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100th Anniversary of 1912 Carlisle-Army Game
Follows is the short article I was asked to write for The Torch, the monthly magazine of the U. S. Army War College, to commemmorate the 100th Anniversary of the 1912 Carlisle-Army football game:
The Cadets of West Point took the field on The Plain November 9, 1912, aiming to avenge their 1905 loss to Carlisle Indian School in the two schools' only previous battle, also on The Plain. Missing from the second battle were the players and coaches from both 1905 teams and Major William A. Mercer, Carlisle Superintendent and Calvary officer, who had arranged that game by gaining permission from the War Department. Also AWOL in 1912 were the large crowd, dignitaries, and media interest the first game attracted. Present in 1912 were Jim Thorpe, Gus Welch, Joe Guyon, Pop Warner, Leland Devore, Dwight Eisenhower, Babe Weyand (in the bleachers), and Pot Graves, a cast surely destined for a movie.
Ominous clouds filled the sky and a cold wind blew across the field, making passing and punting risky businesses. Both sides' emotions ran high as the combatants craved a victory. Carlisle arrived undefeated, the only blemish on their record a scoreless tie with Washington and Jefferson College, a month earlier. Army was 3-1 with a 6-0 loss to Yale. Holding the Eli of Yale to only four first downs and a low score gave the Cadets hope for success over the Indians.
Newspaper accounts after the game never considered its outcome in doubt, but those looking only at the scoreboard, at least for the first half, may have thought otherwise. The Indians bested the Cadets for most of the first half but didn't score due to errant forward passes in the end zone. The turning point of the second quarter came when Carlisle fullback Stancil "Possum" Powell was expelled from the game for punching Army quarterback Vern "Nig" Pritchard. The 27-yard penalty combined with Powell's ejection dampened the Indians' spirits. Army then moved the ball forward the remaining 27 yards with fullback Geoffrey Keyes pushing the ball across the goal line. Pritchard missed the kick after the touchdown.
Momentum shifted in the Indians' favor on the kickoff opening the second half when All-America tackle and team captain Leland Devore jumped on Joe Guyon, who had been getting the better of him all day, getting himself thrown out of the game. Army defensive backs Dwight Eisenhower and Charles Benedict knocked each other out of the game for the rest of the quarter in a failed attempt to sideline Thorpe. The Indians scored 27 unanswered points to lick Army worse than any opponent had beaten them in many years.
Tags: 1905, 1912, Babe Weyand, Eisenhower, Ike, Leland Devore, Nig Pritchard, The Plain, West Point
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Distance between Montreal QC and Niagara Falls ON
The distance from Montreal to Niagara Falls is 661 kilometers by road including 648 kilometers on motorways. Road takes approximately 6 hours and 40 minutes and goes through Cornwall, Brockville, Niagara Falls, Dorval, Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Beaconsfield.
There are tolls on the route.
Shortest distance by air 513 km ✈
Car route length 661 km 🚗
Driving time 6 h 40 min
Fuel amount 52.9 L
Fuel cost 90.9 CAD
Short point-by-point
Full point-by-point
Montreal 0 km 0:00 00 min 0.0 L
Dorval 16 km 0:12 12 min 1.2 L
Kirkland 24 km 0:17 17 min 1.7 L
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 30 km 0:21 21 min 2.2 L
Cornwall 110 km 1:09 1 h 09 min 8.5 L
Ingleside 131 km 1:22 1 h 22 min 9.1 L
Brockville 202 km 2:04 2 h 04 min 15.6 L
401 I 90 449 km, 4 h 25 min
Niagara Falls 651 km 6:30 6 h 30 min 51.7 L
NSP 10 km, 09 min
40 20 27 km, 17 min
Coteau-du-Lac 57 km 0:38 38 min 4.5 L
Rivière-Beaudette 72 km 0:47 47 min 5.7 L
Bainsville 80 km 0:52 52 min 6.3 L
401 8 km, 04 min
South Lancaster 89 km 0:56 56 min 7.0 L
Summerstown Station 97 km 1:02 1 h 02 min 7.7 L
Collins Landing 253 km 2:37 2 h 37 min 20.2 L
I 81 58 km, 33 min
Adams 311 km 3:11 3 h 11 min 24.5 L
Lacona 340 km 3:27 3 h 27 min 26.7 L
Parish 363 km 3:41 3 h 41 min 28.1 L
Cicero 389 km 3:56 3 h 56 min 30.5 L
I 81 I 90 17 km, 09 min
Long Branch 406 km 4:06 4 h 06 min 32.4 L
I 90 8 km, 04 min
Van Buren 414 km 4:10 4 h 10 min 32.6 L
Port Byron 439 km 4:25 4 h 25 min 35.0 L
Montezuma 445 km 4:28 4 h 28 min 35.4 L
Manchester Center 487 km 4:52 4 h 52 min 38.8 L
Farmington 496 km 4:57 4 h 57 min 39.2 L
Henrietta 524 km 5:13 5 h 13 min 41.7 L
Pembroke 592 km 5:52 5 h 52 min 47.2 L
Clarence 600 km 5:57 5 h 57 min 47.5 L
Cheektowaga 616 km 6:06 6 h 06 min 49.1 L
I 90 I 290 8 km, 05 min
Amherst 624 km 6:11 6 h 11 min 49.9 L
I 290 I 190 27 km, 18 min
How much does it cost to drive from Montreal to Niagara Falls?
Fuel cost: 90.9 CAD
This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 661 km / 100 km) * (Fuel consumption 8 L/100 km) * (Fuel price 1.72 CAD / L)
How long is a car ride from Montreal to Niagara Falls?
Driving time: 6 h 40 min
372 km with a maximum speed 105 km/h = 3 h 33 min
How far is Montreal to Niagara Falls by land?
The distance between Montreal and Niagara Falls is 661 km by road including 648 km on motorways.
Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of Montreal and Niagara Falls respectively.
How far is Montreal to Niagara Falls by plane?
The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between Montreal and Niagara Falls is 513 km.
This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of Montreal and Niagara Falls respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.
How many hours is Montreal from Niagara Falls by plane?
Boeing 737 airliner needs 38 min to cover the distance of 513 km at a cruising speed of 800 km/h.
Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 2 h 19 min to flight this distance at average speed of 220 km/h.
How long is a helicopter ride from Montreal to Niagara Falls?
Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 2 h 8 min to cover the distance of 513 km at a cruising speed of 240 km/h.
Popular "Robinson R44" needs 2 h 26 min to flight this distance at average speed of 210 km/h.
What city is halfway between Montreal and Niagara Falls?
The halfway point between Montreal and Niagara Falls is Lacona. It is located about 9 km from the exact midpoint by road.
The distance from Lacona to Montreal is 340 km and driving will take about 3 h 27 min. The road between Lacona and Niagara Falls has length 321 km and will take approximately 3 h 12 min.
The other cities located close to halfway point:
Adams is in 311 km from Montreal and 350 km from Niagara Falls
Parish is in 363 km from Montreal and 298 km from Niagara Falls
Cicero is in 389 km from Montreal and 272 km from Niagara Falls
Where is Montreal in relation to Niagara Falls?
Montreal is located 513 km north-east of Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls has geographic coordinates: latitude 43.10098, longitude -79.11531.
Which highway goes from Montreal to Niagara Falls?
The route from Montreal to Niagara Falls follows I 90, 401, I 81.
40: 34 km
I 290: 15 km
NSP: 5 km
NY 324: 2 km
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PC Games > Hidden Object Games > Off The Record: Liberty Stone Collector's Edition
Off The Record: Liberty Stone Collector's Edition
You thought you'd found a plum assignment covering a beauty pageant in paradise. But then the famous Liberty Stone - which was to be worn by the pageant winner - goes missing. And you're one of the suspects! The saga of the savvy journalist continues in Eipix's latest game in the Off the Record series! Uncover the clues about rival families who both lay claim to the highly prized stone. Play fresh, innovative puzzles in this intriguing hidden-object puzzle adventure game.
Jump years ahead to solve a mystery in the bonus game!
Earn clever achievements and find hidden items
Get the available Strategy Guide
Enjoy wallpapers, soundtracks, and concept art
OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
Off The Record: Liberty Stone Collector's Edition is rated 4.2 out of 5 by 35.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Daxadillion from My review is based on completing the Game plus the Bonus Game, and all the Extras. After having 9 family members invading me for 2 days I was desperate for a good game today in an attempt to relax and I did, and thoroughly enjoyed it. The opening video was good but the first few minutes of the game were a little dull as you had to meet the goodies or baddies straight off, and work out who was who. This is a typical game from these devs although I found this one easier than some of their other games. It wasn't a linear game nor was it a cryptic game. As per usual with these devs the graphics are excellent, so are the sounds, voiceovers, etc, etc. The inventory is lockable, the levels are from Easy to Custom, and the length of the game is 5 Chapters plus the Bonus Game. I liked the Bonus Game which is set 5 years after the main game and totally different to the main game, it is also a decent length. HOS: Started off with just lists with interaction or silhouettes but then became a a little more different. The lists for the silhouettes I could cope with but when it came to a picture of a Sun and after about 20 minutes I still could not see a Sun! SPOILER ALERT (sorry I can't white it out) I resorted to clicking on just about everything until I clicked on the sun glasses! I am thinking more "outside of the box" than I ever have before. Collectibles: 43 Sea Horses who are victimised as they appear on ceilings, in bushes or hiding under chairs when they should be in the water. Only joking but don't really like it! Other collectibles: Beach balls which I had no knowledge of from the game, but if you find at least 2 of them you get to play extra HOS or Mini Games.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mrs_Kim from Suspense, thrill, excitement! Love all Eipix games including this one. You play as a detective trying to retrieve the Liberty Stone while also trying to find out the feud between the two families who try to claim it. After playing some dark games, this game is definitively a change of atmosphere. Love the setting of tropical hotel and a bit of mafia-like criminals. The HOPs and puzzles are the usual Eipix style, combination of puzzles, finding items and the like. Hint and map is helpful. Voice overs and graphic are great. I think there's nothing much to explain here except try it yourself :)
Rated 5 out of 5 by sunnyglow from THIS PRICELESS JEWEL HAS "KIDNAPPED" MY INTEREST TO FINISH THIS GAME . Genre: Suspenseful mystery game. Well crafted game. As the journalist, Natalie Walker, you are off to a tropical island to cover a beauty contest which revolves around a real beauty, the priceless Liberty Stone. This intriguing game has a decent storyline, stellar graphics, the usual creative and innovative HOP scenes and puzzles. The puzzles vary in difficulty from extremely easy to moderately difficult. Some of these are "super HOP scenes" and "super puzzles," which are a series of mini HOP scenes and puzzles which open to others. When the stone ends up missing along with a rival's daughter, you find yourself the prime suspect. You will have some sleuthing to deal with rival families who both want to claim the stone, intrigue, deceit along with an undercurrent of a modern day Romeo and Juliet story. This is an automatic purchase for me. LEVELS: Easy, Medium, Hard, Custom Hints 10 to 120 seconds Skips 10 to 400 secondsThere are error penalties for clicking on HOP scenes GRAPHICS : Realistic, sharp imaging and nicely done. The scenes is modern day Florida coastal region EXTRAS: Map - You are handed the map at the beginning of the game Strategy guide Collect 43 sea horses Collect 12 letters of the alphabet 12 Morphing objects in the HOP scenes Tape Recorder to play tapes from people for evidence Usual soundtrack, wallpaper, art , souvenir room, extra games 17 Achievements - including collecting a beach ball for your summer beach excursions LOL HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFO ON THE GAME HOP SCENES: Creative and innovative requiring multiple steps. There is a variety of HOP scenes - list of items, matching, silhouette. From the demo, I encountered two which I LOVED: A. MY FAVORITE HOP SCENE: SUPER HOP/PUZZLE SCENE: Begins with a Junk pile after locating all items - locate a number of pieces for box after which becomes a moving tile puzzle B. SECOND FAVORITE: MAKE A DRINK FOR THE MONKEY! Silhouette items followed by creating a drink for a monkey in an rather awesome, cool hat! Got me into the summertime mood! PUZZLES: Creative and innovative requiring multiple steps. Puzzles vary in difficulty. Some are moderate in difficulty and one I encountered was beyond easy. Puzzles include tracing a letter, drawing pictures of suspect, variation of roulette game, variation of pipe puzzle connecting lines so that the lines connecting match the number, sliding doll puzzle, choosing between three answers when asked a series of questions A. FAVORITE PUZZLE: Mathematical puzzle - Variation of a roulette game B. SECOND FAVORITE PUZZLE: Variation of pipe puzzle connecting lines so that the lines connecting match the number INVENTORY - Interactive and puzzle-like as usual for this dev
Rated 5 out of 5 by PirateGirl212 from Another great Eipix game! This is the 4th game in the off the record series and it's great. Great storyline, the HOPs were a little hard I wish they a put a match game instead of doing the hops like they had in their other games. Good puzzles all in all it's a great game!
Rated 5 out of 5 by andrewhow53 from Off The Record: Liberty Stone Collector's Edition Another great game in the series
Rated 5 out of 5 by dlylight from Excellent game Really enjoyed this game. Great graphics, story line and beautiful setting. I enjoyed the bonus game too. These games just get better and better
Rated 5 out of 5 by smilingsun72 from Great Puzzle Adventure Game! Another excellent story for OTR series.
Rated 5 out of 5 by pcpat923 from Greed vs. Love EIPIX presents an even faster paced game than ever with their usual excellent quality workmanship Scenes are beautifully drawn, even breathtaking and not as cluttered as some of their prequels. The puzzles, though, could have used much more challenge in my humble opinion. What happens when love versus greed and all for the Liberty Stone? Gamers will have to find out for themselves as no spoilers here. Enjoy! -Mama Mia-
Rated 5 out of 5 by beloca_1 from Amazing I loved this game but I didn't find the souvenir. Please could somebody help me with this?
Rated 4 out of 5 by dancemom1 from Best in the series for far... Hi all. Well, we have #4 in this series. I only have Art of Deception and Italian Affair...didn't care for Linden Shades at all. Just didn't have anything that grabbed me in that one. This game is much better than any of the last 3. Graphics are very nice and clear, with bright true colors. Animation did seem a bit stiff, but was still nicely done. Game play was also very good, with no problems during the demo. Voice overs are very well done, with emotion, fear, etc., and don't just sound like someone is reading from a script. The one thing I do not care for in any game, is the need to "choose" dialog...I want to play, not waste my time reading and deciding what I want to say. This part is a "guess which" type of puzzle than anything else. Music isn't bad either. I usually turn it down for background noise, but I enjoyed this one. It moved with what was happening in a scene at the time and wasn't just a constant 5 or 6 chords like most. Sound FX were very well done and added a lot to the game. Really wish devs would show us the entire SG index so we can see about how long the game might be. I didn't even look at this one. I usually only use them to make sure I have all of the collectibles anyway. HOPs are well done interactive lists with a puzzle thrown in now and then. They are clean and clear and items are not difficult to find. You do have morphing objects to find in them, so be on the lookout. There should be 12 in all. Puzzles were not difficult and nothing new. This game is not heavy on HOPs or puzzles, but is well done in how they are incorporated into the play. Hint system is very helpful and it does transport you to longer locations. This is very helpful, since you do back-track a bit. Collectibles are 43 seahorses that are not as easy to spot as you may think. They are quite well hidden and in some cases, quite small and well blended. You also need to find 12 alphabet letters. Not sure what these collectibles do for you, but it is somewhat challenging. Along the way, accidentally, I found beach balls that said I opened an extra HOP. Different. I do like the look of the extras, which includes an extra play in the souvenir room. I had beta tested this awhile back and really liked it. At that time, I had given it a 4.5, and I still do. The only reason I did not give it a 5 is because of the need to choose dialog. I seldom give 5 stars, unless a game is exceptional for me. However, I really like the game and the story line, and feel the need to play it out. I think this game will appeal to all levels of players. Yes, I am adding this one to my collection. As always, try it for yourself and see what you think. We all have different tastes in games and you may not care for this one at all. Thanks for the review.
Rated 4 out of 5 by shihtzumum from Off The Record....I LIKE I agree, EIPIX games have gone downhill, or they were so great and we just expect too much. What ever the reason, I did like this new release and will purchase it today. Based on the Demo, the story is interesting along with very good visuals and great characters. I do feel they are going overboard on the puzzles, as every time I turned around, there was another one. The HOs aren't different and have lists, silhouette, and some interactive, with morphing items. The collectables were confusing as there were different kinds and it was hard to find what didn't belong, as that was the collectable. Thank You BF and EIPIX, but please, take a little more time and make these games great again. Last Thursday's sucked, the Final Cut one, and such a disappointment.
Rated 4 out of 5 by patricia356 from Really well paced game. Hard to stop playing. This is one of those games that is put together so smoothly the you flow from one action to the next. There is something compelling about it that makes you want to just try one more scene before you turn it off, and well then another etc. I played a little over an hour of the demo and really liked it. I had not particularly cared for the Off the Record series until the last one Art of Deception but really enjoyed it. Liberty Stone has many of the same qualities. There are distinct characters who interact and are part of the overall puzzle. I already have some distinct impressions about these people. I don't think most of the game is particularly difficult. There is a map that is sort of helpful because it gets you back and forth fast. It did not seem 100% trustworthy though on some occasions. You would see a highlighted area with a mission but find nothing there to do. It was necessary to stop somewhere else to get what you needed. It has morphing things and collectable numbers but I have to admit that once I get into a game I forget to look for those things. I usually get most of the morphing objects because they are, well, just sitting there morphing. Even it you have not like Off the Record games before give this one a try. I think you will enjoy it immensely.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Granny_Gruff from You May Check-in to This Resort, But Can You Check Out? You arrive at Sterling's Paradise Resort to report on a beauty pageant. You are still at the front desk with the resort owner when he is notified that there has been a robbery. He rushes off leaving you to go to your room. You enter your room to find your luggage ransacked, the window still open to the balcony. You give a cursory look around and find an odd box in your suitcase. You carry it out to the hall where it is spotted by the resort's P.R., Amabel. She immediately identifies it as the case to the missing jewel stolen only a short time before. You are now prime suspect. Undeterred and undaunted, you set out to investigate. Good Stuff: Multi-layered HOPs with morphing objects in some, good mini-games, good VOs, four levels of game-play including custom, collectibles and CE bling, and what could be a good mystery story. Bad Stuff: For some reason many scenes have a misty quality to them, the characters are unappealing, and you find recorder tapes to play. The tapes rehash information and add very little to the story. I liked the potential, but I'm not sure I want to spend CE money for the story with so few facts to go on. There were a LOT of bits and pieces of the story in the demo, but nothing cohesive. Meanwhile the two lead characters are both ready to break the law, so I have little sympathy for them. The only other character you actually know anything about is whisked away before your eyes. Do you want to save her? Is there a story big enough to chase around through this ordinary game to find her and the missing gem? I leave all that to your better judgement. Play the demo and decide for yourself. I will be playing the game, but I'm still deciding between CE and SE.
Rated 4 out of 5 by nontechiegrannie from Not Too Bad Nice game with familiar storyline. Characters are well drawn with good lip sync. HOS/HOP are interactive with the usual small objects in a messy scene while the puzzles are a little more original than usual. Didn't see any morphing objectscollectibles. I usually don't look for them & only find them accidently. Did find one of the alphabet letters that way. Music wasn't too terrible. I turned it down & it was nonintrusive. Scenes need to be drawn cleaner/crisper as they seemed to be a bit blurry for these old eyes. As usual I use the custom setting too have short hint/skip refill times which helps move the game along. At least there are no witches, ghosts, goblins, spirits & evil destroyers of the universe. etc. etc. I just skip over these games & look for murder mysteries. The demo was not boring to me & I thought the game play moved along quite nicely, for a change.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Kathypt from liked the extras I really enjoyed this game. I like that the morphing items are in th HOP, and the extras at the end of the game (which I don't tend to bother with usually) were enjoyable
Rated 4 out of 5 by OzGuy from Another Great Game In This Series .... Good Graphics, Sound, Effects, Animations, Voice & Video Bits ... A Very Enjoyable Game With A Nice Feel Of Adventure ... Although It Did Seem A Little Short ... The Bonus Game Was OK Too As A Follow On Some Time After The Main Story ...
Rated 3 out of 5 by Meganthedog from Quite good Ok, I may be getting a bit blasé about things but I thought this game was quite good at best. When I played my first Off the Record - The Italian Affair- I was completely blown away; it was fantastic, 5 stars easily, but this one so far has failed to grip. The story promises much but it lacks any excitement for me. Let's just say I'm off to cook the tea now and I'm not annoyed that I have to leave off playing nor will I hasten back when my much beloved is doing the washing up. I also agree with Janey from the North West about the question/answer thing. Oh tedious! Stop it! I'll recommend it only because I hope it gets better.
Rated 3 out of 5 by godfreygirl from This makes me very angry!! This doesn't happen often, but it has happened before. What is that you ask? This game was excellent in graphics, sound, everything .....UNTIL....you get right up to the "thank you for playing the trial of...." and then I buy it. Right then everything goes downhill and I wish I had NOT bought the game. WHY do the developers do this??....just to hook you? Personally, judge for yourself, but know that after the trial, it goes downhill from there. I'm SO glad I got this on a special sale or I think I would have actually asked for a refund!!
Rated 3 out of 5 by belamba from Boring... It's like Groundhog Day as this game nigh on identical to their CE released 2 days ago! Same everything except stoyline. 4 modes of play including custom. Collectables, morphing objects in HOPs, map and journal. HOPs too frequent and wholly boring, there are way better HOPs out there these days. These just feel like a space filler, and similar to what we got 5 years ago. Puzzles are the same old such as join the numbers with wires. Once again drawing lines around various shaped insignia. Graphics blurry and music a bit monotonous. I used to love these devs, but lately their games are bland. Maybe they are just making too many, or I've just I've come to expect better these days.
Rated 3 out of 5 by lillika from Beautifull game, weak and silly story line. Based on Demo. Gorgeous game, but a lot of over used mini-games. Characters are one dimensional. Plot is ridiculous; why hide a multitude of lock parts and leave incriminating evidence in the form of notes, right out in the open. Good game for youngsters who like beauty and don't care about substance.
Rated 3 out of 5 by janey1806 from It was just Ok! Is Eipix the only dev bringing out games at the moment? Seems like it. I also found is a bit boring, and I dont like the question and answer part, bluff, truth etc. Found that tedious. I would like a good scary game or one I have to use my brain to play, these games are just too bland.
Rated 3 out of 5 by skullfun from Off The Record: Liberty Stone is disappointing at best... It really pains me to give this Developer a mediocre score, but it doesn't measure up to previous installments (Off The Record: Linden Shades, The Art of Deception, even The Italian affair. I remain a fan, but I recommend you demo this release before purchase.
Rated 3 out of 5 by calabashbb from Ho Hum This game did not have much intensity at the start. Reporter just gets to the hotel and she's already implicated, really? Sorry, may not be a buy for me
Rated 2 out of 5 by LunaNik from Same as it ever was... If you've played any HOPA in the past year, you've already played this game. All the usual suspects are included: • Hundreds of oddly-shaped indentations for which you must find the matching medallion, bas relief, trinket, etc. in order to unlock the box, suitcase, cabinet, or door. Repeat ad nauseum. • Junkpiles of completely unrelated objects through which you must search to find a list (made by whom?) of objects before you can have the only one you actually need. • Puzzles and mini-games that a child could solve, like an 8-piece jigsaw puzzle. All filler, no thriller. • Every single item you need is broken or missing parts. The tools or parts you need to effect repairs are locked up behind—you guessed it—oddly-shaped indentations requiring matching trinkets. • A player character who should be intelligent (journalist, detective, scientist), but who is so abysmally stupid that s/he finds and uses a knife, flashlight, or tool once, then drops it...only to need it again. Devs, toss this formula in the garbage and go back to the drawing board.
Rated 2 out of 5 by gyanda from one of the badest game i ever played. I am very disapointed with this game. It's no pleasure to play at all. It has a very bad structure in that you carry lots of stuff around in your inventory, always get to new places with even more stuff attached and it is no fun at all to play. I hated it so much that i deleted it... i am very disappointed as the other installments of this serie are way much better and i had hoped for the same gamepleasure here.. not:-(
How much is the famous Liberty Stone worth? A life?


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The 2019 Tour de Yorkshire will be bigger and better than ever before with the women's race over 2 days and then mens covering 4 days. It will attract many big name riders as part of their preparation for the Tour de France. Our 'Dirty Wknd in the north' will allow you to ride some of the route that the pros will be racing on as well as watch the action right up close. The weekend is based in Ilkley, often referred to as the capital of cycling in Yorkshire!
The weekend will comprise a mix of watching the Tour de Yorkshire and cycling some of the route as well as other great roads. On the rides there will be 2 ride groups heading in the same direction, with one group for intermediate/advanced riders and a second group covering less distance at a slower pace! Riders will get to witness as much as the professional race as possible (depending on the route). You'll also get to see the riders at close quarters. If you've never witnessed this before, it's a great experience and carries a real buzz!
Our partners Yorkshire Velo Tours will be taking care of all of the logistics and organisation of the weekend, and as such will take care of payment details. By signing up to the trip above you're agreeing that we may share your email address with them. They will then get in touch wth you to offer more details.
• Saturday - Breakfast, group ride including part of the TDY route as well as some of the 2014 Tour de France route. 2 groups/distances with coffee stops.
• Saturday evening - Group evening dinner at a local independent restaurant. If you prefer to eat separately arrangements can be made.
Drive Approx. 4 hours (depending on traffic). Where possible we will try and help people 'car share' to reduce costs.
Please note that this trip does not include any travel, food (except breakfast) or bike hire. Personal insurance is also not provided but recommended.
As a partner of ours we have already negotiated the price down to as low as possible for this trip with YVT - so your membership discount code is not applicable for this weekend.


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Questions: Opposite directions in MLS
September 4, 2012 by Tony Edwards
By Tony Edwards – San Jose, CA (Sep 4, 2012) US Soccer Players — For your post-holiday reading, Tony looks at Major League Soccer clubs going in different directions and if there is hope for the teams on the slide.
Tell me something good about Saturday night's New England – Philadelphia game?
Philadelphia completed a lot of passes and had lots of possession. Freddy Adu touched the ball often and had three times as many successful as unsuccessful passes. Matt Reis was good in goal. Philadelphia has nice away uniforms.
The Revolution have now gone 10 games without winning. They came into this one trying to sell tickets on a holiday weekend facing another team that won't make the playoffs and facing their first game without leading scorer Saer Sene. Unfortunately for the Revs, it won't get any easier in 2012.
Will MLS Cup '12 feature Columbus versus Dallas?
With a kind upcoming schedule (Toronto, Philadelphia, New England, and Chivas USA are four of the Crew's eight remaining games), Columbus has inserted themselves into the discussion for home-field advantage in the Eastern Conference. Dallas has a more difficult road, but after Sunday's draw against Seattle, Dallas is only 4 points behind the free-falling Whitecaps, who admittedly have a game in hand over Dallas.
While Vancouver is getting the wrong kind of attention for their recent play, is there something to worry about in Houston?
Four games without a win and some uncharacteristic sloppy play has Houston tied for fourth on points in the Eastern Conference with Columbus. Though Houston leads on the tiebreaker, Columbus has played 26 games to their 27. So yes, there is. There's still plenty of time for DC United to reassert themselves as a playoff team. Believe it or not, Montreal is also still in contention three points out of the final Eastern Conference playoff slot.
Which teams lead the League in Road Goal Difference?
Seattle and Kansas City at +3, with San Jose at +2. Kansas City is the only team in the Eastern Conference to have a positive RGD, with Los Angeles also on the right side of the ledger at +1.
For this season, the sample size is large enough to suggest that Houston (at -8) might need to reverse their recent slide to avoid being the road team in the wild card game. In the Western Conference, Vancouver's RGD is -13, so the fact that they have only two more road games this season might give their fans some hope the team can arrest their recent slide.
Is small beautiful sometimes?
I said to a friend of mine this weekend that San Jose would draw poorly for a holiday-weekend, Sunday 6pm start time. It didn't help that the opponent was Chivas USA or that the game was available on national cable. Still, more than 10,500 showed up as San Jose put away its chances.
Where to start for San Jose? They are unbeaten in 15 games at Buck Shaw and have already scored the franchise's most goals ever scored in a season, breaking a record set in 1997, with seven games left. They are scoring from the run-of-play and from set pieces. Their defense, if not as airtight as it was earlier in the season (Chivas USA had at least three very good chances) is doing enough.
Right now, at least, they are also fortunate, as a good case could be made that goalkeeper Jon Busch might have saved US National Team Player Juan Agudelo's breakaway effort outside the box. The question also lingers if forwards Alan Gordon and Stephen Lenhart will be allowed to continue their physical style of play in the playoffs, against better teams and presumably sharper scrutiny by the referees.
Tony Edwards is a soccer writer from the Bay Area.
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In January 2018, a part of the TAMARA COMOLLI team travelled to Jaipur, India, together with a camera team. The mission of the trip was to learn about the highly creative processes behind the production of INDIA leaves – from the first design idea to the finished product. Through this journey we discovered how difficult it is to work the raw materials like Chalcedony and Onyx. The gems are extremely fragile and their production is highly complex.
Nothing is more exciting than to dive into foreign cultures, meet the artisans behind wonderful creations and discover the vision and brilliance of their craft.
Our production facility is far away from the bustle of the city center. Here, a small team of highly skilled artisans carefully crafts raw materials such as chalcedony and onyx into beautiful, hand-carved pendants. Available in small, medium or large the INDIA leaf pendants are the colorful spearhead of the INDIA collection.
Our INDIA leaf pendants are primarily made of chalcedony and onyx sourced in Rajasthan, North-West India. Starting off as large pieces of stone, they are later cut into thin slices that are carefully analyzed for their ability to absorb color before production proceeds to the dying process.
After the dying process, the slices of gemstone are sorted according to thickness, size and vibrancy. As a next step, the contours of the three different leaf sizes are carefully cut and, in this initial form, passed on to our skilled craftsmen.
Five talented artisans now carve out intricate design elements like flowers, leaves and curvy lines, and complete the delicate outer contours of the pendants themselves. The INDIA leaves' design is inspired by the traditional pattern, paisley. Symbolizing love and unity, it is a common design element in Indian culture and bears resemblance to the drop symbol so typical of the TAMARA COMOLLI brand. The pendants are engraved with tools especially made for the purpose. Once all design elements have been sketched, holes are punched in to the leaves, giving them their typical lightness and exotic look and feel.
Now the leaves are polished with special cloths and powders from local manufacturers. Throughout the complex production process, the leaves may lose a touch of their color and must therefore be dyed once again. Thereafter, the pendants undergo a strict quality control before finally being forwarded to our goldsmiths in Germany. It is noteworthy that a maximum of five INDIA pendants can be made in one day – a sign of the meticulous handiwork and pure passion that goes into creating these highly individual pieces.


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What's New at Allbound, Q1 2023
by Ali Spiric | Jan 11, 2023 | Webinar
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February 14, 2023 | 9:00am PT | 12:00pm ET | 5pm GMT
New year. New updates and features!
Join the Allbound Product team on the day of love (Valentine's Day) as they dive into the latest and greatest updates and features to your PRM. We hope you love them as much as we are excited to share them!
This webinar is a great place to be introduced to Allbound's Product team and learn how Allbound's newest capabilities can help optimize your partner program. During this on-demand event, you will learn everything you need to know about leveraging these new features.
We'll discuss:
• All new commissions payment capabilities
• The latest enhancements to create a more seamless experience for you and your partners
• What's coming in 2023
• A live Q&A with the Allbound Product team