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Hey everyone! I got a traxxas rally about 4 days ago and decided to build a new RC track. We havent had any rain so the track dirt is very dry/dusty & loose, well i found out this loose dirt likes to fill the chassis full of dirt!! it also gets into the spur gear area and locks up you spur carrier bearing and melts bearing adapter.
I have five packs ran threw the car. The motor and esc is malfunction some too...I must of got a lemon lol. I will be sending the motor esc off soon.
Bearing adapter
locked up bearing and adapter
Clutch came apart too
This photo was taken from a platform 15 feet in the air. doesnt look like in the photo..
other half
Donut to show you how dusty the track is.
1/10 Rally/MERV/REVO .26 Max/BL RUSTY 4Tec/FE Boat
Grab your self the aluminum slipper adapter. A couple bucks. Was the slipper squealing a lot before that happened or all of a sudden just locked up on ya with no signs or different sounds?
What's the problem with your Motor/ESC? What is it doing?
R4lly GT8 | Backsl4sh | Sl4sh MT | Sl4sh | P4de
Car was running great and i never knew of any problem until i went to clean it(clean with compressed air after every use) and noticed the center axle could move up, down and all over...."crap!"
ESC/Motor problem:
If you ever stop the car I have to press the throttle trigger 15-20 times before the car will move. The motor just makes a chirp sounds then it will finally take off after 15-20 throttle pumps, if i never stop the car it just keeps going and going.
I also noticed if it makes the chirp sound, keep holding the throttle and give it a little push and it will take off.
1/10 Rally/MERV/REVO .26 Max/BL RUSTY 4Tec/FE Boat
Based on experience with my Stampede 4x4 I think the aluminum bearing adapter is a must and the aluminum slipper clutch pads a very worthy upgrade, both parts are inexpensive and worthy upgrades.
BlindMan Racing
Rusty - MERV - Pede 4x4-Alias
SPC Lipo Power
you can see where my mind is.....LOL
i upgraded to revo spec slippers on both my slash and rally... also ditched the stock power plant for a castle setup... i think your esc may of been over heated best to get onto traxxas and see if you can do warranty... look into getting some outerwears covers to stop most of the dust and debris.. that will save you money in the long run...
check your temps after a run and get a few extra bearings just in case the slash eats them but the rally i am not sure as i am yet to run mine (waiting on the cc 2400kv and mmp)
also check your drive shafts..the nylon can twist and bind... metal upgrades provide the best peace of mind.
lol. I just finished emailing them and asking the same question literally 2 minutes ago. This thing just loves to suck up anything you drive through like a vacuum and fill the chassis with rocks/mud/dirt and little tiny rocks thats get stuck everywhere lol.
R4lly GT8 | Backsl4sh | Sl4sh MT | Sl4sh | P4de
Could you tell me what they say stephan?
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Try to pick up a replacement bearing from Avid RC(dual rubber seal, not the revolution type). Your gonna have to live with the plastic bearing support until the aftermarket steps up. The alum bearing adapter, and the avid bearing I mention, along with cleaning out the area(including pulling the seals on the bearing) after every dust filled day of running should make everything last a long time. I did the same with an hpi diff support bearing of the same size, and did not have any problems after, using the plastic bearing support. Bottom line is, you need to clean that area more often when running in harsh conditions, no matter what. No way around it...
EDIT: It is usually better to call Traxxas directly and talk to someone on the phone when needing cust service...
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
The stampede/slash/rally 4X4 come with a "revo spec" slipper. If you bought another slipper setup you didnt really upgrade, you just bought the same parts.
I noticed my Rally picks up tons if gravel and grit running 100% on pavement. I've learned to tip it upside down and give it a good shake before bringing it inside.
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
These traxxas models are the worst in sand/fine dirt i've seen, the nitros and bigger trucks are good, my slash is always broke down in these situations.
The outerwear does fit. I had a spare from my 4x4
collected a little bit of dust but nothing more than that.
Thanks for posting. I will be getting me a outer filter for sure!
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looks like i got my wish..It raining here! No more really dusty track!
Im thinking about getting a better motor esc.
Would the mamba monster have to much power to be a good track car setup?
waterproof receiver box is not dust proof? lol This was the first time i opened the receiver box
Dyed the chassis orange...turned out rusty brown...I have done black and blue, so i want to try something new.
I red on some reviews that this car is difficult to work on and take apart....It took me 11min to take the car completely apart down to the bear chassis..This was my first time taking this car apart and I was using the stock traxxas tools....I have R/C's that are 10 times harder to work on..
Now I just have to wait for my new parts to get in before I can shred again .
Last edited by trx revo rox; 11-12-2012 at 09:38 AM.
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I'm liking that color.
*Proud Husband of United state's Air Force wife.*
Your motor and esc are fine IF that issue is happening 10 minutes into the run.You have to gear down and it won't happen. This happen mostly when in training mode though
Slash 2wd, Slash 4x4, 30th digger, Rustler VXL
I had the same ESC problem with my Rally car and called Traxxas and they approved a swap on the phone immediately!
It's a bummer to have that go wrong but their customer service is really great.
I also ran the crap out of mine on a dry dusty track (I put a video of some of it on the video page) but haven't noticed wear like that yet. Good luck with it!
That stock motor and esc is more than fast enough for this thing...don't waste money on new electrics just get a cheapy 3 cell Lipo (on sale at hobby people for $49 bucks) and it will make your car ridiculously fast for way cheap!
With a 3200 mah 3 cell lipo, I got a run time of just over 15 minutes (stock out of the box gearing) of full race track driving and the temperature was 163.
ran 20 minute's with alot drifting and speedrun's on a 5000mah 3s and motor was 172. Stock gearing mind you. My slash 4x4 when I ran it stock gearing and the same pack I only got 150. I think the rally body keep's alot of the air from circulating through and aid cooling. Last time I'm running it with that motor and esc, guess the 2400 sct in going in monday.
*Proud Husband of United state's Air Force wife.*
3s 25c 5000 mah 41$
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Joint efforts at Arab Health 2015
Maquet at Middle East's largest healthcare event
At this year's Arab Health exhibition in Dubai, the business areas of Getinge Group successfully joined forces. Getinge, ArjoHuntleigh and Maquet shared a 645 m2 stand and presented the latest products and services to the more than 120,000 people that came to visit the healthcare show from January 26-29.
INSIGHT Clinical Logistics System
For the very first time, Maquet presented its recently acquired INSIGHT Clinical Logistics Solution to the general public. INSIGHT is a software solution that provides relevant information to effectively manage the flow of patients in real-time. As INSIGHT is designed to improve interdepartmental communication in the hospital, it is a great example of how the Group can work together closely. Getinge Infection Control provides the interface via the T-DOC tracking system for sterile goods, and ArjoHuntleigh oversees the clinical workflows in Patient Wards.
Successful presentations
Maquet also hosted meetings and events outside the exhibition area. An evening launch event featured four external speakers who gave deeper insights into the functionalities and advantages of the INSIGHT Clinical Logistics Solution in daily hospital life. That celebration, held in downtown Dubai, brought together 180 customers and Maquet employees.

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It's time for another Ars giveaway. In our last contest we gave three lucky readers and Premier subscribers some really cool portable charging devices from Energizer. We also sent nearly 60 leather wallets to new Premier subscribers.
Important note: This contest is open to Canadian citizens, but see the rules below. You must still be over 18, and residents of the Canadian province of Québec are excluded. Why not Québec?
This month we have the following freebies:
- First prize: an Asus Eee 1201N netbook. Specs include Windows 7, a dual-core Atom processor, NVIDIA® ION™ Graphics, 2GB RAM, 802.11b/g/n, 250GB hard drive and a 12" 1366 x 768 display
- Second prize: 3 PS3 or Xbox 360 games
- Third prize: 1 PS3 or Xbox 360 game
Entering is easy: all Premier Subscribers are automatically entered in every contest we hold—it's one of the many benefits of being a subscriber. Nonsubscribers can enter by popping into the discussion thread and telling us your favorite ending from our Tentacular, tentacular! "Decide Your Own Experience" epic.
Legal stuff
Make sure to read the full contest rules, but here's the quick lowdown: you must be at least 18 years of age and a legal resident of the United States or Canada (excepting Québec) to be eligible to win any of the prizes.
The promotion ends at 11:59 pm CDT (GMT-5) on April 30, 2010. We'll try to have the winners chosen by May 5, 2010.


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I was planning to experiment with more Marcella Hazan recipes this week – she's become like my fairy godmother for cooking inspiration lately.
At some point I will continue with my original thought, which was to make Marcella's crespelle, the Italian version of crepes. They're usually served as a savory meal, layered and stacked into cakes along with cheese, vegetables, meat and other delicious things.
But…I was temporarily distracted after seeing the chocolate pound cake that Laura recently posted on her lovely dessert blog Tutti Dolci. I decided to join the April Chocolate Party hosted by Roxana instead.
So here's what happened to those crespelle – they turned into buttermilk buckwheat crepes with warm chocolate sauce (this month's Party theme is chocolate and buttermilk).
Now that strawberries are popping up, I had to include them in what I hope is a long, sweet and "fruitful" season.
Does it seem strange to marinate berries in olive oil? I was inspired while in San Francisco recently, where I had a strawberry brushetta drizzled with it. I think really good oil tastes just right drizzled on ripe fruit, and now look forward to trying all kinds of combinations.
buckwheat crepes with strawberries and chocolate sauce
Chocolate Sauce:
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup sifted cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 ounces chopped dark or semisweet chocolate
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup buckwheat flour
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons melted butter, plus more for pan
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 quart fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons raw, turbinado or granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil – from your best bottle
- To make the chocolate sauce, whisk sugar and water together in a small saucepan until dissolved. Bring to a simmer; add the cocoa and salt, whisking to blend. Remove from the heat; add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Cool to room temperature until thickened slightly, or refrigerate until cold (reheat before serving).
- Combine the buttermilk, water, flours, eggs, butter, sugar and salt in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds. Scrape down the container to incorporate any flour sticking to the side and blend for a few more seconds to mix. Cover the container (or transfer to a bowl) and chill at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Combine the strawberries, sugar and olive oil and let stand 10 minutes or so while making the crepes.
- Heat an 8-inch nonstick pan over medium-high heat until a drop of water sizzles instantly on the surface.
- Brush the pan with some butter and add enough batter to thinly coat the bottom of the pan - 2 or 3 tablespoons; I use a small ladle - immediately tilting and swirling pan to make an even circle of batter.
- Cook the crepe until the bottom is set and light golden – you can shake the pan a little to see if it slides; if it does, it's about ready to flip. Turn the crepe over gently with your fingers or small spatula and cook the other side for another minute or two.
- The first crepe is usually a practice one, but congratulations if yours comes out perfectly! Repeat the process with the rest of the batter, stacking crepes and layering with wax or parchment paper as you go.
- Serve crepes topped with strawberries and warm chocolate sauce.
Crepe recipe adapted from 1997 Joy of Cooking


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Wild lose to Hawks; in 2-0 hole
CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Bickell had a goal and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4 -1 on Sunday
to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Brandon Saad scored his first two goals of the postseason, and Chicago earned its sixth consecutive win despite stretches of lackluster play in the second and third periods. Corey Crawford made 18 saves in another solid performance.
Cody McCormick scored his second career playoff goal, but Minnesota missed another chance to steal home-ice advantage from the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The series opener was tied at 2 in the third period before Patrick Kane scored two of Chicago's final three goals in a 5-2 victory on Friday night.
--- Pittsburgh has evened its conference semifinal series at a game apiece with a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers.


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The start of the swim will be in the middle of Remich, the biggest City from the Moselle Region. It will be a one lap swim of 1.9 km. Swimmers will be near the spectators during the whole swim. The official PROs' start will be at 8:45 am. The start of the Age Groups will be at 9:00 am.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Nosy governments and nervous homeowners, among other drivers of the surveillance society, may soon upstage amateur photographers as the focus for big camera makers such as Canon Inc(7751.T) who spot growing opportunities in the security market.
Canon, the industry leader, has been hit with a sudden downturn in shipments of its top-end digital cameras, an increasingly saturated market sensitive to the recent slowdown in emerging economies and with a receding pace of innovation.
Add to that a compact camera market that has been battered by smartphones with increasingly high-resolution cameras, and companies like Canon have been left scrambling for new markets.
"A major focus for the next phase is increasing our business-to-business (B2B) sales, and of course security cameras - which is a huge market - is part of that," Canon President and CEO Fujio Mitarai said in an interview.
Canon is looking beyond digital cameras - the last consumer gadget industry still dominated by Japan Inc - and targeting industrial and corporate clients, much like Japanese peers such as Panasonic Corp (6752.T) which fell prey to foreign competition in TVs and other consumer electronics.
Canon sees surveillance cameras, which research firm IHS forecasts will swell by two-thirds to a global market of $23 billion by 2017, as a wide-open playing field with no dominant suppliers and an ideal target for its B2B ambitions.
The company, which counts the U.S. Secret Service as a customer, aims to reach annual sales from the sector of about $1 billion during its next five-year plan from 2016, Mitarai said.
Panasonic said its security camera division posted sales of 13.4 billion yen in the latest quarter and it was aiming for annual growth of 15 percent. Sony Corp (6758.T) said it was also aiming to leverage its image sensor technology to become a major player in the sector.
GRAPHIC: Cameras vs smartphones: r.reuters.com/kes52v
The market is booming as concerns mount over crime and security, even as headlines stir worries about covert governmental and corporate surveillance operations.
Japan is the third-biggest market for security cameras behind China and the United States, with the switch to networked digital systems from analogue CCTV devices stimulating demand even in saturated markets such as Britain, which had one surveillance camera for every 16 people in 2012, according to IHS.
"The market is growing quite quickly, and is forecast to grow the most in Asia," said Jon Cropley, principal analyst for video surveillance at IHS. "But it's a highly fragmented and competitive market with lots of companies involved. Coming up with a unique selling point can be difficult."
Canon says its lens and sensor technology will position it well to shoot to the top of the sector, which is packed with smaller firms but few major players besides Sweden's Axis AB AXIS.ST.
It faced a similar challenge when it targeted the then-fledgling digital camera market more than a decade ago: a fast-growing, fragmented market that was just beginning to mature, when it marched in with a broad product line and proceeded to dominate it. Canon claimed more than a fifth of the total digital camera market in 2012, and 43 percent of the high-end market for interchangeable-lens cameras.
But this year their reliable high-end camera business has turned unexpectedly sour, with analysts reversing a double-digit growth forecast to a double-digit decline.
Worldwide shipments of Canon's interchangeable-lens cameras fell 6.7 percent in the first six months of this year, a sharper decline than the industry average of 5 percent, according to International Data Corp (IDC).
"It appears over the past nine months the interchangeable market has entered a new phase of maturity," said Chris Chute, research director of digital imaging at IDC, which last week reversed its forecast for the market of an 11.9 percent increase to an 11.3 percent drop.
"A strategy that camera companies have to take is to diversify away from one of their traditional reliably profitable markets," Chute said. "If anything, I see Canon being one of the leaders moving away from the consumer sector."
Mitarai, who returned to the helm last year to help turn around a slide in profit, says he is already steering the company in that direction in the hope of reducing its dependence on the consumer market for 70 percent of its sales.
He also said the company is constantly on the lookout to spend some of its 700 billion yen cash pile on an M&A deal to achieve that - whether in security cameras or in another of the cutting-edge technologies it is exploring.
"Security cameras are going to become an important pillar for us," Mitarai said. "We've already made it a separate division, and think that the global market has limitless possibilities for growth." (Editing by Edmund Klamann and Ian Geoghegan)


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Ginger Garlic Recipes
Ca Bong Lau Kho To (Vietnamese Claypot Catfish)
This is probably one of the quickest and easiest Vietnamese fish dishes. The only requirement is to use flawless, very fresh catfish called "cá bông lau" in Vietnamese. Whenever I go to the Asian grocery stores, if I find fish with bright clear eyes and the skin looks shiny and clean, chances are I bring some seafood home. Also, most important, fresh fish should smell briny and pleasant.
The steps for preparing cá bông lau kho tộ are simple but crucial. First, soak the fish in vinegar; that way the fish texture will maintain a firm texture, even once it's cooked. Then, frying onions and the use of red chili powder covers the fish-y flavor and lastly, braising the fish in a combination of soy sauce (not fish sauce) and coconut sauce will bring wonderful, lightly sweet flavor to the seafood dish.
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Ca Kho Recipe: Vietnamese Braised Salmon in Caramel Sauce
Even though I live in a 9-person household, over the years baby Aria and I have become the only "omnivores". I don't know if her taste buds will change over time and she'll copy her father's vegetarian diet, but for now, Aria enjoys meat and seafood. Last evening, I prepared a typical Vietnamese meal for ourselves called "cá hồi kho nước dừa", which roughly translates to "braised salmon simmered in coconut water". As a cook and especially as a mom, I took such pleasure in watching her appreciate the meal I had prepared for her.
The fish is cooked in a caramel sauce called "nước màu" ("colored water"), which is a "savory" sauce made of caramel where the boiling point of sugar was reached to add a brown color and to impart a slightly bitter aroma. The sauce is balanced with spicy, fresh red Thai chili peppers, ginger, nước mắm (fish sauce), whole mint leaves and green onions. My favorite way to serve this "cá kho" dish is with steamed jasmine rice and blanched Vietnamese leafy greens. It's a healthy, nutritious and complete meal. Baby Aria loved it and I'm sure you will, too. If you'd like to start with a more inexpensive fish, you could prepare the same dish with catfish or mackerel.
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Vietnamese Shrimp in Caramel Sauce (Tom Kho Recipe)
This evening, I finished preparing dinner but realized everything was vegetarian. And if you think like me, vegetarian food is good but it's still lacking one thing. What's missing, you might ask? I looked at our dining table and I immediately knew what would make dinner complete: a dish of shrimp.
I had one pound of small shrimp begging to be cooked. So in less than 30 minutes, I whipped up some tôm kho, which is Vietnamese for shrimp in caramel sauce. The key is the amber-color sauce cooked with coconut soda (if you're lucky and have fresh coconut water, it would taste even better), onion, garlic and a hint of good quality nước mắm (fish sauce). Even though the most of my family are vegetarians, if cooked properly, the scent of this seafood dish doesn't bother them.
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Ca Kho Gung Recipe (Catfish Recipe)
Cá bông lau, "catfish" in English, is a very common fish in Vietnamese cooking. There are numerous preparations, and I've shared some in the past. Today, I prepared a caramelized sauce made of ginger and kaffir lime leaves called cá kho gừng to go with the catfish. It gives the fish a lovely light brown color.
The addition of kaffir lime leaves and red chiles gives a special zing to this seafood dish. And as usual a bowl of freshly made white jasmine rice makes a superb pairing!
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Poached Carp Fillet Recipe
Today I found beautiful silver carp fish fillets at the market. I decided to oven poach the fillets, which makes the preparation pretty quick. The cooking time is very approximate as it depends on the size of the fillets and the baking dish. I usually watch the fish closely as soon as the poaching liquid starts bubbling. The fish will become opaque and will shrink up slightly when it's done.
I made a caramel sauce to accompany the fillets using sugar, coconut soda, fish stock, leeks, wasabi, kaffir lime leaves and black pepper. It's so tasty, it could make just about anything taste great!
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A Tallahassee CBS affiliate issued a public apology to Democrat Charlie Crist and his employer, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan, for mistakenly running an ad that led to a Republican Party complaint because the spot violated campaign rules.
"WCTV wants to apologize to both Mr. Morgan and Mr. Crist for inadvertently airing a commercial that we were not instructed to air," the station said in an unsigned letter issued by General Manager Heather Peeples.
"The station receives many commercials from Morgan & Morgan and accidently typed in the wrong commercial code, causing the error," the letter said. "WCTV accepts full responsibility for this human error. Per the request of Morgan & Morgan, all commercials have been removed from WCTV's air until further notice."
Barring any further evidence, then, it appears the RPOF complaint is moot. And a previous complaint about Morgan & Morgan's billboard ads appears to be going nowhere as well.


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This information is produced and provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The information in this topic may have changed since it was written. For the most current information, contact the National Cancer Institute via the Internet web site at http://cancer.gov or call 1-800-4-CANCER.
A childhood brain or spinal cord tumor is a disease in which abnormal cells form in the tissues of the brain or spinal cord.
There are many types of childhood brain and spinal cord tumors. The tumors are formed by the abnormal growth of cells and may begin in different areas of the brain or spinal cord.
The tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Benign brain tumors grow and press on nearby areas of the brain. They rarely spread into other tissues. Malignant brain tumors are likely to grow quickly and spread into other brain tissue. When a tumor grows into or presses on an area of the brain, it may stop that part of the brain from working the way it should. Both benign and malignant brain tumors can cause symptoms and need treatment.
Together, the brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS).
The brain controls many important body functions.
The brain has three major parts:
The spinal cord connects the brain with nerves in most parts of the body.
The spinal cord is a column of nerve tissue that runs from the brain stem down the center of the back. It is covered by three thin layers of tissue called membranes. These membranes are surrounded by the vertebrae (back bones). Spinal cord nerves carry messages between the brain and the rest of the body. For example, a signal from the brain causes muscles to move or the skin sends a signal to the brain when touched.
Brain and spinal cord tumors are a common type of childhood cancer.
Although cancer is rare in children, brain and spinal cord tumors are the third most common type of childhood cancer, after leukemia and lymphoma. Brain tumors can occur in both children and adults. Treatment for children is usually different than treatment for adults. (See the PDQ summary on Adult Brain Tumors Treatment for more information about the treatment of adults.)
This summary describes the treatment of primary brain and spinal cord tumors (tumors that begin in the brain and spinal cord). Treatment of metastatic brain and spinal cord tumors is not covered in this summary. Metastatic tumors are formed by cancer cells that begin in other parts of the body and spread to the brain or spinal cord.
The cause of most childhood brain and spinal cord tumors is unknown.
The symptoms of childhood brain and spinal cord tumors are not the same in every child.
Headaches and other symptoms may be caused by childhood brain and spinal cord tumors. Other conditions may cause the same symptoms. Check with a doctor if your child has any of the following problems:
Brain Tumor Symptoms
Spinal Cord Tumor Symptoms
In addition to these symptoms of brain and spinal cord tumors, some children are unable to reach certain growth and development milestones such as sitting up, walking, and talking in sentences.
Tests that examine the brain and spinal cord are used to detect (find) childhood brain and spinal cord tumors.
The following tests and procedures may be used:
Most childhood brain tumors are diagnosed and removed in surgery.
If doctors think there might be a brain tumor, a biopsy may be done to remove a sample of tissue. For tumors in the brain, the biopsy is done by removing part of the skull and using a needle to remove a sample of tissue. A pathologist views the tissue under a microscope to look for cancer cells. If cancer cells are found, the doctor may remove as much tumor as safely possible during the same surgery. The pathologist checks the cancer cells to find out the type and grade of brain tumor. The grade of the tumor is based on how abnormal the cancer cells look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread.
Craniotomy: An opening is made in the skull and a piece of the skull is removed to show part of the brain.
The following tests may be done on the sample of tissue that is removed:
Some childhood brain and spinal cord tumors are diagnosed by imaging tests.
Sometimes a biopsy or surgery cannot be done safely because of where the tumor formed in the brain or spinal cord. These tumors are diagnosed based on the results of imaging tests and other procedures.
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery).
The prognosis (chance of recovery) depends on the following:
In childhood brain and spinal cord tumors, treatment options are based on several factors.
Staging is the process used to find how much cancer there is and if cancer has spread within the brain, spinal cord, or to other parts of the body. It is important to know the stage in order to plan cancer treatment.
In childhood brain and spinal cord tumors, there is no standard staging system. Instead, the plan for cancer treatment depends on several factors:
The information from tests and procedures done to detect (find) childhood brain and spinal cord tumors is used to determine the tumor risk group.
After the tumor is removed in surgery, some of the tests used to detect childhood brain and spinal cord tumors are repeated to help determine the tumor risk group (see the General Information section). This is to find out how much tumor remains after surgery. Other tests and procedures may be done to find out if cancer has spread:
There are three ways that cancer spreads in the body.
The three ways that cancer spreads in the body are:
When cancer cells break away from the primary (original) tumor and travel through the lymph or blood to other places in the body, another (secondary) tumor may form. This process is called metastasis. The secondary (metastatic) tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor. For example, if breast cancer spreads to the bones, the cancer cells in the bones are actually breast cancer cells. The disease is metastatic breast cancer, not bone cancer.
Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors may recur (come back) after treatment.
A recurrent childhood brain or spinal cord tumor is one that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors may come back in the same place or in another part of the brain. Sometimes they come back in another part of the body. The tumor may come back many years after first being treated. Diagnostic and staging tests and procedures, including biopsy, may be done to make sure that the tumor has recurred.
There are different types of treatment for children with brain and spinal cord tumors.
Different types of treatment are available for children with brain and spinal cord tumors. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment.
Because cancer in children is rare, taking part in a clinical trial should be considered. Clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Children with brain or spinal cord tumors should have their treatment planned by a team of health care providers who are experts in treating childhood brain and spinal cord tumors.
Treatment will be overseen by a pediatric oncologist, a doctor who specializes in treating children with cancer. The pediatric oncologist works with other health care providers who are experts in treating children with brain tumors and who specialize in certain areas of medicine. These may include the following specialists:
Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors may cause symptoms that begin before diagnosis and continue for months or years.
Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors may cause symptoms that continue for months or years. Symptoms caused by the tumor may begin before diagnosis. Symptoms caused by treatment may begin during or right after treatment.
Some cancer treatments cause side effects months or years after treatment has ended.
These are called late effects. Late effects of cancer treatment may include the following:
Some late effects may be treated or controlled. It is important to talk with your child's doctors about the effects cancer treatment can have on your child. (See the PDQ summary on Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer for more information).
Three types of standard treatment are used:
Surgery may be used to diagnose and treat childhood brain and spinal cord tumors. See the General Information section of this summary.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing. There are two types of radiation therapy. External radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer. The way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated.
Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. When chemotherapy is taken by mouth or injected into a vein or muscle, the drugs enter the bloodstream and can reach cancer cells throughout the body (systemic chemotherapy). When chemotherapy is placed directly in the cerebrospinal fluid, an organ, or a body cavity such as the abdomen, the drugs mainly affect cancer cells in those areas (regional chemotherapy). The way the chemotherapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated.
Anticancer drugs given by mouth or vein to treat brain and spinal cord tumors cannot cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Instead, an anticancer drug is injected into the fluid-filled space to kill cancer cells there. This is called intrathecal chemotherapy.
New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.
This summary section describes treatments that are being studied in clinical trials. It may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant
High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant is a way of giving high doses of chemotherapy and replacing blood -forming cells destroyed by the cancer treatment. Stem cells (immature blood cells) are removed from the blood or bone marrow of the patient or a donor and are frozen and stored. After the chemotherapy is completed, the stored stem cells are thawed and given back to the patient through an infusion. These reinfused stem cells grow into (and restore) the body's blood cells.
Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.
For some patients, taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice. Clinical trials are part of the cancer research process. Clinical trials are done to find out if new cancer treatments are safe and effective or better than the standard treatment.
Many of today's standard treatments for cancer are based on earlier clinical trials. Patients who take part in a clinical trial may receive the standard treatment or be among the first to receive a new treatment.
Patients who take part in clinical trials also help improve the way cancer will be treated in the future. Even when clinical trials do not lead to effective new treatments, they often answer important questions and help move research forward.
Patients can enter clinical trials before, during, or after starting their cancer treatment.
Some clinical trials only include patients who have not yet received treatment. Other trials test treatments for patients whose cancer has not gotten better. There are also clinical trials that test new ways to stop cancer from recurring (coming back) or reduce the side effects of cancer treatment.
Clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country. See the Treatment Options section that follows for links to current treatment clinical trials. These have been retrieved from NCI's listing of clinical trials.
Follow-up tests may be needed.
Some of the tests that were done to diagnose the cancer or to find out the stage of the cancer may be repeated. Some tests will be repeated in order to see how well the treatment is working. Decisions about whether to continue, change, or stop treatment may be based on the results of these tests. This is sometimes called re-staging.
Some of the tests will continue to be done from time to time after treatment has ended. The results of these tests can show if your child's condition has changed or if the cancer has recurred (come back). These tests are sometimes called follow-up tests or check-ups.
The brain is made of different kinds of cells. Childhood brain tumors are grouped and treated based on the type of cell the cancer formed in and where the tumor began growing in the CNS. Some types of tumors are divided into subtypes based on how the tumor looks under a microscope. See Table 1 for a list of tumor types and staging and treatment information for newly diagnosed and recurrent childhood brain tumors.
Tumors of many different cell types may form in the spinal cord. Low-grade spinal cord tumors usually do not spread. High-grade spinal cord tumors may spread to other places in the spinal cord or to the brain. See the following PDQ summaries for more information on staging and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent childhood spinal cord tumors:
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Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, step inside, step inside. The Edmonton Oilers are a prospect factory, kind of the 'child star' of the hockey world. Draft pick is secured, hype machine engages, 10 years later Sam Gagner is at LaGuardia, waiting for his luggage and wondering if the guy from the Flyers will be wearing a jacket with a logo. It's a crime.
- C Leon Draisaitl. MacT pushed him to the NHL, but I think he's recovered.
- D Darnell Nurse. Strong junior season, ready to turn pro. He's a man.
- D Martin Marincin. He's off to Toronto. They'll teach him English, maybe smile at him.
- D Oscar Klefbom. He's very good at the hockey. His spot next season isn't in doubt.
- C Greg Chase. If he works hard this young man is going to be rich.
- C Bogdan Yakimov. Struggled in OKC early but came around later. A good one.
- D Dillon Simpson. Developing in the minors, check back every once in awhile.
- C Mark Arcobello. Passed so many first rounders we all got a little dizzy from watching.
- C Marco Roy. Oilers didn't sign him. I thought he earned a contract.
- C Jujhar Khaira. He'd can't post offense. It's a thing.
- D Martin Gernat: God. If they sent Marincin to Toronto, this guy should read up on Muskegon.
- R Jackson Houck: Houck never progressed, not even a little.
- D William Lagesson. Mobile two-way defenseman is progressing.
- R Tyler Pitlick: He's Wile E. Coyote. It's the only answer.
- L Mitch Moroz: A strong final season in junior got him his pro contract and then they didn't play him.
- D David Musil: The skating issues continue to be a part of the conversation.
- Zach Nagelvoort. Celebrated being Oil draft by losing 20 points on his SP.
- L Anton Slepyshev: Started slow, spiked at New Year's.
- C Tyler Vesel. Showed some signed of being a player.
- G Laurent Brossoit. Building a solid resume, needs to keep progressing.
(Winter ranking in brackets)
- (NR) C Connor McDavid. The franchise. Words are all we have until fall, and we used them all up before the draft. I think he might start the season with Hall and Eberle, perhaps Pouliot and another veteran. If you're an Oilers winger, that RW job on 97's line is the ultimate. I like Chiarelli's comments about tempering expectations, we could all adopt that attitude as we get deeper into this year. Connor McDavid is going to have growing pains, we may want to pump the breaks on Calder trophy talk, 80-point projections and calling the new arena 'The House of McDavid'. Unnecessary pressure from us isn't going to help. NHLE: 82GP, 23-40-63.
- (1) C Leon Draisaitl. Remember the days without a big C in the system? Maybe he ends up on LW but the size/skill combination is too good to trade no matter how severe the defensive woes become this fall. I love his passing, he's a wonderful player. I also think it's very important to give him credit for recovering his season, helping his team to a championship, and not bitching or sulking. The lesson of the 'wander years' of the Oiler 06+, or at least one of them, is you can grossly impact a young prospect by pushing too soon. Leon's junior time this year was productive, and I think, or hope, vital to his development. NHLE: 82GP, 15-26-41.
- (2) D Darnell Nurse. The Oilers future on blue, it's just a matter of when he arrives. The big item for Nurse is his speed, he's a fast train who can recover quickly and pressure opponents into mistakes. I don't think there's evidence that he'll score 40 points a season, but that aside, Nurse does appear to have the full range of skills. The only negative about Nurse in regard to the Oilers is ideally he would be 23 and have three years NHL experience, but for the McDavid cluster he's absolutely perfect. We have to begin to train our minds this way, it's going to take awhile after these five long years of Hall as the center of the cluster. NHLE: 82GP, 7-16-23.
- (NR) D Griffin Reinhart. Big defender (6.04, 217) was a dominant junior player, basically neutralizing his part of the ice as an Oil Kings blue (and playing monster minutes each game). His one pro season contained (in his own words) some struggles but that's not unusual for young defenders. A big part of his game is defensive but he's not without skill, able to jump into the rush and recover when necessary. He's going to be part of the Oilers at some point next season, only a matter of time. SpOILer posted a fantastic Megan Richardson item from the 2014 WHL final in regard to Reinhart's defensive dominance and ability to batten down the hatches against tough competition. Tremendous data collection and insight, please read when you have a chance. NHLE: 82GP, 6-11-17.
- (4) C Bogdan Yakimov. Big C impressed during TC, then struggled offensively for long stretches. It took time for him to find his way in OKC, but when he finally settled in the results started to roll in. He hit his stride in final 13 AHL games (6-6-12) before losing his season to injury. His exceptional size (6.05, 232) and physical presence (he's a load) mean he could be effective if there's even a little offense. I like the way Edmonton is handling him, absolutely no hurry, let him play another full season in the AHL, then review. NHLE: 82GP, 10-13-23.
- (5) W Iiro Pakarinen. 6.01, 205 winger with grit and skill. He came into the organization and passed damn near everybody, eventually finding his way to the NHL before injuries derailed his season a little. Pakarinen can play either wing, has good speed and has decent hands. He's in a good spot entering training camp and should get a long look (depending on what Edmonton does with their forward roster in free agency). I think he has a real chance here. NHLE: 82GP, 16-11-27.
- (9) C Kyle Platzer. One of my favorite prospects in the system, he was behind pretty much everyone in London on his draft day but worked his way into a feature role. He emerged as a genuine NHL prospect in his final junior year. Platzer has skill in abundance, but before he blossomed the young man's reputation was as a two-way type. He was a plug-and-play who got ice time because of his ability to step into any role and the added offense means he can shine higher in the order. Good arrows here. NHLE: 82GP, 12-17-29.
- (6) C-R Greg Chase. Gritty forward with offensive ability. Agitator of the first degree. Chase remains unique on the Oilers prospect list, a fiery player with skill and attitude, willing to give no quarter and likely to initiate trouble. That has value, and if he can do it without costing his team too many penalties, I think Chase will be successful in the AHL and (eventually) the NHL. He can play center but I bet he ends up on the wing as a pro. I know he doesn't have the draft pedigree of these others, but don't underestimate him. NHLE: 82GP, 8-16-24.
- (17) L Anton Slepyshev. It is so difficult to project prospects who play in Euro major leagues. Slepyshev scored 15 goals in a tough damn league playing 12:26 a night, that's a substantial player (especially at 20). Began the KHL season 39GP 5-7-12, then posted 19GP, 10-3-13 to end the year. I have him behind Yakimov based on my reading of his play away from the puck, seems to me he may be a bit of an adventure and may take some time to develop that side of the game. He could arrive quickly, we should be prepared for Slepyshev to be one of the feature stories of TC, maybe he gets some rookie games alongside McDavid. NHLE: 82GP, 17-11-28.
- (NR) D Ethan Bear. Early this season, I made a list of CHL defensemen who were showing up often in conversation about the 2015 draft. Bear impressed me as a guy who clicked off all of the boxes: Good skater, makes pinpoint passes, makes good decisions, calm feet, built like a tank (5.11, 200) and can hit hard. Bear didn't get a lot of ink during the year but posted good numbers and what little was written about him was positive. I don't know if the 'saw him good' crowd or the math people (or both) recommended him but am pleased to see the Oilers grabbed him at a fantastic number. Cody Nickolet wrote a thorough and insightful item on him here. NHLE: 82GP, 5-9-14.
- (16) G Laurent Brossoit. One of the best stories out of OKC last season, Brossoit's numbers (.918SP) suggest an actual goalie prospect on the horizon. One of my favorite moments of the season came in his NHL debut, and the young man did not disappoint (although his team did). Edmonton's goalie situation remains fluid despite the acquisition of Cam Talbot yesterday, so it behooves the young man to keep working hard and to post an even better season in 2015-16. He'll be in Bakersfield, but don't count out a recall if things go wacky again in Edmonton.
- (14) D Joey Laleggia. Quality offensive defenseman at the NCAA level, the downside is size (5.09, 182) and the upside is a splendid puck-moving defenseman. The Oilers have a few in the system (Justin Schultz, Brad Hunt) and the level and degree of ability varies. As the Oilers aren't going to employ many of this type at one time, it's important that Laleggia shows he can play defense while also posting crooked numbers on the scoreboard. I don't know how much PP time he'll get in Bakersfield but he's a pro now and we can see him on a level playing field with Hunt—who is an impact player at that level. His equivalency is eye popping. NHLE: 82GP, 14-23-37.
- (8) D Dillon Simpson. The jump from college to pro was a big challenge early for the young defender, but he found his way as the season rolled along. Simpson suffers from the same malady (imo) as Reinhart—the adjustment for defensemen college/junior to pro is substantial and takes time—but the one thing I know about this young man from observing his career is he works hard and makes progress. Like Yakimov, I think the Oilers would be best to leave him in Bakersfield for one more full season. NHLE: 82GP, 2-9-11.
- (NR) G Eetu Laurikainen. I'm not absolutely certain the advanced math people are getting through to management on draft day, but if they had any input on this player then they're earning their keep. A .933SP in any league is exceptional, in fact if the kid playing street hockey outside your house is at .933, sign the man! I've spoken to a few people about his junior time and he impressed when he was in the dub. Cody Nickolet: Extremely athletic and doesn't quit on a puck, great glove. Source.
- (29) R Andrew Miller. Season over season progress in the AHL (34 points in year one, 60 in year two) indicates the period of adjustment is over and he may be ready for a higher league. Looked like he belonged in an NHL audition, scored his first goal on a penalty shot. Reminds many of Mark Arcobello and may win a utility role in 2015-16. NHLE: 82GP, 16-19-35.
- (22) D Jordan Oesterle. I've absolutely bought in on Oesterle after seeing him at the NHL level. He's fast! You have to respect a player with wheels and in Oesterle's case there's a substantial amount of good information on the resume. An offensive D who can move the puck up smartly has extreme value in this ara. Oesterle could be an NHL player by this time next season. NHLE: 82GP, 6-12-18.
- (NR) D Caleb Jones. A mobile defender with a reputation for being a very good passer (seemed to be a theme in this year's draft). Looking at the team stats I doubt he got much power play time (1 assist) so it'll be interesting to see if the boxcars spike as he moves to the WHL for the coming season. 6.0, 194, can skate well and thinks the game well based on scouting reports (ISS has a nice profile on the young man). Seth's brother, I like the pick, we need to adjust for TOI and role when looking at the equivalency. NHLE: 82GP, 2-5-7.
- (7) C Jujhar Khaira. If he could only score a little more, Khaira would be much higher on this list. The Oilers have drafted so many players his size (6.03, 214) who have one flaw or another. We identify the flaw early, watch the player progress, stall and then get flushed out of the league. Travis Ewanyk is a recent example (sent away yesterday, didn't get reported much). NHLE: 82GP, 4-5-9.
- (10) R Tyler Pitlick. He's the ultimate recent example of a guy who always looks like a player but the results don't follow. Injuries have derailed him, I think he may need a second organization. There's always a chance, the new coach coming in might like what he brings. It would be so easy for the organization to walk away, suspect that's what they'll do. NHLE: 82GP, 8-16-24.
- (15) D William Lagesson. Physical defenseman with a reputation for being solid in coverage. It's so hard to quantify his progress but I believe (based on reports) he had a good season and is progressing. We'll get a better idea on him as he plays in college, there was some buzz about him moving to that level, always a good sign. Years away. NHLE: 82GP, 1-6-7.
- (NR) D Ziyat Paigin. Huge Russian (6.06, 209) played in the KHL as a teenager and that has to be respected. He's a mountain, that's going to be his calling card should he make the NHL. This is the ultimate boom/bust selection but they took him late and for me Paigin's presence in the KHL (he played 33 games, 9 minutes a night) gets him here. ISS likes his defensive coverage. NHLE: 82GP, 2-2-4.
Paigin is No. 21, but will move to No. 20 if Pitlick leaves the organization. I included him here because he's an interesting player worthy of discussion. I'll have more (including a re-draft using my list, a look at those 'math' kids and where they went and a fantastic item from Supernova you'll want to read) on the draft, but we'll also be moving on to free agency and roster makeup in the coming days. Thanks so much for dropping by during the draft season, this was fun!


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Reid is more of a barbecue man, which makes him a nice fit in Kansas City with the Chiefs. Chip Kelly, Reid's successor with the Philadelphia Eagles, brings with him a deeper knowledge in matters of the smoothie.
One of the Chip Kelly changes: Tables with fruit and juices lined up post-practice for players to grab.- Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) April 17, 2013
Craziest thing I've seen so far right here ... personalized smoothies.- Geoff Mosher (@GeoffMosherCSN) April 17, 2013
According to Mosher, Eagles tight end Brent Celek explained that the smoothies specifically are catered to each player's diet and workout regimens.
It's a new day in Philadelphia. Drink it up.
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MEMPHIS, TENN. — The first step was getting out of the first quarter without picking up a shovel. The holes the struggling Nuggets had been putting themselves in were professional quality. Deep, dark and nearly impossible to escape.
That wasn't an issue Saturday.
The next step? It's harder. Sustaining solid effort for three more quarters in the second game of a back-to-back set.
The Nuggets couldn't do that against the Memphis Grizzlies and were swarmed under during the second half of a 120-99 loss that dropped them under .500 for the first time since Nov. 21.
The Nuggets (14-15) were outscored 65-43 in the second half.
"Our defensive effort was a lot better in the first half. Everybody was just really active. And we did a pretty good job of limiting them to one shot," said Denver coach Brian Shaw. "From halftime on, I want to forget what happened because it just went downhill. It went from a one-point lead to a 21-point loss."
Denver's losing streak has ballooned to six games as the team continues to work through myriad issues while attempting to get back on a better track.
In that respect, Saturday's game was a step in a healthier direction for the Nuggets, who had been enveloped by low confidence and frustration. Healthier direction doesn't always lead to wins, but it produces a solid foundation for eventual success.
The key for the Nuggets is to build on what happened Saturday. A good first quarter happened. A fast start from Jordan Hamilton happened. Ty Lawson breaking out and looking like the scorer he was in the first month and a half of the season happened. A more focused, professional effort than the Nuggets put on the court the night before in New Orleans happened.
But it was, at the end of the day, another loss for Denver. This one was carved out during the third quarter, when the Grizzlies clamped down defensively and found some offense of their own.
Zach Randolph scored 10 points in the third quarter for Memphis, more than he had in the first half (eight).
The Grizzlies didn't force a ridiculous amount of turnovers, but when they did cause Denver to cough up the ball, they scored — a lot. Denver's 16 turnovers were converted into 29 points by Memphis. Those mistakes were too much for Denver to overcome.
Lawson led Denver with 20 points, eight assists and three steals. Wilson Chandler continued his recent stretch of aggressive play with 19 points. Hamilton scored eight of his 12 points during the first quarter.
"They just wanted the game more than we did," Chandler said of the Grizzlies. "They came out aggressively (in the second half). They made shots and they played tough defense. They got loose balls, they got offensive rebounds. Everything you can think of, they did in the second half and we didn't."
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Nuggets Recap
Denver's six-game losing streak is its first of this length since Dec. 17-27, 2004. … Memphis' 21-point victory snapped a six-game streak in which games between these teams were decided by fewer than 10 points.
Denver's full-game effort must improve … and quickly.
Miami at the Pepsi Center, Monday at 7 p.m.


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The skies will be set aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer's stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERZ!
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<Switchblade is a computer platform game developed by Core Design and released by Gremlin Graphics in 1989.
Chameleon is an extremely user-friendly multipurpose cartridge that can be used without opening the computer. It is just plugged to the expansion port of the C64.
>Tiger Claw is a freeware Commodore 64 game developed by LazyCow. This game was released as an entry in the C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition 2014.
Action Replay is the brand name of a series of devices created
by Datel Electronics ,
primarily used for changing the behavior of video games ,
but also for other kind of services .
Typical features
- Infinite lives, invulnerability, permanent power ups, no collision detection, walk through walls, one hit kills, super-high jumps, infinite money etc.
- Obtain any item in the game, even those not normally obtainable (e.g. debug or removed items).
- Access or warp to any level, even those not normally accessible (e.g. test or unused levels).
- Activate debug menus, normally used by programmers when testing and debugging a game. Typically options include cheats, level warping and display of internal game data not normally viewable by the player.
- Download, upload, import and export save games to the Internet or storage device.
- Save game state to disk, so it can be restarted from that point even if the game does not support saving.
- Region-free operation.
- Loading of third party homebrew applications/games, not backup copies of retail games.
- Commodore 64
- Action Replay
- Action Replay MK II
- Action Replay MK III
- Action Replay MK IV (1988)
- Action Replay MK V (1989)
- Action Replay MK VI
- Commodore Amiga
- Action Replay (A500 cart / A2000 CPU card)
- Action Replay (A1200 card)
- Action Replay MK II (A500 cart / A2000 CPU card)
- Action Replay MK III (A500 cart / A2000 CPU card) (1991)
>We've reloaded here some info only about these two versions :
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DISK BASED INSTRUCTIONS appear as meaningless characters whereas a file from a word-processor may have extra characters which are control codes for text formatting. The path and filename are as the DELETE instruction. P.ODF (drive) (r.nrie nnmher) This is another rather complex encryption tool that to get fully to grips with will take some experimentation before you will fully understand it. (drive) is the drive number 0- 4 and (code number) is a value in the range 0-165535. The easiest way to show you how to use this feature is by example. CODE03 will have the effect of en-coding all disk writes to drive so that they can only be read in future by setting the drive code to 3. All reads from this drive will also be de-coded using this number so normal files will be read as corrupt data. For example the following CODE0 SA TEST CODE 3 LA TEST (remove encryption from drive 0) (save a frozen file to disk) (en-code disk with number 3) (re-load the frozen file) will load a corrupt file as a different code has been used to load (3) as that used to save (none). The instruction CODE will display all the en-coded drives and an encryption number. Note that this number will not be the same as that entered, and whether the drive is protected or not e.g. the status after the previous command would be as follows. ACTION REPLAY DISK CODER V1 .1 DRIVEO CODE:00000005 PRO protected DRIVE) CODE.00000000 NORMAI DISK BASED INSTRUCTIONS DRIVE2 CODE:00000000 NORMAL DRIVE3 CODE:00000000 NORMAL DRIVE4 CODE:00000000 NORMAL The code of 5 will always correspond to the entered number 3! This is the same for all codes. PLEASE use this feature with care, we would hate you to save your most precious files and forget the code number! The Diskcode values can also be viewed from F3 preference screen. C OnFP,OPY (source) (destination) This is used in conjunction with the CODE instruction. It will de-code all data from the source drive using the code number then encode all tne data g° in 9 t0 tne destination drive using its number. You may use this feature for encoding or de-coding entire disks.


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Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.
The Ravens defeated the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday to advance to the AFC divisional round for the fifth consecutive season. ... Linebacker Ray Lewis made 13 tackles in his final game at M&T Bank Stadium. ... Wide receiver Anquan Boldin set a franchise record for receiving yards in a playoff game. ... The Ravens made a significant change to their offensive line and it worked. ... Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe sprained his ankle in the win, but he hopes he will be good to go Saturday. ... Safety Ed Reed is still not talking about his future.
Ray Lewis inspired the Ravens as they advanced to the AFC divisional round. ... The Ravens won this one for Lewis, but their prize is a rematch with the Denver Broncos. ... The Ravens will have no answers for Peyton Manning and the Broncos. ... The Ravens are eager to avenge their bad loss to the Broncos. ... Quarterback Joe Flacco rebounded from a slow start against the Colts. ... Paul Kruger continued his torrid stretch of play Sunday.
The end of this season was really just the start for Andrew Luck and the Colts. ... The no-quit Colts gave it their all in a season-ending loss. ... The Colts were able to move the ball against the Ravens, but they couldn't finish drives. ... Despite making the playoffs, the Colts have a lot of work to do this offseason. ... The Colts would be wise to build an offensive line in front of Luck.
The Seattle Seahawks beat the Washington Redskins on Sunday night. ... Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III left the game with a knee injury. ... Seahawks defensive end Chris Clemons suffered a knee injury, too, and could be out for the rest of the playoffs. ... The Houston Texans won on Saturday, as did Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. ... Chip Kelly is staying at Oregon for now.


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Plan for Palestinian state is 'dead end,' Israel tells U.S.
JERUSALEM — In a direct challenge to President Barack Obama's commitment to rejuvenate moribund Mideast peace talks, Israel on Thursday dismissed American-led efforts to establish a Palestinian state and laid out new conditions for renewed negotiations.
Leaders of Israel's hawkish new government told former Maine Sen. George Mitchell, the special U.S. envoy, that they aren't going to rush into peace talks with their Palestinian neighbors.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he'd require Palestinians to accept Israel as a Jewish state in any future negotiations — a demand that Palestinians have up to now rejected — Israeli government officials said.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Obama's envoy that past Israeli concessions led to war, not peace.
These were Mitchell's first meetings with Israeli leaders since Netanyahu's center-right government took power two weeks ago.
Palestinian leaders have said they won't open peace talks with Netanyahu's government until it agrees in principle to the idea of a two-state solution and imposes a freeze on building Jewish housing in the West Bank.
As expected, Mitchell made it clear that the Obama administration sees the two-state solution as the foundation for future talks.
"U.S. policy favors — with the respect to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — a two-state solution, which would have a Palestinian state living in peace alongside the Jewish state of Israel," Mitchell said before meeting with Lieberman.
Netanyahu has refused to embrace that formula and has instead floated the idea of offering Palestinians limited rights that would fall short of independence.
Netanyahu reiterated his stand in his meeting with Mitchell, said one Israeli government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the details of the conversation.
Netanyahu also indicated that Palestinians would have to accept Israel as a Jewish state in negotiations.
"For us, this is a crucial element," the official said. "It's a fundamental element in peace talks."
In recent years, Israeli leaders have been pushing this demand as a way to ensure that the nation retains its Jewish identity. However, compelling Palestinians to accept the idea would all but require them to abandon their demands that Palestinian refugees be allowed to return to homes they abandoned when Israel was established in 1948.
Yossi Alpher, a former official with Israel's Mossad spy agency and a co-founder of the bitterlemons.org Middle East political Web site, said that Netanyahu's conditions could be a poison pill that prevents any peace talks from getting under way.
"The position he took today cannot in any way generate a peace process," Alpher said. "The Palestinians are not going to offer him this recognition. It could be a deal-breaker, but it could be an opening gambit. It's too early in this whole new process to tell."
Mitchell also faced resistance from Lieberman, an ultranationalist Israeli leader who began his tenure as foreign minister by declaring the death of the U.S-led peace talks that then-President George W. Bush launched in November 2007.
Lieberman told Mitchell that 15 years of faltering peace talks with Palestinians "brought neither results nor solutions," the foreign minister's office said after the meeting.
Real stability, Lieberman said, would require an American focus on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Israeli President Shimon Peres, who sought to quash growing concerns that Israel might attack Iran if international diplomacy fails, echoed that sentiment.
"Wide international cooperation must be created on the Iranian issue but, at the same time, all the remarks about a possible attack on Iran by Israel are not correct," Peres said. "The solution with Iran is not military."
Peres called 2009 "a decisive year in the Middle East. We do not have time to waste."
Mitchell will meet Friday with Palestinian leaders, who are expecting the Obama administration to put more pressure on Israel to negotiate seriously.
Top Israeli diplomat: Don't rush us back into peace talks
New Israeli foreign minister disavows U.S.-led peace talks
Netanyahu takes power, warning of cult-like Iran with nukes
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A fun sampler for fans of vintage TV oaters. Shout! Factory has released Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup, a 3-disc, 24-episode collection of "children's television" Westerns (as the disc cover describes them) that were either syndicated or network broadcasted in the 1950s. Titles included here are: The Lone Ranger, The Range Rider, The Rifleman, The Adventures of Rick O'Shay, Fury, The Roy Rogers Show, Annie Oakley, The Adventures of Kit Carson, The Adventures of Champion, The Cisco Kid, Sergeant Preston of The Yukon, Sky King, Red Ryder (really just a pilot, not an actual series), and Buffalo Bill, Jr.. Almost all of the episodes featured here have what look to be proper run times (except for The Lone Ranger), while the transfers (no doubt taken from syndication prints and VHS dubs) range from fair to middling...to pretty poor. However, for a fan of vintage Western television like myself, Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup is a great way to actually see a few notable titles one might only know from the history books. No extras for the collection.
If you're a regular reader of my reviews (and god help you if you have that much free time on your hands), then you know the fondness and affection I have for the "adult" TV Westerns I grew up watching in reruns (or have newly discovered on DVD), such as Gunsmoke, Maverick, Zane Grey Theater, Bonanza, and Rawhide. As for the "kiddie" Westerns included in the Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup collection, you could make a fair argument that while series like The Roy Rogers Show, Sergeant Preston of The Yukon, and Buffalo Bill, Jr. where specifically aimed at kid audiences, something like The Rifleman was not--while all the titles included here could be and probably were watched and enjoyed not just by the small fry, but also by their parents and grandparents and older siblings, as well. By the year I was born, all of the titles included in this collection had long-since ceased production, but even into the early 1970s a few of these shows were still staples of off-market syndication. I distinctly remember catching reruns of The Lone Ranger on a regular basis, along with The Cisco Kid, The Rifleman, and The Roy Rogers Show. However, the other titles had disappeared off my TV dial when I was growing up, so seeing them here (some for the first time) was pretty cool.
I watched all of the episodes here in Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup in two big chunks...and that may not be the best way to view these particular types of formulaic (not a pejorative) oaters, particularly when plots and characters and even the horses all start to look the same at hour nine or ten. The two Lone Ranger episodes included here, The Renegades and Six Gun's Legacy, come from the beloved, iconic Western's first season on ABC, in 1949...and they're just as trim and as entertaining storytelling as one can ask for in a "kiddie" oater. I may love an early Rawhide outing for a stylistically complex narrative, or an early Maverick for its sophisticated, perverse black humor, or a thematically rich early Bonanza episode; however, I get just as much aesthetic pleasure out of a super-clean, efficient bit of basic good guys vs. bad guys storytelling in your typical Lone Ranger episode, as I do from those "serious" Westerns. Watch The Lone Ranger gets his face viciously bullwhipped in the first outing, while the second episode has a line of dialogue that always catches me up when delivered by sincere Clayton Moore: "Who are you?" asks a wounded young man, and The Lone Ranger responds simply, "A friend." How many kids watching this at home, wished that were true for them, too?
I had never seen The Range Rider before, but I enjoyed the two episodes included here from this 1951-1953 syndicated Western: Convict at Large and Bullets And Badmen. A product of Western legend Gene Autry's Flying A Productions company, these two episodes of The Range Rider moved quickly, with good action, some nice location shooting, and the athletic, amusing pairing of expert stuntman Jock Mahoney and expert horseman Dick Jones. They seemed to be having a good time together, and that comes across nicely on the screen, giving The Range Rider a genuine sense of humor often missing from these Westerns. On the other hand, there's nothing funny about Day Of The Hunter, the second season episode from the hit ABC network series, The Rifleman. Typically for this underrated drama/oater, the storyline is thought-provoking--the always-excellent John Anderson is a frontier hero and legend out of his time...and he's willing to bait Lucas (Chuck Connors) into killing him--and the execution razor-sharp. One of the best TV Westerns of the late 50s and early 60s, this episode of The Rifleman stands out in sharp thematic contrast to the relatively simpler fare here.
Speaking of simple...the episode Stagecoach To Danger, from The Adventures of Rick O'Shay, is a terrible example of a "kiddie" Western, with atrocious, cheap sets, amateurish acting, and surprisingly inept camerawork. Remarkably, I couldn't find any information on this series during an admittedly short perusal of the net--not IMDB, and not even Wiki (which I avoid like the plague). Where this show originated or how long it lasted, I can't say...but I can say it's awful. Far, far better was Killer Stallion and Scorched Earth from Fury, the NBC modern-day Western that ran from 1955 to 1960. Similar to Lassie, substituting a horse for a collie, Fury was new to me, but I'm sold on it after these two entertaining episodes. Killer Stallion is textbook professional A-B-C exposition and execution, culminating in a super-cool duel between two horses that will make you wonder where the ASPCA rep was at the time, while Scorched Earth is even better: an exciting forest fire episode with some solid suspense (but what's up with that ending, which seems from an entirely different story?). Bobby Diamond is a natural, unaffected performer, with Peter Graves and William Fawcett offering good support (now I get why they named the kid in Airplane! "Joey" for all those Peter Graves pervert jokes...).
What can I say about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans except that they're gods in the Western pantheon? I don't care how good an actor you are (or aren't): you can't fake sincerity on-screen. Roy and Dale exuded that quality in spades, as well as innate goodness, friendliness, and when together, a playfulness that's infectious. So it's a real treat to see them again after so many years in The Roy Rogers Show's episodes Bad Neighbors and The Setup. Watch Roy and Bullet the Wonder Dog get the crap beaten out of them in the first episode (with Trigger saving them), and Old Granny get shot at before pretending a stamp machine is a one-armed bandit. Episode 2 has its Jell-O� and Post Cereals� title cards over Roy ridin' and shootin', before Pat Brady tries unsuccessfully to hang wall paper and Dale gets into a little tussle. It's a clich�, I'm sure, for fans of Roy and Dale, but when they sign-off each episode harmonizing on Dale's Happy Trails, I get choked up. I had heard about Gene Autry's Annie Oakley series, but had never seen it; the two episodes here, Sharpshooting Annie and Outlaw Brand, were mildly entertaining. Pretty Gail Davis has just the right amount of spunk, and she looks good in the saddle, while Jimmy Hawkins is amusing as Annie's trouble-prone brother, Tagg. The Adventures of Kit Carson, a syndicated series that ran from 1951 to 1955, went down quite well, too, mainly because handsome mug Bill Williams had such an easy-going, loose-limbed charm about him (as well as good chemistry with funny Don Diamond as his Mexican sidekick, El Toro). Episodes included here are Thunder Over Inyo and The Desperate Sheriff. My two young daughters enjoyed The Adventures of Champion, the one season CBS effort from 1955-1956, about a wild stallion named Champion, and the boy, Ricky (Barry Curtis), who could tame him. This was apparently a spin-off of The Gene Autry Show (as well as a radio version), and the episodes included here, are a fair approximation of Lassie Goes West.
Another great favorite of mine growing up was The Cisco Kid, the color-soaked adventures of O.Henry's Mexican desperado/Robin Hood, roaming the Old West on his horse, Diablo. I hadn't seen this in years and years, but very much like The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid "shoots straight" in terms of its execution, combining clean, efficient direction and surprisingly nimble dialogue, with two stellar performances from handsome Romanian-born (not Hispanic) actor Duncan Renaldo (single best Western costume ever) and funnyman Leo Carrillo. Episodes here are Freight Line Feud and Ghost Town, the latter a particularly good, suspenseful outing (who as a kid didn't yell back at their final send-off, "Goodbye, amigos!" "See you soon, ha!"???). One of my top ten vintage TV series I'd love to see cleaned up and restored. The inclusion of Sergeant Preston of The Yukon in the Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup collection, while always welcome, seems a tad strange to me, since I always considered it a "Northern," not a Western, so it's a bit of a stretch to have episodes Crime at Wounded Moose and Trapped here. However...as one of my all-time favorite television series period, Sergeant Preston of The Yukon can reside in any vintage TV collection it wants to (you can read my extensive reviews of that series here).
Sky King is a series referenced quite often as one of those "boomer" shows everyone seems to love; I had never seen it before, so I was looking forward to it (particularly with that fantastically pulpy episode title, Bullet Bait). However, I'm going to have to reserved judgment on it, because I was a little underwhelmed by this outing. The premise is certainly fun--Kirby Grant taking to the skies in Songbird, his sleek twin-engine Cessna, protecting his Flying Crown Ranch--and Kirby Grant is perfect in the role. But for some reason, this episode seemed a little short on excitement. I'm certainly not giving up on Sky King...but this episode didn't sell me. Unless I really screwed up in my research, from what I can gather, the episode Whiplash from Red Ryder isn't really an episode from the series...because there was no series. This, apparently, is one of two pilots commissioned for a Red Ryder TV show, both of which didn't sell. It's entertaining enough, with a good cast (Jim Bannon does well here, and there's a solid supporting cast, including Lyle Talbot, Dick Curts, and Monte Blue), but I guess this is strictly a one-shot deal. Finally, Gene Autry's Buffalo Bill, Jr. episodes Blazing Guns and Legacy of Jesse James play well enough with Dick Jones (of The Range Rider) getting his own chance to carry a series...which he does nicely. The tone of the shows is aimed squarely at the little kids in the audience, and on that level, it works just fine, with some mild action and mild comedy to keep them interested.
The DVD:
The Video:
This is not Blu-ray quality...but then you knew that already. Some nice looking transfers, but problems galore elsewhere, from bad VHS dubs, to bad VHS dubs taken from 16mm prints that were out of frame (haven't seen that since my high school projector days), to ghostly, contrasty, blown-out images, to lots and lots of screen noise and print damage. Vintage TV fans won't blink, though.
The Audio:
Same with the sound. Annie Oakley, in particular, I could barely hear. Lots of hiss and pops, too, with these Dolby Digital English mono audio tracks. No subtitles or closed-captions.
The Extras:
No extras.
Final Thoughts:
Even though it was the early 70s, I was still one of those little kids who sat on the living room rug, in his horsey jammies, with my cowboy hat and my polished real chrome six shooter cap guns strapped on, watching the Saturday afternoon Western on our local TV station. Only difference from those kids in the 50s was the length of my hair. As a one-stop sampler for that time period, Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup ain't too bad, combining some more well-known series with the harder-to-find stuff for an all-around good representation of what everyone thought was a much simpler time...at least on their TV screens. Now if only someone would follow my suggestion and make these episodes truly complete by inserting five minutes of vintage commercials during the station breaks. I'm recommending the Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup collection.


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Packing a weight of 6.8kg and a full-sized length of over one metre, the Lancer has been crafted out of polystone before getting a hand-painted finish. And if you'd like to actually own this work of art, you can preorder the Lancer now for $US950.
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For Pete's sake! All I seem to write about here lately is getting sick and food poisoning. We just can't seem to catch a break.
So here's my weekend story – sad, but true. Please be warned that this post contains references to bodily functions that happen when one has food poisoning.
On Friday night, we dropped Ava off with friends so that Jody and I could enjoy an evening out to ourselves to celebrate our anniversary. We went to The Melting Pot – a fondue restaurant that I've heard great things about over the years and have been wanting to go to for quite some time. The ambiance was great, the food was delicious, the company was wonderful. 🙂 It was a great evening. And, possibly best of all, Ava had no problems at all while we were gone. She was very happy to stay with our friends. Who could've asked for more, right?
Jody woke up first Saturday morning to diarrhea and vomiting. He NEVER, EVER throws up and hasn't since he was in high school, so he knew something was up.
I woke up about an hour and a half later to the same thing. First the diarrhea, then, about 30 minutes later, I ran to the toilet to throw up. My first thought (since I didn't know Jody had been sick yet) was that I had consumed too much of the chocolate fondue the night before (because I did indulge quite a bit) and my body was just getting it out of my system. But then I threw up again and a few times after that and, after finding out Jody was in the same predicament, I was certain we had food poisoning.
I called my OB's office a little while later to make sure the baby wouldn't be affected by my illness. The doctor reassured me that food poisoning is contained in the gut and would not cause the baby any harm. She did caution me to keep myself hydrated and I did my best, though it was really hard for a few hours to keep anything in my system.
It was a miserable day. I stayed in bed most of the day. Jody felt slightly better than I did, so he did his best to take care of Ava, who was still not eating very much after her recent bout w/ tummy sickness a few days before. She wanted to nurse and, while I let her a few times, I didn't feel it was in my best interest for her to since I was not keeping down any fluids and what I did have needed to go to the baby. So we let her drink milk with Ovaltine and Gatorade – not things she'd typically have, but we pretty much felt that whatever kept *her* hydrated and happy was good for us too.
We all took a nap together that afternoon, which was very much needed. I didn't eat anything, except for a few Saltines (which I threw up) all day long, but my stomach did NOT want food in it. I ate small amounts of food on Sunday, but it still felt funky. And even this morning, after having some scrambled eggs and toast, I feel blah, though definitely not nauseous (which is a relief!).
The conclusion we've come to is that the restaurant had to have had bad meat. Yes, I said the "m" word. I ate meat. Might as well come clean now that I've been having some meat every now and then for the past few weeks. I've decided to follow my body's lead for this pregnancy and, since I need in excess of 75 to 100 grams of protein per day to ward off pre-eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome (which I had with Ava), I am allowing myself to eat meat if my body craves it. (No stone throwing, please?)
Anyway, we think it was bad meat because we were very sure to cook the meat for at least the amount of time recommended, but I did all of mine for even longer than that because I am wary about undercooked meat and because I'm pregnant and did NOT want to deal with food poisoning.
I am going to write The Melting Pot a letter to explain what happened. I think they need to be aware of it, especially if others got sick from that evening as well. And it's even more frustrating that we got so sick after we paid more money that evening than I think we've ever paid for a meal. You'd think that for the price (over $100), they'd have really good quality food, meats, etc. Heck, just the fact that they serve raw meat, you'd think their quality standards would have to be pretty high or they'd be dealing with cases of food poisoning all the time.
So, here it is, Monday and we are both feeling better, but still not 100%. Jody stayed home from work today and I'm sure I would have as well if I were in his shoes. I will admit that I'm doing TONS better than I was on Saturday though. I spent 95% of Saturday either laying in bed or on the couch and the other 5% was spent in the bathroom. I think it may take a few more days before we are back to our old selves.
It sure does make you question all food (meat or not) though. I'm finding myself being skiddish of anything I put in my mouth now.
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