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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jul 26, 1994
|Filing date
|Aug 23, 1991
|Priority date
|Jan 30, 1989
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Trevor C. Lucey
|Original Assignee
|Lucey Trevor C
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (62), Classifications (12), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/303,123 filed Jan. 30, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,043,889.
This invention relates to sweepstakes-type games and in particular to sweepstakes-type games used as a part of an advertising program for commercial goods and/or services.
Sweepstakes-type games are well known. These games include lotteries and horserace betting. Sweepstakes are commonly used to promote the sale of magazines and books. In Europe and Latin America national sweepstakes games based on the outcome of soccer matches are very popular.
Computer system exist for reading, coded information directly into a computer memory so that the information can be processed by the computer.
In recent years computer controlled telephone equipment has been available which is capable of responding with verbal messages to distantly located telephone callers and to record in a computer memory information transmitted by the operation of touchtone buttons on the distant telephone.
An object of the invention is to provide apparatus for conducting a sweepstakes game based on participants predicting a portion of the outcome of golf tournaments. It is an object of this invention to provide apparatus that will enable the sponsors of the sweepstakes to evaluate all of the many expected entries using computer equipment so that the winner or winners can be determined quickly and efficiently. Another object of the invention is to develop interest in the products and services of sponsors of the sweepstakes game and of the advertisers which advertise their products and services on the television broadcasts of these golf tournaments. Where laws permit, another object of this invention is to provide a method for efficiently operating a sweepstakes for profit where sweepstakes participants would pay for the opportunity to play the sweepstakes game.
The present invention provides the apparatus for participation by a player in a sweepstake-type game whereby the player seeks to win the sweepstakes by accurately predicting a portion of the result of a golf tournament. Preferably, the players are provided with access identification in connection with the commercial marketing of goods or services. A coding means is provided for the players to convert their predictions into numbers or other symbols which can be processed automatically by a computer system. A processor input means accepts the coded predictions and communicates them to a processor. A means is provided for determining a set of winning numbers based on the results of a golf tournament and a processor is provided which compares the coded predictions with the set of winning numbers and determines the winner or winners of the sweepstakes.
FIG. 1 is a drawing of a coupon used in practicing a sweepstakes game according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a drawing of another coupon used in practicing a sweepstakes game according to :the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a drawing of portions of a marked up version of the coupon shown in FIG. 1
FIG. 4 is a simplified block diagram of the principal components employed for practicing a sweepstakes game according to one embodiment the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a simplified block diagram of the principal components employed for practicing a sweepstakes game according to another embodiment of the present invention.
My preferred name for the sweepstakes game which will use the apparatus which is the subject of this invention is "Pro-Golf". In my preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sweepstakes game is sponsored as a part of a program for marketing one or Ere products or services. For example, with the purchase of a six pack of beer or a visit to an automobile dealership or a fast food restaurant, a customer or potential customer would receive a coupon with which he or she could play the sweepstakes. The coupon in this embodiment has the form shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2. The customer may also receive or have available a Pro-Golf program which gives the names and an individual Pro-Golf number of all or a substantial number of the participants in the tournaments which are the subject of the Pro-Golf sweepstakes game. As an example, excerpts from portions of such a program are included in Table I.
Preferably, for each golf tournament, the sponsors will also make available to their customers or potential customers a list of the golfers that are expected to participate in the tournament.
The object of the game in this preferred embodiment is for the player to pick (1) the winner of the tournament and (2) the eight golfers other than the winner who have the lowest tournament scores. The player will use one of the coupons to record his predictions.
TABLE I______________________________________PRO-GOLFNUMBER GOLFER______________________________________1 Jack Nicklaus2 Tom Watson3 Lee Trevino4 Ray Floyd5 Hale Irwin6 Tom Kite7 Lanny watkins..15 Arnold Palmer16 Gary Player...25 Gene Littler...27 J. C. Sneed...52 Chi Chi Rodriguez...250 Gary Pinnus...300 Richie Karl______________________________________
The FIG. 1 coupon is in a form for use in automatic computer controlled equipment made by Scantron Corporation, headquartered in Tustin, Calif. An enlarged marked up version of this coupon is shown in FIG. 3. This particular coupon comprises a nine digit access number 2 which is preprinted on the coupon to provide up to one billion uniquely numbered coupons for each tournament. It also comprises a preprinted two digit number 4 to identify the tournament. Preferably, only one tournament per week would be covered by the sweepstakes game. This would require 52 separate tournament numbers. A one digit number shown at 6 identifies the calendar year of the tournament. All of this information is preprinted of the coupon prior to distribution to customer participation.
The coupons are distributed to customers or potential customers in connection with a marketing program. Those who want to participate are instructed to pick the tournament winner and eight golfers other than the winner who will have the lowest scores. On the coupon shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 at 8 there are up to 500 numbers from 0 to 499 which correspond to up to 500 tournament golfers. The winner is indicated by shading one number in each of three columns shown at 10 on FIG. 1 and FIG. 3. The participant also shades in eight other numbers at 8 to indicate the eight other lowest shooting golfers.
The coupon in one preferred embodiment comes preprinted with an access number, the tournament designation and the year. The coupon shown in FIG. 3 shows a preprinted access number of 226,321,125; it is marked 16 to correspond to the Bob Hope Classic and 0 to represent calendar year 1990. As an example it has also been marked to predict Tom Watson to win and Tom Kite, Gary Player, J. C. Sneed, Lee Trevino, Ray Floyd, Gary Pinus, Lanny Watkins and Richie Karl as runners up.
In another preferred embodiment the coupon is not marked with the tournament number or the name of the tournament. In this case the participants are instructed to shade in the number of the tournament from a predetermined numbered list of Pro-Golf tournaments. The year can either be premarked or left for the participant to mark.
The completed coupon shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 is then taken to a card reader which may be preferably located at a sponsor's store such as a fast food restaurant and the participant's prediction is recorded by inserting the card into a card reader where it is read automatically and the information is stored by a computer in a form such that the information can be readily recalled by a computer processor. If a card reader facility is not near the player or if going to one is inconvenient the player could mail his card to a reader location. A good card reader for location at sponsors facilities all over the country is Scantron Model 1300 Optical Mark Reader/Data Terminal. It costs less than $2,000 and operates with a variety of personal computers. For a central location processing hundreds of thousands of coupons a higher speed reader such as Scantton System 9000 should be used. (Equipment simular to the Scantron equipment is available from National Computer Systems of Mineapolis, Minn.) For a nationwide sweepstakes game, all of these readers would be tied together into a central computer. As soon as the tournament is over the final golf scores are fed into the computer and the computer is programed to determine the winner or winners of the sweepstakes. It should require only a few seconds for the computer to determine the winner, so it should be possible to announce the winning access number or numbers to the television audience while the .last group of golfers is walking off the 18th green. Or if desired, the name or names of the sweepstakes winner or winners could be announced.
An alternate coupon is shown in FIG. 2 which may be used by participants having available to them a touchtone telephone. Actually the only critical item on the coupon in FIG. 2 is the access number 30. In this case the access number is 164,539,842. The coupon should also provide a telephone number 32 for the player to call his predictions in to. The telephone number preferably will be a local number or a free long distance (800 type) number when this invention is used as a part of an advertising plan. However, when used as a part of a sweepstakes game for profit, a fee could be charmed through the telephone company by using a for fee type telephone number. The rest of the information on the coupon shown in FIG. 2 is merely to help the participant transmit his predictions and to serve as a record of the prediction. The participant writes his predictions and other called for information into the blanks on the coupon. For example, FIG. 2 is marked to show the same predictions discussed above.
this case the coupon instructs the player to call in his predictions to (800) 243-6600. A processing system including a computer controlled telephone answering device is provided at that number. The system is preferably programmed to (1) answer the telephone, (2) instruct the participant calling to type his or her predictions and other needed information into the participant's touchtone telephone, (3) record the information provided by the participant, and (4) inform the participant if the information provided by the participant is not in the correct form, in my preferred embodiment, the system can also tell the participant that his or her access number is not valid or has already been used
FIG. 4 shows a general layout plan for a sweepstakes game using the card readers. A plurality of card readers 40 and PC's 42 located at sponsor's stores all over the country are connected by telephone lines or satellite to a central processor 44. The central processor is preferably a high speed large memory computer. Also connected to the central processor 44 is one or more System 9000 Optical Mark Readers 46 which is located at a central mail station to read coupons sent in by mail. Once the golf tournament is over an operator inputs the results of the tournament into the central processor so that the winning set or sets of numbers are determined.
To win a participant must correctly predict the tournament winner and the other eight golfers with the lowest scores in the order of their finish. Due to ties in the ranks of the runners up, there could be more than one set of winning numbers. Also, in case of tie, all the winners will share the grand prize. If no player has guesses right, the prize could be awarded to the best guess or carried forward to the next week.
The central processor thus determines the winning combinations of golfer Pro-Golf numbers then determines the access numbers of the winning players from information previously collected. Preferably, these determinations can be .made within a few seconds or minutes after the tournament is over and as suggested above, the winners can be announced to the television audience while the last group of golfers is walking off the 18th green. This aspect of the game will vastly increase the interest of the television audience in the tournament, especially for those participants who have predicted the winner to be a golfer who is still in contention near the end of the tournament. There should be plenty of time for the predictions to be processed and available in the memory of the central processor at the conclusion of the tournament if the predictions are received respectively at the sponsor's readers and at the central mail station prior to the start of the tournament.
FIG. 5 shows a general layout plan for a sweepstake game using the touchtone telephone system discussed above. Preferably, the information is transmitted by many thousands of touchtone telephones 50 through a telephone network 52 to a plurality of telephone receiving centers. Each of these receiving centers comprise a voice power board 54, such as AT&T Model VP4, enabling the receiving center to instruct the player on how to transmit his prediction. Four voice power boards are controlled by a receiving computer 56 such as AT&T Model 6386E with a remote file system 57, The Model 6386E's are connected to a central computer 58 such as AT&T Model 3B2/700 which also has a remote file system 59 so that it can communicate with a large number of the receiving computers 56. Software for the voice boards is commercially available from software companies such as CIA, Each voice power board can handle four telephone calls simultaneously. An unlimited number of Model 6386E's can be connected to the central computer and Model 3B2/700 can efficiently handle about 60 to 100 calls simultaneously on a real time basis. More powerful central computers such as AT&T Model 3B4000 can provide increased capacity.
Following is a typical "conversation" between a player and a receiving center which takes place during the week prior to the Bob Hope Desert Classic Golf Tournament. Assume the receiving centers telephone number is (800) 262-5454, the participant's access number is 64589642, the participant picks the winner and the next eight lowest shooters referred to above:
______________________________________PLAYER TOUCHES RECIEVING CENTER SAYS______________________________________8002625454 "Hello. Thank you for playing Pro-Golf in the Bob Hope Classic Tournament. Please press your Access Number."64539642 "Thank you. Now press your predicted winner's Pro-Golf number then a star."002* "Thank you. Now press the Pro-Golf numbers of eight golfers you think will have the lowest scores in order with one star after each Pro-Golf number."6*16*27*3*4*470*7*480* "Thank you. You have predicted Tom Watson to win and Tom Kite, Gary Player, J. C. Sneed, Lee Trevino, Ray Floyd, Gary Pinus Lanny Watkins and Richie Karl as runners up in that order. The tournament will be televised on ABC beginning at 11 AM EST Saturday, January 9".______________________________________
It will take about one minute for this "conversation". Thus, one telephone receiving center could handle up to about 5,000 entries in seven 12-hour days. To handle 500,000 entries; therefore will require at least about 1,000 receiving centers and on a 16 to 1 ratio about 63 processors.
The layout shown in FIG. 4 can be combined with the layout shown in FIG. 5 by tying together the central processor 44 shown in FIG. 4 and the central computer 58 shown in FIG. 5. Alternatively the two processors could be tied to a third meter processor.
Preferably the sweepstakes gas will be played on a national and maybe international scale with millions of players and huge prizes. However this invention can just as well be practiced on a very small scale. For example a single local sponsor might want to sponsor the sweepstake game for his local customers numbering in the hundreds or thousands. In this case the prizes would be much smaller but the game can be structured to give the participants a correspondingly better chance of winning. On this local scale the sweepstakes could be handled without the central processors 44 and 58 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The needed equipment would be reduced to as few as one card reader 40 and a personal computer 42 as shown in FIG. 4 all of which could be purchased for less than $5000. Or alternatively a small time operator could get by with a single Model 6386E computer 56 and one to four voice power boards 54 as indicated in FIG. 5 Again the cost of this system is only a few thousand dollars. The cost could be reduced even further by renting the equipment.
There are many ways to determine the winners of the sweepstakes in addition to the one described above. There is nothing sacred about the number 8. Instead of determining the sweepstakes winner on the tournament results the sweepstakes winner could be based on the results of only the final round. This would preferably man that entries would be submitted just prior to the playing of the final round. The game could obviously be changed to require the prediction of six ten or any other reasonable number of golfers. Prizes could be awarded on many different criteria For example in addition to the sweepstakes prize a lessor prize could be awarded to everyone who predicts the winner and at least two of the eight runners up. Greater prizes could be given to those who correctly predict larger numbers of the runners up.
Some sponsors my want to open the game up to anyone who wants to play. In this case an access number would not be required. The rules could be changed to require the player to shade in his social security number or his telephone number. Using the social security number might discourage players from submitting more than one entry. Therefore it might be good to add places for social security numbers on the coupons shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
It is to be understood that while certain form of the present invention have been illustrated and described herein it is not to be limited to the specific form or arrangement of parts described and shown.
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In my last post, How to turn a Nook Color into an Awesome Android Tablet, I showed you how to take your Nook Color running Barnes & Noble software version 1.0.1 and make it your own. Since then, Barnes & Noble has released a software update to 1.1, which brings pinch-to-zoom to the browser, along with a number of behind-the-scenes improvements to the book reader applications. In this post, I'll take you through the steps required to upgrade your already rooted Nook Color to version 1.1. These instructions only apply to Nook Colors that have been rooted according to my last (older) post. If you have a new Nook Color that is in need of rooting, follow these instructions instead.
Once this upgrade is complete, we'll have everything we need in place to speed up your Nook Color with an 1100MHz kernel, so I'll walk you through those steps as well :)
Part 1: Download all the files we need, copy them to the Nook Color, and install an app we need
For this install, we're going to need an application called Rom_Manager, and a couple of zip files that contain the updates we want. Download the following files on your computer:
- Rom_Manager.apk
- NookColor_v1.1.0_r2.zip Make sure the file is ~174Mb in size when the download completes! If it is smaller, re-download.
- kernel-1100mhz-omap3630.zip
Next, plugin your Nook Color to your computer using the cable provided by Barnes & Noble. The Nook should automatically mount both its internal storage and the installed microSD card under My Computer (Windows), Finder (MacOS), or Nautilus File Manager (Linux). Locate the three files you just downloaded and copy all three files to the microSD card on your Nook. The microSD card is fairly easy to identify, it will be the removable device that IS NOT named "media". For example, on a Mac, the microSD card will probably be names "NO NAME" (unless you renamed it somewhere along the way). Once you have copied the files, eject both the Nook (media) and microSD card properly (check your operating system's online help if you don't know how to do this) and unplug the Nook.
Now we need to install a file manager app, so that we can find the files we just downloaded on the Nook. I like OI File Manager for this. On your Nook, tap the up-arrow at the bottom, then Market, then the search button (at the top - looks like a magnifying glass), and search for "OI File Manager". Install the app once you locate it. When this is done, either restart your Nook (hold down the power button and power off, then power back up) or use Advanced Task Killer (see my prior post) to kill the "com.bn.nook.applauncher".
Now that that's complete, your ready to get started installing the software.
Part 2: Installing ClockworkMod Recovery
ClockworkMod Recovery is an excellent backup/installation tool for Android. We'll use it to back up our current configuration - just in case something goes wrong - and to apply the update as well as the faster kernel. ClockworkMod Recovery is installed using the ROM_Manager application we downloaded earlier. Follow these steps on the Nook Color to install:
- Tap the up-arrow at the bottom, then Extras, and then tap on NookColor Tools
- At the top, you will see a checkbox titled "Allow Non-Market Apps. If it isn't already checked, tap to check it. If it is checked, tap to uncheck it, then tap to check it again. Trust me, this sounds silly, but I have seen instances where the box is checked, but the Nook doesn't seem to know it :)
- Next, tap the up arrow at the bottom again, and tap Extras, followed by OI File Manager
- Locate "ROM_Manager.apk" and tap to install it.
- Restart your Nook or kill the launcher app again, so that ROM_Manager will appear in Extras
- Tap the up-arrow, then Extras, then ROM_Manager
- ROM_Manager should download the latest ClockworkMod Recovery - when it is done, tap Flash ClockworkMod Recovery and follow instructions
- When this is complete, tap Reboot into Recovery
OK, your Nook Color is going to reboot into recovery mode, which will probably be unlike any you have ever seen. While in recovery mode, the touchscreen is not used - instead, we'll use all of the buttons on the Nook to navigate. The volume up/down buttons go up and down in the list, the "n" button selects an item, and the power button goes back to the previous menu. Follow these steps to install the update:
- Press the volume down button to select "install zip from sdcard" and press the "n" button to select
- Press the volume down button to select "choose zip from sdcard" and press the "n" button to select
- Press the volume up/down buttons to select NookColor_v1.1.0_r2.zip from the list, and press the "n" button to select
- Choose "Yes" to install, and wait for the install to complete. Will be a few minutes
- When done, press the power button to go back to the main menu, select "reboot system now", and press the "n" button to reboot
Once your Nook has restarted, the upgrade will be complete! The restart process will be a little slow the first time, as the system will be clearing a number of caches and fixing settings. Subsequent boots will return to normal.
Part 3: Upgrading to 1100MHz
Now that you are a pro with ClockworkMod Recovery, the rest is easy. We're going to follow the same steps as in part 2, but this time we'll install the faster kernel. Follow these steps:
- Tap the up-arrow, then Extras, then ROM_Manager
- Tap Reboot into Recovery
- Once in recovery, press the volume down button to select "install zip from sdcard" and press the "n" button to select
- Press the volume down button to select "choose zip from sdcard" and press the "n" button to select
- Press the volume up/down buttons to select kernel-1100mhz-omap3630.zip from the list, and press the "n" button to select
- Choose "Yes" to install, and wait for the install to complete
- When done, press the power button to go back to the main menu, select "reboot system now", and press the "n" button to reboot
When the system reboots, the upgrade will be complete, and your Nook will be faster. There is one quirk to be aware of with this kernel: on first boot, the touchscreen will be very unresponsive. When the lock screen first comes up, briefly press the power button to turn the screen off, and wait for 30 seconds or so. Then press the power button again to turn the screen back on, and all will be well.
Enjoy your newly updated (and faster) Nook Color!
Hat tip to Decad3nce for the heavy lifting on the sideload update zip and arodey for packaging up Clockwork for the Nook.
Keywords: Android, Nook, Nook Color, Nook Color 1.1 Update, Tablet
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Thanks for your blog post! This makes it all seem so much less scary...
Fwamston on Saturday, 29 January 2011, 16:40 PST
Update: If you have trouble with Softkeys back and menu buttons working after rebooting, go to Extras:NookColor Tools:All Settings:Development and make sure that USB debugging is checked. If not, check it. If it is, uncheck then re-check. Next, reboot and all should be well.
Jim Klein on Sunday, 30 January 2011, 12:28 PST
First - Amazing posts. I have just finished with this update and it works great. Thanks for the info on how to do this.
Second - Any thoughts on the rumor that B&N is pulling all the Nook Colors off the shelf today for 2 weeks? Wondering if the are installing a de-rooting patch. Hope not.
Thanks again.
BrianRH on Thursday, 3 February 2011, 11:25 PST
Great post. I liked the detail step by step instructions. Very well documented and take the guess work out of doing the v.1.1.0 upgrade. Much appreciated!
Guest on Thursday, 3 February 2011, 12:49 PST
Sorry for a newbie question, but here goes.
I bought a nook color today, and it had 1.00 installed. I rooted it with 1.0 as I was afraid that if I allowed it to update, I would be upgraded to 1.1, I wouldn't be able to root it. Will your instructions work for a rooted 1.0?
Thanks for your help.
Scott Fox on Thursday, 3 February 2011, 21:48 PST
I thought I would try the overclocking kernel, but had a few questions. Have you seen a noticeable impact on battery life or any other potential negatives from overclocking? Also, haven't flashed an overclocking kernel before - if it turns out I want to revert, what's the process for that?
Thanks for the help on this!
Owen on Friday, 4 February 2011, 17:03 PST
@BrianRH Based on the development schedule for the Nook Color and what I have heard from B&N people, I don't think this has anything to do with an elaborate effort to lock things down. B&N is saying it is due to a "receiving problem" which suggests that they feel they have an inaccurate inventory of Nook Color stock at the various stores (many are out, some have stock, etc.) and that they are trying to solve that problem by having the stores ship their stock around. That would be surprising, but certainly possible. I personally believe that, while the inventory issue may be true, what they are really doing is planning for a big splash when they announce their "app store" and are pulling back units to install the new software on so that they can ensure they have some inventory when they make the announcement.
@Scott I haven't personally tried to apply the 1.1 update over a rooted 1.0 Nook Color. It would probably be safest to do a complete wipe according to instructions here, update to 1.0.1 manually with the 1.0.1 sideload update (copy the file to your Nook Color and eject - it will install by itself and reboot), re-root with according to my instructions here, and then apply the 1.1 update.
@Owen I've been running the overclock kernel for weeks and have experienced no discernible impact on battery life. If backup first using ClockworkMod, you can use ClockworkMod to restore should you decide you don't like the new kernel for some reason.
Jim Klein on Saturday, 5 February 2011, 10:48 PST
I have been following your posts as well as those on Android Central. In your opinion, is it better to root the NC to the internal memory or use a SD root?
Thank you.
David on Monday, 7 February 2011, 08:23 PST
If you will be using the Nook as a Nook (and not as a generic Froyo/Honeycomb tablet) the only way to root it is to use internal memory. If something goes wrong, you can always restore it to stock.
Jim Klein on Monday, 7 February 2011, 09:46 PST
I can not get out of clockwork mod after loading the zip. Any ideas?
Guest on Monday, 7 February 2011, 19:51 PST
I followed your instructions and had no problems at all. Thank you. Is the Android that I installed 2.1 or 2.2?
David on Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 15:25 PST
It's Android 2.1. There are both a2.2 build and a 3.0 (Honeycomb) build out there, but you have to give up the all the Barnes & Noble features that make the Nook great. They essentially turn the Nook into a generic Android tablet.
Jim Klein on Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 15:33 PST
i have intermittant boot freezes and slow touch screen after this proceedure got any clue why?
petem on Thursday, 10 February 2011, 14:50 PST
How to do you uninstall the overclock? it makes the touch screen less resposive and it heats up more so i dont want it.
Guest on Friday, 11 February 2011, 06:03 PST
@petem & @guest As I said above, when you first boot the Nook with the faster kernel, the screen will be less responsive than normal. This is a know quirk with the speed boost. All you have to do to fix it is briefly press the power button when you first see the lock screen at startup to put the device to sleep, wait 20-30 secs, then briefly press the power button to wake the device back up. Everything should then work properly.
If you still have trouble or wish to go back for some other reason, follow my instructions on this post to re-apply the auto-nooter to your Nook, which will install the original kernel and re-do the root settings.
Jim Klein on Friday, 11 February 2011, 08:50 PST
is it possible to use bluetooth to get a physical keyboard attached?
Guest on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 10:40 PST
No one has been able to get the bluetooth completely working on the Nook Color just yet, but there are a number of people who are trying. Stay tuned!
Jim Klein on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 10:45 PST
Can barnes&Nob. remove a book remotely?
Guest on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 10:53 PST
I imagine they could if they wanted to, just like Amazon can with the Kindle. Wouldn't be smart, however, considering all the bad press Amazon got for it.
Jim Klein on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:07 PST
Uh, I did the 950 kernel. Dumb move. It's not much faster than stock, and it's not all that stable. Oh, and I had to use a bootable CWR card to load the OC kernel, so it didn't maintain my backup. How do I go back to the regular kernel? Or can I? I hope! What if I decided I wanted to use the 1.1 GHz instead? Can I install this on top of the 950 kernel? (When you install a new kernel, does it automatically replace the previously-used one, with no residual effects?)
Scott on Monday, 21 February 2011, 12:21 PST
If you install the 1100 over the 950, it should be fine. New kernels replace the previous ones.
Jim Klein on Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 10:49 PST
Jim - Have you tried Honey comb Yet
can I just flash a rom On My rroted 1.1
do you have a Link with Instructions
Dave C on Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 20:53 PST
I have run it from a 4G+ microSD Card, and it works OK. You can get the image file here: http://goo.gl/S3eUB . Copy it to the microSD the same way you did for the auto-nooter.
Jim Klein on Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:03 PST
Have you made any attempt to disable the "look for cell service?" If 'yes', has it helped battery life? If 'no' why haven't you? Thank you!
Par Seven on Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 17:27 PST
Yes and yes, although it's a bit complicated, as you have to get the Android SDK installed and working on your desktop/laptop, then execute a number of commands in Android's Linux command line using the ADB app in the SDK. A bit complex for your average user.
Jim Klein on Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 17:30 PST
Jim, great instructions for upgrading the NC. It worked like a charm. (newb question alert) After install can the files put on the SD card be deleted?
Steve Bennett on Thursday, 10 March 2011, 15:31 PST
@Steve Yes, the files are no longer necessary.
News on Thursday, 10 March 2011, 15:57 PST
I like the straight forward and understandable language you use to explain what to do, but I'm still a little confused.
1. Is NookColor_v1.1.0_r2.zip just a backup of the NOOK "Operating system". I'm just not sure what this is and why to install it. Can't I just back up the existing files on my NC?
2. Which version of the kernel is the best? I see that xda developers have new updated versions.
3. Is the version you link to updated?
4. Is the kernel you linked to different from the ones xda is working on?
Sorry for the noob questions, but I'm new to this.
Walt on Monday, 14 March 2011, 16:00 PDT
@Walt It sounds like you haven't rooted your Nook Color yet, in which case you should go to the current post for instructions (see the top of this one for a link to the new post). These instructions are only for Nooks that were rooted already, but have not yet been updated to 1.1. The zip file is *NOT* just a backup, it is a pre-rooted image - you won't lose any of your files. The kernel I am using is from xda-developers. I haven't tried the newest one yet, so I can't promise that it works (although I assume it will). I will check it out and update the post if it does.
Jim Klein on Monday, 14 March 2011, 16:54 PDT
Sorry I wasn't too clear on that. I have rooted my nook. I got it a week ago and has 1.1.0 so I used autonooter 3.0. I have iit pretty much set up with a bunch of apps and its working well, but I am interested in extending the battery life, and I've read that the 1.1 GHz processor does that.
I've read other posts on overclocking, but I still have some questions. I guess my main questions are:
1. Why do I need to install the NookColor_v1.1.0_r2 update?
2. Why can't I use CMR to backup the files that are on the NC to my SD card right now? It seems if I install the 1.1 GHz kernel and decide it's not for me, that it might be better to restore the files I had on the NC prior to the changes.
3. Is there an advantage to doing either?
It seems to me I am missing part of the big picture, and I'm sure it's due to my ignorance. Any advice you care to offer will be appreciated. Thanks for your patience.
Walt on Monday, 14 March 2011, 18:37 PDT
- You don't. This is for people with 1.0.1 Nook Colors that want to update to 1.1. You are already 1.1, so you do not need this update.
- You should be able to back up, so long as you have a formatted microsd card in the Nook when you boot into CMR. There really is no risk. It's just about impossible to brick a Nook.
- The battery life gains for the 1.1 kernel are negligible, the primary reason to go with it is for a more responsive Nook. If you are happy with your Nook, then you don't really need to upgrade.
Jim Klein on Monday, 14 March 2011, 19:12 PDT
Thanks. That is what I needed to know.
Keep up the great work.
Walt on Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 04:33 PDT
So i dont need to update to 1.1 to install this kernel?
Guest on Friday, 18 March 2011, 20:10 PDT
No, it works on both.
Jim Klein on Saturday, 19 March 2011, 12:18 PDT
Jim, thanks for the help. I am not a techy wiz and after reading your instructions, was able to accomplish the task and get my nook up to the latest and greatest with a cpu that is a screamer. Cruising the web on my nook has improved 10x.
Thank you so much!!
OleTimer44 on Thursday, 31 March 2011, 08:13 PDT
First off, I want to thank you for such an easy, step by step guide. For the most part it worked great. I am having trouble when flashing the kernel-1100mhz-omap3630.zip file in the Clockworkmod recovery screen. When I cilick yes to install the zip file it will find, open and start to install the update, however it gives a Installation aborted message. I checked my setCPU app to see if by some chance it did install, but its still showing 800MHz. Any ideas?
CLB on Thursday, 21 April 2011, 19:05 PDT
Sounds like there is something wrong with the download file.
Jim Klein on Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 21:04 PDT
Can this also be used to update the NC to 1.2??
Guest on Thursday, 28 April 2011, 09:21 PDT
NO! Still working on a 1.2 update. Will post when I have it all worked out.
Jim Klein on Thursday, 28 April 2011, 09:35 PDT
hello...i have finally got o try this...got everything but i cant find that setting where it should allow side loading...please help
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Sphere is three things: a handbook to help those who are undertaking humanitarian action, a broad process of collaboration and an expression of commitment to quality and accountability. The project has developed several tools, the key one being a handbook which they are now revising to include disaster risk reduction.
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I've been on antidepressants and some antianxiety and antipsychotics for nine years. In February, I had been doing very well for a good while and felt confident enough with my place in life and my coping skills to go off Citalopram 20mg--my only daily drug besides birth control.
Three days after I tapered down to 10mg, I was just sitting with my fiance talking, and it felt like suddenly all my emotions and all my feelings for him just dropped away. Since then I have not felt anything at all for him. There were no disagreements or anything, things were going so well and I felt very much in love. I also lost all interest in my master's thesis which I'm working on, and was very passionate about. All my feelings and passion were just gone.
After about 3 weeks I talked to my doctor who suggested going back up to the full 20mg of Citalopram. I did this and after 6 weeks, no improvement. The doctor asked if I wanted to try going completely off it, and so I tapered down again. I am now completely off Citalopram for about a week. I feel horrible: dizzy, brain shocks, and crying all the time, but I am willing to stick that out. I saw the doctor today and he suggested to wait some more and see if things improve.
Right now I see so much of what was so good going to waste. I still feel nothing for my fiance, and I've just been acting as if I feel everything I did before, hoping it will come back. My thesis is due in two months and I hardly care to even look at it. I try doing the things I used to enjoy and spending time with my friends but only feel a huge emptiness.
Will I ever get my feelings back? Is it possible I have done permanent damage? I'd like to live my life off drugs, but could taking another one possibly bring my old self back?
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How difficult this situation must be for you. What you describe actually sounds like increasing symptoms of depression, and it doesn't seem likely that discontinuing your medication will help. While returning to your prior dosage didn't seem to help, sometimes it takes longer than expected for the full effect to be reached. Also, some physicians find it best to actually prescribe a higher dosage until the symptoms abate, and then taper back to the lowest dosage that maintains your best functional level. I urge you to discuss this with your doctor. Though you likely do not feel at all like exercising, please do so - talk a short walk every day. It helps your body restore itself. It's extremely unlikely that you have caused permanent damage of any kind. I understand that you would like to avoid having to take medication for the rest of your life, but I must point out that if you were a diabetic and required insulin, you would accept the need for continued treatment. This is no different. Your condition is real and deserves appropriate treatment.
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Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule and the underlying bills: H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, and H.R. 4628, the Interest Rate Reduction Act.
Both bills are being brought to the House under a hyperpartisan, closed process that limits debate and discussion that can improve the legislation and allow the House to work its will. Many of the meaningful amendments that would have protected privacy under CISPA were not allowed under this rule, and under the Interest Rate Reduction Act, no amendments were allowed.
I want to address both of the bills that are contained in this underlying rule. First, the Interest Rate Reduction Act. This is a bill of rather mysterious origin that appeared in the Rules Committee yesterday mere hours after having been introduced by its lead sponsor, Mrs. Biggert of Illinois. No regular order was followed for this bill. This bill received no hearings and no markups by the committee of jurisdiction, and within hours of its being introduced, it was brought immediately to the Rules Committee with direction to go to the floor of the House of Representatives without a single member of either party having any opportunity to amend the bill and with only 1 hour of debate.
What is new about this cliff with regard to student loan rates? This was a well-known fact with regard to the expiration date that, in fact, the Stafford student loan interest rate would increase from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. I've joined my colleague, Mr. Courtney, who will later address these issues as a sponsor of his bill that would address extending the lower student loan rate, and yet, there had been no interest from the committee chair or Republicans with regard to this issue until yesterday afternoon, when a new bill, without the benefit of a markup, was presented in committee and to the Rules Committee, going completely around the committee of jurisdiction.
Look, there is a legitimate issue here. Middle class families are having a tougher and tougher time affording college for their kids at the same time that a college education is more necessary than ever for young people to have the skills they need to compete in the global economy. It's a serious issue that deserves serious treatment. There's a lot of cost drivers with regard to education. Some have commented about a higher education bubble that has led to higher and higher tuition rates. Certainly, how the State and Federal share of higher education funding is targeted and the manner in which it's spent absolutely affect tuition rates and whether there's a bubble.
But instead of a thoughtful approach, an approach that looked at drivers of cost, an approach that looked at outcomes from higher education, and an approach that looked at employment levels pre- and post-higher education, a bill was immediately created and brought to the floor within a day. Again, there is technically a 3-day rule that the majority has said that they would follow. They would give Members of this body on both sides 3 days to consider legislation, but they calculate 3 days in a very funny way. There were, as far as I know, no Members of this body who saw that particular student loan bill before yesterday afternoon. Here we are today on the rule, with final passage vote--without any opportunity to amend--expected to occur midday tomorrow.
By most calculations, it sounds like, well, less than 3 days. They had maybe 6 hours, 7 hours yesterday, 24 today, and maybe 10 tomorrow. It seems like, in fact, less than 48 hours, less than 2 days. But, nevertheless, it's yet another example of only governing out of a sense of crisis, and with regard to this issue one in which we do have time, fundamentally, to follow regular order, and even more importantly, we did have time. This is not an issue that appeared from nowhere. Why has the chair of the committee of jurisdiction not been working on this issue for weeks or months? While many of us on our side, including myself, appreciate the sudden interest in helping middle class families afford college, it would be good to do so in a more thoughtful manner that truly addresses the cost drivers of education.
I also take issue with the other underlying bill, the initial bill that we thought would be debated under this rule before this other mysterious bill appeared out of nowhere and came to the Rules Committee. This was a bill that did follow regular order in the Intelligence Committee, and while a number of amendments that are meaningful are included in this rule, several of the most meaningful amendments that truly would have addressed the privacy concerns with regard to CISPA are not allowed under this rule.
CISPA asks Americans, once again, to make a false choice between security and liberty. Now, we all agree, on both sides of the aisle, Americans in general, that cybersecurity is an important issue that needs to be addressed. That's why it's critical that we get information-sharing correct. This bill in its current form before us is an unprecedented, sweeping piece of legislation that would waive every single privacy law ever enacted in the name of cybersecurity. It would even
waive the terms of service and would supersede the terms of service that most American consumers, American people, believe they are entering into in a contract with a provider of a Web site or service of their choice. That information, without any safeguards, would be shared with the government.
As a former tech entrepreneur myself, I know very well how important cybersecurity is. Frankly, it's something that I've never thought we could rely on the government to do for us, and I think a lot of tech companies feel the same way. But that doesn't mean that in the effort for expediency we should give up our privacy rights and liabilities to protect online networks.
While I appreciate the efforts the sponsors of the bill have made to improve the bill slightly in the direction that people can have more comfort with, they haven't gone nearly far enough to ensure that customers' private information remains just that, private. There's nothing in this bill to stop companies from sharing their private information with every branch of the government, including secret, unaccountable branches, including the military. And allowing the military and the NSA to spy on American citizens on American soil goes against every principle that this Nation stands for.
A lot has been made of saying, oh, it's optional. Well, it may be optional for the corporations to share information, but is it optional for their users, whose information they have, who entered a specific terms of service agreement, to have their information shared without their consent? In many cases, under a terms of service agreement, the users, in fact, may be the owners of the information. The company that it's hosted on may, in fact, merely be a host or provider. But, again, outside of any legal process, this gives that company, whether it's hosting or providing, the ability to share wholesale information that can include health records, that can include firearm registration information, that can include credit card information, that can include account information, and that can include political information, with secret government authorities.
Now, we have government authorities that have the responsibility and are charged with keeping America safe on American soil, namely, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. They've worked hard over decades to strike a fine balance between protecting our liberties and security. The military and the NSA are unaccustomed to that balance. That's why even within the military many from DOD have expressed opposition to this bill. Eric Rosenbach, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy within DOD, said that a civilian agency, and not an agency within DOD, should be responsible for securing the domestic civilian Internet.
According to Mr. Rosenbach:
It's almost certainly not the right approach for the United States of America to have a foreign intelligence focus on domestic networks, doing something that throughout history has been a domestic function.
So, not only will the military and the NSA be able to receive private information if CISPA passes, but they'll be able to use it for almost any justification. Now, while ostensibly a cybersecurity bill, CISPA allows information-sharing ``for the protection of national security,'' a broad and undefined category that can include practically everything under the sun. Is a Tea Party activist a threat to national security? Is a Communist activist a threat to national security? The danger that this can be used for political oppression and to stifle political speech is very real under this bill.
In addition, because of the immunity clauses of this bill, there's no incentive at all for companies to withhold their customers' sensitive private information. Companies are exempted from any liability for violating their own terms of service and sharing information with secret government agencies. In fact, given the high compliance cost for this sort of sharing, CISPA actually incentivizes companies to dump all of their information on the government so they can take advantage of this blanket immunity that this bill includes.
This legislation also has glaring omissions when it comes to the Nation's future capacity to be competent in cybersecurity. The bill lacks adequate support and direction for paths that can actually improve the cybersecurity of our Nation: Training in the pipeline for cybersecurity experts, including STEM programs in our K 12 schools in computer science; embedding cybersecurity in computer science; and providing scholarships and ways that students can attain the highest levels and enter public service to support the cybersecurity of the Nation.
Mr. Speaker, there should be an open rule for both of the underlying bills to give Members of this House across the ideological spectrum the opportunity to address the deficiencies in both these bills.
Now, we've heard from supporters of the cybersecurity bill that privacy concerns are overblown. ``Trust us,'' they've said. Republicans say: Trust Big Government bureaucrats. Trust anonymous intelligence officers to use that information responsibly.
Well, under this bill, we have no choice but to trust them, because the bill imposes no serious limitation on what corporations or secret government agencies can do with our private information.
It's outrageous to have a closed rule on the student loan interest bill--a bill that no Member of this body, Democrat or Republican, has had any opportunity to amend. And it is also outrageous to not allow a full discussion of the thoughtful amendments brought forth by Members of both parties that would remedy some of the very severe deficiencies in the cybersecurity bill.
I, therefore, cannot support this rule or these flawed bills, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. POLIS. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide that, immediately after the House adopts this rule, we will bring up H.R. 4816, Mr. Tierney's bill, to prevent the doubling of student loan interest rates, fully paid for and then some, reducing the deficit by $7 billion by repealing tax giveaways for big oil companies.
Mr. POLIS. Mr. Tierney's bill will not only provide the House, as was passionately argued by the leader, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Tierney, the opportunity to decide between women's health or special tax breaks for oil and gas companies, but will also reduce the deficit by $7 billion. The time of record deficits when restoring the fiscal integrity of our Nation is critical to our competitiveness in job creation. I hope that this House acts boldly by defeating the previous question and allowing us to vote on reducing the deficit by $7 billion.
With regard to CISPA, it simply strikes the wrong balance between security and liberty. Information-sharing is important. I think a bipartisan consensus can be reached. And while I appreciate the spirit with which CISPA was offered and members of both parties worked on it, the bill is so far from perfect, we need to continue to work on it and defeat this rule and allow more amendments.
Any American who values his or her privacy should be concerned by the implications of this bill trusting Big Government and secret agencies with our most personal information. The reality is that CISPA represents a massive government overreach in the name of security. We need accountability and we need oversight. We can't have secretive agencies accountable to no one with vast powers over American citizens on our soil.
For these reasons, I oppose the underlying pieces of legislation. I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule and the previous question.
I yield back the balance of my time.
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Kilopass Technology, a leading provider of semiconductor non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), announced that Zensys, the developer of the Z-Wave wireless home control standard, has selected the Kilopass XPM one-time programmable embedded memory technology for its broadband wireless remote home control applications. Zensys is using XPM memory to store network and application data.
Zensys picked Kilopass for its wireless mesh network (a communications network made up of radio nodes) application because XPM uses a small amount of die area, is easy to implement and has low manufacturing costs. Zensys is using XPM memory to store a secure serial number that identifies each radio node in the network.
The Z-Wave mesh network and the RF System-on-Chip (SOC) technology for broadband wireless home control applications bring affordable, reliable and easy-to-deploy wireless home control to every aspect of daily life — the home environment, consumer electronics healthcare, and energy management — to create a truly "connected home." Z-Wave's interoperable wireless mesh networking technology allows a wide array of devices around the home to communicate, including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment centers, and security systems.
"Kilopass' XPM technology allows us to contain our costs and add new features to our SoCs," said Niels Thybo Johansen, Vice President R&D, Zensys.
"We are pleased that XPM technology was selected for an advanced product technology such as the Zensys wireless home control application," added Charles Ng, Kilopass' VP of worldwide sales.
About Z-Wave
Z-Wave is the first technology to bring affordable, reliable and easy-to-use wireless control to every aspect of daily life the home, consumer electronics, healthcare, and energy use, to name a few. Z-Wave is an award-winning, proven and interoperable wireless mesh networking technology that allows a wide array of devices in and around the home to communicate including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment centers, and security systems. Z-Wave brings many benefits to everyday life including remote home monitoring, home healthcare, safety and security, and energy conservation. Z-Wave certified products are currently available from leading consumer brands in more than 200 products. Z-Wave is the recipient of the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in the wireless category and the CNET Best of CES Award in the enabling technologies category.
About Kilopass Technology
Kilopass Technology, Inc., a fast-growing supplier of embedded non-volatile memory intellectual property, leverages standard logic CMOS processes to deliver one-time programmable structures based on its extra-permanent memory (XPM) technology. The memory arrays can be used for the storage of firmware, security codes, serial numbers, calibration data and other application critical information. Kilopass is headquartered at 3333 Octavius Dr. Suite 101, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA. For more information, please call (408) 980-8808.
Z-Wave® is a registered trade mark of Zensys, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.


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Sunday, May 07, 2006
Blessed Are The Pure in Heart
It was the last recess. Nicholas was happy because school was nearly over. He had saved some chips from his lunch to eat at his recess. He went to the washroom to wash his hands before he ate.
"Hey, Nicholas."
Nicholas looked up and saw Jason, "Hi, Jason."
"What's going on, Nicholas?" asked Jason
"I am just washing my hands before I eat," Nicholas answered
"Do you always wash before you eat?" Jason asked.
"Yes, I always wash," Nicholas said. He dried his hands on a paper towel saying, "Do you want to share my chips?"
"Sure, I love chips. Let me wash my hands first," Jason said as he turned on the water.
Jesus teaches us that we must be clean and pure in mind, body and spirit.
What do you think?
Do you always wash your hands before you eat?
Do you bathe daily?
Do you have a clean spirit?
Would Jesus be happy?
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Here's a great photo set by Eurobeat Kasumi of Jenni (aka Mostflogged) as Ryuko Matoi from Kill la Kill.
The images were taken at FanimeCon 2014 last weekend in San Jose, California.
While this might not be my favorite Kill la Kill cosplay set of all time, I gotta tip my hat to Mostflogged for walking around in her underwear all day. That takes some pretty big lady-balls and makes for some great fap material. Check out the gallery after the jump and let me know what you guys think.
– Corey Stevenson aka "Geist01″ ~ Bio
Cosplay by Jenni aka Mostflogged ~ DeviantArt ~ Facebook ~ Website
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Retailers see unexpected GTX Titan sales
Andy Ruffell / 5 years ago
With Nvidia launching the GTX Titan graphics card today, several retailers have seen some quite surprising results.
After speaking with retailers Overclockers UK and Scan, they have both seen a very strong launch with the GeForce GTX Titan with initial strong sales.
With a high price point and a niche market, we all had to wonder how well sales would do and from what we can see, it's a very good time for Nvidia, their board partners and retailers in general.
Both Scan and Overclockers are expecting stock to arrive within the next weeks so consumers should have plenty of choice for purchasing this mammoth of a card.


text: I'm leaving shortly for Taxco with the choir. We'll be performing tonight at UNAM's CEPE (where foreigners can go to take Spanish and cultural classes) and tomorrow at the Parroquia de Santa Prisca y San Sebastián, Taxco's beautiful church. This month Taxco is honoring singer and compositor Raful Krayem Sánchez and we'll be singing a few of his songs.


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BodyCombat 58 - Master Class
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BODYCOMBAT is a high-energy martial arts-inspired workout that is totally non-contact. Punch and kick your way to fitness and burn up to 740 calories* in a class. No experience needed. Learn moves from Karate, Taekwondo, Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Kung Fu. Release stress, have a blast and feel like a champ. Bring your best fighter attitude and leave inhibitions at the door.
Choreographed: Dan and Rachael Cohen
BodyCombat 58 - Music CD (00:56:23, MP3, 320 kbps, tracks)
01a. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (Max Kinscheck Remix) - Dirty Scandal
01b. Scream (Tobi feat. LuTraXx Remix) - Killah Swagger
02. Strobelight (Original) - Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer
03. Shooting Star (Storm's HS Remix) - Bang!
04. Bass Laser - Digital Ma$$ feat. U-Neek
05. Cold As Ice (Weaver and Suae Intro Mix) - East Coast Masif
06. Action - Score And The Finger
07. It's A Fight - Beach Incarnation
08. My Forever Love - Sy And Unknown
09. People Like Us - Kelly Clarkson
10. Till I Collapse - The Junkyard Scoller
"TRACK 1A - Oh how I love thee! This track embodies in my opinion, the perfect upper body warmup. Modern, upbeat, fun, and with ample space in the music to cue and introduce each of the moves correctly. I don't believe in complex combinations in the warm up, I believe the warm up should 1) warm you up, obviously, 2) teach you the moves and 3) elevate the mood. This track ticks all three of those. Also! There is a little dubstep interlude. *squee* I hear you now, " What???? Dubstep you say?! I hate it immediately." Seriously, the little bit they have in there is a WICKED contrast, and I feel that using dubstep *this* way is a great way to get people used to the sound.
TRACK 1B - Also, how I love thee! This track flows on perfectly from 1A, my only criticism is that it brings back the shoot. Using the shoot isn't a problem, but I personally believe if you're going to introduce a move in the warmup, it should then be present somewhere else in the release. The shoot wasn't present elsewhere, so in my opinion, it's introduced for nothing. But, the tune is awesome, sooooo... whatever! :D
TRACK 2 - David from France presented this track, and let me just say this... I observed him in team teaches during the week and he struggled with the odd timing of the first combo. Due to no doubt a lot of hard work and practice, he NAILED the timing at the filming. The timing is odd though, and it takes a while to get used to. I LOVE the tune - though I am biased, if EDM were a human being, I'd marry it. It's aggressive, dark, full of contrast, has lots of anticipation and build up, and very modern sounding. It's not as aggressive on the musical palate as First Of The Year, so if you are worried about members not being used to the sound, this one is easier to digest, and they'll probably be too distracted over how much their quads are hurting anyway!
TRACK 3 - Zhengjie mentioned in his review that his pet peeve is when songs are recycled. I'm not a fan either *when* the sound is similar. For me, the tune that is used here, while recycled, is AWESOME, and is different enough sounding that you can continue to use the original track as well. Think of the difference between No Good (38) and Don' t Need (49). Same melody, but different sound, and different training. I really like this one, it does the job, gets the heartrate up, is fun.
TRACK 4 - Time to do ALL the capoeira.
The first time I saw this track, I was like "OMG I'm in love." The second time I saw it, I went "... the music changed?!" I talked to Carrie after a team teach and she said that they weren't able to acquire the worldwide rights to it, so had to do a last minute switch to another song, with the same choreography. The timing was slightly different even though the chorey between both tracks was the same. Giovanni did a really good job of adjusting to the new rhythm in the short space of time, so well done. This track is going to KILL your legs!
TRACK 5 - My favourite of the release. It's a recycled track, but the sound is so different between this and the release it was originally used in that you could continue to keep both in your library, and in your mixes. Daniel from the Netherlands presented this, and while he did a good job at filming, I actually want to draw attention to a moment in one of the team teaches that I was inspired by. The first team teach I attended, the microphone was absolutely murdered. What do I do when I don't have a mic? Screech as loud as I can. But I don't need to teach in Studio 1 to 100+ people. The way that he managed to precue every combo, every move using non-verbals, man! Totally inspiring. I know there was a BODYATTACK ed session a while back where Nathan Jones(?) demonstrated how to teach a track non verbally, I think having one for BODYCOMBAT would be a great idea. I have no doubt it would show most of the techniques that Daniel used that day.
TRACK 6 - The first time I saw track 5, I was like "YAY we don't have a lame, cheesy track 5! It's all going to be good stuff from here." Then track 6 began and I went "... what the hell is this???" I'm not a fan of the song, but I understand why it's in there, and I tell you what, over the course of the week, it grew on me BIG time. By filming, I liked it. This track is completely different from everything else in the release - every other track has a dark edge, a thumping beat, and a throbbing bassline. Even the upbeat upper body warmup has that dubstep interlude which adds darkness to it. This one is all rock, and all fun. Plus, you get the bonus of UK presenter Dave Cross. This guy is pure class and I hope that he comes back and presents again. WOW. He basically presents an AIM2 masterclass in a matter of minutes. Every time he taught, I was blown away.
TRACK 7 - This one does the job. It gets your heart rate up, knees and knees and knees and knees... it doesn't do any favours for getting away from the stereotype of T7's being "the track with the knees". Rach coaches like an absolute machine in this track, so as I was paying attention to her the whole time, I honestly couldn't tell you about the music if I tried! (sorry guys!)
TRACK 8 - Dan says off the bat that this track is 1 minute 30 seconds (at least) shorter than the norm. I think this is FANTASTIC. One thing that we've seen is a trend towards longer tracks, which makes building mixes to time all the more challenging. It's also harder if say, there is an equipment based program before yours on the timetable and you need to gain back some minutes to ensure the remaining classes don't run too late. The shorter track doesn't mean that you get any less of a workout though, as it's basically 15 seconds... and BOOM! You're in the thick of it! Love love love it. It's a great singalong tune, and I think Dan belts out a good verse or so partway through his presentation of it - and he's in tune! Go on Dan, I'm sure they're still taking auditions for NZ's Got Talent? You could call yourself The Singing Boxer. :D
TRACK 9 - Nothing complicated or unachievable here, good tune, and a strong focus on the core. Dan's doing awesome work in CXWORX, and I think that shows here too. I know that when I participate, the last thing I want to do after blasting my shoulders in T8 is more shoulder/chest work via push-ups/planks/etc. I tend to just sit there and look grumpy instead. This has been recognised, and there is a moment given for your shoulders to recover while the muscle focus is shifted elsewhere for a bit. Massive thumbs up from me.
TRACK 10 - This cooldown is seriously amazing. I don't think there was a cooldown that was as 'meant for' BODYCOMBAT as this one. Cooldowns don't need to be soft rock - they don't need to be Bruno Mars, or Bon Jovi, or whatever. The tune maintains that dark edge that is present throughout the release (sans T6), and the moves meld so perfectly with the melody that it takes your breath away.
Overall, a very good release. I actually stopped participating in BODYCOMBAT for a good period of time due to favourite instructors of mine moving to different countries, and had no real interest in doing it again. This release makes me want to start doing it again. Dan and Rach, you've done a really good job with this release, I'm really looking forward to when the rest of the world gets to see it."
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Alice Cooper says Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are "very much in love."
The legendary rocker, who recently returned from touring in Brazil with the actor, their band Hollywood Vampires and their families, says the couple couldn't be happier after trying the knot earlier this year.
Asked about the newlyweds, the 67-year-old star said: "They were very, very much in love. They're doing great."
Alice admits their trip to South America was very emotional, as they also distributed 250 hearing aids while they were there.
He told PEOPLE.com: "Johnny and Amber were in there putting hearing aids in.
"Johnny, Joe Perry, Sheryl my wife, and I are actually putting these things in their ears. People are hearing for the first time, and there was not a dry eye in the house. It was little kids, I mean, we got to put the hearing aids in and go, 'Hello,' and the kids go like this '[wow].' "
Meanwhile, Alice says his own marriage to Sheryl Goddard is still going strong after 39 years together.
He added: "I love her. We never get any publicity because we never get divorced."


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American artist Mark Dion blurs the line between artist and scientist. For the Tate Thames Dig, Dion will beachcomb the Thames riverbanks at Millbank and Bankside. The finds from the two sites will be examined and classified by Dion and a team of local volunteers in tents on the South Lawn of the Tate at Bankside from 19 July to 13 August. The project culminates in an Art Now display at the Tate Gallery at Millbank from 26 October 1999 to 20 February 2000.
Dion was born in 1961 and lives and works in New York. Since the 1980s he has constructed laboratories, reconstructed experiments and staged displays of hidden museum treasures, presenting them as walk-through, life-sized cabinets of curiosities. His work questions the processes of classification (or taxonomy) which so often give the appearance of meaning to things. By including the public in the act of creating his work Dion demystifies cultural institutions where these processes normally take place and illuminates the strategies which underlie curatorship and taxonomy. His work has been seen recently at the Tate Gallery Liverpool, as part of Artranspennine98, the Venice Biennale (1997) and the Münster Sculpture Project (1997).
Millbank and Bankside have a diverse and rich history - eighteenth-century Millbank was the site of a huge prison and sixteenth-century Bankside housed theatres, brothels and bear and bull-baiting pits. Initial walks along the banks of the river have already revealed a fascinating array of objects, from a plastic fridge magnet, animal teeth and claws, to porcelain dating from circa 1880. The tents will be open for visitors to examine the finds, ask questions, and discuss activities. Throughout the duration of the project, a range of experts, professionals, local amateurs and enthusiasts, will give talks to the team and members of the public on different aspects of the river, eco-politics, forensics, London's history and archaeology.
The Tate Thames Dig is part of a pre-opening programme of events and exhibitions organised by the Tate Gallery of Modern Art.


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- 3 beds
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- Half Baths: 2
- Square Feet: 3,099 sqft
- Year Built: 2005
- Lot Size: 1 acres
- Neighborhood: Bradley Add
- Status: Active
Beautiful home in desirable area. Across from Woodlawn Country Club with a garage space for golf cart! Bonus room could be large additional bedroom. Plenty of elbow room inside and out! Fence is on a portion of land and can be easily moved. This home is situated in a unique, semi-rural area on a corner across from Woodlawn golf course. The seller suggests a drive-by before scheduling a showing.
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- Energy Saving Features Ceiling Fans, Gas Water Heater, Low E Windows
- Exterior Features Covered Porch(es), Lighting System
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