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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>4chan image spam</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/36860-4chan-image-spam/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[can you believe this guy<br />
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talk about admin abuse<br />
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probably couldn't take me bashing the ps3 anymore<br />
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it's not my fault it sucks<br />
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off with his head <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/angry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#34;The End of White America.&#34;]]></title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60629-the-end-of-white-america/</link>
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>
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United States of America which is shifting to become a multi-cultural, multi-national, multi-ethic, multi-lingual country, there is nothing that's going to hold us together if we lose our common language, our common Christian, Judeo-Christian faith, our common moral consensus, which we are losing."<br />
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Rose asked, "So you're not saying the nation has to be white and Christian which some of your critics believe you are saying?"<br />
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"The critics should read the book instead of trying to blacklist and censor the book, Charlie. No," Buchanan fired back.<br />
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Rose pressed Buchanan on his stance toward diversity. "But I thought what America meant was diversity. I thought what the Statue of Liberty meant was that we welcome everybody to our shores and that that is what has made us strong, because people have come from outside the United States to make giant contributions - in war and peace - to make us the strong country that we are."<br />
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Buchanan seemed to disagree with Rose. "What is happening now is that the elites in this country have taken the melting pot and thrown it out. They're saying to people, 'Come to America, keep your culture, keep your separate religion, keep your separate different beliefs.' America is becoming a nation of nations."<br />
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Rose challenged Buchanan's views again. He asked, "How are they saying that, Pat? How are they saying keep your beliefs but not at the same time accept the values and the Constitution of the country that you have come to?"<br /></div></div>
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<a href='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/pat-buchanan-to-charlie-r_n_1290597.html' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.huffingto..._n_1290597.html</a><br />
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roflol]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fucking scary how Latinos and blacks are making America more liberal...</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60651-fucking-scary-how-latinos-and-blacks-are-making-america-more-liberal/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[AKA, the inferior races, supporting the inferior, evil party...<br />
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<a href='http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/22/10477876-are-latino-voters-a-missed-2012-opportunity-for-republicans' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/22/10477876-are-latino-voters-a-missed-2012-opportunity-for-republicans</a><br />
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>If Obama can win 80 percent of minority voters nationally, &ldquo;he could get shellacked&rdquo; among white voters &ldquo;as badly as Democratic congressional candidates were in 2010, when they lost the white working class by 30 points&rdquo; and yet &ldquo;he could almost survive that level of shellacking,&rdquo; Teixeira argued.</div></div>
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>He predicted that Obama will lose among Pennsylvania&rsquo;s white working-class voters, but &ldquo;all he has to do is not get totally wiped out. He can afford a 15-point loss, he can afford a 20-point loss, what he doesn&rsquo;t want is 30-point loss&rdquo; among white working-class voters.</div></div>
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This is where Republicans are at at this point, winning whites by 20 points isn't enough.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fucking China</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60652-fucking-china/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href='http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/finally-outrage-in-china-against-bear-farming/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/finally-outrage-in-china-against-bear-farming/</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Anybody here smoke e-Cigarettes?  Looking to cop some.</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60649-anybody-here-smoke-e-cigarettes-looking-to-cop-some/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Had a couple drags off an e-Cigarette the other night and it was great.  Didn't stink up my clothes, had a good drag to it, and the flavor was way better than normal cigs.  Also, the smoke coming out is just water vapor, so we actually smoked inside the bar and nobody smelled a thing.<br />
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Plus the chemicals contained within are like 1/1000th as harmful as real cigs.. basically not harmful at all.<br />
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There are like 3,000 brands of shit though.. anybody partake in this activity with recommendations on good kit?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>MS kills W8 tablets</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60622-ms-kills-w8-tablets/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MS releasing office for iPad.  They know W8 tablets can't compete against iPads and androids so they side with apple.   Consider me jumping on the apple train in dec.<br />
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Balmer going down as the guy that killed windows<br />
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<img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/hippo.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hippo' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PS3 custom firmware</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/57891-ps3-custom-firmware/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Anybody still has this? I'm concidering updating to the Official firmware. since you cant play games anymore that require fw 3.55 and above<br />
That means practicly every game since the June ..<br />
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i dont care for the iso's i have on them, but more for the FBAnext with 7 gb of arcade roms on it <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/drool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':drool' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Halo nerds, are you excited Halo 4 means the return of Mastercheif?</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60647-halo-nerds-are-you-excited-halo-4-means-the-return-of-mastercheif/</link>
		<description>Anyone here that are big Halo 3 nerds excited for Halo 4?  I thought Reach would have the appeal that Halo 3 had, but it sold far less.  It was technically brilliant, one of the best looking engines this generation.  Just curious, gotta wonder how many Halo nerds are just excited to see the story continued.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Doing drag seems like it could be fun.</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60636-doing-drag-seems-like-it-could-be-fun/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I might try it sometime... seems like a fun challenge to me.<br />
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Being a girl for a short amount of time would probably be a bit of fun I think.<br />
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I know you haters will probably hate on this idea but I'm just posting my current thoughts here.  This is something I want to try.<br />
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I feel I might be too big to pull it off though.  I'm 150 lbs.<br />
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If I was a girl I'd like to be in the 115 range.  No way am I going to drop weight just to play drag.  Lowest I've ever weighed as an adult is 139.<br />
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Maybe I'll try it anyway...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The OFFICIAL football thread</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/3400-the-official-football-thread/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Newsfeeds: [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/default.stm"]bbc.co.uk[/url]<br />
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[quote name='seb4' post='1931406' date='12/07/07 12:14 PM']<strong class='bbc'>Romario: 'damnit! who stole my anti-balding spray?'</strong><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>'hey Fatnaldo, did you see it by chance? i caught your hungry eyes looking at my 5-liter bottle last time. you didn't eat it, did you?</strong><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Ronaldo: "i have no idea what you're talking about. hey, did something happen to the back of your head?"<br />
Romario: "watch your words kid. it will take me another 41 years before i reach your 2002 coupe."</strong><br />
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(2 weeks later)<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Ronaldo: hey John, you think i should return that bottle now?</strong><br />
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[quote=Euro 2008 groups][u]<strong class='bbc'>Group A</strong>[/u]<br />
<em class='bbc'>Switzerland<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Portugal<br />
Turkey</em><br />
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Group B</strong>[/u]<br />
<em class='bbc'>Austria<br />
Croatia<br />
Germany<br />
Poland</em><br />
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[u]<strong class='bbc'>Group C</strong>[/u]<br />
<em class='bbc'>Holland<br />
Italy<br />
Romania<br />
France</em><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Group D</strong>[/u]<br />
<em class='bbc'>Greece<br />
Sweden<br />
Spain<br />
Russia </em>[/quote]<br />
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FA 'makes approach' for Mourinho </strong>[/size]<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>The Football Association has contacted Jose Mourinho's agent about the former Chelsea boss taking over as England coach, BBC Sport understands.</strong> <br />
Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes has been approached by the FA about the job, although reports that the Portuguese was already in London were incorrect. <br />
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It is thought the FA has drawn up a shortlist of five or six contenders. <br />
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Mourinho, 44, is on the list and he is considering whether he is prepared to meet FA bosses to talk about the job.<br />
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Some newspaper reports claimed Mourinho was either in London already or about to fly into England from Portugal for talks with the FA. <br />
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But BBC Sport football correspondent Jonathan Legard said Mourinho was still at home in Portugal on Friday, but that an approach had been made.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>"My sources in Portugal told me that Mourinho has been approached about the England job through his agent," said Legard. </strong><br />
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"He is said to be considering it, but it is not his first-choice opening. He still has very strong interest in what might develop at the top two Spanish clubs, particularly Real Madrid. <br />
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"I understand that the FA's consultation process is all but complete. <br />
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"Brian Barwick, the chief executive, and Trevor Brooking have taken their soundings from within the game and as a result we could know the identity of Steve McClaren's successor before Christmas." <br />
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The FA, meanwhile, has issued a forceful denial about one report that suggested Barwick and Brooking were at odds over the appointment. <br />
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It was claimed Brooking was pushing for West Ham boss Alan Curbishley to take over, while Barwick had set his sights on other "world class" candidates. <br />
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The FA's director of communications Adrian Bevington said: "There is no truth in any suggestion of a problem between Brian Barwick and Sir Trevor Brooking, or a conflict or difference of opinion of any sort in appointing the next England manager. <br />
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"It is totally without foundation. It is misleading to the public and grossly unfair on Brian and Sir Trevor, who are going about their work in a completely professional manner. <br />
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"This is not helpful at a time when we are doing all we can to ensure we get the right man and the best man for the England job, which is what the fans all want."[/quote]<br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Borderlands 2</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60643-borderlands-2/</link>
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Game looks really fun, which is to be expected given how the first one played.  Everything about the first was pretty much perfect, aside from trying to get people in your game and how absurdly easy the game was until you had people in your game. <br />
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If I don't get it when it comes out, I'll wait until christmas and get it on steam for half off.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ron Paul Veterans March campaign.</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60628-ron-paul-veterans-march-campaign/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Rq9XfTp2VeQ' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Rq9XfTp2VeQ</a><br />
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Apparently the mainstream media is intentionally avoiding letting this air. They are afraid. The American people are flexing their muscle everywhere in the United States. It's only a matter of time before our faulty federal government buckles.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fishie`s adventures in the US</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60645-fishies-adventures-in-the-us/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I know I said in the midst of my depression that it was over and I wouldnt visit anymore but hey I will be in SF again starting friday next week.<br />
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Anyone up for meeting up inbetween the awesome parties and top secret game events I have to attend?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>List of Weapon Tweaks in the Next Battlefield 3 Patch</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60644-list-of-weapon-tweaks-in-the-next-battlefield-3-patch/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href='http://mp1st.com/2012/02/18/list-of-tentative-weapon-tweaks-in-the-next-battlefield-3-patch/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://mp1st.com/201...efield-3-patch/</a><br />
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'><strong class='bbc'>Original Story:</strong> (Feb 18th) Recently, Daniel Matros revealed that <a href='http://mp1st.com/2012/02/17/next-battlefield-3-patch-to-be-a-big-one-but-may-not-arrive-in-february/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Battlefield 3 might not be getting the &lsquo;big patch&rsquo; in February</a>. However, the guys over at DICE have been hard at work fine tuning Battlefield 3 over the past few months. Core Gameplay Designer, Alan Kertz, has released some primarily data on weapon balance changes that &lsquo;may or may not&rsquo; make it in the next patch.<br />
<a href='http://symthic.com/f/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=471' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Symthic forums</a>, famous for analyzing gun stats, got a hold of the &ldquo;preliminary data&rdquo; from Kertz . The data outlines what the next patch will potentially change in terms of weapon damage, multiplier, drop-off, and such.</div></div>
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<strong class='bbc'>1. Damage changes</strong><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Assault Rifles:</strong><br />
545x45mm bullet minimum damage (All assault rifles except G3A1)<ul class='bbc'><li>17 -&gt; 18.4 {Buff}</li></ul>
G3A1<ul class='bbc'><li>Min Damage 20 -&gt; 22 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Max damage 30 -&gt; 34 {Buff}</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Carbines</strong><br />
SCAR-H<ul class='bbc'><li>Min Damage 17 -&gt; 20 {Buff}</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>LMGs</strong><br />
M60 & M240B<ul class='bbc'><li>Max damage 30 -&gt; 34 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Min damage 20 -&gt; 22 {Buff}</li></ul>
PKP<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 20 -&gt; 22 {Buff}</li></ul>
M249, M27IAR, RPK-74M<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 17 -&gt; 18.4 {Buff}</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Sniper rifles</strong><br />
All sniper rifles:<ul class='bbc'><li>Upper chest damage multiplier 1 -&gt; 1.25 {Buff}</li></ul>
M98B<ul class='bbc'><li>Max damage 95 -&gt; 80 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Dropoff start dist. 20 -&gt; 15 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Dropoff end dist. 75 -&gt; 120 {Buff}</li></ul>
All other bolt-action sniper rifles<ul class='bbc'><li>Max damage 75 -&gt; 80 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Min damage 55 -&gt; 59 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff start dist. 20 -&gt; 15 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Dropoff end dist. 75 -&gt; 100 {Buff}</li></ul>
All semiautomatic sniper rifles except SKS:<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage: 34 -&gt; 37.5 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff start distance 12 -&gt; 15 {Buff}</li></ul>
SKS<ul class='bbc'><li>Dropoff end distance 50 -&gt; 60 {Buff}</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Shotguns</strong> (Update #1 + #2)<br />
12g Slug (Auto & Semiauto)<ul class='bbc'><li>Max damage 50 -&gt; 75 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Min damage 34 -&gt; 37.5 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff start dist. 8 -&gt; 15 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff end dist. 40 -&gt; 50 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Upper chest damage multiplier 1.0 -&gt; 1.25 {Buff}</li></ul>
12g Slug (Pump-action)<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 34 -&gt; 37.5 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff start dist. 8 -&gt; 15 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff end dist. 40 -&gt; 50 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Upper chest damage multiplier 1.0 -&gt; 1.25 {Buff}</li></ul>
12g Frag (Auto & Semiauto)<ul class='bbc'><li>Some weird things in the files, not 100% sure about frags yet.<br /></li><li>Looks like only the min direct damage is reduced from 10 to 5 [Nerf]</li></ul>
12g Frag (Pump-action)<ul class='bbc'><li>Max direct hit damage 60 -&gt; 67 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Blast damage 30 -&gt; 40 {Buff}</li></ul>
12g Buckshot<ul class='bbc'><li>Max damage 20 -&gt; 12.5 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Dropoff start dist. 4 -&gt; 8 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff end dist. 25 -&gt; 30 {Buff}</li></ul>
12g Flechette<ul class='bbc'><li>Max damage 14.3 -&gt; 11.2 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min damage 8.4 -&gt; 8 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Dropoff start dist. 12 -&gt; 15 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Dropoff end dist. 25 -&gt; 30 {Buff}</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>PDWs </strong>(Update #1)<ul class='bbc'><li>P90 & MP7<br /></li><li>Min damage 10 -&gt; 11 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Drop-off end dist. 50 -&gt; 40 [Nerf]</li></ul>
PP2000<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 10 -&gt; 12.5 {Buff}</li></ul>
PDW-R<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 12.5 -&gt; 14.3 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Drop-off start dist. 8 -&gt; 4 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Drop-off end dist. 50 -&gt; 30 [Nerf]</li></ul>
AS VAL<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 16.7 -&gt; 18.4 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Drop-off start dist. 8 -&gt; 4 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Drop-off end dist. 50 -&gt; 40 [Nerf]</li></ul>
PP-19<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 9.1 -&gt; 12.5 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Drop-off end dist. 50 -&gt; 40 [Nerf]</li></ul>
UMP-45<ul class='bbc'><li>Min damage 12.5 -&gt; 13.75 {Buff}</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Pistols </strong>(Update #2)<br />
G18<ul class='bbc'><li>Drop-off start dist. 12 -&gt; 8</li></ul>
.44 Magnum<ul class='bbc'><li>It also gets the new 1.25x upper chest damage multiplier</li></ul>
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<strong class='bbc'>2. Attachments</strong><br />
<strong class='bbc'>Fore grip</strong><ul class='bbc'><li>Basically before it reduced the horizontal recoil by 50%, in these files it reduces h-recoil only ~20-33% depending on weapon.<br /></li><li>It also increases the minimum spread 20% ~ 50% depending on stance and weapon.</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Suppressor</strong><ul class='bbc'><li>Suppressors will not reduce the damage anymore.<br /></li><li>Now it will reduce the distance where damage starts/stops to drop off instead.<br /></li><li>For most weapons it will decrease the min spread by 25% instead of 50%<br /></li><li>Although looks like M60 will still have the same 50% effect.</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Heavy barrel</strong><ul class='bbc'><li>For most of the weapons it decreases ADS min spread by 75 or 50% depending on weapon.<br /></li><li>Recoil is still increased by 10 or 15% and HIP min spread by 20-25% depending on weapon.<br /></li><li>It doesn&rsquo;t make AN94 100% accurate anymore while aiming down the sight.<br /></li><li>Reduces ADS min spread by 75% and only increases recoil by 10%, the hip fire penalty is 20% for AN94<br /></li><li>G3A1 is same than AN94 except heavy barrel increases recoil 6.7% and hip fire is increased only 14.3%<br /></li><li>For few weapons it also makes Spread increase per shot 10% higher.<br /></li><li>It will also increase drop-off end distance by 50% making weapons more deadly at ranges between 50m and 90m, depending on weapon.</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Flash suppressor</strong><ul class='bbc'><li>Will decrease recoil by 17 ~ 25% depending on weapon.<br /></li><li>For most weapons it increases hip min spread by 20~25% but some weapons don&rsquo;t have any hip accuracy penalty.</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Extended magazine</strong><ul class='bbc'><li>There seems to be extended magazine for AS VAL which didn&rsquo;t exist before.<br /></li><li>With ext mag it will have 30 bullets in a mag instead of 20</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>3. Accuracy changes</strong><br />
<strong class='bbc'>Assault rifles</strong><br />
AEK971<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil right 0.5 -&gt; 0.3 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>ADS Min Spread, Not moving 0.2 -&gt; 0.4 [Nerf]</li></ul>
AK74M<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.3 -&gt; 0.28 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2 -&gt; 1.5 {Buff}</li></ul>
AN94<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.45 -&gt; 0.3 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1.5 -&gt; 2 [Nerf]</li></ul>
F2000<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.3 -&gt; 0.26 {Buff}</li></ul>
FAMAS<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil left 0.6 -&gt; 0.35 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil right 0.6 -&gt; 0.5 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 15 -&gt; 18 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2 -&gt; 2.6 [Nerf]</li></ul>
G3A1<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.55 -&gt; 0.45 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1.2 -&gt; 1.8 [Nerf]</li></ul>
L85A2<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil left 0.4 -&gt; 0.3 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 22 -&gt; 18 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, ADS, not moving 0.4 -&gt; 0.2 {Buff}</li></ul>
M416<ul class='bbc'><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2 -&gt; 2.4 [Nerf]</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Carbines</strong><br />
AKS74u<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.3 -&gt; 0.28 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2 -&gt; 2.2 [Nerf]</li></ul>
HK53<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.3 -&gt; 0.28 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil left 0.3 -&gt; 0.2 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil right 0.5 -&gt; 0.35 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 22 -&gt; 18 [Nerf]</li></ul>
SCAR-H<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil decrease 15 -&gt; 13 [Nerf]</li></ul>
SG553<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.3 -&gt; 0.25 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -&gt; 2.2 {Buff}</li></ul>
QBZ-95B<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil left 0.5 -&gt; 0.335 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil right 0.5 -&gt; 0.335 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 22 -&gt; 18 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, ADS, not moving 0.4 -&gt; 0.5 [Nerf]</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>LMGs</strong><br />
M240<ul class='bbc'><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1 -&gt; 1.7 {Buff}</li></ul>
M249<ul class='bbc'><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1 -&gt; 2.2  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 15 -&gt; 12  [Nerf]</li></ul>
M60<ul class='bbc'><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2 -&gt; 1.5 {Buff}</li></ul>
MG36<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil decrease 15 -&gt; 13  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1 -&gt; 1.8  [Nerf]</li></ul>
PKP<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.75 -&gt; 0.65 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 7 -&gt; 13 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1 -&gt; 1.5  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Max spread, ADS, not moving 1 -&gt; 3  [Nerf]</li></ul>
Type88<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil left 0.4 -&gt; 0.3<br /></li><li>Recoil right 0.4 -&gt; 0.3<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 15 -&gt; 12  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1.34 -&gt; 1.5  [Nerf]</li></ul>
RPK<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil decrease 15 -&gt; 13  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2 -&gt; 1.8 {Buff}</li></ul>
QBB-95<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.45 -&gt; 0.37 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil left 0.1 -&gt; 0.4  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Recoil right 0.3 -&gt; 0.4  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 1 -&gt; 2  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 15 -&gt; 13  [Nerf]</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>PDWs</strong><br />
AS VAL<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil left 0.2 -&gt; 0.25 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Recoil right 0.3 -&gt; 0.45 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Recoil decrease 22 -&gt; 18 [Nerf]</li></ul>
PDW-R<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil decrease 22 -&gt; 18 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -&gt; 2 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Min spread, ADS, not moving 0.4 -&gt; 0.5 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, ADS, moving 0.6 -&gt; 0.8 [Nerf]</li></ul>
Min spread, HIP, not moving<ul class='bbc'><li>Standing 1.5 -&gt; 2 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Crouching 1 -&gt; 1.5 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Prone 0.75 -&gt; 1 [Nerf]</li></ul>
Min spread, HIP, moving<ul class='bbc'><li>Standing 2 -&gt; 2.5 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Crouching 1.5 -&gt; 2 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Prone 1.25 -&gt; 1.5  [Nerf]</li></ul>
MP7<ul class='bbc'><li>Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -&gt; 1.2  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -&gt; 1.5  [Nerf]</li></ul>
P90<ul class='bbc'><li>Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -&gt; 1.2  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -&gt; 1.5  [Nerf]</li></ul>
PP-19<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil decrease 25 -&gt; 20 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -&gt; 2 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -&gt; 1.2 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -&gt; 1.5 [Nerf]</li></ul>
PP2000<ul class='bbc'><li>Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -&gt; 1.2  [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -&gt; 1.5 [Nerf]</li></ul>
UMP45<ul class='bbc'><li>Min spread, HIP, not moving, prone & crouching 0.75 -&gt; 1.2 [Nerf]<br /></li><li>Min spread, HIP,moving, prone & crouching 1.25 -&gt; 1.5 [Nerf]</li></ul>
<strong class='bbc'>Pistols</strong><br />
G18<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.7 -&gt; 0.5 {Buff}</li></ul>
M9<ul class='bbc'><li>RecoilDecrease 15 -&gt; 30 {Buff}</li></ul>
M93R<ul class='bbc'><li>Recoil up 0.5 -&gt; 0.4 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil left 0.4 -&gt; 0.2 {Buff}<br /></li><li>Recoil right 0.4 -&gt; 0.2 {Buff}<br /></li><li>FirstSRecoilMul 2.5 -&gt; 2 {Buff}</li></ul>
.44 Magnum<ul class='bbc'><li>Spread increase 0.6 -&gt; 0.3 {Buff}</li></ul>]]></description>
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		<title>I would rather read sweepstakes rules than</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[read this forum<br />
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jesus christ you fuckers are boring :yawn]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Playstation Vita | Launch Thread</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60094-playstation-vita-launch-thread/</link>
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Got my WiFi version + 32 GB card coming my way, and the following titles:<br />
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Uncharted: Golden Abyss<br />
Virtua Tennis 4<br />
SuperStardust Delta<br />
Hot Shots Golf<br />
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 <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/worshippy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':bow' /> the launch of the best handheld system of all time <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/worshippy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':bow' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The moon.</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60425-the-moon/</link>
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I noticed this just by looking up at the moon one day about 2 years ago. I even pointed it out to a couple of friends that very moment when I noticed that the moon was giving off an entirely different look than it had in the past for as long as I've noticed the moon even existing. One of my friends said that the moon did that sometimes. I didn't buy it but sense I'm no expert I didn't argue. Now I know I wasn't trippin. I was right.<br />
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I know a lot of you could care less, but when the moon starts changing then earth will more than likely change. For better or for worse i don't know. It's interesting to say the least. Why the media never covers this type of stuff worries me.<br />
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Edit: For those of you who think this is just rubbish. Cornell University has put an article out on this already. So, It checks out.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pimp Mode</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/7084-pimp-mode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>NBA preseason talk: CP3 to Lakers</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/59545-nba-preseason-talk-cp3-to-lakers/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hornets get Scola, Martin, Dragic, Odom.<br />
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Lakers get Chris Paul.<br />
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Houston gets Gasol.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ridge Racer Vita gets panned.</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60648-ridge-racer-vita-gets-panned/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Scamco better be including all the DLC in the US version.<br />
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These reviews are all seemingly from the UK version since the game is still 26 days away from release in the US.<br />
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<a href='http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/ridge-racer' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/ridge-racer</a><br />
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Lowest rated Vita game yet.  Such a shame considering the high marks most Vita games are getting.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Today is your last day to delete your Google search history. Do it!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really had no idea this existed. If you have a google account (of any kind), google will save a search history of everything you do on any of its services, ever. They are soon going to remove that option, as they will reconsolidate the way they gather data info.<br />
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I'm not one of those paranoid peep, but using this link:<br />
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<a href='https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-remove-your-google-search-history-googles-new-privacy-policy-takes-effect' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/0...y-takes-effect</a><br />
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You can easily find info on how to view and delete your google search history. I actually went "HOLY SHIT WTF" out loud when I checked my history. It showed everything, down by day and subject since 2006 (so I assumed since I got a gmail account). Google Searches, google image searches, everything. Anyhow, I deleted everything; but you still have to do this for every gmail account you have.<br />
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For clarification - this isnt about your browser's local history -- this is about the search terms you used and link you visited from google!<br />
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Do no evil <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/lol.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' /><br />
<span style='color: #777777'><span style='font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida,'><span style='font-size: 10px;'><p class='bbc_right'><em class='bbc'>Last edited by shuri; Today </em></p></span></span></span>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Was given a pup...</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/59983-was-given-a-pup/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks mostly Rottweiler, but is possibly a mix breed. I'm thinking part black lab if anything. If not i dunno. It's got the usual rottweiler dots above it's eyes so i dunno. what i'm really worried about is it's skin irritation. Gave it a dab of benadryl earlier, hopefully that helps. I'm thinking about taking it to the vet but the pup looks healthy besides the obvious skin problem. Anyone got any advice?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Put Your Hands Up</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/3586-put-your-hands-up/</link>
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Freemasons - Uninvited<br />
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Booty Luv - Feels Like Some kind of Rush<br />
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Feddie La Grande - Let Me Think About It.<br />
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Kylie - 2 hearts (remix) <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/lol.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' /><br />
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Danni Minougue vs Jason Nevins - Touch Me Like That<br />
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Bodyrox & Lucianna - What Planet You're On<br />
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Peter Gelderblom 'Waiting 4']]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Game of Thrones is on tonight at 9et on HBO, so watch it you faggot</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/54640-game-of-thrones-is-on-tonight-at-9et-on-hbo-so-watch-it-you-faggot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRJB's socialist Keynesian utopian nightmare fraud continues spiraling out of control]]></title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60635-irjbs-socialist-keynesian-utopian-nightmare-fraud-continues-spiraling-out-of-control/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tax and spend, fraud, house of cards, dependent population, rampant inflation and borrowing, 50% unemployment of the youth, defaults, ahh, keynesian utopia....<br />
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>
By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer<br />
In their jubilant celebration over the latest agreement to solve Greece's debt debacle, European officials forgot to check with two important groups: the Greek voters and the bondholders who lent Athens the money it now says it can&rsquo;t pay back.<br />
The agreement once again buys the eurozone some time. Greek officials agreed to deeper spending cuts of 325 billion euros ($430 billion) and stricter budget oversight by the European Union. They also agreed to ask investors to accept less than 50 cents on the dollar on Greek bonds they hold.<br />
If all goes well, Athens will once again dodge bankruptcy with the infusion of the latest,  $172 billion (&euro;130 billion) installment in the ongoing bailout of the rapidly contracting Greek economy.    <br />
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But the ink was barely dry before the top official of the International Monetary Fund, which has to sign off on the payment, gently reminded the parties that two important conditions still need to be met.<br />
&ldquo;As soon as the prior actions agreed with the Greek authorities are implemented and adequate financial contribution from the private sector (bondholders) is secured, I intend to make a recommendation to our Executive Board regarding IMF financing to support a program,&rdquo; Christine Lagarde, Managing Director <a href='http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2012/pr1253.htm' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>said in a statement</a>.<br />
The first condition -- making those $430 billion in budget cuts stick -- is a tall order.<br />
<strong class='bbc'>For the past four years, the Greek economy has been in a tailspin, shrinking by 20 percent as repeated rounds of government spending cuts imposed by European officials have stifled economic growth, further shrinking the country's tax base and fueling a vicious downward spiral. The Greek unemployment rate has more than doubled during that time; today, roughly half of Greeks aged 15- to 24-years-old are out of work. Each round of spending cuts has only intensified the economic pain on Greek citizens.</strong><br />
Greek voters will get a chance to weigh in on the deal in April, when parliamentary elections are scheduled. Candidates running on an &ldquo;austerity&rdquo; platform can expect an uphill battle in a country mired in a deep depression.  Earlier this month,<a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46364871/ns/world_news-europe/t/athens-flames-rioters-burn-buildings-greek-government-backs-cuts/#.T0PrUFyPlZp' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'> riots flared in Athens and other Greek cities as thousands joined protest rallies</a>, burning dozens of buildings and looting businesses. On Sunday, thousands of demonstrators in Athens staged a repeat anti-austerity protest.<br />
The architects of Tuesday&rsquo; bailout deal are hoping that Greek voters believe continued membership in the European Union is worth the pain of the austerity measures being imposed as a condition for remaining part of the economic club.<br />
The expectation is that leaders of the two main parties, the center-left Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the conservative New Democracy (ND), will win re-election and form a coalition that enforces spending cuts European officials are demanding.<br />
&ldquo;Certainly (the parties) will publicly voice their disgust with the program, but privately they will continue to go along with it,&rdquo; said Douglas Borthwick, a currency trader at Faros Trading.<br />
But that scenario may prove overly optimistic. Support for the two main parties is at historic lows, providing an opening for smaller left-leaning parties opposed to the spending cuts, according to IHS Global Insight economist Diego Iscaro and country analyst Blanka Kolenikova.<br />
&ldquo;If the current polls prove true when the general election is held, neither the ND nor the PASOK would secure sufficient support to create a majority government,&rdquo; they wrote in a note to clients Tuesday. &ldquo;The winning party would be then forced to team up with smaller, radical parties, which would bring uncertainty and instability mid-term.&rdquo;<br />
Some observers doubt Europe&rsquo;s demands are possible -- no matter who is elected.<br />
&ldquo;The package is based on unrealistic economic assumptions and will be no more successful than the first deal,&rdquo; said Ben May, an economist at Capital Economics. &ldquo;Accordingly, Greece or (European officials) may still decide to terminate the bail-out within months.&rdquo;<br />
<strong class='bbc'>The bailout bargain faces another hurdle well before the election, when Greece faces a March 20 deadline to come up with a 15 billion euro ($20 billion) bond payment it can&rsquo;t make. To head off that default, Tuesday&rsquo;s bailout bargain calls for Greece to tell bond holders they&rsquo;ll have to &ldquo;volunteer&rdquo; to accept less than half of what they're owed.</strong><br />
Though Greece has not yet technically defaulted, investors fearing they won&rsquo;t get their money back have already bid down the value of more than 400 euros of government debt outstanding.  <br />
&ldquo;For some reason, this is not officially being labeled a &lsquo;default&rsquo; even though more than 100 billion euros of Greek debt are being written off by private bondholders,&rdquo; said David Rosenberg chief economist at Gluskin Shiff.<br />
The latest bond write down demanded by Tuesday&rsquo;s deal would inflict even heavier losses than past proposals. Much of that &ldquo;haircut&rdquo; will be taken by European banks, who are now borrowing at record low rates from the European Central Bank. The hope is that those low rates will help them offset the hit they&rsquo;ll take when Greece pays them back less than it originally promised.<br />
But those losses also will be inflicted on private investors, including hedge funds who have been gambling that the government won't come up with the money to pay them back. They've been betting against full payment with so-called &ldquo;credit default swaps&rdquo; -- a kind of insurance policy that pays off when a borrower defaults.  That leaves them little incentive to agree to the deal. <br />
If too many private bond holders refuse to take the haircut, those credit default swaps could be triggered -- with largely unknown consequences. In 2008, the cascading impact of credit default swaps sparked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers touched off a global financial panic.<br />
So until Greek voters and bond holders agree to go along, Tuesday&rsquo;s long-awaited grand bargain may turn out to be just one more in a series of partial solutions that failed to resolve the crisis.<br />
&ldquo;All the authorities have been able to do is delay default by a few weeks, perhaps a few months at best,&ldquo; <a href='http://www.cnbc.com/id/46462825' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>hedge fund manager Dennis Gartman wrote in his investor newslette</a>r. <strong class='bbc'>&ldquo;Greece will default, but perhaps not under the present government in power.&rdquo;</strong><br /></div></div>]]></description>
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		<title>New Forza 4 info</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TTG Replay footage (a bunch of cars)<br />
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InsideSimRacing Autovista footage (offscreen):<br />
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Looks great, not quite the realism of GT5 (dat realism shader <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/drool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':drool' />) but i'm ready for a new Forza. Should be a great drive too.]]></description>
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		<title>Finally solid news on HL3 Episode 3 and Half Life 3</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60625-finally-solid-news-on-hl3-episode-3-and-half-life-3/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Both coming for Steambox never gonna happen: <a href='http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/40403/Valve_would_consider_hardware_development_to_drive_innovation.php' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/40403/Valve_would_consider_hardware_development_to_drive_innovation.php</a><br />
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Huahuahuahua]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Vita 12,000 in Japan this week</title>
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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |	 YTD    |  Last YTD  |	 LTD	 |
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|  3DS  |	 94.667 |	 67.558 |		    |    744.479 |		    |   5.026.622 |
|  PS3  |	 21.993 |	 22.002 |	 25.242 |    216.158 |    217.597 |   7.852.543 |
| PSP # |	 14.824 |	 15.860 |	 65.817 |    173.291 |    338.045 |  18.902.675 |
|  PSV  |	 12.309 |	 13.939 |		    |    138.826 |		    |	 578.812 |
|  WII  |	  7.874 |	  8.206 |	 12.221 |    109.167 |    154.054 |  12.272.388 |
| NDS # |	  1.557 |	  1.608 |	 19.032 |	 19.121 |    229.449 |  32.827.607 |
|  PS2  |	  1.433 |	  1.239 |	  1.863 |	  6.858 |	 13.375 |  21.780.965 |
|  360  |	    983 |	  1.139 |	  2.183 |	 10.584 |	 18.929 |   1.546.629 |
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|  ALL  |    155.640 |    131.551 |    126.358 |  1.418.484 |    971.449 | 100.788.241 |
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| DSiLL |	    901 |	    957 |	 10.037 |	 10.814 |    118.846 |   2.305.133 |
|  DSi  |	    656 |	    651 |	  8.022 |	  8.307 |	 98.518 |   5.842.357 |
|  PSP  |	 14.824 |	 15.860 |	 63.330 |    173.291 |    329.545 |  18.726.688 |
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Upgrade your PS3 with an SSD... or just play on the PC.</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60642-upgrade-your-ps3-with-an-ssd-or-just-play-on-the-pc/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>There is an <a href='http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-can-ssd-upgrades-boost-ps3-performance' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>interesting article down at Eurogamer</a>  which covers the possible benefits of upgrading a PS3 with a solid  state drive. Those who know me can guess that I am snickering while  crossing another perceived advantage off of my console versus PC list.  Still, if for some reason you want to play exclusives to a disposable  platform that are only exclusive because you let them be and you desire  to upgrade your experience, check out the interesting article.<br />
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Isn’t “not needing to do this” the whole reason for having a console?<br />
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Consoles titles are naturally becoming as hard drive-intensive as they  are allowed to be due to their abysmally small quantity of RAM.  Developers have been using tricks to increase the usefulness of their  available RAM such as disallowing split screen, streaming content as  needed, and rendering at low resolutions.<br />
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The first Halo, for instance, was famous for their quick load times. The  load speed is due in part to having their game assets copied multiple  times on the disk which allows choice in loading whichever copy requires  the least seek time to access. Also, having a hard drive helped Halo  too.<br />
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The article itself focuses mostly on RAGE and Skyrim due to their harsh  issues with lag and pop-in. Skyrim has had known issues with getting  progressively worse as time progressed. This issue was mostly corrected  in version 2.03 as was also demonstrated in Eurogamer’s article making  an SSD almost unnecessary, but prior to 2.03 an SSD surprisingly helped  substantially with the problem. It should also be no surprise that  throwing faster storage at RAGE helped immensely just as it does on the  PC.<br />
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If you were considering upgrading to a faster drive for your Sony console be sure to check out Eurogamer -- or the new <a href='http://pcper.com/hwlb' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Hardware Leaderboard</a> and <a href='http://pcper.com/reviews/Editorial/Five-Stages-Griefing-Death-Consoles/Bargaining-I’m-getting-great-value' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>just play on the PC</a>.</div></div>
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<a href='http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Upgrade-your-PS3-SSD-or-just-play-PC' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Upgrade-your-PS3-SSD-or-just-play-PC</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A little birdie told me Microsoft has given Epic 300 million dollars for creating new core IP's]]></title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60634-a-little-birdie-told-me-microsoft-has-given-epic-300-million-dollars-for-creating-new-core-ips/</link>
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<span style='font-size: 48px;'><strong class='bbc'>THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CREATION OF MULTIPLE NEW CORE IP'S</strong></span><br />
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Epic and MS might as well be joined at the hip. They will collaborate tightly on a super powerful next gen console (epic will make sure, we know how they do), while Sony will play with itself and keep screwing up.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Qualcomm CPU's Real World Performance is &#34;Insane&#34;]]></title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60641-new-qualcomm-cpus-real-world-performance-is-insane/</link>
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>How does the fourth generation Snapdragon fare? To quote AnandTech:<br />
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The [CPU] performance advantage... is insane.<br />
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The super-chip's performance comes, in part, thanks to the new Krait  core, which is built on a licensed ARMv7 instruction set from ARM  Holdings plc. (LON:ARM). The new core is similar, in some ways, to the  ARM Cortex-A15 intellectual property core from ARM Holdings.</div></div>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's up with smartphone data plans? $80 for 10gb/month? Wat?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's time for me to get a smartphone since I'm out of touch with half my industry of interest by not owning one (web dev).<br />
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I've been looking at plans. Now, I know I'm LTTP and complacent because of my cheap broadband rate, but am I missing something? Considering I ate up the free wireless 1gb my uni gave us per week with just browsing and streaming music, I can't really grok these limits.<br />
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My question is: What are yall paying? Are you plugged into wifi often enough or do you crunch up against your bandwidth allowance every month? I can cough up $100/mo to be able to use a fucking pocket computer to tap into the god damn cyberunivese walking down the road, that's not so much the issue. But it's the hilariously low data capacity limits.<br />
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American telecom <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/worshippy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':bow' /> <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/suicide5ke.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':suicide' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I'm such a fat pig.]]></title>
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		<description>I just hate a whole bag of sweet sixteen donuts.  What the hell am I doing to myself?!</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Pirate Bay could be blocked in UK</title>
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The <a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/file-sharing' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>filesharing</a> website The Pirate Bay has come a step closer to being blocked in the UK after the high court ruled that the site breaches copyright laws on a large scale.<br />
Major music groups want British <a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/internet' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>internet</a> service providers (ISPs), such as BT and BSkyB, to prevent their millions of customers from accessing The Pirate Bay in the UK.<br />
In a judgment handed down at the high court in London on Monday, Mr Justice Arnold ruled that The Pirate Bay and its users unlawfully share copyrighted music.<br />
The Pirate Bay is one of the world's longest-running and biggest filesharing sites. According to record labels, it generated up to $3m in advertising revenue in October last year by making 4m copies of music and films available to its 30 million worldwide users. The site has 3.7 million users in the UK, according to comScore.<br />
The high court is expected to rule in June whether the ISPs should prevent their customers from accessing The Pirate Bay.<br />
Mr Justice Arnold said in a written judgment: "In my judgment, the operators of [The Pirate Bay] do authorise its users' infringing acts of copying and communication to the public. They go far beyond merely enabling or assisting.<br />
"I conclude that both users and the operators of [The Pirate Bay] infringe the copyrights of the claimants &hellip; in the UK."<br />
The music groups claim that The Pirate Bay ignored repeated requests to stop making available copyrighted music.<br />
"Despite their ability to do so and despite the judicial findings that have been made against them, the operators of [The Pirate Bay] take no steps to prevent infringement," the judge said. "On the contrary &hellip; they actively encourage it and treat any attempts to prevent it (judicial or otherwise) with contempt."<br />
The high court action follows a blocking order made against the Newzbin2 website, after <a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/26/bt-block-newzbin2-filesharing-site' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>a judge found it infringed copyright on a grand scale</a>.<br />
The case was seen as a green light for rights holders to force ISPs to block access to a number of high-profile filesharing sites in the UK, using the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.<br />
Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the British Phonographic Industry, which represents the music groups in the UK, said: "The high court today ruled that The Pirate Bay is illegal. The site defrauds musicians and causes huge damage to the <a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/musicindustry' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>music industry</a> and wider creative industries.<br />
"The ruling helps clarify the law on website blocking and we will now proceed with our application to have the site blocked to protect the UK's creative industries from further harm."<br />
In April 2010, The Pirate Bay co-founders Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstrom were <a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/apr/17/the-pirate-bay-trial-guilty-verdict' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>found guilty in a Swedish court</a> of allowing internet users to infringe copyright. They were collectively <a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/26/pirate-bay-founders-appeal' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>ordered to pay a &pound;4.1m fine</a>.<br /></div></div>
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<a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/20/pirate-bay-blocked-uk-high-court' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/20/pirate-bay-blocked-uk-high-court</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Had a pretty nasty fall on my skateboard today.</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60624-had-a-pretty-nasty-fall-on-my-skateboard-today/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Shit.  Bet I looked like an idiot.  There wasn't too many people around, but some people definately saw me.<br />
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Was going too fast down hill and for some reason I couldn't brake well, it didn't feel safe, so I tried to do what I normally do in this situation and that is to simply step off the board and pick up the skateboard while in a running motion.<br />
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That didn't work this time.  Ended up falling, stomach hands and chin scraped the ground.  Impact from the fall nearly made my legs over my head.<br />
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I got right back up though.<br />
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No injuries(and the scrapes were minor, my chin barely touched the ground and I was wearing jeans), and I thought there was no blood at first till about an hour later I noticed dried blood on my right pinky.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>WebOS lives!!!</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/57716-webos-lives/</link>
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gotta register before 8/31.<br />
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$31 value.<br />
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5 rated 5 star apps.  1 rated 4.5 app.<br />
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It is said there will be a 6 app pack next month as well.<br />
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Free items:<br />
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Glimpse($5 value)<br />
Sparkle HD videogame($3 value)<br />
Big Boss videogame($2 value)<br />
Kung Fu Panda Storybook<br />
Audubon Birds($15 value, bird watching app)<br />
Camera for Touchpad($1 value)<br />
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Charlotte Observer loves the VITA</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60640-charlotte-observer-loves-the-vita/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href='http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/02/21/3030894/portable-gaming-dies-long-live.html' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/02/21/3030894/portable-gaming-dies-long-live.html</a><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>	Portable gaming dies - long live Vita gaming</strong><br />
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By Brian Crecente<br />
McClatchy Newspapers<br />
Posted: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012<br />
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Playstation PSVita, foreground, and its predecessor. Reed Saxon - AP<br />
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Portable gaming is dead. But not in the way you think.<br />
I don't mean that people no longer look to gaming for diversion while standing in lines or sitting on flights or falling asleep in a hotel room. I mean that the distinction between portable entertainment and plain old entertainment is fading.<br />
When thinking about how I want to be entertained, I rarely consider my physical location in making that decision. I don't think: "I'm on a plane so I want to use my iPhone" or "I'm at home so I'm going to play on my Xbox 360." My entertainment choices are driven purely by my mood, my taste in diversion, what I want to do at that moment. How I scratch that itch is a distant, rarely thought about, afterthought. And increasingly, technology makes it possible for me to ignore those distinctions.<br />
Typically, the only time I think about the platform for delivering entertainment these days is when I'm considering buying a new one like PlayStation's upcoming Vita.<br />
The PlayStation Vita - which is being released Wednesday in the U.S. - is a chunky, relatively pricey portable device whose surfeit of inputs reads like a who's who of gaming interfaces. It has the touch controls and ability to download titles of Apple's iPhone. It has the twin thumbsticks of an Xbox 360 or PS3 controller. And it has the gorgeous OLED display of an in-your-hands television.<br />
I spent a week away from home with the Vita and my iPhone as the only lifeline to gaming. Instead of rushing to my big screen or home consoles when I got home, I ended up spending perhaps too much time over the weekend lying on a couch playing Vita games.<br />
To succeed, the $250-to-$300 Vita can't set its sights on just Nintendo's 3DS and Apple's iPhone. That's not enough anymore. It has to compete against an entire world of entertainment choices.<br />
On the go, the Vita is a smart choice for a myriad of entertainment. Video on the device is vivid, music with headphones fairly good. Online support is powered best by WiFi, though the 3G option is meant to do a passable job of at least keeping you connected to fellow gamers and their habits. The games, which run $30 to $50, include some system-selling experiences.<br />
My favorite among the bunch was "Uncharted: Golden Abyss," which had me forgoing television, movies and games on a bigger screen to play through this latest iteration of a powerful PlayStation series.<br />
The portability of the Vita is hampered by its oversized body (I could slip it into some bigger pockets, but it fit so snugly in other pants that I had trouble bending my leg to tie my shoes.) The battery life, especially for so powerful a device, surprised me. On the go, with short bursts of gameplay on flights and in cabs, the Vita lasted me most of the day. Plopped on my couch, I managed to eke maybe four hours out of the system playing non-stop "Uncharted" before needing to go plug it in.<br />
The size of the device and its battery life mean that the Vita isn't the sort of electronic device you're going to plop in your pocket and forget about until you're looking to kill some time. But the sorts of experiences that the Vita seems able to deliver makes that OK.<br />
Ultimately, the test of Vita's value isn't whether you'll use it when you have no other options. It's what you will do given a myriad of choices.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>smartphone gaming paving the way for a vita success ?</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60638-smartphone-gaming-paving-the-way-for-a-vita-success/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[with all the talk about how phones are killing off handhelds ... what odds it actually ends up helping vita?<br />
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i mean no way does vita stop the popularity of games on phones .. why would it ever. but think about all the new gamers iphones and ipads have brought in ..... gotta wonder what some of them think about using actual sticks for control when they see something running on vita so well .... plus vita has a touch screen this time so can make the transition easy for the angry bird generation ...<br />
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is vita the console that benefits from this and turns that argument on it's head?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>OA Circle Jerk</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/58227-oa-circle-jerk/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My 9/24/2011 jerkoff session ended with:<br />
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<a href='http://www.celebritymoviezone.com/kelli-mccarty-1502/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.celebritymoviezone.com/kelli-mccarty-1502/</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Investing update</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60633-investing-update/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh, lets look at some of my gains in a years time<br />
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Oil, BNO, oh darn, that's up 25.09% this year. Woe is me.<br />
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Gold, GLD, Hans tells me that's doomed, I like to keep it around though, only a 26.23% return in the past year.<br />
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AAPL? That's a +41.81% this year for me. Thanks Elgordo, Skandlas, Mahz, Annon you guys do great work at a great price (free).<br />
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TIPS, well I keep that for security, not gains. Still,  9.01% past year isn't so bad.<br />
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I have a tiny amount in a S&P index fund, where Hans says the action is, after the great last few weeks of the dow, it finally crossed break even for a stellar 1.09% annual gain.<br />
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I will ditch that S&P for AAPL soon as I get around to it, no reason at all to be in the general market rather than just Apple anytime soon. There is no way Apple is going to fall more than the rest of the market at any point in the event of a downturn, anyway.<br />
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Hans <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/roflroll2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rollin' /><br />
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OIL GOLD APPLE<br />
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Actually TBH of the three I think oil is in a mini bubble, I would not increase my position there, it's the one I'd be a little skittish of. Long term though should be a great inflation hedge, short term could go through roof if Iran tensions explode, that's playing a dicey, non-fundamentals based game imo though.<br />
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Dow at 13k is probably right where it should be, I sense a ceiling (though 14k it's pre crash levels are possible, simple because of rampant inflation) I'm slightly bearish, at least till we see if a Repub wins the Pres. Anyways Apple will always do better right now so no reason to mess with.<br />
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I'd increase in Apple if anything, could go to 1k I think.<br />
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Gold is pretty solid more long/half term. It's a great hedge against both inflation and fear.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is it possible to do &#34;controversial&#34; markers for posts with 5 + and -?]]></title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60631-is-it-possible-to-do-controversial-markers-for-posts-with-5-and/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was wondering since we have it for "terrible" and "popular" posts...<br />
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Annon is it possible?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PS Vita western launch thread, p. 2 | Simply the most desirable handheld yet released</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60632-ps-vita-western-launch-thread-p-2-simply-the-most-desirable-handheld-yet-released/</link>
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<strong class='bbc'>Media:</strong> PS Vita Card<br />
<strong class='bbc'>CPU:</strong> 4 core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Memory:</strong> 512 MB RAM, 128 MB VRAM<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Display:</strong> 5-inch OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, 24-bit color, 960 &times; 544 qHD @ 220 ppi<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Graphics:</strong> 4 core SGX543MP4+<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Input:</strong> Touchscreen, Rear touchpad, Sixaxis motion sensing, Three-axis electronic compass, D-pad, 12 &times; Buttons (<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/Aqw6M.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span>, <span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/8rwNy.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span>, <span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/6JT06.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span>, <span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/V4Nlv.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span>, L, R, Start, Select, Home, Volume &plusmn;, Power), 2 &times; Analog sticks<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Camera:</strong> Front and back VGA cameras 0.3 MP @ 60 fps/320&times;240 @ 120 fps<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Connectivity:</strong> IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Online services:</strong> PlayStation Network<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Dimensions:</strong> 83.55 mm (3.289 in) (h), 182 mm (7.2 in) (w), 18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d)<br />
<strong class='bbc'>Weight:</strong> Wifi:260 grams (9.2 oz), 3G: 279 grams (9.8 oz)<br />
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<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/GXYHK.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In the Party application, voice chat and text chat with friends and other players who also use PS Vita systems.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/73Pm4.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In the PS Store application, shop online at PlayStation Store for games, videos, and other content. You can also download the latest free trial versions of games and promotional videos.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/bA8V4.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; Use "near" to find players in your vicinity, discover what games your friends and other players in the vicinity are playing, share information about the games you are playing, and share game items with other players.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/y9MGG.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In the Friends application, become online friends with other PlayStation Network users nearby and around the world. Check your status and the statuses of your friends. You can communicate with friends in other applications such as (Party) and (Group Messaging). You can view your friends&rsquo; activities on their profile screens and in the communication area of games. You can also comment on your friends&rsquo; activities.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/NuVr9.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In Group Messaging, exchange messages with friends and other players who are using PlayStation Network from PS Vita systems and PS3 systems. You can also use (Group Messaging) to receive information from PlayStation Network, and to send invitations to play games and to parties in (Party).<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/OU3Fn.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In the Trophies application, view the trophies you have earned playing games and compare trophies with your friends.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/9hM8r.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In the Photos application, take and view photos and videos with your PS Vita system.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/WtamD.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In the Browser application, view web pages on the Internet.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/GC11E.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; With the Music application, listen to music on your PS Vita system. You can also listen to music copied from a PS3 system or a computer.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/Me9Va.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In the Videos application, watch videos on your PS Vita system. You can also enjoy movies downloaded from PlayStation Store.<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i.imgur.com/khDom.png' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span> &bull; In Remote Play, access and operate a PS3 system in a remote location from your PS Vita system.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Backward Compatibility</strong><br />
Play all your old digital PSP games on that pretty OLED screen. Filtering is optional and you can even assign buttons to the right analog stick.<br />
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For at least some games:<br />
&bull; Load times are faster.<br />
&bull; Framerate is better (compared to stock 222mhz PSP and 333mhz overclocks).<br />
&bull; Dithering is sadly still present, but bilinear filtering helps a bit with it, especially on 2d content.<br />
&bull; The OLED makes a difference with overall image clarity as well - even the non-dithered PSP games look somewhat grainy on original hardware when viewed side-by-side.<br />
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If you're not pleased with the default system, there is already a nice collection of accessories for it.<br />
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European Starter Kit includes:<br />
&bull; Screen protector<br />
&bull; Cleaning Cloth<br />
&bull; Wrist Strap<br />
&bull; Game Cartridge Case<br />
&bull; Pouch<br />
&bull; Official Case<br />
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European Travel Kit includes:<br />
&bull; Screen protector<br />
&bull; Cleaning Cloth<br />
&bull; Wrist Strap<br />
&bull; Game Cartridge Case<br />
&bull; Travel Case<br />
&bull; Car Adaptor<br />
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You can also find third-party screen protectors, card cases, grip attachments and other gadgets.<br />
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<a href='http://imgur.com/a/v3rP6' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Gallery with all Panels available for your Vita at launch</a>.<br />
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Originally Posted by <strong class='bbc'>VanWinkle</strong>: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=35227536#post35227536' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'><img src='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf/buttons/viewpost.gif' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></a>										<em class='bbc'><br />
I got it!! Darn I'm so excited! I couldn't believe how premium the device feels despite being light.<br />
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<a href='http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-playstation-vita' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Digital Foundry</a> | " If it's a pure gaming machine you're after[...], PlayStation Vita is precisely catered towards your needs."<br />
<a href='http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/playstation-vita-review/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Engadget</a> | "[...]it's hard to shake the Vita's siren call: adopt early, it says, I'm worth it."<br />
<a href='http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-03-playstation-vita-review' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Eurogamer</a> | "[...]PlayStation Vita is potentially the most powerful and flexible gaming handheld ever[...]"<br />
<a href='http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/playstation-vita' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Game Revolution</a> | "The Vita is seemingly the perfectly built device."<br />
<a href='http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/01/06/ps-vita-review-japanese-model' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>IGN UK</a> | "Despite its faults and the challenges it may face in the larger consumer market, it remains an impressive handheld. It offers gameplay experiences never before seen on a portable device and with time, could emerge as a powerhouse mobile platform."<br />
<a href='http://kotaku.com/5884517/the-playstation-vita-the-kotaku-review' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>Kotaku</a> | "This is indeed, the most powerful and physically capable gaming handheld ever made, one sold for a reasonable price and that supports both the buy-games-at-a-gameshop lifestyle and the download-everything one."<br />
<a href='http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/12/29/ps-vita-the-thesixthaxis-review/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>TheSixthAxis</a> | "[...]it sports one hell of a screen &ndash; it really is impressive, the resolution high enough to keep everything crisp and the colours really do pop &ndash; it&rsquo;s especially gorgeous at night and surpasses everything else I&rsquo;ve seen[...]"<br />
<a href='http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/21/2648497/sony-playstation-vita-japan-review' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>The Verge</a> | "The PlayStation Vita is quite simply the most desirable handheld gaming device yet released."<br />
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adVUsN49KsQ&feature=g-u-u&context=G2829e4aFUAAAAAAAAAA' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>The Verge (Video Review)</a> | "[insert quote here]"<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>[IMPRESSIONS]</strong><br />
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Originally Posted by <strong class='bbc'>Bootaaay</strong>: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=34928395#post34928395' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'><img src='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf/buttons/viewpost.gif' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></a>										<em class='bbc'><br />
This thing makes a great first impression, it's a very slick piece of kit, the speakers are clear and loud and the OLED screen is just simply gorgeous</em>						<br />
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Originally Posted by <strong class='bbc'>Skel1ingt0n</strong>: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=35142102#post35142102' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'><img src='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf/buttons/viewpost.gif' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></a>										<em class='bbc'><br />
The Vita is some seriously lust-worthy hardware.</em>						<br />
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Originally Posted by <strong class='bbc'>famousmortimer</strong>: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=35174133#post35174133' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'><img src='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf/buttons/viewpost.gif' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></a>										<em class='bbc'><br />
This thing is hot sex.</em>						<br />
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Originally Posted by <strong class='bbc'>Piggus</strong>: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=35174261#post35174261' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'><img src='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf/buttons/viewpost.gif' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></a>										<em class='bbc'><br />
So this is the "I can't believe I'm playing this on a handheld" feeling I've been wanting for so long. Amazing device.</em>						<br />
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Originally Posted by <strong class='bbc'>Amir0x</strong>: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=35233247#post35233247' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'><img src='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/neogaf/buttons/viewpost.gif' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></a>										<em class='bbc'><br />
Yo this shit is outstanding, best gaming handheld ever automatically.</em>						<br />
Originally Posted by <strong class='bbc'>GAF User</strong>:<em class='bbc'><br />
This could be you. Apply today!</em>]]></description>
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		<title>Edge – March 2012</title>
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'><span style='font-family: arial'>The worlds most respected multi format video game magazine. Edge delivers incisive, intelligent writing and stunning designs with extensive news, interviews and preview sections. Edge is independent, intelligent, informative, and delivered with unrivaled design values.</span></div></div>
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<strong class='bbc'>PDF file:</strong> <a href='http://depositfiles.com/files/99gdxm7j3' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://depositfiles.com/files/99gdxm7j3</a><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Torrent:</strong> <a href='http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7047073/Edge_Magazine_UK_March_2012' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7047073/Edge_Magazine_UK_March_2012</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Might cop that Galaxy Note</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/59871-might-cop-that-galaxy-note/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Beat my brother to it <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/lol.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' /> I know he would do it as he's prone to outlandish things (this is the guy who PC games on a 52" Samsung HDTV...on his computer desk)<br />
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Look, only 699 on Amazon (saw it for like 679 yesterday) <a href='http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Unlocked-Android-Smartphone/dp/B0061YRDX6' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.amazon.co...e/dp/B0061YRDX6</a> Nearly same price as a regular off contract phone, maybe $100 more.<br />
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Coming to ATT anyway this spring though. Then it will be less special though...<br />
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Only thing I'm wondering is does it work with ATT HSPA+?<br />
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The rumors are the ATT versions of note will get downgraded to the qualcomm chipset, so that it will have LTE, just like the SGS2 LTE was. A little disappointing.<br />
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Pretty much every user review on Amazon LOVES the Note though. Like literally all the ratings are 5 stars except like 3. One guy did complain about one handed usage though, which worries me.<br />
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Also, Galaxy S 3 rumors are starting to fly. Set to be announced at mobile world congress in late February. Some rumors say it will be quad core, but I'm still a little skeptical.<br />
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If it's just like the Galaxy Nexus, I'm not even sure I'd be that excited. 4.65" isn't that exciting, especially because I'm not sure how much the ICS buttons reduce usable screen size.<br />
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Random Note YT to spice up post<br />
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		<title>What you watching (oktober Edition)</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/58791-what-you-watching-oktober-edition/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<strong class='bbc'>Drive | B+</strong><br />
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+ Great Sound track<br />
+ Great storyline<br />
+ Quality acting<br />
+ Nice atmosphere/ambiance to the film<br />
+ Periods of calm interspersed with graphic and gritty violence. The violence looks realistic.<br />
+ Moody, like a foreign film (that'll be the quality foreign director).<br />
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- Pacing is bit off<br />
- Pouty Ryan Gosling obviously fancies himself. Kinda breaks away from his hardman character a little <br />
- Carrie Mulligan isn't worth wiping a gang out for<br />
- Christina Hendricks <br />
a. wears a jumper<br />
b. appears for all of about 10minutes in the film<br />
   making her role in the credits section debatable. <br />
- More freelance driver work needs to be shown in the film. A missed opportunity.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Horrible Bosses | B-</strong><br />
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+ Jason Bateman makes me laugh. Basically Michael J. Fox without Parkinsons. He's been forever paying us back for that sequel to Teen Wolf.<br />
+ Jennifer Aniston is fuckin hot in this film. Oy Vey!<br />
+ The little guy with the squeeky voice is funny. The whole ensemble work as a comedic act.<br />
+ If you liked Hangover, you'll like this.<br />
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- If you didn't like Hangover, you won't like this.<br />
- I can't get myself to tolerate Jamie Fox. I start to complain. Even when no ones in the room.<br />
- It kinda dragged-on a bit.<br />
- Needed more Colin Farrell, but I guess he was off raping Total Recall.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Tree of Life | C-</strong><br />
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+ Nice concept<br />
+ Great acting from the kids in this<br />
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- Poor execution<br />
- Poor CGi. Jurassic Park still reigns supreme. <br />
- I really hope brad Pitt isn't from the Deep South. He's consistently bad at that accent in every movie yet he chooses to use it in fucking all his films.<br />
- Pretentious<br />
- Too fucking long for nothing<br />
- People comparing this to 2001SO are insane. It (2001SO) shits on this for execution.<br />
- You may get that salty taste at the back of your throat when you see Sean Penn (fuckee of Scarlett Johanson) posing to God(?) his top 10 philosophical questions. Haven't enjoyed a performance of his since Fast Times @ Ridgemont High<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Informers | C-</strong><br />
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+ From the writer that brought us <strong class='bbc'>Less Than Zero</strong> (a classic), <strong class='bbc'>American Psycho</strong> (another classic) and <strong class='bbc'>Rules of Attraction</strong> (another classic), Bret Easton Ellis.<br />
+ Witty 80's preppy banter<br />
+ Great Soundtrack<br />
+ Amber Heard fully nude and fucking. <br />
+ Amber Heard dancing around the room nude while two dudes stare at he minge in awe.<br />
+ Great script<br />
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- This isn't a classic<br />
- Film is ruined by the director. Poor choices everywhere<br />
- Some weak performances by some bubble-head actors in this<br />
- Pacing is off. So many unnecessary scenes and so many scenes that were needed to flesh-out loose ended character plots.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Uknown | B-</strong><br />
<br />
+ If you liked <strong class='bbc'>Taken</strong> you'll like this.<br />
+ January Jones' cold, dead, vagina filled with revenge makes an appearance <br />
+ Interesting plot<br />
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- If you've watched <strong class='bbc'>Taken</strong> you'll be wondering why you need to watch this.<br />
- Slow-Paced version of <strong class='bbc'>Taken</strong><br />
- Just watch <strong class='bbc'>Taken</strong><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Apollo 18 | C-</strong><br />
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+ Interesting concept<br />
+ Great creature/bad guy<br />
+ Interesting use of camcorder filmography<br />
+ Decent ending<br />
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- Poor acting<br />
- Not enough action/thrills/scares<br />
- Not enough of the awesome moon creatures <br />
- Feels like a half-finished movie<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Super 8 | C</strong><br />
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+ Great performance from the kids in this<br />
+ The story becomes more engrossing as we get to the climax of the film<br />
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- I kinda feel insulted that JJ.Abrahms would try and hack into my childhood memories via a Spielberg vehicle. Good thing i'm intelligent<br />
- It's kinda boring until we get near the end<br />
- Boring Alien design<br />
- Forgettable<br />
- Everything is just too predictable and unimaginative. We need alien movies with the classic GREYS in there, outsmarting humans at every turn. What alien is going to pilot a fucking spaceship with gigantic claws and gills and shit? Let's get more intelligent with alien design please. They're not going to fly half-way across the galaxy as uncouth beasts that are permanently pasted in slime and scabbed with moss. There would be some semblance of civility to them.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Attack the Block | B</strong><br />
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+ Nick Frost<br />
+ Souf Landan Estate speak<br />
+ AWESOME alien design<br />
+ Great pacing and direction<br />
+ Funny sparingly<br />
+ Good ending<br />
+ Fun action movie<br />
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- Ok the kids can get annoying<br />
- ... and you have to suspend all rational thought during the film at times<br />
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Also downloaded all of:<br />
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Freaks & Geeks | A-<br />
Eastbound & Down s.2 | A+<br />
Community s.1 & s.2 | B+]]></description>
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		<title>Phone companies lose $400 for each iPhone sold</title>
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<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>It's proving to be a lousy business model for phone companies, and is  raising red flags on Wall Street. "Can Apple continue to roll through  industry after industry, soak up all the profits, and leave everything  it touches as a smoking wreckage?" one analyst asked in the Los Angeles  Times. "They've done it with music and handsets, and now they're doing  it to the carriers."</div></div>
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<a href='http://now.msn.com/money/0220-apple-iphone-profit.aspx' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://now.msn.com/money/0220-apple-iphone-profit.aspx</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Hi res mondo posters?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone ever run across somewhere to download hi res versions of mondo posters?<br />
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<a href='http://www.mondoarchive.com/archive/2010/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.mondoarch...m/archive/2010/</a><br />
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they have some sick art but when it goes on sale its sold out in minutes and then asshole ebayers charge an arm and a leg. Im hoping hi res scan have popped up somewhere for download and I could just print it myself.<br />
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they just came out with these sick ass tron posters and I missed it by like 5 minutes <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/punch.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':punch' /><br />
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Asking out the girl at the local grocery store.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it a bad idea?  There is this girl who works often at the local grocery store.  I think she's fuckin' hot, I know its her job but she is so fucking sweet and her voice is sexy too.<br />
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I want her, but I fear if I ask and rejected I'll be forced to stop shopping there so I probably won't ask at all since I'm a coward when it comes to such things.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Samsung Galaxy to Android 4.0 update</title>
		<link>http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/60583-samsung-galaxy-to-android-40-update/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href='http://pocketnow.com/android/samsung-continuum-on-verizon-getting-long-overdue-froyo-update' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://pocketnow.com/android/samsung-continuum-on-verizon-getting-long-overdue-froyo-update</a><br />
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i'm sorry, did i say 4.0, i meant <span style='font-size: 48px;'>2.2 froyo<span style='font-size: 8px;'>.  yes, it's feb 2012 and samsung/verizon/google are just updating a galaxy s phone to 2.2, not even 2.3, wtf. so sad that only 1% of android phones have ice cream sandwich and google is readying android 5.0 jelly bean. really, the update situation fails compared to apple and microsoft. the android update plan is to release the updates so damn late you'll buy a new phone even before the update is released.</span></span><br />
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<span style='font-size: 8px;'>bu bu bu i'll root my phone and add crymoarmod 6. ahahhahaha</span><br />
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Taylor Momsen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this girl.  <br />
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On the one hand she's: <br />
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and then the next minute she's:<br />
<span rel='lightbox'><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/944900/600full-taylor-momsen.jpg' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /></span><br />
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I bet she loves to get railed... <img src='http://opa-ages.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/drool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':drool' />]]></description>
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