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Ideas for Halo 4 Vehicles and Weapons
Just post what you think would be a good idea, nothing ridiculous like nuke guns or black hole grenades. Here are my ideas:
A forerunner gravity gun, like a shotgun, fires a pulse of energy. Think grav hammer, but a shotgun. Something like a revenant, but with a gun like a hunter's gun in halo 2, heavy needle turrets, like in Halo Wars, The ability to use Jackal shields.
Spartan Jack 17 08:20, February 1, 2012 (UTC)
I think it would be cool of there was a plasma assault rifle with an energy bayonet. Also, what if we saw the original needler? The one that the covenant copied off of. That would be wicked
User:Scarecrowbill 8:53, February 3, 2012 central time
Yay a comment! Just one more idea, there should be a gauss gun, like in odst. And, Scarecrowbill, I think that the gun the enforcers in halo 2 used original forerunner needlers.
Spartan Jack 17 06:51, February 7, 2012 (UTC)
What about the SMG? I know its not new, but the SMG and the beam rifle need to make a return. also dual wields.
Ruler Of The Wastes 23:17, February 13, 2012 (UTC)
If you ask me, the main enemy's/enemies' weapons should be the additional weapons. However, I don't know if 343 Industries is up to creating a whole new weapons spectrum, so it may be extremely similar to current ones. UNSC ones can stay of course. I feel the "advanced" weapons should be used, like the explosive-round magnums in the books, special-round sniper rifles, and so forth. Specific vehicles would also be interesting, like the Rhino of Halo Wars.
Personally, I feel the Sentinel Beam needs to make a return with slightly varying degrees, like the Sentinel Major. A semi-large portion of vehicles (drivable and not) are available already in the Forerunner area, like possibly more space missions with Forerunner Dreadnoughts or something. The Unidentified Sentinel Variant (I nickname it the "Scarab Sentinel") would also be interesting to control, or a similar vehicle. Weapons such as the Enforcer's Mortar and Needler, and the Sentinel Beams.
More personally, some Forerunner Laser Cannon or something, to be a counterpart of the Spartan Laser. The Forerunners undoubtedly had the technology to create a much more rapid-fire and higher-battery version. Development of Sentinel Weapons to be able to see more would be nice. Possibly have a Monitor or Protector Sentinel(s) as an ally/allies throughout the campaign. Many Halo Wars units could use a comeback. Also, the Hugarok could be there, as they aren't Covenant-made, but Forerunner.
Taerdan 21:56, February 3, 2012 (EST)
What I think should definately be in Halo 4 would have to be a Scarab Gun and the ability to control those giant Sentinal-like robots from Halo 2. That is what I definately think should be in Halo 4.
Add every single weapon from every single halo game and weapons based off of one weapon but diffrent all in the same game like a sniper rifle with a normal scope and one with a themral scope. And bring back the battle rifle and have a scoped and unscoped varient, also select fire to change from full auto to burtst to semi would be cool and under barrel grenade lauchers.
BiggestHaloFan 23:18, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
I think they should bring back the original Sniper Rifle. The one with the anti-matter rounds.
Hey if you guys remember the m99 stanchion sniper rifle from contact harvest, it says that it can rip through a foot of titanium A and has a range of like six miles. imagine how easy a hunter or wraith would be to take out eith that beast of a weapon. Plus, I'm a sniper so I have fine taste in the big guns
A full or semi auto rifle intended for Anti-air and/or Anti-Vehicle similar to the application of the Heckler & Koch G36K from Mission Impossible III (I can't personally vouch for the actual firing power of a G36K). A full clip for this Anti-Vehicle rifle would be about four to six rounds and firing off all of them would add up to about the same amount of damage as a Spartan Laser shot. A single player could hold five to six clips, reload time would be approximately equal to that of the SRS 99 AM from Reach, and there would be a heavy satifying kachunk when you feed the magazine in. This Weapon would be about the length of a standard MA 5B but about 2.5 times as wide and a thick barrel, also a 3x zoom so it is not replacing the sniper rifle or replacing any UNSC weapon for that matter (Bring back all the Weapons, Covenant, Sentinel, and UNSC) Placement would be typically sparing like any of the other heavy weapons but the idea is your day is that much brighter when you do find one ;] Thanks for reading Papa Fox 15:55, April 4, 2012 (UTC)
There ought to be a Just Cause 2 Grappling hook. Y'know, so you can grapple walls to escape easier?
Never played Just Cause one or two but in The Fall of Reach the original Spartan II's used a similar device to what you are describing for dropping in on Marines during a Stun Round exercise. This was before they attached the heavy Mjolnir armor but after the augmentation. In game a Grapple gun might work better as a utility like sprint or jump jet but it would be fun to jab enemies with the pointy end at medium range or hang and snipe like Linda in First Strike (she had the Mjolnir armor at this point obviously so a grapple and high tension cable that could support a Spartan II is feasable). Papa Fox 17:17, April 4, 2012 (UTC)
EMP Strobe (Covenant): Visually the shots would be a harsh light similar to a camera flash in rapid progression, even the sound would be somewhat like an oldfashioned camera (like a poof and an electric splash simultaneously) except rapid fire. The trajectory would be straight not arced, cylindrical, and fine. The effective range would be close to medium and it would be a pistol. The EMP Strobe would create a blurry array of multi color spots across the victims visor/HUD briefly, energy depletion in personal shield systems (obviously bad), and energy depletion in vehicles rendering it immobile; only while under fire thereby not overpowering the gun. The amount of time a vehicle would recover should depend on the vehicle ie a Mongoose spanning open ground would recover much more gracefully than a Banshee or Falcon mid flight. Thanks for reading Papa Fox 19:01, April 4, 2012 (UTC)
I was thinking it would be cool to have more then one kind of pistol. So the high powered scope copatable one as well as the shorter ranged weaker (at all distances except for very short range then its about the same) one. So for a standered game you could start with an A-rifle and a long range or something like that. Paul-767 03:37, April 6, 2012 (UTC)
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Spartan Jack 17 00:03, April 8, 2012 (UTC)
A miniaturized version of the M168 Demolition Charge. You would carry it like standard ordnance ie JackHammer missiles or target locator. To apply the demo charge you tap the weapon trigger for a proximity detonator or you could press and hold the weapon trigger to engage a timed fuse, say 10sec or so. You would be able to hold about four to six charges (in the place of a weapon) and the blast would trigger "Weak Points" (indicated by HUD when equipped). The explosive strength would be less than a MAC barrage from the Target Locator but more than a JackHammer Missile. Papa Fox 19:41, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
It would be cool to see the Forerunner light weapons shown in Halo: Legends, or at least something similar. AnthonyGraham 02:22, April 16, 2012 (UTC)
I created a mock-up of what Spartan Jack 17 had brainstormed earlier; a Forerunner Gravity Gun or Forerunner Shotgun on ONI sword base Papa Fox 18:12, April 18, 2012 (UTC)
That looks Awesome!! Great picture, thanks, it looks exactly like I imagined it!
Spartan Jack 17 09:31, April 20, 2012 (UTC)
To expand on my previous topic of returning weapons/vehicles, I'd like to see Halo Wars vehicles being drivable. Possibly have a Locust and/or Scarab mission where the boss/enemies are other Locusts/Scarabs/Super Scarabs. I'd especially like to see the Wolverine (Rocket Warthog, but BETTER!), Cobra (Rail Gun/lockdown Rail Gun would ge fun), and Grizzly Tank there. Hawks, placeable/drivable Elephants, Gremlins, Cyclopes, and Vultures would be excellent too. Weapons should be vastly improved upon - surely in their extensive technology Precursors/Forerunners produced a weapon equalling a Spartan Laser. We haven't seen one TRUE Forerunner Power Weapon. A gravity gun, as mentioned above, would be good for that; however, I can't see the anti-Flood use too well, as much of the Forerunner weapons are based. If it were Precursor, they were focused on defeating the Forerunners in the Precursor/Forerunner War mentioned by the Precursor prisoner, and thus their weapons would focus on getting through Combat Skins/Environments Suits.
The Heretic/Rogue Elites/Grunts/etc. would obviously be using standard Covie weapons, so there isn't much room for new stuff there. Although, I would like to see the Carbine return, along with the Beam Rifle. The Focus Rifle was a sidegrade to the Sentinel Beam, and replaced both the Beam Rifle and Sentinel Beam. It isn't right. That "Sniper" weapon is NOT good at sniping - only harassing the aware and killing the unaware.
Taerdan 22:07, April 23, 2012 (UTC)
Yes, the Covenant Carbine should return for the simple fact that it was awesome. There has been mention of an Assault Carbine on 343 Sparkast 0012 and on page 49 of GI issue 229. Also if you get GI checkout page 45 of the same issue for what looks like an Elite holding a Carbine or perhaps Assault Carbine point blank at John 117
Papa Fox 00:05, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
It would be really cool to have some sort of light machinegun in between the assault rifles and heavy machineguns, i.e. used like an assault rifle but with a large clip capacity like the heavy machineguns when you tear them off like 100 rounds. They should also put in more space combet levels but have a wider variety of spacecraft you can fly. They should have some sort of UNSC artilery vehicle, maybe the one from halo wars or a warthog equipped with a mortar. Finally make armor permutations actually do stuff like EOD reduces damage from explosions, armor that looks like it carries extra ammunition will actually let you carry more ammunition, and when you combine different parts of the same armor set it increases the effects like helmets and shoulderpads.KriegsMeister 14:57, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
I addressed a similar idea about the armor system in Halo 4 Multiplayer Ideas Papa Fox 15:40, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
I think the DMR should be brought back. Sure, the game's supposedly following 3 but, in my opinion, the DMR is superior to the BR. Main reason: Semiautomatic weapon beats one which only allows burst fire.
In response to the post above this one: Both the DMR and BR have been confirmed for Halo 4. I agree that semi auto firing is the best for precision but the BR does have it's uses in CQC and Mid-Ranged combat.
Papa Fox 16:57, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
i think that they should bring back hornets and i think it would be awsome if you could get useable pelicans.
they should add interactable objects in forge mode like doors which can be opened and close,elavators and drop pods for spartens.
Looks like SOMEBODY isn't signing their posts. They know who they are. (I haven't a clue.)
Hornets need to return, simply for the fact that the UNSC shouldn't need more people in order to be an effective air unit. Someone mentioned a space mission. Good solution to the "fighter" portion: Pit UNSC vs Covenant (if you want/needs be) and use Seraphs and Sabres as main fighters; they have shields. Pelicans can possibly be heavy-weapons, and other Pelicans can be bombers, maybe. Or Longsword/Shortsword can be bombers.
You have to remember purposes of guns in the game in order to suggest new ones. UNSC has high-tech prototypes and lower tech general warfare guns. Forerunners built mostly anti-flood (AKA heat/light) weapons - ones that burn and are good against flesh (sentinel beam and "Enforcer Needler" respectively). Covenant reverse-engineered those, and the Prophets upgrade them. Most Covie melee are ceremonial, like the Energy Staff. Brute ones are primative, generally brute (no pun intended) force, and tend to have blades on them. Precursors, with their supposed battle against the Forerunners, would likely have armor-piercers, not shield-drainers (as far as I'm concerned, Combat Skins seemed to be armor and not shielding, as the Forerunners fell prey to the Flood, which wouldn't have happened if they had shields). And since Covie weapons are reverse-engineered Forerunner weapons, I'd like to see where the Beam Rifle, Carbine, Plasma Rifle, etc. came from; those weapons in Forerunner. Again, we need a Forerunner/Precursor power weapon. Would be nice to see. Taerdan 23:25, May 1, 2012 (UTC)
adding to the space mission idea i think it would be better if it were a type of invasion mission where the spartens need to do somthing on board the covenant ship.basically it would be like the 'long night of solace' mission in reach.
and i will remember to sign my comments in the futureGrumpy grunt 18:31, May 2, 2012 (UTC)
Forerunner tech Unmounted gauss turret Forerunner equivilant of the hog/prowler Also faster explosived (like rocket launcher with the speed of a tank round)
Forgot to sign again? Oh well. This post is, specifically, expanding on whomever's is above (directly). Depending on the enemy type (Precursor or Forerunner or w/e else), their equivalent of VEHICLES. Covenant equivalents are nice an' all but there need to be more vehicles of different styles, which would also open up vehicle war gametype possibilities. More turrets and such would also be nice - like a mounted mortar that is NOT a missile pod as they, by default, do NOT fall. Faster explosives, however, would be overpowered. Just a question for Bungie: what gives the Rocket Launcher (and specific other weapons) the ability to lock AIR units but not GROUND? It would need technology of such a superior level that it is easier to just keep the more primative form that tracks both on, namely due to the variety, given there are jet-small rocket ones (Hornets), motor ones (Falcons), jet-only ones (Pelicans and Longswords/Shortswords), and impulse drive ones (most, if not all, Covie). All Covie vehicles (except maybe Prowler) use, so far, a form of impulse/antigrav drives, and UNSC uses motors/engines in most/all ground vehicles, along with a few (or one?) air.
Just @above, though - tank rounds are fast because it is a cannon, not a rocket launcher. Rockets just need activated to launch/be shot out. Cannons require some pushing force. Most Covie vehicle-mounted ones are megnetically shot/guided. The Gauss Cannon uses MAC technology on small-scale. A "railgun tank" or "MAC tank" would be interesting, though, to use on UNSC vehicles. Give us a drivable Cobra, 343!
Taerdan 20:35, May 9, 2012 (UTC)
I think there should be a multiplayer if not campaign level wher most of the area is covered in water. They should make a new boat-type vehicle for this. Maybe something similar to a warthog, with one driver and maybe two or three passengers manning mounted guns. The guns could be simple machine or gatling guns, but it would be cool if there were rocket launchers and gauss guns as well.Ooklebomb 17:23, May 17, 2012 (UTC)
id like old-style Scorpion with co-azial machine gun as well as manned turret
I just thought that I'd post some of the new vehicles & weapons that have been confirmed for halo 4.
The Assault Rifle looks almost exactly the same as the halo 3 model, although with better textures. It seems to play like the Reach AR, with reticle bloom.
The DMR surprised me, because I didn't see the point of there being BR and DMR, although the DMR is a better sniper weapon. I havn't actually seen this in gameplay, although I think it would be basically the same as in Halo: Reach
The ghost looks almost exactly like the Reach ghost, although I think that it is a bit faster, and has unlimated boost.
No surprises here, the warthog is back. The design seems a bit blockier then in previous games, but the it seems to handle the same (terribly).
Spartan Jack 17 05:58, July 6, 2012 (UTC)
A forunner siniper and maybe pistol, the beam rifle SMG i miss them and new look for the shotgun current is a possible placeholderCrispyChicken17-dont pick on the grunts 17:17, July 6, 2012 (UTC)
- "A good idea would be, first, an EMB (Electro-Magnetic Beam), used as a high voltage emissor made by Forerunners that could lower enemy shields, carbonize flesh, or put into unconciousess our "delicated"enemies. The good news: you won´t know what will happen... it is going random between the three of them.
Second, let me introduce the "Microwave Anti-Flood Rifle", called the Percussioner. Sounds horrible, produce horrible things. It could melt metal, and vaporize enemies on emissions at intervals of four seconds, and within three meters wide. CAUTION! Emissions could destroy and explode plasma weapons!
Third and last, human weapons (Grenades, Rockets) based on hydrogen explosions. They are destructive, but recently made by the UNSC engineers.
Darkkrow (talk) 15:43, July 13, 2012 (UTC)
Darkkrow 10:38, July 13, 2012 Panama (UTC)
I just want to get my hands on a Cobra so badly-Fightin first
- The Railgun and Saw look epic, Im also looking forward to seeing the forerunner's vehicles
Hatsune Miku - (Talk) (Contributions) (Edits) 18:47, August 26, 2012 (UTC) leadfaun I aught to add a custom weapon creator thing, you know, to make your own weapons.I would prababley add new knives, like covenant ones that are usable, like the energy cutlass. I also want usable jackal sheilds,mayby UNSC riot sheilds?Alos when im typing the editor keeps moving side to side...weird.Mayby a covanent beam gun thing that fires a stream of lasers and it sticks to stuff, making it a hazard.
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Main Dish
Rotini Pasta with Spinach Cottage Cheese and Feta
- 1 pound rotini pasta
- 5 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 5 ounces spinach, chopped, frozen, thawed and drained well
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 ounce balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp dry oregano leaves
- 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped fine
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced fine
- 3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 1/2 cups Kemps Cottage Cheese
- Salt & pepper, to taste
To serve cold:
- Cook the pasta until al dente (crisp to the bite). Drain and cool the pasta with water. Place in a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients, reserving half the feta cheese for garnish. Mix well. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Garnish with remaining feta cheese.
To serve hot:
- Drain cooked pasta, but do not cool. Add the oil to a large saute pan and heat. When it is hot, add the spinach and tomatoes, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pasta and remaining ingredients. Mix well and serve in a pasta dish with some great, crusty bread.
Per serving: 284.5 calories; 11 grams protein; 8.2 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 43.4 grams carbohydrates; 641.0 milligrams sodium; 109.8 milligrams calcium; 6.2 grams fiber
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I recently spent some time chatting with Rip Esselstyn, the Ironman triathlete and former firefighter behind The Engine 2 Diet. Rip filled me in on his partnership with Whole Foods, the real solution to the health care crisis and why Costa Rica is the country to be. (Click here to check out my interview with Gene Stone, Rip's cowriter on the book.)
Roseann Marulli: Hi, Rip. I know you have a lot going on right now, so thanks for taking the time to speak with us. The book came out about a year ago, right?
Rip: Let's see—no, officially it came out February 25, 2009.
Roseann: Okay, so it's almost a year and a half now, and you're still touring and talking to people. What's the reception been like? Are people resistant because you're asking them to take the things out of their diet that they think make life worth living: meat, cheese, the whole nine?
Rip: If we're talking America in general, yeah, they're very resistant—most people are resistant to change, especially when it comes to food, and especially foods that they're very comfortable with. But what I've been doing—as of late October, I became a Healthy Eating Partner with Whole Foods Market, one of two Healthy Eating Partners in what they're calling their Healthy Eating Initiative. Whole Foods is really determined to get back to their roots, they want to be the leader as far as healthy eating education goes. Their Healthy Eating Initiative has four pillars. First is whole foods—perfect, eat whole foods. Next is plant-strong—which they borrowed from me—which is, eat more plants, eat plant-strong. Next is healthy fats, and the last is nutrient-dense. And really, by eating a whole-food, plant-based diet, you get all those things in spades. So what they've done is—actually, let me backtrack. I retired from firefighting on September 25, 2009. The success of the book presented me with some opportunities that allow me to take helping people and saving lives to a whole other level. So now with this partnership with Whole Foods, I'm going around the country, the U.K. and Canada and talking to Whole Foods team members, customers and communities about all the reasons for eating a more plant-strong diet. So getting back to your original question, I'm finding that the people who are coming to see me aren't that resistant, they're actually pretty open-minded. I think that what you'll find is, in reality, maybe 3-4% of America is either vegetarian or vegan, but there's probably another 40% or 50% who are interested in doing it, they just have no idea where to start. So a lot of those people are coming out to see me speak, and I'm finding that most of the audiences are very receptive to this message.
Roseann: And Whole Foods doesn't see it as a conflict of interest to push plant-strong when they've got meat, dairy and all the other stuff in their stores?
Rip: When you get down to it, Whole Foods is a business, and if right now they were to take out cheese, meat, fish and dairy, they'd probably go out of business in a hurry. What they want to do is—I think one of the greatest voids right now is education. Most Americans don't know that egg whites are bad for you. They don't know that skim milk has just as much casein, if not a little more, than 1%, 2% or whole milk. They don't know that fish and chicken are filled with animal protein, and they don't know why animal protein is bad. They don't know that chicken has just as much cholesterol as red meat. They don't know that olive oil isn't a health food, it's an unhealthy food. Who else is pushing this out to Americans? I think it's very courageous and brave for Whole Foods to launch this initiative to try to teach Americans, This is what true health is. Yes, we sell some of those other things, but we're going to label everything and let you know what's healthy and what's not healthy. And they're doing a color-coded system, they're doing something called Health Starts Here, they're putting Engine 2 Plant-Strong Pick stickers on canned and packaged stuff that meets certain criteria when it comes to fat, sodium and sugar. They're doing amazing things. It'll be interesting to see where Whole Foods is in five years and what everybody else has decided to do, because Whole Foods is such a leader.
Roseann: So when is all this getting off the ground?
Rip: The soft launch started just a couple of months ago, but the hard push starts in January 2011.
Roseann: That's really great. Now, one of the things I've been wanting to talk to you about is when the Texas Beef Council sent brisket to all the firehouses in Austin because of the success of Engine 2.
Rip: I know. Isn't that incredible?
Roseann: Yes! At first I was pissed, but then I thought, This is amazing, because it shows how worried they are; it shows that they recognize that people's consciousness is changing and that this is something for them to worry about. I thought, Wow, how ballsy of them!
Rip: It really was, wasn't it?
Roseann: Did they send it to your firehouse?
Rip: Oh my god, they sent it to every firehouse in Austin!
Roseann: The other shifts must have loved it, because in your book you talk about them leaving meat products and beef propaganda for your shift when you came in. They must have been thrilled!
Rip: Well, the beef propaganda and all that stuff happened way before the Beef Council decided to do what they did. But yeah, it was just another reason for them to give us a hard time.
Roseann: Because oil and fat are such big offenders, what do you think about tofu's being 40% fat, even though it's a healthy fat? Do you think people should limit their intake of it? Because it is also processed, even if it's not a processed food the way gummy bears are. Off-the-shelf stuff like hummus tends to have a lot of fat too. It's difficult to find certain foods within the range of 2.5 grams of fat per 100 calories, as you recommend in the book, unless you make it from scratch. Do you suggest people give themselves leeway and just do the best that they can?
Rip: A lot of the label reading is for the canned and packaged goods. Where I do give some leeway is with, obviously, tofu, and nut butters. There's not a nut butter out there, unless they start making a chestnut butter—
Roseann: I LOVE chestnuts!
Rip: Well, you know, chestnuts are only 5% fat, but almost everything else is 80% fat. So I would say you have to decide what your goals are, and if your goal is to lose weight, if you're unhealthy and you've got some issues going on, if you have heart disease or are Type II diabetic or something, you might want to limit your intake of tofu, nut butter, those foods. But for the most part, that 2.5 grams out of 100 calories is for canned and packaged goods. I don't really count tofu in there.
Roseann: So if you don't add any oil to your food, what do you put on potatoes?
Rip: I love potatoes cut up and baked as french fries, or mashed with a little soy milk and nutritional yeast. Sweet potatoes I eat plain.
Roseann: What about Daiya? Have you had it?
Rip: I have, I've definitely tried it. If I'm not mistaken, it's 70% fat; it's loaded with canola oil. And I don't know about you, but I've gotten to the point where I've not been eating cheese for so long that even though it's not dairy per se, to me it tastes just like cheese, and I find it revolting.
Roseann: I have to say, when it first came out, I was addicted. I was eating so much of it, I think I just bottomed out. It was definitely nice to have a meltable "cheese" again, but it does feel almost as heavy and clogging as actual cheese.
Rip: Exactly.
Roseann: In the book you say to avoid refined, white flours and that mock meats are okay, but when you look at the wheat in fake meat, it isn't whole grain, plus there's added oil and salt. And I haven't found any vegan ravioli made with whole grain pasta. In those cases, where the bad stuff is minimal—
Rip: Are you talking about gnocchi?
Roseann: No, I think you'd mentioned Full Moon Rising or another vegan ravioli, but I haven't seen them with whole grain pasta; it's always white. Is it okay to make allowances for that kind of stuff every once in a while?
Rip: Keep in mind that this book is basically for someone who's transitioning from the Standard American Diet to a plant-strong diet. So in the book, yes, I have the Gimme Lean sausage and some of that other stuff, which to me is—you know, they're not really healthy food products. But they help you transition before you find healthier alternatives. I can't even remember the last time I had a piece of Gimme Lean. It's been a long, long time.
I've been able to find some whole grain gnocchi that are great, very clean, with no oil or anything like that. And then pasta—you know, when you're traveling or are out at restaurants, I tell people to just do the best they can. You're probably not going to be able to get whole grain noodles, a lot of times you're not going to be able to get a whole grain pizza crust, but do the best you can. And for sure don't get cheese, get a clean marinara sauce and get tons of veggies on top.
Roseann: So if you don't eat mock meats, what's a typical lunch or dinner for you? Do you spend a lot of time cooking?
Rip: Lunch is leftovers or an open-faced kale, cucumber and tomato sandwich. For dinner, I eat all of the recipes in the book. I don't spend much time cooking during the week, but on the weekends, yes.
Roseann: What's the logic behind making the program 28 days long?
Rip: It's just a hook to get people to do it and realize how good they feel and how they're starting to take back not only their health but their palates, which have been hijacked by big food and big business. But to me, in 28 days, all kinds of incredible things can happen: cholesterol droppage, weight droppage, energy increase, the gastrointestinal tract humming along perfectly, headaches, kidney stones, acid reflux; the list goes on and on. And so my hope is that after 28 days, people will have a newfound relationship not only with food but also with themselves and their body. And while they may not continue to the extent that they have been for the 28 days, my hope is that they will be forever changed. I'm sure you know the numbers. Right now, about 5% of Americans' calories come from fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans. If after 28 days of doing Engine 2 almost 100% you go back to 75%, you're doing so much better than you were before.
Roseann: So are most people starting with the Cadet level (where different foods are given up week by week) and working up to Firefighter, or are most people jumping in with both feet?
Rip: I would say it's probably 75% Firefighter, 25% Cadet. And you'd be surprised how many people jump in as Fire Cadet and then after a week they're like, You know what? I want to be a Firefighter, screw this Cadet stuff.
Roseann: That old competitive spirit wins out every time!
Now, I'm vegan for ethical reasons, and when people who want to change their diet ask me what one thing they should give up first, from an ethical standpoint, I say give up dairy or eggs because more animals are harmed to make them. But typically people think, You give up meat, you go vegetarian for a while first—it's how most of us did it; that's how I did it. But in the book you start off in Week 1, for the Cadets, by taking out dairy and processed foods, before meat, eggs and oil. Why do you suggest that people do it in that order?
Rip: Good question, and I would answer it the same way you did. To me, dairy is the most ubiquitous thing; it's so ever present in breakfast, lunch and dinner, whether it's milk, butter, ice cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, cheese, cheese, cheese, cheese… If people are going to give up one thing, it should be all dairy. Plus, dairy is loaded with casein, which is such a tumor- and cancer-promoter. So even for health reasons, I would say dairy.
Roseann: That was what struck me when Mark Bittman came out with the whole vegan before six thing. I thought, You're talking to people who eat eggs, bacon, sausage, French toast, pancakes, omelets with cheese, etc.; breakfast is the most difficult thing to eat well when you're out because it's so laden with animal products. There are a lot of options in your book, but coming from somebody like Bittman, a New York Times food writer who's not providing real nutritional help, it shocked me. Unless you're holding their hand the way you do, that's a really difficult thing to ask people to do. I know I get frustrated when I go out for breakfast, because there aren't any vegan places around here, so it's like, All right, I'm going to have the fruit cup, maybe oatmeal, if they'll make it with water instead of milk, maybe toast with jam. Not very exciting stuff. And that's when people throw up their hands and say, I can't do this, this isn't living, this is no fun. It's really challenging for them.
So do you go out for breakfast or brunch? What do you eat?
Rip: Sure do. I go out for breakfast tacos, pancakes, migas especiales, etc., at a number of different vegetarian, vegan and macrobiotic restaurants. And when I'm traveling I'll step into a Starbucks and get oatmeal.
Roseann: And what do you think about the whole hegan movement—all these men who are hegans, because we have to label everything!
Rip: Well, I want you to know up front that you're talking to the ultimate hegan!
Roseann: Well, I knew that!
Rip: I think it's a very clever little term she came up with. She got a lot of good press out of it, that's for sure. And I got contacted by Nightline to do a story about that.
Roseann: Can we find it online?
Rip: We haven't done it yet. Hopefully it'll happen sometime this year. But what do I think about it? I think it's fun and entertaining.
Roseann: So the "plant-strong" terminology—is that just a way of making the idea of a vegan diet easier for people to digest, so to speak?
Rip: Yeah. To me, it's very friendly, it's not polarizing, it's very inclusive, and it doesn't back you into a corner. And it's like, Hey, just do the best you can. If you're eating more plants, your health is improving and America's health is improving, good on ya. So I love "plant-strong." And it's also a great double entendre. You know, eat plant-strong, meaning eat more plants, and also, I'm plant-strong—I'm eating plants, and I'm strong. Real men eat plants.
Roseann: That's right!
Rip: Somebody e-mailed me the other day saying that they love Engine 2, and when people ask them what it is, they say it's a vegan diet with balls—a vegan diet with cojones.
Roseann: So is there an ethical component in it for you at all, or is it pretty much—because I know you eat honey. There are some vegans who eat honey—beegans, as we like to call them.
Rip: Beegans! That's great.
Roseann: Hegans, beegans, vegans—there's a whole soup of us. So is there an ethical component for you in being plant-strong, or is it just a healthier way of living?
Rip: Well, I think that for everybody it starts out one way, then it bleeds into the other areas, especially the more you truly live it. And I can tell you that I do it for all the reasons now: I do it for the planet, I do it for the animals, everything. The more you read, the more you educate yourself, the more you realize that we'd be so much better off across the board if people just started eating plants. The solution to so many things, to so many of the issues we're having right now as a country, it's so simple, yet everybody wants to complicate it. I like to say that, for example, with the health care crisis, the answer isn't more legislation, it's not more doctors, it's not another pill, it's not another procedure. It literally starts with what's at the end of your fork. And if people would just look in the mirror and deepen their personal commitment to their health, man—by eating more plants, it's crazy what we could do with the $2.3 trillion health care costs, 75% of which are related to five diseases that are all food-related.
Roseann: Except that we have this mentality of play now, pay later. Just give me a pill.
Rip: I was in Costa Rica not too long ago, actually about two weeks ago. And I was amazed—Costa Rica has the highest rate of literacy of any country on the planet, 98% literacy. 30% of their country is national parks, and it's because in 1948, the leader abolished the army, just did away with it. They can afford to because they don't have any huge mineral deposits or anything like that. But they did away with their army, and they put all their money into education and eco, and look where they are 60 years later. So if we were able to have some sort of leader or movement where America got behind the whole plant-strong, plant-based vegan movement in a similar way, it's crazy what we could do.
Roseann: Absolutely. Dennis Kucinich—woohoo!
Rip: Go, Denny!
Roseann: Exactly! Well, you obviously have a lot on your plate, but are there plans for another book, or is something else coming down the pike?
Rip: Yes, yes, yes. I'm working on another two books, but I'm not going to tell you what they are yet! I can tell you that one is going to be pretty much exclusively recipes, and the other will be very exciting.
Roseann: Oh great, keep us in the dark! Are you going to write them with Gene again?
Rip: I think Gene will be helping me with one of them for sure, yeah.
Roseann: Well, this is all very exciting news. I'm so glad we finally had a chance to talk, Rip. Thank you very much.
Rip: And thank you. Have a nice plant-strong weekend!
Roseann: Okay. You too!
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Jason Dason #
"I like to say that, for example, with the health care crisis, the answer isn?t more legislation, it?s not more doctors, it?s not another pill, it?s not another procedure. It literally starts with what?s at the end of your fork."
But what's on the end of the average American fork is in large part the result of food policy legislation.
For a guy who otherwise seems to really get the power of incremental, progressive change but I find it curious that he doesn't mention any of that on a government level. It sounds like he just hopes to jump straight to a plant-strong messiah.
I'd be curious to know Rip's thoughts on non-dietary animal/vegan issues. Leather, testing, etc. I wonder if he sees these as important issues, or particularly related to his dietary mission.
And, ugh, too bad he likes the word "hegan"! I really wish that would die a quick and silent death. Bad enough we've got to (apparently) bring the horrible baggage of gender roles into the discussion, but that word just makes me gag.
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Cat Clyneon #
Excellent interview, Roseann! I'm still ruminating over the phrase "plant-strong," but I just love the fact that Rip is out there spreading the word and changing hearts and palates. Go Rip!
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tsouon #
what is so wrong with olive oil, if not heated?
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Toddon #
I came across Rip's book right after it came out when I saw him on the Today show. I thought it sounding interesting, and decided to try it for the 28 days. I had never once considered going Vegan before that. I have been Vegan for 1.5 years now. His book is great, and the benefits are real. And in changing my diet, I changed other aspects of my life.
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Marshaon #
Am a huge fan of this book, Rip, and way of eating; however, has anyone heard of a serious bean allergy and how to overcome it? Very hard to do this diet without all kinds of beans and lentils (since age 3). Would appreciate any help!
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g kaplanon #
Agribusiness contributes 51% to global warming!
Going vegan is part of our planet's salvation.
Dr. Fenner ( small pox vaccine) warns that if we do not change our ways, in 100 years, humans' will become extinct. The Nat. Academy of sciences, a little more politically correct, gives us 200-300 years!
Watch in you tube
"HOME" by Yann Arthus.
The most extraordinary video ever made.
DNA studies show we are vgans, no wonder #1 and 2 causes of death in meat eating nations, are cardiovascular diseases and cancer!
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twson #
I have both books, Rip's and his dad's. HOWEVER, Dr Weston price wrote a book on nutrition about 100 years ago where he traveled the world looking at numerous healthy cultures all of whom had animal products in their diets. I'm wondering if animal products are not as bad as long as they are as organic as possible and unprocessed. Nothing against 100% vegans, but how do you explain Dr Price's study? To me it means there is more to the equation. But one has to accept the possibility they were wrong or partially wrong and seek the truth regardless of pocketbook or ego aftershock. If they can't then they haven't fully evolved. Kinda like the mideast and why they stone their loved ones.
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Nancyon #
3rd week on diet, for my husband & I, love it, lost wt,feel better,survivor of stroke,diabetes 2,cholesterol & b/p. ,committed for 2 mos,then new labs,
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tokyoveganon #
According to China Study author Colin Campbell, the most marked difference in prevalence of disease is between those who consume less than 5% animal protein vs 20% animal protein as a percentage of calories. It is possible for diets of "healthy cultures" to include some animal protein, but I doubt it is near the 200lbs meat consumed by average American annually!
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natalieon #
My boyfriend and I are planning on following this whole foods diet together. I have been vegan for 3 years but my boyfriend has only recently cut out meat. PLUS he is going to be a fire fighter too. I can't wait!
MARSHA, try looking into a mainly raw food diet. There are no beans in that diet and if you do it right, the results are amazing. You feel like you are glowing ;)
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Kadejaon #
I SAW his dad on Dr. Sanja Gupta's special- no more heart attacks. the next morning I woke up and went 'cold turkey no dairy, no meat, no oil. i m day 32, down 11.5 lbs and feel better, no craving crazy snacks or foods. will i keep going? yes!! and 3 cheers to whole foods for supporting this educational mission.
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Anna W. Edwardson #
Hi Rip, I applaud your work, I recently went to my local whole foods market and was delighted to see their new "Healthy Living" program. I received a complimentary cooking class. I started the vegan eating plan after seeing your dad on Dr. Oz (We even spoke on the phone) I'm about 95% with the plan, no oil is the big challenge, but I'm loving it. When I go off my eating plan my body is not happy. I appreciate not having cravings and being hungry all the time. My biggest challenge is thinning hair, being vein that is huge for me so I will sleuth out what my body is missing. I think we are are approaching the 100th monkey, while we may be a small minority, I can remember trying to be vegetarian back in the early 70's eating shriveled up produce, we have come a long way baby! lol Again thanks,
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Pattyon #
Rip, I enjoyed watching forks over knives…it has changed my life! I then watched your DVD Engine 2 and instantly bought your Engine 2 Diet book. I love the recipes…very flavorful recipes. I am just wondering how I know the calories of plant based foods to help me with my weight loss. I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue… I can report that I have attained so much energy from eating plant based whole foods! I cleaned out my cupboards and never looked back. Now I would love to loose the weight I gained from my thyroid and sluggish lifestyle. Thank you and your dad for making this information available to me and changing my life…More than the Dr's have been able to do in years.
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workingonmyhealthandweighton #
Patty, You don't need to count calories if you use recipes from Rip's book, or Dr. Esselstyn's book, or Dr. John McDougall's website, etc. Your weight loss may be slow, but if you're paying attention to your plant-strong diet, you should keep losing. I need to get back to exercise, which, of course, also helps. Remember, carbohydrates (including sugar)have 4 calories per gram. Oils/fats have _9_ calories, more than double. Check your menus for oils/fats and keep them down. I love avocados! But they and nuts are high in oils. I still eat my daily small handful of walnuts chopped up in my morning oatmeal (for the omega 3s in them). Limit such foods.


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Equipment is always taken to prevent wipe of possible data evidence on discs and other media.
Other than that dunno. If funcom advertised something as free2play, but charged for play, then it's a fraud. "Free" doesn't mean "fraud", at least according to dictionary. I'm saying that for years, noone listens.


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Following Dominguez's slip out of the limelight, Troncon has found Ramiro Pez fit into the role just as easily.
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well i finally got one i love it I've already started working on it so far I've added crimson trace grips , 3 port compensator , extended slide release , magwell i still have to put my trijon tritium night sights on it and extended mag release
so i guess what i am asking is what should i do next ? or have done to it ?
although i must say i hate the full length guide rod makes life a pain when disassembling lol
Personally I would have left it stock so I could get use to it and see if there might be anything that I needed to tweek or if running it stock was just right for me. I would suggest you shoot it a good bit and get use to it before considering modifying it anymore than you have.
Sounds to me like you bought the wrong gun??
Sounds like lack if research before buying and you bought the wrong gun.
Do whatever you want with it. There is such a wide variety of parts and pieces to customize your 1911 that you shouldn't run out of idea.
I'd spend less time worrying about what other people think you should have done to your gun and just make it the YOU want it. I like to add my own personal style to my 1911s and it's rare that I own a 1911 that will look exactly like someone else's. That's the beauty of it, you can make it your own and who cares what anyone else thinks about it. If it looks, feels, and shoots good to you, that's all that really matters.
I'm not sure why folks would think you bought the wrong gun based on the mods you have done - seldom does anybody leave their rifle or pistols 'stock' and often change everything from rifle stocks, sights, performance type parts, grips, etc etc...
That being said, I think many parts on the 1911 pistol are swapped out for personal taste and looks reasons as opposed to actual improvements to the platform. Others, like compensators, are subject to great debate on just how valueable of a mod they are. Bottom line, As long as you are happy with the performance you are getting out of the mods you are making, then I say good for you.. the nice thing about the 1911 is that if you don't like a mod, you'er typically only out the cost of the part and you can easily reverse the mod. It's your pistol, make it the way you want and if that includes adding parts that are more 'visual' then performance based, that's okay too - as long as you like it.
Congratulations. New guns are a good thing. :D
If you're not happy with it, sell or trade it and get what you want. Trust me, it's very common and no big deal. The alternative is to change out a few parts and make it what you want it to be.
Don't sweat the small stuff, do what you want. :cool:
Well I went to the local Tobacco Outlet last friday and thought I would try a different brand of cigar. I settled on trying the Playboy and I'm glad I did. These babies are going to have a permanent spot in humidor along with my Romeo y Julieta Reserva Reals. They're a tad strong for my tastes, but not unenjoyable. I smoke more mild to medium cigars like the Romeo and Julietas, but when I want a good kicking cigar I'm definately going for the Playboys.
Lol dang.. How come people are saying he bought a wrong gun lol, I would feel sad if people said this when I purchased my first 1911 as a SPRINGFIELD MOTHA EFFING ARMORY BABY!
I dont feel I bought the wrong fun at all I just love working on them there's always room for improvement I think just my opinion anyways
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Fort Smith and Barling, Arkansas lifted bans established a bowhunt in a 7,200-acre area that lies in both towns. The hunt was instituted because the overabundant local deer herd might starve. It will also help reduce the risk of the animals roaming into the area as it fills with new homes and businesses.
Two public parks in Kansas City, MO held pilot bowhunts in 2006. Forty-one deer were taken from late November to Dec. 10. The City Council authorized the hunts after learning that at least 400 deer were hit by vehicles in the city annually.
Bowhunters in Warsaw, Indiana took 20 deer during a three-week archery season in November. Councilman,an Jeff Grose said "We felt the residents in that area had a legitimate argument to declare the deer population a nuisance."
After reports of overabundant deer damaging property and being the cause of multiple automobile accidents, Almosa, Colorado allowed hunting with bows and shotguns on a city-owned golf course until Feb. 28.
Suburbs of Des Moines, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio have also staged bow hunts or are considering doing so.
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Private equity firm Bain Capital announced that it will pay $1.6 billion to acquite Apex Tool Group from Danaher (NYSE:DHR[1]) and Cooper Industries (NYSE:CBE[2]). The deal is expected to be finished next year, Bloomberg noted.
Danaher and Cooper Industries created Apex in 2010 by merging their tool units. Each owns a 50% stake in Apex, which manufactures Craftsman-branded tools sold by retailers including Sears.
The Apex acquisition marks Bain's biggest transaction so far in 2012. Last year, the firm was involved in transactions valued at $4.7 billion.
Bidding for Apex, which generated sales of $1.46 billion and turned a profit of $134 million last year, had been in progress since at least last month. Earlier reports said Bain was willing to pay between $1.5 billion and $1.8 billion to purchase the business.
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