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Brandon Johnson
September 7 - 8, 2019
Digital Workflow & Printing, Intensives
Adobe Lightroom is an incredibly powerful tool for photographers of all levels. In this two day intensive you learn the ins-and-outs of proper Lightroom workflow to help you strengthen and streamline your photographic output.
Brandon begins by explaining how Lightroom handles files, then takes us through importing and organizing image files from our cameras and hard drives. Lightroom's powerful organizational tools make it possible to sort through thousands of images with ease, and a principal goal of this workshop is to teach you how to navigate this program's essential element. Using Lightroom's system of Collections, Keywords, Flags, Stars, and Color Labels, you gain a solid understanding of how to simply manage photographs stored on your home computers.
From organization we move onto Lightroom's powerful developing tools. Using the Develop module, we make adjustments ranging from correcting exposure to creative vignetting, in order to enhance the quality of our images. Brandon also demonstrates how to synchronize your Develop settings across groups of images in order to streamline your workflow. We wrap up by learning how to export images for print or web viewing.
After a quick review of the skills that were covered, you're equipped to get the most out of your digital images using Adobe Lightroom at home.
Additional Information
Amateurs, Advanced Amateurs
Working knowledge of the computer
Computer workstations are provided in the digital lab.
View updated Payment, Refund, Withdrawal, and Transfer Policies for this 2019 workshop.
On-campus housing may be available. Please contact the IHM Retreat Center (www.ihmretreat.com) directly for details: 505-988-1975.
Tuition includes daily lunch.
Brandon Johnson studied fine-art photography at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and documentary photography at the College of Santa Fe. Adept in many genres, Brandon strives to document social progression with mindfulness and beauty. He works as a successful portrait and event photographer; between projects he also gives instruction on everything from the basics of mindful seeing to flash photography and digital workflow. Brandon's work has been shown in galleries such as the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe and the Carl Jung Gallery. This is his fifth year teaching for The Workshops. Brandon's website is www.brandonjohnsonphoto.com.


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Read the original article in AARP Bulletin here.
Rhonda and Rudolph Barton downsized two years ago, trading a vintage 1907 bungalow — their home for 35 years — for a condo.
They swapped the leafy hills of southwest Portland for high-density living downtown, giving up more than one-third of the living space of their 3,000-square-foot house.
But they've never looked back.
The condo is secure, convenient and free of lawn care. The Bartons walk to work, restaurants and stores. When they travel, they lock up and leave.
Downsizing trend
Although no statistics exist on the number of older people downsizing in the Portland metro area, anecdotal evidence suggests the Bartons are not alone.
"We have half a dozen friends who've made a similar kind of move," said Rudolph Barton, 64, an architecture professor at Portland State University (PSU). "And half a dozen friends are thinking about it."
An Oct. 26 conference in Portland, "Build Small/Live Large," aims to cater to this demographic by encouraging contractors to build smaller, more affordable homes.
The conference will cover big issues and small details.
The overarching focus, said Jerry Cohen, AARP Oregon state director, is: "How do we make better use of what we have?"
Although wish lists vary, many empty nesters want the same things, said Jeanne Paul, principal broker with Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group in Portland.
"They want low maintenance and walkability," she said. "They're looking for easy care and flexibility. They're also looking for a sense of community."
These preferences are creating a demand for small, less expensive homes that are close to public transportation, shops, entertainment and cultural activities.
Their numbers are growing, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
In 2000, there were more than 150,000 people 65 and older in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. A decade later, that demographic jumped to nearly 182,000 people. Twenty years from now, the Portland area's 65-plus population is expected to more than double, according to a study by PSU's Institute on Aging.
The institute has been working with AARP Oregon to push the city to prepare. As part of that effort, Portland was the first U.S. city to join the World Health Organization's age-friendly cities project in 2006, Cohen said. The following year, the institute published a report identifying age-friendly barriers in Portland.


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I liked the following aspects of the book: integration of history, real examples, diversity of approaches, case studies, and examples. I thought the book was easy to read and well presented. Paired with more specific, newer books on finding vulnerabilities, I think Fuzzing is a winner.
My only real dislike involved the quotes by former US President George W. Bush at the start of each chapter. I thought they were irrelevant and a distraction.


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BERLIN – The ongoing Route 113 dualization project got a small boost this week from federal funds assigned to right-of-way acquisition for the third phase.
The $222,300 appropriation comes from the Federal Highway Administration through the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
Bob Hulburd, president of 113 dualization proponent CRASH (County Residents Action for Safer Highways), praised the appropriation.
"I'm always glad to see additional money for completing any part of 113," Hulburd said. "I support the efforts of Senators Cardin and Mikulski on federal aid."
Maryland's members of Congress announced the funding this week.
"When completed, the expansion of US 113 to a four-lane highway will help address safety concerns, relieve congestions on this heavily traveled roadway and support the community and local businesses," said Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD). "As a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I am especially pleased that roadway improvements for US 113 include resurfacing of existing roadways and shoulders, reforestation, drainage upgrades and better signage and pavement markings."
Cardin was joined in hailing the funding by fellow Senator Barbara Mikulski and Congressman Frank Kratovil.
"A safer America begins at home. That means investing in our infrastructure," Mikulski said in a press release. "As Maryland's senior senator, you can count on me to keep fighting for federal funding that will create jobs in Maryland and keep travelers along its roadways safe."
Kratovil said in a statement: "US 113 is a major thoroughfare connecting beach communities along the Eastern Shore and is in desperate need of an upgrade to accommodate existing and future traffic. I am pleased that the federal government will be investing in these improvements taking some of the burden way from the state and local governments."
Federal funding was instrumental in jump-starting the dualization of Rt. 113, which started at the Delaware line, several years ago.
"The initial money the federal legislators got for us back in the '90s to start off the north end was the key ingredient," said Hulburd. "It wouldn't have happened otherwise."
Hulburd called the small right of way appropriation a good sign for further 113 dualization funding.
A major highway funding bill is expected to come up for re-authorization this fall, which could include some of the funding necessary to continue with phases 3, 4 and 5, none of which are currently funded for construction.
"It's just one piece of the puzzle towards getting to the end. We still have a long way to go," said Hulburd.


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Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it accessible to anyone. As it turns out, making the internet accessible is almost as difficult as organizing the information. For that reason, Google's Founder Larry Page is in Washington, DC talking with folks at New America. Google wants to make wifi broadband available to everyone not just in the US but, around the world. To do this, Google has proposed using vacant TV channels as well as unused closed cellular networks. Before using either one, Google needs authorization.
Opening these already existing virtual "lines of communication", is still just one step in providing wifi broadband to the world's population. The next step involves the placement of hardware as well as infrastructure that is capable of supporting broadband WiFi even in remote locations. That may sound like a daunting task in and of itself in theory but actually it isn't. In their recent white paper "On Geolocation", Google concludes that none of the issues involved in creating such a network are "particularly challenging".
Google already owns vast amounts of bandwidth in the form of unused, ultra high-speed, fiber-optic or "dark cable". This "dark cable" could easily be used to connect users to "Google ISP" via transmitters broadcasting WiFi. As far as the transmitters are concerned, Google has a number of options ranging from boxes mounted on existing phone poles to vehicles and even airborne transmitters suspended from weather balloons. Under conditions where fiber-optic broadcast range exceeds transmitter capacity, the system switches to communicate via satellite. This type of network could be partially solar powered, easily made redundant and wouldn't depend on infrastructure. In addition to "normal use", this type of network could provide immediate and advanced point to point communications anywhere in the world during disasters. All this, assuming Google is allowed to use a few empty TV channels!
Why is this important to search marketers? In addition to making information available, ads will also be available and in some areas of the world that means for the first time. By providing internet access, Google will be able to provide more relevant results based on the users exact geo-location.
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Michigan spring turkey season 2012 will have fewer jakes
Michigan spring turkey season 2012 will be affected by last years cold wet spring. Cold, wet springs have an impact on the number of hens that end up with successful hatches. Since the spring of 2011 was cold and wet, the turkey population will be down slightly in the spring of 2012 from the number of birds we had several years ago.
Michigan spring turkey season 2012 is underway
The Michigan spring turkey season 2012 started April 23rd. The good news is Michigan has a
very large population of wild turkeys. Whether you enjoy hunting the early season before the toms have been educated by hunters or the late season when most of the hens are already on the nest and toms are more receptive to calling, you can plan on having a great time chasing spring gobblers if you invest some time in pre-season scouting.
If you scout areas that have very few jakes from a poor 2011 hatch, consider using a jake turkey decoy. Bestturkeydecoy.com is a great source. The body language brings them close, and the realism makes big toms finish. A jake turkey decoy is always a great tool, but Michigan spring turkey season 2012 may be a season where it becomes the secret weapon in your pack. Mature toms do not like jakes in their home range, and will often rush to fight them, bringing them close for a good shot opportunity.
According to Al Stewart, upland game bird specialist for the Michigan DNR, Michigan has a healthy turkey population of more than 200,000 birds — one of the largest turkey populations in the country. With a healthy population of turkeys, hunters can expect to have plenty of opportunities to bag a bird this spring, as long as the weather cooperates.
Michigan spring turkey season 2012 affected by weather
"Weather plays a big role in the outcome of a spring hunt," Stewart said. "If you can remember the spring of 2011, we had plenty of bad weather during the first few weeks of the season. All the numbers aren't in from last spring, but I would suspect there were fewer birds harvested in the state as a result. When we have a warm, sunny spring, we tend to harvest more birds than when we have a cold, wet spring."
We certainly won't be at our peak for turkey numbers in the Michigan spring turkey season 2012. The population fluctuates some over the years. This year the numbers will probably be down some. The good news is we have many turkeys in this state and there are ample opportunities for turkey hunters across the state to harvest a spring gobbler. We have a high success rate in Michigan because we have so many birds. Our success rate average, which exceeds 20 percent and goes as high as 40 percent or more in some units, is higher than the national average."
Take a quick peak at some highlights from the Michigan spring turkey season 2012.
Good luck during the Michigan spring turkey season 2012.


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Padres plate two runs off Johnson, take down O's
Baltimore, MD – Everth Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the San Diego Padres past the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2, in the opener of a brief two-game set at Camden Yards.
Baltimore took a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning on a Steve Pearce RBI single, but couldn't close it out in the final frame.
The Padres put runners at first and second with no outs, but Jim Johnson (1-3) was able to get Jedd Gyorko to ground into a 6-4-3 double play. Yonder Alonso, though, moved to third on the play then scored when Chris Denorfia singled to center field.
After Nick Hundley was hit by a pitch, Cabrera laced a single past a diving J.J. Hardy to bring Denorfia around.
"To get to (Johnson) is a great accomplishment for us," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Those are great on the road, they really are, to snatch one back when they took the lead."
Carlos Quentin had a solo homer for the Padres, who had dropped three straight games entering the contest. Luke Gregerson (2-2) recorded the final out of the eighth to get the win and Huston Street stranded a runner in the ninth to earn his ninth save of the season.
Johnson had converted a franchise-record 35-straight saves entering the contest.
"It was the first time I'd ever seen it happen," Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty said of Johnson's blown save. "That streak was incredible. He comes in the game and it's 1-2-3, and the game's over. You get accustomed to that."
Quentin opened the second with a homer. The Padres loaded the bases later in the frame, but Chris Tillman was able to get Cabrera to strike out to end the threat.
Flaherty answered with a leadoff blast of his own in the third to even the score.
In the eighth, Flaherty worked a one-out walk and was replaced on the bases by Alexi Casilla, who promptly stole second and moved up to third as Hundley's throw skipped into center field. Pearce then fisted a single to left field, scoring Casilla easily.
Game Notes
San Diego improved to 5-5 all-time against the Orioles ... Padres right fielder Will Venable saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end ... San Diego starter Andrew Cashner gave up two runs -- one earned -- on five hits over 7 1/3 innings ... Johnson's last blown save came July 27, 2012 ... Tillman was tagged for one run on four hits while striking out seven over seven frames.


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Case modder Richard "DarthBeavis" Surroz is here at the Asus DIY Labs booth showing off a creatively shaped computer case he's made. This surreal android has the guts of a gaming computer and the face of the artist as a young man. You can check out some of his other mods on his blog.
(Hey look, we have the same hairstyle!)


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Grand Theft Auto III – Game Script
PlayStation 2
Game Script by whitedragon
Version: 1.2 | Updated: 07/12/04
_______ _______ ______ ______ / _____//__ __// ___ //____ / / / ____ / / / /__/ / ____/ / / / /_ / / / / ___ / /___ / / /___/ / / / / / / /_____/ / /_______/ /_/ /_/ /_//______/ _______ ______ ___ ___ ______ / _____/ / ___ // / / // ____/ / / ____ / /__/ // / // / // /__ / / /_ // ___ // // // // ___/ / /___/ // / / // / / / / // /____ /_______//_/ /_//_/ /__/ /_//______/ _______ ______ _____ __ _____ _______ / _____// ____// _ // // _ //__ __/ / /___ / / / /_/ // // /_/ / / / /____ // / / _// // ____/ / / _____/ // /___ / // / / // / / / /______//_____//_/ /_//_//_/ /_/ ================================ Grand Theft Auto 3 Game Script Version 1.2 Date 12.07.04 Produced by: whitedragon E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com ================================ ================ 1, E-mail policy ================ This document has been produced and is owned by whitedragon firstname.lastname@example.com e-mail me for questions regarding this and so on. However please don't send me any attachments, I don't know of anyone who is actually stupid enough to open them, if it comes from an unknown source. If anyone sends me one of these attachments that person will be instantly blocked, to prevent future problems. I would also be grateful if it's easy for me to identify what the E-mail is about, by writing something appropriate in the subject line. Thanks! ================== 2, Version History ================== Version 1.2 12.07.04 A few spelling error fixes. I also added a better interpretation of the ending. Thanks to Gold Masters. Version 1.1 03.03.03 This is a quite big update. I've fixed a few mistakes and added a few more explanatory lines. Plus I changed it to a more appealing format, enjoy! This is most likely the final version, but you never know... Version 1.0 17.01.03 Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been really busy lately... actually not really but =P. Anyway I've changed my E-mail, fixed some mistakes and added a few explanatory sentences between the dialogs for better flow. Version 0.95 26.08.02 Added the announcements of the two bridge openings, and added an E-mail policy. Next update will probably be bigger, but I'm a bit busy right now. Version 0.9 22.08.02 Added the ending which I had forgotten and corrected a few mistakes. Version 0.8 20.08.02 Finished the script for Staunton Island and added the full script for Shoreside Vale so the entire game script is finished. Version 0.5 19.08.02 Added most of the script for Staunton Island and fixed a few errors. Version 0.3 18.08.02 First version, only includes the complete script for Portland. ==================== 3, Table of contents ==================== 1, E-mail policy 2, Version History 3, Table of contents 4, PORTLAND MISSION SCRIPT 4.01, "Betrayal" 4.02, "Give me liberty" 4.03, "Luigi's girls" 4.04, "Don't spank ma bitch up" 4.05, "Drive misty for me" 4.06, "Pump-action pimp" 4.07, "The fuzz ball" 4.08, "Mike lips last lunch" 4.09, "Farewell Chunky' lee Chong" 4.10, "Van heist" 4.11, "Cipriani's chauffeur" 4.12, "Dead skunk in the trunk" 4.13, "Turismo" 4.14, "I screem you screem" 4.15, "Trial by fire" 4.16, "Big'n'veiny" 4.17, "The crook" 4.18, "The thieves" 4.19, "The wife" 4.20, "Her lover" 4.21, "Taking out the laundry" 4.22, "The pick-up" 4.23, "Salvatore's called a meeting" 4.24, "Chaperone" 4.25, "Triads and tribulations" 4.26, "Blow fish" 4.27, "Cutting the grass" 4.28, "Bomb da base act I" 4.29, "Bomb da base act II" 4.30, "Bomb da base act II continue" 4.31, "Last requests" 5, STAUNTON ISLAND MISSION SCRIPT 5.01, "Staunton Island, here I am" 5.02, "Sayonara Salvatore" 5.03, "Under surveillance" 5.04, "Paparazzi purge" 5.05, "Payday for Ray" 5.06, "Two-faced Tanner" 5.07, "Bling-bling scramble" 5.08, "Uzi rider" 5.09, "Gangcar round-up" 5.10, "Kingdom come" 5.11, "Kanbu bust-out" 5.12, "Grand theft auto" 5.13, "Deal steal" 5.14, "Shima" 5.15, "Smack down" 5.16, "Silence the sneak" 5.17, "Arms shortage" 5.18, "Evidence dash" 5.19, "Gone fishing" 5.20, "Plaster blaster" 5.21, "Liberator" 5.22, "Waka-gashira wipeout!" 5.23, "A drop in the ocean" 5.24, "Shoreside Vale, here I come" 6, SHORESIDE VALE MISSION SCRIPT 6.01, "Grand theft aero" 6.02, "Escort service" 6.03, "Decoy" 6.04, "Love's disappearance" 6.05, "Marked man" 6.06, "Uzi money" 6.07, "Toyminator" 6.08, "Rigged to blow" 6.09, "Bullion run" 6.10, "Rumble" 6.11, "Bait" 6.12, "Espresso-2-go!" 6.13, "S.A.M" 6.14, "Ransom" 6.15, "The exchange" 7, Legal Notice 8, The following Web Sites have been allowed to use this document ========================== 4, PORTLAND MISSION SCRIPT ========================== 4.01, "Betrayal" The game begins with a scene where the main character and his partners rush out of Liberty City bank after having committed a robbery. Catalina: Sorry babe. I'm an ambitious girl. And you (gun shot), you're just small time. His girlfriend, and partner Catalina shot the main character of the game. This is probably what makes him incapable of talking throughout the rest of the game. News: Liberty city is in shock today, as the police and emergency services deal with the aftermath, of a devastating attack on a police convoy this morning. As yet, no details have been released about the prisoners being transferred in the convoy, and no proof has claimed responsibility. A convoy left police headquarters early this morning, for a routine transfer of felons, to the Liberty City penitentiary. The attack took place on the Callahan Bridge, leaving few witnesses, and the bridge itself, severely damaged. Some of the convicts are thought to have perished, in the explosion that followed the initial attack. Revelations as to the professionalism of the attack, struck police hours afterward, when identification of the missing felons were further hampered by an attack, by computer hackers on police headquarter databases. With the Porter tunnel-project falling behind schedule, this disaster leaves Portland isolated from the rest of the city. The Colombian Cartel stops the convoy that the main character is being transported in. Colombian Cartel: Come on! Colombian Cartel: Senior dickhead! Colombian Cartel: It's no problem to kill you. Colombian Cartel: You gonna be sorry. Colombian Cartel: A'right, a'right. Get lost. The Colombians opens the convoy and frees someone. (This is the old guy you have to save later in one of Donald Love's missions. Thanks to Scorpio_Scipelli) Clearly they were not after the main guy or 8-ball, but they see their chance of escaping. 8-ball and the main man knocks the policemen down and leaves the convoy. The Cartel blows the bridge up. 4.02, "Give me liberty" 8-ball: I know a place on the edge of the Red Light District where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up so you better drive, brother. They drive over to the hideout. 8-ball: This is the place right here, let's get off the street and find a change of clothes! 8-ball: I know this guy, he's connected, his name is Luigi. 8-ball: Me an' him go back so I could probably get you some work. C'mon lets head over there. So they head over to Luigi's place. 4.03, "Luigi's girls" 8-ball: This is Luigi's club, lets go round the back and use the service door. 8-ball: Wait here man while I go in and talk to Luigi. 8-ball: Say hello to 8-ball, ladies. Luigi: 8-balls got some business upstairs; maybe you can do me a favour. Luigi: One of my girls needs a ride so grab a car and pick up Misty from the clinic. Then bring her back here. Luigi: Remember no one messes with my girls! Luigi: So keep your hands on the wheel! Luigi: If you don't mess this up, maybe there'll be more work for you. Now get outta her! The guy drives to the clinic. Misty: Hi I'm Misty. 4.04, "Don't spank ma bitch up" Mick: Luigi said to, to give you this so... here, here take it. Luigi: There is a new high on the street, goes by the name of spank. Luigi: Some wiseguy's been introducing this trash to my girls down Portland Harbor. Luigi: Go and introduce a bat to his face! Luigi: Then take his car, respray it. Luigi: I want compensation for this insult! 4.05, "Drive misty for me" Luigi: Hey, I gotta talk to you... All right Mick, I'll talk to yah later. Luigi: How yah doing kid. Luigi: The Don's son Joey Leone wants some action from his regular girl Misty. Luigi: Go pick her up in Hepburn Heights... but watch yourself that's Diablo turf. Luigi: Then run her over to his garage in Trenton and make it quick, Joey ain't the kind you keep waiting, remember, this is your foot in the door... so keep your eyes on the road and off Misty! The guy drives over to Hepburn Heights and sounds the horn for Misty to come out. Misty: You working regular for Luigi now huh? It's about time he got a driver we can trust! After driving over to Joey. Misty: Joey... Misty: Am I going to get to play with your big end again. Joey: I'll be with you in a minute spark plug. Joey: Hey, I'm Joey. Joey: Luigi said you were reliable so come back, there might be some work for you. Joey: Alright? 4.06, "Pump-action pimp" Luigi: Some Diablo scumbag has been pimping his skuzzy bitches in my backyard. Luigi: Go and take care of things for me. Luigi: If you need a piece go around the back of AmmuNation opposite the subway. 4.07, "The fuzz ball" Luigi: The policeman's ball will be held by the old school hall near the Callahan bridge, and they'll be looking for some 'old school' action. Luigi: Now I got girls all over town walking the streets. Luigi: Get'em to the ball they'll make a bundle. Luigi: Get as many of them as you can before the cops drink away their green. 4.08, "Mike lips last lunch" Misty: Hey, I'm bored, when you gonna drill me. Joey: In a moment sweetheart, I've got a little business to take care of. Joey: I've got a little job for you pal, the Forelli brothers have owned me money for too long, and they need to be taught some respect. Joey: Lips Forreli is stuffing his fat face in St Marcos Bistro, so steal his car and take it to 8-ball's bomb shop up in Harwood. Joey: You know 8-ball right? Joey: Once he's fitted it with a bomb, go park the car where you found it. Joey: Then sit back and watch the whole show. Joey: But hurry up, he won't be eating forever. 4.09, "Farewell Chunky' lee Chong" Joey: Chunky lee Chong is pushing spank for some now gang from Colorado... or Columbia... or something, who needs details anyway. Joey: He has a noodle stand down in China Town. Joey: That rat has served his last stir-fry. Joey: I want you to take him out! Joey: If you need a piece go around back of AmmuNation opposite the subway. Joey: Sort yourself with a nine, you know where it is, right? Joey: Well remember, just watch your back in China Town, it's Triad territory. 4.10, "Van heist" Joey: Alright, we're gonna hit the pay role van. Joey: It leaves the edge of China Town everyday. Joey: Bullets won't even dent the van's armor, so get a car and ram it off the road. Joey: Now hit it hard and the punk ass security guards should bail. Joey: Then take it to the warehouse at the docks and my guys are gonna take over from there. Joey: Now it won't be doin' it rounds all day, so don't hand around. 4.11, "Cipriani's chauffeur" Joey: Yeah, I know Toni, I've tuned her real sweet. She purrs you know what I mean. Joey: Oh. Here's the guy I was telling you about Joey: Alright Listen, this guy ain't Italian and he's no mechanic but he can get things fixed.Joey: This is Pops Capo, Toni Cipriani. Toni: Yeah, I'm Toni Cipriani. Joey: Take him to Momma's restaurant at St Marks, alright. Joey: Now listen to me, I'm planning a job that needs a good driver so drop by sometime later Ok?Toni: Ok, Kid. Drive me to the laundry in Chinatown first. I got a bit of business to take care of. Toni: Those washerwomen aint been payin' their protection money. Toni: And wash the car, Joey just fixed this junk heap. Toni: So no fancy crap, Ok? They drive over to the laundry. Toni: Wait here! Keep the engine running. This ain't a social call. Toni walks in, but the Triads begin to shoot at him. Toni runs out and back into the car. Toni: It's a Triad ambush! Get us out of here kid! The team drives over to Toni's place. Toni: The Triads think they can mess with me, the triads, with ME! Toni: Drop by later and we'll give them something to launder, their own bloodstained clothes! 4.12, "Dead skunk in the trunk" Joey: Beautiful! Just beautiful! Joey: Alright, Just the guy I need to talk to! Joey: Alright there's a car stuffed with a stiff at the cafe near Callahan Point. Joey: One of the Forellies thought he was a wise guy, so he got what he had coming to him. Joey: Take the corpse to the crusher in Harwood, alright? 4.13, "The getaway" Joey: What a ride she's gonna be, huh? Joey: Alright, listen. Get some wheels to the safehouse at St. Marks and pick up a few friends of mine. Joey: They're hittin' a bank and they need a driver. Joey: I gave my word that you were the man, so don't screw this up. Joey: Get them to the bank before five o'clock, not a minute after. The main guy drives over to the safehouse and picks up the robbers. Then they drive of to the bank together. Outside the bank. Bank robber: Keep the engine running we'll be in and out in no time. A few gunshots and some screaming are heard, soon after that the robbers' run out and quickly gets into the car. Bank robber: Get us out of here!! They flee to the safehouse. 4.14, "Turismo" El Burro: This is El Burro of the Diablos. El Burro: You're new in Liberty, but already you are gaining a reputation on the streets. El Burro: There's a street race starting by the old school hall near Callahan Bridge. El Burro: Get yourself some wheels and first through all the checkpoints wins the price. 4.15, "I screem you screem" El Burro: I started my exotic entertainment business with nothing but the sizable contents of my leather pants! El Burro: A gang of no-goods have threatened to remove my starring member if I don't pay them a cut. El Burro: They threatened the wrong man, amigo. El Burro: They have a weakness for the ice cream. El Burro: Pick up the bomb I've hidden in Harwood, hijack the regular ice cream van on its rounds. El Burro: And lure these fools to their doom with the jeengle-jeengle. El Burro: They hide in a warehouse on Atlantic Quay. 4.16, "Trial by fire" El Burro: Some insolent Triads stole my beautiful car last night, wrecked it and left it burning. El Burro: Some of my most precious donkey memorabilia was in the trunk - real collectibles that are irreplaceable my friend. El Burro: I've hidden a throbbing weapon on the edge of Chinatown. El Burro: Take it and teach these Triad vandals to feel El Burro's well-endowed wrath. El Burro: Ariba! 4.17, "Big'n'veiny" El Burro: A thieving opportunist has stolen a van of my latest publication hot off the press! El Burro: But that SPANKED-up idiot has left the rear doors open and now tastefully photographed adult literature is being dropped all over Liberty. El Burro: Take the van and follow that trail of Donkey Does Dallas volumes 1,2 and 3 collecting it as you go. El Burro: When you've followed the trail to that thieving SPANK-head, waste him. El Burro: Then deliver my donkey derby to XXX Mags in the Red Light District. 4.18, "The crook" Chonks: The name's Chonks, Marty Chonks. Chonks: I run the bitchin' Dog Food factory around the corner. Chonks: I got money troubles, but hey, who doesn't right? Chonks: I'm meeting my bank manager later. Chonks: He's a crooked bastard that keeps bumping up the loan repayments so he can cut a slice. Chonks: Take my car, pick him up and bring him back here. Chonks: I've got a little surprise for that blood sucking leech!! Bank Manager: Ah Mr Chonks sent you did he. Let's go and pay the fellow a visit. The main character drops off the Bank Manager at Chonks place. And the Bank Manager walks in. Bank Manager: Get your hands of my arse! The Bank Manager is killed by Marty Chonks. 4.18, "The thieves" Chonks: I hired some thieves to break into my apartment... and steal some stuff so I could claim on the insurance as you do. Chonks: The thieving bastards are threatening to tell the insurance company, if I don't give them a cut, can you believe it. Chonks: I've left a car inside the factory gates. Chonks: Use it to go and pick them up from their turf in the Red Light District. Chonks: Then bring 'em back here to the factory so I can make 'em see Marty's point of view. The main character drops the thieves off at Chonks place. Thief: Easy there partner. The thieves are killed by Chonks. 4.19, "The wife" Chonks: The business is going to go under unless I get hold of some serious cash soon. Chonks: My wife has an insurance policy and all she's ever been to me is a hole in my pocket.Chonks: I've left a car in the usual place. Chonks: Go and pick up my wife from Classic Nails and bring her back to the factory. Wife: Marty wants to see me? Well it better be quick because I have to get my hair done. The main character drops the Wife off at Chonks place. Wife: Hey... stop. The wife is sleeping with the fishes. 4.20, "Her lover" Chonks: Damn, I'm in trouble! Chonks: Turns out my wife was seeing some guy I own money to. Chonks: He's got real angry and he's looking for payback! Chonks: I've agreed to see him... he thinks I'm gonna pay him off... but my guess is... Liberty's dogs are gonna get yet another flavor this month. Carl: Marty sent you huh? Ok, I'm gonna show that creep the meaning of the word business. The main character drops the Wife off at Chonks place. Chonks: Carl, hi! I eerr, I need more time to get your money, but if you just step into my office... Carl: It's far too late for that Marty. You had your chance, but now I'm taking over the business... Carl: LOSER! Carl then aims a shotgun at Chonks and fires. Chonks lies dead. 4.21, "Taking out the laundry" Toni: Take a seat kid, take a god damned seat. Toni: So the laundry won't pay any protection eh? Toni: The Triads think they can mess with me. Toni: Let's teach these would be tough guys what it means to be a tough guy. Toni: Sorry ma. Yes ma. Toni: I want you to destroy their laundry vans and mangle any triad gimp that gets in your way. Toni: 8-ball can supply you with what you're gonna need. 4.22, "The pick-up" Mom: Toni's off making people bleed, or trying to. Mom: He'll never be as tough as his Pop, but he left you a note on the table. Toni: The laundry has agreed to pay - you did real good kid! Toni: Go collect the cash and bring it back here. Watch out for the Triads. Toni: They may be shoving a firecracker up your ass, but don't take no crap. Toni: Nobody I mean nobody, messes with TONI CIPRIANI! 4.23, "Salvatore's called a meeting" Toni: Don Salvatore has called a meeting. Toni: I need you to collect the Limo and his boy, Joey, from the garage. Toni: Then get Luigi from his club, come back here and pick me up, then we'll all drive over to the boss's place together. Toni: Those Triads, they don't know when to stop.Toni: They want a war. They got a war. Toni: Now get going. The main guy picks them up. Joey: How are you doing? Luigi: How are yah doing, kid? Toni: No fancy crap. At this time the Triads tries to attack the Mafia with their laundry vans, however they are not successful and the team successfully escapes to the bosses place. Toni: You did good back there kid, real good. C'mon let's introduce you to the Don. Salvatore: Hey Luigi. Luigi: Oh my girls have been missing you so much. Salvatore you've been away to long. Salvatore: You tell them, when this unfortunate business has been taken care of, we'll go down to the club and celebrate. Salvatore: There is my boy. Joey: Hi, Pap. Salvatore: Have you got yourself a good woman yet? You know your Momma, god bless her soul would be turning over in her grave, if she ever saw you without a wife. Joey: I know I'm working on it. Salvatore: TONI! How is your Momma? She's a great woman you know. Strong. Firenze. Toni: She's good... fine. Salvatore: Terrific, Terrific. Now listen you guys, you go inside while I talk to our new friend here. Salvatore: I have nothing but good things for you my boy... 4.24, "Chaperone" Salvatore: Me and the fellas need to talk business, so you're gonna look after my girl for the evening. Salvatore: HEY,MARIA MORE YOUR BUTT. Dump broad does this every time. And here she is the one and only Queen of Sheba! What were you doing up there, whatever it was I bet it cost me money. Maria: Well, you don't think I hang around for the conversation, do you. Salvatore: Get in the car, and keep your big mouth shut! Take the limo but bring it back in one piece, you hear me. Salvatore: And watch her, she can be trouble. Maria: Yeah, yeah, yeah! I'm sure your new lap dog has everything covered, and isn't he big and strong? Maria: Hey Fido, Let's go visit Chico and get some party treats! Maria: He's at the rail station at the Chinatown waterfront I think. The main guy drops off Maria next to Chico. Chico: Hey Maria! It's my favorite lady! Chico: You looking for some fun? A little... hmm? Some SPANK? Maria: Hi Chico. Nah, just the usual. Chico: Here you go lady. Chico: Hey maybe you should check out the warehouse party at the east end of Atlantic Quays. Maria: Thanks Chico. See you around. Chico: Gracias and enjoy that's good stuff. Maria: C'mon Fido, lets go and check out this party! At the party. Maria: Alright Fido, you wait here and look after the car while I go and shake my butt alright. The police come to put an end to the party but Maria manages to jump in the car and they drive over to Salvatore's place. Maria: You know I enjoyed myself for the first time in a long while, and you treated me really good. With respect and everything. Maria: Oh, I'd better go. I'll see you around I hope. 4.25, "Triads and tribulations" Toni's Mom: Oh it's you, TONI ain't here. But he left one off his sugary love letters for you. Toni: We're at WAR. The Triads have a fish factory as a front. Toni: Most of their business goes down at the fish market in Chinatown. Toni: That laundry still owes us protection. Toni: They reckon the Triads are protecting them now, so I say we exact a fitting punishment. Toni: Take these boys over and whack the Triad Warlords! Toni: Hell, if you get a chance, pop some of their soldiers too. 4.26, "Blow fish" Toni: Ok, I've had enough of this shit. Toni: We're gonna finish the Triads in Liberty, once and for all. Toni: Careful, 8-ball says it's real sensitive and the slightest bump could set that thing off! Toni: Their fish factory will open its gates for a dustcart, so you can drive right in. Toni: Park up between the gas canisters and get the hell out of there! Toni: I want it to rain mackerel. Toni: We're talking real biblical here, nothing low budget. 4.27, "Cutting the grass" Salvatore: Leave us alone for a minute. Salvatore: The Columbian Cartel is making SPANK somewhere in Liberty. But we don't know where, and they seem to know everything we're doing, before we do. We got us a rat! Salvatore: There is a guy named Curly Bob, who works the bar at Luigis. Salvatore: He's been throwing more money around than he's earning. Salvatore: He ain't pimpin' or pushin' so he must be talking. Salvatore: He usually gets a taxi home after work. So follow him. Salvatore: And if he's rattin' us out kill him. The main guy follows Curly Bob and ends up at the docks, where he overhears this conversation. Miguel: Here comes our little friend, Mr big mouth himself. Catalina: Were you followed, you know what goes on here is our little secret, amigo. Curly Bob: No... no I wasn't followed, you got my stuff? Catalina: Here's your Spank squealer now talk. Curly Bob: Ok, so the Leone's are fighting war on two fronts, meanwhile they are in a turf with the Triads with no sign of either side giving up. Curly Bob: Meanwhile Joey Leone has stirred up some bad blood with the Forellies. Curly Bob: Every day they're losing men and influence in the city. Curly Bob: Salvatore is becoming dangerous and paranoid. He suspects everybody and everything. Catalina: With loyalty like yours, what has he possibly got to worry about. The main guy then kills the rat. 4.28, "Bomb da base act I" Salvatore: The Cartels has got bottomless funds from pushing that SPANK crap. Salvatore: If we make an open attack on them, they'll wipe the floor with us. Salvatore: They must be making SPANK on that big boat that Curly lead you to. Salvatore: So we gotta use our head, or rather one head. Your head. Salvatore: I'm asking you to destroy that SPANK factory as a personal favor to me, Salvatore Leone. Salvatore: If you do this for me, you will be a made man, anything you want. Salvatore: Go and see 8-ball, you'll need his expertise to blow-up that boat. 4.29, "Bomb da base act II" 8-ball: Yo my man! Salvatore phoned ahead, but a job like this is gonna need a lot of fireworks. 8-ball: I'll need $100,000 to cover expenses, but you know with me you get a lot of bang for your buck. 8-ball: Come back brother when you have the money. 4.30, "Bomb da base act II continue" 8-ball: Okay, let's do this thing. 8-ball: I can set this baby to detonate, but I still can't use a piece with these hands. 8-ball: Here, this rifle should help you pop some heads! They then head over to the docks. 8-ball: Get a good vantage point then I'll head in when you fire the first shot. The main guy snipes the Cartel and 8-Ball plants the bomb... the boat blows up, and sinks soon after. 4.31, "Last requests" Salvatore: It's my favorite cleaner. Salvatore: I'm proud of you my boy, you kicked the shit outta those grease balls. Salvatore: I've got just one little job for you before we can all celebrate. Salvatore: There is a car around the block from Luigi's club. Salvatore: The inside is covered in brains. Salvatore: We had to help some guy make up his mind and it proved a little messy. Salvatore: Take it to the crusher before the cops find it. The main guy gets a message on his beeper from Maria, to meet her at the docks near Callahan Point. Maria: Listen Salvatore, think that we're going behind his back. So he was offering you to the Cartel, in order to make a deal. Maria: I couldn't let him do that, I mean the worst thing is... it's my fault. I told him we were an item, don't ask me why I don't know. Maria: Look you're a marked man on Mafia turf and I've got to get out of here to. Maria: I've seen too much killing. Too much blood. Maria: This is a friend of mine ok, she's an old friend... it's Asuka, she's someone we can trust. Asuka: C'mon enough of the speeches. Asuka: We better get out of here before we get more hysterical Italians wanting less friendly reunions. The team then travels by boat to Staunton Island. Maria: Asuka and I are gonna have to talk, eh... Why don't you go cruise around. Asuka: You'll need a place to lie low. Asuka: There's a warehouse at the edge of Belleville that should suit your needs. Asuka: Come back here to my Condo when you are ready, and we can have a little chat. ================================= 5, STAUNTON ISLAND MISSION SCRIPT ================================= 5.01, "Staunton Island, here I am" News: News just in from the traffic desk, repairs to the Callahan bridge have been completed. Since the explosion engineers have been working around the clock to get traffic flowing between Portland and Staunton Island once again. 5.02, "Sayonara Salvatore" Asuka: We have certain issues to clear up before we can continue any form of relationship, business or otherwise. Asuka: Let's lay our cards or the table, I am Yakuza and I know you worked for Salvatore Leone's family. Asuka: I can give you work with our organization, but first you must prove to me that your ties with the Mafia are truly broken. Asuka: Salvatore Leone will be leaving Luigi's in about three hours time. Asuka: Make sure he doesn't reach his club alive. Asuka: Meanwhile Maria and I will catch up on old times. Maria: Oh... Asuka, you've got a massager. Asuka: That's not a massager. 5.03, "Under surveillance" Asuka: Salvatore's death comes as pleasurable news, you're an efficient killer. I like that in a man. Asuka: Ah, this is my brother Kenji. Kenji: Asuka's got a little job for you, but when you're done, drop by my casino and we can talk. Asuka: Just like Kenji, always trying to play with my toys. Asuka: My police source indicates that the Mafia are watching our interests around the city in a bid to track you down. Asuka: We cannot continue our operation until they are dealt with. Asuka: Take out these spying fools and end this vendetta once and for all. 5.04, "Paparazzi purge" Asuka: A reporter has been nosing around. Asuka: Maria and I have taken a little holiday together until you can get rid of this perverted voyeur. Asuka: He's probably out in the bay as you read this! Steal a police boat, and sick his career! 5.05, "Payday for Ray" Asuka: It's my handsome handyman! Asuka: Maria is all tied up at the moment but I'll tell her you called. Maria: Who's that? Asuka? I know I've been a naughty girl but I really need to pee! Ok? Asuka: It's time you met our man inside the LPD. Asuka: Here's the payment for the last little job he did for us. Asuka: He is understandably cautious. Asuka: Get to the pay phone in Torrington as quick as you can and await his instructions. The main guy gets the following instructions. Ray: Get to the Phone in West Belleville Park. Ray: Get to the Phone on Liberty Campus. Ray: Get to the Phone in South Belleville Park. Ray: Meet me in the toilet block in the Park. In the toilet block. Ray: You must be Asuka's new errand boy! Ray: Have you got the money? Is it all here? Ray: Well I know what you're thinking, another bent cop... Well it's a bent world! Ray: Just 'cause I lost a few partners, those suckers from Internal affairs have started sniffing around. Ray: Reckon they can smell me. Ray: Well, this city is just one big open sewer. Ray: But I'm gonna need some non-union help. Ray: And if you're interested you'll know where to find me. 5.06, "Two-faced Tanner" Asuka: Maria and I have gone shoping. Asuka: Our source in the police has informed us that one of our drivers is a strangely animated undercover cop! Asuka: He's more or less useless out of his car, so we've tagged it with a tracer. Asuka: Make him bleed! 5.07, "Bling-bling scramble" King Courtney: This is King Courtney. King Courtney: My Yardie posse could do with a driver and people are saying you're the man. King Courtney: Get to the waste ground opposite the stadium in a car and wait for the other hopefuls. King Courtney: I've got men watching checkpoints all over Staunton. King Courtney: First driver to a checkpoint gets the bling-bling, then it's on to the next stop. King Courtney: If you get more checkpoints than any other driver, I could have me a little work for you. 5.08, "Uzi rider" King Courtney: I need to see if you're capable of doing my dirty work. King Courtney: See if you're family or not. King Courtney: Two of my boys will be there any second to take you for a ride, see if you are who you say you are. Yardie: We're going for a little ride into Hepburn Heights, whack us some filthy Diablos been dissing Queen Lizzy.Yardie: You do the driving and shooting. We'll make sure you don't get cold feet. Yardie: Here you'll need a 'piece'. Yardie: Let's drive! At Hepburn Heights. Yardie: Hepburn Heights... Let's kill me some filthy Diablos...Yardie: But remember, you don't leave this car. After killing some Diablos. Yardie: Ok, get us back to Yardie turf! GO GO GO! Back in Staunton. Yardie: You did good, Reaperman! 5.09, "Gangcar round-up" King Courtney: I want you to steel me some gang cars so we can do some naughty hits on enemy turf. King Courtney: I need a Mafia Sentinel, a Yakuza Stinger and a Diablo Stallion so we can hit any gang in Liberty. King Courtney: Drop them off at the garage in Newport and hear this, they're no use to me all broke-up, now. 5.10, "Kingdom come" King Courtney: Hear this! King Courtney: Get over to Bedford Point. King Courtney: There's a stash in an old car I need pronto! In the car the main guy finds the following message. Letter: I hear you've been a busy boy. Well I've been a busy girl. I think it's time you witnessed the real power of 'SPANK'! Besos y fuderes, Catalina, xxx. PS: DIE PEEG DOG, DIE!! A guy begins to run towards you with a bomb on his chest. The guy blows himself to pieces next to your car. However the main guy manages to escape unscratched, even though there are many more suicide bombers running towards you. 5.11, "Kanbu bust-out" Kenji: My sister speaks highly of you, though I am yet to be convinced that a gaijin can offer anything but disappointment. Kenji: Perhaps you can help deal with a situation that has me at a disadvantage. Kenji: Of course failure has its own disgrace. Kenji: A Yakuza Kanbu is in custody awaiting transfer for trial. Kenji: He is a valued member of the family. Kenji: Break him out of custody and get him to the dojo at Bedford Point. 5.12, "Grand theft auto" Kenji: It is impossible to over-estimate the importance of etiquette in this line of work. Kenji: To my eternal shame, a man once did me a favor and I've never had the opportunity to repay his kindness. Kenji: The man's weakness is motor cars and he has requested that we acquire him certain models for his collection. Kenji: Needless to say, we must give him the cars as a gift, to repay the dept that I owe him. Kenji: You must obtain the cars on this list and deliver them to a garage behind the car park in Newport. Kenji: My honor demands it. 5.13, "Deal steal" Kenji: When trouble looms, the fool turns his back, while the wise man faces it down. Kenji: The Columbian Cartel have ignored repeated requests to leave our interests in Liberty well alone. Kenji: Now they are negotiating terms with the Jamaicans in order to humiliate us further. Kenji: They are finalizing a deal across town. Kenji: Take one of my men, steal a Yardie car, and go and pay our respects to the Columbian. Kenji: Our honor demands that you leave no one alive. 5.14, "Shima" Kenji: To be truly strong, it is important that you never show weakness. Kenji: The business's fortunate enough to have our protection settle their accounts today. Kenji: Go and collect the money immediately, so we can enter it into the casino accounts. When trying to collect the money... ????: I can't pay you and I wouldn't pay you if I could! ????: Some young gang just jacked out the place! They took everything! ????: You guys are useless. ????: What kind of Yakuza are You anyway...? The main guy then pays the gang a visit and reclaims the money. 5.15, "Smack down" Kenji: YOU! How fitting you should choose this moment to show your worthless face! Kenji: It would appear your attempts to dissuade the Jamaicans from becoming bad fellows with the Cartels were wholly inadequate. Kenji: Yardie pushers line Liberty's streets selling packets of SPANK like they were selling hotdogs! Kenji: Those Cartel pigs are laughing at us, at me! Kenji: I will give you one last chance to prove my sister's faith in you well founded! Kenji: Run these scumbags into the ground and wash your shame in rivers of our enemies' blood!!! 5.16, "Silence the sneak" Ray: That scumbag McAffrey, he took more bribes than anyone. Ray: He thinks that he's gonna get an honorable discharge if he turns states evidence. Ray: He just squealed! Ray: He's under armed protection in WitSec property down in Newport, some apartment behind the car park. Ray: Torch that place, that should flush 'em out, and you'll hunt 'em down, make sure he never talks to nobody. 5.17, "Arms shortage" Ray: Hey kid over here! Ray: An old army buddy of mine runs a business in Rockford. Ray: We saw action in Nicaragua, back when the country knew what it was doing. Ray: Some Cartel scum roughed him up yesterday, said they'd be back for some of his stock today. Ray: He's gonna need some back-up and in return he'll give you knock-down rates on any hardware you buy. Ray: I'd go myself but the old sciatica's playing up again -cough cough- so, eerr-hhrrmmm, good luck. At the place in Rockford. Phil: Ray phoned ahead... but I thought there'd be more of you. Phil: I can't believe those yellow-bellied bastards left me without proper cover again! Phil: Well, three arms are better than one, so grab whatever you need. Phil: Those Colombians'll be here any minute! The Colombians shows up. Phil: Goddam they're here!! LOCK'N'LOAD!! The team then takes care of things... Phil: Heh-hey! If I'd teamed up with you in Nicaragua maybe I'd still have my arm! Phil: If you need any firepower just drop by and take what you need from the lookers. Phil: Leave the cash behind. Now get out of here. I'll handle the cops. 5.18, "Evidence dash" Ray: I know a real important man in town, a soft touch, with shall we say, exotic tastes and the money to indulge them. Ray: He's involved in legal matter and the prosecution has some rather embarrassing photos of him at a morgue party or something. Ray: The evidence is being driven across town. Ray: You are going to have to ram that car and collect each little bit of evidence as it falls out. Ray: When you've got it all, leave it in the car and torch it. Ray: We're both gonna do pretty well outta this kid. 5.19, "Gone fishing" Ray: I think my partner's a rat. Ray: We gotta shut him up, permanently. Ray: He goes fishing out of his boat near the lighthouse on Portland Rock most nights. Ray: Steal a police boat and make sure his back stabbing plans are sunk! Ray: I want him sleeping with the fishes, not eating them. 5.20, "Plaster blaster" Ray: You useless bastard. Ray: You totally messed up! My ass is on the line and you can't even kill a god damned fly. Ray: I paid you good money to kill that witness and he ain't dead. Ray: And today he's gonna make a Federal Deposition! Ray: He's being moved any second now from the Carson General Hospital up in Rockford. Ray: If he squeals, I squeal... 5.21, "Liberator" Donald: First of all, let me thank you fore dealing with that personal matter. (Donald Love is the guy with the "exotic tastes".) Donald: People will read something into anything these days. Donald: Experience has taught me that a man like you can be very loyal for the right price, but groups of men get greedy. Donald: A valued resource, an oriental gentleman I know has been kept hostage by some South Americans in Aspatria. Donald: They're trying to extort additional funds from me but I don't believe in re-negotiating. Donald: A deal is a deal, so they'll not see a penny from me. Donald: Go and rescue my friend, do whatever it takes. 5.22, "Waka-gashira wipeout!" Donald: Nothing drives down real-estate prices like a good old fashioned gang war, apart from an outbreak of plague... but that might be going too far in this case. Donald: I have noticed the Yakuzas and the Columbians are far from friends. Donald: Let's capitalize on this opportunity. Donald: I want you to kill the Yakuza Waka-gashira. Kenji Kasen: Donald: Kenji is attending a meeting at the top of the multi-story carpark in Newport. Donald: Get a Cartel gangcar and eliminate him! Donald: The Yakuza must blame the Cartel for this declaration of war. 5.23, "A drop in the ocean" Donald: In these days of moral hypocrisy certain valuable commodities can be hard to import. Donald: On its approach to the airport tonight, a light aircraft will pass over the bay. Donald: It will drop several packages into the water. Donald: Make sure you pick them up before anyone else does. 5.24, "Shoreside Vale, here I come" News: Good news for commuters from Shoreside, engineers have finally managed to repair the damaged mechanism on the Staunton lift bridge and it is now opened to traffic flow both to and from Shoreside Vale. ================================ 6, SHORESIDE VALE MISSION SCRIPT ================================ 6.01, "Grand theft aero" Donald: Thank you for retrieving those packages, but they where only a decoy. Donald: Sorry about that, but that's sometimes the way in business. Donald: My real objective was hidden on the plane all along. Donald: Unfortunately the port authorities seized the plane and were stripping it down until I intervened at great personal expence. Donald: Cross the bridge to Shoreside Vale and go to Francis International Airport. Donald: I've paid off the officials. Donald: My property will be waiting for you at the customs hanger in the aircraft's fuselage. The main guy finds the fuselage but the property is gone. A panlantic van however gives a clue about where it is; the construction yard in Staunton. After killing some Colombians, the main character finds an elevator. He picks up his gun and uses the elevator to go up... Catalina: Hey let's get this outta here. God knows what it is but he seems to want it badly enough so it must be worth something. Miguel: Who the heck! Catalina: YOU! Miguel: Take it easy amigo, De Nada! De Nada! Catalina: YOU, I left you pouring your heart out into the gutter. Miguel: Hey don't shot amigo. No problem we all friends here, take it. Catalina: Don't be such a pussy! Miguel: We got no choice baby! Catalina: You always got a choice you dumb bastard. Miguel: I'm sorry about the crazy bitch, they're all the same, por favor. Asuka: So the whore got away. Asuka: But you've done me a favor you're not the only one that has a score to settle with the Columbians. This worm killed my brother. Miguel: I've never killed, no Yakuza. Asuka: LIAR! We all saw the Cartel assassin. Asuka: We're going to hunt down and kill all you Columbian dogs! Asuka: I'll be operating on our little friend here to extract information and a little pleasure. Asuka: You, drop by later, I'm sure I'll require your services. Miguel: Please amigo, don't leave me with her, she psycho chica! Amigo? Hey AMEEEGO!!!...Aiiieeeeaaargghh! 6.02, "Escort service" Donald: You are proving to be a safe investment, a rare thing in these days of false hood. Donald: My Oriental friend will need an escort while he takes my latest acquisition to be authenticated. Donald: I want you to follow him, and make sure both he and my package get to Pike Creek unharmed. 6.03, "Decoy" Donald: A lesson in business, my friend. Donald: If you have a unique commodity, the world and his wife will try to wrestle it from your grasp... even if they have little understanding as to its true value. Donald: SWAT teams have cordoned off the area around my associate and the package. Donald: Get over there, pick up the van and act as a decoy. Donald: Keep them busy and he should make good his escape. 6.04, "Love's disappearance" Nothing is said during this "mission". The main guy simply finds that Donald Love is gone. 6.05, "Marked man" Ray: You weren't followed? Good! Ray: This is it, I'm way over my head and I'm starting to drown here! Ray: The CIA seem to have a vested interest in SPANK and they don't like us screwing with the Cartel. Ray: I'm a marked man, so I'm getting out of here. Ray: Get me to my flight at the airport and I'll make it worth your while! The main guy drives Ray over to the airport. Ray: Here's a key to the lock-up. Ray: You'll find some cash and some 'supplies' I'd stashed in case things got tight. Ray: See y'around. 6.06, "Uzi money" D-Ice: Yo! This is D-Ice of the Red Jacks! D-Ice: I got a problem they tryin' to play me. D-Ice: These young punks, they come onto the street and they got nothing but guns and SPANK on their minds. D-Ice: 'Nines' is their tag and purple is their flag and each day they rock their colors... is another day the 'Jacks' look soft. D-Ice: I want you to teach punk ass bitches how a real drive-by works. D-Ice: Take these nines off of here!! D-Ice: Watch your back though, there'll be Jacks on the street who'll think you're trying to blast them too! 6.07, "Toyminator" D-Ice: Those Nines are pressing me. D-Ice: These Bitches got armored cars and now they're running SPANK... and slinging it to brothers with no fear. D-Ice: There's a car parked up the way. D-Ice: There's some stuff in there to put these sissys on blass... and wreck all their armored stuff. 6.08, "Rigged to blow" D-Ice: Some effa has wired my wheels to blow. D-Ice: If I lose those wheels, my rep on the street will is dead. D-Ice: Pick up my car and take it over to the garage on St. Marks, a'right yo. D-Ice: Let them diffuse that, let them take care of that bomb. D-Ice: The clock is ticking and wiring is messed up. D-Ice: One pot hole too many and that thing could blow. D-Ice: Now move it! 6.09, "Bullion run" D-Ice: Yo, a Federal Reserve flight just smashed down at Francis International. D-Ice: There's platinum all over the strip. D-Ice: Get a car and snatch up as many as you can. D-Ice: You can drop the bling off at one of my garages. D-Ice: This platinum is mad heavy and it will slow your wheels down some. D-Ice: So make regular drop off's at the garage. 6.10, "Rumble" D-Ice: The Nines are down to a few scabby herds... but they still wanna bring it. D-Ice: They have agreed to go toe to toe. D-Ice: A gang of them against two of us... or rather two of yaw. D-Ice: I'd join you but... D-Ice: I ain't due my parole hearing for another three months now, y'know what I mean? D-Ice: Go and meet my baby brother. D-Ice: He'll show you where they are fighting a'right son. After meeting the brother. D-Ice brother: Yo, Ice said was comin'. There rules. Bats only. No guns, no cars. D-Ice brother: This is a battle for respect, you cool? D-Ice brother: Let's go crack some skulls... 6.11, "Bait" Asuka: Miguel seems to think I'm mistreating him. Asuka: Still, he's revealed the extent to which Catalina fears your quest for revenge. Asuka: She has three death squads dotted around Liberty, whose sole job is to hunt you down. Asuka: Act as the bait, and get the death squads to follow you to Pike Creek where some of my men will be waiting for them. 6.12, "Espresso-2-go!" Asuka: Miguel certainly has some of that famous Latin stamina. Asuka: I'm quite exhausted. Asuka: We underestimated Catalina's plans for SPANK. Asuka: It reaches far beyond the Yardies selling it on the street corners. Asuka: The Cartel have a front company, The Kappa Coffee House. Asuka: They've been selling SPANK through the street stalls. Asuka: We have no choice but to put these drug stands out of operation. Asuka: Smash them to splinters!! 6.13, "S.A.M" Maria: Do we tighten it some more now, or wait for it to go black and fall off? Asuka: Give it a quick prod... Maria: Eeeeeyoooo! What is the gooey yellow stuff? Maria: Oh hi Babe. Asuka: My Handyman! Maria: I was bored so I came over to keep Asuka company. Asuka: She has got the makings of a natural this girl. Asuka: She's managed to extract this little gem from our guest. Asuka: There is a plane coming into Francis International Airport in two hours time. Asuka: It is full of Catalina's poison. Asuka: You can avoid airport security by getting a boat out to the runway-light buoys and shooting the plane down on its approach. Asuka: Collect the cargo from the debris and stash it! Maria: Oh you be careful now, Ok baby? Asuka: Now try the chili oil. 6.14, "Ransom" Letter: I've got your precious Maria. If you don't want her face to look like she fell out with the butcher bring $500,000 to the Villa at Cedar Grove. 6.15, "The exchange" The main guy arrives at the Villa and a couple of Colombians lets him trough the gate. Catalina: The real question, is did you turn up to rescue Maria or to get me back? Catalina: Well I got news for you, shooting you will be a pleasure but dating you was only business. Catalina: You are muy peccinno amigo. Catalina: Throw over the cash. Catalina: You have been a busy boy! Catalina: But you haven't learned, I'm not to be trusted. Catalina: Kill the idiot. The main guy manages to knock a Cartel down, get into a car and follow the chopper that Catalina is fleeing in. He also succeeds to get to where the chopper has landed, but Catalina yet again jumps into it. Catalina: Get this thing airborne!! The main guy however manages to rescue Maria and shoot down the chopper with a rocker launcher. When they are escaping together, you get to hear the following newscast. News: Residents in Cedar Grove have been coming to terms with the emotional aftermath of a full-blown war that hit the area yesterday. Local residents claimed Denver described to police a single gunman that he saw fleeing the scene with a dark haired woman. Maria: Ah, we're gonna have such fun. Maria: Cause you know I love you I, I, I really do... cause you're such a big strong man and that's just what I need. Maria: Anyway what was I saying, I forget but you know what it is like don't you. News: The sound of explosions shook nearby homes as people ran for cover. Several citizens were injured in the panic as gunfire was exchanged between ground forces and a helicopter circling the dam. Man: Yeah, we got a good view from down here in the carnage, when the copter finally got taken out, better than the fireworks on the fourth of July. With the death toll already over twenty, police are still finding bodies. There have been no official denials concerning rumors that the dead were members of the Colombian Cartel, and still no leads as to the cause of the massacre. Maria: But look at me now and my hair is ruined, I mean can you believe it, this one cost my fifty dollars. (gun shot) You don't know this for sure but my interpretation is that Maria is shot by the main character. //Input from Gold Masters// Maria is constantly talking and doesn't know how to stop. The main character responds by undertaking something to silence her. Not by killing her, otherwise he wouldn't rescue her. When people hear very loud noises from close up, they shock and look for what has happened. So the main character just uses his pistol to fire upstraight in the air, causing Maria to stop talking. This makes a lot more sense than what I originally thought. Thanks. Well that's it; I hope you have enjoyed reading this script. =============== 7, Legal Notice =============== This document Copyright 2002-2004 whitedragon, for personal use only. If you want to put this document on your site you must first e-mail me, and await my approval. If approval is granted you must give me full credit. ================================================================= 8, The following Web Sites have been allowed to use this document ================================================================= www.gamefaqs.com www.neoseeker.com www.ign.com
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rs new ccna test - SPOTO CCIE CLUBLast Updated:
Total Questions: 415 choice
Do you know how to solve TS /CFG problems?
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1. User 4 trace 10.4.40.40. Only when I come back to check, I find trace 10.4.40.40 timeout
suddenly. In the beginning, it is good. but It is ping, not trace. R40 trace usser4 also works. Finally,
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no default route-map on r14. I remember that the teacher advises us not to write route-map. So
give up. Finally, I change the configuration back. only r51 OS has a devolved default route in TS. In
65005, master and standby can be distinguished by setting default-information to originate
metric-type. Do not know how to distinguish between primary and secondary in 65001. There is
no route-map preset on r14.
Layers 1 and 2 do require more attention. There is no SW mo acc, there is also the mouth of the
shutdown. Remember to take the time to check yourself.
2 many kids are missing. Take the time to look it up.
3.HSRP has been partially configured.
I want to give some confidence to many students like me who work full-time and have no time to
knock out the version on weekends. It is really important to watch the discussion in the group
and listen to the teachers teaching videos carefully. Many of the situations I encountered in the
exam room are solved in groups and by teachers. In addition, if there is no time for students, you
can try to take a week off work before the test or take participate in the model test. I always talk
to the teacher after the exam. My teacher has been very helpful to me. They help me understand
the test point. Finally, thank you very much for your help!
CCIE RS Lab solutions:TS2, DIAG2+, CFG 2+
Combination: TS2, DIAG2+, CFG 2+. Test location: BJ
Q1 Deny all by default, add one to release.
Q2 R14: next-version op-self
Q3 Did not solve it, give up decisively, R23 had a neighbor but did not receive the
route of 10.2.100/24, IGP checked no problem and BGP strategy was no problem,
Q4 The demand has indeed changed, not SERVER1, but SERVER2, the solution is
Q5 Change the network type of the tunnel to P2M. Note here that the R60
phenomenon map requires a route of 10.100.0.51. I didn't pay attention to it for the
first time. There is a problem with the tunnel IP address of R51 (/32).
Q6 Do Redis OSPF in R15 ipv6.
Q7 R1 did not announce the IGP; the RT import of R3 had a problem, I checked
R4/R6 and changed it to the correct one.
Q8 D version CP snooping, add a trust, and then remove the lease of D version CP.
Q9 Tunnel key is wrong
Q10 Supplement the R24's outside configuration and add R25 in parallel. (The
address of telnet is 18.104.22.168).
Just starting this, it's really awkward, I don't know what to do. Because you can't
easily click "next", I probably guessed that the answer might be DIAG2. After the
next question, I found that I can take a step forward.
Look at the picture and see the configuration.
Found that R2 has no route, R3 has a route.
After looking at the topology, I found that this topology was the opposite of the
version 2+ topology. I subconsciously thought it was version 2, but later confirmed
that there was a problem with R2, which was DIAG2+; the problem with R3 was
DIAG2. Decisively chose the answer of DIAG2+.
The capture file has a link at the bottom of the test interface. After you click it, it
will come out (the same as the cloud version ark given by the teacher).
Here, I personally analyze where the capture is very embarrassing. Filtering with the
version SRPV6 first does not work. It is filtered out using the version srp later. I have
been looking for a long time, I am very embarrassed, I don't know which one to
choose. Finally, I stared at the FE80 package. Note that it is the src column. Don't
find the dst column, confirm it and choose it. (The one of the FE80 that I chose dst
at the beginning).
When I got the version, I was so happy that it was so simple!
OSPF is basically pre-configured. When configuring DR/BDR, pay attention to "cle ip ospf pro".
BGP is also full, the router-id can be added up.
All of Corenetwork's VRFs don't have RDs.
JacobsCorp's VRF is also equipped with its own.
————Pick up your sleeves and do it!
Maybe I knocked too fast. When I was typing 2.4 EBGP, I did all of MPLS, VPNV4,
VRF, and RT (version Q, Main office). I admire myself and dare to do this. I suggest
that you don't do this like me. In the end, you still have to slash all the way and
stabilize! Because it is in this process, I was added to the wrong point by the
teacher, and I will talk about it in detail later!
When I did DMVPN, I didn't have any "fragile ingredients". It was just a casual
down, just add IPSEC.
Today, BJ's Andy teacher is too strict. I will elaborate on my experience with TR (I
remembered it three times at first, then calmly thought about it not only three
The first place: The IGP of R15 is all gone. At this time, when I configured EBGP of
R15, I habitually checked the neighbors and configuration of IGP and found this
Note: Recovery after reconfiguration.
The second place: the IP address of R52 was changed (not pre-configured, because
I confirmed it is "up" when I configured).
Note: Recovery after reconfiguration.
The third place: the RD of the R52 was changed. Neighbors were all hanging, I
reconfigured them all.
Note: Recovery after reconfiguration.
The fourth place: R19's DMVPN IPSEC strategy.
Note: Modify algorithm.
The fifth place: Multicast can't come up. When I fix the configuration, I just added
the configuration, he removed it in the next second. (Change the global configuration of R17).
Note: Reconfigured, "shut" "no shut", still does not work. In the end, I was
courageous and reloaded R17 directly. Restart the card for nearly 4 minutes,
fortunately, dmvpn is fine. Be sure to confirm the various configurations: Is the track
of IGP, NAT, SW3/SW4 recovered?
The sixth place: the EBGP status of R16 became idle.
Note: Recovery after reconfiguration.
Before the volume was handed over, I saved the windows one by one. I confirmed
the phenomena of the main and standby paths and the maps given by all the test
sites. But before the results came out, my heart was hung.
Finally, express my feelings, "Calmly take care of everything that happens, and have
a good mentality." You have to understand the biscuit teacher's problem-solving ideas.
Matters needing attention (personal position):
First, put the key equipment on the display, when all the configuration is checked,
put the key equipment in the lower part of the display and do a check in five
minutes! Avoid being TR and don't know.
Second, the seat has two displays, it is recommended that you prepare for the split
screen operation during the preparation period. (Clicking on the device defaults to
the left screen, pulling all the questions to the right screen, making it a lot smoother)
Third, do not easily restart some important equipment, this is not recommended.
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Accountable Care Organizations – Increase Shared Savings and ROI Through Video, Collaboration and Telehealth
The need to control healthcare expenditure (per capita Medicare expenditure at $8973) is no longer in doubt. With over 36% of the $599 Billion Medicare spend on inpatient care, almost 19% on post acute care and over 13% on outpatient services healthcare is looking to new business architectures to contain costs as well as maintain quality. Accountable Care Organizations (ACO's) is one such business model structured from a fee for service to a pay for performance model.
The aim of an ACO is to reduce healthcare costs, improve quality as well enhance patient experience. ACO's are legal entities that organize around the concept of a patient centered medical home with primary care physicians forming the core who become the focal point for engaging with the patients to participate in driving superior outcomes. The ACO's enroll healthcare participants in the care continuum who collaborate together in concert to meet the goals of the ACO. These participants would include specialists, extended care providers (skilled nursing, hospice, extended care), physicians, nurse, dieticians and social workers. Primary Care Physicians can participate in only one ACO; the others may participate in more than one ACO.
ACOs may be fully integrated or they may draw members from outside the organization into the legal structure through agreements to complete all needed participants in the care continuum.
ACO's have shown benefits. Cigna has done a study showing significant savings in Accountable Care Organizations. Michigan's Value Partnership Program or Blue Shield Blue Cross MA and others have shown promising savings.
Can this shared savings be increased using collaboration, video and Telehealth technologies? There are indicators that it can:
- VA has shown a 19% reduction in hospitalization through its Telehealth program
- Geisinger Health Plan has shown a 44% reduction in readmissions with Telehealth
- Over 75% of Asthma admissions could have been avoided by using Telehealth
The payout to an ACO is calculated as:
Payout to ACO= (Cost Saving) x (Shared Saving %) x (Quality Performance)
An ACO is a business architecture where caregivers need to collaborate in the delivery of care, very closely, across the care continuum. The Primary Care physician needs to remain engaged with the patient as the patient transitions through different touch-points in the care continuum. Patients remain engaged and vested in their own well-being. The physicians will practice at the top of their license leaving certain functions to appropriately trained nursing.
Healthcare IT will play a major role; one of the requirements is for at least 50% of the primary care physicians to be meaningful use users. ACOs also have to demonstrate evidence-based practice. The ACO eco system should collaborate around an EMR that could be delivered on the cloud as a service to the ecosystem.
The ACO needs to identify at-risk patients and maintain close contact. Case Managers or care coordinators will leverage technology to keep the high touch with at risk patients.
Patients also need to have access to their trending health records as well as receive focused education
An ACO can increase its cost savings through immersive video and collaborations:
- Care transitions managed through proactive video collaboration between caregivers help in reducing medical errors and re-admissions
- With immersive video based collaboration where the specialists and the primary care physician examine a patient at the same time using multi-point Telehealth saves costs. Such interactions also allow the primary care physician to make more informed decisions over a period of time. ACOs can see huge savings through this provider partnership.
- Care coordinators can maintain a video based touch with outpatients and direct nursing visits where needed or bring in physicians or specialists into a video consult with the patient avoiding unnecessary visits to an ER
- Telehealth can provide specialist access to patients in skilled or extended care facilities cutting down avoidable ER visits
- Telehealth solutions that create physician groups can allow the right care provider, based on specialty or language, to provide care where needed
- Technology can be leveraged to manage chronic conditions. "No show patients" is a huge drain in the operational waste in healthcare systems. Whether delivering virtual care in mental health situations, or examining patients who have difficulty traveling to clinics, video consults for movement disorder, neurologic or cardiac patients post operative consults – Telehealth can bring down healthcare costs.
- Telehealth can allow specialists to avoid travel to remote clinic. The time saved provides efficiencies whereas the additional patients that a specialist can examine in the time saved provides transformational benefits
- Structured collaborative education using technologies such as Webex can be more effective than a written brochure
Video, collaboration and Telehealth can also help in increasing the quality performance measures for ACOs:
- The ability of a patient using immersive video and collaboration to stay in touch through care coordinators with physicians, specialists, nurses or social workers enhances the patient caregiver experience.
- To succeed ACOs have to create appropriate team plays. Collaboration allows ACOs to dynamically build appropriate care teams to manage patients in different care settings. This helps in driving care coordination and patient safety metrics
- Appropriate technologies as well as high touch virtual collaboration through immersive video can help with at-risk patients in any care setting. Structured education and trending personal health records drives adherence, compliance and better outcomes.
All that is good but is there an ROI for collaborative solution video and Telehealth? Yes, our ROI models have shown that such solutions can increase shared savings as well as improve the quality metrics.
However, the health of the ROI will depend on a sound network architecture and the investment in appropriate Video and Telehealth solutions:
- The Telehealth solution should be scalable. Statistically 20% of the patients are responsible for 80% of the costs. Even with the smallest ACO with 5000 patients that translates to at least 1000 patients that need closer care. Even if 20% of these are at-risk that translates to over 200 patients that need a high touch video collaboration. This besides the Telehealth network across the care continuum of the ACO eco-system.
- The Telehealth solution should accommodate and adapt to a variety of tethered and untethered end points as well as bandwidths
- The Telehealth solution should be resilient and stay alive in the case of server failure
- The Telehealth/Video and Collaboration solution should be built on a medical grade network infrastructure with a solid foundational architecture
- The Telehealth solution should be simpler than a telephone to use. Single click collaboration will widen adoption
- Primary care physicians and specialist need to collaborate on patients. The Telehealth solution should allow physicians, specialists and radiologists seamless collaboration with medical images without having to exit out of the collaboration session
- The Telehealth solution should have the ability to push or pull data to/from EMR's
- ACOs are team plays so the Telehealth solution should allow the primary care physician and a team of specialists or care givers to examine a patient at the same time with vitals being shared to providers that need to see or listen to the telemetry. A variety of telemetry devices will allow different specialist to take advantage of the solution and provide cost saving virtual care
- The Telehealth solution should allow grouping of specialists from different systems by specialty, care team or language. The system should abstract all complexities of contact center, collaboration technology, presence, firewall traversal and build these virtual groups as if they existed in one physical organization
- Physicians are not always available, the solution should indicate presence status of the care givers so that the available care provider can be brought into a consult when needed
- Finally an ACO creates a virtual organization and the Telehealth solution should integrate into the business and IT architecture of the ACO
An ACO is a collaborative organization. Healthcare services will be delivered over the network. The business architecture will implement on the IT and Network architecture; it is important to ensure that the network architecture foundation is strong and secure.
There will be big ACO successes and some not so big. Factors that will drive success are:
- Strong leadership
- Healthcare ICT and careful architecture considerations
- Immersive and pervasive collaboration and team play
- Process
An ACO creates a new way to deliver care. Process will be key to ensure operational efficiencies. Mapping out the care process across the continuum for each condition, cardiac bypass or diabetes or any other condition, then creating a checklist and ensuring adherence and compliance with the process across the care continuum will help in predictable outcomes. A team of process designers to design these processes and then measure them through appropriate metrics will allow optimizing and realizing desired outcomes as well as shared savings. Success will depend on vision, strategy and execution.
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The role nurse play and will increase to play in the medical community is significant. You can see that even in the new roles Medicare has laid out. An example of this of course is the Annual Wellness Visit that can be done completely under the care of nurses or licensed medical assistants. Interesting… Thanks for the information!
How is health reform changing nurses' role, especially in accountable care organizations? Here is some perspective: http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/


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Jan. 28, 2012
PLYMOUTH, NH-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's women's basketball team built a 41-29 halftime lead and went on to defeat host Plymouth State, 76-62, in a Little East Conference game at the Foley Gymnasium Saturday.
UMass Dartmouth led virtually all the way, using an 8-0 run during the latter part of the first half to build a 10-point advantage.
Freshman guard Erin Fahey (Salem, MA/St. Mary's-Lynn HS) ignited the run with a layup, sophomore guard Megan Sheehan (Carver, MA/Carver HS) followed with a three-pointer, sophomore forward Erika Bornemann (Canton, MA/Canton HS) followed with another trey.
Michaela Galvin of the Panthers interrupted the run with a pair of free throws, but Bornemann added a free throw and then another three-pointer, and the Corsairs led, 28-16, with 5:02 remaining in the first half.
A three-pointer by junior guard Erica Batchelder (Stoughton, MA/Stoughton HS/Salem State) and layups by freshman guard Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, MA/Somerville HS) and senior guard Stephanie Houtman (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS/Bridgewater State) at the outset of the second half staked UMD to a 19-point lead, and the Panthers never got closer than 12 points the rest of the way.
Junior forward Colleen Moriarty (Canton, MA/Canton HS) led the Corsairs with 16 points, Bornemann added 15, and Batchelder contributed 13. Sam Monohon led Plymouth State with 15 points, and Galvin added 10. Bornemann and Garrity each had nine rebounds for UMD, and Kristen Hrubowchak and Tiffany Lewis each had nine for PSU as the Panthers outrebounded the Corsairs, 60-46. But UMD forced 15 turnovers while committing only 10, and made 38.6 per cent of their shots from the field to 31.6 per cent for PSU, and made 10 of 24 shots from three-point range to five of 23 for Plymouth State.
"I was pleased overall, it was a nice effort, and we got everybody involved, and I'm ecstatic that we finished the week 3-0," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Amanda Van Voorhis. "We shot threes very well; we were really locked in from that range. We looked a little fatigued, since it was our third game this week and we traveled, but we did put up a lot of points on the board. We had a balanced scoring attack, both inside and outside. We haven't been this far above .500 in a while, and we want to take the good energy that we have into February, when we will be required to elevate our game."
The Corsairs improved to 12-7 and 4-5 in the Little East Conference with the victory, while the Panthers dropped to 2-15 and 0-9 in LEC play with the defeat. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they host Mount Ida next Wednesday evening. Plymouth State will host Lesley next Tuesday.


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Welcome back my friends to another sick edition of Milfhunter! Today the Hunter was in a chill mood and called sexy ass Giiana to hang out. He felt in in the mood to give her a little foot massage. Now knowing Hunter, he knew one way to a womans pussy is thru a good foot massage. So Hunter took out the lotion and gave those feet the best fucking massage possible! That shit got Giiana wet as fuck and turned her on! So she repayed Hunter with a nice cock massage but with a little twist. She used her sexy ass feet! And it was a wrap from then on. And every went according to plan. Giiana tore off Hunters pants and gave Hunters the spiciest head game. Then things intensified and Giiana gave Hunter what he finally wanted all along. Some of that nice good pussy! EnJoY@


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Hunger Games 'catching fire' from some, but redemption shines amid human depravity, cultural excess
This past weekend my wife and I had a toddler-free evening out for my birthday, and we checked out 'Catching Fire', the latest installment in the Hunger Games movies. While some Christians may choose to pass on viewing this saga, I'm prepared to say that with the right perspective it should be required viewing for everyone that is a young adult or older.
Undoubtedly, viewing the Hunger Games movies is not for the faint of heart or young child. Furthermore, teens and adults alike must be mature enough to separate reality from the story portrayed, and parents should take an active role in explaining 'who the real enemy is' in parsing out the good from the evil.


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I replaced my Marco deluxe 36" wood burning fireplace with a "Virginian" radiant heat woodstove. I need to find an 1/8th bend or 45 so I can move the stove out more into the living room. Does anyone know where I can find the double walled chimney system adapters, elbows etc. I also have some parts for that Marco fireplace.
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Substituting ground turkey breast for ground beef reduces the fat and calories in this recipe.
Combine the ground turkey breast, bread crumbs, chopped onion, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce in a large bowl. Mix well. Divide turkey mixture into 4 equal portions and form into patties.
Prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill or heat a gas grill or broiler. Away from the heat source, lightly coat the grill rack or broiler pan with cooking spray. Position the cooking rack 4 to 6 inches from the heat source.
Grill burgers until nicely browned on both sides and heated through, about 7 minutes a side. Serve each burger on a bun topped with 1 tomato slice, 1 onion slice, 1/2 lettuce leaf and a dollop of ketchup.
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Under fire from lawmakers, chief auditor of U.S. spending in war zone says he's bringing in new blood to improve efforts to curb waste and overspending.
Arnold Fields, the retired Marine general charged with auditing the $56 billion the United States has spent rebuilding Afghanistan since 2002, removed two top deputies on Monday, saying he was announcing organizational changes that "will take the agency in a new, increasingly aggressive direction."
Fields relieved John Brummet, assistant inspector general for audits, and Raymond DiNunzio, assistant inspector general for investigations, two months after bringing in a new deputy, FBI veteran Herbert Richardson, to help run the troubled Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
"This was not an action of negativity, rather an action to bring in new leadership to SIGAR as the agency heads in a new direction. The men will stay on for a period of time as advisers," SIGAR spokeswoman Susan Phalen told Government Executive. "Special Inspector Fields has been conducting a top-to-bottom review of the SIGAR agency for a period of months to ensure the agency is staffed with the right professionals with the right skill sets to fulfill the mission. The recent actions are part of that ongoing review process that also takes into consideration input from stakeholders on Capitol Hill."
Field's struggle to get a handle on the billions being spent on schools, roads and job creation in the war-torn and unstable country prompted a call for his resignation in September 2010 by Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.; Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Tom Coburn, R-Okla.; and Susan Collins, R-Maine. He also received a negative review from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
In reshaping his operation, Fields said on Monday that he had ordered a review of SIGAR's audit plan "to ensure we more aggressively include risk assessment in that strategy and increase the return on investment for the American taxpayers. Our new audit strategy will also ensure that we have an increased emphasis on contract reviews and oversight [while SIGAR's investigations] will more robustly focus resources on complex contract fraud and financial corruption."
Fields told reporters on Dec. 20 that the number of U.S. dollars squandered in Afghanistan could be in the billions because "there are no controls in place sufficient enough to ensure taxpayers' money is used for the [intended] purpose." That comment reflected a group of audits and a quarterly report SIGAR released in late October showing, for example, the U.S. has lost track of salary supplements paid to Afghan gardeners, drivers, cooks and technical advisers who can receive up to 20 times what the country's civil servants typically earn.
"It is outrageous that the U.S. government can't even determine the amount we pay to support Afghan government employees, or how many people are paid," Fields said.
Those audits won approval from at least one longtime critic of SIGAR. Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, said the October reports were "more in line with what Congress wants. It's the kind of thing we'd like to see more of."
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