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Discerning the True Prophets of God
When the Y2K was on the horizon, many were proclaiming to speak prophetically about the disasters that were lurking dangerously in our nation's path. If what the masses were prophesying was true and we took their warnings seriously, what could we have lost? On the other hand, if we did not hoard up water, food, cash and purchase a generator for electricity and guns to protect our rations, what danger could we have found ourselves facing?
Almost any day of the week, you could find ads in the newspaper offering Y2K provisions-even land for sale to retreat to as a hiding place when the sci-fi bug was loosed upon the populous. The bottom line was that this millennium event would bring an easy differentiation between who was and who was NOT a true prophet of God.
In September of 1998, I went out on the limb proclaiming what the Lord had to say about the Y2K problem. This prophetic message was offered to all of our prophetic partners and well over a one-hundred tapes were sent out through the US mail. At the time I released this prophetic word, many were despondent, however, as each day we saw the word unfolding in its true form.
If the church is ever going to gain respect in the eyes of the world, the body of Christ will have to cease chasing after and endorsing false proclamations from the "brand name preachers." Already, we see the well known proclaimers of doom backing off of their original predictions. If the body of Christ had a global housing place for all of the prophesies that have been released to the general public, we would already know who are the true prophetic vessels of God.
One man took on the task of researching and publishing a book recording all of the predictions of one "brand name preacher." If I mentioned his name, which I will not, you would more than likely know who he is. I was amazed at this well known preachers ability to be 100% INACCURATE in all of his prophesies, however, he is still looked up to by the majority. Why? Because he seems to only preach bad news and bad news sells better than the gospel (good news).
Unfortunately, I am astounded at the number of Christians who continually purchase his books and tapes, not knowing that this want-to-be prophet has been married and divorced three times in the last fifteen years of his ministry. Politically, he is religiously received as the chief Pharisee and sociably accepted as the authority on current Bible prophecy. This well known preacher has received much honor from his own people; he obviously is not a true prophet. If I were to all of sudden begin to be accepted by the majority of my brothers and sisters in the Lord, I would begin to be very concerned about my destiny as a true prophet.
My point is not to speak evil against anyone, however, if we are going get the truth, we need to begin unveiling the false. The Scriptures do not lie, nor does God, so what is the problem'?
"Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will NOT endure sound doctrine but according to their own desires., because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers, and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." II Timothy 4:2-4
I realize that not everyone has the time to study the Bible and seek God in prayer for all of their needs. There was a time when this was left up to the priest and prophets of the church; however, over time this responsibility has been neglected. Believe me, it is a great responsibility before God to teach His people truth, for there is a greater judgment for those who teach the things of God.
It is even a greater responsibility to stand in the office of a prophet, speaking on behalf of God as a watchman for His people. The price to pay for telling people that you heard God and the word not be from God is a sure sentence of death for that prophet!
Why would anyone what to be a prophet? It is like living your life in catch twenty-two. If you do not tell the people what God says you could die in the belly of whale. On the other hand, if you mess up translating what God is saying or discern the spirit incorrectly, you die. The job doesn't pay well and the honor before man is not there, so why do you do it? When you are truly called of God you cannot do anything else.
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i thank the chairman of the committee for yielding. TimeCode: 17:26:05.9 no matter how the members vote on the two amendments before the house on this measure, i know that every one of us is absolutely committed to our men and women in harm's way and prays for their safe return home. TimeCode: 17:26:20.6 i also know that the members on our side of the aisle, regardless of how we vote on these amendments, are united in our collective judgment at the president's policies are failing and after four years of repeated TimeCode: 17:26:37.3 misjudgments in iraq by this administration, it is long past time to insist that the administration and the iraqi government be held accountable for making progress and that we must change direction in iraq. TimeCode: 17:26:53.0 in fact, the american public strongly support the democratic position on the war. just today the latest "new york times"/cbs poll found that 76% of americans, including a TimeCode: 17:27:08.2 majority of republicans, say that the troop surge has either had no impact or made the situation in iraq worse. meanwhile, 63% said that the united states should set a date for withdrawing troops sometime in 2008. TimeCode: 17:27:25.8 that is what the bill we sent to the president did. he vetoed it. that position was adopted by the majority of this house and the majority of the senate in the last supplemental bill. 69% say congress should TimeCode: 17:27:39.6 appropriate money for the war on the condition that we set benchmarks for progress. i am pleased that the warner language is in there, but it is not enough. mr. speaker, it is deeply disappointing that the president continues to defy the will of TimeCode: 17:27:56.0 the american people. but today, with this amendment, which includes 18 strong new benchmarks on political security and economic progress and other reporting requirements. i believe this congress has moved the ball forward and begun TimeCode: 17:28:10.9 to hold the administration accountable. is it as far as we're going to go? it is not. should we go further? we must. make no mistake, this amendment does not provide everything we had hoped for, but i do not believe that it constitutes a TimeCode: 17:28:26.4 blank check or that this congress is rubber-stamping the president's request. the president did not want the warner amendment attached and doesn't want any constraints. this amendment requires the president to report on progress TimeCode: 17:28:40.9 in july and september. and ties all economic support for iraq to progress on the benchmarks, although a waiver is required. why? because the president said he would veto the bill if it was TimeCode: 17:28:56.7 not. the fact is, this is simply the best bill we could put together and that would be signed. it's a political reality. it is not what we want to pass. it imposes truly for the first time ever a level of accountability that did not TimeCode: 17:29:12.7 exist however previously. for the first time ever, we are also calling for the iraqi security forces to step up and do the job assigned to them. so our soldiers can step down by providing funding for an outside review of the iraq security TimeCode: 17:29:29.5 forces's current capacity and their reliance on our armed forces. we have moved the ball forward. far enough? no. do we need to move further? yes. but we have advanced toward a new direction and a new policy in iraq. TimeCode: 17:29:43.5 and in the months ahead, we will continue to fight for a new direction in iraq in the fiscal year 2008 defense appropriations bill and other measures to be considered. finally, mr. speaker, let me say that i am very pleased the second amendment being TimeCode: 17:30:00.9 considered will provide for the first time in a decade a long overdue increase in the federal minimum wage as well as an additional funding for defense and veterans' health care and homeland security. drought relief the state TimeCode: 17:30:16.7 children's health insurance program and gulf coast recovery, the katrina provision is a critical one. mr. speaker, i will vote for both of these amendments and i urge my colleagues to do so as well. .
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I was extremely privileged to be able to be the first American to enter the park since the new Disney Chimpanzee movie was released. But because I didn't undergo the required 5 day quarantine before seeing the chimps (to avoid passing them fatal respiratory viruses), I was not permitted to enter the Tai Chimp Project area. We were looking for sooty mangabeys in the Tai Monkey Project area about 4km away from the Chimp Project, and the chimps came in to hunt Red Colobus. This is the same group that was filmed in the movie - can't say how lucky this sighting was and what a privilege it was.
It must have been an amazing moment. Were the chimps successful in their hunt? Great to hear that the project team is following procedures to minimize the risk of human-chimpanzee disease transmission.
Not successful - I watched the 2 blocker chimps climb trees and wait for like an hour for the monkeys to get tired of hiding, but eventually the chimps gave up, descended and then proceeded to noisily eat fruit rather than colobus.


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Gary Bettman's players-owners only meeting has come to fruition. The two sides are going to meet on Tuesday without the presence of Bettman or NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr.
"The NHLPA has agreed to a meeting on Tuesday in New York that should facilitate dialogue between Players and Owners. Neither the Commissioner nor I will be present, although each side will have a limited number of staff or counsel present," Fehr said in a statement. "There will be Owners attending this meeting who have not previously done so, which is encouraging and which we welcome. We hope that this meeting will be constructive and lead to a dialogue that will help us find a way to reach an agreement."
NHL Deputy Commissioner said in a statement that the meeting will take place sometime Tuesday afternoon.
Ron Burkle (Pittsburgh Penguins), Mark Chipman (Winnipeg Jets), Murray Edwards (Calgary Flames), Jeremy Jacobs, Larry Tanenbaum (Toronto Maple Leafs), and Jeff Vinik (Tampa Bay Lightning) are the owners that are expected to attend the meeting.Tags: Boston, Boston Bruins, Donald Fehr, Gary Bettman, Hockey, Jeremy Jacobs, Maple Leafs, NHL, NHLPA, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Jets


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We had this discussion about guns over 200 years ago, and after 25,000 men were killed and another 25,000 wounded (missing arms and legs), we the American people won the right to own arms equal to or superior to our enemies, be they from abroad, within or mentally disturbed.
This battle was the Revolutionary War, which was started not only with the Boston Tea Party when King George of England tried to force tax on us, but also with the restriction of the size of firearms. He said the Americans would only be able to own small caliber rifles called squirrel guns, while the enemies, the British Soldiers, carried the latest and most advanced military guns of the day.
We won that war, but again in 1812, the British again tried to enslave us and started the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson, mostly with a smaller force of private citizens with their own guns, again defeated the British near New Orleans.
This is what the Second Amendment of the Constitution is about. During the War of 1812 near New Orleans, another 20,000 Americans died to defend our rights. Why let half a dozen deranged people change the rights of over 300 million Americans to own or not to own the type of firearms they wish to defend themselves, their families or their country? Do we think insurrection couldn't happen here? Anything is possible.
Just two years ago, did Gaddafi think there was a possibility that he would lose his power and his life in Libya? And by the way, the guns the people of Libya used to free themselves from Gaddafi were assault rifles.
Did President Assad of Syria ever dream that his end would be near? He and his father before him ruled Syria with what he called an iron fist. He used his military to bully and suppress the Syrian people. Because the Syrian people have and were able to obtain AK-47 assault rifles, they are about to end his cruel regime. This couldn't happen if all they had were hunting rifles.
Our forefathers did not fight wars just so they would not have to pay a tea tax; it was for all the rights [eventually written into] the Constitution, and especially the Second Amendment, giving us the right to own the gun of our choice — not the type of gun that is dictated to us.
There are so many ways any person with the slightest deranged thinking could harm people and in so many different places. Trying to control assault rifles would do nothing more than take another part of our freedom away. It's not a question of whether we need assault rifles; it's our right as Americans to own them. They are an excellent gun to have fun with, target practicing at the thousands of gun ranges in America, and after that, put away in your gun safe just in case.
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Re: st: Replace with returned results in svy loop
Steven Samuels <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Replace with returned results in svy loop
Sun, 29 May 2011 23:56:58 -0400
Kate Schneider:
I would put it more strongly than Richard: substituting the mean for all the data has no justification.
If you are going to work in Stata, then I suggest you read the error messages and do some digging. You haven't helped us by showing (as requested in the FAQ) exactly what Stata typed, so we could see where the error took place.
But in your case, the error message makes the problem easy to find: A type mismatch can occur only in some kind of comparison, and you have only two lines that contain these: One is "if `X' == 1 & priceperkilo !=.". But you already know that clause is OK. That leaves: "if `r(N)'> 0". What could be wrong? If you look at the -help- for "return", you will see that it never refers to saved results as local macros. And only local macros get single quotes around them (like `X'). If you didn't know that, but did a Google search for "stata r(N)" you would be led to: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/faq/returned_results.htm where returned results are used without quotes. So the answer is: remove the single quotes from around r(N).
But although that solves the immediate problem, you are still left with the fact that there is also no justification for substituting the mean for missing values. There are two reasons. First, mean substitution distorts most other sample statistics, for example the standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, some quantiles, correlations with other variables. Second, there are good imputation alternatives, as Richard has already stated.
On May 29, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Richard Williams wrote:
At 06:53 PM 5/29/2011, Kate Schneider wrote:
> Thank you so much Richard! It totally works! We can't get it to only
> replace the missing values, but I think it is more valid to create a
> new variable with the estimated value anyways. Thanks so much!
> Kate
Richard wrote:
I'll take your word for it. :) I only looked at a small portion of the code and didn't try to figure out the rest. I'd be careful, though, if you aren't getting what you expected. You have to be pretty lucky to accidentally get a result that is better than the one you intended. Also, while I am not crazy about substituting the mean for missing data, I am even less crazy about substituting the mean for all the data, if that is in fact what you have done.
Kate Schneider wrote:
-Also, we have amended our code based on your recommendations but are
getting a "type mismatch error"
Here is what we're trying:
foreach X of varlist $fooditemall {
quietly count if `X'==1 & priceperkilo !=.
if `r(N)'>0 {
display "Variable is: " "`X'"
svy, subpop(`X'): mean priceperkilo
mat meanpriceperkilo = e(b)
scalar vmean = meanpriceperkilo[1,1]
quietly count if `X'==1 & priceperkilo ==.
if `r(N)'>0 {
replace priceperkilo = varmean if `X'==1 & priceperkilo ==.
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The final days of the transaction were intense for Catterall. They included a 5am rush to hospital; as the marathon negotiations escalated, Catterall was ducking in and out of the hospital to take calls.
But with more than 15 transactions already notched up in his nine years at Tatts, Catterall and the company's 10-strong strategy and finance team knew how to get a deal done.
Anne Tucker and Peter Davies of the Tatts internal legal team played a big part in the transaction, nutting out the finer details of the complex agreement. Tatts wanted to avoid using an external adviser.
The state government side was steered by assistant crown solicitor
Tatts was the front runner from the start: it already runs lottery businesses in Queensland, NSW, the Northern Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
As the largest lotteries operator, Tatts had the most to gain from a deal and put forward an unbeatable offer.
Retiring Tatts chief executive
Appearances suggested a friendly transaction, but at the end of a seven-month process, Tatts coughed up a hefty sum. It was the highest valuation multiple a lotteries business in Australia has ever achieved.
It was McIlwain's final transaction at the company's helm, before he steps down at the end of the year. He said critics of the price Tatts had paid failed to appreciate the potential synergies.
Tatts has proved to be an astute investor in the past. The value of its entire lotteries division has ballooned from $1.8 billion to $3.2 billion in recent years.
Under the agreement, Tatts will be able to use the government-owned SA Lotteries brands and products for 40 years, starting from December 10, the date of the transaction's closure.
Investec was appointed earlier this year to run a strategic review and sale process. Government mandates are not typically a first preference for investment banks, as fees are usually lower. But in a subdued market for mergers and an increasing focus on privatisations, the role was a coveted one.
Investec operatives also managed the TOTE Tasmania transaction last year, and in 2006 advised Queensland's UNiTAB in a merger with Tatts.
Investec managing director Ben Smith and senior banker Peng Ly were the point people on the South Australian transaction.
Smith has longstanding experience in tending to the gaming industry, while Ly knows the sector well after working on the NSW lotteries deal while at Goldman Sachs.
The transaction was not straightforward. State government-led deals require additional checks and processes to meet requirements around fairness and transparency. Adelaide-based law firm Kelly & Co did the legal work for the state government on the deal, with partner Jamie Restas the main go-to person. A long list of Treasury boffins and a team from Ernst & Young were also involved.
Clayton Utz did a small amount of legal work for Tatts Group, which has historically been loathe to use investment banks for acquisitions.
Tatts and Catterall had long had an eye on the South Australian licence. They dubbed the transaction "Project Epsilon", after the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet – in the hope that it would be the company's fifth lotteries acquisition.
In a similar vein to former QBE Insurance boss Frank O'Halloran, McIlwain has a preference for internally led and managed deals.
He has at times been scathing in his criticism of investment banks and the "natural conflict of interest" that he says exists when advice is sought from bulge bracket firms that seek multiple income streams from corporate customers.
McIlwain and Catterall both believe there is little value in bringing in an investment bank as an adviser. They also fear the company's intellectual property may be at risk if an investment bank they appointed were to line up against them on a future deal.
There have been only a few instances where Tatts has turned to investment banks. Goldman Sachs was involved in the company's initial public offering and helped with the UniTAB merger.
McIlwain has led Tatts's acquisition-based strategy over the past six years.
He hands the reins to former protege and Wotif.com Holdings chief executive
It's been a big year of change for Tatts, which has also had to exit its poker machine operations. A new boss will mark a new era for the company, but for Tatts, some things, like the common dream of striking it rich, never change.


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EMERGING Victorian star Kelly Cartwright will have to donate a prosthetic leg to her friends at her next party, after she won the long jump [F42/44] gold at the London Paralympics yesterday.
Cartwright once left a prosthetic leg at a party and discovered the next day that her friends had used it to drink alcohol. They have since been threatening to use one of her new high-tech prosthetics for the same purpose if she won gold.
Cartwright outjumped a mixed-class field, in which she was among only six F42 competitors who were pitted against more able-bodied competitors.
The 23-year-old, who had a leg amputated as a teenager because of a soft tissue cancer, set a world record for her classification with a jump 4.38 metres from Britain's Stef Reid and France's Marie-Amelie le Fur.
"I was really nervous I went to Beijing but this was a whole different game to me," Cartwright said. "I was coming in ranked in the top few and I wanted to come out and do well and I did and I can't even express how happy and relieved I am."
"It was tough because being a combined class because you've got to look at the points and not just the distance, some of those girls jump so far and so well it was one of the toughest competitions I have had."
Meanwhile, Jess Gallagher failed to win a medal in the javelin [F12/13 ] event. Gallagher, who was attempting to be the first Australian to win a medal at a winter and summer Paralympics, finished sixth after failing to match her best.
The vision-impaired Gallagher was not allowed to compete at the Beijing Games the day before the opening ceremony after officials ruled that her eyesight had been marginally too good.
Gallagher, who won a bronze at last year's world championships, was devastated she could perform to expectations after the letdown in Beijing. Her best throw was 33.56 metres, well short of her personal best of 38.80.
She had also been struggling with a knee injury, but believed that she should have been able to throw further.
"I just couldn't get anything out of my legs .. it sort of makes it difficult to throw a long way if your body's not responding to what you're telling it," Gallagher said.


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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - The theme of the week is college basketball and the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 round, which will get underway on Thursday.
The Sweet 16 in college basketball has a more narrow vision toward the best teams in the country, now that (in most cases) the conference champions from weaker leagues and the lower seeds in the bracket have been eliminated from the rounds of 64 and 32.
There are always a few sleepers that get through, and really, who doesn't love a good Cinderella story?
With those thoughts in mind, and the upcoming inaugural college football playoff system being implemented following the 2014-15 season, let's consider what college football's Sweet 16 would look like if the NCAA's basketball and football postseason were identically structured from this point on.
A reminder: Following the culmination of the regular season in 2014, the college football landscape will experience its first-ever playoff system, in which the nation's top four teams will be decided by a special committee to compete in a four-team bracket to determine a national champion. It will be like the Final Four of college football, with the four competitors carefully selected for inclusion.
Here's the potential problem: With a top-heavy college football landscape, how will it be possible to pick the best four teams? And will the selection committee take strength of conference and schedule into account along with record and in-depth statistics when making this final decision? The answer will have to be a hesitant yes, but covering all the bases will be difficult to say the least.
So why not expand the playoff system? That way more deserving teams make the field, and the possibility of seeing an upset (a la Mercer over Duke in the basketball world) would make fans giddy.
Think of Boise State. The Broncos broke onto the FBS scene with a huge win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, which not many thought was a possibility.
The system is new, so we'll give it time to develop and then we can gauge its effectiveness moving forward. For fun, here's a look at how a Sweet 16 would have played out in the FBS:
Florida State and Auburn would have received the top two seeds in the tournament based on their selection to participate in the BCS National Championship. Michigan State and South Carolina finished as the No. 3 and No. 4 teams in the AP Top 25 following the season, so let's use them as the last two top seeds.
Throw out all the "conference champion" obscurities for the time being, and let's take the best teams in the country. Really, would the Sun Belt Conference champion, for example, have any shot against an SEC threat? Maybe there's a glimmer of hope, but certainly nothing substantial.
According to the AP rankings, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama and Clemson would receive the No. 2 seeds. Clemson simply dominated Ohio State in the Orange Bowl at the end of this past season, and Alabama was the odds-on favorite to win it all for the third straight time. But a run-in with Auburn left the nation and Alabama stunned after a Chris Davis touchdown return off a missed field goal. That play possibly demoralized the Crimson Tide, as they were eventually trounced by Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.
Oregon, UCF, Stanford and Ohio State were ranked 9-12 in the final AP poll, so they get the No. 3 seeds in the bracket. With some seriously talented players in that group, including some of the best college quarterbacks in Marcus Mariota, Blake Bortles and Braxton Miller, it would be hard to count these teams out of any contest. So why should they not be given a chance to vie for the national championship?
Finally, Baylor, LSU, Louisville and UCLA round out the top 16 teams in the country, and would get a chance to take on the No. 1 seeds in the first round. Again, look at the depth of talent. Baylor had a sensational year at 11-2, but was beaten by UCF, 52-42, in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl. LSU, out of the SEC and led by Zach Mettenberger, could make some waves, and Louisville (12-1) dominated with possibly the nation's best quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater, under center.
That field is as simply put together as can be - it was based off the final rankings alone. Sure, other teams are likely as deserving as those 16 teams, but a selection committee would be able to determine who is in and who's out.
That's just the start. Think of teams like Texas A&M, USC, Oklahoma State and Arizona State that have to be left out of the field because of record and rankings.
Just taking a look at the field, it's impossible to pick a clear-cut winner without at least giving some thought to an upset (if you even want to call it that with such a stacked lineup of programs).
Go ahead and form your own playoff scenario out of the teams mentioned. Given another chance, Alabama could prove it's the best team in the nation with arguably the most talent depth. But Florida State played an unbelievable season behind Jameis Winston, and maybe Louisville would get a chance to show how good it can be with its weaker strength of schedule tossed aside.
When we're talking playoffs, anything can happen. That wasn't the case with the BCS system because the national "champion" could have been only one of two teams. If the NCAA eventually figures out how to make a field of 16 teams work, then we'll truly find out what it takes to be the kings of college football.


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When Afleet Alex returned to Belmont Park July 28 following surgery to repair a small hairline fracture of his ankle, it was concluded by most everyone that two possibilities existed regarding his future: he either would recover sufficiently to race as a 4-year-old, or his career as a racehorse was over. But the very next day, managing partner Chuck Zacney launched what seemed to be a misguided missile when he uttered the words "Breeders' Cup." "We look forward to Alex's return and hope to see him triumph in the Breeders' Cup," he said. Not only Breeders' Cup, but triumph no less. Surely, this was no more than the ramblings of a delusional owner, everyone thought. But, wait a minute. Dr. Patricia Hogan, the highly respected veterinarian who had performed the surgery, came out and said the Breeders' Cup was a possibility. So did trainer Tim Ritchey. So did noted veterinarian Larry Bramlage. They couldn't all be delusional. After all, this was Afleet Alex, who had already shown on several occasions he is no ordinary horse. Well, Alex won't make the World Thoroughbred Championships, and wouldn't have in any event because of a week of rain that played havoc on Northeast tracks. But, the fact he came so close--just a faint shadow on an X-ray away--was nothing less than remarkable. With another week or so to allow the final 1% of the healing process to be completed, he actually could have pulled it off. From the beginning, Ritchey and Hogan had to deal with their share of critics for pushing on with Hogan's aggressive post-op care recommendation, one in which she remained confident was the right way to go, considering how early the injury was detected. Hogan was the one who had to remove the drill bit from the bone five times to cool it off, as opposed to a normal two times, because Alex's bone was so hard. "You can't just throw a horse in a stall for two months and expect it to heal well," Hogan maintained at the time. "He's used to being out several times a day and the screw is doing the job right now, and I really think exercise is important to the horse. The Breeders' Cup is not the goal, Alex's health is." All year, Ritchey had to defend his twice-a-day training of Alex almost on a daily basis until the colt pounded his name into Triple Crown lore with his memorable victories in the Preakness (gr. I) and Belmont (gr. I), so he was no stranger to aggressive training. He immediately put Hogan's plan in motion. After seven days of stall rest, Alex started walking--once a day for seven days, then twice a day. Finally, after walking five times a day, he was X-rayed and given the OK by Dr. Bramlage to jog. He began jogging Sept. 2, once a day and easy at first, then more often. After another set of X-rays he was given the go-ahead Sept. 16 to start galloping. Again Ritchey started slowly, then picked it up to where Alex was jogging early and galloping up to three miles later in the morning. Another set of X-rays were taken Sept. 28, and the following day Alex was given permission to breeze. No one on July 27 could have envisioned in their wildest imagination that in only 65 days, Afleet Alex would be flying around the Belmont Park oval, working five furlongs in :59 4/5, the fastest work of the day at the distance. Or that he would come back Oct. 7 and turn in another bullet work, blazing a half-mile in :46 flat, more than a full second faster than the next fastest work. Just like that, Alex was one prep race away from starting in the Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (gr. I). No, this was no ordinary horse. But the Classic was never the ultimate goal, and when X-rays showed the fracture still was only 99% healed, it was decided to give him a little more time.
"The book isn't over; there are still more chapters to the story," Ritchey said the day after the surgery. One of those chapters has already been written.
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DEFENSIVE sentinel John McCombe is confident he can make a double impact at York City.
The new Minstermen recruit, who has 19 career goals to his name, including a brace for Mansfield last month during a 3-2 home defeat to Accrington, reckons he can contribute for his new club at both ends of the pitch.
In 30 games this season, David McGurk is the only City centre-back to get his name on the scoresheet, following a second-half header at Wycombe in September, but former schoolboy striker McCombe feels he can help out in that respect.
"Getting forward and scoring goals is something I enjoy doing," he admitted.
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"I was switched from a striker into defence when I was 15 or 16. There were a few injuries in the team and I was one of the biggest players so the coaches thought I would do all right at the back and I have stayed there ever since.
"But I've got two goals this season and quite a few in my career, although I still think I can get a lot more."
As well as providing a set-piece threat, McCombe does not mind operating in his old position as an emergency measure either.
He said: "I've been thrown up front near the ends of games quite often in my career. I enjoy doing that but, first and foremost, I am a centre-half and keeping clean sheets is my priority."
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The Company was set up and incorporated in Pakistan in June 06, 1990 as a Public Limited Company. After the public issue, it was listed at Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchanges in 1992. Present paid up capital of the Company is Pak Rs. 360,000,000/-. RTIL is a public listed textile manufacturing company with a market capitalization of PKR 1,808 Million. Listed on both KSE and LSE, the spinning company is principally engaged in the manufacture of cotton yarn and has a capacity of supplying 18 Million Kgs of spun yarn at full production on annual basis. The company houses a captive power unit that meets all its energy requirements, given uninterrupted supply of natural gas.
The mills are located on 1.5 km Habibabad in the Kasur district, Punjab . The total covered area, which is of approximately 327,387 square feet, comprises of the factory itself, guest houses, labour colonies, warehouses and a mosque. 1,000 employees are currently working at the mills and an annual production capacity of 12,437,813 Kg of yarn is currently being achieved.
Within a short span of time, the Company has developed and grown well and has a modern spinning facility of 38,448 spindles with annual production of 12,437,813 kgs of yarn (converted to 20/1) during FY 2008.
The impressive performance of the Company in the areas of sales is tabulated below:-The companys annual sales have averaged PKR 3 Billion per year over past three years and accumulated profits have resulted in an equity base of PKR 843 Million (as on Dec 2013). Profit before tax ending 31st December, 2013 registered PKR 152 Million (PKR 349 Million as on 30th June 2013). The company began with long-term loans and foreign credit in 1990 and now stands debt free (debt to equity ratio 0:100) as on December 31st, 2013.
The Company obtained ISO-9001:2000 certification in August 1998 and has received awards for outstanding export performance in 1999, 2000 and 2001 from the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).
The Company invested Rs. 210 Million from own sources for a major BMR (balancing, modernization and replacement) effort which is likely to increase our production by about 30%. A new blow-room line has been added, with latest technologies including Trutchler Blendomate, Argus Fire System and double Loptex devices on each line. Additionally, latest Trutzchler Cards (TC-11), Reiter Drawing frames (RSD-22) and Roving Fl-16 were added to the line of state-of-art machinery. One Leopond Pozzi yarn conditioner was also added.
Since May 2008, the Company has its own power generation facility through gas based generators manufactured by Jenbacher (model JGS 420). Captive power ensures an uninterrupted power supply, necessary for the smooth operation of production facilities and consistency in yarn quality. It further reduces reliance on the electricity grid, saving on higher power costs and frequent interruptions.
The 2005-2006 financial year was a landmark in the short history of the Company. The Company increased its production capacity by 122.50% from 17,280 to 38,448 spindles. This was followed by a major BMR (Balancing, Modernization and Replacement) of the existing production facilities to create a state-of-the-art textile spinning facility. Both the old and new production units are now producing the finest quality cotton yarn and are in full production. Compact spinning is also being planned on the newly installed 21,168 spindle unit.
Performance of the Company over the years has been recognized by leading banks of the Country which are supporting the Company with long term and short term financial assistance. These include the following :-
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Just a throwback to go with the Summer Swell thread
ive seen some good bra high days over the years out of now where come to think of it.
2 years later...it is happening again...almost to the day....minus the offshore winds
Getting some offshore winds in the a.m., oh that's right, Florida doesn't get offshore winds....haha, should be really fun, cant wait, waist to chest, been long overdue.
Where you headed this morning. ..need to catch up. It's not happening where I'm at going to head north.


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Natick, Mass. - Cognex Corp. January 10, 2002 introduced VisionPro, an ActiveX-based software development environment that enhances development of vision applications.
Natick, Mass. - Cognex Corp. January 10, 2002 introduced VisionPro, an ActiveX-based software development environment that enhances development of vision applications. VisionPro provides a flexible, graphical programming environment in which applications can be prototyped and developed more quickly than conventional programming.
'Going from the proof-of-concept stage to getting a completed system up and running on a customer's plant floor can take us up to a month with C++ programming,' said John Lee from Zmation Inc., a Portland, Oregon-based automation systems integration firm. 'With VisionPro, it will take less than a week due to its ActiveX compliance.'
'In addition to enabling fast prototyping, many users want the flexibility to develop highly customized vision solutions,' said Justin Testa, sr vp of marketing for Cognex. 'VisionPro eliminates the tradeoff between ease of use and flexibility, allowing users to easily go between graphical development and lower-level, advanced programming languages.'
VisionPro provides a drag-and-drop graphical interface for prototyping vision applications using ActiveX controls. Once configured, these controls are easily converted into Visual Basic, where they can be used directly in a deployable application. Customized solutions can also be developed using Visual Basic or C++. VisionPro's COM/ActiveX software architecture enables third party components for process control, I/O, and machine control to be added to the vision application.
VisionPro is available on a variety of Cognex frame grabbers as well as packaged systems requiring no PC. Each system features a comprehensive library of proven Cognex vision software tools, including the company's PatMax technology for locating objects despite changes in angle, scale, or appearance.
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Xbox live is probably one of the best things about owning an Xbox 360. The system is so effective that I'd have been happy even if the visual capabilities of the console weren't so good.
So what's so great about Live then? Well, for anyone who's played PC games online, you'll know that you have to create an account for every single one of them, which can be confusing if nothing else. Xbox live allows you to create one account, linked to your hotmail account if you so wish, allowing you to play any compatible game online without having to register every time. Aside from this, Live now allows you to download playable demo's, video's and pictures to your Xbox 360's hard drive. There is also a new thing called "Xbox Live Arcade". This is where you can play some 80's classics and a range of puzzle games.
Live also has a few neat touches that round off the whole experience. You can now have a Gamercard. This is where you can show off how many achievements you've unlocked and how good your online reputation is. Its only a small thing, but it makes a neat package even better.
The Membership card for sale allows you access to the Online gaming element of Live (the rest is free). If you have Project Gotham 3 or Dead or Alive 4, it is essential. At £32 it works out at £2.60 per month, which is fantastic value for money. If you want to play against other people from around the world, there is no better system.
I have been using XBOX live for a number of years now, starting off with the monthly subscription, but then moving to a yearly pass to save money and the monthly renewal.
I must say how impressed I have been all this time, what started off just as a gaming service soon took a massive change late 2011 / early 2012 with the introduction on many apps and services. Not having a internet enabled TV or Blu-Ray player I find it excellent to use with the all the catch-up / on demand services that are available for normal TV, and the option to use (currently) one of three film streaming services (LoveFilm, BlinkBox and Netflix). Whilst the selection of films is not as great as the postal service, this too is improving and it saves waiting for the film to come.
The online gaming aspect is also excellent, I have found that as it is a paid service you do not get as many people trying to hack games and cheat, something that was always a problem with PC titles.
Whilst there is a cost compared to the PSN service it is extremely reasonable, currently £5.99 per month or up to 50% off if buying a yearly membership. You can opt for an automatic renewal each month or yearly renewal. Also it is worth using the free codes in some games to get extra XBOX live time free after your subscription ends!
I've been played on xbox live for a few years off and on, and it has come a long way in its time. Xbox live is a great way to access the marketplace for new demos and add-ons, meet friends from all over the world, be competitive with other people, and just learn more about the xbox community and future.
My favorite part is being able to quickly download game demos and even free indie games. Trying a game before I buy it is something I like to do to make sure I'm not wasting my money, and xbox live really makes that easy. All you have to do is search for the game you want, see if the demo is available, download it, and play! Searching for games is very easy, and you can even find some free ones. Also, being about to use points for games makes it very easy to purchase them, I don't even need to leave my house!
Playing games with other members in the community is a lot of fun too. There are some users that are out there to mess with everyone and be rude, but for the most part, a high percentage of people on their are polite and play the games properly.
Xbox live isn't free, but it is reasonably priced. You can usually find the yearly subscription online on sale for a decent price. To me it's worth it, and I will continue to use xbox live.
Xbox live is not just about online gaming, there more it it than that. It's brings the gaming community together with a range of social and TV services. It also allows you to buy games and download content for your xbox. I've heard people say "but PlayStation network is free!" yes it is but it's nowhere nearly aswell organized, PSN and doesn't offer the content Microsoft do.
Easy to set up, just plug the the Xbox directly into the router or you can buy wireless adapter for the console. Wireless adapter is about £50.
Sign up with a credit of debit card and your away. Alternately you can buy points and input a code.
Xbox live offers updates to the console along with Facebook,Twitter and BBC iplayer (along with other services) and a rich gaming experience. You can chat online (but be aware it can be a noisy) i turn the sound off but that's just my personal preference.
Cleaver add-on to the Xbox, worth the money if used regularly. Can also be used with Sky for subscription and entertainment packages. I also used service for streaming movies from Netflix for £5 a month and can hook up to my home PC to watch movies and play music.
You will need a reasonably decent broadband connection, anything over 8mb will do.
i have had live for over 3 years now, and its the best part of the xbox 360, you can play online, unlock new modes in games and with the new introductions of apps theres even more to do. there are alot of apps including netflix, youtube, twitter, facebook etc. The only problem is that when you are playing online, you sometimes get the odd rude, arrogent person who is just there to be annoying. The one thing you can do though is mute them its what i do. If you realy want to enchance your playing experience, add friends and get a mic so that you can talk to them and have fun, I have a good few friends who i currently play live with, it makes it more fun, but when you are playing yourself it can become very very boring and pretty dull, but you can always meet new people when playing who you might enjoy playing with. There is also a reoutation system, so if you do not like a person then you can send a negative rewiew against them or if they are being extremley offensive or cheating in game then you can file a complaint.
Xbox live is the best thing about having an Xbox 360, even from the original Xbox. It allows you to play with millions of people from all around the world and also compete against others too.
It's an amazing experience which helps you communicate with people from different countries, whether it is a good or bad experience. but the main thing is to remember speak to people how you wish to be spoken to, if your rude, people will be rude back.
I have met many interesting people via Xbox Live and it's nice to play games such as team games with people other than you friends. It's also a good way of playing with friends you know in real life especially if there is a big party of you. Xbox livebrings a whole new experience to the Xbox, especially with music players and being able to watch films whilst signed into facebook or msn messenger.
The only downsides to Xbox live are there can be people who like to argue about nothing and use bad language and also the Xbox customer services sometimes aren't as helpful as they could be.
For all the hoopla that's made about the merits of the Xbox 360 gaming system, the fact remains that without Xbox Live it's nothing.
XBL remains one of the consistently best, most accessible and best value for money online gaming services available today and adds something to gaming which cannot be underestimated: Friends.
For games like Battlefield and Call of Duty, an XBL subscription is absolutely essential, since these games are built around their online play. For other games, I cannot under-sell the value of being able to chat with friends while playing through games, even just for the social value of being able to share amusement at elements within games, or hear their taunting jibes as you lose your mind trying to get past The One Bit with The Thing.
And alongside this, you're also given access to an entire library of downloadable games, updated game content, trailers and other online service such as streaming movies and TV shows.
Xbox Live, simply put, turns your console into a media centre.
Xbox Live is by far one of the best online services around, but with online gaming being free on, both, the PC and on the PS3, Microsoft has to wonder just how longer they can sell it as an extra product on top of the users Internet payments. While Xbox live can be seen only good for gold members (users who pay a subscription for the service), but silver members also get their fair share of perks.
While gold members specifically get their service to play games online, other than getting demo's earlier there isn't much difference between silver and gold members. Looking past the membership status, all users have ability to do anything from play games from the original Xbox to watching movies, all at a price though. Xbox live is more than a gaming service now, its much more of an entertainment service.Here is a list of what the service has to offer users:
* Tons of movies - There is literally a huge selection of movies to rent on Xbox live, and with the choice to download HD or normal versions, the choices have never been so plentiful
* Downloading demos from home - No longer do users have to buy magazines to get the newest game demos, they are now all available over Xbox live
*Xbox live arcade - the arcade is seen as more of a small side option than a fully fledged gaming option, the user has the ability to buy classic games such as Golden Axe to newer, Xbox live specifically made games. But it's not just that, now the community can create their own games and sell them to Xbox live users around the world.
*Trailers - from movie trailers to game trailers, they can now all be accessed from Xbox live.
*Gaming - restricted to gold members only, the gaming aspect of Xbox live is arguably the best online service your going to get on any console ever made, the matchmaking system is flawless and rarely do games lag. And with every console being sold with a headset , your bound to bump into a number of players that you'll get on great with and some you won't like so much, but then again there is always another server waiting to be entered. But at $50 it's starting to become less and less worth the money, especially since the PS3 has free online gaming and PC's have had free online gaming since its creation, so charging people to play their games online when they could just buy them for their PC is starting to make less and less sense
Overall Xbox live gets a 4/5, only when gaming is free will it get a 5 out of 5 score.
Firstly before even purchasing Xbox Live you have to have the wireless Ethernet adapter or trail an Ethernet cable from your router to your Xbox. I chose the latter simply because I didn't want to pay £40 for a feature Microsoft could so easily have built into their console.
After trawling the web I found the best deal was 12 months Gold Live for £27.99 from this place xboxsubscription.com.
The multiplayer experiences on the Call of Duty games are amazing and would recommend MW2 with Xbox Live. With the headset you can chat to the other players in the games, although be warned there are a lot of squeaky hyperactive twelve year olds playing!
The Live servers are amazing, when I had the Wii the server would time out ever 1/10 games. On Xbox Live dedicated server's means it's now only around 1/60.
Live also allows you to download game demos, updates and movies which do require a hard drive if you have the arcade model. Last.fm is great as it offers a range of music to listen to, Social network site Facebook is on there and you can be logged into MSN messenger whilst playing games which is great.
I've played XBOX Live for about a month now after purchasing a month's subscription just to test it out first.
Now, I'm only a casual video game player so I don't keep up to date with all the latest video game news and ancticipate all the new game releases but there has been a lot of hype about Live so I thought I would check it out.
And while playing with people *can* be fun, at times, I got the impression that most of these people have never seen the outside of their front door and I get battered in a lot of the games I played.
Of course, that's a reflection on my lack of skill but it's the lack of maturity from other gamers that I have a major gripe about because they often send rude messages telling me how much of a useless (for the better word) player I am.
I really got the impression that there are a lot of people on there that take all this gaming lark way too seriously.
Registration to sign up was quite easy, using the online keyboard was a bit of a drag, though, as I had to scroll across each letter to enter them one by one which grated on me in the end.
I also had to enter my debit card information to purchase the subscription but my Live service was activated almost instantaneously afterward.
Some games did have a laggy frame rate but that's more to do with my (or their) internet connection than the service itself, however, it did affect my enjoyment.
I'm still in two minds whether to purchase a full year's sub, not sure if I can put up with the silly immaturity of the gamers on there and the fact that I get smashed.
I guess it's really for hardcore gamers than casual ones.
Recommended only for dedicated players!
Where do I start? Well Xbox Live was brought out in November 2002 with the original Xbox now since 2006 with the launching on the Xbox 360, Xbox Live has become more and more popular (especially teenagers).
To get your Xbox Live set up you need one of the wireless adapters, The white one is £35-£40 and the black one is £45-£60. Or you could plug a ethernet cable (which you get free with the Xbox) into a Wireless Modem or a laptop.
When your connected to the internet you then need to set up a Xbox Live account and you will get a month free. You can purchase Xbox Live off of Xbox or in a suitable shop. 1 month - £4.99, 3 months £11.99-14.99 and 12 months around £34.99. When you have set up your account you can play whatever game you want.
With all the games for the Xbox I'd say that the Call of Duty Franchise, Halo and Fifa are probably the most popular on Xbox Live as they have the best features for online gaming.
On my opinion Modern Warfare 2 and Fifa 10 are the best two games to buy if you are going to be playing online all the time as there are different game modes to play.
Aside form gaming you can download movies to watch and they will stay on your Xbox 360 Console, You can go onto Last.Fm and listen to whatever music you want. You can play 1 vs 100 which is fantastic when your bored of the game you are playing and you cna even go onto Facebook via the Xbox which is great if you need to update your status and you can't be bothered getting up to go onto the computer.
So Overall, I feel that Xbox Live is must buy if you own a Xbox. If you havent yet felt the online experience I strongly recommend it.
I have not wrote a review for a while as I have not felt very motivated but decided to write one on something I know well and was easy to write on. Also I should say parts of this review are from another review written by me about Xbox Live Gold Subscription!
Xbox Live is the online section of the Xbox 360 games console. Xbox Live gives you lots of benefits and really lets you get the most of the Xbox 360. Without Xbox Live you really are not getting the most out of your Xbox!
There are two levels of membership, Silver and Gold. Silver membership lets you download demos, talk to your friends and send messages to them and buy, download and update content through the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Gold membership lets you do all this and also has other bonuses including Xbox Live Parties which let you talk to your friends even if you are playing different games which is very handy, download new content up to a week before Silver members and most importantly be able to play games online with other players which makes nearly all games much more fun and increases their lifespan. Gold members also get special offers every week whether DLC for half price, an arcade game with a third off or just a theme.
The only disadvantage about the service is you have to pay a small fee if you want to be a Gold member. This is about £35 online for a year and there are some sites that email you the code which are even cheaper! However with other consoles such as the Wii and PS3 online play is free. It`s main opposition is PSN the Playstation 3 online which is free but much worse.
For example the games are much more laggy online, have less support, less features and is basically not as good as well as more people have Xbox Live. I think the fee is well worth it though as Xbox Live is better than the other online services with more players, better connections and speed, more features and it is updated often with new features such as Sky Player if you have Sky, Facebook and Twitter coming soon and the excellent new 1 vs 100! They are also in the process of making a new free game for Gold members called Joyride which looks lots of fun!
Playing games online usually works really well with matches having little lag and you can find a match quite quickly normally! Games like Fifa 10 and Call of Duty are great fun online and makes the games last longer and makes them much more fun!
Xbox live just enhances the Xbox experience whether using the friends list, watching videos (xbox related) or movies which you can pay to watch, playing online, playing with friends, talking with friends, making new friends, sending messages, watching Sky Player, using Twitter, listening to music using Last.fm, downloading demos, arcade games which are smaller games but there are some brilliant ones and they are cheaper than retail games, indie games, updating games and downloading extra content to make games last longer, add new maps, missions e.t.c and the list literally goes on and on!
If you have an Xbox 360 you really do need Xbox Live to get the full experience and without it really are missing out on lots of fun, cool, interesting and good things.
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(There are parts of this review which are from my review about the Xbox Live subscription)
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If you have an Xbox 360 and don't have a gold live membership, you are missing out on so much and not using your xbox to its full potential. At first I didn't see the point of online gaming through a games console such as the Xbox 360, but now I am glad that I was turned into an online gamer as I feel it has made my gaming much enjoyable and it is such a sociable thing too!
To get live you need an Xbox 360 (obviously!) a high speed internet connection, and a Live Gold subscription. These can be bought by credit card on the xbox itself or in stores or online as prepaid cards with a code, bought in 3 month or 12 month options. There are also many websites that sell it, but beware of fake codes and dodgy sellers. It is best to pay a slightly higher price to ensure you are getting the genuine thing.
The best value is the 12 month card, but shop around as some great deals are to be had on a membership. I generally pay arond £12.99 for a 3 month and £32.99 for a 12 month from Amazon. I always buy mine from Amazon and it is the best price I think.
Once you have set up your gold membership, there is so much you can do. The main idea of live is so you can play games online with people around the world, making all those old games seem like a whole new game, as the game play never ends. Millions of people play games online through xbox live, and you can always find someone to compete against, no matter what game you have. Get a microphone headset and you can chat with them too, and join in groups with your friends for a group chat.
There is a whole world of games now that have online capability, the biggest two being Halo and Call Of Duty. I am a big player of COD online, and it makes most games completely playable for life, as each game is different and you can play with different people, giving you different challenges as you go through the game. To find out if a game has Xbox Live capability, just look on the box of the game and it will tell you yes or no.
You can also use live to download games, demos and game add ons, movies and personalisation items for your xbox dashboard. The market place on the Dashboard is where you will find all that you could ever need to buy and download for the Xbox.
You can access facebook through this too, and if you want to listen to music of your choice just jump onto last.fm and hear what you want to hear. There is also the option of sky player, which is free if you have a sky subscription already, and can be bought in packages for those who don't have sky already, no installation needed, just sign up and away you go. There is so much you can do, it really is worth just having a look to see what you will be able to have once you go gold.
Beware, you may lose your social life by playing online too often, it is so addictive! I give this a 5 out of 5 stars, and I hope you guys enjoy it all as much as me and my partner do.
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Xbox Live is without a doubt the Xbox 360's biggest selling point. Through the incredible service you can play with your friends online, chat with them in parties or in private. You can also download free demos, full price games, arcade games, themes, gamer pictures, clothes & props for your avatar and even feature length films. There really is a plethora of things that are unlocked by Xbox Live.
The currency in which you buy the aforementioned game content and films is Microsoft Points, or 'MSP'. To find out more about these, check out my '2100 Microsoft Points' review.
The service itself has much more to offer and overall runs a lot smoother than its major competitor PSN (Play Station Network). The difference between the two is huge and largely contributes to why the Xbox 360 is the console you buy to play with others online and by yourself, whereas with the PS3 unfortunately it's mostly about the 'by yourself'. Which is a real shame, as I wanted to get a PS3 before I realised how poor the online is.
Where PSN is free, Xbox Live is £34.99 for 13 months of Xbox Live Gold. This works out at under £3.00 a month and is well worth the money. I'm sure a lot of PS3 owners would pay a small fee a month for decent online. Xbox Live Gold basically gives you access to everything - special offers on arcade games, ability to enter into Xbox Live parties, and of course - to play online with your friends and others.
Recently new features have been added to the Xbox 360 Live experience. These are: Zune, Facebook, Last.fm and best of all: Sky Player. Zune lets you pay to watch TV shows, movies and music. You can also sync your Zune player with it. Facebook, as you probably know is a social networking site. Last.fm (I'm using it right now) generates new music for you to listen to based on music you listen to regularly. It's a great way to discover new artists and is integrated well into the Xbox 360.
The Sky Player requires you to have the relevant subscription packages to view its content. For example, you require a Sky Movies subscription to view Sky Movies on demand and access the Sky Movies live channels (2 provided on the player). Live TV on the Sky Player is limited, but runs smoothly and you can alter the image quality to suit your network speed/usage. When I said limited - I meant very limited. You get G.O.L.D, Sky Sports channels, a couple of historic/geographic channels, Sky News, Sky Movies (2) and kids channels, such as Disney and Cartoon Network. Yeah - no Sky 1, Sky 2, Sky 3, or Comedy Central. But ahh well, it's still pretty awesome to have.
On balance, the Xbox Live experience is incredible value for money at under £3.00 a month and is one experience no one should have to miss out on, be it playing games online lag free or watching a film!
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The Xbox 360 has over the time it has been out, become one of the most popular games consoles around. As well as the ability to play offline games, listen to music, and play DVDs, the Xbox has a truckload of online content at your disposal. If you have an internet connection, and a Wi-Fi internet box (this is essential), get an Xbox live membership, you'll realise that without it, you are missing out on a considerable amount.
All Xbox 360 owners automatically have a"Silver" level membership as soon as they have picked up their Xbox. This level of membership is a little limited, but it allows the user to create their Gamercard profile, and chat to friends. Online gaming is blocked, as is the accessto a few other Xbox Live features, although the Marketplace is allowed to be browsed. In order to get the rest, the user can upgrade to a Gold membership.
An Xbox Live Gold membership can be purchased for £35 for the whole year. A one-off payment of £50 for the official Xbox 360 Wi-Fi Reciever, so that the Wi-Fi internet connection can be picked up for use with the Xbox. The other competition, Playstation 3 and Nintendo's Wii both have the internet capabilities intergrated into their system for free. So why should the Xbox charge? Whilst this is a fair assumption, Xbox Live offers so much more than the other two consoles internet functions provide, so it actually feels worth the money.
With Xbox Live enabled, players are able to gain a new experience from their gaming. When stuck in offline play, a gamer will be competing against computer enemies. Whilst this is fun and can be very challenging, the option to play against other humans online brings it into a new dimension. Unlike computer players, people will be of different levels, and will have different strategies, so gameplay becomes less predictable, and very exciting. You may find yourself competiting against someone with a much higher ability than you, or vice versa. The ability to play online also means that you are able to play these games over the net connection with those in your Xbox friends list. This is rather handy when you have friends who live a great distance away from you, so you are still able to play games with them without the hassle of either one of you travelling to each others houses.
Communicating over Xbox Live is a key feature which only those who have paid the £35 will be able to access. The Xbox 360 console came complete with a headset, with a microphone attached to it. With this, users can connect to a chat with as many friends as they like at one time, and then they can chat at the same time as playing a game, even if that particular friend is not involved in the game you are currently playing. A good internet connection is needed for this, as it can be hard to understand what someone is saying when their connection is poor; you will find their voices are breaking up, or their is a crackling type sound in the headset. Talking via the headset also means you are not wasting money talking for hours on a phone, this is all free. As well as talking through a headset, gamers are able to sign into Windows Live Messenger, a chat service where people can type their messages through to one another in a chat box. Users can sign in via their Windows Live login to use it, and can then chat via their xbox, instead of usually using the computer. An Xbox Keyboard is advised for this, as typing using the gamepad is a little long and frustrating when you have to type out a long chunk of text. If you have an Xbox Live Vision camera, you will be able to create video chats between friends, even though the quality of this webcam is a little shoddy at times.
The Xbox Live Marketplace is available to those who have subscribed for the use of Xbox Live. This marketplace allows users to download game demos and trailers, watch videos, and download extra downloadable content for games. The downloadable content in particular is definitely worth checking out, as it adds more to your favourite games, including new missions, new achievements and new objects which can be used in game. Full games can also be downloaded, like Arcade games, which feature old hits such as Pacman, and full games, such as Assassins Creed. The DLC often comes with extra achievements, so if you are after a few more achievements, then the Marketplace is the place for you. These can be purchased with Xbox Points, which can either be purchased via the Xbox Live Marketplace, or in stores. They'll range from around £6 upwards.
A recent addition is the Avatar Marketplace, which will allow you to buy props and clothes for your Avatar, again with your Microsoft Points. Big name companies such as Addias have got involved with their endorsed products, and fans of certain games such as Fable 2 can buy game related attire. This is regularly updated, and will include special items on holidays such as Christmas and Halloween.
Also available via Xbox Live is a film and TV episode rental service. Users can use their Microsoft Points to download a film for a set amount of time. The films are up to date, and are constantly being added to. Music videos and features can also be bought and downloaded in the Music Marketplace section. Online users also have access to Last.FM, a music player which plays music based on your interests, and social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.
Having a membership on Xbox Live (either silver or gold membership) also gives you a slot on the Xbox website to save your profile. This means that in the event of your Xbox breaking, or your data being wiped in some way, you'll be able to get your gamerscore-with all your unlocked achievements-downloaded again from the website. It acts as a safeguard against any unfortunate accidents or breakages, so it is definitely worth doing, otherwise you may find yourself kissing goodbye to perhaps years worth of achievements.
Unfortunately in order to effectively play online, you will need to have an excellent internet connection for the most part. In large multiplayer games such as Call of Duty, horrendous lagging can occur if your connection is poor, meaning that proper gameplay cannot happen.
So overall, Xbox Live has a huge amount of features available through your console, perhaps more than people initially thought there was. More features are constantly being expanded whenever Xbox initiate updates. There are plenty of features at your disposal, but it is the communicating via the headset, and the online play against friends, or people from all over the world that makes this such an essential purchase for any Xbox owner. The Silver membership is fine, but it is very limited, especially as you cannot take part in any online gaming, so once your free 1 month Gold Membership runs out, I strongly suggest at least buying another months subscription, just to experience the variety of features on offer. An excellent internet service for an excellent console!


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Mike Madsen was outstanding for a second straight game for the Midland Rockhounds, blanking Corpus Christi for seven innings to earn his first Double-A win. The Rockhounds survived a scare in the ninth inning to hold on to win by a score of 3-2.
Madsen was nearly flawless, striking out eight and allowing only two hits. He also walked three. In two outings since being promoted from High-A Stockton, Madsen has allowed only four hits in 13 innings. He has struck out 11 and has walked four over that time.
On the season, Madsen has whiffed 31 in 37 innings and has allowed only 25 hits. Madsen has looked like the pitcher who dominanted the Northwest League in 2005 after being drafted out of Ohio State University. He struggled last season, posting a 6-11 record with a 7.34 ERA for Midland and Stockton.
Madsen didn't receive much offensive support, but it was enough. Second baseman Brian Snyder cracked his third homer of the season, a two-run shot. He also added a double and a walk. Snyder, after a rough 2006 season, has also seen a revival at the plate. The former first round pick has an 816 OPS on the season. Vasili Spanos also had two hits.
Midland almost lost the game in the ninth, when a Jeff Baisley error contributed to a two-run inning off of Brad Ziegler. Ziegler was able to close the door, however, securing the 3-2 win. He pitched two innings and earned his first save of the season.
Sacramento Jumps Out Early; Holds On Late
Daric Barton broke out of a deep slump, crushing an opposite field grand-slam and driving in five in the River Cats 11-8 win over Las Vegas. Sacramento had 14 hits and 12 walks in the game.
Colby Lewis hasn't had much run support this season, but he got plenty on Thursday. He allowed three runs in the first inning, but Sacramento scored in the second through sixth innings to go out to an 11-3 lead. Jeff Gray struggled in the eighth and ninth, allowing five runs before Connor Robertson came on to slam the door for his first save of the year.
Barton needed a good game at the plate after struggling over the last two weeks, and he got it. Barton doubled and crushed a grand-slam, his second homer of the year and his first since Opening Day. His five RBIs give him 18 for the season. He also drew two walks.
Every regular except for Kevin Melillo reached base at least twice for Sacramento. Antonio Perez had three hits, two walks and two RBIs against his old team. Lou Merloni and Donnie Murphy both tripled and Murphy also homered, his second of hte season. Murphy's average is up to .337 on the seaosn and he has been a solid contributor for the River Cats all season.
Lewis finished the game with six strong innings. He allowed only those three first inning runs and four hits. He was wild, however, walking five. He struck out seven and he has 37 strikeouts in 36.2 innings for the River Cats this season. The win was his third of the year. He has been Sacramento's best starter this season.
Ron Flores added a scoreless inning to lower his ERA to 1.32.
Stockton Loses Nailbiter To San Jose
Stockton had nine hits, but could manage only two runs against the San Jose Giants and lost to the Giants by a score of 3-2.
Jose Guzman had a strong effort for the Ports in a losing cause. The young right-hander three runs on six hits in six innings. It was his second start for the Ports since being called up from extended spring training.
Reliever Pat Currin had a strong second outing for the Ports after a terrible first outing that saw him allow four runs in one-third of an inning. Currin threw two scoreless innings, striking out three and keeping the Ports close.
Frank Martinez, Javier Herrera and Jose Pineda had two hits a piece. Martinez has been outstanding for Stockton this season. The switch-hitting third baseman is batting .305 with 16 RBIs. He has an impressive .380 OPS and an 811 OPS. He stole his fifth base on Thursday in addition to the two hits.
Herrera had two singles and he stole his seventh base of the season. After a horrific start to the year, Herrera has been on-fire of late. He has a .359 batting average over the past 10 games and his average is up to .242 after bottoming out in the low .100s.
Pineda is finally mixing in some singles with his homeruns. Coming into Thursday's game, Pineda had five hits, four of which were homeruns. He singled twice on Thursday.
Cougars Drop Series Finale
Kane County's slow start continued on Thursday, as they fell by a score of 9-3 to West Michigan. The Cougars are now 5-19 on the season. Only Wisconsin has a worse record in the Midwest League.
Starter Scott Deal was rocked for four runs in the first. He allowed two more in the fifth, finishing with six runs in five innings. Joe Piekarz allowed three runs in two innings of work.
Kane County couldn't muster much offense. Greg Dowling had a two-run double to lead the Cougars' offense.


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Monica Mancini continues the rich musical legacy of her father, Grammy and Academy award-winning composer Henry Mancini.
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Her father's daughter: Making music the Mancini way
By TERRY MATHEWS, News-Telegram Arts Editor
June 17, 2008 - Henry Mancini (1924-1994) was one of the music world's most honored composers. He was nominated for 72 Grammys. He won 20. His peers at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated him 18 times for the Oscar. He won four. Mancini also won a Golden Globe and was nominated for two Emmys. The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in his memory in 2004.
There was a reason why Mancini's work reaped so many rewards.
Who can forget the poignant scene in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" when good-time girl Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) sat on the fire escape of her New York City apartment, strummed her guitar and sang "Moon River?" Mancini also composed the quirky score for "The Pink Panther" film series and the jazzy theme song for "Peter Gunn," the popular 1960s television series.
Mancini's vast musical legacy endures, due in part to his daughter Monica, a singer who honors her father's memory as she tours and appears with orchestras throughout the country.
"When I go out to symphony concerts, the audience is vast," Mancini said in a recent telephone interview from her home in Studio City, Calif. "There are young people who respond to 'The Pink Panther' and 'Peter Gunn.' Then, there are the people who tell me about playing my dad's music in the house or listening to it because their parents had it on the stereo. His music really does cross generations."
According to Mancini, orchestras enjoy playing her dad's music as much as she does singing it.
"I do a lot of the same arrangements he used," she said. "When he wasn't scoring music for films, he was out conducting orchestras, so my charts are written for them. He made sure the orchestras were used."
Mancini's musical heritage doesn't come solely from her father. Her mother, Ginny O'Connor Mancini, was a busy Los Angeles studio singer.
"I used to go to work with my mom," she explained. "She did shows for everyone - Dinah Shore Show, Judy Garland Show and Red Skelton. She'd go into the studios after school, so my (twin) sister and I would go with her. I thought, 'This is the best way to make a living I could ever dream of.'"
Mancini, who also spent 20 years as a studio singer, began her career at age 14 when she toured as a vocalist with her father, beginning at the Sahara Hotel in Lake Tahoe.
"My father went out (on tour)` in the summer. My sister and brother and I were part of the show," she said. "Johnny Mathis opened for him."
Mancini's debut CD, released in 1998, is a love letter to the music her father created, each tune revealing a new layer in the lyrics.
"I don't write songs, so I'm at the mercy of songwriters," the former studio singer said. "When I decide on a piece of music, I read the lyric as if it were a conversation. I take my time so that it will communicate something new."
Mancini's commitment to the lyrics are obvious in her rendition of the "The Days of Wine and Roses," the Oscar winning song from the 1962 film. Mancini's phrasing of Johnny Mercer's haunting lyrics is reminiscent of the way Frank Sinatra breathed new life into familiar tunes.
"That's the best compliment you could ever pay me," she said. "My husband, Gregg Field, was Sinatra's drummer and was on the road with him for the last six years he performed live."
One of her favorite songs on the CD is "Moon River."
"Believe it or not, I really love singing the song," she said. "My biggest challenge was to make the song my own."
Mancini also covered two of her dad's favorites, "Two for the Road" and "Moment to Moment."
"'Two for the Road' was one of my dad's best," she says. "When you ask any of his peers to name a favorite, they almost always pick that one."
"'Moment to Moment' is a Johnny Mercer lyric," she said. "Mercer was a true poet."
Mancini relates to Mercer's lyrics so much that, in 2000, she covered 12 of her favorites on the "Dreams of Johnny Mercer" CD, even though one of the songs gave her fits during recording sessions.
She sings all the female voices on the snappy 1940s influenced version of Mercer's "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive."
"That was a hard one. It took forever," she said. "I used to do that when I was a studio singer. I love the harmonies."
Mancini put "Skylark," Johnny Carson's favorite song, on the Mercer CD. The song was also used as the opening number on the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood's 1997 movie, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."
"Clint's done amazing things for music in his movies," she said.
One of the most beautiful songs on the Mercer CD is "When October Goes," completed after his death in 1975.
According to Mancini, Mercer's widow, Ginger, found unpublished lyrics among his papers. She asked Barry Manilow to write the music for one of them, "When October Goes." Manilow put the song on his 1996 concept CD, "2:00 a.m. Paradise Cafe."
"I think it's one of the most gorgeous songs ever written," Mancini said. "I like to do it in concert. It really should be up there with all the great American standards."
In 2002, Mancini gave a nod to the film industry with her release of "Cinema Paradiso." The title track, from the 1998 Italian film, has special meaning for the singer.
"My husband wrote the lyrics," she explained. "My dad had done an album covering the music from his favorite Italian films. (The song's composer) Ennio Morricone was so knocked out by it that he wrote a personal letter to my dad and told him that even he couldn't have thought of it as beautifully as my dad had arranged it."
When Mancini was putting the Mercer CD together, she wanted to include it, but it didn't have lyrics.
"One day, Gregg said, 'Let me try,'" she said. "I guess he got inspired. He sent the lyrics to Morricone, who approved them. It's nice to have the writer's blessing."
While other singers have covered their famous parents' work, Mancini says the inevitable comparsions haven't happened to her.
"The cool thing is that none of the comparisons that are made of Liza (Minnelli) and Judy Garland, or Natalie and Nat King Cole or even Nancy and Frank Sinatra, for that matter, apply here because my dad didn't sing," Mancini said. "It's apples and oranges. That's why it's such a good fit. He wrote the songs. I interpret them."
Mancini is currently working on a new CD and continues to sing with orchestras. She last performed with the Dallas and Forth Worth symphonies in 2004, as she was touring to support the CD "Ultimate Mancini," which was recorded to honor her dad's 80th birthday. When asked when she was coming back to the Lone Star state, she laughed and said, "We're overdue. We have a blast in Texas."
Mancini's CDs are available online at her website: www.monicamancini.com.
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I had a very interesting day at work this past week. I get a call from someone in computer support. They needed to inventory all of the equipment in my office. I have several computers, a hub, a printer, etc. I tell the woman, "Sure, come on down and we can get this done."
She arrives a short time later and says that she needs to get the serial numbers of every piece of equipment, including the removable hard drives in the computers. I hand her the key to the disk drive for the SGI at my desk, expecting her to hit the shutdown button to power the machine down. To my dismay, she quickly turns the key and PULLS OUT THE HARD DRIVE WHILE THE COMPUTER IS RUNNING.
I stare absolutely speechless for several seconds, and then I see her heading for the next computer. "Wait one minute" I say and turn off all of the electronic equipment in the room. Luckily, the drive was not harmed.
But amazing as this was I could not believe what I saw earlier when I was getting ready for work the same day. I had just exited the shower when I heard my husband call out to hurry and see what was on the television. The new host on The View did not know if the earth was a sphere or flat.
And later that same day, a co-worker relayed a story about some of the people attending a company "teamworking" class. The class was divided up into teams and the teams were to workout what they would need if they were stranded on the moon. One guy said that he thought they would need weapons in case "aliens" tried to get them. My friend told the guy that there was no life that we knew of on the moon. This person asked how he knew there was no life on the moon. My friend replied that exploration during the Apollo missions showed that the moon was lifeless. "We went to the moon?" the guy asked.
WTF? How could someone educated in the United States be unaware of the shape of the earth or that we had sent people to the moon? I fear for our nation.
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Nourishes the skin and muscles.
Gives glow to dull and dehydrated skin.
Reduces muscular stiffness & pains.
Rejuvenate the nervous system.
Rejuvenate the nervous system.
Direction of use:
Apply Jiva Massage Oil on the body and massage gently.
Use under medical supervision.