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The Pfister Comet is a sports car that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and Grand Theft Auto V.
3D Era
The Comet is based on the Porsche 911 and best resembles the 911SC Targa from the late '70's or the early 1980s; however, like newer 911 models, it has an all-wheel-drive configuration. The car features a targa top similar to the Targa 911s; however, the fastback profile the Comet sported in GTA Vice City was dropped in favor of a backwards-slanted standalone C-pillar until GTA IV. GTA III era renditions of the Comet are front-engined, unlike the real Porsche 911, which is famously rear-engined; this led to speculation that the Comet was inspired by a Datsun 240Z. The headlamps may also have been inspired by the 1966-1969 Alfa Romeo Spider.
GTA IV — GTA Chinatown WarsGTA IV's Comet, manufactured by Pfister, is available only in hardtop coupe form. It now largely resembles a Porsche 996 Carrera 4S. The Comet features large, cross-drilled disc brakes all around. Inside are two sport seats in black leather resembling Lamborghini's seat design. Similar to the Grotti Turismo, the Comet also features a front-mounted, carpeted boot with space for luggage. Unlike its predecessors, GTA IV's Comet is very rarely encountered on the streets, and is more common in Party Mode where two parked Comets can be seen and driven. Like the real 911, the GTA IV Comet is rear-engined. In No.1, Niko Bellic races other opponents with a yellow Comet and has the ability to keep it.
For GTA Chinatown Wars, two variants of the Comet are available, a regular Comet being similar to GTA IV's Comet, as well as a highly modified racing variant owned by the Jaoming Family, featuring a purple-and-red paintjob, a bodykit, and a white neon underglow that turns on at night.
3D Era
The Comet's acceleration, speed, braking, and handling are all among the best in the game. In GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, many of the Comet's properties are similar to those of the Stinger, although traction is inferior. Both vehicles have open tops, and the speed and acceleration are around the same. In the GTA III era, the Comet's top-down convertible nature allows the protagonist to jump over the driver's-side door, facilitating a more rapid take-off.
GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars
The Comet's performance is strongly based on the Porsche 911 Turbo
The GTA IV rendition of the Comet is the fastest car in the game, with a top speed of 269 mph (436 km/h). Four wheel drive ensures good standing-start acceleration, and high power ensures a top speed similar to that of exotic sports cars in the game. However, this car does subtly demonstrate a lack of torque; this is noticeable on hills when at low revs. This problem is minor, because Liberty City is mostly flat and street-constructed. Tirespin and burnouts are very common with the Comet, because traction control is completely turned off.
High-speed cornering results in massive understeer in the Comet, but the car does have potential lift-off oversteer, or oversteer at lower speeds. The Comet also suffers from a weak suspension construction. The wheels are prone to buckle into the chassis after striking a curb laterally with less force than expected, making the Comet one of the more fragile sports cars.
The Comet is not necessarily superior in multiplayer racing; the Comet is lightweight and relatively unstable, leading to the car being rammed off-road by the other vehicles, or being launched into the air off of hills and losing control, unless you are a good driver.
The conventional Comet in GTA Chinatown Wars retains its sporty performance, but is now ranked below higher end sports cars in the same, although its handling and braking are considerably good. The modified variant of the Comet is superior in speed, but is otherwise similar in performance to a standard Comet.
Modifications (GTA San Andreas)
- The Comet can be modified at TransFender:
- Car Color 1 ($150)
- Car colour 2 (Targa bar color: $150)
- 2x Nitrous ($200)
- 5x Nitrous ($500)
- 10x Nitrous ($1000)
- Import ($820)
- Atomic ($770)
- Ahab ($1000)
- Virtual ($620)
- Acess ($1140)
- Off Road Wheel ($1000)
- Mega ($1030)
- Grove ($1230)
- Twist ($1200)
- Wires ($1560)
Hydraulics ($1500)
- The Transfender in Las Venturas charges 20% more for every modification except colors.
- In GTA San Andreas, Carl Johnson always hops in the car without opening the door when getting in on the driver side; however, if the Comet is locked, CJ will not get in the car and the "jump in the car trick" is disabled, unless the player puts it in a garage, therefore unlocking it.
- In some of the games in the series, the Comet's radio is set to a certain station, by default. They are as follows:
- GTA San Andreas: CSR 103.9.
- GTA Vice City Stories: Fresh FM.
- GTA IV: Electro-Choc or Radio Broker.
- On the Xbox version of GTA Vice City, the fastback profile of the car is non-existent; instead, it shares the same back as the GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories Comet.
- Comets in GTA Vice City Stories often fail to stop in time when approaching a traffic light. This will usually result in a collision if there is cars in front of the Comet.
- The Beta version of the Comet featured a bigger Pfister logo on the hood.
- Much like the Porsche 911, the GTA IV Comet's engine is at the back. In one of the pictures, it is shown that the Comet has eight throttle bodies, suggesting that it has a V8 engine, which refers to Ruf RGT-8, a German sports car with a flat-crank V8 engine (the Ruf also has similar body style as Porsche 911).
- As the Comet's engine is rear designed, if a person is seen checking the engine of a Comet (due to it having black smoke come out of it) they will check the front where the trunk is and act like it's the engine.
- After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie, he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic. The Comet will fetch up to $11,000.
- The plum colored Comet that Stevie request can sometime turn out Bronze.
Notable owners
- Mrs. Dawson was driving a yellow Comet in the mission Waste the Wife.
- Reni Wassulmaier had a red Comet with a yellow landau top in the mission So Long Schlong.
- Stevie had an orange Comet in GTA IV, but the car belongs to Niko at the end of No.1, but later, Stevie will request Niko to steal a unique mauve coloured Comet.
- Bernie Crane had a silver Comet with red luster effect, in the mission "Hating The Haters".
- Patrick McReary drives a bright red Comet in "Ladies' Night" in The Ballad of Gay Tony, bought with the money from a bank robbery.
- Chan Jaoming owns a Triad's Comet.
- Wu Lee uses a bright yellow Comet as a getaway car in the mission Salt in the Wound.
GTA Vice City
- In front of the Leaf Links Golf Club.
- Inside the garage in a house on Starfish Island, just north of Vercetti Estate.
- Common in Ocean Beach, Downtown and on Starfish Island.
GTA San Andreas
- Occasionally seen driving around Las Venturas.
- Can be seen rarely in Vinewood, specifically in Richman and Mulholland
- Rarely found near Easter Bay Airport.
- Parked in the parking lot nearby the tennis court at the Avispa Country Club, San Fierro (only when wanted for Exports and Imports).
- Available for import from Easter Basin docks, San Fierro after second list completion, for $28,000 on Friday.
- Occasionally seen driving near the golf courses in the state.
GTA Vice City Stories
- Parked under a building near Bryan Forbes' apartment.
- Parked along the road that extends from Malibu Club to North Point Mall.
- Inside an garage north of Lance's apartment.
- Parked near an apartment at Vice Point, before the bridge leading to Prawn Island.
- A uniquely-colored one is featured in the mission, 'So Long Schlong', and is easily obtained by killing Reni.
- Parked in a parking lot by Escobar International Airport in Viceport.
GTA IV + Episodes from Liberty City
- Obtained in the mission "No. 1" (given by Brucie Kibbutz), where the player must race others using a Comet from Brucie's friend, Stevie. After winning the race (and the mission), Brucie will allow the player to keep the Comet as a gratuity. This Comet has a unique rich gold color, much darker than a normal yellow Comet.
- The Comet will be always seen during the mission "Payback". While the player is chasing the Pavanos, a Comet is seen getting into a car accident; the player can stop to take this car, although doing so is likely to lead to mission failure.
- Very rarely spawns in Algonquin, Liberty City.
- Parked in the beginning of Bernie Crane's mission, "Hating the Haters". The player may park this Comet at a safehouse for safekeeping, and continue the mission in another car. In some cases the Comet is available in a very unusual dark grey color which appears red in certain angles, more specifically in the bumpers and skirts.
- Parked again in the beginning of "Union Drive", there may be a Comet near where you start the mission and Bernie tells you to get a car; however, a Turismo may spawn instead.
- If you are driving a Comet around South Bohan, you may find bunches of Comets parked in rows.
- The Comet is one of the target cars to be stolen for Stevie in Stevie's Car Thefts. The car is parked in the Golden Pier parking lot in Westminster, Algonquin. The player can drive the target Comet to a Safehouse and store it; another will respawn in the same place it was found, and this Comet can be delivered to Stevie. This Comet comes in a unique plum color.
- In Brucie's Races, sometimes an opponent or opponents will spawn in Comets, which can be stolen (although this will forfeit the race).
- The Comet can be spawned by dialing (227)-555-0175 on the cell phone. This cheat code does not affect saved games.
- May spawn while riding a Sanchez .
The Lost and Damned
The Ballad Of Gay Tony
- The vehicle is now extensively available and can be found driving around the streets of Algonquin.
- A unique cream colored Comet, which looks pink in some angles, can be obtained in Triathlons.
GTA Chinatown Wars
- A modified Comet is parked on the northeast corner of Chan Jaoming's garage in East Island City, Dukes.
- The modified Comet may be purchased at the Auto Merchant in BOABO, Broker.
Grand Theft Auto V
See also
- Penetrator, Porka, Porka Turbo and Speeder, various GTA 1 cars based on Porsche models.


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State lawmakers today considered a package of bills that would undo aspects of a Maine healthcare reform law passed two years ago. Public Law 90 sought to deregulate the health insurance market, increase access and lower premiums. But some Democrats say it's created inequity, and unfairly raises prices for rural Mainers. Patty Wight has more.
Democratic Sen. Geoff Gratwick, of Penobscot County, says Public Law 90, or PL 90, is the very reason he became a lawmaker. When he's not at the State House, Gratwick is a practicing physician.
"I think that PL 90 was geared toward trying to save money for young people, and people who lived in big metropolitan areas, and it was at the expense of rural Maine," he says.
Under PL 90, insurers have been allowed to charge consumers different health insurance rates based on where they live. Gratwick's bill would require insurers to use one geographic area - the entire state - when establishing rates for individual and small group health plans.
"The concept of insurance - my concept - is that we're all Mainers we're all Americans, we're all in this together," Gratwick says. "And your health and well-being is, in the last analysis, very important to me as an American and as a Mainer."
There are a total of six bills sponsored by Democrats that tackle two aspects of PL 90. There's a fair amount of overlap between them: Two focus on geography, four would reinstate advance review and approval of rate increases.
Mitchell Stein from Consumers for Affordable Health Care says a year before PL 90 was enacted, Maine's insurance commissioner used that approval process to deny a request to increase rates by 9 percent, and instead only increased them by 5 percent.
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But the spokesman for the House Republican office, David Sorensen, says while Democrats focus on process, they're ignoring the big picture of what PL 90 has achieved.
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And those changes align with the Affordable Care Act, says Kristine Ossenfort of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. She says for the first time in 10 years, Maine has reversed what she calls a death spiral in the number of those insured.
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Nacrene City
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The second Gym of the region, which doubles up as a fossil museum, is found here. There are a few other notable places to visit too; such as Café Warehouse, which has a Soda Pop special on Wednesdays; Loblolly's studio, where Loblolly designs furniture for you to use in the Dream World; and a warehouse shop selling battle items.
When you first arrive in the city, Cheren is waiting to talk to you about the Gym, and advises that having a Fighting-type Pokémon will give you a big advantage. He kindly hands over a few Chesto Berries as well. However, when you head to the Gym you'll find N, who shares his opinions on Pokémon before challenging you to a battle.
After defeating him you can go inside and check out the museum, with Leona's husband, Hawes, giving you a guided tour. Amongst the curiosities are a Dragon Skull, an ancient round stone that was buried in the desert, and a meteor that has a space virus attached to it. The latter can be used for changing Deoxys's forme. You can also have fossils restored here by the woman behind the right counter.Once you've beaten Lenora, Hawes runs in and informs you both that Team Plasma have taken over the museum. Team Plasma steal the Dragon Skull and vanish in a puff of smoke. You and Lenora chase after them and bump into Burgh, Cheren and Bianca who offer to help after hearing what's going on. Cheren and Bianca stay to protect the museum whilst you and the others search for Team Plasma.
You'll head to Pinwheel Forest with Burgh, but not before Bianca gives you the Dowsing Machine, allowing you to find hidden items.
Later in the story, you'll return here after the events of Relic Castle and be given the Light/Dark Stone by Lenora.
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Once the player has defeated the Champion, the areas past the Skyarrow Bridge are accessible. Once you reach Nacrene City, you can go to the Nacrene Museum, and a text box will say that a mysterious prescence can be felt, and if you'd like to search around. If you say yes, Uxie will appear. It wil be blocking the enterance, and you can try and capture it, or defeat it. If you say no, you can continue on to the enterance of the museum. Hawes will greet you, and soon Lenora will appear. She retreats back to her study, and you can go back into the old gym, and go to her study. She will deliver a short speech, and give you the choice of the Plume Fossil or the other fossil.
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|Nacrene Gym Leader
|Basic Badge
|TM67 (Retaliate)
Level 18
Level 20
Level 13
Level 13
Level 13
|Chesto Berry x3
|Speak to Cheren outside Pokémon Center.
|Fresh Water
|From man in Gym.
|Soda Pop
|Café Warehouse, Wednesdays.
|Miracle Seed
|From girl in house next to Warehouse Shop. Answer Snivy.
|From girl in house next to Warehouse Shop. Answer Tepig.
|Mystic Water
|From girl in house next to Warehouse Shop. Answer Oshawott.
|Dowsing MCHN
|From Bianca after beating the Gym.
|TM67 Retaliate
|From Lenora after beating the Gym.
|Light Stone
|After beating Team Plasma at Relic Castle.
|Dark Stone
|After beating Team Plasma at Relic Castle.
Warehouse Shop
|X Sp. Def
|X Special
|X Speed
|X Attack
|X Defend
|Dire Hit
|Guard Spec.
|X Accuracy
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- If you go near the musician outside Café Warehouse, an accordion will be temporarily added to the background soundtrack.
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The Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office was a division of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic. Its Head of Office was Arthur Weasley until 1996, when he was promoted to head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects.
The Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office regulated the use of magic on Muggle objects and tried to keep items that had been bewitched away from Muggles. To this end, members of the Office often participated in raids to keep Dark magic items out of circulation. There appeared to be a law prohibiting the enchantment of a Muggle item with the intent to use it for purposes other than what it was designed for; Arthur Weasley claimed he was able to bewitch a Ford Anglia to fly legally because he did not intend to fly the car.
A proposed law that seemed to have originated in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office was the Muggle Protection Act in 1992, drafted by Arthur Weasley. It was considered offensive by some pure-blood wizards and witches; Lucius Malfoy went so far as to plant Tom Riddle's Diary on Arthur's daughter Ginny in an attempt to discredit Arthur and sabotage the proposed legislation.[1]
It is possible that, at times, there may be minor collaboration between this division, and the Portkey Office, within the Department of Magical Transportation, in the unlikely event that a Muggle picked up a piece of rubbish that was enchanted to become a Portkey. They may possibly also co-operate during the process of the registry of a Portkey, to confide to the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office the details of the item being used.
It appeared that the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office was not held in high regard, it was considered by Ron to be the most boring job at the Ministry. It was located in a tiny office, apparently only staffed by Arthur Weasley and his assistant, Perkins. Percy Weasley also claimed in 1995 that his father had a poor reputation because he lacked ambition and did not receive a large salary[2], implying that his position as head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office was neither well-respected nor well-paid.
This may have changed after the Second Wizarding War, as the government actively began combating prejudice.
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Deputy Water minister Dr Binilith Mahenge has said failure by five regional water utilities to get clean certificates for three consecutive years has been tarnishing the images of those water supply bodies.
In the circumstances, he has told the responsible boards to take appropriate measures for the water authorities' heads.
The water authorities are Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Corporation (Dawasco) and Dar es Salaam Water and Sewage Authority (Dawasa), Mtwara Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Mtuwasa), Musoma Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Muwasa) and Songea Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Souwasa).
Dr Mahenge made the remarks yesterday in Dar es Salaam at the 13th annual general meeting on clean-water and environmental cleanness authorities, with a theme 'To Build Capacity of Human Resources in Sustainable Service Delivering'.
The Deputy Minister said the authorities' accounts reports show that all regional level authorities received clean certificates for the three consecutive years (of 2009 to 2011) save for Dawasco and Dawasa of Dar es Salaam, Mtwara Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Mtuwasa) of Mtwara, Musoma Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Muwasa) of Mara and Songea Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Souwasa) of Ruvuma.
"The urban water and sewage authorities are still facing myriad of challenges in their implementations, so the authorities' boards must add more efforts in managing their operations to ensure that each of them gets qualified opinions," he noted.
He added: "The authorities' boards and management should build a culture of going through and discussing the prevailing challenges so that they can come with viable ways of solving the problems."
Dr Mahenge asked the water authorities to ensure that their expenditures do not exceed the set budgets, adding that they should also build the capacity for the authorities to operate profitably.
However, he said boards have the duty to oversee the authorities and to make them operate transparently, adding that by observing the laid down laws and regulations they are going to get clean certificates.
He called upon the authorities to organise themselves and prepare procedures for purchasing bonds from various financial institutions so as to expand their activities.
For his part, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Christopher Sayi said the authorities' accounts report is an essential mirror for the water bodies to assess their implementation.
"In 2010/11 the level of financial management dropped drastically in the five water utilities earning them dirty certificates," he noted.
In order to improve water services in urban areas, he said, Dawasco and Dawasa have signed lease pacts for water service infrastructures on March 15, this year.
Meanwhile, the deputy minister has commended Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) for doing a good job in regulating water services.
For his part Ewura Principal Communications and Public Relations Officer Titus Kaguo has said the utilities performances were analysed for the period of three years of 2008/2009 to 2010/2011.
"Averages of the total scores during the three years were used to rank the utilities' performances, whereby Arusha Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (WSSA) emerged the best overall performer in water provision followed by Tanga Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Tanga WSSA) and Moshi Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Moshi WSSA) for the three years of implementation of the of the Performance Agreement (PA)," he said.
He added that at the same time, Moshi WSSAs has emerged the overall best performer for three years in the provision of sewerage services followed by Dodoma and Mbeya WSSAs.
Kaguo said Lindi WSSA has been the least performer in the provision of water services. Other utilities that showed poor performance during the period under review are Bukoba and Musoma WSSAs.


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The 2012 hurricane season has come to an end and it's another one for the record books, above and beyond the destruction of Sandy.
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Seven years have now gone by without a major hurricane making U.S. landfall, the longest stretch on record.
Sandy morphed from hurricane to Superstorm on its way to wreaking havoc across the Northeast. It left millions without power and killed at least 125 people in the U.S. and 71 in the Caribbean.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- More Augusta city employees are asking for raises.
This time, three high-level employees are asking for a salary review and increase. The Finance Committee voted to give two of those employees a 15 percent increase.
First Sheriff Richard Roundtree, then Solicitor General Kelly McIntyre and now the Director and Assistant of the Richmond County Board of Elections Lynn Bailey and Travis Doss.
"It should not be based on positions but based on merit," said taxpayer Courtney Hatcher.
"We have not hired an additional person to deal with technology. They do it. So that's what I mean by increase responsibility," said Sam Lloyd, chairman of the Richmond County Board of Elections.
Lloyd asked for a 15 percent increase for Lynn Bailey, which means she'll go from making $76,500 to $88,000. Assistant Travis Doss will jump from $57,200 to more than $65,800.
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Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire
Comoé National Park is home to a type of silk cotton tree, as shown in the photo. The seed inside this tree's fruit has hairs that resemble cotton, which have been used for years as stuffing for futons and mattresses. (http://www.unesco-kids.com/)
(http://www.civkenya.com/comoe-national-park/) Comoé National Park (8°32' - 9°32'N, 3°01' - 4°24'W) is a World Heritage Site. One of the largest protected areas in West Africa, this park is characterized by its great plant diversity. Due to the presence of the Comoé river, it contains plants which are normally only found much farther south, such as shrub savannas and patches of thick rainforest.
Threats to the Site
The present unrest in Côte d'Ivoire is having an adverse effect on the site, as is poaching of wildlife and fires caused by poachers, over-grazing by large cattle herds and the absence of effective management.
Geographical Location
Located in the far northeast of the country south of the border with Burkino Faso between the towns of Bouna and Kong, 350-450 kilometers (km) north of Abidjan: 8°32' - 9°32'N, 3°01' - 4°24'W.
Date and History of Establishment
- 1926: Rudimentary protection established;
- 1953: Originally protected as the Réserve de Faune de Bouna-Komoé by Decree No.1605;
- 1968: Comoé National Park established by decree No. 68-81;
- 1977: 850 hectares (ha) were excised under Decree No.77-116 for agricultural purposes.
- 1983: Internationally recognized as a Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program.
1,149,250 ha.
From 119 meters (m ) to 658m (Mont Yévelé).
Land Tenure
Government, in the prefectures of Bouna and Ferkessedougou. Managed by La Cellule d'Aménagement du Parc National de la Comoé (CANPC).
Physical Features
The Park comprises an interfluvial peneplain of schist and granite between the Comoé and Volta rivers, with a mean altitude of 250 m to 300 m and a series of ridges and granite inselbergs rising to 600 m. The River Comoé with its tributaries which forms the principal drainage runs north-south through the park for 120 kilometers (km). Watercourses also drain to the Volta river in the east. Permanent and semi-permanent water occurs in many places. The soils are infertile and unsuitable for cultivation in many areas.
There is a transitional Sudan-type humid tropical climate with a mean annual rainfall of 1200 millimeters (mm) falling mainly between June and October and a single dry winter season of six months in the south and eight months in the north which is hottest and driest in the spring. The mean annual temperature is 26°C.
Species: Afzelia africana Photographer: Marco Schmidt Source: http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=14&id=65# The National Park provides an outstanding example of an area of transitional habitat from forest to savanna and has a remarkable variety of habitats and plant associations more often found further south which includes all types of savanna, forests and riparian grasslands. Open forest and savanna woodland characteristic of the Sudano-Guinean zone occupies about 90% of the area, and gallery forest and dense dry forest, about 10%. The primary forest is composed of many species of leguminous trees including Burkea africana, Detarium microcarpum, Afzelia africana, Daniellia oliveri, and Isoberlinia doka. The savanna grasslands consist mainly of Panicum, Ctenium, Andropogon, Elionurus and Cymbopogon species varied by thickets of Bauhinia, Combretum and Gardenia species. The gallery forests are dominated by Cynometra vogelii; the patches of dense dry forest by Isoberlinia doka, Anogeissus leiocarpus, Cola cordifolia, Antiaris africana, which is nationally threatened, Chlorophora excelsa (VU), and the edible akee Blighia unijugata. The flood plains are dominated by Hyparrhenia rufa. Other forest species recorded include Parkia biglobosa, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Combretum spp., Terminalia spp. including T. avicennioides, shea nut Butyrospermum parkii, Uapaca somon, Lophira lanceolata, Protea elliotii, Burkea Africana, the nationally threatened Borassus aethiopum (VU), Mitragyna inermis, Entada abyssinica with a grassy ground cover of Andropogon spp. Areas of specialised vegetation occur on the rocky inselbergs and in aquatic habitats. A species list for the park can be found with the biosphere reserve nomination submitted to UNESCO.
There is a large number of mammals in the National Park. There are 11 species of monkey including anubis baboon Papio anubis, diana monkey Cercopithecus Diana (EN), green monkey Cercopithecus aethiops, mona monkey C. mona, lesser white-nosed monkey C. petaurista, white collared mangabey Cercocebus torquatus lunulatus, black and white colobus Colobus polykomos and chimpanzee Pan troglodytes (EN). There are giant pangolin Manis gigantea, aardvark Orycteropus aferand 17 species of carnivore including lion Panthera leo (VU) and leopard P. pardus; also elephant Loxodonta africana (EN), rock hyrax Procavia capensis and 21 species of artiodactyl including bushpig Potamochoerus porcus, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius, yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus sylvicultor and bongo Tragelaphus euryceros (both at their northern limit of distribution), bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, sitatunga T. spekei, red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus, waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus, kob K. kob, roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, oribi Ourebia ourebi and savanna buffalo Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis.
The birds include ten species of herons including grey heron Ardea cinerea, goliath heron A. goliath and yellow-billed egret Egretta intermedia, hammerkop Scopus umbretta, four of the six West African species of stork, ducks, five of the six West African species of vulture, hawks, plovers and francolins and black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus. Reptiles include all three species of African crocodile, Nile Crocodylus niloticus (90%), slender-snouted Crocodylus cataphractus (9%), and dwarf Osteolaemus tetraspis (VU, 1%). A species list for the park can be found with the biosphere reserve nomination submitted to UNESCO.
Cultural Heritage
One forested area near the village of Gorowi is considered to be sacred. There are other sacred sites in neighboring villages, but these have neither been well located nor registered.
Local Human Population
Ethnic groups around the park include the Lobi, located in Bouna and Téhini; the Koulabgo in Bouna and Nassian; the Dioula in Kong; and the Djimini in Dabakala. These groups are mostly reliant upon agricultural and hunting activities. Population density remains low, but the north side of the park around Bouna and Téhini is under increasing population pressure.
Visitors and Visitor Facilities
The park is only open during the dry season between November and April when the 500 km of tracks are accessible. Two tourist zones have been established within the park for short and long-term visits. There are hotels at Kakpin, Ganse and a safari lodge at Kafola which are popular but expensive. The peak periods for visitors from the south are Christmas and Easter.
Scientific Research and Facilities
A complete inventory of the natural resources of the park was undertaken in 1974 with further studies financed by bilateral aid in 1977 and 1980. Research under the MAB program including work on ungulates was started in 1983. Work on climate, vegetation, soils, hydrology, plant and animal populations and pollution has been completed. A scientific research station has been planned since 1985. Limited accommodation is available for scientists.
Conservation Value
The Park comprises one of the largest protected areas in West Africa. The presence of the Comoé River means that shrub savannas and patches of thick rain forest occur which are normally only found further south.
Conservation Management
A management plan has been produced with help from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and European Union (EU). Five check points and 17 patrol posts at 20-30 km intervals are located around the park boundary. There is a strict reserve zone where tourism is prohibited. The development of a buffer zone encompassing a contiguous game reserve is being studied. There are also two tourist zones set aside for short and long-term visits. A rehabilitation project for the forest sector was funded by the World Bank in order to help with the management of [protected area]]s.
Management Constraints
Problems have always included uncontrolled burning, grazing and overgrazing of cattle and poaching, particularly of elephant, roan antelope and waterbuck, despite vigorous anti-poaching campaigns; between 1992 and 1995, a guard and two poachers died during anti-poaching confrontations. Agricultural activities occur but the area has been less modified by this due mainly to the presence of the blackfly Simulium sp. which causes river blindness and has tended to discourage settlement and encroachment. However, the present unrest in Côte d'Ivoire and the consequent absence of effective management has greatly intensified the damage from all three causes. Poaching from Burkino Faso has also increased. The Park has therefore been declared in danger.
Fifty-three employees including one director, six assistant wardens and 46 guards.
4,600,000 CFA plus 62,000,000 CFA for vehicle maintenance. Large sums from the World Bank and other agencies were set aside for the period 1996-2003 before the present unrest, to improve the management of the Biosphere Reserve.
IUCN Management Category
- II (National Park)
- Biosphere Reserve
- Natural World Heritage Site inscribed in 1983. Natural Criteria ii, iv.
- Listed as World Heritage in Danger in 2003 because of fires, poaching, overgrazing and breakdown of management owing to civil conflict.
Further Reading
- Feiler (1981). Etudes sur les modifications saisonnieres des preferences d'habitat et des structures sociales del'Antiope Cobe dans le parc de la Comoé. Memoire, University of Wurzburg 1981.
- FGU-Kronberg (1979). Etat Actuel des Parcs Nationaux de la Comoé et de Taï Ainsi que de la Réserve d'Azagny et Propositions Visant à leur Conservation et à leur Développment aux Fins de Promotion du Tourisme. Tome 2: Parc National de la Comoé, Parties 1 et 2, Abidjan, GTZ.
- Geerling, C. & Bokdam, J. (1973). Fauna of Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast. Biological Conservation 5(4): 251-257.
- Lauginie, F. (1975). Composantes du Milieu Naturel et Environnement Socio-economique du Parc National de la Comoé, Propositions de Schema d'Aménagement. Bureau pour le Développement de la Production Agricole, Abidjan. 97 pp.
- Lauginie F. & Sournia, G. (1977). Essai de zoogéographie d'un milieu naturel protégé, le parc national de la Comoé. Ann. Univ. Abidjan serie G. (Geographie) T 7: 146-188.
- Roth, H. et al. (1979). Etat Actuel des Parcs Nationaux de la Comoé et de Taï Ainsi que de la Réserve d'Azagny et Propositions Visant à leur Conservation. Tome 4. FGU-Kronberg GMBH, Abidjan.
- Roth, H., Merz, G. & Steinhauer, B. (1984). Distribution and status of large mammals in Ivory Coast. 1. Introduction. Mammalia 48(2): 207-226.
Disclaimer: This article is taken wholly from, or contains information that was originally published by, the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Topic editors and authors for the Encyclopedia of Earth may have edited its content or added new information. The use of information from the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) should not be construed as support for or endorsement by that organization for any new information added by EoE personnel, or for any editing of the original content.


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Bush, Obama, and Presidential Power
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Was George W. Bush the worst president ever? Ivan Eland examines Bushs presidency and those of his predecessors to determine if their policies promoted peace, prosperity, and liberty while upholding the Constitution they swore to protect.
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46 U.S. Code § 50301 - Vessel Operations Revolving Fund
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(a) In General.— There is a "Vessel Operations Revolving Fund" for use by the Secretary of Transportation in carrying out duties and powers related to vessel operations, including charter, operation, maintenance, repair, reconditioning, and improvement of merchant vessels under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. The Fund has a working capital of $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(b) Relationship to Other Laws.— Notwithstanding any other law, rates for shipping services provided under the Fund shall be prescribed by the Secretary and the Fund shall be credited with receipts from vessel operations conducted under the Fund. Sections 1(a) and (c), 3(c), and 4 of the Act of March 24, 1943 (50 App. U.S.C. 1291 (a), (c), 1293 (c), 1294), apply to those operations and to seamen employed through general agents as employees of the United States Government. Notwithstanding any other law on the employment of persons by the Government, the seamen may be employed in accordance with customary commercial practices in the maritime industry.
(c) Advancements.— With the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary may advance amounts the Secretary considers necessary, but not more than 2 percent of vessel operating expenses, from the Fund to the appropriation "Salaries and Expenses" in carrying out duties and powers related to vessel operations, without regard to the limitations on amounts stated in that appropriation.
(d) Transfers.— The unexpended balances of working funds or of allocation accounts established after January 1, 1951, for the activities provided for in subsection (a), and receipts received from those activities, may be transferred to the Fund, which shall be available for the purposes of those working funds or allocation accounts.
(e) Limitation.—
(1) In general.— Amounts made available to the Secretary for maritime activities by this section or any other law may not be used to pay for a vessel described in paragraph (2) unless the compensation to be paid is computed under section 56303 of this title as that section is interpreted by the Comptroller General.
(2) Applicable vessels.— Paragraph (1) applies to a vessel—
(f) Availability for Additional Purposes.— The Fund is available for—
(1) necessary expenses incurred in the protection, preservation, maintenance, acquisition, or use of vessels involved in mortgage foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings instituted by the Government, including payment of prior claims and liens, expenses of sale, or other related charges;
(2) necessary expenses incident to the redelivery and lay-up, in the United States, of vessels chartered as of June 20, 1956, under agreements not calling for their return to the Government;
(3) the activation, repair, and deactivation of merchant vessels chartered for limited emergency purposes during fiscal year 1957 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
(g) Expenses and Receipts Related to Charter Operations.— The Fund is available for expenses incurred in activating, repairing, and deactivating merchant vessels chartered under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Receipts from charter operations of Government-owned vessels under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall be credited to the Fund.
Source(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1562.)
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|Source (U.S. Code)
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|46 App.:1241a (1st sentence).
|June 2, 1951, ch. 121 (pars. under heading "Vessel Operations Revolving Fund"), 65 Stat. 59; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(128), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 165; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.
|46 App.:1241a (2d sentence words before 2d proviso).
|46 App.:1241a (2d sentence 2d proviso).
|46 App.:1241a (2d sentence last proviso).
|46 App.:1241a (last sentence).
|46 App.:1241b.
|June 20, 1956, ch. 415, title I, § 101 (4th complete par. on p. 319), 70 Stat. 319; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(129), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 165.
|46 App.:1241b note.
|46 App.:1241c.
|Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 846, 70 Stat. 897; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(130), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 165.
In subsection (c), the words "Director of the Office of Management and Budget" are substituted for "Bureau of the Budget" in the Act of June 2, 1951 (ch. 121, 65 Stat. 59), because of sections 101 and 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (5 App. U.S.C.) and 31 U.S.C. ch. 5. The words "for the purposes of that appropriation" are omitted for clarity and for consistency in the subsection.
In subsection (d), the words "notwithstanding any other provisions of law" and "and consolidated with" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (e), in paragraph (1), the words "Comptroller General" are substituted for "Government Accountability Office" for consistency in the revised title. Paragraph (3) is substituted for "(except in cases where section 1212 of this Appendix is applicable)" because section 1212 applies to all vessels under a construction-differential subsidy contract.
In subsection (f), the words "On and after June 20, 1956", and the last proviso in the 4th complete par. at 70 Stat. 319 (46 App. U.S.C. 1241b note), are omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (g), the words "beginning July 1, 1956" and "after July 1, 1956" are omitted as obsolete.
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Hayate Gekkō (月光 ハヤテ, Gekkō Hayate) was a tokubetsu jōnin-level shinobi of Konohagakure.
As a genin, he was placed in a team with Ibiki Morino and Tokara. During the Chūnin Exams, Hayate and his team confronted Anko Mitarashi and her team-mates.[2]
Hayate seemed to be a calm and composed individual. He was also described as being an individualist, and gentle person.[1] He also had a great sense of duty to his village, as he risked his life to spy on Kabuto Yakushi and Baki.
Hayate had short brown hair and dark markings under his eyes. Even though he was a young man, he had pronounced lines under his eyes as well as an unexplained chronic cough that plagued him. He wore the standard Konoha shinobi outfit complete with a forehead protector that he wore as a bandanna, flak jacket and regular shinobi sandals. He also carried a katana with a rectangular hand guard strapped over his back. When reincarnated, other than facial cracks, the only change in Hayate's appearance is the grey sclerae common in all the other ninja Kabuto brought back.
As a genin, he wore a simple outfit with a long-sleeved, red-coloured haori,[3] and ¾ length pants with bangles around his wrist and legs. He carried his sword tied to two strings on his hip. He also had dark markings under his eyes which makes it unclear whether or not he was ill since his youth or not.[2]
Hayate's signature ability was his skill in kenjutsu. He was highly proficient in the Leaf-Style, and, in the anime, in the Transparent Escape Technique, which gave him praise from the Third Hokage, who later assigned him as the only suitable candidate to undertake the dangerous mission of spying on Kabuto. He was also able to use high-level techniques such as the Shadow Clone Technique without hand seals; in addition, he could also use the two skills together for the Dance of the Crescent Moon, an advanced technique to distract the enemy while the user attacks the enemy's blind spot. Notably, Hayate also had excellent tracking and stealth skills, having remained undetected for a considerable period of time while spying on Orochimaru's right-hand man. In the anime, he also showed proficiency with taijutsu and was able to hold his own during his confrontation with Naruto Uzumaki.[4] He could sniff that a war is occurring by the smell of blood of many thousands although he was far away from the battlefields, testimony to a great sense of smell. He showed himself to be very nimble and quick thinking, able to effectively maneuver through a barrage of rock projectiles while still moving in for an attack.
Baki commented that the village had many talented ninja after seeing Hayate's skill at such a young age. Overall, his skills were great enough that Kabuto Yakushi, in the anime, chose to reincarnate Hayate. In a few instances, Hayate has been able to prevent the commands he is given, even if his personality is erased, a feat very few that are reincarnated have managed to accomplish.[5][6]
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Part I
Chūnin Exam Arc
At first sight, Hayate appeared to be not in the best of health, as he had an unexplained chronic cough and eye bags. He, however, is scheduled to be the proctor during the final rounds of the Chūnin Exams, and as such, oversees the preliminary matches that will decide who advances to the final round. During the battle between Neji and Hinata Hyūga after an enraged Neji prepared to attack Hinata with the intent of killing her, Hayate along with the other jōnin present stopped him from doing so.
After the preliminaries were completed and the participants were given a chance to train and recuperate, Hayate learned of Sunagakure and Otogakure's plans to invade Konoha overhearing the conversation between Baki and Kabuto Yakushi. Before he can escape to tell the Third Hokage what he had learned, he was sensed by the two and chased down. As he faced off with Baki, Hayate used his Dance of the Crescent Moon technique on Baki. However, the swing of his blade was too shallow and got stuck in his flak jacket. As Baki praised him for his skill and effort, he used his Blade of Wind technique to kill Hayate. Genma Shiranui then replaced Hayate as proctor for the Chūnin Exam finals.
In the anime, the fight between Hayate and Baki was expanded, with Baki actually needing to use his bare hand to stop Hayate's strike. It is shown that Hayate was hit multiple times by wind discs and that Kabuto took away his DNA, removing his corpse's odor in the process.
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Chikara Arc
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In the anime, after the Five Kage Summit, Hayate's grave was defiled by Kabuto, and he was later reincarnated for the massacre in Tonika Village. Hayate confronted and almost killed Dokku until his movements stopped during the finishing strike.[5] He was summoned again to battle Team Kakashi, who were investigating the massacre that Kabuto brought about to gain access to The Hole.[7] Hayate confronted Sakura Haruno and was punched a ways away by the kunoichi while she apologised for attacking her fellow Konoha comrade. This, however, proved futile as Hayate began to reconstruct from the attack.[7] Hayate was returned to his coffin as Kabuto and his other reincarnated shinobi retreated.[5]
The next day, he was again forced to fight against his former comrades and took on a dramatically weakened Naruto, attacking him with taijutsu and defeating him with the Dance of the Crescent Moon.[4] Hayate was summoned to battle once more when the Ama no Hoko was activated. He, along with Kabuto's other reincarnated shinobi, were planted with explosive clay by Deidara and used as suicide bombers. Rather than reforming upon exploding as those reincarnated by Kabuto typically would, Hayate and the others instead turned to dust, with the bodies of the sacrifices used to reincarnate them falling out.[8]
Shinobi World War Arc
In the anime, Hayate was reincarnated by Kabuto to assist him in finding corpses of elite shinobi to be used as tools against the Allied Shinobi Forces. When he is reincarnated, Hayate immediately recognises Kabuto, and asks him what happened leading up to and after his death. Kabuto takes a moment to explain the failed invasion and the effects of his death. After explaining this to Hayate, he reincarnates a Sunagakure shinobi and a Kumogakure shinobi to go retrieve the KIA scroll from the Logistical Support and Medical Division. While attacking the Medical Camp, he spotted his lover Yūgao Uzuki.[9] After escaping with the scroll, Hayate and the other reincarnated shinobi were pursued by a small group, including Yūgao. While the other two reincarnated shinobi are quickly sealed away, Yūgao finds herself unable to fight Hayate. Later, she mustered the courage to face Hayate. As Hayate congratulates Yūgao on her improved skills and admits that he is happy he could see her again, Kabuto begins taking full control of him. Feeling his consciousness slipping away, Hayate quickly charges Yūgao, giving her the opportunity to subdue him. As the reinforcements arrive, Hayate bids Yūgao farewell before being sealed away.[10]
- The name "Gekkō" means "moonlight" and "Hayate" means "quick as wind" or "hurricane". Both are names of Japanese fighter planes from World War II.
- Despite his relatively minor role, Hayate placed in the top 10 of the character popularity poll following his death and has continued to rank in the top 20.
- Although his lover, Yūgao Uzuki, swore to avenge his death, Baki and the rest of Sunagakure have since become allies.
- Although the Chikara Arc and Hayate's appearance during the war are both anime fillers, Sakura addresses him as "Hayate-sensei" in one and "Hayate-san" in the other.
- In an omake in the anime, Hayate appears in one of Naruto's "dreams" along with the third Hokage, telling him that it is time to leave. Written on Naruto's ceiling states, "Be sure to visit my grave sometime, and make sure to bring Konohamaru with you!" - signed The Third and Hayate.
- Hayate makes a very brief appearance in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 at the very end of the game. He is seen in a small crowd of villagers, smiling at Naruto.
- In another omake in the Shippūden anime, Hayate makes a brief appearance as a ghost, floating behind Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno who are walking through the forest from a festival. Hiruzen shows up soon after and scares them near to death.
- In the Naruto OVA #4, he makes an appearance, though he is dead.
- According to the databook(s):
- Hayate had completed 642 official missions in total: 56 D-rank, 83 C-rank, 407 B-rank, 96 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
- Hayate has a blood-type of AB (Rh-).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 First Databook, page 68
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naruto chapter 599, pages 2-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 604, pages 3-4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Naruto: Shippūden episode 292
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Naruto: Shippūden episode 291
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 308
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Naruto: Shippūden episode 290
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 294
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 307
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 308