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The Right Honourable The Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE |
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
In office 26 October 1989 – 5 July 1995 |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher; John Major |
Preceded by | John Major |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
Home Secretary | |
In office 2 September 1985 – 26 October 1989 |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Leon Brittan |
Succeeded by | David Waddington |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 27 September 1984 – 2 September 1985 |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | James Prior |
Succeeded by | Tom King |
Minister for Europe | |
In office 4 May 1979 – 9 June 1983 |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
Member of Parliament for Witney |
In office 9 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Shaun Woodward |
Member of Parliament for Mid Oxfordshire |
In office 28 February 1974 – 9 June 1983 |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Richard Hurd 8 March 1930 Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | (1) Tatania, daughter of Major Arthur Eyre MBE (div. 1982) ; (2) Judy née Smart (d. 2008) |
Relations | Anthony, Lord Hurd (father); Sir Percy Hurd (grandfather); Sir Archibald Hurd (uncle) |
Children | 3 sons (by 1st wife); 1 son and 1 dau (by 2nd wife) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC (born 8 March 1930), is a British Conservative politician and novelist, who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1979 and his retirement in 1995.
Born at Marlborough, Wiltshire, Hurd first entered Parliament in February 1974, as MP for the Mid Oxfordshire constituency (Witney from 1983). His first government post was as Minister for Europe, from 1979-83 (being that office's inaugural holder), and served in several Cabinet roles from 1984 onwards, including Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1984–85), Home Secretary (1985–89) and Foreign Secretary (1989–95). He stood unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party leadership in 1990, but retired from frontline politics during a Cabinet reshuffle in 1995.
In 1997, Hurd was elevated to the House of Lords and is one of the Conservative Party's most senior elder statesmen. He is a Patron of the Tory Reform Group and remains an active figure in public life.
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Early life [edit]
Douglas Hurd was born in 1930 at Marlborough, Wiltshire. His father Anthony Hurd (later Lord Hurd) and grandfather Sir Percy Hurd were also Members of Parliament. His uncle, Sir Archibald Hurd, was a leading Fleet Street shipping correspondent, who became a Freeman Honoris Causa of the Shipwrights' Company in 1922 and was knighted in 1928.
Hurd attended Twyford School and Eton College. He then went up to Cambridge University, where he graduated with a first-class degree in History at Trinity College (BA) as well as serving as President of the Cambridge Union Society.[1]
In 1952, Hurd joined the Diplomatic Service. He was posted to China, the United States and Italy, before leaving the service in 1966 to enter politics as a member of the Conservative Party.
Member of Parliament [edit]
Hurd became PPS to the then Conservative leader Edward Heath, and was first elected to Parliament in February 1974 to represent the constituency of Mid Oxfordshire. At the 1983 general election the seat was replaced by Witney, and he remained MP for that seat until his retirement from the House of Commons in 1997 having served 23 years in Parliament. (Since 2001 this constituency has been represented by the Leader of the Conservative Party and current Prime Minister David Cameron.)
In Government, 1979-90 [edit]
Hurd was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office upon the Conservative victory in the 1979 general election, and remained in that post for the duration of the Parliament. After the 1983 election Thatcher moved Hurd to the Home Office, but just over a year later he was promoted to Cabinet rank, succeeding James Prior as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. In this position, his diplomatic skills paved the way for the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement on the future of Northern Ireland, which marked a turning point in British-Irish co-operation on the political situation in the troubled region. A month before the agreement was signed, however, Hurd returned to the Home Office, this time as Secretary of State, following the demotion of Leon Brittan to the Department of Trade and Industry. Widely seen as a 'safe pair of hands' and a solid, loyal member of the Cabinet, Hurd's tenure as Home Secretary was largely uncontroversial, although he was notably of the view that HM's prison system did not work effectively and argued for more rehabilitation of offenders and alternative sentencing.
Candidature in the 1990 leadership election [edit]
After a sound performance as Home Secretary, Hurd's Cabinet career progressed further during the turbulent final months of Margaret Thatcher's premiership. On 26 October 1989, Hurd moved to the Foreign Office, succeeding John Major, whose rapid rise through the Cabinet saw him become Chancellor of the Exchequer in the wake of Nigel Lawson's resignation. This was the post in which Hurd made his greatest political impact.
In mid-November 1990, he supported Margaret Thatcher's candidacy as Conservative Party leader against challenger Michael Heseltine, but on her withdrawal from the second round of the contest on 22 November, Hurd decided to enter the race as a moderate centre-right candidate, drawing on his reputation as a successful 'law-and-order' Home Secretary. He was seen as an outsider, lagging behind the more charismatic Heseltine and the eventual winner, John Major, who shared the moderate centre-right political ground with Hurd but had the added advantages of youth and political momentum. Hurd came third, winning 56 of the 372 votes cast and, together with Heseltine, conceded defeat to allow Major, who had fallen just three votes short of an outright majority, to return unopposed and take over as Prime Minister on 27 November 1990. Hurd was gracious in defeat and, on the formation of Major's first Cabinet, was returned to his former position as Foreign Secretary.[2]
Foreign Secretary [edit]
Hurd was widely regarded as a statesmanlike British Foreign Secretary, his tenure having been particularly eventful. He oversaw Britain's diplomatic responses to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, as well as the first Gulf War to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait. Hurd cultivated good relations with the United States under President George Bush Sr., and sought a more conciliatory approach to other members of the European Community, repairing relationships damaged during the increasingly Eurosceptic tone of Margaret Thatcher's final years. Hurd welcomed a reunified Germany into the European political community in 1990.
One of the defining features of Hurd's tenure as Foreign Secretary was the British reaction to the increasingly vicious Yugoslav Wars. During the war in Bosnia, Hurd was seen as a leading voice among European politicians arguing against sending military aid to the Bosniaks and for maintaining the arms embargo, in defiance of the line taken by US President Bill Clinton, and arguing that such a move would only create a 'level killing field' and prolong the conflict unduly. Hurd also resisted pressure to allow Bosnian refugees to enter into Britain arguing that to do so would reduce pressure on the Bosnian Government to sue for peace Media. Douglas Hurd described his and British policy during that time as 'realist'.[3] During this period the fractious relations between European and US leaders threatened the stability of the trans-Atlantic alliance and delayed any co-ordinated response to the bloodshed taking place in the collapsing Yugoslavia. Shortly after his retirement from politics, Hurd travelled to Serbia to meet Slobodan Milošević on behalf of the British bank NatWest (see below), fuelling some speculation that Hurd had taken a pro-Serbian line. There has been criticism of Hurd's policies in relation to the war. The Bosnian government even threatened to charge Hurd as an accomplice to genocide before the War Tribunal at The Hague, though this came to nothing. In 2010, Douglas Hurd told a reporter that he was troubled by his Bosnia policy but still doubted that intervention would have brought about an earlier end to the war.[4]
Hurd was involved in a public scandal concerning Britain's funding of a hydroelectric dam on the Pergau River in Malaysia, near the Thai border. Building work began in 1991 with money from the British foreign aid budget. Concurrently, the Malaysian Government bought around £1 billion's worth of British-made arms. The suggested linkage of arms deals to aid became the subject of a UK Government inquiry from March 1994. In November 1994, after an application for Judicial Review brought by the World Development Movement, the High Court of Justice held that the British Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd's actions were ultra vires (ie. outside his legal powers and therefore unlawful) by allocating £234 million towards the funding of the dam, on the grounds that it was not of economic or humanitarian benefit to the Malaysian people [1]. In 1997, the administration of the UK's aid budget was removed from the Foreign Secretary's remit (previously the Overseas Development Administration had been under the supervision of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office). The new department, the Department for International Development (DfID), has its own Secretary of State who is a member of the Cabinet.
In 1995, during the Cabinet reshuffle widely seen as setting up the Conservative team which would contest the next election, Hurd retired from frontline politics after eleven years in the Cabinet and was replaced by Malcolm Rifkind.
Retirement [edit]
Hurd is generally a well-respected politician and parliamentarian, seen as an intellectual and old-school party grandee. After his retirement as Foreign Secretary, he remained a key supporter of John Major, and kept a range of active political involvements as well as taking on some business appointments, most notably as a Deputy Chairman of NatWest Markets and a Board Director of NatWest Group, posts he held from October 1995 until 1999.
Hurd left the House of Commons at the 1997 general election, and was created Baron Hurd of Westwell, of Westwell in the County of Oxfordshire, which enabled him to continue sitting in Parliament as a member of the House of Lords.
In December 1997, Hurd was appointed Chairman of British Invisibles (now renamed International Financial Services London or IFSL). He was Chairman of the judging panel for the 1998 Booker Prize for Fiction. He became a member of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords in February 1999, and in September 1999 he was appointed High Steward of Westminster Abbey, reflecting his long active membership of the Church of England. He later went on to chair the Hurd Commission which produced a review of the roles and functions of the Archbishop of Canterbury.[5]
During the 2005 Conservative Party leadership contest, Hurd supported David Cameron, the eventual winner and the present incumbent MP of Hurd's former Witney seat.
Hurd is Chairman of the Advisory Council at FIRST,[6] an international affairs organisation.
Hurd was appointed CBE in 1974 and CH in 1996. He was formerly a Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford and Chairman of the German British Forum.[7] On 17 July 2009, he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt) from Aston University at its Degree Congregation.
Hurd is currently a member of the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation, established in October 2009.[8]
Personal life [edit]
Hurd married twice. With his first wife, Tatiana, whom he married in 1960, he had three sons. They separated in 1976, Tatiana Hurd saying, "Really, politics don't mix with marriage," and divorced in 1982. In that year he married Judy Smart, his former parliamentary secretary, who was 19 years his junior. They had two children, a boy and a girl.Oxford Dictionary of Political Biography: Douglas Hurd
Hurd is a writer of political thrillers including Scotch on the Rocks (1971, with Andrew Osmond), Truth Game (1972), A Vote To A Kill (1975), Palace of Enchantments (1985, with Stephen Lamport), The Shape of Ice (1998) and Image in the Water (2001), plus 10 Minutes to Turn the Devil, a collection of short stories. His non-fiction works include The Arrow War (1967), An End To Promises (1979), The Search for Peace (1997), Memoirs (2003), Robert Peel, a Biography (2007)[9], and Choose your Weapons (2010).
Hurd's eldest son, Nick Hurd, is also a Conservative politician and was elected Member of Parliament for Ruislip Northwood and Pinner at the May 2005 general election. In 2010, he was appointed Minister for Civil Society[10] and married Lady Clare Kerr.
Hurd's second son, Thomas, whose wife died tragically, joined the Diplomatic Service. His name appeared on a list of suspected MI6 operatives which was published on the Internet, as did Lord Hurd himself, supposedly the work of disgruntled former SIS (MI6) or Security Service (MI5) employees. The authenticity of several entries on the list is questionable, leading to speculation that it was in fact compiled by a poorly informed amateur. The format of the list is taken from The Diplomatic Service List - an annual official publication (known in Foreign and Commonwealth Office circles as The Green Book) listing all Diplomatic Service members. The Hon Thomas Hurd was appointed OBE in 2006, and is married with 5 children. His third son, The Hon Alexander Hurd, married Sarah Wells in 2004 and they have three children. Lord Hurd also has two children by his late second wife Judy. Judy Hurd died of leukemia on November 22, 2008 in an Oxford hospital, aged 58.
In 1988, Hurd set up the charity Crime Concern.[11] Crime Concern worked to reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime by working with young people, their families, and adult offenders offering opportunities through training and employment. Crime Concern merged with young people's charity Rainer in 2008 to become Catch22.[12]
Source [edit]
Quotations [edit]
- "We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour."
- "People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled 'politics'."
- "Prison is an expensive way of making bad people worse."[13] (misattributed[14])
References [edit]
- ^ "Honorary Degree for Douglas Hurd".
- ^ "1990: Tories choose Major for Number 10". BBC News. 27 November 1990.
- ^ http://www.bosnia.org.uk/bosrep/report_format.cfm?articleid=1081&reportid=163
- ^ Flanagan, Julian (30 March 2010). "Douglas Hurd: 'I am not brilliant. Not a great original'". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- ^ Archbishop of Canterbury's website
- ^ Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE - Chairman, Advisory Council, FIRST
- ^ www.gbf.com
- ^ Borger, Julian (8 September 2009). "Nuclear-free world ultimate aim of new cross-party pressure group". The Guardian (London).
- ^ Robert Peel, a Biography, Orion Books
- ^ www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- ^ http://www.enablerpublications.co.uk/pages/mad_intro.htm
- ^ Catch22
- ^ Riddell, Mary (5 October 2009). "Conservative party conference: Tell us David Cameron – what sort of Britain do you want to lead?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ^ Baroness Stern. "Law and Order". Daily Hansard. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
Further reading [edit]
- Memoirs by Douglas Hurd (Little, Brown, 2003)
- The Search for Peace by Douglas Hurd (Little, Brown, 1997)
See also [edit]
- Thatcher Ministry (1979–1990) and Major Ministry (1990–1997), Governments in which Hurd served
- Order of the Companions of Honour
- List of political families in the United Kingdom
- Tory Reform Group
- America All Party Parliamentary Group
External links [edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Douglas Hurd
- Debrett's People of Today
- The text of 'To Lead and to Serve', the Hurd Report into the operation of the Archbishopric of Canterbury
- Hurd's memories of his assignment Beijing in the 1950s
- Hurd intervenes in the 2001 General Election campaign on European policy
- BBC reports on the findings of Hurd's commission into the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury
- An article by Douglas Hurd on peace in the Middle East
- Speech by Hurd on Britain and Europe
- Daily Telegraph review of Robert Peel, a Biography
- Economist Review of "Robert Peel, a Biography"
- Daily Mail Review of "Robert Peel, A Biography"
- Douglas Hurd admits he has amnesia regarding Robert Mugabes Knighthood
- Patron, Witney History Society
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In the race's 10th stage, the whole peloton decided to ride slowly for the first 100 kilometers (62 miles) without telling Bassons, who only found out because a mechanic on his team told him. With everyone riding at snail's pace, Bassons accelerated and was chased down, before being confronted by an angry Armstrong as the peloton's self-elected sheriff.
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Duke University, which is consistently ranked as one of the top American universities, is home to some of the foremost scholars and research facilities in the nation. Featuring the Duke Library system, the Duke Graduate School, the Duke Medical School, the Pratt School of Engineering, the Fuqua School of Business, the Nicholas School of the Environment, the Sanford School of Public Policy, and the Duke Center for Documentary Studies, Duke offers a broad array of resources to its students. Its main campus is noted for the beauty and consistency of its neo-gothic architecture; nearby are the extensive Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
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Implant Course
Certificate in Clinical & Evidence Based Dental Implantology 2011-2012
The course includes:
The programme consists of the following assessed course modules:
Course directors and speakers
Course directors
- Dr. Marco Esposito DDS PhD Assoc Prof (Goteborg Univ) who is:
1 Editor of the Cochrane Oral Health Group
2 Editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Oral Implantology
3 Lecturer in Evidence Based Implantology in International and European universities and congresses.
4 Senior Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Perio specialest ( UK)
5 Associate professor in biomaterials with the Sahlgrenska Academy of Göteborg University in Sweden
- Dr. Hassan Maghaireh BDS MFDS RCS MSc Implants (Univ of Manchester) who is:
1 Honorary Clinical Teacher in Implant Dentistry, University of Manchester
2 Editor-in-chief of Smile Dental Journal
3 Lecturer in Implant Dentistry
4 Mentor in Implant Dentistry for the ADI ( UK)
5 Clinical Coach in Implant Dentistry for different implant systems
Course content
1 Implant Basic Sciences
This module will enable you to understand the basic sciences underpinning the clinical management of dental implants, including head and neck anatomy, bone physiology, choice of anesthesia, preoperative and postoperative care (where appropriate to implant clinical practice), patient selection and treatment planning.
2 Surgical Anatomy and Bone Grafting course on cadavers at the Royal College of Surgeons in London
3 Basic Implant Surgical Techniques
You'll acquire a sound grounding in the surgical principles of dental implantology.
4 Basic Restorative Techniques
Here, you'll gain the fundamental knowledge and practical skills to place and restore dental implants in selected patients requiring a removable or fixed implant borne prostheses.
5 Evidence-based Implant Dentistry
This module will provide you with up-to-date examples illustrating various basic and advanced dental implantology techniques.
6 Advanced Implant Sciences
You'll acquire broader surgical techniques for placing dental implants, managing soft tissues and carrying out fixed crowns or bridge restorations.
7 Hands On Clinical Training
In addition to the clinical training session on surgical and restorative models and animal heads, you'll be designated a clinical implant case to plan, treat, restore and follow up under direct supervision as part of the clinical course modules.
8 Clinical Attachment
You'll get the opportunity to spend time at our mentors' practices in Yorkshire area, where you'll receive one-to-one mentoring, attend live surgery and participate in treating implant patients. Simple implant surgical placement, restorative stages, advanced implant cases, bone grafting and sinus grafting cases will be presented in addition to various restorative implant cases
9 Assessment
To meet the GDC requirements for dental implant training in the UK, and as part of preparing you for the Dental Implants Diploma exams from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, formative assessment and feedback will be provided in seminars and after case study discussions. Summative assessment will be carried out via a multiple choice questionnaire at the end of the course. Specific case-based discussion and structured feedback proformas will also be used to give formative assessment of your clinical case presentation at the end of the course.
10 An optional two-day VIP visit to Astra Tech education centre in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dates and duration
(These dates are provisional dates and the final timetable will be confirmed in writing to registered delegates by 2nd September)
2011 -2012
Friday all day and Saturday all day, once a month from Sep 2011 till May 2012
Start date: 16th Sep 2011
(There will be two practical days (Sundays) when delegates will plan and place dental implants provided by the course mentors.)
• Lectures will be presented one weekend per month for a nine month period.
• Each weekend will consist of :
• Viva exam will be held in May
Qualification: Certificate in Comprehensive Dental Implantology
Course price: £8000
Payment details
1 Cheques made payable to 'Genix Healthcare Ltd' or bank transfers are accepted
2 10% discount for registration and initial payment before 30th June 2011 and /or 5% discount for payment in full at any time before the closing date
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The Q-35 matter modulator, (Quantum plasma modulation matter injection rifle version 35)[1] is a unique version of the plasma rifle in Fallout: New Vegas.
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Plasma rifles or plasma casters are high-tech weapons which find numerous applications in military and industrial fields. They fire superheated bolts of plasma powered by either microfusion cells or heavy energy cells. The bolt forms in a special chamber, which is then sent down a superconducting barrel,[2][3] propelled by, and in some models stabilized by electromagnetic claws upon exiting it.[4]
Initially, the weapon was a bulky, industrial plasma caster, manufactured by Winchester Arms; while it performed admirably, it was expensive and required specialized training to use. However, later developments for the US Army would lead to a more compact design that was cheaper to produce and easier to train for, perfectly suited for urban warfare.[5]
Regardless, all types of plasma weapons have a common feature: when a critical hit is delivered, they can literally melt down enemies. While most industrial casters aren't powerful enough to dissolve bones too, subsequent models have no problem converting the target into a puddle of goo.
Also known as the Q-35 matter modulator, the V.35 Quantum plasma modulation matter injection rifle was created by REPCONN Aerospace engineers as part of "Project: Quantum Plasma Modulation Matter Injection Rifle",[1] a research program overseen by Colonel Moretti of the US Army,[6] who was looking for a replacement for the aging plasma rifle designs, most importantly the Winchester P94.[5][7] The prototype was created by a team of engineers under the lead of Senior Staff Engineer Xuan Duong, using design specifications stolen from Poseidon Energy for the canceled plasma rifle project SEMELE, along with data recovered from a sabotaged REPCONN launch.[6]
This data allowed REPCONN to create a functional prototype after thirty-four failures. While prototype materials make it unsuitable for prolonged field use, the Q-35 has a longer refire rate on average - but a more consistent delay between shots, an increase in active bolt charge time, increased accuracy and a 30% increase in bolt energy.[1]
When the prototype was completed, unknown individuals conspired with REPCONN CFO Julia Masters to intercept and secure the prototype while it was in transit to the Department of Defense.[8]
There are numerous differences notable between this weapon and the standard variant in terms of combat capability:
- Uses one microfusion cell per shot instead of two.
- Rate of fire is twice as fast.
- Degrades slower.
- 50% extra damage per second (DPS).
- Causes 7 less damage per shot but 15 more critical damage.
- Uses 2 Less AP in V.A.T.S
- Weights 1 Less Pound than the standard variant.
As with most unique weapons, this weapon cannot receive modifications. However, its projectile velocity is similar to that of its standard variant with the magnetic accelerator modification. It also has a dark red and black color scheme as opposed to the normal gray; interestingly enough, the microfusion cells used as ammunition also follow the color scheme and appear red and black. This causes the cells to appear similar to electron charge packs.
The Q-35 matter modulator can fire a total of about 1245 times using standard cells, the equivalent of 104 reloads, from full condition before breaking. Despite being considered "unsuitable for prolonged field use," it has the second highest item HP of all the rifle type energy weapons (laser RCW having the highest), at 250 HP; more than triple the durability of a standard plasma rifle (which has 75 HP).
Ammunition type | Durability | |
Shots | Reloads | |
Standard | 1245 | 104 |
Bulk | 1466 | 123 |
Optimized | 1132 | 95 |
Over charge | 829 | 70 |
Max charge | 495 | 42 |
- Plasma rifle - The common variant found in Fallout: New Vegas.
- Van Graff plasma rifle - A special variant given by the Van Graffs.
Legend | ||||
- Weapon name (melee or unarmed) | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |||
- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | - Action point cost | |||
- Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | - Damage per action point | |||
- Damage per second | - Weapon spread | |||
- Area of effect damage | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |||
- Effect damage & duration | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |||
- Bonus effects | - Weight | |||
- Attacks per second | - Value in caps | |||
- Critical chance % multiplier | - Value to weight ratio | |||
- Critical damage | - Skill required | |||
- Critical effect damage & duration | - Strength required | |||
- With all mods attached |
Plasma rifle | 47 | 65.8 | 1.4 | x2 | 47 | 30 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 24(12) | 370 | 8 | 1300 | 162.5 | 25 | 3 |
Q-35 matter modulator | 40 | 96 | 2.4 | x2 | 62 | 28 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 12 | 1245 | 7 | 3000 | 428.6 | 25 | 2 |
Van Graff plasma rifle | 32 | 44.8 | 1.4 | x2 | 32 | 30 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 24(12) | 370 | 8 | 1300 | 162.5 | 0 | 3 |
Multiplas rifle | 105 (35x3) | 105 | 1 | x1 | 34 | 35 | 3 | 1.5 | 30(10) | 245 | 7 | 2500 | 357.1 | 50 | 4 |
The weapon is located in REPCONN Headquarters, behind a locked (100 Lockpick skill to open) door. There is also a wall terminal (100 Science to hack) next to the door that can also be used.
Alternative RoutesEdit
You can also obtain the weapon by going through all of the building's floors, in which you'll find alternate routes or keys to unlock the door.
- As you advance through the building's floors, mobile facial scanner robots will constantly ask for your identification. Failing to do so after 30 seconds will cause them to alert sentry bots to your presence. The facial scanners can be destroyed stealthily or before the 30-second mark ends. You can also prevent this by having a keycard (which the facial scanners will recognize in the second floor), or by adding your face to the facial database in that particular floor.
- On the second floor, look for the hard locked door (requires 75 Lockpick) that leads to the main office floor. There will be a hole in the ground in which you can jump down, leading you to the room where the rifle is found. To exit the room, you can just climb back up the rubble and back into the second floor or you can use the Terminal near the Door to open it.
- Additionally, it is possible to obtain the weapon by going to the third floor and searching the brief case found near the dead Brotherhood paladins' corpses; it contains a keycard which grants access to the room with the rifle.
- When viewed in first person, the plasma arcs in the ampoules on the side may not be visible, and often not in third person when at certain angles.
Behind the scenesEdit
- The name is a reference to the fictitious "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" (sometimes "PU-36 Space Modulator"), a weapon that is always unsuccessfully deployed by the Warner Brothers' cartoon character Marvin the Martian in efforts to destroy planet Earth.[9]
- If picked up, the gun could cause problems when loading a game. When loading it, the console reads "cannot open file because there are some mods that cannot be held". There is no known fix. [verified]
- The gun may be wedged in the wall, making it difficult to retrieve. If you go up against the wall in third person, you can aim at the ground and grab the gun. Another option is to use C-4 to move the gun until you can grab it. [verified]
- Often, the gun will not be found floating in the middle of the capsule as shown in the images below. It will be on the floor beside the container. [verified]
- Sometimes the gun will appear stuck in the bottom of the container, making it difficult to get. Leaving the building then entering may fix this. [verified]
- When you drop the weapon, it will become invisible, making it hard to find. The "Pick up" text will still be visible, however. [verified]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Q-35 Release Notes - REPCONN Headquarters terminal entries. [1]
- ↑ In-game description for the plasma rifle in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. [1][2][3]
- ↑ Research Note - Plasma rifle, Fort Independence terminal entries. [1]
- ↑ Chris Taylor interview for Vault13.net. [1]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cover of Future Weapons Today. [1]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Inter-office Correspondence #3458503 - REPCONN Headquarters terminal entries. [1]
- ↑ From Arcade Gannon's dialogue files - "Plasma rifles. They were intended to replace the P94 plasma caster. There was some corporate espionage going on between Poseidon Energy's Project SEMELE and whatever was going on here."
- ↑ Encrypted Message - REPCONN Headquarters terminal entries. [1]
- ↑ J.E. Sawyer on Formspring


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Father's Day Crafts: Homemade Remote Control Holder
Give dad a place to put the clicker.
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Have your kid make a caddy for Daddy's TV remote control with a this Father's Day craft involving an old pair of jeans so you'll never, ever have to hear him ask, "Honey? Where's the darn clicker?" again!
- Designer:Your kid.
- Designer's assistant:You.
- An old pair of jeans or cargo pants:If you can find a pair of dad's, great. If not, hit up the thrift store for a cheap pair.
- Embellishments:Like glitter glue, sequins, rhinestones, fabric scraps, fabric letters, ribbon, rope, etc.
- Old-school iron-on patches:Check the craft/sewing section of your local craft or discount store or check out all the cool ones online at Laughing Lizards.
- Iron:Make sure you do all the ironing!
- Tape measure
- Hot-glue gun and fabric glue sticks:Kids and hot glue don't mix, so make sure you do all the gluing for this Father's Day craft!
- To get your Father's Day craft started, grab the old pants and help your kid cut out two of the pockets. If they're jeans, cut out the back pockets. If they're cargo pants, you may want to use the cargo pockets for your "remote holders." Make sure the pockets you choose are big enough to hold the remotes in your house.
- Trim all the way around the pockets, as close as you can to the stitching, without cutting through it.
- Help your kid cut a long/wide strip of fabric from one of the legs of the pants. You'll have to cut all the way up the seam of one leg to open it up and then cut the strip from the big piece of material that you end up with (don't worry about the seam). The strip should be wide enough to fit both pockets, side-by-side, and about twice as long as it is wide.
- Use a fabric hot glue to glue the pockets for this Father's Day craft side-by-side onto the short end of the fabric. You'll want the bottoms of the pockets to extend about 3 inches off the bottom of the fabric.
- When the glue dries, hot glue the patches onto the pockets according to the directions on the package.
- Then, help your kid hot glue some embellishments onto the pockets. He can spell out "DAD" in glitter glue or fabric letters or trim the edges of the pockets in rope or ribbon.
- When your Father's Day craft is all done, slip the remote controls into the pockets and toss it over the sofa arm so it's waiting when Dad comes down to flick on the game. He'll never have to hunt for the remote again.
- The edges of the remote caddy will be frayed denim, like a pair of cut-offs. If you want a more finished product, use hem tape to hem the edges of the fabric before you glue on the pockets.
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OCC Presents "Detroit Afrotopia," an Inquiry Into the Black Diaspora
January 23, 2013 OCC Presents "Detroit is Afrotopia," an Inquiry Into the Black Diaspora In commemoration of Black History Month Oakland Community College's Student LIFE office presents "Detroit is Afrotopia," Wednesday, February 20 at the Southfield Campus Student Center, Room A129. The event begins at 6:30 pm and is free and open to the public. This intriguing program examines the current condition of Detroit and its transition through Afrofuturism, a multi-disciplinary art movement that re-contextualizes Black history and imagines the future of the Black Diaspora through the visual and literary arts, science, technology, non-western cosmologies, culinary art and sound. Guest speaker is Detroiter Ingrid LaFleur, an independent curator who specializes in contemporary visual culture from the African Diaspora. LaFleur operates Maison LaFleur, a roving gallery that exhibits contemporary arts, design and limited editions. She holds a bachelor's degree in art history from Spelman College and a master's degree from New York University with a concentration in museum studies. With a decade of curatorial and arts administration experience, she has worked with artists and arts organizations in New York, Detroit, Nairobi, Johannesburg and numerous other cities. To learn more call Coordinator of Student Development Stacey Jackson at 248.233.2766 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. The Southfield Campus is located at 22322 Rutland Drive, south of 9 Mile Road between Southfield Road and Providence Drive. Free parking is available in campus lots. # # # NR15/gc


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Other items that sold at the auction included a 1972 Chrysler station wagon that once belonged to Lennon and wife Yoko Ono. The automobile sold for $5,500 (£3,550).
A blazer the singer-songwriter wore in his music video for 'Imagine' was also up for auction.
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This translation of the Homeric Hymn to Pallas Athena, by Evelyn-White, is in the public domain.
XXVIII. To Athena (18 lines)(ll. 1-16) I begin to sing of Pallas Athene, the glorious goddess, bright-eyed, inventive, unbending of heart, pure virgin, saviour of cities, courageous, Tritogeneia. From his awful head wise Zeus himself bare her arrayed in warlike arms of flashing gold, and awe seized all the gods as they gazed. But Athena sprang quickly from the immortal head and stood before Zeus who holds the aegis, shaking a sharp spear: great Olympus began to reel horribly at the might of the bright-eyed goddess, and earth round about cried fearfully, and the sea was moved and tossed with dark waves, while foam burst forth suddenly: the bright Son of Hyperion stopped his swift-footed horses a long while, until the maiden Pallas Athene had stripped the heavenly armour from her immortal shoulders. And wise Zeus was glad.
(ll. 17-18) And so hail to you, daughter of Zeus who holds the aegis! Now I will remember you and another song as well.
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Financial Aid
Financial aid process and information
Occidental College has a long history of providing educational opportunities to qualified students from various economic backgrounds. More than 70 percent of the Occidental student body receives some form of financial aid.
Varying amounts of financial aid are awarded to qualified students. Financial aid is given in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, and on-campus employment. Awards are based upon a family's calculated need and the resources available from endowment, annual gifts and the general funds of the College, as well as federal and state sources.
With the exception of a small number of merit programs, financial aid is awarded to students who demonstrate financial need based on federal, state, and institutional policies. The College evaluates family resources in a consistent and equitable manner. The general principle of these policies is that parents and students are the primary source of funds for post-secondary education and both have an obligation to finance educational expenses to the extent that they are able. Financial need is considered to be the difference between the cost of attendance and the family's expected family contribution (EFC), as determined by the Financial Aid Office.
Students are required to contribute toward their educational expenses. All student are expected to contribute at least $2,600 from summer earnings to assist in meeting costs of education in addition to 35 percent of their net assets.
Financial assistance for international students is extremely limited. Additional information and special financial aid applications are available from the Office of Admission. New international student financial aid applications should be returned to the Office of Admission. International scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the student maintains satisfactory academic progress. International students are only considered for institutional scholarships, loans and employment programs at the time of admission.
Need-based Application Process
Students seeking need-based financial aid are required to file all financial aid applications on time. Deadlines also pertain to Occidental students who are returning after being out of school for any reason. This application process allows the student to be considered for Occidental scholarships, Federal Grants, Cal Grants, work programs, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Direct Student Loans, and other Occidental loans.
- Deadline for entering students: February 1
- Deadline for returning students: March 2
- Deadline for all students to submit tax documents: April 19
Complete the Following Steps to Apply for Financial Aid
All students must follow the instructions outlined to apply for need-based scholarships, grants, loans, and work awards. Entering freshmen who apply for admission to the College are automatically considered for merit-based scholarships. The College does not require a student to apply for financial aid to be considered for merit-based scholarships.
- Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 1 and list Occidental College on the form (Code #001249). Forms submitted online will be processed more quickly. The FAFSA can be found at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.
- First time applicants must complete a College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE application by February 1 and list Occidental College on the form (Code #4581). You must include the appropriate fee as explained in the instructions for CSS to forward a copy of your application to Occidental. (New students who do not complete the CSS PROFILE form will not be considered for institutional scholarships, grants, loans, or work funds. If you do not complete the PROFILE form but you list Occidental College on your FAFSA application, you will be considered for federal and state aid only.) The CSS Profile can be found at http://www.collegeboard.com/.
- First-time applicants whose parents have been divorced or separated less than 10 years, must have their non-custodial parent complete a Non-Custodial Profile.
- Returning students must complete the Occidental College Supplemental Financial Aid Application and submit it directly to the Financial Aid Office by March 2. (Returning students who do not submit an Occidental College Supplemental Financial Aid Application will not be considered for institutional scholarships, grants, loans, or work funds. If you do not submit the Occidental College Supplemental Financial Aid Application but you list Occidental College on your FAFSA application, you will be considered for federal and state aid only.) The Occidental College Financial Aid Supplemental Application is available online at the My Oxy portal at my.oxy.edu
- Parents of returning students must submit the paper Parent Financial Aid Supplement. Available online and submit it to the Financial Aid Office by March 2.
- Submit a signed copy of your and your parents' federal income tax return forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ or ETAX with all supporting schedules including W-2 forms directly to the Occidental College Financial Aid Office.
- Submit any additional documents or requests for information you receive from the Financial Aid Office.
Transfer Candidates
The financial aid application deadline for transfer students entering in the fall is March 2 and November 1 for transfer students entering in the spring.
Graduate Students
We encourage you to file and sign your tax returns and to submit them to our office as early as possible, but not later than April 19. Files completed after this date will be considered late and will not receive priority processing. Keep copies of all documents for your records.
The Financial Aid Office is dedicated to helping you with the successful financing of your Occidental education. If at any time you have a question or concern, please contact us at:
Financial Aid Office
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Telephone: (323) 259-2548
Need-based Occidental scholarships are awarded each year on an individual basis in proportion to the degree of financial need and the student's academic and co-curricular record. Less than full-time students will have their need-based scholarship prorated. There is no scholarship assistance for students enrolled in less than six units. Occidental scholarship recipients may be asked to write a thank-you letter to a specific donor during the academic year.
The College also awards a number of scholarships to entering students based solely on merit at the time of admission. A separate application is not required as all applicants are automatically considered for merit-based awards. Merit-based awards may be renewed for up to three additional years if the student maintains the cumulative grade point average while attending Occidental. See the Financial Aid Policy Guide for GPA requirements of specific scholarships. Merit scholarship awards are prorated for students who enroll for less than a full year and/or less than full time. For pro-rating calculations, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
All students applying for financial aid at Occidental are required to apply for the appropriate state and federal grant programs. California residents apply by completing the FAFSA and the GPA Verification Form. All grant awards are combined with other resources to meet financial need. Five grant programs are described below:
- The Federal Pell Grant is a federal student aid program for undergraduate students with exceptional financial need.
- The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is a federal program that helps undergraduate students with the greatest financial need. Priority is given to Federal Pell Grant recipients.
- The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) awards Cal Grants A and B to California residents as determined by eligibility requirements set by the State of California.
Campus Employment Opportunities
Part-time employment is supported by the Occidental Work Award (OWA) program and the Federal Work Study (FWS) program. Occidental Work Award and Federal Work Study are normally offered as part of the financial aid award.
Student loans allow a family to postpone paying for a portion of college expenses until a student has completed his or her education. Interest begins accruing on loans as outlined on the promissory note.
The Occidental Low Interest Loan is administered by the College using institutional funds. Occidental Low Interest Loans (5%) are awarded up to $5,500 per year for undergraduates.
The Occidental No Interest Loan Program is a student loan originally funded by the Weingart Foundation that awards up to $10,000 per year for undergraduate students. This generous, interest free program was established to benefit U.S. Citizens who are graduates of California high schools.
Federal Perkins loans are low-interest (5%) loans awarded to undergraduate students from low-income families.
Federal Direct loans are also long-term, low-interest loans available to all students. Direct loans are subsidized by the federal government for students who demonstrate need. Unsubsidized Direct loans are available for students who do not demonstrate financial need or who need to borrow to cover a portion of the parental contribution.
The Federal PLUS program is a parent loan program designed to provide long-term competitive rate financing to assist families in meeting the expected family contribution. Federal PLUS loans may not exceed the student's cost of education less any financial aid for which the student is eligible.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
To remain eligible for financial aid, a student must be in good academic standing as defined in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. No Occidental funds are available to a student on a leave of absence to study abroad at another institution. Students may, however, in some cases, receive federal or state aid to study abroad at another institution.
The academic year at Occidental consists of two 15-week semesters. Full-time students may register each semester for a maximum of 18 units. Students enrolling in less than 12 units each semester are considered to be part time, and aid is prorated.
Since institutional financial aid eligibility extends for only four years and graduation requirements are based on satisfactory completion of 32 units each year, it is to a student's advantage to complete 16 units each semester. Financial aid eligibility for transfer students is prorated based upon the grade level determined at the time of admission. Students who are eligible to graduate prior to exhausting financial aid eligibility are not eligible to continue receiving financial aid. Repeated courses do not count as courses completed or contribute to maintaining satisfactory academic progress.
Qualitative and Quantitative Requirements: For Occidental students to maintain eligibility for financial aid, applicants are required to make satisfactory academic progress toward their degree. The Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (SAP) also requires students to complete a certain number of units and maintain a certain grade point average after each year of college attendance.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid Recipients
Federal regulations require Occidental College to monitor the academic progress of students receiving financial aid. When we disburse aid to your student account, we are certifying that you are making satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward your degree.
Occidental students must make quantitative (time-based) and qualitative (grade-based) progress towards their degree. The time-based requirement is the pace at which you must progress toward your degree. The grade-based requirement is measured by your GPA.
Maximum Time Frame (Pace):
At Occidental, if you are a full-time, first-year student you are eligible to receive institutional and state financial aid for 8 semesters of full-time study. Students who require additional semesters to complete their degree are only eligible for federal assistance for no more than 4 additional semesters as long as they meet other progress standards and remain federally eligible.
Financial aid eligibility for transfer students is pro-rated based on the number of units transferred from previous institution(s). This determination is made at the time of admission by the Registrar.
As a full-time student at Occidental you are considered to be making adequate progress toward your degree if you complete a minimum of 12 units each semester and earn a total of 128 units by the end of your eighth semester. You are expected to complete 16 units per semester to graduate in four years. For federal eligibility, you must complete a minimum 12 units per semester and 128 units by the end of your 12th semester.
Attempted courses are those for which you are officially enrolled after the last date to drop courses. Withdrawals showing as a W on your academic transcript are counted as attempted courses. All courses count in calculating a student's academic progress, including any for which the student did not receive financial aid.
- Grades of W are counted as courses attempted and count toward the maximum time frame.
- Audited courses do not count in the calculation of attempted courses as no units are earned.
- Academic policy at Occidental states that if a student does not receive a passing grade for a course, the course may be repeated for credit. Repeating a course does not remove the original course from the academic transcript. Both the grade for the original course and the repeated course will be posted and will calculate into the student's grade point average. Both the original course and the repeated course will be considered as attempted in the calculation of "attempted courses" for purposes of determining SAP.
- Courses taken on a pass/fail basis count toward the total of attempted and completed courses.
- Transfer credits from another institution accepted by Occidental College are counted when measuring the maximum time frame to complete the degree. Occidental does not accept for credit any transfer grades lower than 2.0. Consult the Occidental Catalog for information about how transfer credits are evaluated.
- Students who pursue a double major or a minor are expected to complete all degree requirements within the 128 unit time frame.
Your academic records will be reviewed at the end of each semester to determine that you are making SAP. Making SAP means you must have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA by the end of each semester and you must have made progress toward you degree as outlined below:
Minimum of:
End of first semester | 16 units |
End of second semester | 32 units |
End of third semester | 48 units |
End of fourth semester | 64 units |
End of fifth semester | 80 units |
End of sixth semester | 96 units |
End of seventh semester | 112 units |
End of eight semester | 128 units |
Failure to meet SAP
If you do not earn at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA and/or fail to earn the required minimum units, you will receive a warning notification from the Financial Aid Office that you are at risk of losing eligibility for aid. If you do not earn at least a cumulative 2.0 and/or earn the minimum required units by the end of your "warning" semester you are no longer eligible for institutional, state or federal financial aid.
Right to Appeal
If you lose your financial aid eligibility at the end of your "warning" semester (and the Academic Standards Committee permits you to enroll) you have the right to appeal for an additional semester of aid.
The appeal must be made in writing to the Director of Financial Aid. The appeal may not be based on your need for financial assistance or your lack of knowledge the SAP policy. It should be based on some extenuating situation or condition which prevented you from making progress. Your appeal must include a written academic plan which outlines how you plan to restore your GPA to a 2.0 or better and/or meet the minimum unit requirements.
Appeal Denied
If your appeal is denied you may still be able to regain eligibility for future semesters by enrolling at Occidental at your own expense and earning a 2.0 or better GPA and bringing all cumulative units up to required standards. It is also possible to take a Leave of Absence from Occidental and pursue transferable coursework at another institution. This will allow you to bring your required units up to date and show academic improvement by attaining a minimum GPA of 2.0 or better (although GPA earned at another institution will not effect your Oxy GPA). You are required to speak with the Registrar to ensure units completed elsewhere are transferable to Occidental.
Appeal Granted
If your appeal is granted, you will be placed on Financial Aid Probation. During probation, you must follow your academic plan and resolve all incomplete grades before the Financial Aid Office can make a final determination that you have met the SAP guidelines.
Student Eligibility
To receive aid from the programs discussed in this catalog you must:
- have financial need (unless otherwise noted);
- have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate;
- be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;
- have a valid Social Security number;
- make satisfactory academic progress;
- register with the Selective Service, if required.
Payment and Financing Options
In addition to the traditional need-based financial aid programs, Occidental offers short- and long-term payment alternatives. These programs are available to all families regardless of financial need. The application process is separate from the need-based application process. Contact Student Business Services for information regarding these programs.
Additional Information
Additional information may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office. The Financial Aid Office also publishes a policy handbook for every academic year. It is the student's responsibility to know and understand these policies if the student is a recipient of financial aid.
The programs, policies, and procedures as published in this catalog are correct at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. To be eligible for financial aid, a student must be admitted as a regular student. Students admitted as a limited graduate or as an advanced or limited special undergraduate are not eligible for financial aid.


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Guard Your Valuables
We try to make the library an inviting space to study. However, because of the number of laptops and other expensive electronic devices, it's also an inviting space for thieves to do their work.
Every semester many students lose valuables to thieves. Laptop computers are the most common targets, but wallets, and iPads have also been stolen. It takes only a few seconds of inattention for a thief to grab your laptop and disappear.
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"Give Me An Ax"
I was very close to ordering the 'numb old woman'...
... but decided instead to stick with eggs and tofu.
Jingdi Meilongzhen, Shenzhen.
Harmonious number automatic ticket office
Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou.
Eating frog is like eating little cooked Smurfs
Eating really really tasty cooked Smurfs.
Nanshan, Shenzhen.
The Mustache
Dennis Gage of My Classic Car. Shanghai Automotive Show.
That's one use for chopsticks
A man in Zhengzhou was caught stealing an iPhone from a woman bicyclist. He used only chopsticks to pull off this feat. He later turned himself in. Claimed he was doing this in order to support his 12 year-old child. Sad.
My water came with pH test strips
This is a first. I'm interested to see the pH level of my water. Water brand: Nongfu Spring.
Yes, dogs wearing pantyhose is a thing in China
I started seeing Chinese friends in my WeChat stream last week posting photos of dogs in pantyhose (which included the above photo). Now an explanation of this strange meme from Kotaku:
According to Chinese site Sina, "bored" people on Weibo started the meme. Apparently, Weibo user Ulatang, who noted that the pets rolled their eyes after getting dressed in pantyhose, uploaded the first "dogs wearing pantyhose" pic (above). That image has been commented on over 16,000 times in China.
And, of course, many more pics from other folks followed.
I will definitely not be putting children's pantyhose on my cats any time soon.
Attack of the Crocs
They're alive and very, very hungry. Beijing Capital Airport, Beijing.
A beauty of a Buick
I'd drive it, happily. Silk Market, Yonganli, Beijing.
Strange English of the Day: Don't Take Your Horse Virus Challenge My Password
Meters/bonwe. Chunxi Road, Chengdu.
Chengdu Day 1: "Wide Alley"
Renovated ancient streets and strange menu items. Kuanzhai Xiangzi, Chengdu, Sichuan.
T-Rex, Dinosaur Park, Window of the World Theme Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen.
This is something I expect to see in a bar, not in one of Shenzhen's nicest malls
KK Mall. Luohu, Shenzhen.
Store Name of the Day: Smacky Glam
Coco Park Mall, Futian, Shenzhen.