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Beauty is Embarrassing
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(these are the end credits. Scroll down to see the opening titles)
Here's to the ones standing in the wings, the support teams in the background, the quiet achievers. Their names are often overlooked but without them not only would nothing get done, but significant contributions to arts and greater mainstream culture would surely be lost...
Director and self-proclaimed "fan boy" Neil Berkeley seized the opportunity to shine 10,000 mega watts of recognition on the formidable artist and set designer of Pee-Wee's Playhouse Wayne White with his feature documentary Beauty is Embarrassing (website). With his opening titles as well as with his end credits, Berkley pays glowing tribute to Wayne White's "wacky" world.
"The more I think about it, the documentary was in the pipeline ever since I met Wayne. I was sort of like this fan boy that stuck around, after we met.
"At that time, he had done Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Beekman's World and all these music videos. I got to know him and he's very cool, very engaging, very magnetic, and very funny, and I knew that that combined with his work, it would all make a good story."
The opening titles are something else completely, offering the viewer a first glimpse into Wayne White's "clever and warped" universe through a wild sequence of original artworks and illustrations - from ink drawings to Wayne's famous word paintings. The superimposed credits set in an elegant sans-serif font allow for the expressive artwork to really shine.
"Like most people, Wayne has such a huge resume and a massive, massive body of work, but he's one of those people that have done all these amazing things but you never get to see in the spotlight. They are always kept in the back, and they're always the secret weapon of the people that get famous and become popular.M
"The work that Wayne has done has had tremendous influence, epecially the likes of Peewee's Playhouse and Beakman's World. There was almost a punk rock attitude that he and his creative peers took on when creating these shows. That kind of attitude was influenced by the design, and the construction of everything in the shows, but just the attitude alone they adopted probably influenced a lot of people, whether they knew it or not. Just to try things, take risks and be experimental. It was definitely influential to me."
When Berkeley initiated this project, he didn't intend to make a feature documentary. "I wanted to create something that would show off my company, so we were going to create a short and animate Wayne White's artwork. Then I started shooting so much and learning more and more stuff about him. There were storylines, things with his parents, his wife, his best friend that I didn't know about until I got into the shooting process. So everything started to evolve slowly.
"I definitely knew the storyline of the end credits and how they should look. All of the objects have an organic texture to them and they really look like something Wayne would have built."
"The idea is that we follow puppet versions of Wayne throughout various locations in the movie. Once we had the script we roughly boarded it out and then got to work.
"Wayne drew the characters, clouds and a lot of illustrations that were eventually animated [in the title sequence]. He also art directed... He made a lot of notes about color and textures to make sure we were getting it right.
"We built all of the 3D in Cinema4D and the compositing was done in After Effects."
Beauty is Embarassing, title sequence, Wayne White character drawings
"It was created by Wayne's very good friend, Mike Quinn. Mike is actually a very important character in the film. It's a tune he wrote for a puppet show a long time ago and he was just playing it one day while we were shooting. The song is perfect for the movie. Once we had the concept for the titles it was a no brainer that that's where it'd go."
"The end pulls out to the logo and that shot starts on Wayne's house in the hills.
"I love titles. I really do. People want to see their name up on the big screen so you do it in the most creative, memorable way you can. It's a way to honor their hard work. And also, I wanted to have a memorable ending to the movie... Just something playful and unexpected. I'm very proud and we really stretched ourselves creatively to get it done."
This entertaining item (4'38") by Doc Channel features interviews with Wayne White and director Neil Berkeley.
Believe it or not, we have met people who have never heard of Wayne White. Watch the Titles editor Remco Vlaanderen highly recommends Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special. He watched the DVD every December.
Article and interview: Rani Nugraha, © Submarine Channel August 28, 2012.
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About Neil Berkeley
Neil Berkeley
Neil Berkeley is an LA-based director/producer and owner of BRKLY productions. With a degree in broadcasting from Oklahoma City University, Berkeley established the company in 2009 and they have created title credits for the likes of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Project Runway, Fashion Star, and the Top Chef franchise. "Beauty is Embarrassing" is his first feature length film.
Full credits
Director/Producer/Title designer
Neil Berkeley
Creative Director
Milan Erceg
Art Director
Wayne White
David Kerman
3D Models and Textures
Michael Wynne
3D Character Design
Noah Rappaport
Mike Murdoch
Beauty Is Embarrassing
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Yankton Project Shelved Over Potential for Sun Glare
YANKTON - The developer of a greenhouse and fish production facility in southern Yankton County has shelved the project.
Randy Golden says he was worried about the potential for lawsuits over glare from the 270,000-square-foot glass greenhouse when the sun struck the building.
Golden says the unassembled greenhouse has been sold to a buyer in New Jersey.
The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan newspaper reports that the County Commission in 2009 rezoned 36 acres of land to make way for the Heartland Harvest Farms project.
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U.S. Rep Silvestre Reyes (D-TX-16) suggested Wednesday that Gov. Rick Perry stick to the truth instead of spreading tales about border violence. New FBI crime statistics released this week show Texas border communties to be safer than Austin – where Perry lives.
"Instead of pandering to TV cameras to tarnish the image of Texas's border region, Governor Perry should focus on controlling crime in the rest of Texas," Reyes said Wednesday. "While Governor Perry falsely claims that 'drug cartels have operational control of a substantial amount' of the border to incite fear, new data released by the FBI this week confirm that border cities remain among the safest places to live in the United States.
" In fact, Austin, Texas, where Governor Perry resides in his $10,000-a-month rental mansion at taxpayer expense, reported a 72 percent increase in homicides in 2010," the El Paso congressman and former Border Patrol chief said. "The city of Austin had more homicides last year than El Paso, Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville combined.
"All Texans should resoundly reject the Governor's fear-mongering rhetoric that harms our state's image and our ability to attract tourism and commerce to the border region. The Governor should help create jobs in the region, not scare them away as part of his self-interested quest to bolster his national image," Reyes said.


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Creating a new viz extension project
You will learn
- How to start creating your own visualization extension for SAP Lumira, using SAP Web IDE and the
What is SAP Web IDE?
SAP Web IDE is the development environment for building various applications, including visualization extensions for SAP Lumira.
What is
VizPacker is a plugin that allows you to visualize your visualization rendering code while still in development. In this way,
VizPacker provides a real-time visual preview of what you are building and allows you to test your work before packaging it and using it in SAP Lumira and other SAP products.
This tutorial will cover:
- Setting up your development environment in SAP Web IDE and
- Creating your first visualization extension project
- Walking through the structure and the important components of a visualization extension project
- Testing and packaging a finished extension.
First, you need to set up your development environment in SAP Web IDE. For this, you need to set up your SAP Cloud Platform (HCP) account so that you can use SAP Web IDE. Please refer to the tutorial Sign up for an account on SAP Cloud Platform for a step-by-step guide on how to do so.
After setting up your SAP Cloud Platform account, you should be on this page, which is your SAP Cloud Platform cockpit
In the left menu panel, go to Subscriptions. Under Subscribed HTML5 Applications you will see the
sapwebide subscription with the
webide link in the next column. Click on this link.
You will be directed to this screen. Click on the Application URL to access your SAP Web IDE account and save or bookmark this link. From now on, you will use this link to access your SAP Web IDE account without having to go to the SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit.
Alternatively (in case the SAP Web IDE URL does not work) go to Services and scroll down to the Dev & Ops section and select SAP Web IDE.
In case it is not enabled, click on the Not Enabled widget.
Both of the steps above will lead you to the SAP Web IDE Overview (Enable SAP Web IDE if it has not already been enabled). Once you're on this screen and have enabled SAP Web IDE, go to Open SAP Web IDE. This will open the link to your SAP Web IDE account. Again, remember to save or bookmark this link for future use.
Before proceeding with this step, make sure that you have the link to your SAP Web IDE account, i.e. your application URL that you derived from the previous steps. Once you go to your application URL, you should have this screen, which is your Welcome Screen
Next, to enable the
VizPacker, on the left menu panel, select the bottom icon called Preferences, and go to Plugins and go to the
VizPacker plugin(com.sap.webide.vizpacker) and enabled it. Then click Save at the bottom.
You will be asked to refresh your browser for the changes to be effective. Select Refresh.
You will now be directed to your workspace which you can also access by clicking on the Development icon on the left sidebar.
Go to the right sidebar and click on the top most icon that looks like a column chart. If you do not have
VizPacker enabled, this icon will not be visible.
Now you will create a new visualization extension project. Go to File – New – Project from Template which you can also do with
You will be asked to select a template. If you do not see the Visualization Extension template, click on the drop down box and select Visualization Extension Project.
You will now be able to see the Visualization Extension template. Select it and click Next.
Choose a project name. Remember that white space and special characters are not allowed. As an example, call it
MyFirstVizExtension or any other name you like, and then click Next
In this step, you will complete the profile of your visualization extension. Please follow the naming conventions described below since the profile details will appear in Lumira as shown in Note below.
For your Extension Name, enter a title for your extension. Let's call it
My First Viz Extension. There are no syntax rules for this field.
Extension ID needs to be in the format
company_name.viz.ext.extension_nameLet's call it
- Enter the Version number: 1.0.0
- Company Name should be your name, i.e. the name of the developer.
- You can add a URL like a blog post or an online website related to the extension if you like.
- Add a Description to show users in what context you have created the extension.
- Make sure that you check Enable Compatible Mode and click Next
All of these fields are relevant when you use the extension in Lumira.
Next you will configure the layout of your extension. Most charts are drawn using
D3.js (which is in-built in
VizPacker and SAP Web IDE), which uses SVG to draw chart elements. Using DIV is another option. For this example, we will select SVG. It is recommend that you also keep the Title and Legend checked. If you wish to remove them, you can remove from your project later. However, it is more difficult to add them later to the project if you haven't configured them first. You can also choose where you want to position your title and legend in your chart. Select Next.
Choose the sample dataset provided,
data.csv and load it on to your project as the reference data that the extension should be built on. Make sure to define your measures and dimensions. In this case, the City and Year columns are the dimensions, while the rest of the numeric columns are measures. Hit Next once you're done.
In case you want to change certain columns to a different type, for example, Year from being a measure to a dimension, simply click on it. You will see an option to select what type of data column it should be.
Now you will configure the way your data will work in your extension. Based on your measures and dimensions, you will define the Measure Set and Dimension Set.
For each set, click on the + icon and add your data measures and dimensions respectively.
Rename your measure sets from the default Untitled Measure Set 1 to Y Axis. Rename your dimension sets from the default Untitled Dimension Set 1 to X Axis. Click on Next
On the next screen, click on Finish
In the previous screen where you configured your measure and dimension sets, you can alternatively click Finish there as well.
You should now have your visualization extension project created and ready. You will see that your workspace is now busier, with your project folder tree structure on the left pane, your code in the middle section, and your visualization preview on your right pane.
The main components of the project that are of concern are
render.js and
render.jsis where all of your visualization rendering code will go. This file can be found under
MyFirstVizExtension --> bundles --> com --> viz --> ext --> myfirstviz --> com_viz_ext_myfirstviz-src --> js --> render.js
default.cssis where all of your SVG and CSS styling goes. This file can be found under
MyFirstVizExtension --> bundles --> com --> viz --> ext --> myfirstviz --> com_viz_ext_myfirstviz-src --> style --> default.css
render.js file is the main JavaScript file, which comprises of a top-level define() function, which contains a render() function. All of your visualization implementation code should go here.
default.css file contains all the styling code for the SVG elements that you render in
When assigning CSS classes to chart elements, please make sure that they have unique identifiers. When extensions are used in Lumira, they all become part of one single DOM structure and hence, overlapping of class names can take place.
For example, if there is an extension with an element having the class name
.axis, which is also present in another extension with the same class name, both those extensions will have visualization errors due to overlap of class names.
It is recommended to use unique identifiers as prefixes to class names. For example, if your extension is called
MyExtension, and you want to assign a class to your axis, use
sap_viz_ext_myextension_axisfor the class name.
In the visualization pane(
VizPacker quick preview) on the right, click on the icon highlighted below for displaying the Data Table (data that was loaded when the project was created)
Click on the adjacent icon (highlighted below), to display how the Data Binding takes place between the data values with respect to the measures and dimensions and how they are being used in the chart.
Test and preview your extension in the visualization pane. For now, you will only see a legend and nothing else, since you haven't added any visualization rendering code yet (This tutorial does not cover coding. Adding code will be part of subsequent tutorials. For now, we will just have a blank sample with a legend on the right)
You can also have a full screen preview by clicking on the Run button at the top.
This will "run" your chart in a new browser tab in full screen so that you can test and debug it using your browser developer tools.
Once you have finished developing and testing your extension, you can now package it for use in Lumira. Click on the Pack button
Your extension will be packaged as an installable .zip file which you can install into Lumira. You will see the following pop up. Click OK on the pop up
Save the extension in your computer. You can then use the extension in Lumira as explained in the tutorial: Install and Deploy SAP Lumira extensions. Download the CSV file from your Web IDE project by right-clicking on it and selecting Export.
Next Steps
- Adapt a D3 Chart for Lumira with SAP Web IDE (coming soon)
Step 1: set up SAP Cloud Platform account
Step 2: Open SAP Cloud Platform cockpit
Step 3: Click Web IDE link
Step 4: Get application URL
Step 5: Go to welcome screen
Step 6: Enable VizPacker
Step 7: Check for VizPacker
Step 8: Create a new visualization extension project
Step 9: Select a template
Step 10: Name the project
Step 11: Add project details
Step 12: Configure the layout of your extension
Step 13: Load the dataset
Step 14: Configure measures and dimensions
Step 15: Review project components
Step 16: Review render.js
Step 17: Review default.css
Step 18: Display the Data Table
Step 19: Review data binding
Step 20: Test and preview extension
Step 21: Package extension for use in Lumira
Step 22: Save the extension
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The following is my review of my own album, Fortunes and Hat-tricks, Vol. 1. I'm aware that it's a little odd to write a formal review of your own album, but my hope is that it will entice a few people to give a listen who had not yet done so. So, without further ado…
If you've ever been on a crowded subway car you know that things usually goes one of two ways. The first and most likely scenario is that most everyone seems to take the crowd as a personal affront, and they aggressively assert themselves. They tend to obnoxiously claim as much space for themselves as possible, totally disregarding everyone around them, ignoring the fact that they are all going through the exact same thing. This approach makes the experience more difficult for everyone. Truly no one wins. The second way things can go is that most of the people on this crowded train car realize they are not the only ones experiencing this, and they work together leaving as much free space for others as possible, treating those around them with respect and humanity. They take off bulky back packs and put them on their laps or between their legs. They hold the pole so others can too, instead of leaning on it, leaving room for no one else.
Metaphorically apply the first approach to handling the subway situation to a jazz ensemble freely improvising. Most times free improv = every-man-for-himself type of mayhem. Each musician is so concerned he won't have space of his own that he never leaves any space for anyone else. Even if what each individual player is doing has musical merit, if no one is listening to anyone else or willing to leave space, the result is unmusical, the result is cacophony. For the audience the result is, almost without exception, an aggressive and exhausting aural attack. The audience is excluded from the performance, and honestly, so are all of the players.
Now imagine the second approach to the crowded subway conundrum applied to free improv, and that's what you get with Fortunes and Hat-tricks, Vol. 1. On this album, Davis, Duncan and Tiemann cooperate in the truest sense of the word. Here you have three musicians who are acutely aware of the space they occupy…constantly listening to each other, looking at each other, respecting each other. In the end what you are left with is an improvised work that, though completely unplanned, has all the most important elements of composition – direction, focus, melody, development, dynamics, contour, space. Utilizing this rather selfless approach to improvisation, everyone is serving the music and the spirit of the moment and the ensemble…and the reason for doing this in the first place.
It is near impossible to believe the first track, Good Sense Is the Master of Human Life, is the one and only take of a completely unplanned song. So strong is the conviction of each player, so quick is each player's ability to recognize his role and refine his approach, that the listener is positive there is at least a lead sheet or a sketched theme. Surely there were rehearsals. Surely there was discussion of vibe or cues at least. Not so – nothing of the sort in fact. Track 2, the pensive and well-crafted The One You Admire Would Welcome a Gift, like all the other pieces on this album, had never even had its title uttered before the tape began to roll. Even a rambunctious explosion of a song like It Is a Silly Fish That Is Caught Twice With the Same Bait, as busy as it is, has a kind of clarity that only comes from a uniquely deep level of musical coexistence. The three improvisers work as one composer – defining and refining roles, themes and abstractions, while simultaneously leading and submitting, creating canvas and paint and piece all in a moment. Other highlights include the dreamy and at times eery Someone Dreams of Being With You and the abstract yet playful Hat-trick #9.


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May 14, 2010
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Game Two Box Score
DAVIS, Calif. - After suffering three straight shutouts last weekend, UC Santa Barbara's (14-37, 5-15 Big West) bats came alive on Friday as the Gauchos split a doubleheader with league-leader UC Davis (26-26, 15-5) at the Aggies' La Rue Field. UCSB posted a 6-0 shutout over the Aggies before dropping the nightcap of the twin bill, 4-3.
Junior Jessica Beristianos drove home five of the Gauchos' nine runs, while senior Jessica Ziegler went 3-for-8 at the plate with two runs and two RBI during the doubleheader.
A big third inning propelled UCSB to the victory in game one. With one out, Ziegler, Jamie Adishian and Brooke Putich loaded the bases with consecutive base hits. A timely grand slam by Beristianos put the Gauchos on the board with a 4-0 lead.
With two outs at the top of the fifth, Beristianos earned a walk before Keilani Jennings jacked one over the center field fence to stretch the Gaucho lead to 6-0.
For her part, sophomore pitcher Krista Cobb tossed a complete game three-hitter. She did not give up a single extra-base hit and walked three in the victory.
Dana Waldusky took the loss after allowing all six of the Gauchos' earned runs off of seven hits. She walked one and fanned two in 4.2 innings of work.
The Gauchos' offense kept firing early in game two of the doubleheader. Ziegler led off with an infield single and moved to second one out later on a ground out by Putich. Beristianos once again came up big, doubling to right center, sending Ziegler home and giving the Gauchos an early 1-0 lead.
The Aggies scored their first run of the day at the bottom of the same inning when Sarah Axelson drove Elizabeth Santana home.
UCSB battled back in the second. Lainey DePompa got on first with one out following a throwing error by the Aggies' pitcher, Alex Holmes. Amanda Ziegler followed with the first of her two hits during the game, a single down the right field line. Jackie Sweet then loaded the bases on a fielder's choice before Jessica Ziegler's triple to left center field drove home two more Gaucho runs, pushing UCSB's lead to 3-1.
Davis tacked on another run at the bottom of the second when Santana drove Kelly Harman home with a triple down the right field line, cutting the Gauchos' advantage to just one run. The Aggies then tied the game at the bottom of the fourth inning with an RBI single to left field by Jessica Gonzalez and then captured the lead when Holmes hit a sac fly to center field, sending Harman home.
Holmes held the Gauchos off to capture the win for the Aggies. The pitcher tossed the complete game allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits while walking two and fanning four.
Cobb (7-13) took the loss after allowing four runs - two earned - on six hits. She walked three and struck out one in four innings of work. Senior MeLinda Matsumoto closed the game and allowed just one hit during her two innings in the circle.
With the second game victory, UC Davis has secured first place in the Big West and the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
The Gauchos will complete the series against UC Davis and the 2010 season on Saturday at noon.


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NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Marshall Tucker Band is using its tour truck to collect donations for victims of superstorm Sandy.
The truck was parking outside of the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, S.C., on Thursday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The band will be there to thank people. Additional trucks will be stationed in Anderson and Chesnee, S.C.
In a statement, lead singer Doug Gray says the band has received support from people in the northeast for over 40 years and feels their pain "on a personal level."
The Southern rock band is primarily looking to collect coats and blankets. They encourage people to make cash donations to the American Red Cross.


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New Mexico Tech Detonates Myths for Discovery Channel Show
Right: Tory Belleci, Adam Savage, Kari Byron, Grant Imahara and Jamie Hyneman, the stars of MythBusters. Click for bigger picture.
By Thomas Guengerich
MythBusters Party Tonight, April 8, Macey Center!
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Come to Macey Center to watch the premiere of "Demolition Derby," the two-hour MythBusters special, featuring footage from New Mexico Tech!
The New Mexico Tech Explosives Club is hosting a free party, complete with door prizes and raffles during commercial breaks. Tonight's season-ending episode features dramatic footage filmed at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center's range on 'M' Mountain.
Raffle prizes will include numerous props from various MythBusters episodes, including the episode shown tonight.
If you're not in Socorro, be sure to watch!
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 8. The episode will air from 7 to 9 p.m.
SOCORRO, N.M., March 30, 2009 – The cable TV phenomenon MythBusters will shatter the airwaves with impacts and explosions in a two-hour special Wednesday, April 8 – and New Mexico Tech will be center stage.
The Discovery Channel is airing promotional trailers that show brief snippets of a high-speed collision filmed at Tech's test range. The trailer also shows the stars Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage in a bunker at the EMRTC test range reacting with amazement to a test.
The two-hour episode, titled "Demolition Derby," kicks off the seventh season of the popular show. The MythBusters will test five myths, including "Fan Revisit: Car Pancaked Between Two Trucks."
This myth had been tested twice before – but never with the facilities and capabilities that New Mexico Tech offers.
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage interviewed Tech Vice President Dr. Van Romero for the show. Several staff scientists from Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center set up the experiment under the watchful eyes of Hyneman and Savage.
New Mexico Tech will be featured again Wednesday, April 22, in an episode titled "Bananas and Diamonds." Also filmed partly at New Mexico Tech, the "Diamonds" portion of the episode again features Romero and EMRTC personnel.
The "Diamonds" testing features the show stars Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara. EMRTC has garnered a bit of fame (or notoriety) for developing an explosive method for manufacturing industrial-grade diamonds.
To see the explosive experiments, tune in to the Discovery Channel at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 22.


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Despite serious trepidation, Ken bit the bullet and went through with the skydive last Sunday. To ensure that he didn't bottle it, Ken told his instructor to ignore anything he said once they were in the plane on the way up, knowing that he may try to bail out at the last minute (excuse the pun!).
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You... entirely left out "The Guild"... I think maybe having created and starred in a webseries entirely devoted to the other side of what is essentially managing a raid might give her enough pull to be considered. From what you said I interpreted it as only having dome some voice acting, but it does go beyond that.
Thanks god, Smosh is off this website! AND Lisa Foils is back!(For some people, I never watched her >_>) I did love that intro, and the list was well done except for... I think she should of included batman because in videogames Batman was a dead franchise till Arkham Asylum brought him back with a bang.
Disagree with some of the picks (XCOM should have been on the list, I prefer the originals but this new one was easily the best in a long line of crap since then), but doesn't matter, Lisa's fun, and back.
I know she has done more than voice acting, no idea what but I know she has.
I just don't follow "gaming celebs" at all, this is the only gaming web site I visit and the only 2 people I can name are Susan and Greg. I listen to rooster teeth podcast and know a little about day[9] and heard a few other names during browsing but other people don't interest me that much.
I think day[9] is fucking awesome and kinda want to be like him but I don't want to delve into his whole personal history and what he has worked on, just doesn't interest me. Knowing that Felicia starred in a web series about the other side of managing a raid is just far too much for me, Felicia being into games is more than enough.
To me, knowing her entire working history is like knowing her measurements, 5ft 6', 32 inch waist etc ... just information I don't need about someone.
Intro was hilarious.
Welcome back.
Oh look quality! Yay! I'm glad to see this back. And looking better than ever.
Welcome back Lisa! We all...most of us...some of us missed you! Great list to start off the return of the show!
Dude has a good point. Definitely deserved to be on this list!
Awesome episode.
It's great to have your slightly kooky sense of humour back Lisa! Awesome video, although as has previously been mentioned, no XCom?
Yeeei! Back in full form and more, Lisa. I could not stop smiling all through the video. I'll add my WTF for Stan Lee but put another one out there. Who did the Morgan Freeman voice? Or is it THE Morgan Freeman also doing a Cameo?
On topic, I haven't played the new Tomb Raider yet (I'm poor, let me be) but I stuck with it for all the so so games (although Anniversary was pretty good overall, and Guardian of Light was jolly good mayhem). I don't know how good of a comeback it is, but is all the rave, so it should be to my liking. I missed Prince of Persia there....or is that one of the bad comebacks (if we're talking 2008).
Deus EX also made a super solid comeback so I kinda missed it on the list.
I wanna know how she pulled that one off.
Welcome back Lisa !
She's back to steal our hearts again.
Please never leave again.
My favorite come back isn't videogame related but still.
Self-aware humor and a Stan Lee cameo? Welcome back Lisa.
Also, the bit about "a female in tight clothing dancing around" followed by the AC/DC shirt made me laughingly facepalm, with a song stuck in my head. Oh, internet...
I should totally get around to playing the Megaman and Donkey Kong Country comebacks... the rest, though... not my thing. I loved the Ninja Gaiden series on NES... this new stuff, not so much.
Ya that surprised me too also DK64 was the best DK game ever made.. that's right I went there!
Wait, I recognise that shark! I took a screenshot when I was watching The Blue Planet and have it as my current wallpaper. Has someone been sneaking into my house while I wasn't looking? Admittedly I haven't noticed a ninja in mine, but I suppose that's kind of the point.
Aw yeah, welcome back Lisa!
And yeah, I agree with you on the DMC side and Tomb Raider, really liked both of those games.
What was that music that came on after the escapist invited you back? I've heard it before but I don't know the name.
Anyway the behind the show bit at the beginning was pretty funny. The show was good too.
lol the new Lara does have pants on now, though she really could have thrown on a jacket of some sort with what she's going through in that game o.O
I woke up earlier then usual for this. Totally worth it.
Like sax, but better!
Okay that intro was hilarious. Also I agree about the Ducktales thing. Otherwise it is still good to have you back!
Lisa Foiles Top 5: Always guaranteed to turn into a gigantic debate on what she *didn't* mention.
Well back and much cleaner (tighter and more polished editing very well done! :)
Yeaaaaah. I agree with everything. Like what is this lack of Metroid I don't even...
But whatever, still a great show. At least there was some DK love.
First Stan Lee writes an episode of HISHE now he's in the intro for this. I get the feeling old Stan spends too much time on the internet.
Then again who am I to judge on that?
Also, when talking about a lack of DK games she completely forgot about Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat for the Gamecube which was actually a really good game.
Yeah, this should never have gone in the first place.
Great to have Lisa back!
OOoooooohhhh, she's been too scared to come here all by herself, so she brought her "friends" along to intimidate us. Pah! How weak!
... *cough*
Good job, Ms Foiles.
/me walks away. Backwards. Slowly.
"Top 5 with Lisa broke a lot of ground by having a female who jumped around in really tight clothes...pretty sure that was revolutionary"
That might have been the funniest part of the whole episode. It's so refreshing to see a show like this which is actually self-aware or if silliness. And that apparently can pull in Stan Lee for a Cameo? I mean, I'm hardly adding any new questions to the mix, but how the hell was THAT managed?
Couldn't you get a younger/prettier girl with more personality and an interesting voice called Lisa Foiles to do the show instead? That way you don't even have to change the name of the show.
While I may disagree with your opinions, it is good to have you back.
You know, I expected a lot more hate from the comments about you having DMC on the list. I am surprisingly...surprised, to see that isn't the case.
Except that Batman has existed in PLENTY of media besides video games, so it's not really a comeback. Batman circulates through popular culture as much as Jesus. Hell, I've heard a reference to some sort of debate called "Christ vs. Batman."
Love the opening. Guess Lisa fell pretty far:
"... a Coke[a-Cola] overdose [*holed up in corner with ALL the Coca-Cola*], and a SAX addiction... compulsive need to make lists..."
The intro was fucking epic as hell. I missed this show.
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The weather has been playing merry hell with my arthritis; most of the time the temperature has been in the eighties, but at times it cools down and we get snow in the mountains and rain here in the valley. When that happens, the arthritis in my back, knee, and shoulder starts bitching and whining and throbbing until the air pressures settle down. The joys of growing old. I'd like to find the asshole who named them "The Golden Years" and bitch-slap him into next Tuesday. This morning I got a gout flareup, but luckily had some pills for it and was able to chase it away. I had to go to the doctor a bit ago since a couple of days ago my right leg started hurting, got hot, and has a bright red rash on it. The doctor confirmed what I thought: cellulitis. The antibiotics should take care of it in a few days, though I understand that lately some of the staph infections (cellulitis is a type of staphylococcus) have been becoming resistant to many modern drugs, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Still having bad insomnia, which is jacking around my blood sugar something fierce some mornings, and partly explains my attitude while writing this; hopefully I'll be in a better mood when I next post, and will do it a lot sooner.
But enough of whining about my problems.
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"Li'l Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
"Evil Woman" by Electric Light Orchestra
"I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
"Mary's Vineyard" by Claude King
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" by Simon & Garfunkel
"Sometimes in Winter" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
"Devil Woman" by Cliff Richard
"Hold Me Now" by Thompson Twins
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
"Cry Me A River" by Cote de Pablo
This song was one that I remember Tom Petty playing the night of 9/11; I tend to associate it with that since.
I remember when this song came out; I was a student in college. It brings up a lot of personal memories for me.
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Holland coach Louis van Gaal felt his side operated well in a changed system as they defeated Chile 2-0 in their concluding World Cup Group B fixture on Monday.
The Dutch emerged victorious from a slow-burning and often fractious contest in Sao Paulo, maintaining their 100 per cent record in the pool, after substitutes Leroy Fer and Memphis Depay both notched late goals.
It was a different performance to that Van Gaal's side had produced when they beat Spain 5-1 in their Group B opener or when they then saw off Australia 3-2.
And the Oranje boss, quoted on FIFA.com, said of the Chile encounter: "It was a match of the highest quality.
"We limited Chile to a handful of opportunities, we neutralised them extremely effectively - and particularly in the second half we created more chances.
"We did have to change our style today - and I will always pick a system and a strategy that will help us win.
"However, we're not perfect - in possession we still need to improve, but I do think we're very good without the ball."
After each winning their first two group matches, both sides had already qualified for the last 16 ahead of this contest.
But they went into it knowing that clinching first place in the pool would see them avoid a meeting in the next round with the winners of Group A - likely to be hosts and tournament favourites Brazil, who were in action later on Monday.
Goal difference meant Holland needed only a draw to ensure they remained at the summit.
And despite Van Gaal's comments about picking a team to win - and the fact that that was the final outcome - Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli suggested that the Dutch had "only wanted to defend".
Sampaoli said: "We kept going and fighting for 90 minutes, but ultimately we didn't get the result.
"We wanted to win this game and we gave our all.
"We felt that Netherlands only wanted to defend. We expected Netherlands to go on the counter-attack with regularity and for such a long time we limited them to long shots.
"I felt that our intensity and commitment was outstanding. Our players should have their heads held high as we've played well in the three games so far and we're now through to the round of 16."
Holland winger Arjen Robben - who, following Fer's 77th-minute header, provided the tee-up on the break in stoppage time from which Depay converted inside the six-yard box - said: "If you told me that we'd win our three games to finish top of the group two months ago I'd have been delighted, but I don't want to end it here.
"We want to go on. Although we want to enjoy the moment, we'll soon need to start to work hard in training to improve even more.
"You have to give compliment to both teams, both gave 100 per cent today.
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Dr. Frank Walter is an Orthopedic Surgeon who received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He currently serves as the Chief of Medical Staff at Divine Savior Healthcare and is President on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society.
He completed his residency and internship at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center of Detroit, Michigan. He also completed an additional fellowship in Shoulder, Elbow and Hand Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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"A surgical mentor of mine called his patients at home. I do the same thing. I really want to know how my patients really feel. Are they doing what I asked them to do? How do they really feel? Patients can get intimidated in a hospital. At home, they are truly themselves. A phone call instantly lets me know about them, their situation, and their recovery. I can hear it in their voices," Dr. Walter says.
Dr. Walter really believes in the mission which Divine Savior Healthcare provides to our community. "At Divine Savior Healthcare, we offer the opportunity for people living in our community to have access to top-notch, cutting edge healthcare without the hassle of being in the big city. This comes along with a slower pace and an opportunity for patients to really get to know their physicians in a more comfortable environment, thus enhancing the entire experience for patient and physician," he says.
"A surgeon must focus in on the moment. Focus on the family and the decision they may have to make about a loved one. Put your own life aside and focus on the patient. You'll never hear me say "I've done everything I can." I never give up on my patients."
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Heckler & Koch started the development of a new Universal Selbstlade Pistole (Universal Self-loading Pistol, or USP in short), in mid-1989. The concept of the new design was to provide a universal weapon for police and military forces, available in a variety of versions and sizes. The target market for this new weapon was apparently the USA, as the first version of the pistol, which appeared in 1993, was chambered for a new American cartridge, the .40 S&W. A 9mm version appeared a little later, and in 1995 the slightly modified 9mm USP pistol was adopted by the Bundeswehr (German army) as its new service pistol, under the designation P8. The same year the company also brought out another "America-special" version of the USP, this time in.45 ACP caliber. In 1996 the first of the Compact series of USP pistols entered production, and next year it was officially approved for German police use as the 9mm P10. Several versions of the USP were also made specifically for civilian markets, such as the USP Expert, USP Elite and USP Match. There are also several special-purpose versions of the USP. These include two original variations fitted with extended threaded barrels to be used with silencers, the .45 caliber USP Tactical and 9mm USP 9 SD, recently joined by the .45 caliber USP 45 Compact Tactical, sometimes preferred by the US Military users over the much bulkier and heavier Mark 23 Model 0 pistol of the same caliber.
USP pistols are short-recoil operated, locked-breech pistols with a polymer frame. The barrel is locked to the slide by a single lug, which engages the ejection port. Unlocking is controlled by a cam-shaped extension below the chamber, which interacts with a steel insert set into the frame. Barrels on all USP pistols have polygonal rifling, except the earliest production pistols made in 1993, and all German army P8's. The captive recoil spring assembly includes an additional recoil spring buffer on full-size pistols and a polymer buffer on Compact pistols. The trigger is double-action, with an external hammer, an automatic firing pin safety and a frame-mounted lever, which may operate differently in different versions of the pistols, as described below. Each pistol can be easily adjusted by a gunsmith to any of the trigger mode configurations, with the replacement of a few parts that include a cam plate and a safety lever. The sights are dovetailed to the slide. Magazines on most USP pistols are of steel construction, but Bundeswehr-owned P8 pistols have semi-translucent polymer magazines. Magazine release levers are ambidextrous and located at the base of the trigger-guard.
There are nine basic variations of the USP trigger/safety arrangements, plus one specific to P8 pistols, as follows:
1. Double action trigger with manual safety on the left side. If lever is pressed below the "fire" position, it acts as a decocker, bringing the hammer down and then returning to the fire position2. Same as No.1, but the safety lever on the right side3. Double action trigger with decock-only lever on the left side4. Same as No.3 but the lever on the right side5. Double-action-only trigger with manual safety lever on the left side.6. Same as No.5 but the lever on the right side7. DAO trigger without any manual safety8. P8 pistol, with "inverted" safety lever, that is, upper position of the lever is for fire and lower for safe. When the safety is applied, the hammer is decocked automatically9. Double action trigger with manual safety on the left side. No safe decocking functionality is provided10. Same as No.9 but the lever on the right side
The USP Tactical (9mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .45 ACP) incorporates a fully adjustable rear sight, a higher-profile front sight (as to be visible above the suppressor), an extended threaded barrel and O-ring, a match grade trigger, and an adjustable trigger stop. Sound suppressors designed for the USP Tactical are available from Knight's Armament and Brügger & Thomet. A unique feature of the USP Tactical is that the barrel is left-hand threaded (counter-clockwise to tighten), which makes the pistol incompatible with suppressors designed for the MK23 Mod 0.
The KSK of the German Army and the German Navy Kampfschwimmer use the USP Tactical under the designation "P12".
How to field-strip (disassemble) HK USP pistol: 1) remove the magazine by pressing the magazine release button; 2) check that the chamber is empty; 3) retract the slide partially, so the slide release lever axle is aligned with the disassembly notch on the slide; 4) press on the slide release axis pin from the right side of the frame, then pull the slide release lever completely from the left side; 5) carefully ease the slide forward, then pull it toward the front out of the frame; 6) remove the return spring assembly from below the barrel; 7) pull the barrel out of the slide.Reassemble in reverse order.


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Kevin Earl Taylor's paintings have a symbiotic theme showing organisms, animals, and humans all coexisting. Whether parasitic or beneficial, the common thread behind his oil paintings is that these strange creatures all exist together – similar to our own reality. His fascination with animals, environment, and human relations has led him to turn animals into humans in an anthropomorphic figure. The collective consciousness that makes us aware of other beings on the planet is incorporated in his paintings to tell a story of life, and this thing we call death. Taylor' s abstract narratives are dream oriented in a playful, sometimes renaissance oriented painting style. With humor, harmony, morphology, genealogy, symbiosis, and just not taking himself too seriously, Kevin Earl Taylor attempts to expose the animal within.
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SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced the development of Stormrise, an innovative real time strategy console title built specifically for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and will also be available for Windows based PC. Stormrise marks The Creative Assembly's first foray into developing a purpose-built RTS title for console and is slated to ship in 2009.
Stormrise offers fans of the classic RTS genre an immersive and dramatic twist while challenging the conscience of the gamer. Experience the heat of the battlefield by leading your troops from the front line, instead of the traditional way of controlling the units from a detached view point. Stormrise also allows units to be commanded in the air, across rooftops, on the earth's surface and even underground, this unique idea of "verticality" introduces multiple layers of gameplay that must be mastered for strategic advantage. The experience is heightened by a simple yet effective control system tailored specifically for consoles, which allows easy unit selection, rapid navigation and precise deployment.
"With Stormrise and its long line of high caliber RTS titles, our developers at The Creative Assembly are poised to revolutionize the console RTS arena," said Sean Ratcliffe, Vice President of Marketing at SEGA of America Inc. "Using a science fiction-based backdrop for their first foray into the console RTS genre, The Creative Assembly has a limitless palate from which to create their next award winning RTS game."
Set on a bleak and barren earth, devastated by a catastrophic event centuries ago, Stormrise sees the Echelon and the Sai battling to survive in a hostile and uninhabitable wasteland. Remnants of a superior technological people the Echelon survived the event through self-educed hibernation, while the Sai, a more tribal faction, still exist having learned to adapt to their surroundings and the new environment. Having evolved in vastly different ways, the differences between the two factions have spurred much animosity and hatred between the two races and the future of the planet is now hanging by a thread...
Stormrise is in development at The Creative Assembly's Australia studio and is priming its forces for release in 2009.
About SEGA of America
SEGA of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America's Web site is located at www.sega.com/us
SEGA Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe's web site is located at www.sega-europe.com.


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Electrical contractors no longer need to pull extra cable to meet the NEC's requirement for AFCI circuits in bedrooms. Southwire's Romex NM-B four-conductor non-metallic cable simplifies two-circuit wiring and reduces installation costs.
"Over the years, local codes have been developed in certain areas of the country that require separate circuits for bedrooms," says David Mercier, technical director for Southwire's electrical division. "Our product allows the contractor to run back-to-back bedroom circuits while simplifying installation."
The cable's second neutral can be reidentified, making it suitable for multi-circuit applications, such as three-function bathroom fans. The cable has also been used for whirlpool baths, ceiling and fan lights, and kitchen disposals and dishwashers. The NEC requires bedrooms to be equipped with AFCI breakers to protect a home against fire damage caused by faults in the electrical system. Southwire introduced the Type NM-B 2/2 cable to help contractors comply with the Code without changing their wiring practices.
"We had a distributor come to us on behalf of a contractor stating that with the new AFCI requirements he could no longer share a neutral on a three-conductor cable," Mercier says. "He still wanted to make one cable pull to a bedroom rather than two, so we came up with a solution."
After determining that the contractor's problem wasn't an isolated case, Southwire began developing a new product. The company made slight modifications to its existing cable and launched the new product as Romex Extra Circuit in May 2002. The manufacturer replaced the blue conductor in the standard four-conductor cable with a white neutral with a red stripe, making it possible to install the product in not only bedrooms, but bathrooms as well. Like many of Romex's other products, the cable is color-coded to ease identification and installation.
"We have received a very good response," Mercier says. "Contractors who were originally using shared neutrals are excited about having a solution that does not require them to pull two cables. Plus those contractors who were not previously using shared neutrals have embraced this product due to the labor savings it provides."
This non-metallic sheathed cable may be used for exposed and concealed work in normally dry locations no warmer than 90° C. NM-B cable is primarily used in residential wiring as branch circuits for outlets, switches, and other loads. The 600V rated cable may be run in air voids of masonry block or tile walls where such walls aren't subject to excessive moisture or dampness.
The cable meets or exceeds UL standards 83 and 719, Federal Specification A-A-59544, and the requirements of the NEC.
It's manufactured as 2-, 3-, or 4-conductor cable with a ground wire. Copper conductors are soft copper. Stranded conductors are arrow-straight. Conductor installation is 90° C rated polyvinyl chloride (PVC), nylon jacketed. The cable jacket is color-coded for size identification: 14 AWG — White, 12 AWG — Yellow, 10 AWG — Orange, and 8 AWG and 6 AWG — Black.


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Persy's Place Rte. 28 (between Rtes. 130 & 151) Mashpee, MA 02649 Not a Chain, Just a few good restaurants run by family and friends. During a long overdue visit with family last weekend on Cape Cod I Continue reading


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Walt Disney Co. has tapped ABC News President Ben Sherwood to succeed Anne Sweeney next year as co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney/ABC Television Group.
In his new role, Sherwood will have oversight over not only the ABC broadcast network and its local television stations, but also its entertainment cable outlets including the Disney Channel and ABC Family. Disney's ESPN empire remains under John Skipper, who is the other co-chairman of Disney Media Networks.
Sherwood, who was named president of ABC News in December of 2010, was seen as the leading candidate to replace Sweeney, who this month announced her plans to step down in February 2015 to pursue a creative career.
"Ben is one of those unique executives who combine rich creative experiences with great business acumen," said Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Bob Iger, to whom Sherwood will report.
Sherwood is credited with turning around ABC's morning program "Good Morning America," which has overtaken its archrival -- NBC's "Today" -- in viewers and key demographics. ABC's "World News Tonight" has also seen its fortunes improve on Sherwood's watch. Since Sherwood took over ABC News, the unit has won eight Emmy Awards and three Peabody Awards.
No successor for Sherwood was named by ABC as he officially won't take over for Sweeney for almost a year. James Goldston, ABC News senior vice president for content and development, is considered the likely choice for the job, network insiders said.
Sherwood was seen as an unusual choice when Sweeney tapped him to succeed David Westin as head of ABC News. Although he was a well-respected news producer who held senior positions at ABC and NBC News, he also has a creative streak. Sherwood has written two novels including "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud," which was made into a movie.
Sweeney initially sought Sherwood's counsel on potential heads of ABC News. After several conversations, she ended up offering him the job.
"Over the years, he has moved from success to success, and helped create a more vibrant, collaborative and powerful news division that embraces innovation and risk-taking," Sweeney said in a statement.
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Axis Hippodrome
Project description
"Axis Hippodrome" is a complex, which consists of three blocks and differs from all other buildings with its modern and unique architecture. Especially, it refers to the second block, which resembles a statue. Facing with totally new technology – "aqua-panel" makes the construction more light and sustainable. The façade is partially isolated with glass-wool, the first block is faced with white marble.
Glass balconies, huge stained windows, large terraces make apartments light and sunny. It is notable that every apartment has a terrace, which overlooks the former hippodrome.
"Axis Hippodrome" is an innovative complex with unique location, where everything is designed for your comfort. The former hippodrome creates a natural recreation area around the complex. Here you can relax far from the city noise.
Project advantages
- Fully renovated apartments
- Location
- Huge terraces
Apartments are delivered with full interior work.
I block – 10 floors. The first floor is under commercial space.
Apartments are located on 9 floors
Parking for 25 cars is under ground – on the first floor and on the territory in front of the building.
The construction was completed in 2013.
II block: 21 floors. The first floor is occupied by the commercial area. Apartments are located on 20 floors.
Parking is under ground- on the first floor.
The construction will be completed in summer, of 2017.
III block: 22 floors. The first floor is occupied by the commercial area. Apartments are located on 21 floors.
Parking is under ground- on the first floor.
The construction will be completed in the spring of 2019.
II and III blocks have a common parking for 78 cars.
Axis takes care of you and creates maximum comfortable atmosphere. We introduce the partner-company, which provides with the following services:
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The new highway connecting Vake-Saburtalo ensures easy and fast access to three districts of the city. This complex is unique due to its surrounding views and space, which is so uncommon in the densely populated district of Saburtalo.
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If you're a 160-pound man and drink four bottles of beer in one hour, you're too drunk to legally drive, according to a rough estimate by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
But the National Transportation Safety Board wants the blood-alcohol content to determine intoxication to be lowered from 0.08 to 0.05.
If you're a 160-pound man and drink four bottles of beer in one hour, you're too drunk to legally drive, according to a rough estimate by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
But the National Transportation Safety Board wants the blood-alcohol content to determine intoxication to be lowered from 0.08 to 0.05.
For a 140-pound woman or a 120-pound man, two drinks in one hour would bring their blood alcohol level to 0.05, highway safety officials estimate .
Most drivers with a 0.05 level can't think or see as well as sober drivers, the safety board says.
"The research clearly shows that drivers with a BAC above 0.05 are impaired and at a significantly greater risk of being involved in a crash where someone is killed or injured," board Chairwoman Deborah A.P. Hersman said.
Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said such a change would inevitably lead to more DWI arrests, though it may not lead to fewer fatal drunken driving crashes.
"Those who drink and drive, I don't know if they're going to stop at all," Larpenter said. "It's definitely going to curtail the people who are minimal drinkers. Most people know when to shut it down. When you go out, you're going to have to stop at one drink or you going to make sure you have the most important thing, which is a designated driver. ... If they lower to 0.05, in the beginning we'll see a large number of DWI arrests. It's going be relatively easy to catch people under 0.08. ... Is it going to stop your chronic alcoholics? I don't know. It hasn't stopped them yet."
Lafourche District Attorney Cam Morvant II said he supports the idea, though he stressed he hasn't seen the safety board's specific proposal. Morvant has delivered speeches about drunken driving at high schools in the parish, a presentation he dubbed the "Domino Effect," for the past decade. Morvant said people constantly show him, years later, the rubber domino key chains he handed out to them while they were in high school.
"I support it because I see the crashes people who drive while impaired cause and the harm they do to people. ... If (the board) feels it would increase highway safety, I feel anybody and everybody would support it," Morvant said.
Louisiana did not lower its blood-alcohol limit from 0.10 to 0.08 until 2003 when the federal government threatened to withhold $10 million if the state refused. The law became effective Sept. 30 of that year, the last day before states would lose funding.
History shows it took financial incentive to pass such a law, but drunken driving has become a harsher stigma in the past decade, Morvant argued.
"People are much more conscious of driving while impaired than they were several years ago. ... There's a different mindset in Louisiana today. ... It may not drag on like the last time," Morvant said, referring to the decades it took the federal government to convince all 50 states to implement harsher blood-alcohol limits.
Staff Writer Katie Urbaszewski can be reached at 448-7617 or email@example.com.


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Criticized top line responds for Bruins in big victoryby Matt Kalman
BOSTON – In the days leading up to a Saturday matinee against the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien had directed several critical words at his mostly silent trio of Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton and David Krejci.
Those three players, widely considered to be the No. 1 line on Boston's depth chart, decided to finally make some noise on the ice against the team that shut them down in the playoffs last season.
Lucic set up first-period goals by Horton and Krejci and the three forwards combined for nine points as Boston bested Washington, 4-1, at TD Garden in a game that earned some level of revenge for a Game 7 playoff loss here last season and the Capitals' comeback victory from earlier this month in Washington.
"Obviously, we haven't scored for a while, but I think our line played a lot better tonight," Horton said. "Like Claude said, when you're thinking, you're up and you're making plays, you make more mistakes when you do that. Just get the puck deep. You saw that on every goal. I chipped the puck to [Lucic's] corner. I don't know how he got the puck every time."
Anton Khudobin made 32 saves for Boston, while Michal Neuvirth, in a rare second straight start, made 34 saves for the Capitals.
In addition to three points, Horton capped a Gordie Howe hat trick with a fight against Matt Hendricks in the second period.
"They showed exactly what we need to see from them on a more consistent basis," Julien said. "They were skating the north-south type game, they were forechecking, being physical. Because of that they were turning pucks over, and not only that, they were strong on the puck, and they made their chances count."
The Capitals have now lost four of their last five and scored just six goals in their last four outings.
"Only because I feel a little snake-bit," Capitals coach Adam Oates said about his concern with the offense. "We have had a lot of chances. [Nicklas Backstrom] gets robbed, [Jason Chimera] gets robbed. [Alexander Ovechkin] had a bunch of shots. Power plays could be better, Marcus [Johansson]. I'm not worried about production, it will be there, and you go through stretches."
Snapping an eight-game goal drought, Horton got the Bruins on the board first with a one-timer from the slot at 14:12 of the first period. Lucic put the pressure on Troy Brouwer on the forecheck, and after stealing a pass below the goal line he skated around the net and found Horton out front.
Lucic set up the Bruins' second goal with a heavy forecheck as well. The left wing won a battle below the goal line and forced Mike Ribeiro to make an errant pass that Krejci picked off on his way to the net. Krejci fired the puck past Neuvirth at 17:15 for a 2-0 lead.
If thoughts of the Bruins' loss after leading 3-0 in Washington earlier this month weren't on the players' minds, that collapse might've been when the Capitals got on the scoreboard without taking a shot. Krejci intercepted Johansson's centering pass near the Boston net. The Boston center tried to bump the puck to Johnny Boychuk, who accidentally deflected it into the net with the blade of his left skate at 1:24 of the second period. Boston proved its mental toughness by not letting the fluky goal change the way it played the rest of the game.
"It was one of those bad bounces," Julien said. "David was making the right play by trying to put it in the corner, and it happened to hit a skate and go in. Those are things you can overcome when you know you're playing the type of game you want to play."
Krejci helped the Bruins regain their two-goal lead later in the period. He gained the offensive zone and dropped the puck back to a streaking Horton, who drew the defense to him and slid the puck back to Andrew Ference. The defenseman buried a wrist shot from the high slot at 8:02. Ference's goal gave Boston a 3-1 lead and was his first score after 30 games without one this season.
Rich Peverley added a third-period power-play goal, and the Bruins moved at least temporarily into first place in the Northeast Division with the victory.
"Well, that's what we strive for," Julien said. "We wanted a complete game. We got more of a complete game, more of the type of game that our team's looking for."