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Christian and Dinger Throw Nine-Inning Shutout and Jordan's Walk-Off Single Seals 1-0 Cheap Goats Win Over Jack Shack in Season Finale
Dinger delivered one of the best relief performances in league history, throwing six shutout innings, allowing only two hits, as Cheap Goats beat Jack Shack 1-0 to clinch the #2 seed in the playoffs
Christian and Dinger combined to throw nine shutout innings, allowing only six hits and only one baserunner beyond second base, as Cheap Goats walked off with a 1-0 over win over Jack Shack when Jordan hit an RBI single to score Miller in the bottom of the ninth. Both team's defenses played at an elite level, limiting hits and stranding runners, in one of the best games of the 2021 season. The teams will meet again in the first round of the playoffs in a rematch of the 2020 Wiffle Series.
Christian started for Cheap Goats, and he got out of trouble early. After retiring Adam for the first out of the inning, he allowed a double to Josh D and a single to Turbo, putting runners on the corners. Jack Shack couldn't capitalize, however, as Christian retired Brian to strand both runners, ending the inning.
Brian took the mound for Jack Shack, and he also stranded a runner early. Brett led off the bottom of the first with a double, but Brian retired Joey and Miller to strand him, ending the inning.
Josh D singled with one out in the top of the second, but Christian stranded him, retiring Turbo to end the inning.
Brian rolled through the bottom of the second, retiring Jordan and Christian.
Brian led off the top of the third with a double, but Christian and Cheap Goats stranded another runner, as Christian retired Adam and Josh D to end the inning.
Brett doubled with one out in the bottom of the third, but Brian escaped unscathed, retiring Joey to strand the runner and the game remained scoreless after three innings.
Christian was effective on the mound, pitching three shutout innings with his new unique delivery
Cheap Goats turned to the bullpen in the top of the fourth, bringing Dinger to the mound. The first batter he faced, Turbo, hit a single. But Dinger buckled down, retiring Brian and Adam to strand him at first, ending the inning.
Brian retired the side in order in the bottom of the fourth, sending Miller and Jordan down consecutively.
Turbo doubled with one out in the top of the fifth, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Brian to get out of the inning.
Adam took the mound in the bottom of the fifth, as Brian had reached his innings limit for the week. He picked up where Brian left off, retiring Christian and Dinger in order.
Dinger matched Adam in the top of the sixth, retiring Adam and Josh D in order, and Cheap Goats had shutout Jack Shack through six innings.
Cheap Goats couldn't plate a run for the win in the bottom of the sixth, as Adam retired Brett and Joey in order.
Dinger continued to roll in the top of the seventh, retiring Turbo and Brian in order, and the game remained scoreless.
Jack Shack continued to confuse the Cheap Goats offense, as Adam retired Miller and Jordan in order in the bottom of the seventh, and the game would continue into the eighth inning.
Dinger retired Adam and Josh D in order in the top of the eight, and Cheap Goats had now pitched eight consecutive shutout innings.
Cheap Goats threatened significantly in the bottom of the eighth, and a very unlikely turn of events allowed Adam and Jack Shack to escape, and for the game to continue. Christian led off the inning with a double, putting the winning run on second. Dinger followed with a single, and Christian moved to third, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Jack Shack intentionally walked Brett, loading the bases for Joey with no outs. Joey hit a shallow fly ball to right, which Turbo caught for an out. Christian had wandered off third base in an attempt to coax a wild throw, but was caught out, ending the inning. Adam had escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs jam to push the game to the ninth inning.
Jordan's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth scored Miller to give Cheap Goats a 1-0 win
Dinger powered through the ninth inning, retiring Turbo and Brian in order, eighth and ninth consecutive batters he had retired.
Jack Shack's luck ran out in the bottom of the ninth. Miller led off with a triple, and Cheap Goats once again had the winning run in scoring position with no outs. This time Jordan hit a single to right-center, scoring Miller, and giving Cheap Goats a 1-0 win in nine innings.
The win moved Cheap Goats to 11-9 on the season, and the loss dropped Jack Shack to 10-10 on the season. The win clinched the #2 seed in the playoffs for Cheap Goats, and the loss clinched the #3 seed for Jack Shack.
W: Dinger (4-4)
L: Adam (0-1)
Game Notes:
– Dinger earned the win for Cheap Goats, pitching six shutout innings of relief, allowing only two hits.
– Adam took the loss for Jack Shack, giving up one run on four hits in four innings of relief.
– Christian got a no-decision for Cheap Goats, starting the game and allowing no runs on four hits in three innings.
– Brian got a no-decision for Jack Shack, starting the game and giving up no runs on two hits in four innings.
– Brett led Cheap Goats on offense and was the only Cheap Goats player with multiple hits. He went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an intentional walk.
– Turbo led Jack Shack in the loss, going 3-for-6 with two singles and a double.
Tags: 2021, Cheap Goats, Jack Shack, July, Week 10
Jack Shack Destroy Indifferent Guacamol-yay in 12-0 One-Hitter
Brian allowed only one hit in four innings and went 4-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and two homers as Jack Shack powered pats Guacamol-yay 12-0
Guacamol-yay threw in the towel on the 2021 regular season as Brian and Adam combined to throw a one-hit shutout, and all four Jack Shack players had at least three hits apiece in a 12-0 beatdown. Josh D and Brian each had two doubls and two homers, Turbo had two doubles and a triple, and Adam had four hits including a double and a homer in the easy Jack Shack victory.
Brian started on the mound for Jack Shack, and he retired Ryan and Kyle in order in the top of the first.
Josh K started for Guacmol-yay and he was hit hard early. Adam led off the game with an inside-the-park homer fueled by a series of Guacamol-yay throwing errors. Two batters later, Turbo hit a one-out double, but he was caught trying to extend the hit into a triple, ending the inning.
Turbo went 3-for-6 with two doubles and a triple in the Jack Shack win
Brian rolled through the top of the second, sending Josh K and Jude down consecutively.
Jack Shack opened up a big lead in the bottom of the second. Brian doubled, and Adam drove him in with an RBI single that made the score 2-0. Josh D followed with a two-run bomb to right, putting Jack Shack in front 4-0. Two batters later, Brian hit a one-out solo homer, giving Jack Shack a 5-0 lead. Josh K finally escaped the inning, getting Adam to fly out for the second out.
Brian once again retired the side in order in the top of the third.
Adam had a leadoff inside-the-park homer to start the game, and finished 4-for-6 with two singles, a double, and a home run
Guacamol-yay turned to their bullpen in the bottom of the third, bringing Jan to the mound. He retired Josh D and Turbo in order, and the score remained 5-0.
Guacamol-yay registered their first hit of the game when Kyle led off the top of the fourth with a single. Unfortunately for them, it would be their only hit in the game, and Brian retired Josh K and Jude to strand Kyle at first, ending the inning.
Jack Shack celebrate at the plate after one of Brian's two solo homers
Jack Shack blew the game open in the bottom of the fourth. Brian led off the inning with a solo homer, extending the Jack Shack lead to 6-0. Adam singled, and when the next batter, Josh D, doubled, Adam was caught out trying to score on the play, for the first out of the inning. Turbo followed with a one-out double, scoring Josh D, and Jack Shack led 7-0. Brian then doubled, scoring Turbo, and the lead was 8-0. Adam doubled, putting runners on second and third, and Josh D cleared the bases with his second double of the inning, making the score 10-0. Turbo then tripled, scoring Josh D, and Jack Shack had scored six runs to take an 11-0 lead. Jan finally got out of the inning by retiring Brian for the second out, and Guacamol-yay trailed by eleven.
Josh D continued his electric second half of the season, going 4-for-6 with two doubles, two homers, four runs scored, and five RBI
Jack Shack brought Adam to the mound from the bullpen in the top of the fifth. He retired Jan and Ryan in order.
Jack Shack added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth when Josh D hit a one-out solo homer, making the score 12-0. Jan then retired Turbo to end the inning.
Guacamol-yay went quietly in the top of the sixth, as Adam closed things out by retiring Kyle and Josh K in order, giving Jack Shack a 12-0 victory.
W: Brian (5-4)
L: Josh K (3-6)
– Brian earned the win for Jack Shack, allowing no runs on one hit in four innings.
– Josh K took the loss for Guacamol-yay, giving up five runs on six hits in two innings pitched.
– Adam pitched two innings of flawless relief for Jack Shack.
– Jan pitched three innings or relief for Guacamol-yay, allowing seven runs on nine hits.
– All four Jack Shack players had big games at the plate. Adam went 4-for-6 with two singles, a double, a homer, three runs scored, and two RBI. Josh D went 4-for-6 with two doubles, two home runs, four runs scored, and five RBI. Turbo went 3-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a run scored, and two RBI. And Brian went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two home runs, four runs scored, and three RBI.
– Kyle had Guacamol-yay's only hit, going 1-for-3 with a single.
Tags: 2021, Guacamol-yay, Jack Shack, July, Week 10
Miller Leads Cheap Goats to 6-1 Win in Series Opener Against Jack Shack
Miller pitched a complete game win in game one, allowing only a single run in the 6-1 Cheap Goats victory
Miller pitched a complete game win, allowing only a single run to Jack Shack, and also went 2-for-2 at the plate as Cheap Goats took game one in the best-of-five first round series 6-1. Cheap Goats scored five unanswered runs in the final two innings to pull away from Jack Shack, as Miller, Joey and Jordan each had two doubles.
Miller allowed a one-out single to Josh D in the top of the first, but stranded him, retiring Turbo for the second out of the inning.
Jack Shack's starter, Brian, delivers a pitch while Miller waits at second after a double
Brian started for Jack Shack, and he fell behind early. After allowing a one-out double to Joey, Miller hit an RBI double to score him, giving Cheap Goats an early 1-0 lead. Brian then retired Jordan to strand Miller at second, ending the inning.
Jack Shack bounced back in the top of the second. Adam hit a one-out triple, and Josh D drove him in with an RBI double, tying the game at 1-1. Miller then retired Turbo to strand Josh D at second, ending the inning.
Adam went 3-for-5 with two singles and a triple, scoring Jack Shack's only run game one
Brian cruised in the bottom of the second, retiring Christian and Dinger in order.
Miller matched him in the top of the third, sending Brian and Adam down consecutively.
Jordan went 2-for-3 with two doubles in the Cheap Goats game one win
Brian continued to roll in the bottom of the third, retiring Brett and Joey, and the score remained tied at 1-1.
Turbo hit a one-out single in the top of the fourth, but Miller retired Brian to end the inning, stranding Turbo at first.
Josh D went 4-for-5 with three singles and a double, driving in the only Jack Shack run
Cheap Goats took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Miller doubled and moved to third when Jordan followed with a double. With no outs and two runners in scoring position, Brian got Christian to ground out to right. Miller scored on the play, and Cheap Goats led 2-1. Brian then retired Dinger to strand Jordan at third, ending the inning.
Adam led off the top of the fifth with a single, and when Josh D followed with a single, Adam was thrown out trying to advance from first to third. Miller then retired Turbo for the second out of the inning, stranding Josh D at first.
Joey went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in game one
Cheap Goats took a commanding lead in the bottom of the fifth. Joey doubled with one out, and Jack Shack intentionally walked the next batter, Miller. Jordan followed with a double which scored Joey from second, making the score 3-1. Christian then singled, scoring Miller, and Cheap Goats led 4-1. Dinger followed with an RBI single, scoring Jordan, and the score was 5-1. Brett made it six consecutive hits for Cheap Goats, and his RBI single scored Christian to extend the Cheap Goats lead to 6-1. Brian finally escaped the inning, retiring Joey to strand two runners.
Christian pitched a scoreless inning of relief to close things out for Cheap Goats in the sixth
With a five-run lead, Cheap Goats brought Christian to the mound to close things out. He retired Brian, the first batter he faced. He then allowed consecutive singles to Adam and Josh D, putting two runners on with one out. Jack Shack were threatening, but Christian ended the rally, retiring Turbo to strand both runners, giving Cheap Goats the 6-1 victory.
The win gave Cheap Goats a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five first round series.
W: Miller (1-0)
L: Brian (0-1)
– Miller earned the win for Cheap Goats, allowing one run on six hits in five innings.
– Brian took the loss for Jack Shack, giving up six runs on nine hits in five innings.
– Christian pitched one inning of relief for Cheap Goats, allowing no runs on two hits.
– Miller, Joey, and Jordan each had two doubles for Cheap Goats. Miller went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs, an RBI, and an intentional walk. Joey went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored. And Jordan went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run scored, and an RBI.
– Josh D led Jack Shack at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three singles, a double, and an RBI.
Tags: 2021, Cheap Goats, EWL Playoffs, Jack Shack, July, Round 1, Week 1 Playoffs
Brett, Joey, and Jordan Lead Cheap Goats Past Shady Characters 6-3
Jordan went 4-for-4 with two singles, a double, and a triple as Cheap Goats beat Shady Characters 6-3
Brett, Joey, and Jordan went a combined 10-for-10 with seven extra-base hits as Cheap Goats pulled away from Shady Characters late, scoring five unanswered runs to win 6-3. Miller pitched the complete game win for Cheap Goats, allowing three runs on five hits.
Tom K made his record twentieth start of the season for Shady Characters, and he was both hit early and escaped with less damage than he should have. Brett led off the game with a double, but was caught out trying to extend the hit to a triple, for the first out of the inning. Joey then doubled, and Miller followed with an RBI double that put Cheap Goats ahead 1-0. However, Miller was also caught out on the play, trying to extend the hit to a triple, ending the inning as Tom K allowed only one run thanks to two outfield assists.
After allowing three runs over the first two innings, Miller retired ten of the final eleven batters he faced while earning a complete game win
Miller started for Cheap Goats, and he fell behind in the bottom of the first. Dylan led off with a double, and Mike followed with a two-run homer that gave Shady Characters a 2-1 lead. Miller then retired Tom K and Lucas to end the inning.
Jordan led off the top of the second with a double, but Tom K stranded him, retiring Christian and Dinger to end the inning.
Shady Characters celebrate at the plate after Mike's two run homer in the bottom of the first
Shady Character extended their lead in the bottom of the second. Dylan singled and moved from first to third when Mike followed with a double. With no outs and two runners in scoring position, Tom K grounded out to right for the first out of the inning, but Dylan scored on the play, putting Shady Characters in front 3-1. Miller then retired Lucas to strand Mike at third, ending the inning, and Shady Characters led by two.
Brett led off the top of the third with a double, and he moved from second to third when Joey followed with a sacrifice fly. Tom K stranded Brett at third, however, retiring Miller to end the inning.
Miller retired the site in order in the bottom of the third, sending Dylan and Mike down consecutively.
Dylan makes a leaping catch for an out at the pitcher's mound
Jordan singled to lead off the top of the fourth, and Shady Characters made a call to the bullpen, bringing Dylan to the mound to face Christian. He got Christian to fly out to the mound and then retired Dinger to strand Jordan at first, ending the inning.
Miller retired Tom K and Lucas consecutively in the bottom of the fourth, and the score remained 3-1.
Miller directs his outfield to shift against Mike
Brett led off the top of the fifth with a solo bomb to right-center, narrowing the deficit to 3-2. Shady Characters made another pitching change, as Lucas relieved Dylan on the mound. The first batter Lucas faced, Joey, hit a solo homer, and the back-to-back Cheap Goats homers tied the game at 3-3. Two batters later, Jordan tripled, and Christian drove him in with an RBI single, putting Cheap Goats ahead 4-3. Lucas then retired Dinger to strand Christian at first, ending the inning, but Cheap Goats had scored three runs to take the lead.
Miller allowed a one-out single to Mike in the bottom of the fifth, but Shady Characters couldn't drive him in to tie the game. Tom K flew out to left, stranding Mike at first and ending the inning.
Brett lands at second after one of his two doubles. He also homered and was intentionally walked, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored.
Cheap Goats added insurance runs in the top of the sixth. Shady Characters intentionally walked Brett to start the inning, and Joey followed with a single to put runners on first and second with no outs. Miller singled, which scored Brett to extend the Cheap Goats lead to 5-3. Jordan then singled, scoring Joey, and Cheap Goats led 6-3. Lucas then retired Christian and Dinger to strand Miller and Jordan on base, ending the inning, and Shady Characters trailed by three runs.
Joey went 3-for-3 with a single, a double, and a homer in the Cheap Goats win
Miller remained on the mound to close things out for Cheap Goats, and he made quick work of Shady Characters in the bottom of the sixth. He got Lucas and Dylan to each fly out to center, ending the inning and giving Cheap Goats the 6-3 victory.
The win moved Cheap Goats to 10-9 on the season, and the loss dropped Shady Characters to 13-7.
L: Lucas (2-4)
– Miller pitched the complete game win for Cheap Goats, allowing three runs on five hits.
– Lucas took the loss for Shady Characters, giving up four runs on eight hits in three innings.
– Tom K got a no decision for Shady Characters, starting the game and allowing one run on four hits in two innings.
– Dylan pitched one inning of relief for Shady Characters, giving up one run on one hit.
– Brett, Joey, and Jordan combined to go 10-for-10 in the Cheap Goats win. Brett went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored, an RBI, and an intentional walk. Joey went 3-for-3 with a single, a double, a home run, three runs scored, and an RBI. Jordan went 4-for-4 with two singles, a double, a triple, a run scored, and an RBI.
– Mike led Shady Characters in the loss, going 3-for-4 with a single, a double, a home run, a run scored, and two RBI.
Tags: 2021, Cheap Goats, July, Shady Characters, Week 10
Tom K Wins Pitcher's Duel to Break Single-Season Record for Wins in 2-1 Shady Characters Victory over Guacamol-yay
Making his nineteenth start of the 2021 season, Tom K allowed only one run en route to breaking the single-season record for pitching wins with his eleventh victory of the season
Tom K came out victorious in a week 10 pitcher's duel against Josh K and Guacamol-yay, delivering a 2-1 win for Shady Characters and breaking Josh K (and Reilly's) single-season record for wins. Josh K won ten games in 2020, but a year later, Tom K broke the record, notching his eleventh win of the season after allowing only a single run on four hits against Guacamol-yay. Dylan was the only Shady Characters player with multiple hits, going 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored, and an RBI in the win.
Josh K started for Guacamol-yay, and he fell behind early. After allowing a leadoff double to Dylan, two batters later, Tom K hit a one-out double, scoring Dylan to give Shady Characters a 1-0 lead. Josh K then retired Lucas to end the inning.
Tom K rolled in the top of the first, retiring Ryan and Kyle in order.
Josh K retired Dylan to start the top of the second, before striking out Mike to end the inning.
Mike snags a ball for an out in left field
Guacamol-yay evened things up in the bottom of the second. With one out, Jude launched a solo homer to right-center, trying the score at 1-1. Jan followed with a double, but Tom K stranded him, retiring Ryan to end the inning.
Shady Characters bounced back in the top of the third. Lucas doubled with one out, and Dylan drove him in with an RBI double, putting Shady Characters ahead 2-1. Josh K then retired Mike to end the inning.
Tom K cruised through the bottom of the third, retiring Kyle and Josh K consecutively.
Josh K matched him in the top of the fourth, retiring Tom K and Lucas in order.
Kyle approaches a fly ball in right field as Dylan races to second
Jude led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, but rounded first base and was caught off the base for the first out of the inning. Tom K then struck out Jan to end the inning.
Guacamol-yay turned to the bullpen in the top of the fifth, bringing Jude to the mound. He allowed a one-out single to Mike, but then struck out Tom K to strand the runner at first, ending the inning.
Guacamol-yay went down in order in the bottom of the fifth, as Ryan and Kyle were retired consecutively.
Shady Characters couldn't add an insurance run in the top of the sixth, and Jude retired Lucas and Dylan in order.
Dylan led Shady Characters by scoring one of their two runs and driving in the other
Down 2-1, Guacamol-yay couldn't rally in the bottom of the sixth. Tom K stayed on the mound to close things out, and after allowing a one-out single to Jude, he retired Jan to strand the tying run, ending the game and giving Shady Characters a 2-1 win.
The win moved Shady Characters to 13-6 on the season, and the loss dropped Guacamol-yay to 7-12.
W: Tom K (11-3)
– Tom K earned his record-breaking eleventh win of the season, allowing one run on four hits and striking out one in a complete game win for Shady Characters.
– Josh K took the loss for Guacamol-yay, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out one in four innings.
– Jude pitched two innings of relief for Guacamol-yay, giving up no runs on one hit and striking out one.
– Dylan led Shady Characters on offense, going 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored, and an RBI.
– Jude led Guacamol-yay in the loss, going 3-for-3 with two singles, a solo homer, a run scored, and an RBI.
Tags: 2021, Guacamol-yay, July, Shady Characters, Week 10


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WWE Raw Ratings 18/7/22
The ratings for the July 18th edition of Monday Night Raw have been published. On average, 1.765 million people watched the latest episode of WWE's flagship show. The numbers have been obtained by Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics:
Raw ranked #4 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #5.
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— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) July 19, 2022
Compared to the previous week, Raw has seen a small increase in viewership. As the July 11th Raw drew an average audience of 1.735 million viewers, the increase calculates to approximately 1.7%. Raw obtained a key demographic rating of 0.46, also up from the 0.44 rating from July 11th.
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Softball Canada Joins National Pro Fastpitch
October 30, 2018 /in News /by admin
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 30, 2018)–National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), in conjunction with Softball Canada, Rent One Park, and presenting sponsor, visitSI, announced the addition of the Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois to the league today.
The Wild becomes the sixth affiliate NPF team set to compete in the 2019 season.
"Obviously, this is a tremendous addition to the league for a number of reasons," commented NPF Commissioner, Cheri Kempf. "To add an international team of the quality of Canada, currently ranked third in the world, and to add the operational excellence of the administration at Rent One Park, is a home run for all of us."
Softball Canada CEO, Hugh Mitchener remarked, "We are delighted to be announcing our entry into the NPF in 2019. Commissioner Kempf has been incredibly helpful in setting up our partnership with the Miners organization and we can't wait to get going next year."
"With the growth and interest in girls' and women's softball over the last decade, this is an incredible opportunity for fans to see world-class, best-of-the-best talent right here at Rent One Park," Miners COO Mike Pinto said. "These women, including former and future Olympians, could be incredible role models for young girls in our area to see what can be achieved with dreams and hard work."
Softball Canada recently finished third at the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship in August, and is currently ranked third in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). They will play a 50-game schedule in National Pro Fastpitch overall, facing off with some of the best players in the world, including current and former Olympians.
National Pro Fastpitch will be entering their 16th season in 2019. Teams currently hail from three continents, with players representing the national teams of six different countries. They include the best of the best softball players in the world, including current and former members of Team USA, Olympians, Women's College World Series Champions and MVP's, NCAA record holders, various conference players of the year and many All-Americans.
"We are thrilled that Southern Illinois was chosen as the host region for Team Canada," Shannon Johnson, CEO of visitSI, said. "visitSI is extremely honored to be the presenting sponsor of the Wild. This gives us an opportunity to showcase our region on an international front. We are also excited about the potential economic impact this could have, both during the season and in the future, as members of the various NPF teams experience beautiful Southern Illinois."
Fans can follow the Wild on Facebook at Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois, as well as on Twitter and Instagram at CanadianWildSI as they prepare for the 2019 season.
About National Pro Fastpitch (NPF)
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), an Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball since 2004, provides elite female athletes with an opportunity to pursue a professional career in fastpitch softball beyond their collegiate and amateur success. The NPF affiliate teams consist of the Aussie Spirit, Beijing Shougang Eagles, Chicago Bandits, Cleveland Comets, and USSSA Florida Pride for the 2018 season. National Pro Fastpitch players hail from the United States, Australia, Canada and China among which are the most accomplished and talented athletes in the sport of women's softball.
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Maruti has launched facelifted Ertiga in India at starting price of Rs 5.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). ECARDLR gets behind the wheel to find whether it has got what it takes to become the leader.
Nuclear family may have replaced joint household in metros though when it comes to travelling, we still love to travel together. Toyota Innova is the key player in people mover segment but with price that is affordable to only few. Maruti sensed this latent demand of affordable MPV, and launched Ertiga. The MPV quickly struck a chord with customers, and although competition in the segment rose, Ertiga continued to play vital role in Maruti's sales ocean.
And now, to further reinforce its position, Maruti has launched facelift Ertiga. New 2015 Ertiga comes with host of external and internal changes. Besides, top-end diesel version comes equipped with Smart Hybrid Vehicle System (SHVS) that enables the fuel-saving to enhance mileage. With 24.52 kmpl, Ertiga diesel is among the top most fuel efficient cars in India. Further, new smart play infotainment system makes the vehicle quite upmarket. Maruti claims to have made Ertiga a complete MPV. We get behind the wheels of new Ertiga to find substance behind this touting.
On the outside, new Ertiga does look refreshing and bracing. New chrome layer grille flanked by sweeping headlamps casts good impression. Sculpted bumper and bezel fog lamps further reinforce the new turnout of the MPV.
Profile has now got newly designed alloy wheels and electrically operated ORVMs with integrated blinkers. Rear is more or less the same to the outgoing model though company claims to have redesigned bumper for enhanced visual appeal.
Inside the cabin, the overall ambience feels much more upmarket than before. Contrasting colour of brown and beige gel quite well to make for very sleek dashboard. It comes with practical bits like retractable cup holder and good sized glove box. Silver inserts and chrome door latches further complement the inside beauty. Premium light shade upholstery adds to the elegance besides complementing the inside space feel though it is prone to dust. The most important addition to the Ertiga is the new touchscreen smartplay infotainment system that we have already witnessed in Ciaz. The unit plays host of media formats, doubles up as screen for reverse camera display, and offer voice operated navigation. In addition, Ertiga cabin has other goodies like second row AC, armrests, bottle holders etc.
Space continues to be firte of Ertiga as this MPV offers quite amazing room for its size. Despite being compact on outside, Ertiga doesn't feel any less on comfort. Space besides, the flexibility of the seats is certainly of benchmark. By using simple common sense, it's amazing how easy is to operate seats inside. One touch flip down second row and tumble down third bench is something that others must learn and emulate from Maruti.
Resting beneath light and a bit flimsy hood is familiar 1.3-litre multi-jet DDiS diesel engine putting out 90 PS and 200 Nm of max power and max torque respectively. The top variant has now get additional prowess of hybrid system that make use of technologies like idle stop start, brake energy regeneration and more powerful starter motor to enhance the net mileage. There is no noticeable difference in the drivability of the car as DDiS suffers from a bit low sluggish end. That said, string mid and top end range makes up for the weak bottom end. Highway cruising is effortless, and despite being 7-seater Ertiga doesn't labors even with fill load.
5-speed manual transmission is precise, direct and easy to operate. Clutch pedal is easy to module and its lightness adds to the convenience. Brakes are assuring too but bite us not as good as in VW or Honda for that matter.
Ertiga doesn't feel like a long MPV as it drives just like a car. Ride quality is on par with the standards, and in fact Ertiga does a decent job of cushioning occupants from road undulations. Of course, potholes do bother the car but not to the extent of botheration. Now real treat about Ertiga is its handling which is simply best among the MPVs. No shifting of mass that is so typical of a MPV is altogether absent in Ertiga. In sum, dynamically Ertiga scores cut above the rest.
2016 Maruti Ertiga price range stretches between Rs 5.99 lakh to Rs 9.25 lakh ( ex-showroom, Delhi). In fact Ertiga offers almost all what Innova comes at half price. In fact, this wonderful value for money makes Ertiga quite dominant among budget buyers. With new facelift edition, Ertiga has become even more appealing. Now it comes with refreshed exteriors, has got upmarket interiors, and is equipped with smart Hybrid technology. Now all this and more at almost similar price of outgoing model, so we won't get surprised if Ertiga continues to rake in money for Maruti in near future.


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Wedding Guest Finds Out Bride Is His Girlfriend (Video)
A video which is circulating on social media, shows a man creating a scene at a wedding ceremony after he found out to his shock that the bride is his own girlfriend.
It was gathered that man was invited to the wedding and he showed up to the venue just like other guests, but to his shock, the lady who was getting married that day was his girlfriend.
Destabilized by the turn of events, he started causing drama but before things could escalate, he was whisked away by security guards at the wedding.
The video was shared online alongside the caption; "He was invited to a wedding and he came to meet his girlfriend as the BRIDE."
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Benin Republic Legalises Abortion
Parliamentarians in Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under very restricted conditions.
Under the new law, passed late on Wednesday, women can terminate a pregnancy within the first three months if it is likely to "aggravate or cause material, educational, professional or moral distress, incompatible with the woman or the unborn child's interest".
Previously, abortion was authorised if pursing the pregnancy "threatened the life of the mother", was "the result of a rape or incest" or when "the unborn child has a particularly severe affection".
After a heated debate in the parliament, with some legislators strongly opposed to legalising abortion further, the amendment finally passed.
Several countries in Africa have total bans on abortion, including Congo-Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
"In Benin, nearly 200 women die each year as the result of abortion complications," said Minister of Health Benjamin Hounkpatin in a statement on Thursday.
"This measure will be a relief for many women who face undesired pregnancies, and are forced to put their lives in danger with botched abortions," he added.
The minister said that complications from abortions were the cause of 20 percent of maternal deaths in the country.
"It is because of this public health threat that the government has taken its responsibilities by submitting a text that lawmakers have passed," said Hounkpatin.
He said the new measure's "unique goal" was to "save human lives" and that "voluntary termination of pregnancies will remain a last resort".
The influential Episcopal Conference of Benin said it was "highly preoccupied by the proposed law to legalise abortions".
"Abortion not only destroys the life of the foetus but also that of the mother, in many aspects," the religious group said in a statement.
Abortion laws vary wildly around the world, but only a minority of countries have outright bans.
Women from Europe, North America and Oceania benefit from the most liberal legislation, in some cases acquired only recently.
New Zealand, for example, only decriminalised abortion in March 2020. Up to then, it was punishable with a 14-year prison term.
A couple is currently seeking the dissolution of their 10-year-old marriage before an Ikeja High Court in Lagos. This is on account of a bottle of 'holy water' the wife brought into the house without her husband's approval.
The aggrieved husband, Olaniyi Oluwaseun Oladepo, is asking Justice Christopher Balogun to dissolve his marriage with his wife, Adeyinka, claiming that he was provoked to violence over the strange prayer-water, which the wife brought into her matrimonial home without his knowledge.
Oladepo has since left his matrimonial home, maintaining that his life is under threat and as he was being provoked, he would not want to do something he might later regret.
The petitioner, Oladepo, in his explanation on why he wanted the court to dissolve the marriage, narrated to Justice Balogun that he left his home because he was incited to aggression. He accused his wife of being fetish.
He said: "I feel threatened. I was being provoked to violence, but I left the house. I saw a liquid content in the house."
Responding to the allegation, Mrs. Oladepo said they got married in October 15, 2011. "We have two children who are five and seven years old."
She explained that her husband told her in 2015 that they were no longer compatible. "My mother brought holy water she collected at a Catholic Church programme. And I only collected the water; I have not used it for anything. I travelled from work and upon returning home, I discovered that my husband had absconded. He left our matrimonial home."
The judge adjourned further hearing of the matter.
Men Please Try And Reduce Your Stress And Live.. Real Life Lesson
I'm trying to encourage our men here to take good care of their health, physically and mentally.
It's not like women don't have theirs but those of the men are very much noticeable in the sense that it takes a toll on their physical and mental health.
(1) I entered lagos two weeks ago and I needed to take uber, this uber driver as I can guess will be bw his 50s and 60s.He needed to send money to his wife (3k)but somehow he couldn't do transfer since he was driving me but I helped him with my bank app while he gave me cash. Do you know after transferring the money his wife was ungrateful and demanded he returns home immediately (that was around 8pm).Now,the man started complaining to me how whether he brings money or not how his wife keeps complaining and he said he's pitying Nigerian men who are getting married to strange women and giving birth without knowing what they're going into. He looked stressed out and trying to make ends meet but yet his wife added more burden, not just financially but mentally. So tell me how this kind of stressed man won't die out so sooner than later. He was lucky somehow that one of his children got a scholarship to study in India.
(2) I attended a friend's wedding and to my utmost shock both fathers of the celebrants are late. Only their moms are still alive while other relatives represented their fathers. So I was wondering how their moms are still alive while their fathers are late.
Some may say men marry younger women that's why they die out but from the mothers of those celebrants they're not up to 60 years, so how much age difference that will make the two men be late?
Im saying this because I have noticed lots of people esp men are passing through a lot of stress, please men don't allow your wives, siblings or anything infact to overstress you to the point of dying out in time. We men aren't super beings, try to take things easy.


Some how My cloud does not appear in the devices and printer, tried to do full reset, cloud will not turn blue. but the connection in rear has solid green on bottom and flashing green on top. Some where in my frustration, it said I have 2 clouds loaded. At one time it was connected.
Any ideas what I screwed up, Thanks a head.
@oldvet Is this what you want to see?
What do you want to turn blue??? Are you talking about the LED on the front of your My Cloud? Is it a 1st generation or a 2nd generation My Cloud.
If you have Windows does your My Cloud show up in File Explorer>Network?
@oldvet If it is connected to your router/network have you tried a reboot of your computer?


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Christos has been the Secretary of the International Tax Planning Association (I.T.P.A.), is a member of the Offshore Institute, founding member of the Mediterranean Maritime Arbitrators Association and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
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> > +1. Get an high end Intel® NIC, e.g: Intel® XL710.
> "Get an high end NIC that can sustain a high packet rate."?
40G is more challenging, and complicated, so take it as an example.
> Could you describe how to get this characteristics with lspci?
> Could you describe how to know the CPU-PCI mapping? lstopo, lspci?
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> > +1. To be sure, reset all the BIOS settings to default.
> > +2. Disable all power saving options, and set all options for best performance.
> > +4. Set memory frequency to the highest number, NOT auto.
> Could you describe usage of dmidecode to check this, please?
> Why not describe build options and run-time options to use with any Linux?
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Total Communications
Start of 3rd Quarter . . .
Enclosed is a rose for your birthday. Now that we're 39, we stop counting, right?
Last week I made a quick trip to New York, where our company was supplying TV facilities for the Tony Awards. The producers of the telecast wanted a certain size of Helvetica Bold lettering surrounded by flashing "marquee lights," a double oval of dots that twinkle between yellow and white. I had already designed the double oval for them, sending the necessary data on a floppy disk. But the Chyron operator they had hired in New York didn't know how to convert letters to non-standard sizes, nor did he know how to animate the marquee effect.
Our company had assured the producers that our equipment could give them what they wanted, so at 9:15 Thursday morning I got a call from my boss. At 1:15 I was on a plane to New York. At 3:15 I was in Times Square at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street. Inside our TV truck, I converted the Helvetica Bold font, showed the operator how to do the flashing dots, and recorded some graphics on disk. And by 6:30 I was on my way back home.
The show aired Sunday night on CBS. This was the first time any of my work had gotten on one of the Big Three networks (although I have been on smaller networks like USA and ESPN). And the episode gave my ego a boost. I know there are dozens of people in the country who could have done what I did, but it's still nice to get a call saying "We're in New York, doing a big live telecast on Broadway for CBS, and we've got a problem and you're the only one who can solve it!"
I hope folks are reminding you this week of how important you are.
Pixel by Pixel
The Chyron character generators that I was using during the 1980s (models 4000 through 4200) could capture artwork from a camera and turn it into a logo. This was a special symbol, such as a sponsor's trademark, that could be typed onto a page like any other character. Unfortunately, the analog-to-digital conversion usually didn't work very well, resulting in such defects as ragged edges or stray pixels in solid-color areas. So a "logo trim" program allowed the operator to go in and repair the captured video, pixel by pixel — a tedious process, of course.
It occurred to me that if most of the pixels had to be repaired, it would not be that much more effort to do all of the pixels. I made an enlarged printout of the artwork, drew grid lines on it, and transferred its contours to a sheet of graph paper. Each square on the graph paper represented three pixels on the Chyron. Then I would go into the "logo trim" program and, starting from a blank page, reproduce my graph-paper layout, line by line and pixel by pixel.
This was a lot of work, but it gave the best results. Horizontal and vertical lines were precisely square, no longer dependent on an exact alignment between artwork and camera.
And I could even maximize the apparent vertical resolution by using anti-aliasing techniques. Here, on the right, a second shade of blue reduces the jaggedness of the final product when it's viewed from a distance.
I kept trying new possibilities. Computers had recently become capable of "morphing" one image into another, for example distorting George Washington's face until it became Abraham Lincoln's face. I decided to see whether I could do a simple morph with my pixel-by-pixel method.
Using a full sheet of graph paper for each frame, I plotted the TCS logo and the Penn State Nittany Lions logo and marked certain key points. For each of three intermediate frames, I moved each key point one-quarter of the distance from its initial to its final position.
With colors added, the results are on the left. I would have needed at least twice as many frames for smooth animation; each frame would have become a character, and the Chyron would display the characters in quick succession. But this experiment never got beyond the graph-paper stage.
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For the 1986 season and continuing through 1987, I became the producer of our Penn State football shows.
That might sound like a more important position than it really was. I was a mid-level manager, writing scripts and formats and making such decisions as whether we should include a particular play in the highlights of that week's game. Above me, an executive producer was hiring announcers and deciding what sort of features should be included in the shows, and a coordinating producer was making arrangements for equipment and crews and travel. And all these decisions were turned into reality by a number of other TCS staffers.
Penn State football took a lot of work, on practically a year-round basis. By 1986 many of the games were on live network television, and we could use their video feed. For the other games, we set up our own cameras.
Either way, we recorded the game with commentary by Stan Savran and Joe Paterno's brother George, including the "edit cues" like this one. Then we'd edit and re-edit the tapes in as many ways as we could think of.
First we'd cut the game down to about 30 minutes of action and package it with commercials and features in a one-hour highlights show that many stations aired the next day, Sunday.
It was not convenient for stations in certain markets to air our one-hour show, but they could clear half an hour. So Dennis Galloway re-edited the show to 30 minutes for them, including about seven minutes of action.
Then in midweek we'd interview Joe Paterno for a half-hour coach's show called Paterno, which included some highlights from the previous game.
This routine of highlights shows and Paterno shows continued throughout the season. If Penn State had a bye week, we still felt we owed the stations a program, so we'd pare the highlights some more to come up with a season-to-date show for that week, including just a few minutes of each game.
Once the season was finished, we kept on going. There were shows reviewing the regular season, previewing the bowl game, reviewing the bowl game, and reviewing the entire season, with a corresponding Paterno for each. Then over the summer we'd add some new material to the entire-season show to make the first show for our next season, which would air six days before the opening game.
An outstanding play in Game 3 might thus be seen in six one-hour shows and several Paterno shows by the time we were done with the year. And then we started thinking about other ways of wringing revenue from this footage, including multi-volume home videos covering as much as a decade. We got sick of seeing some of these plays.
The 1986 season happened to mark the 100th anniversary of football at Penn State, so we turned that occasion into another profit center, celebrating "A Century of Excellence."
We sold merchandise with the official logo, and we invited alumni to a banquet in late July — actually three banquets, held in central, western, and eastern Pennsylvania on consecutive nights. Joe Paterno was there, of course, and even Bob Hope.
I typed up the full-screen title graphic, and Hope and Paterno put on their official Century of Excellence sweatshirts to pose for this picture on the Road to Philadelphia.
And, of course, we taped the galas — one was telecast live — so that we could edit them into more shows.
And we still weren't done. On top of all this, Penn State won the 1986 national championship, defeating Miami in the Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 1987. We went on an editing frenzy. We put together special shows for broadcast syndication, reformatted them to air on ESPN, and reformatted them again for the home video market. There would be two preseason shows in August 1987, one "National Championship Show" celebrating 1986 and the other doing the same but also looking ahead. And we also put all of this into a three-hour extravaganza for home video called "The Hundredth Year."
As we discussed last week, I'd like to plan on Thursday, October 16 (prior to the Syracuse game) as a day when Jack Sedlak and I could use the Hitachi machines in the field shop Media Center to put together the highlights of the first five games for our post-season shows.
Not only would this give us better technical quality than editing from 3/4" cassettes, it should be rather efficient because we already have the time-code numbers of the plays we want to use.
One bed will be for the post-season Paterno show, the pre-bowl one-hour show, and the 1987 pre-season show. It will consist of silent footage at about one minute per game (four plays).
The other will be for the post-season one-hour show and the home-video year in review. It will consist of about two minutes of footage per game (eight plays), with Stan's play-by-play audio on a couple of the plays. In addition, we'll add about thirty seconds of Joe's remarks from the following week's Paterno show.
By the end of the season, the first bed will be in two parts (six games and five games), or about 6 minutes each. The second bed will be in four parts (three games each), of about 7½ minutes each.
We'll need a one-hour tape (or at least 45 minutes) to build these beds.
Most TV crews working away from home get a per diem allowance (around $40 a day) to defray the cost of their meals. We didn't. Instead, we received these Long John Silver's certificates, which our company obtained very cheaply because Long John's was a sponsor. Don't like seafood? Too bad.
Detailed schedule for Penn State at Alabama
This particular show was not edited at the site of the game. We sent our announcers with a producer and a camera to Tuscaloosa, but our production truck stayed in the field shop in Pittsburgh. We had constructed a "media center" in the field shop, where two VTRs recorded ABC's feed of the game with our announcers on the audio track. When each reel was finished, we took them to the production truck, where (in order to meet our deadlines) we started editing at our usual 4:30 pm even though the game was only in the second quarter. We left space so that later we could insert the announcers introducing the game and each quarter.
My crew sometimes called me a "slave driver" because as soon as one edit was made, I was giving instructions for the next one. But as this schedule shows, we had to keep moving.
Pre-production: Edit open, add shot to scouting report
Start recording first reel in Media Center
Truck engineers leave
Second quarter begins; start recording second reel
When all first-quarter edit cues have been sent, remove first reel and send to truck
Start editing first quarter
When all second-quarter edit cues have been sent, remove second reel and send to truck
Third quarter begins; start recording third reel
Start editing second quarter
Fourth quarter begins; start recording fourth reel
When all third-quarter edit cues have been sent, remove third reel and send to truck
Jan Stief arrives
Add the pre-edited halftime "Paterno Way" interview to the show
Start editing third quarter
Game over; remove fourth reel and send to truck
On fifth reel, record ENG feeds of announcers on camera (postgame comments, lead to each quarter)
Remove fifth reel and send to truck
Start editing fourth quarter
Go for pizza
Reconfigure Media Center for making dubs
PIZZA BREAK
Edit Defensive Player of Game
Edit Offensive Player of Game
Edit Scouting Report and close
Re-insert quarter leads into show
Re-edit open including announcers to dub reel
Re-insert open into show
Pack up truck
Start making dubs
Start second set of dubs
Make special 3/4" dub for Dean Jordan
Notes to Chyron operators for Raycom college basketball telecasts:
In order to keep the Raycom "look" consistent, please adhere to this style unless you get subsequent instructions from Charlotte. There were midseason changes last year, and different dialects developed in various conferences. The style described here is basically the one in use at the Metro Conference Tournament in March, 1986; we'd like to use it in all conferences this season.
Font 6: Your choice of team logos.
Font id 16 (autoload 1): Pac-10 Conference
Font id 24 (autoload 2): Metro Conference
Font id 28 (autoload 3): Big 8 Conference
Font id 34 (autoload 4): Southwest Conference
The numbers in font 3 have been adjusted so that they're all the same width, making it easier to line up scores and stats with each other. Two other characters in this font are also that same width: @ is a leading one, and * is a leading space. If you type *9 over 29, the nines will line up. If you type 19 over 29, the nines will line up, but the space between the 1 and the 9 will appear too great; so type @9 instead of 19.
If you don't already have a favorite layout, you can use the one on our message disk. It's a little quirky, but it is fast. The statistician tells you, "Foul on 23 white, his fourth"; you enter 235 read 4 read, and you have it on the screen.
We put player names at address XNNT, where
X is 0 for class/height/weight/position/average, or
1 for high school/home town
NN is the uniform number
T is 0 for the visiting team, or
5 for the home team (usually wearing white)
In rare cases, a player wears 0 or 00. But we don't want to record him at 0000 or 0005; those low addresses are too valuable for autodisplays. So pretend he's really wearing the number 2.
For convenience, pretend the coach is wearing the number 56. (College players are not allowed to wear digits higher than 5, because a referee's hand has only five fingers.)
Incidentally, on the halftime stats panels, HALFTIME STATS appears to be on two rows, one above the other; but the one-piece logos require us to put everything on one row.
The trick is to type HSATLAFTTSIME, shift every other character down, and then shift all the characters left.
You can change the palette as needed for team logos, but the standard colors should be Red 700, Blue 072, Cyan 275, Yellow 707, White 777. These are referred to as R, B, C, Y, and W in the printed examples that follow; so 2W/ will mean font 2, white, italic.
Page 2125:
1C METRO CONFERENCE
4R ---------------------------
3YW/ MEMPHIS STATE 0 [larger, italic]
3YW/ LOUISVILLE 0
1Y 1st Half
Team in 3Y/ and points in 3W/.
I wrote a program for my TRS-80 Model 100 mini-laptop computer that I called "Avprod." It was a specialized spreadsheet that allowed me to adjust SEGment times and TOTal running times to make the show come out to the correct length. I even used this program to track live shows like the Miss Ohio and Miss New York pageants; in the former, it became obvious that we were gradually falling behind schedule, and eventually the decision had to be made to cut a production number. But mostly I used it for editing sessions. Here's what I calculated the night before the November 26, 1986, taping of Paterno.
Open/billboards
#1 Bumper
#1 BREAK
Pitt review
Wrap comments
Vignette: Gil Wetzel
Players of game
Thomas/Milk Can
Throw to break
PSU Institutional Ad
Vignette: Suhey family
Wrap-up/bye
Credits (43 to 103 seconds)
End break
I wrote another little program to allow me to print out a script in three columns, for video, running time, and audio. Here's the middle segment of that November 26 show, as read by Paterno host Bill Wilson.
The offensive player of the game is brought to you exclusively by the Bell of Pennsylvania Yellow Pages. We wrote the book.
An academic scholarship award, presented by Bell of Pennsylvania, will be donated to Penn State in the name of the offensive player of the Pitt game,
Dozier mug shot
D.J. Dozier. Playing in the final home game of his four-year career as a Penn State tailback,
Dozier footage
D.J. caught two passes and led the Lion rushers with 77 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. That brought his career rushing total to three thousand 227 yards, second only to Curt Warner in Penn State history.
The defensive player of the game is brought to you by Meister Bräu, the beer that only tastes expensive. The Meister Bräu defensive player
Giftopoulos mug shot
for the second straight week in linebacker Pete Giftopoulos.
Giftopoulos footage
Against Pitt, he had 2 solo tackles, 2 assists, deflected 2 passes, and made an interception that set up a field goal.
Congratulations to our offensive and defensive players of the game!
And there was an overall player of the game, as well. Stan Savran has that for us.
Blair Thomas mug and play, plus Milk Can Trophy check presentation
(sound on tape)
Bill on camera
It's been another great year for Penn State, the second undefeated regular season in a row. On next week's show, we're going to be recapping the highlights of those eleven victories one more time.
And we'll have our Player of the Year presentations. So be sure to join us for that, next week here on "Paterno."
In just a few moments, Joe will be back to talk with us about _____. We'll be right back.
While a Penn State game was being played, we kept a log so that later we could see at a glance what should be included in our condensed highlights version: plays, replays, color shots. I wrote a program to do this on my computer, as well.
However, it turned out that a handwritten log could give us more information. Each preprinted page, numbered with minutes and seconds, represented ten minutes.
This page comes from the January 2, 1987, Fiesta Bowl, from 11:00:00 to 11:09:58 pm. (The national championship was clinched at 11:30:52 when Penn State's Pete Giftopoulos intercepted a fourth-down pass by Miami's Vinny Testaverde.)
I talked Thursday with Bob Hunter, our resident expert on the engineering of systems to encode home video cassettes so they can't be copied.
He reports that so far he's seen demonstrations of four such systems, but has been satisfied with none of them.
The system that Bob came closest to liking adds to the audio a very loud tone that is very high-pitched, so high (18 kHz) that it can be heard only by the family dog — or by a second VCR that's trying to record a copy. This VCR adjusts to the tone by turning down its volume, which of course also turns down the volume on the real program audio to a point where it can't be heard on the copy.
Any copy-protection scheme can be defeated, at least in theory. Most of the rest of them rely not on audio tones but on video signals to confuse the second VCR; devices on the market called "video stabilizers" are designed to remove the extra signals.
Such products are necessary because not only can copy-protected tapes not be copied, they often cannot be viewed. The non-standard signals that are designed to confuse copying VCRs also are capable of confusing some TV sets, resulting in unwatchable pictures. Letters in Video Review tell of customers who have returned to the store to exchange movie cassettes numerous times until they could get a cassette they could watch, usually a version that was not copy-protected.
Bob suggests that the problem is so bad that copy protection might gain us less in increased sales than it would cost us in postage for mailing non-encoded replacement cassettes to complaining customers.
Contrary to our fears Monday [when the national champion Penn State football team visited Washington, D.C.], we do have good footage of the White House event. There are sufficient cutaway shots to edit this footage into various packages. The technical quality is excellent.
. . . End of
Hoops, Harness Racing, Baseball, New HQ
Football Photos, MTV Spring Break
Tonys, Century of Excellence, Producer
Sue Paterno, Miss New York, Final Memos


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Niger troop vote met with hope and fear
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Tearful Costa Concordia captain Schettino awaits verdict
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Bihar Crisis: With 130 MLAs, Nitish Kumar meets President Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with 130 supporting MLAs met President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. Nitish was accompanied by RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and JD (U) Chief Sharad Yadav. The MLAs belonged to the ruling JD (U), besides some from the RJD, Congress, CPI and Independents. Nitish Kumar said that they have told President that they enjoy the majority in the Bihar Assembly. He added that he had appealed to the President to look into the matter immediately since due to delay the environment of Bihar is getting fouled. Nitish, who wanted an invitation from Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to form a new government in the state after he was elected the leader of JD (U), had said that a democratic process should be followed in Bihar. Feb 11, 2015
Delhi CM-designate Arvind Kejriwal pays courtesy call on President Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Delhi CM-designate and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. AAP leader Manish Sisodia was also present at the meeting. Sisodia said that the meeting was a courtesy call. He added that Kejriwal thanked Mukherjee for his guidance. He further said that the President gifted Kejriwal two books, namely, Constitution of India and Thoughts and reflections. Kejriwal, who was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislative party yesterday, met Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu earlier in the day. Kejriwal's party, AAP, made a clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls yesterday, winning 67 of the 70 seats on offer and decimated rivals BJP and Congress. Feb 11, 2015
European test rocket blasts off after early delay
ROUGH CUT (No reporter narration) The launch of Europe's experimental spaceplane was delayed for about an hour on Wednesday due to an unspecified problem at the European Space Agency's (ESA) Feb 11, 2015
Ukraine launches counter-offensive ahead of peace summit
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Internet addiction hits Japan's youth
A recent survey shows high school girls in Japan spend an average of seven hours a day on their mobile phones, a sign of the times and a growing concern for health professionals. Duration: 01:16 Feb 11, 2015
Dominique Strauss-Kahn back in court
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is back in court in France to take the stand for a second day in a bid to convince judges he was not at the heart of a global vice ring. Duration: 00:39 Feb 11, 2015
Hindus Must Stand United for a Strong Nation: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
Bhagwat said that since ages Hindus have always served the society with the prime objective of doing good to others despite differences in language and way of living. Feb 11, 2015
Colombia academics meet peace negotiators
Colombian scholars meet FARC rebels and government negotiators at peace talks in Cuba to offer their views on the conflict. Duration: 00:57 Feb 11, 2015
African dust engulfs Israel and the Palestinian territories
As South-Eastern winds of up to 100 kph hit the region, Israel and the Palestinian territories experience a high polluted air quality, up to 50% above normal, after dust originating in Egypt and the Sinai desert streams in the area. Duration: 00:36 Feb 11, 2015
Sunanda Pushkar Case: SIT to Question Shashi Tharoor on Thursday
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S.Sudan child soldiers surrender weapons in official ceremony
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Greek hard-left government wins confidence vote
Greece's hard-left government wins a confidence vote in parliament ahead of critical EU talks on a temporary loan lifeline. Duration: 01:15 Feb 11, 2015
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'Fixing Kingpin' Chawla likely to be flown on Monday, top bookies jittery
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Indian NGO to help rebuild lives of 1000 Iraqi youth
J&K Police busts Jaish-e-Mohammed module in Srinagar, arrests 5 terrorists ahead of Republic Day


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Justin Trudeau priorities.
Posted on September 12, 2016 by Eeyore — 1 Comment ↓
Of course its impossible to know what is in a man's mind and heart. But as Daniel Greenfield brilliantly wrote, its easy to see where his passion is as opposed to what his obligatory duties are.
So what did Canada's Prime Minister do for 911?
Published on September 11 2016, there is a 3 paragraph press release concerning 911 which says nothing of substance. A speech writer's hollow pot boiler. If there is a video of him saying it, I am unaware of it. As 911 was a "personal day" for PM Trudeau it was likely written for auto release earlier.
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the National Day of Service:
"Today, we mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States that killed nearly 3,000 innocent victims – including 24 Canadians.
"On this solemn day, we join with the families and friends of the victims to remember and honour those who fell. We also offer our heartfelt support to those still struggling with the physical and emotional injuries they sustained on 9/11.
"We recognize the extraordinary courage and bravery of the first responders on that day and the days that followed. We honour the EMTs, the firefighters, the police officers,
and all those who ran toward the sounds of danger and the plumes of smoke, risking their lives so others might live.
"While 9/11 will long be remembered as a day of destruction and terror, let us also remember it for the remarkable humanity that was shown in such a tragic time. May we never forget the countless Canadians, from coast to coast to coast, who opened their hearts and their homes to those affected by the attacks.
"On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I encourage Canadians to remember the tremendous outpouring of goodwill shown on 9/11 by participating in charitable and community activities, and other worthy causes across the country, as part of the National Day of Service."
On September 11 itself:
Justin Trudeau took a personal day. No official business in the usual sense.
And what about September 12?
From Daniel's article about Obama:
Love, of a person or of a country, is not judged by what we say. It is judged by what we do.
Every politician with ambition claims to love America. Most only love themselves. Some love other things. No one can know what is it in Obama's heart, which is why the media's shrill demands that Scott Walker affirm Obama's love for America are silly and cynical, but we can certainly follow his passions.
We show our passions in the things that we really care about. We all have our duties and obligations. Obama's obligations include delivering speeches praising America, occasionally placing his hand on his heart during the pledge of allegiance (when he can find it) and badly saluting soldiers with a latte cup.
But are these the things he loves and cares about?
We can follow Obama's passions the way that an adulterer's trail to his mistress can be followed no matter how many cards or stuffed bears he gives to his wife.
What are the things that Obama is passionate about?
In his first days in office, he signed a number of executive orders. Of his first five orders, three involved Muslim terrorists captured and held in Gitmo. His third executive order was about the "humane" treatment of terrorists. His fourth executive order sought to close Gitmo. Like the man who can't wait to get away from his wife so he can call his mistress, Obama made his priorities clear from the start.
Trudeau's path after about a year in office is getting easier and easier to chart by the same method.
UPDATE: On September 12, Trudeau…:
Trudeau visits mosque with terror connections
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited a gender-segregated mosque Monday morning whose imam is a member of a group considered a terrorist organization abroad.
Samy Metwally, the lead imam at the Ottawa Muslim Association, is a "a member of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS)", according to the mosque's website. In 2014 the United Arab Emirates placed the group on its list of designated terrorist organizations.
"IUMS was founded by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Muslim Brotherhood's leading ideologue and a notorious figure who, among other accomplishments, was for many years banned from entering France and endorsed the murder of Israelis," Daniel Pipes, an author and Islamic studies scholar who has taught at Harvard and University of Chicago, explained via e-mail.
H/T Ilona Szilágyi, Pete P.
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One Reply to "Justin Trudeau priorities."
FB on September 12, 2016 at 4:07 pm said:
Eeyore you will appreciate this—-Gad Saad explains Justin Trudeau to Joe Rogan:
Go to 1:59:30 — until 2:02:06.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjBgeuTvnnk


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Tom Gleeson: Joy
Concert Hall QPAC
Tom Gleeson, one of Australia's favourite comedians and host of ABC TV's Hard Quiz and The Weekly's Hard Chat segment, is returning to Brisbane with a brand new stand-up show, Joy - performing at QPAC on February 14 and 15, 2019.
2018 has been a big year for this quick-witted, much-loved comic so he will have plenty of new material to have Brisbane audiences in stitches.
Tom's Hard Quiz was the highest-rating quiz show on TV, he roasted high-profile celebrities and politicians on Hard Chat and he successfully campaigned for Grant Denyer to win a Gold Logie!
However, it's live on stage where Tom truly shines. Don't miss one of the sharpest minds in Australian comedy, currently in the form of his life, in his natural habit when he hits Brisbane with his hilarious and masterful new show.
"I can't wait to rip into my new tour. Don't get me wrong, TV is nice but stand up is my specialty. It's going to be an absolute Joy," says Tom.
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Jordan Clayton and Nick Golubs are all set to touch gloves tomorrow after making weight for their four-rounder.
Super welterweight Clayton s looking to record his sixth win without reply, with five victories on points so far, against Latvian-born Golubs.
Ahead of the show at the Matchroom Boxing show at the Barclaycard Arena, live on Sky Sports, they tipped the scales at the Bullring Shopping Centre.
Robert Garcia on Porter vs Ugas GOOD or BAD DECISION??
Robert Garcia: Mikey Garcia might UNIFY 147 if BEATS Errol Spence!


Japanese publisher Hamster Corporation has become known over the years for reviving classic video games and adding modern touches to each one. Its recent focus on Nintendo's retro library for the Switch eShop has been well-received so far.
I've always wanted to release a collection of famous Nintendo arcade titles via the 'Arcade Archives' series. With that wish and also Nintendo's cooperation, we were finally able to make that a reality. When it was finally decided we would do it, I think I was more surprised than anyone.
The 'Arcade Archives' series was established with the aim of looking back into the past and restoring classic arcade games. This is just my guess, but I think a common ethos is one reason we succeeded.
I think being allowed to port Nintendo's titles [also] has a lot to do with a history we share… on the Wii U we released games on the Virtual Console.
In those cases we acquire the original circuit boards and work from there. But honestly there are also plenty of cases where we can't acquire those circuit boards and so can't republish the game at all.
Are you a fan of Hamster's Arcade Archives series? Have you bought any of the Nintendo releases so far? Tell us below.
Hamster have been great for the Switch. I've had scores of hours of arcade score chasing fun. I just wish they were able to release some later 90's arcade classics as well. Other than Neo Geo all their arcade releases have been from the 80's or very early 90's.
I just find it extremely strange how the slightly altered Vs Super Mario Bros can be bought on the Switch no problem, but the massively popular and influential original NES Super Mario Bros is not on the storefront at all.
@EarthboundBenjy NES Super Mario Brothers is present and has been for a few weeks now.
@EarthboundBenjy bet you more people have NES super Mario Bros on their Switch through the online app than have vs super Mario Bros. As a separate purchased game.
Thank you, Hamster Corp., for reviving a happy experience from my youth! The extra features, such as Caravan mode and the different arcade settings, are the icing on a perfect cake.
I hope this means we get Mario Kart GP & F-Zero AX on the Switch.
I do enjoy the novelty of owning Arcade Punchout in the palms of my hands. Though normally I put it in vertical mode and put it in a stand while I use a joycon in each hand....you get the idea. No other Nintendo Arcade game has been unique enough for me to slap down $8 per game though. Sky Skipper is not my cup of tea and I get NES versions of Donkey Kong, Excitebike, Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros with the Nintendo Online feature.
I'm surprised that Nintendo is not publishing their own arcade catalog, now that they're available for the first time. It would be the new big thing, better than the NES Online Service imo. Instead they let Hamster do it under their Arcade Archives label. Hamster should cosider themselves lucky for that opportunity. Or, maybe, without Hamster we wouldn't have gotten them at all.
I only wish that Nintendo had given their own back catalogue similar treatment. I prefer to at least own my games, so I am not at all a fan of the NSO model.
@diwdiws I grew up on both, myself. They are both awesome and I like both. I was fascinated back then with how incredibly different the computer experience was from the NES not realizing the specialized graphics chips were part of what made that 60 fps gaming possible.
Ultima IV and V were so, so good on the Apple ][. Wizardy I never finished, I was a little young so my Dad went first, painstakingly filled in graph paper pads piling up next the computer. Bard's Tale was amazing but just brutal and not worth the journey for me.
The weirdest moments were when RPGs started showing up on consoles. Master System's Miracle Warriors was so dumbed down compared to computer games, yet somehow enjoyable and interesting. Then, Phantasy Star convinced me that there was something worthwhile to the different approach.
Meanwhile, the 2D side scrolling games on computers really fell behind during the first years of the NES, in my opinion.
Before and during all that early home gaming, though, the arcades were such a great experimental play zone, with many of them distinctly different in hardware, not just software — which is often lost with all the emulation.
I'd love to know which cases exist where they can't even get hold of the original boards.
I`m one of those who won`t buy these games because I plan to have Nintendo Online for as long as it exists.
Edit: I did buy Metal Slug 4, and don`t regret it.
I just hope Hamster is already negotiating with Nickelodeon and Konami to bring the TMNT arcade games back from the dead.
Not interested in the arcade releases so far. But really like the AcA neo geo stuff.
I've only ever played Quest of the Avatar. It was...very unusual, interesting and confusing.
@SKTTR Idk? Maybe it's the many hands make less work deal?
I wonder what games he was referring too that apparently won't get republished??
@NinChocolate I am so thankful, cause I have waited forever for arcade perfect Donkey Kong, and soon DK Jr. Thanks to Hamster, no arcade game seems to be off limits and I look forward to seeing what else they dig up.
If I get a NS, I'll definitely be supporting these guys. Arcade DK, and Vs.SMB! Nice!
@Capt_N Do it! Just...do it!
Hmm, I'd appreciate a list of those arcade games that no longer have the original code or circuit boards available. Then I'll know which games to never get my hopes up about a possible re-release.
I'm kinda nd of curious.... What games have they had difficulty republishing? I'm sure there are a few collectors out there that would be willing to share their circuit board to keep a game alive.
@NinChocolate Me neither, not for the lack of cooperation from Nintendo, but for the legal problems with the code owner, Ikegami Tsushinki.
@Moroboshi876 Hmm, interesting. Where does this backstory come from?
@NinChocolate You can read this interesting article from here our beloved Nintendo Life itself.
@EarthboundBenjy if you're a switch online subscriber you can download it and other nes games and play them online with a friend.
I just wish they would do a better job on their icon designs. They should have included the original artwork instead of screenshots of the games. It's just lazy!
Hamster is to the Switch what the VC was to the Wii, imo.
@diwdiws Nah, even in the NES days I focused on "story" (or what passed for story back then) games. LoZ, Castlevania, Mario, Sonic, etc. Even at the arcades, I tended to follow Beat 'Em Ups and Shmups mostly to see how far I could advance rather than for high scores. I never paid attention to scores.
Still, it's not that I don't really like "gamey games" still, so much as as long as there's a massive supply of deep exploration games, the "gamey games" always take a back shelf. I've never chased a score, and I never will, not in the 80's arcade, and not today.
I picked up Metal Slug when it was on sale. I was a bit disappointed that it didn't come "out of the box" with scanlines that worked on both TV and portable or the option to have different screen modes for each case.
I was able to find a setting that worked but I was under the impression it would be like the NES/SNES Classic where they had a "scanline mode" that I could activate and get to playing without spending the first hour tweaking the settings while "playing" through the first level over and over.
I prefer the arcades more than the nes ports because of the extra memory and graphics. They had to squeeze it to an eight bit port, and you couldn't have the whole game.


We were thrilled to coordinate this wedding, as we were referred by a previous client who happened to be one of Chelsea's bridesmaids. We love client referrals! While the couple currently lives in Chicago, they had a vision for a 'hometown' wedding in Dubuque. We were honored to make it happen.
Chelsea and Peter's unforgettable day began at Park Farm Winery in Bankston for a beautiful, late afternoon, outdoor ceremony. The winery, a perfect setting to exchange their vows resembled a French villa, perched on rolling Iowa pastures, vineyards and clear blue skies. After the ceremony, the bride and groom hosted family and friends for cocktails, dinner, and dancing at the Millwork Ballroom.
One of the elements we loved about Chelsea and Peter's wedding was the feeling we had when we walked into the Millwork Ballroom. There was a certain trendy aesthetic that you could picture as a featured wedding in the pages of a magazine. Adorned with hanging lights, chandeliers, some resembling vintage antique birdcages, hanging above a rustic Harvest Table; the scene could not have been more magical. We felt as if we had been transported to a European castle. Above the table, and in the centerpiece, greenery surrounded the white lights, dramatic dark candles, and gold cutlery. The juxtaposition of white and green florals with dramatic, black candles, all placed perfectly, at different heights was simply stunning. It was a perfect combination of modern, yet traditional. Chelsea's dress and lace cape, the bridesmaids floral, flowing delicate dresses, and the sharply dressed groomsmen were also highlights. Accented by personal touches from the gorgeous hand-made stationary by Chelsea's friend Gina, to the dessert bar, where guests enjoyed the groom's grandmothers' own cookie recipe, made by family members, there was no doubt this evening succeeded in incorporating friendship, family and tradition.
We want to thank the amazing vendors, without whom we could not have pulled off this amazing event. A special thank you to Unique Events, who we partner with often, for providing an awesome DJ, the event & floral design, and even a 'confetti cannon' which went off without a hitch during the dance. Congratulations, Chelsea & Peter!


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Q: WLOG imposing an order relation Let us consider $n$ real variables $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ and a proposition $P(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n)$ that we have to prove is true for all real values of the $a_i$'s.
My question is when can we WLOG impose an order relation $a_1\leq a_2\leq\ldots\leq a_n$ and prove the proposition $P$ for this case and conclude that $P$ is true for all real values of the $a_i$'s ?
I see that this works when $P$ is symmetric in terms of the $a_i$'s but are there any other sufficient conditions regarding when we can impose such a WLOG order relation?

A: I will prove: "If WLOG can be applied, then $P$ is symmetric".
Suppose that $P$ is not symmetric. Then, there is a $n$-tuple $(a_1,\ldots,a_n)$ and a permutation $\sigma\in S_n$ such that $P(a_{\sigma(1)},\ldots,a_{\sigma(n)})$ has a truth value opposite to $P(a_1,\ldots,a_n)$. If we arrange the terms of the $n$-tuple in a increasing order we will get the truth value of $P(a_1,\ldots,a_n)$ or that of $P(a_{\sigma(1)},\ldots,a_{\sigma(n)})$, but never both, so WLOG can not be applied for every $n$-tuple. Contradiction.
(WLOG means here that if we rearrange the terms of the $n$-tuple in increasing order, we get the same truth value).

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