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Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 01:25 PM CST | By Ash_735
In what seems to be a rush up to the Christmas break Rockstar Games isn't holding back, this is going to be quite the post, so first up is the latest patch for Grand Theft Auto V, which is now version 1.19 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 users and version 1.05 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users, this is the "Festive Surprise" bundle, which adds a couple of vehicles, weapons (including a Homing Rocket Launcher), clothing items and masks and of course brings back ever increasing snowy weather to Los Santos, building up gradually over the next few days. Below you can read the full patch notes for this update:
New Features / Updates
- Players are now able to own a third property, allowing potential ownership of up to 30 cars and 9 bicycles.
- Deadzone and Acceleration sliders have been added to control Settings.
- First Person Mode Auto Level Camera on/off setting has been added to Settings.
New Content
- Four new vehicles have been added to Southern San Andreas Super Autos:
Bravado Rat-Truck, Vapid Slamvan, Dinka Jester (Racecar Livery), Dewbauchee Massacro (Racecar Livery)
To obtain these vehicles in Story Mode:
PS3 / Xbox 360: These vehicles can be obtained from the Special Vehicle List when in a player-owned garage.
PS4 / Xbox One: These vehicles can be purchased online from San Andreas Super Autos.
- Two new weapons have been added to Ammu-Nation in GTA Online (Not supported in the Shooting Range):
Homing Launcher ('Fire and Forget'), Proximity Mine
To obtain these weapons in Story Mode:
PS3 / Xbox 360: Weapons are deposited direct to the character's weapon wheel with a full clip of ammo.
PS4 / Xbox One: Weapons will unlock and be available for purchase from Ammu-Nation after passing certain missions in Story Mode.
- 30 new tattoos have been added to all Tattoo Parlours in GTA Online.
- Five new Kit items have been added in GTA Online:
Black Combat Chute Bag, Charcoal Combat Chute Bag, Forest Combat Chute Bag, Gray Combat Chute Bag, Tan Combat Chute Bag
Players who log in on either the 24th December, 31st December, or the 1st January will be gifted a Firework Launcher with five rounds. The launcher will be permanently added to the player's inventory. Players who already own the launcher will receive 5 rounds when logging in on each of the above days.
The Christmas Day Gift will be available only to players who log in to play GTA Online on 25th Please note that this is only available from the Christmas Day Gift and cannot be purchased.
Second Chance Event Items
Players who missed out on getting T-Shirts and Beer Hats in Events this year will be given a second chance to try and get them, as well as a few new items with a new special crate dropping each day over the holiday period.
Festive Period (Time-limited content)
- Christmas Tree added to Legion Square.
- Christmas Trees added to all Apartments.
- Please note that the weather option will be removed from Job lobbies during Snowy Weather.
- Snowballs added whilst Snowy weather is active. These can be gathered and stored by pressing D-pad Left when a player is unarmed. Nine Snowballs can be stored at a time and will melt and disappear when swapping sessions or starting Jobs.
- The Firework Launcher has been added back to Ammu-Nation for the festive season. This item will be available to purchase from the 24th December until the 5th Fireworks will now be more festive than previous fireworks.
- 90+ new Festive Surprise themed items of clothing have been added for male and female characters to all clothes stores. All of last year's Holiday Gifts clothing will also be available during the Festive Surprise. All time-limited clothing added for the Festive Surprise period is free to purchase.
- Five new Festive Surprise themed masks have been added to Vespucci Movie Masks for male and female characters:
Elf (3 variants), Gingerbread Man, Penguin
Generic / Miscellaneous fixes – Story Mode – PS4 / Xbox One
- Fixed an issue where one of the Peyote plants is resetting after being picked up.
- Fixed an issue where Lester's first assassination mission does not affect the Stock Market correctly.
- Fixed an issue where Michael's drinking animation could be seen occurring incorrectly if he answered his phone mid-drink.
Generic / Miscellaneous fixes – GTA Online – PS4 / Xbox One
- Fixed multiple issues to allow improved matchmaking and connectivity speeds.
- Fixed an issue where players who left their character wearing masks when migrating were unable to remove them when attempting to update their character's features.
- Fixed an issue where players were able to make their vehicle appear to hover after exiting a Mod Shop.
- Fixed an issue where character faces would flicker on the D-pad down player list.
- Fixed a number of map holes / escapes.
- Fixed an issue where players were seeing large amounts of 'Timed Out' errors after migrating their accounts.
- Fixed an issue where some Collector's Edition items were not transferring properly / available for free after migration.
- Fixed an issue where BMX physics had changed, creating issues with Races and stunting.
- Fixed an issue where it was possible to lose player control for a period of time when selecting to host a Race from the pause menu while On Call.
- Fixed an issue where player character faces could age rapidly after several hours of playing.
- Fixed an issue where it was possible to become stuck on 'Launching Session' when starting a LTS match.
- Fixed an issue where players could hang when transitioning to a game corona.
- Fixed an issue where the Flight Suit mask could obscure the player character's face in the Character Creator after transferring to PS4 / Xbox One from PS3 / Xbox 360.
- Fixed an issue where Leaderboards could flicker when being viewed.
- Fixed issue where players could hang when a lobby Host attempted to launch 'Meth'd Up'.
- Fixed an issue where adding Turbo upgrades to a vehicle could make it slower.
- Fixed an issue where player characters could be seen putting on Top Hats instead of a Helmet when on a Motorbike.
- Fixed an issue where some hairstyles could become unavailable after transferring a character.
- Fixed an issue where players were unable to use the 'Online Event' button during the initial boot screen.
- Fixed a small issue where a player's character could pop slightly after completing a Parachuting Race.
This update is already available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users, with the PlayStation 3 patch rolling out across regions and the Xbox 360 version heading out soon.
Second, PC users will be happy to know that Grand Theft Auto V on PC will support Steam Achievements, as well as a few other Steam specific perks, pre-orders will be going up soon.
Thirdly, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is now available on Android devices! The iOS version of the game has also been updated, the patch notes can be read below:
- Universal App! Play on all your supported iOS devices*
- Full Retina Display resolution support
- Support for MFi controllers
- Updated, highly customizable touchscreen controls
And the reference for the title of this post can be found here.
DECThe update you've all been waiting for...
Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 09:30 AM CST | By Ash_735
HEISTS! Over on IGN they have an exclusive reveal for Grand Theft Auto: Online's much anticipated update, along with an interview with Imran Sarwar, the lead designer for missions on GTAO. IGN have also put up a trailer showing the new cutscenes, scenarios and even a glimpse at some new weapons we'll be using in the new update. You can watch this trailer below:
The article also contains a batch of new screenshots, we've put a small sample below but be sure to check IGN for the full details. Sadly however, there's still no set date for the content, but we're promised that Heists will be released "Early 2015".
NOVBlack Friday to Cyber Monday Sale at Rockstar Warehouse
GTAGaming.com - General News | @ 01:10 AM CST | By Ash_735
From now until Monday over at the Rockstar Warehouse you can currently save 30% off all Gear and Collectibles! Including all popular Grand Theft Auto V merchandise as well as items from previous Grand Theft Auto games and other Rockstar titles. So head on over there now and see if anything stands out!
NOVGTAV now the BEST selling game in the UK
Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 12:50 PM CST | By Ash_735
More good news for Rockstar Games this week as Grand Theft Auto V has now gone on to become the UK's Best Selling Game of All Time! The previous record holder was 2010's Call of Duty: Black Ops, but thanks to the recent re-release of Grand Theft Auto V on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and soon, PC via Steam) the game has now surpassed those numbers sold by Call of Duty, the game has also shot straight to the top of the UK charts becoming the Number #1 selling game once again. In response to that, PlayStation have recently uploaded a new TV Spot trailer for the game on their YouTube channel, which you can watch below:
NOVGTA V PS4 Live Stream
Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 09:33 AM CST | By Zidane
We're going to be hosting a GTA V PS4 Live Stream! Come join, or just chat GTA!
NOVFULL Grand Theft Auto V Radio update
Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 06:00 AM CST | By Ash_735
We gave you a small sample the other day but with the game already arriving for some people and Digital Copies starting to go active across the world, here is the FULL Radio playlist added to Grand Theft Auto V, which features many cut songs we pointed out last year along with a whole host of new tracks:
The Blue Ark
"Addi Truth" by Vybz Kartel
"Kingston Town (Remix)" by Busy Signal feat. Damian Jr. Gong Marley
"Loyals (Royals Remix)" by Demarco
"Money Come And Money Go" by Lee "Scratch" Perry
"Mr. Moneyman" by Danny Hensworth
"Roast Fish & Cornbread" by Lee "Scratch" Perry
"Topic Of The Day" by I-Octane
Channel X!
"Don't Push Me Around" by The Zeros
"I Don't Need Society" by D.R.I.
"John Wayne was a Nazi" by MDC
"Linda Blair" by Redd Kross
"Los Angeles" by X
"The Enemy" by D.O.A.
FlyLo FM
"Eddie You Should Know Better" by Curtis Mayfield
"You Never Come Closer" by Doris
"Medication Medication" by Flying Lotus feat. Krayzie Bone
"Work Title: What We Want" by XXYYXX
"Make Money" by Lapalux
"B Adams" by Mono/Poly and Thundercat
"Osaka Trade" by Flying lotus
"Masquatch" by DOOM
"Early Mountain" by Flying Lotus
"Into Vogon Skulls" by Dimlite
"Fuck The Makeup, Skip The Shower" by Knower
"4AM (Araabumzik Remix)" by Kaskade
Los Santos Rock Radio
"30 Days in the Hole" by Humble Pie
"Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles
"Burning Heart" by Survivor
"Carry On, Wayward Son" by Kansas
"Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
"Circle in the Sand" by Belinda Carlisle
"Coming On Strong" by Broken English
"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins
"Fortunate Son" by Credence Clearwater Revival
"Gimme All Your Lovin'" by ZZ Top
"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain
"Peace of Mind" by Boston
"Roundabout" by YES
"Shadow of the Night" by Pat Benatar
"We Built This City" by Starship
The Low Down 91.1FM
"Bounce Lady" by Pleasure
"Climax" by Ohio Players
"Changin'" by Brass Construction
"Funny Feeling" by The Delfonics
"I Believe in Miracles" by The Jackson Sisters
"Magic Mountain" by War feat. Eric Burdon
"Stories" by The Chakachas
"Superman Lover" by Johnny Guitar Watson
100.7FM Non Stop Pop
"6 Underground" by Sneaker Pimps
"Alright" by Jamiroquai
"Applause" by Lady Gaga
"Bad Girls" by M.I.A.
"Cooler Than Me" by Mike Posner
"Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas
"Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz
"I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys
"Kids" by Robbie Williams feat. Kylie Minogue
"Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox
"Living In A Box" by Living In A Box
"Me & U" by Cassie
"Meet Me Halfway" by The Black Eyed Peas
"Midnight City" by M83
"Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
"New Sensation" by INXS
"On Our Own" by Bobby Brown
"Promises,Promises" by Naked Eyes
"Send Me An Angel" by Real Life
"Small Town Boy" by Bronski Beat
"Something Got Me Started (Hurley's House Mix)" by Simply Red
"Tape Loop" by Morcheeba
"Tell it to My Heart" by Taylor Dayne
"Tennis Court" by Lorde
"The Time is Now" by Moloko
"Wait" by Blow Monkeys feat. Kym Mazelle
106.1 Radio Los Santos
"Bad News" by Danny Brown & Action Bronson
"Bugati" by Ace Hood feat. Future & Rick Ross
"Came Thru/Easily" by Chuck Inglish feat. Ab-Soul & Mac Miller
"Collared Greens" by Schoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar
"Do It Big" by Problem & Iamsu feat. Bad Lucc & Sage The Gemini
"Everyday" by Trouble feat. Gucci Mane
"Hunnid Stax" by Ab-Soul feat. Schoolboy Q
"I Can't Wait" by Young Scooter feat. Trinadad James
"Kush Coma" by Danny Brown feat. A$AP Rocky & Zelooperz
"Millions" by Skeme
"Relaxin'" by G-Side feat. G-Mane
"Sellin' Dope" by Freddie Gibbs & Mike Dean
"Swimming Pools (Dank)" by Kendrick Lamar
"Upper Echelon" by Travi$ Scott feat. T.I. & 2 Chainz
"Work" by A$AP Ferg
"Work" by Young Scooter feat. Gucci Mane
Radio Mirror Park
"Always" by Panama
"Crystalfilm" by Little Dragon
"Flutes" by Hot Chip
"Forget" by Twin Shadow
"Heartbreak" by Age of Consent
"Hold On" by HOLY GHOST!
"In Real Life" by The Ruby Suns
"Living In America" by DOM
"Mesmerised" by Scenic
"New Beat" by Toro Y Moi
"O.N.E." by Yeasayer
"One Girl/One Boy" by !!!
"Polish Girl" by Neon Indian
"Pharaohs" by SRTRKT feat. Roses Gabor
"Strangers in the Wind" by Cut Copy
"The Drummer" by Niki & The Dove
"Truly Alive" by Mitzi
"When You're Out" by KAUF
Rebel Radio
"Crazy Arms" by Ray Price
"Dippin Snuff" by Marvin Jackson
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" by Tammy Wynette
"Get With It" by Charlie Feathers
"Highwayman" by The Highwaymen
"She Made Toothpicks of the Timber of my Heart" by Home & Jethro
"Back And Forth" by Cameo
"Do It Roger" by Roger
"Flashback" by Imagination
"Flashlight" by Parliament
"Gotta Get My hands (On Some Money)" by The Fatback Band
"Joystick" by Dazz Band
"Mothership Connection" by Parliament
"Nights (Feel Like Gettin Down)" by Billy Ocean
"Walking Into Sunshine" by Central Line
Vinewood BLVD Radio
"Answer To Yourself" by The Soft Pack
"Fall In Line" by Mind Spiders
"Gone for Good" by Nobunny
"Next Stop" by Bleached
"Sixpack" by Jeff The Brotherhood
"Turn It Around" by The Men
"Used Blood" by Coliseum
"Who Needs You" by The Orwells
WCC-FM: West Coast Classics
"1st of Tha Month" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
"Afro Puffs" by The Lady of Rage
"Ballad of a Menace" by CPO
"Bow Down" by Westside Connection
"Captain Save a Hoe" by E-40
"I Got 5 On It" by The Luniz
"No More ?'s" by Eazy-E
"Servin' Em Heat" by South Central Cartel
"Sherm Stick" by Jayo Felony
"The Murda Show" by Spice 1 feat. MC Eiht
"This D.J." by Warren G
"We Roll Deep" by The Conscious Sisters
Worldwide FM
"Shark Week" by Sinkane feat. Salvatore Principato
"Body & Soul" by William Onyeabor
"Kool FM" by Four Tet
"Made to Stray" by Mount Kimbie
"World in a Room" by Anushka
"Why You Wanna See My Bad Side?" by Smokey Robinson
"Street Life" by Randy Crawford
"What You Need" by FLUME
"Hive" by Earl Sweatshirt feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies
"Numb" by Portishead
"Black Magic" by Jon Wayne
"1-69" by Roman Gianarthur
"Treat Me Like Fire" by Lion Babe
"KILLDAT" by Dam-Funk
"Run Away" by Jamie Lidell
"Recover (CID RIM Remix)" by Chvrches
"Let Yrself Be" by Jimmy Edgar
"Viajero" by Clap! Clap!
"No Balanço De Conoa" by Maga Bo feat. Rosangela Macedo & Marcelo Yuka
So there you have it, all 162 songs added to the game! What do you guys think? Has it changed your opinion of the overall quality of the soundtrack?
NOVWe Just Gave GTA V (old gen) Its Final Send Off
Grand Theft Auto V - Community News | @ 07:17 AM CST | By Zidane
We just gave GTA V and GTA Online last gen its final send off with a 4 1/2 hour live stream. #GTAVNextGen, here we come!
NOVA Sample of the new GTAV Radio
Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 12:00 AM CST | By Ash_735
Always brought up but never really given details on, we've been told time and time again that the re-release of Grand Theft Auto V on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Steam) would have "over 100 new songs". Some songs have slipped out here and there, mainly via online previews, but we wanted you guys to know more. For now here's over 35 new songs we can confirm you'll be hearing across Los Santos and Blaine County when you pick up the new version of the game:
Channel X!
"Don't Push Me Around" by The Zeros
"John Wayne was a Nazi" by MDC
"The Enemy" by D.O.A.
FlyLo FM
"B Adams" by Mono/Poly and Thundercat
"Into Vogon Skulls" by Dimlite
Los Santos Rock Radio
"Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles
"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain
"Peace of Mind" by Boston
"Shadow of the Night" by Pat Benatar
"We Built This City" by Starship
The Low Down 91.1FM
"Changin'" by Brass Construction
"Funny Feeling" by The Delfonics
"I Believe in Miracles" by The Jackson Sisters
100.7FM Non Stop Pop
"Kids" by Robbie Williams feat. Kylie Minogue
"Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox
"Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
"On Our Own" by Bobby Brown
"Send Me An Angel" by Real Life
"Tennis Court" by Lorde
"The Time is Now" by Moloko
106.1 Radio Los Santos
"Came Thru/Easily" by Chuck Inglish feat. Ab-Soul & Mac Miller
"Collared Greens" by Schoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar
"Relaxin'" by G-Side feat. G-Mane
"Upper Echelon" by Travi$ Scott feat. T.I. & 2 Chainz
Radio Mirror Park
"Mesmerised" by Scenic
"Pharaohs" by SRTRKT
"When You're Out" by KAUF
Rebel Radio
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" by Tammy Wynette
"Highwayman" by The Highwaymen
"Joystick" by Dazz Band
"Nights (Feel Like Gettin Down)" by Billy Ocean
"Walking Into Sunshine" by Central Line
Vinewood BLVD Radio
"Next Stop" by Bleached
"Turn It Around" by The Men
"Who Needs You" by The Orwells
WCC-FM: West Coast Classics
"We Roll Deep" by The Conscious Sisters
Worldwide FM
"Let Yrself Be" by Jimmy Edgar
"What You Need" by FLUME
"Why You Wanna See My Bad Side?" by Smokey Robinson
Any stand out tracks for you guys? Liking the new additions so far? Let us know what you think on Facebook or Twitter!
NOVLet's Go All The Way, new GTAV trailer for PS4/XBO
Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 10:22 AM CST | By Ash_735
The song used in this trailer is "Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox.
MP4 Download - 1080p
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NOVPSA: How to keep the full Radio Playlist post update on San Andreas
GTA: San Andreas - General News | @ 05:25 PM CST | By Ash_735
Well, it seems Rockstar Games are forcefully removing songs from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on Steam, today a near 500MB Patch was released for the game, great right? A patch that big must be fixing a lot of things? Nope. This patch just replaces the Radio Station files to remove the following tracks from the game:
Playback FM
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
Radio Los Santos
2 Pac - I Don't Give A f*ck
NWA - Express Yourself
Bounce FM
Fatback - Yum Yum
Roy Ayers - Running Away
The Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Tom Petty - Running Down A Dream
Joe Cocker - Woman to Woman
K-JAH West
Black Harmony - Don't Let It Go to Your Head
Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell
Radio X
Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Master Sounds 98.3
Charles Wright - Express Yourself
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park
James Brown - Funky President
Macer & The Macks - Soul Power '74
James Brown - The Payback
The JB's - Grunt
The strange thing about this however is that unlike Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Rockstar are forcing the tracks to be removed from ALL Steam versions regardless of when you purchased the game, this is bringing up all sorts of conflicts with consumer rights, for Vice City, Rockstar created a new app id for a version of the game without certain tracks, but those of us who purchased and owned the game on Steam BEFORE the rights ran out, we got to keep the full version. That's not the case with San Andreas sadly.
However, before you launch Steam where it will update the game ASAP to remove these tracks, make sure you do a backup of the following files:
And simply restore them once Steam has finished patching the game. Now your copy of San Andreas will have the full radio playlist as it should. Sadly this new patch also breaks quite a few things, and Rockstar STILL haven't fixed the issue of the missing 16:9 resolutions for this EXE (Hell, even 5:4 resolutions are missing too), and we're also getting reports of save games being broken as well as the game defaulting to 16-bit colour.
A shame to see Rockstar couldn't be bothered to actually fix anything in the game whilst they had the chance, meanwhile a small group of modders were able to release a barely 200kb file that fixes the majority of the engine problems and restores a lot of missing PS2 effects and features. Rockstar, I'm sure the nice modders would share their code with you if you just asked.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. - Last month, WTOP reported that red-light camera tickets jumped 343 percent in Rockville between August and December 2012, compared to the same period in 2011.
However, the number of red-light camera tickets is declining so far in 2013, according to documents obtained by WTOP.
Rockville issued 2,047 tickets overall in January and February. While the number is up from 1,510 tickets during the same period in 2012, it is down from 8,782 tickets issued last August and September.
"The drivers' past behavior was inappropriate. They weren't coming to a full and complete stop before making a right turn, as required under the law," says Maj. Michael England of Rockville City Police, referring to what is known as a rolling right turn. "The new behavior is known and they come to a full and complete stop, so the numbers have dropped."
Critics of red-light camera programs point to studies in Los Angeles, Longview, Wash. and parts of Illinois that show nearly 90 percent of all tickets come from rolling right turns.
But a 2004 study from Texas A&M's Transportation Institute found that accidents from these turns are exceedingly rare and do not pose a serious traffic safety problem.
England says Rockville only issues tickets for rolling right turns when the driver is going above 13 mph, which he says is dangerous to pedestrians.
"We throw out any tickets if we're unsure about whether it's a violation," says England. "Our goal is that every citation holds up in court."
Meanwhile, there has also been a similar drop in tickets at two intersections (at West Gude Drive and Gaither Road and at West Gude Drive and Research Boulevard), but not all drivers are seeing the decline.
In the first two months of 2013, 665 tickets were issued at Gaither Road and 352 tickets were issued at Research Boulevard, according to the documents. The 2013 numbers are up from the same period in 2012 but down from the 5,342 tickets combined at the two intersections last August and September.
Rockville City Police say they will unveil five new red-light cameras later this year at the following locations:
- Westbound Park Road at N. Stonestreet Avenue
- Northbound N. Washington Street at Middle Lane
- Southbound Tower Oaks Boulevard at the I-270 Ramp
- Northbound Gaither Road at Redland Boulevard (one block from West Gude Drive)
- Westbound W. Jefferson Street at W. Montgomery Avenue
Rockville City Police have not released the exact date to when these cameras will become operational. Some of the cameras are on state roads, requiring state approval.
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At left, Muy, an English mastiff owned by Aaron Lanigan and David Gleza, of Gig Harbor, appears to be in a drooling contest with Toby, a therapy St. Bernard, owned by Stan Stearns, also of Gig Harbor.
Chaz Bonz, a purebred Pomeranian, is happy to have the chance to greet new people while at the leash of his owner, Char Wojciechowski, of Port Orchard.
Silverdale resident Nicole Ribeiro gets her puppy fix with Soren, a Chihuahua mix she "borrowed" from the Kitsap Humane Society booth at Donkey Creek Park.
Tracy Vaughn of Olalla, a volunteer with the Prison Pet Partnership Program, works with Zeezee, a lab mix. Vaughn said the dogs are named alphabetically, and Zeezee, naturally enough, is the 26th dog.
Port Orchard residents Al and Anne Rosal are among the many who strike out early in the day as they walk the waterfront with their cairn terriers, Bonnie and Roland.
Karla Berkshire, of Belfair, gets plenty of attention from Sedona, her long-haired dachshund.
Joseph Delorenze, 12, of Lakebay, keeps a close watch over his brother, Lexington, 2, while they look over rock memorials by artist Howard Bing of Burien.
Gig Harbor resident Bob Gootkin, a member of the Gig Harbor Lions Club, is in charge of the grilled onions for the day at the club's booth that was serving up hamburgers and hot dogs.
Ezri, a border collie with the Jet City Jumpers, a fly ball dog club, runs over some jumps to retrieve a tennis ball while trainer Joy Adiletta, of Bothell, looks on.
While their owner, Rochelle Whitney, of Bremerton, checks in, basset mix Sampson, left, and Joey, a purebred basset, take in the sights, sounds — and especially the smells — of the Harbor Hounds event.
Gig Harbor resident John Neugebauer, a volunteer with the Prison Pet Partnership Program, takes a moment to get a photo taken with Keeper, a border collie-Aussie mix who is new to the PPPP.
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For advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, current therapies are limited. These therapies at best may offer patients survival benefits on the order of approximately 4 months, and can still have side effects which may be serious. Newer therapies are in trials which attempt to enhance survival and limit toxicities. This report was of a phase II study looking at a novel angiogenesis inhibitor utilizing monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The drug works by neutralizing VEGF, consequently stopping new blood vessel formation which thus limits the blood supply to the tumor.
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Grigson's first draft class mostly shining
As of Week 13, Colts general manager Ryan Grigson's has a lot to be proud of, namely his first draft as the head honcho in the big leagues.
With the first pick, Grigson was gifted a no-brainer in Andrew Luck. Franchise quarterback search complete.
In round two and three, he used the "best player available" mentality and shored up an obvious hole at tight end, selecting arguably the two most talented prospects in the draft, Coby Fleener and Dwayne Allen.
Some people were confused by these picks, but I loved them. You essentially replaced Dallas Clark and Jacob Tamme's respective skillsets on the cheap, and you initialized a youth movement.
Fleener appeared to have the makings of a homerun pick after putting together a very impressive Pro Day, but throughout this season he has struggled with a shoulder injury.
Allen, on the other hand, has been very solid, gaining 385 yards on the year and getting in the end zone twice. His blocking has also been impeccable.
Rounds one and two considered, a general manager should hit on these picks. However, the GM that can find talent in the trenches of the draft, known as rounds 3-7, is the one that has the formula to build a contender.
If this year is any indication, Grigson appears to doing exactly that.
T.Y. Hilton arguably embodies Grigson's success as a talent evaluator, coming out of the third round and proving to be an explosive playmaker with an immediate impact as a rookie.
Hilton's breakout game came in Week Nine against the Dolphins, in which he topped 100 yards for the second time. But last week against the Bills, Hilton displayed his goods as an all-around football player, scoring two touchdowns with one coming on a punt.
Yes, a punt return for a touchdown, people.
Hilton may be small, but his immense speed and constantly improving route-running is what takes him to the next level. The Colts really needed speed when Pierre Garcon left, and Hilton provides it.
After trading up for the Florida International product, Grigson arguably nabbed his finest pick, after Luck, in his first rodeo.
In the fifth round, Grigson made his worst pick in nose tackle Josh Chapman. Chapman had suffered a severe knee injury in college and his injury woes only continue—he has yet to play a snap for the Colts.
But despite the questionable selection of Chapman, Grigson took LaVonn Brazill and the incredibly promising back, Vick Ballard.
Brazill hasn't been much to write about, but Ballard has been impressive. The Mississippi State alum has stepped up in the absence of Donald Brown and now continues to challenge him for reps.
The Colts, surprisingly, have the pieces in place to form a running game with two backs featuring unique styles.
I don't think it's absolutely true that Grigson was simply looking to make his first draft one of signature offensive players, but more so taking the best available and building from there.
Next up? Defense, defense, defense.
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"I'm not just a football coach. I'm not just here to win games and neither is anyone else (in our program). I could not be prouder of who you are and what we are becoming together... (doing things the right way every day) is our culture, that is what makes us Cyclones."
Paul Rhoads, who was born 10 minutes from Jack Trice Stadium and went to high school 20 minutes from Iowa State's home field, has proven to be the perfect leader of the Iowa State football program.
Iowa State rallied from a 24-7 deficit to beat Oklahoma State. Coming into the game Iowa State had an all-time 0-56-2 record against teams ranked among the top six spots on the AP poll. The incredible comeback affirmed Rhoads' transformation of a Cyclone football program that unmistakably bears his personal brand.
The extraordinary rush of thousands of Cardinal and Gold clad fans on the field after Iowa State's thrilling win mirrored the scene of ISU's 44-41 triple overtime victory over Iowa earlier in the season.
Iowa State's season earned the program a new respect. Klein was named the 2011 Big 12 Conference co-defensive player of the year. Wide receiver and kick returner Aaron Horne was the Big 12 Conference offensive newcomer of the year. Offensive lineman Osemele was a first-team All-American. Knott, whose only BCS scholarship offer was made by Rhoads after seeing the linebacker on film in the head coach's first week at Iowa State earned first-team all-Big 12 honors.
Looking back, Rhoads turned heads when he arrived as Iowa State's new head football coach in December of 2008.
When Rhoads had his first team meeting in the spring of 2009, he told his Cyclone team that "I am proud to be your coach and we will prepare diligently to win a bowl game."
Win a bowl game? In 2009? The Cyclones had been 8-27 over their three previous seasons.
Indeed. The New York Times rated Iowa State 112th among 120 NCAA FBS teams nationally to start the 2009 season. The Big 12 media ranked the Cyclones dead last in the league's pre-season poll.
At the Dec. 2008 press conference introducing him as Iowa State's new head football coach, Rhoads compared his return to ISU and his native state, to a Hollywood script. On the last day of 2009, his team wrote the best possible sequel, ending his inaugural season with a Cyclone bowl game victory. The reward for keeping that faith was a seven-win season and a victory over Minnesota in the Insight Bowl played in sunny Tempe, Ariz. on New Year's Eve.
Go back two months before the Insight Bowl, to the Iowa State locker room following the Cyclones' 9-7 win at defending Big 12 North Division champion Nebraska on Oct. 24.
Above the ear-shattering noise of a wild celebration, Rhoads implored his team to hear him clearly. Injury and illness had depleted the Cyclone squad (the Cyclones played without starting quarterback Austen Arnaud and starting tailback Alexander Robinson) after the team had just scored Iowa State's first win in Lincoln, Neb. in 32 years.
"We had people tired everywhere, we had people sore everywhere," an emotional Rhoads told his jubilant players, his voice wavering from a mix of elation and exhaustion. His next words have become synonymous with the Phoenix-like ascendency of the Iowa State football program under Rhoads.
"Listen to me, listen to me," Rhoads said in a hoarse voice, struggling to be heard above the clamor of victory. "I am so proud to be your football coach."
The historical significance of Rhoads' success in his first Iowa State season was underscored by his place as the first Cyclone football coach to win seven games in his initial campaign since 1907. He was the first coach in ISU history to post a winning record in his initial Cyclone season since 1931. Smith led the Big 12 in tackles and was a first-team All-Big 12 selection, while David Sims was named the Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
Rhoads coordinated the Pitt defense for eight seasons (2000-07) before moving to Auburn in the same role in 2008.
His resume includes a 2004 Big East Conference championship with the Panthers. Five of the defenses he coordinated ranked in the nation's Top 30 for scoring and three in the NCAA's Top 12 for fewest yards allowed. His aggressive philosophy allowed Pitt to score 10 defensive touchdowns from 2004-06.
Rhoads' last two defenses (Auburn in 2008 and Pitt in 2007) before coming to Ames ranked 15th nationally in scoring defense and fifth in total defense, respectively. The Sporting News named him the best defensive coordinator in the Big East Conference.
Rhoads coordinated defenses for both Walt Harris and Dave Wannstedt at Pitt. He was approached by Auburn's Tommy Tuberville to move to Auburn in 2002 after two spectacular seasons at Pitt but turned down the offer. Tuberville again offered Rhoads his top defensive coaching position prior to the 2008 season and he accepted.
Rhoads' familiarity with Iowa State goes back to his youth growing up in central Iowa but also includes a five-year stint as inside linebackers (1995) and secondary (1996-99) coach with the Cyclones. He was a member of Dan McCarney's first staff at Iowa State.
Six of Rhoads' former defensive backs have been drafted by the National Football League, including Pitt's Darrelle Revis (the 14th overall pick by the Jets) in 2007. He has coached in nine bowl games, including the 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the 2000 Insight Bowl (against Iowa State), and the 2002 Insight Bowl with Pitt. Fourteen of his Panther defenders earned first-team All-Big East honors including H.B. Blades (the 2006 Big East Defensive Player of the Year) and Scott McKillop (the nation's leading tackler in 2007). Blades and McKillop both earned All-America honors.
The Iowa State head coach lettered three seasons (1986-88) as a defensive back at Missouri Western.
Rhoads earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 1989 at Missouri Western and was the recipient of the Chris Faros Scholarship, which honors the football team's top senior student-athlete. Rhoads added a master's degree from Utah State in 1991.
Rhoads' father, Cecil, was a high school coach for more than three decades and has been inducted into the Iowa High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame. His mother, Mary, was a teacher and homemaker. Rhoads is the youngest of five children. Paul and his wife, Vickie, a former basketball player at Missouri Western, have two boys, Jake and Wyatt. Jake is a member of the Iowa State football team.
Rhoads has been active in the Central Iowa community and has participated in the work of the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Iowa, Children and Families of Iowa and the Iowa Caregivers Association. He was inducted into Ankeny High School's Hall of Honor in 2014.
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ERIC FINE: I was just in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, and one theme that shined through was "the Japanese are coming." A big attraction for Japanese and Korean investments in China is low wages. There are substantial and continuous wage pressures in China and that brings a big challenge for existing investments. The countries that I visited are all seeing substantial interest and in many cases are already seeing inflows from Japan. The Koreans are close on their heels. I don't think the market fully appreciates what a big change this can be. Companies are not just moving there to have low-cost production for their exports. Together, these four countries have almost half a billion people, so it's a fairly large market when you add them together.
I would say increased geopolitical tension in the South China Sea region is another reason why the Japanese and the Koreans are more keen to diversify away from China than they have been.
FINE: We spent a lot of time meeting with the central bank [Bank Indonesia]. The best news is Indonesia's central bank has a real mandate for macro stability. They've corrected many of the problems that we saw during the market reaction to taper fears and are also broadly supported by Indonesian citizens. The central bank is viewed as responsible for maintaining macro stability. This is not a controversial political issue inside Indonesia and that was very positive to me.
Number two: most of the investors that I know or see when I look at positioning surveys don't have significant exposure to Indonesia. So even with bad news, investors already have low allocations.
The negatives were that I wish I got a little more sense of proactivity from Indonesia's central bank. I did not get the sense that it was going to aggressively get ahead of the game the way an ideal central bank would. It had a chance to hike rates. The market wasn't expecting it, but if it had, I think that would have really changed investor perception. The other negative is that structural reforms likely will not happen until after elections.
Overall, I came away with a mixed picture on Indonesia. In terms of macro stability, the central bank has got the mandate. I do wish they were pursuing the mandate a little more aggressively. Furthermore, the deeper structural reforms are also going to have to wait until after the elections.
FINE: Malaysia is excellent as always. Its policymakers are really among the better ones in Southeast Asia. The central bank is very professional and diligent. The concerns I have in Malaysia are off-balance-sheet debts that it is guaranteeing. Because they are issuing a lot of guarantees, their official debt levels are not as low as they may seem. That's one issue. Another issue is demographics. Fifty or so years ago, half the population was Chinese and the other half was Malay. Right now it's about twenty percent Chinese. The anecdote you hear is the Chinese send their children to Singapore to work because of greater opportunities. That demographic tendency is negative. < /p>
The positives, as I have said, are the policymakers are excellent. The best example of their excellence is reducing the subsidies and raising prices for electricity. In my opinion, that's a really good reform. The other is that they've got limits on their fiscal spending.
I came away from Malaysia with a mixed picture. Bottom line, I believe that inflation will rise. I don't think they're going to hike interest rates and I don't think they should hike interest rates. But for the next twelve months, it might look like they should raise interest rates and I'd rather not be in a market where it looks like you should raise interest rates even if I believe they're doing the right thing.
FINE: For the Philippines, the negative is that inflation may be rising. They're probably not going to hike rates and they shouldn't hike rates. I think it is a good policy but it's going to look bad. Another negative is that the long end of their bond market is just too gappy and illiquid, and I'd rather not deal with that if I don't have to.
The good news is that the Philippines is one of the most boring countries compared to the other countries in that region, but in a good way. Their policy is very consistent and they had a big improvement in the ease of doing business. The World Bank does a survey on ease of doing business, and the Philippines was one of the most improved in the most recent survey. You can see it through the structure of the economy, the ability of people to go in there and start a business quickly, hire people, and start making profits has improved dramatically. That's a great long-term benefit, but it doesn't do much for me in the very short term. So I came away thinking that the Philippines is nice and boring. It's a good and safe place but may be too safe in the sense that the returns aren't going to be that terrific for the next twelve months or so.
FINE: Vietnam was terrific. I've been doing EM for 25 years now and it is very rare for me to go to a country and find it to be actually cheap. Forget the asset prices, I mean going to a restaurant and being able to buy a meal at a low price. It's anecdotal, but the Big Mac index exists for a reason. It is a measure of how cheap an economy is. Number two: interest rates are high in real terms. Number three: the government has learned one of the most important first lessons new governments learn. It's a communist government moving to a more diverse political and economic framework. They've learned that macro stability is important. If you don't have macro stability, you might lose power. I think the currency's going to be stable. A devaluation for that country is one or two percent. Interest rates are around eight percent. So I think they are pretty stable.
The real issue there is structural reform. There are a lot of structural issues that don't look like they're going to be addressed. It doesn't really bother me in the short term because I think you're getting more than compensated for that, but at some point there's going to be a conflict between macro stability and structural reform. They're going to have to decide, and it might take a little bit of volatility, but I don't see that becoming an issue for at least twelve months. I came away from Vietnam very positive.
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Even fewer know that Vachon's accomplishments rank him among the greatest goaltenders to have ever played the game, yet he continues to be denied the honor of being inducted into the hallowed halls of the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF).
A close look at Vachon's career statistics shows that he ranks ahead of a considerable number of goaltenders who were inducted into the HHOF years ago (for details, see Time To Right A Wrong: Hockey Hall of Fame Must Induct Rogie Vachon).
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The hills and valleys are alive with the sound of ... Caterpillars. And cement mixers, vehicles in reverse, power saws, hammers, diligent workers.
The Route 19 corridor, from the Peters-Upper St. Clair line through South Strabane Township, is rife with new construction, renovation and ambitious projects. Its a stretch of a dozen miles with dozens of things transpiring in an ever-changing Washington County landscape.
And that landscape is changing as much physically as it is metaphorically. Tens of thousands of tons of earth have been moved or are being moved to accommodate Ashwood Commons, Meadows Landing, Park Place and smaller but equally vital, vibrant endeavors.
This corridor is amazing, said Richard Sieber, public relations director for St. Clair Hospital, which is building a medical facility in Peters.
Here is an update on major commercial work that was recently completed, is ongoing or is planned along the dozen or so miles that run through the townships of Peters, North Strabane and South Strabane:
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n St. Clair Hospital: The building housing medical offices and an outpatient clinic is on schedule to open in the spring, said Rich Sieber, public relations director of the Mt. Lebanon-based hospital. He could not give a more specific time frame.
Outside construction is nearly complete on the facility, which is slighty south of McMurray Road in Peters, along the southbound lane. Work on a left-turn lane from the northbound side still has to be finished.
St. Clairs new building is two stories and will have 40,000 feet of space, on a site of a former home improvement center and dance studio. Diagnostic services such as MRI, ultrasound, CAT scan and X-rays on the first floor and physicians offices on the second.
Location, location, location is more than a mantra for the real estate profession. It was a major reason St. Clair paid $2.995 million in January 2010 for the nearly three-acre site in a bustling community.
We have seen a 34 percent increase in the number of patients from Peters Township, Sieber said. Also, a lot of our physicians are from there. This building is in a central location for a lot of people.
He also touted the layout of the site: a green barrier in the front, the center behind it, then a parking lot for 180 vehicles.
The nice thing is the lot is in the back, Sieber said. That is more aesthetically pleasing.
n Giant Eagle Express: The OHara-based grocery chain already had a full supermaket in the township, near McMurray Road. But it is still going to build one of its smaller stores three miles to the north.
A 14,000-square-foot Express will go where South Hills Ford used to be, on the southbound side of Route 19. It will not be a convenience store, but will have some charactersistics of one.
There will be commonly shopped grocery items, including produce, and a wide selection of prepared foods like subs and fruit to go, said Dick Roberts, a company spokesman. There will be a deli, but no cheese department.
Beer is likely, too. I knew they got a liquor license, said township manager Mike Silvestri. Theyre going to have a cafe that sells beer.
Roberts could not confirm plans for alcohol or the installation of GetGo gasoline pumps, although gas is generally something that a Giant Eagle Express has.
This is the third Giant Eagle Express. One opened about seven years ago in Harmar, Allegheny County, and the other in Indiana, Pa., in May.
Remains of the car dealership have to be demolished. Roberts said there werent timetables for start of construction or opening of the Express store.
n Chiropractic site: The property at 3380 Washington Road, most recently the home of a chiropractic clinic, may be rearranged.
Blaise Larkin, a partner with Madison Realty Group, the property owner, said his firm is looking to lease or build something else there.
The existing building, at the intersection with Hidden Valley Road, has 23,000 square feet but could be expanded. Larkin said his group purchased, then leveled a nearby house that included a pizza shop. That land also would accommodate additional parking. He said a medical office would be a good use for the space.
n South Hills Honda: Silvestri said this auto dealership, on the northbound side near McDonalds and Forest Lawn Gardens, plans to convert its three buildings into one large one.
n Damons site: Ed Dunlap has purchased the property that he leased for his Damons restaurant, which is now closed along the southbound side. He plans to sell it.
n First Niagara/PNC branches: Same building, different bank. The structure that had been home to PNC was taken over by the First Niagara McMurray Branch.
The interior was gutted and remodeled after PNC moved out in December 2011, and First Niagara opened Aug. 27. Its building sits in front of the McDowell Shops, off the Route 19 northbound lanes.
The PNC branch relocated to the opposite side of Route 19, and from slightly south to just slightly north of McMurray Road. It opened in late December on the old Donaldson farm property.
n McDonalds: The venerable fast-food restaurant, on the northbound side, reopened Tuesday with a renovated interior and exterior, and hoping patrons are lovin it.
It is a bit larger and features the arcade design that is becoming common at McDoanlds restaurants nationwide.
This is the first McDonalds in the Pittsburgh region to have LED lighting inside, in the parking lot and on signs.
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n Ashwood Commons: The office condominiums project has taken off. The three two-story condos that have been built have 100 percent occupancy.
JND Properties, the developer, wanted to give businesses the option to own their space instead of leasing it a strategy that has worked. Shari and Joe DeNardo, JNDs owners, plan to build five more buildings on a 9.5-acre property accessed by Ashwood Drive, on the northbound side of Route 19, a short distance from Weavertown Road.
n Park Place: This two-tiered project along the northbound side of Route 19 will straddle North Strabane and South Strabane. For a description, see the next item.
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n Park Place: Dave Biafora is a partner with Premier Commercial Real Estate Service in Morgantown, W.Va. He doesnt hesitate to express his professional affinity for the region about 50 miles to the north.
We think Washington County is a great development opportunity. Its been pleasant working with North and South Strabane.
Then he dropped a dreaded A word.
. . . although some of the government stuff in Pennsylvania is ridiciulous. Were building a bridge for a 4-inch stream, which has caused delays. The first phase hasnt been as pleasant as it should be. It took two years to get all permits right.
Premier is the developer of the two-part Park Place project near the northbound side of Washington Road. Phase I, in South Strabane, is well under way, and Phase II, in North Strabane, is in the blueprint stages.
Earth movement is nearly complete, a retaining wall is up and some paving has been done at the first site, which encompasses 14 acres just off the T-shaped intersection of Racetrack Road and Route 19. An entrance to Park Place is being built, making that intersection a crossroads. Biafora said the work should be completed by the end of the month.
Phase I will feature two buildings. One will be a two-story, 40,000-square-foot structure with retail and food outlets on the first level and office suites and a child development center on the second. Dairy Queen, Little Caesars Pizza and Gloria Jeans Gourmet Coffee & Teas will be among the shops, Biafora said, and there will be a gas station.
He expects Phase I to open in the second quarter of 2013.
The second phase is being mapped out on 30 nearby acres in North Strabane. Plans include an apartment complex featuring 200 units, a 20,000-square-foot mixed-use building, and a restaurant and/or hotel.
Biafora said Premier hopes to close on that property by the end of 2012.
n Meadows Landing: A sewage permitting issue is raising a stink at the 204-acre development that parallels the southbound lane of Route 19 from the Stone Creek apartment complex to Washington Ford.
Harmony Medical Holdings, the lessee of one of the plots in this development, plans to erect a surgery center and medical office building. Work on the pad was nearly complete last week, but construction of that facility the first project on the site cannot begin until the owners get a sewage permit.
A provision in the South Strabane municipal code mandates that each construction site has a permit, issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Meadows Landing Associates owns the property. Attorneys Gerald Cipriani and Hal Kestler comprise the ownership group, and Cipriani spoke at the township supervisors meeting Oct. 9, requesting an exemption to the provision. He said he and Kestler thought they had until February to secure the permit.
Without it, Cipriani said, Meadows Landing Associates cannot acquire financing to pay for subsequent building phases, and that construction could be pushed back to the spring. He said one tenant has backed out because of the situation.
Cipriani could not be reached for comment.
Harmony Medical, headed by Howard Goldberg, M.D., has recieved township approval for Lot 9, and intends to construct a two-story building with 45,000-to-50,000-square feet. The site would be the new, enlarged home of Tri-State Surgery Center and the medical offices of Washington Ear Nose & Throat, which opened on Leonard Avenue in 2004.
The surgery center will be about 19,000 square feet with the remaining space reserved for medical offices and a womens diagnostic center, to be run by Washington Hospital. The hospital will be a minority owner of the project.
Developers also plan to have other offices and retail, residential and light industrial porperties on the site. Massive amounts of earth have been moved by workers on the job from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
n Olive Garden: Tara Gray, spokeswoman for Olive Garden, said the South Strabane restaurant is scheduled to open in early December. That is a positive prospect for the township and The Foundry property, which has lain mostly dormant for more than three years.
The township wants that area to develop, to get back on track, said John Stickle, South Strabane manager. Were hoping this spurs additional development at The Foundry.
Construction on what will be Washington Countys only Olive Garden is near completion. The restaurant is slightly south of Max & Ermas, the only business operating on The Foundry property off the southbound lanes of 19.


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LONDON -- After struggling with Norton anti virus for 18 months I finally attempted to uninstall it. It was causing my computer to rapidly churn out windows pages from time to time. It was taking 15 minutes each time to reboot.
Worst of all it kept indicating that I needed to update LiveUpdate even after I had just done this. I sent dozens of emails to customer services trying to sort this out but they never came up with a workable solution. So I was never sure whether Live Update was completed successfully or not.
When I asked customer services to tell me whether or not I was fully protected they always dodged the question.
I have sent several emails and a letter asking for a rebate for the unused period. This is being very generous as they should rebate me for the months of inconvenience. I got a response directing me to an expensive foreign phone line. And it is three weeks since I sent the letter and still no response.
I have found out that they automatically renew peoples' subscriptions. I have contacted them saying they DO NOT have my permission to take money from my bank account. But they have not replied to me.
At the moment I do not have an internet connection at home thanks to Symantec. I got left with no antivirus cover and had to stop using the net. Another problem is that the uninstallation didn't remove all the files. I managed to remove some of them manually but others wouldn't delete.
I just do not know what these undeleted files may be doing to my computer.
All in all the Symantec experience is a very bad thing and I do not recommend them to anyone.
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jenjenn on 09/21/2007:
When you signed up for this service, there's a disclaimer that states you will automatically be renewed, and if you choose not to, please contact customer service.
Anonymous on 09/21/2007:
Have you used their uninstall tool? It's very much like McAfee where you can only completely remove it with their removal tool.
Charly2 on 09/24/2007:
I was not aware of agreeing to automtic renewal. But I got an email from Symantec today saying that it has been cancelled. So it looks like this problem is now sorted. But they are still quibbling about my rebate. I deserve this at least after all the trouble I have gone to trying to make the software work.
I used the official uninstall tool. But it left many files on my computer. Some of these are undeletable. As I said, I just hope these files aren't effecting my computer.
Anonymous on 09/24/2007:
Download http://www.ccleaner.com. It is free and should get rid of the crap Norton left on your computer. 85 million downlaods and no complaints from users.
Charly2 on 09/26/2007:
Thanks Superbowl
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I recently ordered Norton Antivirus 2010 as a download from Symantec for 39.95 (or so I thought). A month later, my electronic bank statement revealed that Symantec had debited my account $140 in three separate transactions. Two debits were just double-bills for the 2010 Norton Antivirus and one was for an internet security package at $70, which I never ordered.
I went to a Symantec chatroom to complain, and the stsffer immediately agreed to a full refund, no questions asked. The catch is I won't get my money back for 5-10 business days. And the company removed all its software from my computer. Also, they immediately wanted a statement from me that I was satisfied with their customer support (forget about it!).
I did some research and learned this company has been sued for deceptive business practices in the past and recently paid a fine to the NY State Attorney General for renewing subscriptions without permission and charging debit/credit cards.
It's ironic that people are getting ripped off by a "security" company that purports to protect consumers from viruses and other internet malfeasance. If you decide to do business with them, make sure to have your magnifying glass handy to read the fine print in their offerings! (I assume I missed the fine print)
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Anonymous on 05/07/2010:
This is what I use for antivirus protection, and it's free:
You must be careful downloading it, because around every turn, they try to get you to dl the paid version. But, it's a great program, I've been using it for years.
MDSasquatch on 05/07/2010:
Even better, go to Microsoft's homepage and download Security Essentials; it is free and you don't have to worry about a missed click or accidental selected box costing you anything. I have it and it is great.
Anonymous on 05/07/2010:
I don't understand. You were billed too much and the company is refunding your money to correct the error. Your complaint is that it's going to be a few days before you get your money back?
Madwoman58 on 05/08/2010:
to ja booty - yeah, I am complaining because they never should have withdrawn the funds in the first place! Would it be OK if I withdrew $ from your bank account by mistake and without your permission as long as I promised I would return it in a week or so? My point was, the fact that this company so readily agreed to a refund for its "mistake" leads me to believe they get many, many complaints like this, and they're happy if just one customer in 20 gets bamboozled. They did not just double bill me, they triple billed me. This seems to be a pattern - once they're called out on their deception, they make good, but that's no excuse for this fraudulent business practice.
Anonymous on 05/08/2010:
Madwoman, you are absolutely in the right. They removed their program right away but its going to take almost two weeks to get money back that they should have never taken out in first place? I'd be mad too. Check out Dryad's link too. I hear a lot of people here use it.
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I recently downloaded Norton anti-virus 30 day (free) trial. In the terms, it said that after the 30 day trial that my debit account would then be charged for the service. That's fine, but the very next day the money was taken out of my account causing my account to over-draw. So I ended up paying the $40 plus $35 to my bank because of this product. What a great way to treat new potential customers. I paid $75 for the trial download. I also wrote to their customer service about this and haven't received a reply. I would strongly suggest going with a different product than this.
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Anonymous on 01/29/2010:
Wouldn't it raise a red flag that they want a card number for a free trial?
PepperElf on 01/29/2010:
Alley best answer.
Besides there's free antivirus programs out there, some of which are pretty good
old fart on 01/29/2010:
How does it happen that Avg isn't mentioned more often..?
PepperElf on 01/29/2010:
I dunno.
I mean I've heard they still have a fully free version out there.
granted I don't use it cos... the one computer I have that would need it, I use norton corporate edition for, which means I never have to pay to renew.
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I'm devastated! After years of believing that Symantec was the cream of the crop in antivirus software, they let me down in a big way. When I got my new computer, I ordered Norton AntiVirus 2007 first thing because I knew I could trust it. Two months later, I have a virus that hyjacked my IE home page and pesters me with constant alerts, warnings and pop-ups.
My first response was to go to Symantec...a most trusted partner. I did the software scans, the internet scans and downloaded the latest software...it would not detect. So, for a week, I chatted and e-mailed with people from India and got nothing but dizzy. Each time I had to start my story over (thank God for cut/paste). Finally I broke down and clicked on the "premium" chat.
Loe and behold! This guy was very knowledgeable about my particuler virus (SpyDawn)and for $40.00, he would send me instructions to remove it but for $70.00, a tech would remove it for me. Huh?
Oh, I get it now. I pay $60.00 for the virus software that doesn't work and the kicker is that I have to pay another $70.00 on the backside. Why didn't they just charge me $130.00 up front?
So, I'll keep working on a cheaper way to remove this virus (it's the principal of it) and while I'm at it, I'll be shopping for a new virus protection software. I'm very disappointed and I'm done with Symantec.
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MRM on 02/28/2007:
An excellent anti-virus freeware is AVG. The program works great and detects all viruses.
Anonymous on 02/28/2007:
SpyDawn is a rogue anti-spyware application that is installed on your computer without your knowledge. An anti virus program will not find it. That's why Norton didn't detect it.
Install AdAware SE and Spybot S&D (both free) and see if they can find and remove it. Don't be surprised if these programs find lots of unwanted stuff on your PC.
You can 'google' Spydawn and find a number of web site that give instructions on how to remove it. Be careful as some of those sites will only download more junk.
Also check your firewall to see if it is configured properly to prevent drive-by installs of rogue software.
sherry2 on 02/28/2007:
My mother had a nasty bout with spydawn recently nothing I did would remove it, including avast, spybot, ad-aware panda online scan or Microsoft's spy-ware scan. everything I tried nothing picked it up.
We finally got rid of it through AOL's spy-ware program. I hate everything AOL but thank god my Mom had it.
It ran through one scan and had it deleted.
Try that it may help you also.
scruffyjohnson on 03/01/2007:
first, go through your add/remove programs and uninstall everything you see that has a potential to be bad. Ex: screensavers programs. Next, turn off system restore. Then run a disk cleanup on your hard drive. Boot into safe mode by hitting F5 at bootup before the windows splash screen comes up. Scan your hard drive again with norton, ad-aware,Microsoft Windows Defender, and spybot. If this does not work it may save you more time to just save your documents/data to cd and format the drive. You may have so much hidden crap on your hard drive that it will never be fully cleaned up and it will not run the way it should even if you do clean up spydawn. I work with norton every day and it works great on many different computers that it's installed on. HTH
Leoyak on 03/02/2007:
Thanks for the help everyone. My solution was to go to TrendMicro and do a house call for FREE. Amazingly it pickup up four trojans and 29 other Malware (thanks Symantec). Fortunately, it cleaned my system right up. I've got my home page back and am no longer plaqued by a bunch of pop-up warnings. I'm using the trial version right now and plan to renew if all goes well.
buddyboy on 05/11/2007:
I agree with your comments about Symantec. After using them for the last five years, and after reading many reviews of free anti-virus software, I finally tossed out my Norton Anti-Virus, writing off the remaining four months of the subscription. I replaced it with AVG AntiVirus, a free download. It uses far, far less computer resources and I'm delighted with the job it's doing. It updates itself automatically, scans automatically or manually, and is a breeze to use. Symantec is dust as far as I am concerned.
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Horrible Custom Support - Do not buy this product
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The online and phone customer support is a maze.
I tried to cancel an auto renewal charge that appeared on my card.
I navigator the online site to get a customer support "Priority Id". The online site said the expected wait time was 1 minute (The actual quote was, "We answered our last call in 1 minute.").
I waited 50 minutes and gave up.
I think I'll just have AMEX challenge the charge instead of wasting my time with this again.
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Skye on 01/29/2010:
Just go to your account, and unclick on the automatic renewal box.
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Norton antivirus 5 user pack
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Not all of my 5 users anti-virus software runs out on the same day and until now I have got 5 full years (60 months) of protection. However from last year Symantec have changed the system so that they all run out on the same day. Therefore I got 12 months, 5 months, 5 months, 3 months and 2 months.
That's 27 months instead of 60!
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tnchuck100 on 06/18/2007:
I have used them for 4 years. I, too, am fed up with their support (or lack thereof) and method of doing business. My subscription runs out in October. Then I'm done with their crap.
What have you decided to change to?
MRM on 06/18/2007:
Chuck... Grisoft AVG would be my choice of anti-virus program as it does a very good job detecting viruses and it free. Download a copy at www.grisoft.com. Cheers!
Anonymous on 06/18/2007:
I'm with MRM. Been using AVG for years, and, I love it!
Anonymous on 06/18/2007:
Emt_c, I LOVE YOU!
Anonymous on 06/18/2007:
**blushing** Why, Liddy you know I love you, too. Why do you profess your love for me on a Symantec complaint??
Anonymous on 06/18/2007:
I will Shout it from the mountain top's!!!
Pomona Guy on 06/18/2007:
What's a virus? (I have an Apple)
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Thread: opinions on my class' names!
May 8th, 2013 04:37 PM #1Member
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opinions on my class' names!
Ill put middles if I know them
L@etitia "Tish" Giselle Loveday - she's french if you were wondering.
K@therine Elizabeth "Kate"
Nat@sha "Tash"
Juli@ Antoni@ Cecili@ -Italian and cecilia is prn chye chee lee a
S0phie Anne
May@ Lakshmi
N1amh Maggie
I love all of these
Feel free to share names of the people in your class/old class if you are still at schoolMaya Lakshmi
If I had a baby now it would be:
Ottilie Melanie Beatrice or Piper Jesse Raymond Maxwell or Archer
Some crushes: Romilly, Willa, Fiona, Bronwyn, Camilla, Lucia, Rosalind
Maybe Middles for girlies: Illyria, Miriam, Lakshmi, Hermione
And Guys: Casper, Timothy, Eliot, Theodore


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Find out about exhibitions, activities, tours and talks at Birmingham Museums
Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall and Soho House provide a choice of spectacular and elegant locations for your dream wedding.
20th June 2013
11.30am - 5pm*
Join us on Saturday 22nd June for the fifth annual Aston Heritage Day, and celebrate everything amazing about Aston! Fourteen different venues will be opening their doors and offering a range of activities, for free.
Why not take a short tour of Aston Villa's football ground, or visit a mosque? Take a trip on our historic bus to see the beautiful Victorian Barton's Arms pub (with free lunches for the first twenty visitors!), watch Irish dancing at the Sacred Heart Club, or have a go with a fire engine's hose!
Tours, trails, children's activities, refreshments, music, dancing, workshops and more - all free!
There's a huge range of venues to visit this year, and anyone picking up a passport and visiting nine or more venues will be entered into a Prize Draw!
Pick up a leaflet from Aston Hall, Aston or one of the participating venues listed below, or download the leaflet here (1.53Mb).
Taking part this year: Aston Hall, Birmingham Jame Masjid Mosque, Aston Villa FC, Aston Parish Church, Sacred Heart and St Margaret Mary Church, Aston Fire Station, Aston Library, Aston Learning Centre, Kajans, The Drum, The Bartons Arms, Tesco, South Aston Church, Sacred Heart Club, and historic buses supplied by Aston Manor Transport Museum.
*Some opening times may vary.
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