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The KTM 450 EXC Six Days is ready for the toughest adventures you can throw at him. It features a unique orange powder-coated frame which houses a potent 449.3 cc, 1 cylinder, 4 stroke, water cooled engine. The unit is fed by a slim 9.5 liter fuel tank and is kept under control by a modern transmission with wet multi-disc clutch.
The KTM 450 EXC Six Days was built with comfort in mind, so it features slim ergonomics and good contact points between rider and machine. You also get a tapered Neken handlebar made from high-strength aluminium alloy and a comfy Camel SXS seat.
Other features offered by the KTM 450 EXC Six Days include 4CS closed-cartridge forks, new machined triple clamps, a skid plate and an exhaust silencer with Six Days anodising (anthracite) and Six Days logo.
Hit the jump for more information on the KTM 450 EXC Six Days.
Engine:1-cylinder 4-stroke engine, water-cooled
Energy:Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI)
Displacement:449 cc
Top Speed:120 mph (Est.)
2014 KTM 450 EXC SIX DAYS: Rock-Hard
The 450 EXC - "READY TO RACE" for the world's largest enduro competition, the "International Six Days Enduro". Six days in succession, over a thousand offroad kilometres, 40 hours in the saddle - a gruelling test, not only for the rider. A whole package of high-quality special options makes the KTM 450 EXC fit for this ruthless contest, in which more than half the starters bank on KTM every year. 450 EXC Six Days - only authentic with the orange powder-coated frame of the KTM Factory Team. No other brand is anywhere near as strongly and successfully represented in offroad sport as KTM. This is particularly clear in the world's largest enduro competition, the "International Six Days Enduro" (ISDE), where more than 500 enduro riders from over 30 countries compete for the World Team Championship. A marathon enduro race that places just as high demands on the motorcycles as it does on the riders. That's why year after year more than half the competitors place their trust in the tried and tested products from Austria. In 2013, the Six Days Race will be held on the Italian island of Sardinia. Those who want to arrive safely at the finish on the demanding, rocky terrain will have to make no compromises. In the form of the new Six Days models, KTM offers well-proven, robust machines that fully satisfy the high demands of this extraordinarily tough competition.
2014 KTM 450 EXC SIX DAYS Features and Benefits:
Superior chassis:
Individual suspension settings
Each EXC model has its own individual suspension settings, optimally tuned to weight and engine. At the rear, a PDS shock absorber from WP Suspension works with a direct linkage to the upper side of the swingarm. The wide range of setting options for rebound damping and high- and low-speed compression damping are standard on KTM bikes.
Telescopic fork
The KTM Six Days models are equipped with a 48 mm 4CS closed-cartridge fork from WP Suspension. The 4-chamber technology (4CS) patented by WP not only provides a key benefit in terms of responsiveness and consistent damping characteristics, it is also lighter and oil services prove to be far simpler than on the conventional closed-cartridge versions. The setting has been made slightly stiffer and sportier for the 2014 model year to give the fork even more reserves on extremely rutted tracks as well. Naturally, the setting can easily be adapted to track and rider in a matter of a few clicks at the top of the fork: compression damping on the left-hand shaft, rebound damping on the right - another advantage of the 4CS technology.
In keeping with KTM tradition, the frames are made from high quality, lightweight, chrome-molybdenum steel profiles. In conjunction with the rear PDS damping system, they are designed for optimum absorption of shocks introduced into the frame by the rear wheel. In response to the trend for aluminium frames followed by our rivals, we supply a high-tech steel frame that weighs approx. 0.5 kg less than the lightest competitor. Moreover, it's easier to maintain, work on it is simpler and it provides more space for the fuel tank and other components.
All KTM EXC models are designed with a lightweight, cast aluminium swingarm featuring direct linkage of the PDS shock absorber on the upper side. The aluminium casting process allows production of a single-piece swingarm with unlimited geometric possibilities and reduces inconsistencies caused by welding work. The swingarm has been designed to provide targeted flexibility on the one hand, thereby bolstering the suspension, and high torsional stiffness on the other.
Triple clamp
Meticulously finished triple clamps, machined from a solid block: Not only do they look classy in anodised orange; they are also designed in such a way that they support the responsiveness and sliding behaviour of the new fork with their special shaping. The attachment points on the lower triple clamp have been adapted for new front fenders for the 2014 model year.
High quality wheels
The high quality, alloy wheels from GIANT made of extremely stable 7050 aluminium, featuring exclusive Six Days lettering and CNC-machined hubs, are standard on all KTM Six Days models. The MAXXIS FIM tyres provide excellent traction, very precise directional control and a long service life. An additional Six Days standard feature: the Supersprox 2-piece rear sprocket with steel outer ring and aluminium star.
High-tech brakes from Brembo have always been standard equipment on KTM offroad bikes and, together with the lightweight wave brake discs, they are the measure of all things in terms of brake technology. A new handbrake armature has been employed for the 2014 model year, with new remote reservoir, smaller brake piston diameter and a new lever with optimised lever kinematics. As a result and thanks to optimised sintered brake pads (Toyo B169), the performance and application of the front brake have been perceptibly improved again.
The slim 9.5-litre tanks are made from lightweight, transparent polyethylene, allowing the fuel level to be seen from the outside. The tried and tested bayonet filler cap can be opened easily with only a quarter turn and features the proven safety mechanism to prevent unintentional twisting.
Improved performance:
Cylinder head
The cylinder head is equipped with an overhead camshaft, which has been reduced in weight by approx. 10% for MY 2014, as well as two titanium intake valves and two steel exhaust valves. The weight-optimised valve train (40% lighter valve springs and valve spring retainers) results in lower friction and therefore both improved performance and reduced engine braking. Designed in accordance with the latest racing standards, a reinforced cylinder head gasket now also guarantees even greater durability in extreme conditions. The auto-decompressor has also been reinforced to optimise its durability.
The engine management system from Keihin with electronic fuel injection and 42 mm throttle body ensures spontaneous, powerful responsiveness and handling, along with maximum performance. Automatic temperature and altitude compensation are state of the art. With an optional map-select switch (PowerParts), a variety of different engine characteristics can be selected.
Developed for tough enduro conditions, the 449.3cc SOHC engine is characterised by an extremely compact design, very easy maintenance and outstanding robustness, with weight kept to a minimum. Together with the Keihin fuel injection system, this results in unrivalled performance and rideability - specially designed for enduro use.
DDS clutch
The single-piece outer hub of the further optimised DDS (Damped Diaphragm Steel) clutch is machined along with its primary gear from a solid block of high-strength steel. This process guarantees unbeatable reliability and allows the engine to be extremely narrow thanks to the compact, rivetless design of the outer clutch hub. In addition, this design allows use of thin steel discs, which also contributes to the compact dimensions of the clutch. The diaphragm spring enables implementation of an additional hub damping mechanism - a benefit in terms of traction and gearbox wear. Furthermore, an optimised inner clutch hub improves the durability of the clutch. Finally, in conjunction with the diaphragm spring, the hydraulic clutch actuation system from Brembo ensures very smooth and very precise clutch control.
Adjustable ignition curve
By opening and closing a plug connection on the KTM 450 EXC Six Days, a choice can be made between the standard ignition curve and a softer version. Those who prefer even greater convenience can buy a switch from the PowerParts range.
Slim ergonomics for perfect control:
The KTM 450 EXC Six Days has bodywork with extremely slim ergonomics and excellent contact points between rider and machine. It provides unlimited freedom of movement. For MY 2014, the bike excels with the graphics restyled in 2013 in the colours of the ISDE in Germany.
The 450 EXC Six Days is equipped with a tapered Neken handlebar made from high-strength aluminium alloy. In accordance with the proven KTM standard, the handlebar can be fixed in a choice of four positions. Redesigned handguards made from ultra-sturdy 2-component plastic have been fitted for the 2014 model year, ensuring more efficient hand protection. The newly installed clutch armature from Brembo has been adapted to the appearance of the brake armature.
With exclusive special equipment:
Six days equipment
• 4CS closed-cartridge fork from WP Suspension with revamped settings
• Frame with high-quality orange coating in race look
• New machined triple clamps, orange anodised
• Black anodised handlebar with KTM Six Days logo
• Supersprox 2-piece rear sprocket with steel outer ring and aluminium star
• Solid rear brake disc (no slots/holes)
• Camel SXS seat with optimised foam core
• Skid plate
• Radiator guard
• Exhaust silencer with Six Days anodising (anthracite) and Six Days logo
• Wheels featuring high quality, black anodised rims made by GIANT with Six Days logo and black spokes
• Quick-release spindle at the front
• Orange radiator grille
• Orange chain guide
• New speedo from MAE
• Exclusive Six Days graphics
|1-cylinder 4-stroke engine, water-cooled
|449.3 cm³
|95 mm
|63.4 mm
|Starting aid
|Electric starter/Kickstarter
|Engine lubrication
|Forced oil lubrication with 2 Eaton pumps
|Primary ratio
|Secondary ratio
|14:52 (13:52)
|Cooling system
|Liquid cooling system, continuous circulation of cooling liquid with water pump
|Wet multi-disc clutch DDS / Brembo hydraulics
|Ignition system
|Contactless, controlled, fully electronic ignition system with digital ignition timing adjustment
|Central tube frame made of chrome molybdenum steel tubing
|Shock absorber
|WP Suspension PDS 5018 DCC
|Suspension travel Front
|292 mm
|Suspension travel Rear
|335 mm
|Brake system
|Disc brakes, brake calipers on floating bearings
|Brake discs - diameter Front
|260 mm
|Brake discs - diameter Rear
|220 mm
|5/8 x 1/4"
|Steering head angle
|1,482±10 mm
|Ground clearance, unloaded
|345 mm
|Seat height, unloaded
|970 mm
|Total fuel tank capacity, approx.
|9 l Unleaded premium fuel (95 RON)
|Weight without fuel, approx.
|111 kg


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HARRISON, N.J. – The New York Red Bulls gave their fans a real treat in their home opener, and they handed the Colorado Rapids their first loss of the season in the process.
Two goals in the first six minutes paved the way for the hosts, as they recorded their first win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Colorado in front of 21,024 fans at Red Bull Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Thierry Henry was instrumental in New York's win, scoring the first of his two goals on the day in the third minute and setting up the first of two Kenny Cooper goals three minutes later.
Missing top midfielders Jeff Larentowicz (suspended) and Pablo Mastroeni (injured), the Rapids' makeshift midfield was unable to contain the Red Bulls for extended stretches of play.
That proved costly as Henry got the Red Bulls off to a dream start by getting on the end of a bad back pass from Rapids midfielder Ross LaBauex, then racing in on goal before tucking a low shot past goalkeeper Matt Pickens in the third minute.
Before Colorado could even settle in and think of an equalizer, New York doubled their lead through a goal from Kenny Cooper in the sixth minute. Henry began the scoring sequence when he dished off a pass to Cooper, who fired a low shot to the far post for his second goal of the season.
The Red Bulls began the second half in similar fashion. Wilman Conde took a free kick from just inside the New York half and found a streaking Henry, who beat a halfhearted Colorado trap. The Red Bulls captain then produced a signature goal, opening his hips and curling a right-footer to the back post to give the hosts a 3-0 lead.
The Rapids prevented a shutout and denied rookie goalkeeper Ryan Meara his first clean sheet as a pro in the 77th minute. Rafa Marquez, who was making his season debut, was stripped of the ball by Jaime Castrillon, who then dished off to Omar Cummings. The Jamaican forward raced in on goal, but before the Red Bulls center backs could close him down he curled a beautiful shot over Meara to spoil the shutout.
The Red Bulls responded with another goal in the 89th minute. Left back Roy Miller dribbled into the penalty area and unleashed a low cross to the near post, where Cooper got a touch from two yards out.
Henry nearly added another goal in stoppage time when he raced in on goal and fired a low shot, but Pickens denied him a hat trick by gobbling up the ball.
The 1-2-0 Red Bulls will next face the expansion Montral Impact at Red Bull Arena on March 31. The 2-1-0 Rapids return home to take on the Chicago Fire on April 1.

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Admissions Process
Students interested in pursuing graduate studies at UW Oshkosh should review the following information:
The first step in the application process is to complete the online UW System application for admission to UW Oshkosh. A $56 non-refundable application fee is required. If you've previously paid the graduate admission application fee for any program at UW Oshkosh within the past 10 years, you do not have to pay the fee again.
Processing will not proceed if a fee is required and not paid. It's recommended you pay the fee at the time you submit the on-line application.
Applicants to the following programs should use the additional/different admission instructions by following the links below:
The admission deadlines for UW Oshkosh's graduate programs vary by program. Check the Program Requirements and Deadlines page for specific requirements and deadlines information.
When completing the online application, be certain to provide the appropriate number of professional/academic references (relatives are not acceptable) who can assess your ability to do graduate work. The Professional path MBA program does not require letters of recommendation. In the online application be sure to:
Provide complete name and contact information (accurate email addresses are critical).
Check program admission requirements and websites for other reference information. Some programs use a special reference form, identify the number of references needed, suggest who the recommenders should be, or certain other characteristics the recommender must address.
The Office of Graduate Studies will notify recommenders to provide a reference in support of the applicant's admission. Reference letters can also be sent separately directly to the Office of Graduate Studies. If letters come directly to the Office of Graduate Studies, the letters must be in envelopes sealed by the reference(s). Some programs require that references only submit their recommendations via email.
NOTE: Various programs have different reference requirements. Please check the program-specific admission instructions first for specific reference requirements.
Applicants must have all official undergraduate transcripts from regionally-accredited schools sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies from the issuing institution. Copies "issued to student" are not considered official. Only transcripts from regionally accredited schools will be considered.
NOTE: If an applicant is a current or former UW Oshkosh graduate or undergraduate student, he/she does not need to provide an official UW Oshkosh transcript.
Program-specific requirements
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Two handy digitization planning tools
On of the things that can be frustrating and/or exciting (depending on your personality) when you work in the world of digitization is that regardless of how proficient you become at the end of a successful project, the slate always gets wiped clean and you have to return to square one when the next project comes along. The process of determining standards, procedures, and status of items for the project is important and may take up a significant amount of time in planning the digitization process. I have come across two helpful tools that may come in handy for this planning process. The first one deals with everyone's favorite topic-- copyright. And while, there will never, ever, be a simple solution to any copyright questions, this neat digital slider created by the Library of Congress will at least get you started in the right direction and may help you generate a list of questions to ask in the process.


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Marital splits may drive mid-income couples into a financial quagmire.
Marital splits are sad. How often do you hear that a couple has fallen out of love. Disentangling the finances can be difficult.
Most people are aware of the basics of the Property (Relationships) Act, which splits the assets 50/50 as a general rule. There are many more financial consequences.
Suddenly, unless one partner is shacking up with someone else, there are two households to run on the same number of incomes that used to finance the entire family under one roof. What's more, both parties will have become used to a lifestyle that may no longer be sustainable.
Middle-income couples can end up in the financial mire. Sometimes it's a deliberate act by one embittered party. Other times it's the unhappy result of changed circumstances.
A reader, let's call her Simone, emailed me last year with a story that lawyers see all too often. Simone had her head down raising the kids, but was hit by what she calls "friendly fire". "I ended up going down the big snake when my then partner went bankrupt and lost all my savings and any equity I had in our house.
"By the time I had any inkling there was a problem it was too late - he had made some unbelievable financial errors, investments, unpaid tax, borrowed money, etc, and of course I was liable for half. I was amazed at what people assumed I had agreed to in terms of loan arrangements."
Post-split banking can be a real problem. The Banking Ombudsman's files are littered with sad cases. In one case a bank refused to remove Mrs G's name from a joint account after she separated from her husband because the account was in overdraft.
"She was told that, if she closed her individual accounts with the bank, the money would first be applied against the overdraft," the Ombudsman said.
Even when the overdraft was cleared, the bank failed to remove Mrs G's name from the joint account.
"The bank did not respond to Mrs G's letter when she complained that, while she was being told transactions on the account required her former husband's consent, he was allowed to use the account without her consent. Some weeks later, the account was again overdrawn."
In this case the bank was entitled to insist that the overdraft be repaid before removing Mrs G's name. But it should have offered to freeze the joint account at that point, said the Ombudsman, not allow the ex-husband to continue drawing on it.
"This would have protected Mrs G's position and would have ensured that no further withdrawals were made from the account." The bank paid $2000 in compensation.
If joint accounts are not frozen on separation there can be trouble. Mrs E didn't want to rock the boat and decided not to freeze the joint credit card she held with her ex-husband.
Mr E continued to spend and accumulate debt. He was subsequently bankrupted. The liability for the card was joint and several, which enabled the bank to pursue Mrs E for her ex-husband's spending post-separation.
In another case the former husband forged his former wife's signature to get a loan for $130,000 from the couple's bank. She was held 50 per cent liable for the loan by the bank, which claimed her ex-husband had used a power of attorney in her name to get the loan.
Years later she complained to the Ombudsman. It was a complicated case, but the bank eventually reimbursed and compensated the former wife $79,032.60.
In most cases, says barrister Vivienne Crawshaw, both parties act reasonably and sensibly about the financial split and can simply let the bank know what the default limit on the accounts will be.
Crawshaw says the ones you have to watch out for are those where one party is untrustworthy. "He thinks, 'She is never going to get her mitts on my money', and before the other party knows it the asset has been sold and the money has gone west."
Unilateral actions such as selling a joint property or taking all the furniture will usually come out in the wash of a Property (Relationships) Act settlement. If, however, the money has left the country, making that financial adjustment can be almost impossible.
Where there is a potential for that to happen, a former partner could get a bank account freezing order and register a notice of claim on the title of a property, says Crawshaw.
Family businesses really do complicate relationship property claims. Often both partners have signed personal guarantees for the business and are responsible for the debt, as Simone was. This puts their neck on the chopping block.
A surprise some former spouses get is that the family business is sold off for less than its value or driven into the ground and the former partner starts a new business, says Crawshaw. Where this can be proved, there may be recompense available - especially if the former partner has taken the business goodwill with them to the new business. Sorting this out may require forensic accounting advice, says Crawshaw.
Child support payments can be a real shock to some newly separated parents. The Inland Revenue Department says 179,500 New Zealand parents are liable for child support payments and 141,464 of those are in debt, which will result in penalties in most cases.
The forums at Menz.org.nz are full of bitter individuals, an emotion not limited to one gender or the other. It's a common theme on that website to refer to child support as a tax and some parents feel the child support they pay in no way bears any resemblance to the cost of bringing up a child.
Anyone who wants to know what child support would cost in their personal situation will find a calculator at ird.govt.nz/calculators/keyword/childsupport/.
Child support debt doesn't go away simply by ignoring it or skipping the country. The IRD has a reciprocal agreement for collecting child support with the Australian Child Support Program (ACSP). ACSP handles 11,759 cases for New Zealand.
If you no longer work, child support debt will be deducted from Work and Income benefits or from your New Zealand Superannuation when you finally retire. Child support debts don't even go away after bankruptcy.
The Relationship (Property) Act and child support are not the end of the financial story. Spousal maintenance can be granted if it can be proved to the Family Court that one party is unable to meet his or her reasonable needs due to the division of function during the marriage.
The general rule is that spousal maintenance is temporary. "It is a bridge to self-sufficiency," says Crawshaw. Typically spousal maintenance awards last for six months, allowing the parties to adjust their lifestyle to changed conditions.
Where one of the couple has sacrificed his or her career for homemaking and childcare, that partner can also seek a greater share of the couple's property by using section 15 of the Property (Relationships) Act. The act accepts that a simple 50/50 split of assets is not always fair. Where one party can continue earning a good income and building up more assets and the other can't it may be fair to give the latter partner a greater share of the assets.
Crawshaw's final word of advice is there is no need to hurry the process in the first few weeks and months of the split. "In some cases, following a separation the couple agree to sell everything before taking advice. A court may not require that.
"It might say, 'Hold on, you have young children. There is enough property not to immediately sell the home. That can wait for a more financially acceptable time to do so, so that the caregiver of the children has time to sort out their affairs and work towards being financially self-supporting first'."


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BOWLING GREEN, KY. – Away from the comforts of home is where good teams become great teams.
On Wednesday night, the VCU men's basketball took another step toward the latter part of that statement, using a stifling defensive effort en route to a dominant 68-45 road win over Western Kentucky. It was the second time in the past four days that the teams played each other with the Rams taking home victories in both contests.
"I'm proud of the defensive effort our guys gave tonight, particularly in the second half," Head Coach Shaka Smart said. "We had struggled the past four games with our second half defense, it was an area that we were really focused on and I thought we did a good job of that tonight. It was good to see this team take another step forward."
Senior Bradford Burgess (pictured, left) led four Rams in double-figures with 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting, while also grabbing five rebounds. Freshman Briante Weber (pictured, main) tallied a career-high with 13 points on 5-of-6 from the field. Weber also chipped in five rebounds, four steals and an assist. Junior Darius Theus and sophomore Rob Brandenberg were the other two players in double-figures with 12 points apiece.
"I thought our depth really played a factor tonight," Smart added. "We had a lot of guys give us solid contributions throughout the night. That's really going to help us as we continue to move forward."
However, it was VCU's defensive effort was the story. The Black & Gold held the Hilltoppers to just 18 second-half points, only four over the last 12:47 of the contest. Over that final 12:47, WKU was held to 1-of-8 from the field and coughed the ball up nine times. For the game, VCU forced 22 Hilltopper turnovers, which led to 28 points for the Black & Gold.
The 45 points is the lowest scored by a VCU opponent since Feb. 28, 2009 when Georgia State was held to 41. Under Coach Smart, the Rams are now 36-2 when the opposition is held to 65 points or less.
"As a team, we know that it all starts on the defensive end," Theus said. "No matter what is happening on the offensive end, we know we have to continue to get stops and we did a great job of that."
After the two teams traded runs to start the contest, solid frontcourt play by sophomore D.J. Haley capped off a six point swing to give VCU a 24-18 advantage with 6:31 remaining in the first half.
WKU would even the score at 24, but a three-pointer from Burgess and free-throws by Theus sent the Black & Gold into halftime with a 31-27 cushion.
"At halftime, we really talked about locking in and putting together two good defensive halves. We knew the shots would start falling if we just kept our focus on shutting them down," Theus said.
That's exactly what happened as VCU ran off a 12-6 run to start the second half, giving the Rams their first double-digit lead of the game at 43-33.
WKU wouldn't go away with T.J. Price drilling a three-pointer to top off an 8-0 run to bring the Hilltoppers within two at 43-41 with 12:47 left to play.
Enter lockdown mode. Over the final 12:47 of the contest, VCU ran off a 25-4 run in which six different players scored, led by Weber, who scored eight points over the stretch. The Hilltoppers had just two field-goals over the final 15 minutes of the contest.
The Black & Gold blistered the nets to the tune of 64 percent from the field in the second half and 50 percent for the game. VCU won the rebounding battle for third time in five games, 33-28 with 11 different players registering a rebound in the contest.
VCU will wrap up its five-game road trip on Sunday evening when it heads to Tuscloosa, Ala. to take on former Head Coach Anthony Grant and the 13th-ranked Crimson Tide. Game time on ESPNU is set for 9:30 p.m. EST.


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Mama, Oriental Style Instant Noodle. Mama Sen Chan tom yum are rice noodles in hot and sour soup flavor. Ingredients: Rice flour, palm oil, salt, sugar and CMC, soup base, kaffir lime leaf powder, lemongrass, powder, sugar, msg, chili paste, chili powder, palm oil and artificial shrimp flavor. Net weight 1.91 oz. One order comes with 5 packs. Product of Thailand.
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Nine years of laughter and occasional fits of exasperation come to an end Monday with the finale of ''How I Met Your Mother,'' the mainstay of the formidable CBS Monday night sitcom lineup and one of the great ensemble shows of contemporary television.
On the surface, ensemble shows seem to make perfect sense: Create five or six characters (preferably single) who share space and oxygen, write some jokes for them to say, and if the audience doesn't like one character, chances are they'll like another.
Some stars inevitably shine brighter than others � Rachel Green in ''Friends,'' Sam Malone in ''Cheers,'' Sheldon Cooper in ''Big Bang Theory" � but it's a matter of relative luminescence for the most part. It's called hedging your bets, as opposed to banking on one star to carry a show.
Beneath the surface, however, ensemble shows have their own particular challenge: Not only do you have to have the right chemistry between two leading actors, but among other ensemble members as well. If they work together well enough as a group, maybe viewers won't care that much about the weaker links.
Hollywood is littered with failed ensemble shows � ''Don't Trust the B-- in Apt. 23,'' "We Are Men,'' "Happy Endings,'' to name a few. ''New Girl'' didn't really start out as an ensemble show, butas a vehicle for Zooey Deschanel. It hit its stride only after it became the ensemble show it is today.
No doubt, TV show creators look to the immortals like ''Friends,'' "Cheers'' and ''How I Met Your Mother'' to decipher the secret to making them work.
''HIMYM'' started out with a somewhat artificial framework to nudge us forward from week to week: ''Kids,'' each episode would begin (voiceover by Bob Saget), as future Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) supposedly told his kids how he met their mother years before.
Over the show's nine-year run, creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays occasionally renewed the extended tease, with Ted falling for one guest-starring actress or another.
For a while, Sarah Chalke seemed a sure thing, but, of course, wasn't. That's where the exasperation came in. The rest of the time, millions of us were perfectly happy with Ted's indefatigable romanticism,Robin's (Cobie Smulders) Canadian pride, Barney's (Neil Patrick Harris) ''legen-dary'' womanizing, and Marshall and Lily's (Jason Segal, Alyson Hannigan) attempts at grown-up marriage.
Finally rounding the clubhouse turn, the show introduced us to the girl with the umbrella, played by Cristin Milioti, a charming young actress who nonetheless may not seem right for the role of the mother to you.
That's probably because, over nine years, we've all come up with our ideal mate for Ted. During a visit to the ''HIMYM'' set on the Fox lot in January, Milioti was tellingly deferential to her cast-mates and showed her age when she revealed, ''I watched all eight seasons in three months. I did binge on it, and it is amazing to have it, like, at the surface, because I cried hysterically, laughed. �I hadn't seen it, which means nothing because I just saw 'Pretty Woman' over the weekend.''
So what is the secret of ''HIMYM's'' success? An absolutely perfect cast, consistently smart direction by one of the best in the business, Pamela Fryman, and great writing � writing that not only managed to be funny more often than not, but which also respected the quirks and nuances of each character.
The catchphrases (mostly Barney's), the running jokes (Robin's early career as Canadian pop star Robin Sparkles) the central presence of the couch in the living room and that one red-leather booth at MacLaren's Pub they all share � made the show memorable, but also gave it grounding to strengthen the bond with viewers.
Many show creators make the mistake of thinking that the secret to making an ensemble sitcom is following some kind of template about the characters: You have to have a randy one, a less intelligent or spacey one, a romantic, a cynic, etc. Think about some of the great ensemble shows of the past and it's probably easy to figure out why the One From Column A approach is so enticing.
But the truth is, you could assemble many of the elements that made ''HIMYM'' work for nine years and still come up with junk without the two most important ingredients: excellent writing and a talented, appealing cast.
Bays and Thomas are now working on a new show, to be titled ''How I Met Your Father.'' It will have no connection to ''Mother,'' but using that title is dangerous: No matter how different the new show is, if it's called ''How I Met Your Father,'' you can be sure viewers will make comparisons.
If it turns out to be an equally great show, no problem. But given how many bad ensemble shows get launched and how few are good enough to survive nine seasons at the top of their game, Bays and Thomas have their work cut out for them.
For now, though, let's figuratively crowd into that red booth one more time and raise a glass to a � wait for it � TV classic.


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Batman #27: When A Batman Goes To War
Part three of Tom King's operatic, "The War of Jokes and Riddles" arrives! Last issue had all of Gotham City's rogues choosing sides. Joker and Riddler proved their alliance to break the Bat was doomed to start. The generals recruited their commanders. Lines were crossed and many died. Batman was reduced to a keeper of the dead's names. Now, in Batman #27, Batman must fight back against the forces of two men who think themselves demi-Gods. Will the Dark Knight gain ground on the battlefield? Who's the new player promised by DC's solicits to become "the pivotal key to [this war's] potential resolution"?
You have to hand it to the King and Janin, they aren't going for a quiet little side story. The word operatic seems fitting for the size and tone of this lost tale. From Bruce Wayne's narration back in the twenty-fifth issue, we know there won't be a happy ending. The test of a good story is to know exactly what will happen and still be riveted. In great storytelling, the march towards the climax and resolution is arguably more important. Execution is everything and execution has been on point in ever sense of the word.
Challenging readers by taking on two of the most iconic villains in all of comics is a dangerous task for any creator. King and Janin are willing to rise and meet the challenge(s). Will it satisfy every Batman, Joker, and Riddler fan? No. Comic readers have a sense of ownership of the characters they lose themselves in. Especially after coming off such winning depictions by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, the newest creative's teams willingness to play with these toys seems downright deranged. And yet…?
War is here. Battle lines are drawn. The battlefield is all of Gotham City. No loved ones are safe. The protector of the common good is no longer the true enemy. He has become a side note. Is this truly a Batman story? Who cares when it's this good? Bring on the next helping of bloody jokes and broken riddles.


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Compton is here:
No your eyes are not deceived. Americans are playing cricket. (Don't say it too loud, it might be catching.) And I don't mean the West Indies imports their 'national side' consists of.
Growing up it was drummed into me that basically, you can't trust a country that doesn't play cricket. While I realise now that there are some pretty large gaps in logic here (like the bit about not trusting those that do, either), the essential point remained: the USA are not to be trusted.
We've all heard the stories about Twenty20 and the IPL catering for an American audience, but it's a fair assumption that it's aimed that the Indian ex-pats living in the States.
This is being reported as a good news story, because Compton by the sounds of it, is a hell hole, and these young men have transcended their gangster fate because of cricket.
These young men, who call themselves the Homies & the Popz.
Are we on the same page yet? 'Mainstream' USA made hip hop and other musical
Because, good news story aside, cricket is better without the United States. No, I'm not such a heartless bitch that I'm not glad these guys turned their lives around (and if you'd like to donate to them you can do so here). But really, couldn't they find soccer or something?
I doubt that our sport is going to be conquered by Yanks just yet. Which is good, because basically, there's no room in cricket for American egos. Dealing with the Indians is challenging enough.
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Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico have limited access to bathrooms, food and hot coffee as they wait for two tugboats to arrive to tow them to Mexico, Carnival Cruise Lines says in a statement.
The Carnival Triumph has been floating aimlessly about 241.35km off the Yucatan Peninsula since a fire erupted in the aft engine room early on Sunday, knocking out the ship's propulsion system.
No one was injured and the fire was extinguished. The ship has been operating on backup generator power since the incident, the statement said.
The ship, which left Galveston, Texas, on Thursday and was scheduled to return there on Monday, will instead be towed to Progreso, Mexico, and the 3143 passengers on board will fly back to the United States. There are also 1086 crew members aboard the ship. They are to arrive in Mexico on Wednesday.
There are no Australians on board the ship, a Carnival spokesman told ninemsn.
The tugboats are expected to arrive later on Monday, Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said in an email. One is coming from Mobile, Alabama, and a second is from Mexico, he said.
When another Carnival cruise ship, the Legend, rendezvoused with the stranded vessel on Monday, supplying Triumph passengers with food and supplies, Texas resident Brent Nutt was able to briefly chat with his wife, Bethany, who could draw a mobile phone signal from the visiting cruise line.
Without power, the ship's stabilisers are apparently not working, Nutt told The Associated Press, and the massive liner had been leaning to one side on Sunday. By Monday afternoon, the ship seemed more upright, he said.
Passengers were also given food, Nutt said, and some of the bathrooms are working. But the ship is dirty, Nutt said his wife told him.
"There's water and feces all over the floor," Nutt relayed. "It's not the best conditions. You would think Carnival would have something in place to get these people off the ship."
Passengers also are getting sick and throwing up, he said, adding that his wife told him: "The whole boat stinks extremely bad."
Melinda Ramos, meanwhile, said her father was laughing when she briefly spoke to him on Sunday.
"He might be completely joking, but he said they're sleeping in tents outside," the 19-year-old daughter of Mary and Matt Ramos told The Houston Chronicle.


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September 2008 Journal of Geoscience EducationVolume 56, Number 4
The Grand Canyon viewed from the South Rim. The exposed section ranges from Paleoproterozoic basement in the inner gorge to Permian limestone atop the rim. See manuscript on page 354.
How True Are Geological Maps? An Exercise in Geological Mapping
Erik Sturkell, University of Iceland
Martin Jakobsson, Stockholm University
Richard Gyllencreutz, University of Bergen
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This paper describes a student exercise in mapping, designed to highlight the fact that maps within the field of Earth Sciences (geological, geophysical etc) are most often made from sparsely and spatially non-uniformly distributed data implying that the final products depend both on sampling strategies and interpretation. The pedagogic, take-home lesson from our exercise is that no map is better than the input data and no map represents the absolute truth. To convey this, individual students, or students divided into groups, are provided with data points derived using different sampling strategies over one defined area. From this set of data samples, the students have to interpret and produce maps, which are then compared. None of the maps created by the students will be identical, which will clearly demonstrate the main point of the exercise, i.e. no map represents the absolute truth, and stimulate a critical view of published maps in Earth Sciences.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p297
Mineral Identification by Chemical Testing
Stuart Baskerville, University of Glamorgan
Wynne Evans, University of Glamorgan
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We present the details of a qualitative chemistry exercise that can be used for mineral identification and requires relatively simplistic laboratory facilities. The exercise is used as part of a forensic earth science module for second year BSc Forensic Science students who previously have had a basic chemical education but little experience of classical inorganic analysis. We suggest that it could be adapted for use with students studying beginning geoscience courses who could usefully increase their knowledge of chemistry. Flow charts that guide the students through the investigation are provided. For more experienced students, references are provided that illustrate more advanced "wet" analytical techniques.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p302
Secondary Students' Subject Matter Representations of Climate Change
Dwight A. Schuster, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Gabriel M. Filippelli, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Cristopher W. Thomas, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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Nine 11th and 12th grade students from a large urban high school participated in a three-tiered program that charged them with the responsibility to be earth science mentors for 7th graders from a local feeder school. During Tier I, a three-month training period, these 11th and 12th graders worked closely with university-based scientists, science educators, and secondary science teachers to learn a tested curriculum on climate change and to prepare to be mentors. Prior to Tier I, four scientists involved in climate change research were asked to derive independently a list of concepts that they perceived to be most central to this topic. A concept mapping exercise was developed from their consensus and, both at the beginning and at the end of Tier I, student understandings were analyzed with concept maps and interviews. A baseline of 11th and 12th grade students' understandings of climate change is established and suggestions are made as to how these findings can inform instructional practices in the geosciences.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p307
Using Synthetic Data and Artificial Wells to Teach the Construction and Use of Water Level Contour Maps
Michael John Nicholl, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Alexander Grigor Baron, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Colin Robins, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Joshua Boxell, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Yuyu Lin, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
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Contour maps that depict groundwater levels (e.g.,water table maps and potentiometric surface maps) are essential to the practice of hydrogeology. However, there are significant barriers to effectively teaching students how to create and interpret such maps. Barriers to instruction include the logistics of accessing real wells, assuring that students are provided with a challenging problem, and the lack of a unique solution. We present a new approach that overcomes these barriers through the use of artificial wells and synthetic data. Our approach provides students with a challenging problem that takes them through the whole process, from data collection to interpretation of the resulting maps. In the end, students are able to see how their efforts compare to a known solution, rather than another estimate. Students are also able to choose locations for additional wells that they believe will enhance their ability to create an accurate map. These qualities lead to a substantial improvement in student comprehension over instructional approaches that are based on existing data or limited field measurements.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p317
Watch Faults Grow Before Your Very Eyes in a Deformational Sandbox
Mario Del Castello, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Michele Cooke, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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In this paper, we provide both a step-by-step description of how to build an apparatus for investigating extensional and contractional faulting and we provide lab procedures that teachers at both university and high-school levels can use to enhance students knowledge of the fundamentals of faulting mechanisms.The experiments are based on the analog modeling principle, where large geologic processes (both in terms of time and space) are scaled down to be observed in real time within a classroom. The technique is relatively simple, low-cost and reproducible in a short time span. The experiments offer students both a hands-on experience that is a proxy for more complicated laboratory techniques used by researchers and the opportunity for students to see faults grow before their very eyes. We followed this approach with student groups at different training levels (university and high-school) and found that the experiments boost understanding of the processes of faulting. We highly encourage university level teachers to use this technique both within their own curriculum and within programs that transfer knowledge of geologic concepts to high school teachers and students.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p324
Learning Through Movie Production with the MovieClassroom
Lensyl D. Urbano, University of Memphis
Lavin C. Urbano, University of Texas at Dallas
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The MovieClassroom website allows student or faculty users to create and share Geoscience themed digital videos. Movie production can promote learning by encouraging meta-cognition and the synthesis of multiple concepts in an engaging, project-based exercise, with the ancillary benefit of producing educational media useful for peer-learning. The website was tested by students in an introductory Earth Science class (Weather and Climate) who created extra-credit movies designed to be shown to future students. Results of student self-assessments indicate that the website is easy to use and that students took exceptional pride in producing a creative product that could be shared with others. Almost all of the students' movies were scientifically accurate. The website interface and database are currently being upgraded to enable viewer ratings and to facilitate the adaptation of published movies. These changes are designed to allow quantitative assessments of student learning through movie production, and explore the reciprocal hypothesis that student produced digital movies may be an effective means of introducing geoscience concepts to social and cultural peers. The MovieClassroom is an open-source project, therefore details regarding the website design, pedagogy, applications and assessments together with forums for discussion and suggestions are all available.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p334
Informal Geoscience Education on a Grand Scale: The Trail of Time Exhibition at Grand Canyon
Karl Karlstrom, University of New Mexico
Steven Semken, Arizona State University
Laura Crossey, University of New Mexico
Deborah Perry, Selinda Research Associates
Eric D. Gyllenhaal, Selinda Research Associates
Jeff Dodick, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Michael Williams, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Judy Hellmich-Bryan, Grand Canyon National Park
Ryan Crow, University of New Mexico
Nievita Bueno Watts, Arizona State University
Charles Ault, Lewis and Clark College
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The Trail of Time exhibition under construction at Grand Canyon National Park is the world's largest geoscience exhibition at one of the world's grandest geologic landscapes. It is a 2-km-long interpretive walking timeline trail that leverages Grand Canyon vistas and rocks to guide visitors to ponder, explore, and understand the magnitude of geologic time and the stories encoded by Grand Canyon rock layers and landscapes. As one of a new generation of geoscience education exhibits, the Trail of Time targets multiple cognitive and affective levels with accurate content, active geoscience inquiry and interpretation, and place-based cultural integration. It developed as an outgrowth of sustained geoscience research funded by the National Science Foundation, with scientists as the conceivers and coordinators of the project. It benefits from a high level of synergy with the National Park Service interpretation division, as well as extensive on-site and off-site evaluation of pedagogic effectiveness in the outdoor informal science environment. The Trail of Time will impact many of the five million annual visitors to the National Park. Associated cognitive research on public understanding of "deep time" offers opportunities to inform more effective geoscience pedagogy for informal and formal educational settings.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p354
The Earth's Record of Climate: A Focused-topic Introductory Course
Kevin M. Theissen, University of St. Thomas
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The Earth's Record of Climate is an introductory geology course offered at the University of St. Thomas that explores the science of paleoclimatology and its relevance to the climate change of the last century. Most undergraduate students that enroll in the course believe that climate change is a significant concern, but lack knowledge of the scientific basis or express important misconceptions about the problem. Students build the necessary skills to work with different forms of earth science data including oxygen isotopic data, fossils, and sediment descriptions. They also read and respond to articles on climate change. Students demonstrate their learning with: 1) a final project in which they complete a detailed paleoclimate reconstruction 2) a final exam essay in which they respond in a substantive fashion to a climate change skeptic, and 3) the results of a Knowledge Survey. Knowledge Survey results show a significant increase (1.17 points on a 3 pt scale) in student confidence by the end of the course. Representative comments from student reports on teaching suggest that it both challenges them and increases their interest in earth science. Numerical ratings from student reports on teaching are consistently higher (by 5% on average) than those for an introductory physical geology course that I teach.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/sep08.html#v56p342


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Novel coronavirus infection - update
8 May 2013 - The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in France has informed WHO of one confirmed case with infection of the novel coronavirus (NCoV).
The patient had an underlying medical condition, including an immunocompromised state. The patient became ill on 23 April 2013 and later developed respiratory symptoms. Laboratory confirmation with nCoV was confirmed on 7 May 2013 by Institut Pasteur. The laboratory confirmation was obtained from a bronchoalveolar lavage specimen (a medical procedure in which bronchoscope is passed through the mouth or nose into the lungs to obtain fluid for examination) after a nasopharyngeal specimen (secretion from the uppermost part of the throat) tested negative. The patient is currently hospitalized. Preliminary investigation reveals that the patient had a history of travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Further investigation into the case is ongoing.
From September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a global total of 31 laboratory confirmed cases of human infection with nCoV, including 18 deaths.
Based on the current situation and available information, WHO encourages all Member States (MS) to continue their surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns. The newest case re-emphasizes the need for vigilance in recent travelers returning from areas affected by the virus and the need to use lower respiratory tract specimens for diagnosis when they can be obtained.
All MS are reminded to promptly assess and notify WHO of any new case of infection with nCoV, along with information about potential exposures that may have resulted in infection and a description of the clinical course.
WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event nor does it currently recommend the application of any travel or trade restrictions.
WHO continues to closely monitor the situation.


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The hits just keep on coming. Yesterday's news that Brit spy mongers recorded the video chats of 1.8 million Yahoo users over six months left me numb, as if I had inhaled a frosty Slurpee full of Novocain. Yahoo claims no knowledge of the theft -- yeah, I said it, because that's what it is -- but that declaration is worthy of more than a little skepticism. And hey, look: This morning's news headlines show that British firm, Hold Security, stumbled across the biggest caper in cyber pillaging history: around 360 million accounts and up to 1.25 billion (with a "b") email addresses. I read it, but I can't get my head around it.
But more than this being yet another nail in the coffin of our privacy is the question of why do we keep enabling this crap? I don't mean legally. There are plenty of lawyers looking to tilt at the NSA windmill. I mean on a technical level -- or we could call it a plain, everyday, commonsense level.
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For example, according to all the newsies who carried the Yahoo story yesterday, among the stolen chat data was a lot of nudity. In case Pammy reads this, I'm no expert, but based on available evidence, it appears the nudity is an extension of the popular sexting trend, translated to video.
Shocked at the Yahoo affair? You and the endless string of celebrities who feign amazement when one of their naked phone photos or sex tapes wind up on the Web. If you put a raunchy romp on anything digital today, it'll eventually wind up on the Internet; that's a law of nature, like gravity or Windows flaws.
Lacking in Logic 101
Common sense here would dictate that if you're going to show your twigs and berries on a medium frequented by billions of users, maybe you want to at least try for security. For example, some webcams support SSL, and nothing is stopping you from doing a direct-to-cam connection rather than running through a chat service. Sure, it requires a little technical knowledge, though not much.
If that's your problem, I'd still point out that in this day and age everyone knows someone at the geek level, whether it's the 8-year-old next door or a pay-for-nerd from Geek Squad. Ask one of them to help out. If you're embarrassed, tell them you're setting up a nanny cam.
But we don't go that route. Yahoo, Skype -- they're easier. If you think the world's intelligence services only targeted Yahoo, please go outside and set yourself on fire. If Yahoo was cracked like a soft-boiled egg, you can bet that other video chat services have been compromised, too. And if 1.8 million vid chats were collected over six months, how many have been collected over the last year? Or two years? And by how many spy agencies, marketing companies, and Nigerian data pirates besides the GCHQ's James Bond wannabes?
Frankly, I doubt there's any way to stay completely secure using Web communication of any kind. Ars Technica caught Skype in a security lie over its text chat service just last year. For all its billions, you know WhatsApp and its ilk didn't invest in end-to-end encryption and undoubtedly have no intention of doing so. That might cut into the party budget or derail their moron plans for a six-state lawless geektopia. Your stuff is floating around out there, basically in clear text.


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The N97 is Nokia's current flagship device, which is a shame. Tank may be more appropriate a label for this one's role. Long-time, hard-core Symbian fans might manage a smooth transition, but I think that everyone else – save a select few – will be completely alienated and turned off by this phone. Those select few are folks with almost no cell phone experience. I say this because I think anyone with the slightest indication of what has transpired in the mobile world over the last five years will find it hard to look beyond the shortcomings of the N97 – they are plentiful.
Design & Features
The hardware looks pretty decent. It's subtle, sleek, and modern. but the light weight and plastic surface make the N97 feel cheap in the hand. And one the the N97 most certainly is not, is cheap. $699, even without a contract, is a ridiculous price for such a device. The resistive touch screen combined with the aforementioned characteristics put this phone at a value about 65% lower than the current going rate, in my estimation. (Even with the clearance tag, I wouldn't spend my money on it.)
If you can make your way past the clunky, flickering software, you'll find that the N97 has a decent cam, 3.5G speeds, and some pretty cool widget implementation. They won't tackle iPhone or Android widgets but they are hovering around the quality of Samsung's TouchWiz counterparts.
The sliding screen is probably the N97's greatest strength. It moves smoothly and feels solid. Pushing it up at an angle reveals a grid-style QWERTY with a D-pad and a space bar way off to the right side. It is cool to have that screen propped up at an angle for easy viewing while typing. (cont.)
Usability & Performance
When I first got this demo unit, the phone would not power on. I charged it for four hours, and it would still not power on. I was convinced I had a broken device, but the screen lit up when I plugged it in. I charged it for another six hours. The phone powered on, blinked, reset itself, rebooted a few times, and then died. I charged it for another 12 hours and the phone powered up and stayed on. This is where the trouble started.
Before I go on and forget the lesser annoyances, I'd like to point out that during a week of use there were four or five occasions where the battery ran below a certain threshold and the phone could not be used without charging it for another eight hours. When this happened, some data was lost while some was preserved. I can't be more specific than that because results were not consistent.
After getting past the hurdle of turning the phone on, I was happy to find some cool widgets available for the N97n home screen – the coolest of which probably being Facebook. There was even a widget for the Thai social networking site, Hi5. Cool. Tap on a widget and you're given an extended view. That's pretty handy, until you get a call. The software was so slow to respond that it would not answer a call while I was using widgets. O.K., no problem. Kill the widgets.
With all of the widgets removed from my home screen, and after a fresh reboot, I waited outside my wife's work for word from her that she was coming down, that I need to wait another five, whatever. The phone rang. It continued to ring as I tried to answer it. When I was finally able to join the call, my wife was already hanging up. Five rings it took to answer the phone – because the software was just that slow and buggy. Out of a dozen or so calls I received on the N97, I was able to answer two. When I initiated calls, reception was horrible. Every call ended with me saying, "let me call you back from a better phone."
I'd like to review the music player, web browser, gaming platform, etc. But the truth is that this phone is unusable for me. I tried all of these features, with varying levels of success. But in every case the operating system bogged me down and interrupted the experience. And that's what it comes down to with the N97: the OS is so cumbersome and apparent that no application is capable of truly shining – not the dialer, not a game, not the web browser. If a phone can't be used as a phone, I'm not sure any other features matter all that much.
I wish I could have found more positive things to say about this device. I'm sure fans will not be happy with this review, but the simple truth is that the Nokia N97 is the most unusable phone I have ever held to date. I was notified on my second run with the phone (I gave up on it the first time around) that a major software update was available. After hassling with the Windows-only updater and more low battery issues, I finally accomplished the update. I saw no practical improvement.
So, I give this unlocked GSM two thumbs down. If it sold unlocked for $250 – $300, I might be more optimistic.


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Good Guys' 10th Anniversary PPG Nationals
It's hard to believe that an entire decade has passed since the very first Goodguys Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. Actually, for some it may seem like it's been a lot longer. No matter what your take, there's one simple fact that everyone has no choice but to agree upon: The Nats have grown immensely since its inception, and for all intents and purposes, that is something to write home about!
While it seems like just yesterday we were scoping out Columbus' Ohio Expo Center for the very first time, this go-around it was somewhat difficult to even see the venue's architecture with the thousands of vehicles on display. No kiddin'-to give you an idea of how packed it actually was, Friday seemed like a typical Saturday. Vendors, spectators, and participants alike were all heard commenting on how amazed they were with the huge turnout of people (prior total attendance records were broken Friday alone) and, most notably, classic trucks.
Yes indeed, Columbus had more vehicles with beds on 'em than ever before. That says a lot in a hobby that is seemingly becoming so diverse. And for an event that doesn't offer a huge attraction factor like the Street Rod of the Year and Street Machine of the Year awards (both featuring a healthy cash prize as well as the obvious honor), it's even more heartwarming for us to see OUR part of the hobby so well represented at a place like this. Though not a huge return gesture, CLASSIC TRUCKS did distribute Finest Five accolades to a handful of appreciative recipients at the Nats, but maybe more importantly to some, Goodguys selected a Truck of the Year-Late finalist, which went to a well-deserving '70 Chevy belonging to Terry Roberson from Forney, Texas. (For more on all the Finest Five recipients, see the accompanying photos.)
So, in summary, we definitely give the Goodguys Columbus Nats our official, unbiased stamp of approval. For a non-truck-specific event, coming from a truck enthusiast publication, that should say something-especially to any and all who've yet to attend the show in the first place. For more info on the 2008 PPG Nationals or to find out what trucks came away with 2007 Truck of the Year (Early and Late) honors, please visit www.good-guys.com. See ya next year.


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Hey, you know how each GTA with a new number seems to represent a new era, well maybe -cause GTA 5 would be a new era- in the Gta 4 Era there will only be the DLCs/Episodes, as they can't really name them after the main cities any more, well, not really. And another thing, when R* said that DLCs for the ps3 is "likely" I began thinking, maybe the reason it's taking longer for them to make ps3 DLCs is cause the Ps3 DLCs will be set in a revamped Vice City, a cool idea or what, maybe it's a character we met in Gta 4, maybe Hossan or Packie's pal, (can't mind his name just now). What do you other PS3ers out there think? --LuisFernandoLopez 19:10, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
- Don't forget GTA Chinatown Wars is in the GTA IV Era too. We're just calling the next game GTA V because we don't know whether it will be in the same era or not. If it has the same engine, universe, and some interleaving storyline/characters, then it would be the same era. If not, it would be called GTA V/GTA 5 and have a new era. If it is a combination, then we'll work it out when that happens. I doubt the DLCs will become PS3 yet, but it might happen. That just wouldn't be the only thing to happen for the next 3 years. Gboyers talk 22:21, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
- There are rumors that the DLC may come to the PS3, but they are just rumors... Fox Protector 22:17, January 5, 2010 (UTC)
If you download the DLC...
...does it affect the landscape of the actual game, like, is the clubhouse of the lost updated in GTA 4 to have the parking space bit? And while i'm asking questions like that, is Niko's first apartment burned down as soon as TLAD story begins? --LuisFernandoLopez 14:41, October 20, 2009 (UTC)
- No. The main game stays the same. Master Sima Yi 14:44, October 20, 2009 (UTC)
Exclusive Music
The DLC's have exclusive music, as there are a few songs that are not in the original GTA IV game and are only found in both/either TLATD/TBOGT. Just thought I would point that out... --Submachiner 02:05, November 4, 2009 (UTC)
Something I've been looking for a definitive answer to for a while now: This exclusive music... Does it get added in on top of what's already in GTA IV? Or does it overwrite the original stuff? --HuDaFuK 22:48, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
"The disc includes three exclusive radio stations to compensate the music not carried over from GTA IV. The DLCs do not have exclusive music but music from GTA IV are carried over."
The above two sentences seem to contradict each other. One says the exclusive radio stations compensate for GTA IV music not being carried over, but the other says the exact opposite... :S Ghost Leader 11:51, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
- I don't get how they contradict. Maybe it's not worded clearly. The disc has three extra radio stations while missing the ones from IV, and the DLC don't have the extra stations but retains the ones from IV.--Spaceeinstein 12:03, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
- Ah, okay. I understand now. Yeah, the wording is somewhat confusing. Ghost Leader 15:34, December 4, 2009 (UTC)
Is there any difference AT ALL between downloading the 2 DLCs and the Episodes from liberty city disc.
This is extremely important and this needs to be replied to immediately.
- Im pretty sure that It dosen't. It may have a few bug fixes but the Story wnd structure of the games remain the same. Also, don't forget to sign your comments with four tidles (~~~~). Thanks. Chimpso 10:54, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
- The stories are exactly the same. The difference is that the DLC version of TLAD takes place in the same Liberty City as the main game, where as the version on EFLC takes place in an updated version of the city (with small changes), shared by both episodes. Therefore the two games are incompatible. The changes to the city also change on the DLC version of TBOGT as that's the game that the changes were actually made for (for example, the changes to Rotterdam Tower, due to it's use for base jumping), and the two versions are compatible. Rockstar really needs to release a patch to fix this up. It also doesn't make sense how three storylines taking place at the exact period of time, and even interacting with each other, can have differences in the city. It's obvious that Rockstar wasn't planning ahead for the features in TBOGT when they were designing the city. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:17, January 6, 2010 (UTC)
PS3: Comes in disc form, right?
(See title) Also, would anyone be able to put a price on it? This being in Australia.
- Yes, you can buy it as Episodes From Liberty City (the disc), as for a price, GAME is selling the Xbox 360 version for AU$58.00, so it'll probably be the same. That's very cheap compared to most games, but of course it's just DLC. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 03:21, January 30, 2010 (UTC) EDIT: That's on special, but the usual price (as well as at other shops, including EB Games) is AU$69.95. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 03:24, January 30, 2010 (UTC)
- So, i'm assuming that it'll be around that price for PS3 as well? --Stankers 03:32, January 30, 2010 (UTC)
- Most likely yes. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 03:34, January 30, 2010 (UTC)
- The DLC will be coming to PS3 and PC on March 30th. It will be available in both disc form and for download at the PlayStation Network Store. 88FanNASCAR 16:59, February 13, 2010 (EST)
EFLC websites and TV shows
Can someone inform me which are the new in-game websites and TV shows added to the EFLC? As much as i try to find it through the internet, i can't seem to find something other than the GTA IV websites. Thanks in advance! Paoan013 11:33, February 3, 2010 (UTC)
It seems i didn't search in gta wikia very carefully. I found them here, so it's ok. Paoan013 11:33, February 3, 2010 (UTC)
If I buy the disc containing this do I need the actual GTA IV disc to play it? --HeadManiac 21:49, February 13, 2010 (UTC)
- If you buy the episodes on disc, you DO NOT need the original GTA IV disc. If you buy the episodes from either the XBL Marketplace or the PSN Store (When it becomes available for PS3), then you DO need the original GTA IV disc. 88FanNASCAR 17:01 February 13, 2010 (EST)
Alright, so I'm gonna buy the GTA: Episodes From Liberty City disc when it comes out for the PS3. I still have some questions about the disc version though.
- Does GTA: The Lost and Damned also have Vice City FM and the others? - Does the Rotterdam Tower have its TBOGT rendition in TLAD? - Is it possible to somehow glitch into Maisonette 9 and/or Hercules with Johnny Klebitz? - Luis Lopez is able to use the parking lots from the other two games. Can Johnny use Luis' parking lot as well?
Hope you guys are able to answer these. :) -- Master Sima Yi 13:07, February 14, 2010 (UTC)
- I can't answer most of those question as I myself am waiting for the PS3 version, but I do know that on disc, both episodes share the updated city from TBOGT. That's why TLAD DLC version and EFLC can't be played together online, because of the differences in the city. I imagine that Johnny would be able to use Luis' car spaces, but in order to keep the two versions the same, maybe not? Also, I'm sure that both games are still separate, and it's not likely to be able to glitch Johnny to use TBOGT exclusive stuff, however, on the PC, a mod could do this. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 05:10, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
Parking spaces
something that has bothering me is the parking spaces from original GTA IV, does they work in the DLC disc form?
- I know that you can park in Niko's car spaces in the DLC. I assume that it's the same for both the downloaded version and EFLC (the disc), but I'm not completely sure as I don't own EFLC yet, as I own a PS3. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 05:06, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
Wonderful. It's official, the game has been delayed until mid April.
Whoooo... Hopefully because they're fixing the Lost And Damned compatibility issues. Yeah right... --HuDaFuK 10:14, March 19, 2010 (UTC)
They're not there
I live in the UK and checked Playstaion Store today and they're not there for me. They said they would be out today! Sigh... Are they there for anyone else in the UK? I know they're out in America because my friend has them and he lives in America. Chiefsean16 08:26, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
- I take it you've got them by now... I think they were just late releasing them on Friday. I got them late Friday morning but I know my mate who was hoping to start downloading them before going in to work didn't have any luck. Still, like I said, it's a moot point now that they've been out a few days.--HuDaFuK 09:51, April 19, 2010 (UTC)
question about this DLC
Hi, i have a question about this "Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City".
If you buy it you can play the two extra stories, but can I also play the original story withouth having bought the original GTA IV?
- No, the EFLC disc doesn't contain the original game, it wouldn't all fit on one disc. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 23:15, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
It remides me of the trilogy but with good graphics and only 2. Witch one is better?
I'm sorry to say, but the majority of characters and missions throughout the GTA IV Episodes from Liberty City expansion packs are WEIRD! I like playing the ACTUAL game as well as San Andreas over Episodes From Liberty City! HenryDuckFan 16:59, June 19, 2011 (UTC)
NOMNOM2 (talk) 03:24, April 21, 2013 (UTC)this game is pretty fun sometimes


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