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Bank of America suit too little, too late
Shareholders get hit, and the bad guys get away.
Our eyes glaze over at another lawsuit against Bank of America (BAC), this time from the U.S. attorney for mortgage fraud. Our eyes glaze over for the following reasons:
- No one will be pursued personally, which is all we really care about, because it wasn't "systematic," it was right from the top. The buck didn't stop at the institution, it stopped at the people running the institution at the time. The only bills they will have to pay are the ones on their boat drink tab.
- The shareholders of Bank of America are the ones who are ultimately going to have to pay the legal tab and the settlement sum, because the feds are not going to shut down Bank of America. Nobody post Arthur Andersen gets shut down, as that cost too many jobs. Bank of America is on the too-big-to-fail list anyway.
- The housing market is coming back, the only thing stopping it from booming being the banks that are so far behind in legal paperwork and don't want to add new lending officers and back-office personnel until all of these legal bills are sorted.
- The decision by Justice to pursue Bank of America now for what its predecessor bank did years ago seems almost like desperation. It won't change any behavior that changed years ago.
- We never put in place a federal criminal mortgage task force to target the people who got us into this mess, and you can go back and read the headlines and sense the failure to supervise and perhaps the insistence that laws be broken to make quarters. We always hear that these cases are too hard to make. So then why do we even bother at all to sue the companies when the people who will pay are the hapless shareholders who did nothing?
But the only real major case I saw about mortgage fraud was a loss for the government, a complicated case about valuing securities owned by a fund and the managers who valued them that was brought in Brooklyn. That loss took the steam right out of the government and the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. Rather than assessing what went wrong in Brooklyn just decided to focus on other, less important issues.
So Bank of America will contest this case, as it does all of them. There will be many years of discovery, which will produce nothing other than what we already know happened, and in the end the government will announce a settlement with Bank of America for a huge amount that will go who knows where, and lots of money will be made by the lawyers who defend Bank of America, and it will cost some half penny a share, and the shareholders will pay the bill, and that's about it.
The failure of the governments at all levels to regulate this business now rivals the failure of the government and the banks to do their jobs in trying to clean up the mess. This lawsuit is still one step backward. Too little, too late, with not an ounce of justice coming from Justice. What an opportunity missed, what a barn door closing on the shareholders' faces after the bad guys got away.
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One question, Jim: Where do you go once you've screwed the whole world? Notably, those who will be tasked with fixing what took decades of Ivy League collusion to make, won't be wearing school colors or watching commercialized sports instead of doing their jobs.
I assume the opinion of ANY talking head on TV who makes a good salary is biased, most likely towards the Republicans because they say they will tax them less. They end up voting for SOMEBODY, right? I'd bet 80% of those who make more than 300k a year vote GOP. I extrapolate that to talking heads on TV as well .I bet 80% vote GOP, even the dudes on MSNBC. Make that 95% for CNBC and Fox
I will give Jim credit for promoting Apple big time when it was at an all time high of 200 and many thought it had peaked. You could have tripled your money quite quickly
Let's see now, TARP sure as hell wasn't Communism or Socialism because private enterprise benefited from tax dollars. And it sure as hell wasn't Capitalism because public funds were used instead of private ones to fund the banks. I guess that only leaves on "ism" left, huh
Did not TARP save the banks from being nationalized? Or do we wish to rewrite history. So why do you that love the Capitalist system bad mouth it. It worked GREAT and even made a profit for Uncle Sam. We would have Socialism in the US today without TARP. So WHY NOT repeat as necessary. You tell me
If you have a mortgage with Chase and a line of credit with Bank of America, you cannot refinance with Chase because Bank of America will balk, saying they refuse to take a subordinate position. I could have saved $350 a month from an unsolicited refinance offer from Chase, but lost out because I also had an account with Bank of America who refused to go along
Reg;s are working so don't let Romney undo them and let wild west come back.....
Which Romney will we see today on tv, the real one or the flip flopper ?????
For War against War, for women against women, for middleclass against middleclass, for coal against coal, for medical reform against medical reform.
A real shape shifter, a chameleon. America wake up to this guy he been an opportunist all his life !
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Entrepreneurships, the Firm, and the General Market Information Problem
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...is full of flash. And that changes things.
Not a surprise at all to anyone paying attention, but there it is. Flash is changing things in many ways:
- Hybrid SSD+HD drives are now out there on the market, bringing storage tiering to the consumer space.
- SSD is now kind of a standard for Laptops, or should be. The cheap option still has HD on it, but... SSD man. Just do it.
- One SSD can fully saturate a 6Gb SATA or SAS link. This changes things:
- A channel with 12 of those things is going to seriously under-utilize the individual drives.
- There is no way a RAID setup (hardware, software, or ZFS) can keep up with parity calculations and still keep the drives performant, so parity RAID of any stripe is a bad choice.
- A system with a hundred of these things on it, channeled appropriately of course, won't have enough system-bus speed to keep them fed.
- Large scale enterprise systems are increasingly using a SSD tier for either caching or top-level tiering (not all solutions are created equal).
- ZFS L2ARC + Log
- They're now coming in PCIe flavors so you don't even have to bother with a HBA.
- Don't have to worry about that SAS speed-limit anymore.
- Do have to worry about how many PCIe slots you've got.
Way back in elder days, when Windows NT was a scrappy newcomer challenging the industry dominant incumbent and and said incumbent was making a mint on selling certifications, I got one of those certifications to be a player in the job market (it actually helped). In the studying for that certification I was exposed to a concept I had never seen before:
The Hierarchical Storage Management System.
NetWare had hooks for it. In short, it does for files what Storage Tiering does for blocks. Pretty easy concept, but required some tricky engineering when the bottom layer of the HSM tree was a tape library(1). All scaled-out (note, not distributed(2)) storage these days is going to end up using some kind of HSM-like system. At they very tippy-top you'll get your SSDs. They may even be in the next layer down as well. Spinning rust (disks) will likely form the tier that used to belong to spooling rust (tape), but they'll still be there.
And that tier? It can RAID5 all it wants. It may be 5 disk sets, but it'll have umpty different R5 sets to stripe across so it's all good. The famous R5 write-penalty won't be a big issue, since this tier is only written to when the higher tier is demoting data. It's not like the HSM systems of yore where data had to be promoted to the top tier before it could even be read, we can read directly from the slow/crappy stuff now!(3)
All flash solutions will exist, and heck, are already on the market. Not the best choice for bulk-storage, which is why they're frequently paired with big deduplication engines, but for things like, say, being the Centralized Storage Array for a large VM (sorry, "private cloud") deployment featuring hundreds/thousands of nearly identical VMs... they pay off.
Spinning disks will stick around the way spooling tape has stuck around. Farther and farther from the primary storage role, but still very much used.
[1]: Yes, these systems really did have a tape drive as part of a random-access storage system. If you needed a file off of tape, you waited. Things were slower back then, OK? And let us not speak of what happened when Google Desktop showed up and tried to index 15 years worth of archival data, and did so on 200 end-user workstations within a month.
[2]: Distributed storage is another animal. The flash presence there is less convincing, but it'll probably happen anyway.
[3]: Remember that bit about Google Desktop? Well... "How did we go from 60% used to 95% used on the home-directory volumes in a week? OUR USERS HAVEN'T BEEN THAT USERY!!!" That's what happened. All those brought-from-archive files now landed on the precious, precious hard-drives. Pain teaches, and we figured out how to access the lower tiers.
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Cameron Haven
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- Hips
- 36
- Height
- 5' 10"
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- 128
- Birthday
- June 26, 1983
- Hometown
- St. Petersburg, FL, United States
About Cameron Haven
A lot has changed since Cameron first appeared in the pages of Playboy as a fresh-faced coed in the 2004 Girls of the ACC pictorial. She has since graduated from FSU and is a successful pharmaceutical sales rep and frequent model for print and commercial campaigns in Florida. To see what else this sunshine state hottie is up to, check out Cameron's interview featured in the members area.


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Overuse of CT scan is causes to cancer. According the records now CT scan is become first choice for physicians to diagnose some normal conditions like back pain. According to the official record CT scan is growing at about 12 percent each year. Well, some radiologists are showing their concern regarding CT scan, they are requesting to the doctors to be more careful about ordering CT scans.
Ct scans causes cancer by 0.04%. Well, sometimes CT scans are very useful and saves patients from some undertaking more invasive checkups. Most of the CT scans ordered by physicians are appropriate.
What is CT Scan Exactly:-
Computerized tomography or CT scans is a medical imaging method for capturing cross sections images. CT scans can expose patient for medical ionizing radiation .
CT scans machine expose higher radiation dose than any conventional x-ray machine.
Here we've an example for this:-
CT scan of chest is expose 100 times more radiation dose as comparatively any routine chest x-ray
CT scan is really very dangerous?? :-
The risk of developing cancer from a CT scan is relatively 0.4%, and very small. It is recorded that more than 300 new cases of the disease cancer every year in Australia may be attributed to the radiation expose. This report is based on estimation of the government that near to 114,000 Australians suffering from cancer, and getting cancer every year.
According to the council:-
It is decided by the cancer council that CT scans should not be for those patients who are having normal back pain, fever, unexplained weight loss, and recent significant injury.
Examples for unnecessary CT scans:-
• Patients who have been successfully treated for cancer and long term follow up in the patients.
• Routinely scans for common symptoms like normal back pain.
• To avoid medico-legal issue.
Good use of CT scan:-
• To ensure that there is no metastatic disease in a patient body before any radical surgery.
• Investigation of some special symptoms, and signs in a patient body.
• Sometimes work as a substitute for an invasive procedure like laparotomy.
What should patients do in these conditions:-
If your doctor is ordering CT scan for you, you can ask to your doctor that how this CT scan will benefit for you, you can also ask for some alternative investigations.
One thing you should kept in mind that CT scan has been overly prescribed in some serious circumstances. Patients should be informed about all the risk by the physicians.
Well, CT scan is very useful in some circumstances and saves patient from some invasive test. Most of the CT scan ordered by doctors are appropriate.


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Here are the 2012 winners of the American Library Association's young adults book awards:
Printz Award Home Page
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.
2012 Winner
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
2012 Honors
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
The Returning by Christine Hinwood
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
"New folks coming!"
That's the important news that the young rabbit, Little Georgie, has to share with all of his neighbors, from the stately deer to the excitable field mouse on Rabbit Hill. Will they be good providers or "slatternly" like the last batch? Most everyone hopes for a garden, but Phewie, the skunk, is hoping for some quality "garbidge." All of the residents of Robert Lawson's Rabbit Hill have an opinion and a hope about what will come.
So many things could go wrong if the new folks that come aren't nice. There might be vicious dogs. They might bring traps. They might even cut down and plow up the thicket where the burrow lies. Mother Rabbit is beside herself with worry, but Little Georgie and the rest are mostly just excited.
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
The land was theirs, but so were its hardships
Strawberries -- big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them. But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven't even begun their planting. Making the new farm prosper is not easy. There is heat to suffer through, and droughts, and cold snaps. And, perhaps most worrisome of all for the Boyers, there are rowdy neighbors, just itching to start a feud.
Newbery Medal-winning author Meindert DeJong (pronounced De-Young) immigrated to the United States with his family as a young boy. The family came to America so that his older brothers would not be drafted to fight in World War I. The DeJong family had a difficult time in their new country. The family was poor, and the children were sent to a private, religious school where the children were bullied for being immigrants. Meindert DeJong never forgot the experience of being a lonely child, and he wove that perspective into many of his books.
Here are the 2011 winners of the American Library Association's children's book awards:
Newbery Medal Home Page
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
2011 Winner
Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
2011 Honors
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Here are the 2011 winners of the American Library Association's young adults book awards:
Printz Award Home Page
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.
2011 Winner
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
Nothing by Janne Teller
I was proud of my sister, but that year, something began to rankle beneath the pride.
Louise has had enough of her twin sister. Caroline is beautiful. Caroline is talented. Caroline is better. Growing up on the small island of Rass in Chesapeake Bay, Caroline seems to do nothing but take from Louise: their parents' love, Louise's chances for an education, her dreams for the future. They have spent their lives entwined -- sleeping in the same room, eating at the same table, learning in the same classroom -- and yet somehow nothing can bring them together. Louise's only hope lies in seeking a place for herself beyond the stretch of Rass's shores and her sister's shadow.
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Roberts backs Wales to kick on
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March 17, 2013
Jamie Roberts produced arguably his best performance of this year's Six Nations in the title showdown with England on Saturday © PA Photos
Wales centre Jamie Roberts has warned the rest of the rugby world that there is more to come from the Six Nations champions.
Roberts played a pivotal role in Wales' stunning 30-3 triumph over England at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday that not only ensured a successful defence of their crown - a feat they last achieved in 1979 - but also shattered the visitors' hopes of a first Grand Slam in a decade.
Wales fourth Six Nations title in nine years was also secured with a record winning margin against England but Roberts is confident they can improve yet further. "I think there is more to come - that's the scary thing," he told PA Sport. "Our defence is outstanding, there is more to come in attack, and competition for places is very good in the squad. That is what drives us forward as a team.
"When you have got competition like that, you are on your toes and you are only ever a game away from being dropped. That is what drives us forward more than anything - that competitive edge. You don't win championships with 23 players, you win it with 35.
"Guys like (lock) Andrew Coombs, who would be disappointed after losing his starting place after the first few games, have been magnificent in this tournament. It's guys like that who win championships, guys who are maybe holding the tackle pads in training and put in the hard work when they're not in the starting XV."
If Wales had not made a slow start to their opener against Ireland - a game they eventually lost 30-22 - they would be celebrating back-to-back Grand Slams but Roberts hinted that their recovery this year brought more joy than last season's clean sweep.
"Chatting to a few of the boys, if anything it's a better feeling than last year," Roberts added. "From where we've come from in that first half of the Irish game to winning on the road - three on the bounce - and finally delivering at the Millennium Stadium, it's very pleasing.
"We took a bit of a beating from a lot of people after that Ireland game, and certainly the run of results (eight successive defeats) leading up to that. It was a very hard place to be. But it just goes to show the resilience of the boys. Rugby is 90% attitude, and the resilience the boys have shown during the last six or seven weeks has come to the fore.
"To concede just three points against a team of England's potency is very, very good for us and a tap on the back to Shaun Edwards.
"From a personal point of view it's been an absolute privilege to work with him. He's a great character, he knows his stuff inside and out, and to learn from someone of his calibre is up there with one of my greatest experiences as a rugby player. To see him smiling at the end was very pleasing. It's a better buzz than last year, if anything, because our games have been built on solid grunt and attitude."
The victory capped a testing week for Roberts who sat two important exams as part of his medical finals just days before the title showdown. "Yes, it's been difficult and there is a lot of pressure," he said. "But I made sure I worked hard enough three months ago. I sat down then, had a word with myself and knew I had to do hard work back then.
"It's not about turning up two weeks before the exams and working hard. It's about putting that work in place so that come the Six Nations I was just topping up my knowledge. The exams were pretty tough - I don't think they were meant to be easy - but hopefully I've managed to combine the two, and if I pass I will be a very proud person. It's just a big thanks to the medical school for helping me through it, and to (Wales interim head coach) Rob Howley and the Welsh Rugby Union as well."
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Fixed Price EnergyEnergy prices usually seem to only be going in one direction, especially when you get towards the winter months. So the appeal of fixed energy tariffs is sure to get your attention.
A fixed energy plan means that when you sign up to the tariff with your provider, you will be offered a set price that will remain in place for the agreed period of time, usually 12 months.
So you can rest assured that the price you pay for your gas and electricity will not vary for the length of the plan, as it is a fixed price.
Nearly a quarter of us either cannot afford to turn on our heating, or will only put it on when the weather really takes a turn for the worst. It is no wonder, given that the average price of our energy bills is £1,287 a year if you have stuck with a provider's standard tariff.
But moving to a fixed deal can save up to 15% on your energy bills, so there is a big saving to be had.
The pros and cons of a fixed price energy tariff
Getting a plan that fixes the amount you have to pay for your gas and electricity may seem like a panacea for energy bills, but there are some downsides to choosing a fixed tariff.
- You can save up to 15% on your bills compared to standard energy tariffs
- You know exactly how much you are going to pay for as long as your deal lasts, so you will not face any nasty surprise price rises
- You can budget more effectively for your household bills
- A fixed deal is unlikely to be the cheapest option. While the best online fixed tariffs tend to be less expensive than standard prices, they are usually dearer than online variable deals because you are paying a slight premium for the security of fixing
- You will not benefit from any falls in energy prices
- If you want to leave your deal before it expires, you may have to pay an exit fee
Once you have signed up to the contract, you will be penalised if you leave early so you need to check that the contract you are looking at is right for you. You should compare not only the prices of fixed energy tariffs, but also the details of the contract as the cheapest may not be the ideal one for you.
It is vital that you read through the terms and conditions of your energy provider's fixed rate tariff before you sign up. Even if you think at the start of your deal that you will not leave it until the end of your deal, your circumstances could change in the meantime, and you need to know what charges you could expect, or what you would need to do if you had to break the contract early.
If there have been significantly falls in energy prices, you may be able to get the cheapest rate available by switching supplier before you get to the end of your deal.
But you must take into account the penalty you will pay compared to the saving you will make. If your penalty is too high, then you should wait.
The difference between a fixed tariff and a capped price plan
Although both a fixed price tariff and a capped price plan provide you with a level of security in relation to the amount you will pay for your energy, there is one major difference.
A fixed price plan will guarantee that you pay an agreed price for a set period of time. A capped price plan will ensure you do not pay more than a set price for a set period, but you may pay less than this, and you will also benefit from any reductions in energy prices made by your provider.
How can I find out when my fixed tariff ends and what do I do?
Your energy provider should contact you to tell you that your fixed period is about to end - usually you get a letter about a month before.
This is the time to start looking into switching because if you do nothing most providers will move you onto their standard tariff which will probably be significantly more expensive.
You should always be looking for the cheapest deal on the market. Use the MoneySupermarket.com online energy calculator to find the best value product for you.


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The Oscars have come and gone and The Artist was the "big" winner of the night. Even though Hugo received the same number of Oscars. And for this reason I have to rant for a minute. The Artist won Costume Design, Score and the "big" awards like Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor while Hugo only won Best Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects which are clearly lesser awards. I'm not sure what makes these awards less important, but if you read all the news articles about the Academy Awards, you will see they're all about The Artist. And though The Artist did win best picture, I think Hugo deserves more praise than I have seen and the "technical" awards deserve more recognition than they are given.
On another film note, has anyone seen the most recent trailer for The Lorax, I know that after the word has gotten out to the public they cut down the trailer to smaller bits, but I saw one that went like this.
Girl :"I wish I could see a tree."
Boy: "I will show you a tree."
Then he shows her a tree.
That was about it. There is no mention that trees have died out or are rare or something like that and there is no struggle to get the tree. He just does what is asked and that's it. No conflict, no tension, no hook. And I doubt the trailer will interest anyone in the movie.
Alright, that's enough about what I've seen on TV, let's get on with the topic of the day. Today I have dialogue on my mind again. Regular readers will know that I have talked about dialogue many times before and this week I want to expand a bit on my ideas.
Two rules of screenwriting that I have mentioned before are as follows:
1) Film is visual
2) Dialogue shows character
From this we can see that dialogue comes secondary to description because it is not visual. Thus the story should be propelled forward by visuals and dialogue should instead be used to reveal character.
These rules are important because many times you will sit down to write a script and produce what I call a "talking head script". These scripts contain huge portions of dialogue exchanges without any actions or descriptions to break them up. You just have two people talking to each other. The issue with a talking head script is that it has placed the importance on dialogue and audio over action and visuals.
It can be perfectly fine to have a very dialogue heavy script if that is what your story deserves, but a talking head script with pages of dialogue is missing an important aspect of communication, body language.
A lot can be seen from body language, watch any silent film and you will see that you often know what the intertitles will say before they are shown (and sometimes the director scraps the intertitles altogether because they know the audience understand the body language). People don't sit down and talk without moving. People react physically to their state of mind and you need to show this in your script. You need to see how these words affect your characters. It will breathe more life into them and your story.
Another aspect of the story that can be undeveloped is the setting. Again with talking head scripts the setting becomes irrelevant. It could be in a cafe, a dinning room, a grocery store line, a space ship, whatever, if it is just two people talking then the surrounding environment may end up playing little to no role in their lives.
But this leaves so much opportunity unused. Think about the conversations you have, do you often sit or stand there unmoving or are you usually doing something else at the same time?
A room doesn't have to be just a set of four walls. There are objects that occupy the room. So fill that room, bring the setting to life and have your characters interact with the setting. If they are outside, think about everything that can exist around them. And then think beyond the setting to the rest of the physical world. What sounds are there? What smells? And what of your character's clothing? They may have pockets, a bag, a hat. All of this can be part of the story. So open up your mind and build up an entire physical world for your characters to live in.
Instead of having talking heads flip the balance from dialogue to action and give your characters some life, give them a setting, give them body language and breathe life into your visuals.


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Do you think 4.0.1 would be worth reactivating for to someone who has, for all intents and purposes, not been actively hardcore in the game since March this year?
On the one hand a LOT's changing, but on the other I can see myself going "wow, new talents, let's try them out!" doing some dungeons and then being bored again after a couple of days.
Semi-related question: if you have an unused faction change, does it disappear if your sub lapses or does it stay there (on the character selection screen) forever (assuming you never use it.)
Jack Miles said...
I'd wait 'til the pre-expansion events or the world changes if I were you.
If you're not interested in the once-and-gone pre-Shattering events (infiltrating the Twilight's Hammer, defending Stormwind/Orgrimmar, and beating on four event bosses), 4.0.1 won't have much for you.
If you're not interested in alts or lore, 4.0.3 won't have much for you.
If you're just looking for the new endgame, there's not much for you until Cataclysm.
I have a fair amount of friends who have quit, but still remain interested in the game, and they plan on returning just before 4.0.1 hits. That way they can experience Operation Gnomeregan, the 4.0.1 world events and the Shattering all nice and casually whilst giving them a bit of time to get some low end t10 for leveling.
Hollow Leviathan said...
Those who suggest waiting for 4.0.3 are neglecting that you'll miss out on the Operation: Gnomeregan or Zalazane's Fall events which will not be available forever. I'd say come back for 4.0.1 and get those accomplished, get re-acquanted with your new abilities, and soon enough it'll be 4.0.3 and pre-cata events will be coming out of the woodwork.
KataSamoes said...
The pre-Cata events, beyond Gnomeregan and Zalazane, are coming with 4.0.1 not 4.0.3. These events are attacks on the faction towns and cities of elementals, Event bosses, and small quest chains as part of it all. 4.0.3 is the Cataclysm patch aka "The Shattering" with the world changes having taken place. Tauren Chieftain will be different, Thrall off to the Maelstrom, Garrosh as warchief, etc etc etc.
tldr: 4.0.1 is the systems and pre-Cata world event.
4.0.3 is Cataclysm and world changes.
Regarding your second question: While I honestly don't know whether the Faction Change button sticks around after your subscription lapses, I imagine you can still get it even if it does disappear. Just submit a ticket or call Customer Service/Billing; they can easily see that you paid for the service yet never used it, and I'd bet anything they'd reaffix that button for you... even if it's been a stupidly long time, I seriously doubt they'd consider that $25 worth the huge amounts of negative PR they'd get for not giving you access to something you paid real money for.


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|Apache Web-Serving With Mac OS X, Part 5
|Do it over again with Perl
|2002-03-12 12:56:52
I was so encouraged by the results of your excellent tutorial on pHp/mySQL... I took a shot at "installing" mySQL for Perl... no success.
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Do it over again with Perl
2002-03-13 20:51:56 Morbus Iff | [View]
Ultimately, you'll want to either look at or join the email@example.com list. You can see the archives here (there are some mentions of DBI).
I've gone through a lot of Perl installations on my perl box, so, in my case, I just had to:
sudo perl -MCPAN -eshell
install Bundle::DBD::mysql
Sat through a few errors, and when things were all finished, this script worked correctly (it assumes the database has been created as per the PHP script, and that some data has been entered).
use DBI;
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:database=test;host=127.0.0.1;";
$dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, "root", "");
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM wisdom");
while (my $ref = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) {
print "$ref->{'id'}: $ref->{'author'} sez: $ref->{'wisdom'}\n";
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2002-03-18 19:45:57 gskluzacek [View]
what does the 2 lines below do?
sudo perl -MCPAN -eshell
install Bundle::DBD::mysql
The 2nd one looks to install the mysql database driver for dbi, but the 1st one I'm clueless on. Is there something similar to instal the acutal DBI module? Thanks.
Greg Skluzacek
Do it over again with Perl
2002-03-19 14:04:21 Morbus Iff | [View]
"sudo" says to run the next command as the root user. "perl" starts the perl interpreter, and automatically loads in a module called "CPAN" ("-MCPAN" is equivalent to "use CPAN;"). Finally, "-e" is the "execute this perl code" command, and we're saying to execute the "shell" command of CPAN.
The second command installs the actual module. If you know your module name, you can use it - so "install XML::Parser", "install LWP::Simple", "install DBI::mysql", and so on and so forth. If you do the "Bundle::DBD::mysql" as above, then you don't have to worry about installing the matching DBI module - it's contained within this "Bundle".


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North Korea's Hotel of Doom set to open next year
Twenty-four years behind schedule, the monstrous hotel will finally open, though foreigners aren't invited.
North Korea is probably not at the top of your travel list, for obvious reasons. But even if you won't be visiting the super-secretive nation anytime soon—it's certainly not an easy vacay to plan—this Daily Mail article about Pyongyang's Ryungyong Hotel, otherwise known as the Hotel of Doom, is a must-read.
The Hotel of Doom looms 1,082 feet (a whopping 105 floors) into the capitol's skyline, and is set to open next year after more than two decades of delays. The creepily futuristic, pyramid-shaped monolith is, according to the story, "the same shape and size as the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four." It's big enough to accommodate the entire annual number of tourists to Pyongyang in a single night. (See images of the Hotel of Doom.)
But this monstrosity isn't open to tourists, likely because the hotel has been disparaged by the press and rumored about since construction started—25 years ago. Writer Simon Parry risked his life, escaping from his sanctioned hotel in the guise of a pre-dawn jogger, to be the first foreigner inside the Hotel of Doom. And let's just say he wasn't impressed:
"I step through a maze of scaffolding and set foot in what will be the lobby entrance. It is quite a disappointment. There is no marble or teak on view to match the brilliance of its exterior, no chandeliers or flunkies in gold braid. When the North Koreans first unveiled their preposterous plans, the Ryugyong Hotel was to have at least 3,000 guest rooms, five revolving restaurants, shops, a casino and eight revolving floors of luxury suites in its pinnacle. There is no sign of them here. In fact, there is no sign of anything at all."
Read the rest of the article here. Parry won't be returning to North Korea anytime soon; in fact, blogging this has surely secured the fact that I won't be, either.
Photo courtesy of Joseph A Ferris III.
I can see it now. North Korea starts laughing their asses off at the rest of the world for underestimated them while the whole time they were in cahutts with China. Then this Chinese funded silo will open up and knock out everything 20,000 feet up by sonar. We should never underestimate people we can't control. Oh yea, Merry Christmas Everybody!!!!! GOD Bless the USA!!!!
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Swedish heavy metal icons, AMON AMARTH, have launched their brand new music video, the title track to their 2013 album, 'Deceiver of the Gods.' The video features clips from the upcoming film, Northmen - A Viking SagaRead More
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Our music scene is going through an interesting cycle in the present day. There have been a large influx of young bands that have provided great excitement and passion for us all in the last few years, but we're also entering a time where the influences of those bands are celebrating major anniversaries for their most loved albums. Bands like Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, and New Found Glory, among many others, have seen ten year anniversaries come and go. We all expect there to be more than a few great ten year tours in 2013, but PropertyOfZack team members put together a list of a few more albums that we want more than anything to see toured in full in 2013. Check out the full Discussion and feel free to reblog with any albums you think need to be championed as underrated masterpieces too!
blink-182 - Untitled
My favorite blink-182 record. Untitled pushed blink past pop-punk sing-alongs and dick jokes. It showed a band that could create powerful song after powerful song yet still packed with hugely successful singles with "Feeling This," "I Miss You," and "Down." Regardless of their initial success however, blink never quite got to capatlize on Untitled due to their break-up in early-2005. A tour on this album would be filled with fans who were too young to see them at that point in time and the rest of their passionate fan base. Imagine if this was a Dollar Bill kind of tour too? Please Mark, Tom, and Travis. Please? - Zack Zarrillo
Brand New - Deja Entendu
Brand New toes the "will-they-won't-they" line down to a science. They're one of a handful of bands that ended up on just about everyone's most anticipated albums of 2013 lists, even though concrete evidence that they've actually been working on new material is pretty much nonexistent. One of the best ways they can tide over a restless fanbase before (finally!) releasing new songs is by performing a whole bunch of old favorites. Like touring on Deja Entendu ten years later and playing the whole damn album cover to cover.
A Deja tour would put nostalgia on full blast for Brand New's fanbase, and would bring fans both old and new out in droves. Brand New's enigmatic frontman Jesse Lacey is probably over some of the songs he penned ten years ago, and even more tired of playing others, but just the chance of hearing some underplayed classics would draw enormous crowds. Deja isn't as refined or focused as Daisy or The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me, but the sheer energy of the album's forty-nine minute runtime would make for a killer concert.
It wouldn't be new music, but for fans waiting on bated breath for news from Brand New's camp, a Deja Entendu anniversary tour might be the next best alternative. - Erik van Rheenen
Fall Out Boy - Take This To Your Grave
I mean, duh. Fall Out Boy has been gone for a while and we've just heard confirmations of their reunion - what better way to make a splash in their first year back in the game than to do an anniversary tour for the record that kicked off their legendary career? Take This To Your Grave is more than just a part of Fall Out Boy lore, though; it's a quintessential album for the genre. When someone asks you what pop-punk sounds like, you might as well just shoo them away and tell them to listen to this album. It's near-perfect in every aspect, and nostalgia rings hard with a record like this. A 10-year tour would be an enormous event for these guys…and aside from the new album they announced yesterday, this should be No. 1 on every Fall Out Boy fan's list this year. - Thomas Nassiff
Less Than Jake - Anthem
Less Than Jake fans love Anthem as much as, or more, than Losing Streak and Hello Rockview. I'd expect the ska-punk legends to celebrate Anthem's 10 year anniversary as much as they celebrated their 20 year anniversary in 2013 with a full-album tour. Singles like "Look What Happened" and "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" were the band's most successful releases, and just part of why Less Than Jake should make a big splash with an Anthem tour preceding their next full-length record. - Zack Zarrillo
Coheed And Cambria - In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3
Coheed And Cambria debuted their unique blend of emo-tinged progressive rock in 2002, but it was 2003's In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 that broke them to the masses. More than just their commercial breakthru, IKSOSE:3 is the perfect Cliff Notes for Coheed's discography, with a little taste of everything that makes the band both great and distinctive. It has it all: an epic, sprawling opener with a rafter-rattling chant-along coda (the title track); a pair of concise, radio ready pop songs with huge hooks ("Blood Red Summer" and "A Favor House Atlantic"); a three part progressive suite ("The Camper Velourium"); and even a fragile acoustic ballad ("The Light And The Glass").
But beyond all that, IKSOSE:3 belongs here because Coheed & Cambria albums are meant to be listened to in sequence and in full. The album exists as part of a rich, complex universe, and listening to these songs out of order is kind of like taking a book and shuffling the chapters. Even if you dont know a Keywork from a Kilgannon, there's a deliberate pacing to the tracks on IKSOSE:3; it flows from number to number like a carefully crafted mixtape, and hearing those tracks in the order they were intended makes for an experience even greater than the sum of its parts.
Coheed held a series of "Neverender" shows in 2008, playing their entire catalog in order for a few select cities; 2013 would be the perfect time to let the rest of their fanbase experience a small slice of The Amory Wars the way it was truly intended. - Jesse Richman
my little artist! Cant believe i had anything to do with making something so perfect. Re-gram from @meredithgreen . Follower her she is amazing.
Note: I thought about running with this last week, and at the last minute thought against it. After the last couple of days, I feel like it is more than appropriate to revisit this story idea It is important for me to also state that this is in no way confirming any band's attendance at Skate…
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Metro council president Jim King released the following statement after hearing the news of Owsley Brown Frazier's passing:
"Owsley Brown Frazier has left an important legacy for Metro Louisville and all who knew him. Not only did he realize the importance of history in the founding of the Frazier Museum but he also understood the importance of community with the work he did to raise millions for the education of young people in local schools, Bellarmine University and the University of Louisville. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Councilman David Tandy issued a statement on the passing of Owsley Brown Frazier:
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of Owsley Brown Frazier. The city of Louisville and the global community has lost a true light, and will forever be impacted by his life, legacy, and commitment to service. From his leadership in driving education to the creation of the Frazier History Museum, Mr. Frazier has helped create a community of compassion and lifelong learning. The Frazier History Museum will serve as a landmark to his mission of making our community respect our past and better prepare for our future. A future made better by those who benefited from his priority in education. My sincere prayers go to his family and the countless individuals mourning our loss."


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Every week, the Nationals are very consistent in their inconsistency. Every single one of these writeups is the same, except for some names and maybe a notable injury or two. But Bryce Harper is coming back tomorrow! Aren't you excited?!? I am. In case you missed it, here's this week in review:
Sunday, June 23rd
Nats Late Comeback Can't Overturn Det's Struggles
Week In Review: June 16th-22nd
Monday, June 24th
Jayson Werth Strains Left Groin
Moments That Mattered: Almost All The Way
Bryce Harper To Begin Rehab Assignment With Class A Potomac
Tuesday, June 25th
Why Danny Espinosa Needs To Be Shut Down For The Season
Haren Officially Placed On DL, Tyler Moore Recalled
Gio Takes On Surprise D'backs In Series Opener
Gio's Strong Pitching Finally Rewarded With Win In 7-5 Victory Over Arizona
Wednesday, June 26th
Moments That Mattered: Hold On Tight
Zimmermann Tries To Clinch Series And Winning Homestand
Thursday, June 27th
Taylor Jordan Named To Futures Game
Harper Homers In Second Rehab Start
Zimmermann Dominates D-Backs After Rough Start
Moments That Mattered: Big Wheels Keep On Turnin'
Strasburg Seeks Sweep Of Diamondbacks Despite Weather
Friday, June 28th
Nats Lose Pitching Duel To Arizona
Moments That Mattered: So Close, Yet So Far
Nats Seek Revenge On Harvey In New York Opener
Saturday, June 29th
Nats Bats Awaken After Harvey Departs
Taylor Jordan To Debut Today, Marrero To Triple A
Moments That Mattered: 'Til The Fat Lady Sings
Errors Undo Nats Behind Jordan
Detwiler Dealing With Stiffness; Davis Called Up For Kobernus
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The Talented Men of Woodshop
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The Outer Sunset of San Francisco is rapidly becoming known for its style, inspired and created by the surfers that frequent Ocean Beach. Woodshop, a partnership of four sign-painting, furniture-designing, surfboard-building friends, seems like a perfect fit for the neighborhood...
Leilani Marie Labong of A Ruffled Feather recently did an excellent feature on the workshop/shop for the San Francisco Chronicle. I loved her description of "the artisans' alchemy (an irresistible allure owed not just to their close-knit friendships or their love of surfing but also to their reverence for one another's art and expertise)", as well as the artisans' discussion of their cooperationg and "creative cross-pollination". It must be working because the photos of gorgeous salvaged-wood tables and cute birdhouses (especially the home of Madame Cuckoo, Psychic) made me want to hop on the N-Judah and take a ride out to the ocean, dreaming of Trouble Coffee, Outerlands' bread, and General Store loveliness the whole way there.
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I love the accent rug!
the wall in the photo on the left would be awesome if it were cut out and these shelves divided two spaces. i'm completely obsessing on that idea now... the extra chairs would be easy to access from both rooms, you could add curtains and art for privacy...
Those guys are hot both in the water and in the Woodshop! Josh is amazingly talented. Can't wait to get my hands on some of his wood. I mean his wood furniture people!


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Overdrive's reporting has shown EOBRs aren't as bad as many truckers feared.
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Fit Links: The Most Searched Health Topics and 20-Minute Workouts
Written on July 22, 2011 at 6:16 pm , by Karla Walsh
This week's fit links from around the web:
- Spy on the health issues that people are Googling most. — Ladies' Lounge
- If you're in a blaming mood, it may be time to examine your sleep habits. — BodyOdd
- Busy day? You can still squeeze in an amazing workout in 20—here's how! — FitSugar
- Excessive alcohol and drug abuse has decreased slightly in recent years, but is still a big issue in many states. How does yours stack up? — USA Today
- Helpful hydration pointers the entire nation needs this week. — FitBottomed Girls
- Is it the truth or do you dare order? The accuracy of restaurant nutrition information is put under the microscope. — L.A. Times
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Two Tombstones: The Story of the Samaritan Woman and Jesus Christ
- Monday, October 06, 2008
Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Please give me a drink."
The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, "You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?" Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water."
"But sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket," she said, "and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? And besides, do you think you're greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?"
Jesus replied, "Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life."
"Please, sir," the woman said, "give me this water! Then I'll never be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to get water."
"Go and get your husband," Jesus told her.
"I don't have a husband," the woman replied.
Jesus said, "You're right! You don't have a husband—for you have had five husbands, and you aren't even married to the man you're living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!"
"Sir," the woman said, "you must be a prophet.". . .
"I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us. "Then Jesus told her, "I Am the Messiah!"....
The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, "Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?"
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I had driven by the place countless times. Daily I passed the small plot of land on the way to my office. Daily I told myself, Someday I need to stop there.
Today, that "someday" came. I convinced a tight-fisted schedule to give me thirty minutes, and I drove in.
The intersection appears no different from any other in San Antoni a Burger King, a Rodeway Inn, a restaurant. But turn northwest, go under the cast-iron sign, and you will find yourself on an island of history that is holding its own against the river of progress.
The name on the sign? Locke Hill Cemetery.
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As I parked, a darkened sky threatened rain. A lonely path invited me to walk through the two-hundred-plus tombstones. The fatherly oak trees arched above me, providing a ceiling for the solemn chambers. Tall grass, still wet from the morning dew, brushed my ankles.
The tombstones, though weathered and chipped, were alive with yesterday. Ruhet in herrn accents the markers that bear names like Schmidt, Faustman, Grundmeyer, and Eckert.
Ruth Lacey is buried there. Born in the days of Napoleon—1807.
Died over a century ago —1877.
I stood on the same spot where a mother wept on a cold day some eight decades past. The tombstone read simply, "Baby Boldt—Born and died December 10, 1910."
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Getting white people excited about something.
This Kony guy may very well be dead, or inactive.
I thought it was interesting how the narrator of the video, whose name I did not catch, put his cute little boy in front of the camera. "Look at my cute, small son!" he seems to scream at us. "He knows Kony is evil! Give us money to fund a mission to stop him!"
I watched a video by a Ugandan woman tonight, he said that when she asked her parents about Kony, they laughed. It seems the people of Uganda have much bigger fish to fry. Hell, they might enjoy some fish to fry.
Last thought: You know, if he is this bad-ass warlord, someone is going to have to engage and kill his soldiers to get to him, and also, his soldiers are kidnapped children.
Second last thought: 30 bucks for a box of paper and two cheap bracelets? With tracking numbers? What are they doing, market research?
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On the maddening disappearance of Carmelo's scoring touch and how he gets his groove back:
On the maddening disappearance of Carmelo's scoring touch and how he gets his groove back:
The rest of us only know of The Zone for a fleeting few moments. It's an incredible rush. Catch-and-shoot with no feeling at all and the damn thing goes in. Money. When it goes, you just shrug. That was fun, now back to being a mortal. But when you watch Steph Curry last night in San Antonio, or Carmelo Anthony through pretty much the entire month of April, you see a Zone that appears to have perpetuity. It's like someone switched on the cheat code. It's an unfair advantage. And it's so easy for the shooter to get lazy. Shots come easy. Off-balance, one-leg, spinning -- regardless. Every shot is pure. The problem comes when they stop going in. You think to yourself, 'I'm not doing anything differently.' But you are. In fact, you have been for a while. You just didn't realize it because every damn shot was just a trip to the ATM. Not my ATM, not your ATM. Melo's ATM. In his first three playoff games, Melo shot 46.2% and averaged 32 points per game. In his last four, he's shooting 31.8% and averaging 26.5 points. A bulk of the issue is his scoring from behind the three-point arc. He's turned that shot into a weapon -- a devastating one at times -- over the last two seasons, but it's been a fickle device. He made 8 of his first 14 from downtown during the first three games against Boston. Since then? He's missed 22 of the next 24. These things do come and go, but when they go, Melo has a hard-headed tendency to keep firing away. Mike Woodson would like to see him regroup and recalibrate. "I just think some of the shots he's taking, he made early in the year, middle of the year . . . some of those shots are not falling," Woodson said, delicately identifying The Zone shots. "So we've got to find other means for him to score the ball. I've got to help him in that area, as well." Melo seems to work happier in isolation, but he actually gets himself going into rhythm playing in pick-and-pop situations. I expect to see some more "action" in sets called for him in Game 2. We'll see if he can find another access door into The Zone.
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More than 1500 miles in the greatest Ferrari ever!
By June 25, 2003 / Photos by John Lamm
Between 37 mph and 159 mph, the rear wing will extend fully, and the 1-foot-wide flaps hidden underneath the two split radiators up front stow flush with the car's underside. As speed increases, the wing will retract gradually as the front flaps are deployed. This ensures as little change as possible to the ride height and handling stability. Ferrari tells us that at 124 mph, the Enzo can generate 758 lb. of downforce. The aerodynamic load tops out at 1709 lb. at 185 mph, then decreases to 1290 lb. for less drag so the car can reach its maximum estimated speed of 218 mph.
The Soul of the Enzo
At Sundance, Phil and I climb back into the Enzo and head south as part of a three-car convoy. Our destination is the Little Sahara Recreation Area in western Utah. On the way there, threading through traffic on Interstate 15, and finally cruising more remote areas on U.S. Route 6, Phil and I are able to fully appreciate and explore the mighty 6.0-liter V-12 mounted just behind the cockpit.
If sexy good looks first lure enthusiasts to the famous Maranello marque, then it is the racebred, free-revving and high-tech Ferrari engine that keeps us mesmerized indefinitely with its immense power and exotic exhaust tones. Codenamed the F140, the all-aluminum block and head, 65-degree-vee powerplant is a force to be reckoned with. The Bosch Motronic ME7 system controls the variable, double-overhead camshafts that actuate four valves per cylinder. The pent-roof combustion chamber design is optimized for maximum cooling efficiency. Twelve pistons reciprocate within the cylinders, each having a press-fit Nikasil sleeve with a 92.0-mm bore. The connecting rods are made of titanium, and they are mated to a newly designed and lighter crankshaft resting on seven main bearings. Providing proper lubrication for the 496-lb. engine is an F1 wraparound-style dry-sump system.
Whether accelerating from a stoplight or negotiating morning rush-hour traffic, the Enzo is ready to serve up performance immediately. It doesn't matter if we're already cruising at 70 mph; we effortlessly glide past slower cars as if they are at a standstill. Operating at a 11.2:1 compression ratio, the 5998-cc engine pumps out 650 bhp at 7800 rpm and 485 lb.-ft. of torque at 5500 rpm. For street driving responsiveness, 382 lb.-ft. of torque is available on tap at a low 3000 rpm.
At idle, the Enzo barely emits any sound through its exhaust pipes. It's so quiet that you almost feel like it should be a luxury car rather than a potent exotic. But as soon as Phil dips into the throttle, the telescopic cones of the variable-intake runners shorten the air path to the engine and the car comes to life with a resounding roar. As the revs build, a tremendous forward surge is accompanied by a melody that begins with a throaty grunt and then transitions to a higher-pitched bark reminiscent of F1 engines. Rated at an impressive 108.4 bhp per liter, the Enzo's powerplant still meets worldwide emissions and noise standards.
About two hours later we arrive at the Little Sahara Recreational Area. It is an amazing transformation of scenery from Sundance's beautiful greenery to desolate sand dunes. This 120 square miles of barren land is part of the Great Desert Basin that stretches all the way across to Nevada. With a smooth Sand Mountain that rises more than 700 feet devoid of vegetation, this is a popular spot for off-road enthusiasts.
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It is almost an oxymoron to refer to super exotic sports cars as grand tourers. Both the F40 and the F50 are ultra-fast on the racetrack, but on the road they are noisy and uncomfortable. So what about the Enzo?
As I take my turn behind the wheel after we leave the sand dunes, I am amazed at how livable the cockpit is. The vision through the vast wraparound windscreen is spectacular. The low-slung nose gives a commanding view of the road, and the muscular fenders let you know where the outer edges of the car are. Through the rearview mirrors on the inside and the outside, I have a clear view to the back. In fact, in the driver's seat I feel like I am piloting a Le Mans closed prototype sports car.
Simplicity is the theme of the interior. The dash sweeps around the cockpit with as little structure as possible. The heat/vent/air-conditioning ducting can be seen snaking through the backside, and the steering shaft is clearly visible. The instrument cluster houses a 10,000-rpm tachometer flanked by an LCD display on the left and a 250-mph speedometer on the right. There is no radio, but there is automatic climate control. And forget power windows and door locks. The Enzo is all about the business of driving.


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okay ray toro's song is the most well-structured, neatly arranged, simply boring piece of music i've heard since the monday night bon jovi cover band at the 'local' slips one of their original tracks into the setlist
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A lovingly disrespectful homage to one of the classic films of all time.
Set in French Morocco, 1941, a hotbed of corruption, teeming with Nazis and refugees desperate to flee war torn Europe, Casablanca interweaves a tale of wartime conflict with political and romantic intrigue.
The "lunchtime cut" was born of a great affection for the movie Casablanca, so why not "play it again" ? (..but in a tiny gin joint with a cast of three).
I seen this play yesterday and it is fabulous. The play of the year, most definately. Can you tell me if there are any future dates for this? My friend queued outside only to be disappointed along with many others as it was sold out. It was nice to meet Gavin in the lift before the show, who gave absolutely nothing away about the plot. LOL Please Please show this again???? Jeanette x
Being so close to the actors really delivered the emotional punch that this story is renowned for….love sacrificed for a greater cause…still fill up at the memory of it!