text: A type of toy that shoots or is made of foam or a foam-like material. Originally developed by the Parker Brothers, it started as a 4-inch [[HappyFunBall polyurethane ball]], it was marketed as the "world's first indoor ball." "Throw it indoors; you can't damage lamps or break windows. You can't hurt babies or old people." Eventually, the company switched to Creator/{{Kenner}} and then to Creator/{{Hasbro}} through the acquisition of the Tonka Corporation. Besides creating NERF balls and blasters, in recent years, NERF has focused on life-like replicas (well, semi-realistic, but you get the point), such as the [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/n-strike/shop/details.cfm?guid=940BFD86-6D40-1014-8BF0-9EFBF894F9D4&product_id=22378 Vulcan]], a [[GatlingGood chain gun replica]] which [[MoreDakka shoots automatically]]; the [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/n-strike/shop/details.cfm?guid=92F0A1AF-6D40-1014-8BF0-9EFBF894F9D4&product_id=17889 Longshot]], a gun modeled after a [[ColdSniper sniper rifle]] [[note]](later joined by the even more realistic-looking [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=95A5406A-19B9-F369-1056-599796F84BA9&product_id=26310&src=endeca Longstrike)]][[/note]], and the [[http://nerf.wikia.com/wiki/Raider_Rapid_Fire_CS-35 N-Strike Raider CS-35]], which uses a [[{{BFG}} 35-round drum magazine]].The brand's association for safe play from normally dangerous things means the brand is the TropeNamer for the gaming terms {{Nerf}} and NerfArm. The toys are sometimes used in kids' shows as stand-ins for real guns. On the Creator/VH1 special ''I Love Toys'', Nerf was ranked the #23 toy out of 100. They've occasionally made special controllers for video games, as well as three games of their own: ''Nerf N-Strike'' (a Wii lightgun shooter game, bundled with the Switch Shot EX-3), ''Nerf N-Strike Elite'' bundled with a slightly updated version of the aforementioned Switch Shot, and ''Nerf Arena Blast'' (an ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' reskin[[note]]it's similar enough that you can import Unreal and UT maps into it, though making them fully playable requires some minor modifications - Arena Blast's characters are ''slightly'' taller than UT's.[[/note]]). Nerf guns are also used in the live-action tag game ''LARP/HumansVsZombies''.An improved N-Strike ''Elite'' series of blasters now exists, which feature improved plunger mechanisms and lighter streamlined darts, all in blue. A white, pink, and purple variant line of Nerf Blasters, the ''Rebelle'' series, is also in the works and aimed at drawing in female Nerf fans. Another subline, the Zombie Strike series, has a ZombieApocalypse theme and appears to be marketed at the ''LARP/HumansVsZombies'' Nerf fandom.Later, Nerf and Super Soaker finally realized they're under the same brand and joined forces, producing a new range of Super Soakers compatible with Nerf tactical rail accessories. Fun will be had! A toyline of Disc Launchers, the ''Vortex'' line of blasters, have also been released. They're notable for having nearly twice the range of normal darts, though they go slower and can easily curve if the blaster is tilted slightly.It is sometimes joked that NERF stands for [[FunWithAcronyms Non-Expanding Recreational Foam]], though [[WordOfGod company officials have denied this claim.]]Check out the [[UsefulNotes/NERFBrand Useful Notes]] page for more information on some of the blasters.----!!The various Nerf toys provide examples of the following tropes:* AfterTheEnd: the [=DoomLands=] 2169 line's theme is set after a massive [[ColonyDrop asteroid impact]].* AnAxeToGrind: The N-Force Warlock* AwesomeButImpractical: A lot of the accessories, and some of the cooler guns. But they're ''toys'', dammit.* {{BFG}} - Specific mention goes to the Longstrike CS-6 (one whole inch longer than the Longshot), the Vulcan EBF-25 (biggest full-auto blaster, with 25-round ammo-belt), and the Unity Power System (the main body of which is advertised as a ''missile launcher''). The Titan rocket launcher (which is part of the Unity Power System) and Big Bad Bow are also pretty sizeable. Later guns use a "Tactical Rails System", which basically means you can mix and match their parts to create even larger guns. Especially prominent in this category is the aforementioned Titan; In addition to already being huge, the Titan ITSELF can function as a Tactical Rail accessory. This can effectively transform any user into the Nerf version of a WalkingArmory. The Rhino-Fire is basically a Vulcan that uses two 25 dart drums in place of a belt.** The N-Strike Elite Mega Centurion, an ''anti-materiel rifle'' blaster released in August 2013, surpasses the Longshot and Longstrike with its massive 150-plus cm body length from stock to barrel, its usage of a new kind of Elite Mega Dart, and its long, long plunger draw.** The N-Strike Elite Mega Mastodon, a ''revolving automatic'' blaster released in August 2016, surpasses the Vulcan with its ''[[UpToEleven 24 MEGA dart drum]]'', it's also the first automatic MEGA blaster ever released. Calling it a BFG would be an ''{{Understatement}}''.* BayonetYa: Attaching N-Force weapons to blasters wasn't uncommon for modders. Eventually, the Modulus Close Combat Upgrade Kit includes a rail blade that can be attached to your blaster or used on it's own, similar to a hilted bayonet. The Perpetual Play Group's Chainsaw in the Zombie Strike Z.E.D. Squad line takes it to ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' levels as it can be attached to a blaster via a similar rail.* {{BFS}}: The N-Force Marauder* BifurcatedWeapon: ** The Longshot, along with some much older guns, can be split into two smaller guns.** Played straight and inverted with the [[http://www.hasbro.com/shop/details.cfm?guid=FE5DCD59-19B9-F369-D980-0443B171DF74&product_id=25715&src=endeca Unity Power System]]. The complete unit consists of the Titan rocket launcher; the Hornet, a six-shot blaster; and the Scout Blaster, with one standard shot. The inversion comes from the Scout Blaster's design: the attachment to the rocket launcher is done via Tactical Rail, allowing almost any other gun in the N-Strike line to attach to the Titan in its place.** The ''Strikefire'' Dart Tag blaster has an inverted Tactical Rail socket that lets it mount as an Tactical Rail Accessory. Fancy integrating spare 1-shot blasters above- and below-barrel on your bigger blasters?** The Vendetta sword.** The Modulus system blaster is designed to have lots of swappable parts, most notably the Strike & Defend Upgrade Kit's stock that has a Jolt-like one-shot blaster built in. The later Tri-Strike has a stock-operated missile launcher which the tactical rail portion can be taken and inserted into the stock itself to make it a standalone blaster.** The Splitstrike is two blasters that combine into one. Each can fire two shots, and hooks on the bottom of the grip of one can be used to prime the other.** The Rebelle Com-Bow is a bow and a gun that connect to resemble a crossbow. Like the Splitstrike, a catch system allows you to fire from both barrels at once.* BoringButPractical: The Super Soaker Lightningstorm stock, a simple hollow structure that fulfills its intended function perfectly, becoming one of the most sought-after Nerf addons [[KillerApp and one of Worker's best-selling items]].* BowAndSwordInAccord: Done by carrying the Big Bad Bow, Blazin' Bow, Heartbreaker Bow, Agent Bow, MEGA Thunderbow, Crossfire Bow, Crossbolt, Guardian Crossbow or Codebreaker Bow with any of the N-Force sword weapons.* BreakableWeapons: The mechanism used to shoot these weapons is often quite easy to break:** The [[{{BFG}} Centurion]] seems to suffer faults of frequent jamming and even breaking due to its complex internals and the MEGA darts that are loaded can be damaged when these jams occur. This seems to stem from the fact that the breech is pushed forward when the plunger bolt is pulled all the way back, meaning improperly aligned darts (or worse, darts damaged by these jams) can jam when you pull the bolt back.** N-Force weapons do have their paint wear down and foam chip off from use (usually by swinging and hitting things). At the worst, striking something too hard can cause the plastic shaft in most swords to break.* BriefcaseBlaster: ** The Deploy CS-6, which can be folded down to half of its full size, and sprung open again with the push of a button. Perfect for surprise attacks. And by "Surprise" we mean it's still bright yellow and looks like a folded up Nerf gun.** The Rebelle Secret Shot looks like a handbag when folded up. It does its job much better than the Deploy, as far as disguising itself.* ChainsawGripBFG: The Vulcan EBF-25, Hailfire, Rhino-Fire, Mastodon and Brainsaw. In the Hailfire's case, the grip is pushed forward to advance to the next clip on the carousel while in the Brainsaw's case, it's literally a chainsaw integrated with the Roughcut style blaster.* ChargedAttack: Many air powered blasters depend on how full the air bladder or reservoir is when firing such as the Titan AS-V.1 with how far a missile can go or the Rapid Fire AS-20 that determines how fast you fire the darts loaded into it, the Titan in particular having a convenient meter that tells how charged it is. A more odd example could be blasters that depend on how hard you slam the mechanism to fire such as the launchers found on the Demolisher, Thunderblast and either the Tri-Strike's stock operated missile launcher or front operated MEGA dart blaster. Flywheel blasters also count in that firing too fast will bog down the motors, giving you reduced ranges unless you allow the flywheels to rev up completely, fully-automatic flywheel blasters such as the Rapidstrike, Hyperfire and MEGA Mastodon boosts the power of the flywheels when firing to compensate.* CherryTapping: The Atom Blaster: fires balls with ''abysmal'' range (5 feet, 10 if you're lucky) and velocity - and it's considered one of the most humiliating ways of being eliminated in a Nerf war.* ColonyDrop: What starts the "story" of the [=DoomLands=] 2169 line.* ColorCodedForYourConvenience:** Several guns come in store-exclusive, ''extremely''-rare variant colors, making it easier to tell apart ownership, or even teams in battle. Also a pastime of customizers.** Taken to an extreme with the "Clear Series" blasters; it's exactly what you think it is.** The Sonic Series uses a similar idea to the Clear, but in ''[[color:lightgreen:neon green]]''.** The Gear Up line is going with orange recolors, while the Vortex series is going with a more militaristic camo-green.** UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}}, around mid-August 2011, is the exclusive carrier of the Whiteout line.** The 2012 N-Strike Elite series is in blue with some minor gray/white highlights to accentuate the bright orange trimmings, rather like the regular Longstrike's shell.** The ''Rebelle'' blasters aimed at female Nerf fans are white, pink, and purple.* CoolGuns: ** In a manner of speaking. The Vulcan is a belt-fed man-portable machine gun, the Longshot and Longstrike are sniper rifles, the Stampede is a carbine, the Maverick and Spectre are single-action revolvers, the Snapfire is a double-action revolver, the Rayven is a semi-automatic bullpup blaster, the Alpha Trooper, Rampage, and Raider are slam-fire shotguns, the Barrel Break is a sawn-off... yep, they're all cool in their own ways.** The 2013 N-Strike Elite [[http://sgnerf.blogspot.sg/2013/04/nerf-n-strike-elite-rapidstrike-cs-18.html Rapidstrike CS-18]] resembles a [[{{Film/Aliens}} Pulse Rifle]].* CoolSword: Nerf also makes swords, although they tend not to be as fancy as the guns. There is probably more than one bayonet rifle mod out there somewhere using these swords.* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The Zombie Strike Doominator and the [=DoomLands 2169=] line.* DoubleWeapon: The N-Force [[http://nerf.wikia.com/wiki/Vendetta_Double_Sword Vendetta]]* EmergencyWeapon: ** The Secret Strike is a teensy one-shot gun that clips onto your belt, with a secret shot compartment in the handle, a la James Bond.** And the Nerf Reflex, which is pretty much the brand's Derringer pistol.** And the built-in detachable one-shot pistol on the nose of the Longshot.** The 2012 N-Strike Jolt joins the ranks of ultra-compact pistol blasters, being much slimmer than the Reflex, and barely bigger than the Secret Strike. However, the Jolt can shoot an actually respectable distance. The only problem is low accuracy and surprising recoil.** The Modulus Strike & Defend Stock Blaster is basically a Jolt built into a detachable shoulder stock, for when your clip runs out.** The Modulus Grip Blaster is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a two-shot Jolt-like blaster that's mounted onto a rail and held as a grip similar to the Longshot's barrel attached blaster.* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: ** Nerf blasters are the {{weapon of choice}} in the live-action game ''LARP/HumansVsZombies''.** And now there's the ''Zombie Strike'' subline, exclusive to Target in the US.** The Z.E.D.-Squad subprint is a series of melee weapons that tie into the ''Zombie Strike'' line.* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ** The N-Strike models are all given alphanumeric deignations, the numeric part of which explains how many darts the gun can hold (Firefly REV-8, Recon/Longshot CS-6, Vulcan EBF-25, etc.) and the letters tell you how it holds darts. (CS = Clip System, REV = Revolver, EBF = Electronic Belt Fed).** The Modulus Stock Blaster is a stock with a blaster built in. Same with the Grip Blaster.* FanConvention: The dealers' room of the role-playing convention [=GenCon=] was once the scene of a massive Nerf battle between employees of Creator/{{TSR}} and several competing game companies.* FiringOneHanded: Most of the smaller handgun-like blasters can be fired one handed easily due to their lack of weight and recoil compared to their real counterparts, even the [[HandCannon CycloneShock]], but priming them still requires both hands, in most cases it's best to have your offhand on the priming slide instead of using a Weaver-hold. Blasters like the [=HammerShot=] and Lawbringer can be fired one-handed with their single-action hammer prime or even the Zombie Strike Slingfire, [[MeaningfulName befitting it's name]], can use a slinging action to prime and fire the blaster one-handed. Flywheel blasters such as the Stryfe and Hyperfire can be fired without priming with both hands.* FlareGun: The MEGA Bigshock is an up-scaled Jolt which fires Mega Darts, which whistles in a high velocity, point it to the sky and fire it when you want to call for a help. * FlechetteStorm: Many of the air-powered full-auto guns approach this.* {{Foreshadowing}}: The notes on the back of the Zombie Strike [=SledgeFire=]'s box says "Next Build: for one-handed blasting", cue the Hammershot that does just that.* GatlingGood: Seriously, a Nerf ''chain gun''.* GuiltyPleasure: The blasters are so ''[[RuleOfCool cool]]'', but they're for kids, but they're so cool...** It's curious to note that, while marketed at children, the guns themselves are clearly designed with adult hand sizes in mind. Even more so, some of the blasters are just ''way'' too big for a child to hold, many of the MEGA blasters such as the Centurion, Thunderbow and ''Mastodon'' stand out. The Rival line seems marketed more toward teenagers and young adults with a competitive theme more akin to Airsoft and paintball (to the point the Rival section on the official website asks you to confirm your age).* GunAccessories:** Lots of them. Some guns come packed with shoulder stocks, laser dot sights and target reticules, then there's Tactical Rail hardware, quick-flip magazine clamps for faster reloads, ammo bandoliers, Tactical Vests, 35-dart (and 18-dart) drum magazines, ''and'' the Vulcan's (as well as the Stampede's) tripod(s). The Barrel Break IX-2 even has a shotgun-type dart rack for holding ammo, and the Stampede also has a mountable ballistic shield. Most coincidentally, ''real'' RIS accessories can be mounted on Nerf Tactical Rails with a minimum of blaster modding/sanding down. By far the most impressive is the Recon, which comes with a full set of red-light sights, barrel extension, ''and'' stock, much like a SOPMOD kit for actual assault rifles and submachine guns.** The CS-18 Rayven not only accepts tac-rail accessories and barrel extensions, it even comes with an all-new 18-dart magazine that can "charge up" glow-in-the-dark darts.** As a case of recursive mod-friendliness, some of the accessories themselves have ''more'' tactical rail mounts. Some notable ones include the Longstrike and Recon barrel extensions, the red-light scopes that come with said Recons, and even the ''two'' scopes that are part of the Elements EX-6 gift kit. Scope, on top of Scope, on top of Scope.** The closely-related Super Soaker water blasters of the latest product line possess Tactical Rails, as do the new Vortex disc blasters. The Nitron even has an all-new scope, all the better to take aim with.** The 2012 N-Strike Elite blasters feature magazines that are translucent on one side, allowing spectators and left-handed users to see the ammo inside. The Elite Retaliator expands on the Recon's SOPMOD kit style with an improved stock, a larger 12-dart extended magazine, and an assault grip attachment for the barrel extension.** The Modulus has a line of accessories and blasters designed to compliment eachother, with stocks, foregrips, scopes, and barrel extentions. Several of these have attachment points for more accessories.* GunsAkimbo: ** The Barricade is a semi-automatic revolver. You just know that people are going to buy two and use this to the max.** Strong people have also done this with a pair of Vulcans or Stampedes, the Nerf version of dual-wielding chainguns or assault rifles.** The new Rayven CS-18 lends itself well to this trope as well, given its electrical flywheel and it's relatively compact, bullpup design.** The Barricade has been retooled for the Elite series as the Stockade. It shoots further and holds an extra cylinder's worth of darts in the stock. All this does is make it more practical to duel wield.** The Elite series Stryfe is also semi-auto, but uses clips instead of dedicated revolver chambers like the Barricade and Stockade. Combine two of these with 18 or 36 dart drums, and you'd make even the [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}} surliest Ork]] shed a single tear of [[MoreDakka pride]].** The REV-6 Maverick, a manual revolver-style blaster with a slide, can be dual-wielded by tying a string between the slides of two Mavericks and pulling them away from each other to re-cock. It can also be done by [[SimpleYetAwesome holding one gun upside-down, placing the slides against each other, and pushing in opposite directions.]]** The Rapidstrike is lighter than the Stampede and uses smaller batteries. Combine that with the 18 dart clip each comes with, and you'll give your opponents reason to pause. Or better yet, flee.** The Hammershot and Sweet Revenge can be primed one-handed, since the hammer is within thumb's reach. Needless to say, they make good candidates for DualWielding.** Similarly to the Hammershot is the Double Strike, a two-shot derringer with the same sort of hammer system.** The Elite Firestrike was designed with this in mind, there's a spur or hook on the butt of the grip next to the battery cover, allowing you to prime another Firestrike's plunger and loading darts into each blaster while holding onto both is surprisingly easy.** The Lawbringer from the [=DoomLands=] 2169 line has hammer priming like the Hammershot/Sweet Revenge, essentially allowing you to use two of them if you can hold them.** The Elite SplitStrike splits to become two individual pistols, with a hook on the end of each blaster's grip that fits into the priming ring of the other. This also allows faster reloading, since they can be recombined to free up one hand while inserting darts.** For the logical conclusion, with the given belts, you can carry two ''[[UpToEleven MEGA]]'' ''[[{{BFG}} Mastodons]]'' at once, and they're fully automatic.* GunTwirling: ** The proportions of the Maverick make this ridiculously easy. Did we mention that this is their biggest seller?** Many other, bigger blasters can be easily twirled if the weight and proportions are right such as the Longstrike, Sledgefire, Strongarm, [[HandCannon CycloneShock]], etc.** As for smaller blasters, Elite Triad EX-3 is a triple barreled pistol-sized blaster which can be twirled effortless thanks of how light it is.** And then there's the Elite Firestrike, which is specifically designed for dual wielding and twirling.** The Stryfe, provided you didn't add any attachment onto it, can be twirled at ease.* HandCannon: Nerf pistols tend to be huge compared to their real counterparts, due to the size of the darts. In terms of relative scale, the Nerf Elite MEGA series Magnus pistol is a major example, being an exceptionally sizeable pistol chambered ''for ammunition that an anti-materiel rifle'' like the Centurion was made to use. Yikes. The later [=CycloneShock=] is ''even bigger''. The two MEGA "pistols" compensate for younger users by allowing you to grip onto the blaster under the barrel with your offhand. There's also the Bigshock, a powerhouse with the look of a Jolt but with the function of a standard MEGA blaster.* IKEAWeaponry: ** The Recon CS-6 and the Elite Retaliator can be used on their own, but can be quite a sight fully assembled.** Not to mention the fact that the entire N-Strike line is designed with Tactical Rails, allowing interchanging of parts with most accessories.** The Modulus takes this UpToEleven, as a single blaster with an ''entire subprint line'' dedicated to it. The blaster itself comes with a few accessories, and then has four expansion packs worth of extras available.* ImprobableWeaponUser: Most blasters, simply for their sheer size, though the N-Force Battlemaster Mace falls somewhere between BatterUp and EpicFlail.* InsistentTerminology: ** Hasbro calls them Nerf ''Blasters'' and ''Clips'', not ''guns'' and ''magazines'' so as to try and distance them from real firearms.** The Battlescout ICS-10, on the other hand, features a ''literal'' clip rather than a magazine.** The Vortex and RIVAL lines, however, uses the term "magazine" suddenly. "Blaster" is still used.* ISurrenderSuckers: The Nerf Secret Shot pistol was designed and marketed to pull this off, with the ad showing a kid raising his hands in surrender and then firing off a hidden dart from the bottom of the grip.* LaserSight:** Not actually a laser, but the Nite Finder includes a targeting light built into it.** The Firestrike, being the descendent of the Nite Finder, includes one as well.** There was also a Light Beam Unit included with the Recon and Element [=EX=]-6 that could function as a very dim red flashlight or a targeting dot. * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The N-Force Stonewall Shield, as well as the Stampede's mountable ballistic shield and the Modulus Strike & Defend shield.* MacrossMissileMassacre: The Rapid Fire AS-20, as the alphanumeric designation implies, holds 20 rounds at a time. They can all be fired simultaneously.* MeaningfulName: ** The Jolt. As far as Nerf goes, it could easily be called a [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].** Taken UpToEleven with the Big Shock. It is just like the Jolt... except instead of an Elite dart, it uses a MEGA dart, like the Centurion and Magnus. In other words, a Mega Jolt.** The Triad can fire three shots without reloading.** The Splitstrike splits in half to become two fully functional blasters.* MoreDakka: ** Nerf seems to be obsessed with just how much Dakka they can get a plastic gun to shoot. Their current masterpiece in terms of speed? 25 darts in ''7 seconds''. In terms of capacity? The N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire can hold eight 18-round clips, for a total of ''144 darts'', at any one time.[[note]]Though the Hail-Fire itself only includes four 6-dart clips and 24 darts.[[/note]]** Unofficially, it can hold 4 of the Raider 35 dart drums. That's ''152 darts'', or a little more than an extra standard clip.** The Elite series replaces all the internals of their more popular designs with more powerful, more reliable internals. ** The Elite ''Rapidstrike'' electrically-powered carbine ships with an 18-dart magazine and can empty it in seconds with its powerful flywheel and worm-and-wheel dart pusher.** The Elite ''Hyperfire'' electrically-powered submachine gun ships with a 25-dart drum and can empty it way faster than the Rapidstrike thanks to its use of conveyor belt system to feed the darts to the flywheel.** The Rhino-Fire uses two "recoilless" barrels to pump out two 25 dart-drums.** The RIVAL line boasts about its high muzzle velocity and accuracy, and has a 40 ball magazine availible. The Nemesis takes it further by being able to chamber ''[[UpToEleven 100 balls]]'' without the use of the mazagine system.* {{Nerf}}: ** [[{{Irony}} inverted]]; [[SeriousBusiness Hard-core]] users customize the guns to make them shoot farther and/or look cooler. The most common mods are removals of air restrictors, installations of stronger springs, and barrel upgrades for better range/accuracy. ** [[UpToEleven There are confirmed cases of modders revamping blasters into automatics powered by paintball CO2 tanks]]** N-Strike magazines, drums and even ammo belts are often rebuilt to handle more ammo.** Electrically-powered blasters, like the Stampede, the Vulcan, the Barricade, the Vortex Nitron, and the new Rayven, are often subject to [[TimTaylorTechnology over-volting]] by modders for even more dakka. Of course, going overboard will [[HeroicRROD melt]] the blaster from the intense heat, or, in the case of the Stampede, cause a mechanical malfunction that may [[ExplosiveOverclocking make the blaster shoot uncontrollably]]. [[note]]Admittedly, this makes the Stampede even more like a gas-piston carbine like the Kalashnikov rifles, which can malfunction in exactly the same manner if poorly treated![[/note]]** There are also other nifty mods, such giving most of the Clip System blasters shotgun-style pump-action, integrating one-shot blasters ''into'' the Tactical Rails for mounting as backup firepower, and the barrel extensions that let you turn a one-shot blaster into a 19-dart scattergun.** A group known as Orange Mod Works has released pre-fabricated modkits for beefing up some of the N-Strike Blasters, easily almost-doubling their power.** On a more disturbing note, someone successfully weaponized a Rev-6 revolver by turning it into a Taser.** Further inverted by the N-Strike Elite series, which is claimed to have a stock range of 75 feet.*** Taken UpToEleven with the N-Strike Elite MEGA series, which currently consists of the Centurion and the Magnus. While their effective ranges are less consistent per-shot, they tend to hit the 70 foot range flat, with a maximum distance of ''100 feet''.*** Even further inverted with the [=XD=] versions of several Elite blasters, which have their range knocked up from 75 feet to 90.** Some international versions of the Elite blasters have grey triggers, seemingly to signify a weaker, safer build. Hasbro has since claimed that they are no different from the US versions, which have orange triggers instead; the lower advertised firing range on packaging is due to legal concerns where the blasters haven't been fully range tested. That said, some of them initially had a noticeable difference in performance, but still better than the standard N-Strike equivalents. * NoisyGuns: ** In particular the Vulcan, which has a repeating bolt that clatters realistically loudly.** The Stampede can be described as a very angry camera shutter.** For the manual action blasters, the Vortex Revonix 360 is ''the'' loudest. Try emptying it's 30 disc drum magazine via slam-fire without hurting your ears.** Many MEGA blasters are louder owing to their larger plunger size and length, particularly the Centurion due to the way it loads darts. It makes a notable "ka-ping!" noise which is the sound of the chambering slide springing back then the blaster firing.* PinballProjectile: Non-suction darts simply bounce off of whatever they hit without much reliability but XLR Discs of Vortex blasters can be curved and bounced around corners. Same with Rival ammo due to their ball shape. The effectiveness of ricocheting shots depends on a NERF war's rules if being hit by a ricochet counts or not.* PowerGlows: The old Firefly REV-8 revolver had a built-in light that simulated muzzle flashes and lit up fluorescent darts. The Vortex Lumitron and the Rayven CS-18 have mags available that can charge up similar fluorescent ammo.* PunnyName: The Stockade is the Barri''cade'' with a ''stock''.* RevolversAreJustBetter: ** The [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=1A97009C-19B9-F369-1000-E54C51660819&product_id=27343&src=endeca Maverick]], which is also a HandCannon and their best seller.** Also the Spectre REV-5, which holds one dart less then the Maverick but is more reliable and powerful. And it also has a [[AwesomeButImpractical silencer]] as well as a foldable stock.** The Barricade REV-10 is a ''semi-automatic'' 10-shooter. It produces an amazing [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary Ominous Hummmm]] while switched on.*** Now the Stockade, which uses faster ''and quieter'' flywheels and adds a stock that can hold 10 extra darts.** There is also the classic Dart Tag ''Furyfire'' Blaster, a ''pump-action'' 10-shooter.** The 2012 Dart Tag Swarmfire, Speedfire, and Snapfire 8 are revolvers of a sort. Swarmfire holds 20 darts, Speedswarm 10, and while these larger revolvers are ''motorized'', the Snapfire 8 is a variable-pressure double-action with a dial at the base of the handle to adjust the tension of the plunger.** The Strongarm, being the successor to the Maverick, takes the revolver design of its predecessor and adds increased range and slam-fire capability.** The Firefly REV-8, which is an 8-dart bullpup style revolver with glowing darts. It basically uses a camera strobe to flash-charge the darts, too.** The Hammershot and Sweet Revenge are twin 5 dart revolvers that use the same basic design, being able to use a hammer to prime the blaster one-handed and even fan them like real single-action revolvers, but offer different aesthetics in the Zombie Strike and Rebelle lines, respectively.** The [=CycloneShock=] takes the Maverick's design and makes it even BIGGER. It fires the Centurion and Magnus' MEGA darts!** The [=RotoFury=] is a giant [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]] like blaster with a cylinder for ten MEGA darts.** The Zombie Strike [=FlipFury=] is essentially a Strongarm with two cylinders that can be cycled with a secondary trigger.** The Zombie Strike [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doominator]] takes the [=FlipFury=] concept UpToEleven with ''four'' six-dart cylinders that requires a two-finger secondary trigger just to switch cylinders.** Both of the first [=DoomLands=] 2169 blasters use revolver cylinders.* RuleOfCool: ** Making guns safe for kids to play with!** Slow dart projectile speeds allows for Nerf players to actually ''dodge'' bullets.** N-Strike blasters tend towards impressively realistic mechanisms and mods, ''just like actual firearms'', while Vortex disc blasters adopt a more fancy sci-fi feel with their orange-red muzzles, oblong barrels, and green bodies, and the 2011/2012 Dart tag series has more of a curved, rounded, bulky raygun motif.* ScavengerWorld: The aesthetic of [=DoomLands=] 2169.* ShortRangeLongRangeWeapon: Although two N-Strike blasters are modeled after sniper rifles, their range isn't any better than other blasters. Averted by most modified Longshots. One of the simplest mods is to put a heavy-duty spring around the plunger, which ''drastically'' increases range and velocity. Later releases of the Longshot and Longstrike (the store exclusive color ones) have better internals.* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: The Raider's "slam-fire" pump lets you put a lot of darts out there really fast. Your accuracy drops to nil, but who needs that when you can [[MoreDakka fill an area with darts?]] The N-Strike Elite ''Rampage'' takes after the Raider despite having ten less darts and lacking the stock of it's predecessor but features the higher ranges with it's direct plunger. Just note when we refer to NERF shotguns, they can either be blasters that are primed with a shotgun pump or blasters that actually fire more than one dart in a single prime.** The Alpha Trooper CS-18 also features the slam-fire of its Raider predecessor, and is lighter, slimmer, and more reliable, striking the balance between firepower and size with its 18-dart drum magazine.** The Quick 16 blaster from the latest Dart Tag series has an integrated banana magazine and is designed to permit on-the-fly reloading. Oh, and like the Raider and Alpha Trooper, it has slam-fire.** While the Vortex Praxis lacks slam-fire in its pump-action mechanism, it packs the range and accuracy to make up for it, as well as an impressive 10-disc magazine. Its successor, the Vortex Pyragon, has a massive 40-disc drum magazine ''and'' slam-fire.** The Zombie Strike [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doominator]] is a large, four six-cylinder slam-fire blaster with a pump action grip that can be moved into different positions.** The NERF N-Strike Elite MEGA [=RotoFury=] is a ten-dart, pump action [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]] with slam-fire.** The Vagabond from the [=DoomLands=] line combines pump-action with RevolversAreJustBetter.** Examples in which multiple shots are fired in a shotgun manner:*** The Barrel Break IX-2 fires, as the numerical designation suggests, two shots at once and resembles a SawedOffShotgun. It also comes with a dart-holding accessory, like real shotguns.*** The Rough Cut 2x4 takes a leaf from the Barrel Break's book, firing two rounds at once and looking like a SawedOffShotgun.*** The Zombie Strike line's Sledgefire uses special shells that hold three darts each and fires them in a spread. While it only comes with three of them, the shells can be reloaded from the shoulder stock pretty easily.*** If you load two MEGA Darts and a Rival Ball into Rival Zeus MXV-2000, it blasts three rounds like a '''literal''' shotgun.*** The Rival Atlas XVI-1200 not only primes like a shotgun but fires two balls out of the same barrel in a shotgun manner.*** There's the [=DoomLands=] 2169 Double Dealer that loads two clip magazines like the Rhino-Fire and fires two darts per shot.* ShurFineGuns: Once in a while, unlucky people buy Nerf blasters with factory defects that make them jam easily. The Maverick in particular suffers from a reputation of being easily-jammed due to occasional bad production runs resulting in poor-tolerance blasters only good for spare parts for repairing functional Mavericks.* SightedGunsAreLowTech: Some blasters lack a proper male and female sight, some making up for it by having tactical rails to attach your own. The Alien Menace line in particular has no sights nor attachment points for them.* SniperPistol: ** Inverted; the sniper rifle-esque Longshot and Longstrike shoot no farther than any other gun. ** Played straight with the Nite Finder, a single-shot pistol with among the best ranges for any N-Strike blaster.*** The Elite Firestrike, being its direct plunger successor, can fire up to 75 feet, and its orange variant can even fire up to ''[[UpToEleven 90 feet]]'', a pistol firing further than sniper rifles, no less.** The Vortex Proton and Vigilon pistols also play this trope straight, with excellent range on their disc ammo that easily outperforms most unmodified dart blasters.** The N-Strike Jolt EX-1 ultra-compact pistol is capable of matching the Nitefinder in performance, easily making it the most powerful and long-ranged ultra-compact pistol blaster.*** The Elite Triad EX-3 (as well as the revised DX variant) is a variation on the same design, with three darts claimed to fire up to ''75 feet''.** The Elite MEGA Magnus and Bigshock use the larger MEGA darts, and can match the Centurion rifle in ranges from 70 to 100 feet.** The whole N-Strike Elite line, including [=XD=] re-releases of some older blasters, knock their range up from 75 to 90 feet.** The RIVAL line focuses on accuracy over quantity, and have a range on the high-end of around 80 feet.* SniperRifle: the aforementioned Longstrike and the Longshot. The 2013 Elite Mega Centurion takes the concept further and is effectively an ''anti-materiel rifle''.** The Modulus ECS-10 can become one by fitting on parts of the long range upgrade kit* SpiritualSuccessor: Many of the N-Strike Elite blasters are redone editions of previous N-Strike blasters with the Elite colors, redesigned shape, different attachments and the improved stock ranges of the line.** The Retaliator to the Recon.*** The Modulus Recon MK. II succeeds both of these.** The Rampage to the Raider.** The Firestrike to the Nitefinder.** The Strongarm to the Maverick.** The Stockade to the Barricade.** The Rapidstrike to the Stampede** The Mega Centurion to the Longshot or Longstrike.** The Rhino-Fire to the Vulcan** The Bigshock to the Jolt** The MEGA Dart to the Whistler Dart* {{Steampunk}}: A popular theme among customizers, especially with the Maverick.* SecondaryFire: Many blasters tend to have two ways to fire in certain ways and many modders integrate blasters to act as a secondary fire.** Burst/Rapid Fire:*** The Hornet AS-6 can fire it's six darts sequentially or a button on the side fires all of them at the same time, same for the Rapid Fire AS-20 that can fire it's darts automatically in sequence or [[MacrossMissileMassacre all 20 via a similar button]].*** Slam-fire blasters work by holding the trigger and pumping rapidly, [[TruthInTelevision like the Winchester 1897 and similar shotguns that lacked a trigger disconnect]].*** The Vulcan EBF-25 can either be primed and fired manually or fire fully automatic.*** The Barrel Break IX-2, Rough Cut 2x4 and MEGA Twinshock use a two-stage trigger where each priming action allows you to fire one dart then the other via a halfway trigger pull or both at the same time.** Over/Underslung Weapons:*** The EmergencyWeapon of the Longshot CS-6 can be used as a separate shot between the shots of the main blaster or to act as a double shot. The Modulus Grip Blaster has a similar function but rail mounted, Jolt-size with two shots.*** The Unity Power System takes this to the extreme by attaching the Scout IX-3 and Hornet AS-6 to the Titan AS-V.1, allowing you to fire the Hornet's six darts, the Scout's one dart and the Titan's rocket in any preferred order*** The Demolisher 2-in-1 advertises it right there in its name. Its secondary fire is a large foam missile, like an underslung grenade launcher.*** The Modulus Stock Blaster is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a blaster built into a detachable stock]], allowing any compatible gun to become this. The Modulus Grip-Blaster is similar.*** The Modulus Stockshot is similar but holds four shots, however it must be detached from the blaster to use. The Barrelstrike is similar in concept; four shots. However it can be fired while it's mounted on the barrel and, when detached, can flip the barrel portion to use as a stock.*** The Modulus Tri-Strike has it's blaster, the MEGA dart launcher on the front barrel and the stock operated missile launcher, said missile launcher on the tactical rail can be attached to the stock itself to function as it's own blaster.** Spinning Up Barrels[=/=]ChargedAttack:*** ''All'' flywheel blasters past the Barricade/Stockade have a dedicated secondary trigger instead of a switch that revs up the flywheels though this makes it more of the case where the secondary trigger works in synergy with the primary trigger.** Unrelated:*** The Elite Dual-Strike has a selector allowing you to fire the Elite darts or MEGA darts that can be loaded into the blaster.*** "Secondary fire" of the Zombie Strike [=FlipFury=] or [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doominator]] switches between cylinders. This makes it handy having one cylinder ready while you reload the other(s).* SugarApocalypse: People have made deadly serious war videos using happy, bright-colored toy guns. Most of the time these start as a prank or joke with DisproportionateRetribution being the end result. (Someone stole the last cookie? Break out the [[{{BFG}} Mastodon]]!)** Probably the most notable is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNerfSocom NERF Socom]].* ThemeNaming: Many lines outside of the N-Strike Elite line give particular names to their blasters that is if they aren't MeaningfulName[=s=] or ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.** The RIVAL line uses ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming such as Zeus, Atlas, Khaos, Artemis, etc. No doubt future blasters will have names like Pegasus, Hermes, Heracles, Hades, Icarus, etc.** The [=AccuStrike=] line uses [[AnimalThemeNaming birds of prey]] names for their blasters, based on the line's focus of accurate darts.** Outside of the Praxis and Revonix 360, the Vortex line used names that ended in "-on".** The primary [=DoomLands=] 2169 line uses heroic, cowboy-esque names such as Lawbringer, Vagabond, Swift Justice while the Impact Zone subline seems to have apocalyptic themed names like Desolator.* TriggerHappy: Half the fun is being able to shoot others in the groin without worry of much pain.** For the not-so-truly-daring, any of the revolvers (both manual and electric flywheel) can be used for a non-deadly game of RussianRoulette.*** To play this further. You could do this with the Vulcan's ammo belt or the Hail-Fire's clip carousel.* UnbreakableWeapons: The Nerf foam itself is incredibly tough to break:** Taken to extremes with some comedians. Jerry Seinfeld once said that cars should be made of Nerf foam to avoid collision injuries, and ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' once featured a joke about "Nerf ''doors'' and ''stairs''", for a husband and wife, the latter of which came into the office looking rather beaten.** The Recon has gained a reputation for being nigh-indestructible when stock. There exist reports of it being dropped from moving cars without sustaining damage. However, when modded, [[ShurFineGuns well...]]* UniversalAmmunition: Blasters within the same generation tend to use the exact same darts/discs/balls. Anything that uses a Clip System magazine can happily take N-Strike, Elite, Zombie Strike, Rebelle, and Doomlands clip system mags.** Subverted with [=AccuStrike=] darts by design fault more than anything. While they are designed to be loaded and fired from magazines, the rubber head doesn't taper like streamline darts. This results in the heads sometimes catching on the plastic sides of the magazine and causing a jam.* XtremeKoolLetterz: ** Rather than the classic darts, the Vortex series loads and fires XLR Discs. (That's eXtra Long Range, not extra large rounds.)** A handful of Elite blasters were rereleased as [=XD=] (eXtreme Distance) variants after a minor breakthrough in launcher design.* WeaksauceWeakness: Vortex discs fly ''very'' poorly when wet.----


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Hi Cary-Ann,
I tried a similar sounding product down here in Australia back when I was trying to kick the habit. I personally didnt find it too helpful and after all methods I tried, I ended up going cold turkey and thats how I quit. It was hard but it was worth it. We have a new tablet on the market down here called 'Champex'. You take that and decrease your ciggies and the pills make the cigarettes taste FOUL and put you off smoking them at all. A few long term smoker friends of mine have recently quit using this method.
Whatever happens, we support you and encourage you- its sooo easy to smoke, I know- but you have made the right decision.
All the best,
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Oh Congrats! Thats great news. Im so glad its helping you so well. Keep it up, you sound like you have a hugely positive attitude which is half the battle when quitting.
So proud of you, as an ex smoker, I understand what an achievement this is!
Proud of you! I don't think it matters how you quit, just that you do when you make up your mind. Remind yourself everyday "I am a non-smoker!" and reap the healthful benefits!
((((((((Allestaria))))))))) I too am very proud of you. It takes a lot of will power but I know you have it in you to make this great change in your life.

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bruce72 Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Congratulations Greg !
See you with the Chamelions soon…Bruce
The SCGA One-Day Series Match Play Championship was built to create a culmination for the SCGA One-Day Series and rewards top finishers on the points list. The One-Day Series Point Program was created to reward loyal One-Day Series participants as well as encourage a strong, year-long competition. The year culminates with an SCGA One-Day Series Match Play Invitational, which is open to the Top 16 participants on the Points List. The Top 16 will automatically qualify for the Invitational and have a chance at winning the 2017 SCGA One-Day Series Match Play Championship.
It took two full days of match play in order to crown the 2016 SCGA One-Day Series Match Play Champion. After all was said and done, Greg Allfie was able to survive the grueling 72-hole format in the One-Day Series Match Play Championship.
"I'm kind of numb," said Allfie. "This is the first time I've ever won something like this."
The SCGA One-Day Tournament Series, one of the SCGA's fastest growing programs, hosted its 2nd Match Play Championship this week at Valencia CC. The top 16 players from the year-long points list, which distributed points to participants from the series' 24 2016 events, made the match play championship and earned the opportunity to compete for this year's SCGA One-Day Match Play Champion honor.
Allfie outlasted fellow mainstay Angelo Cofino in the finals, riding a hot back nine to secure his title.
"I'm typically a back nine player," said Allfie. "As long as I kept it close on the front nine, I was confident that I'd be able to close it out down the stretch."
The first 12 holes of the match saw the lead change hands four separate times before Allfie began to pull away.
Not having held the lead since hole No. 5, Allfie brought the match back to all square on the par-4 13th hole. Then, on the long par-3 No. 14, he caught a lucky bounce after his shot seemingly came up short of the green, only to skip forward towards the flag. After Cofino nearly drained a 40-foot putt from the fairway, Allfie tapped in for par and a 1 up lead.
"I was able to hit some solid lag putts today," said Allfie. "I was able to get up there and put pressure on my opponent."
That's exactly what he did on No. 15 as he played the par 5 by the book and ended up with a conceded putt for par. Cofino had a twisting, downhill look from about 30 feet to push the hole but the putt heartbreakingly lipped out, leaving Cofino in disbelief.
Sensing blood in the water, Allfie stuck his approach on No. 16 to about 20 feet before Cofino put his tee ball in the hazard and conceded the match, 3 and 2.
After a marathon of golf, Allfie was just happy to be out on the course.
"Well, I just really enjoy playing golf," said Allfie. "It's a bonus anytime I can get out here on a work day."
A familiar face to those involved with the One-Day Series, Allfie hopes to be back next year to defend his crown.
"I appreciate everything the SCGA does," said Allfie. "They run this series really well and the venues are top-notch. Hope I'm able to make it this far next season!"
En route to the finals, Allfie defeated Spencer Sam, George Espinoza and Nick Battaglia.
Along with Match Play Champion honors came a few extra perks. Allfie was awarded a $250 Roger Dunn Gift Card and a One-Day Series crystal trophy. For second place, Cofino was able to take home a $150 Roger Dunn Gift Card.
Also recognized at the Championship was the One-Day Series Player of the Year, awarded to Battaglia after he finished atop the Points List for 2016. Battaglia played in 23 of the possible 24 events, totaling 1110 points. For his impressive showing, Battaglia earned a $500 Roger Dunn gift card and a framed One-Day Series flag.
"It's been a great year," said Battaglia. "Everyone is awesome out here, from the competitors to the people at the SCGA. I highly recommend the participation."
SCGA One-Day Series is open to all SCGA members, regardless of Handicap Index. Events contain both net and gross flights, and range from individual to team competitions. Learn more about the program here.
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Congratulations Greg !
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Dehradun, Sep 14: Claiming victory in the Vikasnagar seat in a by-election and securing a tally of 36 in 70 member House, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a majority in the Uttarakhand Assembly.
BJP's Kuldip Kumar defeated Congress rival Nav Prabhat by 596 votes in the by-poll.
This comes after BJP lost all fives seats in the Lok Sabha Polls.
With this victory the new Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has breath a sigh of relief as these polls were being seen as the acid test for the new CM.
Pokhriyal took over as CM after B C Khanduri was forced to quit his post after the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha Polls.
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CPG National Chair – Supt Donna Allen
The appointed Chairman of the Catholic Police Guild (June 2015) is Donna Allen.
Donna is a Superintendent in Greater Manchester Police.
Since joining the force initially as a cadet, Donna has served across a number of divisions and various departments including CID, uniform, and training. Prior to her move to Tameside in September 2014, she served with the Specialist Operations Branch and was responsible for The Tactical Aid Unit, Air Support, Underwater Search, ANPR Intercept Team and the Force Events Section, planning football, large-scale public order events, and political party conferences. She has recently served in Northern Ireland for the G8 and in Gwent for the NATO Summit.
If you were to ask her what her favourite role is she would say that of a force hostage negotiator, a position she's held for the last 10 years.
Donna took a break from her career to have her children. Donna is married to Cliff, a retired Police Officer now working with GMP.
She enjoys her holidays, a good cheese board, spending time with her girls, walking, fundraising and raising awareness for the eating disorder charity BEAT and the British Heart Foundation.
Donna worships in the diocese of Salford and is delighted to have been appointed to the role of national chair for the Catholic Police Guild of England & Wales. Donna is honored to take the Guild forward in the next few challenging years for the Police Service. She asks you for your support and prayers, for her and the Guild, and urges you to take an active part spreading the name of the Guild to serving officers & staff, colleagues, family, and friends.


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I am linking up with fellow bloggers in an 'I Teach 2nd' monthly linkup. We will be sharing timely tips, teaching strategies, resources, and some freebies with you. If you like what you see in this blog post, be sure to follow me (or any of the participating bloggers) and check back at the beginning of each month for a new linkup.
Since it is February, I thought I would share what I LOVE most about teaching. I recently started watching videos and reading up about Whole Brain Teaching. I have to say, it has changed my life for so many reasons. Here are a few:
- I am having fun teaching. I mean, I can't wait to teach each day. I've always loved it, but it had become a bit of a chore. Not anymore!
- My kids are having fun learning. I like to think I always made it fun, but I can really feel the shift in the energy of our room. Kids are actively engaged and busy helping me 'teach' with their partners. So cool!
- The kids are really retaining what they've learned.
- And the list goes on and on. You HAVE to go to the Whole Brain Teaching website and watch some of the videos for yourself.
- The bad behaviors have dramatically decreased since I've begun using the Scoreboard and class Rules. There's no time for that monkey business! Watch this little clip to see what my favorite class rule is!
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This game will make you a believer.
god i cant wait. i wish there was a release date set in stone. all i know is q2 2007. hurry up nintendo...pleeeeeeease...
Yeh seen it already. Bit behind time, aye?
yar...I bet that this game will make us feel like when we first played the Mario 64, because it follows its same path, unlike the Sunshine aberration
Yeah haven't been many updates on mario galaxy lately (except for the delayed release, sadly). But this game will undoubtedly be the rosetta stone for a lot of people that are very confused with the jumbled and unintelligible state of the "which is the best console" battle (not for me obviously, I see the Wii as the clear winner).
Gonna be another revolutionary step in gameplay, I wholeheartedly agree.
I guess it's more like Q4 now...
I wonder how different the gameplay will be. The graphics are amazing in this game also.
Old video but atleast it's something good.
Man... Matt is like connected to the Wii... anyone notice that?:sick:
the game really demonstrates what the wii graphics are capable of! This is definitively the prettiest wii game Ive seen!
Actually, they were running Galaxy off a PS3... :lol:
just kidding!
Can't wait for it, it just looks so completely different and fresh (which is what I bought the Wii for).
By the way, is it just me or does all that flying around kind of remind anyone of the Saturn game NiGHTS?
Game looks great, kinda looks confusing though.
Sweet...looks awesome ^_^ I'll make sure to keep the old school on my wii haha


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I've installed MSDE and wan't to use SSL with it.
Therefore I've got windowsbinarys of openssl. I've the following steps:
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3.1 copied newcert.pem to newcert.der, deleted everything outside the CERTIFICATION tags and installed it using "mmc". My signed certificate was shown me by windows as valid.
But when i started the server it breaks and in the errorlog is the typical error (see Microsft explanation) "found no valid certificate". What's going wrong?
For the first certificate used to sign the second i've used the common name "abcdef", for the second one the name of the PC in my Network: "Test", and i can reach all installed servers just with "Test". Furthermore is the domain name "Test" is running in "Work".
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Robotics Closing Early @ 5:30PM Sunday 2/12
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RE: USF Alumni Event March 30
Thanks Bridget: I thought we had covered all the relevant "lists" and "groups."
Please do make your reservations and send in your check payable to USF Foundation
From: Bridget Hahm [mailto:bhahm@...]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:30 PM
To: Wolfe, Alvin
Subject: RE: USF Alumni Event March 30
Hi Dr. Wolfe,
I'd like to RSVP for the Alumni event next Friday. On the deadline issue, I don't know if there were any other communication attempts that I somehow missed but I never received any further info about the alumni event beyond the Jan 31 email where you said more details would be coming about when & who to pay. I did see the message on the USF anthropology listserv earlier this week so I do have that information now. Should it be posted to the SCOPA and AntConn yahoo lists to try to catch any other people who may have missed earlier announcements?
Thanks and I am really looking forward to this event!
Bridget Hahm
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Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:26 PM
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Subject: USF Alumni Event March 30
This may be your lucky day. Although you missed the deadline for reserving and paying your $40 for the Alumni event, two things have happened.
1, The deadline has been extended to Friday March 23.
2. Archaeological Consultants Incorporated (Joan Deming and Susan Almy) have underwritten the USF BullRunner to carry 20 passengers from the hotel to the campus for the event and then back to the hotel.
So if you reserve and pay now, before the new deadline of March 23, you will be in good shape. Let me know if you need that shuttle, because there are only twenty free seats!
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We finally spent a freezing cold morning in the newer areas of the hospital; our boots clicked and squeaked along the tiled floors that were still shiny from the last coat of polish. Room after room, floor after floor; all was empty and almost sparkling clean. These areas weren't architecturally appealing like the old buildings on campus, but there was something interesting in the orderliness and geometry.
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Episode 054: How To Have and Sustain A Gay Life Orgasm – Frank Macri
Get naked. Go deeper. Get kinky.
Whether in the sheets or the streets, these words of wisdom can motivate us all to live with joy and fulfillment. It's in these fired up moments where we have a LIFE ORGASM.
So why not step out of the closet and into your truest life orgasm. Joining me today on The Coming Out Lounge is founder of The Frank Life and author of Life Orgasm…a brilliant book designed to pop your cherry and give you a life orgasm that never stops.
A LIFE ORGASM is the feeling you get when your spiritual libido is fully charged. It's when you want to moan with excitement about how incredible life is. Maybe you don't know what it's like to be fully alive, rather than just exist. Maybe what you're craving on the inside isn't aligned with what's happening on the outside…just like coming out of the closet!
Before you step out of the closet, only to become the next 20, 30, 40, 50- year old virgin who's not fully living your own version of a life orgasm, we thought we'd get the foreplay started right here, today, on the coming out lounge!
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- Learn how to detach yourself from the sexuality of being gay so you can discover who you really are
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- What do finding the hole, penetration have to do with confidence
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Frank Macri is a Career Coach who gets Millennials out of crappy jobs and into fulfilling career paths. He is also the author of Life Orgasm, a provocative guide for 20-somethings figuring out what to do with their lives.
After graduating magna cum laude with degrees in psychology (B.A) and communication (B.S.) from Boston University, Frank spent a year teaching English in China and traveling throughout southeast Asia. He then went on to become a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and present seminars on leadership and career development in the United States and Canada.
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Yoga is a path that can lead us to complete personal freedom and unconditional love. But how? Is freedom found in doing some poses or sitting and watching the mind whirl in meditation? And what is freedom really?
free·dom – ˈfrēdəm –noun
- the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
We are influenced in our actions, thoughts and words by a lifetime of conditioning, beliefs, and habits. We act as we are supposed to, think they way we always have, and speak words we think come from us. But as we watch our thoughts and behaviors we realize we are not acting from complete freedom.
Universally, we yearn for so much more, to love without restraint, to speak what is true, to act in accordance with what is best for all, and to have some control over the mind, our greatest ally and fiercest critic.
Bear with me here, I'm going to pull out some scripture. If you wish, you can replace 'Lord your God' in this verse with your word for the Divine, the ineffable, the Spirit-that-moves-in-all-things or with anything else you sense you'd like to love more fully.
In Luke 10 verse 27 in the NIV version of the Bible, Jesus states:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind."
In order to Love this fully, we need to be free, without hindrance or restraint in action, word, or thought, don't you agree? Otherwise our love will be something less than 'with all…'. But how? What does yoga have to do with this? Is it truly possible to love God, nature, our partner, children, parents, friends with all of our heart and soul and strength and mind?
In the Yoga Sutras, we are given guidelines for yoga practice. Some of them teach us to withdraw the senses into the body, to learn focus our concentration so that we can bring our 'all' to a single effort or feeling or action or yoga pose. There is a sanskrit term, sthira, commonly translated as 'steady, comfortable', but also representing the ideas of vigilance, fortitude, staying present with our experience. In the practice of yoga, we are given many opportunities to cultivate steadiness. We practice holding a steady posture, steady breath, steady gaze, and ready smile.
When we keep the body, breath, eyes and expression steady, the mind will also become steady. They are linked. Yoga sometimes is translated 'to yoke', and when we yoke our attention to the body and breath, the mind comes into the present. It's like the mind doesn't want to be left out, and if the body and breath and eyes are held in the present the mind will come along for the experience, instead of being so quick to rush to other sensations outside the body or thoughts of past or future.
The Yoga Sutras are an ancient practice manual collected around 400 years before Christ. Yoga Sutra 1.13 states: "Effort towards steadiness of mind is practice". So we show up for our yoga and meditation every day, applying discipline to our efforts. After some time of mindful practice: minutes, days, months, or years; our senses will turn inward. Yoga Sutra 1.29 states: "From this practice, all the obstacles disappear and simultaneously dawns knowledge of the inner self."
When we practice steadiness of mind, knowledge of the inner self dawns. With knowledge of the inner self we can listen and operate from the path of the heart, from our soul. Then we gain the ability to love with all of us, with complete freedom! Loving our work, our spouse, our God, loving what-is, even if painful, with all of us, becomes possible when we practice yoga and begin to release years of conditioning.
You can start today! Wherever you are, check out any of the thousands of online resources, or come to the Yoga Farm, and learn with us. Or start today, with five minutes a day, every day, of quiet meditation, watching the breath, just being you.


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Southern Maryland's St. Mary's County is home to a treasure trove of attractions.
Check out St. Clement's Island Museum, located on the Potomac River overlooking the place where Lord Baltimore's first settlers landed in the New World on March 25, 1634. The museum concentrates on Maryland's earliest history, the region's watermen, and Potomac River heritage.
Visitors to the museum learn the story of Maryland's founding and trace the route of the first brave colonists who made the risky crossing of the ocean in two tiny wooden ships — The Ark, a 360-ton ship, and The Dove, a mere 60 tons. Learn about the political landscape of the 16th and 17th centuries. George Calvert wanted to found a colony based on religious tolerance, not just for Catholics, but all religions.
On arrival, these new Colonists would each receive 100 acres of land per adult, and 50 acres for each child. On board were 17 Catholic men, three Jesuit priests, one Jew, just a small number of women, and about 140 others who were mostly Protestant.
On Nov. 23, 1633, the two ships sailed from England. Almost four months later they landed on an island they named for St. Clement, the patron saint of sailors. The Catholics had celebrated the feast of St. Clement on the day of their departure from England.
St. Clement's Island, now a Maryland state park, is open to the public for hiking, picnicking (with public picnic tables), and bird watching. A 40-foot-tall cross on the island serves as a memorial to the first Colonists who sought religious tolerance.
Also at the location are The Blackistone Lighthouse, a dory boat exhibit, and an authentic one-room Charlotte Hall schoolhouse from about 1820. All areas are handicapped-accessible and there are many special events and programs throughout the year.
During boating season, a water taxi shuttles visitors back and forth, and for those with their own craft, docking is available as well.
Insider tip: Don't miss the Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival on July 11. Only 800 seats are available and they sell out every year.
Also in the area is the Piney Point Lighthouse, which was built in 1836 and is now one of only four lighthouses remaining on the Potomac River. Visit the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park and learn about the history of the lighthouse, as well as the U-1105 Black Panther Shipwreck Preserve and the Potomac River's maritime history. Enjoy a guided tour of the lighthouse and the keeper's quarters.
View the collection of four historic wooden vessels including a 67-foot skipjack, an 84-foot bugeye, a period-specific log canoe, and a genuine Potomac River dory boat. The exhibits help you to understand a waterman's life of working the waters of the Potomac for crabs, fish, and oysters.
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A study by Australian scientists found that regularly playing the wind instrument can lead to improved breathing and better overall health.
Robert Eley, from the University of Southern Queensland, gave 10 Aboriginal boys weekly didgeridoo lessons for six months and found that their "respiratory function had improved significantly".
He said that the "deep and circular breathing" required to play the digeridoo may have been responsible for the health benefits.
Girls were excluded from the lessons because it against the culture of many Aboriginal groups for females to play the instrument.
However, Dr Eley found that both boys and girls reported a general improvement in well-being after singing lessons and he suggested that could be a new way to help relieve the symptoms of asthma.
More than five million people in the UK suffer from the condition which currently costs the NHS £950m a year.
The research was published in The Journal of Rural Health.


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The Creation Story. By: Katie Gipson Tori Hosman. Creation Myths. Inca: Humans were made of stone. The children of the Sun and Moon helped the first people. There were golden rods for were the cities would be placed.
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Following the Tailies and the Others, another group of newcomers has landed on Lost.
While hurrying to get their show back into production, producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse e-mailed a quick introduction to "the freighter people," who supposedly helicoptered onto the island from a boat out in the Pacific: "They are the first true 'outsiders' to come to the island since our crash survivors, and that makes them unique. In addition to keeping the flashback premise alive with mysteries of their own, these guys fit into the overall story in ways that will become abundantly clear as the season unfolds."
Here's more on Lost's fresh faces.
Ken Leung, 38
Character: Miles Straume, the hotheaded L.A.-based ghostbuster who takes cash to rid people's homes of spirits.
Producers' hint: "Miles isn't here to make friends. He's here for something else. And it ain't what he told us at the end of Episode 2. (That they had come for Ben.)"
Where you may have seen him:The Sopranos, Rush Hour, Keeping the Faith
Quotable: Described as shy by some, Leung concedes, "I've been hard to get to know." But during breaks in filming, he has found a "smoking mate" in Naveen Andrews (Sayid). As for his character, Leung says, "I trust the dead more than the living." Much remains a mystery, but he is most curious to learn for whom Miles grieves.
Jeremy Davies, 38
Character: Daniel Faraday, described as a "head case." He was seen sobbing in front of his TV set in Massachusetts as he watched news footage of the salvaging of sunken Oceanic Flight 815.
Producers' hint: "Physics can be fun. They can also be incredibly dangerous. Watch Faraday demonstrate both."
Where you might have seen him:Saving Private Ryan, Charles Manson in the 2004 TV remake of Helter Skelter
Quotable: Davies declined an interview request.
Jeff Fahey, 55
Character: Frank Lapidus, the pilot who was supposed to have flown Flight 815 and was a friend of the pilot who took his place.
Producers' hint: "Lapidus is like a lot of fans of Lost— he never takes anything at face value. A true conspiracy nut, he has probably seen every episode of TheX-Files, and that's going to pay off for him."
Where you might have seen him:Lawnmower Man, Silverado, TV's The Marshall
Quotable: Having volunteered for years at Afghan orphanages, Fahey says his relocation to Hawaii is "a dream." One sweet coincidence: Frank was his late father's name, and his mother is getting a kick out of that. He has had fun working with Josh Holloway (Sawyer), his co-star in the 2001 film Cold Heart, and Andrews, with whom he appeared in Grindhouse.
Source: USA Today
Meet three more of the 'freighter people' from 'Lost'
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sample knit by Whorled Peace via Ravelry -- Awesome!Announcing another Free Knitting Workshop! Join us on Tuesday, March 27th for another Free Knitting Workshop. We'll cast on and learn the basics of knitting for a baby or toddler with the very popular Saartje's Booties pattern. These go pretty quickly, but you will need to do a fair amount of knitting on your own after the workshop.
Project: Saartje's Booties
Date: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate.
Skills Required: You must have a basic understanding of most aspects of knitting. Also, willingness to knit something SO DARN CUTE you might just find yourself making more and more of them!
Techniques Taught: Basic technique, garter stitch, shaping & seaming.
Materials: 100- 200 yards fingering weight yarn, one set US#2 needles. Please download and bring your own copy of the pattern here.
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Russian court throws out Madonna gay message lawsuit
A Russian judge yesterday threw out a $10 million damages claim against Madonna for allegedly using a summer concert to promote homosexuality.
Although the "Material Girl" did not materialise for the trial, the judgment was greeted with relief by the Russian gay community and by concert organisers who were concerned that big name performers would shun the country.
Next month Lady Gaga is due to appear in St Petersburg and a ruling against Madonna would have gagged her from calling for tolerance. An events company, Planeta Polyus, and managers of the venue that put on the concert had been put in the dock alongside Madonna. "We were responsible for organising the concert, not for its content," said the Planeta lawyer.
The decision came after a…