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The world of sport and the world of technology have a long and interesting relationship, from Ancient Greeks chucking around discuses (disci?) to Michael Phelps wearing a space age swimsuit to effectively turn himself into a human dolphin. We've assembled some of the best sports-related tech in this list, so get off the sofa and jog while you read.
Nike+ FuelBand
Available only from London's NikeTown flagship store, the Nike+ FuelBand is an accelerometer-based movement sensor that tracks all your exercise, translating it into "NikeFuel" that fills up a daily target counter, changing an LED meter from red to green as it does so. You can also measure steps, time and calories burned.
Leica Pinmaster II
Thought the German lens-meisters just made cameras? Think again: designed for the well-heeled golfer, the laser-toting Leica Pinmaster II tells you exactly how far it is to the pin/lake/bunker/club house bar. Capable of accurate measurements up to 825 yards, it features 7x magnification and a crystal clear LED display.
Lippi MusucBag Classic
Previously known as the Selk'bag, the MusucBag is basically a slanket for hard cases: slip it on and you're basically walking around in a sleeping bag that'll keep you comfortably snug in the coldest conditions. While couch potatoes are free to use it around the house, it comes into its own when camping by allowing you to get some shuteye almost anywhere.
From US$199.99 (£125)
A skateboard crossbred with a snowboard, the Freebord features extra centre wheels allowing it to be ridden in a perpendicular "stylee" as well as in regular fashion. You can carve, slide, slow down and stop wherever you like – the concept behind the Freebord is that you have more control and flexibility than a normal skateboard delivers.
GoPro HD Hero
From US$199.99 (£125)
The GoPro is the go-to sports camera for the sort of nutcases that love nothing more than jumping off cliffs, cycling down scree-covered slopes or rafting through rapids in a boat the size of a washing up bowl, the compact, near-unbreakable HD Hero captures 1080p footage using a wide angle lens and can be mounted on almost anything – bikes, helmets and surfboards included.


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When you think of psychotherapy, the first image that comes to mind might be one of a distressed patient lying on a couch, talking, while a desk-bound therapist takes notes. But while traditional talk therapy can help people struggling with depression, anxiety and the stresses of daily life, the latest research on the brain and the mind-body connection has sparked a proliferation of approaches that may reach deeper levels of emotional healing than talking alone.
"Talk therapy is actually a little removed," says Dr. Martin Rossman, clinical professor at UC San Francisco Medical School. "A story might relate some of our disturbing experiences, but it can distance us from real emotions and somatic [body] feelings."
Talking takes place in the cognitive, or "thinking," part of the brain, and our thoughts are often the problem, adds Wolf Mehling, a physician at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. To help combat negative or obsessive thinking, many new therapeutic approaches focus on letting go of thoughts and becoming anchored into bodily sensations.
Though alternative treatments will probably never replace traditional talk therapy, new psychotherapeutic approaches can be used in conjunction with talk therapy to help people achieve optimal mental health, says Don Hanlon Johnson, professor of somatic psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.


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Cool As a Cucumber: 10 Fresh Recipes For Summer
With its high water content and refreshing crunch, the cucumber is one of summer's best cooling ingredients. Here are 10 ways to beat the heat with cucumber cocktails, salads, and snacks featuring flavors from around the world.
• 1 Cucumber-Rosemary Gin and Tonic - A cocktail staple with a twist
• 2 Sesame Cucumber Salad - A refreshing Asian-inspired side dish
• 3 Cool Shrimp and Cucumber Crackers - Awaken the appetite!
• 4 Watermelon-Cucumber Refresher - Plus a few other riffs...
• 5 Cucumber Juice - Mix with sparking water, use in cocktails, or make granita
• 6 Cucumber Ice Pops With Lime & Chile - Fiery Mexican-style paletas
• 7 Quick, Cool Cucumber Sauce - Delicious on sandwiches, burgers, and vegetables
• 8 Cool and Spicy Fish and Cucumber Salad - A spicy Thai-inspired dish
• 9 Kachumber Cooler - A cocktail with Indian accents
• 10 Sour Cream Cucumber Salad with Mustard Seeds - A fusion of Eastern European and Indian flavors
What's your favorite way to eat – or drink – cucumbers?
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GRANDVIEW – Because the Grandview School District's current maintenance and operation levy, approved by voters in 2009, will expire at the end of 2014 the Grandview School Board last night (Thursday) approved a resolution placing a replacement levy on the Feb. 11, 2014 Special Election ballot.
The school district's finance director, Brad Shreeve, told the school board that there are a few changes included in the resolution. Last month, he presented information about the levy to the board, but he has since learned property values have increased by just 1 percent.
That means the amount of money to be collected from property taxes would not be the same as originally projected without an increase in the levy amounts originally proposed.
At Schreeve's urging, the board approved asking voters for approximately $1.88 per $1,000 assessed property value in 2015, which will provide the district with just more than $1.3 million. An increase of 6 cents per $1,000 assessed property value will be collected in 2016 for $1.4 million, and another increase of 9 cents per $1,000 assessed property value will be collected in 2017. The final year of the four-year levy, a tax of $2.11 per $1,000 of assessed valuation will provide the school district with more than $1.5 million.
The replacement levy, if approved by voters, will expire at the end of 2019.
"The Grandview School District sets levies at the lowest rate possible to maximize levy equalization dollars from the state of Washington," said Schreeve.
He said the Grandview School District asks voters to approve maintenance and operation levies to bridge the gaps between what the state funds and what community members expect in education.
Levy dollars are used for curriculum, highly capable programs, technology, student transportation, athletics, field trips and staffing needs.
Shreeve said once a levy is approved, the school district reviews the needs of the students and schools to determine where the money will be best utilized.
Grandview residents are with the current levy paying just more than $1.75 for every $1,000 of assessed property value when paying property taxes. That is just more than $17.50 for a home that is valued at $100,000.
For every dollar collected Grandview receives approximately $3.14 from the state in levy equalization funds.
The Grandview School Board by a 3-0 vote approved the resolution, placing the levy on the Feb. 11, 2014 ballot.
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The City Council consists of a Mayor and six Council Members elected to four-year terms. Although each of the six Council Members must live in the district which they represent, they are elected by citywide vote. Since Melbourne has by charter a Council-City Manager form of government, the City Council is responsible for setting policy, while the City Manager is responsible for the implementation of those policies. City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chamber.
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Update: Apple has unveiled the new iPod Nano. Check out the details of the redesigned iPod Nano and iPod Touch.
The new iPhone will have a bigger screen. It will be faster. It will have a new, smaller dock connector.
We know all of this already, and it all sucks. Nothing about any of those changes even approaches the type of revolutionary change we have all come to expect from Apple, and if that's really all there is, Apple should be ashamed. But I don't think that's the case.
True Apple fans still have their fingers crossed for that magical "one more thing," and after a dream-like revelation yesterday morning, I'm convinced I know what it will be: The new iPod Nano will act like a wristwatch that interacts with the iPhone 5.
The world on your wrist
The new Nano will serve as an auxiliary screen, communicating wirelessly with your phone to bring the most important updates from your phone right to your wrist: texts, emails, push notifications from Facebook that your best friend has a new profile picture. Whatever you want.
More importantly, you'll be able to interact with your phone without ever taking it out of your pocket by using Siri. Ask your watch what the weather is and it will seamlessly relay the request to the iPhone 5, which digs up the forecast and displays it on your wrist two seconds later. Ask for directions to the bank and it will not only show you a map, you'll be able to swipe through the turn-by-turn directions as you make them, right on the watch. Ask about your stocks and you'll have the full day's trading on a graph, along with the closing price. With a tiny camera and enough bandwidth between watch and phone, you could even FaceTime on your watch.
Besides these intriguing possibilities right out of the box, the things that third-party developers could do with this tech make the mind reel. With a couple internal accelerometers, it could easily replace sleep monitors, step counters (the last-gen Nano already went there), and even the Nike FuelBand.
Yes, we've already seen similar devices like the Meta Watch and Pebble. Sony even dabbled in something similar with its SmartWatch and Motorola with the Motoactv. But as Apple has shown time and time again, originality isn't key, it's doing it right. And the new iPod Nano will do it right.
Dozens of Kickstarter projects have already turned the existing Nano into a watch, so the wearability of something this size has been established. I would, however, expect Apple to spruce the new Nano up with a slimmer design, and maybe even curve it a bit for the sake of comfort. Screen size will remain the same, though it will sport a high-res Retina display to make the most of the tiny space. Of course, since it's an Apple product interacting with another Apple product, the Nano will sync up painlessly right out of the box using Bluetooth.
Most likely, Apple will continue to sell the Nano as a standalone MP3 player, with a wristband accessory that makes it more of a complement to the iPhone 5. This interchangeable aspect gives users a fun chance to customize their gear, and also opens up a nice new opportunity for third-party manufacturers. I anticipate factories in Taiwan spooling up to pump up bling-encrusted wristbands by the time I'm done writing this sentence.
Why now?
Apple could have made the iPod an auxiliary screen for the iPhone a long time ago, but it didn't make sense until the birth of Siri. Interacting with your smartphone using a touchscreen a fraction of the size would have been awful, but speaking into your watch to request a quick bite of info on the go is totally practical. Last year Apple opened the door, this year it walks through it.
Launching the iPhone 4S first gave Apple a chance to find the flaws in Siri, since it was more a sideshow than an essential part of the phone's functionality; people who chafed at Siri's rough edges could abandon it without feeling burned by their iPhone 4S purchase. That luxury doesn't exist with a wristwatch that uses it as the primary input, so the iPhone 4S gave Apple a convenient test bed. Now, a year later, Apple is ready to deploy a refined Siri on its next big platform: the wristwatch. Next year, the TV?
Why this will never come true
I can already hear skeptics grumbling and scrolling to the comments section, so let me acknowledge a couple holes here.
First, wearing a giant silver slab on your wrist and talking to it is just plain dorky. It seems to grind against the grain of the effortlessly cool image Apple has spent the last decade honing. While talking to Siri on an iPhone only seems a shade less awkward, we're just not sure if the world is ready to embrace wearable gadgets on such a massive scale.
Second, battery life may present a technical barrier for a small device expected to do so much. Sure, the existing Nano provides 24 hours of music playback, but that type of usage excludes two major battery sinks: lighting up a screen and communicating wirelessly. An iPod Nano used as a companion to the iPhone 5 would have to do both of these things all the time. Even if it could muster the juice to pull this off, you can definitely forget about the screen staying constantly lit to tell the time at a glance. Watches like the Pebble use a low-power E-Ink screen to skirt this problem, but you would need to press a button on the iPod Nano to see the time.
Why this is absolutely true
I have absolutely no basis for this speculation except for one single damning fact: It makes too much sense for Apple to pass up.
Seamless integration with a Nano wristwatch gives Apple the "magical" element that its fans live for. It pushes the iPhone miles away from a crowd of Android competitors, and suddenly makes it look unique and class-leading again. The technical barriers aren't insurmountable – the Nano merely acts as a dumb "screen" for the iPhone 5, so it doesn't really need to be any more powerful, it just needs wireless abilities.
More telling than any of these reasons, it allows Apple to sell more hardware. The market for MP3 players have been crumbling since the adoption of the smartphone, because one essentially replaces the other. Linking the iPod Nano to the iPhone 5 not only breathes new life into the MP3 player, it compels consumers to buy both devices. If that's not an Apple move, and a brilliant one, I don't know what is.
The latest rumors that Apple plans on announcing a new iPod Shuffle and Nano at tomorrow's event only adds more credence to this theory.
We'll see in one more day whether Apple really has concocted something magical for the iPhone 5, or whether we're destined for another year of "meh." I'm betting on, and hoping for, the former.
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It was late, the Mall was closing and eerily my car was one of about 5 vehicles left in the parking lot and I happened to be parked in a dark spot farthest away from the mall. I walked my groceries and bags out by cart and started putting them in the trunk. With the trunk full, and three bags still left, I turned to put them in the back seat. Reaching with the last bag, bending over to place it on the floor, I felt rough hands grab my hair, holding my head down in a way I couldnt turn to see who
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Badboy sounded the best, promising, evil, just like a badboy.
I will go with him and respond back.
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Hello Badboy, I liked your response and would like to meet you. How do we go about
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That on line means absolutely nothing, not real life, not even close and not deserving respect, not deserving consideration, not deserving acknowledgment that the person on the other end is even human or worthy of notice.
It is bad enough to be ghosted in real life,
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Considering that is a large investment at 20,000 dollars at 5 dollars a copy that is only sales of 4000 copies. Anything else is profit for the owner. If you would like a copy I can cut and paste the pdf into an email, and send it to you. It costs me nothing to cut and paste an electronic copy.
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Head coach Gary Kubiak is concerned about the Texans' lack of depth at inside linebacker with Darryl Sharpton unable to practice because of a groin strain that's unrelated to football. Because Brian Cushing isn't yet participating in team drills, the starters for the moment are Tim Dobbins and Cameron Collins.
The eight-year Dobbins took over when Cushing went own last year, while Collins made his NFL debut on special teams in the playoff victory over Cincinnati after spending most of his first NFL season on the practice squad. He played in college at Oregon State.
"He's a veteran player who has bounced around," Kubiak said of Collins. "He's getting a tremendous opportunity working with the 'ones' right now. As a player, all you can do is ask for that opportunity. As a player he's had two good days. Special teams will also be key to his making the team."
Kubiak said he and general manager Rick Smith will keep an eye on possible acquisitions during the preseason to bolster the spot. But, he added, "We need to get Darryl back as soon as possible."
Joseph uses yoga for injuries
After being plagued last fall by hamstring problems, cornerback Jonathan Joseph was determined to report to camp with stronger, more flexible legs. As his wife's suggestion, he followed her to yoga classes over the off-season.
"We spent a lot of time doing yoga together," Joseph said, "and I think it's paying off me. I did a lot more stretching than I've ever done before. It's going to help."


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Recently here on the Sweeping Zen website, there have been a couple of articles posted that discuss the practice of "Dharma Succession", the first by Erik Storlie, and a response by Myoan Grace Schireson. There are points in both articles that I agree with, and I am grateful that there is a place where this custom can be discussed.
In my opinion, I don't think it is a matter of Dharma Succession not having a place, or a value in the authorization of teachers in the Zen Tradition, but rather a question of whether it is entirely appropriate for it to be the sole determining factor of what authorizes a teacher, and what precisely is implied by Dharma Succession.
It seems that there are indeed some traditions of Zen in which Dharma Succession is a process which has oversight and governance, a clearly laid out process of training and examination under supervision, in which several members of the organization can discuss and assess a particular individuals training, insight into the teachings, personal conduct, and capacity to teach and lead, and from there discern whether Dharma Succession is appropriate or not.
There are however, other organizations in which nobody has any idea of what the criteria are, nor the authority to assess, discuss any part of the process, or have any say in the matter, except the great teacher themselves. I have come to call this the "magic wand of Dharma" school. The process in these organizations is that the teacher alone determines when a disciple is anointed, and further, once that person has received Dharma Transmission, the status is irrevocable.
I don't think that there are many people that have too big a problem with the first scenario. However, I suspect that what Erik Sorlie is taking issue with is the second, and indeed the fact that at present, both of these models simultaneously exist and use the same terminology, so that what you get coming out the end of both systems is called a "Dharma Successor". This should really bother those that come out of the first model.
The metaphor that Myoan Grace Shireson uses (like blaming a license for an accident) is simplistic at best. It only really works if we presume that there is some kind of logical process and examination behind the awarding of the license (ie. model one).
What if you found after the "accident" took place that in the office where the driver in question had received their license there was no theoretical knowledge examination per se, no visual faculty testing done, and no practical road test took place? How about if you also learned that the authorizing examiner happens to be a well known menace on the roads him or herself? Well, then I think you would have to agree that the validity of the license and the process through which it is rewarded was ripe for criticism. In fact, you might not call it an "accident" at all, but criminal negligence.
I think the comparison of Dharma Succession to a Phd. is okay, but there are some significant differences. Generally speaking, a Phd. (Doctor of Philosophy) represents mastery of a body of knowledge, but in many professions, even with a Phd., an individual has to become licensed by an independent body of peers, and is thereby bound by ethical and professional guidelines in order to take up a practice and maintain their license. If there are violations in conduct, the person's license is revoked, and if they continue to practice without license, there are consequences.
The problem with the way things are at present is therefore twofold:
- There is no consistent and scrutable criteria for Dharma Succession that extends to all, or even many lineages.
- At present, Dharma Succession serves as BOTH the degree, and the license, and is at the same time irrevocable.
Dharma Succession as a degree, I can get behind. I'm comfortable with it representing a mastery of the "philosophy" of any individual lineage. However, this wouldn't necessarily make a person a teacher. In order for that to happen, the individual would have to voluntarily subject themselves to licensing by an independent organization of peers, and be bound by its standards. Dharma Succession as a license, I can also get behind, provided it is subject to revocation in the event of gross misconduct.
Another issue that this brings up for me is that in some professions, even without a degree, it is possible for a person to demonstrate a "combination of equivalent training and experience" and earn a license. Currently, as there is no consistent standard of training and experience that is required to receive Dharma Succession, it is totally possible, and demonstrably factual, that unethical, and/or poorly trained (but anointed) "charlatans" are lauded as teachers, while rock solid "vessels of the Dharma" are shut out of a broader conversation because they haven't been tapped by somebody's magic wand.
However, as Erik Storlie points out, this certainly doesn't make it impossible for these people, just more difficult, and in the end perhaps everyone is better for it, as those who would practice with them are not lulled into complacency by the false sense of security provided by the title "Dharma Successor".


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Dinosaur Train "One Big Dinosaur/Play Date with Annie" One Big Dinosaur - Tiny and Buddy visit a dinosaur family called Argentinosaurus, some of the biggest land creatures ever! The kids find out there are great things about being really big, and that it's also great being their own size. Play Date with Annie - Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be friends!. D
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Sesame Street "Still Life with Cookie" Cookie Monster learns how to control himself from eating his own paintings. Educational Objective: Self-Regulation, Art. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "The Class Votes/The Neighborhood Votes" The Class Votes - At school, Daniel and his classmates get to choose their new class pet! Teacher Harriet explains that they can either get a bunny or a turtle. The kids learn what it means to 'vote' and that sometimes it doesn't always turn out your way. Luckily, ALL of the kids find something to love about their new pet, 'Snowball'! The Neighborhood Votes - The Tiger family is going to Clock Factory Park today to hear a big announcement from King Friday. D
11:30 am
Sid The Science Kid "The Rolie Polie" Sid loves his little rolie polie bugs, but they're so little he can't figure out how they move. At school, he discovers an amazing science tool: the magnifying glass! Sid and his friends explore their world using the magnifying glass to make things look bigger, like freckles on their skin, little pebbles and rolie polie legs!. D
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Super Why! "The Ugly Duckling: Becoming A Swan" Pig is too big for his bed and his sneakers are pinching his feet - what is going on? The superhero readers zoom into the story of The Ugly Duckling: Becoming a Swan, and meet a little guy who is experiencing growing pains of his own. Super Why and his friends help Duckling accept himself as he is while Pig learns an important lesson about the benefits of getting bigger. Educational Objectives: To learn about getting bigger. D
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Caillou "Caillou The Musician" Caillou Plays the Drums - Clementine's big brother Billy has a new drum set and is having lots of fun playing as loud as he can. He won't let Clementine and Caillou play his drums though, because he says they're not grown up enough. The two friends set out to prove him wrong, and once they put on their 'grownup costumes' he finally relents and lets them play. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "The Class Votes/The Neighborhood Votes" The Class Votes - At school, Daniel and his classmates get to choose their new class pet! Teacher Harriet explains that they can either get a bunny or a turtle. The kids learn what it means to 'vote' and that sometimes it doesn't always turn out your way. Luckily, ALL of the kids find something to love about their new pet, 'Snowball'! The Neighborhood Votes - The Tiger family is going to Clock Factory Park today to hear a big announcement from King Friday. D
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Curious George "Ski Monkey/George The Grocer" Ski Monkey - When a blizzard covers the country house with a foot of snow, George can't wait to get outside to play. But he soon learns that such deep snow isn't easy for a monkey to play in, until he learns how much fun it can be to ski, snowshoe and sled. George the Grocer - George really wants the toy oven he sees in the window at the toy store, but first, he has to find a job to earn money to buy it. D
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Martha Speaks "Martha in the Doghouse/Martha Models" Martha in the Doghouse - Martha just wants a nice quiet place to take a nap. Martha Models - Carolina is over the moon when she finds out that Mindy Munchhausen, host of "Operation Catwalk," will be judging Wagstaff City's dog costume parade.G
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Peg + Cat "The Honey Problem/The Penguin Problem" The Honey Problem - Peg's Pizza Place. The 3 Bees will produce honey for Peg and Cat's super-popular honey cake - but only if Peg and Cat will dance for the Bees in a certain pattern! Primary Content: Weight. The Penguin Problem - The South Pole. D
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WordGirl "A Vote for Becky/Class Act" A Vote for Becky: It's Election Day! Mrs. Botsford is running for D.A. and Becky is running for student council president. Tobey decides to run against Becky and uses his robots to distract WordGirl. D
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Wild Kratts "Race for the Hippo Disc" When Chris and Martin accidentally lose a Power Disc on the African savannah, the Wild Kratts goes into crisis mode to find the disc before it gets into the hands of Zach Varmitech. D
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Cyberchase "Going Solar" A televised skate-off will decide ultimate naming rights for the new Radopolis skate park. Will it be named after Slider, the ace skateboarder of Cyberspace, or The Hacker, the vainest villain in the virtual universe? When the power mysteriously goes out at the skate park, the CyberSquad and Digit must find a way to turn it back on before the nighttime skateboarding extravaganza. They decide to use solar panels to collect energy during the day that can power the park at night. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "How to Break The Ice and Also Waddle On It" Ruff is getting ready to attend the annual convention for ARGSHAABPO, the Animal Reality Game Show Host and Aquatic Bird Performer Organization. Unfortunately, the convention will be attended by penguins, and Ruff just can't seem to relate to them. So he sends Isaac to the New England Aquarium to meet up with some penguins to get some pointers; and he sends Brian, Bethany, and Liza to learn the art of improvisation. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, with the S&P 500 up more than 20% this year, does history tell us stocks will continue to rally into year's end? And, do the risks outweigh the rewards of investing in Twitter, one of this year's most-hyped IPOs?. D
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Secrets of Selfridges The London department store known for luxury was the brainchild of an American, Harry Gordon Selfridge, who was depicted in the MASTERPIECE CLASSIC series "Mr. Selfridge." This program reveals the grandiose store's hidden stories and delves deep into the mind of its ambitious and flamboyant creator.G
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African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross "Into The Fire (1861-1896)" During the tumultuous period of the Civil War, African Americans were agents of their liberation - by fleeing plantations and taking up arms to serve in the United States Colored Troops. After Emancipation, they sought to realize the promise of freedom and for a brief time during Reconstruction, they gained economic, political and civil rights. But an intransigent South mounted a campaign of terror to restore white supremacy in the former Confederate states. Part 3 of 6G
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Jimi Hendrix: American Masters Experience the pioneering electric guitarist Jimi Hendrix's life and music (1942-1970) through previously unaired performance footage and home movies, archival interviews, photographs and family letters. The film features new interviews with Hendrix family members, band mates, Paul McCartney and others. Presented as part of Hendrix's 70th birthday year, the film uses Hendrix's own words to tell his story.G
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Dyeing my car seat belts
June 2013
I've just found your site. I haven't a clue about dyeing. Hear's my problem. My car has light grey seat belts. They are horrible. I would like them to be an electric blue colour, like lapis lazuli. I cannot dismantle the belts, and was hoping that I might extend them to the fullest extent, thereby revealing the majority of the belt, fix it in place to stop it retracting, and then apply a dye to the belt, perhaps by brush or a sponge and cream or whatever. Is this possible, and how successful will the result be? I hope anyone can help. Thankyou - Jason
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June 2013
Hi Jason,
A good choice for this sort of application are our Dye-Na-Flow paints. They are a transparent, dye like paint that require heat setting only for washability. Because they will be in the car, which during the summer probably will achieve temperatures sufficient to heat set, even that won't be a problem.
Dye-Na-Flow's transparency and flow-ablity make them a very good substitute for dye in many situations and perfect for something like this.
Here is the link for the color chart:
Keep in mind that because they are transparent the underlying color will influence the final color so you might want to do a bit of color testing on the most internal part of the belt before proceeding with the full paint job.
hope this helps
June 2013
Wow - great solution. Thanks. After thought = could I use a hair dryer to heat set, or are greater temperatures required?
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June 2013
Glad this helps.
Hair dryers don't usually get hot enough to heat set the paints, but you could always add Air Fix to the paint if you are concerned about the setting. Air Fix is a product that is added to the paint which allows for setting without additional heat. Here's the link:
June 2013
crikey Annette, you're fast becoming a "Magic Fairey" - you have an answer to everything. Now that I have a big smiley face, can you answer me a "how long is a piece of string" question.
If I add the Airfix and apply the Dye-na-flow mixture to my seat belts, on an average temperature day, say about 16C, how long will it take before I can allow the belt to retract into it's holding closed position? Thanks, Jason
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June 2013
I always wanted to be some sort of fairey!
All you really need is to allow the seat belts to dry completely. At the temp you are expecting I would give them 12 hours to dry completely - just to be on the safe side. Painting in an afternoon and letting it dry overnight should be sufficient.
happy painting!
June 2013
Well, that's absolutely superb. A fountain of knowledge. I feel washed all over, and full of confidence to give it a try. The weather here is rather windy at the moment, so maybe I will send off for the stuff and try next weekend or the one after. I'll report back to let you know how I get on.
Meanwhile, thanks very much indeed. You have been wonderful.
Jason :)
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June 2013
My most humble pleasure! I look forward to hearing about your success!
February 2014
I'm in the process of doing this exact thing to my seat belts with dye-na-flow but I've ran into a possible issue.
I dyed the belts, dried them, then used a heat gun to heat set them. I washed them in a pretty concentrated bath of laundry detergent and then rinse them thoroughly and dried them. My concern is color transfer to someone's shirt while wearing the seat belt, so i tested this by taking a slightly damp white cloth and rubbing it against the seat belt. black came off onto the cloth, which means it would come off onto my clothes.
What should i do to wash these belts better so the color wont transfer anymore?
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February 2014
Hi Jen,
What really needs to happen is the Dye-Na-Flow needs a bit more fixing.
Setting with heat gun is tricky as it can be difficult to thoroughly heat the fabric, especially on something as thick as seat belts.
I recommend re-heat setting them using either your heat gun or an iron, and make sure your fabric is quite warm to the touch (almost too hot to touch), being careful of course to not melt the seat belt fabric...
hope this helps
February 2014
Ok. Is there a chance I heated it too much and it's flaking off? the color transfer seems to be more dust like and less color bleed. Also, i heated them to the point where it hurt to touch. I also ironed them before I heated them last night, washed again, but then they would bleed again while still damp. Maybe i used too much dye-na-flow.
Is there a recommended temp to wash these in? I washed in hot.
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February 2014
I'm beginning to think that your fabric may have been treated with something that is preventing the Dye-Na-Flow from bonding to the fabric. The flaking make me suspicious.
I'm not sure about the recommended temperature for washing seat belts - you might find something on the internet, but when in doubt I always go for cooler water.
I'm going to recommend you let the belts simply sit for 72 hours - if you have a nice warm window ledge or other warm dry area in your home to lay them out for a few days that would be best. If you are noticing flaking of the paint at that point you might want to vacuum as much of that off as possible and then do your damp cloth test...
let me know how it turns out!
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1. Are you sure that your toaster is a pure resistive load? Many modern toasters include electronics to do timing etc. and the small amount of current taken to feed the electronics could be leading or lagging the voltage.
2. Have you tried looking at the mains voltage directly with the oscilloscope, to see how much lead/lag the voltage transformer introduces?
3. Do the voltages you get on the transformer secondaries look like good sinusoids? Can you see any variation of waveshape with load?
The oscilloscope suggests that the curves are pretty good. However, one thing I noticed is that the usual approach of using sum(V^2) followed by a sqrt operation to determine Vrms is fraught with trouble when you start with a 16-bit ADC, take 1.4ksps, etc. Even the teensy 3 (a 32-bit platform) seems to require the use of the big numbers library to make it work because the Arduino 1.0x environment seems to continue to use 8-bit referenced variables (i.e. a long on a 32-bit ARM is not a 128 bit number).
Even the teensy 3 (a 32-bit platform) seems to require the use of the big numbers library to make it work because the Arduino 1.0x environment seems to continue to use 8-bit referenced variables (i.e. a long on a 32-bit ARM is not a 128 bit number).. But summing squared 16-bit results does trend towards very big numbers!
int mil, i, j, adc_i, adc_v;long long sum;mil = millis();for(i=1; i<=10; i++) { sum = 0LL; for(j=1; j<=512; j++){ adc_i = 29342 - j; // ADC I adc_v = -29342 + j; // ADC V sum = sum + ((long long)(adc_i) * (long long)(adc_i)); sum = sum + ((long long)(adc_v) * (long long)(adc_v)); }}mil = millis() - mil;Serial.println("############################");Serial.println(sum);Serial.println(sqrt(sum));Serial.println(mil/10);
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sum = 123456789123456789LL; Serial.println(sum); sum = -123456789123456789LL; Serial.println(sum);..123456789123456789-123456789123456789
Hi guys and gals,I hooked up the front end of my ADC to my oscilloscope and measured something interesting. Specifically, there appears to be a variable phase lag between the transformer for the voltage signal (ERA 0.08VA) and the current transformer (CR Magnetics CR8348-2500-N) as a function of load. Voltage always is lagging current.


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Kotaku - I enjoy public broadcasting and I value public affairs programming, but I reach for the knob as soon as a political show brings in callers. Rarely are they interested in continuing a discussion or offering a point that starts a new one. They're more likely to disguise an opinion as a question, show off in front of a guest expert, or regale the audience with their self-taught constitutional scholarship.
His brother was addicted to them "20 years ago", those "violent shoot-em-up" games.
Blaming real world violence for a few pixels. Great.
Yet, Saw, and Final Destination can do whatever the **** they want.
I've been in a slaughterhouse on kill day and was shown the entire process when I was 15, it wasn't a big deal but there's a lot more blood in the floor than in any game I've played, although not as much s$#t as in some games.
I went to burger king after that.
Should visit a slaughterhouse.
Because video games have never killed a SINGLE FUCKING THING. But Mickey D's has killed millions of cows!
"He never not once let me play the game I always had to watch over his shoulder, But I never wanted to play anyway"
Yeah sure buddy whatever you say, try doing research before you call and spout off and sound like a an uninformed American.
Also sounds like he was jealous of his older brother.
Why go to a slaughter house? What the hell is seeing a cow get a dead bolt to the head going to do?
Hell all he had to say was, keep watching the news their will be a murder followed by a rape and then ends with a child abduction.


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12-13 December 2012 – The UNITAR New York Office jointly with the Office of Legal Affairs, International Treaty Law and Practice section held its bi-annual workshop in New York, welcoming some 60 delegates. Ms. Gabriel Goettsche-Wanli, Chief of the Treaty Section, introduced the workshop with an overview of the Treaty section, and emphasized that some of the greatest achievements of treaty practice include the advancement of norms and standards in international law. Mr. Stephen Mathias, Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, further explained the importance of treaty law making. In fact, Mr. Mathias pointed out that the necessity for enhancing the awareness of multilateral treaty affairs, as treaties are crucial to sustaining the rule of law.
In 2012, the UNITAR/OLA Treaty Law collaboration included a new dimension to the training event – a focus on a contemporary treaty concern. As the commitments of Kyoto Protocol were to conclude, this workshop highlighted the issue of Environmental Treaty Law and the treaty implications of the outcome of the Doha Climate Change Conference held in December 2012. Ambassador Mr. Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cape Verde to the United Nations gave an illuminating presentation based on his participation in Doha, as well as in climate change conferences in inter alia Copenhagen, Cancun and Bali. He beseeched for the international community to enter into a binding treaty to stem the colossal impact of climate change, "after 2017 we may not have any possibility to do more to reverse the effects of climate change," noting the grave consequences for some Island States.
Another diplomat attending the Doha Conference was Ms. Rima Cempaka, First Secretary of the Permission of Indonesia, who pointed out Indonesia's geographic concerns regarding climate change, and agreed with Ambassador Lima that the Conference did not bring about immediate change. She did point out, however, that there was a pledge to look at a new treaty in 2020. Other issues of concern for a treaty included: technology transfer, creation of standards. Professor Elizabeth Burleson, Pace Law School, attended Doha as a NGO representative. She appealed for strengthened treaty law measures for climate change, which could come about only through committed political will and pointed out the financial implications of dealing with it now, versus dealing with it later. Another Doha participant, Ms. Maria Socorro Manguiat, with the UNFCCC in Bonn, joined via Skype. She discussed the effect of when [Kyoto] treaty commitment period lapses - the commitment is no longer valid. A new configuration is needed and nations should not put aside a treaty for climate change.
Ms. Dina Hamdy, Legal Officer, OLA Treaty Section continued the focus on treaty law making, discussing the importance of depositing multilateral treaties with the Secretary-General. There are some 558 treaties deposited with the Secretary-General, and a State's failure to deposit the treaty will preclude the treaty having any legal effect. Mr. Carlos Ivan Fuentes, Associate Legal Officer, OLA Treaty Section, explained mandate of Article 102 of the UN Charter, as well as the Article 80 under the Vienna Convention to submit a treaty for registration and publication after their entry into force. He enumerated the registration procedures.
Ms. Arancha Hinojal-Oyarbide, Legal Officer, Treaty Section explained final clauses and their legal effects: regulating the procedural aspects of the treaty. Prior to finalization of a treaty, a Member State must submit the final clauses to the Treaty section for review and comment. The last segment of the workshop reviewed the UN's Treaty Collection found at: http://treaties.un.org. Mr. Andrei Kolomoets, Information Management Officer, OLA Treaty Section and Mr. Rustam Nazirboboev, Associate Information Systems Officer, OLA Treaty Section explained to delegates how to locate and to navigate treaty-related information online.
The participants greatly appreciated this learning event, evidence by the concluding applause and evaluations. Government representatives, including those traveling from Chile and Mexico, were pleased to learn more about treaty law making – critical for advancing the rule of law and understanding among nations.


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The English Years
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Gabriel Hirschfelder is a literary icon, his book an acknowledged masterpiece. He is living out his days in Southend-on-Sea. But fame has come at a price. He fled Vienna shortly before the outbreak of war, and in 1940 he was classified an undesirable alien and sent to a camp with other internees on the Isle of Man. The friends he made there changed his life for ever. Who were Lomnitz and Ossovsky? And who was the fourth man, Harrasser? Was he really deported to Canada or was he murdered? What happened on the Isle of Man to haunt Hirschfelder to his dying day? After his death, a young woman happens to meet his third and last wife and her curiousity is aroused. Her own ex-husband was obsessed with Hirschfelder, so she already knows a little bit about him. But now she feels impelled to make contact with the other women in his life. Her search brings to light many surprises as she uncovers a story with far-reaching implications for Hirschfelder's posthumous reputation.
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August 21, 2008
Your Vote Is Needed
None of those other bands read this blog, but TDS does! So vote for them here!
Both the Red Sox and Rays are off, but there's a raging battle for third place in the AL East: Yankees/Blue Jays at 7 PM.
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- tim said...
I was reading yesterday's National Post and it listed a 1pm matinee between the Sox and O's as a highlight to watch today....I was confuzzled as hell.
- August 21, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- tim said...
Also w00t to Cito going with a 4-man rotation and having Halladay go vs. MFY, not us.
- August 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM
- JCal76 said...
Ponson looking like...well...Ponson. 5-0 Jays B3.
Gives me a warm feeling in my soul like when I drink moms hot cocoa on a cold and blustery day.
- August 21, 2008 at 5:04 PM
- phil said...
7-0 TOR and they aren't out of the third yet.
- August 21, 2008 at 5:14 PM
- ish said...
Yankees suck chant being hard at Skydome!
- August 21, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- ish said...
I'm loving this audio schadenfreude so much, I listened to the game in the shower. 13-3 so far.
- August 21, 2008 at 6:30 PM
- phil said...
14-3 after eight. Toronto failed to score in the sixth and seventh.
- August 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM
- nick said...
can't believe I passed right over your feature on 'em before. great stuff! I'm off to buy their album from 'em.
And, actually, I do believe I saw 'em play. Made the trek out to see Sonic Boom at the Middle East last year. He, sadly, was a bit of a disappointment compared to other times--seeing Spectrum at the Middle East 'round '96 with the Abunai fellows was a great show--but my favorite band from this last time was these fine folks.
I voted.
- August 21, 2008 at 7:40 PM
- L-girl said...
Sorry about the comment delay - our internet connex was out last night.
- August 22, 2008 at 4:49 AM
- L-girl said...
And, actually, I do believe I saw 'em play.
That's cool! You saw a member of Joy Nation without knowing it.
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A major deal just went down in the United States, which seriously shakes up the mobile industry on the other side of the pond: AT&T has announced it plans to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom.
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I was happiest with AT&T when they were still Cingular. I was automatically upgraded to a "Premier" account status when I added tethering to my Treo 650 way back in 2006. My account stayed at that status through the transition to AT&T, and for a while I was still treated like gold by the support staff. It was some time around the end of 2009 when the support started feeling like the same old "screw him and see if he notices" from the pre-Cingular times.
T-Mobile was a breath of fresh air, where I was (and still am so far) treated better than even the best of times with AT&T. I'm really going to miss that level of customer care.


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Plaster wall ornamentation in pompeii went right along with some of the earliest faux marble painting because plaster made a great surface to paint for artists because it would actually absorb part of the paint into the surface, fusing the color to the artwork. This was necessary before the advent of modern chemistry to have a long lasting fresco when tempura (or egg whites) and linseed oil where the primary substances used to bind pigments together. The reason the Sistine Chapel frescos and wall paintings still look astonishly beautiful after 500 yrs. is because they were painted on wet plaster by Michelangelo. At first when Michelangelo started painting, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he made it so wet it started growing mold and had to be completely removed in favor of a better plaster formula developed by one of his art assistants. You'll find that problem solving goes hand in hand with the creation of a true artistic masterpiece. Sometimes technical challanges can be discouraging at first, but without them maybe we wouldn't have had the Sistine Chapel fresco.
People forget that before the bronze age was the plaster age. What do you think the insides of all of the ancient pyramids in South America and Egypt are carved out of? Plaster work is perhaps one of the most ancient arts. Plaster is even pre-pottery (meaning it pre-dates pottery) and helped lead to both the discovery of fired clay ceramics and the architectural advancement of human society anywhere plaster came into use.
Humans have been working plaster for over 11,000 years. plaster was used in the interior walls of homes until drywall and sheetrock came into modern use. Now considered almost a dying art, plaster artists are a rare breed indeed. One of the things the old style of plastering walls provided was a layer of resistance against fire in a time when candles and oil lamps were the nightlite for thousands of years before electricity.


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Bulls' Noffke frustrated Feldman not considered for Aus side
AUSTRALIA'S fast bowling casualty ward may be growing the day, but Queensland's best quicks continue to get ignored.
Statistics don't lie, and the Bulls' Luke Feldman, Ben Cutting and Cameron Gannon are as good as any other quick bowler in this country.
But still, they wait patiently for the national selectors to come calling.
Tasmanian Jackson Bird was called into replace the injured Ben Hilfenhaus in the Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka, Bird's Sheffield Shield-leading 27 wickets given as the reason for the call-up.
But Feldman is right behind him with 25 of his own, and he certainly hasn't been the only shining light in the Bulls' pace armoury.
The defending Shield champions have also been well-served by Cutting (22 wickets) and Gannon (18).
Bulls bowling coach Ashley Noffke admitted he was frustrated his bowlers weren't getting the media exposure they deserved in order to help their chances of picking up baggy green caps.
"It is a bit frustrating. Over time, people have said it's easier for Queensland bowlers to pick up wickets at the Gabba than anywhere else," he said.
"But I've seen plenty of good bowlers come up here and not take wickets."
While Cutting has been a consistent performer for the Bulls in recent seasons, the rise of Feldman and Gannon has impressed Noffke.
"Cameron has taken those wickets in just three Shield games, which is extraordinary," he said.
"He's very tall, about 6'5". He got Michael Clarke out twice earlier this season for not many, before he hit those two double hundreds."
Feldman also dismissed Test opener David Warner twice in that game at Allan Border Field last month, with Noffke saying the former Charters Towers policeman was not scared of any opponent he faced.
Noffke said his star bowlers did not worry about the lack of press they were getting, saying they were simply focussing on learning to be more patient in order to continue building pressure on opposition batsmen.


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And the Wall Street Journal goes there, accusing AG Eric Holder's crusade to combat voter suppression of minorities as being nothing more than "racial incitement".
The United States of America has a black President whose chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Eric Holder, is also black. They have a lot of political power. So how are they using it? Well, one way is to assert to black audiences that voter ID laws are really attempts to disenfranchise black Americans. And liberals think Donald Trump's birther fantasies are offensive?
"In my travels across this country, I've heard a consistent drumbeat of concern from citizens, who—often for the first time in their lives—now have reason to believe that we are failing to live up to one of our nation's most noble ideals," Mr. Holder said Wednesday in a speech to the Council of Black Churches. Voter ID laws and white discrimination, he added, mean that "some of the achievements that defined the civil rights movement now hang in the balance."
That's right. The two most powerful men in America are black, two of the last three Secretaries of State were black, numerous corporate CEOs and other executives are black, and minorities of many races now win state-wide elections in states that belonged to the Confederacy, but the AG implies that Jim Crow is on the cusp of a comeback.
Yeah. You understand that correctly: the WSJ is publicly saying that black people now are the most powerful people in America, and that the notion of GOP voter suppression of minorities is just as crazy, if not worse, than birther nonsense.
Oh, and black people are racist, too:
The likeliest explanation is economic, as job losses and mortgage foreclosures lead to dislocation and migration to new areas. But it's also possible that many minorities are as disappointed as everyone else with the lackluster recovery. For all of Mr. Obama's attempts to portray Mitt Romney as out of touch, no one has suffered more in the Obama economy than minorities.
Which explains Mr. Holder's racial incitement strategy. If Mr. Obama is going to win those swing states again, he needs another burst of minority turnout. If hope won't get them to vote for Mr. Obama again, then how about fear?
And apparently there's no one more racist and bigoted towards Latinos and African-Americans than Barack Obama and Eric Holder. Astounding.
You literally cannot find a better example of the concept of projection of the GOP's own hatreds, fears, and foibles onto their own victims than this piece here. It's staggering to see this level of pure, unalloyed inchoate rancor directed at Eric Holder or Barack Obama than the Wall Street Journal putting out a piece comparing voting rights activists to birthers, and accusing the Attorney General of the United States of trying to start a race war.
The implication here, bordering on outright accusation, is that the President, his supporters, and anyone who voted for him in 2008 and plans to vote for him in 2012 are anti-white bigots who couldn't possibly have any valid reason to support the President other than a burning desire to see white America set on fire with Eric Holder leading the way, because we're too stupid and savage to see that the President is destroying dumb-ass black folk.
I expect this level of blind vitriol from Newsmax or World Net Daily or VDARE, but to see the Wall Street Journal publish this, well it's pretty clear what the next five months will bring, won't it? They hate him so much that they're willing to say in a national editorial that Holder, his boss, and the voters who support them are all exactly the kind of vile bigots that they themselves truly are.
This is pretty much the most vile thing I've seen so far this campaign season, and we've got 20 weeks and change to go.


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Discussing why the 2012 SpikeTV Video Game Awards show is looking to be just another disappointment in a series of disappointments.
Agree with this.. awards for creative thinking and creation of an epic game
Is all the awards needed
The funny thing is that the VGA's contradict themselves.
Last year they nominated Skyward Sword even though the game wasnt out yet. This year they dont nominate Halo 4 even though its already out, and one of the better Xbox 360 games. Now they have 2 Wii U games nominated even though the Wii U JUST came out...
Not to mention that the random celebrities they invite dont have anything to do with gaming, yet they claim that "they are big gamers" like My chemical romance, I dont want to see them! The VGA's are a joke...
Stop bashing VGA's.
there just trying to satisfy some gamers points of view.
I am ashamed to call myself a gamer every time this abomination of a show is around
I'll watch for the new game announcements. As per usual. But I swear the first sign of some celebrity pretending to have been a gamer their whole lives and I'll be changing the channel. I'll just watch the trailers on youtube the next day.


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1. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyMikeGondek Apr 17, 2012 12:11 PM (in response to Josh525)
Draw circle
Pull 2 guides for center
Draw a rectangle using the thicknes for your gap
Center rectangle on guides (recomend using smart guides on)
Rotate Tool
Option click on guides center, and enter 72° = 360/5)
CMD D to make 4 more copies
Select All
Pathfinder >>Minus front
Not sure what your second question is? Try the knife tool to split up your circel freehand, click and hold the eraser to to find the knife tool.
2. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyJacob Bugge Apr 17, 2012 12:34 PM (in response to Josh525)
Or you may, with no drawing/transforming at all:
1) Create a Polar Grid (Polar Grid Tool bundled with the Line Tool) with 5 Radial Dividers and no Concentric ones, size as the circle,
2) Select the Radial Divider Group and set the Stroke Weight to the desired gap width,
3) Object>Path>Outline Stroke,
4) Also select the circular path and Pathfinder>Minus Front (Subtract from shape area in older versions, maybe holding Alt/Option),
5) (Re)set the Fill colour (using the option at the bottom of the Toolbox).
3. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlySteve Fairbairn Apr 17, 2012 4:52 PM (in response to Josh525)
Or use a pie chart with 5 equal slices. Then Jacob's method
4. Re: Splitting a circle up evenly[scott] Apr 17, 2012 4:57 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)
5. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyWade_Zimmerman Apr 17, 2012 7:32 PM (in response to Josh525)
You can also try using this method in the video
BTW on the pc to draw a shape such as an ellipse from the center you hold down the control key.
6. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyJosh525 Apr 18, 2012 10:07 AM (in response to MikeGondek)
Hey guys. Thanks for your responses. I actually wanted to make the slices vertically through the circle to make vertical segments (rather than a pie chart effect). I guess the process for doing so remains the same.
I just wanted to check - after creating my segmented circle, I want to make each segment 3D as this design is for a Logo.
Which of the methods presented, would lend itself best to 3D designing? Or wouldn't it matter?
ie, If I created the segments using rectangles, would I then be able to edit/fill those segments individually?
Would one never just "draw in" the gaps from a circle template using the pen/line tool etc??
Many thanks again,
7. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyJacob Bugge Apr 18, 2012 11:06 AM (in response to Josh525)
You may quite easily:
1) Place a vertical line with the Line Tool, at 1/5 W from the left, Stroke weight equalling the desired gap,
2) Object>Path>Outline Stroke,
3) Object>Transform>Move a copy 3 times by 1/5 W,
4) Select everything and Pathfinder>Minus Front.
This will leave you with 5 simple paths, for easy application of 3D.
8. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyWade_Zimmerman Apr 18, 2012 12:08 PM (in response to Jacob Bugge)
9. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyJacob Bugge Apr 18, 2012 12:19 PM (in response to Josh525)
If you do what Wade said, remember to rotate by 90 degrees.
10. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyWade_Zimmerman Apr 18, 2012 12:58 PM (in response to Jacob Bugge)
Or just make the blend left to right as I already wrote in the first line of my response.
11. Re: Splitting a circle up evenlyJacob Bugge Apr 21, 2012 6:02 AM (in response to Josh525)
I just rediscovered this thread, after having overlooked it, and realized my overlooking of the crucial left to right option mentioned post #8, as pointed out in post #10; the right wording in post #9 would have been:
If you do what Wade showed, remember to rotate by 90 degrees.
It is easier to look at a drawing, but sometimes full reading (and understanding) is better.
It has occurred to me that a literal interpretation of the OP and post #6 may be that the circle should be cut, but nothing should be carved out of it.
This would lead to a quite different solution, which may be done in a number of ways, the one shown below being silly but fun to make:
1) Create the circle,
2) Create a vertical line at one fifth from the left side (line Tool is fine), longer than the circle is high,
3) Move a copy of the line thrice by one fifth,
4) Join adjacent endpoints to create a single meander path of the four lines,
5) With only the path selected, Object>Path>Divide Objects below,
6) Move the slices apart (may be done four/two/one at a time with Object>Transform>Move).
Here shown for a circle without and with stroke:


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FAIRFIELD, Conn –Coming off a 24-10 loss at Saint Francis, the Sacred Heart Pioneers built a 24-7 halftime lead on the Monmouth Hawks and held on for a 24-21 win Saturday afternoon on Campus Field. Sacred Heart is now 2-0 after a loss this season and improve to 8-2 overall, 3-2 in the Northeast Conference.
Redshirt sophomore R.J. Noel (Lowell, MA) tossed a touchdown pass and ran for a score as well on his way to 43 yards rushing and 184 yards through the air. Noel has tossed a touchdown pass in each of the Pioneers' games this season, and leads the NEC with 20 touchdown passes.
Sophomore linebacker Kellen Sperduto (Oldwick, NJ) racked up 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 3 tackles for loss for the Pioneer defense. Sperduto has 86 tackles this season, second in the Northeast Conference.
Monmouth and Sacred Heart traded jabs in the opening minutes, each taking their opening possession down the field for a touchdown. The Pioneers got things started with a Noel four yard TD run, capping a six play 79 yard scoring drive. Sophomore running back Keshaudas Spence (Dorchester, MA) ran for 28 yards on the drive. The Hawks and running back Julian Hayes answered right back with a scoring drive of their own, ending with Hayes taking in from 58 yards out to even the score with 4:51 left in the first quarter.
On the Pioneers next possession, it was more of the same with SHU taking it down the field in two and a half minutes. Junior fullback Pat Casey (Berlin, NJ) capped of the scoring drive with a four yard touchdown reception. On the ground and through the air, Noel accounted for 42 yards on the drive in which he threw his NEC leading 20th touchdown pass this season.
Following a Monmouth three and out, SHU added to their lead with an 11 play, 47 yard scoring drive that ended with a Chris Rogers 38-yard field goal. Noel completed back-to-back 19 yard passes on the drive, one to Tyler Dube (Southington, CT) and the other to junior Bobby Johnson (Uncasville, CT).
The Pioneers finished their impressive first half with one of the wildest plays in SHU history. Sophomore wide receiver Moses Webb (Manassas, VA) made the play of the season, catching a 23 yard pass from Noel before losing a fumble and then stripping Monmouth's Ify Alsoluka who recovered his fumble and then taking that recovery 51 yards to the end zone. Webb's incredible hustle gave the Pioneers a 24-7 heading into the second half.
Monmouth fought back in the second half, scoring two touchdowns in the second stanza to put pressure on the Pioneers. Thaddeus Richards caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Hill to cut Sacred Heart's lead to 24-14 with 2:39 left in the third quarter. K.B Asante added Monmouth's second score on a two yard run that put the Hawks within three points with 6:25 left in the game.
With the Hawks down three with the ball, the Pioneer defense came up huge with a four down stop to end Monmouth's comeback attempt. Sperduto notched his third tackle for loss of the game on a Monmouth fourth and three with 1:29 left in the game.
Sacred Heart is back home next Saturday for a date with the Duquesne Dukes on Senior Day at Campus Field. The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN3.


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MACON, Ga. (Feb. 1, 2012) – Should the ETSU women's basketball team want to return to Macon at the end of February for the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, a win over Mercer on Thursday night would help steer the Lady Bucs in the right direction. Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside the University Center.
The top eight teams make the conference tournament, which will be held Feb. 29-Mar. 3 in Macon, and ETSU (5-16, 4-6 A-Sun) sits a half-game ahead of Kennesaw State for the seventh seed and one game in front of Lipscomb – who is currently on the outside looking in. On the flip side, the Lady Bucs are also only a half-game out of the fifth seed and one game out from the fourth slot.
After giving LSU all they could handle back on Jan. 24, the Lady Bucs followed that up with a discouraging 74-68 setback at USC Upstate last Saturday. ETSU led by five with 7:25 remaining in the game, but the Blue and Gold were outscored 17-6 down the stretch and saw the Spartans rally for the six-point conference win. Sophomore Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) put together an outstanding effort at Upstate as Mitchell finished with 20 points (10-of-14 shooting) and a career-high 14 rebounds; however, she was the lone Lady Buccaneer to score in double figures.
Mitchell has been on fire over her last four games where she has compiled two double-doubles en route to averaging 15.5 points and 12.0 rebounds as well as shooting 72.2 percent (26-for-36) from the field during this stretch. The super sophomore looks to continue this strong stretch and if history is any indicator, Mitchell should keep adding to the stat sheet. The Bluffton, Ga. native is averaging 16.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.7 steals in three games against Mercer.
Mercer (3-19, 1-10 A-Sun) has lost 12 straight games and hasn't won since defeating Troy, 69-59, in overtime back on Dec. 18, 2011. The Lady Bears are led by reigning A-Sun Freshman of the Year Briana Williams' 14.6 points, while Ry'van Buchanan – who is averaging 10.6 points per game – has missed the last four games. Mercer is allowing 77.5 points per game and scoring 56.8 points, and has also failed to score 60 points in six of its last seven games.
Thursday marks the 21st meeting between the two foes as the Lady Bucs hold a slight series lead, 11-9. ETSU has won the last five meetings in the series by an average of 22.4 points per game (83.8-61.4), while most recently defeating Mercer, 72-46, back on Jan. 7 in Johnson City. Four Lady Buccaneer players scored in double figures as red-shirt senior guard Tarita Gordon (Wichita, Kan.) led the way with 14 points, while Natalie Pickwell (Kingsport, Tenn.) registered her first career double-double (11 points/10 rebounds). In three career games versus Mercer, Gordon is averaging 12.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists, while Pickwell finished with 18 points on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc against the Lady Bears last year in Macon.
Fans unable to make the trip to Macon can listen to all the action on WXSM-AM 640 The Extreme Sports Monster as "Voice of the Lady Bucs" John Stevens will carry the play-by-play. Live video will also be offered on ASun.TV, while live stats will be carried via MercerBears.com.
For more information on Lady Buccaneer hoops, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Diagnosis of bladder cancer
Diagnosing bladder cancer usually begins with a visit to your family doctor. Your doctor will ask you about any symptoms you have and may do a physical exam. Based on this information, your doctor may refer you to a specialist or order tests to check for bladder cancer or other health problems.
The process of diagnosis may seem long and frustrating. It's normal to worry, but try to remember that other health conditions can cause similar symptoms as bladder cancer. It's important for the healthcare team to rule out other reasons for a health problem before making a diagnosis of bladder cancer.
The following tests are commonly used to rule out or diagnose bladder cancer. Many of the same tests used to diagnose cancer are used to find out the stage, which is how far the cancer has progressed. Your doctor may also order other tests to check your general health and to help plan your treatment.
|Diagnostic tests
|Staging and other tests
Health history and physical exam
Your health history is a record of your symptoms, risk factors and all the medical events and problems you have had in the past. In taking a health history, your doctor will ask questions about a personal history of:
- smoking tobacco
- occupational exposure to chemicals
- chronic bladder irritation
- radiation to the pelvis
- chemotherapy
Your doctor may also ask about a family history of bladder cancer.
A physical exam allows your doctor to look for any signs of bladder cancer. During a physical exam, your doctor may:
- do a bimanual pelvic exam
- feel the abdomen for a lump and check if the liver is enlarged (swollen)
- check for enlarged lymph nodes in the groin, abdomen and neck
During a bimanual pelvic exam, the doctor inserts gloved, lubricated fingers into the vagina (for women) or the rectum (for men) and places the other hand on the lower abdomen. By pressing on the abdomen and moving the fingers in the vagina or rectum, the doctor can feel a lump or thickened area on the bladder.
Find out more about physical exam.
A cystoscopy uses an endoscope (a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and lens) to examine or treat the bladder and urethra. Doctors use a cystoscopy to look inside the urinary tract and closely examine the bladder. It allows doctors to see the size, location and growth pattern of any abnormalities in the bladder.
The doctor may remove small tumours or abnormal areas during a cystoscopy. (Tumours are removed through the urethra, so this is called a transurethral resection.) Biopsy and urine samples may also be taken during a cystoscopy.
A fluorescence cystoscopy uses a dye (called a porphyrin) and a special light to help make cancer cells easier to see. Porphyrins are a group of chemicals that glow when they are exposed to blue light. The doctor injects the porphyrin into the bladder and the cancer cells take it up. The doctor then uses a cystoscope to shine a blue light in the bladder. The cancer cells that took up the porphyrin glow in the blue light.
Find out more about cystoscopy.
During a biopsy, the doctor removes tissues or cells from the body so they can be tested in a lab. The pathology report from the lab will confirm whether or not cancer cells are present in the sample.
The doctor may take a biopsy sample or remove small tumours during a cystoscopy. The doctor may also collect samples of normal-looking bladder tissue to check for very early cancer (called carcinoma in situ). The biopsy sample or tumour is examined under a microscope to look for bladder cancer and see how far the cancer cells have grown into the bladder wall (called the depth of invasion).
Find out more about biopsy.
Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
An IVP is also called an intravenous or excretory urogram. It is a series of x-rays of the urinary system, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. A contrast medium (radiopaque iodine) is injected into a vein. The radiopaque iodine concentrates in the urine. X-rays are taken as the urine moves through the urinary system. The images can help doctors diagnose abnormalities in the bladder and the rest of the urinary system. An IVP isn't used as commonly as a CT scan in diagnosing bladder cancer.
A retrograde pyelogram is like an IVP, but the dye is injected directly into the urinary system (instead of a vein) through a tube placed into the ureter using a cystoscopy. This procedure is sometimes used to find out what is causing a blockage, or obstruction, in the normal flow of urine. It can also help diagnose cancer in the inner lining of the ureter or kidney. It is used if someone cannot have the injected contrast medium used in an IVP because they are allergic to it or they have poor kidney function.
Find out more about intravenous pyelogram (IVP).
Urine tests
Urine tests help doctors determine a person's overall health and check for any problems. Different urine tests may be done if the doctor suspects bladder cancer.
Urinalysis is a routine urine test that describes the colour, appearance and contents of a urine sample. It also measures substances found in urine, such as electrolytes, hormones and waste products of metabolism. A urinalysis is done to find abnormalities in the urine. For example, blood in the urine means that there is bleeding somewhere in the urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra). This may indicate an infection or cancer.
Find out more about urinalysis.
Urine culture is the process of growing micro-organisms (such as bacteria), cells or tissues in a specially prepared growth medium. A urine culture is done to find out if there are bacteria in the urine. (Urine in the bladder does not normally contain bacteria.) A urine sample is collected and kept in conditions where bacteria can grow. After 1–3 days, the sample is examined under a microscope to look for bacteria. A urine culture is done to rule out infection as the cause of urinary symptoms.
Cytology is the study of cells.
Urine cytology looks at cells from the lining of the bladder, ureters and kidneys that are shed into the urine. The presence of abnormal cells means that there could be cancer somewhere in the urinary tract. Cells for cytology may be collected in a normal urine sample. The doctor may flush the bladder with saline (salt water) during a cystoscopy to collect cells (called bladder washings).
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a type of chromosome analysis, or cytogenetic test. It can be used to look for specific changes in chromosomes in bladder cells. FISH uses special dyes that attach only to specific parts of certain chromosomes. Some abnormalities that are too small to be found with standard chromosome analysis can be found using FISH. Urovysion assay is a FISH test that may be used to find chromosome abnormalities that are linked with cancer in bladder cells.
Tumour marker tests
Tumour markers are substances (usually proteins) in the urine that may mean bladder cancer is present. Tumour marker tests are generally used to check your response to cancer treatment. They can also be used to diagnose bladder cancer.
The following tumour markers may be measured for bladder cancer.
Bladder tumour–associated antigen (BTA) is a protein that can be in the urine when bladder cancer is present.
Nuclear matrix proteins (NMP) are proteins released into the urine by bladder cancer cells. Urine tests to look for a nuclear matrix protein called NMP22 may be used to diagnose bladder cancer.
Mucin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a substance that is sometimes present on bladder cancer cells. Tests such as ImmunoCyt/uCyt+ may be used to look for this substance on bladder cancer cells in the urine.
Find out more about tumour marker tests.
Complete blood count (CBC)
A complete blood count (CBC) measures the number and quality of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. A CBC is done to:
- check for anemia from long-term, or chronic, bleeding from the bladder
- help rule out infection
- provide a baseline for comparison with blood counts taken during and after treatment
Find out more about complete blood count (CBC).
Blood chemistry tests
Blood chemistry tests measure certain chemicals in the blood. They show how well certain organs are functioning and can also be used to detect abnormalities. Kidney function is especially important in people being treated for bladder cancer. Blood chemistry tests are also used to find out if bladder cancer has spread to other organs.
Some blood chemistry values may be higher than normal if bladder cancer has spread, or metastasized, to certain organs. For example, liver function tests may be abnormal if bladder cancer has spread to the liver. Higher than normal levels of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase in the blood may mean that bladder cancer has spread to the bone.
Find out more about blood chemistry tests.
Chest x-ray
An x-ray uses small doses of radiation to make images of the body's structures on film. A chest x-ray may be done to check if bladder cancer has spread to the lungs.
Find out more about x-ray.
CT scan
A computed tomography (CT) scan uses special x-ray equipment to make 3-D and cross-sectional images of organs, tissues, bones and blood vessels inside the body. A computer turns the images into detailed pictures.
A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis may be done to:
- look at the bladder, ureters and kidneys
- find a tumour and determine its size
- check if cancer has spread to lymph nodes, the liver or other structures around the bladder
A CT-IVP is an intravenous pyelogram that uses a CT scan instead of x-rays. It is used to look specifically at the inner lining of the kidneys and ureters. A CT-IVP is often done instead of an IVP.
Find out more about CT scan.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses powerful magnetic forces and radiofrequency waves to make cross-sectional images of organs, tissues, bones and blood vessels. A computer turns the images into 3-D pictures.
An MRI of the abdomen and pelvis may be done instead of a CT scan to:
- look at the bladder, ureters and kidneys
- find a tumour and determine its size
- check if cancer has spread to lymph nodes, the liver or other structures around the bladder
Find out more about MRI.
Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to make images of structures in the body. It is used to:
- determine the size of a bladder tumour
- check if cancer has spread to other organs or structures
An ultrasound doesn't show as much detail as a CT scan, so it isn't as reliable as a CT scan. Ultrasound alone can't give doctors enough information to fully assess bladder cancer. Also, many bladder tumours may not be found with an ultrasound or even with a CT scan.
Find out more about ultrasound.
Bone scan
A bone scan uses bone-seeking radioactive materials (called radiopharmaceuticals) and a computer to create a picture of the bones. It may be done to check if bladder cancer has spread to the bones. It is usually only done if you have more advanced bladder cancer and bone pain.
Find out more about bone scan.
Questions to ask your healthcare team
Find out more about diagnosis. To make the decisions that are right for you, ask your healthcare team questions about diagnosis.
An enzyme normally present in high amounts in the liver, bone and bile duct (the tube that carries bile, a yellow-green fluid that helps digest fat, from the liver to the duodenum, or first part of the small intestine).
An increased level of alkaline phosphatase may be a sign of bone disease, liver disease or a blocked bile duct.
What's the lifetime risk of getting cancer?
The latest Canadian Cancer Statistics report shows about half of Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.


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Shake It Up: 'I <3 Dance' Cover & Track List Reveal (Exclusive)!
It's here — check out the official album artwork for Shake It Up: I <3 Dance!
As mentioned before, Bella Thorne and Zendaya have many songs on the record — a total of four!
Available on March 5th, you can pre-order your copy now on Amazon.
Check out the full track listing below:
1. "Contagious Love" — Zendaya and Bella Thorne
2. "This Is My Dance Floor" — Bella Thorne and Zendaya
3. "Beat of My Drum" — Zendaya
4. "Blow the System" — Bella Thorne
5. "Afterparty" — Roshon Fegan and Caroline Sunshine
6. "Holla at the DJ" (The DJ Mike D Remix) — Coco Jones
7. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" — Olivia Holt
8. "Sharp as a Razor" — McClain Sisters
9. "Future Sounds Like Us" — Dove Cameron
10. "I Can Do Better" — Young LA
11. "Shake It Up Theme Song" (Cole Plante Reboot Remix) — Selena Gomez
12. "We're Dancing" (Alex Ghenea 3.0 Remix) — Bridgit Mendler
Posted to: Bella Thorne, Exclusive, Shake It Up, Zendaya


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CRESTVIEW � Things have finally started to click for Crestview High School�s football team, and at just the right time, as the Bulldogs host Tate in their District 1-7A opener Friday. Game time is 7 p.m., for the event, which is also the Hall of Fame Game.
CRESTVIEW � Things have finally started to click for Crestview High School�s football team, and at just the right time, as the Bulldogs host Tate in their District 1-7A opener Friday.
Game time is 7 p.m., for the event, which is also the Hall of Fame Game.
The Bulldogs started the season with a win over Milton and lost their next four games.
Crestview (3-4, 0-0) started turning things around two weeks ago with a 49-21 win over Leon. Last week, the Bulldogs came from behind to beat Pine Forest 22-14.
If Crestview can make it three straight wins, the Bulldogs are in the playoffs for the first time since 2010. If they lose, they can still make the playoffs by beating Niceville and surviving a shootout.
Bulldog Coach Tim Hatten summed up what it will take for Crestview to make the playoffs.
"You have to win one of two," he said. "If you take care of your business you go into a bye week (next week) and have two weeks to prepare for the next ball club (Niceville), and regroup, and kind of go from there."
Tate enters the game with a 5-2 record. One of the losses was to District 1-7A foe Niceville. With only three teams in the district, this is a must-win game for the Aggies if they hope to make the playoffs.
Hatten said the Aggies having won five games tells you all you need to know about how good they are.
"They are 5-and-2 for a reason," he said. They are 5-and-2 because they won five ball games. And around here, winning five ball games � I don't care who you play � is a pretty tough task, and you have to respect them for that, and that alone.
"They have been on the end of the winning thing a couple of more times than we have. Granted, we lost some close ones, but we have to play hard and not make mistakes. If we do that, we will have a chance."
Hatten expects to see the Aggie defense line up in a four-man front and try to stop the run.
"They are solid and they are going to man us up (play man-to-man defense on the Bulldog receivers) and play as many people in the box as they can to defend the run � I would," he said. "We are going to have to play some of the game to figure out whether we are going to run or pass.
"We've watched enough film and we have some good ideas. We will test those ideas and see how they work out."
Tate will run a spread offense, and Hatten said the quarterback likes to pull the ball down and run with it. But if the Bulldog defenders do their job, Hatten is confident Crestview can contain the Aggies.
"We've got good defensive players and we've got a good defensive scheme," he said. "We just don't need to allow the big play. We need to make them move the ball down the field and earn it.
"We would like for it to turn into a physical match because if it does, I like our chances."
With so much at stake for both teams, Hatten believes the game will be exciting for coaches, players and spectators.
"It's a big important game," he said. "It will be a lot of fun for the kids and a lot of fun for the community and I'm looking forward to it.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.
What: Tate at Crestview
When: 7 p.m. Friday