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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. OverviewFounded in Manchester, England Ocean Software, also known as Ocean of America in the United States, developed and published games for gaming systems such as ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, PC, and later consoles including Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive. Ocean Software began by buying many Television and Movie licenses for their video games, which although were not well received by critics, were huge financial successes. This enabled Ocean Software to fund original game developments and purchase many arcade conversion licenses and make ports for other gaming platforms. Ocean did receive positive reviews for some movie licensed games such as Batman The Movie (1989), RoboCop (1988), and Robocop 3 (1992), which featured 3D graphics in 16-bit versions. With the decrease in popularity of the Spectrum and Amiga and the introduction of new console systems such as the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn, Ocean Software went through a transition phase getting to grips with the new technology. This lead to fewer titles being developed and subsequently the purchase by Infogrames UK in 1998 in a deal worth $100 million. Ocean Loader Ocean loader introduced the concept of loading screens to 8-bit platform gaming. Traditionally games would take several minutes to load from cassette with on form of display or sound. This changed when Ocean Loader was first introduced in games for the Commodore 64. Now during loading a picture representing the game was displayed on TV screens while music played in the background. Five versions of background music themes were produced and were composed by different people. Versions 1 & 2 - Composed by Martin GalwayVersion 3 - Composed by Peter ClakeVersions 4 & 5 - Composed by Jonathan Dunn Ocean Loader was written by in-house games programmer Bill Barna and the first game to implement Ocean Loader coding was Hyper Sports. From 1987 onwards Ocean Loader was replaced by Freeload written by Paul Hughes. History 1983Founded by David Ward and John Woods, initially called Spectrum Software, Ocean Software began as a publisher hiring many outside programmers and development teams. The companies first releases included Digger Dan, Daley Thompson's Decathlon, HighNoon, Mr Wimpy: The Hamburger Game and Hunchback II: Quasimodo's Revenge. 1984Purchased rival software studio, Imagine which was based in Liverpool. This allowed Ocean to start developing in-house games and also enabled self publication of games. Ocean later struck a deal with Konami to publish their arcade games such as Hypersports, Ping Pong and Kung Fu using the Imagine brand. 1985 RamboOcean began developing and publishing its first Movie licensed games such as Rambo, Short Circuit, Cobra, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, some becoming classics such as Batman, Wizball among many others. The company start developing games for 16-bit computer systems such as Amiga and Atari ST and well as working on gaming platforms like Sega Master System and DOS. Ocean Software signed a deal with Japanese games developer Taito Corporation to port their arcade classics such as Arkanoid and Renegade on various platforms. Ocean Software continued to grow becoming one to the biggest game publishers during this period. 1988 Robocop Ocean Software were voted 'Best Software House' in various computer magazines. Movie licenses continued to dominate their portfolio with their most successful release Robocop coinciding with the movie premier. This game received critical acclaim by gamers and critics alike entering the game charts at No. 1 and staying there for over 18 months. Ocean continued to produce more movie licensed games (Batman, Rambo III) and arcade conversions ( Operation Wolf) which strengthened their position within the industry. 1989 During this year Ocean saw its output grow by 50% and now they were regularly producing games for all major 8-bit and 16-bit platforms. More successful movie licensed games followed such as Batman: The Movie featuring cinematic cut scenes. Early 90'sOcean were going though a transitional phase focusing on bringing the Television, Movies licenses and conversions to new systems such as the Amiga, Atari ST and NES. These were fairly successful such as Robocop 3, Lethal Weapon, The Addams Family. Mid/Late 90'sOcean produced fewer self published games as they focused on converting games developed by various companies over to the SNES and Game Boy consoles. In 1998 Ocean Software purchased Digital Image Design however with the introduction of the next generation consoles; Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64 very few in-house games were being developed. The last game developed by Ocean Software was Mission: Impossible for the Nintendo 64. During this year it was purchased by French Software house Infogrames for $100 million. Ocean, and its staff, merged with Infogrames to form Infogrames UK. During its 15 year history Ocean Software produced over 200 game titles.

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UIHC has again appeared in the USA Today as part of an ad campaign by The American Heart Association. UIHC has earned Comprehensive Stroke Center status, the highest level of stroke care certification. Comprehensive Stroke Center status identifies hospitals that meet standards for treating the most complex stroke cases. Harold Adams, M.D., the director of the Neurology Stroke Clinic, led the effort to receive this prestigious designation.


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Tony La Russa tries to defuse the Colby Rasmus situation
Sep 6, 2010, 4:00 PM EDT
Tony La Russa did his best today to defuse the budding controversy surrounding Colby Rasmus and his future with the team, telling the Post-Dispatch that to say the situation has devolved to an "either Rasmus goes or La Russa goes" state it all wrong and overstates the situation.
Which I agree, it states the matter too strongly. La Russa is going to go when he wants to, not because management forces him out over a dustup with Colby Rasmus. By the same token, Rasmus is not going to get shipped out just because people are getting snippy with him in the course of a horrendous late-season swoon. Stuff happens when teams lose and ugliness comes to the fore.
Of course, because he's Tony La Russa, his comments make it very clear that he thinks everyone has it all wrong but him. I've still yet to hear any explanation for why Rasmus' playing time has been so wonky (one that makes any sense, anyway). Likewise, I'd be curious to know who leaked word that Rasmus had asked for a trade earlier this season, because the only person whose cause that helps to have out there is La Russa's (i.e. Rasmus being difficult gives La Russa cover for jerking him around).
Rasmus may not understand that his best move is always to keep quiet, play well and let things sort themselves out until his power to control his own destiny increases with service time. But it seems to me that La Russa has a lot of run-ins with players that go public, and that reflects more poorly on La Russa than Rasmus' immaturity reflects on him.
- willmose - Sep 6, 2010 at 6:28 PM
Craig, Tony is old school. Young players earn their playing time. Get to the ballpark on time, get your work in before the game, stay focused during the game, and put up good ABs whenever you step to the plate. Do that and Tony has no issues with you. Ramus arrived late for a game in Chicago (and what Tony is suppose to overlook that?). When Tony chewed him out for it. Colby thinks he is special (I'm guessing 'cuse his poop doesn't stink) and went over Tony's head to the GM. Not a good move in any business.
- Paper Lions - Sep 7, 2010 at 7:26 AM
Rasmus arrived late to a game along with a bunch of other players because their bus was stuck in traffic due to flooding. LaRussa singled out Rasmus and threatened to send him to AAA. LaRussa has always played favorites, and he does so to the detriment of the teams chances of winning. LaRussa has created a culture where the locker room treats rookies like they are invaders coming to take their jobs. Last year the vets treated Rasmus like a leper because he was taking Ankiel's job (who shouldn't have had a job anyway). Winning isn't important to LaRussa; proving to people that he is right (or at least being considered right) and winning the way he wants to win, is what is most important to LaRussa.
This "young players have to pay their dues" crap is nothing but crap. You want to win? That is the goal, right? Then you play your best players no matter how much experience they have.
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Linebaugh Public Library will play host to local author, Stan St. Clair, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday.
He will be selling and signing copies of his book "Most Comprehensive Origins of Clichés, Proverbs, and Figurative Expressions" that was published by Saint Clair Publications in 2013.
In what may just be the most detailed, accurate and comprehensive book of its type ever published, St. Clair, author of "On the Origin of the Clichés and Evolution of Idioms," delves deep into the history of phrases and common English expressions, exposing numerous misconceptions and incorrect previously published origins.
By enlarging the page size, using smaller print, and removing the illustrations and humorous antidotes, St. Clair is able to include all of the entries in his two previous volumes and double the combined number in this remarkable work.
Many of our common catchphrases are actually misquotes, often even attributed wrongly. Did you know that "Me Tarzan, you Jane" was never used in any Tarzan book or movie? Are you aware of the fact that "Elementary, my dear Watson" never appeared in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels? Then from where did these quotes originate? Did you know that "umpteenth time" was in use almost 100 years before top printed sources claim? Did you know that "God willing and the Creeks don't rise" originally had nothing to do with streams of water? Did you know that "How do you like them apples?" was not referring to the fruit, and that the date of its first appearance in print is often wrongly stated?
Unlike most phrase dictionaries, in many cases this work not only gives the definition and most likely origin, but early citations as well. With entries as ancient as "By the skin of my teeth" to as new as "Kicking the can down the road," this comprehensive work is sure to appeal to seekers of truth everywhere.
Stanley J. St. Clair holds a degree from Covington College and Theological Seminary and is the co-founder of St. Clair Research located at www.stclairresearch.com.
He is the author of numerous other books and has spent years probing historic subjects; most recently, phrase and expression definitions and origins. He is the owner of St. Clair Publications found online at http://stclairpublications.com, and writer of a blog at http://stclairpublications.info.
His 2011 book, "On the Origin of the Cliches and Evolution of Idioms" was on the cutting edge of this field, and has been a top online seller in its genre.
The author will be available to meet visitors and sign copies of his book. He will be located near the main entrance of the library.
Linebaugh Public Library is located at 105 W. Vine St. in Murfreesboro. For more information, call 615-893-4131 or visit www.linebaugh.org.
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Froobi Deals of the Day 12/4
Posted by Team Swagbucks on Sat, December 4th, 2010 at 9:07 am
We're turning back the clock for both of today's Froobi Deals. The first Deal is for these Aviator Sunglasses by Fashion.
Invented for American pilots in 1929, Aviators were developed as durable with the right shape to protect them from the sun's glare while flying. American commander Douglas MacArthur first made the aviators fashionable, and soon stars and city fashionistas started wearing them – and haven't stopped.
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Posted by Team Swagbucks on Fri, December 3rd, 2010 at 3:00 pmGreg Bennett Guitars has given us yet another well-made guitar to put up as a Swagstakes prize. The D 5 CE Acoustic/Electric Guitar features a built-in tuner, which save you the hassle of trying to hold a tuner in the exact right place or match your tuning to a pitch pipe. Guitar is great instrument ... Read More »
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Posted by Team Swagbucks on Fri, December 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 pmFor those who want to keep abreast of the latest goings on in the Swag Store, we now have a new way for you to get your info – follow the Swag Store on Twitter, where Team Swagbucks will be sharing hot deals, specials and other fun stuff. It's not TSG on there – to ... Read More »
Friday Funny
Posted by Team Swagbucks on Fri, December 3rd, 2010 at 11:00 amKitty Riding A Turtle! This one probably would do best with little to no introduction: This will playing over and over again in my mind (and on my computer monitor) all day long… TSGal
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CIG Meeting, August 14, 2010
We will be meeting at the brand new Durham South Regional Library this Saturday, August 14, 2010. (Click the photo to go to the Library's website and get directions)
We will meet at the South Regional Meeting Room on the left side from 9:30 to 12.
Program Details:
Midsummer is a good time to take it easy and not spend too much energy on unnecessary things, so this month we will discuss freeware and shareware for the genealogist found in a recent issue of "Internet Genealogy". We'll also go through the list of new sites or interesting news sent to us by the group. There's always plenty of great stuff that comes across my desk and so we'll look at it together.
If you're curious about the role of technology in genealogy or want to make your research a bit more effective, come join us. You don't have to belong to D-OGS to enjoy the CIG and we all seem to say every week that we learned several things at the meeting so you've nothing to lose. You might get a few laughs out of the meeting as well, that's not unheard of. All in all, a pleasant way to spend a hot August Saturday with folks of like mind.
– Carol Boggs