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Flutterdash, AppleRari, Rarity x Spike, Ms Cherilee x Big Mac, PinkieDash
Flutterdash, AppleRari, Rarity x Spike, Ms Cherilee x Big Mac, PinkieDash
Ferriswheelshipping, Dualrivalshipping, Pokeshipping, Wishfulshipping = <3
Prepare for a long list.
TwiDash ( Dawn of a new day for the win!)
SpikeDash (Yes this is a pairing, there are fics and fanart for it)
Celestidash (One Fan-fic But romance is expected in it, and on the character apperance spot, they are only 2)
LunaDash ( So Much Dashie!)
MacinDash ( i used to hate this one, but now i love it!)
RariDash ( Epic Shipping Nuff Said)
Dashie and Shining Armor. ( Fan-fic in the point where Cadance and Shining Armor didn't even know each other. and Rbd was Celestia's Student. Nuff Said) ( Also this pairing is best pairing!
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I am MyLittleDashie. The Flight Master, I demand Either Wubs or Immediate Attention! Also, i Want Hugs Now!
: In the episode Read it and Weep: Dash:I hate Reading! It's For "eggheads" A bit of the episode later.. " I Love Reading!" Wow. Standardized Humor. It's Kinda Funny! One Minute Dash Hates Reading, a Seconed later she loves reading after reading a Indiana Jones Ponyfied Story with a recolored version of Best Pony. Daring Do and Rainbow Dash Are Best Ponies!
Whatever you do, DON"T GO AWWWWWW OR DAWWWW AT THIS! TRUST ME! FIRST TIME I SAW IT, I DIED FROM CUTENESS!
Oh, you are never going to get rid of me in this thread. 8D Room for one more? :3 I kinda like Spike/Twilight (I dunno, I think it'd be cute) and Rainbow Dash/Pinkie Pie. The episode where they both prank the town together pretty much sold me on the pairing and made me think the two would be really cute together. :3 And their my favorite ponies. So I'm incredibly bias with this. :P
I support:
Spike x Rarity OR Spike x Zechora (the latter is kind of just for fun xD)
Fluttershy x Discord (lolwut)
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Kalos Team: Delphox, Florges, Aegislash, Heliolisk, Hawlucha, Avalugg
Latest Shiny: Helioptile
I have claimed #671, Florges
*credit to Equal-To-Heaven for the clock
you won't believe this, but I support:
Applejack/Rarity/Rainbow Dash/Fluttershy/Pinkie Pie/Twilight Sparkle
That's right, a 6-some
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and tha's about it
Oh, Ask-Molestia made me support
I'm just a wandering spirit, dead and gone
A blank void, empty as can be
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Fire Safari: Ponyta, Pyroar, Braixen - 1478-3803-9332
Kalos Team: Delphox, Florges, Aegislash, Heliolisk, Hawlucha, Avalugg
Latest Shiny: Helioptile
I have claimed #671, Florges
*credit to Equal-To-Heaven for the clock
New Ship alert! Rarity x Thunderlane, just because of that one few second scene in the latest episode:
Spoiler:- spoilers:
D'awww <3
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But besides that Sparity, Rarijack, and Twixie
I think FluttershyXDiscord is a good ship due to the newest episode.
I use to love this show But it has flaws...
I like all the common pairings but recently, Fluttershy/Derpy has grown on me. I know it's crack, but I think Derpy needs someone who doesn't judge her. Fluttershy is just the pony for that. I also like pretty much all Rainbow Dash shippings. And Lyra/Bonbon is lovely, too.
The funny thing is that after watching "A Very Minty Christmas"(it's G3) I ship Pinkie Pie/Minty. I may be one of the few people who actually like G3.
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I'm glad this thread exists, I've been bottling up my love for RarityDash too long. Yup, I ship Rarity and RD together. Here are my top 5 MLP ships:
5) DiscoShy (Discord - Fluttershy)
I honestly have no idea.
4) RarityPie (Rarity - Pinkie)
Just goin' with the flow.
3) SoarinDash (Soarin - Dashie)
Is it really that much of a surprise that I like this? One of the more popular ships?
2) RainbowPie (Dashie - Pinkie (best pony fr, srs))
Another popular one. I can honestly just ship Pinkie Pie with anything... as long as it's breathing. Sorry Rocky, no Pinkie lovin' for you tonight.
1) RarityDash (Rarity - Dashie)
This one I seriously can't help. They're polar opposites but in my opinion, they're look so cute together. I guess I just like the not-so-popular-but-are-still-good-and-not-as-weird-as-some-other-ships. Has anyone else noticed the increased popularity for this ship recently? Me gusta!
I really like FlutterCord (after Keep Calm and Flutter On) and Cheerily x Big Mac. I don't really ship fillies with fillies, and because of the lack of often seen colts, I end up not shipping most of the ponies. I strongly like FlutterCord, firstly because I love the two characters, and also because of all the hints!
In Season 2 episodes 1 and 2, Discord (in the stained glass) seems to hangs out near Fluttershy's image and strokes it a bit, as well as referring to her as 'dear.' He only calls Fluttershy that, from what I've seen. Also, Fluttershy is the first to look up at Discord's stained-glass image, and she freaks out and hides.
In Keep Calm and Flutter On, Discord extensively and excusively calls Fluttershy 'dear' again, though he does use her name. He also acts very close to her and attempts to get her to ice-skate with him, and becomes 'reformed' when Fluttershy refuses. When Fluttershy calls him 'a real sweetheart,' the other ponies look away with embarrassed expressions on their faces, suggesting they think that something IS going on between them.
So, yeah, that's why I like FlutterCord!
In nightmares, you may glimpse your deepest, darkest fears and know your gratefulness of everything good. Sweet dreams cause you to yearn for what you cannot have, and so you suffer.
I don't ship any of the Mane Six with each other because I can't see them as anything other than friends. I'm still trying to figure out what ships I like, really. So far I like Cheerilee/Big Mac and Doctor Whooves/Luna (he could have Derpy as a companion though). I also sort of like Trixie/Blueblood because of the personality traits they have in common, but it couldn't ever work...
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Vinyl Scratch x Octavia. Surprised I haven't seen it on here.
Fluffle Puff and Cryssi.
Vinyl x Big Mac...
Big Mac x Cherilee... I got them working together on the MLP app.
Luna x Spike... It sounds weird but fanfics about it are weird in a creepypasta kinky way.
My favoites are:
Twilight X Luna (Twiluna)
Fluttershy X Rainbow Dash (Flutterdash)
Vinyl Scratch X Octavia
Applejack X Caramel
Spitfire X Soarin
Lyra X Bon-Bon
Pinkie Pie X Pokey Pierce (Pokie Pie)
Rarity X Thunderlane
Big Mac X Cherilee
and that is it. Thoose are all my favorite in the order of my top favorite ones to somewhat favorite ones.
I'm not sure who I like better: Rainbow DashxApplejack or Rainbow DashxFluttershy
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I don't understand mareXmare shippings at all...
I liked Flash Sentry x Twilight Sparkle in Equestria Girls I just wish their relationship would develop more. (Which I heard it won't.)
I support shipping diversity because our fanbases would be boring if we all supported the bloody canon.
Spike X Rarity. At the beginning it was sort of one sided, but then as the series progresses you can actually see Rarity caring for Spike. Even if the relationship doesn't go anywhere, you get the feeling that it's potentially something that can evolve into a deep friendship if not a romance.
I'm a huge fan of Big Mac. x Miss Cherilee. They had something special in that episode, even without the interference of the CMC. Mmm... Yup.
*poke* Sorry, I know this place is kinda dead but I just had to jump in because PONY SHIPPING! I love this show so very much and am super excited for the new series so yay ^__^
Total multishipper here - I can see nearly all Mane 6 pairings (+moresomes) in some way because they all have their little moments and are just so goshdarn adorable together, whether as friends or more~ but some of my faves:
Pinkie Pie/Fluttershy
OTP OTP~~ total opposite personalities but they kind of balance each other out. Pinkie could show Fluttershy some fun and help her be more confident, Fluttershy could calm Pinkie down a little and help her realise it's okay not to feel FUN!!! all the time. Pinkie can demand a lot of attention and patience (which Fluttershy has, probably more than anypony) and Fluttershy needs some encouragement to come out of her shell, which Pinkie has no trouble giving...and then there's the bit in Over A Barrell where Fluttershy glomps Pinkie when she comes back (which is like a big display of affection for her!) and...yeah, they're just adorable and I love them <3
Second OTP! Just...the entirety of Look Before You Sleep, dude. XD another opposites-attract thing. Rarity wants somepony to respect her and treat her like a lady, and Applejack would (catching her when she faints! <33) but she'd also bring her down to earth. they're both really strong and hard workers in their own ways, and I think they respect each other for that even though they're so different. also: good things are better when they're a rarity! <3
Biased because they're my two faves but d'aww these two are so cute with their spa dates~ Rarity trusts Fluttershy to look after Opal and Sweetie Belle and there's Green Is Not Your Color with them both worrying about upsetting each other...they're important to each other and just really sweet together.
Rainbow Dash/Pinkie Pie
Pranking! yeah okay the episode with Gilda sold me on this, they're just so cute and have so much fun together and Pinkie calls her Dashie! which I'm not convinced anypony else would get away with, so~ it feels stronger from Pinkie's side at times, but you can still tell Dash still loves her however annoying she can be.
Applejack/Rainbow Dash
Gotta love the friends-sometimes-rivals ship~ they're great whenever they're competing against each other and I may have a thing for pairings who argue but also show much they care about each other. Dash is another one who needs bringing down to earth (literally, sometimes) and Applejack isn't afraid to be honest with her.
Pinkie Pie/Twilight Sparkle
I ship Pinkie Pie with just about everypony, tbh (she just wants everypony to be happy! >.>;;) but these two have a lot of cute moments: the Pinkie Sense episode, the MMMystery one (elementary my dear Twilight!), the one with Future Twilight...their dynamic is really fun, with Twilight being all SCIENCE, BOOKS, LOGIC, and Pinkie being...Pinkie, but they believe in each other anyway, aw. <3
Twilight Sparkle/Trixie
Rivalship! Because Trixie is pretty much obsessed with Twilight and their magic duels were epic, but then she actually apologized! and Twilight accepted! I feel like Twilight sees that Trixie's not really a bad pony at heart and would try and be friends, but Trixie's gonna take a while to come around because she's Trixie and there's lots of potential there~
Shining Armor/Princess Cadence
Obligatory canon ship! They're adorable, though. I love the idea of teenage!Shining Armor being all awkward and thinking he's got no chance because she's a princess and Cadence just finds it adorable and yeah :3
Princess Celestia/Discord
I can't really ship Discord with anypony seriously because he's too busy trolling everyone, but I do kind of like the idea that he and Celestia might have had a thing when they were younger/before he took over Equestria back in the day or whatever. I can see him trying to tempt her to the ~dark side~ and Celestia having none of it, lol. that said...
Because best villains! aka total crack, but Trixie takes herself and being great and powerful so seriously, and you know Discord would have so much fun with her~ with most likely disastrous results, but I would love to see these two meet in canon.
...and like a billion more, but yeah. ^.^;; y'all have some nice ships too! (if anyone's still interested, i might try and think of a few topics to get discussion going, hopefully c:)
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Kaynor Tech's addition pumps up co-op with Hearts
WATERBURY — Thirty-six players sprinted around Municipal Stadium on Wednesday. This wasn't an ordinary opening day of practice for the Sacred Heart High football program.
For the first time ever, a dozen Sacred Heart players were joined by 24 students from Kaynor Tech (not including freshmen). The two schools form one of 13 varsity football cooperatives statewide.
A year ago, the Hearts concluded on Thanksgiving Day with just 16 players. That prompted athletic director Jon Carroll, Principal Anthony R. Azzara and school President Eileen Regan to begin serious talks with Kaynor Tech Principal David Telesca and athletic coordinator Kathy Patrick about the co-op.
Kaynor Tech had been one of the few schools in the state that didn't offer football.
"Everyone from my perspective was on the same page and was really excited to put things in place," said Carroll. "It's really going to help both schools."
The CIAC gave final approval to the co-op in early June for an initial two-year tenure.
That was delightful news to Telesca. When he first started at the vocational school in 2013, he was cornered by as many as 50 students
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asking about the prospect of having football.
"It was probably the first request and biggest request I had from my students," said Telesca, a 1982 Naugatuck High graduate and noted supporter of the Greyhounds' football team. "Not all of the students wanted to be players, but they wanted to be a part of the high school experience that football teams have, like homecoming and (pep rallies) and all of those things schools provide."
Kaynor senior Mike Naiss was among those who couldn't wait to get started Wednesday. He hadn't played football since he was a member of the Waterbury Patriots as a preteen. He expected to play at Crosby as a freshman in 2011 before getting a late acceptance to Kaynor.
Until now.
"When the opportunity was presented to me, I jumped at the chance," said Naiss. "It's a big opportunity that I couldn't pass up, and I'll play whatever role that is best for the team. I see a lot of potential in the younger players."
There's one obvious concern for third-year coach Cortez Johnson, an Ansonia native. Most, if not all, of the newcomers haven't played organized football, so he's teaching a rapid football introductory course.
"We are starting from the bare bottom," said Johnson. "I need to teach a lot about the game, a lot about the history and basic rules."
And even more telling, Johnson is teaching pregame gestures and drills as well as the emotional side of the game.
"They need to learn how to play with passion and how to get excited and how to get a competitive edge," he said. "I'm not going to let up on them just because they don't have a lot of experience. I have to hold them accountable. I will keep on them."
Johnson shouted out loud to his team: "If you show up late, at least you need to be running, not walking."
Johnson later proclaimed what every player loves to hear: "There are no set starters. Every spot is open. If you want a spot, you have to go and earn it."
To have three dozen players is huge in terms of practice.
"It's everything," said Johnson. "We can now compete 11-on-11 in practice. We don't have to go halfway. Before, we couldn't get good looks (on defense and offense)."
That is welcome news to Sacred Heart senior captain Zach Arroyo.
"Last season, more than half of the guys never came off the field and we were worn out," said Arroyo. "I love having the co-op. It's giving kids from Kaynor Tech a chance to play, and that's a good thing. We're interacting with them and getting to know them, and everyone is working hard and working together."
It's a win-win situation for both schools and has helped Kaynor. When prospective students ask Telesca if football is offered, now he can say yes.
Telesca said the co-op is the best of all worlds, and "one less hurdle to jump over. It's attractive to new kids that we do have football."
For 30 years, Kathy Patrick has been a physical education and health teacher at Kaynor, and has always been asked by students about the prospect of football. Now that it has become a reality, the logistics make it even more ideal.
"The students can get out of school and walk next door (to Municipal Stadium) for practice," said Patrick. "We don't have to get a bus."
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- sexiest spring sniperOK first off let me tell you that this is a complete monster. Even though to have a good gun, it's not about fps but it's nice to have on this gun. This gun is very accurate and nice range. But the fps is just outstanding. I'd recommend using .30 to.43 only because this gun can handle it. And the looks are just amazing. The feel is just outstanding and it feels like you're in the battlefield with a 20 lb. dumbbell in your arms but i don't mind. Anyway great gun, great realism, great performance.
- Echo 1 m28Let me start out by saying that I have been sniping in airsoft for a couple years now. Two years ago I bought the Utg Mk96 Shadow Ops sniper rifle off of this site and wanted something new so i purchased this m28. Therefore this review is meant for those who are debating between purchasing either of them.
Having used my MK96 for a long time, I noticed several differences between the two guns.
-Using .40g bbs, I was impressed with both guns, however I found a bit more consistency with my shots while using the M28, most likely due to the barrel spacers.
-The biggest problem I always had with sniping was shooting a person from so far away that they didn't really notice due to the drop in fps over time. Because of that issue, I bought the m28 for the higher velocity. I can guarantee you that your target will notice when they get hit by the m28, it makes a nice satisfying "thwack" too.
-For those interested in stealth, the mk96 is somewhat quieter than the m28.
-Both guns are very solid, however the m28 weighs more than the mk96 by a few pounds. In my opinion the body m28 is much more solid, but the barrel group of the mk96 seems to be better designed. NOTE: Cocking the m28 is much harder than the mk96 due to the stronger spring. My 13 year old brother needs two hands to do it. I had blisters on my thumb after using it the first day.
-The clips are very similar on both guns, however I hate the m28's since they aren't nearly as well built as the mk96 and they tend to stick sometimes.
-The hop up on the m28 is much easier to use then the mk96.
Bipod: Both guns come with bipods, I prefer the mk96's since it has two extra weaver rails and is much easier to take on or off. The m28's looks cooler, but is a dumb design in my opinion. Look it up if you're curious.
Pros over their opponent:
-easier hop up
-bipod and clips are better
-ease of use
- Reach, Touch and AccuracyI am not a "spring chicken" to MilSim...Prior military, served in interesting capacities and a current LEO background. In my 40's with two teen age boys, I needed a something to do the the work. This is the tool. Pick up a 3x9 scope, ghillie and watch for the tear in their eye. Fabulous rifle! Thanks Echo and Shorty.
- Durability,upgrade list for MK96,BB weight scale to FPS list I'm an experienced sniper...I started with the UTG M324 and went to the MK96, then to this. Okay the UTG guns I had each lasted 2 1/6 years shooting about 200-300 shots through them each month while airsofting. I saw this and thought because of the power and great reviews it HAD to be great. Not so fast-I never checked up on internals...this gun's got plastic pieces surrounding its MASSIVE 520FPS spring, which broke right after the warranty is up on the gun-and ya, sure you can spend 40$ getting new parts...every three months. This seemed like they put those sh!tty internals in there so you gotta buy the pieces from them-and it has sucked up the more reliable guns markets extremely well. So props to you ECHO-got on my naughty list. I asked my buddies(some of who have echo products and said their guns break a lot but you get replacements that are better-but for this M28 NO ONE makes the internals but echo and echo made them like toothpicks. So if you want a gun that's for display or you're only going to shoot 900 total shots through it then go ahead and get this ^^
So since I was now looking for a gun that needed rock-solid durability and massive performance I turned to my drawing board-picked the UTG MK96 OD as the best stock sniper and replaced a few things...
1-6.01mm Extreme Precision Inner Barrel by Masamune
2-**Precision Engineer Heat Treated MK96 Sear Set
3-*Precision Engineer CNC Long Rail Mount for MK96 (useful if you have an IR or NV scope)
4-**Laylax PSS2 Element 3 Piston
5-**Polar Star APS Type 96 Spring Guide
7-**Laylax PSS2 210SP Spring for APS2 & Type 96
8-Polar Star Inner Bull Barrel Spacer Set for MK96/APS Type 96-to replace the foam ones in the MK96
* Optional, as it does not directly increase the gun's effectiveness or durability
** Get these first if you're low on cash
** Parts will make your MK96 go 550 FPS w/.2g
Okay, so I now have a gun that hits guys at 350 feet out and still hurts like a b!tch because I use .43 Madbull BBs
BB weight is an art that needs to scale to your gun's FPS (took me awhile to learn this through the years so here's a cheat sheet)
350-.28 , .29
400-.29 , .36
450-.36 , .40
500-.40 , .43
Last game I had a guy get so pissed he put "the finger" in the air and did a 360 so I would see it =D
Okay guys that's my sniping review plus what I did different.
- Echo 1 M28 Spring Airsoft SniperI want to start out by saying that this gun is a very decent gun overall. But for whatever reason, mine failed to work properly. I thought that this was an excellent gun and that i would do some serious pwnage on the field but somethings don't always tend to go your way.
i got this gun approximately 2 months ago and i gotta say i was in awe. this here was a gun like no other. it would cause havick on the battlefield. For the brief periods where it would work as it should, i was impressed. so let's just get right to it!
this gun is a full metal constructed monster that can put a .2g bb down range at a sizzling 525 fps and has an effective range at well over 200 ft. not many sniper riles can do that. the mag, (which is kinda a pain to work with) holds 18 bbs and the barrel has an adjustable hop up system that you can use to your liking. when i assembled it (which was not too difficult, accept for attaching the bi-pod which was excruciating) i got out and tested it. with the few that worked i got some very promising results. i would recommend getting this gun to any hard-core sniper. just hope you don't have as bad luck as i did!
Pros: FPS (525 is insane!)
Full metal construction
Adjustable hop-up
spare mag included
Cons: Bi-pod (hard to get on)
mags (are of poor quality)
loading (this thing is very difficult to cock and is nearly impossible to cock while prone)
My bad luck!
Thank you for reading my review. If you liked it please rate it and check out my other reviews if you're interested. Until next time, take no prisoners comrades!
- Best sniper EVER!I got this about a year ago. I did target shooting for a good while and got .43 gram bb's for better accuracy. Yes the gun shoot like 250 with .43 but when u hit someone the actually jump up in the air because it hurt so bad. Little to their knowledge I was 75yds away from them in a bush. Sooooooo accurate and wouldn't trade the gun for any sniper even a gas sniper!!
Hope you get the gun,
- The only investment.Firstly, I would like to make it a point that my only previous spring sniper rifle was the super 9 V2.5 rifle. I bought this rifle simply because that every customer who purchased it gave it a 5 star review, so I wanted to see what all of the fuzz was about.
The first thing that I noticed when comparing the two rifles after a quick assembly of this rifle was the weight difference. This rifle felt like an elephant gun in comparison to the super 9 rifle. It says it's about 7.5 pounds without the bi-pod, although in combat it actually feels like it's an extension of your body, rather then trying to carry an awkwardly shaped dumbell into the battlefield.
Which was something that I was very impressed with. The feel of the synthetic stock and the fact that the grip contours to your hand along with the adjustable stock makes the rifle really ergonomic and really well balanced. Some rifles have their weights mainly in the front or back, but with this rifle it's perfectly in the center, a little to the back which has always been preferable to my shooting style.
Although there was something that I didn't find so good, which was the bi-pod that came with the gun. The bi-pod essentially is screwed to the gun that has a free-weight system that allows bending to your needs. Seemed like a good idea, so I installed it to my rifle. A few minutes after installing the complicated system to the gun, the bi-pod supports broke off, rendering the bi-pod useless. Upon further examination I found that the bi-pod was really only supported by a few short metal sticks from the actual bi-pod to the plate that was mounted to my gun, then I asked myself "If it can't support it's own weight, how do the makers expect it to be useful in battle?" Which is a question I still continue to ask myself.
Although it did come with a speed loader and an extra mag, and a cleaning rod for the barrel.
I attached my scope from my super 9 system to the rifle, which was a breeze because this rifle has an RIS system on the top of it, making it really versatile for any sort of scope or mount. After some shots of dialing it in, I found that the patterns with .2's were very consistent, almost never breaking out of the same area within centimeters, making it really easy to dial in to the center of my scope.
I also love how there is adjustable hop-up, rather than fixed hop up compared to my super 9 sniper.
Sure the speed is ridiculously fast, but something that I found to be really impressive about the gun was the sound. Normally in games, i'd be spotted easily because my super 9 would make a lot of noise upon firing, and even cocking. But with this gun, the action is so smooth on it, it feels like I'm driving the bolt through melted butter and having it land on pillows. The noise it makes when it fires is a very satisfying "Pss". Almost silent, but audible depending on the distance.
This gun is just consistently accurate with every BB that I cycle through it. Every BB never goes left or right, it's always dead center before wind. It's robust and sturdy, with a closed port so dirt and other stuff can't get into the gun, it's fast so you can actually 'snipe' with it.
This is the only sniper rifle that is on the market. Very satisfied with echo 1's competence.
On a side note, I noticed that most of the gun's parts resemble that of the remington 700 model.
- pull amazing shotsThis rifle is pretty awesome. I use .23g nbs and I get pretty amazing accuracy. 465 to 475 fps to make even the people with a couple layers on know that they have been hit. I highly recommend this sniper rifle; it's good for money.
I only have one bad thing to say about this rifle and that is the length. it is really hard to maneuver through urban areas, around corners, or slung when using a side arm.
- BEST SNIPER EVER!!!This gun is insane, great accuracy, insane power, low price. this sniper is already upgraded. it is a must have. the one down side is the plastic mags but no problem.
- WOWI have had this rifle for some time now and really put this thing through the ringer
M28 gets 5 out of 5 short range,long range, even longer range, no matter where your target is it hits . 200ft 525 FPS... i feel this echo 1 M28 is damn near close to a perfect sniper weapon.
earlier raters call it "sinister" a real "monster" well.... it is if it had teeth it would bite HARD
use heavier bb's this rifle can handle it and still remain dead accurate
Once again ECHO 1 does not let you down
I think it is a truly excellent sniper, better then anything i have fired to date [stock]...


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The League Cup was supposed to provide Emre Can with some much-needed game time as he steadily returns to full fitness following his European Championship exertions.
Following a specialist consultation, West Ham have confirmed that Andre Ayew does not require surgery to repair a thigh muscle tear.
Antonio Conte is sweating on the fitness of Ola Aina even though the young defender is yet to play a single Premier League minute.
Jordan Pickford could line up against Southampton this weekend after Vito Mannone was rushed to hospital for further tests following a training ground injury.
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Manchester United centre-back Tyler Blackett has joined Championship side Reading on a permanent basis.
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has joined Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan for the season.
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It's highly contagious and very painful. One nursing home resident has had scabies for nearly two months. Inez Cooley's friends want to know why it wasn't taken care of sooner. News 12 is on your side investigating the scabies problem at Jennings Health Care and what's being done about it.
Inez Cooley is a resident at Jennings Health Care off of Deans Bridge Road. For two months she's been miserable. Friend Libbi Hinton visits her weekly. She did not want her face on camera.
"She has just been in misery, she has cried, she has told me that she would rather be dead than to live like this. They didn't seem to be doing anything for her over there," Hinton said.
Two months of intense itching, finally diagnosed with the highly contagious infection scabies.
"These mites will burrow into the skin and they will lay eggs and the result of that is intense itching and scratching," said Emmitt Walker.
After an anonymous call to the Richmond County Health Department, an investigation turned up two cases of scabies. Libbi says the nursing home's lack of concern could have put other residents at risk to the parasites that spread rapidly in crowded conditions like nursing homes and institutions.
"They have not told people to stay out of the room. They have put a sign up on the door that says wash your hands but other than that they've done nothing," Hinton said.
"It is certainly something that needs to be addressed," Walker said.
Although Inez Cooley invited News 12 to talk with her about the scabies problem, administrators at Jennings Health asked us to leave the property.
"It's sores where she has scratched so bad I mean she just broke out really bad," Hinton said.
And while a couple of other residents have reported itching from the mites, the heath care facility says they have it under control.
"We were ensured that that institution or that facility was following the prescribed method in terms of protocol by public health," Walker said.
Scabies is not considered a notifiable illness like TB or Meningitis. So heath care facilities, childcare centers and institutions are not required to report cases to the health department unless they have attacked a cluster of people.
Jennings Health Care has been cited for 14 health deficiencies within the past year. The heath care facility has been sued in the past for allegedly neglecting a patient who died in their care.
News 12 is on your side with how nursing homes are inspected. In Georgia, the Office of Regulatory Services, or ORS, inspects them and keeps the records. It typically happens once a year. If they find a deficiency, the facility is required to submit a plan of correction. The homes must meet certain requirements for Medicare and Medicaid funding. Click here to see the reports at ORS' website.


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Description: Both males and females have a bluish black-tipped bill. Male American wigeons have a white patch from the forehead to the middle of the crown and an iridescent green band from the eye to the back of the head. They have a pinkish-brown breast and sides that are separated from the black undertail coverts by white flank feathers. In flight, the white shoulder patch is diagnostic. The legs and feet are blue-gray to dark gray. Male whistles a "whee whee whew." Female American wigeons have a gray head with a brownish-black crown and brownish chest and sides. The legs and feet are blue-gray to dark gray. Female vocalization is a "qua-ack."
Breeding: American wigeon nest farther north than any other dabbling duck with the exception of the northern pintail. They breed throughout northern Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Alaska and the Northwest Territories. American wigeon prefer shallow lakes and marshy sloughs that are surrounded by dry sedge-lined meadows and contain submergent vegetation. Female American wigeons lay an average of 9 eggs.
Migrating and Wintering: American wigeon are among the earliest waterfowl to reach their wintering grounds. Wigeon in Alaska and western Canada migrate along the Pacific Flyway and winter around Puget Sound and into California. Birds that use the Central Flyway winter in the Texas panhandle and along the Texas and Louisiana coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Along the Mississippi Flyway, wetlands and lakes in eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee also provide important wintering habitat for wigeon. They use a variety of habitats in winter, including ponds, lakes and saline and brackish marshes with abundant aquatic vegetation. Wigeon also readily forage on grasses and sedges in wet meadows and pastures. American wigeon are common winter visitors to Central America, the Caribbean, northern Colombia, Trinidad and occasionally Venezuela (Scott and Carbonell, 1986).
Food habits: American wigeon are aquatic grazers and forage on grasses and sedges in wet meadows and pastures.
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Starlight Racing's undefeated 2-year-old Shanghai Bobby will travel to California to compete in the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park, it was announced Oct. 8.
After winning the Oct. 6 Champagne Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park, the Harlan's Holiday colt will compete in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at the World Championships, which will be held at Santa Anita Nov. 3.
A winner of all four starts with earnings of $607,000, Shanghai Bobby bested a field of six in the Champagne, winning by an easy five lengths. The victory earned him an automatic berth in the Juvenile with entry fees paid and also gave him ten points toward a start in the 2013 Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
"Todd and I discussed our options this morning," said Starlight Racing's managing partner Jack Wolf. "The colt came out of the race in great shape and has given us every indication that he belongs. He's done everything that's been asked of him and more. We are very excited for our partners and team and feel fortunate to have such a talented colt headed to the World Championships."
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EnDumEn wrote:andyhug4ever wrote:
Could it be - with the streaming, that it also streams more than one file and that's why it needs so much bandwidth that it's stutters?...
No, if you stream the file that is not in the transcoding folder, Mencoder is used by default unless you have chosen otherwise.
Okey - thanks. Didn't changed any of the settings.


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Two Poets Unveil the Poetic Beauty of Mathematics (with audio and video)
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Early in the history of the solar system, the theory goes, an object the size of Mars collided with Earth, and the massive, glancing impact produced the ejected material that formed into the Moon. But where did this object come from? In his presentation at the MAA Carriage House, Edward Belbruno explained how he and a colleague developed a plausible answer to that question. Read More
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MARIETTA - The lot has been cleared and the doors have been closed for a longtime downtown Marietta business.
MKB Leasing, located at 118 Second St., closed Dec. 31 after more than 20 years of service. The company provided car leasing and rental options, said Paul Bertram III, who now co-owns the business with his brother.
"It was kind of fortuitous, the timing. Most of the leases have wrapped up," he said.
Those leases that have time remaining are still being handled, he said.
Though the business has existed as a leasing and car rental company for just over 20 years, the company actually represents a Marietta car history much lengthier than just that, said Bertram.
The business started at its present location in the late 1970s as New Weihl Olds, an Oldsmobile dealership, he said.
The company recently sold off more than 30 cars and is now selling the building at 118 Second St.
The official last day of business was Dec. 31, though a handful of active leases are still being handled.
About a decade later, local businessmen Darrell Marshall, Bob Kelly and Bertram's father, Paul Bertram Jr. expanded the business to include leasing options and named it MKB Leasing, named for their the first letter of each man's last name.
Bertram's father, who recently passed, had bought the business in its entirety in the mid-1990's, he said.
"The basic reason MKB is closing is because of my dad's passing," said Bertram.
Bertram acts as Marietta's city law director and runs a private law practice. His brother, an airline pilot, is in and out of the country.
"Really it's too time consuming to run," he said.
Though it marks the end of an era, the timing feels appropriate, said Bertram.
"I think it's fitting that the business closed as my father's life closed," he said.
Over the past month, the company has sold and auctioned more than 30 vehicles that were previously used for leasing and car rental purposes.
"Each time we lose a business, it's one less reason for somebody to come into the downtown area," said Charlotte Keim, president and CEO of the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce.


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The first Marietta Civitan Outdoor Youth Day Saturday morning at Buckeye Park will offer area youth the chance to practice archery, fish and see some fun and slimy creatures.
Building off the success of the Fishing Derby Day held in June, organizers of Youth Day hope to foster in children aged 6-15 an appreciation for the outdoors.
"Kids have the Fishing Derby Day in June. We wanted to give them something in August," said Connie Grimes, a member of the Marietta Recreation Commission and Pioneer Ladies Civitan who helped plan both events.
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Area children take part in this summer's fishing derby at Buckeye Park in Marietta. Fishing is just one activity being offered Saturday during the first Outdoor Youth Day.
Registration for Outdoor Youth Day begins Saturday at 8 a.m., with scheduled activities beginning at 9 a.m.
Planned activities include archery, fishing, and bird watching. Participants can also expect to see snakes and reptiles as part of a lesson on area wildlife.
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new archery course will begin at 10 a.m. Following the ceremony, participants are invited to enjoy hot dogs, chips, and cookies, courtesy of Marietta Civitan.
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- What: Marietta Civitan Outdoor Youth Day.
- When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
- Where: Buckeye Park, 113 Faye Ave.
- Cost: Free.
- Includes: T-shirts awarded to first 75 kids registered, 10 a.m. Mayor's dedication of archery course, free picnic lunch provided by Marietta Civitan, archery, fishing, bird watching, snakes and reptiles, public encouraged to bring own fishing poles and bait.
- For information: 373-1616.
The goal of the day is to get area children thinking about outdoor, active things they can be doing, said Susan Joyce, with Marietta's Public Facilities Department.
"We want to get them outside, doing something besides watching TV," Joyce said. She added that the event may be the last chance for kids to do something outside before school starts.
The event is being funded by a Step Outside grant aimed at getting children outdoors.
The Outdoor Youth Day event celebrates the completion of Buckeye Park's archery course. Construction of the course began last summer using a $10,000 grant from the Ohio Department of National Resources. Mayor Michael Mullen is expected to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony and dedicate the course.
All members of the public will have access to the new archery course, said Ohio Department of Natural Resources wildlife officer Eric Bear. Two of the 10 targets will be available for use by schools as part of the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP).
"Warren Local and Fort Frye School Districts are part of NASP and have archery in gym classes. We're working on getting archery in Marietta schools," Bear said.
The archery course was designed for public use and Bear said he wants to make sure people can enjoy it for all long as possible.
"The archery course cost a lot of money to build and we ask that people help take care of it," said Bear. People are therefore asked to use only field point arrowheads and no broadheads.
While in the future people must provide their own equipment, all necessary archery equipment will be provided for Youth Day. However, those who intend to fish in the recently stocked pond should bring their own fishing poles and bait if they can.
"We have some to lend out if people don't have them but usually people have gear and tackle they like and will want to use," Bear said.
Organizers of the event say they are teeming with excitement for the debut of an event they are anxious to make a community tradition.
"It's a great opportunity for kids to get involved outside, in a day of learning and fun," Grimes said.
Outdoor Youth Day is sponsored by Marietta Civitan, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the City of Marietta, Bird Watcher's Digest, and Soil and Water Conservation.


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Do you remember that old game that you used to play all the time? Do you still play it? It probably isn't free software. Do you wish it was? Sometimes writing a clone of a game is a lot of work compared to the amount of work it takes to relicense one. Here is a story about how one group of people are going about freeing the game known as "Moria".
People are often attracted to games before they are attracted to the free software movement. This means that many free software enthusiasts are addicted to non-free games. This is what turns some people to free software—the inability to see how a game works, or the inability to legally share it with friends.
In the 1980s, a game called Moria was created at the University of Oklahoma by Robert Alan Koeneke. It was an improved version of "Rogue", a very popular ascii-text dungeon crawling game. James E. Wilson eventually came along and ported it to C on UNIX (from Pascal on VMS), and created UNIX Moria, or just "UMoria".
The unfortunate thing about UMoria is that it was released under a non-free software license, and the software continues to be non-free today. Although the license allows anyone to see the code, it is not free software due to restrictions in the license. This is considered an unfortunate situation by many who remain in the Moria community, and over a year ago we set out to relicense Moria with a free software license. For this to happen, each of the copyright holders must relicense their contribution. A private mailing list and a public website as well as an IRC channel (#moria on freenode.net) were established to assist in the effort.
Why give Moria a free software license?
Why? Because...
- Freeing Moria will give it a wider audience because it can be distributed with GNU/Linux distributions. This encourages new bug submissions and patches. As a result of new collaboration the software improves and lives longer.
- It will help the free software enthusiast feel better about playing the game.
- Freeing Moria also stems the flow of non-free software downstream in games like Angband and its many variants.
Identifying and locating contributors
Identifying copyright holders is much different from locating them.
A copyright holder is anyone who contributed to the codebase. Because Moria is such an old project, the vast majority of recorded email addresses no longer work. And, because it has not been kept in a public version control system like CVS, it is even less clear who the contributors were. It is critically important to define your list of copyright holders accurately and completely, along with descriptions of their contributions. This took many hours of researching the codebase and USENET posts.
Once you've determined that a contributor is a copyright holder, it's time to locate them. This can also require endless hours of researching email addresses, and sending emails.
UMoria has 26 copyright holders. Of the 25 people we have contacted so far, every one of them has agreed to relicense their contribution.
We searched the web and searched through many old USENET posts to identify and locate contributors. A contributor was even contacted on the telephone (imagine their surprise—"Hello, you're not going to believe this but I'm calling about a computer game called Moria that you contributed to 10 years ago..."). One contributor had even changed his name making him especially hard to find. Another person contributed to Moria prior to a crucial year in US Copyright Law that required all copyright holders to state their name with a year and a copyright symbol.
A large amount of time was spent sending emails asking if this was so-and-so who contributed to Moria. There were many bounced emails because the addresses were invalid or inboxes were long full. Once in a while, we would find the person we were seeking and we would celebrate. Usually the person was very pleased to hear from another Moria fan. Many contributors expressed fond memories of the game and were thankful that someone still cared about their contribution. Some others could barely remember contributing.
Getting contributors to relicense
After being contacted, each contributor was given the choice of the putting their contribution under the auspices of the GNUGeneral Public License or putting their contribution into the Public Domain. Unfortunately the GPL was an unacceptable choice to some of the contributors. A boilerplate license declaration was sent to every contributor, and was augmented with the date, and a description of their contribution to UMoria. The contributors verified the statements, typed out their names in the space provided and sent them back via email.
Here is what our GPL boiler declaration looked like:
I <your name here> hereby release my contributions to UMoria (which includes <contribution here>) under the terms of the GNU General Public License ("GPL") (version 2). It may be redistributed under the terms of the GPL (version 2 or any later version). I do so on <today's date>.
In hindsight, a version of the software should appear in the boilerplate declaration.
We still lack one final contributor who is especially hard to find because he has a common name. If anyone reading this article knows a "Brian Johnson" who likes to do computer programming and was old enough to add "GNU/Linux support" to Moria in 1992, please have him contact me.
In October of 2007 the final contributor, Brian W. Johnson was contacted and he agreed to put his contributions under the GPLv2+. He was located by telephoning the Talented Youth Math Programme at the University of Minnesota, and asking for some basic personal information. They broke the rules for the right reasons and divulged that he went on to get a PhD at the University of Chicago. From there it was a simple matter of contacting his thesis advisor, who provided an email address where Brian could be contacted. Brian responded right away, and confirmed that he played Moria in the early 90s on an early version of Debian GNU/Linux. It was disturbing when Brian said he did not remember contributing source code to Umoria! However after Brian examined the source code, some old memories were refreshed and he remembered making a contribution after all. He has since blogged about the experience.
All of the license declarations have been given to the maintainer of UMoria (David Grabiner) and it has been confirmed that the next version of UMoria will be released under the GPLv2+!
It is very satisfying to see how other games on the Roguelike tree are trying to change their licenses to be Free Software licenses. Perhaps inspired by the relicensing of UMoria, the Angband project has made great strides in it's own relicensing effort. At last count they only need to find two more contributors! To follow their progress visit go to rephial.org. Keep up the great work!
Although freeing Moria has been a more difficult task than originally expected, it has also been a rewarding experience. When we started we were a team of 2, and now we're a team of 7! I would encourage anyone to try and relicense their favourite old game. It consists mostly of emailing someone and asking them if they're the person in question, and then emailing them back the boilerplate. If you colloborate with a bunch of friends, it can be a lot of fun. You'll also meet the people who made your favourite game, which can also be a nice experience. I look forward to the near future when Moria is finally free software.
There are a lot of people who need to be thanked. I want to thank all of the Moria contributors who helped in this effort so far. And I'd especially like to thank the people who did the researching, emailing, telephoning or who just helped to keep spirits high: Lars, Ben H, Barry, Antoine, Ben S, and Eli the Bearded. Thanks to SourceForge for hosting our free-moria project. Also a very special thanks go to the staff at the University of Minnesota Talented Youth Math Programme for breaking the rules for the right reasons.
help find Brian Johnson!
Hey if you happen to know a person named Brian Johnson -- Please point him in the direction of this article. He's the only copyright holder left who needs to relicense his contribution! Help free Moria!
Hey, where's my comment??
My previous comment disappeared? Help us Free Moria!!
Liberating works
It's always good to see a proprietary work being liberated. I've started a new project to liberate creative works at http://freedombuyer.wikia.com. If anyone is interested, please start contributing to it. There's a mailing list for it which you can join at http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/freedombuyer-l.
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Bubble Bobble
Now there's a game I'd like to see liberated.
Good idea
Good idea. I've added that to the list of suggested works to try to liberate on the Freedom Buyer wiki at http://freedombuyer.wikia.com/wiki/Suggested_Works.
GNU - free as in freedom
Possible lead on Mr Johnson?
First time I've heard of this appeal, but I've contacted someone who may know the correct Brian Johnson (at least, this Brian Johnson has a long history of contributing to software projects). I'll keep you guys posted on the outcome. I've asked this person to either ask Brian directly or to relay some updated contact information, aswell as passing on this page, the 'Free-Moria' page, and the email of the appeal contact.
Good luck with the appeal guys :)
-- Tom
Commander Keen
Ben, don't forget about your next task: Free Commander Keen!
Good idea
Good idea. Is that a task Ben has actually said he's planning? Either way, I've added Commander Keen to the list of suggested works to target on the Freedom Buyer wiki at http://freedombuyer.wikia.com/wiki/Suggested_Works. The Freedom Buyer project hasn't taken off yet, as there's not been a lot of interest so far. If you're particularly passionate about freeing Commander Keen, maybe you'd like to start a campaign on the wiki to try to do that. There's a lot of classic computer games which I expect quite a lot of people would like to see freed.
GNU - free as in freedom
List of "Brian Johnsons'" in the gaming industry
I am grateful to read that this effort paid off. I have spent MANY hours playing various Moria incarnations (anyone ever play MacBoss, on 68k Macs?).
FWIW, in a certain anthology volume, there was allusion that an unauthorized video game had been created of "Calvin and Hobbes", the comic strip (said strip written by Bill Watterson). I believe "Commander Keen" gives tribute to the comic strips "Spaceman Spiff" in a rather loving way. I doubt the current owners of CK will part with the rights.


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The Bishop O'Dowd High girls basketball team has plenty of respect on the regional and national levels, but Dragons coach Malik McCord still labeled Saturday's 80-59 triumph over St. Mary's-Stockton a "statement win."
The Dragons handled the perennial national power from the Sac-Joaquin Section without too much trouble to solidify their own status as one of the country's best teams.
Playing in front of a sold-out home crowd in Oakland, O'Dowd (21-3) continuously broke the Rams' full-court pressure defense and used its superior size to its advantage. Entering the week, both the Dragons and Rams were ranked in the top 25 in various national polls.
"Their press is legendary," said Duke-bound senior Oderah Chidom, who had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead O'Dowd. "Our guards did such a good job of staying relaxed and not turning the ball over in the backcourt. Because of their hard work, I was able to get easy looks."
Ariell Bostick, Asha Thomas and Aisia Robertson did the tough work and the post trio of Chidom, Breanna Brown and K.C. Waters finished with transition layups to give O'Dowd a 32-11 lead after one quarter.
The Dragons led by as many as 24 in the second period before St. Mary's (24-2) adjusted its defense and made a charge, getting within nine points near the end of the third quarter.
"We knew they were going to make a run, but I felt like we just took off the gas," McCord said. "In the third quarter we didn't execute well at all."
Robertson (15 points) and Bostick (nine points) quickly responded to the Rams' 11-0 run with a back-to-back layups, and O'Dowd's lead was comfortable again.
Brown, Waters and Chidom, O'Dowd's three senior posts who will all play at NCAA Division I colleges next season, helped account for a big rebounding advantage against a St. Mary's team with no player over 5-foot-10.
Bri Moore carried St. Mary's with 22 points and nine rebounds. Brown had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds for O'Dowd.
NCS Dual Championships: The second-seeded Spartans came from behind to defeat host and No. 1 seed James Logan 35-30 in a thrilling final at the North Coast Section Division I Dual Meet Championships.
This was the fifth straight Division I title for the Spartans, who also claimed the Division II crown in 2007 and 2008.
De La Salle battled some of the toughest teams in California this season -- Clovis, Gilroy, Bakersfield and Buchanan -- all teams ranked in the state's top 20, according to www.thecaliforniawrestler.com. De La Salle went winless against those teams but has been able to use those experiences to its benefit in recent weeks.
"Those are some of the top teams in the state, and we had a lot of teachable moments from those," Spartans coach Mark Halvorson said.
In Division II, top-seeded Las Lomas beat No. 2 Albany 39-22 for its second title in three years. After winning the championship two years ago, they were runner-ups last year to Albany.
In the Division I finals, Logan took a 24-12 lead on an 8-6 win by Art Flores over Nathan Cervantez at 128 pounds.
De La Salle's Wesley Hart scored a pin in 56 seconds over Felix Benavente at 134 pounds to cut Logan's lead to 24-18, but the Colts responded with a pin in 5:21 by Jacob Macalolooy over Andrew Cervantez to give Logan a 30-18 lead.
But the final four matches were won by the Spartans. Scott King led the charge with a 16-1 technical-fall victory with one second left in his match against Eugene Biyok at 154 pounds.
At 162 pounds -- the second to last match of the night -- Jimmy Cabral gave De La Salle a 32-30 lead with a 5-1 win over Alvaro Salas. Aaron Pease capped the night with a 6-0 win over Zach Wally at 172 pounds.
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Apple's iBook EULA exemplifies Everything that's wrong with Proprietary Software
Lovers and users of free and open source software are a hardy bunch. They've seen it all: Microsoft EULAs, DRM, UEFI, proprietary software and constant attempts to prevent end users jailbreaking and rooting the devices they paid for with hard-earned cash. If you think you've seen and heard it all, well, you haven't. Apple may have trumped them all with a possibly unique EULA.


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TULSA, Okla. – Corpus Christi native Vanessa Johnson had her finest result in her career with the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi golf team, placing seventh at the ORU Shootout, presented by Bob Hurley Auto Family. The sophomore shot a 228 (74-77-77) to lead the Islanders, who finished seventh as a team at the event.
"Vanessa has been our rock early on this season," head coach Carol Blackmar said. "Her ability to overcome adversity and her mental toughness is impressive for a player as young as she is. She really bounced back from a tough start today and closed strong. That said, our team result was disappointing – we need to improve our consistency through the rest of our lineup going forward if we want to compete for a Southland title."
It was the second top-10 finish of Johnson's career, joining her 10th-place finish at the Bison Invitational in Las Vegas last season. The Carroll High School alum posted three top-15 finishes a year ago in her debut season for the Islanders.
Lamar ran away with the team title, posting a 905 (302-303-300), as the Cardinals delivered the three lowest team rounds of the Shootout to win by 24 strokes over host Oral Roberts (306-310-313—929). Sam Houston State finished third with a 932 (304-316-312) and saw Shelby Hardy earn medalist honors. Hardy's 217 (72-75-70) gave her the title by three shots. Lamar's Julie Aime and Katelyn McDougal joined Hardy in the top five – the only three Southland golfers to finish ahead of Johnson.
Junior Krista Fenniak finished in a tie for 19th with a 235 (76-79-80) for the Islanders, while senior Nikki Dunn was 28th with a 238 (81-77-80). Senior Taylor Slagle shot a 242 (83-76-83), while junior Lindsay Biehler posted a 253 (85-82-86).
The Islanders are back in action next week for the Harold Funston Invitational, hosted by Sam Houston State in Huntsville on Oct. 8-9.
For all the latest on Islanders Golf, be sure to like the team on Facebook (IslandersGolf) and follow them on Twitter (@IslandersGolf).
T7. Vanessa Johnson (74-77-77—228)
T19. Krista Fenniak (76-79-80—235)
T28. Nikki Dunn (81-77-80—238)
T43. Taylor Slagle (83-76-83—242)
T62. Lindsay Biehler (85-82-86—253)


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Friday, 05/06/2005
The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Set 1: In the Light, Night Speaks to a Woman, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Cayman Review, Drifting, Dark and Down, Space Oddity[1] > Mr. Completely > 46 Days, Come As Melody
Set 2: Simple Twist Up Dave > Plasma, The Way I Feel, Goodbye Head > Black, Push On 'Til the Day, I Am the Walrus
Encore: Sledgehammer
[1] TAB debut.
Notes: "Space Oddity" (David Bowie) was a TAB debut.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Skeeto Valdez, Ray Paczkowski, Peter Chwazik, Les Hall


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I'm glad to be assoicated with such people thank you for everyone that wrote in! I'll take a pay cut anytime the leaders up on the hill are willing to do the same!! I don't care what happens anywhere outside our borders because I know that no one cares for those who pay the price!!
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Until veterans recognize who their friends are in Congress we will continually be screwed. Know what the party stands for before you choose. Do not cut your own throats!
How many veterans in MN are voting for this fool?
I often wonder about how many veterans actually vote for this republican party that is always out to get the little man, midddle class, and disabled veterans. Until all of you wake up and realize that this party is only for the rich,,,you will be screwed until you die. Hopefully, they will not take away your privilege of being buried in a Veterans Cemetary anytime soon!
Veterans, I received a Master Card Application yesterday, in the mail. Sponsored by & Teamed Up with USAA or whatever.
Personally, I'd like to see our Organization Promote the Reverse in Finances. Instead of Saving Money on the Spending side. Rather suggest Investing Money, with kinda the same "War Bonds", some members may have remembered.
A viable solution to this Nation's Economic Recovery & to the General Welfare of It's Legal American Citizens is that of "Investing into America". It certainly does not take a Rhodes Scholar in figuring that out, nor does it take a MBA to set Money away, in a Legal Funding Account, for One's own purpose. Primarily Tax Free, on the Federal side, possibly the State side, as well.
This is a Win-Win situation for ALL Ages & Generations, present & future. FYI, I did not present this idea for personal gain, either.
PLEASE, I ask that EVERY Post & Member contemplate investigating this topic. Toss it around !
I'll give 20% of my retirement the moment "El Negro" and the
Congress reduce their own pay the same 20% - not before.
Veterans, I'm expressing the same Opinion, shared with most others.
I Truly Believe Our Elected Officials are Lacking in a Fundamental Leadership Principle & Statesmenship, that Our Founding Forefathers possessed. I know it's hard to fill the previous footsteps, but the Attempt & Effort exhibited here, is Non-Existent.
Set the Example ! Start with YOUR Wages, Benefits & Retirement Package. Political Party Affiliation does not matter.
STOP "Playing" the Average Legal American Citizen, with a notion, that WE are Blind of YOUR Actions.
Take Responsibility !
EVERYWHERE there is an Internet Connection, WE are Informed ! Knowledge is Our Power !
US President Ronald Reagan stated it BEST of ALL: "The Best Social Welfare Program is a JOB".
WE WANT WORK & JOBS HERE in the USA.
Reasonable Compensation for an Honest days Worth of Labor.
EVERYTHING Else will Naturally Fall into Place.
Get It or Get the Boot !
Why don't we cut billions in foreign aid to Israel and Egypt first?
A cut in benefits is nothing less than a kick in the face, especially to those who have no legs, arms, sight, hearing. We gave and are giving it all.
Stop giving to dictatorial, autocratic, and communistic governments. The billions of dollars allocated to these monstrosities will go a long way towards balancing the budget.
When the House, Senate, President, and federal retirees cut their disability and pension plans I would consider taking a cut as well.
When our government officials become serious about balancing the budget and stop sending money overseas, do away with earmarks, stop spending in costly green energy grants, pull the military out of Afghanistan, create a flat tax, and propose an across the board percentage cut in pensions and disability payments; the American veteran might consider sacrificing for our Country once again.
Unfortunately our Representatives are all talk and no action.
Your feelings are felt by many. The reality is that unless and until we, as Americans, but especially as American veterans, eliminate the division of libs versus cons and GOP versus DNC we will remain at the mercy of the two political businesses vying for power. I supported McCain since he ran in '99, largely because he was military but also because he seemed the most legitimate politician I've seen in a long time. But I would have supported him if he was a Whig or a Tory; the fact that he was a Republican wasn't an issue. If we allow ourselves to be polluted by the media talkingheads who are only in it for the money (cut off the cash flow and the Limbaughs, O'Reillys, Maddows, Becks, etc will vanish into the night). Having said that, the only way we will see genuine reform that will benefit Americans is if we stand up, like we did when we served, and make our presence known in a non-partisan AMERICAN way. Anyone believing the parties are in it for us is in denial.
We vets and other Americans need to take back our government from the god's we have previously elected into office. They maintain there own welfare very well while making it very difficult for us to survive on Social Security. All they have to do is get elected for one term and their retirement becomes the same as their normal annual pay. There medical coverage is never in question and they never have to worry about when or where their next meal is coming from. We need to vote out the incumbents in the next few elections to remind these legislator's of "WE THE PEOPLE". I'm tired of serving these self-serving legislators and I am ready for them to start serving me. We need to stop serving all the countries in the world and start taking care, good care, of our own citizens. I don't want any of my benefits cut. Cut your own benefits and maybe I'll consider cutting mine. Let's keep our money in the United States to help our own people who are starving and sick.
Before those bums in Congress start cutting funding to our vets, seniors, disabled, and programs that benefit the majority of Americans, Congress should severely cut their own special perks and foreign aid by 50%, and stop foreign aid altogether to countries that are openly anti-American. Then after those cuts, they should bring and end to their nation rebuilding programs (other than our own), and the wars in Iraq and Afganistan that are costing billions daily, burning up US resources, human, material, and financial, that has been allowed to drag on longer than it took to fight WWII, and return to the strategy of hitting terrorists hard and fast, then leaving them with only their dead and no viable US targets for their weapons....a lot less expense and waste!
As a combat Vietnam veteran, I believe there are ways to save money without cuting VA veteran's benefits.
1) Eliminate redundancy in disability examinations. Most are no where near as thorough as my regular VA doctors that I see and waste government time and money.
2) Eliminate waste in facilities planning offices. As a retired architect that worked on several local VA projects I can tell you there is too much bureaucracy and red tape. This costs everyone time and time is money.
3) Computerization of health records is the most helpful thing the VA has done to be sure all VA patient doctors are on the same page. By linking the VA with my family physician, I am able to reduce redundant exams and testing through shared information. This should be standard practice.
4) Better proactive screening of returning vets could head off potential health care issues. Many slip through the cracks not wanting to admit problems and there are those whose problems surface a long after with PTSD.
the woman was a skank, is a skank, and will always be a skank, corrupt too.
I do receive both SSDI and 100% VA Comp. because I suffer from injuries sustained in the military during the Vietnam war. It was for both mental and physical injuries I received. I enlisted to fight for the freedom Our Country enjoys. When I came home it wasn't to a welcoming by the people of the USA. My injuries put me in a wheelchair, cancer, and thoughts that haunted me for many years. If they took away my compensation from either. The only means of income I have, along with the medical care I receive at the VA Hospitals, I think I would have to end it all. As it is now I barely am able to live any kind of life, 2 years with no COLA raise and the costs of everything else rising hasn't made it any easier. I don't feel the country owes me anything? I earned it!! The thought of Cutting Out the Benefits received by any Veteran is Rediculus and Stupid. Unless you've been there you don't know or understand, and should never bring any kind of recommendation like cutting Veterans Benefits.


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Google is introducing a new $279 laptop based on its Internet-centric Chrome operating system, borrowing many of the high-end features found in a model that costs about $1,000 more. (Courtesy: AP)
Google is introducing a new $279 laptop based on its Internet-centric Chrome operating system, borrowing many of the high-end features found in a model that costs about $1,000 more.
Hewlett-Packard Co. is making the new HP Chromebook 11.
Although the price is in line with most other Chromebooks using Chrome OS, the new model sports many design features that are usually found on pricier devices, including the $1,299 Chromebook Pixel.
"Its got a bunch of very high-end design features and attention to detail, that's normally reserved for very, very high-end laptops, put in a laptop it's meant for everyone," said Ceaser Sengupta, Google's VP of Product Management.
Unlike Windows and Mac laptops, Chromebooks rely heavily on having a continuous Internet connection to run Gmail, Google Docs and other online services. Many apps don't run directly on the device but over the Internet.
The devices also have relatively little storage, as documents, photos and other files are supposed to be stored online instead.
The new laptop has a plastic frame with no sharp edges or corners, or even screw holes. "it's very light it's this it's very rigid and you can see even if I hold it up right from the corner it doesn't flex or bend," Sengupta said.
The Chromebook 11 has a display that measures 11.6 inches diagonally, and it weighs about 2 pounds.
The Chromebook 11 doesn't have a touch screen, and the display's resolution isn't as sharp as the Pixel's. The Pixel also uses a plastic frame rather than metal, but there's magnesium underneath to keep the laptop sturdy.
Speakers are tucked under the keyboard so that sound comes out toward the user, even when the laptop is used on the lap. Devices with speakers on the back or the bottom don't do that.
And in recognition of the growing use of phones and tablet computers, the Chromebook 11 uses the same microUSB charger common in those mobile devices. Other laptops typically come with their own charger.
The Chromebook 11 is available starting Tuesday at Google's only Play store and select retailers. The laptop comes in white or black. The white model has a choice of four accents around the keyboard and under the device: blue, red, yellow and green.


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10 Facts Restaurants Don't Want You to Know
Going out to eat may be fun, but don't expect it to be healthful -- at least, not when restaurants are pulling tricks like these to make you eat (and spend!) more and more
But that doesn't mean that the numbers listed are necessarily the right numbers. "At Kentucky Fried Chicken, partially hydrogenated oil is listed on the menu ingredient list many times, but KFC claims some of their food -- such as chicken -- have zero grams of trans fat," Palinski says. "According to labeling standards set by the US Food and Drug Administration, a food can be labeled as containing zero grams of trans fats even if it has 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving." In other words: "Zero" doesn't always mean "zero."
SEE NEXT PAGE: Sometimes, they just lie
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If I see a place that doesn't use dollar signs, I skip ordering food there entirely.
by veryvanilla Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 09:46PM Report as inappropriate
Interesiting,never knew that red and yellow stimulate you to eat
by cindy11052 Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 06:45AM Report as inappropriate
Too many calories
by LittleBunny Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:41PM Report as inappropriate
Nice information
by EricaF123 Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 02:47PM Report as inappropriate
i never eat out anymore, it's just too unhealthy!
by LittleBunny Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 08:41AM Report as inappropriate
WOW, i should pay more attention! I never even gave a second thought to some of these tips! I will now. thank you!
by danny54f Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:43PM Report as inappropriate
Also, combo meals seem wasteful. If you are not interested in ordering a beverage or a side item, it seems senseless to pay more for food you don't want ... and probably don't need.
by robyne00 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 02:36PM Report as inappropriate
Eye opening article. I was aware of the colors influencing hunger, but I did not know about playing loud music to make you rush to eat your meal. Interesting how the menus showcase the more expensive items as well.
by robyne00 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 02:31PM Report as inappropriate
Applebees? Seriously? I should think twice before going out for dinner...
by lilas Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 03:11PM Report as inappropriate
I'm starting to feel like I should just stay in my house all day and raise my own farm animals and plant my own garden...
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Gourmand World Cookbook Award Best Single Subject Book in English
About the Book
The story of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, showed the world how to live with style, and emerged a legend
Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. But who was this young widow—the Veuve Clicquot—whose champagne sparkled at the courts of France, Britain, and Russia, and how did she rise to celebrity and fortune?
In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life—for the first time—the fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin. A young witness to the dramatic events of the French Revolution and a new widow during the chaotic years of the Napoleonic Wars, Barbe-Nicole defied convention by assuming—after her husband's death—the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she became one of the world's first great businesswomen and one of the richest women of her time.
Although the Widow Clicquot is still a legend in her native France, her story has never been told in all its richness—until now. Painstakingly researched and elegantly written, The Widow Clicquot provides a glimpse into the life of a woman who arranged clandestine and perilous champagne deliveries to Russia one day and entertained Napoléon and Joséphine Bonaparte on another. She was a daring and determined entrepreneur, a bold risk taker, and an audacious and intelligent woman who took control of her own destiny when fate left her on the brink of financial ruin. Her legacy lives on today, not simply through the famous product that still bears her name, but now through Mazzeo's finely crafted book. As much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered woman, The Widow Clicquot is utterly intoxicating.
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"Joan of Arc and Madame Clicquot were the two women heroes I knew when growing up in France. What a gift to have this new, well-researched biography of one of the world's first 'legitimate' businesswoman, our contemporary as a global business leader." — Mireille Guiliano, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, French Women Don't Get Fat
"The Widow Clicquot is someone we should all know about.... Long a shadowy, legend-obscured figure, in Tilar Mazzeo's agile hands the widow sheds her weeds and takes form before our eyes as a distinctly modern entrepreneur....The result is narrative history that fizzes with life and feeling." — Benjamin Wallace, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Billionaire's Vinegar
"Told in a light and graceful style that is just right for its subject…. [I]t's a fascinating trip, made even more so by Ms. Mazzeo's charming cameo appearances as a kind of tour guide…. This example of Barbe-Nicole's voice is exceptional…an intoxicating business biography." — Julia Flynn Siler, The Wall Street Journal
"The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo's sweeping oenobiography of Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, is the story of a woman who was a smashing success long before anyone conceptualized the glass ceiling." — New York Times Book Review
"Mazzeo's resulting book is an enticing stew of biography and history." — USA Today
"If you like champagne, "The Widow Clicquot" by Tilar J. Mazzeo is definitely worth a drink." — Associated Press
"Tilar J. Mazzeo's informed and enlightening biography of Madame Clicquot, the widow and, more important, the businesswoman, retrieves her vintage story as if looking for a rare bottle in one of the Champagne region's deepest caves." — Newsday
"This book is full of fascinating morsels of information." — Canberra Times
The Widow Clicquot is a miraculous feat of organization, one worthy of a doctoral thesis…. [I]n its moments of action, this is actually a gripping story. And while the book appears to be a feminist history/business biography, it's also the appealing story of the author's odyssey. — Austin Chronicle
"Mazzeo's tale moves swiftly through Barbe-Nicole's many accomplishments, including her method for storing bottles nose-down—an innovation that allowed the second fermentation detritus to be cleared efficiently, setting her far ahead of her competitors." — Los Angeles Times
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- On Sale: 10/28/2008
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- Antique tables, chairs, dishes and items from the old Sterling School are just some of the many things being auctioned off on June 1 at The Sterling United Methodist Church.
The Sterling United Methodist Church is hosting its second annual auction event to benefit projects at the church. The auction will be held outside of the church hall on June 1, starting at 9 a.m. and will benefit the renovations that where recently completed on the Bell Tower.
The church was founded in 1848 in Sterling Township and has been a rock in the center of the Sterling Community for generations. On the church grounds sits the church hall, which was the former Sterling Grange Hall, Municipal Building, and at one time the local School.
With Sterling's history, auction goers can expect more than antiques, there will be electronics, sporting goods, tools and equipment. Some church members have donated brand new items such as dish sets. You can expect many quality items that can only be found at the Bell Tower Auction.
Special thanks goes out to Dunn and Madden Auction Services, LLC.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Jeff at 570-689-9600. The address for the Sterling Church is 567 Sterling Road, Sterling. Please watch for road signs.
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"Glee" (8 p.m., Fox):
The music-minded comedy returns from a long hiatus and lands on a new night. Tensions are high in New York, where Santana becomes Rachel's "Funny Girl" understudy. Meanwhile, in Ohio, Tina and Artie vie for the title of class valedictorian.
"Frontline" (9 p.m., PBS):
The latest edition delves into "The Secrets of the Vatican." It examines the reasons Pope Benedict XVI stepped down and the work of Pope Francis to set the Catholic Church on a new path.
"Mind Games" (10 p.m., ABC): This new drama series has Christian Slater and Steve Zahn starring as brothers who run a unique agency that attempts to solve their clients' problems with psychological manipulation. Our brains get melty just thinking about it.
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Petticoat Junction, SC--If you're looking for teams that can score a lot of points this year, you may want to head out to Petticoat Junction. This year's Silver Bluff team has weapons in the backfield that could match up with anyone in the area. It'll be interesting to see how far this squad can go.
Two names jump off the page on the offensive side, those being Cordrea Tankersley and Andre "AJ" Washington. Tankersley is a Clemson commit who will run the show at quarterback out of the spread offense while Washington had a monster year carrying the ball as a junior. Shaquez Wright may surprise some people too, giving this team some serious firepower that can overcome some inexperience up front.
"We're going to be real young in the offensive line," says Coach Al Lown. "We started two freshmen last year who are now going to be sophomores, but we're probably going to look to have four sophomores starting on the offensive line so Coach (Keith) Radford will have his work cut out for him, but we have some fire power back there. We're going to a more spread offense with two backs back there so our three offensive backs are pretty good."
"We have a lot of potential this year," says Rekem McCorckle. "We got a lot of talent, and we have a lot of freshmen, a lot of young talent, and some good seniors."
On defense, Jimmie Holmes was a beast a year ago and will anchor a solid line that could take some pressure off a young defensive backfield. No question this will be a playoff team, but the question becomes can they get by the second round? That's something they haven't done in quite some time now.


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OAKLAND -- Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were voted by the fans as Western Conference All-Star team starters Thursday, and earlier in the day, two of the top scorers in the NBA exchanged compliments.
When Durant was asked on Twitter who would win in a 3-point shooting contest between he and Curry, the Oklahoma City star, who has shot a higher percentage from beyond the arc this season, tweeted, "Steph any day, best shooter to ever play."
Durant has gone on a tear of late, scoring at least 30 points in the Thunder's last nine games including a season-high 54 points against the Warriors in Oklahoma City last week.
"It's amazing to see," Curry said of Durant's recent stretch. "You know what he's capable of, but to sustain that level of performance for nine straight games ... it's remarkable. Some of the shots he's hitting, the confidence he's playing with, you can tell he's on a mission. He's a competitive guy. He's on fire.
"For a guy like that that could get his shot off any time he wants to, it's kind of scary to think about when you're matched up against him because I can get hot, but say you put a 6-11 guy on me, I've got to find a different way to get to the basket or do something. But not many guys are going to block his shot. It's fun to watch, except obviously when we went there."
Curry received more than one million votes in the All-Star balloting, with only Durant in the Western Conference getting more.


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I'm very fortunate to live in a state that's official meat is ham. Who doesn't love a good pork product? We have access to some good piggy around here. We like to eat pork pretty often (especially when I can get it on sale!). I love to make pork chops and this is hands down my favorite way to make them. It is so simple. Almost as simple as my Slow Cooker Pork Chops.
With a paper towel, pat the pork chops until they are dry (it will help the flour stick better.) Sprinkle lightly with a bit of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Don't be too heavy handed here because the lemon pepper and cajun seasoning also have salt and pepper in it as well.
Dredge the pork chops in the flour mixture (one at a time) and shake off excess flour.
Just put them on a plate until you are ready to fry.
Once you got all the chops floured, add the two tablespoons of butter to the skillet and let it melt in the oil. This will help your chops brown and add a bit of flavor. Add pork chops to the skillet. Don't overcrowd the pan. If your skillet is small, you may need to only cook 2 at a time.