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Maeyken Groffelaers (d. 1573)
Maeyken Groffelaers, an Anabaptist martyr, burned at the stake with three other martyrs at Antwerp, Belgium, on 26 May 1573. She was a native of Brussels, had often attended the Mennonite meetings, but was not yet (re) baptized, though she would have liked to receive baptism upon her faith "if she had only had an opportunity."
Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: XIII, 115 f, 177; XIV, 90 f., No. 1025.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Maeyken Groffelaers (d. 1573)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 May 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maeyken_Groffelaers_(d._1573)&oldid=127980.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Maeyken Groffelaers (d. 1573). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 May 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maeyken_Groffelaers_(d._1573)&oldid=127980.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 438-439. All rights reserved.
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Bill would downsize the federal workforce by 10 percent and use the savings to counteract one year of defense and nondefense spending cuts.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., has proposed legislation that would reduce the number of federal employees by 10 percent through attrition to offset spending cuts forced by sequestration in fiscal 2013.
The Down Payment to Protect National Security Act would cut the federal workforce by 10 percent over the next 10 years through attrition and apply those savings toward one year of spending cuts imposed by sequestration, including both defense and nondefense spending, according to a statement from McKeon.
He proposed achieving the reduction by hiring one federal worker for every three who retire. The proposal comes as lawmakers in both chambers look for ways to offset the effects of the $500 billion in cuts to military spending the Pentagon faces as a result of the deficit super committee's failure in November to find $1.2 trillion in savings.
"It is time we address our debt crisis sensibly, by literally shrinking the size of government," McKeon said in a statement. "At the same time, we will meet our commitment to saving $1.2 trillion over 10 years."
He estimated the proposal would save $127 billion as a down payment on national security spending: $55 billion in savings available specifically to offset defense cuts as a result of sequestration in fiscal 2013, another $55 billion to cover the nondefense cuts required and $17 billion for deficit reduction.
National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen M. Kelley called the legislation "misguided."
"Every day, federal employees guard our borders, protect our food supply, safeguard our nuclear plants, assist taxpayers and complete vital tasks for the American people," Kelley said in a statement. "This bill would undercut their important work and endanger the public."
The bill, known as H.R. 3662, has been referred to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which approved a similar bill in November that would reduce the federal workforce through attrition by 10 percent over the next three years.
That bill would shrink the workforce across-the-board by 10 percent by 2015, and calls for one federal employee to replace every three workers who retire or leave their job. The measure passed by a 23-14 vote.
The oversight panel-approved bill makes exceptions for some national security concerns or any event that threatens public health or safety, and includes a provision limiting procurement on service contracts to supplement the reduced workforce. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., estimates the legislation will save $139 billion over the next decade.
A group of Senate Republicans also held a press conference earlier this week to announce that they planned to introduce a similar measure. A spokesman for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said the specific legislation would be introduced next month.
The aim of the press conference "was to announce a broader effort to replace the sequester with other cuts," McCain's spokesman said.
President Obama has threatened to veto bills that stop sequestration without reducing the deficit by $1.2 trillion.


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New programs coming to School of Law
Liberty University announced today the launch of a dual degree program, the first in the history of the school. The Graduate Senate also approved the Master of Arts in Public Policy, which will be launched after all the approval processes have been completed.
The dual degree program allows Liberty University School of Law students to obtain a master's degree along with their law degree. These dual degree options include the Juris Doctorate/M.B.A., JD/M.Div., JD/M.A.R., JD/M.Ed., JD/Ed.S., JD/Ed.D., and JD/M.A.
School of Law Dean Mat Staver said the idea of offering dual degrees began after a self-study in 2009. For the past 18 months he met with deans and Liberty officials on making the program a reality.
After the approval processes have been completed, the plan is that the new M.A. in Public Policy will be provided by the School of Law and the Helms School of Government.
"This is the first program in the nation, to our knowledge, that will be provided using both the resources and expertise of the School of Law and the School of Government," Staver said. "This is truly groundbreaking."
The plan is to offer the new M.A. program online, Staver said, with intensives – weeklong courses – being held on campus. Intensives will include courses that discuss current issues, such as health care reform laws.
"We'll bring in different people from around the country who are leaders and well known to teach the courses," Staver said.
He said the new programs will equip students for careers in all levels of government, from mayors and city council members to legislators and campaign managers.
"We want to train Christian leaders as campaign leaders," Staver said. "We want them to write and create laws that govern our society."
The new programs come on the heels of the School of Law's full accreditation approval by the American Bar Association in August 2010.


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Hello there, and welcome to another pledge in MNN's Nest, an interactive program that helps you create and accomplish easy and Earth-friendly personal goals. With each goal that you tackle, you earn points that are then turned into donations to your favorite nonprofit eco-charity.
This challenge involves activities that we at MNN wholeheartedly endorse: buying stuff and eating out. Can't get much easier than that, right? There's a catch. Before you expand your carbon footprint (and decrease your retail horizons) by driving miles and miles away to a not-so-local mall, big box store, chain restaurant or before you click the "buy" on the website of your preferred online shop, consider keeping it in the 'hood by supporting more local and green businesses this year. Whether it's frequenting a mom-and-pop video store (remember those?), clothing boutique, grocer or coffee shop whose corporate headquarters are not in Seattle, keeping your purchases local will help keep small businesses, not to mention the local economy, thriving. And since many local shops, restaurants and the like observe sustainable business practices, it's good for the environment, too.
One stop shopping (and eating): So how can you make sure that a business is indeed locally owned and operated? Well, if you live in St. Louis and have seen the same electronics store that's down the street from you while traveling in both San Francisco and San Antonio, chances are you won't run into the owner at a PTA meeting. Most towns and municipalities have associations exclusively for locally owned and operated businesses. If you're in doubt of a business's membership status, just do a bit of reconnaissance work ... ask. Simple as that. And while many small businesses are conscientious about keeping commerce within the community, they're also conscientious about greening their day-to-day operations, as well. There are numerous, city/region-specific online guides to help shoppers and diners make greener choices. For example, there's the ReDirect Guide for the Denver/Boulder/Fort Collins area, Portland/Vancouver metro and Salt Lake City/Park City area. Then there's Greenopia, a website that provides eco-business listings for various cities ranging from Albuquerque to West Palm Beach and everywhere in between.
Meet the producer: An easy, direct way to support your local economy is to hit up regional farmers markets. Most farmers markets offer more than just produce — meats, cheeses, baked goods, flowers, handicrafts, artwork, you name it — and chances are that the person selling you let's say, honey, most likely produced it locally, as well. It's a simple and intimate way to shop, and short of producing your own food, it's the best way to ensure you know where exactly it's coming from and that it's fresh. Plus, shopping at farmers markets can be the most inexpensive way to go since it's not subject to all those environmentally unfriendly extraneous packaging and shipping costs. And if you're not a big on cooking at home, chances are that the owners/chefs of locavore-inspired restaurants will be shopping at the farmers market for the day's ingredients and not waiting for food deliveries that have traveled an average of 1,500 miles in diesel exhaust-spewing trucks to reach your fork.
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- I will get my kids (and myself!) outside more this year.
- I will do a toxin audit of my home.
- I will eat more meals at home.
- I will read three environmentally themed books this year.
- Instead of throwing them away, I will recycle my old electronics before buying new ones.


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With the magnificent 75 Mile Beach as its main road, Eurong, on World-Heritage listed Fraser Island is an idyllic destination for four wheel drive enthusiasts, nature lovers, beach bums and adventure seekers of all kinds.
From beautiful Eurong you can explore all this unique, pristine sand island has to offer. Up the beach you'll find towering cliffs of coloured sands, the Maheno shipwreck, crystal-clear Eli Creek, rock pools and the imposing craggy monolith of Indian Head. Climb to the top for breathtaking views of the island and ocean brimming with manta rays, turtles, dolphins, dugongs and colourful fish.
Beach fishing on Fraser Island is superb so be sure to pack your bait, line and tackle.
The community of Eurong, while small, has a good range of amenities and facilities including a bakery, and a well-stocked grocery store with ice, camping and fishing supplies.
There is accommodation to suit all budgets from self-contained apartments to backpacker beds and camping on the beach.
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Does your business need a mobile accounting app?
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As a small business owner, you probably spend a lot of time out of the office. So it makes sense to be able to keep your accounts in order while you're on the move. Here's how to do it – and save yourself time and money. Plus keep your evenings free for things like life.
Managing your mobile business
Small business owners work hard and are often on the move. You may be out meeting clients, working on-site or travelling between jobs. If you have an office – at home or anywhere else – you probably don't spend a lot of time in it.
Mobile phones, tablets and laptops have made working on the go much easier. You can check emails, manage appointments and edit documents. But did you know you can also manage your accounts on the go?
Mobile accounting apps (sometimes also called mobile bookkeeping apps) let you manage expenses, send invoices and track your cash flow from anywhere. There's no need to wait until you get back to the office at the end of the day.
Mobile bookkeeping app or mobile accounting app?
Bookkeeping and accounting have different meanings but, when it comes to apps, these words are often used interchangeably. So when you're shopping around, look for both.
Seven apps in one
A good mobile accounting app comes with a lot of capabilities, including:
1. Expenses app
Instead of stuffing receipts into your pocket or work bag, you can photograph them with your phone. The image is stored with your accounts, so you don't have to worry about losing track of what's been spent. You (or your staff) can also raise a personal expense claim using the app.
2. Receipt scanner app (optional)
A receipt scanner app like HubDoc or Receipt Bank will make it even easier to stay on top of costs. Once you've photographed a receipt, these apps will read the image and enter the data – like supplier, date and cost – into your accounting software for you. You just need to assign the expense to a client or a project and your job's virtually done. You have to get these apps on top of the accounting or bookkeeping app, so it will cost a little extra. Even if you can't afford to make that investment today, make sure you get an accounting app that will integrate with a receipt scanner so you have the option in the future.
3. Mobile billing app
Send invoices directly from your mobile device, straight after you finish a piece of work. You won't have to waste your evenings on billing, and you'll be far less likely to forget about sending an invoice. Mobile billing helps you get invoices out faster, which can do wonders for cash flow.
4. Mobile invoice tracker
Because mobile accounting apps receive fresh bank data every day, you can easily see if and when payments have landed. The software spots payments and matches them to invoices for you – so you don't have to sift through a bunch of transactions to figure out what's been paid and what hasn't.
5. Automated bookkeeping
These sorts of apps connect to your business bank account over the internet and copy across transactions into your business accounts. That's a massive time saver and explains why these are also called mobile bookkeeping apps. This bank connection means that you get a very recent and accurate picture of money coming in and going out of your business. You will still need to reconcile and categorise this information but a lot of the raw data entry is taken care of.
6. Bank reconciliation app
One of the least-loved jobs of any business owner is bank reconciliation. That's where you make sure the data on your bank statements matches the data in your accounting records. Most people sit down at a desk once a month and work through hundreds of transactions at a time. But a mobile accounting app will show you fresh bank transactions every day and allow you to reconcile them right there on your phone. You can do your bank reconciliation anywhere, for a few minutes at a time, which prevents ugly backlogs of work from forming.
7. Live cash flow dashboard
Keeping tabs on money coming in and going out is vital. Mobile accounting apps help you check cash flow whenever you like, with simple dashboards that show you things like revenue, expenditure, overdue invoices and payments that are due. The report refreshes every day, so you always have a current picture of cash flow.
Accounting and bookkeeping apps allow you to take care of business from anywhere.
An accounting app for Android, iOS and iPad
Mobile accounting apps and mobile bookkeeping apps are online services. The software isn't on your device. It's online, and you simply use your phone to access it.
This means there are no compatibility issues. Online apps run the same way on any operating system. So it makes no difference if you change from Android to iPhone – or if you switch between phones, tablets and desktops throughout the day.
Towards easy accounting software
Mobile bookkeeping and accounting apps allow you to take care of important financial admin while you're on the road. You can capture expenses, send invoices, see what you're owed, chase payments, reconcile accounts, and see what bills are coming due. And because these apps keep pulling fresh data from your business bank accounts, you know you're working with accurate numbers.
It's accounting for business people that don't sit at desks. Mobile accounting apps allow you to get the basics done, no matter where you are.
Are mobile accounting apps for you?
Mobile accounting apps – or mobile bookkeeping apps – are useful for almost any business. But they are great for sole traders and businesses that don't have dedicated office staff.
In other words, if you do most of the bookkeeping yourself, an app can really save you time. You can do things on the fly that might otherwise ruin your weekends.
When you're ready to start looking for an app like this, choose wisely. Get a system that offers a full list of features, make sure it syncs with your bank account every day, and check that it integrates with other apps (such as receipt scanning apps).


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Coca-Cola Junior B Championship
Moylagh v St Pats.
Monday 11th July.
Moylagh travelled up to Stamullen for the third round of championship. St pats opened the game in the first couple of minutes with a point. Moylagh were very unlucky to concede a goal as the ball was lobbed over the keeper's head shortly after. However, Moylagh finally got going and scored their first point. Super defending showed by Fiona McGrath making it difficult for st pats to achieve scores.
Half time St. Pats 1.5, Moylagh 0.7
Great attacking showed by Sinead Gilsenan in the second half where Moylagh gained more momentum. A powerful goal for Moylagh revived the team. In the last 10 minutes both teams were down to 14 players due to injury and a sin binning. An additional 3 minutes injury time was added on. Moylagh had the fitness and determination to hold the 5 point lead.
Moylagh go into the fourth round of championship with confidence next week against Ballivor.
Full time score Moylagh 1.13, St. Pats 1-08
1- Sophie Garry, 2- Fiona McGrath, 3- Rosie Grall, 4- Caoimhe Hannon, 5- Caoimhe Reilly, 6- Arlene Smyth, 7- Aisling Gibney (0.1) , 8- Marie masterson (0.1) , 9- Colette Kenny, 10- Paula Campbell , 11- Suzy Mulally (0.2) , 12- sinead gilsenan , 13- Ciara Foy (0.2), 14- Therese Fox (0.3), 15- Aoife Gibney (1.4)
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Hey guys,
A friend of mine has recently connected to ADSL at his place (for the first time) with Vodafone. His modem connects with a speed of ~7000kbps but he only gets a download bandwidth of 3000kbps. We've tried with nothing else plugged into the line except the modem, and connected via cable etc, but doesn't seem to make a difference.
Any ideas of things to try, or causes of this?
I've attached a screenshot of the ADSL connection data - does anyone know whether this gives any clues?
Have tried a different router to make sure that wasn't the prob


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We are property owners in the immediate vicinity of one of the three beach access parking projects being proposed, although not the one featured in a recent article in The Walton Sun.
We are very concerned over the Walton Dunes proposed beach access parking project. The property owners in the vicinity of this particular beach access are unanimously opposed to this proposed TDC project. Like your description of the other project, the TDC has been less than forthcoming regarding plans for this project and the community as a whole has struggled to get information about the proposed plans and expenditures. To date, the TDC has expended about $50,000 on feasibility studies and conceptual plans. No property owners were contacted prior to these expenditures.
This particular beach access is not a large parcel and includes 300 feet of beachfront. It is a neighborhood beach access facility and has been classified as such (Genesis Study Appendix B). In addition, there is a paved parking lot on Beachfront Trail a very short walk away from this site, which is owned by the county and includes 25 parking spaces. This lot has no signage indicating this is a public lot to beachgoers, and goes empty for the majority of the year. Additional beach access, including handicapped beach access, is available in Deer Lake State Park just east of this proposed project.
The property owners are not only concerned with the disruption of the natural neighborhood beach access this project would cause, but this project also introduces a safety issue for children. Beachfront Trail is a narrow, winding, dead-end neighborhood street that is not suitable for additional traffic. Adding street parking on both sides of the road will create a major issue for travel into the existing neighborhoods. At any given day during the summer and spring break, there are countless children walking and bicycling these quiet neighborhood roads.
Maintenance would be another issue for this project. The entire beach/dune area being considered on the south side of Beachfront Trail is flooded with any tropical storm or larger � we last experienced this in September with Tropical Storm Isaac. This will conservatively occur every two to three years. If this proposed project is completed, any structure on the south side will require constant rebuilding with each heavy storm.
Obviously, there are environmental issues as well to consider. In order for the project to include parking and restrooms, the construction must be placed south of the dune toe line and will require flattening of the dunes for construction. The construction will replace both the natural vegetation and the nesting areas of the turtles and the snowy plovers.
It seems the TDC has acquired funds to complete projects and were asked by the county commissioners to look for additional beach parking opportunities. The TDC has taken the �easy way out,� and basically targeted existing county owned parcels to accommodate additional parking facilities without the due diligence of collecting data regarding traffic patterns and demand to justify their selected targets.
It would seem the public, property owners and tourists would be better served if the county used the funds to renovate and maintain the existing lot and added signage so beachgoers would actually make use of the existing lot. In addition, the funds could be used to enhance the Deer Lake State Park facility where a neighborhood would not suffer from such a disruption.
Lyrics from The "Big Yellow Taxi" Joni Mitchell song come to mind � "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" � seems very fitting for the issue at hand.
The community will be taking part in both the meetings on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. Hopefully, common sense will prevail, and the TDC will actually perform the necessary thorough research required to ensure they are completing projects that will achieve the end goal while still preserving neighborhoods, the natural environment, and safety of residents and tourists.
Marina Daniel is a parttime Seagrove Beach resident.


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The English comedy "The Sea," by Edward Bond, will be the fourth production in Lindenwood University's 2006-07 Mainstage Season. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15, 16, 17, 23 and 24, with a 2 p.m. show on Feb. 17, at the Lindenwood University Cultural Center, 400 North Kingshighway in St. Charles, two blocks north of the main Lindenwood campus.
Ticket prices are $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors and $6 for students, ages 5-18. For reservations contact the Box Office at 636-949-4878. Group rates are available.
This comedy is set in Edwardian times in a small English coastal village. Willy Carson meets Rose Jones, the girl to whom his drowned friend was engaged and, in the events following the storm, falls in love with her. Bond adds a fantastic subplot about a mad draper who believes there's to be an invasion from outer space, a gaggle of society women who stage amateur theatricals, and sundry other quirky British characters.
The director of the production is Marsha Parker, dean of Fine and Performing Arts. The student director is Justina Bennett. The Stage Manager is Jane Kohnen. The cast includes Brad Lewandowski, Jamie Fritz, James Lewis, Tom Lehmann, Kim Wibbenmeyer, Kari Lorenz, Michael Howington, Teresa Biter, Michael Lara, Brian Kappler, Erin Klepper, Chris Wilson, and Lizzie Nolen. The set and lighting designer is Donnell Walsh. The sound design is by Drew Matney. The costume coordinator is Shonelle McGill. The properties mistress is Shauna Staryak.
"'The Sea' offers everything from deep philosophical discussions to moments of slapstick comedy and everything in between," Parker said. "This quirky little dark comedy is a true cautionary tale about life, love, duty ... and things that crawl out of the sea."
For more information, contact Ted Gregory, Lindenwood director of theatre, at 636-949-4966, or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Padres linked to Cuban free agent Despaigne
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are said to be closing in on a deal with 26-year-old Cuban pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne.
The Padres, who have scouted Despaigne and even hosted him and another Cuban player in a workout at their Spring Training facility in Arizona in February, have not confirmed the report, which was posted by MLBTradeRumors.com on Wednesday.
Despaigne would have to obtain a visa, a process that can take 3-4 weeks, and pass a physical before a deal could be officially announced.
Despaigne, who turns 27 this month, defected from Cuba during a tournament in Europe last summer, established residency in Spain and began working out in Mexico.
Despaigne is a right-handed pitcher who might peg best as a long reliever if he reaches the big leagues.
In February, Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler vowed that the organization would be more active in the international market.
"We understand international is very important. We're taking a look at how we can improve in that area, it's important for us to be able to compete in that area," Fowler said.


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A Walmart customer required the urgent administration of "six bags of anti-venom" after a rattlesnake sank its fangs into him at a Washington state tentacle of the retail monolith.
Mica Craig, 47, was in the store in Clarkston, innocently shopping for some mulch with which to nourish his cannabis plants, which he's "licensed to grow for medical reasons", Reuters stresses.
Reaching down to brush what appeared to be a stick off the mulch, Craig got on the wrong end of the rattler, as he recounted to the news agency: "I reached down to grab the stick to move it out of the way, and the snake stretched out, turned around and got its fangs in my right hand. I slung it off and I did a tap dance on it until it was dead."
Another shopper, Maria Geffre, whisked the victim to hospital. Sawbones at first thought Craig had suffered a venomless "dry bite", but moved in with the aforemetioned anti-venom when the poor bloke's hand ballooned to "the size of a melon".
Although it's not certain whether the snake arrived at the store with the mulch, or slithered in from surrounding fields, Walmart apologised and said it'd look into the attack, which happened last Friday.
Spokeswoman Kayla Whaling assured: "At this point, it appears to be an isolated incident. We are working with a pest management team, which is conducting a sweep of the property to ensure there is no additional rattlesnake activity." ®
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The Brute Bus is a large public transport that is featured in:
- Grand Theft Auto 1
- Grand Theft Auto 2
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
- Grand Theft Auto V
Despite the Grand Theft Auto games being set in large, bustling urban environments with public transport infrastructure, the Bus is one of the series' rarest vehicles. The Bus rarely spawns on the street and is usually very difficult to find by other means too, this issue was fixed in Grand Theft Auto V.
2D Universe
In GTA 1, the Bus is based on a typical school bus and has no special features. There are three versions; in Liberty City it is a school bus, in San Andreas it appears to be a church bus, and in Vice City it appears to be either a high school bus or a bus for some kind of sports team; the latter two are not spawned in traffic.
In GTA 2, the Bus resembles an "old look"-style transit bus (quite similar to the GM Scenicruiser) and can be found picking up/dropping off passengers at various bus stops within each of the three districts. The Bus only drives on the outer lane of the 'main' roads. Even if the player steals the Bus, passengers will still enter/exit if the player stops at a bus stop. There's 2 missions about transporting passengers.
3D Universe
In GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA Liberty City Stories the Bus retains the "school bus" design featured in GTA 1, and comes in several colors. The design is very generic and takes styling from a wide range of decades, the hood's shape resembles an 1980s International Harvester S-Series; its slanted side windows may be inspired by the old GM New Look Bus or Flxible New Look bus; the rear is rounded similar to most '40s and '50s bus designs. It's possible transport passengers with a bus in Vice City, but that's done with the Coach.
In GTA San Andreas the bus takes on a different appearance, resembling an ordinary city bus. Like the Coach, it can carry the driver and seven passengers. It appears to be based on an MCI MC-8 or MC-9.
HD UniverseIn GTA IV, the Brute Bus resembles a New Flyer D901 (with an evenly angled windshield from a New Flyer D40 HF). Its slanted side windows resemble those of the old GM New Look Bus(GM TDH-5303), TMC RTS, or the Flexible New Look bus, although they are more modern in style. It is also similar to the Orion V CNG. Strangely, the Bus only allows 4 passengers (in addition to the driver) to travel in the vehicle although, as there is no occasion for this in GTA IV's story, it is only possible during multiplayer. The buses, which fall under the management of Liberty City Transport Authority (LTA), are further stamped with "The Fox" labels, in line with the LTA's association of the Liberty City's tramway with another animal ("The Pigeon").
The Bus remains a rare sight in the city. Despite the presence of several bus stops around the city, the Bus is commonly seen only on the roads near Francis International Airport, and parked in Star Junction. The Bus will sometimes appear during GTA IV's mission chase sequences as part of set pieces, acting as an obstacle to increase the difficulty of the mission (see, for example, Brucie's mission Search and Delete). There is always one or more buses parked at the helitour bus stop.
Another place to find a Bus is the Broker Bus Terminal between Schottler and Downtown. It is located under Algonquin Bridge. It is the first exit from Algonquin and an immediate left at the exit.
The Bus finds its own perfect purpose during GTA Races set in Star Junction. The Bus can easily block off a path while a novice picks off cars, driver by driver, resulting in everyone switching to Faggios, which provide no cover whatsoever for the rider and cannot move buses at all, but are nimble enough to move around Buses.
In GTA V, the Brute Bus resembles two NABI buses: the J4500 and the CompoBus. The back is based on a GMC RTS and the front is loosely similar to the New Flyer DE40LFR or a Orion VII NG. The buses falls under the management of Los Santos Transit. It can be commonly seen driving around various parts of Los Santos unlike in previous games where it was one of the rarest vehicles.
The Bus in GTA V comes with 3 different colors:
- Red and White resembling Los Angeles Metro's Rapid.
- Orange and White resembling Los Angeles Metro's Local.
- Teal and white resembling Los Angeles Metro's Express.
Regardless of the colors and locations (where they are found) of these buses, every bus in the game has its destination set to "DOWNTOWN". Its variant is the Airport Bus, with a different color scheme and a new destination, but the same bus model as the normal one.
3D Universe
The Bus' handling is slow and cumbersome, as one would expect, and the vehicle, although fairly tough, cannot readily knock other vehicles aside in the manner of the Fire Truck, Barracks OL, or the Flatbed. The Bus in GTA San Andreas is an exception because the bus's handling is better than similar vehicles of its size, most probably due to its lighter weight.
It is also more vulnerable to bullet damage than most vehicles of its size. Like the coach, it can carry up to a maximum of 7 passengers in GTA San Andreas.
HD Universe
For GTA IV, handling is below average, with the Bus easily under-steering around corners. Top speed is however somewhat excellent thanks in part to its supercharged 5000cc 6-cylinder engine, but is let down by poor acceleration which is one of the worst in the game. The Bus has a soft suspension tune making the bus somewhat comfortable, especially at low speeds. The Bus is let down again by its poor brakes which tend to lock up easily, and when they do, stopping distance is increased, giving the Bus a poor stopping distance.
Due to its rear-engined configuration, the Bus can survive seemingly endless head-on crashes with cars, trucks, and buildings alike. This makes it the perfect vehicle for ramming cars out of one's path. Like previous renditions of the Bus, however, it is particularly vulnerable to gunfire.
Performance of the Bus in GTA Chinatown Wars is no different, with the Bus capable of only low top speeds, average acceleration, very wide turning radius' and poor brakes, making the Bus impractical for demanding uses. One will get busted very easily if on a Bus, due to its slow acceleration.
- The Bus plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
- Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 or Fusion FM in GTA IV.
- Truth & Soul in GTA CW.
- A label on the rear of the Bus in GTA IV comically reads that "this bus uses no technology", parodying labels on New York City buses that read "this bus uses clean-air technology".
- The Bus is driven around Broker, on Delaware Ave, in the mission Bleed Out, making it harder to catch Dardan Petrela.
- There is actually a "Bus Driver" character model and in the GTA IV game files. This suggests that buses were going to be used as a way of transportation around the city, but that this feature was later cut from the final game for unknown reasons.
- As with several other vehicles capable of laying sideways, if one flips the Bus onto its left hand side and begins to reverse whilst turning slightly to the left the Bus will begin to rotate at very high speeds. If one points the left stick towards the bottom and still to the left the Bus will rotate in the opposite direction. Most vehicles that can stay on its side can do this too.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, the passengers are actually shown walking and taking a seat inside the Bus, since the windows aren't tinted or opaque.
- There is always a Bus available in Star Junction, also by the Helitours base and if you steal the Bus, you will be wanted by the police.
- Although there are two doors on the Bus, one for alighting and exiting the Bus, only one door (the door at the front parallel to the driver) is used.
- The layout of the Bus resembles the bus from the 1994 action-thriller film Speed. On YouTube, there have been many videos parodying the Speed trailer, consisting of only clips of the Bus smashing through traffic and doing the Stunt Jump on the unfinished bridge in Bohan, ending with an explosion (by cooking a grenade in the Bus and not throwing it).
- Only one person can exit or board the Bus at one time, making escaping the police with more than one person accompanying the protagonist more difficult.
- It is not possible to bail out of a moving Bus as the driver in GTA IV, as hitting the exit vehicle button will apply the brakes first.
- If more than one person enters the Bus as a passenger, strangely one of the back doors will open.
- Unlike other Buses in previous GTA games, in GTA IV, it can enter Pay 'n' Spray, the bus can be re-sprayed only at the Pay 'n' Spray in Leftwood and on Tusla St in Hove Beach (other Pay 'n' Spray garages are too small for the Bus).
- In the mission Bleed Out, if you destroy Roman's cab when you get off the bus then walk around the corner from Roman's garage to the entrance to the Broker Navy Yard, you may be lucky enough to find a Bus with four passengers stopped at the traffic lights, the bus will have the same livery as the Bus you got off.
- All Buses in GTA IV are strangly numbered "B84" and blinded for "Liberty City" instead of "Not in Service" which is what it should be. "B84" is on the front, however at the back, the blind is blank.
- There is a sign on the back of the Bus that says that safety is the LTA's number one concern and to call 555-783-9828 to tell them how their drivers are doing. But if the player dials and calls the number, they will only get a no answer tone.
- There is an easter egg on the GTA IV Bus that has a small ribbon which says "Here, There, Everywhere" which is a nod to the Beatles' song "Here, There, and Everywhere."
- Along with the Tug, Jet and BMX, the Bus is one of the three shortest-named vehicles in the Grand Theft Auto series.
- In GTA SA, the Coach cockpit window is tinted (so the player can't see inside) but the cockpit window at Bus is transparent making the player can see Carl driving the Bus.
- In GTA IV, the player cannot get inside the Bus while drunk. This is likely due to a bug.
- According to the badge in the back, the bus has a 5000cc engine. This is exceptionally small because 5000cc converts to 5 litres, and most city buses have engines larger than 8.0 litres.
- In the PSX version of GTA2, the bus is not spawnable, but it's possible to be found in the game files. There is a cheat called "FARE", but that one is unworkable.
- For the first time in the series, the bus spawns commonly on the streets in Grand Theft Auto V.
- In GTA V, the bus is one of uncommon vehicles that the player can equip the Savvn-off Shotgun (ignoring bikes).
- Chinatown, Portland Island
- Aspatria, Staunton Island
- The Bus also appears during the Firefighter side mission in GTA III on Portland Island
GTA Vice City
- Parked around in Viceport near a sea plane hangar.
- Can sometimes be seen driving around in Viceport.
- Can rarely be seen driving near the airport.
- Rarely seen driving near the military base.
GTA San Andreas
- Ocean Docks, Los Santos.
- Can be seen driving around in early morning (around 5 am to 8 am) at Los Santos International Airport.
- Rarely seen around the Easter Bay International Airport.
- Rarely seen around Garver Bridge. In the morning.
- Originally intended to be parked in Little Mexico near the Sweeper. But it was replaced with a tanker or any attachable vehicle.
- Sometimes appears under the tunnel at Los Santos International Airport on Tuesday at 12.00 am. while driving a Mr. Whoopee.
GTA Liberty City Stories
- The bus does not appear under any normal circumstances, and, as a result, can only be spawned using third party cheat devices.
GTA IV + Episodes from Liberty City
- At the Broker Bus Depot in Downtown Broker under the Algonquin-Dukes Expressway.
- Can occasionally be seen driving along the unnamed ring road at Francis International Airport in Dukes, and can often be seen driving around the Airport complex, just south of the Runways. This is the only place where the buses are seen driving instead of parked (with the exception of triggered buses in missions).
- Several parked in Star Junction, Algonquin, Liberty City.
- Along the Bus Lane adjacent to the Higgins Helitours in Fishmarket South, Algonquin. Also, one is parked along Privateer Road, and many can be seen parked along Flatfish Plaice.
GTA Chinatown Wars
- Only found at the aforementioned Broker Bus Depot, Downtown Broker.
- Commonly seen in Los Santos.


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I'm supprised no new images have surfaced yet, we will probably see these by December, I remember people were finding the '04 SAGA in December of '03, it is already October, I'd think we'd have at least seen those same loose shots in better quality appear somewhere.
Where did you guys see those grainy pics?
Mousedroid has a first look at this wave,
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If I worked in a field or in an institution associated with the name Harry Harlow, I too might think that his work needed defending; he was, and is, after all, an icon of the complete inability of an industry to regulate itself; its lack of a moral compass; and a willingness to rely on arcane and meaningless theoretical minutia to justifify cruelty.
Some (most?) within the industry must bear an unspoken sense of guilt over Harlow's career. Some, even his past students, have spoken about their ethical failures:
Harlow's colleagues, me included, never challenged him on the ethical points," [John ] Gluck says, flatly and with regret. "The strength of our spines were [sic] not sufficient to carry the weight of our professional goals and our conscience." (Blum. Love at Goon Park. 2002.)Frank C. P. van der Horst and Rene van der Veer published three papers in the journal Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science in 2008 that, in part, argue that Peter Singer's criticism of Harlow is unjust or inaccurate. (See: Harlow and Bowlby for links to these papers.)
In "'When Strangers Meet': John Bowlby and Harry Harlow on Attachment Behavior" they write in the introduction: "Although it has been argued (Singer 1975) that Harlow's experimenting had no influence on Bowlby's theorizing, here it will become clear that [it did]." They follow up more forcefully in the conclusion:
We may conclude that Harlow's scientific influence on Bowlby has been demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt: Harlow's experiments showed in a remarkable way what Bowlby had been theorizing about since his introduction to ethology in the early 1950s. Our findings make abundantly clear that Singer (1975) was completely wrong in asserting that Harlow's findings had no impact on Bowlby's theory whatsoever….That's a strong statement. But it refers to a straw man.
Singer does not argue that Harlow didn't influence Bowlby's theorizing.
Here's the only passage in Animal Liberation (Singer, 1975) that mentions Bowlby and Harlow:
In another article Harlow and his former student and associate Stephen Suomi described how they were trying to induce psychopathy in infant monkeys by a technique that appeared not to be working. They were then visited by John Bowlby, a British psychiatrist. According to Harlow's account, Bowlby listened to the story of their troubles and then toured the Wisconsin laboratory. After he had seen the monkeys individually housed in bare wire cages he asked, "Why are you trying to produce psychopathology in monkeys? You already have more psychopathological monkeys in the laboratory than have ever been seen on the face of the earth."This is the sum total of Singer's comment. He says nothing about Bowlby's theorizing. Singer says only that according to Bowlby, the matter of a child's need for maternal care was resolved, yet in spite of that, Harlow and his colleagues demonstrated the effect of maternal deprivation in monkeys; ad nauseam, I would say.
Bowlby, incidentally, was a leading researcher on the consequences of maternal deprivation, but his research was conducted with children, primarily orphans, refuges, and institutionalized children. As far back as 1951, before Harlow even began his research on nonhuman primates, Bowlby concluded:The evidence has been reviewed. It is submitted that evidence is now such that it leaves no room for doubt regarding the general proposition that the prolonged deprivation of the young child of maternal care may have grave and far-reaching effects on his character and so on the whole of his future life.This did not deter Harlow and his colleagues from devising and carrying out their monkey experiments. In the same article in which they tell of Bowlby's visit, Harlow and Suomi describe [details of their efforts to induce depression.]
The story of Bowlby's visit to Harlow's lab has been retold often. It is repeated by Debra Blum in Love at Goon Park as well as by Stephen Suomi in "Rigorous Experiments on Monkey Love: An Account of Harry F. Harlow's Role in the History of Attachment Theory."
It raises the question of Harlow's and his students' insight and qualifications. You have to wonder what they missed, what they couldn't see, what passed them by without notice. They seem to have been nearly blind. If someone who claims to be studying the behavior of an animal is unable to see the animal's distress, then how likely is it that his or her observations of the animal's behavior and motivations are accurate, complete, or at all meaningful?
According to Horst and Veer, Harlow and Bowlby were introduced to each other by British ethologist Robert Hinde. Hinde visited Harlow's laboratory some time in the late 50s or early 60s:
I must have next met Harry when I visited Madison and was appalled by his room full of of cages with babies going "whoowhoowhoo" [a distress call] and Harlow had no sensitivity at that point that he was damaging these infants.Notable too, is the fact that Harlow had been studying the behavior of primates since the early 1930s, and yet, more than twenty-five years later he was unaware that the monkeys in his lab were psychopathic. How sensitive to the implications of his research data could he and his students have really been?
Horst and Veer base their high opinion (defense?) of Harlow on his contributions to Bowlby's theories. But Bowlby's theories were just that. By the time Harlow entered the scientific argument in 1958 concerning the theoretical reason that children suffer when deprived of contact with a caregiver, the matter that children needed such care was not in dispute, no matter the rewriting of history that Harlow's defenders are wont to rely on.
For instance, in 1962, the World Health Organization published Deprivation of Maternal Care. A Reassessment of its Effects. Public Health Papers No. 14 as a follow-up to John Bowlby's 1951 landmark WHO report: Maternal Care and Mental Health. From the Preface:
Bowlby's monograph Maternal Care and Mental Health was published by the World Health Organization in 1951, and was at once acclaimed as an unequalled contribution to its subject. Its success is shown by the frequency with which it has been printed and the many languages into which it has been translated.It is this arcane argument that Harlow contributed to. In his 1951 Maternal Care, Bowlby mentions a single animal study—one using twin goats—to bolster his supposition that differences in rearing conditions were adequate to induce behavioral abnormalities. In his 1952 follow-up work and restatement, Child Care and the Growth of Love, he cited only two animal studies. He again mentioned the goats:
The conclusion Bowlby reaches in his monograph is that prolonged deprivation of the young child of maternal care may have grave and far-reaching effects on his character and so on the whole of his life; and he draws the corollary that the proper care of children deprived of a normal life is not merely an act of common humanity, but essential to the mental and social welfare of a community. His indictment on that score of the nurseries, institutions, and hospitals of even the so-called advanced countries has contributed to a remarkable change in outlook that has led to a widespread improvement in the institutional care of children.
While the practical effects of Bowlby's monograph in the realm of child care have been universally acknowledged to be wholly beneficial, his theoretical conclusions have been subjected to considerable criticism….
Though there can be no mistaking that these findings all point the same way, their value is frequently questioned on the grounds that many children in institutions are born of parents of poor stock, physically and mentally, and that heredity alone might well account for all the differences. Those who make this objection do not seem to be aware that in the majority of the studies described, care has been taken by the investigators to ensure that other groups of children, brought up in either their own home or in foster homes and of a similar social class and as nearly as possible of similar stock, were studied at the same time for purposes of comparison. The only certain method of ruling out the effects of heredity is by comparing identical twins. Though there are no human twin studies of the problem, one psychologist is doing experimental work on twin goat kids, one of whom is separated from its mother for a brief spell each day and the other is not. Except for the daily experimental period of forty minutes, both kids live with and feed from their mother. During the experimental period, the lights are periodically extinguished, which is known to create anxiety in goats, and this produces very different behavior in the twins. The one which is with its mother is at ease and moves about freely; the isolated one is 'psychologically frozen' and remains cowed in one corner. In one of the first experiments the isolated kid discontinued suckling from its mother and, the experimenters being unaware of this and so unable to help, it died after a few days. This is ample demonstration of the adverse effects of maternal deprivation on the young of mammals, and disposes finally of the argument that all the observed effects are due to heredity.He also cited Konrad Lorenz's work on imprinting in goslings.
Horst and Veer argue that Harlow's work influenced Bowlby. In fact, the opposite seems to be a more accurate characterization of their interaction. Harlow based his work on Bowlby's. Harlow wasn't even original.
Stephen Suomi, in "Rigorous Experiments" writes:
…Two years later [in 1964] Hinde did essentially the same thing in a slightly different setting, and indeed maternal separation studies are still being carried out today, but if one goes back to the very first published studies carried out in Harlow's lab (Seay et al. 1962, and Seay and Harlow 1965), in the Introduction and in the Discussion sections of those papers there is nothing but Bowlby. These monkey studies were modeled exactly on Bowlby's published accounts of the effects of maternal separation on children, including the use of exactly the same terms—"protest," "despair," and "detachment,"—that Bowlby had employed in describing the reactions of children following separation from and reunion with their mothers….Horst and Veer argue that Harlow was a "giant" in his field. But Harlow was well known and a standout before he began his experiments on attachment in monkeys. "The Nature of Love" was part of his inaugural address as the new president of the American Psychological Association in 1958. His published papers, prior to 1958 (and after) do not seem to warrant the leadership positions he has held.
Harlow's fame and notoriety appear to have been based on a remarkably strong personality rather than on any contribution to human well-being. This is probably why psychologist and colleague Duane Rumbaugh could observe, "It was surprising to me how fast the citations dropped off after his death." (Love at Goon Park) And it explains why no one had the spine to stand up to him.
Harlow's affect on childcare is little more than a myth. Even in the 1964 WHO reassessment of Bowlby's work cited above, of the six papers, two include a single reference to Harlow ("Nature of Love") and one includes "Nature" and two others simultaneously, out of about 273 other referenced works between the authors. From 1959 through 1964 Harlow had published at least 27 papers.
There is a large dollop of irony in all of this. Some psychologists, so-called experts in human behavior, are unable to overcome the power of Harlow's dominant personality, even decades after his death.