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The New Sonic The Hedgehog Monopoly Game Is About Going Fast And Battling Bosses
August 29, 2019 gamesavepoint	Leave a comment
Photo: Mike Fahey
Debuting in 2017 with a Mario-themed set, Monopoly Gamer combines Hasbro's classic real estate board game with iconic video game characters and unique game mechanics. Now it's Sonic's turn to race around the board, collecting rings, fighting for chaos emeralds, and investing in property, just like he does in his video games.
Monopoly Gamer: Sonic the Hedgehog Edition's currency is rings. Its properties are stages from Sonic games like Speed Highway and Chemical Plant. Instead of utilities and railroads, there are ramps that propel players' pieces across the board and spots for collecting rings. The tokens are Sonic, Amy, Knuckles, and Tails, each with their own special Super Boost ability, activated by rolling a special Boost die. Sonic's Super Boost doubles his normal dice roll and causes every player he passes to drop rings on the game board. One can also imagine that sort of scenario playing out in a video game.
Instead of collecting money, landing on or passing Go initiates a boss battle. A boss card is flipped and players must beat the number value on the card by rolling a die. Should the player win the boss battle they earn the boss card and its chaos emerald. The boss card is worth points at the end of the game when scores are tallied. The emeralds allow players to reroll during boss fights.
It's still a Monopoly game. The goal is to make it to the end with the most points. It's just this one's got Sonic all over it.
Monopoly Gamer: Sonic the Hedgehog Edition will be available for purchase on September 15 at Walmart (EBGames in Canada) and October 1 everywhere else.
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It's Not Looking Good For Hasbro's $4.6 Million Transformer Crowdfunding Campaign
In mid-July, Hasbro launched a crowdfunding campaign seeking $575 from 8,000 backers each to produce a two-foot-tall action figure of Transformers: The Movie villain Unicron. With the August 31 deadline rapidly approaching and less than a third of the campaign goal reached, things are looking grim for the planet eater.
HasLab is a crowdfunding platform created by Hasbro to make fans' dream toys a reality. Its first project, Jabba's Sail Barge from Star Wars, successfully raised $3.85 million from more than 7,000 backers to create nearly four-foot-long replicas of the iconic vehicle from Return of the Jedi. HasLab's second project, a massive Transformers figure fans have been dreaming about since the release of the 1986 animated movie, is not going nearly as well. Nearly 30 days in, only $1.4 million of Hasbro's $4.6 million goal has been reached.
Hasbro's done its best to promote the massive figure. The company had a prototype on display at San Diego Comic-Con last month. Unicron was all over YouTube, generating a ton of buzz on social media.
via Realistikk on YouTube
More recently, the company released a fancy video of the figure being transformed by Takara Tomy product designer Kunihiro. Watching the panels fold and pieces flip, slowly turning the evil planet into an evil robot is breathtaking and not a little intimidating.
The problem is pretty obvious. Nearly $600 is too big an ask on such short notice, even when Unicron's involved. I consider myself a pretty big fan of the Transformers franchise, and I've spent a whole lot of money on collecting the figures, but never this much, all at once. If I had several months to set money aside, maybe. A month and a half? Not happening. Hopefully this and HasLab's other current seemingly doomed project, a $300 three-foot-tall Cookie Monster figure, will help guide Hasbro toward more reasonable crowdfunding ventures in the future.
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Hasbro's New Overwatch Figure Shows Off Reinhardt's Pretty Face
Out of all the characters recreated in plastic for Hasbro's first wave of Overwatch action figures, the hands-down, hammers-up best is the super-sized Reinhardt with his gorgeous mech suit and dinner plate-sized shield. The only way it could be better would be if we could see the old man's pretty face. Oh hi there, San Diego Comic-Con Reinhardt Bundswehr version.
Hasbro hit the jackpot when they secured the license for Overwatch action figures. Not only does the toymaker have the rights to make figures based on the entire roster of Blizzard's hero shooter, they also have a well of variant figures based on the game's bountiful array of cosmetic skins. That means masked Anna and unmasked Reaper from the first wave, which I reviewed earlier this year, aren't the end-all, be-all. This new version of Reinhardt is posing plastic proof.
Available exclusively at the Hasbro booth during San Diego Comic-Con, the Bundswehr version of Reinhardt strips the mask off of Overwatch's best tank, letting the poor old man breathe easy for a bit. The eight-inch tall figure comes packaged in a large box, frozen against a cardboard backdrop of combat chaos.Reinhardt's hammer, which is gold instead of the silver and gray of the original figure, sports a translucent yellow impact effect. It's a lovely box, the sort that collectors might want to keep sealed for shelf display.
For me, however, a toy is not a toy until I've played with it, so I tore open the packaging and grabbed some glamor shots of Herr Wilhelm. Old and scarred with a neatly-trimmed beard and slicked-back hair, the unmasked version of Reinhardt is who I aspire to be when I am slightly older. Just gotta figure out the whole hair thing.
And yes, the package also includes my favorite toy accessory of the year, the microwave-safe platter shield, complete with painted wolf emblem.
This German military service version of Reinhardt is available at Hasbro's booth at SDCC for $60. I imagine it's also on eBay, selling for around *checks price* $100. More importantly, he's a harbinger of things to come in Hasbro's Overwatch Ultimates figure line. We're going to be up to our pauldrons in variants, you guys.
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Hasbro's Made Some Fine Overwatch Action Figures, Except For Reaper
May 7, 2019 gamesavepoint	Leave a comment
All photos by Mike Fahey
Hasbro's Overwatch Ultimates action figure line, which is hitting store shelves as we speak, gives fans of Blizzard's hero shooter a less-expensive alternative to those hot, Japanese Figma toys. Let's take a look at the first wave, including Pharah, Mercy, Tracer, Lucio, Ana, Soldier 76, Sombra, a very large Reinhardt, and a sad, maskless Reaper.
I do not play Overwatch that often, but I adore Blizzard's character designs. While core players get excited about the gameplay potential of a new character reveal, I can't wait to see what outfit the new addition is wearing. I love the little details, like Lucio's weird frog shirt or the sweet gradient on Tracer's leggings. Hasbro has captured the bits I love quite nicely.
First, let's talk about my main. As I said, I don't play Overwatch often, but when I do, I play Reinhardt. As a very tall person, I can relate to being a giant among tiny people, right down to the urge to protect those tiny people whenever possible.
Hasbro's Reinhardt is not tiny people. He is a massive beast of a man in a mech suit, weighing close to two pounds. While the rest of the figures in the line retail for around $20 a pop, Reinhardt comes in a very large box all by himself and costs $50.
Part of the reason for the large packaging is his shield. Taking up the entire back of the box, Reinhardt's deployable shield is a translucent thing of beautiful. It's like buying a large action figure and getting a microwave-safe serving platter for free.
Probably, though, the main reason he costs so much is his bulk. He is a big boy. I love him. Tracer also loves him.
Tracer, packaged by her lonesome, comes in a much smaller box. It can barely fit her personality.
Each of the smaller figures comes with a set of action figure essentials—weapons, extra hands, that sort of thing. Tracer's extra hands let her be sassy, which is completely in character.
Sombra's extra hands let her pose with her very clever hacking accessory.
Sombra is also an excellent example of how Hasbro has nailed the characters' facial features, right down to the tweaked eyebrow.
Combining sass and distinctive facial features is Lucio, the last surviving rollerblader. He's a beautiful character, and a beautiful figure.
Lucio comes with a Sonic Amplifier that plugs into his arm. But, also, it wouldn't be Lucio without kick-ass skate trails.
To help me show off the figures' flexibility, we have Ana in her Shrike outfit. Ana comes packaged together with Soldier 76 in what I like to call the $40 senior discount bundle. For an older woman, she is quite spry.
The legs next to crouching Ana of course belong to Soldier 76, the second-most G.I. Joe-looking figure of the bunch.
If he's the second, then who is the first? Why, it's my least favorite figure in the lineup, Reaper in his Blackwatch skin. Why make a figure of the cool, specter-looking fellow when you can just make a dude.
On the plus side, Reaper makes an excellent corpse for Mercy to resurrect.
Next to my boy Reinhardt, Mercy is the finest figure in the set. The translucent wings, the colors, the promise of never dying. Plus, Mercy is this wave's other two-pack. Who does she come bundled with?
What a good choice. Pharah is a close third best out of all the Hasbro Overwatch figures. She's got that gorgeous armor, complete with shoulder airfoils that open and close. The wings on the back also open and close, with translucent yellow jet effects. Plus she comes with a clear stand, so she can fly.
I really can't get over how good they all look, aside from Just-A-Guy Reaper (with Shelf-Warming action). The medium-tier i toy license is in good hands with Hasbro. Now give us a giant plastic hamster, you cowards.
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Get Your First Look at Power Rangers: Beast Morphers' Legendary Gold Ranger
April 25, 2019 gamesavepoint	Leave a comment
Hello there, Beast Morpher Gold!
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Power Rangers (and its Japanese predecessor, Super Sentai) is no stranger to additional rangers joining the team mid-show. The latest entry in the series, Beast Morphers, is no exception—and io9 has your very first look at its new Gold Ranger in action, as well as a chat with the man himself!
io9 can exclusively confirm that Abraham Rodriguez—who plays Grid Battleforce tech genius Nate Silva on the show—will officially be stepping up to join Devon, Ravi, and Zoey as the Gold Ranger. Nate will step into the shiny supersuit in this week's episode, "The Cybergate Opens" and you can see the first moment he dons the suit in a new clip below, making its debut here on io9!
To celebrate the occasion, we spoke to Rodriguez over email to get a hint of what Power Rangers fans can expect from Nate's transition from team support to full-time superhero.
io9: How long have you known that Nate's journey would lead to him joining the Beast Morphers—what was your reaction the moment you found out yourself?
Abraham Rodriguez: The same day I found out that I booked the role of Nate, our phenomenal executive producer, Chip Lynn, called me from New Zealand and told me my character would become the Gold Ranger in the eighth episode. At first, I was just speechless that I booked the role. Then it hit me that I was going to be the Gold Power Ranger and be a part of the special Gold Ranger legacy forever. From the moment I arrived to our studio lot and began working, I was eager and excited to read the script to find out how my character becomes the Gold Ranger. I will never forget the high level of excitement I felt when I was finally handed a hard copy of the eighth episode. I started reading the script immediately and went through so many emotions. It was everything I dreamed it would be and more. I was so excited and ready to become a Power Ranger.
io9: Tell us a little bit about the day on set you shot the moment Nate became the Gold Ranger. What was that like for you?
Rodriguez: The day I shot the scene where Nate becomes the Gold Power Ranger will forever be one of the best experiences and memories of my life. I remember getting more and more anxious and excited as the day drew closer. Once the day finally came, I woke up so hyped, happy, and ready to film such an epic and life-changing scene for Nate. I knew that from the moment Nate became the Gold Ranger, his life would never be the same. He would never go back to being just the child genius and lead scientist, but he would also become a part of the Power Rangers team, fight against evil, and protect the Morphin Grid alongside his best friends. It was a huge character arc for Nate. I was ready to give it my all and enjoy every second of this epic and legendary transformation. I had an absolute blast filming this scene take after take. It will forever be one of my favorite scenes and always hold a special place in my heart.
Rodriguez suited up in Nate's new Gold Ranger gear.
Nate's ready to go gold—how about you?
io9: Judging by the clip we're showing off, Nate's choice to become the Gold Ranger seems more out of circumstance than his grand intent. How will such a momentous decision impact him and his role in the Grid Battleforce going forward?
Rodriguez: Nate is always thinking about how he can help his friends help the world, fight against evil, and protect the Morphin Grid from Evox, so becoming a Power Ranger himself, has helped him understand from a different perspective what it's like going face to face with the enemy. It will also help him better develop more weapons and plans the team and himself can use to defeat Evox. Nate has an advantage of knowing the scientific realm along with now being able to fight the enemy himself with all the knowledge he has from various years of working in Grid Battleforce and developing new weaponry and tactics. He is no longer the boy behind the computer, but now also front row in the battlefield fighting evil and saving the world.
io9: You're joining a very special legacy, not just of the Power Rangers, but one of the series' legendary "sixth ranger" archetypes. What's it like being in the same group of characters like Tommy Oliver's Green Ranger all those years ago?
Rodriguez: It is such a special feeling to be a part of the Gold Ranger legacy. To be in the same group of characters as Tommy Oliver is just unreal and super awesome! It's an honor to be a part of a special and unique group of Rangers. GO GOLD!!!
"The Cybergate Opens" hits Nickelodeon at 8 a.m. ET/PT this Saturday, April 27.
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The New Power Rangers Fighting Game Could Use A Lot More Power Rangers
March 28, 2019 gamesavepoint	Leave a comment
Pictured: 33 percent of the game's fighters.
The colorful, spandex-clad martial artists of Power Rangers are the perfect subject for a basic but enjoyable three-on-three fighting game like Battle for the Grid. But with 26 seasons of television featuring more than 140 different heroes, the starting roster should at least be in the double digits, and not nine.
I was super excited when Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid was announced for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and (eventually) PC, imagining a game overflowing with Super Sentai characters from throughout the show's 25-year history. It's developed by nWay, the studio that made mobile brawler Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, and that game's got dozens of rangers in it. Surely, I thought, Battle for the Grid would follow suit.
Nope. We've got nine fighters. There's rangers Green and Red from the original series and Yellow from Super Mega Force. Magna Defender drops in from Lost Galaxy. Also from the original series are Kelly as the Ranger Slayer, the evil Goldar, Lord Drakkon, and his Mastodon Sentry henchman. Since Lord Drakkon is an alternate reality version of the Green Ranger, that means 22 percent of the starting roster is Tommy Oliver.
It's a nice little group of characters, but still a little group. Were this a one-on-one fighter, nine characters wouldn't be so bad. Street Fighter II launched with only eight, and that was fine. But each round in Battle for the Grid features two teams of three characters each tagging in and out of battle. Seeing the same facemasks over and over again gets old quick.
Roster aside, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid isn't a bad fighting game. nWay built it to be accessible for players of all ages and skill levels, so it's relatively basic. There are normal attacks of three strengths, throws, and special moves. Each character has an appropriate super attack that can be activated when the super meter is full. It's a three-on-three affair, so characters are constantly jumping in for assists or swapping out. Each team also gets to select a giant monster or mech (a Zord, that is) they can call in when things look dire, to help even the odds.
Yellow cannot handle the Dragonzord's tail.
The stages aren't great, with bland flat textures in the backgrounds. The face of Zordon is especially lifeless in the Ranger base level. One would think he'd react to the battle at hand, but he just hangs there like a wall sconce. These are little annoyances that would be much easier to overlook if the game's roster were packed with many more color-coded upholders of all that is good and teenagery in the universe. Instead, it feels empty.
It's not just the lack of characters, either. In an interview with the PlayStation Blog in January, nWay's Chris Peralta said the game would launch with a story mode. It did not. There's an arcade mode, which is a series of seven battles, but that quickly runs into the "too few characters" issue as well.
There's more coming, at least. A season pass available right now includes three future downloadable characters. The official Battle for the Grid Twitter addressed the lacking or missing content on Twitter prior to the game's launch on Xbox One and Switch this week, saying that the concerns "regarding characters, story mode, DLC, etc." would be addressed "as soon as we're ready to share details."
Hopefully, once nWay irons out some of the online play bugs and makes sure everyone's codes for the game work, the studio can start building Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid into the ranger-packed celebration of colorful costumed fighting it has the potential to be.
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The Coolest Star Wars and Marvel Reveals From New York Toy Fair
February 20, 2019 gamesavepoint	Leave a comment
From Captain Marvel to The Phantom Menace, the hills are alive with the sound of your groaning wallets.
Photo: James Whitbrook/io9
Toys and CollectiblesAction figures, statues, exclusives, and other merchandise. Beware: if you look here, you're probably going to spend some money afterwards.
New York Toy Fair descended on the Javits Center this past weekend, bringing us a new look at all the spectacular new toys (and games!) just waiting to plunder our bank accounts over the next year. As always, the show was a great and financially ruinous time for fans of Star Wars and Marvel—here are a few of the favorites we spotted.
Bandai Model Kits
Bandai and U.S. distribution partner Bluefin were all in on Star Wars this year, with models covering everything from small-scale models of iconic ships and vehicles from the movies, larger model kits for Rebel fighters like B-Wing and X-Wing, and then model kits to make fully articulated action figures.
Movie Realization Figuarts
The East-meets-West melding of Samurai armor with Star Wars heroes and villains has been trucking along for the past few years, but also on display were some more additions from the sequel films—a First Order Stormtrooper, Captain Phasma, and also a very spiky Kylo Ren.
Lego had already shown off its line of special sets celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Star Wars line—complete with exclusive minifigures harkening back to the original releases of Han, Luke, Leia, Darth Vader, and Lando—but also on display were two new ships from Star Wars Resistance: Major Vonreg's red TIE Interceptor and Griff Halloran's Black Ace.
Hasbro Black Series
A lot of the Black Series figures on display from Hasbro this year were figures already revealed, and just about to come out—everything from prequel characters like Mace Windu, Padmé, and a Battle Droid, Solo characters like Dryden Vos and Han in his Mudtrooper uniform, the long-awaited release of The Last Jedi's Admiral Holdo, and even Rebels characters like Ezra and Chopper.
Coming later in the year however are three new additions from the world of Marvel Comics' Star Wars creations: specifically, the galaxy's favorite smuggler/archaeologist/former best buddy of Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra. Aphra will also be joined by 6-inch scaled versions of her killer droid companions, BT and Triple Zero.
Also later in the year for the recently-started "Archive" line of Black Series—which revive earlier figures from the line which are now harder to find with new paint detailing—there'll also be releases of Empire Strikes Back Yoda, Revenge of the Sith Anakin, and a Scout Trooper.
Lastly, for the Black Series, 2019 also marks the 20th anniversary of the Prequel Saga, so to celebrate, Hasbro's exclusive action figures for the upcoming Star Wars Celebration will be Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul as they appear in The Phantom Menace. For Celebration, they'll have a few exclusive accessories as well as packaging that harkens back to the original Phantom Menace toy line. If you're not heading to Celebration however, good news! Versions of the figures without the special packaging and a few of the accessories will release as part of a wave of figures later this year.
Retro Kenner Style Figures
The original Star Wars action figures might be some of the most iconic toys ever made. But if you were too young or missed out on the classic figures and don't want to spend oodles of dollars collecting vintage toys, Hasbro is going to start re-making the original toy line for a special new series, complete with versions of the original packaging.
But interestingly, the line won't just resurrect classic toys, but add in figures in a similar style for characters who were never part of the original line—like Grand Moff Tarkin, who will exclusively be found in a new board game called Death Star Escape that will form part of the line's non-figure additions.
Hyperreal Action Figures
Black Series not fancy enough for you? Well good news for you, bad news for your wallet: Hasbro is now launching an even fancier line of Star Wars toys in an 8-inch scale, two inches larger than the typical Black Series toy. The "Hyperreal" line will use an internal articulated skeleton to avoid showing joints in the sculpts of character clothing, as well as include extra detailing, more alternate accessories, and display stands to really highlight them as presentation pieces. All that swank comes at a hefty cost though: Darth Vader, the first in the series, will set you back a whopping $80 when he launches later this year.
The Vintage Collection Figures and Playsets
The recently returned Vintage Collection line of 3.75″ hyperarticulated action figures was out in full force at Toy Fair this year, with looks at upcoming figures like Luke's force-projection appearance from The Last Jedi, but the big focus was on both new figures and new Playsets that could build upon the ginormous Jabba's Sail Barge scaled vehicle Hasbro announced and crowdfunded through its new HasLab platform last year.
Two new playsets and accompanying figures were revealed: a skiff to display alongside the Sail Barge (and in scale with it, to match), and a set based on the interior of Jabba's palace. If you love Return of the Jedi, you'll want to start saving your pennies now.
Hot Wheels Jar Jar Binks
Look. What do you want me to say about this beautiful, beautiful thing? It's a Jar Jar Car Car. I love it. The best thing I saw at Toy Fair.
Marvel 80th Anniversary Collection
2019 is a big year for nerdy anniversaries, as we've already discussed, but it's a huge one for Marvel Comics too—80 years since the publisher first started, originally as Timely Comics. To celebrate, Hasbro's Legends line of action figure is releasing a range of standalone figures and two-packs that encompass takes on characters from the comics—like first-appearance versions of Wolverine, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk—to figures based on the movies, like Thor: Ragnarok's Grandmaster and Korg, and a two pack of Steve Rogers and—at long last—Peggy Carter from Captain America: The First Avenger.
Although there could be no figures tying into Avengers: Endgame on display just yet, the Marvel Legends line still had a few more movie-based offerings to reveal, like Black Panther's Shuri and Infinity War's Ebony Maw, who will be joined in Avengers-themed lines featuring comics characters like Beta Ray Bill and Living Laser, as well as eventually Endgame-themed toys when they're revealed.
Meanwhile for Spider-Man: Far From Home a new wave of Spidey-themed figures will include both designs from the movies—like Peter's updated, darker-colored suit and the "Stealth Suit" briefly glimpsed in the trailers—and throwbacks from the comics, like Hydro Man, as a nod to the film's more outlandish interpretation of the character as a ginormous water elemental.
Elsewhere for Legends, Mutants are on the rise again, with another wave of figures dedicated to the X-World, culminating in a build-a-figure of infamous villain Mister Sinister. Meanwhile for nostalgia fans is a new series of throwback designs based on the old Uncanny X-Men toy line from the '90s, complete with retro packaging.
Ant-Man Light Up Helmet
The latest addition to Hasbro's line of collector-and-cosplayer-friendly Marvel props is another helmet, based upon the updated design worn by Scott Lang in both Captain America: Civil War and Ant-Man and The Wasp. The helmet, available to order now for $100, includes light up LED strips alongside the exterior.
Captain Marvel Dolls and Roleplay
Captain Marvel merch may already be out ahead of the film's release in just a few weeks, but Carol Danvers was still proudly on display at Hasbro's Toy Fair booth, encompassing a line of action dolls based on Carol's different looks from the films, and a series of roleplay items meant to let kids pretend that they too can fire blasts of photonic energy or…have a faux-hawk, just like the mighty Captain Marvel.
Mezco One:12 Captain Marvel
For Carol Corps members looking for something a little more high-end though, Mezco's big reveal for its One:12 line of hyper-details action figures was none other than Carol herself. Due out later this year, the figure will include multiple heads to show Carol in both her unhelmeted and helmeted forms, as well as other accessories.
Spider-Man: Far From Home Roleplay Gear
Back at Hasbro, also on display from the movie front was the first look at merchandise for Far From Home, primarily in the form of a variety of wondrous web blasters for you to pretend you're also a globe-trotting web-slinger. If the Legends figures weren't enough for you, there were also a few more basic figures highlighting Peter's two new suits from the film, as well as accompanying vehicles that are a) really weird for Spider-Man to have to use and b) almost definitely not in the final film.
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Congratulations, Morphing Nerds: The Power Rangers are Going on Tour
Probably at least some of these Rangers will be there.
Image: Saban/Hasbro
When Hasbro got the Power Rangers license, as a lifelong fan, I started wondering what they'd do. A cartoon? Closer collaboration with the show's Japanese counterparts? More movies? Perhaps the Power Rangers heyday of the 1990s would return.
Well, all of that could still happen, but in the meantime Hasbro is doing something even more '90s than that. That's right, it's roadshow time. As reported by Power Rangers fan site Morphin' Legacy, Hasbro is taking the costumed heroes on tour, for what Hasbro's press release calls "a live stage experience intended for Power Rangers fans of all ages."
This takes me back. Remember when stage shows were a regular part of the childhood pop culture experience? And you'd ask your parents to take you, and they'd say no, and then you'd pretend it looked too cheesy anyways and you never wanted to go in the first place?
Well, now you're an adult, and you can go to whatever ridiculous live events you want. So far, Hasbro hasn't released dates or cities for the tour, which will be run by company Kilburn Live and Koba Entertainment, alongside Hasbro. But one thing's for sure: you'll finally be able to fulfill your dream of meeting a Power Ranger, stealing their morpher, and running away, not once looking back on the life you left behind.
Maybe that's just my dream.
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Hasbro Is Releasing Overwatch Action Figures Later This Year
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Hasbro has announced that they are partnering up with Blizzard Entertainment to release a series of action figures and other toys based on the popular hero shooter Overwatch.
Nine Overwatch heroes are getting turned into figures, which will be available Spring 2019. Lucio, Sombra, Tracer, Reinhardt, Anna, Soldier 76, Pharah, Mercy and Reaper are the first heroes you'll be able to buy and add to your toy collection. The action figures will stand 6 inches tall and will feature props and articulation, letting you pose them however you desire.
Mercy and Pharah
Soldier 76 & Anna
Some of the figures will be sold individually for $23 each, while Pharah & Mercy and Soldier 76 & Anna will be sold in double packs that will, according to Gamestop, each cost $50.
Reinhardt is a slightly wider and more complex figure and will cost $50 by himself. Though he does come with a pretty awesome and large shield.
Get behind me!
Hasbro also revealed they will be releasing an Overwatch themed Monopoly board game and some blasters based on Lucio's weapons he uses in Overwatch. The blasters will cost $10 and the themed Monopoly set will cost $50.
According to Polygon, Hasbro has said all of the figures and other toys will be available at most major toy retailers nationwide.
Zack Zwiezen
Zack Zwiezen is a a writer living in Kansas City, Missouri. He has written for Gamecritics, USgamer, Killscreen and Entertainment Fuse.
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Transformers Meets Ghostbusters in This Totally Tubular '80s Toy Mashup
I might have had dreams like this.
Think of the ultimate tool for separating grownup '80s kids from their hard-earned cash and it's hard to imagine it will look any different than what Hasbro's revealing at the New York Toy Fair this weekend: a Transformers meets Ghostbusters mashup that sees Ecto-1 transforming into a ghost-trapping robot toy. And io9 is giddy to exclusively show it to you today.
Put this character in the next Ghostbusters sequel, please.
Do transforming robots from Cybertron turn into ghosts when they're dead or deactivated? Neither the '80s animated series, nor the recent run of Hollywood Transformers movies have answered that question, so Ectotron, who comes with his own proton pack and paranormal activity-detecting goggles, might only be designed to battle human specters.
A non-transforming Slimer figure is included.
Ectotron transforms from a seven-inch long replica of the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 vehicle to a robot (and back again) in about 22 steps, which isn't terribly complicated as modern Transformers toys go. It doesn't come with the Ghostbusters themselves—you'll have to leave that part to your imagination—but it does include a transparent Slimer figure so Ectotron will have an actual ghost to bust right out of the box.
You'll have to wait until early June to add this $40 piece to your collection when it will be exclusively available in-store at GameStop. But you can get it online too, with pre-orders starting today at GameStop's site, HasbroPulse.com, and EB Games Canada.
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Cheer at the World Championship Dainty Contest July 25 | Joe Hayden Real Estate Team - Your Louisville Real Estate Experts!
Did you know that a Louisville neighborhood is the historic home for a World Championship? It's the World Championship Dainty Contest, and it's a very unique event that you can't find anywhere else. This sporting event is a fun neighborhood tradition that encourages friendly competition and lots and lots of laughter.
Go to the heart of Schnitzelburg, at 1000 Goss Avenue, to see all the fun action. Dainty is an old German sport that involves hitting a small stick with a much bigger stick, and it's actually much harder than it sounds. Competitors must be 45 and older, but it's just as fun to be a spectator. Some of Louisville's well-known personalities come to the Dainty Contest, so you never know who you'll see competing. Louisville's mayor and other movers and shakers have competed before, and that's something you just don't want to miss.
Over the years, the contest has developed a festival atmosphere. There will be cotton candy for the kids, cold brew for the adults and even a place to play the lotto in case you feel lucky. Kids can enjoy the one-legged races while you listen to live music. And your day just isn't complete without the traditional Dainty meal: a bologna sandwich with a whole dill pickle and chips. It's free to come and see all the action and cheer for your favorite athlete, so go enjoy a day of Dainty in Schnitzelburg.
D.H. Meriwether plotted Schnitzelburg in 1866, so this neighborhood has a long history in Louisville. As the name suggests, many Germans came to settle in this area when Louisville was still pretty young. They brought with them their delicious food, their interesting sport and their entrepreneurial spirit. You can still find that lively spirit and a lingering German culture in this part of the city, ingredients that make it a unique part of Louisville.
You'll see lots of amazing shops and restaurants in Schnitzelburg and nearby Germantown, the neighborhood that's right next to the home of the World Dainty Championship. Once covered with small farms and homesteads, this neighborhood still bears the look of pioneering residents. There are lots of home gardens and urban homesteads in Germantown, and it's not uncommon to see unique innovations and pieces of art on the homes here. There's a large collection of shotgun homes in this part of Louisville, along with cozy Craftsman-style houses and cute fixer-uppers and historic homes that have been renovated.
Go take a look around Germantown and Schnitzelburg this July for the Dainty Contest, and go see why so many people love living in this one-of-a-kind part of Louisville.


Choir is a performance-based class open to any student at Dunstan. Students who enjoy or are curious about singing in an ensemble are welcome to try choir. Choir members not only sing songs from different historic time periods and genres, they learn a variety of musical content knowledge, including how to read and write music. There is one mandatory concert per semester.
This class is for students who have 1-2 years experience playing their instrument and have intermediate instrumental skills mastered. This class consists of mostly 7th grade students but intermediate level 6th/8th grade students may be a part of this class as well. Concert Band members will perform 2-3 concerts during the school year including a possible festival concert outside of school. All Jefferson County Music Content Standards are part of everyday class and students will be expected to improve on these throughout the full year course.
In Computer Science, students will develop skills in topics such as programming, building websites, animation, 3D modeling, digital photo editing, and multimedia production.
Students will uncover different ways in creating art through clay. Students will create utilitarian and/or artistic sculptures through various hand-building techniques such as coil, slab, and modeling.
Do you have a passion for writing? This course is designed for a community of writers to experience various genres and styles of creative writing. Frequent writing exercises, often inspired by the readings, will provide students with the opportunity to explore a variety of ideas, structures, styles, and other elements of creative writing in order to develop a unique writing style and hone their craft. Much of class time is devoted to workshop, in which students write, share and respond to each other's writing.
Creative Problem Solving/Destination ImagiNation will prepare you to be an innovator of the future by combining the arts, sciences, and technology with creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. You will use your leadership, collaboration, and project management skills to create STEAM-based projects designed to prepare you for adulting in the 21st century. Your main project will be presented at least once at a Destination ImagiNation (DI) tournament. It is not required to take this elective to participate in DI, but it is encouraged.
FACS provides a comprehensive foundation for managing individual, family, career, and community roles and responsibilities. Students will explore and practice Child Development, Foods/Kitchen Basics, Personal Development, Consumer Financial Literacy, and Technical Reading/Sewing/Production Standards. The curriculum is based on the FACS national standards as well as academic standards from the core areas.
This Health Science course focuses on topics relating to health and wellness such as nutrition, physical fitness, setting health goals, caring for and maintaining body systems, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and mental health. The emphasis of the units is to use knowledge to promote responsible decision-making and an understanding of the consequences of one's choices and actions.
Students participate in cardio workouts, weight lifting, student led workouts, boot camp. Students complete lessons about heart rates, the FITT Principle, stress, nutrition, etc. Students wear heart rate monitors during cardio workouts to monitor their effort. Heart rates are projected during class for students to determine if they need to work harder, maintain or slow down.
This orchestra is a performance-oriented ensemble that is open to students who have had one or more years' experience in playing a stringed instrument. The group will perform 3-4 concerts throughout the year and will play both classical and popular music.
Students wear pedometers daily to track their MVPA (Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity). At the end of class, students dock their pedometers into the computer to determine how much they moved during class. Students participate in a variety of physical activities and fitness testing to improve their fitness levels..
Students will explore the engineering design process used by actual engineers. Students will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills through various hands-on projects that place emphasis on math, science, and technology. This course comes fully equipped with a computer lab and machine shop where students get to use their creativity and imagination to design, draft prototype, and manufacture their own projects. Students must pass (100%) a general shop, tool, and machine safety test and demonstrate proper behavior to use the lab facilities, including computers and power tools.
Students will engage in active learning through speaking, reading and writing the Spanish language. They will also listen to native speakers to improve comprehension. Students will explore the culture with videos, songs, games, artwork and cultural days. Together, Spanish 101 and Spanish 102 are equal to Spanish I (available in 8th grade).
This is a ladies only class. Students participate in cardio activities, weight lifting with and without weights. Students participate in units about body image, muscle identification, nutrition, etc.
Stagecraft requires an active, creative student willing to work at a variety of tasks in a hands-on environment. Students will explore technical aspects of theater including lighting, sound, costumes, set design, and stage managing. Safety and responsibility are learned and are essential elements in this class. Students will design and build the set for the school musical.
This class is for students who have 2-3 years experience playing their instrument and have advanced instrumental skills mastered. This class consists of mostly 8th grade students but accelerated 6th/7th grade students may be a part of this class as well. Symphonic Band members will perform 4-5 concerts during the school year including 1-2 festival concerts outside of school. All Jefferson County Music Content Standards are part of everyday class and students will be expected to improve on these throughout the full year course. If you are new to the area and wish to be in this class please contact Mr. Cavaliere before enrolling.
Theater Arts is a performance based class focusing on the basics of acting. The class is designed to help students express themselves and gain confidence while working on skills such as improvisation, characterization, and how to effectively audition and perform. Whether you have experience in theater or not, theater is a fun way to work on performing, public speaking, and memorization techniques.


Petroleum engineering is a very rewarding career choice that is always in demand. If you have decided you want to be a petroleum engineer, the next logical step is gathering information on different petroleum engineering curriculum to help you choose the best petroleum engineering school.
1 What is Petroleum Engineering?
4 Why Choose a Petroleum Engineering Career?
5 What Do Petroleum Engineers Do?
6 How Do You Become a Petroleum Engineer?
It is the process of discovering, managing, refining and extracting petroleum based hydrocarbons like crude oil, natural  gas and other sources of energy from underground reservoirs.
The process is so complex that sub-disciplines are formed to focus on different key aspects of accessing petroleum and removing them.
A student taking a petroleum engineering degree will be taught to perform tasks from evaluating potential gas and oil reservoirs to overseeing drilling activities, implementing recovery schemes to using advanced computer systems.
We did the groundwork for you, researched deep and came up with the best petroleum engineering schools in the US.
Our ranking system is based on various factors with different levels of importance assigned to these factors. The most important factor is the how many petroleum engineering degrees were awarded by the school as it indicates the school has a better curriculum.
The other factors are acceptance rate, graduation rate, retention rate, student to faculty ratio and total cost of the program.
Petroleum engineering field is a highly sought after profession hence getting a degree from these top petroleum engineering schools is crucial to a successful career.
Why Choose a Petroleum Engineering Career?
The world needs energy and most of it comes from crude oil and natural gas. We require an effective way to find and extract energy to meet the demands of the world. Petroleum engineers are highly sought after and are highly paid.
There are four divisions of petroleum engineering and each speciality work together innovatively to carry out various tasks to extract petroleum products from the earth or ocean floor. You need to be able to work in a team, have excellent communication and problem solving skills for this field.
They have to find oil wells through analysing grounds by geological methods and come out with new methods to extract underground oil.
They use computers to optimise the production of oil and gas via well placement and oil recovery techniques.
They perform tasks like perforations, artificial lift, sand control etc to coordinate the interface between reservoir and well.
Their focus is how to best access the oil from the underground wells. They oversee the entire drilling process while monitoring it for safety and cost effectiveness.
How Do You Become a Petroleum Engineer?
It is challenging to enrol into a petroleum engineering program, only a few applicants get selected. The industry requires academic skills like mathematics, chemistry, geology, physics etc. Aside from that, you should possess passion, curiosity and the ability to solve problems.
You should get into a program with experienced lecturers from a reputable school and it is a full-time 5 year course for most institutions.
With modern technology advancing, your institution need to have cutting-edge facilities so you have the opportunity to use advanced computer systems for simulation and analysis.
The environment in this industry changes quickly.
Be calm and level headed to react and perform under any situation.
Make informed decisions yourself, take control and responsibility for the decision you made.
One of the hardest thing to do as you will be away from home for long periods at a time.
Work experience is equally important as academic studies and you should jump at the opportunity of an internship with well known companies like Shell, ExxonMobil and BP. If you did not score an internship with them, you can try applying at Marathon Oil or the relatively new Southernwestern Energy Company.
If not, consider foreign companies like Canadian Natural from Canada or Statoil from Norway to gain international exposure beside valuable work experience.
The prospects for petroleum engineering is very bright according to the Bureau of Labor Statisitcs, the number of jobs is expected to grow u to 17% by 2020. As it is a skilled profession, those in this industry can look forward to a nice pay check which ranges from $70,000 to $187,000 yearly, an average of $130,000 per year.
Excellent prospect and high salary makes petroleum engineering jobs very attractive, however one must bear in mind the challenges and stress the job entails. Besides the necessary skills and technical know-how, patience and self-confidence are also needed to take on these difficult working environment.
It is a hard field to get into but your chances of gaining entry into this industry increases if you managed to secure a place in one of the top petroleum engineering schools in US in the list above.


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Q: Still receiving windows XP updates... Is this expected behavior? According to the answer on another post, we should not have been receiving any more updates for Windows XP.
But I am receiving updates:

Is this indicative that my system is bugged or compromised (some malicious program trying to trick me into clicking "Download" which downloads their software)?

A: The key thing to understand is that no NEW updates will be released for Windows XP after the EOS date. All previous updates will still be made available, so check the release date of the updates you're seeing. They should all be prior to the EOS date with the exception of the update for IE related to CVE-2014-1776. I'm not sure if the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool qualifies as an update but what you're seeing is legitimate, as shown here in the Applies to section:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830
Additionally, I would find it very hard to believe that malware could inject itself into the Automatic Updates engine and masquerade as an update advertised alongside legitimate updates.

A: The updates shown on your screenshot are not Windows XP updates.
They are related to .NET Framework, Office 2007, Office 2010 and the Malicious Software Removing tool that's why you're receiving it.
I don't think your system is compromised (at the moment) but I strongly advise you to upgrade it to at least Windows 7 because Windows XP is no longer supported.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help

A: Both answers given say it, but I don't consider them clear enough. This lead me to add an answer of my own, just to clarify things.
Microsoft stopped providing updates for Windows XP since april 1st 2014. The updates excluded are security hotfixes for Windows XP and updates to Microsoft Security Essentials.
The Windows Update functionality won't stop, but no updates that fix security leaks in Windows XP will be patched, meaning that the longer you use Windows XP the bigger the chances are that your pc becomes infected with spyware and a hacker can take over your pc installing randsomware and other crap.
Especially old pc's had a problem because updating to a newer OS meant that it just would not be possible due to the performance. Luckily, since the recent Windows 8.1 update, if you install Windows 8.1 32 bit (given that you have less than 4 GB of ram) it will actually perform better than Windows XP will. I experienced this first hand myself when I was forced to update my old pc. Not to mention that a full install of Windows 8.1 requires less free diskspace than Windows XP does.

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For The Love of Ice Cream
From: Farm
To: Cone℠
SFHC was the first creamery in San Francisco to make small batch ice cream completely from scratch on-site.
We are the closest "From farm to cone" as it gets. WE TAKE NO SHORT-CUTS. As licensed pasteurizers, we are unshackled from working with a pre-made ice cream base and have absolute control over richness, texture, consistency and flavor. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING INVOLVED ALONG EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AS WE TAKE INDIVIDUAL AND PRINCIPALLY LOCAL, RAW INGREDIENTS AND TURN THEM INTO DELICIOUS AND UNIQUE ICE CREAMS.
WE hand CRACK AND SEPARATE 2,000+ EGGS PER WEEK TO USE IN OUR ICE CREAM AND WE UTILIZE EVERY PART: YOLKS FOR THE ICE CREAM; WHITES FOR OUR HOMEMADE WAFFLE CONES.
WE MAKE ALL OF OUR OWN MIX-INS, FROM OUR MARSHMALLOWS and FUDGE SAUCES, to SPECULOOS and BAKLAVA - BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT - WHEN IT'S FRESH, SIMPLE AND HOMEMADE, IT JUST TASTES BETTER!
At the corner of 9th Ave and Irving St.
This is the story of two brothers...
Adar, who while finishing law school at the University of San Francisco, decided he would rather join the small business sector and interact with the community in which he lives and loves, instead of serving the legal interests of corporations
Saadi, a cultural documentarian who after years of traveling around the world and developing culinary skills along the way, wanted to return to California to embark on a new venture and share his artistic & culinary experience with the folks back home.
Both wanted to establish a family business that provided its customers an amazing product, family-style customer service and a unique feel-good environment.
We consider everyone on our team to be family. As representatives of our business, we have our staff know that friendly, welcoming service is cornerstone to the environment we wish to provide. We continuously work with our team members so that they are knowledgable about not only our ingredients, process, and business practices but about the industry in general. As owners of a business, we find it imperative to pay above minimum wage and require the best and most welcoming customer service the city has to offer.
We are committed to providing you the closest "from farm to cone" experience as possible, which is why our ingredients are simple. Milk, Cream, Eggs, Sugar and whatever the natural flavor is (we do NOT use artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or stabilize with any chemical preservatives). We source from local farms and use produce that is in season to provide the best and freshest flavoring possible.
Everything disposable we provide is compostable: spoons, bowls, cups, straws, napkins etc. As business owners we feel an obligation to have a practice that is environmentally conscious, and do everything in our power to minimize our footprint on the earth we treasure.
Additionally, as members of the community, we believe it is essential to be involved and do our part whenever possible to support good causes in any way we can. Be it for education, non-profits, volunteer organizations or community development projects, we want to be there with you.
A diamond in the rough…
The classic beauty within… Just needed some TLC
The VW (aka "The Cream Machine")
Since the establishment of San Francisco's Hometown Creamery, brothers Adar and Saadi have always looked at new ways of doing business in San Francisco. From being the first in the city to make small batch homemade ice cream completely from scratch on site, to creating a unique space and meeting point for the local and international community. Where they were told "it can't be done" their take was… "we shall see…"
Now, after nearly two years in the making, their latest vision has come true! It took extreme dedication, creativity, repeated returns to the drafting board and countless meetings and hearings, but the brothers pushed through and made the first ice cream truck of its kind in the city; a classic VW/ San Francisco icon that houses their unique and acclaimed ice cream.
In 2018, San Francisco's Hometown Creamery established a presence in Union Square, one of the most recognized commercial shopping and entertainment districts in the country. In the spring of 2019, another location was added to the VW route in The Marina between Marina Green and Fort Mason.
UNION SQUARE - (Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm)
MARINA GREEN - (Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 am - 5:00pm)
We cater too!
If you are interested in having us liven up one of your parties with our premium ice cream and our friendly and homey service, be it a wedding, b'nei mitzvah, quinceañera, corporate party, block party, festival, you name it, we're there! To find out more about our different packages, please email us at info@sfhometowncreamery.com or call us at (415) 682-4977.
Do you do tours?
We love telling the story of how we came to be and explaining everything from the 24hour+ ice cream making process to the stories behind the decor, neighborhood murals, clean room and visitors' map. If you are interested in setting up a small group tour for a school, youth group, meet-up group, business or personal social outing, please contact Saadi at: saadi@sfhometowncreamery.com
Do you cater?
Yes we do! We do all types of events from birthdays and graduation parties, to weddings and corporate events (just to name a few.) Check out our VW page if you're interested in that, or contact us for more information at:
info@sfhometowncreamery.com
How is your "from scratch" different from everyone elses?
Previously, "from scratch" meant starting with a vanilla ice cream base (milk, cream, eggs, sugar and vanilla) then adding flavor to it and churning it. We take it a step further by starting with the raw ingredients. We make our own base and have complete control over the ratio of cream, milk, eggs and sugar. We can also infuse flavors directly into the base during the pasteurization process and can make more complex bases that truly capture the flavor trying to be attained.
Are you a chain?
No. We are neither a chain nor a franchise. We are a family business and plan to keep it that way. A major aspect of our business model is taking pride in the fact that we are a local, family owned business that is involved in the community in which we live. We prefer to have a face and a story to match the ice cream that we put so much effort into making. We feel so fortunate to be able to have the personal interactions we have everyday with both returning locals and visitors alike.
How often do you change your flavors?
Currently we have 4 flavors that are called "Hometown Favorites that are always present: Madagascar Vanilla, Chocolate Sorbet, Fresh Mint Chip and Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge. The other 5 rotate seasonally, about every month or so. We try and keep the rotational flavors long enough so that you can come back and get it a few times if you enjoy it, but change frequently enough so that you can always look forward to something new. We also work seasonally to use fruits, nuts and flavors during their peak season for the richest and freshest flavor.
What kind of flavors do you do? Where does the inspiration come from?
Saadi, SFHC's Chief Dairy Alchemist, draws inspiration from all over the world. Sometimes he does his take on traditional flavors such as Fresh Mint Chip, Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge and Cookies n' Cream. Other times he creates flavors inspired by desserts from around the world such as Alfajores (Argentine Dulce de leche cookies), Sufganiyot (traditional Hanukkah Jelly donuts), Halva (middle eastern sesame seed confection), and Turrón (Traditional Spanish christmas dessert). Sometimes they are just flavors that come to his constantly pondering flavor obsessed mind such as the Rhubarb Orange Blossom Gimlet Sorbet, Crème Fraîche w/ Candied Ginger and Kumquat or Roasted Black Sesame with White Miso Caramel.
"After a series of mysterious signs appeared in the window of the former Hotei Sushi at 1290 9th Ave., brothers Adar and Saadi Halil have dispelled the mystery and unveiled a new ice cream shop called Hometown Creamery. According to Adar, opening a business at 9th & Irving fulfilled a long-term aspiration... Read More
Hometown Creamery Goes to Great Lengths for Its Ice Cream
"There is no question that the Castro has too many cafes, or that Russian Hill has too much beige, but San Francisco can probably never have too much ice cream. With a couple of exceptions, artisanal dairy desserts have clung to the precincts east of Twin Peaks, but the Inner Sunset's ever-denser foodie corridor now has its own: the fraternally run Hometown Creamery, on Ninth Avenue at Irving... Read More
Where to find the BEST Ice Cream in The Bay
SF Hometown Creamery
This brand new spot just opened its Inner Sunset doors in this month. It is run by two brothers with a passion for ice cream and the neighborhood (one of the brothers was determined to end up on this exact block since they hatched the idea, 5 years ago). In addition to creative, house-made flavor combinations, such as candied orange peel, pistachio and almond, Hometown Creamery makes their ice creams completely from scratch (most purchase a premade vanilla base) so they had to get a pasteurizer's license and build a specific sanitized room for the process. We suggest stopping in for a taste of their hard work!... Read More

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Some likely candidates for the St Kilda coaching job
American Pharoah should be first in line for Winx
April 17, 2019 Marcus Taylor
It will be a major surprise if the Winx owners will travel overseas for her covering and therefore Bloodlines has ruled out Galileo, Frankel and the Japanese superstar Deep Impact.
Snitzel and I Am Invincible must be high up on the pecking order with their achievements over the past four seasons unbelievable. Snitzel has sired 146 individual winners in the current season with a total of 213 wins and $21.4 million in earnings.
American Pharoah is one of the best individuals I have ever seen when viewing last year's Coolmore stallion parade.
I Am Invincible's credentials are 150 individual winners of 228 wins and earnings of nearly $14m. He has equalled Danehill's record thus far in 2019 with 28 individual stakes winners of 34 races.
Fastnet Rock is a dual-hemisphere superstar and it was interesting to read that Sir Patrick Hogan would definitely favour him as the first beau for Winx.
Darley's evergreen shuttler Exceed and Excel continues to live up to his name and has experienced a marvellous autumn carnival with Microphone and Bivouac enjoying memorable wins.
Microphone was runner up in the Golden Slipper and then won the group 1 ATC Sires' Produce and those efforts which took his overall record to four wins and two seconds and $1,474,100 in earnings will surely see him named the champion two-year-old of 2018/19.
Zoustar has been a phenomenal addition to the stallion ranks with his oldest progeny just three and his service fee has skyrocketed to $154,000 this year. Siring all three placegetters in the group 1 Coolmore Stakes last spring ensured his prominence in Australia and he is now in England covering 135 mares, many being in the top-drawer category.
The Autumn Sun is making his debut as a stallion at Arrowfield this year where he is hopefully going to take over the mantle of his own recently deceased sire, Redoute's Choice. He is a ripper of a horse and looks the ideal type to carry on the family tradition.
Match made in heaven: Triple Crown winner American Pharoah takes the Belmont Stakes in 2015. Credit:Reuters
Finally, we have the two US Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify, which were both trained by Bob Baffert and have met with the crème de la crème of American broodmares in their short stud careers.
Baffert told the media earlier this week in his opinion "Winx's owners should breed the mare to Justify". He claimed that would be like breeding the perfect horse and could not imagine the possibilities of what that baby could amount to."
American Pharoah, on the other hand, was one of his greatest ever racehorses and broke a 37-year Triple Crown drought in 2015.
The two, Baffert says, are entirely different types. American Pharoah was leaner and could get over the ground while Justify is big, strong and heavy.
A difficult decision confronts the connections' and Bloodlines' five cents worth from the eight racing legends is American Pharoah. The reason is that he is one of the best individuals I have ever seen when viewing last year's Coolmore stallion parade.
His size – he stands at 16.1 hands – is perfect for a mare the size of Winx and there is no clash of bloodlines from both of the champion's pedigrees.
Also, the stallion's first-ever runner romped home at Naas in Ireland earlier this week for Coolmore and owner Peter Brant and renowned American trainer
Wesley Ward has two of American Pharoah's debutantes running at Aqueduct on April 17 (US time) and believes they will run one-two in the race.
It's only natural that the racing fraternity will embrace whatever stallion is selected for Winx and, like all of her countless admirers, Bloodlines will be extremely excited to hear the result.
Sydney Swans contested kings no more
Perth wave energy company wants $5m for a rebirth


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module Google
  module Cloud
    module Bigtable
      # # GcRule
      #
      # Rule for determining which cells to delete during garbage collection.
      # Garbage collection executes opportunistically in the background, and
      # so it's possible for reads to return a cell even if it matches the active
      # GC expression for its family.
      #
      # NOTE: GC Rule can hold only one type at a time.
      # GC Rule types:
      #   * `max_num_versions` - Delete all cells in a column except the most recent N
      #   * `max_age` - Delete cells in a column older than the given age.
      #   * `union` - Delete cells that would be deleted by every nested rule.
      #       It can have mutiple chainable GC Rules.
      #   * `intersection` - Delete cells that would be deleted by any nested rule.
      #       It can have mutiple chainable GC Rules.
      #
      # @example Create GC rule instance with max version.
      #
      #  gc_rule = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.max_versions(3)
      #
      #  # Change max verions
      #  gc_rule.max_versions = 5
      #
      # @example Create GC rule instance with max age.
      #
      #  gc_rule = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.max_age(3)
      #
      #  # Change max age
      #  gc_rule.max_age = 600 # 10 minutes
      #
      # @example Create GC rule instance with union.
      #
      #  max_age_gc_rule = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.max_age(180)
      #  union_gc_rule = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.union(max_age_gc_rule)
      #
      #  # Change union GC rule
      #  gc_rule.union = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.max_age(600)
      #
      # @example Create GC rule instance with intersection.
      #
      #  max_versions_gc_rule = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.max_versions(3)
      #  gc_rule = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.intersection(max_versions_gc_rule)
      #
      #  # Change intersection GC rule
      #  gc_rule.intersection = Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule.max_age(600)
      #
      class GcRule
        # @private
        # Creates a new GC Rule instance.
        #
        # @param grpc [Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule | nil]
        #
        def initialize grpc = nil
          @grpc = grpc || Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule.new
        end

        # Delete all cells in a column except the most recent N.
        #
        # @param versions [Integer]
        #
        def max_versions= versions
          @grpc.max_num_versions = versions
        end

        # Get max versions.
        #
        # @return [Integer, nil]
        #
        def max_versions
          @grpc.max_num_versions
        end

        # Delete cells in a column older than the given age.
        # Values must be at least one millisecond, and will be truncated to
        # microsecond granularity.
        #
        # @param age [Integer] age in seconds
        #
        def max_age= age
          @grpc.max_age = Convert.number_to_duration(age)
        end

        # Max age in seconds, if max age is set.
        #
        # @return [Integer, nil] Max age in seconds.
        #
        def max_age
          @grpc.max_age.seconds if @grpc.max_age
        end

        # Delete cells that would be deleted by every nested rule.
        #
        # @param rules [Array<Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule>]
        #   List of GcRule with nested rules.
        #
        def intersection= rules
          @grpc.intersection = \
            Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule::Intersection.new(
              rules: rules.map(&:to_grpc)
            )
        end

        # Get intersection GC rules
        #
        # @return [Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule::Intersection, nil]
        #
        def intersection
          @grpc.intersection
        end

        # Delete cells that would be deleted by any nested rule.
        #
        # @param rules [Array<Google::Cloud::Bigtable::GcRule>]
        #   List of GcRule with nested rules.
        #
        def union= rules
          @grpc.union = Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule::Union.new(
            rules: rules.map(&:to_grpc)
          )
        end

        # Get union GC rules
        #
        # @return [Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule::Union, nil]
        #
        def union
          @grpc.union
        end

        # Create GcRule instance with max number of versions.
        #
        # @param versions [Integer] Max number of versions
        # @return [Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule]
        #
        def self.max_versions versions
          new.tap do |gc_rule|
            gc_rule.max_versions = versions
          end
        end

        # Create GcRule instance with max age.
        #
        # @param age [Integer] Max age in seconds.
        # @return [Google::Bigtable::Admin::V2::GcRule]
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Bill Hader is not a comedy giant. He's not toppling new efforts that are making $100 million, and he's not the first comedian any of our moms would think of. Among comedy nerds, however, it's hard to find many more people who would garner more respect than the former Saturday Night Live star. He's turned in great supporting turns in tons of brilliant comedians, and he's widely considered a very thoughtful and intelligent observers. When he speaks, people listen, which is why his movie recommendations are worth something.
Luckily for comedy fans, Bill Hader just dropped 200 of them as part of his contribution to the book Poking A Dead Frog. He's interviewed along with other high-end comedy writers, and now, we're all benefitting thanks to the this late summer movie list of greatness.
You can check out the full list below, courtesy of XO Jane, which includes a wide variety of older movies and newer movies, some of which are sophisticated and some of which are slapstick-y. In short, it's everything a comedy writer would need to see to appreciate genius.
There are far too many movies on this list to comment on every single one, but if you put a gun to my head and asked me to pick five, I would go with Annie Hall, Best In Show, The Blues Brothers, Dazed & Confused and The Princess Bride. Those movies offer a nice mix of different styles of humor, from the slyly clever Best In Show to the boisterous Blues Brothers to the crude Dazed And Confused. As for the other two, no comedy list is complete with Woody Allen or R.O.U.S.es.
Here's to hoping more people follow Bill Hader's lead and release their own lists.


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Despite Widespread Vaccine Availability, America Is Battling A COVID Surge. Here's Why
Home > Issues > Coronavirus-Alternate2 > Despite Widespread Vaccine Availability, America Is Battling A COVID Surge. Here's Why
September 14, 2021 Henry Miller American Council on Science and Health
Given the abundance of readily available, free, effective (albeit imperfect) vaccines for many months, why are we seeing a surge in COVID cases and hospitalizations? Let's examine the three primary factors that dictate the severity of an outbreak of a viral illness.
The United States is in the throes of a surge of serious infections with the COVID-19 Delta variant. The seven-day average of COVID-19 new admissions to hospitals nationwide has exceeded 11,000 for the past few weeks, overwhelming healthcare capacity in several states.
The situation is worst in ICUs, which care for the sickest patients with highly specialized medical staff who are in short supply and are becoming progressively burned out as the pandemic drags on. The result is that in many parts of the country, patients needing to be hospitalized are being shuttled long distances to available beds and are receiving substandard care due to staffing shortages.
Given the abundance of readily available, free, effective (albeit imperfect) vaccines for many months, what is going on? There are three primary factors at work that dictate the severity of an outbreak of a viral illness.
The first is the profile of the virus, which itself has two variables – transmissibility, or infectiousness; and virulence, the severity of illness in people who become infected. The first of these is represented by a variable called R0, or R-naught. As illustrated in the figure below, the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, and which is now dominant in the United States, is more than twice as infectious as the original Wuhan coronavirus, and about half again as infectious as the once-dominant Alpha variant.
That is important, because it means that once relatively safe activities and casual contacts now have a higher probability of transmitting infection. That means that our perceptions of the risk of various activities may need to be modified. In July 2020, the Texas Medical Association published a helpful table (below) of the comparative risk of various activities during the pandemic. Given the characteristics of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, we might need to bump up the risk level of some of those activities, especially ones that involve close contact with other people in indoor settings. So, for example, attending a wedding or funeral, shown in the table as "Moderate-High Risk," might now be more appropriately considered to be "High Risk," especially if people are densely packed and the ventilation isn't good.
As to virulence, a large, recently published British study found "a higher hospital admission or emergency care attendance risk for patients with COVID-19 infected with the delta variant compared with the alpha variant."
Thus, with Delta we have a virus that is both more transmissible and more virulent. Not surprisingly, then, outbreaks, especially in populations with low vaccination rates, are a much greater burden on healthcare systems than the earlier variants. Moreover, every COVID-19 infection involves the replication of the virus' RNA, which gives rise to more mutations and new opportunities for even more-worrisome variants to emerge.
The second factor that determines the severity of an outbreak is the state of immunity of potential hosts, or victims, of the virus. The first line of defense is the "innate immune response," which consists of nonspecific physical, chemical and cellular defenses against pathogens. The second line of defense is the adaptive, or acquired, immune response, which is mediated by white blood cells called lymphocytes, in response to a pathogen or to a vaccine that protects against that pathogen. Some lymphocytes produce specific anti-pathogen proteins called antibodies, while others attack the pathogen directly.
Only about 60% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated, and on July 28, a study published as a preprint (that is, not yet peer-reviewed) showed that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine's efficacy against symptomatic disease had slipped from 96% to 84% after six months. Such findings are spurring discussions about when vaccine booster doses will be needed, and to whom they'll be offered.
The third factor affecting outbreaks is the behavior of individuals and policy makers. Vaccination, whether voluntary or mandated, is our most potent weapon to suppress symptomatic infections and, thereby, "flatten the curves" of hospitalizations and deaths. "Non-pharmaceutical interventions" (NPIs), such as masks, social distancing, avoidance of crowded indoor spaces, and good ventilation are also effective. As illustrated by this figure, first conceived by Australian virologist Ian Mackay, the more NPIs (in conjunction with vaccines), the better:
A July incident in Marin County, California – one of the nation's most-vaccinated locales — illustrates what can happen when people behave irresponsibly. During May 23–June 12, 26 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases occurred in elementary school students and their contacts following exposure to an unvaccinated, infected, symptomatic teacher who removed her mask to talk to the students. The infection rate in one affected classroom was 50%, and the risk of infection correlated with students' seating proximity to the teacher.
In Illinois in June, a church sponsored a five-day teen camp and a two-day men's retreat. Masks and vaccines weren't required, and those events were linked to at least 180 COVID-19 infections, according to the CDC.
Another example occurred in South Dakota, where COVID-19 cases spiked following the August Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, when hundreds of thousands of bikers descended upon the area. Between August 4, the date closest to the start of the rally for which data were available, and August 25 (ten days following the end of the rally), the state reported an increase in active COVID-19 cases of 456%.
Policymakers must carefully balance questions of citizens' freedom of movement and actions with public health considerations. Permitting superspreader events and the banning of mask or vaccination mandates clearly impede control of the pandemic and prolong the misery and the proliferation of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
We have the tools to flatten the curve, and if we are to reach some sort of modus vivendi with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we need to use them.
Note: An abbreviated version of this article appeared in the Washington Examiner.


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THE ROLE DIRECT/RELATIONSHIP MARKETING PLAYS IN OUR COMPANY
Direct/relationship marketing presents a unique challenge to marketing departments within the agricultural industry. Narrowing the marketing strategy to target audiences often only a few thousand strong is similar to asking marketers to hit a bulls-eye with each shot. Although the target audience may be smaller, the importance of the campaign is amplified because the product is specifically tailored for this set of prospective buyers.
Direct marketing gives a company the opportunity to personally reach out to producers. This chance to make a great impression cannot be squandered. Of course, marketing strategies vary within companies, but a few stand out from the crowd.
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA, has had much success with direct/relationship marketing in past years. Doug Durand, director of corporate marketing and brand communications, says the program's success stems from understanding the customer or prospect's profile and then delivering relevant messages.
"We define direct/relationship marketing as a strategy focused on delivering specific messages to�narrowly defined�target audiences," Durand explains. "We use personalized tactics such as direct mail and telemarketing�with the goal of�creating a one-to-one, interactive relationship between the customer or prospect, our dealer and AGCO, the manufacturer. The ultimate goal of our programs is to generate qualified sales leads for our dealer network."
Customer relations manager Jeff Springsteen with Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, NC, says a message must not only resonate with producers' needs, but also be smoothly synchronized with the efforts of other departments. "We use advertising to communicate the attributes of our products, and we use relationship marketing to enhance our value to customers through the services, resources and offers that we bring to them alongside our quality products.
"Our relationship marketing efforts strive to establish a dialogue with customers in order to align our value offering with their unique needs and interests. It is important to synchronize these efforts across sales, marketing and customer support in order to deliver a seamless, consistent experience to customers."
David Patterson, communications manager with John Deere Credit, Johnston, IA, says the ultimate goal of direct marketing/relationship marketing is to increase products/services per customer, and ideally profit-per-customer. John Deere Credit closely aligns their marketing efforts with the John Deere Ag Equipment Division.
"At John Deere Credit, we define direct marketing as a marketing�strategy that includes a variety of tactical options for most efficiently 'touching' a targeted audience segment," Patterson explains. "It begins with the strategy, i.e. acquisition, retention, cross-sell, up-sell, etc. Then, depending upon the audience definition and strategy, we select from a mix of tactical options including direct mail, e-mail/online applications, telephone, fax, statement stuffer, statement messaging, even selective-binding applications using targeted trade publications."
Patterson says relationship marketing plays a crucial role in the company's marketing efforts. "Our relationship marketing strategy is a key strategic subset of our direct marketing efforts, with the goal to develop relationships with high-opportunity customers and prospects, using interactive approaches. These high-opportunity producers are defined as those with the potential need to utilize multiple John Deere/John Deere Credit products and services."
TEAMWORK ENCOURAGES SUCCESS
A cohesive marketing campaign stems from the collaborative effort between departments, outside agencies and dealers. There are many moving parts in a marketing campaign and each must be in sync for success.
"Our overall marketing strategy is a collaborative effort at Bayer CropScience between multiple teams in sales and marketing," Springsteen says. "Product marketing plans are developed by our product managers in collaboration with sales, internal marketing support teams, and outside communications partners."
Durand says AGCO relies upon efforts within the company and dealers. "In most cases, it is a joint effort between the brand marketing and communications teams and the dealer. The execution involves the communications team and outside creative talent that specializes in the development and execution of direct marketing programs."�
Patterson says the marketing strategy is crafted by the John Deere Credit market development professionals that support each John Deere Credit business unit.� These professionals align strategies with the John Deere Ag Equipment Division.�
"Once�our strategies are in place, the John Deere Credit marketing services professionals � and specifically database, campaign management and e-business experts � interpret those strategies into direct marketing/relationship marketing recommendations," Patterson says.
When the strategies are approved, the campaign is executed using one or a combination of the following approaches: 1.) enlisting one of their marketing agencies to create/deliver the direct mail/print magazine component of the campaign; 2.) engaging internal resources to develop/deliver e-marketing, telemarketing efforts and/or statement messaging efforts; 3.) plan, create, and execute producer-directed campaigns working with the John Deere Marketing Communications team in Lenexa, KS.
WHAT DEFINES A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM?
There are many values companies use to gauge success, yet within direct/relationship marketing campaigns the common goal of reaching strong customers remains vital.
Springsteen says Bayer CropScience's launch of the Smart Potatoes and Grower Dividends reward programs, (similar to the point based programs utilized by airlines) in the potato and cereal markets are examples of successful programs.
"The programs have been successful in delivering added value to growers and retailers and helping to sustain sales in these declining markets," Springsteen says. "The programs have allowed us to interact with customers more frequently. This dialogue helped us align offers and rewards with the individual customers and ultimately strengthen these relationships."
John Deere Credit has had similar success with a program that has gained in popularity through the years, Patterson says. "Our relationship marketing campaign features a series of high-impact touches to a carefully targeted segment of ag producers. This campaign over the years has delivered significant increases in both equipment sales and financing. Its success is driven by smart, data-driven targeting, relevant value proposition/offers, and clean, concise creative."
Durand reports AGCO has undertaken several localized direct mail and telemarketing programs that have generated excellent levels of response and qualified leads, which helps makes dealer sales and marketing teams more effective and efficient.
Even with high levels of success, the objectives of a direct/relationship marketing campaign can always be improved upon, Patterson explained.
"Even though our results have been good, we choose to never be satisfied with our direct marketing/ relationship marketing campaign results," Patterson says. "So, we are always trying to improve our response rates and conversion rates with every campaign, constantly testing and evaluating. I believe the secret to maximizing marketing return on investment (MROI) is to maximize every potential 'touch' with the target audience."
Daniel Kelley is a freelance writer based in Chesterfield, MO.


East Wickham are proud to announce the current Year 6 have achieved the best ever SATs results for our school.
They achieved even better than they expected thanks to all their hard work and the dedicated staff who have encouraged them to believe in themselves.
They are the first year group to have had Mrs Manzi, Mrs Moore and Mrs Whiley leading the academy throughout their whole school life and we wish them success and happiness as they move to their secondary schools knowing that they have had a great start in education and they will have many special memories of their days at East Wickham.


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The Yeti Rod Holster is a great way to hold your fishing rod and reel. The Yeti Rod Holster connects to your Yeti Tundra Cooler's anchorpoint. It is extremely easy to install and there is no mounting hardware. The Rod Holster is constructed of powder coated aluminum for excellent corrosion resistance. The main body is a heavy duty polypropylene tube that will hold up well over time. When your rod is in the Holster it will sit very close to the body of your Yeti Cooler. Don't put your fishing rod on the floor. Put it in the Yeti Rod Holster!
The Yeti Rod Holster is black. Works with spinning or casting rods!


Neon Trees is an alternative rock/new wave band which formed in Provo, Utah in 2005, with origins in Southern California. Formed initially by neighbors Tyler Glenn (lead vocals/keyboards) and Chris Allen (guitars), the band made its first home in Provo, eventually adding Branden Campbell (bass) and Elaine Bradley (drums/vocals) to the lineup. In 2010, the band's single "Animal" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Although a well known band in Provo, the band didn't receive nationwide exposure until late 2008 when they were chosen as openers for several of The Killers' North American tour dates. Not long after, the band was signed by major record label Mercury Records in early 2009. Additionally, the group was voted Band of the Year in 2009 by City Weekly, a popular Salt Lake City publication. Although they had several prior independent releases, the band released its debut album at Mercury/Def Jam, Habits, on March 16, 2010, with "Animal" as its lead single. The band performed "Animal" during their March 23, 2010 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the band toured opening for 30 Seconds To Mars and Mutemath throughout the Spring of 2010. "Everybody Talk" was the first single from their sophomore album Picture Show. The single was released to Alternative Radio on December 7, 2011 and made available to digital retailers via Mercury Records on December 20, 2011. (Everybody Talks Songfacts) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.


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Best Practice: The Journalistic Learning Initiative
Chris Rosenthal
Building news savvy: Best practices
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The Journalistic Learning Initiative helps students report and craft their own journalism — improving media literacy as well as general learning. As part of its project-based approach, the initiative encourages student teams to choose a topic, then guides them through research, identifying experts, conducting Skype interviews, and finally producing and publishing a work of journalism.
The Initiative works in partnership with the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication and College of Education. Co-founded by journalism professor Ed Madison, journalism and English teacher Esther Wojcicki, and philanthropist and educator Tara Guber, JLI has worked with more than 500 students at nine Oregon and California high schools. The program's partners include Adobe, Alphabet, the Student Press Law Center and the Newseum.
In a 2016 assessment, nearly 80 percent of middle school participants said the program helped "improve their critical thinking skills" — a major component of media literacy. Madison's book Newsworthy: Cultivating Critical Thinkers, Readers, and Writers in Language Arts Classrooms shows journalistic learning boosts student performance, building on the work of Indiana University's Jack Dvorak, author of Journalism Kids Do Better.
HOW TO DO IT
The JLI Educator Institute pays recent journalism graduates a stipend to work at a middle or high school for nine months. (Qualified candidates can apply online.) Student journalism projects are designed in partnership with local English and/or social studies teachers. The projects match students' interests with subject-specific learning goals. Each group's final output — typically a text or multimedia feature — is published. Educators interested in partnering: email info@journalisticlearning.org.
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Food poisoning investigated
Tom Ross, Staff Reporter, Steamboat Pilot & Today
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Public health officials here are investigating a probable salmonella outbreak after at least six people went to the emergency room or their physician's office with symptoms of severe food poisoning.
Routt County Director of Environmental Health Mike Zopf said Friday he believes the cases of salmonella poisoning are at least 11 days old and said there have been no new cases reported since the original event. He believes the poisoning took place over a two-day period close to Dec. 16.
"We have not seen any cases from beyond that time frame," he said.
There have been six confirmed cases (all local residents) and two presumptive cases, Zopf said. One person was hospitalized because a previous medical condition compounded the effects of the food poisoning. The affected people had fairly profound gastrointestinal symptoms, Zopf said.
"They've been real sick for a number of days," Zopf added.
Zopf said Friday health officials are testing food handlers and cooks at a local restaurant for salmonella, but he has not made a determination about the source of the food poisoning and would not name the restaurant.
"We're not really sure," Zopf said. "The restaurant is a good operation and they've gone way beyond what I would expect to help us. It's possible that it doesn't have anything to do with the restaurant. It could be from a piece of fruit."
On Friday, Steamboat Today submitted a Colorado Open Records Act request to Zopf's office seeking access to written records on the matter, including the name of the restaurant.
Zopf said his office is cooperating with the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association and the Colorado Department of Health in its investigation.
Sue Birch of the VNA said people should not be hesitant to go out to eat in Steamboat Springs this week. However, she stressed the importance of basic personal hygiene, in particular, washing hands often.
"We're investigating a possible outbreak, but it's not confirmed," Birch said. "We're talking to restaurant owners throughout Steamboat. We have not narrowed this down to any one establishment. But it would be misleading to give the impression that it's not safe to go out to eat in Steamboat. We are not closing any establishment. We are just trying to investigate."
Birch is executive director of the Visiting Nurse Association but was acting in the capacity of public health nurse while working on the investigation of the food poisoning.
In addition to Zopf, Nadine Harrach of the Department of Environmental Health is working on the case and Pam Nettleton from the VNA is taking part.
Zopf said one emphasis is on talking to people who became ill to learn what food they ate before they noticed the symptoms. He is also contacting people who ate at the restaurant in question and did not become ill to learn what food items they ate and did not eat.
Zopf indicated cases of salmonella are relatively rare in Steamboat. His office looked into a reported case two years ago believed to be traceable to a catered private party. That business did not come under regulations enforced by his office.
Birch said people should seek medical care if they experience extreme gastric upset or blood in their stool.
Birch said public health officials are working to ensure there is no further risk associated with the outbreak.
"In terms of person-to-person contact, it comes down to hand washing," Zopf said. "That's the key -- good personal hygiene."
-- To reach Tom Ross call 871-4205
or e-mail tross@steamboatpilot.com
More on this outbreak: Seasons on the Pond Salmonella Outbreak


Volkswagen has expanded its natural gas powertrain line-up strategy with the Golf Variant TGI. The new model now boasts three natural gas tanks, increasing range capability to 440km with natural gas alone.
The additional tank increases the range in natural gas mode by up to 80km compared to its predecessor, while underfloor storage of the tanks maintains cabin space. The German OEM has also introduced an upgrade 1.5-liter engine that will output 131ps and 200Nm of torque.
Volkswagen's upgraded engine is primarily powered with CNG, while a 9-liter gasoline tank serves as a backup. Thanks to a TGI Miller combustion process and the variable turbine geometry of the turbocharger, the four-cylinder gasoline engine is designed with efficiency and responsiveness in mind.
The three natural gas tanks have a combined volume of 115 liters, which corresponds to a total weight of 17.3kg. The tanks are made from carbon fiber-reinforced plastic or from metal.


On 26 & 27 April 2018, London will host the 16th Biosimilar Medicines conference. This year's flagship event will gather top EU and global regulators, officials, healthcare actors as well as industry leaders, to foster open exchange and debate on the role of the biosimilar medicines sector in "Biosimilar Medicines: Unlocking the Full Potential of Biologics". IQVIA's Global Market Insights team will be present.