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Learn how to contact each ARDA department.
Click here to view ARDA's staff by name.
A new industry body aimed at representing the timeshare industry in Asia Pacific has been officially
Incorporated in Singapore in May 2018, the Asia Pacific Resort Development Organisation (APRDO)
is the first overarching organisation in Asia Pacific to support and promote the timeshare industry in
the region, provide a framework that fosters innovation and regulation in the industry and ensures
that business practices are being conducted to the highest ethical standards.
The organisation has set forth the following key objectives:
Founding members of the new organisation include representatives from businesses across the
timeshare industry, who will determine the strategy, working policy and code of ethics of the
The executive committee of the organization includes –
"APRDO is designed to be a strong, professional organisation that will be both effective in
representing its Members and be a respected voice in advocating for the continued success of the
timeshare industry", says Bill Minnock, President of APRDO. "Through APRDO, we can build even
greater consumer awareness and confidence in timeshare as a viable alternative to traditional
vacation products."
For more information on APRDO or on becoming a member, please contact Jonathan Mills at
firstname.lastname@example.com or any of the executive committee members.
Back in Vegas for ARDA World 2018
With nearly 1,800 attendees representing 35 different countries from all facets of the timeshare and vacation ownership industry, ARDA World 2018 provided industry professionals the opportunity to come together to learn and share in best practices, and discover new ideas. Five days of meetings, educational sessions, exhibitions and fun gave attendees the chance to strengthen partnerships, while also making new connections.
ARDA World hosted an impressive line-up of speakers and entertainers – including keynote speaker, Robert Stevenson who inspired attendees on how to be among a high-performance culture and stay relevant in today's technologically-accelerated business economy.
The Meet the Leaders general session offered up valuable insights from some of today's industry leaders on topical issues ranging from the impact of industry consolidation to the impending secondary market.
New to ARDA World this year, the Sales and Marketing Leaders general session took a look at how marketing and sales paradigms within the timeshare industry is shifting as new technologies continue to arise, a new generation of owners come onto the scene and continued enhancements to the overall customer experience.
The Lion's Den once again intrigued attendees as a group of bold start-ups presented their digital innovations and business plans to a panel of judges – the "Lions" of the timeshare industry. The Lion's winner turned out to be Safely Stay, whereas Beyond Pricing was the People's Choice winner.
On the final night of convention, the ARDA Awards Gala celebrated the industry's best and brightest in categories that recognized professional excellence, outstanding sales and marketing accomplishments, product design, advertising and staff. View the winners here.
Click here to view the Facebook Album for ARDA World 2018.
Sponsored by Vacatia
The Lion's Den at ARDA World 2018
Wednesday, May 9th from 10:00 am – 11:30 amCaesars Palace, Las Vegas NVOpen to all ARDA World attendees
Back again by popular demand, The Lion's Den will take a look at a group of bold start-ups as they present their digital innovations and business plans to our panel of judges – the "Lions" of the timeshare industry. Modeled after the television show Shark Tank, this session will be judged by high profile CEOs and executives from Disney Vacation Club, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Vacatia, and Westgate Resorts.
This year our contestants include:
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On a sizzling summer day, there's nothing better than taking a refreshing dip in a swimming pool. But that private oasis in your backyard can be a big safety hazard for kids.
More than 3,700 people drowned in the United States in 2016, the National Safety Council (NSC) reports. Drowning deaths are particularly prevalent among babies and toddlers. In fact, it was the leading cause of preventable death for 1- to 4-year-olds in 2016.
However, there are precautions you can take to protect your children while still letting them have fun in the pool this summer.Build a pool fence
Becky Turpin, director of home and community safety at the NSC, says the best safety measure homeowners can take is to install a fence around their pool. This forms a barrier that will keep kids out of the water when you're not outside to supervise them. Fence gates should open outward, away from the pool area, and be self-closing and self-latching, Turpin says.
Although there's no federal pool-fence law, a number of cities and states have enacted their own laws that spell out fence requirements, such as minimum fence height and other specifications. For example, in Montgomery County, Maryland, any private swimming pool that's more than 18 inches deep must be enclosed by a fence or wall that's at least five feet high. But Mark Montegani, owner of Pool Heaven in Huntington Beach, California, recommends a fence of six feet or higher. "There is always potential for a child to move objects and climb over the fence, so I say the taller, the better," Montegani says.
Have an aboveground pool? Enclose the steps or ladder to the pool with a fence.Install an alarm system
Want to add an extra layer of protection to keep kids out of the water when you're not around? Install alarms that alert you when gates to the pool are opened. Also, consider buying an underwater swimming pool alarm system such as the Pool Patrol Model PA-30 ($234.95 on Amazon), which uses motion sensors to detect wave activity and alert you when anyone jumps or falls into the pool.
Pool alarm systems are so effective that some states, such as Tennessee, require homeowners to install them when building a new pool.Ditch the diving board
"Diving boards are huge culprits for pool injuries," Montegani warns. "Even if you know how to dive, you can easily slip off the board and hit your head." Consequently, Montegani advises homeowners to remove diving boards from their pools. Swimming pool slides are also safety hazards to consider taking down.Have rescue equipment and a first aid kit nearby
Make sure you have a life ring, rescue tube or life hook (also called a shepherd's hook) that you can use to pull someone from the water to safety. This rescue equipment should be stored near the pool in a clearly marked and accessible area, and periodically checked to make sure it's in good condition, according to the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals. You'll also want to have a first aid kit on hand that's stocked with all essentials.Inspect the pool area daily for slip hazards
Kids (and adults) can trip on objects and fall into the water if these items are left near the edge of the pool. Make sure floats, tubes, toys and cleaning equipment are stored away from the water when they're not in use.Safely store chemicals
Pool chemicals help protect swimmers by killing disease-causing germs in the water, but they can also lead to injury when mixed together improperly or not handled using protective gear, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's why Montegani says pool chemicals should always be stored out of reach in a locked, well-ventilated area.Inspect drain covers
Drain covers can be death traps — literally. After a 7-year-old girl drowned because of the suction pressure from an underwater drain in a hot tub, Congress passed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act in 2007 to provide basic safety standards for the nation's public pools. Although the law doesn't apply to residential pools, your drain covers "should be rounded covers, and there should be no cracks or missing screws," Turpin says.Learn CPR
Adults who have private swimming pools should be trained in CPR, Turpin says. A number of organizations such as the American Red Cross, fire departments and hospitals offer CPR certification courses. (Note: There are CPR classes online, but you'll want to take a course in person to learn how to properly administer this lifesaving procedure.)Set pool rules
Educate your loved ones on what pool conduct is and is not acceptable. You might even create a list of "official" pool rules that includes these basic instructions:Don't run on the pool deck Don't dive into shallow water Don't push anyone into the pool Don't swim without an adult present Don't dunk or hold anyone underwater Teach kids how to swim
"It's never too early or too late to learn how to swim," Turpin says. Many swimming classes are offered year-round. (Private lessons are worth the investment if your kid has trouble learning how to swim.) However, Turpin says, "Knowing how to swim doesn't make someone drown-proof, but it's an important skill that helps keep you safe when you're in the water."

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Chat Noir Exhibit Opens in Paris
In many cultures, black cats are viewed as evil omens, especially if they cross your path from right to left.
That was obviously not the opinion of the writers and artists who, in 1881, founded Paris's most famous cabaret, the Chat Noir.
Art collectors of Art Kabinett social network can now re-visit this legendary space in a new exhibition.
"Autour du Chat Noir," the show at the charming Musee de Montmartre, evokes the Belle Epoque when the neighborhood around La Butte, the highest point in Paris, was the headquarters of the avant-garde and nightlife not known for its innocence.
The suburb of Montmartre had been incorporated into the capital only in 1860 -- much to the chagrin of its inhabitants. It's no accident that the Paris Commune, the 1871 rebellion against the government, started there.
A room in the museum recalls the two bloody months that ended with more than 20,000 dead.
The rebellion of the performers at the Chat Noir was less lethal. They were happy to provoke the bourgeoisie with a mix of satirical, nonsensical and bawdy songs -- and the bourgeois loved it.
In 1885, the Chat Noir moved into a bigger, elaborately furnished townhouse and added shadow plays to its program. Its old place was renamed the Mirliton and taken over by the singer Aristide Bruant, well known from Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's posters, as shown here.
Sentimental Journey
For Phillip Dennis Cate, former director of the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University and the show's curator, the Chat Noir is just the starting point for a sentimental journey through Montmartre's golden age before the muses crossed the Seine and moved to Montparnasse.
The Chat Noir is long gone. Other venues are still going strong, such as the Moulin Rouge or Le Lapin Agile, Picasso's favorite hangout.
It was at the Lapin Agile that the funniest joke of the Belle Epoque was cooked up: At the 1910 Salon des Independants, an abstract painting titled "Sunset on the Adriatic Sea" was hailed as a masterpiece. As it turned out, it was the work of a donkey to whose tail pranksters had tied a paint brush.
In 1912, Frede Gerard, the owner of the cabaret and the donkey, sold "Au Lapin Agile," a canvas Picasso had given him as a thank you for many drinks, for 20 dollars. In 1989, it was auctioned at Sotheby's for 41 million dollars.
Inside Cabaret
Don't try to find it among the 300 or so paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints and posters in the exhibition. What you get instead is an interior of the cabaret -- quite good, actually -- painted by another habitue named Georges Villa.
Toulouse-Lautrec, by contrast, who immortalized the can-can dancers at the Moulin Rouge, is well represented. So are Jules Cheret and Theophile Steinlen, the masters of the Belle Epoque poster.
The show also covers the Theatre Libre and the Theatre de l'Oeuvre, the leading avant-garde stages of the time. Strictly speaking, neither of them was located in the Montmartre neighborhood. Spiritually speaking, however, they were family.


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I love role-playing and distain when everyone meta-games, pulling in knowledge their character wouldn't know or acting in such a way as isn't very realistic.
Hello, my name is John and I reside outside of Annapolis MD.
I first started playing games at a young age as any child, but probably moved on to the harder games younger than most. As soon as I could see over the dining room table an observe my father playing chess, I started to play chess. My parents gave me my first wargame, Pea Ridge when I was 11. I was playing Poker, Casino and Pitch before that.
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Sedwards brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 422 Designs von 102 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
MTP Drivetrain Services
MTP Drivetrain Services, LLC is a HUB-zone, small business established in 2003 and operating in Many, Louisiana with a relatively short but successful history of providing quality support (parts and services) to the US Military. MTP rebuilds drivetrain assemblies for military land vehicles. The rebuild includes engines, transmissions, transfer cases, driveshafts, axles, differentials, and suspension components. We have rebuilt the following products: Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel, Cummins, AM General, Allison, Arvinmeritor, and Osh-Kosh. MTP receives these assemblies in non-working condition, completely tear the assemblies down and then rebuild them to like-new condition. As we expand our target customer base, we want to avoid our image being tied only to the military market. MTP stands for "Motors, Transmissions and Propulsion components". Our goal is to be the supplier of choice of quality products and services for transportation systems in the commercial and defense industry. We offer our customers a warranty and have very few returns. We also place technicians out in the field with our customers to assist them in keeping their trucks running, whether the truck has our drivetrain in it or that of a competitor. Our great service sets us apart from the competition.
Our primary audience is military organizations such as the US Army and US Marine Corps but also all soldiers including foreign militaries, As for the commercial markets, we are targeting heavy truck industries such as logging, oil field, forestry, mining, and snow clearing. Our customers are blue collar people who do what it takes to get the job done just like we do.
We want to stand apart from our competitors and original manufacturers:
Visit our website at http://www.mtpdrivetrain.com to learn more about us. We plan to completely revamp that site soon. I have attached images of our products and a sticker we currently place on all outgoing products. Please be creative. Our thoughts were to have a logo that depicts power and motion. Possible color schemes could be something using green, gold, and purple to tie us to Louisiana or subdued green or tan to tie us to our military customers but please do not limit yourself to these ideas. Feel free to just design a standalone logo, a logo with just "MTP", with "MTP Drivetrain", or our full name in it. Please keep in mind that your design will be incorporated into our corporate identity/brand and will be included in the following: Business cards, Envelopes, Letterhead, Mailing labels, Email templates & signatures, Fax covers, Proposal/quote templates, Invoices/statements, Memos, Signage and Promotional items so it needs to look good in color and black/white. We will need the final file in a .jpg or other web file format. Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
I will review submissions often and comment. This is an exciting time for us and we look forward to seeing your dynamic, professional, and creative ideas.
Good Luck!
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BBYO Lights Up
First organized in 1924, BBYO — an acronym for B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, but not formally used anymore as the movement is no longer associated with the B'nai B'rith organization — is a "pluralistic teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences." With more than 600 local chapters, and regional outposts throughout the U.S. and the world, BBYO has over 250,000 alumni who have participated in one of the many programs and events the organization offers from travel experiences to social outreach. This past September BBYO introduced a new identity designed by Washington D.C.-based Levine & Associates.
The refreshed BBYO brand — an updated logo along with the release of the organization's new five-year strategic plan — was launched this week. The logo's design, says Portnoy, is meant to convey a "sense of tradition with modernity." The iconic menorah symbol was maintained, while asymmetrical lengths were added to the branches and heights of the flames to convey individuality through self-exploration.
— From article on Estee Portnoy, chairman of BBYO's board of directors and business manager and spokeswoman for Michael Jordan
For a teen-focused organization the old logo was the equivalent of taking a teen's phone and chewing gum away and stuffing him or her in a room watching C-SPAN. Its use of the Menorah — one of the more well-known symbols of Judaism, a candelabrum with 7 arms, one for each day of the week — as the "Y" was slightly clever but mostly awkward. It also emphasized the distinction between BB (B'nai B'rith, the organization that used to run it) and YO (Youth Organization) and now that BBYO is independent it didn't help to have that visual distinction. The new logo is a great evolution, especially the icon with its asymmetric (yet symmetric) approach that gives the otherwise static object some dynamism. The typography isn't particularly good and shaping the top of the "b"s like the flames is a little too cute for me, but it's not terrible.
The applications for brochures and flyers are very teen-ish. Doesn't get me very excited, but I'm not the target audience and I feel like anything that tries to be cool, as this is, ends up looking a little flat in the eyes of teens. But the system is solid and seems adaptable to BBYO. I do have to give props for the choice of an off-the-beaten-path typeface selection in Torque, it's the one element that gives this identity some edge. Overall, a very good evolution.
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Howard Bond is an Astronomer at the Space
Telescope Science Institute, and a co-founder
of the Hubble
Heritage project.
He acquired the astronomy bug at about the age
of 10, when his father pointed out some of the constellations
above his hometown of Bethesda, Maryland, and is
still addicted more than 4 decades later. After
obtaining an undergraduate degree in physics at
the University
of Illinois, Bond went on to complete a Ph.D.
degree in astronomy at the University
of Michigan, where his thesis work was a large-scale
sky survey for extremely old stars with low contents
of chemical elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.
Bond then spent some 15 years teaching astronomy
and physics as a professor in the Department
of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana
State University. In 1984 he jumped at the chance
to join the Space Telescope Science Institute, where
he has remained ever since. From 1991 to 1997 he
served as Managing Editor of the Publications
of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific,
one of the three major astronomy journals in North
He has had a passionate interest in planetary
nebulae, dating back to his amateur astronomy days.
In an extensive series of studies of the central
stars in planetary nebulae carried out at LSU, Kitt
Peak, and Cerro
Tololo observatories, he and his colleagues
were able to show that a significant fraction of
planetary nebulae are actually ejected because of
interactions of close pairs of stars. Nothing prepared
him, however, for the stunning details within planetary
nebulae that are now being revealed by the Hubble
Space Telescope.
Aside from astronomy, Bond's interests include
classical music, Wagnerian opera, and rafting trips
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PubMed Central is a free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), developed and managed by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
With PubMed Central, NLM has taken the lead in preserving and maintaining access to electronic literature, printed biomedical literature, scientific studies and their findings and especially many studies on the effects of various ingredients on the human body.
Examples of studies found on PubMed:
Human Breast Milk Contamination with Phthalates leads to exposure of fetus which could lead to sexual development disorders.
Analysis of 2,517 urine samples from US population shows 96.8% exposed to benzophenone-3, a common sunscreen ingredient where animal studies have shown effects in liver, kidney, and reproductive organs.
Microwave exposure has been explored as a method of microbiologically sanitizing color additives used in cosmetic products. Selected microbiologically unacceptable cosmetic color additives, D&C red no. 7 Ca lake (certified synthetic organic color), carmine (natural organic color not subject to certification), and chromium hydroxide green (inorganic color not subject to certification), were submitted to microwave exposure.


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One year after an earthquake killed more than 200,000 people in Haiti, two MIT Media Lab students have launched a trial for a free service meant to help Haitians find jobs as part of the country's reconstruction.
Known as Konbit, the automated service aims to boost the Haitian economy by helping non-governmental organizations, such as Partners In Health, find local workers instead of outsourcing labor. Konbit allows unemployed Haitians to call a toll-free number to record their skills and life experiences. Creole speakers then access those messages via phone or Web, and translate and transcribe them into an online database that NGOs can search.
Last month, Konbit's creators, graduate students Greg Elliott and Aaron Zinman, launched the first trial of the service in Port-au-Prince. Designed for 3,000 participants, the trial has received more than 1,300 phone calls to date. Once the recordings from those calls are translated and transcribed by the end of the month, Elliott and Zinman plan to approach various NGOs and encourage them to use the service.
Bringing Konbit to Haiti
As MIT News reported in March, Elliott and Zinman conceived of Konbit at a workshop during last year's Independent Activities Period. With support from various grants, including an $8,000 IDEAS Competition Award, the students have spent the past year refining their concept and seeking feedback from NGOs, telecommunications providers and members of the Haitian community.
Last fall, they partnered with Konbit for Haiti, a community center in Miami, to beta-test the service with about 30 Haitian Americans. Most of the feedback was positive, although some participants suggested that Haitians might provide better information about themselves if the prompts were recorded by a warm and familiar voice. With that input, Konbit for Haiti turned to Haitian radio personality Bob Lemoine to re-record the prompts.
Konbit is also trying to make it easy for callers to use the service while also offering an incentive to participate. Konbit has partnered telecommunications provider Digicel to allow for free calls and texts to the service. Additionally, Digicel is offering the first 3,000 callers airtime credits to their accounts.
According to David Sharpe, head of product development at Digicel, Konbit is unique from dozens of other ideas and proposals his company has seen over the past year because it offers an easy way to connect with people who don't own smart phones. The provider was also impressed with Elliott and Zinman's plans to cover expenses for translation — performed by people both in Haiti and abroad — shipping and equipment. "We only had a finite number of resources," Sharpe says. "Aaron and Greg discussed how they were going to take on all costs and deliver a solution that we recognized was not immediately needed [right] after the earthquake, but was going to be needed in the reconstruction phase."
A call to action
One of Elliott and Zinman's long-term goals is to make it easier for other public-service groups to get up and running after emergency situations in developing-world countries. "There's a trend of engineers coming together for crisis response, and we'd like to help future do-gooders get past the roadblocks we faced much more quickly," Zinman says.
One of those roadblocks was getting hardware to the country; the server that is responsible for answering Konbit's phone calls took three months to ship, configure and test in Haiti — a process that Zinman says would have happened very quickly in the U.S. using cloud computing, which is the outsourcing of computational tasks to networked servers maintained by companies like Google.
He and Elliott plan to work with Digicel to make it easier for other organizations to run projects on the Digicel Haiti network simply by using Konbit's server. They hope that eliminating these kinds of hurdles will encourage others to participate in Haiti's reconstruction.


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My first post will be my (short) presentation.
I am Daniel, I am living into the North-East of France and I am 47.
Except LEGO, my main hobbies are Astronomy, walking into mountains, playing games with my son and, unfortunately, watching TV.
Concerning LEGO, my activity is relatively broad :
- as an active member of the Fanabriques LUG, I contribute to the organization of the annuel Fana'briques exhibition.
- at the beginning, my main interest was collecting Star Wars and Harry Potter sets and rapidly I started to collect sets from other themes.
- recently, I started to build large MOCs like sculptures, trains, mosaics and layouts mainly for the Fana'briques exhibition.
- more recently, my interest goes to smaller MOCs like Architecture or Star Wars.
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Commentary & Analysis
L. A. Marzulli
What touched off the Arab Spring and caused millions of people to demonstrate in the Middle East, all at the same time? Where did the so-called Libyan Freedom Fighters, get the rocket launchers and weapons that enabled them to win their fight with Gaddafi? Why after all these years are we pulling our boys out of Iraq, just when the situation in the region has reached a fever pitch? Why is it that European nations were force fitted into what is now the E.U. only to face a possible disaster in the making, as the Euro may come crashing down? How is it that the Federal Reserve printed 7 TRILLION dollars and we're just finding out about that this week? How did they get away with that? Why is Congress even thinking about a bill that would allow our government to detain anyone that they suspected of terrorism?
I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. As Chuck Missler says, It is a managed agenda.
I believe we are headed to a complete collapse of the global financial system, that will be triggered by a war in the Middle East. I know, some of you are rolling your eyeballs at this, but look what is happening on the national and global scene. It is more than alarming and the handwriting is on the wall. We are already a border line fascist state as government has teamed up with industry, which is what Fascism is. Fannie & Freddie, the banks, the auto industry, our educational system and with Obama's Health Care in the wings, it is easy to see that BIG government is usurping more and more of our rights and liberties every day.
There's a reason that Congress wants to get this detainment bill passed. (See In Other News Below) When the collapse comes the government will have the power to round-up anyone they choose and hold him or her indefinitely. This is more like Hitler's Germany than the UNited States of America. I think the scenario might go something like this.
1. Middle East war. This could be a combination of Isaiah 17 – The destruction of Damascus – followed by the Psalm 83 war, followed by the Ezekiel 38 scenario. at any rate it's a game changer and serves the catalyst to start the global collapse.
2. The shipping lanes of the Straights of Hormuz and the Gate of Tears would be choked off. This will send oil, the life-blood of the planet, skyrocketing.
3. The collapse of the Euro and the dollar follow.
4. False flag terrorists attacks are carried out in the US and elsewhere causing Marshall law to be declared.
5. Our saviors show up… ET.
This is a very chaotic, scenario, some would even call it paranoid. However, this is what I see shaping up on the horizon. Out of Chaos, Order. In order to take control of the nations, there must be a controlled chaos, that brings down the old system so that the all controlling, New World Order can rise, like a Phoenix from the ashes. The Elite are all over this and it is a carefully managed agenda.
In closing today's post: I hope I'm wrong with my assessment, however, what I see taking place around us is alarming to say the least. Most Americans are to busy trying to pay the bills and others are distracted by the endless stream of mindless drivel that oozes from the boob-tube. Wake up, as the freedoms that were set down in our Constitution are being eroded daily. Out of the chaos that is coming a global, New World Order, that will be created, with one man to rule it…. the Anti Christ.
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SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the Saudi capital of Riyadh for treatment for wounds, the Saudi royal court said on Sunday.
"The Yemeni president has arrived along with officials and citizens who had received different injuries for treatment in Saudi Arabia," the royal court said.
The announcement followed a flurry of conflicting reports about the Yemeni president's whereabouts after Saudi King Abdullah announced that he had mediated a cease-fire to end deadly street battles.
Saleh was was wounded during an attack on the presidential palace Friday.
Saleh's abrupt departure threatened to deepen the crisis in his impoverished nation shaken by months of protests against his 33-year rule.
Saleh's Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi took over as acting president and supreme commander of the armed forces, Al Jazeera reported Saturday, citing unspecified sources. However, Saleh's son, Ahmed, being groomed as a successor, was believed to have stayed behind in an apparent bid to hold on to power.
John Brennan, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, spoke with the Yemeni vice president by telephone, a White House official said, but offered no details. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation.
For months, Saleh has defied intense pressure from his powerful Gulf neighbors and longtime ally Washington to step down. He agreed to transfer power several times, only to step back at the last moment. Should he leave the country now, he might never return, given that large segments of the population and a powerful tribal alliance could engineer his ouster while he's gone.
The extent of Saleh's injuries has been a matter of intense speculation. When the rocket struck the mosque in his presidential compound and splintered the pulpit, he was surrounded by top government officials and bodyguards. Eleven guards died, and five officials standing nearby were seriously wounded and taken to Saudi Arabia.
Yemeni ruling party officials and rebel tribesmen say Abdullah mediated a one-week cease-fire between the warring forces of Saleh and the anti-government opposition. The Saudi monarch intervened in an attempt to contain a raging military conflict that has swept the capital over the past week.
Abdullah stepped in shortly after Saleh's presidential palace compound was hit by a rebel rocket attack on Friday. Saleh was slightly injured, and 11 security guards were killed. Five other top officials were sent to Saudi Arabia for treatment.
Brink of civil war
Meanwhile, thousands fled Sanaa on Saturday in fighting which has brought Yemen closer to civil war.
Saleh's forces retaliated by shelling the homes of the leaders of a powerful tribal federation fighting an urban battle to oust Saleh.
The clashes have killed nearly 200 people over the last two weeks and turned areas of Sanaa into ghost towns after residents fled for safety.Story: Yemen president survives rocket attack on palace
Global powers are worried that Yemen, home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and bordering the world's biggest oil exporter Saudi Arabia, could become a failed state, raising risks for regional security and Gulf oil shipments.
Saleh, a tenacious political survivor who has clung to power for nearly 33 years, said in an audio address late on Friday that an "outlaw gang" was behind the attack, which he blamed on the Hashed tribe led by Sadeq al-Ahmar. A tribal spokesman denied responsibility.
"I salute our armed forces and the security forces for standing up firmly to confront this challenge by an outlaw gang that has nothing to do with the so-called youth revolution," Saleh said. "Seven officers were martyred."
'Bullets everywhere'
Tribal and medical officials said Saturday that 10 tribesmen were killed and 35 injured in overnight fighting in Sanaa's Hassaba neighborhood, headquarters of opposition Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar. A tribal leader said street fighting lasted until dawn. Many of the compound's buildings and surrounding houses have already been heavily damaged by days of bombardment.
Government and rebel forces exchanged rocket fire, damaging a contested police station. The rockets rained down on streets housing government buildings that had been taken over by tribesmen.
Intermittent blasts and sporadic fire fights with automatic weapons punctuated the predawn hours and roads were clogged when the sun rose by civilians trying to flee the fighting that has engulfed more parts of the city.
"Bullets are everywhere, explosions terrified us. There's no chance to stay anymore," said Sanaa resident Ali Ahmed.Video: Attack on president puts Yemen step closer to civil war (on this page)
Nearly 400 people have been killed since a popular uprising against Saleh began in January, inspired by the movements in Tunisia and Egypt that toppled their long-standing leaders.
The battles are being fought on several fronts, with popular protests in several cities and military units breaking away from Saleh to protect the protesters.
There has also been a nearly week-long campaign in Zinjibar by locals and Saleh's soldiers to oust Islamist and al-Qaida militants who seized the southern coastal city near a shipping lane where about 3 million barrels of oil pass daily.
Defying world pressure, Saleh has thrice reneged on a deal brokered by Gulf states for him to quit in return for immunity from prosecution, even as he loses support at home.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Chances of any early start of US-Iran dialogue dimmed further Thursday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad singled out his US counterpart, Barack Obama, for criticism.
Before Iran's disputed June 12 vote, Mr. Obama had made several modest overtures toward Iran and made clear his hope that 30 years of bitter hostility can be overcome. But Obama this week said he was "appalled and outraged" by a crackdown on protests against widespread fraud in Iran that have officially left 20 dead.
The hard-line Mr. Ahmadinejad – who, in his first four year term, mixed harsh criticism of Washington's policies with praise for "noble Americans" – accused Obama of echoing former US President George W. Bush.
"Mr. Obama made a mistake to say those things ... our question is why he fell into this trap and said things that previously Bush used to say," Ahmadinejad said, according to the Fars news agency, which is linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
"I hope you avoid interfering in Iran's affairs and express your regret in a way that the Iranian nation is informed of it," Ahmadinejad added.
Majority of lawmakers skip Ahmadinejad's victory bash
Iranian officials have charged that the US, Britain, and Israel are behind demonstrations that have brought hundreds of thousands out onto the streets – resulting in clashes, street violence, and rioting – in a bid to annul Ahmadinejad's unexpected 2-to-1 landslide victory over Mir Hossein Mousavi.
American officials said on Wednesday they had withdrawn invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 festivities at US embassies around the world – one US step that Washington had hoped would help break the ice. No Iranian official had accepted the invitations anyway, according to the State Department.
The crisis has exposed further divisions within Iran's ruling elite. Local newspapers reported that only 105 out of the 290 members of parliament (MPs) attended a victory celebration for Ahmadinejad, with the majority skipping the event. [Editor's note: The original version reversed the proportion of lawmakers who attended to those who did not attend.]
Mr. Mousavi has not been seen in public for many days, as riot police and armed militiamen have battled protesters or prevented them from gathering. In a message on Mousavi's website Thursday, he said his access to people was now "completely restricted" and that he had been under "pressure" to give up his challenge.
"I cannot modify black as white and white as black," he was quoted as saying, according to the Associated Press. "This is not the solution, to expect me to express something which I don't believe."
70 professors detained
Some 70 professors were reportedly detained after meeting with Mousavi, during which he criticized Iran's supreme religious leader and said the "government will face a crisis of political legitimacy," Mousavi's Website stated, in a translation by the Guardian newspaper in London. The Guardian later reported that all but four of the 40 were released, quoting a "reliable source" from the New York-based group Human Rights Watch.
In a second statement on Thursday, according to the Guardian, Mousavi said he would not keep quiet: "I am ready to show how the electoral wrong-doers, standing beside the main agitators that have caused the present disturbances, have spilled people's blood."
He called on supporters to resist calmly. "[The people's] problem is with millions of votes whose fate is unknown," Mousavi said. "It is a must for us to neutralize this evil conspiracy through our behavior and expressions."
State-run English language Press TV reported that Mousavi and the head of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani – one of Mousavi's key backers – both met with the governing board of parliament's national security committee and promised to help end unrest.
Charges by Mousavi that the crisis had harmed the "legitimacy" of Iran's Islamic system of rule have been echoed by Iran's most important dissident cleric, who was once the chosen successor to rule Iran after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, until a falling-out in 1989 over human rights issues.
"If Iranians cannot talk about their legitimate rights at peaceful gatherings and are instead suppressed, complexities will build up which could possibly uproot the foundations of the government, no matter how powerful," Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri said in a statement to Agence France-Presse.
Grand Ayatollah Montazeri called for an "impartial" committee to be appointed to resolve the crisis.


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Caesar, born Edward Sallow,[1] is the charismatic leader, dictator and co-founder of Caesar's Legion in 2281. He is the self-proclaimed "Son of Mars," a former member of the Followers of the Apocalypse and an ex-citizen of the NCR.
Edward Sallow[1] was born in 2226[2] as an NCR citizen. When he was two years old, he and his mother fled the Boneyard when raiders killed his father[3], eventually finding sanctuary with the Followers of the Apocalypse in 2231.[2] He received a free education from the Followers and eventually became a scribe, specializing in anthropology and linguistics. Though he was intelligent and charismatic, the narcissistic and petulant Edward was never very popular among his peers. He did not feel like he belonged among the Followers and, in hindsight, considered their goals to be utterly naive.[2]
In 2246,[2] at the age of twenty, Sallow, fellow Follower Bill Calhoun, and seven others were sent to the east to study tribal dialects. He was instructed to meet with Joshua Graham, a Mormon missionary and tribal specialist from New Canaan. They embarked on a journey to the region known formerly as Arizona, as part of a nine-person expedition.[2] Disgusted by the primitive conditions in which the tribals lived, he looked down upon them as inferior and immoral. During this expedition, they discovered a cache of books about ancient Rome. While he knew some basic facts about ancient history, the books shed new light on some of the details. Reading first The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and then Julius Caesar's own Commentarii, and personal accounts of his military conquests; those books changed his life and were the starting point of his grand plan.
Rise to Power
At some point in 2247,[2] Sallow, Graham, Calhoun and the others became hostages of the Blackfoot tribe. While Sallow believed the tribe did this for ransom, Graham would later attribute the change in the tribe's relationship with the party to a mistranslation. At the time, the tribe was at war with seven other tribes; they were heavily outnumbered and Sallow recognized their defeat and subsequent demise was only a matter of time. Unwilling to be destroyed along with them, Sallow chose (against the wishes of his companions) to use his knowledge to train the Blackfoot tribe in the art of warfare after witnessing their lack of knowledge first hand. He showed them how to clean and maintain guns, operate with small unit tactics, manufacture explosives and to strike at their weakest enemies first; divide et impera (divide and conquer). He quickly impressed them enough to the point where he was made their leader, taking upon himself the name Caesar.
Caesar introduced the tribe to the concept of total war against the tribes around them. Sallow knew that, even though the tribes had always fought each other via occasional skirmishes, he considered them to only be "playing at war," having never seen warfare at its most destructive and barbaric state. They defeated the weakest of their enemies first and enslaved many of the able-bodied survivors; but Sallow had the rest, including women and children, killed to the last, leaving their remains piled high. When Sallow surrounded the next of the Blackfoot tribe's foes, they refused to surrender. Sallow brought an emissary of the tribe back to witness the fate of the first tribe. The tribe surrendered, rather than suffer the same fate. The concept of total war was an entirely new and terrifying type of conflict that the tribes had never encountered before. Such brutality would form the core of the Legion's tactics and philosophy.
Surprisingly, Joshua Graham decided to join Sallow as his right-hand man, in time becoming known as the Malpais Legate. While Calhoun was sent back to the Followers to inform them of what he was doing, the other six members of the expedition were murdered on the self-proclaimed Emperor's orders. The newly-christened Caesar formed his Legion out of the tribes that had either been conquered or had chosen to capitulate to avoid total destruction. He used the Commentarii as a blueprint―after all, which illiterate tribal would know that he was not the original Caesar, and his "Rome" was merely a copy of a civilization long gone.[2] Caesar chose the concept of the Roman Empire as a model for the Legion because of its parallels to what he considered the "status-quo" of the post-apocalyptic world; he believed the concept of individualism had no place in facing the challenges of the wasteland. Ideologically, the Roman Empire also appealed to him for its ability to assimilate those it conquered; the destruction of "tribal" identities was a key part of the Legion's long-term strategy for unification. He intended to erase their individual identities and replace them all with a single, monolithic culture, The Legion, where individuals have no value outside of what they offer the greater whole.
By 2250, Caesar had declared himself the son of Mars, Roman god of war, and five years later he established his first capital in the ruins of Flagstaff.[2] By 2274,[2] he had conquered most of the tribes of northern Arizona, southwestern Colorado, western New Mexico and eastern Utah, and became known as the "Conqueror of the 86 Tribes," whose Legion had never met any serious defeat until their confrontation with the NCR at the First Battle of Hoover Dam.
War with the NCR
The Republic has the dubious distinction of being recognized by Caesar as a worthy adversary. He views his campaign against NCR as similar to that of his namesake Gaius Julius Caesar who eventually seized power for himself after crossing the river Rubicon and capturing Rome; going on to take control of the Republic after years of campaigning against the tribes of Gaul more than two thousand years earlier. Likewise, the new Caesar has campaigned against the myriad tribes of the East and will now cross the Colorado River and begin his unstoppable conquest of the West and the NCR.
After succeeding in destroying one of their major fortifications, Fort Aradesh, Legion forces under the command of the Malpais Legate marched against the NCR garrison at Hoover Dam, in an attempt to take the strategic asset and river crossing. In what became known as the First Battle of Hoover Dam, the Malpais Legate initially had the upper hand, able to push the NCR defenders back and lead his forces over the dam. Lead elements of the NCR, including members of the 1st Recon Battalion and NCR Rangers, executed a tactical retreat west across the dam and into Boulder City, all the while using their prowess in marksmanship to kill the Legion officers (primarily centurions and Decanii). The Legate, unable to adapt to new strategies in combat, chose to order his Legionaries to push the rangers, not knowing the NCR had booby-trapped Boulder City, laying explosives along their line of retreat, drawing the Legion into a trap. When the Legion forces entered the city, the NCR detonated the explosives and inflicted severe casualties among the Legion forces, crippling their offensive. The NCR forces then counter-attacked, pushing back and eventually routing the Legion forces who fled back east over the Dam. Caesar, angered at the failure of his Legate, made an example of him to show that failure will not be tolerated even at the highest rank. The praetorian guard covered the Malpais Legate in pitch, set him on fire, and cast him into the Grand Canyon.
Now in 2281, Caesar makes his camp at Fortification Hill, poised to take the Dam and subsequently New Vegas as his new capital. Caesar is playing his cards more cautiously this time, and will not give the order for Lanius to attack the Dam until he can unearth the contents of the vault sealed beneath his base in the Mojave. Caesar also needs to neutralize House, attempt to forge an alliance with the Boomers and the White Glove Society, destroy the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel, deal with his brain tumor and attempt to assassinate President Kimball.
Aside from military defeat, Caesar's greatest fear is being exposed as a fraud. Most members of the Legion, excluding some of the most trusted ones, are oblivious to the fact that the Legion's culture is based on books about ancient Rome - they believe that all of the customs enforced by Caesar were dictated to him by Mars himself. Those who claim otherwise are viewed as ultimate blasphemers. While some of the newly captured slaves are skeptical, they don't tend to be vocal about it, and their children are taken away from their parents to be raised by Caesar's priestesses.[2] Secretly, Caesar still doesn't feel like a real Emperor of Rome - with his loose nation of savages, he still thinks of himself as merely a barbaric king of the Gauls.[2] By seizing New Vegas, Caesar felt that he would finally be able to elevate his Legion into a legitimate nation by giving it its own "Rome" - transforming them from a nomadic army into a true empire; a militaristic, patriarchal, imperialist, autocratic, culturally homogeneous empire whose ruler holds undisputed power - a "Pax Romana" which would prevent humanity from ever fracturing itself again. And in the NCR he found his Carthage.[2]
He regards the NCR as only an extension of the corruption that existed during the Old World and that it is ultimately doomed to repeat the same mistakes. He sees in it similar attributes associated with the Roman Republic before Julius Caesar seized power; extensive bureaucracy, corruption, senatorial infighting and filled with a people driven solely by greed and personal gain. It exists as the antithesis to the Legion and as a catalyst for change that only a confrontation with it can bring; a clash he sees as an inevitable product of Hegelian dialectics. The conflict is a vital one, not only for the future of his Legion strategically, but also philosophically; the NCR is the first of his enemies to which he is truly ideologically opposed and the first that can truly test the Strength of his Legion, as well as his philosophy.
In his view, the NCR does not have a long-term solution to the problems of the Wasteland - the bombs had reset humanity's progress and he believed the time had come to rebuild it into something new. He argues that NCR is weakened by its democracy, and that it was at its strongest when under the dominating rule of its second president - Tandi - whose popularity was such she remained leader of the NCR for most of her lifetime as the senate would never dare oppose her. He was taught to venerate her as a child and observes that she was ultimately more of a queen than an elected official and that it is similar centralized power that a new civilization needs.
He also regards self-sacrifice as a necessary part to rebuild civilization, as evidenced by the fact that he refuses the very notion of using the Securitrons hidden inside the bunker underneath his camp. He believes that the Legion soldiers would grow complacent and lazy with robots to fight for them.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
|This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
|This character is a temporary companion.
|This character is a permanent companion. They grant the - perk.
|This character is a doctor.
|This character is a merchant.
|Caps: -
Sells: -
|This character can repair items.
|Repair cap: -
|This character can modify weapons.
|This character rents beds.
|Cost: - caps.
|This character starts quests.
|This character is involved in quests.
- Render Unto Caesar: From here on out, the player can choose to work for Caesar, and thus, the Legion.
- Et Tumor, Brute?: Caesar has a lethal brain tumor that he desperately needs fixed.
- The House Always Wins, Wild Card: You and What Army?: When the player comes to The Fort, Caesar believes he has another pawn to use. He orders the Courier to go to the underground weather monitoring station and destroy the Securitron vault. When Mr. House or Yes Man contacts you from within the bunker and tells the Courier to activate all the Securitrons, the player can. The resultant shaking of the ground fools Caesar into thinking you destroyed whatever was there.
- Return to Sender: If Caesar has been killed or his sickness discovered, the player can complete the quest by convincing Chief Hanlon to stop his plot against the NCR, thus allowing both the Rangers led by the Chief and the Troopers led by Lee Oliver to be praised for their victory in Hoover Dam (If the Courier join the Republic), having Hanlon retire (If the Player join Yes Man/House), or the remaining Rangers being killed to the last by the Legion (If you join the Legion)
- I Forgot to Remember to Forget: If Caesar is killed, 2 companion points are gained, which helps gain access to Craig Boone's personal quest.
|Other items
|On death
|Caesar's armor
|Displacer glove
|Platinum chip
(If Benny survives the confrontation at The Tops)
|Legion ear
Killing Caesar
If you manage to kill Caesar the effects on the game are fairly minor, (although the Legion ending is massively changed), due to the fact that Caesar, as the leader of the Legion, no longer directly participates in combat.
- If the Courier speaks to Caesar before attacking him, they can say "Death to tyrants!" This is a common mistranslation of the Latin phrase "Sic semper tyrannis." The actual translation of this phrase is "Thus always to tyrants." This is believed to have been uttered by the assassins of the real Julius Caesar. The latter is also the name of a challenge to assassinate the NCR's President.
- If Caesar dies for any reason other than his illness in Et Tumor, Brute?, Legion reputation will automatically change to Vilified, even if you didn't kill him yourself.
- Julie Farkas exclaims "So, the great Caesar is dead ..." and goes on saying that she doubts that it will have much effect on the imminent attack.
- If you talk to Mr. House about killing Caesar before he dies, Mr. House will reply that "[He] does not want you to touch one hair on that man's head, assuming you can find one." He says that Caesar provides a good distraction for the NCR.
- If you kill Caesar while working with Mr. House on the various "The House Always Wins" quests, you can return to Mr. House and tell him that Caesar is dead. Mr. House simply notes that this has a "minimal" impact on the battle for Hoover Dam and offers no reward or punishment for the action.
- If you kill Caesar, Mr. New Vegas will say "it is still unknown how the assassin managed to evade security," even if you killed Caesar in a frontal assault on The Fort (i.e., didn't evade security).
- Even if Caesar is killed without being detected, many denizens of the Mojave will still openly praise the Courier for the deed.
- If Caesar is killed with Boone as a companion, Boone will smugly say "Thumbs down, you son of a bitch!" - a reference to the gesture that is commonly thought to have called for the execution of a failed gladiator in ancient Rome, interestingly though, thumb inside the fist actually meant "mercy" or "weapons down." He will subsequently have further dialogue options when selecting the "Talk" option. He will also talk about the death of Caesar having little effect on the attack on Hoover Dam, but admits, on prompting from the Courier, that he still enjoyed it immensely. You will also gain two points to use toward Boone's quest I Forgot to Remember to Forget.
- There is a speech dialogue, if speaking with the Legate at the end of the game, stating "So, Caesar giving orders from beyond the grave?" - an indication that Mr. House is right, and Caesar's death was no more than a minimal setback. However, House will also note that Lanius is a poor leader compared to Caesar, and predicts that within a year of his death the Legion will be torn apart by infighting.
- Caleb McCaffery greets you with "All hail the slayer of Caesar!"
- Marcus remarks that the Legion follow Caesar, not Caesar's ideals, and that when Caesar dies the Legion will fall apart—though perhaps not immediately.
- NCR troopers will say: "Wish I could have been there to see Caesar die. What an asshole."
- Chairmen at The Tops will state "You're the gasser who killed Caesar, ain't ya? Ring-a-ding!"
- Francine Garret states "here's one on the house for taking down Caesar, serves him right for treating women like livestock," and gives you a free bottle of liquor.
- James Garret will also give you a free bottle of liquor, like his sister.
- Some travelers on the Strip will comment, "Now that you've killed that Caesar bastard, the Strip's really going to bloom."
- White Gloves in the Ultra-Luxe will comment, "There's a rumor going around that you killed Caesar! I'm dying to know... is it true? That he used a hairpiece, I mean?"
- If Caesar is killed, Sergeant McCredie at Camp Golf will compliment the Courier on a great job, and Mags will say, "I hear Caesar's dead, and we have you to thank for it...nice work."
- In Honest Hearts you are able to tell Joshua Graham that you "saw to it" that Caesar died. He will not react much to the news but he will admit that he thought he would die before Caesar. He also remarks that Caesar's death is good news for the Mojave, and states that without Caesar's leadership the Legion will eventually fall apart. However, you cannot do the reverse, as killing the Legion's former No. 2 man (or even leaving him alive) brings no dialogue options with Caesar. (He will still mention Caesar in the final battle against the White Legs)
- If the player speaks to Lily, she will remark that Leo thinks there will be more people to chop up and that the player should be careful.
- If you speak to Ulysses after the end of Lonesome Road you can tell him if you have killed Caesar, he isn't angry despite his former allegiance to the Legion and states that the east may fall apart in time but that it's too soon to tell; he goes on to say that unless you do the same to Lanius he won't thank you.
- While near the end of Return to Sender, you can convince Chief Hanlon to come back to his senses and cease falsifying the reports by reporting Caesar's death to him.
- Caesar's ailment can be inquired about if your Medicine skill is high enough, but sometimes the pain will bother him enough that he will cut the conversation and lie down. You can talk to him, mentioning that you believe something is wrong, after which he will lie back down and warn you not to speak to him again until the following day. If you ignore him and speak to him again, he will call on his Praetorians and they will attack you.
- Members of the Legion pronounce Caesar's name /ˈkaizar/, a post-classical Latin pronunciation, emphasizing the diphthong. Legionaries who knew him before the Legion, as well as most other wastelanders, pronounce it as the Anglicized /ˈsiːzər/.
- Caesar is one of the characters that the player must eat in order to earn the Meat of Champions perk.
- It is possible to complete Legion quests even if you are Vilified by them upon entering The Strip, but this is a one time offer when you are granted the Mark of Caesar.
- According to Antony, Caesar once owned a pet cyberdog before it was lost in battle.
- Caesar holds some level of respect for Aaron Kimball, calling him "a man of potential." He believes that Kimball would have been more powerful and had more control over the NCR if he had seized power, instead of being elected.
- If you complete Restoring Hope or I Put a Spell on You (on the NCR side), Caesar will mention how you have been so much trouble for the Legion. This also happens by completing Birds of a Feather, killing Dead Sea (can be done with or without completing Restoring Hope), breaking the alliance with the Khans in Oh My Papa, completing How Little We Know in Cachino's favor, killing Vulpes Inculta, or all of the above.
- He will turn hostile if you refuse to work for him twice.
- If you pickpocket Caesar while he sees you, he will automatically turn hostile (his inventory doesn't open).
- Despite the Legion's strong stance against advanced technology, Caesar uses a Displacer glove and has an Auto-Doc in his private tent.
- Whether out of hubris or blatant hypocrisy, Caesar is the only one in his faction who doesn't speak in a formal, bookish manner in any way. Barring his occasional use of latin and his occasional informative speech, he speaks in a casual, "modern-day," sour tone.
- If Caesar dies, his body will never disappear.
- If Caesar turns hostile, he appears to not have an "attacking expression," and will attack with an expression on his face as if he wasn't angry.
- Caesar is the only one of the Legion to swear; all other members do not swear whatsoever.
Notable quotes
- "We have cities of our own, but nothing compared to Vegas. Finally, my Legion will have its Rome."
- "Oh yes, raised in that tradition. And the teaching stuck. I was taught it was my responsibility to bring the torch of knowledge to the wastes."
- "As an anthropologist and linguist, my assignment was to learn the dialects of the Grand Canyon tribes. What a fucking waste of time!"
- "I showed them total warfare. Like I said, there's a lot you can learn from old books."
- "Good. In hoc signo taurus vinces. (In this sign, you, the bull, will win.)"
- "Thesis and antithesis. The Colorado River is my Rubicon. The NCR council will be eradicated, but the new synthesis will change the Legion as well... from a basically nomadic army to a standing military force that protects its citizens, and the power of its dictator."
- "My conquest of the Mojave will be a glorious triumph, marking the transition of the Legion from a basically nomadic tribe to a genuine empire. Just as my namesake campaigned in Gaul before he crossed the Rubicon, so have I campaigned, and will cross the Colorado."
- "I've heard it's a bad idea to tempt the wrath of Caesar."
Caesar appears only in Fallout: New Vegas but is mentioned in the add-ons Honest Hearts, Old World Blues[4] and Lonesome Road. He was going to appear in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios.
Behind the scenes
- John Gonzalez wrote Caesar and J.E. Sawyer asked for Caesar to present his rationale in the framework of his interpretation of Hegelian dialectics.[5]
- Caesar possesses a number of parallels to his historical counterpart. For example, the historical Caesar actually suffered from a condition similar to the one depicted in-game. He had headaches, blackouts, and sometimes even seizures. In terms of appearance, Caesar is balding and has an Aquiline nose, a sign of nobility in ancient Rome. One thing of note is that Caesar is 55 years old in 2281, and the historical Julius Caesar was assassinated at the age of 56 on March 15, 44 B.C.
- Metzger, the leader of the Slavers Guild from the Den, was initially named Caesar.
- Caesar claims to be the son of Mars; through his claimed ancestor, Romulus, C. Julius Caesar claimed to be a descendant of the god Mars as well.
- In a quote, Caesar refers to the Rubicon River, which the real Julius Caesar actually crossed in 49 B.C., triggering the Roman Civil Wars. Roman armies were forbidden from crossing it (and, as such, entering Rome itself) except for few exceptions. Therefore, having his armies cross the river was the same as a declaration of war and as such an irreversible decision, a point of no return. This reference, in combination with Caesar's plan of making Vegas the true capital of his empire, parallels the historical Caesar.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dialogue with Joshua Graham in Honest Hearts
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide, collector's edition
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas
- ↑ He is mentioned by the Toaster.
- ↑ Johua Sawyer on Formspring


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California winemakers have taken the Burgundian varietals of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and made them shine. Harvest reports from grower producers in both the northern and southern regions suggest 2012 could be a special vintage.
Also, mark your calendar for a pair of must-attend November wine events.
Winemaker spotlight
Sonoma Coast/Russian River Valley
Scientific analysis provided Paul Sloan with a road map for harvest.
But the grower producer of Small Vines used his gut feeling as an experienced winemaker to set a final date.
"Science got me in the ballpark," Sloan said. "When we got to 22.5 Brix, I put the tools away and used my intuition."
Combined with perfect weather, Sloan has a bumper crop with which to work. In 2011, Sloan had just one ton of Pinot Noir; so place your orders when you can. The 2012 vintage was six tons, even after fruit was dropped shortly after set to ensure there would be solid yields.
"It was a great year," Sloan said. "The weather was mild and nice. It was a beautiful summer and easy growing season.
For the first time since 2007, Small Vines will feature a Chardonnay with fruit from its estate property. Sloan harvested at 22.5 Brix and expects the young fruit to produce a Chard with minerality and 13 percent alcohol. It will be lean, terrior driven and the result of years of hard work.
"We put so much work into it," said Sloan about the Chardonnay vineyard. "When you've invested so much time into a project and to have it all come back is very rewarding."
Santa Barbara County
The weather in Santa Barbara must be a winemaker's dream.
It seems like everyday my iPhone weather app returns the same forecast: 70s and sunny.
While Rick Longoria, the dean of winemakers in the area, has been tested during his long and distinguished career by a challenging vintage, 2012 won't go down in history as one of them.
Longoria harvested Pinot Noir from Fe Ciega, his estate vineyard for his eponymous label, Sept. 7 through 14.
"Quality is excellent," Longoria said. "The wines are showing really beautiful balance and precocious flavors already. We picked before a short heat wave so our average sugar levels were all below 24 Brix."
With Chardonnay harvested at 22.5 Brix, Longoria expects a wine with high acidity, from the kind of vintage that featured the rare combination of quantity and quality.
"Overall it's a very well-balanced vintage," Longoria said. "Most growers are experiencing above average crop yields, but quality is also above average. It's been a great, easy vintage with hardly any challenges so far."
Where to go
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CAGVenture brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 151 Designs von 48 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We are seeking a thoughtful and talented designer to refresh our company logo for a more contemporary look.
The Certif-A-Gift Company
This contest is different than most of the others posted on 99Designs. We are not a new company. We are not a high-tech company. We don't believe in get-rich-quick schemes. We are a family business that tries hard to follow the golden rule by treating our vendors, customers and employees like family.
It's important you know this before you start noodling and doodling on our logo. We've been in business for 54 years and, Lord willing, will be in business for another 54 years. So, in thinking about our logo, consider this as an opportunity to create a bit of history and the chance to have a portfolio piece you can refer to long into your retirement!
We sell to corporate buyers throughout the United States and Canada, most of whom are women under the age of 45.
What we sell:
Our product is very simple: We sell what's known as plateau gift booklets which companies use as sales incentives, customer thank-you gifts, and in customer loyalty programs.
Yes, this is a real throwback to the 1950's—physical, tangible booklets—all of which are 4/c printed, saddlestitched, 12-page product catalogs (approx. 11.5 in. x 9 in or 28.5 cm x 22 cm). Each booklet features a wide assortment of really nice products in a given price-range.
In case you want to know, here's how it works for our customers:
Our buyer determines the gift level (we have gift levels starting at $25 and go all the way up to $5,000) and places an order with us. We mail the buyer the gift booklet matching the price level. The buyer presents the booklet to the recipient. The recipient selects their gift from the gift booklet or from our online catalog. We ship the gift right to the recipient.
Even with everything going online today, we continue to grow our business. Our customers tell us our gift booklets are still one of the coolest and easiest ways to say thank-you or award an employee with a nice gift, which the recipient chooses for themselves.
Our logo and the project to redesign it:
We are seeking a thoughtful and talented designer to refresh our company logo for a more contemporary look.
You can download the current logo file by going to: http://snipurl.com/99design.
I've also included a scan of our current business card so you can see how we've used the logo in a unique way (redesigning our business card is NOT part of this project)
As you can see in the attached, our logo has two elements.
Element 1: Our brand name: Certif-A-Gift (script).
Element 2: The gift box + ribbon/bow surrounding our brand name.
We use our brand name with and without the gift box in our marketing materials today. The box seems to date us and given our business, it may even confuse our customers, thinking that we are in the gift-supply business. The ribbon and bow further contribute to this confusion. The script font and color (red), however, are less objectionable, but we are concerned that the particular script-font, itself, may need a little tweaking, too, to achieve a more contemporary feel. The color (red) has served us well, but we are open to consider other choices or variations. Our only real issue with red is that it can sometimes print as pink, especially when we screen it back on 2/c print jobs.
So, if we were to force a ranking, from most objectionable to least objectionable elements of our current logo it would be:
- The font surrounding the gift box ("the" and "company")
- The gift box
- The ribbon
- The bow
- The script font
- The color (red)Output:
- Adobe Illustrator ai files in color and 1/c (black)
- .jpg, gif in various sizes (to be determined)
- Horizontal and vertical (stacked) formatsKeep in mind:
Please keep in mind that our logo must be easily reproducible in print (4/c, 2/c and 1/c). So if you have some wonderful idea that works great for the web, but will be a real problem to print (like a logo with complicated color gradients), please go back to the drawing board.
The winning designer will not only win the cash award, we will also send you a $50 award gift booklet for you to select your own gift.
A contemporary look that our customers will remember.
Faddish, hip, millennial designs that will be out of style in a year.
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


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I'm playing around with a sequence $\{x_n\}$ defined by $$ x_{n+1}=\frac{\alpha+x_n}{1+x_n}=x_n+\frac{\alpha-x_n^2}{1+x_n}. $$ Here $\alpha\gt 1$, and $x_1\gt\sqrt{\alpha}$.
I'm trying to compute $\lim\ x_n$. If it converges, it's easy to compute it as $\sqrt{\alpha}$ from the above equalities, but I don't know if it does or not. Does it?
I made a few observations from the relations (I can included proofs, which are mostly playing with inequalies):
- $x_n\gt\sqrt{\alpha}\implies x_{n+1}<\sqrt{\alpha}$
- $x_n\lt\sqrt{\alpha}\implies x_{n+1}>\sqrt{\alpha}$
- $x_n>\sqrt{\alpha}\implies x_{n+2}<x_n$
- $x_n<\sqrt{\alpha}\implies x_{n+2}>x_n$
From these I deduced that $x_1>x_3>x_5>\cdots$ and is bounded below by $\sqrt{\alpha}$. Also, $x_2<x_4<x_6<\cdots$ and is bounded above by $\sqrt{\alpha}$. So I know $\{x_{2m}\}$ and $\{x_{2m+1}\}$ both converge.
I figure if $\{x_n\}$ does not converge, then for some $\epsilon>0$, and for any $N$, there exist some $n,m>N$ such that $|x_n-x_m|>\epsilon$, and $n$ and $m$ can be of different parity. Is there some way to get a contradiction? Thanks.


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'Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything' – George Bernard Shaw
Perhaps a lofty notion with which to begin an article on such a topic, but please indulge me. Picture it, we've all been there; the rock show who your friend who is in a band/is a promoter/is a die-hard metalhead (delete as applicable) recommended to you. You know the pitch. 'Oh yeah it's gonna be amazing, we've got Psychomatic Souleater, Chainsaw Surgery and Aborted DonkeyFoetus ONTHE SAME BILL! Dude it's gonna rawwwwwwwk' etc etc. Cue an evening of blast beats, palm-muting heavy dirges filled with growled and screeched lyrics detailing topics taking in genocide, mass murder, torture and all sorts of other-not-suitable-for your-granny delights described in the goriest of gory detail. The merch stand stacked high with t-shirts emblazoned with a near illegible thicket-esque logo of the bands in situ, sat proudly atop various hand-drawn images of corpses in various stages of dismemberment, decay and mutilation. Kids going wild in a fantasy land of imaginary bloodlust and killing frenzies, rocking out and jumping around, minds probably filled of their cantankerous boss or wayward ex-girlfriend being the unfortunate victim of whatever manner of torture and sadism the latest ditty happens to be detailing.
Now far be it from me to suggest that such events don't still have a place in modern music, but consider the above ask yourself, doesn't it all feel a bit… stale?
Enter Babymetal.
Japan has a rich and successful culture of musical exports to the West. From early traditional folk music to post-war Japanese jazz of June and Sadao Watanabe, right through to the Hyde (sadly deceased in circumstances that can only be described as still disputed) era of X-Japan, the country has often found success with international audiences. However, in a country oft-described as almost totally homogenous, the international recognition of its musical and cultural exports is nearly universally regarded with a sense of total surprise and generally deemed as a one-off.
It is in this context that the roaring success of Babymetal in the west and across the world should be recognised as a perfect example of how an almost exclusively westernised concept can be taken, analysed for it's technical and compositional points, assimilated and subsequently combined with an exclusively Japanese musical formula to go on to create the most exciting and original sub genre of music since the Nu-Metal revolution of the early 2000's, when bands such as Korn, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit tore up the rule book, gave a mighty middle finger to the purists and struck out alone to invent a whole new genre on their own, to widespread international acclaim. The fusion of the predominantly death-metal based style with it's blast beats, palm muting and epic solos rammed together with the sugary J-Pop choruses and highly stylised choreography has won applause from many well-respected metal journalists and critics, and the band became an internet sensation more or less overnight thanks to the viral success of the video for the song 'Gimme Chocolate', which was the springboard for their penetration into the lucrative western market.
But what of perception? In a genre that it could be perhaps implied relies heavily on style over substance, and regarding a band that flies in the face of every convention previously set, how is this extremely divisive act going over with the musical masses? Well, fan reaction can be at best described as mixed, with many old skool metal fans and long-time extreme metallers no doubt throwing themselves from the nearest tall structure like so many butthurt, corpse-painted lemmings. BUT, there are many quarters of both the music press and indeed inside these more traditional cliques that have not only accepted Babymetal, but actually welcomed them with open arms as the breath of fresh air they so clearly are. In a sub culture famed for its strict formula following, an act has broken through that has done away with convention and rewritten the script. It takes no more than a cursory scan at a Babymetal Youtube post or a Metal Hammer (longtime and ardent supporters) article concerning BM to see that the detractors need little excuse to vent their choler in the most colourful and descriptive terms against the band and the emerging genre, not to mention the followers themselves.
But is the invective born of anger? Or fear?
Fear that a treasured institution previously considered sacrosanct and impermeable due to it's inherent inaccessibility is being dismantled and turned into something new? And moreover, not by some corporate juggernaught or powerful new act that roar, rage and roll over every perhaps weaker band and leave them floundering in its wake, but by three smiling Japanese teenagers singing cheerfully about chocolate and bullying? The fury of the puritans is only exacerbated by the seemingly industry-wide endorsement of what the Babymetal team are doing from established metal personalities ranging from Anthrax to Metallica, Corey Taylor to Marty Friedmann, the project has been backed and supported by some quarters who some metal fans will have been aghast to see doing anything but slamming it as faddy, flash-in-the-pan stuff and nonsense.
What can be considered perhaps more remarkable is how much of a gateway to Japanese culture in it's wider sense Babymetal has become for many wide-eyed, previously non aware westerners. The 'WTF Japan' aspect of western society has long been established, with many western news agencies, websites and television programmes for years making light work of lampooning of the more obviously bizarre cultural oddities. Serving as an unashamed icon of the famously perceived more 'quirky' aspects of Japanese pop-culture, many newly converted western Babymetal fans have gone on to take in more and more of Japanese music, both modern and traditional, and indeed made such a pursuit into an actual lifestyle, right here in the west.
Love them or hate them, indifferent or ardent die hard supporter, Babymetal have generated a discussion, a debate that rages in the previously fading heart of what is regarded as an extremely traditional and dogmatic genre that could have been described as screaming out for an injection of something new to get people both excited and engaged, and boy did everybody get that. Babymetal have breathed new life into an aging beast formerly in danger of falling foul of even marginal notoriety and being consigned to forever the preserve of those dedicated enough to still pursue it. It is pushing bands to create ideas, to work harder to entertain their audiences by using new ideas and creating new fusions and hybrid styles to ensure supporters remain engaged and ultimately 'keeping the scene alive', the universal tagline of more or less any up and coming metal band that ever dreamed of one day making it big. Vive le Kawaii Revolution!
Scary metal? It's just too damned mainstream…..


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Two of the first jokes fired off Seth MacFarlane's lips at the Oscars fell flat Sunday night. The first off-color jibe was made at Rihanna and Chris Brown's expense, while the second barb targeted Mel Gibson.
The Gibson joke, when McFarlane said the reason there were so many n-bombs in the script for Django Unchained is because it was based on Mel Gibson's voice mails didn't earn many fans early on. In fact, it garnered more boos than anything. Apparently it's too soon to joke about the actor's terrible verbal attacks?
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