text: [[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rka_level_1.png]][[caption-width-right:320:In about 0.1 seconds, this pig and his [[MiniMecha mech]] will be very unhappy.]]->''"Just look at him: he's a knight with a jetpack! '''YOU CAN'T TOP THAT!!!"'''''-->-- '''WebVideo/TheHappyVideoGameNerd'''Zebulos, a MagicalLand full of [[FunnyAnimal Funny Animals]] in the world of Elhorn, has a problem. Long ago, during the reign of El Zebulos, the first monarch, an invading power used a giant warship called the Pig Star to wreak havoc. They were defeated at great cost, and the dreaded Pig Star was [[SealedEvilInACan placed under a magical seal]] to keep future enemies of Zebulos from using it. Since then, the descendants of El Zebulos have kept the Key to the Seal safe, and an elite order of fighters, the Rocket Knights, was founded to protect the royal family from harm. Sparkster, the current leader of the Rocket Knights, came to power after a traitorous Knight, Axel Gear, killed his superior. He banished Axel Gear, but this proved to be a bad move. Our story begins when Sparkster, hearing of a new invasion, speeds to the capital to find that Axel Gear has returned as the stooge of the aggressive Devotindos Empire and kidnapped the Princess while the Empire's troops burn the castle, hoping to get the Key to the Seal as ransom. What Axel Gear doesn't know is that only the Princess herself knows where the Key is...''Rocket Knight Adventures'' is a side-scrolling action platform game series by {{Creator/Konami}} with diverse and distinctive gameplay mechanics such as short-range jetting in eight directions (including ricocheting off walls and around corners), charged attacks, swordplay, the occasional bit of [[ShootEmUp shmup-style]] sustained flight, and [[HumongousMecha much]] [[FightingGame much]] [[MinecartMadness more]]. The original game, on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]], spawned two more games: ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', a sequel also on the Mega Drive, and ''Sparkster'', a game on the SNES which takes place in an alternate continuity. The series may owe its existence to the [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] series, which put FunnyAnimal mascots in vogue and likely influenced the series's art style.Sparkster returned in 2010 in a new 2.5-D adventure developed by Creator/ClimaxGroup, simply titled ''Rocket Knight''. According to the story, there haven't been any new games in the past 15 years because nothing's ''happened'' in 15 years. And when an army of Wolves attacks, Axel and the Devotindos are fighting ''alongside'' the possums. Apparently when Sparkster defeats you, you ''stay'' down. Contrast to Tengen's ''VideoGame/AwesomePossum'', which was another opossum centered platformer for the Sega Genesis, coincidentally released the same year as the first game in this series (athough ''RKA'' predates ''Awesome Possum'' by two months) and is held in much lower regard.----!!This series provides examples of:* AdvancingWallOfDoom: Three in Rocket Knight Adventures - one of which is part of a boss battle.* AirborneAircraftCarrier: At least one per game.* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Sparkster is this to Axel Gear.* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: More subtle example. US covers actually used Japan originated promotional artwork, but edited Sparkster's anime smile into an angry scowl. Interestingly the European covers used an identical box art as the US, but edited it to reuse the original cheerful Sparkster art. Additionally, the American version also had it's opening cutscene and level intro screens changed to look more edgy. * AnimeHair: Sparkster has some under his helmet.* ArtEvolution: Sparkster, and to a lesser extent the other characters and the surrounding environment, have a distinctly different look in each game that goes beyond simple graphical upgrades.* AttackItsWeakPoint: Almost all bosses use some form of this trope.* AwesomeMcCoolName: Axel Gear.* BadassAdorable: Sparkster, especially in his end-of-level victory animation.* BandLand: The sixth level in ''Sparkster'' for the SNES is composed primarily of giant musical instruments, in a rather odd contrast to the grim, warlike (if still somewhat whimsical and cartoonish) feel of most of the other settings.* {{BFG}}: Axel Gear comes at you with one in Stage Six of the original game. Also doubles as a WaveMotionGun.* BlackKnight: Axel Gear is a marginal example.* BlueIsHeroic: Sparkster's armor is light blue, and he is definitely heroic.* ButtMonkey: Captain Fleagle from the first game.* CallToAgriculture: Apparently what Sparkster was doing in those 15 years before the 2010 game. Even got himself a family.* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Konami games, such as ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''[[GanbareGoemon Ganbare Goemon 2]]'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96 : MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to HulkHogan.* ChainReactionDestruction: Bosses and minibosses are prone to that and being non-mechanical won't save them for that.* CheekyMouth: If you go frame by frame in ''Sparkster'', you notice the cheeky mouth teleport across the AmbidextrousSprite in the turning animation.* ClimaxBoss: Axel Gear. Especially when you face him head-to-head with no mechs nor anything.* CollisionDamage: A slightly odd example -- in the first game, the distressed pigs on fire just fleeing past you in the castle do the same damage if they touch Sparkster as the armored ones attacking him with swords earlier on. In the second, there are lizards on fire who do the very same thing.* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Enemies are stripped to their underwear when defeated in ''Rocket Knight Adventures'', ''Sparkster'', and sometimes in ''Rocket Knight''.* ComicBookAdaptation: In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic''. Its storyline was set after the games, after Sparkster has left Elhorn for a long time and then returned to find the Princess is brainwashed and the country occupied by new reptilian invaders. This adaptation had a few grimdark elements, one of the opening panels of the conquered nation being two former knights involved in a bloody street fight for a crowd.* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard:** In ''RKA 2'', Axel Gear's mech can do one thing that Sparkster's can't: fire a projectile from its chest. But it's easy to block, and his mech is temporarily immobile after using it, pretty much guaranteeing you a free hit.** In the same game, when you get to face Axel in a head-to-head fight, [[spoiler: he creates a pincer barrier which will start closing until it gets you, Axel's attack tends to last longer than yours, and he can hover as much as he likes]].* ConvectionShmonvection: The lava areas. Specifically the first of these featuring lava with a reflective surface.* DarkIsEvil: Axel Gear's armor is dark and he is ''definitely'' evil.* {{Determinator}}: After Sparkster destroys most of its body, the final boss of the first game follows him off the exploding Pig Star and ''keeps fighting him as they re-enter Elhorn's atmosphere''.* DiagonalCut: The coup de grace is delivered to ''RKA 2's'' BigBad in this manner.* DifficultyByRegion:** ''RKA'' has the same difficulties in all regions, but with different names: Japan and Europe have Normal (Japan)/Easy (Europe), Hard, [[HarderThanHard Very Hard, and Crazy Hard]], while the US has Children, Easy, Normal, and Hard. Notably, Very Hard and Crazy Hard require codes to unlock, but all four difficulties are freely selectable in the US version.** In the US and European versions, if you play on the lowest difficulty, you will skip the final boss fight and [[EasyModeMockery get a message that this is not the true ending]]. The final boss fight happens on every difficulty in the Japanese version.* TheDragon: Axel Gear, to whoever the current BigBad is.* DrivenByEnvy: [[spoiler: Sparkster's promotion to leader of the Rocket Knights is what fuels Axel Gear's jealousy.]]* TheEmpire: The enemies in each game are part of one.* EnemyMine: Sparkster and Axel Gear and the pigs vs. the wolves in ''Rocket Knight''.* EternalEngine: Due to the fondness of the series for ridiculously huge war vehicles and mechanical fortresses, a large proportion of its levels are some sort of variation on this.* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Princess Sherry in the first game definitely counts for this, as do Cherry and Flora.* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: In ''RKA 2'', the fully-powered version of the directional rocket attack involves this, as well as the non-directional one.* EvilCounterpart: Axel Gear, to Sparkster.* EyeBeams: Used by some bosses.* {{Fanfare}}: One of the levels has this as the background music.* FatBastard: The emperor in the first game. [[spoiler:General Sweinhart too, once he does a FaceHeelTurn.]]* FlamingSword: Sparkster can get one as a powerup in ''RKA 2''.%%* FlashOfPain* FlyingBrick: Sparkster, to the point where he actually ''flies'' in some sequences.%%* FollowTheMoney* FreakyFridayFlip: In ''RKA 2'', one of King Gedol's attacks is a spell where he can swap bodies with Sparkster, and the player can briefly control Sparkster in Gedol's body.* FunnyAnimal: Sparkster and most of the other people of Zebulos are anthropomorphic opossums, and the invading armies over the three games include such fauna as pigs, lizards, snakes, wolves, and lions.* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The giant robot bosses of the fifth stage of ''RKA 2'' have chest-mounted turrets that look amazingly like huge, pendulous breasts. That fire out of their nipples.* GlacierWaif: Sparkster and Axel Gear.* GoldColoredSuperiority: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', if the player [[BonusStageCollectables collects all seven Holy Swords]], Sparkster will become Gold Sparkster, and the [[GoldenEnding true ending]] will be shown after the BigBad, King Gedol is defeated. Gold Sparkster charges his jet pack faster and his attacks do more damage, but unlike Super Sonic, he can still take damage.* GoodAnimalsEvilAnimals: The Possums (with the exception of Axel Gear) are the heroes, and the animal villains depend on the game. In ''RKA'', the villains are Pigs, in ''RKA 2'', the villains are Lizards, and in ''Sparkster'', the villains are Wolves.* GoodColorsEvilColors: Sparkster's armor is "good" blue, while Axel Gear's is "evil" purple (red in ''Rocket Knight''). Also, there's an awful lot of green on the baddies' uniforms and vehicles. Although, King Gedol's lizard lackeys do wear purple armor as well.* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Most non-robotic {{Mooks}} are reduced to this when you "kill" them in RKA: Their armor falls off and reveals their underwear in a manner strongly reminiscent of ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'', and they run or fall off the screen with an embarrassed look on their face. Does not apply to the lizards in RKA2, brought back (though with briefs) for the wolves in ''Sparkster'', and applies to the pigs but not the wolves in ''Rocket Knight''.* GottaCatchThemAll: ''RKA 2'' has seven golden swords the player can collect. [[HundredPercentCompletion Finding all of them]] unlocks Gold Sparkster and the [[MultipleEndings complete ending]].* GreenHillZone: The first stage is a grassy plain with no environmental hazards.* HailfirePeaks: In a particularly impressive example, the second level in ''RKA 2'' manages to combine ShiftingSandLand, LethalLavaLand, TempleOfDoom, and EternalEngine.* HarderThanHard: The Japanese and European versions of ''RKA'' and all versions of ''Sparkster'' contain difficulties called "Very Hard" and "Crazy Hard". As noted in DifficultyByRegion above, the US version of ''RKA'' made the equivalents Normal and Hard* HeelFaceTurn: Axel Gear and the Devotindos in ''Rocket Knight''. [[spoiler: Not.]]* TheHero: Sparkster, of course.* HeroicMime: Played with in that ''no'' character has any lines. Characters may be shown apparently conversing, but we can only infer what they're talking about by what happens immediately afterward.* HorseOfADifferentColor: There are more than a few exotic steeds in the series. Triceratops or [[MechanicalHorse mechanical]] ostrich, for example (the Triceratops creature is seen in ''RKA 2'' with a carriage mounted on its back).* HotBlade: Heavily implied to be why Sparkster's sword is so effective as a weapon. Character design art shows he sheathes it ''in'' his jetpack, and several of his attack animations (like his dashing strikes and spin attacks) in the various games have the blade glowing with a blue, orange or red flare. * HumanCannonball: Not being enough launching yourself with a jetpack in the seventh level of Sparkster (SNES) you are shot into space with a cannon.** In the original ''Rocket Knight Adventures'', the king shoots Sparkster into the pig battleship in this fashion after Stage 3.* HumongousMecha: Sparkster and Axel Gear have a giant robot fight in the first and second games.* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: The difficulty levels include names like "Children" and [[HarderThanHard "Crazy Hard"]].* IdleAnimation: In the first game, if you leave Sparkster alone long enough, he will remove his goggles and cheerfully emit a word balloon that says, "'''LET'S GO'''" along with a high-pitched noise.* InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha: The enemies have a massive and varied arsenal of animal-like vehicles and autonomous machines. Also, each game features at least one boss fight where Sparkster and Axel Gear pilot giant mechs and engage in a giant-sized boxing match. ''RKA 2'' goes further: it has an entire level that consists of driving a mech through the baddies' capital city and annihilating everything in your path.* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Axel Gear is the ArchEnemy, and he is always TheDragon to each game's BigBad.* {{Jerkass}}: Axel Gear, no doubt about it.* JetPack: Look at the title. * JokerImmunity: Averted with the [[BigBad Big Bads]], but played straight with Axel Gear.* JumpJetPack: This is Sparkster's jet pack's primary function. Only in a select number of levels does it grant real flight.* KilledOffForReal: The BigBad at the end of each game. In contrast, Axel Gear, who serves as TheDragon to them, always survives every battle he loses against Sparkster.* KingKoopaCopy:** In the original game, Emperor Devligus Devotindos is the leader of the [[PigMan pig-like]] Devotindos Empire. He is a large pig who has sharp teeth and claws, and wears a black cape, pants, and spiked shoulder pads, while his minions usually have [[GreenAndMean green armor and vehicles]]. He has also hired Sparkster's arch-rival and EvilCounterpart, Axel Gear, to kidnap Princess Sherry and retrieve the key to the seal to unseal his ultimate weapon of destruction, the Pig Star. [[spoiler:In the battle against him, [[RoboticReveal he is revealed to be a Terminator-like robot]], and one of many such robots stocked aboard the Pig Star.]]** In the sequel, ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', King Gedol is the leader of the lizard-like Gedol Empire. He is a large green lizard who has long horns, sharp teeth and claws, uses spells and summons during the battle against him, and his minions wear [[PurpleIsPowerful purple armor]], like Axel Gear. He has also hired Axel Gear to capture Princess Sherry's cousin, Princess Cherry, and seek out the seven [[BonusStageCollectibles Holy Swords]].* TheKingdom: Zebulos. Renamed to Zephyrus in ''Rocket Knight''.* LargeAndInCharge: The emperor in the first game, [[spoiler: although this is actually subverted as he is nothing but a robot created by the Pig Star's computer, which is the REAL enemy.]]* LawyerFriendlyCameo: [[DragonBall Gold]] [[SonicTheHedgehog Sparkster]] and [[StarWars the Pig Star]], at the very least.* LiftOfDoom: The original game has this in the middle of the fifth level, with many situations requiring Sparkster to use his jet pack to escape getting crushed.* MagicKnight: Sparkster and Axel Gear, to a certain degree.* MagmaMan: In the pyramid stage, when Sparkster enters the pyramid, there are pits of lava. From one of them, a fire elemental emerges, and Sparkster must therefore defeat it before proceeding any further.* MascotWithAttitude: Sparkster. He was much more down-to-earth than others of his time.* MassHypnosis: AllThereInTheManual; this is how the BigBad gets his troops.* MechaMooks: Hardly uncommon, but interspersed with regular flesh-and-blood {{Mooks}}.* MilitaryMashupMachine: All over the place, including such oddities as space submarines whose front portions can [[TransformingMecha turn into giant mechs]]. One notable vehicle is the flying ship on Stage 3 of ''RKA 2''.* MiniMecha: There are several varieties of enemies that pilot these.* MirrorBoss: Axel Gear, the only recurring enemy in the series.* TheNapoleon: Captain Fleagle from the first game, who even dresses like the Trope Namer.* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Anthropomorphic opossums who wear medieval knights' armor with jetpacks!* ObstructiveForeground: Used intentionally at the beginning of the third level in the first game, with crystals obstructing certain platforms, and a rising and falling pool of reflective lava that reveals the platforms behind the crystals.* OminousPipeOrgan: Axel Gear is seen playing one at the end of the aforementioned BandLand [[spoiler:the sixth level of Sparkster for SNES]].* OneHitPointWonder: Unlock the Crazy Hard of RKA 1 ([[DifficultyByRegion or just select "Hard" difficulty in the US version]]) and you'll become this. Not only will one hit from ANYTHING kill you dead, but you only receive one life and no continues. Your only hope of getting any more than one life lies in collecting the 1UP icons, and passing certain score thresholds.* ParentalAbandonment: AllThereInTheManual; Sherry and Cherry's mother died from unknown causes years before RKA. Sparkster meanwhile is a [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan war orphan]] who was raised by the Rocket Knight, Mifune Sanjulo... [[spoiler: until Mifune was murdered by Axel Gear ten years before the first game.]]* PlantPerson: In the first stage, a miniboss appears in the form of a tree elemental.* PostFinalBoss: After you defeat the Pig Star, you evacuate the starbase in an escape pod, while the starbase explodes. The Pig Star's core isn't done with you yet, and keeps attacking you straight into the planet's atmosphere. You have to dodge it until it finally burns up on re-entry. * PosthumousCharacter: Mifune Sanjulo, Sparkster and Axel Gear's former teacher [[spoiler: who was killed by Axel Gear before the first game began.]]* PurpleIsPowerful: Axel Gear's armor is dark purple, and his abilities rival those of Sparkster himself.* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: [[spoiler: When Sparkster is chosen by their master instead of Axle Gear to lead the others, Axel Gear retaliates by killing his master.]]* {{Razor Wind}}/{{Sword Beam}}: Sparkster and Axel's swords can do this, except, for some reason, in ''RKA 2''.* RedEyesTakeWarning: The emperor in the first game. [[spoiler: Even more so during his RoboticReveal and during the sequence where you have to fight multiple clones of the prototype emperor robot.]]* RearrangeTheSong: The first level themes from the first game and its sequel see multiple rearrangements over the course of the series, and most of the music in the SNES game is rearranged versions of tracks from the sequel. Then rearranged again in the ''Rocket Knight''. [[MundaneMadeAwesome Orchestral style]].* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Most of the enemies in ''RKA 2''.* TheRival: Axel Gear.** [[spoiler: RivalTurnedEvil: It was their master's choice to make Sparkster the new leader that led to Axel Gear's path of evil.]]* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:After you fight him normally and "kill" him, Emperor Devligus Devotindos in the first game is revealed to be not only a Franchise/{{Terminator}}-like robot, but one of many such robots stocked aboard the Pig Star.]]* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess Sherry, who powers up Sparkster's rocket pack so he can chase after the Pig Star in the first game.* RuleOfCool: Sparkster and the other Rocket Knights are heavily armored, sword-wielding opossums with the ability to fly about with rocket packs and fire waves of energy from their swords, not to mention occasionally piloting HumongousMecha, flying through walls of bricks or solid steel, flying through space without a spaceship...yeah. Arguably shades into NinjaPirateZombieRobot territory.* SaveThePrincess* SceneryPorn: The graphics for RKA is ''gorgeous'' for it's time. That said, the game's graphics are often brought up as what a Genesis' graphics hardware is capable of despite being more limited than the [=SNES=] or [=TG16=]* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Sparkster himself.* ShoutOut:** The side-scrolling shooter (or in one part of the Mega Drive sequel, ''[[RocketPunch puncher]]'') segments contain minibosses strongly reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}''' bosses, to the point of having a series of shields blocking a vulnerable "core" (usually the vehicle's pilot). More speculatively, it's possible that the mech fights are intended as a ShoutOut to Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. Another boss is a shout out to the boss of the waterfall in the original Contra.** [[spoiler: In the Golden Sparkster ending from the Climax Studios' game, Bill Rizer shoots at Sparkster, proclaiming revenge. This acts as a continuation of the Contra: Shattered Soldier ending with the Sparkster cameo.]]* ShrinkRay: One of the bosses in the Genesis sequel can use this on Sparkster, rendering him harmless for several seconds.* SpaceDoesNotWorkThatWay: The series has been guilty of this from time to time, specifically in the first game with an AsteroidThicket of absurd density as background.** [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace Sparkster Can Breathe In Space]]: Can't even be handwaved because the pig troopers and Axel Gear wear spacesuits when fought in space. For all it's worth, Sparkster did have some kind of spell cast on him by the princess...* SpellMyNameWithAnS:** The name of the world the series takes place in is supposed to be named for the titular country in Samuel Butler's ''Erewhon'', but because of the way the Japanese version of this got initially rendered into English the name became "Elhorn". This appears to be treated with equal validity to "Erewhon" by fans and references, even today.** In the Japanese version of the games, the kingdom Sparkster lives in is called "Zephyrus" but was mistranslated as "Zebulos" in the English version and remained unchanged for years. For the new Rocket Knight game, Konami has dropped "Zebulos" for the English version in favor of the original "Zephyrus".** Similarly, in the English manuals and source materials for the first game, the princess was named "Shelly" not "Sherry".** Emperor Devlicus is possibly an {{Engrish}} variation of "Diabolicus".* SpikeBallsOfDoom: Sometimes bosses and minibosses carry them.* SpritePolygonMix: ''Rocket Knight''.* SteamPunk: [[SchizoTech Sort of.]] The setting combines SteamPunk elements with more traditional fantasy and sci-fi elements.* SuperMode: Gold Sparkster in ''RKA 2''. His attacks do more damage and his rocket charges faster.* SwordBeam: In the original ''RKA'' Sparkster flings a spinning projectile of fire from his HotBlade when he strikes directly from a snap-draw. Some of the later games omit this projectile.* TennisBoss: The first time you face Captain Fleagle in the fourth level of the first game, he tosses explosives at you. You can't reach him with your normal attacks, so you have to hit the bombs back at him to damage him.* TenSecondFlashlight: Can get pretty irritating in levels with a lot of enemies or traps.* TerribleTrio: At least one per 16-bit game.** ''Rocket Knight Adventures'' (Genesis): Emperor Devligus Devotindos, Captain Fleagle, Axel Gear** ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'' (Genesis): King Gedol, Paeli, Axel Gear** ''Sparkster'' (SNES): Generalissimo Lioness, Colonel Wolfheim, Axel Gear* TitleConfusion: At the time of its release, the first game was often mistakenly just called "Sparkster" by fans, which led to considerable confusion when the next two games had "Sparkster" as a subtitle and their actual title, respectively. * UnexpectedGameplayChange: Happens very, very frequently, with ShootEmUp and (rudimentary) FightingGame segments breaking up the platforming.* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The last normal level of each game is on an enemy space station (slightly modified in ''RKA 2'', where it appears to be an OminousFloatingCastle in space), and the first game and the SNES game take this further by setting the final boss fight ''in re-entry'' and ''on a giant missile'', respectively. ''Rocket Knight'' has the final level in [[spoiler: a corrupted version of Zephyrus where the pigs have taken over and the general rules with a giant golden robot of himself. OhCrap.]] * VillainExitStageLeft: In a rather odd example, Axel Gear always lives to fight another day, while the BigBad always dies.* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Zebulos' enemies tend to be ugly, or at least to belong to species with morally ambiguous or downright negative stereotypes.----


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Cover albums dropped during a career are often dubious contract fillers, though the exceptions can be downright glorious. THE RAMONES's "Acid Eaters" being one case, SLAYER's "Undisputed Attitude", SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES's "Through the Looking Glass" and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME's "The Anatomy Of" being others. What those ageless wonders the THE ROLLING STONES's did on its stunning 2016 album, "Blue & Lonesome", defies all odds.Cover albums dropped following the passing of a legend, well, they are going to have both its supporters and detractors. Yes, there's a morbid, sentimental fascination in hearing one of the late Lemmy Kilmister's final performances on last year's live offering, "Clean Your Clock". This year, though, we see the release of "Under Cöver", an eleven-track collection of MOTÖRHEAD doing what it does to rock, punk and metal classics, aka "Motörheading" them. While touching on THE ROLLING STONES, grumbly and thunderous versions of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Sympathy for the Devil" are included, and nobody but MOTÖRHEAD could jack with decibels like there, capable of tickling the ozone layer. It's no secret MOTÖRHEAD was keen on its cover tunes. It's part of being a rock 'n' roll band, paying homage to your idols and peers on your way up, and especially once you've achieved a solid global reputation—something that MOTÖRHEAD did better than most. This goes back to the band's chunky rip on the rock classic "Train Kept-a-Rollin'" and B-side drop of THE KINGSMEN's party classic, "Louie Louie" from the "Motörhead" and "Overkill", released on the1996 CD reissue, days respectively. Another memorable B-side MOTÖRHEAD cover came with Willie Dixon's "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man". "Under Cöver" isn't quite mandatory for deep MOTÖRHEAD fans who would already own most of the material gathered here, like the SEX PISTOLS's "God Save the Queen", which had already appeared on 2000's "We Are Motörhead". Or the long play on Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever", which originally appeared on 1992's "March or Die". From that album comes the bass-busting haul of Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde's "Hellraiser", recorded for Pinhead and company's third terror romp. "Hellraiser" also featured Michael "Wurzel" Burston, no doubt one of the first (along with "Philthy" Phil Taylor) to greet Lemmy on the other side. "Breaking the Law", 2008, remains true, trü, to JUDAS PRIEST's original, even leaving in the expected police sirens following Rob Halford's eminent assertion "You don't know what it's like!" It certainly clouts and roars. Lemmy gave this his full, loving touch as he did with 2002's gnarly take on the RAMONES's "Rockaway Beach". This well after MOTÖRHEAD bestowed the former its own tribute song, "R.A.M.O.N.E.S. " on the "1916" album. Longtime pal SAXON's Biff Byford takes over vocals on MOTÖRHEAD's blazing cover of RAINBOW's "Starstruck", which appeared on the Ronnie James Dio tribute album, "This is Your Life". Then there's the stellar hike of TWISTED SISTER's "Shoot 'Em Down", a heavy-hitting show of solidarity for the American hard rocking band that had to first stake its claim in the U.K. following a long stint in Long Island. The centerpiece of "Under Cöver" is an initially rowdy and ultimately exquisite recording of David Bowie's "Heroes", recorded during the 2015 "Bad Magic" sessions. This keeping in mind "Sympathy for the Devil" appeared on "Bad Magic". "Heroes" is a touching and remarkable denouement to the careers of both Lemmy and David Bowie as Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell pour their hearts into this cover. Lemmy, obviously in a frail state at this waning point of his life, sounds gristly and weathered for the first couple rounds. That is, until he inhales, digs deep and pulls a beautiful trick out of his hat, sounding wonderfully jubilant, in voice and on bass. "Under Cöver" concludes with the blistering rendition of METALLICA's epochal thrasher, "Whiplash", for which MOTÖRHEAD won a Grammy in 2005. Mikkey Dee famously commented about the award, "It's okay, but it would have meant more if it was one of our own songs". "Under Cöver" isn't really a cash grab, though the pessimist's eye is sure to judge it thus. It's a loving compilation of remembrance since it has really nothing to lose. What it stands to gain is serving a heedful reminder of what a force Lemmy Kilmister was. Yet his supporting cast are equal legends, capable of taking your favorite cut to a louder level of appreciation.
"Under Cöver"
(Silver Lining Music/Motörhead Music)
01. Breaking the Law
02. God Save the Queen
03. Heroes
04. Starstruck
05. Cat Scratch Fever
06. Jumpin' Jack Flash
07. Sympathy for the Devil
08. Hellraiser
09. Rockaway Beach
10. Shoot 'Em Down
11. Whiplash
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Donegal, Ireland (PressExposure) September 04, 2014 -- The BRC Global Standard for Food Safety is now a benchmark requirement which food and drink manufacturing companies wishing to supply retail markets must meet. Food and drink businesses must have a full understanding of the products produced, manufactured and distributed and have systems in place to identify and control hazards significant to food safety.
The new update for the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 7 will be published by January 2015 and the audits according to the new standard will take place from July 2015 onwards. It is crucial that food companies are equipped with a thorough understanding of the new changes.
The timeline for the development is as follows:
Oct - Dec 2013, Consultation Phase (complete)
Jan - May 2014, Drafting of Issue 7
May 2014, Public consultation on draft
Jul 2014, Final agreement of the Standard to publication
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MAN! It's that schedule thing again. I'm all out of whack and I don't mean my eating, per say. I've been doing really well just not journaling like I normally do.
What have I been doing you ask?
Well, wrapping up things for school, Christmas shopping, getting tires and breaks on the car (OMG what a time killer), going to the doctor, organizing the house, and all the other little things that get forgotten while the semester is in full swing.
Tomorrow promises to be just as busy while I finish the last of the shopping, hit the gym, weigh in and to top it off, I just got invited to a poker night! I never say no to a poker night. Especially when the husband is willing stay home with the toddler when I know he wants to play too.
Thursday's no different either! I have a business meeting (things are happening!), the cardio kicking boxing class and I need to get some work done on the sites.
All this running around does mean I've been eating out a bit more. It doesn't help that I haven't gone grocery shopping in over a week either. So when the husband says, "want to get Chinese" I hop on it!
Overall, I'm busy, I'm happy and I'm just trying to make good decisions. My posts may be bit sporadic over the next week because of the holiday. Plus I plan on doing so blog clean up. Now that I moved the food related posts to the new food blog my navigation doesn't make much sense. Between that, updating the community and posting some of my food ideas I'm a busy bee. I'll get back to posting my daily menus after the holidays, I promise. I just need some time to get everything else in order.
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Optimizing User Experience with eCommerce Product Videos – Part 1
In this post, I will review my interview with user experience expert Paul Bryan about the importance of implementing user experience, or "UX" strategies and tools around product videos. In this first of two parts, Paul helps explain the role of a UX Specialist for conversion-centric product videos for retail and e-commerce businesses.
It's not common to find a usability expert with a research and client background in eCommerce and online video, but Paul Bryan certainly more than qualifies in both areas:
- He started designing e-commerce websites in 1995.
- His user research and design strategy consultancy, Usography, reviewed the 100 top retail websites in the summer of 2011, and created the Retailer UX Audit to present the results.
- Hi consulting clients have included some of the most successful corporations in the world, including: The Home Depot, Coca-Cola, SAP, Delta Air Lines, Philips, Macy's and Bloomingdales, Cox, and GE.
- He recently published two interesting articles, "10 Absentee UX Features on Top e-Commerce Sites," and "Top Approaches for e-Commerce Product Videos."
What do we mean by "User Experience?"
I've actually worked as a professional web usability specialist for a number of years and can speak with some experience in this field. (In fact, I actually wrote back in mid-2009 that we needed usability standards for web video. Here's my updated definition, which I've borrowed partially from Paul Bryan, and Wikipedia:
- User experience ("UX") is about how a person feels about using a product, system, or service. UX is both about perceived objective and subjective needs of the user, which can change over time as circumstances change.
- Usability is a term that's used interchangeably with user experience (UX), which I consider having more of a goal-specific orientation – the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or other human-made object (with the assistance of technology) in order to achieve a particular goal.
- In the online community, UX is the practice of influencing how a person uses and experiences a particular website or other online activity, including online video. UX with online video is tested and measured both as a stand-alone entity and in context with the interface it is presented and played on – be it a website, tablet, smartphone, etcetera – and of course, with the target audience in mind.
(To note: Back in 2007, I did a usability podcast interview with UX expert Jared Spool of User Interface Engineering.)
How a UX Specialist helps with product videos for e-commerce
UX specialists are important to retail and e-commerce businesses looking to focus on customer needs, and how to design systems to meet those needs. "When retailers or other companies lack UX expertise, they tend to push out what they want to say, and are disappointed with the results." says Paul. "They need user research and UX strategy to understand what customers will 'pull' into their ever-more limited attention stream, and how to design it in such a way that customers can achieve their objectives while at the same time helping the business to meet its goals."
"I'm a big fan of product videos in the UX experience," says Paul. "They offer more substantial engagement with a product, with no additional effort on the part of the customer."
Here are some of the steps a UX specialist takes to help retailers and e-commerce businesses with the strategic planning of their video content:
- Begin with customer research and data. First, a UX specialist will put together detailed behavioral segmentation that describes and prioritizes the different types of customers who are in their target market.
- Build customer profiles. Secondly, the UX specialist will provide the client with in-depth understanding of how each of these customer segments shops them and their competitors. "Every purchase involves a shopping process that can be as short as a couple of minutes, or longer than a year." says Paul. "Businesses need to understand these processes for the most profitable customer segments and the most frequent purchase processes. Both the segmentation and the purchase process is discovered through carefully crafted research projects." For example, Usography is currently doing a research project for a top ten retailer in which customers are recording video of themselves using websites and mobile devices to make purchases in their day-to-day lives."
- "Video mapping" by product category. Paul says that once these pieces are in place, a UX Specialist looks through the clients' product categories, maps the purchase process out, and determine ways that videos can fill the gaps that cause customers to abandon the purchase or switch channels. (For example, from web or mobile to in-store.) "I think video has a very powerful role to play in this process, but not for every product category. "Retailers should spend their money on product videos in categories where the user experience of the product catalog is insufficient to lead to purchase, and then upload and test the effectiveness of videos in those categories."
- Competitive analysis. "We look at how competitors and market leaders are using videos for instruction, product knowledge, marketing slideshows, etc.; and then we recommend product categories the client could benefit from by adding product videos." Says Paul
- Script-writing. Some UX specialists also have experience as concept directors in multimedia production, and can be an asset with the actual scripting of videos around UX strategy, towards driving increased user experience and sales.
What eCommerce businesses doing product videos should look for when hiring a UX Specialist
Paul says that whether retailer or e-commerce companies are looking at huge agencies or individual consultants, "they need to find people who have a deep understanding of retail in general, multichannel customer shopping behavior, purchase modeling, interaction design, and web analytics." Ideally, they should also be looking for an individual, or a firm with an individual who has multimedia concept and project planning, and/or multimedia analytics experience.
Paul adds that finding a sizeable pool of applicants to choose from with all that criteria can prove to be a challenge. "The UX community has been rather silent on video. I'm not sure why, but I expect it to explode within 2 to 3 years and become ubiquitous within 5 years." He says.
UX specialists' rates range from $50 –$200/hour, and that is likely to be on the mid-to-high end for video projects. "Experience with large, complex designs, planning, strategy, etc. pushes up to the higher range. People who can plan and lead are more expensive than practitioners." Says Paul.
A Big UX Mistake with eCommerce Product Videos
Paul finds that one of the biggest mistake companies make with videos, and user experience in general, is creating a one-size-fits-all solution. "Obviously, that's the least expensive way to go. But they end up producing videos and other design work that doesn't meet the customer at the points of decision, and consequently are inexpensive but don't move the needle." He says.
A Big UX Tip for eCommerce Product Videos
Paul says that he's found from his own research that retailers need to really understand where the gaps are in web and mobile user experience for each key customer segment; and to use video to fill the gaps and push them out of the browsing end of the funnel and into the transaction end. "Video should fill decision-making gaps for key customer segments and the purchase model of a specific category of merchandise." He says.


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The work of gravediggers is essential amongst the living, but invaluable in the Shadow Isles. There are many shades of death there, and each is embraced rather than feared or reviled. One can only ascend from one state to the next with the magical aid of a skilled professional. At the end of the first Rune War, Yorick Mori made his living as a gravedigger. His family owned and maintained the Final Rest Memorial, one of the oldest cemeteries in Valoran. The shovel he employed for his work had been passed down for generations. Each gravedigger taught his son that this shovel was imbued with the spirit of every forefather, and that those spirits would protect him during the long lonely nights amongst the tombstones. To his eternal regret, Yorick died without an heir, bringing the proud Mori line to a close. His body was interred with his shovel in the family mausoleum, and the Final Rest Memorial soon fell to ruin. Death, however, was not the end Yorick had expected.
Yorick emerged on the haunted shores of the Shadow Isles – not quite dead, definitely not alive – still clutching his beloved shovel. He soon learned that with it he could act as a ferryman for the Isles' undead denizens, helping them climb death's many-tiered ladder. This proved a curse, as a gravedigger must "bury his quota" before he too can ascend, or so the legend goes. No one knows what "his quota" is. Yorick dug tirelessly, waiting in vain for the day when he would be freed of his burden. As decades turned to centuries, the shame of his failures came to a head. He returned to Valoran to find his corpse, convinced that salvation might be buried with it. When he arrived, no trace remained of either the mausoleum or the memorial. Hope nearly lost, he discovered the League of Legends, and there saw an opportunity to immortalize the family name he allowed to be forgotten ages ago.
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Summary: In the late hours of a school day Pansy and Draco do some late night studying. Pansy is pretty nervous about something which makes her fidgety. But what? Or who? Lots of fluff really. One-shot.
Disclaimer: All rights belong to J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros., and whoever else owns these rights.
Pansy always fidgeted when something bothered her. Sometimes she would drum her fingers on a desk or tap her foot impatiently. Now she kept brushing back her ebony black hair which fell in her face as she leaned down to read a particularly large text book and tucked a couple strands of hair behind her ear carefully. Her tongue nervously traced the inside of her mouth which was dry and her hands continued to clench or unclench nervously or feel the parchment texture of pages rubbing against her fingertips.
Draco who sat a couple of feet away from her in a separate chair didn't seem to notice as he nonchalantly turned a page in his book and jotted down a couple of notes on his parchment. His eyes didn't even bother to flicker up to study her. Maybe he just didn't care.
Pansy sighed softly. She released the tension from her fingers slowly and unclenched her fists. She could plainly see her nails had made small red grooves in the palm of her hand. Her mind buzzed with many conflicting thoughts and unresolved issues. Her eyes drifted above her book studying carefully the green and silver curtains which hung open. The light weightless materials swayed in the gentle breeze of the night and glowed slightly from the streaming moonlight. Pansy's eyes drifted to Draco's bedside table that had on it a clear pitcher of water, a wash bowl, some photos used a markers, sticking out of a couple of book stacked up orderly. Clean and perfect lined up as always. She wouldn't had been surprised if Draco had made the house elves stack them up in alphabetical order. Pansy's eyes roved around the small room with the little stone fire place which had a couple of logs placed in the hearth and the large rectangular table Draco used for his own personal studies. His wealth bought him his own furniture to Hogwarts. The room was small with soft emerald green carpet and a bedpost bed with soft sheets and pillows. It was of course a lot smaller than Draco's actual room at his manor but nevertheless what the room lacked in size it provided a lot of comfort.
The candles on the table were burning low and it was getting late the sky turning a hazy blue black color and the stars shining clearly above like a sea of glowing light. Pansy shook away her thoughts restlessly and closed her eyes tired. She leaned back against her seat for a bit of rest for a few second before opening his long black lashes to peer at Draco who was tapping his quill against his mouth. His brows were furrowed into frown and he looked some what troubled, worried, and anxious. The last few weeks he had been very irritable and sometimes snappish but now he just seemed withdrawn, tired, and defeated. Poor Draco.
Pansy slowly got up and placed her book on the desk and strode behind him. She place her hand on his left knee and let her finger tips leaving tingly light feelings with her touch up his leg and arms. She slowly then rubbed his back in tracing circles and kissed up the side of his neck and chin. Her touch was tender and soft and first Draco was slow to respond but soon he began to give in slightly, his ice melting and kissing her softly back on the mouth, his arm reached over running through her hair.
After pulling away for a second he turned around in his seat in looked her in eye wearily, looking somewhat gray around the edges, and clasped her hand in his.
"Ow." Pansy responded and pulled away from his touch. "Your hands are cold."
Draco laughed dryly and rubbed his eyes and forehead. "So Pansy..." His mouth slyly drew out her name, tasting it like candy. "Why so tense?"
Pansy laughed nervously and shrugged pulling up a chair to sit by him. "Oh you know, it's been about a couple of weeks- Oh wait, no- Hm, maybe like months, if you really think about it. You've been so... withdrawn from me. I feel like I don't know you anymore Draco as a friend or lover."
"Hm." Draco smiled slightly and elegantly leaned back in his seat an old spark lighting up in his eyes. "Pansy you know that..." He paused choosing his words carefully. "There are some things I cannot discuss with you."
Pansy sighed loudly and rolled her eyes and angrily strode to the window looking out at the night sky. She chewed on her tongue and then turned around. "What is it? Do you not trust me? I have known you since we were children. I have been your close friend." She lifted up her arms helplessly. "I can't help worrying. You've changed so much this last year. You're just different. I can't-" She clenched her fist, frustrated. "I don't know how to help you."
"Well Pansy, you've always been looking out for my well being but-" He paused to give a slight smirk and playful taunting smile. "I can't. You will find out in due time."
"It's task you have to do for the Dark Lord right?" Pansy whispered somewhat scathingly, her eyes wide and shining.
Draco's eyes narrowed.
"I said," He said in a menacing voice. "We will not speak of it."
His eye which had widened and turned an icy color as if he was possessed slowly melted and was his normal weary self.
"Pansy. Pansy. Pansy..." He mumbled rubbed his temple as if he was almost bitter with tears. "I feel so tired."
"Oh Draco." Pansy came forward and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
Both lovers began to kiss softly as Pansy began to unbutton Draco's school shirt and he traced her hipbone gently. Both were too tired to even be fully undressed and crawled under the silk sheets.
The curve of Pansy's body fitted perfectly with Draco's. And both lovers laid in each other's embrace deep in thought.
Pansy frowned slightly then turned to Draco whispering in his ear. "Will I ever know then?"
Draco mumbled something then turned to her, his face resting in the scent of her hair. "Yes, in due time." He touched her face. "All I'm trying to do is protect you. I want you to be there for me through the ups and downs. But for now silence is golden." His lips curved into a smile.
"All you need to know now is that I love you."
Pansy smiled back and curled up against his body. Both found a quiet solace with each other trying to push out the pains of the world.
Draco closed his eyes wearily going over his agenda. For over the last few months he had been a patient but any day now he would get the opportunity to raid the Hogwarts castle and any day now he would... He would kill Dumbledore.
Draco thoughts lay like heavy burdens on his shoulder each and every night, but for now sleep was all he needed.


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Some critics blame Bush Administration policies for Argentina's collapse last year, but a closer look at that crisis will show that the Administration was right not to support extending Argentina another International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. That approach would have prolonged Argentina's economic malaise, not solved it. Instead, U.S. policy should provide opportunities and incentives for countries to adopt economic reforms and institute the rule of law, not to help them become more dependent on international lending.
The Bush Administration demonstrated its understanding of this principle by making two important policy changes last year. First, it stopped the policy of blindly bailing out countries in crisis; and second, it reinvigorated U.S. leadership on trade by pursuing trade promotion authority (TPA), which enables it to pursue free trade agreements. Together, these strategies will encourage troubled Latin economies to adopt the necessary reforms on their own--which is the only guarantee that such reforms will last.
Lessons from
Some have argued that the fall of the Argentine economy was the result of U.S. foreign policy--specifically, the Administration's failure to back another international bailout of Argentina when collapse was imminent. These critics ignore the fact that Argentina's crisis is the direct consequence of poor economic policy choices implemented by successive governments. Though Argentina had adopted a few free-market policies, it failed to make the necessary institutional reforms to buttress them. Moreover, it resorted to increasing debt and raising taxes--policies that make it more difficult for markets to develop or expand.
U.S. policymakers can learn three valuable lessons from Argentina on how to handle Latin countries in distress.
Lesson #1:
International bailouts encourage risky behaviors by governments and
investors alike
If anyone must share the blame for Argentina's crisis, it is the International Monetary Fund. Its own archives show that, since 1983, it has provided nearly continuous funding to Argentina regardless of whether it met its prior loan conditions or was in fact in crisis. Such lending practice had two negative consequences. First, the IMF assistance became predictable and signaled to investors that their risk would be mitigated by a bailout: that investing in Argentina would bring a guaranteed profit regardless of how poor the economic conditions were. Second, the Argentine government had little incentive to reform; the money would still come in. These consequences led to Argentina's recent default, and they will lead to capital flight if the current government lifts the financial restrictions set by the previous government.
Lesson #2: Only
when reform is genuinely desired by a country will it be
effectively implemented, and IMF lending practices undermine the
reform process
In August 2001, Argentina again requested IMF funding to shore up its economic problems. The immediate response from the United States was to question the worthiness of such an effort. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, and Secretary of State Colin Powell, among others, publicly stated that Argentina's problems were of its own making and that new IMF loans were unnecessary. As a result of that strong position, Argentine authorities began to discuss economic reform. But when the IMF later announced that it would recommend an early disbursement of funds to Argentina, the discussions stopped. The response of the Argentine government clearly shows that IMF policies are counterproductive, inhibiting the very reforms they should encourage. Reforms must be homegrown to endure.
Lesson #3: Even
when reforms are embraced, a strong rule of law is critical
The rule of law is vital to the success of economic reforms. It helps keep the reforms in place and restrains a government from annulling the law in order to undo a reform. Without reforms in the legal and judicial systems in Latin American countries, the future for these economies remains uncertain. Some Latin countries have made such reforms with demonstrable success, as illustrated by Chile, whose leaders have decided not to depend on IMF financing but to pursue economic and political freedom.
Priorities for a
New U.S.-Latin America Policy
U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America should provide incentives for reform. Specifically, the Administration should:
- Advance bilateral free trade agreements to provide greater opportunities for economic reforms to bear fruit. The promise of free trade with America encourages reform. Though U.S. trade policy in the region is based on building a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), that strategy offers only a promise, not a certainty, of free trade. Consequently, it has had the opposite effect, inducing governments to stop liberalization efforts and use reform as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the United States. U.S. trade policy should encourage them to open their markets before trade negotiations occur. The Administration should offer to sign a free trade agreement with any country that has opened its economy. It is currently in negotiations with Chile, which supports free markets. Uruguay, which has taken consistent steps to open its economy over the past few years and which is attracting much of the capital leaving Argentina, could be the next candidate. This policy would encourage other countries to open their markets and make the necessary reforms in order to sign a trade deal with America.
- Seek reform of the IMF to correct its counterproductive lending practices. The basis for doing so can be found in the report of the International Financial Institutions Advisory Commission, chaired by Allan H. Meltzer of Carnegie Mellon University. It advocates, for example, a system based on a set of preconditions that countries must meet in order to qualify for a loan. These include sound fiscal policy, freedom of entry and operation for foreign financial institutions, and adequately capitalized commercial banks. Dependence on foreign loans, and future economic crises, will decline in Latin America if an environment develops that promotes the efficiencies and benefits of open markets.
The Argentine crisis demonstrates that Latin American countries must embrace capitalism in its entirety in order to achieve long-term prosperity. The United States should provide incentives for Latin countries to institute the needed reforms in order to rely less and less on international loans and to build and sustain their own prosperity over the long term.
Ana I. Eiras is a Policy Analyst in, and Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Ph.D., is Director of, the Center for International Trade and Economics (CITE) at The Heritage Foundation.


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"Since its inception in 1886, the State Fair of Texas has celebrated all things Texan by promoting agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment. The State Fair of Texas is a non-profit organization with all proceeds helping to preserve and improve Fair Park and underwrite museum, community and scholarship programs for inner city youth and students pursuing agricultural careers." (bigtex.com)
The State Fair of Texas 2014 opened on the 26th of September and lasted until the 19th of October. My family planned on going some time within the first week of its opening but ended up going on a much later date just because we had to wait until the weather was good and warm.
It was my very first state fair experience (as well as my daughter's) since arriving in the United States.
Having generated an estimated $41 million in total coupon sales for food and rides, the State Fair of Texas 2014 was the most successful fair to date since it started in 1886. The previous record was set in 2010 with $37.3 million.
The State Fair of Texas is a big deal among Texans – a fact made obvious by the months of preparations, the number of people participating, and the elaborate treats that await every fair-goer – because to Texans, this event is not just an annual event where they can showcase their products or services.
For over a century, the State Fair of Texas has served as a venue where Texans come together and collectively express in their own unique and authentically "Texan" way just how proud they truly are to be a Texan. To emphasize this sense of Texas pride, the State Fair of Texas 2014 was themed "Deep in the Heart of Texans."
As with any event similar to this, the Texas State Fair obviously aims to help promote Texas businesses and help Texan Entrepreneurs turn a good profit. However, the State Fair of Texas isn't only about making money; it also aims to give back to the community. As a way of giving back, the State Fair of Texas 2014 offered a variety of discounts to fairgoers throughout the length of the Fair.
Through these special discounts (most especially the Can Food Drive), the State Fair of Texas 2014 was able to generate a grand total of 242,001 pounds of food – all of which will be donated to the North Texas Food Bank. Now, that's the Texan Spirit!
So from this point on, it's photo overload!!!
The Fair Highlights and Map
Okay… Let's do this!
The car looked perfect for Arra.
Purchasing our coupons – which were used for the rides, buying food, and other activities.
This was the first ride we got on. I screamed a lot!!!
Only Arra was brave enough to try this insane ride!
We got on the cable car too, which gave us a good view of the entire fair grounds.
Arra looks so happy and content! Notice the Fair Map & Guide that she's holding? She was our self-appointed Navigator & Fair Tour Guide. Hahaha!
They had there roller coaster rides, if I remember correctly. I don't think this was the biggest one they had though.
Now comes the FOOD!!!
First, Big Daddy introduced us to Salt Water Taffy.
Mine was something with Peanut Butter flavor (I can't remember what flavor the white part was). It was so yummy!!! Arra had the Coconut. I think Big Daddy's was the Strawberry.
Then, somebody told us not to miss the famous Fletcher's Corny Dogs.
So we made sure we didn't.
Hahaha! I remember taking this shot… Big Daddy and Arra were extremely hungry and couldn't wait to gobble down their corn dogs but I had to stop them and make them wait a little longer so I could take this shot. Behind the smiling faces were two people who were secretly wishing I would drop my cam! Hahaha!
After the Corny Dogs, we went to try the Funnel Cake. There was a long line for the funnel cakes so we had to wait about ten minutes for our order.
This was our Funnel Cake. it was so delicious! Amazing!!!
We also thought about trying other food, but we were so stuffed and we didn't want to throw up on the rides.
So we decided to keep moving…
…and while our food was digesting in our bellies, we relaxed and enjoyed the view of the Dallas Skyline atop the Texas Star.
The Dallas Skyline
This ride was called the Kamikaze. It wasn't my most favorite ride at the fair (that was the Bumper Cars) but this one was the scariest ride I've EVER been on! It was fun, yeah, but it made me sick to my stomach after it was all over.
I still have so much to share with you guys about the State Fair of Texas 2014, but that would have to be saved for another post. Meanwhile, thank y'all so much for reading this post. Please stay tuned for Part 2!
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Athletics Day
On Thursday we went to Okato for our athletics day. The first thing that we did was discus. After that we did high jump, then we did the 100m race. Next we did long jump. Finally we did what I was waiting for, the 200m race. It was very fun, but I didn't come first, which was really embarrassing. However it was still fun to race. It was a really fun day and I loved it!
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"Voters FIRST Act" Redistricting Constitutional Amendment and Statute. Would transfer the power to re-draw Assembly, state Senate, and Board of Equalization district lines, once every 10 years after census data come in, from the political parties and elected officials to a 14-member citizens' commission.
Los Angeles Times editorial, Sept. 12, 2008: Yes on Proposition 11
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The apartment is located in a brand new building. Being located just a few steps from the Romana Square already have everything you want nearby - bus and metro stations, bars, restaurants, cafes ... Across of the building you will find the British Council and the Academy of Economic Studies. Right behind the building there is a large supermarket - Billa wich is open everyday until late in the evening and where you can find a plenty of choice for making your holiday more confortable . Access to the building and the rooms are with magnetic card. No smoking in this building, being fitted with smoke alarms! Parking in front of the building and WiFi internet connection is available for free!
For a small amount i also offer you a transfer service from and to airport and organise one day tour to Dracula Castle in Bran, Peles Castle in Sinaia and City Center of Brasov.
My name is Laurentiu and worked for many years as a camera operator in a television. I quit just because i started to offer real accommodation in Bucharest and to try to provide the cleanless, location, comfort and advices about places as i want to receive if i travel somewhere. Most part of my customers are now my friends from the hole world and love what i do!
I would like to inform you that i am organizing a one full day trip for visiting the Peles Castle in Sinaia, The Dracula Castle in Bran, lunch in a traditional restaurant and a short walk in the central square of Brasov.
Visit Peles Castle, once the summer residence of Romanian kings, and now home of the one of the country's most important museums. The castle dates from the late 19th century and has 160 opulently decorated rooms. It is the final resting place for several Romanian monarchs including King Carol I who died here in 1914, as well King Ferdinand and Queen Maria.
Visit medieval Bran castle, popularly known as Dracula's Castle. Bran Castle was built in the mid 14th century on a rock standing 60 meters high. It features 4 towers with walls made of stone blocks, and its rooms and narrow corridors form a mysterious labyrinth of ghostly nooks and secret chambers. In the inner courtyard there are artesian wells, connected to an underground network.
Stopping in Bran village you'll have lunch in a typical restaurant (meals are not included in the price of the tour).
On our way back we will stop for a short walk in Brasov downtown, just to show you how a typical Transylvanian old city looked like and to admire the most important sites of this beautiful city: The Council Square, The Council Tower, The Black Church (view from outside), the Rope Street, etc.
The price of this tour is 150 euro/car (maximum 3 people) , 200 euro/car (4-6 people) or 255 euro/car (6-8 people) and does not includes entrance fees (30 lei/person for Peles Castle and 35 lei/person for Bran Castle) and meals, and takes about 12 hours, from 8:30 to 20:30.
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South Bend Cubs owner reflects on record-breaking season
The South Bend Cubs got knocked out of the Midwest League Playoffs Saturday. The Defending champs from West Michigan beat them twice in extra innings to move on.
After an 84 win regular season and a new attendance record, the team can look back on some amazing memories.
"The magic on the field is believing in one's self," said Andrew Berlin, South Bend Cubs owner. "There's no question that these guys have the skillsets. And I think that comes from the management – Jimmy Gonzalez and his coaches.
Also…and I don't know if this is the case, but there is a halo effect from the Chicago Cubs," Berlin continued. "I mean winners beget winners. It's also great to have the South Bend Cubs be the South Bend Cubs. We love this affiliation and we aim to keep it forever."


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