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#1 Mon 04 Feb 13 1:03pm
Greek food, with love
I thought I'd start a thread on greek food. I know everyone loves it for its distinct freshness and clean flavors. It's a bridge between mediterranean and arabic cuisines with lots of simple yet exotic notes. It often gets relegated to a few dishes such as spanakopita, moussaka, gyros and "greek salad" but there is so much more to it that that. Greece is made up of hundreds of islands and they all have their own cuisine and mainland Greece is rich in regional cuisine as well.
Here is a very simple but typical meal from my island of Krete, where the mainstay of our diet is vegetables and legumes.
- Fava (yellow split pea puree)
- Horta (boiled greens such as dandelion, chard, or escarole)
- Paximadi (dried bread)
For the fava, rinse the yellow split peas. In a small pot sautee 1 finely chopped onion with olive oil. Add the peas, 1 bay leaf and cover with water. Simmer gently until the peas soften, add more water if necessary. Season once the peas soften. Stir until the peas mush, about 30minutes. The puree should be the consistency of a loose mash. To serve top each portion with finely diced red onion and drizzle with olive oil.
For the Horta, clean your dandelions very well, and put into salted boiling water until the stems soften. Drain and serve at room temperature drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice.
Paximadi, can be found in all shapes, sizes and grains. I am particularly fond of durham wheat paximadi. It is very hard so you need to wet it briefly in order for it to soften, otherwise it's like biting into a stone. We top it with freshly chopped tomatoes, a little oregano and salt/pepper.... and of course it's drizzled with olive oil. This dish is known as Dakos and iin some parts of Krete it's called Koukouvagia.
And there you go, a typical daily meal.
#2 Mon 04 Feb 13 1:47pm
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Yum yum Kou!
Is paximadi like bulgur wheat? (It is late here so I am off to bed - I can google it in the morning!)
#3 Mon 04 Feb 13 2:09pm
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I'm not sure what the difference is between durum and bulgur, but I think bulgur is quick to cook and durum is very dense and high in gluten. Here's some more info on paximadi.
http://www.openjourney.com/blogs/josh/p … ad-86.html
Paximadi is dried bread, which was very useful during the war because it preserved it. Some paximadi made from white flour is crunchy but edible without reconstituting in water. It's like croutons. But the durum wheat is very hard and has to be reconstituted in water or soaked in soup. A very typical salad is made with paximadi on the bottom, by the time you eat the salad the paximadi has absorbed all the dressing and has become a delicious treat.
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#4 Mon 04 Feb 13 2:10pm
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I think paximadi has barley flour giving it more taste
#5 Mon 04 Feb 13 8:32pm
Re: Greek food, with love
Grandmadamada wrote:
I think paximadi has barley flour giving it more taste
You can make paximadi out of any kind of bread made from any kind of grain. It's a great way to preserve it. Take any bread you have and lay the slices on a cookie sheet. Put it in a 200F oven for an hour to dry it out completely. You don't want to toast the bread, you just want to dry it. Once it is completely cooled you can store it in a bag or cannister for months.
#6 Mon 04 Feb 13 8:34pm
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Hello Koukouvagia
That's a very interesting post. The Fava dish is something I will definitely try. The relegated dishes you mentioned are some of my favorites. Perhaps because I have never been to Greece and only tasted Greek food in restaurants in Germany, France and here in blighty.
One of the things I have tried to replicate is the flatbread used in a Gyros. I am a bit of a Wood-fired oven "nut" and build them....and bake in them. Would you have a recipe for a traditional Greek flatbread?....
#7 Tue 05 Feb 13 9:04am
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I have been to the Greek Islands many years ago but we didn't eat there as we were on a school cruise trip .
I bought myself halva which had pistachio nuts in it as well as a second type of Halva which I can't remember now.
I had never seem or tasted either Halva or pistachio nuts before ( although I had eaten Pistachio icecream in France so I knew of their existence )
I remember being as fascinated by texture of the Halva as I was of the taste .
It's now readily avalible in the Uk , but then my freinds thought me strange as I'd dared to try it , and even stranger as I'd bought some !
I've got a lovely cook book by Tessa Kiros ,' Food from many Greek Kitchens '
(cannyfradock , you are only 'down the road ' if you want to borrow it for a week or two .. But you'd have to bring it back !)
#8 Tue 05 Feb 13 5:14pm
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canny, I'm afraid that making any kind of bread is not my repertoire. You may want to visit a mediterranean specialty store, they'll have pita there. Or go to your favorite greek restaurant and ask them where they get theirs. I wish I could be more help.
#9 Tue 05 Feb 13 5:17pm
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Mummza, halva is a perfect example of how greek food derives from the middle east. We were occupied for 400yrs so a few things stuck. Certain foods that are thought of as greek are actually turkish - such as moussaka, stuffed grape leaves, baklava, and halva.
Did you have the tahini halva or the semolina? I prefer the tahini, it's dry and crumbly and has a sandy texture on the palette. My favorite it the chocolate marble. The semolina halva I can do without.
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Many thanks for your offer. I have forwarded my contact details to you.
Koukouvagia......I appreciate the response.....always nice to receive a reply.


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no but I have thought long and hard about it , fits the bolt, nice low pressure cartridge, one of my fovorites, I recently bought 3 x 500rd cases at wal mart for $5 per 20 rd box
Anyone convert ak AK to .35 Remington?
no but I have thought long and hard about it , fits the bolt, nice low pressure cartridge, one of my fovorites, I recently bought 3 x 500rd cases at wal mart for $5 per 20 rd box
I don't see why it can be done. not sure how well it would feed. most factory loads have blunt nose bullets for tube mags on lever actions. hand loading would fix that. My lyman book shows the hot'st load at 35,000 CUP pressure at around 2100 feet per second. the same book shows the 7.62 x 39 at 44,700 CUP pressure. this is comparing pressures almost apples to apples the slight differance in case head diamiter would affect bolt thrust slightly. the 35 remington is 2.525 long at it's max to long for the AK mag and shorter than the 308 mags. I have been thinking those cheap g3 mag could be shortend by removing a section and spot weld back together. they may work as is as well.
The 358 winchester (358-08) is the one that I am working toward cheap brass that fits cheap mags the higher pressures are my biggest concern. Have thought of turning the 308 brass case heads down to fit the bolt instead of the other way and hand loading light loads only, that way factory hot rounds will not chamber
why not just use 200 gr spire points and seat them not so deep and use a taper crimp or get a C&H cannalureing tool and put a new groove on closer to the bullet base. They really dont need to be right at the max length to feed.
I have such a project in progress. My 35 Rem rounds will be semi-wildcat, that is they will be 357 Rem Mag bullets seated to the forward crimp. So the chamber dimensions will be 35 Rem but the OAL and loadings will be different. It will be able to fire 35 Rem rounds loaded apart from the magazine. For a magazine I'm drastically modifying a 7.62x39mm mag.
I toyed with the idea of wildcatting a round based on the X39 case fireformed to 35 cal in a shortened 35 Rem chamber and reloaded using shortened 35 Rem dies. It woudl allow use of the whole range of 35 Rem bullets. Maybe someday.
i also been thinking about a .35 cal conversion
ive done some handloads with the ak, and found that even a 165 gr flat nose feeds. these were cast lead and got the nose deformed some, but they did feed.
the last thing i loaded were i think 205 gr cast round nose, they fed fine also
I know there are differences between a .35 remington and .35 whelen - but would an Ak chambered for .35 whelen be possible?
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There is a lot of excited stuff happening at CES 2014. I have to be honest, though, while I think 4K Ultra HD is cool, it is also currently way outside of my budget. I've seen a lot about LG's new 4K TVs and curved screens. I think the technology is great, but I can't afford it this year. At CES Unveiled: 2014, I went it looking for cool new tech that was within my price range and something that I could see myself adopting soon. I found a lot of cool stuff.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - About 600 displaced students will move into their new housing development on Saturday just two days before classes start at the University of Missouri.
City inspectors went to the Aspen Heights complex near Grindstone Parkway and Highway 63 in south Columbia multiple times on Friday. According to Aspen Heights spokesman Stuart Watkins, the walk-through went well.
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just saying.
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The fact that you have to come on here to say this lets me know just how upset you still are that the giants beat the pats in the superbowl...twice...while we pay no mind to you or your team anymore. Your not even worth the time of day friend.
hell yes i was upset! my bitter self is loving every minute of this! i will shamelessly bask in your season of shame lol. i don't try to lie about it. that being said you are in the smack talk section of this forum - self explanatory, no? and we get all sorts of smack talkers in our forums as well. it's football. and i would hope most of you don't pay the pats any mind. you got a few bigger problems, and you don't play us. some of you are clearly paying us attention though. you have a thread called TOM BRADY in this section (the smack talk section) - and most of your fellow fans are fluffing our qb and talking about how great we are. see for yourself :)
Btw, you can't effectively say I'm not worth your time when it was clearly worth yours to respond
Its amazing how the pats fans are so traumatized that they keep wishing us bad luck, 2 years later...move on, your team sucks this year too and be happy we don't play you this year or we would beat your *** again!.
hell yes i would like revenge for you guys killing our perfect season! i wont lie ;) i'll be the first to admit i'm surprised we are doing as well as we are this year. i wouldn't call one loss sucking in your position. and you guys are our achilles heel! i've even said that it's unfortunate you don't play us this year bc that would be a win. of course i don't like the gmen for that reason! but all in all, i'm just having a little fun w some smack talk. and as a pats fan i'd love to see you guys winless all season.
Yawn, the two superbowls were in the past Pats fan, stop being butthurt about it, Eli vs brady record, 3-1 now shoo
Pats fans r so pathetic still crying over loseing the perfect season to our wild card giants lmao or is it da recent superbowl loss haha oh and btw we win superbowls with out cheating u guys should try it might get respected
If I were you I would be concerned with the other Manning, since that is the one who you be likely facing in the post season. Denver is going to be a tough team to beat this year. And the clock is ticking on Brady for that 4th SB. It is tougher winning when you can't cheat, isn't it?


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I'm glad you couldn't resist this one
As usual, another nice build
Saw this kit come up on another forum, and always wanted a Spiker so just had to get it.
This kit came with a Turbothis produced 1.6mm 80% fully heat treated shell, correct rivets (the small ones are .170", and the large are .183"), center support, and basically everything I needed except for a tapco G2 double hook, US muzzle nut, sling, mag lock, and a US follower for the Chinese mag.
The build was a challenge since the 6mm barrel pin was soft metal, and installed like a standard rear trunnion rivet (shattered a hardened steel barrel pin pressing pin trying to press it out), and the heads of the larger rivets are almost 3/8" diameter (made custom bucking bars for them).
Here's the results>>>
And the spike
Test fire is on Monday (hopefully), and I will post a pic of my target after I get her sighted in.
Every time I think I am done with building the AK platform something comes around I just cannot resist.
I'm glad you couldn't resist this one
As usual, another nice build
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
nicoroshi. Beautiful. Excellent work..
I love my Chinese AK.s But one of mine has the low selector stop there at the trigger guard.. It looks the same as yours..
The rest have a higher stub.. Did yours come with your kit.. I have the higher stub to put on, but wondering if some of them are built with lower stubs?
Very very nice job. Thank you in advance.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Nice build!!!
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference- they deserve a place of honor with all that is good. George Washington
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
George Washington
Man, thats a beauty! Your hard work and ingenuity has really paid off. How does she shoot?
The selector stop was actually one of the tall ones that was cut down. I shaped it to work with the Chinese selector I bought for this kit based on a picture of a spiker Chinese rifle I saw that was in service.
I honestly don't know. Will hopefully be shooting her for the first time tomorrow afternoon. I will make sure I post a pic of my target if I am able to make it to the range.
This sucks!! For some reason lately I can't see Nico's pics. I just get a red "X" instead of a pic. Nico always has top quality, beautiful builds though, so I know it's georgous.
Enforcement, NOT Amnesty!!!!!!
"If theyre going to come here illegally, apply for & receive assistance through a corrupted Government agency encouraging this lawless behavior, work under the table & send billions of dollars each year back to their families in Mexico, while bleeding local economies dry, protest in our streets waving their Mexican flags DEMANDING rights, while I have to press 1′ for English, then they need to be shipped back to where they came from!" -Chad Miller
Damn. Those are few and far between now.. Fetch a pretty penny...
Seems like yesterday when I was calling "Global."
"We have cases of under-folding bayo. front sights for the Chinese, how many you need?"
Ah I will get back with you guys. Pain in the ass changing that front sight.
Oh my God if I only knew.. Pre computer. They had a small catalog, but loads of Chinese parts..
kernel keeps promising he is almost done with his time warp machine..
I think he is funnin me.
Excellent job on that, for real.. Let me know when your ready to sell.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
But in the right hands and eyes, the Chinese AKs are kick ass nice..
Just before the ban on the Chinese weapons kicked in, they mass produced a lot of low grade AKs to rush for sale.. Nice but not top quality..
Think they were going for $110 and they tossed in a free drum..
China has produced a lot of junk products. But one thing they did not skimp on, my .02, was their AKs..
Cold war days, Russia stepped in and helped them set up shop to manufacture.
They made improvements, thicker receiver, tab me and Nico are talking about..
Good barrels, double hood trigger system, etc..
Others have their opinions, but I love my Chinese AKs..
My Yugos I rate number one.. Damn things are so heavy, if you run out of ammo, you can use them as a bat..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Agree with my milled Yugos being in a league of their own when it comes to AKs but the Chinese is a close second IMHO.
Took her to the range today to sight in, and test fire.
~120 down the pipe flawlessly.
cycle was as smooth as my milled guns with felt recoil being less than my AKMs but slightly more than the milled Yugos.
Very manageable, and a pleasure to shoot.
Here's 10 shot with iron sights at 50 yards just resting on the mag (no bags).
I say she's a keeper.


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by bkight13, Jan 23, 2013.
Thus the reason Jimmy was the key to it all.
You didn't need those guys at that point.
Who for instance?
I wouldn't waste my time with such a ridiculously uninformed statement.
The only player I can think of is Deion, and that was after we took prisoners. Plan B? Other than Jay Novacek, who was our big Plan B coup that no one else had a chance at? When we got him we were hardly all world.
I just don't know where money bought that team other than Jones buying it from Bum Bright. That was a team that was built, not bought. Hells bells, our best player had to hold out for a contract he had earned.
Gentlemen, can we start with Bernie and Jason ?
Throw away players, but solid depth. Certainly not drafted by the Cowboys.
Not to mention Nate Newton.
Come on guys.
Deion was the one significant free agent signing and that was only for the 3rd title. If one signing constitutes trying to buy a championship I guess the entire league is guilty of it.
It was a completely ignorant statement.
Is this team cursed? No.
Do they have a bunch of morons as players? Yes
I'm thinking he might be mistaking the acquisitions of players such as Haley and Casillas for free agency moves, when in fact they were well orchestrated personel moves via trade. Just a WAG, but I don't know what else it could be.
Not at all. Take a look at the players the Redskins and 49ers acquired. Not free agency...spending on depth.
The Cowboys had some "help" from the NFL. How many teams have had rules made specifically to make that team less competitive?
Erik Williams - Hands to the face rule.
Michael Irvin - Offensive pass interference (push-off). They changed the way this rule was called.
Roy Williams - Horse Collar.
Salary Cap - Only the Cowboys and Skins were penalized.
Nate Newton was a USFL guy. Anyone could have signed him when that league folded and he signed with the Cowboys in 1986, the Landry years. That isn't buying him.
Bernie? Kosar? The guy who started exactly one game and threw only 63 passes for us? Wow.
Jason who? The only one I can think of is Garrett. He was a CFL and World League refugee.
That team never bought anything.
In fact the opposite is true, the whole rest of the league outspent us on our own players.
We kept losing excellent players year after year and replacing them.
Saying we bought championships tells me you do not know anything about that time period and probably were not old enough to have watched it.
Did any of these incidents happens 6 weeks after a teammate was killed by another teammate driving drunk?
The Ratliff incident is, to me, different.
NO not cursed. It is just Jerry making things very uncomfortable for us.
Umm what?
Jason Garrett. He was a ps guy, then Steve buerlein left and we signed Rodney peete, Garrett had to beat out Hugh Millen to be the 3rd string qb, he got the nick name Rudy after beating out Millen.
This might be the dumbest reasoning I have ever seen to slander the cowboys.
The Cowboys signed a ton of plan B free agents. I remember Novacek and Rob Awalt and James Washington.
Can't remember if Ray Horton was or not. Most of them made no impact at all. They traded for Casillas and Haley, those weren't FAs.
Regardless, the FAs until Deion weren't high $$ players. Jimmy signed a bunch of the Plan B guys in 1990 because the Cowboys needed bodies. Most of the elite players and the depth came via the draft.
To the broader point, yes, the Cowboys, Redskins, Giants, Pats, etc have an enormous advantage over the rest of the league. Because of their $$, they can do things many other teams can't if they want to remain profitable. If, for example, Aaron Rodgers somehow got out of his contract in GB and hit the open market, he would command the largest contract in league history. He'd get something absurd, like a $50M signing bonus or more. Most teams simply can't afford to cut that check, while Jones and Snyder would have to re-write the check after drooling on it.
Which makes the pathetic results of the Cowboys (and the Redskins), far worse than they're really been the last several years. They've played from a deck stacked in their favor and still can't get close to winning.
That is true, however, in this situation it hits harder since it happened just a few days after the Brent tragedy.
And lately that's saying something!
I don't know. All the blame JJ gets is legitmate, he created the circus atmosphere, but there just seems to be some really bad luck or karma surrounding us since the late 90's. Other teams have been mismanaged and less talented and have been to the Super Bowls. The NYG have 2 of the luckiest championships I have ever witnessed. Eli consistently chucks the ball down field and somehow his guys come down with it. The Raiders, the Panthers, the Bucs have all been to the SB and back to the bottom.
I guess we are cursed to be mediocre, not bad enough for the top picks and a complete rebuild, but not good enough for a championship run. At least CLE, BUF, JAX, DET, KC and MIA fans know they stink.
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I went to the one in Fort Worth. They had the 90-two, 92FS, Px4 and a Cx4. They let me shoot each one. After shooting the 92FS, they let me shoot the 90-two again so I can feel the difference. It did feel a little bit tamer. I liked the Cx4 better though. Maybe because I'm used to polymer frames. Dunno.
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Playboy.com's Exclusive Prometheus Interview with Damon Lindelof
We sit down with writer Damon Lindelof to talk about one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Prometheus.
For the past nine years, writer/producer Damon Lindelof has been making fanboys foam at the mouth. It's not that his writing is subpar; as part of some of the most talked-about pieces of entertainment, Lindelof has had to contend with die-hard fans. You'll recall the Lost finale, in which many felt they were cheated out of answers, and his coproducer role in the first Star Trek film since 2002…It should've come as no surprise to see him named as a cowriter when talks of an Alien reboot by Ridley Scott himself began circulating.
After months of anticipation, the highly anticipated film Prometheus will be coming to the United States June 8th. After talking with Damon, it is safe to say that he's just like all of us sci-fi crusaders. The only difference between him and us is that he's the one creating and molding the things that we love for the big screen.
Playboy.com: Well, Damon, we're almost at Friday. I know I can't wait, but you must be anticipating the groves of fanboys once the end credits are rolling. What are your plans for the U.S. opening?
Damon Lindelof: I'm probably going to go check out the movie in IMAX. I haven't seen it in IMAX yet, but I've seen it in regular 3D. Every time I see it I get asked, "Have you seen it yet in IMAX?" and I say, "Where is that going to happen? Do you think I have that kind of pull that I have an IMAX theater in my basement or something?" I have to wait for the movie to come out like everybody else. I think that's probably my plans for Friday night.
Playboy.com: Are you going to shut off your Twitter account for the weekend or do you like seeing the comments roll in from the masses?
Lindelof: I'm taking it as I can. I resign myself to the fact every time I go on Twitter or I check my feed that while there will be positive comments, there will also be their dark sister. The "How did you ever get a job in this town?", the "You ruined my childhood retroactively by crapping on the Alien franchise, may something burst out of your chest and kill everyone you love." I can take that with a fair degree of humor in doses, but in the case of Friday night I just want to enjoy the birth, for lack of a better word, and I'll let all the pain come later.
Playboy.com: The idea of having two strong female leads in the film, played by Noomie Rapace and Charlize Theron, is wonderful. Does gender play a role in the Prometheus storyline at all?
Lindelof: I think it definitely does. Ridley [Scott], in the first Alien movie with Sigourney [Weaver], showed that having a female hero for a movie shouldn't feel that outside the box, especially thirty years later. He was always committed to that idea and I think for me as a writer it was really cool to develop a character who was not just a kickass action hero who happens to be a woman, but a woman who, for reasons that the movie makes obvious, has to be a woman in that situation in order for the true psychological terror to sink in.
Charlize, who plays a character named Meredith Vickers, at first comes across as a prototypical hard-ass bitch character on the surface. But the more you scratch at that surface, you realize how she came to be that way. Hopefully by the end of the movie you find yourself questioning that initial judgment.
And clearly we have two incredible actors: Noomi, whom American audiences aren't really familiar with yet, and Charlize, whom they are, but are looking at in a slightly different way. I think it brings the movie to an entirely different level every time they're on screen, particularly when they're together. I just feel enormously grateful to be able to write some stuff they say.
Playboy.com: I like the idea of a story being written in the same "world" as another, yet not quite a prequel. It's something that I fantasize about seeing after finishing a good film. Was it more or less difficult as a writer to develop something that is its own separate story while not dramatically changing Jon Spaihts' draft?
Lindelof: I think that the big ideas in Jon's draft were so exciting to me when I first read them that I just wanted to clear everything else away to let them breathe more. But what I wanted to clear away is the stuff that I think was the most familiar to viewers. This can be a scary process since people like familiarity. If you hear that Ridley Scott is returning to the Alien universe, you're going to want to see Alien. But then there's another part of you that says, "Okay, but I've seen it. I've seen the thing stuck to somebody's face, I've seen the thing out of the chest and I've seen the acid blood, so can you give me any new iterations of this?"
So the first part of my job became freeing the movie from the expectations of what an Alien movie should be and exploring the deeper themes in Jon's work, as well as the story that Ridley wanted to tell.
Playboy.com: What's that story?
Lindelof: Alien and Blade Runner, the science fiction movies that he directed over 30 years ago, are very different movies. Alien is a straight-up psychological horror sci-fi and Blade Runner is this very thematic, poetic think piece about the future, humanity and our relationship with cybernetic individuals. In a lot of ways, because Ridley and I spent so much time talking about Alien and Blade Runner while we were working on the Prometheus script, because [I] figured I could get fired any day now so I'm just going to ask Ridley Scott every question that I have ever wanted to ask him about those movies, Prometheus kind of ended up being a mashup between those two films and the idea that the film was going to start exploring those bigger questions.
It may not necessarily give the answers that people would want, but that's the downside of going and asking god why he created you. Sometimes he just shrugs and says, "I don't know, I wasn't doing anything else that day," and it can be kind of a letdown. But it's also really interesting on a thematic level for someone who is so driven by answering a question…What happens when they get an answer that they don't like?
Playboy.com: The Greek myth of Prometheus and the Alien universe…Was it hard marrying those two things? Or is it just the name of the ship?
Lindelof: I think the reason that we chose Prometheus as the title is because the Greek myth is one that not everyone is familiar with and is always cool to reintroduce. The idea behind the myth is essentially, Prometheus steals fire from the gods. It is sort of a classic mythological story whether it's Greek or Roman. The gods don't want the humans to have something because they don't trust us with it. It's like the gods are sort of the parents of five-year-olds thinking, "Let's not leave a gun in the room because you guys might start shooting each other."
And in this point in time, technologically speaking, we're constantly faced with the question, should we or shouldn't we? Just because stem cells can do all of these amazing things, should we start injecting them into our bodies? What is the price of immortality? Every time we build a robot in a science fiction movie it goes crazy and tries to kill us and wants to take over, so maybe we shouldn't be building robots? So in the Prometheus movie, the idea of fire is really representative of technology.
We did this TED Talk piece in which Guy Pearce sort of talks about that idea. But in the movie itself we didn't want to get overly precious or pretentious about it. There is one sort of throwaway line of dialogue that corresponds with the myth of Prometheus, but every other time you hear the name, it's just when they refer to the ship. We wanted to make a movie that had the qualities of being intellectual and having a more meaningful conversation, but really wanted to make a cool summer movie that was thrilling, exciting and scary, so we tried not to overdo it.
Playboy.com: Going back to the TED Talk video, how involved were you with the viral videos that popped up online? It was reminiscent of some of your past work.
Lindelof: They were my idea from a pretty early stage. They were really interested with all of the viral that we were doing on Lost in terms of how you can really build a world with viral videos. And from the moment I took the job, I started getting asked, "Is this a prequel?", "What does it mean to be a prequel?", "What is the connection to the original Alien?" So I thought it would be great that instead of you and I answering those questions in interviews, we could start putting some content out there that answers those who are asking if this is an Alien prequel.
Then the TED Talk idea came about. I figured that if Guy, who is playing Peter Weyland (Weyland Yutani is the company in Alien) would do this TED Talk, audiences would know that there is a connection since Weyland is a fixture from the Alien universe. I called a friend of mine at TED and asked if we could use TED branding even though it's taking place in the future and was fictional. He said, "Not only can you call it a TED Talk, but you can also unveil it at the TED conference this year. We'll also host the video through our website." So that piece of viral made a big splash. It also gave us all of the benefits of TED branding, smart, clever ideas. And for some people who had never heard of TED, but were interested in Prometheus, the video became their introduction to TED.
And then I thought we could do a commercial with Michael Fassbender for the David 8 Robot piece. That idea came about after I had seen an ad for the new iPhone 4S. I thought, if Apple does commercials for iPhones, wouldn't they do commercials for robots? And if we can talk Fassbender into it, that would be great! Johnny Hardstaff, who is a very talented director who works out of London for Ridley's commercial company, just sort of took that idea and started doing the David 8 commercial. I wrote some copy for it and he brought these amazing visual ideas to it.
Playboy.com: I know you said that you drew a lot of inspiration from Ridley, but were there books or shows that you enjoyed while working on Prometheus?
Lindelof: I think that I was just so locked into the world of Prometheus, and obviously already have dozens of sci-fi influences, so not really. Ridley was talking about Erich Anton Paul von Däniken's work in terms of ancient aliens and the idea of life on earth being seeded from extraterrestrials, so that was a notion that he mentioned a lot. The other two things that came up that I sort of studied were 2001 and Lawrence of Arabia, for reasons that will become obvious for anyone who sees this movie.
Playboy.com: Congrats on the newly signed contract with Warner Brothers. Are you relieved to be back to television?
Lindelof: I miss TV a lot, though the last two years have been great and movies have been wonderful. I will hopefully make a couple more of them, but my heart is in television and the frenetic energy of it. I just really love being able to tell a story over a much larger canvas. I think for me the idea of painting murals is much more creatively energizing than doing one-off paintings. As great as my experience on Prometheus was, it has been two years since I took this job; in that time we'd make 50 episodes of Lost. I am looking forward to being a little less lazy and a little more nose-to-the-grindstone on a writing level.
Playboy.com: Is there much we can expect this early in the game?
Lindelof: Not ready to say anything yet. I've got a couple of ideas rattling around in my brain but some of those ideas are best left to continue rattling before they come out of my mouth.


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It was pure James Bond: A supersonic fighter that took off from and landed on water. Just three years after World War II, Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) of San Diego, California, entered a U.S. Navy contest to build a water-based interceptor. Its XF2Y-1 Sea Dart was a midnight blue, delta-wing, twin-engine, supersonic jet with retractable skis for landing gear. The engine intakes sat high to avoid sea spray, giving the craft the appearance of a bodybuilder with rippling shoulder muscles.
Right away, the Sea Dart was treading water. Underpowered by a pair of Westinghouse non-afterburning J-34 engines, each coughing out 3,400 pounds of thrust, the jet stayed stubbornly below Mach 1. Worse, it bounced hard on the waves, and the resulting vibrations jack-hammered the pilot. Convair's chief test pilot, E.D. "Sam" Shannon, reported that at near-takeoff speeds, the vibrations impaired his vision. Shannon did take off in the XF2Y-1 for the first time on January 14, 1953 — accidentally — on a high-speed taxi that went airborne for about 1,000 feet. The official first flight took place three months later, on April 9.
In August of the following year, Convair test pilot Charlie Richbourg flew a second Sea Dart, the YF2Y-1, powered by stronger Westinghouse J-46 afterburning turbojets, each with 6,000 pounds of thrust, through the sound barrier in a shallow dive at 34,000 feet. The Sea Dart became the only seaplane ever to go supersonic. But even with the more powerful engines, it never broke the sound barrier in level flight.
By then, the Navy was coming around to the realization that carrier-based jets were an all-around better option than seaplanes. In the midst of this shift, on November 4, 1954, Richbourg made a high-speed pass in the Sea Dart for some reporters and Navy brass assembled along the San Diego Bay. Rocketing by at 575 mph, he lit the afterburners. The kick from the high-mounted engines pitched the airplane's nose down. When Richbourg tugged back on the stick to correct it, the jet entered a divergent, or progressively severe, pitch oscillation, and broke up almost immediately. The accident killed him and the rest of the dwindling support for the program. Though the Navy granted the Sea Dart three more years of experimental status with dual and single skis of various designs, it cancelled orders for production versions.
Convair pilot B.J. Long, the Sea Dart's lone surviving test pilot, recalls his final flight, made on January 16, 1956. "It just about broke my back," he says by phone from his home in southern California. Taking off on the calm water of the bay, he flew out to open sea, where the test called for setting the seaplane down in swells ranging from six to 12 feet. As he did so, his helmet smashed the interior of the cockpit with such force that he thought he tasted blood (later, he found that the impacts had driven mucus from his sinuses into his mouth). The ensuing takeoff was almost catastrophic. Keeping the nose high to avoid piercing the waves, he ricocheted off their crests, a ride that slammed him ruthlessly at 9 Gs and left him dazed as the airplane took flight.
Now 86, he says a heart attack and bypass surgery late in life are unrelated to his 187 landings in the Sea Dart. "But that final flight," he jokes, "that gave me my brain damage."
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My friend Mike made a guibass out of his old classical guitar. I slapped him and called him an asshole.
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Ran across this when I was looking for some quilting information. I found this very interesting.
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Ran across this when I was looking for some quilting information. I found this very interesting.
I have heard of these. My dad is a truck driver and he has seen these barn quilts. I would love to see them.
I would like to see them also, thanks for the link. Eleanor Burns has a book out for a Barn quilt sampler that is really cute, too.
I have seen some of these too... I would love to take a road trip across america to see them all :D:D:D What a trip that would be!!!
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There are several barn quilts in central Illinois and Iowa. I never really thought about people not seeing them. Like everything else, when you see them all the time you kind of take them for granted.
Here are a couple of links to self guided tours in IL and IA. The second link is to a tour in IA. The barn on the first page of the link is featured in Eleanor Burns new Barn Quilt book.
These are in WI. I've never seen them, but they look pretty.
I just read an article in a magazine about them, and I cant remeber which. I think it was Mary Janes Farm...they are really neat!
how cool this is, I never heard of it before. Thanks for sharing!
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There are tons of sites out there now for the barn quilt trails.


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Re: Rapeseed Oil
Dunno about Australia or the US, but here in Blighty our "Rapeseed" oil is still pure as..
You can even buy hugely expensive "Cold pressed extra virgin" rapeseed oils...
Pants to that..I'll keep buying the waitrose own brand...
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Re: Rapeseed Oil
Does anyone know how Extra Virgin Olive Oil is treated to get to low acidity?
According to Wikipedia the smoke points are as follows
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil 375�F or 191�C
Extra Virgin low acidity Olive Oil 405�F or 207�C
The reason I ask is if lowering the acidity involves additional processing it may reduce some of the health benefits. On the other hand using Olive Oil in a dish that is cooked in the oven is risky since 375� or 380�F are normal cooking temperatures.
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The long drop: Australia's outback dunnies
"They were funny-looking buildings, that were once a way of life,
If you couldn't sprint the distance, then you really were in strife.
They were nailed, they were wired, but were mostly falling down,
There was one in every yard, in every house, in every town.
They were given many names, some were even funny,
But to most of us, we knew them as the outhouse or the dunny."
-- Anonymous
The outhouse, the thunder box, the long drop, the biffy and the kybo. Most cultures around the world have some version of a toilet separated from main buildings and in Australia it's called the dunny.
The basic design of the dunny is a hole in the ground beneath a bench with a circle cut out of it, or even a regular toilet seat, for parking the appropriate part of your anatomy.
Those that survive today are an integral part of Aussie culture and some are even tourist attractions -- although that doesn't necessarily mean you'd want to use one.
Painted, decorated or simply abandoned, here are some dunnies still making their presence felt, and smelt, around the country.
The Leaning Dunny, Silverton, New South Wales
John Dynon clearly wants people to "drop in" when they visit Silverton, although he'd probably be as happy they come to the front door for his gallery as the back for this excellent example of a traditional dunny.
Dynon is part of Silverton's thriving art scene and runs the Silverton Outback Art Gallery, filled with paintings capturing the incredible local landscapes.
This former gold-mining town 25 kilometers from Broken Hill has featured in commercials, television shows and such classic movies as "Mission: Impossible II," "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "Mad Max 2."
While the 130-year-old town is a far cry now from the days when 3,000 people bustled around, the 60-odd residents and the trade from tourism and film have resurrected life here, and no doubt the odd use of the dunny too.
Getting there: 25 kilometers northwest of Broken Hill, along the Silverton Road; map
19 Stirling St., Silverton, New South Wales; www.silverton.org.au
Bloke's and Shiela's, Curtin Springs, Northern Territory
Curtin Springs station is one of the last pit stops before Uluru.
Discerning travelers usually decipher the Australian colloquialisms pretty quickly, but if they don't realize sheilas are women and blokes are men there's always the trial-and-error approach.
The names "bloke" and "sheila" (the correct spelling) are thought to be linked to the country's Irish past.
Bloke may have come from a language spoken by travelling Irish salesman who, in turn, may have taken the word from Romany.
A sheila or shela/sheelagh could either be an Irish name or a figurative carving often used in Ireland over windows and doors to ward off death and evil -- perhaps not inappropriate for the state of some of Australia's dunnies.
Getting there: Located on the Lasseter Highway, 85 kilometers east of the entrance to Uluru; map
Curtin Springs Station, Lasseter Highway, Northern Territory; www.curtinsprings.com
Toilet For Freeloading Customers, Kynuna, Queensland
If you've driven this far out along the Matilda Highway you'll be glad to find any available toilet.
While this dunny might not offer much in the way of privacy or plumbing, it's a good excuse for those wishing to off-load out of the car and have a laugh.
This dunny is located near one of the state's most iconic pubs, The Blue Heeler, which was first established in 1889 as the Kynuna Hotel and used by travelers on the Cobb & Co coach route.
Getting there: Located in northwest Queensland, 164 kilometers southeast of Mount Isa, 344 kilometers northwest of Longreach; map
Matilda Highway, Kynuna.
Mungerannie Dunny, South Australia
"Mungerannie" is an Aboriginal word meaning "big, ugly face" and that might be the face you pull when you see these facilities.
If there were ever a place you might run into something sinister, it's this drop on the edge of the Sturt Stony, Tirari, Simpson and Strzelecki deserts.
Still, you're at least guaranteed a queue-free experience, as the only other potential customers will be patrons of the Mungerannie Hotel on the remote Birdsville Track.
And deadly redback spiders.
The hotel was first developed, along with a store and eating house, to provide for drovers, travellers and station people in 1886, when these dunnies were commonplace.
If you don't fancy the Mungerannie dunny, make sure you use the hotel's facilities, as the nearest alternatives are 210 kilometers away in Maree.
Getting there: 301 kilometers south of Birdsville, 210 kilometers north of Maree on the Birdsville Track; map
Mungerannie Hotel, via Port Augusta, Birdsville Track, South Australia; www.mungeranniehotel.com.au
More on CNNGo: Australia's biggest tourist traps
Zanci Homestead Outhouse, Mungo National Park, New South Wales
This remote outhouse in the stunning Mungo National Park has stood the test of time and the elements to await visitors at the end of a 10-kilometer walking and cycling route from the park headquarters.
The Zanci homestead was built about 1925 and operated as a sheep station prior to becoming a National Park. The Zanci station in itself was once part of the Gol Gol run, dating back to the 1860s.
While the homestead itself no longer stands, many of the old buildings remain, such as the woolshed, shearers' quarters, an old dugout built to escape the heat of summer, the Zanci stables with log walls and spinifex thatch, and of course the dunny.
All provide a unique glimpse into the pastoral life of the time, but the area where the dunny stands was also once home to even more ancient cultures.
Mungo has a rich Aboriginal heritage and recent finds have dated their presence here to some 50,000 years ago, making the dunny and its neighbors seem but recent visitors.
Getting there: 876 kilometers west of Sydney via the Sturt Highway. Take the Silver City Highway from Buronga and follow signs on the Arumpo Road to the park (110 kilometers). The Zanci homestead is accessed by the Zanci Pastoral Heritage Loop; map
Mungo National Park, Arumpo Road, Balranald Shire, New South Wales; www.visitmungo.com.au
Bob's Bush Loo, Murphys Creek, Queensland
Although a modern addition to the do-it-yourself dunny hall of fame, this dunny was washed away in the horrific 2011 Queensland floods -- fortunately, with no one inside at the time.
A replacement has been constructed on the property recently, but the restored previous incarnation remains the most charming, featuring a regular toilet seat atop a corrugated base over a long pit.
The washbasin is of the same ilk, with a jerry can over a traditional basin that free-flows into a waiting bucket below.
In keeping with the rustic surrounds, you get to look out over native bushland while conducting your business.
Getting there: Turn off onto Murphys Creek Road after Helidon, 120 kilometers from Brisbane on the Warrego Highway; map
Fettlers' Cottage, Ewaninga, Northern Territory
"We apologize for the temporary closure of these toilets, which are undergoing repairs caused by Bloody Vandals. Ghan Society," reads the sign on the door.
While the future of this dunny remains uncertain, the fact there's even a non-functioning toilet in a place as remote as this deserves acclaim.
The dunny is part of the Old Ghan Railway that bisected the country north to south. The cottage was constructed in 1929 to house fettlers, or repairmen, who maintained the siding 40 kilometers south of Alice Springs.
The modern-day vandals, perhaps the same ones that set the place on fire in 1985, could easily be punished for damaging a vital part of Australia's history by going on dunny duties -- cleaning said facility for visitors once it's fixed up.
Getting there: Take the Stuart Highway south of Alice Springs and turn onto Santa Teresa Road toward the airport, then right onto Maryvale Road; map
Closed Dunny, Cape York, Queensland
Although a recent addition to dunny history, dating back to circa 1996, this dunny was a useful part of the Moreton Telegraph Station when tourism developed and simply using the natural "facilities" was no longer an option.
Recently, nature had the last word when green ants moved in and accosted people during rather private moments -- up on the Cape, an infestation can close a dunny.
Even so, it remains standing today, permanently closed but watching over the area like an immobile sentinel.
Getting there: 750 kilometers north of Cairns and 130 kilometers east of Weipa via the Peninsula Development Road; map
Moreton Telegraph Station, Wenlock River, Cape York, Queensland; www.moretonstation.com.au
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Lovely Flat in Alfama
Size70 m²
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- Balcony/terrace
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Accommodation summary
The apartment combines its medieval architecture with modern and sophisticated design, since it was renovated. The décor mixes the Portuguese tradition with the Eastern culture. These aspects, a fantastic view over the rooftops of Alfama, the special illumination of the city of Lisbon and the Tagus River creates an unforgettable atmosphere.
Do not miss! It is include the following: A large living room with 2 distinct areas with double sofa bed, satellite TV, music DVDs and CDs. The kitchen as a washing and drying machine, a dishwasher, microwave, electric stove and oven, fridge and freezer. One bedroom with a double bed. There is another room with 2 single beds and a bed sofa.
With all kinds of traditional commerce, and pedestrian distance of most of the most popular sites in Lisbon. It is also possible to walk to the station of Santa Apolonia, linking the capital to the north of the country and also receives trains from Spain. There is an underground car park, 1 minute walking from the apartment, in the Largo das Portas do Sol.
House rulesA deposit of € 100 is to be returned at end of stay.
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The price includes a welcome pack.
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Nice apartment in a very good location and nice neighbourhood (almost everything in walking distance, shops, bakerys etc max 5 min away). Well equiped with everything you need for a few days. A little bit dark and small, but you probably wont find a place in Lisboa thats very different, its just the way it is in old portugese buildings. And it has its charme.
The hosts were very kind and professional, gave us a typical portugese cake as a welcome gift :)
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Although smaller than expected, it was a very nice appartement! Everything was in good condition, the location in the old Center of Lisbon is really good. And Luis was very kind and gave as a lot of useful information to explore the City.
We enjoyed our stay here in this nice neighborhood. The appartment seems to be new in use and is equipped well and very spaceous. We experienced some difficulty with electricity in the house, but all in all it was a good place to stay.
Nice and beautifull appartment in the centre of Lissabon. The room is clean and comfortable. The hostes Christiane is very kind, speaks english and likes to inform you about the city. We have enjoyd it.
Beautiful apartment, well located and comfortable. We had some problems on our way to Lisbon so we arrived late, but they helped us with everything and were really comprehensive.
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The apartment is very cosy and beautiful. It is identical to the fotos. Cristóvão is a very friendly person. He gave us some tips what you have to see in Lisbon. He also explain us how to get to different points of the city. Alfama is a very nice and calm part of the city, so that you can sleep very good. Across from the apartment is a public WC. The woman who works there is very friendly, but talks any time ;-) There weren`t so many people who use the public WC, so that the street ist very quiet. You have a wonderful view, when you left the Apartment. We love Alfama and we would like to go there again. Thank you very much Cristóvão.
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*In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] there are a lot of references to Las Venturas (in television, radio, etc.).
*In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] there are a lot of references to Las Venturas (in television, radio, etc.).
*In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] There is a [[TV Shows in GTA IV|TV Show]] called Las Venturas Poker, which is set inside a casino in Old Venturas Strip
*In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] There is a [[TV Shows in GTA IV|TV Show]] called Las Venturas Poker, which is set inside a casino in Old Venturas Strip
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Las Venturas
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Las Venturas, San Andreas is the third and final fictional city the player meets in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is based on Las Vegas, Nevada, and like its real-life counterpart, Las Venturas is a gambling city located in a desert region, with casinos such as The Camel's Toe and Caligula's Palace. Everything you can buy in Las Venturas is 20% more expensive than in Los Santos or San Fierro. Las Venturas translates to 'The Fortunes', whilst Las Vegas translates to "The Meadows" or "The Grasslands".
The city is also notable for its freeway system. The Julius Thruway is a freeway that circles the whole city. Freeways from both Los Santos and San Fierro intersect with it. Another freeway is the Harry Gold Parkway, which runs through the middle of the city and intersects twice with the Julius Thruway and then leads to Los Santos (though it is not officially the Harry Gold Parkway once it leaves the city limits). Las Venturas is home to the famous baseball team, the Las Venturas Bandits, and Greenglass College. The city is also home to Mafia families. Initially, there were three families: the Leone Family, the Forelli Family and the Sindacco Family.
After completing dangerous missions in the deserts of San Andreas for Mike Toreno in exchange for his brother Sweet's freedom, Carl Johnson discovers that Toreno has vanished, not fulfilling his end of the bargain. However, after helping The Truth steal secret items from the government, Carl gets a phone call from the blind Triad leader Wu Zi Mu, whom Carl worked with in San Fierro. Wu Zi Mu has opened a casino called "The Four Dragons Casino" in Las Venturas, and he offers Carl part ownership in exchange for defending it, since Las Venturas is a Mafia-controlled town.
After stopping the sabotage efforts of the Forelli Family and Sindacco Family, who have part ownership of Caligula's Palace, with the Leone Family, Carl and Wu Zi Mu plan to strike back by pulling off a heist on Caligula's. Carl eventually meets Kent Paul and Maccer, a member of the Gurning Chimps. Paul knows Ken Rosenberg, who is currently the manager of Caligula's.
After helping Rosenberg out with his problems, Salvatore Leone himself arrives from Liberty City to take total control of Caligula's. Carl capitalizes on his relationship with Rosenberg to earn Salvatore's trust, and after performing numerous hits for him, is ready to begin the heist. When the heist team successfully robs Caligula's, Salvatore swears revenge against Carl.
In a different tempo, Carl also does a task once again for C.R.A.S.H., which is to retrieve a dossier for Frank Tenpenny. After some time, C.R.A.S.H. and Carl meet up in Las Brujas, near El Castillo del Diablo in Bone County, to give Tenpenny the dossier. In this event, Tenpenny knocks out fellow C.R.A.S.H. member Jimmy Hernandez with a shovel, since he was going to turn in evidence against Tenpenny. Later on, Eddie Pulaski also gets killed, but this time by Carl.
Soon after this, CJ saves the life of disgraced rapper Madd Dogg from committing suicide. and becomes his new manager. However, Madd Dogg wants to return to Los Santos to reclaim his mansion from a drug dealer named Big Poppa. The story then leaves Las Venturas.
Most Las Venturas casinos are modeled after real-life locations in Las Vegas. Curiously, counterparts to some noteworthy Las Vegas casinos which existed in 1992 (when the game takes place), but were later demolished, do not appear in Las Venturas - these include the Dunes Hotel and the Sands Hotel. Also, the Luxor Hotel and Treasure Island Hotel and Casino had yet to be built.
Three casinos, namely the Four Dragons Casino, Caligula's Palace, and Casino Floor, can be entered by Carl Johnson. Inside you will find dealers and casino games along with many pedestrians. These pedestrians will be found ordering drinks, playing the table games (except Wheel of Fortune), standing in front of the slot machines, and making comments regarding the drinks they are ordering, about the table games they play, and about Carl Johnson's appearance. Casinos in Las Venturas include (real-life counterparts in Las Vegas):
- The Four Dragons Casino (Imperial Palace)
- The Pink Swan (Flamingo)
- The High Roller (Bally's)
- Pirates In Men's Pants (Treasure Island)
- The Visage (The Mirage)
- The Emerald Isle (Fitzgeralds)
- The Starfish Casino (Bill's Gamblin Hall and Saloon)
- The Clown's Pocket (Circus Circus)
- Caligula's Palace (Ceasar's Palace)
- Royale Casino (Casino Royale)
- The Camel's Toe (Luxor)
- Come-A-Lot (Excalibur)
- The V-Rock Hotel (Hard Rock)
Las Venturas has references to famous landmarks including:
- Las Vegas Welcome Sign
- Bonanza gift shop
- Vegas Vic and Sassy Sally
- Little Chapel of the Flowers
- Graceland Chapel
- La Concha
- Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino
Other Locations
- Blackfield
- Creek
- Linden Side
- LVA Freight Depot
- Old Venturas Strip
- Pilgrim
- Prickle Pine
- Redsands East
- Redsands West
- Roca Escalante
- Rockshore East
- Rockshore West
- Spinybed
- Whitewood Estates
Other Notable Places
- Blackfield Chapel
- Blackfield Stadium
- Greenglass College
- K.A.C.C. Military Fuels
- Las Venturas Airport
- Las Venturas Bandits Stadium
- Last Dime Motel
- Linden Station
- Randolph Industrial Estate
- Yellow Bell Golf Course
- Yellow Bell Station
Major Roads and Intersections
Old Las Venturas
The casinos in the Old Venturas Strip district have no names, but are modeled after the largest casinos in downtown Las Vegas: Binion's Horseshoe, Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Fremont Hotel and Casino, and The Four Queens Hotel and Casino.
- Behind the Clown's Pocket Casino, a large pink dome is under construction. The pink Adventuredome behind the Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas was also under construction in 1992.
- Las Venturas is the only city with no Street Gangs roaming the city.
- In GTA San Andreas, the printed map included with the game implies that the Clowns Pocket Casino is named the Ringmaster, which probably means the name was changed.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV there are a lot of references to Las Venturas (in television, radio, etc.).
- In Grand Theft Auto IV There is a TV Show called Las Venturas Poker, which is set inside a casino in Old Venturas Strip.