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Replacing liner, piston & ring on a OS 91HZ. Do i need to scuff up the new cylinder with emery paper before assembly to help the ring seat or not.Also what is the starting needle setting for a 61B carburetor...
|01-03-2014 04:04 AM 4 years ago
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| TMoore
Cookeville, TN
No, it is ready to use. Use a little oil on the cylinder when you insert it into the case. When you get it together I would put a few drops of oil in the cylinder and rotate the crank through several times and then wipe out the debris with a clean lint free paper towel before you finish the assembly.
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|01-03-2014 03:05 PM 4 years ago
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| Richardmid1
Leeds, England
When replacing only the piston ring, should you swirl some emery paper round the liner as the original honing marks will be worn smooth?
60% of the time, it works every time!
|01-03-2014 03:13 PM 4 years ago
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| TMoore
Cookeville, TN
That will not hurt a bit. You have to remember that on an OS they use Nikasil as a coating and it is very hard.TM
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Ok thanx alot. Also replacing the bearings as well. On the rear bearing does the open end go towards the front or back or does it really matter. I didnt pay attention which way the old bearing was facing when i removed it...
|01-03-2014 03:25 PM 4 years ago
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| Richardmid1
Leeds, England
Rear bearing should be open at both ends.
60% of the time, it works every time!
|01-03-2014 03:26 PM 4 years ago
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| Richardmid1
Leeds, England
Thanks tm!Will it just take longer to bed in if you don't?
60% of the time, it works every time!
|01-03-2014 03:27 PM 4 years ago
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| TMoore
Cookeville, TN
If the bearing retainer is steel I typically place the closed end toward the inside of the case. On a plastic retainer it really doesn't matter since oil will flow either way.Richard, since the cast iron ring is many times softer than the Nikasil it won't take long to seat to the liner. That's why these engines will break in in a short period of time. It is also a good reason to keep an extra ring or two on hand.
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|01-03-2014 03:55 PM 4 years ago
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| Grimracer
Eau Claire WI
Found this for ya..Carburetor Settings-
High Speed Needle: Two turns open from fully closed
Medium Speed Needle: One turn open from fully closed
Idle Mixture Control: At basic position when engine leaves factory
Michael J Zaborowski
|01-03-2014 04:38 PM 4 years ago
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| Richardmid1
Leeds, England
Thanks tm.I thought the rear bearing needed to be open to allow oil to get to the front bearing?
60% of the time, it works every time!
|01-03-2014 08:13 PM 4 years ago
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I bought this 700 used with an OS 91HZ. I hovered it in my backyard & seemed like motor was running a little lean at 2 turns out on both needles. Then all sudden it just died. When i got up to it was smoking & very hot. Then it wouldn't re start & compression seemed low. So i tore it apart & the piston was scared up some on the exhaust side & the piston ring was stuck to piston. Previous owner stated only had approx 3 gallons thru motor. Also the rear bearing was rough. So i'am replacing the piston, liner, ring & bearings. I may just start 3 turns out on the high needle & 2 on the low and go from there.
|01-03-2014 10:28 PM 4 years ago
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| TMoore
Cookeville, TN
A 91 on suction should run on those settings with 30%. Sounds like there was a fuel delivery problem causing the engine to go lean. I would look carefully at all of the usual suspects like tank plumbing, fuel filter and carb cleanliness. The carbs are very easy to work on.The R runs more consistently but not necessarily stronger. I have both here and if you don't mind running a header tank or putting up with a couple of minutes of lean out the suction version is fine.Better to start really rich and work your way up from there. Since you are replacing all the parts you detailed, start the break in from scratch as if it were new.TM
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It does have a header tank...It was smoking really good so i didn't think it was running lean... Guess will look over it all..
|01-04-2014 01:19 AM 4 years ago
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| TMoore
Cookeville, TN
Remember that most 30% fuel will have 23% oil so you can be lean and still smoking a lot.
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Well broke the damn brand new piston ring trying to get the cylinder over it inside motor. I replaced all bearings. Got the connecting rod over the crankshaft. Then tried to gently slide & twist the liner over the piston ring & it wouldn't slide over. Took piston back out & the darn ring was broken in 3 pieces.So now i have to get another $22.00 ring. I'am damn near tempted to send this sucker to service center... I watched a video on how to get the cylinder over the piston ring but it didn't go well...So now back to waiting on another ring...Anyone have any input on an easier way to get together..
|01-08-2014 04:31 AM 4 years ago
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| TMoore
Cookeville, TN
Use a little oil on the assy when you start and begin with the cylinder at a slight angle with your finger pushing the piston up from below.
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Richmond, VA, USA
DO NOT twist the liner once it's down in contact with the piston and ring. Twist the sleeve into the correct orientation before you get it all the way down.The ring broke when you turned the sleeve such that the ring gap hung up in one of the sleeve's ports. As noted a little oil helps things get started a lot. You can also stick your pinkie up into the underside of the piston to rock it into place into base of the sleeve. Advance the piston up into the sleeve. Do not try to force the sleeve down onto the piston.Ben Minor
Peak Aircraft/Team Minicopter Team Futaba Team Kontronik USA
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08/01/2002 - "Analyzing the results confirmed that construction of hernia meshes made of PVDF could be an advantageous alternative to the commonly used materials due to an improved biostability. "
04/01/2009 - "Polyvinylidene fluoride: a suitable mesh material for laparoscopic incisional and parastomal hernia repair! A prospective, observational study with 344 patients."
04/01/2009 - "The laparoscopic repair of incisional and parastomal hernias with meshes made of PVDF (Dynamesh IPOM) revealed low recurrence and, overall, low complication rates. "
01/01/2008 - "The authors analyze the results of experimental and clinical investigations for comparative studying a new meshed implant of polyvinylidene fluoride as an endoprosthesis of the anterior abdominal wall with postoperative hernias. "
01/01/2008 - "[Meshed implants of polyvinylidene fluoride in treatment of abdominal wall hernias]."
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12/01/2013 - "Sixty patients undergoing routine PSG testing to rule out obstructive sleep apnea at two different sleep laboratories were asked to wear a third PVDF airflow sensor in addition to the traditional thermal sensor and pressure sensor. "
09/01/2005 - "Compare the ability of a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thermal sensor and a pneumotachograph to detect respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. "
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03/01/2015 - "In our present study, PVDF nasal sensor technique successfully differentiated between healthy subjects and patients with nasal obstruction. "
01/01/2014 - "This study evaluates the PVDF nasal sensor measurements in comparison with PEAK nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) measurements and visual analog scale (VAS) of nasal obstruction. "
03/01/2015 - "Thus, we propose that the PVDF nasal sensor technique could be used as a new diagnostic method to evaluate nasal obstruction in routine clinical practice."
03/01/2015 - "Moderate to strong correlation was observed between PVDF nasal sensor data and VAS scores for nasal obstruction. "
03/01/2015 - "The relationship between PVDF nasal sensor measurements and severity of nasal obstruction (VAS score) were assessed by ANOVA. "
01/01/2000 - "Furthermore, shock pressure profiles obtained with in situ PVDF gauges in porous HE (Formex) in a detonation regime have been achieved. "
01/01/2000 - "The behavior of PVDF has been studied over a wide range of pressures using high-pressure shock loading and has yielded well-behaved, reproducible data up to 25 GPa in inert materials. "
01/01/1995 - "Peak pressures, rise times, and pulse width of the pressure profiles were recorded using a polyvinylidene difluoride needle hydrophone in 0.9% NaCl solution at a distance of 10 mm. The peak pressure and the slope of the shock front depend solely on the voltage, while the pulse width was correlated with the capacity. "
01/01/1992 - "Peak pressures, rise times and pulse width of the shock waves were recorded using a polyvinylidene difluoride needle hydrophone in 0.9% NaCl solution at a distance of 10 mm. The effective electrical output is lower than the calculated output, due to inductivities, capacities and resistances of the cables and plugs. "
11/01/1990 - "For all Dornier lithotripters, comparative shock wave field measurements performed by using a modern piezoelectric pvdf-shock wave measuring technique. "
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08/30/2013 - "We demonstrated the method's feasibility by using MUC1 derived from 2 cancer cell lines, T47D and HPAF-II. The present method shows potential as an alternative approach for the identification of mucins separated by SMME or blotted from conventional gel electrophoresis, on a PVDF membrane. "
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flowboards and Cmap
I'm using flowboards for game design because they encourage a non linear approach. Good games branch.
I found out about flowboards and game play modes through an article by Ernest Adams at Gamasutra, Designer's Notebook: Designing with Gameplay Modes and Flowboards. To follow that link you need to sign up at Gamasutra, but it's free.
The graphic is not quite a flowboard. It's a flow chart that also shows game play modes, in red. Click on the graphic to see my larger version at my flickr account.
To turn it into a flowboard you would also need to show annotated pictures of at least the main game rooms: welcome, configure, gameplay and celebration.
I've made this in Cmap, which is free concept mapping software available from The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC).


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Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Review of Its Applicability in Policy Analysis for Delivering Health Services
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Hey Clashers, Unstoppable here, and today I bring to you a guide on the best grand challenge decks in the current meta!!! The best value for your gems are not SMC, legendary chests, or gold, but Grand Challenges by Far! As long as you can get above 2 wins, the gold + cards per gem ratio is MUCH higher than anything else you could buy with your gems. Thus, that is why I am making a guide to ALL the current best decks for either classic or grand challenges for you guys today!
By the way, Classic challenges are MUCH easier than Grands. I can pretty much go 12-0 with any deck archetype but I only average 10 wins in Grands, so for those of you aren't that good at challenges or have underleveled cards, definitely go for classic, as they offer almost the same reward as Grand challenges ratio.
Background: I am a Semi P2P player, so I spend a TON of gems on Grand Challenges. I do at least 1 grand challenge and usually play in one big tourney a day, normally getting around 8-12 wins in Grands and ending up Top 5 in Tourneys of 100 players or up to Top 10 in 1000 player tourneys. One cool thing is that I amass so much gold in challenges that I am able to have a level 3 electro wizard, 3/10 on being level 4 🙂
So I'm strongest in graveyard, xbow, three musketeer, and golem beatdown decks in challenges, however this guide will feature all the other good decks I have personally faced, so you can match your deck archetype with whichever of the following you think best fits your gamestyle. For instance, if you play golem on ladder, you may want to use a golem beatdown deck, hog would probably work best with a mortar cycle or hog log bait, etc etc
I will score each deck on its skill level required to play (new players should play low skill level decks), as well as its potential to reach 12 wins. Thus, a 6 score for 12 wins would mean that the average player would probably reach 6 wins out of 12. Please dont be offended if I scored your favorite deck a 3 or 4 skillwise, this is all just opinion remember that 🙂
You can watch me play Grand CHallenges or tourneys live by adding me on Facebook, PM me and I will send you the FB link.
One more thing: Maybe your deck is a really strong deck and you think you'll just use your ladder deck on GC. That's fine, however it is still a good idea to read through this guide so you can understand or predict your opponent's deck when you actually face up in a real match in a grand challenge
So here goes:
Deck Archetype 1: Beatdown
Currently in Grand Challenges, the best beatdown decks are golem and lavahound. Giant and RG do not work super well in Grand Challenges, so they will be left out. There are currently three common beatdown decks in the GC meta.
Golem – Baby Dragon – Electro Wizard – Minions – Log – Pump – Lightning – Skeletons
Variations: Mega Minion for Minions or Electro Wizard, Bandit for Minions, Zap for Lightning
How to play: As in most beatdown decks with pump, you ideally want to get as many pumps as possible, sacrificing your tower HP if necessary. Losing 500 HP on your tower because you are forced to use skeletons to defend a hog rider is definitely OK, as long as you can get your pump down. Then, whenever you're ready and have a decent elixer lead, put a Golem behind the king tower, and support troops following. Golem Beatdown is pretty skill friendly.
Skill Level Required (out of 12): 5 Overall Strength in reaching 12 Wins: 6
Next Deck:
Classic Lavaloon Beatdown:
A very strong deck in the meta, the balloon nerf didnt really do anything at all.
Lavahound – Mega Minion – Minions – Balloon – Tombstone – Lightning – Arrows – Skeleton Army
I recommend the variation, however, where minions is replaced by baby dragon (an A tier card in this current meta), and tombstone is replaced by pump, and skarmy is replaced by skeletons (S tier card in the meta)
This is by far the easiest deck to play, as you literally just place hound, followed by balloon, and minions, lightning for inferno tower, and arrows on the ready for opponent minions. Watch Orange juice's video however, on balloon placements that can bypass defenses:
Skill level: 3 Grand Challenge Rating: 5
Log Bait Archetype:
Next we have log bait. There is only really one type of log bait, but many variations can be substituted. Every deck will have the inferno tower, goblin gang, and goblin barrel, princess, however a few other cards may be substituted in and out.
Inferno tower – Goblin Gang – Goblin Barrel – Princess – Log
3 remaining cards: Choose one of poison, rocket, or fireball, one of knight or hog rider, and skarmy, minion horde, or dart goblin
Zap bait is higher skill, as you need to know how to punish your opponent for mistakes, as well as when to throw a goblin barrel, when to commit on offense/ reserve your elixer for defense, how to trick your opponent with a goblin barrel etc
Check out OJ gaming for intensive and depth guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZiQ5aAeItQ
Here I will provide a general gameplay. You are always looking to bait out your opponent log…obviously. Then your goblin barrel + hog rider tanking will get insane DPS. Never let your opponent pump up. Use your spell to hit his pump, etc, never let him pump up. Your princess gets insane value on defense as well, as they use all their spells in countering skarmy, goblin gang, etc.
Check out surgical goblin for some sick gameplay as well.
Skill Level: 8 Grand Challenge rating: 6
Miner Chip Decks
A very high skill deck archetype, where you constantly apply pressure to one side with miner, never allowing your opponent to build a big push.
Miner – Skeletons – Ice Spirit – Poison/Rocket – Knight – Inferno Tower – Electro Wizard – Log
Battle Ram can be switched in for knight to add another strong offensive option that is very hard to counter
This is a very interesting deck, I havent tested it out much personally, however it is definitely very strong. You always pressure your opponent on the opposite lane, causing them to spend elixer on defense so you can use your inferno tower to melt their golem or lavahound with no support.
Skill Level: 8 Challenge Rating: 8
Three Musketeers Archetype:
Super FUN to play in challenges, as it is kind of like a Big spell bait deck. You want to bait your opponent into either fireballing your pump or two musketeers when split, so you either can pump up and gain huge elixer leads, or use three musketeers when your opponent can't counter. You want to always support both lanes, one side with a knight/battering ram, and the side with lower health with a miner.
I love playing three musketeers, here are the deck variations
Knight – 3M – Pump – Log – Ice Spirit – Skeletons – Battering Ram/Miner – Electro Wizard
In Depth Guide by Pro player Darth jar jar on CWA
Graveyard Archetype:
The last, and my personal favorite Archetype: graveyard
There are currently three strong variations
Knight – Graveyard – Furnace/goblin hut – Skeletons – Archers – Electro Wizard – Poison – Log/Arrows
This is Tag's graveyard deck, which allowed him to win 500,000 challenge cards, getting 12 wins almost each time, which is absolutely insane. With the furnace nerf, Goblin hut is a very good alternative.
In depth guide here:
The general gameplan involves, as usual, positive elixer trades, and playing strong defense with your knight, furnace, etc, and going on a counterpush with knight graveyard, etc. KNOWING and UNDERSTANDING your opponent deck helps as well, hence why you should read this full guide, which lists all the common decks in Grand Challenges. For instnace, if your opponent only has minions and skarmy to counter your graveyard, your poison gets insane value with your graveyard.
Bowler Nado!!!
Bowler – Graveyard – Knight – Ewiz – Baby Dragon – Tornado – Poison – Skeletons This is my favorite deck, which I once went on a 3 12 win streak in Grand Challenges with. In depth guide here:
Finally, Giant Graveyard, which is just Tag's graveyard deck but with Giant subbed in for knight.
I hope you guys can get 12 wins with whichever of these decks match your playstyle best.
Thanks for reading, Unstoppable
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"If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand." – Confucius
That's it. The Confucian theory incarnates the golden rule for exceptional leadership, Humanity or the quality of being human.
If you want people to love you, you must love people first. If you want to achieve your goal, help others achieve their goal first. If you want people to understand your needs, you must understand their needs first.
Pure common sense, but unfortunately common sense seems to be the less common of all senses in this world we all live in today.
Companies are made out of People!
Companies are made out of people and people, regardless of what position they occupy in the organization, all have similar needs. As humans, we all have the need for esteem, constant betterment and realization, among others.
One of the most common signs of poor leadership – not just in the corporate world, but also very visible in the field of politics these days – has to do with the lack of understanding of real people needs.
It is sad to see how way too many companies place shareholders value before people value. It sounds crazy, right? But unfortunately this is the most extended business philosophy these days.
There are also too many examples of politicians putting economic interest ahead of public interest. Money and power have poisoned our society to an extent where humanity is perceived most of the time as a sign of weak leadership.
Has the corporate world lost the sense of Humanity?
I like to revisit both the Confucius theories, as well as the Maslow´s hierarchy from time to time.
I would recommend for everyone who holds a position of authority, to read about these two guys and their thoughts at some point in your life. I can promise you won´t regret it.
These two theories clearly epitomize the pattern that human strengths and virtues (Confucius) and motivations (Maslow), generally move through.
I´m quite sure many of you have heard about the Maslow´s hierarchy of human needs, it is very popular and has been used in sociology studies, as well as in leadership courses around the world, for many years.
I´m not so sure though, whether some leaders remember human virtues, or what drives human motivations on a day to day basis, so let´s look at the five layers in the Maslow´s hierarchy and see what we can learn.
If you want people to understand your needs, you must understand their needs first.
Maslow´s Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological needs
Physiological needs come first, as if not met, the human system fails. The need for survival. Air, water, food, clothing and shelter.
I will not talk much further about physiological needs, as if you are reading this post, you have got these needs fully satisfied, so let´s move on to the second layer.
Safety needs
Once the physical needs are satisfied, safety needs will drive human behavior.
Safety and security needs consist of personal security, financial stability, well-being and protection against unexpected adversities, such as illness or accidents.
At this stage we could say that if you have a job (a job that pays decently) you would have most of the basic needs covered.
Love and belonging
Once basic physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, humans need to develop a sense of belonging. The sense of belonging – and acceptance – to a family, group of friends, religious group or a company, helps humans develop confidence and will positively affect our capacity to love others.
As mentioned in the lines above, if you want people to love you, you must love them first.
Those executives who avoid interaction with people at lower layers in the organization, are very susceptible to loneliness (we all have heard about the loneliness of the CEO) missing the sense of belonging element, so crucial to developing the ability to love others as much as yourself.
Esteem and respect
We all like to feel respected, not only those in positions of authority and power, but every human being has the need to be respected. If you want people to respect you, you must respect them first.
Every human tries to gain respect at work – at the end of the day, we spend one third of our mature lives working – but if we do not find ourselves respected at work, we will engage in a hobby or any other activity that helps us gain the esteem and respect we need.
"People follows leaders who understand their needs, show respect for them and most importantly, who make them feel part of a cause"
Every human has got potential. Self-actualization can only be achieved when a human being reaches his/her full potential.
People want to achieve things, feel that they accomplished something important in their field of interest. As we said, we spend one third of our lives at work, so every worker has the desire to grow and achieve his/her full potential.
Humanity is the Golden Rule to Exceptional Leadership.
Don´t forget "Humans follow those who help them fulfill their needs"
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After a long apprenticeship in the family restaurant, Franco relocated to
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Miranda Lambert was defintely "On Fire"
I had seen Miranda Lambert live in concert once before. At that time, she was beginning as a headliner and didn't have a very advanced show. Even then, she put on one hell of a show, and brought along some amazing opening acts.
Now in 2012, Miranda Lambert was back with her "On Fire" tour, along with Jerrod Niemann and Chris Young. I was hyped for this show, because I knew what to expect from her. And by the sounds of the crowd chanting and screaming, just waiting for the doors to open, they were hyped up, too! (Keep in mind that the Louisville Cardinals had just won their basketball game in the tournament earlier that day).
Jerrod Niemann took the stage and sang some of his well-known hits, such as "Lover Lover", "One More Drinking Song", and "What Do You Want From Me". The crowd was responsive and sang along to his songs. While Jerrod is fairly new to country music, he was one of the better opening acts I've seen in a while.
When Chris Young came out, the crowd went crazy. He started his set off with "Save Water, Drink Beer", and had the crowd into it. He had the arena singing the "Save water!" and the "Drink beer!" parts of the song. Chris also sang his back-to-back number one singles, and thanked the crowd all along for making the songs number ones. Of course, the crowd went crazy for "Gettin' You Home". After he finished his setlist, everyone was talking about how good he was on stage.
Finally, Miranda Lambert came out. She had the Beyonce song "Run The World" playing on the screens and the audio, and when it stopped the curtain dropped and she walked up to the mic singing "Fastest Girl In Town". From the second she started singing, she kept the crowd into it. Miranda is a natural-born performer, and it showed. I can't even begin to list all of the highlights from her show, but I'm going to touch on my favorite parts. Miranda sang "Over You", and I swear it sounded better live than on the radio. At one point, she told the crowd to "Calm down, this is a concert." When she got ready to sing "The House That Built Me", she was talking to the crowd as her guitar player played in the background, and she told us that she'd about started to cry when she went offstage to put on some more lipstick. She talked about her Pistol Annies bandmate, Angelina Presley, who lost her house in the recent tornadoes that have swept through Kentucky. The guitar player stopped playing, and Miranda turned and said, "You can keep playing! It sounds pretty," and then she kept talking to us. She started crying as she told us about Angelina and why this song means so much to her. Then she asked us to sing the song because she couldn't. Miranda sang the first line and the crowd sang the rest, except for her singing two lines in the second verse, the bridge, and the last chorus. The whole time, she looked extremely humbled. She also told us at one point that all of the ticket sales from that show were being donated to the American Red Cross in light of the recent Kentuckian storms. Miranda got some of the biggest ovations I've ever heard, and I've been to a lot of concerts. Overall, Miranda Lambert puts on a rowdy show, and she brings her attitude to the stage, but at the same time she is completely humble.
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SOURCE: Kiddie Academy
May 01, 2012 17:20 ET
New Infographic Examines the Industry, Trends and What's to Come
New Infographic Examines the Industry, Trends and What's to Come
BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwire - May 1, 2012) - To celebrate their 20 years in franchising, Kiddie Academy created an infographic that examines the growth of the educational child care industry, the factors that influence the need for their services and trends to watch.
The child care industry is consistently growing as the number of working parents increases, along with their preference for higher-quality child care focused on education and early childhood development. As a result, this business is on a rapid rise, as more and more parents opt for the superior services of a child care learning center over a conventional preschool.
Some factors influencing the industry include:
"With a focus on education and early childhood development at the core of Kiddie Academy, we are recognized as a pioneer within the industry. As the demand for a center-based educational setting in child care grew, we've been able to build upon and further develop our proprietary curriculum, services and business model, instead of having to redefine ourselves to meet this need," said Greg Helwig, president of Kiddie Academy. "After decades of continued success, it's exciting to see a forecast of more growth. We are looking forward to the future."
Two key trends predicted to grow within the child care industry are the continued focus on educational programs within the child care centers and an increased presence of technology -- both for parents and students.
Kiddie Academy sets itself apart with its branded, proprietary Life Essentials® curriculum, which is based on four pillars of education:
1. developmentally appropriate educational practices
2. character education
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4. health and fitness.
Through Life Essentials, Kiddie Academy teachers are able to support each child through critical stages of cognitive, social, emotional and physical development. Life Essentials curriculum is only available at Kiddie Academy locations.
For more information on becoming a Kiddie Academy franchisee, please visit www.kiddieacademyfranchising.com or learn more about Kiddie Academy at www.kiddieacademy.com.
About Kiddie Academy®
For more than 30 years, Kiddie Academy® has been a leader in education-based child care. The company serves families and their children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, offering full time care, before- and after-school care and summer camp programs. Kiddie Academy's proprietary Life Essentials® curriculum, supporting programs, methods, activities and techniques help prepare children for school and for life. Kiddie Academy is using the globally recognized AdvancED accreditation system, signifying its commitment to quality education and the highest standards in child care. Kiddie Academy is an official partner of the nonprofit organization, First Book, and is dedicated to supporting children's literacy. For more information, visit www.kiddieacademy.com.
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We all want to be 20 at some point, whether we are 15 or 50. For the most people there is always some perfect age that they want to be, but it changes as we age of course. When I was pre-teen, I dreamed of becoming a teenager, when I was in my early teens I wanted to be 16 or 18, when I was eighteen 20 seemed to be a perfect age. As I reached twenty something's changed. I started to accept my age and learn to live with it. I know people who don't want to be aging and want to stay 21 forever, I know those who are dreading of becoming 24 or 25, I know those who are way past their twenties and desperately want to turn back time. I don't. When I was twenty life was great. At 25 it's even better. How come? Easy, I'll give you my insight.
Here are my 5 reasons why twenty-five is better than twenty:
1. I am more mature, not only number-wise, but in all senses. I see the world in a different light, I do not have illusions anymore, I am a realist. I know what is going on around me, and even if it is not always the best thing, my wisdom lets me accept it.
2. I am more responsible. I accept responsibility, I try to stick to my promises, I do not talk and forget. Of course, having a child and a family makes you more responsible, but I also attribute it to my age. It taught me to have a no-nonsense, no BS approach to everything in life, and this is the best thing that can ever happen.
3. Being mature and responsibility taught me another great thing – to care for myself. Care for my body and my health. This is something I didn't have when I was twenty. Being aware of your own body, how it works and functions and what you need to make it function right is a true gift that will last a lifetime.
4. I learned to love learning. When we are teens or very young adults, we take everything for granted. There are exceptions of course, but many of us do not care about our future, we don't care about studying and acquiring knowledge. Many of us go to university only because we have to and we just do as much to survive and finish the college. Once we're out we have no idea what we've been taught throughout the years. But as we get older we begin to appreciate learning and we also begin to understand what is really interesting to us and what is useful. We choose our subjects and explore them with the most attention and interest. This is another trait that we usually do not possess at twenty.
5. Last but not least – no more crazy parties and heavy drinking. My new mature body simply doesn't let me drink the way I did before. Just one glass of wine or a cocktail and it starts craving fresh cold water instead of another round. After a night out I would start nourishing my body with a long sleep and a green smoothie in the morning, followed by gentle exercise. That is what I call a healthy soul body and mind relationship. You learn to balance pleasure and health, but at twenty it didn't matter.
So there you go. Being twenty-five (and half-way down to 26) is better than being twenty. But if you're twenty five or even past it and still do not see the difference, there are a couple of things that could be done: 1) Exercise, 2) Diet change, 3) Meditating, 4) Cutting down on partying and alcohol and 5) Finding something that will capture your interest and go exploring. After practicing those vital things you'll notice a positive shift in your life, you just need to try 🙂


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All-Metro attackman Dan Lamonica scored twice and had five assists, and junior defender Chris Brown helped shut down one of the area's top offensive players yesterday in No. 3 Boys' Latin's 9-6 lacrosse upset of top-ranked and previously unbeaten Gilman.
Goalkeeper Ryan Lafferty (19 saves) also had a big day, diverting three point-blank shots in the third period, with seven more saves in the fourth quarter when the visiting Lakers were outshot 13-5 (36-24 for the game).
The victory improved the Lakers (13-3 overall) to 5-2 in Division II of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association's A Conference, giving them an inside track over fourth-ranked divisional rival St. Mary's (10-5, 3-4) toward the No. 3 seed in the league playoffs.


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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is up today on a negative report about rival chipmaker Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC).
The report reveals a major flaw in chips put out by Intel. This flaw can allow hackers to access a person's passwords. The report claims that this problem is present in some chips made over the last 10 years and that a security update will be needed to fix it.
According to the report, the security update to fix the issue with Intel chips may result in older machines slowing down by as much as 30%. These issues are propelling AMD stock higher today while also causing INTC stock to drop.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is expected to release a fix for the issue on Windows soon, but there's no word yet on when Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will have one ready. Several Linux users have also been working to create a patch that will solve the issue.
"This is a potential PR nightmare," Dan Ives, the head of tech research at GBH Insights, told Bloomberg. "They need to get ahead of this and try to contain any of the damage to customers as well to the brand."
Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. are both remaining quiet about the issue. However, several AMD employees have openly said that the problem is only limited to INTC products. As such, the security update won't be needed for devices using AMD chips.
AMD stock was up 7% and INTC stock was down 4% as of noon Wednesday.
As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Star Trek TNG: Datalore
The basic plot is fairly simple. The Enterprise is returning to the outpost where thirty or so years ago, Data was found, outside, naked and covered with dust. The planet was, at that time, an agricultural colony, with over a hundred settlers, all of whom contributed their memories to Data's embedded store. Yet the planet is completely barren of all life; human, animal or vegetable. Near the spot where Data was found, LaForge, with the aid of his visor, discovers a concealed lab, which, it turns out, belonged to Data's creator, Dr. Noonien Soong. Inside the lab they find a carefully preserved disassembled copy of Data.
Data of course, wants to take the parts home and reconstruct the android, which he does with the able assistance of Dr. Crusher and Chief Engineer Argyle—in the process, explaining the location and function of his "off" switch to Dr. Crusher. Lore turns out to be an Evil Twin. He lures an intelligent and voracious crystalline entity, the same entity he lured to devour all life on the planet, to the Enterprise, and slips Data an unknown poison via champagne, then pretends to be Data. Wesley, unlike the bridge crew, isn't fooled, announces that Lore is Evil and not Data, and is roundly criticized by Picard in what is now a third-time-motif, in that Wesley is of course absolutely right. Lore attacks Worf, threatens Wesley, is stopped by Data, and beamed out to the Crystalline Entity by Wesley. I have, of course, skipped lots of stuff, and even more truly bad writing and bogus dialog, but you can read all about it here.
Lore, as An Evil Twin, fucntions much like the Welsh brothers Nisien and Efnisien in the "Branwen" branch of the Welsh Mabinogi, or any number of others. There's a sub-motif in the myth that involves the sacrifice of one twin; in the mabinogi of Branwen, it turns out the Efnisen "not peace," the Evil Twin, ultimately chooses to sacrifice himself, while Nisien ("peace") lives. It doesn't work quite that way in terms of Lore and Data, but you'll have to watch the entire run of TNG to discover the twist. Interestingly enough, it was apparently Brent Spiner who suggested the "evil twin" twist for this episode.
Wil Wheaton's somewhat scathing but perceptive and funny review of "Datalore" is here. I suggest that before reading it, you watch his performance at PAX reading it, here.
The official trailer for "Datalore"
The previous episode was "The Big Goodbye"; the next episode is "Angel One."
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold today a massive rally at the Liberation Stadium, Elekahia, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Thousands of defecting supporters of the Supervising Minister for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, will be received at the rally, it was learnt yesterday.
Rivers APC Interim Chairman, Chief Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, yesterday in Port Harcourt said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Federal Government was the greatest enemy of the state.
He noted that barely four weeks after its merger with the new PDP, the APC had dislodged the PDP at the grassroots.
Ikanya said the PDP was the ruling party in the state, until November 26, when it suddenly became the opposition party, following the defection of Governor Rotimi Amaechi and other ex-leaders of the PDP.
The rally will be witnessed by Amaechi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF); National Assembly members from Rivers State; members of the State Executive Council; stakeholders and national officers of the APC.
One of the key loyalists of Wike, who plans to defect to the APC today, but craved anonymity, said: "Our eyes have been opened to see the evil, which PDP portends, as far as the development of Rivers State is concerned."
The APC chairman said: "The massive turnout of Rivers people in the local governments toured has proved that the masses have embraced our party.
"This is not surprising in view of the neglect of Rivers by the PDP-led Federal Government. Most of the state's oil wells have been ceded to Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Abia states.
"The PDP-led Federal Government has ensured that Rivers lacks Federal Government projects since the inception of the present government at the centre, for reasons unknown.
"The Federal Government is the greatest enemy of Rivers State. It is bent on ensuring that we are denied development, including denying us a water project initiated by the Amaechi administration."
Ikanya also said following the face-off between President Goodluck Jonathan and Amaechi, the East-West Road and the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway had been abandoned.
He noted that abandoning the strategic roads was done just to ensure that the Rivers people were punished for supporting the governor, whom he said had demonstrated commitment and love towards the development of the state.
The interim Rivers APC chairman urged the people to see the persons promoting PDP as enemies of the state.
He said in 2015, APC governments in Rivers State and at the centre would not only protect the interest of the state, but would also see that the wicked polices against the state by the PDP-led government were reversed.
Ikanya said: "By accepting the APC's revolution, Rivers people have taken their fate in their hands. Collectively we shall secure our freedom and reposition the state to the enviable position God has destined it.
"The people criticising Amaechi for joining APC are misguided politicians, who have nothing to offer and who do not appreciate all Amaechi suffered and sacrificed to ensure sanity was sustained in PDP. But Jonathan, Bamanga Tukur and their surrogates in Rivers State ensured that he was frustrated out of the party."
He said Amaechi had no alternative but to join APC. He said in 2015, Rivers people and misguided politicians would appreciate Amaechi's wisdom.


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Scotland 29-0 Italy: Emotional Vern Cotter hails 'fantastic' farewell
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Vern Cotter paid an emotional tribute to his Scotland players and staff after ending his three-year spell in charge with a 29-0 victory over Italy.
The New Zealander, known affectionately as 'Stern Vern', wiped away tears as he said a brief 'thank-you' for a rapturous reception at Murrayfield.
His side secured three Six Nations wins for the first time since 2006.
"It was fantastic, just to be part of it all and to walk round with the players," he told BBC Scotland later.
"The players did the job out there really well, so to be able to walk round with them was great. It was one of those memories that will last with me forever.
"I am really happy the guys can hold their heads up now. I was a supporter of Scottish rugby before and I will be a supporter again now, but with a lot more emotional attachment.
"It was an honour and privilege the whole way through. I am just happy we were able to get the win and put in some good performances.
"It was just trying to get the job done and do the best I can right from the start. I was lucky enough to have good staff around me and good players."
Cotter has led Scotland to a highest-ever position of fifth in the world rankings, guaranteeing them a place among the top eight seeds for the 2019 World Cup when the draw is made in May.
Four tries against Italy - to Finn Russell, Matt Scott, Tim Visser and Tommy Seymour - brought Scotland's tally for the campaign to 14, surpassing their record of 11 set last year.
"They did what was needed, got the job done and constructed the game well," added Cotter. "It was difficult conditions, especially in the first half, with a greasy ball. But we played patiently and got ourselves into positions to score when we needed to.
"What was so good after last week [a record 61-21 defeat by England] was the guys were able to bounce back, and they didn't concede a try. It was a performance with character and well constructed."
Fly-half Russell, who scored 11 points and was named man of the match, praised Cotter's contribution to Scotland's re-emergence as an international force.
"Vern has been incredible," he told BBC Scotland. "You saw afterwards how much the fans love him and the emotion - this team means so much to him.
"He has been brilliant for us. I have only been in the squad since Vern came in but guys who were here before say he has brought so much.
"It is the first time [since 2006] we have won three games in the Six Nations and we are fifth in the world so the stats speak for themselves.
"It was great to finish off with a bonus-point victory, and keep them to nil."
Scotland captain John Barclay admitted that, after their Twickenham nightmare, the players were desperate to atone for Cotter.
"Vern has made a fantastic contribution to Scottish rugby, and built a fantastic culture in the team," he told BBC Sport.
"He won't take any credit but he is a great man. We shied away from it a little bit during the week but we really wanted to give the coaching team a good send-off.
"We knew we had to set the record straight. [Last week] wasn't what we represented. So to finish like this means it has been a reasonable Six Nations."


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1. The Dark Tower (review)- $19.5M
Stephen King's The Dark Tower crumbled in its opening weekend with a disappointing $19.5M. Yeah, it won the week, but so what? These numbers suck for a major studio effort based on one of the most popular book series on the planet. On the plus side, the film only cost $70M which is more than your typical King adaptation, but still pretty small. And if it had kicked ass this weekend it would probably be one of the summer's most profitable films. However, that didn't happen, despite a cast that featured Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba. Surely, recent reports of a trouble production didn't help, and the bad reviews did extra damage. But when has that ever mattered for a King adaptation? The problem is The Dark Tower didn't look very good, the marketing was as unfocused as the finished product, and so here we are. Pretty sure the Man in Black has cast his evil spell all over this franchise, and any hopes of a TV series are kaput.
2. Dunkirk- $17.6M/$133.5M
3. The Emoji Movie- $12.3M/$49.4M
Smiley face emoji for Sony, who are doing pretty well with The Emoji Movie. The critically-reviled film about how emojis live in your smartphone held pretty well and earned $12.3M for $49M domestic, $62M worldwide. It would be forgettable news until you look at the far superior movies it's doing so much better than.
4. Girls Trip- $11.4M/$85.4M
It's not going anywhere, and frankly I want to see it again. Clearly I'm not alone.
5. Kidnap- $10.2M
I know, Halle Berry's thriller Kidnap looks exactly like her 2013 film, The Call, only with her as the victim this time. But it didn't fare quite as well, opening with $10M compared to its predecessor's $17M. Still, these aren't bad numbers for a film that was among the many victims of Relativity's bankruptcy. I don't have budget details but I'm guessing this didn't cost that much to produce and newbie distributor Aviron spent about $17M on marketing. Assuming this sticks around for a couple of weeks it may turn out okay.
6. Spider-Man: Homecoming- $8.8M/$294.9M
7. Atomic Blonde- $8.2M/$34.1M
>sigh< Look, Atomic Blonde wasn't an amazing film, but Charlize Theron deserves better than this. At Comic-Con the crowd roared feverishly when she begged people to come out and support women in action flicks just like this. And yet the result after two weeks is a pathetic $34M, $45M if you include foreign receipts. I'm disappointed in you again, America.
8. Detroit- $7.2M/$7.7M
Moving into wide expansion is Kathryn Bigelow's controversial drama, Detroit, about the Algiers Motel incident during the 1967 riots. The film is a powerhouse on all sides with Bigelow directing, plus Anthony Mackie, John Boyega, Will Poulter, and John Krasinski as part of the ensemble. Annapurna, making their first solo distributing effort, expanded it into over 3000 theaters for $7.2M and $7.7M overall. Not a bad start for the $34M-budgeted film, and the hope is that good reviews will carry it along and perhaps earn some Oscar buzz.
9. War for the Planet of the Apes- $6M/$130.2M
10. Despicable Me 3- $5.2M/$240.7M


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Saturday, September 7, 2013
#SongSaturday - Lisa D'amato: Trainwreck
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America's Next Top Model All Star winner Lisa D'amato really stood out in the song competition during the show. Not only is she a gorgeous gal, but she knows how to lay the beats down, and this song is a great way to kick off your party weekend! Lisa D up on the scene!
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Staff at an Ilkeston digital design agency have set off on a workplace wellbeing initiative which will see them walk 'around the world'.
Fifteen Design has equipped all of its 22 employees with a Fitbit tracker to measure their steps over the next 15 months, with the aim being that all of the miles combined will be the equivalent of walking the circumference of the globe.
Bosses hope that the trackers will have a positive impact on employees' health and lifestyles, as well as promoting a bit of healthy competition.
Managing director Ollie Piddubriwnyj said: "At Fifteen our employees' wellbeing is essential. We want to create a fun environment to work in, while encouraging staff to be as active as they can be.
"It's brought a lot of fun into the office and you can already see the positive impact it has on the productivity and morale of everyone."
Ollie said the challenge will be made easier by Fifteen's active company culture.
Socials have been arranged around the Fitbit challenge, with group tennis, football, basketball and badminton matches, plus a monthly eight-mile weekend walk. Staff also have a regular chance to push their steps every Thursday at the company's run-club.
To further encourage employees to clock up steps, the agency has introduced a friendly rivalry into the challenge, pitting departments against each other and crowning an individual hot-stepper on the website each week.
Fifteen, which recently achieved a Green Investors in Environment award, is hoping that the culture continues to have effect even as the team expands.
Currently the company employs 22 staff members, and is looking to take on a further five before the end of the year - all of who will receive their own personal Fitbit.
Those interested can keep up-to-date with their progress on Fifteen's website, and watch out on their social media pages as the team strive to tick off some famous landmarks on their journey.
To find out more about the company, its clients and the progress of the challenge, visit www.fifteendesign.co.uk.


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Review: Escape Dead Island (PlayStation 3)
Escape Dead Island: Official GBAtemp ReviewPlayStation 3 1 like 8 comments
- Release Date (NA): November 18, 2014
- Release Date (EU): November 21, 2014
- Publisher: Deep Silver
- Developer: Fat Shark
- Genres: Action/Adventure
- ESRB Rating: Mature
- PEGI Rating: Eighteen years and older
- Also For: Computer, Xbox 360
Single playerLocal MultiplayerOnline MultiplayerCo-operative
PS3 disc version reviewed.
GBAtemp was sent a copy of Escape Dead Island to review.
You can view our gallery of images we captured here. There are a handful more images there than are embedded in the review itself.
Does Escape Dead Island walk like a zombie or did zombies eat its brains? Hopefully that is what you are here to find out.
For the most part if you get sequels to games then they tend to follow along in gameplay style. Escape Dead Island takes the notably open world and story light Dead Island games and instead asks "What if Dead Island was Metroid Prime?". It wraps it all in nice looking graphics, a story that is a bit by the numbers but still good and a pretty solid gameplay engine.
Game length, with backtracking it was probably around the 11 hour mark. At a rush you could do it in quite a bit less, either way I would use a terms "a good length" and I found it reasonably well paced.
Unlike most nominally open world games this does have a story and to spoil this one in any great depth would not really serve any great purpose, some of the images may spoil some events from earlier in the game though. You start the game as some kind of special forces ninja with a sword that is sneaking through some labs as a zombie infection rages. It is mainly there to get you used to the mechanics and controls, and it is actually a pretty effective introduction as far as such things go; if nothing else a taste of the toys you will get is a nice way to set about this sort of thing. For the rest of the game you play as "Cliff Calo", son of journalist/media mogul and at first glance your typical unsympathetic wastrel/frat boy, with daddy issues to boot. It is at this point that I wish I had played Far Cry 3 single player as that would have probably made a nice thing to compare it to – both feature similar 20 somethings that most would not immediately sympathise with being thrust into survival situations on a tropical island. Said tropical island is not the Banoi of the other games but possibly the origin of the infection there, something that you are trying to investigate. At the same time it seems your character is slowly losing the plot and you occasionally find yourself thrust into "dream" sequences, not unlike something you might have seen in various Max Payne games. Said dream sequences do sometimes seem to serve as a kind of teleport as well which further spares you some of the annoyance associated with backtracking through a self contained world map. I do not know if I would call the story tight as a few things did seem to come out of left field, however it was far better than most games, much less zombie games, usually manage.
If I had to place the tone of the game then it would be slightly less serious than Dead Rising but stops far short of making it a parody.
Friend and foe are often introduced with the Guy Ritchie style text appearance, something you might have also seen in Borderlands.
The story seems to be delivered in four main ways
- Your typical in game/engine events.
- Audio conversations with other characters during the game.
- Animated sequences
- World-building and minor inner monologues from you character via the photos you take and hidden items you find.
The animated sequences you last viewed, which should be the more recent ones unless you found some old ones to replay, will get you back to speed with what you should be doing now.
The combination of the lot is well done and would arguably allow those that want an action or stealthy game to get to that, where others that want a real story get what they want. For my money the photo mechanic is implemented in a far less annoying fashion than Metroid Prime's scanning one ever was.
"I am trapped on zombie island, it is not like it can get worse if I fluff stealth here."
"It got worse, It got worse."
There are several aspects to the game.
- Photography, arguably optional for most of the game but something that was still a bit enjoyable.
- Stealth, almost always a good option and fairly well implemented.
- Hand to hand/weapons combat, not fighting game grade by any stretch of the imagination but still very effective.
- Shooting, pistol and shotgun being the two choices here.
Combat wise there are also various environmental hazards that can trouble you, help you and generally add a bit of spice to proceedings.
Now I have a
machine gun pistol
Knife to meet you?
Difficulty is an odd one to qualify. Even doing the backtracking/exploring for health increases it is usually quite possible to be overwhelmed in hand to hand combat, and guns are not magic bullets either. You get the impression ammo is supposed to be scarce but I never really ran out and ended the game with a large stockpile, not to mention if you die more than two times during a sequence then you tend to wake up with some more ammo nearby. Speaking of being overwhelmed, it should also be noted the zombies, especially special ones suited to the task, are often found patrolling at convenient choke points in maps, not to mention failing at doing something stealthily will often attract not only every other zombie within range but also generate a few more from the corpses they might have been worrying. Stealth and careful movement was definitely my chosen play style but unlike Deus Ex Human Revolution it never felt awkward to be swinging an axe or firing my shotgun. Equally if you expect to be mowing down hordes of zombies, a la Dead Rising or Left 4 Dead, then this is not what happens here.
Likewise your weapons get upgraded/replaced during the game, the silenced pistol upgrade adding a whole other aspect to stealth, and you eventually get a choice between a sword and an axe. The sword does less damage but drains your stamina far less, running out of stamina is also very dangerous to do in combat.
A quick tap of a button will point you where you need to go (or the enemy you need to kill next) so you are never quite lost.
Level design itself, a subject that will be revisited when discussing the backtracking, is pretty game like at times, especially during some of the later sequences. In fact the Max Payne comment from earlier will probably return as some sequences in the game felt an awful lot like that, and other games of that era too. This is not necessarily a bad thing and fairly well accepted in games, especially ones without the crazy budgets, however it will have to be noted as part of this.
Guess you're trapped in here with me... and you have something I want.
Cel shading? Check. Appearance of a Saturday morning cartoon? Not even close.
Escape Dead Island, as you will probably have seen from the screenshots around here, opts to be cel shaded. I have always liked cel shading but for those that would accuse such things of making it look like a cartoon then this would be a good counter. Equally the developers introduced a few extra effects beyond the typical cel shading, one of which makes things almost look like Mad World on the Wii and another being grain extract/heavy saturation and contrast, which are quite well used by the story people, and definitely a change from grey-brown so often seen in modern games. Said effects can also change the level setup at times – what was supposed to be a simple walk down the mountain instead turned into a dark level with only the cone of my torch to light the way, and a couple of hard to kill in the light enemies blocking my way.
Graphics wise it is not all good news though, there are a few clipping issues, at points you have to wonder why your player character, one previously demonstrated to be able to climb up a free hanging rope can not hop up/off a small ledge. Likewise the lighting engine has an odd tendency to cycle between light and dark sections when it should still clearly have been the other one. Many a graphics or gameplay oddity can be explained by your character having a questionable grip on sanity but that is not one of them, it kind of added to it but it did not appear to be intentional.
A nice touch was rather than pop in it would seem that plants have "grow in" as you approach them, the zombies falling from the sky could go either way though.
The graphics and the story do have a dark and possibly understated humour to them, a lot of it referencing other works but never quite in the way some other notable cel shaded games might throw them in your face. My favourites would have probably been catching "boomstick" written on your shotgun and "sense and sensibility, and zombies". On the other hand some of the quips your character makes do begin to grate. Audio wise as this review is being typed up there is not much that I can remember of the music in the game, it was mostly quite suitable orchestral type music and better that than something that repeats to the point of tedium. The audio design/engine was done well though and the voice acting was not just "good for a game" but pretty good in general.
It seems to be that zombie games have bad controls, or at least considerably weaker than the best ones from other games, Resident Evil even managing to have the term "Resident Evil tank controls". When first booting it up my immediate impression was that this did not break from form here, most notably because of an inverted x axis, with it getting rubbed in my face by the camera mechanic not being inverted and a y-axis invert being a selectable option. By the end of the game I had got used to it, or at least had learned to work around it with the other camera fiddling options.
A few crashes were seen throughout the game, however with the autosave function not much was lost. Likewise there were a few loading pauses here and there, however it did not really get in the way of things.
The UI itself is actually pretty minimal – player health is regenerative (as is that of some enemies) and only represented by the increasing amounts of red jam that modern games insist on smearing in your eyes as you take damage. Enemies do have a health bar and an awareness bar when you are trying to be stealthy. Ammo is on screen when you select weapons or have one drawn but not at other times. There was a nice touch on the realism front as well with the shotguns, all being pump action, which do get loaded as you might actually load a shotgun; you load all the shells/have only the shells you loaded.
Such magnificent views, shame about the wildlife.
You win, poison gas. I will come back later.
This one could be odd. Many a sequence will see you revisit an earlier location, I would have had to make a chart/map but where Metroid Prime will happily see you miss something here it seems anything missed would have been willingly. For my main play through though any new toys would see me immediately double back (assuming said toy did not trigger a boss fight or something similar) to the locations that I could not access before without it. Equally you would often find yourself pass a location in the level you were doing that you could go back and deal with after you got that level's toy, these you could miss if they did not tend to happen just before you got the item.
When in a dangerous land you should always check behind the bush.
Post game seems to amount to replaying the same story after the introduction sequence, albeit starting with a tiny bit of health and sword where you would not get such a weapon for hours during the first play through, not to mention some key cards for things that were locked first time around. This would then allow you to collect the things you might have missed the first time around, at the end of my first playthrough I had maybe missed 5 shapshots and a handful of each of the pickups. Not great replay value, especially not compared to the likes of Dead Rising or the earlier Zombie Island titles.
It seems your character has a bit of a fear of the dark. Thankfully you can get a light for the darkness.
A sneaky preview of part of the post game.
My vacation to zombie island #42
Many a time a game is accused of being an advert for a game engine, a game technology or something similar. Here it could possibly be accused of being an advert for the Dead Island folks having storytelling ability, and frankly Dead Island 2 was already on my radar but if they can continue with this sort of thing then I am game. The game is reasonably short, especially if you are coming from the open world entries, but I have played shorter. I doubt it will be a mega popular game, and what little I have seen from others says it is a somewhat divisive game, but I can see it being a valued part of a game library, possibly in the same way that Deadly Premonition or Alpha Protocol found themselves a home. Oddly for a spinoff title I am not sure words like "for fans of Dead Island" are all that apt, no doubt there will be a serious overlap though. In the end I had a good time, possibly a better time than I have had playing various "action-adventure" games for several years now. Don't expect Telltale style Walking Dead, if nothing else you don't really have any choices to make during the game beyond "backtrack" and "explore".
There may be some DLC coming at some point (the credits mention something), I am not sure what that might be (most likely a side story/"while you were doing this") but that will have to be discussed if and when it gets released.
The game seems to be something of a budget title as well, I might have had to pause for a second should it have been full price but for a more budget title it is top flight.
+ A solid engine with nice graphics gets to tell a story worth listening to.
+ Get used to the camera and swinging an axe into a zombie is as much fun as it frequently is elsewhere.
+ Stealth actually works despite not being a focus of the game.
- Not much replay value, especially compared to other zombie games and earlier Dead Island titles.
- A few graphical glitches and some load time issues at points.
A few glitches here and there but I thought the art direction was very well done. I would be hesitant to say a new way of thinking about cel shading but it definitely pushes the boat out a bit.
Once you get past the inverted x axis the game starts working well.
Lasting Appeal
It is a story you might want to revisit, however you are not going to be able to pop it in for a couple of hours of mindless zombie fun.
out of 10
(not an average)
I like "action-adventure" but at times the concepts used risk getting a bit stale, this manages to avoid that and gave me a good time. Not bad for a game that seems to be going cheap.


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A family is finally back together after their mother returned home from deployment overseas to surprise her two sons.
Master Sergeant Shania Porter returned to Phoenix this week and made two special stops to surprise her sons before heading home as a family for the first time in seven months.
"To leave your kids who are used to mommy taking care, fixing meals and stuff like that, it's completely different to not wake up and hear their voice," Porter told KNXV.
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She visited her 4-year-old son's preschool class to surprise him, making an announcement over the intercom.
"Attention Pre-K 1," said Porter. "I have a special announcement for a little boy that I flew so many miles to see and to tell him how much I love him."
Porter walked into the classroom to surprise her son, Blake, who immediately jumped into her arms.
Next, the family headed to 5-year-old Blake's school. She video chatted with him from his school's playground. When he realized where she was, he came sprinting out of his classroom and into her arms.
Her husband is glad she's home and is so proud of her work.
"To be the phenomenal woman that she is just being her, and to be in the Air Force, and to do everything that she does — truly, truly a blessing in my life," said Terrence Porter.


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Pastor David Foster of The Gathering in Nashville, TN has compiled what we think to be the most me-centered and superficial test for evaluating a church that we've ever seen. Notice that in this list of 16 things Pastor Foster would look for in a church he never once mentions sound doctrine, Christ-Centered preaching or anything of Biblical substance. Here is Pastor Foster's list with our commentary in parentheses:
If I were looking for a church to attend in the morning, here is what I'd look for:
1. When I enter do I hear laughter?
(What about reverence? Why should we prefer laughter over reverence?)
2. Are people greeting me as a job or a joy?
(Come on'. When was the last time a church greeter gave you the same type of service you get at a post-office? If this is sooooo important to you, maybe you should fill out a Zagat survey after church and rate their customer service.)
3. Does the place look like they were expecting me?
(What does this look like? Should the church set up VIP box seats for me and my entourage?)
4. Are people buzzing as they greet each other?
(We call this the bee hive test and we have no clue what it means.)
5. Is there spirited music playing as people gather?
(What does this mean? Should we be listening for Lynard Skynard music?
6. Does the music move me?
(How me-centered and vain can you get?? So I'm supposed to show up at a church unannounced, expect to be given the VIP treatment and demand that the music move ME. What if I am only "moved" by opera music? Should I let the church know that I won't be back until they change the music to suit my 'moving' needs?" Here's a better question, "Does the music exalt Christ and what He accomplished for us on the cross or does it exalt me?"
7. Do the people on stage look real and engaged?
(We'll I guess this test rules out every church that doesn't have a stage. Furthermore, we are now supposed to think and act like Simon Cowell from American Idol. Maybe we can provide the church with post-performance feedback like, "Sorry this performance didn't do it for me. Your wardrobe was attrocious, your vocals we're pitchy and you seemed a bit nervous. I didn't feel like you we're being real and engaged. I'll be finding a different church to attend next week."
8. Are the announcements short, strategic, and to the point?
(We wouldn't want to have a single precious minute wasted having to hear about the church picnic now would we?)
9. Is there a printed outline with Scripture already printed on it?
(Ah yes. Expecting people to bring their own Bibles, flip pages, follow along and take their own notes is now a sure and certain sign that a church doesn't care about people.)
10. Does the pastor smile?
(Joel Osteen smiles a lot and he teaches false doctrine.)
11. Does the message title promise a relevant topic I am interested in?
(God has His own agenda and things He wants me to know and learn from Scripture. These are messages I need to hear whether I want to hear them or not. Going to church with the expectation that I'm going to hear a message that is relevant "to me" brushes God's truth aside and turns me into my own god.)
12. Does the pastor speak with humility and authority?
(Who cares? There are FAR more important questions that need to be answered. Questions like...Does he speak the truth? Does he rightly handle the word of God? Does he teach what is in accord with sound doctrine? Are his sermons Christ-Centered and Cross-Focused?)
13. Do I feel the presence of God?
(What does this feel like? Is it goose bumps or a liver shiver? This is pure subjectivity! How on earth does this question tell us anything?! "Sorry I can't stay at this church because I didn't get goose bumps during the sermon.")
14. Are people listening and engaged?
(The members of Jim Jone's church listened and were engaged and look what happened to them. This question tells us nothing.)
15. Is the service no more than 71 minutes?
(Me. Me. Me. It's all about ME. "I don't want to have to spend more than 71 minutes in church cause I get bored. Plus I've got precious me time scheduled for Sunday afternoon. So hurry it up Pastor!")
16. Does it pass by fast?
(See our commentary for question 15.)
This list clearly demonstrates the extent to which the me-centered, narcissistic, entertainment hungry American church has fallen. How ironic is it that a PASTOR is the one who compiled this list of questions? Aren't pastors supposed to feed us the word of God and condemn our sinful vanities and deeds and preach the transforming message of the Gospel; the message that transforms us from self-centered sinners into 'Christ-Like' children of God?
Anyone who is evaluating a church based on these criteria needs to repent of their me-centered sinful thoughts and deeds an come humbly before God and beg for his forgiveness for ever buying into such wickedness!