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Below is the 4th PBC video but is not the one that I recorded today.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Out and About
Below is the 4th PBC video but is not the one that I recorded today.
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Glad I could give you an excuse to get out, not that you need one. Thanks for the shout out too.ReplyDelete
Your weather is looking pretty chilly. Great stills from the GoPro.Replies
It was feeling on the chilly side with the Gerbings gloves not working. I just fixed them (yet again!). They just aren't designed for daily use. I'm thinking of getting one of the rechargeable battery versions as it would eliminate the cables. Just not sure how long the batteries will last at our temperatures...Delete
Really, I don't need a reason (or excuse) to get out and about? The soup turned out great, thank you!
The Muffler Santa! Now that's a great roadside attraction given the time of the year. Always good to see you play outside.ReplyDeleteReplies
Almost always up for a ride. Even if it's short.Delete
So exactly which is the weak spot in your gloves? The wires, cables themselves? Do they plug into the ends of sleeves like my Widder's do?Replies
The weak spots in the gloves are the connectors and where the internal wiring connects to the wire leading from the connector. There is a strain relief but they break right after it. The same with the connectors. The wire breaks just beyond the strain relief. And, yes, they plug into the connectors coming out of the sleeves of the liner. The other fail point are the connectors where it comes out of the jacket liner and plugs into the cables from the controller.Delete
Oooh. Best header shot ever for your blog! Save this one and print it out! Smudge or flare is excellent, too :^)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! That was taken in the fall from the top of Murphy Dome. The first time I've ever been up there in all of the years that I've lived in Fairbanks.Delete


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The Justice Department's deputy attorney general, James Cole, announced the appointment today of two front-office lawyers, naming Stuart Goldberg as his chief of staff and Lisa Monaco as the principal associate deputy attorney general.
Monaco, a former federal prosecutor who served on the Enron Task Force, had been serving as acting principal associate deputy attorney general since 2010. She was chief of staff to FBI Director Robert Mueller III before joining the deputy attorney general's office.
Goldberg has served since 2005 as the first assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. Goldberg supervised more than 85 federal prosecutors. Goldberg began his career at DOJ as a trial attorney in the department's Public Integrity Section in 1988. Before government service, Goldberg was a civil litigator at New York-based Roger & Wells, which merged with Clifford Chance in 2000.
"Lisa and Stuart are veteran career prosecutors who have served the department in a number of capacities over the years and I am grateful that they will continue their service in the Deputy Attorney General's office," Cole said in a formal statement this afternoon. Cole said Monaco and Goldberg have "unrivaled commitment" to the department and will be "key assets" in protecting Americans and in ensuring the fairness of financial markets.

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I had a friend who worked in the MOD, apparently they started work on a Gyro Jet Propulsion system
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Toddy D Wrestling » Toddy D Blog » Passing A Torch With No Flame?
Passing A Torch With No Flame?
Back in the 90's, when the n.W.o. gimmick started to fade with the overkill of adding older wrestlers who flat out refused to put over the younger talent, I was a huge advocate of passing the torch to the next generation of young stars whop would bare the burden of carrying the success of the industry on their backs. After all, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Bret Hart and Randy Savage only had so much left in them. They were in their twilight of their career and new stars had to be handed the responsibility of keeping the business alive.
Luckily, the young stars that were promoted were names like Chris Jericho, The Rock, Eddie Guerrero, and even a guy like Triple H. Watching this past Wrestlemania, it truly was the end of an era.
So who are the new stars of today? John Cena is a no-brainer. CM Punk has finally found his mojo and will become of the next big stars for the business. But then what…? Who else is there? Jericho's career near it's end. He wants to go out on top, spend time with the family and pursue other projects. How much more can Cena carry on his back? Orton can help with the load and switch back and forth. Who's the next big star? Who will get "the call"? Sheamus? Maybe. I think he's a great worker, but the gimmick is limited. Who else?…I'll wait.
Dolph Ziggler is ready and willing – but I don;t think the office is 100% sold on him right now. They see a work horse looking to steal the show and they figure, "Let's not feed him. The more he starves, the harder he'll work for food." I urge you fans to stick with Ziggler, because there will be a day when he is the hottest thing on the wrestling market.
The one that bothers me the most is Wade Barrett. The WWE invested so much into him with the ill-fated Nexus angle, and then they tried to get him over on his own. Now, he's just a guy who can get the right shoe to fit. He's uncomfortable in the ring, he's uncomfortable to watch, and he's as wooden as Pinnochio's penis.
Barrett has the tools to be a hard nosed competitor and respected in the same breath as William Regal, Fit Finlay and even JBL. He has the same rugged style and approach blended with a a technical twist. So why isn't he getting over? Even when he's out with an injury, it has no effect what so ever with the progress of the show. he was filler material right off the cookie-cutter clone line. Only difference was that he had a little size on him, other than that, same shit as everyone else.
It's almost cliche to hear an old school traditional wrestler refer to themselves as, "The Last of a Dying Breed". But maybe it's true. Remember the dinosaurs? Funny how we refer to Hogan and Flair as one of them, what happened when the dinosaurs no longer roamed the earth? What will happen when the Hogans, Flair, Stings and Undertakers wrestle in the ring? Will it be the end of the wrestling world much like the dawn of time?
Just let them wrestle already. Let the championship be the prize for being the best. Then you wonder why the new kids on the block are so green? Because they are too busy working on their acting skills rather then their wrestling skills. They are more focused on memorizing the script rather than the spots in their match. I look at the business the same way an adult looks at today's youth – "THAT is what is going to lead the world and take care of me in the future?"… I guess it is really coming to an end, isn't it?
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August 28, 1998
The data file I/O API provides a mechanism for reading and writing SPSS data files in user-developed programs. It was originally distributed as part of the SPSS 6.1 for Windows Developer's Kit, and it is documented in the manual which accompanied that product. An updated version of that manual is included in the SPSS 8.0 distribution materials as ioapi.pdf, which, as the extension suggests, is in Adobe Acrobat format.
The following section lists the updates that have been made to the File I/O API since its initial release. Full documentation for the features added through Release 8.0 may be found in the aforementioned manual.
Since release 8.0, the I/O DLL has been made minimally compatible with the 32 bit Borland C++ compiler, and five functions have been added to the API.
Borland C++ users can use release 8.0.1 and later of spssio32.dll and the associated spssdio.h. They cannot, however, use the distributed spssio32.lib. It is necessary to generate an import library from the distributed DLL using the implib.exe console application which comes with the compiler using the following syntax:
implib –w spssio32.lib spssio32.dll
The -w switch suppresses almost 100 warnings like the following:
Warning duplicate symbol: spssCloseAppend
The new API functions include two for defining multiple response sets, one for querying the presence of specific "type 7" records on an existing SPSS data file, and two for dealing with a uniqueness indicator for the Data Entry for Windows information. The two functions related to multiple response sets are more convenient and much less prone to error than spssSetMultRespDefs.
int spssAddMultRespDefC(
int handle,
const char *mrSetName,
const char *mrSetLabel,
int isDichotomy,
const char *countedValue,
const char **varNames,
int numVars)
This function adds a multiple response set definition over short string variables to the dictionary.
Parameter Description
handle Handle to the data file
mrSetName Name of the multiple response set. A null-terminated string up to seven characters long but otherwise obeying the rules for a valid variable name. Case is immaterial.
mrSetLabel Label for the multiple response set. A null-terminated string up to 60 characters long; only the first 60 characters are used if longer. May be NULL or the empty string to indicate no label is desired.
isDichotomy Nonzero if the variables in the set are coded as dichotomies, zero otherwise.
countedValue A null-terminated string containing the counted value. Necessary when isDichotomy is nonzero, in which case it must be 1–8 characters long, and ignored otherwise. May be NULL if isDichotomy is zero.
varNames Array of null-terminated strings containing the names of the variables in the set. All variables in the list must be short strings. Case is immaterial.
numVars Number of variables in the list (in varNames). Must be at least two.
If all goes well, adds the multiple response set to the dictionary and returns zero (SPSS_OK) or negative (a warning). Otherwise, returns a positive error code and does not add anything to the multiple response sets already defined, if any.
Error Code Description
SPSS_OK No error
SPSS_EXC_LEN60 Only the first 60 characters of the label were used (warning)
SPSS_INVALID_HANDLE The file handle is not valid
SPSS_OPEN_RDMODE The file is open for input or append
SPSS_DICT_COMMIT spssCommitHeader has already been called
SPSS_NO_VARIABLES Fewer than two variables in list
SPSS_ EXC_STRVALUE isDichotomy is nonzero and countedValue is NULL, empty, or longer than 8 characters
SPSS_INVALID_MRSETNAME The multiple response set name is invalid
SPSS_DUP_MRSETNAME The multiple response set name is a duplicate
SPSS_INVALID_MRSETDEF Existing multiple response set definitions are invalid
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Stafford, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/05/2017 -- TravelGuzs is introducing a new offering focused on "Affordable Business Class Travel" the brand's new philosophy that defines its signature guest booking experience. TravelGuzs stands as a commitment to guests to deliver consistent services and experiences for travel around the world. Travelers who register with TravelGuzs could win a free business class ticket on Oct 7th, 2017.
Set for Oct 7th, 2017 TravelGuzs will give away 3 prizes to travel enthusiasts who have registered for the TG Rewards program. First prize being a free international business class ticket, second prize is a three nights stay at Marriott and the third prize is a free international economy class ticket.
Taking the wait out of inconvenience and frustrating surprises the offering will make economy travel, a thing of the past. A strong team or Travel Arrangers at TravelGuzs that work six days a week will manage travel arrangments, bookings, changes and payment with ease and convenience to the traveler. With an intuitively smart solution, TravelGuzs will not only save time and money for a traveler but will also enable business class travel at affordable prices.
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Bring the change: "Travel is one industry that has seen a lot of change", he continued, "The internet is becoming electricity and we are at the zenith of bringing a change in the industry, especially when it comes to business class travel"
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The manufacturer of this line of attractive and economical seasonal sunrooms has been in the sunroom business since 1992. The company is located in a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Ajax, Ontario. These sunrooms are manufactured in Canada and are engineered for the Canadian climate.
"Craft-Bilt" is proud to be one of the founding members of the Canadian Sunroom Manufacturers Association.
To go to the manufacturer's website below, click-on the link below, then select "Sunrooms" from the menu, then select "Grand Vista Sunrooms" from the sunroom menu.
Two roof styles to choose from. The most popular is the "lean-to" style (as seen above). This roof slopes from back to front and needs very little back wall height and slope to be able to be installed (as low as a 1/12 roof pitch). If you have enough back wall height, or you are having the sunroom installed on the gable end of the house, the Cathedral sunroom is a very attractive style (as shown in the picture on the left).
There is three roof systems to choose from. The "PanelCraft" roof has insulated panels which are composed a of seven-ply sandwich. The adhesive and laminating process is state-of-the-art providing for superior snow load capability. The roof comes in three colours to match your sunroom and has a gutter. Skylights are also an option for this roof.
The "Northlander Skyview" roof is a translucent, polycarbonate roof system. "Northlander Skyview" is designed to battle the elements. It is manufactured from maintenance-free aluminum channels and polycarbonate glazing. The Silhouette Pearl glazing features outstanding reflective qualities and is 1 1/4″ thick! Clear, bronze and opal ice glazing panels offer design flexibility for your sunroom. Choose the panel with light transmission properties that best serves your project.
The single tempered glass roof system manufactured by "Solarium Optimum" offers plenty of natural light and blends perfectly with the "Craft-Bilt" aluminum frame walls. The glass has a slight grey tint, but is so clear you can sit in your sunroom and see the stars at night. There are also optional ceiling blinds if you are in a sunny location and want to keep your sunroom cool and shady on the warm summer days.
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A solar-powered toilet that turns urine and feces into hydrogen and electricity has won a $100,000 first prize in the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The prize was announced this week at the foundation's "Reinvent the Toilet Fair" in Seattle, Washington, which continued Wednesday and showcases dozens of projects that aim to create an inexpensive and eco-friendly alternative to the flush toilet. Researchers are expected to use more than 50 gallons of soy-based synthetic feces to demonstrate their prototypes during the 2-day fair.
The flush toilet is convenient and hygienic, but the technology has its drawbacks: It uses clean water to flush away a potential source of nutrients and energy, and it's prohibitively expensive for many of the estimated 2.6 billion people who lack access to sanitation. The Gates Foundation launched its toilet challenge a year ago, funding eight projects that aimed to invent a toilet that could be operated for 5 cents per user per day while recovering salt, water, nutrients, and energy.
The winning design, developed by Michael Hoffmann of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena and his colleagues, uses solar power to run an electrochemical reactor that breaks down human waste to produce hydrogen gas. The gas can be stored and used to run the reactor at night or on cloudy days.
The $60,000 second place prize went to M. Sohail Khan of Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. He and his colleagues developed a toilet that transforms urine and feces into biological charcoal, which can be burned, and clean water.
Third place and $40,000 went to Yu-Ling Cheng of the University of Toronto in Canada and her colleagues whose design dehydrates and smolders solid waste, sanitizing it within 24 hours.
Tove Larsen of the aquatic research institute Eawag in Dübendorf, Switzerland, Harald Gründl of the design firm EOOS in Vienna, Austria and their colleagues won a special $40,000 prize "for their outstanding design of a toilet user interface."
That prize was a last-minute addition, says Carl Hensman, program officer for water, sanitation, and hygiene at the foundation. The judges were especially impressed with the beauty of the team's design, he says, which looks expensive but still comes in under the foundation's cost criteria. A toilet's attractiveness for users is a crucial part of any workable solution, Hensman notes, and the Eawag and EOOS design could be combined with several of the other technologies on display at the fair. The design uses a foot pump that helps recycle water, and it features a clear tube that allows the user to see the clean water refill the tank_what the team calls the toilet's entertainment factor. Hensman says all eight toilet challenge teams are applying for additional funding to further develop their ideas. The foundation's goal is to have a field-tested prototype for "Toilet 2.0" ready for larger-scale testing by 2015.
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Almost 30 million Americans—approximately 13% of the population—has a fungal infection of the nails (also known onychomycosis).
NAILS played 20 questions with seven top nail experts to get the answers to your most frequently asked questions about fungal infections of the nails.
Fuad Abuabara, M.D., principal investigator for trials in dermatology at Camino Medical Group in Northern California.
C. Ralph Daniel III, M.D., clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jacksonville.
Boni Elewski, M.D., professor of dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael Gold, M.D., Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery at Gold Skin Care Center, Nashville, TN
Charles Lynde, M.D., senior dermatologist at the Lynde Center for Dermatology and associate professor with the Department of Dermatology at the Toronto Hospital in Canada.
Phoebe Rich, M.D., clinical associate professor of dermatology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland
Richard Scher, M.D., professor of clinical dermatology for the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.
Almost 30 million Americans—approximately 13% of the population—has a fungal infection of the nails (also known as onychomycosis.)
As a percentage of salon clients, though, Richard Scher, M.D., estimates the percentage drops to less than 5%. Even so, questions on onychomycosis have topped nail techs' lists of questions on nail health for NAILS' medical experts over the past decade.
Your questions prompted us to assemble the ultimate nail tech's guide to onychomycosis.
We compiled your most frequently asked questions, added a few of our own, and posed them to seven dermatologists around the country who research, teach, and treat onychomycosis every day. When there was a difference of opinion or additional information, we provided responses from two or more doctors.
If you have more questions about onychomycosis after reading this, send them on. Our experts are standing by.
What are the classic signs and symptoms of onychomycosis?
Dr. Abuabara: The most common changes are a yellow or whitish discoloration of the nail (a longstanding infection may turn the nail brown or black), thickening of the nail, separation of the nail plate from the nail bed, brittle nails, less commonly, redness around the infected nail and loss of the nail.
Dr. Gold: A whitish discoloration usually signifies a yeast infection, while a yellow or brown discoloration usually indicates a dermatophyte infection. Both yeast and dermatophytes are types of fungi. [See "Fungus Unplugged" for a more detailed discussion of these fungi.] However, other organisms, including several bacterial agents, can affect the nails. For example, green indicates a pseudomonas (bacterial) infection, while a black discoloration signifies a proteus infection. If you see what appears to be a superficial white discoloration or yellow/brown discoloration underneath the nail, refuse the service and refer your client to a medical professional knowledgeable about nail diseases, such as a dermatologist.
How and where are most fungal infections of the skin and nails contracted—is the old saw about wearing shoes in public showers really true?
Dr. Lynde: Fungal spores are all around us in the environment. Fungi especially thrive in moist places, so the old saw about gyms and public showers is probably true. But you're equally at risk if someone in your home has a fungal infection because the fungi are in the shower, the carpet, etc.
Dr. Daniel: Developing onychomycosis is usually a long-lasting process where the person has athlete's foot for years then traumatizes the nail, etc. I have, however, had patients who suggested they had gotten other types of infections in a salon.
How—and why—do fungi infect the nails?
Dr. Lynde: Some types of fungi feed on keratin, the dead skin cells that comprise nails. But fungi can't infect healthy nails that have a good vascular supply because fungi also need a warm, moist environment to survive. Some type of trauma usually precedes fungal infections of the nails, whether a person stubs her toe or wears poor-fitting shoes. It often takes four to five months for onychomycosis to become apparent, though, and many people have forgotten the original injury by then.
Why is onychomycosis on the increase in the United States?
Dr. Daniel: People are living longer and are more mobile. Onychomycosis is more common in older individuals: Studies show that less than 1% of pre-teens have onychomycosis. Between 5% and 10% of individuals up to age 30 have onychomycosis, and only 20% of people ages 30-60. In people over age 60, the number jumps to 40%-50%.
People are not only living longer, they're exercising more. Exercise can traumatize the nail and break the seal between the nail plate and nail bed. Studies show that almost 100% of the time the fungal infection starts on the bottom of the feet, moving into the nail unit when that seal is broken.
Who is at risk for onychomycosis?
Dr. Abuabara: The risk factors include diabetes, debilitating disease, or a compromised immune system such as that found in people with AIDS. Other risk factors include poor circulation such as caused by peripheral vascular disease. Also, trauma creates a portal for the fungi to invade the undersurface of the nail. Finally, poor nutrition and hygiene and repeated exposure to infected persons, animals, or surfaces (such as the floor at the local gym) all play a role.
Why are fungal infections found so much more commonly on the toenails than fingernails?
Dr. Rich: True fungal infections of the fingernails are about one-tenth as common as on the toenails. The toenails are exposed to much more trauma and abuse than the fingernails. The feet also are more susceptible to fungal infections of the skin because they spend so much time encased in socks and shoes, which foster the dark, moist environment fungi thrive in.
Can nail techs safely service clients with a fungal infection?
Dr. Lynde: As long as you sterilize or dispose of your implements between clients, you can safely service those with fungal infections without putting others at risk.
As for the infected nail, you can safely file it down, carefully clip it back, and apply polish. Do not apply artificial nails.
Trimming back the nail removes some of the subungual debris—the whitish-yellowish, crumbly material. It also helps prevent clients from catching the separated edge of the nail, which not only hurts, but also can help the fungi spread. Don't, however, dig under the nail to get at this debris. Digging can cause the nail plate to separate from the bed and allow the fungi to move further back under the nail.
Nail polish enhances the living conditions for fungi, but I tell my patients that it takes months for the medicine to work, so it's OK to conceal the condition in the meantime.
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New research proves that following a few food rules can give you a clear complexion. Certain dietary factors have been linked to acne and other skin inflammations such as dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis.* In addition to choosing the right facial products, a deeper look at what may be causing a digestive system imbalance is an important step in clearing your complexion. Time and time again we at the Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic observe that skin conditions are a reflection of the overall health of internal biological systems.
To improve digestion and the clarity of your skin, here are 5 must-do items that have repeatedly proved effective with our clients, with many seeing visible improvements just 2 weeks!
Acne is caused by bacteria. Our digestive system has billions of bacteria – and it's important that the beneficial bacteria outnumber the unhealthy ones. One effective way to maintain healthy bacteria levels in our bodies is by increasing our healthy bacteria with probiotics supplements.
Tip: One probiotic supplement can help to boost our disease-fighting bacteria more effectively than several tubs of yogurt.
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Elimination diets are a great way to discover how certain foods may be impacting your body and health. Removing certain foods from your diet can help improve digestion and, in turn, clear up your skin. Three common culprits to affect skin with acne and other skin inflammation (such as psoriasis and eczema) are dairy, sugar and gluten. Try removing dairy for 2 weeks and see if there is an improvement in your skin. Many acne sufferers have seen improvements just from removing the dairy (though interestingly enough, plain yogurt seems to be less of a concern.)
Tip: To help you through the process, be sure to have on hand substitutes for the items you are eliminating (soy milk, sugar substitute, gluten-free bread, etc.)
Dietary fiber — found mainly in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes — is probably best known for its ability to keep the digestive system moving. But foods containing fiber can provide other health benefits as well, such as lowering risk of diabetes and helping to maintain a healthy weight and complexion.
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Although we all know about the health and skin benefits of kale, it's not the only veggie on the block. Try alfalfa sprouts. Tiny but mighty, each sprout is packed with valuable, skin-clearing nutrients such as calcium, folic acid, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, sodium and zinc among others, as well as supplying a full range of vitamins A, B complex, C, E and K.
Tip: Request extra leafy greens or sprouts next time your order a salad, sandwich or wrap.
Proper digestion, which includes the breakdown of food, the distribution of nutrients and the elimination of waste, is essential for healthy skin. In order to properly digest food, the body requires a steady supply of digestive enzymes. Adding 1-2 servings of enzyme-rich foods, such as fresh raw fruits and vegetables, can improve your digestive process by up to 38% and dramatically improve your skin luminosity.
Red grapes – and their seeds – contain powerful natural chemicals and antioxidants that have been shown to treat inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.
Tip: Try popping a few washed grapes (with seeds) into a fresh salad, or enjoy a handful as part of a healthy snack between meals.
*Girish Srinivas, Steffen Möller, Jun Wang, Sven Künzel, Detlef Zillikens, John F. Baines, Saleh M. Ibrahim. Genome-wide mapping of gene–microbiota interactions in susceptibility to autoimmune skin blistering Nature Communications 2013 September Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann-Street 2, D-24306 Plön, Germany.
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Maybe there are some of us that like to simply watch and enjoy shows like this.......... so what!
Originally posted by groingrinder
These attention whores are always running around at night for no reason except an excuse to wear the damn headlights and have the fake night vision effect on camera. I would not put stock in ANYTHING FOUND BY THEM. They are not scientifically investigating anything. Ask yourselves what are they trying to conceal by always shooting at night so the only things you can see are what they want you to see.
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I have stalked a few wild animals in my time. And there are indeed some nocturnal animals you have to go out in the night to find. Two of the requirements to successfully finding elusive night critters are SILENCE and STEALTH. Neither of which is being exhibited on this video. These amateurs are a bunch of loud mouths mashing their way across the countryside. No self respecting night critter is going to allow themselves to be in the same county as these three stooges.
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GRAPHIC PICS: Shocking massacre of 19 cows killed with one lightning bolt
A POWERFUL lightning strike has killed 19 cows as the terrified animals sheltered under a tree.
The tragic incident was seen by a number of witnesses who claim the lightning struck the tree where the cows were.
Stunned Victor Benson said that after the flash of light the cows just fell onto the floor near Hallsville in Texas.
He said: "In the blink of an eye a lightning bolt, and there lightning everywhere, but just one bolt and it was over".
"It's just a freak thing"Ashley Anderson
The cows were part of a larger herd who were in the pasture at the time of the strike.
A mark is reportedly still visible on the tree where the bolt hit.
Disturbingly some of the cows carried on walking around for a while after they had been struck.
Benson explained to local new station KLTV: "We kept thinking 'oh they'll get up.'
"Some of them were getting up and stumbling away, and I called the owner and he goes 'No that's not normal.'"
The Andersons who own the cows said it was a surreal event and they had not seen anything like this before.
Ashley Anderson said: "It's just a freak thing; I mean they were just staying out of the rain. There's really, to my knowledge, nothing you can do to prevent this."
The Andersons said the cows will not go to waste and will be used for meat.
Earlier this week a freak lightning strike in Norway was blamed for the deaths of 323 reindeer.


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The easiest personal training certification to get is the American Council on Exercise certification known as the ACE Certification. In most states, this type of certification can be obtained in 3 to 6 months depending on how fast you work.
Then, you must study for an exam, and pass the exam. The cost is typically about $400 with the test costing $250. You must be 18 years old and have some hours of practical experience in order to enroll in this certification program.
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Even though it is the easiest certification to get, it is still highly recognized in the fitness industry as a valid certification. ACE Certification can be general or you can include an added specialized certification that allows you to work specifically with children, senior citizens, or disabled individuals. If you are planning on going the specialized route, it will probably take the whole 6 months.
What is the most difficult personal trainer certification to get?
The most difficult personal trainer certification to get is the NCSA certification. The National Strength and Conditioning Association is the certifying agency.
NCSA is regarded as the most difficult certification to obtain according to recent fitness industry statistics for many reasons; however, the main reason is do to the fact that it covers much more than personal fitness. It includes categories ranging from nutrition to anatomy.
The difficulty of the exam and course training has evolved over the past few years as the fitness industry has exploded. The point of making the exam and course work more difficult is to flush out those who are looking for a quick fix certification.
The number of personal training professionals has tripled in the last five years making the field very competitive. You have to be serious about studying and learning in order to pass this certification. The course takes 4-9 months and cost approximately $400 plus the exam.
The appealing aspect of having NSCA training is that you can work with special needs clients. These types of clients would include diabetics, pregnant women, the obese, those with eating disorders, the elderly, and those involved in post heart attack rehab.
NSCA certification also allows you to receive a Certified Strength and Conditional Specialist Certification which cannot be obtained without a bachelor's degree. Because of these stricter guidelines and additional course work, NSCA certification is considered the top shelf of personal trainer certification.
What are some other personal training certification options?
The NASM Personal Trainer Certification is the certification offered by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Established in1987, there are now over 100,000 NASM members and the certification is accepted in the fitness industry in every state.
Like ACE, this certification requires a 3-6 month course, studying for an exam, and passing the exam. The cost is about $700 with the test cost included.
One of the top personal training certification is the ACSM Certification given by the American College of Sports Medicine. Established in 1954, it is the personal training certification program that has been in existence the longest. This certification requires about 4-9 months to complete, studying for an exam, and passing an exam. The cost is about $800 with an exam cost of $200.
The most recently added certification is NESTA Certification. NESTA is the National Exercise and Strength Trainers Association certification. The level of acceptance of this certification is moderate at best, but is still accepted by some in the fitness industry. The lower acceptance level is based on the fact that this certification focuses mostly on how to use technology as a personal trainer instead of the personal training aspect of things.
The course only takes about 90 days and the cost is approximately $600. At the completion of this course, you are not a Certified Personal Trainer but instead are certified as a Personal Fitness Trainer. Though this difference might not mean a lot to those outside the industry, those in the industry recognize the significant difference in the two certifications. This includes employers, who pay on the average $10,000 less a year to a Personal Fitness Trainer than they do to a Certified Personal Trainer.
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On June 25, 2016 the AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning were revealed at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. The list of twenty-five apps is released annually by a committee of ten school librarians and professors from the American Association of School Librarians. Since the award started in 2013, the AASL has recognized 100 educational apps that span all grade levels and content areas. Members of the 2016 AASL Best Apps committee spent the past year year testing, reviewing and discussing apps in five categories: STEM, Books, Humanities & Arts, Content Creation and Organisation & Management. Committee members sought out innovative, low-cost apps that could be used in 21st century classrooms and libraries.
Five STEM apps were named to the 2016 list including The Foos, a highly engaging app that teaches young children how to code and Map of Life a crowdsourcing app that collects data about plants and animals across the world. Users may report wildlife in their area or look for information about which species live in specific locations. The Books category included Ryan North's To Be or Not to Be, a humorous, steampunk version of Hamlet, and Epic! Unlimited Books for Kids, a platform for reading e-books. Teachers can sign up for a free Epic! educator account which provides students with access to thousands of e-books, audiobooks and educational videos. https://www.getepic.com/educators.
Homes by Tinybop was recognised in the Humanities & Arts category. The app takes students on tours of more than twenty homes from across the globe including a ger (yurt) in Mongolia and a Guatemalan adobe. StoryCorps, another Humanities & Arts app, archives recording of interviews uploaded by the public. StoryCorps' mission is to "preserve and share humanities stories". The Content Creation category recognised six apps including Canva, a design app for creating eye-catching presentations and infographics. MusiQuest teaches young children about music theory and composition using a kid-friendly approach. Google Classroom was a winner in the Organisation and Management category. The free app allows students and teachers to share documents, organise work, and provide instant feedback across platforms. Post-It Plus uses the camera on an iPad or iPhone to photograph and save notes and allows users to digitally organise and arrange the notes. Teachers and students will find this to be a useful tool for capturing ideas from brainstorming sessions.
The AASL Best Apps committee presented a second in-depth session at the ALA Annual Conference in June. During that session, committee members identified app trends and examined issues such as equity and the role of the school librarian in promoting and curating apps. Some of the trends the committee discussed included the rise of crowdsourcing apps, a decrease in the number of book apps released, an increase in content creation apps and the prevalence of apps that can be easily accessed across platforms (ex: Microsoft Office Sway, Adobe Spark Page, and Google Classroom). Joyce Valenza also shared with the audience how to 'smash apps' or use multiple apps together to create new products or complete tasks.
The entire list of 2016 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning and related resources can be found on the AASL website. http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/apps/2016
The AASL encourages librarians to share the 2016 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning list with colleagues and students. Joyce Valenza created this Piktochart featuring video clips of committee members describing the apps. https://magic.piktochart.com/output/14549120-bestapps16.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2017 list. Visit the nomination page if you have an app you wish to nominate for next year's list: http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/apps/nom list: http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/apps/nom.
2016 AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning
Book Apps
● Epic! Unlimited Books for Kids by Epic! Creations, Inc.
● Ryan North's To Be or Not to Be by Tin Man Games
● The Voyages of Aladdin and Sinbad by Belmontis Publishers
● Metamorphabet by Vectorpark.com
● Professor Astro Cat's Solar System by Minilab Ltd.
Humanities & Arts
● Newsela by Newsela
● StoryCorps by StoryCorps, Inc
● Homes by Tinybop
● Spies of Mississippi: The Appumentary by Joe Zeff Design
● MoMA Art Lab by MoMA, the Modern Museum of Art
Content Creation
● Canva by Canva
● Plotagon by Plotagon
● Adobe Spark Page by Adobe
● Office Sway by Microsoft
● Comic Life 3 by plasq LLC
● MusiQuest by Edify Technologies
Organization & Management
● Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft
● Three Ring by Three Ring Inc.
● Post-it Plus by 3M Company
● Google Classroom by Google
● The Foos by codeSpark
● The Everything Machine by Tinybop
● Attributes by Math Doodles by Carstens Studio Inc.
● Earth Primer by Chaim Gingold
● Map of Life by Map of Life
Cathy Potter is a school librarian at Falmouth Elementary School in Falmouth, Maine. She has served on the AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning committee for the past three years and was the chair of the committee from 2015-2016. Cathy is a National Board Certified Teacher with a background in literacy instruction. Cathy was a classroom teacher for twelve years before making the transition to the school library in 2007. She enjoys sharing her love of books and technology with students and teachers.


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America's largest black-owned businesses have been in perpetual motion. With activities ranging from massive divestitures to major acquisitions, the chief executives of the BLACK ENTERPRISE 100s have dramatically altered the landscape of black business for years to come. For one, total sales for the BE 100s were $13.19 billion in 1997, a 6.49% drop from $14.1 billion in 1996. This marks the first time the combined sales of the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 and the BE AUTO DEALER 100 have declined since the two lists were created in 1988.
Last year, one of the most significant developments among BE 100s companies was the radical restructuring of the assets of TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc., the perennial list leader with 1996 gross sales of $2.2 billion. The New York-based concern hawked its French food distribution business, which accounted for a substantial $1.9 billion of gross revenues, to a major French food retailer for $573 million. Because the division was sold in 1997, the revenues it generated up until the sale were more than enough for TLC Beatrice to remain the nation's largest black-owned business with $1.4 billion in sales. TLC Beatrice now maintains a snack food company in Ireland, ice cream manufacturers in Spain and the Canary Islands and bottlers in Europe and Thailand. The projected gross sales for the ultra-lean entity: $344 million in 1998.
As a result, Mel Farr Automotive Group (No. 1 on the BE AUTO DEALER 100 list with $573.1 million in gross sales) is in the driver's seat of the nation's largest blackowned enterprise. And the transaction creates an interesting battle between Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co., with $361.1 million in gross sales, and Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co., with gross sales of $357 million.
The asset sale and the departure of several companies from the list significantly changes the revenue and employee base for the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100. Collective revenues plunged 6.65%, from $8.18 billion in 1996 to $7.64 billion in 1997. But the industrial/service companies show a net increase of 1,971 jobs, up 4.28% from '96. So how can jobs increase when sales plummet? The sales drop of the industrial/service list was disproportionately impacted by TLC Beatrice Holdings' sale of its French food division. In fact, if you factor out the sales of the No. 1 company on the list over the last two years, the remaining 99 companies actually experienced sales growth in 1997 to the tune of 4.8%.
Since no one auto company accounts for 25% of total sales, one would think that the BE AUTO DEALER 100 list would not undergo such a downward shift in revenues. Unfortunately, the volatility of the auto industry contributed to 22 new auto dealers making our listing. What accounts for the massive exodus of auto dealers? Many simply did not make this year's ranking. And at least eight dealers sold their franchises and are no longer black-owned. Among the biggest casualties, Alvin Smith Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Inc. in Brighton, Colorado-No. 2 on our list last year with $388 million in sales–who decided to


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Cheap Seats has harbored some doubts about the need for a conservative professor at the University of Colorado.
After all, the whole idea of a university has to do with the free exchange of ideas, testing hypotheses, adjusting theories and, call us silly, learning.
Evidently, that concept has yet to take root at CU, as the most recent news from Babylon, er, Boulder, suggests.
The American Philosophical Association's Committee on the Status of Women Site Visit Program found that women in the department aren't exactly respected for their brains.
"Sexual harassment" seems to be the order of the day in the philosophy department, where "buff" seems to denote something other than the school mascot.
The CU Office of Discrimination and Harassment, evidently a how-to kind of organization, logged 15 complaints about the department from women who are getting out, or trying to, at remarkable rates.
"It is our strong conclusion that the department maintains an environment with unacceptable sexual harassment, inappropriate sexualized unprofessional behavior and divisive uncivil behavior," the report said.
You could be forgiven for thinking that was the kind of thing written about the tea party, Republicans or conservatives in general.
Yet it refers to the vanguard of deconstructionist thinking, the arbiters of leftist politics, the ever so sensitive home of the metrosexual.
Funny how the facts don't exactly line up with the liberal fantasy, is it not?
Cheap Seats is not exactly surprised to learn that the more genteel alter egos of the Ward Churchills at the CU campus are less than advertised.
But this is the same crowd that in 2005 bemoaned the "distressing" issues facing CU and noted that, "It is no consolation to know that rape, prostitutes and drugs are endemic to big-time college sports.
Evidently big-time philosophy is every bit as randy and undisciplined as the football team.
At least the latter was entertaining on some level, but the former is positively harmful.
So Cheap Seats is prepared to admit error. The philosophy department's penchant for peccadilloes suggests that the academic field is seriously tilted at Boulder and the group that should be on watch for that kind of behavior is deeply involved — and protective— of it.
Steven Hayward ought not be alone at CU. He needs more than good wishes. He needs reinforcements.


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text: What is this place? Let us say, perhaps, a field surrounded by gardens, lying fallow for no reason, unexpected; the world off and running, gardens growing wild and moving away at nearly the speed of light, throwing off stars like so much unpicked fruit; not like this earthen place, such sudden stillness. We are here by the grace of our quiet; skilled from many harvests we arrive in the humbleness of what is yet unharvested. We make a vow: out of fallow ground to draw a life, and two lives, grains of wheat and corn for food, for love; our tilling harsh and joyful, at the last the work of our caring, and our hands. Yet we prize always, amid the tangible ripeness, the unsown ground, the private place as near as a fallow glance. At once a fertile field and undiscovered, this place accommodates each one of us, betraying nothing.


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Amir's return likely after ICC revises corruption code
The ICC code was revised at a two-day meeting of executive board started in Dubai on Sunday.
AFP adds: The session, also attended by chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar Khan, approved new provisions regarding the anti-corruption code, allowing all banned players to feature in domestic matches before their suspensions expire.
Although the revised code will apply to all banned players, it could specifically benefit the 22-year-old Aamir, who was exiled from cricket after a spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan's tour of England in 2010.
Hopes are high for Aamir's return to domestic cricket six months prior to his international cricket ban ending in Nov 2015.
Aamir and pace partner Mohammad Asif, along with then Pakistan captain Salman Butt, orchestrated deliberate no-balls in return for money during the Lord's Test against England four years ago.
PCB had requested to ICC for relaxation of certain conditions relating to Aamir's ban. Sources said the PCB will formally request ICC to allow him to feature in domestic matches, but will let Butt and Asif's bans stand intact.


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Celebrity photos: The start of SXSW and fake vampire brides to kick off your week
Metro's Dorothy Robinson presents the top photos of the day from the celebrity world.
1. Producer, director and writer Joss Whedon spoke at "A Conversation with Joss Whedon"?panel during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Austin Convention Center on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
2. Journalist Lisa Ling spoke onstage at the "How Women Present Themselves in the Digital Age" panel during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on Saturday.
3. Drake performed as part of his Drake's Club Paradise Tour at the San Jose State Event Center on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.
4. Hubba hubba! Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese premiered her Von Follies lingerie collection in Australia on Saturday at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
5. Entertainment One attempted to set the Guinness World Record for the longest chain of brides in one location at HMV, Oxford Street in London on Sunday. The event was held to celebrate the DVD release of (what else?) "The Twilight Saga: Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1."


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From the National Guard in airports to having to go barefoot to clear security, flying has been transformed. So have the major airlines' bottom lines.
But it is not only lingering fear from Sept. 11 that has made life excruciating for major airlines as they post losses, lay off people and ponder bankruptcy, industry observers say.
"The primary thing that has affected the airlines has been the downturn in the economy. And as long as the economy is down in the dumps, the stock market is down and business people are not traveling worldwide as much as they have before, the major airlines are just not going to do very well," said Frank Werner, Fordham University associate professor of finance, who monitors the industry.
UAL Corp.'s United has hired bankruptcy attorneys, US Airways has filed for protection and the other majors have posted losses all principally due to the slip in high-margin business travel. After a post-9/11 decline, there is evidence volume has recovered-Bureau of Transportation Statistics figures comparing domestic air travel from January-May of 2001 to this year show a passenger decline of only 10%-but revenues haven't.
As people and businesses chafe at high prices, the beneficiaries are the low-cost airlines. For years, Southwest was profitable as a low-cost carrier and continues to be, albeit at a lesser level. AirTran Airways has added routes and planes since Sept. 11. And JetBlue Airways is emerging as a model of how to please customers and investors.
Those three airlines don't have the entrenched high labor and operational costs of the majors. "We're a low-cost operator and we are fanatical about costs," said Tad Hutcheson, AirTran's director of marketing. "We watch our costs, so we can afford to charge less ... and still make money."
A typical ad is a retail one Southwest ran Sept. 3: "Last-Minute Business Trips Are Affordable Again." And the majors were forced to respond. When JetBlue inaugurated service between New York and Long Beach, Calif., American tried to entice customers with extra frequent-flier miles.
If major carriers can weather the current conditions, they still hold advantages in more extensive route structures, overseas flights, the privacy of first class and appealing frequent-flier programs. "The discount carriers like the JetBlues and the Southwests and so on are providing a certain service," Mr. Werner said, "but they're not providing the entire range of service that the market's going to want. What they're doing is offering a service that happens to be where the demand is right now."


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This happy family was selected for a photo opportunity with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. You can tell they are overjoyed. This reminds me of a recent Twaggie about family portraits. -via Buzzfeed
(Image credit: KCNA/Reuters)
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You're right about the smiles, nach. Traditionally - and traditional - Koreans don't smile in photos. There's even a superstition that if a woman smiles on her wedding day/ in her photos then her first child will be a girl (not always the prefered choice in the Far East). It's not taken so seriously anymore and South Korea has been invaded by camera phones and cute poses jut like other countries but for older generations, and almost certainly for North Koreans, smiling would be a no-no. They probably havent had many photos taken in their lives either. The looks of terror on their faces on the other hand are most certainly because of *who* they are posing with. :)
Kim Jong-un is considered a living God, and he has dropped in to visit them. These people are not "absolutely terrified" at all -- they're overcome with emotion, overwhelmed and in shock. ...this would be like Jesus showing up in someone's back yard in Kentucky. (Here is a North Korean pop song about some of the Dear Leader's magical abilities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEqc6H4RXos -- He can see us all times, he flies across the nation at the speed of light, he blesses us with his mighty powers... you get the idea -- he's a living God.)
I'm not a supporter of N. Korea, but let me play the devil's advocate. Kim Jong-un is familiar with western customs and this photo op is almost certainly propaganda in his campaign. Most North Koreans are not familiar with western customs. It is a ENTIRELY western custom to smile in photographs. In fact, many believe it's disrespectful to do so in deep parts of India, China, middle East, and I presume East Asia. Reference the number of photos of my parents and grandparents and family in the village that are super serious in their wedding photos.
Seeing as how the North Koreans literally deify their first family, this would kind of be like Jesus and Elvis both showing up on some redneck's doorstep in the Southern US. Sure, that woman is on the verge of tears, but girls stared weeping when they met The Beatles too.
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2018 Applications are now closed. Please check back again in early 2019 for next year's festival.
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The Vancouver Folk Music Festival, in cooperation with the Parks Board and the City of Vancouver, will be accommodating vending on the outside of the festival grounds once again. The Folk Bazaar, located near the West Gate of the festival grounds, has quickly become a cherished part of the Festival experience. Submitting this application does not guarantee booth space in the Folk Bazaar.
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Old Games you remember playing but can't remember the name of.
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First of all this thread is absolutely amazing!
I am looking for a couple of games that i vaguely remember from childhood. I think they were all on the Sega Genesis;
1. Witch and/or Wizard Sidescrolling game. I seem to remember it being outside, walking through woods e.t.c at nighttime and jumping to collect little things that i guess gained points or magic. VERY vague i know :(
2. A young hippo perhaps an elephant inside what appeared to be a room/nursery. I think the idea was to escape lol. I remember toys throughout levels. - FOUND THIS ITS CALLED The Ottifants
3. A top view of a helicopter that you flew through levels shooting, avoiding bullets e.t.c
Again im sorry. All i think were on my Genesis. Very vague and any help would be appreciated!
could you be thinking of a game version of one of the movies "a bugs life" or "ants"?
you got a year on that?
Likely one of Desert strike, Jungle strike or Urban strike. All 3 were top down helicopter action games for the Genesis.
around 2000 there was a game in 2d it was a shooter the guy had a bow, i cant remenber if it has anymore weapons, he jumps like crazy the map is like minecraft 2d ..it just use a snd d to move around and the mouse to aim and it used just up and down..there was a map insede a montain and in the middle was a suspense montain.the controls was like metal slug..i remenber i got the game in a pc game magazine
I think i know that one, was it called Ghast?
EDIT: Gast the Ghost i think actually?
hi there i need some help with a game i cant remember the name but it goes like this:
you are a demon(i think) with a pet demon and you go through the game upgrading your pet which yo can change if you find some special crystal or egg or something
the introduction of the game shows your character fighting with your brother and your ultimate pet fighting his pet inside a church i think.
im pretty sure it was for the ps2
i hope you can help thx anyways.
Oh and would u mind bumping my one please? Thanks people. I really REALLY need to know. Please help me if you can
This was roughly 10-13 years ago...Late 90s Game...it was a Third Person Action/Shooter with Humanoid Robots that you faced against eachother...easy play withs simple commands...Small Maps n Such For Arena Style Play...Ive been looking around but not seeing anything familiar...Can Anyone help me out?
anyone know mine
Well, I remember playing a game when I was very young over 10 years ago). I can't remember which game system/console I used to play it on, but it was most likely either Nintendo64, Sega, Atari or one of those handheld game things. Anyways, the character you controlled in the game was a baby, who I think wore a diaper. From what I can remember, you had to make the baby collect the fruit spawns which appeared on screen.. the baby was able to jump over water on to other platforms, I think he was able to walk on clouds.. There were also monsters, e.g. bats and stuff which hurt/killed the baby, causing you to restart the level.
The first level I can remember was in some grassy area.
The second level I can remember was inside some kinda cave..
The third level I can remember was some kinda ice area, where the baby would like.. slip on ice and stuff.
The fourth and final level I can remember was a boss level. The boss was some kinda big big, bear thing which was blocking a door. On the path to that boss, there are bats and stuff, think spiders as well..
Anyways, that is all of the content I can remember from that game. If anyone has any information regarding the name of that game, please post it. Thank you very much. :)
Guy I used to play a game where you would build a tank and it was found on miniclip. You could paint it, choose the chassis, buy items and has items like the claw, flamethrower, laserguns, etc. It was 3d and has leaderboards too. Its not there anymore I think :l.
I remember Midtown Madness 3, but I dont think the ball made a chicken noise.
Sounds a bit like one of the FlatOut games?
OT: It was a game on a red demo disc for PS1 that took place in test chambers, and you could control gravity in some cases, and IIRC you could die and/or there were people that you could kill.
Perhaps you're thinking of Blast Chamber?
Wonder Boy?
Dude, that was three years ago. Thanks for the response, but seriously -_-
Alright I played this game a few years ago and I can't remember the darn name,I played it on my xbox 360 and its a space game where you pilot a ship but instead of getting new ships and stuff you can only get new weapons.You start of on a training mission but you get attacked.The last thing I remember is that you have to destroy a super weapon and you friend turned enemy turned friend again dies to save you.If anybody knows this game pls tell me I've been looking for this game for over a year now.
There was this 2D isometric puzzle platformer game from the early 2000s (most likely). You control this cute, possibly purple little humanoid alien (kinda looked like a bobble-head teletubbie(?)) and you're supposed to avoid robots (they make weird noises). It was set in space or on some weird planets. I >think< this game was called something like "Gumble" or something similiar (can't find it on the net though) and there was also a sequel ("xxx 2"), which didn't look very different from the original. Thanks ;)
PS Excuse my English.
Two games.
The first is an RTS that is very simple and challenging. You'd control ants, insects, spiders and scorpions, you can't build any bases( They would be already built and you'd have to capture them). I remember it had a huge number of levels, and that level 15 was called Spiral. It was called "Something Assault".
The next is a third person shooter, you'd pilot space tanks. That's about all I remember. It was called "Thunder Something".
Hey guys my brother and I are stuck on this game and we cant remember if it was for PS1 or Sega Mega drive anyway this is what happens in the game.
Its really cartooney, and you go through a series of activities such as racing and ring battles, in the races you can drive next to someone and press a button and it would trigger an ability to knock them off course like punch for example, and in the fighting ring the cars would be on the sides of the ring waiting for the bell to go off and everyone would come out of there spots, and if you got knocked into a wall the barricade would start breaking and if you fell off you had a chance to fly back in depending on what character you chose because they all have there own abilities, you can also place a bomb onto one of the characters to blow them off the stage. It was a very addictive game and i just cant remember the name of it. please tell me if you have any ideas.
Okay, so this is really bothering me. I can't remember the name of this computer game I played like ten or so years ago. It was some kind of kids adventure game with these little animated things you made, kind of like meebles. You made and customized thirty of them or something and then you had different areas you clicked on and I think there were these mini games in each of those areas.
Okay, I use to play this game for gameboy advance. It was like a person in a green suit if i remember with a sword. I dont think it was zelda. You would fight through a level and at the end some type of flying horse would come and pick you up. This is all i remember and its been killing me. I need to find this game. Thanks :)
Crash n' Burn?
Virtual On?
Hey everyone, I used to play a game waaaay back, the problem is like all of us my memory is not so very good.
All I remember is the following;
Any ideas?
Gubble :)
Sounds like Street Racer.
Thanks a lot!
Hey there I'm having trouble trying to recognize what games these images are from.
All help is much appreciated.
1. http://i.imgur.com/CJzGAyH.jpg - Apparently this one has a "remake".
These are all from different games.
(Number 3 is LocoRoco 2, number 1 is Syndicate, number 2 is Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast & i found out number 5 is God of War 3)
Okay I know this is a long shot...but there was an old game I believe for Sega Saturn or ps1. In one part of the game you fly this yellow magnet-looking spaceship and the boss of the level is a huge chicks head with orbs floating around her head. After you beat the boss, there is a cutscene where the spaceship lands.....the only other part I remember is you're in this tunnel that looks like the inside of an organ or something and you have to defeat this strange looking column monster with big black eyes...any idea?
These are just guesses but I think
1. Syndicate
Others I pass
Thank you, both answers were correct :)
i really need help, im trying to find a game from ps1, early 90's, its where u go on quests as a little fuzz ball, trying to collect gems and stuff to rescue other fuzzies, i dont remember much else other than lots of levels and lots of lava lol please if anyone knows it i wud be ever so happy as it holds loads of childhood memories!!
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CFSR CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE and WOD 12.24.2012
Holiday Schedule
Christmas Eve -10:30 am only
Christmas – day closed
12/26 – 10:30 am only
New Years Eve 10:30 am only
New Years Day 5:30 pm 6:30 pm WOD
7:30 pm Beginners
Monday 12/24/2012
1 Christmas Power Snatch (95# / 65#)
2 Ring dips
3 Burpees
4 Pull-ups
5 Toes-2-Bar
6 Push-ups
7 Air-Squats
8 Jumping Lunges (each jump = 1)
9 Box Jumps (20″ for Men & Women)
10 10′ Wall-Balls (20# / 14#)
12 Thrusters (95# / 65#)
This workout is done just like the song….Round 1 = 1 Christmas Power Snatch, Round 2 = 2 Ring Dips and 1 Power Snatch ….etc. Until all 12 rounds are complete.
(This version of 12 days WOD from Badger CrossFit)
Thursday 12/20/2012
Five rounds of:
Bear crawl 100 feet
Standing broad-jump, 100 feet
Do three Burpees after every five broad-jumps.
Field Training Officer Timothy Quinn Brenton, 39, of the Seattle Police Department, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while on duty on October 31, 2009.
He is survived by his wife Lisa, his son Quinn, and daughter Kayliegh.
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Endurance WOD
4 x 800
2 min rest
Low Carb – Paleo, Evolution in the discussion with Robb Wolf
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Fear not, less than 2 days til the end of the world.
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."
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Thats filthy
Monday 9/5/11
Filthy Fifty
for time:
50 Box jumps (24/20)
50 Jumping pullups
50 KB swings 35#
50 Walking lunges
50 Knees 2 elbows
50 Push press 45#
50 Hip extension
50 Wallball shots (20/14)
50 Burpees
50 Double unders
Is your fran time better then an NFL super star?
Get a grip
Tuesday 8/16/11
5 rounds:
Max reps supine ring pulls
for time:
50 Kb swings (53/35)
50 Pullups
35 KB swings
35 Pullups
20 KB swins
20 Pullups
Sweet. 60,000 lbs. of ground beef recalled
Please read. Chalk it up
Burning runner: An inside look into crossfit culture
Crazy climbing skills
Eat good food. its not that hard
Friday 8/5/11
for time:
50 pushups w/ hand release
then 5 rounds
5 squat cleans (185/125)
10 Chest to bar pullups
400m plate run (45/25)
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Even a little bit of exercise goes a long way
Still counting calories? Your weigth loss plan may be out dated
Your crossfit games winners
Go next year if you have the chance
Chuck Norris can eat just one Lay's potato chip
Sunday class
Tuesday 7/26/11
for time:
Thruster (95/65)
Stop bitching and do work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paleo diet: smart eating or latest fad?
Masters events announced. Does anyone know what crossfit event is this weekend?
We are opening up class time Sundays at 9am. Morning and evening regular Joe will be leading the class for anyone who wants to start working out on Sundays. Contact Tim, Joe, or myself if you have any questions.


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Mama's Gun is the second studio album by American recording artist Erykah Badu, released November 21, 2000, on Motown Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1999 to 2000 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. A neo soul album, Mama's Gun incorporates funk, soul, and jazz styles. It has confessional lyrics by Badu, which cover themes of insecurity, social issues and personal relationships. The album has been viewed by critics as a female companion to neo soul artist D'Angelo's second album Voodoo (2000), which features a similar musical style and direction.
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