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A relatively inexpensive and compact ride for an amusement park and the like, which creates the illusion that the passengers are seated in a rapidly maneuvering vehicle, by applying forces to the passenger in synchronism with the display of a motion picture image. The apparatus includes a passenger-holding frame which has three locations resting on hydraulic rams that can tilt the frame or move it up and down, and a film projector and viewing screen connected to the frame to move with it. When the motion picture simulates the view from a vehicle that is turning to the right, the rams are operated to tilt the vehicle to the left, to simulate the centrifugal forces that would result from a vehicle turning to the right. When the motion picture indicates forward acceleration, the vehicle is tipped backwardly. When the motion picture indicates vertical acceleration, the rams are rapidly moved up or down.
1. An amusement ride apparatus, comprising:
a passenger-holding frame;
image means including screen means viewable by passengers in said frame, and means forming a predetermined motion picture image viewable by looking at said screen means and representing the veiw from a moving vehicle; and
drive means for selectively moving each of a plurality of spaced locations on said frame vertically to change the position of said passenger-holding frame in synchronism with changes in said image, in a manner that generates resulting physical forces on occupants of said frame simulating at least some of the forces that would be applied to them in actual motion of the frame of the type depicted by said image, said image means being constructed to move with said passenger-holding frame;
said frame having a front portion nearest said screen means, a rear portion opposite said front portion, a pair of opposite sides, a centerline that lies halfway between said sides, and a vertical axis; and
said drive means incuding three primarily vertical hydraulic rams, a first of said rams located at said front portion of said frame near said centerline, and a second and third of said rams being located at said rear portion of said frame on opposite sides of said centerline;
each of said rams being tilted away from the vertical
in the same direction rlative to outwardly and inwardly of the frame so that the upper ends of the rams are each spaced a predetermined distance from the vertical axis of the frame which is different than the spacing of the lower ends of the rams, from said axis, whereby each ram provides a small horizontal force to the frame which is always in the same direction.
2. The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein: the lower end of each of said rams is closer to said vertical axis than is the upper end of the corresponding ram.
This invention relates to an amusement ride for use in an amusement park or the like to entertain people.
Amusement rides such as roller coasters, which provide forces to the entire human body during rapid vehicle motion, are often considered among the most entertaining rides. The entertainment could be enhanced by providing images that simulate the view from a rapidly moving vehicle, such as a maneuvering airplane, and synchronizing the view with the forces applied to the passengers. Such a ride could be made highly entertaining, but in order to gain wide acceptance, the structure must be made relatively compact and inexpensive. Flight simulators create somewhat the same illusion. However, the need for accuracy in orientation of the pilot of a flight simulator, and the need to accurately vary the viewed image in accordance with the pilot's response, results in such simulators being complex and expensive and often providing very limited force simulation.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a relatively inexpensive amusement ride is provided which simulates movement in a rapidly moving and maneuvering vehicle. The ride apparatus includes a passenger-holding frame, image means for forming a motion picture image that is viewed by persons in the frame as though it were the view from a vehicle, and a drive for tilting the vehicle in synchronism with the motion picture. When the motion picture depicts turning to the right of a rapidly moving vehicle, the drive tilts the vehicle to the left, so that the passengers experience a sideward force corresponding to the centrifugal force that would be experienced by passengers in an actual vehicle that was turning to the right. Of course, during turning to the left, the drive tilts the passenger frame to the right. When the motion picture simulates rapid forward acceleration or deceleration, the drive tilts the vehicle respectively rearwardly or forwardly. The drive can be constructed to also simulate vertical acceleration or deceleration by rapidly moving the passenger frame up or down. The apparatus for displaying the motion picture is made to move with the passenger frame during tilting or other movement.
One drive for moving the passenger-holding frame includes three hydraulic rams spaced about the frame, with one ram at the middle of the forward portion of the frame, and with the other two rams at opposite sides of the rearward portion of the frame. Tilting to the left or right is accomplished by raising one rearward ram while lowering the other rearward ram. Tilting forward or rearward is accomplished by raising or lowering the forward ram and/or lowering or raising the rearward rams. Vertical acceleration is accomplished by raising or lowering all rams.
The novel features of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention will best be understood from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a sectional perspective view of an amusement ride constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the ride of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional rear view of the ride of FIG. 1, showing the manner in which vehicle motion in a turn is simulated;
FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of the ride of FIG. 1, showing the manner in which forward acceleration is simulated;
FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the ride of FIG. 1, showing how downward vertical acceleration is simulated;
FIG. 6 is a partial circuit diagram of the controlling circuitry of the ride of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a ride apparatus constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 8 is a sectional side elevation view taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of a portion of a film of the apparatus of FIG. 8; and
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a motion recording system constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates an amusement ride apparatus 10 which includes a passenger-holding frame 12 with several seats 14 for seating passengers that will be facing in a forward direction, as indicated by arrow F. A rear projection screen 16 lies in front of the passengers, and a motion picture projector 18 is provided to project a motion picture image 20 on the screen. The particular reel of film or record 22 which is being used in the projector, contains scenes representing the view from a rapidly moving vehicle, with the particular image shown at 20 representing the view seen from a race car which is travelling on a road that curves to the right as indicated by arrow 23. In order to enhance the entertainment effect, the passenger-holding frame 12 is supported on three hydraulic rams 24, 26, 28 that support three locations 30, 32, 34 spaced about the passenger frame. The rams can tip the frame, either to one side or to the front or back, and can also rapidly raise and lower the frame. This movement produces forces on the passengers that correspond to the forces that would be experienced if the passengers were in an actual vehicle executing the maneuvers indicated by the motion picture image 20 on the screen.
The entertainment obtained in viewing the motion picture image 20 of FIGS. 1 and 3, which represent a racing automobile traversing a track that is curved to the right, is enhanced by tipping the passenger-holding frame 12 to the left. The resulting sideward force component on the passengers, corresponds to the leftward centrifugal forces that would be experienced by passengers in an actual automobile that was traversing a track that curved to the right. Accordingly, the passengers experience largely the same forces that would be felt in the actual experience depicted on the screen resulting in greatly enhanced entertainment. The screen 16 projector 18 are mounted on the frame 12, to tip in the same direction and to the same degree as the passengers, so that the passengers do not sense that they are tipping but merely feel the equivalent of centrifugal forces. The room formed by the passenger-holding frame 12 has no openings for the passengers to look out of, and therefore the passengers do not visually sense that the frame that is tipping. Of course, when the motion picture image indicates a turn to the left, the frame 12 is tipped to the right.
FIG. 4 illustrates another orientation of the frame 12, to simulate forward acceleration of a vehicle. To achieve this, the frame 12 is tilted backward while a motion picture image 40 is projected that represents the view from a forwardly accelerating vehicle. Of course, the forces experienced during deceleration of a vehicle can be simulated by tipping the passenger frame forwardly.
FIG. 5 illustrates the apparatus with an image 44 on the screen that represents the view from a roller coaster car during movement down a steep incline. Downward acceleration is actually imparted to the frame 12, by rapidly lowering all of the hydraulic rams 24, 26, 28. In the case of movement down an incline portion of a roller coaster track, a forward tilt of the frame is also utilized. It may be noted that in the case of downward or upward acceleration, the frame 12 is actually accelerated up or down. However, the acceleration of the frame 12 is perforemd over a relatively short distance of several feet and the frame may then stop, instead of continuing to move as would often occur in a real vehicle undergoing acceleration.
Each of the hydraulic rams such as 24, includes a cylinder 50 which is pivotally mounted on the ground about a horizontal axis 52. The ram also includes a piston 54 whose lower end slides within the cylinder, and whose upper end is connected by a universal joint 56 to a location 30 on the passenger-holding frame 12. Actually, it is only necessary that the joint 56 allow pivoting of the piston 54 with respect to the frame about two horizontal axes. Of course, a variety of drives can be utilized, such as pneumatic cylinders, or electric motors that can turn screws. However, as hydraulic ram is generally the most compact unit for providing large controlled forces for brief periods of time. Such forces are required during rapid lifting of the passenger-holding frame, with much less power being required during most of the other maneuvers. It should be understood that a variety of hydraulic ram devices are available that can be utilized.
Each of the hydraulic rams is oriented primarily in a vertical direction, but with the axis such as 28a at a small angle A (FIG. 4) from the vertical 62. The purpose of such angling is to always provide a small horizontal force in a constant direction to each ram to avoid sideward rattling. In the apparatus of FIGS. 1 -- 5, all of the rams are angled outwardly, so that their upper ends such as 24u are further from the other rams and from the central axis 60 of the frame than their bottom ends 24b. This conserves a small amount of space at the bottom of the apparatus, as compared to a situation wherein all of the rams were angled inwardly. The angle A between the axis of each ram such as axis 28a and a vertical line 62 is approximately 10�. Since all of the rams are angled outwardly from the center 60, the angle B between the axis 28a of one ram 28 and a line 24l parallel to the axis 24a of another ram, is almost twice the angle A.
As seen in the plan view of FIG. 2, the rams 24 - 18 are arranged with one ram 28 at the forward portion of the passenger-holding frame 12 and located along a longitudinal center line 64 which lies halfway between opposite sides 12m, 12n of the frame. The other two rams 24, 26 lie near the rearward end of the frame and near opposite sides thereof, with each ram 24, 26 being spaced equally from the longitudinal center line 64. When the frame 12 is fully loaded with passengers, the rearward end is heavier than the forward end, and the two rearward rams 24, 26 help to support and move the weight. This arrangement of the rams also simplifies programming the motion of the frame. When the frame 12 tips to one side as in FIG. 3, one of the rams 24 near one side of the vehicle is lowered, while the ram 26 on the other side is raised by an equal amount; the forward ram 28 does not move up or down. When the frame tips rearwardly, as shown in FIG. 4, one of the rams 28 moves up while the other two rams 24, 26 remain stationary or move downward in synchronism.
FIG. 6 illustrates a portion of the control system which controls movement of the three rams 24 - 28. The motion picture image is created by an image portion 72 of a film 22 that is contained in the projector. The film includes a sound track 76 along one edge and a motion control track 78 along the opposite edge. Three sensors 80, 82, and 84 respectively sense opposite edges of the track and the density along the center of the track, and deliver corresponding signals to a control circuit 86. Each of the sensors 80 - 84 detects signals representing the position of a different one of the three rams 24 - 28. The control circuit 86 delivers signals corresponding to those detected by the sensors 80 - 84 to three valves 90, 92, 94 that control the passage of pressured oil from an accumulator 96 to the three rams 24 - 28. Three ram position sensors 100, 102, 104 are also provided, each sensing the height of a corresponding one of the rams, and with each position sensor being coupled to the control circuit 86. Thus, a feedback circuit is provided to enable close control of the position of each ram. Each of the rams has a fluid outlet connected through a corresponding valve 110, 112, 114 which leads to a reservoir 106 that stores hydraulic fluid. A pump 108 pumps fluid from the reservoir to the accumulator 96 to maintain a high pressure in the accumulator, so that pressured hydraulic fluid is always available. Each of the outlet valves 110, 112, 114 is electrically energized from the control circuit 86.
Each of the inlet valves 90-94 is constructed so that it remains closed when no current is applied to it, and so that it can be opened only upon the application of current. On the other hand, each outlet valve such as 110 is constructed so that it remains open when no current is applied to it, and can be closed only upon the application of current thereto. As a result, in the event of electrical failure of the system wherein no current is produced by the control circuit 86, the inlet valves 90-94 will be closed while the outlet valves 110-114 will be open. This results in all hydraulic rams 24-28 losing oil so that their pistons move down to the lowest possible elevation. This facilitates the exit of passengers in case of failure, by lowering the frame to a level orientation and at the lowest elevation. If such a system were not utilized and failure occurred while the vehicle was tilted or raised, there could be danger not only in attempting to remove passengers from an elevated and tilted floor, but also there could be danger to workmen helping in the removal of passengers if the frame suddenly descended.
The passenger holding frame 12 may be constructed, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, with a triangular support 120 which couples the rams to the rest of the frame. A rear door 122 provides an opening for entrance and exit of the passengers. A ramp or stairway can be provided which leads up to the level of the frame at its lowered position, or the bottoms of the rams 24-28 can be located below ground level.
FIGS. 7-9 illustrate an amusement ride apparatus 130 which is designed for use by large numbers of passengers, as at an amusement park. The apparatus includes a passenger loading station 132 where passengers wait to enter a passenger-holding frame 134. The frame 134, which has an upwardly pivotal door 135, moves along a track 136 from the passenger loading station 132 to a turntable 138 that carries a track section 140. A passenger-holding frame, such as 134, on the turntable 138 can move onto any one of several frame-receiving structures 142-146. At each frame-receiving structure such as 144, the passenger-holding frame 134 is received behind a screen 150 on which a motion picture image can be projected. Each receiving structure is supported on the ground by three hydraulic rams 152, which operate in a manner similar to those of FIG. 1. The rams 152 enable tilting of the receiving structure 144, with the screen 150 and passenger-holding frame 134 thereon, to tilt them and move them up and down, in the same manner as the apparatus of FIG. 1. At the end of each showing of the motion picture image, the frame 134 is backed off of the frame-receiving structure such as 144 onto the turntable 138. The turntable is then rotated so that its track is moved to the position 140a wherein it is aligned with an exit track portion 156. The frame 134 is then moved onto the exit track portion, into a loop, and back to a position adjacent to the passenger loading station 132. The entire apparatus includes additional passenger-holding frames similar to 134.
As shown in FIG. 8, the imaging system is constructed so that the projector 160 projects three separate light bundles 162, 164, and 166. One of the light bundles 162, which represents the motion picture image, is projected at a mirror 168 which reflects the light onto the screen 150. A passenger Q in the passenger-holding frame 134, can view the screen through a windshield 170 of the frame. A second light bundle 164 represents lighting effects, such as flashes of light that illuminate the passenger-holding frame without appearing on the screen 150, to create a more realistic effect. A third light bundle 166 represents displays on an instrument panel, and is projected onto a rear projection screen 172 that represents an instrument panel location. The light bundle 166 can represent instrument dials and flashing spots of light that one might expect to see on the instrument panel of a sophisticated vehicle.
A portion of a film which creates the light bundles, is illustrated at 174 in FIG. 9. Each film frame such as 176 of the film, includes a large motion picture image portion 178 that represents the view seen through the windshield, and that modulates or controls the light bundle 162 that is projected onto the screen 150. Another portion 180 of the frame normally includes a strip of a desired color, and controls the light bundle 164 that produces lighting effects in the passenger-holding frame from a direction other than the screen 150 that holds the motion picture image. Another portion 182 of the film frame includes images representing those on an instrument panel, and controls the light beam 166 that forms the image on the instrument panel screen 172. Thus, in addition to the motion picture image, lighting effects and an instrument panel display are provided which are synchronized with the motion picture image, to add to the realism of the ride.
The ride apparatus shown in FIG. 8 also includes apparatus 190 for moving air into the passenger-holding frame. The frame 190 has an outlet 192 and has an inlet 94 coupled to an air conduit 196 on the frame receiving structure. The air conduit 196 can be coupled through a valve 198 to a high pressured room temperature air supply 200, to a pressured hot air supply 202, to a pressured cold air supply 204, or to a low pressure room-temperature air supply 206. Normally, the conduit 196 is coupled to air supply 206 to provide ventilation that is unnoticed by the passengers. When the conduit is coupled to the high pressure supply 200, a wind effect is created which can enhance the realism of the ride. When the conduit is coupled to the hot or cold air supplies 202 or 204, the feeling of passing through a hot environment such as in a spacecraft near the sun, or through a cold environment such as near the North Pole, can be enhanced.
FIG. 10 illustrates a programming device 210 for recording signals that can control the rams of FIGS. 1 or 8. The device includes a joystick control 212 that can be moved laterally, as indicated by arrows 214, 215, or longitudinally, as indicated by arrows 216, 217. Lateral movement of the joystick causes movement of a wiper 220 to change the resistance of a linear potentiometer 222. Longitudinal movement of the joystick causes movement of another wiper 224 to change the resistance of another potentiometer 226.
The resistance of the lateral potentiometer 222 can conrol the two rearward rams, such as 24 and 26 of FIG. 1, to tilt the passenger frame sidewardly in proportion to lateral movement of the joystick from a central position. Similarly, the resistance of the lateral potentiometer 226 can tilt the forward ram 28 with respect to the rearward rams 24, 26, to create a forward or rearward tilt in proportion to longitudinal movement of the joystick from a central position. The two potentiometers are coupled to an encoding circuit 228 which transmits signals to a tape recorder 230.
In addition to the joystick, the programming device includes an up-down lever control 232 that can move all rams, such as 24, 26, 28 up or down to create vertical movement. A potentiometer 234 coupled to the lever control 232 is also connected to the encoder 228 which delivers corresponding signals to the tape recorder 230.
In the production of a complete film or other record, the motion picture image may be first created. A producer can then sit in the passenger frame, such as 12 of FIG. 1, while the programming device 210 is at his side. The producer then views the motion picture image, while operating the joystick 212 and lever control 232. The potentiometers 220, 222 and 234 can be connected to the control circuit 86 (FIG. 6) so that the passenger-holding frame moves in response to the operation of the programming device. The potentiometers are also connected to the encoder 228 that is connected to the tape recorder 230. Thereafter, the record on tape of the tape recorder can be transferred to track 78 on the film. Signals that control the ram can be recorded in a variety of ways, such as on a magnetic track on the image-creating film, or on a tape which is separate from the film or from an image-creating videotape, but which is synchronized with it.
Thus, the invention provides an entertaining ride that is relatively simple and inexpensive. This is accomplished by a film projector, television apparatus or other means for creating a motion picture image, with at least some segments of the image representing the view from a vehicle that is undergoing maneuvers that would produce forces on the bodies of passengers in the vehicle. The apparatus also includes drive means such as hydraulic rams, for producing limited movement of the passenger-holding frame to create forces on the bodies of the passengers corresponding to those which would be experienced in an actual vehicle undergoing maneuvers. In order to simplify the moving apparatus, centrifugal forces occurring during turning to the right or left, is simulated by tipping the vehicle respectively to the left or right. The forces resulting from forward or rearward acceleration, are simulated by tipping the vehicle respectively rearwardly or forwardly. The forces resulting from vertical acceleration are produced by actual vertical acceleration of the frame, though over a limited distance. This relatively simple manner of simulating forces is possible because the apparatus is strictly an entertainment ride, and because it therefore does not matter that the orientation of the frame is different than would be experienced in an actual vehicle. The change in vehicle orientation or position is accomplished by only a limited number of substantially vertical drives, such as three hydraulic rams that are coupled to three locations spaced about the passenger-holding frame.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated herein, it is recognized that modifications and variations may readily occur to those skilled in the art and consequently it is intended that the claims be interpreted to cover such modifications and equivalents.
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Re: Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
It's GDS so we could probably assume it's mostly stupidity going by their previous history.
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It's GDS so we could probably assume it's mostly stupidity going by their previous history.
I usually find cruise control kills any good mpg you may be able to achieve. It's designed to maintain your speed not give you good mpg.
... this has got BOFH written all over it, this is the mother load, he could extort the whole of the management and director tier probably.
Completely agree, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
I tend to ignore most ads unless they interfere with my scrolling ability on a mobile device. I've been suffering from banner blindness since the term was first coined.
As someone mentioned earlier, perhaps this is the stick we all need to get advertisers to produce non intrusive ads.
At the end of the day, it's IT, it won't be long before someone finds a workaround, whack-a-mole with Advertisers.
The fact that you used intelligence and humanity in the same sentence as parliamentary conservatives I'd say yes to the faith question.
... Apple is just arguing the toss on price, it's what Apple does, I'm assuming the lower FRAND license cost means bigger profit margin per unit regardless of whether they have to throw a few millions at it in court to get that price. In the long term they would make those court case costs back on unit sales.
... because while this is all rumbling on and they have happily washed their hands of any responsibility, the £185,000 is earning them some interest.
... 'nuff said
I probably should have saved that one to read this afternoon, my stomach feels like is could contribute something else for the Zayo folk to walk through now.
No, not really.
Glad GDS have been spanking my tax money on expensive coffee and iThingys for them to play with in their swish Westminister offices.
I got the reverse, I sold a basic scanner for 2 cargo space and if I wanted to buyback the scanner I would have made a 4 billion profit on the cargo space. At that point I thought something has definitely gone wrong.
Now if only something like that could happen in real life, I would definitely abuse it without a second thought.
... with this,
"Vulture Central's backroom gremlins still maintain that using Instagram filters is like looking at the world through a pair of urine-filled swimming goggles."
and this,
"New keyboard needed"
Right, can I go home now....
Bruce Willis is on his way as a backup solution, just as soon as his flight arrives.... oh wait....
I appreciate what you are trying to achieve, the layout is fine but you probably could have soften the blow by not flipping to so much stark white, as this is part of a phased approach I would have maybe phased your colour change in as well.
Look forward to what else you may do.
Out of professional interest, any chance you could share things like wireframes etc to see your thinking behind the changes (understand if you can't due to commercial sensitivity).
@AC You need to be careful talking about addiction, nicotine maybe in the same class as caffeine but that too can also be addictive. Addiction can come in more than one form, just because it isn't physically addictive doesn't mean it can't be psychologically.
Quite a lot of the main stream vaporisers and cartomisers are brands produced by the major tobacco firms anyway. At no point were they going to let the nicotine market out of their grasp. If they aren't selling it directly in their own product then they are probably supplying the tobacco leaves by the bundle to other companies for their vap liquids, either way they will adapt quickly to the new market which by the looks of it is heading for a boom.
I can't see anything I'd disagree with in this review. From my perspective I've seen a massive improvement in quality but that is only because I have upgraded from a Note 2.
My only regret is that I'm now hooked on the stylus, if Samsung ever decide to stop the Note series my life is screwed I rely on it so much. I even have a Note 10.1, these are the only things I use now, with a combination of S Note and Evernote for writing things down.
Now if I could just get the postman to digitise my mail I would be in digital heaven and trees would love me (the paper industry wouldn't).
Thanks for the beer tips folks, I will definitely try some next time I hop over the pond.
@phil dude, I gave you a downvote, I was with you all the way up until you dissed the beer, I find it extremely hard to believe that the Americans have figured out how to brew a decent ale yet ;-)
... I'd like to see a report with survival stats for these Tech City startups. I wouldn't be surprised if the high number of tech startups is close to the amount that go bust/fail.
"There was undoubtedly a "you keep making it and we'll keep buying it" understanding, even if not in writing..." even if that was true they still deserved to fail, if it's not in writing it doesn't mean anything.
Sounds just like all the other expansions Blizz have done for WoW, they get them sorted eventually and usually within a couple of weeks.
Going back to earlier in the thread someone mentioned about unfinished games, I think the general rule with all games now is don't pay any premium for 'early access' and give it a couple of weeks after release before installing/playing it.
It's quite common I think, my son watches more stampylongnose videos on Minecraft than he plays the game, don't quite get the appeal myself but then I don't think I'm the intended demographic.
How do you know it wasn't? Did you test it by asking what it would do if it came across a turtle on its back in the desert ;-)
I wonder if this is related to someone trying to reset my password for FB this morning. Thankfully my gmail has 2FA so won't rush into a blind panic to reset my password.
... hoover wars, someone let Craig Charles know.
A +1 just because of the mention of a beast of a classic like the Trabant, gotta love communist engineering.
Why do you think Dragons died out...
It was a stupid business model anyway. They should be commissioning content from production houses not building up the infrastructure to make their own, far too many overheads involved that come with too many risks. Content providers the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Xbox should stick with just comissioning gives them more flexibility and less production risk.
Wankers the lot of'em... that is all.
This thread seems more about willies than Ikea and street names.
... but the graphic in the article looks like 'Hotel and wellness' means getting a hand shandy from a masseur, no doubt that would definitely lend something to wellness.
... is too blur Blair entirely, anything that takes him out of circulation is good in my book.
So you are basically proposing a real life size version of Scalextric, can the drivers stand by the side of the track with a trigger controller ;-)
Looks pretty scary to me, especially if they are using them in a ballistic manor. One route master double decker launched on the steam catapult at your enemy, maybe fill it with school children because they are a nightmare on public transport in packs.
(I mention steam catapults but I can't remember if they were being installed or not).
... if it was designed to jump off the baggage carousel and barge it's way past people, would save me having to do it.
You should have saved that one for tomorrow because I have a really bad Monday careless attitude going on today. (which means the wife will hate me and my son will love me this evening).
But is there any photos of inside the 'pod' and a spec of what it can do etc.
"Would it still be a drone if controlled directly by an operator using a live feed from a camera?" That would also apply to the military use of drones as well then.
I think you need to recognise that the use of the word drone in modern language means a semi autonomous vehicle that has an operator for remote use (or words to that effect). We tend to bastardise our words once the media has got hold of them (e.g. hacker, what it means now isn't quite what the word originally described). Sorry what I should have said was the media bastardise our words and batter us with them so much that their original meaning ends up being lost.
Just a couple of critical questions... what colour are the beans and what magic do they posses?
Are you leaving...? Don't suppose you're going past the shop are you, I'm feeling a bit peckish...
... this could be the nearest he'll ever get to one.
If you don't want to buy another rucksack the Gorilla from Power Traveller also has an optional fold out solar panel that you can attach to your rucksack to charge the hefty 6 x 3500mAh with a range of 5V - 24V and has enough connectors that you can charge more devices than you would want to take to a festival. We have a complete ban on buying any more rucksacks, I'm drowning in them.
Probably one of these most used bits of kit in our house (besides the devices that have been used and need charging of course).
... about it not being endemic, bollocks I say, this is exactly the right word to use for something all public sector organisations seem to do, pour very rich gravy and see how many companies come flocking for a slurp in a non-risk way through a badly written contract.
Nuke'em from orbit it's the only way to be sure...
I agree, something I always noticed as a kid is how violently fast doors close in Star Wars, I think it even produced a couple of nightmares. No doubt Harrison will probably be suffering from similar now.
I wonder how HGTG Marvin would describe the Star Wars doors, they are hardly depressing ;-)
"Does your head actually think the thoughts you write, or are your fingers connected to some random thought generator?"
I think his arse cheeks are wrapped round his head which might have interfered with his thought processes, it's the only explanation I can think of for the crap he just spewed forth.
Sound is already captured separately so this wouldn't affect them at all. The only time it becomes a problem is for journo's doing news pieces where they tend to record sound on camera rather than separately, it just means they have to record sound to camera and dub it over later which just adds a bit to turn around time for quick news items.
Indeed, I won't be surprised if one of the teams names it's system Skynet.
... pressure can be brought to bear on anyone who doesn't do as they are told, let's face it we are talking about an organisation that can operate well above or below the law as it sees fit, sounds like too much of a conspiracy, but then so did rendition flights but they happened.
I'm not saying they do this of course, I'm just saying don't rule anything out when talking about GCHQ and pals, they have a lot of resources available to them.
Nothing new so to speak, Above and Beyond had this, but unfortunately it was the early days of this genre and it was competing with EVE as they both launched at similar times. Unfortunately EVE had better graphics which means Above and Beyond had to shut down due to lack of players, I think everyone got a free transfer to EVE if they wanted it.
Shame really Above and Beyond had a lot of potential and given time could have been really good.

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(Q) Sanctuary of Las Lajas - Nariño, Colombia
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(Q) Sanctuary of Las Lajas - Nariño, Colombia
Jan 19, 2013
Took the Q with the fisheye to the cathedral of Las Lajas. It is a truly beautiful place.
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|SDF-1 Macross
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|Macross Class Super Dimension Fortress
|Super Dimension Fortress Macross
|The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie
Macross Plus: Movie Edition
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Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again
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The SDF-1 Macross is the titular transforming space-craft first featured in the Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series, the dyrl movie and flashback 120 ova, being the first of the super-dimension fortresses, it spawned the many ships featured in the Macross franchise.
Technology & Combat CharacteristicsEdit
Only includes specific characteristics to this vessel, see Macross Class for common characteristics
The technology on this vessel was way beyond mankind's at the time of discovery. With the help of scientist's throughout the world, they reversed engineered this OverTechnology.
- OverTechnology Macross super-dimension-energy cannon with beam polarizing converging system (bow) x 1
- OverTechnology guided converging beam cannons x 8
- high speed 178 cm electro magnetic rail cannons x 4
- large automatic anti-ship missile launchers x many
- various missile emplacements x many
- VF-1 Valkyrie x 212 (in February 2009, later replaced with VF-1 Super Valkyrie x 300+ by February 2010)
- QF-3000E Ghost x 120
Docked CraftEdit
- ARMD Class Space Carrier
- ARMD-01 (Destroyed Februrary 7 2009)
- ARMD-02 (Destroyed Februrary 7 2009)
- ARMD-03 Enterprise
- CVS-101 Prometheus (as the first ARMD Space carriers were destroyed by the Zentradi, Captain Global decided to save the Prometheus that was floating in the orbit of pluto and turn it itno the left arm of the SDF-1)
- SLV-111 Daedalus (Just as the Prometheus became the left arm, the Daedalus became the right arm of the SDF-1 Macross)
Special Equipment & FeaturesEdit
- Pin-Point Barrier
- The Pin-Point Barrier was thought up by the Macross' engineers after they discovered a distortion in the space-time continuum in the section of the ship where the fold-system that was lost during the jump to Pluto used to be. The Pin-Point Barrier serves as a shield for the Macross. However, as the Macross is too big to have all areas shielded simultaneously, each of three female engineers; May, Pocky and Panapp use "trackballs" to move the Pin-Point Barrier to targeted regions of the ship. (SDFM: "Daedalus Attack")
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Supervision Army UsagesEdit
Long before it reached earth, the the ship was a Gun Destroyer used by the Supervision Army, Protoculture and Zentradi that were brainwashed by the Protodevlin to fight the Stellar Republic. Centuries later, the Supervision army engages in conflict with Zentradi forces.
On July 7, 1999[1], the ship crashes on South Ataria Island, located at the extreme end of the "Ogasawara Island chain" in the Pacific Ocean. Inspection of the wreckage reveals that the spaceship was manned by giant aliens many times larger than humans and that their technology is centuries and probably millennia beyond that of Earth.
The alien spaceship is revealed to be a war vessel. As a result of this, humanity realizes that there is a potential threat beyond Earth and some believe an international government should be established to unite the world against any hostile aliens.
The crashed ship is rebuilt and a city, called Macross City, flourishes around it. During the reconstruction, the huge ship is given the hull classification "ASS-1" (Alien Starship-1). After completion the ship is re-classifed as the "SDF-1 Macross" or "Super Dimensional Fortress-1 Macross."
Space War 1 (2009 to 2012)Edit
In 2009, now manned entirely by humans, the ship is prepared for its maiden voyage to seek out alien cultures and promote peace - its initial goal being never to start a fight. Giant alien humanoids called the Zentradi suddenly arrive in the Solar System with a force of several hundred ships, looking for the spacecraft they have been tasked with taking back. The SDF-1 turns out to be "booby trapped" (pre-programmed to fire its main gun at the Zentradi when detected). The ship's crew are unable to stop it from firing, forcing the humans to engage in war with the alien invaders. After a failed attempt to take off using its alien gravity control systems, which tear through the ship's hull and leaves it to fall, the renovated alien spaceship takes off using Earth-made rocket thrusters.
During the last battle, the Macross is the target of a kamikaze run by rogue Zentradi Captain Quamzin Kravshera. His assault does not completely destroy the Macross, but results in severe damage to the ship - including the loss of its main cannon and the Daedalus landing craft. The ship is repaired and refitted. returning to service as UN Spacy's headquarters. The missing Daedalus and remaining Prometheus carrier are replaced by a pair of ARMD-class carriers. The bridge crew also survive almost unscathed and Macross City remains a thriving metropolis.
2031EditIn the Do You Remember Love?, a fictional movie macross universe movie that chronicles the events of Space War I, the SDF-1 was a female Zentradi (Meltandi) gun destroyer that crashes on Earth after being chased by the male Zentradi (as opposed to the original series where the SDF-1 was a Supervision army ship fighting male and female Zentradi alike). Since the Zentradi and the Meltlandi have already been at war for hundreds of thousands of years, its presence on Earth after being rebuilt cause the Zentradi fleet to destroy the world's surface as soon as it is discovered, some time before the beginning of the film.
The SDF-1 Macross folds away from Earth just as the Zentradi attack and begins its journey back to the planet to investigate what happened.[2] The movie version SDF-1 ship also had ARMD-class space carriers attached to the main ship at the time it was built, as opposed to the TV series where the space carriers are supposed to join the ship in Earth's orbit. (DYRL)
2040EditIn 2040, the virtual idol AI Sharon Apple attains sentience, and during festivities marking the 30th anniversary the treaty between Earth and the Zentradi that ended Space War I. She hacks into the systems of the entire Earth defense network, which included the original SDF-1 Macross. During this incident, Sharon Apple causes Macross to briefly launch from the artificial lake that it has rested in since 2010. Furthermore, Sharon Apple uses its abilities and the SDF-1 Macross' communications facilities to attempt to control the minds of nearly everyone on Earth. However, UN Spacy pilots Isamu Alva Dyson and Guld Goa Bowman and civilian Myung Fang Lone are able to defuse the incident, destroying Sharon Apple in the process. (Plus: "It's Time to End This")
In 2059, during a flight across the skies of Galia 4, Alto Saotome and Ranka Lee make an emergency landing and discovered the wreckage of a first-generation Macross-class ship designated as SDFN-04 Global, which belonged to the New U.N. Spacy 117th Large Scale Research Fleet. This ship closely resembles the Macross as it appeared in 2040 during the events of Macross Plus. This suggests the original Macross design was put into production at least 20 years previous of the Macross Frontier fleet's launch (as seen in episode 13, "Memory of Global"). A glimpse of Earth's Macross City appears, showing that the original SDF-1 Macross ship still sits in its center and continues to fulfill its assigned task of planetary defense. (F: "Your Sound")
List of UN SquadronsEdit
List of Crew MembersEdit
- Bruno J. Global
- Misa Hayase
- Claudia LaSalle
- Roy Focker
- Hikaru Ichijo
- Maistroff
- Hayao Kakizaki
- Maximilian Jenius
- Millia Fallyna Jenius
- Kim Kabirov
- Shammy Milliome
- Vanessa Laird
Picture GalleryEdit
Notes & TriviaEdit
Mechanical designer Kazutaka Miyatake of Studio Nue created the original SDF-1 design for the first Macross anime series. SDF (Super Dimension Fortress) is a reference to the ship being a maneuverable space fortress capable of space folds, or travelling in subspace for faster-than-light movement. The fictional ship has also appeared on many videogames set in the Macross universe.
Even though Macross Plus disregarded the movie canon that Macross II followed, from then onwards, it is the DYRL design of the SDF-1 that is shown. It is one of the several elements from the movie that has made it into the official canon.
- The series title comes from the name of the main human spacecraft (which is usually shortened from Super Dimension Fortress to SDF-1 Macross as it is the first). The original name for the Macross project was Battle City Megarodo (or Battle City Megaroad, as the Japanese transliteration to either "L" or "R" gives the title a double meaning in reference to the story line: Megaload, referring to the spacecraft containing an entire city of people; and Megaroad, referring to the long journey through space back to Earth); however, one of the sponsors of the project, Big West Advertising, was a fan of Shakespeare and wanted the series and the spacecraft to be named Macbeth (マクベス Makubesu?). A compromise was made with the title Macross (マクロス Makurosu?) due to its similar pronunciation to Macbeth in Japanese and because it still contained connotations to the original title. The word Macross comes from a wordplay combination of the prefix "macro" in reference to its massive size in comparison to human vehicles (though when compared with the alien ships in the series, it is a relatively small gun destroyer) and the distance they must cross.
- ↑ Macross TV Series Liner Notes
- ↑ The events prior to the film are shown in new footage created for a videogame based on the film adaptation released in Japan in the late 1990s.
For the Robotech equivalent, visit SDF-1.
|Mecha and Vehicles Featured in SDF Macross, Do You Remember Love? and Flashback 2012
|UN Spacy
|Skull Squadron
|Vermillion Team
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The 2015 Finish Festival will crank up when runners participating in the Louisiana 5k, Quarter Marathon and Kids Marathon cross the finish line near the State Capitol Park on Saturday, January 17, 2015. The Finish Fest continues on Sunday, January 18, following the Louisiana Marathon and Half Marathon.
The Finish Festival, featuring Louisiana food and music, is open to the public. Last year, more than 24,000 runners, spectators, foodies and music lovers enjoyed the two-day festival. Registered runners receive access to food and beverages on the day of their race. Others can purchase a Taste Tour Pass Wristband Ticket. Beer is only available for adults 21 and over.
Abita Brewing Company was founded in Abita Springs, La. in 1986 and is the original and largest craft brewery in the Southeast. The company produces seven flagship brews year-round: Abita Amber, Golden, Light, Turbodog®,Purple Haze®, Jockamo I.P.A.® and Restoration Pale Ale®. Abita also offers five seasonal beers, three Harvest brews, three Big Beers and a draft-only series of Select beers.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 – Festival Grounds Open 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
- 8:30-9:15 am Dunham School Jazz Band
- 9:45-11:45 am Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters
- 12:00-1:00 pm Baton Rouge Music Studios
- 8:30 Showcase Tents Open
- 9:00 Select Restaurant Food Stalls Open
Sunday, January 18, 2015 – Festival Grounds Open 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
- 9:00 – 11:00 am Quiana Lynell and the Lush Life
- 11:30 – 1:30 pm Michael Foster Project with Big Sam Williams of Big Sam's Funky Nation
- 8:30 Showcase Tents Open
- 9:00 Select Restaurant Food Stalls Open
- AZ Young Park – State Capitol Welcome Center, 900 N 3rd St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802
- Abita Beer
- Awards & Timing Tent next to the Stage
- Food Village with Restaurant Food Tents and Festival Showcase Tents
- Kids Zone presented by The Advocate, 225 Inflatables, Academy Sports+Outdoors
- Levee Lounge presented by Abita and Beausoleil*
- Performance Recovery Area
- T-Shirt Exchange Tent
- VIP Experiences presented by Abita and Sullivan's Steakhouse* (Cypress and Bayou Packages)
- (* – denotes Sunday only)
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Kick off those running shoes and enjoy your Louisiana cuisine along with the music of Bayou Country like a true local. The Finish Festival will spotlight funky, eclectic Louisiana bands that attract visitors from around the globe year-round.
The FINISH FESTIVAL HOSTED BY ABITA, DERMASURGERY CENTER and LAMAR is proud to offer an incredible line up of outstanding local talent on both festival days. Like previous years, the festival anchors the experience and complements the course — the music line up:
- Michael Foster Project with Big Sam Williams of Big Sam's Funky Nation
- Rockin' Dopsie, Jr and the Zydeco Twisters
- Quiana Lynell and the Lush Life
- Dunham School Jazz Band
- Baton Rouge Music Studios
- Kids Orchestra
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Finish Festival hosted by ABITA, Dermasurgery Center and Lamar, will crank up when runners participating in the Louisiana 5k, Quarter Marathon and Kids Marathon cross the finish line near the State Capitol Park on Saturday, January 17, 2015. The Finish Fest will continue on Sunday, January 18, following the Louisiana Marathon and Half Marathon.
The Food Village at Finish Fest offers authentic Louisiana specialties from local vendors such as: ACME Oyster House, Beausoleil, Blend, Capital City Grill, Cajun Country Rice, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Doe's Eat Place, Edible Events, Freshjunkie, Galatoire's Bistro, Gonzales Jambalaya Festival, Hotel Indigo, Jimmy John's, Kajun Kettle, L'Auberge, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Grill, Mestizo's, Restaurant IPO, Ruffino's, Schlittz-and-Giggles, Spotters Fast Fit Food, Sullivan's Steakhouse, Tallulah Crafted Food & Wine Bar, Veron Sausage, Roux House, and Zoe's Kitchen.
Eat More // See the Food Village Schedule >>
Are you looking for a way to put a little more spice in your Louisiana Marathon Weekend?
Louisianans love the "little something extras"…it's what we call "Lagniappe". Purchase one of our two elite VIP packages, and you too can experience a little lagniappe over the weekend for runners, their biggest fans and our finest supporters. Choose from the Cypress or Bayou packages, and you will be comfortably placed in the middle of the action. For additional information or questions contact email@example.com.
There's nothing like a cold beer after a long run. Join us in the new Levee Lounge presented by Abita and Beausoleil after crossing the finish line on Sunday to crack open your cold one. The lounge will serve Abita beer and Beausoleil's signature Bloody Marys.
Buy your Open-Bar-for-the-Day Pass now for $20 for full access to the beer garden. Special brands will be served in cans and draft in the lounge.
Limited access. You can purchase tickets at The Gear Shop at the expo, or The Gear Tent at the festival.
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American Idol LIVE! Kicks Off Tour in Detroit Tonight, 7/6
American Idol LIVE! returns to Detroit's Joe Louis Arena to launch the 2012 tour tonight, July 6 at 7 p.m. The hit tour is the first chance to see this season's talented top 10 finalists in concert to include Deandre Brackensick, Hollie Cavanagh, Colton Dixon, Heejun Han, Skylar Laine, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Elise Testone and Erika Van Pelt.
Tickets ($29.50, $45 and $65) can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.
The American Idol season finale aired on FOX May 23rd, but the fan-favorites will continue on with the 2012 live tour. Past tours have featured stars such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, David Cook, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Lee Dewyze, Scotty McCreery and so many more. Log on to AmericanIdol.com for full list of dates and links.
"American Idol LIVE! 2012 Tour:
06 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
07 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
09 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
11 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
14 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center
16 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center
18 Seattle, WA Key Arena at Seattle Center
19 Portland, OR Rose Garden
21 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
22 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
23 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
25 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena
26 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
27 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
29 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
30 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
31 Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum
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Salsa Chicken
|12 Ounce, chopped and drained well (2 Medium Sized Ones)
|Thinly sliced green onions
|25 Gram (1/4 Cup)
|Lime juice
|60 Milliliter (1/4 Cup)
|Fresh jalapeno
|1 Small, seeded and finely chopped
|Chopped cilantro
|1 Tablespoon
|1 Clove (5 gm), minced or pressed
|Finely shredded iceberg lettuce
|8 Ounce (8 Cups / 230 Grams)
|Egg whites
|2 Large
|Yellow cornmeal
|69 Gram (1/2 Cup)
|Chili powder
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Ground cumin
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Chicken breast boneless skinless
|1 Pound, cut into 1 inch pieces (455 Grams)
|Olive oil/Vegetable oil
|2 Teaspoon
|Non-fat sour cream
|120 Milliliter (1/2 Cup)
|Cilantro sprig
1. To prepare tomato salsa, in a large bowl, combine tomatoes, onions, lime juice, jalapeno, chopped cilantro, and garlic; set aside. (At this point, you may cover and refrigerate for up to 3 hours.) Divide lettuce among 4 individual plates; cover and set aside.
2. In a shallow bowl, beat egg whites to blend; set aside. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, chili powder, and cumin. Add chicken and turn to coat. Then lift chicken from bowl, shaking off excess coating. Dip chicken into egg whites, then coat again with remaining cornmeal mixture.
3. Heat oil in a wide nonstick frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add chicken and stir-fry gently until no longer pink in center; cut to test (5 to 7 minutes). Remove from pan and keep warm. Pour reserved salsa into pan; reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring, until salsa is heated through and slightly thickened (1 to 2 minutes).
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10-year-old bicyclist struck by vehicle, seriously injured in North Bethesda
A 10-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by a car while riding her bike on Friday evening.
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Montgomery County firefighters have evacuated an apartment building due to high carbon monoxide levels on several floors.
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Good Morning Washington's Adam Caskey visited the Green Acres School in North Bethesda Monday morning. The school just won a spirited award from the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
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A suspect is in custody after a police chase from White Oak to North Bethesda late Wednesday night, police say.
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Today we finish Gold Camp Road, explore some of the old gold mines near Victor and head south via Phantom Canyon Road toward the Greenhorn Mountain area.
First we ride some of the trails around our campsite. These trails were much steeper and rockier than we ever anticipated. Made the rocks of the Rainbow Trail feel like tarmac.
Finishing Gold Camp:
One of the old
gold mines north of Victor
, the Vindicator mine. If you are interested in gold mining history and if you have time, there are lots of very interesting walking trails among old mines in this area:
American Eagles Overlook, amidst a huge active mine. At $1500 an ounce...they will keep going:
One of the best eateries we found, this one in Victor, owned by german immigrants, Gold Camp Bakery on 3rd Street: bread, pastries, soups, sandwiches, were superb. As European as you can get on this side of the Atlantic.
Phantom Canyon:
Son, your sponsorship dreams have been shattered...Refueling in Cañon City:
About to start climbing Oak Creek Grade Road north of Greenhorn Mountain:
Climbing Oak Creek:
Weather begins to close in:
First a few drops...then torrential rain...
Several of the area roads we planned to take were chained, gated or private....so we did a lot of re-routing on the fly cold and wet...
those rain pants we left in Denver were starting to feel really warm and dry...until out of the corner of my eye I see this on a side road...
we make a 180, turn right and a hundred feet ahead we find Ophir Campground, off 165...
For $30, a dry and warm camper, yeah, a little old and with a few dead bugs here and there, but it did the trick. I wasn't looking forward to setting up camp cold and wet. Besides, game room and everything: fussball, ping-pong, pool, darts..:
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California's Gov. Jerry Brown is ordering mandatory emergency water cuts throughout the state due to the drought.
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Cake Debuts New Animated Video For Long Time
CAKE is pleased to announce the release of the visually stunning animated music video for "Long Time," the second single from their critically lauded new set Showroom of Compassion, out January 11, 2011. The video will premiere March 31 on MTVU and MTV2 as part of their Indie Music Month before moving into regular rotation.
Check out the video here: http://www.mtv.com/videos/cake/631981/long-time.jhtml#id=1658901 (embed code below).
Debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, the album continues to receive acclaim with recent appearances on NPR's "All Things Considered" as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lopez Tonight, Conan, The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon and more. Meanwhile, their first single "Sick Of You" remained a Top 5 hit at both Alternative and Triple A radio for ten weeks.
The band recently wrapped up a headlining tour that sold out within minutes of being announced. The dates took them across the U.S., connecting them with their ceaselessly loyal fan base that have supported the band's live performances since the release of their first album in 1993. CAKE will head back out in mid-April for another string of sold out dates, kicking off April 14 in Washington D.C. with stops in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and more.
The buzz continues with "Long Time," which is already making a big impact at radio. The animated music video was created by French Production Company Callicore Films, an art studio that focuses on CG Art and the resistance against "the cultural dictatorship of media" - a perfect match for CAKE. Founded by distinguished French artist Laurent Mercier and his partners Linda Mercier and Xavier Semen, Callicore has worked with John Lee Hooker Jr., Arrested Development, The Buzzcocks, Marky Ramon and more. Their collaboration with CAKE resulted in the beautifully moving video for "Long Time," a work of art in both storytelling and computer graphics.
"When we heard 'Long Time' we were extremely excited to create an animated video production for the song," said Linda from their studio in Paris. "We have been following CAKE since the beginning and are big fans. The melody and lyrics of 'Long Time' brought us a multitude of choices, and together with the band we created a story of a vagabond and his monkey." Adds Laurent, "No concession. No compromise. Just one direction. That sums up both Callicore and CAKE - the story goes with 'Long Time,' the metaphor of a vagabond sentenced because he didn't follow the same road as others."
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Tigers celebrate double header split with Owls
U of M wins series from Rice for first time
Tigers 8-4, Rice 7-13
The Memphis Tigers made a bit of school baseball history Saturday, then got a dose of reality.
Chad Zurcher's two-run double and a walkoff RBI single by Adam McClain rallied Memphis to an 8-7 victory over Rice in the opening game of Saturday's Conference USA doubleheader at FedExPark. It clinched the Tigers' first series win over the 25th-ranked Owls, who are off to their slowest start since 1992.
In the nightcap, Rice (13-12, 1-2) jumped starter Ryan Holland and five relievers for 23 hits and a 13-4 decision to gain a split with the Tigers (11-13, 2-1).
"A lot of folks still think we're on the bottom, but this is a huge step for us," said McClain, a sophomore second baseman from Houston who drove in two runs in the opener. "I was just trying to get on the pitch quickly and make contact. We didn't hit great, but if you put the ball in play, good things can happen."
The Tigers had blown a 5-1 lead and fell behind, 7-5, in the seventh on a run from a pick-off miscue by freshman Dan Langfield, who relieved starter Ryan Fraser during a five-run Owl rally the inning before.
But Langfield (4-2) closed the door on the Owls, and the Tigers reached Rice reliever Tyler Duffey (2-1) for five hits in the ninth. That included back-to-back doubles by centerfielder Drew Martinez and Zurcher, a sophomore shortstop who went 3-for-4 and has a 16-game hitting streak.
"We knew that pitcher was going to be around the zone. I took two big hacks and then had to work to make contact, and I got fortunate." Zurcher said. "We would have liked the sweep, but Rice has never been swept in C-USA, so we'll take what we got."
It was the third ninth-inning comeback win of the season for Memphis. That pleased Tigers' coach Daron Schoenrock, whose team had to endure a strange delay in Rice's big inning. It came on a catcher's interference on a grounder by Abe Gonzales, where Schoenrock said "the ump called it too early" and then the men in blue and coaches spent the next 20 minutes sorting things out.
"We've got a little grit to us," said Schoenrock. "We didn't come out like we wanted in the second game, but this was a good weekend for us."
Rice tattered the 2.88 ERA Tiger lefty Holland brought into the game, and were up, 12-0, after just four innings. The Owls were led by second baseman Michael Ratterree's five hits and three from third baseman Anthony Rendon, who doubled, hit his 10th homer and had four RBI
Diego Seastrunk and Jimmy Comerota homered for Rice, which got four hits from Michael Fuda in the opener.
"We didn't get swept," said 74-year-old Rice coaching legend Wayne Graham, whose teams have been to seven College World Series, taking the title in 2003. "We've struggled in a lot of areas, but fortunately there's still a lot of season to go."
Catcher Shawn Ablett had three hits and leftfielder Tyler Huelsing hit his seventh homer in the nightcap for the Tigers, who play their next five on the road, where they are 1-6 so far.
"Hopefully we can make this a tough place to play like East Carolina or Southern Mississippi," McClain said. "But you only play half your games at home, so we've got to do better starting with this trip."
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CGPSC Recruitment 2015-For 109 Dy Collector, Inspector, DSP and Other Posts
Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) has issued a recruitment notification and invites online applications from the eligible Indian Citizens for filling up 109 vacancies of Deputy Collector, DSP, District Excise Officer, Assistant Director/ Food Officer, Excise Sub-Inspector and various other posts by conducting State Services (Prelims) Exam-2014. Online applications can be applied by the eligible Indian Citizens up to 08-02-2015. More details regarding theese posts like age limit, educational qualification, selection procedure, application fee, how to apply etc for CGPSC Recruitment 2015 are given below:-
Details of the vacancies of CGPSC Recruitment 2015:
Total No of Posts: 109 posts
Name of the Exam: State Service (Prelims) Exam-2014
Name of the Post:
1. Deputy Collector: 21 posts
2. Deputy Superintendent of Police: 02 posts
3. District Excise Officer: 05 posts
4. Commercial Tax Officer: 08 posts
5. District Registrar: 01 post
6. Assistant Director/ Food Officer: 07 posts
7. Assistant Director (Social Welfare Department): 04 posts
8. Transport Sub Inspector: 27 posts
9. Commercial Tax Inspector: 10 posts
10. Excise Sub-Inspector: 15 posts
Educational Qualification:
Applicants those who are applying for these posts should be having any Degree from a recognized university.
Age Limit:
Applicants applying for thse posts their age should not be less than 21 years and more than 28 years but the candidates those who are resident of Chhattisgarh State their age should be 40 years as on 01-01-2014. However the uppr age relaxation is available as per the Govt rules.
Application Fee:
Applicants those who blong to UR & Non residents of Chhattisgarh State are required to pay the application fee of Rs. 400/- and Rs. 300/- for candidates of Chhattisgarh State SC/ ST, OBC & PH and fee can be paid through Credit/ Debit card/ Internet banking.
Selection Procedure:
Candidates' selection will be made on the basis of their performance in Preliminary, Main Exam and Interview.
Important Dates:
Closing date of Online Application: 08-02-2015
Dates for Making corrections: 09-02-2015 to 15-02-2015
Date of Preliminary Exam: 10-05-2015
Date of Main Exam (Tentative): 22, 23, 24, 25-08-2015
How to Apply:
All eligible and desirous candidates those who are meeting all the qualification can apply online through the official website www.psc.cg.gov.in from 10-01-2015 at 12:00 pm to 08-02-2015 till 11:59 PM.
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The Samsung SEW-3036 Wireless Baby Monitoring System helps you monitor your baby with a pure digital signal of up to 800' (244 m) so that you never miss a moment of your precious one while performing your daily chores. This wireless surveillance package is equipped with a 3.5" handheld LCD color monitor with VGA (640 x 480) resolution and a wireless night vision camera with 2-way audio support.
Watching over your baby, day or night, is simple with this camera's remote-activated night light, which ensures that you get clear images even in darkness. The 2-way audio support of this system lets you talk to and hear your baby when you are not physically present in the room. In addition, the decibel levels in the room are indicated by the changing colors of the LEDs on the monitor's front panel. This allows you to never miss any sound made by your baby.
You can add up to 4 cameras to this system, thus expanding the surveillance area for monitoring your baby from one room and also involve your family in the process.
- Excellent Image Quality
- Equipped with a 1/5" color CMOS image sensor and a 3mm fixed lens
- Remote-activated night light ensures you get clear images even in darkness
- Offers high-quality videos at resolutions of up to VGA (640 x 480)
- 2x digital zoom
- Supports MJPEG video compression format
- 3.5" color LCD monitor/receiver with superior image quality
- Wireless Technology
- Samsung's digital wireless technology provides excellent image quality and clarity
- Virtually eliminates interference using a secure and private signal
- Up to 800' (244 m) wireless open space transmission range
- Camera can be battery operated for true portable wireless operation
- System is expandable up to 4 cameras
- Two-Way Talk
- Lets you communicate with your baby
- Built-in microphone and speaker
- Power
- Uses A/C power
- Internal rechargeable battery for portability