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Doesn't change much, but MW3 is the best COD yet
-Campaign is solid and well done with good variety and intense cinematic action.
-Multiplayer is fun, addicting, varied, expansive, and full of features.
-Spec Ops is back and better than ever, with all new Survival Mode
-Same great COD game play
-Not much has changed.
COD has become a household name, it is a staple in the market place and is arguably the best in it's genre. Ever since the series made it's debut it has seen a constant stream of success and praise, garnering millions of fans. And these fans will be pleased to hear that Modern Warfare 3 delivers, and it does it with a bang!
Modern Warfare 3's story mode picks up immediately after the events in Modern Warfare 2, Shepard lies dead and you are back off chasing Makarov, who is still set in his goal to ignite World War 3, and it is up to you and the usual gang to stop it. A few new characters are introduced, but for the most part it's the same familiar faces you have grown accustomed to like Soap and Price.The storyline is your standard COD fair, but throughout it you keep getting this sense of a massive conflict getting ready to explode, and when it happens it's intense! The campaign it's self will last you around 8-10 hours, depending on what difficulty you play on. You will fight your way through many different locations, from 3rd world conflicts in Africa to war torn Paris, and much more! All the while enjoying the amount of variety the campaign gives you.
On one mission you will be in the middle of a literal war zone with pure chaotic shoot outs as you fight your way through armies of enemies, then on another mission you will be sneaking your across behind enemy lines, carefully avoiding patrols and conflict, and on another you will be bouncing back and forth between being a soldier on the ground and a pilot in a jet that clears the way of tanks and other enemies from the sky. Modern Warfare 3 keeps changing how you play it, and it keeps the campaign fresh and stops it from feeling repetitive. The campaign is also full of the same intense cinematic action that helped to make COD such a success and one of the many reasons why it stands above other shooters on the market.
After you finish the great campaign you are greeted to a new first for COD, Survival Spec Ops. Survival is pretty self explanatory, try to stay alive against wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies, and it has been done in other games before. But what seperates COD's survival from those other game's is that COD does it very well, Modern Warfare 3 has perfectly refined it. There is quite a large range of survival maps you can try, each of them having their own unique setting, and ranging in different map sizes.
This isn't just some tacked on mode, this is fully robust amazing new game type that is packed full of content. You will find yourself returning to it time and time again. And the best part is, you are not alone. You can bring a friend with you, either through online or split screen. In survival you start off with weaker guns generally, and in some cases it's only a hand gun, throughout the course of survival you will earn cash (as well as XP ) which you can then use to purchase and upgrade weapons, perks, explosives, or support like Hovering Air Strikes or Drones.
There are 3 computer crates that you can go to for either of these things, the gun mark will obviously give you new guns to purchase and upgrade, as well as get more ammo if you need it. The grenade computer will give you explosives as well as some support items like body armor and even some 1 time perks. Then there is the support computer marked with an air ship, this will give you drone attacks, supply drops, and other useful things you can use to aid you. This however all costs money, so you have to spend it wisely. This makes it all the more strategic and gives you plenty of options to choose how to play and how to plan.
Spec Ops also comes with missions similar to Modern Warfare 2.You once again start off with a small number and you unlock more by completing the missions and getting a certain number of starts, with harder difficulties giving you even more. These missions have a ton of variety to them, some will be all out action based, others will be more slower and tactical, there are even some stealth missions as well. There is so much to keep you busy it's insane, and it's even better when you bring a buddy along for the ride. An interesting design choice that Infinity Ward/Sledge Hammer made was to keep your Spec Ops level seperate from your competitive multiplayer level. This makes it all the more addicting! It was a smart choice and it pays off.
And of course it wouldn't be a COD game without it's competitive multiplayer, and this time it's even better! Packed full of features and modes and unlocks, Modern Warfare 3 is the ultimate package and you couldn't ask for more in an FPS multiplayer. And you can play online with a friend in split screen, something a lot of other games unfortunately scruff at. This is one of the most feature rich FPS games out there, but lot's of content alone does not make a game good, it's the gameplay. And fortunately Modern Warfare 2 delivers full in both aspects! The gameplay has not changed much from past COD games, which is not a bad thing in it's self, as COD has the FPS gameplay perfected. But it would have been nice to have added some new things to it, or at least tried a few new ideas. But this is a minor thing, and is easily over looked because Modern Warfare 3's overall gameplay is of such high quality.
Final Verdict:
Modern Warfare 3 has more than enough content to keep you busy for a LONG time to come. With it's great campaign, addicting gameplay, fun new survival mode and speck ops missoins, and feature rich multiplayer, Modern Warfare 3 has earned it's place as the best COD yet. Modern Warfare 3 is not only a must play for COD fans, but for all FPS fans in general.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 get's a 5/5


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Don't believe what *ahem* DJ Pepper Tree wrote (if that really is his name) the sequencer is excellent for what it is. OK, so using a calculator is a must and but when synced up with other gear the thing really shines.
You are bound to make mistakes with the sequencer and, for me, this is why I love using it. You get really quirky and original sequences without trying too hard.
I'm having screwy problems with the sequencer, though.
Is there anyone familiar with Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness" who could post the lead line by keypress as a test pattern? The manual is about as helpful as a bottle of expired ketchup, so a familiar sequence would help determine what I'm doing wrong (Or what it is doing wrong, for that matter).
Yes, the pattern is only C and E.
1 - There are TWO basic modes: PLAY and EDIT. To enter or change notes you have to be in an edit mode, to play the sequence you have to be in a play mode. The indicator at the right of the display shows you which mode you are in.
2 - There are THREE kinds of EDIT modes: PITCH, STEP and GATE. Again, the indicator at the right will tell you which edit mode you are in. The display shows the current note you are on within the entire 202's memory - changing edit modes with EDIT will not move you forward or backward through wherever you are at.
3 - To input new notes, go to PITCH (press EDIT once from PLAY mode or press EDIT until you go into PITCH.) Press notes. The 202 is only writing the PITCHES of the notes you enter, not how long they last or anything else. If the display currently shows a note (like 3d or 2A) - you are not at the end of the bar or song - and you will replace the existing note with the note you hit.
4 - So, how do you change how long the notes will play. Hit EDIT again, and now you will be in EDIT STEP mode. Notes you entered during PITCH will have a step of 24 (that's an eighth note - 16 = sixteenth note, 48 = quarter note, etc.) Modify the value by entering a new value with the number keys (same as the bottom right keys of the keyboard.) You must hit ENTER to "stamp" the new step value on the current note. Once you stamp a value, you will go to the next note and can stamp the same step by just pressing ENTER. (So, if you enter 16 pitches and want to change them all the 16th notes, go to EDIT PITCH mode, enter 2, 4, and then press ENTER until you are at the last note of the bar.) If you want to put Acc or Porta on a note, do it here, this is the only mode where you can!
You can't delete or overwrite notes in STEP or GATE mode, you can only modify existing step or gate values.
Still with me?
5 - GATE mode works just like STEP mode, except GATE affects how long the note actually sounds. (STEP just determines when it sounds in the bar). If you make a note's GATE equal to it's STEP it will smoothly junction to the next note as though both notes were one. WHEN YOU GO BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THE PATTERN IN PITCH OR GATE MODE IT WILL SKIP ALL NOTES THAT ARE CONNECTED. GATE 0 = rest and the note won't sound. For example:
Note# 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pitch a2 g2 g3 a2 g3 a2 Step 16 16 16 16 16 16 Gate 8 8 16 8 0 8
Notes 3 and 4 will be connected like one note of 32 step and 24 gate. The envelope won't retrigger either. When you step back and forth in Pitch or Step mode it will skip from 3 to 5. 5 won't make any sound. KEEP THIS IN MIND.
6 - STEP CHECK - hit SHIFT+STEP TIME in PLAY mode (only) to see what all the steps add to. They should add up to 192 for 4/4. If it doesn't, you need to add or take away more notes to get it in sync.
7 - Hit SHIFT+TEMPO(Cycle) if you want to make one bar (or whatever else) repeat over and over.
8 - THERE ARE NO PATTERNS - JUST BARS. When you finish entering a bar, hit BAR to end it. THE WHOLE SONG IS LIKE ONE GIANT PATTERN and this is a disadvantage of the 202...
9 - COPYING BARS (PITCH EDIT only). If you hit SHIFT+(Copy) the bar you are on will be tacked on to the end of the song. It copies from your current position in the bar so be sure you are at the beginning of it (just go back one bar and forward again - or switch to PLAY mode real quick and go back to EDIT.)
10 - INSERTING BARS (PITCH EDIT only). Hold SHIFT+(Insert) - all notes you enter will be inserted at that position (with the default STEP=24)
That's the basic basics. Hope it helps all of you out. E-mail me for more details!

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Liquidware has put together an interesting kit called the WiNet. It has a battery powered touchscreen controlled by an Arduino. Using an XBee shield, it can send commands to a paired XBee and Arduino attached to a computer. The computer can also update the touchscreen display. This is demoed in the video below. It's a unique interface, but the TouchShield alone costs $174 so we're guessing you're going to be pretty damn confident in your project before you go this route.
Day: May 30, 2009
Business cards at Maker Faire
[John Park] has managed to snag a couple interesting business cards at Maker Faire. The first is Adafruit's laser cut Spirograph card. The other is a ATtiny2313 prototyping board from Evil Mad Science; it looks to be the same style as their well-known AVR target board. We've also heard rumors that [Jérôme Demers] has bunch of resistor bending cards.
For more business card nonsense, check out: [Goodspeed]'s smart card emulator, [Mayer]'s embedded gears, and our web server business card.
Electric VW mobile photobooth
[Soren Coughlin-Glaser] runs a mobile photobooth in the Portland area. It's built inside of an electric Volkswagen bus. The conversion to electric hasn't been easy though. He's spent most of the last few months rebuilding it after an electrical fire. Last fall he installed a 9 inch electric motor from Hi-Torque Electric after his smaller one blew up. We really like this project and look forward to seeing it back on the road… once he replaces his stripped transmission coupler.
[via Boing Boing Gadgets]
New PSP leaked
Engadget has video from the June 2009 episode of Qore that shows the new PSP Go. It has a slide out gamepad, 16GB internal storage, bluetooth, and a memory slot of some sort. We're naturally curious about its potential as a homebrew platform. Will Sony take the mature route they did with the PS3 and let you run Linux or will they continue the firmware arms race the PSP is known for? We'll be hearing more about this platform at E3 next week.


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Any1 know how much it cost to change a feul pump? My friends 98 gt had his go out on him and he got a quote for $600 to fix it. Is that a bad deal? I don't know so any help to be great. Also, how hard would it be to do our selves?
In a 2000 is about 4 hours the first timer... then 2 hours at much afterwards (I think 98 and 2000 are the same)... special tools needed are just these hose coupling fittings dissasembly tools... Disconnect battery. Work when your tank is about 1/4 full. Remove filler pipe bolts (3) access these inside the fuel door. Remove filler pipe gommet bolts (3) access these from the inside of the trunk. Disconnect two hoses, one going from the pump to the filter... and other close to this one... Support the tank with a floor jack and a piece of wood. Remove tank holding straps bolts (3). Lower the tank just enough to gain access to the pump. Blow clean top of the tank. Remove pump flange. Get your hand inside the tank on the pump canister and press two locking tabs to release the pump from its base. Put new pump in carefully (float and suction strainer) until it clicks on the base. Start reassembly. I think $600 is a good deal for the mechanic only (maybe he/she can do that job in an hour!)
Of course, after doing this check all the fuses and relays... there is a fuel pump relay on the CCRM that can fail... use a test light to see if there is voltage in the fuel pump connector... it there is not, check fuses, relays and CCRM...
Not a hard swap to tackle at all. I wouldn't pay near that amount to get it done. Set aside a few hours and knock it out
I've done them on other cars and it isn't difficult, just be careful around gasoline. This past winter the pump in my Caprice died and since it was 10 degrees out I had the local mechanic do it. Cost me $125 labor (I already had the part) and it's the same procedure as the Mustang pump, IOW in tank pump. $600 is way too high.
125 sounds like a non-tank-drop installation. Many GM cars have an access panel in the trunk. I've changed the pump on a Buick LeSabre in 15 minutes. But the mustang doesn't include the access panel so the tank has to come down and that's a challenge to complete in an hour. Typically more like to hours start to finish if there are no other problems that crop up such as broken connectors, etc. Note that the GM installation usually includes butt-splicing a new connector as well to add to the time, otherwise it would be a 10 minute job. And no, not all GMs have access panels. The sport-utilities are a PITA when the tank is full and they are going thru fuel pumps like mad because everyone is always running them on fumes and after a few years, the small rubber check valves that keep fuel on the pump for cooling fail and the motor goes south. Mustangs don't have the plastic canister and depend on a baffle in the tank to keep the motor wet...
Order a new grommet for the filler neck while you are at it. If you rip it you're screwed til you get a new one. BTW...the grommet is 98 only. 94-97 takes the same one, then 98 only, then 99-04. I went through this when I did mine in my 01.
I changed mine on my 98 GT. My fuel pump went out on me on the way home from the service station. Yep, had a full tank. The hardest part was draining the tank. I cut that rubber grommet and pushed it into the tank and got the gas out through that hole. There is a check valve in the filler neck and you cant get any gas out through it.IF you put a stock pump back in, it just snaps into place. There's a screen on the bottom of the pump.Make sure in doesn't end up under the pump. Try it and save 600.00 Spend tha on some go fast goodies


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Proximity to Forest Edge Does Not Affect Crop Production despite Pollen Limitation
Natacha P. Chacoff, Marcelo A. Aizen and Valeria Aschero
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A decline in pollination function has been linked to agriculture expansion and intensification. In northwest Argentina, pollinator visits to grapefruit, a self-compatible but pollinator-dependent crop, decline by approximately 50% at 1 km from forest edges. We evaluated whether this decrease in visitation also reduces the pollination service in this crop. We analysed the quantity and quality of pollen deposited on stigmas, and associated limitation of fruit production at increasing distances (edge: 10, 100, 500 and 1000 m) from the remnants of Yungas forest. We also examined the quantitative and qualitative efficiency of honeybees as pollen vectors. Pollen receipt and pollen tubes in styles decreased with increasing distance from forest edge; however, this decline did not affect fruit production. Supplementation of natural pollen with self- and cross-pollen revealed that both pollen quantity and quality limited fruit production. Despite pollen limitation, honeybees cannot raise fruit production because they often do not deposit sufficient high-quality pollen per visit to elicit fruit development. However, declines in visitation frequency well below seven visits during a flower's lifespan could decrease production beyond current yields. In this context, the preservation of forest remnants, which act as pollinator sources, could contribute to resilience in crop production. Like wild plants, pollen limitation of the yield among animal-pollinated crops may be common and indicative not only of pollinator scarcity, but also of poor pollination quality, whereby pollinator efficiency, rather than just abundance, can play a broader role than previously appreciated.
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Joel Rechlicz is a heavyweight fighter. He has held his own in fights with Donald Brashear, Matt Clackson, and Jay Rosehill. Every bout Recker's had follows the same script: he either knocks you out or it's a marathon that will make you wish you hadn't dropped the gloves in the first place.
In Monday's Washington Capitals' preseason game against the Boston Bruins, Rechlicz reminded us that there's more to his game than just shootout winners. Recker fought one of the toughest players in the NHL, Milan Lucic. 'Twas epic.
Lasting nearly 50 seconds, Rechlicz and Lucic exchanged a flurry of lefts and rights, which left Recker bleeding and Looch gasping. By my count, Lucic landed more blows (9) than Rechlicz (8), but Recker got the upper hand in intense facial expressions.
Jack Edwards, the Boston Bruins' homerlicious play-by-play guy, apparently did not see the same fight I watched.
"Lucic connects and connects and connects," Edwards screamed midway through the bout. "Rechlicz's being reckless with his face. He's assaulting Lucic's knuckles… with his nose." Cute.
Because I love you, precious RMNB reader, here's video, GIFs, and screenshots of the fight. Hockey best!)))))
GIFs by welshhockeyfan
THANK YOU, IAN. I was watching this game at college and we don't get NHL Network, so I could only imagine how epic this fight was from John Walton's call. It most definitely did not disappoint.
It was indeed epic and highly inspiring fight by Recker!
I feel like im watching a scene of Gladiator where Rechlicz is Maximus (Badass) & Lucic is Commodus (Still a patsy) and all epicness ensues. What a fight.
What fight was Edwards watching????
Looked like Lucic didn't know what he was getting into…. Amazing fight, and always great to see that POS get more than he can handle!
you're so welcome!
Maybe he was thinking Recker's fists would make him less ugly.
That was awesome, hey the Caps did a great job since it was Boston's mostly all regulars vs, Caps hopefuls. Good looking youngsters.
good thing you only show the punches Rechlicz lands it was a good fight and pretty damn even
And pretty much our one regular played like a HoltBEAST.
In the lead screenshot, I'd swear Rechlicz could pass off as Max Schreck playing Nosferatu. Blood lust?
I know! Watching the game tonight made me appreciate Joe and Craig. They pull for the home team but also acknowledge the good play of the other team. Edwards said we weren't the Caps because there were too many Hershey players playing tonight. He probably learned broadcasting in Pyonyang. The leader is 10 feet tall. The leader beats up all Rechlicz's.
Lucic looked like a turtle trying to hide in his shell.
I'm all for rooting for the home team and all, but to call that fight one sided like he did is just asinine! Even the guys on the NHL network made a comment about Lucic walking away banged up. Just more reason for me to hate Boston sports teams lol
as a Bruins fan I really enjoyed this fight. Lucic showed to all the haters that he is not afraid to drop the gloves to fight a heavyweight, but Rechlicz was a beast to in this lenghty! I'm all for rooting for your team as fan or announcer but Jack Edward's comments were absolutely ridiculous. If you can't show respect to another team's fighter droping gloves against one of the toughtest guys in the league, better be quit.
Edwards: "Oh! [Lucic takes a punch] Rechlicz is [Lucic takes a punch] assaulting Lucic [Lucic takes a punch] with his face [Lucic takes a punch]!"
You can broadcast the game and do it well without having your head up your team's butt. I'd probably give the decision to Lucic but it wasn't anywhere near the one-sided crushing Edwards made it out to be.
Top Google result when I looked up this fight. Good SEO.
So…Rechlicz receives more punches to the face AND ends up bleeding, but he looks mad so he wins? Or because Lucic looks tired at the end? What???
It was definitely a good fight and I give Rechlicz credit for landing a couple quality shots, but at the end of the day, Rechlicz got his ass kicked. I don't care if Lucic was just throwing wild haymakers, Rechlicz got hit by them all and just looked like a retarded human punching bag. Even Floyd Mayweather would be tired after throwing and landing that many haymakers.
I have no idea what you people are watching if you think Rechlicz was even close in that fight. Edwards can be an ass, but his call was pretty funny and true in this case.
As for your GIFs (which all appear to be trying to show Rechlicz winning), 1st = missed punch, 2nd = punch to the helmet, 3rd = missed punch. Try again.
It was a good fight, fairly even,…though Lucic landed the better blows. Rechlicz hardly got his "ass kicked". If you're still on your skates after a fight with Lucic that lasted almost a minute you're a fucking stud. Lucic is an ass but a really good and tough player.
Go back and count how many times Lucic punched Rechlicz in the arm. I'd still give him the fight, but neither was outright creaming the other. If they were, Reckers either has a concrete skull or Lucic can't punch for shit. I doubt either is actually the case.
The video shows the whole thing and is at the top. The GIFs are for Caps fans because THIS IS A CAPS FAN SITE. Fan site. Not NHL news center. FAAAAANNNN. SIIIIIIIIIITE. fansite.
FYI: HockeyFights.com has Rechlicz winning in early polling. Most unbiased commentators are saying it was a great fight, either a draw or a slight win by JR. http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/118040
Looch is a beast, did Rechlicz even land a punch? Good for him for staying on his skates til the end but he was clearly outclassed in this one…nice facial expressions though, guess that makes him really tough!
we agree
Good on ya', Wrecker! I know I always say that Goalie fights are the best fights, but it was great to see someone go toe to toe with Lucic and give that thug a ticket on the "Pain Train"!
"Learned broadcasting in Pyongyang"–hahahahahah))))))))…and Boston will overtake the Demon Western Imperialists in Production of Veeblefetzers and Guibodiscs under the upcoming five-year Plan…
And this is the difference between Boston fans and Pittsburgh fans, folks: B's fans mostly have the class to give credit where it is due; Pens fans–like their leader Sid-the-Id–cannot.
Like I always say: there are many rivals but only one Enemy…and that Enemy is Pittsburgh.
Um, no. Joel's last name is Rechlicz, not Ruutu. ergo he can be trusted not to bite during an in-game fracas..
lucic just went up a notch or two in my book; very impressed he was able to go punch for punch with rechlicz
hey buddy who seems really into hockey fights, none of us actually cares whether the minor league goon actually won the fight against one of the league's top power forwards.
Reading your comment BigNed I came to the conclusion of what Rechlicz was yelling.
There is a video of the entire fight, friend. You want individual GIFs of your player's best moments? Make 'em yourself.
"Production of Veeblefetzers and Guibodiscs"
Vogon poetry? Or Dr. Seuss limericks?
Sorry….I gotta go, always, with the f-king Flyers. To me, they are the worst-of-the-worst. Pens fans are douche-canoes…Flyers fans are just assholes….in general,there are always exceptions.
I love Joe B and Locker for the same reason. They give credit to the other teams for good plays and point out our bad plays. Let me learn and understand the game…no homerisming (throughhout the broadcast or unless it is a Caps GOAL!)
definitely a good fight – but Looch won on all judges cards. beyond that – what the hell is up with the Caps? multiple instigator penalties for throwing punches in response to clean open-ice hits? Um, grow up and learn what a clean hit is like…Oates better get more discipline in that bunch…
I went to the Caps preseason game at the Wells Fargo center (in Philly for uni) and I kid you not, "Asshole" is a legitimate chant there towards the opposing team after a fight…I just…the irony…I cannot…
Where is Joel's tongue??
I hear what you are saying, but I go to a lot of games in Philly and Pittsburgh.
By far the worst are the Pittsbrugh fans. (EDIT: even worse that the Pitt fans are the local (DC) Penguins fans). They get mean, ugly and personal.
Although verbally coarse, I've always had fun at the Philly games, and almost every time I end up going out after the game with strangers that I was trading verbal jabs with during the game. So long as you can verbally keep up with them, they tend to keep the s**t-talk on sports.
All this is just my opinion based on my own experiences. It should be noted that I am not known for backing away from confrontation, which may lend to a different type of experience than some.
Here's something all you Lucic haters need to comprehend. Rechlicz is a goon. He has played 330 games in the minor leagues and has a whopping 14 points, 26 games in the NHL and a paltry 1 assist. You're comparing him to Lucic like Looch goes out to fight every night. Lucic plays on his team's first line, Rechlich plays cribbage with John Scott so they can talk about how to stand on skates and throw punches. You're all f*cking idiots if you think comparing Wrecker to anybody serviceable in the league is a fair comparison.
Go home, Jack Edwards. You're drunk.
Actually, Boston fan who apparently got lost on the internet & ended up here: We notice more that Boston's regulars couldn't beat what was essentially the Hershey Bears in Caps uniforms in regulation…
Who is the one who had to go visting the cut man to get stiches? Oh yeah, that was Reichlicz.
More than he could handle? Looks like Reichlicz was the one heading to the locker room for repairs. It was a close fight, but Lucic got the "w" for doing the most damage.
Most Boston fans don't like him either. People my age grew up watching Fred Cussick. If you don't know who he is, he's a member of the broadcasting Hall of Fame, and he was sensational. He did the games from 1952-1997, and had several different partners come and go…but he was a constant. Here's a link to a youtube clip of some of his famous calls.
Reichlicz had to go for repairs. It was a close fight, but you're delusional if you think he beat Lucic.
Those sites are populated by trolls. Lucic is one of the most hated players in the NHL because of his ability to hit, fight and score. If he ever is involved in a close fight, the trolls always give it to the other guy.
At the end of the fight, Reichlicz went to the locker room to get repairs, while Lucic went to the box to catch his breath. It's easy to say that it was a great fight, but Lucic won a close decision.
There is nothing wrong with challenging someone to a fight after a nice hit. Have you never played hockey before? As long as you don't jump someone for throwing a clean hit, it's perfectly fine to challenge them, and if they accept, you have a go.
Guys like Thornton and Reichlicz have a job to do. If people are running around and throwing big hits to their teammates, they are sent out to issue a challenge.
There is nothing wrong with what Wrecker did here. He challenged Lucic, and lost a close fight, but he was doing his job…and that's coming from a B's fan.
Are you high? Lucic went to the penalty box, while Wrecker kept the stitch man busy. After the game, wrecker's face was…for lack of a better word, "wrecked."
Our team has hoisted the Stanley Cup and been in the finals 2 of the past 3 years. All you can do is brag about losing a preseason game in OT, and call it a moral victory because you had more AHL'ers playing. LOL
It must be a sad existance being a Caps fan!
lucic won that fight anyway
2 of the last 3 years, huh? What happened in that 3rd year again? Oh, that's right:. Joel Ward sent you guys home in OT of Game 7 in the first round & Boston fans on Twitter showed their true colors as racists. Have a nice day.
What happened? Joel Ward interfered with Tim Thomas, and it wasn't called, and a few knuckleheads in college & high school who lived in RHODE ISLAND & CONNECTICUT, not Boston, tweeted out the "N" word, and were tracked down by former Bruin Anson Carter.
The Rhode Island student's name was Anderw Dulac from Cumberland high school in Rhode Island,
It is also significant to note that more than half of the tweets came from BLACK PEOPLE, and black people calling each other the "n" word is not exactly news worthy!
But enjoy the fact that you idiots have never won anything. I'll be at Fenway tonight, watching my Red Sox win yet ANOTHER World Series title! It's great to live in the city of champions! lol
Oh, so Ward interfered? THERE'S the Boston fan base I know: Making up shit about the other team cheating because you lost in the first round the year after you won the Stanley Cup. Because it can't POSSIBLY be because the Bruins choked
BTW congrats on the Red Sox winning. Judging by the articles I'm seeing, you guys have quite a mess to clean up today (because win or lose, you guys sure know how to keep it classy), so I guess I'll have to wait a day or two before I hear back. Try not to beat up any minorities, it's 2013.
So I am making up the fact that Ward was in the crease and made contact with the goalie? lol I guess you didn't hear Kerry Frazer, the former NHL official and TSN analyst, make his postgame comments. He's the one who said it was a missed interference call, cupcake. By the way, I just woke up, and it's 1:18 PM. I was out until 7AM celebrating ANOTHER World Series title, bitch! How does my ass taste, shitbreath?
Here is a link, proving that it was Kerry Frazer who made the comments:
PS: I win again! lol
I was wrong about 1 thing: it was Knuble in the crease, not Ward. But Thomas was still interfered with. It's been a couple of years.
Wow….first you call me 'cupcake', then you ask me how your ass tastes? You're not even being insulting anymore; Technically, that was flirting.
Now onto the Kerry Frazer thing: Let me just check here….gimme a second….nope, made no difference as to the outcome of the game. The Bruins still got sent home.
If it was the game 7 overtime goal, how would interference on the winning goal make no difference in the outcome of the game? LMFAO To call you retarded would be an insult to all those goofy little bastards who are born that way!
You are just purposefully moronic. But thanks for playing, cockboy! We have some lovely parting gifts for you!
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1. Junction Temperature Max (Tj Max)
2. Typical Power dissipation (Pd typ)
3. Maximum Power dissipation (Pd max)
4. Thermal Resistance Junction to Ambient (Theta JA
5. Thermal Resistance Junction to Board (Theta JB)
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I apologize for the delay in the reply. Here are some answers.
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2) The typical power dissipation would depend on the design requirement. If you have any particular requirement, please let us know and we could help you calculate the numbers. You could also use Webench to calculate the Pd
3) The same applies as answer #2
4) As listed in the data sheet it is 19.3 for a 4 layer board or 21.5degc/w for a 2 layer board
5) The thetaJB is not spec-ed and it would depend on the board
6) As listed in the data sheet it is 1.9degc/w for no air flow condition
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Onwards to Montaña Blanca
Teide is actually a secondary volcanic cone that over the previous few thousand years has sprung up on the northwestern edge of a massive caldera that either quite literally blew itself apart or collapsed in upon itself some 150,000 years ago. The original explosion is thought to have been a 7 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index). The original caldera measures 48km (~30 miles) in circumference or 15km by 10 km. Teide, though not the primary reason why I ventured to the Canary Islands did retain enough fortitude to keep it within my ponderings. So, after spending a week on the island of Tenerife becoming acquaited and situated with life on the island, I simply couldn't resist Teide any longer and set out on a cold Wednesday morning to climb this bugger.I set out from my timeshare at Amarilla Golf (at sea level) at around 7:00am (very early for Canarian standards). After spending roughly 30 minutes imbibing myself with some wonderful black necter at La Paz cafe in Vilaflor, I drove up into the National Park (Parque Nacional de las Cañadas Del Teide) which encompasses most of the center of the island. Since I had been up into the park the previous two days summiting other minor highpoints along the caldera wall, I pretty much knew exactly where to go. After 40 minutes and 7,450 vertical feet of sinuous driving, I arrived at the small parking area for Moñtana Blanca/Teide, which was basically nothing more than a cove scooped out of an old lava flow to keep parked vehicles off the road. I say that because tourists and local alike have a very strange idea of what constitutes reasonable parking.
As I said, the morning was actually rather cold and very windy (but nice down along the coast!). However, at least the day would be graced with endless blue skies and abundant sunshine. As a side thought before I left the States, I threw my Arc'teryx Delta jersey into my pack just in case 'things' were cooler than expected. It turned out to be the single best thing I could have brought. However, on this particular morning, it wasn't enough. But, fortunately, just the previous afternoon as I was wondering the chaotic streets of Los Christianos, I wandered into a shop that specialized in clothes and jewelry from Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. I decided to treat myself and bought a pullover from Peru. I had no idea I'd be wearing it the very next morning.
Before I continue, I should probably state that the Canary Islands require would-be climbers to obtain a permit to access the remaining 511ft. (164m) to the summit cone. If one does not have a permit, the highest one can hike is to a point called "La Rambleta". The altitude here is roughly 11,646ft (3,551m) and is also the same rough altitude where the cable-car stops running and lets passengers out. While in Santa Cruz (the capitol) a couple days previous to obtain this permit, I found out that permits were not being issued due to 'meteorological conditions'. In other words, the summit cone was off-access due to snow and ice. So without a permit, and an operational cable-car, it looked like La Rambleta would be the highest I could go. After receiving a parking ticket at the airport (€90 or roughly $120.00) I really did not want to chance running into a park official or ranger and incurring another fine. So La Rambleta would be my final destination.
The actual hike in started down a dusty service road. Which, taking in consideration the very soft terra and Martian-like landscape, was rather boring. About two kilometers up this road of white rock and pumice, a split occurs leading away to the right to what I believed was a weather station. Continuing to the left, the road switchbacks a good amount as it stays in line with the topography of Moñtana Blanca, 9,022ft (2,550m) a lower vent of Teide. A ranger was parked on the road in his jeep about 1/4 from Mña. Blanca's summit, so any off-piste treking probably would not have been a good idea. I stopped at the summit for the first time and took some pictures. Granted, the views from here of the old lava flows and the caldera are quite good and I am still enthralled with the softness of the ground but I am still pretty disappointed. So far, this is nothing to write home about.
The previous Monday, while I was sitting on the summit of Guajara, 8,907ft (2,715m), I was looking out across the caldera over at Teide, closely studying it. It looked like or I had reasoned that the trail would simply follow the entire eastern slope up to La Rambleta/summit cone. At this point, I figured the most exciting thing about this mountain would be the Tetley's and Strongbow afterwards at the pub. It had actually gotten windier and if my watch was correct, the temperature was somewhere in the neighborhood of 50°F. After 10 minutes or so, it was time to move on.
The trek up towards Teide
I followed a climber's trail that left Moñtana Blanca and coursed straight up a lava flow. It switch-backed relentlessly between the coarse black lava and the weirdly brown-white soft terra. Hmmm…things were now starting to get interesting. Snow and patches of ice were now making their introduction on the trail. The climber's trail turned out to be a steep little bugger! As it turned out, this trail never ventured anywhere near the eastern slope let alone flirted with it. I was actually thankful for that. The thing slithered back and forth straight up the old lava flow. The skies were still blue and sunny, the clouds, as usual, were abutting up against the coast and the wind was still blowing. Patches of the trail were entirely covered in snow and ice, more ice than snow. About ¾ the way up this trail, there is a hut or a refuge called the Rufugio de Altavista. I resolved myself to make this destination my extended lunch break. The views from here were nothing short of extraordinary. I could see the entire southern caldera wall as well as down to the ocean. Looking to the southeast, I was watching the clouds build up and abut against the steep barrancos (ravines) of the eastern coast. This was pretty cool. The clouds would swirl about and slowly move down the coastline. It reminded me of watching soap bubbles on the waters' surface when taking a bath as a kid! Well, after 15 minutes, it was time to move on. The trail was all ice and snow now. Smiling, I thought crampons would be SO nice to have right now. I'm surprised I didn't snap my trekking poles. It would have been a slow nightmare without them. If the remaining 511ft. to the top was going to be like this, I could kind of see why Park Administration would close off the summit cone. But being from Colorado, this still made little sense to me. I had to smile at that thought.From the rufugio to La Rambleta, it couldn't have been anymore than two icy kilometers. I took some more pictures and sat down next to the sign. It then just occurred to me that I hadn't seen any cable-cars running all morning. I traversed over to the main housing where the cable-cars load and un-load and it was indeed closed. There were what sounded like 2-3 people inside doing maintenance work. Plus, the summit cone was entirely free of all snow and ice; huh, meteorological conditions my ass. If the cable-car wasn't running then there would be no park rangers up here or park staff. Screw it, I'm going up.
From La Rambleta to the summit cone, it took me dam near 45 minutes. The earth was so exceedingly soft. For every 2-3 paces I took, I would slide back one pace. It was like walking on hardened ash and super-soft pumice. Everything was white with occasional splotches of red and off-brown. Closer to the summit, I ventured to the solid rock. At least the going would be more secure. But this was actually freaking me out a little because in some of the recesses of the rock, once in a while, a whisp of sulphur would exit next to me.
The views from the top were absolutely incredible! Looking straight west, I could see the island of La Gomera. Looking southeast, I could see the island of Gran Canaria and just peeking in the distance to the northwest was the island of La Palma. The actual caldera of Teide was filled in with quite a bit of rubble. I could see huge patches of green (sulphur crystals) and decently-sized releases of sulphur gas from these patches inside the caldera. There were two other people up there also and two others making their way up.
I have to say, the morning turned out to become a wonderful day. I stayed maybe 10 minutes up at the top. The sulphur was intolerable and it was giving me a headache. Even a lactose-intolerant person binge drinking milk all night couldn't compete with that smell. I descended slowly with great trepidation. I don't know, I think that if I landed too hard of a footfall, I would plunge through a hidden vent or something.
So it took me almost as long getting back to La Rambleta as it did ascending. Back at La Rambleta, I ran into a small group of four Germans. In broken German, English and Spanish, I somehow managed to convey to them that I had indeed just come back down from the summit and that they should go for the summit since the cable-car was not running today. And that one fellow should probably take off his red jacket. Just in case a park official down at the El Portillo visitor's center deceided to turn his binoculars towards the summit, especially against a back-drop of white; and that lowering their hats a little over their sunglasses would also be a good idea to cut down on the shine/glare from the sun reflecting off them, for the same reasons. Continuing down the trail, I ran into an older couple again that I had passed on the way up. I and the man, who was from Austria, had a great little conversation about skiing. He hadn't heard of Vail but knew where Aspen was. We parted ways and I made it back down to my Citroën. I had stripped down to a T-shirt and shorts by this time and wondered how on earth everybody else I ran into could keep their jackets, pants and in a few instances, fleece hats on without becoming too warm. But I have a habit of putting it into full-throttle on the way down from (any) mountain I ascend. So this is probably why I was so warm later on during the descent. I drove back to my timeshare and unwound and relaxed at the pool with some wine.


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Saturday, March 1, 2008
Flavor of love 3, Rayna
This be the sexy Rayna from Flavor of love3.
I don't understand why the hell she got the boot.
This chick is bad, better thatn Deelishis I think.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sexy Bria Myles and Absolutely Amber
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Is she tanning. First Michael want to be white, now she think she not white enought?
Is this really a young Janet. Hope she is not a minor here cause then what I'm thinking would not be so good
My those breast aren't looking so hot...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Deelishis bootz and nipplz from flava of love showing the goods
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Nibblz is a real freak, I seen her on youtube with some dudes feeling her up like she was about to ride a train......
Puzz looks clean though, doesn't it
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Eh, thanks for the suggestions, but I'm not really into any of those things.
[Scoots back.]
- You made me sad.
Hey, I like stuff! I like...
...sky fires?
Well, why didn't you say that first? Just head to Pingxi! It's got sky fires galore!
Pingxi, a rural district nestled among the mountains just an hour east of Taipei, attracts locals and tourists all year round who want to release flame-powered lanterns bearing their personalized wishes into the sky. Why Pingxi? According to the internet, Pingxi is uniquely situated to sort of safely handle floating fireballs enclosed in wire- or bamboo-framed paper cages due to its location in a rainy mountainous area with steady wind patterns. If you want to set off a sky lantern, Pingxi appears to be the only legal place in Taiwan you can do it.
Posted by roboppy at 2:05 AM |
November 30, 2016
Shou Tian Pin (手天品), home of my favorite pineapple cakes in Taipei
- Ingredients in a pineapple cake from Shou Tian Pin. Click to enlarge!
Everything I know about the dangers of bringing foreign produce back into the US I've learned from EVA Air's in-flight landing video from the early '90s. I don't remember much about it because when I was seven years old I didn't have the foresight to take notes about something I might blog about over two decades later. But, hell, who needs "research"? I'll just attempt to piece together my questionably accurate memories for your "benefit."
I'm 100 percent sure the video was animated. I'm less sure about the other parts. At some point in the video, an airplane lands at an airport. (Yeah, Robyn, you got dis.) Then at some point after that, the passengers go through customs and immigration. Then some nefarious but otherwise normal-looking passenger (...it could be you) knowingly sneaks their fruit past customs. Then the video shows what happens if you don't declare your fruits and vegetables and other contraband perishables, which is this: One stowaway insect on that seemingly innocent piece of fruit multiplies into a tsunami of insects whose only purpose in life is to ravage whatever continuous landmass dares to lie in its way, a purpose it fulfills in a matter of seconds thanks to the collective power of a bajillion weaponized appetites. Congratulations, you destroyed America (and probably the rest of North America down through South America). And it only cost you one wax apple.
I was bummed out when I discovered that EVA Air doesn't show this video anymore, nor any other video that traumatizes children through the apocalyptic potential of undeclared produce. But I still think of it in regards to bringing foreign foods back to the US. That's partially why I didn't shove a Taiwanese pineapple (officially considered the best kind of pineapple on Earth, in my biased opinion) into my luggage, as much as I wish I could have. Also, I didn't want to find out what undeclared-produce prison is like.
- All the luggage I brought back to the US after my ten-month stay in Taiwan: two check-in luggages, laptop bag, camera bag, and pineapple cake bag containing 30 pineapple cakes.
Instead, I brought home 30 pineapple cakes from my favorite pineapple cake shop, which is sort of like bringing home a pineapple that has been dismembered and cooked into a mash and then inserted into a new skin that's made of butter and flour and then formed into single-serving bricks. So, you know, same thing.
Without any scientific evidence to back me up, I'd say that pineapple cakes, or 鳳梨酥 (fènglí sū), are Taiwan's most famous pastry as well as Taiwan's most popular souvenir, edible or otherwise. These small single-serving "cakes" usually come in the form of square or rectangular bricks whose crumbly shortbread crusts are filled with thick pineapple-flavored paste. (Less common but more whimsical shapes include hearts, the island of Taiwan, and cat heads. Fillings may also be complemented with nuts, dried egg yolks, and dried fruit.)
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Posted by roboppy at 12:13 AM |
August 31, 2016
I ate too much soft serve in Taiwan, and you can too!
When I was around seven years old, I unknowingly experienced one of the most important milestones of my life. That's right: I used a soft serve machine by myself for the first time. This happened at Bon Buffet, a mid-priced, all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant in Maywood, New Jersey. Like many buffets in suburban New Jersey, Bon Buffet specialized in all foods, but mostly the Chinese-American ones. It's a tale as old as time—a revelation revealed at a Chinese buffet in suburban New Jersey during the early '90s—but for some reason hardly anyone ever tells it. Well. I'm ready to tell it. Are you ready to lis—
[Tumbleweed rolls by, aggressively.]
When I was a kid, going to Bon Buffet meant gleefully eating every color of the fried-food-and-meat-nugget rainbow and washing it all down with Sprite from a translucent red plastic bucket that doubled as a cup. Because I had yet to understand the concepts of good nutrition or my own mortality, Bon Buffet was, naturally, one of my favorite restaurants. But the best part wasn't their rich palette of brown foods and gallons of potable sugar. It was the DIY soft serve sundae bar. Aka...
THE FONT OF ABSOLUTE POWER [echo] POWER POWER POWER [/echo]
Do you know what it feels like to pull the lever of a soft serve machine for the first time? To summon its bowels into action and hear them hum and churn with happiness-extruding potential? In the mind of my sheltered, prepubescent self, being the master of my own soft serve fate felt like the greatest power in existence. I had eaten soft serve before, but I had never controlled it. When I pulled that lever I wanted to yell I AM THE GOD OF SOFT SERVE, but I restrained myself because I craved the public's perception of me as a sane member of society. (And I still do, sort of.) And so, as the machine dropped a deuce into my metal dessert bowl, I kept my calm and showed no visible evidence of the emotions stirring within me. Which was good, because it would have potentially looked like this:
This moment of soft serve-derived happiness should've cemented itself into my soul for eternity, but over time I kind of...forgot about it. During my high school years I sought out a healthful diet (wuuut), and during my college years I sought the desire to return to eating a healthful diet (I failed). After college I became much more comfortable with applying the mantra of "we're all gonna die, so whatever" to my food choices.
And then in 2015, at the decrepit age of 29, I moved to Taipei. And I started to remember...
» Continue reading "I ate too much soft serve in Taiwan, and you can too!"...
Posted by roboppy at 12:31 AM |
August 9, 2016
Thank you for nominating me in Saveur's 2016 Blog Awards!
UPDATE (9/30/2016): Congratulations to The Pizzle for winning the Editors' Choice Award for Best Humor Blog, and You're Still Fat for winning the Readers' Choice Award! END UPDATE
IS THIS A FORM OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PUNISHMENT, NOMINATING ME FOR AN AWARD I DON'T DESERVE? ARE YOU TRYING TO GUILT ME INTO WRITING MORE THAN ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS? DON'T YOU KNOW I HAVE POKÉMON TO CATCH? Actually, I just wanna evolve a Magikarp.
Seriously though, thank you for nominating me! For all the loyalty and thoughtfulness you've given me over the last year, all I've rewarded you with is a low quantity of low quality posts. You deserve better. :( But until I figure out "better", please accept Mr. Ice Cream Cone as a token of my appreciation, for he is the embodiment of my deepest, most complex emotions:
Head here to check out all the nominees in this year's Saveur Blog Awards. In particular, these are the fellow nominees in the "Best Humor Blog" category:
I know from my experience of being nominated for a Saveur Blog Award in 2011 that telling you to not vote for me doesn't work, but how about if I ask you to vote for one other blog in particular? You can vote for me if you really want to, but you should also vote for...
Why The Pizzle? Because I love Dennis Lee, the blogger behind The Pizzle. I first got to know him over five years ago when he started writing for Serious Eats. He's been one of my favorite food writers, humorous or otherwise, ever since. What makes him so special? No one else is as dedicated to their craft as Dennis is, his most well-known craft being "eating really dumb shit and writing about it for the Internet's enjoyment even though we're obviously assholes for reveling in his intestinal distress." (His other crafts include eating normal food and writing about it.) I mean, I love my readers, but I'm not going to eat glue sticks for you. Dennis deserves the award. Also, the longevity of his lifespan is uncertain, so the sooner the better.
It would make me happy to see Dennis win and add this award to his list of accolades, even if he doesn't care. And if after visiting his blog you still don't feel like voting for him, that's ok—I'm pretty sure he'll win anyway.
Besides The Pizzle, I'm also voting for Eating Asia (Eat the World Award), @breadfaceblog (Best Food Instagram), and Lady & Pups (Best How-To Food Blog).
You can vote at Saveur.com once a day until August 31.
Posted by roboppy at 6:22 PM |
May 29, 2016
This Taiwanese food-themed deck of playing cards is my favorite souvenir from Taiwan (plus here's a map and list of the foods in the deck)
I have a habit of alternating periods of eating food with periods of not eating food. During the fallow periods, I tend to think stuff like this:
I'm hungry for fried chicken bits, or fried dumplings, or bian dang, or sheng jiang bao, or scallion pancakes, or dou hua, or gua bao, or lu rou fan, or one of many other cheap foods easily found in Taiwan.
When I lived in Taipei, the situation played out like so:
[Roams around the neighborhood for a few minutes until desired food is found. Exchanges a pittance for food. Devours food because it is delicious. Takes convenience for granted. Sticks a little gold star next to "Feed Self" on my mental to-do list.]
Now that I live in Bergen, it goes a bit differently:
[Looks up recipes online. Whittles the recipes down to those that look feasible considering my low aptitude for cooking. Picks a scallion pancake recipe that looks promising and, more importantly, unambitious. Watches YouTube videos with tips and techniques on how to make scallion pancakes. Gains false confidence that five minutes of watching YouTube videos has magically imbued me with the skills of a decades-old street vendor. A few hours and eight scallion pancakes later, feels bloated with subpar scallion pancakes and disappointment. Gold stars shrivel up and die.]
In conclusion, trying is for suckers and there is no such thing as magic.
Thankfully, I bought this deck of Taiwanese food-themed playing cards from Miin Gift to get me through such trying times. The cards feature 52 photos of some of Taiwan's most famous xiǎo chī (小吃), snack-sized dishes including noodles, dumplings, soups, desserts, and more. Many of these dishes originally come from China, while some are distinctly Taiwanese and combine a variety of influences. If you don't know anything about Taiwanese food, the deck is a nice intro to some of Taiwan's most popular foods with the added bonus of being a deck of cards (or it's a deck of cards that happens to be covered in photos of food—either way, it's awesome). If you're already familiar with Taiwanese food, you might feel compelled to do what I do and flip through the deck when you're feeling nostalgic or hungry. Suddenly the warm memories of Taipei come flooding back, like eating tiers of soup dumplings with my friends at Golden Chicken Garden. Or chugging a tall cup of iced milk tea on a broiling summer day to replenish my continuously sweat-weeping body. Or passing through a stagnant fart-cloud of stinky tofu while walking through a night market. Cherished memories, every one.
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A rare white kiwi chick is seen in an outdoor enclosure in the forest reserve at the National Wildlife Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. The all-white kiwi, named 'Manukura' is suspected to be the first white chick born in captivity. The chick is the thirteenth of fourteen baby kiwis hatched at the wildlife centre this season.
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