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Giants have turned big corner with exhilarating youth movement

Jonah Freedman
Friday August 7th, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -- If you haven't poked around the San Francisco Giants clubhouse at AT&T Park recently, a lot of things might surprise you. For one, the music over the stereo system is played at high volume. You're likely to be greeted by the Black Eyed Peas' Boom Boom Pow turned up to 11.

You might see the Latin core of the team hooting and hollering as closer Brian Wilson's Miniature Pinscher excitedly sprints around the clubhouse to greet newcomers. "Careful," jokes utility infielder Juan Uribe, "he bites."

You might see Wilson giving a handheld video-camera interview to Barry Zito, who apparently has turned to vlogging since shutting down his Twitter account. "Quick," Wilson asks a reporter, at a loss to answer Zito's query, "What's your favorite candy bar?"

"Uh, 100 Grand?" answers the reporter.

"Ooh, 100 Grand," drools Tim Lincecum from the opposite corner. "I totally forgot about those."

It's the kind of banter and frat-boy camaraderie you might find at, well, a frat house. That's not a surprise considering that, for the first time in years, the Giants are leaning heavily on homegrown youth. The roster's average age is 29.3 years, the lowest it has been in 12 years.

"Everybody seems to get along," says Lincecum. "That probably has a lot to do with the fact that we're playing better -- we have better chemistry."

The Giants are on pace for 90 wins, their highest total -- and first winning season -- since 2004. If the season ended today, they'd be the National League wild card and would face the defending World Series champion Phillies in the NLDS. Going young doesn't necessarily translate into wins, but in this case, it's a sign of something more encouraging: San Francisco has turned a big, big corner.

In case you've forgotten -- and really, who can blame you -- the Giants are two years removed from one of their worst finishes of the past 20 years. It was a historic season to be sure: Barry Bonds moon-shot his name into the record book, asterisk and all, as the all-time home run king. But San Francisco also finished dead last in the NL West with a 71-91 record, and a doddering lineup of veterans whom GM Brian Sabean collected in a desperate attempt to build a winner around a 43-year-old Bonds.

But more so, it was Sabean's sense of urgency that put the future on indefinite hold. The Giants' farm system had been largely ignored or dealt away for several years in order to surround Bonds with complementary veterans such as Ray Durham, Omar Vizquel, Ryan Klesko, Kenny Lofton, Benito Santiago and Marquis Grissom, all of whom were on the wrong side of 35 when they wore Giants uniforms.

Since the '04 season, the Giants have paid for those sins. The team compiled a combined 294-353 record over the following four years, stretching fans' patience to no end. But when Bonds left the team after '07, his vise grip on the organization began to fade. With not much further to fall, the team quietly made plans to rebuild for the future through the draft. In the meantime, the few prospects who did survive the geriatric generation were able to develop in key positions without pressure to contribute immediately.

That's why young aces Lincecum (a defending Cy Young winner at age 25) and Matt Cain (a serious Cy Young contender at 24) are fronting the best pitching staff in the majors. It's why 27-year-old Wilson is in the top five in the National League in saves with 27. All three made their debuts during the dark years and were given the time and space to make good on their promise.

"Guys that have come up in the past few years, we've taken our bumps and bruises," says Cain, "Now everyone's playing together and having fun. We're showing that we can play like we've been wanting to play [during] the past couple years."

There are more pieces of the youth puzzle in place, too. Highly touted third baseman Pablo Sandoval, just days away from his 23rd birthday, is smashing the stuffing out of the ball, hitting .334 (second best in the NL) with 17 homers and 67 RBIs in his first full year in the majors. And the Giants have seen flashes of brilliance -- however inconsistent -- from a slew of former draftees, including right fielder Nate Schierholtz (25), Mr. No-Hitter Jonathan Sanchez (26) and setup man Sergio Romo (26).

Even more have been yo-yoing between the majors and Triple-A Fresno, including pitcher Ryan Sadowski, utility man John Bowker and infielders Eugenio Velez, Emmanuel Burriss and Kevin Frandsen. Further down on the farm are guys like Madison Bumgarner, Buster Posey, Angel Villalona, Brandon Crawford and Conor Gillaspie, highly rated prospects whose names alone (probably more so than the actual players themselves) make Giants fans salivate like they're in line for garlic fries.

The change in organization attitude is finally making some of the veterans enjoy the game again, too. "It's a lot more fun in here," says veteran right fielder Randy Winn, who joined in '05, the year San Fran began its plunge into the lower half of the NL West standings. "You play to win, you play to go to the playoffs. Right now, we have that. But it's still a long way to go."

And the changeover is still taking place. Despite the litany of kids in every corner of the clubhouse, there are still aging veterans in prominent roles who hint at the Sabean strategy of old, including Winn (35), shortstop Edgar Renteria (34), catcher Bengie Molina (35), utility infielder Rich Aurilia (37) and, yes, even 45-year-old Randy Johnson, who may not pitch again this season after suffering a partial tear in his rotator cuff. And truth be told, Sabean is still being Sabean in some areas: He gave up two highly rated prospects -- pitchers Tim Alderson and Scott Barnes -- to add veteran bats Freddy Sanchez and Ryan Garko at the trade deadline last month

But in a way, that also exemplifies the transitional year the Giants are experiencing: trying to bury the recent past while rebuilding themselves into a perennial contender stocked with talented, exciting youngsters. And many of those kids need the time to mature. As Lincecum puts it, "Just because we have this youth movement doesn't mean we're taking over [the veterans'] roles as leaders."

Despite the incredible pitching performances the Giants are putting on display, they're weighed down by two major issues: inexperience and a punchless offense (their .310 on-base percentage is the worst in the majors). Manager Bruce Bochy is hoping the acquisitions of Garko and Sanchez will help in both categories, as those are the types of inadequacies that will derail a push for the playoffs and may well see San Francisco fade down the stretch.

But there's no question a ray of light has cut through the gloomy fog that has sat over AT&T Park for the past few years. If everyone lives up to their potential, it's very likely the Giants have themselves an entire generation of players who can turn them back into a perpetual winner.

"We have some of the pieces in place to compete for a long time," says Winn.

The future is bright, the ghosts of Bonds are being put to bed and the kids are being handed the keys. Boom Boom Pow.

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MADRID (Reuters) -- Spain's Xabi Alonso could be a doubt for their final Euro 2012 qualifier against Scotland after suffering several gashes in his leg following the wild tackle by Czech midfielder Tomas Hubschman in Friday's game.

The midfielder, scorer of the second goal in already-qualified Spain's 2-0 win in Prague, had to be substituted following the challenge, which resulted in Hubschman -- who immediately apologised -- being shown a straight red card.

Medical staff will assess Alonso's injury before deciding whether he can train on Sunday ahead of the world and European champions' facing Scotland in Alicante on Tuesday, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) said in a statement on Saturday.

The game could be key for Scotland's hopes of a playoff berth from Group I.

"We'll have to wait and see if he (Alonso) trains normally or if it is decided to avert a possible clash with a team mate that could be painful for the player," the RFEF added.

Alonso, whose club side Real Madrid host Real Betis in La Liga next Saturday, said Hubschman's challenge had given him a "major fright."

"I have a very big knock on the shin and it hurt me a lot," the former Liverpool player told reporters.

"But he (Hubschman) realised and apologised quickly. I'll stay with the squad and go to Alicante and let's see how everything goes."

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Cutting Cardstock with Silhouette CAMEO: Secrets and Cut Settings from the Pros!

I'm so excited that the queen of Silhouette Paper Crafts and Designs, Lori Whitlock is on the blog today! Lori's here to share her pro tips on cutting cardstock cleanly with Silhouette CAMEO and Portrait!

Hi everyone! I’m Lori Whitlock and I’m so excited that Melissa asked me to do a guest blog post for you all today. I’ve been designing for Silhouette for over 7 years now (since the beta version of the Design Store was around). If you’ve seen my work you know that I do a lot of card making and 3 D design so I am using my Silhouette to cut paper and card stock all the time.

With over 5400+ designs I would say I’ve practiced cutting paper A LOT. At some of the events that I attend I’m astounded at the number of people that I have met that have never tried to cut paper/card stock with their Silhouette.

Let me just tell you a little secret... it’s really not that hard! So, let’s give it a try! You should be able to get beautiful clean cuts from card stock or patterned paper. I’ve taught several classes and find that Silhouette crafters can get frustrated trying to get clean cuts. But, I’m here to tell you that if you get everything set up properly your Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait should cut card stock just like butter. It might take a little practice, but I promise you can get it figured out.

Here are a few tips: First, use a good quality card stock. Cardstock is made up of fibers. Lesser quality cardstock has fibers that tear and pull apart easily (think construction paper). These fibers will create a cutting mess and clog the blade housing.

A good quality card stock has tighter fibers and cuts beautifully. I also design for Echo Park Paper Co. and their printed card stock is excellent quality. Most scrapbook companies print on a good quality paper.

Second, make sure you have a nice sharp blade especially if you’re cutting intricate pieces. However, if you are cutting larger items without intricate pieces a blade that has some use on it will typically do just fine.

Also, make sure that your blade is clean.

Next, do a practice cut on a scrap piece of paper so that you don’t waste the paper you planned for a project. Adjust the settings until you get the desired result.

Lastly, get your settings adjusted properly. I am here to tell you that everybody has a little different formula for their blade setting, speed, and thickness (pressure) when it comes to cutting paper. There are a lot of variables here. You have to consider the weight of the paper, your machine, how old your blade is, how intricate the design is, etc. So, I can’t give you an exact formula that works for EVERY situation.

Here’s what works for me: I cut A LOT of card stock and I’m always on a deadline, so I cut card stock as quickly as I can at a speed of 10 (unless it’s really intricate... then I slow it down). I use the card stock setting in the Cut Settings window. It recommends a blade setting of 5, however, I’ve found that if I set my blade one notch higher to a 6 I get a much cleaner cut (do not change it on the screen... this does nothing, you have to physically remove the blade from the machine and change it).

If my test cut isn’t quite clean I will move the thickness up to 21-25 depending on what works (I don’t like to set the thickness deeper than necessary as this will dull your blade and is rough on your mat).

I don’t automatically double cut (remember, I’m in a hurry). BUT, after I cut, I NEVER remove my mat from the machine until I check to see if it’s cut cleanly. To do this I just use the spatula or my fingernail to lift a piece of the cut design off the mat (90% of the time it's a clean cut on the first round). If it comes up cleanly then I remove the mat from the machine. If it’s not a clean cut, I simply hit “Send to Silhouette” again. The machine will cut the design again in precisely the same position. Then, I check it again. If for some reason it’s still not clean, then I can adjust my blade depth or thickness and send again. But, I usually don’t have to do that. Here's a little video I put together that might be helpful with a few more tips...

That’s the way I do it, but as I mentioned, there are several methods or systems that people use for cutting paper. So, I surveyed my Creative Team (the best paper cutters I know) to find out what works for them.

Here are some tips from them:

 “I used to cut on cardstock on the cardstock setting, but I found that the shapes didn't always cut well. Now, for most basic projects I set the Silhouette to Glitter Cardstock so I know it will automatically double cut. I also cut most items at a blade depth of 6 and a cut speed of 8, unless the design is very intricate or I'm using vinyl or vellum.” –Teri

“These are my preferred settings: textured cardstock (80lb) speed 4, blade 6; Patterned paper speed 5, blade 5; Silhouette Chipboard speed 1, blade 7, double cut; Sticker paper speed 8, blade 2; sketch pens  always double write.” – Kathy

“If my shape I am cutting is really intricate, has a lot of curves, or includes letters, I always double cut. Nothing is more frustrating than having your shape not cut all the way out! It takes a little longer, but I waste so much less paper this way.” –Tya

“I like reversing/mirroring the image before cutting. I think the underside always looks nicer than the cut side so this solves that problem. It's particularly helpful when using a paper with a white core or for intricate designs & scripty titles.” – Mendi

“My favorite mat is the Silhouette mat. If it has lost it's grip you can wash it using a vegetable brush, a drop of dish soap and tepid water. Don't scrub too hard, rinse well and hang dry. This will help the mat be sticky again.” – Teri

“You can clean your blade by removing the blade, setting blade depth to 10 and blow air through the blade area to dislodge any paper dust and fragments.” – Kathy

Make sure your mat is relatively clean. If you have lots of bits stuck to the mat, and try to cut another piece of paper over them, the blade may skip and not cut as cleanly.  - Kathy

"If you're cutting lighter weight paper or vellum it's best to use a "seasoned" mat (somewhat used) or a light grip mat so that you don't have troubles removing the material from the mat." -  Teri

Hopefully you picked up a few tips from all of us. I challenge you to go grab your mat and put down a piece of card stock give it a try. I promise it’s not that difficult. My Silhouette CAMEO is the one paper crafting tool I could never give up. It has literally opened up a whole new world of paper crafting possibilities for me over the past decade.

Please feel free to check out the blog for more cutting inspiration and tutorials. In fact here is a list of where you can find me: Blog: Silhouette Shop: SVG Shop: YouTube: Facebook: Craftsy Class: 50% OFF Instagram: Pinterest:

Another article filled with great paper cutting tips was written by Melissa and shared with my blog readers is in THIS post. You might want to check that out, also.
Thanks for joining me today!

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  1. I don't see Lori's video just ads. Should I see it from my iPhone? Thanks for the tips!

  2. Thanks for your tips, very helpful.

  3. Very helpful. Thank you. By chance, do you have any recommendations for settings to cut photo media? I haven't had great luck cutting commercial photos.

  4. Thanks for the tips. I have had so much frustration with this machine. As I watch videos like this one and read blogs, things are improving.

  5. Hi, I have a Cameo 2 and my cut blade setting goes to 3 for card stock. It has never told me to cut at a 5. Should I just ignore it and put it on a 6?
    I often have trouble getting clean lines. I thought it was because I am a beginner and have been using different brands (some cheap) of paper.

  6. And last but not least take the mat from the cardstock and nog the cardstock from the mat!!!

  7. Thanks for the great tips, Lori, - especially to never remove your project until you've checked the cut! I didn't know you could send a project back a 2nd and even 3rd time and the Silhouette would precisely cut the SAME AREA. What an amazing little machine. I love your designs!!

  8. Thanks for the cutting tips! I tried to follow your link for Melissa's article on your blog but it did not direct me to the article.

  9. Hi, Lori, I'm a big fan of your designs, so I already bought many of them (although I didn't find the time yet to try them all out...).

    I've always loved to create cards, so I bought a few punches, a few years ago, but they are pretty expensive! And then a friend of mine told me about the machine she bought (although for another purpose) and that I would probably love it too.
    Well, she was certainly right about that!
    Meanwhile I've used it for heat transfer (T-shirts for my grandchildren!), etching (I also plan to make stamps and magnets with it!) and of course making cards. I've already saved a lot of money with it, since I can cut anything I want, now, in stead of buying those expensive punches!

    Anyway, I already discovered everything you mentioned here myself, but the only thing I didn't have an idea yet how to use it, was how to set the speed and blade depth, so now you helped me out with that as well!
    Thanks for everything!

  10. I cut cardstock a lot as I am a scrapbooker. The problem I have is with patterned paper as it tends to stick to the mat more and rips when being removed even with a tool. Any tips on cutting/removing patterned paper?

    1. I bought the Light Hold mat and it is so much better for patterned papers. Much less tacky.

  11. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mendi's suggestion to mirror and cut from the back. She's right - the underside does look nicer! I'm making 68 birthday cards for the teachers at our school - and it was driving me crazy that sometimes - especially on intricate designs - that you could see that white core - even if only slightly. I mirrored the image and cut it - I LOVE IT! I can't believe I knew thought of this. GENIUS!! Thank you MENDI!!!!!!

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By Ishaan . March 14, 2012 . 2:01pm

Period: The week of March 5th – March 11th (2012)

Top-seller: One Piece: Pirate Warriors – 90,133

Nintendo 3DS sales: 68,951 | Total sales: 5,242,639

PlayStation Vita sales: 10,041 | Total sales: 610,062

Last week saw the release of Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai on the Nintendo 3DS, but despite being the strongest new release of the week, the game wasn’t strong enough to dethrone One Piece: Pirate Warriors, which — despite a massive drop in sales from its first week — hung on to the #1 spot for the second week in a row.

Sales of Project Mirai, however, weren’t as strong as one may have expected. The game sold 86,676 copies in its first week. Let’s compare that to the first week sales of the Project Diva series:

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (2009) – 101,414

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd (2010) – 241,467

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend (2011) – 184,673

Just why Project Mirai’s upfront sales are so much lower is hard to say, considering that the Vocaloid and Nendoroid brands themselves have been doing well. Perhaps it’s due to the lack of focus on certain features that were present in the Project Diva games, such as the Edit Mode, which would allow players to create and share their own customized performances. Unfortunately, it’s hard to say without any conclusive evidence.

Other 3DS games released during the week included Girls RPG: Cinderella Life, which did rather terribly at sub-10k in first-week sales. Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D did a little better at close to 40,000 sold, matching first week sales of Peace Walker HD.

Finally, Street Fighter X Tekken sold a mere 58,471 copies on the PlayStation 3 and 8,527 on the Xbox 360.

The complete top-20 software sales chart was as follows:

Lw Tw Title Weekly Sales Total Sales Sys. Publisher
01. 01. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 90,133 745,907 PS3 Namco Bandai
New 02. Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai 86,676 New 3DS Sega
New 03. Street Fighter X Tekken 58,471 New PS3 Capcom
New 04. Mobile Suit Gundam UC 51,669 New PS3 Namco Bandai
New 05. Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D 38,374 New 3DS Konami
02. 06. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 23,587 66,741 3DS Nintendo
06. 07. Mario Kart 7 17,813 1,564,025 3DS Nintendo
08. 08. Super Mario 3D Land 17,336 1,403,654 3DS Nintendo
03. 09. Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin 16,378 124,886 3DS Marvelous AQL
09. 10. Monster Hunter Tri G 14,286
3DS Capcom
05. 11. Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy 12,811 112,344 3DS Square Enix
New 12. Girls RPG: Cinderella Life 9,519 New 3DS Level 5
07. 13. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations 8,591 92,266 PS3 Namco Bandai
New 14. Street Fighter X Tekken 8,527 New 360 Capcom
New 15. Unit 13 8,089 New PSV Sony
11. 16. Doraemon: Nobita no Kiseki no Shima 6,546 18,775 3DS Furyuu
10. 17. Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave 5,164 102,831 PSP Namco Bandai
16. 18. Just Dance Wii 5,152 560,301 Wii Nintendo
18. 19. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP the Best) 5,104 212,627 PSP Capcom
22. 20. Wii Sports Resort 5,000 887,800 Wii Nintendo

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Square Enix Announce Management Changes To Their Studios

By Ishaan . June 21, 2013 . 9:55am

Square Enix have announced management changes to their studios in North America and Europe. As part of a company-wide restructuring, Crystal Dynamics studio head Darrell Gallagher is now head of all studios in North America and Europe.

While Gallagher will retain his role at Crystal Dynamics for the immediate future, the long-term plan is for him to help work out Square Enix’s portfolio strategy. Additionally, Deus Ex: Human Revolution executive producer David Anfossi will serve as head of Crystal Dynamics going forward.

Anfossi will be responsible for overseeing ongoing Eidos Montreal projects such as the upcoming Thief reboot, as well as two other unannounced projects that the studio is currently working on.

Meanwhile, Square Enix’s recently established Montreal studio will be focusing on tablets. The studio’s assistant director, Patrick Naud, will take on a central leadership position at Square Enix Montreal. As you may recall, in late 2011 Square announced that their Montreal studio would be working on a Hitman game.

On the subject of Hitman, IO Interactive, the studio responsible for that franchise, has seen a reshuffling as well. Following reports of lay-offs at the studio, production director Hannes Seifert will now serve as IO’s full-time studio head.

“Our focus remains firmly set on making great games and delivering unforgettable experiences,” said Square Enix America and Europe CEO Phil Rogers.

“Whilst our games will come in different shapes and sizes, we want to deliver them faster and better and we believe these changes will help our studios achieve just that.”

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  • landlock

    That’s alot of changes. There western studios were one of the sections of the company that were actually producing great games. Hopefully they won’t change to much.

    • Göran Isacson

      True. Hopefully we won’t see that quality lower now, and if it does… welp, guess we’ll remember this as the day when it all went to pieces.

      • Setsu Oh

        i remember the day i realised se didn t care much about anything more than money(chrono cross and xenogears teams leaving, no more matsuno goodness…early 2000s was a nightmare after a dream) that was 13 years ago.
        they did try recently though with sleeping dogs and eidos…
        let s see if tomb raider becomes an uncharted before judging.

  • Sardorim

    They need to control their budgets and at the very least they should cut costs by just reusing the current systems they have for the immediate future with updates here and there.

    • eilegz

      it seems that until they realize that the budget of AAA needs to lower but instead keep increasing and expectations of what a success will be they will never reach to the goals.

      Hopefully things cool down a little bit, i dont mind more ios, android or tablet gaming maybe there its a niche market there. Hopefully they do a sequel to tomb raider at least the reboot its such a good game, its sad to see that they shelf it after not meeting the pharaonic expectatives

      • Sardorim

        I hope so as well. A Tome Raider Sequel with just updates over the system used in the Reboot would be awesome and cost efficient.

  • Hitman for iOS.

  • 60hz

    weird they put the guy who is responsible for runaway dev budgets in charge… it could be a way of promoting out the problem, i guess…

  • Setsu Oh

    i was sooo MAD at se for piling on the west to hide their failure to deliver both versus and 14 two games that have been in dev hell for years.
    i was scared they would limit good studios which made good successes like hitman tomb raider sleeping dogs and due sex and not acknowledge the money pits that are those two games(three with overlong dev cycle agito).

    so now they are restructuring but it doesn t sound like they are punishing.

    seems like talent being moved around for a purpose, promotions.

    i m still waiting and seeing. and hoping for a tomb raider game back in the discovering only realm(i know, i know, it is energy wasted: now they got a whiff of the money lara will become more like a drake than a croft….sad days it is)

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June is traditionally thought of as kick-off to the bridal season, so we thought we’d inspire you by showing a wedding dress that we embellished with machine embroidery! Whether you are making a wedding dress, any other special occasion dress, or if you just want to embellish one that has already made, machine embroidery allows you to create something that is truly one-of-a-kind!

Our dress is a ball gown silhouette, made with ivory silk satin. When you take a closer look at the embroidery that goes all the way around the dress, you’ll notice that there are larger embroidered areas that alternate with smaller ones. We used a technique called Multiple Hoop Embroidery to create the design layouts, which is a feature that can be found on many SINGER sewing & embroidery machines. This feature allows you to take a design that is the size of a single hooping, and create a larger design layout in the software. This large layout is then transferred to the machine for embroidery, but stitched “one hoop at a time”.

emb1hoop one

Take a closer look and you’ll see the four “repeats” of a single design.

emb2    hoop two

A smaller, coordinating design was used to embroider the smaller sections between the larger embroidery layouts:

hoop three

The thread color we chose for the embroidery was similar to the fabric color, creating a tone-on-tone effect.  We used rayon thread on the top of the machine, for a beautiful sheen. Bobbinfil thread was used in the bobbin. Bobbinfil thread is finer (thinner) than all-purpose thread, so when you put it in the bobbin, you can get more thread on the bobbin each time you wind – so you wind less frequently. It also helps make the embroidery less dense on the backside of the fabric. We used SINGER Chromium needles, Style 2000, in a size 11 for doing the machine embroidery. Stabilizer is also important. A fusible tear-away, plus an additional layer of non-fusible tear-away stabilizer was used. When the embroidery was finished, we gently removed the excess stabilizer to prevent distorting the design.

Finally, we used heat-set Swarovski crystals (2000 of them!) to finish it off.  We mixed 2 different colors of crystals – clear and pearl.

We hope that we’ve inspired you to add machine embroidery to one of your next projects! Please share with us what you’ve made – we’d love to see it!

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Create a fun luggage tag, embellished with your choice of monogram, decorative stitching or lettering. Get creative and try any stitch combinations you can imagine! This luggage tag is perfect for gift giving, and will personalize any piece of luggage!

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With 215 sewing stitches,125 built-in embroidery designs and great automatic features, it’s so easy to let your creativity  lead the way!

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Worms Clan Worms Update 1-FLTDOX

Posted 27 Aug 2013 in Game Updates

Worms Clan Worms

Worms™ Clan Wars is the biggest and best Worms™ game to date – more worms, larger landscapes, more dynamic water, more weapons and more customisation items than ever before.

Worms™ Clan Wars is designed to take full advantage of next gen PC hardware. It features beautiful high definition 3D visuals (but still retains the classic 2D gameplay) with new lighting effects, new features to help users interact socially, exciting additions to improve the single player experience, and more of everything a Worms fan could want.

Form Clans, Take On The World

Join together with friends and other Worms™ Clan Wars players to form a fearsome team; name your clan, design your own emblem, promote other players to act as leaders and officers. Enter your clan into the league and fight together to make your mark on the leaderboards. Nobody wants an empty trophy cabinet!

Keep in touch with friends and foes alike using WormNET, the game’s own lobby and chat system. Each clan has its own chat channel, and a number of other channels cater for a variety of hardcore gaming tastes! Jump online to hang out, chat, recruit new members or find games.

Release name: Worms_Clan_Worms_Update_1-FLTDOX
Size: 593.52 MB (622,346,472 bytes)
Language: English

Password: www.skidrowcrack.com

Worms Clan Worms
Worms Clan Worms
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FairLight DOX Division Presents:

Worms Clan Worms Update 1 (c) Team17

Cracked by:  FAiRLiGHT            : :  Release Date: 22-08-13
Packaged by: FAiRLiGHT              # of Options: N/A
Type:  Manual/Reference Card              Type: Crack
CD/Box Covers
Strategy Guide
X Patch
Number of archives: x

Update Notes

- Fixed an issue where the landscape editor was
not available for some people
- Fixed an issue where there would be no retreat
time for Mine and Dynamite on custom scheme
with 3 or 5 seconds set
- You can now scroll the list of available lobbies
when searching for a player match.
- You can now skip past the intro movies
and title screen with a gamepad.
- Fixed a crash when entering a story level
after playing a multiplayer match with a
smaller loadout of classes.
- Custom schemes now appear as such in WormNet.
- Fixed an issue where cancelling joining a channel
in WormNet would cause a softlock
- Fixed an issue where cancelling leaving a
WormNet scheme would cause a softlock.
- You can now add Skip Go and Surrender to a scheme
- You can now cancel searching for a game.
- Fixed an issue where narration was not
muted when all other sounds were

Unrar the update.exe and run it ( point to your installation
folder if required

Play the game

-  Kindest regards - FairLight DOX 2013 -

OS: Windows XP
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT, ATI Radeon HD4650, Intel HD3000
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Sound Card: Windows Compatible Card

  1. Jim (27 Jan 2014, 18:28)

    Does this crack include multiplayer or online?

  2. Jonathan (31 Aug 2013, 16:15)

    Title is wrong, its Worms Clan Wars! 🙂


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Monthly Archives: December 2016

Doctors Warn Unscreened Breast Milk Poses Danger For Babies

Many mothers want nothing more than to breastfeed their babies. In fact, 26.8% of survey respondents said in 2015 that they express breast milk for their infants anywhere from five to 15 times per week. When a biological mom is unable to supply breast milk for her own baby, donor milk is often a great alternative. It provides vital nutrients and helps strengthen the child’s immune system.

However, it can be difficult to secure donor milk through a milk bank, due to high demand or specific qualifications, and so some parents are taking more drastic measures: they’re getting their milk from other mothers they know or even off the internet. Now, doctors are speaking out about the dangers that unscreened breast milk poses for infants.

Typically, donor milk is distributed through milk banks that are run by hospital units. For particularly vulnerable or premature infants, it’s critical they receive milk from these banks. Since breast milk can protect preemies against the onset of serious illnesses, it’s important for these babies to consume natural breast milk instead of formula.

When a mother can’t keep up with the supply of milk her child needs, milk banks can offer a much-needed solution. Chicago’s first milk bank first opened in March of 2016, much to the joy of many frustrated, exhausted mothers and sick babies. But due to the rise in milk bank popularity, mothers aren’t always able to secure donor breast milk. Since this donor milk is usually reserved for at-risk babies, mothers who simply can’t produce breast milk for their otherwise healthy infants are often left in the lurch. While some mothers are turning to their friends for help, others are seeking out breast milk online.

Both options pose a serious danger to infants. Donor milk needs to be pasteurized in order to be safe for consumption. While donor banks screen and pasteurize the milk before distributing it, breast milk obtained from friends or strangers can contain harmful contaminants that can make babies sick.

According to the CDC, one in six Americans becomes ill after consuming contaminated foods or beverages every year. Dr. Steven Abrams of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin notes that “milk banks are tightly regulated and use one of several well-established and proven methods of pasteurization to remove virtually all risks of transmitting infections.”

Unpasteurized and unscreened donor milk can put babies at risk for bacterial or viral contamination, as well as exposure to drugs, medications, or other potentially harmful substances.

And while it is possible to pasteurize milk using home methods, it’s not recommended. In fact, many physicians consider it to be an unsafe practice. The Holder pasteurization method is complicated to perform correctly — and if it’s done incorrectly, most mothers wouldn’t even know definitively until their child becomes sick.

Getting milk from internet sources poses an even greater risk: not only could it be contaminated, but what you’re getting might not even be breast milk. In fact, Dr. Valerie Flaherman, nursery director at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, says that even formula is preferable to breast milk sourced online.

“Buying milk from the internet and feeding it to babies is hazardous and risks giving the infant an infection, either an infection directly transmitted from an infected donor or an infection that occurs because milk storage conditions were poor.” She pointed out that, at the very least, “formula is prepared and stored according to FDA guidelines and is a much safer choice than casually shared breast milk.”

These concerns have prompted the American Academy of Pediatrics to release an official policy statement on donor milk, advising parents to avoid human milk sharing. While these mothers must all agree that “breast is best,” that adage should not be taken to the extreme for the sake of these vulnerable children.

Angry Chicago Brides Wait Years For Wedding Video Delivery

For the majority of us, a wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event that we’ll want to remember forever. After all, 88% of Americans get married at least once. And while 2.4 million weddings are performed each year nationwide, not every couple recalls every detail from their nuptials. Typically, that’s when having wedding photos and video footage come in handy. But several Chicago area brides are still fighting to gain access to video captured on their special day.

Some of these brides have been waiting years to receive their wedding videos. One bride, Erin Brewer, has only photographs to remember her 2012 wedding. “We want that memory, we want to be able to share it with our friends, our family, and our children when they get older and we can’t,” says Brewer.

Former bride Tara Grall has a similar story. She’s never received the video footage from her 2011 wedding. The same goes for Nikki Novak, as well as 11 other brides.

The reason? One lone videographer.

Each bride hired John Kevin Mohan, of John Kevin Films, to document her wedding. And in each case, the brides have been left frustrated — and without final, edited footage of that day’s celebrations.

Erin Brewer says she paid Mohan $1,225 to film her wedding. While most of the other brides have paid in full as well, none have been given the fully produced Blu-Ray/DVD they were promised. Some do have raw, unedited footage in their possession, but were given this footage only very recently — and only after multiple complaints were launched.

Nikki Novak stated that Mohan “would just give me the same excuses over and over. I’m still encoding, I’m still encoding, and if it wasn’t that, it was the upgrade in software or having to buy new software and then reinstall it.”

Though Mohan was quick to point out that Novak still has a $325 balance due on her payment, he noted that he would forgive this due to the delay. But his excuses seem to have no bounds.

“As soon as I found this problem with the editing, I stopped selling wedding contracts,” he said. “I came out and filmed everyone’s weddings to get them memorialized knowing that eventually I would get this editing problem under control, which I am at this point. The jobs are getting done.”
Mohan blames the delays on technical problems, like the “blue screen of death” he experienced with his computer. He went on to say that “the editing computer I had put together was not up to the task of editing high-definition footage. The program froze, it stalled, it crashed. I ended up having to borrow money from my family. So, I’m getting them done finally, but it is still taking me a long time.”

Mohan has needed more than just financial help from his family. He was forced to file for bankruptcy, and his business has an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau. Complaints on the BBB’s website further illustrate that these incidents are not isolated, and that countless couples have been five years or more for their wedding footage.

While Mohan says he hopes to have the video editing completed before Christmas, these brides are likely skeptical that they’ll ever get access to their wedding footage. Experts advise clients to always have written contracts before agreeing to deals such as these; you can even put in a stipulation that full payment will be delivered upon the video’s receipt.

200 Dogs and Cats at Chicago Shelter at Risk of Being Euthanized

puppy-1047722_960_720Approximately 46.3 million households in the U.S. own a dog, but there are still many more dogs and cats left in shelters. One shelter in Chicago houses over 200 dogs and cats, all of which are at risk of being euthanized, according to a South Side Alderman.

Ald. Raymond Lopez argues that hundreds of dogs and cats in shelters are at risk of being euthanized as a result of renovations beginning at the city’s animal shelter. Lopez has repeatedly called for the resignation of shelter executive director Susan Russell.

A small group of protesters joined Lopez on Monday December 5, toting signs with slogans such as “Susan Russel has got to go.”

Animal Care and Control is planning to close two of its pavilions temporarily while renovations are being completed, but Lopez said that the temporary closures could lead to 200 animals being euthanized. In the event that less space becomes available, euthanizing measures could be taken.

Lopez, a devoted pet activist, explained that a number of pets currently at the shelter are on an urgent adoption list, which means they have 24 hours to be adopted or they will face euthanasia. “We are holding this protest to send a clear message that we expect her to find alternate housing for these animals — not kill them,”Lopez said.

Lopez was one of a number of Aldermen who signed an “order” that proposed Chicago become a no-kill city. Their original request was “encouraging” no-kill shelters in Chicago, but the new order has a number of provisions that, if approved, would fundamentally change the way pet shelters operated in Chicago.

“Our goal is to reduce the killing of animals and to improve their care and well-being, and to reduce the costs to the taxpayers,” Lopez said. Despite concerns from Animal Care and Control about the no-kill policy, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has repeatedly expressed support for a no-kill culture in Chicago.

Violent Crime Still Rising in Chicago As National Crime Rate Drops

shootout2016In many ways, Chicago can be considered two separate cities, divided by class. Chicago is home to more than 7,300 restaurants, long spans of beaches, and luxury real estate, but is also one of the deadliest cities in the nation.

Earning the nickname “Chiraq,” the Windy city has seen more than 600 homicides this year. By Labor Day the city had already surpassed its 2015 homicide rate, and this year, it is on track to have its deadliest year on record in the last 20 years if the death toll exceeds 730.

During the month of November, there were 77 murders in Chicago, bringing the total number of homicides to 682. So far, November has been the third most deadly month of 2016.

Chicago’s deadly trend is consistent with that of some other cities in the country. Baltimore is on track to meet 300 homicides for the second year in a row, while Washington, D.C. had 113 homicides by the end of October.

Yet, for the majority of the country, violent crime rates have dropped significantly. In New York City, shootings and homicides were both down through the month of October.

“It is gratifying to see the members of the NYPD reach new crime reduction milestones,” said New York Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill.

Chicago police, on the other hand, have not been as successful. They report that Chicago’s rising homicide rates are largely due to activity in the city’s South and West sides. They also report a sizable number of illegal gun possessions in the area.

Despite strict gun regulations within the city, it is still legal to bring a gun into Chicago from a neighboring state. Data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows that this happens pretty regularly. In 2014, 88% of all the gun seizures in Illinois were recovered from Chicago, and roughly 60% of those guns were traced back to other states. From 2010 to 2014, the majority of these guns came from neighboring Indiana.

As the Chicago Police Department struggles with community trust and civil unrest, especially following the 2016 election, the department is still trying to restore peace within the city limits. Law enforcement officials say that they are trying to pull illegal firearms from the streets to combat the growing rates of violence.

In a statement, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said:

“We will not allow the level of violence we’ve seen in some parts of the city to continue and I have laid out a comprehensive plan to build stronger community partnerships, which is crucial to making our streets safer.”

By the end of October, officials say that 7,000 guns have been recovered this year. Within the next two years, Chicago also hopes to hire 970 new officers.


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As can occasionally happen in the new world of Kevin Smith, the writer/director/podcaster/film geek came online Tuesday and dropped a massive update on his upcoming film Tusk. Smith has tons of praise for the film, which finished principal photograph last month, and has only two more days of filming to go once a mystery actor becomes available.

While his original plan was to rush the film for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Smith is so happy with the final product he’s holding it back so he can add in those final scenes and give the film a “monster movie score!” He’s hired Chris Drake (The Dark Knight Returns animated films) to do that. Instead of showing the movie at Sundance, he’ll debut a trailer in Park City.

Read much more, including where Smith could film Clerks III, and see some artwork for the in-film podcast featuring Justin Long and Haley Joel Osment, below.

All the info comes from Smith’s blog and Facebook. The long post is a must read for fans, but here are the highlights.

First up, this piece of art for the in-film podcast:

Tusk Podcast

And all this:

  • Tusk will not premiere at Sundance, but a trailer for the film will debut in front of a midnight screening at the festival.
  • Smith will be at Sundance to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Clerks.
  • Smith enjoyed filming Tusk in Charlotte, NC so much, he’s looking into shooting Clerks III there.
  • The entire film is edited save for two days of Los Angeles filming with character Guy Lapointe. That’ll happen in late December early January
  • Smith will host an early screening of the film for Smodcast listeners in the coming weeks.
  • “TUSK is the best flick with which I’ve ever been involved. Holy shit, did Michael Parks and Justin Long CRUSH it! This flick is like porn if you like to watch actors emote and say fucked up things about shipwrecks and sharks and Ernest Hemmingway and walruses and terror and madness. “
  • “The whole flick is loaded with SModCo Easter eggs: visual and dialogue references to lots of shit I’ve talked about and said in all of my podcasts these many years. It’s not inside baseball at all, and if you’ve never listened to a podcast, you won’t miss anything – but if you’re a regular listener to all my chatter, get ready to go on an aural treasure hunt.”
  • Smith calls cinematographer James Laxton “the real rockstar of Tusk.” “This is the best looking flick on my resume now, with composition that looks like it belongs to a far better film. “

There are a few other tidbits about the film over on the blog, but those are the highlights. Mainly, the director is incredibly excited about the work he, his crews and his actors did on the film and he’s going to take his time with it, giving it the respect it deserves.

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Watch these lions go bonkers over giant paper ropes (VIDEO).

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Watch Lions Go Bonkers Over Giant Paper Ropes

Now they just need a laser pointer.

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The lion leaps vertically, its outstretched claws snagging its quarry. Falling into a crouch, the big cat readies itself to tear its catch to pieces—which shouldn’t be too difficult, considering that its prey is actually a massive rope made out of butcher paper.

Earlier this month, the Oregon Zoo posted a video of its lions leaping, pouncing, and gnawing on, basically, gigantic cat toys woven from brown paper. But the zookeepers weren’t just toying with these creatures. Games like these are a key part of the zoo’s animal enrichment program, designed to keep their captive animals physically and mentally active.

What exactly is enrichment? It’s a somewhat nebulous concept, but it essentially encompasses a number of strategies to keep captive animals engaged. Habitat enrichment, for instance, adds diverse and stimulating spaces to an enclosure. Behavioral enrichment drives positive behavior—giving the animals a chance to behave similarly to how they would in the wild. Sensory enrichment adds new sights, sounds, and smells to an animal’s environment. And, lastly, cognitive enrichment gives them the chance to solve puzzles—often for a food reward.

Enrichment is tremendously important for the well-being of captive animals. In the 1970s, scientists found that rats raised in complex environments developed more connections between neurons in certain parts of their brains than those raised in simple cages. And this isn’t just limited to mammals. Richard Coss, a professor emeritus of psychology and animal behavior researcher at the University of California–Davis, found similar increases in neuronal connectivity in social fish that had been raised in a group, as compared with those raised in isolation.

Enrichment is even important for ensuring that animals reproduce in captivity. For small cats like lynxes—which only successfully produce offspring about half of the time—more social interactions with their human handlers lead to increased reproduction, according to a study conducted at the Oregon Zoo in the 1990s.

But does enrichment approximate what these animals would get in nature? Not always, especially because it may not be possible to replicate certain wild conditions in captivity. But while mental stimulation from interacting with humans certainly doesn’t resemble what these cats would see in their native habitats, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t help, experts explain.

“Stimulating underlying evolutionarily old motivations—which are fundamentally important to the psychological well being of animals—may not always look” the way it does in nature,  says Jason Watters, the vice president of wellness and animal behavior at the San Francisco Zoo. “Everything from furniture, to electronic gadgets, to puzzles, to you name it—there’s all different forms of enrichment.”

Amy Cutting, an animal curator at the Oregon Zoo, says the term for this kind of mimicry is functional naturalism. “While you may not give a lion a wild deer to stalk and kill—a live animal—you might give it an artificial one,” she says. “They have the opportunity to stalk that prey, wrestle it to the ground, process that item, go through all the steps that they would in the natural environment. So that’s creating a functionally natural opportunity for the animal—even if it doesn’t look natural.”

And these captive animals deserve all the enrichment they can get.

“It’s a cheetah being a cheetah, a lion being a lion, a polar bear being a polar bear,” Cutting says. “That’s our goal.”


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Back from Bloggers ‘K’arnival

Ahh… what an interesting day I had today.

I attended the PJ Challenge Bloggers ‘K’arnival event at Jaya33 just now organised by Kapersky and Advertlets and I was one of the speakers who gave a talk on blogging alongside Kennysia, Joshlim, Rames, NikiCheong, AmandaChoe, Soonwei and Ellie.

Here’s a summary post of the event today. Full detailed one with more photos and videos will be up sometime in August.

Oh btw, photos below were shot by Howie and Mynjayz as I did not have time to even touch my camera lol

That was the hall we were in for the Blog 411 sharing session.

All the presenters and hosts took a group shot before the talk session commenced.

Kennysia was the first presenter. He talked about how he started blogging, stuff he did to get pageviews and etc.

Then it was my turn! Rames and I shared the same slot as we both talked about designs and blogging.

The crowd got excited when I showed them some of my jump shots and they requested me to do the smashpOp jump at the end of the talk.. ahahah (Photo added to my JUMPILATION)

Everyone tried to take a shot of me jumping as there was a live blogging competition going on as well. Check out one of the contestant here.

Ellie and Amanda were after us… and we sort of camho-d after our talk sessions.

Here’s a preview video of my talk. Full fledge version will be up in August.

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  1. June 21, 2009

    regarding pic #2, i found that you are kinda tall compare to others eh…tee hee^^
    and cool jump too 😀

    smashpOp Replies:

    oh hahah yea. usually ppl who meets me they will say “eh u r so tall.. but u look short in photos”

    sammy Replies:

    what ppl-who-meet-u said is correct. LOLs

  2. June 21, 2009

    Your trademark jump again…haha. Next time got talk again let me know, I want to see how you jump LIVE.

    smashpOp Replies:

    haha okok next time we jump together can?

    Ah Hong Replies:

    Thanks for the invite…I doubt I still can lift myself into the air or not. Haha :p

  3. June 21, 2009

    Nice meeting you man! and it was great stuff you and ramesh presented…

    smashpOp Replies:

    thanks man! nice meeting u too 😀

  4. June 21, 2009

    Brudder!! damn good meeting u yday yo! just too bad couldn’t catch ur jump since i was the other side..great job!

    smashpOp Replies:

    ahahaha yea man… feel good channel. lol thanks for the dram! :DL

  5. June 21, 2009

    Just watch the video, didn’t know you bought a semi pro before. Hahaha. But you are right, blogging is evolving from just text only. You need good picture to say everything, which you have already got it 😉

    Waiting for your whole 30 minutes session video upload man 🙂

    smashpOp Replies:

    ahha yea man… the panasonic fz5. Cant wait to post it up too

  6. Hey Jason,

    Great to ‘ve met up wth ya’ll during the PJ event. I’m really fascinated wth the way you’ve created a ‘brand’ out of ur blog 🙂 amazin’ great fotos wth consistent updates! great stuff..

    Vignesh Raja

    smashpOp Replies:

    hey Vignesh… thanks for coming to the talk. haha hope I didnt bore you guys with my talk.

    see you soon!

  7. woah that’s really cool. i wonder what are the other secrets in making a blog a success? *tsk tsk*

    smashpOp Replies:

    ahahah got other secrets meh

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Glitch leaves Go Card users out of pocket

The international company responsible for TransLink's smartcard ticketing technology was left red-faced after a technical glitch saw more than 2800 Go Card customers charged for trips they never took.

The bungle brought a personal apology from Cubic Australasia's managing director, Tom Walker, to Transport Minister Scott Emerson, and the introduction of system controls to prevent more trouble.

Although the issue was rectified on October 8, a TransLink spokesman said Cubic was still working with about 10 customers to resolve their account imbalances.

The spokesman said the fault had affected users with automated top-up accounts and caused Go Card recharge transactions to duplicate. He said the charge was shown as pending on passengers' bank statements.

“This arose as a result of an operator error during a security upgrade for the system,” he said. “The remainder of the live Go Card system was operating normally during the time of the top-up issue.”

But one of the customers referred to Cubic by TransLink told that the fault had resulted in almost $1000 in false recharges billed to his account.

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“It took two years to reach 1 million cards. Then in mid-2011 it reached 2 million. Today the figure stands at 3 million. That is a remarkable accomplishment and a tribute to the strength of the TransLink-Cubic partnership in the Queensland system.”

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Search engines like Google have some very strict requirements to meet before they will recognize you as a legitimate email content provider. And without exception your #1 goal should be to recognize and comply with these requirements because if you don’t, you could end up having your domain blacklisted or blocked.

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Today was our fourth annual Thanksgiving celebration celebrated at Disneyland in Southern California. Four years ago, this all started on a whim. Looking for an alternative to spending all day in the kitchen, that could be better spent with the entire family – we decided to give the Disney Resorts in Southern California a try.
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Disneyland for Thanksgiving was great year one, better year two, and still great last year.

We were anticipating a larger crowd this year – Disney had heavily advertised Thanksgiving at Disneyland and California Adventure last year and the crowds had picked up some. While we did not see any advertisements this year, we were thinking the crowd growth could continue.

For that reason, we left the Doubletree Guest Suites just before 8:00am to catch the Anaheim Resort Transit (ART) to the Disney Resorts (an all-day ticket costs just $3 for as many round trips as you need up until 3:00am). After waiting a few minutes, all eight of us arrived at the park around 8:15am. The only item worth of note here is that passes for blackout days for Annual Pass holders are now $40/day rather than $30/day, a pretty large increase over our last visit.
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While it was too late to locate a DreamPASS or get in line for Finding Nemo, we started off with the usual collection rides. Luckily, the rides had minimal waits and included Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters, Indiana Jones, and Pirates of the Caribbean. We were also able to grab a FastPass for Space Mountain so we could come back later. By the time we finished the rides, the California Adventure Park was opening.

We headed over there because we wanted a free snack at the Mission Tortilla Factory right near the Paradise Pier, where you can see my personal favorite video. The kids are presenting the importance of the tortilla itself as well as tortilla making. With, of course the dog saying my favorite work – Maseca!

After enjoying some rides at California Adventure we headed over to the StoryTeller Café in the Grand Californian Hotel. Our “reservation” or preferred seating time in Disney-speak was for 2:10pm – just a short time after the Thanksgiving buffet opened. At $29.99, it is hard to beat the meal and options included for their Thanksgiving feast. While the quality of the food (noticeably the Prime Rib and the stuffing) were not as good as previous years, it was still an enjoyable meal and better than many alternatives.
The Holiday Parade - A Christmas Fantasy - at Disneyland on Thanksgiving Day
After filling up, we spent a little more time at the park before we sneaked back to the hotel to “rest” and really watch the USC vs. Arizona State game. We all know how that turned out.

Once the game’s outcome was no longer in doubt we headed back to watch the Disneyland -- "Believe...In Holiday Magic" fireworks show. Most impressive this year is the new appearance of the “snow” on the castle as well as the new lighting. And of course a great fireworks show and snow (er, soap) falling from the sky.

Nice reflective shot of Snow White's Castle at night with lights at Disneyland on Thanksgiving

Finally, we used our FastPasses at Space Mountain before heading back to the hotel for the evening. Next year we'll need T-Shirts for our 5th year of having a Thanksgiving celebration at Disneyland