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Remember that saying "the early bird catches the worm"?
Waking early is one of the major traits exhibited by hundreds of millionaires. While others are groggily slumping out of bed at 8 or 9am it's those with the millionaire mindset (and drive) that has them waking up between 4 and 6am. They're all ready and out the door before you've had your first cup of coffee.
To the masses we label them as "morning people".
There isn't some magical formula to become this type of person because it really comes down to disciple. Discipline not only in your sleep habits but happens the night before and what's on the table during the day.
Been wanting to join these morning people? Let's dig into some of their routines, habits, and disciplines.
The planning part of developing a better morning schedule is slightly difficult because we never know what the world may throw at us. Some nights we may need to burn the midnight oil in order to reach deadlines for the following day. These times are the outliers though so just stay focused on the majority of days you can control.
Readying for Success
Ever wonder why you never have trouble knowing it's a holiday morning or you've got to catch an early morning flight? It's because it's exciting and big things are abound to happen during the day.
Going to sleep without goals for the next day is going to make it a slog in the morning because there's little motivation other than to just get there and work. Plan for action by writing out your major goals you wish to accomplish.
At the end of the night
Try to avoid eating, drinking caffeine, or alcohol at least a few hours before laying down. Once you're in bed it should only be there for you to sleep meaning no browsing the Web or checking emails.
Take a warm shower and drop the AC temperature so it's nice and chill. Turn off all those lights and create a sleep environment that knocks you out as soon as you're down.
Morning Time
Hopefully you were able to get a full 8 hours of sleep but we all know that when the buzzer goes off we're still going to swing our hand to the snooze button. That's one of the habits that needs a break.
A Morning Ritual
You can change this however you see fit but this is a type of ritual that works for many:
- As soon as you wake up drink a big glass of water to rehydrate and throw open those blinds
- Do any form of short circuit exercise (it can be a simple 7 minute routine doing pushups, squats, and crunches) – this will get the adrenaline going
- Hop right into that shower (but not hot – keep it kind of cool)
- Sort out the clothes you need and do any body routine you've developed
- Go down and make yourself a healthy breakfast like eggs, sausage, and toast
- Now is a good time to have a cup of coffee or tea
- Go back to the bathroom to brush those teeth
Before you're ready to step out into the world take a few more minutes for deep breathing. Take that time to reflect on all you've accomplished and what goals you'll achieve today.
It's all about the Routine
Yours will be different than mine but what we should all examine is:
- What we're doing now
- What we could be doing
If you're not a morning person at this time then it's obvious that something needs to change. It will take a lot of willpower and dedication those first few weeks but once it sticks you'll have developed a routine held by some of the most productive people in business.
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If there is any possible way to avoid filing personal bankruptcy, please use it. I speak from experience because I filed under Chapter 13 over 20 years ago and it has taken almst that long to build it back up again (the student loans didn't help--not dischargable in bankruptcy).
Potential creditors want to be assured that you will pay back the money they loaned you (even a credit card is, in fact, a loan) and a bankruptcy shows you can't be trusted to do so.
So, please see what you can legally do to repay your debts and not have to file bankruptcy. Could you get an extra job or sell a few things you don't really need to come up with some money to get your debts paid sooner. It has been said that the difference between being solvent and going bankrupt can be as little as $200/mo.
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Some people consider combat a rather essential component of largely combat driven games - and in that way, Oblivion was miles ahead of Morrowind. Don't even get me started on the massive improvement to Stealth and Archery.
Also, about production values and immersion - those aspects are a very big deal to the mainstream audience.
That's part of why Oblivion was such a massive hit.
Morrowind was slow and clunky on the original Xbox - even if it was a big hit.
There's no doubt Oblivion was a bigger deal - and Skyrim just takes it to the next level.
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Complaint Review: Drive-Train LLC
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Drive-Train LLC Very Bad schooling, WILL LIE TO YOU, STAY AWAY Jackson Tennessee
*General Comment: If you have a LIC.
In December of 2012 I lost my job so I decided I would fall back on a job i had done in past. Long and behold I had to attend I refresher course of atleast 40 hours of OTR training, so since I reside in West Tennessee I chose Drive Train LLC of Jackson TN. In January I began my schooling. The first day I was put in truck and told to drive to Jackson Tn to the main base school. When we arrived at the school we did nothing, I mean nothing, I spent most of the day on my cell phone trying to do the schools job.
What I mean is, the deal was for the school to help me find employment ( I know I have to look also ) besides the point, the school said they would help me find employment. Well they didnt and havent. The 2nd day I was taken to office and had to sign a paper stating that I would be pay 1200.00 dollars for the school and a job. So I signed it with needing a job so bad I could taste it I really was over a barrell exspecially now I was already a day in to it. The third day I went back to the main school was told "I was good at the occupation, I would have no trouble getting job and not to worry about anything. Well Jeff Hardin you lied.
On the third day ( spread of 3 weeks ) yeah thats right one day a week of school, Not a good school! Within the 3 weeks I had been able to get a road test by Nationwide Express, told the school they were like good good job you have the skills we are not worried about it. Well I failed the road test. Was told my skills were poor. I was mad and upset and returned to the school only to find the instructers, THE INSTRUCTERS asking me to help teach some other students with gear shifts. Really? Is anyone paying attention
One the fourth day I did another 10 hour day, were we drove for about 4 hours talked the remainer and never really accomplished anything. I guess my main complaint is schools like these should not be able to take you in one day a week for a month and then throw you to the wolves. It should be noted I did ask for more schoolling only to be left behind. If anyone wants to become a driver do not go to DRIVE TRAIN LLC IN JACKSON TN Not a good school. I will be the first to amit it, I should have researched better but I needed a job bad, now I am broke still looking and these people are knocking on my door threatening to "suspend my license for non payment. Hope this help someone else
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If you have a LIC.
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Try PAM, they train people with a lic, there are also others out there that train as long as you have a lic.
But trust me, after 39 years of doing this I can tell you, your not going to like any of it.
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Some Thoughts on the New Year
I am a great believer in setting goals. In October I listed my new goals for the year (culminating in September of 2008 at the ACFW Conference). I think it's time to review those goals and see how I'm doing.
1. Research 1870's southwest Minnesota. Did this. Read many books, many newspaper articles, and gov't reports.
2. Write a first draft of "Hope of the North Star" (tentative title) by February 14th, 2008. {I don't know why I chose this date, but there it is.} I've shelved this for the moment. The story wasn't coming together as I had hoped, and after setting it aside for awhile, I can see a major restructuring is in order. I'll come back to it later, perhaps this summer.
3. Edit and rewrite "Hope of the North Star" by May 15th, 2008. See above.
4. Write proposal packet, synopsis, and pitch for HOTNS before September 2008. See above.
5. Work on Deep Editing Course by Margie Lawton, incorporating what I'm learning. I have worked on this packet of notes. The more I work, the more I realize that in striving to fulfill all the great possibilities this course has opened up to me, I am in real danger of losing my author voice. The course is loaded with great examples of fresh writing, literary devices, power writing, and so much more, but after awhile, I found myself trying to emulate those examples to the point I didn't sound like me anymore. I have benefitted from the course, but I have to remain true to who I am at this point in my writing life.
6. Read 5 books on craft this year. Two books I've read so far are:
On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel that Sells by Leigh Michaels. My take- lots of excellent thoughts, some YIKES in the examples of the different categories within the romance genre.
The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life by Noah Lukeman. My take- This book didn't make a big impression on me. For a book on plot, I'd recommend Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell.
7. Begin new novel targeted at Heartsong with deadline of Feb. 14th for first draft.
8. Edits on new novel by May 15th.
9. Pull together an entry for the Genesis Contest 2008.
10. Finish rewrites of opening of Drums of the North Star and send them off to the agent for sending out to editors. - DONE! :)
How about you? Where are you on your goals? Are you readjusting, working, being specific and deliberate about what you want to accomplish?
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We were definitely on the same wavelength :-)) I like that you evaluated where you were with each goal. It sounds like you have a busy and exciting year in progress. I'm going to read (again) Donald Maas's book on Writing the Breakout Novel. It's been awhile since I've done that. Definitely liked JSB's Plot and Structure. Also, I keep Techniques of the Selling Writer (Dwight Swain) beside my computer.ReplyDelete
Abundant blessings to you in 2008.
I got my 2008 writing goals up today. I may be keeping y'all busy with critting this year!!ReplyDelete
Good going, Erica. You sound so organized.ReplyDelete
I've done a study on writing fast so plan to give it a try. I'm about 70 pages into a mystery. :)
I'm taking 3 online classes--just for the month of January, teaching two classes (February and March) and getting back to some freelancing. :)
I'm not going to conference this year so I feel no pressure to come up with a pitch, one-sheets or 'that professional look.' ha!


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Early Side-Missions In Locked-Off Areas
Posted 16 October 2008 - 06:54 PM
So yeah, mark the save with "BMX" after taking care of LS and then mark it with "NRG" to indicate SF-done anytime afterwards.
Posted 30 October 2008 - 07:19 PM
|QUOTE (rubregg @ Jun 7 2007, 20:07)
| into LV - The NRG Jump
a non-flying entry into LV, no bike skill
No bike skill requied, indeed...
I tried to do it like 50 times now , and I'm just ready to chew my keybord
Posted 31 October 2008 - 03:58 AM
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Posted 02 November 2008 - 07:05 PM
|QUOTE (rubregg @ Oct 14 2008, 21:13)
|Thanks for the info, Dark_side646. I usually do BMX before NRG and never really got into the details too much. ...so what happens if you do BMX first and NRG next, but fail on NRG? I think you'll get mission attempts added in this case, but I am not 100% sure.
When you do BMX mission, you can fail NRG as many times as you like, before you finally complete it. It will not give you any mission attepmts in your stats anyway.
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 01:59 PM
Thanks for the info on the BMX / NRG mission counter. ...so have you made the NRG jump into LV yet? It does indeed take a bit of practice to hit the right spot... It's probably easier with good bike skill, but it can be done with 0 skill, as shown in the video.
Thanks a lot, appreciated.
You did get the idea that this topic is about doing it without cheats, did you.
Posted 02 March 2009 - 06:37 PM
|QUOTE (rubregg @ Jun 7 2007, 20:10)
As soon as you enter an aircraft - or locked-off territory while flying an aircraft - a police Hydra spawns and that Hydra will fire one or more heat-seaking missiles at you (appearing as little red markers on your radar). This might happen very quickly or only after a while and so far I haven't found out if there's any rule to that. What to do to avoid those missiles highly depends on your actual situation in the game and all in all, flying is generally rather unpredictable.
about that: how much missles come is depending how good of a aim can he get at you. it goes like this:when you fly straight then he gets a good aim and shoots as many missles as it can, and if you pull out some stunts and turn alot then it wont get a good aim and wont be able to shoot much/any missles at you(personal experience)
srry if this is already added
Posted 26 April 2009 - 12:14 AM
I had previously once made it to 100% completion and learnt a lot of new things about GTA SA from this guide and the forum as whole in general.
These are some of the things i was able to do using this topic as a guide:
*Managed to get a Sandking(with hydraulics) from the big eye in the desert by jumping over the bridge at Montgomery intersection.
*Getting the Rockshore east minigun by climbing the scaffolding. I also used the excellent defensive cover offered by the scaffolding to maximise some of the other weapon stats, increase respect stat, by shooting the cops & their cars and collecting the minigun which spawned every 6 mins.
*Got a Seasparrow parked on top of the Mulholand safehouse garage.
PS:An off topic query is how to know what version of game (V1 or V2) i am running?
The loading screen doesn't show the version in my copy of the game and i haven't installed any patches.
Posted 26 April 2009 - 08:09 AM Edited by rubregg, 26 April 2009 - 08:17 AM.
Thanks for the contribution. I haven't looked into missile shot patterns all too much yet, because it never made a difference to me whether I'd have to dodge 1 or 3 of them - a 360 usually gets rid of them all.
note to self: ...argh, I should really do some updating - can't see any spare time too soon though...
Thanks a lot, mate. Good to hear you found the guide useful and congrats on your success .
To answer your question, if your menu screen doesn't show any version info, then it's v1.
If you haven't changed the original installation in any way, then you could also try to load a v1 save and a v2 save from here - the one that won't crash your game on loading is the version you have. Or you could upload one of your saves to gtasnp, it'll tell you the version of your .exe.
Posted 26 April 2009 - 12:47 PM Edited by laezy, 26 April 2009 - 12:50 PM.
|QUOTE (rubregg @ Apr 26 2009, 08:09)
Thanks a lot, mate. Good to hear you found the guide useful and congrats on your success .
To answer your question, if your menu screen doesn't show any version info, then it's v1.
If you haven't changed the original installation in any way, then you could also try to load a v1 save and a v2 save from here - the one that won't crash your game on loading is the version you have. Or you could upload one of your saves to gtasnp, it'll tell you the version of your .exe.
Thanks once again for your reply and the info about finding the version of the game.
I followed your instructions and my version is apparently the V1 original and i was able to successfully load a V1 savegame(Zmoonchild's ultimate starter game) downloaded from the link. .
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Posted 29 June 2009 - 11:18 AM
I know that Orion currently has limited access to the internet, but could anyone else tell me how are those two acquired without an aircraft?
Ive tried a few different ways, and Im sure that Im missing something.
Posted 29 June 2009 - 11:58 AM Edited by GTA Phreak, 29 June 2009 - 12:03 PM.
But I do think they're reachable by a series of stunt jumps on a bike, but it's hardly worth the trouble (and can probably only be done on the NRG)
Posted 29 June 2009 - 12:09 PM
as the result.
Seems as said its Bunny Hop to get there.
Posted 06 July 2009 - 02:28 AM Edited by rubregg, 06 July 2009 - 02:44 AM.
Yes, you can get to the horseshoes at Four Dragons and the Old Strip Casino with super bunny hops / mega hops (shoot machine gun directly after hopping off for extra height - tricky timing, I often need a couple of tries). OrionSR even pulled it off to get to the one on the billboard by megahopping off the chinese mall. I never made that one.
Posted 18 September 2009 - 08:10 PM Edited by ralenor, 04 October 2009 - 06:14 PM.
Something that puzzled me though (I haven't read every post so perhaps this has been brought up already):
|QUOTE (rubregg @ Jun 7 2007, 20:10)
|There's one Jetmax in SF and one in LV, find them where routes 1 & 2 on the map begin. The one in LV even has some armour right next to it.
Unless I'm missing something, there is more than one Jetmax around LV. Is there a particular reason the others aren't mentioned?
There is one just off the SE coast which is a better location IMO. It spawns more reliably then the Jetmax at the pier. No predators spawn around this area so it's a safer getaway. It's over the hill/cliff so cop cars can't follow you, the area is well away from ped spawns, and there is more than enough space to shoot down a police helicopter without risking the boat (it's a little way off-shore so it's best to take out the police helicopter before heading down from the hill, which is steep, go down at an angle to avoid losing health).
There is another Jetmax east of the Sobell rail yards (north end), which is also a fairly cop-free location. No predators spawn around there either, or indeed anywhere along the entire east coast, so while it's a long trip back, it's plain sailing, so to speak.
|QUOTE (zmoonchild @ Jun 29 2009, 11:18)
|I have a question concerning the collecting of horseshoes. OrionSR once stated that there are four locations that require an aircraft to get to, but for me, there are six locations that require an aircraft: The four that OrionSR mentioned plus the one on top of The Four Dragons and the one on top of the casino on the Old Venturas Strip.
I know that Orion currently has limited access to the internet, but could anyone else tell me how are those two acquired without an aircraft?
Ive tried a few different ways, and Im sure that Im missing something.
It is easy to get onto the roof of the Four Dragon's on a bicycle with a few (normal) bunny hops, though it's straightforward with a mega-hop too. I preferred not having to "resort" to the mega-hop for horseshoe collection though, it seems a bit too close to being cheating for my liking. I used it extensively in my first few master saves but then I started looking for alternative routes.
You can also get onto the Casino roof with a series of regular bunny hops. However, the only route I have found is a bit tricky and the landing zone is crap, easy to fall off the roof (it's possible to land more safely but it's a difficult jump, much harder than just getting over there). I didn't risk it on a real run as it's fairly safe to reach in a seasparrow (well, safer than the other airborne shoes anyway, plenty of cover from the buildings, though I have been hit a few times on landing/takeoff).
Indeed, without mega-hopping, there are only six (four airborne) you can't get just with the mountain bike (or seven (five airborne) if you discount that tricky Casino jump).
Oh, and thanks for the tip that a seasparrow can be stored on the mulholland garage, great find, it saved me a lot of time during my horseshoe forays.
Posted 24 September 2009 - 11:29 AM
Anyway i skimmed through the girlfriend FAQ on GameFAQS and it says a way to get a + in relationships is to complete the 2 player date thing. Is it possible to activate these 2 player free roams in a 4 star area? If so maybe you could get 100% doing this, after getting that 45% from Orions trick with Oysters.
If anyone has tried this before please let me know how it went
Also if you get nagative money from debt in gambling, do you get a phone call saying you owe money, and do people try kill you when youa re in LV on a master save file? Something i might add for the fun of it to one of my files, although i will miss out on a big Crim rating bonus
Posted 24 September 2009 - 05:33 PM Edited by OrionSR, 25 September 2009 - 01:13 AM.
I'm not sure if the 2-player dates provide progress under 4 star conditions. It's worth a shot. Let us know how it works out. That option isn't available on PC so I haven't tested it. There is another progress trick reported in the topic linked below but I can't get it to work, and looking at the PC and PS2 scripts, I can't figure out how it could work. Perhaps this is a bogus report. http://www.gtaforums...howtopic=407201
BTW, I've had inconsistent luck with that oyster trick. I'm sure it works, but the timing is fairly tricky. The girlfriends need to be at 0% progress, but can't finish the process of dumping CJ. They must still be available at home or the girlfriend meeting routine will set them back to 15%.
Yes, it is possible to get the phone call and mob attacks when LV is still restricted, but it seems that the scripts won't kick in if CJ has a wanted level above 0. This would appear to limit the mob interactions to the Jetmax dock, and perhaps a few other spots along the south bank.
ralenor, I'm not sure why those other LV Jetmaxes were not included in the guide. I started using them, but when I learned the trick of riding over the rail of the Mako Span I pretty much gave up on using boats for return trips to LS. However, I still use the Jetmax at the dock north of Palomino Creek fairly often because it is unrestricted and can be used for collecting oysters.
Added: The 4 Dragon's lower roof with the horseshoe can be reached by riding up the ramp of High Rollers, and then bunny hopping from one roof to the next behind the casinos. I'm still not sure how to reach the horseshoe on the casino on the old strip without a mega-hop, but I am quite curious.
Posted 24 September 2009 - 05:38 PM
I haven't tried the eastcost LV Jetmax yet, but that sounds like a good suggestion. As for the bunnyhopping, I've gone up to the Casino Roof with normal bunny hops once, but that was with a packer and a car on top of the packer (something like that, it's been a while) and overall quite a hassle. How do you jump there? And how do you jump up to the 4 Dragons roof?
About the negative cash thing, we're doing that in our modded Chain Game save but I haven't tried it early in the game in locked-off LV.
Posted 25 September 2009 - 02:20 AM
Also, what is the minimum % that the girls can be at before they dump you? I might try make a seperate save where they are all on this % and then il try from there, getting them to dump me as fast as possible and hopefully get them all on 0 and somehow get the timing right for the last oyster.
thanks for the fast reply though i didnt expect it so fast seeing as most of these posts are like in 2007, i though i would have to wait a few weeks
Posted 25 September 2009 - 03:03 AM Edited by OrionSR, 25 September 2009 - 03:09 AM.
The girlfriends' heart icon must be at their homes - the girlfriends must still be active. If they dump CJ the heart icon will disappear, and when he meets them again they get set back to 15%.
These girlfriend scripts are terribly complicated. It is difficult to figure out what the hell is going on most of the time, and I've only tried this trick a few times. What I would recommend is keeping a save before trying any of my suggestions - I'd hate to screw things up for you. Then collect all but the last oyster; preferably an easy one in LS. Meet the girls and date them down to almost 0% and save again. Make one last trip to visit all the girls, knock off the last of their progress, collect the last oyster, and check the progress. I strongly suspect they will be at 45% progress.
I think where I ran into trouble before was dating them down to 0% and then starting the oyster collection. By the time I collected the last oyster the girlfriend had vanished from the map and the trick wouldn't work.
Actually, what I would recommend is working on collecting their proofed vehicles. It's really easy to disable the two-timing dates for the rest of the game so if you like collecting proofed vehicles, then sooner is better than later.
The minimum percentage before they dump CJ is somewhere at or below 0%. I haven't messed with this much, but I was trying to get a girlfriend to dump CJ recently and after reaching 0% CJ could still date them a couple of times before he got dumped. CJ was on a dating spree, so perhaps 0% plus a bit of time would also lead to dumping.
Posted 25 September 2009 - 03:38 AM Edited by Jack Reacher, 25 September 2009 - 04:19 AM.
Its really strange, im doing it with Michelle right now, away from cops inside the driving school. It keeps saying progress with Michelle in the Green, a +
AS soon as it vanishes, another Progress update appears. However it doesnt seem to be increasing at all, i have bene standing here getting this updates but it doesnt seem to budge, my stats still say she is at 15%
Posted 25 September 2009 - 04:23 AM
^See what I mean about the GF scripts being confusing. I try not to clutter the topic with useless technical details, but I'm never sure what will be important information.
Posted 25 September 2009 - 04:33 AM Edited by Jack Reacher, 25 September 2009 - 05:16 AM.
I left the driving school, killed a few cops for a while, checked my stats and Michelle was still on 15%. I really didnt have to walk far, like 3 steps away from here. Maybe i coul dhave done it wrong, when you first meet her it goes up to 15% even if you dont say yes or no. So maybe i should have not answered her and kept walking up to her? il try again later, right now im going to carry on my main save file and get all 3 GFs at 15%. normally.
Update- I went and got Michelle again on my main master file and decided to walk up to her, get the progress bar but ignore her and not press left or right
I walked away a few steps, walked back and the progress bar went up again, and she asked for my number again. i repeated 5 times, kept getting the bar but on my stats no change. So i accepted her, and went back to LS and saved. Checked the stats, still 15%. This global stat though, does it mean i may have 20%? I guess a way to find out would be to do it 35 times and see if her car is unlocked, its a shame the oyster trick doesnt go to 50%.
I also tried to get Barbara. I landed behind the cop station and shot all the cops, although i think i nicked her when changing targets. I ran up to her and she fired at me, and my progress bar with her went up a bit, i checked my stats and she wasnt even listed there ( could be this global stat you mentioned?)
So i came back later, accepted her,but it was still at 15%
I then died, when i respawned in LS she wasnt even in my stats at all, but the heart was in El Quebardos (sp?) Yeah these GF stats are messed up lol, i didnt save that so i still just have Michelle and Katie. I will try this jelousy date thing, once i have all their vehicles in Doherty then i will try the oyster trick and 2 player tricks
Posted 25 September 2009 - 06:58 AM
I'm not sure how to describe the difference between the global variable and integer stats for the girlfriends. There are some fundamental differences in how they work in the scripts. As far as I know, there is no way to directly add to or subtract from the integer stats. To add 5 to an integer stat the script would read the stat to a variable, alter the variable, and then assign the stat to the value of the variable.
Somehow I doubt that cleared up any confusion. Um... I play on PC and have tools that can display the value of the global variables for the girlfriend progress. If I pick up a girlfriend for a date and give her a gift I can see the change in progress right away in the global variable. However, the integer stat doesn't get updated until the date is over and would include changes due to the success of the date, coffee after the date, and any kissing.
I noticed something similar to your experience with Barbara. I met Michelle inside the driving school, got bored waiting for something to happen, and punched to death the person she was talking with. Michelle crouched and covered her head, and I noticed the global variable for progress was reduced to 0%, but I'm fairly certain the integer stat was still at 15%. I didn't follow up to see how things updated. If it is consistent then perhaps this would be a quick way to get Michelle and Barbara to 0% (the GFs that prefer CJ to be fat) in preparation for collecting the last oyster.
Posted 25 September 2009 - 07:13 AM
Anyway has anyone done this oyster thing yet on PS2, where they get to 45%?
My plan is to get each of them to 5%, i think you lose 5% each time for a failed date. i will make sure my last oyster to collect is near SF, instead of LS. This way as soon as i fail Katie and get her to 0%, its quicker to get that oyster instead of going to LS, save then get the oyster. I also need to find the times they are available to date and try get all 3 at the same time. Im not sure how to get to SF from barbaras location fast atm, so im thinking il fail Katie, then michelle, getting them both on 0%.
Then il go to SF airport, fly over to Barbarra, quickly fail hers and fly off to a nearby oyster.I havent really thought of much of it yet i was really planning as i typed then, im no where near 49 oysters yet done all of LS and Red County so il cross that bridge when i get 49. How long roughly did it take for a GF to dump you though once you go them to 0%? you had to collect more oysters than me though, im just getting 1
Posted 26 September 2009 - 05:17 AM Edited by Jack Reacher, 27 September 2009 - 04:40 AM.
Basically its perfect stats, im doing 0 busts and wastes but i thought of something even harder while doing that. Many people like their msision attempts the same as mission passed ( i screwed this up though with taxi missions) so this will make this challenge harder
For this stat challenge you need NO money spent on Pay N Spray. Basically you will need to use bribes for vigilante, but also for taxi mission and pimp mission you gotta do ti all in one go without Pay N Spray
The real hard part is NO Legitimate kills. You must get 13.37% without a legitimate kill. For maxing weapons shoot cars i guess, i think you can run people over and it wont count. Anyoen think this challenge is possible? Getting max respect may be a problem...
Just a quick edit, maybe keep wanted stars attained and wanted stars evaded the same. To do this i think you can save to get rid of 1 star, anything higher you must use bribes, cloth changes or PnS
You can use PnS as it conflicts with the other challenge, and if you want to go hardcore i guess you could try doing it without collecting bribes. If you swim in the water it goes to 3 pretty fast ( for me) then use a chopper no hydra, or somehow get to your safe house and change clothes, not sure how effective this isbut its the best way to ditch wanted stars and keep stats perfect
Posted 27 September 2009 - 09:05 PM Edited by ralenor, 04 October 2009 - 08:41 PM.
|QUOTE (OrionSR @ Sep 24 2009, 17:33)
Added: The 4 Dragon's lower roof with the horseshoe can be reached by riding up the ramp of High Rollers, and then bunny hopping from one roof to the next behind the casinos. I'm still not sure how to reach the horseshoe on the casino on the old strip without a mega-hop, but I am quite curious.
Yes indeed. It took me a long time to figure that out. Strangely, I saw the Pink Swan hops (I go around the front) almost straight away but it took me a while to notice the jump from the High Roller.
As for the Casino, I've practised that a little bit more, it's not as bad as I first thought but it's still a pain. I haven't yet tried it on a real run.
Go to the Steakhouse next to the Cluckin' Bell (where the horseshoe is behind the sign), hop onto the ledge alongside Cluckin' Bell, then onto the ledge where the horseshoe is. Now hop up onto the roof of the steakhouse. Then hop onto the raised roof to the east and ride north over the roof of Cluckin' Bell and hop over the road onto the ledge over the shops. Go to the east end and ride north (fast) along the ledge and do a big hop (turn in a bit before jumping) over to the Casino. You should also turn in the air so that you land facing west or you can get stuck in the crevice where the awning meets the edge of the marquee thing at the end.
All in all, it's a bit of a pulava so it's probably not really worth it. I find that the Casino is not too bad to fly to before/after the Emerald Isle. It's easy with a mega-hop of course, but as I said I prefer not to use that for horseshoe collection.
If you do want to use this route, at first I had trouble getting onto the steakhouse, often I'd get the bike frame caught on the edge of the roof and had to pump the w (forward) key to get up. It turns out I was jumping slightly too late, if you jump just as the back wheel passes the edge of the sign (the far edge obviously, closest to the steakhouse), you get up easily, the back wheel (rather than the frame) catches the roof, but it's just a little bump. The final jump onto the Casino though, is still less than optimal.
|QUOTE (Jack Reacher @ Sep 26 2009, 05:17)
|I thought of an idea for anyone still interested in starting a master save.
Basically its perfect stats, im doing 0 busts and wastes but i thought of something even harder while doing that. Many people like their msision attempts the same as mission passed ( i screwed this up though with taxi missions) so this will make this challenge harder
Just a quick edit, maybe keep wanted stars attained and wanted stars evaded the same. To do this i think you can save to get rid of 1 star, anything higher you must use bribes, cloth changes or PnS
Is it even possible to keep the mission attempts/completions equal? Surely you'd always have at least the first two Chiliad races as attempts, but not completions? Burglary too but that can be balanced by doing BMX before NRG.
Also, I thought bribes did not count as an evasion? Plus, in 4-star territory, sometimes the level goes down to 3 and then immediately back up again. This seems to count as an additional wanted star, but is not counted as an evasion AFAICT. This would make it virtually impossible to keep the stats equal.
Doing a master save with no legitimate kills, that would certainly be challenging. 4-star stuff probably wouldn't be much different since you really want to avoid the cops as much as possible anyway (use plenty of tear gas when you can't avoid them). Vigilante would maybe be the hardest part, not to mention extremely annoying without collecting at least a couple of bribes (you'd be up to 4 stars by level 8 or so). As for respect, does shooting helicopters count as a kill, I've never noticed? If not, you might increase respect that way. But maxing weapons/respect like that sounds extremely tedious, it takes long enough raising both together by shooting the cops.
Posted 27 September 2009 - 11:40 PM Edited by Jack Reacher, 28 September 2009 - 02:25 AM.
Im not too fussed about mission attempts, didnt know about chiliad stuff so that cans that idea. I have never gone to 3 stars randomly on 4 star territory, only when i go swimming.
I have an idea for vigilante. Orion found out how to get proofed GFs cars, check his topic on that in the cheats section. If you can get barbaras rancher to LS then you could do vigilante in a fully proofed car. The first 5 levels should be done on a bike by using the door trick, if i get on and off my bike faster and enter the night club i can get my timer really high, i got 30 minutes by the time i got to level 5. After that it doesnt seem to work, they teleport to mulholland but dont die. From there use the proofed rancher and simply drive by them untill it smokes black and try get them out, then run them over. Cops and the AKs from the criminals shoudlnt be a problem at all,i believe it could be possible.
Update- I just thought of a different idea, if you arent fusse about gang members recruited then get all 100 tags, get 3 gang members with good guns in your fully proofed rancher and let them take out the criminals, you can also use them for pimping missions.
Only hard part is maxing guns, you could do that by shooting cars and stuff, no idea how you would get respect though, like you said maybe shooting poilce choppers gets you respect but no kill as there is no pilot. Whenever you want to ditch your wanted level you gotta go to a safe house and change clothes, always does the trick for me. No bribes could also be a challenge.
im having a very hard time getting all snapshots, every time i go to that tall building, the weather always sucks, its very foggy or clowdy and i gotta wait. Maybe i ltry get a fully proofed monster and do them 1 by 1.
Orion: I tried 2 player for GFs, got negative progress as soon as it started. I read that it is based on the last date you did so i figured if i met them, got the 15% positive and then did 2 player it would be fine, no luck. Il try after i get them to 45% and all oysters, maybe it might help. Also at 45% maybe you can have more luck dating them, have you tried doing a She Drives date with Michelle on 4 star with around 45%? what % is needed to trigger it?
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Delivering the truck to L&G Enterprises in San Dimas, California, Theresa masked off a two-tone paint scheme using black and red with a silver stripe to give the exterior bold character. After the paint dried, the truck was driven to Modern Image, where the Scoshe EFX logos were applied to the exterior. Nathan then drove to Precision Sound in Chino Hills, California, where the crew added a Street Scene Speed Grille, ARE lid, and color-matched Rhino Liner. While at Precision Sound, the interior received some attention in the form of charcoal suede being applied to the headliner, A and B pillars, and door panel armrests. Phoenix Imaging provided the cool dash treatment.
Inside is really where the Scoshe team got to have the most fun with the Canyon. Nathan installed a Clarion DVD head unit, a 15.3-inch drop-down monitor, and a set of EFX HDC675 component speakers. Bass is provided by a single EFX 12-inch subwoofer mounted in a custom enclosure. One EFX HD7004 amp pushes the mids and highs, whereas an EFX HD 5001 amp sends juice to the sub. Before any of the speakers and amps were installed, Nathan laid down several yards of Accumat sound-deadening material inside the entire truck. EFX twisted cables and RCAs supply the signals to each speaker and keep distortion to a minimum. Auto Meter voltage, amp temp, and amperage gauges keep vital signs at a glance.
Simple and to the point, the Scoshe Canyon is a doable custom for any enthusiast and shows what a little help from key people can do for a custom truck.


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Josephine Pucci, graduate of St. Margaret's School in Pearl River, heads to Sochi, Russia to compete in Winter Olympics
PEARL RIVER - An athlete competing in the Winter Olympics returned to her roots in Peal River today.
Josephine Pucci is a graduate of St. Margaret's School, and will be representing the U.S. in Sochi, Russia.
The Harvard College student is a defensive player on the United States women's ice hockey team.
Pucci has been playing ice hockey since she was 5 years old. She says she is grateful for all of the things she learned at the Pearl River school. The teachers and students say they are incredibly proud of her.
For extended coverage on Pucci's visit, watch the clip to the left or click News 12 Extra on Optimum TV channel 612.


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Sarah Parke reportedly overcorrected after veering into the oncoming lane momentarily. Her vehicle overturned a number of times before landing in the ditch, according to witnesses. No charges have been filed.


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Did the National Park Service blame messenger Chief Ranger Robert Danno for the message he brought to the Interior Department's Inspector General?
That's a hard question that invites exploration in the case of Mr. Danno, a career Park Service ranger with an impressive resume. He seemingly has been exiled by the agency for blowing the whistle on superiors who ignored well-established federal laws and agency policies and procedures in allowing a billionaire to chop down trees in a scenic easement along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
Sadly, following an impressive career in which he continued to climb the ladder, and nearly 8 years after Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder had workers clear roughly 2 acres of his land overlooking the Potomac River and the historical park, Mr. Danno has been living in an administrative purgatory. He's been busted from his chief ranger's position and, at one point, assigned to approving picnicking permits and, at another, given an office with virtually no tasks.
Have those who authorized the tree-clearing been reprimanded?
That's hard to know, as the Park Service has declined to discuss the matter. But Kevin Brandt, the superintendent at Chesapeake and Ohio who permitted the cutting and was Mr. Danno's direct superior, still holds that position. And Dan Smith, then the special assistant to National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, who played a significant role in seeing that Mr. Brandt authorized the cutting, was promoted shortly thereafter to superintendent of Colonial National Historical Park.
Of course, the true story of a complex political controversy like this may never be fully known, or it may be different from different perspectives—but the bulk of the evidence in this case seems to paint a disturbing picture that deserves answers, not stonewalling.
As Mr. Danno outlines the case against him in Worth Fighting For, A Park Ranger's Unexpected Battle Against Federal Bureaucrats And Washington Redskins Owner Dan Snyder, he drew the ire of his boss, Superintendent Brandt, for trying to follow the letter of Park Service regulations -- and the law -- on an array of issues that arose at C&O Canal.
The ranger alleges that the superintendent vastly exaggerated the amount of damage Hurricane Isabel did to the historical park in September 2003 to bolster his budget with rehabilitation dollars; took umbrage that Mr. Danno would question during a staff meeting his handling of the hurricane preparations; and was angered by Mr. Danno's opposition to letting Mr. Snyder illegally cut down trees on his property that lay within the park's scenic easement.
The friction between superintendent and chief ranger grew, and led to a number of administrative actions that, Mr. Danno writes, became ongoing. If he was cleared of one charge, another arose.
Those charges ranged widely. One asserted he failed to respond to another ranger's aid on a traffic stop—but dispatch recordings purportedly showed that wasn't the case at all, that Mr. Danno offered to respond but was told he didn't need to. Another charged that he failed to appoint an acting-chief ranger in his absence. In that case, writes Mr. Danno, he actually named two acting chiefs, and the matter didn't surface as a perceived concern until more than a year after the fact ... and after he made his protected whistleblower disclosures.
After the chief ranger approached Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility about his concerns over the tree-cutting, his relationship with Superintendent Brandt went from bad to worse.
Just two weeks after making my disclosures to PEER, two regional law enforcement officers came to my office and delivered a letter from Kevin Brandt informing me that I had been temporarily reassigned to another park, my law enforcement commision was being suspended, and an internal investigation was being launched into my work conduct," writes Mr. Danno. The two officers were to relieve me of my badge, gun, keys, and cell phone, escort me out of the office, and remove all of my personal and professional items from my office and patrol car to my home, including my work tools and other kits and equipment as well as my files, my awards, and the collection of ranger badges I kept on display there.
Amid my confusion, anger, and the overwhelming sinking feeling of being treated like a criminal, I realized what was going on. Brandt was playing hardball, and he was taking the offensive. He wasn't going to wait to be officially notifed that someone had blown the whistle. Instead, he was going to pursue the time-honored wrongdoers' strategy: kill the messenger. By discrediting me before I could blow the whistle, my allegations would carry less weight. I would be a disgruntled and troubled employee seeking revenge.
Perhaps most prominent in the public record in this case is a substantive 2006 investigative report into the matter from the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General.
That document stated that Superintendent Brandt violated the National Environmental Policy Act requirements in permitting the clearing of roughly 2 acres of land that, though technically owned by Mr. Snyder, carried Park Service scenic easements.
Additionally, the OIG's 19-page report outlined what was described as pressure from Mr. Smith on Superintendent Brandt and the historical park's lands coordinator to allow the cutting to proceed.
Superintendent Brandt, during an interview with OIG staff, "advised that Smith's involvement had a substantial impact on how he made his decisions concerning the Snyder tree-cutting issue."
In relating what he concluded to be an "unprecedented decision" to allow the cutting, then-Inspector General Earl Devaney wrote that, "NPS failed to follow any of its established policies and procedures outlined in the NPS Director's Handbook, and even disregarded the recommendations of their own Horticulture Advisory and Review Committee..."
And yet Mr. Danno, who raised these concerns with those higher up in the Park Service, seems to have been the only one punished in the case. And that leads one to wonder not only if those who allowed the tree cutting were punished in any fashion, but why Mr. Danno was targeted at all?
National Park Service officials have been silent on the case. When asked to comment on whether any administrative actions were taken against Superintendent Brandt or Superintendent Smith in the wake of the OIG investigation, or whether it was unusual for Mr. Smith to be promoted to superintendent after this matter, Park Service spokesman David Barna said the matter was still under investigation. For what he didn't say.
Mr. Barna also was silent on why the Park Service, after a federal court jury found Mr. Danno innocent on a charge of theft of government property (the property from Mr. Danno's office, including historic ranger badges that were given to him by a curator at the Park Service's curatorial facility in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in an official exchange for some of his service uniforms), cited that alleged theft in December 2010 when it notified him that it planned to fire him outright.
More than anything this case needs some sunshine.
* Was it a conflict of interest for the Park Service to assign Lisa Mendelson, at the time Director Mainella's chief of staff and now a deputy regional director for the National Capital Region and, as such, Supertintendent Brandt's superior, to preside over a hearing into Mr. Brandt's various charges against Mr. Danno?
* Why did William Reynolds, the regional chief ranger in the National Capital Region, not question Mr. Danno to get his version of events when a man who rented a barn and pasture on Mr. Danno's property, and who was in arrears on his rent and received an eviction notice, two hours later reported to the Park Service that Mr. Danno was in possession of stolen government property and had threatened him?
* What made Mickey Fern, a deputy Park Service director and long-time friend of Mr. Danno's wife, talk to the ranger about his case and then, according to Mr. Danno, abruptly end contact?
* Why did Philip A. Selleck, the associate regional director for operations and education in the National Capital Region of the Park Service, cite Mr. Danno's possession of the historic badges as a basis for ousting him from the Park Service after the jury found him innocent of any wrongdoing?
Today's highly litigious society perhaps is part of the reason the Park Service is staying mum on this case. After all, another whistle blower—U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers—fought long and hard after she was busted by the Mainella administration for speaking publicly about how staff cuts within the Park Police could impact public safety. She was eventually reinstated with years of back pay.
But in cases such as Ms. Chambers and Mr. Danno's, the Park Service's deafening silence can't help but make one think the agency is pulling in the ranks rather than admitting it erred—or even explaining how such situations occur. But then, the agency in the past has been criticized for its insular tendencies and refusal to hear outside criticisms.
Nevertheless, this case must be making top officials in the Park Service and Interior Department particularly uncomfortable. Earlier this year, it was Ranger Danno who delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Margaret Anderson, a ranger who was gunned down in Mount Rainier National Park on New Year's Day.
Also attending the funeral were Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. What must they have thought of the ranger given that honor, one whom was deemed to sully the "public perception of NPS," as Mr. Selleck wrote in December 2010 when he notified Mr. Danno that he was being fired?
In Worth Fighting For, Mr. Danno, who continues to fight to have his name cleared and his law enforcement status reinstated, paints a compelling case that he was the victim of political retribution and whistleblower reprisal. He was busted in rank, had his house searched while he was on the other side of the country, and handcuffed at a public dock by U.S. Park Police in SWAT gear for, in his opinion, trying to see that his superiors adhered to Park Service regulations and environmental laws.
This autobiographical book not surprisingly paints Mr. Danno in a highly flattering way, so much so that he appears to be a model ranger. Scattered throughout the book are numerous photos from his career, which has stretched over three decades. He's seen involved in rescues in Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, dangling from ropes while training for search-and-rescue missions, helping transport some of the first wolves involved in Yellowstone's wolf recovery program in the mid-1990s, and escorting conservationist Mardy Murie to a meeting with President Bill Clinton. There's also a picture of a newspaper clipping describing a reunion Ranger Danno had with an exchange student from Mexico whom he saved from a mudslide that trapped him and his family in their truck.
Don't we want our rangers to be upstanding exemplars of protecting both the parks and the people who come visit?
What makes this book so disconcerting is that it comes close on the heels of two other books—The Soul of Yosemite: Finding , Defending, And Saving The Valley's Sacred Wild Nature, and Billy Malone And The National Park Service Investigation At Hubbell Trading Post—that portray the Park Service as an agency that seemingly has strayed from not only its responsibility when it comes to preservation of natural, historical, and cultural resources, but also from fairness.
Are these three books 180 degrees off the mark, or is there something wrong in the Park Service?
What is difficult to reconcile is the silence out of the director's office. It wasn't quite three years ago that Director Jarvis cautioned his 20,000-odd employees to maintain the highest ethical behavior as they go about their tasks:
The public has placed its trust in us to carry out the mission of the Service in preserving the natural and cultural resources of the national park system and in all of our external programs and partner activities (local, State, National and international). It is important that we take this responsibility seriously and perform our duties in a way that fosters high ethical standards.
Mr. Danno took his responsibilities seriously. He seems to have been punished for doing so. For an administration that professes transparency and insists on the highest ethical behavior, both seem missing in this case.


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~Dinner at the Dragon~
My mother had a hip replacement in February and one of the unexpected benefits of her new synthetic hip is that she's been able to give up the rather weird diet she used in the years running up to her operation. I was never sure of the medical science behind her decision to give up wheat, potatoes and all sorts of yummy things like tomatoes, aubergine and the like. It certainly made feeding her very difficult since I don't eat meat and base a lot of my food around tomatoes and vegetables. But now the new hip is in, she's taking a much more relaxed approach to food and has also developed a bit of a 'can't be bothered - let's go eat out' approach to food - this wasn't an easy thing to do in the past so we've been enjoying it. I should point out though (just in case she should ever read this) that there's nothing wrong with my mum's cooking - far from it.
During one of our visits to my parents a few months ago they proposed we go to a Chinese restaurant called The Dragon, on the grounds that it's my cousin's favourite place. This isn't the best of reasons since the cousin wasn't with us and he only likes it so much because it's an 'All You Can Eat' buffet and he's the kind of guy who relishes a challenge. My step-father proposed it and we went along with the suggestion. It's a bit further from their home than the other places where we've eaten recently in Salisbury so we took the car, benefiting from Mum's disabled parking permit and parking right outside the restaurant. You'll find The Dragon on Fisherton Street - the road that runs from the town centre towards the west of the city, past the City Hall and the Playhouse Theatre.
~A Knight Out~
It was a Saturday evening and we went early. It's a sad reflection of modern times that my Mum wanted to be out of the centre before things got rough and the drunks hit the streets. When I was a teenager Salisbury never got rough at all and perhaps her request reflects some of the nervousness that comes with being nearly 70, very small and a bit frail. I think we could also add in that it was the day after the Royal Wedding, and a day when a lot of major football games were being played so people had been drinking for many hours.
The Dragon only does all you can eat - there's no alternative menu. It has different dishes on offer depending on the time of day and possibly also the days of the week and a buffet at lunch time is very reasonably priced at around £6 per head Monday to Saturday, leaping up to £10.50 on a Sunday. The evening buffet is £10.50 except on Fridays and Saturdays when it's a pound more. The higher prices apply when more expensive ingredients are used in the dishes. We have been before at lunch time and I have to say that I didn't enjoy the experience at all. It was in the period between Christmas and New Year when people have really stretched their stomachs through lots of overeating and it was like eating with a swarm of locusts. As someone who doesn't eat meat, I really struggled to find anything on the lunch buffet and left very disappointed. The evening buffet is less of a disaster but if you don't eat meat, all you can eat should be rephrased as 'all you can FIND to eat'. Real vegetarians should just do themselves a favour and stay away because the meat and fish-free options are very limited.
The Dragon is not a glamorous establishment. Its dining area is a long oblong space stretching back through the building. There's quite an attractive glass roofed section where we sat and the back of the restaurant has French windows that open directly onto a shed. It's not exactly a scenic view. The furniture is basic and wipe-clean and has more of a cafeteria 'vibe' rather than a proper restaurant. We were some of the earliest diners so we took a table in the brightest area and had a giggle at the outrageously kitsch ceramics balanced on a beam above us which included fish with red lightbulb eyes.
~A Sumptuous Feast? Or not?~
The waiter came for our drinks order. It's a Pepsi establishment and I can't and won't drink that stuff so I asked for a J2O. I can never remember the available flavours so we were all trying to decide which was the one with the passionfruit. Eventually the poor waiter just said "You come with me, look fridge" and that's of course what we did. I went with him, I looked in the fridge and found my drink. My mother has some fizzy water and hubby and step-father ordered beers. We then took our first visit to the buffet.
We're spoiled by having some exceptional multi-ethnic buffet restaurants near where we live and work. Salisbury has no such places and by contrast the spread was a little poor. My step-father bemoaned the lack of a place like the one he loves to visit when they come to stay. "Salisbury needs a 'Red Hot' desperately" he said. But let's not give up yet - there's enough for four hungry diners. I kicked off with a bowl of hot and sour soup which was thankfully vegetarian. It wasn't the greatest but it had a bit of kick. I also took some sesame prawn toasts to dip in my soup. My husband loves prawn toasts and each time he went back to the buffet there seemed to be a few on his plate. There were also some juicy shell-on king prawns in a salt and pepper sauce which were tasty but very fiddly to get the shells off. My mother piled up the duck pancake to make some pancake rolls and went back for seconds.
For my main course I was limited to an egg fried rice, a seafood mix (prawn, squid, green lipped mussels) in a rather bland oyster sauce and some mixed veg in another bland sauce. There was no plain boiled rice which was disappointing but I can live with fried once in a while. For the meat eaters the choice was much better with sliced roasted duck, sweet and sour balls of something or other, a spicy lamb curry that was apparently pretty horrible, and several other dishes. The dessert choice was pretty impressive for a buffet with mille feuille slices, chocolate cake, several other puddings and a large ice-cream selection. My mother went off like a kid to try the chocolate fountain but was disappointed by the quality of the chocolate. I skipped puddings since my tummy had rather shut down from the boredom of the main courses.
~Recommended? Not really~
The Dragon is - as I've already said - nothing fancy. I'd suggest it's better for hungry diners who aren't looking for too much authenticity or dishes that challenge their taste buds beyond the most basic spices. It's not my kind of place although it's certainly better in the evening with a few prawn dishes than it is at lunchtime when they're sticking to cheaper ingredients. I wouldn't rush back.
Our meal for 4 with drinks was around £60. For me it wasn't great value and I would probably have done better at an a la carte Chinese restaurant but for meat eaters who like lots of choice it's not dreadful. It wouldn't be the first place to which I'd rush back though.


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The exhibition of famous British painter David Mynett is underway in Tangier until September 3. <i>Le Matin</i> reports that the paintings of Mynett are dedicated to Tangier, to its bays and to its natural beauties, which are mostly in pastel, gouache and oil. In his work, he paints against light, which gives his paintings their particular vitality and allows him to explore the color in shadows. Apart from Morocco, Mynett's work has been exhibited in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, the U.S.A. and Germany.
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