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Arts and Sciences 138.09: Freshman Seminar
Analyzing the Appeal of Manga
Autumn 2010
1 credit
Call number: 3344
Day: Wednesday 3:30-4:18
Maureen Donovan,
Associate Professor; Japanese Studies Librarian donovan.1@osu
In recent years artifacts of Japanese popular culture have spread worldwide, creating a global youth culture that is attracting research interest. This seminar focuses on manga that have been translated into English.
The objective of this course is to introduce students to manga as research resources that can be analyzed from many perspectives. Manga selected for the course are by some of the most famous Japanese cartoonists and represent a range of genres and styles. Students will enhance their information literacy skills and develop presentation techniques while exploring the fascinating world of manga.
In Autumn 2010 this seminar will take up the special topic of TEZUKA Osamu's manga, which have been heralded by many as influencing and enabling the development of Japan's rich comics culture. We will read seven manga by Tezuka, who is often called "manga no kamisama" (god of comics). In addition we will read two manga by URASAWA Naoki, who has acknowledged the influence of Tezuka's manga.
Course Format
* This one-credit course will meet once a week for 48 minutes.
* Course readings are arranged in chronological order by the date of publication in Japan.
* Approximately two hours of work is expected to be completed in preparation for each class. Students read as much as possible of the assignments in two hours.
* Although some of these manga have been made into anime, students are expected to read the printed manga rather than watch the animated versions. All readings are in English.
* Assigned readings are available on Reserve both in the Cartoon Library & Museum and the Thompson Library. Books are also available for purchase at the University Bookstore.
* Students sign up to take turns leading class discussions on specific manga.
*In addition to the assigned manga, some recommended books are also on reserve and available for students who want to look into issues discussed in class in more depth.
Attendance is mandatory and will be taken during every class meeting. Participation in class discussion is required and will be noted during every class meeting. Students are expected to have read assigned manga carefully so as to be able to participate actively in class discussions.
Classroom Discussion Format
Classes are divided into two or sometimes three segments. Two of the segments are for students (who will sign up ahead of time) to make five to seven minute presentations on aspects of the assigned manga for the week, raising questions to stimulate discussion and showing examples, followed by class discussion. (See "Class Roles" document for more details – attached below.) The third segment will be for the instructor's mini-lecture on a specific topic, introducing aspects of the history of manga, manga studies, and methods of analyzing manga, showing examples from the collections, etc.
Grading : Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory (Satisfactory = 70%)
Attendance 20%
Class participation 50%
Discussion leadership 30%
Weekly Syllabus
Unit 1: Foundations of Tezuka's manga
Sept. 22: Introductions; course overview; introduction to Tezuka
Students sign up to prepare and lead discussions of manga
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Metropolis
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 1
3) Natsu Onoda Power. God of Comics. Chapter 3
Setp. 29: Topic: Manga as sequential art
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Metropolis (1949)
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Astro Boy v. 3
2) Helen McCarthy. The Art of Osamu Tezuka.
3) Frederik Schodt. The Astro Boy Essays. Chapter 3
Oct.6: Topic: Iconic Characters and Realistic Backgrounds in Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Astro Boy v. 3 (1964~65)
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Dororo v. 1
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 2
Oct. 13: Topic: Closure (panel to panel transitions) in Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Dororo v. 1 (1967~1968)
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Phoenix: Karma
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 3
Oct. 20: Topic: Time and Motion in Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Phoenix: Karma (1969~70)
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Ode to Kirihito. p.1-400
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 4
Unit 2: Tezuka's Manga of the '70s and '80s
Oct. 27: Topic: Genres and the Commodification of Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Ode to Kirihito. (1970~71)
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Ode to Kirihito. p.401-822
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 5
Nov. 3: Topic: Fan Culture and Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Ode to Kirihito. (1970~71)
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Black Jack v.1
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 6
Nov.10: Topic: Gender and Sexuality in Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Black Jack v.1 (1973)
Assignment: 1) Tezuka, Osamu. Adolf v. 1
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 7
Nov.17: Topic: Social Commentary in Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Adolf v.1 (1983)
Assignment: 1) Urasawa, Naoki. Naoki Urasawa's Monster. v. 1
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 8
Unit 3: Tezuka's Heritage: Urasawa Naoki
Nov.24: Topic: The Craft of Manga
Discussion focus: Urasawa, Naoki. Naoki Urasawa's Monster. v. 1 (1995) Assignment: 1) Urasawa, Naoki. Pluto v.1
2) Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics. Chapter 9
Dec.1: Topic: Wrap up discussion on Tezuka's influence on manga and anime
Discussion focus: Urasawa, Naoki. Pluto. V.1 (2004)
Texts (All Books are Available On Reserve in Thompson Library and at the Cartoon Library & Museum)
McCarthy, Helen. The Art of Osamu Tezuka.
(Abrams Comic Arts, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8249-9)
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: the Invisible Art.
(Kitchen Sink Press, 1993; HarperCollins, 1994 ISBN: 978006097625)
Power, Natsu Onoda. God of Comics.
(Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60473-221-4)
Schodt, Frederik L. The Astro Boy Essays.
(Stone Bridge Press, c2007 ISBN: 9781933330549 )
Tezuka, Osamu. Adolf : A Tale of the Twentieth Century. v.1 (translated by Yuji Oniki)
(Cadence Books, 1995 ISBN:1-56931-058-0)
Tezuka, Osamu. Astro Boy v. 3 (translated by Frederik L. Schodt)
(Dark Horse Comics, 2002 ISBN: 978-1-56971-678-6
Tezuka, Osamu. Black Jack. v. 1 (translated by Camellia Nieh)
(Vertical, 2008. ISBN: 978-193428727-9)
Tezuka, Osamu. Dororo v.1 (translated by Dawn T. Laabs)
(Vertical, 2008 ISBN: 978-193428716-3)
Tezuka, Osamu. Metropolis. (translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian)
(Dark Horse, 2003 ISBN: 1-56971-864-4)
Tezuka, Osamu. Ode to Kirihito. (translated by Camellia Nieh)
(Vertical, 2006 ISBN: 978-1-93-223464-0)
Tezuka, Osamu. Phoenix v.4: Karma (translated by Dadakai = Jared Cook, Shinji Sakamoto and Frederik L. Schodt) (Viz, 2004 ISBN: 1-59116-300-5)
Urasawa, Naoki. Naoki Urasawa's Monster. v. 1 translated by Satch Watanabe
(Viz, 2006. ISBN: 1-59116-641-1)
Urasawa, Naoki. Pluto. V.1 (2004) (translated by Jared Cook and Frederik L. Schodt)
(Viz, 2004 ISBN: 978-1-4215-1918-0)
Arts and Sciences 138: Freshman Seminar
Analyzing the Appeal of Manga
Class Roles
1) Leading Discussion:
(30% of grade)
One of the goals of this class is to provide an opportunity for students to learn presentation techniques and how to participate successfully in a seminar. All students will take turns as discussion leaders.
As discussion leader, your role is to develop a 5 to 7 minute presentation exploring the assigned manga as a research resource. The overall focus is to analyze factors that relate to the appeal of manga (in general or in the case of a particular manga), but you do not need to be limited to this.
A good presentation will include:
a) Questions. While reading the manga explore preliminary research potential by developing questions to pursue in class discussion. (use handout on types of questions)
b) Analysis. Use the Manga Analysis handout to develop questions for class discussion related to one or more kinds of analysis (description, stylistics, content, characters, context)
c) Examples. While reading the manga make note of selected pages to show in class to stimulate discussion using the document camera and overhead projector.
d) IMPORTANT! Try to come up with some questions/ideas that will challenge your classmates to think about the manga in a different way and get a good discussion going
Manga as research resources (some ideas – don't be limited by these!):
• Use ideas from Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics or his other writings/talks and explore how a mangaka (cartoonist) has used them in the manga being discussed that week (and what effect this has on readers/fans) (Stylistic analysis)
• Analyze the content of the manga (images; themes; issues)
• Analyze characters (positive and negative characteristics + reasons; value judgments+ reasons)
• Discuss one of the suggested topics (from any week!) in the assigned manga
• Use ideas/theories learned in another course (Psychology? English? Engineering? Art? Entomology? Geography? History? Etc) to develop a hypothesis with which to analyze the appeal of the manga being discussed (Contextual, etc)
• Look for one or more "crystallizing" moments in the assigned manga and show how the cartoonist builds up to those moments with narrative and/or artistic techniques (Stylistics)
• Look for moments when the mangaka (cartoonist) steps into the manga to communicate directly with fans – discuss what effect this has on the manga (Stylistics)
• Think about the manga as an artifact of Japanese culture or of a global youth culture of the late 20th century – what does it reveal about the time and place of its composition? (Contextual)
• A particularly effective technique is to count occurrences of something and analyze the effect – such as the number of times a certain kind of closure (transitions between panels) is used, or the number of times a birds eye view is presented, or how many panels does it take for a character's appearance to shift from normal to angry and back again, or how many times a particular sound effect is used and whether the meaning is always the same, etc, etc. (Stylistics)
2) Participating in class:
(50% of grade)
Class participation is another requirement of the class, through 1) active involvement in discussions and/or serving as 2) time keeper.
Being involved in discussions (everyone!):
• Be considerate and respectful of others' opinions, even when you disagree.
• Share your knowledge and insights during the class discussions.
• Be aware that our class time is limited and everyone should participate – keep comments as short as possible
Time Keeping: A Time Keeper will remind discussion leaders when time is up and ensure that the class work progresses in a timely fashion. The class is 48 minutes.
• We should start on time with just a minute or two for announcements at the beginning of class.
• After that the two discussion leaders make their 5 to 7 minute presentations.
• Then the discussion period opens – for about 15-20 minutes (depending on the length of the announcements/presentations).
• In the third segment of the class (about 15-16 minutes) the instructor will make a presentation (and, perhaps, show some materials from the manga collection)
• We should finish on time
3) Attendance
(20% of grade)
"Eighty percent of success is showing up."
— Woody Allen
Manga Analysis – Some Ideas*–
1. Descriptive analysis – Write a description of the manga from memory after reading it — without looking back. What you remember will help you to pull out what was most important about it to you, including style, content, characters, etc. Summarizing and describing is a type of analysis.
2. Stylistic analysis — some concepts overlap with analysis of literature/film/anime/art, while others are specific to manga:
Relating to the art:
• Exaggeration, contortion, etc (deforume)
• Cross-hatching; inking; etc
• Bleeds (panels running off the edge of the page)
Relating to the story:
• Birdseye views (setting the stage)
• Time – memories, pace of action, simultaneous actions, etc
• Space –
• Light/darkness
• Iconic forms (characters)
• Backgrounds (sometimes stylized — to create a mood; sometimes showing movement or expressing emotions)
• Environments (Realistic – pulling reader in; created through sensory experiences—smell, touch, hear, etc)
• Subjective motion (pulling reader into the story)
Relating to the manga as sequential art –
• Panels: a) individual panels:
Composition within each panel
Depth of composition (foreground, middle ground, background)
Depth of field (deep focus, shallow focus)
Angle (anguru) – Straight on/Perpendicular/90º
High/Low (Birds'eye/ Worm's eye)
Acute (below 45º off plane of action/attention
Oblique (above 45º off plane of action/attention
b) organization of panels (komawari)
Sequence — how to read?
Size of panels
• Words, sounds:
Speech balloons (shapes, other characteristics)
Onomatopoeia (giongo — expressing voice or sounds; gitaigo – expressing actions, emotions, moods)
Sounds: voice, rings/bells/etc, movement, atmosphere
Diegetic ( sounds that are part of the manga story) / non-diegetic (narrator's comments, sounds for dramatic effect, etc)
• Closure (See S McCloud, UC, 70-72): Panel-to-panel transitions (in films it is called an "edit"—transition from one shot to another):
1. Moment to moment
2. Action to action
3. Subject to subject
4. Scene to scene
5. Aspect to aspect
6. Non-sequitur
3. Content analysis –
Genres (see list of genres used in OSU's cataloging of manga)
Images (recurring items, pictures, events, sounds, phrases, people, etc)
Themes (topics; what the manga is about)
Issues (questions the manga raises; conflicts that may or may not be resolved; dialectical oppositions)
4. Character analysis —
a) Character types: heroes, antiheroes, villains, mad scientists, femme fatale, etc
b) Clothes, costumes, hair, props, etc
c) Names of characters
d) Ages of the characters –how depicted, changes
e) Positive character traits + evidence – and – negative character traits + evidence. These can be noted in a table format:
Character Positive traits (list) Evidence for positive judgment of trait Negative traits
(list) Evidence for negative judgment of trait
5. Contextual analysis — What is the context for this manga? What was happening at the time it was written – in Japan? — in the world? — in the mangaka's life? — in the manga/anime world? – in the art/literary/film/culture worlds? – in any other contexts? How does the context relate to this specific manga? What's the evidence? To whom is the message of the manga addressed? How is this manga being received outside Japan?
6. Creative/critical analysis: If you were the writer of this particular manga, what would you do differently? What story arcs have potential? Into what directions?
* Note: The idea to make this sheet came from seeing Professor Ron Green's handout "Film Analysis – Some Basic Methods" (Department of History of Art). (Some of the specifics included here were borrowed directly from Professor Green's handout, others come from Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics or from Japanese books about manga.) If you like this kind of analysis, please consider taking one or more of Professor Green's courses!


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I had a T/T on November 11, 2008 I'm still in the healing stages, I went into the with an open mind I did not have to high of expectations. I knew I would have pain, swelling and bruising it was explained to me, I also did my own research before I jumped into a full T/T with Lipo.
the one thing I wanted the Dr to focus on the most was my belly button, we talked extensively on this issue. I like my belly button and wanted it to stay the same as much as possible. I have read many Dr's fly past this due to the time involved in this area. It was important enouph to me to get the facts and express my concerns to the Dr and not let her take the importance away from me we all know how Dr's do that to us. They really don't mean to it's just there nature to rush through all your concerns. I'm a real estate agent kind of like we do to our clients we rush though the signing of an offer and slow down when it gets excepted. She was very receptive to my communicating this issue and she too has a concern for belly buttons. One of the comments made during our discussion is if you don't talk about it then it may not be an concern with you therefore no real focus on it just a belly button is maintained. I did keep my original belly button for the most part and am very pleased.
I would say it's about communication and getting the facts before you choose to do a surgery like this. You should also make sure of what you want a full T/T a mini or jus lipo know your goals before your sit-down with your Dr.
I also got involved in where my lines were drawn. I'm sure it didn't matter in the end but it made me feel like I had some control in how my tummy would look overall. To me the positive of the T/T was I got rid of my saggy kid skin that got in the way of my abs showing. I also think having my 2 c-section scars along with the hysterectomy scar removed was a defenet positive impact on my tummy.
Another positive is my belly button isn't frowning at when I look down anymore do to the slackened skin from age and children it's GON REMOVED YEAH!!!
Yes I believe I deserve it and so do you, do your homework be smart ask the write question let them know what concerns you the most mine was my belly button silly as it may be It was my main concern.
I traveled to the Dominican Republic to have my T/T I did the in depth search on my surgeon and asked all the question checked her out for law suits, negative and positive feedback . I also set fallow ups with my Gynecologist after I returned. The Dr's communicated so I would have a great recovery. If you travel be sure you have a follow up Dr set for your return to keep the bruising and swelling under control this my suggestion because It worked well for me, my Dr's are pleased I did it this way so we had no surprises like hey DR I SPRUNG A LEAK he looks at you like your crazy because you didn't communicate to your Dr you were going to have a serious but common surgery a T/T.
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Over all I am ecxsteamly pleased with my 42 year old body I'm not the body builder I was but I still look good thanks to my Dr .
YES IT IS WORTH IT JUST DO YOUR HOMEWORK and don't look for a miracle keep your expectations normal level not to high I believe you will be pleased I am. I am not perfect by no means, but I am very pleased with the my perfect T/T for me yes there's pain and yes there's swelling just wear your pressure garment like your told to and keep it tight I know how you want to wear your cute clothes, but why screw up your awesome tummy you just spent so much to get slow down.
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Hi Everyone'
I'm approaching 3 weeks post op on my tummy tuck I also had lipo on my inner and outer thighs and my upper and lower eye lids done at the same time. I am recovering very well most of the bruising is gone. The swelling is much less, I don't expect to go away till at least the 3 month mark. I do have a question to anyone who has had a tummy tuck, when were you able to wear your clothes again and when did you start exercising again? I mean maybe a vigorous walk I don't want to push it and mess it up, any advice here would be appreciated. I am still pleased with the results so far especially my eyes, thighs are great to. I will let you know how I doing at my next fallow up until then.


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As a result, in these difficult years Canada has outperformed most other industrialized countries.
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"My thought is me: that is why I cannot stop thinking. I exist because I think I cannot keep from thinking." -Sartre
Reynold is an old teaching pal from days of yore. Very French with his French wit and paunch and protruding facial appendage that would make even Edmond Rostand stand in ovation.
"If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company." -Sartre
We are on the roof of his apartment in Montparnasse grilling fish over small red embers with lemongrass and figs...and he is telling me about the wrongs done to his vaulted city.
"The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." - Rousseau
...And of course, blaming America.
"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains." -Rousseau
'Paris is not a romantic city, this is a serious misconception,' he begins. 'There is no romance here. Romance is not the French way. We are philosophers.'
"There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees." -Montaigne
"A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband." -Montaigne
His lips sputter as he exclaims, 'The buildings and parks and statues of this city were constructed as a rationality not for the romance of lovers to behold.'
"There is no love of life without despair of life." -Camus
'It is you Americans, with your songs of love and your movies of idiot boys and girls dancing in the rain, you have turned Paris into ..." he paused to find the exact phrasing, "an amusement park of the obscene, a carousel of fools ... it is absurd! Grotesque. This is not the Paris way."
"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life." -Camus
I'm laughing now at him, as we turn the fish over and add small flecks of garlic and parsley with our fingers.
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." -Camus


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The Perth side followed up their remarkable success over Rosenborg by beating FC Minsk 1-0 in Grodno in the first leg of the third qualifying round tie.
Steven MacLean's 68th-minute strike means Saints will now return to McDiarmid for next week's second leg with a precious away goal.
But Wright accepted his side had been forced to graft in order to secure the victory.
He told BBC Radio Scotland: "I don't think we reached the highs that we did in beating Rosenborg in terms of performance. We were workmanlike.
"It was quite warm out there and very sticky and a few of [the boys] looked a bit heavy-legged.
"But they only really caused us problems on the counter-attack. They were not breaking us down.
"It wasn't pretty, because they are not a pretty side to play against but we got the result we deserved.
"We knew they were not technically better than Rosenborg but had pace up front.
"However, I will repeat myself - it is only half-time and we will not take anything for granted."
St Johnstone were not put under too much pressure by the home side and built on their comfortable start to snatch a first-leg lead with MacLean's fierce hit midway through the second period.
The former Aberdeen and Sheffield Wednesday striker collected Liam Caddis' pass before taking advantage of space to shoot early on the right-hand side of the box, burying the ball under Minsk goalkeeper Vladimir Bushma.
Wright saluted the forward for his clinical finish and his work-rate.
"It was a classic striker's strike," Wright said. "Steven has taken it well and hit it across the keeper. You know what you get with Steven. He probably doesn't get as many goals as he should because of all the work that he does outside the box for the team."
The Northern Irishman also picked out teenager Caddis - making his first start for Saints since September 2010 - for praise and welcomed back Murray Davidson after the midfielder signed on again with the Perth club last week.
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Endowment helps create $1 million scholarship fund
Lucille Armacost gift benefits UMKC College of Arts and Sciences.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Foundation is pleased to acknowledge three recent gifts totaling $1 million from Mrs. Lucille Armacost – a 1938 graduate of the University of Kansas City (UKC; now UMKC). The gifts create an endowed scholarship fund for the College of Arts and Sciences.
One of the largest and most prestigious scholarship funds, the Don and Lucille Armacost Scholarship Fund will initially provide $5,000 scholarships to about 10 full-time undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences students. Scholarship recipients must demonstrate financial need based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Mrs. Armacost and her late husband, Don R. Armacost, Sr. are two of the University of Kansas City's earliest graduates. They took courses from such notable professors as Norman Royall, Ed White and Carolyn Benton Cockefair. In 1938, Mrs. Armacost graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1940, Mr. Armacost graduated from UKC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He also studied business and served as editor of the UKC newspaper.
"This is really a gift from both Don and me," Mrs. Armacost said. "If he were here today, Don and I would be creating this gift together. We loved going to the university, and I understand how important scholarships are to UMKC students today."
The two were married for 61 years before Mr. Armacost's death in 2000. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Mr. Armacost was vice president of Armacost Motors, a Studebaker dealership. In 1956, he purchased Peterson Manufacturing Company located in Grandview, Mo., where he served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. He was a former member of the UKC Board of Trustees and the recipient of the UMKC Alumni Achievement Award in 1971.
About the UMKC Foundation
The UMKC Foundation is a separate but affiliated enterprise that is devoted to raising funds to enhance programs for the University, and for exercising fiduciary responsibility over endowments and other philanthropic investments made to UMKC. For more information about the UMKC Foundation, visit www.umkc.edu/umkc-foundation .
About the University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), one of four University of Missouri campuses, is a public university serving more than 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UMKC engages with the community and economy based on a four-part mission: life and health sciences; visual and performing arts; urban issues and education; and a vibrant learning and campus life experience.
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New Delhi, Oct 7: Microsoft India said the consumer segment has seen a higher number of upgradation to the Vista edition than the corporate sector.
''The consumer segment has seen a better response due to the fact that corporates take a longer time to shift their entire systems depending on the application as well,'' said Microsoft India MD Neelam Dhawan.
The company has extended the date for availability of Windows XP till June 30, 2008. The software giant had earlier stated that Windows XP would be phased out by January 31, 2008 to give way to Vista.
The release of Vista in January 2007 had come more than five years after the introduction of Windows XP.
The new version contains numerous new and reworked features, some of which include an updated graphical user interface and visual style dubbed Windows Aero--the software giant's primary stated objective has been to improve the state of security.
While Microsoft claims that over 60 million Vista licences have been sold globally, enterprises in India have been slow in adopting Vista.
While around six million PCs are sold every year in India, around six lakh Vista licences have been sold since the enterprise launch on November 30, 2006.
''Enterprises like Infosys, TCS, L&T Infotech are some of the enterprises that shifted to Vista. The number will definitely go up in the corporate sector with the increase in the number of applications on the platform,'' said Ms Dhawan.
Currently, 40 worldwide applications are available on the Vista platform, she added.
Infosys, for instance, has migrated over 4,000 desktops to Windows Vista, while TCS has migrated over 2,300 desktops while other big customers currently rolling out the OS include names like Satyam.
''The IT and ITeS companies are most active in the upgradation and migration to the Vista platform,'' Ms Dhawan said.
India is an important market for Microsoft as almost 90 per cent of the desktops use the Windows OS.
Microsoft has extended the availability of all Windows XP SKUs (stock keeping units) pre-installed on direct original equipment manufacturer (OEM) PCs and in packaged product from January 31, 2008 to June 30, 2008 worldwide.
The Windows XP Starter Edition will be available in emerging markets till June 30, 2010. System builder (assembled PC vendors) OEMs will still be able to purchase all SKUs of Windows XP till January 31, 2009.
''You cannot expect the users to change to a new OS in a few days time. The transition will take time. Also Windows XP is still popular compared to Vista'', said Zenith Computers Ltd CMD Raj Saraf.


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Some of the Town of Cambridge's sustainability initiatives include workshops and event programs each Spring and Autumn, as well as Rewards for Residents, rebates on compost systems, and the Schools and Community Solar Challenge. For more information, see our section below.
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Rewards for Residents and Switch your thinking! offers residents discounts on a range of sustainable products and services to assist them to save energy, water and waste.
Sustainable Schools Network works with schools to help build generations of sustainable minds. Small grants are available to interested schools.
Autumn and Spring Program the Town offers a variety of workshops during Autumn and Spring each year. For more information see our Sustainability Program page.
Local Native Plant Subsidy Scheme runs during the month of May and enables residents from WESROC Councils to purchase up to 80 local native seedlings for $1.50 each.
The seedlings can be purchased from Apace Nursery in North Fremantle with proof of Residency.
Worm Farm and Compost Bin Rebate The rebate is offered to Town of Cambridge residents between February and May. Up to $85 is offered for a worm farm and up to $70 for a compost bin. The rebate is obtained by completing a rebate application form and attaching an original receipt. Worm farm and compost bin rebate flyer available here.
Schools and Community Solar Challenge Switch your Thinking! and local Town of Cambridge business Clean NRG have joined up to help us offer local schools the opportunity to participate in a project that enables schools to raise funds while helping the environment.
Travel Smart is an initiative run by the State-Government to encourage and support smart transport choices. Schools, workplaces and community members can participate by reducing congestion on our roads and car dependence. The Town of Cambridge runs annual cycling and walking days, cycling workshops, bike maintenance workshops, seniors' bus trips and public transport education sessions.
Annual Planting Days the Town of Cambridge supports two planting days held annually:
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8 August 2009, 3.23pm.
Take note of this date, for it surely marked a new record for the earliest flinging of a season ticket at his manager by a disgruntled fan. Yet half an hour earlier at Carrow Road everything had been sweetness and light. More than 25,000 fans were packed in, Norwich had enjoyed a successful pre-season combining a number of seemingly judicious purchases with a flurry of pre-season victories and the sun was shining.
And so it continued for at least half a dozen minutes as the Canaries played some scintillating football. And then things unravelled quicker than I have ever seen in any sport at any time.
The spark was a skewed back pass from right-back Jon Otsemobor that required debutant goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos, who claims to be keeping his options open as to whether to represent Australia or Greece at international level, to punch the ball away as it went over his head. He missed. From less than a foot he missed a 10-inch target. A miscalculation that allowed Kevin Lisbie to open the scoring for the visitors. The rest of his team looked upon Theo with disbelief. Their collective '"where did this clown come from?" was almost audible.
Three minutes later, Lisbie sped past Norwich captain Gary Doherty (aka The Ginger Pelé) and placed a modest shot towards Theo who fell over and palmed it into the path of Clive Platt, who shot into an empty net. 0-2. Six minutes later, Theo and his defence, having blundered when being active, decided that a policy of inaction might be preferable. This proved ill-advised. Platt tapped into an empty net at the far post. 0-3.
Three minutes later, Colchester were awarded a free-kick 20 yards out. Theo, confidence shattered, took up position outside the goal, crouching behind the post. 0-4. At which stage a noble father and son team from the Snakepit area of the ground didn't so much invade the pitch as clamber on to it and stroll half the length of it before readying themselves for their protest. All of this was carried out with a commendable dignity that was only undermined by the nature of the season ticket they were bearing. Have you ever tried throwing a credit card? It's a bit like skimming stones and requires no little skill and technique. Put simply, it's probably best to practise before trying it in public.
So it was that the protestors' protest fell rather flat. Rather than skimming the tickets off manager Bryan Gunn's bald noggin and up into the directors' box, the flung tickets simply and limply fell to earth leaving everyone pondering that thorny issue: who picks up the unwanted season ticket? Steward? Fourth official? Assistant manager?
The tickets lying on the ground might have prompted Gunn to make some substitutions. Being 4-0 down in 20 minutes does suggest Plan A has gone awry. Gunny did nothing. Not even at half-time after Colchester had notched a fifth, Theo crouching head in hands like a twitchy bomb disposal expert as the ball floated over him. His confidence was shot, but Gunny did nothing for fear that substituting his goalkeeper would shoot his confidence. An absurd piece of old pro's logic. Just because you would have been mortified to be subbed as a goalie, it doesn't mean you should never sub your goalie as a manager, or you are likely to be subbed yourself, as Gunny found out on Friday.


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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 037541276X, Hardcover)Hailed by Peter Davison in the Boston Sunday Globe as a poet who "engages the underground stream of our lives at depths that only two or three living poets can match," W. S. Merwin now gives us The Pupil, a volume of astonishing range and extraordinary beauty: a major literary event.
These are poems of great lyrical intensity, concerned with darkness and light, with the seasons, and with the passing of time across landscapes that are both vast and minutely imagined. They capture the spiritual anguish of our time; the bittersweet joys of vanishing wilderness; anger at our political wrong- doings; the sensuality that memory can engender. Here are remembrances of the poet's youth, lyrics on the loss of loved ones, echoes
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the dark it is only the light
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Passionate, rigorous, and quietly profound, The Pupil is an essential addition to the canon of contemporary American poetry—a book that finds W. S. Merwin's singularly resonant voice at the height of its power.
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A four year old boy is dead after an accident in Jamestown.
Police say a pick-up truck hit and killed 4-year old Timothy Bindics on Falconer Street Monday night.
Timothy is a nephew of Jamestown mother Yolanda Bindics, whose 2004 murder remains unsolved.
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For each issue, TPS partners submit summaries of and links to online resources—articles, research reports, Web sites, and white papers—that provide research and current thinking relating to the theme. This issue's Research & Current Thinking focuses on helping teachers to support English language learners (ELL) using primary sources.
Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE)
This website features news, resources and research designed to address the critical challenge of improving educational outcomes of ELLs. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, CREATE is a partnership of researchers from several institutions investigating the features of instruction and text modifications that facilitate learning for ELLs and delivering professional development that helps teachers implement effective classroom practices to help ELLs achieve high standards.
¡Colorín Colorado!
A bilingual website, ¡Colorín Colorado! provides useful information, strategies, activities, and resources for all teachers of English language learners (ELLs). It also provides information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking families of ELL.
Connect Students' Background Knowledge to Content in the ELL Classroom
In this article, the author outlines several ideas for helping teachers enhance their curriculum to make the material more culturally relevant and accessible to ELLs. The article also provides links to a variety of related tools and resources.
Increasing ELL Student Reading Comprehension with Non-fiction Text
In this article, the author highlights components of non-fiction texts and effective strategies to help ELLs gain the skills needed to not only understand the content, but to understand how the text structure works so they will be able to access content effectively throughout their education.
Making Social Studies Meaningful for ELL Students: Content and Pedagogy in Mainstream Secondary School Classrooms
"Content-area instruction for English language learners (ELL) represents a growing area of instructional need in high schools across the United States. This article focuses on the challenges and successes in developing an effective instructional environment for teaching secondary-level social studies curriculum to a sheltered population of ELLs."
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
Funded by the Office of English Language Acquisition within the U.S. Department of Education, NCELA "collects, coordinates and conveys a broad range of research and resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for ELLs."
Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners: Research Based Recommendations for Instruction and Academic Interventions
"This document provides evidence-based recommendations for policymakers, administrators, and teachers in K-12 settings who seek to make informed decisions about instruction and academic interventions for ELLs. The domains of focus include reading and mathematics, and the recommendations apply to both a class-wide instructional format and individualized, targeted interventions, depending on the population and the goals of the instruction."
Preparing an Engaging Social Studies Lesson for English Language Learners
In this article, the author provides links to a variety of tools and resources to help teachers prepare social studies lessons that engage and benefit English language learners. The author also includes descriptions of strategies for planning social studies lessons with ELLs in mind, key concepts in lesson planning, and a video on building social studies background knowledge.
Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas. Chapter 2. Lesson Planning to Ensure Optimal Engagement of ELLs
This chapter describes some of the difficulties ELLs face in traditional classrooms and gives teachers information on specific content area challenges. It includes ideas for connecting content to students' prior knowledge, finding supplementary materials, and a checklist for modifying lesson plans for ELLS.
Teaching English Language Learners: What the Research Does—and Does Not—Say
This article synthesizes major research reviews conducted by the National Literacy Panel and researchers affiliated with the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence in 2006.
Using Objects with English Language Learners
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July 21, 2012 at 10am to July 22, 2012 at 10am – IPRC Calling all ambitious zinesters! You're invited to the 4th Annual 24hr Zine Challenge presented by the Portland Zine Symposium and the Independent Publishing Resource Center... Zines are awesome and… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: 24, hour, zine, challenge
June 23, 2012 from 1pm to 6pm – IPRC Join us for a new small press and mini zine fest in the IPRC's expanded space! Celebrate zines and community with the Portland Zine Symposium organizers at this farmer's market-like event. Amazine… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, fest
March 24, 2012 from 10am to 4pm – Bradford, UK LOOSELY BOUND'S ZINE EXTRAVAGANZA: CALL FOR STALLHOLDERS Saturday 24th March 2012 10am-4pm Loosely Bound's Zine Extravaganza is a Bradford zine fair run by the Loosely Bound, a Bradford based zine… Organized by Jean McEwan | Type: zine, fair
July 16, 2011 at 10am to July 17, 2011 at 10pm – the IPRC Zines are awesome and July is International Zine Month! Get yourself one more zine finished for your PZS table, make some new friends over the dizzying madness of staying up too many hours, and help… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, challege!
June 25, 2011 from 12pm to 4pm – The Women's Library - London Metropolitan University Zine Fest is back at The Women's Library for its fourth year. Celebrate the alternative world of self-made paper zines and come along for stalls, workshops and discussions centred around this radical… Organized by Red Chidgey | Type: zine, fest
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June 13, 2010 from 5pm to 10pm – The Excelsior Hotel The Queen's Birthday long weekend knights the second SUNDAY SECRETIONS, pronouncing a line up of some of Sydney's most eclectic subversive talent. The June, 13th slated event will also feature the la… Organized by Lachlan | Type: gig, +, mini, zine, fair
May 21, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm – Croydon Community Centre tomorrow (21/5/10) i will be selling my distro zines at MOOROOLBARK COMMUNITY CENTRE, starts at 6PM. as part of some FREEZA gig: some rock bands are playing. check: http://www.freeza.vic.gov.au/. Organized by FREEZA | Type: gig, +, one, zine, stall
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The annual Syfy Channel Upfront is one of the coolest events of the year. Every time I attend, they spruce up an intriguing Manhattan locale — the Museum Of Modern Art, the Foxwoods Theater, and this year, the American Museum of Natural History — in their own inimitable, purple drenched style. (Which just happens to go nicely with this website's color scheme.) This year they outdid themselves and as always made it an event rather than just another party.
The purple carpet featured talent from Being Human, Warehouse 13, Face Off, Alphas and the highly anticipated Defiance, a 2013 series that will air in conjunction with the popular online RPG; the popular game and show will reportedly influence each other's content. During the main presentation, Syfy's president Dave Howe cheerily talked up returning series and upcoming shows like Stranded, Rewind and The Genie. There are so many more that were not even announced on the stage. He also repeatedly invoked the term "Igniters," which is being used as the smart marketing term for devoted Syfy viewers who are ahead of the curve in terms of technology and trends.
We also watched a video message from Sir Richard Branson. Syfy's sales guru Chris Czarkowski delivered his eloquent advertising pitch and happily announced the winner of a Virgin Airways trip around the world. Then Young the Giant played two songs to the packed crowd. Finally, the post-presentation party featured delicious cuisine from chef Marcus Samuelsson, tunes from DJ Spooky and an open bar. And chocolate. Lots of chocolate. (I was too busy eating it to photograph it.)
Here is the visual evidence from last night's Syfy Upfront.
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Great! Thanks so much for going when we all can't! You're so lucky!
By the way, I heard in passing from this event, nothing official yet, that Sanctuary might be renewed? I know you mentioned similarly your displeasure at this question not being answered yet too in a photo caption.
Sorry if you get bothered by this question a lot..
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Some thoughts for Mission Sunday 2011
Catholics need to rediscover their zeal to spread the Word worldwide
October 19, 2011
Sunday 23 October is World Mission SundayQ: What is a seven-letter word for "Church"? A: "Mission," a word that means "sending." That is the "vocation" of the Trinity and the basis of our relationship with God. The Father sends the Son into the world in the Incarnation. The Father and the Son send the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. The Spirit empowers and impels those disciples to proclaim the Gospel. It is the sending that makes the Church. We gather (the root of the word Church) in order to be sent. It is the whole reason the Church exists. This month, the world population reached seven billion. As the number of people in the world is growing, so is Christianity. In some places, the growth is explosive, so much so that some predict that Christians may in the not-too-distant future be a majority of the world's people. But, not Catholic Christians. Catholic Church growth is not keeping pace with the growing world. Already, there are more Muslims in the world than Catholics, and the growing Churches in Asia, Africa and Latin America are evangelical communities. Islam and evangelical Christianity are growing at more than twice the rate of Catholicism. Of course, for Catholics, mission is not a numbers game. But, we still must ask why others are doing so much more about sharing their faith. If we do not do mission, no longer see ourselves as sent, we are no longer being Church. Might that be the reason for the shrinking percentage of the world that follows Christ as Catholics? Are we being less of a Church than we should be? The sociologist Pierre Hegy has observed that, "The post-Vatican II insight that the evangelical mission belongs by baptism to all has not yet been put into practice." He goes on to point out in his book Wake Up, Lazarus! that even those who claim to be evangelizers have a limited view of their vocation. "In fact, in my cursory survey of the reports of US lay missionary societies, I found that all dedicate themselves exclusively to works of charity, not evangelization. Moreover, many missionary congregations of priests emphasize in their pamphlets their charity work, seldom highlighting their missionary accomplishments, as if missionary work were mainly charity work abroad. Parish outreach programs often offer soup kitchens, food pantries, and thrift shops, but this is not very different from what secular social agencies do; usually they do not offer spiritual help to any great extent." Each October, we mark, more or less, World Mission Sunday. Someone in the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples writes up a message, the pope signs it, it goes on the Vatican website, few read it, fewer take it to heart and we go about business as usual until next year. But, dare we carry on as usual? Unless Catholics — each of us and all of us — reawaken zeal to let all our brothers and sisters know God's love for us shown in Jesus Christ, we will become nothing more than a cult. A big cult, but a cult nonetheless, focused on itself and its rituals, rules, hierarchies and practices. Those rituals, rules, hierarchies and practices should exist only for the sake of the proclamation of the Gospel. Seven billion people deserve to know their Father. If every Catholic does not take part in sharing that Good News along with our other Christian brothers and sisters, the world will be deprived of a unique and essential way to know Christ. In addition to Mission Sunday, we need Mission Monday-through-Saturday every week. Father William Grimm is a Tokyo-based priest and publisher of UCA News, and former editor-in-chief of "Katorikku Shimbun," Japan's Catholic weekly.
Church leaders decry drug trade in Indonesian jails
Anti-narcotics chief says half of country's illicit drug trade controlled by inmates
Nearly half a million Myanmar refugees, church voices concern
Myanmar ranks eight in the world's escalating refugee crisis with neighboring Bangladesh bearing the biggest burden
Controversy over India's presidential nominee
Christians are concerned over Hindu leader's hard-line ideology
Indonesian Catholics help poorest Muslims celebrate Eid
The Sant'Egidio community has welcomed hundreds of Muslims each year since its first breakfast event in 1996
Landslide survivors in Bangladesh yearn to start over
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By Nicole Formosa
This fall marks four years since Giro entered the mountain-bike shoe market, and although it's been successful, there was one area the company felt like it had neglected. That changes now with the introduction of its Terraduro (Terradura for women) all-mountain shoe, made for big epics and enduro racing.
"Traditional XC shoes are horrible for walking on rocks and roots," said Dain Zaffke, product manager for Giro, as he unveiled the Terraduro during a press launch at the recent Crankworx event. "This is a real mountain-bike shoe. We feel like we finally nailed it."
Designed with the help of pro rider Adam Craig as he embarked on a season of enduro racing, the Terraduro sports a durable Vibram Mont rubber sole, handy for burly rides that require a hike-a-bike or creek crossing, and a full interior shank for maximum power transfer while pedaling. The upper is made from a breathable microfiber and has a micro ratcheting buckle closure, anti-microbial treated footbed and a rubber-reinforced toebox.
At 420 grams, the extra toughness of the Terraduro doesn't require a major weight sacrifice. Because it expects the Terraduro to appeal to the meat of the market, Giro is offering a wide range of sizes, from 36 to 48 and half sizes up to 46.5 A pair will cost you $180 and the shoes will be available in shops in October.
With Specialized and Mavic also marketing enduro-style shoes, expect this to be style of shoe you'll hear a lot more about in the coming months. For its part, Giro says this introduction is just the tip of the iceberg.
"We've been talking about the need to grow this category. There are plans to have a while family of Terraduro [shoes] before too long," Zaffke said.


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Shower liner question
Hi to all, when building a custom shower base after building the preslope bed and laying in a plastic liner of 15 mil poly, what bonds the tile thinset to the plastic liner or is it sort of floating ? Thanks to all who reply.
How to build a shower - Building a shower pan with pre-sloped mortar bed, liner and curb.
I've only use a PVC or rubber liner----
Read the link above---and then come back and ask questions---Mike--
Thanks, I am following that link and methods used. So we are saying the liner should be rubber, thick poly won't work ? Does thinset stick to rubber ? vs the plastic makeup of Poly ? Or is it just floating on top. I live in small town BC Canada and don't have easy access to materials needed. I do have access to 15 mil poly that is designed for under concrete slab water barrier use. That was my reason for wanting to use it instead of Kerdi or other liners. I see the writer says that the thinset should be better than an inch thick at the drain. Thanks again.
I know you said you're following that link and method, but we know you're not doing that yet. :whistling2:
The shower membrane used in a traditional method is 40 mils, not 15mil poly and is sitting on a pre-slope, with another 1 1/2" or thicker deck mud over it which will be the base for the tiles. Or you could go with surface membrane like Kerdi. The way you described your intentions it seems you'd like to do a method similar to the Kerdi, but you have the wrong products.
Go back and study, then come back. For what it's worth I recommend doing a Kerdi shower with Kerdi drain etc.
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Yellow Jackets cruise to 49-18 victory
GRAND RAPIDS - Special teams and defense helped the Greenville Yellow Jackets football team get off to a quick start and earn its third victory of the season.
The Yellow Jackets forced eight fumbles (recovering three) and scored their first touchdown of the night off a blocked punt in a 49-18 nonconference victory over the Grand Rapids Union Red Hawks on Saturday night at Houseman Field.
"I think we played real well. The kids played hard, which they always do and that's what we expect out of them," Greenville coach Dave Moore said. "I thought we ran the ball well and controlled both lines of scrimmage."
Greenville rushed for 324 yards while holding the Red Hawks to just two yards on the ground.
The Yellow Jackets scored first when Levi Helms busted through the line to block the Red Hawks first punt, which was returned 17-yards by Colt Harrington. Chris Mickey and Miguel Nieto each added 5-yard touchdown runs – Mickey's after a Union turnover – to jump out to a 21-0 lead with 1:29 remaining in the first quarter.
Union got on the board just over two minutes into the second quarter on a 12-yard catch by Devon Baker from Chaz Carpenter to make the score 21-6.
The game got sloppy after that for both teams with a mixture of fumbles, penalties and punts.
Greenville scored twice in the second with touchdowns by Tyler Rasmussen – 9-yard catch – and a 1-yard run by Mickey. Baker scored his second Union touchdown on a 30-yard catch. The Yellow Jackets led 35-12 at halftime.
"Sometimes when you score early you lose focus and I think we did that," Moore said. "We asked them to regain focus, especially, in the second half and they did. We got that corrected, but that is something you just can't have."
The Yellow Jackets scored twice by the midway point of the third quarter to start the running clock.
Nieto found the endzone for the second time on a 1-yard run while Mickey found the endzone for the third time on an extending 25-yard catch from Curtis Heppe to make the score 49-12.
Greenville's defense held the Red Hawks offense in check during the second half. Union lost one fumble and punted four times in its first five possessions of the second half.
Union did score on the final play of the game on a 61-yard catch by Dale Smith to set the final score at 49-18.
"I think our effort is tremendous. We play hard, but we aren't perfect in what we do and nobody is," Moore said. "But our effort, which is what really counts, it there. Now we just have to get better at what we are doing."
Mickey finished the night with 124 yards rushing on 16 carries. He caught two passes for 57 yards and had three total touchdowns. Miguel Nieto rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns. Curtis Heppe passed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Powell carried three times and totaled 48 yards.
Greenville's defense recovered three fumbles, forced the Red Hawks to punt nine times and held them to 193 yards of total offense.
Baker finished with 125 yards receiving on six catches while Smith had 57 yards. Carpenter was 10-for-22 passing with 191 yards and three touchdowns.
The Yellow Jackets improved to 3-1 overall on the season while Union dropped to 0-4 overall.
O-K White Conference play begins Friday as state ranked East Grand Rapids makes the trip to Black Field. The Pioneers are 3-1 on the season after a 61-15 victory over Muskegon Mona Shores on Friday.
"Our scores have been similar in the games we have played," Moore said of East Grand Rapids. "They are tremendously talented. They have a great tailback, big lineman and they are a great team. We will have to play well."


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All students in bus accident released from hospital
Driver off the road until incident is resolved, keeps job
BETHEL - All students injured in an early Thursday morning bus accident have been released from the hospital.
Pitt County Schools says the 12 children injured, including the three who were inside of the white car that collided with the bus, have been treated and released.
Margie Perkins, 66, of Bethel, was driving the school bus out of North Pitt High School just after noon on Thursday, Trooper Doug Coley said. Perkins was about to turn left on Highway 11, when a white car driven by 16-year-old Seth Salazar, of Greenville, crashed into the back of the school bus. Perkins will remain in her current role as a child nutrition worker at North Pitt High School, but will remain off the road as a bus driver until the incident is resolved.
Aaron Goff and Christopher Jones, both 17, were in the car with Salazar. All three teens are students at North Pitt High School. They were taken to Vidant Medical Center, Trooper Coley said. A hospital spokesperson told NewsChannel 12 Goff and Jones were treated and released. Salazar was not in Vidant's system as of Thursday night.
Perkins, who was charged with unsafe movement, was not injured.


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My wife has a 2008 528i which so far has been a good car. It's currently having two issues that I need advice on, please.
The brake light came on a couple of days ago. She took it to a brake shop and they said that she needed to replace all pads, sensors on pads (had to look it up, but understand now), and all 4 rotors equaling $1000+! I haven't seen the rotors yet, but was told they could not be turned since the have no lip? Don't know what that means or if it's something specific to BMWs
Is there anything different (besides the sensor) with BMWs which isn't the norm? Are the rotors different than standard ones (besides size and fit of course)? I've swapped numerous brake pads and a few calipers and rotors before - just not on a BMW. I read the sensor is attached to the pads and wears down therefore signaling light so cable/sensor does need replacing. I'm hoping to find minimum rotor thickness specs stamped on rotor, itself.
Radio's Aux Input
In the center console, there is a 1/8" (headphone size) jack as well as a USB port. Previously, these were used in conjunction with the radio being switched to "AUX" to listen to an iPod, iPhone, or flash drive via USB or anything else via 1/8" jack.
As of about a month ago, she told me that they no longer worked. I played with them last night and found that I couldn't even switch the radio to "AUX." It appeared and I could scroll to it, but when selecting it, nothing happened. Before doing so, I inserted a flash drive with MP3s on it which was known good as I was listening to it in my truck earlier in the day.
The only posts on the web I've found similar to this suggests upgrading the software which seems to be $200 out of warranty (it is), but believe it may be a newer version as the background is grey - not brown. Also, nothing has changed since it stopped working to my knowledge.
Any help would be appreciated - Thanks!
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I noticed that one of my lights were out on the Left side trunk light the 1157 Lamp. I had no Volts to light. Looking further I see that by the Licence Plate light socket one wire
was burnt. It is the Purple wire it has a Sleve over the wire and there seems to be a bump in middle of the wire.The hole sleve burnt up.What is that in line sleve for.there is also one on the left side around the Brown wire.
Can You Buy this and is it needed?
Now I try to start car and all lights work but motor does not start.
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STREAMING: Sandrider's "Champions"/
It's been a busy week of streaming action at the Deciblog and we're closing it out with yet another premiere. We're happy to present the track "Champions" off Sandrider's forthcoming album Godhead (out November 19). Check out Facebook to learn more about an upcoming appearance on KEXP and get tour dates.
Here's guitarist and vocalist Jon Weisnewski's take on the track:
The starting riff on is one that was stuck in my head for weeks before I ever actually even picked up a guitar to play it. It was probably planted in there from listening to Wipers or Drive Like Jehu.
The second chunk of the song where it opens up and goes into the solo was kind of a natural part that materialized as I was playing with the first section. The last section of the song took a while to solidify. The first incarnation was pretty complex, had some weird timing, and unnatural chord changes that you kind of had to force your hands to do. It was a cool progression but once we tried to play it together it felt forced and unintuitive, completely opposite of the rest of the song. So we stripped it way down to its core and I think it was a good call. The song flows much better now.
The song is about those self destructive impulses we all get like: "What if I just punch this guy right now?" or "What if I jump out that window?" The idea hit me while driving over the I-90 bridge, when I had that sudden impulse to just crank the wheel and go into Lake Washington. I'm not depressed or suicidal at all, but those thoughts just hit you out of nowhere all the time. The lyrics are kind of saying that if we all knew someone actually did it based on that split second impulse they'd probably go down in history as some kind of urban legend champion.
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anyone know of hand if the threads into the carb inlet are the same or did g.m. change to mertic? with the 80 ccc carbs..
I ask cause all I find in the j/y are the newer ccc ones and my two at home are missing the inlet piece that houses the filter/line
Here is a link to place that has them all - plus specs
Quadrajet Carburetor Inlet Fittings - Carburetor Parts for Rochester Quadrajet, 4G, 2G, Mercarb & Carter AFB, AVS, Thermo-Quad Carburetors
I have two of them and they work well.
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Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) Review
Halo 3: ODST
Microsoft Game Studios
Xbox 360
FYI: I intend to keep this review as spoiler free as possible, so no worries if you want to keep your ODST experience fresh. I will not reveal anything that hasn't already been made public.
The Halo series has always been (and arguably, will always be) the flagship title of the Xbox. From the original hit, Halo: Combat Evolved, it was clear the Bungie had built a world that fans of the first person shooter genre would fall in love with. This expansion of the Halo story continues that tradition of storytelling and action that Bungie has been creating for us. Halo 3: ODST literally drops players into almost the middle of the Halo trilogy.
The story picks up during the events of Halo 2. If you recall, the Prophet of Regret is about to leave Earth via slip space while inside the atmosphere above New Mombassa. Of course, this nearly flattens the city. You begin the game a few minutes before Regret's ship takes off.
You take on the role of The Rookie, obviously the newest member to the team of ODST's (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers). The Rookie is knocked unconscious after the drop and wakes up six hours later. The events of the day have already taken place, but you'll soon learn what happened to your squad by playing as them.
What sets this chapter of the Halo story apart from the others is the fact that you are not Master Chief. I know, the name Halo is synonymous with the big green man, but it works. Playing as the Rookie requires something that may be foreign to even the most hardcore Halo players; strategy. As the Rookie, you don't have an over shield, speed, or the ability to jump nearly as high as you could in the other games. For all intents and purposes, you are a peon.
The game plays differently than the other Halo titles as well. While you are given "missions" in the form of flashbacks. These missions play out in the form of levels, more or less. In between these levels, you're given free roam of New Mombasa to wander the streets and slay any Covenant scum that gets in your way. It's actually quite refreshing to have a less linear experience in a FPS. Instead of moving down narrow hallways from Point A to Point B, you're given the time to make as many detours as you'd like.
So how does ODST break down? Well, this review is going to look at two things; the campaign of Halo 3:ODST and the all new Fire Fight mode. The game ships with the entire Halo 3 Multiplayer experience as well. The only difference between that disc and the one you've had in your system for the past 2 years is the fact that it contains every map released as DLC and three new ones. So for those of you who haven't played Halo 3's online multiplayer, here's your chance to get it in its entirety. For those of you who have already bought the maps…well…you have them again.
It would be hard not to compare the graphics in ODST to Halo 3, especially since both use the same engine. However, those of you who have played Halo 3 for a while and jump into ODST will notice subtle differences. ODST seems to have nicer textures and an overall "sharper" look to it. One of the glaring differences is that ODST is played primarily in a nighttime setting. The entire atmosphere is entirely different while wandering through the tattered streets of New Mombasa. Bungie has done an amazing job of recreating a decimated cityscape for you to free roam in. Cars litter the streets, some with their lights still flashing. Debris and fire are everywhere. Buildings are crumbling to the ground.
One of the more interesting additions to the franchise is the use of VISR mode, which is essentially night vision. With this enabled, you see the city through an entirely different light. Enemies appear in a red outline and interactive "clue" objects are outlined in a yellow. The VISR mode helps you plan an attack. When you normally wouldn't see a group of Brutes from afar, switching to VISR mode will allow you to see them from a distance and decide to attack or sneak around them. For the most part, the VISR mode is essential when playing as the Rookie in order to locate the clues needed to progress the story.
When not playing as the Rookie in the nighttime settings, you're going to take on the role of one of the other ODST squad members to play through their story. These flashbacks are set mostly during the day, while the Rookie is knocked out. New Mombasa looks just as beautiful in the day as it does at night.
The enemies in ODST look as they do in Halo 3 as well. Like I mentioned earlier, the textures of their skins may be slightly better looking, but otherwise there is not much of a difference, and that's not a bad thing.
VISR Mode gives you night eyes.
Every good gamer knows that it's gameplay that makes a game. ODST plays very similarly to Halo 3. Again, that is not a bad thing. Anyone who's played a Halo game in the past will easily get the hang of how to control the game.
You will notice, however, that you certainly don't feel like you're playing as Master Chief. The members of the ODST squad are significantly slower, cannot jump nearly as high, and most importantly, don't have an over shield. These new attributes might not sound like huge differences, but trust me, they are. When you've been playing as a seven foot tall super soldier for the past few years and are now just a marine, you notice these things.
As you sneak your away through the city, the A.I. of New Mombasa, The Superintendent, gives you clues along the way. He doesn't have a voice, but he can communicate with you through road signs and other clever ways. Keep an eye out for his hints and you may find yourself in for a treat or two.
For example, in one instance I was getting my digital ass handed to me by a pack of Brutes and Jackals. I figured I would gain the higher ground by jumping onto a truck, then onto a ledge and showering them with my remaining grenades (which are hard to come by, so save'em!). I then realized that I couldn't even make it on top of the truck, let alone the ledge, and soon found myself punctured to death by pretty pink needles. That's the most embarrassing death there is, people.
One thing I did notice was that you're still able to flip warthogs and rip turrets from the ground. I used to think that things like that were reserved for Spartans. That's just me being picky though.
Skip to your death, little grunts.
Marty O'Donnell has outdone himself yet again. I don't know how he keeps setting such appropriate moods for these games, but he does. The music in ODST (the ODST OST, as it were) is a great companion to the gameplay. They literally go hand in hand.
Gone are the Gregorian chants, but instead, here is just a little hint of a jazz feel. Trust me, when you hear it you'll like it. The music paints a lonely, lost feeling for the Rookie as he wanders the streets of New Mombasa while searching for clues on his lost team mates.
The voice acting in ODST is top notch, as well. The voice work of ex-Firefly cast members Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Tricia Helfer and Alan Tudyk really give the characters much needed emotion. After playing as the stoic Master Chief for so long, it's nice to see someone in the Halo universe show a little emotion.
Lasting Appeal
In terms of the campaign, you may not go through it more than once unless you're one of those players who needs to get every achievement (i.e. me) or see if you can make it through the more difficult Legendary mode. Bungie has woven in a side story that is told through audio files that you find throughout the city. There are a total of 30 files to find which tell the story of a young girl named Sadie in New Mombasa during the attacks. True Halo fans will definitely want to find these and hear the story.
Now we'll discuss the much anticipated Firefight Mode. If you've played Gears of War 2's Horde mode, you get the general idea. Players begin by select an "arena" to play in. The Covenant will come at you in waves that the players must defeat in order to move to the next wave. Weapons and health packs are hard to come by, so you must strategize.
The players share a pool of lives, so if one person dies, the whole team loses a life. It adds a little bit more of an urgency to stay alive and just a tad bit of "Dude, you used 6 of our 7 lives. We aren't friends anymore," which was actually spoken in my house while playing Firefight with my roommate. I won't say who it was that died that many times, but it sure as hell wasn't me.
If Firefight starts to bore you, pop in the second Halo 3 Complete Multiplayer disc to jump online and battle it out with others. The disc contains all 24 Halo 3 maps, including three unreleased until now. Heretic is a great remake of the old Halo 2 Midship map. Citadel is a Forerunner structure which is more or less for close quarter combat. Longshore is an open level in New Mombasa. These maps will eventually be released as DLC via Xbox Live, but why wait?
Last but not least, those who purchase Halo 3: ODST are given access to the multiplayer beta of Halo: Reach, due out sometime next year. If the sampling of an all new Halo game doesn't whet your whistle, check your pulse you might not be alive.
Yea, that's right. Bow before Sgt. Johnson scumbag!
Fun Factor
While the campaign aspect of ODST may not be as long as some of the other Halo games, it's still a blast to play. There's an element of mystery surrounding the entire ordeal that goes down in New Mombasa and figuring it out in pieces is a great way to tell the story. Like I mentioned earlier, if you find all the audio logs, you have an entire side story to learn about as well.
There's no doubt that the Firefight mode steals the show. While it doesn't support a matchmaking feature ala' Halo 3, it does allow you to play with your friends list or locally. Trying to pass even the first set is a challenge enough.
Again, there's also the entire Halo 3 Multiplayer Experience included with the purchase of Halo 3: ODST. If you've played Halo 3's multiplayer before and loved it, well, that's good. There's absolutely no difference other than the addition of the three new maps. If you didn't like it before, it's unlikely that three maps will make a world of difference to you.
The 411
What was originally touted as an expansion pack has become a full fledged, self standing game. Halo 3: ODST is a shining example of how Bungie can expand the Halo story beyond the visor of Master Chief. From the campaign to Firefight to the entire Halo 3 multiplayer, you're getting a hell of a bargain for $60.
Just remember to keep it clean.
|The game looks wonderful. Bungie's certainly got their own style and it shines in ODST. The night levels look great!
|Plays just like the other Halo games except you're not a Spartan. Honestly, it's a nice change of pace.
|Absolutely gorgeous sound track and amazing voice work.
|Lasting Appeal
|47 achievements, a new campaign, fire fight mode, and the neire Halo 3 multiplayer...Yeah, this'll keep you busy for a while.
|Fun Factor
|ODST keeps the fun coming. Whether it be beating a high score in Firefight mode or unravelling the mystery of the campaign, it's a blast straight through. The campaign could have been just a it longer, but it doesn't hurt the score.
|9.0 [ Amazing ] legend