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James Lawton at The Open 2013: Rory McIlroy tells Sir Nick Faldo - there's more to life than chasing the majors
Faldo, winner of three Open and three US Masters titles, was an obsessive overachiever
James Lawton
James Lawton is Chief Sports Writer for The Independent and Sports Journalist of the Year 2011.
Thursday 18 July 2013
You can almost touch the band of anger around the young golfer who so recently captivated the world. In the politest way Rory McIlroy makes his point as precisely as he might drill, on one of the better days he is so desperate to rekindle here at the 142nd Open, a perfect drive into the heart of the fairway.
It is a jab of a statement, aimed at the head of his arch critic. It is an announcement that when he comes back as the game's most uncharted talent, it will be entirely on his own terms.
Most emphatically, he says that if he does conjure again the most brilliant career momentum since the days of the young Tiger Woods it will have nothing do with the torrent of advice he has been receiving from Britain's most successful golfer, Sir Nick Faldo.
Faldo, winner of three Open and three US Masters titles, was an obsessive overachiever and McIlroy says, "It's a way I could never be. No, I could never be like him. I'm not like that."
The huge difference which the 24-year-old Ulsterman is not shy to emphasise is that he will never mistake golf for the beginning and the end of the meaning of his life. "I will work as hard as I can," he promises, "but there are other things which are important too."
Faldo, who according to his former wife Jill, arranged for the inducing of the births of their three children so as to cause least disruption to his tournament schedule, is arguing that McIlroy needs to work a nine-to-five shift on the course and the practice range - and that for a few pivotal years he should shut out all those distractions which tend to come to a young man with a fortune of £68m accumulated in a few years. These, presumably, also include McIlroy's Danish girlfriend and tennis star, Caroline Wozniacki.
McIlroy was distinctly underwhelmed when Faldo and double major winner and former Ryder Cup captain Tony Jacklin issued their work plans. It was Faldo, though, who went most deeply under McIlroy's skin.
The winner of the US Open and PGA titles in a style which provoked talk of the new Tiger, and led his Ryder Cup team-mate Padraig Harrington to suggest he might match the American's total of 14 majors, said: "I saw that he [Faldo] said I should be at the course nine to five. I was actually on the range at 6:15am and got out of the gym at 6:15pm, actually a 12-hour day compared to his eight-hour day. Nick should know how hard this game is at times. And he's been in our position before. He should know how much work that we all do put into it."
McIlroy has these last few days at least been vindicated by a tough work schedule on the flint-hard fairways, which are being watered overnight in an attempt to prevent them turning into a series of dustbowls. Certainly, he has put in the hours to promise a sharp improvement on the disconsolate figure he presented at the US Open, when his last round dissolved into a nightmare of doubt and club molestation.
"I played 18 holes on the first Monday I came here, I played 27 on the Tuesday - and then I played 18 Sunday, 18 Monday, 18 yesterday and I'll play nine today. So that's a lot of holes and I have played in two different winds. I've played in the west wind over the last few days and the east wind last week. This should prove quite beneficial. I also have a new driver in the bag, which is slightly different to the one I've been using.
"It's a different head shape, more of a pear shape, but it encourages the club face to close over a little bit more. My bad drive this year has been losing it to the right, so this is encouraging the club face to square up on impact and, obviously, I'm not getting that right shot any more, which is a huge plus. I'll hit anywhere between five and seven drivers this week, depending on the wind."
It was a brisk but engaging performance by a young man plainly feeling more pressure than at any time since he burst forth as potentially the game's most compelling talent. He recovered brilliantly from a bad lie on the issue of sexism at this club which sits on the East Lothian coastline as a classic example of linksland golf and male obduracy, adding to a most evasive answer with a few graceful throw-away lines.
He said: "This is an issue in some golf clubs but in terms of life in general, I think men and women are treated equally for the most part these days. And I think this is how it should be."
His most anxious admirers will hope for such adroitness this morning when he tees off in the company of Phil Mickelson and Japan's recently impressive Hideki Matsuyama. McIlroy accepts the level of the challenge he faces now but also insists that if the last year has been tough the bleakness of it has maybe been overstated - and certainly brought excessive reactions from Faldo and Jacklin.
"You know, there have been times when it hasn't felt so hard and I went on a great run from this point last year and until the end of the season. What I'm dealing with is life. When I hear the criticism from Nick, I think, 'What's the big deal?' It's a good life. You are always going to go through highs and lows. It's just about trying to work your way through the lows.
"Yeah, it's true I haven't played my best golf this year, but I have shown there are signs that it is there and it's just a matter of doing that more often. At times it is quite difficult explaining why I'm not playing so well or why I haven't had the results that I have wanted over the last six months. But I know I'm working on the right things and I'm staying patient.
"I know that sooner or later it will turn around and I'll play the golf that everyone knows I'm capable of and it will be golf that I know is capable of winning major championships."
What he has in mind on this scorched Scottish earth is the virtuosity of the performances that brought him those major titles which have been so quickly isolated in a gilded past. They were not so much victories as evidence of a game that could rise as quickly as the wind and yesterday the anger was at most distance when he talked of the challenge facing him here. It is one, he says, which will demand more of his imagination than his technique with the pear-shaped driver.
"It is thrilling when you have to think your way through and shape a shot, when your ability to visualise and imagine possibilities is the best attribute you have."
The key to everything, he concludes, is your belief that you are doing the right things and that in the end they will get you to the place you want to be." For Nick Faldo that has always been a high-efficiency workplace. For McIlroy it is somewhere quite different. It is where you ride the wind and dream the greatest shots.
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OPENING DAY AT WRIGLEY FIELD ISN'T ALWAYS APRIL 8. It's not like Christmas or the Fourth of July, with their dependable calendar slots, the reassurance of a fixed number. So that it should fall on April 8 of this year—the first of Ryan Walsh's uneven stint in high school—seems reason enough for her to be on a southbound 'L' train at the exact moment she should be taking her seat in science class. The day is beautiful, blindingly bright and faintly breezy, and the Chicago skyline looms a startling shade of silver in the distance. Ryan clutches her backpack as the train lurches from side to side, her forehead pressed against the thick plastic window.
A man in a Ryne Sandberg jersey wafts a foam finger in her direction, and even as she scoots farther toward the window, Ryan's heart beats fast with excitement. There are college kids drinking sweet-flavored vodka drinks from plastic bottles, old men with sweat-stained blue caps, a group of boys trading blue and red markers to finish up a cardboard sign. At each stop, as they collect more fans, as the noise level grows, as they wind their way along Lake Michigan toward the center of it all, she feels it: the fluttery hope, the tentative promise. It is game day in Chicago, the first true day of spring. There is, before them all, a whole new season.
Ryan is not typically reckless in this way. She is, in fact, feeling slightly nauseated at the thought of her impulsive departure after third period. Across the packed train car, she thinks she spots a boy from her math class, the shock of white from a cast on his arm peeking through at elbow level in the crowd. But at the next stop, when the doors open and a new surge of people presses their way inside, he's suddenly gone, and Ryan decides she's only looking for a reason to feel guilty and to think of school.
"Next stop, Addison," the conductor calls out, and the train erupts in wild cheering. Ryan tugs at the drawstrings of her hooded sweatshirt and smiles to herself.
This, after all, is where she feels closest to him. Not when she sits at what had once been his seat at the dinner table. Not when her mom unwittingly sings their song under her breath while she does the dishes. Not when she looks at her younger sister, whose eyes are his: gray-blue and swimming.
No, right here, with the stadium fast approaching and all the possibilities of these nine long innings laid bare: this is where it's easiest to imagine her father still beside her.
She'd been just ten when he was killed in a rafting accident while on a trip to Colorado. Soon after, Mom sold their season tickets—two seats on the third base line, just eight rows back—to help save money while she looked for a job. Emily had always been too young anyway, and Mom was never interested much beyond the novelty of the festival-like atmosphere of Wrigley Field.
But the ivy-covered back wall is the background to most of Ryan's memories of him. She can see his face most clearly when she thinks of him at the ballpark. It was here he'd taught her to keep score when she was only six, patiently helping her fill in the tiny diamond grids across her playbook, and it was here—however unknowingly—she'd begun to prepare herself for his absence. Where better to learn of heartbreak and loss than Wrigley Field? What better place to harden your heart?
At the games, he'd throw an arm across the back of her seat and lean in. "If the Cubs win," he'd say, "I'll give up chocolate for a whole week."
"It has to be something more important than that," Ryan would say accusingly, as if he didn't care enough to negotiate with something better than candy.
"Not for this game," he'd protest. "It's not even our division."
She'd pull her blue cap down low and frown until he reconsidered.
"Okay, fine," he'd say with a grin. "If the Cubs win, I'll eat only vegetables for the rest of the week."
"How about if they win, you have to give me five piggybacks a day?"
"Five a day?" he'd say, laughing. "You drive a hard bargain."
"It's for the good of the team," she'd insist.
It was a dangerous bargaining tool, this team of theirs. There was always the chance they'd be left with nothing.
Since her dad died, Ryan has only been to three games. The first two with her mom and sister soon after the accident, where they got lost amid the thick crowds and the too-cheerful organ music. Ryan had barely been able to watch the game, instead working to split open peanut shells the way he'd taught her, but they felt dry and dusty in her mouth. Emily cried when someone in the row behind them spilled beer at their feet, and Mom held her close, looking out over the top of her head with a dazed expression, even when everyone else rose for the national anthem. They'd left at the top of the fourth inning, and on their second try a few games later, made it only to the bottom of the fifth. It was soon after that when Mom sold the tickets.
A year later, sitting with a friend and her parents at the third game, Ryan realized she'd forgotten how to keep score the way her dad taught her. She sat with her pencil poised over the scorecard and blinked back tears.
That was five years ago. She hasn't been back since.
But today is different. Today is April 8.
When the train slows to a halt, the passengers shift restlessly until the doors open. Over their shoulders, Ryan can see the huge wall of the stadium rising up against a cloudless sky, and she draws in a breath. The air smells of that peculiar combination of hot dogs and springtime, leather mitts and freshly cut grass, and all of it blends into one scent, one thought, one thing: Dad.
"Opening Day programs," a man in red calls out, waving the glossy booklets high in the air. "Cubs programs here!"
Ryan steps off the platform, swept toward the stadium along with the rest of the crowd, and just briefly, she closes her eyes. April 8 may not always be Opening Day, but it is always—without fail and without end—the anniversary of the day her father died. And this, she thinks, peering up at the pennants waving lazily in the spring breeze, is reason enough.
Ryan had woken this morning with a dull sense of loss, and when she rolled over to glance at her clock, she remembered and burrowed deeper beneath the covers. Five years ago on this day, she'd been pulled from her fourth-grade classroom and made to sit in the nurse's office until her mom arrived, red-eyed and stunned with her three-year-old sister in tow, to tell her what she knew—that in the chaos of the Colorado River, on the trip her dad had been planning with his college buddies for years, the raft had overturned. Of the group, it had been her father who was tossed in the worst possible direction, where the water was quicker, the river bottom rockier. It was the school nurse who leaned in to clarify the message: "He's gone, honey," she said, and Ryan began to cry.
Sometimes, it seems she hasn't stopped crying since.
This morning, when she came downstairs for breakfast, Emily was already sitting at the table singing to herself, her legs swinging from the chair as she picked at a blueberry muffin. Her younger sister loves dolls and horses, stickers and puppies, and is so far from what Ryan had been at eight—or ever—that she often has trouble believing they could have been raised in the same family.
Though in a way, they haven't been.
Emily had been too young to remember Dad, and for that, Ryan can't fault her. But her sister's allegiance to Kevin makes Ryan feel like the last survivor of a long-lost era. Their stepfather is a nice enough lawyer who Mom met at the driving range when she decided to take golf lessons a couple years ago. At the real estate agency where she'd started working after Dad died, golf was apparently more than just a hobby. It was the common language. "It's a sport that's actually useful," Mom said, looking pointedly at Ryan. "It's good for business."
Dad had been a sportswriter, and even he didn't consider golf a real sport.
Kevin—wearer of ties, believer in rules, hater of baseball—had joined the family shortly afterward, and it is with him that Emily has grown up. Because of this, it's impossible to blame her for not understanding that you don't flip the television channel when the Cubs are on.
This morning, Ryan had looked on wearily from across the kitchen table as Emily folded and refolded a muffin wrapper like a study in origami. Twice, she opened her mouth to say something—to offer some small reminder of the day—but her sister was bright-eyed and ready for school, waiting for Kevin to drive her, waiting for Mom to kiss them good-bye, and Ryan didn't have the heart to draw her into this awful anniversary, no matter how much she wished for someone to share in her sorrow. When Mom came downstairs, she would—as she did each year on this day—hug Ryan just a little bit tighter, linger just a moment longer when she kissed her forehead, smooth back the tangles of hair from her face. They would exchange watery smiles, and without having to say anything, without making any sort of fuss, they would sit down to a breakfast of slightly burned bacon and scrambled eggs—Dad's favorite. Anything more to commemorate the day would be too difficult; anything less, heartless.
But today, Mom came down holding Kevin's hand, the two of them hiding smiles and practically giggling. They stood before the table, Kevin adjusting his tie, Mom with a hand on the back of Emily's chair.
"What's going on?" Ryan asked, frowning. She sat Indian style on the kitchen chair, her arms tucked up inside her sweatshirt. Mom stooped down to place a hand on top of Emily's, and behind her, Kevin shifted from one foot to the other, bobbing his head of thinning hair and grinning stupidly.
"We only just found out for sure," she said. "I'm pregnant."
Mom looked to them both, smiling hesitantly, until Emily squealed and hopped up from her chair, clapping her hands, and Mom's smile broadened. She raised her eyes over Ryan's shoulder to Kevin, and with that look—the flecks of light in her eyes, the faintest hint of joy—Ryan's heart dropped. Of all days, she thought, as she pushed back from the table and pounded up the stairs to her room.
Later, when she heard the knock, Ryan simply tucked her face into her pillow and grunted. She looked up when the door creaked open, and Mom poked her head in.
"Mind if I join you?"
Ryan said nothing, but curled into a ball to make room at the foot of the bed.
"I didn't forget," Mom said, resting a hand on Ryan's ankle. She tilted her head thoughtfully. "I think, in a way, he'd be happy about it, actually. A new beginning on a day like today. It's just the kind of thing he'd find meaning in if he were here."
"If he were here," Ryan said, staring fiercely out the window, "this wouldn't have happened."
They sat quietly on the bed together, the sounds from the cars outside rising up through the half-open window. Ryan waited for Mom to say something more—to suggest they go downstairs for bacon and eggs, or to tell her she'll never love anyone more than Dad, not Kevin and not even this new baby—but they both remained silent.
Finally, Ryan eyed her stomach. "When's it due?"
"October," Mom said, placing a hand on her belly, obviously pleased by the question. Ryan shrugged, watching the Cubs flag on her closet door flutter in the breeze from the window. It wasn't as if she'd have anything else to do in October.
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Ryan is once again filled with hope as she makes her way to the game. Good luck is often hard to come by at a place like Wrigley Field, but it's on this day that she meets Nick, the new kid from her school, who seems to love the Cubs nearly as much as she does. But Nick carries with him a secret that makes Ryan wonder if anyone can ever really escape their past, or believe in the promise of those reassuring words: "Wait till next year." Is it too much for Ryan to hope that this year, this season, might be her comeback season?
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Question from JohnathanAllen
How do I get past (Gotos ship)?
How do i get past docking doors on Gotos ship?
6 years ago
I have killed all droids, Found everything(i think). But i cannot get docking hatches to open.Been all over the ship several times!!!. Please Help!!!!
6 years ago
Try to check all the robot bodies, and activate all the computers.... I think you have to turn off some power source from the bridge to open them up, and to do that you have to have a certain access key.
6 years ago
To open the doors just unlock all programs in the computers. Use the override, shut down and the reset programs to leave. That will unlock the docking doors to your ship.
6 years ago
When you get your main character back in the same room there should be a console with the codes for the power. Use that at the bridge console.
6 years ago
For JohnathanAllen: the thing is that after u kill the droids/bounty hunters and what so ever u have go back to Ebon Hawk (ur ship) and get to the next mission.As i`ve read u r not supossed to get past docks door even if u switch support to secondary power and turning it off.
5 years ago
In the room you find the exile, there is an "auxilary console" in the back of the room. get the codes for the power sytem from this computer and use the on the the bridge console. you need to switch the cloaking device the secondary power and then run the shutdown program
4 years ago
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This wiki is strictly for this miniatures game and the discussion of strategies with minimal lore. Feel free to contribute.
Publisher's DescriptionEdit
With its pivotal role at the Battle of Yavin, the Incom Corporation T-65 X-wing fighter claimed its place in history. Boasting high-powered laser cannons, proton torpedo launchers, and a reinforced titanium-alloy hull, this solid and dependable craft has earned its reputation as a staple in the Rebel Alliance's arsenal against the Galactic Empire.
Control the most advanced starfighters and outstanding pilots in the galaxy! In X-Wing Miniatures Game, you take the role of squad leader and command a group of merciless Imperial or daring Rebel pilots in furious ship-to-ship space combat.
Featuring stunningly detailed and painted miniatures, X-Wing recreates exciting Star Wars space battles from small engagements of only a couple of crafts, to large conflicts where multiple squadrons clash. Select and equip your ships, pick your crew, plan your attack, and complete your mission.
The Sienar Fleet Systems TIE fighter, a lightweight and nimble starfighter designed with efficiency and affordability in mind, is the X-wing's opposite in nearly every conceivable way. But what the TIE fighter lacks in defensive capabilities, it more than makes up for in numbers. While one TIE fighter seldom presents a real threat to a skilled Rebel pilot, two or more working in concert can quickly overwhelm ships several times their size.
Intuitive Rules Have You Fighting in Minutes Edit
"We'll have to destroy them ship to ship. Get the crews to their fighters." Darth Vader
X-Wing includes everything you need to begin your battles, such as thirteen Ship cards (featuring nine Imperial and four Rebel pilots), five Upgrade cards, and three fully assembled and painted ships. With the quick-start rules, you can simply select one of the exciting missions, position your ships on the playing space as instructed, and choose your opening move.
Fast and visceral, X-Wing puts you in the middle of fierce Star Wars firefights. Use each craft's unique maneuver dial to secretly plot its movement action for each turn. After each player has locked in his movement decisions, the dials are revealed and ships are moved starting with the lowest skilled pilots. Pepper the enemy with blaster fire as you rush into the dogfight, or move into combat range slowly, attaining deadly target locks before you launch a devastating attack. No matter your plan of attack, you'll be in total control throughout the tense action.
To move your ships, simply use the maneuver template guide that corresponds to the maneuver you've chosen for a given turn. First, place the starting end of the movement guide flush with the base of your craft. Then, pick up your miniature and place it at the end of the template. After all the ships have moved, you're free to determine attacks against any enemies in range. This straightforward mechanic delivers a wealth of tactical depth; make sharp turns, execute amazing Koiogran turns, and outmaneuver your opponent!
Choose Your Crew and Arm Your Starfighters Edit
"That little droid and I have been through a lot together." Luke Skywalker
Build your own squadron using X-Wing's advanced rules to select your favorite starfighters, pilots, and upgrades. Before the game begins, you'll have a set amount of Fleet Points to invest, which you may spend to customize your squad. Whether you enter the fight with a Rookie Pilot, an experienced Red Squadron Pilot, or even the resourceful Luke Skywalker, you'll have a range of options before you even fire up your engines. Moreover, arm your ships with astromech droids, extra weapons, or special skills, which have a significant impact on your fighter's battle performance.
For example, while the powerful X-wing can establish a target lock on Imperial starfighters, increasing its offensive potential on a future attack, only the nimble TIE fighter can execute an evasive barrel roll to avoid incoming fire. For additional firepower, add lethal proton torpedoes to your X-wing, or increase the performance of your TIE fighters with additional skills like Marksmanship. These unique actions, along with a range of special upgrades, help create a unique play experience every time.
Recreate the Most Memorable Battles in the Galaxy Edit
"Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances." Grand Moff Tarkin
X-Wing can be played in a variety of ways. Select one of the thrilling missions in the rulebook for a narrative game, or dogfight with your opponent until only one ship remains. You can even create your own exciting scenarios or recreate a mission based on one of the epic battles from the films. No matter how you play X-Wing, only the most clever pilots employing a range of tactics will emerge victorious.
What's more, no mission will ever play the same way twice, thanks to a range of customization options, varied maneuvers, and possible combat outcomes. Damage, for example, is determined through dice and applied in the form of a shuffled Damage deck. Most damage results require you to draw a Damage card and place it facedown by the ship's card as a reminder the ship has been hit; however, each time your fighter sustains a critical hit, you'll draw a Damage card and place it faceup by the ship's card. Critical hits assign a special handicap. Was your targeting computer damaged, affecting your ability to acquire a lock on the enemy? Perhaps an ill-timed weapon malfunction will limit your offensive capabilities. Or worse yet, your pilot could be injured, compromising his ability to focus on the life-and-death struggle in which he is engaged...
With its dynamic rules system, beautifully detailed components, and range of gameplay options, X-Wing immerses players in the tense cinematic excitement of Star Wars' interplanetary combat. Take to the stars, and decide the fate of the galaxy!
Products Edit
Core Set
(Announced August 2, 2011 / Released September 14, 2012)
Wave 1
(Announced April 17, 2012 / Released September 14, 2012)
Wave 2
(Announced September 14, 2012 / Released February 28, 2013)
- Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack
- Slave 1 Expansion Pack
- A-Wing Expansion Pack
- TIE Interceptor Expansion Pack
Wave 3
(Announced May 4, 2013 / Released September 12, 2013)
- HWK-290 Expansion Pack
- Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack
- B-Wing Expansion Pack
- TIE Bomber Expansion Pack
Wave 4
(Announced February 7, 2014 / Released June 26, 2014)
- Z-95 Headhunter Expansion Pack
- TIE Defender Expansion Pack
- E-Wing Expansion Pack
- TIE Phantom Expansion Pack
Wave 5
(Announced June 13, 2014 / Released November 26, 2014)
Wave 6
(Announced August 15, 2014 / Released February 26, 2015)
- Most Wanted Expansion Pack
- M3-A Scyk Interceptor Expansion Pack
- StarViper Expansion Pack
- IG-2000 Expansion Pack
Aces Packs
(Announced September 16, 2013 / Released March 14, 2014)
(Announced March 18, 2014 / Released September 25, 2014)
Iconic Starships
(Announced August 20, 2013 / Released April 30, 2014)
(Announced August 20, 2013 / Released May 22, 2014)
(Announced December 19, 2014 / Scheduled for Q2 2015)
(Released August 23, 2012)
(Announced October 11, 2012)
(Announced Feruaryb 5, 2015 / Released February 6, 2015)
(Announced April 15, 2013 / Cancelled)
History Edit
- X-Wing Miniatures was officially announced on August 2, 2011, by Fantasy Flight Games.
- It was first released on September 14, 2012.
- Also in September 2012, Wave 1 was released, adding more TIE Fighter and X-Wing pilots as well as two other iconic star fighters from theStar Wars movies.
- The release of digital dice apps as well as physical dice packs have further supported game play.
- In February 2013 Wave 2 was released, adding additional small fighters as well as larger ships, for both factions.
- In September 2013 Wave 3 was released, offering additional ships for both factions, including vessels designed to serve in a support capacity.
- In March 2014 the Imperial Aces expansion pack was released, offering two different alternate paint-schemed TIE Interceptors as well as new pilots.
- In April 2014 the first of the huge ships, the Rebel Transport, was released, and it included an alternate paint-schemed X-Wing with new pilots.
- In May 2014 the second huge ship, the Tantive IV, was released. The huge ships introduced the epic game play format with 300-point squads. These huge ships diverged from the normal 1:270 scale that had been used up to this point in order to allow for the most realistic inclusion of these ships into the play area without being too cumbersome.
- The Wave 4 pre-release tournament event "Assault on Imdaar Alpha" occurred the weekend of May 30, 2014 - June 1, 2014.
- In June 2014 Wave 4 was released. It was the first wave to feature ships only from the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
- In September 2014, the Rebel Aces expansion was released and it included two different alternate paint-schemed Rebel ships as well as new pilots.
- Wave 5 was released in November 2014.
- Wave 6 introduced a third faction to the game, Scum and Villainy, and it was released in February 2015.
- In December 2014 the third huge ship, the Imperial Raider, was announced and is scheduled for a Q2 2015 release.
- Official X-Wing Miniatures playmats were announced in February 2015 and were released shortly afterwards.
Latest activityEdit
- Talk:E-Wing Expansion Pack
new comment by Leeock 43 minutes ago
Comment: I dont really like that at all lol. You dont get to use that second attack untill after all other attacks have taken place. If they could happen side...
- Talk:Phases / Order of Gameplay
new comment by CalmEyE 2 hours ago
Comment: If you have a focus token on your ship you can spend that token to change all the focus results of a roll into evade results. So, it works just as...
- Talk:Phases / Order of Gameplay
new comment by A Wikia contributor 3 hours ago
Comment: defending dice, sorry.
- Talk:Phases / Order of Gameplay
new comment by A Wikia contributor 3 hours ago
Comment: Brand new to the game...dumb question to be sure. What's the point of rolling a focus result when you roll defending die? I am not really clear on...
- Talk:E-Wing Expansion Pack
new comment by Third Charmer 4 hours ago
Comment: The Corran Horn/R2-D2/Fire Control System combo is getting popular when paired with either the Outride or the Falcon, but it's still not always...
- Talk:E-Wing Expansion Pack
new comment by Leeock 4 hours ago
Comment: So I got one of these and after some play testing im not sure I like it. For the cost and the versatility im just not convinced that its worth...
- Talk:TIE Phantom Expansion Pack
new comment by Third Charmer 6 hours ago
Comment: True, but I think this is definitely more on the nerf side. In my experience the chance of successfully blocking a Phantom from decloaking...
- Talk:TIE Phantom Expansion Pack
new comment by A Wikia contributor 6 hours ago
Comment: Yeah I think the new FAQ was both good and bad for the Phantom. Decloaking at the start of the activation will be a big deal. The phantom's movement...
- Talk:Emon Azzameen
new comment by Third Charmer 8 hours ago
Comment: Darn, you beat me to it! Accursed early bedtime.
- Talk:TIE Phantom Expansion Pack
new comment by Third Charmer 8 hours ago
Comment: Alright, pilots! New FAQ out last night and the first victim was the Phantom! It's days as a must-play ship are numbered. Decloaking now occurs in...


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Liva Hotel - Liepaja
Liela Street 11 - Liepaja
Welcome to Liva Hotel!
This 3-star Liepaja hotel offers a hair salon. There is also a bar/lounge where guests can enjoy drinks after a long day.
Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can provide tour/ticket assistance. This hotel has a business center. Guests can make use of the free Wi-Fi. A safe is available at reception. Other amenities include gift shops/newsstands, dry cleaning/laundry, an elevator (lift) and laundry facilities.
The staff was so stupid, specially at the Restaurant. I wouldn´t recommend to anyo...Venere Guest, Estonia
These reviews have been left by customers who actually stayed at this hotel
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Facilities at Liva Hotel
- Business Center
- Meeting Room
- Dogs allowed
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Room service - limited hour
- Laundry room
- Hairdresser
- Gift shop
- Pets accepted
- Bar
- Restaurant/Dining
- Luggage room
- Multilingual staff
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- City tour
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Internet/Email services
- Night club
Know before you go
- Children 6 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Check-in: between 2:00 PM and midnight.
Check-out: before noon.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 15 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Liva Hotel reviews
- August 2013
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Estonia
The staff was so stupid, specially at the Restaurant. I wouldn´t recommend to anyone, sorry.Also the city is no worth it at all. Don´t spend your time going there!
- July 2012
- Venere Guest
- Group
- Sweden
The room was in a need of a make over. The bathroom had a lot of nice silver fishes running around the floor, and the shower was full of mould. The breakfast however, was okej and the dinner was excellent.
- June 2010
- Venere Guest
- Family with older children
- Latvia
Excellent location, room and breakfast extremely good value for what you pay. Cheaper rooms do not have a good view from the window,but that's why they're cheaper!
- September 2009
- Venere Guest
- Spain
Perfect hotel for a stay in Liepaja. Just in the center.
- December 2014
- Venere Guest
- Finland
- September 2010
- Venere Guest
- Single traveller
- Japan
Liva Hotel reviews by TripAdvisor
Room Details
Book your business-friendly accommodation at the 111-room Liva Hotel. Televisions in each room offer entertainment at the end of a long day. Business travelers will have access to free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks and phones during their Liepaja visit.
Refrigerators, irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be found in each room to accommodate basic traveling needs. Rooms also include soundproofing and ceiling fans.
Accommodation Services
- Telephone
- Mini fridge
- Extra beds
- Soundproof rooms
- Hairdryer in each room
- In-room ironing facilities
- Desk
- Fan
- Wireless Internet access
How to reach Liva HotelBy car
The hotel is located in the center of the city Lirpaja!
Distances from Liva Hotel:
Riga - 220km
Klaipeda - 90km
Liepaja airport 8km
Liepaja ferry terminal - 6km
Liepaja bus and railway terminals - 1,7km
Liepaja seaside - 0.8km
Liepaja city centre - 0m
In case you get lost in Liepaja and don't know how to find us, you can call our reception (+371 634 20102) or ask any passers-by - they will definitely tell you where you find the city centre and Liva Hotel.
Distances from Liva HotelSt. Trinity Church - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
St. Anna Evangelical Lutheran Church - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Liepaja Museum - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Liepaja Olympic Centre - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Seaside Park - 1 km / 0.6 mi
Monument to the Sailors and Fishermen Lost At Sea - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Daugava Stadium - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Liepaja Beach - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
St. Nicholas Orthodox Naval Cathedral - 4.9 km / 3 mi
Karosta Fort - 6.6 km / 4.1 mi
Northern Fort - 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
The preferred airport for Liva Hotel is Liepaja (LPX-Liepaja Intl.) - 5.4 km / 3.3 mi.
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9 in 10 Americans See the Constitution As Still Relevant (Who's that 1?)Submitted by retrorepublican on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 18:10
Poll Track: A Strong Constitution
Take heart, Ron Paul! A new Zogby poll shows nine in 10 Americans believe the U.S. Constitution is still relevant in today's world, and most believe the Founding Fathers would frown upon recent attempts to clamp down on civil liberties, from driving without a seat belt to smoking marijuana.
The nationwide poll conducted to coincide with the Independence Day holiday reveals an American public strongly in favor of states' rights on issues like abortion and drug policy and distrustful of government attempts to regulate Internet usage and certain types of speech. That may explain why Paul, the libertarian Texas congressman vying for the Republican nomination for president on a platform of strictly small government, has such a vocal if tiny base of support.
On the flip side, Michael Bloomberg -- who many speculate is considering an independent White House bid -- should note that less than a quarter of respondents think George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and company would be pleased with his initiatives to ban indoor smoking and eliminate trans fats in New York City.
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Faux News, The so called "liberal" media even though they arent really liberal, Anyone involved in running corporate america, the gullible people that pay attention to what media outlets, corporate america, and the neocons have to say and believe it. Need I go on?


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Yo-Yo Ma's new album, Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet, celebrates the transcultural music of the ancient trade route that connected East and West. Ma talks with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday, and plays some music from the album. (17:49) (The CD is on the Sony Classical label).
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well, that was fun--not!
About an hour ago, just when I'd gotten a new half-gallon of ice cream out of the freezer...
DH popped into the kitchen. "What's wrong with your car?" ???? I don't know--you drove it last, what's wrong with it? (I didn't say that, of course.
"The dome light is on, and the door open light on the dash is on". So outside I trotted--checked all the doors to see if they were shut--they were--lights were still on. Then I checked all the little button switches, they all seemed okay. Then I started the car and turned it off. Went through the whole process a few more times--hoping something would change. Checked the manual--no help there. Drove around the block... I did, at some point turn off the dome light.
Then I spent a while on Google, reading suggestions about disabling fuses, etc (wasn't about to do that!). Finally read someone else having the same problem, and someone else insisting the back window was open. AHH! Dug through the manual again (I never open that--had to see how to operate it--LOL!). Yep! That was it. DH has been using the real key, not the beeper to open the doors, and that can open the back window.
So, did I miss the men's gymnastics? My half gallon of ice cream was all melted by the time I finally figured out the problem. Oh, well, didn't cost me a repair bill, so guess I'm still coming out ahead


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Imperial Oil imo 1.02269892741332% Imperial Oil Ltd. U.S.: NYSE MKT USD40.5 0.41 1.02269892741332% /Date(1427749321220-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 354455 AFTER HOURS USD40.4952 -0.0048 -0.011851851851851851% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 581 P/E Ratio 9.060402684563758 Market Cap 42744417779.4186 Dividend Yield 1.0354857996563975% Rev. per Employee 6303450 More quote details and news » is one of the best-kept secrets in the North American energy industry. The large Canadian oil and gas company historically has generated some of the industry's highest returns, but lately its shares have flagged.
Imperial, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: IMO), priced in U.S. dollars, produces oil mainly from unconventional fields in Western Canada, including the Syncrude oil-sands project in Alberta in which it has a 25% stake. It also operates three refineries and sells gasoline through Esso service stations.
The company, 70% owned by ExxonMobil xom 2.4527398899258195% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD85.63 2.05 2.4527398899258195% /Date(1427749273528-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14973996 AFTER HOURS USD85.48 -0.15 -0.17517225271516992% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 679174 P/E Ratio 11.27704687026721 Market Cap 350592192983.441 Dividend Yield 3.2231694499591264% Rev. per Employee 4357980 More quote details and news » (XOM), ambitiously plans to double its energy output to the equivalent of 600,000 barrels a day by the end of the decade, mostly through development of the Kearl oil-sands project. "Imperial offers the best of Exxon," says Paul Cheng, an energy analyst at Barclays, who has an Overweight rating on the stock and a price target of about $46, 12% above its recent quote near $41. But based on Imperial's growth, the shares could be worth much more than that.
"Imperial now represents 6% to 7% of Exxon's production, but should account for two-thirds of its production growth over the next five years," Cheng points out. Yet, the stock, which once traded at a premium to Exxon shares, now changes hands at a slight discount, fetching 10.7 times projected 2014 earnings, while Exxon, at $94, commands about 12 times.
So why is it languishing? The company's reputation for operational excellence has been hurt by cost overruns on the first phase of the Kearl project, which is now projected to cost 12.9 billion Canadian dollars (US$11.6 billion), C$5 billion more than originally estimated. And the ramp-up of Kearl production has been slower than expected, at a time when U.S. investors are souring on Canadian oil producers, thanks to strong growth in U.S. production.
There also are concerns about transporting increased amounts of Canadian crude, given the delay in the Keystone XL pipeline and recent oil-train accidents. And there is environmental opposition to the oil sands as a dirty, carbon-heavy source of crude.
Kearl is Imperial's main focus. The first phase is complete, and the project's second is scheduled to be finished late next year. Each phase is expected to produce 110,000 barrels a day of heavy crude, with Imperial getting 71% of it and Exxon, 29%. Looking out to the end of the decade, Imperial may expand Kearl production to 345,000 barrels a day. Kearl and a heavy-oil field called Cold Lake, now under expansion, will account for the bulk of Imperial's production. Part of Imperial's appeal is that these fields have very long estimated reserve lives—up to 40 years.
IMPERIAL IS LESS well known in the U.S. than the two other major Canadian energy producers, Suncor su 0.3091721058055651% Suncor Energy Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD29.2 0.09 0.3091721058055651% /Date(1427749347822-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4560905 AFTER HOURS USD29.17 -0.03 -0.10273972602739725% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14212 P/E Ratio 7.930903362485741 Market Cap 52931961260.2703 Dividend Yield 3.052498060846099% Rev. per Employee 2851360 More quote details and news » (SU) and Canadian Natural Resources cnq 0.3254149040026033% Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD30.83 0.1 0.3254149040026033% /Date(1427749404567-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2266937 AFTER HOURS USD30.77 -0.06 -0.19461563412260785% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1400 P/E Ratio 10.70486111111111 Market Cap 42249677822.4427 Dividend Yield 2.3850908283419137% Rev. per Employee 2463500 More quote details and news » (CNQ), because of the large Exxon stake and Imperial's low profile. Imperial doesn't hold earnings conference calls and has only limited contacts with investors.
Imperial, expected to earn $3.2 billion, or $3.80 a share, this year on revenue of $33 billion, isn't small. Its stock market value is $35 billion, and its public float, $10 billion. On Thursday, the company reported earnings for 2013 of $2.5 billion, or $2.99 a share, on $30 billion in revenue.
Imperial pays a skimpy 1.2% dividend yield, below that of Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor, and the major international energy companies.
Rich Kruger, a career Exxon executive who became Imperial's CEO last year, has acknowledged that the dividend isn't competitive, but so far, the company has boosted the quarterly payout only by a penny, to 13 Canadian cents (11.7 U.S. cents) per share. Imperial has a great balance sheet, with just $5 billion of debt and a Triple-A credit rating from Standard & Poor's.
Why hasn't Exxon bought the remaining 30% of Imperial? Cheng thinks it doesn't feel a need to do so, because it already controls Imperial and would have to pay a sizable premium to buy out minority holders. Others say that Exxon is wary of resource nationalism in Canada and wants to preserve Imperial as a Canadian company.
Here's what one fan of the stock tells Barron's: "Imperial does the opposite of what others do to boost their stocks. It doesn't have earnings conference calls. It doesn't do a lot of investor presentations. It doesn't pay a dividend it can't afford, and if it sees good investment opportunities with double-digit returns, it exploits them."
The Bottom Line
Imperial Oil offers an appealing way to invest alongside Exxon in one of its best global assets.
Until recently, it did buy back stock, reducing its shares outstanding by half since 1995. In the past few years, however, it has focused its cash on expansion.
"Imperial is at the peak of its capital spending," says Cheng, adding that it could start generating free cash flow after capital spending by year-end 2014 and be in a position to return more cash to shareholders.
A couple of things would benefit Imperial. The first would be expanded pipeline capacity from Canada. The second would be a narrowing of the wide gap between Canadian heavy crude, now around $80 a barrel, and the U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, at about $98. Imperial should be helped by the weak Canadian dollar, now trading at about 90 U.S. cents, since its costs are mainly in local currency and its revenue is linked to the greenback.
Imperial offers a reasonably priced way to play one of the best production growth stories among large North American energy companies.
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