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I beg to differ, I bet they'd put you up to the challenge if you contacted them. Try getting into a dead bolted steel door in a concrete frame with a 12#er. You might do some of it, but the lack of accuracy would make it worthless to a SWAT team member when time is everything. Just making some positive comments to a pessamistic post....Dave
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03-26-2008, 07:50 PM #13turbo38t Guest
Uh, isn't SWAT supposed to stop violence? How do you think excavators and cranes that use wrecking ***** to destroy buildings are made? They're welded together! Think a little before you post. I just posted this because I was excited about a favor I was able to do for someone because I am a welder and the learning experience it gave(and some side money), did you look over the design and description of the tool, if not the website will be up within the month. This is a multi use tool with 100 different uses, not simply a pry ram. It's designed to eliminate the 60lb of tools a SWAT team must carry with them, now all they need is this 31lb tool with a shoulder harness. But, there is still a bunch of negativity towards something trying to simplify public defense. Oh well. Dave
03-26-2008, 07:56 PM #14turbo38t Guest
It's not a destructive device in the sense you are portraying it. It's for saving lives and defending the public. It's designed for firefighters who need to break down a door or rip a whole in a roof or pop the hood on a car or break a windshield to save a life, house, car etc. It's designed for SWAT teams needing to save hostages, stop suicidal maniacs, etc.....You probably eat beef and IMHO that would be DESTROYING the cow population. Whaabout all of the extinct animals that were DESTROYED because of your car. That's about as much sense as your posts made. Dave
Easy boys....
Now don't get all tight in the shorts, that is in no way my intent. I'm sure the welding was A+ along with the overall intent! My point is: I THINK I WOULD RATHER ENJOY BUILDING A NEW SWING SET FOR MY FRIENDS CHILDREN THAN BUILDING A DEMO RAM AND BUSTING OUT SOME WINDOWS. Again this is MY OPINION. Who knows, perhaps the majority of people come here looking for something to bust down doors and smash in windows for their weekend project with the kids?
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Do I get two guys to tag team my door breech with the 12# mauls too? Battering rams take up less space, probably cost less, and have less probability of becoming a weapon used on your tactical team if one were to be picked up by an unfriendly and highly motivated person.
I would hope any Chief looking at buying those would also consider the ramifications of what might happen with those tines if someone were to be swinging it back at their officers. They're bulky, dangerous to the user, and probably insanely overpriced (especially since you need 2 of them for every door).
I did some looking, and your buddies don't have anything online other than the horrible video on youtube. Last I checked, police chiefs didn't search for their tactical gear on youtube. Maybe perps, but not gear.
What does a little bootie like that sell for anyway?Syncrowave 250DX
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03-27-2008, 04:09 AM #18turbo38t Guest
Sorry for getting uptight but once again, it is not a DEMOram. I guess "Jersey Tactical Corp didn't give it away. I'll let them know that. It specifically states it's uses . Maybe the text has some bad sots but it's clearly visible. I just feel like you keep trying to pawn it off to people for somethig it isn't. The video is just designed to express how well it works for it's intentions. It is intended to take windshields out(in under 45 seconds complete). This is to demonstrate what it can do. Opening a door that once opened normally? Hello, the door would otherwise be destroyed buy a fire, SWAT team pursuing a victim/suspect etc. I don't get the part you don't understand. The company name expresses the market sector and the video shows the tools strengths. Dave
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You would know the price if you watched the video. It's a new company opening up. I posted on here 2 months ago and in the research and design stage. This is where it has come too. Sorry it's not set up as a fully operational microsoft type company in two months. I just posted to show thanks to guys that helped with the handles and ideas and show what has been made. I personally don't really care how many they sell as I am almost done making my share. But, they are SWAT team members and know what SWAT teams need. Have you ever heard of a Haligan tool? Police and firefighters carry them. Take a look at the tines on one of them. IMHO it has been a fun WELDING PROJECT and I brought out all of the pessimism on this welding board. Nice encouragement to post other projects guys! Dave
Turbo nice little rig you got there......don't bother with Fishy...**** give him a penny and he could make a bomb Hope your friends get things going and a little extra $ in your pocket is always nice....George W. Bush was saving your butt whether you liked it or not!
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Baked Pancake with Pear and Cardamom
The end of summer always comes as a bit of a shock. I'm not talking about the lack of beach days, road trips or forest hikes - I'm a spoiled Californian, after all, and can enjoy these activities nearly year-round.
No, I'm talking about breakfast.
There is a time of the year, usually in late October or early November, where yogurt, fruit and granola simply stop being appealing. The 'last chance' peaches sit, neglected and rotting, in the airing cupboard. The jar of Saint Benoit yogurt remains in the fridge, untouched. And the granola jar has long run dry.
For someone who spent her first 12 years of life eschewing breakfast (until I read in Sassy magazine that doing so can actually make you gain weight), I certainly give it a lot of thought these days. (Chuh, I don't want to get fat!)
So what does one make on a chilly fall morning for a quick breakfast?
Well, lately I've been simmering oatmeal with an apple grated into it. But that's not particularly exciting, now is it? (Still, I may bore you with it in a later blog post.)
If you're not in a rush, though, you can have this glorious baked pancake puffed and ready to eat in less than an hour.
The other day I was seduced at Rainbow not by a cute produce worker (sadly), but rather some slender and fragrant Japanese pears. Their skin was sticky to the touch, and they smelled of tropical fruits, like guava or passion fruit. I came upon this Deborah Madison recipe, which I've been wanting to try since I purchased the book seven years ago, and mixed up the batter. I lovingly sliced the pears, and with much anticipation, tasted one-
-and realized my error! It was a secret asian pear - tasty, but crisp and almost watery; certainly not a pear you would want to bake with. I guess the 'Japanese' bit should have tipped me off, but in my defense, they looked nothing like the apple-round 'asian pears' one usually meets in the fall.
But I made the pancake thingy anyway, and despite the lack of 'buttery' (as the recipe calls for) pears, it was still awesome. Dramatically puffed from the oven, it was a sight to behold. The barely sweet batter encased lightly-caramelized pears flecked with freshly ground cardamom. The crusty brown edges made a satisfying contrast to the delicate interior, and despite my greatest fears, the pears tasted tender and, well, pear-like. Drizzled with a bit of warm maple syrup, it felt decadent and nourishing all at once.
I compared clafoutis to an oven pancake, so it probably won't be particularly helpful when I compare the texture of this oven pancake to a clafoutis. But I'm gonna do it anyway.
This is like a breakfast version of clafoutis. Where clafoutis is rich and sweet, this batter contains milk, rather than half and half, and no sugar (2 tablespoons flavor the pears, but the batter itself contains none.) Clafoutis puffs a bit, but not nearly as much as this bad boy. Clafoutis would be offended if you deigned to pour maple syrup over it, but this pancake begs for it shamelessly.
I casually studied Traditional Chinese Medicine for a time (I did live in Santa Cruz, after all), and learned that baking foods in the oven makes them not only hot in temperature but warming to the body, having been slowly infused with heat. Whether you buy this or not, turning on the oven undeniably warms up the house. It is said that pears benefit the lungs, important during flu season, and cardamom, a warming spice, aids digestion and increases spleen chi. (I won't go into all the smack they talk about sugar, eggs and dairy, though.)
See? Even Chinese medicine agrees - this is an ideal breakfast for fall. It may not be quick enough to make before work, but it is simple enough to throw together on a leisurely bojon morning.
And nearly as virtuous as a granola bowl.
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Baked Pancake with Pear and Cardamom
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Makes 4 servings
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 - 3 medium, buttery pears, ripe but firm, cut off the core and sliced 1/4 - 1/2" thick
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons sugar
powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
maple syrup for drizzling
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400º. Place the butter in a 10" cast iron (or other oven proof) skillet and put in the oven to melt.
Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl, make a well, and add the eggs. Whisk to combine, adding the milk little by little until the batter is smooth. Whisk in the vanilla and about two-thirds of the melted butter. Set aside.
Heat the skillet with the remaining butter over a medium flame, and brush some of the butter around the rim of the skillet. Toss in the pears, cardamom, lemon juice and sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pears are tender and the sugars are beginning to caramelize, about 10 minutes.
Pour the batter into the hot pan over the pears and place in the oven. Bake until golden and dramatically puffed, as though trying to escape from the pan, about 25 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into wedges. Drizzle with maple syrup and serve immediately.
Leftovers, should there be any, reheat beautifully in a toaster oven in 5 or 10 minutes.
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Thanks so much for the lovely Saturday breakfast idea. Without pears or cardamom on hand I went with a few honey crisp apples and some nutmeg and cinnamon. The leftovers were gone by 5pm! I will definitely have to try with pears and cardamom next time. Thanks again!ReplyDelete
I canned pears this fall, they are still quite firm so I'm hoping they will work for this recipe. It is absolutely beautiful, makes me want to dig right in!ReplyDelete
Oh Yum!!!! Gonna try this soon, even with summer on its way down under!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.
ummmm....lovely! this looks great to make and share with some guests this weekend!ReplyDelete
Yum! I made this with apples since that was what we had and it was delicious. So easy and so gratifying to watch it puff up so nicely. Can't wait to eat the leftovers for breakfast at work tomorrow. My coworkers are going to be jealous.ReplyDelete
Thank you all for your sweet comments! Pheebes and Joelle - I'm so glad you liked it! Sue - I'm sure your home canned pears would work beautifully; you probably don't need to saute them much at all. Cheers!ReplyDelete
finally made this with my new pan from Christmas! :) turned out delicious! I also have the book with the original recipe, but appreciated your notes and pictures tremendously! thanks so much! yum oh yum!ReplyDeleteReplies
That's fantastic, Kimmiebee - thanks!Delete
I knew this was going to be good but not THIS good! I made it with 100% whole wheat flour because I couldn't find the white all-purpose. Sometimes using whole wheat makes the end product taste a little funny or do something you weren't expecting but I think it worked well. It didn't make a concerted effort to escape from the skillet but it still puffed nicely and the whole wheat flavor lent itself nicely to the pears! Definitely going on my list of favorite breakfast dishes to whip out and impress people with!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm so glad you liked it, Emily! Good to know whole wheat flour works so well. Thanks for the comment, and happy cooking. :)Delete
I can't wait to try this. Looks simple and fab. I am going to try to make this as gluten free as possible.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Mini! Please let me know how it comes out - I've been wondering how a GF version would work. :)Delete
Thanks for the recipe! Was a lovely 'snowed-in' brunch treat with coffee.ReplyDelete
So glad to hear it - thanks, Todd!Delete


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(Now) A drawing hand/arm injury
Some of you might have seen my post a while back on an injury. Well, after being prescribed Naproxen, I decided to take it, and I think it ended up causing even more problems.
Accidentally smashed my pinkie between the chair armrest & desk edge four weeks ago. The knuckles still look swollen, but there's less pain. Then yesterday, I smashed my forearm bewtween the chair armrest & the metal strip on the bottom of the animation table. Both cases- scooting the chair to each station. This injury caused some nausea & lightheadedness. Doesn't look swollen, so maybe no fracture.
So foolish it really makes me upset.
I've had a repetitive stress injury to my thumb a decade ago (a few months off to recover), but these injuries make me wonder-
Anyone else go through this & tips? Thanks!
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Seems like Naproxen is a common prescription for muscle and nerve aches. My dad was prescribed the stuff years earlier and it didn't really help, although according to him it was effective enough to alleviate some of the pain his back caused him.
At any rate I'm sorry to read of this latest malady to befall you. Seems like you can't catch a break.
I would look into getting a set of gel patches for your pain--take a look at these here. And, I'm sure stores carry a equivalent or generic version of these.
Re: (Now) A drawing hand/arm injury
Jeff, sounds like you've been banged around pretty well lately, I'm sorry to hear that. And to your drawing hand no less. Many artists deal with stress and fatigue problems to their hands and/or arms over time. I know one guy that's had a chronic problem with his drawing hand for many years. Another fellow developed severe carpal tunnel from over playing his guitar.
My advice, for what it's worth considering your situation, is to try drawing in different ways. For example, when you're doing a clean up line drawing, the pencil is held one way as opposed to figure drawing from a live model when it's help in another way. Maybe that will help or at least ease up on the pressure points. Might even lead to interesting new styles of drawing as well.
As far as prescription drugs such as Naproxen go, I avoid them entirely unless it's absolutely necessary. Sometimes they make things worse.
Consider exercising your hand if it's possible to do so for you. Get a rubber ball or a tennis ball and squeeze it a few times during the course of the day. Strengthening the muscles of the hand and arm can help if you're able to do it without aggravation. Doing different things with your hands such as playing with a basketball instead of holding a pencil or stylus all day is a healthy thing to do for yourself.
Good luck and I hope you can get beyond this quickly.
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Re: (Now) A drawing hand/arm injury
Thanks very much for the responses.
Usually I avoid meds; and this stands as a good lesson why.
I want to get posting here about more positive things soon. I'll definitely try out the tips.
Not done drawing yet (on paper & on the Cintiq).
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By noon Wednesday, 33 of 36 students involved in a bus accident several hours earlier were released from the hospital. The driver of the bus also was released. School officials reported minor injuries to several students.
At 7:50 a.m. police reported a silver Cadillac SUV driven by a 47-year-old woman from Washington, D.C., struck the front of Charles County Public Schools' Bus 62 on the 2400 block of Davis Road in Waldorf. The bus, with 36 students and a bus driver on board, was headed to North Point High School. All students on the bus were North Point students, school officials reported.
Charles County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Diane Richardson said it is not clear just how the accident occurred due to conflicting accounts.
She said some students and the female bus driver were taken by ambulance to University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata and a majority of students were transported to the La Plata hospital on another bus.
Richardson said fire and emergency medical services personnel rode on the other bus with the students.
Richardson said there were some injuries to students, but none were life-threatening.
Charles County Public Schools spokeswoman Katie O'Malley-Simpson said while not all of the students on board were injured, all but one who was released to a parent at the scene were taken to the hospital.
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2 (9 ounce) packages
fresh cheese ravioli
1 tablespoon
olive oil
1 teaspoon
olive oil
1 pound
roma tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
1 (6.5 ounce) jar
marinated artichoke hearts
1/2 cup
chopped green onions
3 cloves
crushed garlic
1/2 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons
grated Parmesan cheese
This was a really good dinner. My husband and Father-in-Law loved the sauce! I used two cans Italian style, diced and peeled tomatoes (undrained) in place of the Romas, and two jars of artichoke hearts because we love them. I also added the liquid from both jars, but next time I will drain the second jar into the sink -- the sauce was just a little too "marinade-y". I used slightly more garlic than called for, but other than that exactly as written. Served over fresh cheese ravioli with sourdough bread on the side --- WONDERFUL!!! And oh so simple!!
This was a nice change for ravioli and it was quick and easy, but I would not make it again.
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One of my favorite quick lunches with friends. I use canned Italian tomatoes with basil and four cheese ravioli. And the oil at the end is essential for keeping the pasta from sticking together. I also saute the garlic in the oil for about a minute before I add the other ingredients. I don't add the marinade from the artichokes.
Great recipe for weekday dinners. Quick and easy to make, yet elegant to serve.
I found this recipe a few years ago and everyone in my family still loves it! In the winter we use canned diced tomatoes (and sometimes in the summer when we don't have the time to peel fresh ones). Sometimes the jars of artichoke hearts have really large pieces, so I always chop them up before adding them. Quick and easy, and SO delicious!
We enjoyed this very much but I altered it just slightly. I used one 25 oz. bag of ravioli. I used 4 Roma tomatoes, but didn't bother to seed them, and one can of Italian-style diced tomatoes. I also used 1 whole can of artichoke hearts, sliced up, and used all the juice. I used 4 cloves of fresh garlic, instead of 3. I also added some Italian seasoning and let it all cook down for about 10 - 12 mins., then mixed it with the ravioli. My husband also used some of the sauce on top of some cheesy garlic bread.
This is my husband's second favorite meal - we make it quite often! The first time I made it, it did seem bland so I added premade pesto (Safeway Verdi brand works best) to the tomato sauce for an extra zing ~ absolutely delicious!
MMM so good! I used only one package of ravioli (Light cheese) but the full amount of sauce. I also cut back on the salt, and added sliced black olives, as well as fresh basil (about 2 Tbsps). This was delicious! Perfect amount of sauce for 9 ounces of ravioli. I know that a bunch of other reviewers said that something was missing... try the fresh basil! And if you are using parmesan cheese from a can, dump it out. There is no replacement for fresh parmesan (I spend the extra money for Reggiano Parmesan... it's the BEST and makes such a difference in recipes). Also, the recipe calls for FRESH tomatoes. There is a time and place for canned tomatoes, and this recipe is not the time, nor the place. Quality ingredients are needed to make this dish. Took me a half an hour from start to finish. Thank you for this one, Cathy!
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Ana advanced to the semi-finals of the Generali Ladies Linz with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over world No.23 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
Ana was dominant in the opening set, playing aggressively and serving strongly. She saved all three break points she faced and won almost half of the points on the Cibulkova serve.
The Slovakian had beaten Ana in two of their three previous meetings, albeit once when the 25-year-old retired injured. Cibulkova showed greater threat in the second set and she moved into a 3-0 lead.
Ana wisely chose this moment to consult with her on-court coach Nemanja Kontic, and his words did the trick: they preceded a run of four consecutive games that effectively secured the match for Ana.
She wrapped up victory after an hour and 20 minutes when she broke the 24-year-old.
Ana takes on world No.58 Stefanie Voegele in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Swiss was a surprise 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 victor over second seed Sloane Stephens in a match lasting two hours and 47 minutes.
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cnalbers wrote:What's a Barney?
cnalbers wrote:What's a Barney?
cnalbers wrote:What's a Barney?
Ghostinthemachine wrote:cnalbers wrote:What's a Barney?
A. Large purple dinosaur
B. Carries one disc or a grocery store bag with two or three
C. Does not know the meaning of the word "action"
D. Jump putts from 10 ft
E. Does not use the word "Fore" when throwing at you "accidentally"
F. Throws a Whamo beach frisbee
G. Stares at you instead of asking to play through
H. Throws trash and cigarette butts on the ground or Misses the trash can and does not pick it up
Every disc golfer was once a barney! You were clueless and too proud (scared) to ask for help. Then one day, a disc golfer gave a real disc or some decent advice or invited you to play. Slowly, the purple started to fade from your skin tone. You had one driver, one approach disc and a putter and started thinking about that first disc golf bag that was not from the grocery store or Walmarts. Then, you played in your first competitive event, usually doubles and realized just how much you sucked. This is the turning point. Either you picked up your plastic and never returned or you picked up your shattered dignity and swore you would show them!
I remember those days, do you?
My first event was Tuesday Night Doubles at Redan when Mike Houchin talked me into playing with Nabber, Mort, Whapow and Boat. Maybe 1991 or 1992?
Every barney could evolve into a competitive disc golfer. Every recreational amateur could evolve into Intermediate Am. Every Am could evolve into a Pro rated player. Just depend on how far up the evolutionary ladder you decide to go.
arrdee33 wrote: when you walk by that trash your just as guilty as the one who threw it down.
Carl Wms wrote:And why do some guys put on perfume before they go out for Disc golf?
99.5% of the players are men. What are you Axe, Brut, Musk that smells like the under side of a camel's saddle wearers thinking?
maximus wrote:arrdee33 wrote: when you walk by that trash your just as guilty as the one who threw it down.
So I guess you feel REALLY guilty when you drive down the road and see all that trash on the highway you drive on.
Are you serious!!!?!? Those people that carry bags around during a round and pick up trash, I applaud you, but I am sorry if I go to PLAY disc golf and you consider me just as guilty as the MORON who can't pack his drink or candy bar in and pack the empty container out!
Trash cans on a disc golf course cater to the LAZY people, and let me tell you now if you didn't already know, just cause you put them out there, doesn't mean they are gonna get used!
No offense arrdee33, just making a point.
Lofstrand wrote:Yeah, I was surprised that nothing was posted on the Alexander message thread about this. I also thought that the pin positions would be changed. I played Sunday and only saw #17 changed.
Subicon wrote:I am really tired of seeing trash on the local courses (Alex and Lenora). There are trash cans EVERYWHERE on both courses and there is just no excuse for littering. If I personally witness someone littering I am going to call them out on it and raise hell. To those who can't be bothered to throw their trash in the cans: GET OUT AND STAY OUT!
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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed that the team intend to run with Mercedes engines for some time to come.
After purchasing Brawn GP in 2010, Mercedes sold their share in McLaren although they continued to provide the team with engines.
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Whitmarsh has poured cold water on these suggestions, insisting that they are happy to have Mercedes as an engine supplier even though they are now in essence a customer of a company that has their own F1 team.
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The race is set to take place from December 19th to January 15th. This race is four weeks long both to compensate for people's scheduling conflicts and so people can participate in both this and the concurrent Sam & Max race. If this is still not enough time, I'm willing to extend the races up to the entire two months of December and January if necessary.
Participants will set their own race times and race on their own schedule during the week. Approximate race times will be submitted to me so I can try and draw up a viewing schedule, as well as to make it easier for me to keep track of what times to document.
Broadcasting and Documenting
Documentation in the form of a post in this thread at the start and end of each game (or chapter of Tales) is required. This is how I will record times and determine winners. If you wish, you may time yourself and submit times along with your "finished" posts.
To clarify: If you do not post in this thread at the start and finish of each game, I cannot record your times.
In the past, a few of us broadcasted our races on Livestream, and it was a lot of fun, both for us and the people watching. However, this can cause sluggish performance in some games and can be difficult to make work with others, so if you prefer you can also provide updates on your progress over Twitter, post in this thread, or even come to one of the Livestreams and chat with everyone. What's fun about this is the added community element. If you choose to document, please provide a link to where you will be documenting and an estimated time (and time zone) that you will begin playing each game so I can add where and when to watch next to your name on the entrants list.
If anyone's interested in using Livestream and needs help, feel free to ask. Several of us have experience with it from previous races and will be happy to help.
Currently, these rules are mostly unaltered from the last race. If anyone has any ideas on how to improve them, let me know.
It is required that you play all five games in the series in order. Sequence breaking is not allowed. You must play Secret, Lechuck's Revenge, Curse, Escape, Narwhal, Spinner Cay, Leviathan, Trial and Execution, and Pirate God in that order.
Both editions of The Secret of Monkey Island are allowed.
LeChuck's Revenge and its Special Edition cannot be timed fairly against each other, so for this race we will be using the Special Edition. However, if you absolutely do not have access to the Special Edition, you may use the original version and add a five minute penalty to your time.
If you are using LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition, you must switch to classic mode to watch the opening credits.
The hint feature is not allowed.
In games that feature voice acting, voices must be enabled.
LeChuck's Revenge and Curse must be played in not-Lite and Mega Monkey modes.
If you choose to play the original version of The Secret of Monkey Island, text speed must be set to default settings +1 (or two below the maximum). If you choose to play the Special Edition, you must switch over to classic and set the text speed to maximum. However, if you play Special Edition in classic mode, the same rules apply as if you were playing the original version. The original version of LeChuck's Revenge is to be played at the same text speed as the original version of Secret.
The double-click room teleport in Curse and the room exit button in Escape are allowed.
Skipping dialogue or cutscenes is not allowed. Bypassing optional dialogue is allowed, but once a dialogue option is picked, you must let it play out uninterrupted. There is an exception for accidentally picking an identical dialogue section a second time (especially in Tales).
The credits count as a cutscene. You're finished with a game when you see "Turn off your computer and go to bed", "Turn off your computer and do something constructive", when Curse auto-quits, when Escape's credits stop rolling, and when the Tales episodes return to their menus. In SoMI:SE, you can stop timing when the classic mode credits reach "Turn off your computer and go to bed". In MI2:SE, you're done when the credits reach the end.
Since the Special Edition credits are longer, you can consider yourself finished when the original version credits finish if you are playing that version. However, you'll either have to self-time or alt-tab out of the game, as these games don't let you return to the menu during the credits.
There is a possible glitch in LeChuck's Revenge where the skeletons will get stuck in a dancing animation during the bone song if you've adjusted the text speed. If this happens to you during the race, you may wait until the bone song music ends and then press Esc to continue the race.
It is strongly recommended that you play the patched version of Escape from Monkey Island. The patch corrects several potential problems with the game that could completely upset a race run. The patch can be found on the LucasArts website, or can be downloaded through Quick and Easy's EMI Setup program or EMI Launcher.
Saving the game during the race is allowed, and may be a good idea in case of a game crash (though I only see that as being likely to happen in Escape). Loading saves made during the race is fine (but other than a crash, why would you want to?). If your game crashes and you haven't saved, er...I really have no idea what happens then.
The use of saves made outside the game is only allowed if the saves strictly take you to a previous point in the game. That is, you may not gain any new inventory or bypass any puzzles, even if you also lose inventory and puzzles become unsolved. If the save has the exact same inventory and solved puzzles or fewer, you may use it.
Certain puzzles in Escape from Monkey Island cause problems on certain PCs. The use of previously made saves in order to advance the game is allowed as long as it is only for the following problems:
The game locks up when the chess players start fighting.
The raft locks up when Guybrush tries to disembark at Pegnose Pete's.
The timing for the boulder puzzle is incorrect because you have a faster PC.
You may NOT use it to skip Monkey Kombat.
If you need to make use of this rule, please try to make sure of where you are in the game ahead of time. I know that last time, I accidentally skipped picking up the chicken grease and whacking Herman with the coconut but also had to pick up the Eau de LeChuck twice, so I'll be trying not to make those mistakes again.
Feel free to suggest any other situations where a problem with the game necessitates the use of saves.
If you should load a saved game for any reason, you may not reuse an old Monkey Kombat chart.
Since we're splitting the race apart, the winner will be determined by time. Time will be determined by forum posts made at the start and finish of each game.
Each player is allowed two do-overs. If you don't like one of your times, you may elect to try that game again. You may only redo each game once. Note that this only applies to completed runs. If you play a game over and do worse, your best time will be kept.
Maybe. Not likely.
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All start times are estimated and subject to change. All times listed are GMT.
GuruGuru214 - http://livestream.com/guruguru214
OzzieMonkey - http://www.livestream.com/ozziemonkeycast
apenpaap - http://www.livestream.com/apenpaap
monkeymovies - http://www.livestream.com/monkeymovies
Mandahaya - http://www.livestream.com/mandahaya
Blooglspash - http://www.livestream.com/blooglspash
Lennie Melvin
tbm1986 - http://www.livestream.com/tbm1986.
alkapel - http://www.livestream.com/alkapel
The Secret of Monkey Island: 2:11
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: 2:07
The Curse of Monkey Island: 2:32
Escape from Monkey Island: 3:28
Launch of the Screaming Narwhal: 1:06
The Siege of Spinner Cay: 1:07
Lair of the Leviathan: 1:18
The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood: 1:18
Rise of the Pirate God: 1:28
Total LucasArts: 10:18
Total Tales: 6:17
Final Time: 16:35
The Secret of Monkey Island: 2:10
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: 2:55
The Curse of Monkey Island: 2:55
Escape from Monkey Island: 4:20
Launch of the Screaming Narwhal: 1:18
The Siege of Spinner Cay: 1:21
Lair of the Leviathan: 1:29
The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood: 1:30
Rise of the Pirate God: 1:48
Total LucasArts: 12:20
The Secret of Monkey Island: 2:20
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: 2:15
The Curse of Monkey Island: 2:54
Escape from Monkey Island: 4:46
Launch of the Screaming Narwhal: 1:25
The Siege of Spinner Cay: 1:18
Lair of the Leviathan: 1:23
The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood: 1:31
Rise of the Pirate God: 1:37
Total LucasArts: 12:15
Total Tales: 7:14
Final Time: 19:29
Lennie Melvin
The Highway
The Secret of Monkey Island: 2:54
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: 2:36
The Curse of Monkey Island: 3:15
Escape from Monkey Island: 4:19
Launch of the Screaming Narwhal: 1:25
The Siege of Spinner Cay: 1:22
Lair of the Leviathan: 1:51
The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood: 1:46
Rise of the Pirate God: 2:08
Total LucasArts: 13:04
Total Tales: 8:32
Final Time: 21:36
The Secret of Monkey Island: 2:50
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: 2:40
The Curse of Monkey Island: 2:48
Escape from Monkey Island: 4:10
Launch of the Screaming Narwhal: 1:16
The Siege of Spinner Cay: 1:13
Lair of the Leviathan: 1:24
The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood: 1:31
Rise of the Pirate God: 1:36
Total LucasArts: 12:28
Total Tales: 7:00
Final Time: 19:28
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After the Race
You didn't think the race was over when the last person finishes Rise of the Pirate God, did you? As sort of a celebration, nine of us will be choosing one game and streaming it again after the race, this time for fun and taking suggestions from the audience. We'll be going through all the jokes we skipped over during the race, so it should be a good time!
Between now and the end of the race, everyone can sign up for one game to play through for fun after the race. This is an audience participation sort of thing, so being able to broadcast on Livestream, Ustream, or a similar site is a must. Once we start getting closer to the end of the race, if all the slots aren't filled, I'll be opening it up for people to sign up for a second game. For now, this is only open to race participants, to make sure nobody competing gets aced out. This is an event celebrating the end of the race, after all. I'll open it up to everyone else closer to race day.
We'll be determining dates and times after the race is over. The games will be played in order, so we'll be taking turns to decide when to play each of our games.
Since the fun runs sort of fell through for the last race, the participants who were signed up last time have first dibs on their old spot. Right now I'm opening up all the spots for volunteers, but know that I may bump you if that person wants their spot again. If your name is listed with a strikethrough, let me know if you still want that spot and I'll unstrike you.
The Secret of Monkey Island: chyron8472 The Highway
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: OzzieMonkey
The Curse of Monkey Island: GuruGuru214
Escape from Monkey Island: Mandahaya
Launch of the Screaming Narwhal:
The Siege of Spinner Cay: hamza721
Lair of the Leviathan: apenpaap
The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood: Blooglspash
Rise of the Pirate God: doodinthemood


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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is worried about the game of chicken that's being played between the White House and Congress over the debt ceiling — and not only for the obvious reason that the stakes for the economy are huge and would affect the central bank's monetary-policy stance. Given its supervisory and operational role in financial markets, the Fed would also have a direct role in trying to contain the financial fallout if Congress misses the mid-February to early March deadline for raising the debt limit. So if Bernanke and his colleagues at the central bank are losing sleep over the next fiscal showdown, no one should blame them.
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- Adjust its monetary policy. The Fed conducts its monetary policy based on the health of the economy and its projected path. A default, with its disastrous economic effects, would likely spur the Fed to expand its current policies or to try new methods to rescue the economy. But it's not clear how much the bank could help. It has already cut short-term interest rates to zero. It has already announced open-ended quantitative easing. The Fed could expand its bond-buying program, but economists have warned that simply increasing QE might have diminishing returns. "Unfortunately, there's very little the Fed could do if the government defaulted to offset that type of shock to the economy," Smedley said. In other words, the bank might have to watch the recovery it's been trying to help along take another huge hit.


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I was reminded recently of my first phone sex girlfriend. Julia had been my girlfriend at college but we had parted when we left to go and work in different countries, and kept up with each other on the phone for quite a while. We used to like romantic settings lakes mountains roaring fires etc. I was thinking of one of the last ones we enjoyed once we had started seeing other people. Though we did keep it up for a while it eventually trailed off as these things do.
"I know we can never meet any more since we've moved on, but images of you still fill my dreams. Your long dark hair, your full soft breasts, your slim waist, your womanly hips, and your long slender legs so eagerly parted, I can't get you out of my mind.
"I wank so often dreaming of you and things we used to do, the feelings we shared, the orgasms we gave each other. Just thinking of you now has me reaching for my cock, releasing him from his prison, already rock hard in my hands, ready to satisfy your every need.
"We meet in my dreams, a lakeside walk, dusk approaching, shadows drawing in. We walk hand in hand by the water's edge, turning slowly to each other, you reach up to kiss me, taking my head in your hands, pulling me down to your lips, soft, expectant, your breath warm on mine, until our lips meet and we melt into each other passionately, our tongues dancing in and out desperately, our passions rising intensely.
"After several long moments I can take no more, I push you gently downwards, towards my swelling organ, the proof of my desire. You unbutton my shorts and they fall to the ground, my cock springing out hard, swollen, rampant. You take him in your hands, gasping at his size, loving how huge you have made him."
You take over from here "Oh God I love the feel of your cock, the skin so soft, stretched so wide, the way your head swells looking so angry wanting so much to spit at me. I lean forward and lick him, tasting his salty come, my lips sliding over him, taking him deep down inside me, sliding it all the way down. As I pull back I suck the head, softly at first, my tongue circling slowly all the way round, then harder my tongue faster. My hand pumps you, my head bobbing up and down on him, loving the feeling of him hitting the back of my throat, dominating me even though I know I am in control."
"Oh God I love it when you suck him, please don't stop now, keep on sucking, teasing, licking whatever it is that you do to me, just keep going." My hand is pumping away on my throbbing knob, so turned on, knowing a thousand miles away my cyber lover is laying back, legs akimbo, her fingers drifting over her clit, rubbing herself off, dipping in every so often to wet her fingers, and then back. I can hear it in her voice, her breathing laboured, her gasping matching mine.
" I can feel him, twitching inside my mouth, I know you want to come, but I want you properly, I want you now!"
I pull back in our shared fantasy, and laying her back on to the sandy beach, my hands glide up between her thighs, there is no resistance, until I reach the silky knickers covering heaven.
"My finger slides over your mound, tracing your lips, pushing the material inside, feeling your wetness.."
"Yes oh yes please I am so wet, I need you in me please!"
I knew she would follow my actions, and loved teasing her, loved her begging, her desperation. "My finger's easing the material aside, I can feel how wet you are, your lips so silky smooth, easing them apart, tracing my way up high, circling your clit oh so gently, not touching it, circling round and round, easing my finger onto the very tip. You can feel it there, moving so slightly you're not sure it's moving at all. Then sliding it down just a fraction, I know you want to rub it but you can't, not yet. My finger slides down and down, all the way to your soaking wet hole, dipping in first one, then two fingers, pushing deep inside you. How many do you think you can take?"
"Oh you know me by now, I want them all, push them all inside me."
"Ok , now three, fucking you deep, slow but deep in and out, dragging you lips out with me, pushing them deep inside, four now spreading you so wide. "
I knew she had her whole hand in there by now, she was on the edge I could tell, her breathing was coming in fast gasps, I knew she wanted it so bad.
"Now fucking you hard with my hand , my thumb on your clit, you are so close now, I just wish you could see how hard I am now just picturing you there, just imagine my hand inside you taking you over the edge."
"God yes don't stop keep going…I'm coming now keep talking to me.. oh god yes" and with a cry I'm sure I could have heard without the phone she climaxed, the sound of it so good, my own hand pumping hard now my cock swollen. I knew not to come though, she was always wanting more, and I knew what she wanted now.
Once she had quieted, "Oh that was so nice, I really needed that. Now I need you to fuck me hard and fast, I want to hear you come with me, I want to picture your face screwed up with the pleasure of it."
"Ok, I pull back, drop my pants, and come between your legs. I'm pulling your legs up, resting my shoulders on your calves, opening you up for me. You are unable to move now, totally in my power, my huge cock just poised between your lips, you can feel him throbbing, feel his head pushing into you so slowly, easing you apart, sliding my thick hard dick inside you. I stop then halfway in, short strokes now, teasing you, I know you want it all, but you going to have to wait."
I knew she had her toy there, a replica cock, a vibrating dildo mimicking me, pushing slowly in and out of herself, I could hear the buzzing down the phone and knew I didn't have long.
"Now all the way in, ramming him home, then all the way out, thrusting him deeper and deeper, filling you up, making you scream. You're pinned there unable to move you just have to take it, my big fat cook slamming into you time and time again, faster now, deeper…. Oh god I can feel my spunk rising , feel him so close now, god he is so huge now my head feels like it's going to explode.."
"Go on , come now, I'm going to come with you right now, go on, go on yes that's it………."
And both screaming out loud, turned on by each others coming I shot my load, thick hot spunk pumping out again and again, loving the feeling of him exploding, draining me of all energy.
We chatted for a while after, before promising to call again soon….how I miss those days!!
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I notice every car you picture has a camera mounted on the roof.(I beleive the round gizmo above the windshield is a camera)
Doe's every car in the race get a camera?
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Thread: Here's my Daytona pics
02-28-2008, 07:22 AM #21Senior Member
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Great pics, whata job..........Where is the winner?? or did I miss it? Go 12...
I'm pretty sure they all have the place for the camera but dont think they all carry one. I think they made all the cars a few years ago with the camera mount so all aero-dynamics would be the same. Andy, correct me if I'm wrong. Only been to Daytona for a track tour and was cool. Been to several cup races but all at Dover, De. I live an hour from there.
Thanks again for great picsScott
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A Very BIG Thank You Andy . . for posting the pics. they do give us a better idea of Nascar and what happens in the pits.
Andy you are a great guy to think of us and share the photos with us.
I am so proud to have some of the Best welders out their (Miller), the ones the Pro's use.... Those Miller welders make those cars look good sitting their.
I had everyone looking over my shoulder at the computer when I was looking at the pics.
everyone in our family likes Nascar
Thanks a lot, Andy
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O Andy that isnt bad what is bad is if you tell some people you are going to spend that time under a car greasy, Dirty and having a hard time hearing your own self speak. That the only thing you see is Hotel room, Airport , Shop. When you can describe in great detail all the major airports in the United States and what ones have the best fast food. Or the kicker when you tell people what you do and they respond can you get me a Dale Jr autograph. Cool pictures but im sure the storys you have are even more intresting.
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To answer the question about camera pods on the roofs. NASCAR/TV does not put one in every car. Everycar does get the housing to put one in so there will not be an aero advantage to the cars with them. Years ago on the superspeedways, they found that by having a camera pod, it would deflect some of the air over the rear spoiler which would reduce drag and the car would go faster. That's why you would always see Dale Sr. with cameras at Daytona and Talladega. He was one smart cookie!
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Joe Llanes in Texas
This geico Honda chair immediately drew attention at the track and all I can say is that I love this chair. The graphics are awesome and sturdy along with the graphics printed on the carrying case. For the Honda lovers out there and that are fans of Geico Honda, This chair is an A plus.Read All Reviews
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son wanted this and thought it was junk but well made nice pillow!Read All Reviews
David in CA
well, for grown up bread you'll have to squeeze your sammich in there, but my 5 year old's PBJ's fit perfectly - lol. cool product, wish they had this stuff when I was a kidRead All Reviews
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My Gaerne boots are worth every penny but these don't keep a beverage any colder than the cheap koozies. I only got them because I collect them and needed a few bucks to get free shipping but wish I wouldn't have blown the money. They got two stars because the toe of the boot helps to keep a beverage upright on an uneven surface. Otherwise, you have to be pretty hard core to need Gaerne can koozies.Read All Reviews
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I bought this for my son for his stocking for Christmas and I was just disappointed in the quality. The stocking its self was like cheap material and the Motocross boot was literally a thin Iron on. It just looked like someone bought the cheapest stocking they could get and then ironed on a motocross boot. Disappointed.Read All Reviews
PATRICK in WA
I looked everywhere for moto party supplies and this was the only one I found anywhere. The pictures looked great but are extremely misleading. The banner is teeny tiny and very cheap and the napkings are smaller than cocktail napkins and very flimsy. Quite useless. The only decent thing in the bunch are the pit passes. Do not buy you will not be pleased.Read All Reviews