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Posted by Ben Golliver.
With their Christmas Day season opener just a little more than three weeks away, the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat have released a preseason hype video to set the tone for the 2011-2012 NBA season.
The 96-second clip dubbed "The Wait Is Over" opens with a burning basketball graphic before flashing highlights of LeBron James and Chris Bosh dunking, Dwyane Wade and Mike Miller hitting jumpers, Joel Anthony blocking a shot, Udonis Haslem completing an alley-oop and a bunch of team hustle plays. The graphic ends with the words "Are you ready? Let's go Heat."
It's pretty typical "hype video" fare, although it's interesting to see that Miller, who is rumored to be waived via the amnesty clause, is included. Since he's currently under contract and it would have probably been assumed he was gone if he wasn't included in the video, it does make sense that he made the final cut. His highlight can always get edited out in the future (just like his roster presence in real life!).
The tagline "The Wait Is Over" references the anticipation the Heat bring into the season following a devastating loss in the 2011 NBA Finals to the Dallas Mavericks, but it also seems to be a nod towards the end of the lockout. Heat owner Micky Arison was fined $500,000 by the NBA when he made comments saying that fans shouldn't blame him for the labor impasse, implying that he was ready to end it and get back to work.
Given that Miami is the odds-on favorite to take home rings in 2012, their excitement is totally understandable. As always for the Heat since the Big 3 came together, the task is delivering substance in the wake of the monstrous hype.
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Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
Posted on: December 3, 2011 7:24 pm
Edited on: December 27, 2011 6:49 pm
Category: NBA
Since: Apr 15, 2008
Posted on: December 5, 2011 1:23 pm
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
The Heat are going to win it this year Guaranteed!!!!Just like last year huh? How are those 5, 6 , 7,8 titles coming along? They are at zero right now!! Only 8 to go!!!
Since: Jul 8, 2010
Posted on: December 5, 2011 1:02 pm
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
This should keep miami fans interested until the new 2012 Spinner rims come out....
Since: Sep 29, 2011
Posted on: December 5, 2011 12:02 pm
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
Nice little fantasy video...the only thing missing is James and Wade coughing....or maybe Dirk going around Bosh for a game winner.
How about posting one hype video per day for each team...okay, maybe not the Clippers...
Since: Jul 9, 2010
Posted on: December 5, 2011 11:44 am
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
Thats funny. Lebron the softest player? Besides Shaq, Lebron ges hammered more in every game than anybody. Just because he complains about certain calls ( because he gets hammered) and does not get it because he is bigger, does not mean he is soft. I am actually a lebron hater but I can at least admit the truth and hate to hear otherwise.
Since: Jan 17, 2007
Posted on: December 5, 2011 9:22 am
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
How is this newsworthy? Doesnt every team in the NBA release these types of videos? Is this video offending the masses?
Since: May 5, 2009
Posted on: December 5, 2011 12:02 am
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
Kenny Powers makes better hype videos. The Heat will never win because in their twisted minds they have already won. Lebron is the softest player in the NBA and the whole team seems to feel entitled. They don't have it in them. Not to mention no one in Miami cares about sports.
Since: Oct 8, 2009
Posted on: December 4, 2011 10:50 pm
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
You're a moron. Even typing that was too much effort.
Since: Dec 4, 2011
Posted on: December 4, 2011 8:03 pm
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
It's funny how all you Heat haterz love to read and comment about the Heat, it means more people are following them (not just fans) and that means more $$$ for endorsements from big companies because there's always the possiblity that haterz can change their mind and accept reality (that the inevitable will happen and the Heat will win) and start liking the Heat. The Heat are going to win it this year Guaranteed!!!! Bookmark this post if you like and come back to read it over and over and over and over....again at the end of June and comment if you like.
Since: Jan 5, 2011
Posted on: December 4, 2011 5:35 pm
Miami Heat release 'The Wait Is Over' hype video
they really don't get why they don't win titles? Really. It's because their ego far outlast their talent in basketball. They'll be overrated this year again. Sorry heat fans but with the lakers getting back on track i don't see a championship for you if they get dwight howard and cp3.
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America's Cup World Series Naples third day of racing got underway today. Yann Guichard and the men on Energy Team achieved their first victory. The second race was not so kind to the French, who finished in seventh place. Adding in the score from these two races from Friday 13th April, Energy Team ends up in fourth place in the overall rankings.
Energy Team - America's Cup World Series Naples 2012
The wind was light today at around just ten knots and it was raining… but Energy Team got off to an excellent start in today's first fleet race in Naples. Third at the first mark, the French AC45 was the first to gybe and head off to the left-hand side of the race course, which turned out to be the favoured side. On the starboard tack, Yann Guichard managed to pass inside the leader, Team Korea, and rounded the second mark in the lead for the first time in the World Series in Naples.
Behind, there was a traffic jam at the gate and Team New Zealand was penalised, while at the front, the French took off at the front along with Team Korea. On the third leg, there was magnificent duel between the two AC45s, which were followed by James Spithill's Oracle in third place. The two frontrunners came together with a perfectly executed cross. Yann Guichard was telling his men a lot and encouraging them all the time during this top class duel, showing all the calm you associate with an Olympic sportsman. At the third mark, it was extremely tense between the two boats, but Energy Team got ahead again and accelerated away gaining a lead of 17 seconds. The following downwind leg was sailed perfectly by Energy Team, who increased their lead by 5 seconds. Team Korea was now in second place 22 seconds behind with Oracle Spithill third 36 seconds behind the leader.
On the fifth of the nine legs, Energy Team controlled the fleet from the front, with a lead of 90 metres. They had to make the most of each puff to get the hull up and keep going. But in 7 knots of wind Energy Team was sailing at 7 knots and managed to increase her lead still further, while Oracle Spithill began to attack Team Korea.
Energy Team - America's Cup World Series Naples 2012
At mark 5, the halfway stage, Energy Team was still in the lead after 21 minutes of racing… but Oracle Spithill was catching up from behind in second place taking advantage of a stronger puff. Meanwhile, the overall leader of the vent ETNZ skippered by Dean Barker was at the rear in ninth place, more than 3 minutes behind the clear leader, Energy Team. Yann Guichard and his men really showed their talent with a lead of 200 metres at the penultimate mark. Just as in the teaching manuals, Energy Team placed herself between the final mark and the chasing pack led by Spithill. A magnificent race. 'Keep at it lads, we're doing fine!' said Yann Guichard to encourage his men, just before a spectacular big gennaker hoist. The eight and final leg was a real pleasure for Energy Team, who led the race all the way and sailed perfectly. Spithill managed to claw a few boat lengths back, but Guichard was in control and at the end of 39 minutes and 14 seconds of racing, Yann Guichard and his men achieved the first win for the French in this World Series in Naples, 10 seconds ahead of James Spithill. A magic moment! A great opportunity too as far as the rankings were concerned: Energy Team climbs from fifth to third place after this fifth race in Naples.
Energy Team - America's Cup World Series San Francisco 2012
Race 2: Extremely well placed between the line and the fleet, Energy Team and three other boats were unfortunately forced to come back again after being a few centimetres too soon over the line. A bit of a blow in this sixth race in Naples, but it was down to a good idea. Taking into account that penalty, Energy Team did not do too badly moving up to sixth place at the second mark. With the rain still pouring down and in very light and variable winds, it was Oracle Spithill that led the way ahead of Team Korea and China Team. The wind shifted by 10 to 15 degrees in the space of 30 or 40 metres and in strength went from 7 to 11 knots without warning. Energy Team was suffering back in eighth place on the fourth leg, while Dean Barker was challenging the supremacy of James Spithill. But by the end of a good upwind leg, Yann Guichard was able once again to say 'well done, lads,' as Energy Team showed their ability to bounce back, gaining three places in one upwind leg.
At the front, the podium was already decided by the halfway point: Oracle Spithill and TNZ were battling it out together, while being chased by Luna Rossa Swordfish. Unfortunately for Energy Team, a wind hole at the sixth mark was unkind to them: with four boats caught in a pile-up at the mark, they found themselves back in seventh place. In the lead, Dean Barker showed how it should be done and the New Zealanders certainly recovered from their disappointing performance in the previous race achieving their fourth victory in six races. Oracle-Spithill finished in second place, with Luna Rossa Swordfish third. The end of the race was very tough for the other six boats, who could not find enough wind. There was a fight at the finish… but Energy Team got a penalty and ended up in seventh place.
Race Day 4 - America's Cup World Series San Francisco 2012
Energy Team climbs to fourth place overall on equal points with Team Korea, but tonight can celebrate their first incredible race win.
Yann Guichard's first reactions: 'We got off to a good start today in the first race and were able to lead the fleet from start to finish. It was a long race with a lot of excitement and it's great for the team to win this race. It was not that easy with the wind changing all the time in strength and direction. There was quite a lot of stress and things were very tense on board, but we really enjoyed keeping James Spithill in check right up to the finish, as he just about got back up with us'.
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I have read through several of the threads, including announcements and stickies, and have come to a startling conclusion. Not only is the game dead (duh) but none of the responsible parties bothered to inform us of that fact, instead leaving thousands of players to guess at it. Due to their dereliction of duty, most of their customers believed the servers to merely be down for a few weeks, before some of them started to put forth the possibility of the game simply being completely dead.
Another side effect of the responsible party's dereliction of duty is the fact that the game still receives new customers... more people are being drawn in by what now amounts to a scam, wanting to try a game that simply won't work. First, they'll spend half an hour trying to get the site download links to work, then, if they're anything like me, they'll read the forum until they figure out an alternative way of downloading the installer. They'll then spend five or six hours downloading it, possibly followed by another hour or two of installation. So far, they've likely spent approximately eight and a half hours on it. So, now it's downloaded and installed, whew, now they can play. Or can they?
They then launch the client... only to be unable to connect even to update it! So they try again... and again... and again... before finally returning to these forums to learn that the game is dead and those responsible for the game and any relevant news didn't even bother to announce that fact to the several thousand players who rely upon them! I'm guessing that new players waste about nine hours before finding out that those in charge of the game are irresponsible and discourteous scammers.
Why irresponsible? Because it was their duty to inform us, their customers, that the game is no longer available.
Why discourteous? Because they didn't bother to inform us, the thousands of people who played or are interested in playing the game, that it's unavailable.
Why scammers? Because for those of us who are new to the game and spend those nine hours trying to get it to work, by not informing the gaming community that the game is unavailable they basically swindle those nine hours from us with a lie by omission. They don't tell us it's not available, so we think it is, and thus their omission becomes a lie that costs us a lot of time and effort. No wonder they're angering and frustrating loads of people.
But I doubt they care. The game is dead, it's not like they have anything left to lose now. But still, it was their duty to inform us, by making a sticky in the forum or even deleting the website... or better yet, revamping the website to include only the homepage and this forum, with the homepage telling those who see it that the game is no longer available. That would have been the intelligent and responsible thing to do. But it seems they'd rather ruffle as many feathers as they can. They should just be glad they don't work in England.
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I want to know who cares about P-Servers on a dead game ... hmmm. Looks like some work for meh
I'll ask at Ragezone for that. Maybe sum1 knows how to get at least some trouble with staff that never reads this forum again ( i think )
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Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg, primary correspondents and witty chief "economic explainers" for National Public Radio's Planet Money feature, will bring their gift for distilling complex financial news to Penn State Behrend on Tuesday, March 13.
This Speaker Series event begins at 7:30 p.m. in Room 180 of the Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
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It's been over six months since a White House official last updated the nation on the status of the rooftop solar panels previously announced for spring 2011. Back in September, the word "procurement phase" was stamped on the project. And today?
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YAWN. This has been your six month update. Anyone want to take any guesses on what we'll be talking about on the three-year anniversary of this non-existant symbol of renewable energy leadership?
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Originally posted by Lasse Koskela: Yes, I definitely think TDD helps me develop better software than the traditional test-after approach.
Originally posted by Frank Carver: As a known TDD-booster, Ilja, do you ever find yourself doing something like this?
Originally posted by Rahul Bhattacharjee: Writing programs strictly to interfaces would enable you to write the test first.
I'm writing a book on Test-Driven Development.
Originally posted by Ilja Preuss: Jeanne, when you don't do TDD, does that mean that you "write the code first, then write the test", or do you fully skip the tests?
In my experience, writing tests for existing code is just so much harder that I can't think of it as a good alternative to TDD...
Originally posted by Frank Carver: It could well be that when Jeanne talks of "writing a class that has the API set by our framework and is very short/simple", the code is actually written as if the tests are there, but the tests are never run because they don't actually exist.
Originally posted by Frank Carver: Sure, this approach does not get the long-term benefits of TDD (catching typos and misunderstandings, a growing regression suite, executable documentation of how to use the code, etc.) but it still has some design value. If there can be said to be a "half-TDD" process, this might be it.
Originally posted by Jeanne Boyarsky: No! Of course I don't skip the tests.
I guess I don't consider just writing the tests first to be TDD. The tests aren't driving much of anything if I already know what the completed product will look like.
Originally posted by Ilja Preuss: even if I think I already know what it should look like.
Originally posted by Jeanne Boyarsky: There isn't a whole lot of variation in "return myForm.getInputId();"
Originally posted by Stan James: So now it's write the test first or the code first or the book first?
Originally posted by Stan James: I wish I could properly attribute these three rules ... it was on ButUncleBob.com but not sure which author. 1) Write production code only to make a failing test pass 2) Write only enough test to make it fail 3) Write only enough production code to make the test pass That's pretty explicit and extreme on write the test first. I think that would be very hard to do 100% of the time.
Originally posted by Jeanne Boyarsky: There isn't a whole lot of variation in "return myForm.getInputId();"
Originally posted by Lasse Koskela: The need to write routine-like code is often a sign of duplication in the code base. Perhaps some of this stuff could be done dynamically, possibly using reflection?


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Of course you do the latter. Here, then, is a brief rundown of the most exciting ones in the next couple weeks. Next issue, we'll be featuring a more extensive list of upcoming beverage-pairing meals, including some early booking opportunities for Philly Beer Week. For now, though, these three should be more than enough to get you hungry, thirsty and thoroughly over any concern for frivolous seasonal sartorial matters. In the face of dinners like these, bodily aesthetics can wait. Just dig in.
Le Bec Fin's Winemaker Dinner Series: Tonight at 6:30, the famed Walnut Street destination will host rising star winemaker Andre Mack for a special five-course dinner created by Steve Eckerd, chef de cuisine, and Philippe Sauriat, sommelier. The menu and the wines are every bit as dramatic and appealing as you'd expect. Come hungry ... and thirsty. Wed., April 17. 6:30pm. $125. Le Bec Fin, 1523 Walnut St. 215.567.1000. lebecfin.com
Tashan dinner and cocktail pairing: The modern-Indian restaurant and lounge will host a dinner featuring a menu by Chef Sylva Senat and James Beard winner and Chopped judge Chef Maneet Chauhan. For less than $100, you get three courses, wine and cocktail pairings (including a delicious-sounding Darjeeling tea white sangria), and a signed cookbook by Chauhan. Fri., April 19. 5pm till close. Reservations suggested. $95. Tashan, 777 S. Broad St. mytashan.com
Ommegang Brewery's Hop Chef competition: Six top Philly chefs will create one dish each, specifically paired with a particular beer from the highly regarded Cooperstown, N.Y., brewery. The winner will represent the city at the national Belgium Comes to Cooperstown competition on Aug. 3. Proceeds go to GroundSwell, a coalition powered by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, and the Mural Arts Program. Tues., April 23. 7pm. $53.50. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215.232.2100. utphilly.com
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Soon, soon, Winter Moon!
Lovely! The title is wonderful =)
Fells like your pictures always make me feel something I havent thought about a really long time.
I remember , when I was a kid I used to like one very special writer.His name is hans christian andersen.His stories are rather sad as I remember. My point is that this picture remained me a story called The snow queen. Its always so nice to travel back in time to my childhood.thank you Judith
Hello Kika, so nice to see you again. Always love reading your comments. Makes me really happy that this picture reminds you of Hans Christian Andersen. I love his stories, too, especially the Snow Queen. And you're right; a lot of his stories do have something sad in them, but that's okay. I still love his stories. I'm sure you do, too. Thanks for stopping by!
All of your works are so adorable , with your stylish colour scheme .
This one highlights what I love about winter..so beautiful!
Oh, I LOVE this one! :)
I'm so happy that you like my Winter Moon, Mar! It was a lot of work with all the little lines, but I'm very happy with the outcome, even happier that it made its way into your favorites!
It is indeed beautiful magic!
Beautiful MAGIC - as usual...Kudos Judith !!!
Congrats on your Blue feature Judith :)) it's always such a pleasure to look at your wonderful work! and this one is no exception. Superb!
You know how much I love this already Judith!! Congratulations on your feature in BLUE - brava!
So nice that you stopped by again, Lianne. Always nice to see you, and thanks for your support and the congrats. I'm thrilled that Rosie picked my picture!!
CONGRATULATIONS on this great work ;))))
Thanks for taking the time to check out my picture. I really appreciate your comment! Glad you like it :-)
CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EXCELLENT WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED AT THE BLUE FRIDAY LOUNGE!! You are invited to post your comments and your Featured Work at the link to the BLUE FRIDAY LOUNGE below during Lounge opening hours( anytime in the next 24 hours, thanks) and join us in some fun at weeks' end among friends at BLUE Group! . . . http://groups.bluecanvas.com/BLUE/forum/post/1780
Rosie, thanks so much for picking my Winter Moon picture for the Blue group feature! I'm so thrilled that you like it! Wish you a great time at the lounge!!!
I let myself root in the dream of the flower-moon. Incredible vision, of a young soul, dressed as a princess that has left her throne to the butterfly. Rosa (I love it..so much. Judith)
Hello dear Rosa! So happy to see you again. I really missed you (thought you might have forgotten about me :-( Thanks ever so much for your lovely, lovely words! Love your idea of the princess having left her throne to the butterfly! Thanks for stopping by!
I have never forgotten you. The problem is that I have not much time. I would love to have a thread here, where the new postings were automatically shown...and then I would be aware of your works being promoted. The fact is that the only way I have is going directly to my peer´s profile, or seeing their works in groups. This time I did find you again..it was a real pleasure...I have a great feeling each time I can identify one of your works....and hope to find more and more. Thanks for telling me your feelings...Rosa
I hope I didn't make you feel badly, Rosa. I know that people are busy, and can't spend that much time here. About new postings: you should get the "Bluenotes" when you first sign in and go to "My Canvas". That shows all the recent activity of your peers. That's where I usually go, or to the "most recent" gallery which shows everybody's new posts. In any case, I was very happy to see you again! Wish you a nice weekend--Judith
You did not.......Thanks for the tip. I went there..yes I can see the postings but mostly they are comments...I cannot find the "peer´s thread of art". I will go and try to see the Gallery. Thanks a lot for your kindness...I am having a good week-end!!! Hugs. Rosa
Judith it is as beautiful as ever your work is!! - please consider adding this to BLUE Group:)) http://groups.bluecanvas.com/BLUE
I am so happy that you like this one, Rosie! As I've told Lianne below, it is one of my current favorites, too ;-)) Thanks so much for your invitation to have it added to your BLUE group! I will do it immediately!
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• Sheila Bair For Treasury Secretary (Forbes)
• US set to become world's biggest oil producer (FT Alphaville)
• China's Economic Growth and American Fears (Economix) see also China's growing copper fetish (FT Alphaville)
• How a $20 tablet from India could blindside PC makers, educate billions and transform computing as we know it (Quartz)
• 1892: When Republicans Deliberately Sowed a Financial Crisis (Bloomberg)
• How Global Warming Made Hurricane Sandy Worse (Climate Central) see also In Poll, Many Link Weather Extremes to Climate Change (NYT)
• U.S. a Hot Spot for Chinese Grad Students (At Work)
• Tea Party Holds Most Seats While Alienating Voters (Bloomberg) see also The Tea Party Is Dead. Long Live the Tea Party. (Mother Jones)
• How Polling Firm PPP Won The Election With Its Hilarious And Infuriating Questions (Business Insider)
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|Japanese Name
|Italian for Fish
|Beach Boy
|Date of Death
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|Hair Color
|Green (PS2 Game)
|Favorite Food
|Pork loin
|La Squadra di Esecuzione
|Manga Debut
|Vol. 52 Ch. 486
The Express Train Heading Towards Florence (1)
|Final Appearance
|Vol. 53 Ch. 499
The Grateful Dead (12)
|Game Debut
|GioGio no Kimyō na Bōken: Ōgon no Kaze
|Tomohiro Nishimura (PS2 game)
Shinya Fukumatsu (All-Star Battle)
Pesci (ペッシ Pesshi?) is an antagonist from Part V: Vento Aureo and a member of La Squadra di Esecuzione. He operates together with Prosciutto.
Pesci is timid near his introduction, using his Stand power almost hesitantly. However, with Prosciutto's words of assurance, he gains confidence in himself, and nearly kills Bruno Buccellati during their battle. Buccellati notes, however, that Pesci's bravery dissolved into useless threats when the assassin attempted to threaten his friends inside Coco Jumbo.
Pesci is introduced as an overeager crony of Prosciutto's, eager to complete their mission to kidnap the Boss's daughter. When he confronts Guido Mista on his own, he is nearly killed and his confidence quickly dissolves. However, he could be considered to be one of the most developed villains of the story, as, after seeing the extent of Prosciutto's determination, he regains the confidence to complete his mission and challenges Buccellati, almost defeating him and even forcing him to admit that Pesci was more dangerous than Prosciutto in a one-on-one fight. However, Pesci is defeated by Buccellati when he attempts to kill Buccellati's companions inside Coco Jumbo, a move that Buccellati deems useless. He is separated into several pieces by Sticky Fingers.
In Video Games
Giogio's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Whirlwind (PS2 Game)
Pesci appears as the enemy faced on chapter 9 where you play as Buccellati. The fight is set outside the train, a place where Pesci has a great advantage due to his Stand ability, Beach Boy.
During gameplay Pesci will always get away as far as possible and use his Stand to try to catch the player. Beach Boy's ability will throw a string in the player's direction, and if the string catches its target, they have to press all the buttons as quickly as possible to get free, otherwise Pesci will keep pulling the player near him. If the player is totally near Pesci, he will kick his opponent and run away again, restarting his game strategy.
Unlike the manga, his death is shown as him being beaten up severely by Sticky Fingers.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle (PS3 Game)
Pesci appears as a stage hazard and situation finish on the PART V's Naples Train Station stage. Both him and Prosciutto appears near the train during the beginning of the match. If one of the fighters is thrown into the hazard indication area, Pesci and Prosciutto both enter the train. Prosciutto encourages Pesci by saying he needs to trust himself, and then Pesci will throw his Stand's string into the stage. The player who got caught by this attack will suffer damage and will be thrown away.
As a situation finish, Pesci's Beach Boy hooks the opponent by the head from the train. The train then moves and the unfortunate loser is dragged away and both players can hear Pesci's laughs.
- Pesci refers to Prosciutto as big brother ("aniki") though it is never made clear if it's blood relation or not. "Aniki" is a title that Yakuza members call their superiors.


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Christmas in Berthoud (CIB) is celebrating its third year of joining together as a community to meet the needs of families, children and seniors in our town. This year the needs are even greater than ever before —Joblessness, loss of homes, reduced income and hopelessness and a pretty meager holiday in December.
Our hope is that every child, resident, business owner and organization will have an opportunity to make a difference in the life of a family, a child or a senior by becoming involved in creating an event, volunteering or participating in a CIB activity. Your ideas, input and willingness to get involved will ensure another successful happening here in Berthoud 2010.
Volunteers are already at work to once again organize the Parade of Lights, Lighting of the Tree, special dinners at restaurants, a Craft Show, concerts, Make and Take gift making event for children, Ladies Brunch, Plays, collection of canned goods, coats, hats, mittens and scarves, etc.
Decorated trees and wreaths sponsored by local businesses will be available for sale located throughout the community. All profits will go directly into the Fund.
The possibilities are endless but we need your ideas and volunteering spirit. What can my business, my club, my school, my church do to help to raise funds for this worthy cause.
Activities will center on the weekend of December 3, 4 and 5.
For more Christmas in Berthoud activities check out the calendar which is beginning to list events with specific times and information for the month of December. Check out www.christmasinberthoud.org.
For some CIB events, advance purchase might be necessary. Get your tickets early, make those reservations for dinning out to guarantee a spot for this great weekend in Berthoud.
Those wanting to make a tax deductible donation to CIB are invited to make checks payable to Christmas in Berthoud and send it to Home State Bank, 310 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud, CO 80513 where any donation made is most welcome.
Christmas in Berthoud Swings into high gear
Christmas in Berthoud (CIB) 2010 Posters and Donation containers are being delivered to businesses in Berthoud this week—the first sign that Christmas in Berthoud is fast approaching. Fully decorated trees are now located at Gateway Medical, Mountain Avenue Consignment and Sun Serious Tanning Salon. Check out these fully decorated trees and consider making a charitable donation to the CIB Fund and enjoy a new tree in your home, or donate it to a family who may not be able to purchase a tree this year. Other beautiful trees will be ready at Grace Place soon, along with non –sponsored recycled wreaths, as well as a Gift Boutique beginning on December 3.
The Craft Show is an event you won't want to miss. There are over 30 vendors, offering a wide selection of their outstanding crafts at reasonable prices for your holiday shopping. The Craft show will be in the Berthoud Elementary School gymnasium this year on Saturday December 4 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Make and Take gift-making event will be next door in the Berthoud Elementary cafeteria. Children of all ages can make a gift for Mom, Dad or Grandparents for $1-$5. There will be a wide selection of delightful items this year.
2010 Golden Links is sponsoring a Home Based Business show and Bake Sale at the Community Center. There will also be a great chili supper at the Community Center on Saturday, December 4.
Wildfire Community Arts Center is holding a Holiday Art Show and Sale during the weekend.
Grandpa's Café is offering a variety of activities including a toy tree, photos with Santa and cookie decorating.
If any business or private home is interested in entering the Christmas Decorating & Spirit Contest, contact the CIB Planning Committee to enter.
The Library will have a Hat, Mitten & Scarf tree and Main Street Auto is collecting gently used or new coats and boots.
There will be a Family Buffet complete with entertainment at Grace Place on Saturday and a Champagne Brunch is being offered at the newest restaurant in town, Nonna Bella's.
Be sure to enter the Parade of Lights by completing the form on the CIB web site.
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iPod mini 2G stutters when playing LAME aps, Clock speed optimisation is the cause
iPod mini 2G stutters when playing LAME aps, Clock speed optimisation is the cause
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iPod nano/mini 2G use clock speed optimisation to increase battery time.
VBR songs with a sudden increase in bitrate may cause the iPod nano/mini 2G to stutter as the clock speed is not increased fast enough to deal with the increased bitrate.
This has so far been observed for songs encoded with LAME --preset standard and is only true when not using the equaliser.
Examples of songs that stutters can be found here:
David Bowie - Five Years
Nine Inch Nails - Right Where it Belongs
For Five Years the clock speed hovers around 24 jumping to 30 when the stuttering begins. Using the equaliser the clock speed hovers around 36 throughout the song and no stuttering occurs.
Further observations:
- this problem is related to the iPod nano/mini 2G but one sample has been found that makes the 4G Color iPod stutter
- problem with iPod mini software 1.3, 1.4, and 1.4.1
- problem with iPod nano software 1.0, and 1.1
- iPod mini 2G do not use optimisation when connected to a computer
- iPod mini 2G do use optimisation, both when using its battery and when connected to a powered dock that is not connected to a computer
- problem go away when using an EQ setting different from flat/off
- only safe EQ setting to use is Bass Reducer / Treble Reducer in order to avoid distortion of songs with a high recording level
- problem do not occur when using iTunes MP3 encoder
- problem do not occur when LAME VBR song do not contain 320 kbps: options --preset standard -B 256
- problem do not always occur at the same spot in the subtle songs listed below
- iPod mini 1G clock speed for Five Years hoovers aroung 31 rising to 33 where it was 24 / 30 for the 2G
- iPod mini optimisation may be turned off (I don't now how to provoke this) and require a reset of the iPod to turn it back on.
- for the 4G color iPod only the sample with NIN - Right Where it Belongs stutters, even with the EQ set to Bass Reducer. Acoustic EQ setting makes the problem go away.
Songs having the problem (obvious):
- Johnny Cash - A Satisfied Mind
- David Bowie - Five Years
- Nine Inch Nails - Right Where it Belongs
- Cake - Nugget @ 26s
Songs having the problem (subtle):
- Eminem - Drug Ballad
- Eminem - Kill You
- U2 - Miracle Drug
- Musica XM - AWS Hope Xm cut
Album songs not having the problem:
- Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
- Styx - Pieces of Eight
- Guns N' Roses - Illusions I
- Shirley Bassey - Greatest Hits/This is my Life
Edited: Updated list of songs and albums.
Edited: iPod mini 1G do use speed optimisation. My iPod mini 1G was stuck at a clock speed of 80 and required a reset forcing it to use speed optimisation.
Edited: One user with iPod mini 2G was unable to reproduce problem.
Edited: Work around described
Edited: Added NIN
Edited: Added Cake
Edited: Updated for iPod mini software 1.4
Edited: Added Johnny Cash and updated observations
Edited: Added information about 4G color iPod stuttering
Edited: iPod nano stutters as bad as iPod mini 2G
Edited: Updated for iPod mini software 1.4.1 / iPod nano software 1.1
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Well, it really does seem to be the same problem to me.
The songs i'm having problems with are...
Fiery Furnaces - Single Again (only skips once, pretty minor stuttering)
Architeture in Helsinki - Frenchy, I'm Faking (this one's really bad, i can't get through the song without skipping it)
All of the files are VBR... I even decoded the mp3's back to wav's, then re-encoded them back to CBR, the CBR files play just fine. (i know this is terrible for quality, but it's just a test) So for now, that's my solution.
I'm still using the version 1.3 firmware for my ipod, is it possible that the eq trick only works with version 1.4?
i've noticed that in some instances that if i delete a skipping song and add it again that the skip is gone, it worked for "Elliot Smith - I didn't understand" which is encoded at a CBR of 320.... i've tried this numerous times with the two songs listed above but it just doesn't work for them
actually, this is getting really annoying... i've dumped my entire library from the ipod and loaded it back on again.... skips disappear from some songs but show up in others that were fine. grrrrr
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Stars new owner … Wendy's owner interested in Devils … Raymond could return this week … Pronger, Coburn ailing … Oshie in, Colaiacovo out
- Mark Stepneski of ESPN: Stars new owner Tom Gaglardi on his philosophy on spending money on players:
"I learned in the Western Hockey League that they only way you win is you build from within. You build, draft, develop and coach. That's the philosophy I come with. I think there have been enough cases around the NHL to know that you cannot buy a winner, so I believe in the old fashioned way of building teams. Having said that, we're here to win. This isn't about anything other than becoming a great team and pursuing championships. If Joe (Nieuwendyk) and his staff think that is something we can do in terms of stepping up and doing more in that regard, then we're going to do it."
Gaglardi would also like to bring Mike Modano back into the organization in some capacity.
- Josh Kosman of the NY Post: Billionaire Nelson Peltz (owner of Wendy's) may be interested in buying $250 million of the New Jersey Devils debt. Peltz could step in if the current ownership fails in their talks with it's lenders to restructure their debt. Peltz was interested in buying the Islanders last December. The Devils missed an Oct. 17th deadline on an approximate $80 million principal payment. They were able to extend the deadline. The Devils and the Devils Arena Entertainment unit are losing about $15 million a year.
- Jim Jamieson of the Vancouver Province: Canucks forward Mason Raymond could be back in the lineup for their 3 game road trip, which begins against the Avalanche on Wednesday. They also play on Friday in Phoenix and Saturday in San Jose. Dan Murphy via twitter: Raymond says there is no timetable for his return. GM Mike Gillis said that Raymond will be back this week. Coach Alain Vigneault said a stint in Chicago is also an option.
- Frank Servalli via twitter: Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger has a virus, and Braydon Coburn is not allowed contact due to an upper-body injury.
- Tom Gulitti via twitter: Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen will be back on the ice in a day or two. He was feeling "residual effects" from knee surgery.
- Kevin Schultz of Islanders Point Blank: Schultz wonders if the Islanders have lost faith in their coach. Capuano has called them out privately and publicly.
- Dan O'Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues forward T.J. Oshie didn't skate yesterday but is expected to play tonight against the Kings. Oshie jammed his wrist on Saturday. Defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo tweaked his hamstring and won't play. He is listed as day-to-day.
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers forward Magnus Paajarvi has been a healthy scratch for 3 of the last 7 games. Devan Dubnyk is expected to make the start tonight against the Predators.


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Max Guggenheim's 10/13/12 Photo Report
Max gives us a look at the past weekend in Disneyland. Halloween decorations are out in full. Work progresses on the Princess Meet & Greet Fantasy Faire. Plus some looks at Haunted Mansion's Nightmare Before Christmas overlay.
Main Street decorated in orange & red
A look at some of the progress on the Princess Fantasy Faire
Tarps are covering up a lot of the initial work
The effort to camouflage some of the construction is much appreciated on the West side of the castle
View from the Matterhorn towards Small World
Colorful signage leading to the Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Mountain Ranch
Quick look at the holiday overlay at the Haunted Mansion
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Max Guggenheim's 9/9/12 DLR Photo Report
DLNT reporter Max Guggenheim was at the Disneyland Resort a few days ago and got some pictures of some construction around the resort.
Quite a crowd at DCA for rope drop
In Disneyland,
The Fire Station and City Hall are behind tarps
Indy is Closed
Pirates League
New Orleans Square is dressed up for the season
Haunted Mansion Holiday opens tomorrow
Casey Jr. is closed through November 15th
The former Princess Fantasy Faire will open next spring with a new stage show
The meet and greet backdrops have been demolished
Over in Tommorowland, Pizza Port is still closed
Fantasy Faire
The Snow White Grotto is being cleaned
The little displays are back on the Mickey and Friends tram route
Tim Alcoser's 9/5/2012 Disneyland Photo Report
Tim Alcoser was at the Disneyland Resort a few days ago and got some pictures of some newsworthy items around Disneyland Park.
Tim Alcoser's 8/30/12 DLR Photo Report
Tim was at The Disneyland Resort yesterday and grabbed some pictures of some newsworthy stuff so lets take a look…
Its that time of year again when traffic around Disneyland is going to be a mess
Yup, marathon
Climbers on the Tomorrowland Side
"Hello Future Rocks"
Haunted Mansion is Closed for Holiday Install
The only time of year when Fastpass is open for Haunted Mansion
Wrapping the report up with some pictures of DCA's flag retreat
Sneak Peak At This Years Haunted Mansion Gingerbread House
From Pam Brandon on the Disney Parks Blog:
We caught up with "Pumpkin King" Brian D. Sandahl, Senior Designer for Disney Entertainment Creative Development, and the whiz behind the annual Haunted Mansion Holiday gingerbread house.
This is the tenth year a "freaky gingerbread house" has been the centerpiece on the table in the Haunted Mansion ballroom, says Brian.
Brian shared with us a quick color sketch that was used to inspire pastry chef Jean-Marc Viallet to create the edible overlays.
The foundation is wood and wired for animation, then the house goes to the Disneyland Resort Central Bakery for a 3-week layover to apply more than 500 lbs of gingerbread, ten yards of fondant and miles of frosting and oversized candies. Because the six-foot house stays on display through Christmas, the design is a blend of the holidays, inspired by Jack Skellington and the animated film, "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas."
"Imagine if Jack Skellington had landed on the Haunted Mansion and decorated it with his vision of Halloween and Christmas," says Brian. "The two holidays collide with pumpkins, freaky presents, a dead Christmas tree and more."
This year's house is more pastel, done with light orange and purple. But the cuteness gives way to a "freaky twist" when the house opens to reveal evil teeth, red eyes that light up, a "happy cookie" that revolves to a "mean cookie."
There is so much to see in the ballroom scene, says Brian, including that dead, 25-foot-tall Christmas tree. It takes several trips through the attraction to take it all in.
Work on the gingerbread house started at the end of 2010, with construction beginning in spring 2011. Opening day is September 16!
Max Guggenheim's 9/25/10 DLR Photo Report
I would like to welcome Max Guggenheim to the DLNT crew. He will be bringing us photos and videos from The Disneyland Resort. Max now brings us his first photo report from the Disneyland Resort…
Starting off in DCA, walls are up around the right side mural to prepare for it's removal starting on Oct. 1st
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New Treats at This Year's Halloween Time
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2009) – Spooky new fireworks and ghoulish screams at Space Mountain add to the fun when Halloween Time returns to Disneyland Resort Sept. 25-Nov. 1. Halloween Time offers families a chance to celebrate the season as they interact with some of Disney's most beloved characters decked out in seasonal costumes at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure parks. Guests will also enjoy a unique opportunity to experience some spooky fun with Disney's more sinister characters, the Disney villains. In addition, Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party returns for 12 special nights in October.
For older kids and adults, Halloween Time offers a new attraction: Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. The scary new experience will begin as a typical Space Mountain adventure, but will suddenly launch voyagers into an uncharted and haunted section of the universe. Ghosts appear out of the starry darkness and swirling galaxies of Space Mountain, reaching out as if to grab guests as they speed through space. The exhilarating drops and curves of the journey are punctuated by piercing screams, creepy sound effects and haunting music. The Halloween transformation occurs outside the mountain as well, as frightening images, audio and lights illuminate the Space Mountain exterior.
Also new this year is "Halloween Screams – A Villainous Surprise in the Skies." The new fireworks spectacular will haunt the nighttime sky throughout the Halloween season. To start the show, "Master of Scare-omonies" Jack Skellington appears in a flash of fire above Sleeping Beauty Castle. Thanks to Jack's ghoulish charm, haunting melodies fill the air and a Halloween pyrotechnics extravaganza explodes into the night. Such classic Disney villains as Maleficent, Ursula the Sea Witch and Oogie Boogie join in the "spirit" of the celebration, and even Zero, Jack's faithful ghost dog, will make an appearance. Spectators in Disneyland are encouraged to participate in a bone-chilling Halloween Scream-Along during the show.
Jack Skellington also returns to take over the Haunted Mansion and bring back Haunted Mansion Holiday to New Orleans Square in Disneyland. Transformed to a mix of Halloween spookiness and Christmas tradition, Haunted Mansion Holiday is inspired by the classic animated film "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas." Jack and his friends provide plenty of havoc and surprises as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion in their unusual style. Jack's return to the Haunted Mansion includes the traditional Halloween/Christmas gingerbread house in the Mansion Ballroom, with some special spooky surprises in this year's design.
For not-so-frightful fun, Halloween Time offers special pleasures for children and parents.
- Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland is again transformed for the Pumpkin Festival, where more than 300 "non-identical" pumpkins will be on display in shop windows.
- Visitors to Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland will sometimes find the ranch animals dressed in costume for a seasonal Halloween Roundup, with pumpkin carvers, Halloween décor and activities for youngsters, all presided over by Sheriff Woody.
- Next door at Big Thunder Barbecue, Miss Chris and the Roundup musicians add Halloween songs to their repertoire.
- Meeting favorite Disney characters will be easier than ever as Disney villains gather to plot Halloween mischief in "it's a small world" Mall in Disneyland, while other characters in seasonal costumes greet guests in Town Square, Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland and Sunshine Plaza in Disney's California Adventure.
- Also available throughout both parks are special Halloween treats, including menu items such as Zero's Ghostly Ghoulash served in a dog dish in honor of Zero.
- Special Halloween Time gifts are offered in Disneyland Resort shops. Gifts include jack-o-lantern mouse ears and collectable pins depicting Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and their friends in Halloween costumes.
More spine-tingling fun can be found in Disney's California Adventure at The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, where a "supernatural" event happened on Halloween evening, 1939, forever haunting the building.
Also at Disney's California Adventure, Sunshine Plaza becomes Candy Corn Acres, with Mickey's pal Goofy up to his tricks again – attempting to wow the world with his unusual candy corn treats. Candy corn carrots, candy corn pumpkins and candy corn grapes are just a few of the candy corn items Goofy is harvesting.
Back by popular demand is Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party, a one-of-a-kind celebration that returns to Disney's California Adventure for 12 nights in October (2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 and 31). Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party lets adults and children alike dress up and trick-or-treat in the ultimate Disney neighborhood. Highlights this year will include:
- 25 Treat Stops located throughout Disney's California Adventure
- All your favorite Disney's California Adventure rides and attractions
- A Hollywood Bat-Lot Bash in Hollywood Pictures Backlot
- A nightly "Mickey's Trick-or-Treat on the Street" cavalcade
- Character photo locations featuring Disney villains, princesses and other favorites
- Pirate's Wharf, a transformation of the Pacific Wharf area into an entertainment area, photo location, craft area and games area
This separate-ticket nighttime event gives children and their families a chance to dress as their favorite princesses, goblins or heroes and trick-or-treat throughout the park. Tickets purchased in advance are $32 most days, while tickets purchased on the event day are $39. For Oct. 30 and 31, all tickets to Mickey's Trick or Treat Party are $42. Favorite Disney characters, including Mickey himself, will be in attendance in their favorite costumes. It's the ideal environment to have fun, eat special holiday treats, play interactive games, listen to "spirited" music and watch a nightly character cavalcade that celebrates the season.
For more information about Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort, see disneyland.com/halloween. This site will be updated as frightfully fun details become available.
Value-minded vacationers can celebrate Halloween Time with a special travel offer this fall: savings of $400* at the Disneyland Resort. From Aug. 12 through Dec. 19, 2009, guests will save $400 when they book a 4-Day/4-Night Disneyland Resort vacation package, featuring Disneyland Resort hotel accommodations – Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Paradise Pier – and park hopper tickets. The offer is valid for arrivals through Dec. 20, 2009, with a final booking day of Dec. 19. Details are at disneyland.com/Save400.
New Vacation Package Offers Fall Savings at Disneyland Resort
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2009) – Value-minded vacationers have plenty to celebrate this fall with a special travel offer: savings of $400* at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California.
From Aug. 12 through Dec. 19, 2009, guests will save $400 when they book a 4-Day/4-Night Disneyland Resort vacation package, featuring Disneyland Resort hotel accommodations – Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Paradise Pier – and park hopper tickets. The offer is valid for arrivals Aug. 23 through Dec. 20, 2009. Pricing starts as low as $87 per person, per day, at Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel.*
Each package includes four-day park hopper tickets and many extras, such as one Magic Morning admission per person. Magic Morning admission allows families to enjoy select Disneyland attractions – including Finding Nemo's Submarine Voyage, Peter Pan's Flight, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and King Arthur Carrousel – before the park opens to the general public. The new package also provides guests the opportunity to interact with some classic Disney characters in Mickey's Toontown Morning Madness one hour before Mickey's Toontown opens to the general public. (Mickey's Toontown Morning Madness and Magic Morning early entry do not operate daily and are subject to restrictions.) Preferred seating at select attractions and restaurants in Disney's California Adventure are also included.
Seasonal Fun
Beginning Sept. 25 through Nov. 1, the resort celebrates Halloween Time, a season filled with whimsical décor, a new fireworks show and some traditional spooky fun. This season of tricks and treats will feature some of Disney's most popular villains and will unveil Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy, a themed experience with haunting music and ghoulish sound effects. A new, nightly fireworks display will light up the autumn sky with a wicked sense of fun, while the traditional giant Mickey Mouse jack-o'-lantern returns to Disneyland Town Square. Also, the eerily popular Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction in New Orleans Square and Disney's Happiest Haunt Tours will return for guests to enjoy.
For more information and to book a Disneyland Resort vacation package, guests can call the Walt Disney Travel Company at 800/854-3104 or book online at www.disneyland.com/Save400.
Christmas Comes Early This Year
It looks like Christmas is coming even earlier this year, as the Costco Travel site is stating that Holidays at the Disneyland Resort will begin on November 13th, 2009:
Holidays at the Disneyland® Resort begins 11/13/09 through 1/3/10. Celebrate with family and friends as holiday magic unfolds all around you with seasonal excitement, like Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle, "Believe … in Holiday Magic" Fireworks Spectacular, "A Christmas Fantasy" Parade and Santa's Reindeer Round-Up.
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LSU WR Odell Beckham Jr. says Johnny Manziel is 'deserving of potential back-to-back Heismans'
While LSU head coach Les Miles had high praise of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel at his weekly press conference, he isn't the only one applauding Manziel.
LSU's players were also giving compliments to Manziel including receiver Odell Beckham Jr. who said Manziel's play shows he is deserving of potentially claiming back-to-back Heismans.
"Watching film on him and watching him roll out left and roll out right then trhow back across his body making these incredible plays," Beckham Jr. said. "It just shows how deserving of a Heisman and potential back-to-back Heisman he's up for."
His teammates had similar comments with receiver Jarvis Landry saying he is a fan of Manziel but noting that the LSU defense is prepared after Beckham was used at practice to simulate Manziel's abilities.
Landry went on to say that Beckham Jr. prepared the Tiger defense by displaying a faster version of Manziel.
"We've simulated a Johnny Manziel period and let Odel Beckham play quarterback and use his mobility," Landry said. "I think that simulated a little faster version of Johnny to get our defense ready for him."
Running back Jeremy Hill described Manziel's play as "backyard football" while noting that he plays with "swagger." Cornerback Jalen Mills said anyone denying Manziel's ability needs to reconsider.
"Just watching that guy on film, he's a great athlete," Mills said. "If you say he's not, you're lying to yourself."
The Aggies and Tigers will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Tiger Stadium with the game being broadcast nationally on CBS.
Analyst: 'Give me Texas A&M left tackle Jake Matthews to build a franchise around'
Jackie Sherrill on Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel: 'The bigger the stage, the better he performs'
Three Texas A&M players land in the top 10 of one NFL Mock Draft
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Do you have employees whose effectiveness is limited by low literacy or poor math skills? If so, you can increase your workforce productivity through Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs.
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TUCKERTON — With a big compressor chugging, an array of 37 jacks each one wrapped around the pilings of a waterfront house - began to push in unison, easing the home another five inches toward the sky.
It should have taken a week. But weve had to tweak the tooling, said Richard Sykes, president of Ram Jack Foundation Solutions, as a crew pulsed the house from its original elevation, 7 feet 7 inches, above sea level, to 12 feet 7 inches.
A new skyline is taking shape in Tuckerton Beach and other Shore neighborhoods, as homeowners elevate houses in accordance with anticipated federal flood insurance maps. Advisory base flood elevations here are typically 8 feet to 9 feet above sea level. But with changes in the maps, advice to add two feet extra for waves, and talk of sea level rise, those who can afford it are going higher.
Ram Jacks first New Jersey job is using its new tool, what Sykes calls the Sandy bracket. Its a clamp that adjusts to the various diameters of round wooden piles that contractors find in New Jersey. After screwing new steel helical piers into the soil alongside the wooden pilings, workers clamp the pilings and use the jack network to slowly raise the house, nudging the piles a few feet out of the soil.
Helical pile systems that lift houses in place could be one answer for people rebuilding in crowded neighborhoods, where theres little room to move houses while driving new timber pilings.
We were going to go with the traditional piling system. It was just going to be kind of awkward, said Kim Scott Hemle, who with his wife Evette owns the Marlin Road house his parents built in 1992.
Hemle said their architect learned about Ram Jacks system at a seminar. It works for our particular situation and saves money, Hemle said: In our case it was almost a 50 percent differential.
After hurricane Ike hit Texas in 2008, some houses on piling foundations survived but were severely undermined, Sykes said. Five to six feet of sand washed out from under houses in Surfside, Tx. but the Ram Jack system was used to raise the houses back, instead of demolishing and rebuilding them, Sykes said.
Its designed to withstand a five-foot scour in future storms, Sykes said.
Sykes said the company did a lot of post-Katrina work in New Orleans, La. and got experienced in helping customers navigate the Federal Emergency Management Agencys Hazard Mitigation Program. FEMA Increased Cost of Compliance grants can provide up to $30,000 for raising a house to new standards, but many owners find it costs a lot more than that. Sykes said Ram Jack has had to offer its own financing to make jobs feasible.
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Ice In His Veins: A Nicky D'Amico Mystery
by Chuck Zito
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Mysteries can be tricky books to pull off, wahat with having to figure out the balance of the plot and new characters to introduce and get the reader to care about, and competing against lots of books with essentially similar structures. In this case, though, Zito achieved the balance nicely, and came out with a book that is fairly light to read, has a good plot and fun characters, neither of which come off hackneyed.
This is the second of the mysteries starring Nicky D'Amico, an Italian-American stage director. In this one, he's returned to New York City to help manage a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream where many of the actors and associated staff are friends of his from college. These include both the love interests in the story, too, his ex Marcus and his friend Sean. The interplay between the characters really does get across that they're old pals.
The murder that comes at the end of Act I is of one of this set of friends, and there's no shortage of suspects, but all the information you need to figure out who really did it is there; I still guessed wrong, though. I'm not afraid to admit that, and it makes it easier to recommend the novel. The plot and pacing are quite good all around, I find, and the style, light and playful, works well, too.
There were a couple of points where I was rolling my eyes a bit, I have to say, because of the adherence to some mystery archetypes. When one character has a Big Secret that he can't share on the phone, and then wanders off at the theater, I knew that he was done for. But these moments are very few in the story, so it's easy to forgive.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book; it's sad that there won't be any more of them in the series now. It does make it easy to read all of them, though.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0738710385, Paperback)After a disastrous stint as stage manager at a Catholic college, Nicky D'Amico moves back to New York to get his life in order. The good Company's all-male production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a little unorthodox, but he's thrilled about working with some of his old college friends.
This midwinter production of "Dream" soon becomes a nightmare when one of the actors is found dead behind the theater. It's clear that the murderer is someone with the production-one of them!
The show must go on, but with someone hiding liquor bottles all over the set, more than one diva with an untrustworthy entourage, and two cute guys vying for his affections, Nicky has his hands full. Everyone is a suspect, and Nicky must figure out who the killer is-before it's curtains for another cast member.
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The date at the top of the page is Dec. 25. It's Christmas Day, but you already knew that, didn't you?Did it creep up on you? Or did it get here long before you were ready for it? I suppose that depends on your perspective and your age, but it is here, nonetheless. Christmas. The most talked about and most anticipated day of the year. Charles Dickens' timeless character, Ebenezer Scrooge, called it "a humbug" for most of his adult life, but after Christmas had transformed him "he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge." I started this improbable journey that has led me and my musings into your collective homes several times a week for most of the past decade on Christmas Day in 1998. Happy anniversary to me. People with a lot more intelligence and a lot more eloquence than I possess have tried, for centuries, to summarize the magic this day holds for most of us. Norman Vincent Peale once wrote, "Christmas waves a magic wand over the world and, behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." I like that and I hope that, if only for today, your world is softer and more beautiful. Carol Nelson, who is not nearly as widely known as Norman Vincent Peale, once said that "Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you are at home." I know exactly what she meant, because, even though I have been blessed to spend this Christmas at home, surrounded by friends and family, I have had many bouts of nostalgia in which I remembered Christmases past and friends and loved ones who have either quietly drifted away or gone on to their final reward - and even as we make merry today, even if we keep Christmas as well as Ebenezer Scrooge learned to keep it, part of us will yearn for those other Christmases - the ones we can only ponder in our hearts. I think that is what the aforementioned Dickens was thinking of when he wrote in "The Pickwick Papers" that "Christmas ... can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveler, thousands of miles away, back to his own fireside and his quite home!" Sometimes we even find ourselves growing "homesick" for Christmases we have never experienced. Few of us who have spent all of our Christmas days here in the American South have ever actually experienced a white Christmas, but that doesn't prevent us from waxing nostalgic over that phenomena when Bing Crosby's classic song is played. Washington Irving, who gave us Rip Van Winkle, as well as Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, once wrote "Christmas is the time for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the general flame of charity in your heart." I sincerely hope that it is warm in your hall this Christmas Day and that you have the peace of God in your heart. Alexander Smith said that "Christmas is the day that holds all of time together," which may be a little deep if you haven't had enough morning coffee - or had too much eggnog last night, but for Christians, it is the absolute truth. This is the anniversary of the day that changed the course of history - and gave hope to billions of sinners, like me. And a man named Augustus Rundel wrote "Christmas is a magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something that is so intangible it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but it will always be a day of remembrance - a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved." Now that is a special day, isn't it? "A day in which we think of everything we have ever loved." I don't know what it would take to make your Christmas merry. I have no knowledge of your hopes, your dreams, your prayers or your desires. Sometimes I am not even certain that I know my own. But my wish for each of you this day is that you will find the peace and hope and joy and love that was promised to the world on that first Christmas Day, so many years ago and so many miles away. It must have been a really special occasion, because it happened more than 2,000 years ago and folks are still talking about it. Merry Christmas, y'all, and if you will indulge me for one more quote, in the words of another Dickens character, Tiny Tim - "God bless us, every one!" Darrell Huckaby is a local author and educator. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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