text:
2002 Football
bc vs. capital
Bluffton has good showing against Capital in scrimmage
August 31, 2002
The positives were plentiful Saturday afternoon in Salzman Stadium as Bluffton College hosted Capital University for their final tune-up before the 2002 season kicks off next Saturday at Marietta College.
The Bluffton offense scored on their first five possessions and the defense picked off four passes on the afternoon to highlight the action.
Both teams began the scrimmage with four possessions beginning from the opponent's 20-yard line. Bluffton senior kicker Adam Burgess booted a 20-yard field goal on BC's first drive, which was then followed by touchdown runs of two yards by sophomore fullback Andy Tabler, five yards by senior quarterback Brad Moore and one yard by junior fullback Scott Flathers.
Starting from the 20-yard line, Capital scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and kicked a field goal on their fourth posession.
On Bluffton's next possession from BC's own 30-yard line, Moore hit sophomore wide receiver Michael Kingsley down the sideline for a 70-yard touchdown.
Flathers added a five-yard scoring run later in the scrimmage to round out the scoring for the Beavers.
Sophomore defensive back Matt Chiles picked off a Capital pass on their first mid-field possession, while junior middle linebacker Chris Sommers, freshman outside linebacker Keith La Croix and freshman defensive back Matthew Clemens all had picks, as well.
The Crusaders would go on to score four touchdowns during the remainder of the scrimmage.
In all, Bluffton scored five touchdowns and kicked one field goal, while Capital scored seven touchdowns and kicked one field goal.


text:
Jump to navigation
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
2316 W. 1st Avenue
Spokane, WA 99204
United States
Dr. William Lipe, Professor Emeritus, Washington State University
When the Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963, Lake Powell started to fill, eventually extending over 180 miles up the Colorado River from the dam site. From 1958 through 1961, archaeologist Bill Lipe led crews studying some of the archaeological sites destined to be destroyed by the lake and its visitors. In this talk, he will draw on his recollections, as wel as on 50-year-old photos and films, to discuss how the archaeological work was done and what was learned before the sites were permanently affected by the development of Lake Powell. He will also touch briefly on the role that the controversy over damming Glen Canyon played in the development of the environmental and historic preservation movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
AIA Tours

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Nice objective summary
Nice objective summary
Agreed. Despite the writer's obvious bias in saying "everyone but Microsoft knows it's a mess of an OS", the plain truth is that Microsoft knows it's a mess too.
No, they don't. Maybe a bunch of people there think so, but the only person whose opinion matters is Steve Ballmer, and I'm sure he thinks Win8 is wonderful.
Let me guess that Steve Ballmer is also the only person you know from Microsoft.
Can you name the lead designers, product managers and development engineers of the Windows team? In the midst of dodging flying chairs, their opinion weighs a lot too.
No, they don't. Steve is the CEO, what he says goes. I'm sure there's a bunch of other fools there who think Win8 is wonderful too (and have advised him of such, and of course some of them came up with it in the first place), but the only opinion which really counts in a corporation is the one person at the top.
Well of course he has lieutenants, but they don't call the shots on major decisions, they can only advise him. Windows 8 is not something his lieutenants can just build and put out in the market without the CEO's say-so; it's such a huge thing to the company as a whole it had to have his approval. Plus, part of the impetus for Win8's Metro interface is this crazy idea of having a single UI across all devices, and that's something that spans company divisions, and again, would require CEO approval. Ballmer certainly isn't involved in every little detail of everything MS does, but for the really giant decisions like this, it's unfathomable to think he didn't at least take a look at it and sign off on it. And if you buy into hairyfeet's theories, Win8 is probably largely a product of Ballmer's insistence of trying to one-up Apple, because he's pissed that they got so popular with phones and tablets when MS's efforts in those spaces (which predated Apple's by many, many years) were all so lame and unsuccessful.
Windows 8 is not something his lieutenants can just build and put out in the market without the CEO's say-so; it's such a huge thing to the company as a whole it had to have his approval. Plus, part of the impetus for Win8's Metro interface is this crazy idea of having a single UI across all devices, and that's something that spans company divisions, and again, would require CEO approval.
At the end of the chain, the approval of CEO can be as simple as "yes, looks good, let's push it". But the design and functionality, big building blocks of the new Windows, depend on so many other people too.
Nice objective summary
Actually, it is.
Windows 8 on the desktop is broken. This isn't a subjective tastes issue. It is objectively horrible.
Unless you can explain why someone in a desktop would actually *want* to be subject to tablet limitations like full screen apps, or having to dock apps at specific locations in your screen if you want to work with more than one at a time. I can see why it would be beneficial to be able to run the tablet apps, but if you have a mouse and keyboard, by default they should be placed inside a desktop window that you can do whatever with. Instead, we're being guided by default to use tablet apps instead of desktop ones, and going to a horrible screen that shows a limited set of what you have installed instead of getting a well-organized menu.
If you install classic shell, Windows 8 is perfectly usable, but it doesn't really add anything to what was already available with Windows 7.
Windows 8 on the desktop is broken. This isn't a subjective tastes issue. It is objectively horrible.
You sound like those fox news commentators insisting that it's a "fact" that Obama is a socialist and "science" that women belong at home with the kids. Simply throwing the words "objective" and "fact" into a sentence doesn't make a statement either. The word you're looking for is "opinion".
Why would someone want to be subject to limitations like full screen apps? One reason: easier window management. When I'm on an ultrabook I don't have 10 windows open everywhere, there simply isn't enough space. Snapping Skype to one side and IE to the other is superior to me having to juggle arbitrary windows.
With arbitrary dividing spacing I would rather have dockable windows in defined panes than floating windows most of the time. Almost all of my high end applications have moved to a docked/paned windowing system. The few that haven't like 3ds max are a #()@# nightmare of overlapping dialog windows trying to get to the one I want.
I love AeroSnap in Windows 7 but I really wish I could define an arbitrary divide point and maintain that point. Instead aero snap means I have to snap and then resize new windows. Which is a hassle with a trackpad or touchscreen.
Lastly... that's so far only in the Tablet/Laptop side of the OS so I don't know why you're bitching. Regular old school anarchy windowing is still completely in tact (and enhanced) in windows 8. And for Tablet/Laptop apps it's already really nice even if needing a little more polish (see 8.1+ enhancements). I'm hoping that by 8.2 and with the addition maybe of vertical splits in the dock paneling they start offering it as an alternate windowing system for the desktop.
It's an objective, non-subjective *FACT* that the start screen shows way more icons, and places more icons within a shorter distance of the start button than the start menu. A grid gives you 2 dimensions of applications instead of 1 dimension that means you have an objective (N^2-N) more applications quickly accessible. Microsoft actually changed my mind on this subject with two graphics:
http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-01-29-43-metablogapi/3730.Page15_2D00_1_5F00_6C5DB0B3.png [msdn.com]
http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-01-29-43-metablogapi/4300.Page15_2D00_2_5F00_7A2FF6AE.png [msdn.com]
Also menus are idiotic. If you're using the start menu like it was designed in 1995 you're objectively slower than someone who just hits the start button and types in the first 3 letters of the application name.
Start -> All Programs -> Adobe Creative Suite -> Photoshop. (took me 10s)
Start Button + "Phot" + Enter. (took me less than 3s and works in Windows 8 and 7 exactly the same.)
If you click the "All programs button" on the start screen (Just like you have to press the "All programs" button in the start menu, you'll get taken to a full organized list of applications. And with the tweaks in 8.1 it'll be even more usable than the "well organized menu" since you can sort by how frequently you use your apps. You shouldn't be wasting a second of your time curating your start menu.
And if you really were a power user you wouldn't have frequently used apps in your start menu, you would pin them to the taskbar like you've been able to do for over a decade. The fact that you're trying to use Windows 8 as if it was Windows 95 is your problem not Windows 8.
Just a reminder: Most people don't use the "All Programs" list. They either use their desktop, on which you can hold tons more icons than large boxes, or type in their program and click the one that pops up.
Metro can show fewer icons than the (95/NT4) desktop. It also has no visual indication that users can just start typing after hitting the start menu to find programs. As it is inferior to both 95/NT4 and 7, one can argue that Metro is a 30-year backward slide in interface design.
I find the start menu much more navigable than the start screen in Windows 8. Giant icons in metro is means less stuff up there available, so the first thing most people do is go to "all apps". Then you've got a 2 dimensional grid of smaller stuff. However that is less convenient in many ways; start menu is top to bottom, with vertical scrolling, but start screen is top to bottom and left to right with horizontal scrolling which is very disconcerting.
Also by default start menu keeps things in sub-folders. Thus my newly installed game will have a folder all to itself, including the game, readme, and miscellaneous files. This keeps the menu list shorter, compared to the "all apps" on the start screen where everything is expanded by default so I'm scrolling (sideways) through many more elements than the start menu had.
Also consider the awful icons you get in metro. A flat square with a smaller icon in the center of it, many of the icons which look exactly the same as others (ie, all document files are identical). So you are reading the text only here, the icons get ignored. This leaves a huge amount of space between each name in the start screen, which means you can't visually scan as easily through the squares list looking for the name you want. Start menu is compact; start screen is spread out with wasted spaced.
When I use start menu it is for a couple reasons essentially: to find things that are seldom used or hard to find, or to find things that are used often but which can't have on-screen icons. For the former, the start screen does not speed up the searching and actually slows things down. For the latter, metro makes it difficult to find control panel or shutdown (without using undocumented shortcuts that the average user will not know).
I don't use start menu in windows 8 because I don't have a replacement, so on occasion I do use start screen. I always find it very clumsy. I also find myself pinning more stuff to task bar than I used to, with more icons on the desktop than I used to. I hate that, I want a relatively clean desktop.
Go on troll away see if I care
I have now worked with Windows 8 now since last october, and it is working just fine for me. I have had no problem getting around the new interface.
You must be the target audience then. The rest of the planet, or most of us anyway, are not.
The suggestions involved are klunky and the idea of splitting it into 3 OSes is going the wrong way. Windows RT is a disaster because it lacks app compatibility. MS needs to retire it and fully embrace x86 now that intel has fixed it with Haswell.
All that needs to be done to "fix" the start menu issue is make it so the task bar never goes away and the desktop background stays persistent but faded out. You click "START" and tada, the tiles appear right on top of your desktop. It is a simple solution, should be easy to present and works equally as well in mobile touchscreens as it does mice.
The problem with Windows RT was naming it Windows.
Had they just called it RT, or Surface or Metro or something other than Windows, the app compatibility wouldn't be a problem. OSX application support or, out of the box anyway, X or Gtk support didn't harm Android or iOS. The whole thing supports the same CLR as Windows so...
I think what's really hurting them is the insular nature of Microsoft. Spreadsheets aren't cool. Using Power Point in ads is more likely to turn off a user than turn one on.
You're got to look at it from a business perspective. Microsoft is a 'traditional' software company: They make a product and sell it. They have no model for continuing to make money from their product post-sale, so they are highly dependent upon keeping customers continually upgrading. An increasingly difficult task - Windows XP remained popular for many years after MS intended it to die. Compare to Apple or Google: They don't just make products, but make an ecosystem around it - iTunes, , the app stores, tie-ins to other services, advertising. Every iPhone and Android device is a revenue stream to Apple or Google well after the initial sale.
Microsoft wants to copy that. It's a great business idea. Not always good for end-users though - the factor that enables the ecosystem business model is device usage restrictions. Apple couldn't make money off the iPhones if people were able to install just anything from anywhere, without the App Store taking a cut.
Apple couldn't make money off the iPhones if people were able to install just anything from anywhere, without the App Store taking a cut.
Apple makes as much or more revenue off iPhone hardware sales ($22B) alone than all of MS according to their quarterly financials [apple.com]. While Apple makes money off of apps and content ($4B before they take their cut), it not as much as what they make on iOS hardware ($30B).
Except I really don't see what incentive Microsoft has to push people off old versions of Windows.
After fall, most people don't buy "Windows". They buy computers, which happen to have Windows on them. This version of Windows usually is accompanied by a license that specifically states that the version of Windows that came with the computer is not - legally - transferable to another computer. And thanks to the lack of installation CDs and OEM locking , it is increasingly difficult for end users to take a ver
You're got to look at it from a business perspective. Microsoft is a 'traditional' software company: They make a product and sell it. They have no model for continuing to make money from their product post-sale, so they are highly dependent upon keeping customers continually upgrading. An increasingly difficult task - Windows XP remained popular for many years after MS intended it to die. Compare to Apple or Google: They don't just make products, but make an ecosystem around it - iTunes, , the app stores, t
The suggestions involved are klunky and the idea of splitting it into 3 OSes is going the wrong way. Windows RT is a disaster because it lacks app compatibility. MS needs to retire it and fully embrace x86 now that intel has fixed it with Haswell.
I suspect that Intel hasn't 'fixed it' in a sense fully agreeable to Microsoft:
When a PC sells, there are two main winners: Microsoft and Intel. Everybody else gets to make it up in volume. With desktops and larger laptops that doesn't vex Microsoft quite as much(since AMD anchors the low and some of the midrange and Apple is in the same boat as they are). If MS wants a bright, shiny, touch-whatever future, though, sharing the margins with the single vendor who can implement x86 sufficiently efficiently to
"Windows RT is a disaster because it lacks app compatibility."
I'm curious about why people say that. The alternatives people are choosing over WinRT are iOS and Android, and neither of them have app compatibility with the desktop. People don't complain about them not having app compatibility, but they do complain about WinRT not having it. Is it an expectation problem?
The issue is that WinRT has to offer *something* that IOS and Android do not in order to gain share.
They didn't pursue lower price, their offerings are no less expensive than Apple.
The didn't pursue better specs. They focused on Tegra 3, which is respectable but dated. Their screen resolution is downright atrocious compared to comparably priced products. While Android and IOS both have high ppi displays, MS has been left behind on this front.
They don't have more apps. Android and IOS had to build their ecosystems from scratch, but they had early mover advantage. After letting that situation simmer for years, they release a product with a paltry number of apps despite having a legacy of the most application compatibilty of any platform. They don't even have app compatibility between their phone and winrt as it stands (though that wouldn't have helped *much*, it still is a sign that they made a mistake compared with the strategies of Apple and Android).
Basically, every possible advantage that MS could have brought to market, they failed to do so. Like it or not, their best hope was/is to focus on x86 solutions where their application compatibilty can really come into its own.
The suggestions involved are klunky and the idea of splitting it into 3 OSes is going the wrong way.
I'd agree that there's no point in splitting it into 3 different OSes, but I think a better solution is to have the Metro stuff be an optional installation (similar to the Media Center stuff) for desktop computers. The insistance on pushing touchscreen UI elements onto the desktop is a fundamental problem. You can reorganize the start menu and change the look, but having a full-screen menu that obscures your desktop and currently running applications causes a context shift which is needlessly disorienting
Please people, the "elephant in the room" is right in front of your face.
The worst thing that happened is most distros falling into the Gnome3 trap just as Microsoft left a huge opportunity by making the same mistake with Metro.
Suggesting Linux as an option to fix Windows is like proposing Esperanto to fix English.
Suggesting Linux as an option to fix Windows is like proposing the roman alphabet to a scribe-dominated, hieroglyphs-dependent Egypt. Insane at first, insane not to accept the proposal later. I only wish people stick to free software principles when transitioning, because e.g. with Android pay apps, many people are soon going to have the same problems people had with proprietary applications back in the 90s.
then microsoft isn't interested.
the whole point is to get people to use metro apps. to pay for metro apps. to get a cut of metro apps sales.
thus the push towards the metro ecosystem. supposedly it would also fix problems with some malware and so forth, but the real dollar bills would be from getting a cut from everything that is run on the pc. that is a huge pie. unsurprisingly traditional sw makers are asking why the fuck should they bow to that and are moving to subscription models partially as a backup against ms possibly being so stubborn as to force sw to be downloaded from their market sometime in the next 5 years or so.
they could easily do that if metro apps would have started to gain a lot of traction, too bad people don't like metro enough.
the simple fix would be to ship it with possibility to multitask metro apps and to run them in windows as default features, but then people might start asking why bother with metro apps at all. it's not like it's impossible to make touch friendly apps - with esentially the same api's - that aren't constrained to running inside metro vm.
(written on a windows 8, it's so nice that it comes with a pdf reader. too bad you can only run the piece of shit fullscreen and view just one pdf at time! and the fuck does some fucking single player games need my windows account and facebook for? ??).
The shift to a Metro UI was one of the big late-cycle mistakes that MS made with the Xbox 360 as well. The second-generation 360 UI which they used through the middle years of the cycle was about as good as anybody's managed on a console. For the final few months of its life, it actually worked really well with Kinnect's voice and gesture commands (which, sadly, couldn't be said for any games).
By contrast, the third generation Metro UI was ugly, hard to browse with a controller and almost unusable with voice/gesture controls. It seemed to have been designed with just two purposes; maximising the percentage of the screen given over to adverts and serving as an early push for the whole "Metro" concept.
Metro's ok for a tablet. Not great, but I've seen worse. For anything else - desktop, notebook or games console - it's dreadful.
The whole thing has the stink of the kind of dumb idea that investor relations departments think up as something that can be pushed at less-than-intelligent shareholders. "Look, we may have missed the whole smartphones and tablets thing, but we've got a really great unified UI concept now that will let us take over the world! Honest!."
It would only take a couple of those big institutional shareholders to get a clue and start asking a few pointed questions about the consumer-focussed parts of Microsoft to make life very, very uncomfortable for the company's management.
But I can see no signs that's about to happen.
If it is simply a shitty GUI on an improved kernel and stack then I will deal with it.
What little Windows development I do is at least 50% command line anyway. My GUI apps simply are wrappers (and quite ugly thank you).
If it is simply a shitty GUI on an improved kernel and stack then I will deal with it.
For powerusers, whom I would assume make up a large portion of
how is it 10,000 Microsoft engineers and managers couldn't pour piss out of a boot if instructions were on the heal?
Always my number one rhetorical question when I encounter something totally brain damaged in a Microsoft product -- "They hired the best and brightest they could find with almost no limits on salary or benefits and this is the result they got?"
It kind of reminds me of the William F. Buckley quote -- " I am obliged to confess I should sooner live in a society governed by the first two thousand names in the Boston telephone directory than in a society governed by the two thousand faculty members of Harvard Un
Between Windows 8 and trying to turn the Xbox into some sort of kludgy, half-assed DRM'ed TV tuner instead of a game console, I sometimes wonder wtf is going on in Redmond. Has Steve Balmer just checked out to lunch or something?
They've realised that the desktop as we know it is dead and are making a desperate effort to retool Windows into a tablet and smart-TV OS, while establishing the Xbox as their new hardware safe haven. They're not doing a great job, but the direction they're heading in is an unfortunate necessity. Customer PCs are on the way out. (Make your own "year of Linux on the desktop" joke, but Microsoft ceding the desktop market to the Unix-derivatives currently used for all Real Work would be great for things like d
Microsoft should hire Infoword's writers as design consultants. Inforworld's staff doesn't have the luxury of being out of touch with users.
"Microsoft should hire Infoword's writers as design consultants. Inforworld's staff doesn't have the luxury of being out of touch with users."
Judging by the fact that what was really just a simple article when it comes too was presented as some kind of faux-slideshow that randomly went white in the middle with a link return to slideshow (I assume my ad blocker half-killed a popup ad) I'd say they're perfectly well out of touch with users too.
Nope. As much as I agree with a lot of the Windows 8 hate, after experiencing it on my Samsung Ativ SmartPC Pro (which, by the way, is probably worse than the Surface Pro), those guys are just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.
Instead of a simple "Allow us to stay exclusively within Metro or the Desktop" suggestion, they're advocating three seperate versions of Windows: One with only desktop, one with only metro, and a pseudo-version that makes you reboot if you want to switch from metro to desktop or vice-versa or if you want to use the touchscreen. They claim it's a minor issue, but it most certainly would not be - forcing a reboot is obviously not necessary (Nobody complains about Windows 8's oerformance) and it adds a non-trivial delay if you want to detach or reattach the keyboard and use Metro or Desktop, respectively.
In essence, they have no freaking clue.
InfoWorld reads like a woman's magazine you find at the checkout isles. Look today
"Don't trust anonymous
e-currencies like Bitcoin"
"Let's be clear: Cloud computing
will shrink the data center"
"Batten down the hatches -- it's
Microsoft reorg season"
"The right way to manage BYOD"
"Big Brother tech might be
America's last hope for health"
"Read me to learn how to suck a man"
In "good design", motion is supposed to direct your eye to important interface elements.
Panes or "Tetris Elements" or whatever they fucking call the distracting moving, flipping visual mess in Metro has been designed solely for distraction. Every task in Windows 8 takes longer amongst the worthless visual clutter begging for your attention. Why is this box jumping and drawing my eye? I don't know, it's not showing me anything new, and meanwhile I need to flip through another six pages of Tetris to find my b
Linux. BSD. Haiku. ALMOST ANY OTHER OS. you're damn proposal to make thing the way you like can actually be acted upon.
The best way to "fix" windows, is to say "fuck it" and not use the shit.
Windows 8 is selling extremely well.
New PCs are what isn't selling, and that has nothing to do with Windows 8, no matter what the Slashdrones like to believe. That has to do with Moore's Law finally outpacing the needs of software, the change to near universal consumption on computers.
Hardware vendors need to make upgrading hardware compelling. Microsoft can't do that -- they're selling plenty of upgrades, as it is.
It's probably a good thing that we can all see this matter differently. The guys at Inforworld seem to want a very clear distinction between how a Desktop PC works and how "other devices" work, even imagining a hybrid operating system UI for the devices that today are not exactly desktops and are not exactly tablets.
This idea shows up on
It seems the people at Infoworld gathered the common gripes and made a mock-up of how things could stay the same as much as possible, disregarding any aspirations that MS may have to develop their products towards what will sell in the future.
By extending the idea of Personal Computer to include smartphones and tablets, within 10 years we will be looking at a PC market with a majority of devices without any MS product, unless Microsoft seriously increases sales of Windows Phone and Surface. It looks like people at Infoworld haven't noticed that these products do not have and do not need to show any familiarity with the old desktop and icons UI.
Windows blue is looking like a a gradual change to what feedback MS got from Windows 8, without detracting from those objectives of helping them get a stronger position on the tablet/mobile market. This Windows red mock-up would be 10 steps backwards on that route, leaving Windows in an shrinking island of "desktop" users, without a clear route for linking them with other devices, which is possibly the best thing about Windows 8.0
Never buy from a rich salesman. -- Goldenstern


text:
Paul McCallion / Director of SACYSL's Competitive Program has been instrumental with bridging football's finest, English Premier team, Bolton Wanderers and SACYSL together. A week long camp mid July, seeded the relationship with Bolton, proving SACYSL to be a "serious, well organized club". 55 of SACYSL's top competitive players attended camp and were given an opportunity to learn new fundamentals & technical foot work on the ball. Students during camp were also put to the "athleticism test" often moving far beyond their own comfort zone - requiring a stronger drive and committment to succeed. 7 of SACYSL's top competitive players were selected to visit England and play against other peers from around the world in their age group. We are very much looking forward to a long term partnership with Bolton, and would like to say thank you to Paul McCallion for positioning our club as such.
Tag(s): Home


text:
Manolo Blahnik and the Tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker: A Fashion Fairy Tale Memoir (Fashion Fairytale 2) - Camilla Morton (Boek)
About the Fashion Fairy Tale Memoir Series
Each book in this inspired series by fashion writer Camilla Morton inventively reimagines one of our favorite Once Upon a Time stories, blending it with the real-life story of a famed fashion designer. Lushly illustrated by the designers themselves, these tales illuminate each iconic individuals creative magic while celebrating his unique life and career. The result is an intriguing combination of whimsy and memoir.
In this contemporary twist on the tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker, Manolo BlahnÍks delightful drawings evoke the past, envision the future, and, of course, evidence the indelible footprint hes made on fashion history. His illustrations take us from the banana plantations of his childhood to his current reign at the top of high-fashion footwear design, while playfully hinting at all the adventures hes had and friends hes met along the way.
About the Author
Camilla Morton is a London-based fashion writer and the author of the international bestseller How to Walk in High Heels, which has been translated into twenty languages worldwide. She was the runway reporter for U.K. Vogue.com, covering all international and couture collections. Morton has collaborated with several designers and written for magazines, newspapers and blogs, including Time magazine's "Style and Design," SHOWStudio, the Wall Street Journal's "Off Duty" section, and Harper's Bazaar in both the U.S. and the U.K. This is her fifth book.
Diane von FUrstenberg arrived in New York in 1970 with a suitcase full of her iconic wrap dresses and changed the way women dressed. DVF has pioneered fashion and business, built and sold a cosmetics company and founded a publishing house, and she supports many philanthropic causesespecially for women and the environment. DVF returned from a hiatus to fashion in 1997, relaunching the signature wrap to international acclaim. In 2005 the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) awarded her a Lifetime Achievement Award, and the following year named her as the Council President.


text:
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has revealed his frustration at his lack of first-team opportunities this season after falling behind Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck in the pecking order.
Hernandez started only his second Premier League match since New Years Day in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium - and the lack of starts has frustrated the Mexico international.
It is apparent that Sir Alex Ferguson sees Hernandez as more of a cup player, as that is where he is making most of his appearances.
Although Welbeck has only scored one league goal this season, he is still given more opportunities in the first-team than Hernandez, which has puzzled many fans of the club.
Despite his few opportunities, Hernandez has still bagged 16 goals this season in all competitions - but has admitted that he is starting to get frustrated at the club.
"It is frustrating." the striker told The Sun. "All the players in the world want to start every single game, every week. Of course any player wants that.
"I'm happy to be at this club but I'd love more games. My attitude is that even when the gaffer wants me to be on the bench I'm going to do my best.
"I have to respect the club, Manchester United. But of course I would like to start more."
More worrying for Hernandez is the fact there is ongoing speculation that Atletico Madrid's striker Radamal Falcao could arrive at Old Trafford, which could all-but end Hernandez's playing chances at the club, resulting in his eventual departure.
United travel to Upton Park tonight to face West Ham United, and Hernandez is confident that the club can end the season positively as they hunt for their 20th league title.
"We are trying to learn about the mistakes from the City game and put them right," he added. "It's important to keep the gap and win it as well as possible. The history and the level of Manchester United, even if you had a 12-point gap and lost three, it would not feel good.
"We want to win every single game."
You can now follow me on Twitter: @AlexBatt
DISCLAIMER: This article has been written by a member of the GiveMeFootball Writing Academy and does not represent the views of GiveMeFootball.com or SportsNewMedia. The views and opinions expressed are solely that of the author credited at the top of this article. GiveMeFootball.com and SportsNewMedia do not take any responsibility for the content of its contributors.
Do YOU want to write for GiveMeSport? Get started today by signing-up and submitting an article HERE: https://www.givemesport.com/writeforgms


text:
Did you know?
Hydrotherapy was originally called 'hydrapathy' and dates back to the 1800s.
Say goodbye to the rat-race and its frenetic big city living, and instead say hello to peace, calm and tranquillity.
The Hoogland Health Hydro, situated in the rugged Schurveberg mountains, offers a unique combination of diet, health and beauty treatments designed to restore balance and rejuvenate not only the physical body, but one's psyche as well.
The hydro is set on a 400-hectare private game reserve just 50km from Johannesburg and 25km from Pretoria, making it an ideal rejuvenating break.
Being immersed in the natural and peaceful surrounds of this holistic establishment simply adds to the healing processes of the spa's hydro therapies.
Let nature's healing begin as fresh spring waters help to relax and rejuvenate your body and restore your energy levels. Therapy facilities include unlimited access to steam and sitz baths, saunas, Turkish baths, water jet massages, jacuzzis, heated swimming pools, and a gym.
At the Hoogland spa, individualised programmes vary according to your needs, from intensive medical therapy and weight-loss programmes to self-indulging relaxation. There is diet advice, specially prepared meals (healthy and delicious), exercise classes and aqua aerobics, as well as lectures or relaxation classes most evenings.
It's all about empowering the individual to take better care of physical, mental and emotional states and to assist guests in achieving a sense of balance. The guided walks and hikes in the game reserve make sure you are getting your full share of fresh air.
Hoogland Health Hydro aims to bring you closer to your dream of good health by taking you away from the stresses of your life, and helping you realise your full potential as a human being with a 'vibrant energetic physique'. The relaxed surrounds help to soothe your soul while you work toward revitalising your body - with the company and support of those seeking the same goals.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Hoogland Hydro
Tel: +27 (0)12 380 4000
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
The Hydro is situated some 50km north-west of Johannesburg and 25km south-west of Pretoria. Full directions are on the website from both Pretoria and Johannesburg.
How to get around
No need to go anywhere once you have parked your car at this establishment, except of course maybe taking a hike up into the mountains.
Length of stay
There are various packages available including a day treat, a five-day package, a weekender package and seven-day package. Prices fluctuate depending on the season, so please check the website for the latest details.
What to pack
Comfortable clothing and walking shoes are a must. If you are visiting the hydro in summer, sunblock and a sun hat are a good idea.
Where to stay
Accommodation is in a private room with full bathroom en suite. All meals are included in your package as well as two guided nature walks (daily), water aerobics and stretch classes, health consultations and regular lectures.
What to eat
Meals are healthy and fresh and are guided by calorie input and energy expenditure. All meals are included in your package deal.
What's happening
Guests shouldn't miss out on the lectures especially if your interest is maintaining health and fitness on many levels.


text:
Hodgson: Zaha should be 'thankful'
Roy Hodgson expects Wilfried Zaha to be fully committed to England after the winger was given a surprise call-up for Wednesday's international friendly against Sweden.
Zaha, 20, is being courted by the country of his birth, the Ivory Coast, and playing in the Stockholm clash will not affect his eligibility to make the switch from the England camp. However, Hodgson insists he has received an assurance from the Crystal Palace man regarding his allegiances.
"It is very simple for me. England, for me, is very important. To be asked to play for England is a major honour and a major feather in people's caps. I am not interested in people who are deciding whether England is where they want to be or whether they want to be somewhere else.
"I have a simple attitude towards it. When people are called up I expect them to come running, get on a bicycle and cycle to the training session if they have to. Then they shake hands with everyone and tell everyone how happy they are to be there.
"There is all this nonsense about players receiving phone calls and being enticed away. If they are going to be enticed away, they will be enticed away. But if they are being enticed away they are not the right player for us.
"I spoke to [Wilfried] before he joined up. I explained to him we were interested in him, but only if he was interested in us. He assured me he was. He has played for England at Under-21 and Under-19s.
"It seems to me fairly obvious if you want to play for the Under-19s and Under-21s, and are very happy to accept a call-up to the first national team, then that is where you want to play. Perhaps I am too simple. He has told me that is what he wants to do," Hodgson said.
Meanwhile, Hodgson moved to ease the fears of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over Jack Wilshere. The England boss says he will not over-exert the midfielder following his recent comeback from a long-term ankle injury.
"There is no arrangement [regarding Wilshere]," he said. "I'm a bit surprised and pleased we've got him because when I spoke to him two months ago, he was just recovering them and starting to train.
"I said to him then it would be nice in November if he was fit enough to come along and share the journey with us.
"But he has made a quicker recovery than that, he is back in the team and has played three games already so it gives me the chance to use him in some part of the game.
"But there was never intention at this stage of Jack's recovery to start him in the game and play him for 90 minutes.
"I explained that to Arsene, who was concerned, so he was perfectly happy for him to be here."
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.
Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, photo & other personal information you make public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on ESPN's media platforms. Learn more.


text:
The Spice Girls became a pop phenomenon in the '90s, but now it's time for another British girl group to grab the spotlight. Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White, Una Healy and Rochelle Humes are The Saturdays, and they're taking over Sundays on E! with the series premiere of Chasing the Saturdays (January 20, 10/9c). "It's really important that everyone doesn't just see us as reality stars," says Frankie. "We want to make sure that everyone knows that we are a band, and that's why we're all together at the end of the day."
Those days — filmed over the course of three months in the U.S. and the U.K. — are filled with music, music and more music. From footage following the pop stars into the recording studio, rehearsing and performing, audiences will have a front row ticket and backstage access to the group that has sold out arenas overseas. "Our personal life is the band so there is so much about the music in there," says Frankie, "but then there's a hell of a lot of us being ourselves at home." And that means lots of laughs, girl talk and nights out on the town. "I definitely like to go out and have a good time," reveals Vanessa, 23, the band's youngest member and self-proclaimed party girl. "I dragged the girls out with me quite a lot when we were in America."
You'll also catch a glimpse into the group's love lives, which delivers a who's who of Britain's bachelors and famous figures. Mollie dated none other than Prince Harry; Frankie has been involved with Manchester City soccer star Wayne Bridge; Rochelle recently married Marvin Humes of the X Factor's boy band JLS; and Una just welcomed a baby with her husband Ben Foden, a professional rugby union player.
Love is in the air, but one thing you will not see much of is starlet squabbling. "We're five girls so everyone asks if we fight," says Vanessa. "But we never really have that bitchy kind of argument — we would not be able to stay together if we didn't get along." However, the stage isn't always set for perfection. "It would not be a day with The Saturdays if there wasn't drama," Frankie says. From technical issues to costume changes or running late at rehearsal and getting ill on tour, "if it's not something, it's another."
But through all the madness, the girls have their eye set on stardom in the states. "I definitely think to have a single in the [American] Top 10 would be a massive, massive deal for us," says Frankie, admitting that it's harder to top the charts in the U.S than in the U.K. "Coming to the U.S. has definitely been our ultimate goal. From the very beginning, we always said we want world domination."


text:
AnyEvent::Beanstalk::Job - Class to represent a job from a beanstalkd server
version 1.170590
my $client = AnyEvent::Beanstalk->new; my $job = $client->stats->recv; print $job->data,"\n";
All communication methods called by this class to the server will call
recv on the condition variable returned by AnyEvent::Beanstalk. If this is undesired then a call can be made directly to the server via methods on the client.
Note however that beanstalkd processes command in sequence. So if there is currently a reserve request pending, any calls to these methods will not return until the reserve command has returned so that beanstalkd can process any subsequent commands.
Returns job id
Returns AnyEvent::Beanstalk object for the server the job resides on
Returns true if the job is buried
Returns true if the job was created via a reserve command and has not been deleted, buried or released
Returns the raw data for the beanstalkd server for the job
Returns the last error
Return a Stats object for this job. See AnyEvent::Beanstalk for a list of methods available.
Tell the server to delete this job
touch on a reserved job will reset the time left for the job to complete back to the original ttr value.
Peek this job on the server.
Release the job.
Tell the server to bury the job
Decode and return the raw data from the beanstalkd server
Return the name of the tube the job is in
Returns the jobs time to run, in seconds.
Return the jobs priority
AnyEvent::Beanstalk, AnyEvent::Beanstalk::Stats
Graham Barr <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Copyright (C) 2010 by Graham Barr.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


text:
Item | RAD014
2 Pack(s)
.04 lbs
We know how important your health is to you and your loved ones. That's why we're focused on delivering only high quality products you can trust at the best value.
Our lab evaluates every product to make sure it's compliant with strict standards and government regulations, and we fully believe in and stand behind our products. If you're dissatisfied for any reason, we'll give you a full refund and pay return shipping.
We are dedicated to offering the highest quality products at the best price. Find out more about how we ensure such a high standard in everything we do.Learn More


text:
Address: 58-5-301,Xinyuan Residential Zone, Xinhua District,Shijiazhuang City,Hebei Province,China.
Landing Fishing Net Are One of the Most Important Tools During Fishing. It is Necessary to Successfully Catch the Fish. Different Fishing Area and Fish Species Should Consider the Landing Nets With Different Parameters Such as the Meshes of the Nets, the Material of Brackets, the Strength of the Landing Nets and so on. Generally, the Brackets of the Landing Nets are Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, Wooden or Some Other Alloy Material and so on. For the Net Parts, It Can Be Different in Meshes and Net Material and Weave Ways.
For a Landing Net, The Bracket Part is Very Important, it is much Different in Length And for Some Landing Nets, The Length Can Be Adjusted to Satisfy Different Fishing Activities!
For Parameters of the Bracket Material, Strength, Net Meshes, All Can Be Produced with Requirements. It is OK to be OEM Produced, Which Based on Samples Provided.


text:
The plan to get in a session of downhill repeats was a bust today. It was weird. I set out to the hill I had in mind but wasn't feeling that great from the get go. The legs felt great, not heavy at all or anything, but yet I didn't have much energy. In fact, I felt a little dizzy. I made it to the hill, decided to listen to my body, and just turned around and came home.
I was a bit bummed but then I went over my training logs and realized that I haven't had a rest day in nine days and over that stretch I've run 92.6 miles. When I saw that I thought, "Oh. Duh. No wonder." That's a pretty good stretch for me. I'm probably just a bit run down and could benefit from a rest day as well as a very light and easy day on Friday, so that's the plan. No worries.
Ran 7.1 miles @ 8:18/mile pace.
Paved roads.
Slightly hilly.
Lower 50s, sunny.
Saucony Kinvara 2, shorts, short sleeved shirt, cap.


text:
|© MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
Scheppers takes independent approach05/16/2010 4:34 PM ET
By Bob Hersom / okcredhawks.com
Relief pitcher Tanner Scheppers took an unusual route to the RedHawks.
Before being drafted by the Texas Rangers last year, he pitched professionally, for the independent St. Paul Saints from May 16-June 7.
Scheppers was 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA in four starts for the American Association team. He struck out 20 of the 82 batters he faced, over 19 innings.
"The experience definitely helped me get a good routine, and just being around experienced players helped a lot," Scheppers, 23, said. "Definitely taking the information that some of the guys had has helped me."
A few days after his final St. Paul game, Scheppers was drafted in the supplemental first round by Texas. The Rangers made him the 44th pick in last year's draft. Pittsburgh took him with 48th pick in the 2008 draft, but he chose not to sign with the Pirates.
The 6-foot-4 righthander would have been drafted much higher if not for the shoulder problems that sidelined him in 2008, when his Fresno State teammates went on to win the College World Series championship.
"I haven't had a problem in about two years now," Scheppers said. "Everything's been good and healthy and I'm feeling good right now."
The Rangers sent Scheppers to double-A Frisco for his Organized Baseball pro debut this year. He tore through the Texas League, allowing only one earned run and three hits in 11 innings. He struck out 19 Texas League batters.
"In independent ball there are a lot of older guys, more patient hitters. Double-A hitters are just a little bit younger," Scheppers said. "Still very talented players, but under developed. You can just see as every step goes on that the players get better and better."
Scheppers was promoted to Oklahoma City on April 30. He he allowed only one earned run in three games, and struck out nine in six innings.
"The players here are more experienced and more patient," Scheppers said. "They look for their pitches. They don't chase as much. They're just more experienced and better players."
Scheppers has a 1.06 overall ERA this year, and he's struck out 28 in 17 innings.
"Every step you go up you've got to do better and better," he said. "Otherwise there wouldn't be any levels."
Those steps have come rapidly for the Laguna Niguel, Calif., native. It will be a surprise if he doesn't make his major league debut this year.
"I've just got to do my work, work out every day, keep up with my work ethic and everything else should follow that," he said.
Baseball America ranks Scheppers as the Rangers' No. 4 prospect. He has a major league caliber fastball, at 95 to 98 mph, and his big breaking curveball has been clocked at 80 mph.
He chooses not to speculate on when he'll reach the major leagues.
"That's not my job to say," Scheppers said. "My job's just to go out there and pitch. It's not my job to expect anything. My job is to just go out there and throw."
Rangers brass have said they expect Scheppers to eventually return to starting pitcher roots, though all of his innings for the Texas organization have been in relief.
"My job, again, is to just go out there and pitch," Scheppers said. "I just do what they tell me to do. Right now my job is to go out there and throw two innings and keep getting experience, get better with every outing, and that's what I'm going to keep on doing. But when I pitch is totally up to them."


text:
Submission + - Hardware Attacks against India's E-Voting Machines (indiaevm.org)
An anonymous reader writes: India, the world's largest democracy, votes entirely on government made electronic voting machines that authorities claim are "tamperproof", "infallible", and "perfect," but last week security researchers proved that they can be manipulated to steal elections. A team led by Hari Prasad, Professor J. Alex Halderman, and Rop Gonggrijp released an awesome video that shows off hardware hacks they built. These machines are much simpler than e-voting designs used in the US, but as the research paper explains, this makes attacking the hardware even easier. Halderman's students at the University of Michigan took only about a week to build a replacement display board that lies about the vote totals, and the team also built a pocket-sized device that clips onto the memory chips, with the machine powered on, and rewrites the votes. Clippy says, 'It looks like you're trying to rig an election...'


text:
So close, yet so so far away. Finishing with a record of 24-21-3, the 2013 Winnipeg Jets ended the season with 51 points – a mere four short of the New York Islanders and that highly coveted playoff spot. Unfortunately those four points have changed the tone of Jets fans everywhere from glee and hope to reflection and questioning, and thus here I am writing a review on the season rather than a preview of the newly-branded Winnipeg Jets first playoff matchup.
So buckle up folks. Throughout this week I'm going to work my way through the forwards, defensemen, goalies, and finish with a summary and my opinions on this season. Today, I go over the Winnipeg Jets goaltending.
(Big thanks to behindthenet, nhl.com, stats.hockeyanalysis.com, capgeek, and leftwinglock.com for all the upcoming numbers)
Goaltending may have been one of the overall most disappointing positions for the Jets this season. Fair warning to all of you who love and adore Ondrej Pavelec, this may not be pretty. To all of you who love Al Montoya… how does it feel to fall in love at first sight?
Backup? What Backup?
After Chris Mason chose to sign with the Nashville Predators last offseason (I still don't understand why he would get custom made Jets pads before shipping himself out), the Winnipeg Jets were forced to go out and find a backup goaltender. Thus, came Al Montoya. Other than that, there really isn't much to say about the guy.
Montoya started a mere 5 games this season posting a 3-1-0 record, a GAA of 2.91 and a Sv% of .899 with a single shut out. With such a small sample size it is almost impossible to give a fair evaluation, so he truly remains a big question mark. He is an unrestricted free agent going into this offseason and if the Jets can sign him to a similar $601,000 contract, I would be more than alright with seeing him come back. The only fear I can see Chevy having involve any lingering injury problems from this year. Assuming he can fully recover over the summer (if he hasn't already) I wouldn't be surprised to see him again.
I will admit I know little about Eddie Pasquale down with the Ice Caps, but his numbers are nothing impressive enough to warrant a backup NHL roll.
Starting Goaltender? What Starting Goaltender?
After another sub-par season between the pipes last year, Ondrej Pavelec signed a 5-year $19.5 million contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets – a contract comparable to Stanley Cup winning Antti Niemi, Canuck star Cory Schneider and Boston starter Tukka Rask.
A little head-scratching was warranted at the time if you ask me.
It didn't get more understable. News broke shortly after that the Ondrej had been arrested following a DUI back home. Pav decided to keep that news to himself until after he singed his new contract.
Someone please raise the red flags.
On came the the lockout, and off went Ondrej to play for the Liberec White Tigers in the Czech League back home, where he posted a 4-10 record, with an absolutely horrific 3.50 GAA and an even worse .896 Sv%.
Anyone else hear those warning sirens blaring?
Regardless, following the lockout Ondrej was the clear number one for the Jets and fans seem(ed) willing to constantly forgive and forget. Maybe his season this year will be that final push over the patience edge.
This season Pavelec was again the workhorse, and surprise, surprise the Jets missed the playoffs. He was tied for the league lead in starts with 43, and appearances with 44, but that is where the league leading stats come to an abrupt end. He finished the year 10th in goalie wins with a 21-20-3 record, 34th among eligible goaltenders in save percentage at .905, and 37th (keep in mind there are only 30 teams in the league) among eligible goaltenders in GAA at 2.80. Granted, the Jets are far from the best defensive team in the league, but they did finish among the middle of the pack in shots against per game (18th with 29.7) and Pavelec gives up more than his fair share of soft goals by eye. It would be one thing if this was rare occurrence for Pav, but the truth is these types of performances are as good as he gets. He has a career GAA of 2.95 (meaning he was actually BETTER than average this year), and a career Sv% of .907.
Yes, the guy makes big saves. Yes, at times he has the ability to provide a spark to the Jets. Sadly though, those exact saves are due to him being out of position, over-committing, and on some occasions simply guessing as to where the puck is going to be.
I wrote a piece earlier this season during which Pavelec had started playing more like a goalie that gets paid what he does. Within it, I stated, "if the Jets want to make any sort of run for, or deep into the playoffs, they need a goaltender playing at the level Pavelec (currently) is." The fact of the matter is that he could not maintain it, and thus the Jets did not make the playoffs.
It is becoming more and more evident to me, and hopefully to the Jets management that the 25th overall ranking of 144 goals against this season will not improve with Pavelec in net. The 24th ranked PK cannot and will not improve without better goaltending either. It doesn't matter how much better the defensive group gets if your goalie cannot stop a puck. Especially a puck from behind the goal line in the biggest game of the season.
If only there were take-backs on contracts.
Oh wait. This year there are. This offseason every team in the NHL has been given the power of two amnesty buy-outs in order to completely get out of contracts. Yes, they are meant to free up cap space for teams that will be over the dropping salary cap, but it may be wise for the Jets to use it to free themselves of Ondrej Pavelec. It's pretty well known that there will be a few goalies available this offseason. No, not Roberto Luongo. Get that out of your head now. The guy is never going to want to come to Winnipeg, and the Jets are not going to give up whatever Mike Gillis is asking for him. I'm talking about Jonathan Bernier, Ryan Miller, and maybe even Ben Scrivens.
Jonathan Bernier is a restricted free agent this offseason and will certainly want to get out of his perpetual backup position in LA. I can see the Kings being interested in Dustin Byfuglien should the Jets be considering moving him (not my first choice, but a possibility), and Chevy does have an extra second round pick if they are hesitant to give the big guy up. A deal for Bernier would almost certainly require a guarantee that he will sign long-term or a potential sign-and-trade, but I would be more than willing to give up money and assets for a guy who went 9-3-1 with a 1.88 GAA and a .922 Sv% this past season.
Ryan Miller may be a long shot. He has one more year left on a $6.25 million contract, of which has a modified no-trade clause. That clause allows him to submit a list of 8 teams that he will not accept a trade to, and the reality of it is that Winnipeg could very likely be on that list. Nonetheless, it is common knowledge that he is likely finished in Buffalo, and movement is imminent.
Ben Scrivens is a bit more of a risk. For some strange reason the Leafs still feel like they need a veteran goaltender, meaning that Scrivens will likely be available. He went 7-9-2 in the NHL this past season while posting a 2.69 GAA and a Sv% of .915. In the AHL though, Scrivens was dynamite, going 22-15-1, with a 2.04 GAA and a .926 Sv%. There is room for some improvement but he is only 26 years old with plenty of time to grow and flourish. Ben has one year left on his current contract at $612,500, so the possibility is also there that the Jets can acquire him from the Leafs for cheap and use him as a backup, providing direct competition to Pavelec. Should/when he outperform(s) and steal(s) Pav's job, so be it. The only real problem would then be Ondrej's contract left on the books.
Overall, it's very clear to me and many others in the blogging community that changes need to be made, and one can only hope that they are made fast.


text:
Search is a centerpiece of the Evernote experience. No matter how you use notebooks and tags, search is often the key to helping you discover the items you're looking for. Over the years, we've continually made search better for all of our users. From making it faster to adding type-ahead suggestions to improving our search for text in images, we want to make sure everyone can find what they need.
Search Better with Evernote Premium
Today, we're supercharging search for Evernote Premium and Evernote Business users with the addition of Document Search. Now any attached document, presentation and spreadsheet created using Microsoft Office and iWork will show up in your search results across almost every version of Evernote that you use.
Best part: If you're a Premium or Business user, you don't need to do anything. The feature is live and your existing documents have all been indexed. It's important to keep in mind that when you add new documents, you'll need to give us a few minutes to sync and index them before the results will appear.
This new feature comes in addition to the existing priority image recognition, and Premium PDF Search, which makes any scanned documents attached to notes searchable, for Premium users.
If you attach documents to your notes, scan PDFs and take photos containing text, you may want to consider upgrading to Evernote Premium. It'll make finding your notes faster and easier than ever.


text:
IN.gov - Skip Navigation
Note: This message is displayed if (1) your browser is not standards-compliant or (2) you have you disabled CSS. Read our Policies for more information.
Welcome to the Project Hoosier SAFE-T Media Room. Here you'll find information about the history of Project Hoosier SAFE-T; our vision and mission; news stories about interoperability in Indiana and across the country, a press kit; and links to sites with information about interoperable communications and homeland security issues.
For more infomation, call IPSC Communications Director Sally Fay, 317.234.2572 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Step class instructor
What does your job entail?
My job is to lead a safe, effective and fun group exercise class that enables participants to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I also work at several Y-sponsored events in the community, such as the annual Turkey Trot run/walk, Y Healthy Kids Day and Y Healthy Halloween. The Y is a wonderful association to be a part of because what I do here is directly related to the health of the community in which I live.
What kind of schooling or training did you go through?
All Y instructors are required to take a certification course for group exercise. In order to maintain the certification, I need to take continuing education classes offered by the Y or other accredited agencies every year. CEC classes are necessary to keep me informed of health and safety concerns with regard to group fitness. They also provide new ideas for different segments of a fitness class such as warm-up, cool-down, cardio, stretching and strengthening. I am also required to be current with CPR/AED/First Aid certification.
What inspired you to this career?
My mom actually got me involved with becoming a class participant at the Towson Family Center Y over 20 years ago. She was advised by her doctor to enroll in a fitness class as a means to maintain good heart and bone health. I was immediately hooked on the fitness classes at the Y because they were not only a great workout, but the people were engaging and friendly. As a former high school and college athlete, I thought being an instructor would be great motivation for me to 'stick with exercise.' It was a commitment that I made for my own health as well as the health of my class participants.
What do you like best about your job?
During my years of teaching Step at the Y, I have developed many great relationships with not only my class participants, but also other Y members. I find it very satisfying when they say, 'How much fun is this?' or 'You killed us today!' That kind of feedback means I have accomplished my goal of creating a safe and effective class for promoting a healthy lifestyle. Developing personal relationships are so important for every aspect of a person's well-being.
The Y provides a great supportive atmosphere where anyone can share life's ups and downs.
I really look forward to my mornings at the Y because it usually makes a rough day better or a good day great for all of us.
What are the challenges?
The ability to encourage others to make health a priority is important to me. That said, my greatest challenge is to create an environment where beginners feel comfortable and not defeated, while the more advanced participants continue to get an effective workout — a place where the positive energy enables everyone to reach their health goals.
Median salary $31,090 per year in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics


text:
Part of National Museums Liverpool
Selected from hundreds of items, these fantastic star objects give a flavour of the new displays you will see in the refurbished South End galleries.
We know quite a lot about Vigée Le Brun's portrait of Emma Hamilton, and what she thought of Emma, because in the mid 1820s, towards the end of a long painting career of more than 50 years, she decided to write up her diaries and publish them as memoirs in 1836-37.
© Copyright 2018


text:
The Wasco County Fair will have tryouts for the 2014 queen Thursday, Aug. 15, at 5 p.m., in the rodeo arena at the Wasco County Fairgrounds in Tygh Valley.
The queen will make several appearances as representative of the Wasco County Fair for 2014. Attendance is mandatory for Wasco County events. Contestants will be judged on speaking ability, fair and rodeo knowledge, personality and appearance; i.e., appearance of horse, appropriate tack (50 percent of total), horsemanship (30 percent run-out and 20 percent pattern).
Girls must be unmarried (have never been married and have no children), a resident of Wasco County for the previous six months, or attend a Wasco County school, be 15 to 21 years of age at the time of tryouts, and have not previously served as Wasco County Fair queen. For the tryouts, girls must wear suitable costume, including a long-sleeved shirt and Western hat.
All contestants must use their own horse or provide a lease for the horse they intend to use during tryout and reign as queen. Each girl will furnish transportation for herself and her horse to each show, parade, rodeo or other event. The queen must be chaperoned at all events by a parent, guardian or chaperone approved by the fair board or queen coordinators.
The queen will be furnished $500 for a suitable wardrobe by the Wasco County Fair Baord. If at any time the board discovers that the queen misrepresented herself, she will be disqualified and will forfeit all the clothes the fair board has furnished her and shall reimburse the fair board for any other monies. The first runner-up will take her place.
For queen applications, contact Mary Jo Larsen, 541-296-5626.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Information from The Chronicle and our advertisers (Want to add your business to this to this feed?)


text:
Hi Guys.
I've been by this forum a couple of times and it has turned into an amazing collection of good advice for new guys like me.
I bought a Hennessey Safari Deluxe a couple of years ago. Not knowing anything about camping in hammocks, I thought it would be possible to cuddle up with my girlfriend on small camping trips (not practical for sleep though).
But being dedicated to Via Ferrata (also known as Klettersteig), camping on steep mountaisides with trees has totaly converted me into a Hammock believer now To me, the hammock is a gift from heaven!
I have recomended my Hennessey to many of my friends, and I will continue to do so, since I am very happy with my purchase.
But I have 4 children and a wife I would like to share the experience with, and I can not afford 5 more hammocks. So now I'm joining this forum to start making my own hammocks.
The DIY section is perfect for me.
My only problem is that I live in Denmark. I'm having a hard time finding good uncoated ripstop Nylon for my project, but I guess I will take that up in the right Forum.
Best regards to all of you :-)


text:
Nelson and Rosario homer, Rockies beat Phillies
Nelson and Rosario homer, Rockies beat PhilliesColorado Rockies' Wilin Rosario, right, is greeted in the dugout by Michael Cuddyer, left, after Rosario's two-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Philadelphia. The Rockies won 4-1. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) The third time worked just fine for Colorado's four-man rotation experiment.
Jeff Francis tossed five solid innings and four relievers combined to shut out Philadelphia the rest of the way Thursday night in the Rockies' 4-1 victory over the Phillies.
Chris Nelson hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and Wilin Rosario added a two-run shot in the ninth to help the Rockies snap a four-game losing streak.
Josh Roenicke (2-0) pitched 1 1-3 innings in relief of Francis to earn the victory. The Rockies' bullpen allowed just two hits.
Francis surrendered one run on six hits and was lifted after 76 pitches. The Rockies are now limiting their starters to 75 pitches, something manager Jim Tracy implemented prior to Tuesday's game against Philadelphia when he moved Jeremy Guthrie to the bullpen.
Tracy said he didn't consider leaving the effective Francis in the game.
''No and the reason why is if we're going to find out about this, we have to continue to do it,'' he said.
Said Francis: ''We're going to buy into it. It was on my mind but I just tried to throw more strikes.''
It was the third start of the season for Francis, a former Rockies first-round pick who was re-signed by Colorado on June 9 after being released by Cincinnati. The soft-tossing lefty retired 11 of his final 13 batters he faced after giving up hits to four of the first seven batters.
''He was sinking the ball away and threw a lot of changeups and breaking balls and kept us off balance, took the sting out of our bats,'' Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. ''He was throwing us a lot of slow stuff and we were chasing. He had good command of his fastball.''
Rafael Betancourt worked the ninth for his 11th save in 14 chances.
Marco Scutaro had a pair of hits for the Rockies, who had lost 12 of 13 entering Thursday.
Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff home run for Philadelphia, which was looking for its first three-game sweep of the season.
''Fortunately we won the series but this game would've been real good for us to win,'' Manuel said. ''But we have to come back out tomorrow with the outlook we're going to win tomorrow's game and play better.''
The Phillies were reeling, losing 12 of 15, prior to taking the first two in the series from the Rockies. They didn't do much after Rollins' homer.
The Rockies went ahead 2-1 in the seventh on Nelson's two-run homer. Tyler Colvin singled with one out and Nelson connected with two outs against Vance Worley (3-4).
''It was down, I had him out in front but the ball kept carrying,'' Worley said. ''I was pretty disgusted.''
It was the fifth homer this month in 45 at-bats for Nelson, who didn't have a homer in April or May over 73 at-bats.
''I'm just starting to feel good, that's all that is,'' said Nelson, slowed by a wrist injury this season.
Rosario connected with two outs in the ninth off Michael Schwimer. Rosario leads major league rookies with 11 homers.
''Rosario had another good game and a big at-bat,'' Tracy said. ''We have a chance to have a special player on our hands.''
Worley made his fourth start since coming off the disabled list on June 4 with right elbow inflammation. He has pitched well in the four starts, with a 2.25 ERA, but has two losses and a pair of no-decisions.
''It's part of the game,'' Worley said. ''I didn't have my best stuff but I had to go out and compete.''
The right-hander had allowed just three singles through 6 2-3 innings before Nelson's homer.
The Phillies squandered a chance to score in the second. John Mayberry Jr. led off with a double and went to third with one out on third baseman Jordan Pacheco's throwing error on Worley's grounder. But Francis got Rollins to pop out and Juan Pierre to fly out to end the threat.
''The starter tonight, I hope our young guys paid attention,'' Tracy said of Francis. ''Only one bad curveball. He did a terrific job.''
Pinch hitter Ty Wigginton, who started the Phillies' two-out rally in the ninth Wednesday night with a single in a 7-6 win, led off the eighth with a double off the wall in right-center. But right-hander Matt Belisle struck out Hunter Pence, got Carlos Ruiz to fly out to deep center and induced an infield popup by Shane Victorino.
NOTES: Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki had surgery on his left groin on Thursday to remove scar tissue and will miss at least six weeks. ... The crowd of 43,805 on a 95-degree night was the Phillies' 238th consecutive regular-season sellout, and 254th in a row counting the postseason. ... Colorado opens a three-game interleague series at Texas on Friday night, with Rockies LHP Christian Friedrich (4-3, 5.60 ERA) facing former Phillies RHP Roy Oswalt, who will be making his season debut for the Rangers. ... Philadelphia opens a three-game series at home against Tampa Bay on Friday night, with Phillies LHP Cliff Lee (0-3, 3.48) still looking for his first victory of the season against Rays RHP James Shields (7-4, 3.72).


text:
Thousands of images are filed through media wire services every day, from every corner of the globe. Far more than any newspaper can ever dream of publishing.
In Picture Editor's Choice you will find a daily collection of the most stunning, creative, weird and wonderful photographs from the best photographers on the planet.


text:
NAME: Kendal Kenzie
HAIR: Blonde
EYES: Blue
HORNINESS: Out of control!
Holy fuck, does this porn star Kendal Kenzie really bring it on this latest episode of Cum Fiesta porn. I just love watching her writhe up and down on a rock-hard cock until she breaks out into a super orgasm! I love it even more because she just has such an incredible body...I mean, this chick has great tits, great ass, and everything else you can imagine! If you liked that video that we did a while back called Ashley Stone Porn Video, then I just know you're going to love this porn!
See all of our porn right now for just $1!


text:
This week it was announced that DNA testing of bones found buried beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, had established that they belonged to King Richard III, who was killed in battle in 1485. Researchers were able to match DNA recovered from the skeleton with that of a living descendant of the much-vilified monarch's sister. The find was just the latest reminder of the immense power of DNA evidence, power that is expanding history and criminal justice but that also is subject to misuse.
Indeed, DNA technology has been instrumental in resolving more-contemporary mysteries. According to the Innocence Project, DNA evidence has resulted in the exoneration of more than 300 Americans convicted of crimes, including 18 who had served time on death row. On the opposite side of the ledger, DNA evidence has been used to convict the guilty. It's the latter use of DNA information that figures in a case to be argued before the Supreme Court this month.
Supported by virtually every other state, the Obama administration and local officials, including the district attorney of Los Angeles County, the state of Maryland is seeking court approval for taking DNA samples from individuals arrested for serious crimes and checking that information against a database that includes evidence from unsolved crimes. The court should decline the request and affirm a ruling by Maryland's highest court that taking DNA samples from persons who haven't been convicted of a crime violates the 4th Amendment's ban on illegal searches and seizures.


text:
Manager Roy Hodgson admits he may have to dash the World Cup dreams of one of his senior England players this summer.
A third of the 30-strong squad for next week's friendly against Denmark have fewer than five caps.
The England manager has always spoken of his desire to take a handful of inexperienced players to the tournament in Brazil.
And should the likes of Luke Shaw, Raheem Sterling and Ross Barkley perform well against the Danes, they may just nudge an established player out of the reckoning.
"I am very conscious of the fact that I could have to leave a big name out," the England manager said.
"It wasn't easy before the Euros to be honest. This time it is going to be even harder.
"Before the Euros at least I was choosing names of players I knew and players I had seen play but had never really worked with.
"This time I will have to disappoint some people I have worked with who have maybe done a good job for me and the team."
Hodgson is too clever to name names, but it would be reasonable to assume players like Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard, who have over 200 caps between them, are under threat.
Cole has been a mainstay of tournament football for England since 2002, but he is no longer first choice at Chelsea. Although Hodgson says he still "retains faith" in the player, the England manager dropped a hint that Shaw will get his chance to impress on Wednesday.
When asked whether the 18-year-old Southampton left-back would play some part in the friendly against the Danes, Hodgson said: "It is a logical thought but I can't make promises.
"I think everyone who has watched him play recently will not deny that he deserves a place in a large squad like this.
"It would be nice if he gets to play on Wednesday night, but that decision hasn't been made."
Speculation had been rife that Adam Johnson, or Wilfried Zaha, would be recalled, but neither made the cut for the Denmark game.
Fit-again West Ham striker Andy Carroll was another notable omission. Hodgson insisted those players still had a chance of making his World Cup squad, though.
"This is not a definitive list," Hodgson added.
"The fact someone is on this list does not say he will be going or be one of the seven standby players because I reserve the right to change my mind on those subjects."
Mystery also surrounds whether England's WAGs will be going to the World Cup.
The presence of players' glamorous partners proved to be something of a distraction in the 2006 World Cup, but Hodgson is happy for them to be in Brazil if his squad so wish.
"We haven't made any hard and fast rules," Hodgson said.
"It will be up to the players to decide."
The WAGs will not be invited to England's first pre-World Cup training camp in Portugal, but they will be allowed to attend "the latter part" of the squad's final camp in Miami.
Source: PA


text:
Tuesday, 10 01, 2013
Parry Barrows502-564-2611
FRANKFORT, Ky. – In an effort to increase breast cancer awareness and encourage women to get screened, Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear today announced October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.
"Every year, more than 2,800 Kentucky women are diagnosed with breast cancer; thousands of others are affected by knowing someone who has suffered with this disease; and everyone should be aware of how to prevent and detect this life-threatening illness," said Gov. Beshear. "We know that early detection through regular screenings is the key to successful treatment, and we ask you to take part in Breast Cancer Awareness Month by encouraging someone you know to get screened."
"Throughout the past several decades, doctors and researchers have made outstanding advancements in the detection and treatment of breast cancer," said Mrs. Beshear. "However, hundreds of thousands of women and men across the nation continue to be diagnosed with the disease, and it still takes the lives of far too many people. In fact, it remains the second leading cause of death among Kentucky women. Please join us this October in spreading the word about breast cancer and getting screened—your support can help save lives."
Since 1999, the rate of diagnosis of new cases of breast cancer in Kentucky has decreased due to early detection and innovative treatments. As a result, deaths from breast cancer are steadily declining. However, breast cancer remains a leading public health concern in the Commonwealth.
Mrs. Beshear continues promoting breast cancer awareness and prevention through the Horses and Hope initiative. In 2008, the First Lady's office partnered with the Kentucky Cancer Program to create Horses and Hope – a program that offers education, screening and treatment referrals to those in the state's equine industry.
Horses and Hope has hosted breast cancer race days at Kentucky racetracks for the past six years and has educated more than 500,000 race track and horse show fans and approximately 6,000 equine employees. The program has screened more than 400 workers and detected breast cancer in two individuals, both of whom have received treatment.
The next Horses and Hope Race Day will be held on Nov. 24 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
For more information about Horses and Hope and all upcoming events, please visit www.horsesandhope.org.
For more information on breast cancer, please contact your local health department or the Kentucky Cancer Program at http://kycancerprogram.org/.


text:
Predicting Human Errors From Brain Activity 123
Hugh Pickens writes "Researchers report that brain activity can be used to predict the likelihood of someone making an error about six seconds in advance, with gradual changes starting as much as 30 seconds ahead of time. The team used an imaging machine to scan the brains of a group of volunteers who performed a task in the presence of distracting information. When performing correctly the volunteers' brains showed increased levels of activity in those parts associated with cognitive effort, as would be expected. However, these areas gradually became less active before errors were made and at the same time another set of regions in the brain became more active. These regions are part of a so-called "default mode network" and show increased use when people are resting or asleep [PDF]. While imaging machines are far too big and complex to be used in workplaces to monitor the brain activity of people engaged in important tasks, the team hopes to correlate errors to changes in electrical activity in the brain with electroencephalography (EEG), using electrodes placed on the scalp. If EEG features can be found that correspond to the change in brain activity, then a hat that gives warning of an imminent mistake might one day become reality. We've previously discussed similar studies of brain activity."


text:
Women's Casual/Dress
Aravon Florence
Now: $19.99
Orig: $149.99
I personally have used this company and they are awesome!! I received my items very quick! I actually made a mistake ordering my shoes and the customer service was incredible!! I highly recommend this company!
About them:
"Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Joe's New Balance Outlet is operated by NB Web Express, LLC ("NB Web Express"). Our mission is to be the source for clearance merchandise from New Balance. We achieve this through our staff of experts and extensive inventory of New Balance footwear (in all sizes & widths), apparel and accessories."
Check out their Thursday Markdowns!
Be sure to check out more DEALS


text:
|View Poll Results: Vote for your favorite Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai character
|Maebara Keiichi
|Ryuuguu Rena
|Sonozaki Mion
|Houjou Satoko
|Sonozaki Shion
|Furude Rika
|Akasaka Mamoru
|Ooishi Kuraudo
|Irie Kyousuke
|Tomitake Jirou
|Takano Miyo
|Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 381. You may not vote on this poll
|Thread Tools
|2008-01-01, 13:11
|Link #1
阿賀野型3番艦、矢矧 Lv165
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Belgium, Brussels
Age: 31
Higurashi Kai (2nd season) - Favorite Character(s) Poll
Welcome to Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Favorite Character(s) Poll - the place where you can express all of your love towards your favorite Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai characters.
You can vote for multiple characters all at once in this poll. Your vote is final once you click on the "vote now" tab. You won't be able to comeback and vote a second time for another character. Choose wisely!
If you are selecting "Other" among your choices, please don't forget to name the character(s) you are referring to (such like Kasai Tatsuyoshi, Houjou Satoshi, Okonogi, etc.).
The poll is public which means the votes will be visible to everyone!
Thread Rules
|2008-01-01, 15:19
|Link #3
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Rika. Hands down.
The blend of her demure, cute "child" persona and her "dark side" was something else, and absolutely the most awesome thing in the entire show.
I would also throw an honorable mention in there for Kasai simply for having an awesome character design and voice actor. He reminds me a hell of a lot of the Washimine Group yakuza Ginji from Black Lagoon.
|2008-01-01, 17:05
|Link #6
A hopeless romantic girl
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sweden
Age: 30
I loved so many of the characters but if I should be critic the ones that made the most impact on me as persons are Mion and Keiichi.
Mion shows herself being a strong leader and a kind friend, both she and Keiichi really show their charisma in this season, which I enjoyed very much. Hearing them talk was the most inspiring moments.
Others who got votes are Satoko and Shion, Rika and Akaska; all of them for the warm family relation that they had between them. Especially during the last arc when Rika was overjoyed to see Akasaka coming to help them, and also when Satoko announced that Shion was her "ne ne"
Also Takano gets a vote beacuse she is a well thought through character, with thinking motives behind her actions, she doesn't just go out for "the sake of being evil I will kill you all." which you have seen in many shounen animes. There was actually very much understanding and reasoning behind what she did, and why she did it. Selfish, yes. But that is one of the most human traits in people.
|2008-01-01, 17:13
|Link #7
/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Home of the froggies, aka Furansu
Age: 23
I voted for Rika. I don't think I need to explain why.
Then, despite the fact that she's the villain in Kai, I voted for Takano because I pretty much felt sorry for her at the end of the series. I know she would have been a very nice person if only her parents hadn't died (Perhaps she would have looked like a grown up Lambdadelta ).
And my last vote goes to Gin-sama (Other), because her making fun of Takano was just epic win.
|2008-01-01, 18:01
|Link #9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Higurashi has such a wonderful cast of characters who were all very well developed. It's hard to not vote for all, but I narrowed it down to three.
Rika: After what she's been through, she's definitely a favorite of mine.
Keiichi: I liked Keiichi since season 1, but I absolutely adored watching his charismatic and gar speeches in Minagoroshi-hen. Guy totally owned.
Rena: And sure, she didn't do much in Kai, but she's still my favorite Higurashi character.
|2008-01-01, 18:02
|Link #10
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In line to confess his sins.
Age: 30
The rest of the cast is great as well, but it would sort of defeat the purpose if I included everyone, unfortunately.
|2008-01-01, 18:13
|Link #11
Toyosaki Aki
Join Date: Nov 2007
Shion, Mion, Rena, and Akasaka.
Kai mostly featured Rika and not much of anyone else, so these are pretty much my first season favorites, plus Akasaka who was insanely GAR in Matsuribayashi-hen.
Shion's been my favorite since her hilarious debut scene and my vote didn't show ;_; edit: nevermind, I see it now
Last edited by tripperazn; 2008-01-01 at 19:23.
|2008-01-01, 19:04
|Link #13
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: England.
Age: 27
Keiichi - Keiichi is the hero of Higurashi. He made a lot of mistakes near the start, but he is also the first to learn from them, and then helps the others when they make the same mistakes. When Rena becomes paranoid of her friends just like he did, he is the one that convinces her to believe in them. When Shion decides tha killing Satoko's uncle is the only solution just like he did, he is the one that manages to convince her that they need to find a non-violent solution. And ultimately, he and Rika are able to save Satoko frm her uncle, which allows Rika and Hanyuu to learn the truth about Takano. It's only a shame he doesn't feature so heavily in the last arc, something I hope changes in the third season.
Mion - Mion is without a doubt the most loyal to her friends out of all the characters. She is after all, the only one that never loses her faith in them even once, something even Rika has done. Constantly throughout the years, she has made herself into a kind of caretaker of everyone else, constantly looking after them as the leader of the club, and her loyalty is put to the test in the last episode where she is willing to take a bullet for everyone else.
Rika - Rika has had a hard time. She's been forced to watch her friends succumb to Hinamizawa Syndrome over and over again and die over and over again, and she has no idea why any of this is happening. She has become disillusioned with everything, and wants nothing more than for this cycle of death to stop and finally grow older with her friends. Rika's struggle is the central part of the story, and it is heart-breaking to watch. However, Keiichi is able to show her just how important faith in her friends is, and eventually, she is able to conquer fate by believing in everyone else just like they believe in her.
Akasaka - I've been a fan of Akasaka since he first appeared in season one, even if it was only for two episodes. Just like Keiichi, he is one without ties to the village, which also means he is in a perfect position to help Hinamizawa with its problems. It was only unfortunate that Rika's message never got through to him until the very last arc. Akasaka's dedication to protecting Rika (and the totally badass way he did it) makes him one of my favourites easily.
Last edited by Rayneing; 2009-03-25 at 20:29.
|2008-01-01, 20:38
|Link #15
User of the "Fast Draw"
Thank god this isn't a single vote thread, but still will be pretty tough to not vote for everyone .
But really after having so many episodes and getting really involved with this cast picking the favourites is a pretty interesting trip. But think I can narrow it down to three characters and still be satisfied with it all.
Rika - Don't think I could make a vote on this series without giving one to Rika-chan. She really stepped into things in this series as the protagonist role shifted onto her. Finding out that through everything she had been battling hard against the tragic deaths of herself and her friends was touching. Really developed, dealing with grief and overwhelming despair of never being able to break through. But thanks to her friends and especially Keiichi finally was able to stand up and fight to the victory.
Keiichi - You really have to give him major points in this season. Started in the first as a guy who lost faith in his friends and succumbed to the syndrome in a tragic story. But stands strong this time as a catalyst for breaking the tragic fate that surrounded the characters. Showing Rika that it is possible to change things and you can't accept what is going to happen as being absolute. Showing his ability to change people in the rescue Satoko mission, bringing together the village for that cause.
Rena - For the final pick will have to give respects to Rena. Still was able to show her intelligence and ability to pick up things that is so useful to the group. She has her great moe moments that you just have to love that can disguise that at times. Plus she can swing a mean cleaver and still not kill someone. Her 'magic' in episode 2 was just worthy of mention in itself. Really grew to like her character even more than I did in the first season. Just behind Rika and Keiichi in my mind.
Some honourable mentions to Akasaka who came to the rescue this time and kicked everyone in his way. Also Hanyuu for just being incredibly moe. She did a great job of growing from a person who didn't think she could do anything into one who really came to the rescue at the end.
|2008-01-02, 23:29
|Link #17
Cherry Blossom~
Well, I like every character in Higurashi. I don't think there is even one character that I don't like. I even liked Onibaba in Kai
Alas, I had to vote for Rena of course. Shes just too adorable
|2008-01-03, 15:52
|Link #19
Mion - My favorite Higurashi character, and possibly character in any anime, through and through. To me she's the cutest (with Hanyuu and Satoko in tough competition) and funnest out of the cast, with her shy side, her ojisan side, her cosplay crazy side, her leader side - all mixed into one just plain awesome package. You can't find other characters like her. And I think Rayneing said it best, she's the go-to girl if you want a loyal friend - just look at how Rena and Shion both went to her (over, say, Keiichi or an adult) when they were worried about losing it.
Akasaka - Because he kicks butt, takes names, and well... he's just generally really awesome. (and totally a descendant of a Saiyan)
Hanyuu - Most moe moe blob ever. <3
Also voted for Keiichi, Satoko, and Ooishi for various reasons. I already loved her, but Satoko in the first two arcs was just... yeah. Kei-chan for all the reasons everybody already loves him - master of words, man among men, and all that jazz. And.. how can you NOT vote for Mister Delicious? He's been one of my faves since waaaay back.
I would have voted for Takano, if only because she was an outstanding villain, except... she kind of became rather... pathetic come the last three episodes and any respect I had for her was flushed down the toilet.
The other characters were all great, but yeah, gotta only pick a few or there'd be no point to the poll, yeah?
Last edited by Keiichi no Hibi; 2008-01-03 at 16:03.
|2008-01-03, 17:24
|Link #20
Keiichi - Loved him in Season 1, loved him even more in Season 2. I looved his GAR and COOL-ness during Tsumihoroboshi-hen and Minagoroshi-hen. xD "K!!!!" Sure he made mistakes during the first season, but he learned from them as the worlds went by. I looved how he cheered up Rika by saying that you have to make your own fate or something like that. Love him so much! GO KEIICHIIII! :3 I was sad that the last arc didn't have that much Keiichi, but oh welllz.
Rika - When I first watched season 1, I was rooting for Keiichi all the way, but along the way I also climbed aboard the "LOVE RIKA-CHAN". I blame you Higurashi Kai. Though anyways, man dying so many freakin' times and only once has she given up hope until Keiichi saved the day. She's gone through so much.
Hanyuu - Even though I only knew her for one season, she's climbed into my heart. xD I just love her "auaus" and her dark side that was unexpected. xD Like RIka she's gone through a lot too in witnessing the events and feeling sorry that she couldn't help until the last arc. Au~
|Thread Tools


text:
On the injury front, Phillies feel Yankees' pain
By Paul Hagen / 12/03/12 10:07 PM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Coming off another playoff appearance, a high-profile team went into the following season with big question marks about one side of its infield.
That would be the Phillies, who opened 2012 without second baseman Chase Utley and first baseman Ryan Howard. Utley didn't play until June 27 because of a chronic knee condition. Howard made his first appearance on July 6 because of a ruptured Achilles tendon. By then, the five-time National League East champions were 11 games under .500 and 13 games out of first. Even a strong finish couldn't overcome the deficit, and the Phils missed the postseason for the first time since 2006.
So if anybody could empathize with the news that broke Monday at the Winter Meetings that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is expected to miss the first three months of the season recuperating from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left hip, it's Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. That's because Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is also coming off a broken left ankle suffered during the American League Championship Series.
"It's no fun," Amaro said when asked about having two high-profile All-Star infielders sidelined at the same time.
The Phillies' general manager laughed when asked if there's anything the Yankees can learn from what he went through.
"[Yankees GM Brian Cashman] is a smart guy," he said. "He's going to try to put his team in a position to fill those holes, and he's probably got pretty good internal options. He has some guys who have experience, because there are some guys who played in A-Rod's place in the past. So I would never put it past him to fill the holes.
"But it's not fun."
The situations are not exact parallels. At this time a year ago, the Phillies were cautiously optimistic that Howard might be back by May 1. But when the surgical wound became infected during Spring Training, the timetable was pushed back. And they didn't know Utley would have further knee problems until he got to Clearwater, Fla.
The Yankees, on the other hand, fully expect Jeter to be ready, if not by Opening Day or at least close to it. And they're fully prepared to be without Rodriguez for much or most of the first half.
The Phillies were also holding their own until ace right-hander Roy Halladay went on the disabled list with shoulder problems in late May. And third baseman Placido Polanco was limited to 90 games by injuries, creating a revolving door at the hot corner that caused a significant defensive drop-off.
Cashman allowed that losing A-Rod is "a significant blow," but also pointed out that he always tries to anticipate any possible misfortune and make preparations for any eventuality.
"We're just checking off our what-if column," he explained. "We do that every winter. It's just that this time we know we're going to be without Alex for a period of time."
For that reason, Cashman said, his approach will change surprisingly little considering what a large loss this could be.
"Where do we go from here? I'm going through the winter with the sole intent of trying to improve the club," he said. "We're not going to overreact."
If the Yankees don't suffer further injuries to key players, as the Phillies did, they may be able to ride out this storm better than the team they beat in the 2009 World Series was able to do last season.
"I'm certainly not afraid of this challenge. We've dealt with situations like this before," Cashman said. "We will be Alex Rodriguez-less, and we are not the better for that. But we've done it before. We've just got to figure out a way to get through it. Take a step back and deal with it.
"We won't operate any differently."