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Design. At the core, it is the art of problem solving. This beautifully presented and startling BBC Infographic in Fast Company, translates graphically the state of our depleting non-renewable resources. For me, it is a call to action. To reinvent, redesign, and repurpose. Not only for big businesses who depend on many of these elements for product production, but also for each of us as individuals, to design our daily routines and process' to make better use of, or even eliminate our dependence on these fleeting resources. To support companies doing the right thing, like FLOR, and to take steps locally in our communities.
Realizing reporting varies on this subject, it does seem that time is fleeting. An exciting design opportunity, with a deadline. Let's get to work.
I'd love to hear about your ideas, plans and creative solutions. What do you think?
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Arms Shortage
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- "I can't believe thos yellow-bellied bastards left me without proper cover again! Well, three arms are better than one, so grab whatever you need. Those Colombians'll be here any minute!"
- ―Phil Cassidy first quote in GTA Series, which he appears in four games.
Arms Shortage is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III given by LCPD police officer Ray Machowski to protagonist Claude from the toilet block in Belleville Park, Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Claude goes to see Ray in the toilet block in Belleville Park. Ray informs him of an old friend, Phil Cassidy, being in trouble with the Colombian Cartel and needs someone to back him up. Claude drives to Phil's Base in Rockford. Phil says the Colombians will arrive any minute and Claude then picks up everything he needs for surviving the shoot-out. The Colombians after a while arrive in Cartel Cruisers and the gunfight begins. Phil and Claude manage to clear out the wave of Colombians and Phil tells Claude that he can come back any time to get upgraded military weapons.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Drive to Phil's Base
- Clear out the attacking Columbians
- Go and check on Phil
Upon completing this mission the player gets $10,000 and the mission Evidence Dash is unlocked. The player is also granted access to purchase military-grade weapons from Phil's Army Surplus, like the Shotgun, the M16 and the Rocket Launcher.
After the player is done talking to Phil, the player should see a Barracks OL parked there which is Bulletproof, and may come in handy for future missions. Also take note that it will only be bulletproof during and after the mission, otherwise the Barracks OL isn't bulletproof.
- Sciatica is an actual medical condition, which involves symptoms of severe pain and possibly numbness of the leg because of compression of nerve roots in the buttocks. It's worth noting that he is sitting down at the time, on the toilet. It would not usually cause someone to cough, however, which supports the inference that Ray is pretending to be sick so he won't be shot at.
- Phil Cassidy also lied about why he is missing his arm, stating he was in Nicaragua, though this is very likely due to the fact that he was drunk and hallucinating that he was in Nicaragua.
- The Colombian Cartel also carry weapons that aren't normally in their arsenal, these weapons include: Molotov Cocktails, Grenades, and the Pump Action Shotgun.
- The mission's name might be a pun on Phil's missing arm, since this is the first time Claude encounters Phil and he explains why he lost it.
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Anorexia Complications
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Almost half of people who have anorexia nervosa will eventually develop symptoms (binge-purge behaviors) of another eating disorder called bulimia nervosa.1
Long-term or severe anorexia also can cause serious medical complications, such as:2
- Osteoporosis , which results from a lack of calcium in the diet as well as too much cortisol and too little estrogen in the body. The teenage years are critical bone-building years.
- Joint injuries, from too much exercise.
- Fractures , which are common in female athletes who have an eating disorder and also have osteoporosis and irregular menstrual cycles (known as the female athlete triad).
- Anemia .
- Kidney function problems, often caused by ongoing dehydration or abuse of laxatives.
- Heart problems, such as a slow or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and low blood pressure (hypotension).
- Cavities or tooth decay.
If left untreated, many of these conditions can lead to death. Up to 15 out of 100 people who have anorexia will eventually die from complications of malnutrition or from suicide.1 But restoring healthy eating habits and good nutrition may reverse many of the complications of anorexia.
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By Ross
From: Pinewood Springs
Jul 3, 2006
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Mike Ivie and I tried this route only to be turned back due conditions or time or personal freezing due to being wet at least 4 times. But the luck finally turned my way on the 13MAY06 when Ralph Burns and I got the route in really good conditions on my 7th try. Ralph lead the crux chock stone pitch and the second pitch rock wall. And the that left me the AI pitches and the pitch following the chock stone, which I call the CUBE pitch since its a cornice in the shape of a cube with ice on the right wall. The AI climbing is totally great once you get used to it. TAKE a dead man, you will be happy you brought it.
By Jim Amidon
Jun 15, 2008
I climbed this my second attempt yesterday with, Mike Carr, his 3rd try. It was one of the most amazing alpine experiences for both of us. He's been climbing in the park for 30 years, me for 15.
I've looked at that route for countless years, tried to get people to climb it but never was able to get the partner and the fickleness of the route in sync.
As any alpine route is concerned weather and snowfall will dictate how a route shapes up. We had an incredible combination of great snow and wild ice, with wild mixed climbing. We both pulled a lot of tricks out of our bags to get the leads done.
Each time you'd thought you had climbed the crux there was another deceptive hurdle to cross.
90 degrees in the city, but not up there....get it while it lasts.
You will not soon forget that climb or that day.
By Colin Simon
From: Boulder, CO
May 2, 2012
|Possibly my favorite mixed route in RMNP - likely because we had excellent conditions. Styrofoam snice between cruxes, with enough ice in the steep bits to make it a true rock/ice mixture.
By Noah8000
From: Vail, CO
May 6, 2012
rating: M5-6
|Fun route. The final snow mushroom that has seemed to stop a couple of parties this year can be surmounted by going right with alright gear. I thought this was harder then what is called the crux. It's all cruiser from there!
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From: Boulder, CO
May 7, 2012
|Climbed this yesterday. The infamous snow mushroom forced us around to the right into some tough terrain. Topped out before two which made us think that this isn't quite a grade IV route.


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Ok, so here's my work since last night.
Added a background texture layer, I'm attempting the papery watercolor effect. That looks a lot better already though I'm not quite sure it's perfect yet. The border is supposed to be a fancy frame for the map, as some nobleman might have it upholstered. Again, it isn't perfect but it's a start.
There's now an actual line for the journey, which I plan on narrating in the large empty ocean areas. The thought in my mind right now is that the small island nation is populated by a race of halflings who are kind of being beset on all sides by "big folk", and who enterprisingly decide to go off and look for a new land to expand into. I hope the relative sizes of the civilization I added into the 'old world' helps reflect that. I'm also debating using some sort of color banners to denote different nations, but haven't made up my mind yet. Opinions are welcome!


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as my friends were telling me about this idea, I already had an empty jar in mind that has been sitting in my room waiting to be used for quite some time now and I finally knew what I wanted to do with it... a happy jar! and I also knew that I wanted to keep it simple, so I just finger painted a heart onto one side of it with one of my favorite colors.
a happy jar!? genius. why didn't I think of that?
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It was a peaceful day at the Rye Junior High, well at least the quiet part. It was a boring, dark, rainy, gloomy day. A perfect day for an interruption!
My first block was science. We were learning about matter and atoms. One of our class assignments was to color in a black and white atom. I was half way into the coloring when the alarms went off!
Now we all thought this was a regular fire drill, we were wrong. Even though it was pouring rain, we still followed the same evacuation process, going outside. Thank goodness my locker was close to the science room because I was able to snag my coat on the way out the door. After everyone was outside, teachers began to take attendance as fast as they could. Turns out that attendance did not go so quickly and we all started to get drenched so everyone decided to take care of our problems in the gym.
Half joking, the 6th, 7th and 8th grade opened up their emergency bucket's and took out large blankets. After 10-15 minutes of being wet, confused and slightly cold, things finally came to a conclusion. Mr. Pollet walked to the middle of the gym and spoke. He told us that this alarm wasn't planned and that the alarms went off because there was a slight water leak. This was due to a excessive rain fall over the course of a couple of days. He also explained that the fire department was having difficulty turning the alarm lights off, not the alarm sound.
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The last two weeks we have been learning about severe weather. There were four main different types of severe weather that we studied. They were tornadoes, lighting, hurricanes, and flash floods. Our teacher Mrs. Adams then gave the project we would with learning about the different weather. So in class we each were given one of the four weather topics to find facts and information about it. Then every one collected their facts and organized them with topics like safety, associated weather, and history. After all that was done we had a graded group discussion about the weather with the people who were learning about the same topic. The people learning about the other topics listen in to the discussion and took notes. I thought it was a good way of learning about the different types of severe weather.
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Three years ago on Mother's Day there was a huge flood. My Dad found that my basement was taking in a lot of water. We were pretty bad but other people got a lot worse. Some of my friends had over a foot of water. After the flood ended we had to throw out our rug and many CD's. We had about half a foot of water. Other items got ruined but it wasn't that bad. My family was fine after and we got a sump pump put in. Our sump pump runs through a hole in the wall of our basement. Every so often when there is a lot of rain we will here it running. Recently we took in some water, but the sump pump took care of it. I think that (besides being a pain) the Mother's Day flood was a good warning to get my family prepared for future floods.
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Last summer, in August, Hurricane Bill formed of off a tropical wave off the coast of Western Africa. It turned into a tropical depression near the Cape Verde islands, then upgraded to a tropical storm. It headed over Bermuda and up the East coast, turning into a category 4 hurricane, with winds up to 135 mph. As it moved north, it lost some of its power but still managed to kill two people. As the hurricane got closer to Rye, NH, it created some great swell.
I went down to check the waves on Saturday, August 27. It was pouring with rain and as I walked onto the beach, I remember just seeing massive waves, at least 10 feet high. I saw one guy out there, one brave soul. It was way to big for me to surf. I came back the next day and it was really sunny. The waves had gotten even bigger, about 12 feet now, and if I tried to get out there on my board it would be suicide. There were a lot more guys out there though, but there were a lot of closeouts, and I remember seeing half of them taking spectacular wipe outs.
I decided to get my body board and go in a little bit, just catching waves that had already broken for the heck of it. I remember once, I paddled out a little bit further and attempted to catch a wave that was about 4 or 5 feet high, it hadn't broken yet. I managed to get into it and as I dropped in on my body board that didn't even have a leash, I just remember the wave sucking out from underneath me. I just dropped, straight to the bottom of the wave and the body board shot out from underneath me. As I hit the water, my back twisted in ways I didn't even think was possible. After that I got out of the water because my back was killing me. Just as we started to leave the lifeguards came by and kicked everyone out of the water. Good timing.
The day after that, it was Monday, I came back again. The waves were perfect; about chest to head high with overhead sets. I grabbed my 5'10 apoxy zouvi board and paddled out. I sat there for about fifteen minutes watching surfers around me catch great waves, occasionally paddling for one until someone would drop in farther down and I would have to back out so I didn't drop in on them. There is a whole surfing etiquette out there. No one speaks about it, you just know it. One rule is that you never drop in on someone else's wave. Whoever is closest to where it's breaking has right of way. Anyway, eventually my perfect wave came. Somehow, there was no one around me, and I knew that this was mine. I paddled as hard as I could, trying to get into the wave as early as possible. As soon as I felt the wave's force pulling me in, I popped up and sped across the face, almost like a dance, the crest of the wave chasing behind me. I surfed way down the beach until eventually it closed out at the very end, where I turned off the back, jumping into the water. I slid back on my board and paddled back out. I surfed for about two more hours, but I didn't know how long I had been out, I lost track of time. I went home and came back later that day, heading out again at 7:30 at night. That was some of the best surfing I had all year.
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One day in the summer of 2006 me my mom and my brother where going to get Joe's New York pizza and all the sudden whoosh a wicked strong wind knocks down a tree right behind are car luckily we did not get very far from are house so my my ran over to two trees with the suburban and we drove in the driveway. My mom told my brother to open the door to put the car in the garage but he didn't so I did. We ran down into the basement where we where in for about ten minutes. for the next two day's I spent most my time at my neighbors because they have a generator and I spend most my time there anyways. The final night we went to my dad's friends and everyone showered then we came back and the power was back.
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The Tornado
Then the T.V turned off. Now I was very scared. We started walking into the kitchen getting closer to the door outside. We had to go outside to get underneath the house. We listened for the right time to open the door and then we went outside. We turned to go under the trailer but then it was gone it disappeared. The neighbors' yards were pretty messy because of all the stuff that was being thrown around. We were all okay though. After that I was scared for my parents because I thought that they were just driving around in a car and that they might get hit by the tornado. Luckily they stayed the night at one of our relative's house so that made me feel better. Luckily we all survived that scary night that I will never forget.
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My weather story
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Weather Wordle
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Yesterday March 23rd to be exact, everyone was in class and working. All the sudden the fire alarms go off and it was pouring outside and freezing but we still had to go outside because it could have been a real fire. So we went outside for 10-15 minutes FREEZING! Plus I had flip flops on and a lot people started to get worried because we never go outside for a practice fire drill in the the rain.
So we were starting to think that this was real, but then we finally got to go inside after being cold and wet, but instead of going back into classes like we went in to the gym and it was weird because we usually go into classes after fire drills. So we got into our classes and we started working again and then they told us the principal told us that the fire drill lights are still ganna go off for a little while,which got annoying. Then they finally shut off and we went on with school and listened to the noisy rain.
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My story takes place in northern Maine, Sugarloaf Ski Resort to be exact, and it was Thursday morning of February vacation. The previous night we had heard that there was a chance of snow, and it had already started snowing. When we woke up that Thursday, our cars were buried in two and a half feet of snow, and it ws still dumping. The house we had rented for the week was taken Thursday night, and hotels were booked everywhere. We had no choice but to try and drive right through it. One hour in we were only 15 miles out, and we had a 550 mile drive left, going down a highway at 20 miles per hour. As we were getting out of the mountains on to regular flatlands, we had one more large hill to pass. The snow continued to fall, and it was definately a blizzard. As we neared the top of the will, with our two-wheel drive car, and with some four wheel drive SUV's and trucks all around, the car started to stall! We had just enough energy left to pull over, but it was still a scary moment, stalling at the top of a hill, in a blizzard, with a bunch of 4 axel trucks behind you. We waited for them to pass, and restarted the car to get back on the road. A couple of hours later, as we started to leave the mountains and snow turned to rain, the car caught a bad curve and the road, and we skidded off, narrowly missed a telephone pole, and went to a stop a foot in front of a large stump. The snow that turned to rain basically hydroplaned our car off the road, and for the next couple of minutes we were terrified. However, as we made it farther south around lower Maine, the weather eased off and we made the rest of the trip back home fine.
This is my wordle'd version of my weather story!
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This wordle was about the New-England ice stom.
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This wordle is of a story i did on the ice storm in 2009.
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This is my wordle of when there was a huge wind storm up in Rangely, Maine. I was skiing at Saddleback. The mountain was closed for two days because of this severe weather.
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My weather wordle.
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This is a Wordle of a paragraph I wrote. You can make your own at www.wordle.net/create
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This is my weather story wordle.
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This is my wordle. If you go on a website you can type something in and press create and it takes the most used words and makes this! This is from a lightning story that I had. Here is my story....
One day me and my sister were inside. We were very young. It was raining out so we couldn't go outside and we were both very bored. Soon it started to thunder and lightning. Me and my sister later went up to my room. We got on these cool little outfits and opened my window. It didn't have a screen in so you could reach you hand outside. We took a pin wheel. One that you put in the ground that spins when the wind comes, and stuck it out the window. Trying to get lightning to hit it. Yes I know, we weren't very smart. Lucky no lightning hit it. And that's the story of the LIGHTING HUNTERS.
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It was 2 years ago. I was in 5th grade, there was a micro-burst in my town. The micro-burst was only about 15 minutes, but I'm not sure because i was at my grandparents house. That's about 20 minutes away, so all we got at my grandparents house was a bad thunder and lightning storm.
Whenever my cousins come to my house there is always bad weather, rain, thunder, lightning you name it and it happens. We were all in a small house and there was about 13 of us there, so after the storm ended we decided that we were going to go bridge jumping since the tide would high. When we left on the way back to my house to get our bathing suits and towels we couldn't find a way home. There were six people in the car (that i remember) my mom, my older sister, my younger sister, my younger brother, my older cousin, and me, all squished in the car. (We have a small car.) My younger sister and i were sitting in the back of the car, it was one of those cars were the back sits face the backwards so we were watching the whole thing from the back. We also had a another car following us because our car didn't hold everyone.
When we got to my town and started seeing everything that had happened there and what had happened at my grandparents house it was amazing. This was the first big thing that had ever happened to my small little town. Since we saw that there was no way that we could go bridge jumping, when we couldn't even get to the house.
"Wow!" was my exact words for describing what happened to my house in the storm. My neighbors had trees down in their yards and power lines down, just like the rest of town but my house was wow! My house looked just like it did when we had left. The toys on the chair in front were still there and they were as big as your small finger nail. It was truly something to see. The only bad things we got out of the microburst that year were no electricity and not being able to leave my house for a few days.
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Last Friday, I was at a DI competition. I was there to support my sibling, and my classmates on her team. We were there all day since very early in the morning. In the middle of the day, the team was outside playing under the stands that seat people. We came out and found them and started playing around. After about 10 minutes it started to hail and whip sleet in our faces. It got so bad that we ran behind cars, and then ran back into the building. When we got back inside, we were all red and all wet. But after that, the DI team came in 2nd place and are going to states!
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A couple of years ago my cousins came up from Denver to visit with us. When they arrived we went down to the beach, bringing with us our beach wagon, dinner, and lots of fun. We decided that we would enjoy the beautiful evening at the beach, but our plans were destroyed when we watched dark grey clouds rolling in, accompinied by the sound of distant thunder. We began to pack up our metal wagon with all of our beach chairs, hoping to be able to run home before the storm arrived, but luck had left us, so this did not work out. It began to pour and lightning started flashing. We had walked to the beach so we had nowhere to run but home. Abbandoning the wagon, we sprinted toward home. Lighting flashed so close to us we could see it touch down a few times. Terrified, we were only able to make it halfway home, where we decided to run to our neighbors porch. We began our run home when it seemed to calm down a bit. After a few more minutes we finally made it home, as we came into the house, leaving a trail of water behind us, we felt immensly relieved.
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Beijing, China (SportsNetwork.com) - Jessica Korda carded a 5-under 68 on
Friday to grab a 2-stroke lead at the inaugural Reignwood LPGA Classic.
Korda finished 36 holes at Pine Valley Golf Club at 14-under-par 132. Korda is
seeking her second career victory on the LPGA Tour.
Shanshan Feng, who is the highest ranked player from China in the field at No.
10, fired a 9-under 64 during her second round to vault into a share of second
place with Stacy Lewis at 12-under 134.
Lewis shot a 7-under 66 to meet Feng there.
Na Yeon Choi owned a share of the first-round lead with Korda, but managed
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Yay, weapons carry for blind people! Bet that makes you feel safer and freer, doesn't it? :shocked: :eek2:
"Heres some news that has law enforcement officials and lawmakers scratching their heads:
Iowa is granting permits to acquire or carry guns in public to people who are legally or completely blind.
No one questions the legality of the permits. State law does not allow sheriffs to deny an Iowan the right to carry a weapon based on physical ability.
The quandary centers squarely on public safety. Advocates for the disabled and Iowa law enforcement officers disagree over whether its a good idea for visually disabled Iowans to have weapons."


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Retail Sales Analysis: Overall Wine Sales Up 5 Percent Through February
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Overall wine sales are up 5 percent in the 52 weeks ending February 7, 2009, while case volume sales are also slightly up, rising 2.3 percent. Overall wine sales in the 13 weeks ending February 7 also gained 5 percent over the same period in The Nielsen Company-tracked supermarket channel in February figures. Year-on-year, domestic sales increased 6.1 percent and imported wine grew 2.4 percent in the 52 weeks ending February 7. Domestic wine sales gained 6.6 percent while imports only rose 1.3...
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Natty Brohs Lacrosse
Last year Lacrosse Playground did an article on Natty Broh's and their unique lacrosse jerseys and this year they're back. Natty Brohs are a summer lacrosse team based out of Baltimore, MD. They have been playing together since last summer, and they competed in the Maryland State of Lacrosse Games, Fredrick County Freemason Tournament, and Howard County Men's Lacrosse League.


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Second Company Probed for Air Bag Inflator Malfunctions
Regulators are investigating inflators made by ARC Automotive that went into about 420,000 older Chrysler minivans and another 70,000 Kia Optima sedans.
Regulators are investigating inflators made by ARC Automotive that went into about 420,000 older Chrysler minivans and another 70,000 Kia Optima sedans.
Peugeot and Renault are among Western firms represented at an automotive conference that opens in Iran on Saturday -- starting a race for post-sanctions business.
For the superfan who won't be satisfied with just the Batmobile, Kia is auctioning off a new Sorento SUV that's tricked out in serious Justice League-style.
Each year, 24/7 Wall St. compiles a list of 10 brands that it predicts will disappear in the near-term. The list of those fated to vanish in 2011 proved to be fairly prescient.
Hyundai and its stablemate Kia have been taking U.S. auto market share gradually for more than two decades. Lately, though, those chunks have gotten bigger. The South Korean car makers' sales are expected to surge almost 25% in September compared to the same month year ago, according to research firm Truecar.
Short sellers have significantly increased their bet that GM shares are going to drop: Short interest in the No.1 U.S. car company jumped 26.5% to 41.5 million shares in the two-week period that ended May 15.
Federal investigators are looking at 865,000 General Motors sport utility vehicles after consumer complaints about the fuel gauges malfunctioning....
It was a good month for auto sales despite inclement weather across much of the country and surging oil prices. Cars sold near an annual pace of 13 million vehicles. That would make February the best on record since the "cash for clunkers" rebate program in 2009.
Despite tepid industry sales last year, sister South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia set sales records, thanks to savvy designs and sophisticated engineering. They've come a long way from their early econo-box image. Now, if they could just do as well at home.
A slowly brightening economy combined with low financing rates and generally stable fuel prices have put consumers in a buying mood. New models, particularly from Ford and GM, are also helping to keep U.S. auto sales on a positive trajectory as 2011 starts.
The nation's automakers ended 2010 on an upbeat note with most reporting higher sales for December. Consumers seemed to put concerns about the U.S. economy on hold and more than offset reduced demand by fleet customers, such as corporations and rental-car companies.
The economy may be less robust than most Americans would like, but that didn't stop many of them from hitting car dealer showrooms in December, likely propelling auto sales in the final month of 2010 to 1.13 million units, the year's highest levels.
Who makes the safest cars? Hyundai Motor and its sister make, Kia Motors, along with Volkswagen and its luxury brand, Audi, garnered the most awards in the recent vehicle crash tests conducted by an insurance industry testing group.
South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are combined recalling about 9,500 vehicles to repair a brake component that may cause brake fluid to leak, impairing braking ability, according to federal safety officials.
It's traditionally one of the slowest months of the year for vehicle sales, but most automakers reported higher U.S. sales in November compared to a year ago, despite continued consumer caution about the slow economic recovery.
Rising confidence among U.S. consumers is expected to translate into healthier numbers for the nation's automakers when they report November sales figures Wednesday. Domestic automakers fared better than their foreign counterparts as sales rebounded further from last year's anemic levels, according to analysts.
Kia Motors Corp. (KIMTF) will start selling new vehicles through eBay Inc (EBAY) in a bid to expand U.S. sales. More than 300 of the company%u2019s 725 U.S. dealers are enrolled to list inventory on eBay and on kia.ebay.com, Bloomberg News reported.
Buoyed by consumers' increased confidence in the U.S. economy, automakers with few exceptions reported higher sales of cars and trucks in the U.S. during October compared to a year ago.
Based on initial reports, foreign automakers appear to have had their best sales so far this year in October despite consumer wariness about the lackluster economy. Hyundai, Kia, Subaru and Volkswagen all turned in solid performances.
Automakers on Wednesday are expected to report a mixed picture for October: mostly better than a year ago, but down slightly from September. Still, the pace appears strong enough that the upper end of full-year sales forecasts of 11.5 million to 12 million units is reachable.
Although Honda and Toyota remain the benchmark of reliability in the U.S. automobile industry, General Motors has made considerable strides in improving the quality of its cars and trucks, according to the magazine's 2010 Annual New Car Reliability Survey.
Though vehicle sales have underperformed some analyst expectations in recent months, results are much improved compared to those of a year ago. The industry is seeing a broad trend that is benefiting nearly all automakers.
American International Group has received a $1 billion commitment from Kuwait Investment Authority for AIA Group's Hong Kong initial public offering. But the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund has forced AIG to lower the value of the Asian life insurance company.
Mini Cooper cars are known for their quick, precise handling, but some owners have complained of steering problems that may lead to a crash, prompting a federal investigation.
Chung Sung-eun, vice chairman and chief executive of South Korea's Kia Motors has resigned following the recall of some 100,000 cars worldwide for a wiring defect.
As expected, automakers Wednesday reported sluggish sales for August. The nation's anemic economic recovery kept consumers away from dealerships, despite generous end-of-model-year incentives on the part of many manufacturers.
Next month, Korean automaker Hyundai will begin building its popular Santa Fe SUV at a Kia plant in West Point, Ga., where its sister company makes the Kia Sorrento SUV. The move is expected to boost the number of workers associated with the plant from 1,900 to 7,000.
Kia, however, may soon the face the sort of scrutiny directed at Toyota and Honda. The National Highway Safety Administration on Monday said it's begun a preliminary investigation into steering problems involving the 2010 Kia Soul.
Among domestic makes, Ford Motor, General Motors and Chrysler Group all reported total increases in the single digits, but Japanese giants Toyota and Honda slipped. Beyond those, carmakers in Asia and Europe pretty much all had a solid month.
Analysts' expectations are that sales rose to the highest levels of the year last month, reaching an annualized rate of 11.9 million units. Eager to make room for 2011 models on dealers' lots, automakers have hiked incentives, drawing summertime bargain-hunters.


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49th Annual Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association. Cleveland, Nov. 8-11, 2007.
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>From the medieval illuminated manuscript to the postmodern graphic novel, text and image have enjoyed a close partnership. This session encourages papers exploring the multifaceted and complex means by which illustrations perform interpretive work in supporting, informing, challenging, or undermining textual claims. Alternatively, papers could interpret "illustrated text" broadly and consider the process of "reading" images, say, in medieval Books of Days, a cathedral's sculptural program, William Hogarth's series, cartoons or advertisements, video games, or the tattooed words comprising Shelley Jackson's Skin. Please send a 200-word abstract to Tammy Durant (tammy.durant_at_metrostate.edu), Metropolitan State University, by April 16, 2007.
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David Nutter (born 1960) is a well-known American television director. He first came to attention directing episodes of The X-Files. In the 1990s and 2000s he developed a reputation as 'the pilot-whisperer', as he directed sixteen pilots in a row that went to series, including Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Smallville, Without a Trace, Supernatural, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and The Mentalist.
In addition he has worked on several other series, including Band of Brothers (for which he won an Emmy Award), The Sopranos and Entourage for HBO.
On Game of Thrones Nutter is working as an episode director, debuting in the second season and continuing in the third, for which he will direct the two final episodes of the series[1].
In an interview with the Huffington Post, David Nutter confirmed he would be taking a break for Season 4, citing the enormous time commitment to work on the show, but hoped to return for a potential fifth season.[2]
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Crews pushed the rocks off the road and plan to bring in a machine Wednesday to blast the rocks into smaller pieces for easier removal.
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Tahar Rahim, a handsome leading man from France, showed tremendous crossover power with "A Prophet" (2009), a gritty crime film that earned raves for his powerful lead performance. Rahim's work was known not just for its emotional power, but also for his sharp ear in adopting different accents and dialects. Tahar Rahim was born on July 4, 1981 in Belfort, France. Rahim was initially interested in sports and computer science, before he studied film at Paul Valery University of Montpellier. Next Rahim studied drama at Laboratoire de l'Acteur, juggling regular jobs in a factory and a night club to keep himself solvent while he honed his craft. Rahim made his debut in "The 9/11 Commission Rep... Continue Bio >>
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Luis' Apartment
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In The Ballad of Gay Tony, the player is supplied with only one safehouse in the form of an apartment in North Holland, which serves as Luis Fernando Lopez's home. The safehouse is available upon completion of the first mission of the game, "I luv LC."
Located in a historic building at Galveston Avenue towards Wardite Street in North Holland, Algonquin, the apartment is only a block away from Playboy X's Penthouse and L.C. Cage Fighters. The apartment is also located one block north from the Holland Hospital Center, two blocks north from the Northwood Burger Shot restaurant, one block west of Algonquin's only TW@ Internet cafe, and two blocks south from Luis' mother's residence. Facing Galveston Avenue, the safehouse is also located along the same street as Maisonette 9 and Hercules, which are situated down the road in The Meat Quarter and Westminster.
Based on the ground floor, the interior of Luis' apartment encompasses only two compact rooms. The main room serves as a living area, dining area and kitchen, while the second room, separated only by curtains, houses the apartment's bedroom. A second door next to the bedroom, presumably leading to the bathroom, is inaccessible. While modest in size, the apartment is considerably tidy and well furnished with tasteful decors.
The apartment provides the player with the usual amenities, including a bed in the bedroom to save games, a flatscreen television, and access to Luis' preset wardrobe; Internet access is not available in the safehouse. A "Residents Parking Only" parking space that can support up to two vehicles is also provided outside, however, it is placed in a spot where cars will constantly drive into the cars it holds.
After the completion of all 15 Base Jumps, a Parachute is also found in the apartment.
Apart the usual facilities, the apartment contains multiple detailing that paint a picture of Luis' personality:
- Three military portraits of Luis' father are hung up around the apartment: One in the living area, another over the dining table, and the third picture in the bedroom.
- Similarly, a photograph of Luis and his mother is hung over the dining table, next to one of his father's portraits.
- A Higgins Helitours "Chopper Operator Certificate" with Luis' name is hung next to the entranceway into the bedroom.
- A dumbbell set can be found at the corner of the bedroom, indicating Luis may have worked out.
- A black gaming console is placed next to the apartment's entertainment center, bearing a "TOSHI" brand, implying Luis is interested in video games to some degree. The design of the console implies it to be a parody fusion of both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
- A miniature Brown Streak figure is placed on the entertainment center.
- The apartment has substantial collections of magazines, movies and music CDs.
- The default music playing in Luis' apartment is always set to San Juan Sounds.
- On the shelf, there are many CDs, one of them featuring OG Loc from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- On the bookcase in the living area, a magazine features Millie Perkins' character model.
- The console next to the TV is not plugged in, even though the light on the front is on.
- A calender in the kitchen marks the dates supposed to be the release date of the game for the PlayStation 3 and PC before it was delayed.
- TBoGT is the only game in the Grand Theft Auto series to include only one safehouse. The player may, however, still be able to use all preexisting vehicle save points at safehouses in GTA IV and (optionally) The Lost and Damned, although none of these locales are marked on the map.
- The apartment is one of a handful of locales in a GTA IV episodic game to receive very minimal changes in the exterior. Aside the addition of a parking space and the modification of the entrance into the apartment, the apartment is otherwise similar to that featured in GTA IV.
- For an unknown reason (possibly designer oversight), the traffic flow on the street in front of the apartment goes through the parking bay, and may be blocked if a vehicle is stored there.
- Luis' apartment is not accessible in GTA IV and TLAD, (DLC version only) as it is a random apartment and the parking space does not appear.
- There is a video game console next to Luis' TV. If the player zoom in with a sniper rifle, they can see that it says TOSHI, which may refer to Toshiba.
- Sometimes at the start of a new game on the PC version, the television will be smashed and won't work. Saving the game can return the television to its normal state.
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Hello, my name is Jonathan Nelson and I am the co-founder of Adventureaweek.com. We publish a new D&D 3.5/Pathfinder RPG compatible adventure every single week!
We are nearly finished writing an adventure based on the age-old tale of Snow White. Our version certainly has some interesting plot twists and original locations that will be remembered by GMs and players for many years to come. We intend for this adventure to become a "classic" in its own right. It is written by Stephen Yeardley, Will Myers, and myself.
Todd Gamble (WotC, Green Ronin, Monte Cook, Kobold Press) is the lead cartographer and has already completed most of the maps. We realized late in the game that we need one more. That's where YOU come in! We need your help and we're saying PLEASE! We're not asking for you to draw something to our specifications, no it doesn't need to be that complicated!
Please provide us with a generic map of a fantasy castle which you have already done in the past. Multiple levels are preferred. Something straight forward, simple, yet professional enough for publication in PDF and PRINT format. This is an unpaid job, but if we are pleased with your work there may be the opportunity to work with Todd Gamble (3x ENnie Award/Origin Award winner) on future jobs, and learn his tricks of the trade.
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Tony Rea out!
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Not just based on todays game, I said at the time he was rehired that it was a mistake and quite presumptuous on the back of 4 or 5 wins to assume that he would have any type of long term impact. More important than that is what did he ever achieve in his previous tenure to warrant such praise? Did he win trophies? Challenge for honours? Why do people suggest that Tony Rea is gonna have this great impact? When Powell left it was a chance to wipe the slate clean and change the culture of the club like Michael Maguire did when Wigan hired him, its only one game in but i dont have much hope for the season ahead.......another major decision that management got wrong.
And who said that London fans would never be in tune with the full ethos of being an RL fan?
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And who said that London fans would never be in tune with the full ethos of being an RL fan?
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Posted 04 February 2013 - 12:01 PM
He does need to tighten up the tackling in our own 20 - every time Widnes came down that end they scored a try.....
Widnes away shirts out!! has there ever been a more garish strip
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Between the optimist & the pessimist
The difference is quite droll:
The optimist sees the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 05:19 PM
Beat me to it.
This thread's title has made it onto the @RLMeltdown Twitter account.
I'd Rather See Dave Lee Travis Play Macbeth.
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Changing your mower's air filter just once per season can increase power output, fuel efficiency, and engine life. It's an easy way to get more out of your riding lawn mower. Refer to your operator's manual to ensure you purchase the right replacement air filter for your machine.
Under no circumstances should you start or run your riding lawn mower with the air-cleaner assembly or air filter removed. Doing so can pull debris into the engine and damage it.
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Begin by placing the riding lawn mower on a flat, level surface..
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46 U.S. Code § 51311 - Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve
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(a) Application Requirement.— Before being appointed as a cadet at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, a citizen of the United States must agree to apply for midshipman status in the Navy Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve, Navy Reserve).
(b) Appointment.—
(1) In general.— A citizen of the United States appointed as a cadet at the Academy shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy as a midshipman in the Navy Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve, Navy Reserve).
(2) Rights and privileges.— The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for cadets of the Academy who are midshipmen in the United States Navy Reserve to be—
Source(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1575; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(g)(2),Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3236; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3523(a)(1), (b),Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 598, 600.)
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|46 App.:1295b(b) (3)(F).
|June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1303(b)(3)(F), (c), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1999, 2000; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 568, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2031; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1066(b)(5), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 772.
|46 App.:1295b(c).
2008—Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(b), repealed Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(g)(2). See 2006 Amendment note below.
Subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(a)(1), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(g)(2), into this section by substituting "Navy Reserve" for "Naval Reserve" wherever appearing in section catchline and text. See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) ofPub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title.
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(g)(2), which directed the amendment of section 1295b of the former Appendix to this title from which this section was derived, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(b). See 2008 Amendment note for subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (2) and Historical and Revision notes above.
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As a girl, Nicola dreamed of being a journalist and traveling the world in search of the next big story. Instead, she chose a career in the health industry while honing her writing skills with a daily entry in a not-so-secret journal!
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Cutting then profiles the cogs, wheels and pinions using a milling cutter which removes unwanted material until the perfect profile is obtained. Jaeger-LeCoultre's exceptional quality is due to a series of processes developed and perfected over the firm's long history. These include rolling the pinions and the balance-wheel staff in order to improve the working of the watch. It is a manual operation which demands great skill, exceptional dexterity and excellent eyesight. An extremely delicate task given the tiny dimensions and the minuscule space worked on.


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Arctic climate change case studies using indigenous knowledge
This is Section 3.4 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
Lead Authors: Henry Huntington, Shari Fox; Contributing Authors: Fikret Berkes, Igor Krupnik; Case Study Authors are identified on specific case studies; Consulting Authors: Anne Henshaw,Terry Fenge, Scot Nickels, Simon Wilson
Indigenous perspectives on the changing Arctic vary widely over time and space, as may be expected given the differences between the histories, cultures, ways of life, social and economic situations, geographical locations, and other characteristics of the many peoples of the region. These perspectives cannot be illustrated by generalizations nor, in the space allotted and with the materials currently available, comprehensively for the entire Arctic. The case studies used in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment were chosen as illustrations of indigenous perspectives on climate change, and were drawn from the limited number of studies that have been done on this and related topics. Such a sample of opportunity inevitably results in such omissions as the lack of indigenous fishers' voices and the absence of case studies across most of the Russian Arctic. Also, it is important to note that climate change cannot be separated neatly from the many factors that affect the relationship of people with their environment. Many of the observations and interpretations given in the case studies reflect an interaction among climate change and other factors, rather than being the result of climate change in isolation.
Each of the case studies comes from an existing project, whose researchers were willing to contribute material to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. The formats for the case studies vary greatly and were chosen by the authors to reflect the type of material they gathered and the way in which the study was conducted. It was felt that the resulting inconsistencies in style were preferable to imposing a uniform approach to very different materials generated in very different ways. Of course, each study is selective in that it cannot cover all that a given people or community has to say about climate change. The case studies describe those aspects of climate change and related topics that the authors and the communities represented find most significant. Figure 3.3 shows the locations of the case studies discussed in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.
The projects from which the case studies are drawn have, in most cases, produced a separate report or reports elsewhere, which contain more thorough discussions of methods, approaches, and results. Also, they acknowledge the support that was required from funding agencies, collaborators, and, most importantly, indigenous communities and people in conducting and reporting each study.
In addition to the longer case studies presented in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, three short case studies were included to give perspectives from other parts of the Arctic or to emphasize a particular point of view. The Greenland case study (Section 3.4.6) and the second case study from Finland (Section 3.4.8) are drawn from interviews with individuals. The Aleut case study (Section 3.4.2) describes the background and plans for a project to be carried out in the village of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, with additional observations from other communities in the region. As is the case for the longer case studies, the three short case studies are illustrative rather than representative, and are given as examples.
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Indigenous knowledge
3.3. Indigenous observations of climate change
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3.4.2. The Aleutian and Pribilof Islands region, Alaska
3.4.3. Arctic Athabaskan Council: Yukon First Nations
3.4.4. Denendeh: the Dene Nation's Denendeh Environmental Working Group
3.4.5. Nunavut
3.4.6. Qaanaaq, Greenland
3.4.7. Sapmi: the communities of Purnumukka, Ochejohka, and Nuorgam
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3.4.9. Kola: the Saami community of Lovozero
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- ―Roman Bellic to Niko Bellic.
Out of Commission is the final storyline mission in Grand Theft Auto IV if the Revenge storyline was chosen. It is given to protagonist Niko Bellic by Little Jacob.
After Roman's and Mallorie's wedding in the Revenge ending, Niko, who has been in mourning over the death of Kate, receives a phone call from Little Jacob telling him he and Roman found some of Jimmy Pegorino's mobsters in a building in Koresh Square in Alderney. Afterwards, the mission automatically starts as Niko goes to the two who are waiting in a Cognoscenti, and they begin to pursue the mobsters to Jimmy Pegorino.
After an extended car chase and dialogue between the three about why Niko is doing this, the two eventually lead them to an abandoned casino in the North of Alderney. Niko then fights his way into the casino, until he finds Pegorino. Pegorino states that if he would've worked him things would be better, and Kate's death was Niko's fault. He then runs away and boards a boat on a jetty after letting loose more of his guards which are killed. He then gives chase by using a dirt bike and staying on the shore. After a short while, Roman and Jacob arrive in an Annihilator. Niko then jumps onto it by means of a ramp.
Once aboard he flies over Pegorino's boat with Jacob shooting at it. The boat catches fire but due to a Rocket Launcher shot so does the Annihilator. Jimmy manages to escape from the boat at Happiness Island and run under the Statue of Happiness while Niko safely lands the burning helicopter and goes after Pegorino. Niko then engages in a gun battle with Pegorino, mortally wounding him in the process.
A cutscene then shows Niko confronting Pegorino as he slowly bleeds to death. Niko tells him about knowing people in the Commission and that says they thought he (Pegorino) was "a fat fucking joke", Niko turns his back on Pegorino. As he raises his gun to shoot Niko from behind, Niko quickly turns back and shoots Pegorino in the head, killing him. Roman and Jacob then show up and comfort Niko. Roman explains that now that their enemies are beaten, they can start making money freely and live peacefully. Even though Niko agrees, he is still grieving due to Kate's death. Niko, Roman and Jacob then leave Pegorino's body at the foot of the Staue of Happiness as the camera pans out to show the Liberty City skyline at sunset.
After the credits roll and ends, Niko says "So this is what the dream feels like, this is the victory we longed for". Also, the player will recieve $250,000 from the mission.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Roman and Jacob are waiting for you in a car in Alderney
- Follow Pegorino's goons, they'll lead you to Pegorino
- Pegorino is inside the old casino. Find him
- Chase Pegorino
- Get on the bike
- Chase Pegorino. Stick to the coastline, do not lose him
- Accelerate off the jetty to jump
- Get low and stay close to Pegorino
- Chase Pegorino
- Kill Pegorino
Out of Commission Mission Walkthrough
- Jimmy Pegorino - Killed by Niko for killing Kate McReary.
- Several of Jimmy's thugs- Killed by Niko for trying to stop him.
- The rewards for completing this is $250,000. If you are playing the PS3 version you'll get the trophy "You Won". If you're playing the Xbox 360 or PC version, you'll get the achievement "60GS You Won". Also completing this mission, and game under thirty hours will reward the player with the "Liberty City Minute" trophy/achievement. The Annihilator will also now be available to the player
- If the player fails to accelerate off of the jetty on the Sanchez, Pegorino will "escape" and the mission will fail. However, if you look at his boat after you fail the mission, you will see someone exiting the boat into the water. You may follow them onto land, where you can see they are holding an AK-47. However, it is a random pedestrian, but not Pegorino.
- Shortly after, Niko will receive two phone calls. One from Roman, who says that Mallorie is pregnant and if it is a girl, they will name her in Kate's memory. In the "Deal" ending, Mallorie reveals it to be a boy. In addition, he gets one from a tearful Packie, stating that Kate should not have been killed and that it was the McReary men who were the sinners.
- Interestingly, the fact that Roman's Taxi service appears in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars implicates that the Revenge ending is canon; however, this does not fully rule out the Deal ending, as it is possible that the service was simply inherited.
- Niko obviously had the opportunity to kill Pegorino when he confronted him in the old casino but Pegorino ran away.
- The mission's title refers to the end of the Pegorino Family, as well as their failure to enter The Commission.
- A couple of days after completing the mission, Niko may receive a call from Kate. She will ask Niko to take her on a date, as if she never died. If Niko accepts, the date will function as normal. This is a glitch.
- Even if the player does not have an AK-47 their inventory, Niko will still hold one in the last cutscene and kill Pegorino with it.
- There is a flying rat under the ramp when you do the motorcycle stunt to grab the helicopter railing. It is pointless to kill it, as if you do you fail the mission
- Roman is still wearing his wedding suit, even though it was a while since his wedding (Niko had time for sleep and changing clothes), Jacob is also wearing the clothes he wore for the wedding.
- Two news stories run on Liberty Tree Online related to the Revenge storyline itself, one inaccurately detailing the death of Kate, and another noting the death of Pegorino at Happiness Island.
- It is uncertain how Niko gets $250,000 in the "Revenge" Storyline, but it's possible that Niko obtained the cash from Pegorino or his crime family.
- The $250,000 you receive after the mission is the highest reward you can get in the whole GTA IV Era. (Three Leaf Clover and If the Price is Right also have this)
- It is possible to dodge the final rocket that Jimmy fires but you need to be really high in the air and fly to the right near the bottom corner of Alderney. When it shows Jimmy fleeing from the boat the helicopter will be on fire even if you dodged the last rocket.
- This is one of two final missions in the GTA series in which the main antagonist is not killed (the other one being Freedom Flies in GTA Advance) as in the Revenge ending Dimitri Rascalov was killed in A Dish Served Cold.
- When Niko, Roman, and Jacob are outside the casino, Jacob arms himself with a Micro Uzi, but after Pegorino's death, when Roman and Jacob approach Niko, he is armed with a Pump-Action Shotgun.
- If the player shoots Jimmy's boat with an RPG before entering the casino, the boat will be moved to avoid the explosion of the rocket.
- If the player manages to destroy the boat (by throwing grenades onto it), the mission will fail, with the onscreen message saying that Pegorino has fled.
- This is one of only two missions in GTA IV, (the other being A Revenger's Tragedy) that has a checkpoint where you can start from if you fail the mission, which is when you are hiding behind your car.
- If the player blows up the Sanchez with a rocket launcher, it will not fail the mission then but when it says to get on the bike it will say the bike was wrecked and the mission will be failed.
- When Niko jumps into Annihilator, if you look closely in the picture below, Roman is seen looking elsewhere and not aware of Niko's presence. And while Niko hangs, Roman isn't helping him, he just yells at him to climb up.
- When Niko jumps into the Annihilator, he closes the back door. Outside the mission, the back doors are always seen open.
- Packie says in his call his ma has nothing left besides him. However, she still has Derrick or Francis McReary.


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Pikeru wrote:You mean like how Dio or removal in general is played? Doesn't matter what unit they pretend will make it onto the field, it's getting bounced, no thinking required. Or how a sp drain deck prevents any and all cards from being played? No need to think about what can't be played. How about deck destruction? Your opponent doesn't even have cards they could play, regardless of sp or removal. The end all of no-thinking-required. You have it backwards, I believe players should be concerned about the cards their opponent might play and these types of 'strategies' say, "**** you, I prefer solitaire. So I'm not even gonna let you have cards on the field." You'll only ever be concerned about the "what if?" when your opponent is actually allowed to play those cards. When their are creatures on the field is the only time when thinking is actually required.
What I get from this is that according to you every mechanic that doesn't buff and/or weaken on-field units should be removed from the game... Thats like taking everything interesting from the game and leaving an empty husk of what it used to be.
True, shade open has had an heavy impact on the available opening options in the game, but there are counters to it in just about every sphere except maybe gowen. Refess has the emerald buncle, falkow has rileria and cath, lawtia lashes and gowen has ... well gowen has nothing. Not to mention that many files ignore the presence of shade completely with skip->proxy, ex merc girl or even standard lvl 2 opens.
I've given up on arguing for returns cause these go nowhere with the argument normally degrading down to a ragefest.
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Also if you are in a successful breakaway, don't attack to get a prime. You will risk the integrity of the break and probably prompt the rest of the members to drop you.
Here's one of those "they never told me" things I learned last night: Getting dropped seems to be more of a rookie mistake, a mental lapse, not necessarily blowing up physically. Sure it may FEEL like you blew up because even falling a handful of seconds off the back takes agonizing effort to close.
Fight to stay right on someone's wheel in the pack, but make sure they are doing the same. If they're letting a gap open, find a way around them, pronto, now, immediately.
Whew, thanks, I feel much better now about getting dropped.
Great thread. thanks!
Two dumb questions from someone who wants to race but has always been too chicken:
1. How feasible is it to start racing (Master's, etc) at 45?
2. Should I basically expect to crash if I race? I do not anticipate being strong enough to stay up front, especially if things go uphill (at which point you can paint me red and hang a lantern from my ass).
I'm 49, Cat4. Around here, I find the Cat 4 races a lot easier than the Masters 45.
Ideally, find Masters 35 Cat4/5 races. This way you're racing against people of similar experience and maturity. Not always easy to find though.
Once you put in your 10 races, you can upgrade to 4's and then race either Masters or Cat4.
Thanks guys - That is kinda what I was figuring - in other words, "Masters" = "guys over 40 who are pretty kick ass", yes?
I have no illusions about placing in my age group or working my way up to Cat 1 (or past Cat 4, for that matter), but wanted to know what to expect at the entry points, given my age (and the fact that I suck!). Cat 5 is fine with me. I'll be starting with that fast group ride first of course (Currently I am at the "try and stay with the old lady on the Raleigh three-speed" stage - at least when things go uphill)
Re: the crashing - I'm not worried about losing a little skin (it can be part of my weight loss program); was more concerned with my old bones and potentially missing work, etc.
Also slightly worried about trashing my bike, but then again, the perfect excuse to go buy a new one, yes?
CRCA, and do their club races.
cool! Thanks botto
PS: I did one of their races Sunday, and because it's such a large club, team work/tactics are unheard of. Granted, it was a 5 race, but at one point, some guy was chasing his own team mate.
What are the kinds of different races to enter? All I know of are crits and CX. What else is there?
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A circuit race is like a crit but on a longer course, maybe a few miles. There is usually no free lap rule. A time trial is no drafting, you against the clock. Funny looking bikes. A stage race is a combination of several different races, where there is a winner of each stage, and a winner of the overall general classificiation. Think Tour de France. The stage races that we do are usually a time trial, a road race, and a crit or circuit race. Sometimes there may be more than one of a type of stage. They are typically done over several days and you must finish each stage to move onto the next. A variation is an omnium, where you don't have to do every event.
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It's a hunting season anxiously awaited for by many of California's hunters after being cooped up indoors for the winter, a sure sign that winter is officially all but over.
The state's wild turkeys are looking to mate and this Saturday is opening day for spring turkey hunting season. It's a liberal season, running from Saturday, March 27 through Sunday, May 2. In that time you can put one bird a day in the bag and a grand total of three.
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In the earlier days of turkey hunting, most hunters donned a massive amount of camouflage, sat absolutely motionless up against a tree, and attempted to call Mr. Tom Turkey within range. Since then, the sport has been refined considerably. There are decoys out there that look awfully close to the real thing. Set up a blind and you don't have to sit totally motionless. You can fidget, play cards, read a book or just enjoy the scenery until a bird answers your call.
Lake Camanche: Well over 5,000 pounds of trout were planted in March alone. The still fishing and trolling has been outstanding, and bass are in pre-spawn and the bite has been better than decent.
Get on the water early, trolling, stay near the surface. As it warms and the sun gets on the water, then start dropping down. Small Rapala's and flashy little lures along with a threaded night crawler are all working well. Some of the bigger bows are running 4-8 pounds.
Limiting on bass is more the norm than the exception right now and there's just a ton of 3-4 pounders to latch onto. Roboworms have been working well. Most are being found down 10-30 feet still.
Lake Pardee: When the summertime heat sets in, the planted trout just about immediately bail out of the Rec Area Cove for the cooler waters of the main lake. Fishing success mid-summer is limited. The good news is that more than 25,000 pounds have already been planted in the short time it's been open this year.
So, if you want in on some good shore fishing and rod-bending action, now is the time to go. With the ability to use two rods, hook one up with bait – Power Bait or a crawler. While you're waiting to get bit on that one, cast-retrieve a lure with the other. Best spots remain around the Launching Ramp, Blue Herron Point, and the parking lot area behind Tom Sawyer Island.
If you want to get away from people, then take a boat and go trolling. Those getting the biggest trout, holdovers from earlier plantings, are going up the river starting at Columbia Gulch and going upriver as far as Indian Rock. Small spoons and Needlefish in pink or fluorescent orange-red are attracting 'bows up to six pounds. Try tipping the lure with a crawler, grub or even a Power Worm.
Lake Amador: It may not be limits, but if you can walk away with two or three 5-pounders, you've still got a bunch of meat. They're planting 3,000 pounds of trout a week and the trout are averaging five pounds. A lot of water has come into the lake and it's 10 feet from full, which means they're also now putting the trout in around the campground point, as well as around the dam.
Sacramento River: Quite a few anglers along the river, both on shore and in boats, soaking bait in the hopes of a sturgeon latching hold. More and more of the sturgeon trying is decreasing as more stripers are on the bite. The river seems full of stripers from Verona to Colusa and bait-dunkers are getting bit very well. There's always a ton of shakers to wade through, however, and now is no exception, so take plenty of bait.
Collins Lake: They are in the middle of their heavy trout-planting program, which will continue for another month and a half. Some weeks, even two plants will be made in a single week. And the rod-bending action is fast, hot and furious right now with a big number of three-pounders and some nearly five pounds being netted. Trolling and shore-casting are all getting their share. There's a lot of shoulder room on shore at the lower end of the lake around the dam, the swim beach and in from of the campgrounds.
Folsom Lake: If you've been out to Folsom lately, you'll find more than just fishing boats out there. With the warming weather and the five-mile-per-hour speed limit having been officially lifted, there is more recreational boating on the lake as well as the anglers are hitting the lake's open waters. Some trollers catch trout and salmon, others get skunked, but at least have fun trying. The old river channel running from the dam to Granite Bay has been some of the best region to try. Drop down 30 feet. A lot of different lures are working, so keep changing until you get bit.
The water is cold so the bass are still a tad slow to bite. Hit the back of coves where the water will be warmer and you can get into a better bite.
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