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Software Tools
Non-Commercial Binary Licenses
Non-Commercial Source Licenses
You are welcome to download and use the software tools appearing on this page that have been developed by AT&T Labs researchers. Please reference the individual project web pages for specific license agreements. If an available license agreement does not meet your needs, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for assistance with a customized license.
AST: Advanced Software Technologies Open Source Collection
AST (AT&T Software Technology) OpenSource software is a collection of libraries and commands for UNIX and Windows. Included are re-implementations of many POSIX and X/Open APIs and utilities. It provides a portable and efficient environment that behaves consistently across a range of operating system and hardware implementations. portable because one collection of source builds unattended on all target architectures, efficient because the underlying algorithms are continually updated to match best in class performance.
Some of the more popular components include: cdt, dss, ksh93, nmake, pax, sfio, vcodex, and vmalloc. AST has been used internally in AT&T since the mid 1980's, and was released as OpenSource in 1999. Documentation, source and binaries are currently available under the OpenSource Eclipse Public License 1.0 at http://github.com/att/ast.
CDT: Container Data Types Library
A Container Data Type library. This provides all common containers such as list, stack, queue, ordered set/bag, unordered set/bag, etc. based on a uniform API. All containers can be used in a concurrent environment with either multiple threads or multiple processes (using shared memory). There is also a hash table data structure that provides lock-less reads and less-lock updates using atomic scalar operations.
ECharts: A state machine-based programming language
ECharts is a state machine-based programming language for event-driven systems derived from the standardized UML Statecharts language. ECharts distinguishes itself from other Statecharts dialects by focusing on implementation issues such as determinism and code re-use. Like Statecharts, ECharts supports hierarchical state machines, concurrent machines and a graphical syntax. Unlike Statecharts, ECharts supports a simple textual syntax, machine reuse, multiple transition priority levels to minimize non-determinism, machine arrays, and a new approach to inter- and intra- machine communication. ECharts is a hosted language which means that it is dependent on an underlying programming language such as Java. ECharts has a proven track-record in a large-scale commercial deployment.
FastRWeb: FastRWeb is an infrastructure for web-based reporting, data analysis and visualization using R.
It leverages the capabilities of R such as graphics, statistical models, data access and manipulation to make it easily available on the Web. It can be also used to quickly create REST services based on data and/or analyses.
GGobi: Data visualization for high-dimensional data
GGobi is an open source visualization program for exploring high-dimensional data. It provides highly dynamic and interactive graphics such as tours, as well as familiar graphics such as the scatterplot, barchart and parallel coordinates plots. Plots are interactive and linked with brushing and identification.
GSDjVu/DjVuDigital: Ghostscript driver to convert PS and PDF files to DjVu files
gsdjvu contains the source code for a Ghostscript driver that enables to convert PostScript(tm) and Portable Document Format (PDF) electronic document files into DjVu files.
Graphviz: Tools for viewing and interacting with graph diagrams
Graph visualization is a way of representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks. Automatic graph drawing has many important applications in software engineering, database and web design, networking, and in visual interfaces for many other domains. Graphviz is open source graph visualization software. It has several main graph layout programs.
Nanocubes: Fast Visualization of Large Spatiotemporal Datasets
Nanocubes are a fast datastructure for in-memory data cubes developed at the Information Visualization department at AT&T Labs – Research. Nanocubes can be used to explore datasets with billions of elements at interactive rates in a web browser, and in some cases it uses sufficiently little memory that you can run a nanocube in a modern-day laptop.
PADS: Processing Arbitrary Data Streams
PADS is a system that simplifies processing ad hoc data sources. Its users can declaratively describe data sources and then use generated tools to understand, parse, translate, and format data.
Plotdata: A small JavaScript library which allows bar and/or run graphs to easily be created and updated.
Uses HTML-5 canvas, but includes two small "emulation sets" which allow older browsers supporting only VML or SVG to use the library. (Currently used in production by Draco.)
Sample Plotdata Page
Rserve: Rserve is a client/server infrastructure allowing the use of R from a large number of languages and environments.
Clients are available for C++, Java, R, Python, Ruby and other languages. It also support a variety of protocols such as HTTP, Websockets, QAP, TLS, ...
Rserve is used as a backbone for many projects including FastRWeb and RCloud. It can also be used for high-performance distributed computing (see Rserve.cluster) as well as computation on distributed storage (see RCassandra).
Sfio: Portable library for performing I/O
Spatial Index Library: Generic main memory and disk based storage managers
UWIN: Unix on Windows 95 and NT Machines
UWIN allows UNIX applications to be built and run on Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT, ME,98, 95 (W7/VI/XP/2K/NT/ME/98/95) with few, if any, changes necessary. UWIN source and binaries are available at http://github.com/att/uwin.
UWIN contains:
Vcodex: Software package for data transformation
Data transformation platform. This can be used to compress, encrypt, checksum and transcode data. The platform is structured in three layers:
Compressing kennedy.xls from the Canterbury corpus:
WSP: Web Scraping Proxy
Programmers often need to use information on Web pages as input to other programs. This is done by Web Scraping, writing a program to simulate a person viewing a Web site with a browser. It is often hard to write these programs because it is difficult to determine the Web requests necessary to do the simulation. The Web Scraping Proxy (WSP) solves this problem by monitoring the flow of information between the browser and the Web site and emitting Perl code fragments that can be used to write the Web Scraping program. A developer would use the WSP by browsing the site once with a browser that accesses the WSP as a proxy server. He then uses the emitted code as a template to build a Perl program that accesses the site.
Yoix: The Yoix Scripting Language and Interpreter
The Yoix scripting language is a general-purpose programming language that uses syntax and functions familiar to users of C and Java. It is not an object oriented language, but makes use of over 150 object types that provide access to most of the standard Java classes.
dss: dss (data stream scan) is a framework for describing, transforming, reading, querying, and writing streams of record oriented data.
It is implemented as a command and library API. The API is extended by plugins (DLLs / shared libraries) that define data domain specific I/O, type and query functions. dss compares favorably against perl, the typical recourse in the networking community, and against customized C/C++ code written to deal with single domain datasets. Supported data includes Netflow, BGP, HTTP proxy and server logs, OSPF LSA, HTML, Json, and generic flat file formats via XML schemas. Type support includes IPv4 and IPv6 address formatting and longest prefix matching (using the iv library), AS path regular expression matching, second and subsecond time querying and formatting, and numeric types including BCD and IBM floating point. (download)
fastshp: Tools for manipulation of shapefiles, optimized for speed in order to handle very large shapefiles (such as complete TIGER/Line databases).
It supports operations such as geomapping (e.g. location to/from ZIP(ZCTA), County, State, nearest town etc.), polygon thinning (data reduction) or centroid computation.
iPlots eXtreme: High-performance interactive graphics for the analysis of big data.
iPlots provide highly interactive graphics (brushing, linking, direct manipulation, ...) for data anaysis. It leverages GPU acceleration to support visualization of large data. It can be used in conjunction with R or as a stand-alone software.
iPlots: Interactive graphics for data analysis in R
iPlots is a package for the R statistical environment which provides high interaction statistical graphics, written in Java. It offers a wide variety of plots, including histograms, barcharts, scatterplots, boxplots, fluctuation diagrams, parallel coordinates plots and spineplots. All plots support interactive features, such as querying, linked highlighting, color brushing, and interactive changing of parameters.
iv: iv is a fast software implementation of the IPv4 and IPv6 LPM (longest prefix match) algorithms.
The iv algorithm uses interval matching which is about 2X slower than the lpm retrie algorithm for IPv4 addresses. However, for applications that must do both IPv4 and IPv6 LPM, iv may be the better choice because the same iv API may be used for matching addresses of any length (including but not limited to IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.) (download)
jSPaRKy: jSPaRKy v2.0 is a freely-available sentence planner implemented in Java.
To download, click here. Uncompress. Read the included readme. Email us with any questions or suggestions. Check back for updates!
This version of SPaRKy is different from the first one in several ways.
lpm: lpm is a fast software implementation of the IPv4 LPM (longest prefix match) algorithm.
It is available as both a library and standalone command. BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) routers use LPM lookup on a table of IP address prefixes to determine the next hop address for each incoming packet. Routers implement LPM in silicon, but software implementations are still useful for offline analysis. Most published software approaches attempt to minimize memory size and accesses, but often at the expense of complexity. The lpm algorithm uses the AT&T retrie (radix encoded trie, recursive trie) data structure. A retrie has a simple layout and a simple search inner loop. Our timings and memory requirements match or beat the best published algorithms; we also feel that retries have the edge on simplicity. For IPv6 LPM see the iv (interval) library. (download)
snippets: A collection of R tools frequently used with AT&T data, such as plotting data on maps, word clouds, recursive plot layout, smart labels etc.
Twitterscope: Data Management / Text Mining
Text mining software, with the following functionalities
vmalloc: Region Memory Allocator
A memory allocation platform. This provides a uniform interface for memory allocation that extends the well-used malloc/free/realloc interface. Memory allocation is done via general "regions" that can be built from heap memory, shared memory or from other regions. Concurrent accesses from both parallel threads and parallel processes are handled transparently. The data structure and algorithm for doing this is both faster and more space efficient than other known memory allocators.
BoosTexter: A general purpose machine-learning program
BoosTexter is a general purpose machine-learning program based on boosting for building a classifier from text and/or attribute-value data.
ASDT: The AT&T Statistical Dialog Toolkit (ASDT)
The AT&T Statistical Dialog Toolkit (ASDT) enables developers to build spoken dialog systems that track a distribution over multiple dialog states. The engine provided by the toolkit updates this distribution efficiently, in real time, during the dialog. The engine is implemented in Python.
More and more nowadays devices talk back to you. Where before it was common to hear phone dialog systems speaking to you (and understanding), an increasing number of personal devices--laptops, smart phones, GSP navigation systems, and game devices talk to you, too.
A package for speech recognition, language modeling, voice biometrics and building of speech-based services.
Related packages/services include:
Mobilizing Your World - Innovation Showcase
Creating AT&T NetBond How AT&T Labs Drove Early SDN Adoption
Into Main Memory: Nanocubes for Interactively Visualizing Billion-Point Data Sets
In The News
How AT&T is Leveraging Machine Learning and Cloud-Based Services for Business
SDN & Big Data: Like Peanut Butter & Jelly, Says AT&T Labs Exec
Open-source NFV for management and network orchestration
AT&T ECOMP initiative leans on DCAE for SDN, NFV goals
AT&T touts ECOMP policy control, automation advances
ECOMP Portal: The Control Panel of Our New Virtualized Network
ECOMP Policy Framework: Capturing Network Intelligence in Policies
Inside AT&T's SDN Network Design Challenge: Q&A with Cornell
DCAE – Enabling Big Data in our Software-centric Network
The Internet of Drones Is Coming


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What a great way to start your first day of school by reading The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. This story is perfect for every child whether they are excited or scared when they enter your classroom. I created this SMART Notebook activity to enhance the story by using poems, songs, patterns, and art activities. I have included links to great websites and activities found on the internet. There is so much more you could do, and I am sure that I will add more later. Use this template to start, and add to it those wonderful activities you already use in your classroom! I would love to hear your ideas with what you do with The Kissing Hand in your classroom! I hope you have a great First Day of School with your students!
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Oct. 23 - Maples Pavilion - Stanford, Calif. - Pac-12 Networks
Oct. 25 - Maples Pavilion - Stanford, Calif.
THIS WEEK: The No. 6 Stanford women's volleyball team (13-4, 6-2 Pac-12) plays host to No. 20 Oregon (12-6, 5-3 Pac-12) and Oregon State (9-10, 0-8 Pac-12). The Cardinal and Ducks will square-off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, while Stanford and OSU will meet on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in Maples Pavilion.
SCOUTING OREGON: Oregon enters the week with a 12-6 overall record and a 5-3 mark in Pac-12 matches. The Ducks lead the conference in assists (13.86) and kills (14.63), while ranking second in digs (15.95) and third in service aces (1.31). Junior outside hitter Liz Brenner is fourth in the Pac-12 with 4.33 kills per set and 4.75 points per set. Senior middle blocker Ariana Williams' .393 hitting percentage is fourth in the conference. She also averages 3.19 kills per set and 1.12 blocks per set for the Ducks. Sophomore middle blocker Canace Finley adds 2.49 kills per set on a .305 attack percentage. Freshman libero Amanda Benson anchors the defense and ranks third in the Pac-12 with 4.48 digs per set.
THE SERIES WITH THE DUCKS: Stanford holds a 52-4 series lead over Oregon. The Cardinal swept the season series last year, recording a five-set win at Maples Pavilion and sweeping the Ducks in Eugene. Oregon's most recent win over the Cardinal came during the 2011 season as the Ducks posted a five-set win at Stanford.
SCOUTING OREGON STATE: Oregon State is 9-10 overall and 0-8 in the Pac-12 Conference heading into this week's matches. The Beavers are hitting .192 as a team and rank seventh in the conference in digs (14.72) and ninth in aces (1.06). Senior libero Becky Defoe is fourth in the Pac-12 with 4.41 digs per set. Junior setter Tayla Woods controls the offense and ranks seventh in the conference with 9.89 assists per set. Freshman outside hitter Lila Toner leads the Beavers with 2.79 kills per set and 1.89 digs per set. Junior middle blocker/outside hitter Arica Nassar adds 1.92 kills per set and 1.10 blocks per set.
THE SERIES WITH THE BEAVERS: The Cardinal is a perfect 56-0 all-time against the Beavers. Stanford swept OSU in both matches played last season.
CATCH THE CARDINAL: Fans can catch Wednesday's match live on the Pac-12 Networks. KZSU radio will be broadcasting both matches at 90.1 FM or online at http://kzsu.stanford.edu/. A live stream will be available for Friday's match on GoStanford.com Live stats for the matches will also be accessible on GoStanford.com.
PROMOTIONS: Wednesday's match against Oregon is Kid's Free Night a with voucher, available via the women's volleyball promotional page here. Friday's match is Club Night and Professor Appreciation Night. Coach Dunning will also be hosting a Chalk Talk at 5 p.m. in Kissick Auditorium in the Arrillaga Family Sports Center. A postmatch meet-and-greet with the team will also be held in Kissick Auditorium.
LOOKING AHEAD: Stanford remains on The Farm next week, opening the second half of Pac-12 play against No. 4 USC on Wednesday, Oct. 30 and UCLA on Friday, Nov. 1. Both matches will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
SOCIAL NETWORKING: Fans will have access to unique behind-the-scenes content on the team this season by liking Stanford Women's Volleyball on Facebook or following the team on Twitter and Instagram (@StanfordWVB). Instagram will house the Cardinal's off the court photos and videos all season long.
LAST WEEK: Stanford split its matches on the road last week, sweeping Washington State on Friday in Pullman before falling in five-sets at then-No. 6 Washington in Seattle on Sunday. Sophomore outside hitter Jordan Burgess led the team with a .377 hitting percentage in the two matches, averaging 2.75 kills per set and 1.88 digs per set. Sophomore middle blocker Inky Ajanaku added 2.62 kills per set and 1.62 blocks per set against the Cougars and Huskies.
RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS: Stanford has three returning All-Americans on its roster this season. Senior Carly Wopat, a two-time honoree, was a first team selection by the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine, while sophomore Inky Ajanaku was an honorable mention pick by the AVCA in 2012. Senior outside hitter Rachel Williams was an AVCA honorable mention selection in 2011. In total, the Cardinal has produced 31 All-Americans who have collected 70 total awards.
NATIONAL POLL: Despite a five-set loss at Washington last week, Stanford moved up a spot to No. 6 in the AVCA top 25 this week. Texas reclaimed the top spot in the poll, while Penn State, Washington, USC and Florida round out the top 5. Five Pac-12 squads are ranked in the top 25, while Arizona State, UCLA and California are receiving votes.
RPI: In the latest Rating Percentage Index (RPI), the Cardinal came in at No. 8. Texas remained in the top spot in the poll, while Penn State, Florida, USC, Creighton, Washington and Missouri sit ahead of Stanford. Three Pac-12 squads are ranked in the top-10 and eight in the top-30.
BLOCK CITY: Stanford's team blocks per set mark of 3.09 is the best in the nation. Senior Carly Wopat is second in the conference and is 13th nationally with 1.40 blocks per set, while sophomore Inky Ajanaku is also averaging 1.40 blocks per set. Wopat recently eclipsed the 500 block plateau, while Ajanaku tallied the 200th of her career against Colorado on Oct. 12.
1,000 KILL CLUB: Senior outside hitter Rachel Williams joined an elite group of players as she registered her 1,000th career kill at UCLA on Oct. 2. Senior middle blocker Carly Wopat joined her on that list against Washington on Oct. 20. The pair are two of just eight active Pac-12 players to have reached that plateau and becomes the 13th and 14th Stanford players since 1986 to accomplish the feat. The pair are also the first classmates in Cardinal history to each tally 1,000 career kills since Foluke Akinradewo ('08) and Cynthia Barboza ('08).
Stanford Players with 1,000 Career Kills Since 1986
1. Ogonna Nnamani (2001-04) 2450
2. Alix Klineman (2007-10) 2008
3. Logan Tom (1999-02) 1939
4. Kristin Klein (1988-91) 1909
5. Kristin Folkl (1994-97) 1833
6. Kristin Richards (2003-06) 1819
7. Bev Oden (1989-92) 1753
8. Foluke Akinradewo (2005-08) 1682
9. Cynthia Barboza (2005-08) 1639
10. Kerri Walsh (1996-99) 1553
11. Cary Wendell (1992-95) 1353
12. Teresa Smith (1984-87) 1070
13. Rachel Williams (2010-13) 1048
14. Carly Wopat (2010-13) 1004
SPREAD OFFENSE: Stanford setter Madi Bugg has controlled the offense this season, ranking second in the Pac-12 and 11th in the nation with 11.58 assists per set, spreading the love amongst her teammates in the process. Five Cardinal players are averaging at least 2.30 kills per set - Carly Wopat (3.00), Rachel Williams (2.93), Brittany Howard (2.82), Jordan Burgess (2.49) and Inky Ajanaku (2.38).
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Senior Carly Wopat already ranks among the top 10 in school history with 534 career blocks. Recently, she moved from sixth place to fourth on the Cardinal's career charts, passing former All-American Kerri Walsh ('99) and Laura Olesen ('90), and needs 45 more to match Cardinal great Foluke Akinradewo ('08) with 579. Her 1.36 career blocks per set average would be tied for third in school history with Kim Oden ('85).
SENIOR STATEMENT: Senior outside hitter Rachel Williams is one of the Cardinal leaders this season with 2.93 kills per set. She posted double-doubles in three consecutive matches (vs. Pacific, Florida & Texas) and leads the team with seven overall. Her 21 kills against then-No. 8 Florida are the most by a Cardinal player this season.
DOMINANT DEFENSE: Junior libero Kyle Gilbert has led the defensive side of the ball for the Cardinal this season and ranks second on the Pac-12 charts with 4.65 digs per set. She collected a season-high 29 digs at California (9/25), leading all players. Gilbert is averaging 3.83 digs per set for her career, ranking second in program history behind Gabi Ailes (4.57).
HOME SWEET HOME: Maples Pavilion gives the Cardinal a true home court advantage as Stanford has won 22 consecutive home matches dating back to the start of the 2012 campaign. Stanford's last loss at home came against Michigan on Dec. 3, 2011 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
LEADING THE CONFERENCE: Senior middle blocker Carly Wopat leads the Pac-12 and third in the nation with a .480 hitting percentage this season. Sophomore Inky Ajanaku is third in the conference with a .405 attack percentage, and 21st in the nation. Wopat is also ninth in the Pac-12 with 4.02 points per set.
HEAD COACH JOHN DUNNING: Now in his 13th season at the helm of the Cardinal program, head coach John Dunning is one of the most accomplished coaches in the collegiate volleyball world. Dunning has four national championships under his belt, has taken teams to nine Final Fours and carried six of his 12 Stanford teams to the national championship match.
MILESTONE FOR DUNNING: John Dunning secured his 700th career win during the 2010 season and will likely capture win No. 800 during 2013. In 29 years as a head coach, he is 791-167 (.826), giving him a winning percentage that ranks amongst the top-5 all-time for Division I coaches. Dunning is 354-65 in his 13 seasons on The Farm, leading all active coaches in the conference by winning percentage (.845).


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Awesome: The Perpetual Domino Machine
The Ouroborus Domino Machine was created by Karl Lautman and knocks over and picks up dominoes all by itself -- with magic! It's really therapeutic to see. Like watching two children beat each other in the head with plastic bats. But with less cheering and betting.
Ouroborus Domino sculpture rebuilds itself [slipperybrick]
Thanks to Melissa, who had one of those little Domino Rally cars that set up the blocks for you. That's called cheating, Melissa. Not as bad as this, but close.


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Camel Audio's Alchemy synthesizer used to cost $249, on the high end for software synthesizers. But fans thought Alchemy was worth it, and were disappointed when Camel Audio closed shop earlier this year.
As of today, though, Alchemy is back – at least for Mac users. Apple has introduced a massive free update to Logic Pro X, incorporating Alchemy and more:
- An updated Alchemy;
- Updated Logic Remote for iPad;
- New drummers;
- Drum Machine Designer;
- Drum sequencing updates;
- An enhanced Piano Roll Editor;
- Automation updates;
- Apple Music support and more.
Alchemy is also now available as part of the $30 MainStage live performance app.
Here's what's new in Logic Pro X 10.2: Continue reading


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A 78-year-old Michigan woman recalls a UFO encounter in 1943 "as if it happened yesterday," according to March 2, 2014, testimony in Case 54412 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness was a child outside playing in the dirt behind a cottage about 10 miles outside of Ludington when the object came into view.
"I saw a saucer-like object flying toward me," the witness stated. "It then stopped over Hamlin Lake and after a second, went back the way it came from the other side of Hamlin Lake and on perhaps in the direction of Lake Michigan."
The witness described the object.
"It didn't make any noise and I didn't see any windows. It just looked like a flying saucer. The speed was relatively slow and it seemed to stop for a moment over about the middle of the lake there and then reverse course going back in the direction it had come as if to say, 'Oh, I'm going in the wrong direction.'"
The witness saw a television program that triggered her memory.
"I don't know why I recall this event today as if it happened yesterday. I wish I didn't. I recently saw on TV the Lake Michigan triangle between Benton Harbor, Manitowac and Ludington."
Ludington is the county seat of Mason County, population 8,076. Michigan has a current UFO Alert Rating of 4 with a higher than average number of recent reports nationally. Michigan had 16 UFO reports in February 2014 - the 7th highest reporting state - while California had 59 reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.
You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page.
The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or man-made. If Michigan MUFON investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.


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Pat's Pecan Chicken RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 1-1/4 cups soft bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 teaspoons dried oregano
- 3 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- Place milk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, pecans, cheese and seasonings. Dip chicken in milk, then roll in crumb mixture. In a large nonstick skillet, brown chicken in oil.
- Transfer to a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Yield: 4 servings.
Full-Bodied White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.
Reviews for Pat's Pecan Chicken
"We thought this was very good, next time, though, I'm going to use dry bread crumbs because it didn't stick to the chicken."
"really tasty, but I ended up throwing more than half of the breading away.."
"Wonderful flavor and so easy to whip up! I agree with wiscook on too much breading for just 4 x 4 oz chicken. I mixed my breading and only used a small amount for my two chicken breasts, froze the rest for next week!"
"I meant pie plate...not pit plate :)"
"Loved it! Great flavor. As for extra breading, I had some left over from the first time (just put part of it at a time in a pit plate to coat chicken) that I froze it and used it again. Made meal prep really quick!"


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Dec. 2, 2012
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Photo Gallery | Postgame Press Conference | UCLA Media Guide
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jordan Adams scored 23 points, connecting on five of nine 3-pointers, as the UCLA men's basketball team lost to San Diego State, 78-69, in the 19th annual John R. Wooden Classic at the Honda Center on Saturday night.
San Diego State's Jamaal Franklin scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half to help the Aztecs (5-1) win their fifth consecutive game, the first meeting between the two programs since 1991.
Xavier Thames added 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and DeShawn Stephens had 12 points after playing just five minutes because of a hip pointer in San Diego State's previous game against USC.
The Aztecs had strong support and noisier fans in the announced crowd of 17,204.
"Our zone got really tortured on 3-point shooting," UCLA head coach Ben Howland said. "Obviously it's a very good San Diego State team, and you can see why they're picked to win their conference. You have to credit their team and their fans for a great job tonight."
Adams logged at least 20 points for the fifth time in eight games for UCLA, making 7-of-13 field goals in 28 minutes. Shabazz Muhammad added 16 points for the Bruins (5-3), who also received 10 points from Norman Powell and eight from Travis Wear. Larry Drew II finished with 11 assists and two turnovers.
The Bruins made eight 3-pointers, one off their season high of nine.
The teams traded 3-pointers to start the second half, with Adams hitting three in a row to pull the Bruins into a tie at 38-all.
Thames answered with two straight 3s and Franklin added another one to give the Aztecs the lead for good, 49-43.
The Bruins closed to 56-53 on Muhammad's first basket of the second half. The Aztecs outscored the Bruins 11-2, with Thames hitting their 11th 3-pointer and making two free throws in the spurt that gave San Diego State its largest lead at 67-55.
Muhammad and Adams combined to score six straight points and draw the Bruins to 69-64 with 2 minutes left. Franklin made 9 of 10 free throws in the final 1:38.
UCLA was searching for a win over a ranked opponent after falling out of the Top 25 this week after a two-point upset loss to Cal Poly last weekend.
The teams played evenly throughout the first half, with the Aztecs leading 31-29 at the break.
The Bruins fell to 11-5 in the Wooden Classic, formerly a doubleheader event.


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Hollywood film bosses launch a nationwide hunt for a child aged 11 to 13 to play the boy who can fly and never grows up.
13:38, UK, Monday 10 February 2014
Boys with aspirations for a Hollywood career are being asked to audition for the role of Peter Pan for a new blockbuster starring Hugh Jackman.
British film-maker Joe Wright, who is best known for Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, is directing the Warner Brothers film, called Pan.
Boys aged between 11 and 13 have been invited to open auditions later this month for the role of the flying boy who never grows up.
Jackman has been cast as the pirate Blackbeard in the film, which is due out in July next year. The rest of the cast has not been revealed yet.
The character of Peter Pan, who lives in Neverland with Tinkerbell and the Lost Boys, was created by Scottish novelist and playwright JM Barrie.
The tale was made into a Disney animation in 1953 and was also told again in Peter Pan, a live action adventure, in 2003.
Robin Williams played a grown-up version of Peter in the 1991 film Hook, while the 2004 film Finding Neverland, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, tells the true story of JM Barrie's friendship with the family who inspired him to write the story.
The auditions will take place in Wembley Arena from 9am on Sunday February 23, with production beginning in London in April.
Film bosses said: "The role of Peter is described as a courageous and adventurous orphaned boy living in a world of fantasy and dreams, which sometimes leads him into trouble."
Open auditions were recently held for two lead roles in the new Star Wars films and the Harry Potter blockbusters used the same process to fill a number of roles.
Full details can be found on www.panmoviecasting.com.
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CSA Court Field Trip - Mandatory Form Submission
As a Criminology Student you are privileged to attend a planned field trip sponsored by the Criminology Student Association and, as such, represent Wilfrid Laurier University. We ask that you read these court protocols and rules before attending as it is mandatory that we receive them before your name will be placed on the list of visitors.
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My last post, Retirement advice for young folks, received a good response and I think I should expand more on it. We have more young readers now and I would love to share what I did right and wrong in my early years. We all made some financial mistakes and it's best to learn from others rather than experiencing those mistakes.
Avoiding debt is crucial to healthy personal finance, but Americans are terrible at this. We take on student loans, credit card debt, mortgages, and much more. Let's take a look at these debts one at a time and see how I did.
Student loans
I went to a University of California and graduated with a Bachelors and a Master of Science in 5 years. I worked part time on campus, but my parent paid the bulk of the tuition and living expenses. Mrs. RB40 went to the same in-state university and also worked part time on campus. I realize that most kids don't have that option and I owe my parents big for that. A college education costs more and more every day and it will be much more difficult to pay the whole bill in the future. We plan to help out baby RB40 as much as possible and are contributing to the 529 plan for that.
A college education is essential for future employment so I think it is worth going into debt for. For young folks about to enter a university and thinking about taking on a six figure debt, I suggest they consider some alternatives. You can save a lot of money by going to a community college for two years and then transfer. A public college is usually much more affordable than a private college and it won't make a huge difference when you look for a job, so consider that as well.
Some ideas
- Community college
- Live at home
- Work part time
- Choose a public university over private
- Apply for Financial Aid and scholarships
Car loans
I drove an old Toyota Cressida for about a year when I started my first job. Driving a junky car is the pits for a single guy so I decided to buy a new car. It was easy to get a car loan with a good stable job and I did. I purchased a '98 Ford Escort ZX2 and I loved it. I think it cost around $10,000 and we ended up getting a lot of use out of it. I gave it to my brother in 2003 and he just sold it in 2011.
My advice to my younger self would be to pay for a vehicle with cash. If it is too difficult to save up for a new car, then consider a used car instead. I would avoid a car loan even with today's low interest. I hated making those car payments and it's a slippery slope. A luxury car might seem affordable with a $500 monthly payment, but the cost of driving really adds up over time. We don't have any car payments now and it feels great.
Credit card and other consumer debts
I got a credit card when I was in college, but I don't think I ever used it. I added a few more cards after I graduated, but the habit stuck. I always made sure to pay off the cards every month and never carried a balance. I never carried a balance on a store card either and stopped using them a few years ago. Some of my friends liked to take advantage of the 0% interest offers from furniture stores, but I think that's a bad idea.
A credit card debt is of the worst debts you can have. The interest rate is very high and it is best to avoid building up a big balance on your credit cards. I would make it a priority to pay off the credit card debts first before investing.
This one is difficult to avoid. How many people can pay cash for a house? We purchased a house in 2001 and took out a mortgage loan. Luckily, we decided to go with a 15-year Fixed Rate mortgage. This enabled us to build equity quickly. We refinanced a few times to take advantage of the lower rates and this home is now a rental with positive cash flow. We still owe about $80,000 on this house, but our tenant is paying the bank for us so we are not making extra payments at the moment.
If I could go back, I would consider a duplex or triplex instead of a single family home. It would have jump started my part time landlord career and made more sense in the long run. It can be difficult to find a duplex in a good neighborhood though. I guess it really depends on where you live. Another alternative is to rent out the rooms in your house. We did this periodically and it helped with the mortgage.
Say No to Debt
I made some mistakes when I first started out, but I think I did OK overall. The best thing I did was to avoid credit card debt. The average household has over $15,000 of credit card debt. The interest alone will take up a big chunk of their paycheck. The car loan wasn't a good move, but at least we got a lot of value out of that car. It's important to avoid consumer debt when you are young so you can start building your net worth right away.
How about you? Did you hesitate to take on debt when you were young? What would you have done differently? If you are in your 20s, do you have a lot of debts?
Update: This is just the first post in the series – Retirement advice to young folks. So keep coming back for more posts over the next few weeks. 🙂


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Operation Elveden: Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks to be charged
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Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will be charged as part of an invesigation into alleged corrupt payments to public officials.
The Crown Prosecution Service today said that five people are to be charged as part of the inquiry, called Operation Elveden.
In addition to Prime Minister David Cameron's former spin doctor Coulson, those to be charged include former News of the World royal correspondent Clive Goodman.
Coulson and Goodman are charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office - one between August 31 2002 and January 31 2003, and the other between January 31 and June 3 2005, relating to the request and authorisation of alleged payments to public officials in exchange for information, including a royal phone directory known as the "Green Book".
Brooks, who was editor of the Sun between January 14, 2003 and September 1, 2009, is also facing charges, along with former Sun chief reporter John Kay and Ministry of Defence employee Bettina Jordan Barber.
Barber, Kay and Brooks face one count of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office between January 1 2004 and January 31 2012.
It relates to information allegedly provided by Barber to the Sun in return for payments of around £100,000.
So far, 52 people have been arrested as part of Operation Elveden, two of whom - a retired police officer and a former journalist - have been told they will face no further action.
A counter-terrorism detective had already been charged and is due to face trial in January.
Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn is accused of leaking information to the now-defunct News of the World about the police inquiry into whether to reopen the investigation into phone hacking.
Alison Levitt QC, principal legal adviser to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), said: "All of these matters were considered carefully in accordance with the DPP's guidelines on the public interest in cases affecting the media. This guidance asks prosecutors to consider whether the public interest served by the conduct in question outweighs the overall criminality before bringing criminal proceedings."
The five will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on a date to be fixed.
Operation Elveden is being run alongside two others: Operation Weeting, which is looking at allegations of phone hacking, and Operation Tuleta, an inquiry into accusations of computer hacking and other privacy breaches.
Eight people including Coulson and Brooks face charges linked to an alleged conspiracy to hack phones.
The others are private investigator Glenn Mulcaire and five former News of the World journalists - ex-managing editor Stuart Kuttner, former news editor Greg Miskiw, former head of news Ian Edmondson, ex-chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck and former reporter James Weatherup.
They are all due to face trial in September next year.
So far 18 people have been arrested as part of Operation Tuleta, but no-one has yet been charged.


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Recently, the band, Deas Vail, made a stop in Dallas while on tour with Copeland. They have joined forces with Faceless International to raise awareness about social issues happening throughout the world. One of their goals is to empower people to end modern-day slavery. I had the privilege to sit down with this talented group and talk about their new partnership.
How did you learn about modern-day slavery?
Andy Moore, Guitar: I saw a movie about it, Born in The Brothels and it wasn't about American slavery; it was about Indian slavery. That was the first thing that really woke me up to trafficking.
Justin Froning, Bass: I had been involved with Invisible Children, but I wasn't as familiar with the sex trafficking part until I saw Taken and when I watched Taken that is when I said, "this has got to stop."
The horrors of the sex slave trade was brought to the attention of Laura Blaylock after listening to a relative talk about her experiences visiting downtown Washington D.C. brothels while interning with a humanitarian organization.
How did your lives change after you learned about slavery?
Wes Blaylock, Vocals: I was angry about it. You feel it's more than an injustice. It's not like it is something that is unfortunate for someone. It's another person preying on someone weaker and that really, really makes me mad. It infuriates me that we don't really do much about it. You traffic someone and you're not really punished for it. There is no justice for it right now.
Kelsey Harelson, Drums: I think just hearing it and understanding, like when we sat down with Lori Lenz and Sarah Freeman, everything that is going on. The awareness of (human trafficking) is what changed for me. Now I'm aware of what is around us and know that that flower shop might actually be destroying the neighborhood.
Wes: We also started paying attention to what we buy and what companies we support. We try to talk about that a lot too.
What do you see as the main cause of slavery?
Kelsey: Ignorance and sin. It is a direct way for Satan to overtake other people by them overtaking someone.
Andy: Greed is obviously there too. People can make a quick buck by ruining someone's life. They don't really care, especially in a poor country where it is either become a slave or find a way to be the slave owner, then you do that. It's just an awful choice. So, poverty is part of the issue too.
Kelsey: Part of it is lifestyle. They've never known anything different.
Wes: Who is doing the buying in America? It's educated people driven by greed or lust.
What is going to make slavery stop?
Andy: Hopefully a change of heart. That seems to be the only way to really, really make it stop.
Wes: Make people more aware and change a lot of laws.
Justin: The justice system is ridiculous as far as slavery goes. There needs to be a better system in place to help people who are trying to deal with having been a slave. I mean, how do you process that mentally?
Do you feel your generation is cynical about social justice?
Andy: I don't think cynical, no. I think they're more open to it than previous generations. I think my parent's generation might have been a little bit blind to it, like ignored it, because they didn't know how to deal with it or it seemed too unreal. Our generation is willing to do something for a cause other than just give money. I know a lot of people who are quitting their jobs that pay okay to do something that means more than money.
What should a Christian's response be to slavery?
Justin: It should be pretty intense. I can't think of more evil things that are in the world today. And sitting around isn't going to do anything.
Wes: Start out being intense and swift and end with a lot of compassion. And somehow as Christians we have to remember the people that are are actually doing this to others...
Andy: I've been thinking about this too and we always talk about how mad we get at these people that are doing it, but also, at the same time it's a sin and we all know that the weapons of this world are not carnal, there is a spiritual thing there too. We should probably start praying against those spirits. That is where we can take immediate action.
Justin: Almost anything other than naivety.
Andy: I think these movies are so great. Taken is a blockbuster type movie. I wish it had been a little more real. I don't know if there was a tag on the end saying how many victims there were. It felt so unreal that I hope people still caught that this is really happening.
Justin: We watched a couple of specials on MSNBC and they were doing police busts on these massage parlors that were filled with people who were slaves for the sex trade. The officers couldn't do anything but tell them to stop. One man who was prostituting out two women got a fine. It was ridiculous.
Why have you partnered with Faceless International?
Wes: It kept coming up on the radar. They are people we care about.
Laura, Keys/Synth: We already had a good relationship with them.
Wes: And we had good relationships with others that are involved. After having meetings with Lori and Sarah and understanding more about their goals and what it meant for us to get involved we thought it was a good time and a good fit.
Laura: We have been approached by other organizations and have spent a couple of years praying and haven't been in a hurry to jump into anything. I think that time of thought and prayer has left us open to do something that is not necessarily what everyone else is doing. And it just fit for us.
Kelsey: This gives us an opportunity to use what we do to spark interest and compassion in other people.
Andy: When we found out they are a non-profit group where the internal structure ran well and no one was trying to make a buck we felt there was a lot of freedom there to just go for it and not feel like we have to answer to someone about where the (organization) money is going, because there really isn't any money.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish with your partnership with Faceless?
Wes: Right now we hope that people will start bringing all kinds of stuff for safe houses. Our goals will evolve and become deeper and bigger as we get more and more involved.
Laura: We're excited to be part of something that we can feel good about.
Kelsey: It's something that will spur change in us too. It's so easy to stay stagnant, doing the same routine everyday, especially in this setting. So, it's good to have something else to enrich other people's lives and ours as well.
Justin: It feels good to be doing something practically good for others. I mean, we play music and we hope to inspire people. Wes works really hard on the lyrics to make people think and challenge them and we hear a lot about that and it is an amazing goal to have, but to actually do something practically good in another human's life is something special. If we can do that and inspire others to do the same then that is really sparking change.
Kelsey: That is what we were called to do in the very beginning of this band. We didn't set it up to make money or get famous. We wanted to impact others with what we were experiencing. So, to find this as well, it moves us and it would be nice to also move other people's hearts.
Andy: With our music inspiration is our goal. It has inspired people to want to live a better life, but I think it has been an internal thing. Hopefully this will help make it more external where they start feeling not only confident in themselves, but they know they can go out and do something.
Kelsey: There is a quote that I have on my computer that says something about when someone gives themselves, there's no way they can't feel part of being alive.
The group hopes to take a trip with Faceless International to learn more about how they can bring change to this world.
If you are attending a Deas Vail concert in the future, please take toiletries to be given to safe houses and refugees that Faceless International works with on a regular bases.
To learn more about Deas Vail, visit their website: http://www.deasvail.com
To learn more about Faceless International, visit their website: http://www.facelessinternational.com
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Ghandi
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." Albert Einstein
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Helio Ocean2 pops up on FCC site as OZ2
A recent FCC submission from Pantech & Curitel shows us the workings of something that's tentatively called the Helio OZ2. If you recall, we spotted a photo of the supposed Helio Ocean2 a while back, and our guess is that the OZ2 and Ocean2 are one and the same.
The Helio OZ2 has already been marked approved by the FCC, so that means that this will probably be making its way onto stores some time in the near future. We don't have specifics regarding the official release date but inside sources say it could be outed from late spring to early summer 2008.
At first glance the Helio Ocean2 looks almost exactly the same as the Helio Ocean, but closer inspection reveals that there has been a few changes regarding the form factor and some of its key features.
Speculations say that the Helio Ocean2 could have a 3 way slider, but so far we haven't been able to find evidence to support that claim. That would certainly make short work of navigating through the menus, though, since there will be plenty of spots to place navigational buttons on the device.
One thing that's notable from the illustration, is the new placement of the microSD card slot. Some people will not be happy about this, but the drawing shows that the card slot will be situated under the battery pack. Aside from that the placement of the headphone port and speakers look OK.
If this device does indeed turn out to be the rumored Helio Ocean2, you can expect that it will be an improved version of the first gen model. We'll try to search for more clues as to its existence for now and will throw additional information about it at you the first chance we get.
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On a quiet Friday afternoon, May 9, 2014, CBS executives decided to share good news about new shows ordered for next season. Right on the wings of learning "NCIS: New Orleans" was added to the fall lineup, even more good news traveled fast. This time it was via Twitter, as television producer Jerry Bruckheimer shared, "Thrilled to have CSI: CYBER on CBS next season." That's how viewers learned the pilot was now officially a CBS show, also for this fall, co-produced by CBS Television Studios, and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
This third spinoff of the dependable "CSI" franchise was co-created by the triumvirate of Anthony Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn and Ann Donahue. In a reprise of "Let's get the band back together," the trio is responsible for the very first "CSI" series, starring Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Anna Belknap, Eddie Harper, Robert Joy, and A. J. Buckley. Before the first "CSI" only Gary Sinise had a lot of visibility. The same can be said of "CSI: Miami," where the characters grew on you. Ultimately those actors became firmly identifiable with their CSI franchise's successes and went onto other highly visible projects on the strengths of those initial roles.
This time, veteran actor Patricia Arquette brings experience in her acclaimed role on "Medium" to the table to help viewers again believe more of what they cannot see, perfect for a show revolving around bits, bytes, baud, and bad guys. Earlier today, Cynthia Littleton, TV editor-in-chief for Variety, noted that Pam Veasey, the "longtime showrunner of "CSI: NY" is on board in the same capacity for "CSI: Cyber," which guarantees strong backing for the new show.
Veasey was responsible for 162 episodes of "CSI: NY" from 2005-2013, serving as co-executive producer and executive producer for the show. Her other credits include "In Living Color," "The District," "Martial Law," and "The Gregory Hines Show," a diverse range of subject matter and formats.
With Patricia Arquette at the center of "CSI: Cyber," and potential collaborations of the show writers with consultant Dr. Mary Aiken, the first season will likely shine with fascinating subjects and on-target dialogue to preserve that reality feel that's key to making an entertaining show realistic, or a realistic show entertaining. Arquette was tremendously convincing in the pilot episode.
Dr. Aiken is internationally known for her presentations and publications in the innovative new specialty field of forensic cyberpsychology. Her specialties include anything from the study of cyber stalking, cyber bullying, and the impact of technology to creeps who hide deep below the level of the public Internet to commit crimes, particularly against children. There's no end of script potential in just these few research genres alone.
For the "CSI: Cyber" spinoff, the pilot was perhaps the strongest case ever for a show to go from "maybe let's give this a try" to a sure-fire home run. And it was a done deal in less than eight days from the episode's broadcast. The script of the series pilot, "Kitty" introduced Patricia Arquette, who stepped right into the persona of FBI Special Agent Avery Ryan, a cyberpsychologist, and took the pilot into show status with just one hour of film time to measure ratings and response. It would be nice to see Elisabeth Shue from "CSI" possibly jump ship to join in "CSI: Cyber," but it's personal wishful thinking, with decisions best left to the experts.
With Zuiker, Mendelsohn and Donahue bringing their combined vision to create the full show concept and to write and cast additional series regulars, combined with the patented Jerry Bruckheimer explosive action formula for show success, there's excitement in store this summer as we wait to learn more, including its future time slot. Stay tuned for more news as it becomes available.


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|Have You Played Atari Today?
Our friends at HighScore.com are holding a new high score competition for several classic gaming systems, with great prizes for the winners! Categories include Atari consoles, ColecoVision, MAME, classic Nintendo consoles, and PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16.
High Score is a competitive gaming community, with multiple levels of competition. Gamers earn trophies for their accomplishments (including virtual patches for classic Activision games), which are displayed in a trophy case on their profile.
The contest runs through August 28th, 2016. You can learn full details about the contest here. Good luck!
Discuss online: 4 comments in Contests Forum
Conjoined: The Atari 2600 Game is a new homebrew game based on the surprise hit independent horror/comedy feature film of the same name. The game is programmed by Gemintronic's Jason Santuci (AtariAge member "theloon"), who has been involved with many homebrew projects in the past. Jason worked closely with the film's director Joe Grisaffi to design the game.
You play Stanley. You must catch the hearts Alina is throwing to you while avoiding the broken hearts and daggers Alisa is throwing at you. With a little skill, you might just make it to the operation!
The game's creators are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to sell copies of the movie and game. You can choose from several different pledge levels, including $10 for the Conjoined DVD, $20 for a copy of the 2600 Conjoined game cartridge and manual, and $60 for a boxed, limited edition, numbered copy of the game. The Kickstarter ends on Thursday, June 30th at 10pm CST, so don't delay if you want to help support this original 2600 homebrew project!
Discuss online: 22 comments in Atari 2600 Forum
Before game trailers and the internet age, even before magazines, our first contact with video games was the cover art on the front of the box. That's the image that "sold" the game. It was the promise of an experience, and an extrapolation of game play regardless of the game's actual graphical capability. Box Art - A Gaming Documentary will explore the history of video game box art and discover the unsung artists responsible for gaming's great images. Written and Directed by Rob McCallum (Nintendo Quest, Kittie: Origins/Evolutions, Power of Grayskull) the film will look at video game box art from all eras, for both consoles and PC, foreign and domestic releases and variations, and showcase both the famous and infamous stories that surround the gaming cover art we know and love.
Rob McCallum says: "No one has told the story of the people who've created some of the most iconic images in video game history - but that's about to change. I'm excited to learn everything about box art from the people responsible. You can only research a subject so much before you start going in circles but hearing the history from those responsible will be an experience you can't replicate reading or by searching on Google. We have stretch goals that give us a lot of freedom to restructure the material and I hope we hit that level so we can share as much of this experience as possible."
To learn more about the project, please visit Kickstarter, where the team is looking to reach a modest $30,000 goal in order to make this project a reality. There are stretch goals as well that will allow additional content to be produced for the documentary if reached. You can discuss the project in our forums with AtariAge member Tim Lapetino, who is serving as a producer on Box Art - A Gaming Documentary, and is also one of the authors of the upcoming book Art of Atari.
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Our friends at Edladdin, who have been selling great arcade controllers for the Atari 2600/7800, have launched a Kickstarter to bring new arcade controllers and adapters for the ColecoVision to market! Edladdin has designed four new products for ColecoVision enthusiasts:
The Edladdin Kickstarter campaign runs for 30 days and has a goal of $9,650, with two stretch goals of $13,295 and $16,995. If you're a ColecoVision fan, this Kickstarter is a great way to support a company that's already developed new hardware for classic consoles, and we'd love to see them continue doing so with more systems in the future. You can discuss this Kickstarter in our ColecoVision/Adam Forum.
Discuss online: 181 comments in ColecoVision / Adam Forum
Thanks to the work of Kevin Savetz, the unreleased, almost-finished sequel to Star Raiders for the Atari 8-bit computers, written by Atari programmer Aric Wilmunder, has been released! Aric created and developed Star Raiders II while working in the R&D lab of Atari coin-op, and the game was only a few months from completion before work was stopped on it. Aric has written up an Authoritative Star Raiders II document describing his time at Atari and how this version of Star Raiders II came to be.
This is an incredible find for anyone who's enjoyed (or continues to enjoy!) Star Raiders, which originated on the Atari 8-bit computers, but was also released for the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. This is a true sequel to Star Raiders, not to be confused with the version of Star Raiders II Atari did release, which was a rebranded version of a game based on The Last Starfighter movie. Aric's version expands upon the original Star Raiders in several ways, including the ability to fly down to planets.
Kevin Savetz has published an interviewed with Aric Wilmunder, which you can listen to at ANTIC, The Atari Podcast. And here's a video showing the game in action:
You can discuss this Atari 8-bit Christmas present in our Atari 8-bit Forum with other Atari 8-bit enthusiasts. You can also download the associated files attached to the first post at the above link. Please be sure to thank Kevin and Eric for working to make this treasure available to everyone!
Discuss online: 239 comments in Atari 8-Bit Computers Forum
It is Christmas time once again and the fourth annual Carol vs. The World! Championship is upon us! Throughout the entire month of December, all boys and girls--naughty or nice--will have the opportunity not only to earn bragging rights, but to win actual prizes!
This year we've changed things a bit. At stake now is a custom-designed, one-of-a-kind Ultimate Video Arcade Marquee. Made with the same process and materials that classic arcade cabinets use, it will look just as great on your MAME cabinet or wall. Plus, the winner gets to help design his own Christmas Carol themed artwork!
That said, there are prizes for players of all skill levels, veterans and novices alike, and many surprises! We encourage everyone to participate, submit their score, and join in the fun!
Christmas Carol vs. The Ghost Of Christmas Presents is an original game concept, designed and programmed by James Pujals for the 1980s Intellivision® game system. It follows the adventures of Carol Greenleaf, Santa's most resourceful elf, as she tries to recover the presents stolen by an Evil Snowman, and save Christmas for the children of the world. The game was originally released at the Classic Gaming Expo 2012, and went on to become a smash hit in the retro-gaming community, voted Game Of The Year and then Best Home-Brew Of All Time by Intellivision® enthusiasts of the site AtariAge.com.
To enter the contest is very easy:
Good luck and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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The 2015 Houston Area Arcade Expo is taking place November 13th and 14th at the Houston Northwest Crowne Plaza. Hosted by the Houston Area Arcade Group, this is an annual event celebrating the electronic games people love to play. Gamers buy, sell, and trade pinball, video game and game console items, and, best of all, pinballs, arcade cabinets and consoles are set up on free play for the duration of the show.
Highlights for this year's show include:
AtariAge will be at the event, and we're setting up a large console area with a variety of classic systems and games, as well as some newer homebrews for you to try. There aren't many opportunities to enjoy large collections of classic arcade games and pinball machines, so if you are in the Houston area (or can get there!), you should be at this expo! Admission is $25 for a weekend pass or $15 for a single day (you save $10 by purchasing your tickets in advance). For more information, please visit ArcadeCenter.com.
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The 2015 Portland Retro Gaming Expo is quickly approaching, and it's time for us to unveil the lineup of new homebrew games AtariAge will be releasing at the show! We have new games for the Atari 2600, 5200, and 7800, all of which you'll be able to try out in our booth before buying. We'll also have demos of several upcoming games for the 2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar and Atari 8-bit computers. Over 25 game systems will be setup in our booth, so come on by to check out all the latest homebrew games!
New ReleasesStar Castle Arcade
Star Castle is a 1980 vector arcade game by Cinematronics. The game involves obliterating a series of defenses orbiting a stationary turret in the center of the screen. Chris Walton and Thomas Jentzsch have created a fantastic port of Star Castle for the Atari 2600, one of two versions of Star Castle for the 2600 that were developed in parallel. Fans of the arcade game will not be disappointed in this rendition of Star Castle, as great care was taken to model this version as closely to the arcade as possible.
And, we've taken the same great care with the physical release of Star Castle Arcade. Star Castle Arcade features beautiful artwork created by Jordi Cabo, who won a label design contest for the game two years ago. Star Castle Arcade includes the game cartridge, an amazingly illustrated 16 page manual, professionally printed box, 10" x 14" poster, and a papercraft Star Castle arcade cabinet!
Star Castle Arcade maintains a high score table for all four game variations, and these scores are saved on the cartridge itself! This is the first Atari 2600 homebrew game we've sold with this capability. The game also retains the last initials used to save a high score (so you don't have to keep entering them), and remembers your color settings (NTSC, PAL, or black and white).
Only a limited number of copies of Star Castle Arcade will be sold with the box and papercraft arcade cabinet.
Lady Bug Collector's Edition
Back in 2006 we released John Champeau's excellent Atari 2600 port of the arcade game Lady Bug. During that time, it has been very well received and continues to be popular even amongst the many 2600 homebrew releases over the years. Lady Bug originally appeared in a Coleco catalog for the 2600 back in the day, but was never released, and it's not even known if work ever began on the game. We worked closely with John Champeau and graphic designer Nathan Strum to create a limited Coleco-themed release of Lady Bug, produced in the same style as Coleco's Atari 2600 releases.
Lady Bug Collector's Edition features the game in an off-white Coleco 2600 shell, Coleco-style label, box and manual, and we even reproduced the original catalog that Lady Bug appeared in. Each box and cartridge are individually numbered from 0 - 99 (using an old-school Dymo label embosser), and the game itself displays the number upon startup. Some minor visual tweaks were done to the game, such as an updated title screen and some color and graphics changes, but gameplay remains unchanged.
This version is limited to 100 copies, of which 50 (the even numbers 00 - 98) will be available at PRGE.
Wall Jump Ninja
As a ninja, you already have many skills. But there are many more to learn. Today you will learn the legendary technique of the wall jump. Use it wisely, or face certain doom at the hands of the death beam. Wall Jump Ninja is a simple game to control--only the fire button is needed!
However, mastering that control will take some practice! Press fire to wall jump--holding down fire will allow you to jump higher. Avoid the spikes, and collect N-I-N-J-A to use your Ninja Dash. And watch out for the ever marching death beam!
Wall Jump Ninja harkens back to games in the classic Atari 2600 library--relatively easy to learn, but deceptively maddening to master! How many rooms can you conquer, and do you have time to play just one...more...game?
Wall Jump Ninja features artwork by Corey Kramer, and includes the game cartridge, box and manual.
Zippy the Porcupine
Run around at high speed with Zippy the Porcupine through 16 different stages! Collect the rings and pop the enemies with your spin jump. Getting hurt by an enemy will cause you to lose all your rings, but you can get some of them back popping the same one. Find the bonuses as you move along, including the springboard at the top of the levels that will take you to a bonus ring collection stage. Collecting 100 rings will earn you an extra life. Finish a level by flipping the sign by running by it at the end of a stage.
Created by Chris Spry (whose first game was the popular Princess Rescue for the 2600), Zippy the Porcupine features 16 levels in 4 different zones, an overworld selection map, five Individual boss battles, gem collecting, and ending sequences. Zippy the Porcupine comes complete with a box, manual and 64K game cartridge. Only 100 boxed copies of Zippy the Porcupine have been produced, 50 of which we'll have available at PRGE! These will sell quickly, so don't hesitate if you'd like a boxed copy of the game!
Xari Arena
Your time has come at last! The day youve been waiting for, the chance to earn your freedom!
Its been a rough road to salvation. Your home planet conquered. The survivors captured, imprisoned, and tortured. Youve become nothing more than a slave without a name serving the imperial Xari High Lords, but all of that changes today. You have been chosen to represent your planet in the galactic arena, the perverse pleasure dome built for entertaining the galaxys masses. In accordance with the ancient traditions of the galaxy, the Galactic High Council has decreed that on the high feast of Shiru a planet will be given a chance at freedom. To earn this freedom, one citizen must fight his planets oppressors in the galactic arena.
The rules of the battle are simple. You will pilot the XA-01, one of the fastest ships in the galaxy, and take on the Xari horde. However, the High Council wants an entertaining fight, so the XA-01 has no weapons. Instead, it has been outfitted with the latest in trans-phase shield matrix technology, allowing it to absorb and reflect Xari pyro blasts. Its a suicide mission with little hope of success, but thats just the way you like it.
We're excited to release a new 5200 game at PRGE, Xari Arena! This is an original game for the 5200 that was developed by Atari programmer John Seghers, but never released, nor did it ever show up on any Atari product lists. The binary for Xari Arena has been available for some time, but Ken Van Mersbergen recently uncovered a newer version of the game with Trak-Ball support and other changes. We'll have an Atari 5200 setup with two 5200 Trak-Ball controllers for simultaneous. two-player cooperative play!
Xari Arena features beautiful artwork created by David Exton, and he's designed an Atari-style cartridge label, manual and box for this release. David's artwork has graced many homebrew games over the years, and we're always excited to work with him on a new project! The professionally-printed box for Xari Arena uses a special printing process to closely mimic the silver-style boxes Atari printed for their releases. You'll swear that Xari Arena was an original release when it sits next to 5200 games from Atari on your shelf!
Dungeon Stalker
Programmers Steve Engelhardt (Atarius Maximus) and Mike Saarna (RevEng) have created a new homebrew for the Atari 2600 that pays homage to the Intellivision game Night Stalker. In Dungeon Stalker, you must fight for your survival in a deep dungeon, using your limited arrows to pick off monsters, and fighting the wizard who appears at the end of each level! And watch out, the wizard will teleport about the level at will to avoid your shots!
Dungeon Stalker features original artwork by David Exton. If you have an AtariVox, you're in for a real treat, as the game takes advantage of the unit's speech capabilities with over three dozen spoken phrases! The AtariVox is also used to save the high score table.
Dungeon Stalker includes the game cartridge, box, and eight-page manual. You can read the Dungeon Stalker Development Thread to learn more about the game.
Astro Fighter
Astro Fighter is a two-dimensional, space shoot em up arcade game released in 1980. The game of Astro Fighter consists of four waves and a refueling stage, which are then repeated with increasingly higher difficulty. Your task is to eliminate the four successive waves of different types of attacking craft, while avoiding being hit by missiles and bombs, and then refuel by shooting the GS ship before repeating the process.
Homebrew master Robert DeCrescenzo has faithfully ported Astro Fighter to the Atari 7800. Robert has created many excellent arcade ports for the 7800, and Astro Fighter is no different. Astro Fighter includes a box, manual and game cartridge.
Brik is a version of the classic brick breaking genre of games for your Atari console, featuring multiple unique levels, bonuses and enemies. The object of the game is to use the bat at the bottom of the screen to keep the ball in play as you knock out bricks to score points.
Using the joystick controller you can move the bat left or right. Pressing the fire button launches the ball towards the bricks. Move the bat left or right to keep the ball in play. If the ball passes the bat you will lose a life and the ball will be reset on the bat ready to start again. If you lose all four lives the game is over.
Each level is patrolled by an enemy. If the ball hits the enemy the enemy is destroyed, but the balls angle will change and speed will temporarily be increased. Destroying a brick sometimes reveals a bonus hidden underneath it, which will then fall towards the bottom of the screen. These bonuses can be collected by your bat.
Jump VCS
Jump VCS is an endless runner style game for your Atari 2600 console, featuring multiple stages of increasing difficulty and collectible bonuses. Guide your player across the rooftops and ledges of the city whilst jumping over the gaps between buildings and avoiding obstacles.
When you start the game, your player will be dropped into the horizontally scrolling cityscape at stage 1 and will commence running. Whilst running, press the left joystick controller button to jump in order to cross the gaps between buildings or avoid obstacles.
You start the game with six lives indicated at the bottom of the screen. Once you have lost all of your lives, the game ends. Occasionally you will spot flashing bonuses as you progress through the stage. It is possible to move to the next stage early by collecting six of these bonuses. The number of bonuses collected is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Titan Axe
Drawing favors from the fallen Kronos, Oblivus has reached into the future to harness unseen monstrosities of metal and fire to release upon the innocent. Captured and woven into the heart of each mechanical demon is a magik faerie! Drawing their power from this eternal spark, these minions rend the land. Odin, who was secretly the victorious Zeus, challenges Oblivus by calling upon two offspring of the Aesirthey are Thurian and Walkuria! Choose one of these heroes to free the faeries and their queen and save the land from the darkness of Oblivus!
Use stick-and-move tactics along with jump-and-magic to work your way through nine levels and up to 64 screens. Press Fire with directions to perform magic, special, and side attacks. Press and hold Fire to jump, and release it to perform a jump attack. Hold Fire at the Game Over Screen to continue your vgame. You must defeat Oblivus, who has forged a weapon for summoning Death, iteself...the Titan Axe!
Titan Axe is a new 32K homebrew for the Atari 2600, created by AtariAge user Papa. Titan Axe features artwork by John (Atariboy) Calcano, which adorns the game cartridge and twelve-page manual.
Haverchuck was in the middle of another graveyard shift in the sub-sub-sub-sub-basement of the Alien Trespass Advance Reconnaissance Initiative monitoring the the long-range solar sonar when he heard the klaxon from the Thermo-Kwik alerting him that his baked potato was ready. He leapt to his feet not noticing his slightly defective self-tying bootlace had wrapped itself around his chair leg. He fell hard, hitting his head on the edge of the instrument panel and blacking out. At that moment a dim red light below the solar sonar illuminated, signalling the arrival of an alien intruder.
Now its up to you to take control of the PX-77 low-orbit fighter and confront the most feared cephalopod of the cosmos, the Galactopus! Grab your favorite Atari compatible joystick and get ready for action! Use the joystick to move your ship left and right across the bottom of the screen. Press the action button to fire a laser blast up the screen at Galactopus. Initially your laser isnt powerful enough to kill Galactopus, only chip away pieces of the octonium armor. Collect the pieces to power up your blaster. Once you collect 8, youll be able to blow Galactopus out of the sky!
Game DemosWe'll have many game demos in our booth for the 2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar, Atari 8-bit computers, and even the Intellivision. Below are a few of the many upcoming games you can try at the show.
Scramble is a classic arcade game in which the player controls a ship across a side-scrolling terrain, battling obstacles in the air, along the ground, all while avoiding crashing into the terrain and buildings. Your ship is armed with a forward-firing weapon and bombs, each of which is controlled with a unique button. The player must avoid colliding with the terrain and other enemies, while simultaneously maintaining the ship's limited fuel supply which diminishes over time. More fuel can be acquired by destroying fuel tanks in the game.
Homebrew author John Cheampeau (Lady Bug) has been working on an Atari 2600 version of Scramble, and you can play it for the first time at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Scramble for the 2600 is a remarkable port of the arcade game, and even features support for Sega Genesis controllers so you can fire and bomb separately. If you've ever played Scramble, you won't be disappointed!
The Stacks
Your name is Wade Watts and you live in the Stacks, a sprawling vertical trailer park filled with dangerous enemies and obstacles. Your evil Aunt Alice has broken your OASIS console and scattered the pieces around the Stacks. You must find all six pieces and assemble them in your Hideout so that you can log in to the OASIS...
Your quest wont be easy. It will take quick thinking and fast reflexes if you hope to escape the Stacks alive!
Based on the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
Gizzle Wap
Travel through the woods as the Gizzle Wap collecting cloud fruit and fighting off the Myrmica as you go. Watch your life bar. If your life reaches zero you will die. The Cloud fruit will attract Pegsi to the Zazzle Clearing. When you have collected enough fruit your score will turn green. Return to the Zazzle clearing and watch the Pegsi carry off the tree. Next you must search for the Invictas lair. Look for something out of place in the woods, a branch, a rock or something that will reveal their hiding place. Enter the lair and fight the Invicta. If you are successful in defeating the Invicta a new tree will grow and you move on to the next level. There are 8 trees and 8 Invicta that must be defeated.
T:ME Salvo
The Time Traveler journeyed to the year 802,701 and discovered that humanity has split into two distinct species. Gentle humanoids called the Eloi are tended to as cattle by the other species - foul underground creatures called the Morlocks. The Time Traveler attempted to free the Eloi from the Morlocks. Wave after wave of the evil creatures and their deadly machines moved in to destroy him, but somehow he managed to fend them all off, banishing them to eternity.
Standing on the eerie quiet of the battlefield he wondered to himself. Now that the simple Eloi were free, what would become of them? Would they learn to become masters of their own fate, or would mankinds feeble destiny fade away?
Deciding there was only one way to find out, The Traveler jumped into the seat of his machine and pulled a lever. Gears engaged and crystals spun as he jumped forward ten thousand years. Waves of disgust overwhelmed him as he stared at the scene. Several grey figures crouched over their frail humanoid prey, which lay still on the ground. The foul Morlocks had somehow returned.
In T:ME Salvo, you take control of the furious Time Traveler, in his futile effort to break the cycle. Rage against the Morlocks. Rage against time itself.
While there are many fantastic homebrew arcade ports on the 7800, there aren't as many original homebrews. T:ME Salvo breaks that trend with an excellent, original game by Mike Saarna! We plan on having this available in the AtariAge Store once complete.
Adventure II XE
You've heard the stories from long ago. Stories of an adventurer, who braved dragons and dangerous mazes to return the Chalice from the forces of evil. At night, you've dreamt of such adventure. Often the dreams occur in the Ice Kingdom's abandoned, frozen landscapes to the north; other times, you find yourself hopelessly lost in the Green Kingdom's hedge mazes; sometimes the dreaming takes place in the frightening endless forests, which surround the Dark Kingdom.
And now, the Chalice is missing again. Your weapons and keys, gone from the safety of the Seashore Castle. Peasants cry out in fear with tales of fantastic and dangerous creatures roaming the countryside. Evil has once again stolen the Chalice and hidden it! Return this sacred Chalice to the safety of the Seashore Kingdom's Castle!
Nearly a decade ago we released Ron Lloyd's Adventure II for the Atari 5200, the much-anticipated, unofficial sequel to Atari's classic Atari 2600 Adventure. Adventure II is much larger and more detailed than the original, while still remaining faithful to the traits that made the classic Adventure memorable even after 25 years. Ron has recently been working on an Atari 8-bit computer port of the game, and we'll have the latest version of Adventure II XE available to play in our booth.
Atari 5200
We'll be demoing several excellent recent and upcoming arcade translations for the Atari 5200, including Pac-Man Arcade, Zaxxon 32K, and Mr. Do! Pac-Man Arcade is a more authentic version of the arcade classic relative to Atari's pack-in Pac-Man cart. Zaxxon 32K is a much improved version of Sega's 16K release of Zaxxon for the 5200. And Mr. Do! is a conversion of the 8-bit version of the arcade game.
We'll also have Tempest, Sinistar and Castle Crisis available for play.
Atari Jaguar
We'll have two Jaguar systems setup in our booth. One of them will be dedicated to running Gauntlet II, a port of the Atari ST version of the game by CyranoJ. Gauntlet II supports up to four players, and we'll have a Team Tap and four controllers connected to the Jaguar for just that! Our second Jaguar will be running a variety of original homebrews and Atari ST ports that you can try.
One upcoming homebrew to check out is Xevious, an original, authentic port of the popular arcade game distributed by Atari. This port has been written from scratch by AtariAge user Shamus, and will be available in cartridge form once complete.
In addition to a wide variety of games, we'll also have some interesting hardware for you to try out in our booth! For Atari 7800 fans, we'll have an Atari 7800 Expansion Module (XM) in our booth, complete with several XM-enhanced games (such as Donkey Kong XM, Bentley Bear Crystal Quest, Pac-Man Collection, and Beef Drop) Edladdin Controllers has supplied us with several arcade-quality 2600/7800 controllers and Seagull adapters that we'll have hooked up on several consoles. And, finally, we'll have several AtariVox+ Speech Synthesizers hooked up to Atari 2600 and 7800 games.
In Closing
If you're attending the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, please make sure to stop by our booth and say hello! You can also visit our 2015 Portland Retro Gaming Expo forum to discuss the upcoming show with other AtariAge visitors! We look forward to seeing many AtariAge members in Portland!
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This year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo takes place October 17th and 18th at the Oregon Convention Center. The Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) is one of the largest classic gaming events in the country, and here are some of the highlights you can expect from this year's show:
Please visit the official Portland Retro Gaming Expo website to learn more about the show. We've also setup a forum to discuss the event for those who are attending. If you're attending the show, please stop by our booth and say hello! If you'd like to sport an AtariAge badge, you can learn more about how to get one here.
Stay tuned for an upcoming announcement detailing all the games and demos that will be available from AtariAge!
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Did you dream of going to Camp Atari, the summer computer camp where kids could play with and learn about Atari computers all day? So did we. A special episode of the ANTIC Podcast goes deep into the story of Camp Atari, including sound bites from the Today Show, the little-known documentary movie about the subject, and interviews with campers, counselors, and the director of the camps. Those interviewed include:
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Last summer's limited series show, "Under the Dome" was a huge success and was picked up for a second season. On Jan. 8 IDTimes shares that Chester's Mill is going to be receiving three new residents. While this might seem a little unusual for a town literally living n a bubble, it isn't the first time that people have appeared from out of nowhere.
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Bryn Kehoe enters her second season as Alabama's Assistant Coach in 2014, working primarily with the setters and coordinating the Tide's offensive system.
In her first season at the Capstone, she helped oversee an offense that earned 24 wins, the most since 1995, and an NCAA Tournament berth, the Tide's first since 2007.
Kehoe gained coaching experience as a lead coach for Gold Medal Squared from 2010-13, was a lead coach for the All-American Volleyball camps from 2008-13, and was the head coach of the T-Street Volleyball Club in Irvine, Calif., for one season (2009-10).
Prior to arriving in Tuscaloosa, shespentfour seasons playing overseas for Sagres NUC in Neuchatel, Switzerland, where she helped her team to a second place finish in the Swiss Championship in 2010 and 2011. Following an outstanding collegiate career at Stanford University, Kehoe's professional playing career began in 2008, when she joined the Biel-Bienne VBC team in Biel-Bienne, Switzerland from August of 2008 through April of 2009.
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In four seasons as the starting setter at Stanford, Kehoe helped guide the Cardinal to the NCAA championship game three times, including a national championship in 2004 when she was a freshman. With Kehoe as the starting setter in 2006 and 2007, Stanford finished runner-up in the NCAA tournament each year. Kehoe garnered a number of accolades in her playing days on "The Farm," as she was a three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American, from 2005-07. She also was named an All-American by Volleyball Magazine in 2006 and 2007, was a first team All-PAC-10 selection in 2004, 2006 and 2007, and was named the 2007 National Setter of the Year by CVU.com.
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