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Lady Gaga released her latest music video last night at 8pm for "G.U.Y", an acronym for Girl Under You. The 11 minutes "short film" is bizarre yet fabulous and features a resurrected Michael Jackson and few Real Housewives. The video is an epic parody of male dominated capitalism. Directed by Gaga herself, the video was shot at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.
I personally really like the video. It is visually beautiful and Gaga looks stunning with her long to-the-floor blonde wig, very Versace. Her outfits are all fantastic and crazier than the previous. Make me love the song, because I was not crazy about it and now, LOVE it!
Check it out below and let me know your thoughts.
2 minutes of credits for a 7 minute video? a little extreme … I liked the choreography of the video and im not the biggest gaga fan but at least she didn't have anyone throwing up on her
Ok… I like GAGA but I'm not into this song and this video is just whack. So I'll wait for her next release… LOL
No, no, no. This video takes itself way too seriously. Gag.
The video sucks…she sucks.. She is yesterday's lunch
I am not typically a fan of Lady Gaga, but I am digging the song. It's like a cross between Judas & Love Game. Don't care for the video because it's her typical obsolete fodder, but I do like the song itself.
great video and music…she always outdoes herself time and again….thanks
Video for me was overshadowed by GaGa's stupid performance at South By Southwest in Austin as she had a performance artist that pukes colors continually wrenching and heaving on GaGa.ii am so open to ANYTHING but felt I wasn't sophisticated enough for that.
Plus with all her talent I really wish she would stop all this pandering for NWO,Satan,Saturn,Rothschild?
A pop masterpeice. since britneys last music video was boring snoreville…. miley iss just miley… and katys cheese tacky dark horse video lady gaga slays and put rest to shame. loving the dancing the outfits and bravo networks cameos
Snatched the rhythm from Frozen by Madonna, at 0;23 to 1:23
the music was a mish mash of about 5 different ideas rehashed from others and herself —- not really catchy or interesting to listen to —
and the rest of this comment will be a critique/rant – ;o)
Really disappointed in the visual aspect of the video. really looked amateurish – and I hope she got Johnny Depp's costume from The Lone Ranger on sale. I guess what really disappoints me is the obvious (to me) concept that would have been perfect, but seem to elude Ms. Ga – Filming a music video titled G.U.Y. girl under you?? At San Simeon??? where the most famous G.U.Y. of the first half of the 20th century lived?? No references to Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, Orson Welles, Charles Foster Kane, Newspapers, The stars who played there on the weekend – yet we have Jesus and Michael Jackson showing up – It should have looked like a party in the roaring 20s with doubles of chaplin, swanson, buster Keaton, joan Crawford and the like – lol its good that Im old, and not long for this world – it just seems to disappoint lately – artistically and spiritually —-
Female music artists who look like like cross-dressers or transvestites just don't attract me. There's nothing wrong, of course with cross-dressers or transvestites. They should be respected like everyone else. What's odd is the notion that the music of those women who look like them is all that's ever promoted as "wunnnderful!" here.
UMM okay. I liked the intro. Didn't like G.U.Y. as a song or video. Manicure is catchy though (also Gaga kept reminding me of Cher for some reason. Idk.) I applaud her for directing it! HOWEVER, Lana Del Rey did a MUCH better job acting in and directing her short movie comprised of Body Electric, Gods & Monsters, and Bel Air. Beyonce also did a much better job on her visual album, notably with Haunted. Unconditionally by Katy Perry was visually more appealing even though she didn't direct it.
Loves me some of that gaga!
Horrible … Can't wait till her era is over …. Ugh
H.E. double L.
nothing wrong her…i liked it…think of the crap that comes from justin bieber…ewwwwwwwww that little runt…think all of you are just envious of her…video and song was well put together…one thing i can say for Gaga….she does it her way and however way she wants to do it…gotta give her credit..be thankful we gays have her in our corner…


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This past weekend we went to the graduation ceremony of youngest son Kirk, at the University of Minnesota, St Paul. He graduated with a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering. Always a nice thing and proud I am. Later that afternoon we toured their new home that they have a purchase agreement on and met with the house inspector going over potential problems. Then we celebrated at a Japanese restaurant which I have forgot the name of. It was the raw fish kind of place. Kirk had ended one job on Thursday and started a new one Friday morning before the graduation. The daughter-in-law is in the process of closing on their house in LaCrosse and switching jobs to the Park Nicollet clinic.
Saturday we went shopping for those things we can't live without. I think Lazy Boy could sell a lot of recliners if they put buggy wheels and a sun shade on it. Women could push there husbands around and everyone would be happy. The male could waken to nod yes when asked " do you like this".
We went to the Orpheum Theatre Saturday night for the play Mary Poppins. The live musical was exceptional and a great time. We also had some really good meals at the Butcher Block, Manny's and a couple of others I would like to go back to. Sunday it was time to head home and the chair. They were going to finish a few things then pack for a trip later this week to Thailand for a couple of weeks. For Louise and I it's back home again to pick up sticks and cut more wood.
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Some very intriguing news is trickling out of CES 2014 in regards to what Panasonic is planning for its next GH-line of mirrorless dSLR-like cameras. The specs that have everyone's ears at attention: 4k video and a price tag of about $2,000, which is not only a pioneering technology, but a previously unheard-of price.
So, what do we know of the camera? Short answer: not much.
As is being reported by Engadget, details on the next GH model are very sketchy, save the rumor of 4k video and a $2,000 price tag. However, inside sources were willing to talk about a few details. For starters, the camera (whose name is not even known yet) can record UHD content at 200 Mb per second, and output in a full live feed via a mini-HDMI port to a computer for display on a monitor or direct recording on a hard drive. AS for recording all of that data on the camera, there was a possible solution for that, too: a UHS Class 3 prototype SDXC card. The camera will also be able to simultaneously snap photos while recording video.
Another important detail that was divulged: a probable release date: late February.
As for what 4k video is, it is extremely high resolution, as in 4096x2160 pixels, video. In the realm of digital cameras, it has appeared only on a single other model: the Canon EOS 1D C, which was announced back in 2012 and which sells for $12,000., The Canon 1D C and rumored Panasonic aside, all previous video-capable cameras max out at a measly 1080p HD (1920x1080 pixel) resolution, which is only about a quarter that of 4k video.
In the end, only time will divulge the specifics of the camera, which means that, for budget-conscious people who are very involved in video production, the next few weeks will involve a lot of nail-biting and drooling.
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SAMMY Williams says his 'life is changed' after living on the streets for a week.
The 28-year-old volunteer at the Barnsley Churches Drop-In Project, did a sponsored challenge to live rough to raise money and awareness for the centre.
Sammy, who lives off Midland Road, said the experience has humbled him.
He started his week living homeless last Monday in Barnsley, before moving on to spend nights in Sheffield, Wakefield, Doncaster and London.
He said: "It was a great experience, I met a lot of incredibly kind people who welcomed me with open arms.
"I slept in a tent on three nights, a bus station one night, and a park bench on another.
"The worst night's sleep I had was my first night in the tent. It chucked it down so I was wet through and freezing cold
"You won't catch me moaning about anything again.
"You don't realise how many things you take for granted until you don't have them any more, like having a roof over your head, a job, food, even having a shower. When I came home and got in the shower, and it was the first shower I'd had for a week, it felt amazing."
Sammy raised more than £1,300, smashing his original target of £1,000 to donate to the Barnsley Churches Drop-In Project.
I lived on the streets for 2 years when I was 16-18 sleeping in porch ways, squats and tents and now work in a homeless hostel I agree it makes you grateful for the little rungs you have but use my experience to help others who are in he position I was in well done Sammy x


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LAS VEGAS-Cuba's Guillermo Rigondeaux wasted no time in showing why he was the favorite over the champion Rico Ramos and by ripping the WBA junior featherweight title from Ramos by knockout on Friday.
"I knew once I hit him with the lefts he wouldn't get up from that," said Rigondeaux.
Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 Kos) showed why he was the favorite over Ramos (20-1, 11 KOs) in front of more than 2,000 at the Palms Casino Resort. The title changed hands emphatically as the Cuban's vaunted left cross proved too much for California's Ramos.
A flurry of sizzling left hands beginning from the body to the head from Rigondeaux put down the new champion in the first round. The Cuban fighter attacked but was unable to capitalize. That round proved to be the most exciting for the next four frames.
"He was afraid of getting hit," said Cuban southpaw.
Ramos seldom initiated the action and that proved his undoing as Rigondeaux won almost every round though not many punches were thrown. A punch behind Ramos's head in the sixth stopped the action for a moment but referee Joe Cortez refused to give him time to recover. He needed it. Rigondeaux attacked with five more left hands that crumbled Ramos for the count at 1:29 of round six.
"I never thought it would be easy but when I hit him I knew he wasn't getting up," Rigondeaux said.
Next for the new WBA champion is Nonito Donaire or Jorge Arce.
Other bouts
In a rousing junior lightweight match Lancaster's Joel Diaz (7-0, 6 Kos) survived a knockdown and registered three of his own against Sacramento's Guy Robb (7-1, 3 Kos), as he scored a stoppage in round seven at 2:20. It was a back and forth between the two Californians, which saw Robb amazingly finish round three and roar back with a body attack and some well placed right hands. But Diaz finished the fight with a flurry of punches and Robb failed to return fire. Referee Vic Drakulich stopped the fight.
Two Southern Californian junior middleweights battled to a six round decision that saw former Olympian Javier Molina (10-1, 4 Kos) floor Riverside's Alberto Herrera (8-5-1, 5 KOs) in the first round with a sneaky left hook. From there on it was Herrera trying hard to pressure the taller Molina into a fracas unsuccessfully. Two judges scored it 58-55 twice and 59-54 for Molina. Ironically Molina's only loss came to a Riverside fighter in his previous fight.
"This guy was tough and came forward a lot," said Molina, who was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic boxing team. "He was a little awkward and moved his head very well."
Palmdale's Matt Villanueva (7-0-1, 7 Kos) stopped Fresno's Miguel Ruiz Jr. (8-2-1, 3 Kos) at 1:04 of round seven of a junior bantamweight match. A left hook staggered Ruiz in round seven and that was followed by a right hand and referee Russell Mora ended the bout. Ruiz had been knocked down in round two with a barrage of blows.
Heavyweight Razvan Cojanu (2-1) brawled successfully against San Jose's Rodney Hernandez (1-1) over four rounds to win by unanimous decision. Helping the tall Romanian's corner was former heavyweight champion James Toney. The scores were 40-36, 39-37 twice for Cojanu.
Las Vegas junior middleweight Yosmani Abreu (2-2) survived a staggering overhand left from Marcus Robinson (4-2) in round one to mount a counter attack with a vicious body attack. Abreu seldom took the fight upstairs and it proved beneficial in fighting the quicker Robinson. The judges all scored it 39-37 for Abreu.
this is the expected outcome... Ramos was much ballyhooed by the media after winning the title,.. but it was clear that the young freshly crowned title-holder went life or death in his title winning effort and struggles with boxers at or near the championship level previous to that win.
Rigo is like a spider who prefers to let his opponents ensnare himself rather than expending unnecessary energy. This sometimes makes him uninteresting to watch if your an action fan,... but nigh impossible to beat. Rigo says he wants Donnaire and what a treat that would be for the fans. Rigo is one of the best pure technicians I have ever seen. I hope the 31year old Cuban Defector has a few more years to showcase his skills.
BTW,... I think he beats Donnaire.
@Brownsugar U didn't just say what I think u said Rigo beats Donaire wow!!!U are right Rigo is a great technician and that could give the flash some problems but at the end of the day Donaire will beat him. I think there boxing IQ skills and speed r pretty much equal but in the power department Donaire has a huge advantage. I would like to see him beat a Gamboa or Jaun Manuel Lopez first before he get a chance at the flash.
I think that the "Filipino Flash" KAYO RIgo in the two or three rounds. Dude is just another aged Cuban hype, who beat a greeny, who was far from a meany. A speed demon banger -- like JunJun, the Filipino Flash -- would put that B+ fighter to sleep in a mad dash. Da sucka Rigo is just trying to get some cash.
Everybodee and dey momma can beat Pinoy punishers until they enter dat squared jungle and the bell rings. Then they just talk jive about the way Da Manny sings. Because 99.888123 percent of the time, a severe arsh thrashing, a Pinoy brings.
And I'm expressing Pinoy PRIDE, not racism. It is Tebow TIME. And he is a straight-UP PINOY -- borne, bred and feed. Don't be hatin' and stealin!' Holla!
Excellent ShoBox, best one in awhile. Tebow got his *** kicked all over the field last week. Tebow time is up.
Danggit! Hey the Roast, I said don't be hatin!" Doze footballer suckas beat Tebow, the GREENY. Just wait until next this fall when Tebow, da MEANY, stroll down doze fields to serve Pinoy-style whupa$$es. Holla!
Later -- MUCH later -- for you dudes. I bet half of you are 49ers haters. Any way, it's time to limo down to the stadium see the severe beatdown that the 49ers are going to lay on the N.Y. Midgets -- I mean Goliaths. Check that! I means Giants. They will be like giant shadows on the field -- just hanging around doing nothing. And getting served! Holla!
Oooooohhh!!!! Any Ravens fans out there???? That had to hurt BAD!!! I was gettin ready for some OT but Nooooooo!
Yeah, that had to hurt. They put themselves in a position to win it in regulation time.
Not to mention the new overtime rules are in place.
Another heartbreaker! 9ers go down in stunning fashion! That was one hell of a defensive battle. That was like Whitaker vs Benitez in terms of boxing D. I feel bad for that kid who got the punt knocked out of his hands. He won't get any sleep tonight. You gotta love football.
You know, Roastman, football has been my favorite sport since I was a youngster. When Bill Sullivan made stock available in his Boston Patriots (soon to be New England Patriots), they were $5 a share. So I invested my entire bankroll of $100 with my friend's dad who was stockbroker. Did I get my 20 shares in the mail? Nope. I received 5 shares in the mail. How I wish they had Charles Schwab when I was a kid.
Brady had an off game and they still won, so I guess that's a good omen. You had 2 well played games today, and it's a sin that someone had to go home. There will be a scapegoat for both games, and like you said, that's got to be real hard. A bit like boxing in that when you don't win, all eyes are on you.
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State police are searching for a 24-year-old Millsboro man allegedly stole a car that was found on fire in a vacant field Friday night.
Darshon T. Adkins was engaged in a custody dispute at a home in the 29000 block of East State Street in Millsboro about 10:30 p.m. on Friday, according to Delaware State Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Shavack.
At some point during the dispute, Adkins drove off in a 45-year-old Millsboro woman's 2003 Buick Century, Shavack said.
The car was later found fully engulfed in flames in a vacant field off of Harmony Cemetery Road, he said.
An arrest warrant has been issued charging Adkins with theft of a motor vehicle, criminal mischief and violating a no contact order.
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Genetically modified (GM) plants offer an ideal model system to study the influence of single genes that confer constitutive resistance to pathogens on the ecological behaviour of plants. We used phytometers to study competitive interactions between GM lines of spring wheat Triticum aestivum carrying such genes and control lines. We hypothesized that competitive performance of GM lines would be reduced due to enhanced transgene expression under pathogen levels typically encountered in the field. The transgenes pm3b from wheat (resistance against powdery mildew Blumeria graminis) or chitinase and glucanase genes from barley (resistance against fungi in general) were introduced with the ubiquitin promoter from maize (pm3b and chitinase genes) or the actin promoter from rice (glucanase gene). Phytometers of 15 transgenic and non-transgenic wheat lines were transplanted as seedlings into plots sown with the same 15 lines as competitive environments and subject to two soil nutrient levels. Pm3b lines had reduced mildew incidence compared with control lines. Chitinase and chitinase/glucanase lines showed the same high resistance to mildew as their control in low- nutrient treatment and slightly lower mildew rates than the control in high-nutrient environment. Pm3b lines were weaker competitors than control lines. This resulted in reduced yield and seed number. The Pm3b line with the highest transgene expression had 53.2% lower yield than the control whereas the Pm3b line which segregated in resistance and had higher mildew rates showed only minor costs under competition. The line expressing both chitinase and glucanase genes also showed reduced yield and seed number under competition compared with its control. Our results suggest that single transgenes conferring constitutive resistance to pathogens can have ecological costs and can weaken plant competitiveness even in the presence of the pathogen. The magnitude of these costs appears related to the degree of expression of the transgenes.
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The biggest weak spot for the Dallas Cowboys is on defense and they have been targeting defensive players with the money they saved by cutting DeMarcus Ware. According to ESPN on March 14, one of those players, linebacker Will Herring, is now out of the plans.
That news comes from a source who claims that Herring failed his physical. That may or may not be true, because Herring's agent said that the Dallas Cowboys' reneged on the deal with his client.
According to George Mavrikes, he said his client passed the physical, which was the last step to signing with the Cowboys. He said his client has not missed a game in the last two years and is in better condition than 90 percent of the NFL. He said Dallas wants out of the deal because of injury risks, despite the fact that Herring never gets hurt.
The Cowboys wanted him as a special teams player, and his agent said he was fairly priced, especially since he was the special teams captain for the New Orleans Saints last season. Before that, he played for the Seattle Seahawks for four seasons.
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De Lisle carbine
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Designed by William De Lisle.
It was based on a Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield Mk III* converted to .45 ACP by modifying the receiver, altering the bolt/bolthead, replacing the barrel with a modified Thompson submachine gun barrel, and using modified magazines from the M1911 pistol. The primary feature of the De Lisle was its very effective suppressor which made it very quiet in action - indeed working the bolt to chamber the next round makes a louder noise than firing a round. The De Lisle carbine was used by the British Commandos and special forces, and was accurate to 250 meters.
129 were produced during the period of 1942 to 1945
The suppressor, 2 inches in diameter, went all the way from the back of the barrel to well beyond the muzzle (the suppressor makes up half the overall length of the rifle), providing a very large volume of space to contain the gases produced by firing. This large volume was one of the keys to the effectiveness of the suppressor. The Lee-Enfield bolt was modified to feed the .45 ACP rounds, and the Lee-Enfield's magazine assembly was replaced with a new assembly that held a modified M1911 magazine. Because the cartridge was subsonic, the carbine was extremely quiet, possibly one of the quietest guns ever made. The De Lisle was used by the Special Operations Executive(S.O.E.) during World War II and after conflicts such as the Malaysian Emergency.


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Flashback: Win at the Cottage
by Stuart Vose
We look back to the 2007-08 season.
Sunderland's last away win over Sunday's opponents, Fulham, came back in the 2007-08 season.
Roy Keane's side headed south looking for their third straight victory and duly came up with the goods.
A rare goal from Danny Collins on the stroke of half time secured the advantage, with Michael Chopra making it 2-0 after the break.
David Healy halved the deficit with a curler, but Kenwyne Jones made sure of victory when he hammered home his seventh goal of the campaign.
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2007-08 (Jr.): Named to the Conference USA All-Academic team, with the league's highest GPA... Set a career-best time in the 400 IM, breaking the old Conference USA record, and swam a season-fastest time in the 200 IM at the C-USA Championships... Swam a career-fastest time in the 200 breast, setting a new C-USA meet record... Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team, with a league-highest 3.95 GPA... Won the 400 IM against Rice (1/18)... Finished third in the 200 breast and second in the 400 IM against Georgia (1/5)... Took fifth in the 200 breast at the Texas A&M Invitational (11/16-18)... Won 400 IM against North Texas and Wyoming and swam as part of the second-place 400 free relay (11/9)... Competed against USC, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida State at the SMU Swim Classic, scoring in both breast events and the 400 IM.
2006-07 (So.): Participated in breast and IM events... Holds season best SMU time in 200 IM and 200 breast and second-best time in 100 breast and 400 IM... Swam most of season-best times at C-USA Championships... Helped guide SMU to second consecutive C-USA Championship crown, first-place finish at the Kerr McGee Elite Meet and the SMU Swim Classic... Named to All-C-USA 200 IM and 200 breast first team and 100 breast second team... Two-time defending C-USA 200 IM Champion after swimming season-best time... Along with a season-best time, set new meet and pool records en route to first-place finish in 200 breast at C-USA Championship... Swam season-best time with second-place finish in 100 breast at C-USA Championship... Member of first-place 200 medley relay team at Kerr McGee... Second leg of the second-place 400 medley relay at the Art Adamson Invite that posted the season-best time... Member of fourth-place 200 free relay team at Art Adamson Invitational... Swam in 100 breast and posted season-best time in 400 IM at Art Adamson Invite... Finished first in the 400 IM and 100 breast against North Texas.... Third-place finish in 200 IM against Houston and Oregon St.... Placed first in 200 IM against Rice.
2005-06 (Fr.): C-USA Commissioners Academic Medal and C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll... Best SMU time in 200 breast, 200 IM and second best in 100 breast and 400 IM this season... Participated in back, free, breast and IM events... Led SMU to C-USA crown in inaugural season in the conference, seventh place finish at 2006 NCAA Championship and first place finish at SMU Classic Championship... Placed 19th in 200 breast at NCAA Championship... Part of record-breaking C-USA Champion 400 medley relay team... En route to first place finish in 200 IM event, toppled the reigning C-USA champion and set new meet record... Set career-best time in 100 back against North Texas... Notched another career-best time in 100 breast with second place finish at C-USA Championship... Clocked a first-place finish in 400 IM against Rice... Placed eighth in 50 breast at FINA World Cup... Finished first in the 50 free against Houston and Wyoming.
Prep: All-American in the 100 breast... Team went to state her freshman and sophomore year... Three-year letter winner... 2003 Speedo and the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association of America Swimmer of the Year... National Merit Semi-finalist.
Personal: Daughter of David and Christine Basel... Has younger sister, Megan... Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering major.
50 Free 23.79 100 Free 51.86 200 Free 1:52.42 100 Breast 1:02.50 200 Breast 2:14.14 200 IM 2:00.71 400 IM 4:17.29


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Sure, gyms have tons of aerobics classes for free, and some even have bootcamp classes. If you're a member of a good gym and are enjoying the classes, and are getting all the results you want as fast as you want, and are loving going, that's great.
The problem these days is training at gyms is very hit or miss. On top of that, your body will eventually get used to aerobics, with your results becoming slow to non-existent.
The best way to think of us at Rated "R" Fitness Bootcamp is not as a group gym class at all. You can consider this high-level, world class, elite level personal training but at a fraction of the cost.
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I haven't worked out in a long time and this sounds really hard – can I do it?
Definitely! If you're afraid you can't handle it, you have nothing to worry about. We will push you at whatever level you can handle right now. It's not a competition, so what anyone else is doing is irrelevant. Just focus on yourself, because that's who WE will be focused on. Do the best you possibly can, stick to your program, and you will be shocked by your results.
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Stubby Shotgun
"Extremely powerful short-range weapon. Very dangerous in the wrong hands: anyone's but ours."
-Vice City Bureau of Investigation file description.
The Stubby shotgun is a weapon available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
The stubby shotgun is a powerful weapon, but it has a very short range. At close range it can blow up a vehicle with 2 rounds; however, you will likely take a lot of damage. At close range, it will take out an armored opponent, such as a SWAT member or an FBI agent. Due to its short length, it has an extremely low range, and it will probably not hit someone across the street. The model for the Stubby Shotgun in GTA Vice City and Liberty City Stories is based on an Ithaca 37 'Stakeout' whereas the Vice City Stories rendition is based off of a sawn-off Mossberg 500. The Chinatown Wars variant is rendered to be a Sawn-Off Shotgun according to the HUD image.
- GTA Vice City
- Little Haiti - Behind the hangar at the northwest part of the Vice City Junkyard.
- North Point Mall in Vice Point, - Available to buy from Ammu-Nation after completion of The Chase for $600.
- Lance Vance wields in stubby shotgun in the mission Cop Land, a reference to his voice actor Philip Michael Thomas, who often wielded the weapon.
- The Love Juice Dealer wields the stubby shotgun in the mission Love Juice.
- GTA Liberty City Stories
- Newport, Staunton Island - Found at the big building east of Belleville Park.
- Callahan Point, Portland - Found at the ruins of the Leone warehouse.
- Wichita Gardens, Shoreside Vale - Found behind a billboard.
- GTA Vice City Stories
- Little Havana, Vice City Mainland - At the southeast corner of the trailer park.
- Little Havana, Vice City Mainland - Available to buy at the Stonewall J's after the completion of O, Brothel, Where Art Thou?.
- Spawns At Every safehouse after bursting 30 ballons
In-game model
HUD icons
Real life models
See also
- Pump Action Shotgun, a similar shotgun appearing throughout the series.


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While the upcoming Ant-Man movie has been surrounded in controversy due to the departure of director Edgar Wright, the movie is still pushing forward to its Summer 2015 release. The movie, now directed by Peyton Reed, will still feature both Scott Lang and Henry Pym in the film's story. While details on the plot are still unknown, there are reports circling about the Marvel film receiving villains to antagonize the Ant-Men.
While nothing is official, JoBlo was able to determine some rumors on who the villains could be featured in Ant-Man. According to the report, Ant-Man will have two villains. The first villain is Darren Cross. In the comics, Cross is a antagonist to Scott Lang. While Cross is known for having a monstrous stature, the report indicates that the Cross maybe using a suit like Ant-Man. The other villain is another Cross by the name of William Cross. This character is famous for becoming the supervillain known as Crossfire. Crossfire was a former CIA agent who uses his cybernetics to become a state of the art mercenary.
Now the first thing people may take away from this story is the fact that Ant-Man does have villains. You would not be wrong to think this. The tiny Avenger by no means have a rogues gallery as memorable as heroes like Spider-Man or Batman. However, seeing that this is superhero movie, it would feel off if there was not a antagonist for the film (though it would be different). In any case, while this story is not confirmed, it might be safe to say that there will be a villain for this upcoming Marvel film. The question is who could play these characters? As it stands, many people are suggesting that either Corey Stoll and Patrick Wilson may be the two Crosses (or just the villains of the film). This would make some sense. Both actors are well known and see either Wilson or Stoll could fit perfectly as the film's main villain. While it could be easy to see Wilson or Stoll playing the villains for Ant-Man, all of this is up in the air as nothing is confirmed.
Ant-Man features both Scott Lang and Hank Pym. Together, the two have to use Pym's shrinking technology to pull off a heist that could in fact save the world. The movies stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll and Patrick Wilson.
What do you think? Could Darren and William Cross be the villains to the film? Better yet, could either Corey Stoll and Patrick Wilson play the villain to the movie? Feel free to express your thoughts in the comments below! Ant-Man enlarges on the big screen on July 17, 2015.


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Unit 3: THE OLD COVENANT,
The Old Covenant
Covenant means a solemn agreement between two parties. A very important theme throughout the Bible, covenant appears more than 200 times.
When some Christians speak of the Old Covenant, they appear to dismiss the Old Testament agreement between God and his people; in their understanding it is outdated and no longer in effect.
Other Christians, including most theologians, equate Old with ancient and view the New Covenant (the New Testament) as a development, not a replacement, of the Old.
Needless to say, either Christian interpretation is different from Jewish views. For Jews, the Covenant made by God in ancient days is still very much alive and valid. (The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, embodies Jesus own Covenant faith. It is essential to any adequate understanding of Jesus.)
What is the Old Covenant? For reasons unknown to humanity the Creator invited (through various historical individuals and events) the Hebrew people to establish a Covenant relationship with him. Clearly, if God intended to establish a relationship with humanity without forcing it on them, he had to choose spokespersons through whom he could be known subtly and gently. But we do not know why the Hebrew people were selected; that reason remains known to God alone.
The Old Covenant consists of an agreement between God and the Hebrew people that he is their God, their only God, and the Hebrew people are his human family, his community, his chosen people. This community is to show the rest of the world the real God along with his intentions and purposes for all mankind. The best way to accomplish this mission is to live righteously, to trust God, to be fair with everyone, to care for others, and to walk humbly with God.
The Ten Commandments
The "Ten Commandments" or "Decalogue" (from the Greek, "Ten Words") "were designed to convey to the Israelites a representative sampling of the laws to be given subsequently but was in no sense to be a summary of them, much less an act of legislation in their own right. Thus it [the Decalogue] contains some of each of the two main types of religious law: those pertaining to the individual's obligations toward God and those pertaining to his relations with other people. It also contains both forms of command, positive and prohibitive. ... The Bible nowhere refers to the Decalogue as ten commandments. The text of the Decalogue does not even divide naturally into pronouncements; the number of commands (positive and negative) is more than ten, whereas the number of topics is nine. ... Yet the Bible refers to it as 'the ten words'...apparently using this round number as an expression of totality, as is found in other places in biblical and Talmudic literature. Various methods arose for dividing the passage into ten commandments. ... The two versions of the Decalogue (in Ex. and Dt.) differ in several particulars, all of which are stylistic and not substantive in nature." [from The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (1997), pp.683f.] There are differences among Christians in the numbering of the Commandments.
The practical application of the Commandments is another matter. Are they all equally binding laws with exceptions? Is there some degree of flexibility?
Christians are not unanimous on the issue of practical application. However, they do agree that the Commandments are not mere suggestions that encourage people to do their own thing. No responsible spokesperson has advocated a morality wherein every individual can follow his own, private inclinations; in every relationship, in every group, certainly in every civilization, boundaries of acceptable behavior exist. Without some moral framework, without some limits on conduct, chaos would exist, whether between two people or among millions.
The disagreement among Christians occurs on two basic issues: Is each Commandment equally binding and of absolute value? That is, is each Commandment an important as the other? And, are Commandments to be applied by the book or according to the situations?
One view is that the Ten Commandments are all equally binding absolute laws which can never be broken. Human behavior is judged by obedience to these ten laws and any other laws they imply.
Where did the Ten Commandments come from? Jews and Christians believe that somehow God revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses who in turn gave them to the Hebrew people. There are beautiful legends about this revelation, but they are not to be taken literally. Lets just leave the question open as to how the Ten Commandments were revealed and be grateful that we have them. If you will look at them one by one, ask yourself this question: Do they make sense under most circumstances? What would life be like if each Commandment were written to imply the opposite, such as you shall murder? What are our relationships usually like when we disregard or ignore a commandment?
Sin and Redemption
From a Christian (and Jewish) viewpoint, when an individual or group gives its highest loyalty to an idol, that is, a false god, sin results. Another word for sin is idolatry. (See Idolatry in the Cherbonnier subsite.) Anything or anyone can be an idol for anyone who regards that thing or person as the primary focus of life. Ordinary needs, day-to-day responsibilities, even people we love and admire, can become false gods.
Here are some examples of things that can become idols: power, competition, money, success, doing good things for people, natural bodily desires, following rules, patriotism, work, hobbies, knowledge, and possessions. Even the Bible itself can become an idol, when it becomes an end in itself.
Some examples of people that can become false gods are: parents, children, teachers, athletes, entertainers, clergy, government officials, authors, employers, and friends.
Any potentially good thing, person, or relationship becomes a false god when it, he, she, or they become our ultimate concern for a moment or longer. Basically evil idols (such as tyrants) are easier to recognize.
Because our ultimate choices affect our lives directly, the Christian religion cautions humanity about its fundamental allegiances. Commitment to the true God or to false gods determines, shapes, and sets borders on our feelings and relationships. Christians claim that loyalty to the Creator, as stated in the Summary of the Law (see Unit 5), provides the best forms of freedom, the most positive feelings, and the most significant relationships possible for human beings; allegiance to any sort of idol shackles true freedom, unduly limits and/or distorts many emotions, and cripples many relationships. False gods prevent our fullest abilities to love and be loved and can even generate hatefulness or indifference.
One Christian theologian has suggested that loyalty to an idol results in the exact opposite of what is expected. For example, the worship of power results in ones own enslavement and defeat; Hitlers own idolatry is a good illustration of this commitment to power and its consequences for him. Yet, power used with an allegiance to the Creator can yield positive results. (This is not to say that loyalty to the true God provides a bed of roses, a trouble free life. Difficulties in life occur even when a persons heart and mind are set ultimately on God, but the difficulties cannot crush an individuals sense of meaning, purpose, and an essentially positive outlook.)
Redemption means deliverance or being delivered. In Christian theology, the Creator offers redemption to humanity; he invites human beings to be delivered from the feelings and relationships caused by loyalties to idols. Human life within the Summary of the Law assumes a natural balance with appropriate priorities and is said to be redeemed.
Christians accept Jesus as Gods Messiah. "Messiah" is based on the Hebrew masiah meaning "Anointed One" - equivalent to "Christ" (from the Greek christos). In the Christian recognition of Jesus as the Messiah, Christians modify the Jewish messianic expectation that to this day includes a military and political savior who would establish an observable reign of justice and peace. Many contemporary Jews still await a Messiah who will fulfill this expectation; other Jews await not a person, but a Messianic Age of justice and peace. Christians believe that comprehending Jesus as the Messiah is a profound deepening of the meaning of Messiah as Gods new agent of redemption.
To conclude this unit, please read the section below from An Outline of the Faith.
The Old Covenant
Q. What is meant by a covenant with God?
A. covenant is a relationship initiated by God, to which a body of people responds in faith.
Q. What is the Old Covenant?
A. The Old Covenant is the one given by God to the Hebrew people.
Q. What did God promise them?
A. God promised that they would be his people to bring all the nations of the world to him.
Q. What response did God require from the chosen people?
A. God required the chosen people to be faithful; to love justice, to do mercy, and to walk humbly with their God.
Q. Where is this Old Covenant to be found?
A. The covenant with the Hebrew people is to be found in the books which we call the Old Testament.
Q. Where in the Old Testament is God's will for us shown most clearly?
A. God's will for us is shown most clearly in the Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments
Q. What are the Ten Commandments?
A. The Ten Commandments are the laws give to Moses and the people of Israel.
Q. What do we learn from these commandments?
A. We learn two things: our duty to God, and our duty to our neighbors.
Q. What is our duty to God?
A. Our duty is to believe and trust in God;
I To love and obey God and to bring others to know him;
II To put nothing in the place of God;
III To show God respect in thought, word, and deed; IV And to set aside regular times for worship, prayer, and the study of God's ways.
Q. What is our duty to our neighbors?
A. Our duty to our neighbors is to love them as ourselves, and to do to other people as we wish them to do to us;
V To love, honor, and help our parents and family; to honor those in authority, and to meet their just demands;
VI To show respect for the life God has given us; to work and pray for peace; to bear no malice, prejudice, or hatred in our hearts; and to be kind to all the creatures of God;
VII To use our bodily desires as God intended;
VIII To be honest and fair in our dealings; to seek justice, freedom, and the necessities of life for all people; and to use our talents and possessions as ones who must answer for them to God;
IX To speak the truth, and not to mislead others by our silence;
X To resist temptations to envy, greed, and jealousy; to rejoice in other people's gifts and graces; and to do our duty for the love of God, who has called us into fellowship with him.
Q. What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments?
A. The Ten Commandments were given to define our relationship with God and our neighbors.
Q. Since we do not fully obey them, are they useful at all?
A. Since we do not filly obey them, we see more clearly our sin and our need for redemption.
Sin and Redemption
Q. What is sin?
A. Sin is the seeking of our own will instead of the will of God, thus distorting our relationship with God, with other people, and with all creation.
Q. How does sin have power over us?
A. Sin has power over us because we lose our liberty when our relationship with God is distorted.
Q. What is redemption?
A. Redemption is the act of God which sets us free from the power of evil, sin, and death.
Q. How did God prepare us for redemption?
A. God sent the prophets to call us back to himself, to show us our need for redemption, and to announce the coming of the Messiah.
Q. What is meant by the Messiah?
A. The Messiah is one sent by God to free us from the power of sin, so that with the help of God we may live in harmony with God, within ourselves, with our neighbors, and with all creation.
Q. Who do we believe is the Messiah?
A. The Messiah, or Christ, is Jesus of Nazareth, the only Son of God.


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