Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. The KarateForums.com MMA Picks 2009 (Second Half) competition has come to an end and, before we get into the results, I'd like to thank everyone who participated this season, as well as Rusty (pittbullJudoka) and Brian (bushido_man96) for managing the competition. Thank you. With that said, the final standings have been posted. Here they are: Most Wins 1. pittbullJudoka - 32-31-1 2. Ace2021 - 31-30-1 3. tallgeese - 21-10-1 4. bushido_man96 - 20-20-1 5. ShoriKid - 20-22 6. sensei8 - 19-12 7. KarateEd - 7-4 8. Luvshak - 5-6 Events Won 1. bushido_man96 - 2 1. sensei8 - 2 3. tallgeese - 1 3. KarateEd - 1 3. pittbullJudoka - 1 Winning Percentage To qualify for the winning percentage lead, you must have picked in enough events so that you have picked in more than half of the total possible number of picks for the entire season. 1. tallgeese - .651 2. pittbullJudoka - .500 3. bushido_man96 - .487 4. Ace2021 - .484 5. ShoriKid - .421 Congratulations to Rusty (pittbullJudoka), Brian (bushido_man96), Bob (sensei8) and Alex (tallgeese) on their victories! Thank you for reading. Sincerely, Patrick

Cool. What was the web design book, Adam_XKT? Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. It's time to start a new season of KarateForums.com MMA Picks! The first half of the 2010 season begins with UFC 108. Post your picks today: http://www.karateforums.com/kf-mma-picks-2010-ufc-108-vt37791.html Thank you for reading and good luck! Sincerely, Patrick

Glad you guys like it. WireFrame, she's the creator. It's on her Flickr account: - looks like she's got dark red hair now. Patrick

Peace Walker will be for PSP and Rising will be for Xbox 360, Windows and PS3.

Nice! Via Digg.

Cool. Hahahaha, Danielle. I received some cordless headphones (Sennheiser RS 130), a Flip Mino, a Jim Gaffigan DVD, a Jack Bauer t-shirt ("Jack Bauer... can choke you with a cordless phone"), a water bottle that filters water and lots of other things, some money, etc. Patrick

What goodies did you pick up this holiday season?

Welcome aboard, Turtle. Happy to have you.

Haha. Good one. I have the DVD, so we actually watched it on Christmas Eve. We also watched the Homey the Clown Christmas skit from "In Living Color." Christmas Vacation is a favorite of mine, too. If Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and the Harry Potter movies are under the category, I like them, too. Elf is fun; saw the end of that last night. How the Grinch Stole Christmas is another one. Patrick

No problem. I'd hope, for the ones that remain, it's just bravado (i.e. "no road has ever stopped me!") or a lack of knowledge (it doesn't look that bad on a map, according to that link you posted). I'd have to believe that there may already be maps made specifically for truckers that cut out as many dangerous or small roads as possible. If so, that might be an idea for a new product. Patrick

This article talks about the top 25 Christmas movies: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-top-christmas-movies-081216-pg,0,818790.photogallery This made me think to ask: what are your favorite Christmas movies? Via Digg.

Congrats gzk!

Welcome to KarateForums.com, Lupin1.

No problem, BDPulver. I remember seeing something about that road, Bob. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon_faq.html - good that truckers are not taking the route as much anymore.

http://www.crispygamer.com/classics/2009-11-24/nom-nom-12-videogame-foods-to-die-for.aspx Via Digg.

Thanks for the replies Alex, Jay, Danielle, Ichi_Geki and joesteph.

Haha. Yeah, I know what you mean. If it's fun, it's fun. Everyone needs an outlet.

Thanks for sharing that, BDPulver. It even has it's own Wikipedia page! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_Of_Death_Road Patrick

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4338387.html Some great pictures. Via Digg.

Great to hear.

Welcome aboard, polax. Glad to have you. Nice replies, WireFrame, mr_obvious, Tiger1962 and Ichi_Geki. Patrick

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Patrick

Cool. I've actually never played WoW. But, of course, I know people who have.