Patrick

The AP has the story: Video here: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0823_sd_tkm_au_l1783&channelcode=sporttk

Excellent. Welcome.

And we're off: http://www.karateforums.com/karateforums-com-mma-picks-2008-ufc-88-vt34642.html Post your picks now! Thanks, Patrick

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_fe_st/odd_barbie_fishing_record;_ylt=Ans.F6a3ZQ8pNZU_vqNs5bms0NUE Pretty funny story.

And I'm in, of course. Patrick

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17717 Interesting read. I wouldn't mind seeing some of these in the Olympics. Via Digg.

Video that inspired it: Pretty funny. Via Digg.

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/25-most-colorful-lakes-on-earth/1795 I thought some of these pictures were pretty amazing. Via Digg.

Hello, This is a discussion thread for KarateForums.com Fantasy NFL 2008. Do you have someone available for trade? Or do you have a need to fill? Just want to discuss the outcome of league matches? This is the thread to do it in. Thanks, Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. At the suggestion of Ed (KarateEd), we've decided to try a KarateForums.com fantasy football league. It's a little close to the season, but we're going to give it a shot, anyway, and see how it goes. Team registration is now open. The draft will take place on Sunday, August 31 at 5:15 PM ET. If you would like to join and cannot make the draft, that's perfectly fine. Your team will be auto drafted or you can pre-rank a list, if you would like. There are two requirements for you to be able to join, so please ensure that you meet both of them: 1. You must post on this thread that you are joining. 2. The name of your team in the Yahoo! league should be exactly the same as your KarateForums.com username, so that everyone can tell who you are at the Yahoo! site. So, if your username here is "Patrick", your team name would be "Patrick". If your username is "KarateEd", your team name would be "KarateEd". If either of these requirements are not fulfilled, your team may be deleted from the league. With that out of the way, here are the instructions for joining, if this is your first Yahoo! fantasy football league this season. If you already have a team at Yahoo!, you can skip steps 1-3 and, once signed in, select the "Get Another Team" link under the "Football '08" menu at the top of http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com. 1. Go to http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com. 2. Sign in to your Yahoo! account, if you are not already. Go back to http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com. 3. In the right menu, under "Football '08," click the blue "Join a League" button. 4. On the left side, click the "Join Custom" button. 5. Enter 492357 as the league ID, kf as the password and press "Save & Continue". 6. Enter your KarateForums.com username as your team name, set the other options as you desire and click "Save & Continue". 7. Review the information to ensure it is accurate, select the check box next to "I have read and agree to the Fantasy Football Terms of Service" and press "Register Now". That's it - you're in! We are looking for at least 8 or 10 teams. If we don't receive at least that many, we may opt to cancel the league. Here is the full league info: League ID#: 492357 League Name: KarateForums.com League Password: kf Custom League URL: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/karateforums Draft Type: Live Draft Draft Time: Sun Aug 31 4:15pm CDT [ Add to My Calendar ] Max Teams: 20 Scoring Type: Head-to-Head Start Scoring on: Week 1 Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports Max Moves: No maximum Max Acquisitions per Week: No maximum Max Trades: No maximum Trade Reject Time: 2 Trade End Date: November 14, 2008 Trade Review: Commissioner Waiver Time: 2 days Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules Playoffs: Week 14, 15 and 16 (8 teams) Roster Positions: QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN Stat Categories: Passing Yards (25 yards per point) Passing Touchdowns (4) Interceptions (-1) Rushing Yards (10 yards per point) Rushing Touchdowns (6) Reception Yards (10 yards per point) Reception Touchdowns (6) Return Touchdowns (6) 2-Point Conversions (2) Fumbles Lost (-2) Offensive Fumble Return TD (6) Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3) Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3) Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3) Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4) Field Goals 50+ Yards (5) Point After Attempt Made (1) Sack (1) Interception (2) Fumble Recovery (2) Touchdown (6) Safety (2) Block Kick (2) Points Allowed 0 points (10) Points Allowed 1-6 points (7) Points Allowed 7-13 points (4) Points Allowed 14-20 points (1) Points Allowed 21-27 points (0) Points Allowed 28-34 points (-1) Points Allowed 35+ points (-4) Fractional Points: No Negative Points: Yes Thank you for reading and good luck this season.

http://www.empireonline.com/features/posterletters/#/ Fun movie quiz. How many movies can you guess from just one letter? I'm not very good. I only got 9. I don't see many movies. Via Digg.

Some amazing pictures here: http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/ Via Digg via Gizmodo via Dark Roasted Blend.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/spike-tv-releases-tuf-8-cast-14092 Anyone here planning to watch this upcoming season?

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5guQkPKk4fw-SwO_wEn0N5Km8yePAD92M115G0 Congrats to them.

http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3540151 Thoughts?

http://weburbanist.com/2007/12/03/7-urban-wonders-of-the-world-amazing-and-record-setting-city-roads-and-streets/ Some pretty cool pictures, I thought. Via Digg.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1046255/On-marks-set-Lego-Welcome-Olympics-everyones-quick-blocks.html Some pretty awesome recreations. Via Digg.

For any fans of the old Knight Rider TV show, a new GPS system will be released in September with the voice of K.I.T.T.: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3234179&cp= Via Engadget.

Thanks for the replies. No problem, Rusty. Thanks for your work, as well. Patrick

I think that is what they mean, EmrldWepn. And that ship is awesome.

No problem. The old and new days can remain, side by side. lol. In my TV area, I have a Wii and an Atari 2600 hooked up.

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. I'm happy to announce that we've launched KarateForums.com MMA Picks, a new competition where MMA fans can post their MMA match picks and compete against their fellow KarateForums.com members. For full details and information, please check out the KarateForums.com MMA Picks guidelines. The first tournament picks thread has been posted for UFC 88, so please post your picks today! Thank you for reading and good luck! Sincerely, Patrick

http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?p=10189&cn=245&d=100 More details: http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/build_the_taj_m.php http://www.geekologie.com/2008/08/taj_mahal_largest_lego_set_eve.php Via Digg.

I never had a SEGA system, but I thought this looked pretty awesome. http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2008/08/07/the-sega-game-archive/ I'm sure a SEGA fan would go nuts in there. Via Digg.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=397C52406E483BAB I was recently turned onto this YouTube channel through Digg and I thought it was pretty cool, if you're into video games.