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|2011-10-02, 17:13
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learn japanese with anime?
would you use anime as a way to learn japanese?
i've picked up some words here and there, and thought it may be worth a try.
i've seen books where they use manga to teach japanese phrases and culture too.
any thoughts/suggestions?
|2011-10-02, 17:18
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I would only use Anime as a source to learn Japanese for greetings/goodbyes/formal speaking/etc. But not exactly for entire sentences in Japanese because the translations can differ with each translator. Or maybe they are close, but not exactly on the mark with what they actually said.
|2011-10-02, 17:18
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Not a recommended way to say the least. But it can be used to supplement your knowledge and it helps you enjoy the process
If you are rather serious about learning through anime though, then you should first pick up the basics from elsewhere then do the translations for the anime yourself. Play a short scene in the raw, translate it the best you can and then compare with a good translation. Rinse and repeat. Write down the words they say - IN JAPANESE - and correct yourself every time. Don't go for full length episodes because learning requires focus. It's imperative that you know Hiragana, Katakana and some Kanji before you start with anime and that you know the basic grammar. Anime helps a lot with vocabulary and such and like I said, helps you enjoy the process, but without rigor, you won't be learning much, if anything
|2011-10-02, 18:03
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Of course, exposure to any language is going to lead to you learning bits and pieces, phrases and words, but you're not going to be become a proficient speaker of Japanese from watching anime alone. That's just a pipe-dream.
|2011-10-02, 18:09
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The thing with this question is that the replies never answer the question, "Is it possible for me to learn Japanese from anime?" The replies all answer the question, "Am I going to be able to follow through and actually study the language, or will I just end up a loser Japanophile with a lexicon of 20 words?"
Which is not necessarily a bad way to reply, because 99% of people who ask if they can learn Japanese from anime do in fact end up learning a few dozen words, minimal grammar, and call that progress. These are the people who walk around going "kawaii day-soo nay" and "sugooooy" at everything.
The short answer to "is it possible" is yes. The short answer to "is it practical" is no. The short answer to "is it practical with some supplementary material" is yes if you actually like the language. No if you are just doing it for anime.
Case study: myself.
Two years of self-study using internet grammar resources, attempting to translate songs, and watching tons of anime. After that I walked into the Japanese department at my college, took the placement exam, and started taking third-year courses.
BUT. I love the Japanese language. Once I started, I was hooked by its beauty, structure, and complexity. If you don't actually like the language, and if this is just an extension of your interest in anime, then STOP while you're still ahead.
That's all I have to say.
|2011-10-02, 18:23
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Boo, you whore
Personally (from someone that has lived in Japan years ago and has spoken the language (tho I suck at it)), I wouldn't use anime, manga, TV shows, movies or literature to study Japanese, since English and Japanese grammar varies so much and there's usually a bunch of terms that would be no use to any normal Japanese person.
It's like learning English by watching Friends or learning Italian by watching some mafia show. It just doesn't work well.
|2011-10-02, 18:30
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Though not quite the same, you can pick up some decent pronunciation skills from reading a few japanese literature books in english. Some books give a quick intro to pronunciation in the beginning of the story. Watching ending and opening themes in both english and japanese subtitles kinda helps too. Of course, this doesn't substitute for "proper" learning that others have suggested.
|2011-10-02, 20:15
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Le fou, c'est moi
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Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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If you know what you're doing, sure why not. Any immersion helps.
The problem is you need to know what you're doing in the first place. You need to know when a character is using extremely casual language, when it's slang, when it's just a quirk, and there's also the way that voice acting does not sound like real conversation. Just like Western cartoons don't sound like real conversation.
And of course it's rather on the useless side for teaching the basic skills in reading, writing, and the all-important kanji study. Helps with hearing and comprehending though.
|2011-10-02, 20:20
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What Raiga posted for Great Truth.
I've been a fan of Japanese culture and history for 40-some odd years, sadly they did not offer Japanese during my high school/college years. Most places have some sort of instruction now -- do that.
Anime as a *supplement*, is just fine (oh, I understand almost half of what was said!!!). It will only get you in trouble if you use it as a primary source because about 3/4 of what you hear is incredibly rude when said to anyone but your closest friends.
|2011-10-02, 20:31
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Boo, you whore
Oh wait....
|2011-10-03, 03:28
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Using anime as a complement to learning is good, but I wouldn't use it as the sole source for learning.
The best medium to use as a complement for learning is Visual Novels though. You both learn to read and pronounce the words. But you have to learn at least basic grammar, katakana, Hiragana and like 2000 kanji before you actually start to learn something by reading them.
|2011-10-03, 22:25
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thanks everyone,
yeah, i was thinking more on the lines of using anime clips to supplement some other main source, like a class or a book/online text.
i just thought that a lot of examples they give in books aren't so obvious how the vocab gets used in real life, and if there were some associated anime clips, that would help reinforce the vocab a lot. and definitely make it more interesting and motivating too
|2011-10-03, 22:43
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|2011-10-03, 23:14
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Location: CO, USA
As many people have pointed out, using Anime as a supplement is a very viable method to learn Japanese. This is my personal story:
I started to watch non-dubbed anime around sophomore year of high school, and watched them feverishly until the end of high school (well, I still do..) When I entered college and started my beginner's Japanese class, I still practically had no prior knowledge of Japanese. The mass anime watching had not helped at all. But, by the time I was in second year Japanese class, I started to catch some words, phrases, grammar points, etc in anime. And by the time I was in third year Japanese class, I was miles ahead of my classmates in terms of my knowledge of vocabulary, fluidity of my sentences, listening ability, etc. This was the point when I was able to understand ~70% of anime Japanese. Again, let me emphasize that I watched alot of anime throughout all this, and I had also listened to a lot of Japanese music since I started college.
So, to sum it up, have a basic knowledge of Japanese first, and then, anime is a great resource to help you learn Japanese.
One thing I want to mention though, is that this method will not help you learn kanji (chinese characters), the most difficult aspect of Japanese in my opinion. Currently I can easily read a raw manga that have furigana (the readings for kanji) because I know the spoken word, but I have a hard time reading light novels as they don't have furigana for most of the kanji's, and thus I can't read them. Now, this is where visual novels come in, but I'll leave it at that., Also, the fact that I already knew Korean beforehand helped me tons in learning Japanese, so I'm not sure exactly how much anime will help for others. I know it really helped for me, though.
|2011-10-03, 23:37
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Not sure if this has been mentioned before, VN's are good for picking up vocab since you both get to hear someone say it and see it as text.
|2011-10-03, 23:51
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Me and some college mates are about to try if anime and other medias can be used to help teaching japanese language through a mini-course we offered in our college.
We will try the sequence: Movie > Anime > Visual Novel > Manga > Text (Light Novel, Mukashibanashi) > Music, in a progressive sequence of difficulty. We are planning to use RAW medias and/or kana/kanji subs.
The idea is to immerse the students in the japanese language and making them stop relying on others translations.
But there are some points to be noted:
- our students are already japanese language students;
- our focus is on vocabulary rather than grammar.
Our intention is something Vexx already pointed out: using anime and other medias as a supplement to learning japanese. We believe they are useful to make japanese words and structures more familiar and to practice the already learned grammar/vocabulary. It's a complement for the textbooks/teacher's lessons and a way to keep learning through some entertainment. And serves the purpose to make students lose the fear of being confronted by the language.
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2002 Football
bc 27, marietta 28
Missed opportunities prove costly as Bluffton falls 28-27 in season opener at MariettaSeptember 7, 2002
[ Game Statistics ]
Bluffton College failed to capitalize on several scoring opportunities and saw the Marietta College offense come alive in the second half as the Beavers dropped their 2002 season opener 28-27 at Marietta's Don Drumm Stadium Saturday afternoon.
It would be hard to pin the loss on normal first-game mistakes. After all, Bluffton didn't commit a turnover, held possession of the football for 37 minutes compared to just 23 for Marietta, and out-gained the Pioneers 400-318 in total offense.
Bluffton's missed opportunities began at the end of the first half as quarterback Brad Moore's five-yard touchdown run with 22 seconds left before halftime would have put the Beavers up 21-0 at the intermission. It was negated by a holding penalty, however, forcing Bluffton to settle for a field goal attempt, which was blocked. Bluffton's first drive of the second half resulted in another blocked field goal, and finally the extra point was missed following BC's final touchdown.
Bluffton dominated the first half en route to a 14-0 halftime lead. The BC offense rolled up 240 yards and held the football for 22 out of the 30 minutes. The Beaver defense was even more impressive, as the Pioneers were held to just 50 yards and two first downs while failing to cross midfield.
The second half was a completely different story, however, as Marietta scored touchdowns on four of their five possessions and passed for 226 yards. Pioneer quarterback Justin Papania stole the show as the ran for two TDs and three two more, the last of which came with just 39 seconds left in the game on a pass that was tipped around in the endzone between to Marietta receivers and two Bluffton defenders before it finally came to rest in the arms of Joe Tomei to tie the game. The extra point was good to give Marietta the one-point lead.
The Beavers did manage to put a drive together in the waning seconds of the game, but a 53-yard field goal attempt was wide right as time expired.
Junior running back Jovan Johnson hauled in a six-yard TD pass from Moore with 13:29 remaining in the second quarter to get the scoring started, then junior fullback Scott Flathers scored from one-yard out to give the Beavers their 14-0 lead at halftime.
After 21 straight points by Marietta to start the second half, Moore scored on touchdown runs of three yards and one yard on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter to give Bluffton the lead at 27-21 before the Pioneers would mount their game-winning drive.
Junior linebacker Chris Sommers led the defense with 10 tackles and one forced fumble. Sophomore linebacker Scott Steiner totaled eight tackles and senior defensive back Cam Staley and junior defensive end Lucas Wilson both collected six stops. Sophomore Matt Chiles had five tackles and a one-handed interception on the sideline in the first half.
Freshman running back Ben Dodds led the BC running attack with 66 yards on just seven carries, while Moore ran for 62 yards on 17 attempts and passed for 194 yards on 17-of-28 passing with no interceptions and one TD. Johnson churned out 54 yards on the ground and caught six passes for 45 yards and a score and returned four kickoffs for 151 yards, including an 88-yard return to set up a score. Junior Jimmy Dwenger hauled in four passes for a team-high 57 yards receiving.
Bluffton will host Hiram College next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Salzman Stadium for the Beavers' 2002 home opener.

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GENOA – With Ramona Noyes at his side, Matthew Emiliano leaned over the cafeteria table, carefully reading a page from "Haunted New England."
"My grandfather gave it to me," the Genoa sixth grader said. "I'll make a report on it when I'm done."
Whenever the 11-year-old stumbled over a difficult word, Noyes was there to pronounce it for him.
Noyes is part of a group called the GKMS Reading With the Grannies. According to Genoa-Kingston Middle School health and reading teacher Carol Hencken, who founded the group six years ago, the Grannies give young readers someone to read to, which will hopefully make them better readers.
"Kids need practice," one of the Grannies, Marj Dreska, said.
The group is made up of 19 senior citizens, all but one from the Genoa-Kingston area, who meet with G-K students twice a week. On Monday mornings, half the group meets with sixth and seventh graders at Genoa-Kingston Middle School while the other half goes to Davenport Elementary School. On Thursday mornings, the whole group goes to Kingston Elementary School.
Hencken said there are two sessions, each about a half hour, with a 10-minute break in between. The middle school students are chosen during their half-hour reading program so it doesn't interfere with any of their regular classes.
The children who are chosen to read can pick any book they want from the school library.
"It's a lot different from what we used to read," said volunteer Barb Worst. "There's a lot of fantasy and vampires. To us, it may be weird, but to them, it's interesting. So long as they're reading, that's what's important."
"The Grannies go with the flow," Hencken said with a laugh.
"They are friendly with the kids and the kids enjoy talking to them. It's a nice interaction. They learn a lot."
"Sometimes, they don't feel like reading, so we just talk," Granny Sandra Andersen said.
The women agreed that some of the young readers are very good while others need a little help, which is what they're there for.
"It's fun," Dreska said.
"I really enjoy being around kids," Worst said. "It's a good social time for us."
Although she only knew a few of the other volunteers when she started, Worst said they're all good friends now. In fact, they meet for coffee a half hour before they're scheduled at the schools, and often go out for lunch after their sessions are over.
Hencken said the group started with eight volunteers and has more than doubled in size. The Grannies also help out with school fundraisers and knit scarves for the school's giving tree at Christmas. The group donated $610 to the middle school student council at the start of the school year.
"I think it's great," GKMS Principal Brett McPherson said. The program helps students flourish, he said, while easing the work load on busy teachers.
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Over the past two months I've been conducting my own version of Donald Kroodsma's Solstice experiment. I'm not making any claims for the scientific rigor of this very informal experiment, but the results are interesting, and they do conform roughly to Kroodsma's results.
The X-axis represents the date and the Y-axis represents the number of song-type vocalizations heard.
- Methods
In early Nov. 2009 I established a route of 1.13 miles through Estabrook Park, Milwaukee, WI. This route takes an hour to walk at a relaxed pace. I attempted to start each session as close to dawn as possible and to complete the route in as close as 1 hour as possible. While walking the route I noted all song type vocalizations heard. Each bird making a song type vocalization counted as 1. I did not count additional songs coming from the same individual.
- Results
Nov 7, 2009: 0630-0730. Estabrook Park, WI., 52 degrees, clear skies.
0 song type vocalizations
Nov 14, 2009: 0640-0740. Estabrook Park, WI,. 44 degrees, cloudy.
0 song type vocalizations
Nov 21, 2009: 0650-0750. Estabrook Park, WI,. 45 degrees, cloudy.
1 singing House Finch
Nov 27, 2009: 0710-0810. Estabrook Park, WI,. 45 degrees, cloudy.
0 song type vocalizations
Dec 6, 2009: 0700-0800. Estabrook Park, WI,. 30 degrees, cloudy.
0 song type vocalizations
Dec 13, 2009: 0715-0815. Estabrook Park, WI,. 33 degrees, cloudy.
2 song type vocalizations: house finch, european starling
Dec 20, 2009: 0715-0815. Estabrook Park, WI,. 22 degrees, cloudy.
10 song type vocalizations:
1 house finch
1 robin
1 crow rattle
4 BCCH (2 countersinging)
3 WBNU (2 countersinging)
Dec 21, 2009: 0715-0815. Estabrook Park, WI,. 22 degrees, cloudy.
9 song type vocalizations:
2 House Finch
1 Robin
Dec 24, 2009: 720-820, Estabrook Park, WI,. 32 degrees, cloudy and windy.
2 Song type vocalizations: 1 WBNU, 1 EUST
Dec 26, 2009: 720-820, Estabrook Park, WI,. 26 degrees, light snow, windy.
5 song type vocalizations:
3 BCCH (2 countersinging)
1 crow rattle
Dec 27, 2009: 720-820, Estabrook Park, WI,. 22 degrees, cloudy.
7 song type vocalizations:
4 BCCH (2 countersinging)
1 American Robin
- Discussion
I remain skeptical about the significance of the actual winter solstice to birds and its effect on their singing behavior. However, I do think that this experiment demonstrates that the beginning of the singing season falls at approximately the same time as the winter solstice for several common bird species of the eastern North American temperate forests. The species in question are the White-breasted Nuthatch and the Black-capped Chickadee. For the 6 sessions between Nov 7 and Dec 13, no White-breasted Nuthatches or Black-capped Chickadees were heard singing (they were seen or heard calling in all of these sessions, but not singing). After that date, the White-breasted Nuthatch was heard singing on all 5 sessions and the Black-capped Chickadee on 4 of the 5. This change in the singing behavior of these two species accounts for a considerable amount of the increased singing activity evident in the results.


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Delta Air Lines considers itself a "low-cost carrier" that should be able to apply for the slots and gates US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines are giving up as part of their merger settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department.
(Daily News File/Andrew J. Breig)
And if Delta is able to get the slots the two airlines are giving up at Washington's Reagan National Airport, it could undo the gains Memphis International Airport made in March 2012 when US Airways began service between Memphis International and Reagan National that competed with Delta.
Delta has since de-hubbed Memphis International Airport and cut its flights even more dramatically than it was in the process of doing when airport leaders touted the US Airways service to and from Washington as a sign that Memphis International was finding a way around the Delta cuts.
The Justice Department this week required US Airways and American Airlines, whose parent company is AMR Corp., "to divest slots and gates at key constrained airports across the country to low-cost carrier airlines in order to enhance system-wide competition in the airline industry resulting in more choices and more competitive airfares for consumers," according to the Justice Department's announcement of the agreement Tuesday, Nov. 12.
The agreement settles not only the Justice Department claims but challenges to the merger from several states, including Tennessee.
Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper said the settlement requires the merged airline carrier, which will be the largest in the world, to continue to serve Tennessee's five largest airports, including Memphis International Airport, for five years.
Cooper specifically cited the reduction of service at Memphis International following Delta's merger with Northwest Airlines.
"This resulted in fewer flying options and higher prices for Tennesseans," Cooper said Tuesday. Tuesday's "agreement should provide Tennesseans more opportunities to buy low-cost airline options. It also opens the door to increased competition to smaller carriers, benefiting consumers and businesses."
Delta executives, in a written statement Tuesday, said the airline "looks forward to the opportunity to acquire slots that will be divested under the agreement, particularly at Washington Reagan National Airport."
"Delta is the airline best positioned to continue competitive nonstop flights from Reagan National to small and mid-sized cities that could otherwise see service reduced or eliminated, which should be a strong consideration in the divestiture," the Delta statement added.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the agreement could "shift the landscape of the airline industry."
"By guaranteeing a bigger foothold for low-cost carriers at key U.S. airports, this settlement ensures airline passengers will see more competition on nonstop and connecting routes throughout the country," Holder added in a written statement in which he said his goal was "to ensure vigorous competition in airline travel."
In January 2012, Memphis International Airport leaders announced the Washington service, touting US Airways' competition with Delta.
A quick check of airfares at both airlines for a Wednesday, Nov. 13, flight out of Memphis International to Reagan National in Washington showed a direct nonstop flight for $542 flying coach on US Airways. An economy direct nonstop on Delta out of Memphis to Reagan National had a fare of $1,087.
American Airlines and US Airways together had 14 of the 104 scheduled daily flights out of Memphis International in September. The totals include regional and commuter air service.
The 88 slots at Reagan National will be sold under Justice Department procedures, "taking into account specific slot times to ensure commercially viable and competitive patterns of service for the recipients of the divested slots," according to the settlement agreement. And the Justice Department has final approval of who gets the slots.
"Preference will be given to airlines at each airport that do not currently operate a large share of slots or gates," the Justice Department announcement added.
The US Airways service between Memphis and Washington that began in 2012 was made possible by a "slot swap" with Delta in which US Airways gave up 132 takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport in New York City for 43 slots at Reagan National.


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Jammin' Juniors ran 'Reitz' past the Super Seniors in Powder Puff FB
PUNXSUTAWNEY — In a low-scoring gridiron battle on a chilly Tuesday night, the Jammin' Juniors ran 'Reitz' past the Super Seniors, 8-6, in the annual Powder Puff flag-football game held at Jack F. LaMarca Stadium.
Juniors twins Emily and Ashley Reitz combined for their team's touchdown and two-point conversion runs with 10:47 left in the game for a rare Junior Class win.
The Juniors defense stopped Super Senior Chelsea Engeholm three yards short on the game-tying two-point conversion run attempt to keep it 8-6 with 1:42 left in the game.
On the previous play, senior Ashley Bacha sprinted around the left side with a convoy of blockers 43 yards for the Super Seniors lone score of the night.
"We didn't think we had a chance," commented Jammin' Juniors coach Parker Weaver afterwards.
Both the Super Seniors and Jammin' Juniors were playing hard on the flag football gridiron as well as having fun for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which will receive all proceeds from the event.
The two classes hope the Tuesday night festivities will outraise last year's $3,800 to grant at least one wish this Christmas season.
In the game, the first half proved to provide few game highlights overall with the biggest thrills of the night coming with the two halftime classes' cheerleading dances.
After an opening simulated punt by the Juniors, the Seniors took over. The elder team would not have the ball long as Juniors Emily Travis intercepted a Sydney Weaver pass over the middle.
The Seniors defense held on the next series to finish the opening frame scoreless.
Following a Seniors punt, the Juniors committed their first turnover of the night when Ashley Walls swiped the younger squad's pass.
On the Seniors' series, Engeholm burst around the right end for the biggest gainer to that point of the night for 42 yards down to the Juniors 35-yard line. The Seniors could manage only two yards on the next four plays to turn the ball over on downs. The game remained a scoreless deadlock, 0-0, at the intermission.
It was the Seniors with the game's deepest penetration of the game midway through the third quarter. The Seniors looked destined to score after 15-plus yard runs from both Lauren Ball and Maija Carol. The Super Seniors could get no closer than the Juniors' 14-yard line before turning the ball over on downs.
With 28 seconds left in the third quarter, Sydney Phillips took off around the right end for 51 yards to put the Juniors in business on the Seniors' 35-yard line. After switching ends, Stephanie Smith added 10 more yards to the drive before Ashley Reitz gained nine yards on the ensuing run to the 16-yard line.
From the 16-yard line,Emily Reitz took the next handoff for the Jammin' Juniors and outran three Super Seniors defenders to the endzone for the first score with 10:47 remaining in the contest. Ashley Reitz punched in the two-point conversion run to make it 8-0.
The Super Seniors tried to answer with their own points. Bacha hit Shayla Brink on an 11-yard running pass. The two tried the same type play a second time in a row, only to see Jammer Taylor Newcome pick off the pass and return it to the home 39-yard line with 7:16 left in the game.
The Juniors could not move the ball and turned the ball over on downs. Brink ran the Seniors first play for 14 yards before pulling in another Bacha aerial down to the Juniors 33-yard line.
For a second straight defensive series, Newcome reached up and pulled in an interception to thwart the Seniors' drive.
After a simulated Juniors punt, the Seniors finally broke onto the scoreboard. On the following first play, Bacha ran around the left side 43 yards for the score, but Engeholm was stopped on the two-point run to keep it 8-6.
The Jammin' Juniors could not run out the clock and punted again.
In their last chance for the win, the Super Seniors took over on the juniors 39-yard line with 38.6 seconds showing in the contest. Newcome broke up the Seniors first pass and the Juniors held the second down run to a short gain.
After a third down incompletion, Engeholm broke free down the left side before being stopped at the Juniors 15-yard line with 3.7 ticks on the clock.
The Jammin' Juniors held on the final play to take home the 8-6 win.


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CEDAR FALLS- New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa .
A * preceding a name indicates "graduated with honors," ** means "graduated with high honors," and *** means "graduated with highest honors"
Beaman: * Teresa Hutchens Bachelor of Arts Marketing: Advertising.
Conrad: Molly Barten Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education, Shaelynn Farnsworth Master of Arts English: TESS-Mid/Jr & Sr High.
Dike: Emily Merfeld Bachelor of Arts Marketing: Dstrbtn & Logistics.
Grundy Center: * Owen Lamp Bachelor of Arts Biology, Brittane Nederhoff Bachelor of Arts Early Childhood Education Elementary Education, *** Torey Smith Bachelor of Arts Mvmnt & Exrc Sci: Exercise Sci, *** Jocelyn Strong Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education, Kathleen Thornton-Lang Master of Arts in Education C&I: Early Childhood Education.
Morrison: *** Robin Folkerts Bachelor of Arts Gen Industry & Technology.
Reinbeck: Nicole Bovy Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education, Tracy Lovetinsky Bachelor of Arts Accounting, Jenessa Okones Bachelor of Arts Accounting, Maria Stickfort Bachelor of Arts Social Work.


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Aspect::Library::Listenable - Observer pattern with events
# The class that we will make listenable package Point; sub new { bless { color => 'blue' }, shift; } sub erase { print 'erased!'; } sub get_color { $_[0]->{color}; } sub set_color { $_[0]->{color} = $_[1]; } package main; use Aspect; use Aspect::Library::Listenable; # Setup the simplest listenable relationship: a signal # Define the aspect for the listenable relationship aspect Listenable => ( Erase => call 'Point::erase' ); # Now add a listener my $erase_listener = sub { print shift->as_string }; add_listener $point, Erase => $erase_listener; my $point = Point->new; $point->erase; # prints: "erased! name:Erase, source:Point" remove_listener $point, Erase => $erase_listener; $point->erase; # prints: "erased!" # A more complex relationship: listeners get old and new color values # and will only be notified if these values are not equal aspect Listenable => (Color => call 'Point::set_color', color => 'get_color'); add_listener $point, Color => my $color_listener = sub { print shift->as_string }; $point->set_color('red'); # prints: "name:Color, source:Point, color:red, old_color:blue, params:red" $point->set_color('red'); # does not print anything, color unchanged remove_listener $point, Color => $color_listener; # listeners can be callback, as above, or they can be objects package ColorListener; sub new { bless {}, shift } sub handle_event_Color { print "new color: ". shift->color }; package main; add_listener $point, Color => my $object_listener = ColorListener->new; $point->set_color('green'); # prints: "new color: green" remove_listener $point, Color => $object_listener; # listeners can also be specific methods on objects package EraseListener; sub new { bless {}, shift } sub my_erase_handler { print 'heard an erase event!' } package main; add_listener $point, Color => [my_erase_handler => my $method_listener = EraseListener->new] $point->erase; # prints: "heard an erase event!" remove_listener $point, Color => $method_listener;
A reusable aspect for implementing the Listenable design pattern. It lets you to define listenables and the events they fire. Then you can add/remove listeners to these listenables. When specific methods of the listenable are called, registered listeners will be notified.
Some examples of use are:
The Listenable pattern is a variation of the basic Observer pattern:
Because it is implemented using aspects, there is no change required to the listenable or listener classes. For example, you are not required to fire events after performing interesting state changes in the listenable. The aspect will do this for you.
Creating listenable relationships between objects is done in two steps. First you must define the relationship between the classes, then you can instantiate the defined relationship between instances of these classes.
Defining the relationships between classes is done once per program run. This is similar to how methods and classes are defined only once.
Each listenable relationship between classes is defined by one aspect, answering 3 questions:
You create a listenable aspect so:
aspect Listenable => (EVENT_NAME => POINTCUT, EVENT_DATA)
EVENT_DATA part is optional. The three parameters are your answers to the questions above:
The string event name. A listenable can participate in several listenable aspects, each with a different event name. Another way to describe it, is that a listenable can fire several types of events.
A pointcut object (Aspect::Pointcut) that selects "hot" methods. After these methods are run, an event will be fired.
Optional hash of keys and values you want to add to the event before it is fired. They key is the string name of the property that will be given to the event, and the value is a string name of a method, on the listenable, that will be called to get the property value. The getter method on the listenable must exist for this to work. If you set
EVENT_DATA, then change checking will be performed before firing. The event will only be fired, if the event data has changed. If there is no
EVENT_DATA, the event will always be fired. The
EVENT_DATA feature is useful for providing listeners with more information about the event. Example: when listening to a selection widget, it may by used for informing listeners of the item selected.
Here is an example of transforming a selector widget, so that it will fire an event, right after it has received a click from the user. Listeners can get the selected index from the event they receive:
aspect Listenable => ( ItemSelected => call 'SelectorWidget::click', selected_index => 'selected_index', );
This assumes that there exists a method
SelectorWidget::selected_index, that will return the currently selected item, and a method
click, called whenever the user clicks the widget. The event will only be fired if the
selected_index has changed.
Because the aspect should be created only Once during a program run, for each listenable relationship type, there are several options for choosing the place to actually create it:
Now all that is needed is some way to add and remove listener objects, from a specific listenable, so that the event will actually be handled by someone, and not just fired into the void.
The simplest listener is a
CODE ref. It can added and removed so:
use Aspect::Library::Listenable; my $code = sub { print "event!" } add_listener $point, Color => $code; # add $point->set_color('red'); # $code will be run remove_listener $point, Color => $code; # remove $point->set_color('yellow'); # event will not fire
The event object is the only parameter received by the callback.
The other two types of listeners are object, and method:
handle_event_EVENT_NAME will be called.
When the listener is an object , the method name to be called is computed from the event name by adding
handle_event_ in front of the event name. For example: a car object will call the method
handle_event_FrontLeftDoorOpened on its listeners that are objects.
When the listener is an array ref (method listener), the method name (1st element) is called on the object (2nd element). When removing this type of listener, you do not remove the array ref but the listener object, i.e. exactly like you remove an object listener.
For method listeners, you can also change the parameter list of the method. Usually, the event is the only parameter to the listener method. By changing the parameter list, you can turn any existing method into a listener method, without changing it.
You change the parameter list, by providing a list of event properties, whose values will become the new parameter list. Here is how to make a
Family::set_father_name run each time
Person::set_name is called on the father object:
aspect Listenable => ( NameChange => call 'Person::set_name', name => 'name', ); $father = Person->new; $family = Family->new; add_listener $father, NameChange => [set_father_name => $family, [qw(name)]]; $father->set_name('dan'); # $family->set_father_name('dan') will be called
Listener code is called with one parameter: the event. Its class is
Aspect::Listenable::Event. All events have at least these properties:
The name of the event as defined in the aspect.
The listenable object.
The event was fired because a method was called. In this property you will find an array ref of the parameters sent to that method.
Besides these properties, you can also access any properties that were defined to be in the event state, when the listenable aspect was created. For each such property, there is another, with
old_ prefixed, which holds the value of the property on the listenable, before the event was fired.
You access properties on the event using getters. To get the new color of a point after a
Color event:
sub handle_event_Color { my $event = shift; print $event->color; }
Scalar-Footnote in the future to get around this, or try to keep listeners in the aspect, not the listenable.
aspect Listenable... in a void context.
Class::Observable. Both are object-oriented solutions to the same problem. Both force you to change the listenable class, by adding the code to fire events inside your "hot" methods.
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Paul A. Williams, 28, of Braidwood, Ill., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.
Born June 19, 1984, in Chicago, Paul was a son of Gary and Joyce Nolan-Williams of Braidwood. He was a 2002 graduate of Reed-Custer High School and was currently employed with Primus Electronics in Morris.
Paul will be remembered for his love of fishing and football.
Survivors include his two children, Jordan and Jocelyn; parents, Gary and Joyce Williams; brother, Aaron Williams (Michelle Benedict) of Coal City; two sisters, Amber (Jason) Couch of Wilmington, Ill., and Margaret Marin (Eric Beverly) of Coal City; nieces and nephews, Camson Marin, Emma Williams, T.J. Benedict, Genavive Couch and Ean Couch; aunts and uncles, Nancy (Doug) Rowley of Pontiac, Ill., Toni (Gary) Blessing of Morris, Jim Williams of Wilmington, Susan Erwin of Salem, Ill., and Pat (Ron) Erlinger and Randy Williams, both of Carlyle, Ill.; and several cousins, including Nolan Rowley, Kyle Rowley, Logan Rowley, Rob Elliott, Chris Williams and Julie Yard.
Paul was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Nolan; paternal grandparents, Ray and Mildred Williams; and two uncles, Gary Nolan and Steve Williams.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a family memorial will take place at a later date.
Friends may sign the online guest book or send private condolences to the family by logging onto www.FRBfuneral.com.
Cremation services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Freitag-Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road, Wilmington. For more information, call (815) 476-2181.
Paul A. Williams
Paul A. Williams, 28, of Braidwood, Ill., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.


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Omega-3 fatty acids, like those found in fish oil, are touted for their broad health promoting effects such as improving lipid levels, decreasing inflammation and reducing risk for several chronic diseases. Recently, it has become apparent that omega-3s may also work to support muscle growth.
Researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom collaborated on a project that examined the effects of fish oil supplementation on muscle protein synthesis and anabolic signaling in older men and women.
Subjects were randomized into a control group that received corn oil, or a fish oil group that took 4g of fish oil per day. Supplements were taken for eight weeks. Before and after the supplementation period, rates of muscle protein synthesis were tested in response to an infusion of amino acids and insulin.
After 8 weeks of supplementation, the fish oil group showed a marked increase in the omega-3 fatty acids found in muscle samples, whereas there was no change in the corn oil group. The fish oil group also showed a two-fold greater increase in muscle protein synthesis in response to the amino acid infusion. Fish oil supplementation also resulted in greater expression of anabolic signaling proteins in muscle.
This is the first study to show a link between fish oil supplementation and anabolic signaling in muscle. These results show that increasing the muscle phospholipid content of omega-3 fatty acids by supplementing with fish oil in older subjects results in improved protein synthesis in response to amino acids.


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Due to the increased interest in PCLinuxOS and the upturn in donations, there will be a new Website and Forum for PCLinuxOS.
The existing site, http://www.pclinuxonline.com and its forum, predated PCLinuxOS, and was a general discussion site run by Texstar from the days when he was still creating rpms for Mandrake. At the end of this month, all threads on the forum will be locked, though it is hoped that those with useful information will be copied to the new site. They will still be available for reading.
The new site is at http://www.pclinuxos.com/ and the forum is at http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum. There are new links at the main site to Downloads and the New User Wiki, so enjoy!


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EVELYN Kunoo grew up in southern Burma with a large, lush garden where her parents grew mangoes, bananas, pineapples, and most everything else the family liked to eat. But from the age of 17, Kunoo spent 22 years in a refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border, where gardens were not quite the oasis they had been in the family home. She found places to cultivate plants all the same, and grew leafy greens as well as herbs, rice and other staples.
Evelyn and her husband, Kert (they married in the camp), have been living in Hoppers Crossing for six years. They can only garden in pots at their rental property, but for the past few months have helped establish an abundant kitchen garden at the Werribee Mansion.
Just as Werribee Park is a place of ornamental parterres and monumental sculptures, this is a kitchen garden in the French potager vein: aesthetics are critical. An ornamental space as well as a productive one, the garden is designed to appeal to passing cyclists, golfers and the park's hotel guests, as well as to the gardeners themselves.
Beds are arranged in formal geometric patterns, and are bounded by weathered picket fences with pretty metal gates. One bed has been built to fit perfectly within an old duck pond, the angled brickwork of which falls away to a bed of water spinach. All around the garden are heritage bluestone buildings, lawns and mature trees, including a National Trust-classified Moreton Bay fig, the canopy of which is so voluminous it sweeps the ground. A fine 19th-century ha-ha, or sunken wall, is not far away.
James Brincat, the ranger in charge at Werribee Park, says the kitchen garden was designed and established about six years ago but never took off because of a lack of expertise and maintenance. In recent years the beds have yielded only weeds. So when - during winter - Adult Multicultural Education Service (AMES) volunteers weeded and replanted the mansion's parterres, they were so swift and thorough, Brincat thought they might like to help re-establish the kitchen garden as well.
A deal was struck whereby the Mansion Hotel & Spa would buy all the seeds and seedlings, Parks Victoria would provide the land and materials and the AMES volunteers would work in the garden. The produce is split between the hotel and the volunteers, who also have a room to meet and share meals.
''The garden is a great leveller,'' Brincat says. ''We have women with literacy issues even in their own language, as well as qualified horticulturalists. We are not doing individual plots; everything is shared to encourage community.''
Along with familiar herbs and vegetables used in the hotel kitchen, there are also luffas (part of the cucumber, or Cucurbitaceae, family) and pungent mustard greens brought in by the volunteers. To cope with Melbourne's comparatively dry conditions, the volunteers grow Vietnamese mint in pots with no drainage, have lined the water spinach bed in plastic to retain moisture, and plant lemongrass in the plastic sleeves used in revegetation projects to create humid microclimates.
Potager enthusiast Su Laird says that while the French first took to the idea of the vegetable garden as a landscape feature, the potager ''can be any ethnicity you like''. ''You can make them seem French with topiary pillars and box balls,'' she says. ''Or you can make them much more relaxed. It just depends on the plants and how you set them out.''
Laird, who eight years ago dug up the lawn in her Glen Iris back garden to make way for a rose- and fruit tree-edged potager full of vegetables and flowers, has teamed up with fellow potager-owner Kim Roberts to run a workshop in April on designing such gardens.
At their workshop, part of Open Gardens Australia, Laird and Roberts will discuss the history of the potager as well as the different ways of laying it out.
The productive garden will also be examined in the horticultural courses that are about to start at Werribee Park, with the aim of providing skills and accreditation to help participants find jobs.
Brincat says kitchen gardens and associated activities help people learn new skills and meet others from the wider community. He wants to see them widely established in detention centres, in parks on the urban fringe, and in new housing developments. ''These gardens work well because people manage the land: weeding, mulching, fertilising, watering and [constantly] harvesting,'' he says. ''Gardens take skill and devotion: they are high labour and high activity, and lead to community safety and a sense of ownership.''
■ Information about the potager workshops on April 19 and 26:opengarden.org.au.


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ipad 2 software
Posted 16 May 2011 - 11:58 AM
Posted 16 May 2011 - 12:00 PM
Anybody used this Filterstorm pro app? http://filterstorm.com/pro/ I have been thinking about getting a Ipad 2 and this seems to handle raw files.
EDIT: Mpved to Image Processing, Printing, and Storage by Moderator
Posted 17 May 2011 - 12:43 PM
Posted 18 May 2011 - 01:38 AM
Posted 19 May 2011 - 07:24 AM
Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:02 AM
Is it possible to upload your pictures without an intermediate laptop etc?
Posted 19 May 2011 - 09:30 AM
"The iPad Camera Connection Kit gives you two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera: using your camera's USB cable or directly from an SD card. iPad and the Camera Connection Kit support standard photo formats, including JPEG and RAW, along with SD and HD video formats, including H.264 and MPEG-4."
BUT, I would read the reviews! Importing is quirky and export not supported.
Is it possible to upload your pictures without an intermediate laptop etc?
Edited by Eyematey, 19 May 2011 - 09:36 AM.
Posted 19 May 2011 - 10:44 AM
Posted 20 May 2011 - 12:52 PM
Posted 20 May 2011 - 04:57 PM
Apparently not. Upon further review this won't work for me. I am trying to eliminate the lap top while traveling. Unless you have a camera with wi-fi built in.
wifi SD card is a option


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Everyone has seen the video for "Thriller". Rightfully so, too, it's a great song and the video was truly revolutionary for it's time. However, it crowds out dozens of other music videos that have drawn heavily from horror films for their inspiration.
It had been a long time since I had been to a punk show. Maybe it had been too long. I had practically forgotten what it was like to stand among the punk loyalists, to feel their visceral attitude. Metal, for all its harshness and machismo, is also sometimes guilty of being turgid with bravado and showmanship.
Punk, true punk, not the sparkly, image conscious punk of the past decade, is bereft of all the pomp and circumstance, and even though the Misfits have costumes and a decided image, there's still something stripped down about them. The Misfits, the Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, the Ramones, MC5, Bad Brains; these are the names that signify the best of American punk rock.


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May 14, 2013 > James Logan ace heading to Ohlone
RaeAnn Garza is a diminutive (5'1") softball pitcher with a big arm who does not throw hard but has a variety of pitches she can throw for strikes stymie opposing batters. A senior at James Logan High School (Colts) of Union City, Garza has an incredible record over four years of varsity ball.This year, Garza is 16-1 with her only loss so far coming against Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) rival, Newark Memorial High School in an April non-league tournament game in Sparks, NV. According to Logan Head Coach, Teri Johnson, Garza has never lost an MVAL conference game in four years and an overall record of 78-8; two MVAL games remain: at home against Irvington High School and at Mission San Jose High School.When not pitching, Garza plays shortstop. A couple of years ago, Garza was the Colts leadoff hitter, but now she bats third in the order, typically the position baseball and softball teams usually put their best hitters.In addition to two more MVAL games remaining, the Lady Colts could play one, two or three games in the upcoming Division I, North Coast Section (NCS) of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) post season Tournament. In Garza's three previous years, Logan won NCS in 2010, lost 2-0 to Amador Valley High School (AVHS) of Pleasanton in the 2011 NCS Championship game, and beat AVHS 1-0 in the 2012 NCS Championship game. Garza's double in the seventh inning of that game knocked in the winning run which also made Garza the winning pitcher. Garza believes AVHS and California High School of San Ramon will be the Colts toughest competition to winning another NCS DI title.Garza is the daughter of Sylvia and Jose Garza of Union City. She has two older brothers, Orlando and Jose, an older sister, Yolanda, and a younger sister, DeAnn, a sophomore third baseman on the Logan softball team.Asked what was her favorite subject and if she had any rituals or superstitions she follows, Garza replied that she enjoys English the most and she has a chain that she wears around her neck on game day.When Garza was asked why she chose Ohlone to start her college career, she said that she wanted to go to a good softball program while staying close to home. After getting her AA degree from Ohlone, Garza wants to continue her education at a four year college and major in Psychology. As many other Ohlone graduates, who also played softball, have done, Garza could still get that softball scholarship when she pursues a bachelor's degree in two years.Garza picked a very good softball program to start her college career. Ohlone Head Coach Donna Runyon's teams have only missed post-season play twice in almost 25 years. Her teams have won 13 North Coast Conference titles including nine in a row from 2003 to 2011. Coach Runyon is still looking for her first California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championship. Maybe Garza can help Coach Runyon capture that elusive state title just as she helped Logan win two of Coach Johnson's four NCS titles.


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Hi everybody I'm kind of new to photography, but over the last 1.5 years I've been shooting a lot of pics and built a small collection of gear. Currently I own a 600 EOS with a Tamron 17-50, 50 f 1.4 and a 70-200 f 4.0 (and LR and 430 ex). I really like to shoot with the 70-200 and I could see myself at some point with the f 2.8...However now I think it's little 'long' so with a ff camera a could probably get better use of the two canon lenses.So I'm thinking about selling the EOS 600 with the Tamron and getting a used 5d2. I shoot a lot of different stuff, but mostly my GF (who's very patient) I travel a lot so I shoot street and architecture and what not, but I'm not really into sports and stuff like that. I know I could probably get better pictures from practice and LR, but I'm all so a bit of gadget freak :-) So used 5d2 or wait for new entry level FF?
Since you shoot mostly stills, the 5D2 will suit you nicely. I'd also think twice about selling the Tamron. That's a good lens, which I actually use as my walkabout lens.
If you shoot mainly stills and dont want to capture action - look for 5D Mk II, its still a great camera and you can exploit full potential of your lenses and work with DoF. More on that, 5D Mk II used price will be much lower from 6D or whatever it will be called. My bet is that new FF would cost around 2100 USD (but I might be wrong)....Im waiting for "6D" to be announced because I want to buy new and with rumored specs I would be pleased for 5 years or so. I shoot some action from time to time, so better AF would be really useful.Final suggestion:if you want to buy new and you can wait - wait for new entry FFif you want to buy new and cant wait - look for 5D Mk IIif you want to buy used - 5D Mk II is your choice
Do you have real specs for new FF? When will the new FF get released? The only option you have now is stay at crop or get 5D II.
Thx for the advice, yes I know we can't predict what will happen in he future, the reason I'm looking for a used 5d2 is that's it's easy to go overboard with buying new stuff, however now I'm fairly confident that I'll actually use the camera. I would feel kind of bad shelling out a lot of €€€ and never use the it.
hm I thought the Tamron was made for crop? Anyways I like it for the price but sometimes I find it annoying with the focus hunting, but it's the only wideangle I have so have to use it. I guess I would have to get another wide angle for the (potential) new purchase.
My $0.02:Do you need it now? Or can you wait?If you can wait, think about it this way. When the 6D (or whatever, low-cost FF) is is introduced, there's going to be a lot more FF cameras going around. So as long as it's under $2500, some people would be 'upgrading' their old 5D2s to the 6D, depending on which features they do and don't want (ie, if the AF in the new body really is as good as the 7D, some people might ditch their 5D2 just for that, if the sensor is roughly comparable, even if it means less other features).In short, I'm guessing that when the 6D drops, the 5D2 will get cheaper.At that time you will need to decide between the 6D and 5D2, depending on whatever specs you want and the cash you have.So the decision is- buy a 5D2 now, and lose a bit on the re-sale value, but you get to use it now.- or keep the crop for now, wait until the 6D drops, whenever that may be, could be photokina next week, could be this time next year, and decide between 5D2 and 6D then.(personally, i'd be waiting, but i've got enough toys to play with for years without buying new ones. If you need it soon, then it's going to be 5D2)


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Submission + - High-carbon ice age mystery solved (newscientist.com) 1
BergZ writes: The Ordovician ice age happened 444 million years ago, and records have suggested that CO2 levels were relatively high then. But when Seth Young of Indiana University in Bloomington did a detailed analysis of carbon-13 levels in rocks formed at the time, the picture that emerged was very different. Young found CO2 concentrations were in fact relatively low when the ice age began.


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At first glance, Don't touch my universe by Frank Bayh and Steff Rosenberger-Ochs looks like a typical series of fashion shoots.
But look a little closer at the German photography duo's work and a rather stunning satire begins to emerge.
As vapid-eyed models stare perfunctorily into the camera, behind them, planes crash into building, panicked people pour down streets and worlds are engulfed in plumes of toxic smoke.
"The project is about the indifference people have towards their own influence over the environment and nature," Frank explains.
"A young lady, who cares about nothing other than her beauty, ignores the events out her window. She is committed fully to rapid consumption, and ignores the risks this poses for the world."
For all the environmental message is genuine, there is something undeniably funny about the images. It's difficult not to laugh at the idea of a model so consumed with vanity, she neglects to notice a natural disaster outside her window.
"Small details in the photos that make the viewer smile are important elements for us," Frank admits.
"For example, Steff and I, along with the make-up artists and stylists involved in the project, all figure in the disaster scenes."
Don't touch my universe won second place in the Lifestyle category at last year's Sony World Photography Awards and is currently being exhibited around the world.
There's something in the work that reminds us of the 'culture jamming' movement of the early-mid 90s, when artists altered the images and words on billboard adverts to express some anti-capitalist rebellion.
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Was thinking more of the way they are built.
I drive a cheap car, not that I cannot afford one more expensive, but the one I got is enough for me. I'd also be happy with going to space on a cheaper vehicle, but others might not, with different reasons.
There are many companies trying to get to space with "of the shelves" products. We also need to invest in the future, and new technology.
I welcome the EADS contribution!
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I'm glad EADS has decided to offer an alternative, the more people working on vehicles the better. I'm a bit dissappointed that they didn't set the bar a bit higher for themselves and go for orbital.
One of the concerns I have though is that EADS will soak up any available funding without actually producing a craft and reduce the investment available for other companies, although they are better placed to attract government money than most. Perhaps they will be able to get funding that would not normally be available as they will be seen as a safer investment than a smaller space start up.
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It doesn't matter if the development costs more. The development is being subsidised by EADS. They are not exactly famous for recouping investment costs.
If Nasa wrote off development costs and bought things at a marginal price then Delta's would be way cheaper.
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North Carolina guard P.J. Hairston, who sustained a concussion Tuesday night at Boston College, is improving but unlikely to be ready to play when the Tar Heels face Virginia Tech on Saturday.
"We're certainly pleased that P.J. is feeling better, but it is unlikely that he will play on Saturday," North Carolina trainer Chris Hirth said Wednesday afternoon.
Hairston, a 6-5 sophomore from Greensboro, was off to a hot start against Boston College — 14 points and three assists in 12 minutes of game action — before colliding with teammate Dexter Strickland and took an elbow to the head. After hitting Strickland, Hairston fell backward to the floor and banged his head.
Hairston was on the floor for a lengthy time being attended by the medical staff — with coach Roy Williams at his side. After he was helped to his feet, he attempted to slowly walk to the locker room — with each arm draped over a teammate — but he appeared to become woozy and was helped to the floor where he sat until paramedics brought a stretcher.
He appeared alert when he was taken from the floor to a medical room in the building. After suffering the initial injury, Hairston did show signs of improvement.
Hirth said Wednesday afternoon that Hairston continues to show further improvement but that he remains "doubtful" to play Saturday. A final decision on his status will not be made until the morning of the game. Tipoff is noon ET.
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Doris Mae Fritz, 87, of 112 Poplar Road, St. Marys died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville following a lengthy illness.She was born May 8, 1924 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Aloysius "Allie" and Clara Fox Erich. On October 16, 1943, in the St. Mary's Church, she married Robert F. Fritz, who preceded her in death on December 27, 2004.She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1942. She was a retired employee of the Stackpole Carbon Co. She was a member of the Queen of the World Church and was a volunteer at Elk Regional Health Center and the Christian Food Bank. She is survived by a daughter, Sally Wilson (Steve) of St. Marys; two sons, Gary R. Fritz (Joanne) of St. Marys and Roger C. Fritz (Barbara) of St. Marys; seven grandchildren, Dana Fritz, Jason Fritz, Corey Fritz, Amy Howley, Julia Veasman, Nikki Werner and Eric Wilson; four great-grandchildren, Emma Fritz, Caleb Werner, Robert Fritz and Austin Werner; a sister, Betty Taylor of St. Marys and a brother, Thomas Erich (Eileen) of St. Marys.In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a great granddaughter Alexa Fritz, who died in infancy; four sisters, Geraldine Bucheit, Georgia Long, Maria Squires, Virginia Lecker and two brothers, William Erich and Regis Erich.A Mass of Christian Burial for Doris Mae Fritz will be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 9 a.m. with Rev. Daniel Wolfel OSB officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Monday from 6-8 p.m. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Queen of the World Church, 134 Queens Rd., St. Marys, PA 15857 or to Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus St., St. Marys, PA 15857.


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Crews battling the Galena fire west of Fort Collins expected the blaze to reach 90 percent containment by the end of the day shift Monday.
"A lot of that containment will depend on what our crews in the field tell us and what the weather will do," incident commander Tony Simons said at an afternoon update on the fire that has burned about 1,348 acres in the foothills west of Horsetooth Reservoir.
Wind gusts up to 37 mph were recorded in the area Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
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Simons said the blaze had reached the "smoldering, creeping stage" by Monday afternoon, but that could change fast if just one ember escapes containment lines. "It's a wind-driven event. These are flash fuels, and it's being extremely erratic."
The cause of the fire, which started Friday, is under investigation, but Simons said campfires, prescribed and controlled burns are not responsible.
The fire is burning near the High Park fire zone, where 87,284 acres burned last June. That blaze was caused by a lightning strike and grew to become the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado history, consuming 259 homes and causing one death.
The Galena fire has not burned any structures, but Simons said homes were nearby on the upwind side of the blaze and about a quarter mile away on the downwind side.
One helicopter that had assisted in the fight was released and a second was grounded by high winds Monday afternoon.
Simons said two firefighters have been injured — one Saturday and one Sunday — requiring treatment at a hospital. He characterized the injuries as "knees and ankles."
About 135 firefighters were fighting the fire Monday.
Lory State Park is closed indefinitely while Colorado Parks and Wildlife assesses the damage. Numerous pedestrian bridges were burned, the agency said in a news release.
Horsetooth Mountain Open Space and Soderberg Open Space also will remain closed until crews can assess the area.


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The Packet Sports Spotlight
Originally published in The Weekly Packet, September 19, 2013
GSA Eagles weekly roundup
The boys finished strong, posting a second place win against nine teams at Bucksport on September 14. From left, GSA's top three finishers Devlin Valle, John Hassett and Oliver Broughton.
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Boys Soccer: The boys scored a 6-1 win over Mount Desert Island in a September 17 home game. The victory was a team effort, with Anthony Bianco scoring two goals and Ncik Szwez, Ata Bahar, Loriman Looke and Beowulf Urban each notching one. Phillip Shaheen had three assists. They are 1-2 for the season after a 4-3 loss to Washington Academy one week earlier. Next up: Sumner at home on Sep. 19; at Bucksport on Sep. 21; DISHS at home on Sep. 23.
Girls Soccer: The girls posted their first win (5-3) of the season over Washington Academy on September 13, followed by a tie against Bucksport. Despite two overtimes, the match finished at 1-1. Next up: Three away games against Sumner on Sep. 23, Orono on Sep. 23 and DISHS on Sep. 25.
Cross-country: The boys and girls raced to a second place finish behind rival Orono at the Bucksport Invitational Meet September 14. Freshman John Hassett finished third, and Oliver Broughton crossed the line eight seconds behind him for fourth. Devlin Valle notched eighth, Tate Yoder 12th and Oliver Dillon 13th. On the girls' side, seven runners finished in the top 25, with sophomore Hanna Gutow at fourth, and Rachel DeFosses at 10th. Next up: The Eagles host four teams on the home course on September 20.
Golf: The team hosted two teams in a home match at the Castine Golf Club and are now 7-0 for the season. They posted 189 against Calais' 221 and Mount Desert Island's 195. Senior C.J. Chen broke Alex Heilner's lowest par run and was named medalist for the match. Next up: The team has two matches left before the Penobscot Valley Conference—September 18, MDI and Ellsworth and September 23 at Calais.


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In late June 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for a next-generation technology that could revolutionalize the TV industry. In a landmark decision, the nation's highest court dismissed legal challenges to the Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder (RS-DVR), enabling broadband providers to put all the time-shifting capabilities of a traditional digital video recorder (DVR) into a network-based environment. As a result, cable and Telco TV operators alike are now preparing to launch their first RS-DVR offerings to digital subscribers.


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Christine Clancy will be in her sixth season as the head coach of the Washington and Lee women's basketball program in the 2017-18 season.
In her first season at the helm of the program, Clancy led a W&L team picked to finish last in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference to the No. 8 seed out of 12 teams for the conference tournament. The Generals won a first round contest before falling to top-seeded Eastern Mennonite, 68-58, in the quarterfinals. W&L finished with a 9-16 overall record and finished among the league leaders in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense. Clancy mentored Katy Wilson '13 to Second Team All-ODAC honors and she was also named the ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The Generals finished the 2015-16 campaign with a 17-10 overall record and an 11-5 mark in ODAC play. W&L traveled to Salem for the ODAC Tournament as the fourth-seed and advanced to the semifinals where it fell to eventual conference champion, Lynchburg, 71-57. Clancy guided Jackie Clifford '17 to Second Team All-ODAC accolades and Ailyn Kelly '18 to Third Team All-ODAC laurels.
Clancy led the Generals to a 12-14 record and a 7-9 mark in conference play through an injury-plagued 2016-17 campaign. The Generals won a first round contest over Roanoke, 88-79, before falling to eventual ODAC champion, Guilford, 72-55, in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. Clancy mentored Emily Perszyk '18 to First Team All-ODAC and Second Team All-State honors. Perszyk is the first W&L player to earn first team all-conference honors since 2012 and the first player to earn a spot on one of the all-state teams since the 2005-06 season.
Clancy served as the Generals' assistant coach for the 2011-12 season, helping lead the Blue & White to a 14-13 overall record and an 11-9 mark in conference play. The Generals were the No. 5 seed for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament, defeating fourth-seeded Randolph-Macon, 78-69, in the quarterfinals before falling to top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan by a score of 60-58 in the semifinals. With her assistance, W&L claimed three all-conference selections and Becca Bolton '12 was named the ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Prior to arriving in Lexington, Clancy spent three seasons at Colby College, serving as an assistant coach for two years before taking over as interim head coach for the 2010-11 season. After going 13-11 in her first season as an assistant, she helped lead the White Mules to a program record for wins (24-5) and the first NCAA Tournament berth in program history in 2009-10. Clancy then took over on an interim basis in her third year, guiding Colby to a 22-6 overall record and a second NCAA Tournament berth, advancing to the second round before falling to William Patterson, 58-53.
Clancy's coaching experience also includes two seasons (2006-08) as an assistant coach at Smith College, where she earned a master of science degree in sports and exercise studies. She also served as an athletic administrative intern at Smith.
As an undergraduate, Clancy played on the basketball and tennis teams at Brandeis University, graduating in 2006 with a bachelor of arts degree in economics. She received the Coaches Award in both sports and was a three-time member of the University Athletic Association All-Academic Team. A team captain for the basketball team as a senior, she was a three-time All-UAA selection, including a first team honoree following her final season.
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Piloting muscle cars isn't for the faint of heart. In the 1960s and early '70s, many new owners quickly realized after leaving the dealership that their new V-8 bruiser was a bit too much for them to handle.
That's how Glen Hane was able to scoop up his 1971 Dodge Challenger just two years after it was initially sold. He came across the droptop as a young 18-year-old college student while passing through some side streets in Melrose Park.
"The previous owners were a young married couple. The wife was too afraid to drive the car and knew she had to get something more comfortable," the Des Plaines resident said. The car is equipped with a limited slip differential, so in the rain the car can loose traction, corkscrew and hit the curb. "She was glad to see it go but the husband was a little more hesitant."
The unruly nature of the Mopar suited young Hane just fine. He used the bristling vehicle to commute for the rest of his college education and even made the Challenger more potent.
"I modified it quite a bit, adding things like a different carburetor, exhaust headers and intake manifold," Hane said. "Truth be told, I'd beat on it a little, although I did make sure to save all the original parts."
The Mopar's high-performance ways paid off, once helping him escape a harrowing brush with a natural disaster. "I was on a country road cruising to Quincy, and confronted a tornado cutting across the fields. Without taking the time to put the top up, I whipped around, floored it and headed the other direction. The last time I looked down at the speedometer I saw just shy of 100 miles per hour. It was a scary but fun experience."
Hane's high-speed shenanigans were cut short when the Challenger was rolled into storage in 1977. "Just starting a career. I didn't have time or money to properly take care of it," he said. "Even in concrete storage the vehicle started to rust up a bit."
Instead of starting the massive undertaking and not being able to finish it, Hane waited until a proper restoration could be conducted. After spending years collecting new "old stock" parts to use, the time arrived in 1993 for work to begin. The car spent two and half years on a rotisserie while every nut and bolt was removed. As rust had taken hold, the lower portions of the rear quarter panels along with the trunk floor needed replacement.
"I purchased both fenders during the '70s. I could already tell they would need replacement," Hane said.
Six years were necessary for the Challenger to be completed. When it emerged, the convertible was showroom fresh. Hane retained the somewhat tame factory Light Gunmetal paint color.
"It's a rare color with most experts agreeing there are only 22 vehicles in this paint. Most people who bought these wanted the high-impact colors Dodge offered during the decade like purple, yellow or green."
Under the twin scoops on the hood, a 340-cubic-inch V-8 resides mated to a four-speed transmission, all of which is a numbers-matching drivetrain. Drum brakes bring the muscle car to a halt. A few options can be found on the interior such as the power convertible top, AM radio and Rally Gauge instrument cluster.
"The most satisfaction is knowing the work I put into it paid off in delivering a very reliable, fun to drive and good handling car," he said.
Despite the decades, Hane is still hooked on the driving experience. "Just as back then, there's nothing I enjoy better than to put the top down and take off down the road. Although now I carefully check the radar map before any long trips."


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The following steps show you how to install and use the iOS (version 4.0 or newer) OverDrive Media Console App on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
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Step A. Installing the Overdrive Media Console App
- Go to the App Store on your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and search for "OverDrive Media Console." Select OverDrive Media Console.
- Touch the "Free" button on the right side and it will change to "Install."
- Touch "Install." You will be asked for your iTunes password. After it is entered, OverDrive Media Console will install Open OverDrive Media Console.
- Touch the "Get Books +" button in the top right. Touch the "Settings" button at the bottom. Touch the "Authorize with Adobe ID" button.
Step B. Creating the Adobe I.D. and Password.
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Touch the "Get Adobe ID" button at the bottom. Safari will open, and you will be taken to Adobe's website. Touch on "Sign In" on the upper right of the page. Touch "Create an Adobe Account." You will be taken to a page where you are asked to supply some information. This is a secure site, but Adobe is not affiliated with Columbus Metropolitan Library. Please fill in the required fields indicated with a red asterisk. When finished, touch "Continue" at the bottom of the page. Exit Safari, open OverDrive Media Console and enter your Adobe ID and password.
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- Touch "Get Books" at the bottom left. Touch "Add a Website" at the top. Search and select "Southwest Public Libraries". Then select the "Digital Downloads" link.
- Touch "Login" in the top right. At the login screen, select your library at the bottom.
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Here's a new video for Nite Jewel's "Weak for Me", found first at VICE's Noisey! Directed by Jose Wolff ("Clive"), the video features a dancing Ramona and lots of geometric shapes. "Weak For Me" is off Ramona's Good Evening, which we just rereleased earlier this week. You will find Good Evening Expanded Reissue at SC Distribution.
"We could call Nite Jewel a "gem," but it would be way too damn easy. LA's Ramona Gonzalez makes dance music with an intimate, tactile twist, dunked in a viscous mix of 80s glitter and 90s lo-fi." – Noisey


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Clearing Up Holiday Sales Rumours 86
Gamespot's regular 'Rumor Control' column tackles some confusion around who had the most holiday sales among the three new consoles. A CNBC broadcast prompted GamesIndustry.biz to proclaim the 360 the winner, with some 2 Million in sales. The Wii followed closely behind with 1.8 Million, and the PS3 followed that number with 750,000. The catch here is that, while it's possible a viewer could have assumed this was official NPD data, it wasn't. From the article: "The segment is an interview with Billy Pidgeon, an analyst with IT market intelligence firm IDC. In it, a graphic appears on screen showing estimated console sales in North America for November through December 25, 2006. The numbers match up with the figures being attributed to the NPD, but CNBC attributes IDC as its source on them. The confusion likely comes from a blurb of text that appears at the bottom of the screen shortly after the graphic is taken down. It notes that the 'NDP Group' (sic) pegged the Wii as selling more than twice the number of PS3s for the month of November, which is true, but also something that was announced last month." The numbers may prove to be true, but we're going to have to wait a bit longer to see who actually came out ahead last month.


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Tess Barr at Double Mountain
The Tess Barr Blues Band will be at The Double Mountain Brewery on Saturday, June 4, starting at 9 p.m. featuring Tess Barr on vocals, Patrik Barr on guitar, Mark Wagoner on bass and Bob Hagan on drums. Bring your dancin' shoes! Double Mountain Brewery, 8 Fourth St., Hood River; 541-387-0042.
Relay for Life fundraiser concert
There will be a concert and ice cream social to benefit Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society fundraiser, on Saturday, June 4, at the grange in White Salmon (1085 N. Main Ave.). Music provided by The Gorge Fiddleheads from 2-4 p.m. Donations accepted at the door.
Spring Fest happens June 3-5
The annual White Salmon Spring Fest is this weekend with a full lineup of entertainment on the Park Stage. The Grand Parade is Saturday at 11 a.m. Other events include the Gorge Cruiser Car Show, 3 on 3 Basketball, and a Zumba workout party. Free admission.
Friday, June 3 6 p.m. - Youth Talent Show 8 p.m. - Unwound (Country)
Saturday, June 4 Noon - Harmony of the Gorge & It Takes Four 1:15 p.m. - Columbia High School Jazz Band 2:30 p.m. - Trio Bravo 4:15 p.m. - Ben Bonham Trio 5:15 p.m. - Tess Barr Blues Band 7 p.m. - Scarlet Thistle Belly Dancers & Ellen 8 p.m. - Phoenix (Rock)
Sunday, June 5 11:30 a.m. - White Salmon Jazz Band 1:15 p.m. - Barley Draught (Irish) 2:30 p.m. - Buck Smith & The Connollys (Western)
Book releases, author signings
Waucoma Bookstore in Hood River is hosting a book release event on Friday, June 3, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. New and returning writers from the Gorge Literacy program will be signing copies of "Shared Voices - 10th Anniversary Edition." A program of Columbia Gorge Community College is an opportunity for beginning writers to become published authors. It's a "dare to share" activity with the hope that new writers will bridge the gap of uncertainty and fear in submitting their writing for publication. There will be an author reception for Miralee Ferrell from 5-8 p.m. "Love Finds You in Tombstone, Arizona" is Ferrell's latest effort. When Christy Grey receives an urgent summons to Tombstone, Arizona, she reluctantly leaves her new life in California. The trip goes from bad to worse when three masked men hold up Christy's stage. She finally arrives in Tombstone to find her mother ill and her brother trapped in a life of gambling. Desperate for money to support her family, will Christy bow to pressure from the local saloon owners and return to the life she thought she'd given up for good?
Eric Taylor returns June 8
Texas singer-songwriter Eric Taylor returns to The Dalles Civic Auditorium for a special concert on Wednesday, June 8, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at Columbia River Music. Taylor's most recent CD, "Hollywood Pocketknife," has garnered critical acclaim around the world. Shortly after its release, the CD was nominated for FolkWax Album Of The Year and Artist Of The Year. "Peppercorn Tree," one of the album's most-requested tracks, was featured in Sing Out!'s summer issue and 20-song sampler CD. Lyle Lovett recently included Taylor's song "Whooping Crane" on his Natural Forces CD, and the song was featured in an episode of the ABC TV series "Brothers & Sisters."
House concert scheduled June 1
Aaron Keim, a member of the band Boulder Acoustic Society, has played at both Families in the Park and the Gorge Ukulele Festival. Keim is performing a house concert at 401 Montello, Hood River, on Wednesday, June 1, at 7 p.m. Aaron Keim cites Cormac McCarthy, the Brothers Grimm, Tom Waits and Woody Guthrie as main influences, and has reportedly recorded his last album on wax cylinder. For more information call 541-387-4011.
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The Brandybuck family began as the Oldbuck clan, who named themselves such apparently after a Bucca of the Marish, who became the first Thain of the Shire. Ten Oldbuck Thains followed, until Gordenhad Oldbuck, the twelveth Thain, crossed into Buckland over the river Brandywine.
Gordenhad renamed himself Brandybuck, and began delving the great smials of Brandy Hall. Around the hill was built the village of Bucklebury.
The Brandybucks formed a powerful dynasty which became mostly independent of the Shire, although Buckland remained nominally a part of it. They were seen as 'odd folk' by the other Hobbits of the Shire because they locked their doors at night (because of the exposure to the Old Forest).
The head of the family was the Master of Buckland, one of the officials of the Shire. This office was founded by Gorhendad Brandybuck. It was traditional for each of the Masters to have an epigraph attached to their names, such as Gorbadoc "Broadbelt", Saradoc "Scattergold", and the most famous, Meriadoc Brandybuck the Magnificent. Like the Thain and Warden of Westmarch, the Master had only nominal authority.


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FC Schalke 04 have been deprived of full-back Atsuto Uchida for next Wednesday's UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg at Galatasaray AŞ.
The Japanese international, who featured in four of the Bundesliga club's Group B fixtures, has succumbed to a thigh strain, although the extent of the injury is yet to be determined. Uchida, 24, joined the Royal Blues from Kashima Antlers in 2010 and has since made 59 league appearances, scoring once. The return leg in Gelsenkirchen will take place on Tuesday 12 March.
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