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mine :
RPG = the legend of the dragoon(ps1)
shooter = contra (nintendo)
adventure = the legend of zelda (nintendo)
what were yours??
RPG= Gladius(gc)
Shooter= conflict vietnam xbox
adventure= crash bandicoot for ps1
hmmmm lets see...
adventure: super mario land (i didnt own it though. my first owned adventure game was sonic the hedgehog 2)
shooter: starfox assault (which is also the only shooter ive ever liked)
RPG: wow... i really dont know. oh yeah lol thats obvious: POKEMON BLUE
RPG: Fallout 3
Shooter: SOCOM
Adventure: Crash Bandicoot, which was my very first game.
My first shooter would be one of the first 3 delta force games on PC
My first RPG/action game would be kingdom hearts PS2
RPG:Pokemon Red
Adventure:The First Legend of Zelda
oops sorry my first adventure would be either wario world or luigi's mansion
Golden Eye. It is a very old game. It's for the Nintendo 64...
RPG = Pokemon Yellow
Shooter = Medal of Honor Allied Assault
Adventure = a Mario game.
RPG: Super Paper Mario. (It's an action RPG!)(Wii)
Shooter: Halo 2 (Played it about 3 times)(XBOX)
Adventure: Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (GBA)
RPG: Fallout 3 (XBox 360)
Shooter: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (XBox 360)
Adventure: Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (Nintendo Gamecube)
The Collector's Edition had The Legend of Link, The Legend of Link II, Ocarina of Time, and Majorha's Mask. It was my first video game, and the only video game I had for six years until I bought my 360. Ocarina of Time is my all-time favorite game in the history of ever.
i think ocarina of time is the best zelda game so far. agree with you maverick4. And i also had the collector edition of zelda for gamecube xD
RPG: wow... i really dont know. oh yeah lol thats obvious: POKEMON BLUE
Shooter=Cross Fire
My first RPG game was Pokemon Blue for the GameBoy Color...
First Shooter was Starfox 64.
First Adventure game was Banjo&Kazooie.
RPG/ADVENTURE kingdom of heart gameboy sp
Shooter SAS zombie assult 3
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Sport can make all our communities better - but it takes all of us to lead the way. The Herald on Sunday's new Sideline Champs campaign calls on supporters to set an example of fair play for the kids, and to give the cold shoulder to abuse and bad sports.
With four sporty kids to organise, Rachel Beckham's busy Saturdays are already stressful enough.
The Whangarei mum has coached junior soccer for the past eight years. Two of her young sons play football while the eldest boy enjoys rugby at the Hora Hora sports club. Her 11-year-old daughter plays school netball.
Beckham is fed up with abusive parents shouting the odds on match days so she takes her 190cm rugby coach partner Jason Parangi along to act as a sideline enforcer.
"I've seen coaches at kids' games abusing the crap out of the referee, parents screaming at their children that they are not hard or fast enough and spectators running on to the pitch causing havoc," she says.
"I am not a confrontational person so when I'm coaching I prefer Jason to be there, to tell them to calm down for me.
"People listen to him because of his size but it is sad things have got to that stage.
The whole scene is now too competitive and at times the behaviour of some parents is out of hand. It is the kids that suffer."
For more than eight years, the Herald on Sunday has reported bad behaviour on Saturday sports fields, courts and sidelines.
Four Auckland Grammar and five Kelston Boys' players were banned in 2009 after scores of spectators waded into an on-field brawl between the boys; police were called after a referee was punched in the face, allegedly by a spectator, at a rugby final between Auckland Grammar and De La Salle College last August; in June, two Porirua men attacked supporters and the coach of the opposing team at an under-11 game; the previous month a parent grabbed the ref's throat at an under-10s match in Papatoetoe; in 2011, five Otahuhu Rugby Club players were banned for life after assaulting a whistler at the conclusion of an under-19s match, Hawke's Bay Magpies mascot Kahu the Magpie kneed her Bay of Plenty Steamers counterpart Hori in the groin in an ugly sideline clash.
The list goes on ...
And those are just from the nation's rugby fields - never mind the clashes on the league and football fields, the netball and basketball courts.
That is why this newspaper is launching a campaign called Sideline Champs to support good behaviour on our nation's sports fields and courts this winter.
We will work with winter sports codes to support and build on their fair play work.
The goal of Sideline Champs is to inspire and educate sports participants and supporters to celebrate good play and hard play, setting an example of sporting behaviour that encourages or shames bad sports into improving their behaviour.
It doesn't take much to make a difference.
One club successful at cleaning up its act is Gisborne Pirates RFC.
Since introducing a ban on drinking and smoking on the sidelines a few years back, its fortunes have been dramatically transformed.
President Pat Makiri says once the match day boozing among supporters stopped, the league club - which has seven junior teams - went from being whipping boys to a respected outfit with almost 300 members.
"We started tidying up the sidelines by dismantling the culture of people drinking at the games, which is something we used to be quite experienced at," Makiri says. "This has not only created a safer and healthier environment for our kids but we are now attracting good people to the club who are bringing good behaviour with them.
"No one is disrespectful or abusive and the swearing on the sidelines has stopped. Another bonus is the improved behaviour has brought us long-term sponsorship. We decided prevention is a lot better than trying to deal with drunken trouble after it happens."
In Auckland, parents and supporters are being wooed with coffee, distributed by school students on the sidelines. More than 100 secondary schools participate in a scheme to receive free thermos flasks, organised by College Sport Auckland and the ASB.
Other winning initiatives include dispensing free tape to cordon off school sports fields and venues from spectators and beefing up security for large traditional fixtures or play-off matches.
"All these measures help tone down the interaction between supporters because some people who are usually perfectly ordinary parents can turn a bit Jekyll-and-Hyde come a Saturday," Jacqui Nassau, operations manager at College Sport Auckland explains.
"I have heard some pretty extreme stuff, including one parent who tried to run down a basketball referee in a school carpark after a match two years ago. We have to get a consistent message across that bad behaviour is not acceptable."
Although rugby, league and soccer lead the way when it comes to sideline trouble, netball and basketball are not immune.
Dunedin Netball Centre - used by about 310 teams - has introduced a "thumbs up" box to encourage people to nominate players, coaches and supporters for good behaviour. Winners get vouchers for free match tickets, pizza and fruit.
Despite this, operations manager Noeline Burden still has to deal with poor attitudes.
"I occasionally offer a whistle over the loud speaker to the vocal 'umpires' standing on the sideline," she says. "This seems to do the trick ... and this is at primary school level."
In Invercargill, the Southland Basketball Association teamed up with a local family violence group to spread the word that any form of physical and verbal abuse is not on.
"Even at national league level referees have been approached by members of the crowd and abused," the southern association's general manager, Jill Bolger, says. "We have also had to approach some unruly parents on the sidelines and have them removed. Fortunately this is a rare occurrence."
In Hamilton, sports coordinator Robyn Polley goes undercover at football and netball games to weed out troublemakers.
"I go along looking like any other parent and I know in advance who I am targeting," Polley says. "One of the worst examples was at a Year 9 Saturday netball match when a dad was telling his kid to punch another girl in the face to put her out of the game. When I pulled him up about it he told me to "get lost" in no uncertain terms."
If present levels of bad sideline behaviour continues, kids will desert playing sport in their droves, according to Simon Walters, senior lecturer at the School of Sport and Recreation at AUT University.
"Many sports are becoming too intense, too early," he says "Youngsters are being treated like professionals and the expectations of parents and some coaches are often too high, leading to problems on the sidelines.
"We need a much less competitive and a more developmental approach because now we have five-year-olds taking part in organised competitions and leagues instead of just going out there to enjoy themselves.
"This can take the fun out of sport and by the time they are in their late teens, they are sick of it. It is bit like having athlete burn-out."
Walters adds: "We have lost perspective and could lose a lot of good players as a result. There is too much pressure on kids to win at any cost and things will only get worse if we don't keep on seeking the right solutions."


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France dominated long portions of the match, with Switzerland only growing into the game once Les Bleus changed formation and looked to protect what they had - leaving the French in pole position in Group E. I've been Simon Harrison and I hope to see you again next time, but be sure to stick around for later coverage of Ecuador vs Honduras.
FULL TIME! France win 5-2 against Switzerland, in a game which certainly wasn't for the defensive purists. Goals from Giroud, Matuidi, Valbuena, Benzema and Sissoko were enough for Deschamps' side, despite two late strikes from Dzemaili and Xhaka for the Swiss.
90' + 4'GOOOOOOOAL! BUT NO! The referee already blew the final whistle! Sissoko plays a delicious ball into the striker's feet, before Benzema looped a dipping effort over Benaglio and into the back of the net! A gorgeous strike, but bad luck for the Real Madrid man!
90' + 2'Switzerland are ending the game the stronger of the two sides, but France won't mind given their general performance. It's a case of too little, too late for the Swiss, who have only grown into the game as Les Bleus took their foot off the gas.
90'There are three minutes of stoppage time in the second half.
89'Switzerland are laying siege to the French box in the late stages, with Xhaka really looking motivated to retain his place in the starting eleven against Honduras. The introduction of Dzemaili at the break has certainly improved Hitzfeld's side, but they'll still be disappointed to have seen their shrewd defensive record dashed tonight.
88'Yellow Card Yohan Cabaye
87'Assist Gökhan Inler
87'Goal Granit Xhaka
87'GOOOOOOAL! SWITZERLAND HAVE TWO! Xhaka fires home emphatically at the back post, after being released by a very tidy through ball from Inler. He blasts home on the volley with his left foot, displaying some outrageously good technique!
86'Shaqiri forces Lloris into a good save, as the goalkeeper gets down smartly to his right to palm the Bayern man's effort away. He only needs half a chance to try his luck, Shaqiri has been fairly unlucky not to have found the back of the net this evening.
85'Lichtsteiner breaks down the right yet again, but Koscielny puts in a good block to deny the Juve man. France clear their lines, with the Swiss forced back towards their own goal yet again. Dzemaili tries to find Xhaka with a crossfield ball, but the goalscorer's pass bobbles out of play.
83'France don't have the clean sheet they would have so desperately wanted, but the scoreline is still more than convincing. Griezmann is given a runout in place of Valbuena, who earns an embrace from his coach as he leaves the field of play.
82'SubstitutionMathieu Valbuena Antoine Griezmann
81'Goal Blerim Dzemaili
81'GOOOOAL! WHAT AN EFFORT FROM DZEMAILI! The substitute lines up a 30-yard free-kick, which zips through the wall and into the bottom right corner. Benzema is the culprit, with the striker shielding his face rather than concentrating on doing his job. A good strike nevertheless and Switzerland have a consolation goal.
80'Senderos releases Mehmedi down the left hand side with a hopeful clearance, but the Freiburg man is closed down effectively by Debuchy. France continue to be professional and efficient in their outlook, with Switzerland unable to find anything in the way of penetration.
78'France look extremely comfortable, with this defeat leaving Switzerland with a lot to do if they are to pick themselves up for their fixture against Ecuador. The French supporters are jubilant and so they should be.
76'Sissoko exchanges a one-two with Debuchy down the right hand side, before the former squares a cross to Valbuena, who fires straight at Benaglio. France attack again, with Matuidi drawing another save out of the Swiss goalkeeper, before Senderos acrobatically clears his lines.
75'A quarter of an hour remains and Switzerland will be hoping for the final whistle to arrive as soon as possible. The crowd are mocking the Swiss, cheering as France hold onto possession comfortably, just to add insult to injury. They've been awful this evening.
73'Goal Moussa Sissoko
73'Assist Karim Benzema
73'GOOOOOOAL! SISSOKO NETS THE FIFTH FOR FRANCE! Inler gives away possession needlessly, before a quick French break presents Sissoko with a chance at the back post. The Newcastle midfielder fires a low finish beyond Benaglio and into the far corner!
72'Cabaye slots Evra through on goal, before the Man United left-back tries to stab a dinked finish over the advancing Benaglio. It heads high and wide, despite his claims of the 'keeper making a save.
71'XHAKA GOES CLOSE! He's been a real handful in the air, this time turning Rodriguez's cross across the face of goal! France look unable to deal with him, but he simply can't hit the target.
69'SubstitutionHaris Seferovic Josip Drmic
69'France are looking in fantastic shape, without any suggestion that their form is going to dip any time soon. They've been solid throughout, with Lloris looking more than capable on the rare occasions that Switzerland have tested him. The French national anthem rings around the stadium once again.
67'Goal Karim Benzema
67'Assist Paul Pogba
67'GOOOOOOOOAL! BENZEMA SCORES TO MAKE IT FOUR FOR FRANCE! It's another mistake from Switzerland to allow the Real Madrid man in behind, before a wonderful improvised finish from the Frenchman squeezes in between Benaglio's legs! Wonderful outside of the boot assist from Pogba!
66'SubstitutionMamadou Sakho Laurent Koscielny
66'Sakho limps off the field after appearing to feel some tightness in his hamstring, with Koscielny the man to replace him. Not something France will be wanting to see, but the change allows for Deschamps to ensure that his first choice central defender is well rested for their next fixture.
64'BIG CHANCE FOR MEHMEDI! Lichtsteiner breaks to the byeline, before clipping a cross to the back post which floats over Debuchy! Mehmedi takes a touch, but Lloris is incredibly quick off his line to pressure the Freiburg man and force him to panic and fire over.
63'SubstitutionOlivier Giroud Paul Pogba
63'Xhaka is nearly picked out at the back post by an early cross from Rodriguez, but Evra does just enough to put his man off. Deschamps looks to his bench, with Pogba replacing Giroud, which should mean that Benzema will be France's number nine.
62'A lull in both the game and the atmosphere in Salvador, as France look to close space and remain hard to play through. If Switzerland were to find an unlikely goal, things might liven up a little, but otherwise this is going to be a routine second half for Les Bleus.
60'Half an hour remains for Switzerland to drag themselves into this game, or at least soften the blow to their goal difference. Benzema sees a shot deflected over the crossbar by Djourou with Benaglio wrong-footed. France are comfortable and the Swiss don't seem to have any questions to pose to their opponents.
58'DZEMAILI GOES CLOSE! The substitute is pressured by Sakho, but the shot evades the French defender and whistles narrowly over the crossbar. It seemed to open up for the Napoli man, but from 30 yards the odds were always against him.
57'Switzerland spread play wide to Shaqiri well, with the Bayern man taking a wonderful first touch. Debuchy and Varane double up well on the Swiss midfielder, with the latter sliding in to put the ball into touch. France continue to frustrate their opposition.
55'France transition quickly once again, with Benzema feeding Giroud. The Arsenal man takes a poor touch, which bobbles behind him, but recovers well. He shifts the ball onto his left foot, before arrowing an effort out of play for a goal-kick. He puts up an apologetic hand.
54'France haven't pressed forward too readily in the opening ten minutes of this half and appear happy to absorb some pressure. Their lightning counter attacks will be something that Switzerland will be paranoid about. Shaqiri turns Sissoko, before releasing a long-range effort that he drags terribly wide.
52'Shaqiri delivers a dangerous cross into the front post from a free-kick, but Matuidi does just enough to ensure that Xhaka isn't able to steer a header inside the upright. France concede a corner, but the Gladbach man once again fails to hit the target after meeting Shaqiri's delivery.
51'Seferovic ambitiously tries to sweep a left-footed effort across goal and inside the far post, but Lloris is confident enough to let the ball bobble behind for a goal-kick. Drmic will be confident that he will see some second half action, given the Real Sociedad man's lacklustre display.
50'A fractured start to the second half, with both outfits giving away possession cheaply. Switzerland know that they need the mother of all comebacks if they are to take any points from this game, but have moved the ball fairly sharply in the early minutes since the restart.
48'Giroud tries to curl a left-footed effort into the bottom corner, but Senderos slides in well to turn the Frenchman's shot behind for a corner. Valbuena's delivery is terrible, however, and fails to clear the first man.
47'One change at the break for Switzerland, as Behrami is taken off for Dzemaili. Mehmedi and Seferovic play a clever one-two, but Sakho comes across well to sweep up, slide in and dispossess the left winger as he raced into the box. Inler tries his luck from 30 yards, but Lloris collects easily.
46'SubstitutionValon Behrami Blerim Dzemaili
46'We're back underway in the second half! This might be a case of damage limitation now for Switzerland, but France will want to win comfortably and show that they're a strong force in this World Cup.
Xhaka had a goal disallowed for offside for Switzerland, while Benzema missed a penalty for France. This game might well be over already, but the former's late minute winner against Ecuador suggests that there might be slim hope yet. Hitzfeld needs to make a couple of inspired substitutions once again.
HALF TIME! France are almost out of sight, leading 3-0 over Switzerland at half-time in Salvador. Goals from Giroud, Matuidi and Valbuena have gifted Les Bleus' a sizeable cushion, but Deschamps won't want his side's level of performance to dip whatsoever.
45' + 2'Benzema weaves in between two defenders and releases yet another shot towards goal, but Benaglio is easily able to get down to his left and smother it. That should be that in a great half for France.
45'France are allowing Switzerland to have possession, but only due to their confidence in their ability to break upfield. Rodriguez and Lichtsteiner haven't been able to press up and support whatsoever for the Swiss. There are two minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half.
43'VALBUENA AGAIN! The Marseille man goes close after receiving a good pass from Matuidi, but Benaglio is able to beat the Frenchman's effort away from the danger zone! Switzerland are really on the ropes.
42'Five minutes until the break and France can't believe what they've managed achieve in this first half. Their fans are delirious, while those with an allegiance to Les Bleus on the field continue to press forward.
40'Assist Olivier Giroud
40'Goal Mathieu Valbuena
40'GOOOOOOOOOAL! VALBUENA MAKES IT 3-0! Les Bleus break upfield extremely quickly, leaving Hitzfeld frustrated on the Swiss bench! France break from the corner, with Giroud racing down the left and picking out the Marseille man at the back post! He fires into the roof of the net, sparking wild celebrations!
40'Great challenge from Debuchy! The right-back tracks back accidentally to recover and ensure that Shaqiri can't deliver from the byeline. Switzerland win a corner, but Giroud is once again on hand to make a defensive header.
38'Terrible cross from Sissoko! The former Toulouse man breaks down the right and gets to the byeline, but his clipped cross is way beyond Benzema. Giroud rises at the back post, but can only divert the delivery way wide of the target.
36'France are continuing to have a very fluid forward line, with Giroud spending more time on the left hand side than Benzema. When Evra pushes upfield, the Arsenal man is able to squeeze infield and challenge for aerial balls, giving Les Bleus additional aerial presence.
34'Just over ten minutes until the half-time break and Switzerland will consider themselves lucky to still be in with an opportunity to take some points from this fixture. Benzema's penalty should have buried Hitzfeld's men, but a save from Benaglio means that the goalkeeper atoned for earlier questionable errors.
32'Missed Penalty Karim Benzema
32'Penalty save Diego Benaglio
32'SAVED! FRANCE HIT THE WOODWORK! Benaglio denies Benzema's penalty brilliantly, before Cabaye fires the rebound onto the crossbar! Les Bleus can't believe their luck, they should be out of sight by now!
31'PENALTY TO FRANCE! Djourou is complaining but the referee has pointed to the spot! Benzema turns his man and gets a small amount of contact on the ankle from the Swiss defender, which is deemed worthy of an opportunity for France from 12 yards.
30'INCHES WIDE FOR SHAQIRI! The Bayern man drives past Varane and fires a left-footed effort across goal, but Lloris might have just got an important touch! It whistles past the post and the Swiss midfielder has his head in his hands!
29'Switzerland can take from heart from having the ball in the back of the net, but France are still in control. Giroud unleashes a dipping left-footed effort from 25 yards, but the ball balloons high and wide.
27'OFFSIDE! Xhaka has the ball in the back of the net, but it has been ruled out for offside! A Swiss free-kick is cleared by Giroud, before the loose ball is hooked back into the penalty area. Xhaka fires home with a scuffed half volley, but the linesman's flag is rightly raised!
25'BENZEMA GOES CLOSE! France break upfield incisively once again, with Benzema receiving possession 30 yards from goal. The Real Madrid man turns smartly and drives through the heart of the Swiss defence, but his eventual poked effort isn't powerful enough to beat an extended Benaglio.
24'Seferovic is looking extremely isolated at the head of the Swiss attack, as he has both Sakho and Varane free to track himself wherever he goes. France are in control, with Rodriguez and Lichtsteiner pegged back due to Switzerland being simply unable to retain the ball in dangerous areas.
22'There's a party atmosphere in Salvador, as France continue to look extremely confident. A long ball up to Giroud is flicked on by the goalscorer, but Benaglio is quick off his line to claim the loose pass. Perhaps the first example of convincing goalkeeping we've seen from him this evening.
20'A double salvo for France has left Switzerland reeling! Their usual defensive stability has dissipated entirely, with two goals in 20 seconds for Les Bleus leaving Hitzfeld's men with plenty to do. France deliver a free-kick effort into Benzema, but the forward is caught offside - his headed effort floats high and wide anyway.
18'Assist Karim Benzema
18'Goal Blaise Matuidi
18'GOOOOOOOOOOOAL! IT'S TWO FOR FRANCE! LES BLEUS SCORE TWO IN TWENTY SECONDS! France break upfield immediately, with Matuidi on hand to steer a Benzema through ball into the path of the PSG midfielder, whose effort zips beyond Benaglio at his near post!
17'Goal Olivier Giroud
17'Assist Mathieu Valbuena
17'GOOOOOOOAL! OLIVIER GIROUD GIVES LES BLEUS THE LEAD! The Arsenal forward rises highest to head home a corner delivery, with his attempt just too hot to handle for Benaglio! The Swiss keeper can only palm Giroud's header into the top corner, leaving Rodriguez helpless on the goal-line.
16'Giroud tries to invite Debuchy down the right flank with a stabbed pass, but puts too much weight on it. The French forward three is very fluid, with the likes of Benzema and Giroud exchanging readily. Djourou make a very important sliding interception to deny Benzema the opportunity to poke home a finish from six yards.
14'France work their way down the left hand side, with Giroud picking out Benzema on the edge of the box. The Real Madrid man is tackled by Senderos, before Switzerland launch a counter attack. Mehmedi aims for Seferovic with an early long ball, but the Real Sociedad striker is let down by poor distribution.
12'Mehmedi is scythed down by Debuchy, with the Newcastle defender getting none of the ball, but the referee is required to make his own decision as the linesman bizarrely didn't flag. This game is still to come alive.
10'The first ten minutes have passed without any real incident, save for the injury to Von Bergen. France are starting to see more of the ball, with Seferovic very isolated up top for the Swiss.
9'SubstitutionSteve von Bergen Philippe Senderos
8'Senderos warms up, as it is quickly apparent that Von Bergen won't be able to continue. He's got a bloody eye, meaning that there's no quick fix for this particular ailment. His replacement has had plenty of club football this season for Valencia, so he should be an adequate replacement.
7'Von Bergen goes down and requests treatment, after clashing in an aerial battle with Giroud. Hitzfeld complains to the fourth official, but there didn't appear to be anything untoward from the French striker in that tackle. It's a case of a high foot from the Arsenal man, but an accidental one.
6'BENZEMA TRIES HIS LUCK! The two-goal man versus Honduras nearly strikes again, as the Real Madrid forward cuts onto his right foot and fires at goal from the edge of the box. Benaglio is happy to let the curling effort head high and wide of the top right corner.
5'Switzerland enjoy some earlier possession but are unable to make any inroads into the organised French ranks. The supporters inside the stadium aren't appreciating a rather sluggish start. Debuchy and Cabaye try to deliver crosses early on the right, but Rodriguez and Djourou deny them.
3'No chances for either side in the opening minutes, with both looking fairly solid due to numbers in midfield. Sissoko has presumably been deployed in place of Pogba due to Deschamps desiring some extra athleticism and pressing in the middle third, as Les Bleus try not to underestimate their opposition.
1'We're underway in the first half, with excellent weather conditions which are perfect for this clash. Both sides are confident and ended their previous fixtures on highs, meaning that we should be enjoying a tightly contested affair this evening. Switzerland are donning their customary red, while France are in their white away strip.
Both teams are out on the field in Salvador, meaning that after the respective national anthems we'll be able to get down to business. Switzerland are a solid side in their own right, but Hitzfeld's men might just take some inspiration from Costa Rica's victory over Italy earlier today. Three points are on the agenda for both, given that it is likely the runner-up shall face Argentina.
We have just over a quarter of an hour before kick-off, so be sure to stick around for all of the action as Group E's favourites clash. Switzerland are renowned for their defensive stability, while France have continued to gain momentum over the past month. Les Bleus will be confident, but the Swiss know that they have more than a chance of enjoying an upset this evening.
France substitutes: Cabella, Griezmann, Mavuba, Mangala, Sagna, Ruffier, Digne, Pogba, Remy, Koscielny, Schneiderlin, Landreau.
France starting line-up (4-3-3): Lloris; Debuchy, Varane, Sakho, Evra; Sissoko, Cabaye, Matuidi; Valbuena, Giroud, Benzema.
Switzerland substitutes: Ziegler, Senderos, Lang, Barnetta, Sommer, Stocker, Dzemaili, Fernandes, Gavranovic, Drmic, Burki, Schar.
Switzerland starting line-up (4-3-3): Benaglio; Lichtsteiner, Djourou, Von Bergen, Rodriguez; Behrami, Xhaka, Inler; Shaqiri, Seferovic, Mehmedi.
TEAM NEWS: Ottmar Hitzfeld keeps faith in his substitutes, as Haris Seferovic and Admir Mehmedi start after goalscoring performances against Ecuador. Ricardo Rodriguez starts at left-back after his two assists last time out, with the defence and midfield showing continuity. Any Swiss personnel on the bench know that their contributions will be valued.
TEAM NEWS: France re-install Olivier Giroud as their number nine, with Antoine Griezmann dropping to the bench, while Moussa Sissoko is preferred to Paul Pogba in central midfield. Otherwise it's business as usual for Deschamps' men, with Karim Benzema presumably drifting out to the left hand side and Mathieu Valbuena being given a free role in attacking midfield.
I'm Simon Harrison and I will be keeping you updated with all of the action from Salvador, as Les Bleus face potentially their toughest fixture of the group stages. There are a couple of changes from both coaches, who appear ready to ring the changes if certain substitutes perform well. These two look set to compete for top spot.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of France's Group E clash against Switzerland, with both sides heading into this contest in winning fashion. Didier Deschamps' men convincingly defeated the ten men of Honduras, while the Swiss relied on a stoppage time winner against Ecuador - courtesy of substitute Haris Seferovic.


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Operation Twist, if undertaken by the Fed, will drive interest rates on longer bonds to new lows and should cause an immediate spike up in gold prices. Operation Twist would consist of the Fed selling short term maturity assets and purchasing longer term assets in an effort to lower long term interest rates. This would not change the Fed's balance sheet so it is suppose to give political cover from criticism but it won't, particularly if it is effective: The criticism is political flack designed to prevent any effective action until after the 2012 election so Ben will still get a beating.
Gold appears to react to interest rates; if fact, gold seems to vary in value like a long treasury bond. There is a quite a bit of economic theory that supports this though it has been lost to most of us until recently mentioned by Paul Krugman in a couple of now infamous blogs. The easiest way to to illustrate this is by charting gold against the risk-free rate of the long inflation protected treasury bond. As you see from the chart below, once Lehman Brothers brought the idea of default risk to the forefront in 2008, gold pricing acted inversely with the drop in real interest rates (the interest rate scale on the right is inverted.)
Doing a close up the action of gold and interest rates for the last few weeks makes it even clearer that there is a strong relationship. The chart below is through last Friday.
It's hard to imagine that long real interest rates will get that much lower as they reached 0.57% on September 2 just before gold peaked at $1895 per ounce. However, the Fed has a lot of shorter-term treasuries on its books so there should be at least a small drop in interest rates so perhaps gold will spike to $2000 or even reach the mythical $2200 to $2400 per ounce that was the inflation adjusted peak in the last bubble.
Once this spike is in, there doesn't appear to be anything else to push up the price of gold so prudent investors will sell while interest rates remain depressed and gold prices are high.
If you feel that you want to hold onto your gold because all the money manipulation is going to cause inflation, you need to ask yourself: When will the inflation occur? We're almost certainly going into a recession so the prospect of inflation is being pushed out. The most likely result for gold is a drop as interest rates return to more normal levels, followed by another peak if inflation causes real interest rates to go negative.
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'11 GC Limited first impressions
Hi all Im new to the sight and have been looking hard at '11 GC.As a loyal Ford(sorry) owner for years we have been sure we would be looking to get a '11 Edge or Exploder until our nephew purchased a '11 Patriot a month ago, we were very impressed with the amount of features he got at that price point so we went and looked at the GC.First impression was that Jeep does a really great job with paint and panel fit, the overall look is very attractive. The interior uses a quality leather,soft touch plastics is nice, stereo sounds great with excellent speaker placement, nav is simple to use and effective and the ride is superb. I know most of you know all this but I am a newcomer to Jeep and wanted to let you all know that the new GC is something that you Jeep diehards should be proud and hopefully a great sign of things to come.
I liked the new JGC so much that I traded in my BMW for a new JGC OVERLAND SUMMIT, mineral gray, saddle/black interior. I test drove the '11 Explorer and 10 other SUV's and I ended up with this one. For the money, this is the best deal out there. Ford has come a long way, and they were runner up in my search for SUV's. I enjoyed driving the new Explorer, but I like simple electronics and a clean dashboard.
My suggestion is to wait for the 2011's to go on sale, and if you are a USAA member, take advantage of the car buying service. I got my Summit for 1000 under invoice and negotiated a great price on my trade. Sticker was 46775, I paid 42500...
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yes we are waiting for rebates.That is the other thing I noticed that the GC has a wide range of admirers from young to old, to wealthy to middle class. Perhaps that is the "Jeep thing", I finally get it. I am also coming out of a BMW, 05 545 sport
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Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Weiss Explains Firm's Series A Stance, Apologizes For 'Fruit Fly' Remark
Andreessen Horowitz Partner Scott Weiss has apologized in a blog post for referring to some consumer startups as "fruit fly experiments" and clarified his firm's stance on investing in the Series A rounds of consumer companies.
Mr. Weiss's clarification follows comments he made last week in an article on WSJ.com's Venture Capital Dispatch blog in which he noted his firm is investing less in Series A deals for consumer startups because many companies in that category are still in the process of figuring out a viable business plan.
The story generated lots of buzz in the venture industry and compelled Marc Andreessen, co-founder of the firm, to wade into the debate on Y Combinator's news aggregation website Hacker News.
In his clarification, Mr. Weiss said he feels the WSJ.com story resulted in "over-interpretation" and that the firm hasn't made a categorical decision to shun early-stage consumer startups, but rather shifted its criteria for making such investments.
Here is his full statement:
A Clarification and an Apology
As a firm, we strive to be unusually transparent in our thinking, where through our blogs, we all go into great detail on our reasoning for each investment. In addition, we are diligent in getting back to entrepreneurs after every meeting with us to give them a detailed explanation of our internal deliberations and outcome. It is through these constant public and private discussions that we want the founder community to better understand our evolving thinking and investment criteria.
In the vein of transparency, I wanted to clarify some of my recent comments. Late last week while in New York, I stopped by The Wall Street Journal for an informal conversation to discuss what I was seeing that was new and interesting in venture capital. The resulting article has been the subject of much debate and, in my view over-interpretation. As a result, I would like to offer up a more detailed explanation and context of what I said and meant.
One of the many things that I mentioned was how, as a partnership, we've had some internal discussions about the relative differences between the consumer Series A and the enterprise Series A. I was trying to make the point that by and large, we were raising the bar for most consumer Series A rounds such that we would be looking for more traction and/or evidence that the entrepreneur's idea were actually working as opposed to the enterprise A. This is not an absolute, just an observation based on our recent deliberations. Let me explain further.
Many of the seed and Series A consumer companies, especially mobile applications, that I have seen recently are still in the throes of proving out product/market fit for their idea. The entrepreneur is usually in the middle of A/B testing to try to get one or more important end user statistics working such as downloads, daily active users (DAU), monthly active users (MAU), and a compelling cohort analysis of usage over time. This messy, but necessary, experimentation process where theories are rapidly tested and retested was the stage that I referred to as "fruit fly experiments." Although it was not my intention, I see how this analogy could be offensive to entrepreneurs that are in the thick of this problem–I don't mean to make light of their struggle. Having been in the thick of it myself multiple times, I have a deep appreciation for how hard and emotionally draining the product/market fit process is and apologize for the careless analogy.
Coming back to the central point, I was not speaking categorically about a policy change within Andreessen Horowitz–we do and will continue to invest in consumer and enterprise Series As–full stop. I was attempting to make a more nuanced point about the difference in criteria: We will often do an enterprise Series A when it is at the idea stage or an unproven prototype. The reasoning is that the enterprise opportunities and landscape usually includes a unique technology advantage or business insight borne out of the entrepreneur's deep understanding of the subject area. This usually stands in contrast to many of the consumer ideas that are primarily business model innovations that are very interesting but still need proving out.
For consumer businesses that are in this ideation stage, we are more likely to become active seed investors or we will typically wait until it is clear that the business has caught "lightning in a bottle" which usually takes place at the B round. Now there are many exceptions: Anki, for instance, came in at the idea/prototype phase and we jumped all over doing the Series A–why? The entrepreneurs had a deep background in robotics from Carnegie Mellon and were taking that expertise into an entirely new category, toys. The founders had a technological secret and an unusual background for prosecuting the opportunity.
Part of why I love my job is because we get to hear from entrepreneurs everyday about the problems they are trying to solve – both on the consumer front and in the enterprise. As we continue to evolve the way we think about our investments, we are committed to keeping an open dialogue with entrepreneurs at any stage and focus.
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Wow! Fifty years is a really long time! Glad you guys had such a nice time. Everyone looks so happy. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
Louise Brown
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Reunion after almost 50 years!
Trip Start Aug 16, 2009
67Trip End Dec 25, 2009
We awake to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. We plan to meet Nancy's cousin, Carol and her husband Joe, for a late lunch in Jackson Tennessee, about halfway between Nashville and Memphis. This is a long awaited reunion for Nancy, not having seen Carol since 1960 on the occasion of their grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary, a lot of years, kids and grandkids. As we make our way to Jackson we don't get far before the rain starts and it increases in intensity as we move west creating a very stressful drive, lots of big trucks on the road and lots of traffic heading home after the long Thanksgiving weekend
We arrive a little ahead of Carol and Joe but while we wait we learn that Casey Jones was a real person, we had no idea, all these years we thought he was just part of folk lore. This is in fact where he lived and a railroad museum has been erected in his memory next to his home that has been restored. The museum was really quite nice with a well organized collection of memorabilia, newspaper clippings, articles about his train wreck, a entire section devoted to his family tree with photos of him, his wife and children as children and as adults. There is a replica of engine 382 along with other rail cars and the building in which these are housed is very much like an old depot but, of course, larger. It was a well-done exhibit and now we know that Casey Jones was real and that even though he was killed in the train wreck no one else was killed and there were only minor injuries due to his skillful handling of the train before the crash.
They headed for Gatlinburg and we headed south to the Chickasaw State Park for the night. Tomorrow Memphis.


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In the last month, capital one Bank has lost or stolen $14,000 of my money plus charged me more than $600 in insufficient funds and overdraft fees + ignored identity theft. A letter that arrived from capital one Bank on November 24 congratulating me on opening my new account. While I do have bank accounts with capital one Bank, I have not opened any new accounts since June of 2010. This letter concerned me, and so I immediately took it to my branch and send it in to the customer advocacy department so that they could investigate it. They did not take the investigation seriously and dropped the ball after they didn't find any explanation. Next, on December 2 I deposited a check into ATM at capital one branch for $10,000. That check was lost and vanished from my account the very next day. I reported it lost on December 5 at the branch and they told me they would take care of it. owever, they neglected to tell me that the proper course of action is to fill out an official investigation, get a case number and received a provisional credit within 10 days if the check could not be found in that period of time. Instead, they took my ATM receipt for me, did a search for the check on the date I mentioned and when they didn't find it, they just stopped looking. They didn't notify me, they didn't do anything. Almost 2 weeks later, when I hadn't heard from them and I couldn't reach anyone, I called the claims intake department at capital one and they explained to me that they need to file an official claim. I gave them all the information they needed, but unfortunately no one at capital one actually knows what they're doing so they miss filed the claim two separate times as a debit card disputes i.e. charges to my debit card that I did not authorize. Only on December 21 when I still had not received the provisional credit I was told would be issued by December 20, did I call in and discover the mistake. Finally,the claim was properly filed on December 21 under claim number 201-009-0279. I was told at that time that a provisional credit would be issued within 3 to 10 daysand I was promised that I would receive a provisional credit by December 27 due to all the troubles I had had resolving this issue. I have recordings of all the phone calls related to this where I have one representative after another promising the resolution immediately. Finally on December 27 after I publicly complained about capital one on twitter, a representative from the executive complaints division named Sonya Smith contacted me. Within one day she was able to get the credit for the $10,000 check issued to my account. Due to the other $4000 that was debited from my account for a capital one loan payment, she also advised me to transfer the money immediately to one of my other checking accounts. However because she issued the credit incorrectly, the very next morning on December 21 my accounts were overdrawn by more than $12,000. You see she had issued a credit to my available balance, but the official credits processed into the account as line items would not appear for another day. This large overdraft caused the fraud and risk department to freeze my account denying access to all monies whether or not they were related to this issue. By December 22,my accounts were once again positive in balance at this point, showing a combined total balance of about $9000. However the risk department refused to release the hold, Sonya Smith placed a note in my account stating that no other capital one representatives were to speak to me other than her, but I am unable to get any information about the status because Sonya Smith herself will not speak to me. She ignores my e-mails and my phone calls and in doing so is in violation of federal law which states that banks must grant a customer provisional credit within 10 days of when an ATM claim is filed even if they have not yet determined the cause of the error. They then have up to 45 days to finish their investigation.Capital one must immediately allow me access to my money so that I can exercise my rights, remove my money from my bank accounts, close those accounts and take my business to another bank. Banks are supposed to protect our money, and in the last mont capital one has lost $14,000 of mine. They have done this through negligence, through the improper training of the representatives, and by simply not caring about their customers well being. I gave them one full month to discover the source of the new account that was opened in my name and they did nothing about it. In that time the new account appeared on my credit report, and the person who opened the account in my name was able to pay the fraudulent loan using $4000 from my checking account. Capital one has yet to determine the source of that $4000 payment, or the location of the loan in my name. I have been told by more than one representative I would receive a call back on the matter and every time they fail to call. Even the representatives in my branch have missed every deadline and broken every promise and law imaginable. Not only do I want my $14,000 back, I want back the 100 points that my credit has been damaged by their negligence. I want back the $500,000 in business I lost due to the checks and credit card payments that bounced when they lost my $10,000 and then subsequently told me that it would be replaced within a few days, and then moreover froze my account's preventing any of the charges I attempted to repay once they had credited my account for $10,000 from going through. This further damaged my reputation and ensured that clients who I have been working to develop a relationship with for months will never again do business with me. They have ensured that my credit card companies will never again issuing a credit line increases damaging my purchasing power for myself and mybusiness. Not that it matters much any more since my vendors no longer trust me and are considering no longer doing work for me. They have ensured that my leasing company for my office computers now believes I'm a delinquent and has begun procedures with a collection agency to recover their money and that even my local deli doesn't trust me. They have caused me massive personal and financial damages and even if I am able to recover my money within a reasonable time frame (which is no longer possible since it has been missing 60 days already), I will never be able to recover my reputation, good credit, and good standing with my vendors and clients.
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Your report is hard to understand, and there are several things that appear to not make sense. As I see a lot of "problems", but can't really tell if you have done anything but complain to the bank.
If I am reading this correctly one issue is that you are claiming Identity Theft. Did you file a police report? If you have not, why not? Have you notified the Credit Reporting Agencies to have them put a Fraud Alert on your credit report? The police report would be additional proof for the bank, and the fraud alert would be more of a security issue so that you can't have any more accounts opened without you knowing.
The next thing you are saying is that because of this Identity Theft someone opened up a loan in your name. This is something that could happen, but then you claim they made a payment. Criminals DON'T make payments. So not only would you have a very considerate criminal, but one who not only knows you have a Capital One account but what that account number is. This is not very likely.
Then there is a check that was lost. Did you at any time contact the company that wrote you the check to see if it was in fact cashed? If they can show it was cashed it should be pretty easy to get a copy of that for you to show Capital One. If it wasn't cashed then they can stop payment onthat and issue you a new one.
It also appears that you are referencing Regulation E in the dispute. But then you are talking about the business you have lost, and the amounts make this appear as if it may be a "business" account. If this is a business account then Regulation E does not apply, as that is for "consumer" accounts. But if this is really a personal account, what does this have to do with you loosing your business reputation and have your leasing company think you are delinquent for your office computers.
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SMARTEK Vision Giganetix Camera Highlights Sony's Pregius IMX249 and Genuine Multi-ROI
Framos Technologies Inc. Posted 05/20/2015
SMARTEK Vision's flagship Giganetix Plus (GCP) camera series, is one of the first camera lines on the market to include Sony Pregius Exmor CMOS sensor technology with the IMX174 sensor being used in the GCP1931 camera. The little brother of this sensor, the IMX249 is now also being incorporated into the GC series, thereby extending the SMARTEK portfolio with another important Sony Pregius Exmor sensor.
Sony's Pregius Exmor IMX249 sensor features a high dynamic range of up to 70dB, large 5.86µm pixels, a very low read-noise value of 10e- and very high sensitivity under low light conditions. Compared to the IMX174, the IMX249 sensor with a transfer rate of up to 41fsp is significantly less expensive whilst continuing to provide excellent performance. The SMARTEK Vision GC1932 with the IMX249 is therefore particularly suitable for cost-sensitive image-processing solutions where image quality is important and speed plays a secondary role.
Damir Dolar, Senior Development at SMARTEK Vision, explains: "For industrial use, it is important to accurately reproduce the exact shape of a moving object, this is why we extended SMARTEK's GC series with its first global shutter sensor, Sony's Pregius IMX249. Thanks to Sony's revolutionary analogue memory, the sensor is extremely sensitive, furthermore, simultaneous recording of all pixel signals produces distortion-free images without smearing."
The 'big sister', the GCP1931 camera with the IMX174 sensor, now offers the full multi-ROI (Region Of Interest) features of the Sony Pregius Exmor sensor. By setting regions of interest (ROI), a certain section of the image can be selected, this increases the transfer performance with smaller volumes of data being sent and improves the camera performance.
Until now, only vertical regions of interest (ROI) could be sensibly used with CMOS sensors because the entire line is nevertheless read out with horizontal ROIs. By adapting the firmware, SMARTEK's engineers were amongst the first to make this feature of the IMX174 sensor available in the GCP1931 camera. With freely definable definitions of blind columns and lines, several ROIs can now be laid out in a grid structure to make much better use of the bandwidth.
A further feature permitting loss-free data compression at a colour depth of 10 and 12 bits and an increase of transfer performance with a bandwidth saving of 30% will become available in the SMARTEK GCP series this summer.
About FRAMOS
For FRAMOS, image processing is not just a technical discipline, but a fascination, the future and our mission all at the same time. Since 1981 FRAMOS is a leading technology provider in industrial, scientific and medical image processing. Headquartered in Munich and with 5 subsidiaries worldwide we enable manufacturers, system integrators and researchers to benefit from imaging technologies. Our team of approximately 80 associates offers a fully comprehensive portfolio of imaging components, technical consulting and support. Thanks to many years of experience in the industry, we offer engineering services for custom camera development as well as complete turn-key-solutions. We are proud of our participation in a revolutionary technology. The spirit of innovation and development of our early days has remained at the heart of our company.


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A Spanish Lover
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August 1994
BeschreibungLizzie and Frances are twins, together forming part of a unit. Lizzie is the twin who has everything, husband, children, a flourishing career and a beautiful house and worries about Frances who seems to lead a solitary life in London ricocheting from one disastrous man to the next. Lizzie just wants Frances to share in her own satisfying life.
PortraitJoanna Trollope is the author of eagerly awaited and sparklingly readable novels often centred around the domestic nuaunces and dilemmas of life in present-day England. She has also written a number of historical novels and Britannia's Daughters, a study of women in the British Empire. Joanna Trollope was born in Gloucestershire and now lives in London. She was appointed OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature.
Pressestimmen"Some people are beginning to measure out their lives in terms of the next Joanna Trollope... her novels, like family life itself, are built on the tensions between the illusions of permanence and the reality of charm" Observer "A hugely enjoyable book" The Sunday Times "I love her wit, her benevolence, her resolve that in even the darkest hour a little light will shine" Irish Press "Wise and warm, profoundly satisfying as well as acutely querying...A perceptive chronicler of our times" Sunday Express
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: August 1994
Seitenanzahl: 384 Seiten
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|Once upon a time, a long time ago, a Kitten and her girlfriend thought it would be fun to dress up as Sailor Scouts to a sci-fi con.
Then some other people heard the idea and decided to join in.
Then some more.
And some more.
And some family members.
We ended up with all the Planet Scouts, plus ChibiMoon, ChibiChibi, Tuxedo Mask and Jadeite. That's a big group, particularly given that the costumes were almost entirely constructed by just 4 of us. It was a mammoth task and we just about managed it, though coordinating all the wigs, shoes and accessories was horrendous.


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Banks Are Fined for Funneling Fees
Securities regulators fined five financial firms a total of $4.5 million for allegedly funneling money from California bond-sale proceeds into lobbying efforts.
Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit neither admitted nor denied the findings by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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Even though there are still a couple of weeks left to kill geese I decided to sort my totals I'd been saving on my phone with the DU app.
94 birds total. 15 different species.
Mallard 26
Ringneck 15
Canada Goose 13
Gadwall 11
Shoveler 4
Wigeon 2
Speck 2
Ross Goose 2
Canvas Back 1
Greater Scaup 1
Pintail 1
Snowgoose 1
Redhead 1
I was pretty surprised by a few of these numbers. The gadwall usually dominate my seasons and I don't think I've ever killed more BWT than GWT. Also, I don't think I've ever had a diver species in my top 3.
Overall it was an awesome season! A little over 200 days and we get to do it all over again with the early teal season!


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Why Creepy? Johnny wanted to create beautiful but "Creepy" monsters, 12 of them...and put them on court cards. But..... why? He loves horror. It was a challenge to him to see how creepy his imagination would be in this art field. He decided to put it on paper and just wait until you see what he came up with. The detail on each of these 52 cards is truly amazing.
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NASHVILLE, TN – (December 17, 2013) – Sandra Boynton's "Beautiful Baby," as sung by Darius Rucker, from her latest release FROG TROUBLE is featured in a touching video created by St. Jude Children's Hospital. The video, which features the beautiful patients and families of St. Jude, was sent to Read More
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NASHVILLE, TN – (December 10, 2013) – Big Smo, A.K.A. Hick Ross and Boss of the Stix, is set to release his debut album with Warner Bros. / Elektra Records, Kuntry Livin', on March 4th and will be available to fans who come out to a Smo tour date as early as January 14h as part of a special Read More
Award-winning artist, Hunter Hayes, won BMI's coveted "Song of the Year" award for his multi-week No. 1 hit "Wanted" at last night's BMI Awards. The song was co-written by Hunter and Troy Verges and produced by Hunter and Dann Huff. "Wanted" garnered more than one million performances in 2012 Read More
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should I plan on having a new gasket for the manifold when I take it off to tap for the EGT probe or should the new one be in good enough shape to reuse?
If you can get one, I personally would. It's worth your time to have it done right the first time, instead of having to do it again and put a new gasket in anyway if it does leak.
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No place can surpass the incredible adventures that await while visiting Tampa-St. Petersburg. From its glistening coastlines, to breathtaking architecture and natural wildlife, this destination holds a captive audience by infusing natural Florida with lively nightlife, cultural opportunities, and thrilling attractions. Both Tampa and St. Petersburg offer unique and different interests to visitors. Tampa is a dynamic state-of-the-art city which is the third largest in the state. St. Petersburg is a coastal city which enjoys cool breezes off the gulf and a casual state of mind. But both cities share the desire to make the Bay area a diverse and culturally-appealing destination to people of all walks of life. Together, the Tampa-St. Petersburg communities create the most compelling, multi-faceted destination in Florida.
Host Committee
Tampa-St. Petersburgs Host Committee is chaired by local businessman Al Austin, CEO of Austin Companies, a real estate development corporation. As an active participant in the Florida Republican Party, Austin has been a delegate or alternate to every Republican National Convention and has served in leadership roles in every Presidential campaign in Florida since 1972. Austin currently serves as Finance Chairman for the Republican Party of Florida.
The St. Pete Times Forum, the main convention area, overlooks the nearby Tampa Convention Center, the site of your media work space. Towering between these two buildings is the 717-room Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina. Within an easy walk from this convention complex are the recommended locations for the office staff facilities, additional accommodations, plentiful parking, and flexible staging areas for transportation systems.
The Tampa Bay area's more than 40,000 hospitable hotel rooms greatly exceed the estimated room requirements of the Republican National Convention. Grand historic resorts, high rise luxury hotels with contemporary designs and modern conveniences, cozy B&Bs that cater to travelers by creating the comforts of home and much more beckon travelers fortunate enough to stay within the Tampa Bay area.
From the skyways to the highways, all major roads, railways, waterways and flight routes lead to Tampa Bay. The areas abundant network of publicly and privately operated transportation systems already in place, coupled with those under construction, keep traffic flowing smoothly throughout the entire area. Spacious, prevalent parking facilities put delegates just steps away from the main convention area and other key locations, contributing to the overall accessibility and convenience of travel throughout Tampa Bay.
The Tampa Bay area maintains a technologically-advanced telecommunications system that well serves the many demands of its population base, business community, governmental entities and transportation sectors. World-class network service capability is available in the region.
Convention delegates will be safe in Tampa Bay because it is our business to protect visitors; we do it day in and day out for tens of millions of guests each year. It is vitally and equally important to preserve an environment where delegates can concentrate on the event and business at hand. Tampa Bay has a proven track record having safeguarded many national, large-scale events, including three Super Bowls, the NCAA Final Four Mens Basketball Tournament, NHL All-Star Weekend, Vice Presidential Debate, the Gulf States Governors Conference, and the 2000 Republican Governors Association Annual Meeting.
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The RIPE NCC disabled SSLv3 encryption for most of its services following a report last week about a bug that allows an attacker to compromise the encryption under certain conditions.
- Executive Board Resolution on Continuity of Services to all RIPE NCC Members
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Steamboat Springs Fred Garbo had to go.
He was helping construct a sugar shack for famed author Stephen King on Wednesday — having built one himself and the builders being behind.
He was apologetic for leaving, but Mr. King likes syrup on his pancakes or at least needed a sugar shack to say he had one.
"I haven't met him yet," Garbo said.
Building might be No. 15 on Garbo's talents. He's worked on Broadway. He was Barkley the Dog on "Sesame Street." He's traveled the world performing, a love that grew from watching the Marx Brothers as a child.
But what's Garbo's greatest love?
Inflatable theater.
It's an idea he came up with after more than 30 years ago packing a parachute after a sky dive. The bright colors, material and ability to travel gave him an idea.
A theater, with inflatable characters designed for all audiences.
"It's very simple," he said. "You see it, and it makes people laugh. Adults can't figure out how it's done. A guy didn't know what to call it. But it's big enough. It's theater. It has ballet dancers. I thought of an acrobat and tumbler doing a cartwheel, and people couldn't figure out if I was up or down."
So with it was born the Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. The group plays at 7 p.m. today and 4 p.m. Saturday at the Chief Theater. Tickets cost is $10 at www.chieftheater.org or $15 at the door.
"It's inflatable theater," Garbo said. "It's where animations and inventions are made."
The act began as a one-of-a-kind performance, but Garbo admits that imitations soon followed. Still, the act is unique and nothing that Steamboat has seen.
Inflatables fill the stage. It's part ballet, part improv but something new for most people.
Garbo met Chief Executive Director Scott Parker years ago and did a show at the Steamboat Mountain Theater. The two kept in touch, and Parker reached out to bring the unique show back.
The show also will be a reunion with Steamboat's We're Not Clowns coming together and performing again. The juggling troupe, formed in 1999, hasn't been together since May 2007.
"Moving back to Steamboat Springs and getting to perform with We're Not Clowns is a dream come true," Parker said. "I have missed the juggling, camaraderie and spontaneous hilarity that we produce when we are onstage together."
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan sophomore tight end Devin Funchess (Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison) has been named a semifinalist for the 2013 John Mackey Award, the organization announced today (Monday, Nov. 18).
Funchess is one of eight semifinalists for the award that goes to the nation's most outstanding tight end. Through 10 games, the Farmington Hills native has hauled in a career-best 42 receptions for a career-high 684 yards and five touchdowns. His 684 receiving yards in 2013 are the most all-time by a U-M tight end in a single season, surpassing Jim Mandich's previous program record of 662 yards in 1969.
Funchess, who posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving efforts earlier this season vs. Minnesota (Oct. 5) and Penn State (Oct. 12), is averaging 89.8 receiving yards per game over his last six outings. He leads all Big Ten tight ends in catches, yards and touchdowns, and he ranks third among FBS tight ends in receiving yards and fourth among FBS tight ends in receptions. Funchess' 918 receiving yards through 23 career games already rank eighth among U-M tight ends on the program's career receiving yardage list.
Finalists for the 2013 John Mackey Award will be announced on Nov. 25. The winner will be named on Dec. 12 as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show.
John Mackey Award Semifinalists
Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
Ted Bolser, Indiana
Eric Ebron, North Carolina
Devin Funchess, Michigan
Gator Hoskins, Marshall
Troy Niklas, Notre Dame
Nick O'Leary, Florida State
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
Media Contact: Justin Dickens, Zach Eisendrath (734) 763-4423
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so this may or may not be related to the choke hold last night
but the treatment would be the same whether you got a little local bruising or whether you have a mild sore throat for other reasons
Tylenol or motrin would be fine
and you could always do some warm salt water gargles
3-4 times a day
over the counter
you can get cepacol spray or anything similar to it
and you can ask the pharmacist for this
it's a numbing spray that will help quite a bit
standing by
the soreness and the swallowing discomfort started about 20 minutes after the incident
so it's pretty likely that the two are related
the symptomatic treatment I outlined above is still what I would recommend
Tylenol or motinr
salt water gargles
and cepacol spray
ok perfect. Thank you for the info. much appreciated!
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Transitional housing program sees progress in one county
BLACKFOOT, Idaho - A local county said buying homes is helping to keep a court program on track. After Bingham County added a Felony Drug Court and a Mental Health Court, there was a need for people on probation to get clean and sober.
The county said 34 percent of people in the program live in these homes.
In 2001 Bingham County bought the first home for the transitional housing program. There are three houses in total -- all located near the courthouse and drug treatment facilities. People live in the homes rent free for about three months, until they get sober and have saved money.
The female transition house has three bedrooms, a kitchen, living room and backyard.
"I haven't been a good mom for a long time because of my addiction, but to be able to play with my little boy, clean and sober, is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. My little boy has his mommy back and it feels so good," said Kelly Murray, who lives in the transition house. Murray has been in trouble with the law. She used to be addicted to pain medication and got caught buying it illegally. Her probation officer suggested she live in the transition house.
"To spend time with my son, I had to be high because that's when I had energy. I didn't have energy, courage or strength when I was sober, but now I don't have to do that anymore because of this program and house," she said.
"Where I was living before this was with not so great people. I lived in a bad environment with drugs," Murray said.
Claudon Lilya is the coordinator of this program. "As long as they're working on their problems and working appropriately, we'll work with them. When they fail to do that, they are asked to leave or usually end up in jail," Lilya said. He also said he hasn't had any major problems with tenants.
Bingham County uses federal dollars to pay for the homes. Madison County has followed in the footsteps of Bingham with its transitional housing program.


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Earthly Body Hemp Seed Massage Oil Gift Set (3 x 1 fl. oz)
Average customer review 5 out of 5 stars7 reviews
They say three's a crowd, but we reckon you'll love every one of these glorious, nutrient-rich massage oils. A trio of skin-conditioning treats, each bottle is filled to the brim with 100% natural, vegan-friendly oil for ethical, body-safe relaxation.
Product Description
They say three's a crowd, but we reckon you'll love every one of these glorious, nutrient-rich massage oils. A trio of skin-conditioning treats, each bottle is filled to the brim with 100% natural, vegan-friendly oil for ethical, body-safe relaxation.
Hemp? Isn't that a drug? Well no, not quite. Earthly Body products contain NO drugs whatsoever, so although we're sure you'll enjoy horizontal relaxation with these oils, it won't be the sort usually associated with the famous five-pointed leaf on their packaging.
Whether you use these oils on your own or with your partner, benefit from full body nourishment that lasts. Revel in slick, long-lasting glide and prolonged massages that leave your skin silky soft (and smelling amazing) for hours afterwards.
There are three scents to choose from, with something for everyone:
Skinny Dip: Femininely floral with sweet hints of Vanilla and Candy Floss.
Guavalava: Fruity juicy aroma with light fresh undertones
Naked in the Woods: Gender-neutral blend of White Tea and Ginger.
Key Features:
- Body oil gift set for enhanced sensual massage and aromatic bliss
- 3 scents - 'Guavalava', 'Skinny Dip' and 'Naked in the Woods' for variety
- Made from 100% natural essential oils for their nutrient-rich moisturising properties
- Emollient-rich blend for a slick, professional glide that leaves no greasy residue
- Vegan-friendly, and free from parabens, mineral oils, dyes, phthalates and alcohol for body-safe relaxation
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- Condom safe: No
- Veggie suitable: Yes
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- How fast does it work?: Fast acting
- Pharmacy drug type: Oil
- What's it for?: Massage
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A dreamy gift set
Reviewed: November 2, 2016 by NatandTom, a Straight Going Steady Female
I actually purchased this set several months ago as a gift to my other half, who just so happens to love giving and receiving massages.
We are currently in a long-distance relationship and often include massages in the intimate time we do get to spend together, as it makes us feel closer to each other, so I'm always looking out for new products to enhance the experience. When I saw these oils, I instantly had to get them as I absolutely adore Earthly Body and everything they stand for, so this is a brand that I would highly recommend, especially to those who like ethical natural products.
This set is presented in a small, brown, patterned box with sticks with their natural branding and it's more than nice enough to be given as a gift without any further packaging. It even has a to and from tag on the side that you can fill your names in on, so there's no need to use a gift tag. The back lists a couple of the key ingredients and a brief description for use.
In the set, there are three different massage oils. The individual bottles are just as tasteful in design as the outer packaging they arrived in, continuing with the same brown, natural theme. Each bottle has the same brief product description as the packaging, but these feature a full list of ingredients rather than just a couple of them.
The only downside to these 60ml bottles is that they have a screw cap and a stopper, which both need to be removed in order to dispense the oil, which puts you at risk of knocking bottles over and/or accidentally pouring a larger amount than required.
When I used the oils for the first time, I overestimated how much I'd need, because the consistency was better and thicker than I had anticipated. We have found that only a small amount is required, even for a full body massage. This is because the oils are slick in texture, last for a fairly long time and are supple.
They glide easily on the skin, warm up quickly to body temperature and leave the skin feeling relaxed, refreshed and smooth. There's no stickiness or tackiness to them, which is a huge bonus for us as it means we don't feel the urge to go for a shower straight after the massage is finished.
In terms of scent, we like all three of these oils, despite them being very different to each other. I think there's a specific oil for every mood and I am pleased that none of them are overpowering. My favourite has to be Skinny Dip, as it has obvious vanilla tones, but there's something slightly musky and earth-like underneath it, that smells absolutely amazing. Guavalava is quite fruity/sweet and probably my least favourite of the three, but my partner loves it. Naked In The Woods smells as it sounds, which is truly relaxing and makes me feel at one with the world.
Overall, I do wish they had added a dropper for easier application, to avoid waste and mess but this is a minor niggle and something I can look past. These oils are fantastic for sensitive skin and haven't caused any irritation for either of us, which can be a common problem with massage materials, but we did partake in a patch test beforehand, just to be sure. I'm definitely going to be purchasing another gift set in the near future and continue my hope that Skinny Dip will appear in larger bottle soon.
- Pros
- Texture, consistency, scents.
- Cons
- I'd like a dropper for easier application.
- Bottom line
- Amazing. I will definitely be buying again!
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Gorgeous Massage Oil Set
Reviewed: October 28, 2016 by Scorpius12, a Straight Married Female
I adore the Earthy Body Massage candles and oils as they are superb quality and contain no nasty chemicals. They are also paraben and phthalate free and contain all natural ingredients, and so tick all my boxes.
You get 3 different oil scents to choose from in this set, Skinny Dip (my personal favourite – sweet like candy floss with a musky undertone), Naked in The Woods (more fresh and subtle, quite unisex), and Guavalava (sweet and fruity). Each candle smells divine and there is sure to be a fragrance to suit everyone in this set.
The bottles may seem quite small (holding 60 ml each) but the oils will last for ages – we have had at least 2 massages from each bottle so far, and will probably get lots more as a little of this rich oil goes a long way.
The oil itself is really moisturising and has a gorgeous silky texture. It leaves your skin feeling so soft and smooth afterwards, that you could leave it on your skin as a luxurious body moisturiser – it made my skin feels so silky and nourished I didn't feel the need to wash it off immediately.
Overall, this is a really lovely massage set and great value for money. The oils feel so luxurious on my skin and I feel they would make a wonderful gift.
- Pros
- They smell delicious, pure and natural, and feel amazing on your skin.
- Cons
- Absolutely nothing!
- Bottom line
- Luxurious natural massage oils.
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Love at first sight
Reviewed: October 16, 2016 by Sxleksaker, a Straight Going Steady Female
I bought the Earthly Body Hemp Seed Massage Oil Gift Set as a gift to my partner who loves to give and receive a massage. Quite a few from the Lovehoney forum seemed to recommend this gift set, which convinced me to give these massage oils a go.
The three oils arrive together in a beautifully designed brown and light green box. On the front, you will find the Earthly Body's logo, the text "Massage Oil Gift Set" and a cut out showing the three oils resting inside. On the back, you will find a description of the product. On one of the sides of the box, it says "To" and "From" which is a great detail for those who plan to give this set as a gift. The box oozes of luxury and I think most people would be impressed by the presentation of these oils.
In this set, you will receive three different massage oils. They are called Naked in the Woods, Guavalava and Skinny Dip. They arrive in small bottles (60 ml) which are just as tastefully designed as the box itself. The bottles are brown and on the front is the Earthly Body's logo, the text "Hemp Seed Massage and Body Oil" and the name of the specific massage oil. They look seriously stunning and I am super impressed by every detail of the design.
The reason why I am writing this review is because I loved this product so much. When I first smelled the scent of the massage oils, I was in heaven. All three oils have some of the best scents I have ever experienced in my life. All three of them smell divine and this wonderful fragrance from the oils made me feel calm and relaxed. It is incredibly hard to describe the smell of these oils, but believe me when I say that they smell like a fairytale.
During use, these oils fill the whole room with their wonderful scent, which is deeply relaxing. Personally, I found this scent to both make me relax and feel less stress and anxiety. It felt really therapeutic in my otherwise very stressful life. Therefore I am really happy I tried these oils because they really help me relax and find inner peace.
During use, this oils are fantastic. They heat up fast and does not dry out quickly. This means that you will not have to reapply the oil even during longer massages. Another thing that I absolutely loved is that they do not feel sticky after use. Some time after the massage, all of it will have absorbed into the skin and it left me feeling moisturized and refreshed.
All in all, this is the best set of massage oils I have ever tried. The smell is breathtaking and I will definitely buy a few more sets just to never run out of them. I am so impressed and feel almost lyrical writing this review. I recommend everyone to try the Earthly Body Hemp Seed Massage Oil Gift Set. I am so happy I tried this set and will never go back to using other massage oils.
- Pros
- Everything is fantastic!
- Cons
- Nothing, I love this set!
- Bottom line
- The best massage experience you can get!
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