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We've already seen some blatant, public-facing price increases on things like Magpul magazines. The "Now We Sell Firearms Now We Don't Now We Do" folks at CheaperThanDirt raised their prices from around $15 to $60 per magazine. According to our industry sources, considering the simple law of supply and demand, firearms and magazine prices will remain sky high for the foreseeable future. Distributors for brands such as Glock, Ruger, S&W and Magpul have begun eliminating ALL dealer discounts. They've also begun rationing entire brands of firearms and accessories, in some cases raising prices as much as 60 percent . . .
Dealers don't pay market prices. If they did there would be no profit for them and no reason to stay in business. Dealer pricing has historically been done based on the quantity of firearms a gun store buys. And depending on how well a retailer moves product, the distributors will cut them a better rate.
According to one source in the industry, at least one distributor is completely removing that process from their pricing of firearms and accessories. From the email that the distributor's customers received on Wednesday:
We have removed all pricing discounts from items in select categories. This will allow for all high-demand products to hit the marketplace at the same price.
Which is doublespeak for "screw you, we're charging what the market will bear no matter how much you sell." Higher prices for dealers means higher prices for consumers, with items like Colt firearms seeing the market price going up as much as 60 percent due to the removal of dealer pricing. And that's before they tack on any additional pricing element.
What makes it even harder for gun stores to get firearms and magazines in stock: in some cases, entire brands of firearms have been "allocated." Translation: they're being rationed out to the various gun dealers. This used to be done only with extremely high-demand firearms, but it now appears to be happening to entire brands. According to my source:
Set the time machine to a week ago. Allocated item – S&W Shield. Allocated item – Ruger SR1911. Allocated item – 10/22 Takedown. Allocated item – Springfield TRP.
This week? Allocated brand – Glock. Allocated brand – Magpul. Allocated brand – S&W.
This means that gun stores can't re-stock. And since they can't re-stock, the prices for existing items in inventory go sky-high. The reason for the rationing isn't necessarily that distributors are looking to hike the prices. It's more likely they're simply out of stock. Period.
Firearm makers in this country have been going 24/7 to keep up with demand ahead of Obama's re-election. Rifles that might be banned under a renewed AWB were already in short supply following a massive buying spree that happened around election day. Those rifles had only just started re-appearing in distributors' stocks when the shooting in Connecticut took place.
Now, after Dianne Feinstein outlined her bill, the entire supply chain is barren. The usual cushion of rifles that adorn distributor's warehouses are gone and they're shipping guns out as soon as they come in the door. Thanks to the potential of a new Assault Weapons Ban, manufacturers are going to be very hesitant to increase their production capabilities to meet demand for products that may be made illegal in the short to medium term.
That's bad news for consumers looking to buy a new gun in the coming month or two. The shortages won't end anytime soon. Current events will only push prices up higher as whatever is left in the pipeline dries up. It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. And the only thing that will improve the situation is when all of the looming threats to the gun industry are resolved. One way or another.
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Its going nuts at least on gunbroker. I used Buy it Now on GB to get my Sig 716 on Dec 15th for $1999. People are now bidding on 716's $3k and up now like wtf.
TTAG, please stop posting fear-mongering articles. This is sensational. If anything, as a reputable blog for 2nd Amendment issues, you should be throwing your encouragement and support behind manufacturers to keep on keeping on. If anything, now is the best time for manufacturers to keep the supply as high as possible. They will profit, more and more Americans will become gun owners, current gun owners will be better equipped and armed, and the government will be forced to consider that the majority of Americans support the 2nd Amendment.
We've got TIME. Don't spend this time in self-pity. Infact, stand proud. Through great adversity we can come out stronger than ever, but defeatist attitudes THIS EARLY into the political game is exactly how "compromises" and concessions happen.
We'll deal with a ban IF and when we get to that point. I'm not going to walk around pretending we have AWB 2: Electric Mis-information Boogaloo.
Thrawn: I suspect dollar signs are keeping the manufacturers motivated, not a post on TTAG. This is a fact based article and you command TTAG to stop. Seriously?
Read: Please.
Economics my friend, economics. Demand rises, supply contract, prices go up. Don't fight the tape.
This blog entry was drawn from a reddit of an actual gun shop owner. We have time, you say. Time is great. But time is useless when no one has product.
When it comes to the 2A in modern times, a defeatist is simply a realist.
Disagree I think we can beat this. Must support our republican allies in the House.
you need to urge all representatives, NOT just repubs!
not all repubs are for nor are all dems against.
If you haven't already let your representatives know how you feel, you are to blame. Not modern times. You have so much available to speak to your representatives, and if you have not done so yet, you are the failure.
Let them know: No AWB 2.
Re-read what he posted. He said they are running there lines no stop to produce as many as they can but with the treat of new laws coming down the pick they wont put money into expanding there lines. In other words right now they can produce 100 Guns an hour. They are doing that 24/7 but if they spent x dollars they could produce 200 Guns an hour. If there wasn't the possibility of new laws they might spend X so they can better keep up with demand but wont put that money into new hardware unless they can be pretty certain they can make the money back so they don't.
Not only do you have firearm rationing, but also ammo. My LGS can only get 2 cases of .223 at a time. The other day he had a few cases and they sold out in one day.
My LGS and Wally-World have been out of .223/5.56 and 7.62×39 for a week. The fleet supply store has 20rd boxes for $35+tx. Yikes.
I'm pretty sure I have more ammo than most gun stores.
and I reload my own so as long as I pick up my brass I'm good to go….till I run out of my 50K + primers I have….look at the mice run thru the maze….LOL
I really don't get that. You'd think that with the winding down of operations in Iraq, the world would be awash with the stuff, sonsidering how much manufacturers ramped up production in the mid 2000s.
The fed gov is buying ammo like it's going out of style. They see something coming and have ATK running night and day to fill DHS contracts.
People in the know also see a war coming. It's the only economic result of current debt levels world wide. In the next few years, something is going to break out between somebody, and someone else, just don't know who yet. It's not going to be some piddly peacekeeping or stabilizing operation either. If you are observant, you can smell it in the air. Just look at Europe, Japan, China, Russia and the ME. The world has gone insane.
I learned my lesson well after the last panic. My safe is full of boomsticks already and my bins are full of ammo.
The silver lining to this cloud is that ALL guns, not just EBR's are selling. Not all of those guns are being bought by a few gun nuts. Judging by demand, we must be a country of people that the anti's would class as gun nuts. Strength in numbers.
So if the world were to end tomorrow you are good to go! Ha least I know who to look up if we have to bug out or something.. 🙂
If this is actully only one distributor eliminating discounts, it could backfire badly. We've shown to be the kind to walk away from a trusted name when they start playing games with prices. As long as dealers have options, this will self correct.
And if I'm wrong…well, there's guns on my "want" list but nothing on my "need" list. I can wait until prices simmer down or a bargain stumbles my way.
Dealers don't *HAVE* options. They're willing to get product anywhere, at any price, because the consumers are willing and screaming to take anything at any prices. Either you ride the storm, or you go out of business. Plain and simple. This is demand-driven economics at its finest.
After Sandy If a gas station raised prices just .50 the government came down on them like the Israeli Air Force. But companies can quadruple their prices to our community and ……….(cricket's sound)………. Nothing wrong with that, their shooters. We're being treated like smokers. Need money raise sin taxes.
Funny how people claiming to be libertarians start screaming price gouging, just like our lefty friends, when increased demand drives up prices.
Higher prices lead to a better allocation of resources. How many people who more than one AR/AK are out there buying more? How people who have 20 mags want 10 more? The marginal utility of each newly acquired piece of gear goes down. As the price goes up people decides that "well I have a lot of stuff" give way to those who have little and want some more. That's how the free market provides a superior allocation of resources.
Which one of the commenters complaining have ever claimed to be a libertarian?
I'm not suggesting that they be brought up on charges but, just as they're free to raise their prices %500, I'm free to never do business with them again.
Great so much for trying to get a CZ-75. Damn I wish I had the money now!!
Glad I picked up my CZ97b before the rush..
This is a good thing for multiple reasons.
1. Firearms find good homes, many in the homes of NEW shooters.
2. As the value of our guns escalates, any provision banning future transfers will receive even MORE heat.
3. If the worst happens, manufacturers will be flush with cash for new gun development for the altered market.
Get in the backorder line. Any possible legislation will take months.
3. If the worst happens, manufacturers will be flush with cash for new gun development for the altered market.
Actually they wont, distributors and retailers will get all the extra money from price gouging.
I'm actually quite pleased with my decisions over the last 2 years. I decided to prioritize black scary nugs first and put off fun/historic stuff. Apparently that was a good choice.
Nick, why do you say they're "screwing" the dealers by following the laws of supply and demand? The demand now is huge. I visited several LGS in the past week and browsed many a website only to see empty shelves and no online stock. I'm bidding on a lower receiver as we speak and I'm willing to pay double the regular price, or maybe more. After all, after Jan 3 that receiver could be illegal, so how much is it really worth to me and other bidders RIGHT NOW? I think it's worth a lot. So if I want one NOW, I have to pay a higher price, I have to outbid others who are also willing to pay a lot for it. CTD and others do the exact same thing, they're responding to market conditions. The supply is low, or perhaps even extremely low. When that low supply is met with unusually high demand, prices go up.
Went to my LGS today 15 mins before opening and I was in a crowd of 6 that grew to 15 then 20. I was the second one through the door and the first guy bought the LAST carbine. I "settled" for a Colt Match Rifle. No luck haggling when the guys in line behind you will pay more. No magazines to speak of either.
I need to soon focus my attention and money elsewhere from guns, gun gear, and gun accessories and start buying other things of value for survival, prepping, and security. Let's see; I have a great knife (perfect for knife fighting and food preparation) designed by legendary knife designer Ethan Becker that deserves a quality custom leather sheath…
I personally think that everyone needs to calm the hell down, on both sides. Going out and buying ALL the guns and ALL the ammo you can possibly get your hands on is NOT the solution, and does NOTHING to help the current situation we will be facing in Congress.
We as gun owners spend a lot of our time portraying the image that we are not self-obsessed, paranoid people, who own firearms for legitimate purposes. Can someone please tell me how this helps? At all?
and does NOTHING to help the current situation we will be facing in Congress
I think they're doing that as a contingency for future situations. From the DoI
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security
We as gun owners spend a lot of our time portraying the image that we are not self-obsessed, paranoid people…
Speak for yourself. I take pride in my paranoia.
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security"
matt, I vote we collaborate and make one of those Syrian rebel tanks and drive it to the front porch of the White House. I'll supply the Playstation controller.
do you want to spend some of the money you made off meth and send me a couple hundred square feet of AR500 for my Jeep Cherokee? (see Heisenberg in Breaking Bad in case you didnt get it)
Everyone needs to calm down on both sides. Fully agree. Extremists from both sides are calling the shots (no pun) for the majority of the population that is the moderate middle. It is almost becoming comical in observing the extremes except it isn't funny. I really miss the America of my boyhood. Every day was a magical Huckleberry Finn type of adventure.
Did you travel with a runaway slave too?
Ha! Actually I think my best friend could have passed for Tom Sawyer.
"I really miss the America of my boyhood. Every day was a magical Huckleberry Finn type of adventure."
i hear ya there. its tragic seeing the economic and social living hell our civilization is becoming.
I fail to see how recognizing the inevitable victory of evil in this country and preparing properly is paranoid.
Well for one, your vote doesn't matter, it never really did, but especially now. Buying a gun is much more effective. Oversubscribing the NCIS system and buying the entire supply chain of ammo sends a much clearer and louder message to Washington than anything else you can do as a citizen. Second best thing, support GOA, JPFO, or if you really insist, the NRA.
These congresscritters remember the tea party and the anger that welled up a couple years ago before the movement was subverted. This activity should give any rational power monger pause to implementing NDAA activity on the US populace. They have to know that if they start black bagging people like the CIA did in Europe to get "terrorists", they'll touch off a civil war. This unprecedented spike in firearms and ammunition sends a clear message "Don't f#$# with us". Buying ARs at 3 times the price is probably the best thing people can do. It's a peaceful form of protest, and hopefully a way to prevent an escalation of government violence against citizens. If the message is loud enough, they may just back off.
The sad part is the vast majority of people shelling out thousands upon thousands now to buy guns will turn them in at the first demand of confiscation from Washington.
Don't think so. From what I hear from many people at the stores is that they're going to go plant "extras" in a nice shady bit of dirt somewhere.
I understand people for Christmas and some for fear buying stuff but some of this too much. We should spend time fighting the banners in the media and congress spend time supporting the GOP House and Progun Senators who can kill this ban. I dont surrender like some scared buyers do we must FIGHT!!
Reporting from the field: At 11:00AM on a Thursday morning there's a line at my local gun shop two dozen deep waiting to by AR lowers at nearly 3 times the price they were selling for last Thursday. This is insane.
And yet, there you stand.
I left, actually.
I highly recommend finding a couple of small-to-midsize dealers who sell online and are active on Facebook and/or Twitter, then following them for updates. This is a great way of finding out when they're receiving stock and making it available for purchase.
This past week I bought two very nice Kaiser lowers from Ten Percent Firearms and had them shipped to a local FFL. They've been great to work with, and they do post updates on stock status to Facebook.
what is insane is people should have been buying this stuff when bush was in office and the concept of firearms ownership remained unmolested.
they didnt, waited around, wallowed in their pathetic excuses, and decided that perhaps after connecticut with the creatures in office flirting with the idea of more gun restrictions that it would be a good time to buy a gun…them and thousands of other procrastinators.
these people are just as bad as the unprepared new yorkers following the hurricane. my irritation is not the sellers or the manufacturers…its with those that made a decision not to be prepared.
I would think that gun manufacturers would be spinning up at minimum lowers. Get them into the hands of the people. This way they can sell them parts forever…
I wish there was a way to know how many AR or AK style rifles have been sold since November.. I think if people saw the number they would be shocked, and understand banning something that is already filling the gun safes of people across this country is like putting your finger in the dam while it is crumbling!
San, I guarantee that the guys with manufacturing FFLs have been begging, borrowing or stealing hours on every CNC mill they can legally use to crank out AR lowers. Prices are well past the point where they need to wait for forgings to make money on lowers — now that lowers are going for $225 and up at retail, the economics very likely support making them from solid bar stock.
I wouldn't be surprised if the various shops cranking out lowers were in competition for available supplies of 7075-T6 aluminum bar stock.
Just got back from wally world in Milpitas. They still have ammo, including 7.62×39. Went to Target Masters in Milpitas and they still had ammo. But their gun cases, handguns at least, are looking pretty bare. They still had a good number of Shotguns.
Went to LGS today not a single AR15 2 AR10s (no idea when they're getting more) 10 boxes of federal 223 (I bought five) and 15 boxes of 223 TAP were all that remained in 556 or 223…. also 9mm stock was prob half what it is normally… no ar mags in any size… only had 3 mini 14 mags left (2 now)… no XD pistol mags either
Not only guns and ammo prices are going up, but also magazines. I went to a local manufacturer (Spikes Tactical) and they had standard Pmags for $35 (originally about $12 online). Insane price gouging.
Also since they are one of the premium AR manufacturer's, there was a line out the door like customers waiting in line on Black Friday. Their receivers are in low supply, and backorder is around 12months.
Its good to be in the firearms business right now, but its bad for the consumer..
I'm amazed that they had PMAGs to sell at any price.
To be fair, I paid $25 each for 30-round PMAGs this week, but that included labor to break them down into "rebuild kits" as well as capacity limiting inserts to make them CA-legal. That same package went up to $30 minutes after I ordered, and is out of stock altogether now.
why didnt you buy the mags at $12-14 a piece???
It's not price gouging, It's economics. It's also necessary to bring additional supply online and ration existing stocks. Read Russ Roberts "The price of Everything". I think you'll find it enlightening.
I don't understand why people are panic-buying ammo right now, especially 5.56. Did I miss some announcement that they were going to try to ban 5.56 ammo? Because that would be one of the dumbest fscking things I've ever heard, considering the huge stockpiles of 5.56 already in private ownership AND that whole reloading thing people have been doing since the frontier days.
Sure, I get that folks picking up AR-series rifles for the first time might panic-buy some ammo too, but that doesn't seem to come close to explaining the ammo shortages I'm hearing about.
It's the fear of the unknown. The media has made a large stink about the Aurora incident claiming the idiot there had thousands of rounds of ammunition, making it a big deal. The fear is that there could be ammunition restrictions. This fear goes back to the government threats in the 90s when there were rumors and real talk about ammo restrictions. It's not necessarily paranoid either. Many countries have restrictions on how much ammo you can buy and they require id for ammo purchases / record the transaction. The possibility of changes to unrestricted purchases of ammunition and off-the-record purchases of ammunition are real. We just don't know what those creatures in Washington are going to do.
Compounding all of this, the supply chain has already been tight anyway. This incident has probably blown 6 months of supply chain inventory. If you want to get more ammo at these prices for the foreseeable future, you better have it now, or you'll be waiting a while
2 LGS's on Monday had over 300 AR's between them. Not sure today. Told all my shooting buddies months ago to get an AR if they ever wanted one now they are calling me asking me where they can buy one. Dope! Went thru all this B4 and learned a lesson. The panic and hysteria will die down eventually. Market is supply and demand. A few months ago 9mm was selling for 20 years ago prices. Has nothing to do with raw material costs.
It's not "screw you", it's economics. The gun industry is probably the least corrupt industry left in the US. People who are asking higher prices are just responding to natural market pressure and scarcity. Prices must rise in order to create an incentive to ration current inventory, and to produce more inventory. Are you selling your magazines for 14.99 to anyone who asks? Didn't think so. I'm not selling mine at all, but I don't begrudge those that raise prices in this environment. This is economics, and it's healthy.
Read Russ Roberts "The price of everything".
As soon as the panic buying stops the panic selling will also cease, correctly stated. Prices are a response to decreasing or increasing demand on any commodity. High prices will help curb demand. Once demand slows, prices will stabilize. It's better than what we have here in N.C. Gun dealers will only sell one box of range ammo in most hand gun calibers. Prices are relatively low, but we have self-imposed rationing. You would think that the politicians would figure out that the citizens of this nation are voting with their wallets regarding the popularity of more worthless, liberty killing gun control laws.
Some people, including many who should know better, still don't understand and support the free market. Trust me, the alternative is worse.
In Iraq, it took 250,000 rounds per kill. When I did a lot of duck hunting I shot a break open 12 ga single barrel,my hunting buddies mostly used semi-autos with 3 rounds.2+1. At the end of the day,I had as many ducks and used far less ammo. It seemed that they had to shoot bam,bam,bam, at every duck. What I am saying is if you can't get a black stamped piece of metal,don't worry, use your trusty bolt action with a scope for out doors and that little 30-30 lever indoors. Just like hunting , one shot one kill. If you are looking to buy a rifle, the bolt or lever is available in almost all calibers and on store shelves under $400.00 What ever DON'T go unarmed .
Love the lever-action option in .44 or .357 mag.
I'll never buy anything from Cheaper than Dirt again. They sucked before the latest guns and ammo panic and they will suck after. They lure you in with low posted prices and then rip you off with multiple freight charges from multiple warehouses.
If you spend much on guns, then some appropriate gun safes source might help you save a lot. You can even do custom design on your gun safes or cabinets to feed your own requirement. It is just a matter of proper supply source! Cheers


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wales12355 wrote:i wouldn't even buy from a dealer myself they are a waste of time and money. this is a great site and there are tons of people willing to lend advise.
When you price out some new parts from EFM you might change your mind. A dealer with a good selection of used/refurbished parts can be a big asset.


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> cars, etc. And the fact that he has been attacking in the
> daytime, when women are less likely to have their guard up,
> means he is pretty BOLD.
> So think about it...what gesture is nicer than
> returning money to someone that dropped it?????
> How many times would you have opened your
> window (or door) to get your money and say thank you...
> because if the person is kind enough to return something to
> you, then he can't really be a threat....can he????
> Please be cautious! This might not have been
> the serial killer... but anyone that gets that angry over
> someone not accepting money from them can't have
> honorable intentions. The most important thing to note is
> that his reaction was NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise!
> But what might have happened if I had opened my door? I
> shudder to think!
> Forward this to everyone you know...maybe they can be as
> fortunate as I was!
It's a clever idea, but an untrue story. Internal affairs investigates crimes by cops, not serial killer/murderers.
That said, the logic is sound.
Ineff, you are correct about the e-mail being a fake. There are several ones much like it, only with different approaches. Snopes.com.
I didn't realize it was a fake. I thought it might be need to know info for any members living or planning to travel to that area.
either way its still good advise wether or not its true or false, so thanks for the heads up. always good to know more ways to protect your loved ones;)
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Convenience stores and outdoor recreation retailers may not have that much in common. The same goes for c-stores and ski lodges. But that isn't stopping several convenience store chains from partnering with diverse retailers such as these, and reaping benefits of increased sales and traffic.
In October 2009, CHS Inc.'s Cenex convenience store chain launched a program with outdoor goods retailer Cabela's for a co-branded Visa credit card. Cardholders can receive points good toward merchandise in Cabela's rewards program when using the card at Cenex stations.
"Our contract with another vendor was coming to an end, and we were looking for something more compelling than a typical petroleum loyalty program, with a different angle and new direction," explained Steve Menard, senior product consultant for CHS Payment Solutions. "With Cabela's, it made sense. They have an excellent reputation with a very loyal customer base; our footprints for the majority of Cabela's locations and Cenex overlap; and they have an established card base."
Doug Dorfman, brand, product and marketing manager of refined fuels for Cenex, described the program as "mutually beneficial" for both the energy company and Cabela's, and added it is a great fit for the two companies' customer demographics -- primarily outdoors enthusiasts who enjoy hunting, fishing and other activities.
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Similarly, North Salt Lake City, Utah-based convenience store retailer Maverik is using its loyalty program for a partnership with the Brighton Resort, a ski lodge in Brighton, Utah. Through its Adventure Partners program, Maverik's Adventure Club cardholders can receive a $30 discount on lift passes for Thursday night skiing when they show their card at the resort, a relationship piloted in the winter of 2008 and brought back for 2009.
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In addition, Maverik is looking to add more valuable offers to its Adventure Partners program through its reality TV show "Kick Start," which is entering its third season this summer. On the show, contestants "kick start" their lives by engaging in extreme sports and other activities. The retailer wants to create relationships with the outfitters featured on the show, so loyalty cardholders can show their Adventure Club Card at the establishments to receive a discount on the various activities, such as white water rafting, Shakespeare explained.
Unique partnerships aren't only being formed on the retail side. Earlier this year, on-the-go health and beauty care supplier Lil' Drug Store Products teamed up with office supply retailer Office Depot to offer several exclusive products to the convenience channel.
"We have the distribution in the c-store channel and a structure in place that provides an efficient way to get product into it," said Paul Rossberger, vice president of sales and marketing for Lil' Drug Store. "We're set up to really leverage ourselves and gain distribution where others can't."
Lil' Drug Store looked at the c-store channel and identified the office supply section as an area of focus, since c-stores have offered those products for some time, yet manufacturers hadn't provided a program for the section, he said.
"We wanted a partner that knew office supplies. Office Depot is one of the leading [office supply] retailers in the U.S., with great brand awareness," said Rossberger. "We brought in their knowledge of the office supply category to benefit the c-store retailers."
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The prediction of a future without game machines from a figure regarded as both creative maverick and commercial dynamo appeared to rattle a Sony executive on hand for the event.
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"Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" goes on sale in Japan at the end of April and the United States and Europe in June.
Kojima, 46, is known for sneaking pacifist themes into a game series that features stealth combat and elaborate plot lines that often reflect on the dangers of technology.
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Kojima has said he hopes to develop movies as well as video games. Like recent Hollywood productions, his latest game is packed with product placements to bring in additional revenue, including AXE bodywash from Unilever and Doritos corn chips and Mountain Dew from PepsiCo.
Kojima said he hoped the release of the new game on Sony's PSP device would give his development team a sense of what works in portable gaming in preparation for his vision of gaming on demand over the Internet.
"I looked at this in part as an experiment aimed at the future," he said.
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Best Bet: BASHFUL INTERLUDE (10th) Spot Play: MCDANCE DESIRE (9th)
Race 1
(8) CJ'S TERROR doesn't show a lot on paper other than facing a terrible field. (2) SAND TARYN filly makes her third start off the layoff and should improve some. (9) GLITTER JOLT shows gate speed and should be forwardly placed.
Race 2
(1) POWERFUL POE has won four straight in dominating fashion; short price. (5) BALANCED GAME made a break last out gelding just needs to stay flat to get a piece. (1A) POWERFUL YIELD gelding has had a couple of rough trips in last few but shows good late kick prior.
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(7) YOU'RE ON A ROLL filly put in a couple of bad steps last out but raced gamely. (5) BUST MY CHOPS lightly raced filly has room for improvement. (1) MISS PACIFIC mare gets the rail and should be in line for a ground saving trip in a weak field.
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(4) LOOKIN' AHEAD takes a huge drop in class and just needs to stay flat. (2) WAY BACK WHEN another dropper who looks terrible on paper, but does own some back class. (1) MYSTERY XPOSED gelding has good gate speed and will be forwardly placed.
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(7) BUBBLER lightly raced mare has a lot of talent and just needs to mind her manners. (3) BIG ZIPPER 2yr old filly faces older but was ultra impressive last out and has a lot of potential. (5) AL'S STAR ships in from Indy and could be in line for a decent trip.
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(7) INTELLIGENCE well bred 3yr old likes to close and will be firing late. (2) PEACE a sneaky long shot play that could easily win with her best effort. (5) A NITE TO REMEMBER put in a late burst last out and looks to be in a good spot to get a check.
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(3) TIM'S FINALE 2yr old facing older but raced gamely last out and has been improving with every start. (4) BEACH'S NICK comes off a disappointing effort where he got out fought after a good trip. (2) FULL STEAM AHEAD 4yr old gelding is 0 for 20 on the year but loves to race and always gives an honest effort.
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(5) BLUERIDGE CLASSIC exploded home last out from a tough spot. 3yr old colt adds lasix for the second time and should improve even more. (3) HOLDIE L gelding is tough as nails and just missed last out from a tough post. (9) FRAHER HILL VICTOR gelding comes off a nice win but is saddled with a bad post.
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(5) MCDANCE DESIRE well bred 3yr old filly finds an easy spot for her second start off the layoff. (4) TOPVILLE BRIDGETTE was parked and used hard last out; needs a trip. (2) CASINO COMP has been racing consistently and gets a good post.
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(1) BASHFUL INTERLUDE has recently stepped his game up and gets the best post. (4) A PEACE OF DIANA mare finds a spot she can be competitive; threat. (7) MADDISON PAIGE N has good gate speed and should be forwardly placed.


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A blind obsession. A driving ambition. A relentless, unrestrained, single-minded pursuit of a shiny metal. These are the symptoms of a condition known as gold fever, and, like Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, American mining engineer Captain Humbert Reynolds has got it bad. Possible side effects include: temporary insanity, a propensity for violence, and death.
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In 1927 Hubbard served aboard a schooner sailing across the South Pacific bound for the coast of China. Making his way inland, he ventured deep into forbidden Buddhist lamaseries, shopped at the Thieves Market, made camp with Mongolian bandits, and witnessed the trade in stolen Chinese treasures. Drawing on those experiences as well as his time as a gold prospector, Hubbard infuses Golden Hell with extraordinary historical authenticity.
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Achilles de Flandres is a major character and the primary antagonist in Orson Scott Card's Shadow series (also known as the Bean Quartet). It is part of the universe created in the novel and short story Ender's Game. Achilles appears in the novels Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and Shadow of the Giant.
A native of Belgium, Achilles grows up in the dangerous streets of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. At the start of the series, the Netherlands is under international jurisdiction during the global emergency of the Formic or Bugger Wars. This leads to an influx of refugee children of which Achilles is one. As Achilles matures, he is noted for having a brilliant mind in tactical matters, as well as a large number of sociopathic and psychopathic tendencies, two traits that will define and characterize his short and brutal life. Achilles' name is pronounced like the French Achille, "ah-SHEEL," as opposed to the Greek Achilles, whose name is pronounced "ah-KILL-eeze."
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Near the beginning of the series, Achilles is established as an enemy of one of the main characters, Julian "Bean" Delphiki, another citizen of Rotterdam. Both Achilles and Bean are considered for Battle School, the training ground for Earth's interstellar military; Bean is accepted, but Achilles is deemed too unstable and violent. Achilles is later sent to Battle School simply as a test for Bean: Colonel Graff wants to see how Bean will deal with the resurfacing of his old nemesis from Rotterdam. It is suggested the Achilles is not aware at this point that Bean thinks him an enemy, as he is not aware that Bean knows he killed Poke. Bean tricks Achilles into a trap in an air shaft, forcing him to confess to all his murders onto a recorded tape, which Bean shows to the school's administrators. This results in Achilles' expulsion and placement in a mental institution. Bean hoped that with his confession to his murders made public, Achilles would be confined to a mental institution for the rest of his life, unable to hurt anyone ever again.
The teachers remark on the irony that Bean, the small boy of Rotterdam, ends his problems nonviolently, while Ender, a similar child with a stable, fairly comfortable middle class upbringing from the United States, kills the boy who attacks him in the bathroom, defeating his enemies so they will never be able to attack him again. Bean eventually becomes an assistant to Ender and a hero of the Third Invasion.
At the end of the novel, it is revealed that a mental institution was compromised by the Second Warsaw Pact in an attempt to gain the mind of the ex-Battle School student; three security guards dead, but all of the escaped prisoners are accounted for save one: Achilles.
Shadow of the Hegemon
Achilles, meanwhile, positions himself to take advantage of Earth's political circumstances after the end of the Bugger Wars. In a series of deft political and military maneuvers, he establishes a well-honed pattern. Achilles' modus operandi is to convince a set of influential leaders in a major country that his tactical genius is at their military's disposal. He uses his charisma to rise to a position of high influence in his host country's military, and prepares detailed plans for their geopolitical objectives. Once he has positioned forces in his current host country, he makes overtures to a neighboring power. At the point of his hosts' greatest confidence, he betrays them and transfers to a new country, where he begins the cycle anew. With each repetition, Achilles' host country is a larger and more powerful entity than the one he betrayed. Achilles uses this tactic time after time to become influential in Russia, Pakistan, India, and China.
He is rescued from the mental institution by Russian agents. While in Russia he arranges for all of the members of Ender's Jeesh to be kidnapped and set to work on making plans for Russia, except for Bean, whom he attempts to have murdered. The kidnapped children all sabotage the plans they are being forced to turn into Achilles. Of the nine kidnapped children he seems most interested in Petra. During their captivity Petra manages to slip a coded message into an avatar-like picture of a dragon. The message relays their location and is meant for Bean to find. When the children are rescued Achilles decides to take Petra with him.
After an exposé reveals his killing streak, Russia dumps him. He recruits India and persuades them to perform an all-out offensive on Burma; in doing so, the country is forced to create long supply lines which Bean (who is training soldiers in Thailand in an effort to stop him) constantly disrupts. This causes India to become overextended in Burma, exposing itself to China and rapidly depleting its munitions. India attempts to take over Thailand, only to fail. Achilles, meanwhile, allies himself to China, and leads that army to sweep over and conquer India.
At the same time, Achilles uses his power to attempt to kill Bean multiple times. He first attempts to kill him and his family at their vacation home in the beginning of the novel, and in a safehouse guarded by the Greek army at the middle of the novel (not knowing that Bean has already left). Near the end, he destroys another building, attempting this time to kill both Suriyawong and Bean. Bean, acting on an unconscious feeling of foreboding, once again gets out in time. However, Achilles is successful in another homicidal plan; he manages to kill Sister Carlotta, Bean's closest and dearest friend.
The novel ends with a showdown between the two arch rivals. Throughout the novel, Achilles has been holding Petra hostage, and attempts to use her as a shield which would force Bean to kill her in order to stop him. However, a Chinese officer accompanying Achilles forges a temporary ceasefire with Bean, under the terms that Petra must be freed from Achilles. Thinking that there is no way Bean would hold his end of the bargain once he has Petra, Achilles attempts to kill the colonel, only to be disarmed by him and knocked out by Bean, who does keep the terms and lets Achilles go.
Shadow Puppets
Achilles successfully manipulates Peter into giving him a job in the Hegemony despite pleas from Bean to not allow Achilles in. Achilles uses the vast network he has built to attempt to kill Peter Wiggin; he forcefully coerces Uphanad (once a Battle School officer, now an official at the Ministry of Colonization) to do the work. However, Uphanad is caught, and the attempt fails.
Peter and his two parents are up in space at this time. Despite the misgivings of Peter and Bean, Graff states flatly that Achilles is not unbeatable; though he is smart, his major talent has been to put himself in the middle of turmoil and seize opportunities without hesitation. By doing the unpredictable, he has managed to keep the considerable brainpower of the Battle School geniuses and Peter at bay. However, Achilles has never been tested by a true opponent who was both prepared and determined to take him down. Graff suspects that Achilles may try to take out the shuttle as both Peter and his parents pilot down. Graff instead sends a dummy shuttle down; Achilles attempts to blow that up. Not only does he fail to kill Peter, he loses much of his support around the world, since his attack constitutes an attack on the I.F. and a violation of international law.
Achilles later pretends to have Bean's and Petra's embryos. Bean goes into a compound where Achilles pretends to hand over the embryos. Bean doesn't buy it, and Bean kills him. Bean has the assistance of Suriyawong who, giving Achilles a taste of his own medicine, worked his way into Achilles' trust, for the purpose of eventually betraying him.
Shadow of the Giant
Although Achilles is dead, his legacy has grown to epic proportions. Postings on the Internet credit him as devising the plans that Ender used to defeat the Formics. This is patently false; as seen in Ender's Shadow, Achilles was sent away long before the Jeesh reached and assembled on Eros.
Achilles also implanted one of Bean and Petra's nine embryos into a woman named Randi. Randi gives birth to the child, who she names Achilles de Flandres II. The baby's official name is Randall Firth, however, to protect the baby. Although not confirmed, it appears that the baby has Anton's Key turned; he is born prematurely and without causing pain to the mother, he learns to speak faster than normal, and he grasps concepts faster than normal babies.
Knowing that the baby is endangered at this time, Randi arranges for herself and the baby to go on a spaceship traveling at relativistic speeds. She believes that both Peter and Bean, Achilles' enemies, would be dead by this time; however, she does not know that Bean too is traveling on a spaceship in hopes of finding a cure for his condition.
Role as a villain
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Achilles is a true sociopath, believing that the universe exists for his benefit and moves in ways that allow him to gain power and "set things to rights." Seeing himself as a noble figure who must improve the world, he sees no problem with taking power by force and manipulating and/or killing those around him, because they are merely tools of the grander scheme. He cannot bear to have any weakness revealed to others, and kills anyone who has ever seen him in a position of weakness (including a surgeon who administers anesthetic when fixing his leg).
As opposed to Bean, who began as a very aloof, calculating person before learning the warmth of companionship, and to Peter Wiggin, who despite his ruthless mindset still has at least some semblance of an ethical perspective, Achilles has no such grounding.
Among the other Battle School children, Achilles represents absolute evil; his sociopathic and sadistic behavior are reminiscent of 20th century dictators, along the lines of Adolf Hitler and Stalin. Despite this, the closest historical parallel to his role within the context of the Enderverse is the Athenian leader Alcibiades, whose shifting alliances resemble the political maneuvers made by Achilles during the second and third books of the Ender's Shadow series.
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Yesterday, I posted the list of top ten Led Zeppelin songs, according to Consequence of Sound, which did not include 'Stairway to Heaven'.
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"'Ten Years Gone' and 'Thank You' need to be there." ~ Shawn
"You morons forgot ,'The Rain Song' and 'The Song Remains the Same'." ~ Chris
"Horrible list. No 'Immigrant Song', 'No Quarter', 'Dazed & Confused', 'Stairway to Heaven'." ~ John
My Honey and I only had a brief chance to discuss it last night. I think it's safe to say that Zeppelin is his favorite band. Ever. So he was quite fired up about the list. He first quoted Mr. Hand from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, "What are you people…on dope?"
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In anticipation of The Predictable- I mean The Amazing Spider Man 2, I thought I should cover Spider-Man: The Animated Series. This show aired from 1994 to 1998, but I didn't watch it until around 2002-2003 on ABC Family. This show is like every other Spider Man show in terms of basic backstory. What I really liked about this show was that it taught me everything about Spider Man. I even learned about many of the Spider Man villains such Spider Slayer, Venom, Hobgoblin, and Carnage. My favorite storyline from the show has to be the Venom storyline. It added drama to a cartoon something I had not seen at that point. I would get scared along with Peter when he would get eaten by Venom in his dreams. I also enjoyed the many guest appearences made by characters such as Punisher, Iron Man, and Blade. The show went on to have five seasons, a whole lot of merchandise, and an action figure series. Spidey's legacy has lived on through other cartoons including the awful Spider-Man: The New Animated Series,Spider-Man: Unlimited, and The Spectacular Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider Man on Disney XD has done a great job of keeping me interested in my favorite web-slinger hopefully it's done the same for others too.
This year some of the most anticipated movies are comic book adaptations. Fans have movies such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and X-Men: Days of Future Past to look forward to. In this blog, I will list comic books that I would like to see adapted into movies in the future.
5. Suicide Squad
One of the most interesting comic series out today is the suicide squad. The Suicide Squad is about a group of villains in the DC universe that are brought together to form a spec ops team that conduct suicidal missions in order to reduce their prison sentence. This would make a great movie because there has never really been a movie where the villains take center stage. Here they would be portrayed as a group of anti-heroes but there would be no superheroes since they don't even know that the suicide squad even exists.Just imagine Harley Quinn going Rambo on a group of enemies while Deadshot is sniping. It'll be a better DC movie than "Cluttered Superman Sequel That's Filled With Too Many Characters and A Crappy Lex Luthor",I mean Man of Steel 2.
4. Before Watchmen: Rorschach and Comedian
Now I must say that I have not read the original Watchmen comic, but I have read the Rorschach and Comedian prequel story and watched the movie. I thought that movie was not very good. The only characters I found entertaining were Rorschach and Comedian. All the other characters seemed generic and uninteresting. I think that there should be movies based respectively on the prequel stories of Rorschach and Comedian. Rorschach's would have a Batman vigilante vibe to it. The Comedian's would be a Rambo type of movie.These movies would feature extreme violence, blood, and gore ( Just like Black Friday.)
3. Planet Hulk
It has been too long since we've had the Hulk on the silver screen. I thought that with the release of the Avengers a Hulk movie would precede it, but I guess I was wrong. Now would be the ultimate opportunity to make a Planet Hulk movie. It would tie in perfectly with the Avengers. The plot could be that Bruce Banner ( the Hulk) has gone into hiding since the defeat of Ultron. Nick Fury contacts him for a mission in space. Banner is then launched into space where he later finds out that there was no mission and that S.H.I.E.L.D. sent him there so he couldn't hurt anyone. Next Hulk becomes a gladiator on a distant planet where he then fights the king. This would be a great movie to see in CGI. Joss Whedon could even direct it. The only way this movie could be awful is if there was a random She-Hulk cameo appearance by Chyna ( Ewwww.)
2. Spider Man ( Miles Morales)
The Amazing Spider Man series has 3 films left with the second launching next month. Now would the perfect time to start preparing a sequel series starring the current Spider Man in the comics, Miles Morales. It could be set up with Peter Parker ( the original spider man) being sacrificing himself to save New York while fighting the sinister six. Then a new radioactive spider bites Miles Morales thus turning him into the new Spider Man. The film could show him overcoming the many obstacles he faces as the new Spider Man such as protecting his identity, dealing with his criminal uncle, and his dad's hatred for Spider Man. Now the only thing I would pray for is that this is not who plays Miles:
1. Static Shock
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Renault is still working on a solution for its alternator problems, but hopes that it has now found the cause.
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Having admitted that it needs more time to fully explore the alternator problem that sidelined Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in both the European and Italian grands prix, Renault heads into this weekend hoping that the heat and humidity of Singapore won't cause a repeat.
Vettel saw a potential second win of the season go begging on the streets of Valencia in June, and was then deprived of a possible podium finish at Monza which would have kept him second overall in the championship heading into the 'flyaways' that kick off in Singapore. Renault, however, concedes that it still does not have a clear picture of the cause, leaving Vettel and others using the same part to take their chances.
"First of all, we started to have a problem in Valencia with two drivers, Sebastian and Romain [Grosjean], but it was not easy to detect or find because both alternators were completely melted and destroyed," the regie's Jean-Francois Caubet told journalists, "So we were thinking it was an electric problem and probably the levels of power in the car, so we decided to change a bit the levels of power in each car.
"Spa was okay but, again, in Monza we have a problem with Sebastian two times and another driver also. We had a bit of fortune because we stopped the Lotus car just maybe some problem with the alternator and, at the end, it was not an electrical problem, it was a mechanical problem, a bearing probably. So, we are trying to change something.
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Canadian car parts maker Magna International is seeking locations to produce batteries for electric cars, a rapidly growing business as carmakers try alternative power options, Magna's boss said on Tuesday.
Magna co-Chief Executive Siegfried Wolf said at an event in Vienna that he had earmarked a $200-300 million investment for each of the two factories he is planning. One factory will be built in the European Union, one in the United States.
Magna started a new business earlier this year that will focus exclusively on electric cars and will produce complete vehicles as well as battery units -- still the most expensive and technologically challenging part of electric cars.
Wolf said that the decision about where to build the battery factories would be made before the end of the year.
The new E-car business is a joint venture with Magna's founder Frank Stronach and is part of a complex deal that will reduce Stronach's direct influence on Magna. Wolf said it would begin serial car production in 2012 or 2013.
He was speaking at a lunch event in Vienna. Magna's European headquarters is based in Austria.
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