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Entrepreneur and Emotional Conflicts
When I transitioned from an employee to an Entrepreneur, I had variety of emotional conflicts that prevented me from taking consistent action to operate my business. I am sure you can relate to this feeling. From my coaching experience I learned that the emotional conflicts arose due to fear.Apart from having several fears, the following three types of fears made a huge impact on an Entrepreneur
Three Major Fears That Affect An Entrepreneur
Fear of loss: As an employee, we were bound by certain rules and regulations of the employer. As long as we followed these rules and performed well, we got paid. Our regular paycheck motivated us to work consistently. However as an Entrepreneur, you are your own boss. Even though initially you may feel very good to be your own boss, you must be prepared to pay for your mistakes and poor judgments with your own money with a possibility of incurring a loss.
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Fear of failure: We are mentally programmed to think that having a job is secure (which is not completely true). Hence when we lose our job, we tend to feel helpless. When you operate your business, fear of failure is stronger because you put your reputation not just with one employer, but with each new customer.
Fear of Rejection: In a job you, as an employee normally work with your boss, peers and subordinates. As you get to know them gradually, there is hardly any fear of rejection. However when you operate your business, you must find ways to market effectively. You will have to contact several prospects/ potential customers/Service Providers. Not all of them will say yes to your services or product. Hence you must be prepared to face the fear of rejection.
Action Points For A Frightened Entrepreneur
It is very important to become AWARE that these three fears can affect you as an Entrepreneur and eventually, the growth of your business. Once you are aware, you can make a decision right now to take consistent action to conquer these fears. It could be by way of reading an empowering book or listening to an audio or doing activities that can help you become a courageous and empowered Entrepreneur

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Seniors Living Funds
Overview Of Seniors Living Fund
We plan to expand our presence in the seniors living sector to develop a platform that will offer a range of seniors living opportunities across both retirement living and aged care. We have a number of investment opportunities under investigation that will either meet the investment criteria of the Folkestone Seniors Living Fund No.1, Folkestone's first seniors living fund, or will provide both development and/or investment opportunities for other seniors living funds that Folkestone plans to launch..
Folkestone Seniors Living Fund No.1
Folkestone Seniors Living Fund No.1 investment strategy, is to own and develop high quality retirement living communities in Sydney by investing in operating facilities and/or partnering with quality operators to own and/or develop retirement living communities. The Fund was launched in July 2016, acquiring its first asset, Watermark Castle Cove.


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James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl, Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Blurb: Something is about to happen. James told himself. Something peculiar is about to happen at any moment.
James has lived with his two beastly aunts ever since the day his parents were eaten up outside London Zoo by an angry escaped rhinoceros. Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are really horrible people. They make poor James's life a misery.
Then something very peculiar happens - something magical that is to completely change James's wretched existence and take him on the most amazing and unbelievable journey!
ISBN: 0140382348 (Paperback)
Year: 1961
Publisher: Puffin Books
Pages: 156 (Fiction)


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Mount Kilimanjaro could soon be bald
World-renowned ice caps may disappear by the 2020s
The famed snows of Kilimanjaro may soon appear only in old tourist photos and a short story by Ernest Hemingway if current rates of melting persist, a new study suggests.
The warming climate of recent decades has caused high-altitude glaciers worldwide, and especially those in tropical areas, to shrink substantially (SN: 10/4/03, p. 215). Recent field studies conducted atop Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro show that ice loss is proceeding apace on the African peak: More than a quarter of the ice cover present in the year 2000 had disappeared by late 2007, says Lonnie Thompson, a glaciologist at Ohio State University&rs


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They say you never know what it's like until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
I totally agree – compassion and the ability to relate to others is HUGE in understanding someone's motivations, needs, and personality. In my quest to totally understand and relate to what my clients go through in the home buying process, I put on my "house hunting" shoes this past week. With visions of open house cookies and goodies in my head, I set out with an expectation to be wowed!
Saturday morning, I did a little online research on where the open houses would be for the day. As I drove down the parkway, I saw the first open house sign. Bright green with an arrow pointing to the right. Here we go, off the beaten path and into a new neighborhood hidden behind the local golf course. How exciting! I had never actually ventured back into this area and was excited to see what the layout for this home would be.
One sign led to another, and then I would start to panic thinking I had missed the turn, only to find yet another bright green arrow sign just ahead. After following around 12 signs (which led me around to the edge of a canyon and back again), I was starting to lose hope that I would ever reach the property in question. And then, there it was! A big red "for sale" sign in the front yard. BINGO!
I parked in the driveway, walked up to the door, and tried to open it. Hmm. It was locked. Well, isn't that strange. Here it was 11:45am and there were open house directional signs leading to this house, but nope, no open house was occurring. Disappointed, I got back in my car and drove back towards the parkway. Except, the last street before the parkway had ANOTHER agent's open house signs posted. Phew! It wasn't a waste of time after all….
I quickly turned down the street and followed the signs to another open house. It was now noon and I was ready to view my first open house of the day after 30 minutes of driving around. I walked up to the front door and tried to open it — STRIKE TWO! It was locked. *sigh* I was truly feeling disappointed in the real estate industry at this point.
I'll make a long story short. I attempted 4 hours of open houses (as listed on the MLS and signed with directional arrows) before I actually found one that was OPEN and staffed with an agent. As a consumer, I was thinking of all sorts of things in my head. My experience reinforced the negative complaints I've often heard from other people about their negative experiences with real estate agents. SLACKERS. FLAKES. ARROGANT. THEY THINK THEIR TIME IS WORTH MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE. Yikes. I can totally understand how people could form those ideas now that I have experienced this.
On the bright side, there are A LOT of good agents out there. They probably aren't the ones with loads of clients and marketing dollars. You may not be able to find them on Yelp or on the brokerage's top 10 list. But they do exist. And they do care. And they are more than willing to take the time to give you 110%. They can save you time and effort. You won't have to venture around searching for locked "open houses" because your agent can schedule a viewing of the property at a time that works for YOU. They are your advocate. And in most cases, you aren't even going to be paying them a penny ~ as typically in southern CA, the sellers of the property pay all commissions.
And if you are selling your property, all I can say is that I was NOT the only customer showing up to the locked open houses. Maybe one of those people was the buyer for your house. It takes a lot of work to prepare your home for an open house. Cleaning. Stashing. Decluttering. And finding a place for you to go hang out for the 4 hours it takes to host. You, my friends, deserve better than mediocre representation. You deserve GREAT representation in the sale of your home. You deserve someone who is going to treat your home like their own! With PRIDE. With bragging rights to how amazing it is. With promoting it within their networks and beyond.
Find an agent with your best interests in mind. Find an agent who doesn't just say they will walk in your shoes. Find an agent that will wear your shoes and wear them proudly to get the job done!
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Microstock agency reviews for contributors are useful for both new and even existing contributors. Find out what you need to know about each agency with our balanced microstock agency reviews. Bear in mind, we don't usually review agencies based solely on ethics (a quality sorely missing in microstock these days), but rather on revenue possibilities, ease of use, contributor relations and innovation. We aim to keep our reviews up to date, at least yearly if not sooner.
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These microstock agencies are either relatively new to the market, or haven't yet managed to get off the ground in a big way. Still, many of them promote fair trade style relations with their contributors and offer higher royalty rates than the big agencies do. As such, many contributors choose to support these little guys in hopes that with enough support, some fair trade agencies might just make it to the top.


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Video Messenger is a Video Messenger Live Instant Cam Script, a website software for live online video instant messaging. This script allows website users to instantly connect on live 1 to 1 private webcam video chats.
Users see a list of online users connected to that room. They can ask any other participant to start a video chat session using their cams.
User Features in Live Video Messenger Software
* Online Users List (optionally a friends list filter can be applied to show friends or certain users only)
* Request, Accept Video Chats
* Videochat panels with video & text chat - can be resized and moved
* As you type preview : see real time what other user is typing (instead of a generic user is typing message)
* Enable/disable video/chat
* Enable/disable access to webcam/microphone for each user
* Enable/disable sound fx on new message
* Message count for background video chats
* Fullscreen
* Emoticons
* Text formatting (color, bold, underline, italic)
* Link parsing
* Enable/disable webcam / streaming video
* Enable/disable microphone / streaming audio
* Streaming settings (select hardware, adapt bandwidth to connection)
* External encoder support
* Timers (used time/available time)
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* Auto Deny Requests Toggle
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* Use a friends list to show only online friends or certain member types to the user
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Fresh Thinking Labs and Mindful Employer are delighted to launch the Good Work and Mental Well-Being Lab together with Macmillan Cancer Support, Jacobs, TNO and Institute of Employment Studies.
The Lab is based on a small, closed network of companies and public sector employers committed to exploring and developing future-focused workplaces that generate positive mental health and well-being for all through healthy and engaging work. The Lab...
Enables the sharing of good practice and ideas between workplaces.
Builds active relationships with your peers in other organisations.
Creates a forum for collaborative innovation and problem solving.
Bridges the gap between research and practice.
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Develops practical tools and resources for workplace change.
Provides access to expert guidance.
An opening event takes place in December with follow up meetings in March, June and September 2018.
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The Sports Xchange
By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange
NASHVILLE -- The Titans committed 14 penalties and punted 10 times, but Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets' offense handed Tennessee a win Monday night.
The last two of Sanchez's five turnovers -- his fourth interception of the game and a fumbled snap -- both came in the last two minutes, preserving the Titans' 14-10 victory.
The loss eliminated the Jets from AFC playoff contention.
Jake Locker's 13-yard touchdown run with 20 seconds left in the third quarter was the game-winning score as Tennessee (5-9) prevailed for just the second time in seven games. New York dropped to 6-8 thanks to a performance rife with critical errors.
Sanchez went 13-for-28 for 131 yards, throwing two picks each to Jason McCourty and Michael Griffin. The last one went to Griffin at the 2-yard line with 1:52 remaining, but the Jets got one more chance when Brett Kern shanked a 19-yard punt out of bounds at the Titans' 25-yard line.
However, center Nick Mangold's snap on first down fell at Sanchez's feet. The quarterback briefly picked it up, but he couldn't hang on as running back Bilal Powell booted it away from him. Titans linebacker Zach Brown, who notched two sacks earlier, fell on the fumble to end a ragged contest.
Titans running back Chris Johnson gained 122 yards on 21 carries.
Johnson's 94-yard touchdown run with 8:53 left in the second quarter, which gave Tennessee a 7-3 halftime lead, was the first half's lone offensive highlight. It was the third scoring jaunt of 80 yards or longer this season for Johnson, who owns the NFL record with seven 80-plus-yard touchdown runs.
Johnson nearly outgained the Jets in the first half with just that run. New York managed 99 total yards as quarterbacks Sanchez and Tim Tebow were completely ineffective in the air, throwing for just 27 yards.
Sanchez nearly threw a 4-yard scoring strike to tight end Jeff Cumberland on the Jets' first possession, but Cumberland bobbled the ball as he rolled over. Referee Walt Coleman overturned the touchdown after viewing a replay, and New York had to settle for Nick Folk's 22-yard field goal.
Sanchez played to a passer rating of 16.7 at halftime, when he was 5-for-10 for 27 yards with an interception. On just one throw, an incomplete pass, Tebow's rating was 39.6.
NOTES: Tennessee kicker Rob Bironas' extra point after Johnson's touchdown run gave him 100 points for the season, the sixth consecutive season he's reached that milestone. In franchise history, only Al Del Greco had more 100-point seasons, eight. ... The Jets played without starting tight end Dustin Keller (ankle) and wide receiver Stephen Hill (knee). ... Middle linebacker Colin McCarthy (concussion) was the most notable of the Titans' inactive players.


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Especially for my Canadian readers;
Recently we all witnessed - and some participated - in the fights our American friends were waging against SOPA and PIPA. What most Canadians don't know is that Bill C-11, currently about to come before the House of Commons (again), is backed by the same "people" (corporations are people too! /snark/) who backed SOPA, and is based on similar US laws.
I'll admit that I don't truly know enough to write about it well, but other people do:
From Michael Geist: The Behind-the-Scenes Campaign to Bring SOPA to Canada
From Chase Kell @ Yahoo: Bill C-11 could bring SOPA-like online piracy laws to Canada
Just because I don't know enough to write about something doesn't mean I can't share - and it doesn't mean you can't either. Share the HECK out of this. I don't care if you share my post or not. Share an article. Tell people. Go to Google, search Bill C-11, click News on the left column of Google, then look and share those articles.
We Canadians are notorious for political apathy, which is why the Conservative government and Stephen Harper are still in charge. The Conservatives have managed (somehow) to do some great things, but this will not be one of them.
For my American readers, especially my blogging friends:
Please share this, or an article about this. You never know how many Canadian readers you have, especially on your Facebook pages. This needs to be stopped sooner rather than later - and we don't have a lot of time.
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Don't dismiss simple stuff like coffee as it has the ability to cross the blood brain barrier. What other stimulants do this and see what you can come up with.
Don't forget the all you are trying to do in a WILD is stay awake while part of you goes to sleep so run with that and get creative
Best of luck
Peter you are a Star. I put a mug of black coffee on my bedside table, and about 4am drank the coffee and recalled the next 3 dreams clearly. In the last dream first my name was called, and then my sure name. For me an out of body beginning, but I was to awake already. Very good progress, I am looking forward to my 4 am coffee breaks.
Thanks Peter
Peter wrote the above as an answer under Beginners: "Advise" I had two more 4 am coffee breaks, and for me with very good results. The dreams getting longer and clear I remember more, plus with strong messages. In one dream I am telling my pals about dreaming, I got Graham interested when I mentioned love making. This morning my last dream was very long, vivid and fun. An enormous do in my honour, parades, speeches, lots, and lots of flowers, except I always walked with my best friend away from it, and people started looking for me, I saw a woman calling me by name, end of dream recall. I have no doubt I am about to do an out of body.
Coffee works for me
Discuss external aids which help you lucid dream including brainwave entrainment, supplements and herbs, lucid dream masks, and more.
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Great, coffee can be hard to maintain focus with and while lucid the dreams can run in bursts and jump around a bit. Keep at it and soon you should be able to start controlling elements and get some more focus or run with a theme if you wish.
Really happy you are getting results
Really happy you are getting results
Who are you I asked, the reply "dont be silly, we are your daughers" many years before they were born
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Going to have to try this. Thanks!
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Player Stats
- Height 175cm
- Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
- Super Netball Team Melbourne Vixens
After a couple of years on the fringe of the Diamonds, Caldwell finally made her international debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Her first Test cap came against Wales and she converted her first shot at goal in the green and gold, finishing the match with 12 goals. The shooter's selection was just reward for her stunning 2014 ANZ Championship campaign for the Melbourne Vixens where she shot a career-high 347 goals and was named Player of the Match in their Grand Final triumph. Capable of playing at either goal attack or shooter, her fitness and accuracy under the ring are superb. Speed, tenacity and defensive pressure are all major features of her game. She also represented the Australian FAST5 Flyers in 2013. Caldwell suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the 2016 pre-season, but will make her return to the game in 2017.


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Shimano Calcutta B CT200B Fishing Reel
by Shimano
Price: $209.99
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Shimano Calcutta series of reels represents the core of Shimano's quality, versatility, dependability and long-term value. In sizes from the ultralight 50 to the 30# class 700, there's a Calcutta reel for almost any application, in fresh or saltwater. With Dartanium Drag, A-RB (Anti-Rust Bearings), and Super Stopper, the Calcutta will give you years of solid performance.
- Cold Forged Aluminum Frame, Sideplates and Spool
- A-RB (Anti-Rust Bearings)
- Variable Brake System (VBS)
- Super Stopper
- Assist Stopper (excluding 50B, 100B & 101B)
- Dartainium Drag
- 3-Bolt Quick Take Down (2 Bolt on 50B)
- Septon Handle Grips
- Easy Access Sideplate (100 and 200 sizes only)
- Lo-Mass Drilled Spool System (200GTB only)
- Drilled Crossbar (200GTB only)
- Clicker (400 & 700 only)
- 3-Position Power Grip (400BSV, 700B & 700BSV only)
- SV Power Paddles (400B only)
- Non-Levelwind Version (BSV models only)
- Manual Return Clutch Lever (700 models only)
- Non-Disengaging Levelwind System (400 & 700 only)
- Metal Series
Shimano Calcutta B Featured Highlights
|Cold Forged Aluminum Frame, Aluminum Sideplates and Aluminum Spool provide the strongest, tightest tolerances for excellent smoothness and legendary durability.
A-RB� (Anti-Rust Bearings) These specially treated stainless steel ball bearings are at least 10 times more corrosion resistant than standard stainless steel ball bearings.
Variable Brake System (VBS�) uses centrifugal force rather than magnets to aid in controlling the cast for increased distance and adjustability.
Super Stopper� is a one-way roller bearing that eliminates backplay for solid hooksets.
Dartainium� Drag material provides a wide range of drag settings and the smoothest Shimano drag performance ever.
Quick Take Down by unscrewing the 3 thumb screws the sideplate can be easily removed for maintenance or to adjust the VBS brake weights (2 screws on CT50).
Septon� this handle grip material is soft to the touch and does not get slippery when wet.
Metal Series Metal frames keep moving parts in precise alignment for increased efficiency and durability.
|Easy Access Sideplate by using a single thumb screw, the angler can open the sideplate and adjust the VBS without having to remove the spool from the reel (100 and 200 sizes only).
Assist Stopper is a back-up anti-reverse system that reduces the stress placed on the one-way roller bearing to increase durability (Not available on 50 & 100 sizes).
Lo-Mass� Drilled Spool System reducing the weight of the spool by drilling lowers start-up inertia for more manageable casts (CT200GTB only).
Drilled Crossbar reduces the overall weight of the reel (CT200GTB Only).
Clicker increases the tension on freespool and activates a clicking alarm when a fish bites (400 & 700 sizes only).
3-Position Power Grip this Septon coated handle grip allows for 3 different hand positions for various fishing techniques (CT400BSV, CT700B & CT700BSV only).
SV Power Paddles The largest of the paddle grips provides extra fish fighting power when battling feisty inshore species (CT400B only).
Non-Disengaging Levelwind System allows the levelwind to track back and forth during the cast which reduces drastic line angles that cause unwanted friction and backlashes on wide-spool reels (CT400B & CT700B only).
|Shimano has redefined the entire Calcutta series; many of the proven innovations that Shimano has developed over the years have been incorporated into the new Calcutta B baitcasting reels.
Compare Original Calcutta Models vs. New B Version Calcuttas.
4.5 Stars based on 30 reviews
By william
New Jersey
April 4, 2019
Never really used shimano for saltwater for extended periods
Tried them a few times, but was always more of a Penn guy when it came down to saltwater. They seem to be smooth, but i've been burnt before by the likes of Daiwa and their crossover to saltwater from fresh. One minute the reel is fine, and the next the internals are blowing up in your hands. Much rather stick to my proven Penns and Avets when it comes to saltwater applications.
By River W.
WA, Olympic Peninsula
September 26, 2018
Great Plug and Diver pullers!
Go to reel for anadromous species hunting in the NW United States. These have just the right amount of line capacity t get it done in a guided environment, and allow for a 5 minute line change when a newbie gets spooled.....
Very durable, low maintenance, and not a bank breaker; yet ready for everyday use.
Solid choice, solid reputation, good price for a tough player. Shimano has never let me down.
Very durable, low maintenance, and not a bank breaker; yet ready for everyday use.
Solid choice, solid reputation, good price for a tough player. Shimano has never let me down.
ProsRight capacity. Drag works well, even if clamped down too much; forgiving reel. Easy for anyone to use and learn. Easy to maintain, with a TINY bit of maintenance.
ConsSome say cost, think it is worth the money.
By Hector
Tampa, Florida
December 18, 2017
I'm new to round reels and have loved this one since day one. It's weight and build quality are amazing and have shown how good they are time and time again. I've spooled it with 30lb braid and a 20lb fluorocarbon leader for saltwater fishing. It has been reeling buttery smooth and the brake on it is amazing. I did my research before buying and it hasn't let me down. If you're debating getting this reel, don't. Buy it and see for yourself how awesome it is!
ProsButtery smooth retrieve Strong brake Gorgeous finish Decent line capacity
ConsI can't really think of any
By Jeffrey
September 21, 2017
Calcutta is Great
this is my 6th Shimano Calcutta, Get design and function. brought in many fish (salt Water) years of use and no problems.
ProsAluminum Frame
By PLN
Puyallup, WA
September 8, 2017
Awesome Reel
I've used these reels for salmon for years. Love them!
ProsThumb button for to release bail Ultra-smooth drag
By Beau
Dickinson, TX
October 4, 2016
Saltwater Pier fishing
This reel is awesome for fishing from a pier for reds and other heavy hitting bottom feeders.
ProsBeautiful Reel Smooth Casting
ConsDrag is a little on the light side
By Ethan
Birmingham, AL
May 28, 2016
Best Reel Ever
This truly is the best reel ever. I have caught 30lb tarpon and 45lb back drum on this reel and there is no jerkiness in the drag and the retrieval is smooth as glass. Many people complain that the reel is too heavy, but if you want a built tough heavy fish catching machine this is the way to go. People complain about the line knotting up because the guide eye does not move when a fish takes drag but I have never had this problem. I use suffix superior monofilament on this reel.
Prosheavy duty smooth retrieve, casting, reeling Increasing drag as you lose line
By Gerardo
Montevideo, Uruguay
March 26, 2016
Excellent reel
Tremendo reel. Muy suave para recoger. Fuerte, cómodo en la mano. LO compré para pescar desde el kayak. tamaño ideal.
Prosfuerte suave para tirar y recoger
By Kevin
Orange Beach, AL
February 28, 2016
Best reel I have ever owned
I have had a 200B for 15 years. This thing is a workhorse and is the smoothest, most reliable reel I have ever owned. It will catch anything from bass, to redfish, to bonita. Great all around light tackle reel.
By myong
long Island, NY
July 7, 2015
great for inshore / ocean fluke fishing
own this reel for five years and great for fluke fishing.
Prosworks great for casting as well
By Chris
Milton, New York
February 15, 2015
Great reel
light and strong. own three of these.
Proslight and strong.
By Cristian
Lake worth, FL
January 30, 2015
great invetment
this reel is one of my favorite paired up with a volatile does the job caught some of my biggest fish on this reel
By brent
Kingston, OH
December 22, 2014
Awesome reel
The only thing I got to say is wow what a reel. I used to use ABU GARCIA 6500 cs pro rockets for catfishing. Well I started looking at other reels. So one summer we took a trip to Florida so one day we decided to go fishing with a friend of mine. So we were going to target some blue fish up around the piers so when we got there he ask me if I ever used a bait caster and I said yes. So he pulled out a Calcutta 400b and let me tell you what first fish I caught on that reel I was hooked so when I got home from our trip I ordered 2 of these reels and bought two more for my son and I tell you what I'M staying with this reel I caught big fish on these reels and they haven't let me down yet. So if you are thinking about getting one don't think just get one and you will see for yourself trust me you will not regret it.
ProsIts well built and can handle big fish
By Mateo
November 27, 2014
10 points!
everithig excelent! thanks!
Prosfast delyver!
By Daniel
Port charlotte florida
August 8, 2014
Great reel for bass but nothing bigger
Great real but when drag goes out the guide does not move with the line so it causes nots had to reed pool it 2 times
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Matthew Lotz
from vancouver, Bc asked:
June 28, 2018
Where is the Shimano Calcutta B CT200B made in?
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The reel is made in Japan
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from Brisbane Australia asked:
January 29, 2017
Is there a differance between the CT 200 B Calcutta shimarno baitcaster , and the 200 B shimano baitcaster , what does the CT mean ?, cheers Geoff ..
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There isn't any spec difference between the 2 reels and the ct is just an abbreviation for Calcutta.
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from California asked:
December 9, 2016
how much 15#braid can i fit on this reel
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You can fit approximately 300 yards on the Shimano Calcutta B CT200B Fishing Reel.
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from California asked:
December 9, 2016
how much 15#braid can i fit on this reel
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The Shimano Calcutta B CT200B Fishing Reel can fit approxitmently 300 yards of 15 lb braid.
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August 30, 2014
Which color does it come in? because i know shimano makes a gold one, as well as the silver one
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This particular reel is gold.
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June 29, 2012
Can you use the power handle?
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This size comes with the paddle handle. I am not sure if an aftermarket power handle exists as we have never sold one and Shimano doesn't offer one..
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Myths And Facts About The Koch Brothers
Research ››› ››› DENISE ROBBINS
Charles and David Koch, brothers and the oil barons who are already shaping the 2014 midterm elections according to recently leaked audio recordings, are often portrayed as environmentally responsible advocates of the free-market that are unfairly targeted by Democrats. However, their political influence, which benefits the fossil fuel industry and their own bottom line, is unparalleled.
Do the Kochs have a good track record on environmental regulations?
- How extreme are their views?
Koch Brothers Are Shaping Politics In 2014 Elections
Associated Press: Koch Brothers Are "Reshaping Politics." From an Associated Press primer on "the Koch brothers and their role in politics":
Charles and David Koch, ages 78 and 74, are billionaire brothers who helped create a broad network of nonprofit groups that control hundreds of millions of dollars flowing into politics. Through their deep pockets, they are reshaping politics with an uncompromising agenda of reducing regulation, advancing libertarian ideas, promoting free-market Republican candidates and ousting Democrats. [Associated Press, 8/25/14]
Top GOP Candidates Cite Koch Network For Their Success. Three Republican Senate candidates credited the Koch brothers' political network for catapulting them forward in their political races, according to an audio recording that was obtained by The Nation and The Undercurrent. The Huffington Post reported that Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO), "heaped praise on the political network built by the conservative billionaires" for "propelling them forward." Huffington Post expanded:
During their speeches, both Cotton and Ernst noted that this was actually the second Koch brothers' retreat they had attended. Last year, the two had gone to the New Mexico event as politicians of less stature. The Koch network has since helped usher them to the doorsteps of the United States Senate.
"I was not known at that time," Ernst said. "A little-known state senator from a very rural part of Iowa, known through my National Guard service and some circles in Iowa. But the exposure to this group and to this network and the opportunity to meet so many of you, that really started my trajectory."
"We are going to paint some very clear differences in this general election," she said earlier in her talk. "And this is the thing that we are going to take back -- that it started right here with all of your folks, this wonderful network."
Cotton went further, crediting Koch-funded groups for helping change the political landscape of Arkansas.
"Americans for Prosperity in Arkansas has played a critical role in turning our state from a one-party Democratic state [inaudible] building the kind of constant engagement to get people in the state involved in their communities," he said. [Huffington Post, 8/27/14]
Kochs Planned To Raise Almost $300 Million, Target Energy. The Daily Beast reported that the Koch brothers, who made billions in the oil industry and are major Republican donors, are seeking to raise hundreds of millions for conservative Republicans in the 2014 midterm races:
In the face of expanding energy regulations, stepped-up Democratic attacks and the ongoing fight over Obamacare, the billionaire Koch brothers and scores of wealthy allies have set an initial 2014 fundraising target of $290 million which should boost GOP candidates and support dozens of conservative groups--including a new energy initiative with what looks like a deregulatory, pro-consumer spin, The Daily Beast has learned.
This weekend, at a posh California resort near Laguna Beach, energy is expected to be among the topics as Charles and David Koch and their extensive donor network hold a semiannual fundraising and policy seminar. Political allies including Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and libertarian political scientist Charles Murray are slated to speak, according to conservatives familiar with the Koch network. [The Daily Beast, 6/13/14; Seminar Agenda, 6/10/14, via The Nation]
Kochs Launched Their Own Super PAC As Part Of Effort. Politico reported that as part of their overall election strategy, the Koch brothers have founded their own super PAC, an organization that is able to engage in unlimited political spending:
During a closed-door gathering of major donors in Southern California on Monday, the political operation spearheaded by the Koch brothers unveiled a significant new weapon in its rapidly expanding arsenal -- a super PAC called Freedom Partners Action Fund.
The new group aims to spend more than $15 million in the 2014 midterm campaigns -- part of a much larger spending effort expected to total $290 million, sources told Politico. [Politico, 6/16/14]
MYTH: Liberals Use Koch Brothers As A Scapegoat
- A New York Daily News article called David Koch the "biggest straw man" in New York City politics and suggested that Democratic critics "worried about 'dark money' should look in the mirror." [New York Daily News, 11/5/13]
- The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin wrote that it is "daft" to "run against two private citizens not on the ballot" in a misleading op-ed that falsely suggested Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is more disliked than the Kochs, excluding that Reid received a higher percentage of "favorable" opinions, as a majority of respondents hadn't heard of the Kochs. [Washington Post, 3/25/14; Tarrance Group Lake Research, accessed 8/25/14]
- The New York Post's John Podhoretz wrote that the Koch brothers are being used by liberals to fundraise, writing that Democrats have "helped create this two-headed monster to scare their own people into coughing up dollars they might not give otherwise." [New York Post, 3/26/14]
- An opinion piece in RedState stated that: "[Liberals] are just like the Germans in the 1930s being whipped into a frenzy about a perceived, false threat and scapegoat. For liberals, the Koch brothers are the closest thing they have to a German Jew circa 1934." [RedState, 5/26/13]
FACT: The Koch Network Influences Policies Across The Nation
Wash. Post: "Americans For Prosperity May Be America's Third-Biggest Political Party." Washington Post's Philip Bump detailed how the Koch-controlled group, Americans for Prosperity, influences politics by comparing its numbers on political spending and state operations to the top political parties in the United States:
What do you call an organization that operates in multiple states, staffs up for elections, and does local endorsements for political campaigns? You call it a political party. And by that measure, the Koch brothers' Americans For Prosperity is the third-largest political party in the United States.
[Washington Post, 6/19/14]
Koch Network Raised $400 Million In 2012 Elections. The Washington Post reported that the Koch-backed political network, including groups such as Americans for Prosperity and the American Energy Alliance, raised over $400 million for the 2012 elections, and that its "resources and breadth" make it "singular in American politics":
The filings show that the network of politically active nonprofit groups backed by the Kochs and fellow donors in the 2012 elections financially outpaced other independent groups on the right and, on its own, matched the long-established national coalition of labor unions that serves as one of the biggest sources of support for Democrats.
The resources and the breadth of the organization make it singular in American politics: an operation conducted outside the campaign finance system, employing an array of groups aimed at stopping what its financiers view as government overreach. Members of the coalition target different constituencies but together have mounted attacks on the new health-care law, federal spending and environmental regulations.
But they have substantial firepower. Together, the 17 conservative groups that made up the network raised at least $407 million during the 2012 campaign, according to the analysis of tax returns by The Washington Post and the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics. [Washington Post, 1/5/14]
Kochs Have Deep Ties To State Policy Network. The Kochs are a major funder of the State Policy Network, which is a web of state-level conservative "think tanks" across the country. Lisa Graves, of the Center for Media and Democracy, said in a Moyers & Company interview that both Koch Industries and David Koch personally help fund the organization:
You have a number of other corporations that have been supporting these groups, including Koch Industries itself - and David Koch himself, out of his own checkbook. [BillMoyers.com, 11/19/13]
MYTH: The Koch Brothers Are Equivalent To Liberal Donors
- CNN host Jake Tapper dismissed the Kochs' singularity in a segment critical of Tom Steyer, saying: "The left doesn't have many billionaire backers? Oh really? You could name George Soros, David Shaw, Irwin Jacobs... let's not forget, of course, Tom Steyer." [CNN, The Lead With Jake Tapper, 6/19/14]
- An editorial in the New York Post claimed there is no difference between the Koch brothers and Michael Bloomberg's "use of his money to ... fund[] his Everytown for Gun Safety initiative." [New York Post, 4/18/14]
- In the June 25 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier, correspondent Doug McKelway claimed that Sen. Harry Reid's criticism of the Koch brothers "alleges a democratic hypocrisy," as the left has "their own shadowy billionaire, Tom Steyer, a San Francisco area environmentalist who pledged $100 million this year to elect Democrats committed to fight global warming." [Fox News, Special Report with Bret Baier, 6/25/14]
- The conservative Media Research Center berated networks for covering the Koch brothers more often than "liberal billionaires," writing: "There are billionaires on both sides of nearly every political battle. The big donors all have influence -Soros, his son Jonathan, Steyer and David and Charles Koch. But the Kochs' donation history was the only one that tended to make news." [Media Research Center, 6/24/14]
FACT: Kochs Spend In Conjunction With Their Financial Interests, And Spend More
ABC News: Kochs Are Worth Over 50 Times As Much As Tom Steyer. ABC News reported that the Koch brothers are worth over 50 times as much as Tom Steyer: $81.2 billion to $1.6 billion. The news organization also noted that while the Koch brothers "rarely" make public appearances, Steyer "plans to travel to" many of the states he is campaigning in and "it looks as if he's prepared to be the public face of these efforts." [ABCNews.com, 5/22/14]
Kochs Spend More Than Steyer Or Soros On Elections. The Kochs have spent, and continue to spend, far more to influence elections than Tom Steyer or George Soros who are often portrayed as the Kochs' liberal counterparts:
- In the 2012 election cycle, the Koch brothers channeled over $400 million through their groups "active in the 2012 elections," according to the Washington Post. [Washington Post, 1/5/14]
- This year, the Daily Beast reported that Koch groups plan to spend $290 million on elections. [Daily Beast, 6/13/14]
- George Soros personally spent $1 million in the last election, and all his donations were disclosed in "publicly accessible records." [Huffington Post, 4/9/14]
- Tom Steyer announced in February that he aimed to raise and match $50 million (for a total of $100 million) through his super PAC for the 2014 elections. [New York Times, 2/17/14]
The Kochs' Political Work Benefits Them Financially. The New York Times reported that the Koch brothers have a "significant interest" financially in seeing that "future government regulation is limited," a goal for which their political organizations campaign:
Americans for Prosperity turned the Florida contest into its personal electoral laboratory to fine-tune get-out-the-vote tools and messaging for future elections as it pursues its overarching goal of convincing Americans that big government is bad government.
Leaders of the effort say it has great appeal to the businessmen and businesswomen who finance the operation and who believe that excess regulation and taxation are harming their enterprises and threatening the future of the country. The Kochs, with billions in holdings in energy, transportation and manufacturing, have a significant interest in seeing that future government regulation is limited. [New York Times, 3/21/14]
NY Times Editorial: Koch Hired Firm To "Press Their Interests." The New York Times editorial board wrote that a Koch organization hired a firm to "lobby Congress against any limits on their ability to buy elections" and to lobby on "issues related to the wind energy production tax credit," both of which are in their favor:
They hired the lobbying firm of a well-known former senator, Don Nickles, Republican of Oklahoma, to press their interests. Mr. Nickles started his firm a few months after leaving the Senate in 2005, and he takes in up to $8 million a year from big firms like Exxon Mobil, General Motors and Walmart.
To take one example, the Nickles group has been paid $75,000 every quarter for years by Anadarko Petroleum to lobby on tax and energy issues, including stopping the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, a Democratic bill that would have repealed $21 billion in tax breaks for energy companies in order to reduce the deficit. (Republicans filibustered it.) That kind of work made the firm the perfect place for the Kochs to take their business, particularly because campaign finance isn't the only issue they are concerned about. They also hired the firm to lobby on "issues related to the wind energy production tax credit."
The Kochs, with heavy investments in fossil fuels, aren't in favor of the wind credit. Mr. Nickles made that clear with a letter to The Times earlier this month: "As the Senate considers the credit's extension, it should keep in mind the estimated $13 billion that this would cost American taxpayers. It's time to end it." [New York Times, 6/14/14]
MYTH: It's Unfair To Characterize Kochs As Big Oil
- Washington Post Fact Checker decided that the Obama 2012 campaign went "too far" for labeling the Koch brothers "Big Oil" "because their privately held empire is comprised of many businesses, some not related to petroleum." [Washington Post, 5/9/12]
- FactCheck.org claimed that Koch Industries is "hardly in the league of the truly 'big oil' companies." [FactCheck.org, 4/26/12]
- Powerline distanced the Kochs from oil extraction in a blog post, stating: "Koch Industries refines oil, it doesn't extract it. Koch doesn't do offshore drilling, or drilling, period." [Powerline, 6/28/13]
FACT: The Koch Brothers Are Big Oil
Koch Industries, America's Second Largest Private Company, Began As An Oil Refining Company. Koch Industries began as an oil refining company called Wood River Oil and Refining Co," founded by Fred C. Koch. According to Forbes, Koch Industries is America's second largest private company (Cargill has the top slot as of 2013), and is currently involved in "industries such as refining and chemicals; service process & pollution control equipment; minerals; fertilizers; fibers and polymers; commodity and financial trading; forest and consumer products; ranching; and business development." [KochInd.com, accessed 6/18/14; Forbes, accessed 6/18/14]
The Koch Brothers Made Their Fortune On Oil Refining. David and Charles Koch inherited Koch Industries from their father, and they currently own 84 percent of Koch Industries, which has contributed to their status as being counted among the world's richest billionaires; together they come in second for world's richest families. [Forbes, accessed 8/25/14; Politifact, 4/2/14]
Koch Industries Continues To Have Significant Oil And Gas Operations. From a 2010 Greenpeace report on Koch Industries:
Koch operates crude oil gathering systems and pipelines across North America. Its Flint Hills Resources subsidiary owns refineries in Alaska, Minnesota, and Texas that process more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil daily. The company owns a 3% stake in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, 4,000 miles of oil and products pipelines in the US, and an 80,000 barrels-per day refinery in Rotterdam. In addition, Koch Industries has held multiple leases on the polluting tar sands of Alberta, Canada since the 1990s and the Koch Pipeline Company operates the pipelines that carry tar sands crude from Canada into Minnesota and Wisconsin where Koch's Flint Hill Resources owns oil refineries. [Greenpeace, March 2010]
Kochs' Carbon Footprint Is Vast; One Single Koch Subsidiary Responsible For Five Percent Of U.S. Emissions Alone. Koch Industries has an extraordinary carbon footprint of approximately 300 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, according to Think Progress. One Koch subsidiary, Flint Hills Resources, processes "300 million barrels of oil a year," and is solely responsible for up to five percent of the carbon emissions in the country:
The Koch Industries Carbon Footprint Is About 300 Million Tons. With the assumption that Koch has a carbon intensity on the order of oil majors such as Chevron and ExxonMobil, each billion dollars of revenue corresponds to 2 to 4 million tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gases. Therefore, each year, Koch Industries is likely responsible for about 300 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution every year. Flint Hills Resources, Koch's refining subsidiary, processes 300 million barrels of oil a year. This one company "" with its refining, pipeline, chemical, fertilizer, cattle, and forestry operations "" is involved in up to five percent of the entire United States 7-gigaton carbon footprint. [Think Progress, 2/2/11]
Koch Industries Is The Top Oil & Gas Donor To Political Campaigns. According to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Koch Industries has been the top donor classified as "Oil & Gas" to political campaigns for the past three elections, surpassing Exxon Mobil and Chevron. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 6/18/14; accessed 6/18/14; accessed 6/18/14]
MYTH: Kochs Want Economic Freedom For All Energy Sources
- Politico uncritically repeated a statement from a Koch spokesman that "Koch opposes all mandates and subsidies, even when they exist for businesses in which we operate. In doing so, we act against our self-interest. We have been consistent in this position for over 40 years." [Politico, 4/22/14]
- The Los Angeles Times amplified a letter from a Koch Industries official, which stated that "We oppose ethanol subsidies and, indeed, all government mandates and subsidies... We do not believe government should be picking 'winners and losers' in the marketplace based on which industries or products it chooses to subsidize." [Los Angeles Times, 6/22/11]
- The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Charles Koch claiming that he has "spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs--even when we benefit from them." [Wall Street Journal, 4/2/14]
FACT: Kochs Attack Renewables Exclusively
Kochs Finance ALEC, Which Pushes Legislation That Serves Their Special Interests. The American Legislative Exchange Council connects legislators to corporations to craft model bills that support its members' interests -- particularly those of the Kochs, which help fund the organization, The Nation reported:
Hundreds of ALEC's model bills and resolutions bear traces of Koch DNA: raw ideas that were once at the fringes but that have been carved into "mainstream" policy through the wealth and will of Charles and David Koch. Of all the Kochs' investments in right-wing organizations, ALEC provides some of the best returns: it gives the Kochs a way to make their brand of free-market fundamentalism legally binding.
No one knows how much the Kochs have given ALEC in total, but the amount likely exceeds $1 million--not including a half-million loaned to ALEC when the group was floundering. ALEC gave the Kochs its Adam Smith Free Enterprise Award, and Koch Industries has been one of the select members of ALEC's corporate board for almost twenty years. The company's top lobbyist was once ALEC's chairman. As a result, the Kochs have shaped legislation touching every state in the country. Like ideological venture capitalists, the Kochs have used ALEC as a way to invest in radical ideas and fertilize them with tons of cash. [The Nation, 7/12/11]
ALEC Coordinated Nationwide Attack On Renewable Energy Policies. The Guardian reported on ALEC's nationwide campaign to dismantle or roll back states' renewable energy policies in 34 states during 2013:
The group sponsored at least 77 energy bills in 34 states last year. The measures were aimed at opposing renewable energy standards, pushing through the Keystone XL pipeline project, and barring oversight on fracking, according to an analysis by the Centre for Media and Democracy.
Until now, the biggest target in Alec's sights were state Renewable Portfolio Standards, which require electricity companies to source a share of their power from wind, solar, biomass, or other clean energy. Such measures are seen as critical to reducing America's use of coal and oil, and to the fight against climate change. RPS are now in force in 30 states.
In 2012, Alec drafted a model bill pushing for the outright repeal of RPS.
In the confidential materials, prepared for the August board meeting, Alec claimed to have made significant inroads against such clean energy policies in 2013.
"Approximately 15 states across the country introduced legislation to reform, freeze or repeal their state's renewable mandate," the taskforce reported. [The Guardian, 12/4/13]
Kochs Pushing For A Tax On Solar Energy. In addition to rolling back renewable energy standards, the Kochs are behind a push to place a new tax on customers that use distributed solar power. There are efforts in several states to roll back or dismantle a process called "net metering," where a solar customer generates more electricity than they use and sends the remaining electricity back to the grid for a rebate. The Kochs want to place a tax on this process, as reported in the New York Times:
At long last, the Koch brothers and their conservative allies in state government have found a new tax they can support. Naturally it's a tax on something the country needs: solar energy panels.
For the last few months, the Kochs and other big polluters have been spending heavily to fight incentives for renewable energy, which have been adopted by most states. They particularly dislike state laws that allow homeowners with solar panels to sell power they don't need back to electric utilities. So they've been pushing legislatures to impose a surtax on this increasingly popular practice, hoping to make installing solar panels on houses less attractive.
Oklahoma lawmakers recently approved such a surcharge at the behest of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the conservative group that often dictates bills to Republican statehouses and receives financing from the utility industry and fossil-fuel producers, including the Kochs. As The Los Angeles Times reported recently, the Kochs and ALEC have made similar efforts in other states, though they were beaten back by solar advocates in Kansas and the surtax was reduced to $5 a month in Arizona. [New York Times, 4/27/14]
Koch Front Group Americans For Prosperity Denies That Oil And Gas Subsidies Exist. A statement from Americans for Prosperity denied that the oil and gas industry receives subsidies, calling said subsidies a "myth" that "has been repudiated many times." [AmericansForProsperity.org, 3/31/14]
Koch Has Received Millions Of Dollars In Subsidies. The taxpayer watchdog Good Jobs First has a subsidy tracker database detailing the amount of subsidies big corporations have received through state and local economic development awards. According to their database, Koch Industries has received over $89 million in subsidies since 1990. [Good Jobs First, accessed 8/26/14]
MYTH: Kochs Are Environmentally Responsible
- An op-ed in the National Review was headlined: "The Koch Brothers: Award-Winning Eco-Stewards." The article praised the Kochs for receiving awards for "environmental quality" among other things. [National Review Online, 8/14/14]
- Charles Koch penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal touting Koch Industries' allegedly good track record on environmental issues, writing that "EPA officials have commended us for our 'commitment to a cleaner environment' and called us 'a model for other companies.'" [Wall Street Journal, 4/2/14]
- A National Review Online article praised Koch Industries for "steward[ing] the environment" by allegedly "tak[ing] a leadership role in the promotion of biodiversity, wildlife habitat enhancement, land restoration and conservation education," donating to the Nature Conservancy, and planting trees. [National Review Online, 3/22/14]
FACT: Kochs Have Terrible Environmental Track Record
Politifact Rates Claim That EPA Has Praised Koch Industries "Mostly False." Politifact dissected Charles Koch's claim that the EPA has "commended" Koch for their "commitment to a cleaner environment." The fact-checker explained that the EPA complimented "one specific agreement" about a Texas refinery but that the positive quotes gave a "lopsided picture of the EPA's dealings with the company in the last two decades" as the agency has forced the company to "pay hefty fines "and forced action on their "multiple violations":
Since the late 1990s, Koch companies have repeatedly found themselves in the crosshairs of the EPA for various environmental violations. On numerous occasions they were forced to pay hefty fines and settlements and change their practices as a result of EPA and Justice Department action. The bulk of the more serious violations occurred years ago, but there have been other actions taken recently as well.
In his op-ed, Charles Koch wrote that "EPA officials have commended us for our 'commitment to a cleaner environment' and called us 'a model for other companies.' "Actually, the EPA was focusing on very limited aspects of Koch Industries and not the company as a whole. Further, Koch Industries has a history with the EPA that was completely glossed over, and it includes multiple violations of rules. [Politifact, 4/4/14]
Koch Industries Paid "The Largest Civil Fine Ever Imposed" For Environmental Penalties For Causing Hundreds Of Oil Spills. Koch Industries was fined $30 million in 2000 by the EPA for causing over 300 oil spills, the "largest civil fine ever imposed on a company under any federal environmental law":
Koch Industries Inc., will pay the largest civil fine ever imposed on a company under any federal environmental law to resolve claims related to more than 300 oil spills from its pipelines and oil facilities in six states, the Justice Department and the U.S. EPA announced. A settlement filed today requires Koch, the second-largest privately held company in the United States, to pay a $30 million civil penalty, improve its leak-prevention programs and spend $5 million on environmental projects.
"This record civil penalty sends a clear message to those who transport hazardous materials: You cannot endanger public health or the environment," said Attorney General Janet Reno. "We will not let you foul our water and spoil our land by breaking the law." [EPA.gov, 1/13/2000]
Koch Industries' Environmental Crimes Cost Millions In Penalties. Politifact included a sampling of more environmental crimes committed by Koch Industries, which summed up to several millions in penalties:
- In March 2000, the Koch Petroleum Group was sentenced to pay $6 million in criminal fines and $2 million in remediation costs -- the largest federal fine ever paid in Minnesota at the time -- after it was found that one of their refineries polluted waterways and wetlands in Minnesota before 1997. According to a press release, "Koch admitted that it negligently discharged aviation fuel into a wetland and an adjoining waterway. Even though Koch was aware of the problem, it did not develop a comprehensive plan to recover between 200,000-600,000 gallons of released fuel until June 1997."
- In September 2000, Koch Industries was indicted for environmental crimes at a refinery the company owned in Texas. They eventually paid a $25 million fine after pleading guilty to one criminal charge. [Politifact, 4/4/14]
- "Companies that produce dangerous pollutants simply cannot focus on profit and efficiency at the expense of a community's health," said Lois Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the environment at the Justice Department. "We will continue to find and prosecute those who would flout our environmental laws."
- In February 2013, Koch Nitrogen Company paid a $380,000 fine for failing to create a risk management program for facilities producing and storing ammonia products in Iowa and Kansas.
- In March 2014, Flint Hills Resources paid a $350,000 fine for leaky equipment at a Texas chemical plant that allowed hazardous air pollutants into the atmosphere. Though the EPA also credited the company for implementing what it described as "innovative technologies" in the plant to capture pollutants.
Agency Determined That Koch Failures Were Likely Reason For Deaths. The National Transportation Safety Board cited safety oversight from Koch Industries as "the probable cause" of the deaths of two teenagers, who died when "sparks from their truck ignited the gas cloud" from a leaky pipeline. Greenpeace detailed the case:
Koch's negligence toward environmental safety has led to tragic losses of life. In 1996, a rusty Koch pipeline leaked flammable butane near a Texas residential neighborhood. Warned by the smell of gas, two teenagers drove their truck toward the nearest payphone to call for help, but they never made it. Sparks from their truck ignited the gas cloud and the two burned alive. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that "the probable cause of this accident was the failure of Koch to adequately protect its pipeline from corrosion" and the ineffectiveness of Koch's program to educate local residents about how to respond during a pipeline leak. [Greenpeace, March 2010]
Koch Brothers Are The Number One Funder Of Anti-Scientific Climate Change Denial. According to data collected by Greenpeace, the Koch brothers have donated over $67 million to fund organizations that work to promote an anti-science agenda on climate change between 1997 and 2011. Mother Jones expanded on the organizations funded by the Kochs and how they have contributed to climate change denial:
The report lists 35 organizations who have directly or indirectly received money from Koch Industries, affiliates, or Koch family foundations. They include the libertarian think-tank Cato Institute, which received a $1 million grant from the Kochs. Cato runs the climate-change-denial site GlobalWarming.org, and is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to block its finding that climate change threatens human health. The Koch family has also directed more than $5 million to Americans for Prosperity, which has campaigned against efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They have also supported Citizens for a Sound Economy (which later merged with another group to form FreedomWorks).
Between the foundation-funded groups, lobbying, political action contributions, Koch Industries and the Koch brothers are "among the most formidable obstacles to advancing clean energy and climate policy in the U.S.," Greenpeace states.
The report also looks at Koch's role in the so-called "ClimateGate" scandal, in which emails between scientists were hacked and made public. There's been little doubt that this and other recent attacks on climate science were a coordinated attack by well-organized and well-funded groups hoping to sow doubt about the validity of climate change. Greenpeace notes that "Twenty organizations, roughly half of the Koch-funded groups profiled in this report, have contributed to the "ClimateGate" echo chamber." The groups have posted articles, hosted events, and landed their in-house skeptics on cable news. Cato, for example, recently boasted that its senior fellow, Pat Michaels, was "at the center of the 'ClimateGate' controversy" in their newsletter.[Greenpeace.org, accessed 7/3/14; Mother Jones, 4/1/10]
MYTH: The Kochs Have No Stake In Canadian Tar Sands Extraction
- The conservative blog Powerline's John Hinderacker pushed back on a Washington Post article citing the Koch's stake in the Alberta tar sands, writing, "Koch Industries has no interest in the Keystone Pipeline... and construction of Keystone would actually damage Koch's economic interests by raising the price of midwestern oil that flows to Koch's Pine Bend refinery." [Powerline, 3/26/14]
- Powerline's Hinderaker published another post which claimed the Washington Post "collaborated" with Democrats on the "ostensible relationship to the Keystone Pipeline" merely to "smear the Koch brothers" [Powerline, 3/31/14]
- Conservative blog RedState published an op-ed which stated that "Oil sands in Alberta don't have any of the big oil companies heavily involved, not that Koch Industries is a big oil company. Or really prepared to make money off of Keystone. Or even likely to." [RedState, 3/21/14]
- A Washington Examiner editorial wrote that the claim of the Kochs profiting from the Keystone XL is "false," repeating Powerline's claim that "The Keystone Pipeline, in short, has nothing whatsoever to do with the Koch brothers." [Washington Examiner, 3/24/14]
FACT: Kochs Have A Financial Interest In Approving KXL
Pembina Institute: Keystone XL "Will Be A Key Driver For Oilsands Growth." The Pembina Institute, a Canadian think tank, released a report finding that the Keystone XL and other pipelines are "essential" to grow the tar sands industry in northern Canada. They stated that approval of the Keystone XL "will lead to substantial expansion of oilsands production" and "be a key driver for oilsands growth":
If built, Keystone XL will be a key driver for oilsands growth. Other alternatives to ship oilsands to the west or east coast of Canada will, for the short to medium term, play a less dominant role in accelerating oilsands development. These other proposals are smaller in pipeline capacity than Keystone XL, are in the very early stages of development, or face major public opposition.
Regardless of whether other oilsands transport options move ahead, approval of Keystone XL will lead to substantial expansion of oilsands production and therefore an increase in global greenhouse gas emissions. [Pembina Institute, January 2013]
Koch Industries Is One Of The Largest Leaseholders Of Canadian Tar Sands. The Washington Post reported that the numbers are unclear but that Koch Industries may be the "largest leaseholder in Alberta" tar sands, and ranks "no lower than the third-largest overall" in Canadian tar sands:
A March 20 Washington Post Web article and a March 21 print article stated that Koch Industries was the largest leaseholder in Canada's oil sands. Further reporting has indicated that Koch Industries on a net acreage basis is the largest American and foreign holder of leases in Canada's oil sands but it might narrowly trail two Canadian companies overall.
An oil industry official with direct knowledge of Koch's lease holdings, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect his relationship with the firm, has said that Koch's leases in the oil-sands region are "closer to 2 million." This is possible because big companies frequently use brokers or private affiliates to quietly buy rights without triggering a scramble for nearby acreage. If that is the case, Koch Industries ranks as the largest leaseholder in Alberta.
Koch did not reply to questions about its acreage holdings.
Even without counting possible acreage acquired through such means, what's clear is this: Koch Industries through its wholly owned subsidiaries ranks as the largest leaseholder among U.S. or non-Canadian firms and no lower than the third-largest overall. [Washington Post, 4/7/14, emphasis added]
Koch Groups Behind Pro-KXL Ads. American Energy Alliance (AEA), a nonprofit support by the Kochs and run by former Koch Industries lobbyist Thomas Pyle, has launched multiple campaigns attacking candidates for opposing the Keystone XL pipeline. In 2012, the group targeted President Obama for high gasoline prices with a $3.6 million ad campaign, "hammer[ing]" his decision on the Keystone Xl, according to Politico:
The group launching a $3.6 million ad campaign hitting President Barack Obama on gasoline prices has deep ties to the billionaire libertarian industrialists Charles and David Koch.
The American Energy Alliance is the political arm of the Institute for Energy Research, and sources tell POLITICO that both groups are funded partly by the Koch brothers and their donor network.
The groups are run by Tom Pyle, a former lobbyist for Koch Industries. Pyle regularly attends the mega-donor summits organized by the Koch brothers, including the 2012 winter summit in Indian Wells, Calif., where the Kochs raised more than $150 million to be directed to groups ahead of the general election.
In all, the brothers' network is aiming to steer significantly more than $200 million to conservative groups for political advertising and organizing ahead of Election Day.
The American Energy Alliance's ad campaign, which launches Friday in eight states, hammers Obama for his decision on the Keystone XL pipeline and recycles a 2008 quote from Energy Secretary Steven Chu about the benefits of European-level gas prices. [Politico, 3/29/12]
The Daily Beast reported that AEA has spent over $400,000 on ads targeting Colorado Sen. Mark Udall's Keystone XL stance alone:
On the 2014 electoral front, other Koch donor supported non-profit groups like the American Energy Alliance (AEA) have poured funds into ads targeting Democrats in close Senate and House races, knocking their opposition to building the Keystone XL pipeline. In May, the AEA spent over $400,000 on ads in Colorado attacking Sen. Mark Udall for his stance opposing the Keystone pipeline. [Daily Beast, 6/13/14]
MYTH: The Kochs Are Transparent In Their Donations And Work
- Mike Huckabee asked about the Koch brothers, "What's shadowy about them? They're pretty outspoken and I think pretty visible, especially in the New York social circles." [Fox News, Fox & Friends Saturday, 3/8/13 via Media Matters]
- Kochfacts.com defended the Kochs' transparency, writing: "Every contribution to a state or federal political campaign made by Koch or any other person or group must be disclosed to the government and publicly catalogued. Indeed, Koch scrupulously complies with all disclosure requirements, which the New York Times and other partisan media have used as a way to harass and attack us in the past." [Kochfacts.com, 6/20/12]
- A New York Daily News article called David Koch the "biggest straw man" in New York City politics suggested that Democratic critics "worried about 'dark money' should look in the mirror." [New York Daily News, 11/5/13]
FACT: Kochs Use Shady Operations And "Dark Money" To Fund Their Interests
Kochs' Political Network "Cloaks Its Donors," Is "Unrivaled" In Complexity. An analysis from the Washington Post called the Koch political network a "far-reaching operation of unrivaled complexity" and "singular in American politics," using a system that "cloaks its donors":
The political network spearheaded by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch has expanded into a far-reaching operation of unrivaled complexity, built around a maze of groups that cloaks its donors, according to an analysis of new tax returns and other documents.
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a University of Notre Dame Law School professor who studies the tax issues of politically active nonprofits, said he has never seen a network with a similar design in the tax-exempt world.
"It is a very sophisticated and complicated structure," said Mayer, who examined some of the groups' tax filings. "It's designed to make it opaque as to where the money is coming from and where the money is going. No layperson thought this up. It would only be worth it if you were spending the kind of dollars the Koch brothers are, because this was not cheap." [Washington Post, 1/5/14]
Charles Koch Defended Not Disclosing His Financial Donations. When Forbes asked why the Kochs work "to hide their political activities" by "funneling money" through front groups, Charles Koch defended "anonymous giving as necessary" for protection. From the interview:
Given their strict adherence to the principals of transparent free markets, the Kochs' secrecy seems hypocritical... The Kochs' large-scale efforts to hide their political activities by funneling millions through Americans for Prosperity and other putative charitable organizations-something both sides of the spectrum do, and something widely acknowledged as a blatant end-run around disclosure requirements-don't seem to jibe with their convictions.
Charles responds that he follows the law and defends anonymous giving as necessary." We get death threats, threats to blow up our facilities, kill our people, we get Anonymous and other groups trying to crash our IT systems," he says. "So long as we're in a society like that, where the President attacks us and we get threats from people in Congress, and this is pushed out and becomes part of the culture-that we are evil, so we need to be destroyed, or killed-then why force people to disclose?" [Forbes, 12/5/12]
Kochs' Use Of State Policy Network Is "Classic Example Of A Front Group." In an interview with Moyers & Company's Joshua Holland, Lisa Graves of the Center for Media and Democracy detailed how the Kochs operate with front groups so that "you don't know it's Koch money":
What you see with the [State Policy Network] groups is how big money is throwing its voice in these states, so that you don't know it's Koch money, you don't know that it's tobacco money. And that's the classic example of a front group, where you have these groups in the state - they're branded as a state group - but in fact, they're moving a national agenda of a pretty narrow percentage of the American people, some of the most elite, and in fact the most extreme millionaires and billionaires in the country. [BillMoyers.com, 11/19/13]
MYTH: Kochs Are The Voice Of Everyday Conservatives
- Fox News host Andrea Tantaros said that the Koch brothers are "actually not these crazy right wingers," they are "Republicans that liberals can love." [Fox News, The Five, 3/25/14]
- The Associated Press published a fact sheet titled "Koch 101," reporting that "what motivates them" is "an aversion to government intrusion." [Associated Press, 8/25/14]
- A Forbes contributor wrote that the Kochs' views as expressed in curriculums developed by them could only be described as "'libertarian' if you're looking at it from some rather far left stance" and that their positions are "pretty milquetoast." [Forbes, 8/26/14]
FACT: Kochs Push An Extreme Agenda
William Koch Thinks His Brother's Views Are "Extreme." In an interview with the Associated Press, William Koch said of Charles Koch's political views that he is a "born-again libertarian or a born-again conservative and sometimes born-agains take positions that are a bit extreme." [Associated Press, 8/25/14]
Even Tea Party Members Oppose Kochs' Attack On Solar. The Koch brothers' attacks on solar have led them to an "unexpected" foe in the tea party conservatives, according to the Los Angeles Times:
The question is how a Republican governor in a deep red state can go against the Kochs, the most notable financial contributors to right wing causes in the country. The answer is that among the thousands of people who are installing solar panels on their roofs (at an estimated rate of one new system every four minutes) are a whole bunch of independent-minded folks with strong libertarian impulses. They may or may not belong to the tea party, but they want to be able to fend for themselves without big government or big business telling them what they can and can't do.
To these conservative-minded citizens, the extra fee being pushed by the Kochs and the utilities is the worst thing in the world: a tax.
"Monopoly utilities want to extinguish the independent rooftop solar market in America to protect their socialist control of how we get our electricity." That assertion comes from the website of a group named TUSK, or Tell Utilities Solar Won't Be Killed. It is a coalition of conservatives led by former California Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr. that, so far, has been very successful in beating back the energy industry attack. [Los Angeles Times, 5/2/14]
Center for Media and Democracy's Graves: Koch Policies "Dressed Up To Sound Like It's Liberty, But It's Actually Not." In an interview with Moyers & Company, the Center for Media and Democracy's (CMD) Lisa Graves detailed how the "freedom-boosting" policies pushed by Koch groups and other organizations are "limiting the rights and opportunities of Americans," and that it works with other organizations to move an "extreme agenda that has real-world negative impacts on ordinary working Americans." Graves added:
In many instances, these polices [sic] are limiting the rights and opportunities of Americans. For example, a number of the SPN [State Policy Network] groups are in support of trade bills that have really wreaked havoc on the American economy, that have shipped jobs overseas. They're also proponents of the privatization scheme - the outsourcing of America's public sector to the private sector, which, again, has reduced good-paying jobs in the public sector and pushed them into the private sector for lower-wage jobs with less security and where CEOs get paid huge salaries and benefits. You also see the way they've moved the tort agenda to make it harder to sue if your parent or child is killed or injured by a corporate product.
So it's a pretty extreme agenda. It's dressed up to sound like it's liberty, but it's actually not. [BillMoyers.com, 11/19/13]
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Good morning! I have a cute little altered egg frame to share with you today that I found at Michaels. I am kicking myself that I didn't purchase more of them! I decided to use this bright yellow Martha Stewart glitter to coat the entire frame. I hot glued some turquoise ribbon, a couple of glittery plastic eggs, two posies, and a few bright sequins.


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Chargers wideout Keenan Allen was carted off the field and diagnosed with a torn ACL.
Chargers wideout Keenan Allen will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a torn ACL, the team announced Monday.
Allen was carted off the field during Sunday's game against the Chiefs with with a right knee injury and will not return, the team announced.
Allen was running a route in the second quarter, and broke for the sideline when his knee appeared to buckle without much contact. He was very distraught riding the cart back to the locker room.
NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that the Chargers believed Allen's injury was an ACL tear.
The 24-year-old is in his fourth season out of California, and coming off an injury-shortened 2015 season that saw him catch 67 passes for 725 yards and four touchdowns in just eight games.
Travis Benjamin is next on the depth chart at receiver.
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We know, we know: We haven't quite adequately captured the storied glory of the Saudi Arabia-Tunisia rivalry this week. We're trying, but JJ Redick keeps getting arrested, and it's distracting us.
Anyway, the final opening match is upon us, with Saudi Arabia taking on Tunisia. Even though it's Saudi Arabia, please, no Oilers jokes. No politics allowed here! It's the World Cup, and it's about peace and goodwill or something.
Your live blogger for this round is Ryan Corazza of We Are The Postmen, who is ready to rock. If you email us with comments, we'll be happy to pass them along to him. And, of course, have fun out there.
Postgame: Well, that was the most exciting tie I have ever seen in my life. Tunisia could have folded after Al Jaber knocked that one in, but they showed some poise and scored again. Good, exciting play from both sides of the ball. To Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, thanks for making a seemingly boring game pretty kick-ass. So this one ends in a 2-2 tie. I'm outie everybody. Thanks for reading and Happy World Cup!
94 min: Al Jaber has another shot, but it's deflected. And that's it. Game ends in 2-2 tie.
93 min: THIS THING IS TIED! Tunisia scores on a header. It's crossed just outside the 6-yard box and headed in. This game is freaking amazing. 2-2.
91 min: Saudi player tries bending in a free kick from the right side, just outside the box. Deflected off the head of a Tunisian on the wall and almost goes into the top right of the goal. Tunisian goalie makes a sick save.
88 min: Tunisian player blasts one just high of the left corner of the net. So close.
84 min: GOOOOOOOAL! Al Jaber is in there two minutes and scores on a breakaway! I have chills watching the celebration right now and I have no ties whatsoever to the Saudis. That's just a cool story, folks. Al Jaber is a stud. 2-1 Saudis.
82 min: Al Jaber comes in for the Saudis. He's an old-timer that was coaxed out of retirement and is supposedly the best Saudi soccer player ever. Let's see what he can do.
79 min: Free kick outside the box for Saudis....off the Tunisian wall. Those always give me hope for a score, but let me down every time.
76 min: Hey, soccer fans. Don't forget to text in your player of the game to ESPN!
72 min: Saudi goalie gets tangled up with Tunisia player and both are on the ground for a bit. We will have stoppage time indeed.
66 min: The crowd is really getting into this game. Both squads are playing hard and with a sense of urgency. It may just be Tunisia v. Saudi Arabia, but this is a damn good game right now. Get at it if you can.
63 min: Still haven't seen a cameraman flash to Aladdin or Jasmine in the crowd on the Saudi side. I did see Abu and his funny little hat, though.
56 min: GOAL! AND THIS THING IS TIED UP, BABY! Saudis do some sort of kneeling prayer celebration. It's hot. What a goal it was. One Saudi sharks down the outside of the box on the right side and a few yards from the goal, crosses it into the box for his teammate. That dude administers a one-timer into the net. 1-1.
54 min: Captain of Tunisia, Bouazizi, comes off the pitch and is replaced by a substitute. Don't worry, everybody. He remembered to hand off his blue captain armband to someone else on the team. Phew.
50 min: A graphic on the screen lets us know the Saudis have had 13 managers in 11 years. Cubs fans everywhere relate to this.
46 min: No. 8 for the Saudis has the ball 2 yards out, it's just him and the goalie. He misfires and hits it wide right. D'oh.
Halftime: We got a 1-0 lead for Tunisia on an excellent strike in the box from Jaziri. The Saudis seemed to have more chances to put one in the net, but didn't. Tunisia capitalized on one of their free kicks and scored. That's pretty much the story of the first half. Catch you in the back 45, homeys.
Sidenote: Here in the lovely suburbs of Chicago, we've been treated to these new Chicago Fire commercials during the WC because they just opened up their new stadium on Sunday. They are going with this Hitler Third Reich-styled 'Generation Red' commercial. It's fit with large screens in the background of a player talking into microphones. Why they think this is a good marketing campaign, I have no idea. Has anyone else seen these?
44 min: A Saudi rips a shot from about 40-45 yards out. It is wide left. Two minutes of stoppage time added.
42 min: Eh, so I haven't said anything in awhile. Basically, Tunisia got a corner at some point a couple minutes ago and other than that, there's been a lot of dribbling, fouling and passing around the midfield. I hear this happens a lot in soccer.
36 min: Yellowcard on Tunisia's Haggui. He pulled down a Saudi who was on a run towards the goal. Free kick coming from about 35 yards out. Bouazizi of Tunisia comes within ten yards of the free kick before it's kicked. This is not allowed in soccer. He gets a yellow card for it. We re-kick; it's a shot on goal that is blocked by the Saudi goalkeeper.
33 min: And we have another corner kick for the Saudis. And again, instead of crossing it into the 6-yard box, they flick a little pass to the outside. That Saudi crosses it in and it's headed right to the goalie by another Saudi.
30 min: Really wishing I had HDTV right now. Because with the ESPN bottom scroll and the score of the game across the top, it's a little hard to see the tiny men playing soccer.
23 min: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL
Tunisia takes advantage of their free kick outside the box. It's whipped in from the outside and after it's headed by a Saudi off his own player, the rebound goes to Jaziri in the box and he hits a striking side volley into the upper left corner for a score. Beautiful.
21 min: Shep Messing lets us know that because they're an Arab nation, the Saudis weren't allowed to have alcohol or paid TV in their hotel and all the paintings were covered up. The alcohol and TV I can do without. But no paintings? That's a crying shame.
18 min: Saudis get another free kick right outside the box. And again, no shot on goal. Give me something to work with people!
17 min: Another corner for Saudi. Weak pass outside of box. Nothing doing. It's cleared by Tunisia.
14-15 min: Free kick for the Saudis about 35-40 yards out. The wall is set up right outside the box in the middle. It's delfected out of bounds. Corner for the Saudis. Headed by Tunisia out of bounds.
11 min: Shep Messing just said of Tunisia: 'This is a huge moment for them.' No duh, it's the World Cup silly.
10 min: Tunisia has a guy named 'Haggui' on their squad. LOL! THAT'S HILARIOUS!
9 min: Corner kick for Tunisia. Headed, but out of bounds.
6 min: Cool little pass from one Tunisian to another, he crosses it and...it's deflected out of bounds.
4 min: Both teams are sponsored by Puma, which I guess is kinda cool.
2 min: Whoa, looks like Tunisia just got fouled in the box. No call though.
0 min: Flags are being brought out onto the field. The Saudi flag has a sword on it, which makes them way sweeter than Tunisia already.
Hey there, Deadspin folk. We've got Tunisia. We've got Saudi Arabia. Maybe not the most exciting match-up on the docket. But hey, did you know the Tunisian government doesn't allow the commercialization of the national team? Or that Prince Sultan will be giving each player on the Saudi team 100,000 riyals if they win today?
Yes, now you are very excited!
But if not and you commenters are going to want to talk about something else, may I suggest some Guts/Legends of the Hidden Temple talk? I thought the Boy Meets World banter on Friday was great.
Happy reading, everybody.


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