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I love zombie games usually. I couldn't get enough of L4d, dead island, walking dead haha. but undead nightmare was just a bit repetitive for me.
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Gallop on my old warhorse
This will probably hurt my reputation, but to this day I still have not beaten Sonic 2. My younger brother and his friends and I popped in the Sonic Mega Collection + for the PS2 yesterday. We started playing Sonic 2, I pretty much took over from the Casino Night zone and got to Wing Fortress Zone. I've most definitely got to Dr. Robotnik before, but I have never beat him.
I was surprised on how well I still did at this game without playing it for years.
Hey I know lots of people who've yet to finish it. I still have my Mega Collection in my closet somewhere that I play occasionally but to this day I still haven't finished a perfect S&K file. The only advice I can give is to just time your jumps and study his movements since he only does the same few moves, also having a bunch of continues definitely helps. Although having to first go through Wing Fortress Zone doesn't help either I've died so many times on that level.
For me though growing up and playing the first 3 genesis games Sonic 3 was the easiest and I'd put both 1 and 2 as hard for me since I just basically ran through the levels without collecting many rings for extra lives/continues which is something they'll come back to get you especially if you're not good at timed jumps/dodging.
いつからか舞い降りた 私の蒼い天使よ
Finally beat Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The last boss fight was tough, but fun. The quest for the golden compass felt like padding, IMO. And whoever put in the flute playing segments should have barbed wire shoved up their urethra.
At least now I can say that I beat every Zelda game (The CDi abominations don't count)
Only Played Ocarina of Time and Twlight Princess,and enjoyed both games a ton. Ocarina of Time IMO is one of the best games ever made.
I think it is just a matter of time before I beat it, I mean I really haven't played for years. It's funny how much the stigma of the game is to go fast when you can actually benefit from being patient and a bit methodical too. Obviously when you know the levels and all that you can run through the levels pretty easily.
Any love for PC gaming in here? Looks like a consolefest!
Scariest game ever made:
I am starting to dive into PC a little bit, my roommate gave me his previous graphics card that he is no longer using and now I can play some things that weren't possible for me to play before. Although I don't know if it would run Amnesia and I'd be too scared to play it anyway.
Recently I have been playing The Old Republic and Diablo 3, though. When I get the money I am going to build my PC up even better to be able to handle more higher end games.
Well TOR doesnt run perfectly for me but it is tolerable most of the time. Some stuttering issues sometimes. D3 runs perfect.
My PC is pretty old thought and I want to update it anyway.
It never hurts. Be sure to get on steam, there are so many games you can get there so cheap, constant sales. You definitely get a much better $$$ value on gaming as a PC gamer nowadays after the initial outlay of getting your PC than you do on consoles. It's rare I pay more than $15 for a game anymore due to all the steam sales.
TOR had horrible optimization issues at the start. I believe it's a bit better now. I may go back to playing TOR now that it is F2P. I'm hopefully still on prophecy of the five.
I love horror games. I love to play custom stories for Amnesia and see what people create. I love the concept. And really horror games actually get me to convey deeper emotions than any other genre. So yea, love it
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Ahh, a fellow Amnesia lover. Im a Amnesia buff myself (lol), so you like horror games?
That was original server that I started on when the game launched. Course I go to start up my desktop and I get a disk read error so yeah...
Anyone hear about Grand Theft Auto V? It comes out on the 31st! I'm so excited for it!!
The game definitely has a decent amount of glitches. I was doing quests with my roommate and when he went on his ship the game warped me on a ship but I couldn't see him. But everyone else on the server who was using their ship could see me on their ship and the only way I was able to get out of this glitch was to use my fleet pass. I even jumped off the space ship and killed myself a few times.
Instance bugs were abound and guess still are. The party lead has to be the first to enter an instance or it can bug out at times. There was one instance (believe it was hard mode Foundry) where this problem made the instance unbeatable if your party wiped at any time.
I am hoping that chkdsk recovers my drive because I really don't want to have drop $100 on another one. I have already racked up closed to $800 in ancillary charges this month which has infuriated me.
I remember the Doom and Heretic series..both favorites of mine.
Anyone playing Harvest Moon a New Beginning? Not the most action packed game around but loads of fun if you like that sorta thing.
I'm Cheap...and FUN!!!
Anyone playing Harvest Moon a New Beginning? Not the most action packed game around but loads of fun if you like that sorta thing.
I'm Cheap...and FUN!!!
I care about it, just not very enthusiastic about it. 4th one was a step forward with graphics and the story but took out a lot of other thing. Plus the driving was unnecessarily "difficult."
Tried the new Donkey Kong Country game for the WII. Not going to bother to finish it as it stinks.
Dark Souls II announced.
Digging this song from MGS Rising: Revengeance. I usually don't like the metal core-ish type of metal or the more mainstreamy sound of it, but it's fun track.
And speaking of MGS.
Yes I do like horror games, the precious few good ones that there are.
This will be free on December 17th.
Haha IKR. Its hard enough to beat the bosses on a PS controller, PC just completely messed up all the mechanics. Does anyone here play monster raising games? I just played back monter rancher evo and omg I am so hooked. I really like their Ps 1 card trading game as well.
They should not cap the wins at 255. And its very annoying that you have an always losing team mate Cue.
I think i'm gonna cry. Yupp. Tears. They are coming from a good healthy place.
Even though people HATE DLC with a burning passion that is understandable... honestly - if this is a good, balanced game - this would be the only time i'd suggest more bosses and stages, and i'd be willing to pay a tiny bit for them.
"As anarchism rears its face,
They are answered by an iron fist..."
Knowing Capcom. it will be cancelled on the day before, because they love the taste of our tears.
^ I'd flip the fuck out if it was downloadable for ps3
"Your life is yours alone. Rise up and live it."
Richard Rahl
So wait, this isn't actually COMING from Capcom?
"As anarchism rears its face,
They are answered by an iron fist..."
It sort of is, without Capcom who knows if the game would have saw the light of day.
What's more interesting, though, is that this is actually a fan game: Capcom fan Seow Zong Hui, a competitive Street Fighter player from Singapore, approached Capcom Senior VP Christian Svensson at EVO 2012 with a prototype of the game, and with "direction and support" from Capcom the title has been polished and prepared for its free PC release on Capcom Unity in just a little over a week on December 17.
Funny thing is, I love platformers but never got into Megaman. I don't really know why (it's not because of the difficulty because I have beaten both the original TMNT and Ninja Gaiden w/o cheats).
Metro 2033 is free for PC up until December 16th.
Just go to here and like the page: http://www.facebook.com/MetroVideoGa...95840630491782
You'll get a steam key and you can also download the game itself as well.
I've played about 2 hours now and I am definitely digging it. The setting is dark and has an atmosphere to go a long with it. It is baded off a book but I've never read it.


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Much of the talk about the 2012 A's centers around the rookies and rightfully so. After all, Oakland has already played 12 rookies during a season that is only six weeks old—by the far the most rookies of any team in baseball. Seattle is next with seven rookies. And the A's young talent has been as good as advertised thus far, with the likes of outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and pitchers Tommy Milone, Ryan Cook, Jarrod Parker and Jordan Norberto all bona fide early Rookie of the Year candidates.
Yet, the story of this team's just-completed 5-4 road trip—a trip that ran through two of baseball's hottest teams (Tampa Bay and Baltimore) and one of the toughest road venues in the majors (Fenway Park)—is not the rookies. It's veterans who have stepped up to produce pivotal performances on the field, and critical leadership off of it. No one more personified that role than Petaluma's Jonny Gomes, who signed with the A's as a free agent in the offseason. In many ways, you might be better off dropping the "Gomes" and just call him "Jonny Gamer." Whether it's hitting a clutch home run, crashing into an outfield wall to make a catch or, yes, even stealing a base, Jonny Gamer comes to play. In fact, he did all three during the Rays' series, going 5 for 9 with three RBI during the three-game set. He entered Saturday's contest as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and ultimately became the star of the game. With the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 10th, it was Gomes who hauled in a Carlos Pena opposite-field fly that seemed headed for extra bases. It wasn't so much that Jonny caught the ball as much as he tackled it. Arms and legs sprawled everywhere. When the smoke cleared, he had robbed Pena of a certain double that would have placed the A's in serious jeopardy of a second straight loss. Instead, Jonny left a dent in the left field fence and a dagger in the heart of his former team's fans. Then the Pride of Petaluma stole the game's headlines when he mashed a solo home run in the top of the 12th that decided the verdict of a 4-3 road win. Back in the lineup as the starting left fielder yesterday, Jonny Gamer came up big again with a single, double, two RBI and a stolen base in a 9-5, come-from-behind victory that clinched the series.
Brandon Inge, another veteran who was only added to the roster seven days ago in Boston, has stabilized Oakland's third base situation with his steady glove and positive clubhouse presence. And yesterday afternoon, he also delivered one of the biggest home runs of the young season, pouncing on a Matt Moore 3-1 pitch in the third inning for a three-run blast that erased a 4-2 deficit. He added a seventh-inning sac-fly and the A's never looked back.
On the mound, two veteran All-Stars also emerged to help show the way. Brian Fuentes, the prototypical professional no matter what role manager Bob Melvin places him in, came into Wednesday night's tumultuous game at Fenway and slammed the lid on a 4-2 victory that also netted "Tito" his 200th career save—only the sixth left-hander to achieve that plateau in Major League history. Returning the closer's role to Grant Balfour for the Tampa Bay series, Fuentes went on to contribute three scoreless innings of relief over the weekend. His compatriot, Bartolo Colón, appeared headed toward a series-clinching win in Baltimore last Sunday, only to see his brilliant 8.1 innings of work disintegrate when Balfour failed to close the door on an apparent 2-0 A's win. However, Colón demonstrated to the club's rookies what a leader truly is five days later. Nursing an upset stomach that struck prior to the first pitch, Bartolo battled his way through five arduous innings and three solo home runs Saturday, giving Oakland the chance to win the game in extra innings.
And beyond the A's "graybeards" like Gomes, Inge, Fuentes and Colón, Melvin also received key contributions from some of his younger veterans. Kurt Suzuki, despite being nailed on the hand by a Daniel Bard pitch in Boston Wednesday that later would require x-rays, refused to abandon his pitchers, working the remainder of that victory, as well as the 12-inning marathon in St. Pete Saturday. Against his wishes, Melvin rested Zuk and his resurgent bat—he's hitting .314 over his last 10 games—yesterday. Ace starter Brandon McCarthy also answered the bell during the nine-game, 10-day junket, twirling a pair of victorious gems in Baltimore (7.0 ip, 5 h, 2 r) and Boston (6.2 ip, 5 h, 1 r). So did reliever Jerry Blevins, who lowered his ERA to 1.42 by reeling off 4.2 scoreless innings on the trip. And let's not forget the contributions made by Josh Reddick, who's batting .310 with five multiple-hit games, three home runs and eight RBI in his past 10 contests.
There will be plenty of time for the A's talented crop of rookies to make their mark. But I'm sure it's comforting for Melvin and his staff to know that the team's veterans have stood up and are being counted on as the Athletics have jumped out to a rather surprising 15-14 record and second-place showing in the AL West as we head to Oakland for seven games of home cooking.

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here are Kimmie and I Skypeing each other.
Yea, I notice the fake flower on the window sill behind you.
Anyone else have trouble understanding the words? Not that they make a lot of sense anyway!
MacArthur Park
Between the parted pages and were pressed In love's hot, fevered iron Like a striped pair of pants
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it 'Cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again, oh noooooo
I recall the yellow cotton dress Foaming like a wave On the ground around your knees Birds like tender babies in your hands And the old men playing checkers, by the trees
(Short instrumental interlude)
There would be another song for me For I will sing it There would be another dream for me Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it is warm And never let you catch me looking at the sun And after all the loves of my life After all the loves of my life, you'll still be the one
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it I will have the things that I desire And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
And after all the loves of my life Oh, after all the loves of my life I'll be thinking of you - and wondering why
(Longer instrumental interlude)
I don't think that I can take it 'Cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again Oh noooooo, o-oh no-ooooo
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That is not a fake flower, that is a real DAHLIA..
Don't know who said this , but Unchained Melody was sung originally in the 50's by Al Hibbler, he made that famous, the Righteous Bros sang it in the movie Ghost, and made it more famous.....
I'M LOST. What does Unchained Melody have to do with the cake out in the rain? I agree, Virginia, it doesn't make sense when I'm reading it much less trying to listen to it. Guess I'm too old for it. Thanks for typing it tho -
Yep, it is too fake and too small for a dahlia or petunia or anything else you might dream up.
Does anyone know of a site for NORMAL people?
What does a chained cake have to do with a dalia?
Who are those two teenagers in the pics? Are those Nat's grandchildren?
Jist wanna know...
This is the site for normal people.....almost.
Just so you know, the Unchained Melody is a tid bit that I know.....you people should get your act together..
My goodness, you and I are getting better looking every day, Nat! Talking to you via Skype has done wonders for my skin and diet, apparently.Ooopsie! It was Sharona with a rainy cake!
Evening. Sorry Nat, just couldn't resist.
Rags what do you mean normal people? Don't think there's any such thing!
Unchained melody by the Righteous Brothers was popular long before Ghost! They were from my time in the 60s and Ghost came out long afterwards. Saw them sing that in person in Vegas one time too. Love the song.
Thanks for typing the words up Virginia. I had to see how many of them I remembered or had right. Some songs when you read the words, you say "what"???
Nat and Kimmie you are looking be.... utiful!!! Next time you have a skype lunch let me know and I'll join you!!
Carol is Belle back to sitting on the chair? She is a hoot. All those dogs aren't mine. They belong to my kids. Just like kids the animals seem to be having more allergies that ever before. Since Oscar died Kiki hasn't had any fleas and no reactions. Another reason I don't want Fion to go outside even occasionally.
Well found out I am getting my hair done this weekend (never confirmed with me that I got the appointment) have to get nails done cause they are breaking and we are going to DDIL's father's birthday party Saturday night. Then the following weekend we have a wedding and the 3rd weekend is DDIL's grandmother's birthday party. She turns 80! We never have a month like this! When will I rest??? LOL!
Well best get to bed. My friend from my old job who is now the Director of Hospice where I now work, is getting me involved a bit. She's as surprised as I have been at how lax things are so she has to make changes and knows I'll support her and they do affect us too. She's surprised at how the "big boss" doesn't get it which I've said all along. Hoping with the help it will continue to get better!
Will be back tomorrow. Hope you all have a great day!
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Hi there Marlene...it must be good to be on the other side of this surgery. Hope that the drugs let you sleep. XO's, gently!
Carola are you going to buy another animal??
House is clean and I am hot and sweaty just relaxing with a tall glass of iced tea. Last night they gave out hot bread with seasoned oil in the piazza. You can't believe the crowd. Nose pickers handed it out. I'll bet you were thinking nice things about that bread till you read about the pickers. It is a local sport.
Easy lunch today.
Ahhhh, now truly AIWWTW, even Marlene posted ..... hope you had a good night's rest, and keep us posted. so glad your other friend stayed with you. you hang in there.
Glad to see your post Marlene. I know you are made of steel, but am glad others are there to assist while you get through this difficult post-op period. Just the description of what you have been through makes us know that no - not even Marlene can go it alone on this one.
Yep, Marlene is our Steel Magnolia...
So glad you are home - safe and sound - Marlene. Hope you are feeling better today. We are all still rooting for you!
Nose pickers handed it out. I'll bet you were thinking nice things about that bread till you read about the pickers. It is a local sport.
AAAAaaaaaaaaaagh!! That's horrendous! Funny ... we were speaking of boogerers the other day. They pull up beside you at a red light and tend to their business as if you can't see into their window. It's as you say - a local sport.No hot bread and oil for you, huh?
Glad the procedure is in the past Marlene. Now to a speedy recovery and quick healing. Hope to hear from you soon.
Dee - you are so busy with your projects and activities with you GS. You go Girl!
Enjoyed reading about Karen & Doris lunch visit. Wish I was closer so I could join you!
Sharon, love to hear about the activities in your town. You live in such an interesting location and a beach too!
What a perfect day yesterday to be downtown Chicago. The weather made it so comfortable to walk around. We took the water taxi to State Street and then walked to our son's project. He had lunch with us and then later in the afternoon we rode home with him, picked up our car at the train station and on to their house to visit with DIL and GD's and have supper. I took some pictures of his work, but not sure they are good enough to post.....Todd is a tower crane operator
until next time,
Good morning ladies,
I talked to my dad yesterday with my sis there. She ordered him another breathing treatment since he was having trouble breathing. He couldn't talk too much because it winded him. He is not eating because of his breathing. I can't wait to get out there on Wed.
I go today for my last PT. I woke up with a charlie horse in my right leg and my left leg wasn't too far from one. I got out the Ben Gay for ONLY my right leg. I was too afraid what would happen if I put it on the right leg!!
Marlene glad you made it through surgery. Hope you have a pain free and speedy recovery!! I could see that you needed someone to take you home from your post you had written. Glad you know your limitations. (((Healing vibes)))
Virginia the song did not make sense at all but I loved it when it was sung!
Diva N now your nose must be at least 2 ft long from that post of Kimmie and you Skypeing each other!!!
Rags I don't believe we have a normal one in this group including me!!!
Laureen I got my hair chopped off. It is very short. I went from a medium length pony tail to a very short cut. I hope you have fun helping out your friend from Hospice.
Carol I did over do it and I payed for it! I hope you kill all the fleas that you can't see. I remember when our house dog died and we had to bomb our family room where Droopy had his bed. You couldn't see the fleas but there were there!
Sharon I will assume that you were not at the piazza last not where they were giving out hot bread with seasoned oil! Nose pickers are not good for handing out bread! YUCKY!! The pierogies looked very delicious that you posted. Do you have the recipe for it?
Susan you had a wonderful visit in Chicago to see your ds' project and visit with his family! I never saw the water taxi! I might have to ride one when I go to Chicago.
Have a good one,
Marlene….teeny tiny ever so gentle hugs for you! Glad to hear you are home. Take your meds and rest sweetie.
Off to the movie this morning, then lunch with those boys. Last movie and playdate before school starts. I am ready for BTS! Dee
Well, Carol, what can they be picking? We need a new name for them?
What if we call a little boy who is being a typical little tyke - Oh what a cute little booger you are??? Then it is a term of affection.
Here is the dictionary definition of booger
Informal. any person or thing: That shark was a mean-lookingbooger. Paddle the little booger and send him home.
By the way, Carol, it came from a British word.
If you like to boogie...are you a booger?....gist asking????!
Dem Englishers sure DO talk funny, Doris!
Yay Marlene...TRULY our Steel Magnolia.
I'm into the beans...DH is helping...sending some down to the ranch...just way too many!
Anyone have a good pickled bean recipe?....Virginia?...Sharona?
Never pickled beans. Did you google for a recipe? You can find anything there.
Oh, growing up we would drive through downtown Knoxville most evenings so DD could turn his orders in at his work place at the other end of town. There was an outside little building that sold popcorn and many times we stopped for some . . until one night we saw the regular lady (shudder) picking! Never bough her corn again!
Let's see--whatever was in the anesthesia at the hospital, hydrocodone given for the ride home, and then, the oxycontin for later. Read my post today and what a mess I was. Thought the auto-speller was fixing things but obviously not my thought processes. lols
Ended up not being able to sleep until this morning. Guess I had plenty of sleep during during surgery. Couldn't focus enough to read or even watch TV yesterday. It's all a blur.
Booger--we all know it involves one's nose. Here's the definition I found from the urban dictionary: "an accumulation of human mucus, usually referred to as one when it has been removed from the cavity of the nose" (But I corrected where "this" dictionary misspelled accumulation and referred).
Thanks for all the well wishes. At least I can focus enough to read my book and watch TV today. Friends keep calling and dropping by to offer help which is sweet. I've started just yelling for people to come in when they knock at the door so I don't have to get up. So far it's just been friends and no solicitors have walked in.
Has anyone read any Brando Sanderson? He writes scifi.
Marlene - I knew you'd get a laugh out of your other post when you re-read it. We all knew exactly what was what. How is Alvira doing with all of this? I am sure she would rather the others not always be in the house.
AH! Carola...your girl is a woman now??
Ironing done and heading for the shower. Get well and stay well. Say, Laureen how is your foot??
No pickling recipes here. I will check my country preserving cookbook.
Tower Crane operator, electrical linesman and high rise glazier .. three of our sons with dangerous jobs. Alto, Ant doesn't do his anymore.
ahhhh....good morning..
Good morning. Just a quick stop cause I forgot to type last night. Didn't feel good and this AM and running off to get the hair done.
Marlene so glad things went well and you were able to still come home that night. I too knew you'd get a chuckle out of what you typed at first. That's how my brain was yesterday morning cause I couldn't sleep the night before so took a pill to late in the AM so was hung over when I had to get up!! Those drugs do funny things to our brains.
Sharon foot is okay. I can touch it and everything. Still has a bump that is still tender when touched. But doesn't hurt like it did. Itchy sometimes too. Strange. See the doctor for annual physical first week of Sept so will have him look at it them again if still the same. Am wondering if there are permanent things that come with a jelly fish bite? By the way that was gross about the boogers.
Well must go so I can make some toast to eat on the road.
Have a good morning and I'll stop in when I get back. We are going to DDIL#2s parents house in Port Huron today for a birthday party for her dad later this afternoon. LOL. Sometimes we see them more than we see the kids!
Have a good one and everyone be good! Nat... Doris.....
We are always good - - or as Karen would say: Good and onery.
have no idea what you all were talking about with Marlene....I just thought she was plain ole drunk...no big deal.
Yep Laureen I thought the conversation about boogers was grose. shesshh,.
I rubbed Ben Gay on right knee and bought a knee support. I hope this helps with all the pressure that I put on my right leg to compensate for my left bad foot.
Dad is still weak and not eating. I think he is in his right mind and will turn over the check book to my sis or at least he told her he would. He could change his mind fast.
Marlene I hope you have a speedy recovery with little or no pain!
Diva D you and Diva N are onery!
Hope you all have a safe and restful weekend,
BTW Karen, those were salmon/ricotta raviolis.
We do so too behave .
Sorry about your leg feeling sore after you met up with Doris, maybe you should not meet up with her again.
Carola, no being sickie....
Salmon ricotta ravioli....oh double yum. do you make your own dough?


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The race for Villa Park president ended in a landslide, not a photo finish.
Trustee Deborah Bullwinkel rolled to an overwhelming win against controversial former police chief John Heidelmeier, whose campaign collapsed after embarrassing pictures of him appeared on an Internet sex-chat site.
With all 31 precincts reporting, Bullwinkel grabbed 76 percent of the vote to easily defeat Heidelmeier, who finished with 24 percent.
"The support I've had from this community has been unreal," she said of her strong showing. "It shows the people come and let you know how they feel."
Heidelmeier had served as Villa Park police chief for about two years before abruptly resigning last year—though the reasons for his departure weren't publicly disclosed.
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aspesisteve Posts: 833"the epa took 22% off of their hwy numbers back then"
where did you find this info?
Your telling me the epa estimates were conservative while 1stpik says the numbers were based on old epa estimates that were too generous.
1stpik's info seems to have more credibility to me eventhough I'd like nothing more than conclude there is a conspriacy.
btw: the website I provided said the 89 CRX HF had a 1.5 litre engine?? is that incorrect?
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/5263.shtml -
stickguy Posts: 15,875stop comparing it to the Civic. The Fit is the closest thing to the old Civic (1980s generation).
Today's Civic is about the size of that era's Accord. So no wonder the new one weighs 900 pounds more!
And it isn't just the safety stuff. It is also the insulation, etc. that gives it a better, more quiet ride. And of course, the bigger size!
I had an '85ish CIvic hatch at one point. No idea about weight, but probably about 2,000. 1.5L I think, and moved just fine with a stick.
ALso had a Colt with 68 HP (that was doggy) and a 323 with 82 hp. That car, with a stick, was pretty quick, and just fine on the highway (all sticks). The 323 probably also was barely over 2K lbs.
Funny thing though, my 2005 Accord 5 speed gets almost the same highway (real world) mileage as the 323 did. Not quite the same around town, but not too far off.2015 Hyundai Sonata 2.4i Limited Tech (mine), 2013 Acura RDX (wife's) and 2007 Volvo S40 (daughters college car)
aspesisteve Posts: 833I'm not debating that the latest version of the Civic is larger and heavier than the CRX of 1989, I'm debating why Honda or any car manufacturer can't replicate the fuel efficiency of the '89 CRX unless they strap an expensive hybrid system on the car.
It's absurd to use isulation in today's car as a reason for the gas milege drop off. For all the weight in safety that's added to today's cars, shouldn't there be more efficient engines, better aerodynamics, lighter stronger frame materials?
I've seen way too much focus on horsepower and 0-60 mph measurements in the past 15 years. that's the beauty of higher fuel prices - people are focused more on fuel efficiency now. -
stickguy Posts: 15,875cars are more efficient. It's just that they took the efficiency and added bigger engines with more HP (and of course better 0-60 in most cases), in bigger cars, while keeping FE relatively constant.
sure they could put smaller engines in downsized cars, but the public hasn't been interested.
Use the Fit as an example. They could easily put out a 1.3L version with better MPG, but would anyone want to buy something so "underpowered", even though it could easily have ~100HP?
also, all the real light great mileage cars from back then (80s) were manuals, another hard sell today.
so, the makers could do it, they just didn't, since it isn't what people want to buy.2015 Hyundai Sonata 2.4i Limited Tech (mine), 2013 Acura RDX (wife's) and 2007 Volvo S40 (daughters college car)
aspesisteve Posts: 833"Use the Fit as an example. They could easily put out a 1.3L version with better MPG, but would anyone want to buy something so "underpowered", even though it could easily have ~100HP? "
in todays world? Yes! I think the people on the waiting list for hybrids would prove that. There's also been reports on how these older "under powered" vehicles are a hot item on the used car market.
I am glad to hear you write that it could easily be done. What I don't understand, is why isn't it being done!
McDonalds could make their food more healthy, but the masses seem to like it the way it is. That doesn't make it healthy for people or the planet - it just caters to an addiction of comfort. The same thing is going on with car makers. They have alot of say in shapping what people desire through marketing. I'd like to think that higher fuel prices will tilt the balance between consumption and comfort towards less consumption. -
rv65 Posts: 1,074Not much changes. Nav models get bluetooth but non nav doesn't get bluetooth like the 08 accord. Honda will probably make an accessory one for non nav models. iPod enabled USB port is on all EX/EX-L models. The Hybrid has a leather option. The USB port can play usb thumb drives or usb storage devices. A sport based LX trim will also be avaliable. There is also a VP trim that is a DX with radio and AC. Si's get foglights. Maybe the EX/EX-L sedans get the 350W Si Sedan/EX-Si Coupe stereo. The steering wheel in the 09 is the same as the coupe. Hope this helps.
tiff_c Posts: 531Uh... yeah, I assumed Honda would keep VSA on the Si. I had read that VSA would be added to other Civic trims for 2009.
I think it's going to be pure speculation as to what models will and will not have it. For certain all cars in the US will have stability control in 2012 as it will be mandatory. -
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kbryant Posts: 5Thanks very much for that link! But it confirmed my worst fears... Honda thinks that only people who can afford a top-end Civic deserve the added safety of stability control.
Until Honda and other car manfacturers figure out that people want the added safety of stability control at all price points we'll just have to deal with it. Wouldn't traction control help more than stability though....???? -
backy Twin CitiesPosts: 18,787
tiff_c Posts: 531Since the 2009s will be arriving in the not too distant future, I thought maybe someone (like one of our resident Honda salespeople) had heard some details about which Civics get VSA for 2009 and which don't. It appears not
I think most dealers don't get all that much info in advance. I think the magazines probably get it sooner in many cases.
Why they keep details like seat height and stability control a secret until the last minute is beyond me. I guess it could prevent sales of older models. However there really aren't many 2008's left.
The dealers are price gouging so much right now. I doubt VSA will be on the Civic LX but who knows on the EX. The High end Fit will have VSA as long as you get Nav with it. :sick: -
backy Twin CitiesPosts: 18,787It's now official: the 2009 Civic will get VSA only on the EX-L and Hybrid (and of course it's still on the Si). Not on the LX.
In this case, I think Honda should have announced a long time ago that only the highest-end Civic trims would have VSA. Then the people who might be waiting for a Civic (not the EX-L or Hybrid or Si) with VSA might have said, "Oh, what the heck!" and gone ahead and bought a 2008 Civic. -
dudleyr Posts: 3,464Honda is not alone in thinking that only "rich" people want safety (generalizing of course, and rich means people looking at higher models not people with more money)
Another common problem is that the "rich" are assumed to be short (sunroofs take up a lot of headroom and the darn things are standard on almost all higher end Hondas - only reason I did not buy an ex-l). -
backy Twin CitiesPosts: 18,787No, they are not alone but they have less company all the time. Consider that ESC will be standard for MY 2009 on:
Elantra SE and Touring (list prices starting around $17k)
Impreza 2.5i (list price starting around $17k)
Rabbit and Jetta (list price starting around $16k)
Sonata (list price after general rebate starting around $17k)
Sportage and Tucson (list prices after general rebate starting under $15k)
And ESC is widely available on inexpensive cars like the Corolla and SX4. I am probably forgetting some.
What is all the more galling is how Honda likes to tout safety. Sure, have all the safety gear you want... as long as you have over $20k to spend on your Civic. :sick: -
rv65 Posts: 1,074http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-sedan/
09 Civic Sedan is up but the coupe isn't up yet. Hybrid is up as well.


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Could Bin Laden Become An Arab Icon After All?
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With A Little Help From A Foe
By Stephanie Doetzer
The reactions following Bin Laden's death are a disaster. A person's death may sometimes be good news. But somebody's assassination never is. A commentary by Angela Merkel is happy. Hillary Clinton is happy. Barack Obama claims that justice has been done and hundreds of Americans celebrate cheerfully right next to Ground Zero. Hmm. Is this the Western world that likes to think of itself as an epitome of civilisation?
Bin Laden has never been the Arab icon that many Westerners believed him to be. And during the last four months of Arab revolutions Al Qaida has become even more irrelevant. But the fact that he was shot by American Special Forces on a "kill mission" changes the picture. He now has a chance of becoming an icon after all.
To be sure, many Arabs aren't even interested in Bin Laden's death. There are far bigger issues to care about these days and the young revolutionary crowd doesn't have time for a man they perceive as a mere Western obsession. They didn't care while Bin Laden was still alive, and why would they now?
German chancellor Angela Merkel comments on the death of Bin Laden in front of the press:
Epitome of civilisation? Chancellor Angela Merkel was chided in Germany for expressing "joy" of Osama Bin Laden's death Others, however, do care quite a lot. They started caring when the news of the killing broke and changed the tone in which Bin Laden is being talked about. While most Western media prefer to use the word "killing" rather than "assassination", Arab media go for either ightiyaal, meaning political murder, or istishhad, which is martyrdom said to lead straight to paradise.
More than ever, Bin Laden is now referred to as "Sheikh Osama Bin Laden". In most Arab countries this is a sign of respect – or at least, it's not the kind of word one would use to describe a heretic who has besmirched religion and misused Islam for his own goals.
Complex picture of Arab realities
In secular media, formulations are neutral and almost indifferent, but in many more religiously conservative outlets the tone is clearly one of mourning. But how to write about this for Western media without distorting the complex picture of Arab realities with its many shades of grey?
Does it make sense to quote the most outrageous reader's comments from Al Jazeera Arabic's website? From "May God have mercy on his soul and let him enter paradise" to "If he's dead, then we're all Bin Laden"?
Or is it more appropriate to quote those Arabs who say exactly the kind of stuff that Westerners want to hear? Like the commentators in Egypt's Al Wafd newspaper who call Bin Laden a "black spot in Islamic clothes" and hope to close a dark chapter of Arab history.
There has been plenty of both. What is new is that people who are neither Salafi, nor particularly religious now defend Bin Laden as a person. They don't approve of attacks on civilians, but they do consider him a fighter for a just cause rather than a criminal. And not because of 9/11, no. It's because of his criticism of the Saudi royal family, because of his speeches about Palestine and because he allegedly relinquished his family's fortune to lead a life of poverty.
Those who praise his principles and 'good intentions' don't hate the West, nor are they likely to ever turn terrorist. But they feel an immediate urge for solidarity when one of them – and that's what Bin Laden remained after all – gets shot by the special forces of a country of which they have ceased to expect anything good.
What may sound offensive to most Westerners, doesn't shock many Arabs. After all, Bin Laden's image in the Arab world has never only been that of a ruthless mastermind of international terrorism. He was the man that you could see on those Al Qaida videos from time to time, until they were replaced by audio-tapes. A man with a calm voice, a charismatic face and a captivating way of speaking classical Arabic – which is not exactly what the Western world got to see. Outside the Arab world, Bin Laden was reduced to fear-inspiring sound bites without context.
Front page of a Pakistani newspaper covering the death of Bin Laden
Is Bin Laden merely an obsession of the West? Al Qaida believes in violence as a political means, and, writes Doetzer, "the problem with many Western powers is that they believe in similar things, but without ever openly acknowledging it" By listening to him directly, Arabs could disagree, discard his ideas and compare him with their official leaders they liked even less. Unlike most Westerners, they knew Bin Laden wasn't only talking about US foreign policy and Israel, but also about climate change and food security. And that he sometimes came up with suggestions for a US withdrawal from the Middle East that weren't completely preposterous.
Emotional mishmash and contradictions
But events in these days also show that many Arab Muslims never quite figured out their own take on Bin Laden: Within one conversation, the same person may well claim that Bin Laden was on the payroll of the CIA, then deny his involvement in the 9/11 attacks – and end up by saying that the attack could be morally justified given the American atrocities on Arab soil.
It's usually an emotional mishmash without much moral reflection, but a high dose of an intra-Islamic sense of unity that allows downplaying crimes committed by one's own group by pointing to those committing by others.
The mechanism is strikingly similar to what Americans and Europeans do when they celebrate the extrajudicial killing of an individual and justify their reaction by highlighting his crimes.
It's yet another example to show that the current enemies may have much more in common than they would ever admit: The problem with Al Qaida is that it believes in violence as a political means. The problem with many Western powers is that they believe in similar things, but without ever openly acknowledging it.
Watching those YouTube videos of Americans cheering in front of the White House feels a bit like a Déjà-vu. Last time, it was some Palestinians cheering the killing of Israeli settlers. And if I remember it rightly, Westerners were appalled by the pictures.
US Americans celebrate the death of Osama Bin Laden in front of the White House in Washington
An eye for an eye:
Doetzer criticises the extrajudicial killing of Bin Laden, arguing the victory of Al Qaida's ideology would have been more sustainable had it been achieved in court those chanting "U.S.A." and "We did it" in New York and Washington don't sound fundamentally different from Islamists chanting "Allahu Akbar". And in both cases, it's not the words that are problematic; it's the spirit behind them.
A myth rather than a man
Both are tearing at each other for double standards, but neither truly believe in the rule of law. After all, things could have been done differently: Bin Laden could have been captured and put on trial. We could have listened to his version of events and might have found out what kind of person he was.
Instead, all we have are a couple of pictures: Bin Laden as a young fighter in Afghanistan, and then the man with a turban and a greying beard. It's not much. And it allows him to be a myth rather than a man who has lived until a couple of days ago.
Had he died of kidney failure instead of the bullets, it may indeed have been a blow to Al Qaida.
But as things are, American Special Forces did him a huge favour by making him a martyr in the eyes of many. "I swear not to die but a free man" he said on an audio tape released in 2006.
He got what he wanted – with a little help from a foe.
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Wicked reign of Manasseh. (1-9) The prophetic denunciations against Judah. (10-18) Wicked reign and death of Amon. (19-26)
Verses 1-9 Young persons generally desire to become their own masters, and to have early possession of riches and power. But this, for the most part, ruins their future comfort, and causes mischief to others. It is much happier when young persons are sheltered under the care of parents or guardians, till age gives experience and discretion. Though such young persons are less indulged, they will afterwards be thankful. Manasseh wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, as if on purpose to provoke him to anger; he did more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed. Manasseh went on from bad to worse, till carried captive to Babylon. The people were ready to comply with his wishes, to obtain his favour and because it suited their depraved inclinations. In the reformation of large bodies, numbers are mere time-servers, and in temptation fall away.
Verses 10-18 Here is the doom of Judah and Jerusalem. The words used represent the city emptied and utterly desolate, yet not destroyed thereby, but cleansed, and to be kept for the future dwelling of the Jews: forsaken, yet not finally, and only as to outward privileges, for individual believers were preserved in that visitation. The Lord will cast off any professing people who dishonour him by their crimes, but never will desert his cause on earth. In the book of Chronicles we read of Manasseh's repentance, and acceptance with God; thus we may learn not to despair of the recovery of the greatest sinners. But let none dare to persist in sin, presuming that they may repent and reform when they please. There are a few instances of the conversion of notorious sinners, that none may despair; and but few, that none may presume.
Verses 19-26 Amon profaned God's house with his idols; and God suffered his house to be polluted with his blood. How unrighteous soever they were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done. Now was a happy change from one of the worst, to one of the best of the kings of Judah. Once more Judah was tried with a reformation. Whether the Lord bears long with presumptuous offenders, or speedily cuts them off in their sins, all must perish who persist in refusing to walk in his ways.
2 Kings 21:1-18 . MANASSEH'S WICKED REIGN, AND GREAT IDOLATRY.
1-3. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign--He must have been born three years after his father's recovery; and his minority, spent under the influence of guardians who were hostile to the religious principles and reforming policy of his father, may account in part for the anti-theocratic principles of his reign. The work of religious reformation which Hezekiah had zealously carried on was but partially accomplished. There was little appearance of its influence on the heart and manners of the people at large. On the contrary, the true fear of God had vanished from the mass of the people; corruption and vice increased, and were openly practised ( Isaiah 28:7 , &c.) by the degenerate leaders, who, having got the young prince Manasseh into their power, directed his education, trained him up in their views, and seduced him into the open patronage of idolatry. Hence, when he became sovereign, he introduced the worship of idols, the restoration of high places, and the erection of altars or pillars to Baal, and the placing, in the temple of God itself, a graven image of Asherah, the sacred or symbolic tree, which represented "all the host of heaven." This was not idolatry, but pure star-worship, of Chaldaic and Assyrian origin [KEIL]. The sun, as among the Persians, had chariots and horses consecrated to it ( 2 Kings 23:11 ); and incense was offered to the stars on the housetops ( 2 Kings 23:12 , 2 Chronicles 33:5 , Jeremiah 19:13 , Zephaniah 1:5 ), and in the temple area with the face turned toward the sunrise ( Ezekiel 8:16 ).
5. the two courts of the house of the Lord--the court of the priests, and the large court of the people.
6. made his son pass through the
observed times--from an observation of the clouds.
used enchantments--jugglery and spells.
dealt with familiar spirits--Septuagint, "ventriloquists," who pretended to ask counsel of a familiar spirit and gave the response received from him to others.
and wizards--wise or knowing ones, who pretended to reveal secrets, to recover things lost and hidden treasure, and to interpret dreams. A great influx of these impostors had, at various times, poured from Chaldea into the land of Israel to pursue their gainful occupations, especially during the reigns of the latter kings; and Manasseh was not only their liberal patron, but zealous to appear himself an adept in the arts. He raised them to be an influential class at his court, as they were in that of Assyria and Babylon, where nothing was done till they had ascertained the lucky hour and were promised a happy issue.
7. And he set a graven image--The placing of the Asherah within the precincts of the temple, which was dedicated to the worship of the true God, is dwelt upon as the most aggravated outrage of the royal idolater.
8. Neither will I make the feet of Israel move . . . out of the land which I gave their fathers--alluding to the promise ( 2 Samuel 7:10 ).
only if they will observe, &c.--This condition was expressed from the first plantation of Israel in Canaan. But that people not only did not keep it, but through the pernicious influence of Manasseh, were seduced into greater excesses of idolatrous corruption than even the original Canaanites.
10-17. And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets--These were Hosea, Joel, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Isaiah. Their counsels, admonitions, and prophetic warnings, were put on record in the national chronicles ( 2 Chronicles 33:18 ) and now form part of the sacred canon.
12. whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle--a strong metaphorical form of announcing an extraordinary and appalling event (see 1 Samuel 3:11 , Jeremiah 19:3 ; also Habakkuk 1:5 ).
13. the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab--Captives doomed to destruction were sometimes grouped together and marked off by means of a measuring-line and plummet ( 2 Samuel 8:2 , Isaiah 34:11 , Amos 7:7 ); so that the line of Samaria means the line drawn for the destruction of Samaria; the plummet of the house of Ahab, for exterminating his apostate family; and the import of the threatening declaration here is that Judah would be utterly destroyed, as Samaria and the dynasty of Ahab had been.
I will wipe Jerusalem, &c.--The same doom is denounced more strongly in a figure unmistakably significant.
14. I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance--The people of Judah, who of all the chosen people alone remained. The consequence of the Lord's forsaking them would be their fall into the power of their enemies.
16. Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood--Not content with the patronage and the practice of idolatrous abomination, he was a cruel persecutor of all who did not conform. The land was deluged with the blood of good men; among whom it is traditionally said Isaiah suffered a horrid death, by being sawn asunder
2 Kings 21:19-26 . AMON'S WICKED REIGN.
19-24. Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign--This prince continued the idolatrous policy of his father; and, after an inglorious reign of two years, he was massacred by some of his own domestics. The people slew the regicide conspirators and placed his son Josiah on the throne.


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