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Upper, middle, and lower class. These are the terms with which we define society both in modern times and when we study history. We use them to describe people’s economic standing relative to one another and within the population as a whole. But traditionally, that’s where it stops: as a classification of economic and, to some extent, social standing.
But have we also unwittingly created a similar class structure in the video game community? That probably sounds a little dramatic, and the suggestion is not at all that real-world class identification coincides with gamer status. But when you really think about the direction modern gaming has taken in the last several years, it’s hard to escape the fact that the upper tiers of the gaming world have become a sort-of elite upper class.
For the most part, this has happened because of the growing number of games and platforms that offer a leg up to those willing to pay for it. The clearest examples are in the membership programs associated with leading consoles. For instance, Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold membership, offered for as low as $4.99 per month, offers players the chance to join a vibrant multiplayer community full of the most serious and competitive players, and ultimately offering the most incentive for advancement. There are specific perks like free games that don’t do much to advance a player’s prowess as a gamer, but generally speaking Xbox Live Gold functions like a paid club for serious gamers. And often they excel so rapidly within this structure that they’re simply beyond other players in multiplayer competition or in chasing achievements.
While not as mainstream, examples of perks for paying customers are perhaps even more overt in the online casino industry, where it’s not uncommon to find significant special offerings. Gala’s online casino demonstrates the structure of high-end gaming, with perks like special bonuses and up to 20% VIP cash back for those who want to jump to VIP status. Other perks include matching bonuses on deposits and even special jackpot opportunities that ordinary players can’t enjoy, even though they’re paying to play casino games as well. Naturally this is a little bit different because VIP status is essentially paying for a chance to win more money (rather than just to dominate a game), but it still divides the userbase into different levels.
A clear divide has also emerged in the mobile gaming industry, where it’s extremely common to find games in which in-app payments can give players significant advantages. Consider Gods Of Rome, described as an epic fighting game set in the age of myth and catering to a huge number of mobile gamers who love one-on-one fighters. In the reviews at the game’s iOS page, one player describes the experience as “pay to win,” which aptly characterizes how plenty of casual gamers feel about popular mobile titles. Sure, anyone can enjoy them, and often for free. But there are inevitably going to be gamers out there willing to sink hundreds of dollars into the game in order to improve and excel. It’s a productive short cut that a lot of people just aren’t willing to pay for.
Given all these examples it’s pretty clear that people who are willing to pay extra can in a sense enjoy a higher standard of gaming, or at least competition. In some cases, the same can be said for gamers who are simply willing or able to invest more time playing as well. For instance there are stories about people who have figured out how to run Clash Of Clans pretty much 24/7 in a way that helps them to become more or less unstoppable! But whatever the specific case, it’s increasingly evident that there are almost class divides in gaming. More often than not, if you’re not willing to invest time or money in improvement, you simply can’t enjoy the top tier of a gaming environment.


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Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of Puerto Rico’s capital of San Juan, was honored Friday night during a downtown Miami concert featuring top Latin artists for World AIDS Day.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation honored the San Juan leader for her work with the HIV-affected community in Puerto Rico.
“Maria tried to destroy us on September 20th and the next Monday our HIV clinic was working,” she said during the event in which artists Becky G and Yandel performed.
December 1 is recognized globally as World AIDS Day.
The World Health Organization (WHO) established the annual observance in 1988 as a way to offer communities the chance to unite to fight against the HIV/AIDS stigma, commemorate those who have lost the battle with AIDS, and also show support for those who are living with the disease.

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Addressing VVF-related stigma in North-Eastern Nigeria
June 7, 2022
By Hamza Suleiman
Fatima Mustapha, a 42-year-old divorcee, is one among thousands of women who live under excruciating life conditions due to Vesico Vaginal Fisticula (VVF) across many communities in northern Nigeria.
Her condition is worsened by growing stigma against people living with the health condition.
Fatima, a resident of Maiduguri, the Borno capital and epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency, has been abandoned by family and other members of the community who have found it difficult to bear the stench oozing from her body.
Her condition is caused by the uncontrolled discharge of urine associated with VVF.
In medical parlance, VVF is an abnormal congenital opening between the bladder (Vesico) and the vagina causing continuous involuntary discharge of urine into the vaginal vault.
It is often caused by prolonged labour, especially for teenage mothers, during childbirth and can also be as a result of violent rape of minor.
Narrating her ordeal, the mother of two traced her condition to an injury sustained during child birth.
“I gave birth at 12 and sustained a wound in my private part.
“At the beginning, my husband endured the condition, but later he divorced me and I had to move
to my mother’s place to seek some remedy to my condition.
“Nobody wanted to associate with me. No one was ready to share anything with me.
“I faced a lot of rejections in the community as people always feel uncomfortable relating with me. At a point, I almost gave up before I finally got help,” she said.
Another victim, Fatima Isa, 40, said that she had the problem during her fifth childbirth and had lived with the condition in the past 17 years.
“Life is not really easy because I am separated from my loved ones, including my sisters. I have been stigmatised by my families, friends and members of the community.
“Nobody accepts anything from me or share his food with me. I don’t go to social gatherings because of stigma. People get irritated when I go close to them,” she said.
Isa said she was treated at a hospital but the condition continued unabated till she received medical surgery sponsored by humanitarian organisations.
“The organisation supported me, along side other women, with free surgery at the Borno State Specialist Hospital, 10 months ago.
“It also empowered us with skills training through Borno State Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development.
“Currently, I’m into cap knitting and I’m happy that I regain my normal life,” she said.
The two women are among the 600 fistula survivors who underwent repairs surgery supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
UNFPA and KOICA signed an agreement on a 5-year VVF support programme to be implemented from 2018 to 202.
The project tagged: “Fostering Resilience and provision of basic medical services for women and girls in Borno State, Nigeria,” focuses on providing free medical surgery and skills acquisition training to VVF survivors.
Mr kelvin Chukwuemeka, Sexual Reproductive Health Specialist, UNFPA, Maiduguri office, said that an ultra-modern Fistula Centre has been established at Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri.
He said that 626 women, who lost the hope of living normal life free of the involuntary dripping and leakage of urine, benefitted from free Fistula repairs at the centre.
The project, he said, was also designed to build resilience through the restoration of access to basic medical and social services in conflict-affected communities.
“The project aims at enhancing access to comprehensive maternal and child care, fistula care and improve capacity for result-based data management system.
“We conducted 600 fistula repair surgeries, supervised 47,429 deliveries by skilled health workers, while 108,561 survivors of Gender-Based Violence received specialised services with health and social cohesion within the last four years.
“In spite of the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic at the onset of the project, its implementation was not derailed throughout the four years,” Chukwuemeka said.
The UNFPA official said the women received starter packs at their treatment centres to enable them to set up their businesess and encourage their economic stability and resilience.
The beneficiaries are from Jere, Konduga and Maiduguri Local Government Areas of the state.
Available records showed that 40,361 people were reached with life-saving sensitisation messages on the prevention of Obstetric Fistula. The exercise sought to mobilise communities and create awareness on fistula repairs.
The UN agency also trained 37 surgeons and nurses to update their surgical skills to conduct fistula repair surgeries effectively.
“Also, 27,598 individuals were reached with direct comprehensive and lifesaving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in supported health facilities while 126,099 individuals were reached through mobile medical outreaches to the most affected communities within Konduga, Jere and Maiduguri.
The records further indicated that 225 frontline health and social workers comprising doctors, nurses, community health workers and GBV case workers were trained on Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP), Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC), Family Planning and Maternal Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR).
“This is to adequately provide quality reproductive and maternal health as well as specialised GBV services in an integrated form,” Chukwuemeka said.
He said that 10 mini ambulances were procured as part of mobile clinics to support referral of individuals with emergency conditions from their homes to the health facility.
Hajiya Falmata Gambo, Director in the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, says that the project has made tremendous positive impact on the lives of women and girls in Borno.
Gambo said that the UNFPA supported the survivors and mobilised them to come to the fistula centre for free surgery.
According to her, the UN group usually provide accomodation, feeding, counselling and psychosocial support up to the period victims get repaired.
“After the successful surgeries, they are being refered to the ministry for rehabilitation and psychosocial support through various skills acquisition and livelihood support.
“At the end, they are provided with grant and starter kits for the skills they are trained on, so that they can continue their lives and be accepted in the society and by their family members,” she said.
She said that research had documented several factors responsible for the prevalence of fistula in Nigeria, major among them being early marriage and pregnancy.
On causes of VVF, she said accidental surgical injury related to pregnancy, lack of education coupled with low socio-economic status and poverty among young women, had resulted to the prevalence of the condition in the state.
“About 87 per cent of rural childbirths take place at homes,” she fumed.
Speaking on the development, Hassan Abdulrahman, a maternal and child specialist, said that Nigeria was one of the countries with the highest number of VVF cases globally.
Abdulrahman said that the prevalence of the condition in the country was due to failure of the government to address issues of sexual and reproductive health rights of women and girls.
To address the scourge, Hassan advocated for a law to ban child marriage.
“This law is necessary to save the country from the evil effects of VVF. It will tone down the number of women subjected to life of misery and stigmatisation due to obstetric fistula,” he said. –NANfeatures.

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You'd be barking mad to miss Puppy Bowl
Forget the Super Bowl, we’re hanging out for Puppy Bowl 2015—the annual TV show that emulates the Super Bowl with an all-star cast of adorable puppies.
03 Feb 2015 By Leanne Philpott Comments
Now in its 11th year, Puppy Bowl is seriously one of the most popular and absolute cutest games to grace the screen. Okay, so it might not be the biggest sporting event on the calendar, but by god it hands down comes tops for cuteness!
The whole premise sees a bunch of pups and a pile of doggy toys placed on a 10-by-19-foot indoor football field and allows furry havoc to reign supreme. Sounds like fun right? Well it certainly is for the spectators, who get to sit back and coo over the super-cute puppies tackling and tumbling.
This year there’s one difference, rather than it being every dog for himself, the 55 participating puppies have been divided into two teams—Fluff and Ruff. (I’m feeling an “awww” coming on!)
The stars of Puppy Bowl (some of which are pictured above) aren’t just any old Fido or Fred. The 85 puppies that attended the initial shoot (only 55 were selected) came from 37 animal shelters around America and Puerto Rico. What’s more, all except three of the 85 pups have since been adopted.
From touch downs and puppy penalties to fierce fouls and….dwarf goat cheerleaders (yes, you heard right!), Puppy Bowl is promising to be every bit as fun and perhaps even more compelling viewing than previous years.
Puppy Bowl 2015 airs on the Animal Planet channel in the US on Sunday, February 2nd at 3pm.
In the meantime, check out some of the highlights and behind-the-scenes shots from Puppy Bowl 2014.
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Cooking with kids is an awesome way to spend time with your little people while making some delicious food. I have one boy that loves helping me in the kitchen and does a fabulous job preparing meals but then the older one wants nothing to do with it and he really never has. It’s just not his thing.
Last night my little guy and I made some Hash brown Egg Cups with cheese for supper and he did all of it himself, it was really just cracking eggs and mixing but he got to say he made them alone. I love it! That means his crazy blogger Mom got to stand by and take some action photos of him!
How to Make Hash brown Egg Cups
Ingredients You Need
- 20 Ounces Shredded Hash brown Potatoes
- 1 Cup Shredded Cheese
- 4 Eggs
- 1/4 Cup Onion
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Salt
Step 1 – Pour the Hash Brown’s into a large bowl
Step 2 – Add the cheese, egg, onion and garlic and mix well
Step 3 – Grease a regular sized muffin tin
Step 4 – Place large scoops in the muffin tins
Step 5 – Top with a sprinkle of cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
My little guy loved these not only because they taste delicious but because he could make them himself with just a little bit of supervision from Mom. He’s a pretty independent guy so he loves this kind of stuff. I love it.
You could easily add some chopped ham, bacon or sausage to include in these Hash brown egg cups for a different variation. They made a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner. I’ve also had grabbed them for a quick snack too.
What is your favorite breakfast recipe? Be sure to stop by and check out our Pinterest Breakfast Board for more delicious ideas!
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Shortly before CFO Europe went to press, Karl-Henrik Sundström stepped down as finance chief of Ericsson. His resignation didn’t come as a surprise — the Swedish telecom-equipment firm had stunned investors with a profit warning and Sundström took the rap.
Swift CFO departures — under whatever circumstance — are something that Corporate Europe should be growing accustomed to. Finance tenures continue to shorten as CFOs job-hop more than ever. But that doesn’t mean companies are more prepared. While Ericsson quickly filled the vacant post with Hans Vestberg, one of its young star executives, how many other companies can say with confidence that they’re ready for the day when their CFOs leave?
Surprisingly few, reports “Who’s Next?” A new survey of CFOs by Robert Half Management Resources found that nearly 85% of the companies surveyed haven’t identified potential successors for the top finance job, despite the fact that more than half of CFO posts are filled by internal promotions. Sure, succession planning is time-consuming and can stir up office politics. Yet according to the succession-planning CFOs we interviewed, the benefits to staff development and to the company overall far outweigh any risks.
Of course, one way to mitigate the risk of losing one’s job is to generate value that shareholders expect. With a new ranking prepared for CFO Europe by The Boston Consulting Group, “The Rich List” looks at how that can being done as companies put the cash on their balance sheets to good use. What do all our top-ranking companies have in common? CFOs who know how to deliver results over the short term while retaining enough financial flexibility to invest for the long haul.


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During the 19th century there was a great separation between the black and white populations In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain expresses first-hand experiences between the two racial groups by evaluating their relationships Although there was a great racial atmosphere in this novel a bond was formed between a white boy and a black gentleman Their friendship proved that the white societys perspective towards this minority group was a misconception Blacks are just as humane and capable as whites Huckleberrys father however did not agree with that judgment In Chapter 6 Pap complained to Huckleberry about how corrupted the government was He considers a black college professor inferior to him because of his skin color He also would not vote anymore because blacks were allowed to vote This conspicuous speech uncovered Paps hypocrisy Pap is an abusive drunkard who has no right to believe that he is superior to blacks in any manner This is one of few instances in which whites degrade blacks Many people accuse this novel of being racist They must take into consideration that this book was written in the nineteenth-century and the language in this book was the true dialect as Mark Twain stated in the explanatory Twain is not racist at all He believed slavery was inappropriate and thus made Jim a competent character There were very few occurrences in this novel in which whites shame blacks However there were several instances in which whites showed compassion for blacks or conversely One relation that the book focused on was the friendship between Huckleberry and Jim The first evidence in which Huckleberry disregarded the white societys racism occurred when he met Jim on the island When he spotted Jim Huckleberry said I bet I was glad to see him Jims presence made Huckleberry delighted regardless of the fact that Jim is Miss Watsons slave Huckleberry agreed not to expose Jim at the risk of people
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Kevin Michael Ulrich is a businessperson who founded Anchorage Capital Group (Private Equity) and Anchorage Capital Group LLC and who has been at the helm of 5 different companies. Currently, Mr. Ulrich is Chairman at MGM Holdings, Inc., Chairman of J. Crew Group, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Anchorage Capital Europe LLP, Chief Executive Officer at Anchorage Capital Group (Private Equity) and Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at Anchorage Capital Group LLC.
Mr. Ulrich previously was Principal at Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Principal at Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP.
He received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

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Weapon Name Ammo Shots ROF Range Damage Availability Cost
PISTOLS Colt Detective .38 Spec 6 1 8 3D4-1 Rare $50 M32 Five-Seven 5.7mm 20 1 or 2 10 3D6, AP1 Common $100 TA Bastard MkII 12mm 7 1 or 2 12 4D6 Scarce $100 police 10mm 10mm 12 1 or 2 10 3D6+1 Common $100 Colt Holdout 10mm 7 1 or 2 8 3D6 Scarce $100 TEC-60 10mm 20 2 or 6 4/10 3D6+1 Scarce $125 Colt Peacemaker .357 6 1* 10 3D6+1 Rare $50 "" .38 Spec 6 1* 10 3D4 " “ Casul Maximum 13mm 5 1 12 3D8+3 Very Rare $200 Eagle Assault 5.7mm 24 2 or 3 5/10 3D6, AP1 Scarce $150 A.A. Ranger 12mm 2 1 or 2 15 4D6 Very Rare $900 HI Thunderer 9mmC 8 1 or 2 10 3D6 Rare $25 derringer varies 2 1 6 varies Rare $50 Taser special 10 1 5 special Rare $300
SUBMACHINEGUNS P260 5.7mm 50 2 or 9 6/10 3D6, AP1 Common $150 Ingram Mac-12 5.7mm 36 2 or 12 5/10 3D6, AP1 Scarce $150 Commando 6mm 30 2 or 6 8/16 2D10+2 Scarce $200 HI Blazer 9mmC 24 2 or 6 5/10 3D6 Rare ($50) H&K MP 55 10mm 30 2 or 6 6/12 3D6+1 Scarce $175 H&K MP 20A 10mm 30 2 or 9 6/12 3D6+1/2D6+1 Very Rare $300 Fusil 10mm 30 2 or 3 5/10 3D6+1 Scarce $150 Calico M2043 10mm 2x25 2 or 6 5/10 3D6+1 Rare $175 T.A. Predator MKI 12mm 30 2 or 6 5/12 4D6 Common $150
RIFLES M2071 ASR 6mm 40 2 or 9 12/20 2D10+4 Common $225 T.A. Defender. Mk III 8mm 30 2 or 6 10/24 3D10+3 Common $225 T.A. Longstreet 15mm 4 1 40 4D12+2 Scarce $800 NA sniper 8mm 10 1 or 2 30 3D10+3 Scarce $600 Lever action rep 6mm 9 1* 20 2D10+4 Rare $100 Lever action rep 8mm 8 1* 24 3D10+3 Rare $100 Hunting rifle 5.7mm 8 1 or 2 12 3D6+1, AP1 Common $125 Hunting rifle 6mm 8 1 or 2 20 2D10+4 Common $150 Hunting rifle 8mm 6 1 or 2 25 3D10+3 Common $150 HI Damnation 10mmC 30 2 or 6 10/20 4D8 Very Rare ($75) Colt ACR 6mm 60 2 or 3 20 2D10+4 Rare $1000
ACR grenade launcher 20mm 2 1 20 3D10, BR3 Very Rare $20 HI Damocles 12mmC 8 1 35 5D8, AP2 Very Rare ($75) TSAR 6mm 30 2 or 9 12/20 2D10+4 Experimental $1000
TSAR gyrojet round 10mmG - Tranq. Gun Tranq dart 1 1 10 special Rare $150
MACHINEGUNS M2049A4 6mm 100 2 or 12 20 2D10+4 Scarce $1000 T.A. Mk26 8mm 75 2 or 9 24 3D10+3 Scarce $1000 X76 Fivepack 5.7mm 300 15 or 30 12 3D6+1, AP1 Very Rare $1200 HI SAW 12mmC 60 2 or 6 10/20 5D8, AP2 Very Rare ($100) M2 .50 HMG 0.50 BMG 100 6 40 4D12+2, AP1 Rare $1000
SHOTGUN 12 ga pump 12 ga. 8 1 shotgun shotgun Common $150
shotgun 12 ga dbl barrel 12 ga. 2 1 or 2 shotgun V. Common $100
shotgun 12 ga Semi-auto 12 ga. 5 1 or 2 shotgun Rare $200
shotgun Saiga XM-12 12 ga. 8 2 or 3 shotgun Very Rare $600
shotgun T.A. Hunter 12 ga. 15 1 or 2 shotgun Very Rare $250
shotgun Wasteland Wopper 12 ga 4 1 or 2 shotgun Rare $200
GRENADES Fragmenting - 1 1 5 4D10, BR10 Common $100 High explosive - 1 1 5 5D10, BR5 Scarce $100 Flash-bang - 1 1 5 See text Scarce $100 Sticky bomb - 1 1 - 4D20, AP5 Rare $150 Tear gas - 1 1 5 See text Common $100 Smoke/improved smoke - 1 1 5 See text Common $25/$50 Molotov Cocktail - 1 1 4 See text Common $10
HEAVY WEAPONS flamethrower fuel 10 1 10 See text Rare $1750 Armoco Gren. Launcher 40mm gren. 12 1 50 By grenade Rare $2000 81mm mortar 81mm mortar NA 1 special 8D8, BR10 Rare $1500 M230 grenade launcher 40mm gren. 1 1 25 By grenade Rare $2000 M720 grenade launcher 20mm gren. 6 1 20 By grenade Rare $1250 AT rocket 90mm HEAT 1 1 50 5D20, AP5 Rare $500 RPG-14 85mm HEAT 1 1 50 5D20, AP5 Scarce $2000 M-95 LGAT LGAT missle 1 1 100 6D20, AP5 Rare $5000 Satchel charge - 1 1 3 8D8, BR10 Rare $250
A-P mine - 1 1 - 3D10, BR3 Common $100 A-V mine - 1 1 - 5D20, AP2, BR3 Scarce $300 Claymore - 1 1 - 4D12, BR5 Common $250/$400 C-4 - 1 1 - 1D8, BR5 Scarce $10/oz. C-20 - 1 1 - 1D12, BR5 Rare $20/oz. Dynamite (TNT) - 1 1 4 4D12, BR10 Common $10/stick
Flintrock pistol .40 musket 1 1 5 2D6 Scarce $50 Cap-and-ball pistol .44 C&B 6 1* 10 3D6 Very Rare $50 Flintrock rifle .50 musket 1 1 10 4D8 Scarce $100 Blunderbuss junk 1 1 5 8D4 Scarce $75 Springfield rifle .58 C&B 1 1 15 5D8 Very Rare $85
High-Tech IW-91 pistol 11.2mmG 6 1 20 4D6 Very Rare $300 “” 0.45 “ “ 5 3D6 - - IW-40 rifle 12.5mmG 20 2 or 6 50 5D10 Very Rare $800 M-40 Ripper Energy special special 15 special Very rare $5000 XM-60 4mm 50 1 or 3 20 2D12, AP2 Experimental $4000
1] Although some weapons are listed as having certain accessories (flashlights, laser sights, etc), it is assumed that the costs listed in
the table do not include these items. The exception to this is a folding stock, which is always included. 2] Civilian versions of weapons cost 75% of the list price (round up). Unless otherwise noted, civilian models cannot be converted to
3] Armor values against shotgun ammo (not slug) are increased by one if the target is wearing armor on the hit location.
thColt Detective: An ancient weapon from the early 20 century, this piece would normally only be found in an antique museum.
However, a large number of these guns and ammo have resurfaced after the looting of police armories soon after the war. The .38
Special round is easy to reload, making it popular for those who know how. The weapon is also easily concealed (+1 to Sneak/Smarts
Colt Holdout: Also from Colt Industries, but a more recent model, the Colt Holdout was a popular police and civilian small frame semi-auto pistol chambered in 10mm. Versions sold in Canada and Mexico used the ancient, but still popular 9mm round instead (3D6-1 damage, otherwise the same).
Colt M-32 Five Seven: A licensed version of the venerable FN Five-Seven, the M-32 was the standard sidearm of the NA military. The 5.7mm ammunition was well known for its ability to penetrate light body armor (AP1). (FN Five-Seven)
Colt Peacemaker: A single action revolver in 2094 ? You must be joking, right ? Wrong. Due to the “Wild West” nostalgia craze of the 2060’s, a large number of Colt Peacemakers were made and sold to the adoring public. More importantly, several die sets and
molds for this gun made it through the war, as well as a large store of ammunition (.357 Magnum and .38 Special) and spare cases.
Several survivor settlements are known to have the dies and molds, and the other equipment to produce this weapon. This pistol can
use either ammunition interchangeably. The Rate of Fire “1*” indicates that the weapon may fire one round, but then must be
recocked. If the user makes a Quickdraw TN 5 roll, the recocking takes no time. Otherwise, the user must take 1 action to recock the
weapon. Some rumors indicate at least one version of this pistol is chambered in 10mm (which would not be interchangeable with the
other 2 munitions). Like the original Peacemaker, the model can only be reloaded one round at a time.
Casul Maximum: Pushing the limits of handgun ammunition, the Casul Maximum was the last weapon produced by Casul Firearms. Introduced in 2072, the weapon used the largest, most powerful conventional cased pistol bullet known, the 13mm Maximum. This round was too big for a semi-automatic frame, so Casul used a large revolver frame. While the pistol was engineered to reduce the
recoil of the ammunition (ported barrel and a shock dampening frame), if the weapon is used to double-tap, the second shot is at a –1
to hit due to the violent recoil. The weapon came with a built-in laser sight, a clip for a flashlight, and the buyers name engraved on
the titanium plated frame (S&W 750).
Eagle Assault: The Eagle Assault was the most commonly produced machine pistol before the war (along with the virtually identical Glock-53). Chambered for the 5.7mm round, the weapon looks like an ordinary pistol, with a slightly extended clip portuding about
1cm from the butt of the magazine well. The weapon can either single shot, double-tap, or fire a burst of 3 rounds. This weapon was
a favorite of bodyguards and the Secret Service. (Glock 53)
Police 10mm: Manufactured by several different companies (all were virtually identical in capability), the “police 10mm” was the standard sidearm of most police agencies in the NA and SA. (Colt Police, SIG P310, Ruger Guardian)
TEC-60: Before being shut down by the City of Lost Angels, the TEC corporation produced the last in its series of cheap “assault pistols”. This weapon was simply made, allowing the manufacturer to produce an enormous quantity before closing its doors. Cheap and readily available, the weapon was popular with gang-bangers and mobsters. While originally manufactured in semi-automatic only, a cheap and easy modification (Trade:Weaponsmith TN (3)) modified it to the fully automatic stats listed. The vast majority of
these weapons are fully automatic. Due to the short barrel, the weapon produced a heavy recoil. All bursts after the first have an
additional –1 to hit penalty. This weapon has no provisions for an external sight.
Aiken Armory Ranger: A popular target shooting or “varmint” gun in the CSA, the Ranger is a long barreled pistol. The weapon holds 2 rounds of 12mm ammo through a top-break action, each of which must be reloaded individually. The parallel 2 barrels allow
the user to fire 1 or 2 shots in a round, although if firing 2 shots, they must be at the same target (treat as a double-tap). The weapon is
considered a Match weapon (already factored into the stats), and typically comes with a x2 scope (not included in cost).
Hellstromme Industries Thunderer: Maybe a better name would be the “Throckmorton Industries Thunderer”. Technically made by Hellstromme Industries factories after the war, this weapon is used solely by the Combine and its forces. Containing the same self-
destruct device as all Combine arms and vehicles, the pistol uses a 9mm caseless round. The bulk of the round prevents a large
magazine capacity, although extended magazines are theoretically possible. This weapon, like the other HI caseless weapons, has one
great advantage – it is extremely durable and nearly impossible to jam. If the user busts with an attack roll with this weapon, there is a 50% chance the user can ignore the bust, and use the other dice to determine if the shot hits. The cost of this weapon reflects that no
one (other than Blackhats) can use it without causing it to self destruct. Typically, no one will want to purchase one, either.
Tredegar Arms “Bastard” MKII: Produced by the venerable Tredegar Arms, this is the largest calibered sidearm of any standing military, using the 12mm Action-Express. While using such a large round is questionable, the MKII was semi-affectionately nicknamed the “Bastard” by those who used it. This weapon has a built in compensator (already factored in).
Derringer: the name encompasses a number of similar weapons; the only difference being the type of ammunition they use. The derringer comes in 9mm (3D6-1), 10mm (3D6), 5.7mm (3d6-1, AP1), or .38 Special (3D4-1) depending on the make. This type of weapon has only 2 singly loaded shots. This weapon is too small to mount a scope or laser sight.
Taser: as per Wasted West
P-260: Another licensed version of an FN product, the P-260 is an evolutionary update of the original P-90 SMG. Improvements include a more durable plastic body, an improved shell extractor, and a slightly extended barrel. A laser sight was built in to some
models. A civilian version was available which was not capable of autofire. This weapon does not have an extended clip available.
This weapon was often issued to vehicle crews and rear-area personnel.
Ingram Mac-12: After the rights to the defunct Ingram name were purchase in 2023, the company was relaunched later that year. The most notable weapon the company made was the Ingram Mac-12, which was a derivative of the old Mac-10 and Mac-11 series. Chambered for the 5.7mm cartridge, this smg featured a very high rate of automatic fire, and a large magazine capacity. This weapon
has a folding stock. A civilian version was available which was not capable of autofire.
Ruger Commando: The Ruger Commando was marketed to a mostly NA audience of police and security forces. Almost more of a short barreled carbine than a submachinegun, the Commando even uses some of the same parts as the M-2071 Colt Assault Rifle (including the magazine). The short barrel makes for a heavy recoil and if the weapon is used to double-tap, the second shot is at a –1
to hit due to the violent recoil. Also, and bursts after the first are at an additional –1 to hit penalty. This SMG is not designed to be
fired with one hand. Users firing this weapon with one hand suffer a –1 penalty to hit. A civilian version was available which was not
capable of autofire, although it can be converted to do so, requiring a machine shop and a Fair (5) Trade:Weaponsmith roll. (Colt M-5)
Hellstromme Industries Blazer: Made by the factories (formerly owned by) Hellstromme, the Blazer is another Combine weapon. This SMG uses the same 9mm caseless ammunition as the Thunderer. This weapon, like the other HI caseless weapons, has one great
advantage – it is extremely durable and nearly impossible to jam. If the user busts with an attack roll with this weapon, there is a 50% chance the user can ignore the bust, and use the other dice to determine if the shot hits. This weapon has a folding stock. Don’t forget
about the ever present self-destruct mechanism ! The cost of this weapon reflects that no one (other than Blackhats) can use it without
causing it to self destruct. Typically, no one will want to purchase one, either.
H&K MP55: A popular import form overseas, many police departments on both sides of the border used this SMG. This is a very accurate, dependable weapon that is highly sought after now. The weapon came with a built in LED flashlight, folding stock and laser
sight. Whether those are still functioning after 13+ years of abuse is another question. A civilian version was available which was not
capable of autofire. (SIG S-60)
H&K MP 20A: As per the Wasted West, although the damage is slightly different.
Fusil-10: The Fusil is a Mexican SMG modeled after the MP-75. While not as accurate, and only capable or single, double-tap or a single burst fire, the weapon is still dependable and popular down south. This weapon has a folding stock. (Beretta Ghost, Tredegar
Tredegar Arms “Predator” MKI: A recent addition to the SA armories, Tredegar Arms introduced the Predator to the SA military in 2078. Chambered in the same 12mm as the TA “Bastard”, this large caliber SMG is hard-hitting. This weapon was often issued to
vehicle crews and rear-area personnel. This SMG is not designed to be fired with one hand. Users firing this weapon with one hand
suffer a –1 penalty to hit. This weapon has a folding stock.
Calico M2043: The Calico Arms Company introduced another innovative smg in 2043. Using a bullpup configuration, this weapon featured 2 magazine wells, one in front of the other. This weapon can fire from either, and can be set to either fire from one, then the
other, or alternate from each other. This weapon was chambered in 10mm, but a version in 9mm (same stats, but damage = 3D6), was
released in Mexico a few years later. This SMG is not designed to be fired with one hand. Users firing this weapon with one hand
suffer a –1 penalty to hit.
M-2071 ASR: This rifle is the standard smallarm for the NA. Chambered in 6mm (a derivative of the older 5.56mm NATO ammunition), the M2071 is a well-balanced, durable rifle. A bullpup design, this rifle uses a clear plastic wide magazine, holding 40
rounds. The weapon has a built in laser sight (whether it is still functioning after 13+ years of abuse is another question), bayonet
mount, mounting brackets for the Land Warrior II system, and can be equipped with an underslung 30mm grenade launcher (M230). A civilian version was available which used a 20 round magazine, was not capable of autofire or mounting the grenade launcher, and
had none of the bayonet or Land Warrior II fittings.
Tredegar Arms “Defender” MKIII: This rifle is the standard smallarm for the SA. Chambered in 8mm (a derivative of the older 7.62mm NATO ammunition), the TA Defender is a well-balanced, durable rifle. A bullpup design, this rifle uses a clear plastic
magazine, holding 30 rounds. The weapon has a built in laser sight (whether it is still functioning after 13+ years of abuse is another
question), bayonet mount, mounting brackets for the Land Warrior II system, and can be equipped with an underslung 30mm grenade
launcher (M720). A civilian version was available which used a 20 round magazine, was not capable of autofire or mounting the grenade launcher, and had none of the bayonet or Land Warrior II fittings.
Tredegar Arms “Longstreet” MKI: This weapon is the standard sniper rifle of the SA. Production started in 2080, so it is relatively rare. Chambered in the newly developed 15mm Long caliber, this weapon is capable of hitting and killing most (normal) targets in
one shot (the normal round is AP2). The weapon uses a 4 round internal magazine (rounds must be reloaded one at a time), and while
is technically a semi-automatic, is mechanically limited to firing no more than one shot an action. Furthermore, anyone not aiming for
one round before each shot suffers a hip-fire penalty to hit (-2). The weapon also comes with a built-in bipod, a wire-cutter, a laser
sight (whether it is still functioning after 13+ years of abuse is another question), and mounting brackets for the Land Warrior II
NA Sniper: A generic name for one of several almost identical models. The NA alliance promoted firepower over long-range accuracy, and as a result, did not have a really dedicated sniper rifle, like the SA “Longstreet”. The NA sniper is one of several almost identical weapons, all chambered in 8mm (how ironic), derived from civilian weapons. This semi-automatic, clip-fed weapon has a
built in bipod, a wire-cutter, a compensator, a laser sight (whether it is still functioning after 13+ years of abuse is another question),
and mounting brackets for the Land Warrior II system. It also has mounting brackets for an underslung 30mm grenade launcher (M720). (Springfield '07, Ruger Predator, Walther M3000)
Lever-action repeater: Another Wild West recreation weapon, this rifle was manufactured by a number of reproduction companies before the war, and is still manufactured in some settlements after the war (as with the Colt Peacemaker, several sets of dies and molds
survived the war). The only difference between models is the caliber the rifle is chambered for (6mm or 8mm). The weapons uses an
internal magazine that must be reloaded one round at a time. The Rate of Fire “1*” indicates that the weapon may fire one round, but
then must be recocked. If the user makes a Quickdraw TN 5 roll, the recocking takes no time. Otherwise, the user must take 1 action
to recock the weapon.


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“Hopeful” is the debut single by British pop duo Bars and Melody. It is based on the lyrics and music of Twista’s song “Hope”, featuring Faith Evans. The music video was released on YouTube. It has since amassed over 62 million views.
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The Kansas City plant has been producing Ford F-150 trucks and Ford Escape crossover SUVs. Ford announced late last year that Escape production would move to the automaker's Louisville, Ky. plant beginning with the 2012 model. The F-150 will continue being built in Kansas City, Ford said, alongside the new vehicle.
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MLS Weekly Recap: Week 3
Written by Chris Ashley
Three weeks into the 2022 season feels like the right time to start a weekly MLS Recap article, right? Better late than never I suppose. Each week, I’ll take you around the league to keep you up-to-date on everything outside of the Carolinas. I am not going to do a match-by-match breakdown. You can find plenty of those out on the interwebs. Instead, I want to give you my thoughts on the same seven categories each and every week. Without further adieu, I present to you “WEEK 3 IN MLS!”
Upset of the Week
This one was not particularly hard. It goes to FC Cincinnati taking down Orlando City ON THE ROAD! Cincinnati is bad. Orlando should be good. Orlando dominated the stat sheet in this match. And yet, they dropped three points at home. Oscar Pareja-led teams have a tendency to dip late in seasons, but Orlando is already looking lackluster three matches in. A 2-0 win at home on opening day to a bad Montreal team, a draw on the road against a mediocre (at best) Chicago Fire, and now an inexplicable loss to Cincinnati. With their next two on the road, on the west coast, against good teams, Orlando could be on a trajectory to miss the playoffs if they cannot get this thing turned around before summer.
Letdown of the Week
There’s a few contenders here. Red Bulls cooled off a bit losing to a mid-tier Minnesota team. Austin could have at least split points if even one of their 16 shots was on goal. Nashville let one slip away late to Dallas. The biggest let down of the week was that sorry excuse for an MLS Cup banner that New York City revealed, but since we need a match to break down, I’ll have to go with New England choking away a two-goal lead late. At home. In the snow.
There’s no reason New England should not have won this match which would have launched them near the top of the standings. Jozy Altidore has looked great in his minutes in New England, even snagging a goal to double the Revolution’s lead in this one. But the Revs gave up three goals after the 78th minute to choke away all three points in this one. That is something that surely won’t sit well with Bruce Arena.
Time for Concern
As a means of clarifying my qualifier for this category, I will say that concern only comes when expectations are not being met. Meaning I am not putting a team like San Jose in this mix because, well, no one had expectations for them this season. That being said, I have three teams that should be feeling a bit concerned through three weeks of the 2022 season. First, is Montreal. Not everyone had expectations for this team coming into the season, but after a strong start to their CCL campaign, many experts thought they were a team who would compete this year. Currently, they sit on zero points and tied for the biggest goal differential in the league. Montreal has played some good teams thus far, and get another in Atlanta this weekend. It’s time for the Quebecois to be concerned
The second team in need of a kick in the pants is Toronto FC. Bob Bradley has not been the immediate savior many fans had hoped for. And when you are having to rely on Michael Bradley to play centerback, you know the defensive issues run deep. With all the hype around Lorenzo Insigne’s impending arrival in the summer, Toronto needs to turn things around so that they are not too far gone by that point.
The final team who should be concerned about their post-season prospects three matches in is, perhaps, the one of these three with the highest expectations: Sporting Kansas City. A win over a bad Houston Dynamo accounts for the only points on the season thus far for SKC. Certainly, being without their DP Striker, Alan Pulido, for the season is a huge disadvantage. But this team is talented enough despite that setback. They need to get some results quickly if they hope to be contenders this year.
Coaches on the Hot Seat
San Jose’s Matias Almeyda has lived on the hot seat for the past several seasons. He’s a good coach who just hasn’t been able to put it together for long enough stretches in San Jose. But they love him out there. Which is probably why he has survived this long. Of course, there is always conversation that Almeyda could leave on his own to take another job. He’s an in-demand manager and will not be out of work for long if he is sacked.
The five-alarm hot seat at the moment is squarely occupied by Miami’s Phil Neville. Perhaps his relationship with president and co-owner David Beckham gives him a bit of protection, but the Neville experiment is not working in Miami. And now, he has taking to throwing blame onto his DP striker, Gonzalo Higuain. I don’t think Neville makes it through the season.
There’s only one name on this list at the moment, and that name is Lucas Zelarayan of Columbus. He leads the Golden Boot race with 4 goals, three of those from outside the 18 yard box! He leads the league in successful crosses (12) and key passes (12). He’s the unquestionable MVP through three matches.
I want to give a shoutout to a guy who won’t likely be in the race for MVP, but is having an incredible start to the season. That is Chicago Fire Goalkeeper, Gaga Slonina. The dude is only 17 years old and has yet to concede a goal this season. Three straight clean sheets. Gaga is the real deal.
So, who are the teams currently in the playoff-race that I am not convinced of yet? Out west, I am iffy on Austin, Minnesota, and Portland. In the east, I am unsure about Chicago. But there is only one team currently above the playoff line that I feel confident saying they will not be there at the end of the season: DC United. DC currently sits in fourth place with wins over Charlotte and Cincinnati. Despite the 3-0 scoreline against Charlotte, they didn’t look convincing in either of their wins. DC is not a good team.
Unlike some “power rankings,” I am not taking into account my pre-season predictions. I am going strictly on what I have seen through three weeks of the season. That being said, here are my top five teams.
- Los Angeles FC
- Colorado Rapids
- LA Galaxy
- Real Salt Lake
- New York Red Bulls


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Both The Important Things They Carried and Armageddon Now explore the injury of the Vietnam War and its impact on soldiers’ worries. Similar characters appear in both works, their identities crafted to represent different elements of human nature. The protagonists, Captain Willard and Tim O’Brien, tell frame stories through their own perspectives, offering the audience windows to the regret and hollowness, death and savagery swarming in war-torn Vietnam. Each discovers himself suffocated by regret, choking at an explanation for the endless, meaningless death and violence. Similarly, Chef, the personal on Willard’s boat, and Curt Lemon of O’Brien’s squad mirror each other with their immaturity, their carefree rambunctious habits and their gruesome, avoidable deaths. With the lead character of each story as its guide, the audience analyzes the degree to which fear and primal impulses take in the soldiers in the jungle. Worry in the hearts of men grows unrestricted in each work, as both Willard and O’Brien make every effort to inform their stories as much as to soothe their own fear of regret and responsibility regarding discuss the worry of others. The two works spin noticeably similar stories of madness, regret, and injury, albeit through different media.
At first, the approaches of storytelling used by each lead character seem to be completely different: Willard’s relocations with the action, a very first person account of the happenings as they happen, while O’Brien’s jumps around from being with the action to reflecting upon it twenty years later. However, drawn from a different angle, Willard’s narration reveals as much reflection on occasions and personal feeling as O’Brien’s. Both narrators are jaded by the action they have seen, displayed by the method each can quickly determine what sorts of individuals make his business. O’Brien evaluates each of his characters through descriptions of their personal belongings and routines, eventually crafting a telling picture of each male. Likewise, Willard introduces the team of his ship by painting their identities with a broad brush: Lance, the young surfer, Chef, the down south saucier, and so on. As they move from soldier to soldier, Willard and O’Brien produce enduring images in the mind of the audience, colorful personas that command pity, sympathy, and loathing.
Both Willard and O’Brien have difficulty understanding the opponent. When reading the file on Kurtz, Willard’s voiceover exposes his thoughts and feelings about Kurtz’s life and unexpected, erratic choices; in “Ambush,” O’Brien does the very same when speaking about the male he killed. O’Brien attempts to envision what the male’s life would have resembled were it not for the grenade, and even offers an unbiased perspective and he hypothetically tells the story to his child. The mix of surmise and neutrality of O’Brien’s account in “Ambush” bears resemblance to Willard’s interactions with Kurtz. Like O’Brien, Willard attempts to put himself in Kurtz’s shoes, questioning if the thirst for action could turn him native and savage, as it did the colonel. Yet in each case, the protagonist fails when attempting to comprehend his opponent, and basically makes the title “opponent” a misnomer. Illuminating one of the issues with the idea of war, both Willard and O’Brien sympathize with the men they are orders to kill and include difficulty to an easy task. The struggle to rationalize the act of killing is hardest for O’Brien, as the Vietnamese man was an innocent compared to the monster of Colonel Kurtz. Willard, on the other hand, sympathizes with Kurtz due to the fact that he has taken the exact same course as his enemy, and feels the very same capacity for wicked within himself. In both works, the frame story structure reveals the efforts of the lead character to justify the scary around them.
Worry, the inspiration of survival, has a noticable role in both Armageddon Now and The Things They Carried. Their machismo makes soldiers try to mask their fear, thereby enabling it to grow within them. Trying to deny their fear makes soldiers act illogically, nearly turning them “savage” in the end. As O’Brien explains in “The Dentist”, Curt Lemon insists on having a completely great tooth pulled since he fears ridicule by his peers and superiors so deeply. He had shamed himself by fainting throughout a regular military checkup and required to recover his strength by revealing that he could stand up to the pulling of a tooth, no matter whether or not he required that tooth to be pulled. Likewise, Lemon’s last action– playing catch with a hand grenade– highlights the juxtaposition of war and friendship, the morbid fun in which the soldiers engage to sustain an impression of security.
Simply as Lemon’s intrinsic worry causes him to act in ridiculous ways, so does that of Chef, the saucier onboard Willard’s boat. Chef’s death at the hands of Kurtz’s savages takes place off screen, resulting in a scene depicting his mangled remains. Like Lemon’s death, Chef’s is short and gruesome, and overshadows the rest of his life. Prior to his gruesome exit, Chef loses touch with reality on the river when he chooses to look for fruit in the jungle. As Chef and Willard run off into opponent area, risking their lives just to search for mangoes, they too send their will to the illogical judgment of worry. The fear inside them, stoked by the savage enthusiasms of the jungle and the war around them, instills and Chef and Willard the desire for safety, the need to go back to familiar surroundings to lighten the injury of Vietnam. The jungle’s wildness consumes them on this ineffective mission, and the two soldiers leave from a tiger. The tiger, like the grenade, provides a force of reckoning to the males. It destroys the illusion of safety produced by short-term peace, the lull in between bouts of combat. The tiger throws Chef and Willard back into awful reality, and the males forget their mangoes back on the Me-Kong. Their worries, and those of all soldiers, ultimately boil down to something– the worry of death.
As their fears deepen in the forests of Vietnam, all the guy ended up being less human. In O’Brien’s stories, oblivious actions expose the savage nature a few of the males have established. Kiley blows his own toe off to get out of action, for example, and Lee Strunk asks Jensen to spare his life regardless of their pact. Armageddon Now dives much further into the development of worry, as Kurtz represents a personification of fear itself. When a significant, extremely respected war hero, Colonel Kurtz devolves into a mind irreparably twisted and contorted by fear and evil. Kurtz’s evil forces Willard to think about whether he himself has the capability for the very same. Though O’Brien’s stories posses absolutely nothing as cohesive as the fear combined in Kurtz, much of their characters embody similar characteristics. Azar, for example, exudes wholly mercenary qualities throughout much of his time, showing blatant disregard for the value of life before showing deference to Kiowa’s memory.
In the end, both psychological and physical survival depends upon soldiers’ ability to sort out his worries. O’Brien does this through his composing, feeling that protecting the memories of fallen pals can minimize his guilt. Willard, nevertheless, sends to his worries, fulfilling his duty and slaying the wicked Kurtz. Leaving the colonel’s temple shirtless and sweating, chest heaving in the heat of the jungle and wild eyes flashing upon legions of native individuals, he resembles an idol. As he mutters the same last words Kurtz did– “The scary”– Willard demonstrates how the experience has changed him. While O’Brien exorcized his worries by writing about them, Willard’s clearly remain.
The war itself is worthy of credit for any resemblances in between these two works. War, as an organization, commands guys to act against their nature. Men are not expected to kill each other for reasons unknown, blow off their own toes to leave conflict, or remove their own excellent teeth. They are not expected to install severed human heads on posts or annihilate a village so one male can surf. War makes them do these things. Apocalypse Now and The Important Things They Carried look carefully at how war twists the mind of a soldier, magnifying his fears into madness. Using comparable characters and techniques, each work produces an unique picture of what war did to soldiers in Vietnam.

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'Prolific burglars' arrested after major overnight garda operation
Two 'prolific burglars' have been arrested after a major garda operation overnight.
Independent.ie has learned that the men, aged 37 and 38, were arrested in Dublin in the early hours of this morning travelling in a vehicle stolen earlier in Carlow town.
During a follow-up search a car taken during the course of a burglary in Tullow, Co Carlow the previous night was seized from a property in Tallaght, West Dublin.
It is understood that a Mitsubishi 4x4 was taken in the early hours of the morning from a property in Carlow town.
The owner woke up to hear the vehicle being driven away and he alerted gardaí.
Officers attached to the Dublin Organised Crime Bureau (DOCB) were in Naas, Co Kildare at the time and they were alerted to the incident.
The armed officers, supported by gardaí from Finglas, Clondalkin and Carlow stations, intercepted the stolen vehicle and a second car travelling along the N7 Naas Road, Dublin at around 4.30am.
Two men, who are well-known to gardaí for burglary offences, were arrested and brought to Carlow station for questioning. They are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
During follow up searches at an apartment complex in Tallaght a third car - a Ford Focus - was recovered. The car was taken during the course of burglary in Tullow on August 3.
A senior source said: "This is a significant blow against criminality."


Gipsy pitch allocation 'would be totally unfair'
A PLEA for a reduction in the number of gipsy pitches proposed for the St Albans district has been made in the Examination in Public (EiP) by the district council s planning portfolio holder Cllr Chris Brazier. He had only a 10-minute slot at the EiP hel
A PLEA for a reduction in the number of gipsy pitches proposed for the St Albans district has been made in the Examination in Public (EiP) by the district council's planning portfolio holder Cllr Chris Brazier.
He had only a 10-minute slot at the EiP held in Letchworth today (Thursday) to plead the case for reconsideration of the proposed number of new pitches earmarked for the district.
The East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) is recommending that the St Albans district should provide an extra 33 pitches by 2011 as well as a further three per cent growth in numbers until 2021.
The district already has 52 authorised pitches - which can hold up to two caravans each - and if it has to provide the amount recommended by EERA, numbers could exceed 150 within 13 years.
Cllr Brazier stressed that Redbourn and Colney Heath already bore an unfair burden of pitches and any increase would be disproportionate and unfair.
He pointed out that they did not have the infrastructure in place and warned that because of Herts County Council's attitude to anti-social behaviour by travellers, which was to ban them from official sites, the villages suffered from the extra pressure and cost which resulted from gipsies looking for unofficial sites.
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Cllr Brazier pointed out that villages were unsuitable for such sites and warned that should the EERA proposal be adopted, St Albans would have 93 pitches by 2011 while North Herts would have only 21.
He said: "I think the distribution is totally unfair. EERA is concerned that travellers can become isolated when they are split up but I have to travel 140 miles to see my family in Northants because they cannot afford to live here."
The panel is due to report before Christmas and further discussions will continue next year. Cllr Brazier added: "I am hoping they will take our views on board.


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Slapdee Embraces Afro Rap: A Bold New Chapter in Zambian Music
In a candid interview on That Zed Podcast, Slapdee revealed his transition from Hip Hop to Afro Rap, marking a significant shift in his musical journey. Embracing the global dominance of Afrobeats, Slapdee expressed his motivation for this unexpected move, citing the evolving landscape of music genres.
With a pragmatic perspective, Slapdee emphasized his focus on participating in established, successful genres like Afrobeats, rather than attempting to create a new musical identity for Zambia. This bold leap of faith invites fans and the industry at large to join him on an exciting exploration and reinvention.
As Slapdee ventures into this new musical direction, the future holds anticipation and intrigue for the ever-evolving tapestry of African music. Stay tuned as Slapdee leads the charge into the vibrant world of Afro Rap, redefining Zambian music on a global scale.


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I didn’t blog much in October it seems. Or at all. Well, that’s fine, no one actually reads these things. I write them because I want to, not because I have an audience or a platform. That means that until I have at least a small number of the former, these will remain irregular and come when I can be bothered to write something.
October was a fair month. The writing moved from short stories back to novels (more on that later). I got back into playing Skyrim as my relaxation time, although lately it’s been crashing too much due to all the mods I run, which means I’ll really need to uninstall/reinstall the whole thing once more to see if I can figure out what’s causing the frequent CTD’s. Which is a pain when you’re over 50 mods or more and need to test out each one as you re-add it. Maybe I’ll just start playing No Man’s Sky again since all the recent updates have apparently turned it into a much more enjoyable experience than when it launched.
Television wise, we’ve fallen into a Norwegian television hole that’s quite enjoyable. We’ve been watching Norsemen on Netflix, a fun half-hour comedy series made in Norway that playfully mocks the more recent drama series about vikings. I’ve also started Lillehammer, which casts some of the same actors, a one-hour drama/comedy about a mobster who goes into witness protection in Norway. The first episode showed real promise and I enjoyed it enough to continue.
Daredevil season three: oh so good and delicious. Not always thrilled with what they’ve done with one of the chief antagonists, but overall it’s a solid story line and arc. Worth the watch, and hope Netflix continues to own the rights now that they’ve dropped Ironfist and Luke Cage (honestly, Marvel was the one thing that really kept me hooked into the Netflix gestalt; if they lose Daredevil, I may be out and will consider getting the Disney streaming service to replace it).
I participated in a 2-hour class led by Ann Leckie, fabulous author and wonderful speaker, on how to write space operas. This was part of the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers that Cat Rambo runs. I’ll be looking into more courses from this series, it was a very useful and well-spent two hours with lots of solid information. And hey, Ann Leckie! She’s awesome!
No new stories finished this month. Instead, I continued working on the new novel idea, which has surpassed the 38,000 word mark. I’ve decided to push a little harder in November and participate in NaNoWriMo, with an eye towards trying to get the first draft done by the end of the month.
I’m into the first big heist section of the new novel, which I’m excited about. Then comes the inevitable fall of our heroes, followed by their regrouping, planning, a follow-up heist to get revenge, and the resulting conclusion. In broad, vague strokes of course.
13 short stories out on submission, 1 novella, and 1 poem. Longest wait time is 176 days. Still haven’t heard back from that one magazine, which told me 30 days, and that passed two weeks ago. I’ll write them again soon and prompt once more for an update. Still one story on hold for possible publication.
8 submissions made this month. 3 of those were rejected and resubmitted in the same month.
7 total rejections in the month of October. 1 personal, positive rejection out of the 7.
GOALS FOR November
Continue work on the novel. Reach 90k words by the end of the month. Stretch goal: finish the first draft.

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Gay couple take the state of Colorado to court for their right to marry.
A lesbian couple from Englewood, near Denver are seeking to overturn the state of Colorado’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
The couple, Kate Burns (44) and Sheila Schroeder (43), have filed a motion claiming that Amendment 43, which was passed in 2006 and sought to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, violated their constitutional right to equal protection.
"Marriage is a fundamental right, which should be for all Coloradans, not just some Coloradans," said their lawyer Mari Newman.
Sadly, the amendment was passed by a 55 per cent majority, so perhaps their chances of overturning it are not high, but hats off to them for trying – what could be more romantic for Valentine’s Day?
For more on this story, visit the New York Times website.


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When will Rajinikanth's 'Kochadaiiyaan' Audio, Trailer Release?
By sangeetha seshagiri | February 18, 2014 3:34 PM EST
The audio of Rajinikanth's upcoming film "Kochadaiiyaan" is likely to be released on 9 March.
According to entertainment industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai, "Kochadaiiyaan" music release is likely to take place on 9 March at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai. The audio launch of the film's Telugu version, "Vikrama Simha", will happen on 10 March in Hyderabad.
Rajinikanth in Kochadaiiyaan (Credit: Soundarya/Twitter)
"#Kochadaiiyan audio launch likely on March 9 at 9am at Sathyam in Chennai. Telugu audio launch on Mar 10 in Hyderabad," Sreedhar tweeted.
Earlier, it was reported that the film's audio launch will take place on 28 February, but it was delayed owing to the post-production work. "Kochadaiiyaan" team was reportedly busy in readying the film's trailer, which is expected to be released on 9 March during the audio launch. However, there is no official confirmation on this regard.
The audio launch event is expected to be a grand affair with the presence of the superstar, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone (female lead in "Kochadaiiyaan"), music composer AR Rahman (who has worked on the film's soundtracks), director Soundarya and the film's producers among others.
"Kochadaiiyaan" is deemed as the first Indian film to use 3D motion capture technology and also marks the directorial debut of Soundarya, Rajinikanth's second daughter.
The epic drama will have Rajinikanth appearing in dual roles. Deepika, Shobana, Jackie Shroff, Sarath Kumar, Nassar and Aadhi play pivotal characters in the film.
"Kochadaiiyaan", made on a whopping budget of over ₹100 crore, is jointly produced by Eros International and Media One Global Entertainment. The makers of "Kochadaiiyaan" believe that the Rajini starrer will be a landmark film in world cinema, as ground breaking technology has been used in the film.
The magnum opus is gearing up for a massive release on 11 April as a Tamil New Year treat for fans. The film will be releasing in 6,000 screens worldwide and in various languages including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Bengali and Punjabi.
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UCLA women’s soccer wins shutout game against Loyola Marymount
Sophomore defender Kennedy Faulknor has appeared in all six games so far this season, exceeding the five games she played in the 2017 season. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)
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By Cassidy Hunt
Sep. 14, 2018 2:52 pm
The Bruins held their opponents scoreless for the second game in a row.
No. 8 UCLA women’s soccer (4-1-1) bested Loyola Marymount (2-5-2) 3-0 on Thursday night in the first of two road games this week. With this win, UCLA leads the overall series against LMU 14-0-1.
“This road win was a good booster for us,” said redshirt freshman goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy. “Getting shutouts and winning by 3 is obviously the best feeling and this is the second time in a row we’ve done that.”
The Bruins held possession on the Lions’ side of the field early on in the first half. However, UCLA did not score until just seven minutes before halftime, when junior midfielder Jessie Fleming recorded her first goal of the season off a corner kick delivered by senior forward Anika Rodriguez. This game was Fleming’s first since her return from a stint on the Canadian women’s national team.
The Bruins allowed the Lions no shots on goal in the first half. Despite producing seven shots of its own, UCLA was not able to find the back of the net again before halftime.
“We saw tonight that we can score a variety of different ways from different people,” said coach Amanda Cromwell. “Tonight showed us that we are going to see a lot of goal scorers emerge across the season.”
LMU recorded its first shot on goal in the first five minutes of the second half. However, redshirt junior midfielder Chloe Castaneda doubled UCLA’s lead soon after by scoring her first goal of the year with assists from senior forward Hailie Mace and sophomore midfielder Delanie Sheehan. Less than four minutes later, Mace assisted another Bruin to scored her first goal of the year when sophomore defender Kennedy Faulknor’s shot ricocheted off an LMU defender’s foot and past Lion goalkeeper Charlee Pruitt into the right corner of the goal.
“There was a corner kick, (freshman forward Olivia De Moraes) headed it back, (Mace) passed it and I just tapped it in,” Faulknor said. “It was a group effort.”
Each of the Bruins’ three goals were scored on corner kicks. UCLA held LMU to just three shots on goal in the final half and forced five saves by Pruitt. The Lions failed to force any saves from the Bruins, and, with a final score of 3-0, Brzykcy recorded her first shutout game.
“I wasn’t expecting them to man-mark us all over the field,” Cromwell said. “They bunkered in a bit more than I thought they would. It posed some challenges for the team because they weren’t recognizing some of the moves we needed to make.”
The Bruins have a chance to lengthen their winning streak when they travel south to take on the San Diego State Aztecs on Sunday. UCLA leads the overall series against SDSU 14-1-1.
“I’m playing with the best players in the U.S. and Canada,” Faulknor said. “This is a better environment than any to grow and get better. Hopefully, we will continue to do just that.”