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Eagles' star tailback always put his team's fortunes first
WOLCOTT -- On a half-frozen Thanksgiving morning in 1998, Jason Pace chugged through a sleet storm to set Wolcott High's all-time rushing record. It was his last game and maybe most impressive of his Eagles career, but it isn't the one his former coaches and teammates most remember.
Earlier that season, Wolcott squared off against Crosby with an injured fullback and guard. Pace, who was in hot pursuit of Greg Gagne's school-record 3,300 career rushing yards, struggled to get the Eagles offense going without two of the team's top blockers leading him.
So, early in the game, the all-state tailback approached coach Joe Monroe with a proposition.
"He came up to me after about the second series and said, 'Hey, Coach. Put Sammy Brown at tailback and me at fullback,'" Monroe recalled. "Sammy was very quick and could get east-west, and that was a big key in that game. That's the type of person Jay was. He was all about the team."
Pace's selfless act still stands out in the mind of Chris Moffo, one of the team's top linemen.
"Jay, as our star tailback, didn't have a problem stepping in at fullback," Moffo said. "Jay said to Coach Monroe, 'I'll do whatever I need to do whatever we have to do to win the game.' That's the type of kid he was."
Pace points to his family's history of hard-working football players as the reason he felt comfortable taking himself out of the glamorous role that day.
"Personal accolades really didn't matter to me," said the 32-year-old Pace, now in his third year as Wolcott's head coach. "The way I was brought up was all about the team first. In that situation, I thought I was more valuable as a fullback and a lead blocker than actually running the ball."
Monroe feels Pace's effort against Crosby summed up the positive and selfless attitude that made his career a great one.
"It was never, 'Look at me, I'm Jay Pace,'" Monroe said. "It was all about the team and its success. A lot of time we never played our tailbacks on both sides, because as an I-formation team we wanted to keep that person fresh. But Jay wasn't afraid to hit anybody on the defensive side. He never got tired, and he got mad when I would take him out. He just wanted to succeed."
Wolcott's 6-4 season in 1998 broke a spell of losing years for the Eagles. It all started with Pace, who had started at tailback in his sophomore and junior seasons but wasn't going to settle with another losing record in his senior campaign.
"We only won a few games in the prior few years, and we refused as a team to let that happen again," Pace said. "We had guys who really wanted to commit themselves as a team, and I stepped up as the leader of that group throughout the summer."
Moffo was among the seniors who followed Pace's lead prior to the 1998 season. The two later spent time together on Monroe's coaching staff after their college careers, and they now coach against each other when Woodland meets Wolcott.
"Jay was one of the hardest working teammates that I've ever had the chance to play with," said Moffo, now the defensive coordinator with the Hawks. "We all wanted to work hard for him to succeed. We wanted to succeed as a team, but he was the driving force for us to do that."
Although Pace never played up the importance of breaking the school's rushing record, his linemen took it upon themselves to help make it happen.
"We took a lot of pride in it," Moffo said. "It wasn't really spoken about, but that was one of the goals among our group. We really wanted to do it for him. He got his butt kicked the first few years, and the amount of effort that we put in over the years made us want to put that notch on our belt."
They had one last chance on Thanksgiving 1998 against Holy Cross. Pace needed 108 yards to break the record, but it wasn't going to be easy with a cold rain and sleet falling on the grass in Wolcott.
"It was cold and miserable, but he was a trooper," Monroe said. "As I told the coaches before the game, it was going to be Pace right, Pace left all game."
Pace tallied 122 yards in the game and Brown scored the game's only touchdown on a 67-yard run in the second quarter to give the Eagles a 6-0 victory over Cross Wolcott's first holiday win in five years.
"I had a memory of Thanksgiving the prior year of being on the field after the game, being emotional to the point of tears knowing that we were going to walk off not winning that football game," Pace said. "To me, it was more important that we won that game. If I broke the record in the process, that was great. But the ultimate goal was to make sure we won that game."
Wolcott did, Pace got his record and Monroe enjoyed one last signature game from his star back.
"We're in a sleet storm maybe this wasn't going to be attainable," Monroe said. "The way he ran that day and the way he performed really categorized his whole career: a great work ethic, his ability to never quit and just wanting to succeed."
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" What a wonderful story about a person looking out for others. I am proud to be his Uncle. "
Patty Cassella wrote on Nov 23, 2013 8:26 PM:
" I have such respect for Jason as a coach, teacher, husband and dad. It meant a lot to share his history as a player. His tribute to his family is also fitting. I am proud to know him! Thanks for the great article.
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For whatever reason, I was unable to put on tefillin while davening shacharit this morning. However, I have access to tefillin now, and the sun has not yet set. After I put on the tefillin, what should I do before I take them off? Consider both the case where I have and have not yet davened mincha.
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There are a number of things you could do while wearing Tefilin that would, in a sense, enhance the wearing, rather than just sitting with them on your head for a moment.^^ It is certainly accepted practice that when putting on Tefilin, one should recite Shema'. It is also not uncommon to recite the other two of the Four Parshioth. The first two paragraphs of the Shema', and two paragraphs from Parashath Bo (specifically Shemoth/Exodus 13:1-16; see this link for an English-Hebrew text of the full chapter: http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0213.htm) refer to the commandment to wear the Tefilin, and in fact are inscribed inside them, and so it is a generally accepted custom by many to recite all four paragraphs while wearing the Tefilin.
In addition, the more prayer you recite, and the more Torah you learn, while wearing Tefilin, the better, assuming that you finish before sunset. So if you have not yet recited Min*h*ah, then by all means, recite Shema', and you might even want to immediately recite Shemoneh 'Esreh. I suggest this - not as a Posek but as someone who's thought this through on my own without a Posek's guidance - based on a few things. First, there is an idea that one should be "Somech Geulah LeTfilah." You should connect redemption to prayer. This is why the third paragraph of the Shema' was put where it is. It's (almost) immediately before Shemoneh 'Esreh (the silent prayer that is the central element to all three of our daily prayer services). And even the short break separating this paragraph from Shemoneh 'Esreh, in the morning at least, ends on the theme of redmeption, and one is not allowed to interrupt even to respond "Amen". Second, one recites Ashrei before Shemoneh 'Esreh at Min*h*ah because, after a pattern of reciting SOMETHING before Shemoneh 'Esreh (Shema' and its blessings) for the first two daily prayers, it seems wrong to just jump right in for the third. So it seems to me - and, again, I'm not an authority - that it would make sense to recite Shema' and then Shemoneh 'Esreh if one is wearing Tefilin at Min*h*ah.
Then, if you have time, it would not hurt to learn a Mishnah or a Halachah or more. There are many Torah scholars who, despite the custom to remove one's Tefilin at the conclusion of morning prayers (which is a custom that is based on serious considerations grounded in Halachah), continue to wear their Tefilin as they begin to learn for the first large portion of the day until the first time that they take a break, whether it be to eat something or to use the restroom or to engage in conversation.
My recipe for this, then, would be^^: 1. Put on the Tefilin 2. Recite the two paragraphs from Bo 3. Recite Shema' 4. Recite Shemoneh 'Esreh 5. Continue with the normal formula for Min*h*ah 6. Add Ashrei at the end so that you can still get your three for the day (a topic for a different post) 7. Learn some Torah (time permitting) 8. Remove Tefilin before sunset
^^Please remember that I am writing this, not as an authority in Halachah - because I certainly am not - but as someone who has thought about this topic in depth for a variety of reasons. I would urge anyone reading this to speak with an authority if you have the opportunity before making a decision in how to act in accordance with Halachah in the above situation. In a pinch, since this is something most of us don't plan to do, if it is not possible to ask an authority on the spot, I believe that the above solution works within Halachah, and it seems to me to fill the need to do something productive in a situation in which one has only a few minutes remaining in the day in which to wear Tefilin.
It's best to repeat the Shema while wearing Tefilin. (Some people even do this before Mincha on Tisha B'Av.) And daven Mincha if you hadn't already.
One may wear Tefillin at any time during daylight hours....If one did not lay tefillin in the morning, they may be worn (preferably) before mincha (and preferably also during), or after mincha but before sunset. As the current halacha stands, it is required to say the blessing on laying tefillin AND "Shema Israel" to fulfill the mitzvah and it is permitted to continue directly to the "Shmonah Esreh"....HOWEVER, according to the Kabbalah (and Sephardic tradition..heh, heh) ALL FOUR verses that are contained within the Tefillin MUST, MUST be read. They must be read IN ORDER of appearance in the Torah (and their order in the tefillin...Rashi of course) and then ALSO "Ashrei" MUST be said before the "Shmonah Esrei" because the "Shmonah Esrei is in "Atziluth" and one cannot "jump" strait to the "top" and the proper concentration and kavanah required for real Tefillah cannot be achieved without at least a short preliminary meditation, which in this case is from "Ashrei" until "Tikon Tefillati." The Rabbinical lenience in the matter is to insure that more Jews will at least WEAR tefillin in situations when proper tefillah and concentration is not practical or impossible. BUT this leniency should be viewed as BEDIAVAD!!!!


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Neurotics experience more immersion when watching films
David Weibel and his team had 64 participants (average age 28 years) watch three movie clips taken from The Shining (the scene where the boy is playing in the hallway); The Champ (a boy's father dies after suffering a severe beating in the ring); and When Harry Met Sally (the scene where Sally fakes an orgasm in a cafe). The participants, half of whom were students, rated how immersed they felt in the clips and how detached they felt from their real, physical environment. They also said how much they'd enjoyed the film excerpts.
The half of the participants who scored higher in neuroticism experienced more immersion during all three clips - happy, sad and scary - compared with the lower scorers in neuroticism. "A possible explanation," the researchers said, "could be that neurotics usually have a highly reactive sympathetic nervous system making them sensitive to any environmental stimulation."
The more neurotic participants also liked the scary and sad clips less, but enjoyed the funny clip more. The implication is that immersion mediates enjoyment, but unfortunately this wasn't tested.
Weibel's team said their finding has theoretical import because media experts tend to assume that engendering greater immersion in an audience will always lead to more enjoyment. "Our findings contradict this assumption," they said. "In the two negatively connotated conditions, participants scoring high on neuroticism experienced more presence than those scoring low, but at the same time reported less enjoyment than individuals with low neuroticism scores. We therefore assume that for these participants, the feeling of being there in the sad or fearful world was experienced in a negative way. This in turn resulted in decreased enjoyment."
Weibel, D., Wissmath, B., & Stricker, D. (2011). The influence of neuroticism on spatial presence and enjoyment in films Personality and Individual Differences, 51 (7), 866-869 DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.07.011
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Nice post. Neurotics people are easily stimulated by environmental stimuli.ReplyDelete
I absolutely agree. My clients who have a neurosis invariably are over- sensitive to sounds and this may indicate a percieved threat from the environment. Avoidance of horror films confirms a "something bad going to happen" feeling. All the sam, this has some relationship to old fashioned hysteria. Regards Coinneach ShanksReplyDelete
Hmmm. Makes me thing of another lense to view this through. Neurotics live a fuller and more stimulated existence across the spectrum? Maybe.ReplyDelete
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The campaigns of local United Ways are well under way, and every dollar donated helps so many of your friends and neighbors in so many ways.
The United Way of Jefferson County, for instance, has collected 45 percent toward its goal of $440,000, while the Weirton United Way has reached 53 percent of its goal of $280,000, and the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley, which serves Brooke County, stands at 25 percent of its goal of $777,777.
With the holidays right around the corner, officials with the campaigns are preparing to make big pushes to ensure the goals are reached.
Those efforts include various special events, such as Thursday's Web-a-thon planned by the United Way of Jefferson County.
Produced from the newsroom of the Herald-Star, the Internet-only telecast will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will provide profiles of member agencies, offer recognition to donors and give viewers a chance to meet some of the many volunteers whose tireless work ensures the goal is always met.
Thursday's event will be part of the organization's call center, from which volunteers will be contacting area individuals and businesses to remind them about their annual donations.
The United Way's first Web-a-thon, which was held in January, was a success, generating money for the organization and helping launch the final push toward reaching that campaign's goal. Organizers, who include campaign chair Tony Mougianis and Executive Director Beth Rupert-Warren, hope this edition will generate similar results.
All they need to make that happen is for the residents of our area to step forward and show their willingness to help others in our community.


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Fake UI
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Posted: Apr 22nd 2014
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Continuing today's #webwednesday theme of UI, I came across this great tumblr the other day featuring fake user interfaces from movies and tv shows. Have you ever noticed how on most TV shows whenever they use the internet its like they've got a magical time travelling browser that takes them back to the golden age of websites... 1998?
Or even better the text message with the type size set to Granny mode.
Hilarious in a nerdy sort of way. Fake UI.


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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz today chaired the regular weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers, and briefed the cabinet on recent consultations on international developments, notably in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. In this regard, the cabinet noted the danger of Israel's actions, which threaten not only the people of Palestine but security and peace in the entire region, especially the recent aggression against the Syrian Arab Republic and threats of more aggression. The cabinet called on the United Nations to should its responsibility concerning Israel's actions and its unveiled threats aimed at undermining all efforts of peace and aborting any initiative including that of the 'Roadmap'.
The cabinet issued directives for the restructuring of the municipalities sector, introducing election procedures for half of the members of each municipal council in order to secure greater participation of citizens in local affairs. The decision also gives a one-year grace period for the authorities concerned to finalize these procedures. For the Kingdom's major municipalities, the cities of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and Jeddah, and those in the provinces of Asir, Qasim, Jizan, Jouf, Tabuk, Hail, Baha, Najran, the Eastern Province and the Northern Border Province, the decision restructures the existing municipal hierarchy, and affects the rural assemblies that are linked to the municipalities under the regulations of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs. The Ministry's General Directorates currently existing in certain provinces, including Makkah, Riyadh, Asir, Qasim and the Eastern Province, are hereby voided. The amount in the State budget, however, allocated for each municipality and rural assembly will remain unchanged; moreover, the plots of land will remain part of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and municipal services in the cities of Jubail and Yanbu will remain under the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. An ad hoc committee will be formed to resolve the disposition of buildings, properties, documents, equipment and all assets of the municipal and rural affairs directorates general that are abolished, as well as the related posts of Directors General.
The cabinet also reviewed a number of projects that have been recently inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, including the ninth power generation plant, set up at a cost of over SR 5 billion [U.S. $ ,1.34 billion]. King Fahd urged conservation of both electricity and water, and, stressing the importance of the government's interest in this sector, commented that all health, economic, security, social and cultural projects are for the benefit of the country and its citizens.
Turning to domestic issues, the cabinet passed a number of resolutions, including authorization for the Minister of Foreign Affairs or his deputy to sign a draft memorandum of understanding with the Republic of the Sudan to set up a political consultation follow-up committee; authorization for the Minister of Higher Education or his deputy to draft and sign a memorandum of understanding on scientific and educational cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria; and authorization for the Minister of Health or his deputy to draft and a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of health and medical sciences with the Czech Republic.


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Blankets have four corners. So, do they require tzitzis?
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In SHU"T SHOEL UMASHIV he answers that according to the MORDECHAI only when a garment is worn in a way of clothing (DERECH LIVISHA) is one obligated in Tzitzis.
The SHUT of the MARSHAM adds that Tzitzis are meant to surround one on four sides so you could see them when looking in every one of the 4 directions. A blanket does not have that, which might be the reason we do not put Tzitzis on our blankets.
The main reason quoted is that a covering which is made for use at night does need Tzitzs (Kesus Laylah) and a blanket's main time of use is during the night.
The Sefer Hachinuch - in passing - brings up a discussion in the G'mara that concludes that they do. That is, if we assume 'blanket' and sadin to be equivalent.
I think I remember seeing the Hazon Ish being Matir MeIkar HaDin to not place Sisit on the blanket.
Qiẓur Shulḥan 'Arukh - Yalqut Yosef (Oraḥ Ḥayim 18:9) states (my translation):
The Mishnah Berurah (Siman 17, S.Q. 8) brings, among other opinions, that of the Magen Avraham to round one corner to fulfill all opinions.
The Talmud (Menachoth, 40:1) says "Our Rabbis taught: A linen garment is, according to Beth Shammai, exempt from zizith; but Beth Hillel declare it liable. The halachah is in accordance with Beth Hillel"


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http://www.BestMobileSites.net Ok, after you watch this Mobile Website video, I want to take you to 2011-2015 and what it will look like based on what the major billion dollar companies out there are reporting about wap websites and what platforms they are structuring their business models after.
Do you think that would be important to know?
Well, what if you knew how the economy would end up in 2010, but had a good idea of those conditions back in 2006? Would that have been valuable information to you and your business back in 2006?
Yea…, I thought so too. That's why I started doing a ton of research which I'll be happy to share w/you shortly.
But first, let's recap just in case you got sidetracked yesterday.
Today you should have two things completed. You should have ordered your Mobile Website from BestMobileSites.net.
You should have also completed your business directory form from SuperMedia.com. Don't forget to insert your cell phone websites when prompted. Good, I'm glad I got that out of the way.
And since I instructed you to wait 48 hours before taking the next step, today I'd like to help your mind leap-frog years ahead of your competition.
So today is a thinking day. One of which you should ponder what you are about to learn and give some serious thought to.
"But I need more leads and sales today… you might ask?"
Yes I understand, and we're getting to that point. But, you will need to grasp where things are going so you can start to build your business model around one that is more of a "forward thinking" platform.
This way, you only have to make minor adjustments when change comes about (because you're prepared) and won't be stuck for the next 12-24 months playing catch-up. Worry about catching up, let me worry about creating websites that will suit your smartphone client's needs.
Comp-rend-a'? Ok, let's get started…
You may have heard of Google. By far the largest search engine in the world presently, w/not much competition as they dominate a reported 60-80% of the world's internet "searches".
Well, Google announced in February 2010 that they are restructuring ALL of their SEARCH BASE developmental platforms to conform to "Mobile" FIRST, and then will make necessary changes/modifications to apply to desktop/laptop development platforms.
Thus, if you think about it, phone websites will soon be the "norm" amongst independent contractors and small businesses like yourself.
That, if you think about it… is amazing!
Thus, today's 1st assignment: click here to read:
Google's New Rule: Mobile First by PCMagazine. (Go to http://www.BestMobileSites.net to obtain the correct links)
In addition, today's second assignment: go read:
USA to Add 80 Million New Smartphone Users by 2011.
Print them both out and take home w/you to read again and again or until you understand what they are saying.
Better yet, just forward these two links to your closest competitor… I'm just kidding… (funny though, uh?)
Both of these articles will help shed some serious light when it comes to this "Mobile Revolution" that's about to take place and the urgency for you to get your mobile website for your product or services up asap!
Stop worrying about web page design, as we've got you covered!
But Wow! What does all this mean you might ask?
It means things are going to change and change fast! But that's ok, cause I'll help guide you through this adjustment, so don't lose sleep, just take action!
Don't forget, read and ponder…that's your assignments today.
If you fell behind in your assignments, order your mobile website and do what you can to get caught up asap as I've got more assignments for you.
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Will 10 Year Old Opera Singer Jackie Evancho Win Americas Got Talent? (YouTube Video)WendyM
10 year old opera singer Jackie Evancho was nothing short of amazing on last night's America's Got Talent. Watch the YouTube video clip below to see Jackie Evancho singing "O Mio Babbino Caro."
Have you ever heard a 10 year old opera singer with these kind of pipes? Will she win America's Got Talent?
Jackie Evancho, of Pittsburgh, PA, discovered her love of singing after seeing Phantom of the Opera when she was 8.
While most people are astounded that a 10 year old can sing opera so impressively, still others are crying foul, saying that Jackie Evancho is lip synching. I'm guessing there's no way that's allowed on America's Got Talent.
Jackie is being compared to Britain's Got Talent phenom Susan Boyle, and while Boyle didn't win her season of the talent competition, Evancho looks to be a definite front-runner.
Evancho submitted her America's Got Talent audition on YouTube and earned the most votes by viewers to appear on the show.
Even if the 10 year old opera singer doesn't win it all, there's no doubt that you'll be seeing more of Jackie Evancho in the future. She's a definite young talent and her star is on the rise.
Were you impressed with the 10 year old opera singer? Do you think she could win America's Got Talent?


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Winstar // 2000 // 100 Minutes // Not Rated
Reviewed by Judge Norman Short (Retired) // October 20th, 2000
Classic cartoons for no special occasion at all.
From the golden age came many cartoons with characters that were based on comic strips. Winstar gathered a collection of them onto this DVD which is surprisingly good for what it is. Cartoons are combined with short story synopses and historical facts for a DVD that is almost a mini-classroom course.
Our first cartoon is "Superman: Underground World" where Superman has to save Lois and a scientist from bird people who live deep inside a local cave. Popeye is up next in "I Don't Scare" where Bluto uses Olive Oyl's superstitions to convince her not to date Popeye. Those two sure had it bad for the anorexic queen of cartoons. Felix the Cat in "Bold King Cole" follows, where he meets the jolly king who isn't afraid of anything...except ghosts. Do Do, The Kid from Outer Space, some kid with antennae for ears, speaks in rhyme with his mechanical bird about aliens at Mt. Fujiyama. "Superman-Electronic Earthquake" comes next as Indians wish to reverse being shortchanged from the sale of Manhattan with...you guessed it. I found it ironic that the Daily Planet is apparently in Manhattan; I always thought Metropolis was a separate city from New York. Fontaine Fox stars in "Toonerville Trolley" next, with a 1935 entry, followed by Little Audrey in "Seapreme Court" where the little tyke gets caught by the fish instead of the other way around. Raggedy Ann stars in "Suddenly It's Spring" where she and the other toys try to get the sun to help their child (sort of a precursor to Toy Story). Next up is Betty Boop (boop boop be doop) in "The Funniest Living American," a black and white feature. Our little vixen and her pal Henry have hijinks in a pet store. Another black and white cartoon comes next with "Tobor The 8th Man in "The Case of the Numbers Gang," a sic fi super hero tale from Japan. Little Nemo comes next and has no story, but is the first instance of a comic strip being turned into a cartoon. It is simply a little bit of fun showing animated characters dance and show off what the animation can do. One of the earliest examples of cartoons. Popeye has the last feature with "Out to Punch," a 1950s effort where Bluto and Popeye have a boxing match.
Winstar does its best job when it fills a niche that nobody else is working in. This area of classic cartoons from the '30s to the '60s is one of them. Some of them I've never even heard of, while I've seen virtually none of them before. So it is something of a treat to get to see these, and I'm happy to see them get a digital transfer for preservation. The cartoons themselves are generally cute, and mostly interesting.
The quality of the video of course varies from short feature to feature, but overall I'm very impressed. Some very old cartoons look like they are much newer, with few nicks or scratches or other problems. A couple of them are very worn, especially "Little Nemo" which is probably the oldest one of the bunch. Winstar has provided remixes of the audio to either stereo of full blown Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks for each entry, with varying results again. Some of them sound quite nice and even have some directional placement, while others sound harsh and strident. This I believe is totally due to the condition and quality of the source elements available.
But the extras department is where I really enjoyed this disc. Each cartoon has it's own story synopsis and historical notes that you get to by individually selecting each feature. If you hit "Play All" you won't get these and they run consecutively. These notes are especially nice when you have no prior experience with the cartoon about to show, but even on the ones you know something about like "Superman" you get some interesting bits of trivia. There is also a bit of text notes describing the early history of cartoons on the main menu as well.
Perhaps the best thing about watching some of these features was to see how things have changed. Stories were so innocent then. And I was surprised to see that Superman's costume changed from the '40s to later incarnations. The "S" insignia is especially different.
There is little to complain about here; but certainly these cartoons are not as well integrated into our culture as the Looney Toons or Disney efforts. These are sort of a niche product, and represent what smaller studios were doing in the early days. Still, I think from a historical standpoint they are very good and worthy to be kept for future generations to see. From the disc standpoint only the lack of subtitles remains as a complaint, since the hard of hearing and deaf community won't be able to understand what is going on. Even here though the story synopses would help.
If you are a fan of old cartoons, this would be a worthy purchase. If you're interested in the history of early cartoons, this would be worth a rental at least. Here Winstar does what it does best, filling a niche that the bigger studios aren't.
Winstar and the makers of these little snippets of cartoon history are all acquitted. I'm surprisingly happy with the results.
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Video: 80
Audio: 70
Extras: 80
Acting: 70
Story: 70
Judgment: 70
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Studio: Winstar
Video Formats:
* Full Frame
Audio Formats:
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (English)
* None
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Release Year: 2000
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Distinguishing Marks
* Story Synopses
* Historical Trivia
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I get the materials to make them like other games, but i can't seem to be able to make them. Is there a quest that has to be done before you can make arrows.
You cannot craft arrows, however...
You can farm them, either from some Imperials practicing archery in Solitude, or from Thieves Guild member Cynric Endell doing the same in the Ragged Flagon.
With Dawnguard DLC
Now with Dawnguard DLC you can actualy craft arrow from a forge with blacksmith skills. Most of the time you'll need
Example for a Daedric arrow you'll need
So it's now possible to craft arrows if you have the right DLC installed.
No, Bethesda has decided not to do so although there is a crafting file for it in the game. Maybe they'll patch it later?
But for the moment no, just scour the world shops and buy the arrows at the stores.
You can craft arrows and bolts at a forge (Fort Dawnguard forge in the case of bolts) if you have the Dawnguard DLC. 1 firewood and 1 metal ingot (substite metal with dragon bone in the case of Dragonbone arrows) make 24 arrows or 10 bolts. It is impossible to craft arrows in Skyrim sans Dawnguard/mods.
I took one of my housecarls, gave her one deadric arrow and took her other ones as well as her sword so she had to shoot with a bow. We went to the snow areas and hunted for anything to kill, the arrows are easier to spot in the snow. Just walking around and fast traveling to other snow areas I got 174 arrows in less that 15 minutes. When you are done give her back her fighting things and take yours
From what everyone has stated, the dawngaurd expansion gives you that ability. However, with everyone's statement about deadric arrows being shot from guards in cities or your housecarl are actually true. I have a bountiful supply of ebony arrows at only level 12, and an extensive supply of dwarf, orc, and glass. Elven arrows are a waste of time to "dupe" as they're near impossible to find on the ground.
I would suggest trying the guards method, and even go as far as "taking an arrow to the knee" in the wilds. If you haven't noticed, you occasionally find arrows in your inventory if you get shot through with some. Give a bandit that has arrows one of any arrow you want a heavy supply of, and then set him off. Best to use LIGHT armor enchanted with reduction of restoration spells and spam the living daylights out of your best healing spell, and try to stand in a corner while you take a beating...and work up that light armor skill + restoration skill in the process...hey, you could even go as far as your block skill if your feeling "adventurous".
Good luck :D
I read somewhere if you have a high enough pickpocket skill you can put a deadric arrow in Cynric Endell inventory and take all of his arrows - this will cause him to start practicing with the deadric and you can then farm them.
There is no fletching skill in Skyrim; only a skill to recover more arrows, Hunter's Discipline which Recover twice as many arrows from dead bodies.
Edit: however, it seems to be added to the DawnGuard expansion
"If the Dawnguard plug-in has been installed, 1 Firewood can also be combined with a metal ingot to create 24 arrows or 10 bolts, of any craftable variety."


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As there's a critical bug in PiTiVi 0.15.1 (version released in Software Center) and I need to finish a project, I tried to install the latest version, 0.15.2. I tried to add the PPA and to compile it (I found the instructions at the PiTiVi website), but I had no luck. What should I do?
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Back To "Back To The '50s"Written by on September 3, 2013 How One Car Guy Spent His Summer Vacation
What would a veteran automotive journalist do on his summer vacation?
I can't speak for others in this profession, but I spent mine doing—what else?—looking at cars. That, and seeing family and friends again at the 40th annual "Back To The '50s" Weekend, at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds just north of St. Paul.
And I managed to see more than a few Mopars while there, too.
After getting my writing assignments for the November issue of Mopar Muscle—as well as for the third issue of Mopar NOW—completed, it was time to load up BAD COP and head north from Tampa to Minnesota. Fortunately, the major construction areas that had plagued previous driving trips that way were largely gone. Unfortunately, it rained much of the way north, so I needed to keep both hands on the wheel while driving through a series of downpours, which precluded any behind-the-wheel–picture taking. (Fortunately, that saved you from having to look at images of blurred-out Blandmobiles.)
This year marked the 40th anniversary of Back To The '50s, a show that got its start with the movie American Graffiti. Back in '73, when it was in its initial big-screen run, American Graffiti played at a theatre on University Avenue in St. Paul, then the Twin Cities' premiere cruising zone for car people. (University Avenue is also where lots of new-car dealers once resided, before moves to bigger facilities in the suburbs began in the '60s.) One weekend, thanks to members of the Minnesota Street Rod Association (MSRA), those who took in a Saturday night showing of American Graffiti found themselves leaving the theatre when the feature ended—only to walk into the movie once they stepped outside, as the MSRA's members and friends were cruising their 1962-earlier rides up and down the avenue (and had parked along both sides of it).
It went so well that, when someone said, "Let's do this again!" MSRA staged their first big "Back To The '50s" show the next year, in a huge parking lot next to a Montgomery Ward's on University. That show went so well that they had it again the next year…and again the next year…and eventually, it outgrew the Ward's parking lot and moved to the nearby Minnesota State Fairgrounds. At first, Back To The '50s only used a small part of the 300-acre fairgrounds, but over the years, as the show has grown, it now fills the entire fairgrounds, and is the largest 3-day show of its kind in the world!
To say the show needs the room is an understatement, as this year's count of participating vehicles broke the 12,000 mark. 12,033 1964-earlier cars and trucks took part in 2013's"Back To The '50s" weekend – a new record!
This year, the "Great Race" (sponsored by a rival publisher from Vermont, best known for "The Big Brown Wish Book") started at Back To The '50s, before it merrily meandered along various side roads and two-lane highways from St. Paul to Mobile, Alabama. Yes, there were Mopars in the field—many of them "historic" brands, such as Hudson, along with some later-model Dodges, as 1969 was the year cut-off for this year's Great Race. Corky Coker was on hand as master of ceremonies for the Great Race's start near the fairgrounds' front gate, and Wayne Carini (of TV's Chasing Classic Cars) was on hand as starter. This was Wayne's first trip to Back To The '50s, and it's fair to say that it won't be his last!
Back To The 50s is not just a huge, fairground-filling show—it's also an all-volunteer show, produced by the membership of the MSRA. That membership includes lots of Twin Cities-area and Minnesota-based clubs, along with an under-25 group of young rodders called the Ignitors. They had their own show-within-the-show, and they were the recipient of a big box of new Meguiar's products (including their new metal polishes and their DA Power System, that attaches to any corded drill) from yours truly, which they've put to good use!
The weather proved to be an adventure in itself. Forecasts called for increasing chances of rain on Friday, which came to pass around 7 p.m. (local time), as many show-goers and participants had headed out for the evening. A line of severe thunderstorms swept into the Twin Cities from the west, causing lots of flooding and uprooted trees, especially in Minneapolis and its western 'burbs. At the State Fairgrounds, MSRA members helped vendors and others with large tents and shelters secure them before the worst of the weather hit, which prevented them from getting blown down and onto show rides, or into other displays.
When the first of the severe-weather warnings hit that evening, I was finishing dinner with friends in St. Paul's West End, and BAD COP and I were soon headed—flat-out--through St. Paul, across the Mississippi River, through Dakota and Goodhue Counties back to my Mom's place in Red Wing, where I stayed that weekend. Thanks to BAD COP's modified Hemi, I was able to outrun the storm, and reach Red Wing before the heavy rains and winds hit there. (Thanks also to BAD COP's traction control, and my knowing the roads I was on like the back of my hand, having driven them zillions of times over the past 35 or so years!)
On Saturday, the fairgrounds were in great shape (and ready for the Great Race's start), and the place was packed.
Interested in making Back To The '50s part of your show and roadtrip travels in 2014? Start with a visit to the MSRA's website (www.msra.com), which will not only have the latest news about the event, but you'll also be able to register for it online through there, starting after the first of the year.
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So ugly, it's beautiful! This '62 Dodge was like a lot of early B-Bodies at Back to the '50s—with a dual quad-urged Max Wedge under the hood!Speaking of eye-grabbing "executive hot rods," how about this '60 300F hardtop? There was always a crowd around it.'56 De Soto Fireflite, looking its best in its Virgil Exner/Richard Baird-styled Forward Look sheetmetal.There were plenty of 1964-earlier Mopars of all flavors at Back To The '50s, including a "Pilot House" Dodge pickup from the '50s, and this '64 Chrysler Town & Country wagon.
What's this? A gray late-model Charger on the grounds during Back To The '50s? (HINT: Look behind it.)Back To The '50s brings out lots of four-door street rods and cruisers, like this chopped and flamed late-'40s De Soto.This '55 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer's owner used the trunk to hold all the display goodies for it, like an original magazine ad. "EZ-Ups" and portable shelters lined just about every street on the fairgrounds.This '55 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer's owner used the trunk to hold all the display goodies for it, like an original magazine ad. "EZ-Ups" and portable shelters lined just about every street on the fairgrounds.Here's that late-model Charger again—it's one of the Interceptors in the Minnesota State Patrol fleet, and this brother-in-law of Good Cop & BAD COP was part of the State Patrol's display.Ever seen a '51 Dodge Route van? This restored example was an ambulance in its first life—and, as far as we know, never delivered Cheez Whiz.
On the Minnesota State Fairgrounds' "Machinery Hill," (so named for the farm-equipment displays there during the Minnesota State Fair), QA1 had their booth, with tech reps on hand to answer any questions about their made-in-Minnesota chassis hardware.Hitting the road for the Great Race is this 1916 Hudson Hill Climber, an example of one of Ma Mopar's historic brands. (Chrysler acquired the Hudson lineage when it bought AMC in '86-'87.)We wouldn't have blamed this '69 Dodge Dart droptop's owner from playing "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" –which Dodge used for their 1969 radio & TV jingle—as he headed out on The Great Race.
Meguiar's had their big show trailer at Back To The '50s…and it saw a lot of participants and show goers after the rains hit on Friday!Not only does this "Sgt. Schultz" shift knob see nothing, but if it was on a shifter attached to an automatic, it would shift nothing either!


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Did anyone else play the Mega Powerball last night?
I played $40 and won back $4. Nobody won the jackpot so the next one will be Est. $425 million. Do you think you'll be playing the next one. Also, have you or someone you know ever won the lottery?
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Yup, we didn't win anything. My husband is in charge of lottery tickets - I am not generally a player. Usually if the jackpot is over $100 million he will get tickets. We have no expectation of winning, but often we win back whatever was spent on the tickets or a little more.
I forgot about it ... so I guess I'll play this round. The last time I played, I was only off by 6. :)
I played but only bought one ticket and didn't win anything. A few months ago I did hit the powerball so I at least got back what I put into the ticket. I generally only play when it gets really high though, because you never know. I will probably have to venture out and pick up one for the new drawing before Wednesday. I will never hit it but at least it is nice to imagine.
I don't play the lottery because of the saying: "The lottery is a tax on the stupid."
I take a chance at the lottery, when it gets big. It is fun to imagine what you could do with the loot.
425 million, I could buy a senator, state rep, a judge or two, man I could really live like the super wealthy do.
I might even hire someone to click my mouse for me :)
@curtisuxor: I share your sentiment. The OP spent $40 but won $4 back! That sounds like -$36 to me. :(
Can't win if you don't play. I buy tickets once a week. Still in the hole.
If, no, when I win on Wednesday, I'll buy one of everything on Woot and by my Mama a house.
Keep ya updated. Good luck to all...
Played and lost. Really want it just to payoff bills. I honestly think i would continue to work even if i won.
Nope. I can do math.


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1 small onion, peeled and cut into 6 wedges
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
� teaspoon kosher salt
� teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons thyme leaves
1 14.5-ounce can vegetable broth
Directions: Preheat your broiler. Core and halve the tomatoes and place in a bowl with the onion and garlic. Toss with the oil, salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet and broil until softened and charred, 12�15 minutes. Let cool slightly; then place in a blender with the thyme leaves and puree until slightly chunky. Pour into a saucepan, add the broth, and bring to a boil. Simmer until thickened, 25 minutes.
Yield: 4 servings (about 1� cups each)
Per serving: 80 calories; 2 g protein; 11 g carbohydrates; 3 g fiber; 6 g sugars; 4 g fat; 0.5 g saturated fat; 0 trans fat; 0 cholesterol; 190 mg sodium; 35 mg calcium; 0.03 g omega-3 fats; 1,309 IU vitamin A; 23 mg vitamin C; 1.3 mg vitamin E; 1 mg iron; 0.3 mg zinc
Recipe from "The Beauty Diet: Looking Great Has Never Been So Delicious" (McGraw-Hill, 2008), by Lisa Drayer, MA, RD
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Love strawberries and chocolate milk but I don't really like blueberries.
by Lili04 Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 03:39AM Report as inappropriate
I eat blueberries quite a bit, love them!
by EricaF123 Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 02:50PM Report as inappropriate
Yum, any excuse to drink chocolate milk!
by kimihavens Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 02:09PM Report as inappropriate
Informative for newbies or those needing a basic guide.
by Lani702 Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 11:19PM Report as inappropriate
Awesome ! I'm always interested in healthy foods for my body & family !
by applepiealamode Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 01:10AM Report as inappropriate
I love this article because it makes me feel better about what i eat! I dont want to see wrinkles anytime soon and the fact that i already consume most of these things makes me feel better! I dont see myself eating the oysters because that is just not my thing but otherwise i should be good! thanks!
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The chocolate milk one was interesting.
by Chris213 Friday, October 5, 2012 at 07:06AM Report as inappropriate
informative. I love most of the food that claim to help wrinkles. Let's see.
by lilas Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 02:44PM Report as inappropriate
Blueberries and kiwis are a no-brainer, but I didn't realize that tomato paste was beneficial as well.
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HILDERBRAND, Barbara Patricia, of Toronto and Dover, OH, died peacefully early Wednesday, November 28, 2012, in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness.
Born on June 27, 1943, at New Cumberland, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Michael and Elaine (Evans) Comer.
Her friends and family knew her by a number of different names; such as Barb, Pat, and even Patty. But no matter what name she answered to, those who knew her would say she was a kind, outgoing, caring, and loving person who selflessly gave of her time and talents for others.
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Barb grew up in New Cumberland, W.Va., and upon graduation, moved to the Steubenville, OH area to attend classes at the Ohio Valley School of Nursing.
Upon graduation from the nursing program she obtained her RN status and ultimately worked for Bolger's Country Club Manor of Steubenville where for more than two decades she worked as the midnight shift charge nurse.
On September, 17, 1967, in Steubenville, Barb married the love of her life, Everett "Sonny" Hilderbrand and together they raised one son.
As a couple, Barb and Sonny were inseparable. They loved being together as they socialized with friends at area clubs and organizations in which they held membership.
Most of all, they loved to travel, often taking extended month long vacations to Myrtle Beach, and throughout the years, made many trips to Busch Gardens of Williamsburg, Virginia.
Barb found the most joy in volunteering her time in different ways. She was very involved with numerous fund raising and charity events that were held at the clubs and was most passionate about any event which was Veteran oriented.
When not volunteering, Barb had a true passion for fishing. She also enjoyed canning many of the goods produced from the garden she and Sonny kept; quite often, giving most of the surplus supply to friends and neighbors.
In addition to her husband of 45 years, Barb is survived by a son, Vincent "Casey" (wife, Kathy) Hilderbrand of New Philadelphia; a brother, Michael(Joyce) Comer of New Cumberland, WV; two nephews, Mike and Matt Comer; a niece, Laura Comer-Huehn; an (adopted) son, Randy Wedlake of Toronto, OH, and, last but not least, her beloved Pug, Lady.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 2, 2012, from 1-4 p.m. in the Geib Funeral Center at Dover where Pastor Brian Flood will lead a service celebrating Barb's life on Monday at 10:30 AM.
Following services, all are invited to share in a meal and fellowship in the Hospitality Center located in Dover Funeral Center.
Those unable to attend may send the family personal condolences or light a candle in her memory by visiting her permanent memorial located on the funeral home's website.
Memorial contributions in Barbara's name may be directed to Community Hospice of Tuscarawas County, 716 Commercial Avenue SW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663 or to a veteran's charity of the donor's choice.


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Sometimes material is just too good to use once and throw away. This seems to be the case with Jason Segel's Kermit story, since he used it last week and again last night on Late Night. Comparison inside.
Last week, Segel was on the Tonight Show and told the charming story of crying when he fist "met" Kermit the Frog at a table read for the new Muppets movie that he's written and stars in. It went a little something like this:
Last night, Segel made another talk show appearance, sitting down with Jimmy Fallon to again discuss the Muppets movie and also plug Gulliver's Travel. Guess what story he told?
Truth be told, it's neither that offensive nor surprising that someone would recycle this kind of material, it is a charming story, but seriously, Jason. You're better than that.


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The country is also planning to build a 30,000 bpd refinery to produce refined fuel products for the local market, allowing the pipeline to transport additional crude to export markets through neighboring Kenya, according to Kalisa Kabagambe, the ministry's permanent secretary.
By NICHOLAS BARIYO
KAMPALA, Uganda -- The Ugandan government is considering
approving construction of a 120,000 bpd
pipeline to export crude oil via the East African coast once
crude drilling starts in the country's oil-rich Lake Albertine
rift basin, the energy and minerals ministry said Tuesday.
The country is planning to build a 30,000 bpd refinery to produce refined fuel
products for the local market, allowing the pipeline to
transport additional crude to export markets through
neighboring Kenya, according to Kalisa Kabagambe, the
ministry's permanent secretary.
After months of back-and-forth negotiations, Uganda is
closing in on a deal with UK-based Tullow Oil and its
joint venture partners, Total and China's Cnooc over the oil
development plans and refining options for its vast crude
reserves, which could unlock investments worth more than $12
billion in the country.
"One of the key considerations in determining these
capacities is the need to ensure efficient management of the
resource by producing at levels that enable the country to
maintain the integrity of the petroleum reservoirs," Mr.
Kabagambe said.
Uganda has at least 3.5 billion bbl of crude reserves
along its western border with Congo and estimates daily crude
output to reach up to 200,000 bbl at peak production. The
country will upgrade its refinery to double its capacity once
it attains peak crude output, Mr. Kabagambe said.
Earlier this month, government agreed with oil companies to
start with a 30,000 bpd refinery, much lower than its
earlier demand of a 180,000 bpd refinery, breaking a nearly
two-year deadlock that has been blamed for delaying the
development of the country's oil fields.
In February, Total warned that its Uganda project would stall, unless a crude
pipeline was approved.
Company officials couldn't comment immediately.
After agreeing the refinery size, the two sides have to
agree on the capacity of the pipeline as well as production
levels, before signing a memorandum of understanding, to pave
way for the development of the country's nascent oil sector. A
deal on outstanding issues is close, Mr. Kabagambe said.
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GLASGOW, Scotland
Abby Wambach lay on her stomach, kicking the turf in pain from a freshly minted black eye. Had she been somewhere other than a soccer field, she might have responded differently to her aggressor.
Instead, she merely broke the U.S. women�s soccer record for goals at the Olympics.
Wambach�s second-half goal put her atop the all-time list Saturday as the Americans dominated feisty Colombia 3-0, guaranteeing a spot in the quarterfinals of the London Games soccer tournament.
Megan Rapinoe scored in the first half and celebrated by wishing injured teammate Ali Krieger a happy birthday, and Carli Lloyd had a late goal in her return to the starting lineup.
But niceties otherwise were few and far between in a game that included 30 fouls � with no altercation more painful than when Lady Andrade hit Wambach in the face in the 39th minute.
�I�m running toward the goal to get position, and I got sucker-punched,� said Wambach, sporting a black semicircle under her swollen right eye after the game. �It�s clear. We have it on film, so it�s up to the Olympic committee and FIFA to decide what to do.�
Wambach said Andrade kept on taunting in the second half and attempted another blow to the face � but missed and hit Wambach�s neck instead. When Wambach scored in the 74th minute to make the score 2-0, the achievement felt particularly sweet.
�Absolutely. It�s interesting � you think about yourself and what you would do on the street if somebody were to sucker-punch you,� Wambach said. �And you have all of the lists of things that you would probably do to retaliate, but this is Olympics, and I can�t risk getting a red card; I can�t risk getting a yellow card. We like to call it �ice� � stay ice cold. They�re trying to get me to retaliate, and I�m proud of myself for not doing that.�
Andrade called the play an accident.
�Nothing happened,� she said through an interpreter. �It was just a normal part of the game. We were both running, she ran across me, and we collided. I had my hands in the air. It was an accident.�
Told that Wambach wants Andrade disciplined by the governing bodies, the Colombian said: �I think they should be, too, because they�re the United States. The whistle always goes in their favor. They were hitting us and hitting us, but there was never a whistle.�
Wambach looked like her younger self on her goal, sliding onto Tobin Heath�s pass to beat two defenders. The 32-year-old striker joked she was using her �blazing speed.�
�Nobody puts balls to me like that anymore,� Wambach said. �And she put it through, and I�m like, �I�ve got to get there.��
It was Wambach�s sixth Olympic goal, moving her past Mia Hamm and Tiffeny Milbrett, an especially notable achievement given that Wambach missed the 2008 Games with a broken leg. It also was her second score of the tournament and her 140th career international goal, within striking range of Hamm�s world record of 158.
The Americans didn�t have the early defensive letdowns that they had against France in a 4-2 win three days earlier, but coach Pia Sundhage and the players weren�t happy with a first half in which they just couldn�t find a rhythm.
�It wasn�t the prettiest game,� goalkeeper Hope Solo said. �We needed that second goal. The speed of play was a little bit slow.�
Rapinoe�s goal came in the 33rd minute, a play set up when Alex Morgan intercepted a pass near the Colombia box.
Morgan passed to Rapinoe, whose curling 20-yarder sailed over goalkeeper Sandra Sepulveda�s outstretched hand.
Lloyd scored for the second time in two games as she started in place of Shannon Boxx. Boxx injured her right hamstring in the win over France and remains day-to-day.
The U.S. has one group game remaining against North Korea in Manchester on Tuesday, a match that will help determine the semifinal pairings.


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6 Terrifying Emergency Escape Pods (That Aren't Worth It)
#3. The Noah
The Noah tsunami escape pod is marketed as "the only product guaranteed to protect against tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons." And while that descriptor brings to mind images of concrete bunkers and invincible robots, you're going to need to scale your expectations down a little if you want to avoid disappointment.
No, even more than that.
Way more. OK, let's just scale them aaaaallll the way down to a metal ball with a stripper pole in the middle of it. Because that's what the Noah is:
"I could save you, but I'd have to charge."
The Noah's main, and essentially only, defense against a foaming wall of death is the fact that it is both sealed and buoyant. When the wave hits, the pod should be (and you know better than to find the phrase "should be" reassuring by now, don't you?) carried along with the tsunami, rather than sink under it.
It even contains chalk, so you can scrawl out a hateful rant before you die of dehydration in the open sea.
So what's the problem, then? The only danger in a tsunami is sinking -- not being crushed by all the debris that's been lifted up and hurled at you by the wave, not being buried beneath thousands of tons of wreckage above you -- it's totally just the sinking thing, right? And this here doesn't sink.
We've established that.
Look, it's totally close to that water, and it's not sinking!
So you're good to go. You can crawl smugly into your giant Pac-Man orb and just wait for that wave to pick you up and whip you along at about 45 mph, where you hopefully never encounter another solid object. Because on the off chance that you do run into something -- and this stupid world tends to be full of those pesky "somethings" -- that means you're getting into a near highway-speed collision inside of a glorified Pokeball with a frightened stripper grimly contemplating her own mortality.
What, you thought we were kidding? It's the pole; it's like Stripper Salt Lick.
#2. The SEIE MK 10
Quick, think up a concept for an escape pod on a submarine.
Time's up!
What'd you come up with? It's a buoyant metal sphere, isn't it? Half this list is inappropriate spheres for desperate optimists to die inside of, but this time it finally makes sense! Huzzah!
Nope! You're way off. That's not how you escape a submarine. This is:
"My eardrums have ruptured."
That's the Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment Mark 10. It's like a dry suit for the frumpy and self-conscious submariner. It's even got a little built-in fanny pack so you can embarrass any potential Aqua-Men you pass on the way up. The SEIE is carefully weighted so you will float at a relatively slow rate to avoid decompression sickness, and, because these designers have thought of everything, it's also a life raft.
No, there isn't a life raft and supplies in that fanny pack, silly. Who wants to get out of that big ol' suit and climb into a whole separate thing? That sounds hard, and you just survived a submarine crash. Don't you deserve to take a little break? You simply press a little valve on the suit and ...
Instant suffocation!
A one-man life raft. A completely autonomous -- though totally immobile, leaving you bobbing there awkwardly with your legs dangling beneath you like shark commercials advertising the bloated beach ball stuffed with tasty meat filling that is your bright red body -- and self-sufficient flotation device. This isn't a peek into the wacky, failed future: SEIEs are being deployed on American submarines right now. If you just can't wait to get your Baron Harkonnen on, they can even be bought off the Internet this very second.
Their animated website is black text on dark blue, so you know they're deadly serious.
#1. Project M.O.O.S.E.
Project MOOSE is the single most terrifying form of transport ever devised by man. Here it is:
Oh hey, that doesn't seem so bad. It looks like a seed or something. Kinda cute. So what does it do, float or something?
Wait, is that a space suit? Does that ... does that say "parachute," "ablation shield" and "crush up foam"? Yep, this right here is an escape pod designed for astronauts to return back to Earth, from outer space ... without a ship.
Weirdly, "shitting out your lungs" doesn't appear in this sequence.
Imagine it: The worst has come to pass, and your shuttle is breaking apart. You climb into the airlock and start to unpack the escape pod. In bright red letters, it says: The MOOSE. Well that's ... less than confidence-inspiring, isn't it? Also a bit worrisome: The fact that the thing that you're about to hurtle downward in at incredible speeds, through a burning atmosphere, to the Earth's surface, miles below, all fits inside of a suitcase. It's all just a bit disconcerting.
They really did not take into account all the variables here.
And that's before you pull it out and realize the whole thing is nothing more than a transparent plastic sack with a bit of metal underneath and a rocket for guidance ... that you hold. With your hands. It looks like a bag that you'd bring home groceries in and a small fire extinguisher. That's your entire spacecraft. But oh well. Your alternative is certain death, so you might as well opt for the uncertain death that the MOOSE offers. You shake that bag out, lay inside of it ...
... pour the urine out of your boots ...
... press a button on the canister inside, and are covered in what science calls "high-tech heat-resistant polyurethane cushioning gel," but we'll just call it "death lube" (because all it really does is grease your screaming way into the afterlife). So the goo fills the bulk of the MOOSE, and that's it. That's the end. Your spaceship is now complete: You, in a wet sack of foam.
Like in the womb. During an emergency Caesarean.
So how about it? Feeling confident about firing yourself at the planet below?
It's OK. That doesn't come as much of a surprise. After all, MOOSE stands for "Man Out Of Space Easiest." Not "quickest" or "safest" or "sanest," just "easiest." Somebody asked the question: "What's the easiest way to get a man out of space?"
And the answer, of course, was "Fuck him. Let him fall."
"Boy, that's a deep patch of ocean. I'm glad I'm landing in that spreading crimson area."
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Through our act of giving someone else a hand-up, we hope to show how much we appreciate the countless hands-up others have given us.
Our first Tippie Build was completed during the 2006-2007 academic year. It was the largest community service project in history of the College of Business and the start of a tradition. To date, Tippie students have raised more than $400,000 for Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity and provided most of the volunteer labor to build eight Habitat homes.
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| Slansky, Dick, ARC Advisory Group
According to a new market study on engineering design tools, new 3D design applications can play an integral part in determining the optimal design, creation and construction of HPI facilities.
[design tools]
[3d models]
[cloud engineering]
Design projects in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI)
have become very large. They are exceedingly complex, have a
long duration, and are very expensive. Often, executing these
massive projects requires forming joint ventures or
partnerships of engineering, construction and owner
organizations. This interdependent joining of disparate
stakeholders necessitates using the latest generation of 3D
engineering design tools for more efficient project
Beyond the project phase, asset owners now recognize the
additional value that design tools can yield, not only to the
project phase but also to the
operating of the plant and other industrial assets. According
to the ARC Advisory Groups new market study on
engineering design tools, new 3D design applications can play
an integral part in determining the optimal design, creation
and construction of HPI facilities. Such tools can play an
increasingly important role throughout the entire plants
life cycle.
ARC is also seeing increased acceptance of cloud-based
solutions for engineering design tools and other plant and
enterprise applications. These tools support distributed
workflows and enable teams located in different offices and
countries to collaborate effectively and to compress project
schedules. Users can manage assets more efficiently.
Although, historically, engineering and design tools were
designed largely for design and engineering stakeholders, such
as architecture, engineering and construction (AEC); or
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies, these
offerings have morphed into more-robust collaborative agents.
Now owner/operators can also apply such tools to extend the
service life and efficiency of their plant assets. For
greenfield projects that typically involve considerable capital
expenditure, owners also apply engineering design tools at
earlier project stages to facilitate quicker operational
readiness and, subsequently, improvements in the operations and
maintenance phases of the
assets life cycle. Of course, use of common platforms
also simplifies the handover of the asset from the EPC to the
owner/operator, while ensuring comprehensive and up-to-date
documentation of the as-built assets.
As the number and complexity of present engineering and
design tool applications has grown, the cloud has emerged as a
delivery mode to customers. At present, some industrial users
are reluctant to use the cloud due to security concerns. This
is especially true as asset owners begin to apply these tools
not only to design and construct new facilities, but also for the post-project phase of the assets
life cycle.
Most engineering design tool suppliers are adopting the
cloud for certain data-rich applications, and they are
considering ways to offer additional cloud utilization. For
instance, Autodesk is looking to deliver a few 3D modeling
tools to customers using the cloud. Autodesk and other major
suppliers, such as AVEVA, Bentley and Intergraph, view cloud
computing as a logical delivery method since 3D rendering and
algorithms of embedded analytic tools require significant
processing power. Suppliers see costs, collaboration and
sharing designs as more reasons to move some applications to
the cloud.
Selective use of engineering design tool applications is
ideal for cloud computing for many reasons. Service providers
create cloud computing systems to meet clients business
needs in several areas. Typical cloud computing services
include virtual IT servers as extensions to a companys
local IT network, commercial or custom hosted software,
software as a service, and network storage. In general, cloud
computer systems are designed for scalability to support large
numbers of customers, as well as demand surges.
The benefits of cloud computing include less hardware and
software to manage and maintain. It is also highly scalable to
meet the users needs, which are typically charged on
usage. It can also be charged with a more predictable flat
rate. However, in this model, customers cannot directly control
the stability of the networks, and they are highly dependent on
the service provider. In addition, cloud computing often
requires sending data over the Internet and storing it on the
third-party service provider. The privacy and security risk is
of the utmost concern among users.
While cloud-based engineering design tools are becoming more
viable, ARC believes that suppliers need to develop a strategy
for delivering tools to users that reflect their concerns and
changing needs. Many users want to own the physical assets and
digital information, and, as a result, private clouds rather
than public clouds may be more appealing. In other situations,
a combination of the two may be more appropriate.
Private clouds are the internal computing architectures used
to process information behind the firewall. Also, private
clouds can use spare internal computing capacity. The private
cloud can maintain the data, while a public cloud can provide
the processing power. The data still must be sent to the public
cloud, but it can be done in an encrypted and very secure
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Do you collect carts without boxes? If so, I hope this small article that I put together might change your mind:
The video games of today's generation have very realistic graphics and on screen instructions. Atari games have very poor graphics and you have to be able to use your imagination to "see" what the game creator wants you to see, imagine or visualize. This is why Atari came up with these very colorful works of art, game descriptions and comic books. When you look at an Atari game box and read the story board it prepares your imagination to convert that "duck" in adventure into a fire breathing dragon ready to eat you alive. That little square is turned into an adventurer.
Most kids today think that these games are "stupid" because of this lack of graphics but that is what makes them so unique and special to people like us who can look beyond the poor graphics and actually use our imagination (something diminishing in our youth these days) This also made programmers focus on the most important aspect of the game, fun game play. I have seen many modern games with outstanding graphics have terrible game play which kills it instantly. Another great aspect of the games is their simplicity; one joystick, one button. You pop in the game and are able to play it within seconds. It took me over an hour to figure out how to get an X-BOX 360 game started and learn the controls. Sorry, a bit off topic but to continue:
Have you ever popped in a loose game without viewing a box or manual and say "what is that supposed to be?" I have many of times, and then curiosity grasps my mind and I find a manual or box scan on line and go "Ahhh, I get it now" These boxes, manuals, comics, posters etc. are just as much a part of the game as the binary code the chip inside holds. IT MUST BE COMPLETE! Every serious collector wants a game CIB. They may not verbalize these feelings I just shared with you but deep inside they make sense.
Another thing to take into account is the value of any (L) loose cart is 1/2-1/16th of the value of a game with the box and manual. In some cases (more than not) the box itself would be more valuable than the cart. This is a simple supply and demand concept. There are a lot of collectors out there and most of them want their games complete with boxes and there are not that many boxes available. Most kids at the time were so excited to play their new game that they just ripped the box open, pulled out the game and threw away the box. Out of the small percentage of people that did keep the boxes, how many were kept properly in good condition? Look at the Alien game by Xante on the first page of rarityguide.com. The loose cart is worth $860; add the box and manual and now magically it is worth $1,353. Does this mean that the box and manual is worth $493?
As you dig into this world of Atari collecting and study the concepts/trends in the current market, you start to realize how important boxes are. This is why I believe that EVERY homebrew game sold should at least have a "box option" and should ALWAYS come with a manual. Bare bones carts only appeal to cart collectors and I truly believe that the majority of the market is CIB collectors.
If you are a homebrew programmer and are thinking about releasing a game without a box, please contact me via pm and we can work something out for at least a "box option" that could be sold separately from the cart or together. I have A LOT of respect for you guys for the hard work and dedication you put into your games and they deserve a professional looking box.
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