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16 AUGUST 2007
Picnic season: Happy food poisoning!
A few years ago, chemist John Lavigne was trying to change the color of light-emitting diodes -- the new high-tech, high-efficiency light bulbs that everybody calls LEDs. When an LED contained chemicals called polythiophenes, he could control the color by adding various chemicals called diamines.
Different diamine, different color.
At which point, the "Eureka!" light bulb lit in Lavigne's head, and he shifted his attention to rotten fish.
Lavigne, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of South Carolina, realized that protein-bearing foods release diamines as it spoils.
He also realized that studying fish would give him plenty of opportunities to visit the sushi markets in search of samples...
"We started out trying to make better light bulbs," Lavigne says. "We thought we had a way of getting better colors; it was really handy but was not useful for light bulbs, but we recognized that we were working with the type of compounds that are found in any protein-containing food that goes bad."
He adds that diamines are "basically what the bacteria spit out" as they devour king salmon or steak tartare. Fortunately, diamines also appear when food carrying even a low level of protein rots for other reasons.
When different diamines bonded with polythiophene, different colored lights appeared in the LED experiments. But could he turn polythiophene-diamine reaction around, and use it to detect specific diamines based on the color of light it absorbed?
"Yes," is the answer. In a study released this week, Lavigne showed that a color change can identify specific diamines. It can also signal the presence of rot hours before it could wrinkle a human nose.
Courtesy John Lavigne, University of South Carolina.
Spoilage is a burden on the food industry -- and when caused by bacteria, spoilage carries a huge health toll: the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 76 million cases of food-borne illness occur each year in the United States. Even a technology that could detect 10 percent of spoilages cases could help millions of people, Lavigne says.
The detector is akin to the paper strips used to measure pH in chemistry labs, Lavigne says. The heart of the detector -- actually the whole thing -- is a bunch of linked, short polythiophene chains that are trapped in a matrix.
He foresees using the new technology in tiny "dipsticks" that could be rubbed against meat or fish, or as a lancet that stabs the sample. In either case, the tester would give a quick, visual reading on safety.
As the detector touches spoiled food, chemical and physical changes alter how it absorbs light. In other words, the detector changes color. (Absorption governs the color of objects that reflect light: an object that absorbs blue and green, for example, looks red. But to be honest, no way can we Why Filers understand the detailed changes that affect absorption in Lavigne's detector.)
The new study showed that the detector can identify various diamines with 97 percent accuracy, even when they are found in a "highly competitive aqueous media."
That is scientese for "water with a lot of other crud in it," and it suggests that samples might need little or no cleaning before testing. Details like this can help a testing technology move from the lab to the marketplace.
Courtesy John Lavigne
Another advantage of the new technology is its specificity: each of the 22 diamines tested can be identified by the specific light that bounces off the detector. It may be possible to identify "profiles" of various spoilage bacteria based on the reflections, Lavigne says.
A third advantage is sensitivity: when bacteria decay food, they produce diamines before they make the easier-to-smell amines that our noses immediately recognize as rotten food.
The test is also fast: Results appear within 5 to 10 seconds after the tester touches the sample, Lavigne says. Overall, he hopes the detector will be as simple as a home pregnancy test.
Lavigne says his process is an improvement on the current "electronic nose" technology, which uses similar chemistry, but measures electrical, not optical, properties of the polythiophene.
One "electronic nose" is currently being used to sniff explosives to locate deadly land mines left over after wars, Lavigne says. "It's beautiful work... you wave a wand and it starts beeping by looking at the conductivity of these [detector] materials."
But Lavigne is aiming for cheap, and electronics make the electronic nose expensive. The essential polythiophenes used in his detector are already used in specialty paints, and only tiny amounts would be needed for each detector. "A lot of electronic noses tend to be more complicated and expensive ... they don't use them once and throw them away. We were looking for a nice, quick test that is affordable, disposable and cheap. Doing it with color is the most convenient way. When things change color, it's very easy to tell."
-- David Tenenbaum
• A Food Freshness Sensor Using the Multistate Response from Analyte-Induced Aggregation of a Cross-Reactive Poly(thiophene), Organic Letters, (ACS), Mark Maynor et al, Aug. 18, 2007.


After our discussion yesterday of California, Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution helpfully chipped in by citing an interesting paper about measuring the non-pecuniary quality of life (e.g., climate) by looking at things like housing costs v. wages (in other words, where do people sacrifice the most financially to live?):
Are Big Cities Bad Places to Live?
Estimating Quality of Life across Metropolitan Areas
This is basically what I calculated back in 2005 in inverted form. I came up with standard of living by state by dividing median income for a family of four by ACCRA’s cost of living index. My “Standard of Living” measures the cost of what you can buy anyplace (e.g., a 3,000 square foot house on a half acre lot) while Albouy’s “Quality of Life” measures what money can’t buy if you’re living in, say, Minnesota in a 3,000 square foot house on a half acre lot (e.g., mild Hawaiian trade winds blowing year round).
In my old count, Hawaii had the lowest standard of living, followed by California, while Minnesota had the highest standard of living. Of course, Hawaii and California have nicer weather and more scenery than Minnesota, so it all kind of evens out.
Albouy’s study measure the same dynamic, just flipping things upside down.
From his calculations, the nicest places to live in terms of people accepting depressed standards of living are:
Santa Barbara – Santa Maria – Lompoc, CA
Salinas (Monterey-Carmel), CA — weighted more toward Monterey-Carmel than Salinas, I imagine
San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose
San Luis Obispo – Atascadero – Paso Robles, CA
Santa Fe, NM (warning: watch the 7200′ elevation)
Barnstable-Yarmouth (Cape Cod), MA
Grand Junction, CO (nice moderate altitude)
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
In contrast, the lowest quality of life is found in:
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI
After skimming it, I’d say it’s a very good study.
Albouy finds that “Mild seasons, sunshine, hills, and coastal proximity account for most inter-metropolitan quality-of-life differences.”
I’ve long pointed out that hills lead to Not In My Back Yard politics that drive up housing costs by restricting development. Because current homeowners can see further from their backyards, they become busybodies meddling more in what other people are doing on their own property. For example, U2′s guitarist The Edge has spent a fortune trying to get permits to build five houses on a ridge overlooking Malibu beach, but his micro-development would be visible for miles and miles from the backyards of many of the most influential people in the entertainment industry.
In contrast, in flat Houston, it’s hard to see very far, so people mind their own business more.
One quibble, and I think Tyler beat me to it with his cryptic but insightful comments about marginalism: It’s interesting that big Houston comes out near the Rust Belt and Mexican border town rock bottoms while small California whitopias that intentionally restrict growth score very high.
My impression from the late 1970s was that, at least if you could live on the Rice campus, Houston was OK. But then I went back to L.A. from mid-May to late August, so I didn’t experience the full brunt of Houston’s summers. Still I know a few supersmart rich guys who live in Houston today specifically because the quality of life is good relative to the cost, so I’m skeptical that the quality of life in Houston is as low as it says in the paper based on housing costs.
My guess is that Houston’s super low score reflects a bit of a methodological problem in the study: Houston’s commitment to libertarian real estate development codes means its housing prices are lower, all else being equal, than more liberal places, such as Detroit, which ranks ahead of Houston in this paper (keep in mind that “Detroit” includes a lot of superb suburbs). In the long run, all that more or less washes out, but we don’t live in the long run, as Keynes pointed out.
For example, by way of contrast to Houston, Santa Barbara ranks #2 in Quality of Life in part because of the huge real estate prices that only people with trust funds can afford. Some of that is because Santa Barbara really is awfully nice.
But a lot of the premium people have to pay to live in Santa Barbara is due to the restrictions on development of the huge amount of almost uninhabited coastal land west of Santa Barbara along the 101 freeway. Santa Barbara has suburbs like Montecito and Goleta, but no exurbs even though lots of people would pay good money to have at least a vacation home on the empty coastline west of S.B.
For example, the 101 Freeway runs alongside the Pacific for 47 miles through Santa Barbara County, but much of that that narrow but not insignificant sloping coastal plain west of UCSB is spectacularly underdeveloped: all you see is some cows grazing and a ranch house every quarter mile or so.
If Santa Barbara County had Houston’s political ideology, that virtually uninhabited ranchland west of Sandpiper golf course would be wall to wall ocean-view condos, which would lower the premium people had to pay to live in Greater Santa Barbara, which would in turn lower Santa Barbara’s ranking for Quality of Life.
Some of that lower ranking would be real. If Santa Barbara had not long ago refused to connect to the California Water Project in order to prevent exurban development, there’d be more traffic on the 101 in Santa Barbara, and the average person in the S.B. area would be fatter and more uncouthly dressed, which would, presumably, lower the Quality of Life of the current residents of Santa Barbara.
But, everybody in S.B. would still have the nice weather and some of the scenery so I suspect that places with anti-development ideologies rank overly high in these ratings.
For example, Vermont ranks behind only nice weather Hawaii and California in this ranking, but, is the quality of life really that high there when you take the weather into account? Or does Vermont use its supposedly liberal restrictions on development to stay up there with Maine as the whitest state in the country by being too expensive for anybody other than New York City and Boston affluent liberal white flighters?
This brings me back to a major question of ideological framing. In elite discourse, it is seldom questioned that the current citizens of Vermont or Santa Barbara or Marin County or Malibu have not only the legal right but also the moral right, perhaps even the moral duty, to erect barriers to entry in the name of preserving the environment and the architectural heritage and any other rationalizations they dream up to keep out masses of less desirable Americans.
The potential newcomers being kept out of Vermont would of course be much less white on average than the residents of these liberal bastions. But crimestop sets in at this point and pundits develop an overwhelming feeling of boredom and aversion toward the obnoxious person trying to get them to understand how the world works.
In contrast, the analogous idea that America is kind of the Santa Barbara or Vermont of the world, and that American citizens ought to have rights similar to those of the residents of these liberal whitopias to band together to enforce barriers to entry to foreigners wanting to move to America is increasingly seen in American elite discourse as obviously racist and, perhaps, downright genocidal.


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The best way to fight illegal downloading is for content providers to give customers what they want — fast, reliable, easy-to-use ways to download content for a reasonable price. That, at least, seems to be the conclusion from our most recent web poll.
Most respondents said that finding innovative ways to distribute paid content was the most effective tactic in the fight against illegal downloading and file sharing. It is a pertinent subject in this part of the world. Western critics have no shortage of complaints against China’s leaders, but one of the most common is that it does too little to prevent the sale of illegal copies of movies, music and software.
It is certainly true that pirated material is readily available in China — indeed, just across the border from Hong Kong, in Shenzhen, it is hard to avoid the hawkers offering DVDs of the latest Hollywood movies. But it is less clear that these black markets are costly to the global media conglomerates. After all, most of the movies are uploaded to the internet in the West, where the actual piracy has typically taken place.
This is never more evident than during the Christmas period, when pirated copies of Oscar-nominated movies typically hit the internet, complete with disclaimers revealing their origin: “For Academy screening purposes only.” In other words, judges from the Motion Picture Academy of America are the source.
Websites that index such pirated material are easy to find and provide further evidence that the source of almost all piracy is in the West — because the groups that release the files are not shy in taking credit and even compete with each other to be first to process and release the latest movies (as well as TV shows, songs, games, software and anything else that can be digitised). An informal look at these indexing websites shows that most releases appear to come from the US, the UK, the Netherlands and, to a lesser extent, other European nations.
So what those Chinese hawkers are doing is downloading a file that is readily available on the internet, burning it on to a disc and selling it for a few renminbi to customers who either do not know how to do this themselves, cannot be bothered to do it or do not have access to a high-speed internet connection. Moreover, most of those movies are not on general release in China’s cinemas due to government restrictions.
Cracking down on that trade may make sense from a law-and-order perspective — the proceeds of black-market sales are often used to fund other criminal activity — but it would hardly make any difference to the profits of the companies that make Hollywood blockbusters. There is demand for pirated content in China because the legitimate supply is strictly controlled and not very efficient.
The solution, both in the West and in China, is to better understand what consumers want. Many studies in the US and Europe (other than those sponsored by the entertainment industry) have shown that consumers of pirated content also tend to be among the biggest consumers of legal content. That suggests many illegal downloaders are trying before buying, so to speak, which in turn suggests that cracking down too hard on piracy may actually hurt legitimate sales.
The truth is that accessing illegal material from the internet is often not free. Reliable connections to a virtual private network (VPN, for online anonymity, even from China’s Great Firewall) and to a Usenet news provider (for accessing files at fast, consistent speeds) each cost in the range of $5 to $20 a month — not to mention the cost of a high-speed internet connection, an up-to-date computer and perhaps even a server, and a home theatre to watch it all on.
Put simply, the community of online thieves, far from being freeloaders, are often thoroughbred consumers for whom downloading is simply the most convenient way to get the content they want, in the form they want it in.
File-sharing sites such as Napster and Kazaa were pioneers in identifying this demand early in the web’s history, long before the content producers ever realised the internet’s potential not only to drive sales but also as a way to better understand customers’ needs.
In the end, it took Steve Jobs and Apple to show the entertainment industry how to do it. The iTunes Store launched in 2003 and became the leading music seller in the US within five years. Spotify has taken the game a step further, offering free music streaming. Services such as Netflix are belatedly doing the same thing for movies and many television networks are now making their content available for free online.
These services all offer greater convenience than downloading illegally as they are available instantly and on demand — instead of having to wait a couple of hours for a movie to download — and are much more user-friendly, as well as being more secure.
However, none of it is widely available in Asia, legally. Streaming television shows online is typically only available to domestic audiences (easily bypassed with a VPN), the iTunes Store and Spotify are not open to customers in most Asian countries (though the iTunes Store can be accessed using vouchers for sale online) and Netflix is only available in the US (and cannot be bypassed with a VPN).
This is a conundrum in an increasingly globalised world, where fans of Lady Gaga expect to be able to buy the latest album on the day it is released, wherever they happen to live — and then discuss it online with their fellow Little Monsters. The internet has created a global audience for the entertainment industry’s product, but the industry has been slow to create a truly global distribution model despite the ease of doing this online.
There are many complicating factors, of course, such as licensing and regulation, but the point stands that the best way to combat piracy is to beat it at its own game by offering better speed, convenience, reliability, security and even cost.
It should go without saying that governments are generally oblivious to most of this. If the internet had been proposed as an idea back in 1990 (rather than emerging almost by accident before anyone in power noticed) politicians would doubtless have intervened to prevent it from ever becoming the extraordinary tool it is today. Indeed, it probably would have been weaponised and deployed against Saddam Hussein.
For all the talk of how piracy is costing billions, it is hard to tell how that can be true. Paul McCartney still earns millions each year from his music, decades after he last recorded anything worthwhile, and Hollywood studios still spend ever-increasing sums on their summer blockbusters and pay their stars sums that would embarrass even a banker. And Justin Bieber would likely still be singing in shopping malls, rather than earning millions from fans around the world, were it not for the copyright-infringing distribution of his early performances online.

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ESPN's SportsCenter will originate from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on Saturday, July 25 for Hats Off to Saratoga, the festival celebrating opening weekend at the Saratoga Race Course.
The Breeders' Cup announced Oct. 20 that ESPN and ABC will televise more than nine hours of live television coverage of the Nov. 4-5 World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Actress and California Horse Racing Board member Bo Derek will be the featured speaker at a brunch being held in conjunction with the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup World Championships in Louisville, Ky.
"Citgo Racing to the Kentucky Derby," an eight-show series on ABC and ESPN providing comprehensive coverage of key Triple Crown prep races, kicks off Saturday on ESPN with coverage of four races coast-to-coast.
Funny Cide's bid to win the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) on Saturday is turning New York into a "one-horse town." Sackatoga Stable's hero will not only bring out the equine stars to challenge him and run on the undercard, but will bring out a gaggle of luminaries from Hollywood and New York as well as heavyweights from the political arena.
Bits and pieces from around the industry...
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, in partnership with ESPN, will roll out its 2001 advertising campaign exclusively on the all-sports network's family of channels beginning July 29.
- By Ray Paulick
On a night of comedic one-liners, most of them from the hilarious emcee, Kenny Mayne, National Thoroughbred Racing Association commissioner Tim Smith said the single phrase most of the 500 people attending Tuesday's 30th annual Eclipse Awards dinner at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, La., were waiting to hear. When he opened the envelope containing the name of the Horse of the Year for 2000, Smith said simply: "Congratulations California, it's Tiznow."
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HARBIN, China, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Kangtai Cactus Biotech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CKGT), a vertically integrated grower, developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a variety of cactus-based products in China, announced today that senior members of the company's management team will attend investor conference and meet with U.S. investors in September 2009.
Conference and roadshow details:
The company will present at the Rodman & Renshaw conference from September 9-11, 2009 in New York.
CEO Jinjiang Wang will then meet with institutions from September 14-18, 2009 in New York and Los Angeles. It will be his first visit to the U.S. since the company went public in 2005.
Wang said, "We have been very pleased with the support from American investors. Our company is growing at an excellent rate as Chinese consumers increasingly accept the value of our cactus products. Revenue for the second quarter of 2009 increased 30% to $6.5 million from $5.0 million in the second quarter of 2008. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter was $0.07 based on a net income of $1.4 million, compared to a net income of $1.0 million or $0.06 diluted EPS last year. I look forward to an opportunity to further explain our business model and cacti nutritional value to interested parties and to thank those that have supported our activities."
Those interested in meeting with the management team during the visit should contact Susan Zhou, Hawk Associates, at 305-451-1888, e-mail: email@example.com.
About China Kangtai Cactus Biotech, Inc.
China Kangtai Cactus Biotech, Inc. is a leading grower, developer, producer, and marketer of cactus-derived products, including nutraceuticals, nutritious food, health and energy drinks, beer, wine and liquor, extracts and powders, and animal feed. China Kangtai controls over 387 acres of plants and maintains an active R&D group that holds 18 product patents and is seeking another 12. China Kangtai's high-quality "green" products are sold throughout China via a distribution network that covers 12 of China's 23 provinces and two of China's four municipalities. More information may be found at http://www.biocactus.com or via e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org.
An investment profile on China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Inc. is available at http://www.hawkassociates.com/profile/ckgt.cfm . For an online investor relations kit, visit http://www.hawkassociates.com . For more investor-related questions, contact Susan Zhou, Hawk Associates, at 305-451-1888, e-mail: email@example.com. To subscribe to future releases via e-mail alert, visit http://www.hawkassociates.com/about/alert/ .
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The Dhoom actress spoke about her book, ‘Amma Mia’ on the show. Later, Krushna Abhishek enters as Sapna makes us laugh.
Actress Isha Koppikar reunites with filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma in an upcoming untitled web series. She feels although the.
Ranveer Singh sets the stage on fire with his dance tribute to B-Town legends! – “Ranveer’s brilliant performance saw him dance his heart out on evergreen dance hits like Naino Mein Sapna, Oh Haseena Zulfon.
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Sapna Choudhary, Hina Khan, Parth Samthaan.
Sharing a video on her Instagram account, the actress wrote, "A tribute to all.
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Some students want to abolish grades; people are working on their “Quarantine Routines”; and, handily, it’s National Doctor’s.
Weeks later, Archana Puran Singh has sensationally revealed how the shooting of that episode had to stop midway after Krushna.


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Drawing inspiration specifically from the Nerf Elite line of foam dart blasters, Pistash has created his own LEGO Nerf gun. His model doesn’t appear to fire, but with its Elite color scheme and lines of texture breaking up bold shapes, it looks the part. In particular, I like the use of a ladder at the top, white rubber bands to suggest depth to the front dart holsters, and orange brick separators to texture the pistol grip.
Destiny 2’s equal parts science fiction and fantasy allowed its artists to imagine some unique designs for its exotic gear. One such design is the sidearm Rat King, which has a relief of a pack of rats on the slide and a rat skull surrounding the hammer. Bryce Dempsey replicated this exotic pistol in LEGO, creating its slide and grip texture without sacrificing function.
Bryce’s Rat King features a moving slide, spring-loaded trigger, and removable magazine, all demonstrated in this video.
Bungie must have had some fascination with sassy robots when creating Destiny 2. Your Ghost companion, the hunter Cayde-6 (voiced by the great Nathan Fillion), and Exodus Black’s AI “Failsafe” always have something witty to say. Even the sniper rifle D.A.R.C.I. has some shade for actions such as quitting multiplayer when your team is losing. The lore for D.A.R.C.I., as well as its interesting, blocky aesthetic and teal tubing inspired my latest LEGO replica.
The build measures over 43 inches long and weighs 9 pounds. It took almost three months to build, but this was due to building every other Saturday, when I would be home from school. For a while, I wanted to build a LEGO prop that utilizes teal elements. As most of the rifle is black, gray, and white, the teal and dark azure details really popped, as does the green scope screen. Despite the LEGO-like look to D.A.R.C.I., its build proved difficult in even spacing of its rectangular details throughout.
See its moving trigger, sliding charging handle, and removable magazine in action, as well as some D.A.R.C.I. gameplay for those unfamiliar with the game, in this video.
More photos of my LEGO replica are on Flickr.
We’re all used to seeing boats, spaceships, and beautiful buildings made of LEGO, but what about the everyday mundane objects of our lives? A few incredible builders can make even ordinary objects look extraordinary, forcing you to look twice lest you be fooled into thinking it’s the real thing. Here at The Brothers Brick we love stuff like this, so we’ve rounded up 10 of the best real-life objects that we’ve featured in 2017.
This Ice Cream Sandwich and Orange Creamsicle by Carl Merriam, Niek, and Milan CMadge look so good that we already feel like it’s summer.
The decorations on these LEGO gingerbread treats are strictly-speaking more “placed” than “built”, but it creates a mouthwatering image all the same. Cecilie Fritzvold‘s simple little arrangement is by no means the most complex LEGO model we’ve ever featured, but it’s a brilliant creation all the same. Those white claw parts are spot on as icing, and “boat stud” tiles have never looked tastier!
This xylophone built by Pistash looks just like the real instrument some of us have grown up with. Although the brick-built version probably sounds different, it still has all the vibrant colors of this traditional toy. It’s shown that LEGO has really come up with a diverse palette that makes wonderful creations like this possible.
I think Dwalin Forkbeard has made the unluckiest BrickLink order of all time… but somehow he has put the dozens of Friends puppies to good use as popcorn… Or as Dwalin calls it, pup-corn? The creation is simple, but there is some subtle complexity in the lettering and angled cup walls. Couple that with excellent composition and photography and you have yourself quite the picture to look at.
Artisan Bricks brings back fond memories of happy times when nobody cared about graphic cards in their game consoles and the joy of wining was so sweet and simple. This very neat copy of a pocket Tetris game is a very simple built, but I really love the colourful shapes built with 1×1 plates, which look exactly like those back in 90’s.
A year on from building a remarkably accurate LEGO version of a vintage camera, Milan CMadge does it again with this excellent rendition of a Leica III. The model features brilliant shaping around the top with all those buttons and dials, and nice intricate bits of detail, particularly around the lens.
What might not be immediately apparent from the first photo is the scale of this creation — it’s absolutely enormous! The large-scale allows for the use of black quarter-circle tiles in the creation of the realistic texturing around the camera’s body. To give you a clear idea of quite how big this thing is, check out this fun image…
I am not sure whether Kai NRG lives in the southern hemisphere or not, but spring is starting for some people out there and this creation of a mother bird feeding its baby definitely captures the feelings of the season.
Kai says the bird is some sort of lark, but he could not get the colours of the feathers accurate enough. There are some interesting part usages in the baby bird, but even more so the elephant tail/trunk pieces used as the nest (a requirement for the ABS building contest, for which this creation was built). I have mixed feelings about the tree though. On one hand, the leaves are, understandably, not perfect and the textures may be a bit too intense. On the other hand though, the very idea of building a segment of a tree in 1:1 scale and the complex shaping and angles involved are very impressive.
As a LEGO weapon builder myself, I know how difficult it is to construct a gun model that fires projectiles and manages to look the part. However, YouTuber Snyzer_Tech makes it look easy with his functional Desert Eagle replica. Though it looks a bit flashy in custom-painted gold, his magazine-fed, brick-shooting handgun is impressive in both form and function. Watch Snyzer light up some brick-built targets in this slick two-minute video.
Lego Admiral continues his impressive series of wearable LEGO helmets with a build of bounty hunter Jango Fett’s helmet from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. The builder continues to refine his techniques since constructing his Darth Vader helmet replica, nailing the dome shape on top, the iconic T-shaped visor slot, and indented cheek plating. The fold-down rangefinder is a nice touch.
Lego Admiral shows the Mandalorian helmet is not only screen accurate in the bricks, but is also wearable.


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In recent years, the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6×6 has been the talk of the town for all things 6-wheeled. While the 6×6 might be really capable off-road and a bunch of fun to drive, we’d still prefer the original 6-wheeled performance machine: the Tyrrell P34 from 1976. While it might be a tad odd-looking, the genius design had several significant benefits, such as improved brake cooling, increased braking force, and more tire on the track (even if four of them were on the tiny side; adhesion strength in numbers).
A teenager took this design, and with the help of Genius Garage in Ohio, created a go-kart version of it! This is seriously one of the coolest grassroots-made machines we’ve ever seen. Good on all involved for helping him create a great piece of race car engineering. Check out the Drive article, and details about the kart below.
A screaming 12,300 rpms out of a twelve-cylinder yields a fundamental audio frequency of 2460hz, which is upper midrange. – Insert head-exploding emoji here – boom!
Italian automotive brand Lancia is experiencing a new renaissance in its 116 year history, and it involves going all electric.
The Sterrato is basically a Huracán on steroids, even though it will have slightly less power and a slower top speed.
All hail BMW – the automaker who has made some curious choices the last few years – is bringing back the 3.0 CSL Batmobile!


Premiere Date Set for All My Children, One Life to Live
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Both shows will be available for free on Hulu.com, Hulu Plus and iTunes. New 30-minute episodes of each show will premiere each weekday on the online platforms.
Production is underway on All My Children, and One Life to Live is scheduled to begin filming later this month, according to The Online Network.
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Today, CISA’s NCCIC-ICS published a control system security advisory for products from INEA. I also take a down-the-rabbit-hole look at a possible connection to the Mitsubishi smartRTU.
This advisory describes an OS command injection vulnerability in the INEA ME RTU. The vulnerability was reported by Floris Hendriks of Radboud University. INEA has a new version that mitigates the vulnerability. There is no indication that Hendriks has been provided an opportunity to verify the efficacy of the fix.
NCCIC-ICS reports that a relatively low-skilled attacker could remotely exploit the vulnerability to allow remote code execution.
Down the Rabbit Hole – INEA and Mitsubishi
According to the Mitsubishi website INEA is a part of their ‘e-F@actory Alliance’, a loose grouping of control system manufacturers that collaborate on manufacturing solutions. As part of the INEA portion of the alliance, Mitsubishi notes that INEA took an active part in the software development of Mitsubishi Electric’s Energy Control Pack (ECP).
Back in 2019, ICS-CERT reported on a set of vulnerabilities that involved both Mitsubishi and INEA. The ICS-CERT Alert does not provide CVE numbers, but following the provided link to the Mogozobo report (one of the few times that ICS-CERT has provided links to researcher reports) we find a listing of the 7 CVE’s (CVE-2019-14925 through CVE-2019-14931) for the vulnerabilities reported by Xerubus.
The affected products listed for these seven vulnerabilities are both the Mitsubishi smartRTU and the INEA ME RTU, the same ME RTU (an earlier version to be sure) that is involved in today’s advisory. So it would seem that there is a pretty good chance that today’s vulnerability also affects Mitsubishi’s smartRTU.


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Over the last month, gamers on Steam have been able to vote for their favourite games of the year in a number of categories, including GOTY, the best VR game, best game you suck at and more. Last night after tallying up all the votes, Valve revealed the 2021 Steam Awards winners, with the coveted Game of the Year award going to none other than Resident Evil Village.
Resident Evil Village also happened to make our GOTY list for 2021, which you can read HERE. As for best VR game of the year, in 2020, the award went to Half-Life: Alyx and in 2021, the award went to GameBoom VR's recent hit, Cooking Simulator VR, putting players in a virtual kitchen with the goal of becoming the ultimate chef.
Here is the full list of Steam Awards 2021 winners in each category:
- Game of the Year: Resident Evil Village
- VR Game of the Year: Cooking Simulator VR
- Labor of Love: Terraria
- Better with Friends: It Takes Two
- Outstanding Visual Style: Forza Horizon 5
- Most Innovative Gameplay: Deathloop
- Best Game You Suck At: Nioh 2
- Best Soundtrack: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Outstanding Story-Rich Game: Cyberpunk 2077
- Sit-Back-and-Relax: Farming Simulator 2022
There were a number of high-profile runner-ups in each category, including the likes of Dota 2, Apex Legends, Halo Infinite, Rust, No Man's Sky, Valheim, Back 4 Blood, Psychonauts 2, Battlefield 2042, Age of Empires IV, Nier Replicant, Unpacking, Mass Effect Legendary Edition and more.
KitGuru Says: What do you think of this year's Steam Awards winners? Did any of your votes make the final cut? What games did you vote for that ended up losing?

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SAT Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos [ep] () by Satanath Records, released 21 April 1. Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos 2. Wasteland Of Reality - Pedophile Priest 3. Wasteland Of Reality - Call From The Tomb 4. Wasteland Of Reality - Hangman 5. Wasteland Of Reality - Die For Victory 6. Wasteland Of Reality - The Carrion Worm Catalog: SAT Official . The Wasteland is a coastal area around the mouth of the river Reik which contains the prosperous city of Marienburg. The Wasteland used to be the Imperial province of Westerland that was conquered in IC by Emperor Sigismund II, until it seceded during the reign of Emperor Dieter IV in IC through a hefty bribe. Trivia Marienburg and The Wasteland loosely resemble the Netherlands. Jul 29, · Subject: Re:Chaos Wasteland Realm Of Battle Boards. Terraformer. Regular Dakkanaut SW USA Well, we're one board down, 5 to go! It looked like a daunting effort, I was already sore from the last piece. The good news is I had a pretty solid plan, and we weren’t building any more bridges or other really complicated concepts. Well, one more but.
It is accessible in Die For Victory - Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos (CDr) Old World and Mortal Empires campaigns. The Chaos Wastes have naturally high levels of chaos corruption. The Chaos Wastes technically border the Northern World's Edge Mountainshowever to get to the settlements of that province, an army would have to travel a long way through the Eastern Oblast and Southern Oblast.
The Chaos Wastes are a frigid, inhospitable wasteland in the far north, beyond Norsca. As a result of the raw, chaotic magic and warpstone dust, the region is changed - rifts of lava open up in the ground, time flows in strange ways, mutant creatures prowl the land and mountains twist themselves into strange shapes. This province has no settlementsbut is home to the Warriors of Chaos horde faction. Sign In. Jump to: navigationsearch.
The Chaos Wastes. Then head inside and use the serum on the water tower. This will also remove the pod infection from everyone in your party. Loot the two containers here then head back to Kathy to let her know the task is complete. Now that all the plants are dying we can collect some things we passed earlier. Head to the ladder leading to the basement. In the west side room there will be some plants to break down. Inside will be a room with a bathtub and a container to loot.
Head down into the basement and open the east airlock. Head through the maintenance tunnels, but before going into the East Field go through the small doorway nearby and shoot some vegetation to reach the back of the room. Inside you will fight a group of flies, maggots and pod people. Be careful as there are more explosive pods here. Once the fight is over, select one of your people and work around shooting them all.
Once everything is dead and the area is safe you can loot a few containers as well as a toaster for a Blood Staff weapon. When you are done here head up the ladder into East Fields. Leave the barn and head to the south-east corner of the area and enter the room here where a second door is blocked off. Remove the vegetation then use Demolitions and Lockpicking to open the door. Head back into the basement and return to the Central Complex.
Head into the west greenhouse and look for a large terminal in the centre. Examine, then interact with it to install one of the repeater units to hear back from the base. Once you are all done you can leave Ag Centre and return to the wasteland. Head east from your location and follow the moutains south until you reach some radiation. Head north to find Highpool and enter.
Head north where you will encouter a group of four Gila Monsters. Try to keep your distance as they can deal some decent damage up close. To the west follow the train tracks to the end where you can find a dig spot for some loot. Head north from here to encounter some human enemies called Wreckers, who shouldn't pose any real threat to you.
Head north a bit further to fight four more Wreckers. When they are dead look for a slightly opened door and head inside. Here you will find the leader of the Wreckers with some of his followers. Provoke a fight by targeting and shooting one with and kill the group to save one of the locals. Speak to the man and he will mark out the Wrecker Crew Stronghold on your map then exhaust his dialogue and head back outside.
Head east to find a slope leading up, just past it is a fence you can unlock with a container and digging spot inside it. To the south will be a few more Wreckers is you want to Die For Victory - Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos (CDr) them.
Head up the slope when you are ready to continue and turn west at the top to go up a second one. Continue going west until you reach a pair of Gila Monsters to kill. At the nother end of this section will be a safe you can loot before returning to the top of the second slope and go north-east to fight another group of Gila Monsters. Once the Gila Monsters are dead look in the middle of the area to find the remains of a busted robot, examine and use Computer Science on it to retrieve a Synth Part.
To the north next to the wall will be a digging spot for some loot. Kill all three then interact with the large tower behind them to contact the base.
Once this is done you can loot the surrounding containers one is booby trapped then leave Highpool and return to the wasteland. When you enter head south into an open area. As soon as you get close enough an encounter will start with six to seven Wreckers, one will be at the top of a tower with a sniper and will be a royal pain to kill.
The best way to do so is to take your blade weapon character and just have them rush through the map up to the top to take them out as soon as possible and don't engage any other enemies on the way unless directly in your path. Use your other characters to clean up the rest of the enemies.
Once they are all dead you can loot the area. There will also be a statue here to admire giving everyone an extra skill point. When you are all done you can head back out. Move back up to the Ag Centre and just to the west of it will be an X on your map, head over and enter when the new location appears. Head into the farm where you will need to kill five Pod People and two Soupaflies.
There will also be a small group of cows here so if you didn't save enough for the Moo I Say achievement you can make more progress here. Just don't let the Pod People explode near them and they should survive.
Loot the area when the fight is over, then look for the reservoir to use the serum on it, once you have done so you can leave. Head into the area and enter the first building you see on your right to find the village's sheriff and citizens locked in a cell. Use your bladed weapon to cut the vines so they can get out and the sheriff will give you a key and code to a weapons cache.
Head out and a little further into the village. At the fork go down the slope on your right where you will fight three Pod People and three Supaflies. In the area you fight the enemies you will find the water reservoir to add the serum then continue along to find the sheriff's house. Head up the ramp next to it first to fight another group of Supaflies and Pod People before using the key to enter whoever spoke to him will have it.
Inside will be two containers one locked and a safe. Once you have everything you can head out again. The final area is to the south of the Ag Centre in the middle of some radiation clouds only level 1. Head north through the water there's a dig spot along the way to see a woman turn into a Pod Person and attack. Kill her and head further inside where you will encounter six more of them. When they are all dead head to the north-east area of the map to find the reservoir. Head back to the start of the area where you walk through the water and on the east side will be a walkway.
Follow it to the end to find two more Pod People. Once the enemies are dead loot the nearby container and search the area for a hidden dig spot. Once you have everything leave. Return to the Ag Centre and look for Sue, tell him that you have cured the three infected locations for a reward then return to the Ranger Citadel. Head north to the main Citadel doors to be let inside. When you enter you will meet Team Delta, a group we will be interacting with a bit later.
Go east at the fork and east again when you can to find the museum. Speak with Flintlock Eggleston and he will ask you to find artifacts for him. Near the head will be a statue to admire for a bonus skill point. Along the eastern wall will be a machine you can use Mechanical Repair on for some XP. In the opposite corner of the room will be a toaster to fix for some toast.
SAVE your game here then interact with the nuke next to the toaster, this will end the game and unlock. What Does This Button Do? Set off the nuke in Ranger Citadel before going to LA. Reload and enter the door next to the nuke to speak with Dr. Erik Tidemann, ask him about his pain then ask about a cure. Continue speaking with him and he will ask you to go to Darwin Village in search of a cure. Ask him again about pain and he will ask you to give him pain pills.
Leave the room and go slightly south, speak with Sgt. Gilbert 'Thrasher' Sagarra. Exhaust his dialogue and he will mark out Darwin Village for you on a map. Leave the museum and go north along the wall and enter the next door.
Inside the first door on your right will be locked so leave it for now, instead head north a little and open the next door on the right when you see it. Inside you meet Lieutenant Min Liang Tan, speak with him and he will offer to buy any animal feces you find and will sell you explosive weapons. Leave and go south back into the main area and continue along the north wall into the next door leading into the canteen.
In here you can refill your water as well as speak with Corporal Evan Hawco who is sitting at one of the tables. When you speak with him he will tell you he is always looking for new recruits and will reward you with either scrap or merit XP when you find some.
Tell him about Rose, Scotchmo and Ralphy and choose your rewards. Leave the canteen and next to you should be a merchant symbol, follow the wall around and enter the door to find Ethil Mercaptain, she will give your requisition orders for how you handled Ace's death and for handing over the robot leg. Choose your equipment the selection isn't that great before heading out. Outside Ethil's room will be another merchant. Ask him why he needs the money and he will mention his sister.
Use the Smart Ass and Kiss Ass options and he will first ask you to take a letter to her before deciding to go take care of it himself. Head south to find a man in a cage; this is the main merchat in the Citadel. If you field scrap spare weapons and get a lot of broken weapon parts, sell them here for top dollar.
Near the cage will be a foot locker. This is for your storage so head over to it and put all the books you have found so far inside as well as the Gorilla pants, mask and top keep Aces Log Book and Log Book pages. The next room to the south is General Vergas's office.
Exhaust all the dialogue for some XP and your next mission then head back over into the museum and speak with Thrasher to hand over the log book for some more XP. If you have a Perception level of 5 or higher return here and head up to where the raiders have their camp, you should have a magnifying glass appear along the wall on your left by a gap in the rocks, examine this to reveal a cave entrance and head inside.
Here you will fight four Honey Badgers. They have a decent amount of HP, so it may be worth having Ralphy throw a grenade or similar into them while they are grouped together then pick them off one at a time. When all are dead, loot them. If you happen to get a Badger's Nutsack do not sell it; keep it with you as you will need it much later in the game. Search the locker in the cave then head back out the cave. If you ever happen to find Lipstick this is the third item you must keep with you for late in the game.
Head to where the raiders where earlier and if you didn't before use Mechanical Repair on the radio tower. This should have it start sending out a message in Morse code, once you have done this you can leave. Return to the Citadel and head south until you reach the oasis.
Go west from here slightly to find a three way fork with a path north, a path south and a third continuing west. Take the west path first and when you hit a wall go north slightly to find a Mysterious Shrine, head inside and admire the statue for a big XP boost.
When you enter speak with Takayuki and Denis Samenov who will ask you to help with a problem in the mines. Before entering there are three containers and a dig spot around the camp to loot. When you have everything head in. As you enter someone will speak to you behind some rocks. Head north deeper into the mine to find three Honey Badgers. Take care of them and as before if you find a Badger Nutsack, keep it for now.
Also be on the lookout for Bat Shit, as it sells quite well back at the Citadel. Loot the digging spot before continuing and you should see another close by. In the next area of the mine you will find another four Honey Badgers to take care of.
Open the locked container then continue through the cave following the path around. When it breaks off go into a small section to find a medical container and some bat shit on the ground. Then head back onto the main path into another fight with a group of Honey Badgers.
Head through into the next room to find the trapped miners. Speak with Max Zhukov and tell him you are there to help. Then use a blasting cap on the device nearby before using the detonator to remove the rocks and set everyone free. Leave the mines and talk to Semenov for your reward, you can then speak with Takayuki and if you use the 'Debt' discussion line you can recruit him don't actually take him with you though.
Speak with Max next and he will mark a shrine location we recently found onto your map. Speak to a man named Isaac Lebowitz quickly for later then head on out. Make your way over to Highpool. When you arrive head south-east, a black X should be on the map. When you approach it, The Prison will appear. Ignore this for now and keep going south slightly to find the Abandoned Railway. Head inside. If you have been lucky enough to find a travelling vendor with the powerful weapons mentioned earlier, then this area should be a bit easier.
If you are playing above Rookie it could prove to be a challenge. It would be worth having Ralphy equip his grenades in the secondary slot just in case. Head south then east into a market area to fight four robotic enemies, a Discobot and Ocototron and two Killers. Approach carefully and take them all out before looting them and a couple of the bodies in the area.
Leave the market and continue going south between a derailed train and the rocky wall but be careful as the path will be booby trapped with landmines. Defuse all the mines and continue all the way south. On your way will be a locker to loot. Once you get far enough the train tracks will curve. Follow them to some more landmines. Once the mines are defused, look inside a blue shipping container right next to you.
Inside will be a robot named Vax. Use your Computer Science skill to repair Vax and he will follow you. Head north to encounter three Slicer Dicer robots. These guys have a lot of HP and can do a lot of damage but thankfully Vax can kill them each in one shot. When it is your characters turn try to put some distance between them and the Slicers, as they explode when they die, causing damage.
Have your whole party focus on taking one down, as Vax can only kill two on his turn. If Vax dies during the fight that is ok, as he doesn't have a great deal of HP. In the area the Slicers came from you can find a toaster, a safe and a couple of diggind spots.
Once you have everything head on out and over to The Prison. Head north up the road when you enter to find a man named Fred Darvis. Speak with him and exhaust his dialogue for a code, then use Brute Force on the nearby wagon to free it and have Fred trade with you. Have Ralphy use Animal Whisperer on the goat for progress to an achievement. Then go west.
Return to Fred and continue north then turn west when a dirt road appears. Follow it up the hill to meet William Brown. Speak with him and offer to help with the pigs and he will give you a different code than Fred did.
Behind William you can collect two heaps of pig dung, then go through the hole in the fence and down a slope to a locked container. Head back to the dirt road and continue north-west to eventually find a makeshift shelter with a woman on a bed. Speak with Anna Hegedus who will ask you to kill her. As you head back down Bucky Brown will confront you. Use the Kick-Ass option to explain she wanted to die and he will leave you alone.
Inside the cave you will fight two Honey Badgers. Continue through the cave and at the fork go north-west to kill two toads and a badger before looting two containers.
Backtrack and go north-east and follow the path around to a fight with three Waste Wolves and another Honey Badger. Once all three are defeated, you can find a digging spot along the south wall before leaving through the doorway. The next area will have a group of goats as well as some landmines and containers.
Disarm all the mines and loot the containers, then have Ralphy use Animal Whisperer on all of the goats to work towards one of the cumulative achievements. As you do the goats will follow you and once you have three of them doing so you will unlock. Goat Herder Get 3 goats following the party at once. Head down a nearby slope to find a camp with Red waiting.
Speak to Red and exhaust his dialogue and he will tell you about his brother being locked up in the Ranger Citadel. If we want to be able to progress any further, we will need to talk to him. Use Computer Science on the nearby turret to deactivate it, then head north to unlock a gate and deactivate two more.
Start heading south-east from Reds camp, you should eventually come across a woman named Gladys being bullied by some RSM thugs. Their leader will demand you pay a tax. If you refuse, you will fight them it's an easy fight so go ahead. Once you're done ,continue south and to find Cyril, speak with her to learn a bit more about the RSM operation. Go south from Cyril then east over a small bridge to find the farm of Marco and Celia. Speak with Celia and she will ask you to fix her well for her.
Head east from Celia and use Mechanical Repair to fix the well. This will allow you to refill your canteens as well if you need it. Nearby will be a locker to open. Go north a little further and go into the small area next to a ramp. Use Mechanical Repair on the forklift to complete the ramp. Then go up it and head up the road until you find until you see a slope going up on your left.
Up here you will find a shrine for some skill points you may encounter two badgers here. If you hit a fence or some truck tankers you have gone too far. Return to where you found Gladys and head north.
When you see the beggar save the game and continue north, keeping to your right. When you see a bridge cross over it. If you end up encountering some RSM people, you went too far, so reload. On the other side of the bridge go north-east to find a pair of Waste Wolves. Kill them then use Computer Science on a nearby console and activate the crane. This will give us a way into the prison but we won't go there just yet.
Walk over the red shipping container acting as a bridge just beside the console. On your right will be a toaster with Desiccated Juniper Berries inside. Head west from here to outflank and get the drop on the RSM Checkpoint.
Here you will fight six or seven enemies. Once all are dead, loot a couple of containers. You can also disable an alarm and open a safe.
Here you will find three people locked in cages. Deactivate the alarms and release them all. When you release a woman called Page, she will ask if her captor is dead; tell her he is. Nearby will be a locked container and a booby trapped safe. Head inside to find a fence. Use Brute Force to break it down then head deeper into the cave where you will encounter nine RSM enemies.
If a few enemies group together have Ralphy throw a grenade at them to take a bunch out at once. When all the enemies are dead, loot the containers and safe by the firepit. On the opposite side will be another container and a digging spot. Head north-west to find the cave exit to the next area. Head down the slope here to fight another nine RSM enemies and two feral dogs.
One will be a sniper up to the left of the slope you walk down, so keep one character behind to take care of him. Head west when everyone is dead to fight another seven RSM enemies. Loot the nearby containers and head up the slope. Follow this path and eventually you will encounter two more RSM soldiers and two feral dogs.
Continue up the path and head west to find Auweter Farm. Speak with Jim Auweter as you enter, then head into a pigeon coop area behind him to speak with Jobe about what is really going on. Head to the south-east corner of the farm to find a crate.
The farm has a few hidden digging spots, as well as some alarmed safes for you to open if you like. In the western end of the farm you will see a group of pigs in a pen. Select your characters individually and place them behind bits of cover nearby, then select your character with Brute Force and have them knock down the fence.
Doing this will turn all the RSM enemies and Auweter hostile. Kill them all while trying to avoid harming the workers, who have green rings around them. Once you are all done with the farm, leave and go north-east. Soon you will come to some landmines, so disarm them and continue. When you find a road, follow it north to find a toaster you can loot. Then continue a short distance north-east again to have someone speak to you over an intercom system.
Once you get close to a fence, interact with the intercom pole to converse. This is as far as we can go right now, so leave the area. Make your way back to the wasteland and on the way see William Brown to get your reward for helping his pigs. Make your way up to the Citadel. As you do, you may get a radio call asking you to go check out the Radio Tower to investigate reports of robots attacking it.
Head up there to fight six of them quickly, then head back to the Citadel. When you get to the Citadel go inside. Sell all your junk etc. This is up to you but will save time later. If you recruited Takayuki earlier head into the canteen to speak with Evan Hawco for some bonus scrap or XP.
If you've collected any feces, stop in to see Min Liang Tan to sell them off. When you're ready to continue, enter the door south of Tan to enter the brig. Speak with Rick Baychowski and ask about the Rad Suits, then offer to free him.
Speak to the nearby officer to let him out and he will mark a new location on your map. Then head back into the wasteland to make your way there. As you enter Rick will ask to leave. Allow him to go to receive the combination to a safe. If you keep him, he will open it for you. Head north and cross a bridge. As you cross, HQ will radio you and ask about the prisoner.
If you let him go, you can either admit this or say he is dead. Either way will get you in trouble, but nothing major. On the other side of the bridge you will need to deal with four Gila Monsters. Head to the RV and on your right will be a toaster to loot, open the safe when you reach it to get a new Radiation Suit which you should equip right away. This new suit will protect you against level 4 radiation or less meaning you can move freely across Arizona.
Head back out into the wasteland and now make your way to the Rail Nomads Camp. Once you arrive, be sure to save your game. Head into the village and go towards the bar. Along the way you should see a high level fence with an alarm, booby trap and lock.
Ignore this door and continue around the side of the building to find a giant power generator. Use Rose to disable the alarm then turn it off. After doing this a Topekan will come to investigate. Kill him then head to the main entrance of the hall and enter.
Inside, select Scotchmo and break off from the rest of the group. You must make your way to the back of the room going around the perimeter whilst avoiding the Topekans patrolling. At the back of the room will be a small case on a stand.
Pick the lock to it and take the Golden Spike. Once you have this hit and go to one of the characters by the door to quickly exit. Once you get outside you should unlock.
Head into the camp, on your way on the left will be a wall you can use Brute Force on, Die For Victory - Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos (CDr), do so then open the chest inside.
Nearby will be a fork with a sign pointing to 'The Jungle'; go this way. Follow the path all the way north-east and ignore the slope leading down as you pass it to find an area with some junkies. Use the Kiss-Ass option to avoid a fight, then search the area for a digging spot and some radioactive mushrooms you can pick.
Return to that slope and follow it into a graveyard. Dig up the top right grave to find a toaster and loot the item from it. Make your way back to the sign pointing to 'The Jungle' and continue north slightly.
Have Rose use her Surgeon skill on the injured Topekan for some information. Open up your map now and select Katy's House to find the location it should be very close.
Head inside and before speaking to anyone deselect the party and spread them out around the room. When you are ready, speak with Katy or Robert if you sent him here and exhaust their dialogue to have Pitbull enter.
Tell him you have a problem to start a fight. Pitbull isn't that tough but likes to use explosives which Die For Victory - Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos (CDr) why we spread out first. Once he's dead loot him and leave. Open the map again and go to Ralphy's house, directly across from it is the Archives which you can enter.
Die For Victory - Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos (CDr) you will find a dead librarian. Inspect the bookshelves here and if your Perception is high enough, you should find a Demolitions skill book. Head back out once you have this. Head around behind the Archives to find another railcar. Save your game here then enter. Inside you will find Anna the prostitute. Speak with her and agree to pay 15 scrap to spend the night. Do this a number of times and eventually you will become diseased and catch an STD.
Make your way over to the Meeting Hall now where we stole the spike earlier, on the way you should see a horse statue. Enter the Meeting Hall when you get there and inside speak with the Topekan leader Kekkahbah to exhaust all of his dialogue. Outside head to the power generator we had to shut down before. When you reach it walk south-east and you should see a yellow train with Union Pacific on its side.
Nearby should be a digging spot and a small item in the corner near it. Just behind the Union Pacific will be a path leading down. Follow this into an area with landmines to disable. Once the landmines are dealt with continue south-east to find a busted radio tower. Nearby, you will fight some Waste Wolves and Toads. Keep searching through this area for more groups of fairly weak enemies and landmines, as well as some digging spots.
In the northern part of this area you will find someone called Provost who speaks to you in Latin. He will begin to follow you from here but it isn't much use. When Provost eventually dies you can collect the item, Owl of Minerva, from his body. Speak with the barman Gorkinovich and buy a bottle of Snake Squeezins from him.
Then exhaust all his dialogue. End the conversation and talk to him again to select the 'Stale' option, followed by a Kiss-Ass dialogue option for 'Distillery' and Gorkinovich will mark it on your map for you. The next car over is Holiday's, who will trade with you. Exhaust his conversation. Around his store are a bunch of demolitions you can disarm but save before doing so, as a critical failure on any of them will kill you. When you leave Holiday's head west then north after walking up a small slope.
When you reach a large red carriage enter it to find a container, a pile of guns and a safe to loot. The next carriage over has a safe inside. South of the second carriage is a third you can enter it has a red jerrycan by the steps.
Head south from here and Die For Victory - Wasteland Of Reality - Unnamed Chaos (CDr) for a carriage with a bunch of busted arcade cabinets outside. When you find it, go in and speak to Quarex and exhaust his dialogue. Go north-west from Quarex's place and enter the first carriage you come to. Continue north from here and enter the carriage at the end to meet a drug dealer. Hand him the radioactive mushrooms and exhaust his dialogue. If you wish you can go see Kekkahbah to let him know about the dealer.
When you are all done open your map and look for the Atchison Camp marker and enter. As you enter head directly east. You should soon come to a group of Waste Wolves. When they are dead, keep going until you reach a large group of mines for you to disarm. Then you will first fight a group of toads before coming to a Rail Thieves camp.
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The Realm of Chaos is the name given to that portion of the Immaterium where the Chaos Gods and their daemonic followers make their homes, if such a concept even has meaning within the formless extradimensional space that is the Empyrean. Beyond the boundaries of physical space, unrestricted by time or causality, there is a dimension incomprehensible to mortal minds. It lies on the other side.
Aug 09, · The Chaos Wastes is a province introduced in Total War: sioprovcabradeperfscormarcodenmenssol.co is accessible in the Old World and Mortal Empires campaigns.. The Chaos Wastes have naturally high levels of chaos corruption.. The Wastes lie near the Goromandy Mountains and Gianthome sioprovcabradeperfscormarcodenmenssol.co Chaos Wastes technically border the Northern World's Edge Mountains, however to get to the settlements of . Read Full Description. My most favorite RPG ever, and one of the very few games that earned a permanent place on my hard drive since the first time I installed it, Wasteland is an epic post-apocalyptic RPG that set new standards for the genre that arguably have not since been matched. Set in the California after World War 3 nuclear holocaust, the game casts you as a band of Desert Rangers, a.
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I work with those who have depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ADHD and PTSD. I was with Mental Health Partners for five years and the Johnson Depression Center for almost three years. I have been a registered nurse for 40 years, working in many different settings. I have been a psychotherapist for the pas 21 years.
I am a Colorado native and love the outdoors. I am in a loving relationship with my husband and we enjoy biking, hiking, backpacking, swimming and being with friends and family. We have two dogs and two cats.
ANCC Board Certified Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Masters of Science, New Mexico State University, 2009
Masters of Transpersonal Counseling, Naropa University, 1997
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Melbourne's South Melbourne restaurants suit all moods
As well as being extremely cosmopolitan, the restaurants of Melbourne's South Melbourne district vary in style from the simple and homey to the youthful and vibrant. There's a domestic feeling to places like Spikito on Park Street, a Greek taverna where you can graze on sharing plates of pickled octopus and fried zucchini among old family photos. Meanwhile there's a party vibe to venues such as Simply Spanish on Cecil Street – who can resist a few jugs of sangria to wash down their authentic paella and tapas? Or for something cool and funky, try Japanese bars like Salon de Sushi, which has décor as colourful as its seafood combo platters.


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Preston Down is a 2 bedroom detached holiday bungalow in Paignton Devon. This spacious bungalow is set in a very pleasant, large level garden plot and is situated in the popular residential area of Preston, there is a good selection of local shops just next door as well as others within a few minutes by car. The accommodation is comfortably furnished for two couples or a family of up to 6 and is a popular choice with many guests visiting year after year. The sun lounge to the rear overlooks the large lawned garden and there is excellent woodland walking just 200 yards away ideal for exercising the family pet. The town centre and the excellent choice of beaches at Preston and Paignton are all just a short drive.
Decorated with a beautiful blue and white modern theme throughout the kitchen is a great family base to gather and enjoy a holiday meal together. The kitchen contains an electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge and a washing machine/dryer. There is also a wooden dining table so you can sit and watch your meals getting prepared. From the kitchen is also a door through to the sun lounger.
The comfortable and spacious living room has a blue coastal theme throughout allowing you relax into your holiday. This room has a Freeview TV with a DVD player. There is also a book shelf with a selection of books for you to explore throughout your holiday.
The property contains 2 bedrooms and each room is a comfortable and spacious size. Bedroom 1 contains a double bed and a dressing table. Bedroom 2 contains a double bed and a bunk bed set. This is a great room for families with young children. Duvets and pillows provided. Bed linen and towels provided.
There is one bathroom in the property that contains a bath with shower over and a washbasin. There is also a separate WC.
Accessed via the kitchen the property has a delightful sun lounge with patio furniture. This then leads onto a large lawned rear garden which is perfect for children and pets to run around.
There is a private driveway at the property where you can park.
This property has a refundable Accidental Damage Deposit of £250, which is payable to Blueriver Cottages with the final balance of your holiday, eight weeks prior to your arrival, and is refunded within 5 working days of your departure. Alternatively, you may wish to pay a non-refundable Accidental Damage Deposit Waiver equivalent to 10% of the Accidental Damage Deposit value, which covers you for the full value of the Accidental Damage Deposit, should any damage occur during your stay.
- Saturday changeover
- Sleeps 6
- 2 Bedrooms
- 2 Pets allowed
- WiFi available
- Nearest pub 1.5 miles
- Ground floor bath/shower room
- Ground floor bedroom
- Ground floor WC
- On one level
- 1 Bathroom
- Bed linen provided
- Towels provided
- Travel cot
- Washing machine
- Enclosed garden
- Nearest shop 0.5 mile
- 1.5 miles from the coast
Excellent base for a relaxing holiday.Lovely garden for children and dogs.Lots to do loved it.Mr Lee Norton - 1st October 2018
Preston Down was a lovely property, best place we have ever stayed. Ideal location, well equipped with a great garden. Close to Paignton and all amenities, with a handy shop just next door. Great for walks with the dog too. Couldn't fault it.Mrs Julia Greig - 17th September 2018
property was well presented and it is well maintained, lovely property I had an issue with the keys not being in the safe key box on arrival, one phone call and Agnes got it sorted within the hour for us. local area is great for local shops everything you need, friendly neighbours to. We really did enjoy our holiday and will be booking again for next year really soon. Thank you Miss Sarah Moss - 13th August 2018
It suits our requirement down to the ground. Interested in next year for June 1st for 1 weekMr P Crane - 11th June 2018
Lovely accommodation, spacious & well equipped, would recommend & stay againJ Lewis - 21st June 2017
Stayed for one week in June and really enjoyed the stay, very spacious and large garden was great for the dogs. Kitchen was well equipped with all you needed. Nice spacious lounge, bedrooms also a decent size. Shower held temperature really well. No complaints at all, would definitely recommend this bungalow, good location.A previous customer - 15th June 2016
I would book with Holiday Homes & Cottages again. IÂ would book Preston Down again and recommend it.Mrs B - OrpingtonÂ - 11th July 2015
Excellent serviceÂ from Holiday Homes & Cottages.Â I would recommend Preston DownÂ & book it again.Mr B - BristolÂ - 13th June 2015
Good service from Holiday Homes & Cottages - very efficient Thank you. Preston Down isÂ a lovely place to stayÂ - easy to get anywhere..Miss D - OldburyÂ - 30th May 2015
Excellent service from Holiday Homes & Cottages - pleasant and very helpful.Â Would book Preston Down again and recommend it - clean and cosy.Mr S - CroydonÂ - 1st November 2014
Excellent service from Holiday Homes & Cottages. WeÂ would recommend Preston Down.mr & Mrs B - BirninghamÂ - 11th October 2014
Excellent service from Holiday Homes & Cottages - very helpful and most professional.Â Would recommend Preston Down - very clean and comfortable and in a good location..Mr A - Stratford upon AvonÂ - 27th September 2014
Service from Holiday Homes Homes & Cottages always excellent - nothing too much trouble. WeÂ would recommend Preston Down - very clean and comfortable and the location was perfect for us.Mr A - Stratford upon AvonÂ - 12th July 2014
Excellent service from Holiday Homes & Cottages. Would recommend Preston Down - lovely with a great garden and location.Mr N - ManchesterÂ - 21st June 2014
Good service from Holiday Homes & Cottages.Â Would recommend Preston Down - very clean and comfortable.Mrs M - WorthingÂ - 7th June 2014
very nice bungalow ,shops conveniently next door,good location for area .the views from the top of the hill is lovely,torquay painton and brixham not far awayA previous customer - 3rd June 2014
Service from Holiday Homes & Cottages excellent - very polite and helpful. Would book Preston Doen again &/or recommend it. Very spacious and clean.Mr S - CroydonÂ - 2nd November 2013
Holiday Homes & Cottages service excellent. Preston Down clean, tidy and comfy - would book it again and/or recommend it to friendsMrs B - Rowley RegisÂ - 28th September 2013
Very Comfortable. Nice Position.Mrs L - Stoke sub HamdonÂ - 20th April 2013
Clean. Very well provided for. Good location. A very comfortable stay. Thank You.Mr R - London NW11Â - 2nd September 2012
Beautiful, Well Presented, & Clean. Absolutely everything we wanted.Mr T - SheffieldÂ - 30th June 2012
Very comfortable.Mrs L - Stoke sub HamdonÂ - 8th April 2011
Lovely and clean. Fantastic for our children to run around in the garden.Mrs B - NorthamptonÂ - 29th May 2010

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Russia Invades Georgia – Thanks to Democrats!
As the Democratic Party continues to fight against America gaining Oil independence, Vladimir Putin’s Russia grows stronger, and now flexes its Strategic Muscle in front of the World. With the Russian invasion of Georgia, Russia has simply pointed out the obvious, i.e. that the Balance of Power has shifted.
With the high gas prices, America has struggled economically, and Russia has grown in power – both economically and militarily. Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that she is open to a House vote on “Offshore Drilling”; however, she adds stipulations that the “bill addressed other energy issues, such as extending tax credits for solar and wind energy and releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.” Knowing that Russia has just invaded Georgia, and even knowing that this invasion is also a threat being made towards America, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still stipulates that oil be released from our Strategic Petroleum Reserves!!!
- The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the largest stockpile of government-owned emergency crude oil in the world. Established in the aftermath of the 1973-74 oil embargo, the SPR provides the President with a powerful response option should a disruption in commercial oil supplies threaten the U.S. economy. It also allows the United States to meet part of its International Energy Agency obligation to maintain emergency oil stocks, and it provides a national defense fuel reserve.
Such moronic thinking by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is exactly why a majority of Americans don’t trust the Democratic Party with America’s National Security!
- The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is an emergency petroleum store maintained by the United States Department of Energy.
- The United States started the petroleum reserve in 1975 after oil supplies were cut off during the 1973-74 oil embargo, to mitigate future temporary supply disruptions.
- The reserve is stored at four sites on the Gulf of Mexico, each located near a major center of petrochemical refining and processing. Each site contains a number of artificial caverns created in salt domes below the surface.
- Access to the reserve is determined by the conditions written into the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), primarily to counter a severe supply interruption.
- On November 13, 2001, President George W. Bush announced that the SPR would be filled, saying, “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is an important element of our Nation’s energy security. To maximize long-term protection against oil supply disruptions, I am directing the Secretary of Energy to fill the SPR up to its 700 million barrel capacity.” The highest prior level was reached in 1994 with 592 million barrels.
This brings us to another moronic Democrat – former President Bill Clinton. As we can see by the above quote – “The highest prior level was reached in 1994” – Bill Clinton didn’t care much about having a Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He also didn’t care much about the 1993 WTC attack either, even though that attack occurred on the American Homeland! He obviously didn’t care much that former President Bush “41” had just ended a war against Saddam’s Iraq, and that Saddam still posed a threat in the Gulf Region.
- The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1) 1996–1999: War between Serbian and Yugoslav security forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA – a Muslim Terrorist group), an ethnic Albanian guerilla group seeking secession from the former Yugoslavia. 2) 1999: 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between March 24 and June 10, 1999, during which NATO attacked Yugoslav targets, Albanian guerrillas continued battles with Yugoslav forces, amidst a massive displacement of population in Kosovo.
- Many on the left of Western politics saw the NATO campaign as U.S. aggression and imperialism, while critics on the right considered it irrelevant to their countries’ national security interests.
- Some critics have accused the coalition of leading a war in Kosovo under the false pretense of genocide. President Clinton of the United States, and his administration, were accused of inflating the number of Kosovar Albanians killed by Serbians.
Bill Clinton “spearheaded a NATO air war and subsequent invasion of Kosovo.” Bill Clinton had ignored the Muslim Terrorists’ attacks against America that had been going on since he entered Office in 1993, and joined with the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA – a Muslim Terrorist group) against the Yugoslav and Russian interests. This ethnic Albanian guerilla group (“70% of ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Kosovo are Muslim, and 90% in the Republic of Macedonia”) was “seeking secession from the former Yugoslavia.”
In other words, the Clinton Administration had not only supported the Kosovo Liberation Army terrorist group’s desire for secession, but he also established a precedent for supporting future groups who are seeking secession, e.g. South Ossetia is a secessionist region of Georgia.
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is now following Bill Clinton’s precedent of supporting secessionists, and has invaded Georgia in support of the South Ossetia secessionists. He also has the OIL Money to backup his Russia financially. Call it ‘Pay Back’, Vladimir Putin style.
How did Obama react in this crisis?
When the North Caucasus slid into war Thursday night, it presented John McCain and Barack Obama with a true “3 a.m. moment,” and their responses to the crisis suggested dramatic differences in how each candidate, as president, would lead America in moments of international crisis.
Hot Air puts it like this – Obama’s 3 AM Breakfast: Waffles
Barack Obama has apparently reversed himself on what John McCain called a 3 AM moment, in reference to Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign ad. Originally, Obama had decided to castigate both Georgia and Russia over the outbreak of hostilities in South Ossetia, even while Russian bombs fell on Georgia itself. Today, Obama has changed his tune, following McCain’s lead in demanding that Russia cease its aggression… Here’s his original statement:
“I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict,” Obama said in a written statement. “Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint and to avoid an escalation to full-scale war. Georgia’s territorial integrity must be respected.”
Obama issued a boilerplate statement that generically demanded that everyone start getting along, and had to modify his stance as his 300 foreign-policy advisers had a chance to tutor him on the conflict.
One who was up to speed on Georgia and the menace it faced from Russia was veteran Sen. John McCain. He had visited the Caucasian nation three times in a dozen years. When fighting erupted, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate got on the phone to gather details and issued a statement Friday summarizing the situation, tagging Russia as the aggressor and demanding it withdraw its forces from the sovereign territory of Georgia.
It took first-term Sen. Barack Obama three tries to get it right. Headed for a vacation in Hawaii, the presumed Democratic candidate for commander in chief issued an even-handed statement, urging restraint by both sides. Later Friday, he again called for mutual restraint but blamed Russia for the fighting. The next day his language finally caught up with toughness of McCain’s.
Making matters worse, Obama’s staff focused on a McCain aide who had served as a lobbyist for Georgia, charging it showed McCain was “ensconced in a lobbyist culture.” Obama’s campaign came off as injecting petty partisan politics into an international crisis.