek and showed them how tv shows are made.
(20:40) Keith: I saw that one!
(20:40) Keith: I remember it vividly because Picard kept sneering at Geordi and yelling that the children should all die in a fire.
(20:40) Pipere: I DON'T REMEMBER THAT
(20:41) Keith: "I hate children. I think they should all catch on fire and die."
(20:41) Keith: Let me see if I can find a youtube link.
(20:45) Pipere: I can't find anything on this supposed 'Picard telling kids to die in a fire' on the Reading Rainbow show.
(20:46) Keith: Oh, I couldn't find it either.
(20:46) Keith: dang the ol' DMCA
(20:46) Keith: It was great, it ended with him tearing off his Starfleet shirt and pounding at his bare chest with his fists.
(20:46) Keith: His face was like SUPER red, too.
(20:47) Pipere: NOWAY. Full of lies. There would be some blog about if that happened.
(20:47) Keith: Yeah! I read somewhere that he actually collapsed on the set after that, and he had to go to the ER for exhaustion and dehydration.
(20:48) Keith: He issued a watery apologetic press-release, but you could tell his heart wasn't in it.
(20:48) Pipere: LOL. was it a blooper?
(20:49) Pipere: "Most notably, the episode included a set of Star Trek: The Next Generation bloopers - the only legal release of such material."
(20:49) Keith: Well, they left it in the episode I saw, so I don't think so. It was this really weird shift in tone where LeVar was keeping it calm and cool and kind of patronizing, for children, and then Picard just starts screaming about killing children and ripping off his clothes.
(20:49) Keith: Maybe they didn't have enough footage to stretch and they HAD to use it or something.
(20:50) Pipere: BUTTERFLY IN THE SKYYYYY
(20:50) Keith: I THINK THE KIDS SHOULD DIIIIE
(20:50) Keith: SO TAKE A LOOK
(20:50) Keith: I'M FALLING OVER
(20:50) Pipere: the entire episode is on youtube


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