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Word of the latest scandal came last Wednesday. Joao Havelange took $1 million in kickbacks from FIFA's now-defunct marketing partner ISL in 1997 alone, while he was the governing body's president. His son-in-law and longtime but since-deposed grand poobah of Brazilian soccer, Ricardo Teixeira, also a member of FIFA's exclusive Executive Committee, took some $13 million from the same company from 1992 through 1997.
In spite of repaying about $6 million to the Swiss government to end the probe and keep their identities secret, the prosecutor's investigation was unsealed and the secret was let out. There is corruption in the upper echelons of FIFA – some secret. Oh, and a third executive committee member, Paraguay's Nicolas Leoz, had taken money too. A mere $130,000 over two payments in 2000.
Havelange is, as of this writing, still FIFA's honorary president. He is a mentor of current president Sepp Blatter, after all. The Swiss prosecutor found that Blatter had known about these transgressions for many years. Yet the pint-sized president led a standing ovation for Havelange just last May, at a FIFA congress, and maintained that he wasn't in the wrong since he'd not actually broken any Swiss laws.
Then on Sunday, in another not-so-graceful turnabout, he said Havelange "has to go". The head of the German soccer league, Reinhard Rauball, had called for Blatter's head too. So, in a bind, Blatter did what he so often seems to, he threw a close associate under the bus to save his own hide. And while he was at it, he added that he might yet run for a fifth term in 2015, in spite of promising the current one would be his last if only the member federations would vote for him one last time. The monster ball will carry on.
Last Wednesday, too, came a revelation from a former Premier League captain, Claus Lundekvam, who spent 1996 through 2008 with Southampton. In an interview with a Norwegian media outlet, he happily detailed how he and many of his peers fixed certain aspects of games and cleaned up on bets. In concert with opposing captains, they would pre-determine who would kick off, get the first corner, penalty, throw-in or booking and lay bets accordingly.
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These events came on the back of a Euro that offered much by way of attractive play but was marred by incidents of racism, homophobic utterances and an ugly skirmish between nationalistic Russians and Poles.
And they come in the midst of a transfer window in which the players' pursuit of the top dollar has become more overt and unapologetic than ever before. They nakedly scrap for shrinking salary budgets, nudged along by emboldened and increasingly self-serving agents.
Connected, these dots, these many stains on the sport, draw a stark picture. The beautiful game is losing its shine.
Below the beautiful veneer, the first-rate production values and shiny jerseys, the game has never been pure. Far from it. But with the cracks in its dignity and credibility and morality so plainly visible, the product of professional football doesn't beckon the consumer from the shelf. With the ugliness running rampant, the tolerance of the fan is being tested. Make it too abundantly clear that it's all a sham, that the game is depraved and its protagonists rotten, and you'll start putting people off.
This latest round of blights, dealt in such quick succession, leave the game gasping for some untarnished feel-good moments. Here's hoping for an exciting, controversy-free Olympic soccer tournament, then.


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Will Tony Romo Become a Better Leader? How to Fix the Dallas CowboysJanuary 23, 2009
Am I the only one tired of hearing about the Dallas Cowboys soap opera? It's time for "America's Team" to get back to basics and put the emphasis back on football.
All season long we've heard tales of the tension present within the Cowboys locker room. When you combine that with the team's failure to reach expectations, you get a media circus that takes the focus off of where it should have been in the first place.
Now I personally was not the biggest critic of the Dallas Cowboys in 2008. Yes, they failed to meet the expectations everyone had for them, but is that really their fault? No doubt, they have a team stacked with superstars. This led many to believe that they might become the NFC's Super Bowl front-runners.
They didn't.
But was that the fault of the Cowboys organization, their players, the expectations themselves, or simply the fault of an NFC division that has managed to grow in strength and quantity? This NFC conference is not the NFC of recent years past.
Now we are beginning to hear how Tony Romo desires to become a better leader next season.
Now for those who are saying "it's about time," take this into consideration. Leadership is not something you pull out of your helmet. Some players are natural born leaders, like Peyton Manning or Ray Lewis. For other players, it might take some time.
Romo was not put into an easy situation when he became the Cowboys' starting quarterback in 2006. He played on a team that is always high with expectations, and he played alongside a future Hall of Fame receiver.
Who was Tony Romo then?
Nobody. He had to earn his stripes, but he quickly emerged as one of the more productive quarterbacks in the National Football League.
Keep in mind that when you're a main figure smack-dab in the middle of bizarro land, things can get difficult awfully quick.
Now, I'm no Tony Romo apologist. He's had some bad games here and there, and unfortunately for him, many of them have come when it's counted the most. Even so, that doesn't make him a "choke artist" in my opinion.
Had the Cowboys not lost on a freak accident in 2006, nobody would have dreamed of calling Romo a choke artist had that not happened. I feel that for him to have so quickly earned that false label after one play was negligent of any football fan or analyst who called him such.
True, he has continued to struggle down the stretch, but I feel the good outweighs the bad. Cowboys fans and the media alike need to get off of Romo's back because they've obviously forgotten how awful the Cowboys were at the beginning of the decade.
As for Romo, maybe he should tell Terrell Owens to shut his mouth and go catch passes like a good boy. T.O. is a great player, but leadership is a quality he does not appear to have. Romo at least has an opportunity to take a step in that direction.
Come to think of it, everyone with a star on his helmet does.
So why don't we just sit back, appreciate the Cowboys' improvement from prior losing seasons, and see where the team can go without the media circus and fabricated expectations weighing them down.

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Tonga and Fiji have both qualified for the 2008 rugby league World Cup after Tonga overcame Samoa 18-10 in the final match of the Oceania group at Headingley.
Tonga earned top spot in the group with Fiji claiming the second qualification spot to join Australia, New Zealand, England, France and Papua New Guinea in the 10-team tournament, to be held in Australia in two years' time.
Both teams were equal with Samoa on two wins in the four-team group, but Samoa ended in third and missed automatic qualification because of an inferior points difference. Samoa, though, can still win a reprieve and gain entry into the main draw in the repechage.


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Iron Maiden - Book of Souls
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Theatrical, intriguing. The two words that come to mind when writing this review on the Iron Maidens' new Book of Souls Album.
What can I say? They still have it.
Broken into two CD's, this album creates a melodic story book for you. With songs reaching 18 minutes in total.
The first half of the album makes me feel like I'm reading the prologue to a brilliant novel. Understanding the framework that is set up to prepare you for the first chapter to start. Slower and more melodic in it's nature, but don't get me wrong, you find yourself jumping up and down, playing air guitar.
The second CD makes me feel like I am preparing for the great battle in this novel. Sitting with my army, planning our pillage!
Don't get me wrong, you can hear the 'aging' in the band, but it honestly gives the sound more character.
As always, Iron Maiden has swept me off my feet. Truly amazing album.
We have one tee-shirt and one CD to give away.
With the words, "Iron Maiden Give Away Comp" in the subject heading.
Answer the following questions:
- *What are the two dates that Iron Maiden will be performing in South Africa including the venues?
- *Name the position that Iron Maiden's album debuts at in South Africa?
- *The crew will be arriving on board what plane and who will be piloting it?


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Jelly Deals roundup: Little Nightmares, Overcooked, Saints Row 4 and more
Hey EG,
Just to say, I work at HMV, and the entire Criterion Collection is currently 2 For Ł25! And they say the intertrons is cheaper...
Anyway, keep up the good work Jelly Deals team! Reply +3
The best action game no one's ever heard of just got a sequel - and it's phenomenal
One Finger Death Punch is indeed ridiculously good. Reply +2
HMV's flagship Oxford Street store shuts down today
@jabberwocky Only Tower had 5 floors. Argyle st hmv has always had 2, Buchanan St (Virgin then Zavvi then hmv) has 3, old Sauchiehall St hmv had 2. Reply +1
@jackdavitt Yep. 363 actually reopened before Christmas, the closing of 150 has been on the cards for a while. 363 is the original home of HMV. Sounds nice for those of us with Rose-tinted specs, but it's of course down to rent, simply.
Bit of a non-article, really. Headline is a tiny bit misleading for those of us who select pitchforks and tin-foil hats first. Reply +4
Capcom reveals Remember Me
And there was me thinking we were getting a Brood Em' Up starring Robert Pattinson based on that movie I have in no way ever been made to watch ever no way no how. Reply 0
Skylanders Giants release date set for October
@dogmanstaruk Yep. Sure, it brings a lot of money into the tills, but Allah on a pedalo, some people just drive me nuts with them. Reply +1
As someone who works in games retail....
FUCK NOT AGAIN Reply +1
Jet Set Radio HD also for iOS, Android tablets and phones
Blah blah what about Shenmue blah Reply -11
Rock Band Blitz release date announced
As a huge fan of both Amplitude and Frequency back in the day, I cannot wait for this. Compatibility across games is a stunning feature too. Don't see many devs offering real value these days (steam/indie bundles aside). Kudos to Harmonix. Reply +1
HMV store advertises 3DS XL with second Circle Pad using internet mock-up
@dogmanstaruk just noticed that may have sounded a bit confrontational. My apologies. Anyway, it's done with now. Let's go back to complaining about on-disc DLC or something.. Reply +2
@dogmanstaruk it's not an official graphic. It's an A5 sized staff-made graphic. They've taken an old official graphic and placed the 3DS "XL" offending graphic on top. You can tell that from the thin white borders down the left and right side, showing its probably been cut out and stuck on top. Reply 0
I'm an HMV employee. I know my stuff. I facepalmed.
It's one store. Chill out. We're actually helping Nintendo here! Reply +15
FIFA 13 Preview: Your Team-Mates Have Woken Up!
I want to know just one thing.
Have they finally updated the old, tired, slow-as-fuck menu system? It's completely infuriating. Reply +7
Anarchy Reigns gameplay footage
Closest we are gonna get to a new Power Stone, I feel. I'm in on day one. Reply +2
Yakuza 5 built using new game engine, has five main characters
5?! But I've not finished 4!... Or 3!..... Or 2!.....
I should really review my time commitments to these games before I buy them. Just can't help myself. Reply 0
App of the Day: New Star Soccer
Never even knew of it until the iOS version. It's ruining my life, but I love it all the more for it. Reply +1
Trends of 2012: Indie Games
Rob Fearon should get a regular article. Great read. Reply 0
Sega announces House of the Dead 3 and 4 HD exclusively for PSN
Uhhhhh.... Any word of GunCon 3 support? Don't mock me for asking. There are DOZENS of us! DOZENS! Reply +1
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD PS3 complete
Erm... OddWORD, Eurogamer?
/pedantry Reply +1
Studiocanal films head to PlayStation 3
Any date for when these will be added to the PS3 library? Just keep an eye on the lovefilm blog I suppose.. Reply +1
Gears of War 3: Where's cheapest?
@MoGamer2006 - Hey, I work in HMV, and I can tell you that it will definitely be on until at least Friday, and it would be silly for us not to have it at that price over the weekend, to get more sales. Hope that helps! :) Reply +1
As an HMV employee, I can tell you all that the price quoted here is wrong. It is actually Ł36.99 on its own. Happy shooting folks! Reply +7
Japan's PS Vita launch line-up
Gimme Virtua Tennis, Katamari, Ridge Racer, Uncharted and Everybody's Golf NAAAAAHH you slags. Reply 0
Ubisoft announces Vita line-up
Lumines Lumines Lumines. Oh yes. Reply 0
HotD: Overkill PS3 extras revealed
Any news of GunCon3 support?
Yeah, I bought Time Crisis 4. Someone had to! Reply +2
3DS June firmware update detailed
What's a "web brower"? An app that turns the internet into a collection of eyebrows? Reply 0
European Nintendo 3DS Conference
Best. Afternoon off work. Ever. Reply 0
What @Ashcroft said. It's 2011. Reply 0
Oh, so we're gonna be allowed to use BT Openzone hotspots? You're really spoiling us Nintendo, they work ALL THE TIME. Reply 0
Cammie Dunaway is Nintendo's answer to Sarah Palin. Reply 0
If there's a Q+A, ask him as many questions as you can about Ridge Racer, please. Over and over and over. Reply 0
Only the finest shag for Nintendo, I'd think. Reply 0
ÂŁ249.99 w/game, or at Game, get it for ÂŁ259.99 with Game's own-brand Gaming Glasses! Reply 0
Thank you Ellie. I can rest easy now. Reply 0
Could be worse. Could be JLS on stage frantically wanking like that TV ad. Reply 0
That awkward moment when everyone realises you follow Jonathan Ross on Twitter. Reply 0
Very disappointed about the region-locking. I echo @Evolution's sentiments. Poor show from Nintendo. Reply +2
Time Crisis PS Move game dated
I'll be buying this, though I'll be playing it with the Guncon3, not Move. Reply +1
Three more titles for budget XBLA range
Hey Spadge, any Worms love for the PS3 coming our way?
Don't worry, I'm about to buy the XBLA version anyway..
Also, to others, the price changes have now taken effect, yet they are not on the specific "XBLA Hits" page, you'll find them under "All Games".
Happy worming, people! :) Reply 0
GTI Club+ dated
Yes. SUMO are highly competent devs, so I expect nothing more than FUN, in huge letters. If loads of people buy it, maybe Sega will give them a call again, and get them to work on a XBLA/PSN Outrun or Daytona. Either will do, but Outrum would mean more to me. C2C defines 'f**king awesome' for me. Reply 0
Resistance 2 beta begins in US
Play.com are giving beta keys away when you pre-order the game. If I recieve one on Monday, I'll put it in on the PS3, and cancel my pre-order, happy days!! Reply 0
SOCOM beta keys Friday at 4pm!
Thanks, EG! Here's hoping I get one. Reply 0
PS3 Buzz patched with Trophies
Just had another look on the Buzz Forums, and 'Dan', a member of the Relentless team has said it's probably down to Sony's servers, and that Uncharted and SSHD had similar problems soon after patching, which sorted themselves out.
I'll relax now... Reply 0
@myiagros: Here's what I've done. Right now, no one on my friends list who has Buzz is online. So I compared with someone who's online, yet doesn't have Buzz. After the synchronization, it shows the list of games we can compare trophies in. He's currently trophy hunting in Uncharted, and I don't own Uncharted (yet). The list of games shown includes Uncharted, yet Buzz won't show up..
If I don't own Uncharted, yet I can choose it in the list, why can't I see Buzz, if he doesn't own it?
I think there may be a problem with the patch. There's similar stories on the EU Sony Buzz Community Forums...
Weird... Reply 0
Yay! I be the Gav in question. I'm famous.
No, they are not retroactive, which is a bummer. I'd have at least the silver multiplayer one by now...
EDIT: Also, my profile card thingy doesn't seem to update after I've earned trophies. The 'Trophy Collection' does, but my profile will not go up from my previous trophy total of 10. I WANNA BE LEVEL 2!!! Reply 0
PlayStation Store covered in E3 goodies
No, it's a mistake.
The 'Team' game pack is Ł2.99. The full game is still whatever price it was before. You need the full game to play the 'Team' modes.
Fix it, EG! Before someone bitiches heavily...
Gav:) Reply 0
Microsoft E3 Conference
Xbox 720, now that would be a right larf.
Ahem, seriously... I'd like more 'gamers' games, let Nintendo have the casual crowd, anything done to compete against them in that way may smack of copying their ideas.
But thats another argument for another day.
I'm just gonna enjoy ze liveblog. No refreshing, right? Reply 0
Buzz! Quiz TV
@wewillselfdestruct and @ Madafunkola
You don't need to own the game to play my quiz, you can play it via your web browser at http://www.mybuzzquiz.com. Just do a quick search for it, and it should come up.
Gav:) Reply 0
People, I ask a favour. Take a quiz I created, based on the greatest TV show of all time, Arrested Development.
Had a promo copy for over a week now. First time Buzz!-er and I love it. Reply 0
Media Molecule's David Smith talks LittleBigPlanet
BOOSH! One Q asked, one A given. And I'd say I'm new-ish around here. And they made an article out of it! Best day EVAR!!!1!!!1!1!!
Ahem.... Reply 0


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October 11, 2013
Oxygen And Water Evidence From Extrasolar Asteroid?
Researchers have, for the first time, discovered key components for life existing outside of our solar system-water and a rocky surface. Using the Hubble Telescope and the Keck telescope in Hawaii, the team from the Universities of Cambridge, Warwick and Kiel, detected an excess of oxygen in the debris surrounding white dwarf star GD61. They said the debris was from a shattered asteroid that contained considerable amounts of water. But they believe the asteroid had been part of a bigger body, like an exoplanet, that had been composed of 26% water by mass, far more than that of Earth. They say finding water in a large asteroid means the habitable planet building blocks once existed in that system and maybe, just maybe, still exist.
[ Read the Article: Discovery Of Water In Rocky Asteroid Suggests Possibility Of Habitable Exoplanets ]


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It`s time to face the apocalyptic zombie hordes once again in the second part of the action game Slash Zombies Rampage. Get into your tank and shoot all your undead enemies! Collect coins, gas and health kits to keep you going and defeat the zombies.
Genre: attack tank monsters creatures
Carry out dangerous stunts on your bike in this new sports game and show off your BMX skills. Ride along the elaborate skate parks to collect points and do crazy tricks on ramps. Reach your target score before time runs out and you can unlock new bicycles, characters and areas. Finish your tasks fast and you will earn multiple points for your performance. Do you have what it takes to be a BMX freestyler? A popular ramp game, among the gaming websites.
Genre: ride stunts collect bike
Today we have a new ramp game. Play the role of a zombie apocalypse survivor and put an end to the chaos with your powerful tank. Destroy all the monsters you meet on your way and watch out for the deadly obstacles that can damage your tank. Collect coins to upgrade your fighting vehicle so that you can reach the safe zone unharmed.
Genre: monsters tank creatures attack
A dinosaur is not happy that his old friends are being exhibited by the History Museum and now he is planning his revenge. Help the funny creature chomp paintings and ancient relics without him getting caught. Try to be quick in hiding our trench coat wearing hero from the guards and have fun in this new puzzle game destroying artworks.
Genre: ramp games destroy skills police
A menacing T-Rex is running around New York looking for tasty humans to feast on. Eat people, smash cars and wreak havoc in one of the most iconic places in the world. Damage the city that never sleeps to get bonus points and make sure you don`t let any officer stop you from your big Apple rampage.
Genre: enemy eat dinosaur ramp games
Race through obstacles and get ready to fool the police in a new puzzle game. You have to choose the correct action to help the little red car escape. Think and act really fast, jump off ramps, hide and find out what's your final destination.
Genre: skills obstacles escape race
You've smashed so many zombies with your car that you eventually crashed into the middle of nowhere. Now you must reach for help, but it's going to be quite tough because the deadly creatures can attack at any moment. Prepare your weapons and get ready to fight and when you have the chance start building a distress beacon. It will help with your rescue.
Genre: upgrade shoot fight skills
Select a race and drive the van as a pro, facing dangerous ramps and valleys in this new sport game. The goal is to reach the finish line first and beat the rest of the cars. Spend your money on upgrades and new vehicles, there a lot of goodies waiting in the garage. Equip your car with weapons, increase the speed, acceleration or nitro and you will become the one to fear in the competition!
Genre: drive nitro garage money
Demolition Drive 2 is a car puzzle game. You must upgrade a car and go on demolition drive challenges where you will try to find the right angle and speed to damage the building and cars on it as much as you can. If you can cause total damage, you can receive up to three stars from the demolition bonus, they will help you upgrade your car so be as bad as you can.
Genre: destroy upgrade ramp explosion
The demolition driver is a free online car game that will make flames, flying cars and crashing beasts. You are a competitor in the demolition contest. If you can destroy cars fast and permanent, you can win the big prize for the demolition driver. You can upgrade your destroyer car, add vynil to it, spoilers, bumpers, nitro and more. You also can buy a new car when you feel things aren't going as well as they should.
Genre: cars ramp destroy explosion


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MTech has added a new twist to its Xtreme line with this Karambit-style fixed blade knife! It has a black and brown Karambit-style G-10 handle that gives is the unique look. The 4" stainless steel blade has a matte green titanium coat. A 1680D nylon sheath is included to store and carry this incredible knife in. It is 9 1/4" in overall length.
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April 23 (Reuters) - Women's retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc CHIC.O reported an almost 11 percent rise in its second-quarter profit, driven by higher sales and a favorable tax expense adjustment.
The company posted a net income of $4.2 million, or 17 cents a share, compared with $3.8 million, or 15 cents a share, a year earlier.
Net sales increased 15 percent to $185.1 million.
Analysts on average expected the mall-based specialty retailer to earn 16 cents a share, before special items, on revenue of $186.7 million, according to Reuters Estimates.
The company, which sells apparel and accessories targeting young women in their teens and twenties under the Charlotte Russe, Refuge and blu Chic brands, said its results included a favorable tax expense adjustment of about 3 cents a share.
Charlotte Russe still expects third-quarter same-store sales to remain flat or fall by a low single digit.
However, the company, which competes with fashion retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF.N) and Hot Topic Inc HOTT.O, added that it continued to remain cautious in the current retail environment.
Charlotte Russe, based in San Diego, said it expected its share repurchase program to benefit third-quarter earnings by about 4 cents a share.
It had repurchased about 4.1 million shares, or 16.3 percent of its outstanding shares as on April 2, in a modified Dutch Auction tender offer.
Accordingly, it now expects third-quarter earnings of 31 cents to 34 cents a share, up from its prior view of 27 cents to 30 cents a share. Analysts were expecting a profit of 30 cents a share, before special items.
The company, which operated 448 stores as on March 29, said it planned to open about 60 stores in fiscal 2008. (Reporting by Dilipp S. Nag in Bangalore; Editing by Himani Sarkar)


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson are this year's recipients of the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at Harvard University.
The awards, announced Monday, are given to performers who have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment" by Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe.
Johansson, 22, will lead a parade through Cambridge on Feb. 15, then attend a roast in her honor and receive the "Pudding Pot." The ceremony for Stiller, 41, is Feb. 23.
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Walter Mazzarri insists he "could not have asked for more" from Napoli after they pushed Bayern to a 3-2 result in Munich.
"I'm happy with our performance. We had a few moments of naivety and paid for them, as Bayern took all their chances and we didn't," said the Coach.
The Germans were leading 3-0 after a Mario Gomez hat-trick, but defender Federico Fernandez netted twice to make it an open finish.
"Of course there is regret we had 10 men when the third goal arrived, as we didn't have time to complete Salvatore Aronica's substitution.
"We really did try everything and it was a great performance from my players. We are happy with what we did here and emerge with our heads held high against a phenomenal Bayern side, who for me are on a par with Barcelona.
"Our second half was perfect, as we forced such a strong team to defend even when we went down to 10 men. I don't know what more I could've asked for."
Bayern have conceded six goals in all competition this season – half of them were scored by Napoli.
"In terms of the actual football played and the initiative taken, we were on a par with Bayern this evening.
"Naturally these are world class players and can skip past their man with immense ease, whether we play with three at the back or four."
The result does complicate matters in Group A, as Bayern are practically qualified now with 10 points, followed by Manchester City on seven and Napoli with five.
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Chapter Twenty-One: Andante
Putting on his vest, he fastened on cuff links and looked at his reflection in the mirror. Going to the wardrobe for his coat, he stopped to sit on the edge of the bed. On his dresser rested a black lacquered Chinese box. Turning it around, he pushed one edge while using another finger to press on one of the mother-of-pearl carvings on the face. From the back, a small door swung open, he withdrew a velvet covered box. Opening it, he retrieved Christine's ring. He turned it in his fingers a moment, then wrapped it in his palm and placed his hands together over it, touching them to his forehead as a man would in prayer.
"Christine," he whispered softly, "if you can hear me, I need you to help me." He paused a moment, picturing his thoughts leaving the room, winding their way through the air to where she was. "I've found someone Christine," he opened his hands and spoke to the ring. "She's what I think I have searched for. She's coming here today, and I want to tell her. I want to keep her, I want to marry her." He closed his eyes, "Help me, if you can. I don't want to die alone, Christine."
He sat the ring in its case, turning it towards him so he could still see it as it rested on the velvet. "Her name is Emily. She threatened to shoot me the first time I saw her. She kissed me, Christine. And she calls me Dar-lenn. Of course, that took several weeks. And I did carry her off, but that was for her own good." He swore for a moment the ring became brighter, "Are you laughing at that? She laughs at me, too." He touched the case again, "Thank you, angel." He closed the case and held it for a moment, before slipping it back into the secret door.
Erik glanced at the clock as he entered the study, by now Giles, Blaise and Alain Trahan would be on their way to their first port. He had found that Jules Gaultier was a fair man, and he agreed to an almost obscenely small amount for the boat, in exchange for teaching his son a lesson.
Experience being an apt teacher, they would come away with calluses on their hands, tired backs, and a better opinion of the men who did it as a living. They would understand from the inside the intricacies of why contracts were bid as they were, and how to keep the crews working. Within three months they should come away better men than had stood in the warehouse last night. Better men that would hopefully learn to be loyal to him.
He had talked briefly to Jules Gaultier. Since he was paying a ridiculously small amount for the boat he had been magnanimous and offered Gaultier one of the unsold typewriters from the next shipment. It was the least he could do, and if Gaultier's office personnel liked it, perhaps Emily would have some more converts to her typewriters.
Madame Griggs. In a little over an hour she would be arriving.
Emily put on the same skirt and blouse that she had worn the first night to De La Shaumette's house for their meeting. She pulled her hair back into a ribbon, and added a pair of small ear rings and a bracelet. After dressing, she called for a cab.
Arriving on time, she popped into the house and greeted Etienne and Agnes. As always they seemed glad to see her. She couldn't help but think it was probably because things had gotten interesting around the house since her arrival.
She followed Etienne up to the study, and waited for him to usher her through the door. As usual, Erik was seated at his desk, and arose when she entered. "Good Afternoon," she said.
"Madame," he gestured towards the chair before the desk. Once again the elegantly attired gentleman, his dark frock coat relieved by a jewel toned blue vest, the white mask in place. "I have asked you here so that I could inform you of the events yesterday at the warehouse."
Emily glanced down at her hands, "That isn't necessary."
Erik searched her eyes, "You are not the least bit curious? And here I believed all women were curious creatures."
"I didn't say I wasn't curious," she replied, "only that it wasn't necessary."
"I see. You must have great faith in my judgment then, Madame Griggs."
She lifted her hands in a helpless gesture, "The damage was to your property, Monsieur."
"Yes, but you want to know what I did with those three gentlemen don't you?" He affected an insinuation into his voice. She had to be curious.
"Not really," she replied blandly.
For a moment he was speechless, but there was something in the way she was looking at him. "What game is this?" he asked with narrowed eyes.
Her eyes went a little wider, "Game? Are we playing a game?"
He rested his chin on his fist a sat examining her. "You are far too casual about this, Madame. This is some sort of retribution for my not hearing your opinions isn't it?" His voice was getting louder.
Like the old ships meeting on an ocean, Emily silently noted that her last shot had crossed his bow and the war was on.
Erik knew she was curious, very well. "You naughty little minx," he purred slowly.
She watched his eyes change from annoyance to an almost sensual challenge. Oh, drat! The first cannon shot, and the boat was already taking on water.
She let out a protracted sigh. "If you want to tell me, I'd be more than happy to listen," she said. Ha ha! The ship may be sinking, but the crew shall leap across and take yours!
He started to speak but she cut him off, "Of course, you keep sooooo many secrets. Here I sit just never capable of keeping up with you." Avast you dogs! Beware the hat pins!
His eyebrow quirked and he opened his mouth again, "Go on!" she said lifting a hand. "Don't be shy! I'm prepared to listen," she said with a knowing nod. That's right, surrender your sword, the ship is ours!
Erik waited to see if she was going to interrupt again. He let out a dramatic sigh, "I suppose you will extort chocolates out of me for this."
That's right! Chocolates for the entire crew, and throw in a bottle of Brandy! Emily smiled genuinely, "Maybe you should invest in a chocolate shop."
The room seemed to be heating up, his mouth was getting dry. Emily was in her playful mood. Playful was good wasn't it? She would be more receptive, wouldn't she? It was time. Taking a deep breath he stood and gestured towards the piano, "Would you please sit here?"
Emily moved to the bench and waited for him to start telling the story of the warehouse meeting. Erik struggled to keep his breathing even. First we must remove the reasons for her arguments, he thought. Without those reasons to support her, she must agree to his pursuit. "Tell me why you will not re-marry."
Emily couldn't have been more surprised if he had reached out and slapped her. She tried to collect her thoughts, where could she start? "I suppose I can answer that." He stood as rigidly still as he had the first night that she had been here in the darkened study.
"Madame, it is my intention to court you." It sounded like someone else's voice. This was going wrong, unraveling. He had hoped for some logic he could adapt to his advantage. For some reason he could not pull enough air into his lungs. He realized it was because he had stopped breathing. He had no way of knowing that Emily was suffering the same symptom.
Javier, you were right, she told herself. In the back of her mind, something prodded her to speak. "Oh." That's just perfect Emily. "My." Why isn't my tongue working? She touched her hand to her lips hoping some higher power would give her back her ability to speak.
He saw her shaking hand. His body felt as if he was turning to stone. Downward into the darkness, this time a darkness with no hope of light. He had done this wrongly; he was going to die alone.
Erik felt something inside dying, a slow, sad change that drained his soul out of him leaving a numbing cold in its wake. Summoning what courage he had left he spoke, "I am sorry, I am frightening you." He turned away from her, facing the window. His hands were locked at his sides.
"No," she said, coming back to some semblance of consciousness. She shook her head, "Yes, I am frightened." He had turned away from her, putting the masked side of his face between them. Emily only realized at that moment that it was one of the things she had noticed before. It was his shield. When he was angry, or when he took on that impersonal look, he turned the mask towards the person. She got to her feet, stepping towards the other window.
Was this what she wanted? She'd had taken a chance coming to France, was it time to take another? She turned towards him. The mask made it next to impossible to read his expression, except for the firm line of his lips, and the eye, fixed out the window. "Look at me," she pleaded softly. He might have been carved of stone; he was refusing to look at her. She reached out tentatively, "I want to talk to Erik. Not the mask." His head swung sharply, his eyes glittered dangerously. "You talk to people when you're courting, not shut them out," she said gently.
The words tumbled out of the darkness, when you're courting….. He heard it again and again, it pulsed in a rhythm with the beating wings of hope as it hovered inside him, trapped but buffeting the dark walls to break free.
When he said nothing, she continued, "You know when people fall in love they don't do it thinking that it will ever end. I didn't when I met William." She clasped her hands together hoping they would stop shaking. "We started changing, somehow, and then it was so clear that we had been two different people. After that it just seemed like watching actors on a stage, it was happening to someone else, not to me."
She closed her eyes, hearing her heart beating so loudly. "That is what frightens me," she looked at him, hoping he could read what she felt through her eyes rather than rely upon the meandering words she was saying. "I was so sure."
Erik had never seen this expression on her face before. His Madame Griggs was not this lost, helpless looking woman. He didn't want to ever see that look on her face again. He wanted to wrap her in all the protection he could offer her.
She smiled for a second, "I'm kind of a fearless idiot sometimes, but falling in love again is what really scares me. I need time."
Erik could see it in her eyes. An emotion so close to his own after his loss of Christine, it threatened to shackle him and leave him incapable of thought or action. The feeling of being cut adrift, vulnerable to the whims of an ocean on the edge of eternity.
He was watching her now, accepting what she was saying. It was time to pose the one problem that was the real cause of not marrying again. "There is one thing that I must tell you. In all those years of marriage I never conceived. I don't think I can give you any children." If he was going to balk at not being a father, she wanted to give him the chance to decide now to withdraw his suit.
He knew now why Javier had refused to tell him. A barren woman was like a well with no water. To most men she would be useless. She would not have the quality that would make her worthy of being loved. His heart twisted at the unfairness of this loving woman never having the chance to be a mother. How she must suffer in quiet misery in a world that would consider her less than a woman for a condition that was not her choice. Like my face.
"Emily," he began quietly, "I don't care." He didn't. With her kiss and the casual touch she had bestowed upon him up to this moment, she had already given him a treasure beyond price. He reached for one of her hands, "Your love will be enough."
She had sent him a note, a note that contained a single word. Now it was his chance to give her a similar reply, the term for a slow pace. He gestured towards the keys of the piano, "Andante?"
She smiled. "Yes, Andante," she agreed.
Like iron purified by fire, he had finally become what he desired the most. He had become someone worthy of being loved. The full reality of her acceptance came on a rising tide of emotion. He lifted her hand, turning it to place a kiss on the inside of her wrist, "Macharmante'."
Emily felt the distance between them was closing somehow. His eyes were beautiful, as he looked back at her. The mask seemed to be something like another skin, no longer just an unyielding object.
He placed her hand on his shoulder. He reached to run his fingers up the column of her throat, he tilted her chin upwards. Her eyes closed slowly, and he felt the pull of her lips. Leaning down, he brushed his against hers with exquisite slowness, as light as the touch of a butterfly. He kissed her again and Emily's lips parted, he took possession of her mouth.
She felt his hands circle around her waist, the hunger growing in the lips moving on hers. And then there was a knock at the door.
(Macharmante'—my charming one)
A/N Thank you so much to my reviewers and all of you who have stuck with Erik and Emily through their first adventure. Their story continues…….Look for the next installment, The Shell Game, coming in September.


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#22 Dec 28, 2012
There is no cure for cancer and they don't want to find one. I would rather be put down by a .22 caliber slug than suffer over a long period of time and accumulate a massive amount of debt for my loved ones.
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#23 Dec 28, 2012
Oh Civil, stop being such a pussy. Even before the blood started coagulating on that crime scene of those poor young children, your herd of libtards rushed to judgment using this horrific crime as an opportunity to vilify gun owners, and predictably right up to Oblame-One himself. And you were actually hoping all the nut-case pistol packing hombres would just shut their mouths for a while? Are you freakin serious. If it wasnt for gun owners your race would still be in chains. Why are you not shutting your mouth? Why are you not vilifying those who are using this tragic event to attack NRA members who are protecting their 2nd Amendment right? Are you the one who created this ridiculous thread to begin with, or was it one of your hombres like the wannabe Mayor?
Obviously, these gun grabbers figured that by jumping on the attack before the blood had even dried at the crime scene, that they could set the narrative and dominate debate. Remember Barrys quote If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun and how about henchman Rahm Emanuel "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.
And why the hell would I be sore at you Civil? Remember,nobody reads these forums anyway, so your audience and opinions are insignificant. Have you hooked up with the wanna-be yet for that hot dog at Georges?
#24 Dec 28, 2012
Nope. Have some guns myself, Stamos. Like to shoot, but don't talk big,(like you).
In my experience with gun owners, the more vociferous ones (like you) are usually the most dangerous ones. You know, the Charlie Heston types (like you) saying someone will have to pry the guns from their cold dead hands.
Have some respect and sensitivity, Stamos. Keep your big "shot" talk under your shooting cap for a while.
See you, Stamos!
#25 Dec 28, 2012
I thought it was the Marines who say you will only take their gun from them if it was from their cold dead hand?
#26 Dec 28, 2012
Stamos when the 2nd amendment was put into law , they had Muskets , where you would individually load aeach bullet, today we have automatic rifles firing 30 rounds in 25 seconds,
#27 Dec 28, 2012
The first amedment was before there was television, radio, and the internet. I guess we should amend that one too smart guy?
#28 Dec 28, 2012
Screw it, lets just rewrite all the laws of the land? Sure they have worked ok for 200 years but times change and our ideals should change with them. It worked for the Romans.......
#29 Dec 28, 2012
yeah great idea assole, lets just arm evry citizen with an ak-47
everything should be just fine then.
love your Logic
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#30 Dec 28, 2012
TIME YOU LEARN SOME HISTORY harry!
Guns are inanimate objects, incapable of reason or action. It is an indisputable fact that the purpose of the Second Amendment of our Constitution is to afford the citizenry arms to protect themselves against a tyrannical government. Our history is proof of that.
"Self-defense, recreational hunting and collecting, although important rights in and of themselves, all take a back seat to the main purpose of the Second Amendment, which is to provide a visceral reminder to our public servants that they are in fact servants rather than rulers."
#31 Dec 28, 2012
Sorry son, your new Muslim name is Iba do whatyoutellmetodo. 200 years ago the country didn't have as many crooked politicians and criminals. If some latino kings gang breaks into your house to rape your family and rob you I don't think a single shot musket will do you any good. They have semi automatics, why shouldn't you?
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#32 Dec 28, 2012
How fortunate that rap music, video games, movies and television programs with their gratuitous violence and sexual content have no responsibility for degrading our society or making it more violent.
#33 Dec 29, 2012
How fortunate we have you, Professor Stamos, for lessons in history, economics, politics, psychology, sociology, sex, relationships, and religion. Too bad this same history you mention usually proves you wrong.
#34 Dec 29, 2012
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#35 Dec 29, 2012
You're a fraud.
#36 Dec 29, 2012
Stamos, it's the nutjob who pulls the trigger to that inanimate object you IDIOT!
#37 Dec 29, 2012
Well, it's a good thing you used spell-check today.
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#38 Dec 29, 2012
Exactly! Thank you for proving my point. I'm glad we agree on something. It's illegal for "nutjobs" to possess or have access to guns. But as you know, they still have access to knives and golf clubs. That's just one of the many reasons why law abiding citizens need them. Maybe its time gun grabbing political hacks start focusing more on the "nutjobs" instead of attacking lawful gun owners who want to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights and protect themselves and their families from the many years of failed Mental Health political reforms. You know, the ones they've spent many years evading. Remember when they closed the Gardner State Hospital back in the mid 70s and let all those nutjobs run free and then turned that facility into a Prison? Remember the movie One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest?
#39 Dec 29, 2012
Earth to Stamos come in?
Stamos,... Adam Lanza, the latest mass murderer did'nt legal own guns ,..but he found access to some one who did legal own guns
so stamos use that argument to the faily and freinds of the victims down in Conneticut, se how wonderful you arguement goes over
Stamos if you "legally own a gun" maybe it's time you turn them into the authorities ok?
#40 Dec 29, 2012
You are a perfect example of why this country has gun laws. Just remember if you ever shoot a gun you want to point it at your face. I'm sure you will find it easier than spelling and gramar.
#41 Dec 29, 2012
I feel bad for the Conn. tradegy but that will not take away the guns out there now. A small percentage of crimes are actually committed with the use of a gun.
Guns actually keep criminals away from my house. If you come to my house uninvited you will be welcomed with a 9mm. Sorry, but that is the way it is. Don't like it? Then don't come to my house.
This is called being a real "good ole boy" in the country.
If a store owner shoots a criminal they will get in trouble, but if a criminal goes into the store and shoots some rounds off he will get probation. It's time to let the cops take out some of these stupid criminals.
Guns keep honest people safe and criminals dead.
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Yup, it seems that CoD publisher Activision is unsatisfied with warfare of a modern, advanced, world, supernatural or secretive nature, so now it's taking on perpetual, never-ending warfare, and if we're just spitballing here, possibly on a cosmic scale.
The title was discovered by Redditor Goontmyfries while browsing the trending section of Sony's Playstation store. Though the Infinite Warfare title is listed, there's no actual information about the game on the store. Activision hasn't announced this year's Call of Duty yet, but it usually does within the next few months each year.
This year's CoD game is expected to come from developer Infinity Ward, one of three studios that rotates Call of Duty duties to keep up with the series' yearly releases. Infinity Ward is also the studio that kicked off the relative hugeness of the shooter series with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare way back in 2007, although changes at the studio mean that a lot of the best-known developers linked to those games have moved on to other studios. Infinity Ward's latest offering in the series was Call of Duty: Ghosts in 2013. Last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, on the other hand, was the work of Treyarch, another studio in the rotation.
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E. Howard Hunt, a cold warrior for the Central Intelligence Agency who left the spy service in disillusionment, joined the Nixon White House as a secret agent and bungled the break-in at the Watergate that brought the president down in disgrace, died Tuesday in Miami. He was 88.
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''This fellow Hunt,'' President Richard M. Nixon muttered a few days after the June 1972 break-in, ''he knows too damn much.''
That was Howard Hunt's burden: he was entrusted with too many secret missions. His career at the C.I.A. was destroyed by the disastrous invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961, and his time as Nixon's master of dirty tricks ended with his arrest in the Watergate case. He served 33 months in prison for burglary, conspiracy and wiretapping and emerged a broken man.
''I am crushed by the failure of my government to protect me and my family as in the past it has always done for its clandestine agents,'' Mr. Hunt told the Senate committee investigating the Watergate affair in 1973, when he faced a provisional prison sentence of 35 years. ''I cannot escape feeling that the country I have served for my entire life and which directed me to carry out the Watergate entry is punishing me for doing the very things it trained and directed me to do.''
He was a high-spirited 30-year-old novelist who aspired to wealth and power when he joined the C.I.A. in 1949. He set out to live the life he had imagined for himself, a glamorous career as a spy. But Mr. Hunt was never much of a spy. He did not conduct classic espionage operations in order to gather information. His field was political warfare: dirty tricks, sabotage and propaganda.
When he left the C.I.A. in 1970 after a decidedly checkered career, he had become a world-weary cynic. Trading on the thin veneer of a reputation in the clandestine service, he won a job as a $100-a-day ''security consultant'' at the Nixon White House in 1971.
In that role, he conducted break-ins and burglaries in the name of national security. He drew no distinction between orchestrating a black-bag job at a foreign embassy in Mexico City and wiretapping the Democratic National Committee's headquarters at the Watergate complex. He recognized no lawful limit on presidential power, convinced that ''when the president does it,'' as Nixon once said, ''that means it is not illegal.'' Mr. Hunt and the nation found out otherwise.
Mr. Hunt was intelligent, erudite, suave and loyal to his friends. But the record shows that he mishandled many of the tasks he received from the C.I.A. and the White House. He was ''totally self-absorbed, totally amoral and a danger to himself and anybody around him,'' Samuel F. Hart, a retired United States ambassador who first met him in Uruguay in the 1950s, said in a State Department oral history.
''As far as I could tell, Howard went from one disaster to another,'' Mr. Hart said, ''until he hit Watergate.''
Everette Howard Hunt Jr. was born in Hamburg, N.Y., on Oct. 9, 1918, the son of a lawyer and a classically trained pianist who played church organ. He graduated from Brown University in June 1940 and entered the United States Naval Academy as a midshipman in February 1941.
He worked as a wartime intelligence officer in China, a postwar spokesman for the Marshall Plan in Paris and a screenwriter in Hollywood. Warner Brothers had just bought his fourth novel, ''Bimini Run,'' a thriller set in the Caribbean, when he joined the fledgling C.I.A. in April 1949.
Mr. Hunt was immediately assigned to train C.I.A. recruits in political and psychological warfare, fields in which he was a rank amateur, like most of his colleagues. He moved to Mexico City, where he became chief of station in 1950. He brought along another rookie C.I.A. officer, William F. Buckley Jr., later a prominent conservative author and publisher, who became godfather and guardian to the four children of Mr. Hunt and his wife, the former Dorothy L. Wetzel.
In 1954, Mr. Hunt helped plan the covert operation that overthrew the elected president of Guatemala, Jacobo Arbenz. ''What we wanted to do was to have a terror campaign,'' Mr. Hunt said in a CNN documentary on the cold war, ''to terrify Arbenz particularly, to terrify his troops.'' Though the operation succeeded, it ushered in 40 years of military repression in Guatemala.
By the time of the coup, Mr. Hunt had been removed from responsibility. He moved on to uneventful stints in Japan and Uruguay. Not until 1960 was Mr. Hunt involved in an operation that changed history.
The C.I.A. had received orders from both President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his successor, President John F. Kennedy, to alter or abolish the revolutionary government of Fidel Castro in Cuba. Mr. Hunt's assignment was to create a provisional Cuban government that would be ready to take power once the C.I.A.'s cadre of Cuban shock troops invaded the island. He fared no better than the paramilitary planners who had vowed to defeat Mr. Castro's 60,000-man army with a 1,500-strong brigade.


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Draco, fresh out of Hogwart's, has become the Dark Lord's personal helper. When Voldemort uses a special mirror to find himself a queen, Draco is shocked to see Hermione's face. He is sent to get her, and while returning, they fall in love and are suddenly in a doomed and forbidden affair, as Hermione is now married to Voldemort. Loosely based on the Celtic myth of Tristan and Isolde, which isn't like the movie. Banner by me, that's why it's not very good.
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Of all the anti-aircraft guns in service with Italy from 1941-1943, none was better than the Cannone da 90/53. It was an excellent weapon that could stand comparison with any of its contemporaries and it was a good, sound and modern design. The Cannone da 90/53 was built and designed by Ansaldo and the first examples were produced in 1939, with production being authorized in three main versions. The most numerous version was supposed to be the modello 41P intended for static emplacement only with 1,087 guns of this version being ordered. A further 660 guns were ordered as the towed modello 41C, while another order was for a further 57 guns to be mounted on a variety of heavy trucks and called the autocannoni da 90/53. A later order requested yet another 30 barrels for mounting on self-propelled tracked vehicles.
Ordering these weapons was one thing, but producing them was another and the final production figures never reached the optimistic totals. By July 1943 only 539 weapons of all variants had been delivered. In July 1943, the production line fell into German hands and was continued for German use alone. German forces in North Africa had already had the 90/53 in service for some time as they recognized it was a good gun comparable with their own 88. At first the 90/53 resembled the 88 Flak 18 and Flak 37 weapons, but there were many differences and the similarities were only superficial. The 90/53 had a pivot carriage mounted on a cruciform platform, but on the carriage itself the arrangement of the fire control instruments was quite different from those of the German guns. In addition, the barrel was a one-piece construction instead of the multi-section arrangement of the German 88s.
The Italians used the 90/53 as a multi-purpose weapon on occasion, but some were emplaced as dual-purpose anti- aircraft/coast defense weapons. At times they were used as long-range field guns and the performance of the gun was such that it could match the 88 as an anti-armor weapon. Numbers of the gun were also diverted to the Italian Navy. The Germans valued the 90/53 so highly that following the Italian surrender in July 1943, they impressed as many of the 90/53s as they could find and sent many of them back to Germany for defense of the Reich as the 9-cm Flak 41(i), although the official designation was the 9-cm Flak 309/l(i). By December 1944, 315 such guns are mentioned in German records, though many were emplaced in Northern Italy. The Allies too captured many 90/53s in their march north and used them for the coast defense role with British coastal batteries around the main Italian captured ports.
|90 mm (3.54 inch)
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|Travelling Weight
|8950 kg (19,731 lbs)
|Weight in Action
|6240 kg (13,757 lbs)
|-2 to +85 degrees
|360 degrees
|Muzzle velocity
|830 m/sec (2,723 ft/sec)
|Maximum Ceiling
|12,000 m (39, 370 ft)
|Shell weight
|10.33 kg (22.77 lbs)
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Courtesy Link: Final Fantasy XIV FFXIV went into open beta two days ago, and the collector's edition is out on the 22nd (30th for the normal edition). Anyone been paying attention to the game or in the open beta? I just got the beta working today, and my current thoughts:
- The downloaded is awful. It took me two days to get the game fully installed with a good connection. P 2 P systems are a bad idea for patching, especially during open beta tests. Also, it ate up CPU like nobody's business and was unstable and just plain uncooperative.
- That said, once you get on, things are better. I haven't really played that far in, but the graphics are fantasic, and the animation work is beautiful. It's rare to see that kind of work in non-mmorpg games where there's fewer limitations, and it's almost unheard of in MMORPGs.
- The music and soundwork is similarly well done.
- The cutscenes are nice, well-integrated, and a great way to introduce the player to the game. It's definitely looking like a very story-oriented MMORPG.
- The combat system is different than FFXI, and a huge improvement. It's a lot less sitting around doing nothing. Still haven't figured everything out about it, since there's no manual with the open beta. From the looks of it, though, combat is real time with a gauge (labeled stamina) for your attacks which decreases each time you use them then fills up again. After using an attack too much in quick succession, it appears you hit a part of the gauge that fills up slower. There is no auto-attack.
- It appears it's possible to focus entirely on crafting/gathering and still level up. You can actually start off as one of the crafting/gathering classes.
edited 3rd Sep '10 11:43:40 AM by Miijhal
2 Enlong3rd Sep 2010 11:44:54 AM from The Underground Facility , Relationship Status: is commanded to WANK!
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Hey, I once heard speculation that there might be something like Magitek Armor available to players for one of the classes. That's not in the game, is it.
I have a message from another time...
Doesn't seem to be, sadly.
4 IthilionTheBrave3rd Sep 2010 12:15:12 PM from Georgia, USA
I wonder if Lay of the Land (Miner ability) still causes you to spontaneously fall through the ground after using it... That was an annoying bug.
5 Reflextion3rd Sep 2010 12:51:47 PM from (Just) Outside the Asylum , Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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The downloaded is awful. It took me two days to get the game fully installed with a good connection. P 2 P systems are a bad idea for patching, especially during open beta tests. Also, it ate up CPU like nobody's business and was unstable and just plain uncooperative.For the sake of the sanity of anyone who wants to play the beta, d/l a copy of your favorite Bit Torrent client (I used uTorrent) and then follow the links/instructions here, it'll be so much faster and easier it's not even effing funny. (sorry it's too late to help you, Miijhal :( ) Beyond that, I haven't had a chance to play with the open beta a whole lot yet, there seems to be a lot of Love It or Hate It going around though. As it is, if even half the complaints are well founded, I'll most likely wait and see how it is around the PS3 release. EDIT: Oh yeah, as for the manual, FFXIVCore posted a copy of that here, since the NA Beta site is so godawful slow when it responds at all.
edited 3rd Sep '10 12:56:10 PM by Reflextion
When the world around you has gone crazy, staying sane is the craziest thing you can do.
I just now managed to get my beta code, haven't been able to start downloading the client yet.
Long Live the King
I didn't realize the game was coming out this month. I had assumed December, but I really wasn't paying attention at all. And looking at the system requirements, i'll need to get a new CPU in order to play the game (though, I probably need to anyway. Using the same CPU for 9 years is probably pushing it).
Okay, let's start downloading H2010.08.30.2000 4.7 GB ಠnಠ
Alright, that made me chuckle.
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10 Bur3rd Sep 2010 02:22:59 PM from Flyover Country , Relationship Status: Not war
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I definitely don't have a computer that could handle it, so I'll be waiting for the PS3 release. ...the hard part will be deciding if I want to be a crossplayer with a nice bishy ass to stare at or a catgirl with a nice curvy ass to stare at.
i. hear. a. sound.
Sadly, Bittorent wasn't much faster for me. Not enough seeders. Also, if anyone who gets on, post what servers you're playing on. :3 Right now I'm playing a Miqo'te Pugilist on Palmecia. I couldn't resist playing as an adorable pink-haired, ass kicking kitty girl.
edited 3rd Sep '10 2:27:54 PM by Miijhal
Well, I'm not going to get to play for
five days a week, according to uTorrent. Fantastic.
I'll remember to play on Palmecia, I guess I've got PLENTY OF TIME to figure out my race/class combination.
edited 3rd Sep '10 3:04:13 PM by Shlapintogan
I highly doubt my laptop could handle FFXIV, so I'll just be listening to other people's comments on it.
Someone broke the patches into seven files that you can download and piece together. One huge problem: Megaupload. Then again, it probably beats p2p.
edited 3rd Sep '10 3:14:58 PM by Shlapintogan
edited 4th Sep '10 4:06:26 PM by Shlapintogan
Urk. It seems I can only play once and then the launcher stops working. I'll be on RIGHT NOW and then probably not on until the next patch. Edit: Huh. Looks like it was my graphics card drivers. That's weird.
edited 5th Sep '10 12:28:57 PM by Miijhal
Well, I have my character up. Mi'qote Pugilist named Sara Auttenberg on Palmecia.
edited 23rd Sep '10 4:54:39 PM by Miijhal
19 Videogamer_0723rd Sep 2010 06:03:39 PM from somewhere...
Don't know if this is relevant, but Spoony sez:
Golly, turns out FF 14 was a lazily-produced, outsourced pile of crap. You know I love to say "I told you so." Because I did. Many times.Can't say much about the accuracy of his statement, but way to look like you're opinion is the one that's right, Noah! *Thumbs up*
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Nothing interesting here, move along...
After bit of playing the live game, my thoughts:
The good:
- Combat: The combat mechanics are interesting. It's real time, and it has a nice pace. It's a vast improvement from FFXI's system, where you spent more time waiting than attacking.
- The death penalty: From what I can tell, not only is there no longer Leveling Down, but there isn't even EXP loss. Instead, you get a short-lived status effect which reduces your max HP and stamina regen, and have to teleport away.
- Job system: Your equipment determines your job, so you can switch at any time.
- Stats: The game uses a similar stat system as F 2 P Korean MMORPGs, where you choose where your stats go with each level. This would be awful, if not for one thing: you can reset them at any time, at no cost.
- Graphics: Oh hell yes. The game is beautiful, from both a technical and a stylistic standpoint.
- Animations: The animation work is wonderful. It's fluid, comes off as surprisingly natural, and even minor things like strands of hair are paid attention to.
- Voice acted cutscenes: Need I say more? It's a very nice touch, and a great way to introduce the player to the world. The fact that they integrate the players character into them just makes it all the better.
- The NPCs: I love the characterizations, and the humor. From the woman who immediately assumes that you're a psychopomp to the inn keeper who talks about measuring men's privates, there's some really... unique... dialogue in the game. It's definitely worth paying attention to.
- Solo play: It is, from the looks of it, possible. Quests give you the option of changing the difficulty based on the amount of players, which could be a major help in solo play. Levelling seems fairly quick, as well. I made it to physical level four in about an hour.
- The payment system: It works on a per-character basis, with a flat $10 fee plus $3 per character. If you're not an altaholic, you'll actually wind up paying less than you would for most MMORPGs.
The bad:
- The updater: It uses a peer to peer system that makes updating a real bitch and a half. It probably wouldn't be so bad, though, if it wasn't for the fact that...
- The game hates you: It will do everything to keep you from playing, and everything to make your playtime as short as possible. The updater is full of bugs, and will refuse to close, fail to update, give cryptic errors in Japanese that don't go away until you restart the game, and takes absurd amounts of time to do simple things. Once you get into the game, you'll find a tendency for it to lag a lot while it loads the all the NPCs, mobs, and player characters around you. It helps to keep the graphics down, which is kind of disappointing. Finally, just to spite you, the game may refuse to close when you exit it.
- The payment system: If you ARE an altaholic, things can get expensive fast. After two characters you're paying far more than you would for the average P 2 P MMORPG. You probably won't need that many, but if you're like me and prefer to have two or three characters at once, and give your characters personalities that make certain classes unsuited for them, it's problematic.
- Lack of information: There isn't enough information on what to do or where to go. A more thorough tutorial would be lovely.
edited 24th Sep '10 1:43:39 PM by Miijhal
I never listen to Spoony when it comes to Final Fantasy. I usually like watching him talk about other subjects, but I can't stand his Fan Dumb towards anything after FF 7. I'll play the game or listen to someone who hasn't decided FF is Ruined Forever.
Super Fighting Robot
Even as someone that thinks modern Final Fantasy games are abysmal, this is a half decent game; it may even be good if they work a few things out, such as the limited travel options and utterly laughable scarcity of enemies.
Cynics are optimists that have become used to disappointment.
From the looks of it, the lack of enemies is because of the leve quests which spawn large groups of enemies. And is anyone else playing on Palmecia?
edited 27th Sep '10 7:40:26 PM by Miijhal
wait theres no monthly fee? i might have misread your post though edit: yep I misread
edited 27th Sep '10 7:45:42 PM by stevebat
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Since we already have a thread, does anyone play on Figaro? I'm liking the game but I'm getting really discouraged by the Hate Dom going around.


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The club meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 7pm and 10pm during the match season, with a reduced programme over the summer months. The club has also begun holding fun nights where a small competition takes place and we have a meal together afterward, a fun event for all players. takes place on arrangement by the club.
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The clips, which were created to mark the social media site's 10th anniversary, are interactive scrapbooks, detailing each member's earliest Facebook activity, as well as their most liked posts and photos.
One father even petitioned Facebook to create a look-back video of his late son's account.
And now, deceased Breaking Bad character Walter White has his own video.
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Here\'s the song list for show #060 which starts airing Thursday, January 3, 2008
Tom Petty - \"Buried Treasure\"
The Animals - \"Inside Looking Out\"
Al Green - \"I Can\'t Get Next To You\"
Marvin Gaye - \"Pride and Joy\"
Clarence Carter - \"Slip Away\"
Lowell Fulson - \"Reconsider Baby\"
Little Richard - \"Slippin\' and Slidin\'\"
Freddie King - \"Lonesome Whistle Blues\"
Neil Young - \"When You Dance You Can Really Love\"
NRBQ - \"Still In School\"
Poco - \"Honky Tonk Downstairs\"
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Here\'s the song list for show #059 which starts airing Thursday, December 27, 2007
Tom Petty - \"Buried Treasure\"
Rockpile - \"If Sugar Was As Sweet As You\"
Ritchie Valens - \"Ooh! My Head\"
The Clash - \"Clampdown\"
The Creation - \"Making Time\"
Everly Brothers - \"Gone, Gone, Gone\"
Whiskeytown - \"16 Days\"
Van Morrison (with Roger Waters) - \"Comfortably Numb\"
J.J. Cale - \"Everlovin\' Woman\"
Joe Tex - \"I Believe I\'m Gonna Make It\"
Larry Williams - \"She Said Yeah\"
December 19, 2007
Here\'s the song list for show #058 which starts airing Thursday, December 20, 2007 (Christmas show)
Tom Petty - \"Buried Treasure\"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - \"Christmas All Over Again\"
Elvis Presley - \"Santa Claus Is Back In Town\"
Ray Stevens - \"Santa Claus Is Watching You\"
Chuck Berry - \"Run Rudolph Run\"
Clarence Carter - \"Back Door Santa\"
Eartha Kitt - \"Santa Baby\"
Booker T. & The MG\'s - \"Silver Bells\"
James Brown - \"Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto\"
December 16, 2007
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are now on Facebook!
When you become Tom and the band\'s Facebook fan you can upload photos and write on the band\'s wall. You will also enjoy special Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers news and offers.
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December 16, 2007
Peter Bogdanovich\'s Runnin\' Down A Dream will be screened as part of the
Northwest Film Festival\'s Reel Music series
in Portland, OR. This screening will take place at the Northwest Film Festival\'s Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum on Saturday January 19 at 2pm.
December 12, 2007
Here\'s the song list for show #057 which starts airing Thursday, December 13, 2007
Tom Petty - \"Buried Treasure\"
Mink DeVille - \"Spanish Stroll\"
The Kinks - \"20th Century Man\"
Bob Dylan - \"Outlaw Blues\"
Albert King - \"Crosscut Saw\"
Lee Dorsey - \"Working In The Coal Mine\"
Larry Williams - \"Short Fat Fannie\"
The Clash - \"Train In Vain\"
The Who - \"Odorono\"
Everly Brothers - \"Stick With Me Baby\"
Poco - \"You Better Think Twice\"
Rolling Stones - \"Miss Amanada Jones\"
December 06, 2007
Check out this slide show on RollingStone.com
of classic photos from Runnin' Down A Dream the coffee table book, available now from Chronicle Books
wherever fine books are sold.
December 05, 2007
On September 21, 2006 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers played a sold out show at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band.
We are excited to announce that PBS Soundstage
will air the entirety of this memorable gig in two parts on January 10 and January 17, 2008.
Soundstage airs at 10pm local time on your local PBS station.


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Nepal reverting to monarchy
CNN says that the Nepalese king has fired the government. Didn't the exact opposite happen a while ago? This is pretty scary. Most of the time, whenever a single man gains power there are wars, executions and general 1984ness. Nepal is pretty screwed up already, well on its way to Somalia.