Barihawk

Merciful hit it on the head. It has been stated numerous times that Runescape's graphical abilities are immense and the resources required to update everything within versions is a massive undertaking. There are hundreds of thousands of models that have to be redone, tens of not hundreds of times more items than the game had at RS2 launch. As such, they are updating everything they can in phases, and only currently are creating new NPC's with the new graphics. Older npcs and areas will have to be done later. Eventually in a year or so, this quest will all be RT5 quality, but Jagex only has limited staff and they themselves have said that focusing only on graphics would divert attention from gameplay areas for minimal satisfaction gain.

Because the potential is that the passenger is merely "holding" the beer for the driver. It's a no tolerance policy.

Almost every state in the US has laws against open containers in vehicles, whether driver or passenger. They don't need to sniff it. Beer bottles are nearly 100% guaranteed to be carrying one type of liquid. If you can smell it on someone, they've probably had more than a little. And by his own admittal, the OP is/was drunk.

Let's look at recent US politicians who have won recently: Jimmy Carter...Al Gore. No, the committee isn't practicing any kind of political pattern here, are they? I would have gone with the female Afghan doctor. Edit: On the other hand, Jimmy Carter does actually deserve the award for Habitat for Humanity. But I'd like to see him out in the fields helping on some of these projects or motivating volunteer teams rather than sitting in his mansion making videotapes.

Dude, it's the Asian Fonz.

Worst nerf ever. If anything, EVERY noncombat skill should produce similar untradable products that make you uber in pvp. And this is coming from someone with something like 44 herblaw.

This coming from the guy who practically mouthed "BS" when Rio got the Olympics? Who is actually strengthening military efforts around the globe? Who's administration's only real foreign policy victory was the "negotiation" for those two girls from North Korea that Bill Clinton achieved (and therefore is deserving of the award) but which is moot anyways since it was Kim's attempt just to grab attention for a few moments?

The speech was fantastic, well written, and well done. The day of school removed by doing the federal curriculum was a ginormous waste of time to the school districts idiotic enough to have done it. Teachers already have a tough time trying to crunch everything that they are expected to teach into a school year. Having an entire day wasted only makes that harder.

Jad isn't about switching prayers during combat. It's a complete lesson in preparation and planning, requiring on-the-fly strategy. Or following a guide and cheaping out on the rewards.

And in a week the tactics will shift, five guides will be written, and new ways to bypass learning how to do it for yourself will be read by monster hunters everywhere.

You mean the strongest monster in the game for solo play which was designed to be almost impossible to beat in the first place but was so abused with safespots and handicaps that it's associated status symbol became a joke is now actually more difficult and that's not fair? :o

Wtb career where I get paid 180k a year to soak up private funds and then release faint promises of hope whenever my contract is up?

I eat for less than $4 a day and some people state that I eat like a king. That's less than a Big Mac. And much healthier.

Anyone wanting a history of the KKK from the Klan's perspective should watch the first movie, ever. Birth of a Nation. Shown in the White House dozens of times to Presidents who enjoyed it's racist views. It does, however, show how the South viewed the North in the aftermath of the Civil War, which is understandable.

I'm not coming to the OP's rescue here as I don't really like this topic, but this needs to be addressed. The lower income brackets spend more money on fancy smartphones, accessories for their cars, movie tickets, concert tickets, fast food (expensive food), and other "luxury" spending items than both the middle and upper classes. There have been psychological studies done that this is do to wanting to feel more affluent than they are, and with all that work for little pay, they need entertainment. This is why a huge chunk of advertising for said products is done to this socio-economic section. It's called the poverty trap, and is generally grossly defined by the powers that be. If we were to start discouraging frivolous spending and encourage putting even small amounts of money in savings, many people would be able to rise out of poverty. It's not a complete fix, but it would help millions of people. "Then they will just need to work more." Sorry, you're an idiot. Generally these people work 40+ hours a week (everyone over the age of 16) and then are so bummed out they need to spend the money on entertainment and crap.

The rule of tanning is that as long as you are not darker than your hair color, you are all right. Also, orange never is good looking.

Barihawk, this is very misleading. The KKK originated and flourished in the South after the Civil War. It was predominantly used by southern officials covertly as a terrorist organization to prevent African-Americans from voting. After Congress passed laws against the KKK in order to protect voting rights, the organization went largely underground. There was a time when the clan was probably slightly stronger in the Midwest, around the time when a famous Klansman raped and murdered a woman, and was tried and convicted. But now, I'd like to know where you are getting your information. Even if there is a stronger presence in the North today (and I'd only imagine that happening if they are linking up with neo-nazi groups), the Klan has very deep southern roots, and is always associated with the South. The Klan has chapters in every state, and racism is a common American theme. Many Northern Presidents even supported the Klan off the record. This also being long ago. The Klan is definitely more vocal in some areas of the South like in Alabama, but it's very hard to find and lacks support in many other metropolitan areas of the South. The KKK is most likely to be found in any rural region of any US state, and currently has more chapters in what used to be the Union, according to KKK's own website. Now, does that mean the North must be a den of racists? No, it just means that there happen to be more chapters up there, and that doesn't mean all that much. Alabama has the highest number of members, Illinois comes in at number 2, surprisingly. White supremacy is absolutely not a southern theme. The KKK is actually looked down on by most society here, today. Many officials will outright refuse to issue permits for the KKK to march. Some cities in Texas have even made hoods illegal. But associating the South with racism is a completely misleading point in itself. Racism exists everywhere, no matter which side of the Mason-Dixon line. And whether it's skinheads or idiots in bedsheets, it's still wrong. However, people take it for granted. A simple flag does not cause nor perpetuate these feelings. It's what people believe that matters.

I wish I had that luxury. I only eat whatever is cheap. You can eat like a king cooking and preparing your own food that's much more healthy for you rather than spending craptons of money (a day's worth of food costs less than the average fast food combo) on greasetraps.

I prefer to cook my own food and eat lots of whole grains. My food is tasty and my bowels are firm. Eating healthy means eating freaking tasty.

Ever heard of the KKK?(these guys) Again, an organization which has a slightly stronger presence in the Northern United States than it does in the South. There is less public support for the Klan as well. To the best of my knowledge the emancipation proclamation was mostly issued to keep European powers out of the civil war(i.e. France and Britain) which they probably would have done to keep up their cotton supply... EDIT: Please tell me if i am misinformed You are. Britain and France by this time had moved cotton production to their colonies in Africa and India and no longer needed the South. Lincoln issued the Proclamation (which freed zero slaves) merely to garner support among abolitionists and slaves in the South. Particularly the latter, he reasoned, would not be intelligent enough to see the flaw in the bill and then lead slave insurrections.

My displayname is totally going to be Peregrine and I am going to rage on someone if they take it.

You obviously don't understand business models. Often times, that's how every business out to make a buck operates. As long as you make even a fraction more than you spend and multiply that by the millions of people that you serve, you make a lot of money. Let's say someone on Blue Cross Blue Shield has a $2000 deductible. That's fairly average. BCBS has about 90 million customers each year. That's 180 billion dollars a year, on average. BCBS posts profits of only 1-3 billion each quarter, if they even manage that. The same goes for banks, credit card companies, etc. It's not the price per volume from where they get their money, it's the volume itself. The more customers you have, the more profit you make, and that profit is going going to be a few dimes on the dollar. It's not a completely half assed statement, and it's not true for every insurance company. I just chose the largest for my example.

Oh, I won't deny there wasn't segregation and racism taking place in the North. Some say the reason why Castro became a communist was after visiting the UN in NYC, when the only hotel room he could get was in Harlem, and the only ambassadors that would visit him were not American, but Soviet Union. Oh, really? So do you look upon this picture with pride?[/hide] It's worth noting that statistically more KKK units operate above the Mason-Dixon line, and that there is on average less racism in the South today than there is in the North. I know it's hard to believe, but it's easier to people of any race to get a well paying job here than it is in the North. Notice the size of low-income "ghettos" or barrios in formerly Union states in comparison to such areas in the Southern United States. You will find they are much smaller in the South with a much more even distribution in wealth, which is sad considering how many illegals work down here. Hell, New York has an entire island for their minorities. As for the picture, foolish people associate the battle flag with racism. On both sides. The flag itself was simply a replacement on the field for the real flag, as people had a hard time distinguishing the Union and Confederate flags on the battlefield. To be honest, the flag is used more for Larry the Cable Guy "Git R Done" bumber stickers than it is used for racism. So who won/was the good guys in the Civil War? Nobody, that's who. The North imposed harsh judgement on the South both before and after the war and indirectly caused the racism that delayed civil rights by decades. The South started the war and defended slavery even if it was a small minority of the population that even owned one. Slavery did not cause the war alone, it was entire a matter of states rights that had already capped during the Jackson administration. Slavery was a rallying cry used by the North to gather support for the war much like how terrorists were used in our war against Iraq. Depending on who you ask, Abraham Lincoln was the greatest hero of our nation or it's biggest tyrant...and both were right. The Civil War is one of the most tumultuous and difficult times in our nation's history to understand. Hell, it takes beyond a college education to completely understand the forces at work, and the causation of the war had been ongoing for more than a century beforehand.

I think you're confused. That's how private insurance companies operate. The difference is that private insurance companies need your business and only make marginal profits off of each user. Unfortunately, the government is non-profit and therefore does not have the motive to keep its "customers" happy. And insurance plans are usually very flexible, depending on what conditions the user agrees to. Do they want a high deductible but more coverage? A low deductible with less coverage and a more expensive copay at the benefit of lower average costs? The government is likely to have a "one-size-fits-all" plan (to be honest I only made it to page 85 of the bill before my eyeballs started to bleed) but the disadvantage is that everyone shares in the government's budget. I think I read like $5,500 per individual and $10,000 for families is the maximum coverage and it will be adjusted for inflation. To be quite honest, that's not a lot. Two trips to the ER, to put it into perspective. A lot of senior citizens have that much as a deductible alone on Medicare, and they blow through that very quickly. It's not an issue of being some socialist Big Brother stops you from getting medicine. It's that people are going to make use of this, run out of their plan, and end up having to get high deductible cheapo insurance regardless, at the expense of trillions of dollars. It's a drain that could be fixed by addressing the symptoms of what's wrong in healthcare.

I honestly will agree with that second-to-last statement and ante up that it's how the Democrats got in there recently :P. American politics needs an infusion of fresh blood who will listen to their constituants instead of painting "the other guys" as being wrong. Heaven forbid we elect Congressmen on their merits instead of the other party's flaws (which is a universal problem).