The Superbowl curse lives on. New England Patriots miss playoffs
December 28, 2008
Some people belive in jinxes and curses and all that. Others don’t. However, it is getting pretty hard to ignore one curse which centers around the Superbowl or rather the losers of the Superbowl. No one believed the curse would hold any water this year for the New England Patriots who were a perfect 16-0 last season before losing in the SuperBowl. However 9 minutes into the season, they lose last year’s MVP Tom Brady. Over the course of the season they lost several other prominent starters on offense and defense. However, they chugged along to a 11-5 record and became the only team since 1985 Dever Broncos to miss the playoffs despite a pretty good 11-5 record. So, what is the superbowl curse.
Superbowl curse: The loser of the premier National Football League event the Superbowl, does not make the playoffs the following season. Let us recap the events over the past decade.
2008: New England Patriots (lost to the New York Giants 14-17 in Superbowl 42)
2007: Chicago Bears (lost to Indianapolis Colts 17-29 in Superbowl 41)
2006: Seattle Seahawks (only exception to the curse. Make the playoffs despite losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers 10-21)
2005: Philadelphia Eagles (lost to New England Patriots 21-24 in Superbowl 39)
2004: Carolina Panthers (lost to New England Patriots 29-32 in Superbowl 38)
2003: Oakland Raiders(lost to Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21-48 in Superbowl 37)
2002: St.Loius Rams(lost to New England Patriots 17-20 in Superbowl 36)
2001: New York Giants (lost to Baltimore Ravens 7-34 in Superbowl 35)
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Paintball Tips
December 28, 2008
In a game like paintball, it’s crucial to have good aim. Withoutit, in a game where the enemy must be eliminated, a loss is certainwithout hitting targets. Good aim is a skill that is mastered overtime, but it is a skill that can be honed from the beginning. There are some ways to practice aim prior to hitting the field. For those that have their own equipment, here are some drills to do from the backyard:
Hanging targets: Hang some targets, such as cans or bottles, from strings on tree branches, clothesline poles and other sturdy objects. The idea in this is that the targets will be of height of opponents in different positions. Let the wind be a natural obstacle, as it will mimic the opponent moving. If this becomes easy, move back a few steps, further to one side or another, or choose smaller targets. This is a surefire way to build aiming skills.
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How to Extract Audio from a Music Video
December 28, 2008
How to Extract Audio from a Music Video
The Internet popularity promotes the development of online music videos. Now it has become amazingly easy to get music videos online for entertainment. Sometimes, we may want to extract a song from a music video. Now, let me tell you how to achieve it step by step.
(From Google blog: http://dvd5video.blogspot.com Details with screenshots are provided in this blog. Technical support: http://www.clone2go.com)
Take a music video on YouTube as an example to show you how to extract the song. Here we go:
Log onto YouTube.com and search the music video first. Enter the searched page and you will get the URL from your browser.
Now you need a tool to capture the flash video and extract the song from it. There are lots of such tools, among which I recommend the powerful application Clone2go Video Converter Professional as it is not only a completely free media player, but also a powerful video conversion application. Let’s take a look at its powerful function first:
– Convert video files between almost all popular formats. The input format includes: MOV, WMV, FLV, MPEG-4, MPG, RM, RMVB, AVI, VOB, ASF, DV, 3GP, M1V and M2V. The output format includes: AVI, WMV, 3GP, MPEG-4, MP3, FLV, etc.
– Convert videos at high speed with perfect output quality
– Extract sound tracks in MP3 format from video clips
– Change video and audio properties independently
– Multi-select files for batch conversion
– Customize output video frame size
– Split files into smaller parts
You can download the latest version of Clone2go Video Converter Professional at http://www.clone2go.com/products/videoconverter.php
After installation, launch the program. Click “YouTube” button.
Now, copy the above-mentioned URL of the music video and paste it into the form of the pop-up window.
After that, double click the bar to download the video from YouTube.
Downloading …
Select the video when completed.
Select the audio format that you need such as MP3, WAV and OGG.
Click one of the “Encode” buttons to extract audio.
Then, you will see the pop-up window. As it is the evaluation version, it converts each video file only for three minutes. While the Full Version can convert video files without the limit of time, which is mentioned on Clone2go.com
Anyway, click the “button” to continue with the evaluation.
Clone2go Video Converter Professional extracts audio very fast. Only a few seconds later, 65% has completed.
When completed, click “Folder” to get the music. Done!
Besides, the google blog http://dvd5video.blogspot.com teaches you how to convert DVD movies or videos to popular video formats such as MPEG, mp4, 3GP, WMV and AVI.
Now, you can put the music into your portable devices such as Nokia, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, Xbox, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Dopod and enjoy it anywhere!
How to Extract a Song from a Music Video.doc (443 KB)
This post was submitted by Jordan.
Yahoo and Google censorship
December 28, 2008
It is Google’s policy not to censor search results. On the other hand, in response to local laws, regulations, or policies, they must censor search results.
Specific governments keep a tight rein on the internet and what users can access. The latest action taken was Argentina forcing Google & Yahoo to censor search results. The censorship was related about a variety of celebrities, including public officials, models, actors, and sports stars. For example users’ searching for the world’s most well known soccer stars and the current national team head coach – Diego Maradona — produces zero results, along with a message from Yahoo that’s roughly translated as follows:
Google first received an order to block references to the individuals on its Argentina search engine in mid-2007. “A group of about 70 fashion models, represented by the same lawyer, initially asked the Internet Company to block all search results with their names with the intent of blocking pornographic sites that used the models’ pictures. Google responded that it would only block specific problematic links, provided it could notify users.” (Source: CNet News)
If you are interested in reading more about specific governments’ policy and/or laws regarding Internet censorship in various countries around the world, here are some links:
http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/cens3.html
http://epic.org/free_speech/censorship/
This post was submitted by anelly85.
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