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I felt good overall in this race. I did absolutely ZERO warmup prior to this as I missed the general warmup due to work, and it was way too cold and windy for me to even think about getting in the deep tank to get wet prior to the race, so I did it cold turkey and was happy with it. 10 seconds faster than a month ago when I was sick, and about 4 seconds away from last year I think.
100 Free 1:02.67
I felt good on the first 50, breathing to my right side, and was hanging with the guy to my breathing side. After the turn I came off the wall, took a breath to the other direction, and could only see whitewater all the way across the lanes. Nothing like being seeded with a time from when I was 24 years old or so. (57.mid) I was still happy with the swim. My legs were a bit tired at the last 20 or so meters.
My day off from work...I slept in till almost 8:00am before my eyes first popped open. Amazing!!
Started off with a coaches relay, where I was the flyer in a 200 Medley relay. It was a lot of fun. Felt a lot more like a masters meet than anything else. The kids and parents from all teams all around the pool were cheering loud. It was almost deafening...at an OUTDOOR facility!! I checked my split from watching the video and was a 29.6 LCM 50 Fly. Not too bad.
The Relay:
I then went home for about 3 hours, since I didn't have to race again till after 6:00pm.
400 Free - 4:50.24
32.7 / 36.3
37.1 / 36.8
37.0 / 37.0
37.2 / 35.7
Not too bad of a race. I hung in there well, and wished I could've flipped and kept going for my 800 race...
100 Fly - 1:08.52
31.4/ 37.1
Felt great going out...then I broke down on the 2nd 50. Work work work and lots of swimming makes you tired.
800 Free - 10:02.22
1:09.5 / 1:16.5
1:17.5 / 1:17.2
1:16.7 / 1:16.5
1:15.2 / 1:12.9
I had to pace myself and not let myself run with the big guys in the heat. I knew I wasn't capable of staying with them. After a couple hundred, I set my eyes on a kid two lanes over who was slightly ahead of me. He was watching me as well I found out after the race. I pulled up next to him within the 3rd and 4th 100s. On the 5th 100, I decided I was going to win this "race" with the boy, and dropped the hammer here and kept the gas pedal down. Yeah, it hurt, but I managed to keep going. I really had to go on the last 200 though to keep ahead of him. I managed to do it though.
Finished this event just before 10:00pm...and off to bed later
4:25am - woke up for work
5:00am - work work work, lots of cherries, and a few mechanical breakdowns. Little bit of chain grease, and a bit of cold 34 degree water drenching me at times as well.
3:30pm - outta there...off to the meet.
4:30pmish - 50 Free
5:00pmish - 200 Fly
5:04pmish - 1500 Free
5:30pm, chowing on a $1.00 cheeseburger "last call" blowout special from the grill at the meet. Can't pass that up!
50 Free - 28.72
Whatever...my #1 voted worst event ever...even worse than the 200 LCM Back!
Only did 4 breaths, which was tough.
200 Fly - 2:35.36
32.7 / 38.9
41.9 / 42.6
I was feeling a bit iffy prior to this race...still feeling the effects of work all day, plus the 50 Free a half hour earlier. I tried to conserve a bit of energy, as much as you can in a 200 Fly.
I had about a minute to huff and puff while waiting for a couple stragglers in my heat to finish up, plus the calling up of the next heat: my 1500 heat
I moved over 1 lane, and just did an in-water start for the 1500. Bad things could've happened had I tried to jump out of the pool and climb up on the blocks.
1500 Free - 19:52.xx
36.5 / 39.8
40.5 / 40.5
40.2 / 40.3
40.0 / 39.8
40.4 / 40.6
40.8 / 40.3
40.7 / 40.5
40.6 / 40.6
40.4 / 39.9
39.7 / 39.7
40.0 / 39.6
39.8 / 39.5
39.7 / 39.6
39.8 / 39.5
39.7 / 37.2
I managed to use the first 400-500 as a cooldown/warmup. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th 50s of the race felt the worst. After that, all the bad things started going away. I was a bit behind in the race, and had some catching up to do. One kid was a couple lanes over and about 3 bodylengths ahead of me. I worked for about 6-700 to finally catch and pass him, then I set my sights on the boy next to me. He was going out of the flags as I was coming into the flags at the turns. I figured I'd have a shot to catch him, so powered my kick up a bit and pulled a little harder. This was with about 600 to go or so. I reeled him in over the next 300 meters or so, and with 5 lengths to go, I decided it was now or never to try to catch him. I pulled even with him and passed him going into the 1400 turn, but knew it wasn't over yet. He was young and gave chase. The final 100 hurt, especially the final 50, but I wasn't going to get beat either!!
That deadly double was probably one of the worst I've ever done...and probably wouldn't wish it on anyone...except for the coach of the Animal Lane workouts...he'd probably like it.
I had another great time at the 32nd annual Peaks to Portland 2.4 mile ocean swim in Portland, Maine. This was my fourth year in a row attending, a great trip that allows me time to catch up with friends in the city and swim to help raise funds for the YMCA there. You can see my blog from last year here for some background info if you'd like, including why the use duct tape is encouraged
I headed up on Friday morning (after an EZ 1000yds in the pool) with my son and checked in, receiving my cap, kayaker's flag, and tee shirt, then we went to the East End Beach, where the swim ends, to enjoy the beautiful day. Dinner again at Tortilla Flats and a good night's sleep to get ready for the swim. Got up around 5:30am so we could get to the ferry station before ships away at 6:45; two ferries were used (the "car" one filled with kayaks and the people one that I took) to transport us to Peaks Island for check-in, body marking, time chip getting, and some safety meetings as we waited for the race to start at 9am. Bobby, my yaker, joined many others in paddling over so I met him there.
This year's event was the largest ever for the Y, with 400 people signed up. In fact, many locals did not make it (I missed my buddies jbs and slknight) due to various reasons and I was on the waiting list because they filled up before the end of March. I got the call to register in May, so I was a bit lonely this year. I did see my inspiration for doing these open water/marathon swims, Pat Gallant-Charette, already swimming off the beach while waiting for the start, so I did not get a chance to say hi. The water was slightly colder than last year, 63-4 degrees, with low tide slated to start with our race, meaning very little assist again this year. The sun was out making for a gorgeous day to swim!
We had more time on the beach, which was good in respect to having more time to get all checked in, where we discovered that nearly half of the swimmers were newbies. It was a rather long time mulling about though, since I learned the first year not to "warm up" because that is what the swim is for! I was in the first (of 5) wave, and we waded out to the end of the pier as they counted down to our start. I lined up again on the right of the main pack and took off towards the bobbing yakers to meet with Bobby at the prescribed time.
The swim itself was good. There was as slight current against us as we headed towards our escorts (more than once I ran into a gaggle of yakers due to inexperience, and almost got hit twice - they found and paddled to their swimmers without looking to see what was happening around them), then we basically hit slack tide for the rest of the race. As you get to the midway point, there is generally a bit of swell, so I tried to pick up the pace. Besides some lobster cages, the course was generally free from obstacles, and there was no real current into the beach finish zone, which was well marked by an orange buoy on the left and four or so green buoys on the right. Due to the lack of tide, Bobby took us on a line towards the center of the course, which helped us move past those too far out on our left and catch up to the ones to our right that took too tight of a line. I did one dolphin dive (thanks mmead!) then stood up in knee-high water and took a few steps to reacclimate to the vertical plane. I tried to side step a bit and was going to walk again, but the huge crowd on the beach was cheering so I kept pushing ahead towards the big clock and hospitality tent just up the beach.
So, of the 335 swimmers that started the event (based on final reults), I was the 32nd to cross the finish line, 5th in my age group, and first overall of the 23 "naked" folks, repeating the feat from last year. My time was 59:09.5, which (also a repeat) was slower than last year , although I did not take a break and felt like I swam faster. For reference, I finished just under 50 minutes in 2011, which proves that the tides can help or hinder in Casco Bay.
I can't say enough how much I enjoy this event, which has grown considerably over the years (and even since I started taking part in 2010) and still has some minor hiccups due primarily to it's size. The distance is spot on for the OW newbie or seasoned warrior to complete, and there is a real fun vibe throughout as family, friends, and townsfolk cheer on the swimmers and their festively-colored kayaks. It's easy to see why this event is considered one of the top 50 in our country, and why I will register earlier to make it my fifth trip next year to enjoy some more of "the way life should be."
Some links if you are interested:
Friday's preview, noting Pat's friend Miyuki Fujita, who came from Japan to swim
Sunday's review with a picture slideshow
Some pics I took here and here .
Full results
Write-up from Munatones OWS blog
Local news video
A neat picture review I found from 2012 - see the waves head out from Peaks
Updated July 15th, 2013 at 10:25 PM by rxleakem
I got back into the lake this morning for another 3000 yards. Air and water temps were beautiful; a lot more wind than there normally is that early in the morning provided a nice current to swim against (coming in at an angle, so it wasn't helpful swimming in either direction... of course!).
The Sunday morning crowd was sparse, seems like there were always a lot more swimmers on the weekends last summer. Pleasant Prairie's triathlon is coming up, so there was a triathlon class that looked like it was trying out new wetsuits, caps, etc. Their coach was very encouraging to this group of maybe 6 swimmers that seemed pretty hesitant in the deeper areas... they spent a lot of time practicing crowded starts, swimming in bunches, following each other, etc. but kept it in the shallow area for the most part, so I really didn't have to doge anyone the whole time, which was nice. Great to see other folks out swimming, but also great not to have to deal with the less positive side effects of crowded lap-swim areas.
Here's what I did:
800 fr build from ez to moderate by 100s
200 bk/br (alternated stroke by 50s)
4 x 200 fr moderate on about :20 rest
400 fr
100 bk/br
400 fr
100 br
I enjoyed a very pleasant week of swimming, almost all of it outdoors. NYCs public outdoor pools began their lap swim season last Tuesday, so theres a bounty of outdoor swimming opportunities between now and the end of August. Heres what last week looked like:
MondayRiverbank, indoor (50m) + outdoor (25y) pools
Tuesdayrest day
WednesdayLasker Pool (Central Park, 50+ meters) evening lap swim
ThursdayBrighton Beach play day + swim
FridayJohn Jay Park pool (77th near the East River, 48 1/3 yards) morning lap swim
SaturdayBrighton Beach, 4-mile adventure swim to Seagate and back
Im grateful to pool tourist to introducing me to the citys wonderful outdoor poolslooking forward to collecting cards from a record number of them this season!
My pool swims this week were mostly just easy freestyle laps. Ive lost a couple of weeks of real trainingboth swimming and divingto an injured left calf, but thankfully that seems on the mend. The good news is that its just a muscle injury, not tendonitis or anything worse. Im seeing a PT who is working on it, and was able to swim and even push off pool walls with moderate force on Friday without pain. I get to check out how it feels diving again tonight. I was worried early this week that this injury would keep me from competing in IGLA in mid-Augustswimming with any force was quite painful, and diving was out of the question--but now Im feeling more hopeful about my prospects. Ill just need to adjust my expectations, and maybe compete in just the 1m springboard event rather than both (I still need to learn some more dives for the 3m, and Im not sure yet how much the calf will limit my board time between now and then). Not being able to train properly 4-6 weeks out from a swim meet is annoying, but luckily Ive had the distraction of these new outdoor swimming venues to keep me focused on the pleasure of swimming itself rather fretting about not being able to do everything I want to in the pool.
The OW swims this week have really been fun. On Thursday the beach was a cool and breezy refuge from the hot city, and yesterdays swim was especially wonderful, as I explored a new route at Brighton. The Coney Island pier is usually the turn-around point for swims there, but Ive been intrigued by reports of other swimmers going beyond it. So yesterday I recruited a swim buddy, and Caitlin and I swam under the pier and down towards Seagate before turning around for the return journey, about 4 miles roundtrip. It was a very foggy morning when we set outwe were just able to make out the jetties as we swam from one to the nextand everything looked ghostly in the white mist, cormorants and ships and jetties all. We had a strong current with us, and were swept swiftly westwards whenever we stopped to look around and appreciate the spooky morning. Finally we the pier loomed ahead of us. I let Caitlin swim through firstshes braver, and had been there beforethen I followed. I was a little afraid of running into jellyfish, or rubbing up against the barnacled pilings, so I swam swiftly through and didnt linger. Once on the other side, I waved up at the construction workers on the pier who were watching us, and they waved back and asked us how the water was. (The pier is still closed to the public as its being rebuilt after Sandy, so we didnt have to worry about navigating around any fishing lines).
The beach beyond the pier looked very similar to our beach, but the shapes of the jetties and buildings were unfamiliar, and the juxtaposition was uncanny. We werent sure how far the beach went in this direction, so swam in short segments, to the next jetty or lifeguard stand that we could make out in the fog. We saw a lot of boat traffic, and there must have been more out in the channel, judging by the symphony of foghorns. It was such a cool experience being out there, with everything except the water itself seeming slightly eerie. Finally we spotted the last lifeguard umbrella that marked the end of the beach, with a very long jetty beyond it. We swam to that lifeguard chair then turned around.
On the return trip we started seeing sunlight reflecting on the water, patches of blue started appearing in the sky, and the fog eventually burned off, leaving a pleasant sunny day. The current was against us, but with a clearer notion of where we were going we swam strong against it without as many stops. Finally we were back at the pier. This time I stopped on the way under to admire the different shades of green water as we passed from shadow to light, to appreciate the endless-pool effect of the current as I did breaststroke by the pilings, and finally to do some backstroke and watch the underside of the pier get closer and recede as the waves carried me up and down. What a fun place to playI already want to go back!
On the way back we found a pod of Team New York swimmers and synchro circled with them, then met up with various CIBBOWS friends at various stages in their workout. The water turned deep green in the sun, and there were small rolling swells that rocked me gently as I swam. It had turned into a gorgeous sunny daythe perfect way to end a fun week of swimming. Hurray for summer in the city!


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According to Lieut. Mike Kafka, a spokesman at the headquarters of the Second Fleet, based in Norfolk, Virginia, the Eisenhower Strike Group, bristling with Tomahawk cruise missiles, has received orders to depart the United States in a little over a week. Other official sources in the public affairs office of the Navy Department at the Pentagon confirm that this powerful armada is scheduled to arrive off the coast of Iran on or around October 21.
The Eisenhower had been in port at the Naval Station Norfolk for several years for refurbishing and refueling of its nuclear reactor; it had not been scheduled to depart for a new duty station until at least a month later, and possibly not till next spring.
Colonel Gardiner, who has taught military strategy at the National War College, says that the carrier deployment and a scheduled Persian Gulf arrival date of October 21 is "very important evidence" of war planning.
Representative Maurice Hinchey, a leading Democratic critic of the Iraq War, informed about the Navy PTDOs and about the orders for the full Eisenhower Strike Group to head out to sea, said, "For some time there has been speculation that there could be an attack on Iran prior to November 7, in order to exacerbate the culture of fear that the Administration has cultivated now for over five or six years."
McGovern...warned, "We have about seven weeks to try and stop this next war from happening.""
"The senior intelligence official who spoke to RAW STORY, along with several military intelligence sources, confirmed that the nuclear option remains on the table. In addition, the senior official added that the Joint Chiefs have "come around on to the administration's thinking."
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's motorcade pulled up outside the Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side around 5:45 pm (2245 GMT), and the couple smiled broadly before heading into the building.
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England fast bowler James Anderson wrecked South Africa's batting order with a career-best performance in the fourth one-day international at St George's Park on Sunday.
Anderson took five for 23 as South Africa were bowled out for 119, their lowest total in a one-day international in their own country.
Alviro Petersen, the least experienced of the South African top order, was the only batsman to shine, making 51 off 79 balls before he was the last man out. It was Petersen's third successive half-century in the series.
It was a remarkable turnaround for England, who conceded 354 runs and took only six wickets when they lost the third international by 112 runs in Cape Town two days earlier.
South African captain Graeme Smith was dismissed by Stuart Broad off the eighth ball of the match and his side were unable to recover.
Smith gambled by batting first in overcast conditions on a pitch with slightly more grass than usual and the early loss of their leading batsmen exposed a lengthy tail.
Anderson bowled superbly in two spells and benefitted from bold captaincy by Andrew Strauss. After a first spell of two for 17 in six overs, Strauss brought back his strike bowler in the 21st over to press home his side's advantage.
Anderson responded by taking three more wickets and had completed his stint by the end of the 27th over. By then, South Africa had lost seven wickets for 85 runs.
Tim Bresnan provided excellent support for Anderson, taking one for 15 in an unbroken spell of eight overs.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn was missing from the South African side because of a strained hamstring. He was replaced by Charl Langeveldt.
Off-spinner Johan Botha replaced left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe in a second change to the home team.
England named an unchanged team.
The series is level at one-all with the first match having been rained off.
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Error to install new OS Netbook samsung N148plus (or N148p)
I have Samsung N148plus Netbook
Today i format my c-drive(80gb) & one 100mb partition,,
then I made 2 partitions of 40gb ,
after reboot it shows message "operating system missing"
even, it can not detect BOOT CD,,
Note: I have set default boot mode to CD/DVD,,,but no use
waiting for help ..
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The DXY US dollar index surged 0.8% to 97.66 as the return of US bond markets from their Monday holiday saw the US 10-year yield jump by 3.52 basis points. But despite that surge, the JPY still strengthened 0.2% against the USD, and substantially more against almost every other currency. And get ready for some fun around the CNY fix today at 12:15pm AEDT after that big USD rally, the USD/CNY looks like it will easily hit a 6.8 handle before December.
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And the ZAR got itself back into the headlines again by that time-tested method of threatening to remove the well-respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, in the hopes of replacing him with a more happy-spending Finance Minister who could shore up the flailing ANC's support (unlikely). The ZAR dropped by more than 4% against the USD on reports that Pravin Gordhan had been summoned by local prosecutors to charge him with fraud. Given Jacob Zuma's ANC party has lost almost every major local election this year, evidence that he is prepared to flirt with breaking democratic norms are unlikely to be met positively by markets, given that seemingly the only way he can prevent himself from being turfed out at the next national elections is by taking the country by force. But the political risk seen in the GBP and the ZAR damaged perceptions of emerging market currencies as a whole overnight.
The MSCI Emerging Markets FX index dropped 0.8%, its largest one-day decline since 9 September. While EEM, the main emerging markets ETF, dropped 2.3% in US markets.
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The Characters:
Ash - Our hero, a little more on the chubby and pansy side than I'd like.
Linda - Ash's girlfriend, possessed by the evil spirits and damn annoying with that laugh.
Scott - Your standard blonde leader guy, he gets shrubbed to death trying to escape.
Shelly - Scott's woman who gets possessed of course. He chops her up with an ax.
Cheryl - Artsy-fartsy girl, she gets raped by a tree. I did not think it up, do not yell at me...
The Evil Dead - Demons summoned using the Book of the Dead.
The Plot:
Overall okay. That's my assessment. Overall okay. Well, you're going to find it a little slow at times but there are a couple of really amusing parts. Especially Scott chopping up his possessed girlfriend as she screams, "No! No! You love her!" How do we arrive at such debauchery you may ask? Heart of the matter is that these kids rent a cabin where some professor had been translating the Book of the Dead. When they play the tape recording of his work it summons the evil spirits, who immediately begin causing havoc. Not only do trees (yes, trees) rape Cheryl, but Linda turns into this giggling pasty face thing. Ash burns the book to dispel the demons, and everything seems fine, we last see him screaming as something rushes out of the forest. Personally I think he was royally screwed. Though you might find this film tepid at best there is solace in the two sequals:
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
Army of Darkness.
Things I Learned From This Movie:
Before renting a cabin in the middle of nowhere you should look it over.
If cellar doors just pop open one should lock them and forget anything happened.
Ancient demonic texts written in human blood look alot like ballpoint.
Trees can rape women.
Evil spirit movies always have some strange dagger hanging around.
It's not difficult to chop up the woman you love.
Don't smack the dying guy.
Possessed people are just full of body fluids - blood, vomit, etc...
Stuff To Watch For:
6 mins - None of you idiots are worried that porch swing is banging against the house when there is no wind?
15 mins - Shit! Scotty, I am going to kick your ass!
24 mins - Man, that moon is huge! It's going to crash into the Earth! Run! Run!
27 mins - Cheryl getting violated by a tree?
38 mins - Pencil through the ankle, ouch!
55 mins - Just shoot the possessed thing.
62 mins - Yes! Chop her up! No, don't get all mushy about it...
76 mins - This scene has gone on long enough, something grab him through the door. We know it's coming.
Audio clips in wav format
Starving actors speak out
Professor's recording: "It is entitled Naturan Demanto (I dunno, sue me on the spelling), roughly translated: Book of the Dead."
Ash: "Cheryl what's the matter with you, did something in the woods do this to you?"
Cheryl: "No, it was the woods themselves!"
Scott: "I don't care what happens to her! She's you girlfriend, you take care of her. I'm getting the hell out of here, right now."
Ash: "Oh, you bastards! Why are you torturing me like this? Why?"
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Scott chops up Shelly, at least the body her soul used to inhabit before things got out of hand. Just oogle as he dismembers his girlfriend with a very dull axe, it is amazing what you can make up for in sharpness with weight. I wonder if Raimi had some issues with an old girlfriend by this name?
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The Evil Dead
Reply #17.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM by Trash
Ahh, Evil Dead. What else to say about it that hasn't been said already? An awesome movie, with lots of gore, a few slow parts, creepy monsters, the ultimate hero (Ash), and of course, the tree rapists. I still havn't seen the other two movies (will rectify that soon), but if the other comments are any clue, I expect a good movie. And two slimes? Damn, it needs at least one more slime to do the movie justice.
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Reply #18.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM by Gerard
This film scared me rigid when I first saw it as an impressionable teenager, and I'm pleased to say it still delivers shivers in abundance today. One black mark is the rape scene. It is crass, and forcefully demonstrates the director's misogyny.
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Reply #19.
Posted on May 28, 2001, 01:23:01 AM by Paul
I vividly remember seeing this movie as an impressionable kid. I was alone in a huge old theatre, and it scared the hell outa me!!
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Reply #20.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM by Justin
When i first saw Evil Dead i was taken back for several reasons. For starters the film is awesome and very unique. I couldn't believe how groundbreaking the film for its time. No film that was made in the late seventies or early eighties can compete with The Evil Dead. Second, i couldn't believe that with a budget of $375,000 two stars were born. Sam Raimi has gone on to direct several criticly acclaimed films that include A Simple Plan and Spider-man. Bruce Campbell has gone on to star in several films and his own television series. Bottom line, a great movie like this only comes around in a long while and has such a strong impact on the movie industry.
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Reply #21.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM by Ö (aka Troglo)
Evil Dead - The Mother of...of...no matter of what!
It's a really great movie (it's Raimi's "Masterpiece", like "Bad Taste" is Jackson's), i luv it.
Of course the masks of the possessed people look like stolen from the garbage of Jim Henson, and most of the actors aren't much better than any C-Porno-Star, but the atmosphere and the style of narrating the story is really great...if ya don't take it as a "serious" horrormovie.
The Evil Dead Trilogy - a great experience in entertainment!
...Oh yeah: The voice of the german Linda is great "Wir kriegen Dich, wir holen Dich wir werden Dich bekommen...Du ganz uns nicht entkommen"
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Reply #22.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM by lostmissy
I think the best thing about this movie was the atmosphere that pulled me into the movie. the creepy dark murky feeling that things aren't quite right and probably bad things are going to happen. 2 and army just didn't match up to that edgy tension in my opinion. Ash in this one wasn't a "hero" yet just a scared guy trying hard to survive. and the in the woods rape/sex/seduction scene is still a amazing and impressive piece of work!
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Reply #23.
Posted on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM by lisa
I think this movie is great. I just seen it recently and it is so fake and outrageous that it is hilarious. My sides were aching all through it and I can't wait to see the sequals.
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Reply #24.
Posted on December 03, 2001, 11:13:43 PM by Briansan
This is the movie that introduced Bruce Campbell to the world. Yes, it is true that the remake was a bit more polished, but for a true horror fan, this was a low budget classic. I think your rating was kind of harsh...
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How Employee Advocacy Can Save Your Social Engagement Crisis
Ben Green on July 6, 2016
Social media marketing is in the midst of what many are calling an engagement crisis. Marketers are producing more content than ever, promoting it across various channels and waiting for customers to interact and follow the trail from Tweet to contact form and through the sales funnel. But as those social posts go out every few hours, companies are not seeing the results they are looking for. Logically, if content numbers rise, so should engagement levels. In reality, content numbers have risen, but engagement levels have stagnated.
A recent study conducted by TrackMaven revealed that content output per brand increased by 35% in 2015, but content engagement decreased by 17%. Regardless of why this downward trend is occurring, marketers are concerned about how to change content strategy to reverse it. The answers are complex and deeply rooted in overall marketing culture, but an easy-to-implement solution lies in the power of employee social media advocacy. This simple activity can leverage audiences from new places, revitalize your current social tactics and even engage your employees in improving all aspects of your content marketing.
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The main benefit of using employee advocacy as an engagement catalyst is the ability to segment based on individuals. First, segmenting your employees by providing only relevant content to the appropriate groups, helps them connect to your content and get excited to share it themselves. It also informs your idea generation and editorial calendar.
Segmentation doesn't just help your employees get more involved, it targets content to their audiences. If, for example, you are looking to sell your product or service to more financial managers, you should mine your own financial manager's social accounts for promising leads, general tone of voice and important insights. Then you can tailor whatever social content you are currently using to this audience. Appealing to one specific niche is better than producing countless generic posts. If a financial manager is browsing their LinkedIn feed and happens upon a post not necessarily about his industry, but related to his job, he is more likely to click. This is the practice of personalization on a very micro level, and should improve engagement among your ideal target audiences.
Engaged Employees, Engaged Customers
As employees become engaged in their company's social marketing, they begin to appreciate customer interaction and the real value of their offerings. Employees who are engaged on social and share the articles they feel match their professional interests infuse a company's social identity with personality and realness. Those are qualities that customers respond to and appreciate.
Employees can save falling engagement by participating in the social conversation. If a conversation isn't happening, have your employees start it themselves. Evidence of a person-to-person interaction, rather than simply a brand asking a question, might encourage customers to get involved as well. Also, encourage employees to provide their own commentary to posts, even if they disagree. That is what showcases awareness, trustworthiness and charisma to an otherwise disengaged audience.


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ONM remember the brilliance of Pikmin 1 and 2 whilst sharing a few ideas for Pikmin 3
the pikmin series would fall into a top 10 or top 20 list for me. i remember playing it and thinking how unique and creative it was. i spent hours and hours on pikmin 2 exploring and adventuring, trying to find and collect different items.
its a great series and im hoping for pikmin 3 news at e3 this year. id be disappointed if they ignore the game with out even a mention. i feel like its long overdue.
with one of the AR cards being Pikmin...we may even see one for 3DS. The article says Pikmin 3 is for Wii...can't wait for E3.
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2018 | The Obscure Tour | Fringe World
Imagine The Amazing Race, you know, that show? Scale it down to the back streets of Freo. Imagine hosts without plastic surgery, teeth whitening or soul-deep tans. They're dressed oddly and asking you to do strange things for your next clue. You want your next clue, right? There are points but they're arbitrary. There are prizes but they're terrible. Speed doesn't matter but you will need to navigate stairs and walk for about 2km. From makers of sold-out shows: The Quest (2017) and The Great Saunter (2016 FRINGE WORLD award nominated -Theatre). Review of The Great Saunter 2016 - "The execution of this event was outstanding ...The detail was intricate… It was like a treasure hunt that showcased the sights and space of Fremantle" - Julia Hern, Australian Stage (for full review of The Great Saunter: https://www.australianstage.com.au) Event Dates: Saturday 27/01/2018 - 10am to 12.15pm Saturday 3/02/2018 - 10am to 12.15pm Saturday 10/02/2018 - 10am to 12.15pm Saturday 17/02/2018 - 10am to 12.15pm Price: $25.00 per ticket Tickets available from: https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-obscure-tour-fw2018 Venue: The Navy Club, 64 High Street, Fremantle, 6160 WA Age Suitability: 18+ As this event requires walking, patrons must be able to climb stairs and be able to walk up to 2km within 2 hours. The event is not wheelchair accessible. Please allow a minimum of 15 minutes before and after the event if parking in Fremantle to get to and from the event. Presented by: Pedroland Pedroland is a Fremantle based, not-for-profit group comprising 25 local performers, musicians, artists and tech specialists. Pedroland was formed in 2015 to create interactive collaborative theatre works and art shows. They produced 'The Great Saunter' in 2016 which was nominated for a FRINGE WORLD Award (Theatre). In 2017 they produced 'The Quest', an interactive game-show and 'The Past is a Foreign Country', an art installation.


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I had the fantastic opportunity to be part of the founding of HIPPY Argentina. This program is the newest international site and has some unique aspects I'd like to share. The sponsoring organization is AMIA—the most important and largest Jewish community organization in Argentina, a country that is said to have the third largest Jewish population after Israel and the US. Their services are vast, ranging from social services, religious education training, elder care, employment services and cultural exchange among others. Their history unfortunately includes a tragically brutal bombing in 1994 in which 85 casualties died. My daily visit to AMIA had me approaching what is currently the most fortified building in Argentina, moreso even than the "Casa Rosada" where the Argentine president's offices are, yet planted in the middle of a bustling textile and warehouse district. I had been pre-cleared (my name was given in advance to security) and given the go-ahead to walk through a door the thickness of a bank vault, then a metal detector and through another bank-vault like door. Once inside I walked up a flight of stairs and into busy maze of the Department of Social Services of AMIA. There, HIPPY falls within the area of social services provided to young Jewish families. Other programs include food distribution, counseling and childcare. HIPPY will be working within this structure to provide school readiness and parent education to low income Jews in various areas of greater Buenos Aires. This in itself makes it unique, as the first program outside of Israel to focus on services to Jewish families. I spent three days training the home visitors and coordinator and then another two days in meetings with the team of social workers and other leaders in the community. Before leaving I had the opportunity to share the HIPPY story with officials from the City of Buenos Aires in the hope that at a future date HIPPY services could be expanded into other communities. I was inordinately pleased to be given this opportunity to start HIPPY in Argentina because I've periodically visited since early childhood since my Aunt and later my grandmother moved to Buenos Aires. It was such a treat to be able to see family again and also to have a chance to share what I've learned in HIPPY with one of the communities of my heart.
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The Alabama legislature's general session is coming to close on Thursday night — but not before lawmakers do their best to push through several additional restrictions on abortion.
On Wednesday evening, lawmakers gave final approval to a measure that will extend the state's mandatory abortion waiting period from 24 hours to 48 hours. The legislation will require each woman who is seeking abortion care to make a preliminary trip to a clinic to receive information about abortion risks, gestational development, and alternatives to ending a pregnancy. Then, she'll be forced to wait two days before she can return to have the procedure.
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R) has indicated that lawmakers may also find time to approve another abortion restriction, a measure that would make it more difficult for a minor to obtain a legal abortion, before the end of the day. Meanwhile, Marsh suggested that two other controversial abortion bills up for consideration — one to outlaw the procedure at just six weeks of pregnancy, and another to require women choosing to end a nonviable pregnancy to receive more information about hospice centers that can care for their infant before it succumbs to its fatal conditions — won't be able to move in the Senate.
Alabama Rep. Ed Henry (R), who spearheaded the bill to extend the state's abortion waiting period to 48 hours, believes his legislation will help women change their minds about ending a pregnancy. He has spoken publicly about the fact that he accompanied a former girlfriend to get an abortion 20 years ago, and he now regrets it. "I don't know if 48 hours would have made a difference, but I suspect it would have," he said earlier this session.
But Henry is also open about the fact that he wishes the state could ban abortion altogether. He's disappointed that the six-week abortion ban probably won't get approved on Thursday, and told reporters that he would rather pass that legislation than his own bill. "I still believe that's the best bill out of the lot… that would have saved more lives in the state of Alabama than any of these," Henry said.
Henry is correct in suggesting that his bill won't actually do anything to lower the abortion rate. Multiple studies have shown that the women who seek out abortion services have already made up their mind about ending a pregnancy, and they're not persuaded by extra state-level requirements that are designed to convince them to reconsider. Furthermore, the women who do have abortions don't tend to regret the decision and wish they had taken more time to think about it; overwhelmingly, they say it was the right decision for them.
The American Civil Liberties Union has been keeping its eye on Alabama lately, warning that the current anti-abortion bills in the legislature have been moving at an alarmingly fast pace. The four proposed restrictions were introduced together on the same day in the middle of February and have swiftly advanced. Although the six-week ban has grabbed the most headlines so far, the ACLU is just as concerned about the other proposed legislation that seeks to more subtly chip away at women's reproductive rights.
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Unlike home repair services that evaluate a property, meet with homeowners and have time to prepare before their physical work begins, auto repair businesses are often asked to make fixes on the spot. If you come into a garage with a tire issue, the expectation is the mechanic will know how to correct that problem quickly.
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A recommended way to locate a trustworthy auto repair professional is to seek out customer reviews. Online sites offer honest opinions from real customers who have used a business. Read through this feedback to learn how a business operates and what you can expect if you were to take your vehicle there. Look for reviews about how quick maintenance was completed and if prices were fair. By learning what other people have said about a garage, you can gain a better idea if it's the right place to go when you have a car problem in need of fixing.
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In the event of an accident, even if your vehicle does not appear to have any damage on the outside, it is generally recommended that you see a trusted auto repair professional. Internal damage may have occurred, or an important part may have been knocked out of place. Fixing these issues before driving much further can prevent further vehicle breakdowns in the future. In the case of a serious accident, a body shop can assess the problems and determine the best course of action for repairs, as well as evaluate how much they will cost.
Beyond that, regular checkups are recommended. Tires must be rotated, fluids needs to be replaced and the engine must be evaluated. After driving 25,000 miles, most auto dealers suggest having the vehicle checked out to ensure everything is running smoothly. Taking the car into the auto repair professional you trust will protect you from further problems down the road.
Not every type of auto repair work needs to be done by a certified mechanic. You can fix some of a vehicle's issues just by paying attention to how the automobile is running and having a basic understanding of auto repair. Look over the ways weather may impact your car and what preventative measures you can take to avoid having to take it into the shop. At the same time, be aware of mechanic scams that can impact your experience.
Preventing Trips To The Professional
Some fixes to your car can be done without paying a specialist. Issues like replacing oil and air filters are relatively simple, with instructions provided in the owner's manual on how to make these changes. The same goes for replacing broken windshield wipers or burnt-out headlights. Such issues should be repaired quickly to guarantee safety, but don't require a visit to a garage. By handling these types of tasks on your own, you'll gain a better understanding for how your car operates and save time and money.
Along with understanding how to fix manageable vehicle issues that may arise, taking preventative measures to avoid future problems is a valuable time saver. Many problem-solving best practices are related to the seasons. Your vehicle will be in different conditions in the winter than in the summer, meaning it requires a different type of preparation.
In the spring and summer, you want to be sure your air conditioner and cooling systems work correctly. Given the high temperatures the vehicle will be exposed to, overheating is a common problem. Look over the system by ensuring there is enough coolant available. If it needs to be refilled, it is best to open the hood and add more to the car before it gets too warm out. Also, clean out fan ducts and other ventilation sources necessary for summertime driving.
For winter driving, features such as the defroster, heater and exhaust system are paramount. Look in your owner's manual for specific directions on how features should be checked and repaired. Many newer cars have a cabin air filter that can be replaced when needed, allowing warm air to continue to flow in. Also, check your tires before winter driving, as they need to be at the proper pressure to perform well on snow and ice.
Avoiding Scams
There is a common worry among many people that auto repair professionals take advantage of the general public. Because so many people are unaware of how to fix the problems in their vehicle, they are nervous of being overcharged by mechanics or worried that the improper work is being done.
While the great majority of professionals in the industry are honest, hard-working people, a few bad apples can ruin everything. You should be extra careful when first visiting a mechanic to guarantee that the price you're charged and maintenance the vehicle receives are fair.
Among the common scams pulled are needless repairs, where a garage charges you for work that isn't necessary. Another popular one is attracting customers through a cheap oil change or tire pressure check. Then, when you are in the shop and your car is being repaired, they give you a long list of other corrections they'd like to make, therefore boosting the total cost of your bill.
The best way to combat these types of problems is getting a written estimate before work is done. That way, you can see how much repairs are expected to cost. If the final bill is higher than the estimate projected, ask to specifically see the work. Make sure information is put in writing as well. If a problem remains, you can have proof that work was not done to your satisfaction.
By working closely with an auto repair professional and doing some of the tune-up work on your own, you will be less likely to fall for these scams. At the same time, you'll be able to drive out with a clean and healthy vehicle, thanks to the repairs made by a trained professional.


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It's like these two are in a race as both companies have released updates for their popular free mapping software.
Out of the two, Live Search (a clear fave here at WME) offers the most noticeable update, which greatly speeds up the loading time of the app. That was probably our biggest gripe and often made us leave the app "open" in the background to avoid the slow reload.
The new Live Search v3.5.8198.0 cuts in half the load time and you'll surely notice the zippy load bar. Other than that, nothing new to notice.
Google Maps on the other hand, has bumped it's version number to v22.214.171.124, which is a whopping 0.0.0.01 upgrade, so probably nothing major there. Indeed, there is still no "Transit" directions available here in NYC.
Oh Google, you tease so much.
Live Search can be updated via the client (natch) or go here: wls.live.com and you can grab Google Maps here.