There is a very good reasons why the clock counts up. A half is never a full 45 minutes. First you play 45 minutes and then the game is extended, at the officials' discretion, to make up for any stoppages during the game. Hence there is no definite number to count down from as there is no definite half length.
I suppose you could count down from 45, but you'd end up with -3 minutes or something.
Of course it has to be an offence that requires a direct free kick (so, for example, a backpass from inside the area that the goalkeeper picks up does not end in a penalty), but let's not confuse matters:o)
Also, search for the Rabbit Joint and try and find their "Legend of Zelda" song. You will laugh your ass off. "Link...he come to town...come to save...the princess zelda!" It used to be on MP3.com, but it's gone now. Probably lawyers didn't like it.
Then check out DVD Region X for the PS2. Older versions came with a special memory card, newer versions just take up space on a standard memory card. You boot from a special disc, then it prompts you to choose your region. You select it, the disc tray opens, you replace the disc, push in the tray and then select the DVD in the browser.
It is simple and it works. I use it all the time to view R1 DVDs with my R2 PS2. Your TV has to be capable of outputting the PAL source though, which is one area where Europe has an advantage. Our TVs these days are almost always PAL/NTSC compatible, whereas US TVs rarely have PAL compatibility.
You have to get an NTSC version of DVD Region X. I know it exists, but I don't know where you buy it. The PAL version is widely available and is made by Datel Electronics.
Finally, you can plug in codes from the website, if you update your PS2 DVD driver version.
They've shown at least three episodes in Sweden so far. The last one I saw was when Arthur told his Mother about beign a super-hero. I think it started before Christmas, but got postponed during the Christmas period.
Otherwise think of people in Europe paying $120 a month for 64Kbps "cable" with a cap on download.
Shit, which country is that? I know it isn't my native country (UK) or where I live (Sweden, where I get 10Mbit for 20 USD with no caps and the ability to setup whatever servers I want - www.bredband.com)
Do you have anything to back up this claim of cable for 120 USD? Or were you using another type of dollar? If so, perhaps you should point out which type when posting on a US site.
Hes using Centigrade you idiot. You brits sold out, use Imperial measures, its the only way to go.
*grin*
During my youth (80s) the weather report used both scales. After living through that you begin to appreciate something cleaner, more streamlined. You don't really care what scale they use then.
I guess we just like the best of both worlds, choosing to use which ones we like. Then again, you could give us a break. I mean, who else managed to hold on to a base-12 currency until 1970?:o)
Note that not the whole of the EU is going to paying in Euros next year (The UK, Denmark and Sweden currently have no concrete Euro plans). I hate to be pedantic, but if you're going to pick up on other people's minor errors then try to get it right yourself.
A common scenario in American football is a 180-pound receiver, standing completely still while catching a mid-field pass, being slammed into by a 250-pound linebacker running top speed. This generally does not happen in rugby.
You have quite obviously never seen a full back flattened when trying to make a "fair catch" (which requires standing still and shouting "mark" whilst catching) then.
UPC channels, Avante, Reality TV, Expo, and Innergy, all of which have annoying logos and are uniquely European.
Of which this European (British now living in Sweden) has only heard of one and I have been a user of NTL Digital Cable (Parents, UK), ON:Digital (Me, UK), UPC (Me, Sweden), Canal+ Digital (Girlfriend's Parents, Sweden) and Comhem Digital (Me, Sweden).
Perhaps these channels are not as widespread as you thought - hence the usage of annoying logos to bring attention to them.
FWIW the worst offenders seem to be the likes of Discovery channels, National Geographic and so on. AKA channels that don't have their origins in Europe.
Oh, btw, the channel I had heard of is Avante. Not that I watch it though.
On the other hand, we have fixed-price broadband and you...don't. And likely won't, ever.
Sorry, you lost me there. Who doesn't have fixed price broadband? I can't speak for Asia, but I know in Sweden broadband is everywhere - and I have never seen it for anything but fixed price. Generally speaking you are talking about 250 SEK (25 USD) for 512k down.
There are providers who don't even bother with DSL or cable. Take www.tele2.se and www.bredbandsbolaget.com who are installing ethernet connections to homes. I have one in mine - a little socket beside the front door. According to Bredbandsbolaget it will go live this month. Oh and they cost 495 SEK (49.5 USD) setup and 200 SEK (20 USD) per month.
Not unless it was spelled emmail. Vowels followed by one consonant and then more vowels are typically long, in English.
Utter tosh. This make work for thoroughbred Germanic lanuages, like German and the Nordic languages, but English has had too much of a Latin influence (for example, years of occupation by France) for such generalisms.
Try speaking to someone who has learned English as a second language. English may be very simple in terms of structure (no sex for nouns and suchlike) but what makes it difficult is pronunciation - they are next to no rules on how things are pronounced. You have to start using the language to learn it, it cannot be learned by reading rules in books.
Oh dear, it is the foreigner getting all his British history from Hollywood again. There's another reply to your post which someone should mod up. In addition to that, I'd offer these sites for information about how you can't exactly rely on Braveheart to be.
Anyway try here, here (offers differing views in the form of letters to a newspaper), here (movie nitpicking site, not just about history), here (have to scroll down a bit) and here. I could find other, better sites, but I am at work, so shoudl really get back to coding.
The American people, believe it or not, actually are angry all on their own because their lives have been disrupted, and they're tired of terrorism.
Tired of Terrorism? Lives disrupted?
What has happened is terrible and tragic. However, the US population as a whole cannot be "tired of terrorism" because up until know they have not seen it. It has not affected them at all.
Terrorism, when it works, causes changes of lifestyle. It forces you to have to do things differently to how you normally would. It may seem trivial to you, but in my 25 years of living in the UK I have never seen a litter bin at a train station (I have lived in London, Birmingham and rural Warwickshire) due to the threat that it presents. This threat was largely funded by US citizens (and we are supposed to be your allies). It is the little things like that which build up over 30 years or so which makes you tired of terrorism. The signs everywhere in the cities warning of suspect packages and bomb threats, the constant shutting down of public places due to someone accidentally leaving a bag somewhere. The cancelled trains, the closed city centres.
These things make you tired of terrorism. What happened in NY makes you angry. It makes you very, very angry. It does not make you tired.
Remember, as far as a terrorist is concerned, an empty bag that disrupts normal life for your target is also a victory.
I always thought that Sweden was one of the most socialist countries we have these days, yet they seem to sell breathalysers in their high-street shops, which kind of debunks the "socialists won't let them" theory.
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There is a very good reasons why the clock counts up. A half is never a full 45 minutes. First you play 45 minutes and then the game is extended, at the officials' discretion, to make up for any stoppages during the game. Hence there is no definite number to count down from as there is no definite half length.
I suppose you could count down from 45, but you'd end up with -3 minutes or something.
Of course it has to be an offence that requires a direct free kick (so, for example, a backpass from inside the area that the goalkeeper picks up does not end in a penalty), but let's not confuse matters :o)
My passport seems to think I am a British Citizen.
Aren't Lloyds and TSB the same people these days?
Also, search for the Rabbit Joint and try and find their "Legend of Zelda" song. You will laugh your ass off. "Link...he come to town...come to save...the princess zelda!"
It used to be on MP3.com, but it's gone now. Probably lawyers didn't like it.
You can find it at Overclocked.
Sorry, but we get it as well on March 4th.
Then check out DVD Region X for the PS2. Older versions came with a special memory card, newer versions just take up space on a standard memory card. You boot from a special disc, then it prompts you to choose your region. You select it, the disc tray opens, you replace the disc, push in the tray and then select the DVD in the browser.
It is simple and it works. I use it all the time to view R1 DVDs with my R2 PS2. Your TV has to be capable of outputting the PAL source though, which is one area where Europe has an advantage. Our TVs these days are almost always PAL/NTSC compatible, whereas US TVs rarely have PAL compatibility.
You have to get an NTSC version of DVD Region X. I know it exists, but I don't know where you buy it. The PAL version is widely available and is made by Datel Electronics.
Finally, you can plug in codes from the website, if you update your PS2 DVD driver version.
They've shown at least three episodes in Sweden so far. The last one I saw was when Arthur told his Mother about beign a super-hero. I think it started before Christmas, but got postponed during the Christmas period.
Otherwise think of people in Europe paying $120 a month for 64Kbps "cable" with a cap on download.
Shit, which country is that? I know it isn't my native country (UK) or where I live (Sweden, where I get 10Mbit for 20 USD with no caps and the ability to setup whatever servers I want - www.bredband.com)
Do you have anything to back up this claim of cable for 120 USD? Or were you using another type of dollar? If so, perhaps you should point out which type when posting on a US site.
Hes using Centigrade you idiot. You brits sold out, use Imperial measures, its the only way to go.
:o)
*grin*
During my youth (80s) the weather report used both scales. After living through that you begin to appreciate something cleaner, more streamlined. You don't really care what scale they use then.
I guess we just like the best of both worlds, choosing to use which ones we like. Then again, you could give us a break. I mean, who else managed to hold on to a base-12 currency until 1970?
In conclusion, _most_ western europeans are weak and lazy.
No, they just realise that there is more to life than work. Hence the large amount of vacation days. Remember, you are not your job.
Det finns folk som kommer från länder när de tala engelska som tala dålig svenska. Vi är inte alla idioter!
:o)
Arse. "När" bör vara "var". Jag är en idiot!
Till alla mina landsmän, hur fan kan de vara så kaxiga när de bara kan ett språk, jag skulle vilja se dem behöva använda sitt andra språk;)
Det finns folk som kommer från länder när de tala engelska som tala dålig svenska. Vi är inte alla idioter!
Note that not the whole of the EU is going to paying in Euros next year (The UK, Denmark and Sweden currently have no concrete Euro plans). I hate to be pedantic, but if you're going to pick up on other people's minor errors then try to get it right yourself.
A common scenario in American football is a 180-pound receiver, standing completely still while catching a mid-field pass, being slammed into by a 250-pound linebacker running top speed. This generally does not happen in rugby.
You have quite obviously never seen a full back flattened when trying to make a "fair catch" (which requires standing still and shouting "mark" whilst catching) then.
what's wrong with a book just being fun to read. It doesn't have to be a prize winner just to be enjoyable.
You, sir, are now my personal hero. Too many people forget this.
Ms Rowling has made reading fun for young kids again. That, IMHO, is more important than anything else regarding Harry Potter.
I say thank God and congratulations.
UPC channels, Avante, Reality TV, Expo, and Innergy, all of which have annoying logos and are uniquely European.
Of which this European (British now living in Sweden) has only heard of one and I have been a user of NTL Digital Cable (Parents, UK), ON:Digital (Me, UK), UPC (Me, Sweden), Canal+ Digital (Girlfriend's Parents, Sweden) and Comhem Digital (Me, Sweden).
Perhaps these channels are not as widespread as you thought - hence the usage of annoying logos to bring attention to them.
FWIW the worst offenders seem to be the likes of Discovery channels, National Geographic and so on. AKA channels that don't have their origins in Europe.
Oh, btw, the channel I had heard of is Avante. Not that I watch it though.
Actually, they promised to hand him over to a Muslim court, presumably one with the "Not Guilty" rubber-stamp all ready and waiting.
As opposed to a Western court with the "Guilty" rubber-stamp all ready and waiting?
On the other hand, we have fixed-price broadband and you...don't. And likely won't, ever.
Sorry, you lost me there. Who doesn't have fixed price broadband? I can't speak for Asia, but I know in Sweden broadband is everywhere - and I have never seen it for anything but fixed price. Generally speaking you are talking about 250 SEK (25 USD) for 512k down.
There are providers who don't even bother with DSL or cable. Take www.tele2.se and www.bredbandsbolaget.com who are installing ethernet connections to homes. I have one in mine - a little socket beside the front door. According to Bredbandsbolaget it will go live this month. Oh and they cost 495 SEK (49.5 USD) setup and 200 SEK (20 USD) per month.
Not unless it was spelled emmail. Vowels followed by one consonant and then more vowels are typically long, in English.
Utter tosh. This make work for thoroughbred Germanic lanuages, like German and the Nordic languages, but English has had too much of a Latin influence (for example, years of occupation by France) for such generalisms.
Try speaking to someone who has learned English as a second language. English may be very simple in terms of structure (no sex for nouns and suchlike) but what makes it difficult is pronunciation - they are next to no rules on how things are pronounced. You have to start using the language to learn it, it cannot be learned by reading rules in books.
this raises the possibility that all visitors to the u.s. will then also have to be issued with i.d.s.
Isn't that what a passport is? Surely a passport with relevant visa is ample ID in a foreign country?
Yep, that would be this month's "Edge" magazine (from the UK). Shocked the hell out of me when I read it on the train today.
Oh dear, it is the foreigner getting all his British history from Hollywood again. There's another reply to your post which someone should mod up. In addition to that, I'd offer these sites for information about how you can't exactly rely on Braveheart to be.
Anyway try here, here (offers differing views in the form of letters to a newspaper), here (movie nitpicking site, not just about history), here (have to scroll down a bit) and here. I could find other, better sites, but I am at work, so shoudl really get back to coding.
The American people, believe it or not, actually are angry all on their own because their lives have been disrupted, and they're tired of terrorism.
Tired of Terrorism? Lives disrupted?
What has happened is terrible and tragic. However, the US population as a whole cannot be "tired of terrorism" because up until know they have not seen it. It has not affected them at all.
Terrorism, when it works, causes changes of lifestyle. It forces you to have to do things differently to how you normally would. It may seem trivial to you, but in my 25 years of living in the UK I have never seen a litter bin at a train station (I have lived in London, Birmingham and rural Warwickshire) due to the threat that it presents. This threat was largely funded by US citizens (and we are supposed to be your allies). It is the little things like that which build up over 30 years or so which makes you tired of terrorism. The signs everywhere in the cities warning of suspect packages and bomb threats, the constant shutting down of public places due to someone accidentally leaving a bag somewhere. The cancelled trains, the closed city centres.
These things make you tired of terrorism. What happened in NY makes you angry. It makes you very, very angry. It does not make you tired.
Remember, as far as a terrorist is concerned, an empty bag that disrupts normal life for your target is also a victory.
I always thought that Sweden was one of the most socialist countries we have these days, yet they seem to sell breathalysers in their high-street shops, which kind of debunks the "socialists won't let them" theory.