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Yeah. I was already disappointed from the very start with the pve loot. In DF it was "you will have the chance to loot the gear form the mob you killed". The first couple of months of DF i really enjoyed this. If you didnt care for fotm pvp gear and just wanted to have a unique look you could do that. Kill a goblin who is geared with an axe, loot a goblin axe and use it. Kill a black knight with his black knight armor, loot black knight armor parts and put them on. Just to mess around a bit and have fun.
Often i would play the little game of "start off naked with starter weapon and see how far you come". So you go hunt mobs first, loot some rusty trash gear from zombies and skelletons etc, then kill someone in chain/banded or so and go on until you die.
This was for the "non-elite pvp times" ofc, when you just wanted to have fun for the evening and create your own little content.
But with dfuw this was never possible from the start due to the horribly low number of wearable different armor sets and the whole class thingy.
In DF i would wear a rusty skelleton helmet with horns and black knight boots, just for the lulz; in dfuw everyone looks the same, body and armor wise. :(
So yeah, if they take away the full loot aspect now in PvP also, then its just another turnaround by AV when it comes to their original core idea of df.
Yesterday was a new low for a saturday: 63 people peak for dfuw via steam. If there wont be a patch next week we might hit the < 50 mark next weekend.
I start to wonder, why its still not possible to connect your DFUW to steam, if you havent bought it via steam. AV always says "It's not our fault, we are waiting for steam to give us the steam keys." But how comes that other games that go live on steam after being released before already via digital download e.g. get their steam keys from steam within a couple of weeks, sometimes days!?
Could it be, that AV isnt telling the whole truth about the steam keys and why we didnt get any even after over 6 months dfuw being on steam? If everyone who owns DFUW could connect it to steam then we'd know the exact numbers of players online. Wouldn't that be (in)convenient?
I contacted steam support now and hope to get an answer (about the still missing dfuw steam keys).
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Most likely if you connect through steam, steam will probably take a percentage of the cut.
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I just got the weekly mmorpg.com newsletter and it says "Game of the week: Darkfall Unholy Wars".
Is that some sort of customized advertisement just for me or does mmorpg.com consider dfuw the "game of the week" for real!?
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Originally posted by Realbigdeal
No safezones huh?
Darkfall 1 maincitys where SAFEZONES you could attack but you died for sure(you could only attack if you came with m8's that where neutral and looted your corpse but only craebears do that).
Many areas with the idiotic STARWARS TOWERS where also safezones yes you could attack players but if you played it correctly(and i dont mean a naked one with behind him a neurtal one they where just bunch of careebars) you could not survive.
I quit becouse the world was empty on afk macroers in there clan towns.
Only chaos towns where total freezones.
Your where rarely attacked in main towns just becouse you surly died with thoe damn carebear towers.
Rediculous compare darkfall to WoW and lvling system darkfall 1 was pure sandbox hardcore mmo WoW is carebear casual ezmode spoonfed whiteserver mmo no risk involved.
Thats just a BOLD LIE even after the grind reductions it would take at least a year to max most skills if you manage this in 2 months you not only 24/7 macro you also cheated and exploited.
Ive played for more then 2 years only few did not cheat rest cheated thats why Darkfall 1 failed there where no hardcore in Darkfall 1 only ex themepark players who wanted easy.
I remember you came in 2008 to forumfall constantly asking if they make the game more like WoW lol.
But still Darkfall 1 was alot better then most mmo's out there shame 90% cheated and ruined there own game.
I was Noxium Braveclaw played from beta up august 2011 then quit. I remember some here macroed the living daylight out of this game lol blood walling standing whole day in some town in safe spot macroing or sititng with there viginas catching sand in some remote clan town 24/7 macro from all the mats they have exploited.
From day one Darkfall was doomed by small dev team and cheating community who was also way to carebear:(
Sounds hars maybe after who am i to judge others gamestyle but nomatter how you see it or come up with reasons why Darkfall failed.
To early released realy bad beta(no real testing or stress test) after launch all bugs still in the game so cheating on wide scale-splitting up server to early and bad communications and bold lies by tasos
Originally posted by GroovyFlower
First of all, high security does not equal up to safe zone; not even a little bit. A safe zone in a mmo is a place where a fight can't happen by any means. What we had in DF1 was not a safe place to live. You wouldnt dare to go overweight far away from the bank in hope that you wouldnt die. You woudlnt dare to go afk with your stuff on you in there. Even if you felt safe mostly from the red players, it was very possible to raid a safe zone and i know multiple clans who succeeded at killing and looting a couple in there. It requires team work to survive under the tower while killing most thing. So again, it was not a safe zone at all and it felt like it was part of the game instead of a lobby in a sandbox world.
I was a carebear in 2008-2009, but DF changed me.
If i did compared wow to darkfall, it was just like a title of a book: To catch your eyes..
As for the grind reduction, i'm not talking about the same grind reduction. There was a total of 3 phase of grind reduction that we had in DF1.
-The first was x6 grind reduction for magic vs mobs, x4 for melee/archery vs mobs(Not sure about the passives and buffs). This lame attempt to bring me back was not enough since it still required for us to macro. I still came back, but i was not grinding at all, but i was still having a lot of fun with a cool clan. I was never viable for the competition with this. I then took a long break, i came back and i decided to macro like everyone else(Mind you, i was not even playing since i was never home).
-One day, AV made an other attempt to bring back a lot of players. IT worked, but they were dumb again because this grind reduction was only temporary and if you missed this weekend, it was not even worth it to stay. So yeah, for one weekend, there was a huge grind reduction. I came back that day and for one weekend, from a weak character not strong enough to compete, i was finally strong enough to beat the best with everything i needed. Again, this was only for a weekend wth a free month for everyone who brought the game so if you missed it...
-The last attempt was after they did the big mistake of announcing a wipe way too early. They started to lose players because of that premature announcement. They reduced the grind again. IT was a x20 grind reduction for everything on top of the previous x6,x4. Apparently, they stacked it by accident so it was even faster. It took most players a month to max their character and me, 2 months. This is the most fun everyone ever had and it was not hard at all to find players to kill no matter how big your clan was. You're grouped up with 20 players? Fine! go roam and find an other group of 20 easy.
Please, read carefully before you respond. You left early so don't act like you should know everything. You left DF when it was still a baby like some mothers would do. Reminds me of this sad story when a mother tried to hide and suffocate her baby under the snow. The game got better, but today, we know why they did not update it further more: They worked on DF UW this whole time while keeping the cursed child in a cage in the basement.
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The core issues that make UW sucks were core issues that made DFO lack luster. There are some things that DFO did better, but over all the same problems exist.
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Originally posted by xpiher
Is just DF:UW added massive problems that were not existing before.
The classes, the UI, the safezones, the races char models, the global AH etc to name a few ...
Its in much worse state in its core design then the original DF which had potential for the better at least..
Now DF:UW is locked out from get any good anymore ..
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
Originally posted by DarthRaiden
Global AH, safe zones, and PP system are the good additions. The class system is better than the superman system that was DFO from an RPG perspective. They just need to add 100 more skills to choose from.
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Originally posted by DarthRaiden
+1 and summed up perfectly.
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DFO was not viable or profitable. It shut down. DFUW is just as bad in different ways. That's the reality.
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Originally posted by xpiher
errm Global AH and safe zones NO . Hireable playerdriven vendors and hireable NPC guards instead.
PP with more freedom (repeatable content / dynamic missions) a...maybe.
The devs talked about the armor specification + (prestige) titles themselves before ruining it with classes. Read Claus comments on classes and why they should not be in any game. There isnt much to add to Claus comments.
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
Originally posted by DarthRaiden
My opinion too. As if it wasnt enough to be rich so easily, they suddenly decided to give us a global AH ala wow. They had a plan for the vendor system and plenty of good suggestion and they took none of them. They said : fuck it, here's the wow system. Now, we see ppl running around in dread armor in every single videos since.
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I'm sorry for you OP, your statements are wrong. Unless you have a active sub or a stream of this "dead" please don't lie about the game.
Siege tonight btw will be on live stream :)
Originally posted by Hiddenxdragon
I expect to see counter argument, not just " sorry, you're wrong. CIAO".
We want proof and nothing else. We had a lot of proof back in DF1 to tell how big the pop was most of the time based on how big the world itself was since it's a fact that it's a lot bigger than the current one we have.
So again, bring me everything yo got to tell me that DF UW is a lot healthier than DF1 ever was. The Asian server don't count.
Darkfall has always been populated by fanboys so simple statement like yours won't make us budge and you should know.
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heard about house spots are not contested ?
If nothing else then this should tell you everything about the curresnt state of the DF:UW.
Even in its last breaths the house spots were all taken in DF original, you had to pay millions for houses.
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Originally posted by Tibernicuspa
Instead they put into place a dumbed down pvp version of its predecessor with less content and an extremely limited class system.
The 1 class play style of DF1 was a myth. The common misconception was that hybrids ruled the battle field but Try Hard(Itwas Luck) ruined that theory as a destro. The bunny hopping mechanic was a stupid aspect of DF1 but they didn't eliminate bunny hopping they simply replaced it with dash and stampede as get away abilities. If they kept 80% of DFO and incorporated 20% of DF:UW then they would have a pretty decent game. For example limit the number of repairers on boats like they have in DF:UW, remove bunny hopping, make walls matter, decrease the grind, make pve matter(risk vs reward issues).
The prowess system in DF:UW would be something to consider implimenting into the character progression system of DFO. Instead of being a jack of all trades type person give a hard cap in prowess of 200k or 250k and have spells cost a certain amount to purchase and skill up and also cost an amount of gold to re-spec. Keep the number of spells/skills and utility options that DFO had. In other words you could potentially be a fire/ice/lightning/necro mage but you only have 200-250k prowess to spend on purchasing and skilling up those spells....also keeping in mind the prowess you need to spend for weapon skills/mastery, transfers, heals, utility spells, buffs, heal others etc etc. That would help with the "omg everyone is a hybrid" complaint that some had about DF1.


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AUG. 17, 2009 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls agricultural education Professor Tim Buttles of Glenwood City was among four teachers and administrators from Wisconsin involved in agriculture education joining 41 education officials and agriculture teachers from 11 states attending the first National Agriscience Integration Institute (NAII), held Aug. 9-13 in Johnston, Iowa.
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The exciting aspect of this training is that it has been designed as a state team agriculture education approach, said Larry Gossen, NAII manager and senior team leader for state relations with the National FFA. The goal is to make a positive impact on the integration of science and use of inquiry-based instruction utilizing the team agriculture education concept.
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At least 10 Philippine embassies and consulates will be closed down this year because of budgetary constraints, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
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"We have not disclosed the list yet. We're now in the process of informing the governments where the affected embassies and consulates are," said DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez.
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Kakinada is also called settlers palace.. It is good place with shopping malls and nice places to hang out. The only draw back is it is not situated on National highway. We have to get down at samalkot and go by bus. I went to uppada beach and bheemeswara temple in samalkot. Both places are very nice. Plan 2 days stay, then you can enjoy places in and around.More » « Less
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Kakinada is best place to stay for the old people as it called OLD PEOPLE PARADISE. Its famous for Kaja and people are also sweet. Near to Kakinada there are places to visit is Pada Gaya/Dattatreya Temple/Shakti Peetam which is hardly 30 kms and within 100kms there is another famous temple called Annavaram Satyanarayana SwamyMore » « Less
Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Famous for Sweets
Activities & things to do: Not to forget Kakinada Beach not so famous as other beaches viz., RK Beach, Vizag, Chennai Beach etc.,
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kakinada is one of the place to visit on hub of all varieties of enjoyments and excitements which are giving pleasure mind and passion.More » « Less
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Geometric pottery made by the Zuni people, as well as prized Navajo blankets, serve as inspiration for the Utah-based designer of this wool blend wrap coat. Lightweight and unlined, it's the perfect outer layer for cool days, in desert hues of turquoise, red, and orange. Single button in the center with a self-belt.
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Indian Wool Peacock Wrap
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In Hindu cosmology, the god of war rides a peacock. Beautiful and proud, Kartikeya's peacock mount represents his power to conquer earthly desireseven the peacock's well-deserved ego. The woven pattern of this beautiful hand-loomed shawl resembles peacock feathers, and the fiery red-orange interior shines through the dark blues, greens, and blacks with a slight ombré effect. Similar in style to a Peruvian ruana, this wrap can be worn as a layering piece when a day at the museum turns into a night of strolling unfamiliar streets. It is also a perfect personal throw for home or travel.
Irish Mariner Wool Scarf
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Our handsome herringbone-patterned wool scarf is designed and woven by a husband-and-wife team in their County Clare workshop, using an antique Hattersley Domestic loom from the early 1900s. These narrow machines, made in Yorkshire, England, of cast-iron, leather, and wood, are especially suited to weaving scarves because they create two naturally reinforced selvedge edges, rather than the cut and sewn edges found on industrially woven scarves.
Scottish Wool Fleece Cardigan Sweater
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The simple design of our zip-front sweater hides a 500-year history of wool textiles in Scotland. The unique materialfelted lamb's-wool that's softer and cozier than synthetic fleece, but with all the advantages of natural woolis made by Lochaven in the heart of Scotland's traditional textile district of Stewarton. Our grey-trimmed, felted lamb's-wool sweater is soft and naturally water-resistant, both wind-resistant and breathable.
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Part of standard-issue military wear during WWII, sweaters like this olive wool pullover were popular among servicemen for comfort, durability, and easy pullover warmth. The shawl-collar style buttons up to cut the cold just as it did onboard aircraft carriers in the '40s. Cotton twill canvas-reinforced elbows add durability. Imported.
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Our lightweight black cardigan is graced front and back with floral patterns inspired by the embroidered skirts and aprons found in traditional Serbian dress.
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Women's Geiger Classic Austrian Boiled Wool Vest
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Based on traditional alpine designs, this bold red vest from Geiger is made from 100% pure boiled wool, a process that takes one of nature's most highly insulating, quick-drying fabrics and makes it even warmer and more weather resistant. This unlined vest has two front pockets and buttons that feature the tiny star-shaped edelweiss blossom, the national flower of Austria.
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The Oregon-based Pendleton Mill introduced their first patterned wool men's shirts more than 80 years agobefore that the options were grey, grey, and more grey. Unsurprisingly, the new color and pattern options were welcomed, and they've been in style ever since. Made with Umatilla wool, our washable wool trail shirt has a rugged, cabin-casual look that works just as well on hiking trails as it does sightseeing in town. Umatilla woolen is a versatile medium weight 100% virgin wool fabric that takes its name from Oregon's Umatilla County, where Pendleton buys raw stock from local ranchers. Features ultra suede elbow patches, an open collar with a lined band, a buttoned chest pocket with a pencil slot, and a round tail.
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Women's Merino Wool Irish Cardigan
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Kashmiri Autumn Leaves Wool Shawl
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Centuries ago, Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic cultures met and mingled in Kashmir as artisans from Central Asia and Iran settled in the area. One of the many exquisite arts for which this area is known is the intricate chain stitch called ari, which served as the inspiration for our timeless 100% merino wool shawl.
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Seems like giving five stars in every category would come off as a lazy answer for our Realtor, but Robin earned those stars. She was incredible in helping us find our home and answered all questions we had. She listened to our requests, offered suggestions and advice to the what's, when's, how's, etc. Working with Robin made our 'First Time Homebuying' experience an absolute blast. I would recommend Robin to any friend or family that may be interested in home ownership.
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Robin is the BEST! I swear, this lady must never sleep, she was crazy fast with responses to every little question or request we ever had during the whole process! She never pressured us into anything, she just showed us houses that fit our criteria. The entire house-hunt was a pleasure thanks to her!
As a first time home buyer, Robin put me at ease during the entire process from start to finish with her knowledge and her patience with the many questions I had. She took the time to go over anything that I didn't understand. She went above and beyond throughout this whole experience. Robin was always trying to make the whole process as smooth as possible. She even came to my job for a signature on some paperwork which made it easier for me. I felt like Robin was always thinking of me and trying to help in any way she could.Her professionalism in the handling of every transaction made me feel lucky to have her at my side. Thank you.
Any realtor can be rated on the categories listed here, but what you can't rate is the realtor's "other" qualities.
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When my husband and I decided it was finally time to move after 17 years in our, "starter" home, we looked to Robin as our first choice for a realtor. She was knowledgeable in showing us the ropes for buying and selling in today's market. It had been quite awhile for us!
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I highly recommend Robin to anyone looking in the area for a home. Not only is she a pro, but she truly has your best interests in mind.
Robin was referred to us by a friend as were moving out of state. She was an island of sanity during a chaotic and stressful time.
This was our first house and house sale. She walked us through the process and explained everything that was going on. She was able to answer our questions and concerns and, "That's my job. Don't worry about it." She did her job. We didn't have to worry.
She clarified the reams of paperwork, took care of all the details while we were out of state and even out of country, and we got what we wanted out of the sale.
Robin knows what she's doing and was in constant communication so we knew as well.
Robin took the time to explain the home buying process to me and I was a first time buyer. I took me over a year to find my house and Robin was very patient with me the entire time.
She answedr all of my (many) questions and gave me honest advice. She knew my situation which ultimatley led her to find me the home I bought.
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A contingent of plows and personnel from Suffolk County is headed north to help with snow removal in Buffalo.
Bitter Cold Sweeps Across Tri-State Area As Upstate New York Deals With Massive Snow
The Tri-State area is facing a bitter cold day as a ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York.
35,000 Thruway Drivers Overcharged On E-Z Pass Bills Due To Electronic Error
The New York State Thruway Authority said that an electronic error led to some 35,000 drivers being overcharged by a small amount.
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Killed After Driving Wrong Way On New York State Thruway
Richard Christopher, 32, of Suffern, was behind the wheel of a pickup truck when he drove the wrong way and crashed into a car driven by James DeVito, police said.
State Police Investigate Report Of Drive-By Shooting On New York State Thruway
The shooter may have been in an SUV, according to state police.
Police: N.J. Shooting Suspect Caught In Routine Traffic Stop In Orange County
A seemingly routine traffic stop in Orange County resulted in the arrest of a Paterson, New Jersey man wanted for attempted murder, New York State Police said.
Overnight Pothole Repair Coming To Rockland County Stretch Of NYS Thruway
Road crews will conduct overnight repairs over the next two weeks. As a result, there will be some lane closures from Nyack to Spring Valley between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Investigators: Smoking Plow Truck Set Off Fatal New York Thruway Crash
The accident, which involved a Thruway Authority plow truck, two tractor-trailers and four cars, happened around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 87 near exit 16 in Woodbury, police said.
1 Dead, 6 Injured In Multi-Vehicle Wreck On I-87
The accident happened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday at exit 16 in Woodbury.
Jackknifed Truck Causes Traffic Woes On N.Y. State Thruway
A jackknifed tractor trailer snagged the New York State Thruway in West Nyack Monday evening.
State Trooper Hailed As Hero After Elderly Man Drives Wrong Way On Thruway
Deirdre O'Neil was traveling southbound on the New York State Thurway around 3 p.m., where a confused motorist was driving for eight miles in the wrong direction, police said.
N.Y. State Announces Plan To Fight Wrong-Way Thruway Crashes
The State of New York has announced a new, high-tech effort to combat wrong-way crashes, using radar, flashy LED signs, and text alerts to drivers' cellphones and the resources of local police.
S&P Lowers N.Y. State Thruway's Bond Rating Over Tappan Zee Toll Concerns
Standard & Poor's Ratings Service has downgraded the credit rating for the New York State Thruway Authority, over concerns about toll increases after the new Tappan Zee Bridge is complete.
Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Could Change Where Tolls Are Collected
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The bitter rivalry between the Delhi police's special cell and the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) has once again come to the fore with the arrest of top Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Waqas Ibrahim Saad alias Ahmed.
The special cell on Sunday announced it had arrested Waqas, 28, and three others from Rajasthan. Waqas, a Pakistani national, is one of the main accused in the July 13, 2011, triple bomb blasts in Mumbai.
Soon after the announcement, ATS sources and the Mumbai police refuted the special cell's claims and said the person arrested was not Waqas but Waqar, who belonged to the Rajasthan module of the IM. He has no connection with the July 13, 2011, blasts, they said.
Furious with the ATS and the Mumbai police for making such claims, the special cell hurriedly called a press conference in Delhi and announced that the person arrested was Waqas.
The cell even made last-minute changes to its press release. "In a major success in its endeavour to contain terrorism being sponsored from across the border, the special cell of Delhi police has arrested Zia Ur Rehman, a Pakistani national, commonly known to 'anti-terrorist agencies' (an obvious reference to Maharashtra ATS) in India by his alias Waqas," it read. "This dreaded terrorist, exported by Pakistan based ISI and its protégé called Indian Mujahideen, is wanted in a series of bombings carried out all over India along with his absconding associates."
The media on Monday reported that Waqas, according to the special cell, was in Mumbai before leaving for Ajmer in Rajasthan on Friday. He was arrested from Ajmer on Saturday.
ATS sources were quick to refute this on Monday. "Waqas fled Mumbai in January 2012. After that he never returned to Mumbai," a senior ATS officer claimed.
Special cell officers, however, said they have enough evidence to prove that Waqas boarded a train from Bandra terminus. "Our investigations have revealed that, after the NIA [National Investigating Agency] arrested Yasin Bhatkal in August 2013, Waqas who was holed up in Mangalore, fled to the Munnar region in Kerala," a special cell officer said.
In Munnar, Waqas set up his own tea-stall. "After a couple of months, Waqas went to Odisha via Mangalore. From there, he went to West Bengal and then to Mumbai," the officer said. But he did not reveal how long or with whom did Waqas stay in Mumbai.
Another source said though Waqas was on their radar, the Special Cell did not want to arrest him while he was in Mumbai. "Officers felt it prudent to wait for him to leave Mumbai so that there is no repeat of what happened last time," he said.
In January 2012, a team of special cell officers camped in Mumbai for a fortnight after they found out that Waqas, Tabrez and Bhatkal were living in Habib Mansion in Byculla.
Around the same time, ATS got a whiff of it and a team of officers camped near Habib Mansion. As a result, the terrorists were alerted and all three fled.
The entire fiasco happened because of the bitter rivalry and a game of one-upmanship between the two forces.
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I bought this cooktop less than a year ago. I was looking for one with great features and different temperatures for the burners. This has it all and is great looking in person....Read complete review
I bought this cooktop less than a year ago. I was looking for one with great features and different temperatures for the burners. This has it all and is great looking in person. It even has a child safety lock for those with children who likes to explore. Worth the money and even my husband who doesn't cook much but does like to cook breakfast on the weekends absolutely loves this top range cause you can move a pot from one burner to the next without worrying that the pot will fall over. Highly recommended. Absolutely love this in the black on black gloss look.
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This is the second GE cooktop I have installed, the first having shattered when something fell from a relatively short distance and broke the ceramic/glass. This is one problem, even though the...Read complete review
This is the second GE cooktop I have installed, the first having shattered when something fell from a relatively short distance and broke the ceramic/glass. This is one problem, even though the high-fired surface is resistant to stains and such. The cooktop works well and is very attractive. On the "con" side, the control knobs are really old-fashioned and prone to slipping because of the poorly designed connector tube on the inside. While the ceramic surface is elegant, it is almost impossible to eradicate smudges when cleaning-I have tried everything from cooktop cleaning liquids to windex to ammonia to white vinegar. By far the most egregious design flaw are the cover plates for each burner. The underside metal plate is loose and falls off easily when cleaning. And, to replace the cast aluminum underplate, it is necessary to match small plugs to holes--each of the four burners have a different configuration, and the smallest falls off whenever a cleaning cloth is brought near it. Overall, performance is good but the GE designers should look again at the burner plate situation.
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Comments about GE Profile 30" Black Built-In Gas Cooktop:
Having had a "gas on glass" cooktop before I knew how they looked and worked. This one looks great and has the added benefit of being pretty easy to clean. We use the ceramic cleaner every so often to make it spotless but for day to day, "there's no company coming over" kind of cleaning it's easy enough to wipe off with a wet rag and the wipe it dry with another. Being able to use a razor blade to scratch off the burnt on things without damaging the surface has been great for the few times we've needed to do that. All in all a great stove top, would buy it again.
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By fls19
from Arizona, United States
Not one problem with it and absolutely love it. Good buy.
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Great Cooktop
By Ken
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We love this gas on glass cooktop. It is so easy to keep clean and has powerful burners.
Excellent Stovetop
By Omarr
from Phoenix, AZ, United States
The only draw back is the fragile glass cooktop. This is our second cooktop stove of the same model. The glass top was cracked after dropping a wine bottle on the corner of the glass cooktop.
Excellent safety features and appearance
By PaulGN
from Waldorf, MD, United States
This cooktop has Excellent appearance. Its easy to clean and very safe with the locking knob which provides the extra safety especially with kids.
Hard clening glass top
By Dianariga
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Looking good, but after one use glass top looks dirty, so you need to clean after each time when use it, and also need to buy special cleaning solution, so your glass looking glossy. Overall ok but pricey
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Taking their cue from the indie pop bands of yore (particularly twee pop acts like the Softies, Talulah Gosh, and the Field Mice), Seapony sound every bit as dreamy, soft, and sweet as their name implies. Seapony formed in 2010, when Danny Rowland (the band's primary songwriter) moved back to Seattle with his girlfriend (and soon to be lead vocalist for Seapony), Jen Weidl. They teamed up with bassist Ian Brewer, Rowland's childhood friend and former bandmate, and the band was born. The newly minted trio wasted no time in recording an album's worth of tunes. Shortly after posting a handful of finished tracks online, the band was picked up by then fledgling label Double Denim Records; Seapony's debut 7" single, Dreaming, was released on that label soon after. The band's profile enjoyed a healthy boost thanks to the single; by the time 2011 rolled around, Dreaming was featured on Pitchfork and made its way into the rotation on college radio stations. Seapony played their very first live gig soon after, rounding out their live lineup with the help of their friend John Bryan on drums. The band's debut full-length album, Go with Me, was released on Hardly Art in 2011. Seapony embarked on their first U.S. tour to support the album, appearing on-stage with the likes of the Beets and Beach Fossils. The band recorded its second album at home, then went to Dub Narcotic Studios to mix it before sending the finished product off to the legendary Kramer for mastering. The result of all this work was 2012's Falling.
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The program the company brought to Jacob's Pillow's final week affirmed these and other connections: Balanchines Who Cares and Duo Concertant; a pas de deux from Val Caniparoli's Lady of the Camelias (Nissinen was a principal dancer in the San Francisco Ballet, of which Caniparoli is still a member); Plan to B by Nissinens fellow Finn, Jorma Elo; and Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes by Mark Morris, who has staged seven works for the San Francisco company (including Drink to Me in 1996).
Having not seen the Boston Ballet perform for a number of years, I'm not in a position to second the Boston critics' view that the technical level of the companys dancing has shot up since Nissinen took over. But the performing is certainly impressive in terms of both virtuosity and expressiveness.
The Act I duet from Lady of the Camelias is more about feeling than steps, and the brilliant Cuban dancers Lorna Feijóo and Nelson Madrigal invest Caniparoli's swoops into each other's arms with passionate intensity. This is one of those pas de deux in which a man and a woman often race apart so that, after a pause for heated stares, they can rush into increasingly complicatedp embraces (like the tricky one that involves Feijóo being tossed into an air-twist and rapturously caught).
Elos rousing Plan to B wears its virtuosity savvily and with compositional flair. The choreographer chose his music well. The violin sonatas of 18th-century composer Ignaz Franz von Biber are not only difficult; they're eccentric, with very contemporary hints of dissonance, and one of them just stops, as if the musician had tossed his bow aside and gone to to get a drink. The choreography for two women (I saw Larissa Ponomarenko and Kelley Potter) and four men (Sabi Varga, Jared Reddick, Joel Prouty, and Raul Salamanca) also plays with both classicism and modern incursions upon it. The pace never lets up; the dancers burst on and off the stagesometimes with a fidgety energy that swings the body into small, complicated maneuvers, sometimes with big gusts of movement. Prouty is the first to hurtle into double air turns on a slant, but he's not the only one who can pull off the trick. Pirouettes are forever. The audience gasps a lot; even a woman running on air when her partner lifts her is presented (and taken) as thrilling. The nicest thing about Elo's work is that no steps are highlighted or framed by a watch-this preparation; the skillful choreography simply makes the dancers look like a high-spirited bunch of athletes for whom difficulty is an everyday pleasure.
I remember days when crotchety old ballet teachers with Slavic accents didn't want their prize pupils to take modern dance classes lest they ruin their classically molded bodies by wrenching their pelvises around on the floor. Times have changed; the best ballet dancers can adapt to whatever style is offered them.
Balanchine's frisky 1970 Who Cares was spiritedly and elegantly performed by a very international cast (although I found Sacha Wakelin a bit brittle at first). Yury Yanowsky brought a nice ease to his encounters with three sensuously playful women (the Gershwin tunes impelled Balanchine to recall his days on Broadway and add a hint of chorus-girl strutting and primping to his ballerinas' classical decorum). I very much liked Tempe Ostergren in "Ill Build a Stairway to Paradise" (a robust but restrained soubrette) and Pollyanna Ribeiro's clean, bright attack (although her fixed grin bothered me).
Duo Concertant was undermined by the performance of Stravinsky's eponymous music. For some reason onstage violinist Michael Rosenbloom and pianist Freda Locker chose to play very quietly, so under-energized that they might have been marking. The score is not only a dialogue between the instruments; Balanchine created a conversation between music and choreography (the dancers waiting, listening, returning to stand by the piano when each section is finished). Melanie Atkins and Sabi Vargas didn't get the stimulation they needed. Both dance the steps excellently, but haven't quite found a consistent approach to the situation. She, for instance, having been a little cute in the beginning, sentimentalizes the last, poignant, spotlit-in-darkness gesture sequence. Supposed simply to kiss her hand and send the kiss out into the air toward where her partner once stood, Atkins makes the move so elaborate that she obscures its meaning.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested former Gujarat Assistant Commissioner of Police N.K. Amin in connection with the fake encounter killing of Mumbai college girl Ishrat Jahan and three others.
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Ishrat Jahan from Mumbra area in Mumbai, along with Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh, Zeeshan Johar, and Amjad Ali were killed, allegedly in a staged encounter with the Ahmedabad police, on the outskirts of the city on June 15, 2004.
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Re: CRYSIS 2 DX11 PATCH TOMORROW
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Aren't the graphics processor in the consoles still dx9 class chips and why it's harder for them to do dx10 and dx11 when doing cross platforms.
Well... I believe they are capable of very limited use of DX10 and 11 if I understand correctly. But it's not worth the performance hit to implement those capabilities... if I understand it correctly.
Ideally they'd have two dev team- a larger one devoted to a DX9/console version and a smaller one devoted to the DX11 version. I see no need for DX10 as it's now irrelevant since we have DX11.
Don't have a DX10 card? Enjoy the amazing framerates from the DX9 version untill you can get a DX11 capable card. And now days, with how cheap they are (Radeon HD5770, Radeon HD 6800 series, GTX460, GTX560ti) there's almost no excuse to not own one.
By the developers doing this we'd get a proper "from-the-ground-up" DX11 PC version, and the DX9/console version would be easy enough to port over to PC.
However having such a large number devs is expensive so this almost never happens. Since BF3 is supposedly from the ground up a DX11/PC first title it'll be interesting to see how that pans out as they'll have to implement DX9 somewhere along the lines.
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Crytek developed console version foremost then ported it over to PC. The DX11 patch (if it does see the light of day) wont be anything special like the effects seen in the unigine DX11 benchmark.
The game is based on hardware that is 5 years old and software that is brand new...Cryengine 3 therefore is capable of a hell of a lot more than we saw in Crysis 2.
And with CE3's capabilities I cannot understand this logic. Honestly I think EA rushed them to release sooner rather than later- and pushed the console version heavily. I believe if it were left up to Crytek they'd have Crysis2 just as BF3 is being done- PC first and consoles second. This is contrary to EA's SOP so of course it wouldn't fly.
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That's the base many devs take to justify migration to the console realm, so the more you complain and think like that, the more you give them a valid reason to abandon PC gaming, so yeah... keep up the 'good' work.
We already know you're up for piracy, so... anything new to say? If not, shut up your <insert your favourite non-respectable word here> mouth
And now, back on topic...
I don't get why all that hate against developers... first people cry about not having DX11 and now we're supposedly getting it, you're crying about not having... DX10??? Hahahahahaha oh, god... tell me that's a joke...
But well... we live in a (relatively) free world, but I think you're getting things wrong... very wrong... Me buying the most expensive graphics card with support for the latest API doesn't necessarily means the developers HAVE TO include that kind of support... Me whining about it 365 days a year doesn't mean I'll get what I want.
And ranting or directing that hate towards the console realm is even more pathetic and inmature... hey, at least they're doing what we're supposed to do... enjoy their games, and not babble about 'OMG this POS doesn't support my GTX 590 SLI setup die developers die!' and similar crap.
Grow the f*** up
Well- it's not just pirating... it's the snobbish-impossible-to-please-fickle attitudes of the most vocal PC gamers. Crytek gave us what we wanted with Crysis 1. A game that was so graphically ahead of the times that even top-end rigs couldn't play it maxed. They went so far as to warn us that upon release NO RIG would be capable of playing it fully maxed out.
The upon release we find out they weren't lying and so many pc gamers bitched and whined and moaned and cried like a bunch of babies it was disgusting. So this time Crytek opts for a heavily optimised Crysis 2 and once again the PC community bitches, whines, moans, and cries like little babies because it isn't stressing our top-dollar rigs like the first one did.
The PC community needs to make up it's collective mind. First they criticize Crytek cause in truth Crysis was just too demanding for the hardware available at the time yet the gamers claimed it was just "unoptimized". Now Crytek makes Crysis 2 very optimise and the gamers scream "it's not the graphics and physics show case Crysis 1 was! WAAAAAH!"
So frikken annoying. The one thing I'm beginning to love about the console crowd is in general I notice a lot less bitching and whining.
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Tiger Woods has pulled out of a charity event for good friend Notah Begay because of his ailing back.
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The Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge said Monday night that Gary Woodland will replace Woods in the field Wednesday at Turning Stone Resort.
Woods said he felt stiffness in his back last week at The Barclays from a soft bed in his hotel. He said he suffered a back spasm during a seven-hole stretch at the end of the final round, and he dropped to his knees after one shot. Woods finished one shot behind winner Adam Scott.
Woods has not said if he would play in the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second FedEx Cup playoff event that starts Friday on the TPC Boston. The tournament benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. Woods had to miss another event that supports his foundation, the AT&T National, two months ago because of an elbow injury.
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First drive: New Volkswagen Golf
German brand's small car is bigger, lighter and more efficient - but is it better to drive?PT3M37S http://www.drive.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2i2m6 620 349 April 18, 2013
A new Volkswagen Golf carries more weight of expectation than most small cars.
The last model was a unanimous choice as Drive's Car of the Year in 2009, due in no small part to its ingenious supercharged and turbocharged engine, which managed to balance exceptional performance with miserly fuel use.
New Volkswagen Golf unveiled
Volkswagen Golf 103TSI Comfortline.
This next-generation Golf is lighter, smarter and more efficient than its predecessor. But does that translate into a better car?
Our first drive of the new Golf started off in the entry-level petrol 90TSI Comfortline, which starts at $24,990 plus on-road costs (add $2500 for the dual-clutch automatic gearbox)
The turbocharged four-cylinder's 90kW power output seems low on paper, but with 200Nm of torque on tap it feels anything but sluggish. The power comes on without fuss, and the engine is refined and flexible. And with claimed fuel use of 5.4 litres per 100km for the auto, it's 15 per cent more efficient than the previous generation 90TSI model despite boasting the same power outputs.
The seven-speed dual-clutch automatic still has that somewhat unnerving hesitation at low speeds, but once you're up to cruising speed it sorts through the gears brilliantly, with quick, smooth changes that are barely perceptible under light to medium throttle.
All Golfs now have stop-start technology, where the engine cuts off if you're sitting at a standstill – and it's one of the smoother examples of the technology we've tested.
Every Golf is now lighter – up to 65 kilograms, depending on the model – which means it feels more agile through the bends, and that handling improvement is boosted by the fact that all models get the same XDL "electronic diff" seen in the GTI hot-hatch, which essentially uses the brakes to minimise wheel-spin and improve drive out of corners.
It does feel more grippy than the previous model, and sits flat through corners at higher speeds. The steering is accurate and well-weighted, and the nose tucks into corners more convincingly than the previous version.
The ride is well sorted, not soft but not too hard, either. There was, however, some road noise over coarse chip roads, and the occasional noisy thump from the rear suspension.
Inside everything looks neater, smoother and prettier, and there has been some thought put in to functional bits like the spot under the boot floor for the parcel shelf, in case you need to fold the seats flat to store longer items. There's also a space-saver spare wheel hidden in there.
It feels more spacious inside, and the back seat is more roomy, with enough legroom for taller adults front and rear, and the boot is a touch bigger at 380 litres (was 350L).
The storage is good in the front and rear, but our test car had a glaring fit and finish problem in the centre console, which had badly mismatched gaps – an unusual thing for the clinical German brand.
Standard equipment for the 90TSI Comfortline includes 16-inch alloys, front and rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror and extra storage pockets and cup-holders in the back seat over the base model 90TSI (which also has steel wheels and less interior storage).
We also tested the top-end 103TSI Highline petrol model (from $31,990), which has 103kW and 250Nm – down from 118kW of the previous "twin-charger" four-cylinder. The new car is 0.4 seconds slower to 100km/h, but compensates by being roughly 16 per cent more fuel efficient.
Compared with the base model 90TSI, it's a step up in performance, but we'd suggest most buyers may not need the extra grunt.
Aside from the performance boost, the more expensive model gets more equipment, including stylish 17-inch wheels. The only drawback is the wheels make the ride less comfortable at low speeds and create more road noise on rough surfaces.
The 110TDI diesel model (from $34,490) produces 7kW more than the previous version, but an identical 320Nm of torque.
That pulling power offers a wallop from low in the rev-range, but the accelerator pedal feels slightly dull – no doubt a move to quell driver's intentions of pressing too hard and blowing out the fuel use. The claim is a miserly 4.9L/100km.
This model also had the 17-inch wheels with the same, slightly rigid ride quality and increased noise in the cabin.
All in all it drives better and feels nicer than the previous Golf. Add to that the peace of mind of fixed price servicing, and the Golf is a small car that buyers can't afford to leave off their shopping list.
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New car review: Honda Civic Hatch DTi-S
Honda finally follows the Europeans with a diesel-powered hatch that puts the Civic back onto the small car shopping lists.
- Frugal and flexible engine
- Slick manual shift
- Clever and nicely finished cabin
- Nice to drive
- Can't be had with an auto
- Not a performance or dynamic leader
- Not that roomy in the back
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You consider a Golf a "small car"?? Mate, get out of 4WDS.
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- April 18, 2013, 6:39PM
Not as bad as the ridiculous label for the CX5 as a small SUV - the thing is a whale..............
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- April 19, 2013, 11:02AM
Your both delusional, the Golf IS a small car and the CX5 is tiny as far as SUVs go.
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- April 19, 2013, 1:05PM
I'd say get out your Ford Fiesta, and as for the whale comment, you do know what those are right? The CX5 is shorter (lengthwise, not height) than a Mazda 6 and about the same width and kerb weight. Also very similar spec to say a Kia sportage. Not sure if any of these vehicles correlate with whale like proportions.
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- April 19, 2013, 1:38PM
Golf has grown into a medium sized hatch over the years as have alot of other models. Golf servicing puts it in the league of large european sedan.
No amount of adverts about 'drives like a golf' will make up for the legion of buyers left in the cold by design and manufacturing flaws.
Cheaper to run an add than a recall...
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- April 24, 2013, 10:17AM
Dear Drive.com.au
Your 2009 car of the year was the biggest lemon of all time. I should know as I was stupid enough to buy one in 2010. After 12 months and 24000kms it required a new clutch pack. Two months later it blew an engine cylinder and required a replacement engine. Three months later the DSG box completely failed leaving my wife and I stranded 130km's from home. Take a look at another prominent car site to see the hundreds of complaints about the 118tsi motor. In fact the owners are trying to start a class action against VW. Be careful if you award another VW vehicle with any more awards, they might bite you in the behind.
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- useless golf
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- April 18, 2013, 7:01PM
Yes, be very wary of the 2 hour journo test drives as a basis for buying a new motor car. Look at VW's 1.4 twin charge (supercharged/turbocharged) engine. Motoring journalists around the world awarded this engine an engine of the year category win a few years back..but the ownership experience turned out to be disastrous. Where are these journalists, when you are sitting at the side of the road with a broken engine??
I have NO DOUBT that the Mk7 Golf drives extremely well, feels solid and sips fuel better than most...however the ownership experience maybe different...and unfortunately motoring journos cannot really provide this. Heavy oil consumption on many VAG vehicles is a problem for example, with motors requiring a re-build (esp 118 TSI).
So take these awards with a grain of salt. BTW I see Paul Gover in Cars Guide today has already awarded it 5 stars..but the longer term remains to be seen.
From a styling point of view, MK7 is underwhelming for me. As someone who had a MK4 Golf back in the day, its styling was aggressive, solid and so different to everything else, now the Golf looks soft and mainstream, you'd even say the i30 looks better..10 years ago there is no way you'd say a Hyundai looks as good or better than a VW...
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- April 19, 2013, 10:38AM
I agree Seats. The twin charge 1.4L engine is on the way to becoming a liability for Volkswagon. And don't start me on DSG boxes....
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- Adelaide
- Date and time
- April 19, 2013, 10:55AM
Can't agree more. In fact it's not just the golf that has reliability issues the passat's can also join the brigade. This car manufacturer chooses to ingnore the comments owners have had with VW. I will never buy one and have recommended to all my friends not to either. A good comapny gone bad over the years and will continue to con the public into what they think is a great product. If your stupid enough to buy one then good luck. There's plenty of competiton out there to chosse from before you part with that hard earned cash.
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- Useless VW
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- Date and time
- April 19, 2013, 1:09PM
Agreed! I use to own a 2007 VW Jetta with full everything and low k's and couldn't sell it fast enough. It was a money pit! Advertised it for $10k and no one wanted it for months. Ended up trading it in for $7k. Look at the used car market and you can see their values don't hold up. Huge loss for me, but a 'life' lesson learnt. VW dealers and head office sweeps issues under the carpet, hence the low recalls. Now i know why Toyota are the number 1 car makers in the world. Boring cars, yes, but as least they work and take you from A to B. Japanese (and now Korean) engineering is just so much better.
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- Melbourne
- Date and time
- April 19, 2013, 1:19PM
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THAT IS NOT A FTM VAGINA! THAT PERSON IS A MALE CISGENDER GENDERQUEER[birth sex was always male]! Despite what most of you believe, finding a mtf willing to penetrate or a ftm willing be penetrated vaginally is a rarity. FTMs hormonally balanced as male suffer from vaginal dryness and tearing which makes vaginal sex very comfortable for them. Female to male genderqueers and transmen are not "shemales or trannies". They are a different type of man.
Most MEN attracted to ftms are ONLY sexually attracted to MEN[ftm or cisgender]. I agree the sexuality of MEN attracted to preoperative ftms ACCORDING TO "THE KINSEY SEXUALITY SCALE" ARE NOT "PERFECTLY" HOMOSEXUAL, BUT THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE HOMOSEXUAL END OF THE SCALE THAN TO BISEXUAL OR HETEROSEXUAL. THEY ARE HOMOSEXUAL MEN WITH SOME BISEXUAL TENDENCIES! MOST OF THE MEN ATTRACTED TO FTMS LOVE TO BOTTOM, LICK VAGINA, AND SUCK PENIS.
please give us more videos! you are amazing!
Mangina is the best......would love to eat that cunt for hours
your mangina is beautiful! i'd love to bury my face in it and worship it!
I want to eat his pink pussy. I want to fuck his body without a condom. I want to shoot my thick *******seed in the white boy's bare pussy.
this is just TOO HOT DAMN
Oh fuck yeah. Keep the camera on for just a wee bit longer next time. xx
Your videos just are not long enough... your fucking hot
Damn I miss that pussy I'll be hitting u up soon


text: In case you missed the announcement in the New York Times Style section, bath-loving New York Observer gadfly Spencer Morgan and Vanity Fair executive fashion editor Alexis Bryan were married this past Saturday in an intimate ceremony in Houston. (They also have a young kiddo on the way. Congrats on both counts!) Vogue columnist William Norwich weighs in with some details he procured while following the bride around for her dress fitting at the showroom of designer Nina Ricci (evidently, it didn't go so well—she ended up wearing Oscar de la Renta): Alexis' sister was her maid of honor! Her mom, an avid gardener, did the flowers! There was a luncheon for 15 following the wedding at the River Oaks Country Club! They honeymoon is in Cabo San Lucas! Norwich declines to mention that Bryan is the daughter of Vogue editor Anna Wintour's boyfriend/life-partner Shelby Bryan, but he does note that Alexis changed into an "American Eagle dress" after the fitting was over. American Eagle? What would Anna think?!