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Copiague to hold Sports Physicals
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. to noon, in the Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School nurse's office, sports physicals will take place. Any high school or middle school students in the Copiague School District who wish to participate in a fall sport must receive a physical before being allowed to play.
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The American Institute has just embarked on our first Kickstarter project with a target of $10,000 to fund production of a one-hour documentary, Digging History. Digging History will be the first of what we hope to lead to many documentaries that will be available as free, online educational resource for use to students and schools/universities, as well as anyone with an interest in learning more. Digging History is hosted and created by the AIRC team along with historians, archaeologists, videographers, historical and cultural experts and will bring viewers behind the scenes and learn about topics in art, archaeology, history, architecture, sustainability, conservation, religion and politics, from experts as they conduct their work, giving fun, accessible insights on the city and the people and events that shaped it, and continue to shape it.
As we have mentioned in other posts, we have already created several free, educational video podcasts in Rome and throughout Italy, made possible by partnerships with the Italian Ministry of Culture, and archaeological organizations AIAC and Fastionline. With this Kickstarter project, our long-term goal is to produce a huge amount of engaging content to become an online hub and focus for learning about all aspects of Roman culture. Please join us in our Kickstarted campaign– every contribution helps and each pledge is gratefully acknowledged and rewarded. All contributions are tax deductible.
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iPhone Pricing Details: Getting iPhones To Unlock Just Got A Whole Lot Trickier
from the can't-play-that-game-any-more dept
Either way, though, the deal works out fine for Apple. It still gets the full price it needs to get on the iPhones and doesn't have to worry about recouping service fees from folks who unlock iPhones. AT&T, on the other hand, now becomes a lot more reliant on service fees, first to make up for the loss on the device sale, and then to show growth in its 3G network usage. To that end, it appears that AT&T has totally ditched the old model where you could buy an iPhone and "activate" it on your own. No more. Now you have to both buy and activate the phone in stores. You can't order the phones online and have them delivered to be self-activated. In Engadget's post, the writer seems confused by this, and quotes AT&T's bogus claim that it did away with self-activation because the company "found that many others wanted to complete purchase and activation in one step so they could walk out of the AT&T store with their iPhone up and running." If that were the case, they could have just added in-store activation, without removing the option for self-activation.
The real reason seems pretty obvious: if you have to both buy and activate the phones at the same time and they require a two year contract, it's a lot trickier to get your hands on an iPhone for unlocking purposes. Since the full process is supposed to happen at once, it seems unlikely that stores will be letting people walk out the door with an iPhone that doesn't also have a contract. Those hundreds of thousands of unactivated iPhones that disappeared into China? Not so easy this time around (of course, you'll also note that the new iPhone will be available in 70 countries, so they're trying to stamp out the issue from the supply side too). Yes, there will still be 3G iPhones out there that can be unlocked, but that market is going to dry up significantly and cost a lot more.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress.
Sanford is a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009. Reporters were told he was hiking the Appalachian Trail, but he later acknowledged he was visiting his mistress in Argentina.
Sanford said late Saturday he is weighing a run for the seat that will open in January when Rep. Tim Scott formally takes Sen. Jim DeMint's office. DeMint announced earlier this month he was resigning.
Sanford's ex-wife Jenny has also said she is considering a run for the seat.
Sanford is engaged to Maria Belen Chapur, the woman he called his soul mate when he announced the affair.


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Ever your feel your website has gotten out of control? Unreviewed content, extreme visual variation, outdated web practices (say, a dancing garlic animation), pages on new employees who've been there 5 years. You want to fix it, but the idea of embarking on a full-scale web redesign seems as likely as winning the lottery.
To tackle this challenge so many organizations face, University of Minnesota Extension embarked on a program website pilot project: forming a collaborative central and center web team to create a web development process and the tools to support it, while building four pilot websites to understand what's needed and doable to make a smart, sustainable site.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Surprised that Google's stock-split announcement caused the shares to rally on Friday, despite the overall market plunging?
You shouldn't be.
It turns out that the average stock which undergoes a split tends to outperform the market for several years after its split is announced.
Consider the performance of an investment newsletter whose model portfolio only includes stocks that have announced a stock split — as Google GOOG, +0.78% did earlier this week. The newsletter—called not surprisingly, 2 for 1 — is edited by Neil MacNeale. Its model portfolio has produced an 11.8% annualized return over the last decade, according to the Hulbert Financial Digest, in contrast to 8.0% for the broad stock market, including dividends (as judged by the Wilshire 5000 index).
Nor is Macneale's record a fluke. A significant body of academic research has found that the average stock undergoing a split outperforms the overall market by a substantial margin over the three years following the company's announcement of that split. Read more: Google stock-split won't be a money maker.
One of the first such studies was conducted by David Ikenberry, dean of University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business. He believes the reason stock splits are bullish for a stock traces to a "sweet spot" in which the typical company likes to have its stock trade. Though that sweet spot is not precisely defined, companies will not split their shares, even if the prices of those shares have risen sharply, if management believes there is a significant probability that their prices will fall back into that range by themselves.
In effect, therefore, stock splits are a signal from management that they have confidence in the continued appreciation of their companies' shares.
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Former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen is an AEI fellow, a Washington Post columnist, and author of Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack. When it comes to the techniques used by the CIA to interrogate detainees in the aftermath of 9/11, Thiessen knows what he is talking about. Prompted by the controversy over Kathryn Bigelow's film Zero Dark Thirty and its portrayal of the hunt for bin Laden. Thiessen moderated an AEI forum this past Tuesday with a few witnesses who speak from experience in separating fact from fiction:
Gen. Michael Hayden (ret.), former director of the CIA, suggested that enhanced interrogation techniques were never used to elicit information in the moment, but to move detainees out of the "zone of defiance" and toward cooperation. Hayden argued that it is incredibly unlikely that the raid in Abbottabad would have been successful without the help of intelligence gained from CIA detainees.
John A. Rizzo, former chief legal officer at the CIA, stressed that while the public can disagree on how big a role enhanced interrogation techniques played in the hunt for bin Laden, the intelligence collection component was paramount for the first years of the search. Jose Rodriguez, former director of the National Clandestine Service, concluded by saying that the Obama administration's narrative conveyed that enhanced interrogations were torture and useless, but reality belies this view. The intelligence obtained at black sites was key.
The forum has not elicited much attention. One exception is Will Saletan in the obtusely titled Slate column "The case for torture," providing a useful summary of the proceedings from the hostile point of view reflected in the title of his column.
AEI has posted the audio, video, and transcript of the event here. This is an important subject in so many ways. Thiessen and AEI have performed a public service in hosting this forum and making it accessible to the public. The video is below. Please check it out.


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LA Galaxy 2, Toronto FC 2
CONCACAF Champions League
Quarterfinals – First Leg
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Rogers Centre – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scoring Summary:
TFC – Ryan Johnson 4 (Unassisted) 12'
TFC – Luis Silva 1 (Torsten Frings) 18'
LA – Mike Magee 2 (Unassisted) 29'
LA – Landon Donovan 2 (Unassisted) 89'
Misconduct Summary:
TFC – Danny Kovermans (Yellow Card) 56'
TFC – Stefan Frei (Yellow Card) 80'
LA Galaxy: Josh Saunders; Sean Franklin, Andrew Boyens (Chad Barrett 87'), A.J. DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant; Landon Donovan©, Juninho (Michael Stephens 87'), David Beckham, Mike Magee; Robbie Keane, Edson Buddle.
Subs Not Used: Brian Perk, Tommy Meyer, Bryan Gaul, Dan Keat, Hector Jimenez.
Toronto FC: Stefan Frei; Ty Harden, Torsten Frings©, Miguel Aceval; Richard Eckersley, Terry Dunfield (Matt Stinson 91+), Luis Silva (Aaron Maund 88'), Ashtone Morgan; Ryan Johnson, Danny Kovermans, Joao Plata (Reggie Lambe 58').
Subs Not Used: Milos Kocic, Doneil Henry, Oscar Cordon.
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
Referee's Assistants: Ricardo Morgan (JAM) and Kedlee Powell (JAM)
4th Official: Kevin Morrison (JAM)
- With the draw, the Galaxy now head into the second leg of the series needing a win or a draw to advance. Any Galaxy win in the second leg, which will be played at The Home Depot Center on Wednesday, March 14, would see the Galaxy advance to the tournament semifinals, as would a 0-0 or 1-1 draw. A 2-2 draw would send the series to extra time while any higher scoring draw would see Toronto FC advance, as would a TFC victory.
- Of the 11 players that started the game for LA, nine were with the club in the Group Stage while only Andrew Boyens had never represented the Galaxy in the Champions League.
- Boyens made his LA debut in the game, playing 87 minutes in central defense before being replaced by Chad Barrett.
- Edson Buddle was the only other player to start the game for the Galaxy who was not with the club last season. He appeared in two games for LA in the Preliminary Round of the 2010/11 Champions League against Puerto Rico.
- LA were forced to play without midfielder Marcelo Sarvas and forward Pat Noonan, each of whom played for other clubs in the Group Stage of the Champions League. Sarvas played for Alajuelense and Noonan was with the Galaxy before joining the Galaxy in December.
- Ryan Johnson gave Toronto a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute, finishing off the rebound of a Torsten Frings corner kick. That was his first goal in the Champions League.
- This was just the second time in seven Champions League games that the Galaxy had conceded the first goal.
- Luis Silva doubled the Toronto lead six minutes later. The Galaxy entered the game having conceded just one first half goal to this stage of the competition.
- Mike Magee pulled a goal back for the Galaxy in the 29th minute, sending a right-footed shot past Stefan Frei from close range. The Toronto goalkeeper was able to get a hand to Sean Franklin's cross from the right wing, but not enough to push it past Magee, whose finish made the score 2-1.
- Landon Donovan equalized for LA in the 89th minute, finishing after a scramble inside the penalty area. That was his second goal of the competition.
- Magee, Donovan and Juninho are now tied for the Champions League lead with two goals in the 2011/12 Champions League and all-time.
- A.J. DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant and Josh Saunders each played the full 90 minutes, continuing their streak of having played in every minute of the 2011/12 Champions League.
- They were joined in the starting lineup by Landon Donovan and Mike Magee, each of whom has appeared in all seven games that the Galaxy have played in the competition with Magee starting all seven.
- Omar Gonzalez played every minute of the Galaxy's involvement in the Group Stage, but he missed tonight's game after undergoing surgery in January to repair a torn ACL in his left knee.
- Toronto's Danny Kovermans and Stefan Frei were the only players for either side to be booked in the game, collecting a 56th minute yellow card. If he gets another yellow card in the rest of the competition, he will be forced to miss a game.
- The Galaxy are now 1-2-1 on the road in the 2011/12CONCACAF Champions League.
- This was their first draw of the 2011/12 Champions League.
- LA's two away goals were their most on the road in this installment of the competition.
- The attendance for tonight's game was 47,658 at Rogers Centre.
- The Galaxy are back in action on Saturday, March 10 when they host Real Salt Lake in their MLS regular season opener at The Home Depot Center. That game is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. with the club raising their 2011 Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup championship banners.
- The Galaxy return to play in the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday, March 14 when they host Toronto FC in the second leg of their quarterfinal series at The Home Depot Center. That game will be shown live on FOX Soccer starting at 7 p.m. (PT)
- For more about tonight's game, please check out all the news on www.lagalaxy.com.


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City's newest street links North Side to Chain of Lakes and southwest Minneapolis
A landmark project has literally bridged a big divide between Minneapolis' north and south sides. After 14 months of construction, a new stretch of Van White Memorial Boulevard is now open to traffic. The street spans rail lines and passes under a freeway – two barriers that have contributed to the isolation of north Minneapolis for decades.
The mile of newly constructed roadway connects the Harrison and Bryn Mawr neighborhoods to Interstate 394 and neighborhoods to the south. Van White Boulevard includes a 600-foot bridge above the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail lines and the Cedar Lake Trail. A smaller bridge crosses Bassett Creek. This street now provides these communities a vital connection to each other, the rest of the city and the metro area. The new street also has a shared bike and pedestrian area that connects to the Cedar Lake Trail, making it possible for North Siders to bike to Downtown and beyond better than ever before.
Van White Memorial Boulevard should help strengthen the North Side's links to jobs and recreational, cultural and educational resources throughout the city. Making north Minneapolis more accessible will also help spur development in one of the most undeveloped areas near downtown Minneapolis.
The project was born out of the City's efforts to de-concentrate family public housing in the city. The Heritage Park mixed-income neighborhood replaced old public housing buildings in the near North Side as part of those efforts. This reconnection of north Minneapolis to south Minneapolis will also help further that goal.
The first section of Van White Memorial Boulevard, completed in 2002, currently serves as the main street for approximately 620 families in Heritage Park. With the completion of this final section, the street now stretches from Interstate 394 and Dunwoody Boulevard in the south to Plymouth Avenue in the north.
The boulevard is named in honor of the City's first African-American councilmember. Van White represented the 5th Ward from 1980 to 1990, and also worked for the City's Public Works Department from 1956 to 1968. He passed away in 1993 at the age of 68.
The $22.3 million project was funded in part from federal, county and city funds. For more information on this and other street projects in Minneapolis, go to www.minneapolismn.gov/cip/2013.
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Durant, Thunder end Spurs' 19-game win streak
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 28 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat San Antonio 106-94 on Thursday, ending the Spurs' winning streak at 19 games.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 points and Serge Ibaka added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder, who won the matchup between the top two teams in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City is three games behind with eight games remaining.
Durant scored at least 25 points for the 39th consecutive game, the longest streak since Michael Jordan did it 40 consecutive times during the 1986-87 season. He reached 25 on a free throw with 3:31 remaining.
Patty Mills scored 21 points and Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan each added 17 for the Spurs. San Antonio had won its previous four games by an average of 23.5 points.
At Los Angeles, Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points and Jose Calderon added 19 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the first time this season 113-107.
Blake Griffin had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in his first triple-double of the season for the Clippers, who had won 17 of their previous 19, including four straight. They beat the Mavs in their first three meetings of the season, coming from behind each time.
A night earlier, the Clippers came back from a 17-point deficit to beat Phoenix on the road, clinching their second straight Pacific Division title and third consecutive playoff berth.
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January 1st ~ On this day in 1884 my 2x great-grandparents, William EICKELBERG and Nellie AUFLICK were married in Charleston, West Virginia. This picture of the family was taken in Denver, Colorado sometime in mid-1887 as the baby in the picture, also William, was born 15-Feb-1887.
This day is also marked by the death, of my 3x great-grandfather, Jacob ZAUGG in 1900 in Mount Eaton, Ohio. Finding his gravestone was quite an adventure and one of the first exciting things I found in my genealogy. My original picture was not even digital although I've since gone back to this cemetery several times.
January 6th ~This day is marked by the death of my 3x great-grandfather, Thomas AUFLICK, in 1910 in Lafayette, Colorado. Quite the snowy day when I was able to take this picture!


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text: In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the impact that senior leadership teams have on employee engagement, productivity, and retention. And, I made it very clear that the behaviors that originate at the executive team level ripple through the organization. Just like a wave that gets larger as it nears the shore, those behaviors get magnified and repeated - regardless of whether they have a positive or negative impact.


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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake opened the first of three Subura Rocky Mountain Cup matches in 2012 with a 2-0 victory on Saturday at home against the Colorado Rapids. Strikers Fabian Espindola – who tied RSL's all-time scoring record with his controversial strike – and Alvaro Saborio each rippled the back of the net en route to the win.
With the result, RSL is the second MLS side behind Sporting Kansas City to reach the 15-point plateau, and they sit atop the Western Conference with a 5-1-0 record through six games. Colorado remained on 9 points with 3-2-0 record, losing their second game with head coach Oscar Pareja in charge.
Pareja fielded an defensive-minded lineup with Drew Moor pushed up into the midfield and Tyrone Marshall deputizing for him in the center of defense, while RSL manager Jason Kreis replaced Javier Morales' creative presence with youthful midfielders Luis Gil and Sebastian Velasquez.
Real Salt Lake grabbed the lead just 20 minutes into the game after defender Tony Beltran picked out Saborio with a left-footed ball behind the Rapids' backline. Saborio timed his run to perfection, ghosted in behind the defense, chested the ball down and easily poked it past Colorado goalkeeper Matt Pickens.
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Although Saborio got the goal, Espindola assumed the primary creative roll in the first half for RSL, dropping deep on numerous occasions to get on the ball. Meanwhile, Colorado spread the field and tried to open up space for players like Omar Cummings to take advantage of their pace. RSL's tactics paid the most dividends, however, as the home side registered nine shots in the first half, although Pickens was able to keep the net clear apart from Saborio's strike.
While RSL continued to create chances in the second period, Colorado rarely tested Nick Rimando as the possession-based game that had propelled them to three wins in their first four games failed to equate to scoring opportunities. The Rapids registered just one shot on goal during the match.
In the 57th minute, Espindola score RSL's second to ice the match, but the goal arrived with an element of controversy. Espindola appeared to bring down Gil's pass with his left arm just outside of the area, but play wasn't stopped and somehow the Argentine was able to poke the ball away from two onrushing defenders and past Pickens. It was Espindola's third of the season, and put him at 29 career goals for RSL, tying the Argentine with Robbie Findley for the club record.
Colorado switched into a more aggressive formation with three at the back after falling behind by two, and the tactic nearly pulled the visitor's back into the game. Moor narrowly missed closing the gap when he put a header just off frame with Rimando caught well off his line in the 71st minute.
Then a few minutes later, midfielder Martin Rivero, making his second start for the Rapids, clanked a shot off the crossbar from a free kick from 25-yards out. But alas, it was not the Rapids night, and Salt Lake claimed the first meeting between the Rocky Mountain Rivals in 2012.
RSL visit red-hot Sporting Kansas City next Saturday in what is already being called the game of the week. Meanwhile, the Rapids head to Seattle on Saturday hoping to avoid losing back-to-back matches for the first time this season.
Scoring Summary:
RSL - Alvaro Saboria (Tony Beltran) 20'
RSL - Fabian Espindola (Luis Gil, Tony Beltran) 57'
Disciplinary Summary:
COL - Matt Pickens (caution) 58'
RSL - Jamison Olave (caution) 74'
RSL - Kyle Beckerman (caution) 74'
RSL - Luis Gil (caution) 81'
COL - Drew Moor (caution) 81'
Colorado Rapids lineup: Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura (Tony Cascio), Marvell Wynne, Tyrone Marshall, Luis Zapata, Drew Moor, Jeff Larentowicz, Martin Rivero, Jaime Castrillon (Kamani Hill), Brian Mullan, Omar Cummings.
Subs not used: Stew Ceus, Scott Palguta, Wells Thompson, Andre Akpan


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A man who allegedly stole a motor vehicle in Mendon led police on a chase through several towns before abandoning the car, fleeing on foot and being apprehended.
David J. Gray, 26, of 5 Malden St., Worcester, is charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, operating after license suspended, illegal possession of heroin (subsequent offense), illegal possession of amitriptyline hydrochloride, negligently driving a motor vehicle and stop sign speeding and marked lanes violations. Mr. Gray also had four outstanding warrants.
At 9:20 a.m. Monday, Sutton Police were alerted that a vehicle had been stolen not far from a convenience store in Mendon.
Sutton Police Officer Bryan Lefebvre saw Mr. Gray in the stolen vehicle traveling west on Central Turnpike near the Northbridge/Sutton line. After Mr. Gray refused to stop for Officer Lefebvre, the stolen vehicle was pursued through Millbury. As Mr. Gray entered onto Route 146 northbound, state toopers assisted with the pursuit.
The vehicle was pursued onto Whipple Street in Worcester where it was boxed into the rear parking lot of an apartment complex at 121 Whipple St. Mr. Gray, the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, was carrying a backpack as he fled into a wooded area behind the complex.
Officer Lefebvre, Sutton Police detective Matthew Bohanan and state troopers chased after the suspect.
Mr. Gray was apprehended without incident after running several hundred yards through the woods and heavy snow. He was found to have items in his possession that led to several narcotic violations being charged.
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Well a few tweaks to my model and we called the natural gas number right on the button. While my estimate was off of main stream expectations, the market hit a new high for the year on the 146bcf withdraw. The surge came as supplies fell more than expected in the East as pockets of cold weather and less than expected production caused working gas in storage to fall to 2,083 bcf. That puts supply 14.8% above the five-year average, which is much less than predictions just a few weeks ago. Add to that the forecast for colder than expected temperatures and the front end of the curve on gas is looking very bullish.
Of course it is the long end that we have been talking about for months and after the extremely long term developments that are becoming more apparent, there are many others now jumping on the long term bullish scenario for the gas market.
The odds of natural gas exports are rising as well and as I told Bloomberg News last month, "The LNG thing is going to happen," said Flynn, who sees gas rising to $7 per million Btu in 2015 before trading in a range of $6 to $8. The market isn't pricing in the LNG export potential yet because "there is a little bit of a denial on how quickly natural gas exports can get done," he said. "We've had this bearish outlook on gas a long time."
Shell Oil gave that thought a boost when they came out and said that over the next couple of decades natural gas will be the number one fuel source in the world. Because of the U.S energy industry and the miracle of fracking, the energy world has changed. In another case of low prices curing low prices, the new bull market can now begin.
With Burlington Northern Santa Fe switching to natural gas locomotives, natural gas is on a trek that will not be turned back. Others will follow suit as we move toward a future of natural gas, hydrogen and electric power cars marking an end to the "Era of Oil." On top of that, because of our competitive advantage on gas, not only will we become a major exporter, we will also see a rebirth of the U.S. manufacturing and chemical sectors as we supply those industries with what will seem like unlimited supplies of cheap gas. Assuming they start to lock it in now.
Add to that Obama's pick for Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, is a major supporter of a global natural gas trade. The physicist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is smart enough to realize both the economic and environmental benefits of the coming natural gas economy.
Rising expectations for the U.S. jobs report and rising expectations for Brent crude oil output helped boost oil yesterday. The break in crude and the anticipated break in demand for the shoulder season helped cement a break in the products. It is possible that if things go well that we may have seen the top in gas price for the year which is a scary prediction ahead of the summer time blends. Still, assuming no major events, retail wise and futures wiser the top for gas prices should be in for the year. I hope I did not jinx it. Keep your fingers crossed.


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text: Greasy Chip Butty Posted November 20, 2010 Due to STEAM playing me up and the fact that I can't locate my FM10 disk, the Top2Bottom sign-up on FM10 has had to end prematurely. The problems with STEAM arose when I installed FM11 so I've decided to launch a new sign-up on FM11 instead. It may be advantageous to you if you have FM11 for the sign up stage or at least the demo. To let you know, the sign up will start with the 11.1.1 patch. However, it is not essential that you have FM11 and you could attempt it without if you know the players well. I enjoyed running T2B and am determined to make one last. However, I can't face the editing that I've had to do in the previous T2B games so the new sign-up won't be featuring all that again. I am going to run a Premier League sign-up using the existing 20 clubs. Depending on interest, I may extend it into the Championship but we'll see what the interest is like first. Everybody will be assigned a club – from Manchester United to Blackpool and beyond if I extend into the Championship – and that will be your team to take control of. I will rename the chairman as you and you will get to spend points on creating your chairman persona. Every team will start with the same bank balance (sugar daddies and sheikhs removed!) and you will be asked to order a set of other criteria in order of preference – i.e. youth, training, ticket prices etc ... – before you know your club. Any outstanding debt will be left untouched. You will therefore get to edit your team through your choices. Following that, I will give you a list of your top 25 players and you will have to select five of them for transfers away. However, you will have to choose one from your top five, one from your sixth to tenth rated etc ... These players will then be randomly assigned to the clubs. This will even up the squads a little ahead of the season start. I will also select one player from each of the top 20 clubs in Europe – or more if we extend out of the Premier League – and we will have an auction for them. This will be your chance to bring Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to your club and they could go anywhere! We will then have a transfer window. Feel free to get involved as much or as little as you want. On T2B, it was very successful and allowed a lot of people to sort out their squads ahead of the season. As I say, you can get involved as much or as little as you need to! We will also have a manager auction. This will allow you some say in which manager you're going to use. More information and sign-up stages will come but for now, if you're interested, I need you to create me a chairman. To make things a little easier for me to track, your chairman's name will be decided by me and will relate to your user name! So please fill out the sign up form and we can get started soon. All former T2B or FMX-Factor users are guaranteed a place but 'newbies' are also welcome. I've not got a name for the sign-up yet so please also make a suggestion. The best one will get a little reward/bonus to start the season so make them good! SIGN UP FORM:User Name: Suggestion for name of the sign-up: Please rank these in order of importance for your chairman. Your first choice will be randomly given a rating of 16-20; second choice 11-15, third choice 6-10 and the last choice 1-5. Business Interference Patience Resources You also have 100 points to assign to these attributes (please keep them in this order for me): Minimum of 1, maximum of 20 remember! Adaptability Ambition Controversy Loyalty Pressure Professionalism Sportsmanship Temperament Thank you! GCB/Andy 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Hi everyone, feedback would be much appreciated on our current HVAC situation. We live in Maryland - DC suburbs in a split level. House is about 2000 ft. total, but 1000 feet of that on the lower level is half underground. The evap coil on a 25 year old Ruud 2 ton blew up and so we are going to replace the AC and the 20 year old Carrier furnace while we're at it. Both units were more than adequate as far as heating and cooling the house so we're not looking to change size - we're comfortable with 80 for the AC while home and 60 for the heat while home. So far we have the following estimates:
1)Amana 13 SEER
Furnace: AMH80604B
Coil/air handler: CAPF3030B6
2) Amana 14 Seer
Furnace: AMVC80604B
Coil/air handler: CAPF3636B6
This company has sterling reviews and seemed very professional and easy to work with. These estimates include lineset and some minor issues with the junction box and water heater venting and repositioning the filter access. The write up was really clear and detailed.
Company 2: Bryant 13 Seer
furnace: 315AAV036070
coil/handler: CNPVP3017ATA
Also includes lineset and water heater venting. No mention of the electrical issues noted by 3 other companies as needing to be brought up to code, also no relocation of filter access. The rep for this company also showed up at 7:30 pm for a 1 pm appointment with no call, which worries me, in spite of pretty good reviews on the company. Recent reviews are spottier though, which is concerning
Company 3: Trane
Furnace: TUDIA080R924 (sorry if a letter is wrong -writing is tough to read)
Coil: 4TXCA0243
This quote had a flush and leak check of the lines. A new lineset would be a little extra which I'm guessing would be a good thing to get done. This company also had excellent reviews (only 2 B's out of 200 A's on Angie's list) and a good word of mouth reputation.
We definitely preferred dealing with companies 1 and 3. Our concern is that we were warned off of Goodman and Amana seems to be the same thing as Goodman. Company 1 also priced the same Bryant option for us but it was much higher than Co. 2's quote which makes me skeptical again of Co. 2. The workmanship from Company 1 is supposed to be great (they've landed on multiple Best of lists) and the Amana warranty seems more comprehensive than the others, but again, we were warned against Goodman. Any thoughts on comparing apples to oranges here would be appreciated. The prices all seem to be about in line with each other. Co. 3 also said they could do a roughly equivalent Carrier system for about the same price as the Trane, Prices were all in the same ballpark w/ Co. 2 being the highest but (from what I can tell) for a nicer system. Not sure we need anything other than bare bones though.
Any advice on these systems? Is it worth it to ask for a detailed write up on a Carrier unit as well? Does it seem wise to ask for a new lineset since everything else will be new? Thanks in advance for any advice


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Im sure Microsoft sees this as a blessing. Anything to get people off NT and on to 2003. Odd how Microsoft loses out on making a half decent OS with a long life span.There's a nasty rider with Microsoft's latest security problem for NT users.
Although a denial of service risk exists in an "important" security vulnerability, publicised yesterday affecting NT 4.0, Redmond tells users not to expect a patch for that operating system anytime soon.
Windows 2000 and XP users do have access to a fix, designed to address a flaw involving Endpoint Mapper, but the best on offer for Win NT users is advice to shelter vulnerable servers behind a firewall.
The vulnerability involves the Microsoft's implementation of Remote Procedure Call protocol, more specifically the component that deals with message exchange over TCP/IP. Malformed messages received by the Endpoint Mapper process, which listens on TCP/IP port 135, might cause a server to hang.
Microsoft has provided patches with this bulletin to correct this vulnerability for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, but not Windows NT 4.0 - even though the OS is affected.
In a surprisingly candid admission, the company states that fixing NT4.0 is simply too difficult.
"The architectural limitations of Windows NT 4.0 do not support the changes that would be required to remove this vulnerability," Microsoft says. "Windows NT 4.0 users are strongly encouraged to employ the workaround discussed in the FAQ in the bulletin, which is to protect the NT 4.0 system with a firewall that blocks Port 135."
Firewalling will probably keep external attackers at bay but the flaw gives attackers with intranet access considerable scope to crash, though not (it would seem root), inherently vulnerable NT4 boxes.


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SHABBONA – Toby Tobin and Reidar Jakobsen have been ice fishing for many years.
"There is a certain technique to it," Jakobsen said.
The two men were among a group of about 25 who were ice fishing last week at Shabbona Lake.
"This is the great American pastime," said Jim Dennis of Streator. On a 24-degree day, he sat out in the open several hundred feet from shore.
According to Dennis Sands, former owner of Lakeside Bait & Tackle, which his son now owns, this has been one of their best years ever for ice fishing, mainly because of the weather.
"The ice is 20 inches thick," he said. "Last year, half the lake was open water. It never completely froze over."
"You can drive a truck over it," Jakobsen said. "But they won't let you."
Shabbona Lake State Park Superintendent Kerry Novak said ice fishing was possible much earlier than normal this year because the lake froze so quickly. To safely support ice fishing, clear ice must be at least four inches thick. Cloudy or white ice is weaker and should be at least twice that.
Sands said judging the thickness can be deceptive, since ice can be four inches in one place but thinner nearby, so people always have to be careful.
Once the ice is secure, Sands said fishermen are allowed to walk wherever they want on the lake. Although some lakes allow it, all motorized vehicles are banned at Shabbona Lake. Veteran ice fishermen carry a variety of equipment, including fishing gear, an auger, a fish detector, a heater, and, often, a portable pop-up tent called a shanty.
Augers, Sands said, can be powered by battery, gas or propane and drill a hole about 4 inches across into the surface of the ice. Fish finders are small mechanical devices that measure the depth of the lake and show if a fish is approaching.
"You want to move your bait with the fish," Sands said. "But that doesn't mean they're going to bite."
Despite the bitter cold, Tobin said a heater can be so efficient anglers can even take off their coats.
"It's like sitting in your own living room, only without your old lady nagging you," he said, laughing.
"This gives you a buffer against the winter," Jakobsen said. "It gives you a reason to get up in the morning."
Matt Kraft drove out from the suburbs with two friends to fish on a day off from work. He said ice fishing has a different atmosphere than regular fishing. Among the advantages of ice fishing, David Tadlock of Chillicothe said, is that there are fewer people to deal with.
Kraft and his friends didn't bring shanties. Once they found the spot they wanted, they emptied and upended their buckets and sat on them out in the open.
One of the keys, Rick Faillo of Kirkland said, is to remember where you had success fishing before and stake that area out. Still, that doesn't always guarantee success.
"The fish move and you have to move with them," Tobin said. After catching a crappie in an hour, he and Tobin decided to relocate to another part of the lake.
Not far away, Jim Dennis and Ryan Yuhas of Streator were having the same problem.
"I can see the fish, but they're not biting," Dennis said.
The state park also has other winter activities, such as cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and tobogganing.
"The park is always open, but the staff may not always be here," Sands said.
A regular fishing license, Novak said, is all someone needs to go ice fishing. In fact, fishing licenses issued the first part of the year are good for about 15 months to include ice fishing. The cost of a license is $15 for adults, $7.75 for those 65 and older, and free for those younger than 16.


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Pseudorca crassidens
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Data Deficient ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L.
|Hammond, P.S. & Perrin, W.F. (Cetacean Red List Authority)
Global trend or abundance data for this species are unavailable. Threats that could cause widespread declines include high levels of anthropogenic sound, especially military sonar and seismic surveys, and bycatch. Bycatch is particularly worrisome because of known unsustainable levels where fisheries are monitored in Hawaii and the presence of similar fisheries throughout the range of the species. The relative rarity of this species implied from the existing records makes it potentially vulnerable to low-level threats. The combination of possible declines driven by vulnerability to high-level anthropogenic sound sources and bycatch is believed sufficient that a 30% global reduction over three generations cannot be ruled out (criterion A).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|False killer whales are found in tropical to warm temperate zones, generally in relatively deep, offshore waters of all three major oceans. They do not generally range into latitudes higher than 50° in either hemisphere. However, some animals occasionally move into higher latitude waters. They are found in many semi-enclosed seas and bays (including the Sea of Japan, Bohai/Yellow Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf), but they only occasionally occur in the Mediterranean Sea (Leatherwood et al. 1989). There are a few records for the Baltic Sea, which are considered extralimital. There are also records of false killer whales being found far into large rivers in China.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:American Samoa; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Australia; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Saba, Sint Eustatius); Brazil; British Indian Ocean Territory; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Chile; China; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Colombia; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Fiji; France; French Guiana; French Polynesia; Gabon; Gambia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guam; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Liberia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Marshall Islands; Martinique; Mauritania; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Netherlands; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Niue; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tokelau; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkmenistan; Turks and Caicos Islands; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Vanuatu; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Wallis and Futuna; Western Sahara; Yemen
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Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – northeast; Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – southwest; Atlantic – southeast; Atlantic – northwest; Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Pacific – southeast; Pacific – northeast; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – western central; Pacific – southwest
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|Studies on population structure in this species indicate both broad-scale (between-ocean) limits on gene flow (e.g., Kitchener et al. 1990), and limited gene flow on smaller (within-ocean) scales (Chivers et al. 2007). Abundance has been estimated for the coastal waters of China and Japan (16,000, CV=26%; Miyashita 1993), the northern Gulf of Mexico (1,038, CV = 71%; Mullin and Fulling 2004), and the U.S. EEZ of Hawaii (268, CV=108%; Barlow 2006). Abundance in the eastern tropical Pacific has been estimated as 39,800, CV=64%; Wade and Gerrodette 1993). There is no information on global trends in abundance.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|False killer whales occur in tropical and temperate waters worldwide (Stacey et al. 1994; Odell and McClune 1999), generally in relatively deep, offshore waters. However, some animals may move into shallow and higher latitude waters, on occasion (including some semi-enclosed seas such as the Red Sea and the Mediterranean). The species seems to prefer warmer water temperatures. Off Hawaii, this species is found in both shallow (less than 200 m) and deep water (greater than 2000 m) habitats (Baird et al. 2008).
Although false killer whales eat primarily fish and cephalopods, they also have been known to attack small cetaceans, humpback whales, and sperm whales. They eat some large species of fish, such as mahi-mahi (also called dorado or dolphinfish), tunas (Alonso et al. 1999) and sailfish. In Hawaiian waters observational studies suggest that large game fish (mahi-mahi, tunas, billfish) may form the majority of their diet (Baird et al. 2008).
|Use and Trade:
|It is hunted for food and cooking oil in several places.
|Major Threat(s):
Although there is considerable controversy regarding the absolute level of declines, there is good evidence of large-scale reductions in many predatory fish populations (e.g., Baum et al. 2003, 2005; Sibert et al. 2006; Polacheck 2006) and over-fishing and collapse of several important "prey" fish stocks world-wide (e.g., Jackson et al. 2001). The effects of such fish population reductions and subsequent ecosystem changes on world-wide populations of false killer whales are unknown but could result in population declines.
False killer whales are occasionally taken in Japan for food and in St. Vincent in the Caribbean for meat and cooking oil (Jefferson et al. 1993; Odell and McClune, 1999). Considerable numbers of false killer whales may have also been killed in a past drive fishery in the Penghu Islands of Taiwan. Their interactions with fisheries, particularly their tendency to remove desired target species from longlines and sport fishing gear, have made them the targets of culling efforts. Around Iki Island, Japan, over 900 false killer whales were killed in drive fisheries from 1965 to 1980 in an attempt to reduce interactions with the yellowtail fishery (Jefferson et al. 1993; Odell and McClune, 1999). They continue to be taken opportunistically in Japanese harpoon and drive fisheries (Kishiro and Kasuya 1993). They are also hunted at least opportunistically in Indonesia, Taiwan and the West Indies. Some of the animals caught in the Japanese and Taiwanese drive fisheries have been kept alive and sold to oceanaria (Reeves et al. 2003).
Incidental takes of small numbers of false killer whales in gill nets has occurred off northern Australia, the Andaman Islands, the southern coasts of Brazil and in tuna purse seines in the eastern tropical Pacific. Dolphin entrapment in tuna purse seine nets may be providing artificial feeding opportunities for Pseudorca on other marine mammals (Odell and McClune, 1999). Although there have not been any records of false killer whale being killed in the large-mesh pelagic driftnets off eastern Taiwan, some are likely to be caught. Yang et al. (1999) reported on by-catch rates in Chinese coastal fisheries (trawl, gill and stow net), which may number in the hundreds per year for P. crassidens alone. False killer whales are occasionally hooked in longline fisheries, presumably as they are removing fish from the hooks. Death has been observed as a result of some hookings (Forney 2006). Many of the other hookings are inside the mouth or gullet and are likely to result in the subsequent death of the animals (Forney and Kobayashi 2005). Other types of non-lethal injuries may also occur (Baird and Gorgone 2005). Such longline fisheries are found throughout the central and western tropical Pacific, and similar interactions with false killer whales occur in other regions (e.g. Mediterranean, Bearzi 2002). Observer programs to monitor bycatch are limited.
Evidence from stranded individuals of several similar species indicates that they have swallowed discarded plastic items, which may eventually lead to death (e.g. Scott et al. 2001); this species may also be at risk
This species, like beaked whales, is likely to be vulnerable to loud anthropogenic sounds, such as those generated by navy sonar and seismic exploration (Cox et al. 2006).
Predicted impacts of global climate change on the marine environment may affect false killer whales, although the nature of impacts is unclear (Learmonth et al. 2006).
|Conservation Actions:
The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES
This is a relatively poorly-known species which, although mostly observed over deep water, is known to strand from many coasts. Abundance estimates as well as by-catch data do not exist for most areas, nor are there detailed accounts on migratory behaviour. Clearly, more research is needed.
|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. 2008. Pseudorca crassidens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T18596A8495147. . Downloaded on 16 October 2018.
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Caramel au Beurre Sale again
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29 comments:
What a delicious assignment! All in the name of art, right? ;) I prefer creamy sauce (and peanut butter)...the single tranche is perfect, as they say to always accessorize in odd numbers. xx KatieReplyDelete
I just sampled my first salted caramel macaron..truth be told less than 1/2 of one..i am smapling..Jacques is eating..Delish..Your jars are so pretty with the writing..:)ReplyDelete
And all your salted caramel colors as delicious as the real thing..Packaging surely plays a part in the price of the very $$ one..Pretty.
David Dewey's book as well as the palette book have been ordered and shipped:)
I wonder where nancy is right now?
maybe one day this week you will both be in the same place:)
I have that palette book and love it. Enjoyed all your watercolors and sample colors here, Carol. God, all that sweetness I can no longer do, and caramel is my favorite...eat some for me.ReplyDeleteReplies
I am never eating it again!!!Delete
Even the word caramel in ones mouth feels unctuous! Lovely blog today.ReplyDelete
The golden glow of the caramel in your paintings here goes beyond the little palette guide & beyond the images in the photos, for me anyway.... Amazes me that your watercolors & Dewey's look so natural & spontaneous, but you show us that you work hard with exercises & studies...something for me to keep in mind...These watercolors for me are more delicious than eating caramel!ReplyDeleteReplies
Part of the exercise is eating A LOT of caramel to get the true essence of the color.Delete
This i know to be true.
You sieved out the almonds? Quel horreur! Oh, well, it is all good stuff---how can one go wrong with butter, salt and sugar? For me, it is more heavenly than chocolate. Love the caramel colors, too. Right on!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, I'm nuts I know ;))Delete
This is one of your greatest blog posts a classic...it has:
FANTASTIC PAINTINGS...so chic.
YOUR APARTMENT...'my little Paris kitchen' indeed
PAINTING IDEAS...I look at the way you paint caramel and the way you paint glass...and the way you paint lighting hitting a baguette...the sense of light on one edge...and am full of admiraiton. bravo to you DIANEReplies
Thanks DDS!Delete
Ditto to Diane's post! just plain yum! Miam! Delicieuse!ReplyDelete
I had the pleasure of bringing home one of those cute little jars from Georges Larnicol last October, and of course, after consuming the contents, wished I had brought home a case. Will be looking for more of this caramel concoction when I get back to Paris next year! Do love your watercolors, and look forward to all of your posts re the wonders of Paris.ReplyDelete
- Patricia4:06 PM
I had to turn off the computer and go downstairs and eat some chocolate after reading today's post...ReplyDelete
If I gain back all the weight I've so slowly lost over the last two months, I'm blaming you (and by extension, Paris).Replies
I wish I could of gone downstairs or anywhere to escape this elixor (sp)
I finally ran to the poubelle to get it out of the house. It kept saying,
One of my regrets from last trip is not buying a jar at Henri Le Roux. I visited his delightful shop on our last visit and the vendeuse was lovely then too. I do have an unopened jar of Pierre Marcolini in the cupboard that I'm saving for a desperate moment. We tried the Georges Larnicol too.ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't know how you can SAVE anything!?Delete
If only i was French...
I saw the caramel coulis in La Fayette department store yesterday and thought I should buy one! Now, I will have to go back again....its tough. Great post.ReplyDelete
Of course you sieved out the almonds! What is the point of totally unctuous luxurious creamy caramel if you have to knock against the nut chips? I'm with you all the way on this one!ReplyDelete
Some pretty wonderful colors on your pages!Replies
At last someone understands.Delete
I am not alone on this!
- Anonymous2:37 AM
What a great post! Your final watercolor is one of my favorites!!!! And, there isn't much better than really good caramel! I give you an A+ on this assignment :) CarolynReplyDeleteReplies
Yes it becomes too much like Chunky peanut butter for meDelete
So much chewing required
Not the experience I want with CBS ever ;(
You would think they would make something for those allergic to nuts...
All this looks so yummy/ You know I think I have a watercolor pallet books somewhere in this house I needto look for. Unless its for oils but that would be a good thing to have. Thanks for the reminder.ReplyDelete
Your sketches and sketchbooks are delightful!!!ReplyDelete


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Last year Capcom released a solid 2D fighter for the PS2 in the form of Capcom
Vs. SNK 2. The plethora of characters, numerous 'Grooves' and cool point system
made it an easy recommendation for traditional 2D fighting fans.
However, Capcom's first offering for the GC is less savory. Though it's still
pretty decent, the ridiculous new GC-ism and awkward control scheme make this
feel more like sloppy seconds than a fully-realized product.
vs. SNK 2 EO is inferior to other Capcom vs. SNK games in part due
to limitations involving the GC controller. As a reviewer I feel stuck, because
bashing this game seems like beating a child to show dissatisfaction with his
parents. But when it comes to dysfunction, just witness 'GC-ism.'
The GC-ism mode makes the control scheme such that the L and R buttons are
the only punch and kick buttons. These buttons are pressure sensitive, thus
a hard tap will result in a hard punch/kick, while a light tap will result in
a light punch/kick. Simpletons will fall in love with this system because it
eradicates certain pesky weeds that have sucked the nutrients from Capcom gameplay
for too long: reliability and combos!
The dumbest part of the GC-ism mode is the mapping of each of the player's
special moves to a direction on the yellow analog-stick. Simply pressing different
directions will result in the desired move, while the vigor with which you tap
will decide the strength of the move (i.e. tap left results in a light fireball,
while slamming the stick to the left will result in a fierce fire ball). Now
you can pull off insane moves like ducking and dragon punching, or walking forward
and executing a sonic kick in a split second. Character balance and strategy?
Who needs em!
Making matters even worse is the fact that the controls are set and cannot
be changed. You are also prevented from using the D-pad and must use the left-analog
stick for movement. Speaking of prevention, you cannot execute special
moves with the left analog stick and a button tap whatsoever; it's not just
difficult, it's functionally impossible. You are not allowed to execute a real
special move! Insane.
However, the gameplay in EO is fine as long as you stick to A-ism (Capcom
has gone insane with the -isms; this one means "arcade-ism") and as long as
you aren't too put off by the limitations of the GC controller. Even though
the controller has the smallest D-pad ever and an awkward button layout for
fighting games, I was still able to have fun putting the hurt on fools with
Evil Ryu.
The same six grooves that were present in the PS2 version are included in
EO with no variation. Three of the grooves are attributable to past Capcom
games like Street
Fighter Alpha 3 and Double
Impact, while three of the grooves belong to SNK games. While the three
SF grooves are pretty standard, the inclusion of three SNK grooves gives a relative
SNK rookie a lot of new ideas to poke around with, such as being able to pull
off unlimited super-moves once your health gets in the red! Shun goku satsu!
EO uses the 2.5D backgrounds that were fresh and exciting back in the
20th century, but were made obsolete by the environments in games like
DoA3. They're simply an illusion meant to distract you from the fact that
nothing in EO is interactive other than the fighters.
However, the contrast between the backgrounds and the 2D fighters is less
noticeable than it was in the PS2 version. Not that the 2D, sprite-based characters
look impressive; they look exactly like they've looked since… 1994 or something?
How about some more complex models?
The characters are the same as those in Capcom vs. SNK 2, as are the
moves, appearances, etc. There still isn't much to unlock in EO. While
there are a ton of special characters including Morrigan, Evil Ryu and dope-fiend
Iori, only three wait to be discovered (one of whom is Ultimate Rugal, and he
Then again, unlocking the hidden characters is intuitively handled with a
system very similar to that of the World mode in SFA3. You basically
fight, try to kick ass in creative ways, rack up a bunch of points, and hope
one of the hidden bosses challenges you at the end of the game.
The endings are limited to only a few possible outcomes. However, the integration
of a possible boss fight within the endings adds some tension, as well as some
length once the super boss has actually been vanquished.
EO also comes with a color editing feature that allows you to tweak
just about every aspect of every fighter's shading and an unlockable Groove
editing feature in which you can create new Grooves based on your preferences
(although if you prefer invulnerability and Spider-speed, you'll be sorely disappointed).
If you're familiar with the PS2 version, this should already be familiar to
EO's sound is fine, with a genuinely entertaining, cheesy announcer
guy and some cool battle tracks. Except that I've heard everything before, verbatim,
from Capcom vs. SNK 2. How about a cheesy announcer girl next time?
Capcom Vs. SNK 2 EO is largely identical to Capcom Vs. SNK 2,
and therefore is largely a decent offering. However, the fact that so little
has changed combined with the weak GC-ism either suggests that Capcom thinks
GC owners are mental invalids, or that Capcom doesn't think much about GC owners
at all.