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Whether you're a city riding week-day regular, or a newbie fresh from ditching the car or underground in favour of 2-wheeled delights, then this is the place for you. A curated selection of some of the best city cycling apparel around, from transition pieces that take you seamlessly from the bike to the office or pub, to all-weather protective items, our urban cycling range perfectly marries technical function to understated style, providing the perfect environment for your daily journey.
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At some time on your ride, the difference between being seen and being overlooked could prevent an accident. The best way to be seen by other road users is to wear apparel or accessories that include elements of reflectivity (of course, cycling lights also help!). Use the filters below to see the products that include low-light visibility elements. Ride rain or shine If your pre-ride glance out of the window is met by rain, or sullen looking skies, there is still no reason not to miss out on bike time! For most commutes, a weather resistant jacket is all you'll need, offering more breathability than a full water proof. However, when the rain really starts, full rain protection is a must, so be sure to check the product page details to see what attributes each item has. Comfort, fit and function City riding is all about blending into your surroundings, and great urban apparel will allow you to move from the bike to the office in style and in many cases, without necessitating a change of clothes. We've included some of our favourite pieces, including cycling jeans, commute specific trousers, shorts and jackets from only the very best city cycle clothing brands.
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The Vulpine Original Rain Jacket is back; this time in four colours and housing extra design enhancements. The fine design and Epic Cotton construction remain as does the British and military influence in the tailoring. Whether a smart urban commuter, or touring cyclist the versatility of the jacket means it looks great on and off the bike.
Handmade from Epic Cotton, a fabric created by applying a microscopic silicon coating to cotton before weaving, the Vulpine Rain Jacket benefits from water and wind-resistance, and, because the fabric is woven, it allows moist air to escape, ...
The Biologic Cipher cycling gloves are ideal for urban commuting — very well finished and constructed from 4-way stretch soft shell fabric that offers both wind and water resistance, they are non bulky and also allow easy access to the cockpit controls. Understated in style at the top and closed via a leather tab, they also offer several well thought out touches, ranging from the reinforced palm that also sports raised grip dots for excellent grip, the customary Terry cloth wipe and reflective piping.Of course, the special stand-out feature of the Cipher gloves is touch screen compatibility. ...
Craft's most popular winter cycling glove, the Craft Bike Siberian Glove gets a timely overhaul this season, and in comes full wind and water protection, touch screen compatibility, improved fit and uprated finishing.
Designed for deep cold bike rides where a only a fleece lined, fully weather protective glove will do, the Craft Siberian will keep hands warm and steady on the bars, thanks to a silicone print palm and well thought out padding. A high quality velcro adjuster (for not all velcro is the same!) sits at the wrist, whilst reflective detailing completes the glove. ...
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Just like its cold weather riding stablemate the Siberian Bike Glove, the Craft Bike Thermal Split Finger Glove has had a seasonal overhaul, and now offers both wind and water protection alongside an improved fit and finish.
Fully weather protective, the Thermal Split Finger Glove has always been a glove to turn to for the deep cold, and with its latest enhancements, now more than over it offers the rider complete surety of grip, warm hands and total comfort for all day road rides.
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The Buff Storm combines the wind blocking properties of 100% Gore Windstopper protection with the soft microfibre fabric Buff is so well known for, making it the ideal cold weather neckwear for cyclists, whether road, trail or city.Reversible in use for two great looks, it features an adjustable drawstring for an easy transition from neckwear to headwear (extreme versatility is a Buff hallmark!) whilst the microfbre panel makes breathing very easy, even when worn over the mouth and nose.One size fits allNon-bulkyStorm Buff weighs 59g/2.08oz and measures 25cm x 31.5cm/9.84" x 12.4"100% ...
Tailored with a regular fit perfectly suited to city cycling, or indeed the demands of all-weather cycle touring, the Showers Pass Elite 2.1 Jacket is a lightweight 3-layer eVent fabric waterproof cycling jacket designed for handling serious downpours with ease.
Trimmed with a full length, smooth running Vislon 3-way zipper with storm flap, the Elite 2.1 sports full seam taping throughout for complete wind and water protection. Constructed from highly regarded eVent fabric, the Elite 2.1 offers a good degree of inherent breathability, enhanced via a multitude of vent options, ...
A freer of precious handle-bar space, a headset spacer and a loud, clear cycling bell in one - the PDW Alexander Graham Bell is triple-role cycling bell, ingeniously manufactured to install on the bike in place of an existing 10mm 1 1/8" headset spacer.
Take a look at the pictures above to see how this precocious little bell makes multi-tasking look oh so easy. It can't make coffee though.
Installs as a 10mm 1 1/8" headset spacer
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The Ibex El Fito 3/4 Short is a favourite of nearly every rider that pulls on a pair. With a 4-way stretch, a form fit, a great pad, and the performance of New Zealand Merino, it is easy to see why. Highly comfortable and instantly at home with any rider, the Ibex El Fito is ideal for commuting, mountain biking, relaxed road rides or touring in any weather.
92% New Zealand Merino wool, 6% Nylon, 2% Lycra on body; 87% Polyester/ 13% Spandex on seat and back legs
Climawool Lite softshell knee front
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Expecting a cool start or finish to your ride? Try the El Fito 3/4. Heading out on a rough trail? El Fito 3/4 works. Feeling self-conscious about your knees? Yup, El Fito 3/4. A wind and water- resistant Climawool Lite double weave over the knees will keep you warm and dry in all but the worst conditions, whilst their midweight merino construction will keep you comfortable throughout any ride.
Body: 92% Wool, 6% Nylon, 2% Lycra on body; 87% Polyester / 13% Spandex on seat and back legs
Climawool Lite softshell knee front
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The WWR shorts are made of a light-weight fabric that features a water and wind repellent (wwr) outside and a soft inside, 4-way stretch, breathability, moisture regulation, a long useful life, and machine-washability for easy care. These shorts are designed for warm weather and feature a slightly looser cut than the cotton and herringbone swrve shorts, making them ideal for cyclists preferring a less fitted look.
More relaxed fit than the cotton and herringbone models
Low waist in front to prevent your belt from digging into your belly
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swrve's 3/4 cotton shorts are not only incredibly well designed and hard wearing, but will ensure that you look just as stylish off the bike as on. Made from 97% cotton and 3% lycra, they include some really nice bike specific features that aid both comfort and function.
Pre-washed for better fit
Low waist in front to prevent your belt from digging into your belly
High waist at the back to stay respectable and to keep you warm
Articulated knees for a better fit on a bike or barstool
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Ibex Woolies make ideal first layers for road or trail cool weather cycling adventures. Light as a feather, strong as iron: Woolies are an Ibex best seller for a reason. Made from 18.5 micron 100% pure New Zealand Merino, and tailored for a next to skin cut, this award-winning, guide-approved ribbed fabric feels luxurious yet holds up in most rigorous conditions.
A 150g weight model ideally suited to cool to cold rides, the Ibex Woolies Crew Long Sleeve Merino Base layer sports a tag-free construction, raglan sleeves and flatlock seams.
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Influenced by their medal winning cross country ski apparel, the Craft Performance Rain Pant is a wet weather cycling essential, and is firmly aimed at the all season commuter, tourer or weekend rider.
Fully wind and waterproof, the fabric is more soft than hard, which reveals itself on the bike as being more comfortable, quieter and breathable than a typical hard shell. A more durable fabric is used in the seat area, a place which typically sees the most wear. Reflective piping and logos adorn the exterior, and for lower leg fit, Craft have used 2 velcro fasteners per leg, and ...
$95.43 $31.90
A waterproof jacket is a riding essential, as you just know that sooner or later rain will arrive and riding to work is still on the menu. Craft's Active Rain Jacket is a good choice for wet rides, and is made from a a waterproof lightweight knit that lets air out but not the water in, resulting in one dry and very comfortable rider.
Elastic fabric
Taped seams
Thin mesh lining on inside sleeves
Reflective prints/pipings
Looser fit
One zippered backpocket
Ventilation openings at sides and back
Walz's redesign of their hugely popular ear flap model includes elastic in the back flap to help keep the flap down and your ears warm. The ear flap cycling caps are handmade from quality, durable 100% wool, whilst the soft bill liner is comfortable and flexible and can be worn either up or down.
Walz Caps now offers two sizes. The original "one size fits most" size is now the small/medium. The new size is a large/extra large for those who prefer a roomier fit.
Available in 2 sizes, please see sizing chart link above
Handmade wool construction
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The Muxu Ride Cotton Cap is Muxu's take on a cycling apparel essential, with a couple of little touches thrown in for sweet riding comfort.
Designed for stylish riding during your city escapades, the Muxu Cap is made of a softer than usual cotton / polyester fabric, with an integral thin fabric strip running forward to back in the centre, in order to provide improved airflow for hotter days on the bike. On the inside soft cotton tape helps to avoid any discomfort, whilst the outside is finished with a tone to tone embroidered Muxu logo on the right hand side.
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Viewing Party of TLC's Bakery Boss
South Philly Bar & Grill is holding a viewing party for the Philadelphia episode of TLC's new show, Bakery Boss. [...]
Cab driver attacked with box cutter: Police
Police said a man attacked a cab driver with a box cutter, apparently for dropping him off at the wrong location in the Bronx.
Pixies and TLC replace crucial members
Social media was buzzing on Monday with resounding cries of "How could they?" about two very different musical acts, TLC and the Pixies.
The Word: TLC replaces Left-Eye on 'Waterfalls' remix
TLC is releasing a new version of their 90s hit "Chasing Waterfalls," from their 1994 album "CrazySexyCool" with one little tweak: Japanese pop star Namie Amuro will replace former member Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes on the track.
Eau de Honey Boo Boo: TLC's really gross new "watch n' sniff" promotion
When an press release with the headline "The time is ripe" announcing that the season premiere of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" would be a "watch n' sniff" episode we threw up in our mouths a little bit.
Randy Fenoli is TLC's wedding dress whisperer
The bridal guru is on a mission to make every girl's dream day a reality.
Wedding-dress shopping tips from TLC's Randy Fenoli
The bridal expert teaches us a thing or two about buying right
Judge rules against Taxi of Tomorrow
The planned new fleet of cabs hit a road bump.

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Planning portal: PPS7 and design of 'exceptional quality'
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Playa del Carmen hotel with a private beach
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This beachfront hotel is located in Playa del Carmen, close to El Camaleon Golf Club. Area attractions also include Playa del Carmen Main Beach and Mamitas Beach Club.
Private beach
In addition to a restaurant, Petit Lafitte Hotel features a private beach. Other amenities include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge.
Televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature balconies, refrigerators, and air conditioning.
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This Playa del Carmen hotel has its very own private beach. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 60 square meters include conference/meeting rooms, small meeting rooms, and exhibit space. This Playa del Carmen hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a library, and a concierge desk. Complimentary parking is available on site.
Petit Lafitte Hotel is a smoke-free property.
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Petit Lafitte Hotel has a restaurant serving breakfast and dinner. Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast. Room service during limited hours is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach and an outdoor pool.
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Start off this Tuesday morning with the latest in corporate finance updates, an insight into how start-ups innovate and solar power's new record.
Start off this Tuesday morning with the latest in corporate finance updates, an insight into how start-ups innovate and solar power's new record.
If you can't make it to our Buyouts Texas conference this week, don't fret. We are streaming some of the top speakers Tuesday and Wednesday right here on peHUB.
EdgeCast Networks, which has agreed to acquired by Verizon, is the most capital-efficient CDN in history — reaching profitability within three years and with less than $15 million in invested capital, writes guest columnist Pravin Vazirani, a managing director at Menlo Ventures, EdgeCast's largest shareholder.
To end your stormy Monday, Second Opinion can reveal that some protestors thought it was a good idea to block buses taking Google employees to work, many baby boomers are taking a career break to re-focus and taxpayers no longer own GM.
The final version of the Volcker rule to ban banks from gambling with their own money is "significantly different" from the originally proposed version, making its impact on the markets difficult to gauge, a top U.S. securities regulator said on Monday.
If you're on the job hunt here are the private equity related offerings peHUB is highlighting this week from Blackstone, Broadview Ventures, CalPERS, Goldman Sachs and PIMCO.
The Allstate Corporation has launched its first private equity emerging manager program with $100 million to be invested over three years, according to Edgar Alvarado, the company's head of real estate equity.
A 2% management fee may be the venture industry standard. But today, it appears that a majority of firms use something different.
Cerberus Capital Management LP is working on a mechanism that would allow its fund investors to exit Freedom Group Inc, the maker of the Bushmaster rifle used in the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting rampage, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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We have a bunch of new printable coupons for Nestle products. I think we posted the DiGiorno coupon earlier, but all the rest are new to me. That Butterfinger coupon doesn't expire until well after Christmas, so we will have a chance to use it on clearance after the holidays. Several of these also have Target store coupons and Cartwheel offers for stacking.
-$0.50/2 Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk coupon (preclipped/zip 77477)
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-$0.50/2 Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk Target printable store coupon (exp 1/12)
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-$0.50/1 Nescafe Clasico Instant Coffee 7 oz Target printable store coupon (exp 12/29)
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-$0.50/2 Maggi Granulated Bouillon 3.5 oz Target printable store coupon (exp 1/12)
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E.J. Dionne Jr. wrote a great column about yesterday's Supreme Court decision striking down D.C.'s gun regulations which I have already seen in the Washington Post, the New Republic and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It was one of two asinine decisions handed down yesterday by our conservative Supreme Court:
"The court's five most conservative members have demonstrated that for all of Justice Antonin Scalia's talk about 'originalism' as a coherent constitutional doctrine, those on the judicial right regularly succumb to the temptation to legislate from the bench. They fall in line behind whatever fashions political conservatism is promoting.
"Conservative justices claim that they defer to local authority. Not in this case. They insist that political questions should be decided by elected officials. Not in this case. They argue that they pay careful attention to the precise words of the Constitution. Not in this case.†Read More>


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3 Meetup Groups match "Paleo Lifestyle" near Minneapolis, MN
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This group was started for people interested in exploring the whole natural fitness movement that is blossoming out there right now. This might include things like hiking, playing in nature, body weight exercises, barefoot running, paleo nutrition, etc. If you are interested in exploring these activities and ideas and would like to meet others in the Twin Cities doing the same, this group might be just the place for you! The main inspiration for the group is MovNat style training, but we also li …
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Monthly potluck to bring together people interested in paleo/primal cooking. Everyone is welcome! If you've never tried paleo but do secret at-home research, are a diehard cave-dweller, come from a Weston A. Price background or just want to meet people who love to chow down, this is the group for you!
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This group is dedicated to those who love the backyard BBQ, and who want to taste the best we have to offer in Minnesota. Whether you grew up on burgers and brats, or you have been home smoking meats since birth we welcome everyone. Just bring your taste buds as we share some great BBQ from local joints like Big Daddy's in St. Paul, The Rack Shack in Bloomington, and many more. The focus of this group is to share good food, conversation, and a common passion of BBQ.
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Along Rue Champ de Mars, he waved to cheering crowds from his slow-moving, police-escorted motorcade. And in Bel Air and St. Martin, gang-infested former strongholds overlooking the empty grounds of the razed presidential palace, he blew kisses from the rooftop of an SUV.
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 59, used a rare public appearance in Haiti's capital Wednesday to show that he could still draw a crowd.
"The Haitian people love him and today they showed their affection and attachment to him," Dr. Maryse Narcisse, Aristide's spokeswoman, told The Miami Herald as the motorcade crept through Delmas 2 with thousands in tow. "Since this morning, they've been accompanying him."
Aristide's tour of Port-au-Prince came after a three-hour, closed-door audience with a Haitian investigative judge, who summoned him as part of the ongoing murder investigation into the unsolved assassination of agronomist-turned-famous journalist Jean Léopold Dominique.
At the insistence of Dominique's widow, former radio journalist Michèle Montas, Judge Yvickel Dabresil has been trying to determine the "intellectual author" behind Dominique's murder and that of a security guard 13 years ago in the courtyard of Dominique's Radio Haiti-Inter in Port-au-Prince.
"It has been a long, bloody and tortuous investigation but I feel there is now a light at the end of the tunnel. Will we ever find justice? I don't know but I think we have moved forward," Montas said.
"I hope this testimony and other crucial ones the judge has gathered in the last few months will allow the truth to finally come out on who engineered, planned the assassination and paid for the crime."
Narcisse, who accompanied Aristide inside the courthouse, declined to say what was discussed during the secret testimony.
"Jean-Dominique was a friend, a brother to him," Narcisse said about Aristide. "He believes that as a citizen when the justice summons him, it is his duty to collaborate … Today was an occasion for him to exercise his right as a citizen by being present in court."
But Aristide is no ordinary Haitian citizen. The founder and head of Fanmi Lavalas, once the most powerful political party in Haiti, Aristide was twice exiled during his two separate presidencies.
Today, two years after his surprise return to Haiti following seven years in exile in South Africa, Aristide's popularity and that of his fractured Lavalas party remain topics of debate in Haiti and outside.
"Lavalas today showed proof of our slogan: by ourselves, we are weak. Together we are strong," said Sen. Francky Exius, referring to the thousands who followed the motorcade and lined the capital's streets.
But while Exius and others hailed Wednesday's relatively peaceful show of force as a "political victory" against what they say is a politically motivated maneuver by Haitian President Michel Martelly's government to persecute their former leader, others say it was an exercise in democracy in a fragile Haiti.
"What is taking place today brings neither positive nor negative value to the Lavalas party, which lost the power many years ago and has not, since then, influenced the political, economic, and legal environment," said Michel Eric Gaillard, a Port-au-Prince-based political analyst. "The Lavalas party is remembered as a dividing force. It remains to be seen whether they have the capacity to reinvent themselves and attract significant votes in the next election."


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Consumer class actions alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) are on the rise, with consumers filing several new class actions a week in California alone. Easy to file and requiring little upfront...more
10/25/2013 - FCC Robocalling TCPA Telemarketing Texting Written Consent
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved and published its amended Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations in February 2012, imposing additional consent, abandonment, and opt-out requirements for...more
10/9/2013 - Consent FCC Robocalling Spam TCPA Telemarketing Writing Requirement
We have recently observed a dramatic uptick in California consumer class actions alleging that businesses have illegally recorded telephone conversations between consumers and customer service, telemarketing and/or...more
8/13/2013 - Audio Recording Cell Phones Class Action Fourth Amendment Right to Privacy Tape Recordings
The Ninth Circuit's May 15 ruling in In re HP Inkjet Printer Litigation could significantly limit the use of coupons in settlements, attorneys Michael Mallow and Livia Kiser say in this BNA Insight. The authors discuss the...more
8/5/2013 - Attorney's Fees Contingency Fees Fees Settlement
Congress enacted the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in 1977 to protect consumers from unfair debt collection practices by third parties that were hired to collect debts on behalf of others. ...more
7/25/2013 - CFPB Debt Debt Collection Debtors FDCPA Harassment UDAAP
Following unanimous votes in the State Assembly and Senate, California Governor Jerry Brown approved the enactment of the state's Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (S.B. 233). The Act, which will apply to debt sold or resold on...more
7/23/2013 - Consumer Fraud Debt Debt Collection Fair Debt Buying Practices Act Jerry Brown Required Documentation
A California district court judge has denied a defendant's challenge to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to bring a civil enforcement action against the defendant in federal court. Judge Percy...more
7/22/2013 - CFPB Enforcement Actions Loan Modifications Recess Appointments Waivers
This week's Senate confirmation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have immediate consequences for the CFPB's Enforcement Division and for businesses that have been accused of...more
7/18/2013 - CFPB Compliance Enforcement Actions Recess Appointments Richard Cordray
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray recently provided a letter response to an inquiry from Democratic members of the House Committee on Financial Services requesting information about the Bureau's...more
7/18/2013 - Automotive Loans CFPB Discrimination Lending Racial Discrimination Richard Cordray
As anticipated, the United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, signaling the next chapter in the challenges that have been raised as to the legitimacy of certain...more
7/9/2013 - Barack Obama Canning v NLRB Certiorari CFPB FTC NLRB Recess Appointments Richard Cordray SCOTUS
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a new rule outlining procedures for notifying nonbanks that they are being considered for CFPB supervision. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of...more
7/5/2013 - CFPB Consumer Protection Act Dodd-Frank Financial Products Liability Notice Requirements SEC
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued the bulletin "Responsible Business Conduct", providing guidance to individuals and businesses within its enforcement authority on four categories of "responsible conduct"...more
7/2/2013 - CFPB DOJ Enforcement Actions Responsible Business Conduct SEC
The United States Supreme Court has issued a divided (5-3) decision in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, reaffirming the Court's long-standing inclination to enforce contractual arbitration agreements....more
7/2/2013 - American Express American Express v Italian Colors Restaurant Arbitration Arbitration Agreements Class Action Class Action Arbitration Waivers Federal Arbitration Act SCOTUS Sherman Act The Clayton Act
Following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's investigation into the alleged fraudulent practices of a debt relief company, the CFPB and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced the...more
One of the most intriguing aspects of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the agency's novel power not only to assess civil penalties against those entities that violate its rules and federal consumer laws, but...more
5/22/2013 - CFPB Civil Monetary Penalty Dodd-Frank
Just two months after the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Canning v. National Labor Relations Board that President Barack Obama's January 2012 appointment of three new members of the National Labor...more
5/20/2013 - Canning v NLRB NLRB Recess Appointments
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act regulates the use of auto/predictive dialers, which are used to initiate faxes, prerecorded voice messages, and SMS text messages. But a federal court in the Western District of Wisconsin...more
5/10/2013 - Robocalling TCPA
Comcast v. Behrend is the latest opinion issued by the U.S. Supreme Court interpreting and applying the procedural rules governing class actions set out in Federal Rule Civil Procedure 23. In order to obtain certification of...more
4/22/2013 - Class Action Class Certification Comcast Comcast v. Behrend Damages Defect Manifestation Rule 23 SCOTUS Whirlpool Whirlpool v Glazer
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To think that Colorado Springs has an "art scene" is pretty laughable. Yes, there is art and you will find some fantastic artists, but the art scene, aside from being mostly non-existent on a measurable scale, is generic and small-minded. The Springs does not have a high tolerance for the arts. This is apparent when you you realize the art downtown is dictated heavily by city government (and is very few and far between), and it's hard to keep a gallery open. As for opening an arts-based business...you may as well try something else or move.
What a farce...first off our state legislators of both parties are a bunch of clowns. I wouldn't trust any of them to select dinner off a menu at MacDonald's for me.
Secondly not a thing they are doing would have prevented a single gun tragedy...they are simply going to eliminate Colorado jobs and sports revenue.
this is madness the sandy hook killings were done with hand guns it was fact the assault weapon was in car and never used gov is changing all for thier fight the criminals are not going to buy a gun at the store its black market leave the little law abiding citizen alone and stop the bull and leave our rights alone how is thepresident protected i dont think they only have 8 rounds in thier assault rifles
It's time to call the Governor, flood his phone line with calls.. It's time for a protest march the likes they never seen around the Capital, Get the hunters, their must know they won't be able to pass down their favor rifle,or hand gun to there son or daughters, like there fathers did to them..
Nor will they be able to give them there first Rifle,or hand Gun..
We are Honest hard working people, with strong family values, We were Warriors ( an some still are ) when our Country Called. We are Husbands an ( Wife's ) that our family looks to for Protection, besides food, clothes, a roof over there head an Love an Guideness.
We are Men an Women who believe in God, attend our Church of faith an whole him dear to use, an we pass this on to our Children both by acts, words, an deeds, like Our Fathers an Mothers did for us.
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Imagine a grandfather who wants to give a family shotgun to his 12-year-old grandson having to do a background check on his grandson before giving him the shotgun.
Or a friend having to do a background check on his lifetime best buddy before lending him a hunting rifle.
Or, if your mother had a prowler at her home, having to do a background check on your own Mom before you could give her one of your guns for protection.
That's what "universal background checks" do. They turn traditional innocent conduct into a criminal offense. They target you, law-abiding gun owners.
Universal background checks are background checks on EVERY transfer, sale, purchase, trade, gift, rental, and loan of a firearm between any and all individuals.
All background checks must be conducted through a federally licensed dealer. Universal background checks have nothing to do with gun shows – they are about you.
It is ALREADY a federal felony to be engaged in the business of buying and selling firearms, for livelihood and profit, without having a federal firearm dealers license.
It is ALREADY a crime for a federally licensed dealer to sell a gun without doing a background check – that's all dealers, everywhere, including at retail stores, gun shows, flea markets or anywhere else.
Further, it is ALREADY a federal felony for any private person to sell, trade, give, lend, rent or transfer a gun to a person you know or should have known is not legally allowed to own, purchase or possess a firearm.
The penalty for selling a gun to a person who is a criminal, mentally ill, mentally incompetent, alcohol abuser or drug abuser is 10-year federal felony. That's now, today, with no changes to the law.
It is even a federal felony to submit false information on a background check form for the purpose of purchasing a firearm.
Even so, according to a 2012 report to the Department of Justice, more than 72,000 people were turned down on a gun purchase in 2010 because they didn't pass the background check. Yet, only 44 of those cases were prosecuted. Why, when criminals are caught in act of lying on the form to illegally purchase a firearm are they not prosecuted?
On Thursday, January 10, 2013, in the White House meeting of President Obama's Gun Agenda Task Force, Vice President Joe Biden answered that question, telling NRA's Director of Federal Affairs, James Baker, that the Obama administration didn't have time to prosecute people for lying on the federal background check form.
In an article in The Daily Caller (1/18/2013) Biden said, "And to your point, Mr. Baker, regarding the lack of prosecutions on lying on Form 4473s, we simply don't have the time or manpower to prosecute everybody who lies on a form, that checks a wrong box, that answers a question inaccurately."
If the Obama Administration currently doesn't have the time or manpower to prosecute those who lie on background check forms, then why do they want more background checks, more paperwork and more forms? It's backdoor gun registration.
Universal background check system legislation that we have previously seen, allows the government to keep a computerized government registry of gun owners.
In addition to the absurdity of having to do background checks on people you know are not criminals, would you like to pay up to $100 or more just to give your grandson a shotgun or lend a hunting rifle to your best friend or give your Mom a gun for protection?
Transfer fees alone could run from $50 up. Firearms dealers, like other businesses, charge as much as they can get away with. Background check fees for a federally mandated program can be any amount they decide.
The Obama administration's gun ban agenda and universal background check system are unconstitutional regulatory schemes to gut the Second Amendment. These proposals which mandate the government collection of data on lawful gun buyers and sellers amount to universal gun registration and gun owner licensing.
This agenda focuses on peaceable citizens, not violent criminals who obtain guns on the black-market to carry out unspeakable crimes already prohibited under federal and state laws. Instead of stopping crime and eliminating criminal conduct, they are creating more criminals – they are targeting you.
TejonTech, when you write, "homosexuality is unnatural," what exactly do you mean? If you mean that homosexual behavior does not occur in nature among animals, you are wrong.
Greg, homosexuality is simply unnatural, so these folks responded instinctively with a certain incredulity.
That same internal reaction is what is going on in the heads of homosexuals and drives their obsessive need for approval and legal rights, because they desperately need something to balance the voice in their ear and law written on their hearts telling them that what they are doing, how they are expressing themselves is unnatural and contrary to God's intentions and hopes for them.
Ah yes - the christian demeanor: love thy neighbor, as long as he's not fugging gay.
I don't understand why a land-locked, middle of the country state doesn't have amazing SEAFOOD?!? It's just a mystery....
...Something this town really needs — truly excellent seafood.
Amen to that. But please, not Landry's! We used to love the Oceanaire in Denver - yes it was pricey, but really good. Now that Landry's took it over, it's just an overpriced Red Lobster. Does anyone know of a really good seafood restaurant in the vicinity?
The predicted world's end on 21 December is irrational scare-mongering nonsense – but the 'Millennium Bug' was not. There's a difference, and it's important to the human race that we understand what it is. See my latest blog: 'Mayan Catastrophe versus Millennium Bug':
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Those of us that get our drinking water from aquifers (and that's a LOT of us in the area) should be very concerned about fracking. The oil and gas companies aren't concerned about that sort of thing but it scares the shit out of me. I don't want my well polluted and my water to become caustic and flammable, and I doubt anyone else does either. The jobs market should focus on green jobs - wind and solar.
That's not even taking into account the enormous amount of greenhouse gas (methane) that's released from gas and oil wells. Methane is a much worse greenhouse gas than CO2
As Nancy Reagan taught us - just say no (to fracking)
I'd like to be on Cobie's last second list :o)
The absolute best margaritas ----------------
1/3 good tequila
1/3 cointreau
1/3 fresh squeezed lime juice
Careful, they are deadly.
What, no Jimmy Buffet references?
All of Europe, and most of the American Northeast, developed large cities before the invention of the automobile, so the cities are more densely populated, people live closer together, and public transportation works well. Unfortunately, public transportation has not worked well in the sprawling and heavily suburban cities that developed after the car became a staple of society. Anyone who thinks the traffic here is awful, deserves to be sentenced to drive through Atlanta, GA, during the afternoon rush hour.
Does anyone say anything positive anymore? Or is it that the Indy searches out negativity?
Personally, I think COS traffic runs rather smoothly (comparatively speaking), given it's obvious limitations of North/South orientation.
Comparisons to Europe are ludicrous. The logistics and densities differ dramatically.
...and I thought that cutting the budget was what everybody wanted. Unless, of course, it's cutting something that impacts you or someone you know. Then we shouldn't cut it. I get it - "Not in my backyard!"
All of these guys are from Colorado Springs?!?
What has happened to the intolerance we're famous for?


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If electric fields were visible, then even the most barren spot on the earth would provide an awesome sight. Standing on a hilltop, you would see a forest of electric-field lines shooting out of the ground everywhere, stretching up to the ionosphere. You could watch them sweep across the horizon to gather under storms. In fact, the earth's electric field is far more dynamic--and, for me, more interesting--than its magnetic counterpart.
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This electrical phenomenon is generated by the thousands of thunderstorms that pummel our planet continuously with 100 lightning bolts a second and that also deliver to the ground a tremendous amount of charge on raindrops [see The Amateur Scientist, August 1997]. As a result, we live atop an ocean of negative charge that generates an electric field of approximately 100 volts per meter elevation. In other words, when you are standing, your head is about 200 volts greater than your feet. And when a thunderstorm passes overhead, the electric fields can increase to thousands of volts per meter. Fortunately, there is very little free charge (unattached electrons and positive ions) in the air around us, and so these high voltages cannot create any large currents, which would otherwise surely electrocute us.
To monitor the earth's electric field, I have developed an accurate home-built instrument that can be constructed for under $50. The device is basically an inexpensive incarnation of a field mill, which measures electric fields by using two slotted metal disks mounted coaxially and vertically with their surfaces almost touching. One disk is fixed and grounded to the instrument's case, and the other is rotated at high speed. (Grounding the instrument to the case, and not to the earth's surface, lets the experimenter take measurements anywhere, even from an airplane high in the atmosphere.) When the slots are not aligned, the local electric field reaches the upper plate and drives some of its free charge into ground. But because conductors block electric fields, the lower plate shields the upper plate when the metal sections line up, thereby allowing the banished charges to return. Rotating the lower plate thus causes a current that surges back and forth in the ground wire, and these electrical pulses can be detected with an inexpensive circuit.
I improvised a field mill by taking two steel cake pans and cutting out a dozen equally spaced 15-degree wedges (the slots) from their circular bases. To rotate one of the pans, I used a surplus high-speed electric motor. These motors typically deliver between 1,000 and 7,000 revolutions per minute. At those rates and with the cake pans cut with 15-degree wedges, the earth's field generates nanoampere-size current surges in the ground wire at frequencies between 200 hertz (for 1,000 rpm) and 1,400 hertz (for 7,000 rpm). Such a signal can be observed easily with a circuit containing a transconductance amplifier and a peak detector. In fact, my homemade instrument can readily detect shifts a mere thousandth of the ambient field. Furthermore, a computer analyzing the data will be able to follow the fluctuations with a performance rivaling that of professional instruments.
You can build the device over a weekend. First, use a protractor to lay out the pattern of 15-degree wedges on the inside of one cake pan. Then clamp the two pans firmly against a circle of plywood (to facilitate the cutting) and use a jigsaw to obtain two identical sets of wedges. Select one pan as the stationary sensor disk and the other as the rotating shie


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Been waiting on a deal like this for my first woot....
This may be the most useless device since the buttons on the Edsel stearing wheel.
I really hope this is some kind of mistake.
rileyper wrote:Rest in Peace Two for Tuesday
You DO get two of each of the bits.... and would you WANT two of this driver? May be better to say "Thank you, Woot!"
Based on the reviews, I'd be more inclined to spend a few extra dollars and get a quick change bit system from Craftsman or Ryobi.. It's a shame too, because this is a great idea at a terrific price... Just poorly executed if the reviews are to be believed...
I'm weary of anything that costs more to ship then to purchase...
It depends on what you would use this for. I think for the average user, it's not a great tool. It's too long and doesn't have enough flexibility in drill bit size (you only get two sizes). However for something like installing fence slats, this can be handy, as long as your screws aren't too long. The included drill bits for pre-drilling aren't very long (see woot pic).
ArsenicAndLipstick wrote:I saw the picture and the first thing I thought was Sonic Screwdriver?!
Same here.
Is it compatible with my iPad?
explorien wrote:A quick google for reviews of this brought me to amazon with a rating of 1 star... http://www.amazon.com/Allstar-HT011712-Half-Drill-Driver/dp/B005CVCXRA
Wow! Worst reviews since "The Human Centipede 2."
Is this a Sonic Screwdriver?? So it won't open a Deadlock then huh...
Destined to be in a future Bag of Coal.
If you're having trouble understanding this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q7VqZzHyn4
I was going to buy this until I read the reviews on Amazon. I don't like the fact that the bits are secured only by compression tightening of a collar, which can easily loosen. I also wish it would come with more drill type bits and less screwdriver type bits. Everyone has tons of screwdriver type bits around from other kits and we don't need more. What I need is more drill type bits. Maybe the ones that don't sell will end up in future Bags of Carp.
I've used smaller, similar devices and they work as advertised for jobs where you are countersinking and drilling over and over. They are more usefull for jobs where you are doing one hole at a time. This is really intended for when you don't take the time to clamp your pieces together and drill all your holes, then drive all your screws. Also, I would be concerned with the fact that it is 7 inches long.
Thanks for the useful post. Decision to not buy has been made.
What's with Woot today? I click the "I want one" button, the page goes blank, and the little doily thing just spins and spins. I've tried three times now for the past hour and can't get in.
This tool is a POS. Not worthy of owning for any reason unless you enjoy frustration. I have been a carpenter for 36 years and this is one of the most pathetic tools I have ever used. Good idea but it is just a cheap attempt at filling the bill. Bits loosen, tool wobbles, drill sticks and pulls out. Can not use this with an impact driver. Purchase a Dewalt Flip Drive, Millwaukee, Bosch or Ryobe.
Soooo....this is for the person who thinks that changing the bits in a magnetic bit keeper is too much work. Something tells me that anyone that lazy does not engage in many projects involving a drill.
I have researched a ton over reviews and they all say the same. The product is terrible! :-(
NkySpike65 wrote:LOL... Me too.
Me three...and I was excited! If it at least made a noise like one, I would have to buy it. As it is, meh.
Can I use this even if I don't watch football?
Very poor reviews on amazon. Not going to waste my money.
Is this driver sonic? Does it work on wood? Can it open deadlocks?
RT [quote="mvsopen"]I think we have a new contender for WWE (Worst Woot Ever)![/quote] why no quoting for me??
Unfortunately we do have one of these. Looks great in theory, but it doesn't lock when you flip it to the other bit so it wobbles and moves around. Love the concept, product does not live up to it.
Terrible reviews on Amazon: < http://www.amazon.com/Allstar-HT011712-Half-Drill-Driver/dp/B005CVCXRA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325603300&sr=8-1 >
Well it is a little bit wibbly wobbly but it doesn't save you any timey wimey. Maybe that's the issue- sonic screwdrivers don't work on wood. *That* must have been where I was going wrong!
Buy bunches of these! I used to work with the guy who invented this and owns the patent. He gets a percentage of sales. BUY! BUY! BUY! Open new accounts in your spouse and children's names. Buy More!
Whovians unite!....because I thought of a 'sonic screwdriver' too!
Joshocom wrote:Yes, KOBALT makes the same sort of screwdriver; it's called the "Double-Drive" and is available at Lowe's. We have one, and although I haven't used it for very long (just a couple of weeks on a project or two), it seems decently-constructed.
This isn't comparable to the Double Drive. The Double Drive is the one that works kinda like a ratchet, and I'd buy that one at this price for sure. This thing....yeah, no.
Sarzanini wrote:Sorry...not stable enough for any real work. My company positions and drives thousands of screws weekly (hex head and straight drive) and this driver, like many of the gimmicky drivers out there, simply are not robust enough for real work. But, don't take my word for it......visit a job site, I swear on my eagerly awaited Mr. Beer kit that not one professional tradesman (err, tradesperson if I am being PC) will have one of these.
I totally agree with you, however your quote made me laugh like crazy. I can't tell if this was intentional irony or not. You lambaste a gimmicky product in the first part of your post and then mention you just bought an equally gimmicky product in the second part.
If you've ever done any work where you drill a hole, then screw something together using that hole, these sort of things are great. I had a drill/scree bit that could be flipped without messing with the drill and it was great. I say had because it vanished before I could install blinds in my new house. Fortunately I have two drills, which means I avoid switching bits, just have to swap drills.
jeremytheindian wrote:Came here looking for this.
Woot! Scarey !!
A month late... This would have been a great Christmas gift for my teachers... Looks cool, minimal investment, who cares if it works... ... on second thought, second semester might be a prob...
dvshrt wrote:Buy bunches of these! I used to work with the guy who invented this and owns the patent. He gets a percentage of sales. BUY! BUY! BUY! Open new accounts in your spouse and children's names. Buy More!
I bought it!!! ....It was either this...or send my money to the starving children in Etheopia....but your post really turned me around.
I have one of these I bought from Black & Decker for 3x the price. Very handy when putting screws in wood (when you care about the wood).
What really gets me is the fact that WOOT would even sell this (Mod edit)! Come on WOOT - you are better than that - or so I thought. We expect this crap to be sold on infomercials on TV, but we don't expect this crap from you, WOOT. Oh, wait, yes we do .....
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Just for kicks (and in good taste), Fortitude Valley's modest hideaway Kerbside has decided to celebrate music legends via a very public party. Not that I'm complaining, who doesn't love a good bash? And this month the bar is set to raise its glass and pay homage to the memory of the 'Prince of Soul', Marvin Gaye.
Rolling Stone ranked him number 6 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. If that wasn't enough, Gaye has also been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has his very own Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Gaye will always be known as a soul god; a motown machine; the very man who revolutionized the soul music industry.
Let's face it. The man's a legend.
Kerbside will transform their humble bar and café into a happening retro affair in Gaye's honour. Patrons are encouraged to appear in 60s vintage cocktail costumes, those best dressed will win bar voucher prizes (ka-chiiing! Having won Best Bartender around, I know Kerbside makes some mean punch). There will also be a variety of retro cocktails and canapés that will be served to the tunes of DJs Rolandee and Ben Reeve.
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via usmagazine.com LeAnn Rimes is no stranger to bullies. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight at an anti-bullying event in Los Angeles, the singer recalls a scary time in 6th grade when a girl brought a knife to school and tried to harm her.
"I was bullied when I was a kid -- when I was in junior high," the 30-year-old said. "A lot of girls can get real mean during the 6th grade year."
Rimes shared that she was an easy target since classmates were jealous of her budding career at the time. "I used to perform around Dallas and Texas where I lived a lot," she shared. "My principal would put something on the bulletin board if I was in the newspaper or something, and there was this clique of girls that did not like it."
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Best practices for using Backup Exec 2012 Deduplication Option with the Central Admin Server Option
Article:HOWTO74447 | | | Created: 2012-03-07 | | | Updated: 2012-07-17 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO74447 |
Best practices include tips and recommendations to help you effectively use the Backup Exec Deduplication Option with the Central Admin Server Option (CASO). For more information about the Deduplication Option or CASO, see the Backup Exec 2012 Administrator's Guide.
The following best practices apply to using the Deduplication Option with the Central Admin Server Option:
Create a deduplication disk storage device on managed Backup Exec servers in a CASO environment.
Do not run jobs that use a deduplication disk storage device on a central administration server. Instead, assign backup jobs to managed Backup Exec servers and select a Backup Exec server pool as a setting for the destination device.
Share the deduplication disk storage devices that are on multiple managed Backup Exec servers with the Backup Exec server that is the replication target. This provides the best use of optimized duplication. For example, the main office site that has a managed Backup Exec server deployment shares the deduplication disk storage device with the central administration server at a remote site for disaster recovery purposes.
Use the following recommendations for optimal catalog placement:
Do not use Backup Exec server pools as device targets in standalone backups. This prevents duplicate data from being hosted on multiple managed Backup Exec servers.
Subdivide the remote computers that are enabled for direct access sharing among the servers that host the deduplication disk storage folders to best optimize several managed Backup Exec servers at a single site. For example, a large site with two managed Backup Exec servers and 10 remote computers should split the remote computers evenly between the managed Backup Exec servers.
Limit the sharing of remote computers that are enabled for direct access sharing with other Backup Exec servers that use deduplication disk storage. This prevents duplicate data from being hosted on multiple backup servers.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Sarah Macintosh Current *Giveaway*
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Here are the songs included on Sarah Macintosh's new album, Current:
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3 Take It All
4 Hope
5 Laughter Comes Upon Us-
I visited Sarah's website and read the story behind this song as I listened to it. Let's just say it is a story full of pain but with a beautiful ending. I appreciate her honesty and open heart in sharing her story.
6 Galaxy Former
7 The Damaged
8 Hiding Place
9 You're Coming- Close my eyes, You're there inside my hearbeat, And Your melody that leads me to You
10 Calling, Calling
11 Joy Comes In- We will weep and we will cry, But joy comes in the morning, Though the tears may flood our eyes, Joy comes in the morning
I enjoyed listening to this CD. The music is soothing and full of many different instruments. The words are meaningful and sung with a beautiful voice. You can feel Sarah's passion in her voice as she sings. Her words feel like they have come from a deep reservoir of thought and love for God. As a Christian I appreciate music which is encouraging to me in my walk with God and Current is one album I will turn to again and again.
I think most people who like pop music will enjoy this album. It is difficult for me to describe her sound so I will share a quote from Sarah's website instead,
"From the first moments of Sarah's new album Current, you know that you are hearing something that stands apart. Yes, her music nestles in comfortably within our acceptable parameters of pop music. The vessel is correct. But the contents are of a completely different color. From the opening track you are listening to that drop of color make its way into every space within the glass. The bouncy and unexpected harp that opens the album's title track gives way to strings, a chorus of drums, and a huge melody – a sonic palette that should sound familiar to anyone who has spent time listening to the Nashville indie-act Paper Route, co-producer JT Daley's other day job."
Visit Sarah's website to hear her music and read her thoughts on her music and life.
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Contra I and II, Mario Brothers 2 and 3, Space Channel 5, Mega Man 2, Cannon Spike, Gunbird 2, do fighters count?
Contra I and II, Mario Brothers 2 and 3, Space Channel 5, Mega Man 2, Cannon Spike, Gunbird 2, do fighters count?
Never go for the kill when you can go for the pain
Most of these are nes...
Gradius, Gradius 3, nemesis (gameboy), smb, castlevania adventrures (gb), yie ar kung fu (c64), mega man 2 (no energy tanks), zelda 1, duck tales, 1943, guardian legend, gyruss, metroid...all i can remember
just the original mario and river city ransom for me...i suck
I love games
2600-Pitfall 1&2,Fathom.NES-All Megamans,Wizards&Warriors 1,2,&3,Zelda 1&2,Contra,Solomons Key,Pool of Radiance,Blaster Master,Bionic Commando,Rygar. SNES-Final Fight 1&2,Contra:the Alien Wars. Just to name a few.
The Zots seem more aggressive today
my biggest accomplishment- mega man x-x3 with out 1 game over
Rare games.... You got em? I want em
Great topic.
My list:
Contra - this game owned my life in the late 80s. The theme music of Stage one and the Base levels are permanently burned in my skull.
Star Parodia - not the hardest game, but I own it using the PC Engine (the ship, not the system )
Gunstar Heroes - brings out my Contra skills
Zelda - havent done it in a while
Punch Out + Super Punch Out - I'm the KO King!
virtually every fighting game
Only ones I can remember
The best 2D and 2.5D video games.
Not really sure how many though I know one thing for sure it was a heck of a lot of fighting games that I beat like this more then any other genre .
Lets see
All of the Nes Marios
Battletoads for the Genesis
My goal is to beat Btoads Battlemaniacs for the Snes
Super Smash Bros.
Probably More but I can't think now
My other goal is to finish Zelda 2 with one life and time my self
If they made a movie out of your top five worst sins, what would it be rated?
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Contra, Gunstar Heroes, Metroid, Gradius 3, and...
The last one I'm especially proud of.
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All marios, basically every fighting game, contra.
Morgoth Galaxius:
"CV3- 1rst quest, once.
Haunted Castle- US version K 5 times, both Japanese version once. First quests on all of them. Defualt dipswitch settings. Trying for the back-to-back quests one-lifer, can't do it yet.
Vampire Killer- 5 times first quest, and once back-to-back quests.
And horribly, CV1 (US NES version) only once:("
He's working on Vs. CV (arcade version of CV1) which is much more difficult than the normal version.
Prince of Persia: not just without dying, without wasting time. Never stood still for longer than a split second, bypassed most guards without killing them, didn't stray off the main path for a power potion even once, and didn't die. Finished with almost 40 minutes remaining on the clock. Don't think I can repeat that feat without training, though.
I've also finished Golden Axe 1 for the PC without dying one time, but that was on an old XT on which the game ran so slow that it was much, much easier. You'd see every enemy attack coming from miles away; the way the game played it was all about tactics and no reactions.
"Yes, yes...but apart from all that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Contra (3 times through)
Panzer Dragoon 2 and Orta
Zelda 1 and Ocarina of time
Space Channel 5
Gitaroo Man
Punch out and SUPER Punch out
Dragons Lair and Space Ace
Nights into Dreams
a bunch of fighters
I like monkeys...and poop...and monkeys that poop...and play video games
Anyone remember "Street fighter 2010" for the nes? 1 life. Still a good looking game.
Has anyone heard about this guy in Japan that beat "Ikaruga" (gamecube) with only one life??? It's seems impossible in that game. Well apparently someone in Japan is selling a dvd which shows the guy passing the entire game with one ship. I think it's on hard or something. Anyone know were I can see this video?????
"...I felt raised, I felt LIFTED".
I've beat all the nes "regulars" in one life:
-Legend of Zelda
-Super C
-Ducktales, and I'm sure many many more.
But the 'one-lifer' I can do in my sleep that actually requires a lot of skill is:
-Castlevania 1 for nes.
"And remember ladies: if it ain't tight, it ain't right!"
I beaten in one life:
Super Mario 1-3
Sonic 1-2
M.C. Kids
That's all that I can remember.
SMB and The Adventures Of Dino Rinki (Pretty Easy though when you just hold down the fire button and have fire as a weapon) Also Alex The kidd In Miracle World.
sadly I have not beaten any games in one life (at least not that I can remember, maybe mega man 2, but I'm not sure), but reading this thread has inspired me to revisit some of my NES games. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has tapes and or movie files of their one life feats, I collect them and would love to have some of yours. If anyone wants to donate I'll be happy to provide you with the necessary media to make copies and postage for mailing. PM me if you've got anything.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
Super Punch Out
Super Metroid
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Mortal Kombat 2-4
Street Fighter (a bunch of em')
CastleVania 2-3 & SOTN
Tekken 2, 3 & Tag
Spider Fighter (flipped without losing a life)
Asteroids (flipped without losing a life)
That's some.
Ducktales (nes)- ....In 7 minutes!
Sonic 3
Sonic 3 and Knuckles
Sonic Adventure
Great question! The only ones I have really kept track of are Zelda games (because your death count shows on the file select screen). I've done all of them (minus the first two & the oracles) on one life, because it pains me to be reminded of death.
Actually, I don't think that would be so big of a deal. Perhaps, he beat it on one life without firing once?Originally Posted by FF6
I realy enjoied beat-em ups back in the day.Sooo...
I specialized in beating
Arcade clasicss like
Final Figth
Captain Commando
But most enjoied
Konami's 1989 "Vendetta" cause u get to continue after the end and there were so many different moves and holds and wile the oponet is on the ground and so on - for the time it was innovative.
Lets not forget Double Dragon too.
SMS Power Strike
You pretty much have to beat it with one life.
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When completing a game on one life, I would say it would count if you have an audience watching you do it. Completing a game on one life is an incredible feat in itself. Without an audience, your achievement goes completely unnoticed, no one will talk about it to others, and no one will care.
Here are the games I completed on one life with an audience watching (the ones I can recall):
Pole Position (Arcade)
Konami GT (Arcade)
Contra (Arcade)
UN Squadron (Arcade)
Arkanoid II (Arcade)
Street Fighter II CE (Arcade, using E. Honda)
Mortal Kombat II (Arcade, using Liu Kang)
Blazing Lasers (Turbografx-16, Radio Shack display)
Vs. Super Mario Bros. (Arcade)
The achievements in SF2CE (1993) and MK2 (1994) definitely spread by word of mouth. As a result, I always had someone to play against. I would spend hours standing in front of a machine, with competitors always in fresh supply.
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G. Calvin Mackenzie holds an endowed chair as The Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College.��Mackenzie served with the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971. From 1985 through 1988, he was Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Colby.
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Space shuttle Challenger was transformed into an orbiting observatory to study the sun, stars and space environment during the Spacelab 2 mission in the summer of 1985. But getting into space wasn't easy. The shuttle suffered an engine shutdown on the launch pad, then during ascent two weeks later lost one of its three main engines. It marked the first Abort To Orbit in shuttle history. In this post-flight film, the crew of STS-51F narrates highlights of the mission that includes tests using a small plasma-monitoring satellite was launched from Challenger's robot arm.
Source: NASA-JSC (20 min QT 6 Broadband file)
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