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The 7 Best Ideas for Video Games (That Will Never Get Made)
It's a golden era for video games. Services like Kickstarter are funding everything from new low-budget titles to blockbuster sequels for long-neglected classics. If you have a good idea, you can now get funding and distribution and make some solid-gold-hooker money. But then, that's the rub, isn't it? First you need a good idea, and those are hard to find ...
Wait, no they're fucking not! Look here, and here. As gamers, we all have our brilliant, perfect, tragically nonexistent game idea. I started this thread to ask people for theirs, and below you'll find just a small sampling of games so ingenious, you'll punch your own crotch just to distract yourself from the pain of not owning them. And if you work in the game industry, you should know that all of these ideas, as well as those in the comments below, are up for grabs. You don't have to share any money with us, you don't even have to credit us -- in fact, we'd probably rather you not, as typing our names would take valuable seconds that could be spent building these awesome games and giving them to us right God damn now.
NOTE: The previous volumes in this series tended to focus on "how they could be better," or "how they could go wrong," which I realize now was stupid. Video game publishers are a notoriously fickle and cowardly species, easily startled by "could-be-betters" and "could-go-wrongs." So I'll try a different tack. I'll let the ideas stand on their own, and then try to sum up in no uncertain terms why each will make you 1 billion real U.S. dollars. It is a promise. Each idea: $1 billion. So start investing in bigger pockets, dickwads, because if you make ANY of these games even close to right, your pants will literally be exploding with money.
#7. An Open-World Biker Game With Decent Controls
As a professional Internet, I understand that you may not trust me with your ideas. So if I'm asking you to show yours, it's only fair that I show mine first. So here it is: a motorcycle game. But here's the catch ... it can't be a total piece of shit.
Virtually every motorcycle game is just a re-skinned car racing game. Sure, there have been a few bulky, incredibly expensive arcade peripherals that have gotten part of the biker experience right, but it shouldn't be that hard to port a motorcycle racing game to a console. The standard controller is laid out a lot like a bike's controls anyway: You have two sets of pressure-sensitive triggers and buttons right next to each other on the underside of the controller. Those are your handlebars. Push on the trigger with varying degrees of pressure to push on the respective bar, and you have a pretty accurate simulation of counter-steering. Just above the triggers you have two buttons. On a bike, they're levers: clutch on the left, the front (or main) brake on the right. One thumb works the D-pad, which could easily control the 1-down, 4-up shifting pattern on a bike. The other thumb rests on the right analog stick, which controls degrees of throttle. For advanced users, the left stick could manage body position, and one of the buttons could control the rear brake. That's it: Those are all the vital controls of a motorcycle mapped perfectly to an existing console controller.
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Riding a motorcycle does not feel at all how it's presented in video games. They usually have you control the throttle with a trigger and steering by the analog stick. This gives you twitchy, inaccurate control, because it's actually too much input. You're not twisting a great big steering wheel on a bike; you're just subtly pushing on bars. The triggers make much more sense for steering inputs. Third-person sandbox games are the worst about this: Bikes are practically unusable in GTA or Saints Row -- they're just too fast for the clumsy controls, and you're too disconnected to manage them -- and yet that's precisely when it would be the most fun! I actively avoid stealing bikes in sandbox games, even though it is a consequences-free environment for me to explore the pros and cons of strapping my crotch to a giant steel missile. That's because in real life, you push, lean, and roll on the throttle to turn, while in video games, you corner tightly by yanking the handlebars, hitting the handbrake button, and "drifting," which is A) much less satisfying and B) a great way to volunteer as the ammunition for a meat catapult on a real bike.
How It Will Make You 1 Billion Real U.S. Dollars
Racing games occupy more of a niche market, like hardcore simulators. You're not going to make bank that way. But if you got the controls right first, then put gamers in the role of a hardcore outlaw in a GTA/Saints Row/Just Cause-style open world -- sort of like The Lost and Damned tried to do -- you would have all of the money from every motorcycle rider for the accurate controls, in addition to all the money of every gamer who just wants to ramp that fire escape without twitch-steering into a dump truck at the last second. Plus, this control scheme still leaves three whole buttons free! You could map those to hands, feet, and weapons for devastating combos to unleash against other riders at high sp-
Oh, you know what? Just make another Road Rash.
In fact, why are you making any other games at all, ever?
I guess that's what I'm asking for. Make an open-world Road Rash and get the controls right, and I will choke your whole family to death with my money -- just generation after generation of your loved ones, all suffocating and drowning in my cash, forever.
#6. Possession, the Game
By kacerolo91
"My idea: A game where the protagonist is a spirit possessing people."
"Basically, it's as follows: You can possess other people, and you immediately can use any of their abilities/powers (that is, possess a soldier and you'll use their weapons, possess an old lady and you'll have to walk slowly)."
"The key of the game is you can only spend so much time controlling the same person until they start to struggle and fight back. They eventually kill themselves, leaving you without a body, and you can only survive a short amount of time without being inside someone. As the game progress[es], the enemies will know about you and your powers, so you will have to act as the person you are controlling so the rest of the people don't know that he's possessed."
"For example, if you are discovered and some soldiers attack you, you can take the body of that soldier and keep attacking and going after the guy you were possessing before. Then, you can go back to base with the soldiers and start a big mess from the inside."
How It Will Make You 1 Billion Real U.S. Dollars
There was a Nintendo GameCube title, Geist, that tried to do this. And it was pretty friggin' rad. But it was ultimately limited by budget and technology. It ended up being more or less a level-based shooter when it needed to be much more open world. I know I harp on open-world games, because they're my personal favorite, but I understand that level-based design is often stronger. Not here. This idea needs a Watch Dogs-style reactive world to flourish, and further, it needs some complicated stealth mechanics incorporated (that whole "hobble like the old lady/act like the soldier" bit is the best part of this concept).
That was the problem with Geist: We weren't quite there yet, technologically. At least, not on consoles. But look at games like Dishonored or, to a lesser extent, Assassin's Creed. They're massively successful, largely open-world games with mostly successful stealth mechanics that made pornographic amounts of cash. And yet no current sequel to Geist is being planned. If you want to cash in on the hottest trend of this gaming generation, the possession mechanic is your trump card. In short: If you give gamers the ability to stealth-assassinate elite guardsmen while wearing somebody's Nana, we will give you 1 billion real U.S. dollars.
#5. For the Love of God, Any Kind of Mature Pokemon RPG
This is the idea that crops up the most, so let's just take the two most common variants on the theme:
The Pokemon Army
By Spudfella
"Give me a Pokemon game where the goal is to take over the world. Same classic start-up; you get one low-level Pokemon. But instead of capturing Pokemon for sport or for some Professor somewhere, you're building an army. I want to ride on [the] back of a Charizard and light Sliph Co. Tower on fire. Give me hundreds of Pidgeys and let me go Hitchcockian on Pallet Town."
"Honestly? By the end of the game I'll have caught a dozen legendary Pokemon and about two or three hundred others. That's a standing army, and I want a chance to test the might of my cumulative effort. That's what an RPG should be about, right? Let's strip all the arbitrary rules out of the Pokemon universe and let me become PokeMonarch."
"Maybe even add an option at the end, after you've beaten the Elite Four, you're given an option to begin conquest mode."
The Pokemon MMORPG
By Crossfiyah
"Two words: Pokemon MMORPG."
"No random encounters. Fully three-dimensional Pokemon, roaming the countryside, ala World of Warcraft. All to scale, all terrifying. You would have a companion Pokemon that walks around with you, and gets into battles while you give commands. You can carry six around like usual and swap them out mid-battle. It's the three-dimensional Pokemon RPG that should have existed back when the game started coming out on the N64. Or at the very least GameCube. Or the Wii. Why the hell has this never been done yet?"
"If this game came out, I would work just enough to keep the electricity and Internet bills on, and to buy enough food to keep me alive. The rest of my time would be spent playing this game."
How It Will Make You 1 Billion Real U.S. Dollars
Listen, game developers: I, like you, do not understand any of the words in the above paragraphs. I missed the window on Pokemon by a few years, and now it sounds like somebody reciting obscure Japanese stock prices. But visit the Perfect Game thread and you will see this notion repeated over and over. These people grew up with Pokemon, but that's the thing: They grew up. They're ready to explore some new territory with your property. Nobody's saying you have to stop making kid-friendly games, but give us a more adult-oriented open-world RPG-style Pokemon game -- let us Char our foes with Izards, or Poke an entire village into annihilation with our Mons, or whatever the fuck these guys are talking about -- and we will give you 1 billion real U.S. dollars.
#4. The Hunger Games, the ... Game
By garyglitter
"I really like the idea of Battle Royale: The Game. A game that's not long and not narrative-driven but totally randomized, so it takes only a few hours to finish the game, but every time you restart it's totally different. You get different weapons [and] tools and start in a different place on the island. It's like the way you never play two games of solitaire that are the same."
"You load the game and it's the dead of night and you have say ... a frying pan and a butcher's knife. A map, a torch, some health stuff, and nothing else. Maybe the other players are real-life online players. Maybe they're computerized. But you're on a huge expansive island with amazing detail, you can use anything as a weapon, or to lure people (maybe you could get firecrackers as a weapon to make noise) into certain locations. All you do is fight whoever you find, if they don't kill you first (randomized -- no person in the same place twice), gain their weapons, and the object is to be the last one left."
"Realistic health levels and spacing out of the action would build tension, the longer you play on it the more you'd want to finish it."
How It Will Make You 1 Billion Real U.S. Dollars
The idea is pure, brutal, and simple: truly randomized PVP. It is random in every sense of the word. Random in the assortment of weapons. Random in placement. Random in supplies. And there is nothing else. There's no greater point to the game beyond straight-up elimination-style competition. I don't like multiplayer games, I especially dislike PVP multiplayer games, and yet I had only one concern while reading this Perfect Game idea: How would I ever stop playing it? The variations are infinite. And what's more, the technology and mechanics are totally feasible. This could easily be a Far Cry 3 mod, for example.
And yet by stripping away the unnecessary mechanics and totally abandoning the concept of fair and balanced gameplay for all players at all expenses, you might make the most addictive multiplayer game in history. Plus, if you strike now, you can tap into that Hunger Games hype. Fill the loading time between rounds with confused young girls lusting after pouty-eyed shirtless halfwits. We don't care. Do whatever you need to do to draw your demographic. We gamers do not give a shit: If you give us Battle Royale Island, even if it's littered with annoying teenage drama, we will give you 1 billion real U.S. dollars.


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Prior to taking care of plumbing, heating and air conditioning the Drake Family came to Boise in the mid 1800's and were a major part of home steading the Treasure Valley. In 1909 they started Drake and Sons Plumbing and Heating, and in 1978 Dick Drake and Rick Drake Branched off from Drake Plumbing and started Drake Mechanical which has become the number one plumbing, heating and air conditioning service and installation shop in the Treasure Valley, Drake Mechanical is built on trust, integrity, quality service and our reputation for making sure that you-the customer is taken care of from start to finish and are completely satisfied.
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There's no shortage of differing views on a proposed law to create a registry of animal abusers banned from owning pets in Erie County.
Some pet stores find it unworkable. Farmers worry about its impact on horse owners, and animal rights activists say the latest version of the law doesn't do enough to protect all animals.
Now, the SPCA Serving Erie County, which was envisioned by lawmakers as a key agency in developing the registry, has expressed concerns about the proposal, calling it "costly to develop and implement" and "duplicitous" to current safeguards aimed at stopping animal cruelty.
"It really has to work for it to be a good idea," said Barbara S. Carr, executive director of the SPCA Serving Erie County. "And I just don't think it's the most practical way to protect animals."
Carr said she is "delighted" the County Legislature has taken up the cause of combatting animal cruelty, but she sees several flaws in the latest proposal. Among her concerns is that "current practices provide much stronger protection and better outcomes for animals."
The idea behind the proposed county law is to create a system for banning people convicted under state animal-cruelty laws from owning cats, dogs or horses for five years. Under the proposal, submitted by County Legislator Terrence D. McCracken, a countywide online registry would be created with names, addresses and photographs of those convicted. Pet stores and shelters would be required to check the registry and could face a $1,000 fine if they sell a cat, dog or horse to someone on the list.
But Carr believes the law would do little to prevent someone on the registry from traveling to a nearby county to purchase an animal. Most judges already ban people convicted of animal cruelty from owning animals for a period of time, she said, and under current policies, the SPCA and local police work with judges to check they are following the court order.
"It's actually much more comprehensive what we're doing in terms of protecting animals from going into the hands of abusers," Carr said.
Carr also raised concern that the law includes a three-month waiting period before someone on the registry can ask a court to exempt them from the ban on owning pets. In hoarding cases, she said, research shows that offenders are less likely to begin hoarding animals again if they are allowed to keep a small, manageable number of animals and seek treatment.
The proposed law appeared headed toward approval after McCracken, D-Lancaster, revised his earlier proposal to create an animal abuse registry in response to concerns from pet stores and farmers. The new proposal excluded farm animals, fish and "aquatic creatures," but it also drew new criticism, including from some activists who feel the latest version is too lax.
Tracy Murphy, who is creating a new animal sanctuary, believes farm animals should not be excluded. She pointed to a case last year in which authorities raided a Cattaraugus County farm and removed more than 70 animals described as neglected and malnourished.
Murphy wants the registry to bolster animal cruelty laws she describes as weak in protecting farm animals.
"We just want to get these animals protected in some way," she said. "It's a minimal way, but at least it's a start."
The law as it was originally proposed a year ago included a much broader definition of animals, including all farm animals, and was lauded by rescue volunteers and animal advocates during a well-attended public hearing. But the measure stalled amid concerns from farmers and pet store owners about its impact on their industries.
As a result, McCracken revised his proposal to exclude all farm animals except horses, as well as fish, turtles and other "aquatic creatures."
The New York Farm Bureau, however, remains opposed to the proposal. Timothy Bigham, area field supervisor for the Farm Bureau, said the organization is concerned that the latest version of the law considers horses "companion animals." The bureau is also concerned that someone who is convicted of lesser violations such as improperly transporting horses could be banned from owning animals.
Bigham called the county's proposal to ban that person from buying or selling animals for five years a "pretty heavy lift."
McCracken, who proposed the law, said he would take all of the concerns submitted to legislators under consideration before the proposal moves forward.
"I want to make sure it's right," McCracken said. "I want to make sure that the animals are protected and that it's not too much of a burden on the SPCA or the retail pet people. We'll put forward the best law that protects animals that is also cognizant of people's ability to do business."
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CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. — Q: Have you performed at Tahoe before? Meredith: Yeah, I have worked in Tahoe. I was a woman. I was a topless dancer at the time. It's a long story. I'm kidding. I have worked at Reno, but not Crystal Bay. I learned that Reno is an Indian word meaning Mayberry. Q: How would you describe your show? Meredith: Funny. I do standup. Talking impressions, singing impressions, very physical. It's pretty high-energy. I don't take no prisoners. Q: Who are yourinfluences? Meredith: My comedy influences are George Carlin, Johnny Carson and Jonathan Winters. Those are the guys I was always fascinated with since I was very young. Q: Those are historic comedians. How has the craft changed over the years, or has it? Meredith: It has changed because people got hipper and smarter with the Internet. But touching your crowd and beginning, middle and a punchline are same that they always were, and that got lost for a long time, especially from the late '90s up until three or four years ago. There's a bunch of young comics who are really good. I worked a crowd last week in the incredible metropolis of Winnemucca, Nevada. I saw fewer teeth than a prison dentist, and the average age was probably 26, 27, and we just had a great time. And the night before I had done a show and the average of that crowd was probably 60. So that's kind of my thing — have something for everybody. Q: You have to respect those who lose their teeth the old-fashioned way. Meredith: Yeah, when you think about it, 60, 70, 80 is not that old anymore. The Rolling Stones are 70. Their groupies have fallen and they can't get up. They used to be rockers and now they're sitting in them. Q: Is it a rush when you make somebody laugh? Meredith: A rush is a Victoria Secret's model waiting off stage who just left you. No, it's a tremendous feeling, and you know you've done your job. That's why you're here. Q: On the other side of the coin, have you ever bombed and heard crickets. Meredith: I haven't heard crickets but I have heard vegetables. Q: How long have you been doing this? Meredith: About three-and-a-half weeks. Q: Where do you live? Meredith: I have dual residences. Palm Springs and the East Bay, San Ramon. I love it. I go into San Francisco and take in the sights just like any tourist. It never gets old. Q: When I called earlier you were golfing. How is your golf game? Meredith: Can we talk about San Francisco again? Q: How do entertainers like yourself manage to keep their hair? Meredith: Fortunately there are surgical processes these days. I've had more color put in my hair than Baskin Robbins' flavors. Q: Thank you for your time, Rex. Meredith: Thank you for not making me tell my life story. It's just ugly as (blank).
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Your new knitting projects look awesome! I'm excited to see the finished poducts!
Congrats on finishing NaBloPoMo!
What I wouldn't do for a day to do stuff without the kids. ENJOY!ReplyDelete
very cool projects. im not that good yet.. i still just knit and purl straight stuff HAHAReplyDelete
I would give money to see a greyhound in a purple sweater. not much money, but some.
Ha -- a purple sweater! Where's his hat and mittens too? :)
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a big dog in a sweater is not right. I would love to see that one day.ReplyDelete
I love those fingerless gloves! They look so handy, buckling and unbuckling kiddos etc.
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I WILL learn how to knit in 2008....and you inspire me....thanks!ReplyDelete
There are two mini dobermans that hang out at my husband's work all the time and they have VERY extensive wardrobes. My husband phoned me laughing hysterically one day because they'd come in in matching his-and-her ponchos and sombreros.ReplyDelete
We have the same greyhound...no sweater.ReplyDelete
Cute gloves! I've got to finish this baby sweater I've been procrastinating on forever. And then it's onto new things. Yea.
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i have a pair of knucks on the needles right now too :) you can see them in my raverly notebook!
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The Leadership Module is the signature event of the program and one that has attracted interest among educators at Cornell and elsewhere. It is an exercise calculated to develop critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills. Designed and moderated by Professor David Fraser, the module affords an opportunity to interact in a collegial manner with distinguished leaders in science, higher education, and the business community. Professor Fraser sets the stage for a scenario that raises scientific, political, economic, social, and ethical issues. Each student and each facilitator is assigned a role. From time to time participants are asked to make decisions based on information that is revealed as the scenario unfolds. Toward the end of the meeting, the facilitators are invited to step out of their assigned roles to comment on the module and the principles they employ in making decisions.
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This workshop considers diseases caused by infectious agents, or their products. It is an exercise in interactive, student-directed learning. The workshop focuses on diseases that are emerging in nature. Many are exacerbated by population mobility, habitat disruption, climate change, or the inappropriate use of antibiotics. The first part of the workshop consists of student presentations. One presentation considers antibiotic resistance while three others focus on diseases selected by the students. In an evening session, facilitators comment on aspects of emerging diseases that reflect their personal experiences and interests.
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The veterinary profession and the public at large are deeply concerned about the consequences of the deliberate release of microbial agents or biological toxins that pose a health threat to humans or animals. A workshop addresses these matters. As in the Emerging Diseases Workshop, students conduct library research on four diseases frequently cited as bioterrorist agents. A panel of expert facilitators leads the students in a discussion of these diseases. The evening session affords an opportunity for the facilitators to expand on the day's discussion and to comment on the preparation needed for a career in public health.
Drug Design and Development Module
The module serves as an introduction to the opportunities and challenges of drug discovery, development, and marketing, with a focus on veterinary pharmaceuticals. Three student teams compete in a discovery and marketing exercise. Organized by Dr. Michelle Haven, Vice President Business Development, Licensing and Strategic Planning, Pfizer Animal Health, the module acquaints the participants with career opportunities for DVMs in the pharmaceutical industry.
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The film "A Few Good Men" provides the basis for a discussion of the characteristics and limitations of leadership. Students consider these matters in the context of the film and reflect on their significance to leadership in veterinary science.
Career Discussions
An introductory discussion broadly addresses training and career options for DVM graduates. The meeting sets the stage for more detailed discussions of graduate training later in the program.
Careers in Industry
Leadership Program scholars learn about career opportunities for veterinary graduates in the pharmaceutical industry. They do so as mock applicants for positions as research scientists, animal management specialists, or veterinary pathologists. The exercise is facilitated by Dr. Gerard J. Hickey, Senior Director, Pharmacology and Animal Health, and two of his colleagues at Merck & Co. The module affords opportunities for students to explore career opportunities in a major research-oriented pharmaceutical company while simultaneously providing practical experience in the interview process.
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Translational Science
Students explore the concept of translational science in the context of a case study. Guidance is provided by a facilitator whose career combines animal patient care with basic research conducted at the cutting edge of his or her clinical or service discipline. A distinction is drawn between translational science and clinical research as represented by protocol development, clinical trials, and enquiries into the natural history of disease.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Truckee High School 2013 Project Graduation is holding a fundraising raffle in support of a safe, supervised, and sober graduation night. The prize, a 51-inch Samsung Flat Screen HDTV, was generously donated by Charlie and Nancy Riley, owners of the Truckee Sears Hometown Store. The raffle drawing will be held at the Truckee Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, scheduled for Nov. 30 at the train station. "Charlie and Nancy have donated the Raffle prize four years in a row," said Joanna McMullen, Project Graduation's Raffle committee chair. "Their support has been a big part of Project Graduation's success."Project Graduation was instituted at Truckee High School more than 20 years ago in an effort to discourage hazardous and harmful activities often associated with high school graduation celebrations. We promote the message that celebrating without alcohol and drugs is the right choice, a fun choice, and a safe choice.The Project Graduation celebration starts a few hours after the formal graduation ceremony. Participating graduates are whisked away to a surprise destination. The location, entertainment, food, and transportation are all provided to give graduating seniors a chance to celebrate together. Each participant signs a commitment contract promising to remain alcohol and drug free for the entire event. Parents of the senior class do all the fundraising and organizing. Parents of the junior class participate as chaperones for the event. The goal of the Project Graduation 2013 is to make this evening affordable and available to all graduating seniors.Our main fundraising event is the Raffle, along with the Senior Fashion Show & Silent Auction held in the spring. "We are very grateful to Charlie and Nancy Riley for their grand prize donation," said Raffle committee member Dianne Kamenetsky. "The Truckee Hometown Sears Store has been very supportive of Project Graduation."Raffle tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at the Truckee Sears Hometown Store, Renewal Dermatology and Laser, Glow Salon, Dickson Realty, and at the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, while supplies last. The tree lighting ceremony is always a great time, and one lucky winner will be walking away with a new HDTV. Ticket holders need not be present to win.For more information call 775-815-0324 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I am writing this letter to you because I feel that only by getting the highest authority's attention in Toyota UK am I likely to achieve a positive outcome from the engineering manufacturing failing that I am about to describe to you.
In 2007, I visited a Toyota showroom in Bristol with a close friend who was looking for a new car. Whilst in the showroom I was so impressed with the versatility of the Verso that I decided it would be the perfect next car for my family as my wife and I were planning to have a second child. In 2009 I found a Toyota Corolla Verso in excellent condition with an 05 plate and with only 30,000 miles. So I purchased the Verso and over the period of 12 months was extremely impressed with its versatility, reliability and fuel economy. Unfortunately, recently a fault has occurred with the vehicle, which I have discovered is rather well documented both in the Toyota Owner's Club website and within the RAC website forum. Before I describe the next events to you, I would like to explain that I am a UK Chartered Aircraft Engineering Officer, and I am used to identifying complicated and extreme fault symptoms and diagnosing them. I also look after the cars that I own and I have looked after my family car very well.
I have now owned the Verso for almost 3 years and the car now has now acquired 70,000 miles. In the last couple of months I started to note a slight knocking noise coming from under the bonnet of the car. I put this down to the possibility that I might have a pump that was starting to fail and decided to leave it until I could identify further symptoms. A few weeks later the knocking started to get worse and I noticed that it was appearing throughout all the gears, but not when the car was placed into neutral and I started to get concerned about the gearbox. Last week I placed the car with my local village garage to investigate the knocking noise explaining that I thought it was either a gear driven pump or the gearbox itself. The mechanic quickly identified that the gearbox was indeed the source of the issue and shortly after he had informed me of this fact I discovered a rather well known fault with the Toyota Verso gearbox output bearing that has been documented on the 2 websites I have already described to you.
I hope you appreciate that I have owned many cars with more mileage on them than my current Toyota and I have never had a gearbox fail on me before. In fact, like many motorists, I expect the gearbox to outlive many other critical components on the vehicle. I note your latest sales and marketing literature which states that:
Verso carries Toyota's five-year/100,000-mile warranty, but many components are designed to last more than double that time. All engines use as many maintenance-free components as possible, and even the tyres have been chosen to give the best balance of performance and durability.
I find this regular failure inexplicable of Toyota, given your company's reputation and feel that your company ought to be feeling a great deal of shame at the failing of a critical component such as the gearbox; take a look at this web thread (http://www.frasersoft.net/toyota/) from the RAC website forum. I fully expect to find the output bearing to be at fault on my Verso and the RAC forum will soon have a new post on this issue from me with your response, which I am hoping will be to my entire satisfaction as a potential loyal Toyota customer.
I am about to have a re-conditioned Toyota gearbox fitted and I expect your company to recover the cost of all parts to me. I cannot emphasise enough that I find the potential catastrophic failing of a vehicle's gearbox at 70,000 miles deeply disgraceful and quite dangerous.
I look forward to receiving your response on this matter.
Thank you for your letter dated 16 April 2012 addressed to Jon Williams, President & Managing Director. Jon has read your letter and asked me to
respond on his behalf. I am sorry to hear of the problem you have
experienced with the gearbox on your Verso and the disappointment this has obviously caused.
I appreciate you taking the time to write to us and I understand the reasoning behind your request. However, on this occasion, I regret that given the age of the vehicle, we are unable to assist with the cost of your repairs.
I appreciate this response may disappoint, and regret that on this occasion we are unable to meet your expectations.
Yours sincerely
Jenny Shipley
On behalf of Jon Williams
President & Managing Director


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The Seneca Nation's plans for a bigger, more elaborate casino in downtown Buffalo got the legal go-ahead Friday when a federal judge dismissed the last of three lawsuits seeking to block the project.
Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny rejected the argument that the downtown casino is illegal, ending for now an anti-casino group's seven-year legal battle with the Senecas.
The group, Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County, plans to appeal Skretny's decision.
The Senecas, meanwhile, claimed victory after being on the losing end of two previous casino rulings by the judge.
"Many years have been spent debating these issues," Seneca President Barry E. Snyder Sr. said in a statement. "We are one step closer to putting this behind us."
It's not clear what impact, if any, a federal court appeal may have on the casino project, but the Senecas are moving ahead as if they anticipate victory.
The nation is in the midst of a $130 million expansion that will replace the current slot machine-only casino that opened in 2007 with a much larger complex featuring 800 new slots, as well as table games and a small restaurant and bar.
The Senecas say the new casino, located at Michigan and South Park avenues, will open this fall and employ nearly 500 people.
Skretny, who had ruled in favor of casino opponents in two previous lawsuits, found reason to rule against them this time.
This suit, like the previous ones, argued that the Senecas do not have jurisdiction over their downtown property and, even if they did, the land is subject to a federal prohibition against gambling.
Skretny, in his ruling, pointed to a "new and critical" development regarding the federal government's approval of the downtown casino.
Unlike the two previous suits, he concluded that the Senecas' downtown property is "gaming eligible" because it is now clear that Congress never intended its gambling prohibitions to apply to the casino in Buffalo.
The judge specifically pointed to the National Indian Gaming Commission's January 2009 approval of the casino.
"Apparently Judge Skretny relied on that as adequate authorization," said Cornelius D. Murray, a lawyer for the citizens group. "We respectfully disagree."
It was that same 2009 decision that, in fact, prompted this latest lawsuit.
The citizens group filed the suit, its third, in April of that year and argued that the Indian Gaming Commission changed the rules to benefit the Senecas and then waited until the day President Obama was sworn into office to formally sign off on the new casino.
The group also accused the commission of ignoring Congress' intent when it approved the project in 2009.
The suit also led to new allegations that a personal relationship between a high-ranking government lawyer and a lawyer for the firm that once represented the Seneca Nation resulted in a serious conflict of interest and tainted approval of the downtown casino.
Skretny eventually ruled against the citizens group and found the lawyers' relationship – the two are now married – did not play a role in the approval of a Seneca casino.
Friday's ruling denied the group's motion for summary judgment and dismissed its lawsuit.
"We're obviously disappointed, but we think there's several avenues of appeal," Murray said. "A case of this magnitude and importance is not going to be decided at the district court level."
The Senecas, in contrast, downplayed the likelihood of an appeal.
Snyder, in his statement, referred to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's recent interest in casino gambling and suggested that the Senecas are not alone in believing that casinos can help boost the local economy.
"The leaders of New York State have recognized that gaming is an important element of the region's economic recovery," Snyder said. "The Seneca Nation looks forward to the grand opening of the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino."
Skretny's ruling came just days after Cuomo announced his intention to push for a new competing commercial casino unless the Senecas end their $600 million casino revenue-sharing dispute with the state.
The governor said he would give the nation until the third week of June to resolve the dispute.
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2013 Taiwan Film Series
All screenings are free and open to the public. Following screenings on Nov 4, 18, and 25.
Friday, Nov 1, 6:30 pm, Art Auditorium (Art 132)
"At the Rooftop (天台)"
An action-musical about a group of slackers and their brawling, skirt-chasing escapades features extravagant dance numbers. Directed by Mandopop superstar Jay Chou (周傑倫). 122 min.
The screening will be preceded by a reception at 6:00 pm.
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"Hi, Baby! (嗨!寶貝!)"
Heat-warming journeys of four families overcoming barriers of language and culture to adopt children in Taiwan. 90 min.
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Taipei falls into a bloody post-apocalypse dead zone as a virus sweeps the city overnight. Directed by Joe Chien. 85 min.
Monday, Nov 25, 1:00 pm, Moore Hall 258
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A spirited journey of a group of indigenous children finding their confidence and voices through singing. 64 min.
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Storm spotters work around the clock and they are ready to roll when the conditions turn bad.
Before watches and warnings go into effect, the National Weather Service receives and counts on information from the trained spotters located all over northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
"Radar can only do so much," said Wayne Johnson, with Skywarn. "It can only see it in the air, not on the ground and that's where our spotters come in.
Spotters will look at what's happening on the ground.
Johnson said storm damage is very telling and spotters train annually to know what to look for.
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This program will highlight setting priorities in the midst of a disaster, establishing an Incident Command System (ICS), coordinating and tracking resources, arranging and enacting mutual aid agreements, and dealing with requests for resources through the use of Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC).
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Greensboro, NC -- Virginia College, a for-profit college based in Birmingham, Alabama, hopes to open its first North Carolina campus in Greensboro.
According to The Business Journal, they still need regulators to approve of the move.
The UNC Board of Governors was scheduled to consider the school's application for licensure at its meeting later Friday.
According to the licensure report, Virginia College plans to offer 12 Associate's degrees, ranging from a variety of health care related fields to criminal justice, network engineering and paralegal studies.
The school also plans to offer three degrees in business administration, criminal justice and network management.
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on January 29, 2013 - 12:41 AM
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I love watching food shows. Who would have thought cooking would become a competitive sport? Certainly not my mom.
But is what you see being prepared on these shows actually good for you? I understand these might be recipes you are proud to serve at your next get-together, but what about the nutritional value?
A recently published article in the British Medical Journal indicates that most of those scrumptious recipes flunk the nutrition test. Good for the palate, bad for the body.
Researchers took 100 recipes randomly selected from celebrity chefs and compared them to nutritional guidelines for carbohydrates, protein, fat and fiber. Not one meal – not one – met World Health Organization standards for balanced eating. They had too many calories, or too much fat, or too much salt, or too much sugar. And they all lacked fiber.
If nutrition is your game, these recipes would not be your thing.
Researchers then looked at packaged meals, such as Lean Cuisine. They found that these were actually more nutritious than the celebrity chef dinners – and I must tell you I don't find frozen-food entrees to be the epitome of nutritional cuisine.
What's a person to do? I certainly don't recommend you serve Healthy Choice or Hungry Man at your next family gathering. And I don't expect you to stop cooking fun stuff you see on TV. But you can adapt what you see to make interesting, tasty foods you would be proud to serve.
Buying a software program to analyze the nutritional content of each meal is possible, but that takes time.
So here are some tricks I use when I'm crafting recipes.
• Start by using a nonstick skillet sprayed with nonstick spray. This allows you to saute with less oil, and less oil means fewer calories
• If a recipe calls for sour cream, substitute nonfat yogurt. If it calls for sugar, use half the amount and substitute honey for the rest.
• Leave out the salt. Studies have shown that if you use salt at the table, especially chunky sea salt or kosher salt, you'll often consume half as much as if you mix it into the food.
• Spice up your dishes with the amazing variety of non-salt seasonings on the market. I recommend buying several so you can decide what you like. If you want great taste, consider Penzey's. They have a dynamite variety of seasonings to please any palate (penzeys.com).
Everyone should learn how to cook, because it puts you in control. You can customize your meals, and it's cheaper, too – always a bonus for me.
Improving nutrition is critical, especially when Centers for Disease Control estimates show that 70 percent of us will be overweight by 2020.
My spin: If your dish looks too good to be true, it probably is. Take those celebrity recipes and be creative in improving their nutritional value. Maybe you'll become a celebrity yourself. Stay well.
Dr. Zorba Paster is a family physician, university professor, author and broadcast journalist. He also hosts a popular radio call-in program at 3 p.m. Saturdays on WNED.


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
I do it all the time: Write notes in my head Ill never send. A friend has conversations in his head thatll never happen in real life. I prefer my notes, because theres no rebuttal. Whatever works, right? So
. heres what Ive been mentally scribbling (all my imaginary notes are hand-written) lately:
Dear Jack-in-the-Box: When I want a pork-flavored milkshake, Ill feed Bac-Os to a cow. Sound fair?
Dear Mimi Alford: We all know JFK was a dog, but youre a fame-ho. Writing a steamy tell-all about an affair when nobody alive can refute your claims is A) cowardly and B) greedy. Enjoy your 15 minutes. P.S. Your grandchildren must be so proud.
Dear PETA: I believe you started out as a force for good. But these days, honestly, you make me so mad I could punch a kitten.
Dear brother T-Bob: Im sorry you called me in a panic because your eight-year-old said he doesnt believe in heaven or hell. Maybe if you actually took him to church he might get the concept. Just a suggestion.
Dear sister Moonbeam: I am not interested in trying your new healing by telephone shtick. We have plenty of snake oil already. Holistically yours, Julie. (Your youngest earth-sister. The one with curly hair.)
Dear brother Bubba: Thank you for the Outback gift card for Christmas. Youve given me one for a decade now, and I appreciate it. However, I havent eaten meat in two years. But my carnivore husband and his friends will love it!
Dear Mother: I never have and never will tell you my husbands salary. So stop asking. Mwah!
Dear Mr. Animal Control Man: We know the goats are out. They were out yesterday and last week, too. My husband has bought a tent and wire cutters. He plans to set up camp by the fence and devote the rest of his life to patching it.
Dear Ex-hair stylist: I paid you to do my hair, not complain about your kids, bills, neighbors, in-laws and husband. Word to the wise: A bang trim shouldnt take two hours.
Dear Co-workers: No need to panic if you see sweat streaming down my face in February, or devil horns emerging from my head. Ditto when I burst into tears watching a dog food commercial on TV. Its just Mother Nature having a laugh.
Dear Dr. Oz: I like you. I really like you. But the wheatgrass shot thing just doesnt work for me. You know what does? Caramel shots.
Dear Driver Honking at Old Man on Bicycle: Do you really think he prefers pedaling a beat-up bike on a 40- degree day? Put down the latte, take a breath and give him a break.
Dear Country Neighbors: Do you really have to burn leaves every single day? I cant run a mile in any direction without having a choking fit. Running and gagging is not great cardio.
Dear Person Who Abandoned Dog at Cemetery: What a stellar human being you are. I hope Roseanne Barr goes to your house and sits on your head.
Dear Blockbuster: Youd better check your files again because, when your lousy kiosk was broken for the fifth time in two weeks, I went inside the store to return that Danny McBride movie, which was so bad I cant remember the title. In fact, I want a refund on the $2 I paid to rent it. (Okay, this one I actually sent.)
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A light "whappp" to the back of the head, done with an open palm in an upward motion. The physical equivalent of the phrase, "Whatta you, a moron?!"
Someone oughta give that damn Illinois driver a dope slap for driving like an idiot!
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Tagging anyone in the back of the neck unexpectedly for doing something particularly stupid.
Commonly done by mothers.
Commonly done by mothers.
Mom quickly dopeslapped billy for oogling Mrs. Kent's daughter thru the window.
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a dopeslap is what happens when two clueless people try elaborate handshakes at the same time.
It is funny watching jesse and chris dopeslap each other.
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LISBON - The county's insurance carrier recently provided a cash settlement to a New Waterford-area family after they claimed an errant shot fired by a sheriff's deputy grazed their son's leg.
The insurance carrier - CORSA, for County Risk Sharing Authority - paid an undisclosed sum to the family after their attorney threatened to sue the Columbiana County Sheriff's Office over the Aug. 17, 2011, incident. The mother of the boy said they were paid less than $50,000, with the check arriving in September.
According to reports, deputies were responding to a domestic dispute at a Macklin Road residence just after midnight, and Sgt. Tom Foley was inside the residence interviewing witnesses when he heard three gunshots. Foley went outside and found Deputy Jon Price with his handgun drawn, and Price told him he fired at a dog that had charged him.
Behind the dog was the 17-year-old boy who lived there, and he said he had been struck in the leg. The boy told Foley he was chasing the dog after it escaped from the house when shots were fired and he felt something strike him in the leg. The boy pulled down his pants to reveal a small red mark on his thigh.
Foley reported he also saw that Price had his weapon trained on the people from the house who also ran outside to see what was going on, and Price was ordering them to stay back. Foley told Price to put the gun back in his holster, which he did.
Price said he arrived at the residence after Foley and was walking toward the front door when he saw a person and a snarling dog coming from around the back of the house. Price said the dog lunged at him, which is when he pulled his firearm and fired. The dog was uninjured.
Lt. Brian McLaughlin conducted an internal investigation and he found two holes in the ground where the boy said Price was standing when the dog charged him and two "dings" in a car and a hole in the fender.
"After seeing the scene and looking at the pictures of the vehicle as it was that night (of) the incident, it appears that two of the three shots were fired at an extreme downward angle, with a third shot probably fired a bit more outward," McLaughlin wrote, adding the boy's injury was caused by a bullet fragment or something the bullet struck.
Based on the internal investigation, Chief Deputy Allen Haueter concluded that Price was justified for shooting at the dog and that the shots were fired in a downward direction.
Sheriff Ray Stone concurred with Hauter's ruling, and he said they were never able to determine whether the boy's thigh was grazed by a bullet or rocks shattered by the bullet. "We're not sure what struck the car," he added.
The county also paid $764 for repairs to the car.
The conclusion was disputed by Boardman attorney Edward Hartwig, who was retained by the family and threatened to sue the county. Hartwig said in a letter to the county that his investigation revealed five shots were fired in the direction of the boy and that he was grazed by one of the shots. He also claimed photographs clearly show that bullets penetrated the car, which debunks the theory that the shots were fired in a downward direction.
"The investigation was clearly self-serving, inadequate and inaccurate. My client has suffered serious emotional distress as a result of this incident. He has been reliving the incident over and over and has experienced nightmares and flashbacks," Hartwig concluded.
Assistant County Prosecutor Tad Herold said CORSA made the decision on its own to settle with the family before Hartwig filed a lawsuit. He said a CORSA representative advised him in late July they were probably going to settle for some amount, with no admission of guilt on the county's part.
"I think the decision to settle was largely one of economics. It would probably cost more to have fought the claim (in court)," Herold said.
Since the department reached the conclusion Price was shooting at the dog to protect himself, no disciplinary action was taken, although he was required to undergo additional firearms training.
The initial sheriff's report of the incident that was published at the time referred only to the domestic dispute, and made no mention of any weapons being fired by a deputy.