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Everyone loves a race—especially when it's between five-time Pacific Regional champion Kara Saunders and 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey.
"I just laugh now, because every workout I do I'm like, 'Oh hey there she is,'" Saunders said after winning Event 4 in 5:49.48, her first win of the weekend.
Toomey finished second in 6:04.63, and the pair had remained within a handful of reps of each other throughout the couplet of snatches and bar-facing burpees. Saunders maintained the lead throughout the event with deliberate, measured burpees and somewhat inconsistent snatches—sometimes she did singles, sometimes she held on for larger sets.
"I've been leaving it up to interpretation this week," she said of her game plan, grinning.
The pair had also raced in the previous event, although for second place. All the Event 3 glory went to Courtney Haley, a two-time individual Regional athlete and former national-level gymnast. She broke away at the first obstacle, maintaining her lead as she stayed steady while others—including the world's fittest women—got stuck on the stairs. Haley finished at 9:33.94, and the win, coupled with a 15th-place Event-4 finish, put her in fourth after Day 2.
"I absolutely loved it," she said after the win.
James Newbury must have studied Mat Fraser's playbook.
Fraser famously won the Central Regional last week with five event wins and one ninth-place finish. As of the end of Day 2, Newbury has four event wins and one ninth-place finish.
"Have faith in your training, have faith in your ability, put in your best effort and you'll be fine," he said of his strategy.
Perhaps more important than Newbury's fourth win was Khan Porter's first second-place finish in Event 4.
The three-time Games vet missed qualification by two spots last year and entered Day 2 this year in eighth. After a 15th-place finish in Event 3, he dropped to ninth. Then came the burpees.
He couldn't fend off Newbury, who made the arena floor look like a trampoline as he rebounded from chest to feet, but Porter's burpees weren't too shabby, either. He stayed low and kept his transitions fast, and Porter's second-place finish was enough to put him in fourth overall, tied for points at 268 with fifth-place Matt Mcleod and just two points ahead of Brandon Swan, in sixth.
Rasmus Andersen made his first CrossFit Games appearance as an individual competitor in 2016. Then he failed to qualify the following year, finishing the 2017 Meridian Regional in ninth. Though he started the weekend just outside contention in fifth, top finishes in Saturday's events put him not just in contention but in the top spot overall.
On Friday night, Andersen posted that he was looking forward to Event 3.
"Excited to show that big guys can still be gymnasts," he wrote. Andersen weighs 215 lb. and stands at 6 feet.
Though Jonas Mueller took the early lead in the event, Andersen overtook him with an unbroken third handstand walk. Lukas Esslinger made a push to catch the Dane, but Andersen was more confident on the obstacle, his neon-yellow shoes waving in the air as he left Esslinger behind.
"It was really important to get ahead of him," Andersen said after winning the event in 9:52.49.
Event 4 went to Willy Georges. The Frenchman took 18th in his debut Regional appearance last year; this season, he finished the Open in third worldwide and has held a qualifying spot all weekend so far.
Though Georges' bar-facing burpees were not as fast as some of his competitors'—Georges paused slightly at the knee and then again at the top of each rep—his touch-and-go snatches on the heavy barbell bought him the berth he needed to stay clear of Esslinger and Andersen. Georges took the win at 5:42.24, and French flags waved throughout the stands as he gave his winner's interview.
"Thank you to everybody. The French support is really helpful," he said, his French translated by an interpreter.
Last year, Jamie Greene took fourth in the Meridian. With none who finished ahead of her competing in the Meridian this year, she was the favored to win. So far, she does not disappoint, following back-to-back second-place finishes on Day 1 with a pair of firsts on Day 2.
Though Lauren Fisher was faster on the early handstand walks of Event 3, Greene cycled the single-leg squats more quickly, capitalizing on the lead even more when Fisher stumbled on the second handstand walk. Greene won at 10:01.13 to Fisher's third-place 11:55.76 (second went to Alizee Andreani in Heat 1).
Greene followed her first win of the weekend with her second, taking Event 4 in 6:05.99.
She shared some wisdom afterward.
"Get to the finish line faster. You get to rest longer."
Meanwhile, Oddrun Eik Gylfadottir, who had been in eighth at the end of Day 1, edged out Manila Pennacchio for second in Event 4, launching her to fourth overall with just two points more than Carmen Bosmans in fifth.
After finishing Day 1 in ninth yesterday, last night, defending Regional champion Noah Ohlsen posted that he wasn't worried. He showed why in Event 3.
He devoured the handstand walks with no rest after the muscle-ups and still did all but one crossing unbroken. If it weren't for a no rep on his last set of muscle-ups, he might even have taken the event record from Mat Fraser. But points are more important than records, and the 100 Ohlsen earned in Event 3—combined with 94 points earned with a second-place Event 4 finish—put him in first going into the final day of competition, 40 points ahead of second-place John Coltey.
"That one was for you, Nick," he said after winning Event 3, dedicating the performance to a family friend who recently died from a heart attack.
Alec Smith's second- and seventh-place finishes put him in the fifth and final spot after Day 2, with big brother, Games veteran and 2015 Games champ Ben Smith, outside the bubble in sixth, six points out from qualification.
Ohlsen wasn't the only one who made a comeback on Day 2. Emily Bridgers, who has announced that this year will be her last of competition, moved from 11th after Day 1 to second after Day 2 with back-to-back wins on Events 3 and 4.
And she didn't just win them, she took the records—on both events.
She padded through Event 3 with confident, short steps on her hands, her legs angled in a wide V above her. She finished at 8:21.86, about 10 seconds faster than the previous record set by Marisa De Los Santos in the South.
After the win, Bridgers said she was looking forward to Event 4.
"I really like burpees," she said, grinning.
She wasn't kidding. Though Bridgers did the heavy snatches in singles, her burpees were low and fast. She spun in the air as she cleared the barbell. Her record-breaking time of 5:29.38 held through the final heat, where Cassidy Lance-McWherter took third and moved into first overall at the end of Day 2.
1. James Newbury (364)
2. Dean Linder-Leighton (304)
3. Bayden Brown (274)
4. Khan Porter (268)
5. Matt Mcleod (268)
1. Tia-Clair Toomey (388)
2. Kara Saunders (358)
3. Justine Beath (300)
4. Courtney Haley (290)
5. Madeline Sturt (274)
1. Reebok CrossFit Frankston (352)
2. Schwartzs CrossFit Melbourne (334)
3. CrossFit East Tamaki (318)
4. CrossFit 121 (312)
5. CrossFit Athletic (290)
1. Rasmus Andersen (328)
2. Elliot Simmonds (324)
3. Willy Georges (310)
4. Lukas Esslinger (308)
1. Jamie Greene (388)
2. Lauren Fisher (308)
3. Manila Pennacchio (286)
4. Oddrun Eik Gylfadottir (262)
1. CF Riviera Team (342)
2. CrossFit Valley Road (332)
3. Cape CrossFit Wolfpack (304)
4. CrossFit Norte Redondela (288)
1. Noah Ohlsen (324)
2. John Coltey (284)
3. Mitch Wagner (276)
4. Ethan Helbig (276)
5. Alec Smith (266)
1. Cassidy Lance-McWherter (336)
2. Emily Bridgers (322)
3. Mekenzie Riley (316)
4. Lindsay Eder (260)
5. Paige Semenza (258)
1. Team Soul (352)
2. Dwala Rangers (336)
3. TTT Animus (332)
4. CrossFit Balance (330)
5. Hustlehard CrossFit (314)
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This past weekend I witnessed 2 very close friends step into marriage with one another.
It was such a sweet experience seeing 2 friends I've spent so much time with over the years commit to spending the rest of their lives together. Marriage is the most remarkable thing I've ever been able to walk into and being able to do it as newlyweds with close friends is incredibly special.
Before the wedding, though, my wife and I were invited to the rehearsal dinner. We had the privilege to sit around tables with new and old friends and hear how the happy couple had influenced, contributed to, and impacted each attendant's life. There were laughs and tears and embarrassing revelations, but a statement by the bride's father is what impacted me the most.
"It is very obvious that my daughter is a worthwhile friend."
The bride's father went on to brag about how proud he was of the things his daughter had done and how well she lived her life and how beautiful she was and how honorably she went about choosing the man she was hours away from marrying. And while those things were true, to hear a father pay attention to and celebrate the community of friends around his daughter was beautiful.
To him (and all of us in the room), she was not just any old friend. She was not a good friend; or even a best friend...it was obvious that she is a worthwhile friend.
worth • while - adjective - worth the time, money, or effort spent; of great value or importance
In today's society there are so many things aching for our yes's. From ads on social media, emails with time stamps, and dinging notifications to friends who need friends, lives that need living, and chores that have to get done - our "yes tanks" only remain full for so long. Yes's are fleeting and seemingly easy to say, yet with them comes commitment and clarity, responsibility and sacrifice, honesty and focus. When we say yes to one thing, we must be saying no to something else. So when we say yes, we are giving up our time, money, effort, resources, wisdom, energy, and bits of who we are to the thing or the job or the experience or the person we are saying yes to. Our yes's are valuable.
And here, in this moment with the father of the bride, I was reminded of how worthwhile my moments with these 2 friends had been. Each laugh and tear and text and adventure and story was a worthwhile experience that benefitted me and all those involved. The yes's I gave to these 2 souls were meaningful and deep and very much worthwhile.
Yet so often I get caught up in the expectations and the comparisons around me. I feel obligated to give out my yes's like they're business cards. I mistake an opportunity for an obligation and somewhere along the way I'm left with no yes's for the people and the stories I value and need the most.
In the chaos of life, the worthwhile is replaced by the urgent.
We've allowed the immediate to become the ultimate. We hand out our yes's to tv shows and social posts and things that take something from us. We say yes to urgent things and in return we miss out on the worthwhile adventures and the worthwhile stories and the worthwhile opportunities and the worthwhile friendships.
Why do we hand out yes's as if they don't cost us pieces of who we are?
Our yes's are valuable, friends. And they don't have to dictate our moods or our feelings or our schedules or our relationships. Our yes's should be saved for the moments and the people in life who help us move toward becoming who we were created to be.
You were created to be worthwhile.
Are the people and moments we say yes to worth the cost involved?

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Sam Allardyce achieved his 150th Premier League win as a manager as Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Selhurst Park last night.
The victory was a landmark one for the Black Cats manager but the result could have far more importance for Sunderland in their bid to beat the drop.
Allardyce deserves praise for his bold team selection which remained true the formation which shipped six goals at Everton a few weeks back.
Patrick van Aanholt and Billy Jones were again deployed as wing backs with Lee Cattermole and Yann M'Vila shielding a back three of Sebastian Coates, John O'Shea and Younes Kaboul. Kaboul earned the man of the match award following a dominant showing at the back, especially in air.
Sunderland's setup allowed the Black Cats to soak up sustained periods of Crystal Palace pressure, frustrating both the home side and fans alike, and look to launch the odd, rare counter attack – an archetypal Allardyce system and one which through perseverance would pay dividends.
The telling moment came in the 80th minute as Jermain Defoe refused to give up on what was a speculative ball through the middle of the field. Neither Scott Dann nor Wayne Hennessey were able to deal with the seemingly harmless ball, allowing Defoe to nip in and find the back of an empty net.
As important and memorable as the recent victory over arch rivals Newcastle was, there is a feeling that this particular result is all the more impressive and could, without wanting to tempt fate, indicate that Allardyce's methods are finally sinking in.
The international break no doubt afforded Sam additional time to drill his side on the training ground and the results were clear to see.
Whilst goals have certainly been at a premium for Sunderland this term, there was always bigger and more pressing concerns over a sieve-like defence, with Allardyce himself preaching the importance of clean sheets in the build up to Monday evening's game.
Indeed, both of Allardyce's victories since arriving at the Stadium of Light have come on the back of not shipping a goal – so maybe the message is finally getting through.
The result sets up a huge opportunity for the Black Cats to put together back-to-back victories on Saturday as Stoke City visit the North East ahead of a particularly difficult festive period as Sunderland face Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool in December.
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Grubby, a leading figure in eSports, is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with TwitchTV, the world's largest video game broadcasting community. TwitchTV and Grubby will cooperate on multitude of projects throughout next year, delivering to fans a slew of new and exciting content.
Since the inception of the Grubby brand, Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen has striven to live up to the expectations of his fans and his own ideals of how he believes a professional athlete should carry himself. To that end, Grubby has produced an unrivaled amount of content such as video blogs, commentaries and live streaming, giving fans heretofore unparalleled levels of access. Now, with the help of TwitchTV, Grubby hopes to shatter previous expectations of how eSport fans and players should interact with one another.
Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen adds,
"I am delighted to announce TwitchTV as an official partner for 2012. TwitchTV has displayed an exceptional amount of involvement in eSports and has paved the way for streamers like myself and others to provide fans with a consistent flow of entertainment. I'm excited to work with TwitchTV to upgrade the production quality and overall experience of my stream. With TwitchTV's support, I look forward to another amazing year of chasing my dreams and aspirations."
Over these past few years JustinTV, and their gaming arm TwitchTV, have grown to become the largest game oriented streaming platform anywhere in the world. The ardent support by passionate eSport fans helped TwitchTV come out on top of what is an incredibly competitive market and now they are returning that support in spades. Professional gamers, events and casters are all now better publicised, more stable financially and becoming increasingly more media savvy all thanks to the platform and partner programs offered by TwitchTV.
Grubby himself believes strongly that while using one hand to ascend the ladder of success, you should use the other to pull up those who helped you while you were at the bottom. This shared ideology is at the core of the new partnership and will have a heavy hand in shaping the aforementioned joint projects.
With the platform and resources provided by TwitchTV, Grubby fans can look forward to an exciting period of innovation and accessibility concerning Grubby media over the coming year.
Subscribe now to http://twitch.tv/followgrubby to receive updates of when Grubby goes live.
About Grubby
Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen is the most accomplished Warcraft 3 player of all time, boasting 41 gold, 19 silver and 23 bronze medals. Also known as the King of Orcs, Grubby has transitioned to Starcraft 2 in January 2011. Now a solo player on his own organization, he's supported by a dedicated team consisting of designers, editors, and other helpers. Besides striving to become a champion Starcraft 2 player, Grubby is well spoken and works hard on putting out a multitude of other contents. He has released his own series of video commentaries, produced video blogs from his travels around the world, and can sometimes be caught commentating games live. Follow Grubby on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube under the name followgrubby.
About TwitchTV
TwitchTV is the world's largest video game broadcasting and chat community. TwitchTV features the top gaming personalities, players, tournaments and commentary, in addition to the most active and interesting discussions around video games. TwitchTV provides publishers and advertisers a platform to create long term engagement and commitment from gamers. Learn more at http://twitch.tv.
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On December 20 President Obama politicized the heroic sacrifice of Zaevion Dobson by suggesting Dobson's decision to use his own body to shield three girls from gunfire ought to be an impetus for Congress to pass more gun control for law-abiding citizens.
15-year-old Dobson covered the three girls in what police describe as a gang-related shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee, on December 17.
According to WATE, Dobson was with "a crowd of kids preparing to celebrate the holidays" when "three males with possible ties to a gang" drove by and opened fire. Dobson heroically "jumped on top of three girls to shield them from the bullets." He was killed, but the girls survived.
Knoxville Police Department Chief David Rausch said that 23-year-old Brandon Perry, "along with several additional males, drove to the Lonsdale area and randomly fired multiple times into a crowd on Badgett Drive." It was there that "Zaevion Dobson…was struck and killed after he had jumped on top of three girls to shield them from the shooters."
Brandon Perry was later shot, and died as result of his wounds. NBC News reports that a second suspect, 20-year-old Christopher D. Bassett, was apprehended and "charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and violation of probation, and faces additional charges as the investigation unfolds." It should be noted that Bassett's felony conviction means he faced 100 percent gun control. He was not allowed to own or even possess a firearm.
On December 20 Obama responded to the alleged gang-related shooting by turning Zaveion Dobson's selflessness into a call for more gun control. Obama tweeted, "Zaevion Dobson died saving three friends from getting shot. He was a hero at 15. What's our excuse for not acting?"
Zaevion Dobson died saving three friends from getting shot. He was a hero at 15. What's our excuse for not acting? https://t.co/hn98uGsjKZ
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- The Viking Republic 4X server has a weekly map wipe schedule on every Thursday. Blueprints wipe monthly on the first Thursday of every month.
- Map wipes are typically around 12PM EST, however there can be delays. On the first Thursday of the month (when the monthly rust update comes out) we have to wait for the update to release before we can wipe any server.
- Gather Rate – Four times the amount of resources from farmed resources, picked up materials and quarries
- Blueprints – Many early and mid game blueprints are unlocked by default to make things a little less annoying
- Kits – We offer a few beginner kits to get you off the ground, but nothing too overkill. VIP kits are also available if that's your thing
- Instant craft – Instant crafting of most items. Certain items have craft time to prevent certain exploits
- Quicksmelt – Four times the smelting speed of vanilla furnaces
- Better Loot – Totally redesigned loot tables which aim to remove the useless items from loot. Things are significantly accelerated to allow you to get to end game with relative ease – but not instant.
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Hello everyone, hope you're all having a wonderful 2017 so far and….. sticking to your resolutions. I am not drinking coffee or alcohol in January and 11 days in I'm still alive and doing just fine. Anyway, moving onto the outfit – this is definitely up there with my all time favourite looks I've ever shot – my favourite look of 2017 so far anyway . Tommy Hilfiger as a brand has been producing some amazing stuff recently and I think these dungerees are one of the coolest things I've seen. I love the beautiful shade of blue and whats more they are a perfect fit. In terms of being fashion forward I'd give these a 10/10 and I'd have to give the same score for comfort. As an investment, these weren't the cheapest dunergees I own but I know I'll be wearing them a lot and therefore I feel sure they will end up being really good value.
If you are tempted by this little Tommy Hilfiger number my experience is that it comes up big so I would recommend ordering the size down from what you would normally choose.
I decided to pair the look with a red jumper as it tied in nicely with the Tommy Hilfiger red and of course I wore my Vans to keep the look really cosy and practical. This look would look great with a plain tee and heels but I am not sure it's one I could pull off – however if you have the confidence, good on you and give it a go!
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Time To Be Honest About Intentions of Disclosure Movement
For what's it worth, I am reading more and more negative comments about disclosure from patient advocates on Facebook and other social media outlets. Now, to be fair, some of these comments are ill-informed rants, but, you hear enough of something coming from different corners you should be concerned. What is the "something" I am reading/hearing? Namely, that disclosure is just about saying "sorry" and NOT meeting the financial needs of injured patients and grieving families. In more plain terms, some folks see disclosure as a big rip-off. Ugh. I've also heard from some plaintiff's experts that they are starting to see more and more cases where doctors say "sorry" for a medical error, and...that's it. No talk of compensation, meeting the family's needs, etc. Then, I'll never forget one very prominent physician saying he knew nothing about the compensation piece of the disclosure movement. Yikes!
We have a lot of misinformation and confusion out there among the patient/family population and clinicians.
I think some leaders in the disclosure movement bear responsibility for this situation.. I am talking about the folks (are there many of them) who will say with a straight face that disclosure is NOT a risk management tool, has nothing to do with reducing litigation, etc. "Disclosure is just a patient safety tool," they exclaim. I find it curious that many of these same people have publically touted their reduced litigation figures -- even to legislative bodies -- but still persist with their messaging that disclosure is NOT a risk management tool. Please.
You know, for decades there was nothing but lies and misinformation or just plain silence given to patients, families, and clinicians post-event. No one told the truth, and nobody had their needs (financial, emotional, etc) met. The only outlet for patients and families was to file lawsuits, and the only course of action for clinicians was to run and hide. It was awful. Now, we literally have a light in the darkness called disclosure but not everyone wants to be honest about the light. "It's just a safety tool." Hogwash! If we are going to re-build trust with patients and families, we have to be honest.
We've written in this space plenty of times that there is nothing wrong with saying that disclosure IS about avoiding lawsuits, so long as you also say disclosure is NOT about avoiding responsibility (financial and otherwise). Patients, families, and doctors need to know that hospitals, nursing homes, and insurers are willing to meet the financial needs of consumers injured by medical errors WITHOUT litigation. You don't need to sue in order to be treated fairly. Anything short of this honest messaging will continue to create confusion among patients, families, and clinicians and we can't afford it.
Disclosure is about honesty...so, let's be honest about its intentions. Have a great weekend!
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Tips for navigating today's fast-paced real estate market
By Christian Zarif
The process of buying and selling a home can be stressful even in "normal" market conditions, so when you factor in the fast-paced conditions we've seen in the real estate market recently, you can imagine the additional layers of pressure put on both buyers and sellers. Here are a few tips to help navigate the challenges of the current real estate market:
Be ready to move quickly
As a buyer in this market, you have to be able to move as quickly as you can when a home comes on the market. Hiring a Realtor who takes the time to understand the type of home you are looking for and who understands your unique needs and wants can save you massive amounts of time by filtering through the clutter. Lean on their knowledge of the market, homes, and access to information such as the property history and tax records that you might not have the time or resources to look up quickly.
As seller, make sure all your ducks are in a row so when the sign goes in the yard, you are ready, willing and able to move quickly. Decluttering and moving unnecessary items into storage can help get the process move along. As a side benefit, it can also help with the staging of your home so you can get top dollar. Additionally, plan ahead in case of a quick sale. Even if it means moving in with a family member for a short period of time, have a plan in place. If your home is priced appropriately, it will likely sell quickly and you will need to be ready.
Brace yourself for inspections
One of the most challenging parts of the real estate transaction in today's climate is the inspection and resolution process. Many buyers are competing in multiple offer situations and due to the competitive market, paying at or above list price for a home. Thus, they expect to have more negotiating power on repair-related requests and expenses. I have seen first-hand the buyer mindset of: "I couldn't negotiate on the price up front, so I'm not that willing to negotiate on repair requests."
On the flip side, a sellers' mindset is often: "I had multiple buyers on my home within days of putting it on the market, so I don't need to do the repair requests or a price concession. I can simply put it back on the market and get another quick offer for at or above my list price."
This line of thinking from either party can sink a transaction fast. Statistics indicate that homes that come back on the market after inspections often sell at a lower price and/or take longer to sell. Sellers should note that all the findings on an inspection report will and should be shared with all future buyers. The old adage, "one in the hand is worth two in the bush" rings true in the inspection and resolution process. In most cases, the sellers will be expected to do some repairs, especially when safety issues come into play, but that doesn't give the buyer free reign to be unreasonable. This is another prime example of how hiring a Realtor who can navigate and counsel you through the inspection process can save you both time and money.
In many local areas, the real estate market is moving at warp speed. Being prepared and educated about all of the potential challenges of a transaction is critical to ensuring you will have a great experience and a smooth road to closing.
Christian Zarif is the 2016 President of the Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors.


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Challenging Subtitle Translation into Vietnamese
As more and more Vietnamese people see films and television programs not only to relax but also to learn foreign languages and cultures, the translation of subtitles becomes a common business for many language service providers. It can be said that subtitles have exerted a strong influence on the audience and played a significant role in communicating foreign languages and cultures to Vietnamese audience.
Basic steps of subtitle translation
A complete subtitle in the target language requires several steps: transcription, timing, translation, review, proofread/quality control, and encoding. While transcription, timing, and encoding focus more on technological aspects, the three remaining steps are aimed at contents. Subbers are required to work hard, fast and patiently in order to meet very tight deadlines. Translators, reviewers, and proof-readers are not only good at foreign languages but also knowledgable about cultures and capable of using Vietnamese smoothly and flexibly to convert subtitles in the most natural way. Paying attention to small details is a must to avoid spelling mistakes.
Normal procedures applied in translating subtitles
Literal translation
As the language in videos are spoken language used in daily life so literal translation seems to be prevailing.
Cultural equivalent
Measurement units and currencies shall be converted into local units. Imperial system units (feet, inch, pound) shall be transferred into metric system units (met, kilogram).
Several words that are hardly translatable are kept the same in the translation. For example: "Alakazootiful!" (The Smurfs)
Difficulties in translating subtitles
Slangs may be the most difficult content to translate in a video. Even a native speaker can not understand all slangs in their language. Because of cultural differences, translators have to try to find another expression for the similar concept instead of translating the literal meaning of a slang. For example, "Feeling blue" in English literally means "Cảm thấy màu xanh" but it should be translated into "Cảm thấy buồn" (Feeling sad) or "in the pink" in English literally means "Trong màu hồng" but it should be translated into "Rất khỏe" (Very healthy, very well).
Nicknames are peculiar to cultural and behavioral meanings so it is difficult to find a compact translated name with similar meanings. Nicknames can be seen the most in films of crimes or gangs, in which characters' nicknames are created carefully to describe their habits, interests, hobbies, features, etc. For example, "sticky fingers" implies people of stealing or pilfering and luckily, Vietnamese has the term "hai ngón" with the same meaning and expression.
Swear and taboo words
These words are so popular both in life and films. The challenge to translators is to translate honestly to keep original ideas or use euphemisms to meet Vietnamese content control requirements, especially politics-related words. For example: "Sh*t" or "F*ck" is translated into "Chết tiệt".
Fictional terms
They are new specific terms and hard to translate. For example: "He timed himself out" = "He killed himself" (Anh ấy tự tử) (In Time). "In Time" is a sci-fi movie about a world where people stop aging when they are twenty-five and their "life clocks" start to count down. They work and earn time to live and to pay all living expenses. If they run out of time, they will die. The example is spoken by the main character of the film (Will). He talks about a man who deliberately gave all his time to Will and died. That is to say, "time himself out" is rendered functionally to "kill himself" (tự tử) and it is more precise than its original idiomatic meaning.
Character limit
Speaking speed in English is much faster than that in Vietnamese. A word in Vietnamese is also much longer than one in English. These facts force translators to choose compact words with similar meaning to deliver the expression correctly and completely but still meet requirements on character limit.
Pronouns in Vietnamese are various and flexible depending on speakers' roles. For example: "I love you" in English can be translated into "Wo ai ni" in Chinese Mandarin or "Te amo" in Spanish without considering anything about pronounces; but in Vietnamese, it may mean "Anh yêu em/Con yêu mẹ/Cháu yêu bà/etc" (perharps, there are hundreds of translation for this sentence). Therefore, translators have to watch the video and listen to the audio carefully to determine correct pronounces.
Translating subtitles – mission challenging
It can not be said that translating subtiles is an easy mission because it involves in many communication aspects, from words to behaviors in cultural contexts. GTE has a big team with years of experience in translating subtitles, understanding thoroughtly cultures in the world, and master the Vietnamese language. To allow us to offer the best localized subtitles, please contact us at
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Just about everyone I know loves to people watch. We are very interested in what other people are doing, wearing, eating and buying.
I've found a wonderful place to people watch. Right behind home plate. Watching the Cardinals games like we do every night, well, every night they are on, you can watch a lot of people. I'd say more than half of the camera time is spent on home plate – hitters hitting, runners scoring, catchers throwing people out – mainly Molina. 🙂 I guess I don't remember what was a strike with the other pitcher, and now it's a ball, cause I'm busy watching the people sitting in the most expensive seats in the ball park.
One time, there were 2 ladies, obviously friends, sitting next to each other in the first row, in the center. They were beautifully dressed and perfectly coiffed and they talked the entire game. This is not to say they didn't watch the game, but every single time the camera was on home plate, they were chatting. Laughing, eating, talking to each other or on the phone. If that's all you wanted to do why would you do it in such an expensive place? there are die hard fans sitting on the bleachers who would've given their beer for those seats.
When we play in Houston, you can nearly almost always see George and Barbara Bush Sr., sitting behind home plate. They're fun to watch too, just cause they're the Bush's. You don't think of the ex President doing something like going to the ball park. Once maybe, but not every game! They laugh and talk and cheer their team on just like the other fans.
I also like the watch the 'waiters' for want of the proper word, going around the green seats, taking orders for food and drink. We common people have to wait in line for our beer and hot dogs. They have their order taken and their food delivered.
Some day I want to sit in the green seats.
(i might be thrown out when the actual ticket holder arrives, but I still got to sit there)


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So in the spirit of spend-spend-spend, I've picked the most expensive picks I can find that I wouldn't mind living with.
I'd love a new dining table - ours has survived the onslaught of our kids and numerous parties!
I'm a bit keen on the natural slab look -
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Wonder if I'll ever get one!
Of course you would need a chandelier to hang above it.
This one is a bit special - non-traditional design, would go perfectly with the table, yes?
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It has hand-formed ceramic shades casting pretty patterns on the walls and ceiling.
It even had boomerang shaped suspension bits. How cool is that?
So while we are wining and dining at out lovely new table, beautifully lit by a unique light, we'd want to listen to some music -
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I admit we still have all our vinyl records, we're not big on cleaning stuff out!
And this gorgeous handmade turntable wouldhave to sit in pride of place somewhere, not to be hidden in some den somewhere.
I love pottery and the japanese aesthetic. Plus I covet tea bowls.
I did pottery myself for a few years, in a previous life and I really "get" this.
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The Japanese really appreciate their master craftspeople and the years of work and study to reach a level of acheivement.
Some people would probably consider this teabowl to be ugly and amateurish. Others that it's imperfections are what makes it perfect.
What do you think?
I have been looking at rings for a while - mainly because I want to get my rings, and my inherited rings remodelled so that I can wear them as one ring.
Of course that doesn't stop me lusting after other rings!
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\So there we go!
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As part of our monthly First Friday Events, The Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association is proud to again present their February family fun event – The 5th Annual Ballston Spa Chocolate Fest!
On Friday, February 2nd from 6 - 9pm, area restaurants, bakeries, and chocolate chefs from across Saratoga County will showcase their talents throughout the downtown Ballston Spa business district. Each chef will prepare small, sample sized, chocolate offerings in up to 3 categories: Dessert (Sweet), Savory, and Chocolate Beverage. These chocolate treats will be judged by a panel of First Friday Fanatics as well as visitors in fan favorite competition.
Visitors can pick up a ballot form at any participating business and head to their favorite "Sweet Spot" shops, restaurants, and chefs to sample a $1 chocolate taste. While savoring these chocolate treats, be sure to enjoy the variety of First Friday activities going throughout the Village, including art gallery openings, live music, artist demonstrations, and special promotions and sales just in time for Valentine's Day. A complete listing of all events can be found at Ballston.org.
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The tradition of midnight recitals on Brown's 3,355-pipe Hutchings-Votey organ is a relic from a time when the pipe organ was a popular concert instrument. While organs are nowadays more often viewed as staid and liturgical, University Organist and Instrument Curator Mark Steinbach proved Sunday night that the tradition continues to flourish as he kicked off the year's midnight recital season.
"I like to choose an eclectic program for Orientation to show off the tonal variety of the instrument and to break down stereotypes about what the instrument is capable of," Steinbach wrote in an e-mail to The Herald. The first piece of his 50-minute concert was Theodore Dubois' "Sortie Toccata," a type of piece meant to showcase a performer's virtuosity. The 2013-heavy audience watched Steinbach's hands and feet fly over the console by way of a video projection in the rear of Sayles Hall.
Next was Anton Heiller's "Tanz Tocatta." The playful, jazzy dance featured the vox humana, a soft stop meant to imitate the human voice. Steinbach said he has long been interested in the 20th-century composer, having once studied with Heiller's protege in Vienna. Steinbach recorded an album of Heiller's music this summer, to be released this fall.
"Golliwog's Cakewalk" by Claude Debussy was similarly humorous. As one listened to the jaunty piece, it was not hard to imagine the ambling protagonist, whoever he is, out for a stroll. Steinbach performed his own organ transcription of the 1908 work, which was originally written for piano.
No organ recital would be complete without a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, and Steinbach performed two: the "Dorian Toccata" and the "Fugue in D Minor" (not to be confused with the better-known "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"). Although the former was the third of the evening's four toccatas, its baroque counterpoint provided an effective contrast with the more contemporary music on the program.
The concert's highlight was "Satyagraha Act III, Conclusion" by Philip Glass. Taken from an opera, the music was intended as a tribute to Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance and is a classic example of Glass' minimalist style. It began with sparkling eighth notes in the upper registers, later picking up broad, rising bass notes as well as ornamental elements.
Overall the piece produced a dark yet profoundly optimistic effect, and Glass' message — that nonviolent resistance is unquestionably difficult but succeeds in the end — was not hard to discern. Though some might fault "Satyagraha" for Glass' repetitive style, its hopeful melodies remain with the listener long after the concert.
Steinbach finished his recital with the "Adagio" and "Toccata" from Charles-Marie Widor's "Symphony No. V," a mainstay of the organ repertoire. Its combination of animated notes played on the keyboards, powerful descending bass-line played on the pedals and resounding conclusion made it an appropriate ending for the concert.
Steinbach revived the tradition of midnight recitals upon his arrival at Brown 16 years ago. Besides teaching organ lessons and music theory, he is organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's Church in Wickford. His next midnight recital will be on Halloween.


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God Heals Girl Born With Bent Feet, Sparking Growth Of Church In Vietnam
One miraculous healing has fuelled a Christian revival in Vietnam, a communist-ruled Southeast Asian country.
It started when a Christian missionary, joined by five local pastors, prayed over a two-year-old girl named Mai, who was born with bent feet and could not even stand, much less walk, according to a Christian Aid Mission (CAM) report.
Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon in south Vietnam, had given up on the baby, saying the abnormality could not be corrected.
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Brimming with hope, the parents asked the pastors to pray for their child again.
The result was quick: Mai was able to walk a few more metres.
Her parents asked the pastors to pray once more for her before they return to their home in Dak Lak province.
"Not long after that, Mai was able to stand, walk and run like a normal child," one of the pastors told CAM. "Hallelujah! This is a great miracle, that God healed a girl with a birth defect in her feet."
The story didn't end there. News about Mai's healing spread, helping spark new church growth in Vietnam.
Moreover, Mai's miraculous healing spurred the wife of a local pastor to share the gospel with hospital patients, noting that patients who respond to the gospel are more open to receiving prayer for healing, CAM reported.
In two days, a local ministry worker who visited patients in four cancer treatment hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, "saw 50 people receive Christ," CAM's ministry director revealed.
In a previous report, a paralysed Vietnamese woman was also miraculously healed of her ailment after a group of Christian missionaries prayed over her.
The miracle overwhelmed the Buddhist couple, prompting them to give up Buddha and embrace Christ instead. The husband even became a dedicated preacher who, despite being arrested several times for his preaching, was able to effectively spread God's Word to his countrymen, leading to the establishment of 60 new churches in Vietnam.


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EuroTrip 2016
I spent the evening online researching travel options for my trip to London, Paris, and Amsterdam this Fall. You can check out some of my travel plans by following my board on Pinterest! I usually try to find places to eat, shop, and experience local culture. And ya girl is on a budget so you know I'm here for ALL the deals.
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Nose: Zingy citrus cuts through a whiff of smoke rising from burning wool.
Mouth: The citrus notes cling on like a mullet full of biscuit crumbs and sticky toffee.
Throat: Delicate, maraschino cherries pierced with a toothpick, but surprisingly long-lasting and complex, like a Walter Scott novel.
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PPL Champions Final
The Champions final lived up to its billing, and served up an epic game of football between two exciting teams which kept the crowd gripped all evening. Beaches went off like a rocket and were 2-0 up inside 16 minutes with goals from Michael laird and Romaine Smal;l but within sixteen more minutes the Academy had turned it right round to 2-4 with two goals from Burey and one each from Alouidor and Jose Elcius. With just over half an hour left, Beaches rallied again and came back to 4-4 with goals from Cadet and Petitfrere. After a frantic but goal-less last half-hour, the score remained at 4-4 and the infamous penalty shoot-out took place with all of the associated drama. In the end, it went to sudden death with the score at 4-4 after five penalties each, but Rammeshe Thompson hit the winning penalty for Beaches, leaving them victorious and the Academy with little to show for their still very good season.
PPL Champions Final: Academy 6, Beaches 7
As was likely given his recent form, Fred Dorvil held onto the Golden Boot lead and takes home the trophy with an excellent 27 goals. Raymond Burey came in second with 18 goals.


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Last fall, Facebook tried and failed to acquire Twitter for $500 million in Facebook stock.
The deal blew up when Twitter learned Facebook valued itself somewhere around $8 billion while its stock was going for closer to $4 billion on the market.
So what has Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg done since?
He has followed the model set by his tech business hero, fellow Harvard dropout and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.
Throughout his career at Microsoft, when Bill Gates came up against a rival with an impressive product, his standard move was to dedicate Microsoft's resources toward coming out with a Microsoft version of the product. Microsoft would then refine that version--and, ultimately, in many cases, build a better one--while slowly but surely driving the innovator's product into irrelevance.
The quickest examples that come to mind are Windows from Apple, Wordperfect, XBox from Playstation, Explorer from Netscape, and Office from Lotus Notes.
It was a method that drove Gates's rivals mad. Larry Ellison once blew up at a reporter who asked about Microsoft innovations, telling the reporter:
"What's new is nothing new. Microsoft continues to do what they always do which is to keep the price of Windows high and copy other people's software and just add it to Windows. That is the absolute opposite of innovation."
But Gates wasn't in business for his rivals benefit and neither is Mark Zuckerberg. And so, since the Twitter deal died, Facebook has bit by bit taken on Twitter-like features as its own.
Click here to see 10 ways Facebook is copying Twitter >
For its first five years, Facebook emphasized symmetrical relationships.
For users to connect and share information, they both had to accept a friendship. Soon, users will be able to become another user's "fan" without asking that user for permission -- just the way Twitter users can follow other users without being followed-back.
Facebook used to have an algorithm that decided what updates users wanted to see from their friends.
Now, like Twitter, it shows users every new update from their friends, sorted by chronology. Fortunately, there are ways to filter out the noise.
Twitter's roots are in SMS messaging. That's why messages can only have 140 characters.
Facebook has also had some SMS functionality since almost the beginning, but lately it has promoted it much more. For example, now you can become another user's fan and subscribe to their updates via SMS.
From Oprah to Shaq to Ashton Kutcher, Twitter's popularity is due in large part to its celebrity users.
One reason this happened is that when a new user signs up, Twitter suggests the celebrities as good people to follow. Facebook now does the same thing.
During the 2008 Presidential election, Twitter set up a mini-site called elections.twitter.com for people to watch during the debates.
Web TV network Current TV also ran Twitter comments like a stock ticker along the bottom of its broadcast during the debates. During the inauguration, Facebook got into the act, meshing live video from the event with status updates from users. Now Facebook is getting into the business full-bore, partnering with Ustream to offer the service to anyone.
On Twitter, there's never been any technical difference between following a personal friend and following a company that owned a single account. Facebook used to draw a distiction between the two.
Ever since Mark Zuckerberg took in interest in Twitter, Facebook began to distinguish between the two less. For example, when creating a group of friends, it's easy to include a company's official Facebook page.
Facebook used to limit the amount of friends a user could have to 5,000.
Then it saw celebrities join Twitter and gain several hundred thousand followers. Facebook's friend limit is gone now. Ironically, Mark Zuckerberg announced he would make this move on Twitter after he got thousands of new followers when a story about his use of the site hit Digg's front page.


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Meatfest, in other words. Seriously, I've never been a fan of ManHunts. Just not my thing. But I went for the fun of it, and to seek out what the hype is all about.
Official post will be up soon. For now, I just wanna show you who I met there~
Miss Ang Geck Geck!!!! She's a fellow blogger in the same Best Modelling Blog category. I met Christy too! But I was too busy with other stuff to remember taking pictures with the other girls (how forgetful~)
I know you want pictures of the boys....
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Later! I got to run now cos it's 11:25 and I need to be at Mediacorp at 12 for a shoot!!!!!! Bye!!!!
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NEW YORK — How is it possible that Oscar de la Renta, at age 81, could wipe the floor with designers half his age or less — sending out a perfectly crafted, intelligent, appealing collection in his image?
The question is important, not just because Mr. de la Renta gave an opportunity last season to a younger designer, the disgraced John Galliano (though no contract has been sewn up). But also because the lack of consistency in so many shows in the New York summer 2014 season proves how much recently arrived creative artists need a mentor, or at least a vision.
A case in point is Rodarte, whose collection, based on the tacky but energetic and colorful streets of downtown Los Angeles, where the design duo live, did not seem to synch with the pioneering spirit of the designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, when they started their career nine years ago.
There was nothing wrong with the sexy, bright summer collection, based on animal prints that promoted the leopard and the tiger to sexual prowlers on pushup-bra tops and cheeky club dresses.
But what has happened to Rodarte's earlier dreams: the blood-soaked colors and torn fabrics taken from a world of horror movies but turned into fascinating clothing?
Backstage, the duo said, correctly, that they had explored the northern corn fields of their sunny state in their spring 2012 collection. But if there was any California dreaming in this collection, it seemed downtown and banal.
So what did Oscar de la Renta do right? He showed tailored coats — a bit momsy, but chic, and pretty, feminine dresses with florals carefully worked in Elizabethan-style print or embroidery. His cocktail dresses, as the Happy Hour was once called, were puffy and pretty and party-worthy. And his evening gowns had the curvy bustier with swooshing skirt of a master couturier. In other words, Mr. de la Renta did what he does. Perfectly.
Narciso Rodriguez is a designer who moves forward, but always while working on a template of personal style. Everything he showed was in fashion character, using clean shapes that were far more complex in construction than they first appeared, and "decoration" that was more accurately a built-in finish using an ultramodern technique.
The rich textures on angular outfits, mostly with short, sharp hemlines, might mean merino wool, laminated linen or silk jacquard. Salmon or yellow illuminated the black and white colors.
"Rich textures and new materials," Mr. Rodriguez said backstage. His work can be praised as artful simplicity.
Tory Burch must be credited for her consistency, though she works on contemporary clothes with a semi-reasonable price tag. The theme was the South of France, in the days when there were more fresh vegetable markets than underdressed tourists: hence, a perky floral dress accompanied by a flower-patterned bag with greenery peeping from inside.
Ms. Burch has a decency about her clothes that means that even her botanical-printed swimwear, cotton-pleated shorts or those in-between "skorts," in a hedgerow print, suggest modesty. There is nothing in the collection that is pushed too far, which could be seen as a design weakness. But, in fact, it is Ms. Burch's strength: clothes to like and to wear.
How different things seem at Marc by Marc Jacobs since the designer first introduced this mix-match-and-have-fun collection. The show, staged in a broken-down industrial building on the Hudson riverside, looked like it was aching to be cool. (Even if the venue itself was stifling.)
But what are these clothes but perfectly nice yet utterly forgettable sportswear? Graphic prints were of the moment — flower prints on a background less sugary than most — and pantsuits were well cut in their sporty way. Slithery flapper dresses in shiny satin or sparkling fabrics looked good for evening capers.
Like so many secondary or parallel lines from important designers, this collection seemed to have lost its fizz. Or perhaps it is just that the collection does not need this kind of presentation when Mr. Jacobs's own line is the most eagerly awaited show of the New York Fashion Week.
Designers who do not attempt drama or presentation on a large scale can still make clothes seem appealing. Sophie Theallet is a master of painterly color and of the quirky print. This season it was the thistle that was used to created horizontal/vertical lines across simple summer dresses. That gave the designer a chance to play with rusty brown colors against her sunnier lagoon blue or mango.
There is still a lot of Azzedine Alaïa, her onetime mentor, in the full-skirted cuts and cosy knits of Ms. Theallet. But if you are following a fashion genius, why not?
At Sass & Bide, the Australian designers Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton have a challenge: Not to be put into what they call "a category or a box." It was in that individual spirit, with the mission of speaking to the modern woman, that they sent out simple dresses that might be lapped in polka-dotted voile or decorated with flower motifs.
Almost every item had a subtle twist: a wrap of material across the hips of a pantsuit, giving the barest hint of Indian style; or glitter or sparkle on a simply cut top. After so many shows of aggravating complexity, this was a model of feminine intelligence.
Vera Wang is famous for her bridal wear and her off-kilter vision of cloth and color. But this summer collection was sober and somber, in spite of black chiffon morphing to the same ink blue on the runway. Long gauzy dresses with a touch of sportiness and mesh skirts or baseball jackets suggested a move from moody to athletic. Or, as Ms. Wang put it in her program notes, "an artful and architectural approach to clothes with a decidedly athletic reference."
Yet a familiar gloom hung over the gauzy, asymmetrical dresses, and even the pale green and bright orange colors toward the end did not give a sense of dynamism to the collection.
What is J.Crew, the Main Street company elevated by the patronage of Michelle Obama, doing on the New York fashion list? You might say that it has just as much right as the many more obscure names showing at Lincoln Center. And "just right" is the verdict on a collection of easy sportswear pieces in fresh colors: American fashion at its most covetable and comprehensible.


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Ethan Zachary Scott is colorblind, but that doesn't mean his world is black and white. He just doesn't see the same vibrancy as people who aren't colorblind. His friends surprised him with EnChroma glasses and he was able to see purple for the first time:
Typically, Ethan can't see most pinks or greens.
But someone very special to him gave him a pair of EnChroma glasses to wear, which correct colorblindness, without telling him what they were.
Pretty soon, though, Ethan began to realize that these were no ordinary glasses.
Suddenly, Ethan noticed a color in the corner of the room he had never seen before! PURPLE! On a Lysol container.
"That Lysol thing is scaring me!"
Pink, too!
He decided to go look at the world OUTSIDE as well because OMG COLORS.
"This is really overwhelming. It's scaring me. My heart is racing."


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Erick Erickson: It's Paul Manafort's Indictment, Not Trump's
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The Gold edition includes a new territory - England! So you can now get on a ferry and cross over to England, drive on parts of the M25, M6 and M1 and do business in three cities; London, Newcastle and Manchester. Remember to drive on the correct side of the road!
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Euro Truck Simulator is a truck simulation game set in continental Europe. The player can drive across a realistic depiction of Europe, visiting its beautiful cities, picking up a variety of cargos, and delivering them on time!
The road network in Euro Truck Simulator is based on genuine European roads, and cities in the game bring the essence of their real-world counterparts to the game.
As the game is set in Europe, European truck-designs feature exclusively - all trucks use highly realistic, meticulously detailed models based on real trucks. The truck interiors of Euro Truck Simulator are as equally impressive as the exteriors. With actual working instruments such as flashing indicators, temperature and low fuel warning lights, wipers, and naturally - a full set of gauges including speedometer - all built into the interior 3D model, Euro Truck Simulator offers a truly immersive simulation environment. The player can pan around the cabin, just as if they were actually sitting at the wheel.


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Family Web Sites with Davie County Connections
Charles Wilson's WILSON family tree page includes BEAMAN, PINCHBACK, HOLEMAN and other Davie Co. names
PARKER family of Rowan and Davie Counties
Christian FENDER family; includes a map of early landholders near the Fender tract
Descendants of Christian Edward BRENDEL
Karen Gideon's CLIFFORD FAMILY HISTORY includes many Davie County families
Pat Geary's page on the BOONE family.
Dan Michael Patterson's RowanRoots site includes some Davie county names.
Orrell Family Association
Carline Harp Doyle's web page had information on the WHITAKER family and many others.
Clark Family repository
Jarvis Family page by Faye Moran includes data on BRINEGAR, HELPER, MYERS, ORRELL, and SHUTT families of Davie County
Generations page by Elizabeth Harris includes the BRINEGAR, BROCK, BROWN, CHINN, CUTHRELL, and HENDRICKS families of Davie County


text: The skull of a chicken embryo (left) has a recognizable beak. But when scientists block the expression of two particular genes, the embryo develops a rounded "snout" (center) that looks something like an alligator's skull (right). Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar hide caption toggle caption Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar The Two-Way How Bird Beaks Got Their Start As Dinosaur Snouts May 12, 2015 Hoping to help trace the history of how velociraptors evolved into birds, researchers at Harvard and Yale may have tracked a key beak transformation to two genes. How Bird Beaks Got Their Start As Dinosaur Snouts Listen · 1:57 1:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/406256185/406358754" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript


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Have you thought about taking your love of flying to the next level by making it a career? It has been a long time since we've seen such a positive outlook for airline pilot jobs in the United States. Even now, experts believe we sit on the brink of one of the largest commercial pilot hiring booms in history.
Think about it: we are facing a mass outflow of commercial pilots as a result of an increase in the mandatory retirement age for pilots enacted in late 2007. All those pilots that were given an extra five years to fly will be retiring this year! Additionally we are seeing an increase in air travel with our economic recovery in the U.S., and we are seeing an unprecedented pick-up of air travel throughout Asia and the South Pacific. Someone's got to fly those jets right? Why not you?
This is the first article in a series where Tally One will be talking to commercial pilots across the board from Southwest Airlines to FedEx. If you have even thought about joining the majors you will want to glean every bit of information you can from us and every other credible source out there to improve your chances of getting that dream job.
We recently caught up with our friend Bryan [last name withheld], a First Officer with Southwest Airlines, to ask him about his path to employment as a commercial pilot. Here's a little background on our friend Bryan: He began his flying career as an F-16 pilot in the USAF. After several years in the Viper he picked up an assignment as a T-38C instructor at UPT where he was able to build a significant amount of flight time before leaving active duty and going to the Air Force Reserves.
As a reservist, Bryan got his ATP and Boeing 737 type-rating through a private company before applying for a job flying with Southwest. Here's what we gleaned from our conversation with Bryan, backed up by a little research into FAA regs.
The requirements for hire vary by airline. Generally, your first hurdle to clear will be getting an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate. It's not currently required to be a First Officer, but a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) released one year ago last month indicates the FAA is serious about upping the eligibility criteria to fly for the majors. According to the NPRM, all commercial pilots will need to carry an ATP.
Currently you need 1,500 hours to get your ATP, but that will also be changing soon. The change will require only 750 hours for pilots with military experience, 1,000 hours for graduates of an aviation degree program, and no change for those pounding out the hours on their own. There are private companies out there who can guide you through the process of obtaining an ATP. ATPFlightSchool.com is one such company recommended by Bryan. Check out FAR Subpart G (beginning with Sec 61.151) for all of the ATP requirements.
In addition to obtaining your ATP, you will need a current FAA Medical. Some airlines, like Southwest, require you to have a type rating to be competitive. Bryan's biggest recommendation was to seek a company that can do a combined ATP/type-rating program so you can save yourself several thousand dollars. Pan Am Academy is one such company that offers this type of program.
Bryan recommends going to airlineapps.com when you are ready to get the application process started. I asked him if it helps to know someone at the airline when making an application. He couldn't speak for the other major carriers, but at Southwest, knowing someone on the inside won't necessarily help you until you've passed the first interview. (After you've passed the first interview with Southwest, name recognition could potentially be a tiebreaker between pilots with equal qualifications.) An airline may have over 10,000 applications on file at any given time. Some airlines will allow for internal references to help your application stand out from the crowd.
The application isn't necessarily the difficult part. If your app meets the requirements of the airline, you may be called in for an interview. The interview will test your knowledge of FAA regulations, flight principles, emergency procedures, etc. It will also be an indicator of how well you handle stress and the demeanor you convey. Pilots really are the professional face of the airlines so they want to be sure you won't make them look bad!
You can learn a lot about what to expect in the interview from sources all over the Internet. One of the most credible sources I've found is jetcareers.com. During his application and interview process, Bryan spent a lot of time on airlinepilotcentral.com following the various forums and asking questions. You just need to be sure the sources posting in the forums are in fact credible.
My last question for Bryan had to do with membership in a pilot union. He said membership in a union is not required, but you'd be fool not to sign on. Some of the very senior pilots are deeply entrenched with the unions, and in his experience Bryan has seen less than equal treatment of non-union pilots by the hardcore union pilots. By the way, union dues are 1% of your annual salary.
Over the coming weeks we'll be talking to pilots from United and Delta Airlines as well as FedEx. We'd like to hear what questions you have for them, so please submit your questions here or email them to us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Be sure to check back for more career advice as we continue our dive into the world of commercial aviation.
If you're thinking about a career flying with the military, click here for our article on Air Force pilot training.
Safe flying!


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The Chase by Elle Kennedy
3.5 stars
I love Elle Kennedy and I have loved almost everything she's ever written. When I heard she was coming out with a new book that she wrote alone I was beyond excited and when the arc landed on my kindle I dived in right away. I loved Summer as a main character, she had such spark and personality and such life. Kennedy's writing style is also something I love because I could fall effortlessly into the story. Reading her books never feels like work and I love the world she's built in the Off Campus universe.
What brought the rating down for me was Fitz. I literally wanted to smack him for 75% of the book! God, that man drove me crazy and not in a good way. I get that he had trouble expressing himself and his parents totally screwed him up, but I really hated how he constantly bashed Summer and called her drama all the time. She's a human being with emotions dude, not a robot.
I think lots of readers will love this book and for the most part I did too. I will eagerly be waiting for Brenna's story because she was one of my favorite things about this story and I think her book will be amazing.
An ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review