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When John Priestap watches the Patriots play, he sees a part of the New England passing game that makes him nostalgic.
Priestap was a college teammate of offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels at John Carroll University. He and McDaniels played wide receiver for the Division 3 school just outside of Cleveland in 1997 and '98. A favorite ploy of John Carroll, whose quarterback at the time was Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio, was to get the ball in the hands of McDaniels or Priestap with screen passes.
"Their wide receiver screen game is very similar in its most simple form to what we had at John Carroll," said Priestap, who now coaches high school football in Michigan.
It makes sense that McDaniels as a former college receiver would turn to the wide receiver screen - a play that gets the ball into the hands of a receiver quickly with blockers in front - as a play-caller. In this Tom Brady-less season, the play has become a staple of the Patriots' attack, initially serving as a quick, easy read for Matt Cassel, but evolving into a call the team has come to count on and opposing defenses have to account for.
When the Patriots rallied for a season-saving win in Seattle two weeks ago with Sammy Morris scoring the winning touchdown on fourth and goal from the 1 with 2:44 remaining, it was a 25-yard wide receiver screen to Wes Welker that gave New England a first down at the 6.
"We've ran so many of them this year," said left guard Logan Mankins. "I never thought we would run that many wide receiver screens, ever. It's been a big play for us all year. When we've needed plays, it's worked. It's been a really good, productive play."
The team's yards after catch (or YAC) numbers speak to the play's success. Entering today's game against the Cardinals, the Patriots have 3,369 yards passing, not including yards lost to sacks. According to Stats Inc., 1,845 have come after the catch. That percentage of YAC yardage (54.8) is the highest in the NFL. The Titans are next at 51.6 percent.
Welker, the most oft-targeted player on the wide receiver screen, leads the NFL in YAC with 689 yards, 94 more than Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin, who is second.
"Wes seems to get more of them than some of the other guys, but Randy [Moss has] run them, Sam Aiken has run them, [Jabar] Gaffney has run them, Kevin [Faulk] ran one [against Seattle]," said McDaniels, one of the league's most coveted and creative coaches. "We do use a lot of different people in that role, and we try to get the ball out there to the guys that we feel like can run."
McDaniels may have been influenced by his time at John Carroll, but he said the wide receiver screens the Patriots run, while similar in concept, are not the same ones he ran in college. The Patriots have several variations of the play and might not run the same wide receiver screen twice in the same game.
"In general, it's a good way to get the ball to your skill players with blockers in front of them and try to give them some space to run," said McDaniels. "The passing game is built around beating man coverage, getting open, reading the difference between zone and man, and pass protection in general. So, whenever you call a screen, I don't want to say you're taking pressure off in those areas, but in some ways you are.
"You don't have to pass block them as long. You don't have to run routes against man coverage and get open as much. There is just a little bit of a changeup for the defense."
While the play may look simple, it is really a harmony of precision between the offensive line, quarterback, and receiver.
The quarterback has to release the ball accurately and on time. If the ball is thrown late, the linemen will be penalized for being downfield too early or the defense might have time to catch up to the receiver. If the offensive linemen release to block downfield too quickly, they can tip off the defense. If the receiver can't read and set up his blocks, the play is doomed.
"It's not as easy as it may seem," said McDaniels. "Sometimes it works, and it looks really pretty because the ball is out quick; he's got it in his hands; you get a really good kick-out block or what have you; and now he's up inside. Now, it looks like a little guy with a bunch of big guys running in space, which is really kind of what we hope for. But there are a lot of little things that go into that."
Further complicating the screen game at the NFL level is that the rules are different from college football, where the play is easier to execute. In college, if the pass is not going beyond the line of scrimmage the linemen can block downfield before the ball is released. In the NFL, linemen can't block downfield before the ball leaves the passer's hand.
To try to avoid a 5-yard penalty for having an ineligible man downfield, the Patriots are adamant about their lineman coming laterally down the line of scrimmage at the start of a wide receiver screen.
"It's definitely a little change," said Welker, who ran the wide receiver screen in college at Texas Tech under coach Mike Leach. "You have to push the envelope and get them as close to the line without crossing and then you come off the blocks and try to make a play."
McDaniels said timing is a huge issue, which is why the team invests a great deal of time working on it in practice, dating to spring camps and training camp.
What happens if the timing is off?
"You lose yards," said Mankins, who said that if left tackle Matt Light can't get out in front before the cornerback shows up, the play usually doesn't work.
The success of the play is really a credit to the agility of the Patriots' offensive line. Players such as Light and Mankins on the left side and guard Stephen Neal and tackle Nick Kaczur on the right side are athletic enough to get out in space and make blocks.
The first block usually falls to the tackle.
"They're really a huge part of the screen game because if they don't get out there in time to make the first block, then all the rest of them don't really matter," said McDaniels. "They do a good job of getting out there."
McDaniels acknowledged that the wide receiver screen has been a bigger part of the Patriots' attack this season than he had planned in the absence of Brady.
"There are probably things like that every year," said McDaniels. "Maybe you didn't assume that you'd run as much empty [backfield]; maybe you didn't assume that you'd run as many draws.
"I don't even know the exact number [of wide receiver screens] that we've run, but we've been a big screen team in the past. I think maybe we're doing it a little bit more to the outside . . . It's definitely something that has been effective, and I think the more that you do something and it works for you, the more you want to do it in the future."
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HCM City students' short films selected for national competition
The winners of HCM City's short-film contest for students.
A list of short films produced by students from HCM city has been chosen to compete at a national contest next month.
The ten films, selected from 20 entered in a competition this week, were made by students from Bui Thi Xuan High and Trung Vuong high schools and Le Quy Don and Dang Cong Binh secondary schools.
At the national event, 20 outstanding films under three minutes long, including the entries from Ho Chi Minh City as well as those from Hanoi and Khanh Hoa Province, will be selected for competition at an event in Japan this December.
The contests come as part of a project between the Japanese government and countries in the Mekong River region.
Films from Vietnam, Japan and other Mekong countries will compete at the final event.
All films must be about the subject of "life" and be made by video cameras given to the participants by the Japanese government.
UN agency to help Vietnam build green industry
The United Nations will help build a green industry in Vietnam so the country can maintain the pace of industrialization in a "sustainable" way, the leader of a UN group has said.
Since industry accounts for 65 percent of the global growth in greenhouse gas emissions, "we need to make industry more 'green' to maintain sustainable growth," said United Nations Industrial Development Organization Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella during his meeting with students at the Hanoi University of Technology.
The group, known as UNIDO, has been assisting the government and the business sector in Vietnam with cleaner production, energy efficiency and sustainable waste management since the 1980s, Yumkella said.
"I am confident that Vietnam will take the necessary steps to maintain a good environment for the next generations as it reaches its goal of industrialization by 2020," Yumkella added.
PM approves British University Vietnam establishment
The Prime Minister has signed Decision 1428/QĐ-TTg to permit the establishment of the British University Vietnam in Hanoi.
This will be a tertiary education establishment invested in by the Apollo Education and Training Organisation.
The university will be put under the state management by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training.
Its website at www.britishuniversity.edu.vn said that the British University Vietnam project was officially launched in Hanoi last September with its headquarters in Hanoi and a branch office in Ho Chi Minh City .
Waste water treatment plant inaugurated
A waste water treatment plant began operation in HCM City Hi-tech Park on September 10, according to the Saigon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) daily.
The VND 74 billion plant is capable of processing 5,000 cubic metres of waste water per day and night.
The HCM City Hi-tech Park is now home to 38 projects worth 1.7 billion US$ in total.
Da Nang – Hong Kong direct flight opens
The first direct flight between Da Nang central city and Hong Kong run by Vietnam Airlines will start on September 30.
The first return flight from these two destinations will be opened in five days, until October 4. The flight from Hong Kong to Da Nang on September 30 will carry 150 international passengers who come to Vietnam to take part in an international Marathon tournament in Tay Giang mountainous district, Quang Nam province.
After this route, Vietnam Airlines is expected to open more direct flights to Southeast Asia and northern Asia countries.
Jetstar apologizes to deaf passengers
Jetstar Pacific apologized to two deaf passengers on Wednesday after refusing to allow them to fly earlier this summer.
The no-frills airline made the apology after receiving a letter of complaint from Disabled Vietnamese Forum.
The carrier also gave the two deaf passengers, Truong Quang Thuan and Pham Duy Tien, two VND500,000 ticket vouchers each.
The airline has also announced new deaf-friendly policies.
Thuan and Tien had bought two Jetstar Pacific tickets for a July 22 flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hue.
But when they checked in, the airline refused to carry them and refund the money.
Employees explained that the airline couldn't carry passengers that were unable to hear safety instructions.
Thuan and Tien then flew to Hue with Vietnam Airlines the same day.
Men arrested for pawning stolen motorbikes
Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested five men on Tuesday for pawning stolen vehicles with faked papers.
Nguyen Chi Truong from HCMC, Nguyen Van Tam from the Mekong Delta's Tien Giang Province, Vo Quan from the central province of Quang Ngai, and Tran Dinh Quyen and Huynh Duy Tien, both from the Central Highlands' Lam Dong Province, have been using stolen bikes and fake papers to take loans since late 2008, according to police reports.
But lenders from Ho Chi Minh City districts 6, 12, Tan Binh, Tan Phu and Hoc Mon have been complaining to police ever since they discovered the vehicles' registrations were fake.
Police said group were part of a 10-man ring that bought stolen motorbikes in southern provinces at around VND10 million (US$561) apiece and pawned each for VND20-50 million at shops in HCMC and surrounding provinces.
The ringleader Nguyen Tuan Thanh, 51, is still at large, said investigators.
He had rented houses in Binh Chanh and Cu Chi Districts, HCMC, to keep the vehicles while the fake documents were made, according to police reports.
More than 50 police officers raided the homes on Tuesday, seizing 13 motorbikes, some of which had been stolen just a day earlier.
The five suspects were detained after the raid and had their stay of custody extended Friday, set to last throughout the police investigation.
Investigations since the raid have helped police seize 22 more stolen motorbikes and identify 21 rightful owners.
Trinh Kim Son, a HCMC police officer, said investigators were hunting for Thanh and four others connected to the crimes.
Southern traffic police jailed for taking bribes
Two traffic police officers and a company leader were sentenced to 8-14 year jail terms in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Friday for giving and receiving bribes earlier this year.
Vo Van Ly and Nguyen Chi Thanh, former officers of the provincial Department Of Waterway Traffic Police, were found guilty of receiving bribes while Bui Ngoc Sen, former deputy director of Thanh Cong Commerce and Service Company, based in Vung Tau, was found guilty of giving bribes.
According to the indictment at the provincial People's Court hearings, Sen gave Ly and Thang VND1 billion (US$56,000) early last March for allowing his ship to pass without inspection.
The ship contained 3,000 liters of oil, which Sen kept for himself instead of discharging at PVOIL port.
The money was shared half-half but Thanh said Ly, who had settled the deal with Sen, had told him that the two were lent the money to start their own businesses.
Thanh said he hadn't taken bribes because he didn't deal with Sen and only "borrowed" the money via Ly.
Sen and Ly both plead guilty.
Ly was sentenced to 14 years in prison, Thanh 11 years and Sen eight years.
The provincial prosecution agency earlier suggested Ly and Sen be imprisoned for 10-12 years while Thanh 7-8 years.
Construction workers dig up coffin in HCMC
A coffin was found under a Ho Chi Minh City street Wednesday as workers dug to install water pipelines.
Workers employed by Japanese contractor Shimizu said they hit the coffin at one meter from the surface of Su Van Hanh Street, District 10.
Part of the coffin lid was damaged by the digging while other parts were still in rather good condition.
Locals said the coffin might be part of an important tomb.
The workers have informed the HCMC East-West Highway and Water Environment Project of the finding.
Quang Nam promotes tourism
The Central province of Quang Nam will introduce its special culture and tourism potential at the biggest ever Tourism Culture Week slated for the end of November in Hanoi, a provincial official said.
Deputy Director of the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department Ho Tan Cuong said that the two world cultural heritage sites - My Son relics and Hoi An ancient city – and the cultures of mountainous ethnic people will be introduced at the event.
Quang Nam will showcase Thanh Ha porcelains, Ma Chau silk, Ban Thach mats and Kim Bong carpentry and Phuoc Kieu bronze casting products among its traditional craft products.
The week will also include Quang Nam's traditional costume show, folk arts and games performance as well as the introduction of the provincial gastronomic arts with its specialties, such as "Cao Lau" (pork noodle soup), "banh beo" (bloating fern-shaped cakes) and "banh bao" and "banh vac" (white rose).
Apart from the two world cultural heritage sites, Quang Nam is home to hundreds of historical and cultural sites and ethnic-imbued culture.
According to the statistics of the local tourism sector, Quang Nam has welcomed around 200,000 tourists a month since the start of the year. Despite the A/H1N1 flu epidemic, as well as 212,000 tourists flocked to Quang Nam in August.
Cuong said that his province will continue implementing advertising campaigns in local and foreign markets, organise promotion programmes at hotels and restaurants as well as tours of traditional craft villages.
Denmark and Sweden to finance Vietnam's judicial reform
Denmark and Sweden have signed an agreement on jointly conducting a judicial reform support programme in Vietnam with a combined budget of 18.7 million EUR, said sources from the Denmark Embassy in Hanoi.
According to the cooperation agreement, Denmark will act on behalf of Sweden to work with the Vietnamese government and other partners in implementing the largest programme of its kind in Vietnam to date.
The programme, which will start in 2010 and cover a five-year period, will focus on capacity building to implement judicial reforms by way of assisting both state institutions and non-state actors with a mechanism for promoting dialogue with key decision makers.
The programme will be jointly supported by Denmark, Sweden and the European Commission, with the Danish contribution accounting for 78.7 million DKK (or 10.57 million EUR).
Laws on labour and trade unions to be amended
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) held a seminar in Hanoi in an effort to complete Vietnam's laws on labour and trade unions.
The three-day seminar beginning on September 10 drew the participation of VGCL and ILO officials, and representatives of provincial trade unions, who are to discuss and give opinions on the amendments to the laws.
After 19 years, the law on trade unions now needs a number of amendments, VGCL Vice President said at the gathering.
The purpose of the amendments is to make the law suitable and compatible with the development of trade unions and the working class as well as international law, he added.
Furthermore, once amended, the law will help to better protect the rights of the working class, the VGCL official noted.
Addressing the seminar, ILO senior expert Ahn Pong Sul said his organisation will try its best to help Vietnam in the effort.
The amendments to laws on labour and trade unions should meet two targets, including ensuring the working class's rights and reflecting the expectations of the employers' circle, he added.
2nd national study encouragement conference to open in Hanoi
The second national conference on study encouragement will be held on September 24, announced the Vietnam Study Encouragement Association at a press briefing in Hanoi on September 10.
The event is expected to attract about 500 organisations and individuals who have made contributions to the study encouragement movement. It will honour education achievements and review lessons drawn from the result of implementing the study encouragement movement since the first national conference was held in October 2000 on the theme "For the Cause of Study Encouragement".
During the past nine years, the study encouragement movement has taken root every province and city, with more than 9,000 community education centres nationwide.
Dr. Pham Tat Dong, General Secretary of the Vietnam Study Encouragement Association, underlined the need to educate both adults and teenagers. It is essential to focus on teaching and studying in order to build an educated society, with the aim of increasing production, reducing poverty and broadening people's knowledge, Dr. Dong added.
HCM City warns of petechial fever and hand-foot-and-mouth epidemic
Since the beginning of this year, the number of people infected with petechial fever in Ho Chi Minh City has increased by more than 30 percent from a year earlier.
Out of the total number infected, 8 have died, twice as many as in the same period last year.
Now every week hospitals in HCM City receive about 300 people infected with petechial fever, mainly in the districts of Thu Duc, Binh Tan, No 8, Tan Phu, Tan Binh and Cu Chi.
The municipal healthcare department has warned that the number of people contracting petechial fever may increase by 500 per week in the next 3 months.
The city also acknowledges 70 new cases each week of children infected with hand-foot-and-mouth disease and this number may increase sharply if strong preventive measures are not taken.
120 businesses register for Environmental Protection award.
More than 120 businesses in 22 provinces and cities have registered for the "Gold Cup of Environmental Protection 2009" award.
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Da Nang have the most businesses registered for the award.
The annual event is co-organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environmental Protection.
The award is for businesses who strictly abide by all environmental protection laws and have greatly contributed to environmental protection.
The businesses should apply effective, clean and energy-saving technology in their production.
The deadline for registration is on September 20 and the award ceremony is scheduled to take place at the end of October in Hanoi.
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RuPaul's Drag U – 'Tomboy Meets Girl'
Come on, admit it, your summer so far has been lacking some fabulousness, hasn't it? Well, all that is about to change as it's time for the return of RuPaul and her delicious drag divas! And this time, they're here to help save the world from frumpiness and flat shoes.
As the voiceover intones, "One by one they come, real women who stopped believing in miracles." That miracle comes into their lives with the help of RuPaul and his fierce faculty, made up of some of the most popular and memorable drag queens from seasons one and two of RuPaul's Drag Race who are here to school their students in "the art of being fabulous". According to legend (well, actually the show's opening credits), "deep in the Lake Titicaca valley, a school was formed by drag queens to help biological women unleash their inner diva."
RuPaul begins the episode by meeting with her full faculty (or as Ru says it "fal-culty" – I have a feeling this will become as annoying as Ru's mustache by the end of the season) – Ongina, Nina Flowers, Shannel, Raven, Pandora Boxx, Morgan McMichaels, Tammie Brown and Jujubee. For this week's class, Ru selects Ongina (wearing one of the first of what we can be sure is many awesome hats, this one a black studded leather number that looks like something she picked up at a Ming the Merciless garage sale), Raven (wearing a fabulous black and white wig) and Jujubee (bearing crazy dragon lady nails). Today's challenge involves tomboys who want to become cover girls.
It's time to meet "the boy ladies": Shaya is a 37-year-old bus driver. She feels that her looks embarrass her two kids and her lack of "oomph" has her marriage walking a precarious tightrope. 26-year-old Reyna says she's dressed like a tomboy forever and feels vulnerable in a dress. 47-year-old Linda is the epitome of a biker chick (she looked like one of the extras from Mask – I was so hoping to see Gar and Rocky Dennis with her!) She works in receiving in a grocery store and hasn't worn a dress or heels in 25 years. 25 years? She says she'd truly be surprised if Ru and her crew could make her look feminine. In orientation, Ru meets the ladies and tells them that women are supposed to be made of sugar and spice and that they're "tough cookies". His goal is for them to embrace their softer side. Ru reminds the girls that Drag U is a competition and that they'll be graded on their DPA – Drag Point Average. D is for the Drag Transformation, P is for performance and A is for Attitude Adjustment. The gals have a mere 48 hours until their "draguation" and only one can be the class valedictorian. Class is in session! Ru and the gals enter the drag lab ("where the magic happens") and the ladies look a bit overwhelmed when they get their first glimpse of their instructors and see – as Ru so eloquently puts it – "More dresses shoes and accessories than a Paris Hilton garage sale." After taking in an eyeful of the feathers, sequins and stilettos, Reyna said it "looked like a drag queen blew up in there." Ru matches Shaya up with Ongina (who wasn't quite sure how to put her into a "drag situation"), Reyna with Juju (who noted that her best assets were her huge boobs, because she could "work" them) and Linda with Raven (Linda thought Raven could kick her ass. My money's on Linda). Raven says Linda is the most masculine woman she's encountered in a while (and she goes to gay bars. I've seen quite a few manly gals at drag shows myself, so that's really saying something) and she's up for the challenge. (Ummm, Raven…I LOVE that wig!) The gals get put through their entrance exams, consisting of some "very personal questions". Ongina gets a reluctant Shaya to confess that it had been two years since she and the hubby did the horizontal mambo. Ong knows she's going to have to overcome her low confidence level, but she's confident she can do so. Juju gave Reyna the "Oh no you di'int" look when she told her that her boyfriend sometimes borrowed her shirts. Raven and Linda started the bonding early on when we discovered they both cussed to express anger. Raven said she cursed like a sailor and added "You are what you eat." Linda looked puzzled. Juju can already see the diva in Reyna – despite the fact that she's a sloucher. Ru comes back and subjects the ladies to the Dragulator. This highly sophisticated piece of technology will determine the ladies' drag names and give them their first glimpse of their drag potential. (You can Dragulate yourself at http://www.Dragulator.com. I did and it wasn't pretty!) Shaya is dragulated into Saline Dijon, complete with a purple sequined gown and long black locks. Reyna's challenge is to become the funky, B52s-esque Candy Graham in what could best be described as a "Harlem Globetrotterette" dress and red afro wig. Reyna is a bit skeptical but Juju loves the fact that the outfit has a keyhole top that takes full advantage of "the twins". Linda gets my favorite dragulation, becoming Paya La Renta or a more masculine Madonna as Breathless Mahoney from "Dick Tracy" (laugh if you want, but I'm right on the money with this one!) Linda doesn't think it's possible that she could ever look like Paya (maybe Paya-less?) Raven shares her sentiment. It's time for Drag Performance 101. Dance is essential to this course because, as Raven says, it will help them bring out the femininity and get them loose. The gals meet their "Dean of Dance", choreographer Frank Gatson Jr. Frank's going to prepare the girls for their final drag-xamination – a lip synch performance in front of a live audience including their families and friends of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". The girls are less than thrilled. Linda thinks getting her to sing and dance is a "big mistake", Shaya is afraid of making an idiot of herself. They'll be performing as a group, but will be graded on their individual performance. Frank starts the girls out with basic walking (and, after seeing them attempt to walk like Ru earlier, Frank maybe should have tried something easier, like breathing.) Ongina and Frank teach us that the secret to a sexy, feminine walk is to cross your feet over each other as you move forward. Frank demonstrates (slightly exaggerated, if you ask me. I'd like to think I'm a "girly-girl", but if I walked like that, I'd be smacking into stuff on both sides of the aisle at the grocery store.) Shaya and Linda give walking a go, Shaya appearing to be a quick study, Linda…not so much. As Raven so eloquently put it, "She walks like a dude….there's no feminine grace to her walk at all." Frank adds a soundtrack to Reyna's walk that sounds like "woonka, woonka". I didn't get it either. He does say that out of the three, she's the best. Frank then has the gals get into their drag stance – he makes them spread their legs, turn one foot out and then sit back on the hip (it sounds awkward, but it does look fierce!) Once they've all got this ready position down, Frank launches right into the choreography – what a brave man! Linda says that it's not going to be pretty, and I kinda have to agree with her. Ongina says "I see Shaya trying to move and it's making me cringe a little bit." Frank doesn't want to look bad and tells them all he's trying to do is channel a feminine quality and think "happy, fun and gay" – which elicits cheers from the faculty. The queens join their students on stage to show 'em how it's done. They stick with some basic moves, including patty-cakes, side steps, a cha cha and a side to side move (Raven looks so adorable doing this one!)Frank sees enough to put together a routine and sends everyone back to the drag lab to get their drag looks together. Reyna's afraid that showing off her cleavage will take away her power – and that's what has been holding her back. She likes being "one of the boys" because she feels that men see her as an equal. Reyna confesses that part of the reason she feels the way she does is because she's been a victim of sexual assault. She feels "safe" in her t-shirt and jeans. JuJu says there's no one better to show Reyna that she can be bad-ass in a dress than a drag queen – and you know she's right! Juju gets Reyna into a skintight pink dress with silver go-go boots. Reyna thinks she looks like a sausage, but when prodded by Juju, she does admit it's a powerful sausage. Juju sees the diva flowering before her eyes. Raven gets the unenviable task of putting Linda in the first pair of heels she's worn in a quarter of a century. Raven: "Do they hurt?" Linda: "Not yet." Raven: "Then you need a higher heel." Amen, Raven! Linda, to her credit, doesn't do that foal being born, wobbly walk in the shoes, but she does walk gingerly so as not to sprain an ankle. Juju and Reyna hit the wigs. Juju isn't 100% sold on the afro so she also grabs a curly blond wig to try out. She decides the blond looks "hot" and sets both wigs on the table. Soon after begins the scandal I like to call "Wig-gate!" Raven grabs the blond wig and walks off with it. Juju catches her and some nasty looks and "Do you really want to do this?"-es are exchanged. A cat fight is averted when Raven remembers, "We are professors and we should be setting an example." And then tells Juju to go put the afro wig on Reyna because that was the wig on "her f@#*ing Dragulator picture"! Example made. Raven says she's going to do whatever it takes for her girl Linda to win and she hides the blond wig from Juju's dragon lady-nailed grasp. Meanwhile, Shaya has picked out an orange, football jersey fabric for her dress. This ain't flying with Ongina. She grabs a bolt of purple sequined fabric – and Shaya finds orange sequined fabric. She puts them together and declares, "Hey, orange and purple go good together." Ongina sagely replies, "No they don't!"Linda shows Raven a picture of her niece, who she says has always been a girly girl. They're the same age (really?) and they're more like sisters. Raven says "They say makeup ages you, do I look old?" Linda had a moment where she looked like she wasn't sure what the answer was and says no. Raven jokes that she doesn't wear makeup either…"it's tinted moisturizer." I'm loving Raven so much! Ru comes to check on everyone's progress. He's glad to see that Ongina and Shaya found the purple fabric and wigs to match the Dragulator photo and Shaya calls Ongina "Angina" – which is fine with Ong – she just calls Shaya "vagina" Ru joins in the fun and says he wants to be called "Mangina". Can they all come to my house right this minute? Raven also is close to the Dragulator look with Linda (red fabric, blond wig which will be styled asymmetrically and promises that the carpet's going to match the drapes. (I hope we're not going to see that…) Ru seems surprised that Reyna's going with the afro, but fears the wig they picked wasn't big enough. Ru shares the secret of hair proportions – if you're a bigger girl, you need bigger hair. (Actually, the wig sitting on the wig stand looks remarkably like Richard Simmons.) Ru notices too…to which Juju says "Aw, hell no!" and asks everyone in the lab "Do you see Richard Simmons in this?" Raven snarkily says "I do", which draws the ire of one Jujubee. Ru takes the queens with him, leaving the gals to fend for themselves (they looked so lost!) and work with what they've got in preparation for the final drag-xamination. The next day, the girls still appear lost in wigs and sequins. The queens arrive (Juju's channeling Kimora without the neck makeup, Raven's in THATWIG and Ongina is sporting an awesome, exaggerated white top hat). JuJu is surprised to see Reyna styling a new blond wig – apparently she doesn't want to look like Richard Simmons (can you blame her?) Shaya is also having second thoughts about her wig. Ongina tells her to stick with the original black wig, as it's more "volumptuous". Shaya's afraid she'll look washed out (See? They're already thinking of how to look more beautiful! These queens are masters!). While Juju and Ongina are working on their students' looks, Raven decides to work with Linda on her attitude, as she's not seeing any emotion from Linda. Raven wants some positive affirmations, so Linda declares that she walks great in heels. Encouraged, Raven makes Linda announce this to the room which gets a sarcastic "What?" from Juju. Each of the girls meets with Ru for a pep talk and some more affirmations. Linda goes first and tells Ru that being on her bike gives her ecstatic, woo-hoo moments. Ru makes Linda repeat the affirmation "I am a beautiful woman.", and Linda's facial expression changes, which leads me to believe that she's really starting to believe it. In keeping with Ru's self-promotion (her book Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style in the background), she dismissed Linda with a line from one of her songs, "A Shade Shady (Now Prance)", "Now, prance I said." This might replace "Sashay away" in my personal drag-cabulary! Linda was glad that Ru was confident in her abilities. Ru said "At least she doesn't have to tuck." Raven decided to "scope out the competition", which basically consisted on getting on Juju's last nerve. She's concerned to see that they're actually doing a good job and grabbed the opportunity to sabotage them by hiding the new blonde wig to (hopefully) put them behind. Meanwhile Shaya visits with Ru. Shaya confesses that her own insecurities have made her the was she was but she's been learning to let go since being at Drag U. Shaya says she's going to try to incorporate Saline into her everyday life and Ru offers the sage advice, "A diva a day keeps the tomboy away." Reyna and JuJu realize that the wig is missing and Juju knows who's responsible. Raven plays dumb, but JuJu gets to the bottom of things. Reyna goes to visit Ru – he tells her that unlike her, he dresses in women's clothes to feel more powerful. She's finding a power in Candy Graham. Ru tells her that she must use what you have to get what you want and added "you can't lose your power; you can only give it away." It's only the first episode, but Ru has given more good advice that my guidance counselor in high school ever did. As the audience files in – excited at the prospect of seeing their transformed moms, wives and girlfriends, the girls are getting their makeup done. Raven has a little drag queen secret up her sleeve for Linda. It's an instant facelift using adhesive bands and elastic. (Mark Traynor, if you're interested. Raven told me that RuPaul got them for her, as she's still in the flower of her youth!) I gotta get me some of those, as it took 20 years off Linda. The whole thing was a little overwhelming to Linda and she teared up. Hey, there's no crying in drag competitions! Linda said that she came to shake things up, and we should now consider her shaken. It's draguation! Ru introduces us to the faculty who will be grading the gals – Dean of Drag, the legendary Lady Bunny (wearing literally pounds of hair), Frank and model/ rock star spawn Mia Tyler. Ongina introduces Shaya – now Saline Dijon – and she looks great – almost a mirror image of her Dragulator picture. JuJu introduces the new Reyna as Candy Graham. Candy was quite the confection in the blond wig with pink netting making poufs and a pink dress. She learned the importance of getting outside of her comfort zone and showed off the twins (kept the silver boots too, which caused an unfortunate stumble as she left the runway.) Last but not least, it's Paya La Renta – and she looks exactly like her picture – kudos to Raven! She still needed to work on that walk, but she looked completely different (although not quite unlike Gene Hackman at the end of The Birdcage.)
See all of the dramatic transformations!The ladies now take their oral exam. Saline was asked if she could take this look/attitude with her. She said yes as she hoped it might improve her marriage. Her hubby's face clearly let us know that the sexy thing was working. Candy said she'll be wearing more dresses, as power to her now means having people's eyes on her. Paya succeeded in shaking up her life and really asserted that she was a beautiful woman. The faculty submits their grades for Drag Transformation and Attitude Adjustment:Shaya/Saline:Lady Bunny- AFrank- B+Mia- A (She said Shaya "owned the runway")DPA 3.77Reyna/Candy:Lady Bunny- C (She told Reyna she had the "elegance and poise of a grizzly bear") Frank- B- (He expected a better walk) Mia- B (She thought she was a little shaky)DPA 2.55Linda/Paya:Lady Bunny- B-Frank- B (He noted that she was the most improved)Mia- BDPA 2.88Now it's down to the performance, which counts for half of the girls' final DPA. Whoever kills it can rise to the top of the class. Well, it's certainly not on par with the "Lip Synch for Your Life" from Drag Race, but these girls really did look like they were having fun (especially Linda). The grades are in:Shaya/Saline:Lady Bunny- C (She was underwhelmed)Frank- C ("For fine"…uhh, Frank, wouldn't that be an "F"?)Mia- BReyna/Candy:Lady Bunny- A (She kept eyes on her even though she didn't have the choreography down)Frank- C+ (She was aggressive and brought it, but tripped) Mia- A (She carried everybody and owned the stage)Linda/Paya:Lady Bunny- CFrank- C (for effort)Mia- B-The winner and head of the class, with a 3.05 is Miss Saline Dijon! Ongina gives her a purple and orange boa – and she's definitely right, those colors don't go together at all! And so concludes the premiere of your new favorite summer show. Until next week, everybody say love!Watch RuPaul's Drag U every Monday night at 9/8c on Logo!


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No, sorry. Mine was all good. Stinks to hear that...
I've been trying to pre-order Castle Grayskull, but I keep getting that my card failed validation; yet I just used it 2 weeks ago to get Granymr with no problems. I sent a message to DR and they sent me instructions on how to fix the problem, which naturally didn't work!! So frustrating!!! I'm sure this will be moved to the "issues with Digital River" thread to never be seen again. I was just wondering if anyone experienced this problem.
No, sorry. Mine was all good. Stinks to hear that...
Give them a call. I am sure there is no way they want to miss out on a sale. Good luck!
Find what you seek only when you look in the right places...
What seemed to be the case with my card was that it hadn't been activated for use in the USA, which was no problem for my subscriptions or regular purchases, but for somer reason Matty considers my CG purchase as if I would be on US territory. Hence the validation error. I asked my bank to activite my card temporarily for the US and it worked like a charm.
Hope this helps
"A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked."
Sorry to hear of your issues. Hope they get resolved soon.
Amazingly, I feel a bit like a slimy car salesman, but both my Mother and my Brother expressed that they wanted to get this playset over the holidays! So I helped them order theirs, without problems.
My mother wants to get it because she knows what it means to me personally. I told her not to fuss, that I was already getting one, but she wanted one for the grandkids to play with when they go to her house. I have one of the coolest moms ever, just sayin.
My nephews have caught the He-Man Classics bug so now it's a given when they get a gift from me, it's a new He-Man guy. So I know they'll also love playing with Grayskull at Grandma's house.
My brother is also a big fan but isn't online here in the forums at all. He has a number of the figures and wanted the Castle. Who doesn't want it right? So he ended up ordering too.
I feel like I've done my duty for the cause!
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. -George Bernard Shaw
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Still haven't ordered mine yet. Still sitting on the fence as to whether I'll get one or not. Sooooo expensive!
11 months to save up for the big green Vikor. And you could sell off the poster to cut down a bit of the cost I have always wanted this thing to exist and it is a tough price to pay. But much less tough than what the day of cost or secondary market will be.
If they don't mess it up somehow the price to me..worth it
Find what you seek only when you look in the right places...
Unless it tanks in the production department, the factory messes it up or whatever and people want to dump theirs because of it, then maybe you'll score one for cheaper.
But if holds up to the hype and expectation that it will be the definitive Grayskull? Then you're gonna be wishing you got it when it was only 250 + shipping.
All that said, I do recognize it's a large chunk o' change for sure. <--- Skeletor wishes he could afford it.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. -George Bernard Shaw
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This has happened to me before... bank's security arm placed a block on Matty's site as they thought it was dodgy, due to the time of day I was ordering (midnight here in Australia). Even though I've been ordering from the site regularly for over 3 years. :P
Fortunately I can use my regular debit card as well in a pinch, as there's no way to get things resolved at that time of night here.
I didn't have any trouble ordering mine.


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VILLANOVA: Middle reliever out of the Wildcat bullpen...Hard thrower...Continues to get better.
2003- Tied for the team-lead in saves with three...Second on the Wildcats with 16 appearances...Posted a 0-1 record and a 8.84 ERA on the season...Pitched 19.1 innings on the year, allowing 21 runs (19 earned) on 24 hits, walking 10 and striking out 19...Set season and career bests with four innings pitched and four strikeouts on March 29 versus UConn...Made eight appearances in Big East Conference play...Registered an 0-1 record with one save and a 7.94 ERA in conference action...Threw 11.1 innings in Big East play, surrendering 12 runs (10 earned) on 11 hits, striking out 10 and walking five.
2002- Made seven appearances on the season... Posted a 4.91 ERA...Pitched 7.1 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits, walking six and striking out nine...Saw time in two Big East Conference games, pitching one inning.
2001- Made 11 appearanced on the season...Posted a 1-0 record and a 4.32 ERA...Pitched 16.2 innings, giving up eight runs on 22 hits, walking 7 and striking out 14...Recorded a 2:1 strikeout to walk ratio...Saw time in two Big East Conference games, pitching three innings.
IONA PREP: Earned two varsity letters in baseball for head coach Fred Gallo at Iona Prep...Named to the All-County second team by the Journal News...Received All-Daily News second team honors as a senior...An All-City and CHSAA All-Conference performer...Played high school ball with former Wildcat Brian Slocum.
PERSONAL: Liberal Arts major...Younger of two children of Nancy Ciccotelli...Born 4/20/82 in Yonkers, N.Y.


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My wife has used her DVD camcorder to video some interviews (with the client's permission) and wants me to chop bits out in Window's Movie Maker V 6 SP 1 in Vista Home Premium.
The .VOB files import into WMM fine and play in the preview window fine but when they're placed in the timeline only go for about 10 secs. I guess I have to convert them to wmv, avi, or some flavour of MP(E)G, so two questions:
1) What (FREE!) software should I use to convert them? And
2) Which is the best format to use given that the edited file will need to be played back on a computer or bog standard DVD player (really high quality is not an issue)?
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How do I convert Video_ts.vob files to a format that Windows Movie Maker can edi(25 posts)
My wife has used her DVD camcorder to video some interviews (with the client's permission) and wants me to chop bits out in Window's Movie Maker V 6 SP 1 in Vista Home Premium.
Me and many others here use Format Factory. It converts practically anything to WMM. It has vob conversion capabilities but I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for. I'd take a look see.
tuiruru, a VOB file is part of the DVD file structure that is more useful when all of the other DVD files are included. Inside of a VOB there is an MPEG-2 video stream, but without the .IFO file to accompany it, all of the chapter information will likely be lost.
To edit these videos, you can use any DVD authoring software. You might already have something such as Nero, Roxio, or other. These kinds of programs are often included with new PCs or with new DVD drives. If you don't have one, try DVD Flick which is free and highly recommended by our own whs.
If you want the videos to play back on a PC and on a stand-alone DVD player, then the best format to use is MPEG-2. In other words, just keep the clips in DVD format and write them to another DVD-R disc. This is the only format that all stand-alone DVD players will read.
Hi Techgranny and ScottW
Below this little bit is a summary of the stuff I've posted on another forum which might help you push me in the right direction. Techgranny, I've tried Format Factory and converted the .VOB file to both a WMV and MPG file. In the converted files the sound runs flawlessly but the video has lots of still/slow moments - any ideas about what's causing it and how to put it right? I've got a 2.4 GHz processor and 4 gigs of RAM so I don't think it's because the laptop is under-speced.
Anyway, here's the other stuff:
Thanks so far guys
I've just tried a little freebee called Prism Video Converter which seems to convert the video to WMV or AVI OK but loses the sound on the way. Let's maybe focus on getting it to one of those two and for the moment forget about playing it on a DVD player.
I tried using VLC Media player to do a conversion to mpeg1 but ended up with a file with a file extension of .ps and size zerao bytes
The file I want to edit is a straight off one hour recording - wifey just let the camera roll. Do I need to consider the related .BUP and .IFO files in all this?
Hi People – Thanks for the help so far but more advice needed. So, trying your suggestions:
HandBreak – If I go to SOURCE > VIDEO_TS FOLDER I get the following error message (Thanks to BLAM6 for his CTRL C tip on error messages in a previous post)
No Title(s) found. Please make sure you have selected a valid, non-copy protected source.
Your Source may be copy protected, badly mastered or a format which HandBrake does not support.
Please refer to the Documentation and FAQ (see Help Menu).
If I go to SOURCE > VIDEO FILE, select the desire .VOB file, then choose the MPEG-4 (xvid) vodec and want to output it as an AVI file (with frame rate "Same as Source" or 24 fps it says it's going to take over 11 hours!! Is this right> What am I doing wrong? Any advice from HandBreak experts gratefully accepted.
I then tried Virtual dub V. 1.8.8, went to the desired .VOB file and got the following message:
VirtualDub Error
MPEG Import Filter: invalid pack at position 3: marker bit not set; possibly MPEG-2 stream
The HELP file also talks about using cables from a DVD or TV in the importing process which seems a bit of old hat so have I got the most up to date version?
Once again can I say that I'm not wanting big video production stuff here. It's just basically data conversion and transfer so that I can get VIDEO_TS.VOB files into Windows Movie Maker (or similar free software) to chop out three minutes here, five minutes there, to reduce an hour's interview to 15 relevant minutes for course assessment purposes.
First, I have a completely unrelated suggestion. Can your camera transfer video directly to the PC using a FireWire (IEEE 1394) or USB cable? That might give you a video file that is easier to work with. In Windows Movie Maker, for example, under Import is a selection for "From digital video camera" that should work. Also, most consumer camcorders come with software that should allow you to transfer the video to a PC.
If you are going to continue using the DVD files, you need to stop trying to load .VOB files. First, you should copy all of the files in the VIDEO_TS folder together -- they must not be separated. Once you have these files on your hard drive, make sure that they can be played back as a DVD. In WMP 11, for example, choose File -> Open (or Ctrl-o), then select the VIDEO_TS.IFO file. You should see all of the titles and chapters and it should indicate that it's playing a DVD. I don't use VLC, but I'm sure it can do something similar.
Now, whatever DVD authoring software you plan to use, either select DVD import, or open the VIDEO_TS folder, or open the VIDEO_TS.IFO file. Do NOT open any VOB files.
Hi ScottW
Sorry for the delay in replying. All the video files (.IFO, .BUP and VOB) have transferred to the hard drive and if I load the VIDEO_TS.IFO file into Win Media Player it works fine. How would I use DVD Flick to convert these to a .WMV or .AVI file so I can chop it about in Win. Movie Maker?
go download a total video converter... you can find and download that at xxxxxxx they have compressed file that has a installer with a serial number on it... hope this help.. for choosing a high quality i use DVIX format. hehehe
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wakekeke70, that's against the forum rules -- no warez, no cracks.
tuiruru, I'll get back to you tomorrow -- still researching the tools.
tuiruru, I haven't tried it yet, but I like the looks of VOB2MPG v3.0. The free version of this program will convert titles from a DVD file structure (IFOs and VOBs) into individual files in MPEG-2 format. You should be able to load the resulting .mpg files into Windows Movie Maker and edit them. Start with this and see if it works for you.
Hi again ScottW
Looking at the "supported file types in WMM "HELP" it doesn't list MPEG-2 - just MPG and MPEG. Will this be a problem or is MPEG-2 part of an mpg file? I'm afraid I'm ignorant on this side of things.
Hi ScottW
Just to bring you up to date I tried VOB2MPG converter and using the "older" conversion process of the two that the free version contains it produced an MPG file that worked fine in Win Media Player 11 and VLC Media Player. However, when I tried playing it in Win Media Player Classic Home Cinema (which I think somebody in this forum suggested to me when I was having a different sort of Video playback problem) the video played with no sound. I'm guessing it's a CODEC problem. Have you heard anything bad about L-Lite Codec Pack Standard 4.8.5?
Thanks for your help
tuiruru, I'm still planning to give VOB2MPG a try. I would like to see what it outputs.
The file that ends in .mpg should be a container which can hold different video streams. MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and so on are video streams. So when WMM, or any other software says MPG and MPEG support, they are being vague.
Stay away from codec packs! Codec packs are bad! Avoid K-Lite like the plague, and L-Lite if that's not just a typo. :-)
I'm probably the one who recommended MPC HomeCinema -- it's one of my favorites. Also, get yourself a copy of the free, portable, open-source tool MediaInfo and check the specs on that file. My guess is that the mpeg file output by VOB2MPG may have kept the sound in AC-3 format and you don't have a DirectShow filter for that. VLC and WMP probably have AC-3 support built-in.
Thanks ScottW
I'll look into MedianInfo tomorrow - I'm a bit pushed for time today. Where would I get a DirectShow filter from if I need it. And thanks for the timely warning on Codec packs - I'll read thru the tread you directed me to.
I'd be interested to hear how it goes with VOB2MPG. Using IFO mode in the free version seemed to do the job but when I played the converted file the "elapsed time" showing at the bottom of the screen stopped incrementing after a little while even tho the file was running. VOBSET mode strung the two VOB files together (split originally I think because the "straight thru'" video recording that was made was over an hour and the VOB file got bigger than a GIG) and the elapsed time display behaved itself. Just goes to show that sometimes previous versions can sometimes do the job better than the "newer" flavour.
Hi yet again Scott W - you help and advice has been great so far!
Below are the details of the file VOB2MPG file I'm talking about and as you suspected the audio format is AC-3. So, is it possible to get it playing with sound in Win Media Player Classic?
Complete name : C:\1\VTS_01.mpg
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 1.09 GiB
Duration : 1h 2mn
Overall bit rate : 2 489 Kbps
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 2 134 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 9 200 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.206
Stream size : 954 MiB (86%)
ID : 128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 1h 2mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Video delay : -80ms
Stream size : 114 MiB (10%)
Format : DVD-Video
tuiruru, since you are using Vista Home Premium, you should already have an AC-3 decoder which comes with the OS. Get a copy of the Media Center Decoder Utility (MCDU) from this web page to check it. Here are the video and audio selections from mine on an older version of the utility.
This built-in Dolby Digital decoder should be used by MPC HomeCinema for playback of AC-3 audio streams.
PalmTrees, do you use Handbrake? From what I see at their website, the choices for output files are AVI, MP4, MKV, or OGM. While these formats, and Xvid, are good for distribution, they are not as good for editing as MPEG-2 is. Also, the videos would have to go through several conversions for what tuiruru is planning. MPEG-2 -> AVI -> WMV -> MPEG-2. Every conversion means time and loss of quality.
Can Handbrake output to a .mpg file with MPEG-2 video?
yes i do use handbrake from time to time.
from what i understand high-quality is not an issue. with handbrake you can use the drop-down and tabbed menus to tweak the quality.
Hello again ScottW
Here are the results from MCDU
DV Video Decoder
InterVideo MPEG4 Video Decoder
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder
MPEG Video Decoder
Toshiba MPEG-2 Video Decoder (DVD)
Ulead MPEG-4 Video Decoder
Ulead MPEG Video Decoder
Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder
MPEG Audio Decoder
Toshiba Audio Decoder DVD
Ulead MPEG-4 Audio Decoder
Ulead MPEG Audio Decoder
In addition,in this version of MCDU,there is a little option that allows you to "Show Decoders not specifically named Audio or Video". When you use that you get two long lists! So, is anything missing? What should I look for in the long lists? I've got the two showing in your example - are they what is required for WMPC?
tuiruru, which decoders are selected in the MCDU windows? The ones that are showing are the currently selected decoders.
The "Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder" is all that MPC HomeCinema should need to decode AC-3 audio streams. The "DD" in the name is for Dolby Digital. Try this next -- load the .mpg video in MPC HomeCinema, then select File -> Properties and go to the Details tab. What does it say for "Video:" and "Audio:" in the little window? You should be able to copy the text and paste it here.
Hi ScottW
In the MCDU little windows it is showing Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder and Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder.
In MPC it is showing:
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 256Kbps [AC-3]
Video: MPEG2 Video 720x576 (4:3) 25.00fps 9200Kbps [Video]
Does that help?
Thanks for the time you are spending on this
Well, it doesn't help because according to everything I can see, the audio should be playing. You have the proper AC-3 decoder installed and selected. MPC-HC recognizes the audio format, so it should be playing. I'm baffled.
I can't remember if I asked you to run the Codec Tweak Tool. Run the tool and select "Detect broken DirectShow filters", "Detect broken codecs", "A list of all installed DirectShow filters" and "A list of all installed DirectX Media Objects". If it detects any codec or filter problems, I recommend that you let it fix them. The program will also produce a *huge* text file listing all of your filters and DMOs. Copy the text from that file and paste it at the How-To Geek Pastebin. I'll take a look through it and see if it tells a story.
Coded Tweak Tool log posted as requested ScottW. I hope that's the info you wanted
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So, how much is gas where you are? I noticed yesterday that prices here were going up. I passed the station I use the most, and regular was priced 1.59. I went back an hour later to fill the tank, and it was 1.63. A station down the road was still pricing regular 1.59, so I filled up before it went up there, too.
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Kool Halloween Hits – 'Pet Sematary' by The Ramones
The book was originally written by Stephen King then it was turned into SUPER creepy movie in 1989. The movie version starred Herman Munster himself…Fred Gwynne! Remember when the little kid hides under the bed and slices the old man's heel with the razor??? GEEZ!!!!
Here's a bit of cool trivia from the film: During the movie, the character played by Fred Gwynne mentions that he a had a pet named 'Spot'. 'Spot' was also the name of the family pet on the TV show The Munsters.
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The Stage is Set for Show Jumping at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida
In its 27-year history, Sun Life Stadium has established itself as one of the nation's premier multipurpose facilities, having hosted five Super Bowls, two World Series, and four BCS National Championship Games. With its 160-acre lot, 750,000 stadium seats, and prime location – less than an hour south of Wellington and the Winter Equestrian Festival – Stadium Jumping, the horse show production company that runs the Invitational, saw Sun Life as an ideal venue to host the event.
"We were looking into a larger market, and Miami was the solution," said Matt Morrissey of Stadium Jumping. "The Invitational is the only [equestrian] event held in a major stadium in North America, and we wanted to keep the uniqueness of that."
"We're excited because of the nature of the event how prestigious it is," said George Torres, Vice President of Sun Life Stadium Events. "Since it's very much a prestigious show and a family show and something very different, the entire staff in the office has been abuzz about it."
Most know Sun Life as the regular home of the Miami Dolphins, but the Dolphins also share the field with the Miami Hurricanes football team. The Hurricanes formerly played at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Little Havana, but after that venue was torn down in 2008, the University of Miami signed a 25-year deal with Sun Life to play their home games there through 2033. Between September and January, Sun Life's event management team must frequently re-configure the field to accommodate the appropriate home team - often in less than 24 hours. College football games are typically held on Saturdays, and NFL teams play on Sundays.
The Miami Hurricanes storm onto the field at Sun Life Stadium.
"We get challenged in the football season for sure when we have those back-to-back games," Torres said. "It can be pretty long hours and long days, but our crew has done this a long time. Everything starts immediately after the event ends. Our immediate concern is to always have the field ready for the next event." (That goes for after the Invitational as well, because the following week the Miami Hurricanes have a scrimmage scheduled.)
The administrators at Sun Life once had an even busier schedule. From 1993 to 2011, the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins) also called Sun Life Stadium home. Before the Marlins relocated south to the new Marlins Stadium, the field at Sun Life would have to be refigured to match the dimensions of a baseball field on a regular basis. Not to mention, the baseball diamond and the pitcher's mound would have to be built, taken down, and recreated to meet the demands of conflicting NFL, MLB, and NCAA schedules.
The venue also frequently hosts outdoor concerts, Cirque du Soleil shows, international soccer matches, and even a monster truck show.
"We look at the Stadium as like a theater or stage," Torres said. "We can dress it up and have different content."
The stage is set...
For the Invitational, the Sun Life Stadium grounds will be 'dressed up' like never before. On the field, horses will perform on a newly installed turf surface covered with brightly colored jumps. Just outside the stadium by Gate A, approximately 54 stalls will be assembled to house the 30 horses participating in the Invitational and the 30 horses that are expected to compete in the new $25,000 Hollow Creek Farm Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper Classic. Equestrian Services International, an equestrian footing company located in Wellington, will mix all-weather, fabric-based footing on site and lay it right on the concrete to create the schooling ring.
"In terms of horse show setups, it's actually one of your easier setups," Morrissey said.
If all goes well, Torres hopes a long-term relationship can be formed.
"It's a perfect fit for our stadium," he said. "We would like the event to grow. We like having annual and recurring events here to offer the South Florida audience. I'm excited about hopefully having the event here again as an annual tradition."
So just add another item to Sun Life Stadium's laundry list of hosted events. When the first horse goes on course at this year's American Invitational, it'll give a whole new meaning to "multipurpose" facility.
Kirsten Coe jumps in Tampa in 2013. The American Invitational comes to Miami April 5th!


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ATLANTA - The state Transportation Board is set to vote on repaving the northeast stretch of I-285, as well as I-75 south of the Perimeter and one in the Buford area.
The projects would be part of a $350 million statewide spending package.
A state transportation board committee approved the repaving plans on Wednesday. The full board is scheduled to vote Thursday.
Repaving the section of I-285 could mean major traffic headaches during the roadwork. The highway is already among the most congested in the nation.
For I-75, it would mean repaving from I-285 to Ga. 54 in Fulton and Clayton counties.
The projects also include right-of-way purchase for a widening of Georgia 20 in the Buford area from Burnette Trail to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Thatt project alone has a nearly $30 million price tag.
DOT officials say the $350 million they are divvying up now is a one-time rebate resulting from federal reimbursements to the state for past projects the state funded.
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Hi, I have the following test setup: * PG 8.0.4 on Linux (Centos 4) compiled from source. * DB schema: essentially one table with a few int columns and one bytea column that stores blobs of 52000 bytes each, a primary key on one of the int columns. * A test client was written in C using libpq to see what rate can be reached (inserting records). The client uses a prepared tatement and bundles n inserts into a single transaction (n is variable for testing). * Hardware: different setups tested, in particular a single-opteron box with a built in SATA disk and also an array of SATA disks connected via FC. From the test run it appears that the insert rate here is essentially CPU bound. I'm getting about 11 MB/s net transfer, regardless if I use the built in disk or the much faster array and regardless various settings (like n, shared_mem). vmstat says that disk bo is about 30MB/s (the array can do much better, I tried with dd and sync!) while the CPU is maxed out at about 90% us and 10% sy. The client accounts for just 2% CPU, most goes into the postmaster. The client inserts random data. I found out that I can improve things by 35% if I use random sequences of bytes that are in the printable range vs. full range. Question 1: Am I correct in assuming that even though I'm passing my 52000 bytes as a (char *) to PQexecPrepared(), encoding/decoding is happening (think 0 -> \000) somewhere in the transfer? Question 2: Is there a better, faster way to do these inserts? I'm unsure about large objects. I'm planning to use some custom server side functions to do computations on the bytes in these records and the large objects API doesn't appear to be well suited for this. Sidequestion: I've tried to profile the server using CFLAGS="-p -DLINUX_PROFILE". I'm getting profiling output but when I look at it using "gprof bin-somewhere/postgres $PGDATA/gmon.out" I'm only seeing what I think are the calls for the server startup. How can I profile the (forked) process that actually performs all the work on my connection? Sorry for the long post :) Bye, Chris.
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Beyonce has reportedly snubbed Kim Kardashian from her inner-circle of friends, after the reality star went public with her relationship with Kanye West.
Sources have revealed Beyonce is refusing to let Kim become part of her inner circle of superstar friends like Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow, who are reluctant to be associated with Kim's near-daily tabloid scandals.
A friend told Heat magazine: "Despite Kanye being one of Jay's closest friends, Beyoncé wasted no time in banning Kim from being invited into their circle, which is exclusive to say the least."
"Beyoncé is used to hanging out with Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow – she's in a totally different league to Kim."
The news will come as a shock to Kimmy, who expected to become the fourth member of the Jay-Bey-'Ye superfriends club.
"Bey's marriage to Jay-Z was extremely private, and neither of them confirmed it until long after the event. Kim, on the other hand, turned her wedding into a media circus and the whole thing was filmed for a reality show," the source explained.
"Bey thought that it was really tacky and is not a fan of reality TV, either."
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Gloria Steinem is the original triple threat: author, activist, and feminist icon. In celebration of the spirit goddess whose passion for equality knows no bounds, we've rounded up some of her most insightful and hilarious quotes that have defined, and will continue to inspire, generations of feminists.
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WASHINGTON – In formal comments filed today with the Department of Homeland Security, the American Civil Liberties Union demanded that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down its illegal Automated Targeting System (ATS) program. The program, which violates a congressional mandate barring DHS from assigning risk levels to ordinary Americans, uses secret criteria and computer algorithms to calculate the security risks of ordinary Americans.
"Congress has banned this type of program with good reason: It rates the potential for terrorism of every traveler and violates every American's right to privacy," said Barry Steinhardt, director of the ACLU Technology and Liberty Program. "The judgments about Americans calculated by ATS will be stored for years, and we have no idea how they may be used in the future. The benefit to the government is extremely questionable, but the consequences for Americans are simply dangerous."
The ACLU has urged the Department of Homeland Security to end the program since its existence was revealed last November. As part of the last three DHS appropriations acts, legislators have forbidden DHS from developing or testing any program that uses algorithms to calculate the security risks of ordinary Americans whose names are not on watch lists. ATS ranks citizens using unknown but inevitably imprecise algorithms and draws from databases with known errors. Even security officials, including the Secure Flight Working Group, have said they cannot determine who will be a threat from the characteristics ATS uses.
"No government has the right to say to law abiding citizens: 'Sorry, we can't let you travel freely, but we can't tell you why because it's secret' – especially in America," said ACLU Senior Legislative Counsel Tim Sparapani. "ATS isn't just a flawed program – it's an illegal one. Secret algorithms and bureaucratic black magic are not the answer to national security problems."
The program was approved without public or congressional consideration, despite Congress's ban on these types of tracking systems used for people. The government tracked cargo using a similar system, but it has never been given congressional approval to track people as cargo has been tracked. The ACLU filed its formal comments on ATS in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 6 in the Federal Register.
"In spite of broad public outcry, the substance and most of the details of the program remain the same – including its most objectionable elements," said the ACLU in its comments to DHS. "The Department of Homeland Security must curb the excesses of ATS and end its continuing and illegal efforts to categorize innocent travelers as security risks based on computer analysis. If DHS is unwilling to act Congress should take further action to end ATS and protect the privacy of travelers."
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The UN Global Compact organized the 4th Annual Women's Empowerment Principles Event to consider how gender equality fits into the agendas of corporate sustainability and sustainable development, as well as to provide a space for knowledge sharing.
6 March 2012: The 4th Annual Women's Empowerment Principles (WEP) Event, organized by the UN Global Compact, focused on the theme "Gender Equality for Sustainable Business." It discussed, among other things, how gender equality fits into the agendas of corporate sustainability and sustainable development.
The event, held on 6 March 2012, in New York, US, brought together companies that have signed the CEO Statement of Support for the WEPs, as well as other businesses and stakeholders. Subtitled "Equality means Business," the WEPs provide seven steps for empowering women in the workplace, the marketplace and the communities where businesses operate. The event provided a platform for sharing best practices, challenges and lessons learned, and also for discussing how corporate behavior and practices are being transformed to align with the principles.
Addressing the event, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that empowerment and sustainable development have been and will remain top priorities for his second term. He stressed that sustainability cannot be achieved without empowering women and highlighted the need to remove the barriers to women's participation in the economy. UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet noted that countries and companies with higher gender equality enjoy higher levels of growth and performance. Global Compact Executive Director Georg Kell highlighted that corporate sustainability and gender equality concerns often remain disconnected, but that companies are increasingly recognizing that business can maximize its contribution to sustainable development by prioritizing and integrating gender equality and women's empowerment as key components of corporate sustainability.
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Deciding to refinance your home is a big and often beneficial decision. But is it the right choice for you? You'll know that you're ready to hit the closing table again after you:Make the correct comparison. When checking out refi rates, be sure to compare the annual percentage rate, or APR, of each loan instead of the quoted interest rate. You must examine the true cost of your loan and compare it to your existing APR to determine whether or not you will save at least a half a point on your new loan.Get an appraisal. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are cracking down -- borrowers with a high loan-to-value ratio can expect to pay extra fees. Therefore, it's smart to get your home appraisal performed beforehand so you don't waste time and energy applying for a refi on a property that's worth less than you had anticipated.Choose the right loan. When looking for a new loan, be sure to weigh all of your options and choose a product that's right for you. If, for instance, you want to refinance but believe that your job is in jeopardy, you may choose to reduce your payments, even if it means extending the life of your loan.Shop around. Buyers typically compare loan offers from multiple lenders. But many don't realize that they can actually shop around for title services, too. This can translate into hundreds or even thousands of dollars in savings on your loan. Experts recommend checking at least three lenders and three title companies before making your decision.Decide to stay put. Selling your home right after a refi is practically a surefire way to lose money. Therefore, you should plan on staying in your house for a while after you refinance. It's a good idea to decide how long you plan to remain in your home and then run the numbers to determine your break-even point -- the point at which your savings outweigh your refinancing costs -- before jumping into a refi.Stay on top of your credit. A credit rating below 660 can derail your mortgage refinance. Steps to improve and maintain your credit score include paying your bills on time, keeping all of your credit lines open and paying down any cards that are at their max. Create a news alert for "refinance" advertisementRelated Links:Video: Selling against a foreclosureShould you refinance your home?Refinance or pay extra on mortgage?Related Articles:Tips for landing HARP refiRefi before retirement?Subscribe to Bankrate newsletters
Deciding to refinance your home is a big and often beneficial decision. But is it the right choice for you? You'll know that you're ready to hit the closing table again after you:
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