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Checking into a hotel can be stressful. Even if your overnight establishment of choice doesn't lose or otherwise muck up your reservation, what if you don't have a reservation in the first place and there's no vacancy? And then, there are the hotels ...

Little Jaxon adorably freaks out when he realizes that he's unable to stop the words (a scrolling news ticker) from "leaving" the tv screen.

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Found at Narita Airport in the 1990′s.  

Undaunted by the seeming shortage of Majora's Mask limited edition New Nintendo 3DS XL consoles hitting North America on February 13, our Photoshop-savvy readers made their own, resulting in possibly the largest number of entries in 'Shop Contest history, all of them gorgeous.

When I say they are all gorgeous, I mean it. Nearly every single entry in last week's contest was an obvious labor of love. In fact, I went back through the comment section and approved every single grayed-out entry, so once you're done here be sure to check out the original post for all of these glorious results.

Judging by reactions in that post and my own beating heart, there was a clear winner this week at least, and that was sciteach with his riff on the original gold Nintendo cartridge for the first The Legend of Zelda game. It concentrated all the love in one spot.

Normally I pick 20 or so entries to spotlight along with the winner. This week it's more like 40. You people are the best.

This Week's Amazing Runners-Up

Matt-FyreUK — for using his various DeviantArt-istic talents to take my breath away in purple.

vein11 — for camera nipples.

Revillution — for three simple words.

Kirito — for one of my favorite art covers.

Marisa Ross — for her striking folk art take.

Alkaline420 — for rocking that awesome yellow and green.

FalkonLink — simple and beautiful.

Robotaino — for the clever treasure chest design. Bonus if it plays that sound...

angryangryasian — for the second best integration of the 3DS XL cameras.

Garougarudo — he made the mask himself. So much purple in this contest.

HigherQuality — for the "What if TeeFury made New 3DS XLs?" version.

exilehunter — for a sweet and simple pattern.

Arel — for my favorite "You've met with a terrible fate" riff.

Stevec — for one of my favorite interior designs.

SMJ — for a lovely scene from Link's Awakening.

NintendoJR — because sometimes black and white is best.

BonStobbe — because that Bomber's Notebook.

clarbar — MOON EYES. THE MOON EYES.

MarkoDeeJay — for a very bold sort of gold.

Brandon — because we need more sketchy pen and watercolor art on our consoles.

Mr Marsu — though it reminds me of a '70s van airbrush, it's still pretty sweet.

Nobody Ever — for one of my favorite Wind Waker designs.

preparetodrop — purple and creepy. That's Majora's Mask all right.

DistractedObserver — because I said so.

Zenrova — because damn that's pretty.

coldkick — because it's almost rosy pink.

PonchosSweater — for the special terrifying edition.

curugon — for going all Creepypasta on us.

Gene Jacket — for making his own damn Majora's Mask New 3DS XL the only way he could.

LordCorgi — for the obligatory Lonk.

Czuhc — for for waking the Wind Fish.

MTRichardson01 — because he paid me off (comment joke)

Taurenrider — but only if it comes with a tiny pixel Link holder.

GiantBoyDetective — because sploosh.

Adropofvenom — because fuck yes.

Hyrule Worriers — for my second favorite Wind Waker design.

ArdillaNegra — because we didn't get nearly enough moon.

Greg the Mad — for bringing sexy back.

Ginger Snap — for keeping things simple and sexy.

Lanception — because I can never choose between blue and purple.

SNoshery — because it's watching us.

toolsoldier — for my favorite Wind Waker edition, even if it's a bit busy inside.

And of course...

sciteach for the win!

Come back later today for the next Kotaku Shop Contest, which shouldn't take nearly as long to judge.

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Take from the 'redefined rich' and give to the who again?

 

 

Source: Sunday Funnies

 

While they sum up the reality perfectly, Martin Armstrong delves a little deeper into the slick lies...

What everyone heard at Obama’s State of the Union was how he wanted to tax the rich and prevent them from leaving their children the spoils of their life. They also were duped into believing that he wants to help the Middle Class and make college FREE. What they did not hear is his desire to wipe out the Middle Class with a tremendous tax burden.

 

The Middle Class family has been able to save money for their children up to $300,000 under the tax-exempt 529 savings program for education. They are allowed to save $14,000 a year where the profits are tax-free. About 47% of families that had the 529 plan earned more than $150,000 per year in HOUSEHOLD income. Obviously, we are not talking about the “rich” here. So how does Obama get to raise taxes on the Middle Class? First you keep lowering the definition since everyone assumes the “rich” must be someone earning more than they do. Obama also tells them he is raising taxes on the “rich” creating a clever and slick diversion or distraction with a promise it is for the benefit of the Middle Class to give them FREE college for two years.

 

The tax-code that benefits the “rich” you hear about so much is capital gains – not income but investment income. This is what creates jobs that Obama wants to tax so desperately at the normal rates. The tax legislation passed at the start of 2013 permanently extended the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for most people but also added a top marginal tax rate of 39.6% for those at higher incomes — $400,000 for single filers, $450,000 for married couples filing jointly and $425,000 for heads of household.

 

Obama’s slick distraction is going after capital gains saying (1) he is raising taxes on the “rich” for the benefit of the Middle Class and (2) he will close the loopholes for the “rich” that allows them to leave wealth to their children. First, anyone who invests money is what he calls the “rich” compared to his definition of “real” Americans who depend 100% on government to rob from everyone else to hand those spoils to them.

 

What Obama has pulled off is very clever. Promising “FREE” college for everyone is only for 2 years and this is to replace the 529 program so he can now grab what people have saved for their children’s education. Saving for a 4 year educate plus medical or law school will no longer be tax free. Obviously, a 4 year education is for the “rich” to be paid for AFTER taxes.

 

The “FREE” education is a local community college – not a university of your choice. Already, about 40% of community college students’  tuition is covered by federal and state aid. So he is cleverly taxing savings while attributing this to a benefit to be funded by the “rich” now. It is the other expenses (food, transportation, books, etc.) that are often the insurmountable hurdles that the savings in a 529 helped to pay for not to mention room and board. Additionally, in 2003, only 25% of students attending community college graduated. They have a rather poor track-record for education. Obama is NOT offering FREE college, he is only offering 2 years free so he can grab what people have saved all their years. This is very slick.

 

 

Obama will then create a real change in education. Anyone looking to get accepted to a university outside of where he lives will now have to earn every penny AFTER taxes and 4 years+ is now all funded AFTER tax.. This is a slick way to wipe out savings for Middle Class families with HOUSEHOLD income well below $250,000, which will be the vast majority. This is not a tax break, this is a substantial TAX INCREASE on the Middle Class. The definition of the “rich” keeps coming down. It was $5 million and now with his repeal of 529, it is down to HOUSEHOLD income of $150,000. Soon he will include in that HOUSEHOLD income approach everyone living in your house – not just the parents.

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