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HERMANN MISSOURI OKTOBERFEST 2010
HERMANN MISSOURI OKTOBERFEST 2010 - CLICK ON PHOTO FOR THIS YEARS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
ECC Womens Volleyball Team (Union, Missouri): Jumps to #4 in the NJCAA-Division II rankings - their highest ranking ever.
The 36-7 East Central College Falcons are heading the Wisconsin Dells for the NJCAA National Tournament for the third year in a row with their sights set on bringing home the National Championship. The NJCAA Nationals will be held November 18-20..
A pep rally will be held in the ECC Gym Tuesday, November 16, at 10:45 a.m. prior to the bus departing at 11:30 a.m. . . Coach Brad Bruns and the East Central College volleyball team have enjoyed success the past several weeks. They currently sit at #4 in the NJCAA-Division II rankings - their highest ranking ever. They also claimed the championship of the Midwest Community College Athletic Conference with an 8-0 record.
In addition to earning the conference championship, Coach Bruns was named MCCAC Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season. Four players recceived 1st Team All-Conference Honors: Kirchhofer, Joyce, Kelly and Borgerding. Trevino was named 2nd Team All-Conference.
Three weeks ago Kirchhofer was named NJCAA Division II player of the week. Teammate Aleisha Joyce received the same honor in September.
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2010 REGION 16 / DISTRICT O CHAMPS!
A season goal of winning the NJCAA Region 16/District O Championship was achieved by the NJCAA #4 East Central College Falcons.
The NJCAA National Tournament will be held in Wisconsin November 18-20. ECC is seeded fourth and will face #13 Kirkwood Community College in the first round at 3 p.m. next Thursday. Kirkwood is seeded thirteenth. The Falcons defeated them in late October. ECC has won on both occasions when they’ve faced Kirkwood this season.
This marks ECC's third consecutive trip to nationals.
Garfield creator claims comic ill timed...Begs the Question?...
WHEN IS IT APPROPRIATE???????
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Photo Grab of video featuring, Bad Taste Comic
(Quality is Bad, but so IS this Comic)
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This Veterans Day, a famous cartoon strip is causing quite a controversy, offending many veterans and their families. The author of Thursday’s Garfield comic strip is apologizing profusely for something he says was unintentional and regrettable
GM's recall involves certain 2010 and 2011 model year Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne sedans with V8 engines. The cars have alternator cables that can wear through a power steering line, leading to a fluid leak. A leak could cause a loss of power steering and lead to a crash. Chrysler's recall involves certain 2008 model year Jeep Liberty SUVs. Water could get into the windshield wiper motor and stop the wipers, which could reduce a driver's visibility and lead to a crash. Click Here for more info.
A 2-year-old girl who was taken from her western Missouri home Thursday morning by a woman claiming to a child welfare worker was found safe about nine hours later in Iowa, authorities said. Two people were with Syah D. Duffey when Iowa State Highway Patrol officers stopped a vehicle about 5:45 p.m. near the Des Moines suburb of Mitchellville, the Cass County Sheriff's Department said.
No other information about the stop or the people with the girl was immediately released. Mitchellville is about 210 miles northeast of the Cass County town of East Lynne, where Syah lives with her mother.
Authorities had issued an Amber Alert for Syah around 2:30 p.m., six hours after the woman came to the home in East Lynne, about 35 miles south of Kansas City, and drove away with the child in a dirty white van with Iowa license plates.
Syah's grandmother, Karrie Ratkewicz, told local media outlets that the family believed the woman has ties to the girl's father, who hasn't met the child but talks to her on the telephone frequently. Ratkewicz said the girl's father lives in Iowa.
Cass County sheriff's Cpl. Kevin Tieman said the case was being treated as a stranger abduction because the woman, who claimed to be an Iowa child welfare worker, wasn't known to anyone in Syah's family.
Tieman said Syah's mother didn't immediately contact authorities because she was trying to verify with family members why the girl was taken.
"We now know it was not any legitimate reason the child would have been taken, but the mother wasn't able to confirm that until 90 minutes later," Tieman said.
A white female came to the childs residence. The mother believed that the female suspect was with the Division of Family Services and gave the child to her. The suspect was driving an older model white van with unknown Iowa registration. Suspect and child may be going to where the childs father lives in Iowa.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par with movies, books and music. For the hordes of devoted fans who waited at midnight Monday to get their hands on the military shooter, this is hardly a surprise. For them, popping the new "Call of Duty" into a game console is the equivalent of turning on the TV to watch the Super Bowl or sitting back with a tub of popcorn to watch the latest blockbuster movie.
Across two years, with a budget well in the tens of millions of dollars, the developers of "Black Ops" created a world that immerses players in Cold War-era battles with settings ranging from 1960s Cuba to Vietnam and the Soviet Union.
Though game developers see their creations as art, not everyone agrees. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over a California law that seeks to ban the sale of ultra-violent video games to minors. Parents' groups and politicians say games should be regulated like firearms and tobacco rather than like books and movies, which are protected by the First Amendment. A ruling is expected next year.
Many liken these games to movies - and it's an apt comparison. Along with the hyper-realistic cinematic scenery and surprise plot twists, there are well-known actors - including Gary Oldman, Ed Harris and Sam Worthington - lending their voices to the game's main characters. Also, the motion-capture technology used to track actors' bodies is the same that was used in "Avatar." ____________________________________________________ .
Learn about all the great new features in Black Ops Multiplayer: Theater Mode, Combat Training, the COD Currency System, Wager Matches, Massive Customization Options, Contracts, and the Emblem Editor
* The wager game mode depicted and discussed in this video is for entertainment purposes only. COD Points have no monetary value and may be used for in-game purposes only. ___________________________________________________________________________ Activision Blizzard Inc. sold 5.6 million units the day "Call of Duty" went on sale, according to the company. Its predecessor, "Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2," sold 4.7 million copies in 24 hours to reap $310 million on its first day of sale last year. Within a week, it made $550 million.
Games like "Call of Duty," "Grand Theft Auto" and "Halo" all fit into the blockbuster category, and with each sequel they only get bigger. Production budgets for these games rival those of big-screen movies, as does the marketing push behind them. The video game audience has expanded considerably in the last five years, reaching women, young children and even senior centers. But the people who flock to "Call of Duty" and other shooters are still primarily young men, just not as young as some would think. The average U.S. game player is 34 years old, according to the Entertainment Software Association.
A big part of the appeal of "Call of Duty" is its multiplayer feature, meaning gamers can fight against someone across the country or on the other side of the world.
"Everyone thinks that games are these solitary things," said Patrick Markey, a Villanova University professor who studies video games. "But now, hooked up to the Internet, it's friends and strangers we are playing with."
"Black Ops" went on sale Tuesday in North America and the U.K. It costs $60 and works on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, and PCs. With that cost, games have an easier time setting dollar sales records than much less expensive movies or music.
The latest "Call of Duty" game broke records set by its predecessor a year ago. The $360 million in North American and U.K. sales on the first day is higher than any other form of entertainment - even beating box office sales of top movies in those markets over the entire opening weekend. The game is rated M for mature - meaning it's not meant for kids under 17. It's bloody, to be sure, but new media professor Charles Palmer says that's not the main appeal. "It's the challenge," said Palmer, who teaches at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. "It's one of those areas that thrills and excites people."
Sports games, such as "Madden," from Electronic Arts, are also popular, as are music simulators such as "Guitar Hero." But shooters in the style of "Call of Duty" continue to be the most popular. . Click Here for more info.
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