The Plan To Bring An Asteroid To Earth

Scientists and engineers met last week at Caltech to discuss the possibility of capturing an asteroid and placing it in orbit near Earth to use as a base for manned space missions further into the solar system.

The Plan to Bring an Asteroid to Earth

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What Is A Fighting Chair?

A fighting chair is a chair which is designed to provide support to an angler while he or she lands a large fish. Big fish can put up quite a fight, and using a fighting chair can make the fishing experience safer for the angler. These chairs are used in saltwater angling with big species like tuna and marlin. For people fishing in competition, there are some specific rules...


What Is a Fighting Chair?

What Is a Fighting Chair?

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Outskirts/walkthrough

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	After you leave the crash site, advance quickly to the large building. Don't take [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]]'s [[sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel B|rifle]]; you will not need it yet. Go to the second floor and fight off the waves of enemies. Keep an eye on the rooftops or you will be [[kig-yar Sniper|sniped]]. Swap your [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|SMG]] for a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] as soon as possible—use the [[Noob Combo]] on the [[Sangheili|Elites]] and (if you wish) the shielded [[Kig-yar|Jackals]]. But for the latter, stick-flicking is preferable. When you encounter the [[Yanme'e|Drones]], use your [[BR55 Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]]—nothing else is particularly effective. To kill the [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]], take Johnson's rifle. Stick the Hunters with [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenades]]. Unlike in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved|first ''Halo'' game]], this will cause them to turn around and retreat, giving you a straight [[No-Scoping|shot]] at its weak spot.		After you leave the crash site, advance quickly to the large building. Don't take [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]]'s [[sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel B|rifle]]; you will not need it yet. Go to the second floor and fight off the waves of enemies. Keep an eye on the rooftops or you will be [[kig-yar Sniper|sniped]]. Swap your [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|SMG]] for a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] as soon as possible—use the [[Noob Combo]] on the [[Sangheili|Elites]] and (if you wish) the shielded [[Kig-yar|Jackals]]. But for the latter, stick-flicking is preferable. When you encounter the [[Yanme'e|Drones]], use your [[BR55 Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]]—nothing else is particularly effective. To kill the [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]], take Johnson's rifle. Stick the Hunters with [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenades]]. Unlike in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved|first ''Halo'' game]], this will cause them to turn around and retreat, giving you a straight [[No-Scoping|shot]] at its weak spot.
-	Alternatively, in the first hallway, [[crouch Jumping|crouch-jump]] to the light fixture, then again to the roof area where you find the [[Halo 2 Skulls#Blind|Blind Skull]]. But don't grab it; instead, circle around sharply to the left and jump across. Turn right and [[Explosive Jumping|grenade jump]] to the ledge above you. Turn left and jump to the lower roof. Behind the roof and to the right, you can jump to a higher roof (unless you want to skip the whole section). Jump to the balcony of the building to the left, cross the beam, and grenade jump to the roof of the black building. This is the best sniper spot for this section. If you want to pursue this option, take Johnson's rifle in exchange for your SMG from the start. Remember: keep an eye everywhere for snipers. Known snipers:	+	Alternatively, in the first hallway, [[Crouch jumping|crouch-jump]] to the light fixture, then again to the roof area where you find the [[Halo 2 Skulls#Blind|Blind Skull]]. But don't grab it; instead, circle around sharply to the left and jump across. Turn right and [[Explosive Jumping|grenade jump]] to the ledge above you. Turn left and jump to the lower roof. Behind the roof and to the right, you can jump to a higher roof (unless you want to skip the whole section). Jump to the balcony of the building to the left, cross the beam, and grenade jump to the roof of the black building. This is the best sniper spot for this section. If you want to pursue this option, take Johnson's rifle in exchange for your SMG from the start. Remember: keep an eye everywhere for snipers. Known snipers:
	*Rooftop with Blind Skull		*Rooftop with Blind Skull

Outskirts/Walkthrough

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The Ultimate How Much Money Do You Really Need To Live Quiz

Many people experience a time in their lives when they are financially tight. You look back on things you spent your money on and wish you had saved it instead. When making purchase decisions, it's often difficult to decide whether we really should be buying something or not. Take our quiz and learn how much money you really need to live on.

The Ultimate How Much Money Do You Really Need to Live Quiz

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Riding A Pelican

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	On some levels in the [[halo Universe|''Halo'' trilogy]], it is possible for a player to climb or jump on top of a [[Pelican]] and ride the ship to its destination -- '''Riding a Pelican'''. The glitch has been seen, so far, in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]''.		On some levels in the [[halo Universe|''Halo'' trilogy]], it is possible for a player to climb or jump on top of a [[Pelican]] and ride the ship to its destination -- '''Riding a Pelican'''. The glitch has been seen, so far, in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]''.
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	Another example is on the level [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]], where you continue as normal until the Pelican comes in and drops off the [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]]. Get to where the [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] turret on a small hill was, and then wait for the Pelican to come to a halt. Then [[Explosive Jumping|Grenade jump]] up to the Pelican. It will fly around with you on its back for a little while, and then accelerate, causing you to fall off of it and to your death.		Another example is on the level [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]], where you continue as normal until the Pelican comes in and drops off the [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]]. Get to where the [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] turret on a small hill was, and then wait for the Pelican to come to a halt. Then [[Explosive Jumping|Grenade jump]] up to the Pelican. It will fly around with you on its back for a little while, and then accelerate, causing you to fall off of it and to your death.
-	Another way is to continue until the part of the temple where the Pelican starts to drop off weapon pods. You can jump atop the temple by [[Crouch Jumping|crouch jumping]] and grenade jumping; from there, you can jump normally onto the Pelican. It will fly off into a hill and disappear. You will be very far from where you are supposed to be, and you may need to revert to last checkpoint as if you tried to return to your previous position without reverting, you would most likely fail.	+	Another way is to continue until the part of the temple where the Pelican starts to drop off weapon pods. You can jump atop the temple by [[Crouch jumping]] and grenade jumping; from there, you can jump normally onto the Pelican. It will fly off into a hill and disappear. You will be very far from where you are supposed to be, and you may need to revert to last checkpoint as if you tried to return to your previous position without reverting, you would most likely fail.
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	Pelicans can be flipped, though the "''Hold '''RB''' to flip...''" message does not show.		Pelicans can be flipped, though the "''Hold '''RB''' to flip...''" message does not show.
-	==Related Pages==	+	==Pelican death glitch==
-	*[[Floating Assault Rifles]]	+	Death is a common part of the ''[[Halo Universe|Halo]]'' series. However, death tends to be more amusing when it happens to the player, and when it happens for no apparent reason. Such is the case when riding in a [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] on the level Assault On The Control Room .
-	http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Repairs_Glitch	+	When the level starts, if the player continues to rapidly press the enter/exit vehicle button (or action command for PC players), the player will hop out of the Pelican and then hop back in. After a few moments, the Pelican's script will kick in, and it will fly back in to the shaft room it came out of, leaving the two [[Sangheili]] standing there, firing at you in vain. Given the size of the shaft room, [[Carol Rawley|Foehammer]] will have to go vertical, nosing over roughly 80-85 degrees below the horizontal. As the player looks out the rear of the Pelican, the depths of the shaft room become visible. Eventually, Foehammer will travel far enough down that the view becomes obscured by a turquoise fog. After a few seconds, the player will mysteriously be ejected from the Pelican and die almost instantly when the Pelican hits the third of three large spinning disks approximately halfway down the shaft. If you flip it twice when you get the chance, the Pelican will vanish and you will land on a ledge going around the outside of the shaft. If you go left, in a 5 meter distance, you will encounter Siege of Madrigal.
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		+	*The common theory as to why the sudden death occurs is the classic crossing of some sort of barrier scripted into the game that causes a player's death. However, there are two problems with this common misconception:
		+	**If one uses a modding program to disable falling damage, the player will survive the ride and simply fall to the ground when the Pelican spawns away.
		+	**In the level ''[[The Library]]'', built into the game is a true death barrier that can only be removed via modding. If the player is on any one floor and attempts to jump down or up to the next floor, the game will kill the player. This is so the level is not circumvented. For example; if the player hops from floor 3 down to 2, the instant the player passes floor 3, the jpt! (damage) tag 'guaranteed_plumit_to_untimely_death' will trigger the death, regardless of falling damage values. This can be removed by using a modding program to set this tag's damage value to 0.
		+	*The cause is not from the Pelican spawning away, leaving the player in midair, as one can still hear the Pelican's engines as the death animation plays out. This would suggest that death is caused by the Pelican nosing over too much, causing the player to be ejected, and the falling damage script triggers the player's death. A similar effect is observed when a player gives a [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] max pitch in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo Custom Edition|Halo: Custom Edition]]''. Too much vertical climb will cause the game to treat the player-vehicle unit as a flip-over, which means the player is ejected from the vehicle.
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	[[Category:Glitches]]		[[Category:Glitches]]

Riding a Pelican

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Jobs, Who Built Most Valuable Technology Company, Dies At 56

Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs, who built the world’s most valuable technology company by creating devices that changed how people use electronics and revolutionized the computer, music and mobile-phone industries, died. He was 56.

Jobs, Who Built Most Valuable Technology Company, Dies at 56

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Apple Looks To Overseas Growth To Stay On Top Without Jobs

Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs built Apple Inc. into the world’s most valuable technology company with easy-to-use products that transformed the computing, wireless and music industries. The company will look for overseas growth to extend that legacy and remain an investor favorite.

Apple Looks to Overseas Growth to Stay on Top Without Jobs

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