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- "Brothers for life, Lost forever"
- ―Club's motto
- "The Almighty forgives, Johnny, The Lost don't."
- ―Billy Grey
The Lost Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club operating primarily out of Acter in the state of Alderney in 2008, but nationally (including Los Santos and Blaine County, San Andreas) in 2013. By 2013, they are active on both the east and west coasts, as well as the Midwest. The Liberty chapter president (former vice president) Johnny Klebitz is the protagonist in The Lost and Damned.
According to The Lost website, The Lost began in 1964 with eight US marines who met in Hanoi, Vietnam. After the war ended, they had a continued thirst for drugs and violence. Because of this, they started the club and named it 'The Lost' in honour of all their friends who had been killed in the war.
Liberty chapter
At the beginning of The Lost and Damned, the protagonist Johnny Klebitz is the acting president in the absence of Billy Grey, who had been incarcerated for drug charges. The clubhouse is located in Acter, but neighbouring Berchem is also considered Lost MC turf.
Prominent members of the Liberty chapter included the chapter's president Billy Grey, vice president Johnny Klebitz, treasurer Jim Fitzgerald, secretary Brian Jeremy, road captain Clay Simons, and sergeant-at-arms Terry Thorpe. Other noteworthy members were Jason Michaels and Angus Martin, as well as old ladies Leila Sharpe and Ashley Butler.
Even though he is a member of The Lost MC, after some of Brian's faction was killed in End of Chapter, Johnny refers to the chapter as a group of Alderney pisslickers.
Broker, Liberty City - State of Liberty
The Lost MC also has a presence in Broker, Liberty City, although they are apparently subordinate to the Liberty chapter leadership in Acter. In 2008, Johnny met up with six bikers from The Lost's Broker detachment on the Broker Bridge. Jason also called for help to the Broker chapter when hired gun Niko Bellic attacked him.
The Liberty chapter also appears in GTA Chinatown Wars, with members appearing as enemies in several missions.
Los Santos chapter
East Vinewood, Los Santos and Stab City, Blaine County - San Andreas
Sometime after the events of The Lost and Damned, some members of the Liberty chapter moved west to Blaine County. Here they established a base in Stab City. The Lost's presence grew throughout the county, however drug use became an issue within the gang. Johnny Klebitz, the President became addicted to methamphetamine, supplied to him by Trevor Philips. Johnny's girlfriend, Ashley, also continued her addiction, supplementing payments with sex, much to Johnny's grievance.
The Lost's primary businesses became the illegal distribution of firearms and drugs. This caused tension between them and Trevor, as it hindered his chances of expanding his empire.
After Johnny confronted Trevor about him sleeping with Ashley again, Trevor had a violent outburst - partly fueled by news that Michael Townley was still alive - after pushing Johnny to the ground with ease, due to Johnny's meth addiction considerably weakening him, he stamped on his head until he died. Knowing The Lost would hit back, he launched a preemptive attack, killing Terry Thorpe and Clay Simons, as well as clearing out The Range and Stab City. Ashley overdosed on crack soon after.
Trevor later returned to Stab City after The Lost trashed his trailer, this time armed with explosives. He blew up four trailers, killing many bikers. This further weakened The Lost. Despite all this however, The Lost have maintained a weakened presence in Blaine County. They also have a clubhouse in East Vinewood.
Other chapters
According to The Underbelly Of Paradise, the Lost MC is active on both the east and west coasts and in the Midwest by 2013. Prior to going national, the Liberty chapter (incorporating Acter in Alderney and Broker in Liberty City) was the entirety of the Lost.
Members and Associates
- Billy Grey - President of the Liberty chapter until 2008. Arrested, released, re-arrested and killed by Johnny Klebitz in 2008.
- Johnny Klebitz - Vice President of the Liberty chapter until 2008. President of the Liberty chapter in 2008. President of Los Santos chapter from after 2008 until 2013. Killed by Trevor Philips in 2013.
- Jim Fitzgerald - Treasurer of the Liberty Chapter until 2008. Killed by Niko Bellic in 2008, on the orders of Ray Boccino.
- Terry Thorpe - Sergeant at Arms of the Liberty chapter in 2008. Sergeant at Arms of the Los Santos chapter in 2013. Killed in 2013 by Trevor Philips.
- Clay Simons - Road Captain of the Liberty chapter in 2008. Road Captain of the Los Santos chapter in 2013. Killed in 2013 by Trevor Philips.
- Brian Jeremy - Secretary of the Liberty chapter until 2008. Betrayed the Lost and was killed in 2008.
- Jason Michaels - Enforcer/Patched member of the Liberty chapter until 2008. Killed by Niko Bellic in 2008, on the orders of Mikhail Faustin.
- Angus Martin - Patched member of the Liberty chapter in 2008.
- Random Biker - Prospect of the Liberty chapter until 2008. Betrayed The Lost along with Brian Jeremy and was killed in 2008.
- Dave Grossman - Prospect of the Liberty chapter in 2008.
- Ashley Butler - old lady of Johnny Klebitz until his death and former old lady of Billy Grey. Overdosed on crack and died shortly after Johnny's death in 2013.
- Leila Sharpe - former old lady of Johnny Klebitz.
- Thomas Stubbs - Congressman and business associate.
- Elizabeta Torres and Andreas - Business associates.
- Malc - Member of the Uptown Riders.
- DeSean - Member of the Uptown Riders.
- Ray Boccino - Formerly an associate, but became an enemy. Killed by Niko Bellic.
- Niko Bellic - Worked twice with Johnny Klebitz, secretly killed Jason Michaels and Jim Fitzgerald.
Notable tragedies
Before The Lost and Damned
- Night Hog died in 1982, as the first Lost casualty in their feud with the Angels of Death. Even after taking two shotgun shells to the face, he was standing up and firing his SMG before he died.
- Mitch died in 1985 when he was having sex on a moving bike, and was hit by a freight train.
- Bozo died in 1999 when he was shot directly in the head in a shootout with three police officers.
- Dirty Sue died in 2001 when he was drunk while driving his motorcycle, veered into oncoming traffic and was hit by a truck.
- Harper died in 2006 in a meth lab explosion. He had previously lost one of his ears in 2003 to a similar explosion. As told by The Lost website, he "didn't sell to homos - which is rare in this world of hypocrites and sellouts," suggesting The Lost are homophobic (though, unlike the Angels of Death, they are not racist and have befriended the Uptown Riders).
- Horse was killed by The Lost after turning state's evidence.
- Angus Martin is permanently crippled by an accident caused by Billy Grey.
- Wyatt is a prospect who was caught with several kilos of heroin and quickly arrested.
- Moose shot an undercover cop who infiltrated the Lost and was subsequently arrested.
- Jose was caught with meth that "wasn't his" and was later arrested.
During The Lost and Damned
- The truce between The Lost and the Angels of Death is demolished when Billy Grey kills a lieutenant of the Angels of Death.
- Jason Michaels and several Broker-based bikers from The Lost are killed by hired gunman Niko Bellic on orders from Mikhail Faustin.
- Brian Jeremy defects to start his own chapter, feuding with former Lost brother Johnny Klebitz and his faction. Johnny murders most of Brian's trustees, then kills Brian himself.
- Many Broker-based members are killed by Luis Fernando Lopez after an attempt to kill him and Anthony Prince.
- Jim Fitzgerald is killed by Niko Bellic after an extended motorcycle chase. Johnny describes him as "the man we all wanted to be".
- Billy Grey is arrested during a botched heroin deal, and was about to turn state's evidence on Johnny Klebitz and Angus Martin when Johnny and other Lost members broke into the prison and executed Billy.
- The Lost's Acter clubhouse is heavily damaged by Ray Boccino, and then burned down by the remaining members of the Liberty chapter to "put it out of its misery."
During Grand Theft Auto V
- The Lost enters a violent war with Trevor Philips Enterprises in Sandy Shores run by a resident by the name of Trevor Phillips. The war began over the right to sell weapons and drugs in the area which Trevor claims control over but The Lost MC disputes.
- Johnny Klebitz, Terry Thorpe, Clay Simons and many other members of The Lost MC are killed by Trevor Phillips.
Mission appearances
- Clean and Serene
- Angels in America
- It's War
- Action/Reaction
- Buyer's Market
- Liberty City Choppers (if Terry and Clay are called for backup)
- Heavy Toll (if Terry and Clay are called for backup)
- Marta Full of Grace (if Terry and Clay are called for backup)
- Shifting Weight (if Terry and Clay are called for backup)
- End of Chapter
- Bad Standing
- Diamonds in the Rough
- Collector's Item
- Was It Worth It?
- Get Lost
- TBoGT
- It is mentioned that The Lost and the Angels of Death are in a war similar to the one between (names not mentioned, only Los Santos) the Grove Street Families and the Ballas. It should also be noted The Lost and their bitter rivals the Angels of Death. hate each other just as much as the Grove Street Families and Ballas do.
- It is very notable that the Lost Clubhouse resembles the Hells Angels New York Clubhouse. It has matching walls, doors and it's compact design is a match.
- The Lost are based on the Outlaws MC as referenced by The Lost's bitter rivalry with the Angels of Death who are in turn based on the Hells Angels. This rivalry parallels the real-life feud between the Outlaws and the Hells Angels. More proof of this is that The Lost MC's motto 'The Almighty Forgives, The Lost don't' is clearly based on the Outlaws MC motto 'The Almighty Forgives, Outlaws don't', also there is a real life motorcycle club called "The Lost Brotherhood MC" [1].
- There have been ten presidents of The Lost MC's Liberty chapter (the last two being Billy Grey and Johnny Klebitz).
- Billy Grey and Brian Jeremy were convicted of the same crime in the same year (murder in 1989). It's possible it was a two-man job and it might explain why Brian is so loyal to Billy.
- It's possible that members of The Lost are extorting or are employed by Globe Oil's offices in Berchem, Alderney, as Johnny refers to their rear parking lot as "Lost MC turf" during the mission "Liberty City Choppers".
- If the player looks at the memorial wall inside the clubhouse they can see that one of the fallen Lost members uses an Angels of Death model.
- Niko Bellic, Luis Fernando Lopez, Huang Lee, Trevor Philips, and even Johnny Klebitz have fought against the gang:
- Niko killed a few members in No Love Lost and No Way on the Subway on orders of Mikhail Faustin and Ray Boccino respectively (this resulted in the deaths of Jason Michaels and Jim Fitzgerald).
- Luis killed dozens of members in Frosting on the Cake when they disrupted the deal.
- Huang killed a few members on orders from Lester in order to secure Lester's position as a Triad mole in The Angels of Death.
- Trevor killed Johnny Klebitz, Terry Thorpe, Clay Simons, and many other members for ransacking his trailer and breaking his Impotent Rage statue, and to take control of their arms dealing business.
- Johnny, Jim, Clay, and Terry killed the members under Brian's leadership in End of Chapter and Bad Standing for betraying Johnny.
- After Johnny, Terry, Clay and Angus burn down the clubhouse, it was thought (but has been proven incorrect) that the Liberty chapter was disbanded, as they had no headquarters and lost too many members to carry the chapter on, although you can still find some members after Get Lost in Gang Wars. The club is also present in Chinatown Wars, set a year after the events of TLAD.
- Like the FX Television show "Sons of Anarchy" the founders of the club are Vietnam War veterans.
- In GTA IV, TBoGT, Chinatown Wars, and GTA V, The Lost MC are the protagonists' enemies, but in The Lost and Damned, The Lost MC are allies, this is due to the fact that Johnny Klebitz (the player character in The Lost and Damned) is vice president (later president) of the Liberty chapter. Members of The Lost will come to Johnny's aid as well as attacking any pedestrians that attack, or are attacked by, Johnny.
- It was first hinted that the Lost MC will make a return in GTA V in the GTA V Trailer #2, as a black Burrito bearing a symbol used by The Lost Motorcycle Club can be seen. Also in Trevor's trailer, he is seen hitting a member of The Lost, and their logo is seen, when Trevor is firing his weapon. This gave strong proof to the fact that The Lost will appear in GTA V, the club has either formed a chapter in Los Santos or relocated to the city.
- Although they are enemies, in TBoGT, members of The Lost can be spotted outside The Angels of Death's clubhouse.
- After Johnny's death, members of The Lost will shoot at Trevor on sight when he drives past them.
- It is possible that The Lost have some sort of working relationship with the Marabunta Grande; during the multiplayer mission "Club Business", one of the tasks given mentions an arms deal "with the Salvadorans". As Marabunta Grande is a Salvadoran gang, it is possible that these were the Salvadorans mentioned.
The Lost MC Gallery
The Lost and Damned
Grand Theft Auto V
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Commission executive director Gordon Myers said Friday the panel tabled proposed changes that would have expanded importation of deer and licensing of deer farming. Instead, the commission will establish the task with members from the state Department of Agriculture, hunting groups, public health and other groups.
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Insert a single character
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created 2002 · complexity basic · author Mikko Pulkkinen · version 6.0
Using insert mode to insert a single character feels clumsy (you need three keypresses for one character), so here's a slightly easier way:
:nmap <Space> i_<Esc>r
Now, when in normal mode, just press space followed by what it is you want to insert.
Bug: Repeating the insertion with
. doesn't work.
I prefer <C-I> as a {lhs}. It
is unused and fits better to the insert logic of Vim, although it saves fewer key strokes.
I use
:map gt i_<Esc>r :map gb a_<Esc>r
The author was looking for a way to save a keystroke. Both solutions are 3 keystrokes long. A solution that also moves the cursor to the right would be better.
I consider this a better solution:
:nnoremap s :exec "normal i".nr2char(getchar())."\e"<CR> :nnoremap S :exec "normal a".nr2char(getchar())."\e"<CR>
Such inserts can be repeated with '
.' thus making this command worthy (it's not a big problem to make an additional keypress but imagine you need to manually put some spaces or other separators).
PS. 's' and 'S' were chosen because:
- They remind of 'single'.
- If they are used occasionally, one can use synonyms 'cl' and 'cc' instead.
- What is the "\e" for?
- It might be meant to represent <Escape> although in Vim7.2 this method does not need to force an escape from insert mode.
- The built-in
scommand is very useful, but that's a choice for the user. JohnBeckett 22:56, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I quite like the solution you proposed, but it doesn't allow for repetitions, I found myself wanting to do '
5s '. I couldn't use the repetition inline because it would repeat the call to getchar so I added a simple proxy function, the result is:
function! RepeatChar(char, count) return repeat(a:char, a:count) endfunction nnoremap s :<C-U>exec "normal i".RepeatChar(nr2char(getchar()), v:count1)<CR> nnoremap S :<C-U>exec "normal a".RepeatChar(nr2char(getchar()), v:count1)<CR>
Note that the C-U is necessary to support the ranges and as far as I could tell the '
."\e"' was unnecessary, so I removed it
- Interesting, thanks. Why wouldn't
repeat(getchar(), v:count1)work (why the RepeatChar function)? JohnBeckett 11:20, September 28, 2010 (UTC)
- Because if you use repeat(nr2char(getchar()), v:count1) it executes the "nr2char(getchar())", "v:count1" times, meaning it will try to get "v:count1" keypresses. When you pass it as a parameter to a function it is evaluated only once and the result is repeated. 12:44, September 20, 2010 (UTC)


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The cold blast impacting Eastern Carolina turned a fountain into a frozen sculpture.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Robert Nelson on BookTalks debates Christian Felber on Economics as Religion
Recorded: Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Economist Tomás Sedláček hosts a BookTalks debate with Institute Senior Fellow and economist Robert Nelson and guests from fields of theology, philosophy and economics.
Nelson is author of The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in Contemporary America.
Experts: Robert H. NelsonType: TelevisionIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Economists, Free Market Economics, Religion
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Senior Fellow Robert Nelson, author of The New Holy Wars talks about the the religious implications between church, state, and environmentalism with Anthony Gill on Research on Religion.
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Hello. Here's a question that originates from StackOverflow (and the SO crowd isn't really qualified to solve it).
We're given two lines on the plane, each of them has at least two integer points (i.e. points $(b,a)$ where $b$ and $a$ are in $\mathbb{Z}$). The lines aren't parallel, but their intersection is not necessarily in an integer point. We also are given a point $(x,y)$ (also integer) that doesn't belong to both lines.
The problem is to find a point $(x',y')$ in the same quarter as $(x,y)$ (as separated by the lines) closest to intersection of the lines. It may be $(x,y)$ itself, but most likely it's closer.
The $(x,y)$ point is seemingly needed just to make the problem NP-complete instead of NP-hard. The problem is claimed to have a polynomial solution, but I doubt that it really persists. Could anyone solve it or provide a proof that it's NP-complete?


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Kamui's Dimension[1] (神威の時空間, Kamui no Jikūkan, Literally meaning: Kamui's time–space dimension) is an alternate space that is linked to Obito Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.[2] Kakashi Hatake's and Obito's Kamui share this same dimension when teleporting objects, due to the fact that each has one of Obito's eyes. This is further evidenced by the fact that objects warped by the former ability were still able to interact with Obito despite his otherwise comprehensive "intangibility". Prior to learning the reason of this connection, Kakashi exploited it to injure Obito, still under the guise of Tobi, during the Fourth Shinobi World War.[3]
Due to the two eyes being the only known pathways into and out of this dimension, there seems to be no other way of escaping it.[4][5]
The location was first observed once Obito, as Tobi, transported both Sasuke Uchiha and Karin there after their battle at the Five Kage Summit, where it was shown to be composed from an innumerable amount of randomly arranged and differently sized rectangular prisms amongst a dark and seemingly endless void.[6] Tobi has also apparently stored numerous giant shuriken as well as chakra receiver stakes and gigantic kunai inside the dimension which he can launch at the opponent in quick succession.[7][8]
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - August 21, 2014) - Roost, an online peer-to-peer marketplace for storage and parking spaces, today launched a new chapter in the 'Sharing Economy.' Roost's discovery platform brings people together for storage solutions and thereby revolutionizes the $24 billion dollar self-storage industry.
Renters can search for storage and parking spaces using filters such as geographic location, access, size and storage type. They can view hosts' profile information, including public reviews and ratings to help them make more well-informed decisions. Roost also connects hosts and renters through a private messaging system, so that details can be ironed out before bookings are confirmed.
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"We aim to help people store their stuff through our unique online sharing platform," said Jonathan Gillon, Co-Founder and CEO of Roost. "We bring people together and put extra income in the hands of San Franciscans who can earn extra income by sharing their unused space. By helping people find low-cost storage nearby, we make storing your stuff easy. That's what being a good neighbor is all about."
"We want people to think about space as an opportunity," said Bonnie Lai, Roost's technical Co-Founder. "We think this will encourage people to reevaluate their storage options, save money and make storage a much more pleasant experience."
Roost goes beyond being just a platform. Safety and security are heavily prioritized with features such as identity verification, insurance coverage, safety guidelines, best practices, background checks, and reviews. These are some things you won't get with storage options today. So the next time you're thinking about renting a storage unit, or cluttering your garage, Roost it instead.
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Jared Mees Race Report: Knoxville, IA - Springfield Race Weekend
NEWS September 21, 2012
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KNOXVILLE IOWA - Mile
This is one of the coolest tracks in which we race. I like to call it a mini-mile because of its big corners and really fast pace. Last year it was so close between Jake Johnson and myself for the win that it was still being talked about this year. Winning it in 2011 was great and I was looking forward to doing it again. I started the day qualifying in second place overall, putting me in the 2nd Heat. I got the hole shot and led all the laps, winning the Heat. It was fast enough to put me on the pole for the Dash and the Main Event. I got the hole shot in the Dash and led it from start to finish with a lot of pressure on me. In the Main Event I got off the line 2nd but got by Jake pretty quickly, taking the lead. I led the race for a few laps, then got a red flag when Matt Weidman went down. On the restart I got out to the lead again and held it for a few laps until Kenny Coolbeth got by me. I tried to match his pace but he was getting away. Then someone else was all over me and I was having trouble getting down the straight a ways. Jake went by me and a lap later my night came to an end. The motor went South and took me out of the race. So now, my nice cushion of points lead that I had built up took a nosedive to only 11 points ahead. But at least we still had the lead.
SPRINGFIELD IL - Short Track
Springfield was next, a make-up date from the rained-out Labor Day weekend, with the Short Track on Saturday and the Mile on Sunday. The short track hasn't been the greatest venue for me, but this time I had a different mind set going in. I qualified pretty well and was in the 3rd Heat with Henry Wiles and Sammy Halbert. Sammy was the guy with whom I was battling with for the Singles Championship, and Wiles has been The Man around the Springfield singles races. I knew I had my work cut out for me. I got off to a decent start but was shoved out of the way by Sammy, and then got a red flag right away.
At the restart I jumped out there and was running on the outside of Wiles, holding my line. At the end of the race I almost got by Wiles but ended up in 2nd place, with Halbert having to go to a Semi. In the Dash I got an decent jump but did not ride so well, I was not able to get a clear line. In the Main Event I did not get a good start but managed to move forward, working my way up to 3rd, and almost had a shot at 2nd, but ended the night in 3rd spot on the podium.
With my consistency this season in the Singles, I won the Singles National Championship for 2012. It was a lot of fun preparing the CRF450 Hondas myself and then riding them. I have to thank my friend Craig Pickett for all his help in teaching me how to build my Singles, as well as thanking another friend, former Grand National Racer Steve Beattie, who has helped me a lot with my Singles program. My Twins Program mechanic, Brent Armbruster, is at all the Singles races helping spin the wrenches and dialing me in. With the help of all of them, the concerted effort made my job easier to bring the Singles Championship home.
SPRINGFIELD MILE IL Mile
This is the day everyone gets pumped about. The track is always awesome and smooth and we have a lot of fun. I fast-qualified and sat on the pole for the 1st Heat Race. My bike was feeling fast and handling good. I got a good jump out of the hole and was able to get by Wiles on the first lap, running my own race. Right at the end JD Beach came up and started racing with me. He is on one of those fast Kawis, so passing him on the straight a way wasn't in the cards. I managed to stay in 2nd place, putting me in the Dash. In the Dash I got off well and was racing with Jake but then came Bryan Smith who smoked by us in a flash. Bryan won the Dash, Jake was 2nd and I was 3rd.
For the Main Event I knew Bryan was THE guy. I wanted to get out with him and just run on his back tire. Well, it did not work that well. I got off well, and was able to lead a lap but after about four laps I got stuck in 4th and 5th places almost the whole race, unable to pass as the draft was so strong. On the last lap Willie McCoy and Jake Johnson came together and that allowed me to sneak past and grab the last podium spot. Smith won it and Sammy was 2nd. All in all, it was a good weekend. Jake beat me in the Dash and I beat him in the Main so I gained only 1 point on him from the total of 58 points available for both races together. It is very tight with only three races to go.
During Opening Ceremonies I proposed to my long time girlfriend Nichole Cheza, who races against me on the Circuit as # 15. Dropping to one knee, having the crowd go nuts, and seeing the surprised look on Nichole's face made it so very special !
Thank you to the fans, family and friends for all your support.
Jammin' Jared Mees # 9
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The compressor trains in the three plants each consists of a six-stage vertically-split compressor and a Siemens constant speed electric motor. This type of drive and control, using inlet guide vane assemblies, provides more efficient and reliable operation than conventional compressor solutions.
Siemens Energy has received orders for the compressor trains
for three LNG (liquefied natural gas) plants in China for
liquefying synthetic natural gas, the company said on
The customer is the Hangzhou Zhongtai Cryogenic Technology, marking the fifth
follow-up order for Siemens from this company. The Houma
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These plants have a capacity of 500,000 standard cubic
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The compressor trains in the three plants each consists of a
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Well, welcome aboard anyway and hope we get to see what you can do.
Hi all,
In 2006, I had a Gateway running XP w/ CC2 installed. There was a glitch in the program or my computer that wouldn't let me get past Step 3 in the tutorial (changing building colors, mine rendered black no matter the color choice). Worked w/ a nice lady, Linda by name, at ProFantasy exchanging several e-mails and trying different fixes. Nothing worked and since I'm an extremely obsessive person, I wasn't going to go past Step 3 until the problem was fixed.
Nigel, the honcho at ProFantasy was good enough to send me CC3 on comp. I'm a bit ashamed to say that I never got a chance to use it because that computer died shortly after installation.
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I'm pecking this out on a laptop I purchased w/ the aid of an old Windows guy, also a disabled vet and it's humongous, has flames and it's running Vista! Now, I used to be pretty good with my XP, but this OS has so many bells and whistles, not to mention the capabilities of this machine and all the installed software goodies that I'm pretty well completely lost on this thing.
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So, that's the short of it. I'll be going down on January 8th and won't be back until I can get set up in my new digs, so I won't be around much for awhile, but I thought I'd post a howdy-do!
Last edited by bloodymage; 12-31-2009 at 02:13 AM.
Well, welcome aboard anyway and hope we get to see what you can do.
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Yeah, and it sounds like you might have the seeds of a whacky map based on the place you are living now, hehe.
Hope everything goes smoothly for ya and you get into the place you want and back to making some maps.
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I'm afraid I have to disappoint you that windows7 won't make your life any better, you'd be far better off putting XP on it.
Rule of thumb: the newer the operating system, the more bells&whistles it has and the more power it requires.
Nevermind that vista and 7 are very different from XP, so for user experience alone that'd be the better choice aswell =)
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Just got up today and there's still plenty of work for me in sorting all this crap out. Got a con this weekend so I'll be away from all of it for a few days. It's taking some getting used to living in this aluminum box with my medical concerns. Thanks for the advice on the OS. I know this isn't necessarily a haven for computer geeks, but the disc I have for my old Gateway would work in this if I reformatted? I may have had the solution to this technology nightmare im my hands the whole time! S'alright. I'm a bit slow on the uptake these days.
Thumbs are meant to be broken. Or is it rules? Win7 actually takes less memory, less space, and runs much smoother than Vista. Whether it's better than XP is another story entirely.


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Defence Against the Dark Arts
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Defence Against the Dark Arts (aka D.A.D.A.) is a core class taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that teaches its students how to magically defend themselves against dark magic.
Class Information
D.A.D.A. broadly focuses on preparing the student so that they may be able to—if such need arises—magically defend themselves against things pertaining to the Dark Arts. This may include: Learning how to block unfriendly spells; and learning how to defeat dark, magical beasts (like the Boggart). However, as D.A.D.A. teachers came and went at Hogwarts annually it produced inconsistent learning from year to year, as the quality, style of teaching and exact choice of subject matter (depending on what was deemed appropriate) varied widely from teacher to teacher.
It is taught to Hogwarts students from the first year to the fifth as a core class, with the option of N.E.W.T. classes in the sixth and seventh years for students who qualify.
Defence Against the Dark Arts professors
- "You see, we have not been able to keep a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor for more than a year since I refused the post to Lord Voldemort."
- —Albus Dumbledore[src]
Galatea Merrythought
- "Defence Against the Dark Arts. It was being taught at the time by an old professor by the name of Galatea Merrythought, who had been at Hogwarts for nearly fifty years."
- —Albus Dumbledore.[src]
Professor Galatea Merrythought was employed over a hundred years ago, possibly by Headmaster Scamander, and was given an office on the sixth floor, which she owned for fifty years. It is likely that she taught Albus Dumbledore and Elphias Doge. During Tom Riddle's sixth year, Galatea decided to retire and left the year after. Riddle attempted to take her place, but Headmaster Dippet refused him the position for being too young, but invited him to reapply a few years later if still interested.
In Between
Sometime later, when Dumbledore became headmaster, Riddle, now known exclusively as Lord Voldemort, returned to reapply, only to be rejected as Dumbledore was well aware of Riddle's dark nature. After this refusal, a vengeful Voldemort jinxed the position, to ensure that no professor who taught the subject can remain at school for more than one school year, which led to many departures and rumours.
Quirinus Quirrell
Quirrell was the Muggle Studies teacher at Hogwarts. After some time in the position, he travelled throughout Europe for a full term. After his return to the school, he was appointed as D.A.D.A. teacher, receiving little respect from students for his stuttering and jittery behaviour, supposedly from encountering vampires somewhere in Romania. He taught first years about the Curse of the Bogies, the Knockback Jinx, and the Wand-Lighting Charm, while he taught fifth years about vampire bats and iguanas. At some-point during the year, Quirrell lectured his first year class about how to cure a werewolf bite. Quirrell was killed at the end of the year after attacking Harry, sustaining excruciating pain while supporting the fragmented soul of Lord Voldemort in his own body. It is shown that Voldemort is the other part of Quirrell's turban.
Gilderoy Lockhart
- Gilderoy Lockhart: "Books can be misleading."
- Harry Potter: "You wrote them!"
- Gilderoy Lockhart: "My dear boy, do use your common sense! My books wouldn't have sold half as well if people didn't think I'd done all those things."
- Harry Potter: "You're a fraud. You've just been taking credit for what other wizards have done."
- — Lockhart and Harry Potter[src]
Lockhart's tenure ended when he attempted to attack Harry Potter and Ron Weasley within a circular chamber at the enterance to the Chamber of Secrets and was hit by a backfiring Memory Charm from Ron's malfunctioning wand. Lockhart was admitted to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries with amnesia. Lockhart was presumably hired due to his reputation as an author, despite the fact that the more qualified Severus Snape wanted the position. As Snape was never a candidate in Dumbledore's eyes, Gilderoy got the post. Hagrid showed disdain over the decision, saying that Lockhart only received the position due to his celebrity status, and that he was the only applicant at the time due to the jinxed position making everyone else fear it. Despite his inflated reputation due to having published respected books on Defence Against the Dark Arts, Lockhart was a fraud, and failed to fool the students of Hogwarts for long. By year's end, Lockhart was regarded by the students and teachers largely as a joke, and the majority of the school was elated to see him go. He taught his second year students about the creatures he supposedly defeated, but all he really did was cause pandemonium in his first lecture by releasing Cornish pixies, and then reading passages from his books in subsequent classes, and reenacting them like a theatre play, often dragging Harry forward to help out against his will; all this had made them unable to learn anything aside from, as Ron Weasley puts it, "not to let pixies loose", The class probably did learn a little on Defence Against the Dark Arts as the events in Lockhart's books did happen, just by other witches and wizards, not Lockhart. Most of the classes usually revolved around Gilderoy and Harry, so therefore the class learned a lot about Lockhart.
Remus Lupin
- "You're the best Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher we've ever had! Don't go!"
- —Harry, pleading with Remus Lupin[src]
Lupin resigned after being revealed as a werewolf by Severus Snape, out of fears that the students' parents would not accept a werewolf as a Hogwarts teacher. Nevertheless, Lupin was enormously popular with the students and teachers, widely regarded as an effective, competent, and fair instructor and perhaps the best Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, particularly during Harry's school years; Hermione Granger even commented in fifth year that Lupin's exam was the only occasion where she and Harry both took a Defence exam from a teacher who knew what he was doing (exams were cancelled in second year, and Harry was exempt due to his status as a Triwizard Champion in fourth year). Severus Snape stood in for Lupin as D.A.D.A. instructor for one of his third year classes when it was full moon, in which most of the students were very unhappy about Snape's strict and unfair methods. Lupin taught the third years about various Dark creatures. Possibly Lupin's most significant piece of instruction was in teaching Harry Potter the Patronus Charm. When Professor McGonagall and Harry had their career advice session, she would reference Professor Lupin in regards to Harry's marks in Defence Against the Dark Arts.
Alastor Moody, impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr.
Moody, a retired Auror with the Ministry of Magic, was brought out of retirement to replace Lupin at Hogwarts and keep a protective eye on Harry Potter. As an Auror, Moody possessed many special magical devices, including a Sneakoscope, Secrecy Sensor, Foe-Glass, and other Dark detectors. He later turned out to be an impostor; Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise; having abducted the real Alastor Moody shortly before the school term began, using Polyjuice Potion to take on Moody's appearance. Crouch (as Moody) was nonetheless a very effective instructor, teaching the students true defensive skills and actively demonstrating the power of the Dark Arts, although an in-class presentation of the three Unforgivable Curses early in the year was controversial. After the discovery of Crouch's secret, Moody was released from captivity and returned to retirement; while Barty Crouch Jr, as an escaped prisoner from Azkaban, received the Dementor's Kiss. Moody was a teacher for the last couple of weeks in the 1994-1995 year. An interesting thing to note about Moody's period as teacher was that he briefly mentioned that he was only hired for the year anyway; whether this was truly the case or whether Crouch was lying at the time is left ambiguous.
Dolores Umbridge
Umbridge was assigned to the position by the Ministry of Magic to act as a means for the Ministry to interfere at the school. She was later named Hogwarts High Inquisitor and gained an unprecedented control over the students and the teachers. As D.A.D.A. instructor, Umbridge taught only theoretical aspects of defence and topics like conflict avoidance and fleeing, in stark contrast to practical combat and resistance teachings of the previous two D.A.D.A. instructors, and merely by making the students read from their textbooks, rather than teaching them herself. This was due to the fear of Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge that Dumbledore was using this subject to train the students to take over the Ministry and Umbridge wanted to put this fear to rest by preventing the students from being trained in combat.
During Umbridge's tenure, Harry, along with Ron and Hermione Granger, provided clandestine D.A.D.A. instruction for their fellow students, based in part on some of the experiences Harry gained in his conflicts with Voldemort and others. They formed Dumbledore's Army, a secret club dedicated to training interested students in the practical elements of wizarding combat that Umbridge refused to teach; when the organisation was discovered, Umbridge claimed that the spells Harry taught were inappropriate for students due to their age.
Umbridge was known to impose harsh punishments on Harry during her term, such as writing lines in his own blood during detention, as a way of forcing Harry to renounce his belief that Voldemort had returned to power. She challenged Dumbledore for his position as Headmaster, due to his support for Harry. Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts after Voldemort and his Death Eaters attacked Harry and his friends at the Ministry of Magic, which proved that he had returned to power and also proved the need for practical D.A.D.A. instruction for Hogwarts students. Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts immediately after the return of Lord Voldemort was announced by the Ministry.
Severus Snape
Snape assumed the post of D.A.D.A. instructor, unexpectedly by most of the students because he had wanted the job for at least 5 years and had been refused it repeatedly by Dumbledore, and was replaced as Potions master by Horace Slughorn. Snape was assigned the post as Dumbledore finally relented, as there were no other teachers for the post. Little is said about Snape's tenure as D.A.D.A. instructor other than that he seemed to focus on non-verbal spells, defence against creatures and spells used by Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and was looking after Draco Malfoy, who was acting enigmatically, for much of the term.
Snape taught about nonverbal spells in his first class with the sixth years, in which only Hermione showed any talent in at that time, though Snape ignored the accomplishment; later, he requested an essay on resisting the Imperius Curse, which he found the class did unsatisfactorily and he had the great displeasure of reading them, then an essay on Dementors that he expressed different methods in defending based on Harry's experience, and then having the class read about the Cruciatus Curse.
He also decorated the classroom to fit his own personality: closed windows with candles lighting the room made it dimmer than usual, and adorning gruesome pictures of victims of the Dark Arts, all the while expressing clearly his love for the Dark Arts, despite it being his duty to teach the students to defend against them. Snape and Malfoy eventually fled the school after the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, during which Snape killed Albus Dumbledore. The next year when Voldemort took over the Ministry, Snape was appointed headmaster of the school.
Amycus Carrow
In September of 1997, Carrow became the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts, although for that school year it was simply a class teaching the Dark Arts. Students were made to practice the Cruciatus Curse on other students who had received detention, as well as potentially teaching other forms of Dark Arts, such as Vincent Crabbe learning how to conjure Fiendfyre. Anyone who refused to practice the Cruciatus Curse on students, as Neville Longbottom did, were subjected to injurious punishments. Carrow himself, as deputy headmaster, would use the Cruciatus Curse, amongst other torturous methods, to punish students that he saw fit to. He was presumably arrested after Voldemort fell.
Amycus Carrow's successor and Harry Potter
After the death of Voldemort, the jinx on the Defence Against the Dark Arts position was lifted, and a permanent professor was hired for the job. They were known to invite Harry Potter, who had previously shown himself to be adept at teaching the subject as the leader of Dumbledore's Army, to occasionally give guest lectures on the subject. Where it is said that the students looked forward to lessons with Harry because they were enjoyable.
First Years
The Curse of the Bogies, the knockback jinx, how to treat werewolf bites, Verdimillious.
Second Years
Cornish Pixies, how to fight numerous creatures, Tongue-Tying Curse and Disarming Charm (in the presentation of Lockhart's Duelling Club), Verdimillious Duo
Third Years
Dark creatures: Boggarts, Kappas, Red Caps, Grindylows, Werewolves, Vampires, Hinkypunks.
Fourth Years
Curses, with emphasis on the Unforgivable Curses.
Fifth Years
Defensive theory.
Sixth Years
Known O.W.L.s
- Alastor Moody (possibly)
- Anthony Goldstein
- Barty Crouch Jr.
- Bill Weasley
- Dean Thomas
- Draco Malfoy
- Ernie Macmillan
- Fay Dunbar
- Fred Weasley
- George Weasley
- Hannah Abbott
- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- Lavender Brown
- Lee Jordan
- Michael Corner
- Neville Longbottom
- Padma Patil
- Pansy Parkinson
- Parvati Patil
- Percy Weasley
- Quirinus Quirrell (possibly)
- Remus Lupin (possibly)
- Ron Weasley
- Seamus Finnigan
- Susan Bones
- Terry Boot
- Tom Riddle (possibly)
Behind the scenes
- When J. K. Rowling was asked for the reason Dumbledore would not give Severus Snape the Defence Against the Dark Arts job, the author responded that Dumbledore believed that teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts would bring out Snape's worst side, though Dumbledore finally relented in Harry's sixth year. [1]
- J.K. Rowling has also revealed that after Amycus Carrow was the Dark Arts teacher, a permanent teacher took the post, because Voldemort's curse over the job was lifted.
- Each Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher attacked (or attempted to attack) Harry. Quirrell tried to strangle Harry and jinxed his broom during a Quidditch game, Lockhart attempted to erase his memories, Lupin went after him as a werewolf (although he alone out of all the others would never have attacked Harry had he been in his human form), Barty Crouch Jr. (disguised as Moody) attempted to kill Harry, Umbridge physically assaulted him, and Snape attacked Harry in retaliation for the latter trying to curse him during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower. Ironically, Amycus Carrow—who taught Dark Arts instead of Defence Against the Dark Arts—was attacked by Harry Potter after the former had insulted Minerva McGonagall.
- Dolores Umbridge was the only female Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in the series, besides Galatea Merrythought (the latter of whom was not actually seen throughout the series, only mentioned).
- The six D.A.D.A. professors who taught Harry each had a dark secret that he didn't learn until near the end of their respective school years:
- Quirrell was serving Voldemort and was possessed by him.
- Lockhart was a cowardly fraud who covertly stole the achievements of others.
- Lupin was a werewolf.
- Moody was actually Barty Crouch Jr., an escaped Death Eater.
- Umbridge was the one who sent the Dementors that attacked Harry and Dudley.
- Snape was the one who had reported the Prophecy to Voldemort, and was the Half-Blood Prince.
- During his tenure as Potions master, Severus Snape only accepted students who achieved an Outstanding on their O.W.L.s into his N.E.W.T.-level Potions classes. However, when Snape became the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in the 1996–1997 school year, students who only achieved Exceeds Expectations were still allowed to take the N.E.W.T.-level D.A.D.A classes
- The only book to have twice been assigned for this subject is: The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection.
- Tom Riddle twice applied for the Defence Against the Dark Arts position, the first time shortly after graduation from Hogwarts when he was turned down by Headmaster Armando Dippet, who claimed he was too young but invited him to re-apply a few years later. Many years later, after becoming steeped in the Dark Arts and starting to use the title "Lord Voldemort", he visited the school and applied again, this time to Dumbledore. He was refused again. According to Albus Dumbledore, after the second refusal, no Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher held the post for more than one school year. Dumbledore believed that this was due to Voldemort placing a curse on the position.
- Whilst it is known that Dumbledore did not wish Professor Snape to teach D.A.D.A. for fear of relapsing into his Death Eater ways it is also possible that (since the subject had been jinxed) he was also thinking of Snape's physical well-being (not least of all because of how useful he could have been—and was—in the long run).
- Most of the D.A.D.A. teachers in Harry's six years at Hogwarts followed a similar pattern: each (with the exception of Quirrell and Snape) was an entirely new teacher, each was chosen out of necessity, due to the loss of the previous instructor and the absence of other applicants, each meets Harry before he arrives at Hogwarts in the respective year (with the exception of Mad-Eye Moody, who was only mentioned in passing - although Harry had unknowingly encountered Barty Crouch Jr at the Quidditch World Cup), and each physically (or magically) attacks Harry during school term, either intentionally, or accidentally as in the case of Remus Lupin.
- In "Order of the Phoenix", when discussing who their new D.A.D.A teacher would be, Harry said that the teachers didn't have much luck as "One sacked, one dead, one lost his memory and one was locked in a trunk for nine months", referring to Lupin, Quirrel, Lockhart and Moody respectively; this isn't true. However, as Lupin wasn't sacked. Rather, he resigned.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
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|Specialised schools: Academy of Broom Flying · Charm School · Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages · Merge School of Under-Water Spellage · Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts
|Examinations: First year exams · Second year exams · Third year exams · Fourth year exams · Ordinary Wizarding Level · Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test
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|Elective classes: Alchemy · Arithmancy · Care of Magical Creatures · Divination · Muggle Studies · Study of Ancient Runes
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