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The crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. near mile post 81 13 miles north of Monticello when a northbound 2010 Chrysler van attempted to pass another vehicle and struck a 2007 Chrysler Crossfire sports car. The car caught fire and the force of the momentum from the collision carried it off of a 100-foot embankment, where it was completely consumed by fire, UHP investigators said in a news release.
Cody Farabee, 22, the driver of the sports car, and his fiancée, Rheana Hazel, 23, both of Queen Creek, Arizona, died inside the vehicle, UHP officials said. Hazel was seven months' pregnant with the couple's first child, a girl they planned to name Zoe, according to family members.
Cody Farabee was the grandson of Richard Farabee, Sr., who owns Farabee's Jeep Rentals with his son, Ryan Farabee.
Three of the van's occupants — Samantha Blueeyes, 23, the driver, Alfreda A. Bowman, 28, and Esmerelda Velasquez, 11, all of Salt Lake City — were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers — Michael A. Blueeyes, 22, and Travis L. Howland, 24, also from Salt Lake City, were critically injured and were transported by medical helicopter to area hospitals. Michael Blueeyes died several hours later from injuries sustained in the crash, UHP Lt. Scott Robertson said.
"They were all members of the same family," Robertson said, adding that Michael and Samantha Blueeyes were siblings. Bowman was their aunt.
Robertson said the accident is still being investigated, but so far, investigators believe the van's driver made a poor decision in attempting to pass the other vehicle. The van passed on a stretch of road that is marked as a legal passing area, but the roadway at Peters Hill, where the accident occurred, is curvy and winding, Robertson said.
"The whole story here is that people just need to slow down and not drive as aggressively," Robertson said. "Making a pass is going to save you two or three minutes, maybe, in your trip. It's not worth having something like this happen."
Farabee and Hazel had spent the weekend in Moab visiting his family and attending a family reunion.
His cousin, Lexus Farabee Pogue, said the family had spent the day together on Saturday, July 5 during the Farabee family reunion, which included a half-day river trip followed by a meal at the Blu Pig restaurant. Farabee and Hazel had just started on their way back home to Arizona on Sunday afternoon when the accident occurred.
"It's really hard to think that he was taken away so fast and so young. They were such a cute and happy couple." Pogue said. "It is definitely hard and heartbreaking, since he was so close to everyone in our family."
His parents, family and friends said he was a funny, caring and kind man who always thought of others.
"He was lively, energetic and happy," Michele Farabee, Cody's mother, told The Times-Independent. "He loved people and he would give anything to anyone who needed help. He was not judgmental. He accepted everyone."
In high school, Cody Farabee was an accomplished gymnast and diver. He represented the United States at the 2009 World Age Group Trampoline and Tumbling Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia, taking fourth place in double mini-trampoline and seventh in tumbling. He also was a state champion diver and coached high school diving after graduation. His coaching helped his younger brother become a two-time state champion, Michele Farabee said.
Cody had received his degree as a massage therapist and was planning to study to become a physical therapist, his mother said. When Cody was studying massage at Pima Medical Institute in Arizona, he rushed to the aid of classmates in a nearby classroom who had been injured when a car crashed into the building.
"He held his classmate's hand while she was dying," Michele Farabee said. "Then he helped another classmate until paramedics arrived."
Richard Farabee, Jr., said his son was a generous man who "always had everybody else in his mind throughout the day."
Michele Farabee said Cody and Rheana Hazel were looking forward to their lives together.
"She was Cody's complement. They laugned together. They got along so well. They just laughed and enjoyed each other," she said.
She described Hazel as "a sweetheart" for whom family was very important. Hazel, who was originally from Las Vegas, was a teacher at a Queen Creek preschool and child care center.
"She was tenderhearted and kind," Michele Farabee said. "She would have been a great mom."
The Farabees said the family is struggling to accept the tragedy.
"We're in the state where it's still not quite real," Michele Farabee said. "All of us have our moments with breaking down."
"It just hurts," Richard Farabee said. "My heart hurts. My body hurts. I don't know if my heart is strong enough to get through it."
Times-Independent reporter Jeff Richards contributed to this story.


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Medical practice management systems help physicians and their staff record patient demographics, manage charge capture, perform billing procedures, generate reports and schedule appointments through patient scheduling applications. Sometimes referred to as Physician's Office management and Medical Information Systems (POMIS), practice management solutions can dramatically improve a doctor's clinical workflow efficiency and often boost reimbursements from health care insurance companies and other providers. We've written this guide to help buyers understand trends in the medical management software market and provide medical practice management software reviews to help them find the right system to meet their needs.
In the below table, we have profiled the most common features and applications of practice management software and how they can be useful in helping you decide the applications that you need.
|Automatic medical billing
|Offers automated medical billing along with the verification of insurance coverage and eligibility in real-time.
|EHR integration
|Provides practices the additional choice of integrating the solution with an EHR system for better record management.
|Claim tracking
|Enables users to track various claims across the overall revenue cycle; thus, the solution streamlines the process of practice management.
|Code sets
|Allows the inclusion of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), Common Procedure Coding (CPT) system as well as the searchable and current International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code sets.
|Customized patient scheduling
|Provides customized patient scheduling, which is capable of being color coded, to indicate the appointment provider, duration and time.
|Automatic reminders
|Sends automated electronic reminders that to patients via email or SMS; thus, it reduces the number of no-shows and helps maintain an optimum volume of fixed appointments.
|Patient demographics
|Enables the recording and verification of patient demographics with all registered insurance providers.
|Practice reporting
|Provides practice reporting based on several customizable parameters such as billing, scheduling and ICD codes.
|Card scanner interface
|Offers a card scanner interface to swipe insurance cards, thus removing the risk of fraudulent claims.
|Customizable security access
|Allows administrators to set up individual passwords and different access levels for every user by providing each of them customized security access.
A practice management solution enables doctors, specialists, therapists and chiropractors track patient information, manage electronic health records (EHRs) and control online billing management. Here's a list of some more benefits:
Quick reimbursement: The software enables medical coders and billers to search various reports, such as insurance information reports, remittance reports and claim advice reports. The solution eliminates the need for paperwork and helps billers process reimbursements much faster as it enables classifying the accounts receivable, finalizing daily billing and tracking patient records.
Cost and time effectiveness: By eliminating the time taken to collect and verify several documents, the practice management software reduces the time to complete many tasks. Hence, the software is expected to pay for itself in the short term. Also, there are several free online applications that can be used in medical practices of all sizes to increase process efficiency.
Streamlined operations: A high-quality practice management software will maintain all the relevant papers online and allow health care units to search EHR documents with ease. Users will be able to create progress reports, track various processes, capture patient demographics as well as process insurance claims and accounts receivables. All of these will help therapists, doctors, chiropractors and other medical professionals further save time and treat more patients than they did earlier.
Integrated system to update information: Users can update patient information regularly and manage the insurance and billing processes. The chances of errors also reduce as the software will be able to self-correct and auto-update any mistakes in the data.
Support health care practices of all sizes: The ideal practice management solution can help healthcare practices of almost all sizes as it requires only an internet connection and a simple computer network. It can easily integrate with the daily processes of small- and midsize practices. For large medical practices, the solution can manage large databases and an unlimited number of records. This way, they can eliminate the use of large storage units to maintain patient records.
Health care practice management software is typically deployed on-premise (i.e., in-office) or hosted as web-based practice management software. Key differences between the two delivery models include how managers access the program (via an internal server or over the web) and how the system is priced. Web-based EMR solutions and online practice management software are typically paid for on an ongoing basis and have lower upfront costs, while on-premise systems usually involve more upfront payment but lower ongoing costs. These systems can be combined with electronic medical records for a fully integrated medical suite.
Consider the following market trends as you choose a provider:
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Cloud practice management software and web-based electronic medical records are giving providers, and patients, the ability to access patient data, including billing and scheduling information, from any computer with an internet connection. Online medical management systems also help health care providers avoid large upfront costs required for client-server systems as these vendors typically require monthly payments for hosted systems.
Mobile device support. We're beginning to see more and more solutions for mobile devices, specifically for the Apple iPhone and iPad and Android phones and tablets. This trend iis a result of the demand from providers and physicians who want the functionality to access patient information remotely. Industry leaders are quickly trying to keep up with demand for mobile medical office management software, starting with applications that extend the functionality of most online practice management systems. Currently, there are several apps for ICD-9 that give practices managers easy access to billing codes.
Patient portals. It's not just physician office administration that's going digital—patient communication is increasingly happening electronically as well. Many EHR and practice management solutions offer (or integrate with) secure, HIPAA-compliant websites where patients can access their health records, read physician notes and even send electronic communications to their physician's office. For more, see our guide on patient portal software.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT's heavyweight crew team took on a pair of nationally ranked teams on the Charles River on Saturday, rowing against second-ranked Harvard University and fourth-ranked Princeton University in a battle for the Compton Cup. The Harvard crew came out on top in the Varsity 8 race, with Princeton second and MIT third.
Rowing into a steady headwind that had increased as the morning progressed, the Harvard team finished the 2,000-meter course in 5:59.5, edging the Princeton crew by nearly seven seconds. MIT ran into trouble in the second half of the race, contending with some heavy launch wake that slowed the teams progress considerably, resulting in a third-place finish.
In the freshman/novice 8 race the results turned out to be the same, with Harvard finishing ahead of Princeton and MIT. The Crimson finished 7.3 seconds ahead of the Tigers in 6:09.8, with the Engineers crossing the line 14 seconds after the Princeton boat.
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Nanosys is leading the development of quantum dot technology for displays. Since our founding in 2001, we have partnered with leading display makers in creating standout tablets, TVs and smartphones that are thinner, lighter, brighter and more colorful than ever before. Our business model consists of two elements:
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While most of the innovative work we do can be measured in atomic units, the true impact of our technology advancements reach far beyond the beautiful and vibrant devices consumers hold in their hands. Nanosys has blazed a strategic path in quantum dot technology by developing one of the largest quantum dot patent portfolios with over 200 issued and pending patents worldwide. Our patents cover everything from the fundamentals of quantum dot construction to component and manufacturing designs. This extensive portfolio is the result of collaborations between Nanosys and prestigious universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lawrence Berkeley National Labs and Hebrew University, as well as industry collaborations with companies like Philips-Lumileds and Life Technologies.
We've partnered with some of the biggest names in tablets and televisions to bring our technology to everyday consumers including 3M, Samsung, Sharp and LG. Working closely with these leading companies has given us insight into the tough engineering problems they face. At Nanosys we're dedicated to generating value for both the manufacturing companies and the consumer. We understand that being a leader in quantum dots takes more than simply making the best quantum dot technology and scaling it -- it takes an understanding of how to easily incorporate this technology into manufacturing processes. The result is products that are practical, commercializable, cost effective and set a new standard in color performance.
Nanosys is headquartered in Milpitas, California, in a state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot manufacturing, research and development facility. One of the largest in the world, our site has an initial installed production capacity of over 25 tons of our Quantum Dot Concentrate™ or enough material for approximately 6 million 60" TVs per year.
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The best stocks of the past 10 years all started small. That's documented fact, and it's something any investor putting together a portfolio should know.
But -- as many readers have pointed out -- that fact is also backward-looking. They want to know what the best stocks of the next 10 years will look like.
I'm no soothsayer, but I'll give it a college try ...
Far be it from me to shun the lessons of history, so I'll go out on a limb and predict that the best stocks of the next 10 years will start small -- as in a market cap of a few hundred million or less. Of course, if we take the world's major exchanges as our oyster, that means we're looking at more than 11,000 prospects.
In other words, it's not a big help, I know.
Of course, any tiny company that aspires to greatness will need some significant tailwinds. A recent business trip gave me quite a few insights into a true hurricane-force gale.
We're live from the center of the storm, Bob
Small companies with big opportunities can be difficult to come by in the United States. That's because our economy is mature, and many industries are dominated by one or two large-cap players. In automobiles, it's all about Toyota
Any company that wants to make inroads in these industries has some high hurdles to clear.
Where large-cap industries are dominated by small-cap companies
That, however, is not as much the case in a little country called China. Maybe you've heard of it. For a long time, the Chinese economy was the enterprise of the state. And though it's been liberalizing lately, many sectors remain closed to foreign firms. This has a created an enormous opportunity for small Chinese companies to take hold in newly private niches. And while the China story has been going on for years now, it's still young. As Roth Capital's Gordon McBean told us during our visit to the firm's office in Shanghai, "It's not the seventh inning. It still feels early."
But investing in Chinese small caps isn't necessarily a risk-free proposition.
Will you pay to play?
Chinese stocks tend to be expensive. Of the 76 Chinese companies listed on our major U.S. exchanges, just 26 have a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) less than the S&P 500's. And some of the better-known names, including Home Inns and China Finance
Maybe those multiples are deserved. As Roth Capital noted in its February report on the Chinese economy, China has the world's best economic growth record -- posting 9.7% annual growth over the past 26 years. More important, that growth is expected to continue as urban migration and the development of western China roll onward.
Not much of a riddle
What do you get when you combine the world's fastest-growing economy, entrepreneurial small companies, and a political environment that in effect incubates these companies? A recipe for remarkable returns.
But don't just go throwing money in blindly. That's how you'll get wiped out when growth slows and competition increases.
Instead, focus on finding the best-run small Chinese companies that are also operating within the widest niche market opportunities. Roth Capital's McBean has some tips:
- Steer clear of companies with government-run ownership structures. They won't be entrepreneurial enough.
- Don't invest in companies that compete against government-run companies. It won't be a level playing field.
- Keep tabs on the five-year plans the government releases. The Chinese government is efficient when it comes to achieving these goals. Seek out the companies that will help the government make its plans happen.
- Look for companies that will benefit from increasing consumer affluence. The Chinese are getting richer, and they're looking to spend on luxuries such as travel, designer clothes, and nicer homes.
Get your Chinese small caps
While these tips are specific to investing in China, you also don't want to forget your investing fundamentals. That means doing a thorough background check on company's management group, and careful valuation work to make sure you don't overpay.
Motley Fool Global Gains advisor Bill Mann recently returned from a research trip to China, where he met with several companies that fit this model. You can get all of his updates from that trip, as well as a look at the international stocks he is recommending today, by joining Global Gains free for 30 days. After all, you don't want to miss out on one of the best stocks of the next 10 years.
This article was first published on June 18, 2007. It has been updated.
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- Cloud Backup – For extra security and reliability, TunnelWatch features Cloud backup and recovery. Included in this feature are automatic off-site backups, a simple one-step recovery process, and the ability to reload prior configurations.
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- Vehicle Profile Detection™ – This add-on uses sonar, allowing it to recognize open pickup truck beds so you can retract overhead equipment when these vehicles pass.
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Zimbabwe education crisis worsens
The education situation is a national disaster. It is imperative that the unity government focuses on this. Children in rural areas already live on the margins, many are orphaned, a huge number depend on food aid, they struggle on numerous fronts. said Roeland Monasch, UNICEF Representative in Zimbabwe. Now these children are being denied the only basic right that can better their prospects. It is unacceptable.
The figures emerging from routine assessment visits across Zimbabwe revealed that 66 of 70 schools were abandoned. In the only fully operational school found during visits, a third of pupils were reporting for classes. Many of the abandoned schools have been vandalized.
The education crisis which started last year saw a marked depletion of teachers in schools, plummeting school attendance rate from over 80% to 20% and postponement of national schools exams. This year schools were opened two weeks late, exam results have not been released and learning only resumed in some urban areas for the few who could afford to subsidize teachers salaries and pay exorbitant tuition fees in US dollars.
It is the responsibility of government to ensure that every child receives an education. The burden of salaries, learning material and school maintenance should not fall on parents, said Mr. Monasch.
This is just not sustainable, most parents cannot carry this burden and many children will fall between the cracks, and rural schools bear testimony to this.
Now on the brink of collapse, Zimbabwe's education system was once the best in Africa.
However, past successes have been reversed by a raft of problems hinging on the lack of financing, which has led to a marked declined in the pay envelope of teachers and school improvement grants.
While UNICEF already provides support to the Ministry of Education Sport and Culture - an investment of US$17 million over the last two years - for classroom construction, school fees assistance to over 100 000 children, textbooks, learning materials, boreholes, toilets in rural schools, the childrens agency recognises teachers remain vital for learning and support to bring back the teachers in the classroom is requisite.
Strong, swift and decisive national leadership is critical at this juncture but so is international support to the sector said Mr Monasch. This is an opportunity for all stakeholders to show their commitment to Zimbabwe and its children.


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Remember last year when it was all about accountability at Halas Hall?
It was public and loud and demanded like never before. Guys were getting cut all the time, even after wins, I believe.
Then the Bears lucked their way to the NFC Championship Game and everybody got suckered. It's like breaking a mirror, only we appear to be getting seven more years of bad coaching and bad general managing.
The Bears are in a death spiral this season. They are 2-3 and already three games behind two teams in their division, both of whom they have lost to. They fobbed off a lot of slop that was masked by defense and special teams, but bad drafting and coaching ruined the first, while the NFL changed rules to take care of the second.
It's over. When you're holding out hope based on a return to health by a rookie offensive tackle and a slow wide receiver, you're done.
So, where's the accountability now?
Bad player evaluations. Bad coaching decisions. Bad clock management. Bad game management. Wasted timeouts. Blown challenges. Can't even get a play in. Mommy, make it stop!
Where's the accountability now?
The defense is a disaster in terms of execution and discipline. GM Jerry Angelo and head coach Lovie Smith rely on a scheme that has failed in the two most important spots: the undertackle and safety. The Bears can't get pressure up the middle and can't get coverage deep. Nighty-night.
You know why Smith can't fix the devastatingly bad defensive line? Because he watches it go up against that JV offensive line in practice. The Bears' defensive line looks good in that situation, and it should look good going against maybe the worst group since Air Supply.
How does defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli try to fix this fatal shortcoming? By designing blitzes that don't get home. Or maybe the players are too lame to get home. Either way, somebody or a lot of bodies need to go home.
To think, that's the good part of the Bears.
Before the Monday night debacle in Detroit, Angelo noted in the new NFL that "defense keeps you in games, offenses have to win games for you.''
Yes. Well. Then how does giving Jay Cutler an inexcusable offensive line and an inadequate bunch of receivers help the Bears offense win games?
Trick question. It doesn't.
When you trade for a quarterback but utterly fail to protect him or get him targets, you deserve to get sacked yourself.
When the coach tolerates the murder of his quarterback by endorsing the lunacy of an old man calling plays like he's on the run from Nurse Ratched, he deserves to get sacked, too.
Every part of this laughingstock seemed to synthesize on that fourth down against the Lions. The Bears couldn't get half a yard on third down, which is bad enough for the drafting and development, not to mention an offensive coordinator who never established a go-to play. But that's nothing compared to what followed.
The Bears went for it on fourth down at the Lions' 26. They could've kicked a field goal and taken the lead on the road, but no. They were going for it. Except they didn't seem to know they were going for it on fourth down. They lined up, but were running out of time. So, they called timeout. Then they ran a play that got nothing because the sub-sub-sub right tackle got absolutely torched and should've been waived right there.
But wait. There's more incompetence. The head coach challenged the spot. He lost his challenge and lost his last timeout. The Bears were out of timeouts before they were out of the first quarter.
The first quarter, do you hear me?
Oh, and now the Lions now had the ball.
Oh, and three plays later, the Lions torched Smith's signature defensive scheme.
We shouldn't be surprised the Bears failed because the general manager and coaches put the players in a position to fail, the worst crime that sideline dolts and suite wonks can commit.
Where's the accountability now?
How can you not fire people for horrific drafting and development? I mean, somebody must lose a job before Cutler loses his life back there.
Angelo made Devin Hester a receiver. Smith installed him as the No. 1. Nothing justifies any of that. Hester is a gimmick receiver, at best. They don't know what a receiver looks like. How can you not fire those guys?
That's not a trick question. I'm serious.
Where's the accountability now?


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Mondays inspire different feelings in people: anticipation and excitement in returning to a work you love and believe in and the desire to learn from new experience. Or dread and boredom because you can't believe in the value of what you do just to earn enough to live. Today, too, in a time of high unemployment, many suffer from the empty fear of meaninglessness that can invade the minds of those who do not have the dignity of work.
"And, what do you do?" It's a common question when you meet someone new and feel impatient to categorise them. Their job – or even lack of one – and their attitude to it quickly defines or labels them. Of course what we do with our time each day is important. Even more significant is how we do it – willingly as service or with bitterness as a kind of slavery. But there is another kind of work that we are all called to perform that determines the quality of our entire life.
To develop the right attitude towards our work – commitment and the wish to do a good job but not obsessive total identification with it – that is the secret. The balance of commitment and detachment which affects all our experience and relationships. I mean the inner work done without demanding a reward that we call meditation.
It is the work of attention – a word that carries the sense of 'tending to' 'or taking care of'. The remuneration of this labour of love is compassion. Empathy for the victims of natural disasters, violence or injustice is one thing – often short lived and little more than pity. Compassion is another. It takes us beyond objectifying the other into experiencing something that is the beginning of divinity – inter-subjectivity. The strange and wonderful journey that we recommence this Monday morning means that the compassion and self-acceptance released by attention first bear fruit in our relationship with ourselves. Our work - during the remaining days of Lent during which we focus on this inner work - is raised to higher consciousness and joy because of this.
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The Naked Artist: Narcissism or Self-Giving Love? [1]
How is it possible that the creative life can feel simultaneously self-giving and narcissistic? On the one hand, the artist, or musician, or writer has a gift that not everyone has. And because paintings and songs and books give other people great joy – and might even change their lives — those gifts must be shared. But that means the artist herself must be shared, and that's the problem.
For the artist, self-expression is unavoidable – it is part of the job description. As a songwriter, my raw material is the world as I observe it. That's all I've got. The most realistic painter or sculptor still has to rely on his own vision. Even as a journalist, I have to draw upon my five senses, my own mind and my own experiences. Even as I tell someone else's story, it is in part my story. I can't tell your story without filtering it through my story; it's how we make sense of new information. I'm only human, after all.
But, what, then of the observation that rings true: that the artist is a mere conduit for some profound truth and beauty from beyond herself? As Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams puts it [4]:
"Our creativity is most fully and freely expressed as humans when we, as artists, stand back and let be. … And that is the challenge, the agony at times, of real art, not the passion for self-expression, but something completely other than that, a passion that there be something that is itself."
Williams rightly calls this a "paradox" – not just because, as he says, this letting-be requires a lot of hard work but also because of another paradox he names: "that only by our completely not wanting to be God can the divine life take root in us."
To rejoice in not being God means to rejoice in being ourselves. To accept that we are not God is to accept our imperfection. In some of the best art – take Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" as a random example – that "something that is itself" is drawn from the well of introspection. "Hello, Darkness, my old friend" is a lyric expressing Paul Simon's own inner life, yet one that can likewise express the collective inner lives of billions of other people, past and present.
To name that darkness, to acknowledge its presence among us, is a step toward diminishing its power. It is to ask the question, what is beyond me? It is a step toward God. But to name the darkness is for the artist to walk naked before us – to admit the weakness we can't. As Williams said,
"There's a real transformative and revolutionary element here about that great act of self-dispossession which in the artist or in the fighter for justice allows truth, reality to come to light."
Sometimes this truth lies within us. Narcissism would be to distort it – to manipulate our own story in order to project some preferred self-image. This is a constant temptation. Self-giving might mean being honest about ourselves, so that others may be honest about themselves.
Jesse James DeConto spent 11 years as a newspaper reporter and editor with the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette, thePortsmouth (N.H.) Herald and the News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. He now works as a contributing editor for Prism magazine and a regular contributor to The Christian Century. He blogs at http://jessejamesdeconto.com [5].
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Until now, I've been very camera-shy. Part of that stems from the need for anonymity (which continues to frustrate me), but I admit I also like letting the words speak for themselves. I like imagining what people look like when I read about them, and when I meet them face to face my perception changes. Not for the better or worse, mind you. It's just different. You read Little Children, for example, and you form a pretty clear idea of what Sarah looks like. Then Kate Winslet plays her in the movie, and everything's altered. Mainly because if you were offered the chance to have an affair with Kate Winslet, you'd find a way to make it happen. Even if it meant swimming the Atlantic. In football pads.
But then I got all uppity about this Hot Daddy thing, and a few of you clicked through and voted for me. As a result, my total is up 171% (whopping!), and I've moved to the top of page 3 of the leaderboard (respectable!). Thanks to all who did that, because voting in this contest isn't something you can do in two seconds. You have to sign up, set a password, create an identity, give out your e-mail, send in a blood sample, etc.
I've trumpeted how visually stunning I am, how the empirical appeal of my features is the closest evidence we have of a higher power, but now it's time for you to decide for yourself. If you're curious, somewhere in this post is a picture of Eden and me strolling through SoHo. I tried to embrace as many New-York-centric clichés as possible (pallid skin, black T-shirt), and since it was so bright I was happy to offer her shade under my nose.
Now that you know what I look like, I guess our relationship is about to change. Will you look at my writing any differently? Will pre-conceived notions fall to pieces? Would Kate Winslet consider swimming the Atlantic for a horizontal hoe-down? Only time will tell.


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Yes, someone did and published it in a book. Ronnie Kaplan has written it out pretty clearly in the new book "The Cars of Trans-Am Racing" on page 105 The book is very good, I think anyone marginally interested in this part of the CRG site should just buy this book as a basic text book we can all refer to from time to time:)


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New nationally syndicated first-run program, hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist and TV personality Meredith Vieira, available to stations for launch in fall 2014
NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert today announced Meredith Vieira will host her own nationally syndicated daytime show, titled "The Meredith Vieira Show." Slated to debut in fall 2014, the daily New York City-based show will be produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution with Vieira also serving as an executive producer.
"All of us at NBCU are so excited about this new show with Meredith," Harbert said. "She creates an instant connection with audiences with her smart, quick-witted and down-to-earth style. This entertaining and substantive show will be a great way to reach her loyal daytime fans as well as new ones who will discover why Meredith is one of America's most loved television personalities."
Taped on a set that resembles her home (complete with her actual furniture and family photos), "The Meredith Vieira Show" is a multi-segmented, exciting hour that will blend the host's unique point of view, empathy and sense of humor with insightful storytelling that will make viewers laugh, learn and feel inspired. Each day, the show will offer a mix of daytime fun along with feel-good human interest stories from everyday people to celebrity guests who have an important story to tell, lifestyle segments and key topics that highlight Vieira's warm, relatable and distinctive personality.
"As a journalist on 'Today' and '60 Minutes,' I learned how to really listen to people and help give them a voice. On 'The View,' I unleashed my own opinionated self and discovered the empowerment that comes with sometimes heated, but always respectful, discussion. And on 'Millionaire,' I relished the joy of changing people's lives while having pure fun," Vieira said. "All of these experiences, along with being a wife and mom, have led me here because they all share one common denominator: this fundamental need we have to connect with and find inspiration in each other.
"Each day, I hope to accomplish what I call the three H's: 'Heat, Heart and Humor.' And speaking of the heart, I want to thank my husband, Richard, and kids, Ben, Gabe and Lily, for strongly encouraging me to take this incredible opportunity. ... Or else they really just want to get me out of the house."
With more than two decades of experience, Vieira has earned numerous awards, including 14 Emmys, and continues to be a staple on daytime TV. Throughout her successful and diverse broadcasting career, Vieira has been a huge part of some of the most successful programs in television history, including "Today," "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," "The View," and "60 Minutes."
Currently, Vieira serves as a special correspondent for NBC News programming, including "Today" and "NBC Nightly News" and also contributes to special network programming, including the Olympic Games.
Vieira won two Daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Game Show Host" (2005, 2009) for the nationally syndicated game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," in which she has served as host for 11 seasons. While at the helm, Vieira has given away more than $75 million in prize money, with three contestants winning the million dollar prize.


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Fall Church Schedule McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church announces its return to a fall schedule beginning on September 8 with Sunday School for all ages starting at 9:30 a.m., fellowship time at 10:30 a.m., and worship starting at 11 a.m. All are invited to join in during those times. The church is located at the corner of South Second and Maple streets. Additional information may be obtained by calling the church office at 485-4400 or at www.mupc.org.
God's Love On Wheels God's Love on Wheels will be held Friday, August 16, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the former Richards Auto Sales parking lot. "Glow" will offer music, worship, food, prayer availability, kids' games, Love's Closet items, door prize drawings and much more. G.L.O.W. is an outreach ministry of McConnellsburg and Cito United Methodist churches. Free of charge.
Free Community Concert A free community benefit concert will be held Friday, August 16, at 7 p.m. at Crossroads Bible Church (formerly Heartland Hall) and Saturday, August 17, at 7 p.m., at Forbes Road High School. Proceeds benefit Teagan Imler, a local 6-year-old battling muscular dystrophy; Raymond Hillenbrand of Everett, diagnosed with a rare form of large B-cell lymphoma; and the Robin Feight Memorial Scholarship Foundation. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted. Christian music performed by Friends of New Hope Community Church and Rising Star. More information may be obtained by calling 814-652-9966.
Back-To-School Prayer Night There will be a back-toschool prayer night August 20, 2013. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the Forbes Road High School auditorium. Everyone is welcome.
Men's Conference A one-day "Stepping Up" men's conference will be held at Mercersburg Mennonite Church, 10060 Buchanan Trail West, Mercersburg, Saturday, September 14. More information may be obtained by calling 717-360-9702.
Quilt Club Retreat Fulton County Quilt Club's annual retreat will be held September 21, from 9 a.m. to roughly 4 p.m.
FR Soccer Registration Forbes Road AYSO soccer registration will be held August 19, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Forbes Road Lions Club pavillion.
Soccer Camp McConnellsburg High School boys soccer camp will be held at Lions Club Park August 5-7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for grades 9-12 only.
Golf Tournament The 20th annual Fulton County Medical Center Foundation Golf Tournament will be played Saturday, September 14, at Great Cove Golf Course in McConnellsburg. This year's tournament benefits the emergency department expansion project. The tournament, which has a shotgun start at 9 a.m., features cash prizes for the winning teams, plenty of games along the way, a continental breakfast, a barbecue lunch, snacks and beverages throughout the morning, door prizes and awards. Registration begins at 8 a.m. that morning. The cost per golfer is $80. For more information about the tournament, or sponsorship/advertising opportunities, please call the foundation office at 717-485-6842 or go online to fcmcpa.org.
Open Mic Night Needmore Fire Co. will hold an open mic night August 23, September 27, October 25 and November 22. Kitchen opens at 4 p.m. and open mic from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Cruise-In For A Cure A cruise-in will be held September 21 at Thomas All Things Automotive in McConnellsburg, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. A $10 donation is being accepted per registered vehicle. This event is being held to benefit the 2013 Fight Like A Girl recipients of Fulton County. Food will be available for purchase by Sipes Smokehouse BBQ. A bake sale is being hosted by Rehoboth New Life. Cars, trucks and motorcycles are welcome. The first 35 registered vehicles will receive a thank-you gift envelope. No alcoholic beverages. Not responsible for accidents. More information may be obtained by calling Kevin and Kim Mowen at 717-485-5492.
Fall Baseball Anyone interested in playing fall baseball for Little League ages 9-12 or 8 years old and moving up to Little League next spring should contact Crawford Peters at 717- 360-1914 or Dan Kendall at 717-987-3916.
Benefit Ride A benefit ride in memory of Vincent Carbaugh will be held Sunday, September 8. Starting location is McConnellsburg American Legion at 1 p.m. to the Mountain House. Meal provided at end of ride. Proceeds donated to Hope Lodge. More information may be obtained by calling Jackie at 717-414-6646 or Jacob at 717-404-7429.
Fellowship For Singles On Friday, August 16, Warfordsburg Senior Center will host a fellowship for singles from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is for single folks 60 and older to get together and remember old times, tell stories, compare ideas or just sit and enjoy the company of folks like yourself. Bring a snack and come and join the fun. For more information call 717-294- 6020.
Groundhog Hunt Hustontown Area Volunteer Fire Co. is sponsoring a groundhog hunt. Registration will be Friday, August 30, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the hunt will be held Saturday, August 31, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pick up rules at the time of registration. Cost is $10 per person.
Lifeguard Trainng Lifeguard training by the American Red Cross will be held at Three Springs community pool August 19-23, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To register call Audrey Hall at 717- 377-3707. Must be 15 years old or older.
Eat All Winter From Garden A program will be held Saturday, September 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at McConnellsburg Firehall. Cost is $10/person or $15/family (money must accompany reservation). To reserve a seat call 717-485-4111. Program presented by Fulton County Master Gardeners. Learn how to plant a garden in the fall and to eat all winter from your garden. Following the workshop will be tour of the Victory Garden.
Free Clothing & Bedding Free clothing for men, women and children will be available Tuesday, August 20, at St. Stephen Catholic Church. Sponsored by Fulton County Catholic Mission. Doors open at 9 a.m. More information may be obtained by calling 485-5917.
Back To School Clothing Giveaway including hygiene products and household items. Infant thru adults. Monday and Tuesday, August 19 and 20, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Breezewood Lighthouse Assembly of God Church, 1092 Lighthouse Road, Breezewood. Call 814-735-4420. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. there will be free kids hair cuts/trims.
Gun Raffle A fall gun raffle will be held Saturday, September 7, at Breezewood Firehall. Proceeds benefit Everett and Breezewood fire companies. Twenty guns and cash prizes, free food and beverage from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. First drawing will be held at 2 p.m. Tickets available at True Value, Everett; Everett Legion; Sagittarius Beauty Salon, Everett; any Breezewood or Everett fireman. Tickets also available at the door. Need not be present to win. Cost is $10 per ticket.
Dairy Basket Auction A dairy basket will be auctioned off during the 4-H/FFA livestock sale Saturday, August 17, at the fairgrounds. Proceeds benefit the Fulton County 4-H Dairy Club. Items include a cooler, ice cream maker, butter, cheese and original artwork by Linda Mosemann.
Hunter/Trapper Course A hunter/trapper education course will be held Saturday, September 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Fulton County Pistol and Rifle Club. Preregistration is required at PGC Web site at www.pgc.state.pa.us. Click on education/hunter education class schedule. Class is limited to 55 students. Bring bag lunch Saturday. This is the first of three traditional courses for Fulton County. This is a new format, six-hour training. For general information only contact 717-485-5390.
Veterans Assistance Dan McIntyre, assistant state service office of Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be at McConnellsburg VFW to assist veterans with service-connected disability claims. Primary day is the second Wednesday of every month and the alternate day is the fourth Wednesday of the month. Also available by appointments. Contact 717-414- 0674 or email@example.com.
Nutrition Class Fulton County nutrition awareness classes are held at Warfordsburg Senior Center on the third Monday of every month. When the third Monday is a holiday, they are held the fourth Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. To register or sign up for lunch call 717-294-6020.
Zumba Fitness Reaching Wellness Zumba fitness class will be held for all ages every Friday at 6 p.m., at McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends building. More information may be obtained by calling 717-253-7599 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Zumba Classes Zumba classes will be offered at Mc- Connellsburg Firehall Wednesday evenings at 7:15 p.m. More information may be obtained by contacting Sarah at 814-259- 3667.
Nutrition Awareness Program A community-based nutrition education program in collaboration with Penn State which provides nutrition education through monthly and individual classes is offered to help those interested in nutrition and safe food practices. Please call 717-485-5688 for times and locations in Fulton County.
McConnellsburg AA Meetings The McConnellsburg Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. every week at the Alumni Building basement, McConnellsburg.
Yoga Classes Reaching Wellness yoga classes will be held for all ages every Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at Community State Bank. Call for cost and to register at 717-485- 4492.
Blood Drive A Red Cross blood drive will be held at Warfordsburg Faith Center, August 15, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group Alzheimer's/ dementia support group meets the third Tuesday monthly at 6:30 p.m. in Fulton County Medical Center, Pearl Room. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-6108.
P.O.W.E.R. Meetings P.O.W.E.R. (Parents Offering Wisdom, Education and Release) will meet on the following dates: August 26, September 9 and 30, October 14 and 28, November 11, December 9, January 13 and 27 and February 20 and 24. The goal of the group is to support and educate the community, the addict and the families of addicts to the issues and problems that can occur when dealing with addicts and their recovery programs. Emotional and possible financial support is also offered to any individual who might need it to successfully overcome an addiction. The meeting is held at 292 Buchanan Trail. For more information, contact Susanne Reed at 717-414-9695.
AA Meetings AA meetings will be held every Monday at 11 a.m., at Fulton County Medical Center, Second Floor, Pearl Room. More information may be obtained by calling 485-6115.
Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Fulton County Medical Center cardiopulmonary rehab gym. The cost is based on insurance. Call Kim or Patti at 717-485- 6149 to see if insurance provider is accepted. Community Wellness is $40/month/person or $70/month/couple.
Vaccines Offered Pennsylvania Department of Health will offer vaccines to uninsured and underinsured persons every Thursday by appointment only at Fulton County Medical Center, 214 Peach Orchard Road, McConnellsburg. Please use front entrance, turn right and follow the Department of Health signs. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-5137 or 814-623-2001.
Benefit Dinner A benefit dinner for Tristan Douglas, a Southern Fulton High School cancer patient, will be held September 7, at Needmore Bible Church, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Menu will be lasagna, salad, garlic bread, drink and dessert. Cost is adults $8, children 5-12, $5 and under 5 are free. There will also be a silent auction. Modern Woodmen of America will match up to $500 of the funds raised, but more money is hoped to be raised as they are having financial burdens with Tristan going back and forth to Childrens Hospital for treatments. There will be tickets for sale at different locations in the community. Tickets must be purchased by August 24. Contact Verla Hill at 717-573-2370 or Chris Hill at 717-573-4599.
Buck Valley Festival Buck Valley festival will be held at Buck Valley Park Saturday, August 17, rain or shine. I-Pod shuffle and other school item giveaways. Music by Marv Ashby, High Octane and "Bluegrass In Overdrive." Kitchen opens at 5 p.m. and games and bingo at 6 p.m.
Festival Center United Methodist Church will hold its last ice cream festival of the year, Saturday, August 24, at 4 p.m. Turkey dinners will be available with filling, mashed potatoes, green beans or corn, coleslaw or applesauce. Also available are soup, sandwiches, pie, cake and ice cream. The Blessed Friends will be an added attraction with their beautiful songs of yesteryear and well-known hymns of faith.The church is located one-half mile off Route 655 on Waterfall Road or five miles north of Hustontown on Dublin Mills Road.
Not Going Back To School Picnic Fulton PASR "I'm Not Going Back To School" picnic will be held at McConnellsburg Lions Club picnic pavilion Wednesday, August 14. A raffle will be held at 11 a.m. to help with the scholarship fund. Please bring something for this raffle. The covered dish lunch will be held at noon. Also please bring something to share at this meal. Invite other school retirees. More information may be obtained by reading the news article in this paper or at http://www.orgsites.com/pa/fulton-region-5-pasr.
End Of Summer Fest And end of summer fest will be held September 14, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., at Shade Gap picnic grounds. A car show will be held from 9 a.m. to noon with crafts and antiques, breakfast and a chicken barbecue. Sponsored by Shade Gap Area Fire Co. Auxiliary.
Chicken BBQ Needmore Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a chicken barbecue Sunday, August 18, at 11 a.m. Menu will be half a chicken, baked beans, applesauce, cake and roll.
Ebenezer Church Picnic The Ebenezer Church picnic will be held September 7. A social hour will be held at 11 a.m. and a covered-dish luncheon will be held at noon. Bruce Maxwell from Breezewood Truckers Ministry will be guest speaker after the meal. The Maxwell Family will provide music. Paperware and drinks will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come and share in the fellowship and renew old acquaintances. If bad weather, held inside. The church is located at 226 Ebenezer Church Road, Needmore.
Grandma Ann's Peach Pie Sale St. Stephen Family Life Committee will sponsor a Grandma Ann's peach pie sale Saturday, August 24. Pies can be picked up in the social hall after 9 a.m. Costs are plain $8 and crumb $9. To order call 485- 5917.
Infantry Regiment Reunion Picnic The 10th annual 314th Infantry Regiment reunion picnic will be held in Memorial Park, Chambersburg, Saturday, August 24, at noon. Meal will be served at 3 p.m. A headcount is needed by August 15. Price is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 9-16 and children under 8 are free. More information may be obtained by calling Mike Diaz at 570-327-0181.
Chicken BBQ/Open Stage A chicken barbecue and open stage will beheld at Hustontown Firehall Saturday, August 24. Chicken will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and open stage begins at 6 p.m. The kitchen opens at 5 p.m.
Ice Cream Social An ice cream social will be held at Clear Ridge Community Building August 22, at 4 p.m. Served will be hot dogs, sodas and snacks.
Legion Picnic American Legion picnic will be held August 25. Tickets are on sale at the Post. Come and enjoy the fun and good food. Music will be by a DJ.
Fix Reunion The annual Fix reunion will be held Sunday, August 18, at Lions Club Park at noon. Please bring an item for the siilent auction and a covered dish.
MHS Class of 2003 Reunion McConnellsburg High School Class of 2003 will hold its 10-year class reunion Saturday, August 17, at the old Pepple's Auction Barn beginning at 5 p.m. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Bring your family and a potluck item to share. For more information or to RSVP with potluck item, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Stahle Reunion The annual Stahle reunion will be held Sunday, August 18, at Buck Balley Park. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Let family members know and plan to attend.
Hendershot Reunion The annual Hendershot reunion will be held Sunday, August 25, at Buck Valley Park. Games for children. Lunch will begin about 1 pm. Everyone welcome.
Green Hill Reunion Green Hill School alumni will hold their final reunion August 17, at Sideling Hill Christian Fellowship Hall, 10424 Sipes Mill Road, at 5:30 p.m. Due to the death of Sally Gress, please make reservations and send payments to Betty Ramsey, 2153 Camp Ridge Road, Harrisonville, PA 17228, by August 10. Please notify classmates as this will be the last reunion.
Garden Club Meeting North End Garden Club will meet Tuesday, August 27, at 11 a.m., at Cowans Gap State Park for the annual picnic. Bring a covered dish to share and items for a Chinese bingo. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-5736.
Bingo At The Fair Have fun and play bingo Thursday, August 15, Friday, August 16, and Saturday, August 17, under the big white tent at the fair, starting at 7 p.m. Fifty percent of the proceeds go to Friends of Meadow Grounds Lake. "Just Add Water T-shirts" will be available for purchase. Sponsored by the Fulton County Democratic Club.


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My lovie is completely trained when it comes to hunting for miniatures now. She spotted this Dairy Queen MiWorld Toys at Walmart yesterday as we were walking down the toy section of our local Walmart. I had never even heard of these toys before but was instantly enthused by the promising pics on the box.
These remind me so much of the Mos Burger and Mister Donut Licca playsets that I purchased in Japan a few years back. It follows a well-known brand. Realistic details down to the store logo. Minimal assembly required.
Unlike the Licca playsets that were made for Licca dolls, this MiWorld set was made for its own MiWorld doll that is about 6" tall. I thought I was staring at an overgrown Polly Pocket and was not impressed. Needless to say, no giant Pollys will be hanging around this DQ and no barbie dolls either since they're even bigger. Overall though, the food miniatures could pass for 12" fashion dolls even though the scale is a little off.
My Pinky Street dolls are only 4" tall so they're actually off scale as well. Fortunately, they still photograph nicely with the set at certain angles.
My only disappointment are the stickers that go on the little drinks and such. They don't stick very well that I've had to re-glue those blasted "Blizzard" logos several times more than I wanted to. Otherwise, they really are well made. Not quite the same quality as the Licca playsets but comes very close.
Also, you can attach the sets or stack them together to create a mall setting. Neat idea! Gets me hooked every time! In fact, I also walked away with another set and would greedily welcome more!
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Recess Riot Review
- Publisher: Deceased Pixel LLC
- Genre: Arcade
- Released: 20 Sep, 2012
- Size: 41.4 MB
- Price: FREE!
- Good use of the pixel art style.
- Lots of interesting moves via button combinations.
- Shop prices aren't ridiculous.
- Lack of game modes.
- One note gameplay.
If you enjoy jump rope and dodgeball with a lot of customization and special moves, Recess Riot should give you some entertainment.
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If you're going to use an art style reminiscent of the 80s in all its eight-bit glory, and the game is based around recess, you best do your research about the games of the time. I mean yes, I'm showing my age here, and there was jump rope and dodge ball, but we also played four square and wall ball! Well there is a 'coming soon' icon in the game, so hopefully this can be addressed in a future update.
All kidding aside, Recess Riot is a collection of two arcade based mini-games held on the playground; jump rope and dodge ball. Both use on-screen arrows and two buttons to control your kid. In the jump rope game, you have to time your jumps correctly as the rope gets faster and faster, while dodge ball is not only a game of dodging the ball (and other objects that get thrown at you), but using your attacks to propel the ball back from whence it came for more coins. Coins are the currency used to customize your character to look just the way you want him to with a variety of options and colors from skin tone to headwear to shoes. All the prices are pretty reasonable, and you'll collect enough coins for everything you desire by continually trying to best your score in each of the three difficulty modes.
The pixel art style is very in your face, with the game not afraid to show off its simplistic low-res graphics up close, even on the small iPhone screen. The visuals have charm however, and a lot of the animations you'll discover from experimenting with the controls in both games will amuse, along with the character expressions, and of course, all the goofy outfits available for purchase.
While the games have their moments, the gameplay is rather one-note, and after a few goes, you'll be looking annoyingly at that 'coming soon' screen, wishing there were more mini-games to keep you occupied. Perhaps if you play this game about recess with the same philosophy as recess, as in only playing it for a short period each time you load it up, the whole experience might work... but it seems a big ask from this small arcade title.
DescriptionFrom the creators of the cult hit game Super Mega Worm, comes a new and fresh arcade game.
Recess Riot is an unique and challenging Action/Arcade game comprised of multiple game modes.
Jump! mode is a timing based jump rope game with a twist. Ropers will change rope speed and patterns. Ropers will also shift left and right to keep the players on their toes. Advance stages will require players to jump rope and dodge incoming objects simultaneously.
Dodge! mode is a refreshing action game where you dodge dangerous objects while smashing away incoming dodge balls, basketballs, footballs, and more.
Juggle! mode is the classic game of juggling a soccer ball. Advance stages will require players to juggle the ball while dodging incoming objects simultaneously.
• Multiple action packed game types.
• 3 difficulty levels each.
• Endless stages.
• Stylized 8-bit pixel art.
• Tons of retro game system skins.
• Full chiptune soundtrack.
• Fully customizable character colors.
• Huge selection of hats and head gear.
• GameCenter Leader boards and Achievements.
• Fully integrated iCade Controls.
4/5 Stars - 148Apps.com
"The retro graphics are very well done and the game has an overall classic feel to it."
-Michael Halloran
"simple-to-learn-but-hard-to-master gameplay, awesome vintage graphics, fun chiptunes, and it's habit-forming, so you'll keep coming back for more."
- Christine Chen
Editor's Pick - Best10Apps.com
"A new way of playing retro game, and it is probably the best of its kind on iOS."
4/5 Stars - GameSaku.com
"Simple, Challenging and Good Looking Retro Game!"
-Andy Surya
What's New in Version 1.2.0- Added New Juggle Mode!
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WILMINGTON � A North Carolina environmental group is offering a $1,500 reward to find the thief who stole more than 1,000 Venus flytraps from a city garden in Wilmington.
The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust says it was outraged by the theft at the Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden where the organization holds a conservation easement and hosts a Flytrap Frolic for children in the spring.
Someone took almost 90 percent of the flytraps in the garden over the Memorial Day weekend. Each plant is valued at about $20.
The Coastal Land Trust collected the money for the reward through a new Flytrap Fund that will also help buy new plants for the garden and improve security.


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From a technical point of view the board is excellent. You get SLI - if you need it - a fast chipset, two IDE-ports and an excellent four phase VRM. The BIOS and the overclocking results are a mixed bag. Good overclocking results are only possible with high CPU multipliers, only the more expensive CPUs provide these.
The E4xxx series are limited in overclocking, E63x0 and E64x0 will not give you the multiplier to achieve the results all overclockers are looking for. The board has a target price of compareable Intel P965 boards, but with the limited FSB overclocking it isn't the choice for overclocking interested customers.
If you don't care about overclocking, the MSI P6N-SLI Platinum will be a stable, fast, and trouble free board for you. If you don't like the heatpipe or want to use a 3rd party cooling solution, you can buy the non-Platinum Edition, which is about €40 cheaper, but does not feature the "all-solid-capacitor" design. Instead it gives you an additional power-connector for the SLI-setup, the "Platinum" is missing this feature.
MSI should also supply quality cables and a fan that will do the job without producing so much noise. The board is good, but it can be even better, we wish FSB would overclock much better. This is our final conclusion, still 3.73GHz on air cooling is good.
The MSI P6N-SLI Platinum ships for around €135 in Europe.
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This music pack contains three hip hop tracks ready to blow up the club scene! You'll find banging drums, huge synths, shredding guitar leads, all with an ultra modern approach. From trap and dirty south sounds, to the contemporary pop blends of hip hop and R&B these tracks would be a great fit for any number of video presentations or commercial purposes. Sold at a huge discount this pack is a definite steal!
Tracks Included:
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For World War II veteran from Mystic, a Pearl Harbor Day to remember
Mystic ?- On Dec. 7, 1941, Virgil Huntley of Mystic was in a movie theater watching a Gary Cooper film called ?Sergeant York,? about a real-life World War I hero. When the screening was over, Huntley emerged from the cinema and learned that Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor. He knew immediately what he would do ? enlist.
?I walked out of a movie about World War I and directly into World War II,? Huntley said Saturday.
Now 95, Huntley was speaking at the Mystic VFW Post 3263 at a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor Day. As part of the memorial, Huntley received his 65-year pin as a member in good standing of Post 3263.
About 50 people from across generations attended the service ? civilians and veterans alike ? and state Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington, who presented Huntley with his pin, was touched by the turnout.
?It?s an extraordinary honor to be here for any reason, but particularly on observance of Pearl Harbor Day,? said Maynard, who served four years as chairman of the Select Committee on Veterans? Affairs. ?I am in awe of our military ? those who fight to protect us. I look around this room at all these vets and I have to remind myself ? they were kids when they fought. Eighteen, 19 and 20 years old, many of them. Can you imagine??
Ray Ross, post commander, emceed the service. A veteran of two tours of Vietnam, Ross? tone was solemn as he gave a bit of history about the attack on Pearl Harbor ? including that 2,386 Americans died, 1,139 were wounded, and most of the Pacific Fleet was in shambles.
?Every American should be familiar with these facts,? Ross said. ?It led us into four years of war that changed the world ? and we owe much to those who paid so dearly that day and in that war.?
Ross also noted that attending the service were veterans who served in such conflicts as Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and current and recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
?We all pay the price for freedom,? Ross said, ?and we pray for those who are in harm?s way today and who fought for freedom in the past.?
After Ross? remarks, Huntley was introduced as a longtime employee of the Mystic Post Office who still drives himself to the senior center to play mahjong. During World War II, he served throughout the Pacific and was awarded several medals for his service in the Philippines, New Zealand, French New Caledonia, New Guinea and Guadalcanal.
Maynard presented Huntley with his pin and asked if there was any remarks he?d like to make.
?Damned few,? Huntley said to great laughter ? then shared the anecdote about seeing ?Sergeant York.?
After a recording of taps played, the formal presentation was over and vets and guests retreated to the lounge for conversation and refreshments.
?I?ve known Virgil for years, since we were in the breakfast club that used to meet at the old Bee Bee Dairy,? said Louisa Watrous. ?He?s so charming and even today, he?s considered the unofficial mayor of Mystic. I think it?s wonderful he was honored on Pearl Harbor Day. It?s very appropriate.?
Ed Mitchell, who serves as post chaplain who offered a group prayer during the ceremony, said, ?It?s very emotional to be here today and to think about those who died that day. But it?s also very special to be here with everyone who gathered for the same reasons.?
Ken Duenzl, who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and in Operation Desert Storm, said, ?I wanted to be here in particular because there aren?t that many World War II veterans left. It?s sad to think that one day, there won?t be any survivors from that war. But at the same time, it?s gratifying that so many generations of soldiers are here today.?
?I?ll never forget Pearl Harbor,? said Fritz Hilbert, chief of the Mystic Fire Department, who wanted to be on hand not just to honor his friend, Huntley, but because of the whole significance of Pearl Harbor Day. ?My father was 17 when it happened. He walked directly out of high school that day and enlisted. Thousands did. We should never forget that.?
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**The Official 'DiS Christmas Song Soundcloud Challenge' Thread**
Hello. So after the not-that-numerous-but-fairly-enthusiastic response to this idea, found in this thread:
It looks like we're going to do this. Or I'm going to try and get people to do it, bump this thread lots and end up annoying everyone.
Want to enter? All you need to do is write and record a demo of a Christmas song – of any standard – and upload it to the brans spanking new soundcloud group here:
All standards welcome, especially the scrappier type.
No real rules but try and make it a Christmas song in some way, no point otherwise.
Please submit by FRIDAY 21st DECEMBER 2012
Can we sticky this?
I reckon we can rival Sufjan's new boxset if we all pull together in the spirit of DiSmas.
i'm up for this
got an idea for it that I may or may not be capable of doing.
I will also contribute
Prepare you ears for mediocrity.
I will certainly be doing this.
Can;t decide if I should do a low-fi "guy and a guitar" effort or something more ambitious. Guess it depends how much time I have.
- moker, badmanreturns, and rainmaker this'd this
Just tweeted about it too https://twitter.com/SoundCloud
There was a soundcloud challenge from last week?
Sorry dude, I didn't see it. Surely both can run concurrently - Like X Factor and Pop Idol. That worked.
Gargh, sorry
I'll contribute to both, but a Christmas album of Dismas songs would be good.
ah nurts
21st is last day of work, no way i'll get anything done for then
I'm sure late entries will be allowed
but you do have 6 weeks.
i'm starting on a cover of Baby It's Cold Outside tonight
but i'll write and record my own one soon!
I might be in on this
however - I need to get a decent microphone as the only one I have access to is embedded in my laptop, might end up being a lofi solo acoustic guitar thing (hmm)
also I've never written an actual song ever so it's guaranteed to be absolutely terrible (hmm)
Me too
Don't worry, the scrappier the better for everyone. Slick production and a perfect song will make me feel less talented than Robbie Willaims. Whatever you can do. Mine will be all shades of arse.
i'm in
write an original or cover an existing one? or does it not matter?
suits me
i'm so fookin creative darling!
oh wow stickied
no expense spared!
If you put a song in there, can you identify who you are in this thread. How else can we all insult / praise you otherwise?
- Kitchmo this'd this
who is this mysterious Jordin
a lurker?
- moker and Lililololaure this'd this
This and this and this to this
I would like a 'whitch house' kind of Christmas.
Come on Cem!
I has put mine up
Remember the Keep Calm And Carry On thread?
I turned it into a Christmas song. All I had to do was make it rhyme, piece of piss.
Anyway, here it is
http://soundcloud.com/thefrozenembryos/keep-calm-and-christmas-on-thepolitelydeclined this'd this
shouldnt people not post the music theyve done in this thread
so that when it all gets compiled and stuff it's actually, y'know, a surprise and thatLOLpop and GoatmeatMF this'd this
Can I play?
I might be able to do a couple or is it one entry only?
Four songs and it's still November!
This is ace. But PLEASE state on here when you put your track up. Otherwise we not gonna know who to credit (and abuse).
Rumbled...scarletclub is me!
the only slight problem will be that we've had to turn off new sign-ups
due the troll and spam, so if anyone enters and they can't sign-up, please drop me a tweet @drownedinsound
doesn't have to vocals/lyrics does it?
mine's instrumental, for now at least.
That'll do
Whatever your creative brain wants.
this is awesome
"Party Susan" is my favourite so far.iamacunt this'd this
ho is this
Aciduke Volkerazzi Ichs?
They've added two songs. TWO. That's not the rules.
I don't even think they're a Disser.
What do we do?
Made the one entry per person rule clear on the group front page
and messaged him.
I did ask about muliple songs and you said 'Do it x3' but I will not upload more..
My xmas song...
...is now on the SC page
Yeah but it's good, maybe too good
Like Marverick in Top Gun
I played my missus the demo version of my song last night
She didn't say it was horrendous. So that's something.
As he's not replied to this thread yet I say again
I really want to hear a Cementimental xmas songLililololaure and LOLpop this'd this
- brainfeedr this'd this
Hi there
Hi there. My song is on the sc group page (http://soundcloud.com/groups/decembers-dis-soundcloud-challenge-then). It's called "C'est Noël (It's Christmas)" (http://soundcloud.com/guillaume-13/cest-noe-l-its-christmas). The lyrics (in french, sorry :() are about catching a fairy around a christmas tree and caroling... well that's what's written because the words can sound like something totally different (if you have a perverted mind...). Hope you'll like it! G
Thanks for contributing - It's great. They're all great so far!
FantasyLand (Christmas In The TerrorZone)
Here it is in the group: http://soundcloud.com/neonhighwirewip/fantasyland-christmas-in-the.
It is very Christmassy and is definitely a Christmas song because it has:
(a) The word "Christmas" in the title.
(b) A sleigh bell.
(c) Rutger Hauer.
Here is the original Soundcloud upload: http://soundcloud.com/neonhighwire/fantasy-land-christmas-in-the-terror-zone but that account ain't a paid for one and it's been shared to one group already.LdnMetropolitanElite this'd this
Arctic Fox
Lyrically, it's all cribbed from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Barents#Third_voyage - figured if they were there all winter then that would have to include Christmas Day, as so it goes :)
gonna do this now
gonna try and write, record, arrange & mix in one session
which probably means it'll be a crystallise instrumental - I'm thinking Ryuchi Sakamoto stowed away in Santa's sleigh as it flies around the world playing Low era Bowie&Eno riffs on Casio keyboards & Glockenspiels
sound interesting? We'll see(hear)
I'm a bit concerned it isn't Christmassy enough
Nah, it's Christmasy enough for sure
Nice work. I've scrapped an entire song and I'm starting again. Deadline approaching too. Argh.
hmm, dunno
reckon it needs something else
might throw a shinto poem on top and autotune it
so here it is
which is better? The instrumental or the Shinto prayer version?
oh yeah, I forgot
no one cares
I care
I think everyone who's contributed does. And I'm gonna force everyone else to care to. ONE DAY.
But dude, choose one track. You can't have more than one entry.
yeah, I know, that's my point
I can't choose
I can't decide whether the Shinto prayer version gives it something or whether its shit
I prefer the one without if push came to shove
More Christmasy.
well, that's a shame
cos it's that one that I removed from the group
Nice one guyhousername
I like it!guyhousername this'd this
I am going to make mine as cheesy as possible.
Hopefully I will find some time to do it though.
whose is George A Santino?
outrageously christmassy. like mainlining port.
Haha, who's is that stainlesss one?
It's amazing
have the day off on friday
to work on this!
Mine is going terribly
I can't work out how I played the tune I originally recorded. So I think as time is running out, I'm gonna whack a loadof stuff together and it can be a post-rock-ambient-showgaze christmas song. No talent required. ZING!
Just finishing ours. It's called Santa Stole My Woman
So much fun to make! :D
I still need to do this
is there a deadline? Will try and do it with my free time this weekend.
Going to have to be low low low fi.
Loving the other entries though, I look forward to unwrapping my gifts of socks and aftershave to them.
mine's now up there as "Rosaline's Party" by PalkoPalko. I was aiming for a mix of Siouxsie's "Something Blue", a bit of Richard Hawley, and "The Gift" by The Velvets, but it just sounds like the bleeding Antlers. All done on my iPhone. Pretty chuffed with it, must say!
jesus christ
stickboys is so good, so slick, i could see it in a richard curtis movie
Kind regards
mine's up
Wrote it on the premise that the notes in christmas songs are usually really close together. And snow is awesome.
Really enjoying yours
top stuff... I'm slightly regretting going all Tim Burtony but heyho
ah, that's probably why i fancy watching Batman tonight!
Batman Tonight!
sounds like a George Clooney era Batfilm
Santa Stole My Woman...
A tale of love lost and found in the North Pole. We decided to do this for a £1 with all proceeds going to a lovely little charity called North London Cares. Read more about them here: http://northlondoncares.org.uk/
Hope y'all dig it!
(The Queen's Getting) Merry For Christmas
will be on it's way up by the end of the week with any luck.
Niiiice, thanks for adding.
I don't think I'll get mine done. Time time time.
I did one. It's called 'I Wish It Could Be Winter Everyday'. It's mostly about winter, but also a bit about Xmas and OTHER STUFF THANKS
If it's ok
I entered my sister's xmas track 'Merry Christmas from Scotland (Lulled With a Stiff Drink)', hope that's allowed. I did do the photo for the artwork at least, so partly mine! Cheers.
It's still an original song about Christmas so coolio.
Ok, here is the final Christmas compliation album in one stream, 26 TRACKS!
Sorry, I know it's now January but only getting round to closing all this off.
Btw, don't think this needs to be a sticky anymore
Stickyness was much appreciated.


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|2005-12-20, 14:06
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The opening fmv and the menu fmv are at http://ansemreport.com/index.php
|2005-12-20, 22:04
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canada
Nice suit :P ! I appreciate the link to the opening, very cool. It kinda explained a few things from the GBA title... I got bored at about 10 hours or something in it. I couldnt stand the "walking around" part, it just felt like a dungeon crawler type thing. Simplistic and could have been done much better. Anyways, I might get bored some day and beat it :P . So, back on KH2... I still can't wait for this game! Ever since I beat the game a few years back I've wished for the sequel, when it was announced... I really excited. Two looks amazing, updated visuals, new areas, and a new part to the story!! Also, Auron as an ally?! Awesomeness ^^
Can't wait till we get the English release.
|2005-12-21, 01:42
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Beat him. Not too hard when you capture the trick. Done it over 10 times
|2005-12-21, 01:57
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http://www.kh2.co.uk/ tons new media its awesome stuff!!
- Menu Trailer [29.5mb]
- Intro Movie [35.7mb]
- First Cutscene [47.4mb]
- Dearly Beloved (KH2 Mix) [4.9mb]
- Passion ~Orchestrated~ [6.7mb]
|2005-12-21, 20:44
|Link #68
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Currently playing KH2...
New lead character, plays the same as old KH so far, can ride skateboard, if played final mix or CoM you know who unknown are and they are messing around with the new lead. New lead seems to be tapping into Sora's memories in his dreams. Unknowns are making some kind of progress on a machine experiment with Sora at the center... am on Day 3, unknown's progress at 28% and our day 2's train ride was wrecked by unknown stealing our money ahhhhhhh back to game addicted hahahah
Day 1 tutorial, target, talking, fighting.
Day 2 had to work for cash, deliver mail on skateboard, move garbage, do tricks with a ball (think hitting the mushroom guys only easier). Train ride...
Day 3 still playing...
|2005-12-21, 21:23
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canada
|2005-12-21, 21:29
|Link #70
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
God bless the internerd.
Playing in japanese, my kanji and hiragana recognition sucks, my ear for language + a damn good intiutiveness is my only saving grace for hoping to understand what's going on...
Story thus far,
Blond hair kid is part of a group of kids living in Twilight Town. They have a beef with another group of kids led by FF8's Seifer so they challenge them to a fight. Blond hair kid is having weird dreams related to Sora and his experiences. Unknown is hanging around with a guy in red doing some stuff on a computer with Sora's likeness on it. Progress is moving along on the computer, unknown is observing the blond kid. The computer experiment is linked to the blond kid, Sora's memories. Unknown is making sure the target stays in the vicinity so when the they made cash for a train ride out of the town, unknown stole the cash. The blond kid knows about a keyblade, some of sora's memories, but has yet to piece anything together... Unknown is also invisible to everyone else...
updates as I progress through the game..
|2005-12-22, 02:04
|Link #72
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Ansem report has just launched there new site.
It is a wiki page that will let members add information on the game and keep up to date on all kingdom hearts info.
|2005-12-22, 02:42
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
I got bored waiting for KH2 so I beat it on Hard and Slow leveling till I got to level 100 and unlocked every secret...
Then I did the same thing to Final Mix...
CoM makes sense now...
Sephiroth is pretty easy, I had him beat at around lvl 65 on hard.
It's a simple pattern, aeroga, heal, hit, get hit...
To get in a hit, jump in. A light jump in to sephiroth goes over his initial hit and you are free to combo. Heck I can do ragnarok or ars arcanum to him on a regular basis.
Once he's taken enough damage, he'll run off and do a sin harvest. Easy counter is to hit him. Re-target after the teleport and run/dodge roll/fly to him. Rinse and repeat step 1, (don't do ars arcanum or ragnarok now, very dangerous).
Once you hurt him enough, he'll do some whack sword attacks, cast some meteors etc. Does damage, but nothing aeroga and a heal can't fix. Also does teleport swipes.
You just keep running to him and pounding him. Dodge the meteors, take the sword hits. Heal. He'll be dead eventually.
Just a note I've had sephiroth cast a sin harvest after a meteor shower randomly. Would suck to get hit by that now because he follows it up with that crazy never ending sword attack.
Keys to victory. MP Rage, MP Haste, anything AP that gives you back magic. Pack some elixirs for the dim hope if you get hit by sin harvest you can use an elixir.
The higher your level, the quicker the fight goes... on hard and slow level up mode, he gives 18000 exp. Each victory = 1 level up for sora.
Unknown is a bitch to fight against...
|2005-12-27, 05:18
|Link #76
Animesuki's Janitor
Kingdom Hearts 2 has gone platinum in 3 days over in Japan....beating the one million mark.
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|2005-12-28, 04:52
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The Final Boss In Kingdom Hearts 2 Rocks... Damn Good!
Kingdom Hearts 2 is the best game i play in 2005!
Damn good!
And Sephiroth o_O . He's making me furious because if i'm Level55 - he brake all my life whereas i brake him 4 Life Gauge O_O
|2005-12-28, 16:31
|Link #78
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Age: 29
can anyone tell me who this girl is?
Spoiler for for my question above:
and can someone give me a quick recap from the first kingdom hearts? all i remember in the end is sora fighting rikku? after that he somehow revived kiera or however thats spelled and mickey mouse appeared and rikku helped him close a door. after that the three gang go off to search for mickey mouse and rikku
btw where did kiera(?) go after? did she go back to the island?
|2005-12-28, 17:13
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I don't think he means that Sephiroth is the final boss in KH2. Just back again as an optional boss.
And the first game has been recapped in one of the many Kingdom Hearts fanpages out there. Go look for one yourself.
|2005-12-28, 20:38
|Link #80
Animesuki's Janitor
IceAlchemy: Thats grown up Kairi.
Im too tempted to play the JAP version even if I dont understand most of it. People are just playing it, those who don't understand it, for beating it and not understanding the story at all.
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Sept. 11, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the second year in a row, MIT finished in third place at Vassar College's Betty Richey Tournament. The Engineers (1-2) fell to the host Brewers, 4-0, on Saturday, and then defeated Elms College, 7-0, in Sunday's consolation game. Lauren McCarthy and Laura Nicholson represented Tech on the All-Tournament Team.
In the opening game, Vassar got on the scoreboard after 19 minutes had expired. Despite out-shooting the Brewers, 10-6, in the first half, MIT struggled to find the back of the cage. The Engineers continued to attack in the second frame, once again leading the way in shots (13-9), but still coming up short. The 1-0 deficit held until Vassar tallied three goals during the last 11 minutes of play. Alexa Herman earned the loss as she made six saves in the first meeting between both programs.
Against Elms, MIT tied the Institute mark for goals in the first half with six. Hee Jay Kang put Tech on the board after 2:15 elapsed, connecting on a feed from Sharon Prange. Ekavali Mishra notched her first collegiate score nearly three minutes later with a strike from the left side. Anna Ayuso set up Kang for her second goal inside the 10th minute, giving the Engineers a 3-0 lead.
McCarthy earned her first point of the day when she sent the ball from the left side to Amanda Hunter, who lined it past the goalie. McCarthy then converted a goal off a rebound before Kang closed the first-half scoring by connecting on another feed from Ayuso. McCarthy registered the final goal of the game by collecting a loose ball in front of the net at 42:06. Herman, who was not faced with a shot from the Blazers, received her first win of the year and her sixth career shutout.


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Olympics Can't Hire Enough Actual Security, But Fully Staffed With 'Brand Police'
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You may have heard the reports in London about the terrible security for the London Olympics that has left things in "absolute chaos," due to a failure to hire enough security personnel. In fact, there's talk of soldiers having to be called in to help. Given all that, it's interesting to find out that the Olympics do have a fully-staffed "brand police" force, which is heading around the city to carefully block any non-sponsor brands, and try to track down and kill off any kind of unpaid-for marketing.
Almost 300 enforcement officers will be seen across the country checking firms to ensure they are not staging "ambush marketing" or illegally associating themselves with the Games at the expense of official sponsors such as Adidas, McDonald's, Coca-Cola and BP....So, if a terrorist attack happens to hit London over the next few weeks, at least we'll know that it wasn't sponsored by some non-paying brand.
Wearing purple caps and tops, the experts in trading and advertising working for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are heading the biggest brand protection operation staged in the UK. Under legislation specially introduced for the London Games, they have the right to enter shops and offices and bring court action with fines of up to £20,000.