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Hector Berrellez, a former DEA supervisor who led the multi-year investigation into DEA Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena's abduction, torture and murder at the hands of drug-traffickers in 1985, alleges that the U.S. government should seek Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman's extradition because of his role in the Camarena affair.
Berrellez, who retired from the DEA in 1996, said that one of his witnesses for the investigation alleged that Guzman was present during the torture-interrogation session of Camarena, and was ordered by a drug cartel leader to pick up Camarena's pilot, Alfredo Zavala, who was also tortured and murder.
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"Back then, and this is already documented, Guzman was an errand man, "gatillero" (hit man) and understudy of the Guadalajara drug cartel that was led by Rafael Caro-Quintero, Miguel Felix Gallardo and Ernest Fonseca Carrillo," Berrellez said. "It was Fonseca who ordered a backup crew of "gatilleros" for Zavala's kidnapping, and Guzman was one of the members of the backup crew. He was also in the room when Camarena was being beaten because the cartel wanted to know how far the DEA had infiltrated their organization.
The investigation led by Berrellez lasted several years and cost millions of dollars. Numerous people were indicted and tried, some in Mexico and others in the United States. The big capos - Caro Quintero, Felix Gallardo and Fonseca Carrillo - were tried in Mexico and sentenced to 40 years in prison for their roles in the Camarena murder. Caro Quintero was released from prison last year on a technicality.
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice, where calls about Guzman are being referred to, was not immediately available for comment.
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The county tax assessor's office says a proposal to "correct" home assessments to reflect diminishing values is based on a faulty premise.
In unveiling his plan at a press conference Thursday, Daley said he would ask County Assessor James Houlihan to correct home assessments in some of the "hardest hit neighborhoods" of Chicago.
"Given the nation's economic downturn, we believe that many homes are worth less today than they were two years ago," Daley said in a press release. "If that's the case, future property tax bills should be adjusted to reflect a lower home assessed value."
But that's not the case, according to a spokesman for the county assessor's office.
Homes are selling slower, said spokesman Lucio Guerrero, but they're still generally selling for higher prices.
"Unlike the rest of country, Chicago's market slowed down but it's still growing," Guerrero said. "From condos to single-family homes, we really haven't seen any kind of downturn."
Guerrero said there may be exceptions in some neighborhoods. "But we know that it's not a systematic problem."
Guerrero says no large-scale reassessment can take place in Cook County before the next scheduled assessment in 2009.
The office reassesses property every three years in sections: south suburbs, north suburbs and city. Currently, south suburban properties are undergoing reassessment, according to Guerrero.
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Other components of the mayor's plan include a request to the general assembly to allow homeowners to claim additional exemptions of $26,000 to $40,000 on the assessed value of their homes.
Guerrero said Houlihan is in favor of this.
State legislation in 2003, spearheaded by the county assessor's office, created additional homestead exemptions designed to cap assessment increases at 7 percent.
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Transparency is hard. Just ask the governor, who is now learning, as her predecessors did, that one of the sacrifices of her job is privacy.
In the latest skirmish of the transparency wars, Gov. Susana Martinez called out a Democratic lawmaker for using a legislative agency to dig dirt on a political opponent.
Some perspective: The Slurpy hit the fan last month after the governor tried to restrict the Legislature's two biggest watchdogs, the Legislative Finance Committee and the Legislative Education Study Committee, by requiring them to go through her chief of staff for information. A torrent of criticism from the media and both parties forced the governor to uncuff the committees.
This happened just after Sunshine Week, a media event that reminds elected officials to keep their cards on the table and their decisions out in the open.
Coverage of this controversy was interesting. The Albuquerque Journal, which has been so blatantly pro-Martinez as to sacrifice its credibility, blasted the administration for this move. Even red-county newspapers have noted the long fall from grace of the governor who campaigned on transparency. (To be fair, the Legislature has its own transparency blind spots, but that's another column.)
We're seeing more public records challenges.
The Associated Press sued after the Governor's Office refused to provide records of the governor's travel, work schedule, cell phone calls and expenses of her security team. Among other things, the AP wants to know if New Mexico taxpayers subsidized the governor's participation in Mitt Romney's campaign for president in 2012.
Former Gov. Bill Richardson made that information available, and he reimbursed the state for security costs of his political appearances, but Martinez's lawyers argue that enforcement of the state Inspection of Public Records act would violate the U.S. Constitution. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government disagrees.
The Santa Fe New Mexican has asked similar questions and has waited six months for a response.
The Alamogordo Daily News opined: "To suggest that the public only has the right to know about the governor's out-of-state travel when it involves official state business is preposterous. Each time the governor leaves the state, the lieutenant governor is in charge. We have a right to know when she is on the job, when she is not, and why."
The News also pointed out that the governor claimed executive privilege in denying records requests, a step she promised not to take during her first State of the State speech.
The Santa Fe Reporter sued after Martinez refused to respond to the newspaper's questions because she didn't like the tone of the newspaper's coverage. In legalese, this is "prior restraint" and hinders the dissemination of information.
In her own mind and on her campaign website, the governor is still the transparency governor for gestures like filming legislative floor sessions and committee meetings and posting employee salaries and state budgets. That suggests she thinks sunshine laws apply to everybody else.
Last week the governor complained that Rep. Patricia Lundstrom, D-Gallup, was using the LFC to gather information to use against an opponent in the primary election. Lundstrom told me she was just trying to ascertain what records are public and it was a miscommunication. Maybe. Lundstrom is one of the smartest and hardest working lawmakers in the Roundhouse, but even smart people can screw up. Using Lundstrom's mistake to justify muzzling the LFC still doesn't wash.
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It would be nice if the battling over bridges between Detroit and Windsor would end with next month's vote on Proposal 6, the Michigan ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to require voter approval to build a new international bridge.
That won't likely happen, though, no matter which way the vote goes.
Manuel (Matty) Moroun, the 85-year-old trucking magnate, owner of the Ambassador Bridge and the money man behind Prop 6, has made it clear that he will continue to fight in courts and on the airwaves against construction of the New International Trade Crossing (NITC), a $2.1-billion project to build a new publicly owned bridge.
The NITC is supported by the Canadian government, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and most business groups. Canada has steadfastly opposed Moroun's plans for a second Ambassador Bridge span, and Snyder claims the NITC could go forward, even if Prop 6 passes.
• PROPOSAL 6: Ballot language, analysis
So where do we go from here, after a bitter eight-year standoff with Moroun over river-crossing proposals?
What's the end game?
A negotiated settlement, probably, as in 90+% of all protracted legal battles.
And what form might that take?
Let's look at what the warring parties really want -- as opposed to what they're spouting publicly -- and what it might take to get there.
Moroun, perhaps Michigan's most reviled Michigan business figure because of his profligate spending for political influence, does have legitimate interests to protect.
His Ambassador Bridge, which he bought for around $30 million in 1979, generates $60 million or more in annual revenue from tolls on car and truck traffic. Sales of duty-free gasoline and other items provide more income.
Snyder and Canadian supporters of NITC, meanwhile, don't like to talk much about how NITC would cannibalize revenues from other border crossings. Moroun backers suggest that Ambassador Bridge tolls would plunge between 25% and 75%.
On the other hand, it's clear Canada can't stand dealing with Moroun. Indeed, Canada would prefer that border-crossing infrastructure be in public, rather than private, hands. Snyder recognizes that, and with Canada paying for Michigan's $550-million share of the NITC, it looks like a no-brainer to him to get a better bridge and generate construction jobs. For free.
Still, there's the pesky issue of government competing directly with -- and possibly bankrupting -- the privately owned Ambassador Bridge, resulting in loss of jobs and Michigan taxes.
So what's the end game?
Let's assume that Moroun, stubborn as he may be, has a price he would accept for his bridge. There's always a price.
If Moroun sells, I have no idea what price it would bring, but the government(s) involved could turn around and then execute a long-term lease deal like the Chicago Skyway project in 2005.
Timing could be driven by the construction that started last year on the Windsor-Essex Parkway, an extension of Highway 401 in Canada. It's not clear now what that Parkway will connect to at the border -- will it be the NITC? Or the Ambassador Bridge? Canada needs to know, presumably by 2014 or so.
Moroun can afford to be patient, as long as Ambassador Bridge tolls roll in. But at some point Matty Moroun -- or eventually his son Matthew -- will tire of the tussle and the public trashing of the family name. A deal of some sort will be struck.
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"I was a mom that took her kids to SeaWorld," she told IndieWire while at Sundance earlier this year. "That's my entry point, unfortunately. I really didn't know anything about it. And another thing that always make me feel strange is that my entry point was that Dawn was killed by an orca. My entry point was a human death. There's something scary, bizarre and sensational about it that worked on me. So I guess in my mind if that triggered something in me, that if a film had a chance to allow me to pull back the curtain, maybe I could pull back the curtain for the general public."
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The first scene from the movie-within-a-movie, 'Wet Side Story,' has lots of Beach Boys-influenced sounds and 'Beach Blanket Bingo'-like sights. ''We got really used to being in colorful '60s outfits. That became our norm,'' says Mitchell of filming last year. / Francisco Roman, Disney Channel
The premiere of Teen Beach Movie certainly made a splash on Friday.
The Disney Channel musical about modern-day teenage surfers trapped inside of a '60s-era beach film was seen by 8.4 million viewers, according to Disney Channel. That makes it the fifth highest-rated made-for-TV Disney movie of all time, and No. 3 among kids 2-11, behind High School Musical 2 and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.
Beach Movie was the top original movie premiere in more than four years, Disney says. By comparison, the premiere of 2006's High School Musical drew 7.7 million viewers.
It looks like Teen Beach Movie's international press tour - which included performances on ABC's Good Morning America and The View, and stops in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Europe - paid off.
Does that mean there's a sequel in sight? Director Jeffrey Hornaday told USA TODAY, "I'd direct this movie for the rest of my life." But Disney Channel Vice President Jennilee Cummings said before the movie's premiere that it was "too early to tell" whether a TBM2 would happen.
Fans of the movie can purchase the Teen Beach Movie album, which currently is charting on iTunes, and order the DVD (out July 30).
The sing-along version of the movie airs tonight (Disney Channel, 8 ET/PT).
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Gougane Barra (Irish: Guagán Barra, meaning "the rock of Barra")[1] is a settlement, west of Macroom in County Cork, Ireland. The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The present ruins date from around 1700 when a priest called Denis O'Mahony retreated to the island. During the times of the Penal Laws, Gougane Barra's remoteness meant that it became a popular place for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass. The nineteenth century oratory which stands near the original monastery is famous for its picturesque location and richly decorated interior and is a popular place for weddings.[2]
Afforestation of the area around the settlement began in 1938 and Gougane Barra is now home to a 1.42 square kilometre (or 138 hectare) forest park with 20 different species of tree, mainly Sitka Spruce, Japanese Larch, Scots Pine and Lodgepole pine, and a large number of native species of flora and fauna. The source of the River Lee rises in the hills above the park and flows into Gougane lake. The forest park has 5 km of motor trail and 10 km of hill walks, nature points and vista trails.[3]
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland. Guagán Barra Verified 2011-05-06.
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- ^ http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/gougane-barra-forest-park/44713
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Demon Avenger is one of MapleStory Resistance Warrior born with special abilities and traits. Similarly to Demon Slayer, Demon Avenger wields two weapons: a Blue Lightsaber sword (aka Desperado) and Force Shield. This shield does not increases Force as this job uses a different system, EXCEED SYSTEM which consumes HP (Health Points based by Max HP percentage) to activate skills. His damage is based by current HP. In short, this character only requires HP stats to perform better. If you use one of Exceed Skills frequently, it will become more powerful but tires your body faster due to Overload State. There are male and female version of this to choose from (no gender lock) with white wavy hair as their signature trait as opposed to Demon Slayer black hair.
The creation of Demon is back and it just got more interesting. Demon Avenger has arrived in MapleSEA. You can now choose to be a Demon Slayer or Demon Avenger upon completion of the Demon tutorial. Unlike Demon Slayer, Demon Avenger does not utilize Demon Force for his skills. Instead it uses its HP to execute his skills, bringing the gameplay to a whole new level. Do note that for existing Demon Slayer, players are unable to convert Demon Slayer to Demon Avenger.
Demon Avenger Overview
CLASS: Resistance
EQUIPMENT TYPE: Warrior
PRIMARY WEAPON: Desperado (unique 1-handed weapon)
SECONDARY WEAPON: Force Shield
PRIMARY STAT: Hit Points (HP)
LINK SKILL: Wild Rage – Damage +5/10/15%
CHARACTER CARD: Boss Damage +1/2/3/5%
JOB SKILLS: I: Demon Avenger → II: Demon Avenger → III: Demon Avenger → IV: Demon Avenger → Hyper Skills
Demon Avenger Changelog
GMS v.160 – Black Heaven: First Chapter (2015-03-09)
GMS v.157 – Shinning Stars (2014-12-03)
GMS v.154 – Sword Art Online Updates (2014-09-16)
GMS v.150 – Rising Heroes (2014-06-17)
GMS v.149 – Legacy of Nine (2014-05-12)
GMS v.142 – Dawnveil Demons of Tynerum (2013-10-16)
GMS v.139 – Demon Avenger (2013-07-22)
Demon Avenger Pros and Cons
+ Easiest job to play for new MapleStory players (newbies).
+ Highest HP (Health Points aka Hit Points) among all classes/jobs.
+ Low risk of dying except Exceed HP Consumption.
+ No HP MP Potions usage for regular training except for Boss Raids.
+ Save tons of meso with absence of potion consumption.
+ No MP (Mana aka Magic Points) usage, making this game fairly easy for new players.
– Can't use any warrior weapons except for Desperado.
– Always have to maintain high HP to deal constant high damage.
– Exceed system consumes HP very quickly if attention is not paid.
Demon Avenger Storyline
The Demon's story begins at the Temple of Time, approximately a hundred years ago. The Demon had served under the Black Mage for many years, and suddenly realizes he had became an absolute ruler and could no longer serve him. He encounters his henchman, Mastema, and demands her who she serves. After she admits her loyalty to the Demon, he tells her to deliver a letter to the Heroes. Despite the concern, she agrees. Earlier that day, there was a meeting between the Demon and the three other Black Wing commanders: Orchid, Von Leon and Arkarium. During the meeting, they mentioned that the Black Mage demanded everything destroyed. This alarms the Demon, as his family was located near Leafre, one of the burning sites. He quickly leaves to that destination. However, all he could find was a locket of his deceased mother and brother. Back in the current time, the vengeful Demon attacks Arkarium as he tries to enter the Black Mage's throne, but to no avail. Arkarium summons a few Lykas, but are quickly defeated by the Demon . As Arkarium is about to make an all out attack on the Demon, the Black Mage opens up his doors, granting the Demon permission to enter. The Demon engages the Black Mage in a fierce fight. However, the Demon is no match for his master and ends up being sealed in a large egg. Fortunately, the Demon severely crushes the Black Mage's defenses which would soon allow victory for the Heroes.
Demon Avenger Notes
- The Demon Avenger is a new job within the Resistance Class. Though sporting many similarities to the Demon Slayer, the Demon Avenger uses a different weapon. Its source for attack is also different.
- The Demon Avenger uses a new weapon called a Desperado as his main weapon, while the Force Shield becomes his secondary weapon.
- As a HP based character, all his skills utilises his HP and his level of damage will also depend on his current HP.
- The Demon Avenger also uses a new skill system called the Exceed Skill System. How this works is that when the Demon Avenger uses special Exceed skills, and the more he unleashes them consecutively, he will become faster and stronger. However, with this system, he will also recover less HP per attack and HP consumption will increase as well.
Demon Avenger Beginner Job Skill
Dark Winds
Allow Demon Avenger to use various jump skills while using winds. The Devil Wings can be used in a variety of jump skills (high jump, double jump, glide). High jump: jump + ↑↑, double jump: jump + →→ or ←←, glide: jump while in the air
Blood Contract
Aggressively empowers the body through a blood contract. The contract has the effect of ignoring warrior armor, and the stats requirement of Demon Avenger equipment is ignored, allowing the equipment to be worn.
Demonic Blood
Demons are known for their naturally strong willpower and overwhelming ambition. Gives you level 20 Will and Charisma. You have a 100% stance effect.
Exceed (Passive)
Enable an Exceed Skill to evolve with improve attacking range and damage by frequently using them. However, using an Exceed Skill over 20 times, you will enter into Overload State which completely cancels the efficiency of Absorb Life Skill. Overload state HP reduction is equivalent to the amount replenished by Absorb Life. To reset Overload state, use a different Exceed Skill.
High Efficiency / Hyper Potion Mastery (Passive)
Increases the efficiency of potions.
LV1: Potions are 300% effective. (Example: 100 HP Potion recovers 300 health)
Wild Rage (Passive)
Your damage is increased by 5% (10% for level 2) due to your rage. (Link Skill)
Demon Avenger Beginner Skill Build: Everything maxed.
Explanation: These are Demon Avenger innate abilities. No SP required.
Demon Avenger 1st Job Skills (MSEA / GMS)
Exceed: Double Slash (Active)
Slashes enemies in front two times. Exceed: Gradually increases attack speed and decreases HP. Range increased during final stage.
Level 1: HP Cost: 1%, Damage: 105%, Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 8
Level 20: HP Cost: 1%, Damage: 200%, Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 8
Release Overload / Overload Release (Active)
Cancels Exceed's Overload debuf, increases max HP, and restores HP. Can only be used when Overload is maxed out.
Level 1: Resets Overload to 0. Duration: 41 sec, Max HP: +1%, HP Restored: 24%
Level 20: Resets Overload to 0. Duration: 60 sec, Max HP: +20%, HP Restored: 100%
Absorb Life / Life Sap (Passive)
Saps away your enemies life to restore your own.
Level 1: 10% chance to recover 1% HP on hit
Level 10: 100% chance to recover 5% HP on hit
Demonic Sharpness / Demonic Veracity (Passive)
Permanently increases movement speed, max movement speed, Jump, and Critical Rate.
Level 1: Speed: +3, Max Speed: +6, Jump: +6, Critical Rate: +1%
Level 15: Speed: +45, Max Speed: +20, Jump: +20, Critical Rate: +20%
Demon Avenger 1st Job Skill Build (MSEA): Everything maxed.
[NOTE] 5 SP provided at Level 10.
0. 1 SP automatically added into Double Slash, Release Overload, Absorb Life.
1. Demonic Sharpness (MAX)
2. Absorb Life (MAX)
3. Release Overload (MAX)
4. Double Slash (MAX)
Demon Avenger 1st Job Skill Build (GMS): Everything maxed.
[NOTE] 5 SP provided at Level 10.
0. 1 SP automatically added into Double Slash, Release Overload, Life Sap.
1. Demonic Veracity (MAX)
2. Life Sap (MAX)
3. Overload Release (MAX)
4. Double Slash (MAX)
Demon Avenger's primary attacking skill will be Double Slash. Double Slash is maxed last since most enemies can be killed within 1-2 hits at this stage. Max Demonic Sharpness first to increase movement speed and jumping height. You can always use Demon's Wing to glide through the air to reach enemies quickly but for nearby enemies, preferably jump and attack with Double Slash. Next, max Absorb Life to maintain current HP as high as possible. The lower your HP goes, the lower your base damage is. Then, max Release Overload to replenish lost health instantly!
Demon Avenger 2nd Job Skills (MSEA / GMS)
Exceed – Demon Strike (Active)
Charge forward and slice through enemies. Exceed: Gradually increases damage and decreases HP. Range increased during final stage.
Level 1: HP Cost: 1%, Damage: 87%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 10
Level 20: HP Cost: 1%, Damage: 125%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 10
Bat Swarm (Active)
Summons a cloud of infernal bats that follow you and attack enemies. You can change the bats' flight direction by pressing the skill key again. Bat Swarm's attack delay is set to 330ms.
Level 1: HP Cost: 305, Damage: 143%, Number of Attacks: 40. The cloud expires once you finish attacking, move a certain distance, or their timer runs out. Press the skill key again to switch direction.
Level 20: HP Cost: 400, Damage: 200%, Number of Attacks: 40. The cloud expires once you finish attacking, move a certain distance, or their timer runs out. Press the skill key again to switch direction.
The summoned bats expire after attacking 40 times or 10 seconds past or travelling more than 1800 pixels or whichever limit reaches first. Change the summoned bat direction (left or right) by pressing the skill again. With practice, you can use it to constantly harass an enemy while performing your primary attacking skill.
Demon Booster / Battle Pact (Supportive)
Temporarily increases attack speed.
Level 1: HP Cost: 380, Duration: 36 sec, Attack Speed: +2
Level 10: HP Cost: 200, Duration: 180 sec, Attack Speed: +2
Official Rage / Abyssal Connection (Supportive)
Temporarily boosts your Attack Power.
Level 1: HP Cost: 305, Weapon ATT: +2, Duration: 28 sec
Level 20: HP Cost: 400, Weapon ATT: +40, Duration: 180 sec
Solid Wall / Unbreakable Steel (Passive)
Greatly increases Weapon Defense and Magic Defense through indomitable will.
Level 1: Weapon DEF: 10%, Magic DEF: 10%
Level 10: Weapon DEF: 100%, Magic DEF: 100%
Desperado Mastery (Passive)
Permanently increases the Mastery and Accuracy of your Desperado.
Level 1: Desperado Mastery: +14%, Accuracy: +20
Level 10: Desperado Mastery: +50%, Accuracy: +200
Inner Strength / Rage Within (Passive)
Permanently increases Strength and Weapon Defense.
Level 1: STR: 6, Weapon DEF: 100, Magic DEF: 100
Level 5: STR: 30, Weapon DEF: 500, Magic DEF: 500
Demon Avenger 2nd Job Skill Build (MSEA): Everything maxed except Demon Strike.
1. Demon Strike, Bat Swarm (1)
2. Official Rage (MAX)
3. Desperado Mastery (MAX)
4. Inner Strength (MAX)
5. Solid Wall (MAX)
6. Demon Strike (19/20)
7. Bat Swarm (MAX)
8. Demon Booster (MAX)
Demon Avenger 2nd Job Skill Build (GMS): Everything maxed except Demon Strike.
1. Demon Strike, Bat Swarm (1)
2. Abyssal Connection (MAX)
3. Desperado Mastery (MAX)
4. Rage Within (MAX)
5. Unbreakable Steel (MAX)
6. Demon Strike (19/20)
7. Bat Swarm (MAX)
8. Battle Pact (MAX)
Demon Avenger's primary attack will be both Demon Strike and Bat Swarm. Therefore, add 1 SP (Skill Point) into both skills. When you are training in a map that has 2 platform/level, casts Bat Swarm on the first platform, and use Demon Strike to clear the second platform. Level 1 Bat Swarm easily one hit kills (OHKO) or 2HKO enemies enemies that are within your level range. Since Demon Strike isn't required or dependent by 3rd Job Skill, you can channel 1 SP from Demon Strike into Bat Swarm. You can use Bat Swarm as a secondary attacking skill along with your primary offensive 3rd Job and 4th Job Skills. Also Bat Swarm is useful to clear 2 close by platforms where Demon Strike could not reach.
Before you start maxing your offensive skills, max Official Rage first to boost your damage significantly to allow 1 hit kill with Demon Strike. Since Demon Strike deals multiple attacks per enemy, it offers some damage stability, therefore Desperado Mastery is the second on the list to be maxed. Next, max Inner Strength to boost your physical and magical defense followed by Solid Wall. This reduces damage received from enemy to 1. Don't max Solid Wall before maxing Inner Strength since its percentage type. You will need high base defense for Solid Wall's percentage defense boost to work its magic. Cap Demon Strike at Level 19 so you have 1 SP extra to max Bat Swarm. A more efficient method would be adding few SP into Demon Strike to get into OHKO sweet spot and then add the rest to Bat Swarm. Finally, max Desperado Booster last since it only affects the activation delay of Demon Slash and Bat Swarm at this point but will be useful for 3rd and 4th Job Skills.
Demon Avenger 3rd Job Skills (MSEA / GMS)
Exceed – Moonlight Slash / Exceed: Lunar Slash (Active)
Attacks enemy to the front and back. Exceed: Gradually increases attack speed and decreases HP. Range increased during final stage.
Level 1: HP Cost: 3%, Damage: 205%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 10
Level 20: HP Cost: 3%, Damage: 300%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 10
Ides Exceed Pain / Pain Dampener (Passive)
Permanently decreases the Life Sap HP absorption penalty created by Exceed Overload. In addition, enhances the ATT of the Exceed skill.
Level 1: Exceed Overload HP Absorption Penalty: -1%, Exceed ATT: +1%
Level 20: Exceed Overload HP Absorption Penalty: -2%, Exceed ATT: +20%
Shield Charge (Active)
Charge through enemies and knock them back with your shield. When the charge finishes, you unleash a powerful blast that knocks them back further, and has a chance to stun.
Level 1: HP Cost: 310, Enemies Hit: 12, Damage: 105%, Number of Attacks: 2.
Enemies Hit After Charge: 12, Damage After Charge: 105%
Level 20: HP Cost: 500, Enemies Hit: 12, Damage: 200%, Number of Attacks: 2.
Enemies Hit After Charge: 12, Damage After Charge: 200%
Reflect Evil / Ward Evil (Supportive)
Blocks evil energy. All Elemental Resistance and Abnormal Status resistance increase, and the damage received is reduced.
Level 1: HP Cost: 520, Duration: 28 sec, Elemental Resistance: +12%, Status Ailment Resistance: +12%, Damage Intake: -1%
Level 20: HP Cost: 900, Duration: 180 sec, Elemental Resistance: +50%, Status Ailment Resistance: +50%, Damage Intake: -30%
Diabolic Recovery (Supportive + Passive)
Rapidly recover HP for a short time. Also lets you recover HP over time.
Level 1: HP Cost: 520, Duration: 28 sec, Max HP: +2%, Interval: 23 sec, HP Restored at Interval: 1%
Level 20: HP Cost: 900, Duration: 180 sec, Max HP: +40%, Interval: 4 sec, HP Restored at Interval: 5%
Improves idle HP recovery and reduces interval delay for recovery. Idle means being stationary (hanging on rope, standing or sitting)
Inhale Vitality / Vitality Veil (Active)
Hit enemies with the skill key pressed and your Desperado will absorb HP. Release the key to dish out an additional explosive attack.
Level 1: HP Cost: 100, Enemies Hit with Key Pressed: 12, Damage: 205%, HP Restored: 1%.
Explosion Damage: 620%. Cooldown: 31 sec
Level 20: HP Cost: 100, Enemies Hit with Key Pressed: 12, Damage: 300%, HP Restored: 10%.
Explosion Damage: 1000%. Cooldown: 12 sec
Advanced Absorb Life / Advanced Life Sap (Passive)
Required Skill: Life Sap (MAX)
Permanently increases Life Sap's HP absorption abilities.
Level 1: Life Sap HP Absorption: +6%
Level 5: Life Sap HP Absorption: +10%
Demon Avenger 3rd Job Skill Build (MSEA): Everything maxed except Shield Charge.
1. Moonlight Slash, Shield Charge, Inhale Vitality, Ides Exceed Pain (1)
2. Diabolic Recovery (MAX)
3. Ides Exceed Pain (11/20)
4. Advanced Absorb Life (MAX)
5. Moonlight Slash (MAX)
6. Ides Exceed Pain (MAX)
7. Reflect Evil (MAX)
8. Inhale Vitality (MAX)
9. Shield Charge (19/20)
Demon Avenger 3rd Job Skill Build (GMS): Everything maxed except Shield Charge.
1. Lunar Slash, Shield Charge, Vitality Veil, Pain Dampener (1)
2. Diabolic Recovery (MAX)
3. Pain Dampener (11/20)
4. Advanced Life Sap (MAX)
5. Lunar Slash (MAX)
6. Pain Dampener (MAX)
7. Ward Evil (MAX)
8. Vitality Veil (MAX)
9. Shield Charge (19/20)
Demon Avenger's 3rd Job primary attacking skill will be Moonlight Slash. If you are fighting against enemies which could not be killed in 1-2 hits, cluster those enemies with Shield Charge and eliminate all of them in one-go with Moonlight Slash or Inhale Vitality. Level 1 Inhale Vitality is useful for this purpose by dealing high DPS (Damage Per Second) while siphoning health from enemies in exchange of high cooldown. Diabolic Recovery is maxed first to constantly replenish your health every few seconds while you drain enemy health with Absorb Life. This allows to you to maintain max damage without having your health diminish to 70% and below. Add 11 SP into Ides Exceed Pain to reduce the Overload Effect. Why 11 SP? The reduction effect stays the same from Level 1-10 and Level 11-20. Then pump up your damage by maxing Moonlight Slash followed by Advanced Absorb Life to minimize the HP Consumption from primary attacking skill.
Demon Avenger 4th Job Skills (MSEA / GMS)
Maple Warrior (Supportive)
Increases the party members' every stat by a certain percentage temporarily. Increases your HP permanently.
Level 1: HP Cost: 130, All Stats: +1%, MaxHP: +0.5%, Duration: 30 sec
Level 30: HP Cost: 1000, All Stats: +15%, MaxHP: +15%, Duration: 900 sec
Exceed – Execution (Active)
Uses the true powers of the Demon to deal a powerful slash, ignoring a portion of enemy defense. Exceed: Attack speed gradually increases, along with HP cost. Slashes one more time at the final level.
Level 1: HP Cost: 4%, Damage: 320%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 6, DEF Ignored: 1%
Level 30: HP Cost: 4%, Damage: 620%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 6, DEF Ignored: 30%
Shield Chasing / Nether Shield (Active)
Enchants your shield with a tracking spirit, which hits an enemy, then bounces to the next target. If there are no other enemies nearby, the shield will attack the first enemy it hit.
Level 1: HP Cost: 710, Shields: 2, Enemies Hit: 2, Damage: 210%, Attacks per Shield: 8.
Cooldown: 6 sec. Passive Effect: Exceed: Lunar Slash Damage: +1%
Level 30: HP Cost: 1000, Shields: 2, Enemies Hit: 2, Damage: 500%, Attacks per Shield: 8. Cooldown: 6 sec. Passive Effect: Exceed: Lunar Slash Damage: +30%
Armor Break / Nether Slice (Supportive)
Attacks enemies and rips through armor. Any enemies hit will receive a debuff which temporarily reduces their armor.
Level 1: HP Cost: 420, Enemies Hit: 12, Damage: 205%, Number of Attacks: 4, Debuff Duration: 1 sec, Enemy DEF: 1%
Level 30: HP Cost: 1000, Enemies Hit: 12, Damage: 350%, Number of Attacks: 4, Debuff Duration: 30 sec, Enemy DEF: 30%
Bloody Imprison / Blood Prison (Active + Supportive)
Imprisons enemies around you, stunning them for a short time.
Level 1: HP Cost: 5000, Enemies Hit: 14, Damage: 420%, Stun Duration: 10 sec.
Cooldown: 180 sec
Level 30: HP Cost: 5000, Enemies Hit: 14, Damage: 800%, Stun Duration: 20 sec.
Cooldown: 120 sec
Overwhelming Power (Supportive)
Greatly increases damage and attack speed for a short time.
Level 1: HP Cost: 1130, Duration: 35 sec, Damage: +1%, Attack Speed: +1
Level 30: HP Cost: 2000, Duration: 180 sec, Damage: +30%, Attack Speed: +1
Defense Expertise (Passive)
Permanently increases your defensive abilityes, allowing you to ignore a portion of the enemy's defense. Increases the ATT of Shield Charge and Nether Shield. Doubles defense penetration for shield skills.
Level 1: Enemy DEF Ignored: 1%, Shield Charge and Nether Shield Damage: +20%.
Shield Charge and Nether Shield ignore 2x DEF.
Level 30: Enemy DEF Ignored: 30%, Shield Charge and Nether Shield Damage: +20%.
Shield Charge and Nether Shield ignore 2x DEF.
Advanced Desperado Mastery (Passive)
Required Skill: Desperado Mastery (MAX)
Permanently increases the Mastery, ATT, and minimum Critical damage of your Desperado.
Level 1: Desperado Mastery: +56%, ATT: +21, Minimum Critical Damage: +1%
Level 30: Desperado Mastery: +70%, ATT: +50, Minimum Critical Damage: +15%
Enhanced Exceed / Infernal Exceed (Passive)
Permanently adds a chance for an additional attack after the Exceed attack.
Level 1: Chance for extra attack after Exceed: 13%, Damage: 143%, Bonus Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 2
Level 15: Chance for extra attack after Exceed: 70%, Damage: 200%, Bonus Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 2
Demon Avenger 4th Job Skill Build (MSEA): Everything maxed.
1. Execution, Advanced Desperado Mastery, Shield Chasing, Enhanced Exceed (1)
2. Armor Break, Bloody Imprison, Overwhelming Power (1)
3. Execution (MAX)
4. Overwhelming Power (MAX)
5. Advanced Desperado Mastery (MAX)
6. Enhanced Exceed (MAX)
7. Maple Warrior (MAX)
8. Armor Break (MAX)
9. Bloody Imprison (MAX)
10. Shield Chasing (MAX)
11. Defense Expertise (MAX)
12. Extra 54 SP.
Demon Avenger 4th Job Skill Build (GMS): Everything maxed.
1. Execution, Advanced Desperado Mastery, Nether Shield, Infernal Exceed (1)
2. Nether Slice, Blood Prison, Overwhelming Power (1)
3. Execution (MAX)
4. Overwhelming Power (MAX)
5. Advanced Desperado Mastery (MAX)
6. Infernal Exceed (MAX)
7. Maple Warrior (MAX)
8. Nether Slice (MAX)
9. Blood Prison (MAX)
10. Nether Shield (MAX)
11. Defense Expertise (MAX)
12. Extra 54 SP.
Demon Avenger Hyper Skills (MSEA / GMS)
Exceed – Reinforce
Required Level: 143
Permanently increases Exceed Skill's ATT by 20%.
Exceed – Reduce Overload
Required Level: 162
Permanently reduces Max Exceed Overload by 2.
Exceed – Bonus Chance / Exceed – Opportunity
Required Level: 183 | Required Skill: Infernal Exceed (15)
Permanently increases chance of additional Exceed Skill attacks by 10%.
Reflect Evil – Reduce Damage / Ward Evil – Harden
Required Level: 149 | Required Skill: Reflect Evil (1)
Permanently decreases received damage rate by 10%.
Reflect Evil – Immunity Enhance 1 / Ward Evil – Immunity Enhance 1
Required Level: 168 | Required Skill: Reflect Evil (1)
Permanently increases all Abnormal Status Resistance to all statuses rate by 10%.
Reflect Evil – Immunity Enhance 2 / Ward Evil – Immunity Enhance 2
Required Level: 189 | Required Skill: Reflect Evil (1)
Permanently increases Elemental Resistance
Shield Chasing – Reinforce / Nether Shield – Reinforce
Required Level: 155
Permanently increases Shield Chasing's ATT by 20%.
Shield Chasing – Extra Target / Nether Shield – Spread
Required Level: 177
Permanently increases number of monsters hit by Shield Chasing by 2.
Note: This skill allows you to hit up to four monsters, but only two Shields can hit a single target still.
Shield Chasing – Add Range / Nether Shield – Range
Required Level: 195
Permanently increases Range of Shield Chasing by 50.
Forbidden Contract
Required Level: 150
Through the Forbidden Contract, Max HP greatly increases for a certain duration. This also prevents HP from being consumed by skills. Consumes 5000 HP, increasing Max HP by 30% for 30 seconds. Disables HP consumption of skills. Cooldown Time: 90 seconds
Thousand Swords
Required Level: 170
Fill the screen with darkness, and then strike down enemies in a blue flash of light. Consumes 5000 HP and attacks a maximum of 14 enemies 8 times, inflicting 500% damage. Cooldown Time: 8 seconds
Will of Liberty / For Liberty
Required Level: 200
Draw power and inspiration from the resistance's dream of a free and liberated Maple World. Consumes 100 HP, increasing 10% damage for 60 seconds. Increases Maximum Damage by 5000000. Cooldown Time: 120 seconds. This skill is only effective on Resistance members in your Party.
Demon Avenger Hyper Skill Build Guide (MSEA):
1. Exceed – Reinforce (MAX)
2. Exceed – Reduce Overload (MAX)
3. Exceed – Bonus Chance (MAX)
4. Shield Chasing – Reinforce (MAX)
5. Shield Chasing – Extra Target (MAX)
6. Forbidden Contract (MAX)
7. Thousand Swords (MAX)
8. Will of Liberty (MAX)
9. Hyper Health (MAX)
10. Hyper Speed (MAX)
11. Hyper Strength (MAX)
12. Hyper Weapon Defense (MAX)
13. Hyper Magic Defense (MAX)
14. Hyper Critical Rate (MAX)
Demon Avenger Hyper Skill Build Guide (GMS):
1. Exceed – Reinforce (MAX)
2. Exceed – Reduce Overload (MAX)
3. Exceed – Opportunity (MAX)
4. Nether Shield – Reinforce (MAX)
5. Nether Shield – Spread (MAX)
6. Forbidden Contract (MAX)
7. Thousand Swords (MAX)
8. Will of Liberty (MAX)
9. Hyper Health (MAX)
10. Hyper Speed (MAX)
11. Hyper Strength (MAX)
12. Hyper Weapon Defense (MAX)
13. Hyper Magic Defense (MAX)
14. Hyper Critical Rate (MAX)
Demon Avenger Mastery Books
Demon Avenger Mastery Books (MSEA):
1. Advanced Desperado Mastery: 20, 30
2. Armor Break: 20, 30
3. Bloody Imprison: 20, 30
4. Exceed – Execution: 20, 30
5. Shield Chasing: 20, 30
6. Overwhelming Power: 20, 30
7. Maple Warrior: 20, 30
Demon Avenger Mastery Books (GMS):
1. Advanced Desperado Mastery: 20, 30
2. Nether Slice: 20, 30
3. Blood Prison: 20, 30
4. Exceed – Execution: 20, 30
5. Nether Shield: 20, 30
6. Overwhelming Power: 20, 30
7. Maple Warrior: 20, 30
MapleStory Demon Avenger Damage Formula
Demon Avenger uses HP as its primary stat and Strength as its secondary stat. No other stats affect its damage. Auto-assign AP (Ability Points) will put all your points into HP. You gain 30 HP per AP. Your damage will be affected by your max HP and remaining HP. It will be at its lowest at 70% HP, and highest at 100% HP. Demon Avenger's Mastery is 20% like all other melee classes.
The damage formula used when HP is below 100% but above 70%. If your current HP is lower than 70%, whatever HP you have at 70% is used instead.
The damage formula is approximately:
[MaxHP / 9 + STR] * 1.3 * WA / 100
This has been tested to be accurate to within 0.1% at reasonably high levels.
[CurrentHP / 9 + STR] * 1.3 * WA / 100
MapleStory Demon Avenger Exceed System
The Exceed System consists of the following skills:
1. Exceed Skills
2. Exceed Overload
3. Release Overload
Demon Avenger Exceed System Notes:
- Whenever you use an Exceed Skill, you will gain a buff for that skill, increasing its stage. When you stop attacking, this buff lasts about 10 seconds before disappearing. As long as you keep attacking, this buff will continue to refresh.
- Using an Exceed Skill five times will increase its stage to its max of 5. The skill will have a purple effect now, and increased effectiveness of some sort. Using a different Exceed Skill will reset the buff for the current Exceed Skill. As a result, you can only spam one type of Exceed Skill at a time.
- Each time you use an Exceed Skill, your Exceed Overload debuff will increase by one stack up to a max of 20. The higher your Exceed Overload debuff, the less HP you will recover from Life Absorb.
- When you have 20 Overload, you can use Release Overload. This will reset your Exceed Overload debuff, but will also remove any Exceed Skill stage you have.
- Having Release Overload active is important as it increases your Max HP and thus your damage. It also recovers your HP to full at max level.
MapleStory Old to New Official Skill Names
Demon Avenger 1st Job Skills
Exceed: Double Cross → Exceed: Double Slash
Release Overload → (SAME)
Absorb Life → (SAME)
Demonic Sharpness → (SAME)
Demon Avenger 2nd Job Skills
Exceed: Demon Strike → (SAME)
Bat Swarm → (SAME)
Demon Booster → (SAME)
Abyssal Rage → Official Rage
Solid Will → Solid Wall
Desperado Mastery → (SAME)
Inner Strength → (SAME)
Demon Avenger 3rd Job Skills
Exceed: Moonlight Slash / (SAME)
Inhale Vitality → (SAME)
Shield Charge → (SAME)
Refract Evil → Reflect Evil
Diabolic Recovery → (SAME)
Ease Exceed Pain → Ides Exceed Pain
Advanced Absorb Life → (SAME)
Demon Avenger 4th Job Skills
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There's a stubborn bacteria going around the nation's hospitals and nursing homes that is able to fight off even the most potent antibiotics. Four years ago, a man showed up at a University of Virginia Medical Center, his blood full of the bacteria. He died three months later. The death rate among patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, is about 40 percent. Since the first known case surfaced, CREs have spread to at least 41 other states. There's even been a case here in the Ozarks, though additional information is scarce. This a chilling, excellent longform USA TODAY examination.
Dearborn couple wins the lottery
A laid-off office manager and her husband won big in the lottery. Dearborn couple Mark and Cindy Hill were introduced by Missouri lottery officials today. They decided to take their winnings in a lump sum, which will be about $192.5 million. They have three grown sons and an adopted 6-year-old daughter. The Hills said they plan to help family members pay for college and will probably have "a pretty good Christmas."
Murderer: "I wish I could bring Kody Ray back..."
James Duke will serve life in prison without parole for shooting 17-year-old Kody Ray in 2010. Prosecutors say Duke, who was 18 at the time of the killing, shot Ray to keep him from testifying against Jordan Martin, a fellow Hillcrest student who has also been charged with first-degree murder. Ray was shot multiple times on the front porch of his father's home while a 5-year-old's birthday party was going on. At his sentencing today, Duke said, "I wish I could bring Kody Ray back, but I know that's impossible."
Guy in standoff with police moves musical instruments to porch before arrest
A man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with police that prompted a lockdown at Robberson Elementary and stopped traffic on National. Police were called to the house after a witness saw a male suspect who may have been armed. When police got there, the suspect looked upset, went into the house and threatened the officer. After two hours, the man exited the home, placing musical instruments and equipment on the porch before the Special Response Team arrested him. The suspect has been placed in a 96-hour hold for evaluation.
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Rule 5 Preview: Part I
Polished bats highlight this year's Rule 5 eligibles class, and we throw in five players we didn't expect to get protected.
Polished bats highlight this year's Rule 5 eligibles class, and we throw in five players we didn't expect to get protected.
To make amends for an earlier trade, the Rangers agreed to take back righty Jake Brigham and compensate the Cubs with righthander Barret Loux and a player to be named instead.
The Diamondbacks decided to turn sophomore third baseman Ryan Wheeler into an asset for 2013, flipping him to the Rockies for 27-year-old lefty reliever Matt Reynolds.
For all the debate over whether Miguel Cabrera's Triple Crown or Mike Trout's all-around brilliance constituted the better season, there's no doubt about baseball's most valuable player. It's Buster Posey.
The Orioles traded veteran second baseman Robert Andino to the Mariners for 25-year-old center fielder Trayvon Robinson. Both players are on 40-man rosters, and neither has minor league options remaining.
It is as commonplace for scouts to rip the quality of a college draft class as it is for college coaches to complain about professional teams becoming more aggressive signing players out of high school. But heading into 2013, both of those gripes have merit. Still, Hawaii, Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, San Diego and UCLA put together impressive recruiting classes for 2013.
The expanded World Baseball Classic, with its four four-team qualifiers in September and November, played out in reality the way they looked on paper.
Pro teams do a better job of signing top 100 talent than they used to, so colleges like Hawaii target more draft tweeners to help power their programs.
Where will blockbuster trade acquisitions rank on the Marlins Top 10? What shape is the Blue Jays system in after the deal? Could Anthony Rendon crack the Nationals lineup in 2013 if he stays healthy?
The Peoria Javelinas, behind prospects such as Billy Hamilton, Mike Zunino and Rymer Liriano, win the Arizona Fall League championship 4-3 over Salt River.
BA intern Peter Wardell is spending the fall in the Arizona Fall League, where he will take a weekly look at which players are hot. The fifth and final AFL hot sheet takes a look at the top performers over the past week. Statistics reflect performance through Thursday, November 15.
The Padres cleared a 40-man roster spot in a minor trade with the Athletics while simultaneously acquiring the older brother of their 2011 first-round draft pick. San Diego sent lefty Andrew Werner and utility infielder Andy Parrino to Oakland for righthander Tyson Ross and minor league first baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones.
Is Justin Wilson a starter or a reliever? "That's the question everyone asks me," said the Pirates lefthander. "We'll see what happens." Wilson, 25, has been primarily a starting pitcher since being drafted from Fresno State in the fifth round in 2008, after helping lead the Bulldogs to the College World Series title that year.
Most of the progress made in the first year of the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer regime has involved adding and developing hitters, but know they need a lot more prospects as they try to build a competitive pitching staff. With that in mind, they have been aggressive at the start of the offseason.
After Donald Lutz's season in the Arizona Fall League ended prematurely with a broken fingertip, he headed to the offseason training hot spot of Regensburg, Germany.
Josh Prince still remembers the unexpected conversation he had with two weeks remaining in spring training with Brewers minor league outfield coordinator Reggie Williams.
As a reward for turning his first year as a starter into an All-Star Game invite and a team-high 18 wins, the Cardinals have something planned this spring training for Lance Lynn: challengers for his spot in the rotation.
Pitching in the Arizona Fall League was too good an offer for Nationals righty reliever Aaron Barrett to pass up, even with his wedding taking place in the middle of the league's season.
Phillies officials had detected flaws in Double-A righthander Trevor May's delivery, but they were reluctant to make changes as the pitcher got off to a tremendous start. But when May's ERA swelled beyond 6.00 in May, June and July, instructors were presented with a teaching opportunity.
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Representatives of the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission, collectively known as the troika, visit Athens regularly to check on the progress of reforms and to release funds from a multi-billion package of loans, upon which Greece has depended since 2010.
The troika's most recent visit has been delayed for several weeks, reportedly over differences concerning the implementation of cost-cutting measures. Their approval is needed for Greece to be given a 2.6 billion-euro installment of rescue loans that had been originally due in December.
"It is a continuing and tough negotiation," Yannis Stournaras said after meeting with the prime minister, but added that this was expected as Greece was nearing the end of its bailout program. "There is no reason for concern."
He said the troika was not asking the government to take new austerity measures.
For the past four years, Greece has been relying on billions of euros (dollars) of rescue loans from other European countries and the IMF after years of fiscal mismanagement left it with a mountain of debt and gaping budget deficit.
The country is still struggling through a six-year recession, while unemployment has risen steadily and is about 27 percent.
In Brussels, a senior EU official said the discussion with Greece were ongoing, and that there were no travel plans for the troika's return to Athens yet.
The official insisted Greece was not facing a cash crunch, as it is running a primary budget surplus—a surplus without taking into account interest payments on outstanding debt—and has no bond redemptions due until May.
"There is no perceptible market pressure that would lead us to say that we have to finalize it now," he said.
Another official in Brussels, a diplomat from a major eurozone economy, said the finance ministers don't expect to have the troika review conclusions before the end of February.
The two officials spoke only upon condition of anonymity because the talks were ongoing
Juergen Baetz contributed from Brussels.


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Jersey insolvency laws: ancient and modern
The current insolvency regime in Jersey can be traced back to the 18th century. The Bankruptcy (Desastre) (Jersey) Law 1990 (the Bankruptcy Law) has been amended over time, but is largely in the same form, and offers the same options as regards insolvent entities, as when it was introduced back in 1991. Further, some of the historic regimes which are still used today, such as remise des biens and degrevement, remain governed by laws dating back to the 19th century. Unsurprisingly, there have been repeated calls for the insolvency regime in Jersey to be overhauled and updated to incorporate procedures available in other jurisdictions. One particular criticism has been the lack of flexibility under the Jersey system, and the lack of more modern insolvency regimes, in particular administration.
The Royal Court of Jersey has had to consider how procedures available under the current regime can be applied to modern scenarios and the following cases demonstrate the pragmatic approach the Court is adopting in order to apply laws with ancient origins to modern problems.
One of the key criticisms of the Jersey regime has been that it has no rescue procedure in place such as those which are available in jurisdictions which allow for administration (save for remise des biens, although the criteria and procedure mean that it has little relevance to corporate insolvencies and is generally only used by personal debtors facing degrevement or desastre). The options available in Jersey are inevitably fatal to the entity concerned, and are generally perceived to be expensive and potentially detrimental to the interests of affected parties, principally the creditors. The Royal Court has, however, applied the 'just and equitable winding up' procedure under Article 155 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 to put in place mechanisms which allow for businesses to trade out as part of a winding up process. While still fatal to the entity concerned by the nature of being a winding-up process, it does offer more flexibility to the insolvency practitioner appointed to seek to run the business, pending its disposal in such a manner as to ensure the interests of affected parties are protected…
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Scrap-metal thefts arent just a Detroit problem, and Michigan needs strict laws not the watered-down bills by the state Senate passed Tuesday.
That was the word from Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, joined by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, Detroit Police Chief James Craig and a dozen other law-enforcement officials.
Former Detroit chief Ike McKinnon, now a deputy of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, urged anyone who has had metal stolen from their home, business, school, church or vehicle to call your legislators in Lansing now to ask for strong measures.
Representatives of Michigans scrap-metal industry have fought for years against stricter laws. Their preference, voluntary self-policing, clearly hasnt worked, said Robert Stevenson, executive director of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
Investigators need a three-day waiting period before scrappers get paid to give investigators time to trace contraband, and scrappers should be paid by check to discourage addicts who seek instant cash, Stevenson said.
Jonathan Raven, a Lansing attorney who represents the metal recycling firm Friedland Industries, said the waiting period was anti-business and unfair to law-abiding people.
The overwhelming majority of people who engage in these transactions are perfectly legitimate. These are people who cleaned out their garage, and they shouldn't be required to wait three days for their money, Raven said.
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, countered: If theyre legit, they wont mind waiting three days for a check its the instant cash thats driving the illegal part of this.
She introduced the original scrap-metal bills in 2011. The bills passed Tuesday had the three-day waiting period and other protections removed, she said.
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ALBANY, Ga. — Deploying license plate scanners on Albany Police Department patrol cars has turned out to be a good investment.
A log sheet for license plate recognition activity from July 14 through November 2012 shows that 1,166 stops have been made that led to catching 300 drivers with suspended registration, 130 without insurance, 27 reckless drivers, five fugitives, the recovery of two stolen vehicles and more.
"What it doesn't show is the number of cars towed off the streets as illegal. That is important for safety," APD spokeswoman Phyllis Banks said. "The system has been a good tool that has more than paid for itself."
Four tag readers mounted on the rear of patrol cars identify vehicles by their license plates. Once identified, a computer system can discover if there are any violations or suspensions attached to the plate.
FryarTuk 2 years, 10 months ago
Now if they can find a way to determine where all these people driving cars with New York and Florida license plates live?
waltspecht 2 years, 10 months ago
Richland and Dawson are doing a thriving business with theirs. I would have thought they would be reducing the number of stops by taking people and their vehicles off the street. From the continued stops I see in Dawson, that doesn't seem to be happening. I have been told an average stop is for Insurance, tags and suspended license, producing between $2,000 and $3,000 a stop. How much have these communities generated in revenue per monthper scanner would be an interesting question.
chinaberry25 2 years, 10 months ago
So that is the reason Dawson has a cop sitting everyday in the median. They should get a bundle.
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plotsetup(DeviceType, TerminalType, options)
graphics device type; for example, gif, ps, tek, x11, bmp, or char
(optional) specific terminal or device supporting the graphics; for example, tektronix graphics are supported under xterm, kermit, ln03, and many other terminals and printers
each option is of the form name=value where name is one of plotdevice, plotoutput, preplot, postplot, plotoptions
plotsetup sets the value of the five interface variables that control the device used for rendering graphics. These variables are:
the graphics driver to use
the file to hold the output
a list of integers specifying setup conditions for the graphics device
a list of integers specifying shutdown conditions for the graphics device
a string of comma separated values known to the graphics driver
The special device name help will, if passed as the first argument to plotsetup, cause a list of supported plot devices to be printed.
The plot device name inline is used, on appropriate user interfaces, to select inline plotting (for example, in worksheets).
The plot device name default is used to set up plotting using the default values for the user interface being used. For details, see plot/device.
Note: The plotsetup(gdi) command sets a device-independent graphics driver for plotting. gdi is not available in the Standard Worksheet interface or Command-Line interface.
After specifying the device and terminal type, plotsetup accepts options controlling the values of the interface variables. Each option is of the form name=value where name should be one of plotdevice, plotoutput, preplot, postplot, and plotoptions.
plotdevice specifies the type of graphics device being used. It should not normally be overridden. Note that the x11 driver is not supported on Macintosh® or from the Standard worksheet interface.
plotoutput specifies the output file for the device driver. The special value "terminal" specifies that output should go to the main terminal or screen if possible.
preplot contains a list of small integer values. Positive values are sent to the graphics output before rendering begins. When a negative value is encountered in the preplot sequence, the graphics driver pauses for the specified number of seconds. preplot is usually used to put text terminals or printers into graphics mode.
postplot is interpreted in the same way as preplot but the characters are sent after plotting has finished. It is typically used to return to text mode.
plotoptions is a string containing comma separated keywords that are recognized by the device drivers. For example, plotsetup(ps, plotoptions=`color,portrait`) tells the PostScript driver to perform color plotting in a portrait orientation. For a complete list of the plotoptions keywords supported for each device, see the plot/device help page.
plotsetupps,plotoutput=`plot.ps`,plotoptions=`portrait, noborder, width=1000, height=500`
In the following example, the plot appears in a separate window as a Maplet application, but not as an independently executable Maplet file.
See Also
interface, plot/device
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