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The MF Life is the second album by R&B singer Melanie Fiona, released this past week. The two-time Grammy winner says the title has sparked a lot of discussion.
"It gets people talking to each other," Fiona says. "I wanted it to be a collection of music and songs that make people think about the things that we actually go through and feel, and to acknowledge that — to know that there's someone out there singing their story, as well."
Born and raised in Toronto, with Caribbean roots, Fiona says she inherited her parents' musical tastes — artists such as Sam Cooke, Bob Marley, Patsy Cline, Otis Redding and Ben E. King.
"But I'm an '80s baby, so at the time I was born, Whitney Houston was 'the voice,'" Fiona says. "It was just so soothing to me to hear her inflection, her emotion and her control. It is just so magnificent, and it's incomparable, in my opinion, to any other voice that's ever existed. ... I think that had a lot of influence on me, and on why I feel I need to make music that should make people feel passionate about it."
When Canadian-born R&B singer Melanie Fiona made her debut album, "The Bridge," in 2009, she made it a point to do no collaborations, even though they were the ticket to increased record sales. Some people told her it was a risk, but the risk paid off. Her single "It Kills Me" became her breakout song, sending her to the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks.
Now, after winning two Grammys, Melanie Fiona is all about collaborations. Her new album, "The MF Life," features songs with J. Cole, John Legend and Nas. Even with the release of her new album this week, Fiona is still reeling from her Grammy wins.
MELANIE FIONA: It feels like what it should feel in the definition of dreams come true, if that makes sense. It's an amazing feeling. And this particular award is such a humbling experience. And, you know, to know that I've made music history and the Academy recognizes me forever - I'll be a two-time Grammy Award-winning artist, if nothing else - it's an amazing feeling. I'll probably stay on cloud nine for the - for as long as I can.
SULLIVAN: When you got up for your acceptance speech, you got up to the microphone and you said, hi, everyone. I'm Melanie Fiona.
FIONA: What a goof.
SULLIVAN: Why did you feel you had to introduce yourself?
FIONA: Because I felt like I was meeting the world for the first time.
SULLIVAN: All right.
FIONA: I know when I look back at that, I laugh, I crack up, because they say, what, you're so goofy. And you come up there in this gown and makeup and everybody's expecting this, you know, it was very serious.
FIONA: I come up there goofy. Hi, everyone. I'm Melanie Fiona. It is nice to meet all of you, 'cause that's how I felt, you know? I've been attending the Grammys for the last three years and, you know, I've been nominated and never won. And just, you know, I just felt like, wow, I'm finally meeting everybody for the first time.
SULLIVAN: Tell me about the title of this album, "The MF Life." I mean, I have to say we sat around trying to figure out if this is the MF as in Melanie Fiona, or if you're saying, of course, the obvious other.
FIONA: Wow. What is the obvious?
SULLIVAN: So here you are, let's get the scoop.
FIONA: That's perfect. It's actually doing exactly what it's supposed to. It's supposed to make you think. And it's really up for interpretation. Some people automatically are like, oh yeah, her initials are MF. It's Melanie Fiona. And then some people are like, MF is magnificent, fantastic or other all puns, ruder intended. It's all perception, which is what I want this album to be. I wanted it to be a collection of music and songs that make people think about the things that we actually go through and feel and to acknowledge that.
SULLIVAN: Well, let's listen to one of the tracks from the album. This is a single that's getting a lot of airplay right now. Here's "4AM."
FIONA: (Singing) And I know that my baby is calling somebody else baby. And I can't sit still. Look how gone it got me. Who knew that my heart could ever bruise? You see this scar here on my chest. I'm hurting, and he don't even care. It's 4:00 a.m. and my lover won't answer.
SULLIVAN: That's Melanie Fiona with the track "4AM" off her new album. Some of the men, they come up in some of the lyrics of the song. They're not - how should I put this - they're not quality.
SULLIVAN: Are you getting even, maybe, a little bit?
FIONA: No. You know, the thing is, is that it's actually not that they're not quality. They're actually just human. And not everybody is right for you, right? That's why you generally maybe find love once in your lifetime, or you get married once in your lifetime, or three times, if you're lucky. Who knows? Whatever your perception is.
But it's just about acknowledging what every situation is about, you know? For example, on the album, there's a song called "Running," you know, speaking about being tired of working on a love.
FIONA: (Singing) Shouldn't have to cry for you to make me smile, hey. Talking about good things, talk of your child, oh...
He's not necessarily a bad guy, but maybe he's just not right for me or right for you. And that's just the reality of it, you know? Not everybody is going to be Prince Charming.
SULLIVAN: I'm speaking with Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Melanie Fiona, and her new album is called "The MF Life." I want to listen to another track from the album right now which is "Watch Me Work."
FIONA: Yes.
FIONA: (Singing) Out the box, out the blue. Watch me work, something sexy, something fine. Watch me work, out the box, blow your mind. Watch me work. The status gonna replace, let them other burn. Show them that you're here today. Tell them watch and learn.
SULLIVAN: This song, "Watch Me Work," is so different than the others. I mean, it's almost rock and roll.
FIONA: Yeah.
SULLIVAN: Where did this come from?
FIONA: It's rock and soul. You know, it comes from my background, my love of just music. You know, in the first album, if you listen to the bridge, I had "Bang Bang" on there, which was rock and soul. It was my Tina Turner, and it was my moment to really let loose on the stage and to be able to have that kind of aggression and attitude and sass. It is definitely a side of me, and I needed to have that on this album. And "Watch Me Work" is that.
And in keeping in the theme of the ups and downs of love, that song is about stepping out of the shadows and being unapologetic for who you are and, you know, putting the spotlight on yourself and having people pay attention to you. There's nothing wrong with that, you know, owning who you are.
SULLIVAN: Well, speaking of that spotlight, I mean, you've written a lot of songs for Rihanna, who is getting a lot of heat right now for doing two new collaborations with Chris Brown. We know a little bit about their story with the physical abuse and the restraining orders and so on. And now, you're stepping up into that limelight and becoming famous. Do you feel that pressure to be a role model, to represent for young girls?
FIONA: You know, I definitely do. I take what I do very seriously. And I consider myself to be a responsible person in general, not just because I'm in the public eye. But, you know, it's one thing when it's just you having to reflect on yourself, but it's another thing when you have the world reflecting and commenting. So, you know, I do. I take it very seriously. I do give myself a break because I am human, and I'm not perfect.
And there are going to be things that I'm going to have to go through publicly that, you know, that are going to be difficult for me. But I feel like as long as my integrity and my heart, I think, is in the right place and I keep that integrity honest with my fans that, you know, anything I might need a pass for or forgiveness for or, you know, a second chance for, I think is what people, I think, are OK with. I think they just need to feel like you mean it, and you're honest about what's happening to you.
SULLIVAN: You did a lot of collaborations on "The MF Life" - Nas, John Legend, and here's the song "This Time," which you did with J. Cole.
FIONA: Yeah.
FIONA: (Singing) You can't rewind the past. All I can do is say, this time, I'm doing much better, love you like I never, ever loved you before. Oh baby, not this time. I'm giving my heart and soul with every breath for my live, if you say yes, I'll give you my best, this time.
J. COLE: (Singing) If looks kill, then, Melanie, you a felony. We both hot, I guess we couldn't take the jealousy...
SULLIVAN: That's the song "This Time" with J. Cole. Is this where we're going with selling records, is that you're gonna do collaborations if you want to get your records off the shelves?
FIONA: I think there is a - there's two sides to that. You know, I think it's also like this: on my first album, I made the conscious decision to have zero featured. I wanted it to be about me and my art and, you know, people to digest who I am there. Now, my mode of collaboration on and off this album - and with all the artists - Nas and J. Cole, B.o.B - these are just artists that I actually respect, and I love and want to work with and want their energy on my song.
COLE: (Singing) When the girl of his dreams is the same one to wake him up.
FIONA: (Singing) This time, I'm doing much better. Love you like I never...
SULLIVAN: So much of this album seems to be about learning from mistakes. Is that how you see it?
FIONA: Yes. Oh, I'm so glad you said that. Too often, people focus on this sadness of some of the records, and that's not what it is. And I hope that people listening get that I am not a downtrodden, sad, negative person or woman. I'm very strong. I consider myself to be a very strong woman because I acknowledge the things that I've been through. I'm not afraid to speak about them. I'm not afraid to go through the range of emotions that it is to deal with them and to be better for it so that I don't make the same mistakes twice.
That's the point of life, I think, you know? It's - when you start doing the same things over and over again and you're expecting a different outcome, that's insanity. I say these things and I sing about these things because I have learned so much about myself through my highs and my lows. And I think that that's what, I hope, people are inspired to do when they hear my story and hear their story through my album.
SULLIVAN: That's two-time Grammy winner Melanie Fiona, and she spoke with me from our studios in New York. Her new album, "The MF Life," is out now. Thanks so much, Melanie, for joining us.
FIONA: Thank you for having me.
FIONA: (Singing) Sad that...
SULLIVAN: You can hear songs from "The MF Life" at nprmusic.org.
FIONA: (Singing) ...just fill your head with why then you're caught living a lie again. It's sad that all he ever said was that he loved me...
SULLIVAN: And for Saturday, that's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Laura Sullivan. Check out our weekly podcast, The Best of WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. You can find it at iTunes or at npr.org/weekendatc. We're back with a whole new hour of radio tomorrow. Until then, thanks for listening and have a great night. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Lapa, Record Finish in Top 10 at Prices Give Em Five
El Paso, Texas - Kolton Lapa and Matt Record tied for eighth at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational on Saturday, leading the Nebraska men's golf team to a fourth-place finish.
The second round resumed at Butterfield Trail Golf Course on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (CT) after play was suspended due to darkness on Friday evening. The Huskers posted 286 in the second round before shooting 288 in the final round on Saturday. In Friday's opening round, NU shot 297 for a three-round total of 7-over-par 871. Nebraska finished 20 shots behind team champion Idaho.
Freshman Kolton Lapa, who won Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors on Wednesday, carded a 1-over-par 73 in the second round before a final-round 70. On Friday, Lapa shot an even-par 72 in the first round. He finished the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational at 1-under-par 215 to tie for eighth with teammate Matt Record.
Record opened the tournament with a 1-over-par 73 before a pair of 71s in the second and final rounds. In the second round, Record used three birdies and two bogeys en route to a 71. In the final round, he made one eagle, three birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey for his 1-under-par total.
Neil Dufford earned a top-20 finish at 219 strokes over three rounds. The senior shot a 1-under-par 71 in the second round before a 1-over-par 73 in the final round. In the second round, Dufford made two birdies and one bogey on the front nine and parred all nine holes on the back en route to his 71. In the final round, he made two birdies and three bogeys.
Manuel Lavin tied for 47th at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational. He, like Record and Dufford, fired a 1-under-par 71 in the second round. In the final round, Lavin used two birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey for a 2-over-par 74. The junior shot 81 in the first round for a three-round total of 226.
Sophomore Ross Dickson shot 228 and tied for 54th. He paced his way to a 1-over-par 73 in the second round before a 6-over-par 78 in the final round. Dickson added a first-round 77 on Friday.
The Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational concludes the fall season for the Huskers. Check Huskers.com over the winter for spring schedule information.
Price's Give 'Em
Five Invitational
Oct. 26-27, 2012
Butterfield Trail Golf Course, El Paso, Texas
Par 72 - 7,307 yards
Team Top 5
1. Idaho - 851 (288-283-280)
2. UT-Arlington - 860 (284-289-287)
3. Utah - 864 (281-295-288)
4. Nebraska - 871 (297-286-288)
Top 10 Results
1. Gordon Webb, Idaho - 208 (70-68-70)
T-2. Benjamin Bankhead, Utah - 212 (70-72-70)
T-2. Justin Shin, New Mexico State - 212 (77-68-67)
T-4. Ryan Fioretti, UTEP - 213 (71-72-70)
T-4. Paul McConnell, UT-Arlington - 213 (69-70-74)
T-4. Martin Simonsen, UTEP - 213 (73-69-71)
7. Aaron Cockerill, Idaho - 214 (75-68-71)
T-8. Kolton Lapa, Nebraska - 215 (72-73-70)
T-8. Matt Record, Nebraska - 215 (73-71-71)
T-8. Casey Halliday, Utah - 215 (71-73-71)
T-8. Kolton Lapa - 215 (72-73-70)
T-8. Matt Record - 215 (73-71-71)
T-20. Neil Dufford - 219 (75-71-73)
T-47. Manuel Lavin - 226 (81-71-74)
T-54. Ross Dickson - 228 (77-73-78)

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The LakeSide Café at Ozark Yacht Club combines the easy-going lakeside vibe with several creative breakfast and lunch options to provide guests with an exceptional experience. The Café is now in its fourth year open and growing more popular with each passing season.
What is it
The LakeSide Café at Ozark Yacht Club combines the easy-going lakeside vibe with several creative breakfast and lunch options to provide guests with an exceptional experience. The Café is now in its fourth year open and growing more popular with each passing season.
Located on the 1 mile marker, guests have the option to utilize one of the many marina slips available after an early morning boat ride. Once there, they can choose to beat the heat inside the comfortable venue, or sit outside on umbrella-covered patio tables. There is even indoor bar seating for the solo traveler and Bloody Mary enthusiast.
On the Menu
The breakfast menu has all the classics you could ask for in addition to some unique picks that are sure to be fast favorites. Specifically, the OYC Hollandaiser Omelet stands out as a tasty selection. The inside is stuffed with mounds of sausage, crab meat, asparagus and pepper jack cheese, all topped with a drizzle of hollandaise sauce. On the side, comes your choice of bread paired with one of the delectable, homemade marmalade options of apple, apricot cranberry, blackberry or strawberry rhubarb.
The lunch menu offers some lighter fares for the health-conscious guest, including a low-carb Tuna Salad. Other favorites consist of the juicy Char-Grilled Chicken Philly and the incredibly filling Sinking Submarine Sandwich, packed with your choice of three different meats.
Although the food menu clearly has some interesting choices, it's the cocktail selections that are truly out of the ordinary. Those looking to start their vacation day off with a kick can sip on a Bacon Bloody Mary, made spicy with pepper and bacon vodka. The Blueberry Pancake Martini is also just as delicious as it sounds and comes garnished with vodka-infused blueberries.
Insider Info
The LakeSide Café and Ozark Yacht Club have several special events and parties throughout the year. This past 4th of July Weekend, they hosted their first ever Fish Fry. It was held on OYC's Princess Beach, with swimming, food and fun for the whole family. Unfortunately, there are no other special events to look forward to this summer, but for those who stick around in the fall, there will be a Halloween Party and costume competition.
Whats Cool About It
Large banquet halls are available upon request at the Yacht Club. Events can hold up to 125 people and can be catered by the LakeSide Café.
The OYC ShipShop is on Bagnell Damn Blvd. Customers can browse and shop for fun nautical merchandise and lakeside decorations. Most items are also avaialbe online at www.OCNautical.com
The Ozark Yacht Club also offers sailing classes through the marina. For more information, please visit the website at www.ozarkyachtclub.com.


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My work computer is a pile of horse manure.
This isn't anything new, a little less than a year ago I was ranting about the exact same thing.
Soon after that rant, I got hooked up with "new" computer.
It was great for a brief time. I could log on and get right to work. It wouldn't freeze. It wouldn't leave me swearing and punching my desk. It didn't require countless restarts every single day.
That lasted for all of about three months. Since then, it's grown more prone to freezing and requires a restart almost once daily, but at the very least, at least once every couple of days.
It all came to a head yesterday when my computer just completely froze up and stayed that way for nearly an hour. I didn't want to reboot the damn thing because I was working on a forthcoming blog post that I hadn't saved yet and my autosave can be kinda sketchy from time to time.
Eventually, I gambled and had to reboot (Blogger's Note: Luckily, I only lost a small portion of the upcoming blog post).
It then spent about three minutes or better on each of the loading screens and took a full hour to boot back up and reach a point where it was useable again, albeit with continued freezing issues.
Naturally, this meant that I had a lot of time to kill yesterday when I couldn't do a damn thing at work.
I filled that time in the four best ways I could come up with…
First, I went to get lunch.
Second, I punched my computer a handful of times and called it a number of less-than-friendly names.
Third, I turned on my Nintendo(ish) system for the first time in nearly a year and played 1987's coolest video game, Top Gun for roughly twenty minutes. I killed a lot of Communist fighter pilots. USA! USA! USA!
Fourth, I took the opportunity to update my whiteboard…with a drawing that encapsulated my emotions.
…so there's that?!
I've put in a request to get my computer replaced, upgraded, or—at the very least—stomped to death by horses and hung from the highest tree in town for all to see.
Here's hoping I get some resolution on this soon, because I can't imagine it's gonna be good for my career if a boss walks in when I'm cursing out my computer and throwing haymakers like I'm in a UFC cage.


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Botts is is his senior year
University of Miami punter Dalton Botts was one of 52 players selected to the 2012 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Football Team, announced Wednesday by Commissioner John Swofford.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 GPA for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. All 12 ACC schools were represented by at least one selection on the team. The ACC has selected an All-ACC Academic Football team every year since 1954.
The team was chosen from a pool of 105 ACC football student-athletes who were nominated by their schools.
Botts, a criminology major from Taft, Calif., played in all 12 games in 2012 for the Hurricanes, serving as the team's punter and placekick holder. He averaged 40.5 yards on 54 punts, while downing 23 kicks inside opponents' 20-yard line. The Preseason All-ACC selection finished sixth among ACC punters in punt average. He was named the Hurricane Media "Good Guy" Award winner at the team's end-of-season banquet.
The entire 2012 All-ACC Academic Football Team can be viewed at http://theacc.co/12FBAcademicTeam.
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Lafayette police, who have been investigating the January disappearance of Nathaniel Tallman, said late Friday that a body was discovered north of Lusk, Wyo., and that they are waiting for a positive identification.
Asked whether the body found Thursday could be that of Tallman, Lafayette police Cmdr. Brian Rosipajla said, "That's unknown. We're just awaiting a positive identification on who this is."
An unidentified man at the Tallman family's apartment in Erie on Friday evening said, "I'm sorry, we're devastated," before closing the door.
Lusk, with a population of about 1,567, is a small plains community east of Casper, near the Nebraska state line. It is the county seat of Niobrara County, the least populated county in the nation's least populated state.
Erin Applegarth, a dispatcher for the Niobrara County Sheriff's Office, said the body was discovered just off Wyo. State Highway 85. She was not able to say why Colorado authorities were notified of its discovery.
The crime scene where the body was discovered was processed by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigations.
Rosipajla said no further information would be released by Lafayette police until an identification is made on the body.
Tallman was reported to Lafayette police on Jan. 23 as a missing person. He was last seen leaving his residence and has not been seen since.
Tallman's black, four-door 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart was recovered Feb. 13 from an office complex at 75 Manhattan Drive in Boulder. Employees there told the Camera it had been parked there for about a week. They said Tallman did not frequent the building, which houses a variety of business offices.
Tallman's family and friends had offered a $10,000 reward for any information that would aid in locating the 2006 Monarch High School graduate.
On Feb. 28, a member of the Boulder County Drug Task Force confirmed that unit was involved in the search for Tallman, a missing person case that police were at that point labeling as a "suspicious" disappearance.
At that time, family members of Tallman declined comment and referred all questions about his disappearance to police.
Camera staff writer Joe Rubino contributed to this report.


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Settling in to summer, the Weekend Confirmed crew finds a stack of great games waiting to be played. Christian Spicer sits in with Xav, Jeff, and Garnett to talk F.E.A.R. 3, Shadows of the Damned, inFamous 2, Trenched, and more in Whatcha' Been Playin? The Warning gets started with a continuation of a discussion that started on twitter about whether names like Mizuguchi, Suda, Mikami, and Yamaoka generate big buzz. The group also looks at all the other big games hitting their 10th anniversary along with Halo and realizes 2001 was a pretty special year. The news and Finishing Moves bring it all home.
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TULSA, Okla. – Four members of the Duke men's tennis team were in action on the second day of pre-qualifying singles play Sunday at the 2013 Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships.
Two Blue Devils competed in the second round of the pre-qualifying stage after posting first-round wins Saturday in Tulsa. Playing in just his second collegiate tournament, freshman TJ Pura went up against 22nd-seeded Tommy Bennett of Rice in Sunday's second round, falling by a 7-6 (5), 7-5 score. Sophomore Josh Levine took the first set against Nevada's Moez Chargui in his second-round matchup but ultimately suffered a 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 setback.
Redshirt junior Cale Hammond and sophomore Daniel McCall took part in bonus consolation matches Sunday evening, with Hammond cruising to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Matthew Campbell of Oklahoma State and McCall falling to 14th-seeded Tam Trinh of LSU, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5.
Hammond will return to the courts this week along with senior Fred Saba in the qualifying stage of doubles play at the ITA All-Americans event. Singles qualifying matches begin Monday, Sept. 30 with sophomore Bruno Semenzato and second-seeded and 49th-ranked Raphael Hemmeler among those pre-qualified to the field.
For complete ITA All-Americans results, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter (@Duke_MTEN).
2013 Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships
Singles Pre-Qualifying
Tommy Bennett (22) (Rice) def. TJ Pura (Duke) 7-6 (5), 7-5
Moez Chargui (Nevada) def. Josh Levine (Duke) 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4
Singles Pre-Qualifying Consolation
Cale Hammond (Duke) def. Matthew Campbell (Oklahoma State) 6-2, 6-1
Tam Trinh (14) (LSU) def. Daniel McCall (Duke) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5


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Alan W. Cramer, 28, of Colchester passed away at 1:51 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, 2013, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.
He was born Feb. 19, 1985, to Merlin and Cynthia Loring Cramer.
He is survived by brothers Mark and Bill Cramer, both of Macomb; grandparents Bob Loring and Faun Cramer; aunt Chris Loring; niece Abi Cramer; and several uncles and aunts.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Alan was a technician for the McDonough Telephone for the past eight years
He was a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, NRA and Whitetails Unlimited.
Graveside Services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 5, at Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. Ron Green will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home. Memorial Contributions may be made to Whitetails Unlimited. Please sign guestbook or leave condolences at www.dodsworthfh.com.


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If AGD puts the same quality and pride in their next marker line, then you know it is going to dominate. Good luck Mr. Kay in your endeavors and crack the whip on those R&D folks.
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If AGD puts the same quality and pride in their next marker line, then you know it is going to dominate. Good luck Mr. Kay in your endeavors and crack the whip on those R&D folks.
Big and clunky? Thats why mags got ULE bodies. So it's a different design. The internals remain the same. Such as the Intimidator.. the ram and every other part are interchangable from a classic timmy and a new timmy, I should know, a buddy of mine replaced every part on his Classic timmy that he ended up with two guns when he was finished, the only hard part to buy is the body. The E-Mag and Timmy are both capped at 20bps and have shot buffering. And what gun still dominates the tournament scene?Quote:
Originally posted by fallout11
2) The E-mag is an old design, as far as electronic guns go. As Tom says, 4 years old, and quite ready for revision. Who buys a 1999 Intimidator anymore? Dated design, big and clunky.
I am pretty sure this gun will remain just about the same but take care of all the gripes people nit pick about, mainly battery pack and lack of .45 frame.
Everyone is so happy that there will be a new gun from AGD, but am I the only one that read "MAYBE"?!?! Court dates and filing paperwork along with hearings will take more than 1 year, and SP hasn't even set their sights on AGD yet, they're gonna battle AKA first. So 1 year from now the SP issue will still be up in the air and from the sound of it Tom won't make a new electro until it is all over.
SP and the climate it produced has stifled innovation? Hogwash I say.
Dont confuse modifications or improvements of existing technology as innovation.
Dont confuse pretty bodies and new milling as innovation.
Take a look what innovation means
I think what most folks confuse with innovation is alteration, modification, or improvement. Just because a company tags something as innovative or as the latest innovation does not mean that is what it is. More times than not, everyone laughs and says Hey, that is just like last years XYZ but smaller. or similar comments.
Or when a company makes an improvement they tag is as an innovation.
Seriously, when was the last time we saw something truly innovative in the paintball industry? I think NOW you will start to see some innovations.
Does that mean what has been being sold in the paintball industry was not good? Heck no. But tweaks, cosmetic changes, design alterations, and even improvements hardly qualify as innovations in my book. There have been some original or innovative attempts though, but we tend to have seen them in the smaller brand new companies, not the already established ones . which includes AGD. It is the hungry ones that have nothing, yet at the same time EVERYTHING, to lose that we see the real work being done IMHO.
I think AGD has just entered back into this category. True innovations come when you have to fight for your survival, not from when you are simply looking for a few extra bucks. Somehow I now hear AGDs new theme song as being Eye of the tiger (or Lion if you will ;) ).
And I see this as not stopping with AGD. I predict that we will see this happening all over the place and with many companies.
I dont think SP has caused the ruin of the paintball industry, I think they have jumpstarted it again. And what a wonderful time to do so, when the sports popularity can truly benefit companies willing to put it on the line.
Does that mean I agree with everything SP has done? Nope. But that doesnt mean that I cant see the benefit that such a cartelist can have on an industry.
So again, folks can think what they want about stifling innovation, but I dont see it that way not at all. I see it completely differently.
Since when are they discontinuing classic valves? I think it would be a REALLY bad idea to do that... but hey, what do I know...
What would you propose then?
As I and others have discussed in other threads, there isn't a lot of room in this sport for TRUE innovation. Constant Air, Force Feed Technology, and Electronics were true innovations.
Those all led principally to one thing; a speed increase. I have very successfully argued that we're at a stage, where mathematically, more speed is not necessary. We can get faster, but it will not gain us anything.
The place for TRUE innovation lies within the projectile at this point. However, we've also argued that without some serious work, both in design, and consequently in function afterwards, we're not going to improve much on the projectile we now shoot.
Sure, we can make it more aerodynamic, increasing breaking power, range, and accuracy. That will assuredly come with much slower feed rates. Now we're back to a pump style, accuracy and movement oriented game, where we shoot less paint, but the paint cost more. Is this what the average player wants? The average paint company?
I will say there is room for modification to all facets of equipment, from marker, to air, safety equipment, to the projectile. I don't believe there is room for TRUE innovation though. Atleast not the kind that will irrevocably change the way the sport is played like the 3 above mentioned have done.
Ahhh you hit some very important points.Quote:
Originally posted by Brophog
What would you propose then?
As I and others have discussed in other threads, there isn't a lot of room in this sport for TRUE innovation. Constant Air, Force Feed Technology, and Electronics were true innovations.
Those all led principally to one thing; a speed increase. I have very successfully argued that we're at a stage, where mathematically, more speed is not necessary. We can get faster, but it will not gain us anything.
The place for TRUE innovation lies within the projectile at this point. However, we've also argued that without some serious work, both in design, and consequently in function afterwards, we're not going to improve much on the projectile we now shoot.
Sure, we can make it more aerodynamic, increasing breaking power, range, and accuracy. That will assuredly come with much slower feed rates. Now we're back to a pump style, accuracy and movement oriented game, where we shoot less paint, but the paint cost more. Is this what the average player wants? The average paint company?
I will say there is room for modification to all facets of equipment, from marker, to air, safety equipment, to the projectile. I don't believe there is room for TRUE innovation though. Atleast not the kind that will irrevocably change the way the sport is played like the 3 above mentioned have done.
And I agree that improvements are very important and there is truly room for them, and indeed a NEED for them.
But with that said, if indeed we have reached the end all for true innovation how would SP and the atmosphere they created be able to stifle something that does not exist or can not happen? Folks cant have it both ways.
I believe that there CAN be innovation as well as improvement. And I dont think that having to pay licensing fees to other companies (rightfully by personal opinion or not) is as bad as many think it is. Every other industry not only survives doing this, but flourishes. And it allows improvements to be made as well as true innovations. Of course some folks may think no innovations are left to be made, that is what has been said by some about every step of the way and just before someone comes up with a truly new innovative idea.
i am suprised the xmag lasted as long as it did. the phasing out of the emag is not all that shocking either. it is in need of a face lift. while part of me hates to see the emag go, i am really excited to think about whats on the horizon.
Am I the only one who wonders why not produce the X-mag without body, possibly in conjunction with the Deadlywind or similar aftermarket bodies?
And how is it that AGDE is a seperate company with seperate ownership of the xmag body (Why can it not be transferred over/who is preventing it?)? It seems like this could've been worked around had Tom wanted to, but that this was a strategic move to ends we cannot see at this time. Could this be a move away from the speedball and tournament scene, in order to focus on scenario players?
After reading some of the last posts I realized something. Whoever said SP may have jumpstarted the industry is correct. Companies need new products to get around these lawsuits. And by doing that we get innovations. If someone hadnt patented the originally revvi than somone probably wouldnt have come out with the better faster reloader. If something dies out, some thing new will grow. Look at the surrounding enviroment. You kill off a ton of spiders(not the gun), many more insects come and survive. And that new group of insects is a bad thing. So adopt this to the paintball world and you get a standard shocker or imp, but then you have a bunch of newer better innovations. You stop standard progress, you get newer faster better progress that is good for the industry as a whole.
I agree that while SP and companies are essentially holding all the cards, they're not by any means creating a monopoly here. I think the whole situation has been dramatized a great deal, as is the case these days.
Moreover, I think Tom's point isn't so much that SP has locked the system up, but rather, why rush to get a product out until you know how the legal issues will resolve. I think we're going to continue to see the game played competitively with electronic markers, and as such, I see a multitude of designs and companies competing for our business.
We have to respect the fact though, that we're still in the infancy of this entire patent issue. Of all the electronic markers used competitively, most of them haven't been approached by SP in regards to this patent. We're still a few years away from anyone knowing exactly what is and is not covered under whomevers patents, and consequently who will wind up paying royalties to whom.
I do think we're starting to get to that breaking point once again where either something changes, or companies lose the ability to separate themselves. It happened in the height of the pump days, and then semi autos came on the scene and jump started things. It happened in the height of the Mag/Cocker wars, and then electronics were introduced.
I'd be naive to say that it is impossible for something else to occur that would change the sport again, but in all honesty, I don't see that big of a change occuring again. We're not the only industry at this point. In the sports world, we can look at the various facets of motocross. They haven't seen a real technology change in quite some time, yet they are able to keep things "alive" by introducing new ways to use their existing equipment. They've gone beyond racing and expanded that into not only new, imaginitive forms of racing, but also into doing tricks and stunts. By doing so, they segmented their sport into several facets, allowing companies to stay active in the various facets.
We on the other hand, have been moving the other way. We're still technology driven, and as such, are constantly funneling our sport into narrower field types and formats. This will inevitably create a structure where companies are all vying for the same consumer base, and when technology and style avenues are exhausted, we'll undoubtedly see companies begin to merge or go bankrupt.
Furthering this, we, at this point, do not contain enough revenue streams to appropriately support our expenditures. All sports rely heavily on outside interests to fund their respective sport. Generally, this comes in promotional rights, gate fees, and media contracts. We're very, very limited at this point in time when it comes to revenue avenues. At this point, by and large, we're supported only by the companies making the products, within the industry itself. When you combine this, with the technology struggles noted earlier, you create further revenue problems, for both large and small companies.
We've survived so far due to the fact we are unique in the fact we use a consumable product. For several years now, the sport has been driven principally through this one revenue channel. However, as more and more revenue channels close up, we will be more and more dependent on this consumable, and prices will need to be adjusted.
Its a very fine line. If paint prices need to be adjusted in order to further support other segments of the sport, then it'll lead to a revolution of sorts in how we play and style and function of the sport will change.
This is what we talked about in another thread. It is a question of need.Quote:
Originally posted by WenULiVeUdiE
After reading some of the last posts I realized something. Whoever said SP may have jumpstarted the industry is correct. Companies need new products to get around these lawsuits. And by doing that we get innovations. If someone hadnt patented the originally revvi than somone probably wouldnt have come out with the better faster reloader. If something dies out, some thing new will grow. Look at the surrounding enviroment. You kill off a ton of spiders(not the gun), many more insects come and survive. And that new group of insects is a bad thing. So adopt this to the paintball world and you get a standard shocker or imp, but then you have a bunch of newer better innovations. You stop standard progress, you get newer faster better progress that is good for the industry as a whole.
We got to the point our stick feeds were 3 feet long. So, we invented the hopper. But then, we noticed that the hopper didn't feed correctly, so we invented the agitated hopper. Then, we noticed that due to HPA and electronics, that we could shoot faster than the agitated hopper could feed, so we invented force feed technology.
Now, in order to innovate, you must NEED something. Throughout paintball, we've seen this not only with hoppers, but with air sources, and cocking systems. 12 grams didn't last long enough; constant air in the form of CO2. CO2 froze up; HPA. Pumps didn't shoot fast enough; autotriggers. Autotriggers made the pumps inaccurage; semi autos. Semi Autos were too slow due to trigger weight; electronic markers.
The question is, once again, what do you absolutely NEED. Not little modifications, but a real innovation.
Good posts. But also keep in mind that the auto industry has seen many innovations over the years that didnt come from simple need, but want, and improving parts to the point that they are at their limits but still wanting MORE . So you have to innovate. And we now see cars being designed to drive themselves, fly by wire systems, and more.
So while I agree with much of what you say in both posts above, and you do have great points, I have to disagree that innovation simply comes from a need. Think about it, the hopper innovations didnt come from a need to feed faster, but a WANT to. ;) Which in fact goes against all of the points you made. Those changes were not out of need at all.
Sure they needed to be made IF the wants were to be met. But the reason for the change was not need but indeed simply a WANT. :)
We only really NEED food, water and shelter. We WANT everything else in life;)
Exactly. I think that's just semantics there. Whether you want to call it "want" or "need" its still the point that we made hoppers feed faster because there was a general consensus that speed could be improved and that hopper technology was a culprit.
We're now at the stage though that, regardless of how you choose to say it, more and more people are agreeing that further speed (20+ bps..) is neither needed nor in some cases wanted.
With every threshold, it becomes more and more of a burden to maintain that level. You go from hoppers, to ACE systems, to circuit board buffers, all in the name of cranking out a few more balls. When those few balls don't result in further eliminations and increased success, then they become a burden.
I'm not intending to make this a speed debate, but illustrating the point that techonology thresholds can be met. We're at the point now, where technology isn't separating teams on the podium, but their own abilities and decisions. If marker X played that big of a factor in a team's success, wouldn't it seem logical that they wouldn't be so inclined to jump ship when a new sponsorship came up. Its a bit of an overexaggeration, but markers at the highest levels have become in essence, what shoes are to NBA players. It doesn't matter what shoe you wear, it matters who pays you the most to wear that shoe.
Too true.:DQuote:
Originally posted by Vendetta
We only really NEED food, water and shelter. We WANT everything else in life;)
But what innovation is needed in Paintball? Football, Hockey, Baseball, and most other established sports have been pretty stable for years apart from improvements in safety equipment.
Why does the technology need to innovate? From an industry perspective, they'd love for markers to throw even more paint I suppose. But from a players perspective we've outpricing much of the market when you look at paint consumption.
It's probably time for the industry and sport to mature. THere are only so many ways to get a paintball out of the end of a barrel at 300fps.
i am not arguing anything, just giving some advice.
since coming over to ao i have fallen for mags. i learned the simplicity, "teching" them, upgrades, general info, but most importantly of all the support. I posted on 3 different forums before coming here for help. people stepped right up and helped me with my problems no mater how "noob" they were. I still ask for opinions on my upgrades because i know i will get varried as well as very helpful info. this will not make me buy another agd product, but would definatly influence me towards them. i would like to wish agd the best on their new marker as well as their business.
I am excited ! I'm going to start saving right now ! WOOT !Quote:
Originally posted by AGD
We will work slowly on a new concept that will eliminate the large battery and charger, incorporate the ULT trigger system and completely new electronics. We don't expect to introduce this marker until 2005 if it makes sense to do so.
Thank you TOM KAYE!
Werent you once the self proclaimed keeper or stalker of the kitty X-mag?Quote:
Originally posted by DiRTyBuNNy
wow...I didn't see this coming *gasp*...yeah...as if...you people should have seen this coming a mile away...but you were too busy staring at your little X-Mag's through rose colored goggles..
Anxiety getting to you lately or are you always went too far with that word. Warning - cphilip?
Perhaps I am out of line here... but if I were on the waiting list for an X-mag for over 9 months, and I heard that you were just going to not make any more... I would be inclined to say that AGD is giving the customer "the shaft." I would go so far as to say that unless SP had threatened to sue unless you IMMEDIATELY stopped making the X-mag, I would say that you were being ignorant of your customers' needs, and doing a great disservice to the excellent reputation of your company.
Most of all, if I had been waiting for an X-mag for 9 months and heard that I would not be getting one simply because you don't want to make them any more, I would be very, very pissed.
Am I out of line?
But we DO like to pretend it is...Quote:
Originally posted by shartley
Not everything that happens in the world is caused by SP contrary to popular belief. So this may or may not be an SP issue.
I know but ill wait a litle longer till all the bugs and stuff of the new gun get fixed and then ill buy it if it is perfect since the begginin ill get one.Quote:
Originally posted by Vendetta
2005 is next year.
DB you need a brutal *** beating! Not only do you have zero idea of what you are talking about consider for a moment your hateful tone on this board. If I was a mod here I would have bounced you eons ago.....Quote:
Originally posted by DiRTyBuNNy
it still doesn't change the fact that people outside of the Cult of AO have been taking side bets on how long AGD was going to last for years now...
AGD will be in this biz as long as IT wants. BTW who is taking side bets? Morons on other message boards that post more than they play?
I am sorry but in any game the pawn never makes the smartest move, those are reserved for the king and queen.
When you begin to relize purpose you may then understand the meaning.......
Originally posted by wimag
Werent you once the self proclaimed keeper or stalker of the kitty X-mag?
Anxiety getting to you lately or are you always a dick?
This situation is nauseating ...
The X-Mag has been my dream gun for some time now, and now that hope is gone.
I hate Smart Parts, and will never spend a dime on anything connected with their backstabbing company.
When will the rest of the industry drop a set an combat this threat?
They are marching through paintball like Hitler through Poland ...
Mr. Kaye, PLEASE tell me that there is an alternative that Smart Parts can't destroy?
OH MY GOD, DROP THAT! A few people from internet forums(even a few hundred) can't do jack shiznit. Face it, IF SP sues AGD, it's over. Yall may not like it, but face it. If companies were intelligent(like ICD, DYE, and NPS did), they would sign out of court to give whatever the percentage is to SP to continue making electro markers. Yall may not like it, but face it, the patent was granted so now deal with the FACT that, by the letter of the law, SP invented the electronically fired pb gun(wether they really did or not is a moot point, you don't have to like it, just face it).Quote:
Originally posted by SirTim
If it's true, I say we boycott everything by SP.
And if you plan on not buying anything SP, you now have to include B2K/BKO's, Matrices, and Intimidators, because those companies were smart enough not to go to court and signed a deal so they can continue production. Since they signed, technically, they are part SP markers, so even if you quit buying Shockers and Impulses, SP still gets money from every Intimidator, Matrix, or ICD electro sold! You lose!
AKA should settle out of court, so should AGD if the time comes that SP files suit against good ole Tommy. He's a smart guy, he should know when to fight, and when not to.
:rolleyes: As warped1 said, if and when SP files against AGD, there is really nothing that can be done except to settle outside of court. Of course there is really nothing we can do about it. Boycotting won't do a damn thing. Think about it, the internet forum paintball population isn't even half of all the ballers in the world. I doubt even half have heard of the patent yet. Face it. SP will win either way. :(
The sad part is that they have won without seemingly ever even being challenged.
Hey, that's our justice system. You either love it or hate it! It is unfortunate for the small guys.Quote:
Originally posted by hwayhzrd
The sad part is that they have won without seemingly ever even being challenged.
But, with TK's ULE Trigger kit, electros really aren't needed as much. Besides, who needs 1000000BPS? If you can't hit your target within 5 balls, try some other activity. Like knitting..............
Three years from now, when Smart Parts has fought the majority of their battles, probably then the average paintballer will START to figure out what's going on, but by then it will be too late.
As for the whole "starting innovation" thing. I hate to break it to you, but electronics were God's gift to paintball. Nothing will ever be faster, electronics are better than anything else. Sure, AGD will probably come out with an awesome mech gun. No doubt, it will probably be the fastest one ever made. But nevertheless, it will still be mech and therefore it will never be able to go as fast (electrical impulses seem to have the edge in the speed category).
This attack on paintball will most definately spark innovation, but sometimes this so-called "innovation", though new and original, may still be a step down from what once was. What I consider a step down is lowered speed. What may come of this is a whole new view of paintball. If electros are to fall, who is to say it isn't for the better? It's all perspective. You'll have the majority of paintballers shooting an average of 13-15 BPS with AGD's new mech gun (whatever the decide to call it), and it may return the game to what it once was. It could promote movement, better shot taking, ect.
I guess the bottom line is paintball will not die from these changes. It will only change, nothing more. It is a great trajedy on many levels that Smart Parts did what they did, but maybe, in some ways, they only introduced control to the market. Now new companies will have to be adventurous, instead of keeping with the tried-and-true electro. You will start seeing "innovation" as the various companies scramble to make faster and faster mech guns. We are, in my belief, at the beginning of a transition. What we are seeing AGD do is what many companies will do soon. AGD has the foresight to know when it's time to pull the plug, so to speak. This time of transition will be a test for whose companies can adapt the quickest to the sudden changes that will be imposed. Some will fight, some will give in, and some will redesign. Those who fight may take a loss so bad that they can no longer keep their company afloat, some may give in but pay fees so high (that, of course, is passed down to the consumer) that no one will buy their products at the high costs, and still others may innovate and wither away as more and more people give in to Smart Part's pro-team driven electro-craze campaign that will most definately errupt when they begin to crush the competition. It seems the only companies who will make it through these times of hardship either have really good lawyers or really good designers, or both.


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KAM Designs M86
This is a evolution of a the Nemesis Autococker frame I designed. I adapted it to work with Automags.
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- AGD Spec where it counts. G
- 86 degree (CCM based shape)f
- Mounting for Fabco MSV-2 & clippard MPA-3
- Tapped for Sleeper LPR mount Capable. The frame will be tapped 1/8NPT on the bottom but. You will have to modify the MSV-2 & its mounting plate. It will not come modified.
- Frame accepts 2X emag trigger magnets above the forward trigger stop.
- Can be used on twistlock guns or non twistlock.
- Sear release hole for use on pnuemags.
- AGD Saftey compatable. (Safetey NOT Included)
- Trigger included, Forward & back stop setscrews. (AGD trigger compatable)
- Grip Panels included.
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Now the specifics.
As soon as I have enough spots filled I will have these started.
Pre-order is only open for two weeks until October 3, 2013. After that I don't know if I will make any more.
Price will be $175 CLOSED
Your choice of finish.
Dust Black, Gloss Black or Raw (no discount for raw)
$100 Payment to secure your frame due now.
Absolutely No refunds. Unless the project falls thru then full refund will be made.
$75 upon completion.
Time frame to Completion 2 months after Pre-order closes.
Post then PM me for payment info.
Include: Both in PM & Payment notes: Your Address, your screen-name, Which forum, Your finish preference.
After we hit the magic production number as many frames as ordered will be built. Im not limiting the number. Abracadabra we've hit the magic number. So at about noon on Oct 3rd I call the machine shop with a order & list.
1) Cougar20th - Gloss -
2) Cougar20th - Dust-
3) BigEvil - Dust - Paid in full
4) El Zilcho/emcl29 - Raw - Paid in full
5) Dirge - Gloss - Paid in full
6) Rschoi75 - Raw- Paid in Full
7) Practice Target - Raw- Paid in full
8) Practice Target - Dust - Paid in full
9) Donut SD - Gloss - paid in full
10) DarkApollo - Raw - Paid in Full
11) Anonymous - Gloss - Paid in Full
12) Tolar250 - Raw - Paid in full
13) Nobody - Raw - Paid in full
14) splat15k - raw - Paid in full
15) Levi - Dust - Paid in full
16) notoriousMAG - Dust - paid in full
I will be in touch with those that are in on the pre order as soon as I have parts.


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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Jimmy Meng pleads guilty
The first Asian-American elected to New York's state legislature is scheduled to plead guilty this afternoon to charges stemming from a federal bribery case, sources told The Post.
Former state Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, 68, had promised to pay off Manhattan prosecutors who were pursuing a tax fraud case against a Meng associate, the feds say.
Meng — who represented Flushing from 2005 to 2006 — solicited $80,000 in bribes from the associate while promising he could make the case disappear, officials said.
Brooklyn federal prosecutors say that Meng directed the man to place $80,000 in cash into a fruit basket that Meng would send someone to collect.
In late July, the man - who secretly had become an FBI informant - drove to Meng's Queens lumber yard with a fruit basket containing several thousand dollars, prosecutors said. Meng took it and was arrested by the FBI.
Meng's arrest this Summer marked the broadening of a probe by a team of Brooklyn federal prosecutors and FBI agents that is focusing on public corruption in southeast Queens.
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Nice timing - right after the elections....
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Of course Queens voters elected his daughter to office as he was under investigation for such crimes.
That's what they do in Queens. The area known as Flushing has an apt ring to it.
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Grace must be so proud.
The apple doesn't fall from the tree???
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Do I hear a pardon ?
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Is Johnny boy going to be the next?
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
If that was the amount of bribe, imagine the value of the tax fraud!
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Also, how was Meng going to make the case go away? Sounds like some peple at the DAs office need to be investigated as well!
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
"Do I hear a pardon ?"
Why? Does he have the goods on the President?
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Of course he waited until the idiots in Queens elected his daughter. Remember -- you get the government you deserve. Suckers!!!
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
is not democrat dictatorship grand?
and the queens simpleton voters rewards him by electing his daughter to represent them in the U.S.Congress?
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
- georgetheatheist said...
SHE DIDN'T KNOW HER FATHER WAS A CROOK!!!! That's what she said. Now go away and read a book or sumfthin like that.
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
At the risk of antagonizing George: the sins of the father are not visited upon the son (John 9:1-5) - or in this case the daughter. Yes, Jimmy is a crook, but I don't recall Grace Meng being accused of taking a bag of cash. If she is corrupt or ineffective, we'll just elect someone else - if the Queens Republicans would nominate viable candidates.
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
How conveeeenient!
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
- georgetheatheist said...
Grace Meng corruption: hiring whoremeisters ("Hot Asian Kiss") Schenkler & Nussbaum to print her campaign literature.
Grace Meng inefficiency: no progress in getting Albany to license so-called massage parlors.
Grace Meng = Corruption and Ineffectiveness.
Now go and sin no more. (John 8:2-11)
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
No mention of party in the article.
Have to guess he was a Dem.
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The sins of the father don't fall upin the son but the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
We always hear from people who are proud of their parents and that makes sense, good people make good parents.
It's my opinion that crooks (like for example, Joseph Liu) make crooks.
Tick, tick , tick
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Don't blame me.
I didn't vote for Grace Meng.
I didn't vote for Dan Halloran either.
But if I were water boarded--forced to choose between the 2--I'd have gone for the lesser of the 2 evils.
And who would that be?
That's my business!
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Jimmy rolled over on someone.
That and the guilty plea cuts his jail time.
What a historic moment!
A Taiwanese admits to being a crook!
John Liu must be drinking Imodium like water
Oliver and Jenny are going to give him up soon!
The Oriental tide appears to be changing!
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Why would Jimmy Meng have the goods on President Obama..."A" hole?
Are you still pissed off that he won re-election?
Get over it, Gramps!
Much more likely...Jimmy's got the goods on THE WHOLE Queens Democratic clubhouse!
They've been selling us out to Taiwanese interests since the days of Donald Manes, in exchange for political campaign contributions!
Democratic machine "dignitaries" ALL took that famous trip to Taiwan with Tommy Huang, Gary Ackerman, Michael Nussbaum, etc.
It's ALL been documented in the book, "City For Sale" and one of Mike Schenckler's old editorials published in the Queens Tribune.
They didn't go to Taipei just to eat pork dumplings!
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
When the feds finally finish connecting all of the dots....who knows who will be next?
They might come knocking on the door of the Queens Tribune.
"We have a federal warrant for Michael Nussbaum's arrest"!
"Nussie", that self styled Asian "ambassador" is hiding out in the hub of the wheel.
Squeeze him hard and he'll squeal like the pig that he is, to keep out of jail. He's not the hub, but he can identify the spokes...the folks...that extend from it.
Remember...Nussiaum was Donald Manes' "bag man" in the Time Warner bribery scandal (as the news media had described him).
He narrowly escaped serving a jail term back then.
No, Nussie is no ringleader...just a middle man...a pimp. But HE KNOWS who the other players are.
Follow this good lead, you valiant FBI agents.
Pursue this...and you call fill up some more prison cells with scum from the Democratic clubhouse.
Mc Laughlin and Hevesi are already down...with Jimmy Meng awaiting his fate...and John Liu biting his fingernails down o the quick.
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
The last thing that an Asiatic wants to do in life is "lose face".
And here it is...Jimmy Meng's real face has been exposed...GUILTY as charged!
Maybe it's time for Jimmy to consider doing the Cecilia Chang thing.
The FBI has got Jimmy on tape in the midst of committing a crime. How could he have denied it?
In his place...you'd have to have a pair bigger than rice grains to try and deny your guilt.
"That 80 grand in the bottom of the fruit basket was my change from the greengrocer".
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Some 12 years ago, Liu's father was caught in an FBI sting for bank fraud, and they waited after Johnny was elected before they sentenced him. But did he go to jail? Nah! Jimmy won't go to jail either.
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
"HO SWEET IT IS!" Ja, zat vas anudder gut von! Und I alvays reat der Tribyoon. Hahr, hahr.
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
#19 ...you are off topic, as usual...and still commenting to yourself....
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Nothing is off topic when it comes to the Byzantine machinations of the Democratic clubhouse dictatorship.
Everybody is connected to everybody in this political arena. It's a daisy chain of corruption, where one hand washes the other!
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
The trolls are out in force.
Someone must have inadvertently hit some nail right on the head for them to be so pissed off!
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
From what we've just heard, Jimmy Meng has no great love for John Liu, because Johnny belongs to a different tong than Jimmy.
Both tongs were competing to control Flushing.
Jimmy has probably already given up Johnny to the feds. Now he'd better watch his ass! The rival tong is likely to be VERY unhappy!
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Does John Liu and his cousin Tommy Huang belong to the same tong?
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Southeast Queens?
The FBI should be focusing on Flushing.
That's the epicenter of Chinese corruption!
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
But Joseph Liu, John Liu's father, didn't plead guilty.
This is a first! Jimmy Meng ADMITTED his guilt.
Maybe mainland China will seize back Taiwan and we'll see an end to these low life Taiwanese crooks emigrating to our shores.
They were the Chinese that ruined Flushing.
Our local pols were their accomplices.
- Thursday, November 15, 2012
Toby Dowager Empress promote Eavan Evi Princeling from envy for crime heirs Mwng an Liu. Chinese people are better and deserve better than that. Ripablec party was home of Anna Chenault and Alfred Hong. They are FOR REAL!
- Friday, November 16, 2012
Not only did John Liu's father not plead guilty, when he was convicted he appealed his conviction.
Of course everyone has a right to do that, but that doesn't make it the moral choice.
John Liu's father WAS guilty. He should have never committed the crime and when caught he should have admitted his guilt and not wasted the time and money of the people on this country.
His appeal was, of course denied because he was guilty.
That family has no shame in my view.
Tick, tick, tick.....
- Friday, November 16, 2012


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text: Just when it looked like Kenley Jansen had taken hold of the Dodgers' closer job, manager Don Mattingly threw fantasy owners a curveball. Or maybe in Jansen's case, a cutter. After Jansen notched the one-out save on Tuesday night, Mattingly used him in a set-up capacity last night. Jansen entered the game in the top of the seventh inning and got four outs before Brandon League finished off the Nationals for his ninth save in 10 opportunities. Perhaps Mattingly will continue to use them strategically moving forward, which isn't the worst idea from a baseball perspective, but there's little doubt that Jansen is the superior pitcher. Through 162 appearances in the big leagues, the 25-year-old right-hander has averaged 14.28 K/9. Meanwhile, League has averaged just 4.11 K/9 this season and 6.61 K/9 for his career. This leads to way too many balls put into play, which opens the door for comebacks and implosions. Be patient with Jansen, as the cream should eventually rise to the top. He should be owned in all formats.Click here for the latest MLB Player News, and be sure to follow @djshort and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter.MIXED LEAGUESBrandon Beachy SP, Braves (Yahoo: 27 percent owned)Beachy has become somewhat of a forgotten man since his Tommy John surgery last June, but it's time to put him back on your radar. Fresh off an impressive appearance in extended spring training on Tuesday, the 26-year-old right-hander is scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A Gwinnett. He'll likely need around five starts in the minors, which puts him on track to join the Braves' rotation at some point next month. Don't forget, Beachy owns a 3.07 ERA over 41 starts in the majors and has averaged more than a strikeout per inning, so he could provide some serious value the rest of the way. Stash him away in a DL spot. 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You aren't picking him up for his batting average, but with his eligibility between first base and the outfield, he should be useful in deeper formats. Kyuji Fujikawa RP, Cubs (Yahoo: 34 percent owned)Fujikawa was the Cubs' closer before he went down with a strained forearm last month, but he's back in a set-up capacity now that Kevin Gregg emerged as Dale Sveum's preferred option for the ninth inning. Gregg has been out of his mind so far this season, going a perfect 7-for-7 in save opportunities while allowing only an unearned run over 10 1/3 innings, but this is the same guy who had a mediocre 4.21 ERA from 2010-2012 and averaged 8.2 K/9 and 5.2 BB/9 along the way. Needless to say, I have serious doubts about his ability to keep the job for the long haul. 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His walks are up from last year and .218 BABIP (batting average on balls in play) indicates that he has been rather fortunate, so I don't expect him to continue at his current pace, but he has likely done enough to keep a rotation spot over Carlos Villanueva once Matt Garza is ready to be activated from the disabled list. I'd consider streaming him this weekend against the Mets, who are hitting .214 as a team this month. Alexei Ramirez SS, White Sox (Yahoo: 46 percent owned)I completely understand the lack of enthusiasm for Ramirez at this point, as he finished with a lousy .651 OPS last season and only has one home run through 38 games this season, but he's still a proven commodity at the shortstop position. And it's not like he's been all that terrible for fantasy owners, as he's hitting .281 and already has seven stolen bases. And just a bonus, White Sox manager Robin Ventura has moved him to the No. 2 spot in recent days, which should increase his potential for counting stats. Maybe Ramirez won't touch his past production, but he can still be pretty useful in most formats.Scott Kazmir SP, Indians (Yahoo: 25 percent owned)Oh, I'm going there. Sure, this pick has lost a bit of momentum after Kazmir gave up four runs over five innings last time out, but I still find his resurgence intriguing. My main reason for optimism is the major spike in his velocity, as he has averaged 91.8 mph on his fastball this season, his highest since he posted a 3.49 ERA with the Rays back in 2008. Of course, the southpaw is an extreme fly ball pitcher and has never been all that efficient in the first place, so the potential for disaster remains. But I'm willing to take a flier in deeper formats. Hey, the guy is still only 29, so you never know. 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I bring this up because Franklin is hitting .339/.459/.523 with four home runs, 16 RBI, five stolen bases and a .982 OPS over 30 games with Triple-A Tacoma and is more than worthy of a promotion to the big leagues. Franklin isn't as skilled defensively as Ryan or Andino and maybe Brad Miller will get the call from the minors first, but it's clear that something needs to change soon. I'd prefer to stash Franklin if I had my choice. Andy Dirks OF, Tigers (Yahoo: 7 percent owned)Dirks missed four games in late April due to a sore knee, but he has been red-hot since returning to the lineup, hitting .333 (18-for-54) with four home runs, nine RBI, two stolen bases and a 1.019 OPS in 15 games. The 28-year-old quietly owns a .287/.339/.449 batting line over 198 games in the majors and has held his own in a small sample against left-handed pitching. While he hasn't run much in the big leagues, he has shown the potential for double-digit homers and steals. 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