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Discussion in 'The DIS Unplugged Podcast' started by *NikkiBell*, Dec 29, 2010.
Me, slacking? Hard to bump on the road.
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Good grief. Slacking again.
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Sorry I missed chat! I was deep in the middle of the International Chocolate Awards. We're wrapping up the American heat tonight, so I should be back to chat next week. I may have gained a few pounds from tasting all this chocolate (over 200 entries in the Americas heat alone), but it was soooo worth it!
Happy Wednesday!
Goodness, someone has a day off and she still is slacking on bumping this thread.
I wanted to share the wealth in the bumping venture.
Sadly, the old error message is back: Login error: format error of the auth-url response.
If the "Login error: format error of the auth-url response" message is not going to prevent it, podcast chat is tonight.
Last week, I got some great tips on things to do in New Zealand, besides film a blockbuster trilogy based on a children's story.
I was at a chocolate event and got home too late for chat. What did I miss?
Wonder if the logins will work tonight.....
Fingers crossed! I'm on my way to the Direct Cacao launch in London, but I don't leave until tomorrow, so I hope to be in chat. Unfortunately, I'll miss out on seeing the podcast crew and fellow DISers.
No chat for me tonight, but it doesn't look like anyone's in there, anyway. I don't know if that's because everyone is on Knights and Lights or because Chat is completely broken. Hope everyone is having fun!
So.......anything exciting happening tonight? Hmmmmmmmm??????
Party party party?
I'm still not able to log in from the boards: Login error: format error of the auth-url response.
Whoops....maybe we need another Wednesday this week.
I was flying home from CA after being stranded for an additional 3 days after my "quick" weekend getaway. Disneyland isn't too bad a place to be stranded, but I did just want to get home.
Did you see my status updated about Carnation Cafe, Tom?
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I came up with these new bracelets this week and I wondered about what people think of it. I used natural materials, like cotton waxcord, cotton, raffia and glass seed beads.
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Local auto body shop set to donate vehicle to Waukesha family
Ceremony takes place Monday at repair center
Angie Chmura wants to do more than just fix vehicles.
"Our goal is to help people in our local community," said Chmura, who co-owns three Goff's Auto Body shops (Pewaukee, Waukesha and Germantown) with her father, Bob.
By participating in the Recycled Rides program, Chmura and her staff are achieving that goal this year.
Recycled Rides is a nationwide community service project in which members of the National Auto Body Council repair and donate recycled vehicles to families and service organizations in need in their communities.
"It's something I wanted to do for many years," said Chmura, who grew up in Pewaukee and now lives in Waukesha. "I have friends across the auto body industry who have done it before."
A team effort
Chmura signed up to be part of the program last year after partnering with American Family Insurance.
Chmura a Catholic Memorial High School graduate, explained that after a vehicle is declared a total loss, American Family pays the customer for the value of the vehicle before the loss. The insurance company can then sell the vehicle through a salvage vendor.
Because of the Recycled Rides program, the insurance company instead donated a vehicle to Chmura's shop, where it was repaired to industry standards to meet all state safety requirements, she said.
Chmura added that the entire exterior was repainted, and the interior got a complete makeover by her team, all of whom donated their time free of charge to work on the car.
"It was pretty badlydamaged, but everyone pulled together," Chmura said. "It looks beautiful."
Tending to a need
The fruits of their labor will go to Maria Jose Carillo, who will receive the vehicle during a brief ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Goff's Collision Repair Center, W229 N2591 Duplainville Road, City of Pewaukee. In addition, other vendors donated gift cards, a car seat for her baby and other gifts for Carillo.
When Carillo of Waukesha receives all of these items, it will be a drastic change. Chmura said Carillo relies on public transportation every day to get herself and her 14-month-old daughter to and from work and daycare.
Her husband is disabled and unable to work.
"I'm so excited," said Carillo, 22, who recently moved to Wisconsin from Texas. "I'm counting down the days."
Chmura said Carillo was chosen by La Casa de Esperanza, a Waukesha-based organization that helps more than 15,000 individuals and families annually through a variety of programs and services.
Carillo works as a receptionist at the La Casa daycare and has aspirations of becoming an elementary school teacher.
"I chose the charity, because they're a big charitable organization, and I wanted to work with people in Waukesha that do really good things for others," Chmura said. "And when I contacted them, they were really excited about it."
A time of giving
Chmura explained to be eligible for the program, the person should not have reliable transportation, but has to have a job, a license and insurance.
"When she found out she was ecstatic," Chmura said. "She broke down in tears."
This is the kind of effect Chmura had in mind when signing up for the program.
"We are very proud of our staff and could not think of a better time than Thanksgiving week to give away this vehicle," she said.
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Authorities in Zhenping county, where the abortion took place, said that Feng had agreed to the procedure, but a relative said this was not true.
The relative also confirmed the authenticity of a photograph posted online of Feng on a hospital bed next to the blood-smeared body of her baby.
Outraged Chinese web users expressed doubt that Feng had agreed to the abortion, and even state-run media outlets condemned it.
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If you want to get a good gift for your gadget-obsessed family member or friend then investing in good quality Tech Gifts might be a good option for you. However, if you are looking out for the best Tech Gifts then it is important for you to have an idea about what actually is working these days and what is new in the market for technological gadgets. But what if your gadget-obsessed family member or friend has everything? Of course, you cannot go for a popular product like an iPad or iPhone. It becomes important for you to get something exclusive but at the same time fun and useful.
Apple TV
An Apple Tv gives you the scope of streaming Netflix, YouTube and iTunes. This gadget can also be synced with an iPhone or iPad and it is also quite affordable. The price of this amazing tech gadget is $99. It possesses 8 GB space and has various other capabilities.
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MP3 Alarm Clock from Star Wars
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Epic 4G Android Phone from Samsung
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The Fisher-Price iXL is basically a portable entertainment system and media player meant for the young crowds. This gadget is best for kids and teenagers.
Smartswipe is the best tech gift for people who are fond of shopping online but do not like to provide their credit card details every time. Smartswipe is a tool that can be connected to the computer and it saves a lot of time as well. You just need to swipe the card and your card details is encrypted and forwarded to any retailer you might be shopping from. This is a very safe and easy method of carrying out online transactions.
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Originally from Australia, my husband and I are now living in Seattle WA.
On our move to the US we travelled around Asia and Europe for 8 months, using Airbnb around the globe :)
We love to travel anywhere in the world and have recently just returned from a quick trip to Iceland.
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The Mega Man Network
It's one of those days for Mega Man. Your home's been torn to pieces, your former arch-nemesis-turned-good-guy has revealed that he's still a jerk, your brother tried to kill you over reasons, and... oh yes, nearly forgot: You've got a big hulking yellow thing you barely killed once breathing down your neck in the darkness. Just one of those days.
Over on the website of Archie's Mega Man writer, Bumbleking.com, Ian Flynn recently took the time to answer some questions submitted by fans regarding Archie, Sonic the Hedgehog, Power Rangers, The Legend of Zelda, his approaches to writing, Canada, and much more... including, of course, the Blue Bomber himself.


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Get your dice-rolling technique down as members of Walla Walla Valley Soroptimist International will hold a bunco fundraiser from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 18.
Tickets are now on sale for the event, which will be at Blanchet Hall at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 415 W. Alder St, A light dinner will be served from 6-7 p.m. They will also talk about the Soroptimist organization and how it supports women and girls in the community.
At 7 p.m. sharp, the dice start rolling. Door prizes and drawings will also be offered. Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased by e-mailing email@example.com or calling 509-301-2398. All proceeds will benefit the local club and its work in the area. For those who cannot attend, donations are gladly accepted, said member Cora Davidson.
Soroptimists are also looking for new members. Find out more about the club and how to apply at www.wwvsi.org.
Walla Walla Valley Soroptimist International meets monthly, is involved in several local causes and events and joins with counterparts across the state and around the world.
It's up, up and away for Greggory Heller, who's participating in Phase One of the Washington Aerospace Scholars Program. A student at Walla Walla High School, Greggory is one of 287 juniors from across Washington state who were accepted into WAS' fifth year. The distance-learning program with a NASA-designed curriculum covered the history of space exploration, the space shuttle, the International Space Station, the moon, and Mars, it was reported in the Feb. 4 online Walla Walla Public Schools Week in Review.
Scholars complete 10 lessons between January and the end of May. They submit quizzes, math solutions, essays and graphics about the topics every other week. They also independently choose a topic of interest for a final project that combines an essay with a graphic. Based on their scores on the Phase One curriculum, up to 160 of the top performing scholars will be invited to an all-expenses paid summer residency at The Museum of Flight in Seattle.
The summer session gives scholars an opportunity to work with professional engineers and scientists on the design of a human mission to Mars.
In addition to mission planning, selected scholars can tour engineering facilities, receive briefings by experts and see what engineers do on a daily basis.
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The Saline County Quorum Court met in special session this week. Nobody was surprised with the unanimous voice vote at the end of the meeting. With each JP in agreement, a quick ÔÇťayeÔÇŁ began the ÔÇťofficialÔÇŁ search for a Republican replacement for Saline County Sheriff Bruce Pennington.┬á
The predominantly Republican Quorum Court passed a resolution asking for Pennington to ÔÇťresign effective immediately.ÔÇŁ Before the vote, the court heard from two residents in support of keeping the sheriff. But the number in favor of ridding the office of the embattled lawman was larger and more vocal.
Those seeking removal of Pennington urged the court to take action. Speaker after speaker told the court that the sheriffÔÇÖs crimes, to which he has pleaded guilty, were unacceptable for a law enforcement officer; that anyone else who was drunk in public and took a swing at an officer would have been charged with a felony instead of the misdemeanor Pennington received.┬á
A discussion of semantics took place to determine the difference between the meaning of retirement versus resignation.
The resolution passed. The public had their say. Four of the eleven members of the court spoke their views. A motion to adjourn was seconded and those in favor said ÔÇťaye.ÔÇŁ
The deed was done. Action was taken. Progress was made.
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For the greater portion of the approximately 45-minute meeting, County Attorney Jonathan Greer answered questions about the resolution and what is legally required to actually remove Pennington from office. Several times, Greer explained that the court does not have the authority to ÔÇťfireÔÇŁ the sheriff, just as he had done during the first Quorum Court meeting following PenningtonÔÇÖs arrest. He informed the JPÔÇÖs and those in attendance that the Circuit Court has jurisdiction in the matter.┬á
The only thing the quorum court could do is to pass a resolution asking the sheriff to resign, immediately. ThatÔÇÖs it.
The court seemed pleased with its action. They had taken a stand, albeit one without teeth.
After the vote, the court instructed Greer to draft an ordinance for the Finance Committee to take away the sheriffÔÇÖs car as part of a strategy to cut funding to the department, a measure intended to send Pennington a message.
What happens with Pennington as a result of the resolution? Nothing.
He doesnÔÇÖt have to respond. He doesnÔÇÖt have to return a call. He can stay on as sheriff. ItÔÇÖs that simple.
Basically, the meeting was all about posturing. In essence it was political theater. ItÔÇÖs all the court could do and the JPs had to do it. They needed to do something.
Pennington says he wonÔÇÖt resign and will run again in 2014. Not as a Republican. The resolution took care of that. For Republicans to back him would put fellow members of the Quorum Court at risk when voting time comes around. The Democrats likely wonÔÇÖt back him either. He left them to join the Republicans in 2011, stating his old party didnÔÇÖt represent his views anymore. An independent run is the only option he has ÔÇŽ and he might just win. It all depends on who else is running.
The Republicans are in a tight spot. Any candidate they choose to support will need to be squeaky clean with an extensive background in law enforcement. He or she will need to be scrutinized from every angle for any possible run at the office. A relevant work history with stellar references will be needed. The candidate must present well. There canÔÇÖt be even a hint of alcohol consumption, not even a drop. For the Republicans, this election will be about finding the ÔÇťanti-Bruce.ÔÇŁ Without a doubt, that search process began the day Pennington was arrested. Calls to step down and pressure were brought to bear upon Pennington as soon as news of the DentonÔÇÖs incident hit the stands. The Republicans admit it. With the courtÔÇÖs call for the sheriff to step down, the way is cleared for the Plan B candidate. Keep a close eye on this one, folks.
Democrats have an easier road to travel. TheyÔÇÖve been working on finding an ÔÇťanti-BruceÔÇŁ since last fallÔÇÖs election. As long as they have a candidate that doesnÔÇÖt drink, they are good to go.
A three-candidate race leaves the office up for grabs. Any political junkie will tell you that. By not accepting PenningtonÔÇÖs change in retirement date, the court set the stage for a vote split three ways instead of two. It is a rare election when one candidate in a three-candidate race gathers more than 50 percent of the vote.
There is no doubt that the sheriffÔÇÖs actions have reflected poorly on him personally and on the office. Trust and confidence have been damaged, so much so that it could spread to others who have been friendly to Pennington in the past. Friends will become foes.
Stay tuned and pay close attention. This is going to get ugly. Dirt is being dug. All thatÔÇÖs left is to add water and the mudslinging will begin.
Brent Davis is editor of The Saline Courier.
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The Squrt I purchased a couple of years ago was referred to as a truck by that department - it was replaced with a 105' quint.
The following can be found in NFPA 1901 2009 edition.
3.3.146* Quint. Fire apparatus with a permanently mounted
fire pump, a water tank, a hose storage area, an aerial ladder
or elevating platform with a permanently mounted waterway,
and a complement of ground ladders.
9.2.1 The apparatus shall be equipped with a fire pump that
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9.4 Water Tank. The apparatus shall be equipped with a water
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184.108.40.206 The quint shall carry a minimum of 85 ft (26 m) of
fire department ground ladders to include at least one extension
ladder, one straight ladder equipped with roof hooks,
and one folding ladder.
My former Union worked with the Fire chief to keep 12 firefighters from being laid off. Sadly, things have changed and while no one has been laid off staffing has dropped through attrition and daily minimums keep dropping.
To me, 95% (5% shmit luck) of the time a quint can only be one or the other, so you in essences have one less functional piece of apparatus, in a volunteer setting maybe that's all you can staff right now, in a career job, it's likely there will be a day that's all they will staff.
That is one point I have been trying get thru don't sell yourselves short,buy for the future needs not today's needs. With budgets being so ever changing and call volumes changing departments need to be more open to alternative thinking about apparatus features. I see a lot of local departments buying based on trends instead of studying local fire call history and population growth and the current district roads and what possibly can be future coverage issues. What fits today's needs may lead to a shortage in the future. Giving the apparatus the extra option may not be need now but in the future could be a saving grace.
The truth is in some cases a combination rig like a tanker pumper, or a rescue engine, or perhaps a quint, may be a good idea. But trying to force a combination rig in with no other motivation than " we looked at things from a limited resource angle" may not get you what you really need to get the job done. Further, what works for you in yur little corner of the world may be 100% wrong for almost everywhere else. There is no one size fits all in the fire service.
I have a part-time job designing fire apparatus. Fyredup got it right. I see so many small communities that don't have a clue what they need except it has to be big and expensive. The fact that it's not the right fit for the FD or the community plays no part in it. There is a substantial difference in what you need and what you want.
I always thought when I was a CFR FF that our heavy rig, 2000 gpm pump, 3300 gallons of water, 500 gallons of foam, 500 pound of dry chem, with a roof and bumper turret, as well as a 200 foot 1 3/4 inch front preconnect, would have made an awesome first in rig for rural fires. Especially barn fires and such. But then again it weighed 77,000 pounds and was huge. Probably a lot of country roads it would have destroyed just driving on them.
No, I don't sell fire trucks anymore. I found it really wasn't for me.
Some FD's have no clue what they want or need, just they can't run the old truck anymore and need to replace it. They often only look as far as their nearest mutual aid (that they think is worthy) and at the magazines on the dayroom table and shoot from the hip. I know of many Fd's that go into sales meeting knowing only the type of apparatus (ladder, engine, rescue, tanker) and the amount they have budgeted.
Others go all out to ensure they're specs represent the mission of the apparatus and are typically more knowledgeable than many of the salesmen who come calling.
We have one local salesman who we had great dealings with, who knew the products and the options and was a true help in the process, but then ended up being totally off putting to a a few other local FD's. It may have been that he misread the audience in at least one case and went in too strong. I can imagine a salesman must be very patient and laid back until he knows the politics of the room. This tends to be hard for firefighters who end up in sales, as we tend to be pretty forward leaning.
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The first playable demo of Empyrean Frontier, with basic skirmish mode and a tutorial.
Empyrean Frontier is a traditional RTS in development featuring massive space fleets, base building, and resource collection. Empyrean Frontier is built on a custom game engine, and aims to create an innovative strategy game that is still familiar to veterans of the genre.
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One of the big features I've been working on is adding a 2nd playable faction to the game. I think it's important that the new faction should be significantly different from the existing one and to that end, the main difference between the two factions will be the way they build bases, although there will be significant unit variety as well. Instead of building sprawling space stations like the Empire, the Interstellar Union uses massive spaceships called command ships as their mobile bases. Other buildings are built as modules that connect to one or more of the 12 available building nodes on each command ship.
Unlike space station modules, these ship modules do not have any outward connecting points, so once all 12 building nodes are occupied, the Union player must construct a new command ship in order to continue building. This is accomplished by using the capital shipyard module, a tier 2 module that take up an entire side (6 nodes) of the command ship. This module is able to construct additional command ships, and eventually will be able to build smaller combat-orientated cruisers as well. While the capital shipyard is unlocked at tech level 2, same as the Empire's Mobile Command Ship, the current plan is that during skirmish play the Union player will start with a Command Ship which already includes a single capital shipyard, making it possible to expand before upgrading to tier 2.
Like the Command Center, the new Command Ship also gains a visual upgrade with each tech level, so that a player can visually determine what tech they or their enemies have unlocked.
Overall, the Union is planned to be a more mobile faction that specializes in advanced fighters and large cruisers, with less emphasis on medium sized frigates. I'm still working on creating models for all the combat units, as well as the rest of the base modules, but for now, I plan to also work on an updated demo with some better gameplay/input options and more sound and music assets.
The first playable demo of Empyrean Frontier, with basic skirmish mode and a tutorial.
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Still pretty good uwu
No worries; I've been watching the updates since I heard about this game. Jesus christ that superweapon is epic. And I like the music I hear while it charges up and fires!
Just wondering if you have been using music from machinimasound.com?
how goes it?
Hey, just checked out today's update. But I have been wondering if you have been considering adding fitting music to the Empryean Frontier game. I know a site that has some pretty decent music as well:
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Yeah, music is something I'm still not entirely decided on. There's a chance I might get some original compositions, but if that doesn't work out I'll use some kind of royalty free music. Thanks for the link, I hadn't heard of that site before.
Loving the new systems (Formations, fighters moving in place etc)
you should try making the bigger units move around a bit, just much slower though.
Thanks for the kind words!
That's a good point, and I really appreciate the input. After reading this I actually made a few quick changes so that all the larger ships will now individually change direction when moving and face whatever their current target is, rather than the whole group always having the same direction. As a result, that seems to make the larger ships look a little more natural in their movements and at least they move a little when they're in combat. As for always moving like the fighters, I've considered having the frigates move around in some way, but they tend to look more awkward when they're circling like the fighters or even just moving back and forth. The size makes it difficult to make them move too much without clipping into each other, and I don't really want to increase the spacing between the ships in the same group by too much. I'm leaning towards keeping things roughly the way they are now, but I'll keep trying a few different things to see if I can make them move around above/beneath each other in some interesting way. I want to at least change the way they line up in their groups since the front 3 always look like they would be blocking line of sight for the back 3, and the game does technically support full 3d movement.
One thing that will really help you in development is to draw inspiration from other RTS games. Getting that mixture from many types of ship and structure designs can really flood you with some ideas.
Just be sure not to count star wars and star trek because... its just way too obvious xD
Hey, even the functions in other games may give you gameplay ideas!
- Different types of ships maybe? (tier system or ships with specific roles)
*something like broadside cruisers, electronic warfare, or just those ships with gigantic cannons that run straight through smaller ships xD
Yeah, that's definitely something I've been doing. Check out some of the older updates and videos, the first update especially shows a good number of the ships and their combat roles. (a few things have changed since then, but not too much) The next update I'm working on is going to be mainly about weapons, so I'll be writing about the ships as well in a bit more detail than before.
Dude. I wish I could throw my money into your account, but I am too young D:
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Rewriting the mission scripting code, actually breaking out the pencil and paper to draw new class diagrams for the first time in months.
Apr 15 2014, 5:19pm
Wrote a lot of new optimizations this week, game is running up to around 25% faster when there's a lot of ships on screen. #gamedev
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Updated superweapon in Empyrean Frontier firing a giant laser for #screenshotsaturday T.co
Apr 5 2014, 7:07am
It's been a while, but I should have a more substantial dev update ready this week, assuming I can control my allergies for long enough.
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Updated tier 3 base defences in Empyrean Frontier #screenshotsaturday T.co
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It's textbook physics: An electric charge near the surface of a material gets pulled toward the surface. However, if the charge is spread out into the right shape and moves fast enough, that attraction becomes a repulsion, one physicist calculates.
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So you are saying that if a geek guy stops and listens to a girl, that she'll find him attractive?
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Olympic events come so fast and furious, and the coverage bounces around so willy-nilly, from Salt Lake to Park City to Ogden, NBC to CNBC to MSNBC, that after a few days of it the mind becomes addled. It all whirls together into a flying sit spin of confusion. But if you bear down, concentrate, stay in the moment, stay within yourself, you can, like the great athletes on display over this fortnight, pull off the performance of a lifetime and keep the whole thing straight in your mind.
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Wait, let me check my notes.
Let's see. The day started with women's hockey. The United States beat China 12-1, a final score that didn't reflect how one-sided the game was. The U.S. outshot the Chinese 71-10. Try to imagine a baseball team getting 35 hits in a game and you'll have an idea of how ridiculous that stat is.
MSNBC's announcers mentioned that China's problem is there just aren't enough hockey players in the country to create a good program. There are 1.2 billion people in China. I have to think someone could do a better job of recruiting. I mean, I understand hockey's not exactly the national game, but with 1.2 billion people walking around you ought to be able to find a couple of hundred who are pretty good at anything, just by accident.
The problem with women's hockey is that, like figure skating, there's no checking. I don't know why this is, but I have to assume it's because of some sort of sexist notion that girls are too dainty to be hitting each other. This idea is belied by the fact that Sale, skating with her head down like Eric Lindros, took a wicked center-ice check from the much larger Anton Sikharulidze Monday night, then went out and skated beautifully, even spitting out teeth in time to the music at one point. Also, there's no checking in women's hockey like there's no checking in basketball: There's plenty of contact. The officials just seem to decide randomly what's legal and what's a foul, or in this case a penalty.
The women pucksters and their fans should rise up and overthrow this paternalistic and insulting rule. It's a shame they haven't already because women's hockey is a great game, closer to its male counterpart, even without the checking, than women's basketball is to men's. The women don't move with the same speed as the men, of course, but the basic game is the same, which isn't quite true with hoops.
Women's hockey is at a stage of development where it's still possible to see wildly inferior players and teams competing at the highest levels because there aren't enough top players to go around. It's only a matter of time before that's not true anymore, and not necessarily a long time. I covered women's college basketball in the mid-'80s, and there were players on the end of the bench of even major conference teams who could barely dribble and shoot. By the mid-'90s the worst player on any major college team was still a very good player. Here's hoping that by the 2010 Olympics, women's hockey will be at that level — and they'll be leveling each other with good, legal checks.
Just as the Americans were finishing off their drubbing of China, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that they'd warned Enron CEO Kenneth Lay in August about the problems that would eventually drive the energy giant into bankruptcy.
Despite her ability to finish her checks, Sale won't be suiting up for Canada when the men's hockey "Dream Team Tournament" gets underway Friday. What's been going on so far is an opening round, in which eight teams played a round robin to determine which two would move on. Belarus and Germany were the surprise winners. They join the U.S., Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
This is the round of the tournament that's important enough for the NHL to stop play for 12 days. The league played on through the first round, forcing NHL stars on first-round teams to make crazed cross-country dashes to try to get to their countries' games in between their NHL teams' games, which took priority. Now, the NHL players have shown up en masse, thus the Dream Team business.
NBC daytime host Jim Lampley practically came out of his shoes, he was so excited Thursday at the prospect of the Dream Team round starting. He was giddy. I thought he was going to lick the face of hockey analyst Bill Clement, who was a rugged center for the Philadelphia Flyers' Stanley Cup-winning "Broad Street Bullies" teams in the mid-'70s and who wanted nothing more, I kid you not, than to talk about curling! It seems he used to play it on Wednesday afternoons during his minor league rookie year in Quebec City, and he fell in love with it. "There's a lot to it," he said to a panting Lampley, who kept trying to bring the subject back to hockey. "It's a great, great sport."
I'm telling you, curling is the growth sport of the millennium. You spend a few minutes with it and you're hooked. NBC and its hench-networks are showing plenty of curling, which is good, but they're concentrating way too much on the mediocre American teams, which are both 2-3. Can we see the Canadians and the Germans please? Both sexes. And also the Norwegian men and the Swiss women, who we did get to see beat the Americans Thursday.
Anyway, Lampley said, "This is what we've all been waiting for," meaning the second round of men's hockey. "The excitement level rising to fever pitch." Why? Because the best players in the world are going to be here, the stars of the NHL, who make up all or most of the rosters of the big six teams that had a bye in the first round.
But wait a minute. There are as many as 15 games all over North America on any night with nothing but NHL players. They're called NHL games. And guess what? They mostly suck.
The NHL is in a bad period these days, an era dominated by trapping defenses. It's not uncommon to turn on an NHL game, then wake up three hours later to find out the final score was 1-0 or 2-1, and not 1-0 in a nail-biting, tense action kind of way, but 1-0 in a 13 shots on goal kind of way.
Now, Olympic hockey, with its wider rink, its legal two-line pass, its rules against fighting — which, despite the 11 o'clock news's fondness for it, is boring and disruptive to the flow of a game — is a vastly superior product to NHL hockey, and the Dream Team Tournament, with the league's offensive stars able to play a more wide-open style, could very well be a smashing thing. After all, a first-round game between Slovakia and Latvia, both of which were eliminated, was one of the most entertaining tilts I've seen in years.
But I'm still reserving judgment. The Dream Team Tournament hype seems like — well, like hype. I'll be pleasantly surprised if it lives up to its billing.
Thursday ended with the men's figure skating free skate, in which Russian Alexei Yagudin won the gold, beating out fellow Russian and arch rival Yevgeny Plushenko, who settled for the silver after performing in a costume from the touring company of "The Pirates of the Good Ship Lollipop." Twenty-one-year-old American Timothy Goebel was the surprise bronze winner, which pleased the home fans, and, alas, there were no judging scandals. Everything seemed to be on the up and up. It was unbelievable.
Actually, it wasn't unbelievable. But NBC commentator Scott Hamilton called it "unbelievable." He calls everything "unbelievable." Over the last few nights he's pronounced pretty much every move by every skater, not to mention entire routines, crowd reactions, skaters' life stories, Jim McKay, the judging snafu and, heck, the whole atmosphere of the Olympics "unbelievable."
Hamilton apparently has a major problem perceiving reality. He moves through life in a constant state of disbelief. This can be treated, I suspect, with medication and therapy. Or someone at NBC could just tell the guy to quit overhyping everything. It saps what little drama the horrible sport of figure skating has to claim that everything we're watching is "unbelievable."
And so as the curtain came down on another day of the Salt Lake City Olympics, we heard one last time from Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, who vowed that their campaign-finance reform bill would be on President Bush's desk within the month.
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WTA BMW Malaysian Open Results
Updated: February 27, 2013, 1:07 PM ETAssociated Press
At Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Purse: $235,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
First Round
Eleni Daniilidou (7), Greece, def. Yuliya Beygelzimer, Ukraine, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Kristyna Pliskova (8), Czech Republic, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5.
Duan Ying-Ying, China, def. Marta Sirotkina, Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (12).
Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, def. Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan, ...
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