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Discussion in 'Gaming' started by charlhussey, Apr 29, 2010.
I am replaying Prince of Persia (2008). Its still such a fun game after all this time.
I picked up Sonic Unleashed for the Wii and played a bit this weekend. It's obviously nowhere near the quality of the Genesis games, but it's a pretty fun game. Even the night stages are okay. I'm really enjoying it.
Damn, I've played the PS2 and PS3 versions and the night stages are universally derided by the fans and casual players. Must be something very different about the Wii version for them to come across as fun.
Yeah, there's some massive differences between the Wii version compared to the HD Consoles. The 360/PS3 versions are supposed to be more complete versions of the game, but also more tedious. The Wii is easier and lacking features, but has a much faster pace. A different final boss too.
Sonic Unleashed Wii vs Xbox 360
Decided to give up on Dead Space 3. It's so dull to play it's like a chore rather than fun.
I got a few games recently. I've been playing through some Walking dead (the disc version of the TT game), XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Skyrim: Legendary Edition. Walking Dead and XCOM are awesome so far, and Skyrim is just as awesome as the last time I played it, this time with the DLC included.
Resident Evil: Revelations. I'm half way through and really enjoying it so far. This is my first Resident Evil game.
Just started Silent Hill: Downpour. Bugged me already with the start. He refuses to step over a fallen tree, yet goes past another fallen tree and walks across one that's fallen across a ravine. Stupid game logic.
I completed Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals last night. Good game, but pales in comparison to the original game. I then started up Mutant Mudds for the 3DS. Perfect game to play during my daily subway commute.
I just finished The Last Of Us. That was pretty good. Survivor difficulty should be fun. It took me 15.5 hours to beat the game on Hard.
Soul Calibur on a Dreamcast emulator. Nostalgia and whatnot.
I am playing games from the first year of XBOX 360. I have played Call of Duty 2, Quake 4, Prey, Perfect Dark Zero, Far Cry Instincts: Predator, and Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. I am finishing Hitman: Blood Money. I have completed CoD2 and Prey. I couldn't get past the first level in B2: MC. As for the other games, I ran into situations that increased my anxiety level to an intolerable intensity and I abandon my efforts to finish those games.
I am planning on playing next Kameo: Elements of Power and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
I am doing this game playing to get a sense of the history of the current generation of games on the XBOX 360. I haven't found enough games for 2005 to 2006 on the PS3 for me to play.
I am trying to get through my back cat of 360 games, playing Mass Effect 3, am quite surprised at just how mediocre it is compared to the first two, i am finding the charactors arcs and interaction quite lacking, i am at the stage i could not care which charatctor kicks the bucket, and is it just me or do the powers seem very weak compared to the last to games, in the second one i hardly used wepons, but in this one it seems i have no option to use weapons.
Oh well, after its done is Saints Row 3.
I finished the single player campaign of Far Cry 3 the other day. Now I just need to finish all the co-op missions for the Platinum.
007 Legends. It's a bit rubbish....
^^Yeah, although i did enjoy the music in it.
Mostly MLB 13 The Show, and NHL 13 but I also played the new Star Trek game which had its ups and downs, and I've recently gone trophy hunting replaying through the Mass Effect series as well.
Well just completed Mass Effect 3.
Really, this was the best idea/s they could come up with, after taking your charactor through three games, what a total downer of a ending/s.
I'm currently learning to fly two DCS-series flight simulators: A-10C Warthog and KA-50 Black Shark.
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So, on another website, a user posted a topic about incest. He stated that he had a friend who regularly had sex with his sister and said it was consensual. This user was trying to state that incest is fine so long as both parties are willing. What shocked me was that people were chiming in supporting this notion.
I'm sorry but whether or not the two involved are consenting I can't see any justification for sleeping with a close family member, or even a not-so-close one. For me its one of those things that is just wrong no matter how you look at it or what kind of spin you try to put on it.


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On a Monday back at work after a raging weekend in the sun, I can definitely say that I could use some cheering up, and this album did it for me. Focus is elaborate and beautiful and allowed me to clear my mind. The album guides listeners through sundry soundscapes with marvelous blips and tasty melodies; it truly pushes the envelope.
I am now kicking myself for passing up the chance to see Mr. Bill live in Nevada City last month where he also hosted an Ableton Live workshop. No doubt that both events would have been inspirational. I'm not sure how many other times I'll have the opportunity to catch Mr. Bill, but if I do I will not surpass it!
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Conger makes most of rare start
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- It isn't easy to get your first start in five days and go deep in your first plate appearance. But that's what backup catcher Hank Conger did in the second inning against Aaron Harang on Friday night, hitting a two-run shot to right-center field that marked his first big league homer since Sept. 16, 2011.
Conger, who appeared in 59 games with the Angels in 2011 but just seven in 2012, basically starts once a week, with Chris Iannetta doing the vast majority of the work behind the plate. It's a big adjustment for the 25-year-old switch-hitter, who's used to catching every day in the Minor Leagues.
But it's one he feels he's taking to quickly, mainly because he finally has a solidified role in the big leagues.
"When I first got called up, I didn't really know what my role was, so I didn't really know what to expect," said Conger, who has his grandparents in the stands for the four-game series in Seattle. "Now, I'm very comfortable with my role because I understand my role -- just play whenever they need me to. Chris is the starter, he's been doing a great job so far, and so I think for me, it's easier to understand my role and to be more comfortable in my role."
Kendrick making impact on defense
SEATTLE -- The numbers say the opposite. If you subscribe to the defensive sabermetric Ultimate Zone Rating, you'll be led to believe that Howie Kendrick's value at second base has declined this season. But Angels first-base coach Alfredo Griffin, who has worked with Kendrick throughout the 29-year-old's Major League career, will tell you he's never been this good.
"He's gotten way better," said Griffin, a Major League shortstop from 1976-93. "He's done a great job. Howie didn't know he was going to be as good as he is right now when he started. For him to be the way he is right now -- he did a lot of work. He did a lot of work, that's what he did every day. He worked hard, over and over."
Ultimate Zone Rating, or UZR, measures fielding by comparing fielders on similarly hit balls to determine where a player ranks compared to an average defender at his position. A UZR of 15 is considered Gold Glove caliber, while 0 is average.
Kendrick's best UZR came in 2011, when his 14.4 mark ranked third among big league second baseman. His score last year was 4.9. So far this year, it's minus-1.2. But those around the team notice a spike in Kendrick's abilities defensively, particularly in his ability to consistently make the backhand play.
In Friday's 6-3 win, Kendrick made two critical defensive plays. In the sixth, he sprawled at first base to gather Albert Pujols' flip on a bunt just before Brendan Ryan hit the bag. Then, nursing a three-run lead in the seventh, Kendrick dove full extension to his left to knock down Dustin Ackley's two-out single, retrieved the ball in shallow right field, spun and made a perfect one-hop throw home to nail Justin Smoak on his attempt to score from second.
"To be the ground, get up, his back was turned to home plate, spin, find home plate and throw a one-hopper right on the money, you can't ask for more," Griffin said. "For me, that's the best play he's ever made."
Vargas returns to fond memories in Seattle
SEATTLE -- When the Mariners were still planning Safeco Field's reconfigurations last year, general manager Jack Zduriencik made sure to pick the brains of his best pitchers, to see how they felt about moving in the fences at a ballpark that had played so favorably to them.
Jason Vargas' response: "Give me a four-run lead and trust me."
"He's a guy who's very confident," Zduriencik said of the starting pitcher he traded to the Angels for designated hitter Kendrys Morales in December. "He really believes in himself. And I think when you watch the progression of how he developed into the kind of pitcher he is today -- and I knew him back when he was in Long Beach State -- confidence is a big thing for him. He really believes in what he does, he has a plan for who he is. He's smart."
A slow start to 2013 notwithstanding, Vargas has established himself as a reliable innings eater in the big leagues, coming to the Angels on the heels of a three-year span in which he racked up 611 innings, won 33 games and posted a 3.96 ERA.
On Sunday, he'll make his first start against the Mariners -- the organization that helped breed that patented confidence.
When Vargas arrived in Seattle on Dec. 11, 2008, as part of a three-team, 12-player trade, he didn't know where his career was headed. The former second-round Draft choice had been traded three times in four years, from the Marlins to the Mets to the Mariners. He had compiled a 5.81 ERA in 127 Major League innings from 2005-07, missed the entire '08 season due to hip surgery and was two months shy his 26th birthday.
"I think I was just trying to figure out if I was really going to still have a good chance at doing what I wanted to do, and that's being a successful big league pitcher," Vargas said. "Any time you get to the big leagues early, and then kind of struggle or have injuries or fade a little bit, it always questions your confidence and where you're at."
Vargas struggled a bit in '09, posting a 4.91 ERA in 23 games (14 starts), but he cracked the rotation heading into 2010 -- even though Cliff Lee had come over in a trade, Doug Fister was still on the team and Felix Hernandez was already on board.
"Making the team and being in the rotation out of the gate there really gave me a lot of confidence," said Vargas, who goes into his Sunday start with a 5.82 ERA but is coming off seven innings of three-run ball against the Rangers.
The philosophy has changed since Vargas last pitched here, even if that was only about seven months ago. An organization that once tried to win with pitching and defense now looks to outslug opponents with its shorter dimensions, which is why swapping Vargas for Morales -- two players who will be free agents this fall -- appealed to Zduriencik.
Vargas admits he was surprised by the trade.
"Especially since I didn't hear anything about that or anything leading up to that after the Trade Deadline," the 30-year-old lefty added. "I thought that I was going to be a part of it, but they had other plans. And baseball changes quick, man. To be able to be a part of this [with the Angels], you couldn't ask for a better situation. Things happen the way they happen."
Worth noting
• Erick Aybar (bruised left heel) played seven innings of defense in his third extended spring training game in Arizona on Saturday. Manager Mike Scioscia said it'll be "at least another couple days" before he rejoins the Angels, but added that he's "really close."
• Tommy Hanson (bereavement list) will rejoin the Angels on Monday and is still expected to make that day's start. Monday is Hanson's next turn in the rotation, after missing Wednesday's start to deal with a death in the family.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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April 9, 2009
Creeptastic Contact Lenses Part Deux: They're Even *Dressed* Like Edward!!
Look what His Golden Eyes posted as a follow-up to yesterday's funny story about the contact lense ad campaign! This is so funny. I totally want to run into one of these guys!
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twicrack.. im so happy im not the only married chick obsessing over this saga.. and ps.. i have a child (not that old though) ha !ReplyDelete
omg. this is hilarious. i just busted out laughing right when all the "edwards" came walking around the corner. and then again when they're walking and the wind blows their jackets slightly open to reveal their pecs.ReplyDelete
ha! priceless.
btw, love your blog. :)
Nope..not the only married lady who loves this saga. lolReplyDelete
OME, why didn't those guys make it to Borders?! dang it, XD the UK sure knows how to do their promotions wellReplyDelete
*waves over here*ReplyDelete
Married and loves the saga too...
Good thing my husband still loves me!
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Death Cab for Cutie took to social media yesterday (October 10) to let fans know that they're hard at work recording their eighth album.
According to Rolling Stone, the band is holed up in a Seattle recording studio, with DCFC guitarist Chris Walla once again playing the role of producer. Along with producing records for Death Cab, he's also produced two albums for Tegan and Sara, 2007's The Con and 2009's Sainthood, and others.
Photos posted by the band on Instagram, with the hashtag #inthestudio, give fans a look at the setup inside the studio, from multicolored pedals to "paintbrushes," otherwise known as guitars. According to one dispatch, the band is going to be in the studio "for a bit."
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How did you pick your screen name?
I'm a Cullen fan!
How did you come to read Twilight and which book is your favorite?
A couple of girls in work went on about it for weeks just after the first film came out. I had never heard of it eventually caved and borrowed the first book - I read them all in a week, I was HOOKED!
I then Pestered all my friends until they read them just so I would have someone to talk about it to!
My favorite book was New Moon, I was devistated for days reading that - I walked into work one morning and was like "I'm seriously depressed, please tell me he comes back, I cant keep reading if I think he wont come back!!"
When I got my friend reading them, she text me in the middle of the night saying almost the exact same thing, lol!!
Who do you like best: Edward, Bella, or Jacob?
Edward! Partly because of the way he cares and loves Bella, and partly because he doesnt realise how good he is. The way he thinks of himself as a souless monster, even when his family and Bella can see the good in so sad at points
Who is your favorite minor character?
Alice, though I dont think she's really a minor character, so I'll say Charlie too!
What are your hobbies?
I love reading and music, going to festivals and gigs. Love traveling and visiting new countries.
I'm getting married in July so I suppose organising that is kinda a hobby at the moment too!
Where are you from (general area like Montana, not exact town!)
Glasgow in Scotland - UK
How old are you? (In general, like teen, 20's, 30's, 40's etc)
Anything else you would like to share.
I've been reading the Twiight Lexicon for a while now but never joined in, hi!
I've read the Midnight Sun exerpt more than any of the other books and I cant wait until it's finally finished (patience, I know!) I love finally knowing what Edward is thinking, the night he's in Bella's room and imagines himelf as her angel is my favorite.
I've just started re reading the whole series from the begining, it's been a while so I'm looking forward to it.
No book has ever aught my imagination like the Twilight saga, I'm an obsessed geek!!
It will be nice to chat on here about it without people thinking I've gone crazy!


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Befitting their nickname, the Chicago Fire can now be considered one of the hottest teams in MLS thanks to their third straight win, a 1-0 result at Sporting Kansas City.
And while the Fire beat New York and Columbus in impressive fashion to put together their first winning streak of the season, the Fire didn't dominate on Friday against Sporting Kansas City, and they certainly didn't win many statistical battles. But behind a counterattack goal and highlight-reel saves from goalkeeper Sean Johnson, the Fire were able to pull out the win at Livestrong Sporting Park.
"Our back four did a fantastic job, and Sean was huge making big plays for us," forward Chris Rolfe told MLSsoccer.com by phone after the match. "They're a very good team. They're very athletic, and playing at home in a stadium like that, they got a little burst at the end of the game."
Outshot and out-possessed throughout, the Fire capitalized on one of their few opportunities, a counterattack combination from Rolfe and Marco Pappa, who slammed home the game winner.
Johnson and the Fire defense did the rest.
Sporting peppered the Chicago goal throughout the final minutes, but they weren't able to best Johnson, who came up with five saves to preserve the win, capping off the win by tipping Kei Keimara's shot with his fingertips in the waning seconds of the match.
"The last two he's been amazing, and this is what we expect from him going forward," Rolfe said. "Sean pushes himself really hard and he's really critical of his play, and he's made himself into the best player he can be."
In his first start of the season, Rolfe came up big, setting up Pappa's goal and almost registering his second goal of the season.
"It was pretty good," Rolfe said. "My fitness level felt fine, especially in the heat. It's probably going to be a long season with that ankle."
It wasn't a resounding win for the Fire and it wasn't an offensive performance to remember.
But despite the fact that Sporting Kansas City had 27 shots to their 10 and held 61 percent of the possession, Chicago remained perfect after the international break.
"That break was obviously good for us," Rolfe said. "We came back with a little bit of freshness and [were] able to re-analyze things and what we were and what we wanted."


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A Rod Opt for Surgery………and More?
Am I the only one who is questioning the timing of Alex Rodriguez's surgery now? Could I be the only guy who think he might have given up on his World Baseball classic teammates. Why is it now that he decided to forgo the entire first month of the 2009 season after a modest showing by his WBC team. Wouldn't it have been more productive to just have gone under the knife in February and be back in time for a mid-April return. Here is a guy who says he was going to go through an entire season of pain in his hip region before having the surgery in the 2009 off season just two weeks ago. He told us of the cyst and torn labium that will require treatments and eventual surgery, but opted to play WBC ball instead. I still do not know how you go an entire off season in 2008 without wanting to take care of this situation before it comes out and people can blast and second guess you for your actions. But I guess the cow is out of the barn now, and we have to think about it all here.
Why now. Why is today or a month from now a better time than 6 months ago, or even 8 months from now? What is significant about the time frame of this surgery now rather than having off season surgery. Is he really thinking about his teammates and his style of game if he is going to leave them without his bat and his defense for an entire month in the season. Is the fact that New York was not an effective offensive weapon in 2008 a faint back light to the fact he could come back healthy and make an explosion on the field and bring the city and the team's confidence sky high after his time away from the game. Could he plan a rebuilding of the A Rod legend after coming back from this surgery and leading his team to a division title. Or could there be another reason for the announcement now?
Could the media pressure have finally gotten to him and he needs a bit of time to regain and re-construct the A-Rod machine. You have to admit that the public relation hits he has taken in the last few months would have destroyed other athletes. Will the time mending both physically and rebuilding his persona on and off the field be effective. Could the constant pounding on the field be pale in comparison to the pounding he takes daily in the media. I actually think he finally cracked a bit and decided to get it over with to regroup himself mentally and physically. You have to believe that injury has become more a front item since all of the drama of the past few months. I know personally, I do not think I could have taken the beating he did and still have a smile for everyone. You have to also think that his psyche has taken a major blow, and the time away from the game to heal could do wonders in all phases of his life.
So A Rod might be taking a month off from the Yankees to get physically and mentally healthy for the season. He can get his hip surgically cleaned out and finally remove some of the pain, plus he gets some much needed time away from the game to gain his prospective again and come back full charged. But what effect will this have on his New York Yankees teammates? I have not heard a huge amount of worry out of the New York Yankee camp right now since Cody Ransom is already in the Yankee fold. Could he be the guy who can handle the pressure of stepping in for A Rod and contribute both on and off the field. Or will the Yankee brain trust not even trust the actions of Ransom on the field and bring in a heavy hitter for the time that A Rod is out of the fold. One solution that might not have hit the minds of the Yankee brass is that current Rays Spring invitee Morgan Ensberg is seeking a major league job. He will probably not make the teams 25-man roster, and is on a minor league contract but in the coming weeks might be looking for an alternative solution to staying in the minors for the season. This situation might just work right into his hands as a power bat, and a experienced third baseman. It might be a great short term solution for both the team and Ensberg.
If I was A Rod, I would have Ransom on my speed dial. Not to badger the kid, but to work with him a bit during the coming weeks. Pump up his confidence level right up to the first game of the year. The kid is a professional baseball player, but he is also stepping into an arena that could eat him alive if he doesn't keep a healthy prospective on the entire affair. Even off the field A Rod can contribute by keeping this kids mentally on top of his game, and being a positive influence on him. That is the one thing I liked about Cliff Floyd last year with the Rays. He took Carl Crawford and B J Upton under his wing and just talked to them and made them see things they had never seen in a baseball game both from the mental and physical sides of the sport. A Rod can do the same for Ransom, if he desires.
The Yankees will be a different team without him in the lineup. They are not sure of the pressure they can put on Jorge Posada yet, but he will be ready to give 100 percent. Without A Rod, the team is missing a huge chunk of offensive firepower, and teams can use this to their advantage until he returns. The way the Yankee pitching staff works the first month of the season will decide the year end results for the team. They need to win those 3-2 games this year. Last year the Yankees were involved in 70 3-2 games, and did not always come out on top. So as A Rod heads off for his mental and physical operations, you have to feel for the Yankees. The season has not even started and already some fans have begun groaning and moaning and we have not even played one contest.
But the true nature of the Yankees will be tested in that first month. How good a bond does this team have, and can they use this to their advantage. Some teams rise to the occasion and actually play better when they are under the knife. But with Rodriguez now under the knife, can this team still lay claim to the top of the division? Or will they again be treading water in hopes their regular third baseman comes back early and take them back into the playoffs?
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I doubt you're the only one wondering about this. I've doubted him about most decisions from the day he signed the massive contract with the Rangers. The Yanks have always been good about supporting their guys. You bring up really good questions about their teamwork and if they can bond on and off the field. Ransom may break under the pressure, with or without any mentors. Ensberg would be a good fit, but I'm not sure Yankee brass sees him as a valid replacement (for whatever reason). The brass have a lot to look at in the coming weeks. The Yanks want to win – but can they do it without A-Rod? I, personally, do not think so.
The media in NYC is ruthless at best. I'm sure it'll be tough on the team – just with the media frenzy alone. No player is going to be immune from it. How they deal with it will show the teams' true colors. (I also think that the media had something to do with A-Rod and Cynthia's divorce. Just my opinion, of course.)
Rays Renegade – thank you for putting in to words what many of us (or at least me!) have been thinking. The timing seems very suspicious. If the hip really did bother him all last season why wasn't it checked out in the off season? I too think he is "using" this to hide out; to try and make all the steroids talk go away. If this surgery doesn't work – and he needs more come mid-season – I can only imagine what the Yankees fans will think! And the old cliche, I think, applies here. He can run but he can't hide! The fans in all the stadiums around the country, right or wrong, will be waiting for him.
He's going to get eaten alive if this is just a ploy. He's not making any friends with this.
Memo to Rays and Red Sox: Make it so A-Rod's return won't be a factor in the division race.
I think he's having surgery now to get out of the media's eye for now. Just to buy him some time and let things cool down a bit. He should have had the surgery after last season but knew he could still play and now that his steroids stuff is out. He needs to get out of the media's eye for now before he keeps talking and gets himself in more trouble.
~King of Cali
I think it also might be true about the NY media, but they did not break them apart, they separated them the moment he got into that pinstripe uniform. Not that she was not the "Yankee type" of wife, but she had her own mind and did not like being manipulated by the press up there.
In hindsight, she probalby wishes they stayed in Texas where he was a big fish in a small pond without the BS associated with the media center of the universe.
Rays Renegade
I do not want to use this as a Yankee Stadium barometer, but during his first at bat this spring, he got a smattering of boos, and some loud cheers.
It will polarize the fan base for a bit up there, but they will either regroup with his back, or put him on the fire to burn. It is too early to condemn the guy, but some of his action do need some serious PR right now.
Rays Renegade
with $ 25 million he can buy friends. Seriously here, I do not think it is a total play per se, but the timing is subject to mass opinions. My only hope is that if he takes that first month off, he had better be willing to hear the catcalls and the comments for the rest of the year even if he posts MVP numbers.
The N Y fan base is a fickle as they come. And that is actually a compliment. They have a good knowledge of the game and can see through veiled attempts at humility. The team can regroup and still play excellent ball, but without Jeter there right now to rally and control it all, the coaches will have their hands full for a few weeks. Just my opinion.
Rays Renegade
Let me see, we play them in our home opening series of the year ( April 13-15) and again in New York on May 6th and 7th. That is 5 games that we can take advantage of it all……if we are lucky.
Now Boston plays them from April 24-26 in Boston and then in May 4th and 5th in New York. That is a possible 10 games that both teams can put the Yankees in a hole. Not saying it is going to happen, but if you have a doomsday mentality, that could be the outcome.
But in fact, the AL East division foes play the Yankees t total of 19 games between the beginning of the season and May 14th.
Rays Renegade
King of Cali,
I agree wholeheartedly with you. I might do the same if the water was that hot right now. I can only imagine the stuff that is filling his head right now. And you know Scott Boras is not leaning in close and comforting him.
But they guy tried ti hide an injury, and it is coming back to bite him totally in the behind. He is the only one who can deflect any of the blame and save his name. but getting out of town, even with an injury might be his saving grace for 2009.
But he will have to come back on fire and with passion for the fans and the media to accept him again in 2009.
Rays Renegade
I guess you can pay off some people…but are they really your friends? Maybe that doesn't matter to him. Serious PR is needed now. As a player I can't see him wanting to miss the first month, but as a person he has been portrayed as unstable. Maybe it is his way of regrouping. Guess we'll see.
TribeFan – What about letting Toronto and Baltimore know there is an opening at third place in our division. Sink 'em that much further! Just a thought…
Totally off topic again…(Sorry about this Renegade but I need to get this out!) :0)
Ok, yes I'm bored today (in case anyone cares)… I tried to update my profile on MLB.com again…it never saves anything! Who's in charge of that! I am not a guy (at least not last time i checked!)…some how the site won't let me change that? ARRGGHHH…But I finally found out how to change whatever the heck an avatar is…the Ray one finally works. I was working with the Red Sox one for awhile (second fav team).
Thank goodness for snow days…gives me a break from having to look after too many kids…
Gotta go walk the dog – she's looking at the carpet too longingly…
PS I think the profile updated…i don't know. I'll check later.
I did not include Toronto and Baltimore in that equation saince i think they will be trying to bulldog every one they play this year.
I never take those two teams lightly.
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I have had a few times where things have "timed out", or had other errod messages. I have just tried it again, and if it doesn't work try it a few hours later.
If you really think of all the new bloggers and new blogs hitting this sytem the last month or so, it is amazing sometime swe run as well as we do. I credit Mark and IT guru for even keeping us tlaking to each other at all most days. they are truly the unsund heros of MLBlogs.com.
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Well, some of it updated…I guess that will do. Sometimes I just don't get computers and their weird messages. They are not my forte, that's why there are IT people! Thank you for being so patient with me, Renegade. I'll go back to talking baseball again! :0)
Not a problem.
I can talk about more than baseball, but this is the most interesting of the subjects.
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I must insinuate myself here and say that I've never heard of anyone going under the knife as a PR move. We're talking about surgery. I think it's fair to question why the torn labrum wasn't acted on sooner. But to suggest that A-Rod or the Yankees scheduled this medical procedure with a very reputable doctor to somehow divert people's attention away from the steroids issue? Sorry. Doesn't fly.
I have seen this done before, but not at this level. A labrum tear can not be fixed by rehab in most cases, so why did he delay the operation? He could of done this in the off season and been back in shape and ready to go before April in most cases.
The timing is just a bit odd. But then I do not know how bad it was last October. He could have injured it more in the off season and this is the final result. Either way, his bat will be missed a lot in the lineup. I like Cody Ransom, but he does not instill the fear that A Rod does to a lineup right now.
Nor trying to throw conspiracy out there, just find the timing off the mark a bit.
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I still think the Yankees should have never offered him that huge contract because he was never worth it. You put all that money for one player and it eventually bites you in the butt. It will be interesting to see who the Yankees replace A-Rod with. It would be even more interesting if they decided to trade him. They would obviously eat a heck of a lot of his salary. I could see it happen if they miss the playoffs again.
Trade him?
Now that would be the trade of the century, and we are only 9 years into this one. He is a Yankee until the end of his contract baring something interesting where someone else could come up with at least 50 percent of his yearly salary, there will be no takers for that contract.
But, anything can happen. I would never of thought John Smoltz would be in Boston either.
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As soon as I heard about his injury, I immediately thought of Rafael Palmeiro's "injury" shortly after his post-failed-drug-test return. Yeah, right. A-Rod's now seems legitimate enough, but I still think the timing is highly suspect. I imagine he's wagering that resurfacing sometime mid-May will at least be slightly less scrutinized than showing up under the glaring spotlights of Opening Day at New Yankee Stadium (or the worldwide attention of the WBC).
I thought of that one too.
Palmeiro really did need some time alone after basically throwing his innocence in our faces during the Congressional Hearing.
I did not want to bring that up, but you are totally on point there. That injury and this one did seem "odd" that the final say cam so close to each other. But the end fact is that he is going to come back, unlike Palmeiro, and be a star again.
I really did not want to bring up the Texas connection….but great comment.
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Johnson's struggles bury Blue Jays in Anaheim
ANAHEIM -- Josh Johnson had visions of grandeur when he joined the Blue Jays during the offseason, but now finds himself wondering where it all went so horribly wrong.
Toronto's right-hander is in the midst of what can easily be described as his most frustrating and trying season as a professional athlete. Expectations couldn't have been higher coming into the year, and in the ensuing four months it has all come crashing down, start by start.Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- Josh Johnson had visions of grandeur when he joined the Blue Jays during the offseason, but now finds himself wondering where it all went so horribly wrong.
Toronto's right-hander is in the midst of what can easily be described as his most frustrating and trying season as a professional athlete. Expectations couldn't have been higher coming into the year, and in the ensuing four months it has all come crashing down, start by start.Full Game Coverage
Johnson's struggles became even more apparent on Thursday night as he surrendered seven runs on 10 hits over 2 1/3 innings before walking off the field with his head hanging in what turned into an 8-2 loss against the Angels.
"Just frustration, that's it," Johnson said when asked what he was currently going through. "I'm out there trying to battle, trying to get through it and trying to stay positive. The worst part is doing that to my bullpen, doing that to my teammates having to stand out there and watch it."
Johnson has now allowed at least five runs in all but one of his past seven starts. Since June 23, he is 1-6 with an 8.84 ERA while allowing 56 hits and 13 walks in 37 1/3 innings.
The 29-year-old has seemed incapable of settling into any type of groove. In the first two innings of his past six starts, Johnson has allowed 21 earned runs. As a result, he's lost all six games, recording the longest losing streak by a Blue Jays pitcher this season.
In this one, he allowed four runs in the first inning, all with two outs. Johnson gave up a leadoff single to Kole Calhoun before retiring Mike Trout and Josh Hamilton, but the Angels followed with four hits and a walk. Howie Kendrick had an RBI single, Mark Trumbo added a two-run homer and J.B. Shuck singled in Erick Aybar.
Los Angeles added another run in the second on a Hamilton sacrifice fly before things really fell apart in the third.
Johnson allowed three consecutive hits to begin the inning, and after a sacrifice fly by Shuck and an RBI single by Chris Iannetta, Johnson was pulled with one out and the bases loaded. The 2 1/3 innings marked his third-shortest start of the season and resulted in yet another long night for the bullpen, though at least 2 2/3 scoreless innings by Juan Perez lightened the load.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons stopped Johnson just before he was about to walk off the field. There were words of encouragement for the embattled starter who is doing everything he can to turn things around but has few -- if any -- positives to build from.
"He's one of our guys," Gibbons said. "He works as hard as anybody, and it's a cruel business. He's one of those guys you root for, he has that personality. He's a good guy and you feel for guys like that. He's had a lot of success at this level and he's rock bottom right now."
Things were never expected to get this bad for Johnson, who was a major component of the Blue Jays' blockbuster trade with Miami in the offseason. The former National League ERA leader is a free agent at the end of the season and was expected to be in line for a multiyear contract north of $100 million.
That's all changed. Johnson will be hard pressed to even get a qualifying offer from the Blue Jays at the end of the year, which would put his 2014 salary at approximately $14 million. He's expected to get about 10 more starts, but even that could be in jeopardy as the Blue Jays evaluate their rotation options for the final two months of the season.
Johnson would like an opportunity to turn things around, but for now there are no clear answers. He moved to the first-base side of the rubber for Thursday's game, but that did little to improve his ability to locate the ball on the outside corner of the plate to right-handed hitters. Johnson's mechanics remain a work in progress, but his confidence appears shaken.
"The small adjustments we made obviously didn't help too much tonight," Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker said. "They put some good swings on the ball. Certainly, I think he elevated some pitches, definitely pitched to the middle of the plate.
"We'll look at everything from tipping to whatever at this point to figure out how to get him through that inning and get him through the rest of the season."
With the Blue Jays seemingly out of the game by the third inning, it did little to stir the offense. Toronto did manage to score two runs in fifth inning, as Colby Rasmus doubled Adam Lind from first to third, and Lind scampered home when Calhoun juggled the ball in the right-field corner. Rasmus then scored on a grounder by Maicer Izturis. Rasmus has now hit safely in 23 of his past 29 games and has 13 doubles, three homers and 19 RBIs over that span.
That was all the Blue Jays could generate off Angels right-hander Garrett Richards, who allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out four over seven strong innings. Richards has split his time this season between the rotation and bullpen but has allowed only four earned runs since June 29.
"I'm trying to make the most of my opportunity right now," Richards said. "Just trying to go out and give us a chance to win every time, throw the ball down in the zone. Strike one is important, I feel like I probably could have controlled counts a little better tonight."
Toronto now drops to 2-2 on its current 10-game road trip through Oakland, Anaheim and Seattle. The only way the Blue Jays can secure their third consecutive series victory is by taking the remaining three games against the Angels. The clubs' four-game set continues on Friday night at Angel Stadium.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB.


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Climate Change
Seattle's Carrasco says NERC report brings attention to region in need of many changes
As Congress and the Bush administration continue to debate a federal policy on climate change, local governments are taking the initiative and setting up their own programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. During today's OnPoint, Jorge Carrasco, superintendent of Seattle City Light, discusses his city's efforts to reverse the effects of climate change. Carrasco discusses a proposal to be voted on this year that will create a renewable portfolio standard for Washington. He also talks about the efforts Seattle companies are making to offset their carbon emissions.


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Wasatch Range (Central) > Sunset Peak > Climber's Log
Sunset Peak Climber's Log
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|Weekly Summit
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008
|I climb this peak every Wednesday and some weeks I manage twice a week. It really never gets old. It takes about 45-50 minutes to get up from the Catherine's Pass trailhead. I will usually trail run down which only takes 30 minutes. I always recommend it to people. Great peak!
|Posted Aug 8, 2009 12:23 am
|Tourist Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009
|Seems like a good one to recommend for hiker friends in town. Pictures and map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/alta_ski_area/mount_wolverine/sunset_peak_200.htm
|Posted Jul 23, 2009 4:47 pm
|Mucha gente
|Climbed this as a kid in high school
|Posted Dec 22, 2008 4:25 am
|Via Brighton
Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008
|Great easy peak if you don't have a lot of time.
|Posted Aug 26, 2008 5:17 pm
|Travis Atwood
|Brighton Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
|8/2/08 - Climbed as part of the Brighton Ridge Run.
|Posted Aug 3, 2008 12:42 pm
|Brighton Ridge Run
Date Climbed: May 28, 2008
|Parked at the gate on the Guardsman Pass Road. Hiked up the west ridge of 10420. Hit 10420, Clayton, Preston/10315, 10321, Pioneer Peak, and Sunset Peak. Descended to Brighton via Lake Catherine. Great snow conditions. We didn't need either snowshoes or crampons. With Anne Perry. My 17th time up here.
|Posted May 28, 2008 5:48 pm
|From Brighton
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
|Walked up from Brighton Ski Resort passed Mary Lake, Martha Lake, and Lake Catherine. The views from this peak are great.
From Alta: Apr 5, 2008
I skied to the Catherines pass area of Alta, and then skinned up to the Peak of Sunset, and then skied down to Catherines Lake. It only took an hour from the time I sat down on the Supreme chair lift, skied over, skinned up, and skied down.
Nice views over to Brighton, as well as of Tuscarora, and Pioneer Peaks. Also liked the views of Mt. Timpanogos.
|Posted Apr 5, 2008 9:00 pm
|Route Climbed: Catherine Pass via Alta
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007
|First summit in a long time. Easy hike. Felt good to be up on top again. Went up with Ammon Hatch.
|Posted Feb 26, 2008 11:24 am
|Solo trip via Catherine Pass
Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2007
|Beautiful dayhike from Catherine Pass TH; came out to Salt Lake for a conference a day early to hike.
|Posted Jan 13, 2008 10:36 am
|Brighton Ridge with autumn snow
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2007
|Spent the whole day enjoying the clouds and sun come and go with fall colors and some knee-deep+ snow in some places. Came from Brighton, moved on to Tuscarora, Wolverine, and Millicent. Amazing day.
Update: In December 2010, skied two laps on the north face (only summitted for the first one) at the end of a ridge walk from Grizzly Gulch.
|Posted Oct 14, 2007 11:58 pm
|Fun Little Hike
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007
|I decided to go during the late afternoon. Hiked up fairly fast (probably twenty or thirty minutes at most) because I wanted to take pictures and wanted good light. Enjoyed the view from the top. (The Brighton Lakes are beautiful) On the climb down I ran into a Moose. He was eating and getting ready for bed ;)
|Posted Oct 5, 2007 2:00 pm
|Part of Brighton Ridge Run
Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2011
|This ridge run is very nice for views and for a good workout. We began at the Bear Trap Fork TH and came from north to south and to west to Catherine Pass before heading down. Eight hours of fun. 7-22-08 a partial ridge run including Twin Lakes pass from Silver Lake, Wolverine, Tuscarora and Pioneer Peak. R/T from Nordic Center bldg was 4.5 hours. Came down to Brighton from the top of the Crest Express lift. Wowed by the wild flowers all along the route. Again on 4-21-09 Part of Brighton Bowl ridge snow run - see write up on Mt. Wolverine summit log. #7 (at least) 4-20-10 Part of Brighton Ridge run on snow like last April. With Dave, Brent and Walt. #8 12-27-11 Part of solo Brighton Bowl ridge run-very hairy ascent from Pioneer/Sunset saddle. #9 9-18-15 W/ Yz for rehab. From Brighton via Mary's Lake trail.
|Posted Sep 4, 2007 7:26 pm
|From Catherine's
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2006
|Started from Alta and did a few peaks in Brighton ski resort.
|Posted Sep 4, 2007 1:00 pm
|Nice views
Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2004
|and good Fall Colors!
|Posted Aug 9, 2007 8:44 pm
|With Dad and Grandpa
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|Climbed the peak at five years old. From Brighton, we went up to Cathrine Pass and over the top of Sunset Peak, Pioneer Peak, and the Pioneer Ridge, returning back to Brighton.
|Posted Jul 23, 2007 12:13 pm
|Brighton to Alta Traverse
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007
|Hit Sunset Peak with my Dad as we completed an early morning hike from Brighton to Alta.
|Posted Jul 22, 2007 4:10 pm
|J Anderson
|Sunset before Sunrise
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2007
|Asher and I made it to the peaks of Sunset and Pioneer before sunrise and then dropped into the Brighton area before heading back to Catherine Pass.
|Posted Jul 17, 2007 12:09 pm
|Matthew Van Horn
|early summer morning
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2007
|Continuing our early morning series of peakbagging, Justin A. (Gutloaf) and I went up to Sunset & Pioneer peaks via Catherine Pass.
|Posted Jul 17, 2007 11:18 am
|Brighton Ridge 5-Peak Traverse
Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006
|Hiked the Brighton Ridge to Millicent, Woverine, Tuscarora, Sunset Peak, and Pioneer Peak. Tremendous fun! Millicent's NE ridge is easy snow hiking. Wolverine/Tuscarora is easy snow hiking as well. Sunset is a bit harder because there is a Class 3/4 rock spine in the middle of the ridge. I chose to bypass the rock spine onto a 38 degree, north facing slope which brought me back onto the ridge. Only use that bypass under total stable snow conditions. Pioneer Peak was a beast. 3' snow drifts on the ridge about every 20 feet. Hiking down off of Pioneer was 2' of soft powder all the way to Brighton. Good workout! Views are oustanding. Highly recommended.
|Posted Dec 26, 2006 11:46 pm
|Wonderful views
|Best way to get away from the crowds on the Catherine Pass trail, though why people tend to avoid the steep bits, I'll never understand!
|Posted Dec 18, 2006 3:14 am


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An electronic marketplace for used digital objects is disclosed. Digital objects including e-books, audio, video, computer applications, etc., purchased from an original vendor by a user are stored in a user's personalized data store. Content in a personalized data store may be accessible to the user via transfer such as moving, streaming, or download. When the user no longer desires to retain the right to access the now-used digital content, the user may move the used digital content to another user's personalized data store when permissible and the used digital content is deleted from the originating user's personalized data store. When a digital object exceeds a threshold number of moves or downloads, the ability to move may be deemed impermissible and suspended or terminated. Additionally or alternatively, a collection of objects may be assembled from individual digital objects stored in the personalized data stores of different users, and moved to a user's personalized data store.
So...what's that mean? It's a patent on reselling 'used' digital goods. OMG HOW INNOVATIVE AND ORIGINAL! No one ever though of selling used goods before, so patenting selling electronic 'used' goods makes perfect sense!
I did scan the patent claims, and it does go into some detail but is vague and broad at the same time especially in the conclusions. I know we know the patent system is stupid, especially software 'idea' patents, so this is just another example, but it's so straightforward to understand why it's stupid it might catch more notice amongst the common folks.
Patent holder? Amazon - linkage


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Griffin's Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC) is about to get in on the action created by the arrival of Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville. SCTC has been approved to create the Georgia Film Institute (GFI), which will provide technical certificates for use in the growing film industry.
SCTC Director of Marketing and Public Relations Anna Taylor on June 4 said the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia approved the first five film and television technical certificates of credit created by Griffin-based SCTC.
"It is the system and state's first for-credit curriculum aimed at training workers for Georgia's growing film industry," Taylor said. "The film and television production certificates include accounting assistant, administrative support assistant, hair and make-up technician, on-set production assistant and production scenic technician."
Taylor said other certifications are currently being developed for job categories such as grips, gaffers, electricians, on-set medics and food craft workers.
"SCTC will open GFI this fall offering the initial five certificates with additional certificates available in upcoming semesters," said Taylor. "Scott Votaw, a former Hollywood producer and Griffin native, has been named the executive director of GFI."
The college held its first recruiting event for the institute in April with over 80 prospective students attending, Taylor noted.
"Every student who receives a certificate will take two basic courses in film, as well as other courses in specific fields of study," Taylor said. "The basic courses teach skills of film and television production such as terminology and protocols of the industry."
Taylor said SCTC also plans to begin offering an associate of applied science degree in film and television production by fall 2015.
Commenting on the new ventures, SCTC President Randall Peters said, "We are thrilled to roll out the first certificates for the Georgia Film Institute and to see this project become a reality. With the recent boom in film and television production in Georgia, we are excited to provide highly-skilled and properly-trained workers for this growing industry. With the addition of several production studios to the state, including Fayetteville's Pinewood Studios in our own back door, we expect the Georgia Film Institute to be an integral component for successful workforce development."


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'Observer' Sold to Jersey Jewfia Family
If we may, let's go back to new Observer owner Jared Kushner. In the Sun's article today about Kushner's real estate ventures uptown, there's an interesting little something slipped in there: "Mr. Kushner said his partners in the real estate venture include his siblings, Dara, 27, Nicole, 23, and Joshua, 21, all of whom have minority interests in the Observer."
Well! Hello there! That's some new information — certainly new to the Observer staffers, many (if not all) of whom had absolutely no idea that there was more than one Kush in the house; the issue certainly hasn't been discussed in staff meetings. How comforting to read in ANOTHER NEWSPAPER that your beloved publication has been absorbed into "the family."


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I reckon the dude with the book is some kind of killer on the sly.
I do regret that the mouthy little tit never got his jaw broke.
What the hell is wrong with people? I miss Japan. You can ride the subway and hear a pin drop. Being civilized in a civilization. What a concept.


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Darrelle Revis had an eventful Fourth of July. The All-Pro cornerback had to tell the world the New York Jets hadn't traded him, after a post on his Twitter account said they had.
In the rogue tweet, "Revis" cursed his representatives—John Geiger, Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod—for "getting me traded." Revis later removed the post, then claimed a hacker invaded his feed.
"no worries, i was not traded and my account was hacked, i love @JohnGeiger_ and @schwartzfeinsod , thank you, have a safe and happy 4th!" Revis tweeted.
Revis has talked about holding out this summer as he tries to renegotiate his contract, which has two years and $16 million remaining. On Wednesday, though, Revis professed his loyalty to Gang Green.
"Jet for life," he tweeted.


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|Octal Transparent Latch With 3-STATE Outputs
|Fairchild Semiconductor
|Download 74F533SC datasheet
|Features, Applications
The 74F533 consists of eight latches with 3-STATE outputs for bus organized system applications. The flip-flops appear transparent to the data when Latch Enable (LE) is HIGH. When LE is LOW, the data that meets the setup times is latched. Data appears on the bus when the Output Enable (OE) is LOW. When OE is HIGH the bus output is in the high impedance state. The 74F533 is the same as the 74F373, except that the outputs are inverted.Features
s Eight latches in a single package s 3-STATE outputs for bus interfacing s Inverted version of the 74F373
Order Number 74F533SJ 74F533PC Package Number M20D N20A Package Description 20-Lead Small Outline Integrated Circuit (SOIC), JEDEC MS-013, 0.300 Wide 20-Lead Small Outline Package (SOP), EIAJ TYPE II, 5.3mm Wide 20-Lead Plastic Dual-In-Line Package (PDIP), JEDEC MS-001, 0.300 Wide
Devices also available in Tape and Reel. Specify by appending the suffix letter "X" to the ordering code.
U.L. Pin Names OE O0O7 Data Inputs Latch Enable Input (Active HIGH) Output Enable Input (Active LOW) Complementary 3-STATE Outputs Description HIGH/LOW Input IIH/IIL Output IOH/IOL µA/-0.6 mAH = HIGH Voltage Level L = LOW Voltage Level X = Immaterial
Output O0 Z The 74F533 contains eight D-type latches with 3-STATE output buffers. When the Latch Enable (LE) input is HIGH, data on the Dn inputs enters the latches. In this condition the latches are transparent, i.e., a latch output will change state each time its D input changes. When LE is LOW, the latches store the information that was present on the D inputs a setup time preceding the HIGH-to-LOW transition of LE. The 3-STATE buffers are controlled by the Output Enable (OE) input. When OE is LOW, the buffers are in the bi-state mode. When OE is HIGH the buffers are in the high impedance mode but this does not interfere with entering new data into the latches.
Please note that this diagram is provided only for the understanding of logic operations and should not be used to estimate propagation delays.
Storage Temperature Ambient Temperature under Bias Junction Temperature under Bias VCC Pin Potential to Ground Pin Input Voltage (Note 2) Input Current (Note 2) Voltage Applied to Output in HIGH State (with VCC = 0V) Standard Output 3-STATE Output Current Applied to Output in LOW State (Max) ESD Last Passing Voltage (Min) twice the rated IOL (mA) 4000V
Note 1: Absolute maximum ratings are values beyond which the device may be damaged or have its useful life impaired. Functional operation under these conditions is not implied. Note 2: Either voltage limit or current limit is sufficient to protect inputs.
Symbol VIH VIL VCD VOH Parameter Input HIGH Voltage Input LOW Voltage Input Clamp Diode Voltage Output HIGH Voltage 10% VCC 10% VCC 5% VCC 5% VCC VOL IIH IBVI IBVIT ICEX VID IOD IIL IOZH IOZL IOS IZZ ICCZ Output LOW Voltage Input HIGH Current Input HIGH Current Breakdown Test Input HIGH Current Breakdown (I/O) Output HIGH Leakage Current Input Leakage Test Output Leakage Circuit Current Input LOW Current Output Leakage Current Output Leakage Current Output Short-Circuit Current Bus Drainage Test Power Supply Current VCC µA mA Min Max 0.0 Max 0.0V Max V Min 0.8 -1.2 Typ Max Units V Min VCC Conditions Recognized as a HIGH Signal Recognized as a LOW Signal IIN -18 mA IOH -1 mA IOH -3 mA IOH -1 mA IOH -3 mA IOL 24 mA VIN = 2.7V VIN = 7.0V VIN = 5.5V VOUT = VCC IID 1.9 µA All Other Pins Grounded VIOD 150 mV All Other Pins Grounded VIN = 0.5V VOUT = 2.7V VOUT = 0.5V VOUT = 0V VOUT VO = HIGH Z
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In his first five years at Grace, head coach Michael Voss has clearly redefined Grace College women's soccer. Since accepting the job in 2007, Voss has aggressively recruited women who not only compete at a high level on the field, but who also have a passion for bringing glory to God.
Voss's trademarked soccer style of "possession-attacking futbol" has resulted in two appearances in five years to the NCCAA National Championships in Kissimmee, Fla.
Voss already holds the top two single-season marks in Grace's program history, leading the Lady Lancers to a 14-6-3 record in 2009 and a 14-7-3 record in 2011. After the 2009 season, Voss was named the NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year.
In March 2012, Voss was named an assistant coach for the Women's National Team of Haiti. His three-year commitment includes identification, training and development of Haiti's Women's National Team, U-20, U-17 and U-14 WNT. Voss will continue in his role as Grace's full-time head coach in addition to assisting Haiti's WNT.
Voss's desire to disciple the women of Grace's soccer team is clearly seen in his organizing missions trips for the Lady Lancers. In the spring of 2012, Voss led his team to the Cayman Islands where they shared the Gospel through the sport of soccer. The women also got their first taste of international soccer competition when they tied the Cayman Islands U20 Women's National Team 2-2 during the trip.
Prior to coming to Grace, Voss and his family worked as missionaries to the southern jungle of Belize, Central America. While there, Voss taught discipleship and evangelism through soccer. He was also the head coach for the Toledo United Professional Futbol Club. The United competed in the BPFL, fighting for a CONCACAF Champions Cup bid.
From 2004-06 Voss was the head women's soccer coach and associate faculty at Mt. San Jacinto College. While there he posted a 21-13-6 record. In 2003-04 Voss also was the men's and women's assistant soccer coach at California State University at San Bernardino. The Coyotes men's team produced its first winning season since 1993, going 12-8-1, winning the CCAA's South Division title and advancing to the conference tournament semifinals. The women were almost as successful, posting an 11-8-2 record, qualifying for the NCAA West Regional for the first time in the 15-year history of the program
Voss also worked at the Calvary Chapel Christian Schools in Murrieta, Calif.; from 1996-2005 he was the athletic director, the director of soccer and the head girls' soccer coach. Voss started the soccer program there and compiled a record of 102-51-17.
He has been named Coach of the Year six times. The Christian League named him Coach of the Year in 2001-02 while the Big Sky League did the same in the 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2005-06 seasons. He also earned the honors in 2005 in the Foothill Conference.
Voss attended Santa Clara (Calif.) University from 1991-93 and was a member of the soccer team that finished 20-1-2 and was NCAA Division I National Finalist in 1991. He would complete his undergraduate work at Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) University in 1996 with a degree in religion and an emphasis in Biblical studies and Greek.
Voss is licensed with a USSF "C" and an NSCAA "Advanced National Diploma." He has earned the title "Certified Athletic Administrator" from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. He also serves as director of the intramural programs for the Grace College student body.
Michael and his wife Summer live in Winona Lake, Ind., with their three boys, Justus, Cole, Landan, and their daughter, Kaina.
Jon Hoover was promoted to the lead assistant of the women's soccer team in 2009. Hoover graduated from Grace in December 2001 with a degree in physical education and health.
He then went on to complete his masters degree in 2011 from Ball State University with a major in physical education and coaching. He is currently employed at Edgewood Middle School, where he teaches physical education and health.
As a student-athlete, Hoover was heavily involved in athletics at Grace. He played goalkeeper for the Lancers from 1997-2000, where he was a three-time captain, three-time All-Conference performer, and an NCCAA All-American. He also participated in track and field at Grace, where at one point he held records in the indoor 55m, high jump, outdoor 4x100 relay and javelin.
After graduating from Grace, Hoover joined the coaching staff on the men's soccer team. He would remain on staff with the men's team for five years before taking a coaching position at Lakeland Christian Academy. Hoover spend two years leading the junior varsity program before taking the varsity position in 2008.
Hoover has earned his National "C" license through the USSF. Jon and his wife, Emily, live with their son, Alex, in Winona Lake, Ind.
Aubrey Alcorn joins the Lady Lancers' coaching staff for her fourth season. She graduated from Grace College in 2008 after an outstanding playing career as a Lady Lancer.
Alcorn was a four-year player for the Lady Lancers' soccer team and brings a desire to see the women reach their potential both spiritually and athletically. During her career, she has helped lead the Lady Lancers to two appearances in the NCCAA National Championships, which had previously not been done in a decade.
She is married to Kyle Alcorn, who is an assistant coach on Grace's men's soccer team.
Amy Abbitt is entering her third year on the Lady Lancers' coaching staff. Abbitt graduated from Grace in 2010 and soon after joined the coaching staff as the recruiting coordinator.
Abbitt is a Warsaw, Ind., native and was a two-sport athlete for the Warsaw Tigers. In her four years she helped lead her team to back-to-back appearances in the semi-states for soccer and one trip to the state finals with the basketball team.
Abbitt's four years as a Lady Lancer were spent as an anchor and leader in the midfield. Her statistics rank her among the top players in program history: eighth all-time in career goals scored (18), seventh in career assists (11) and eighth in career points (47). In her four years Abbitt was able to captain the team to noticeable improvement. During her senior year, Grace finished 9-0 in the nonconference play and 4-3-1 in conference. The team ended the regular season 13-3-1, the best in program history.
She then helped lead Grace to the NCCAA National Championships in Kissimmee, Fla. In the final game of her career, Abbitt played one of her best games as she scored two goals to bring the team back from a two-goal deficit and end the season with a 14-6-3 record.
"Amy's passion to see this program at its pinnacle is pictured in her literally playing out of her Predators her senior season in the national tournament and demonstrated in her consistency in her staff position now. I am pleased that Bitty serves on staff," said head coach Michael Voss.
Amy's hard work and dedication to the team and program has not changed, the roles are now just different. Her belief in the team's mission to serve Christ through the avenue of soccer is still as strong as she now builds in the lives of the younger women on the team and in the future Lady Lancers.
Amy currently lives in Winona Lake, Ind., and is a special education teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Warsaw.


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Well, sure. But I think I may look at it a little differently than some and would like to hear your opinions.
"Dress for the crash, not for the ride" is something I've read and disagree with. I would say "dress for the ride with crash protection in mind."
I believe the most important thing is that we are comfortable (not wet, cold, or too hot.) Not just because being comfortable is a good thing - though of course it is. Any of the conditions listed distract our attention and physical ability to ride in control. IMHO, staying comfortable, alert, and avoiding crashes is far better than surviving them. Though it is good to have gear which minimizes the injuries when things go wrong.
Probably a dumb post.
Not a dumb post. And I agree with you. Comfort is important. In the hot Texas summers you'll see me riding with a short sleeved shirt and jeans or mesh pants. On cold winter days I'll be ATGATT. That's one of the reason I like riding in Texas winters: ATGATT is not insufferably hot. So, while in the hot summer months I'm never ATGATT, I will always wear, in my own order of importance:
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The agency has been hampered by political debate over language forbidding funding for light rail transit (LRT), and streetcar opponents say such language also applies to streetcars as well.
But streetcar backers, including VIA, Bexar County, and San Antonio have proposed swapping the $92 million from the Advanced Transportation District, funding by a one-quarter cent sales tax approved in 2004, with available state funds. By so doing, the streetcar could tap state funds, while the transportation district funds could be applied to local and county road projects.
The Texas Transportation Commission, which oversees the state funds available for public transit development, has agreed to consider the proposal.
At present, the proposed $190 million streetcar plan accounts for the lion's share of VIA's $239 million transportation plan.
Last year VIA Metropolitan Transit hired HNTB Corp. as a program manager to determine plans for an urban rail line. San Antonio, population 1.33 million, is the largest city in Texas without an urban rail transit system.


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When the tradition of the Capitol Christmas Tree began, the year was 1964 and there weren't exactly iPhones going around.
But while the tree will still end up in Washington D.C. this year, technology has opened doors for new opportunities. People are now able to donate to charities associated with the tree using mobile phones, and a Seattle-based mobile payment platform has been chosen to power this year's donations.
Seconds, located at Seattle's SURF Incubator, allows people to text a numerical dollar amount to a phone number and then receive a link to quickly complete a payment.
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The glitches with the online insurance marketplace — as well as a wave of cancellation notices hitting individuals and small businesses that buy their own insurance— are giving opponents of Arkansas' private option plan to expand Medicaid new ammunition to argue for its defunding when the Legislature convenes next year.
The private option's chief supporters acknowledge the rollout woes at the national level could make for an uphill battle in winning the funding fight next year.
"You'd be a fool to not be concerned," said Rep. John Burris, R-Harrison, who was one of the chief sponsors of the plan, which calls for using federal Medicaid money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income workers. "The argument for the private option was never that the federal government was a competent and trusted partner. It was actually the opposite. That's certainly proven to be true."
Obama administration officials have vowed to fix the computer problems that have plagued the insurance exchange site by the end of the month, but the glitches are likely to linger as a political issue heading into next year's election. Targeted by Democrats hoping for a boost from the government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton has tried to shift attention back to the health care law and the rollout woes as he tries to unseat U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor next year.
The rollout problems jeopardize what was already a shaky partnership between Democrats and some Republicans in the Legislature like Burris, who argued that the private option gave lawmakers a chance to enact conservative reforms to the state's Medicaid program.
Just how much that coalition will be threatened will become clear in February, when lawmakers return for the legislative session focused primarily on the state's budget. Much of the session's debate will likely focus on the private option, and the funding bill that will allow it to continue. The appropriation bill will need at least 75 votes in the House and 27 in the Senate.
With the filing period for state and federal offices likely to overlap with the session, the debate is almost certain to be heightened by the 2014 campaign and the pressures Republican supporters of the private option may feel as they face heated primaries.
One of the first casualties of that pressure could the support of state Rep. Ann Clemmer, who announced last week she was running for Arkansas' 2ndcongressional district. Clemmer had voted against the private option legislation but for its accompanying funding bill.
In announcing her bid, Clemmer suggested that legislators were considering delaying the private option's implementation — a claim denied by architects of the law who note that coverage begins in January, before the fiscal session begins. Clemmer also left open the possibility that she may vote against the funding bill when it comes up again in February.
"If it's not going to work, then I'm going to vote no," Clemmer said. "If we see that insurance rates are better for Arkansans and we've got this thing that we've rolled out and it's working well and it's lowering insurance rates, then we might leave it alone. But if it's driving insurance costs up, not down, then we want to stop it before it gets further along."
Supporters aren't just at risk of losing Republicans. At a hearing last week, at least two Democrats who had voted for the private option expressed concerns about the reduction in reimbursements some specialty doctors will receive under the expansion plan.
Any effort to block funding for the private option would face complications, including what it would mean for the thousands who would be covered starting Jan. 1. It also could set up a renewed fight over the tax cut package lawmakers approved earlier this year, which was passed with the expectation that savings from the private option would help make up for the loss in revenue.
"If you don't continue it, you've either got to repeal your tax cuts or else what?...You're either going to have to do away with the tax cuts, and what's the likelihood of that? " Gov. Mike Beebe said last week. "Or you're going to have to take it away from somebody else. Or you're going to underfund Medicaid."
The questions also come on the heels of a key legislative victory for opponents of the health care law, who blocked additional funding for marketing and promoting the state's insurance exchange. It also could overshadow the success state officials say they're seeing with the private option. Unlike the health exchange — which has seen less than 200 people sign up because of the computer glitches, the state has already enrolled thousands in the private option program.
Architects of the private option say they're concerned about the impact the rollout's problems will have on the private option, but say they're still focusing on how to implement the law and the accompanying reforms to the state's Medicaid program.
"The missteps that are happening at the federal level absolutely impact what happens here in the state," said state Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe. "At this point, we still are examining the private option and making sure it's what we thought it would be. To date, it seems that it is."
Andrew DeMillo has covered Arkansas government and politics for The Associated Press since 2005.


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Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Turtletrekker, May 26, 2010.
Work has begun on the latest update.
Newest update will be pretty straighforward for the most part--
In TNG core continuity, I will be adding
Typhon Pact: The Struggle Within By Christopher L. Bennett (Changing from working title to final title)
Typhon Pact: Brinksmanship by Una McCormack
Cold Equations by David Mack--
The Persistance of Memory
Silent Weapons
The Body Electric
The Stuff of Dreams by James Swallow
Adding "Cold Equations" note to "Immortal Coil".
In DS9, Adding
Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night
Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn
The Fall: (Final title unannounced) all by DRG3
VOY: Adding
The Eternal Tide-Beyer
Unnamed Beyer book
Rise of the Federation-- Bennett
Add "In Tempest Wake" by Dayton Ward
Typhon Pact--
RBoE TOS/DS9--DRG3
Plagues TOS/TNG/DS9 --DRG3
Dawn DS9-- DRG3
Brinksmanship TNG/AVE- Una McCormack
Creating DTI sub-catagory.
TOS is a little less straightforward and I can use a little help. I know "Rings of Time" is consistent with DTI, and "In Tempest Wake" is consistent with VAN, but other TOS works are more stand-alone than novel-verse friendly.
I have "A Choice of Catastrophes" listed, but am not really sure if there is anything there to tie it to the novel-verse. Haven't read "That Which Divides" yet, so I could some help with that one.
Upcoming TOS works include, "Shock of Adversity" by William Leisner, "Shadows of History" by Dayton Ward, "Alligence in Exile" by DRG3, "The Weight of Worlds" by Greg Cox, "The Folded World" by Jeff Mariotte and "Devil's Bargain" by Tony Daniel and I have no idea yet if any of these will be novel-verse friendly. I shall be making enqueries.
Is there anything that's been released/announced that I may have missed?
I want to include this, but can't connect any of it to the larger novel-verse. The only Graf books on the list so far are Rough Trails and Traitor Winds. Were there any crossover characters that Graf may have used in all of their books? Did they use the Rihannsu or Klinzai models for Romulan and Klingon culture? Something to link it all together?
I suppose I could just use the Ex Machina reference to justify including this, but I gather that that reference is a little non-specific?
"All" is not supported by the evidence. DRGIII said that his novel (singular) would be kicking off The Fall. That indicates he's only writing the first book in the miniseries. He also says that his novel specifically is a DS9 work, which doesn't suggest that the whole series will be.
As I recall, it does have references to some other McCoy-centric novels, including The Better Man and Shadows on the Sun. I briefly referenced a character from The Better Man, a male nurse named Liftig, in Forgotten History.
Mainly the Graf novels are linked by their characterization of Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov, who are central in all their TOS novels. They came out well after the novels had been restricted from using the Rihannsu or Ford-style Klingons (the first, Ice Trap, was a 1992 book). This was the height of the Richard Arnold era when continuity was at a minimum. But I believe there are one or two supporting characters, such as the aforementioned Ensign Howard, who appear in more than one Graf novel.
I think Turtletrekker actually meant that all three novels listed for DS9 are by DRG III.
^Oh, I see. Sorry.
I might have found a connection. I recently read some of the Captain's Table novels, and in Graf's War Dragons, I found two references I couldn't place. On page 80, Sulu mentions him and Chekov a) escaping volcanic eruptions and b) serving undercover on an Orion ship. I haven't read any other Graf books, but might these be references to Firestorm (which features a volcano) or Death Count (which features Orions)?
^I think so, yes.
^If I recall correctly, the Orion Ship part is from "Prime Directive" actually (I remenber since this book is one of my all time favorites)
Hi Christopher,
This is somewhat off topic, but while discussing the cover of a Trek book on another topic, I was reminded that I have a question that I keep forgetting to ask one of our resident authors:
Does an author have a say in the cover of the book? I always assumed that it was designed by the author, but then, I read a while back that it's all up to the editor and illustrators etc. Is this true? You just write the story and have no say in the format, cover, illustrations, etc..?
Can any of these books be picked up if you haven't been following them for a while or do I need to get on memory alpha and see what happens before I buy one? I haven't read a Trek book since Rise Like Lions, and that's an alternate universe, so I'm even more behind than I thought.
Usually it's up to the editor and/or the art department. The author may sometimes be consulted about elements of the cover at those people's discretion, but it's not usually up to us. The one Trek novel cover I had the most input into was for Titan: Over a Torrent Sea, since it was based on my descriptions of Aili Lavena's appearance, and I was allowed to offer notes on the draft cover and suggest some refinements to the details. I was asked to suggest a cover idea for DTI: Watching the Clock, and there was a draft cover that was loosely based on my suggestion, but it didn't ultimately work and the final cover just used one element of my suggestion (the use of the Shepherd Gate Clock from the Greenwich Observatory).
The one case where I made a suggestion up front and it ended up being used was on the Only Superhuman cover. I sent my editor (Greg Cox) some sketches I'd done of the lead character, and though he warned me not to expect the art department to use my design for her, their artist actually followed it remarkably closely, allowing for a bit of poetic license -- though the actual pose, setting, and situation she's in on the cover were the artist's decision.
Ok thanks. I wish the authors had more input, it is their creation after all, but what can you do?
^Well, the words are our creation. That doesn't necessarily make us competent artists or cover designers. A cover is very important as a promotional tool for the book. It makes sense to leave it in the hands of people who specialize in that particular field, while the writers stick with the words.
There was no need to use so many words to admit you're a bad artist
^Hey, I'm the one whose designs have been used on a cover or two.
Editorial decisions aside, I think Indistinguishable from Magic ought to be on the TNG list.
Thats the conclusion I've come too as well. Its' events have been referenced in several novels. Just because other events haven't been referenced, and there is another Ogawa continuity mishap doesn't mean it should be booted from the Litverse. I'll be including it in my Litverse reading guide.
You are correct. this was an oversight on my part.
ETA-- Wait-- IFM is in the TNG list. Between Paths of Disharmony and The Struggle Within.
Never mind, then.
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LOS ANGELES – From the suburbs of Gardena to British Columbia to playing alongside Sidney Crosby?
The latter might be a stretch, at least in the immediate future, but the unlikely path of Beau Bennett found a destination at Friday's NHL draft.
The 18-year-old from Gardena became the highest drafted native Californian when the Pittsburgh Penguins took him 20th overall, three spots ahead of where Jonathon Blum of Rancho Santa Margarita was taken in 2007.
Bennett took a podium in the corridors of Staples Center wearing a Penguins jersey and an incredulous smile.
"It's unbelievable," Bennett said. "It really shows the interest in the sport. It's growing. Youth hockey is definitely involved in the community. I hope this sparks more interest going forward."
Bennett is among the generation of kids who grew up in the post-Wayne Gretzky era in Los Angeles. He started out in roller hockey and advanced to ice, eventually playing for the well-regarded L.A. Junior Kings.
In between there were a lot of long car rides to faraway rinks by his parents, Kirk and Louanna.
"They sacrificed so much," said Bennett, who attended Valley Christian High in Cerritos.
Bennett sacrificed familiarity when he went to go play in the low profile British Columbia Hockey League in Penticton, B.C., where he became the first rookie to record 100 points in the BCHL in seven years.
A 6-foot, 173-pound right wing, Bennett is a creative player with soft hands and a great shot.
That he could one day use those hands to lay out passes for superstar Crosby was difficult to comprehend.
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